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Title: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 30, 2012, 03:53:46 AM
A section for posting any and all news oddities that you come across on the interwebz. Here's some to get us started.

A chocolate bar that doesn't melt (http://www.woai.com/news/local/story/Company-creates-no-melt-chocolate/TSJ28DVz6EKZpic9NFl1wA.cspx). Would you eat it?

The Egyptian Popeye (http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hvY-55kmIThxGpebtrmMiw2c64eQ?docId=f9db0071b7e94d13aa1219ab7225675e). Yeah, I'm thinking roids on this one.



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 30, 2012, 05:45:58 AM
First, major constipation and second, Popeye had huge forearms.  :laugh:

I ain't got nothing interesting at the moment to post.  :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Terx2 on Nov 30, 2012, 05:47:59 AM
I read that chocolate one. Sounds interesting. I'm surprised they spent time experimenting this :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 30, 2012, 06:13:18 AM
The chocolate worries me. Can you imagine, your body not breaking it down? What's it going to feel like when it comes time to excrete?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 30, 2012, 06:49:31 AM
There will be blood.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Dec 02, 2012, 02:43:10 AM
Man, I sure wish this thread existed back in the day when I used to create threads for basically every single thing that seemed crazy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 02, 2012, 08:43:33 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Dec 02, 2012, 02:43:10 AM
Man, I sure wish this thread existed back in the day when I used to create threads for basically every single thing that seemed crazy.
No one's stopped runner from creating new "what if" threads even though a general what if thread was created. Although would this kind of stuff usually go under a thread titled funny shit or something? Rec area?

:P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 02, 2012, 05:58:11 PM
This can stay here, as long as there's legit discussions going on.

Quote from: ShadowPred on Dec 02, 2012, 02:43:10 AM
Man, I sure wish this thread existed back in the day when I used to create threads for basically every single thing that seemed crazy.

Well here's your newest vessel.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 03, 2012, 03:27:27 AM
http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_c2#/video/us/2012/12/02/dnt-sea-world-dolphin-bite.wkmg (http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_c2#/video/us/2012/12/02/dnt-sea-world-dolphin-bite.wkmg)

Love how they whine about it after. There's risk in all that you do people. Hello, Darwinism. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Dec 03, 2012, 04:31:32 PM
China's 'Highway House' Destroyed; Duck Farmer Luo Baogen Accepts Deal

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fbp.uuuploads.com%2Fnail-house-highway-around-building-china%2Fnail-house-highway-around-building-china-1.jpg&hash=eacb40a30f7b943f0cd3f1ccc1d14fe9b6a1941e)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/03/chinas-highway-house-dest_n_2231476.html?utm_hp_ref=world&ir=World (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/03/chinas-highway-house-dest_n_2231476.html?utm_hp_ref=world&ir=World)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on Dec 04, 2012, 01:50:36 AM
http://uk.lifestyle.yahoo.com/burgeon-hamburger-making-robot-makes-360-burgers-hour-101600272.html (http://uk.lifestyle.yahoo.com/burgeon-hamburger-making-robot-makes-360-burgers-hour-101600272.html)

Would like an unemployment with that?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 04, 2012, 03:58:06 AM
Tractors replaced workers in the field, so it's nothing new. Still, a finely tuned burger sounds good to me ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Terx2 on Dec 04, 2012, 04:45:29 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 03, 2012, 03:27:27 AM
http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_c2#/video/us/2012/12/02/dnt-sea-world-dolphin-bite.wkmg (http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_c2#/video/us/2012/12/02/dnt-sea-world-dolphin-bite.wkmg)

Love how they whine about it after. There's risk in all that you do people. Hello, Darwinism. :P

The Dolphin just wanted the tray of fish in it. And one of the rules is not to lift the tray. Still fell bad for the girl that got hurt more by her father posting the recording on youtube than the dolphin biting her.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Dec 04, 2012, 01:29:04 PM
Quote from: Nightlord on Dec 04, 2012, 01:50:36 AM
http://uk.lifestyle.yahoo.com/burgeon-hamburger-making-robot-makes-360-burgers-hour-101600272.html (http://uk.lifestyle.yahoo.com/burgeon-hamburger-making-robot-makes-360-burgers-hour-101600272.html)

Would like an unemployment with that?

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages2.fanpop.com%2Fimages%2Fquiz%2F154000%2F154144_1235878545934_500_281.jpg&hash=97e579ff61d8086e42410e31a9710e6e24e9a07b)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on Dec 05, 2012, 03:51:24 PM
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/long-island-man-shoots-girlfriend-zombie-tv-show-article-1.1213739 (http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/long-island-man-shoots-girlfriend-zombie-tv-show-article-1.1213739)

People believe in zombies this much  ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 06, 2012, 01:38:40 AM
Quote from: Nightlord on Dec 05, 2012, 03:51:24 PM
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/long-island-man-shoots-girlfriend-zombie-tv-show-article-1.1213739 (http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/long-island-man-shoots-girlfriend-zombie-tv-show-article-1.1213739)

People believe in zombies this much  ::)

Wow, just wow. What do you say about something like this?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Dec 06, 2012, 01:40:36 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 06, 2012, 01:38:40 AM
Quote from: Nightlord on Dec 05, 2012, 03:51:24 PM
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/long-island-man-shoots-girlfriend-zombie-tv-show-article-1.1213739 (http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/long-island-man-shoots-girlfriend-zombie-tv-show-article-1.1213739)

People believe in zombies this much  ::)

Wow, just wow. What do you say about something like this?


Not as bad as the guy who killed his family over how shit his eggs at breakfast were.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 06, 2012, 01:42:02 AM
*shakes head in disbelief*

WHAT?!?!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Dec 06, 2012, 01:45:39 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 06, 2012, 01:42:02 AM
*shakes head in disbelief*

WHAT?!?!

I swear there was a thread for this a long time ago,  but here it is:

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20016224-504083.html (http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20016224-504083.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 06, 2012, 03:13:11 AM
The fact that it happened in a trailer makes it that much stereotypical.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Dec 06, 2012, 03:19:43 AM
Quote from: Nightlord on Dec 05, 2012, 03:51:24 PM
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/long-island-man-shoots-girlfriend-zombie-tv-show-article-1.1213739 (http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/long-island-man-shoots-girlfriend-zombie-tv-show-article-1.1213739)

People believe in zombies this much  ::)

The thing that I find so irritating is that people sometimes don't know how to distinguish fiction from reality  ::).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Dec 06, 2012, 07:16:05 AM
QuoteA 7-year-old boy was beaten to death by his parents last week after he failed to read the Bible and do his homework, according to Metro Police.


http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/dec/03/mother-stepfather-arrested-beating-death-7-year-ol/ (http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/dec/03/mother-stepfather-arrested-beating-death-7-year-ol/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Dec 06, 2012, 03:15:53 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Dec 06, 2012, 07:16:05 AM
QuoteA 7-year-old boy was beaten to death by his parents last week after he failed to read the Bible and do his homework, according to Metro Police.


http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/dec/03/mother-stepfather-arrested-beating-death-7-year-ol/ (http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/dec/03/mother-stepfather-arrested-beating-death-7-year-ol/)

Sickening.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Dec 06, 2012, 03:58:45 PM
I'm surprised his parents let him have medical treatment. I'd thought they'd let the Good Lord heal him.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Dec 06, 2012, 04:10:42 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 30, 2012, 03:53:46 AM

The Egyptian Popeye (http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hvY-55kmIThxGpebtrmMiw2c64eQ?docId=f9db0071b7e94d13aa1219ab7225675e). Yeah, I'm thinking roids on this one.
not roids, roids make you gain muscle, thats no muscle, its implants probally silicon or synthol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Terx2 on Dec 06, 2012, 08:56:35 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Dec 06, 2012, 07:16:05 AM
QuoteA 7-year-old boy was beaten to death by his parents last week after he failed to read the Bible and do his homework, according to Metro Police.


http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/dec/03/mother-stepfather-arrested-beating-death-7-year-ol/ (http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/dec/03/mother-stepfather-arrested-beating-death-7-year-ol/)

Wow. WTF! Your not meant to take the bible that seriously. Theres a line between doing what you beleve and what your faith tells you to believe.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Dec 06, 2012, 10:59:22 PM
Did you read the article? It's never said that the Bible told them to hit him, or that they did it for religious reasons. They beat their kid for not doing what he was told, unless you think the homework stated "Smack your kid if he doesn't finish" :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 07, 2012, 02:20:18 AM
I'm uncertain if I am too old, or too young, but none of this is shocking.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on Dec 07, 2012, 03:11:58 AM
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rescue-dogs-taught-drive-car-015357820.html (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rescue-dogs-taught-drive-car-015357820.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Dec 07, 2012, 03:13:53 AM
Quote from: Nightlord on Dec 07, 2012, 03:11:58 AM
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rescue-dogs-taught-drive-car-015357820.html (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rescue-dogs-taught-drive-car-015357820.html)

This is so f**king cool.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Terx2 on Dec 07, 2012, 03:15:36 AM
Quote from: SiL on Dec 06, 2012, 10:59:22 PM
Did you read the article? It's never said that the Bible told them to hit him, or that they did it for religious reasons. They beat their kid for not doing what he was told, unless you think the homework stated "Smack your kid if he doesn't finish" :-\

I read most of the article. But there is a thing in the bible that states "Strike your children if they're unloyal." When I was reading it I felt as if they did it because of that. Thats my view. Either way its a monsterous thing to do. That they clearly shouldn't have done.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 07, 2012, 03:47:51 AM
Quote from: SiL on Dec 06, 2012, 10:59:22 PM
Did you read the article? It's never said that the Bible told them to hit him, or that they did it for religious reasons. They beat their kid for not doing what he was told, unless you think the homework stated "Smack your kid if he doesn't finish" :-\

Even still, the parents are insane. Disobedience warrants discipline no doubt, but f**k, man!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Dec 07, 2012, 07:00:09 AM
Agreed, but blaming the Bible just because it gets mentioned in the article is asinine.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 07, 2012, 07:23:20 AM
In this day and age, it's hard for me to imagine religious observance so to speak didn't play some role in what happened.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 07, 2012, 08:29:43 AM
The bible does serve as a guide book but it definitely depends on ones interpretation of the book. It's really just a book. There is something far more disparaging seeded in society as a whole that allows such acts to happen.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 07, 2012, 07:19:09 PM
Yeah, it's called a lack of education.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Dec 07, 2012, 10:06:28 PM
Calling bullshit on this new story

http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2012/12/our-weird-world-unicorns-in-north-korea-vampires-in-serbia.html (http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2012/12/our-weird-world-unicorns-in-north-korea-vampires-in-serbia.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Dec 07, 2012, 10:07:29 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Dec 07, 2012, 10:06:28 PM
Calling bullshit on this new story

http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2012/12/our-weird-world-unicorns-in-north-korea-vampires-in-serbia.html (http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2012/12/our-weird-world-unicorns-in-north-korea-vampires-in-serbia.html)
Seems legit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Dec 07, 2012, 10:08:28 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Dec 07, 2012, 10:06:28 PM
Calling bullshit on this new story

http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2012/12/our-weird-world-unicorns-in-north-korea-vampires-in-serbia.html (http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2012/12/our-weird-world-unicorns-in-north-korea-vampires-in-serbia.html)
Sounds like a job to me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Dec 07, 2012, 10:12:53 PM
Quote from: First Blood on Dec 07, 2012, 10:08:28 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Dec 07, 2012, 10:06:28 PM
Calling bullshit on this new story

http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2012/12/our-weird-world-unicorns-in-north-korea-vampires-in-serbia.html (http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2012/12/our-weird-world-unicorns-in-north-korea-vampires-in-serbia.html)
Sounds like a job to me.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F25.media.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lz7qk9hEI91r9x1jmo1_500.gif&hash=1f82d5fc3bcd2eae59c07bfbc4141c7d8d2929f8)

Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F24.media.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_m0hoyrG5XI1qb68qko1_500.gif&hash=c394aa1119ed9583e298ccb946939afac8460d56)
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Predaker on Dec 07, 2012, 11:33:43 PM
Before and after mugshots from Meth users

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2244031/The-horror-Meth-Before-pictures-reveal-shocking-transformation-faces-users-hooked-deadly-drug.html?ICO=most_read_module (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2244031/The-horror-Meth-Before-pictures-reveal-shocking-transformation-faces-users-hooked-deadly-drug.html?ICO=most_read_module)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 08, 2012, 12:30:45 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 07, 2012, 07:19:09 PM
Yeah, it's called a lack of education.
Bingo!

You know what's even more telling then the act, the public response to it. Which is to do something that makes they themselves feel better. Like having a march or to liter the highway with a memorial.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on Dec 08, 2012, 12:36:35 AM
Quote from: Predaker on Dec 07, 2012, 11:33:43 PM
Before and after mugshots from Meth users

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2244031/The-horror-Meth-Before-pictures-reveal-shocking-transformation-faces-users-hooked-deadly-drug.html?ICO=most_read_module (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2244031/The-horror-Meth-Before-pictures-reveal-shocking-transformation-faces-users-hooked-deadly-drug.html?ICO=most_read_module)
f**k, that is disgusting about as bad as krokodil.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Dec 08, 2012, 04:32:10 AM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Dec 07, 2012, 10:06:28 PM
Calling bullshit on this new story

http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2012/12/our-weird-world-unicorns-in-north-korea-vampires-in-serbia.html (http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2012/12/our-weird-world-unicorns-in-north-korea-vampires-in-serbia.html)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FpiSM1.jpg&hash=72c633a8afd84c708a37785c34f58c77ec336e38)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 09, 2012, 07:45:35 AM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Dec 07, 2012, 10:06:28 PM
Calling bullshit on this new story

http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2012/12/our-weird-world-unicorns-in-north-korea-vampires-in-serbia.html (http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2012/12/our-weird-world-unicorns-in-north-korea-vampires-in-serbia.html)

QuoteBeyond the basic issue of a village's traditions, there may be a more standard, worldly explanation for the return of Sava: tourism. Nearby Romania profits off of Dracula, after all.

Such as...the locals murdering each other for the sake of tourism dollars? Derp.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 10, 2012, 01:50:58 PM
http://cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2012/12/03/dnt-ambulance-booted-during-emergency.wwl.html (http://cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2012/12/03/dnt-ambulance-booted-during-emergency.wwl.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Space Sweeper on Dec 10, 2012, 02:54:25 PM
The news today:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur0O5gec-p8#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur0O5gec-p8#ws)

Aaaand that's all ya need.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Dec 10, 2012, 03:48:40 PM
PETA Crashes Biker Gathering...


One of them is found Duct taped to a tree.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Frightlinks.files.wordpress.com%2F2012%2F08%2Fmail-attachment.jpeg&hash=7690f99d1bfbb684f70f70f2ff6d2433de317cc7)

"They peed on me!!!" charged one activist. "They grabbed me, said I looked like I was French, started calling me 'La Trene' and duct taped me to a tree so they could pee on me all day!"

Still others claimed they were forced to eat hamburgers and hot dogs under duress. Those who resisted were allegedly held down while several bikers "farted on their heads."

http://fromthetrenchesworldreport.com/peta-crashes-biker-gathering-not-to-be-missed/27275/ (http://fromthetrenchesworldreport.com/peta-crashes-biker-gathering-not-to-be-missed/27275/)


(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi302.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fnn99%2Fdademo88%2Fmj-laughing.gif&hash=e8c0c706a65e2882aa1b1b93727a7434ec3f30a0)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 11, 2012, 04:47:02 AM
Quote from: Effectz on Dec 10, 2012, 03:48:40 PM
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn99/dademo88/mj-laughing.gif

Pretty much. What was PETA expecting? And why the hell did they bother a biker gathering at all? Morons.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Dec 11, 2012, 06:08:44 AM
f**k yeah, screw you PETA!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Predaker on Dec 12, 2012, 11:11:44 PM
Texas man accused of carving pentagram into son on 12-12-12

http://www.wfaa.com/news/national/183220091.html (http://www.wfaa.com/news/national/183220091.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: coolbreeze on Dec 12, 2012, 11:51:06 PM
Quote from: Effectz on Dec 10, 2012, 03:48:40 PM
PETA Crashes Biker Gathering...


One of them is found Duct taped to a tree.
http://rightlinks.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/mail-attachment.jpeg

"They peed on me!!!" charged one activist. "They grabbed me, said I looked like I was French, started calling me 'La Trene' and duct taped me to a tree so they could pee on me all day!"

Still others claimed they were forced to eat hamburgers and hot dogs under duress. Those who resisted were allegedly held down while several bikers "farted on their heads."

http://fromthetrenchesworldreport.com/peta-crashes-biker-gathering-not-to-be-missed/27275/ (http://fromthetrenchesworldreport.com/peta-crashes-biker-gathering-not-to-be-missed/27275/)


http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn99/dademo88/mj-laughing.gif

Sorry gentlemen.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/satire/leatherprotest.asp (http://www.snopes.com/politics/satire/leatherprotest.asp)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: screenwriter805 on Dec 13, 2012, 02:51:34 AM
Quote from: coolbreeze on Dec 12, 2012, 11:51:06 PM
Quote from: Effectz on Dec 10, 2012, 03:48:40 PM
PETA Crashes Biker Gathering...


One of them is found Duct taped to a tree.
http://rightlinks.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/mail-attachment.jpeg

"They peed on me!!!" charged one activist. "They grabbed me, said I looked like I was French, started calling me 'La Trene' and duct taped me to a tree so they could pee on me all day!"

Still others claimed they were forced to eat hamburgers and hot dogs under duress. Those who resisted were allegedly held down while several bikers "farted on their heads."

http://fromthetrenchesworldreport.com/peta-crashes-biker-gathering-not-to-be-missed/27275/ (http://fromthetrenchesworldreport.com/peta-crashes-biker-gathering-not-to-be-missed/27275/)


http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn99/dademo88/mj-laughing.gif

Sorry gentlemen.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/satire/leatherprotest.asp (http://www.snopes.com/politics/satire/leatherprotest.asp)

Awe. BUMMMMMMER! I love animals.... On my plate!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 13, 2012, 03:35:17 AM
Quote from: Predaker on Dec 12, 2012, 11:11:44 PM
Texas man accused of carving pentagram into son on 12-12-12

http://www.wfaa.com/news/national/183220091.html (http://www.wfaa.com/news/national/183220091.html)

Only in America ::) I shudder to think what he'll do come the 21st.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on Dec 13, 2012, 03:44:13 AM
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/world-of-sport/course-builds-giant-dinosaur-loses-pga-event-125040060.html (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/world-of-sport/course-builds-giant-dinosaur-loses-pga-event-125040060.html)

Worth it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 13, 2012, 03:49:04 AM
Best use of a golf course I've ever heard of.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Predaker on Dec 13, 2012, 04:12:18 AM
Quote from: Nightlord on Dec 13, 2012, 03:44:13 AM
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/world-of-sport/course-builds-giant-dinosaur-loses-pga-event-125040060.html (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/world-of-sport/course-builds-giant-dinosaur-loses-pga-event-125040060.html)

Worth it.

I can't stop laughing. :laugh:

Its not just a statue, it moves and roars!!!

"Jeff" won't be alone for long, either... :laugh:
"Another 149 dinosaurs are on their way."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on Dec 13, 2012, 04:18:18 AM
Quote from: Predaker on Dec 13, 2012, 04:12:18 AM
Quote from: Nightlord on Dec 13, 2012, 03:44:13 AM
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/world-of-sport/course-builds-giant-dinosaur-loses-pga-event-125040060.html (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/world-of-sport/course-builds-giant-dinosaur-loses-pga-event-125040060.html)

Worth it.

I can't stop laughing. :laugh:

Its not just a statue, it moves and roars!!!

"Jeff" won't be alone for long, either... :laugh:
"Another 149 dinosaurs are on their way."
The complete course will be awesome, like Jurassic Park with golf clubs.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Dec 13, 2012, 04:22:21 AM
I wish I had that much money to waste. :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Dec 13, 2012, 04:23:08 AM
Police caught 2 men who were actually plotting to kidnap and castrate Justin Bieber.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Dec 13, 2012, 04:30:16 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Dec 13, 2012, 04:23:08 AM
Police caught 2 men who were actually plotting to kidnap and castrate Justin Bieber.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/9741504/Justin-Bieber-police-uncover-plot-to-castrate-and-murder-teen-star.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/9741504/Justin-Bieber-police-uncover-plot-to-castrate-and-murder-teen-star.html)

:o
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 13, 2012, 04:35:29 AM
K, I don't like the kid but that's a bit much :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Dec 13, 2012, 04:53:00 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 13, 2012, 04:35:29 AM
K, I don't like the kid but that's a bit much :-\

Yup.  Not a fan of Bieber but to wish death upon somebody you're not a fan of or to plan to do such things to them is sickening.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Dec 28, 2012, 01:39:23 AM
Apparently we need the SPARTAN Program already:

QuoteIt's warfare waged at the evolutionary level. And it's coming sooner than many people think. According to the futurists at the U.S. National Intelligence Council, by 2030, "neuro-enhancements could provide superior memory recall or speed of thought. Brain-machine interfaces could provide 'superhuman' abilities, enhancing strength and speed, as well as providing functions not previously available."

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/12/andrew-herr/ (http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/12/andrew-herr/)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 28, 2012, 05:08:34 AM
That sounds awesome, in a science-ficitony kinda way.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on Dec 28, 2012, 07:54:01 AM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2252288/Secret-Santa-calls-Walmart-gives-10-000-pay-stores-layaways.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2252288/Secret-Santa-calls-Walmart-gives-10-000-pay-stores-layaways.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Dec 28, 2012, 07:55:11 AM
Santa is real, holy shit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 28, 2012, 08:09:14 AM
No, not Santa; just good people.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Dec 28, 2012, 08:26:22 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 28, 2012, 08:09:14 AM
No, not Santa; just good people.


You just ruined post-Christmas.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on Dec 28, 2012, 08:31:32 AM
I'm only ever gunna put happy news here.

AND SANTA IS REAL!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Dec 28, 2012, 08:36:11 AM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Dec 28, 2012, 08:31:32 AM
I'm only ever gunna put happy news here.

AND SANTA IS REAL!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSK1OvmdjYw# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSK1OvmdjYw#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 28, 2012, 09:35:04 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Dec 28, 2012, 08:26:22 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 28, 2012, 08:09:14 AM
No, not Santa; just good people.


You just ruined post-Christmas.

I'm pulling a maledoro ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gates on Dec 28, 2012, 10:28:33 PM
Perfect thread for this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qvN3Omn4is (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qvN3Omn4is)

vs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEAKsaQOCpQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEAKsaQOCpQ)

:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on Dec 29, 2012, 12:00:30 PM
http://www.dogguide.net/25-hero-dogs.php (http://www.dogguide.net/25-hero-dogs.php)

I like number 8 in particular because Bulldogs tend to sink, so that kinda says something.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ChrisPachi on Dec 29, 2012, 12:40:21 PM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Dec 28, 2012, 07:54:01 AMhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2252288/Secret-Santa-calls-Walmart-gives-10-000-pay-stores-layaways.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2252288/Secret-Santa-calls-Walmart-gives-10-000-pay-stores-layaways.html)
That is one of the most cynical and hypocritical marketing stunts in the history of forever. f**k Walmart. >:(

Oh wait, Kmart pulled it first. My bad. f**k Kmart. And Walmart. f**k all your marts.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on Dec 29, 2012, 12:51:55 PM
Quote from: ChrisPachi on Dec 29, 2012, 12:40:21 PM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Dec 28, 2012, 07:54:01 AMhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2252288/Secret-Santa-calls-Walmart-gives-10-000-pay-stores-layaways.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2252288/Secret-Santa-calls-Walmart-gives-10-000-pay-stores-layaways.html)
That is one of the most cynical and hypocritical marketing stunts in the history of forever. f**k Walmart. >:(

Oh wait, Kmart pulled it first. My bad. f**k Kmart. And Walmart. f**k all your marts.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fthedailygrind.robdamanii.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F04%2FStarTrekFacePalm.gif&hash=0fe04f7024a0b5003054dfca3fb74d7f044b59ea)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ChrisPachi on Dec 29, 2012, 02:17:51 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1225.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fee395%2FChrisPachi%2FCardo.jpg&hash=76e91c17f0120f95d1772e9c67b0383f3666afd1)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on Dec 29, 2012, 04:19:45 PM
I'll get right on that.  ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Dec 29, 2012, 05:46:55 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Dec 13, 2012, 04:30:16 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Dec 13, 2012, 04:23:08 AM
Police caught 2 men who were actually plotting to kidnap and castrate Justin Bieber.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/9741504/Justin-Bieber-police-uncover-plot-to-castrate-and-murder-teen-star.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/9741504/Justin-Bieber-police-uncover-plot-to-castrate-and-murder-teen-star.html)

:o


Ya know I saw some faggot that looked just like Bieber at Target once but the most I wanted to do was just deck him in the face not cut off his nuts.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on Dec 29, 2012, 06:06:03 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Dec 29, 2012, 05:46:55 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Dec 13, 2012, 04:30:16 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Dec 13, 2012, 04:23:08 AM
Police caught 2 men who were actually plotting to kidnap and castrate Justin Bieber.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/9741504/Justin-Bieber-police-uncover-plot-to-castrate-and-murder-teen-star.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/9741504/Justin-Bieber-police-uncover-plot-to-castrate-and-murder-teen-star.html)

:o


Ya know I saw some faggot that looked just like Bieber at Target once but the most I wanted to do was just deck him in the face not cut off his nuts.

Ha!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Predaker on Dec 30, 2012, 12:21:53 AM
Remains found under British parking lot may be King Richard III

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/12/28-king-richard-may-lie-under-parking-lot/ (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/12/28-king-richard-may-lie-under-parking-lot/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: OmegaZilla on Dec 30, 2012, 01:51:02 AM
A tomb, a tomb, his femur for a tomb.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: King Rathalos on Dec 30, 2012, 01:55:29 AM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Dec 29, 2012, 05:46:55 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Dec 13, 2012, 04:30:16 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Dec 13, 2012, 04:23:08 AM
Police caught 2 men who were actually plotting to kidnap and castrate Justin Bieber.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/9741504/Justin-Bieber-police-uncover-plot-to-castrate-and-murder-teen-star.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/9741504/Justin-Bieber-police-uncover-plot-to-castrate-and-murder-teen-star.html)

:o


Ya know I saw some faggot that looked just like Bieber at Target once but the most I wanted to do was just deck him in the face not cut off his nuts.

:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 30, 2012, 05:57:30 AM
Quote from: King Rathalos on Dec 30, 2012, 01:55:29 AM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Dec 29, 2012, 05:46:55 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Dec 13, 2012, 04:30:16 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Dec 13, 2012, 04:23:08 AM
Police caught 2 men who were actually plotting to kidnap and castrate Justin Bieber.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/9741504/Justin-Bieber-police-uncover-plot-to-castrate-and-murder-teen-star.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/9741504/Justin-Bieber-police-uncover-plot-to-castrate-and-murder-teen-star.html)

:o


Ya know I saw some faggot that looked just like Bieber at Target once but the most I wanted to do was just deck him in the face not cut off his nuts.

:laugh:
I don't think Justin Bieber has nuts. Well maybe nuts and bolts but nothing organic.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on Dec 30, 2012, 10:25:59 AM
http://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news/221/One-tweet-changed-everything-for-a-local-bookstore-in-Portland/ (http://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news/221/One-tweet-changed-everything-for-a-local-bookstore-in-Portland/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Dec 30, 2012, 11:01:31 AM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Dec 30, 2012, 10:25:59 AM
http://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news/221/One-tweet-changed-everything-for-a-local-bookstore-in-Portland/ (http://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news/221/One-tweet-changed-everything-for-a-local-bookstore-in-Portland/)

Freaking cool.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gates on Dec 30, 2012, 10:18:36 PM
Speaking of Walmart:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghrDIQ-K8mg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghrDIQ-K8mg)

Sorry, I couldn't resist...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 31, 2012, 03:42:38 AM
Quote from: Gates on Dec 30, 2012, 10:18:36 PM
Speaking of Walmart:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghrDIQ-K8mg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghrDIQ-K8mg)

Sorry, I couldn't resist...

Jesus, dude. 20 seconds of that and I couldn't take it anymore.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on Dec 31, 2012, 08:18:47 AM
 Daily news (http://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news/220/14-year-old-Hero-Rony-Monzon-took-3-bullets-to-save-his-friend/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Dec 31, 2012, 08:20:06 AM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Dec 31, 2012, 08:18:47 AM
Daily news (http://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news/220/14-year-old-Hero-Rony-Monzon-took-3-bullets-to-save-his-friend/)


Hero
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on Dec 31, 2012, 08:24:29 AM
Indeed, Pred. Indeed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 31, 2012, 09:03:45 AM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Dec 31, 2012, 08:18:47 AM
Daily news (http://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news/220/14-year-old-Hero-Rony-Monzon-took-3-bullets-to-save-his-friend/)

Wow. This kid deserves his own movie.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 31, 2012, 02:30:48 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5iIU8pjq5s#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5iIU8pjq5s#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on Jan 01, 2013, 09:57:49 AM
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311202,00.html (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311202,00.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jan 02, 2013, 02:06:17 AM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Jan 01, 2013, 09:57:49 AM
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311202,00.html (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311202,00.html)


Amazing
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 02, 2013, 04:03:54 AM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Jan 01, 2013, 09:57:49 AM
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311202,00.html (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311202,00.html)

Stan Lee would be proud! Kids have guts. Do you think an average adult would be as willing to run into a fire like that?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jan 02, 2013, 04:53:09 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 02, 2013, 04:03:54 AM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Jan 01, 2013, 09:57:49 AM
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311202,00.html (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311202,00.html)

Stan Lee would be proud! Kids have guts. Do you think an average adult would be as willing to run into a fire like that?


Not at all.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on Jan 02, 2013, 08:20:20 AM
Pretty remarkable: Clicky (http://inhabitat.com/indian-man-single-handedly-plants-1360-acre-forest/indian-rainforest/)

Make sure to click the slide show. Only 3 pages but he did it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ChrisPachi on Jan 02, 2013, 11:31:46 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 31, 2012, 02:30:48 PMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5iIU8pjq5s#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5iIU8pjq5s#ws)
Hang the f**k about. Did I just watch a plane crash into the snow, spit out a wheel that careened into a toll gate, bounce off and then smash into the side of a small family wagon? Are you serious internet!?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 02, 2013, 01:54:33 PM
Quote from: ChrisPachi on Jan 02, 2013, 11:31:46 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 31, 2012, 02:30:48 PMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5iIU8pjq5s#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5iIU8pjq5s#ws)
Hang the f**k about. Did I just watch a plane crash into the snow, spit out a wheel that careened into a toll gate, bounce off and then smash into the side of a small family wagon? Are you serious internet!?
Yes. It was lost in the news because of all the fiscal cliff crap and only crew was aboard.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/dec/30/russia-plane-crash-investigators (http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/dec/30/russia-plane-crash-investigators)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: OmegaZilla on Jan 02, 2013, 01:59:15 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jan 02, 2013, 02:06:17 AM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Jan 01, 2013, 09:57:49 AM
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311202,00.html (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311202,00.html)


Amazing
I see what you did there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jan 02, 2013, 11:56:24 PM
Quote from: OmegaZilla on Jan 02, 2013, 01:59:15 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jan 02, 2013, 02:06:17 AM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Jan 01, 2013, 09:57:49 AM
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311202,00.html (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311202,00.html)


Amazing
I see what you did there.


(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi124.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fp30%2FShadowPred%2Ftumblr_lxs5uxzaLb1r5y3w2.gif&hash=b122c512c3bec1e672b7d928a8f0af43ec628b07)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 03, 2013, 03:56:55 AM
Quote from: ChrisPachi on Jan 02, 2013, 11:31:46 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 31, 2012, 02:30:48 PMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5iIU8pjq5s#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5iIU8pjq5s#ws)
Hang the f**k about. Did I just watch a plane crash into the snow, spit out a wheel that careened into a toll gate, bounce off and then smash into the side of a small family wagon? Are you serious internet!?

I'm rather enjoying the comments for this video. I didn't think a conspiracy could cause a plane crash.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on Jan 03, 2013, 08:47:17 AM
http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nbc-news/50189844#50189844 (http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nbc-news/50189844#50189844)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ChrisPachi on Jan 03, 2013, 08:57:06 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 03, 2013, 03:56:55 AMI'm rather enjoying the comments for this video.

That distant muffled sound you hear is me screaming from the bottom of the rabbit hole you just sent me down. ;)

And the winner is acidrotherdam with "photoshop?".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 03, 2013, 10:18:21 AM
Dashboard cams are mandatory in Russia? I just thought it was a cop car or something. Oh silly American me. :laugh: That does explain why so much highway footage comes out of Russia.

http://www.animalnewyork.com/2012/russian-dashcam/ (http://www.animalnewyork.com/2012/russian-dashcam/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ChrisPachi on Jan 03, 2013, 12:13:44 PM
Not mandatory, but I think that the reason there are so many is for insurance. The roads are horrible and there is apparently a common insurance fraud where people deliberately throw themselves in front of cars... but that is just what I have read. Maybe a Russian member can chime in and make sense of it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jan 03, 2013, 01:55:53 PM
Yes, as proud citizen of glorious Russia I would not expect you BASTARD AMERICANS to understand!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SuperM on Jan 03, 2013, 07:51:39 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2256527/Employ-Adam-Pacitti-Unemployed-graduate-24-spends-500-billboard-advert-job.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2256527/Employ-Adam-Pacitti-Unemployed-graduate-24-spends-500-billboard-advert-job.html)

wow, guy sure wants a job :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 04, 2013, 04:10:13 AM
If I was job recruiter for anything involving creativity, I'd hire him in a flash.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jan 05, 2013, 10:41:34 PM
Quote from: SuperM on Jan 03, 2013, 07:51:39 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2256527/Employ-Adam-Pacitti-Unemployed-graduate-24-spends-500-billboard-advert-job.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2256527/Employ-Adam-Pacitti-Unemployed-graduate-24-spends-500-billboard-advert-job.html)

wow, guy sure wants a job :P
I wonder if he ever got hired.  :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 07, 2013, 04:54:45 AM
Well this is definitely a creative way to attract the opposite sex.

http://web.orange.co.uk/article/quirkies/Inventor_creates_tail_for_humans (http://web.orange.co.uk/article/quirkies/Inventor_creates_tail_for_humans)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jan 07, 2013, 04:58:23 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 07, 2013, 04:54:45 AM
Well this is definitely a creative way to attract the opposite sex.

http://web.orange.co.uk/article/quirkies/Inventor_creates_tail_for_humans (http://web.orange.co.uk/article/quirkies/Inventor_creates_tail_for_humans)
I already knew what country it was going to be from before I even clicked.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jan 07, 2013, 05:09:07 AM
Every single furry will own one from now on.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 07, 2013, 05:25:35 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 07, 2013, 04:54:45 AM
Well this is definitely a creative way to attract the opposite sex.

http://web.orange.co.uk/article/quirkies/Inventor_creates_tail_for_humans (http://web.orange.co.uk/article/quirkies/Inventor_creates_tail_for_humans)
Been seeing those things around town lately. I thought it was just a huge ass good luck charm. :o
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jan 07, 2013, 05:27:09 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jan 07, 2013, 05:25:35 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 07, 2013, 04:54:45 AM
Well this is definitely a creative way to attract the opposite sex.

http://web.orange.co.uk/article/quirkies/Inventor_creates_tail_for_humans (http://web.orange.co.uk/article/quirkies/Inventor_creates_tail_for_humans)
Been seeing those things around town lately. I thought it was just a huge ass good luck charm. :o
Wait wait wait. You actually saw people using those?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jan 07, 2013, 08:21:43 PM
Terrifying New Bulimia Machine Will Suck Food From Your Stomach (http://jezebel.com/5973626/terrifying-new-bulimia-machine-will-suck-food-from-your-stomach)

QuoteThe AspireAssist Aspiration Therapy System works by reducing the calories absorbed by the body. After eating, food travels to the stomach immediately, where it is temporarily stored and the digestion process begins. Over the first hour after a meal, the stomach begins breaking down the food, and then passes the food on to the intestines, where calories are absorbed. The AspireAssist allows patients to remove about 30% of the food from the stomach before the calories are absorbed into the body, causing weight loss.

    To begin Aspiration Therapy, a specially designed tube, known as the A-Tube™, is placed in the stomach. The A-Tube is a thin silicone rubber tube that connects the inside of the stomach directly to a discreet, poker-chip sized Skin-Port on the outside of the abdomen. The Skin-Port has a valve that can be opened or closed to control the flow of stomach contents. The patient empties a portion of stomach contents after each meal through this tube by connecting a small, handheld device to the Skin-Port. The emptying process is called "aspiration".

QuoteA SKIN-PORT that can be OPENED OR CLOSED to CONTROL THE FLOW OF STOMACH CONTENTS. I'm sorry, is this a viable weight loss option or a scene from Prometheus?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ChrisPachi on Jan 08, 2013, 09:29:04 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jan 07, 2013, 08:21:43 PMTerrifying New Bulimia Machine Will Suck Food From Your Stomach (http://jezebel.com/5973626/terrifying-new-bulimia-machine-will-suck-food-from-your-stomach)
What!?
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmisterjonze.files.wordpress.com%2F2012%2F09%2Fkenneth-mcmillan-as-baron-vladimir-harkonnen1.jpeg&hash=77e0d6e2cb0d365e75a6fdd22c0d279eddabab4a)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: OmegaZilla on Jan 08, 2013, 04:37:48 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jan 07, 2013, 05:09:07 AM
Every single furry will own one from now on.
Precisely my thoughts.

Quote from: Cvalda on Jan 07, 2013, 08:21:43 PM
QuoteA SKIN-PORT that can be OPENED OR CLOSED to CONTROL THE FLOW OF STOMACH CONTENTS. I'm sorry, is this a viable weight loss option or a scene from Prometheus?
:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 09, 2013, 04:19:01 AM
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1311942--the-kraken-wakes-first-images-of-giant-squid-filmed-in-deep-ocean (http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1311942--the-kraken-wakes-first-images-of-giant-squid-filmed-in-deep-ocean)

The naturalists around here will like this. It's certainly a nice diversion from all the bad news lately.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jan 09, 2013, 04:25:14 AM
Can't wait to see the hour-long Discovery doc devoted to the teeny bit of footage, with a bunch of talking heads and CGI recreations thrown in to pad out the runtime.

But very cool nonetheless.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 09, 2013, 04:29:02 AM
I'm curious to see how big it really is. One can't tell from that image, especially with that black background.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jan 09, 2013, 04:34:50 AM
Only nine feet, alas.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/sciencefair/2013/01/08/giant-squid-filmed-first-time-in-pacific/1818751/ (http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/sciencefair/2013/01/08/giant-squid-filmed-first-time-in-pacific/1818751/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 09, 2013, 05:07:41 AM
That's supposed to be gigantic? ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jan 09, 2013, 05:12:41 AM
It's not fully grown. They're more interested in the behavioral patterns which remain fairly constant throughout the squid's life.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jan 09, 2013, 05:31:11 AM
How big does it get if it is fully grown though?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jan 09, 2013, 05:34:37 AM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jan 09, 2013, 05:57:52 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 09, 2013, 05:07:41 AM
That's supposed to be gigantic? ::)
Know many species of 9 foot long squids?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 09, 2013, 08:09:15 AM
When I hear "giant squid", I assume it's at least 20 feet. Nine feet for an aquatic creature isn't exactly enormous. I think most sharks that hang around coral reefs are about that size.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gates on Jan 09, 2013, 05:04:43 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.telegraph.co.uk%2Fmultimedia%2Farchive%2F02445%2Ftemperature-austra_2445600b.jpg&hash=ef2471e43a1a905c0b649b0b9a1a36ab6f660580)

QuoteWhat happens when a changing climate exceeds the operating parameters of the stuff we own? While we in the northern hemisphere make jokes about indestructible snow forts, it is getting hot in Australia. How hot? So hot that Australia's Bureau of Meteorology had to add new colors to its weather map. Now, those unfortunate parts of Australia that achieve temperatures above 122ºF (50ºC) — temperatures that were, until recently, literally off the scale — will be marked in deep purple and terrifying hot pink.

http://www.wired.com/design/2013/01/australia-temperature-map/ (http://www.wired.com/design/2013/01/australia-temperature-map/)

I feel for our Aussie brothers and sisters...stay cool people...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jan 09, 2013, 05:13:16 PM
Quote from: SiL on Jan 09, 2013, 05:57:52 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 09, 2013, 05:07:41 AM
That's supposed to be gigantic? ::)
Know many species of 9 foot long squids?
Pacific coast of the US is absolutely lousy with them.
http://www.scpr.org/news/2013/01/07/35544/jumbo-humboldt-squid-invade-southern-california-wa/ (http://www.scpr.org/news/2013/01/07/35544/jumbo-humboldt-squid-invade-southern-california-wa/)

Their mantle alone reaches five feet in length.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Jan 09, 2013, 06:04:28 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jan 09, 2013, 05:31:11 AM
How big does it get if it is fully grown though?

39 feet was the biggest one ever caught.

This video on this link say the squid pictured is 26 feet.

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/09/world/asia/japan-giant-squid/ (http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/09/world/asia/japan-giant-squid/)

Here's a video of it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KN5N1QDaRQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KN5N1QDaRQ#ws)


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jan 09, 2013, 09:32:33 PM
I wish we would be able to capture a fully grown one on camera with some kind of reference to really see how big it is.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jan 09, 2013, 10:45:07 PM
Quote from: Gates on Jan 09, 2013, 05:04:43 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.telegraph.co.uk%2Fmultimedia%2Farchive%2F02445%2Ftemperature-austra_2445600b.jpg&hash=ef2471e43a1a905c0b649b0b9a1a36ab6f660580)

QuoteWhat happens when a changing climate exceeds the operating parameters of the stuff we own? While we in the northern hemisphere make jokes about indestructible snow forts, it is getting hot in Australia. How hot? So hot that Australia's Bureau of Meteorology had to add new colors to its weather map. Now, those unfortunate parts of Australia that achieve temperatures above 122ºF (50ºC) — temperatures that were, until recently, literally off the scale — will be marked in deep purple and terrifying hot pink.

http://www.wired.com/design/2013/01/australia-temperature-map/ (http://www.wired.com/design/2013/01/australia-temperature-map/)

I feel for our Aussie brothers and sisters...stay cool people...

They've fortunately revised that down a bit and temps aren't likely to crack 50C (122F) just yet.  Perth had a shite run around Christmas/ New Year when it rarely dropped below 37C (99F) for 5 or 6 days.  Melbourne and Sydney build to 40C peaks that quickly drop again, but away from the coast the heat has been pretty constant in a lot of areas which doesn't help the stack of bushfires currently burning.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 10, 2013, 04:19:06 AM
Damn, how do you manage with such extreme heat? You guys are practically living in the Late Permian era, lol.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ChrisPachi on Jan 10, 2013, 10:40:43 AM
It's because we live on the outskirts of a desert the size of Europe. Shit's gonna be hot.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on Jan 10, 2013, 05:39:50 PM
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/lion-labradoodle-causes-panic-on-streets-virginia-america-121812301.html#g8PAol6 (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/lion-labradoodle-causes-panic-on-streets-virginia-america-121812301.html#g8PAol6)

I don't even.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Jan 10, 2013, 06:02:45 PM
Quote from: Nightlord on Jan 10, 2013, 05:39:50 PM
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/lion-labradoodle-causes-panic-on-streets-virginia-america-121812301.html#g8PAol6 (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/lion-labradoodle-causes-panic-on-streets-virginia-america-121812301.html#g8PAol6)

I don't even.

Lmao!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 10, 2013, 07:49:13 PM
Quote from: ChrisPachi on Jan 10, 2013, 10:40:43 AM
It's because we live on the outskirts of a desert the size of Europe. Shit's gonna be hot.

What I mean was, how do you cope with the heat?

Quote from: Nightlord on Jan 10, 2013, 05:39:50 PM
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/lion-labradoodle-causes-panic-on-streets-virginia-america-121812301.html#g8PAol6 (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/lion-labradoodle-causes-panic-on-streets-virginia-america-121812301.html#g8PAol6)

I don't even.

Haha, this is awesome.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jan 10, 2013, 10:35:19 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jan 09, 2013, 05:13:16 PM
Pacific coast of the US is absolutely lousy with them.
http://www.scpr.org/news/2013/01/07/35544/jumbo-humboldt-squid-invade-southern-california-wa/ (http://www.scpr.org/news/2013/01/07/35544/jumbo-humboldt-squid-invade-southern-california-wa/)

Their mantle alone reaches five feet in length.
Sweet!

Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 10, 2013, 07:49:13 PM
What I mean was, how do you cope with the heat?
Shade, hydration, air conditioning. The usual.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jan 11, 2013, 02:17:15 AM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/09/keith-ratliff-fpsrussia-dead_n_2439284.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/09/keith-ratliff-fpsrussia-dead_n_2439284.html)


What a shame. Really, with all of the gun outrage going on.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jan 11, 2013, 02:18:29 AM
Quote from: Gate on Jan 11, 2013, 02:17:15 AM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/09/keith-ratliff-fpsrussia-dead_n_2439284.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/09/keith-ratliff-fpsrussia-dead_n_2439284.html)


What a shame. Really, with all of the gun outrage going on.
I heard it early. It's really sad what has been going on lately.  :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jan 11, 2013, 02:24:30 AM
Appropriate.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jan 11, 2013, 03:21:28 AM
The stupidest thing you'll read all day:



http://kotaku.com/5975012/joe-biden-will-meet-with-video-gamings-chief-lobbyist-on-friday (http://kotaku.com/5975012/joe-biden-will-meet-with-video-gamings-chief-lobbyist-on-friday)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jan 11, 2013, 03:23:30 AM
Quote from: Gate on Jan 11, 2013, 02:17:15 AM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/09/keith-ratliff-fpsrussia-dead_n_2439284.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/09/keith-ratliff-fpsrussia-dead_n_2439284.html)
Holy crap I'd just watched one of his videos for the first time yesterday :o

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jan 11, 2013, 03:26:21 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jan 11, 2013, 03:21:28 AM
The stupidest thing you'll read all day:



http://kotaku.com/5975012/joe-biden-will-meet-with-video-gamings-chief-lobbyist-on-friday (http://kotaku.com/5975012/joe-biden-will-meet-with-video-gamings-chief-lobbyist-on-friday)
Wha... wh-why?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jan 11, 2013, 03:41:41 AM
Why is that stupid exactly?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 11, 2013, 03:44:27 AM
Quote from: Gate on Jan 11, 2013, 02:17:15 AM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/09/keith-ratliff-fpsrussia-dead_n_2439284.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/09/keith-ratliff-fpsrussia-dead_n_2439284.html)


What a shame. Really, with all of the gun outrage going on.

Now that is irony.

Quote from: ShadowPred on Jan 11, 2013, 03:21:28 AM
The stupidest thing you'll read all day:



http://kotaku.com/5975012/joe-biden-will-meet-with-video-gamings-chief-lobbyist-on-friday (http://kotaku.com/5975012/joe-biden-will-meet-with-video-gamings-chief-lobbyist-on-friday)

Quotewhether there is adequate access to mental health services

Sweet Christ, there's the issue, not f**king video games.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jan 11, 2013, 03:46:54 AM
Quote from: SM on Jan 11, 2013, 03:41:41 AM
Why is that stupid exactly?



Quotealso looking at the role of violent movies and videogames in mass shootings


Because they play no such role, and all of this will end up being a huge waste of time for everyone.

Also...once again this is just avoiding the problem at hand.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jan 11, 2013, 03:51:45 AM
Ah.  So video game nerds are just a ignorantly rabid as pro-gun fruit loops...

This Biden thing seems quite wide ranging.  It's much more beneficial for the gaming industry to be involved so they can make a meaningful contribution and protect their investment.  If they decide not to participate they'll look like arseholes who don't want to fix the problem.

If the come out after and say 'we had a good talk with the VP and look forward to working with him to solve this issue' it makes them look good and further marginalises the mindless NRA c**ts.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jan 11, 2013, 03:54:46 AM
Quote from: SM on Jan 11, 2013, 03:51:45 AM
Ah.  So video game nerds are just a ignorantly rabid as pro-gun fruit loops...

This Biden thing seems quite wide ranging.  It's much more beneficial for the gaming industry to be involved so they can make a meaningful contribution and protect their investment.  If they decide not to participate they'll look like arseholes who don't want to fix the problem.


I don't see how the ESA can help fix a problem that they sure as hell don't cause.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 11, 2013, 03:59:32 AM
You may wish to read the following:

http://www.ign.com/blogs/kamicasey/2013/01/09/an-open-letter-to-gamasturas-kris-graft-youre-dead-wrong/ (http://www.ign.com/blogs/kamicasey/2013/01/09/an-open-letter-to-gamasturas-kris-graft-youre-dead-wrong/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jan 11, 2013, 04:01:15 AM
QuoteI don't see how the ESA can help fix a problem that they sure as hell don't cause.

You're missing the point.

Whether than can help fix it or not is irrelevant.  As long as they look they're helping to try and fix it, it makes them look good.

And if they don't cause it (which they don't - at least in any meaningful way), they're part of an entertainment industry that glorifies violence, and you'd be foolish to think some people aren't influenced by that violence.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jan 11, 2013, 04:11:20 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 11, 2013, 03:59:32 AM
You may wish to read the following:

http://www.ign.com/blogs/kamicasey/2013/01/09/an-open-letter-to-gamasturas-kris-graft-youre-dead-wrong/ (http://www.ign.com/blogs/kamicasey/2013/01/09/an-open-letter-to-gamasturas-kris-graft-youre-dead-wrong/)



The biggest point I agree on that my rage clearly didn't allow my mind to read earlier about was this quote from that article:

QuoteLet's show them why games matter, why games aren't to blame for horrific things like what happened in Newtown. Together we can do this.


Quote from: SM on Jan 11, 2013, 04:01:15 AM
QuoteI don't see how the ESA can help fix a problem that they sure as hell don't cause.

You're missing the point.

Whether than can help fix it or not is irrelevant.  As long as they look they're helping to try and fix it, it makes them look good.

And if they don't cause it (which they don't - at least in any meaningful way), they're part of an entertainment industry that glorifies violence, and you'd be foolish to think some people aren't influenced by that violence.


I never once said that violence in the entertainment industry doesn't have any sort of influence whatsoever on people. I'm saying that video games, one part of the entertainment industry, shouldn't be a scapegoat.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jan 11, 2013, 04:16:28 AM
And what better way to defend themselves from being scapegoated than participating in the process?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jan 11, 2013, 04:17:08 AM
Which I clearly wasn't thinking about as I mentioned in my post above in regards to what Doom posted.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jan 11, 2013, 04:19:06 AM
Clearly.  You got a brain in your head.  Don't be so easily swayed by narrow minded tools like this Kris Graft character.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jan 11, 2013, 04:20:15 AM
Now that it's clear.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jan 11, 2013, 06:12:39 AM
Snake ON a plane: Reptile survives flight by clinging to wing of aircraft as it flies 500 miles at 30,000ft (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2260142/Snake-ON-plane-Reptile-survives-flight-clinging-wing-aircraft-flies-500-miles-30-000ft.html)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.dailymail.co.uk%2Fi%2Fpix%2F2013%2F01%2F10%2Farticle-2260142-16DAC0A7000005DC-880_638x362.jpg&hash=13b208e468445487d1ce643c2a6a132d24af18b9)

QuotePassengers on a Qantas jet flying over Australia got a shock when they spotted a 12ft python clinging on to a wing at 30,000ft.

The plane was around 20 minutes into its flight from Cairns in northern Australia to Papua New Guinea when a female passenger first announced she could see the reptile.

Those on board could only watch as the snake - thought to be a Scrub Python - spent the flight battling to survive in freezing conditions.

Poor thing :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jan 11, 2013, 06:16:26 AM
Only hardcore snakes allowed down here.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 11, 2013, 06:23:05 AM
Holy shit, that thing is a survivor.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Jan 11, 2013, 02:50:55 PM
Man Taped To Seat On Icelandair Flight.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/10/man-taped-to-seat-icelandair-flight-plane_n_2449162.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/10/man-taped-to-seat-icelandair-flight-plane_n_2449162.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkMyXJ0a1Pg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkMyXJ0a1Pg#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jan 12, 2013, 03:42:57 AM
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/response/isnt-petition-response-youre-looking

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jan 12, 2013, 04:01:02 AM
LMAO
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jan 12, 2013, 04:02:33 AM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Jan 12, 2013, 03:42:57 AM
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/response/isnt-petition-response-youre-looking

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :D
I remember signing the original death Star petition
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jan 12, 2013, 04:57:30 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 11, 2013, 06:23:05 AM
Holy shit, that thing is a survivor.

You gotta admire it's purity....
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 12, 2013, 05:18:15 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Jan 12, 2013, 03:42:57 AM
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/response/isnt-petition-response-youre-looking

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :D

The heck did I just read??
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Jan 12, 2013, 07:43:26 PM
Why would anyone want a real life Death Star? We are the only race so far in our solar system and I doubt anyone on Earth would want to use it to blow up the Earth.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: coolbreeze on Jan 12, 2013, 07:49:59 PM
^
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsmashthatbutton.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fdarth-vader-facepalm.jpeg&hash=e6fc72c647698eb3b7b4717e6a049ebf110f0dfb)



http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/couple-baby-decapitated-delivery-article-1.1181731#ixzz2Hk59WLPk (http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/couple-baby-decapitated-delivery-article-1.1181731#ixzz2Hk59WLPk)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Prime113 on Jan 12, 2013, 07:52:18 PM
Quote from: coolbreeze on Jan 12, 2013, 07:49:59 PM
^
http://smashthatbutton.com/wp-content/uploads/darth-vader-facepalm.jpeg



http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/couple-baby-decapitated-delivery-article-1.1181731#ixzz2Hk59WLPk (http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/couple-baby-decapitated-delivery-article-1.1181731#ixzz2Hk59WLPk)

What the f**k?!?!?!?!?!?!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jan 12, 2013, 09:34:49 PM
Quote from: coolbreeze on Jan 12, 2013, 07:49:59 PM
^
http://smashthatbutton.com/wp-content/uploads/darth-vader-facepalm.jpeg



http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/couple-baby-decapitated-delivery-article-1.1181731#ixzz2Hk59WLPk (http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/couple-baby-decapitated-delivery-article-1.1181731#ixzz2Hk59WLPk)


Damn. I'm guessing it didn't make it?  :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jan 12, 2013, 09:42:59 PM
... it got decapitated, dude.

No, it didn't make it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jan 12, 2013, 09:44:19 PM
Quote from: SiL on Jan 12, 2013, 09:42:59 PM
... it got decapitated, dude.

No, it didn't make it.
I know... it's just really f**ked up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 12, 2013, 11:17:32 PM
Quote from: coolbreeze on Jan 12, 2013, 07:49:59 PM
http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/couple-baby-decapitated-delivery-article-1.1181731#ixzz2Hk59WLPk (http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/couple-baby-decapitated-delivery-article-1.1181731#ixzz2Hk59WLPk)

I'm going to hell for this, but this quote nearly killed me.

QuoteA Missouri obstetrician separated a baby's head from his body during delivery and then shoved the newborn back into the mother and performed an emergency C-section to cover up the ghastly blunder, a couple claims in a lawsuit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jan 12, 2013, 11:22:18 PM
28 weeks she was already giving birth? Sounds like they were there to perform a f**king miscarriage if you ask me.

Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Jan 12, 2013, 11:27:56 PM
28-31 weeks has a survival rate of 90-95%
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jan 12, 2013, 11:29:45 PM
Quote from: Effectz on Jan 12, 2013, 11:27:56 PM
28-31 weeks has a survival rate of 90-95%


Thank you for that.


Nvm what I said earlier people!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Jan 13, 2013, 12:56:31 AM
Damn...sounds like something out of a horror movie.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ChrisPachi on Jan 13, 2013, 02:07:33 AM
Quote from: Prime113 on Jan 12, 2013, 07:52:18 PM
Quote from: coolbreeze on Jan 12, 2013, 07:49:59 PMhttp://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/couple-baby-decapitated-delivery-article-1.1181731#ixzz2Hk59WLPk (http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/couple-baby-decapitated-delivery-article-1.1181731#ixzz2Hk59WLPk)
What the f**k?!?!?!?!?!?!
Seconded.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: OmegaZilla on Jan 13, 2013, 03:53:37 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KN5N1QDaRQ#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KN5N1QDaRQ#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Jan 13, 2013, 04:43:52 PM
Quote from: OmegaZilla on Jan 13, 2013, 03:53:37 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KN5N1QDaRQ#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KN5N1QDaRQ#ws)
Awesome. I wish there had been more footage of that. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Jan 13, 2013, 04:52:26 PM
They're hoarding the footage for the Discovery special show I bet.


Aaron Swartz, 1986-2013: a computer hacker who is now a political martyr


Co-Founder Of Popular Reddit.com Site Commits Suicide


http://business.time.com/2013/01/13/tech-prodigy-and-internet-activist-aaron-swartz-commits-suicide/#ixzz2HqlBaJep (http://business.time.com/2013/01/13/tech-prodigy-and-internet-activist-aaron-swartz-commits-suicide/#ixzz2HqlBaJep)

http://news.yahoo.com/what-we-learned-from-aaron-swartz-s-suicide-004332081.html (http://news.yahoo.com/what-we-learned-from-aaron-swartz-s-suicide-004332081.html)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi2.cdn.turner.com%2Fcnn%2Fdam%2Fassets%2F130112111035-aaron-swartz-reddit-story-top.jpg&hash=6a10a9e6f8ab519ed6dd2880a4388e4bc1ff6a8d)


www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fgh2dFngFsg&feature=player_embedded (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fgh2dFngFsg#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 14, 2013, 06:12:06 AM
Quote from: Effectz on Jan 13, 2013, 04:52:26 PM
They're hoarding the footage for the Discovery special show I bet.


Aaron Swartz, 1986-2013: a computer hacker who is now a political martyr


Co-Founder Of Popular Reddit.com Site Commits Suicide


http://business.time.com/2013/01/13/tech-prodigy-and-internet-activist-aaron-swartz-commits-suicide/#ixzz2HqlBaJep (http://business.time.com/2013/01/13/tech-prodigy-and-internet-activist-aaron-swartz-commits-suicide/#ixzz2HqlBaJep)

http://news.yahoo.com/what-we-learned-from-aaron-swartz-s-suicide-004332081.html (http://news.yahoo.com/what-we-learned-from-aaron-swartz-s-suicide-004332081.html)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi2.cdn.turner.com%2Fcnn%2Fdam%2Fassets%2F130112111035-aaron-swartz-reddit-story-top.jpg&hash=6a10a9e6f8ab519ed6dd2880a4388e4bc1ff6a8d)


www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fgh2dFngFsg&feature=player_embedded (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fgh2dFngFsg#ws)

So it caused by extreme depression? Poor guy. I wonder why he wasn't seeking professional help. At least I didn't see it mentioned in either article.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jan 15, 2013, 12:39:34 AM
Biden f**king surprised me.



http://www.gamesradar.com/biden-encourages-game-industry-improve-its-image/ (http://www.gamesradar.com/biden-encourages-game-industry-improve-its-image/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jan 15, 2013, 12:44:27 AM
Well who saw that coming?



Oh yeah - me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 15, 2013, 06:18:06 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jan 15, 2013, 12:39:34 AM
Biden f**king surprised me.



http://www.gamesradar.com/biden-encourages-game-industry-improve-its-image/ (http://www.gamesradar.com/biden-encourages-game-industry-improve-its-image/)

Their image is only a problem because the mass media loves pointing fingers at them whenever a shooting happens. Who needs to do the work here, excuse me?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Jan 15, 2013, 11:40:21 AM
Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival 2013 (http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2013/01/harbin_international_ice_and_s_1.html)

I'd love to go there except it's -11°F (-24°C).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jan 15, 2013, 06:39:35 PM
There was a hostage situation in my hometown, on the street I used to live on, with the hostage taker being shot and killed. Well now they've found body parts in the guy's house that matched with severed body parts that were found in South Carolina. The plot thickens, gentlemen.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 15, 2013, 07:20:41 PM
Were you in the area when it happened?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jan 15, 2013, 11:01:05 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Jan 15, 2013, 06:39:35 PM
There was a hostage situation in my hometown, on the street I used to live on, with the hostage taker being shot and killed. Well now they've found body parts in the guy's house that matched with severed body parts that were found in South Carolina. The plot thickens, gentlemen.


Holy shit, wasn't expecting a follow up to this when you mentioned it a while back.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jan 15, 2013, 11:12:02 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 15, 2013, 06:18:06 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jan 15, 2013, 12:39:34 AM
Biden f**king surprised me.



http://www.gamesradar.com/biden-encourages-game-industry-improve-its-image/ (http://www.gamesradar.com/biden-encourages-game-industry-improve-its-image/)

Their image is only a problem because the mass media loves pointing fingers at them whenever a shooting happens. Who needs to do the work here, excuse me?

f**ks sakes...

"Hmm... Our industry has a negative perception in certain quarters for glorifying graphic violence.  Because, well, we do.  However, there is no solid evidence connecting video games to gun massacres.  Should we take steps to make people more aware of this?  Especially is light of the muscling in on our action (http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/games/nra-video-game-draws-fire-20130116-2cs9s.html)."

"Naaah.  We'll just continue letting people think and say what they want."

"Yeah, that's what I thought too.  Who's up for some GTA?"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jan 16, 2013, 01:38:36 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jan 15, 2013, 11:01:05 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Jan 15, 2013, 06:39:35 PM
There was a hostage situation in my hometown, on the street I used to live on, with the hostage taker being shot and killed. Well now they've found body parts in the guy's house that matched with severed body parts that were found in South Carolina. The plot thickens, gentlemen.


Holy shit, wasn't expecting a follow up to this when you mentioned it a while back.

Me either. Read it in the paper today. I was like "what the f**k?" I USED TO f**kING LIVE ON THAT SAME STREET!! The house was 205 Whitehall Avenue, I used to live on 216 Whitehall Avenue. It just feels weird to think that someone took a hostage, was gunned down, and body parts were found in a house I used to be that close to. Then there's the fact that they match body parts found in South Carolina.

The man's name was Chad Moretz, and he was armed with an AR-15. He burst out of the house after about four hours and brandished it at the police before an officer shot him.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jan 16, 2013, 02:02:16 AM
AR-15 - Recommended by 9 out of 10 American nutjobs!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jan 16, 2013, 02:45:36 AM
New college shooting: http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/2-killed-1-injured-in-Ky-college-shooting-4196961.php (http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/2-killed-1-injured-in-Ky-college-shooting-4196961.php)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jan 16, 2013, 02:46:49 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Jan 16, 2013, 02:45:36 AM
New college shooting: http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/2-killed-1-injured-in-Ky-college-shooting-4196961.php (http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/2-killed-1-injured-in-Ky-college-shooting-4196961.php)
f**k... not another one...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jan 16, 2013, 02:52:31 AM
I blame this video game.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com.au%2Furl%3Fsource%3Dimglanding%26amp%3Bct%3Dimg%26amp%3Bq%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fblogs.telegraph.co.uk%2Fnews%2Ffiles%2F2013%2F01%2Fapp-432x288.jpg%26amp%3Bsa%3DX%26amp%3Bei%3DfBX2ULStFs-alQXcjYCQCg%26amp%3Bved%3D0CAkQ8wc%26amp%3Busg%3DAFQjCNH3FW2PwcyA-QGtfCTwDB6OxpdMMQ&hash=da37ef0e81e80dec8a8a71496a88e7fd93f5be10)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jan 16, 2013, 02:59:14 AM
Quote from: SM on Jan 16, 2013, 02:02:16 AM
AR-15 - Recommended by 9 out of 10 American nutjobs!

I prefer to stick with the classic AK-47. Just a preference.

Also to the new shooting: GODDAMMIIIIT! STAHP IT PSYCHOPATHS!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jan 16, 2013, 03:01:37 AM
I'm honestly starting to buy into the shooting conspiracies now. They want that ban passed :o
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jan 16, 2013, 03:04:55 AM
Quote from: SM on Jan 16, 2013, 02:52:31 AM
I blame this video game.
http://www.google.com.au/url?source=imglanding&ct=img&q=http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/files/2013/01/app-432x288.jpg&sa=X&ei=fBX2ULStFs-alQXcjYCQCg&ved=0CAkQ8wc&usg=AFQjCNH3FW2PwcyA-QGtfCTwDB6OxpdMMQ

;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jan 16, 2013, 03:50:45 AM
HMV prepares to call in administrators (http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/jan/14/hmv-prepares-call-administrators)
About 4,500 jobs at risk as music and film retailer becomes highest profile chain to collapse during economic downturn

Very sad. Another nail in the coffin for physical media (and 4,500 jobs quite possibly). I always loved going to the one in Piccadilly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jan 16, 2013, 03:53:41 AM
Sad - but HMV have always been ripoff merchants.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 16, 2013, 08:45:59 AM
I disagree. HMV typically, to me anyway, always has the best prices on physical media. I love their "2 for $20" and such sales they regularly have on.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Jan 16, 2013, 03:16:27 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jan 16, 2013, 03:50:45 AM
HMV prepares to call in administrators (http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/jan/14/hmv-prepares-call-administrators)
About 4,500 jobs at risk as music and film retailer becomes highest profile chain to collapse during economic downturn

Very sad. Another nail in the coffin for physical media (and 4,500 jobs quite possibly). I always loved going to the one in Piccadilly.

Damn. They've always had the best prices on DVDs and BRs in my area. :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: coolbreeze on Jan 16, 2013, 03:30:43 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Jan 16, 2013, 02:59:14 AM
Quote from: SM on Jan 16, 2013, 02:02:16 AM
AR-15 - Recommended by 9 out of 10 American nutjobs!

I prefer to stick with the classic AK-47. Just a preference.


7.62 is too expensive.

Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 16, 2013, 08:45:59 AM
I love their "2 for $20" and such sales they regularly have on.

That's the only reason I go to HMV.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jan 16, 2013, 05:22:22 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Jan 16, 2013, 03:16:27 PM
Damn. They've always had the best prices on DVDs and BRs in my area. :(
Apparently they're staying open in Canada. Just the UK branch that's going under.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Jan 16, 2013, 07:08:10 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jan 16, 2013, 03:50:45 AM
HMV prepares to call in administrators (http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/jan/14/hmv-prepares-call-administrators)
About 4,500 jobs at risk as music and film retailer becomes highest profile chain to collapse during economic downturn

Very sad. Another nail in the coffin for physical media (and 4,500 jobs quite possibly). I always loved going to the one in Piccadilly.



HMV stores are closed over here in Dublin.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: OmegaZilla on Jan 16, 2013, 09:32:47 PM
No! Not HMV!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jan 16, 2013, 09:35:31 PM
Quote from: coolbreeze on Jan 16, 2013, 03:30:43 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Jan 16, 2013, 02:59:14 AM
Quote from: SM on Jan 16, 2013, 02:02:16 AM
AR-15 - Recommended by 9 out of 10 American nutjobs!

I prefer to stick with the classic AK-47. Just a preference.


7.62 is too expensive.

What can I say? I like to get more bang for my buck
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Jan 16, 2013, 11:30:21 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jan 16, 2013, 05:22:22 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Jan 16, 2013, 03:16:27 PM
Damn. They've always had the best prices on DVDs and BRs in my area. :(
Apparently they're staying open in Canada. Just the UK branch that's going under.

Yes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 16, 2013, 11:54:47 PM
SpaceMarines, baby. High-five for being a Canuck my brother.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Jan 17, 2013, 12:35:43 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F1.media.collegehumor.cvcdn.com%2F22%2F11%2F731f76dd05eee09c04f5b8365f13770c-top-gun-high-five.gif&hash=bad9d0f95e55cb5fbc8e0c46e09d22d51b4aeaa3)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Space Sweeper on Jan 17, 2013, 12:41:25 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Jan 16, 2013, 11:30:21 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jan 16, 2013, 05:22:22 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Jan 16, 2013, 03:16:27 PM
Damn. They've always had the best prices on DVDs and BRs in my area. :(
Apparently they're staying open in Canada. Just the UK branch that's going under.

Yes.
Thank Christ. HMV has always been my first resort for more obscure DVD/Blu-Ray titles. That said, some notable locations in Vancouver have shut down in the past year, including one of the largest in Canada, which was heaven-- three stories of music in multiple forms, DVDs, games, media related books, and Blu-Rays.  :-\

Now there're only two: one in Coquitlam and one in Surrey... which are both on the edge of Metro Vancouver. Shit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Jan 17, 2013, 12:48:48 AM
We still got our two-storey mega-HMV at the mall, and I'm pretty sure there's a rather large one Downtown as well.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: coolbreeze on Jan 17, 2013, 01:55:10 AM
Quote from: Space Sweeper on Jan 17, 2013, 12:41:25 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Jan 16, 2013, 11:30:21 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jan 16, 2013, 05:22:22 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Jan 16, 2013, 03:16:27 PM
Damn. They've always had the best prices on DVDs and BRs in my area. :(
Apparently they're staying open in Canada. Just the UK branch that's going under.

Yes.
Thank Christ. HMV has always been my first resort for more obscure DVD/Blu-Ray titles. That said, some notable locations in Vancouver have shut down in the past year, including one of the largest in Canada, which was heaven-- three stories of music in multiple forms, DVDs, games, media related books, and Blu-Rays.  :-\

Now there're only two: one in Coquitlam and one in Surrey... which are both on the edge of Metro Vancouver. Shit.

Still plenty around me. If you ever need something you can't find at yours let me know. I can try to pick it up and pop it in the mail.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Space Sweeper on Jan 17, 2013, 01:57:05 AM
Quote from: coolbreeze on Jan 17, 2013, 01:55:10 AM
Quote from: Space Sweeper on Jan 17, 2013, 12:41:25 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Jan 16, 2013, 11:30:21 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jan 16, 2013, 05:22:22 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Jan 16, 2013, 03:16:27 PM
Damn. They've always had the best prices on DVDs and BRs in my area. :(
Apparently they're staying open in Canada. Just the UK branch that's going under.

Yes.
Thank Christ. HMV has always been my first resort for more obscure DVD/Blu-Ray titles. That said, some notable locations in Vancouver have shut down in the past year, including one of the largest in Canada, which was heaven-- three stories of music in multiple forms, DVDs, games, media related books, and Blu-Rays.  :-\

Now there're only two: one in Coquitlam and one in Surrey... which are both on the edge of Metro Vancouver. Shit.

Still plenty around me. If you ever need something you can't find at yours let me know. I can try to pick it up and pop it in the mail.
Bro.

I would be pleased to some time make a purchase via the Coolbr(o)eeze method.  :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: coolbreeze on Jan 17, 2013, 01:58:25 AM
Quote from: Space Sweeper on Jan 17, 2013, 01:57:05 AM
Quote from: coolbreeze on Jan 17, 2013, 01:55:10 AM
Quote from: Space Sweeper on Jan 17, 2013, 12:41:25 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Jan 16, 2013, 11:30:21 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jan 16, 2013, 05:22:22 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Jan 16, 2013, 03:16:27 PM
Damn. They've always had the best prices on DVDs and BRs in my area. :(
Apparently they're staying open in Canada. Just the UK branch that's going under.

Yes.
Thank Christ. HMV has always been my first resort for more obscure DVD/Blu-Ray titles. That said, some notable locations in Vancouver have shut down in the past year, including one of the largest in Canada, which was heaven-- three stories of music in multiple forms, DVDs, games, media related books, and Blu-Rays.  :-\

Now there're only two: one in Coquitlam and one in Surrey... which are both on the edge of Metro Vancouver. Shit.

Still plenty around me. If you ever need something you can't find at yours let me know. I can try to pick it up and pop it in the mail.
Bro.

I would be pleased to some time make a purchase via the Coolbr(o)eeze method.  :)

:laugh: As long as you're ok with slow ass Canada Post.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jan 17, 2013, 01:58:44 AM
I don't know what HMV is.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 17, 2013, 02:20:02 AM
Enlighten thyself. (http://www.hmv.ca/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jan 17, 2013, 02:26:40 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 17, 2013, 02:20:02 AM
Enlighten thyself. (http://www.hmv.ca/)

So it's like Virgin Megastore?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 17, 2013, 04:04:20 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Jan 17, 2013, 12:35:43 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F1.media.collegehumor.cvcdn.com%2F22%2F11%2F731f76dd05eee09c04f5b8365f13770c-top-gun-high-five.gif&hash=bad9d0f95e55cb5fbc8e0c46e09d22d51b4aeaa3)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F25.media.tumblr.com%2Fc94fd49646ddaf1e0d03ee889a6d5da0%2Ftumblr_mfm0929tuA1qg0prro1_500.gif&hash=b27c6394a56c68fc1428c19e6fcbb944c6b32034)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gates on Jan 17, 2013, 03:04:55 PM
This was making the rounds a couple of days ago, and now Yahoo went public with it...

QuoteKid Sends Perfectly Blunt Cover Letter for Wall Street Internship, and Now Tons of People Are Trying to Hire Him

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/kid-sends-perfectly-blunt-cover-letter-for-wall-street-internship--and-now-tons-of-people-are-trying-to-hire-him-151518002.html (http://finance.yahoo.com/news/kid-sends-perfectly-blunt-cover-letter-for-wall-street-internship--and-now-tons-of-people-are-trying-to-hire-him-151518002.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Master Chief on Jan 17, 2013, 03:20:16 PM
Haha ..Now kids, although this sounds like a good idea, I don't recommend you copy this cover letter. Just be honest of what you can do and your willingness to keep learning.

I wonder who's going to snatch him up. 8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Jan 17, 2013, 04:52:14 PM
Reminds me of a time when I was blunt with a prospective employer. I had to fill out some job applications to collect unemployment benefits and one of the places called me for an interview. It was one of those rent-to-own vampires that prey on low-income families with high interest rates and overpriced products. I wasn't too wild about being charged with the task of knocking on someone's door just after dinner to repo their TV, so I tried to botch the interview.

The manager asked me what my idea of the perfect job would be and I responded with something like, "I want to sit on my ass all day long and rake in cash." The guy was so desperate for an employee that he made me an offer. Luckily, there was a message on my machine from another place with a much better job which I accepted.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 17, 2013, 06:57:37 PM
Quote from: Master Chief on Jan 17, 2013, 03:20:16 PM
Haha ..Now kids, although this sounds like a good idea, I don't recommend you copy this cover letter. Just be honest of what you can do and your willingness to keep learning.

I wonder who's going to snatch him up. 8)

I nearly wrote a similar cover letter just a few days ago actually. It wasn't direct like this, but I broke form just a little bit and attempted to connect with the company on a more personal level. Haven't heard back yet but that was only two days ago.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Master Chief on Jan 17, 2013, 08:48:30 PM
If they're still taking applications, sit tight.  If not, wait another day or two and give them a call.

What's the position you applied for?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jan 17, 2013, 10:43:49 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jan 16, 2013, 05:22:22 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Jan 16, 2013, 03:16:27 PM
Damn. They've always had the best prices on DVDs and BRs in my area. :(
Apparently they're staying open in Canada. Just the UK branch that's going under.

They've been long gone down here.  Thankfully.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 18, 2013, 04:44:29 AM
Quote from: Master Chief on Jan 17, 2013, 08:48:30 PM
If they're still taking applications, sit tight.  If not, wait another day or two and give them a call.

What's the position you applied for?

PR assistant. Call them, really? I keep hearing mixed opinions on whether that's a good idea or not.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Master Chief on Jan 18, 2013, 02:50:59 PM
I've worked with some managers that didnt't mind it. You can call and ask of they received your application and resume and see if they'll be scheduling interviews soon. Just knowing that info will keep you motivated.

If you were emailed an auto reply saying they did receive it, just ask if the position is closed and if interviews will be held soon. Good luck! 8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Jan 18, 2013, 02:52:54 PM
LoL at horse meat being found in Tesco Burgers and Lidl burgers.Thank god I don't eat those nasty burgers anyways but it goes to show,you can never know what you are putting in your gob these days.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/9807537/Europe-supplied-horse-meat-in-burgers.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/9807537/Europe-supplied-horse-meat-in-burgers.html)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsphotos-a.ak.fbcdn.net%2Fhphotos-ak-ash4%2F3397_10151642751113135_79962106_n.jpg&hash=15650f8ff257850fbb5f938b283a43167a36bf8d)



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 18, 2013, 06:34:50 PM
Quote from: Master Chief on Jan 18, 2013, 02:50:59 PM
I've worked with some managers that didnt't mind it. You can call and ask of they received your application and resume and see if they'll be scheduling interviews soon. Just knowing that info will keep you motivated.

If you were emailed an auto reply saying they did receive it, just ask if the position is closed and if interviews will be held soon. Good luck! 8)

Thanks man. The position on LinkedIn is still open so I guess they're still accepting applications. I did also a receive an email from LinkedIn acknowledging my application so I guess I'm in the clear for now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Jan 18, 2013, 06:46:55 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F25.media.tumblr.com%2Fd2f0ccddecafe50f2b1a8a2f879d7c5b%2Ftumblr_mgqsb0nA9x1qgiatlo1_500.jpg&hash=aeb79f26c7f53e2ac9e584bb73438b3be77256e1)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F25.media.tumblr.com%2Fba75257dfaa682be066fb5499ee4b883%2Ftumblr_mgqsb0nA9x1qgiatlo2_500.jpg&hash=d1bdb22417b29c5a471e25581124ea0642243e12)

People are f**king idiots. ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 18, 2013, 06:50:29 PM
Too bad no one caught in on film, she's kinda cute.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Jan 18, 2013, 06:51:26 PM
There was nothing to film, that's the point.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: coolbreeze on Jan 18, 2013, 06:52:59 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 18, 2013, 06:50:29 PM
Too bad no one caught in on film, she's kinda cute.

Rick, is that you??
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 18, 2013, 07:21:26 PM
Haha ;)

Ah well. The world of celebrities. They can change the brand of bread they eat in the morning and cause a stir with that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gates on Jan 18, 2013, 08:10:33 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Jan 18, 2013, 06:51:26 PM
There was nothing to film, that's the point.

Sooo much more fun to believe there was... ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Jan 18, 2013, 10:42:19 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Jan 18, 2013, 06:46:55 PM
http://25.media.tumblr.com/d2f0ccddecafe50f2b1a8a2f879d7c5b/tumblr_mgqsb0nA9x1qgiatlo1_500.jpg

http://25.media.tumblr.com/ba75257dfaa682be066fb5499ee4b883/tumblr_mgqsb0nA9x1qgiatlo2_500.jpg

People are f**king idiots. ::)

I take it she wasn't the one masturbating?

Oh well.... :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jan 18, 2013, 10:46:57 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Jan 18, 2013, 06:46:55 PM
http://25.media.tumblr.com/d2f0ccddecafe50f2b1a8a2f879d7c5b/tumblr_mgqsb0nA9x1qgiatlo1_500.jpg

http://25.media.tumblr.com/ba75257dfaa682be066fb5499ee4b883/tumblr_mgqsb0nA9x1qgiatlo2_500.jpg

People are f**king idiots. ::)


Chloe Thomas needs to be fired and find a new career.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Jan 19, 2013, 03:40:34 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Jan 18, 2013, 10:42:19 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Jan 18, 2013, 06:46:55 PM
http://25.media.tumblr.com/d2f0ccddecafe50f2b1a8a2f879d7c5b/tumblr_mgqsb0nA9x1qgiatlo1_500.jpg

http://25.media.tumblr.com/ba75257dfaa682be066fb5499ee4b883/tumblr_mgqsb0nA9x1qgiatlo2_500.jpg

People are f**king idiots. ::)

I take it she wasn't the one masturbating?

Oh well.... :-\

...

...

I'm pretty sure she was jokingly implying that she was masturbating to Ryan Gosling.  But she didn't.  Nor did anyone else.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jan 20, 2013, 07:09:59 AM
http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2008925222_spiderman26.html (http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2008925222_spiderman26.html)


(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi124.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fp30%2FShadowPred%2Ftumblr_mfhv8ucubr1qea2mvo9_250.gif&hash=5d4c95e0d556556d39fd7fb8e1b71ef6ba5a65a8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Jan 20, 2013, 07:11:49 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jan 20, 2013, 07:09:59 AM
http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2008925222_spiderman26.html (http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2008925222_spiderman26.html)


http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p30/ShadowPred/tumblr_mfhv8ucubr1qea2mvo9_250.gif

That's just wonderful. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jan 20, 2013, 01:32:14 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jan 20, 2013, 07:09:59 AM
http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2008925222_spiderman26.html (http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2008925222_spiderman26.html)


http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p30/ShadowPred/tumblr_mfhv8ucubr1qea2mvo9_250.gif
If only more news was like this.  :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Jan 20, 2013, 01:45:42 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jan 20, 2013, 07:09:59 AM
http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2008925222_spiderman26.html (http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2008925222_spiderman26.html)


http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p30/ShadowPred/tumblr_mfhv8ucubr1qea2mvo9_250.gif
That's nice. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 20, 2013, 07:24:23 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jan 18, 2013, 10:46:57 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Jan 18, 2013, 06:46:55 PM
http://25.media.tumblr.com/d2f0ccddecafe50f2b1a8a2f879d7c5b/tumblr_mgqsb0nA9x1qgiatlo1_500.jpg

http://25.media.tumblr.com/ba75257dfaa682be066fb5499ee4b883/tumblr_mgqsb0nA9x1qgiatlo2_500.jpg

People are f**king idiots. ::)


Chloe Thomas needs to be fired and find a new career.

Why? She's only doing her job.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Jan 20, 2013, 07:26:02 PM
Is it her job not to get a joke?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Jan 20, 2013, 08:32:40 PM
In other news, girl drinks her own period blood.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VqgkIiuux4&feature=youtube_gdata_player (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VqgkIiuux4&feature=youtube_gdata_player)

Like seriously, who the f**k does that?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Jan 20, 2013, 08:33:20 PM
I'm not even going to click that link.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on Jan 20, 2013, 08:34:22 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jan 20, 2013, 07:09:59 AM
http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2008925222_spiderman26.html (http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2008925222_spiderman26.html)


http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p30/ShadowPred/tumblr_mfhv8ucubr1qea2mvo9_250.gif
Awesome.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Jan 20, 2013, 08:36:17 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Jan 20, 2013, 08:33:20 PM
I'm not even going to click that link.

you're doing yourself a huge favor. I've watched it, but I can't even tell if it's real or fake. People will do anything to get attention these days.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Jan 20, 2013, 08:39:51 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Jan 20, 2013, 08:33:20 PM
I'm not even going to click that link.

Makes you wonder what his Google search looks like.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Jan 20, 2013, 08:40:37 PM
Quote from: First Blood on Jan 20, 2013, 08:39:51 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Jan 20, 2013, 08:33:20 PM
I'm not even going to click that link.

Makes you wonder what his Google search looks like.

Dude. It was on my Facebook newsfeed, I had to share the ridiculousness in our world with you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 20, 2013, 09:31:30 PM
Well that was the whole point of this thread, initially lol.

Does it have something to do with a Twilight obsession on her part?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Jan 20, 2013, 10:24:39 PM
Who knows...never knew vampires could get kinky like that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jan 20, 2013, 11:33:57 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jan 20, 2013, 07:09:59 AM
http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2008925222_spiderman26.html (http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2008925222_spiderman26.html)


http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p30/ShadowPred/tumblr_mfhv8ucubr1qea2mvo9_250.gif

This makes me smile.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on Jan 21, 2013, 06:38:53 PM
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/kim-dotcom-says-500-000-112234007.html (http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/kim-dotcom-says-500-000-112234007.html)

QuoteAt the launch party, which included a re-enactment of the raid a year ago including actors dressed as police commandos and circling helicopters tagged with the letters "FBI", Dotcom said the site's access issues were being addressed.

Sounds like a blast.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jan 22, 2013, 01:23:11 AM
http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/01/slideshow-sperm-whales-adopt-def.html?ref=hp (http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/01/slideshow-sperm-whales-adopt-def.html?ref=hp)


Feelgewd stori of the day.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jan 22, 2013, 01:26:52 AM
Freaking awesome.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jan 22, 2013, 02:26:58 AM
yeah too many feels...

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_merweirHKM1qabudj.gif&hash=21b79e46794a19f282b6b30c90f5cc0be8e7c4e1)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 22, 2013, 03:32:45 AM
Quote from: Rong Swanston on Jan 22, 2013, 01:23:11 AM
http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/01/slideshow-sperm-whales-adopt-def.html?ref=hp (http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/01/slideshow-sperm-whales-adopt-def.html?ref=hp)


Feelgewd stori of the day.

I love whales.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DJ Pu$$yface on Jan 22, 2013, 06:47:40 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Jan 20, 2013, 08:32:40 PM
In other news, girl drinks her own period blood.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VqgkIiuux4&feature=youtube_gdata_player (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VqgkIiuux4&feature=youtube_gdata_player)

Like seriously, who the f**k does that?

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bontheball.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F09%2Fstewie-from-family-guy-puking.gif&hash=1a3f87097c56c79faf3e99dd8a64d3193baf28e7)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jan 22, 2013, 06:50:07 AM
Quote from: DJ Pu$$yface on Jan 22, 2013, 06:47:40 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Jan 20, 2013, 08:32:40 PM
In other news, girl drinks her own period blood.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VqgkIiuux4&feature=youtube_gdata_player (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VqgkIiuux4&feature=youtube_gdata_player)

Like seriously, who the f**k does that?

http://www.bontheball.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/stewie-from-family-guy-puking.gif

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F25.media.tumblr.com%2Fc4d12d292e093ec07c5cf87e7e5be891%2Ftumblr_mgx74pG8PK1qimb2ho1_500.jpg&hash=80cc346056ec642fd91530e01490b6a9fc0fac42)


(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F24.media.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lhufw8QKMb1qaxxvao1_400.gif&hash=54fae462387741719a4902968cc103cd616722b2)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on Jan 22, 2013, 08:18:52 PM
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/madrid-metro-woman-rescued-track-051426745.html (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/madrid-metro-woman-rescued-track-051426745.html)

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xwxw4u_dramatic-footage-woman-falls-on-madrid-s-metro-track_news?start=4 (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xwxw4u_dramatic-footage-woman-falls-on-madrid-s-metro-track_news?start=4)

Lucky escape there.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/charlie-parker-age-three-youngest-wildlife-ranger-wrestles-crocodiles-australia-130225529.html (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/charlie-parker-age-three-youngest-wildlife-ranger-wrestles-crocodiles-australia-130225529.html)
:laugh:

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/sir-david-attenborough-warns-that-humans-are--a-plague-on-the-earth---110250496.html (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/sir-david-attenborough-warns-that-humans-are--a-plague-on-the-earth---110250496.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 22, 2013, 09:43:39 PM
An off-duty cop and a doctor at the scene...almost seems like it was setup, lol. Not suggesting it was but I mean, talk about luck.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jan 22, 2013, 11:40:32 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCXx2bNk6UA#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCXx2bNk6UA#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Master Chief on Jan 23, 2013, 04:38:46 PM
Quote from: Nightmare Asylum on Jan 23, 2013, 03:20:04 PM
Five-Year-Old 'Halo' Fan Gets Surprise In The Hospital Thanks To Dad, Reddit And Bungie

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/21/five-year-old-halo-fan-hospital-dad-reddit-bungie_n_2522237.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/21/five-year-old-halo-fan-hospital-dad-reddit-bungie_n_2522237.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on Jan 23, 2013, 04:49:05 PM
Quote from: Master Chief on Jan 23, 2013, 04:38:46 PM
Quote from: Nightmare Asylum on Jan 23, 2013, 03:20:04 PM
Five-Year-Old 'Halo' Fan Gets Surprise In The Hospital Thanks To Dad, Reddit And Bungie

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/21/five-year-old-halo-fan-hospital-dad-reddit-bungie_n_2522237.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/21/five-year-old-halo-fan-hospital-dad-reddit-bungie_n_2522237.html)

Heart Strings: Pulled.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 23, 2013, 06:03:11 PM
Quote from: Master Chief on Jan 23, 2013, 04:38:46 PM
Quote from: Nightmare Asylum on Jan 23, 2013, 03:20:04 PM
Five-Year-Old 'Halo' Fan Gets Surprise In The Hospital Thanks To Dad, Reddit And Bungie

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/21/five-year-old-halo-fan-hospital-dad-reddit-bungie_n_2522237.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/21/five-year-old-halo-fan-hospital-dad-reddit-bungie_n_2522237.html)

<3 I hope more people see this so they can see gamers are not anti-social bums.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jan 23, 2013, 07:27:50 PM
Quote from: Rong Swanston on Jan 22, 2013, 11:40:32 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCXx2bNk6UA#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCXx2bNk6UA#ws)


Dolphins suck! They are misrepresented by f**king pop culture as like the most gentle and benevolent creatures when they are just as f**ked up as humans. They rape, they kill for no reason(for the Lulz?) and are generally the dickheads/assholes of the ocean.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jan 23, 2013, 09:08:18 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jan 23, 2013, 07:27:50 PM
Quote from: Rong Swanston on Jan 22, 2013, 11:40:32 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCXx2bNk6UA#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCXx2bNk6UA#ws)


Dolphins suck! They are misrepresented by f**king pop culture as like the most gentle and benevolent creatures when they are just as f**ked up as humans. They rape, they kill for no reason(for the Lulz?) and are generally the dickheads/assholes of the ocean.


...... So just liek people... people of the ocean.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.fjcdn.com%2Fgifs%2FA_e510f7_1273969.gif&hash=f9c65fdb19167d5d62177097bb54fc99006cdafc)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jan 23, 2013, 09:32:46 PM
Quote from: Rong Swanston on Jan 23, 2013, 09:08:18 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jan 23, 2013, 07:27:50 PM
Quote from: Rong Swanston on Jan 22, 2013, 11:40:32 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCXx2bNk6UA#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCXx2bNk6UA#ws)


Dolphins suck! They are misrepresented by f**king pop culture as like the most gentle and benevolent creatures when they are just as f**ked up as humans. They rape, they kill for no reason(for the Lulz?) and are generally the dickheads/assholes of the ocean.











...... So just liek people... people of the ocean.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.fjcdn.com%2Fgifs%2FA_e510f7_1273969.gif&hash=f9c65fdb19167d5d62177097bb54fc99006cdafc)



I mean I'm sure not all dolphins are mindless killers but the ones that do; end up f**king up the reputation for the more nicer ones who save humans from sharks and let them take underwater rides.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 24, 2013, 03:39:01 AM
Dolphins...rape?

wut
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jan 24, 2013, 03:47:04 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 24, 2013, 03:39:01 AM
Dolphins...rape?

wut


Apparently....

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcha.lt%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F12%2Fnot_your_best_day_33.jpg&hash=1ad5a6b44ca3a0c07988133ae46ce6a88879bdcb)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jan 24, 2013, 03:47:45 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 24, 2013, 03:39:01 AM
Dolphins...rape?

wut
You didn't know?

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.addfunny.com%2Ffiles%2Fuploads%2Fpic%2F10%2F10%2F81378_v0_600x488.jpg&hash=89e339dca3dd80bdca423519966057d1fbd4a1c5)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 24, 2013, 03:48:53 AM
He's eating something that's fish-flavoured, not fish :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jan 24, 2013, 03:50:27 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 24, 2013, 03:48:53 AM
He's eating something that's fish-flavoured, not fish :P

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FJ8Ewj.png&hash=a0287c4a9b2a9d6b62e610bc29af5805b24604e6)

classic namesake!!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jan 24, 2013, 03:56:44 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jan 24, 2013, 03:47:45 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 24, 2013, 03:39:01 AM
Dolphins...rape?

wut
You didn't know?

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.addfunny.com%2Ffiles%2Fuploads%2Fpic%2F10%2F10%2F81378_v0_600x488.jpg&hash=89e339dca3dd80bdca423519966057d1fbd4a1c5)
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 24, 2013, 03:48:53 AM
He's eating something that's fish-flavoured, not fish :P

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com%2F2009%2F09%2F03%2Fhouse.jpg&hash=6b03a2b2939e4c8691e3f371670f698733d937c4)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Jan 24, 2013, 04:06:01 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 24, 2013, 03:39:01 AM
Dolphins...rape?

wut

Actually, yeah. They're kind of thuggish.

It's not a small percentage of them, either. They regularly indulge in infanticide, gang-rape (sometimes to the extent of actual murder) and all kinds of stuff.

I remember seeing a documentary, a few years ago, which showed this video taken by tourists, who are applauding and cheering, because they thought they were shooting film of a baby dolphin playing with an adult one near their boat. Turned out, it was a male who was repeatedly flipping the thing up, just for fun - knowing it was killing the poor thing in the process. Literally stringing it out for entertainment value.

Also covered an incident where a load of porpoises were washing up on beaches and the US Navy was getting blamed by environmentalist groups, who were assuming it was something to do with evil experiments of doom. Turned out, it was just dolphins moving into an area, finding porpoises and killing them for fun (either partially or fully with their echo ability).

Not for food. Not for territory. Because the dolphins weren't residing anywhere near. Just for fun.

Psychopaths of the oceans...

If memory serves right, divers who know they go around them tend to be warned to be careful, because they can get a bit frisky with humans, too. I even remember reading about that in old Jacques Cousteau books.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 24, 2013, 04:36:18 AM
Do you remember what these docus were called? I'd love to know how they were able to reach these conclusions.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Jan 24, 2013, 05:32:11 AM
Sadly, not. Was a few years ago.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jan 24, 2013, 05:37:45 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 24, 2013, 03:39:01 AM
Dolphins...rape?

wut

Well I do know they are the only animals besides humans that has intercourse for pleasure.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jan 24, 2013, 05:38:39 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Jan 24, 2013, 05:37:45 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 24, 2013, 03:39:01 AM
Dolphins...rape?

wut

Well I do know they are the only animals besides humans that has intercourse for pleasure.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1-news.softpedia-static.com%2Fimages%2Fnews2%2FOlder-Female-Means-Better-Sex-2.jpg&hash=908ca83d76da9a3e9e498e6da4e7337726842fd0)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jan 24, 2013, 01:09:20 PM
Quote from: Rong Swanston on Jan 24, 2013, 05:38:39 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Jan 24, 2013, 05:37:45 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 24, 2013, 03:39:01 AM
Dolphins...rape?

wut

Well I do know they are the only animals besides humans that has intercourse for pleasure.

http://i1-news.softpedia-static.com/images/news2/Older-Female-Means-Better-Sex-2.jpg
It doesn't look like anyone's enjoying that.   :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Jan 24, 2013, 04:30:28 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Jan 24, 2013, 05:37:45 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 24, 2013, 03:39:01 AM
Dolphins...rape?

wut

Well I do know they are the only animals besides humans that has intercourse for pleasure.

Bonobos, man.

Those guys basically eat, poop, and have orgies.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Jan 24, 2013, 04:49:43 PM
9 Species of Animals That Are Having More Fun Than You (http://io9.com/5976425/9-species-of-animals-that-are-having-more-fun-than-you)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jan 24, 2013, 05:21:12 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Jan 24, 2013, 04:30:28 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Jan 24, 2013, 05:37:45 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 24, 2013, 03:39:01 AM
Dolphins...rape?

wut

Well I do know they are the only animals besides humans that has intercourse for pleasure.

Bonobos, man.

Those guys basically eat, poop, and have orgies.



As well as having the tendency to snap at any moment, ripping off body parts and mutilating humans. I think what makes humans superior to chimps is the fact that *most* humans can control the animal in them whereas chimps do not posess the ability to drown out the animalistic urges to kill and maim.





Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Jan 24, 2013, 06:32:38 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jan 24, 2013, 05:21:12 PM
As well as having the tendency to snap at any moment, ripping off body parts and mutilating humans. I think what makes humans superior to chimps is the fact that *most* humans can control the animal in them whereas chimps do not posess the ability to drown out the animalistic urges to kill and maim.

I said bonobos, not chimpanzees. Completely different species with completely different tendencies to violence.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jan 24, 2013, 07:33:52 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Jan 24, 2013, 06:32:38 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jan 24, 2013, 05:21:12 PM
As well as having the tendency to snap at any moment, ripping off body parts and mutilating humans. I think what makes humans superior to chimps is the fact that *most* humans can control the animal in them whereas chimps do not posess the ability to drown out the animalistic urges to kill and maim.

I said bonobos, not chimpanzees. Completely different species with completely different tendencies to violence.



What the f*ck dude? Chimps and Bonobos are of the same genus. There is very little visual differentiation; other than that the bobobo is smaller but none the less just as capable of mutilating and ripping apart an adult human. I wouldn't want to be left alone with either of the two as a matter of fact, f**king savage creatures really.






Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Jan 24, 2013, 08:21:51 PM
Yeah, they're in the same genus. Still a distinct species, so... Not really sure what you're saying with that.

And if you research it, chimps are the violent ones. I'm not saying bonobos are incapable of violence; just that they solve most of their disputes through some good ol' fashioned love making.

Also, calm down. You're acting like I took a personal attack against you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jan 24, 2013, 09:00:50 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Jan 24, 2013, 08:21:51 PM
Yeah, they're in the same genus. Still a distinct species, so... Not really sure what you're saying with that.

And if you research it, chimps are the violent ones. I'm not saying bonobos are incapable of violence; just that they solve most of their disputes through some good ol' fashioned love making.

Also, calm down. You're acting like I took a personal attack against you.



That make sense becauses Chimps and Bonobos split off about 1 million years ago so I can agree that they could have different tendencies. Sorry for flipping out, it was a misunderstanding. I thought being in the same genus was being "the same" you know? Genus is ranked higher than species since many species(of the same family) can be grouped together into a genus.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Jan 24, 2013, 09:12:15 PM
This is how it works, if you're interested:

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2Fa%2Fa5%2FBiological_classification_L_Pengo_vflip.svg%2F230px-Biological_classification_L_Pengo_vflip.svg.png&hash=8ad3abe89e36212d22afde6bad6a8ba9f2143901)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jan 24, 2013, 10:26:42 PM
Forget dolphins, cats are the TRUE EVIL ONES.

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/01/new_zealand_eliminate_cats_they_kill_endangered_bird_species_and_shouldn.html (http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/01/new_zealand_eliminate_cats_they_kill_endangered_bird_species_and_shouldn.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jan 24, 2013, 10:31:45 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jan 24, 2013, 10:26:42 PM
Forget dolphins, cats are the TRUE EVIL ONES.

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/01/new_zealand_eliminate_cats_they_kill_endangered_bird_species_and_shouldn.html (http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/01/new_zealand_eliminate_cats_they_kill_endangered_bird_species_and_shouldn.html)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F25.media.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_mbhosiLl5h1r3gb3zo1_400.gif&hash=1b549857ce8ebc583d5eb6010c56b714a62e0c7d)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jan 24, 2013, 10:39:06 PM
I ain't fooled. Nasty little f**kers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-By_0iIghuE# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-By_0iIghuE#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jan 24, 2013, 10:41:47 PM
Cats...ugh.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jan 24, 2013, 10:56:38 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYPaQfLg08c#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYPaQfLg08c#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jan 24, 2013, 10:58:44 PM
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CatsAreMean (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CatsAreMean)

Truest trope ever.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jan 24, 2013, 11:04:43 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jan 24, 2013, 10:26:42 PM
Forget dolphins, cats are the TRUE EVIL ONES.

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/01/new_zealand_eliminate_cats_they_kill_endangered_bird_species_and_shouldn.html (http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/01/new_zealand_eliminate_cats_they_kill_endangered_bird_species_and_shouldn.html)
Finally! The truth is revealed!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Jan 24, 2013, 11:05:02 PM
I hate cats. Bunch of conniving little pussies.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jan 24, 2013, 11:05:09 PM
dey got character...

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F25.media.tumblr.com%2Fa983627e596b5ef9ae84fbbb30456ef8%2Ftumblr_mezwckrtus1qahhxwo1_500.jpg&hash=f90ee843e9429f9a6d4df8faecdffbc9af882982)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gates on Jan 24, 2013, 11:23:26 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F3.bp.blogspot.com%2F-B5_p288qEyQ%2FUKaI4syNdlI%2FAAAAAAAAG3o%2FhudKwfb_v3w%2Fs640%2Fhaters-gonna-hate-cat-kitten.jpg&hash=7db6e25927d16f6be4d91bbc3a7f3490958dbeeb)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Jan 24, 2013, 11:36:22 PM
(https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/154182_10200473061695116_1561730209_n.jpg)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gates on Jan 25, 2013, 12:28:23 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fgifsforum.com%2Fimages%2Fmeme%2Fcats%2Fgrand%2Fcocaine-cat-cats-eccbc87e4b5ce2fe28308fd9f2a7baf3-497.jpg&hash=681713c7075145b069fdeb1af330c4cda5441b85)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jan 25, 2013, 12:43:24 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F25.media.tumblr.com%2Fd567f1e7cfc797cc3b233935be37d6b0%2Ftumblr_mh1kjs2aQH1r4xjo2o1_500.gif&hash=90ccb682fade59cc4b8ebb8c590d79b465801fe3)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gates on Jan 25, 2013, 12:49:42 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.themetapicture.com%2Fmedia%2Ffunny-Morpheus-cat-meme-glasses.jpg&hash=8fd9e0b50541f459906f7667041dcb2d5304e21b)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 25, 2013, 04:23:23 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jan 24, 2013, 10:26:42 PM
Forget dolphins, cats are the TRUE EVIL ONES.

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/01/new_zealand_eliminate_cats_they_kill_endangered_bird_species_and_shouldn.html (http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/01/new_zealand_eliminate_cats_they_kill_endangered_bird_species_and_shouldn.html)

This was written tongue-in-cheek, right?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jan 25, 2013, 04:35:15 AM
Does it sound tongue-in-cheek?

As it said, NZ wildlife evolved without ground based predators (including humans) and the introduced ones kill a lot of wild life.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 25, 2013, 04:46:48 AM
Quote from: SM on Jan 25, 2013, 04:35:15 AM
Does is sound tongue-in-cheek?

Won't lie, it does a little.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Jan 25, 2013, 03:06:24 PM
And not just in New Zealand:
6 Adorable Cat Behaviors with Shockingly Evil Explanations (http://www.cracked.com/article/226_6-adorable-cat-behaviors-with-shockingly-evil-explanations)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Master Chief on Jan 25, 2013, 03:52:35 PM
Quote from: Rong Swanston on Jan 24, 2013, 11:05:09 PM
dey got character...
They sure do. Meet Wolf.


(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi33.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fd86%2Fgsx009%2FWolf-1_zpsb06cf52e.jpg&hash=ac17526c31a049c5117d0db2b5f1acf408c6ac93)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jan 25, 2013, 05:06:38 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Jan 25, 2013, 03:06:24 PM
And not just in New Zealand:
6 Adorable Cat Behaviors with Shockingly Evil Explanations (http://www.cracked.com/article/226_6-adorable-cat-behaviors-with-shockingly-evil-explanations)



I knew it!


good to know that I have two unappreciative furry carnivores who think I'm their bitch.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ghost Rider on Jan 25, 2013, 05:28:32 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jan 24, 2013, 10:26:42 PM
Forget dolphins, cats are the TRUE EVIL ONES.

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/01/new_zealand_eliminate_cats_they_kill_endangered_bird_species_and_shouldn.html (http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/01/new_zealand_eliminate_cats_they_kill_endangered_bird_species_and_shouldn.html)

Is it necessary to kill cats? I mean really?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jan 25, 2013, 08:53:11 PM
Quote from: Ghost Rider on Jan 25, 2013, 05:28:32 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jan 24, 2013, 10:26:42 PM
Forget dolphins, cats are the TRUE EVIL ONES.

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/01/new_zealand_eliminate_cats_they_kill_endangered_bird_species_and_shouldn.html (http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/01/new_zealand_eliminate_cats_they_kill_endangered_bird_species_and_shouldn.html)

Is it necessary to kill cats? I mean really?
I'm pretty sure the guy said that it wouldn't be necessary to do but it is something he would consider. People just need to take better responsibility for their pets
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gates on Jan 25, 2013, 11:12:16 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Jan 25, 2013, 03:06:24 PM
And not just in New Zealand:
6 Adorable Cat Behaviors with Shockingly Evil Explanations (http://www.cracked.com/article/226_6-adorable-cat-behaviors-with-shockingly-evil-explanations)

Thus why they are the villain's favorite animal...awesome...

Quote from: Master Chief on Jan 25, 2013, 03:52:35 PM
Quote from: Rong Swanston on Jan 24, 2013, 11:05:09 PM
dey got character...
They sure do. Meet Wolf.


http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d86/gsx009/Wolf-1_zpsb06cf52e.jpg

Cutie Chief... :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Jan 25, 2013, 11:25:40 PM
Lol, the ignorance regarding cats...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jan 25, 2013, 11:28:10 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Jan 25, 2013, 11:25:40 PM
Lol, the ignorance regarding cats...


Have you even seen Cats & Dogs (2001)?!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gates on Jan 25, 2013, 11:50:54 PM
You sooo crazy...cats be awesome... :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jan 26, 2013, 01:51:33 AM
Is it true cat poop contains bacteria that could turn people into zombies sort to speak?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Jan 26, 2013, 02:08:27 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jan 25, 2013, 11:28:10 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Jan 25, 2013, 11:25:40 PM
Lol, the ignorance regarding cats...

Have you even seen Cats & Dogs (2001)?!

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F25.media.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lcxj9bPZWe1qfrnmxo1_250.png&hash=da9f1fdd0811c650ecf1f13bb4bb8ec580b9495d)

Spoiler
No, though.
[close]
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jan 26, 2013, 02:12:21 AM
Hey, I love my cats  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Jan 26, 2013, 02:26:16 AM
Cats are awesome and misunderstood. There was a link posted and I don't feel like looking for it now, but the amount of ignorance in that article was staggering, even with its "humorous" approach.

People need to do their research better.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jan 26, 2013, 02:43:58 AM
Cats are awesome.

They're also incredibly destructive when introduced into foreign ecosystems that weren't designed to handle them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jan 26, 2013, 03:44:04 AM
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2013/01/25/arizona-republicans-propose-bill-that-would-not-allow-atheists-to-graduate-high-school/ (http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2013/01/25/arizona-republicans-propose-bill-that-would-not-allow-atheists-to-graduate-high-school/)

lol, this made me angry, then sad, then hysterical.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Jan 27, 2013, 04:49:28 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jan 26, 2013, 03:44:04 AM
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2013/01/25/arizona-republicans-propose-bill-that-would-not-allow-atheists-to-graduate-high-school/ (http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2013/01/25/arizona-republicans-propose-bill-that-would-not-allow-atheists-to-graduate-high-school/)

lol, this made me angry, then sad, then hysterical.
Oh, you mean this (http://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/index.php?topic=46896.0)?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Jan 27, 2013, 05:28:19 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Jan 26, 2013, 02:26:16 AM
Cats are awesome and misunderstood. There was a link posted and I don't feel like looking for it now, but the amount of ignorance in that article was staggering, even with its "humorous" approach.

People need to do their research better.

They make good helicopters too.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Kslv7l75jQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Kslv7l75jQ#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Jan 27, 2013, 05:32:38 PM
Quote from: Effectz on Jan 27, 2013, 05:28:19 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Jan 26, 2013, 02:26:16 AM
Cats are awesome and misunderstood. There was a link posted and I don't feel like looking for it now, but the amount of ignorance in that article was staggering, even with its "humorous" approach.

People need to do their research better.

They make good helicopters too.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Kslv7l75jQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Kslv7l75jQ#ws)

I about died laughing at this  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jan 27, 2013, 05:41:31 PM
Quote from: Effectz on Jan 27, 2013, 05:28:19 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Jan 26, 2013, 02:26:16 AM
Cats are awesome and misunderstood. There was a link posted and I don't feel like looking for it now, but the amount of ignorance in that article was staggering, even with its "humorous" approach.

People need to do their research better.

They make good helicopters too.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Kslv7l75jQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Kslv7l75jQ#ws)
Hahaha Orevillcopter.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 28, 2013, 03:44:17 AM
Quote from: Gates on Jan 25, 2013, 11:50:54 PM
You sooo crazy...cats be awesome... :P

I love cats. But they're useless.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 28, 2013, 04:59:27 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 28, 2013, 03:44:17 AM
Quote from: Gates on Jan 25, 2013, 11:50:54 PM
You sooo crazy...cats be awesome... :P

I love cats. But they're useless.
Oh and just what was the last useful thing you accomplished? Honestly now.  ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Jan 28, 2013, 05:35:02 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 28, 2013, 03:44:17 AM
Quote from: Gates on Jan 25, 2013, 11:50:54 PM
You sooo crazy...cats be awesome... :P

I love cats. But they're useless.

Pest control is useless, is it? ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 28, 2013, 06:06:09 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jan 28, 2013, 04:59:27 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 28, 2013, 03:44:17 AM
Quote from: Gates on Jan 25, 2013, 11:50:54 PM
You sooo crazy...cats be awesome... :P

I love cats. But they're useless.
Oh and just what was the last useful thing you accomplished? Honestly now.  ;)

I bought milk for my household.

Quote from: Vickers on Jan 28, 2013, 05:35:02 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 28, 2013, 03:44:17 AM
Quote from: Gates on Jan 25, 2013, 11:50:54 PM
You sooo crazy...cats be awesome... :P

I love cats. But they're useless.

Pest control is useless, is it? ;)

I don't have pests.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 28, 2013, 06:34:38 AM
What about all of those adorable cat videos? Surely that is worth it's weight in gold?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 28, 2013, 06:56:27 AM
Cute or not, they're still useless. Which is I always have preferred dogs.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jan 28, 2013, 07:00:42 AM
I'm a dog lover but cats aren't totally useless. I had one with extra toes, he was a master bat killer. Killer of bats.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jan 28, 2013, 08:25:59 AM
Look at him... Look at him.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ7Je75IlsU# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ7Je75IlsU#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Terx2 on Jan 28, 2013, 10:12:54 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 28, 2013, 06:56:27 AM
Cute or not, they're still useless. Which is I always have preferred dogs.

Agreed. I always preferred dogs because they're loyal, playfull and cute. While cats just sleep and treat you like shit by scratching furniture and coughing up fur balls.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jan 28, 2013, 10:20:49 AM
Yeah enjoy your dog shit, and them chewing your shit and children up. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Jan 28, 2013, 02:08:58 PM
Dogs do tend to clean up after themselves:

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fzedimi.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F02%2F2312416_460s.jpg&hash=4731fd583b3db2c2ceb8277242fb4daba572abf6)
;D

Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 28, 2013, 03:44:17 AMI love cats. But they're useless.
Why do you love cats?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Jan 28, 2013, 02:57:33 PM
They don't nag as much as women.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Jan 28, 2013, 03:01:07 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Jan 28, 2013, 07:00:42 AM
I'm a dog lover but cats aren't totally useless. I had one with extra toes, he was a master bat killer. Killer of bats.

So you would call a polydactyl Cat who kills bats useful.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Jan 28, 2013, 03:10:24 PM
Just to jump to the point, if Doom loves cats, they are not useless as they serve some sort of purpose.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gates on Jan 28, 2013, 05:44:00 PM
Quote from: SiL on Jan 26, 2013, 02:43:58 AM
Cats are awesome.

They're also incredibly destructive when introduced into foreign ecosystems that weren't designed to handle them.

100% true...unfortunately, colonial man was bringing along their favorite mousers to all the new hot spots, letting them run wild because they just didn't know any better...

More the shame on modern man for knowing better and not acting responsible enough to manage their feline brethren... :-\

Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 28, 2013, 03:44:17 AM
Quote from: Gates on Jan 25, 2013, 11:50:54 PM
You sooo crazy...cats be awesome... :P

I love cats. But they're useless.

</3
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jan 28, 2013, 08:16:30 PM
Cats, when you look at their actions are truly self serving and selfish. I'm a cat owner and I'm fully convinced that they see humans as tall, furless cats that rank below them. I put a coat on a couch, they immediatly go right to it and use it as a bed.(oh thank you for making a bed for me!). I clean the litter box, right away they go and poop/pee in it.  I put up a new set of expensive curtains and the next morning, they are shredded(oh new scratching post? thanks! dont mind me ignoring the scratching post you put right infront of the curtains)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jan 28, 2013, 09:09:17 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jan 28, 2013, 08:16:30 PM
Cats, when you look at their actions are truly self serving and selfish. I'm a cat owner and I'm fully convinced that they see humans as tall, furless cats that rank below them. I put a coat on a couch, they immediatly go right to it and use it as a bed.(oh thank you for making a bed for me!). I clean the litter box, right away they go and poop/pee in it.  I put up a new set of expensive curtains and the next morning, they are shredded(oh new scratching post? thanks! dont mind me ignoring the scratching post you put right infront of the curtains)
depends on the cat i think.. my cat follows me around like a dog although im pretty sure he thinks he is a human gets up on a chair at dinner time to eat with everyone.

I like dogs but not stupid ones... i like farm dogs as a child we had a blueheeler named max ( after mad max..  owning a blueheeler and all) smart dog but i lived in the country and its unfair to own a farm dog in the city, so if i move out bush again i might get another.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jan 28, 2013, 10:33:05 PM
Quote from: Rong Swanston on Jan 28, 2013, 09:09:17 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jan 28, 2013, 08:16:30 PM
Cats, when you look at their actions are truly self serving and selfish. I'm a cat owner and I'm fully convinced that they see humans as tall, furless cats that rank below them. I put a coat on a couch, they immediatly go right to it and use it as a bed.(oh thank you for making a bed for me!). I clean the litter box, right away they go and poop/pee in it.  I put up a new set of expensive curtains and the next morning, they are shredded(oh new scratching post? thanks! dont mind me ignoring the scratching post you put right infront of the curtains)
depends on the cat i think.. my cat follows me around like a dog although im pretty sure he thinks he is a human gets up on a chair at dinner time to eat with everyone.

I like dogs but not stupid ones... i like farm dogs as a child we had a blueheeler named max ( after mad max..  owning a blueheeler and all) smart dog but i lived in the country and its unfair to own a farm dog in the city, so if i move out bush again i might get another.


If he's following you around, He's probably like "My human is trying to escape! I better trail him!" For an animal that doesn't do the pack mentality thing, they do seem to include humans as part of their inner circle if you know what I mean.  I think of it as "this human is foolish enough to provide me shelter and food free of charge, I shall reap the benefits!"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jan 28, 2013, 10:35:25 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jan 28, 2013, 10:33:05 PM
Quote from: Rong Swanston on Jan 28, 2013, 09:09:17 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jan 28, 2013, 08:16:30 PM
Cats, when you look at their actions are truly self serving and selfish. I'm a cat owner and I'm fully convinced that they see humans as tall, furless cats that rank below them. I put a coat on a couch, they immediatly go right to it and use it as a bed.(oh thank you for making a bed for me!). I clean the litter box, right away they go and poop/pee in it.  I put up a new set of expensive curtains and the next morning, they are shredded(oh new scratching post? thanks! dont mind me ignoring the scratching post you put right infront of the curtains)
depends on the cat i think.. my cat follows me around like a dog although im pretty sure he thinks he is a human gets up on a chair at dinner time to eat with everyone.

I like dogs but not stupid ones... i like farm dogs as a child we had a blueheeler named max ( after mad max..  owning a blueheeler and all) smart dog but i lived in the country and its unfair to own a farm dog in the city, so if i move out bush again i might get another.


If he's following you around, He's probably like "My human is trying to escape! I better trail him!" For an animal that doesn't do the pack mentality thing, they do seem to include humans as part of their inner circle if you know what I mean.  I think of it as "this human is foolish enough to provide me shelter and food free of charge, I shall reap the benefits!"

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jan 28, 2013, 10:36:52 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Jan 28, 2013, 02:57:33 PM
They don't nag as much as women.
You should do stand-up!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Jan 28, 2013, 10:43:07 PM
Yeah. You're right! I got tonnes of material like that!

Nagging women jokes haven't been done by many comedians yet, have they?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jan 28, 2013, 10:45:05 PM
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DontExplainTheJoke (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DontExplainTheJoke)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Jan 28, 2013, 10:52:46 PM
Ah, man, I'm gonna destroy the comedy clubs with this raw talent...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Jan 28, 2013, 11:03:57 PM
We have pets for emotional reasons before anything else. In that sense, all pets are equally useful or useless. Depends on the owner, really. :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jan 29, 2013, 01:13:14 AM
In 1st semester someone actually presented to us proposed plans for the hunting down of feral cats.

Feral cats kill more birds than any other animal and it's actually threatening entire species of birds.

Plan 1. Capture, fix, release.

Plan 2. Capture, put down.

While I am definitely behind the defence of the birds I'm not exactly for these methods of doing so, pet cats could end up in the mix and it'd be especially bad if they met the fate of plan 2. Like Eva said people have emotional bonds to their pets.

The lady presenting it really came across as a cat hater too, as if they were equivalent to sewer rats.  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jan 29, 2013, 01:17:35 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Jan 29, 2013, 01:13:14 AM
The lady presenting it really came across as a cat hater too, as if they were equivalent to sewer rats.  :P
Sewer rats are probably smarter.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jan 29, 2013, 01:18:57 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jan 29, 2013, 01:17:35 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Jan 29, 2013, 01:13:14 AM
The lady presenting it really came across as a cat hater too, as if they were equivalent to sewer rats.  :P
Sewer rats are probably smarter.

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jan 29, 2013, 01:19:44 AM
At least chameleons are pretty.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jan 29, 2013, 01:21:01 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jan 29, 2013, 01:17:35 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Jan 29, 2013, 01:13:14 AM
The lady presenting it really came across as a cat hater too, as if they were equivalent to sewer rats.  :P
Sewer rats are probably smarter.

Both vermin in the eyes of cat haters.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jan 29, 2013, 01:22:03 AM
No, really, they probably are smarter. Rats are pretty damn smart. Trainable, even.

Can't teach a cat shit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jan 29, 2013, 01:23:06 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jan 29, 2013, 01:19:44 AM
At least chameleons are pretty.

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NEGGA PLoise
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jan 29, 2013, 01:24:07 AM
Are you color blind?

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jan 29, 2013, 01:25:44 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jan 29, 2013, 01:24:07 AM
Are you color blind?

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ITs not a pet its a Pokemon i told ya before.

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jan 29, 2013, 01:26:30 AM
Pokemon > aloof box shitters
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jan 29, 2013, 01:28:37 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jan 29, 2013, 01:26:30 AM
Pokemon > aloof box shitters

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Tru dat
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jan 29, 2013, 01:35:50 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jan 29, 2013, 01:22:03 AM
No, really, they probably are smarter. Rats are pretty damn smart. Trainable, even.

Can't teach a cat shit.

I'll take your word for it, point is, vermin.

Though my cats can open doors (or could)... but the young girl is an annoying dumbass when in heat. "GET THE F**K AWAY FROM ME!"

Cats are good for emotional support for some people, I was sad for one of our pet cats in particular because he had to be put down due to critical damage from a fox.

I prefer dogs, faithful and smart and they can even help break the ice with girls when you walk them. If I say "Outside" and they want out they go straight for the door. If I say "hungry", "dinner" or "food" they wait at their food bowls. And so on.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jan 29, 2013, 01:41:32 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Jan 29, 2013, 01:35:50 AM
I prefer dogs, faithful and smart and they can even help break the ice with girls when you walk them. If I say "Outside" and they want out they go straight for the door. If I say "hungry", "dinner" or "food" they wait at their food bowls. And so on.
Bingo.

All the love you give to a dog you get back tenfold.

All the love you give to a cat you get back in the form of toxoplasmosis and a smelly litter box (cats wouldn't be half as popular if you had to walk them).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jan 29, 2013, 01:44:34 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jan 29, 2013, 01:41:32 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Jan 29, 2013, 01:35:50 AM
I prefer dogs, faithful and smart and they can even help break the ice with girls when you walk them. If I say "Outside" and they want out they go straight for the door. If I say "hungry", "dinner" or "food" they wait at their food bowls. And so on.
Bingo.

All the love you give to a dog you get back tenfold.

All the love you give to a cat you get back in the form of toxoplasmosis and a smelly litter box (cats wouldn't be half as popular if you had to walk them).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTXHeWdc3B0# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTXHeWdc3B0#)

lol lizard woman bias..... counter culture yall!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gates on Jan 29, 2013, 01:46:05 AM
Notice all the commands he mentioned are entirely self-serving... :P

But I love dogs too, for totally different reasons than I do cats, naturally... 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jan 29, 2013, 01:46:49 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxoplasmosis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxoplasmosis)
QuoteUp to a third of the world's human population is estimated to carry a Toxoplasma infection... The parasite can cause encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) and neurologic diseases, and can affect the heart, liver, inner ears, and eyes (chorioretinitis). Recent research has also linked toxoplasmosis with brain cancer, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and Schizophrenia

Love,
cats xoxo
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 29, 2013, 01:47:06 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Jan 29, 2013, 01:35:50 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jan 29, 2013, 01:22:03 AM
No, really, they probably are smarter. Rats are pretty damn smart. Trainable, even.

Can't teach a cat shit.

I'll take your word for it, point is, vermin.

Though my cats can open doors (or could)... but the young girl is an annoying dumbass when in heat. "GET THE F**K AWAY FROM ME!"

Cats are good for emotional support for some people, I was sad for one of our pet cats in particular because he had to be put down due to critical damage from a fox.

I prefer dogs, faithful and smart and they can even help break the ice with girls when you walk them. If I say "Outside" and they want out they go straight for the door. If I say "hungry", "dinner" or "food" they wait at their food bowls. And so on.
My cats... well most of them do all of that and then some. Bamboo pretty much baby sits the kids at my apartment. He's a 24 lb adorable ball of fur. Plus he knows how to open the door if I lock myself out. More helpful than you would think, like I was fumbling for a pen the other day and he actually brought me a pen. Didn't even notice till now. Smart pussy I tell you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jan 29, 2013, 01:48:10 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jan 29, 2013, 01:47:06 AM
Plus he knows how to open the door if I lock myself out. More helpful than you would think, like I was fumbling for a pen the other day and he actually brought me a pen.
pics or it didnt happen
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jan 29, 2013, 01:49:03 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jan 29, 2013, 01:47:06 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Jan 29, 2013, 01:35:50 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jan 29, 2013, 01:22:03 AM
No, really, they probably are smarter. Rats are pretty damn smart. Trainable, even.

Can't teach a cat shit.

I'll take your word for it, point is, vermin.

Though my cats can open doors (or could)... but the young girl is an annoying dumbass when in heat. "GET THE F**K AWAY FROM ME!"

Cats are good for emotional support for some people, I was sad for one of our pet cats in particular because he had to be put down due to critical damage from a fox.

I prefer dogs, faithful and smart and they can even help break the ice with girls when you walk them. If I say "Outside" and they want out they go straight for the door. If I say "hungry", "dinner" or "food" they wait at their food bowls. And so on.
My cats... well most of them do all of that and then some. Bamboo pretty much baby sits the kids at my apartment. He's a 24 lb adorable ball of fur. Plus he knows how to open the door if I lock myself out. More helpful than you would think, like I was fumbling for a pen the other day and he actually brought me a pen. Didn't even notice till now. Smart pussy I tell you.

Cats are like ladies manipulative whats not to love  ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jan 29, 2013, 01:52:29 AM
Quote from: Gates on Jan 29, 2013, 01:46:05 AM
Notice all the commands he mentioned are entirely self-serving... :P

But I love dogs too, for totally different reasons than I do cats, naturally...

Commands? Well let's see how you feel when dinner is made and no one tells you...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gates on Jan 29, 2013, 01:59:02 AM
Haha...I hear you, but to the dog they are commands (or sounds) they associate with certain things outside/pee & poo time, etc...I don't mean anything negative by it...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 29, 2013, 03:43:20 AM
Quote from: maledoro on Jan 28, 2013, 02:08:58 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 28, 2013, 03:44:17 AMI love cats. But they're useless.
Why do you love cats?

They're very low maintenance. And when they feel like it, they like to cuddle.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 29, 2013, 04:00:12 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 29, 2013, 03:43:20 AM
Quote from: maledoro on Jan 28, 2013, 02:08:58 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 28, 2013, 03:44:17 AMI love cats. But they're useless.
Why do you love cats?

They're very low maintenance. And when they feel like it, they like to cuddle.
Cats also tend to be more of a chick magnet than dogs are.  8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 29, 2013, 04:02:17 AM
I don't think so. I find women are more into dogs.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jan 29, 2013, 04:07:45 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 29, 2013, 04:02:17 AM
I don't think so. I find women are more into dogs.

INB4 lie posts some f**ked up video....
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jan 29, 2013, 04:30:31 AM
Well, in that video I think it's the dog that's in the chick, but hey, semantics.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jan 29, 2013, 04:33:01 AM
Quote from: BANE on Jan 29, 2013, 04:30:31 AM
Well, in that video I think it's the dog that's in the chick, but hey, semantics.

Didn't watch LOL
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jan 29, 2013, 04:35:06 AM
o gawd yyyyyyyyyyy
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jan 29, 2013, 04:35:41 AM
Neither did I. I simply used deduction. Elementary, my dear Watson.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jan 29, 2013, 04:37:44 AM
Quote from: BANE on Jan 29, 2013, 04:35:41 AM
Neither did I. I simply used deduction. Elementary, my dear Watson.



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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 29, 2013, 08:58:48 AM
Never post that again. Ever!  >:(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jan 29, 2013, 01:05:35 PM
Quote from: Rong Swanston on Jan 29, 2013, 04:37:44 AM
Quote from: BANE on Jan 29, 2013, 04:35:41 AM
Neither did I. I simply used deduction. Elementary, my dear Watson.



http://24.media.tumblr.com/57386aa22131c228eaacb1fdee6e29ee/tumblr_mgyiwdSDa81qci34ro1_500.png

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA jesus christ
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Jan 29, 2013, 02:00:19 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 29, 2013, 03:43:20 AM
Quote from: maledoro on Jan 28, 2013, 02:08:58 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 28, 2013, 03:44:17 AMI love cats. But they're useless.
Why do you love cats?
They're very low maintenance. And when they feel like it, they like to cuddle.
Thus, a use.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jan 29, 2013, 02:48:59 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jan 29, 2013, 01:46:49 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxoplasmosis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxoplasmosis)
QuoteUp to a third of the world's human population is estimated to carry a Toxoplasma infection... The parasite can cause encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) and neurologic diseases, and can affect the heart, liver, inner ears, and eyes (chorioretinitis). Recent research has also linked toxoplasmosis with brain cancer, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and Schizophrenia

Love,
cats xoxo




Keep in mind that ONLY outdoor cats are known to carry the taxoplasmosis. Keep your cats indoors!


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Jan 29, 2013, 09:06:01 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jan 29, 2013, 02:48:59 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jan 29, 2013, 01:46:49 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxoplasmosis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxoplasmosis)
QuoteUp to a third of the world's human population is estimated to carry a Toxoplasma infection... The parasite can cause encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) and neurologic diseases, and can affect the heart, liver, inner ears, and eyes (chorioretinitis). Recent research has also linked toxoplasmosis with brain cancer, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and Schizophrenia

Love,
cats xoxo




Keep in mind that ONLY outdoor cats are known to carry the taxoplasmosis. Keep your cats indoors!

Just wash your hands?Hygiene 101,and uncooked pork can carry it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jan 29, 2013, 10:41:12 PM
U.S.A!  U.S.A!  U.S.A! (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/29/neil-heslin-father-of-newtown-victim-heckled_n_2572503.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jan 29, 2013, 10:43:53 PM
Who wants to bet Jesse Ventura shows up with cameras soon?

:-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jan 29, 2013, 10:44:01 PM
Quote from: SM on Jan 29, 2013, 10:41:12 PM
U.S.A!  U.S.A!  U.S.A! (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/29/neil-heslin-father-of-newtown-victim-heckled_n_2572503.html)

Yeah i read that earlier.... da faq appalling.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Jan 29, 2013, 10:48:51 PM
If people want to have smart animals as pets because they're smarter than the rest, get a f**king chimpanzee. :D

Quote from: SM on Jan 29, 2013, 10:41:12 PM
U.S.A!  U.S.A!  U.S.A! (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/29/neil-heslin-father-of-newtown-victim-heckled_n_2572503.html)
Not surprised in the least, sadly... :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jan 29, 2013, 10:50:08 PM
Quote from: Eva on Jan 29, 2013, 10:48:51 PM
If people want to have smart animals as pets because they're smarter than the rest, get a f**king chimpanzee. :D

Quote from: SM on Jan 29, 2013, 10:41:12 PM
U.S.A!  U.S.A!  U.S.A! (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/29/neil-heslin-father-of-newtown-victim-heckled_n_2572503.html)
Not surprised in the least, sadly... :-\

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jan 29, 2013, 11:41:49 PM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jan 29, 2013, 11:44:04 PM
Quote from: SM on Jan 29, 2013, 10:41:12 PM
U.S.A!  U.S.A!  U.S.A! (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/29/neil-heslin-father-of-newtown-victim-heckled_n_2572503.html)


Oh, America...dumber and dumber every day.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jan 29, 2013, 11:46:16 PM
Quote from: SM on Jan 29, 2013, 11:41:49 PM
http://www.google.com.au/url?source=imglanding&ct=img&q=http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q217/Taliesin_ttlg/monkey/monkey_monkey.jpg&sa=X&ei=D14IUZ3IJ47UkwW9uoDYDw&ved=0CAkQ8wc&usg=AFQjCNH9xIiKlw0YTtHmX_-uCtXvR9PSmQ

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jan 29, 2013, 11:50:46 PM
A woman!
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jan 29, 2013, 11:59:04 PM
Dat piggsy...


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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 30, 2013, 02:04:49 AM
Gun are an addiction of the weak minded. Thus we should tax the hell out of them to curtail the addiction while raising money for education programs.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jan 30, 2013, 02:23:43 AM
You'll get a kick out of this Spacemarines

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jan 30, 2013, 02:40:46 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jan 30, 2013, 02:04:49 AM
Gun are an addiction of the weak minded. Thus we should tax the hell out of them to curtail the addiction while raising money for education programs.

Don't tax the guns.

Tax the living shit out of the ammo.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jan 30, 2013, 02:42:01 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuX-nFmL0II# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuX-nFmL0II#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Terx2 on Jan 30, 2013, 03:17:35 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jan 29, 2013, 11:44:04 PM
Quote from: SM on Jan 29, 2013, 10:41:12 PM
U.S.A!  U.S.A!  U.S.A! (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/29/neil-heslin-father-of-newtown-victim-heckled_n_2572503.html)


Oh, America...dumber and dumber every day.

Ever since Bush was gone you'd think they would change :P ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 30, 2013, 10:31:07 AM
Quote from: SM on Jan 30, 2013, 02:40:46 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jan 30, 2013, 02:04:49 AM
Gun are an addiction of the weak minded. Thus we should tax the hell out of them to curtail the addiction while raising money for education programs.

Don't tax the guns.

Tax the living shit out of the ammo.
Well that's the idea. It sure would lower the city taxpayer burden for dealing with gun related crime.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on Jan 30, 2013, 01:49:54 PM
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/billion-euro-supercomputer-to--simulate-entire-human-brain---120811728.html (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/billion-euro-supercomputer-to--simulate-entire-human-brain---120811728.html)

QuoteA ten-year project in Europe will use supercomputers to simulate the workings of an entire human brain for the first time.

The research could lead to computers and robots that think like people.

Scientists also claim that the research could unlock the secrets of memory, depression and Alzheimer's.

I'm sure this will end well.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jan 30, 2013, 02:14:59 PM
Quote from: Nightlord on Jan 30, 2013, 01:49:54 PM
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/billion-euro-supercomputer-to--simulate-entire-human-brain---120811728.html (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/billion-euro-supercomputer-to--simulate-entire-human-brain---120811728.html)

QuoteA ten-year project in Europe will use supercomputers to simulate the workings of an entire human brain for the first time.

The research could lead to computers and robots that think like people.

Scientists also claim that the research could unlock the secrets of memory, depression and Alzheimer's.

I'm sure this will end well.
How could it possibly go wrong?  ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jan 30, 2013, 11:22:13 PM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jan 30, 2013, 11:35:28 PM
Quote from: Nightlord on Jan 30, 2013, 01:49:54 PM
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/billion-euro-supercomputer-to--simulate-entire-human-brain---120811728.html (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/billion-euro-supercomputer-to--simulate-entire-human-brain---120811728.html)

QuoteA ten-year project in Europe will use supercomputers to simulate the workings of an entire human brain for the first time.

The research could lead to computers and robots that think like people.

Scientists also claim that the research could unlock the secrets of memory, depression and Alzheimer's.

I'm sure this will end well.
INB4SM

...

Quote from: SM on Jan 30, 2013, 11:22:13 PM
http://www.google.com.au/url?source=imglanding&ct=img&q=http://www.toplessrobot.com/Robot-monkey-terminators.jpg&sa=X&ei=E6sJUdiVEovJkQX-4oC4Dg&ved=0CAkQ8wc&usg=AFQjCNHu1jaF6P3xuj-LeUZD7Xx7eFAI4A

Damn it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jan 31, 2013, 01:33:16 AM
For the Aussies out there

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F25.media.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_luczkcepBR1qaac30o1_500.jpg&hash=333d81c3f4e0d7d9b11e1bc73f4bec26f8831df8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jan 31, 2013, 01:39:01 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com.au%2Furl%3Fsource%3Dimglanding%26amp%3Bct%3Dimg%26amp%3Bq%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.rnw.nl%2Fdata%2Ffiles%2Fimagecache%2Fmust_carry%2Fimages%2Flead%2Fgayprideweb.jpg%26amp%3Bsa%3DX%26amp%3Bei%3D88oJUZjOMcudkgWvqIDgBA%26amp%3Bved%3D0CAkQ8wc%26amp%3Busg%3DAFQjCNF6xOqWuS3T7H9qP5yh82JXInUsHA&hash=494713ff5e8b948dc99a9ad450f74e3cc38acafa)

...filthy piece of shit...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jan 31, 2013, 01:44:30 AM
DRIBRLE PAETY STAP WUT R U DOIN.....

IF that f**ker gets elected ..... i'm moving to New Zealand..... j/k .... although the UK is looking nice.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jan 31, 2013, 02:50:56 AM
More f**king stupid:


http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2013/01/30/1514051/dont-say-gay-tennessee/?mobile=nc (http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2013/01/30/1514051/dont-say-gay-tennessee/?mobile=nc)


QuoteTennessee's so-called 'Don't Say Gay' bill died with the adjournment of the state assembly last year. But now the measure is back — with new, harsher requirements.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ghost Rider on Jan 31, 2013, 02:54:08 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jan 31, 2013, 02:50:56 AM
More f**king stupid:


http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2013/01/30/1514051/dont-say-gay-tennessee/?mobile=nc (http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2013/01/30/1514051/dont-say-gay-tennessee/?mobile=nc)


QuoteTennessee's so-called 'Don't Say Gay' bill died with the adjournment of the state assembly last year. But now the measure is back — with new, harsher requirements.

I hate my home state. :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jan 31, 2013, 03:11:51 AM
Only in America.

And hardline Muslim regimes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 31, 2013, 05:42:41 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jan 31, 2013, 02:50:56 AM
More f**king stupid:


http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2013/01/30/1514051/dont-say-gay-tennessee/?mobile=nc (http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2013/01/30/1514051/dont-say-gay-tennessee/?mobile=nc)


QuoteTennessee's so-called 'Don't Say Gay' bill died with the adjournment of the state assembly last year. But now the measure is back — with new, harsher requirements.

Best reply:

So let me get this straight, just for clarification, Teachers, who are Union thugs, and a drain on America's finances, Should now bear the responsibility of being armed and protecting children from crazy people, and should recognize and inform families of their childrens sexual orientation...And all of this will be by law, mandated, under threat of penalty....all for 26k a year...WOW....

Quote from: SM on Jan 31, 2013, 03:11:51 AM
And hardline Muslim regimes.

No, even they wouldn't do this. The LGTBs simply live in fear and say nothing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jan 31, 2013, 02:15:23 PM
Quote from: Rong Swanton on Jan 31, 2013, 01:33:16 AM
For the Aussies out there

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F25.media.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_luczkcepBR1qaac30o1_500.jpg&hash=333d81c3f4e0d7d9b11e1bc73f4bec26f8831df8)



Tried doing some research on this guy and I'm not sure what the hoopla is about? Is Australia facing a deluge of gays arriving illegally on boats? or is the boat part of the equation in regards to illegal pacific islanders coming to Australia on boats?


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jan 31, 2013, 02:28:22 PM
Quote from: Rong Swanton on Jan 31, 2013, 01:33:16 AM
For the Aussies out there

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F25.media.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_luczkcepBR1qaac30o1_500.jpg&hash=333d81c3f4e0d7d9b11e1bc73f4bec26f8831df8)

They'd scare you too if you knew the horrors gays on boats inflict on their prisoners.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DJ Pu$$yface on Jan 31, 2013, 09:01:48 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jan 31, 2013, 02:15:23 PM
Quote from: Rong Swanton on Jan 31, 2013, 01:33:16 AM
For the Aussies out there

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F25.media.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_luczkcepBR1qaac30o1_500.jpg&hash=333d81c3f4e0d7d9b11e1bc73f4bec26f8831df8)



Tried doing some research on this guy and I'm not sure what the hoopla is about? Is Australia facing a deluge of gays arriving illegally on boats? or is the boat part of the equation in regards to illegal pacific islanders coming to Australia on boats?

Boats = immigrants
Gays = homophobic

A vote for Tony Abbott is a sheer act of stupidity. Or pure evil for those when want to see Australia really go to sh*t.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jan 31, 2013, 09:19:37 PM
In other news, a gay dog is scheduled to get euthanized after his owner kicked him out of the house.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/31/gay-dog-euthanized-tennessee_n_2590537.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/31/gay-dog-euthanized-tennessee_n_2590537.html)

How do I replace the hyperlink with custom text? never found out how to do that.





Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jan 31, 2013, 09:34:51 PM
Thank you Sess.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxQAOnIsLVg#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxQAOnIsLVg#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Jan 31, 2013, 09:40:54 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jan 31, 2013, 09:34:51 PM
Thank you Sess.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxQAOnIsLVg#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxQAOnIsLVg#ws)

Fox News playing nice for once,Adam nailed it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on Jan 31, 2013, 09:43:16 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jan 31, 2013, 09:34:51 PM
Thank you Sess.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxQAOnIsLVg#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxQAOnIsLVg#ws)
Dat beard.

Good on him though and he's completely right, most parents seem to think Games=childrens toys, when they ccouldn't be more wrong in most cases.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ghost Rider on Feb 01, 2013, 12:31:54 AM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jan 31, 2013, 09:19:37 PM
In other news, a gay dog is scheduled to get euthanized after his owner kicked him out of the house.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/31/gay-dog-euthanized-tennessee_n_2590537.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/31/gay-dog-euthanized-tennessee_n_2590537.html)

How do I replace the hyperlink with custom text? never found out how to do that.

Damn it Tennessee, stop making yourself dumber than you already are. :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 01, 2013, 01:14:47 AM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jan 31, 2013, 09:19:37 PM
In other news, a gay dog is scheduled to get euthanized after his owner kicked him out of the house.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/31/gay-dog-euthanized-tennessee_n_2590537.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/31/gay-dog-euthanized-tennessee_n_2590537.html)

How do I replace the hyperlink with custom text? never found out how to do that.

What, what the f**k do you say to something like this?!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on Feb 01, 2013, 01:32:44 AM
QuoteSobrino Valdeci Picanto, 59, was arrested in Apore, Goiás, Brazil, for raping several women attending his church. He gave as an excuse that his penis had been consecrated with "divine semen of the Holy Spirit."

A 23-year-old young woman, who prefers to remain anonymous said, "He has convinced us that only God could come into our lives through the mouth."

"Often, after worship, Pastor Valdecir take us to some of the funds back to the church and asked us to do oral sex on him until the Holy Spirit comes through ejaculation".

Valdecir came to abuse some elderly, and defends himself by saying that 'he had an encounter with Jesus in a brothel and gave him the mission of spreading the sacred semen throughout the state, beginning with the faithful Apore Assembly, of which he is responsible'.

According to the Pastor, "You have in your hands the servant of the Lord and do not regret it yet. I hope to continue my wonderful job within the prison".

Denise Pinheiro, delegate of the region, said, "Valdecir was caught red-handed while rubbing his penis in the face of a local merchant, which promised to make more sales in her business due to the divine liquid. When we act Valdecir offered no resistance and even asked if I wanted to be part of the kingdom of heaven on the way to the police station. He is not ashamed of such acts and thinks they are the most normal things in the world."

Valdecir posted bail and was released.
http://m24digital.com/en/2013/01/29/pastor-claimed-his-penis-had-been-anointed-with-the-holy-spirit-divine-semen-and-raped-his-faithful/ (http://m24digital.com/en/2013/01/29/pastor-claimed-his-penis-had-been-anointed-with-the-holy-spirit-divine-semen-and-raped-his-faithful/)

What the f**k.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Feb 01, 2013, 01:44:13 AM
Think the Padre will be receiving plenty of "divine semen" shortly...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 01, 2013, 01:52:42 AM
Quote from: SM on Feb 01, 2013, 01:44:13 AM
Think the Padre will be receiving plenty of "divine semen" shortly...
Quote
Valdecir posted bail and was released.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Feb 01, 2013, 01:55:46 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com.au%2Furl%3Fsource%3Dimglanding%26amp%3Bct%3Dimg%26amp%3Bq%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fdiablo.incgamers.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F09%2FGenius.jpg%26amp%3Bsa%3DX%26amp%3Bei%3DmCALUZH4BIuElQWBhYCoBg%26amp%3Bved%3D0CAkQ8wc%26amp%3Busg%3DAFQjCNG8N0eh4H1LJbn8O36wFw5-WEQQ1Q&hash=4e8ee89b3a6ae170920c35cff19c1172e4429a1b)


...okay maybe there'll be a bit of a wait.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Feb 01, 2013, 02:02:41 AM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 01, 2013, 02:37:10 AM
Quote from: Nightlord on Feb 01, 2013, 01:32:44 AM
QuoteSobrino Valdeci Picanto, 59, was arrested in Apore, Goiás, Brazil, for raping several women attending his church. He gave as an excuse that his penis had been consecrated with "divine semen of the Holy Spirit."

A 23-year-old young woman, who prefers to remain anonymous said, "He has convinced us that only God could come into our lives through the mouth."

"Often, after worship, Pastor Valdecir take us to some of the funds back to the church and asked us to do oral sex on him until the Holy Spirit comes through ejaculation".

Valdecir came to abuse some elderly, and defends himself by saying that 'he had an encounter with Jesus in a brothel and gave him the mission of spreading the sacred semen throughout the state, beginning with the faithful Apore Assembly, of which he is responsible'.

According to the Pastor, "You have in your hands the servant of the Lord and do not regret it yet. I hope to continue my wonderful job within the prison".

Denise Pinheiro, delegate of the region, said, "Valdecir was caught red-handed while rubbing his penis in the face of a local merchant, which promised to make more sales in her business due to the divine liquid. When we act Valdecir offered no resistance and even asked if I wanted to be part of the kingdom of heaven on the way to the police station. He is not ashamed of such acts and thinks they are the most normal things in the world."

Valdecir posted bail and was released.
http://m24digital.com/en/2013/01/29/pastor-claimed-his-penis-had-been-anointed-with-the-holy-spirit-divine-semen-and-raped-his-faithful/ (http://m24digital.com/en/2013/01/29/pastor-claimed-his-penis-had-been-anointed-with-the-holy-spirit-divine-semen-and-raped-his-faithful/)

What the f**k.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iM85VwWWwu8# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iM85VwWWwu8#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 01, 2013, 02:42:41 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.cdnds.net%2F13%2F05%2F300x225%2Fcomics-dc-comics-wtf-certified-logo.jpg&hash=8b1e95509c67b0836d324772dc169fce71a9f09b)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 01, 2013, 02:47:13 AM
Quote from: Nightlord on Feb 01, 2013, 01:32:44 AM
QuoteSobrino Valdeci Picanto, 59, was arrested in Apore, Goiás, Brazil, for raping several women attending his church. He gave as an excuse that his penis had been consecrated with "divine semen of the Holy Spirit."

A 23-year-old young woman, who prefers to remain anonymous said, "He has convinced us that only God could come into our lives through the mouth."

"Often, after worship, Pastor Valdecir take us to some of the funds back to the church and asked us to do oral sex on him until the Holy Spirit comes through ejaculation".

Valdecir came to abuse some elderly, and defends himself by saying that 'he had an encounter with Jesus in a brothel and gave him the mission of spreading the sacred semen throughout the state, beginning with the faithful Apore Assembly, of which he is responsible'.

According to the Pastor, "You have in your hands the servant of the Lord and do not regret it yet. I hope to continue my wonderful job within the prison".

Denise Pinheiro, delegate of the region, said, "Valdecir was caught red-handed while rubbing his penis in the face of a local merchant, which promised to make more sales in her business due to the divine liquid. When we act Valdecir offered no resistance and even asked if I wanted to be part of the kingdom of heaven on the way to the police station. He is not ashamed of such acts and thinks they are the most normal things in the world."

Valdecir posted bail and was released.
http://m24digital.com/en/2013/01/29/pastor-claimed-his-penis-had-been-anointed-with-the-holy-spirit-divine-semen-and-raped-his-faithful/ (http://m24digital.com/en/2013/01/29/pastor-claimed-his-penis-had-been-anointed-with-the-holy-spirit-divine-semen-and-raped-his-faithful/)

What the f**k.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi58.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fg274%2FMarneus767%2FLOLWUT5.jpg&hash=70482506768e23e99cc9b062363012409377ca66)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 01, 2013, 03:01:48 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 01, 2013, 02:47:13 AM
Quote from: Nightlord on Feb 01, 2013, 01:32:44 AM
QuoteSobrino Valdeci Picanto, 59, was arrested in Apore, Goiás, Brazil, for raping several women attending his church. He gave as an excuse that his penis had been consecrated with "divine semen of the Holy Spirit."

A 23-year-old young woman, who prefers to remain anonymous said, "He has convinced us that only God could come into our lives through the mouth."

"Often, after worship, Pastor Valdecir take us to some of the funds back to the church and asked us to do oral sex on him until the Holy Spirit comes through ejaculation".

Valdecir came to abuse some elderly, and defends himself by saying that 'he had an encounter with Jesus in a brothel and gave him the mission of spreading the sacred semen throughout the state, beginning with the faithful Apore Assembly, of which he is responsible'.

According to the Pastor, "You have in your hands the servant of the Lord and do not regret it yet. I hope to continue my wonderful job within the prison".

Denise Pinheiro, delegate of the region, said, "Valdecir was caught red-handed while rubbing his penis in the face of a local merchant, which promised to make more sales in her business due to the divine liquid. When we act Valdecir offered no resistance and even asked if I wanted to be part of the kingdom of heaven on the way to the police station. He is not ashamed of such acts and thinks they are the most normal things in the world."

Valdecir posted bail and was released.
http://m24digital.com/en/2013/01/29/pastor-claimed-his-penis-had-been-anointed-with-the-holy-spirit-divine-semen-and-raped-his-faithful/ (http://m24digital.com/en/2013/01/29/pastor-claimed-his-penis-had-been-anointed-with-the-holy-spirit-divine-semen-and-raped-his-faithful/)

What the f**k.

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g274/Marneus767/LOLWUT5.jpg
The Holy Pear, the other forbidden fruit besides the Apple and Antoine, the third person God made out of Adam's pelvis.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 01, 2013, 03:02:56 AM
Quote from: BANE on Feb 01, 2013, 03:01:48 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 01, 2013, 02:47:13 AM
Quote from: Nightlord on Feb 01, 2013, 01:32:44 AM
QuoteSobrino Valdeci Picanto, 59, was arrested in Apore, Goiás, Brazil, for raping several women attending his church. He gave as an excuse that his penis had been consecrated with "divine semen of the Holy Spirit."

A 23-year-old young woman, who prefers to remain anonymous said, "He has convinced us that only God could come into our lives through the mouth."

"Often, after worship, Pastor Valdecir take us to some of the funds back to the church and asked us to do oral sex on him until the Holy Spirit comes through ejaculation".

Valdecir came to abuse some elderly, and defends himself by saying that 'he had an encounter with Jesus in a brothel and gave him the mission of spreading the sacred semen throughout the state, beginning with the faithful Apore Assembly, of which he is responsible'.

According to the Pastor, "You have in your hands the servant of the Lord and do not regret it yet. I hope to continue my wonderful job within the prison".

Denise Pinheiro, delegate of the region, said, "Valdecir was caught red-handed while rubbing his penis in the face of a local merchant, which promised to make more sales in her business due to the divine liquid. When we act Valdecir offered no resistance and even asked if I wanted to be part of the kingdom of heaven on the way to the police station. He is not ashamed of such acts and thinks they are the most normal things in the world."

Valdecir posted bail and was released.
http://m24digital.com/en/2013/01/29/pastor-claimed-his-penis-had-been-anointed-with-the-holy-spirit-divine-semen-and-raped-his-faithful/ (http://m24digital.com/en/2013/01/29/pastor-claimed-his-penis-had-been-anointed-with-the-holy-spirit-divine-semen-and-raped-his-faithful/)

What the f**k.

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g274/Marneus767/LOLWUT5.jpg
The Holy Pear, the other forbidden fruit besides the Apple and Antoine, the third person God made out of Adam's pelvis.

LOLOL
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Feb 01, 2013, 06:02:21 AM
I was waiting for a link to The Onion.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Feb 01, 2013, 06:34:03 PM
Of course, you don't hear about this story on the news  ::)

QuoteSo maybe armed guards aren't necessarily a bad thing at schools as many liberals have been arguing. Check out what happened yesterday afternoon in an Atlanta middle school shooting:

A student opened fire at his middle school Thursday afternoon, wounding a 14-year-old in the neck before an armed officer working at the school was able to get the gun away, police said.

Multiple shots were fired in the courtyard of Price Middle School just south of downtown about 1:50 p.m. and the one boy was hit, Atlanta Police Chief George Turner said. In the aftermath, a teacher received minor cuts, he said.

Investigators believe that the shooting was not a random incident. The boy who was shot was apparently "alert, conscious and breathing" on the way to Grady Memorial Hospital according to the report. The Schools Superintendent Erroll Davis said, "The obvious question is how did this get past a metal detector? That's something we do not know yet."

The armed resource officer who took the gun away was off-duty and at the school, but police didn't release details on him or whether he is regularly at Price. Since 20 children and six adults were shot to death at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut in December, calls for armed officers in every school have resonated across the country.

Charges against the shooter (unnamed) were pending at the time of the report. We will have more updates later as they come in.

http://www.ijreview.com/2013/02/33962-armed-guard-stops-middle-school-shooting-prevents-deaths/ (http://www.ijreview.com/2013/02/33962-armed-guard-stops-middle-school-shooting-prevents-deaths/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Feb 02, 2013, 04:52:13 AM
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/sacrificing-all-republicans-order-summon-mothra/J22NkfPF

This made me smile today :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Feb 02, 2013, 04:57:57 AM
In the news...

Spoiler
I FEEL GREAT!
[close]
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Feb 02, 2013, 09:50:54 PM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Feb 01, 2013, 06:34:03 PM
Of course, you don't hear about this story on the news  ::)

QuoteSo maybe armed guards aren't necessarily a bad thing at schools as many liberals have been arguing. Check out what happened yesterday afternoon in an Atlanta middle school shooting:

A student opened fire at his middle school Thursday afternoon, wounding a 14-year-old in the neck before an armed officer working at the school was able to get the gun away, police said.

Multiple shots were fired in the courtyard of Price Middle School just south of downtown about 1:50 p.m. and the one boy was hit, Atlanta Police Chief George Turner said. In the aftermath, a teacher received minor cuts, he said.

Investigators believe that the shooting was not a random incident. The boy who was shot was apparently "alert, conscious and breathing" on the way to Grady Memorial Hospital according to the report. The Schools Superintendent Erroll Davis said, "The obvious question is how did this get past a metal detector? That's something we do not know yet."

The armed resource officer who took the gun away was off-duty and at the school, but police didn't release details on him or whether he is regularly at Price. Since 20 children and six adults were shot to death at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut in December, calls for armed officers in every school have resonated across the country.

Charges against the shooter (unnamed) were pending at the time of the report. We will have more updates later as they come in.

http://www.ijreview.com/2013/02/33962-armed-guard-stops-middle-school-shooting-prevents-deaths/ (http://www.ijreview.com/2013/02/33962-armed-guard-stops-middle-school-shooting-prevents-deaths/)

Yeah and 1280 gun related deaths since Sandy Hook are a liberal conspiracy too. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/01/us-gun-deaths-sandy-hook_n_2602074.html) Thwee cheers for the wed, white and bwue!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Feb 02, 2013, 09:57:09 PM
I looked up wikipedia to see how often school shootings occur in the United States. I was surprised by what I found: -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_school_shootings_in_the_United_States (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_school_shootings_in_the_United_States)
A lot of these didn't appear in the major news.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 03, 2013, 02:41:43 AM
What that list doesn't mention is all of the hostage crises that don't result in the gun actually being fired. The number of general gun incidents is even higher but aren't tabulated according to most states guide lines. So no data exist about that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 03, 2013, 06:57:07 AM
http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/63885.aspx (http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/63885.aspx)


QuoteSaudi preacher who raped and tortured to death five-year-old girl is ordered by court to pay 'blood money' to mother after having served short jail term
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 03, 2013, 07:13:23 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 03, 2013, 06:57:07 AM
http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/63885.aspx (http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/63885.aspx)


QuoteSaudi preacher who raped and tortured to death five-year-old girl is ordered by court to pay 'blood money' to mother after having served short jail term
What the fu-...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on Feb 03, 2013, 08:23:32 AM
FFS lets change the tone of that one...


Man confronts shark (http://www.wnd.com/2013/01/man-saves-swimming-kids-by-wrestling-shark/)

QuoteWhen the shout of "shark" went up, the terrified grandad sprinted down the beach, spotted the 6ft killer in shallow water...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 03, 2013, 08:33:59 AM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Feb 03, 2013, 08:23:32 AM
FFS lets change the tone of that one...


Man confronts shark (http://www.wnd.com/2013/01/man-saves-swimming-kids-by-wrestling-shark/)

QuoteWhen the shout of "shark" went up, the terrified grandad sprinted down the beach, spotted the 6ft killer in shallow water...



Too bad you can't make badass mofos like this one anymore.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on Feb 03, 2013, 08:37:38 AM
In all seriousness, I can only hope I would have the integrity, resolve and (flat out guts) to react like that with absolute conviction.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 03, 2013, 08:40:33 AM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Feb 03, 2013, 08:37:38 AM
In all seriousness, I can only hope I would have the integrity, resolve and (flat out guts) to react like that with absolute conviction.


I wouldn't be surprised if you wrestled it underwater while stabbing it with punches.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on Feb 03, 2013, 08:41:20 AM
LOL, thanks for the vote of confidence.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 03, 2013, 08:45:35 AM
This sounds less like an averted shark attack and more like some guy playing Rambo and wrestling a small shark just cruising by the beach, which is not at all uncommon behavior. "It nearly took my leg off in a split second" -- no shit, that's what happens when you grab and harass a wild animal ::)

lulz, the video. Poor thing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 03, 2013, 08:49:59 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 03, 2013, 08:45:35 AM
This sounds less like an averted shark attack and more like some guy playing Rambo and wrestling a small shark just cruising by the beach, which is not at all uncommon behavior. "It nearly took my leg off in a split second" -- no shit, that's what happens when you grab and harass a wild animal ::)


Hardly harassing it when he just went up and moved it by the tail because it was too close to the children.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 03, 2013, 08:51:07 AM
...who weren't even in the water, as seen in the video. Slow news day, eh Mirror?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 03, 2013, 08:53:38 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 03, 2013, 08:51:07 AM
...who weren't even in the water, as seen in the video. Slow news day, eh Mirror?


They could have been sooner or later, and if that Shark was still there, who knows what could have happened. Best to prevent something terrible from happening, don't see the harm in that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 03, 2013, 08:55:11 AM
If the shark was still there, the beach would have been closed. Not that that tiny little thing was a threat to anyone.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 03, 2013, 08:57:41 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 03, 2013, 08:55:11 AM
If the shark was still there, the beach would have been closed. Not that that tiny little thing was a threat to anyone.



But in the moment that this happened, I don't think this man can be blamed for harassment for thinking that this Shark could cause harm, and moving it out of the way.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 03, 2013, 09:01:44 AM
Even still, it's a ridiculous news story. "Man nudges sick, non-threatening shark, makes it sound like he perilously set out to single-handedly save the world's children." lulz. It's just cuz he's British and it's a British tabloid and sharks = sensationalism.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 03, 2013, 09:03:17 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 03, 2013, 09:01:44 AM
It's just cuz he's British and it's a British tabloid and sharks = sensationalism.


Only if you look at it that way.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Feb 03, 2013, 11:56:34 AM
This took place in Australia. We're well educated on sharks. We know to stay out of the water when they're around.

If he had got his leg taken off everybody would've been calling him an idiot, and rightly so.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenodog on Feb 03, 2013, 12:00:44 PM
Also suitable for the 'I don't want to live on this planet anymore' thread;

Rare pygmy elephants 'poisoned' in Borneo

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbcimg.co.uk%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2F65564000%2Fjpg%2F_65564281_65563768.jpg&hash=7c31dd22661a8ca970afde7b25ac3f8c6c378442)
A baby elephant was found next to the body of its dead mother

Ten endangered pygmy elephants have been found dead in a reserve in Malaysia, with officials saying they may have been poisoned.

The animals, which had all suffered internal bleeding, were found near each other over the space of three weeks.

In one instance, a three-month-old calf was found alongside the body of its mother, apparently trying to wake her.

Sabah Environmental Minister Masidi Manjun said it was "a sad day for conservation and Sabah".

Sen Nathan, head veterinarian at the Gunung Rara Forest Reserve in Malaysia's Sabah state on the island of Borneo, said the elephants were all thought to be part of the same family group, and were aged between four and 20.

The bodies of four were found last week but then officials found another four animals dead or dying two days later.

Laurentius Ambu, Sabah's wildlife department director, said two "highly decomposed elephant carcasses" had been found earlier in the year.

"We believe that all the deaths of these elephants are related," he said.

The animals still had their tusks, indicating that they had not been killed by poachers, and none had gunshot wounds.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbcimg.co.uk%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2F65564000%2Fjpg%2F_65564549_6051d383-acb9-40d9-adef-72114b993a71.jpg&hash=4d332980bccaab8eda866171d31d8c47e37697cf)

Samples have been sent for testing, but Mr Nathan said the damage evident in the elephants' digestive systems had led officials to "highly suspect" acute poisoning. Tests will confirm whether they could have been deliberately poisoned.

"It was actually a very sad sight to see all those dead elephants, especially one of the dead females who had a very young calf of about three months old. The calf was trying to wake the dead mother up," he said.

The WWF estimates that there are fewer than 1,500 Borneo pygmy elephants in the wild, most of them in Sabah state.

They are the smallest elephant subspecies, with babyish faces, long tails and straight tusks. They are threatened by logging, hunting and increasing contact with humans.

Mr Masidi said the death of "these majestic and severely endangered Bornean elephants is a great loss to the state".

"If indeed these poor elephants were maliciously poisoned, I would personally make sure that the culprits would be brought to justice and pay for their crime," he said.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21241380 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21241380)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 03, 2013, 12:09:58 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/03/justice/texas-sniper-killed/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 (http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/03/justice/texas-sniper-killed/index.html?hpt=hp_t2)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 03, 2013, 12:10:24 PM
Quote from: Xenodog on Feb 03, 2013, 12:00:44 PM
Also suitable for the 'I don't want to live on this planet anymore' thread;

Rare pygmy elephants 'poisoned' in Borneo

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/65564000/jpg/_65564281_65563768.jpg
A baby elephant was found next to the body of its dead mother

Ten endangered pygmy elephants have been found dead in a reserve in Malaysia, with officials saying they may have been poisoned.

The animals, which had all suffered internal bleeding, were found near each other over the space of three weeks.

In one instance, a three-month-old calf was found alongside the body of its mother, apparently trying to wake her.

Sabah Environmental Minister Masidi Manjun said it was "a sad day for conservation and Sabah".

Sen Nathan, head veterinarian at the Gunung Rara Forest Reserve in Malaysia's Sabah state on the island of Borneo, said the elephants were all thought to be part of the same family group, and were aged between four and 20.

The bodies of four were found last week but then officials found another four animals dead or dying two days later.

Laurentius Ambu, Sabah's wildlife department director, said two "highly decomposed elephant carcasses" had been found earlier in the year.

"We believe that all the deaths of these elephants are related," he said.

The animals still had their tusks, indicating that they had not been killed by poachers, and none had gunshot wounds.

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/65564000/jpg/_65564549_6051d383-acb9-40d9-adef-72114b993a71.jpg

Samples have been sent for testing, but Mr Nathan said the damage evident in the elephants' digestive systems had led officials to "highly suspect" acute poisoning. Tests will confirm whether they could have been deliberately poisoned.

"It was actually a very sad sight to see all those dead elephants, especially one of the dead females who had a very young calf of about three months old. The calf was trying to wake the dead mother up," he said.

The WWF estimates that there are fewer than 1,500 Borneo pygmy elephants in the wild, most of them in Sabah state.

They are the smallest elephant subspecies, with babyish faces, long tails and straight tusks. They are threatened by logging, hunting and increasing contact with humans.

Mr Masidi said the death of "these majestic and severely endangered Bornean elephants is a great loss to the state".

"If indeed these poor elephants were maliciously poisoned, I would personally make sure that the culprits would be brought to justice and pay for their crime," he said.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21241380 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21241380)


That is f**king terrible. It's sad that apparently it looks like they've been poisoned on purpose, but it's scarier to think that it wasn't on purpose and who the hell knows what it could actually be.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Feb 03, 2013, 01:01:29 PM
I was watching a documentary about jaguars the other day, and they're constantly being poisoned by local farmers for the handful of livestock they take. Elephants can cause lots of damage to crops, so it wouldn't surprise me at all to hear it was deliberate.
I don't know about you, but I think an eye-for-an-eye approach to prosecution would be appropriate...

I'm not a big fan of farmers, can you tell?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on Feb 03, 2013, 04:35:57 PM
That is sad and all, especially the calf trying to wake his mom, but it's all well and good for us to say these people are bad for killing them (if they did) but elephants can cause lots of damage to these peoples livelyhood so it's not hard to see why they don't particularly like elephants.

Same deal with things like tigers or lions, everybody wants to conserve them but the people that actually have to live alongside them obviously don't see it that way.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 03, 2013, 05:12:46 PM
QuoteThat is sad and all, especially the calf trying to wake his mom, but it's all well and good for us to say these people are bad for killing them (if they did) but elephants can cause lots of damage to these peoples livelyhood so it's not hard to see why they don't particularly like elephants.

The elephants were there first and the humans cause environmental destruction.

f**k the humans, sorry to say.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Feb 03, 2013, 05:25:15 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 03, 2013, 05:12:46 PM
QuoteThat is sad and all, especially the calf trying to wake his mom, but it's all well and good for us to say these people are bad for killing them (if they did) but elephants can cause lots of damage to these peoples livelyhood so it's not hard to see why they don't particularly like elephants.

The elephants were there first and the humans cause environmental destruction.

f**k the humans, sorry to say.

Exactly. How would you feel if someone came in to your environment and started ruining it? I'd be pissed, it's no wonder why Elephants are mad at the people.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Feb 03, 2013, 05:31:21 PM
Quote from: Nightlord on Feb 03, 2013, 04:35:57 PM
That is sad and all, especially the calf trying to wake his mom, but it's all well and good for us to say these people are bad for killing them (if they did) but elephants can cause lots of damage to these peoples livelyhood so it's not hard to see why they don't particularly like elephants.

Same deal with things like tigers or lions, everybody wants to conserve them but the people that actually have to live alongside them obviously don't see it that way.

All it takes to stop an elephant is a moderately deep ditch. There's just no excuse.

I do agree that it's a different story when you're talking about something which is actually preying on people, though. I'm shocked the residents of the Sundarbans put up with as much as they do from tigers, though I suppose anyone living an earthy existence in India has a lot more to worry about from snakes.

The trouble with apex predators like lions and tigers is that they're evolved to lock down and capitalise on the best territory - fertile soil, resulting in better vegetation and more herbivores to snack on. This is also prime land for humans, with the result that most of these animals' natural range has been destroyed, or is separated by insurmountable gulfs (resulting in the crippling inbreeding which is currently annihilating lion populations), or in the case of the maneater problem, our territories are alongside each other. Our agricultural requirements would have to change for there to be resolution to the issue, and I expect we'll see more extinctions before that happens.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenodog on Feb 03, 2013, 06:19:29 PM
Quote from: Vertigo on Feb 03, 2013, 05:31:21 PM
Quote from: Nightlord on Feb 03, 2013, 04:35:57 PM
That is sad and all, especially the calf trying to wake his mom, but it's all well and good for us to say these people are bad for killing them (if they did) but elephants can cause lots of damage to these peoples livelyhood so it's not hard to see why they don't particularly like elephants.

Same deal with things like tigers or lions, everybody wants to conserve them but the people that actually have to live alongside them obviously don't see it that way.

All it takes to stop an elephant is a moderately deep ditch. There's just no excuse.

I do agree that it's a different story when you're talking about something which is actually preying on people, though. I'm shocked the residents of the Sundarbans put up with as much as they do from tigers, though I suppose anyone living an earthy existence in India has a lot more to worry about from snakes.

The trouble with apex predators like lions and tigers is that they're evolved to lock down and capitalise on the best territory - fertile soil, resulting in better vegetation and more herbivores to snack on. This is also prime land for humans, with the result that most of these animals' natural range has been destroyed, or is separated by insurmountable gulfs (resulting in the crippling inbreeding which is currently annihilating lion populations), or in the case of the maneater problem, our territories are alongside each other. Our agricultural requirements would have to change for there to be resolution to the issue, and I expect we'll see more extinctions before that happens.

Man-eaters are primarily sick, old or injured predators. Most of India's famous ones were wounded by porcupine quills to the limbs. Some cases though, it is due to a over-abundance of human to eat, like one Leopard hunted by Corbett in the Indian mountains that had grown accustomed to human meat after a Cholera epidemic.

Livestock taking is different, and is where there is no natural prey left for them to eat.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 03, 2013, 06:44:46 PM
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/NJ-School-Implements-No-Cursing-Rule-But-Only-for-Girls-189514501.html?fb_comment_id=fbc_300361620085963_1332292_300800480042077#f1a7e6caa78cb8c (http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/NJ-School-Implements-No-Cursing-Rule-But-Only-for-Girls-189514501.html?fb_comment_id=fbc_300361620085963_1332292_300800480042077#f1a7e6caa78cb8c)

This is just plain funny. I think this is their attempt at living in Victorian times or something.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on Feb 03, 2013, 09:03:28 PM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Feb 03, 2013, 05:25:15 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 03, 2013, 05:12:46 PM
QuoteThat is sad and all, especially the calf trying to wake his mom, but it's all well and good for us to say these people are bad for killing them (if they did) but elephants can cause lots of damage to these peoples livelyhood so it's not hard to see why they don't particularly like elephants.

The elephants were there first and the humans cause environmental destruction.

f**k the humans, sorry to say.

Exactly. How would you feel if someone came in to your environment and started ruining it? I'd be pissed, it's no wonder why Elephants are mad at the people.
If there's one thing we are exceptionally good at, it's adapting to nearly every environment we encounter, and everywhere we've gone we've disrupted natural habitats and caused extinctions.
So ya see it doesn't work that way guys, we originated in Africa right, so following this mentality we should all pack up and feck off back there.

Quote from: Vertigo on Feb 03, 2013, 05:31:21 PM
Quote from: Nightlord on Feb 03, 2013, 04:35:57 PM
That is sad and all, especially the calf trying to wake his mom, but it's all well and good for us to say these people are bad for killing them (if they did) but elephants can cause lots of damage to these peoples livelyhood so it's not hard to see why they don't particularly like elephants.

Same deal with things like tigers or lions, everybody wants to conserve them but the people that actually have to live alongside them obviously don't see it that way.

All it takes to stop an elephant is a moderately deep ditch. There's just no excuse.

I do agree that it's a different story when you're talking about something which is actually preying on people, though. I'm shocked the residents of the Sundarbans put up with as much as they do from tigers, though I suppose anyone living an earthy existence in India has a lot more to worry about from snakes.

The trouble with apex predators like lions and tigers is that they're evolved to lock down and capitalise on the best territory - fertile soil, resulting in better vegetation and more herbivores to snack on. This is also prime land for humans, with the result that most of these animals' natural range has been destroyed, or is separated by insurmountable gulfs (resulting in the crippling inbreeding which is currently annihilating lion populations), or in the case of the maneater problem, our territories are alongside each other. Our agricultural requirements would have to change for there to be resolution to the issue, and I expect we'll see more extinctions before that happens.
You're right about the ditches, it's unfortunate that they weren't used in favour of poison, if farmers did do this.

The problem with changing agriculture in these countries is how underdeveloped they are, unless that changes, like you said we'll see extinctions occur.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 04, 2013, 01:00:19 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 03, 2013, 06:44:46 PM
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/NJ-School-Implements-No-Cursing-Rule-But-Only-for-Girls-189514501.html?fb_comment_id=fbc_300361620085963_1332292_300800480042077#f1a7e6caa78cb8c (http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/NJ-School-Implements-No-Cursing-Rule-But-Only-for-Girls-189514501.html?fb_comment_id=fbc_300361620085963_1332292_300800480042077#f1a7e6caa78cb8c)

This is just plain funny. I think this is their attempt at living in Victorian times or something.


LOL, the stupidity in that article.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 04, 2013, 04:32:48 AM
Oh my, a Catholic institution creating rules that only apply to girls in a subservient way? Shocking. ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 04, 2013, 04:38:45 AM
Quote from: Nightlord on Feb 03, 2013, 09:03:28 PM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Feb 03, 2013, 05:25:15 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 03, 2013, 05:12:46 PM
QuoteThat is sad and all, especially the calf trying to wake his mom, but it's all well and good for us to say these people are bad for killing them (if they did) but elephants can cause lots of damage to these peoples livelyhood so it's not hard to see why they don't particularly like elephants.

The elephants were there first and the humans cause environmental destruction.

f**k the humans, sorry to say.

Exactly. How would you feel if someone came in to your environment and started ruining it? I'd be pissed, it's no wonder why Elephants are mad at the people.
If there's one thing we are exceptionally good at, it's adapting to nearly every environment we encounter, and everywhere we've gone we've disrupted natural habitats and caused extinctions.
So ya see it doesn't work that way guys, we originated in Africa right, so following this mentality we should all pack up and feck off back there.

Humans don't really adapt so much as we alter the environment to suit our needs. That's not adaptation, it's domination.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 04, 2013, 07:28:12 AM
Women in France are now able to wear pants!


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/9845545/Women-in-Paris-finally-allowed-to-wear-trousers.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/9845545/Women-in-Paris-finally-allowed-to-wear-trousers.html)


QuoteWomen in Paris finally allowed to wear trousers
A 200-year-old law forbidding women to wear trousers in Paris has finally been revoked.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 04, 2013, 07:51:36 AM
What the...I didn't even know it was against the law. dafuq
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 04, 2013, 10:32:28 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ7g1uUYe9M#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ7g1uUYe9M#ws)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckfBGdZoR_0&feature=youtube_gdata_player (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckfBGdZoR_0&feature=youtube_gdata_player)


^^^^ Second link is the full interview with Kai.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 04, 2013, 10:46:27 AM
"Smash, smash, smash!!!"

Lol, Kai reminded me of James Franco in Pineapple Express.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 06, 2013, 12:01:28 AM
Quote3-year-old S.C. boy killed after mistaking pink handgun for toy


http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/02/05/3-year-old-s-c-boy-killed-after-mistaking-pink-handgun-for-toy/ (http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/02/05/3-year-old-s-c-boy-killed-after-mistaking-pink-handgun-for-toy/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 06, 2013, 12:16:49 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 04, 2013, 10:32:28 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ7g1uUYe9M#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ7g1uUYe9M#ws)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckfBGdZoR_0&feature=youtube_gdata_player (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckfBGdZoR_0&feature=youtube_gdata_player)


^^^^ Second link is the full interview with Kai.
African American. The N-word.

Just say 'black' and 'n***er', or nothing at all. I hear 'The N-word' and I think Nintendo.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on Feb 06, 2013, 12:23:57 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 06, 2013, 12:01:28 AM
Quote3-year-old S.C. boy killed after mistaking pink handgun for toy


http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/02/05/3-year-old-s-c-boy-killed-after-mistaking-pink-handgun-for-toy/ (http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/02/05/3-year-old-s-c-boy-killed-after-mistaking-pink-handgun-for-toy/)
Poor kid, it actually looks kinda like a toy too.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 06, 2013, 09:22:28 PM
Becoming Mad Max one step at a time.



http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/australian-kids-banned-birthday-tradition-school-181900033.html (http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/australian-kids-banned-birthday-tradition-school-181900033.html)


QuoteCelebrating birthdays at school just got a little less fun for kids in Australia. New guidelines issued Tuesday by the country's National Health and Medical Research Council say that children can no longer blow out the candles on cakes at school because doing so spreads too many germs.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Feb 06, 2013, 10:16:20 PM
Mexican girl gets pregnant at just eight years old

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4781826/mexican-girl-gets-pregnant-at-just-eight-years-old.html#ixzz2K9z1wOqy (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4781826/mexican-girl-gets-pregnant-at-just-eight-years-old.html#ixzz2K9z1wOqy)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 06, 2013, 10:23:42 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Feb 06, 2013, 10:16:20 PM
Mexican girl gets pregnant at just eight years old

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4781826/mexican-girl-gets-pregnant-at-just-eight-years-old.html#ixzz2K9z1wOqy (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4781826/mexican-girl-gets-pregnant-at-just-eight-years-old.html#ixzz2K9z1wOqy)
For f**ks sake...   :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Feb 06, 2013, 10:38:31 PM
She would be 19 when the baby turns 10 years old. I thought having children at the age of 12 was bad enough.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Feb 06, 2013, 10:57:57 PM
Youngest mother recorded was 5.

I'll let that sink in.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 06, 2013, 11:39:53 PM
How?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 06, 2013, 11:43:09 PM
Quote from: BANE on Feb 06, 2013, 11:39:53 PM
How?


http://scienceroll.com/2006/12/09/the-youngest-mother-ever/ (http://scienceroll.com/2006/12/09/the-youngest-mother-ever/)


QuoteBy the way, the answers are here: her doctors were stunned as she had been having regular periods since the age of three. According to her doctor, Escomel, she had an extraordinary hormonal disorder of the pituitary gland.




Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 06, 2013, 11:49:53 PM
Wow.

Although for a science website they really should have noticed the picture of their DNA that features prominently in the background is fundamentally wrong. Which is embarrassing considering he's a doctor who has researched genomics (supposedly).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vepariga on Feb 06, 2013, 11:56:01 PM
cant imagine the pain a child giving birth to a child would be like. I mean..shit,messed up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 07, 2013, 12:04:33 AM
Quote from: Vepariga on Feb 06, 2013, 11:56:01 PM
cant imagine the pain a child giving birth to a child would be like.

Well...duh!    ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gates on Feb 07, 2013, 12:23:04 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 06, 2013, 11:43:09 PM
Quote from: BANE on Feb 06, 2013, 11:39:53 PM
How?


http://scienceroll.com/2006/12/09/the-youngest-mother-ever/ (http://scienceroll.com/2006/12/09/the-youngest-mother-ever/)


QuoteBy the way, the answers are here: her doctors were stunned as she had been having regular periods since the age of three. According to her doctor, Escomel, she had an extraordinary hormonal disorder of the pituitary gland.

That pituitary gland, real mof**ka...

Now lets talk about the tard that impregnated her...a real piece of work...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 07, 2013, 12:27:02 AM
No one knows who is actually the father. Could have been just about any male in the area. Everyone pointed at her own father being the one, but there was no evidence of that...and the person responsible was never found.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Feb 07, 2013, 12:32:03 AM
That's messed up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 07, 2013, 01:31:59 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dsTHuY2b0bg# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dsTHuY2b0bg#)!



Speaks the truth, and scares off these hypocrites.




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Republicans in Michigan practically want to rape women


http://www.eclectablog.com/2013/02/now-michigans-republicans-want-forced-transvaginal-ultrasounds.html#.URJTZKjivkA.reddit (http://www.eclectablog.com/2013/02/now-michigans-republicans-want-forced-transvaginal-ultrasounds.html#.URJTZKjivkA.reddit)


QuoteWhen Michigan's Republican Party isn't busy cutting education, driving down workers' wages or stealing presidential elections, they always have time to wage a little war on women.

HB 4187 of 2013 would "effectively require a transvaginal probe" for any woman who wants to end a pregnancy, according to OBGYN Dr. Charlene Abernethy.

Why would a woman be forced to have her body penetrated against her will?

To "protect" her, of course.

From the bill:

THE PERFORMANCE OF A DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION OF THE FETUS FURTHER PROTECTS THE INTERESTS OF THE WOMAN SEEKING AN ABORTION BY ASSESSING THE VIABILITY OF THE FETUS AND CONFIRMING THE APPROXIMATE GESTATIONAL AGE OF THE FETUS, AS THIS INFORMATION IS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 07, 2013, 04:38:22 AM
What is it with Republicans? Why do they insist on acting like moronic tools?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 07, 2013, 04:44:31 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 07, 2013, 04:38:22 AM
What is it with Republicans? Why do they insist on acting like moronic tools?
It got George W elected twice, didn't it?  :laugh:

However this is what happens when your core ideals are proven wrong. It's just the last death trawls of a bygone era.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 07, 2013, 04:48:28 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 07, 2013, 04:38:22 AM
What is it with Republicans? Why do they insist on acting like moronic tools?


They're living in the past.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 07, 2013, 04:51:23 AM
They need an overhaul for sure.

I think the school needs to ease up on the "spirit" in spirit week. (http://news.yahoo.com/two-students-lose-fingers-tug-war-california-high-200916069.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 07, 2013, 04:54:09 AM
What the f**k kind of  "rope" where they using? Piano wire?!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 07, 2013, 05:14:26 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 07, 2013, 04:54:09 AM
What the f**k kind of  "rope" where they using? Piano wire?!
Actually most of the time dismemberment happens because one side lets go of the rope and the recoil of rope severs body parts. A girl in my grade level lost her arm because of this. However the larger ropes are the most dangerous, like the rope you use for tug of war.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 07, 2013, 05:16:28 AM
I played tug of war as a kid on and off and I was never even scratched while playing. How hard was the opposing team pulling? Yikes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 07, 2013, 05:20:27 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 07, 2013, 05:14:26 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 07, 2013, 04:54:09 AM
What the f**k kind of  "rope" where they using? Piano wire?!
Actually most of the time dismemberment happens is because one side lets go of the rope and the recoil or rope severed body parts. A girl in my grade level lost her arm because of this. However the larger ropes are the most dangerous, like the rope you use for tug of war.


Holy shit, this is really some surprising stuff, I've never heard of anything like this before, god damn.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 07, 2013, 05:28:53 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 07, 2013, 05:16:28 AM
I played tug of war as a kid on and off and I was never even scratched while playing. How hard was the opposing team pulling? Yikes.
Class vs class. Maybe 60 5th graders plus a few adults. Imagine taking an inch and a half thick rope and stretching it? That builds up tremendous amount of energy and can make the rope into a cutting edge. This is also why most states in the US banned anchoring or wrapping the rope around body parts. However it doesn't take much to tear fingers out of the joints.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 08, 2013, 03:42:48 AM
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/02/06/uganda-kill-the-gays-bill-back-on-table-as-parliament-reconvenes/ (http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/02/06/uganda-kill-the-gays-bill-back-on-table-as-parliament-reconvenes/)


QuoteThe Ugandan Parliament reconvened on Tuesday following its Christmas break and announced a packed agenda, including picking up its so-called "Kill the Gays" bill.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 08, 2013, 03:55:51 AM
Well at least he isn't dressing up with some other false agenda like Republicans would.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 08, 2013, 07:52:27 AM
The stupid here is so f**king huge, that I'm sure one of us is going to die laughing at it:


http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/02/07/fox_news_expert_on_solar_energy_germany_gets_a_lot_more_sun_than_we_do_video.html (http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/02/07/fox_news_expert_on_solar_energy_germany_gets_a_lot_more_sun_than_we_do_video.html)


QuoteThanks to Fox News and its expert commentators, millions of Americans now understand the real, hidden reason why Germany's solar-energy industry is so much further along than ours. Turns out it has nothing to do with the fact that Germany's government has long supported the industry far more generously, with policies like feed-in tariffs that stimulate investment in green technologies. No, the real reason is much simpler, explained a trio of journalists on Fox & Friends: It's always sunny in Germany!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 08, 2013, 08:17:31 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 08, 2013, 07:52:27 AM
The stupid here is so f**king huge, that I'm sure one of us is going to die laughing at it:


http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/02/07/fox_news_expert_on_solar_energy_germany_gets_a_lot_more_sun_than_we_do_video.html (http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/02/07/fox_news_expert_on_solar_energy_germany_gets_a_lot_more_sun_than_we_do_video.html)


QuoteThanks to Fox News and its expert commentators, millions of Americans now understand the real, hidden reason why Germany's solar-energy industry is so much further along than ours. Turns out it has nothing to do with the fact that Germany's government has long supported the industry far more generously, with policies like feed-in tariffs that stimulate investment in green technologies. No, the real reason is much simpler, explained a trio of journalists on Fox & Friends: It's always sunny in Germany!

Truthfully, it was your first line that was hilarious. The rest was funny but without that headline... :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Feb 08, 2013, 10:38:17 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 08, 2013, 07:52:27 AM
The stupid here is so f**king huge, that I'm sure one of us is going to die laughing at it:


http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/02/07/fox_news_expert_on_solar_energy_germany_gets_a_lot_more_sun_than_we_do_video.html (http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/02/07/fox_news_expert_on_solar_energy_germany_gets_a_lot_more_sun_than_we_do_video.html)


QuoteThanks to Fox News and its expert commentators, millions of Americans now understand the real, hidden reason why Germany's solar-energy industry is so much further along than ours. Turns out it has nothing to do with the fact that Germany's government has long supported the industry far more generously, with policies like feed-in tariffs that stimulate investment in green technologies. No, the real reason is much simpler, explained a trio of journalists on Fox & Friends: It's always sunny in Germany!

Seriously? People are too stupid to tell that when they said "It's always sunny in Germany" was meant as a joke.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 08, 2013, 10:45:04 PM
This isn't the Onion. If it was, I'd believe it was a joke.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 08, 2013, 10:57:18 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 08, 2013, 10:45:04 PM
This isn't the Onion. If it was, I'd believe it was a joke.


Grimes is talking about the actual phrase.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Feb 08, 2013, 11:01:23 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 08, 2013, 10:57:18 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 08, 2013, 10:45:04 PM
This isn't the Onion. If it was, I'd believe it was a joke.
Grimes is talking about the actual phrase.
Thank you! I was referring to that phrase. People like to scrutinize every thing that the news anchors of FNC say to make fun of how stupid they are. They take things out of context (like that phrase) and say "hey look! they're stupid lol!" It pisses me off.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 08, 2013, 11:05:57 PM
But the Fox News people are genuinely dumb, that expert actually believed what he was saying, and no one there called him out on it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Feb 08, 2013, 11:09:19 PM
Well then, the "expert" was dumb.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 08, 2013, 11:11:47 PM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Feb 08, 2013, 11:09:19 PM
Well then, the "expert" was dumb.


But you have to ask the question as to why the hosts weren't calling him out on his BS.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Feb 08, 2013, 11:15:13 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 08, 2013, 11:11:47 PM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Feb 08, 2013, 11:09:19 PM
Well then, the "expert" was dumb.


But you have to ask the question as to why the hosts weren't calling him out on his BS.

I'd have to see the video to answer your question.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on Feb 08, 2013, 11:17:04 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 08, 2013, 11:11:47 PM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Feb 08, 2013, 11:09:19 PM
Well then, the "expert" was dumb.


But you have to ask the question as to why the hosts weren't calling him out on his BS.

Because she didn't know? She's a news caster, not a meteorologist/ climate expert.

This whole thing is silly. I just watched the clip and read the counter argument - the comment is about 5 seconds long.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 08, 2013, 11:17:39 PM
Just noticed that I kept saying "he" and "him" when it's actually a woman. Odd...anyway, the video is right up there in the link, Grimes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Feb 08, 2013, 11:23:12 PM
I don't, she is somewhat right about Germany having "lots of sun."

QuoteGerman solar power plants produced a world record 22 gigawatts of electricity per hour - equal to 20 nuclear power stations at full capacity - through the midday hours on Friday and Saturday, the head of a renewable energy think tank said.

The German government decided to abandon nuclear power after the Fukushima nuclear disaster last year, closing eight plants immediately and shutting down the remaining nine by 2022.

They will be replaced by renewable energy sources such as wind, solar and bio-mass.

Norbert Allnoch, director of the Institute of the Renewable Energy Industry (IWR) in Muenster, said the 22 gigawatts of solar power per hour fed into the national grid on Saturday met nearly 50 percent of the nation's midday electricity needs.

"Never before anywhere has a country produced as much photovoltaic electricity," Allnoch told Reuters. "Germany came close to the 20 gigawatt (GW) mark a few times in recent weeks. But this was the first time we made it over."

The record-breaking amount of solar power shows one of the world's leading industrial nations was able to meet a third of its electricity needs on a work day, Friday, and nearly half on Saturday when factories and offices were closed.

Government-mandated support for renewables has helped Germany became a world leader in renewable energy and the country gets about 20 percent of its overall annual electricity from those sources.

Germany has nearly as much installed solar power generation capacity as the rest of the world combined and gets about four percent of its overall annual electricity needs from the sun alone. It aims to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent from 1990 levels by 2020.

SUNSHINE

Some critics say renewable energy is not reliable enough nor is there enough capacity to power major industrial nations. But Chancellor Angela Merkel has said Germany is eager to demonstrate that is indeed possible.

The jump above the 20 GW level was due to increased capacity this year and bright sunshine nationwide.

The 22 GW per hour figure is up from about 14 GW per hour a year ago. Germany added 7.5 GW of installed power generation capacity in 2012 and 1.8 GW more in the first quarter for a total of 26 GW capacity.

"This shows Germany is capable of meeting a large share of its electricity needs with solar power," Allnoch said. "It also shows Germany can do with fewer coal-burning power plants, gas-burning plants and nuclear plants."

Allnoch said the data is based on information from the European Energy Exchange (EEX), a bourse based in Leipzig.

The incentives through the state-mandated "feed-in-tariff" (FIT) are not without controversy, however. The FIT is the lifeblood for the industry until photovoltaic prices fall further to levels similar for conventional power production.

Utilities and consumer groups have complained the FIT for solar power adds about 2 cents per kilowatt/hour on top of electricity prices in Germany that are already among the highest in the world with consumers paying about 23 cents per kw/h.

German consumers pay about 4 billion euros ($5 billion) per year on top of their electricity bills for solar power, according to a 2012 report by the Environment Ministry.

Critics also complain growing levels of solar power make the national grid more less stable due to fluctuations in output.

Merkel's centre-right government has tried to accelerate cuts in the FIT, which has fallen by between 15 and 30 percent per year, to nearly 40 percent this year to levels below 20 cents per kw/h. But the upper house of parliament, the Bundesrat, has blocked it.


Read more at ONTD Political: http://ontd-political.livejournal.com/9737602.html#ixzz2KLwPTfvg (http://ontd-political.livejournal.com/9737602.html#ixzz2KLwPTfvg)

http://ontd-political.livejournal.com/9737602.html (http://ontd-political.livejournal.com/9737602.html)

They held the world record for most solar power energy than any other country, thus meaning "they have more sun" lol.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 08, 2013, 11:27:14 PM
QuoteThey held the world record for most solar power energy than any other country, thus meaning "they have more sun" lol.



Love it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Feb 08, 2013, 11:28:16 PM
It even says,

QuoteThe jump above the 20 GW level was due to increased capacity this year and bright sunshine nationwide.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 08, 2013, 11:30:58 PM
But to say that it won't work at all here is just asinine.

Besides:


Quotethe entirety of the continental United States gets more sun than even the sunniest part of Germany. In fact, NREL senior scientist Sarah Kurtz said via email, "Germany's solar resource is akin to Alaska's," the U.S. state with by far the lowest annual average of direct solar energy.


Taken from the link that has the video.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on Feb 08, 2013, 11:37:46 PM
It won't work in the US (as such) because of the drastic difference in land mass, logistics and infrastructure. As the video points out they have dumped billions of tax dollars into it and its not working. Whatever wording used the fact is: billions spent and minimal return.

With that, I am running because I'm not getting sucked into this silliness.

May the best man win. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 08, 2013, 11:40:05 PM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Feb 08, 2013, 11:37:46 PM


With that, I am running because I'm not getting sucked into this silliness.




I'll see you at the AvPG Championship thread (http://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/index.php?topic=46829.0) then.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on Feb 08, 2013, 11:46:58 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 08, 2013, 11:40:05 PM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Feb 08, 2013, 11:37:46 PM


With that, I am running because I'm not getting sucked into this silliness.




I'll see you at the AvPG Championship thread (http://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/index.php?topic=46829.0) then.

Lol, thats a damn fine plug. A damn fine one. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Feb 09, 2013, 12:18:39 AM
Two minutes of research told me that the Fox 'expert' in the clip above, is married to a guy working in the private energy sector, in a firm primarily developing for the gas segment. Just another piece of 'journalism' from the channel that doesn't believe in journalism, funded by the party that doesn't believe in science. :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Feb 09, 2013, 12:23:23 AM
....whatever  ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 09, 2013, 12:25:31 AM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 09, 2013, 12:18:39 AM
Two minutes of research told me that the Fox 'expert' in the clip above, is married to a guy working in the private energy sector, in a firm primarily developing for the gas segment.



Which goes to show why she uttered crap from her mouth.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Feb 09, 2013, 12:40:48 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 09, 2013, 12:25:31 AM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 09, 2013, 12:18:39 AM
Two minutes of research told me that the Fox 'expert' in the clip above, is married to a guy working in the private energy sector, in a firm primarily developing for the gas segment.

Which goes to show why she uttered crap from her mouth.

She just ad-libbed the question and part answer she was asked and made up the rest on the spot. Probably from a morning conversation around the breakfast table at home with her hubbie. Nowhere as embarrassing as Fox on the night of the Presidential Election though - nothing can top that.

PS: today, wind power covers approx 20% of our electrical consumption, expected to rise to 45-50% by 2020, supplied by the massive offshore windfarms we're building right now. So this talk about 'renewables not working or whatever they're trying to channel' is compete nonsense. And we have plenty of solar power too... you know, up here north of where Germany is located. ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Feb 09, 2013, 12:47:14 AM
Who gives a shit about Fox News? If you think they're a joke and can't take them seriously, then stop talking about them.  Let them just be oblivious air-heads to the world around them, no need to constantly remind us about their stupidity.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 09, 2013, 12:50:23 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Feb 09, 2013, 12:47:14 AM
Who gives a shit about Fox News? If you think they're a joke and can't take them seriously, then stop talking about them.  Let them just be oblivious air-heads to the world around them, no need to constantly remind us about their stupidity.


(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi124.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fp30%2FShadowPred%2Ftumblr_mgvfndPbS41s3sn6yo1_250.gif&hash=d417e7024ceb99f2ddd85a455666069df7228b9f)


Chill out Grimes, no need to look at the posts if you don't want to read.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Feb 09, 2013, 12:54:14 AM
Seriously, I don't see anything "news worthy." Just a bunch of stupid outrageous dumb articles that are borderline Onion worthy. If this keeps up, might as move it to the Rec Board where you can post your "news not to be taken seriously" articles/headlines.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 09, 2013, 01:06:20 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Feb 09, 2013, 12:54:14 AM
Just a bunch of stupid outrageous dumb articles that are borderline Onion worthy.


And the thing you fail to take away from all of that is that since these are not really Onion articles - there is a need to voice concern about the way that reality is doing the Onion's (and other satire sites) job for them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Feb 09, 2013, 01:14:11 AM
Sure, Fox News is an easy target and some puns at their expense are pretty cheap. They presumably just 'fired' Sarah Palin as 'political expert', so they can do some things right. I wonder if Murdoch & co will keep pouring money into it and shape their overall agenda in an America where the stations target audience seems to be slowly but surely dwindling in numbers.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Feb 09, 2013, 01:14:25 AM
:edit: Ninja'd... we were talking about energy sources when I started this post.


On the subject of clean energy, Audi's teaming up with a genetic engineering firm to develop some very clean fuel.
http://www.buyyourcar.co.uk/news/article/audi-developing-synthetic-fuels/13010 (http://www.buyyourcar.co.uk/news/article/audi-developing-synthetic-fuels/13010)
http://www.leftlanenews.com/audi-to-begin-production-of-synthetic-e-fuels-in-2014.html (http://www.leftlanenews.com/audi-to-begin-production-of-synthetic-e-fuels-in-2014.html)
Plenty of other articles around the net, the CAR magazine article in which I heard about this was more informative than the above links.

The highlights: they're using genetically modified cyanobacteria to create fuel, I think as some form of ethanol. Basically, sunlight, water and CO2 goes in (the plan being to use waste CO2 from industry), the microbes get nom nomming, and they take their number 2s in the form of fuel (and the water, which is then separated for further use).
Initially they'd be distributing this as ethanol fuel - which most engines can be modified to use, and some are built that way (got a Koenigsegg CCXR down your driveway? You're sorted). But apparently it won't be difficult to implement it into a form of diesel, and eventually as petrol.

I'm not sure if the fuel itself will be any cleaner than the conventional gunk, but obviously the manufacturing process eats up CO2 rather than producing it or even being neutral, it's a renewable resource, and bypasses the various environmental, political and logistical issues of mining for oil. And unlike hydrogen or electrical charging, the infrastructure's already there.

The catch seems to be that it'll require large amounts of land in areas of extreme sunshine - ie. deserts. If I remember rightly, the magazine article stated that a region the size of Tunisia would produce enough fuel to run every Audi on the planet (the fuel isn't only for Audis, just to clarify). On the plus side, these are desolate and infertile regions, so construction of plants wouldn't destroy natural ecosystems or impinge on food production in the way that vile and evil bio-ethanol farming does. It could also bring fresh wealth into equatorial regions, some of which sorely need it.

They're currently on track to start producing the fuel at an Audi plant in 2014, after which I assume they'll take a view about large scale viability.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 09, 2013, 01:18:31 AM
Hopefully that all works out for the best and gets others to get their hands in on something similar.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Feb 09, 2013, 01:29:18 AM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 09, 2013, 01:14:11 AM
I wonder if Murdoch & co will keep pouring money into it and shape their overall agenda in an America where the stations target audience seems to be slowly but surely dwindling in numbers.
You don't take notice that FNC is the most watched Cable News Netowrk on television.

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/02/08/cable-news-ratings-for-thursday-february-7-2013/168751/ (http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/02/08/cable-news-ratings-for-thursday-february-7-2013/168751/)

Fox is always Number 1, second to CNN, and MSNBC (load of crap) comes in last.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 09, 2013, 01:34:01 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Feb 09, 2013, 01:29:18 AM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 09, 2013, 01:14:11 AM
I wonder if Murdoch & co will keep pouring money into it and shape their overall agenda in an America where the stations target audience seems to be slowly but surely dwindling in numbers.
You don't take notice that FNC is the most watched Cable News Netowrk on television.

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/02/08/cable-news-ratings-for-thursday-february-7-2013/168751/ (http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/02/08/cable-news-ratings-for-thursday-february-7-2013/168751/)

Fox is always Number 1, second to CNN, and MSNBC (load of crap) comes in last.


http://rt.com/usa/news/fox-credibility-percent-trust-679/ (http://rt.com/usa/news/fox-credibility-percent-trust-679/)


QuoteNo longer 'fair and balanced'? Americans have been losing faith in Fox News as the networks' credibility has been steadily dwindling, falling by 9 percent in three years.
Fox News' credibility rating has hit a four-year record-low, with the majority of Americans distrusting the conservative-leaning channel. New Public Policy Polling (PPP) results show that 46 percent of voters distrust the network, while only 41 percent of voters perceive its information as reliable.
Other networks included in the poll are MSNBC, CNN, PBS, Comedy Central, ABC News, CBS News, and NBC News. Polling data indicates that Democrats overwhelmingly trust every station except Fox News, while the majority of Republicans trust no other network except for Fox – thereby also causing the network to be highly "trusted".
But even though Fox remains one of the GOP's primary sources of news, its credibility has drastically declined. Even the network's monthly cable news ratings have been going south. Fox News in January suffered its worst prime time rating in the 25-54 year demographic since 2001 and its lowest total day ratings since 2008.


There's more if you click on the link.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Feb 09, 2013, 01:39:16 AM
Hmmm...I wonder who they polled the most? Probably Democrats :P

We know that America is mostly Conservative and the country is split, Fox News gives it fair and balanced, they tell both sides of the news and never put a "spin" on their reports like MSNBC. CNN is bleak and bland, straight forward news telling, which I like to watch time from time. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Feb 09, 2013, 01:42:40 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Feb 09, 2013, 01:29:18 AM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 09, 2013, 01:14:11 AM
I wonder if Murdoch & co will keep pouring money into it and shape their overall agenda in an America where the stations target audience seems to be slowly but surely dwindling in numbers.
You don't take notice that FNC is the most watched Cable News Netowrk on television.

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/02/08/cable-news-ratings-for-thursday-february-7-2013/168751/ (http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/02/08/cable-news-ratings-for-thursday-february-7-2013/168751/)

Fox is always Number 1, second to CNN, and MSNBC (load of crap) comes in last.

Wasn't taking about ratings, but the change in US demographics. Fox News' core audience will primarily consist of a decreasing percentage of the overall populace over the next years. That's a mathematical certainty.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Feb 09, 2013, 01:44:23 AM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 09, 2013, 01:42:40 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Feb 09, 2013, 01:29:18 AM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 09, 2013, 01:14:11 AM
I wonder if Murdoch & co will keep pouring money into it and shape their overall agenda in an America where the stations target audience seems to be slowly but surely dwindling in numbers.
You don't take notice that FNC is the most watched Cable News Netowrk on television.

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/02/08/cable-news-ratings-for-thursday-february-7-2013/168751/ (http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/02/08/cable-news-ratings-for-thursday-february-7-2013/168751/)

Fox is always Number 1, second to CNN, and MSNBC (load of crap) comes in last.

Wasn't taking about ratings, but the change in US demographics. Fox News' core audience will primarily consist of a decreasing percentage of the overall populace over the next years. That's a mathematical certainty.

The same can be said for other networks too mind you  ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 09, 2013, 01:45:22 AM
Regardless of the way things are, I don't care for any news network, all of them make mistakes, and all of them make points that are credible from time to time. Just look at the person who interviewed Adam Sessler on Fox News recently, I don't think I've ever seen an interviewer in a long time who didn't have their own agenda to push to get a forced response out of someone, that's just one example that I find to be fair, and that's pretty damn neat to me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Feb 09, 2013, 01:57:45 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Feb 09, 2013, 01:44:23 AM
The same can be said for other networks too mind you  ;)

I'll try again - my point was, are the Fox News owners going to continue their modus operandi and editorial line, if the next Presidential election is also lost to the Dems (which I also consider close to a mathematical certainty if Hillary runs in 2016) and they lose the Congress as well over the next 2-4 years? What's the point of maintaining and funding a propaganda channel if the propaganda isn't working on a national level?

Can Fox News catch up with reality? I guess we'll find out.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Feb 09, 2013, 02:04:46 AM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 09, 2013, 01:57:45 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Feb 09, 2013, 01:44:23 AM
The same can be said for other networks too mind you  ;)

I'll try again - my point was, are the Fox News owners going to continue their modus operandi and editorial line, if the next Presidential election is also lost to the Dems (which I also consider close to a mathematical certainty if Hillary runs in 2016) and they lose the Congress as well over the next 2-4 years? What's the point of maintaining and funding a propaganda channel if the propaganda isn't working on a national level?

Can Fox News catch up with reality? I guess we'll find out.

I'm sorry, but I think you're watching the wrong network. I don't see anything broadcast on Fox News that is considered to be "propaganda, political agenda, brainwash."

If you want that, watch MSNBC, they're a bunch of Left Wing nuts who constantly praise and kiss ass to democrats all the time; much like Fox News does to republicans. How can you point out Fox News being pro-republican (which is no doubt they are) and yet completely ignore MSNBC?  Honestly, how much of an idiot are you to not mention them?

At least I'm not dumb enough to think that.  ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Feb 09, 2013, 02:14:08 AM
From what I've seen, the other networks (even those biased towards the left), usually deal with facts. Their news coverage is based on factual information and actual journalism.

Fox News aren't afraid to make up their own facts whenever reality doesn't comform with their world view. We are talking about the 'news channel' that refused to acknowledge Obama's win when it was evident, even to their own bean counters. If a news channel over here pulled the same stunt, they'd be out of business. No one would take them seriously anymore.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Feb 09, 2013, 02:17:06 AM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 09, 2013, 02:14:08 AM
From what I've seen, the other networks (even those biased towards the left), usually deal with facts. Their news coverage is based on factual information and actual journalism.

Fox News aren't afraid to make up their own facts whenever reality doesn't comform with their world view. We are talking about the 'news channel' that refused to acknowledge Obama's win when it was evident, even to their own bean counters. If a news channel over here pulled the same stunt, they'd be out of business. No one would take them seriously anymore.

I don't think they "refused to acknowledge" Obama won, they just couldn't believe how stupid Americans were to re-elect a dumb president much like they did with Bush. And not to mention, all throughout the 2012 campaign every news network projected Romney to win, so I'd be pretty flabbergasted too if and when he lost.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 09, 2013, 02:19:44 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Feb 09, 2013, 02:04:46 AM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 09, 2013, 01:57:45 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Feb 09, 2013, 01:44:23 AM
The same can be said for other networks too mind you  ;)

I'll try again - my point was, are the Fox News owners going to continue their modus operandi and editorial line, if the next Presidential election is also lost to the Dems (which I also consider close to a mathematical certainty if Hillary runs in 2016) and they lose the Congress as well over the next 2-4 years? What's the point of maintaining and funding a propaganda channel if the propaganda isn't working on a national level?

Can Fox News catch up with reality? I guess we'll find out.

I'm sorry, but I think you're watching the wrong network. I don't see anything broadcast on Fox News that is considered to be "propaganda, political agenda, brainwash."

If you want that, watch MSNBC, they're a bunch of Left Wing nuts who constantly praise and kiss ass to democrats all the time; much like Fox News does to republicans. How can you point out Fox News being pro-republican (which is no doubt they are) and yet completely ignore MSNBC?  Honestly, how much of an idiot are you to not mention them?

At least I'm not dumb enough to think that.  ::)


I may be reading this wrong, but are you directly stating these to Eva?:

QuoteHonestly, how much of an idiot are you to not mention them?

At least I'm not dumb enough to think that.



Quote from: Rick Grimes on Feb 09, 2013, 02:17:06 AM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 09, 2013, 02:14:08 AM
From what I've seen, the other networks (even those biased towards the left), usually deal with facts. Their news coverage is based on factual information and actual journalism.

Fox News aren't afraid to make up their own facts whenever reality doesn't comform with their world view. We are talking about the 'news channel' that refused to acknowledge Obama's win when it was evident, even to their own bean counters. If a news channel over here pulled the same stunt, they'd be out of business. No one would take them seriously anymore.

I don't think they "refused to acknowledge" Obama won, they just couldn't believe how stupid Americans were to re-elect a dumb president much like they did with Bush. And not to mention, all throughout the 2012 campaign every news network projected Romney to win, so I'd be pretty flabbergasted too if and when he lost.


The thing about it though, was that all the money that was spent in order to beat the Dems...didn't work out...Rove went insane. He was honestly trying to fight against the MATH that showed that Obama won. If you haven't seen the reaction, you should.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Feb 09, 2013, 02:24:38 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 09, 2013, 02:19:44 AM
I may be reading this wrong, but are you directly stating these to Eva?:

Yes. My posts were entirely directed to Eva.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 09, 2013, 02:26:14 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Feb 09, 2013, 02:24:38 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 09, 2013, 02:19:44 AM
I may be reading this wrong, but are you directly stating these to Eva?:

Yes. My posts were entirely directed to Eva.


Why would you resort to calling her an idiot and dumb? f**king unwarranted, especially to someone that isn't even attacking you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vepariga on Feb 09, 2013, 02:26:56 AM
FOX news,nuff said. They are more like Entertainment Tonight presenters then legit News anchors.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 09, 2013, 02:28:29 AM
MSNBC does lean to the left in coverage but foxnews literally has fallen off of the ethical cliff.

Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 09, 2013, 02:26:14 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Feb 09, 2013, 02:24:38 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 09, 2013, 02:19:44 AM
I may be reading this wrong, but are you directly stating these to Eva?:

Yes. My posts were entirely directed to Eva.


Why would you resort to calling her an idiot and dumb? f**king unwarranted, especially to someone that isn't even attacking you.
That's proof that he watches foxnews.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Feb 09, 2013, 02:30:49 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 09, 2013, 02:26:14 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Feb 09, 2013, 02:24:38 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 09, 2013, 02:19:44 AM
I may be reading this wrong, but are you directly stating these to Eva?:
Yes. My posts were entirely directed to Eva.
Why would you resort to calling her an idiot and dumb? f**king unwarranted, especially to someone that isn't even attacking you.
I have no regrets, was just stating the obvious because she forgot some key information.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 09, 2013, 02:35:00 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Feb 09, 2013, 02:30:49 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 09, 2013, 02:26:14 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Feb 09, 2013, 02:24:38 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 09, 2013, 02:19:44 AM
I may be reading this wrong, but are you directly stating these to Eva?:
Yes. My posts were entirely directed to Eva.
Why would you resort to calling her an idiot and dumb? f**king unwarranted, especially to someone that isn't even attacking you.
I have no regrets, was just stating the obvious because she forgot some key information.


It's pretty shitty to be talking shit that really has no weight to it at all. Is it obvious that Eva is idiotic and dumb, f**k no it isn't. I honestly have never seen any of her posts that don't have credible reasons to back up what she's saying, or thinking. It's really dumb to be saying such things, especially to someone who is a part of this community that we all gather to, to disucss certain things. If the person hasn't attacked you, then there's no reason to attacking them yourself.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Feb 09, 2013, 02:36:16 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GwM83cLorQ# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GwM83cLorQ#)

The point of this, a whole nation hates Fox. How can anyone dignify such garbage?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Feb 09, 2013, 02:36:31 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Feb 09, 2013, 02:30:49 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 09, 2013, 02:26:14 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Feb 09, 2013, 02:24:38 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 09, 2013, 02:19:44 AM
I may be reading this wrong, but are you directly stating these to Eva?:
Yes. My posts were entirely directed to Eva.
Why would you resort to calling her an idiot and dumb? f**king unwarranted, especially to someone that isn't even attacking you.
I have no regrets, was just stating the obvious because she forgot some key information.

Rick, ShadowPred's a mod. He says it's unwarranted, it's unwarranted. Knock that shit off and be civil.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Feb 09, 2013, 02:37:34 AM
To lighten up the mood and change topic before things get too out of hand, it has reportedly been raining spiders in Argentina:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBr-csZUq38#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBr-csZUq38#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 09, 2013, 02:39:05 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Feb 09, 2013, 02:36:31 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Feb 09, 2013, 02:30:49 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 09, 2013, 02:26:14 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Feb 09, 2013, 02:24:38 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 09, 2013, 02:19:44 AM
I may be reading this wrong, but are you directly stating these to Eva?:
Yes. My posts were entirely directed to Eva.
Why would you resort to calling her an idiot and dumb? f**king unwarranted, especially to someone that isn't even attacking you.
I have no regrets, was just stating the obvious because she forgot some key information.

Rick, ShadowPred's a mod. He says it's unwarranted, it's unwarranted. Knock that shit off and be civil.


I may be a mod, but I am not going to impose any "powers" that people believe I have. I do not moderate this board, so I won't jump in where I'm not able to do anything about it directly, although it's not like I can't really do anything, because I already have.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Feb 09, 2013, 02:40:29 AM
Pretty f**king convenient to suddenly want to change the topic.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 09, 2013, 02:42:00 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Feb 09, 2013, 02:40:29 AM
Pretty f**king convenient to suddenly want to change the topic.


It's reasonable, because there's no reason to continue the discussion at hand because it can only get worse from here, so if we have an opportunity to drop the matter, then I say we should drop it and move on.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Feb 09, 2013, 02:42:25 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Feb 09, 2013, 02:40:29 AM
Pretty f**king convenient to suddenly want to change the topic.
Only doing it so things won't get worse then they already are  :) ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Feb 09, 2013, 02:43:00 AM
MSNBC's bias has always been far worse and more explicit. I saw the Gutfeld segment at the time, though - it's tragic to see how some people don't have a sense of humour when it comes to obvious comedic parody. :)

Nevertheless, declarations of other members on the forums will not be tolerated. Indulging in that is not civil behaviour. Adjust your behaviour accordingly, please, people.

Issuing apologies for personal insults would be even better.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Feb 09, 2013, 02:46:56 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 09, 2013, 02:42:00 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Feb 09, 2013, 02:40:29 AM
Pretty f**king convenient to suddenly want to change the topic.


It's reasonable, because there's no reason to continue the discussion at hand because it can only get worse from here, so if we have an opportunity to drop the matter, then I say we should drop it and move on.

I'm just outraged by the unprovoked and dastardly attack of such a peaceful member, though I've had little interaction with them. Outrageous.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 09, 2013, 02:47:19 AM
It's done already and who watches MSNBC anyhow?  :laugh:

So does anyone think that psycho excop is going to go all rambo or not?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 09, 2013, 02:52:17 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 09, 2013, 02:47:19 AM
It's done already and who watches MSNBC anyhow?  :laugh:

So does anyone think that psycho excop is going to go all rambo or not?


He pretty much already has.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 09, 2013, 02:52:51 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Feb 09, 2013, 02:30:49 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 09, 2013, 02:26:14 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Feb 09, 2013, 02:24:38 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 09, 2013, 02:19:44 AM
I may be reading this wrong, but are you directly stating these to Eva?:
Yes. My posts were entirely directed to Eva.
Why would you resort to calling her an idiot and dumb? f**king unwarranted, especially to someone that isn't even attacking you.
I have no regrets, was just stating the obvious because she forgot some key information.

Calm down mate. No need for insults. We're all friends here so just cool it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Feb 09, 2013, 03:01:27 AM
Look, I've been a little on "edge" lately with huge amounts of school work from college. It's been very overwhelming and I know I should be taking a break from going on here (like I said back in January) but I need to stop blowing off steam and taking my frustration out on you guys.

I shouldn't have been that vicious to Eva and I'm sorry for doing so; I'll have to learn next time to hold off from attacking members on here.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 09, 2013, 05:42:46 AM
Meanwhile in hawaii...

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/21089061/youth-advocate-and-3-students-arrested-after-farrington-brawl (http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/21089061/youth-advocate-and-3-students-arrested-after-farrington-brawl)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Feb 09, 2013, 07:15:17 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 09, 2013, 02:52:17 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 09, 2013, 02:47:19 AM
It's done already and who watches MSNBC anyhow?  :laugh:

So does anyone think that psycho excop is going to go all rambo or not?


He pretty much already has.

Man, I know I'm going to be bitched at and/or proven wrong but I don't know how to feel about that guy. His manifesto is well written and he has some interesting things to say about possible corruption in the LAPD. Sure, going on a killing spree to clear your name isn't the best choice but what if he's right? what's a man supposed do when stripped of his job and his livlihood? Just sit there and do nothing?

f**k that, fight the power is what I say. I'm in no way condoning killing innocents, just the corrupted scum that give the good policemen a bad name.



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 09, 2013, 11:02:16 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 09, 2013, 05:42:46 AM
Meanwhile in hawaii...

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/21089061/youth-advocate-and-3-students-arrested-after-farrington-brawl (http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/21089061/youth-advocate-and-3-students-arrested-after-farrington-brawl)

So why exactly did this happen?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 09, 2013, 11:24:36 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 09, 2013, 11:02:16 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 09, 2013, 05:42:46 AM
Meanwhile in hawaii...

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/21089061/youth-advocate-and-3-students-arrested-after-farrington-brawl (http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/21089061/youth-advocate-and-3-students-arrested-after-farrington-brawl)

So why exactly did this happen?
Racism and tribalism. Samoans, Hawaiians and Micronesians don't get along with one another for very stupid reasons. However most of the time it is because of girls.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 10, 2013, 03:15:10 AM
So what, they just broke out in a brawl because a Samoan boy looked at a Mirconesian girl weird and a Hawaiian was offended? Yeesh.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Feb 10, 2013, 06:58:08 PM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Feb 09, 2013, 03:01:27 AM
Look, I've been a little on "edge" lately with huge amounts of school work from college. It's been very overwhelming and I know I should be taking a break from going on here (like I said back in January) but I need to stop blowing off steam and taking my frustration out on you guys.

I shouldn't have been that vicious to Eva and I'm sorry for doing so; I'll have to learn next time to hold off from attacking members on here.
Read your pm - we're ok.

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Apology accepted.
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on Feb 10, 2013, 11:25:53 PM
Let's lighten it up (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/pet-dog-saves-two-children-deadly-snake-145606809.html) a bit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Feb 10, 2013, 11:56:43 PM
I wish for once we'd hear about it being the deadly animal that does something helpful, like a saltwater crocodile swimming up to Ricky Gervais and telling him that he needs to quit showbusiness.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on Feb 11, 2013, 12:10:38 AM
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/fox-bites-off-babys-finger-cot-attack-222521317.html#FKkTSe9 (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/fox-bites-off-babys-finger-cot-attack-222521317.html#FKkTSe9)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 11, 2013, 01:27:31 AM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Feb 10, 2013, 11:25:53 PM
Let's lighten it up (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/pet-dog-saves-two-children-deadly-snake-145606809.html) a bit.

See? How can people say animals don't have souls after an act like that? That dog wasn't attacking the snake out of boredom, I'm pretty sure.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 11, 2013, 02:25:30 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 11, 2013, 01:27:31 AM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Feb 10, 2013, 11:25:53 PM
Let's lighten it up (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/pet-dog-saves-two-children-deadly-snake-145606809.html) a bit.

See? How can people say animals don't have souls after an act like that? That dog wasn't attacking the snake out of boredom, I'm pretty sure.
The poor snake was just chilling, getting a few zzz's. Then a bunch of kids wander in and it was like whoa, I'm sleeping here and before it could move a f**king dog murders it. What is this world coming too. It's the year of the snake for christs sake.   >:(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 11, 2013, 02:38:16 AM
I luv me some fried rattlesnake
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 11, 2013, 03:19:58 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 11, 2013, 02:25:30 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 11, 2013, 01:27:31 AM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Feb 10, 2013, 11:25:53 PM
Let's lighten it up (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/pet-dog-saves-two-children-deadly-snake-145606809.html) a bit.

See? How can people say animals don't have souls after an act like that? That dog wasn't attacking the snake out of boredom, I'm pretty sure.
The poor snake was just chilling, getting a few zzz's. Then a bunch of kids wander in and it was like whoa, I'm sleeping here and before it could move a f**king dog murders it. What is this world coming too. It's the year of the snake for christs sake.   >:(

Survival of the fittest?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 11, 2013, 06:47:05 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 11, 2013, 03:19:58 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 11, 2013, 02:25:30 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 11, 2013, 01:27:31 AM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Feb 10, 2013, 11:25:53 PM
Let's lighten it up (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/pet-dog-saves-two-children-deadly-snake-145606809.html) a bit.

See? How can people say animals don't have souls after an act like that? That dog wasn't attacking the snake out of boredom, I'm pretty sure.
The poor snake was just chilling, getting a few zzz's. Then a bunch of kids wander in and it was like whoa, I'm sleeping here and before it could move a f**king dog murders it. What is this world coming too. It's the year of the snake for christs sake.   >:(

Survival of the fittest?
Yea try using that logic if the snake bit and killed one of the kids.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on Feb 11, 2013, 06:51:10 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 11, 2013, 01:27:31 AM
See? How can people say animals don't have souls after an act like that? That dog wasn't attacking the snake out of boredom, I'm pretty sure.

I agree.

Quote from: Vertigo on Feb 10, 2013, 11:56:43 PM
I wish for once we'd hear about it being the deadly animal that does something helpful, like a saltwater crocodile swimming up to Ricky Gervais and telling him that he needs to quit showbusiness.


Speaking of Crocs...

I always thought this story was interesting when I stumbled onto it several years ago.

Pocho the Crocodile and his best friend (http://www.animalsaustralia.org/features/amazing-croc-story.php)

And a little clip of it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbjO4g4CctE# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbjO4g4CctE#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DJ Pu$$yface on Feb 11, 2013, 07:02:29 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 11, 2013, 02:25:30 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 11, 2013, 01:27:31 AM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Feb 10, 2013, 11:25:53 PM
Let's lighten it up (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/pet-dog-saves-two-children-deadly-snake-145606809.html) a bit.

See? How can people say animals don't have souls after an act like that? That dog wasn't attacking the snake out of boredom, I'm pretty sure.
The poor snake was just chilling, getting a few zzz's. Then a bunch of kids wander in and it was like whoa, I'm sleeping here and before it could move a f**king dog murders it. What is this world coming too. It's the year of the snake for christs sake.   >:(

Tell me you are joking
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Feb 11, 2013, 02:42:58 PM
Quote from: DJ Pu$$yface on Feb 11, 2013, 07:02:29 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 11, 2013, 02:25:30 AMIt's the year of the snake for christs sake.   >:(
Tell me you are joking
Nope. It's real. (http://www.hanban.com/chinese-culture/chinese-zodiac/the-2013-year-snake.html)
;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Feb 13, 2013, 01:18:32 AM
CISPA is back

http://www.aclu.org/blog/technology-and-liberty-national-security/cispa-claws-back-life (http://www.aclu.org/blog/technology-and-liberty-national-security/cispa-claws-back-life)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Feb 13, 2013, 01:24:03 AM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Feb 13, 2013, 01:18:32 AM
CISPA is back

http://www.aclu.org/blog/technology-and-liberty-national-security/cispa-claws-back-life (http://www.aclu.org/blog/technology-and-liberty-national-security/cispa-claws-back-life)
dafuq
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 13, 2013, 01:56:01 AM
New year, same shit but for being in a different wrapper. It's a law of nature people.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vepariga on Feb 14, 2013, 02:19:55 AM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/9862776/Sorcery-crackdown-Chechnya-leader-orders-hard-line-on-wizards.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/9862776/Sorcery-crackdown-Chechnya-leader-orders-hard-line-on-wizards.html)

Gotta keep an eye on them wizards..
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Feb 14, 2013, 03:01:38 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 13, 2013, 01:56:01 AM
New year, same shit but for being in a different wrapper. It's a law of nature people.  :laugh:

It seems like SOPA is not truly dead. People are finding ways to stop copyright issues on the Internet.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 14, 2013, 03:25:05 AM
Quote from: Vepariga on Feb 14, 2013, 02:19:55 AM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/9862776/Sorcery-crackdown-Chechnya-leader-orders-hard-line-on-wizards.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/9862776/Sorcery-crackdown-Chechnya-leader-orders-hard-line-on-wizards.html)

Gotta keep an eye on them wizards..

Lol dafuq? I'm surprised the Muslims beat the Christians to it actually, sound more like their kind of thing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 14, 2013, 06:41:38 AM
Love the internet while we've got it guys and girls. Cause one day we'll have to pay per byte transferred.  :'(

Complete with surcharges for all the claimed copyright infringement.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 14, 2013, 07:06:13 AM
Fuq da police...

I'm behind 6 proxies!!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 14, 2013, 12:32:18 PM
Quote from: Rong Swanton on Feb 14, 2013, 07:06:13 AM
Fuq da police...

I'm behind 6 proxies!!!
They'll neva find yu bruh.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 14, 2013, 01:43:20 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/14/world/africa/south-africa-blade-runner-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 (http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/14/world/africa/south-africa-blade-runner-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_t1)

:-X
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 14, 2013, 04:53:35 PM
Wow that's cray cray ^^
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Feb 14, 2013, 05:10:00 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 14, 2013, 01:43:20 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/14/world/africa/south-africa-blade-runner-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 (http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/14/world/africa/south-africa-blade-runner-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_t1)

:-X

Very sad. Very disappointing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Feb 14, 2013, 05:34:40 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 14, 2013, 01:43:20 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/14/world/africa/south-africa-blade-runner-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 (http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/14/world/africa/south-africa-blade-runner-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_t1)

:-X

My mate told me about this today.

Sad.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Feb 14, 2013, 08:04:37 PM
I was just speaking to someone earlier and they said they knew someone who was assaulted by Oscar Pistorius ("Blade Runner") before. He pressed charges but didn't have enough money to fight it out in court against Oscar's lawyers so eventually dropped the charges.

Oscar apparently has a history of violent outbursts. Really disappointing. I mean obviously we don't all know these people on a personal level but you think these inspirational athletes are generally good people until something like this happens and their dark history starts surfacing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Feb 14, 2013, 10:29:22 PM
^ Quite.

Pistorius is the latest 'athlete I dig' to become an 'athlete who maybe I don't dig so much anymore'.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 14, 2013, 10:37:49 PM
Quote from: SM on Feb 14, 2013, 10:29:22 PM
^ Quite.

Pistorius is the latest 'athlete I dig' to become an 'athlete who maybe I don't dig so much anymore'.
People don't usually like it when you kill people.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Feb 14, 2013, 10:46:56 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Feb 14, 2013, 10:37:49 PM
Quote from: SM on Feb 14, 2013, 10:29:22 PM
^ Quite.

Pistorius is the latest 'athlete I dig' to become an 'athlete who maybe I don't dig so much anymore'.
People don't usually like it when you kill people.

People usually don't like to be 'retired' against their will. :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 14, 2013, 11:47:03 PM
Meh, I still think he's a great athlete.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Feb 15, 2013, 12:23:23 AM
Obviously he's a great athlete or he wouldn't have achieved half of what he has achieved. But he's just flushed his reputation and career down the toilet.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Feb 15, 2013, 02:23:10 AM
I don't like how Chris dorner got killed. He should of gotten his day in court. They cooked him so he couldn't testify.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 15, 2013, 03:13:53 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F25.media.tumblr.com%2F185f5cd34d64f022acaa638b476993b9%2Ftumblr_mi75k51foK1qzq63ao1_500.jpg&hash=2cdda66988c23515441ce4c57a93f9ce14334bef)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 15, 2013, 03:21:19 AM
Quote from: Rong Swanton on Feb 15, 2013, 03:13:53 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F25.media.tumblr.com%2F185f5cd34d64f022acaa638b476993b9%2Ftumblr_mi75k51foK1qzq63ao1_500.jpg&hash=2cdda66988c23515441ce4c57a93f9ce14334bef)

LOLOLOLOL
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 15, 2013, 03:56:08 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 14, 2013, 01:43:20 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/14/world/africa/south-africa-blade-runner-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 (http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/14/world/africa/south-africa-blade-runner-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_t1)

:-X

Ah Jesus, what a waste. I hope she rests well the poor thing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 15, 2013, 04:35:23 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fboingboing.net%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F02%2Fthesun.jpg&hash=a536b587ed618b84046ee53eae6a2b44eaa2d186)


jesus h christ... this f**king newspaper wat are u doin...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 15, 2013, 04:42:53 AM
Quote from: Rong Swanton on Feb 15, 2013, 04:35:23 AM
http://boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/thesun.jpg


jesus h christ... this f**king newspaper wat are u doin...

lol
tryin to sell copies n'shit
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 15, 2013, 06:02:26 AM
Actually the Sun kept it pretty tame.  :)

Quote from: Rong Swanton on Feb 15, 2013, 03:13:53 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F25.media.tumblr.com%2F185f5cd34d64f022acaa638b476993b9%2Ftumblr_mi75k51foK1qzq63ao1_500.jpg&hash=2cdda66988c23515441ce4c57a93f9ce14334bef)
That's funny.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 15, 2013, 06:09:08 AM
Quote from: Rong Swanton on Feb 15, 2013, 04:35:23 AM
http://boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/thesun.jpg


jesus h christ... this f**king newspaper wat are u doin...

What do you expect from something is only slightly above tabloids?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Feb 15, 2013, 06:57:35 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHDXUbSfw8k#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHDXUbSfw8k#ws)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtOL5OiWTNI# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtOL5OiWTNI#)

They are saying this one was much bigger and that it was shot down by a missile. Way too early to know for sure.

http://rt.com/news/meteorite-crash-urals-chelyabinsk-283/ (http://rt.com/news/meteorite-crash-urals-chelyabinsk-283/)

And the big one isn't even here yet. Supposed to give us a close shave tomorrow around 2:00 EST.

Seems as if Earth is wandering across a meteorite highway of sorts. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 15, 2013, 07:12:00 AM
And no doomsday prophecies to accompany them. Oh the irony.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Feb 15, 2013, 07:14:01 AM
Fan-f**king-tastic video.

As for the one coming tomorrow, it's getting real close (as in, within the radius of geosynchronous orbit), but do not fret, there's no chance of it hitting.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Feb 15, 2013, 07:24:00 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 15, 2013, 07:12:00 AM
And no doomsday prophecies to accompany them. Oh the irony.

They are recording their youtube rants as we type.

Quote from: SpaceMarines on Feb 15, 2013, 07:14:01 AM
Fan-f**king-tastic video.

As for the one coming tomorrow, it's getting real close (as in, within the radius of geosynchronous orbit), but do not fret, there's no chance of it hitting.

I'm more worried about potential trailing debris that could pepper the planet in the coming days. Makes me wonder about this little 'opening act' and if it's related in some way or a complete coincidence.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 15, 2013, 07:29:23 AM
How I wish it were Aliens invading.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 15, 2013, 07:35:12 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 15, 2013, 07:29:23 AM
How I wish it were Aliens invading.
I hope they are friendly aliens.  :-[

Still is this for real? Man if so AVPG has a better news feed then the mainstream media.  :laugh:

Oh and thank you Russia for mandatory dashcams. You guys are awesome.  ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 15, 2013, 08:05:11 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 15, 2013, 07:29:23 AM
How I wish it were Aliens invading.

Aliens? You mean Greys? ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 15, 2013, 08:11:05 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 15, 2013, 08:05:11 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 15, 2013, 07:29:23 AM
How I wish it were Aliens invading.

Aliens? You mean Greys? ;)


Generally speaking...so yeah, they're included in there I guess.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Feb 15, 2013, 08:22:45 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 15, 2013, 07:29:23 AM
How I wish it were Aliens invading.

Earth is not ready for Aliens. It seems like meteors do often crash into Earth, but it's rare for something like this happen.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 15, 2013, 08:29:56 AM
Humans ourselves might be aliens, depending on whether you believe in the theory of panspermia.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 15, 2013, 08:43:06 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.damnlol.com%2Fi%2F9e335a48fe561495840099fe28a5b270.jpg&hash=512132c955c6fad63cc3e4ee286c617e28e215cf)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Feb 15, 2013, 02:52:28 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Feb 15, 2013, 07:24:00 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 15, 2013, 07:12:00 AM
And no doomsday prophecies to accompany them. Oh the irony.

They are recording their youtube rants as we type.

Quote from: SpaceMarines on Feb 15, 2013, 07:14:01 AM
Fan-f**king-tastic video.

As for the one coming tomorrow, it's getting real close (as in, within the radius of geosynchronous orbit), but do not fret, there's no chance of it hitting.

I'm more worried about potential trailing debris that could pepper the planet in the coming days. Makes me wonder about this little 'opening act' and if it's related in some way or a complete coincidence.



Russia is a huge target for any asteroid or meteor/alien spaceship due to its size.Why can't the earth space agency or NASA detect objects like this and give a heads up?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Feb 15, 2013, 02:55:17 PM
Well, for one, space is really really big.

For another, asteroids are really really small.

For one more, not enough money.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Feb 15, 2013, 05:35:16 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Feb 15, 2013, 06:57:35 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtOL5OiWTNI# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtOL5OiWTNI#)


Welcome Optimus.

Theres a Asteroid passing us in just over an hour 7:24 GMT.it's half the size of a football bitch and will come so close it will pass under satellites so you're gonna see it.Check it out!

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 15, 2013, 06:16:27 PM
I hope it's a carnivorous meteor. A meateor.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Feb 15, 2013, 06:19:08 PM
Quote from: BANE on Feb 15, 2013, 06:16:27 PM
I hope it's a carnivorous meteor. A meateor.

It's The blob.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on Feb 15, 2013, 06:53:21 PM
Quote from: BANE on Feb 15, 2013, 06:16:27 PM
I hope it's a carnivorous meteor. A meateor.

... the hell did I laugh at that for.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 15, 2013, 07:11:08 PM
I was going to mention something about Eor from Winnie the Pooh flying around causing destruction in Russia, but that seemed too politically incorrect.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Feb 15, 2013, 07:17:20 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net%2Fhphotos-ak-ash3%2F182615_474212052634051_640905155_n.jpg&hash=8b0797c4fd2842eb23289a32e5f78ece4f2c2e83)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Predator Queen on Feb 15, 2013, 07:20:39 PM
Quote from: Effectz on Feb 15, 2013, 05:35:16 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Feb 15, 2013, 06:57:35 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtOL5OiWTNI# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtOL5OiWTNI#)


Welcome Optimus.

Theres a Asteroid passing us in just over an hour 7:24 GMT.it's half the size of a football bitch and will come so close it will pass under satellites so you're gonna see it.Check it out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=batOWP9r7yo#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=batOWP9r7yo#ws)
Best late V Day Gift Ever!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Feb 16, 2013, 03:45:54 AM
They found a giant leech creature 

http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/51051/alien-like+creature+pulled+from+new+jersey+area+an+internet+sensation/ (http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/51051/alien-like+creature+pulled+from+new+jersey+area+an+internet+sensation/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 16, 2013, 03:49:17 AM
fuq dat :X
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Feb 16, 2013, 03:51:11 AM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Feb 16, 2013, 03:45:54 AM
They found a giant leech creature 

http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/51051/alien-like+creature+pulled+from+new+jersey+area+an+internet+sensation/ (http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/51051/alien-like+creature+pulled+from+new+jersey+area+an+internet+sensation/)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F24.media.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_m42rsptntt1qm2tkdo1_500.gif&hash=e220e4132b5270ba4ffe7ae11848c91911945d8a)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Feb 16, 2013, 04:29:15 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYj7T9eEQ4U# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYj7T9eEQ4U#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Feb 16, 2013, 04:44:56 AM
I didn't read the whole article but being in college for Fish and Wildlife Technician that ain't no leech in the picture, it's a sea lamprey, a big one too by the looks of it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Feb 16, 2013, 05:20:58 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Feb 15, 2013, 02:55:17 PM
Well, for one, space is really really big.

For another, asteroids are really really small.

For one more, not enough money.


So we currently have no way of knowing when or where a celestial object will strike? Shouldn't it be like predicting the weather? Maybe those big satellite dish things could focus on those instead of non existent alien
radio signals.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Feb 16, 2013, 07:53:38 AM
That's... not how it works. At all.

Quote from: KirklandSignature on Feb 16, 2013, 05:20:58 AM
So we currently have no way of knowing when or where a celestial object will strike?

We do have ways of knowing when or where they will strike, if we happen to see the asteroid beforehand. Thing is, most asteroids are very, very tiny; and so are very, very hard to detect. That thing over Russia was between 15 and 17 metres diameter; smaller than a house, in other words. Keep in mind that most asteroids are also very non-reflective. Anything that small is near-impossible to keep track of. However, we have a good idea of where the really monstrous ones (kilometres in diameter) are that come into near Earth orbit, so we have fair warning about them.

Quote from: KirklandSignature on Feb 16, 2013, 05:20:58 AM
Shouldn't it be like predicting the weather?

Astronomy is not at all like meteorology; so, no, it's nothing like predicting the weather. Not even remotely. Celestial trajectories rely upon relatively simple Newtonian physics to be calculated. Weather patterns are a complex combination of geography, solar distribution, prevailing winds, air chemistry, and a whole shitload of other variables working together in a giant chaotic interaction.

Quote from: KirklandSignature on Feb 16, 2013, 05:20:58 AM
Maybe those big satellite dish things could focus on those instead of non existent alien
radio signals.

Those "big satellite dish things" are radio telescopes. They're good for looking at deep space. Asteroids are not in deep space. Diverting the SETI telescopes to searching for asteroids would accomplish jack-shit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Feb 16, 2013, 10:02:03 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fassets.motherboard.tv%2Fpost_images%2Fassets%2F000%2F008%2F822%2FScreen_shot_2011-03-26_at_4_02_04_AM_large.png&hash=6ade63be860592dd18476d73dab15fbb4579316d)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihF_aXi-Huk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihF_aXi-Huk#)

It's Clint Mansell,its all good.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Feb 16, 2013, 06:19:37 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Feb 16, 2013, 07:53:38 AM
That's... not how it works. At all.

Quote from: KirklandSignature on Feb 16, 2013, 05:20:58 AM
So we currently have no way of knowing when or where a celestial object will strike?

We do have ways of knowing when or where they will strike, if we happen to see the asteroid beforehand. Thing is, most asteroids are very, very tiny; and so are very, very hard to detect. That thing over Russia was between 15 and 17 metres diameter; smaller than a house, in other words. Keep in mind that most asteroids are also very non-reflective. Anything that small is near-impossible to keep track of. However, we have a good idea of where the really monstrous ones (kilometres in diameter) are that come into near Earth orbit, so we have fair warning about them.

Quote from: KirklandSignature on Feb 16, 2013, 05:20:58 AM
Shouldn't it be like predicting the weather?

Astronomy is not at all like meteorology; so, no, it's nothing like predicting the weather. Not even remotely. Celestial trajectories rely upon relatively simple Newtonian physics to be calculated. Weather patterns are a complex combination of geography, solar distribution, prevailing winds, air chemistry, and a whole shitload of other variables working together in a giant chaotic interaction.

Quote from: KirklandSignature on Feb 16, 2013, 05:20:58 AM
Maybe those big satellite dish things could focus on those instead of non existent alien
radio signals.

Those "big satellite dish things" are radio telescopes. They're good for looking at deep space. A ???steroids are not in deep space. Diverting the SETI telescopes to searching for asteroids would accomplish jack-shit.







Interesting! I thought it was more simple than that. You would think that with all the money going onto space programs, some guy wolf have built a space radar that could detect asteroids and such.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Feb 16, 2013, 06:24:57 PM
In the grand scheme of things, not much money is going into space programs, unfortunately. Most governments see it as a bit of a waste.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 16, 2013, 06:45:12 PM
What ever happened with the Star Wars defence program? The U.S. government has invested billions into that without actually doing anything.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 16, 2013, 06:51:54 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 16, 2013, 06:45:12 PM
What ever happened with the Star Wars defence program? The U.S. government has invested billions into that without actually doing anything.


Or did they?


Spoiler
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djZFHTa6TfA
[close]
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Predator Queen on Feb 16, 2013, 11:10:24 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/bright-streak-light-reported-over-calif-155742051.html (http://news.yahoo.com/bright-streak-light-reported-over-calif-155742051.html)

Well the fight is starting
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: King Rathalos on Feb 17, 2013, 02:49:38 AM
Quote from: Predator Queen on Feb 16, 2013, 11:10:24 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/bright-streak-light-reported-over-calif-155742051.html (http://news.yahoo.com/bright-streak-light-reported-over-calif-155742051.html)

Well the fight is starting

The Russians get Transformers, we get Battle: Los Angeles. :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 17, 2013, 03:18:40 AM
Quote from: King Rathalos on Feb 17, 2013, 02:49:38 AM
Quote from: Predator Queen on Feb 16, 2013, 11:10:24 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/bright-streak-light-reported-over-calif-155742051.html (http://news.yahoo.com/bright-streak-light-reported-over-calif-155742051.html)

Well the fight is starting

The Russians get Transformers, we get Battle: Los Angeles. :(
Oh boohoo. Us Hawaiians got Battleship.  :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Feb 17, 2013, 04:09:29 AM
Quote from: Predator Queen on Feb 16, 2013, 11:10:24 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/bright-streak-light-reported-over-calif-155742051.html (http://news.yahoo.com/bright-streak-light-reported-over-calif-155742051.html)

Well the fight is starting

Most likely nothing. Some people over react to this type of stuff.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: King Rathalos on Feb 17, 2013, 05:19:55 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 17, 2013, 03:18:40 AM
Quote from: King Rathalos on Feb 17, 2013, 02:49:38 AM
Quote from: Predator Queen on Feb 16, 2013, 11:10:24 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/bright-streak-light-reported-over-calif-155742051.html (http://news.yahoo.com/bright-streak-light-reported-over-calif-155742051.html)

Well the fight is starting

The Russians get Transformers, we get Battle: Los Angeles. :(
Oh boohoo. Us Hawaiians got Battleship.  :-\

I take it back, I'm happy we got B:LA. :'(

Spoiler
I am so sorry for you.
[close]
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 17, 2013, 05:38:26 AM
Quote from: Predator Queen on Feb 16, 2013, 11:10:24 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/bright-streak-light-reported-over-calif-155742051.html (http://news.yahoo.com/bright-streak-light-reported-over-calif-155742051.html)

Well the fight is starting


Yep, I f**king called it, it's freaking Aliens.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 17, 2013, 06:29:44 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 17, 2013, 05:38:26 AM
Quote from: Predator Queen on Feb 16, 2013, 11:10:24 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/bright-streak-light-reported-over-calif-155742051.html (http://news.yahoo.com/bright-streak-light-reported-over-calif-155742051.html)

Well the fight is starting


Yep, I f**king called it, it's freaking Aliens.
Maybe it's the original earthlings returning to check in on their planet... that we so happened to pollute to high heaven.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 17, 2013, 06:33:04 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 17, 2013, 06:29:44 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 17, 2013, 05:38:26 AM
Quote from: Predator Queen on Feb 16, 2013, 11:10:24 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/bright-streak-light-reported-over-calif-155742051.html (http://news.yahoo.com/bright-streak-light-reported-over-calif-155742051.html)

Well the fight is starting


Yep, I f**king called it, it's freaking Aliens.
Maybe it's the original earthlings returning to check in on their planet... that we so happened to pollute to high heaven.  :laugh:


That would be awesome.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 17, 2013, 06:52:29 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 17, 2013, 06:33:04 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 17, 2013, 06:29:44 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 17, 2013, 05:38:26 AM
Quote from: Predator Queen on Feb 16, 2013, 11:10:24 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/bright-streak-light-reported-over-calif-155742051.html (http://news.yahoo.com/bright-streak-light-reported-over-calif-155742051.html)

Well the fight is starting


Yep, I f**king called it, it's freaking Aliens.
Maybe it's the original earthlings returning to check in on their planet... that we so happened to pollute to high heaven.  :laugh:


That would be awesome.
Well considering that they may have had a very long journey they could be quite hungry. Humans could be on the menu.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Feb 17, 2013, 06:16:05 PM
Why do people always think its Aliens  ::)? A lot of ideas of Aliens coming down to Earth is based on fiction. If Alien did came to Earth then it would likely be different then we what see in pop culture.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 17, 2013, 11:36:30 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 17, 2013, 05:38:26 AM
Quote from: Predator Queen on Feb 16, 2013, 11:10:24 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/bright-streak-light-reported-over-calif-155742051.html (http://news.yahoo.com/bright-streak-light-reported-over-calif-155742051.html)

Well the fight is starting


Yep, I f**king called it, it's freaking Aliens.

War of the Worlds, I tells ya.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 18, 2013, 12:59:54 AM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Feb 17, 2013, 06:16:05 PM
Why do people always think its Aliens  ::)? A lot of ideas of Aliens coming down to Earth is based on fiction. If Alien did came to Earth then it would likely be different then we what see in pop culture.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.troll.me%2Fimages%2Fancient-aliens-guy%2Fim-not-saying-its-aliens-but-its-aliens.jpg&hash=253c368803b631508be91b59be31b33324b8735f)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Feb 18, 2013, 01:13:57 AM
It's bugs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na_Zac23b5E# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na_Zac23b5E#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Feb 19, 2013, 08:07:12 AM
Guard gets two years in prison for failing to protect Belarus from teddy bears

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/18/17007798-guard-gets-two-years-in-prison-for-failing-to-protect-belarus-from-teddy-bears?lite (http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/18/17007798-guard-gets-two-years-in-prison-for-failing-to-protect-belarus-from-teddy-bears?lite)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 19, 2013, 09:24:17 AM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Feb 19, 2013, 08:07:12 AM
Guard gets two years in prison for failing to protect Belarus from teddy bears

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/18/17007798-guard-gets-two-years-in-prison-for-failing-to-protect-belarus-from-teddy-bears?lite (http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/18/17007798-guard-gets-two-years-in-prison-for-failing-to-protect-belarus-from-teddy-bears?lite)

Pahahahaha, what is this? Operation Teddy Drop? :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Feb 20, 2013, 10:10:27 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/02/14/biologists-create-zombie-_n_2684959.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/02/14/biologists-create-zombie-_n_2684959.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 20, 2013, 10:11:18 PM
And it begins....
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 21, 2013, 03:19:08 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Feb 20, 2013, 10:10:27 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/02/14/biologists-create-zombie-_n_2684959.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/02/14/biologists-create-zombie-_n_2684959.html)

What exactly is the point of this?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Feb 21, 2013, 03:22:22 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 21, 2013, 03:19:08 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Feb 20, 2013, 10:10:27 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/02/14/biologists-create-zombie-_n_2684959.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/02/14/biologists-create-zombie-_n_2684959.html)

What exactly is the point of this?

Did you read the article?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 21, 2013, 03:31:43 AM
Hm, missed the paragraph about reusable fossils. Nice thought, for sure.

Or, we could harness solar energy since it's pretty perpetual. Just saying.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Feb 21, 2013, 03:39:00 AM
Reusable fossils?

Is that even possible? I mean when you dig out a fossil another won't grow in it's place.

Things like solar energy or biochar are what the future needs.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Feb 21, 2013, 05:03:51 AM
Gas prices get even more higher!

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/recovery-killer-gas-prices-barrel-144215109.html (http://finance.yahoo.com/news/recovery-killer-gas-prices-barrel-144215109.html)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 21, 2013, 05:44:15 AM
I definitely agree that 5 dollars a gas is something can, and will happen as the average price range. It's usually during the spring that the prices usually go up again, and we're not even there yet. Definitely expect for them to get high next month.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Feb 21, 2013, 08:37:50 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 21, 2013, 05:44:15 AM
I definitely agree that 5 dollars a gas is something can, and will happen as the average price range. It's usually during the spring that the prices usually go up again, and we're not even there yet. Definitely expect for them to get high next month.

Assuming you mean $5 per gallon, that's still close to half of what we pay.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Feb 21, 2013, 04:15:31 PM
Quote from: Vertigo on Feb 21, 2013, 08:37:50 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 21, 2013, 05:44:15 AM
I definitely agree that 5 dollars a gas is something can, and will happen as the average price range. It's usually during the spring that the prices usually go up again, and we're not even there yet. Definitely expect for them to get high next month.

Assuming you mean $5 per gallon, that's still close to half of what we pay.


Them sexy UK folk pay upwards of 10+ dollars USD a gallon(maybe more, maybe less). We got in made in the shade in the US OF A.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 21, 2013, 06:38:47 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Feb 21, 2013, 04:15:31 PM
Quote from: Vertigo on Feb 21, 2013, 08:37:50 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 21, 2013, 05:44:15 AM
I definitely agree that 5 dollars a gas is something can, and will happen as the average price range. It's usually during the spring that the prices usually go up again, and we're not even there yet. Definitely expect for them to get high next month.

Assuming you mean $5 per gallon, that's still close to half of what we pay.


Them sexy UK folk pay upwards of 10+ dollars USD a gallon(maybe more, maybe less). We got in made in the shade in the US OF A.
Except that most of that cost is returned in a tax credit and better road maintenance without borrowing billions. You either tax it or lose it. America is totally wrong on this issue.

So us Americans actually do pay more gas. It's just an illusion that we pay less.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Feb 21, 2013, 08:05:05 PM
Judy Viger, NY mom, hired strippers for son's 16th birthday party, arrested.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fa.abcnews.com%2Fimages%2FUS%2Fht_viger_mom_stripper_birthday_tk_130220_wg.jpg&hash=9995db3544bf5110fa4e8230607f021dc2f53b07)

QuoteA New York mother was charged Monday for hiring two strippers for her son's 16th birthday party, police said.

As it turns out, strippers and underage teens do not the perfect birthday party make.

At least that's the opinion of the South Glens Falls Police, who arrested New York mother Judy Viger on Monday for allegedly organizing and paying for a stripper surprise for her son's 16th birthday.

Viger, 33, was charged with five counts of endangering the welfare of a child, according to the Associated Press. The incident reportedly occurred at Spare Time Bowling Center in South Glens Falls, N.Y., in November.

The AP reports that Viger is accused of hiring two women to dance with -- and on -- teens at the upstate bowling alley. The news outlet notes that pictures from the party appeared to show a "scantily clad, tattooed woman clinging upside down to a seated teen."

Saratoga County District Attorney James Murphy told The Post Star that police had interviewed numerous witnesses and parents. Officials said some children at the party were as young as 13.

WRGB called Tops in Bottoms, the company that reportedly supplied the strippers, and the man who answered the phone told the station the incident was "blown out of proportion."

Similarly, a man who said he was Viger's friend argued "police have it all wrong," Fox23 News writes.

According to WRGB, Tops In Bottoms said dancers did not know anyone at the party was underage.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Feb 21, 2013, 09:04:14 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 21, 2013, 06:38:47 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Feb 21, 2013, 04:15:31 PM
Quote from: Vertigo on Feb 21, 2013, 08:37:50 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 21, 2013, 05:44:15 AM
I definitely agree that 5 dollars a gas is something can, and will happen as the average price range. It's usually during the spring that the prices usually go up again, and we're not even there yet. Definitely expect for them to get high next month.

Assuming you mean $5 per gallon, that's still close to half of what we pay.

Them sexy UK folk pay upwards of 10+ dollars USD a gallon(maybe more, maybe less). We got in made in the shade in the US OF A.
Except that most of that cost is returned in a tax credit and better road maintenance without borrowing billions. You either tax it or lose it. America is totally wrong on this issue.

So us Americans actually do pay more gas. It's just an illusion that we pay less.

Yeah, $3.75 - 5 per gallon is still dirt cheap by our standards. But then again, fuel efficient cars are are pretty much standard in Europe today. Engines for petrol cars are becoming so efficient, that diesel cars are no longer an advantage economically in the long run.

The VW company car I usually borrow when work dictates it, averages at about 16km/liter in city driving, which corresponds to approx. 38miles/gallon. It's an automatic though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 22, 2013, 01:17:11 AM
Quote from: Vertigo on Feb 21, 2013, 08:37:50 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 21, 2013, 05:44:15 AM
I definitely agree that 5 dollars a gas is something can, and will happen as the average price range. It's usually during the spring that the prices usually go up again, and we're not even there yet. Definitely expect for them to get high next month.

Assuming you mean $5 per gallon, that's still close to half of what we pay.


Yes, I know...but I was strictly speaking about where I live.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 22, 2013, 01:33:01 AM
$5 a gallon zero f**ks with this baby

http://jalopnik.com/this-is-volkswagens-crazy-awesome-261-mpg-car-328215660 (http://jalopnik.com/this-is-volkswagens-crazy-awesome-261-mpg-car-328215660)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 22, 2013, 01:37:10 AM
Quote from: Rong Swanton on Feb 22, 2013, 01:33:01 AM
$5 a gallon zero f**ks with this baby

http://jalopnik.com/this-is-volkswagens-crazy-awesome-261-mpg-car-328215660 (http://jalopnik.com/this-is-volkswagens-crazy-awesome-261-mpg-car-328215660)
But how much is it going to cost?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 22, 2013, 01:44:20 AM
just your soul.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 22, 2013, 01:44:59 AM
Oh, not that much then.  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 22, 2013, 02:18:40 AM
Quote from: Rong Swanton on Feb 22, 2013, 01:44:20 AM
just your soul.
Shit, I can't get one.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 22, 2013, 02:20:14 AM
Quote from: BANE on Feb 22, 2013, 02:18:40 AM
Quote from: Rong Swanton on Feb 22, 2013, 01:44:20 AM
just your soul.
Shit, I can't get one.

Don't worry you can have mine, slightly used is all
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 22, 2013, 03:45:21 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Feb 21, 2013, 08:05:05 PM
Judy Viger, NY mom, hired strippers for son's 16th birthday party, arrested.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fa.abcnews.com%2Fimages%2FUS%2Fht_viger_mom_stripper_birthday_tk_130220_wg.jpg&hash=9995db3544bf5110fa4e8230607f021dc2f53b07)

QuoteA New York mother was charged Monday for hiring two strippers for her son's 16th birthday party, police said.

As it turns out, strippers and underage teens do not the perfect birthday party make.

At least that's the opinion of the South Glens Falls Police, who arrested New York mother Judy Viger on Monday for allegedly organizing and paying for a stripper surprise for her son's 16th birthday.

Viger, 33, was charged with five counts of endangering the welfare of a child, according to the Associated Press. The incident reportedly occurred at Spare Time Bowling Center in South Glens Falls, N.Y., in November.

The AP reports that Viger is accused of hiring two women to dance with -- and on -- teens at the upstate bowling alley. The news outlet notes that pictures from the party appeared to show a "scantily clad, tattooed woman clinging upside down to a seated teen."

Saratoga County District Attorney James Murphy told The Post Star that police had interviewed numerous witnesses and parents. Officials said some children at the party were as young as 13.

WRGB called Tops in Bottoms, the company that reportedly supplied the strippers, and the man who answered the phone told the station the incident was "blown out of proportion."

Similarly, a man who said he was Viger's friend argued "police have it all wrong," Fox23 News writes.

According to WRGB, Tops In Bottoms said dancers did not know anyone at the party was underage.

Sounds like a pretty awesome mother to me...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Feb 22, 2013, 04:19:38 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 22, 2013, 03:45:21 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Feb 21, 2013, 08:05:05 PM
Judy Viger, NY mom, hired strippers for son's 16th birthday party, arrested.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fa.abcnews.com%2Fimages%2FUS%2Fht_viger_mom_stripper_birthday_tk_130220_wg.jpg&hash=9995db3544bf5110fa4e8230607f021dc2f53b07)

QuoteA New York mother was charged Monday for hiring two strippers for her son's 16th birthday party, police said.

As it turns out, strippers and underage teens do not the perfect birthday party make.

At least that's the opinion of the South Glens Falls Police, who arrested New York mother Judy Viger on Monday for allegedly organizing and paying for a stripper surprise for her son's 16th birthday.

Viger, 33, was charged with five counts of endangering the welfare of a child, according to the Associated Press. The incident reportedly occurred at Spare Time Bowling Center in South Glens Falls, N.Y., in November.

The AP reports that Viger is accused of hiring two women to dance with -- and on -- teens at the upstate bowling alley. The news outlet notes that pictures from the party appeared to show a "scantily clad, tattooed woman clinging upside down to a seated teen."

Saratoga County District Attorney James Murphy told The Post Star that police had interviewed numerous witnesses and parents. Officials said some children at the party were as young as 13.

WRGB called Tops in Bottoms, the company that reportedly supplied the strippers, and the man who answered the phone told the station the incident was "blown out of proportion."

Similarly, a man who said he was Viger's friend argued "police have it all wrong," Fox23 News writes.

According to WRGB, Tops In Bottoms said dancers did not know anyone at the party was underage.

Sounds like a pretty awesome mother to me...

I know right! Wish I had strippers on my 16th birthday  :-[
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 22, 2013, 04:41:48 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Feb 22, 2013, 04:19:38 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 22, 2013, 03:45:21 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Feb 21, 2013, 08:05:05 PM
Judy Viger, NY mom, hired strippers for son's 16th birthday party, arrested.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fa.abcnews.com%2Fimages%2FUS%2Fht_viger_mom_stripper_birthday_tk_130220_wg.jpg&hash=9995db3544bf5110fa4e8230607f021dc2f53b07)

QuoteA New York mother was charged Monday for hiring two strippers for her son's 16th birthday party, police said.

As it turns out, strippers and underage teens do not the perfect birthday party make.

At least that's the opinion of the South Glens Falls Police, who arrested New York mother Judy Viger on Monday for allegedly organizing and paying for a stripper surprise for her son's 16th birthday.

Viger, 33, was charged with five counts of endangering the welfare of a child, according to the Associated Press. The incident reportedly occurred at Spare Time Bowling Center in South Glens Falls, N.Y., in November.

The AP reports that Viger is accused of hiring two women to dance with -- and on -- teens at the upstate bowling alley. The news outlet notes that pictures from the party appeared to show a "scantily clad, tattooed woman clinging upside down to a seated teen."

Saratoga County District Attorney James Murphy told The Post Star that police had interviewed numerous witnesses and parents. Officials said some children at the party were as young as 13.

WRGB called Tops in Bottoms, the company that reportedly supplied the strippers, and the man who answered the phone told the station the incident was "blown out of proportion."

Similarly, a man who said he was Viger's friend argued "police have it all wrong," Fox23 News writes.

According to WRGB, Tops In Bottoms said dancers did not know anyone at the party was underage.

Sounds like a pretty awesome mother to me...

I know right! Wish I had strippers on my 16th birthday  :-[
You live in Florida right? Should be easy women there.

Plus you're 19 right? Just go to a strip club.  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Feb 23, 2013, 04:44:00 AM
World's Worst Tattoo finally fixed.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fl2.yimg.com%2Fbt%2Fapi%2Fres%2F1.2%2FRHb2IT_ur4xAdsvlSFmaKQ--%2FYXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTU3MA--%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fl.yimg.com%2Fos%2Fpublish-images%2Flifestyles%2F2013-02-22%2F23a51888-2e08-4baf-9ed1-8b7e0c759941_r-WORLDS-WORST-PORTRAIT-TATTOO-FIXED-large570.jpg&hash=15705602c88aa7d3bc1822d964430ed37cd7adea)

QuoteThe man with the "world's worst portrait tattoo" finally got his happy ending on Thursday when he had the opportunity to fix the botched ink job of his late wife that had plagued him for so many years.

Tattoo artist Dennis Foust inked the $450 portrait tattoo. "I had seen Faust's portrait work on his website and he even tattooed some of my in-laws with designs in honor of Mindy so I was confident going in," Stahl told Yahoo! Shine in his first media interview. "But when the swelling subsided, it didn't look like Mindy at all—her teeth looked evil."

To add insult to injury, a friend had emailed him a link to a blog post titled "Worst Tattoo Ever" with a photo of Stahl's tattoo posted by a disgruntled On the Edge ex-employee. A few months later, Stahl returned to the studio and Faust tried to fix it, adding the words, "In loving memory of Mindy" but the damage was too great.

"I was embarrassed to wear sleeveless shirts and didn't want anyone to see the tattoo but everyone in my town knew about it," says Stahl.

Foust told Shine: "This was my very first portrait tattoo done years ago. I've since moved forward, improved my skills, and my work has been featured in magazines."

Recently, a friend of Stahl's recommended that he visit Scott Versago at Empire Ink in Akron, Ohio, who had heard of the infamous tattoo and on Thursday Versago fixed it—for free. Vergaso wrote on his Facebook page: "I got to tackle the official '#1 worst portrait tattoo in the world' today. I'm sure you've all seen it a million times online, as had I.

I couldn't believe my eyes when this guy walked in and showed me this project. I think my jaw literally hit the floor. He went on to tell me the story behind the portrait; He had just married his beautiful wife and not even three months afterwards she was killed in a horrible house fire accident leaving him to raise their three children alone.

Shortly after he went to a local tattoo studio to memorialize his wife and was left with this abomination. He later returned to that studio for one more session, thinking that perhaps 'he had done something wrong in the healing of the tattoo' and they butchered it even more the second time. Finally, he drove all the way to my studio, Empire Ink, just to meet me and to see what his options were. Touched by his story, I gifted the entire project to him for free. Now he has closure and I have an amazing story to add to my portfolio!"

The fix-it job took just three hours. "I'm so happy and want everyone to see it," Stahl told Shine. "I'm going to enter the tattoo in a contest hosted by On the Edge to see if they recognize me."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 23, 2013, 05:50:17 AM
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/us-govt-air-drop-toxic-mice-guam-snakes (http://bigstory.ap.org/article/us-govt-air-drop-toxic-mice-guam-snakes)

The plot of Prometheus in action!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 24, 2013, 12:22:03 AM
Wouldn't dropping mongooses make more sense?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 24, 2013, 04:38:41 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 24, 2013, 12:22:03 AM
Wouldn't dropping mongooses make more sense?
That would be fighting fire with fire. They're both major pests. We've actually started a mongoose eradication program on Kauai the moment someone spotted one. Since they not only eat every native species of bird and bug but also many native plants. They're a huge strain on Taro too.

The brown tree snake is by far the worst pest but the mongoose is just as bad.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 25, 2013, 09:06:32 AM
Something tells me these air-dropped mice will become yet another pest to deal with. And then what? The cycle continues?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Feb 25, 2013, 09:21:08 AM
Yep, the government doesn't do enough research.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 25, 2013, 10:05:04 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 25, 2013, 09:06:32 AM
Something tells me these air-dropped mice will become yet another pest to deal with. And then what? The cycle continues?
The mice are already dead, I think.

"Guam (AP) — Dead mice laced with painkillers are about to rain down on Guam's jungle canopy"

Yep, dead. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Feb 25, 2013, 06:13:10 PM
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/07/counterterrorism-trolls/all/ (http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/07/counterterrorism-trolls/all/)

Quote
In the decade since 9/11, the U.S. government has used a wide variety of tactics against terrorists. It's invaded countries where they operated (and ones where they didn't). It's tried to win the backing of foreign populations in which the terrorists hide. And it's sent commandos and deadly flying robots to kill them one by one.

One thing it hasn't done, until now: troll them.

The program, called Viral Peace, seeks to occupy the virtual space that extremists fill, one thread or Twitter exchange at a time. Shahed Amanullah, a senior technology adviser to the State Department and Viral Peace's creator, tells Danger Room he wants to use "logic, humor, satire, [and] religious arguments, not just to confront [extremists], but to undermine and demoralize them." Think of it as strategic trolling, in pursuit of geopolitical pwnage.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 25, 2013, 06:14:04 PM
I'm actually looking forward to the aftermath.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gates on Feb 25, 2013, 06:21:01 PM
Operation Maledoro Activated

Godspeed, Mal, your time has come... :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Feb 25, 2013, 06:34:06 PM
Quote from: Gates on Feb 25, 2013, 06:21:01 PM
Operation Maledoro Activated

Godspeed, Mal, your time has come... :P

Doesn't he already do this? I'm already under the impression that Maledoro is a government agent or super intelligent AI enity keeping us less informed citizens of the world on the correct path.



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 25, 2013, 07:04:58 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 25, 2013, 06:14:04 PM
I'm actually looking forward to the aftermath.
If if everyday internet user's reactions are anything to go by, you might not like it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 25, 2013, 07:14:34 PM
Quote from: Gate on Feb 25, 2013, 06:13:10 PM
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/07/counterterrorism-trolls/all/ (http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/07/counterterrorism-trolls/all/)

Quote
In the decade since 9/11, the U.S. government has used a wide variety of tactics against terrorists. It's invaded countries where they operated (and ones where they didn't). It's tried to win the backing of foreign populations in which the terrorists hide. And it's sent commandos and deadly flying robots to kill them one by one.

One thing it hasn't done, until now: troll them.

The program, called Viral Peace, seeks to occupy the virtual space that extremists fill, one thread or Twitter exchange at a time. Shahed Amanullah, a senior technology adviser to the State Department and Viral Peace's creator, tells Danger Room he wants to use "logic, humor, satire, [and] religious arguments, not just to confront [extremists], but to undermine and demoralize them." Think of it as strategic trolling, in pursuit of geopolitical pwnage.

Government led trolling...well it's about time to they put it to good use I guess.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: JCGAuthor on Feb 25, 2013, 07:21:46 PM
This implying that, somewhere, someone is getting paid to troll. That sounds like a dream job, honestly  ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 25, 2013, 07:22:59 PM
The government as a whole does it on a daily basis, lol.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 25, 2013, 09:06:23 PM
The guberment doesn't troll people.

It just lies to them.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Feb 26, 2013, 04:23:55 AM
http://www.hitfix.com/motion-captured/the-visual-effects-community-sees-red-in-the-wake-of-oscar-protest-and-on-air-snub/1 (http://www.hitfix.com/motion-captured/the-visual-effects-community-sees-red-in-the-wake-of-oscar-protest-and-on-air-snub/1)

:-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 26, 2013, 05:45:11 AM
If I read that correctly, the issue then is Hollywood taking money away from VFX studios?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Feb 27, 2013, 04:05:15 PM
I think everyone gets snubbed in Hollywood, the stars/director get ALL the attention, no one else ever gets much really if you ask me, poor show really.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 27, 2013, 05:41:44 PM
I'd agree with that and take it even further to say that only certain stars and directors get attention. It seems as though you're only given consideration for the major categories that people are interested in if you were in, or made, a movie that's a four-hour long melodrama.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Feb 27, 2013, 07:43:34 PM
Morrisey says more gay men equals less war?


http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/morrissey-if-more-men-were-homosexual-there-would-be-no-wars-8513072.html (http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/morrissey-if-more-men-were-homosexual-there-would-be-no-wars-8513072.html)



I sort of agree with him. I couldn't give up meat though.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 27, 2013, 07:49:38 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Feb 27, 2013, 07:43:34 PM
Morrisey says more gay men equals less war?


http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/morrissey-if-more-men-were-homosexual-there-would-be-no-wars-8513072.html (http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/morrissey-if-more-men-were-homosexual-there-would-be-no-wars-8513072.html)



I sort of agree with him. I couldn't give up meat though.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fforums.kleientertainment.com%2Fattachment.php%3Fattachmentid%3D1108%26amp%3Bd%3D1360719324%26amp%3Bthumb%3D1&hash=39d142700301cd1d26f3394573f0a9cdfc670d27)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 27, 2013, 09:58:52 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Feb 27, 2013, 07:49:38 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Feb 27, 2013, 07:43:34 PM
Morrisey says more gay men equals less war?


http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/morrissey-if-more-men-were-homosexual-there-would-be-no-wars-8513072.html (http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/morrissey-if-more-men-were-homosexual-there-would-be-no-wars-8513072.html)

I sort of agree with him. I couldn't give up meat though.
http://forums.kleientertainment.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1108&d=1360719324&thumb=1
Couldn't give up meat eh? haha a homosexual that doesn't want meat. Oh the irony. Still the guy is a total douchbag for thinking he is above entire races of people but then shits on victims.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Feb 27, 2013, 11:39:24 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjR0GETgGig#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjR0GETgGig#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 27, 2013, 11:49:46 PM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Feb 27, 2013, 11:39:24 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjR0GETgGig#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjR0GETgGig#ws)
f**king hypocrites all around.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 27, 2013, 11:57:51 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 27, 2013, 09:58:52 PM
Couldn't give up meat eh? haha a homosexual that doesn't want meat. Oh the irony.
whiterabbit goes for the low hanging fruit.

HAHA FRUIT GET IT
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 27, 2013, 11:58:12 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi292.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fmm36%2Fzulch%2Fhannity.jpg&hash=18d6e98387f648b5509bd0e9a602af4a7c34e168)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 28, 2013, 12:47:45 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 27, 2013, 11:57:51 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 27, 2013, 09:58:52 PM
Couldn't give up meat eh? haha a homosexual that doesn't want meat. Oh the irony.
whiterabbit goes for the low hanging fruit.

HAHA FRUIT GET IT
Yea I got a bit tired pulling on carrots.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Feb 28, 2013, 12:59:35 AM
Quote from: Rong Swanton on Feb 27, 2013, 11:58:12 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi292.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fmm36%2Fzulch%2Fhannity.jpg&hash=18d6e98387f648b5509bd0e9a602af4a7c34e168)

Want.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 28, 2013, 02:16:13 AM
I'm still wondering what they meant by snub? Did they not air the VX oscar presentation or something?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Feb 28, 2013, 03:12:25 AM
Quote from: Rong Swanton on Feb 27, 2013, 11:58:12 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi292.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fmm36%2Fzulch%2Fhannity.jpg&hash=18d6e98387f648b5509bd0e9a602af4a7c34e168)

I heard Liberals wipe there ass with the pages of that book.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 28, 2013, 03:38:12 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Feb 27, 2013, 11:39:24 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjR0GETgGig#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjR0GETgGig#ws)

I just want to point out that I've never seen or heard of this sort of thing happening in Canadian broadcast news. I guess we're either better-mannered or just calm folks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Feb 28, 2013, 03:49:53 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 28, 2013, 03:38:12 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Feb 27, 2013, 11:39:24 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjR0GETgGig#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjR0GETgGig#ws)

I just want to point out that I've never seen or heard of this sort of thing happening in Canadian broadcast news. I guess we're either better-mannered or just calm folks.

Have you ever watched How I Met Your Mother? That one joke about how Canadians are so polite even when they are angry.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Feb 28, 2013, 04:01:08 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 28, 2013, 02:16:13 AM
I'm still wondering what they meant by snub? Did they not air the VX oscar presentation or something?

I've only glanced at the news, but I think the winner was about to have a bit of a crack at studios disrespecting VFX houses, and they played him off.  Some say he'd had enough time, others say conspiracy to shut him up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 28, 2013, 04:14:25 AM
French Fry feast at a McD's in Japan (http://gawker.com/5987420/korean-kids-kicked-out-of-mcdonalds-for-throwing-250-french-fry-feast)

Yeah, I have no words for this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 28, 2013, 04:29:22 AM
Quote from: SM on Feb 28, 2013, 04:01:08 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 28, 2013, 02:16:13 AM
I'm still wondering what they meant by snub? Did they not air the VX oscar presentation or something?

I've only glanced at the news, but I think the winner was about to have a bit of a crack at studios disrespecting VFX houses, and they played him off.  Some say he'd had enough time, others say conspiracy to shut him up.
Ah so that was what it was. The academy awards have always been anal about time constraints. Either thank people or go rouge, it's one or the other, never both.

Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 28, 2013, 04:14:25 AM
French Fry feast at a McD's in Japan (http://gawker.com/5987420/korean-kids-kicked-out-of-mcdonalds-for-throwing-250-french-fry-feast)

Yeah, I have no words for this.

I never liked McDonalds french fries... so the idea of a fry party is appalling to me. Plus Japan treats their service people even worse than America. I feel bad for the workers.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 28, 2013, 05:44:35 AM
I adore McDs fries but that's gross. All that food going to waste is what's appalling more than anything else.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Feb 28, 2013, 05:50:50 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 28, 2013, 04:14:25 AM
French Fry feast at a McD's in Japan (http://gawker.com/5987420/korean-kids-kicked-out-of-mcdonalds-for-throwing-250-french-fry-feast)

Yeah, I have no words for this.
America is no longer No1! :D

PS: If you guys like the McD fries, you should try deep frying your own from fresh potatoes some day. You'll suddenly realize how they are really supposed to taste like.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 28, 2013, 05:53:39 AM
Hand-making your own fries and what not...is the best shit ever.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 28, 2013, 06:13:18 AM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 28, 2013, 05:50:50 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 28, 2013, 04:14:25 AM
French Fry feast at a McD's in Japan (http://gawker.com/5987420/korean-kids-kicked-out-of-mcdonalds-for-throwing-250-french-fry-feast)

Yeah, I have no words for this.
America is no longer No1! :D

PS: If you guys like the McD fries, you should try deep frying your own from fresh potatoes some day. You'll suddenly realize how they are really supposed to taste like.

Well obviously I've done that and yes they're delish, I agree. I still enjoy McDs' though :P

Personally I don't deep fry. I have this appliance at home called Acti-Fry whereby the user spoons in a tablespoon max of oil into the circular frying device, and whatever your frying is turned for a set time. It doesn't sit in an oily vat and cook itself to death. It's a healthier alternative to deep frying.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 28, 2013, 07:06:56 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 28, 2013, 06:13:18 AM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 28, 2013, 05:50:50 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 28, 2013, 04:14:25 AM
French Fry feast at a McD's in Japan (http://gawker.com/5987420/korean-kids-kicked-out-of-mcdonalds-for-throwing-250-french-fry-feast)

Yeah, I have no words for this.
America is no longer No1! :D

PS: If you guys like the McD fries, you should try deep frying your own from fresh potatoes some day. You'll suddenly realize how they are really supposed to taste like.

Well obviously I've done that and yes they're delish, I agree. I still enjoy McDs' though :P

Personally I don't deep fry. I have this appliance at home called Acti-Fry whereby the user spoons in a tablespoon max of oil into the circular frying device, and whatever your frying is turned for a set time. It doesn't sit in an oily vat and cook itself to death. It's a healthier alternative to deep frying.


Grow some balls and oil that shit up!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 28, 2013, 07:07:38 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 28, 2013, 07:06:56 AM
Grow some balls and oil that shit up!
This sentence plays wonderfully out of context.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 28, 2013, 07:12:58 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 28, 2013, 07:07:38 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 28, 2013, 07:06:56 AM
Grow some balls and oil that shit up!
This sentence plays wonderfully out of context.



I was hoping for Doom to make an awful pun with it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 28, 2013, 07:16:01 AM
I think lube would've worked better than oil though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 28, 2013, 07:17:24 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 28, 2013, 07:16:01 AM
I think lube would've worked better than oil though.


Too late!! Cvalda ruined any chances of a terrible pun!!!



(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi124.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fp30%2FShadowPred%2Ftumblr_m328n7llwF1r4i7w4o1_500.gif&hash=85b482e4bc0dd402ce1bb47d2b1c3d13051fce7f)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 28, 2013, 01:06:43 PM
http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/transgender-girl-s-parents-sue-for-her-right-to-use-the-bathroom-201415013.html (http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/transgender-girl-s-parents-sue-for-her-right-to-use-the-bathroom-201415013.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Feb 28, 2013, 03:13:05 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Feb 28, 2013, 01:06:43 PM
http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/transgender-girl-s-parents-sue-for-her-right-to-use-the-bathroom-201415013.html (http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/transgender-girl-s-parents-sue-for-her-right-to-use-the-bathroom-201415013.html)



I can't find a rational response to this. I mean I do love transgender people but the parents here are idiots for their "my child gets everything they want" mentality. If you got a penis, you use the boys room, simple as that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 28, 2013, 05:39:15 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Feb 28, 2013, 01:06:43 PM
http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/transgender-girl-s-parents-sue-for-her-right-to-use-the-bathroom-201415013.html (http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/transgender-girl-s-parents-sue-for-her-right-to-use-the-bathroom-201415013.html)

Eh. I have to agree with Kirkland. You have a penis? Off to the men's room you go. Isn't anyone else asking how the biological girls at the school, or any other school for that matter, feel about a boy using their washroom? I'm just saying, if they came out and said they were uncomfortable with this situation, what then? Don't their rights matter as well?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 28, 2013, 06:00:00 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 28, 2013, 05:39:15 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Feb 28, 2013, 01:06:43 PM
http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/transgender-girl-s-parents-sue-for-her-right-to-use-the-bathroom-201415013.html (http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/transgender-girl-s-parents-sue-for-her-right-to-use-the-bathroom-201415013.html)

Eh. I have to agree with Kirkland. You have a penis? Off to the men's room you go. Isn't anyone else asking how the biological girls at the school, or any other school for that matter, feel about a boy using their washroom? I'm just saying, if they came out and said they were uncomfortable with this situation, what then? Don't their rights matter as well?
Apparently to some people they don't.  :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 28, 2013, 07:47:15 PM
Wow. Some pretty nasty bigotry in here. No surprise Kirkland would spearhead it.

Who the f**k cares what her genitals are? Also, she's a f**king prepubescent kid. I've been using public restrooms my whole life and I have NEVER seen another woman's genitals there. That's what a stall is for, dumbasses. She isn't hurting anyone. In fact, if she were forced to use the men's room, she'd probably be mercilessly teased or beaten for it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 28, 2013, 07:54:30 PM
Then what's the point of separate bathrooms at all in elementary schools?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 28, 2013, 07:54:53 PM
We might as well just get rid of gender based bathrooms then.  ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 28, 2013, 07:56:16 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 28, 2013, 07:47:15 PM
Wow. Some pretty nasty bigotry in here. No surprise Kirkland would spearhead it.

Who the f**k cares what her genitals are? Also, she's a f**king prepubescent kid. I've been using public restrooms my whole life and I have NEVER seen another woman's genitals there. That's what a stall is for, dumbasses. She isn't hurting anyone. In fact, if she were forced to use the men's room, she'd probably be mercilessly teased or beaten for it.

Forced acceptance. "You WILL let this person who is anatomically built differently than you are be in the same changing room or bathroom as you, because they feel they are the same as you. They feel discriminated against. If you are uncomfortable, you are the problem not them. Your needs, opinions, concerns are of no importance. They are being discriminated against... not you. Any thought or opinion that contradicts our progressive viewpoint and agenda will be labeled as barbaric, draconian, ancient..."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 28, 2013, 07:59:46 PM
Quote from: BANE on Feb 28, 2013, 07:54:30 PM
Then what's the point of separate bathrooms at all in elementary schools?
I dunno. Boy pee smells gross?

Quote from: Cal427eb on Feb 28, 2013, 07:54:53 PM
We might as well just get rid of gender based bathrooms then.  ::)
Sure, why not?

Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 28, 2013, 07:56:16 PM
Forced acceptance. "You WILL let this person who is anatomically built differently than you are be in the same changing room or bathroom as you, because they feel they are the same as you. They feel discriminated against. If you are uncomfortable, you are the problem not them. Your needs, opinions, concerns are of no importance. They are being discriminated against... not you. Any thought or opinion that contradicts our progressive viewpoint and agenda will be labeled as barbaric, draconian, ancient..."
Well, they are. She is legally female. She can use a woman's restroom by right. Unless you lifted up her skirt you'd never know. So what's your problem, aside from your base panic? If an obviously transgendered woman used the same public bathroom as me, do you know what I'd do? I'd mind my own f**king business. Her life, not mine.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 28, 2013, 08:07:03 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 28, 2013, 07:59:46 PM
Sure, why not?
So, you're telling me that you wouldn't mind having to use the same bathroom as Rick Grimes?  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 28, 2013, 08:08:12 PM
He pulls anything I'd file a sexual harassment complaint. No different than if he did anything outside the bathroom.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Feb 28, 2013, 08:08:50 PM
Obviously that 6 year old girl is gonna rape everybody in the womens bathroom. Futanari style.

really?

eh.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi216.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fcc143%2Frserven%2F1976%2Fbathroom.jpg&hash=986f8b52d10557a46f4046ae90a430a13405b00c)

inb4 the penis is evil.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOROvO2fxTc# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOROvO2fxTc#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 28, 2013, 08:09:55 PM
f**king brutals!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Feb 28, 2013, 08:10:54 PM
I had no idea 6 year old girls could be so threatening. :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 28, 2013, 08:11:55 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.salon.com%2F2013%2F02%2F130227015108-coy-mathis-story-top-620x360.jpg&hash=2da4cb0f0e7998192ef9ce1914ddc4feba01bb81)
SO TERRIFYING OMG THINK OF THE CHILDREN
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 28, 2013, 08:12:58 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 28, 2013, 08:11:55 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.salon.com%2F2013%2F02%2F130227015108-coy-mathis-story-top-620x360.jpg&hash=2da4cb0f0e7998192ef9ce1914ddc4feba01bb81)
SO TERRIFYING OMG THINK OF THE CHILDREN
This isn't the 'Favourite Monster pics' thread.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 28, 2013, 08:14:51 PM
Quote from: BANE on Feb 28, 2013, 08:12:58 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 28, 2013, 08:11:55 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.salon.com%2F2013%2F02%2F130227015108-coy-mathis-story-top-620x360.jpg&hash=2da4cb0f0e7998192ef9ce1914ddc4feba01bb81)
SO TERRIFYING OMG THINK OF THE CHILDREN
This isn't the 'Favourite Monster pics' thread.
Even for you that's pretty low.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Feb 28, 2013, 08:15:31 PM
That 6 year old girl is gonna f**k you in the backhole, Bane.

She aint gonna ask for permission.

..but seriously now, wtf dude.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 28, 2013, 08:16:44 PM
 :laugh:  :laugh:

I'm joking around.

Quote from: Blacklabel on Feb 28, 2013, 08:15:31 PM
That 6 year old girl is gonna f**k you in the backhole, Bane.

She aint gonna ask for permission.

..but seriously now, wtf dude.
You're posting Frankie Boyle vids all over the place and you're complaining about a little bit of dark humour?

Get out of here.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 28, 2013, 08:19:36 PM
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParodyRetcon (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParodyRetcon)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Feb 28, 2013, 08:22:12 PM
yeah but we were just mocking the moral outrage about a 6 year old girl using a bathroom... there it felt that you were just calling her a monster. :P

You need to re-examine your joking skills. Get a permit. then come back. :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 28, 2013, 08:25:11 PM
Alas, once again the lack of expression afforded by the medium of text causes interpretation mistakes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Feb 28, 2013, 08:26:28 PM
Let's just move on. :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 28, 2013, 08:29:45 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 28, 2013, 07:59:46 PM
Well, they are. She is legally female. She can use a woman's restroom by right. Unless you lifted up her skirt you'd never know. So what's your problem, aside from your base panic? If an obviously transgendered woman used the same public bathroom as me, do you know what I'd do? I'd mind my own f**king business. Her life, not mine.

Legally or otherwise, he is still a boy at a biological level. End of.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 28, 2013, 08:35:01 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 28, 2013, 08:29:45 PM
Legally or otherwise, he is still a boy at a biological level. End of.
LOL. What bullshit. Where does that leave intersexed women, then? There are women born with XY chromosomes, you know, and show no outward signs even though they are phenotypically male. The reverse can happen to men, too. You fail biology forever.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 28, 2013, 08:36:09 PM
That's a different story. This child is not "intersexed" as you put it. He was born a boy but thinks he's a girl.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Feb 28, 2013, 08:37:50 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 28, 2013, 08:14:51 PM
Quote from: BANE on Feb 28, 2013, 08:12:58 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 28, 2013, 08:11:55 PM
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SO TERRIFYING OMG THINK OF THE CHILDREN
This isn't the 'Favourite Monster pics' thread.
Even for you that's pretty low.




dude looks like a lady!



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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 28, 2013, 08:40:08 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 28, 2013, 08:36:09 PM
That's a different story. This child is not "intersexed" as you put it. He was born a boy but thinks he's a girl.
They've surgically changed him to a her. Which means that she should use the women's washroom.

Which brings up another issue: Who here thinks that a 4 year old has enough sense of identity for the parents to have gone ahead with the surgery?

Kirkland, don't ruin the joke.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 28, 2013, 08:41:32 PM
Quote from: BANE on Feb 28, 2013, 08:40:08 PM
They've surgically changed him to a her. Which means that she should use the women's washroom.

Which brings up another issue: Who here thinks that a 4 year old has enough sense of identity for the parents to have gone ahead with the surgery?

Kirkland, don't ruin the joke.
Four year old children shouldn't even be thinking about this kind of stuff in the first place.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 28, 2013, 08:44:05 PM
Quote from: BANE on Feb 28, 2013, 08:40:08 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 28, 2013, 08:36:09 PM
That's a different story. This child is not "intersexed" as you put it. He was born a boy but thinks he's a girl.
They've surgically changed him to a her. Which means that she should use the women's washroom.

Which brings up another issue: Who here thinks that a 4 year old has enough sense of identity for the parents to have gone ahead with the surgery?

In regards to your second point, I'm honestly wondering if the parents didn't talk her into it.

Hm, alright, I confused myself then with my earlier statement.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 28, 2013, 08:44:14 PM
Quote from: BANE on Feb 28, 2013, 08:40:08 PM
Which brings up another issue: Who here thinks that a 4 year old has enough sense of identity for the parents to have gone ahead with the surgery?
They havent surgically changed her yet. She's going through hormone therapy and will grow up going through puberty female, and develop female physically. I don't think you're allowed to do surgery like that on a child so young.

Quote from: Cal427eb on Feb 28, 2013, 08:41:32 PM
Four year old children shouldn't even be thinking about this kind of stuff in the first place.
She was born with female brain chemistry. It's not a matter of "thinking" about it any more than you growing up acting like the gender you did happened to be that way.

These last few pages:

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-SJIGQke2sfo%2FTcIdmPShm_I%2FAAAAAAAAALo%2FZUnnLT1hhak%2Fs1600%2Fbryce-dallas-howard-as-hilly-holbrook-in.jpg&hash=7c8a8bff482c2cc621857f29a09b03b0b9323996)
"They carry different diseases than we do. That's why I've drafted the Home Health Sanitation Initiative. A disease-preventative bill that requires every white home to have a separate bathroom for the colored help. It's been endorsed by the White Citizen's Council."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Feb 28, 2013, 09:07:56 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 28, 2013, 08:44:14 PM
Quote from: BANE on Feb 28, 2013, 08:40:08 PM
Which brings up another issue: Who here thinks that a 4 year old has enough sense of identity for the parents to have gone ahead with the surgery?
They havent surgically changed her yet. She's going through hormone therapy and will grow up going through puberty female, and develop female physically. I don't think you're allowed to do surgery like that on a child so young.

Quote from: Cal427eb on Feb 28, 2013, 08:41:32 PM
Four year old children shouldn't even be thinking about this kind of stuff in the first place.
She was born with female brain chemistry. It's not a matter of "thinking" about it any more than you growing up acting like the gender you did happened to be that way.

These last few pages:

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-SJIGQke2sfo%2FTcIdmPShm_I%2FAAAAAAAAALo%2FZUnnLT1hhak%2Fs1600%2Fbryce-dallas-howard-as-hilly-holbrook-in.jpg&hash=7c8a8bff482c2cc621857f29a09b03b0b9323996)
"They carry different diseases than we do. That's why I've drafted the Home Health Sanitation Initiative. A disease-preventative bill that requires every white home to have a separate bathroom for the colored help. It's been endorsed by the White Citizen's Council."



It seems wierd that in the past decade or so there have been more cases of very young transgender kids. Why wasn't there reports of transgender children say like in the 1980's or 1970's? Was it because they would put transgender kids in a mental hospital back then whereas now society accepts it and demands equality instead of confinement? I remember when you would only hear of transgender persons in their early to late teens.

Could it be the chemicals we are ingesting in our food is causing fetus brains to not get the proper XY chemicals for proper gender identity?




Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 28, 2013, 09:11:39 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Feb 28, 2013, 09:07:56 PM
It seems wierd that in the past decade or so there have been more cases of very young transgender kids. Why wasn't there reports of transgender children say like in the 1980's or 1970's?
There were, and you're just ignorant? Yeah, that.

Quote from: KirklandSignature on Feb 28, 2013, 09:07:56 PM
Was it because they would put transgender kids in a mental hospital back then whereas now society accepts it and demands equality instead of confinement?
lol, hardly "demands" as evidenced by these last few pages. Luckily some parents today are a bit less ignorant and actually love their kids as they are.

Quote from: KirklandSignature on Feb 28, 2013, 09:07:56 PM
I remember when you would only hear of transgender persons in their early to late teens.
If you heard about them at all, you mean?

Quote from: KirklandSignature on Feb 28, 2013, 09:07:56 PM
Could it be the chemicals we are ingesting in our food is causing fetus brains to not get the proper XY chemicals for proper gender identity?
IT'S A ZIONIST CONSPIRACY BY THE ISRAELI ENTITIES
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Feb 28, 2013, 09:22:52 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 28, 2013, 09:11:39 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Feb 28, 2013, 09:07:56 PM
It seems wierd that in the past decade or so there have been more cases of very young transgender kids. Why wasn't there reports of transgender children say like in the 1980's or 1970's?
There were, and you're just ignorant? Yeah, that.

Quote from: KirklandSignature on Feb 28, 2013, 09:07:56 PM
Was it because they would put transgender kids in a mental hospital back then whereas now society accepts it and demands equality instead of confinement?
lol, hardly "demands" as evidenced by these last few pages. Luckily some parents today are a bit less ignorant and actually love their kids as they are.

Quote from: KirklandSignature on Feb 28, 2013, 09:07:56 PM
I remember when you would only hear of transgender persons in their early to late teens.
If you heard about them at all, you mean?

Quote from: KirklandSignature on Feb 28, 2013, 09:07:56 PM
Could it be the chemicals we are ingesting in our food is causing fetus brains to not get the proper XY chemicals for proper gender identity?
IT'S A ZIONIST CONSPIRACY BY THE ISRAELI ENTITIES


I don't know why you've chosen to embrace a negative approach to my questions. Where are these news stories of transgender kids in the time before high speed internet made such stories common place? To me, there seems to be a noticable increase in the amount of transgender children being in the news. Back then, you would only hear about young adults who identified as transgender with maybe rare cases of pre-pubescent children identifing with the '3rd' gender.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 28, 2013, 09:25:12 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Feb 28, 2013, 09:22:52 PM
I don't know why you've chosen to embrace a negative approach to my questions. Where are these news stories of transgender kids in the time before high speed internet made such stories common place? To me, there seems to be a noticable increase in the amount of transgender children being in the news. Back then, you would only hear about young adults who identified as transgender with maybe rare cases of pre-pubescent children identifing with the '3rd' gender.
Where were all the news reports about gay and lesbian kids from before high speed internet? Are all the reports of gay youth now a result of some sort of growth hormone too?!!

Seriously, stop trolling.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Feb 28, 2013, 09:30:43 PM
I don't think he is trolling. I think he's honestly that ignorant.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Feb 28, 2013, 09:46:28 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 28, 2013, 09:25:12 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Feb 28, 2013, 09:22:52 PM
I don't know why you've chosen to embrace a negative approach to my questions. Where are these news stories of transgender kids in the time before high speed internet made such stories common place? To me, there seems to be a noticable increase in the amount of transgender children being in the news. Back then, you would only hear about young adults who identified as transgender with maybe rare cases of pre-pubescent children identifing with the '3rd' gender.
Where were all the news reports about gay and lesbian kids from before high speed internet? Are all the reports of gay youth now a result of some sort of growth hormone too?!!

Seriously, stop trolling.


Here's one article

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1985-02-19/news/8501100392_1_gay-children-film-respect-and-acceptance (http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1985-02-19/news/8501100392_1_gay-children-film-respect-and-acceptance)


and here's another

Young people and coming out


http://www.avert.org/coming-out.htm (http://www.avert.org/coming-out.htm)

"LGBT youth are coming out younger than ever before. Studies have shown that the average age gay and lesbian young people begin the process of coming out is now 16, compared to the 1980's when it was between 19 and 23.19 This means that many more young people are coming out when they are still at school, which can seriously impact upon school-life and work. One study found that half of students who experience homophobic bullying have skipped school because of it.20 Schools that openly acknowledge and include LGBT students, and explicitly oppose homophobic bullying, create a positive environment in which all students feel safe and able to learn.21

Coming out as LGBT for many young people can also mean risking rejection and even the loss of support from family. As young people are less likely to have the resources to support themselves if they are cut off from family, this can lead to considerable hardship, for example homelessness, mental health problems and substance abuse. In the US, LGBT young people represent a disproportionate number of homeless youth - between 20 and 40 percent.22

Young LGBT people need more than just practical support when coming out; acceptance and understanding are crucial. Many young LGBT people are undermined when they try to talk about their sexuality and gender identity, by parents, teachers, and even doctors dismissing their feelings as a phase. Many young people experiment as they are learning more about their sexuality. However, for young LGBT people, coming out is not a phase but an important part of their life. When this is not recognised by close friends and family, young LGBT people often find coming out much harder."



Modern culture and society in general has allowed more adults to come out much sooner, thereby explaining to some degree of more people coming out as gay or transgender at a younger age.




Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 28, 2013, 09:47:41 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Feb 28, 2013, 09:46:28 PM
Modern culture and society in general has allowed more adults to come out much sooner, thereby explaining to some degree of more people coming out as gay or transgender at a younger age.
So you just answered your own dumb question. Congrats.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 28, 2013, 10:01:02 PM
This thread also has promise.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Feb 28, 2013, 11:27:37 PM
So..kid's a ladyboy then?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 01, 2013, 12:04:23 AM
He was born a boy but apparently is now transgender. He didn't undergo a formal sex change surgical procedure. At this point, I don't even care about the washroom part anymore. I'm still wondering why the hell a four year old wanted a sex change.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 01, 2013, 12:04:52 AM
why u tutch ur peen at nite alone?

its a mystery
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 01, 2013, 12:09:46 AM
What?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 01, 2013, 12:10:22 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 01, 2013, 12:09:46 AM
What?
yup
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Mar 01, 2013, 12:14:12 AM
I don't know maybe he's taking a phase too far or something?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 01, 2013, 12:15:59 AM
maybe your a phase

hopefully you grow out of it

not placing any bets
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 01, 2013, 12:51:10 AM
....
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 01, 2013, 12:53:38 AM
Hey, new page! Let's shift the ignorant dumbf**kery to some other topic!

In Scientific First, Researchers Link Two Rats' Brains via Computer (http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/02/28/brain_to_brain_interface_migeul_nicolelis_links_rats_minds_via_computer.html)

QuoteResearchers implanted one set of electrodes in the brain of the rat in Brazil, and another set of electrodes in the brain of a second rat at Duke University. Via an Internet connection, they set it up so that a signal from the brain of the rat in Brazil would be sent, in simplified form, directly to the brain of the rat in North Carolina. The rat in North Carolina also faced two levers, but had no information to go on as to which one to press—except for the signal coming from the first rat's brain.

The test: Could the rat in North Carolina press the correct lever, based on the width of the opening in the enclosure of the rat in Brazil? Six or seven times out of 10, it did.

Ghost in the Shell is gonna arrive right. on. time.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 01, 2013, 12:57:01 AM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Mar 01, 2013, 02:46:13 AM
Just when you think we've advanced as a human race, you get some ignorant posts as some have displayed in this thread.

"This person is different from me... that is wrong!"

Translation: "I'm an idiot. I don't care to understand people. Living in bubbles is easier."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 01, 2013, 04:19:44 AM
Moving on...

A house buried in tumbleweeds. (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsvideo/weirdnewsvideo/9898947/Tumbleweeds-bury-house-after-Texas-storm.html)

I found this guy a theme song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQc5gDXQGIs# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQc5gDXQGIs#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Mar 01, 2013, 05:01:53 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 01, 2013, 12:53:38 AM
Hey, new page! Let's shift the ignorant dumbf**kery to some other topic!

In Scientific First, Researchers Link Two Rats' Brains via Computer (http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/02/28/brain_to_brain_interface_migeul_nicolelis_links_rats_minds_via_computer.html)

QuoteResearchers implanted one set of electrodes in the brain of the rat in Brazil, and another set of electrodes in the brain of a second rat at Duke University. Via an Internet connection, they set it up so that a signal from the brain of the rat in Brazil would be sent, in simplified form, directly to the brain of the rat in North Carolina. The rat in North Carolina also faced two levers, but had no information to go on as to which one to press—except for the signal coming from the first rat's brain.

The test: Could the rat in North Carolina press the correct lever, based on the width of the opening in the enclosure of the rat in Brazil? Six or seven times out of 10, it did.

Ghost in the Shell is gonna arrive right. on. time.

More likely a scizophrenia epidemic, but that might just be what we need right now. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Mar 01, 2013, 06:13:16 PM
what's everyones take on the recent horse meat hoopla in the UK/Europe region? If someone were to prepare a sirloin steak and a similar cut of horse meat, would there be a noticable difference in taste/texture?


http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/10/world/europe/uk-horsemeat-probe (http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/10/world/europe/uk-horsemeat-probe)


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Mar 01, 2013, 06:25:20 PM
No idea, never tasted horse. It's not a health issue though, more of a trust issue over here. Trust or mistrust of the suppliers. Eating horse meat is perfectly safe if cooked properly, but that goes for all kinds of meat.

The occasional food scandals in China, now that's the real deal. Poisonous/heavy metals in milk and what have you...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Valaquen on Mar 01, 2013, 06:28:48 PM
"I'm so hungry I can eat a horse" has never been funnier over here.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Mar 01, 2013, 06:36:53 PM
Quote from: Eva on Mar 01, 2013, 06:25:20 PM
No idea, never tasted horse. It's not a health issue though, more of a trust issue over here. Trust or mistrust of the suppliers. Eating horse meat is perfectly safe if cooked properly, but that goes for all kinds of meat.

The occasional food scandals in China, now that's the real deal. Poisonous/heavy metals in milk and what have you...



Is it because the suppliers are trying to cut costs by using horse meats instead of beef? what's the average price for 1lb of ground beef in the UK? If it's expensive, it wouldnt surprise me if they were cutting their beef products with cheaper horse meat. I don't even know if horse meat is cheaper, its not really found here in the US, at least i haven't seen any around.





Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Mar 01, 2013, 08:44:22 PM
I'm not eating a pony  >:( I'll eat gator, but not pony.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 01, 2013, 08:46:20 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Mar 01, 2013, 08:44:22 PM
I'm not eating a pony  >:( I'll eat gator, but not pony.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F4%2F47%2FBrony_eating_ponies.jpg&hash=96048e19b3222ec8d3ba04d30f53f4b7e4da4a57)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Mar 01, 2013, 08:48:35 PM
Horse meat is something I'm curious to try.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 01, 2013, 08:52:41 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Mar 01, 2013, 08:48:35 PM
Horse meat is something I'm curious to try.

Go to Europe.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Mar 01, 2013, 08:54:57 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 01, 2013, 08:46:20 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Mar 01, 2013, 08:44:22 PM
I'm not eating a pony  >:( I'll eat gator, but not pony.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F4%2F47%2FBrony_eating_ponies.jpg&hash=96048e19b3222ec8d3ba04d30f53f4b7e4da4a57)


DAMN YOU! THIS ACT OF GENOCIDE IS UNCONSCIONABLE!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Mar 01, 2013, 08:57:16 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 01, 2013, 08:52:41 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Mar 01, 2013, 08:48:35 PM
Horse meat is something I'm curious to try.

Go to Europe.

I have. Thrice.

'Twas never on the menu.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Valaquen on Mar 01, 2013, 08:57:42 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Mar 01, 2013, 08:54:57 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 01, 2013, 08:46:20 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Mar 01, 2013, 08:44:22 PM
I'm not eating a pony  >:( I'll eat gator, but not pony.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F4%2F47%2FBrony_eating_ponies.jpg&hash=96048e19b3222ec8d3ba04d30f53f4b7e4da4a57)


DAMN YOU! THIS ACT OF GENOCIDE IS UNCONSCIONABLE!!
+1 for Soul Reaver reference.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Mar 01, 2013, 09:46:05 PM
So Obama confused Star Wars and Star Trek together when he made the statement, "I can't perform a Jedi Mindmeld on Republicans and make them do the right thing." Well, we all know that Jedi's perform Mind-tricks and Vulcan's perform Mindmelds. This got the Geek Community pissed off. The White House quickly responded with this image:

(https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/421908_10200807084526423_763733399_n.jpg)

Thus proving that Nerds do in fact rule the world for the government is full of them  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: OmegaZilla on Mar 02, 2013, 05:32:51 PM
That, that, that's f**king amazing.

With this and the Death Star reply some time ago... whoa.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: scarhunter92 on Mar 02, 2013, 06:18:09 PM
That mix of similar concepts is actually awesome.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Mar 02, 2013, 06:21:26 PM
Obama really is doing whatever the heck he wants now, aint he?  :laugh: I love it
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 03, 2013, 04:18:31 PM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Mar 01, 2013, 09:46:05 PM
So Obama confused Star Wars and Star Trek together when he made the statement, "I can't perform a Jedi Mindmeld on Republicans and make them do the right thing." Well, we all know that Jedi's perform Mind-tricks and Vulcan's perform Mindmelds. This got the Geek Community pissed off. The White House quickly responded with this image:

(https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/421908_10200807084526423_763733399_n.jpg)

Thus proving that Nerds do in fact rule the world for the government is full of them  :laugh:

Obama may have faltered along the way but damned if this isn't the most epic thing I've ever heard a politician say. And I mean epic in a good way!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Mar 03, 2013, 10:56:05 PM
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/mar/03/us-doctors-cure-child-born-hiv (http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/mar/03/us-doctors-cure-child-born-hiv) First cure of a child born with HIV.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 03, 2013, 10:59:51 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Mar 03, 2013, 10:56:05 PM
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/mar/03/us-doctors-cure-child-born-hiv (http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/mar/03/us-doctors-cure-child-born-hiv) First cure of a child born with HIV.

Go science!!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 03, 2013, 11:02:16 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Mar 03, 2013, 10:56:05 PM
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/mar/03/us-doctors-cure-child-born-hiv (http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/mar/03/us-doctors-cure-child-born-hiv) First cure of a child born with HIV.
That's good to hear.  :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: scarhunter92 on Mar 04, 2013, 09:58:11 AM
http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/transportation/cars/washington-state-rep-ed-orcutt-claims-bicyclists-produce-more (http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/transportation/cars/washington-state-rep-ed-orcutt-claims-bicyclists-produce-more)

this rustled my jimmies
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Mar 04, 2013, 10:21:48 AM
Regardless of how insane that claim is, these bicycle-riding bastards need to get taxed everywhere!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenodog on Mar 04, 2013, 01:19:48 PM
Feel like going for a swim
Lol j/k never touching the water again

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.huffpost.com%2Fgen%2F1009560%2Fthumbs%2Fo-SEA-LAMPREY-570.jpg%3F6&hash=b6ffecaf927b02b3d6d530751b5b3dc07bc23ce2)

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/02/26/bloody-fanged-sea-lamprey--viral-reddit-picture_n_2764101.html?utm_hp_ref=uk-weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/02/26/bloody-fanged-sea-lamprey--viral-reddit-picture_n_2764101.html?utm_hp_ref=uk-weird-news)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Mar 04, 2013, 03:07:09 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Mar 04, 2013, 10:21:48 AM
Regardless of how insane that claim is, these bicycle-riding bastards need to get taxed everywhere!

Hey! I'm one of those bicycle-riding bastards!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: OmegaZilla on Mar 04, 2013, 09:05:58 PM
Quote from: Xenodog on Mar 04, 2013, 01:19:48 PM
Feel like going for a swim
Lol j/k never touching the water again

http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1009560/thumbs/o-SEA-LAMPREY-570.jpg?6
Welcome to 360 million years ago.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Mar 04, 2013, 10:09:48 PM
Man dies when house collapses into sink hole.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenodog on Mar 04, 2013, 10:53:08 PM
Quote from: OmegaZilla on Mar 04, 2013, 09:05:58 PM
Quote from: Xenodog on Mar 04, 2013, 01:19:48 PM
Feel like going for a swim
Lol j/k never touching the water again

http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1009560/thumbs/o-SEA-LAMPREY-570.jpg?6
Welcome to 360 million years ago.

Or alternativley OmegaZilla's garden pond.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 05, 2013, 12:07:41 AM
It's just a lamprey. We got them in Lake Simcoe, never bothered me ever other than when I was little (probably 6) in a canoe and I looked into the water and saw one then cried in fear because I never saw anything like it before.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Mar 05, 2013, 12:36:36 AM
Not in the news but talking about that rather large Lamprey, take a look at these!

Giant Stingray
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/freshwater/giant-freshwater-stingray/ (http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/freshwater/giant-freshwater-stingray/)

Giant Squid
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/giant-squid/ (http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/giant-squid/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Mar 05, 2013, 02:04:51 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Mar 04, 2013, 10:09:48 PM
Man dies when house collapses into sink hole.


Heard about that. Florida apparently has underground  geological features that hold water and when it empties eventually; it causes the cavern/cistern to collapse.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 05, 2013, 08:22:59 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/04/health/surrogacy-kelley-legal-battle/index.html?hpt=hp_c1 (http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/04/health/surrogacy-kelley-legal-battle/index.html?hpt=hp_c1)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Mar 05, 2013, 08:27:48 AM
What a f**king roller-coaster of a read.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenodog on Mar 05, 2013, 05:30:58 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Mar 05, 2013, 12:07:41 AM
It's just a lamprey.
A tiger is technically just a cat, that doesn't make it less terrifying when it eats your arse in Far Cry.

Though I guess the picture of it smeared with blood and children's souls does make it look worse than it is.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: OmegaZilla on Mar 05, 2013, 05:53:29 PM
Quote from: Xenodog on Mar 04, 2013, 10:53:08 PM
Or alternativley OmegaZilla's garden pond.
I wish!
Lampreys are such interesting and intriguing creatures.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on Mar 05, 2013, 08:48:52 PM
Nice little random story.

clicky (http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/national/west/10009916810091/oregon-man-pays-for-family-s-new-brakes/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Mar 05, 2013, 10:12:32 PM
Hugo Chavez is dead.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Valaquen on Mar 05, 2013, 10:21:54 PM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Mar 05, 2013, 10:12:32 PM
Hugo Chavez is dead.
Ciao, Mr. Chavez.

Cue "Venezuelan dictator" crap.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Mar 05, 2013, 10:49:51 PM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Mar 05, 2013, 10:12:32 PM
Hugo Chavez is dead.



Good riddance. He was a socialist tyrant. I did admire his stance against th evil farc terrorists and his entertaining anti-us antics. Though I could of swore that Venezuela supported the farc at one point or supplied them with weapons/money.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Valaquen on Mar 05, 2013, 10:50:56 PM
There we go.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: chupacabras acheronsis on Mar 05, 2013, 10:52:18 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Mar 05, 2013, 10:49:51 PM

Though I could of swore that Venezuela supported the farc at one point or supplied them with weapons/money.

they still do.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: scarhunter92 on Mar 05, 2013, 11:40:35 PM
He wasn't a very bad person. He wasn't a very good one either. I appreciated how passionate he was and that's pretty much my opinion on the subject.

R.I.P.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 06, 2013, 03:33:32 AM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Mar 05, 2013, 08:48:52 PM
Nice little random story.

clicky (http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/national/west/10009916810091/oregon-man-pays-for-family-s-new-brakes/)

Thank you for brightening up my evening. It's little things like this that renew my faith in humanity.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Mar 06, 2013, 03:49:20 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Mar 05, 2013, 10:12:32 PM
Hugo Chavez is dead.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/05/world/americas/venezuela-chavez-main/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/05/world/americas/venezuela-chavez-main/index.html)

Quote
Just hours before the announcement of Chavez's death, relations between the two countries appeared to be souring, as Venezuelan officials said they were expelling two U.S. Embassy officials and accused them of plotting to destabilize the country.

The U.S. officials, both air attaches at the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, are accused of having meetings with members of the Venezuelan military and encouraging them to pursue "destabilizing projects," Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jaua said.
"We will not allow any foreign interference in our country," Jaua said. "Do not think that the situation of pain over the health of President Chavez will translate into weakness."

State Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell, speaking before the announcement of Chavez's death, denied the accusations.

Opinion: Chavez used force of personality to win votes, influence leaders

"Notwithstanding the significant differences between our governments, we continue to believe it important to seek a functional and more productive relationship with Venezuela based on issues of mutual interest," he said. "This fallacious assertion of inappropriate U.S. action leads us to conclude that, unfortunately, the current Venezuelan government is not interested an improved relationship."

A Pentagon spokesman confirmed that two air attaches had been expelled from Venezuela. Air Force Col. David Delmonaco was on his way back to the United States on Tuesday, Pentagon spokesman Lt. Col. Todd Breasseale said. Assistant Air Attache Devlin Kostal had been in the United States for training and will not return to Venezuela, Breasseale said.
After announcing the expulsion of one attache, Maduro -- addressing the media in a lengthy statement -- asserted that someday there will be "scientific proof" that Chavez was somehow infected by outsiders.

"An assertion that the United States was somehow involved in causing President Chavez's illness is absurd, and we definitively reject it," Ventrell said.

It isn't the first time that a Venezuelan government official has implied that a plot could be behind Chavez's cancer.
Chavez made the assertion himself in 2011, saying at a military event in Caracas that he wondered whether the United States could be infecting Latin American leaders with the illness.


The CIA is trying too hard.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: chupacabras acheronsis on Mar 06, 2013, 03:51:37 AM
how did they found out about the satellite-mounted cancer gun?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 06, 2013, 03:51:52 AM
Apparently a man died in Florida because he went down with his house as it all fell through a sinkhole.

What a way to go.

I know why there a sinkhole. In my college we've talked a bit how the southern states want to use a pipe to take freshwater from the Great Lakes, the northern states and Canada are against this. I'm against it because 70% of the Great Lakes is glacial water which means if consumed faster than it can recharge it will never return until after the next ice age melts away, we depend on that water and it's one of the world's finest natural treasures, though taken for granted. The southern states want our freshwater because they are really good at consuming their own freshwater from their own aquifers faster than they can recharge.

When an aquifer goes dry it becomes a hollow space, what the house fell through.

Well this is at least from what I know off by heart.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 06, 2013, 03:57:18 AM
Quote from: chupacabras acheronsis on Mar 06, 2013, 03:51:37 AM
how did they found out about the satellite-mounted cancer gun?

Satellite intelligence.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Mar 06, 2013, 03:58:01 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 06, 2013, 03:57:18 AM
Quote from: chupacabras acheronsis on Mar 06, 2013, 03:51:37 AM
how did they found out about the satellite-mounted cancer gun?

Satellite intelligence.

more like ARMY INTELLIGENCE, AMIRITE?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Mar 06, 2013, 05:33:15 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Mar 06, 2013, 03:51:52 AM
Apparently a man died in Florida because he went down with his house as it all fell through a sinkhole.

What a way to go.

I know why there a sinkhole. In my college we've talked a bit how the southern states want to use a pipe to take freshwater from the Great Lakes, the northern states and Canada are against this. I'm against it because 70% of the Great Lakes is glacial water which means if consumed faster than it can recharge it will never return until after the next ice age melts away, we depend on that water and it's one of the world's finest natural treasures, though taken for granted. The southern states want our freshwater because they are really good at consuming their own freshwater from their own aquifers faster than they can recharge.

When an aquifer goes dry it becomes a hollow space, what the house fell through.

Well this is at least from what I know off by heart.

Something tells me you either:

a). Don't read comments before you post

or

b). Chose to ignore me.

or

c). We both have telekinetic mind powers and can read each others minds, for this is the second time both of us have talked about the same thing. First being Harrison Ford in Anchorman 2, and second being I just talked about this yesterday.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Mar 06, 2013, 05:35:18 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Mar 06, 2013, 05:33:15 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Mar 06, 2013, 03:51:52 AM
Apparently a man died in Florida because he went down with his house as it all fell through a sinkhole.

What a way to go.

I know why there a sinkhole. In my college we've talked a bit how the southern states want to use a pipe to take freshwater from the Great Lakes, the northern states and Canada are against this. I'm against it because 70% of the Great Lakes is glacial water which means if consumed faster than it can recharge it will never return until after the next ice age melts away, we depend on that water and it's one of the world's finest natural treasures, though taken for granted. The southern states want our freshwater because they are really good at consuming their own freshwater from their own aquifers faster than they can recharge.

When an aquifer goes dry it becomes a hollow space, what the house fell through.

Well this is at least from what I know off by heart.

Something tells me you either:

a). Don't read comments before you post

or

b). Chose to ignore me.

or

c). We both have telekinetic mind powers and can read each others minds, for this is the second time both of us have talked about the same thing. First being Harrison Ford in Anchorman 2, and second being I just talked about this yesterday.  :laugh:

Probably 'b.'

Spoiler
Sorry, couldn't resist. ;)
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 06, 2013, 06:50:38 AM
B is for Banjo.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Mar 06, 2013, 06:51:39 AM
For bingo was his name-O!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 06, 2013, 08:50:40 AM
And somehow we had two people post the same story without actually linking to anything.

Woo.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 06, 2013, 12:26:03 PM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 06, 2013, 08:50:40 AM
And somehow we had two people post the same story without actually linking to anything.

Woo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwCZjGO6HIA# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwCZjGO6HIA#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 06, 2013, 09:49:53 PM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 06, 2013, 08:50:40 AM
And somehow we had two people post the same story without actually linking to anything.

Woo.

I heard it on the T.V.

Just looked it up. Apparently not the whole house went down (must of heard it wrong), but a man did die, his whole bedroom fell through, furniture and everything.

http://gma.yahoo.com/florida-man-swallowed-sinkhole-under-bedroom-163420414.html (http://gma.yahoo.com/florida-man-swallowed-sinkhole-under-bedroom-163420414.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on Mar 06, 2013, 11:28:21 PM
Need more teens like this (http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/teen-memorializes-late-great-grandmother-with-random-acts-of-kindness--165540432.html) in the world. Perhaps nowadays more than ever.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 06, 2013, 11:36:18 PM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Mar 06, 2013, 11:28:21 PM
Need more teens like this (http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/teen-memorializes-late-great-grandmother-with-random-acts-of-kindness--165540432.html) in the world. Perhaps nowadays more than ever.

Meh, she's doing it to cope with her own mourning process.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on Mar 06, 2013, 11:39:32 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 06, 2013, 11:36:18 PM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Mar 06, 2013, 11:28:21 PM
Need more teens like this (http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/teen-memorializes-late-great-grandmother-with-random-acts-of-kindness--165540432.html) in the world. Perhaps nowadays more than ever.

Meh, she's doing it to cope with her own mourning process.

Either or, the fact that it caught on and cascaded out is what matters more.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 06, 2013, 11:41:54 PM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Mar 06, 2013, 11:39:32 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 06, 2013, 11:36:18 PM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Mar 06, 2013, 11:28:21 PM
Need more teens like this (http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/teen-memorializes-late-great-grandmother-with-random-acts-of-kindness--165540432.html) in the world. Perhaps nowadays more than ever.

Meh, she's doing it to cope with her own mourning process.

Either or, the fact that it caught on and cascaded out is what matters more.

Meh, I'm waiting for the day acts like these become a natural fixture in everyone's lives, not because they are the current fad and engender temporary emotional gratification.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on Mar 06, 2013, 11:47:04 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 06, 2013, 11:41:54 PM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Mar 06, 2013, 11:39:32 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 06, 2013, 11:36:18 PM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Mar 06, 2013, 11:28:21 PM
Need more teens like this (http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/teen-memorializes-late-great-grandmother-with-random-acts-of-kindness--165540432.html) in the world. Perhaps nowadays more than ever.

Meh, she's doing it to cope with her own mourning process.

Either or, the fact that it caught on and cascaded out is what matters more.

Meh, I'm waiting for the day acts like these become a natural fixture in everyone's lives, not because they are the current fad and engender temporary emotional gratification.

A first step of kindness - or any step - is a step in the right direction. Plenty of teens do stupid things for a lot less "bad" things in their life. Even if its temporary, or a fad if you like, it is not the norm - no matter which way its dissected. I'll take a fad that has a chance to be pass on and be remembered over the typical everyday BS that is well entrenched.

Spoiler
Meh yer face
[close]
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 06, 2013, 11:51:42 PM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Mar 06, 2013, 11:47:04 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 06, 2013, 11:41:54 PM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Mar 06, 2013, 11:39:32 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 06, 2013, 11:36:18 PM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Mar 06, 2013, 11:28:21 PM
Need more teens like this (http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/teen-memorializes-late-great-grandmother-with-random-acts-of-kindness--165540432.html) in the world. Perhaps nowadays more than ever.

Meh, she's doing it to cope with her own mourning process.

Either or, the fact that it caught on and cascaded out is what matters more.

Meh, I'm waiting for the day acts like these become a natural fixture in everyone's lives, not because they are the current fad and engender temporary emotional gratification.

A first step of kindness - or any step - is a step in the right direction. Plenty of teens do stupid things for a lot less "bad" things in their life. Even if its temporary, or a fad if you like, it is not the norm - no matter which way its dissected. I'll take a fad that has a chance to be pass on and be remembered over the typical everyday BS that is well entrenched.

Spoiler
Meh yer face
[close]


MEHHHHHH. It's not the norm because it is artificial. There is no chance of this catching on and spreading like wildfire. We are all selfish-based creatures, and once these "acts of kindness" lose their spontaneous zest and peer appeal, everything will go back to normal.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 06, 2013, 11:57:13 PM
^ Jesus Christ, you're negative. If that's the view everyone took on, then of course no acts of kindness would ever be done. It starts with a change in mentality and behaviour and yes, it could potentially spread like wildfire as you said.

Quote from: ScardyFox on Mar 06, 2013, 11:28:21 PM
Need more teens like this (http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/teen-memorializes-late-great-grandmother-with-random-acts-of-kindness--165540432.html) in the world. Perhaps nowadays more than ever.

Damn dude, you're finding all the good stuff. Kudos to ya :)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on Mar 07, 2013, 12:00:20 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 06, 2013, 11:51:42 PM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Mar 06, 2013, 11:47:04 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 06, 2013, 11:41:54 PM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Mar 06, 2013, 11:39:32 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 06, 2013, 11:36:18 PM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Mar 06, 2013, 11:28:21 PM
Need more teens like this (http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/teen-memorializes-late-great-grandmother-with-random-acts-of-kindness--165540432.html) in the world. Perhaps nowadays more than ever.

Meh, she's doing it to cope with her own mourning process.

Either or, the fact that it caught on and cascaded out is what matters more.

Meh, I'm waiting for the day acts like these become a natural fixture in everyone's lives, not because they are the current fad and engender temporary emotional gratification.

A first step of kindness - or any step - is a step in the right direction. Plenty of teens do stupid things for a lot less "bad" things in their life. Even if its temporary, or a fad if you like, it is not the norm - no matter which way its dissected. I'll take a fad that has a chance to be pass on and be remembered over the typical everyday BS that is well entrenched.

Spoiler
Meh yer face
[close]


MEHHHHHH. It's not the norm because it is artificial. There is no chance of this catching on and spreading like wildfire. We are all selfish-based creatures, and once these "acts of kindness" lose their spontaneous zest and peer appeal, everything will go back to normal.

I didn't say it was the norm, I implied it should be the norm and is better than the norm. Her reaction can't be coined as artificial - generated by grief or not doesn't take away from the gesture. They're still her feelings, her desires, her reaction. If one is inspired that doesn't make it fake - it means you have grown on some level.

One act of kind spontaneity is better than a myriad of coldness - wildfire or no wildfire. If (and more like when) it goes back to normal (if we're calling it that), that act will forever be placed in her mind and the minds of the people she has touched upon. It echos - even if its as something as minor as looking back, several years ago, to when a girl decided to pay for my meal and it was just nice. Regardless if its totally life altering or not.

I'm off to bed - I left you a swipe on another post. FIND IT.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 07, 2013, 12:04:29 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 06, 2013, 11:57:13 PM
^ Jesus Christ, you're negative. If that's the view everyone took on, then of course no acts of kindness would ever be done. It starts with a change in mentality and behaviour and yes, it could potentially spread like wildfire as you said.

Quote from: ScardyFox on Mar 06, 2013, 11:28:21 PM
Need more teens like this (http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/teen-memorializes-late-great-grandmother-with-random-acts-of-kindness--165540432.html) in the world. Perhaps nowadays more than ever.

Damn dude, you're finding all the good stuff. Kudos to ya :)


Can't change our instincts, and that's where most of our mentality is derived.



Quote from: ScardyFox on Mar 07, 2013, 12:00:20 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 06, 2013, 11:51:42 PM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Mar 06, 2013, 11:47:04 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 06, 2013, 11:41:54 PM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Mar 06, 2013, 11:39:32 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 06, 2013, 11:36:18 PM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Mar 06, 2013, 11:28:21 PM
Need more teens like this (http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/teen-memorializes-late-great-grandmother-with-random-acts-of-kindness--165540432.html) in the world. Perhaps nowadays more than ever.

Meh, she's doing it to cope with her own mourning process.

Either or, the fact that it caught on and cascaded out is what matters more.

Meh, I'm waiting for the day acts like these become a natural fixture in everyone's lives, not because they are the current fad and engender temporary emotional gratification.

A first step of kindness - or any step - is a step in the right direction. Plenty of teens do stupid things for a lot less "bad" things in their life. Even if its temporary, or a fad if you like, it is not the norm - no matter which way its dissected. I'll take a fad that has a chance to be pass on and be remembered over the typical everyday BS that is well entrenched.

Spoiler
Meh yer face
[close]


MEHHHHHH. It's not the norm because it is artificial. There is no chance of this catching on and spreading like wildfire. We are all selfish-based creatures, and once these "acts of kindness" lose their spontaneous zest and peer appeal, everything will go back to normal.

I didn't say it was the norm, I implied it should be the norm and is better than the norm. Her reaction can't be coined as artificial - generated by grief or not doesn't take away from the gesture. They're still her feelings, her desires, her reaction. If one is inspired that doesn't make it fake - it means you have grown on some level.

One act of kind spontaneity is better than a myriad of coldness - wildfire or no wildfire. If (and more like when) it goes back to normal (if we're calling it that), that act will forever be placed in her mind and the minds of the people she has touched upon. It echos - even if its as something as minor as looking back, several years ago, to when a girl decided to pay for my meal and it was just nice. Regardless if its totally life altering or not.

I'm off to bed - I left you a swipe on another post. FIND IT.

YOU LIE. ALL OF IT. INCLUDING YOUR IMAGINARY SWIPE.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 07, 2013, 12:16:43 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 07, 2013, 12:04:29 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 06, 2013, 11:57:13 PM
^ Jesus Christ, you're negative. If that's the view everyone took on, then of course no acts of kindness would ever be done. It starts with a change in mentality and behaviour and yes, it could potentially spread like wildfire as you said.

Quote from: ScardyFox on Mar 06, 2013, 11:28:21 PM
Need more teens like this (http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/teen-memorializes-late-great-grandmother-with-random-acts-of-kindness--165540432.html) in the world. Perhaps nowadays more than ever.

Damn dude, you're finding all the good stuff. Kudos to ya :)

Can't change our instincts, and that's where most of our mentality is derived.


What kind of excuse is that? So to hell with everyone else, we're all inherently evil people so f**k em all?
Part of being human means evolving.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 07, 2013, 12:24:24 AM
We're not Pokemon. We stopped evolving a long time ago, and nothing in the world suggests otherwise.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Mar 07, 2013, 12:26:49 AM
Quote from: scarhunter92 on Mar 05, 2013, 11:40:35 PM
He wasn't a very bad person. He wasn't a very good one either. I appreciated how passionate he was and that's pretty much my opinion on the subject.

R.I.P.

From what I remember reading that he pretty much control every one lives. I don't see how anyone could miss this guy?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: chupacabras acheronsis on Mar 07, 2013, 12:31:39 AM
they're brainwashed.

People cried for Kim Jong Ill too, and he couldn't even sing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 07, 2013, 01:53:04 AM
^ They were forced to, believe it or not.

Quote from: Aspie on Mar 07, 2013, 12:24:24 AM
We're not Pokemon. We stopped evolving a long time ago, and nothing in the world suggests otherwise.

Physically yes but mentally we're always moving forward. Why do you think technology is advancing so fast?

Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Mar 07, 2013, 12:26:49 AM
Quote from: scarhunter92 on Mar 05, 2013, 11:40:35 PM
He wasn't a very bad person. He wasn't a very good one either. I appreciated how passionate he was and that's pretty much my opinion on the subject.

R.I.P.

From what I remember reading that he pretty much control every one lives. I don't see how anyone could miss this guy?

From what I gather, he was revered for telling the U.S. to piss off whenever they wanted something.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: chupacabras acheronsis on Mar 07, 2013, 02:35:15 AM
He was revered because he took a bunch of land and made houses for the poor and then stole some more to pay for it and fed the poor and continuously kept earning the popular vote as he slowly eroded the civil rights and destroyed all private property and made life hell for everyone above certain arbitrary line of wealth. Typical socialist stuff.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 07, 2013, 02:47:43 AM
No, that's not socialism. That's being stupid.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 07, 2013, 03:09:59 AM
QuotePhysically yes but mentally we're always moving forward. Why do you think technology is advancing so fast?

We're discussing morals and instincts. Speaking of which, we use our new found technological means to further showcase how self-centered, aggressive, and closed minded we are as a race. I'm sure I don't need to list examples.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 07, 2013, 03:17:45 AM
Aspie has come to the side of reason.

Welcome. I've been preaching since before you joined.  :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: chupacabras acheronsis on Mar 07, 2013, 03:35:27 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 07, 2013, 02:47:43 AM
No, that's not socialism. That's being stupid.

Spoiler
same thing.
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Mar 07, 2013, 03:35:51 AM
Please... don't get this started.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: TheLoneSpoon on Mar 07, 2013, 03:36:39 AM
Quote from: chupacabras acheronsis on Mar 07, 2013, 03:35:27 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 07, 2013, 02:47:43 AM
No, that's not socialism. That's being stupid.

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 07, 2013, 03:39:17 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 07, 2013, 03:09:59 AM
QuotePhysically yes but mentally we're always moving forward. Why do you think technology is advancing so fast?

We're discussing morals and instincts. Speaking of which, we use our new found technological means to further showcase how self-centered, aggressive, and closed minded we are as a race. I'm sure I don't need to list examples.

We also use that technology to showcase how helpful we can be in the world.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 07, 2013, 03:43:13 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 07, 2013, 03:39:17 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 07, 2013, 03:09:59 AM
QuotePhysically yes but mentally we're always moving forward. Why do you think technology is advancing so fast?

We're discussing morals and instincts. Speaking of which, we use our new found technological means to further showcase how self-centered, aggressive, and closed minded we are as a race. I'm sure I don't need to list examples.

We also use that technology to showcase how helpful we can be in the world.

Tell that to Japan at the end of WWII. Preach it to the Brinkmanship of the Cold War.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ump376wQkzs# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ump376wQkzs#)


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 07, 2013, 04:55:51 AM
Or I could tell it to the child who was recently saved by advances in medicine, allowing him to be cured of HIV.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 07, 2013, 05:00:14 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 07, 2013, 04:55:51 AM
Or I could tell it to the child who was recently saved by advances in medicine, allowing him to be cured of HIV.

Just imagine all of the lives we would save/preserve if we didn't find fraudulent reasons to harm eachother. That's my point. Technology is supposed to be good and beneficial, but humanity puts a morbid twist on it.

It's disheartening, but it's true.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Mar 07, 2013, 05:10:04 AM
We should just go back in the trees and throw crap at each other.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 07, 2013, 05:15:35 AM
That's not the point.


Technology isn't bad, we make technology bad. Purposefully, remorselessly, and ambitiously, we abuse the things we create.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Mar 07, 2013, 05:41:27 AM
And, by golly, I just looked out the window earlier today and saw the sky was blue! Could you imagine that?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 07, 2013, 05:46:43 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Mar 07, 2013, 05:10:04 AM
We should just go back in the trees and throw crap at each other.

Trees were a bad move.  Should never have left the oceans...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Mar 07, 2013, 05:48:57 AM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on Mar 07, 2013, 07:21:48 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 07, 2013, 05:15:35 AM
Technology isn't bad, we make technology bad. Purposefully, remorselessly, and ambitiously, we abuse the things we create.

And somehow that takes away from...? What exactly?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 07, 2013, 07:41:48 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 07, 2013, 05:00:14 AM
Technology is supposed to be good and beneficial, but humanity puts a morbid twist on it.

Morbid twist aside, that doesn't mean it's a bad thing. I'm not sure what your end point is. Anything can be used to achieve evil ends but that doesn't make something inherently bad.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 07, 2013, 12:27:07 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 07, 2013, 04:55:51 AM
Or I could tell it to the child who was recently saved by advances in medicine, allowing him to be cured of HIV.
Which will never see mass production unless it'll turn a profit.

HAHAHAHA!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Mar 07, 2013, 12:49:00 PM
Quote from: BANE on Mar 07, 2013, 12:27:07 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 07, 2013, 04:55:51 AM
Or I could tell it to the child who was recently saved by advances in medicine, allowing him to be cured of HIV.
Which will never see mass production unless it'll turn a profit.

HAHAHAHA!
:(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 07, 2013, 12:52:32 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 07, 2013, 07:41:48 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 07, 2013, 05:00:14 AM
Technology is supposed to be good and beneficial, but humanity puts a morbid twist on it.

Morbid twist aside, that doesn't mean it's a bad thing. I'm not sure what your end point is. Anything can be used to achieve evil ends but that doesn't make something inherently bad.

It does when we constantly use it to do inherently bad things. There is no natural law stating that for everything good and wholesome we create, we should also make something detrimental and threatening to someone or everyone. But we do anyways.


My point isn't that we should get rid of technology. To Hell with that. I'm just exhibiting some technology as a medium that channels human nature.


Quote from: ScardyFox on Mar 07, 2013, 07:21:48 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 07, 2013, 05:15:35 AM
Technology isn't bad, we make technology bad. Purposefully, remorselessly, and ambitiously, we abuse the things we create.

And somehow that takes away from...? What exactly?

Really, nothing. Me and Doom are having a discussion on human nature. There is no additives or subtractives, we're just discussing motives and the reasons behind them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on Mar 07, 2013, 01:03:15 PM
Sounds like sweeping math though. Because something bad can come of something somehow that negates what good can come of it? You're talking about how flawed humanity is. Perhaps you drop another epiphany on us that we all need air to breath and food to eat. Or maybe that Jason Momoa is the best pick for Drax
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eat it, he was hired :P
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Yes - we all know humanity is flawed - there is no such thing as perfection, what we choose to do with our flaws and the desire to move past them is what counts in reality. Not a Utopian ideal that can never be reached. Seems like you're simplifying seeing as motives cannot be quantified across the scope you're describing.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: chupacabras acheronsis on Mar 07, 2013, 02:47:18 PM
most of the benefits we reap from technology come from the urge to compete in destructive capability against eachother, and wouldn't have come to be otherwise. Thats the only thing strong enough to push us to innovate, survival. Is it really our fault our biggest competitor is ourselves? We struggle for resources and territory the same way we ever have and its ever been in our and the planets' history, in that sense being of the same species or the same nation is irrelevant when we are from different ecosystems and biospheres. You cant change that.

Someone gets screwed in the end. Tough shit, but thats life. Being comfortable and safe enough to ponder that is as good as its gonna get.

Or maybe we're a shitty evil species and you should come to terms with that. Get in the mindset.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Mar 07, 2013, 05:13:19 PM
Quote from: chupacabras acheronsis on Mar 07, 2013, 02:47:18 PM
most of the benefits we reap from technology come from the urge to compete in destructive capability against eachother, and wouldn't have come to be otherwise. Thats the only thing strong enough to push us to innovate, survival. Is it really our fault our biggest competitor is ourselves? We struggle for resources and territory the same way we ever have and its ever been in our and the planets' history, in that sense being of the same species or the same nation is irrelevant when we are from different ecosystems and biospheres. You cant change that.

Someone gets screwed in the end. Tough shit, but thats life. Being comfortable and safe enough to ponder that is as good as its gonna get.

Or maybe we're a shitty evil species and you should come to terms with that. Get in the mindset.



I agree,


We polute, we kill beautiful creatures that have equally worked just as hard in trying to survive up to this point, and we needlessly kill each other in pointless wars.


In a topic not at all related, Are humans preventing cats and dogs from evolving further? both species are fairly intelligent and I wonder if in the next few thousands of years will see them evolve into sapient creatures. If one branch of mammals can, why not them? Is this flawed logic in thinking that since primates evolved sentience, they can as well?


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 07, 2013, 05:27:14 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Mar 07, 2013, 05:13:19 PM
Are humans preventing cats and dogs from evolving further? both species are fairly intelligent and I wonder if in the next few thousands of years will see them evolve into sapient creatures. If one branch of mammals can, why not them? Is this flawed logic in thinking that since primates evolved sentience, they can as well?
Dogs are already very smart.

What makes you think cats would ever get to even dog level?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on Mar 07, 2013, 05:28:28 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Mar 07, 2013, 05:13:19 PM
Quote from: chupacabras acheronsis on Mar 07, 2013, 02:47:18 PM
most of the benefits we reap from technology come from the urge to compete in destructive capability against eachother, and wouldn't have come to be otherwise. Thats the only thing strong enough to push us to innovate, survival. Is it really our fault our biggest competitor is ourselves? We struggle for resources and territory the same way we ever have and its ever been in our and the planets' history, in that sense being of the same species or the same nation is irrelevant when we are from different ecosystems and biospheres. You cant change that.

Someone gets screwed in the end. Tough shit, but thats life. Being comfortable and safe enough to ponder that is as good as its gonna get.

Or maybe we're a shitty evil species and you should come to terms with that. Get in the mindset.



I agree,


We polute, we kill beautiful creatures that have equally worked just as hard in trying to survive up to this point, and we needlessly kill each other in pointless wars.


In a topic not at all related, Are humans preventing cats and dogs from evolving further? both species are fairly intelligent and I wonder if in the next few thousands of years will see them evolve into sapient creatures. If one branch of mammals can, why not them? Is this flawed logic in thinking that since primates evolved sentience, they can as well?

Well, now that you're involved in this discussion I am out.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Mar 07, 2013, 05:32:09 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 07, 2013, 05:27:14 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Mar 07, 2013, 05:13:19 PM
Are humans preventing cats and dogs from evolving further? both species are fairly intelligent and I wonder if in the next few thousands of years will see them evolve into sapient creatures. If one branch of mammals can, why not them? Is this flawed logic in thinking that since primates evolved sentience, they can as well?
Dogs are already very smart.

What makes you think cats would ever get to even dog level?

I've seen some very intelligent cats who can do amazing things. They just require a lot more patience with training.

And if a domesticated cat runs away from home, they're much more capable of surviving on their own compared to a domesticated dog. This is obviously all to a degree. Can't stop shitty humans from doing shitty things.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Mar 07, 2013, 05:35:51 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 07, 2013, 05:27:14 PMWhat makes you think cats would ever get to even dog level?
Cats and dogs have different sets of skills and different types of intelligence. They're not on the same scale.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 07, 2013, 05:40:10 PM
Yea, I had a cat with extra toes, because of him there would be dead bats on my property in the morning. No way a dog can do that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 07, 2013, 05:40:32 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Mar 07, 2013, 05:35:51 PM
Cats and dogs have different sets of skills and different types of intelligence. They're not on the same scale.
Kirkland was directly comparing to human intelligence, which dogs are very simpatico with.

Cats don't exhibit any of the complex social behaviors that lead to that kind of intelligence, though. They are solitary animals for the most part. Humans and other apes, dogs, cetaceans, parrots, etc only developed the way they have through social dynamics which spur thought development.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: OpenMaw on Mar 07, 2013, 05:57:08 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Mar 07, 2013, 05:13:19 PM
We polute, we kill beautiful creatures that have equally worked just as hard in trying to survive up to this point, and we needlessly kill each other in pointless wars.

Many other animals pollute just by existing in their natural habitat. They also kill, and enslave, and do horribly sadistic things to each other. Pack animals, hive-minded insect colonies. Even the beloved dolphin that so many will point to as the shining example of a species closing to our level of intelligence practice infanticide and rape regularly.

I'd go in the opposite direction. The human race is the only species on planet that has been able to actually stop and ask the question "Is this wrong?" We're the only one. The very fact that we have the capacity to condemn ourselves is demonstration enough that we as a species are not evil. For all the senseless slaughter and brutality to be found in our species there is also something you seldom see in the large scale in other animals. We save our sick and injured, we create animal preserves and protected lands, we replant forests, we have hospitals and members of our species solely dedicated to helping other animals. Billions dedicated to feeding starving populations, billions in medical research.

Quote from: KirklandSignature on Mar 07, 2013, 05:13:19 PM
In a topic not at all related, Are humans preventing cats and dogs from evolving further? both species are fairly intelligent and I wonder if in the next few thousands of years will see them evolve into sapient creatures. If one branch of mammals can, why not them? Is this flawed logic in thinking that since primates evolved sentience, they can as well?

No, because that's not how evolution works. You cannot prevent a species from evolving except to destroy it outright.

You notice how things like the flu seem to need new vaccines every year? Even though we already created vaccines and built up an immunity? They adapt. They evolve. Split off. It's nature.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Mar 07, 2013, 06:02:38 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 07, 2013, 05:40:32 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Mar 07, 2013, 05:35:51 PM
Cats and dogs have different sets of skills and different types of intelligence. They're not on the same scale.
Kirkland was directly comparing to human intelligence, which dogs are very simpatico with.
...but different?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 07, 2013, 06:04:27 PM
Quote from: OpenMaw on Mar 07, 2013, 05:57:08 PM
I'd go in the opposite direction. The human race is the only species on planet that has been able to actually stop and ask the question "Is this wrong?" We're the only one. The very fact that we have the capacity to condemn ourselves is demonstration enough that we as a species are not evil. For all the senseless slaughter and brutality to be found in our species there is also something you seldom see in the large scale in other animals. We save our sick and injured, we create animal preserves and protected lands, we replant forests, we have hospitals and members of our species solely dedicated to helping other animals. Billions dedicated to feeding starving populations, billions in medical research.
Just because a tiny smidgeon of the population occasionally stops to navel gaze doesn't mean they'll actually do anything that's really impactful in the long run. At least when other animals commit atrocities they do it from a place of innocence (except dolphins and some others, possibly).

And billions of dollars ain't nothing, considering our country's national debt alone is in the trillions :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: chupacabras acheronsis on Mar 07, 2013, 06:08:49 PM
well as i was saying, we're just another species and Kirkland doesn't understand the most obvious verbal tropes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Mar 07, 2013, 06:10:44 PM
Quote from: chupacabras acheronsis on Mar 07, 2013, 06:08:49 PMwell as i was saying, we're just another species and Kirkland doesn't understand the most obvious verbal tropes.
Nor much of anything else.
;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Mar 07, 2013, 07:12:37 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 07, 2013, 05:27:14 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Mar 07, 2013, 05:13:19 PM
Are humans preventing cats and dogs from evolving further? both species are fairly intelligent and I wonder if in the next few thousands of years will see them evolve into sapient creatures. If one branch of mammals can, why not them? Is this flawed logic in thinking that since primates evolved sentience, they can as well?
Dogs are already very smart.

What makes you think cats would ever get to even dog level?

Pack mentality and artificial selection. Once cats realize the benefits of being in a cohesive pack group, I would think they would be on par with the social structure of dogs. That doesnt mean they would be as advanced but it would even the playing field a bit. Feral cats sometimes form loose colonies so maybe any future desendants of these ferals could branch out to pack mentality having felines. It  certainly exists in the cat family since lions live in packs as well. Have felids been on Earth longer than the canines?

You would think that since both cats and dogs depend on humans to survive, we are preventing progress since they dont have a need to biologically change. Sort of how some people say humans have stopped evolving because of technological improvements in healthcare and medicine.




Title: Re: In The News
Post by: chupacabras acheronsis on Mar 07, 2013, 07:18:20 PM
Lions live in prides.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Mar 07, 2013, 07:43:17 PM
Quote from: chupacabras acheronsis on Mar 07, 2013, 07:18:20 PM
Lions live in prides.


Pride is just the term given to a "pack" of lions. Pack is technically the term for a group of wolves, wild dogs and various other animals (especially canids) but it's often used by people just to mean group in general - you might say a pack of hyenas is called a clan, or a pack of rhinos is called a crash.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: chupacabras acheronsis on Mar 07, 2013, 08:36:03 PM
...so? they're still felids living in social groups.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: scarhunter92 on Mar 08, 2013, 09:19:01 AM
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/03/08/world/asia/north-korea-sanctions/?hpt=hp_t1 (http://edition.cnn.com/2013/03/08/world/asia/north-korea-sanctions/?hpt=hp_t1)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=H_m1owwrh54# (https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=H_m1owwrh54#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Mar 08, 2013, 09:32:52 AM
lulz N. Korea, sit the f**k down.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 08, 2013, 09:30:15 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrga8njz6Z8#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrga8njz6Z8#ws)


Quote from: scarhunter92 on Mar 08, 2013, 09:19:01 AM
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/03/08/world/asia/north-korea-sanctions/?hpt=hp_t1 (http://edition.cnn.com/2013/03/08/world/asia/north-korea-sanctions/?hpt=hp_t1)

http://25.media.tumblr.com/6ae1efb1feeb864a01c14aebb957a8e3/tumblr_mhwciuvZoF1rjqzc1o1_400.gif

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=H_m1owwrh54# (https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=H_m1owwrh54#)

While they may feel the U.S isn't ready for war, keep in mind they weren't ready for WW2 either.

Plus I know nations like Canada are willing to honour an old alliance. Japan seems interested. I have doubts China will support North Korea, unless the U.S gets to close to the Chinese border or something.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Mar 08, 2013, 09:46:53 PM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 08, 2013, 09:58:59 PM
Well yeah, pretty much. I honestly believe no country in the world has the balls to launch a nuclear missile. They cause too much devastation and the fallout, from what I know, is pretty far-reaching.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: m41guy on Mar 09, 2013, 05:27:55 AM
Ain't goin to do it...


no balls....N. korea















































Sorry, alll AvP, I'm reallyu drunk atm....please foregive me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: EEV2650 on Mar 09, 2013, 06:20:40 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCcNOw4Cvvc#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCcNOw4Cvvc#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Mar 09, 2013, 09:04:27 AM
That was posted a while ago. I think it was pretty cool. As for NK, from what I've been told that if they nuke the US, the missile will be intercepted. If they launch at South Korea, they'll kill themselves. NK reminds me of those little kids that you see at playgrounds that try to act cute by acting so tough when they are really not.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Valaquen on Mar 09, 2013, 09:09:29 AM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Mar 07, 2013, 07:12:37 PM
You would think that since both cats and dogs depend on humans to survive, we are preventing progress since they dont have a need to biologically change. Sort of how some people say humans have stopped evolving because of technological improvements in healthcare and medicine.
What? Cats and dogs don't require us to survive, they're well suited for nature; and for better or worse we're always evolving. "Some people" are silly and uninformed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 09, 2013, 01:57:34 PM
Quote from: Valaquen on Mar 09, 2013, 09:09:29 AM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Mar 07, 2013, 07:12:37 PM
You would think that since both cats and dogs depend on humans to survive, we are preventing progress since they dont have a need to biologically change. Sort of how some people say humans have stopped evolving because of technological improvements in healthcare and medicine.
What? Cats and dogs don't require us to survive, they're well suited for nature; and for better or worse we're always evolving. "Some people" are silly and uninformed.

You are unaware of Kirkland's precedent, yes?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: OmegaZilla on Mar 09, 2013, 03:47:59 PM
Yeah Val, don't waste your time.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Mar 09, 2013, 09:19:36 PM
Quote from: Valaquen on Mar 09, 2013, 09:09:29 AM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Mar 07, 2013, 07:12:37 PM
You would think that since both cats and dogs depend on humans to survive, we are preventing progress since they dont have a need to biologically change. Sort of how some people say humans have stopped evolving because of technological improvements in healthcare and medicine.
What? Cats and dogs don't require us to survive, they're well suited for nature; and for better or worse we're always evolving. "Some people" are silly and uninformed.


You're talking to someone who believes that victims of rape are at fault.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Mar 09, 2013, 09:26:01 PM
Quote from: Valaquen on Mar 09, 2013, 09:09:29 AM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Mar 07, 2013, 07:12:37 PM
You would think that since both cats and dogs depend on humans to survive, we are preventing progress since they dont have a need to biologically change. Sort of how some people say humans have stopped evolving because of technological improvements in healthcare and medicine.
What? Cats and dogs don't require us to survive, they're well suited for nature; and for better or worse we're always evolving. "Some people" are silly and uninformed.

That's true if they're released back into the "wild". If humans just f**ked off, thousands of cats would starve to death after a week or two being trapped indoors.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Mar 10, 2013, 12:01:05 AM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Mar 09, 2013, 09:26:01 PMThat's true if they're released back into the "wild". If humans just f**ked off, thousands of cats would starve to death after a week or two being trapped indoors.

Thankfully most cats have cat flaps... the average dog can't leave the back garden under its own volition. Also, appropriate prey for dogs isn't so numerous as for cats, so once the various byproducts of human civilisation are taken out of the equation, I think they'd have a tough time.

In any case, the question was about evolution, which absolutely is still a factor, particularly in dogs. It's not too long ago that dogs were wolves, it's been the domestication by humans, the un-natural selection, which has transformed them into very different creatures. Dogs occupy a vast array of body types and specialisations, probably more than any other species, and it's all thanks to selective breeding by humans.

Not quite sure I understand your question though Kirkland, on the one hand you're asking if we're preventing evolution in cats and dogs, and on the other hand suggesting they may become sentient. Is the latter under the condition that humans don't interfere? If so, it's worth taking into account that close relatives of dogs and cats, some separated by over ten million years, share massive commonality of behavioural traits and intelligence. The point being that their mental development has been in a similar state for a very long time, so it seems they're as advanced as they need to be in that respect.
If we selectively bred them specifically for intelligence, though... who knows?

In terms of natural selection though, I'd think that if anything else evolved sentience, it would be dolphins or elephants. Both of them have an increased ability to interact with their environment (particularly in the latter case), and are roughly on a par with primates in terms of brainpower. I think one key factor missing might be necessity, we evolved cerebral gigantism as forest habitats dwindled and we became forced to live on the ground out in the open, negating most of simians' normal avantages. Both dolphins and elephants are skilled generalists, and only face difficulty from human pressure.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 10, 2013, 04:33:17 AM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Mar 09, 2013, 09:26:01 PM
That's true if they're released back into the "wild". If humans just f**ked off, thousands of cats would starve to death after a week or two being trapped indoors.
Okay, but that has more to do with being trapped in a confined space with no way out.

Which would kill anything.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Mar 10, 2013, 05:51:11 AM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 10, 2013, 04:33:17 AM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Mar 09, 2013, 09:26:01 PM
That's true if they're released back into the "wild". If humans just f**ked off, thousands of cats would starve to death after a week or two being trapped indoors.
Okay, but that has more to do with being trapped in a confined space with no way out.

Which would kill anything.

Exactly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Mar 10, 2013, 04:22:00 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Mar 09, 2013, 09:26:01 PM
Quote from: Valaquen on Mar 09, 2013, 09:09:29 AM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Mar 07, 2013, 07:12:37 PM
You would think that since both cats and dogs depend on humans to survive, we are preventing progress since they dont have a need to biologically change. Sort of how some people say humans have stopped evolving because of technological improvements in healthcare and medicine.
What? Cats and dogs don't require us to survive, they're well suited for nature; and for better or worse we're always evolving. "Some people" are silly and uninformed.

That's true if they're released back into the "wild". If humans just f**ked off, thousands of cats would starve to death after a week or two being trapped indoors.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ft.qkme.me%2F356w1y.jpg&hash=b397188b5d59e19bff75dd45004f6eaf49b641ba)


HAVE YOU EVER EVEN OWNED A CAT?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 10, 2013, 08:37:25 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/10/jody-onorato-high-school-nude-photos-students_n_2848155.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/10/jody-onorato-high-school-nude-photos-students_n_2848155.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

Personally I had a couple of hot teachers when I was in high school but I never received any nudey pics...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on Mar 11, 2013, 08:52:02 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 10, 2013, 08:37:25 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/10/jody-onorato-high-school-nude-photos-students_n_2848155.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/10/jody-onorato-high-school-nude-photos-students_n_2848155.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

Personally I had a couple of hot teachers when I was in high school but I never received any nudey pics...
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fluxurycoachlifestyle.com%2Fforum%2Fimages%2Fsmilies%2FsmileyPuking.gif&hash=148023beff2dbed41df502883c7c811dce14217a)
I had some actual hot teachers in my school too, so distracting when they were trying to teach. ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Mar 11, 2013, 10:43:44 PM
Quote from: Gate on Mar 10, 2013, 04:22:00 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Mar 09, 2013, 09:26:01 PM
Quote from: Valaquen on Mar 09, 2013, 09:09:29 AM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Mar 07, 2013, 07:12:37 PM
You would think that since both cats and dogs depend on humans to survive, we are preventing progress since they dont have a need to biologically change. Sort of how some people say humans have stopped evolving because of technological improvements in healthcare and medicine.
What? Cats and dogs don't require us to survive, they're well suited for nature; and for better or worse we're always evolving. "Some people" are silly and uninformed.

That's true if they're released back into the "wild". If humans just f**ked off, thousands of cats would starve to death after a week or two being trapped indoors.
http://t.qkme.me/356w1y.jpg


HAVE YOU EVER EVEN OWNED A CAT?



I own two!  I keep them strictly indoors so if I just dissapeared, they would kik the bucket after a few weeks if they couldn't break on through(to the other side).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Mar 11, 2013, 11:29:08 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Mar 11, 2013, 10:43:44 PM
Quote from: Gate on Mar 10, 2013, 04:22:00 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Mar 09, 2013, 09:26:01 PM
Quote from: Valaquen on Mar 09, 2013, 09:09:29 AM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Mar 07, 2013, 07:12:37 PM
You would think that since both cats and dogs depend on humans to survive, we are preventing progress since they dont have a need to biologically change. Sort of how some people say humans have stopped evolving because of technological improvements in healthcare and medicine.
What? Cats and dogs don't require us to survive, they're well suited for nature; and for better or worse we're always evolving. "Some people" are silly and uninformed.

That's true if they're released back into the "wild". If humans just f**ked off, thousands of cats would starve to death after a week or two being trapped indoors.
http://t.qkme.me/356w1y.jpg


HAVE YOU EVER EVEN OWNED A CAT?



I own two!  I keep them strictly indoors so if I just dissapeared, they would kik the bucket after a few weeks if they couldn't break on through(to the other side).

The cats aren't going to run away from you. That's their home. Cats are not meant to be household animals. They need to be let outdoors just like dogs. if you lock them in a house with no doggie door anyway, what the f**k.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Mar 12, 2013, 12:40:44 AM
Quote from: Gate on Mar 11, 2013, 11:29:08 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Mar 11, 2013, 10:43:44 PM
Quote from: Gate on Mar 10, 2013, 04:22:00 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Mar 09, 2013, 09:26:01 PM
Quote from: Valaquen on Mar 09, 2013, 09:09:29 AM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Mar 07, 2013, 07:12:37 PM
You would think that since both cats and dogs depend on humans to survive, we are preventing progress since they dont have a need to biologically change. Sort of how some people say humans have stopped evolving because of technological improvements in healthcare and medicine.
What? Cats and dogs don't require us to survive, they're well suited for nature; and for better or worse we're always evolving. "Some people" are silly and uninformed.

That's true if they're released back into the "wild". If humans just f**ked off, thousands of cats would starve to death after a week or two being trapped indoors.
http://t.qkme.me/356w1y.jpg


HAVE YOU EVER EVEN OWNED A CAT?



I own two!  I keep them strictly indoors so if I just dissapeared, they would kik the bucket after a few weeks if they couldn't break on through(to the other side).


The cats aren't going to run away from you. That's their home. Cats are not meant to be household animals. They need to be let outdoors just like dogs. if you lock them in a house with no doggie door anyway, what the f**k
f**ked is letting them outside to get run over by cars or eaten by coyotes. Not to mention I have a problem neighbor who's kid will eagerly take shots at any animal with his paintball gun and rifle.

Not going to argue over keeping cats indoors vs letting them outside. Indoors cats are proven to live longer anyway.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 12, 2013, 02:35:15 AM
I have an "indoor cat" as well but I still let her out whenever she wants to go just because it's good for her to explore her surroundings and to get to know the area. I have never seen a cat (honestly) be run over by a car because I'm pretty sure they have enough intelligence to recognize when a large vehicle is coming at them (unlike a squirrel) and coyotes are typically only a problem at night, which is when any intelligent owner keeps the cats in.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Mar 12, 2013, 04:46:56 AM
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/12/world/asia/north-korea-says-it-has-nullified-1953-korean-war-armistice.html?_r=0 (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/12/world/asia/north-korea-says-it-has-nullified-1953-korean-war-armistice.html?_r=0)

Sit down, little Kim
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on Mar 12, 2013, 11:47:54 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkOrXyYsLM4#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkOrXyYsLM4#ws)

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/helmet-cam-captures-climber-mark-roberts-terrifying-100ft-slip-down-snowdon-163505273.html#VG2ZkiD (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/helmet-cam-captures-climber-mark-roberts-terrifying-100ft-slip-down-snowdon-163505273.html#VG2ZkiD)

Ouch.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 12, 2013, 05:14:06 PM
Damn, talk about survivor. It's a freaking miracle he didn't break himself in too.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Mar 12, 2013, 05:43:09 PM


Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 12, 2013, 05:14:06 PM
Damn, talk about survivor. It's a freaking miracle he didn't break himself in too two.

You're welcome ;)


scary stuff right there...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 12, 2013, 07:16:38 PM
Quote from: Nightlord on Mar 12, 2013, 11:47:54 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkOrXyYsLM4#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkOrXyYsLM4#ws)

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/helmet-cam-captures-climber-mark-roberts-terrifying-100ft-slip-down-snowdon-163505273.html#VG2ZkiD (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/helmet-cam-captures-climber-mark-roberts-terrifying-100ft-slip-down-snowdon-163505273.html#VG2ZkiD)

Ouch.
Read this earlier today. It seemed like more than 100 ft though. Glad he's uninjured.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 12, 2013, 07:20:10 PM
I expected a straight drop, judging from the title.

I had a rock dropped on my head and now my head feels bumpy all over, like God running his fingers over the Grand Canyon, so this cold waterslide is unimpressive.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 12, 2013, 07:26:25 PM
Quote from: BANE on Mar 12, 2013, 07:20:10 PM
I expected a straight drop, judging from the title.

I had a rock dropped on my head and now my head feels bumpy all over, like God running his fingers over the Grand Canyon, so this cold waterslide is unimpressive.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Falltheragefaces.com%2Fimg%2Ffaces%2Fsvg%2Fmisc-got-a-badass-over-here.svg&hash=55ef6f2a33a0b356362e7acbd96948bfe7204711)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 12, 2013, 07:27:41 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 12, 2013, 07:26:25 PM
Quote from: BANE on Mar 12, 2013, 07:20:10 PM
I expected a straight drop, judging from the title.

I had a rock dropped on my head and now my head feels bumpy all over, like God running his fingers over the Grand Canyon, so this cold waterslide is unimpressive.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Falltheragefaces.com%2Fimg%2Ffaces%2Fsvg%2Fmisc-got-a-badass-over-here.svg&hash=55ef6f2a33a0b356362e7acbd96948bfe7204711)
A guy jumped off a fence onto my ear.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Master Chief on Mar 12, 2013, 08:44:45 PM
Are you a backyard wrestler?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 13, 2013, 12:51:08 AM
You know BANE, they're doing great things at mental asylums these days.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 13, 2013, 01:55:21 AM
Quote from: Master Chief on Mar 12, 2013, 08:44:45 PM
Are you a backyard wrestler?
No. My elementary school years were pretty awesome though. A guy threw my head against a wall, so the next day I twirled around and whipped the side of his face with the back of my fist, causing his eye and nose to bleed. I got away with it by saying I was practicing Karate and he got too close.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 13, 2013, 03:57:44 AM
Ah, childhood brawls, horse-chestnuts were convenient back then.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ginger-rose.co.uk%2Fimages%2Fstock%2F85conker430.jpg&hash=e37cf3537ce012e595e26dd6db18913a54ae8a6d)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on Mar 13, 2013, 11:52:23 AM
Thought this was sad (http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/father-dies-sheltering-girl-from-japan-blizzard) but touching.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Mar 13, 2013, 01:00:51 PM
Astrobiologists discover fossils in meteorite fragments, confirming extraterrestrial life

QuoteResearchers in the United Kingdom have found algae-like fossils in meteorite fragments that landed in Sri Lanka last year. This is the strongest evidence yet of cometary panspermia — that life on Earth began when a meteorite containing simple organisms landed here, billions of years ago — and, perhaps more importantly, that there's life elsewhere in the universe.

In December 2012, a fireball was seen over the skies of Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka. Over the following few days, fragments of the fireball were collected and sent to Sri Lanka's Medical Research Institute, where initial microscopic analysis revealed siliceous microalgae known as diatoms. As you can imagine, with this being the first ever evidence that life might've arrived on Earth via a meteorite, the scientific community was skeptical of the results — and so some fragments were sent to Cardiff University in Wales for further analysis. The researchers at Cardiff are now reporting that they're sure that these fragments come from an extraterrestrial meteorite — and that there are definitely "fossilized biological structures" within them. Panspermia, it seems, is a go.

There are a few competing theories for how life began on Earth. Panspermia, where life arrived on the back of a comet or asteroid, is one. Abiogenesis, the theory that life spontaneously erupted from inorganic molecules in Earth's primordial soup, is another. Directed panspermia, where an alien race intentionally sent an asteroid or spacecraft loaded with living organisms to Earth, is another slightly more exotic theory. As for which theory is correct, we'll probably never know — but the Polonnaruwa meteorite definitely puts the odds in panspermia's favor.

Cardiff University's tests took a two-pronged approach: First to confirm that there were actually algae fossils within, but more importantly to rule out terrestrial contamination. To this end, the researchers found very low levels of nitrogen (which is nearly always present in modern-Earth organisms), and their oxygen isotope analysis "shows [that the samples] are unequivocally meteorites." The meteorite's atomic makeup, coupled with the fossils being fused with the rock matrix, is a strong indicator that the organisms aren't terrestrial in origin.

These findings aren't a slam dunk, though. According to our in-house biologist John Hewitt, there's a strong possibility that the fossils aren't actually biological in nature — they simply look biological. "This is kind of like finding a Q from Scrabble floating in space; it may be worth 10 points, but finding a few Es first would be a bit more convincing," Hewitt says. There's also the fact that the research was published in the Journal of Cosmology, a peer-reviewed journal that has come under critical scrutiny numerous times since it was established in 2009. The journal faced a lot of controversy when it published a paper by NASA engineer Richard Hoover claiming to have found fossils "similar to cyanobacteria" in meteorites.

With that said, the work presented in the Cardiff University research paper does seem to be rather professional. X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy are not really the kind of tools that you play around with. It would be rather hard to fake the imagery and results that were generated by Cardiff University — not impossible, but unlikely.

One thing's for certain, though: For this to actually become science — for Chandra Wickramasinghe's dream of panspermia to become a reality — this work will need to be replicated by many other groups around the world. It would be very, very exciting indeed if biological fossils have been found on an extraterrestrial meteorite. It would be proof that there's life on other planets — and essentially a guarantee that the universe is full of life. But, as always, extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 13, 2013, 01:19:24 PM
Linking, motherf**ker, do you speak it?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 13, 2013, 01:33:28 PM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Mar 13, 2013, 11:52:23 AM
Thought this was sad (http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/father-dies-sheltering-girl-from-japan-blizzard) but touching.
Great story.  :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 13, 2013, 02:13:08 PM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 13, 2013, 01:19:24 PM
Linking, motherf**ker, do you speak it?

http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/150417-astrobiologists-discover-fossils-in-meteorite-fragments-confirming-extraterrestrial-life (http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/150417-astrobiologists-discover-fossils-in-meteorite-fragments-confirming-extraterrestrial-life)

I'm indifferent at the moment.

Anyway, I've done my deed for the day.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Mar 13, 2013, 02:38:29 PM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 13, 2013, 01:19:24 PM
Linking, motherf**ker, do you speak it?
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/150417-astrobiologists-discover-fossils-in-meteorite-fragments-confirming-extraterrestrial-life?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ziffdavis%2Fextremetech+%28Extremetech%29 (http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/150417-astrobiologists-discover-fossils-in-meteorite-fragments-confirming-extraterrestrial-life?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ziffdavis%2Fextremetech+%28Extremetech%29)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Mar 13, 2013, 03:40:25 PM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Mar 13, 2013, 02:38:29 PM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 13, 2013, 01:19:24 PM
Linking, motherf**ker, do you speak it?
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/150417-astrobiologists-discover-fossils-in-meteorite-fragments-confirming-extraterrestrial-life?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ziffdavis%2Fextremetech+%28Extremetech%29 (http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/150417-astrobiologists-discover-fossils-in-meteorite-fragments-confirming-extraterrestrial-life?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ziffdavis%2Fextremetech+%28Extremetech%29)



So we came from outer space....or is Occam's razor saying that these are contaminated from entering Earths atsmosphere?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: scarhunter92 on Mar 13, 2013, 06:11:36 PM
WE POPE NOW
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: OmegaZilla on Mar 13, 2013, 06:34:49 PM
Taking so much.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PredalienXenomorph on Mar 13, 2013, 06:43:23 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 13, 2013, 01:33:28 PM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Mar 13, 2013, 11:52:23 AM
Thought this was sad (http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/father-dies-sheltering-girl-from-japan-blizzard) but touching.
Great story.  :'(
Wow, brings a tear to my eye.

Quote from: Crazy Rich on Mar 13, 2013, 02:13:08 PM
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/150417-astrobiologists-discover-fossils-in-meteorite-fragments-confirming-extraterrestrial-life (http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/150417-astrobiologists-discover-fossils-in-meteorite-fragments-confirming-extraterrestrial-life)

Huh, imagine that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Mar 13, 2013, 06:46:00 PM
The pedo's have a new king.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Mar 13, 2013, 07:07:18 PM
TWINKIES ARE BACK!!!!

QuoteTwinkies and other Hostess snacks could be back on shelves by this summer after a successful $410 million bid for the business.

The winning bid is a joint venture by private equity firms Apollo Global Management (APO) and Metropoulos & Co. A statement from Dean Metropoulos, founder of one of the firms, confirmed they are the winning bidder.

"Our family is thrilled to have the opportunity to reestablish these iconic brands with new creative marketing ideas and renewed sales efforts and investment," said Metropoulos. "We look forward to having America's favorite snacks back on the shelf by this summer. We are also ecstatic to bring jobs back to many cities across the country."

The bankruptcy court had been set to have an auction among qualified bidders on Thursday, but Hostess notified the court late Monday that no other qualified bids had been submitted. That means the $410 million bid wins by default with no further approval of the court being required.

Anthony Michael Sabino, a business school professor at St. John's University, said the lack of other bidders is no surprise, given the $410 million bid that needed to be topped.

"While the Bankruptcy Code seeks competitive bidding to increase recoveries to creditors, the law can't invent bidders," he said. "The good news is a significant amount of money to pay Hostess' creditors. The great news, Twinkies have been saved!"

Hostess had no comment on the deal beyond the filing.


Wonder Bread, Twinkies and other Hostess products have not been produced since November, when the company filed with the bankruptcy court to liquidate its business following a crippling strike by the Bakery Workers union.

But while Hostess is out of business, and most of its 18,500 employees have lost their jobs, the company has been auctioning off its various brands as part of the liquidation process.

Metropoulos has experience turning around financially troubled food brands. The firm's food holdings include Pabst Blue Ribbon beer, and in the past have included Chef Boyardee canned pasta, Bumble Bee seafood, PAM cooking spray and Gulden's Mustard, all of which it eventually sold to ConAgra Foods Inc

The joint bid by Apollo and Metropoulos had been tapped in January as the lead bidder for most of Hostess' snack cake business, which includes both Hostess and Dolly Madison products, led by its iconic Twinkies brand. The bidders also bought five of the closed bakeries as part of their bid.

Flowers Foods (FLO) won most of Hostess' bread business on Feb. 28 with a $360 million bid that included the Wonder, Nature's Pride, Merita, Home Pride and Butternut bread brands, as well as 20 bakeries.

Privately held McKee Foods Corp. was tapped as the leading bidder with its $27.5 million offer for Hostess' Drake's brand and some of its equipment. Drake's products include Ring Dings, Yodels, Devil Dogs and Yankee Doodles, as well as its coffee cake. That bid is still pending.
 


http://money.cnn.com/2013/03/12/news/companies/twinkies-buyer/index.html?fb_action_ids=431005186992774&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%7B%22431005186992774%22%3A418494608242796%7D&action_type_map=%7B%22431005186992774%22%3A%22og.recommends%22%7D&action_ref_map=%5B%5D (http://money.cnn.com/2013/03/12/news/companies/twinkies-buyer/index.html?fb_action_ids=431005186992774&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%7B%22431005186992774%22%3A418494608242796%7D&action_type_map=%7B%22431005186992774%22%3A%22og.recommends%22%7D&action_ref_map=%5B%5D)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 13, 2013, 07:31:26 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Mar 13, 2013, 06:46:00 PM
The pedo's have a new king.
::)

Old joke is old and unfunny.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 13, 2013, 07:36:18 PM
Okay.

The homophobe anti-birth control all-around-bullshit frauds* have a new king.









*who also f**k kids
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Mar 13, 2013, 07:40:51 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 13, 2013, 07:36:18 PM
*who also f**k kids
I do.





Spoiler
We're talking about goats right?
[close]
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 13, 2013, 07:41:49 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 13, 2013, 07:36:18 PM
Okay.

The homophobe anti-birth control all-around-bullshit frauds* have a new king.









*who also f**k kids
HO HO HO!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: OmegaZilla on Mar 13, 2013, 07:42:38 PM
Quote from: BANE on Mar 13, 2013, 07:31:26 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Mar 13, 2013, 06:46:00 PM
The pedo's have a new king.
::)

Old joke is old and unfunny.
Basically.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 13, 2013, 07:43:19 PM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Mar 13, 2013, 07:40:51 PM
I do.





Spoiler
We're talking about goats right?
[close]
...did you OD on Ambien or something? You seem even less coherent than usual.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Mar 13, 2013, 07:44:14 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 13, 2013, 07:43:19 PM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Mar 13, 2013, 07:40:51 PM
I do.





Spoiler
We're talking about goats right?
[close]
...did you OD on Ambien or something? You seem even less coherent than usual.

Is that good thing or a bad thing?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Mar 13, 2013, 07:45:03 PM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Mar 13, 2013, 07:40:51 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 13, 2013, 07:36:18 PM
*who also f**k kids
I do.





Spoiler
We're talking about goats right?
[close]

WAT.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Mar 13, 2013, 07:46:13 PM
I was joking.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 13, 2013, 07:46:36 PM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Mar 13, 2013, 07:44:14 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 13, 2013, 07:43:19 PM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Mar 13, 2013, 07:40:51 PM
I do.





Spoiler
We're talking about goats right?
[close]
...did you OD on Ambien or something? You seem even less coherent than usual.

Is that good thing or a bad thing?
You continually astound me with your inability to read pretty much anything.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Mar 13, 2013, 07:47:29 PM
Quote from: BANE on Mar 13, 2013, 07:46:36 PM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Mar 13, 2013, 07:44:14 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 13, 2013, 07:43:19 PM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Mar 13, 2013, 07:40:51 PM
I do.





Spoiler
We're talking about goats right?
[close]
...did you OD on Ambien or something? You seem even less coherent than usual.

Is that good thing or a bad thing?
You continually astound me with your inability to read pretty much anything.

At least I am good at doing something.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Mar 13, 2013, 07:48:11 PM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Mar 13, 2013, 07:46:13 PM
I was joking.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimageshack.us%2Fscaled%2Flanding%2F708%2Fchrishansen.gif&hash=282f57bdab4453d58727a12115840ccffa099c87)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Mar 13, 2013, 07:48:45 PM
Seriously...did no one click on the spoiler?

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 13, 2013, 07:48:56 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Francis_I#Views (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Francis_I#Views)
QuoteHe strongly opposed legislation introduced in 2010 by the Argentine Government to allow same-sex marriage. In a letter to the monasteries of Buenos Aires, he wrote: "Let's not be naive, we're not talking about a simple political battle; it is a destructive pretension against the plan of God. We are not talking about a mere bill, but rather a machination of the Father of Lies that seeks to confuse and deceive the children of God." He has also insisted that adoption by homosexuals is a form of discrimination against children.
lol

To think people actually take these decrepit old windbags seriously.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 13, 2013, 07:54:34 PM
It's not like an aversion to homosexuality is anything new amongst the higher ups in the Church.

Besides, I think his position on the pedophilia crisis is a little bit more important at the moment. Hopefully he can get tougher and expose/bring to justice those who are guilty.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 13, 2013, 07:55:13 PM
Quote from: BANE on Mar 13, 2013, 07:54:34 PM
Besides, I think his position on the pedophilia crisis is a little bit more important at the moment. Hopefully he can get tougher and expose/bring to justice those who are guilty.
Won't happen.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 13, 2013, 07:56:30 PM
We'll see, but I share your pessimism.

Still, I have a sliver of hope that he will.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 13, 2013, 10:01:56 PM
Vladimir Putin teams up with Steven Seagal to promote healthy lifestyle (http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/13/putin-stalin-era-physical-jerks)

No, it's not an Onion article.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Mar 13, 2013, 10:14:23 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Mar 13, 2013, 02:13:08 PM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 13, 2013, 01:19:24 PM
Linking, motherf**ker, do you speak it?

http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/150417-astrobiologists-discover-fossils-in-meteorite-fragments-confirming-extraterrestrial-life (http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/150417-astrobiologists-discover-fossils-in-meteorite-fragments-confirming-extraterrestrial-life)

Well, that sent a quiver through my heart. Really, really interesting. Gonna wait for more evidence and some independent verification before I go full-on science-gasm, though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 13, 2013, 10:17:02 PM
Don't get your hopes up:
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/03/11/meteorite_life_claims_of_fossils_in_a_meteorite_are_still_wrong.html (http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/03/11/meteorite_life_claims_of_fossils_in_a_meteorite_are_still_wrong.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Mar 13, 2013, 10:23:43 PM
Eh, not too surprised.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 13, 2013, 10:24:37 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Mar 13, 2013, 10:14:23 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Mar 13, 2013, 02:13:08 PM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 13, 2013, 01:19:24 PM
Linking, motherf**ker, do you speak it?

http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/150417-astrobiologists-discover-fossils-in-meteorite-fragments-confirming-extraterrestrial-life (http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/150417-astrobiologists-discover-fossils-in-meteorite-fragments-confirming-extraterrestrial-life)

Well, that sent a quiver through my heart. Really, really interesting. Gonna wait for more evidence and some independent verification before I go full-on science-gasm, though.

While I'd like it to be true, a part of me is skeptical. It just seems too good to be true.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 13, 2013, 10:30:24 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Foi47.tinypic.com%2F2s0ftvr.jpg&hash=4d1ae9c99870e88c79244eda19b6b25189755dbc)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 13, 2013, 10:53:16 PM
It'd be just our luck that the one thing to survive the inevitable destruction of all mankind will be a f**king Lars von Trier film.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: TheLoneSpoon on Mar 13, 2013, 10:58:49 PM
So I heard a new Pope got elected.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F24.media.tumblr.com%2F617c632c56ad8851e35a466d9be6cd9b%2Ftumblr_mjm6wfq7pr1r9ee4eo1_500.jpg&hash=392c6e1e3ec99c2cc006b5051bc11f145ca8c15b)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 13, 2013, 11:02:36 PM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 13, 2013, 10:53:16 PM
It'd be just our luck that the one thing to survive the inevitable destruction of all mankind will be a f**king Lars von Trier film.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2Fl8Sv2gp.gif&hash=2cc97017d8a11089f267bd6d3cbee0907e6eba0c)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 13, 2013, 11:05:16 PM
Quote from: TheLoneSpoon on Mar 13, 2013, 10:58:49 PM
So I heard a new Pope got elected.

http://24.media.tumblr.com/617c632c56ad8851e35a466d9be6cd9b/tumblr_mjm6wfq7pr1r9ee4eo1_500.jpg

If I was to ever adopt a avatar and sig, this would be it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Mar 13, 2013, 11:33:02 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Mar 13, 2013, 10:24:37 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Mar 13, 2013, 10:14:23 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Mar 13, 2013, 02:13:08 PM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 13, 2013, 01:19:24 PM
Linking, motherf**ker, do you speak it?

http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/150417-astrobiologists-discover-fossils-in-meteorite-fragments-confirming-extraterrestrial-life (http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/150417-astrobiologists-discover-fossils-in-meteorite-fragments-confirming-extraterrestrial-life)

Well, that sent a quiver through my heart. Really, really interesting. Gonna wait for more evidence and some independent verification before I go full-on science-gasm, though.

While I'd like it to be true, a part of me is skeptical. It just seems too good to be true.

its nothing but Pseudoscience, that's why it got no widespread publication or credit
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Mar 13, 2013, 11:39:48 PM
No, it's not pseudoscience. It's bad science. There's a difference.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 13, 2013, 11:49:10 PM
As evidenced by the people calling bullshit in the comments.  ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Mar 14, 2013, 12:16:29 AM
Quote from: Gate on Mar 13, 2013, 11:33:02 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Mar 13, 2013, 10:24:37 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Mar 13, 2013, 10:14:23 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Mar 13, 2013, 02:13:08 PM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 13, 2013, 01:19:24 PM
Linking, motherf**ker, do you speak it?

http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/150417-astrobiologists-discover-fossils-in-meteorite-fragments-confirming-extraterrestrial-life (http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/150417-astrobiologists-discover-fossils-in-meteorite-fragments-confirming-extraterrestrial-life)



Well, that sent a quiver through my heart. Really, really interesting. Gonna wait for more evidence and some independent verification before I go full-on science-gasm, though.

While I'd like it to be true, a part of me is skeptical. It just seems too good to be true.

its nothing but Pseudoscience, that's why it got no widespread publication or credit




I'm sure the real reason how we get to this point is alot more boring than this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gates on Mar 14, 2013, 12:42:13 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 13, 2013, 10:01:56 PM
Vladimir Putin teams up with Steven Seagal to promote healthy lifestyle (http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/13/putin-stalin-era-physical-jerks)

No, it's not an Onion article.

QuoteIn what seemed to be a choreographed incident, Seagal rushed into a crowd of children trying to pose with Putin and pulled him out, as if acting as his bodyguard.

:D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 14, 2013, 03:11:17 AM
Quote from: Gates on Mar 14, 2013, 12:42:13 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 13, 2013, 10:01:56 PM
Vladimir Putin teams up with Steven Seagal to promote healthy lifestyle (http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/13/putin-stalin-era-physical-jerks)

No, it's not an Onion article.

QuoteIn what seemed to be a choreographed incident, Seagal rushed into a crowd of children trying to pose with Putin and pulled him out, as if acting as his bodyguard.

:D

Well this explains why Stevie didn't walk out with Machida at his last fight. He was too busy drinking vodka.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Mar 14, 2013, 03:17:38 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Mar 13, 2013, 07:07:18 PM
TWINKIES ARE BACK!!!!

QuoteTwinkies and other Hostess snacks could be back on shelves by this summer after a successful $410 million bid for the business.

The winning bid is a joint venture by private equity firms Apollo Global Management (APO) and Metropoulos & Co. A statement from Dean Metropoulos, founder of one of the firms, confirmed they are the winning bidder.

"Our family is thrilled to have the opportunity to reestablish these iconic brands with new creative marketing ideas and renewed sales efforts and investment," said Metropoulos. "We look forward to having America's favorite snacks back on the shelf by this summer. We are also ecstatic to bring jobs back to many cities across the country."

The bankruptcy court had been set to have an auction among qualified bidders on Thursday, but Hostess notified the court late Monday that no other qualified bids had been submitted. That means the $410 million bid wins by default with no further approval of the court being required.

Anthony Michael Sabino, a business school professor at St. John's University, said the lack of other bidders is no surprise, given the $410 million bid that needed to be topped.

"While the Bankruptcy Code seeks competitive bidding to increase recoveries to creditors, the law can't invent bidders," he said. "The good news is a significant amount of money to pay Hostess' creditors. The great news, Twinkies have been saved!"

Hostess had no comment on the deal beyond the filing.


Wonder Bread, Twinkies and other Hostess products have not been produced since November, when the company filed with the bankruptcy court to liquidate its business following a crippling strike by the Bakery Workers union.

But while Hostess is out of business, and most of its 18,500 employees have lost their jobs, the company has been auctioning off its various brands as part of the liquidation process.

Metropoulos has experience turning around financially troubled food brands. The firm's food holdings include Pabst Blue Ribbon beer, and in the past have included Chef Boyardee canned pasta, Bumble Bee seafood, PAM cooking spray and Gulden's Mustard, all of which it eventually sold to ConAgra Foods Inc

The joint bid by Apollo and Metropoulos had been tapped in January as the lead bidder for most of Hostess' snack cake business, which includes both Hostess and Dolly Madison products, led by its iconic Twinkies brand. The bidders also bought five of the closed bakeries as part of their bid.

Flowers Foods (FLO) won most of Hostess' bread business on Feb. 28 with a $360 million bid that included the Wonder, Nature's Pride, Merita, Home Pride and Butternut bread brands, as well as 20 bakeries.

Privately held McKee Foods Corp. was tapped as the leading bidder with its $27.5 million offer for Hostess' Drake's brand and some of its equipment. Drake's products include Ring Dings, Yodels, Devil Dogs and Yankee Doodles, as well as its coffee cake. That bid is still pending.
 


http://money.cnn.com/2013/03/12/news/companies/twinkies-buyer/index.html?fb_action_ids=431005186992774&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%7B%22431005186992774%22%3A418494608242796%7D&action_type_map=%7B%22431005186992774%22%3A%22og.recommends%22%7D&action_ref_map=%5B%5D (http://money.cnn.com/2013/03/12/news/companies/twinkies-buyer/index.html?fb_action_ids=431005186992774&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%7B%22431005186992774%22%3A418494608242796%7D&action_type_map=%7B%22431005186992774%22%3A%22og.recommends%22%7D&action_ref_map=%5B%5D)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FpwjQLZTTs#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FpwjQLZTTs#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Mar 15, 2013, 06:16:07 PM
This is sad  :'(

Quote
Robin Fitzpatrick never knew peanuts could kill her son.
Cameron Groezinger-Fitzpatrick, 19, a college freshman who suffered from a severe nut allergy, died last Friday after eating a cookie that contained peanut oil. His friend had sworn it didn't.
"We were all so shocked, it came out of nowhere," Fitzpatrick told ABCNews.com. "For 19 years, he had been knock-on-wood safe."
The Plymouth, Mass., native was first diagnosed with a nut allergy when he was 8, after projectile-vomiting "across the room" at a Chinese restaurant, his mother said. In high school he suffered from a serious allergic reaction after he dropped his asthma inhaler into a pile of acorns while running. The wild nuts caused his throat to constrict. But he was fine after getting prompt treatment, his mother said.
Then, one week ago, he ate half a cookie.
Spring break had just started and the international business major with plans to study abroad in Australia had only been home for two hours, on a visit from Rhode Island where he attended Bryant University, according to his mother.
He and his friend were out driving and bought cookies. Groezinger- Fitzpatrick's friend ate one first. The friend said he didn't taste any hint of peanut.
"He said, Ah, the hell with it, I'm sure it's fine," his friend recalled Groezinger- Fitzpatrick as saying, his mother said.
Within minutes the teen was home; it was about 6:30 that evening, and he was doubled over and turning black and blue, his mother said. "I can't breathe, I can't breathe," he had said. He hadn't unpacked yet so his mom couldn't find his Epi-Pen -- an epinephrine autoinjector. She had one in her cupboard but it had expired two months earlier. First responders told her over the phone that she shouldn't use it.
A fire chief who lived next door brought over an Epi-Pen, which was administered to the teen. (Later, his doctor told his mother she could have used the expired pen, but couldn't say whether it would have helped him.)
Once at the hospital, 15 people tag-teamed to perform CPR on the dying teen. For two hours, they tried to revive him.
"I was begging so much, these people were crying and working on him, thinking, 'We're only doing this for the mother,'" she said.
At 9 p.m., he was declared dead. Fitzpatrick stayed with her son's body until 1 a.m.
"I didn't know you can die from nut allergies. I feel foolish," she said.
At least three million American children suffer from a food or digestive allergy, and the problem is growing, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Between 1997 and 2007, the figure rose 18 percent.
Severe food allergies stem from a combination of genes, environment and possibly diet, said Dr. Kari Nadeau, associate professor of allergies and immunology at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
"We need more research to be done to help save lives," she said. "We don't have all the answers now."
As a small child, Groezinger-Fitzpatrick refused to nuts because their smell made him sick.
"It's almost like his body knew," said his mother.
Doctors later diagnosed him with an allergy to all nuts and told Groezinger- Fitzpatrick he could live a normal life. But he had to be very careful.
He wrote a bucket list at age 9. He carried an Epi-Pen. He checked food labels and questioned food service workers constantly.
But on Friday, there was no label. And his body didn't alert him to danger.
Now Groezinger-Fitzpatrick, who was on the dean's list at his college, won't be able to live in Australia with his girlfriend or work in finance.
He just might be able to cross off one of his bucket list items, though -- to save a life. He donated his organs.
"He always wanted to do something big," said his mother, as she prepared to attend his wake. More than 1,000 people were expected. "He's going out big. He's going to make others realize [they need to] be supercautious. Be your biggest advocate," she said.

http://gma.yahoo.com/allergic-teen-dies-eating-cookie-050855791--abc-news-wellness.html (http://gma.yahoo.com/allergic-teen-dies-eating-cookie-050855791--abc-news-wellness.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Mar 15, 2013, 06:40:23 PM
WTF?!

http://www.polygon.com/2013/3/11/4089982/peta-to-hand-out-zerg-anti-abuse-pamphlets-at-starcraft-2-heart-of (http://www.polygon.com/2013/3/11/4089982/peta-to-hand-out-zerg-anti-abuse-pamphlets-at-starcraft-2-heart-of)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Mar 15, 2013, 07:10:14 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Mar 15, 2013, 06:40:23 PM
WTF?!

http://www.polygon.com/2013/3/11/4089982/peta-to-hand-out-zerg-anti-abuse-pamphlets-at-starcraft-2-heart-of (http://www.polygon.com/2013/3/11/4089982/peta-to-hand-out-zerg-anti-abuse-pamphlets-at-starcraft-2-heart-of)

I don't know who's more ridiculous and hard to take seriously: PETA, Republicans, or Me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 15, 2013, 07:16:11 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Mar 15, 2013, 06:40:23 PM
WTF?!

http://www.polygon.com/2013/3/11/4089982/peta-to-hand-out-zerg-anti-abuse-pamphlets-at-starcraft-2-heart-of (http://www.polygon.com/2013/3/11/4089982/peta-to-hand-out-zerg-anti-abuse-pamphlets-at-starcraft-2-heart-of)

This has to secretly be an Onion article. There's no way PETA is this stupid.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Mar 15, 2013, 07:19:08 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 15, 2013, 07:16:11 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Mar 15, 2013, 06:40:23 PM
WTF?!

http://www.polygon.com/2013/3/11/4089982/peta-to-hand-out-zerg-anti-abuse-pamphlets-at-starcraft-2-heart-of (http://www.polygon.com/2013/3/11/4089982/peta-to-hand-out-zerg-anti-abuse-pamphlets-at-starcraft-2-heart-of)

This has to secretly be an Onion article. There's no way PETA is this stupid.


Posted this info a few days ago in some other thread. This is definitely true, they continue to get worse and worse, and their obsession about video games in the recent past is consistent with this sort of bullshit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 15, 2013, 07:23:00 PM
Jesus H. Christ, how are they still around...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Mar 15, 2013, 07:26:13 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 15, 2013, 07:23:00 PM
Jesus H. Christ, how are they still around...


Maniacs who support them is why they stay, despite Peta killing nearly 30,000 animals since they started this whole BS thing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PredalienXenomorph on Mar 15, 2013, 07:54:47 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Mar 15, 2013, 07:26:13 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 15, 2013, 07:23:00 PM
Jesus H. Christ, how are they still around...


Maniacs who support them is why they stay, despite Peta killing nearly 30,000 animals since they started this whole BS thing.
Wha... How.... Why?  ??? ???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Mar 15, 2013, 07:57:18 PM
PETA just seeks the attention and publicity and this is one calculated way of getting it. That trick is as old as the Spin For Dummies handbook. 8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Mar 15, 2013, 08:02:53 PM
Quote from: PredalienXenomorph on Mar 15, 2013, 07:54:47 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Mar 15, 2013, 07:26:13 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 15, 2013, 07:23:00 PM
Jesus H. Christ, how are they still around...


Maniacs who support them is why they stay, despite Peta killing nearly 30,000 animals since they started this whole BS thing.
Wha... How.... Why?  ??? ???


Because PETA is evil!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on Mar 16, 2013, 12:30:48 AM
http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/the-%e2%80%98offensive%e2%80%99-films-iran-could-sue-161450376.html (http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/the-%e2%80%98offensive%e2%80%99-films-iran-could-sue-161450376.html)

LOL.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Mar 16, 2013, 12:52:14 AM
f**king hilarious!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Mar 16, 2013, 05:39:53 AM
North Korea launched sum missiles, guys.

;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Mar 16, 2013, 05:43:28 AM
Quote from: Gate on Mar 16, 2013, 05:39:53 AM
North Korea launched sum missiles, guys.

;)


HAHAHAHA!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 16, 2013, 06:29:56 AM
Quote from: Nightlord on Mar 16, 2013, 12:30:48 AM
http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/the-%e2%80%98offensive%e2%80%99-films-iran-could-sue-161450376.html (http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/the-%e2%80%98offensive%e2%80%99-films-iran-could-sue-161450376.html)

LOL.

They're going to sue over Argo? They might want to open a history book...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 16, 2013, 06:31:12 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 16, 2013, 06:29:56 AM
They're going to sue over Argo? They might want to open a history book...
Why? Ben Affleck clearly didn't :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 16, 2013, 06:32:09 AM
The Iranians did go ballistic though in the 70s. If anything, Canada should sue him, not the Iranians.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 16, 2013, 06:35:18 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 16, 2013, 06:32:09 AM
The Iranians did go ballistic though in the 70s.
Yeah, but all the shit in the movie is completely fabricated -- the airport chase, the delays, the suspicious crowds, all of it. It's completely shameless. The lawsuit is stupid, but so is the dumbass movie.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 16, 2013, 06:37:01 AM
It's a movie. Obviously some parts of it will be fantastical to create dramatic moments. That doesn't make the film a bad one.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 16, 2013, 06:42:26 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 16, 2013, 06:37:01 AM
It's a movie. Obviously some parts of it will be fantastical to create dramatic moments. That doesn't make the film a bad one.


(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm5.staticflickr.com%2F4110%2F5221399657_943ca7c136_m.jpg&hash=bca493a6b138fe1c1a159ae0ea8d95b521049e89)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 16, 2013, 06:44:22 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 16, 2013, 06:37:01 AM
It's a movie. Obviously some parts of it will be fantastical to create dramatic moments. That doesn't make the film a bad one.
Nah -- the mediocre directing, terrible lead performance and pandering script are to blame for that ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Mar 16, 2013, 10:33:09 AM
Scientist's Resurrect Bonkers Extinct frog that gives birth through it's mouth.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.popsci.com%2Ffiles%2Fimagecache%2Farticle_image_large%2Farticles%2Fgastricbroodingfrog.jpg&hash=62418da00698b9363ecbb6ef850877ddc4f11208)

http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-03/scientists-resurrect-bonkers-extinct-frog-gives-birth-through-its-mouth (http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-03/scientists-resurrect-bonkers-extinct-frog-gives-birth-through-its-mouth)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Mar 16, 2013, 02:42:47 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 16, 2013, 06:44:22 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 16, 2013, 06:37:01 AM
It's a movie. Obviously some parts of it will be fantastical to create dramatic moments. That doesn't make the film a bad one.
Nah -- the mediocre directing, terrible lead performance and pandering script are to blame for that ;D


And  "Cocktail"(1988) is your favorite movie right? And they say I'm a contrarian...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Mar 16, 2013, 03:29:44 PM
Bat eating Spiders!

QuoteThere's only one place in the world to escape bat-catching spiders: Antarctica. These arachnids ensnare and pounce on bats everywhere else in the world, researchers say.
Bats rank among the most successful groups of mammals, with the more than 1,200 species of bats comprising about one-fifth of all mammal species. Other than owls, hawks and snakes, bats have few natural enemies.
Still, invertebrates — creatures without backbones — have been known to dine on bats. For instance, giant centipedes in a cave in Venezuela were seen killing and eating bats, and the arachnids known as whip spiders were spotted feeding on dead bats in caves of the Caribbean. Cockroaches have been observed feeding on bat pups that have fallen to the floor of caves.

Accidental deaths of bats in spiderwebs were known as well, but were thought to happen very rarely. Still, spiders are known to occasionally dine on a variety of vertebrates — creatures with backbones. For instance, fishing spiders capture and devour fish and frogs; some species of wolf spiders, huntsman spiders, tarantulas and related spiders have been seen killing and eating frogs and lizards; and tarantulas and comb-footed spiders have apparently fed on snakes and mice. There are also numerous reports of spiders killing other flying vertebrates, snagging birds with large orb webs.
Recent studies of a web-building spider species (Argiope savignyi) and a tarantula species (Poecilotheria rufilata) both killing small bats led researchers to suggest that bat captures and kills due to spiders might be more frequent than previously thought. So they analyzed 100 years' worth of scientific reports, interviews of bat and spider researchers and the staff of bat hospitals, and scans of image and video sites. The search revealed 52 cases of bat-catching spiders worldwide.

Approximately 90 percent of known bat-catching spiders live in the warmer areas of the globe, in the third of the Earth surrounding the equator. About 40 percent live in the neotropics — the whole of South America, and the tropical regions of North America — while nearly a third live in Asia and more than a sixth live in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Eighty-eight percent of the reported cases of bat catches were due to web-building spiders, with giant tropical orb-weaving spiders with a leg-span of 4 to 6 inches (10 to 15 centimeters) seen catching bats in huge, strong orb-webs up to 5 feet (1.5 meters) wide.
In instances seen in Costa Rica and Panama, the spiders had built their webs near buildings inhabited by bat colonies. Bat-catching via spiderwebs was also witnessed particularly often in the parks and forests of the greater Hong Kong area. Future research may investigate whether the huge webs that sometimes block the entrances of tropical bat caves in east and southeast Asia and the neotropics may occasionally snag any members of the giant swarms of bats that emerge from the caves at night. [Photos: Creepy, Crawly & Incredible Spiders]
The other 12 percent of cases of spider kills of bats were from spiders that hunt without webs. For instance, tarantulas were seen eating small bats in tropical rainforests in Peru and eastern Ecuador and on the forest floor in northeastern Brazil. A reddish parachute tarantula (Poecilotheria rufilata) was also seen predating on a small bat in Kerala, India, while a huntsman spider (Heteropoda venatoria) was observed capturing and killing a small bat in a shed near Kolkata, India. An attempt by a large fishing spider (Dolomedes triton) to kill a bat pup was also witnessed below a bridge in Indiana.

Most bat prey of spiders are small or juvenile insect-eating bats, and usually are among the most common bat species of their areas. Bats entangled in webs were usually 4 to 9.5 inches (10 to 24 cm) in wingspan, including some of the smallest species of bats in the world, and they sometimes died of exhaustion, starvation, dehydration or overheating — but there were many cases where spiders were seen actively attacking, killing and eating these victims.
Bats are likely capable of detecting spiderwebs via echolocation, their biological sonar. Even if bats do collide with spiderwebs, only the strongest traps are likely capable of withstanding the energy of such an impact without breaking. As such, bat captures are likely rare.
Still, as scarce as spider captures of bats likely are, they would prove well worth the effort. The catch of a 2-gram bat by the giant orb-weaving spider Nephila pilipes, a common killer of bats, would be a bonanza about 10 times the mass of the average daily catch of insect prey, researchers noted.

http://news.yahoo.com/bat-eating-spiders-everywhere-study-finds-114904717.html (http://news.yahoo.com/bat-eating-spiders-everywhere-study-finds-114904717.html)


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 17, 2013, 09:46:54 PM
Spiders that eat bats? o_O

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsMaBta4SxI# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsMaBta4SxI#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: OmegaZilla on Mar 18, 2013, 06:30:01 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 17, 2013, 09:46:54 PM
Spiders that eat bats? o_O
News for ya?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 18, 2013, 07:55:57 AM
Yes. I didn't know that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on Mar 18, 2013, 08:08:47 AM
Eat birds too. Some preying mantises  eat birds too.


Thought I'd help creep you out a bit for the day.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 18, 2013, 08:37:09 AM
Birds I knew about. I've seen footage of a tarantula sucking down on a bird.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Mar 18, 2013, 11:55:54 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hsu.edu%2FuploadedImages%2Fbachelors_degree%2Fmajors%2FBachelor_of_Science%2FBiology%2FNature_Trivia%2FAnimals%2FArthropods%2FA_Flying_Scorpion_Is_Harmless%2Fcolor%2520image%2520scorpionfly.jpg&hash=b1d0f10bd8f9df609e0fa518f9ad36493192cf05)


While we're at it...


Hello, my name is Scorpion Fly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 18, 2013, 12:20:02 PM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Mar 18, 2013, 08:08:47 AM
Eat birds too. Some preying mantises  eat birds too.


Thought I'd help creep you out a bit for the day.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com.au%2Furl%3Fsource%3Dimglanding%26amp%3Bct%3Dimg%26amp%3Bq%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fd%2Fd5%2FMoa_and_eagle_at_Museum_of_New_Zealand_Te_Papa_Tongarewa-5May2009.jpg%26amp%3Bsa%3DX%26amp%3Bei%3DRAZHUZTrHoftkAXBgYGwCA%26amp%3Bved%3D0CAkQ8wc4OA%26amp%3Busg%3DAFQjCNG28X2c2HYp9kEYbHL65IGrHbkp7w&hash=958cd3e991fe9915f55d758e13aeba567f87971b)

Come at me, bro!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: OmegaZilla on Mar 18, 2013, 01:45:12 PM
Birds, Frogs, Geckos...


Quote from: SM on Mar 18, 2013, 12:20:02 PM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Mar 18, 2013, 08:08:47 AM
Eat birds too. Some preying mantises  eat birds too.


Thought I'd help creep you out a bit for the day.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com.au%2Furl%3Fsource%3Dimglanding%26amp%3Bct%3Dimg%26amp%3Bq%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fd%2Fd5%2FMoa_and_eagle_at_Museum_of_New_Zealand_Te_Papa_Tongarewa-5May2009.jpg%26amp%3Bsa%3DX%26amp%3Bei%3DRAZHUZTrHoftkAXBgYGwCA%26amp%3Bved%3D0CAkQ8wc4OA%26amp%3Busg%3DAFQjCNG28X2c2HYp9kEYbHL65IGrHbkp7w&hash=958cd3e991fe9915f55d758e13aeba567f87971b)

Come at me, bro!
:laugh: Awesome.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on Mar 18, 2013, 02:12:11 PM
Quote from: SM on Mar 18, 2013, 12:20:02 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com.au%2Furl%3Fsource%3Dimglanding%26amp%3Bct%3Dimg%26amp%3Bq%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fd%2Fd5%2FMoa_and_eagle_at_Museum_of_New_Zealand_Te_Papa_Tongarewa-5May2009.jpg%26amp%3Bsa%3DX%26amp%3Bei%3DRAZHUZTrHoftkAXBgYGwCA%26amp%3Bved%3D0CAkQ8wc4OA%26amp%3Busg%3DAFQjCNG28X2c2HYp9kEYbHL65IGrHbkp7w&hash=958cd3e991fe9915f55d758e13aeba567f87971b)

Come at me, bro!

!?

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: OmegaZilla on Mar 18, 2013, 02:13:49 PM
Hahahahahaha Shit I'll admit I didn't expect that :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 19, 2013, 12:22:11 AM
Imma just leave this here...

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2013/0318/Cardinal-pedophilia-not-a-crime-says-cardinal-followed-by-swift-apology (http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2013/0318/Cardinal-pedophilia-not-a-crime-says-cardinal-followed-by-swift-apology)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: TheLoneSpoon on Mar 19, 2013, 01:10:44 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 19, 2013, 12:22:11 AM
Imma just leave this here...

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2013/0318/Cardinal-pedophilia-not-a-crime-says-cardinal-followed-by-swift-apology (http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2013/0318/Cardinal-pedophilia-not-a-crime-says-cardinal-followed-by-swift-apology)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F25.media.tumblr.com%2F9b94a8dea4ab1589b03ae90dede7b9dc%2Ftumblr_mi4vt7GImi1s4yau1o1_500.jpg&hash=9dec7232021f672795762e03d0af9e76d4f470c3)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 19, 2013, 03:31:21 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 19, 2013, 12:22:11 AM
Imma just leave this here...

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2013/0318/Cardinal-pedophilia-not-a-crime-says-cardinal-followed-by-swift-apology (http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2013/0318/Cardinal-pedophilia-not-a-crime-says-cardinal-followed-by-swift-apology)

Are people honestly expecting the Catholic church to say something intelligent?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on Mar 20, 2013, 01:01:57 PM
Right place right time. Thank goodness for this man.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mqy9_tj1iI#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mqy9_tj1iI#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Mar 20, 2013, 04:01:56 PM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Mar 20, 2013, 01:01:57 PM
Right place right time. Thank goodness for this man.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mqy9_tj1iI#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mqy9_tj1iI#ws)


f**k yeah!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Mar 20, 2013, 06:10:24 PM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Mar 20, 2013, 01:01:57 PM
Right place right time. Thank goodness for this man.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mqy9_tj1iI#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mqy9_tj1iI#ws)


Good man! The narrators voice was excruciatingly nasaly and offputting though. Australian Trisha Takanawa?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 20, 2013, 06:22:08 PM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Mar 20, 2013, 01:01:57 PM
Right place right time. Thank goodness for this man.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mqy9_tj1iI#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mqy9_tj1iI#ws)

That guy deserves a raise and a medal. Good on him :')
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 20, 2013, 10:50:50 PM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Mar 20, 2013, 01:01:57 PM
Right place right time. Thank goodness for this man.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mqy9_tj1iI#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mqy9_tj1iI#ws)
Out of all of those people... only one person knew how not to panic and use cpr?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Mar 21, 2013, 09:53:13 PM
Let the conspiracy begin!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kR13y76Itks# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kR13y76Itks#)!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 21, 2013, 10:22:09 PM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Mar 21, 2013, 09:53:13 PM
Let the conspiracy begin!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kR13y76Itks# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kR13y76Itks#)!
lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Mar 21, 2013, 11:01:12 PM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Mar 21, 2013, 09:53:13 PM
Let the conspiracy begin!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kR13y76Itks# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kR13y76Itks#)!

you gotta admit that it's pretty spooky when you let it get to you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Mar 21, 2013, 11:07:37 PM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Mar 21, 2013, 09:53:13 PM
Let the conspiracy begin!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kR13y76Itks# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kR13y76Itks#)!

Lord Voldemort
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Mar 21, 2013, 11:34:35 PM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Mar 21, 2013, 09:53:13 PM
Let the conspiracy begin!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kR13y76Itks# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kR13y76Itks#)!


Hilarious f**king horseshit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 22, 2013, 02:43:29 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Mar 21, 2013, 11:34:35 PM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Mar 21, 2013, 09:53:13 PM
Let the conspiracy begin!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kR13y76Itks# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kR13y76Itks#)!


Hilarious f**king horseshit.

Aren't you the guy who believes in Greys?

Oh, and in reference to the video. f**k Israel.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Mar 22, 2013, 02:50:55 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 22, 2013, 02:43:29 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Mar 21, 2013, 11:34:35 PM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Mar 21, 2013, 09:53:13 PM
Let the conspiracy begin!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kR13y76Itks# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kR13y76Itks#)!


Hilarious f**king horseshit.

Aren't you the guy who believes in Greys?


You expect me to just eat EVERYTHING up?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 22, 2013, 02:51:22 AM
Well if you believe in Greys...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Mar 22, 2013, 02:54:22 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 22, 2013, 02:51:22 AM
Well if you believe in Greys...


I can say I believe in Ghosts as well, does it mean I believe in Zombie-Jesus?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 22, 2013, 03:05:33 AM
Ghosts are only slightly more plausible, I think, than outer-space Aliens. In other news,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cvUCDjLDIk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cvUCDjLDIk)

"This is CNN" <_<
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 22, 2013, 03:09:03 AM
It's CNN. Doesn't surprise me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 22, 2013, 03:56:04 AM
"This is nearly a week old."

People have already shitcanned Harlow, and she's apparently 'outraged' (http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/the-wrap-poppy-harlow-outraged-over-response-to-steubenville-coverage_b171511) at how she's being portrayed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Mar 22, 2013, 04:44:13 AM
CNN becoming the new FOX was only inevitable.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 22, 2013, 04:58:55 AM
Quote from: SM on Mar 22, 2013, 03:56:04 AM
"This is nearly a week old."

People have already shitcanned Harlow, and she's apparently 'outraged' (http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/the-wrap-poppy-harlow-outraged-over-response-to-steubenville-coverage_b171511) at how she's being portrayed.

Well I only just heard about it and either way, it's worth sharing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: scarhunter92 on Mar 22, 2013, 06:20:51 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 22, 2013, 03:05:33 AMGhosts are only slightly more plausible, I think, than outer-space Aliens.

I don't think so, Timmy. And don't get me wrong, I've my reasons to believe in ghosts to certain degree.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on Mar 22, 2013, 06:26:23 PM
I believe in ghost~
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 22, 2013, 08:56:31 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gotmedieval.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F01%2Fwiz-lion.jpg&hash=8245fdf0b46ef65a71f7e65ec5be739471ff02b3)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Mar 23, 2013, 03:10:06 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/23/china-punishing-north-korea-missile-tests_n_2939512.html?utm_hp_ref=world (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/23/china-punishing-north-korea-missile-tests_n_2939512.html?utm_hp_ref=world)

China's gettin real tired of yo shit lil kim
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Mar 24, 2013, 09:51:06 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6obZRepfzGY#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6obZRepfzGY#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 25, 2013, 03:08:47 AM
Quote from: Gate on Mar 23, 2013, 03:10:06 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/23/china-punishing-north-korea-missile-tests_n_2939512.html?utm_hp_ref=world (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/23/china-punishing-north-korea-missile-tests_n_2939512.html?utm_hp_ref=world)

China's gettin real tired of yo shit lil kim

Yeah well, this is why North Korea will never launch a nuke. If they piss China off, they risk starting a wildfire across all of Asia.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: JCGAuthor on Mar 26, 2013, 03:59:55 PM
It's posturing from North Korea. That's all it ever is. They have to convince their people that boogeymen are everywhere to run cover for their police state. They don't want a war. A war is the last thing they want.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Mar 27, 2013, 04:56:48 AM
FEAR THE AMAZING TECHNOLOGY OF NORTH KOREA!!!


(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fworldviews%2Ffiles%2F2013%2F03%2F2013-03-25T050307Z_01_PYO04_RTRIDSP_3_KOREA-NORTH.jpg&hash=34060cf6b8e7cf1655a67de42b301ff784d679c1)


http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/03/25/a-photo-that-makes-north-korea-look-a-lot-less-scary/ (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/03/25/a-photo-that-makes-north-korea-look-a-lot-less-scary/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Mar 27, 2013, 06:19:58 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F25.media.tumblr.com%2F9de7388ca92d945129ad528692cea7b7%2Ftumblr_mkb2n5CVgy1r7nbddo1_1280.jpg&hash=af3711ad8d8c87a693faf2ce4bffbd8271cff0ce) (http://newsperanza.tumblr.com/post/46404752502/i-think-its-in-the-nonexistent)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Mar 27, 2013, 11:13:42 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi49.tinypic.com%2Fv80g8g.jpg&hash=a8c13e0f8292dc426f37ff443acd03249384262f)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 27, 2013, 11:58:23 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/creationist-offers-10-000-anyone-willing-challenge-literal-164018499.html (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/creationist-offers-10-000-anyone-willing-challenge-literal-164018499.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Mar 27, 2013, 12:18:35 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 27, 2013, 11:58:23 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/creationist-offers-10-000-anyone-willing-challenge-literal-164018499.html (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/creationist-offers-10-000-anyone-willing-challenge-literal-164018499.html)

Creationists are so deluded it's unreal.

Mastropaolo said that any evidence presented in the trial must be "scientific, objective, valid, reliable and calibrated."

Look at this woman for instance,Richard is telling her the scientific fact's but she just tries to control the conversation by ranting about off topic things dodging the questions.It's hard to watch through this video after about 2 minutes you want to punch her in the face.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFjoEgYOgRo#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFjoEgYOgRo#ws)

Where shall we do the interview?How about two feet over here?

Give the man a f**king chair for f**k sake.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Mar 27, 2013, 03:41:20 PM
Quote from: Effectz on Mar 27, 2013, 12:18:35 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 27, 2013, 11:58:23 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/creationist-offers-10-000-anyone-willing-challenge-literal-164018499.html (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/creationist-offers-10-000-anyone-willing-challenge-literal-164018499.html)

Creationists are so deluded it's unreal.

Mastropaolo said that any evidence presented in the trial must be "scientific, objective, valid, reliable and calibrated."

Look at this woman for instance,Richard is telling her the scientific fact's but she just tries to control the conversation by ranting about off topic things dodging the questions.It's hard to watch through this video after about 2 minutes you want to punch her in the face.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFjoEgYOgRo#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFjoEgYOgRo#ws)

Where shall we do the interview?How about two feet over here?

Give the man a f**king chair for f**k sake.

What an insane woman. She may as well say, "The moon is not real but the flying spaghetti monster is."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 27, 2013, 05:06:42 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 27, 2013, 11:58:23 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/creationist-offers-10-000-anyone-willing-challenge-literal-164018499.html (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/creationist-offers-10-000-anyone-willing-challenge-literal-164018499.html)

This is so stupid. Religion and science have happily co-existed for centuries. Why is there now suddenly this "war" of who's right and who's wrong? My mother is a great anesthesiologist who believes in science but she's also a practicing Muslim. So far, so good.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 27, 2013, 06:23:18 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 27, 2013, 05:06:42 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 27, 2013, 11:58:23 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/creationist-offers-10-000-anyone-willing-challenge-literal-164018499.html (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/creationist-offers-10-000-anyone-willing-challenge-literal-164018499.html)

This is so stupid. Religion and science have happily co-existed for centuries. Why is there now suddenly this "war" of who's right and who's wrong? My mother is a great anesthesiologist who believes in science but she's also a practicing Muslim. So far, so good.
As am I for Christianity.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on Mar 27, 2013, 08:24:24 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 27, 2013, 06:23:18 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 27, 2013, 05:06:42 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 27, 2013, 11:58:23 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/creationist-offers-10-000-anyone-willing-challenge-literal-164018499.html (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/creationist-offers-10-000-anyone-willing-challenge-literal-164018499.html)

This is so stupid. Religion and science have happily co-existed for centuries. Why is there now suddenly this "war" of who's right and who's wrong? My mother is a great anesthesiologist who believes in science but she's also a practicing Muslim. So far, so good.
As am I for Christianity.

Ditto.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 27, 2013, 10:18:13 PM
Christian - Protestant

Not that I'm, let's say "devoted 24/7", what I mean is a lot of the time religion isn't even on my mind. I just "am", and I know I'm definitely not atheist (no offense).

I think this "war" stuff is just, ummmmmm, stupidity. I have always felt the two "co-exist".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Mar 28, 2013, 12:06:09 AM
I'm not seeing this "war" some of you are seeing. Science vs Religion has always been at play. It's just that people shy away from discussing it most of the time.

I have nothing against people believing what they want to believe in but to disregard facts that are staring you in the face is silly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 28, 2013, 12:08:10 AM
There's no "war" on science or religion -- Americans just have a hard on for the word and try to use it for melodramatic effect in regard to any kind of opposing viewpoints.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 28, 2013, 12:10:45 AM
Peace demonstrations are now called 'The War on War'.  ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Predator Queen on Mar 28, 2013, 12:55:43 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/monsanto-protection-act-sneaks-spending-bill-180416331.html (http://news.yahoo.com/monsanto-protection-act-sneaks-spending-bill-180416331.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 28, 2013, 02:26:23 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 28, 2013, 12:08:10 AM
There's no "war" on science or religion -- Americans just have a hard on for the word and try to use it for melodramatic effect in regard to any kind of opposing viewpoints.

Considering in the last four years, Texas wanted to introduce a bill to ban evolution from schools and the rise of the intelligent design movement in the last 10 years, yes, I'd say there is a war on science.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 28, 2013, 02:28:42 AM
Some ignorant redneck dumbasses dry-humping their bibles and not really accomplishing much is hardly a war.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 28, 2013, 02:33:33 AM
Look up the documentary, "War On Science" and you'll see what I mean. There are honest-to-God scientists making a push for more religion to be taught in schools.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Mar 28, 2013, 02:51:36 AM
Which shouldn't happen, we don't need more BS than we already have.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 28, 2013, 02:59:06 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 28, 2013, 02:33:33 AM
Look up the documentary, "War On Science" and you'll see what I mean. There are honest-to-God scientists making a push for more religion to be taught in schools.
Then they aren't real scientists. And it's not anywhere near a formidable number -- just a few whack jobs at fake "Creation institutes" and such.

Yes, there is a rabid movement of Christian religious fanatics in the US, but they aren't going to somehow get creationism taught in schools nationwide or score any other major victory for Jebus. Maybe in Texas, but that place has effectively written itself off as the country's moron dumpster for decades.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 28, 2013, 03:04:09 AM
In case anyone's interested, here it is.

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/war-science/ (http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/war-science/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Valaquen on Mar 28, 2013, 10:58:58 AM
Quote from: Effectz on Mar 27, 2013, 12:18:35 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 27, 2013, 11:58:23 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/creationist-offers-10-000-anyone-willing-challenge-literal-164018499.html (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/creationist-offers-10-000-anyone-willing-challenge-literal-164018499.html)

Creationists are so deluded it's unreal.

Mastropaolo said that any evidence presented in the trial must be "scientific, objective, valid, reliable and calibrated."

Look at this woman for instance,Richard is telling her the scientific fact's but she just tries to control the conversation by ranting about off topic things dodging the questions.It's hard to watch through this video after about 2 minutes you want to punch her in the face.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFjoEgYOgRo#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFjoEgYOgRo#ws)

Where shall we do the interview?How about two feet over here?

Give the man a f**king chair for f**k sake.
I've seen this video before and it was actually painful to watch. I know people say that, but I truly felt my innards curl up and wither. Never felt well since.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Mar 28, 2013, 03:12:53 PM
(https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/s480x480/554509_435319129888263_542734142_n.jpg)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Mar 28, 2013, 03:22:52 PM
I just love creationists so much  :) . They're some of the best entertainment around really.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Mar 28, 2013, 03:28:02 PM
Can science and religion even coexist going forward? Personally, I would prefer that religion just "goes away" as I dont see any positives to those who embrace religion. Call me a dickwad but I personally think atheists are intellectually and ethically higher in status than those who embrace any sort of religion. I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels this way but heck, maybe I'm alone in this sort of thinking(atheism>religion)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Mar 28, 2013, 03:44:12 PM
Science and Religion can co-exists as long as Religion is individual and not institutionalized/organized. Religion also has to redefine itself as it no longer is the right tool to explain the workings of the world and the universe. Religion is great at strengthening people that have no strength (but, as we all know, it can be used to exploit that strength to make people do horrible things as well). It is a way to find inner sanctum and calm, a place where you can traverse obstacles and such. But as long as Religion is institutionalized (organized) it'll infer not only with science but with other aspects of society as well. It'll bump into Science over and over again, and lose.

Just to add I'm not religious. I guess I would qualify as an Atheist, but now and then the Agnostic in me awakens.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Mar 28, 2013, 03:55:37 PM
Science and religion are like ice cream and spinach: you want to keep them on separate dishes as they do not mix well.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Mar 28, 2013, 04:27:26 PM
It depends on what you mean with co-exist. If you mean Science and Religion being used simultaneously to explain the same things, I do totally agree with you that they are spinach and ice cream. But if you mean that one can't be both scientific and religious as a person I think you're wrong.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 28, 2013, 04:39:10 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Mar 28, 2013, 03:55:37 PM
Science and religion are like ice cream and spinach: you want to keep them on separate dishes as they do not mix well.
You're comparing religion to a nutritious, leafy green?

Nah, religion is more like marmite.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Mar 28, 2013, 04:46:15 PM
My Christian elementary school teachers skipped the astronomy and prehistoric life (including dinosaurs) parts of a textbook. I was a big fan of both topics so I asked why. They said that we didn't need to cover those. It's up to the teachers. Even my non-Christian teachers didn't cover 20th century history when it was in the textbook. I guess some parts of it were too difficult for them to teach children.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Mar 28, 2013, 05:54:26 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Mar 28, 2013, 03:55:37 PM
Science and religion are like ice cream and spinach: you want to keep them on separate dishes as they do not mix well.

Yet some fool went ahead and did this:

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tasteandtellblog.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F02%2FSpinach-Ice-Cream-recipe-taste-and-tell-2.jpg&hash=76279f5d8ee08791cf17189cb2b814c9414b837f)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 28, 2013, 06:09:44 PM
http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2013/03/28/guys_who_do_housework_get_less_sex.html (http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2013/03/28/guys_who_do_housework_get_less_sex.html)
QuoteIn marriages where women performed all the typically female tasks (cleaning, cooking, shopping—called "core work" by the researchers), couples had sex 1.6 times more per month than couples where men carried out all these traditionally female chores. In marriages where men helped out but stuck to stereotypical male tasks ("non-core" work such automobile maintenance, yard work, bill-paying, and snow shoveling), couples had sex 0.7 times more than those where women performed the traditional male tasks. But, as the researchers point out, even in marriages where men did 40 percent of the "female" chores, couples experience "substantially lower sexual frequency than households in which women perform all the core [typically female] chores." Put simply: There appears to be an inverse relationship between husbands doing traditionally female tasks and sexual frequency.

I don't know what's more depressing: the results of this study or the fact that these "happily married couples" only had sex five times a month on average. Seriously? Five times a month? Jesus Christ.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Mar 28, 2013, 06:32:59 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 28, 2013, 06:09:44 PM
http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2013/03/28/guys_who_do_housework_get_less_sex.html (http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2013/03/28/guys_who_do_housework_get_less_sex.html)
QuoteIn marriages where women performed all the typically female tasks (cleaning, cooking, shopping—called "core work" by the researchers), couples had sex 1.6 times more per month than couples where men carried out all these traditionally female chores. In marriages where men helped out but stuck to stereotypical male tasks ("non-core" work such automobile maintenance, yard work, bill-paying, and snow shoveling), couples had sex 0.7 times more than those where women performed the traditional male tasks. But, as the researchers point out, even in marriages where men did 40 percent of the "female" chores, couples experience "substantially lower sexual frequency than households in which women perform all the core [typically female] chores." Put simply: There appears to be an inverse relationship between husbands doing traditionally female tasks and sexual frequency.

I don't know what's more depressing: the results of this study or the fact that these "happily married couples" only had sex five times a month on average. Seriously? Five times a month? Jesus Christ.


Well most if not all religous couples only do it for procreation. Think of that! Of course you can be like Jim Bob and his f*cked up clan and do it once every other year with a child being the result of it.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 28, 2013, 06:47:07 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Mar 28, 2013, 03:28:02 PM
Can science and religion even coexist going forward? Personally, I would prefer that religion just "goes away" as I dont see any positives to those who embrace religion. Call me a dickwad but I personally think atheists are intellectually and ethically higher in status than those who embrace any sort of religion. I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels this way but heck, maybe I'm alone in this sort of thinking(atheism>religion)
::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Mar 28, 2013, 07:31:07 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 28, 2013, 04:39:10 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Mar 28, 2013, 03:55:37 PM
Science and religion are like ice cream and spinach: you want to keep them on separate dishes as they do not mix well.
You're comparing religion to a nutritious, leafy green?
Well, I was gunning for the negative perception of the flavor, and not the health benefits.

Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 28, 2013, 04:39:10 PMNah, religion is more like marmite.
That's a better symbol. I'm gonna steal that.

Quote from: SpaceMarines on Mar 28, 2013, 05:54:26 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Mar 28, 2013, 03:55:37 PM
Science and religion are like ice cream and spinach: you want to keep them on separate dishes as they do not mix well.
Yet some fool went ahead and did this:http://www.tasteandtellblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Spinach-Ice-Cream-recipe-taste-and-tell-2.jpg
"Fool" is far too gentle a word.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Mar 29, 2013, 02:14:12 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 28, 2013, 02:28:42 AM
Some ignorant redneck dumbasses dry-humping their bibles and not really accomplishing much is hardly a war.

:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Mar 29, 2013, 02:35:02 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Mar 28, 2013, 05:54:26 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Mar 28, 2013, 03:55:37 PM
Science and religion are like ice cream and spinach: you want to keep them on separate dishes as they do not mix well.

Yet some fool went ahead and did this:

http://www.tasteandtellblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Spinach-Ice-Cream-recipe-taste-and-tell-2.jpg


What f**king torture is this?!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 29, 2013, 02:37:01 AM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Mar 28, 2013, 03:28:02 PM
Can science and religion even coexist going forward? Personally, I would prefer that religion just "goes away" as I dont see any positives to those who embrace religion. Call me a dickwad but I personally think atheists are intellectually and ethically higher in status than those who embrace any sort of religion. I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels this way but heck, maybe I'm alone in this sort of thinking(atheism>religion)

Then you're an idiot. Atheists can be just as dangerous as any religious fundamentalism and I would actually argue that atheists can in fact be more intolerant than some religious folks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 29, 2013, 02:57:42 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 29, 2013, 02:37:01 AM
Then you're an idiot. Atheists can be just as dangerous as any religious fundamentalism and I would actually argue that atheists can in fact be more intolerant than some religious folks.
Gimme a list of of all the crimes and terrorist acts committed in the name of atheism in the past decade.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Mar 29, 2013, 02:59:42 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 29, 2013, 02:57:42 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 29, 2013, 02:37:01 AM
Then you're an idiot. Atheists can be just as dangerous as any religious fundamentalism and I would actually argue that atheists can in fact be more intolerant than some religious folks.
Gimme a list of of all the crimes and terrorist acts committed in the name of atheism in the past decade.

Yup, religion has often proved to be more evil than the "evil" it protects us against.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 29, 2013, 03:02:05 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 29, 2013, 02:57:42 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 29, 2013, 02:37:01 AM
Then you're an idiot. Atheists can be just as dangerous as any religious fundamentalism and I would actually argue that atheists can in fact be more intolerant than some religious folks.
Gimme a list of of all the crimes and terrorist acts committed in the name of atheism in the past decade.
The great Kentucky Kwik-E Mart raid.

Lack-of-religious fundamentalist monsters, the lot of them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 29, 2013, 03:02:47 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 29, 2013, 02:57:42 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 29, 2013, 02:37:01 AM
Then you're an idiot. Atheists can be just as dangerous as any religious fundamentalism and I would actually argue that atheists can in fact be more intolerant than some religious folks.
Gimme a list of of all the crimes and terrorist acts committed in the name of atheism in the past decade.
http://listverse.com/2010/06/05/10-people-who-give-atheism-a-bad-name/ (http://listverse.com/2010/06/05/10-people-who-give-atheism-a-bad-name/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 29, 2013, 03:03:44 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 29, 2013, 02:57:42 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 29, 2013, 02:37:01 AM
Then you're an idiot. Atheists can be just as dangerous as any religious fundamentalism and I would actually argue that atheists can in fact be more intolerant than some religious folks.
Gimme a list of of all the crimes and terrorist acts committed in the name of atheism in the past decade.

Ever heard of economic atheism? Look no further than Joseph Stalin's regime or Adolf Hitler's.

Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 29, 2013, 03:02:47 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 29, 2013, 02:57:42 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 29, 2013, 02:37:01 AM
Then you're an idiot. Atheists can be just as dangerous as any religious fundamentalism and I would actually argue that atheists can in fact be more intolerant than some religious folks.
Gimme a list of of all the crimes and terrorist acts committed in the name of atheism in the past decade.
http://listverse.com/2010/06/05/10-people-who-give-atheism-a-bad-name/ (http://listverse.com/2010/06/05/10-people-who-give-atheism-a-bad-name/)

Well there you go, look who's #1.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Mar 29, 2013, 03:12:00 AM
10 people who give cat lovers a bad name:

[list 10 people who are really bad people who happen to love cats but didn't necessarily commit any atrocious acts in the name of cats][/list]
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 29, 2013, 03:12:13 AM
It's cute that neither of you could actually answer according to my criteria.

Conversely, the list of religious terrorists over the past decade would be frighteningly long indeed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 29, 2013, 03:13:36 AM
Nobody does anything in the name of atheism because atheism is, in and of itself, nothing at all. If they did, I'd be more astounded that they deliberately did something in the name of nothing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Mar 29, 2013, 03:14:37 AM
Quote from: BANE on Mar 29, 2013, 03:13:36 AM
Nobody does anything in the name of atheism because atheism is, in and of itself, nothing at all.

Exactly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 29, 2013, 03:19:28 AM
Not committing a crime in the name of atheism isn't the point. And in the case of individuals like Bonaparte, Pol Pot, Mussolini, and even Hitler I would argue, atheism could be said to be part of their crimes as they were very anti-religion. Heck, they were anti-culture which is even worse. Religious fundies may be nuts but even they haven't tried to rewrite a country's cultural system starting from day one (see: Year Zero during the reign of the Khmer Rouge for reference).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Mar 29, 2013, 03:21:37 AM
You honestly believe that religious nutjobs haven't and aren't trying to rewrite cultural systems?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 29, 2013, 03:22:20 AM
Religion pretty much wrote them in the first place. Why would they rewrite them?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 29, 2013, 03:23:18 AM
They don't seem to be getting very far. The only regime that I know for sure managed to do that with any level of success were the Khmer Rouge and they were, guess what, atheist.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Mar 29, 2013, 04:29:37 AM
Why do people keep saying that Hitler was atheist?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 29, 2013, 04:47:21 AM
He was very anti-semitic, along with not being fond of religion in general.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 29, 2013, 04:51:12 AM
He wasn't, he believed in an "adapted" version of Christianity. A version that shot down a lot of teachings because he believed Christianity as we know it was a religion for slaves and that it was rebellion against natural selection and survival of the fittest. His version sought to eliminate all Jewish elements from the religion and add in Nazi philosophy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on Mar 29, 2013, 11:55:14 AM
Not sure if I can be bothered to get into this again...

Yet all these misnomers about Hitler is kinda sad... like people don't pick up history books anymore.


Mm just dunno...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Mar 29, 2013, 01:59:28 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 29, 2013, 03:19:28 AM
Not committing a crime in the name of atheism isn't the point.
Yes, it very much is. When I give an example of a religious person misbehaving, I at least show the connection between their religious beliefs and their behavior.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Mar 29, 2013, 03:28:37 PM

This guy perplexes me on so many levels. It is apparent he has no moral or ethical compass so that makes him not even a human from my moral/ethical standpoint. Some of the people I know use this kid as an example of an atheist killer and it pisses me off because even the most hardline atheists have compassion and altruism for other human beings.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chardon_High_School_shooting (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chardon_High_School_shooting)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: OmegaZilla on Mar 29, 2013, 05:37:27 PM
Crazy people are crazy regardless of their religion or lack thereof.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 29, 2013, 06:10:02 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Mar 29, 2013, 01:59:28 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 29, 2013, 03:19:28 AM
Not committing a crime in the name of atheism isn't the point.
Yes, it very much is. When I give an example of a religious person misbehaving, I at least show the connection between their religious beliefs and their behavior.

An atheist won't say, "I'm killing you in the name of atheism" the same way a fundie says, "I'm killing you in the name of God". It's that lack of belief in something higher that to them, justifies their crime.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 29, 2013, 06:34:38 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 29, 2013, 06:10:02 PM
An atheist won't say, "I'm killing you in the name of atheism" the same way a fundie says, "I'm killing you in the name of God". It's that lack of belief in something higher that to them, justifies their crime.
DoomRulz is slowly morphing into KirklandSignature with statements like these.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Mar 29, 2013, 07:36:36 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 29, 2013, 06:34:38 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 29, 2013, 06:10:02 PM
An atheist won't say, "I'm killing you in the name of atheism" the same way a fundie says, "I'm killing you in the name of God". It's that lack of belief in something higher that to them, justifies their crime.
DoomRulz is slowly morphing into KirklandSignature with statements like these.

And Kirkland is making more and more sense lately. What is going on? :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 29, 2013, 07:54:31 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Mar 29, 2013, 07:36:36 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 29, 2013, 06:34:38 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 29, 2013, 06:10:02 PM
An atheist won't say, "I'm killing you in the name of atheism" the same way a fundie says, "I'm killing you in the name of God". It's that lack of belief in something higher that to them, justifies their crime.
DoomRulz is slowly morphing into KirklandSignature with statements like these.

And Kirkland is making more and more sense lately. What is going on? :'(
Not in this thread...Where's he making sense?  ???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Mar 29, 2013, 07:58:10 PM
Quote from: BANE on Mar 29, 2013, 07:54:31 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Mar 29, 2013, 07:36:36 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 29, 2013, 06:34:38 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 29, 2013, 06:10:02 PM
An atheist won't say, "I'm killing you in the name of atheism" the same way a fundie says, "I'm killing you in the name of God". It's that lack of belief in something higher that to them, justifies their crime.
DoomRulz is slowly morphing into KirklandSignature with statements like these.

And Kirkland is making more and more sense lately. What is going on? :'(
Not in this thread...Where's he making sense?  ???

Well, mostly the General Film/TV Discussion board. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 29, 2013, 08:08:14 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Mar 29, 2013, 07:36:36 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 29, 2013, 06:34:38 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 29, 2013, 06:10:02 PM
An atheist won't say, "I'm killing you in the name of atheism" the same way a fundie says, "I'm killing you in the name of God". It's that lack of belief in something higher that to them, justifies their crime.
DoomRulz is slowly morphing into KirklandSignature with statements like these.

And Kirkland is making more and more sense lately. What is going on? :'(

So...your argument is, "I'm wrong, your right, have a nice day"? Because you haven't provided any evidence to counter my claim.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 29, 2013, 08:11:36 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 29, 2013, 08:08:14 PM
So...your argument is, "I'm wrong, your right, have a nice day"? Because you haven't provided any evidence to counter my claim.
LMAO. Burden of proof is on you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 29, 2013, 08:12:20 PM
I gave you examples of atheists who have committed atrocities and you didn't like it. On you now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 29, 2013, 08:16:14 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 29, 2013, 08:12:20 PM
I gave you examples of atheists who have committed atrocities and you didn't like it. On you now.
No. You never actually responded to my question in the first place, you just pulled out some silly list of people who were atheists and also did bad things. You never established a causal relation between their atheism and the things they did. You're just spinning a load of crap.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Mar 29, 2013, 08:17:23 PM
No, you gave us a list of people who have committed atrocities and who happen to be atheist. Maybe there's a list of people who like the colour blue who have committed atrocities. Do they give people who like the colour blue a bad name?

People killing for religion are in far greater numbers than people who kill and happen to be atheist.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 29, 2013, 08:21:44 PM
You're still wrong. According to official numbers, World War 2 has the highest death toll of 20th century wars, even more so than conflicts that were religiously driven like the Crusades, for instance.

Don't believe me? See for yourself. (http://necrometrics.com/pre1700a.htm)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 29, 2013, 08:23:40 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 29, 2013, 08:21:44 PM
You're still wrong. According to official numbers, World War 2 has the highest death toll of 20th century wars, even more so than conflicts that were religiously driven like the Crusades, for instance.

Don't believe me? See for yourself. (http://necrometrics.com/pre1700a.htm)
So? What on Earth does the death toll of WWII have to do with this?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Mar 29, 2013, 08:24:32 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 29, 2013, 08:12:20 PM
I gave you examples of atheists who have committed atrocities and you didn't like it. On you now.


Yeah, NONE actually.


Bane already said it best:


Quote from: BANE on Mar 29, 2013, 03:13:36 AM
Nobody does anything in the name of atheism because atheism is, in and of itself, nothing at all. If they did, I'd be more astounded that they deliberately did something in the name of nothing.


Sorry, Doom...but you got nothing here.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 29, 2013, 08:26:54 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 29, 2013, 08:23:40 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 29, 2013, 08:21:44 PM
You're still wrong. According to official numbers, World War 2 has the highest death toll of 20th century wars, even more so than conflicts that were religiously driven like the Crusades, for instance.

Don't believe me? See for yourself. (http://necrometrics.com/pre1700a.htm)
So? What on Earth does the death toll of WWII have to do with this?

Vickers said that people killing in religion are in far greater numbers than anyone else. Look at the list I posted and you'll notice that wars created by religion don't even make the list.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 29, 2013, 08:27:33 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 29, 2013, 08:26:54 PM
Vickers said that people killing in religion are in far greater numbers than anyone else.
No he did't ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 29, 2013, 08:28:13 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 29, 2013, 08:27:33 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 29, 2013, 08:26:54 PM
Vickers said that people killing in religion are in far greater numbers than anyone else.
No he did't ::)

Quote from: Vickers on Mar 29, 2013, 08:17:23 PM
People killing for religion are in far greater numbers than people who kill and happen to be atheist.

I must be seeing things.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Mar 29, 2013, 08:29:21 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 29, 2013, 08:26:54 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 29, 2013, 08:23:40 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 29, 2013, 08:21:44 PM
You're still wrong. According to official numbers, World War 2 has the highest death toll of 20th century wars, even more so than conflicts that were religiously driven like the Crusades, for instance.

Don't believe me? See for yourself. (http://necrometrics.com/pre1700a.htm)
So? What on Earth does the death toll of WWII have to do with this?

Vickers said that people killing in religion are in far greater numbers than anyone else. Look at the list I posted and you'll notice that wars created by religion don't even make the list.


Go read a history book. Hell, even an Art History class.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 29, 2013, 08:29:57 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 29, 2013, 08:28:13 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 29, 2013, 08:27:33 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 29, 2013, 08:26:54 PM
Vickers said that people killing in religion are in far greater numbers than anyone else.
No he did't ::)

Quote from: Vickers on Mar 29, 2013, 08:17:23 PM
People killing for religion are in far greater numbers than people who kill and happen to be atheist.

I must be seeing things.

LOL, yeah you must be.

Quote from: Vickers on Mar 29, 2013, 08:17:23 PM
People killing for religion are in far greater numbers than people who kill and happen to be atheist.
Jesus Christ Doom, are you drunk or something?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Mar 29, 2013, 08:30:25 PM
Doom can't read shit right!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 29, 2013, 08:32:18 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Mar 29, 2013, 08:17:23 PM
No, you gave us a list of people who have committed atrocities and who happen to be atheist. Maybe there's a list of people who like the colour blue who have committed atrocities. Do they give people who like the colour blue a bad name?

People killing for religion are in far greater numbers than people who kill and happen to be atheist.

Well, if you look at a place like Ontario the population of atheist consists of 16.3%, all of the rest of the population is religious one way or another. Therefore more killing in the name of religion than atheism wouldn't be surprising at all, because there are far less atheist.

But I do agree, why blame the religion or lack of when it's the individual that should be being blamed? Might as well blame the colour blue too (mai favourite).

Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 29, 2013, 08:29:57 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Mar 29, 2013, 08:17:23 PM
People killing for religion are in far greater numbers than people who kill and happen to be atheist.
Jesus Christ Doom, are you drunk or something?


Ummmm, that's not Doom you quoted that's Vickers...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Mar 29, 2013, 08:33:53 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Mar 29, 2013, 08:32:18 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Mar 29, 2013, 08:17:23 PM
No, you gave us a list of people who have committed atrocities and who happen to be atheist. Maybe there's a list of people who like the colour blue who have committed atrocities. Do they give people who like the colour blue a bad name?

People killing for religion are in far greater numbers than people who kill and happen to be atheist.

Well, if you look at a place like Ontario the population of atheist consists of 16.3%, all of the rest of the population is religious one way or another. Therefore more killing in the name of religion than atheism wouldn't be surprising at all, because there are far less atheist.

But I do agree, why blame the religion or lack of when it's the individual that should be being blamed? Might as well blame the colour blue too (mai favourite).

Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 29, 2013, 08:29:57 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Mar 29, 2013, 08:17:23 PM
People killing for religion are in far greater numbers than people who kill and happen to be atheist.
Jesus Christ Doom, are you drunk or something?


Ummmm, that's not Doom you quoted that's Vickers...


Cvalda is pointing out that Doom was referring to that post, and not reading it correctly.


Look:



Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 29, 2013, 08:28:13 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 29, 2013, 08:27:33 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 29, 2013, 08:26:54 PM
Vickers said that people killing in religion are in far greater numbers than anyone else.
No he did't ::)

Quote from: Vickers on Mar 29, 2013, 08:17:23 PM
People killing for religion are in far greater numbers than people who kill and happen to be atheist.

I must be seeing things.


Doom says that Vickers said that people being killed in religion are greater than anyone else. Doom is wrong, because Vickers said that the numbers are higher than people who just happen to be atheist.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Mar 29, 2013, 08:34:25 PM
Just lol.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 29, 2013, 08:35:49 PM
Ah, for a moment I thought everybody be gettin' drunk.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: OmegaZilla on Mar 29, 2013, 09:14:55 PM
Tippett Studios lays off 40% of its artists (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tippett-studios-vfx-house-lays-431762)

More than 50 visual effects designers were let go, leaving a staff of 100 full-timers still working at the studio, whose recent work is on display in such blockbuster films as Ted and Twilight: Breaking Dawn.

"We're hibernating, figuring out a way to reinvent and scale down because there's a lag in work obviously and there's such upheaval in the visual effects industry, period," Jules Roman [CEO and president] said.

Damn. :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Mar 29, 2013, 09:16:16 PM
Quote from: OmegaZilla on Mar 29, 2013, 09:14:55 PM
Tippett Studios lays off 40% of its artists (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tippett-studios-vfx-house-lays-431762)

More than 50 visual effects designers were let go, leaving a staff of 100 full-timers still working at the studio, whose recent work is on display in such blockbuster films as Ted and Twilight: Breaking Dawn.

"We're hibernating, figuring out a way to reinvent and scale down because there's a lag in work obviously and there's such upheaval in the visual effects industry, period," Jules Roman [CEO and president] said.

Damn. :(

That's really sad.

Quote from: OmegaZilla on Mar 29, 2013, 09:14:55 PM
Twilight: Breaking Dawn

That too. What a waste of great talent.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Mar 29, 2013, 09:25:32 PM
Quote from: OmegaZilla on Mar 29, 2013, 09:14:55 PM
Tippett Studios lays off 40% of its artists (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tippett-studios-vfx-house-lays-431762)

More than 50 visual effects designers were let go, leaving a staff of 100 full-timers still working at the studio, whose recent work is on display in such blockbuster films as Ted and Twilight: Breaking Dawn.

"We're hibernating, figuring out a way to reinvent and scale down because there's a lag in work obviously and there's such upheaval in the visual effects industry, period," Jules Roman [CEO and president] said.

Damn. :(


God damn...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Mar 29, 2013, 10:21:44 PM
I guess NK can bark more then they can chew. (http://bostonglobe.com/news/world/2013/03/29/threats-attack-north-korea-may-more-bark-than-bite/dSvqcksOggxCQIOdK80B5I/story.html)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Mar 29, 2013, 10:25:26 PM
Well of course they're talking out of their ass.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 29, 2013, 10:43:10 PM
Quote from: OmegaZilla on Mar 29, 2013, 09:14:55 PM
Tippett Studios lays off 40% of its artists (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tippett-studios-vfx-house-lays-431762)

More than 50 visual effects designers were let go, leaving a staff of 100 full-timers still working at the studio, whose recent work is on display in such blockbuster films as Ted and Twilight: Breaking Dawn.

"We're hibernating, figuring out a way to reinvent and scale down because there's a lag in work obviously and there's such upheaval in the visual effects industry, period," Jules Roman [CEO and president] said.

Damn. :(

What...this is so sad

QuoteTed and Twilight: Breaking Dawn

-ly deserved.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: OmegaZilla on Mar 29, 2013, 10:46:17 PM
They f**king gotta eat. It's their job. Most SFX and VFX company have their good and bad films they have worked on.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 29, 2013, 10:51:14 PM
Quote from: OmegaZilla on Mar 29, 2013, 10:46:17 PM
They f**king gotta eat. It's their job. Most SFX and VFX company have their good and bad films they have worked on.

I agree. I'm just wondering why they cited only the bad films in particular though :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: OmegaZilla on Mar 29, 2013, 10:51:59 PM
Both are recent and - sadly - well known by average joe movie goers.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Mar 30, 2013, 05:33:46 AM
http://www.businessinsider.com/north-korea-declares-war-on-south-2013-3 (http://www.businessinsider.com/north-korea-declares-war-on-south-2013-3) NK lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Mar 30, 2013, 05:45:14 AM
Hilarity
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Mar 30, 2013, 05:52:01 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FoFhC1hp.jpg&hash=f338e0493058c248b9acff3b3a8a8cf0b4cdc6d5)

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Mar 30, 2013, 05:54:52 AM
I'm a bit worry that the US will get in the way and just make things worst. The US has other problems to take care of and we are almost done fighting in Afghanistan since Obama plans to end it by the end of next year.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Mar 30, 2013, 06:02:00 AM
America flew two stealth bombers over South Korea as a show of force.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ft2.gstatic.com%2Fimages%3Fq%3Dtbn%3AANd9GcSazWYpegx2WedVw_5n7N7fwstnFEx3n7lekYmYs948hOl2kcmg&hash=d1eb29b2c51ff43a75b0dc26d9e3e667e67a6027)

Kim Jong Un replied by putting his assets to readiness but his propaganda video showed him in a launch room with a huge poster of the US with missile trajectories hitting cities like Los Angeles when they can't even reach that far.

The guy only want's eyes on his country for some stupid reason,at the end of the day he has about 7 warheads,his country is starving,the last thing North Korea needs is a war.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bEL2jlEt9o (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bEL2jlEt9o#ws)

It's all good chopping bricks though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 30, 2013, 06:05:07 AM
Quote from: Gate on Mar 30, 2013, 05:33:46 AM
http://www.businessinsider.com/north-korea-declares-war-on-south-2013-3 (http://www.businessinsider.com/north-korea-declares-war-on-south-2013-3) NK lol
Lol  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: OmegaZilla on Mar 30, 2013, 11:10:41 AM
Quote from: Effectz on Mar 30, 2013, 05:52:01 AM
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Oh GOD LMFAO :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Mar 30, 2013, 01:47:25 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 29, 2013, 06:10:02 PMAn atheist won't say, "I'm killing you in the name of atheism" the same way a fundie says, "I'm killing you in the name of God". It's that lack of belief in something higher that to them, justifies their crime.
Interesting, because every atheist I know of, including myself, feel more passionate about life as we don't believe in an afterlife to wait for.

Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 29, 2013, 06:34:38 PM

Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 29, 2013, 06:10:02 PM
An atheist won't say, "I'm killing you in the name of atheism" the same way a fundie says, "I'm killing you in the name of God". It's that lack of belief in something higher that to them, justifies their crime.
DoomRulz is slowly morphing into KirklandSignature with statements like these.
More like a Muslim or Xtian fundie.

Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 29, 2013, 08:12:20 PM
I gave you examples of atheists who have committed atrocities and you didn't like it. On you now.
And failed to show the connecting factor between atheism and their actions.

Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 29, 2013, 08:21:44 PM
You're still wrong. According to official numbers, World War 2 has the highest death toll of 20th century wars, even more so than conflicts that were religiously driven like the Crusades, for instance.

Don't believe me? See for yourself. (http://necrometrics.com/pre1700a.htm)
WWII? Didn't that have something to do with a guy from Austria who told his German, et al., minions to wear "Gott mit Uns" ("God Is with Us") on their belts while killing Jews?

Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 29, 2013, 08:23:40 PMSo? What on Earth does the death toll of WWII have to do with this?
It's all about this:

(https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/543091_10200971249269494_1132320225_n.jpg)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: xeno-kaname on Mar 30, 2013, 01:55:40 PM
Lil Kim is at it again. Poor kid just wants attention. Must have been very lonely growing up.

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Mar 30, 2013, 02:54:35 PM
Lettuce Ladies protest's during 14 year old boy's Cow Raffle

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Frf%2Fimage_606w%2F2010-2019%2FWashingtonPost%2F2011%2F07%2F14%2FInteractivity%2FImages%2FD-071114-32.JPG&hash=25b517ae8373f78fc931e7585d90ed4e0d53347e)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tIn-tiaWuY#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tIn-tiaWuY#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 30, 2013, 03:31:14 PM
Quote from: Effectz on Mar 30, 2013, 06:02:00 AM
The guy only want's eyes on his country for some stupid reason,at the end of the day he has about 7 warheads,his country is starving,the last thing North Korea needs is a war.
World War 2 helped many countries get out of the great depression. War may be exactly what they need.

Quote from: maledoro on Mar 30, 2013, 01:47:25 PM
Interesting, because every atheist I know of, including myself, feel more passionate about life as we don't believe in an afterlife to wait for.
Yes, regale me with far fetched tales about how you have started living your life better and more fully.  ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 30, 2013, 05:01:56 PM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Mar 30, 2013, 02:54:35 PM
Lettuce Ladies protest's during 14 year old boy's Cow Raffle

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Frf%2Fimage_606w%2F2010-2019%2FWashingtonPost%2F2011%2F07%2F14%2FInteractivity%2FImages%2FD-071114-32.JPG&hash=25b517ae8373f78fc931e7585d90ed4e0d53347e)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tIn-tiaWuY#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tIn-tiaWuY#ws)

Fox and Friends? Is this there way of acknowledging that their network is cartoony?

Those lettuce ladies are kinda cute though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 30, 2013, 05:02:31 PM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Mar 30, 2013, 02:54:35 PM
Lettuce Ladies protest's during 14 year old boy's Cow Raffle

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Frf%2Fimage_606w%2F2010-2019%2FWashingtonPost%2F2011%2F07%2F14%2FInteractivity%2FImages%2FD-071114-32.JPG&hash=25b517ae8373f78fc931e7585d90ed4e0d53347e)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tIn-tiaWuY#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tIn-tiaWuY#ws)
PETA? Why does this not surprise me?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Mar 30, 2013, 06:06:06 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 30, 2013, 05:01:56 PM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Mar 30, 2013, 02:54:35 PM
Lettuce Ladies protest's during 14 year old boy's Cow Raffle

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Frf%2Fimage_606w%2F2010-2019%2FWashingtonPost%2F2011%2F07%2F14%2FInteractivity%2FImages%2FD-071114-32.JPG&hash=25b517ae8373f78fc931e7585d90ed4e0d53347e)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tIn-tiaWuY#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tIn-tiaWuY#ws)

Fox and Friends? Is this there way of acknowledging that their network is cartoony?

Those lettuce ladies are kinda cute though.

I don't see the big deal. I'd love to have them babes protest if they wear that. Why are all the PETA/Vegan people hot?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Mar 30, 2013, 06:17:24 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Mar 30, 2013, 05:45:14 AM
Hilarity

It would be funny if it was a early April Fools joke from NK  :laugh:.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 30, 2013, 07:37:20 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Mar 30, 2013, 01:47:25 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 29, 2013, 08:21:44 PM
You're still wrong. According to official numbers, World War 2 has the highest death toll of 20th century wars, even more so than conflicts that were religiously driven like the Crusades, for instance.

Don't believe me? See for yourself. (http://necrometrics.com/pre1700a.htm)
WWII? Didn't that have something to do with a guy from Austria who told his German, et al., minions to wear "Gott mit Uns" ("God Is with Us") on their belts while killing Jews?

QuoteHistorian Paul Johnson writes of the ideological connection between Nietzsche and Hitler:

Adolf Hitler . . . was a disciple of Friedrich Nietzsche.. . . Hitler hated Christianity with a passion which rivaled Lenin's. Shortly after assuming power in 1933, he told Hermann Rauschnig that he intended 'to stamp out Christianity root and branch.' 'One is either a Christian or a German--you cannot be both,' he added. . . . He said, 'I want a powerful, masterly, cruel and fearless youth. . . . The freedom and dignity of the wild beast must shine from their eyes. . ..'[12]

If he was a Christian, he didn't care too much for it. Using religion as a way to control the masses is twisted indeed but that doesn't mean Hitler himself was a devout follower. He just knew how to use people.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Mar 30, 2013, 07:44:10 PM
"Hence today I believe that I am acting in accordance with the will of the Almighty Creator: by defending myself against the Jew, I am fighting for the work of the Lord."

"The völkisch-minded man, in particular, has the sacred duty, each in his own denomination, of making people stop just talking superficially of God's will, and actually fulfill God's will, and not let God's word be desecrated. For God's will gave men their form, their essence and their abilities. Anyone who destroys His work is declaring war on the Lord's creation, the divine will."

I would like here to appeal to a greater than I, Count Lerchenfeld. He said in the last session of the Landtag that his feeling 'as a man and a Christian' prevented him from being an anti-Semite. I say: My feelings as a Christian points me to my Lord and Savior as a fighter. It points me to the man who once in loneliness, surrounded only by a few followers, recognized these Jews for what they were and summoned men to fight against them and who, God's truth! was greatest not as a sufferer but as a fighter. .. How terrific was His fight for the world against the Jewish poison.

"What we must fight for is to safeguard the existence and the reproduction of our race ... so that our people may mature for the fulfilment of the mission allotted it by the creator of the universe. ... Peoples that bastardize themselves, or let themselves be bastardized, sin against the will of eternal Providence."

- HITLER


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 30, 2013, 07:48:36 PM
We can go back and forth on this but at this point it'll be quote vs. quote.

Hitler may have been a Christian at first but as the Nazis took over, he slandered Christianity heavily and wanted to stamp it out. He wanted to make Nazism (he appointed Alfred Rosenberg as the state's official Nazi ideologist) the official state religion which is in itself stupid considering Nazism is a political ideology, not a theological one.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 30, 2013, 07:59:34 PM
These past 5 pages seem to have been extracted from the mind of Xeno Killer 2179
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: OmegaZilla on Mar 30, 2013, 08:01:07 PM
Clicky (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_views_of_Adolf_Hitler); Wikipedia, sure, but there are sources for what is said there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 30, 2013, 08:02:09 PM
I was reading that page too. From what I'm reading, publicly he was all for Christianity but privately, he slandered it very easily.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 30, 2013, 08:04:16 PM
Saying that Hitler is a Christian is the same as saying a gay that's in the closet is straight.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Mar 30, 2013, 08:26:20 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 30, 2013, 07:59:34 PM
These past 5 pages seem to have been extracted from the mind of Xeno Killer 2179


Aren't we all just figments of his imagination?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on Mar 30, 2013, 08:57:48 PM
Oh FFS... I know a lot of people here like to pretend they know "stuff" but Hitlers Christianity in his political life was based off "running" a (at that time) Christian nation. He knew he couldn't truly challenge the churches and did what every political figure has done since then: Invoke the peoples' religion and the things they follow. He did what Hitler did: He spoke out of both sides in his mouth. Reflected in his "religious" views (for brevity sake) and how many treaties he broke after making them. He invoked God's name to garner support. He knew he (as aforementioned) couldn't control or grind away the churches so best to put them at ease as best he could.

What did he say and do behind close doors?

Well, lets just say you don't say Hermann that he would "to stamp out Christianity root and branch"  - not exactly the most Christian thing to say. I could go on but it would be a waste of time. If people are so interested in the History of this pick up a book, there are a many interesting books on the subject written by HISTORIANS rather then people here piecing together horseshit.

As Cal pointed out, Hitler was as Christian as I am Buddhist.














EDIT:

Just checked out that Wiki omega. Its surprisingly OK. It pretty much said what I said right at the top of it.



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Mar 30, 2013, 09:13:10 PM
About time we got ScardyFox in here!


Quote from: ScardyFox on Mar 29, 2013, 11:55:14 AM
Not sure if I can be bothered to get into this again...

Yet all these misnomers about Hitler is kinda sad... like people don't pick up history books anymore.


Mm just dunno...


I knew you couldn't resist!


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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on Mar 30, 2013, 09:37:24 PM
Bah - I've been somehow reversed trolled!

I'm out and will not return!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Mar 31, 2013, 03:51:40 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 30, 2013, 07:37:20 PMAdolf Hitler . . . was a disciple of Friedrich Nietzsche.. . . Hitler hated Christianity with a passion which rivaled Lenin's. Shortly after assuming power in 1933, he told Hermann Rauschnig that he intended 'to stamp out Christianity root and branch.' 'One is either a Christian or a German--you cannot be both,' he added. . . . He said, 'I want a powerful, masterly, cruel and fearless youth. . . . The freedom and dignity of the wild beast must shine from their eyes. . ..'[12]

If he was a Christian, he didn't care too much for it. Using religion as a way to control the masses is twisted indeed but that doesn't mean Hitler himself was a devout follower. He just knew how to use people.
And that would be via religion, yes?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 31, 2013, 05:12:49 PM
But that doesn't make him inherently religious.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 31, 2013, 05:17:00 PM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Mar 30, 2013, 08:57:48 PM
Oh FFS... I know a lot of people here like to pretend they know "stuff"
Oh ScardyFox, where would these braindead heathens be without your self-righteous intellectual grandstanding?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on Mar 31, 2013, 05:32:12 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 31, 2013, 05:17:00 PM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Mar 30, 2013, 08:57:48 PM
Oh FFS... I know a lot of people here like to pretend they know "stuff"
Oh ScardyFox, where would these braindead heathens be without your self-righteous intellectual grandstanding?

Listening to your relentless insipid droning I would imagine.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Mar 31, 2013, 05:35:09 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 31, 2013, 05:12:49 PMBut that doesn't make him inherently religious.
It doesn't have to. All it has to do is remind its adherents what its scripture says.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 31, 2013, 05:40:28 PM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Mar 31, 2013, 05:32:12 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 31, 2013, 05:17:00 PM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Mar 30, 2013, 08:57:48 PM
Oh FFS... I know a lot of people here like to pretend they know "stuff"
Oh ScardyFox, where would these braindead heathens be without your self-righteous intellectual grandstanding?

Listening to your relentless insipid droning I would imagine.
lulz

Quote from: ScardyFox on Mar 30, 2013, 09:37:24 PM
I'm out and will not return!

It's so easy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on Mar 31, 2013, 05:42:38 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 31, 2013, 05:40:28 PM
It's so easy.


.... super owned....
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 31, 2013, 07:41:35 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Mar 31, 2013, 05:35:09 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 31, 2013, 05:12:49 PMBut that doesn't make him inherently religious.
It doesn't have to. All it has to do is remind its adherents what its scripture says.

But Hitler himself was an atheist. His crimes ultimately were not committed in the name of religion. He didn't kill Russians, homosexuals, Germans, disabled peoples and others in the name of God.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Mar 31, 2013, 07:51:00 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 31, 2013, 07:41:35 PMBut Hitler himself was an atheist. His crimes ultimately were not committed in the name of religion. He didn't kill Russians, homosexuals, Germans, disabled peoples and others in the name of God.
I guess if you really want to get technical, Hitler didn't kill anybody.
;)

Nevertheless, he tapped into people's most base emotions with religion and made them kill. Even though it wasn't to fulfill his religious aspirations (or lack thereof), he did reveal to his followers scriptures that prescribe committing atrocities.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 31, 2013, 09:02:20 PM
No, he tapped into their feelings of hopelessness and abandonment following Germany's treatment post-Treaty of Versailles and convinced them that Jews were the reason Germany was suffering. That's how he got them to kill.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: EEV2650 on Apr 01, 2013, 07:52:33 AM
I was going to make a thread for this but decided on putting it here instead. Anyone hear about Richard Griffiths dying? He was Uncle Vernon in the Harry Potter movies and King George in POTC.

http://articles.latimes.com/2013/mar/30/local/la-me-richard-griffiths-20130330 (http://articles.latimes.com/2013/mar/30/local/la-me-richard-griffiths-20130330)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 01, 2013, 01:36:17 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 31, 2013, 09:02:20 PM
No, he tapped into their feelings of hopelessness and abandonment following Germany's treatment post-Treaty of Versailles and convinced them that Jews were the reason Germany was suffering. That's how he got them to kill.
So, you're saying religion had absolutely nothing to do with the Final Solution nor any other nefarious acts throughout history?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 01, 2013, 05:19:19 PM
"Other nefarious acts"? Are we talking about Hitler's atrocities or any general past in human history?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 02, 2013, 11:07:25 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 01, 2013, 05:19:19 PM
"Other nefarious acts"? Are we talking about Hitler's atrocities or any general past in human history?
Quote from: maledoro on Apr 01, 2013, 01:36:17 PM
any other nefarious acts throughout history
I'm not too sure on this...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 03, 2013, 02:36:12 PM
Interesting...

http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/linden-wolbert-on-what-it-s-like-to-be-a-real-life-mermaid-183853163.html (http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/linden-wolbert-on-what-it-s-like-to-be-a-real-life-mermaid-183853163.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Apr 03, 2013, 02:58:11 PM
New giant tarantula discovered.

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A new type of tarantula about the size of your face has been found in northern Sri Lanka. Scientists found the spiders — with a leg span up to 8 inches across — living in trees and the old doctor's quarters of a hospital in Mankulam.

Covered in beautiful, ornate markings, the spiders belong to the genus Poecilotheria, known as "Pokies" for short. These are the tiger spiders, an arboreal group indigenous to India and Sri Lanka that are known for being colorful, fast, and venomous. As a group, the spiders are related to a class of South American tarantula that includes the Goliath bird-eater, the world's largest.


The new spider, named Poecilotheria rajaei after a local police inspector who helped the team navigate post-civil war northern Sri Lanka, differs from similar species primarily in the markings on its legs and underside, which bears a pink abdominal band.

"This species has enough significant differences to separate it from the other species," said Peter Kirk, editor of the British Tarantula Society's journal, which published a study describing the spider in December. But, Kirk notes, taxonomic determinations based on physical descriptions can provoke disagreement. "I absolutely would love to see DNA sampling done — on all the species of Poecilotheria," he said.

The spider's unique leg markings include geometric patterns with daffodil-yellow and grey inlays on the first and fourth legs. It was first seen during a Sri Lankan arachnid survey led by Ranil Nanayakkara, co-founder of Sri Lanka's Biodiversity Education and Research. In October 2009, a local villager presented Nanayakkara and his team with a dead male specimen that didn't resemble known Poecilotheria in the area. Before the team could begin describing the presumptive new species, they needed more individuals. Scouring the semi-evergreen, forested area for females and juveniles required the help of police inspector Michael Rajakumar Purajah, who accompanied the team through areas just beginning to recover from a civil war. Eventually, the team found enough spiders — including the ones hiding in a hospital — to assemble a detailed description of the new arachnids.

"They are quite rare," Nanayakkara said. "They prefer well-established old trees, but due to deforestation the number have dwindled and due to lack of suitable habitat they enter old buildings."

Arachnologist Robert Raven, curator at the Queensland Museum in Australia, says the team has done a thorough job describing the spider, but isn't entirely convinced the team has found a new species — yet.

"The description and figures are excellent and will provide a good basis for establishing whether it is a good species," he said, noting the possibility that the spiders are a local variant of a related species. Raven says not enough is known about the Poecilotheria genus in general, and that more detailed studies of each known species are needed before new ones can be reliably added. "The genus Poecilotheria has not been taxonomically revised," he said. "Popping new species out in that situation is always going to be fraught with doubt and difficulty."

So far, about 15 species have been described within Poecilotheria. Several are endangered, due mostly to loss of habitat. P. metallica, a bright blue beauty, is considered critically endangered. So is P. hanumavilasumica – named after a temple on Rameshwaram Island — which lives among the trees in the island's disappearing plantations. The spider which most closely resembles P. rajaei is called P. regalis, and so far has only been found on the Indian mainland. Nanayakkara hints that he's got several more potential new tarantulas up his sleeve, awaiting review.

"When it comes down to taxonomy, it's not a hard and fast science," Kirk said. "Until we get to things like DNA sampling."

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/04/new-giant-tarantula/?cid=co6823174 (http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/04/new-giant-tarantula/?cid=co6823174)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Apr 03, 2013, 04:25:32 PM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: OmegaZilla on Apr 03, 2013, 06:09:32 PM
Awesome fella.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Apr 03, 2013, 06:52:14 PM
Good news: They only live in Sri Lanka (as for as we know)
Bad news: It's f**king huge.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: OmegaZilla on Apr 03, 2013, 07:17:35 PM
Good news?

Jeez I wish we had such interesting creatures around here.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: King Rathalos on Apr 03, 2013, 07:34:29 PM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Apr 03, 2013, 02:58:11 PM
New giant tarantula discovered.

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A new type of tarantula about the size of your face has been found in northern Sri Lanka. Scientists found the spiders — with a leg span up to 8 inches across — living in trees and the old doctor's quarters of a hospital in Mankulam.

Covered in beautiful, ornate markings, the spiders belong to the genus Poecilotheria, known as "Pokies" for short. These are the tiger spiders, an arboreal group indigenous to India and Sri Lanka that are known for being colorful, fast, and venomous. As a group, the spiders are related to a class of South American tarantula that includes the Goliath bird-eater, the world's largest.


The new spider, named Poecilotheria rajaei after a local police inspector who helped the team navigate post-civil war northern Sri Lanka, differs from similar species primarily in the markings on its legs and underside, which bears a pink abdominal band.

"This species has enough significant differences to separate it from the other species," said Peter Kirk, editor of the British Tarantula Society's journal, which published a study describing the spider in December. But, Kirk notes, taxonomic determinations based on physical descriptions can provoke disagreement. "I absolutely would love to see DNA sampling done — on all the species of Poecilotheria," he said.

The spider's unique leg markings include geometric patterns with daffodil-yellow and grey inlays on the first and fourth legs. It was first seen during a Sri Lankan arachnid survey led by Ranil Nanayakkara, co-founder of Sri Lanka's Biodiversity Education and Research. In October 2009, a local villager presented Nanayakkara and his team with a dead male specimen that didn't resemble known Poecilotheria in the area. Before the team could begin describing the presumptive new species, they needed more individuals. Scouring the semi-evergreen, forested area for females and juveniles required the help of police inspector Michael Rajakumar Purajah, who accompanied the team through areas just beginning to recover from a civil war. Eventually, the team found enough spiders — including the ones hiding in a hospital — to assemble a detailed description of the new arachnids.

"They are quite rare," Nanayakkara said. "They prefer well-established old trees, but due to deforestation the number have dwindled and due to lack of suitable habitat they enter old buildings."

Arachnologist Robert Raven, curator at the Queensland Museum in Australia, says the team has done a thorough job describing the spider, but isn't entirely convinced the team has found a new species — yet.

"The description and figures are excellent and will provide a good basis for establishing whether it is a good species," he said, noting the possibility that the spiders are a local variant of a related species. Raven says not enough is known about the Poecilotheria genus in general, and that more detailed studies of each known species are needed before new ones can be reliably added. "The genus Poecilotheria has not been taxonomically revised," he said. "Popping new species out in that situation is always going to be fraught with doubt and difficulty."

So far, about 15 species have been described within Poecilotheria. Several are endangered, due mostly to loss of habitat. P. metallica, a bright blue beauty, is considered critically endangered. So is P. hanumavilasumica – named after a temple on Rameshwaram Island — which lives among the trees in the island's disappearing plantations. The spider which most closely resembles P. rajaei is called P. regalis, and so far has only been found on the Indian mainland. Nanayakkara hints that he's got several more potential new tarantulas up his sleeve, awaiting review.

"When it comes down to taxonomy, it's not a hard and fast science," Kirk said. "Until we get to things like DNA sampling."

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/04/new-giant-tarantula/?cid=co6823174 (http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/04/new-giant-tarantula/?cid=co6823174)

f**k yeah, Tarantula's. I'm cool with those. 8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Apr 03, 2013, 08:33:29 PM



Not really in the news but it's gone viral.


http://www.sandiego6.com/news/local/Pendleton-Marine-Detained-from-Road-Rage-Threats-201178511.html (http://www.sandiego6.com/news/local/Pendleton-Marine-Detained-from-Road-Rage-Threats-201178511.html)

Does having PTSD give you a valid excuse to act out like this? I would expect a man to hold his sh*t together regardless of PTSD but maybe it's not as easy as it sounds.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Apr 03, 2013, 09:17:57 PM
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/north-korea-approves-nuclear-strike-on-us/article10735512/ (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/north-korea-approves-nuclear-strike-on-us/article10735512/)

North Korea army says it has final approval for nuclear attack on United States, reports Dow Jones.



I think its time someone put Kimberly in the time out corner. And beat him with a rolled up newspaper.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Apr 03, 2013, 09:28:54 PM
Meh, I'm not scared. I don't think they will pull it off.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: OmegaZilla on Apr 03, 2013, 09:29:53 PM
Like they couldn't just intercept the thing and deviate its course.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Apr 03, 2013, 09:46:16 PM
For the people who are scared, read this: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/ct-perspec-0403-korea-20130403,0,3451522.story (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/ct-perspec-0403-korea-20130403,0,3451522.story)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Apr 03, 2013, 09:49:22 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Apr 03, 2013, 09:46:16 PM
For the people who are scared, read this: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/ct-perspec-0403-korea-20130403,0,3451522.story (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/ct-perspec-0403-korea-20130403,0,3451522.story)
I would love to read that if I was a Digital member.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Apr 03, 2013, 10:38:01 PM
Wired, it was working fine for me earlier and I'm not even a digital member.

Edit: I was able to copy & paste what the page said for the people who can't read it.

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The North Koreans are at it again. In the past few weeks, their erratic young leader Kim Jong Un, 30, has raised tensions in the Asia Pacific with a string of alarming actions and an almost incessant torrent of threats against the United States and its allies. He has vowed, among other things, to hit American cities with nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missiles, to turn Seoul into a sea of fire and to strike newly elected South Korean President Park Geun-hye with a "bolt of lightning."

He won't.

Although Kim's vitriolic attacks are unprecedented in their intensity and sense of urgency, rhetorical bluster does not necessarily correlate with actions when it comes to North Korean foreign policy. The situation is not without its dangers, but Americans don't need to stock the shelves in their fallout shelters any time soon. There are a few good reasons to think that the leaders of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea won't carry through on their threats:

1) They can't. North Korean propaganda regularly depicts Taepodong missiles destroying the United States or North Korean forces heroically reunifying the Korean peninsula. The reality is Pyongyang is not remotely capable of accomplishing either of these fantasies. The regime has carried out several nuclear tests in the last few years and, most recently, put a satellite in orbit. But North Korean weapons programs still have a long way to go before they are capable of miniaturizing a nuclear warhead and placing it on a missile with enough range and accuracy to reach American cities.

The regime in Pyongyang also understands that if it initiates a full-blown war against South Korea it will lose. Although such a war will cost the Republic of Korea dearly, the combined military power of the United States and South Korea is more than sufficient to repel a North Korean invasion and topple the regime. U.S. and ROK forces are technically superior and have gone through extensive training exercises to handle anything Pyongyang throws at them.

2) They want to stay in power: The Kim dynasty seeks, above all, to maintain its control over a political system that is desperately beating its oars against the current of history. Its antiquated economic policies are designed to prevent any potentially destabilizing influences from the outside, even if they leave the country in dire poverty. And it maintains an extensive system of surveillance and repression to destroy any potential dissent. War would make it impossible for the regime to cling to power. Pyongyang must also realize that if it keeps rocking the boat it could trigger intervention by an increasingly nervous Beijing. North Korean leaders care about themselves too much to allow this to happen.

3) They need us: The North Korean regime derives no small portion of whatever legitimacy it has left from playing up the supposed danger posed by the United States. It keeps its citizens in a perpetual state of mobilization by telling them that they need to be vigilant against the possibility of attack by the "American imperialists." Even if North Korea could obliterate the United States, America's sudden destruction would not necessarily be good for Kim Jong Un and his cronies. It would eliminate one of the few sources of authority the regime has left.

4) They like us more than they'll admit: Meetings with Americans — be they government officials, entertainers or scholars — still are viewed as a source of prestige by North Korean leaders. How else can the red carpet treatment recently afforded to former NBA star Dennis Rodman be explained? The Kim dynasty has long had a strange fascination with American culture, be it Kim Jong Il's rumored collection of thousands of Hollywood films or Kim Jong Un's affinity for Mickey Mouse and Nike sneakers. As much as he loves to hate us, somewhere deep inside the younger Kim likely craves more opportunities to get to know America.

Despite its bellicose rhetoric, North Korea likely feels more vulnerable and humiliated right now than anything else. It suffered a major loss of face when China — the only country Pyongyang might remotely consider an ally — joined the other nations on the U.N. Security Council in voting to impose harsh new sanctions. North Korean leaders now believe the rest of the world is ganging up on them. It has brought most of its problems upon itself. Nevertheless, Washington would do well to remember that Pyongyang is not acting out of a position of strength, but of weakness.

Gregg Brazinsky is an associate professor of history and international affairs at George Washington University.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 03, 2013, 10:58:34 PM
Kim's just trying to show his subjects he has just as big a cock as dad.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 03, 2013, 11:07:22 PM
Why is everything always about penises?

What a dick obsessed culture we live in.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Apr 03, 2013, 11:09:18 PM
Well, they are pretty hilarious.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Apr 03, 2013, 11:12:37 PM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Apr 03, 2013, 02:58:11 PM
New giant tarantula discovered.

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A new type of tarantula about the size of your face has been found in northern Sri Lanka. Scientists found the spiders — with a leg span up to 8 inches across — living in trees and the old doctor's quarters of a hospital in Mankulam.

Covered in beautiful, ornate markings, the spiders belong to the genus Poecilotheria, known as "Pokies" for short. These are the tiger spiders, an arboreal group indigenous to India and Sri Lanka that are known for being colorful, fast, and venomous. As a group, the spiders are related to a class of South American tarantula that includes the Goliath bird-eater, the world's largest.


The new spider, named Poecilotheria rajaei after a local police inspector who helped the team navigate post-civil war northern Sri Lanka, differs from similar species primarily in the markings on its legs and underside, which bears a pink abdominal band.

"This species has enough significant differences to separate it from the other species," said Peter Kirk, editor of the British Tarantula Society's journal, which published a study describing the spider in December. But, Kirk notes, taxonomic determinations based on physical descriptions can provoke disagreement. "I absolutely would love to see DNA sampling done — on all the species of Poecilotheria," he said.

The spider's unique leg markings include geometric patterns with daffodil-yellow and grey inlays on the first and fourth legs. It was first seen during a Sri Lankan arachnid survey led by Ranil Nanayakkara, co-founder of Sri Lanka's Biodiversity Education and Research. In October 2009, a local villager presented Nanayakkara and his team with a dead male specimen that didn't resemble known Poecilotheria in the area. Before the team could begin describing the presumptive new species, they needed more individuals. Scouring the semi-evergreen, forested area for females and juveniles required the help of police inspector Michael Rajakumar Purajah, who accompanied the team through areas just beginning to recover from a civil war. Eventually, the team found enough spiders — including the ones hiding in a hospital — to assemble a detailed description of the new arachnids.

"They are quite rare," Nanayakkara said. "They prefer well-established old trees, but due to deforestation the number have dwindled and due to lack of suitable habitat they enter old buildings."

Arachnologist Robert Raven, curator at the Queensland Museum in Australia, says the team has done a thorough job describing the spider, but isn't entirely convinced the team has found a new species — yet.

"The description and figures are excellent and will provide a good basis for establishing whether it is a good species," he said, noting the possibility that the spiders are a local variant of a related species. Raven says not enough is known about the Poecilotheria genus in general, and that more detailed studies of each known species are needed before new ones can be reliably added. "The genus Poecilotheria has not been taxonomically revised," he said. "Popping new species out in that situation is always going to be fraught with doubt and difficulty."

So far, about 15 species have been described within Poecilotheria. Several are endangered, due mostly to loss of habitat. P. metallica, a bright blue beauty, is considered critically endangered. So is P. hanumavilasumica – named after a temple on Rameshwaram Island — which lives among the trees in the island's disappearing plantations. The spider which most closely resembles P. rajaei is called P. regalis, and so far has only been found on the Indian mainland. Nanayakkara hints that he's got several more potential new tarantulas up his sleeve, awaiting review.

"When it comes down to taxonomy, it's not a hard and fast science," Kirk said. "Until we get to things like DNA sampling."

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/04/new-giant-tarantula/?cid=co6823174 (http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/04/new-giant-tarantula/?cid=co6823174)

nope. nope-nope. n-n-n-n-nope.

nope. n-n-nope. nope nope nope no.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: OmegaZilla on Apr 03, 2013, 11:13:41 PM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 03, 2013, 11:07:22 PM
Why is everything always about penises?

What a dick obsessed culture we live in.
I hope you realize you're posing such question in what is partially an Alien fansite.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 03, 2013, 11:14:47 PM
But it's balanced by the vaginal nature of the other half.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 03, 2013, 11:16:07 PM
Vag with teeth...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: OmegaZilla on Apr 03, 2013, 11:18:21 PM
Vagina dentata.

It's all a freudian metaphor.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 04, 2013, 02:32:47 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Apr 03, 2013, 02:58:11 PM
New giant tarantula discovered.

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A new type of tarantula about the size of your face has been found in northern Sri Lanka. Scientists found the spiders — with a leg span up to 8 inches across — living in trees and the old doctor's quarters of a hospital in Mankulam.

Covered in beautiful, ornate markings, the spiders belong to the genus Poecilotheria, known as "Pokies" for short. These are the tiger spiders, an arboreal group indigenous to India and Sri Lanka that are known for being colorful, fast, and venomous. As a group, the spiders are related to a class of South American tarantula that includes the Goliath bird-eater, the world's largest.


The new spider, named Poecilotheria rajaei after a local police inspector who helped the team navigate post-civil war northern Sri Lanka, differs from similar species primarily in the markings on its legs and underside, which bears a pink abdominal band.

"This species has enough significant differences to separate it from the other species," said Peter Kirk, editor of the British Tarantula Society's journal, which published a study describing the spider in December. But, Kirk notes, taxonomic determinations based on physical descriptions can provoke disagreement. "I absolutely would love to see DNA sampling done — on all the species of Poecilotheria," he said.

The spider's unique leg markings include geometric patterns with daffodil-yellow and grey inlays on the first and fourth legs. It was first seen during a Sri Lankan arachnid survey led by Ranil Nanayakkara, co-founder of Sri Lanka's Biodiversity Education and Research. In October 2009, a local villager presented Nanayakkara and his team with a dead male specimen that didn't resemble known Poecilotheria in the area. Before the team could begin describing the presumptive new species, they needed more individuals. Scouring the semi-evergreen, forested area for females and juveniles required the help of police inspector Michael Rajakumar Purajah, who accompanied the team through areas just beginning to recover from a civil war. Eventually, the team found enough spiders — including the ones hiding in a hospital — to assemble a detailed description of the new arachnids.

"They are quite rare," Nanayakkara said. "They prefer well-established old trees, but due to deforestation the number have dwindled and due to lack of suitable habitat they enter old buildings."

Arachnologist Robert Raven, curator at the Queensland Museum in Australia, says the team has done a thorough job describing the spider, but isn't entirely convinced the team has found a new species — yet.

"The description and figures are excellent and will provide a good basis for establishing whether it is a good species," he said, noting the possibility that the spiders are a local variant of a related species. Raven says not enough is known about the Poecilotheria genus in general, and that more detailed studies of each known species are needed before new ones can be reliably added. "The genus Poecilotheria has not been taxonomically revised," he said. "Popping new species out in that situation is always going to be fraught with doubt and difficulty."

So far, about 15 species have been described within Poecilotheria. Several are endangered, due mostly to loss of habitat. P. metallica, a bright blue beauty, is considered critically endangered. So is P. hanumavilasumica – named after a temple on Rameshwaram Island — which lives among the trees in the island's disappearing plantations. The spider which most closely resembles P. rajaei is called P. regalis, and so far has only been found on the Indian mainland. Nanayakkara hints that he's got several more potential new tarantulas up his sleeve, awaiting review.

"When it comes down to taxonomy, it's not a hard and fast science," Kirk said. "Until we get to things like DNA sampling."

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/04/new-giant-tarantula/?cid=co6823174 (http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/04/new-giant-tarantula/?cid=co6823174)

Awesome! I'd like to see this thing take on a tarantula hawk wasp. Now that's a fight.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 04, 2013, 12:25:03 PM
Quote from: Gate on Apr 03, 2013, 09:17:57 PM
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/north-korea-approves-nuclear-strike-on-us/article10735512/ (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/north-korea-approves-nuclear-strike-on-us/article10735512/)

North Korea army says it has final approval for nuclear attack on United States, reports Dow Jones.



I think its time someone put Kimberly in the time out corner. And beat him with a rolled up newspaper.
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 04, 2013, 04:32:29 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Apr 04, 2013, 12:25:03 PM
Quote from: Gate on Apr 03, 2013, 09:17:57 PM
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/north-korea-approves-nuclear-strike-on-us/article10735512/ (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/north-korea-approves-nuclear-strike-on-us/article10735512/)

North Korea army says it has final approval for nuclear attack on United States, reports Dow Jones.



I think its time someone put Kimberly in the time out corner. And beat him with a rolled up newspaper.
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That is cute as hell.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Apr 04, 2013, 04:50:53 PM
Anonymous hacks N. Korea's Twitter and Flickr accounts  :D

http://news.yahoo.com/nkoreas-twitter-account-hacked-amid-091726564.html (http://news.yahoo.com/nkoreas-twitter-account-hacked-amid-091726564.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 04, 2013, 04:53:55 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Apr 04, 2013, 04:50:53 PM
Anonymous hacks N. Korea's Twitter and Flickr accounts  :D

http://news.yahoo.com/nkoreas-twitter-account-hacked-amid-091726564.html (http://news.yahoo.com/nkoreas-twitter-account-hacked-amid-091726564.html)
They have their own twitter accounts?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Apr 04, 2013, 04:58:53 PM
North Korea is pretty much "The Boy Who Cried Wolf"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UoCIn3t-z4#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UoCIn3t-z4#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on Apr 06, 2013, 05:21:00 PM
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/482687_549861701702939_662471895_n.jpg)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 06, 2013, 05:46:02 PM
 :D :D :D

Poor Psy...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 07, 2013, 01:41:02 AM
This broke my f**king heart:


http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-3743-peru-heavy-machinery-destroys-nazca-lines/ (http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-3743-peru-heavy-machinery-destroys-nazca-lines/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Apr 07, 2013, 02:02:18 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 07, 2013, 01:41:02 AM
This broke my f**king heart:


http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-3743-peru-heavy-machinery-destroys-nazca-lines/ (http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-3743-peru-heavy-machinery-destroys-nazca-lines/)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Tr0otuiQuU# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Tr0otuiQuU#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Apr 07, 2013, 03:31:53 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 07, 2013, 01:41:02 AM
This broke my f**king heart:


http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-3743-peru-heavy-machinery-destroys-nazca-lines/ (http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-3743-peru-heavy-machinery-destroys-nazca-lines/)

Please tell me this is a joke.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 07, 2013, 03:43:00 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Apr 07, 2013, 03:31:53 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 07, 2013, 01:41:02 AM
This broke my f**king heart:


http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-3743-peru-heavy-machinery-destroys-nazca-lines/ (http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-3743-peru-heavy-machinery-destroys-nazca-lines/)

Please tell me this is a joke.


Wish I could.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: OmegaZilla on Apr 07, 2013, 09:50:10 AM
Motherf**king retards.

Motherf**king.

Retards.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 07, 2013, 03:26:11 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 07, 2013, 01:41:02 AM
This broke my f**king heart:


http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-3743-peru-heavy-machinery-destroys-nazca-lines/ (http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-3743-peru-heavy-machinery-destroys-nazca-lines/)

Unbelievable. You think even the government, corrupt as it is, would stop this. Even someone like Mubarak wouldn't authorize the razing of the pyramids (I think).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 07, 2013, 10:55:35 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 07, 2013, 03:26:11 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 07, 2013, 01:41:02 AM
This broke my f**king heart:


http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-3743-peru-heavy-machinery-destroys-nazca-lines/ (http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-3743-peru-heavy-machinery-destroys-nazca-lines/)

Unbelievable. You think even the government, corrupt as it is, would stop this. Even someone like Mubarak wouldn't authorize the razing of the pyramids (I think).


The Pyramids are gonna die out by themselves thanks to the pollution and the sewage of the city next to it, it's f**king up the Pyramids little by little anyway.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 08, 2013, 01:24:23 AM
It is?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 08, 2013, 01:35:45 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 08, 2013, 01:24:23 AM
It is?


Had to confirm it when my Art History Prof. told us in class about it, it truly sucks.

http://www.frommers.com/micro/2008/11-places-to-see-before-they-disappear/the-pyramids-of-giza.html (http://www.frommers.com/micro/2008/11-places-to-see-before-they-disappear/the-pyramids-of-giza.html)


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 08, 2013, 01:39:11 AM
Better get in quick.  Could only be a few centuries until they're gone.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 08, 2013, 04:35:49 AM
Quote from: SM on Apr 08, 2013, 01:39:11 AM
Better get in quick.  Could only be a few centuries until they're gone.

This is funny and sad at the same time. You have confused my emotions.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Apr 08, 2013, 06:55:37 AM
It does stink of open sewage on the approach to the plateau. It's a bit baffling that it's so slummy around there, you'd think it would be primed to receive lots of tourism income.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 08, 2013, 07:22:26 AM
The government doesn't care, one way or another. At this rate anyway they have more pressing matters.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 08, 2013, 03:56:28 PM
Westboro Baptist Church to Picket Roger Ebert's Funeral (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/westboro-baptist-church-picket-roger-434594)

QuoteThe anti-gay group says it will protest outside the movie critic's memorial service Monday in Chicago.

Leaders of Kansas' Westboro Baptist Church, notorious for picketing at the funerals of soldiers and gay teenagers, have revealed that they plan to picket the funeral of late movie critic Roger Ebert on Monday.
our editor recommends

In its news release, the group calls Ebert a "f-g enabler" and complains that he used his Twitter "to mock the faithful servants of God at Westboro Baptist Church."


No words.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: OmegaZilla on Apr 08, 2013, 04:35:35 PM
Those should just perish already.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 08, 2013, 04:53:32 PM
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2013/04/08/margaret_thatcher_dead_britain_s_iron_lady_died_of_a_stroke.html (http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2013/04/08/margaret_thatcher_dead_britain_s_iron_lady_died_of_a_stroke.html)

Margaret Thatcher, the conservative "Iron Lady" of British politics who was Prime Minister for 11 years, died of a stroke on Monday. She was 87 years old.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 08, 2013, 05:13:37 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Apr 08, 2013, 03:56:28 PM
Westboro Baptist Church to Picket Roger Ebert's Funeral (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/westboro-baptist-church-picket-roger-434594)

QuoteThe anti-gay group says it will protest outside the movie critic's memorial service Monday in Chicago.

Leaders of Kansas' Westboro Baptist Church, notorious for picketing at the funerals of soldiers and gay teenagers, have revealed that they plan to picket the funeral of late movie critic Roger Ebert on Monday.
our editor recommends

In its news release, the group calls Ebert a "f-g enabler" and complains that he used his Twitter "to mock the faithful servants of God at Westboro Baptist Church."


No words.

Would be it terribly wrong of me to say that at this point, I'm almost desensitized to this sort of thing happening?

Quote from: Cvalda on Apr 08, 2013, 04:53:32 PM
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2013/04/08/margaret_thatcher_dead_britain_s_iron_lady_died_of_a_stroke.html (http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2013/04/08/margaret_thatcher_dead_britain_s_iron_lady_died_of_a_stroke.html)

Margaret Thatcher, the conservative "Iron Lady" of British politics who was Prime Minister for 11 years, died of a stroke on Monday. She was 87 years old.


Ah well. She left one hell of a legacy behind, for better or for worse.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 08, 2013, 06:03:47 PM
http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/04/07/four-women-wanted-in-alleged-sex-assault-of-19-year-old-man-in-downtown-toronto/ (http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/04/07/four-women-wanted-in-alleged-sex-assault-of-19-year-old-man-in-downtown-toronto/)


QuoteToronto police are looking for four female suspects who they say allegedly sexually assaulted a 19-year-old man...""Other men will say for example, 'Oh, he's so lucky,' like that was actually a positive thing when it wasn't," Ms. Pietsch said. "I think that that just feeds into the myth that sexual violence is something the victim wants."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 08, 2013, 06:10:21 PM
...so what did they do? The article doesn't say.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 08, 2013, 06:13:52 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Apr 08, 2013, 06:10:21 PM
...so what did they do? The article doesn't say.


Pervert
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 08, 2013, 06:15:50 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 08, 2013, 06:03:47 PM
http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/04/07/four-women-wanted-in-alleged-sex-assault-of-19-year-old-man-in-downtown-toronto/ (http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/04/07/four-women-wanted-in-alleged-sex-assault-of-19-year-old-man-in-downtown-toronto/)


QuoteToronto police are looking for four female suspects who they say allegedly sexually assaulted a 19-year-old man...""Other men will say for example, 'Oh, he's so lucky,' like that was actually a positive thing when it wasn't," Ms. Pietsch said. "I think that that just feeds into the myth that sexual violence is something the victim wants."

Heh, funny. They're very light on the details. In fact, like Cvalda pointed out, they don't mention what happened to him at all. I would bet you guys any amount of money that if this was about a woman, the details would be alive and well.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 08, 2013, 06:16:26 PM
I mean, if you're going to incite the public to start a (wo)manhunt for alleged sexual assaulters, you better put more info out there than some weirdly vague story about a guy being driven home by 4 obese women and then, uh, something happened.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Apr 08, 2013, 06:30:07 PM
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/04/laser-warfare-system/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter (http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/04/laser-warfare-system/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter)

Imma firing ma lazerzzz1111  8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Apr 08, 2013, 06:47:58 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 08, 2013, 06:15:50 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 08, 2013, 06:03:47 PM
http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/04/07/four-women-wanted-in-alleged-sex-assault-of-19-year-old-man-in-downtown-toronto/ (http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/04/07/four-women-wanted-in-alleged-sex-assault-of-19-year-old-man-in-downtown-toronto/)


QuoteToronto police are looking for four female suspects who they say allegedly sexually assaulted a 19-year-old man...""Other men will say for example, 'Oh, he's so lucky,' like that was actually a positive thing when it wasn't," Ms. Pietsch said. "I think that that just feeds into the myth that sexual violence is something the victim wants."

Heh, funny. They're very light on the details. In fact, like Cvalda pointed out, they don't mention what happened to him at all. I would bet you guys any amount of money that if this was about a woman, the details would be alive and well.


I don't think any guy would complain about getting raped by women, even if they were a little on the heavy-set side.


Is 5'4 190-200lbs huge for a woman? that sounds a little bit over + size to me.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 08, 2013, 06:49:54 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Apr 08, 2013, 06:47:58 PM
I don't think any guy would complain about getting raped by women, even if they were a little on the heavy-set side.
Not even you?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 08, 2013, 06:52:47 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Apr 08, 2013, 06:47:58 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 08, 2013, 06:15:50 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 08, 2013, 06:03:47 PM
http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/04/07/four-women-wanted-in-alleged-sex-assault-of-19-year-old-man-in-downtown-toronto/ (http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/04/07/four-women-wanted-in-alleged-sex-assault-of-19-year-old-man-in-downtown-toronto/)


QuoteToronto police are looking for four female suspects who they say allegedly sexually assaulted a 19-year-old man...""Other men will say for example, 'Oh, he's so lucky,' like that was actually a positive thing when it wasn't," Ms. Pietsch said. "I think that that just feeds into the myth that sexual violence is something the victim wants."

Heh, funny. They're very light on the details. In fact, like Cvalda pointed out, they don't mention what happened to him at all. I would bet you guys any amount of money that if this was about a woman, the details would be alive and well.


I don't think any guy would complain about getting raped by women, even if they were a little on the heavy-set side.


Is 5'4 190-200lbs huge for a woman? that sounds a little bit over + size to me.





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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 08, 2013, 07:02:04 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Apr 08, 2013, 06:47:58 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 08, 2013, 06:15:50 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 08, 2013, 06:03:47 PM
http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/04/07/four-women-wanted-in-alleged-sex-assault-of-19-year-old-man-in-downtown-toronto/ (http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/04/07/four-women-wanted-in-alleged-sex-assault-of-19-year-old-man-in-downtown-toronto/)


QuoteToronto police are looking for four female suspects who they say allegedly sexually assaulted a 19-year-old man...""Other men will say for example, 'Oh, he's so lucky,' like that was actually a positive thing when it wasn't," Ms. Pietsch said. "I think that that just feeds into the myth that sexual violence is something the victim wants."

Heh, funny. They're very light on the details. In fact, like Cvalda pointed out, they don't mention what happened to him at all. I would bet you guys any amount of money that if this was about a woman, the details would be alive and well.


I don't think any guy would complain about getting raped by women, even if they were a little on the heavy-set side.


Is 5'4 190-200lbs huge for a woman? that sounds a little bit over + size to me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SHNJqvFqt4#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SHNJqvFqt4#ws)

I'm sure there are guys who would complain. Attractive women or otherwise, rape is still a heinous crime that needs to be taken seriously.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Apr 08, 2013, 07:33:05 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Apr 08, 2013, 06:49:54 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Apr 08, 2013, 06:47:58 PM
I don't think any guy would complain about getting raped by women, even if they were a little on the heavy-set side.
Not even you?


Drag, nope. women with va jay jays? depends on the circumstances. I can be pretty  indiscriminate after a few cosmos ;)







Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 08, 2013, 07:38:03 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Apr 08, 2013, 07:33:05 PM
Drag, nope. women with va jay jays? depends on the circumstances. I can be pretty  indiscriminate after a few cosmos ;)
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DepravedBisexual (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DepravedBisexual)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 08, 2013, 07:48:47 PM
I'm surprised nobody's posted the story of the three teenage girls who forced numerous other teenage girls into prostitution.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/story/2013/04/08/ottawa-trial-3-teen-girls-for-prostitution-ring-walkley-road.html (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/story/2013/04/08/ottawa-trial-3-teen-girls-for-prostitution-ring-walkley-road.html)
The link above appears to be a lot less graphic in the details than what CBC radio broadcast this morning.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 08, 2013, 07:50:59 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Apr 08, 2013, 06:47:58 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 08, 2013, 06:15:50 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 08, 2013, 06:03:47 PM
http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/04/07/four-women-wanted-in-alleged-sex-assault-of-19-year-old-man-in-downtown-toronto/ (http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/04/07/four-women-wanted-in-alleged-sex-assault-of-19-year-old-man-in-downtown-toronto/)


QuoteToronto police are looking for four female suspects who they say allegedly sexually assaulted a 19-year-old man...""Other men will say for example, 'Oh, he's so lucky,' like that was actually a positive thing when it wasn't," Ms. Pietsch said. "I think that that just feeds into the myth that sexual violence is something the victim wants."

Heh, funny. They're very light on the details. In fact, like Cvalda pointed out, they don't mention what happened to him at all. I would bet you guys any amount of money that if this was about a woman, the details would be alive and well.


I don't think any guy would complain about getting raped by women, even if they were a little on the heavy-set side.


Is 5'4 190-200lbs huge for a woman? that sounds a little bit over + size to me.
That's way overweight.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 08, 2013, 07:53:17 PM
Canada:

--Maple syrup
--Hockey
--Roving gangs of morbidly obese molester ladies?



I'm sorry, I'm terrible.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 09, 2013, 03:44:30 AM
Well, shit...



http://www.10news.com/news/study-says-fallout-from-nuclear-disaster-in-fukushima-japan-may-be-harming-local-infants-04042013 (http://www.10news.com/news/study-says-fallout-from-nuclear-disaster-in-fukushima-japan-may-be-harming-local-infants-04042013)


QuoteSAN DIEGO - Two years later, the nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan may be affecting the health of young children in San Diego.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 09, 2013, 04:12:27 AM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 08, 2013, 07:48:47 PM
I'm surprised nobody's posted the story of the three teenage girls who forced numerous other teenage girls into prostitution.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/story/2013/04/08/ottawa-trial-3-teen-girls-for-prostitution-ring-walkley-road.html (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/story/2013/04/08/ottawa-trial-3-teen-girls-for-prostitution-ring-walkley-road.html)
The link above appears to be a lot less graphic in the details than what CBC radio broadcast this morning.

What the f**k is going on with kids today...

Guess that makes the girls, "janes" rather than "johns".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Apr 09, 2013, 04:29:43 AM
HOLD THE f**k UP.
Quote from: Blacklabel on Apr 08, 2013, 06:30:07 PM
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/04/laser-warfare-system/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter (http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/04/laser-warfare-system/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter)

Imma firing ma lazerzzz1111  8)
HOLD THE f**k UP

Did I just watch a fricken laser take down a stealth bomber!?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Apr 09, 2013, 09:28:49 PM
No surprise here, EA was named "Worst Company in America"

http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/electronic-arts-named-worst-company-america-again-170932002.html (http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/electronic-arts-named-worst-company-america-again-170932002.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 09, 2013, 09:52:41 PM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Apr 09, 2013, 09:28:49 PM
No surprise here, EA was named "Worst Company in America"

http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/electronic-arts-named-worst-company-america-again-170932002.html (http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/electronic-arts-named-worst-company-america-again-170932002.html)


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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 09, 2013, 09:57:19 PM
he mad


Nerds, lol.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Apr 09, 2013, 10:04:01 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 09, 2013, 09:52:41 PM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Apr 09, 2013, 09:28:49 PM
No surprise here, EA was named "Worst Company in America"

http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/electronic-arts-named-worst-company-america-again-170932002.html (http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/electronic-arts-named-worst-company-america-again-170932002.html)


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lol, there's no way he wrote that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Apr 09, 2013, 10:25:34 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 09, 2013, 09:52:41 PM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Apr 09, 2013, 09:28:49 PM
No surprise here, EA was named "Worst Company in America"

http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/electronic-arts-named-worst-company-america-again-170932002.html (http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/electronic-arts-named-worst-company-america-again-170932002.html)


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Butt hurt everywhere in the response.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Apr 09, 2013, 10:30:17 PM
Epic fail

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/ferret-poodle-argentina-125901615.html (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/ferret-poodle-argentina-125901615.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Apr 09, 2013, 10:37:03 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Apr 09, 2013, 10:30:17 PM
Epic fail

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/ferret-poodle-argentina-125901615.html (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/ferret-poodle-argentina-125901615.html)

Mankind.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 09, 2013, 10:49:01 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 09, 2013, 09:52:41 PM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Apr 09, 2013, 09:28:49 PM
No surprise here, EA was named "Worst Company in America"

http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/electronic-arts-named-worst-company-america-again-170932002.html (http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/electronic-arts-named-worst-company-america-again-170932002.html)


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Whoever wrote this is still right. Right on the button, actually. Video game players are too angry.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 09, 2013, 10:54:55 PM
Video games affect everyone. Ask this guy:

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Floading.se%2Fimages%2F78%2F71%2Fub_312c4f8005976c70b46a5c2c37548f43.jpg&hash=b966905d88c3a0aed75effffb7e8a93a562a2b44)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 09, 2013, 11:19:10 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Apr 09, 2013, 10:04:01 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 09, 2013, 09:52:41 PM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Apr 09, 2013, 09:28:49 PM
No surprise here, EA was named "Worst Company in America"

http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/electronic-arts-named-worst-company-america-again-170932002.html (http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/electronic-arts-named-worst-company-america-again-170932002.html)


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lol, there's no way he wrote that.


Quote from: Cvalda on Apr 09, 2013, 09:57:19 PM
he mad


Nerds, lol.


Quote from: Rick Grimes on Apr 09, 2013, 10:25:34 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 09, 2013, 09:52:41 PM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Apr 09, 2013, 09:28:49 PM
No surprise here, EA was named "Worst Company in America"

http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/electronic-arts-named-worst-company-america-again-170932002.html (http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/electronic-arts-named-worst-company-america-again-170932002.html)


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Butt hurt everywhere in the response.



You guys do know Peter Moore didn't actually write that...it says DORKLY right in the lower right-hand corner. Regardless, the point this image is making still stands, and could not be more true.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 09, 2013, 11:25:03 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Apr 09, 2013, 10:54:55 PM
Video games affect everyone. Ask this guy:

http://loading.se/images/78/71/ub_312c4f8005976c70b46a5c2c37548f43.jpg

Hahaha, pretty much.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Apr 10, 2013, 12:11:05 AM
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Spoiler

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Apr 10, 2013, 01:27:29 AM
It's not everyday (even for Putin) you see your bodyguard throw himself between you and a pair of dangerous boobs. They could have poked his eyes out, you know... :D

Blargh goodnight...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 10, 2013, 02:09:24 AM
Merkel's making the most realistic duck bill lips I've ever seen on a human.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Apr 10, 2013, 06:48:09 AM
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/tenn-lawmaker-allegedly-drove-90-mph-while-masturbating (http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/tenn-lawmaker-allegedly-drove-90-mph-while-masturbating)

Former Tenn. Lawmaker Allegedly Drove 90 MPH While Masturbating Out Window

Y.O.L.O.!   :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 10, 2013, 07:33:52 AM
I don't know if I should be impressed that he somehow managed to hang out a window and drive at the same time, or just be outright appalled by the sheer stupidity of it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Apr 10, 2013, 07:35:11 AM
Why not both?  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 10, 2013, 08:12:01 AM
Because they're two different feelings...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Apr 10, 2013, 08:20:22 AM
it IS an impressive feat of appaling stupidity.  ;) ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Apr 10, 2013, 05:02:47 PM
Must have sucked when his cum flew back and hit him in the face.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 10, 2013, 10:34:36 PM
France continues to disgust me.


http://www.buzzfeed.com/mathieug2/this-is-how-looks-homophobia-in-france-in-2013-2k6j (http://www.buzzfeed.com/mathieug2/this-is-how-looks-homophobia-in-france-in-2013-2k6j)


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 10, 2013, 10:37:59 PM
That kind of awful shit happens everywhere, especially in the US -- not just France.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 10, 2013, 10:40:55 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Apr 10, 2013, 10:37:59 PM
That kind of awful shit happens everywhere, especially in the US -- not just France.


Oh, I get that, was just saying it because I've been following the news about the anti-gay protests for a while now, and this is just another stain that made me feel terrible.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 10, 2013, 10:41:59 PM
You think the same -- or worse -- won't happen here once gay marriage starts to really pick up steam?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 10, 2013, 10:43:58 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Apr 10, 2013, 10:41:59 PM
You think the same -- or worse -- won't happen here once gay marriage starts to really pick up steam?


I don't see any reason for me to think that it won't.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 10, 2013, 10:45:55 PM
What the f**k are these homophobic idiots so afraid of losing? Gay marriage doesn't affect anyone other than gay people. Grow the f**k up already!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 10, 2013, 10:57:32 PM
It's all about the 'sanctity' of marriage. Unfortunately for their argument, marriage has developed into something people can't seem to manage for more than 5 years anymore and is being used to exploit rich, old men. It lost it's sanctity in a lot of places long before gay marriage will ever get widespread legality.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 10, 2013, 10:58:44 PM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 10, 2013, 10:57:32 PM
Unfortunately for their argument, marriage has developed into something people can't seem to manage for more than 5 years anymore and is being used to exploit rich, old men.
I'd say the exploitation goes both ways pretty evenly there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 10, 2013, 11:03:10 PM
The way I mentioned is far more publicized, hence why I went with it. I found one newsworthy Google hit of the reverse; some duchess of Spain.  :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 10, 2013, 11:07:35 PM
I meant a rich old dude marrying some nubile young trophy wife.

Yeah, it's definitely about love there from both directions.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 10, 2013, 11:12:00 PM
Oh, I misinterpreted.

In any case, the woman is clearly attempting to exploit the man, otherwise she wouldn't have married him. Why else would she have agreed to marry the guy if not simply for exploitation and the eventual financial payoff? She puts in a few years of rubbing up against Wrinkles McBallshanginglow and then gets oodles of money when he dies, and it's her hope that it's sooner rather than later.

Or at least that's the common scenario.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 10, 2013, 11:14:25 PM
Well yes, but he also gets to rub his wrinkly old balls against her for that time.

It's high class prostitution, really. A business transaction. Everyone wins!

Granted, there are some trophy wives who do love their husbands. You should see the doc Queen of Versailles.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 10, 2013, 11:15:31 PM
Well yeah, she has to give him some sort of incentive to leave her money.

I shall check out that doc.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 11, 2013, 02:27:38 AM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 10, 2013, 10:57:32 PM
It's all about the 'sanctity' of marriage. Unfortunately for their argument, marriage has developed into something people can't seem to manage for more than 5 years anymore and is being used to exploit rich, old men. It lost it's sanctity in a lot of places long before gay marriage will ever get widespread legality.

The 'sanctity' of marriage? What the hell does that even mean? As long as there's genuine, unconditional love between two consenting partners, I'd say the sanctity is brimming.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 11, 2013, 02:32:13 AM
Look up the word sanctity in Google.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 11, 2013, 02:36:12 AM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 11, 2013, 02:32:13 AM
Look up the word sanctity in Google.

Wiseguy, I'm being facetious. It's like you said. Marriage has lost all meaning because it can't seem to last these days.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 11, 2013, 02:44:54 AM
Okay, another pleasant conversation ruined by the lack of ability to express sarcasm through text.  :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 11, 2013, 02:49:48 AM
Gah, let's forget that part, lol. Alright, sarcasm taken ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 11, 2013, 05:39:18 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 11, 2013, 02:36:12 AM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 11, 2013, 02:32:13 AM
Look up the word sanctity in Google.

Wiseguy, I'm being facetious. It's like you said. Marriage has lost all meaning because it can't seem to last these days.

A broad generalisation?  Here??  I'm shocked!!  Shocked to my very core!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: OmegaZilla on Apr 11, 2013, 05:46:31 AM
There has been worse.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 11, 2013, 05:46:53 AM
Quote from: SM on Apr 11, 2013, 05:39:18 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 11, 2013, 02:36:12 AM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 11, 2013, 02:32:13 AM
Look up the word sanctity in Google.

Wiseguy, I'm being facetious. It's like you said. Marriage has lost all meaning because it can't seem to last these days.

A broad generalisation?  Here??  I'm shocked!!  Shocked to my very core!!

But daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad!!! He said it first!!!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 11, 2013, 06:15:14 AM
Quote from: OmegaZilla on Apr 11, 2013, 05:46:31 AM
There has been worse.

A big call, and no mistake!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: JCGAuthor on Apr 11, 2013, 01:41:31 PM
Someone made the point that in a country affected by a 50% divorce rate, that should be the primary concern, and I find it hard to argue with that. Where's the outrage over the fact that marriage is increasingly treated like an extended date?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Valaquen on Apr 11, 2013, 01:53:27 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Apr 08, 2013, 04:53:32 PM
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2013/04/08/margaret_thatcher_dead_britain_s_iron_lady_died_of_a_stroke.html (http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2013/04/08/margaret_thatcher_dead_britain_s_iron_lady_died_of_a_stroke.html)

Margaret Thatcher, the conservative "Iron Lady" of British politics who was Prime Minister for 11 years, died of a stroke on Monday. She was 87 years old.
Good riddance and ta-ta!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 11, 2013, 02:29:01 PM
A postcard from the Thatcher era:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6T9qp9XbRY# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6T9qp9XbRY#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 11, 2013, 09:26:20 PM
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/04/11/newser-beaver-kills-man/2074145/?kjnd=wxtV80akV5h9%2Bt5OZ%2FoDgyYS3ehLgy5%2FiUS%2B%2FEoBphr4IhEnWoi%2Bh%2FbzQW7bOqCv-ea276430-56da-46c3-b7d6-576e3a01caad_ooe9H8FOdxRRWL8idqivBf5MbNmkGX3B2kAdtds5PTAVGh5vWyfWeIUNPpq8ECuz (http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/04/11/newser-beaver-kills-man/2074145/?kjnd=wxtV80akV5h9%2Bt5OZ%2FoDgyYS3ehLgy5%2FiUS%2B%2FEoBphr4IhEnWoi%2Bh%2FbzQW7bOqCv-ea276430-56da-46c3-b7d6-576e3a01caad_ooe9H8FOdxRRWL8idqivBf5MbNmkGX3B2kAdtds5PTAVGh5vWyfWeIUNPpq8ECuz)


QuoteMan tries to take photo of beaver; it kills him
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 11, 2013, 09:41:22 PM
 :laugh:
If you get killed by a beaver you're pretty much useless as a creature.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 11, 2013, 09:48:59 PM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 11, 2013, 09:41:22 PM
:laugh:
If you get killed by a beaver you're pretty much useless as a creature.
I've heard of guys killing for some beaver...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 11, 2013, 09:49:26 PM
Damn, I was just about to make that double entendre.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 11, 2013, 09:59:08 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 11, 2013, 09:26:20 PM
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/04/11/newser-beaver-kills-man/2074145/?kjnd=wxtV80akV5h9%2Bt5OZ%2FoDgyYS3ehLgy5%2FiUS%2B%2FEoBphr4IhEnWoi%2Bh%2FbzQW7bOqCv-ea276430-56da-46c3-b7d6-576e3a01caad_ooe9H8FOdxRRWL8idqivBf5MbNmkGX3B2kAdtds5PTAVGh5vWyfWeIUNPpq8ECuz (http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/04/11/newser-beaver-kills-man/2074145/?kjnd=wxtV80akV5h9%2Bt5OZ%2FoDgyYS3ehLgy5%2FiUS%2B%2FEoBphr4IhEnWoi%2Bh%2FbzQW7bOqCv-ea276430-56da-46c3-b7d6-576e3a01caad_ooe9H8FOdxRRWL8idqivBf5MbNmkGX3B2kAdtds5PTAVGh5vWyfWeIUNPpq8ECuz)


QuoteMan tries to take photo of beaver; it kills him

Well I guess we can't all be like Steve Irwin. The real kicker here though is,

QuoteIn similar news with a happier ending, the AFP reports that a Komodo dragon "sunk its teeth into" an 83-year-old Indonesian woman on Tuesday -- but she was able to fend it off.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 11, 2013, 10:03:54 PM
Unfortunately, their bites are venomous.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 11, 2013, 10:10:58 PM
Indeed, but in relation to the other story, it's still pretty amusing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Apr 11, 2013, 10:27:52 PM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 11, 2013, 09:41:22 PM
:laugh:
If you get killed by a beaver you're pretty much useless as a creature.

I wouldn't underestimate beavers...

One whack of the tail and a guy had to have one of his balls surgically removed because it was pulverized by the beaver's tail, it was also rabid. I think when a beaver kills, which is rare, it's a good guess they are/were rabid.

Rabid because a normal typical beaver is shy and timid and restrains itself from attack unless you are perceived as a great enough threat or are too close to the den.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Apr 11, 2013, 11:14:34 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Apr 11, 2013, 10:27:52 PM
One whack of the tail and a guy had to have one of his balls surgically removed because it was pulverized by the beaver's tail, it was also rabid. I think when a beaver kills, which is rare, it's a good guess they are/were rabid.

Rabid because a normal typical beaver is shy and timid and restrains itself from attack unless you are perceived as a great enough threat or are too close to the den.

Or if it thinks you'll try to sell its picture to Perez Hilton.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 12, 2013, 02:45:04 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Apr 11, 2013, 10:27:52 PM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 11, 2013, 09:41:22 PM
:laugh:
If you get killed by a beaver you're pretty much useless as a creature.

I wouldn't underestimate beavers...

One whack of the tail and a guy had to have one of his balls surgically removed because it was pulverized by the beaver's tail, it was also rabid. I think when a beaver kills, which is rare, it's a good guess they are/were rabid.

Rabid because a normal typical beaver is shy and timid and restrains itself from attack unless you are perceived as a great enough threat or are too close to the den.

Surely a person can outrun it at least?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 12, 2013, 02:53:47 AM
Or, you know, defend themselves in a manner fitting the fact that you're about 20 times its size.

Kicking it maybe. With your shoe covered, therefore protected foot.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 12, 2013, 02:54:53 AM
Unless you're wearing steel toes, I don't recommend doing that. I'm sure they could bite through it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 12, 2013, 02:56:05 AM
Not if it's flying quickly through the air to punt them across the road.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Apr 12, 2013, 03:02:44 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 12, 2013, 02:45:04 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Apr 11, 2013, 10:27:52 PM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 11, 2013, 09:41:22 PM
:laugh:
If you get killed by a beaver you're pretty much useless as a creature.

I wouldn't underestimate beavers...

One whack of the tail and a guy had to have one of his balls surgically removed because it was pulverized by the beaver's tail, it was also rabid. I think when a beaver kills, which is rare, it's a good guess they are/were rabid.

Rabid because a normal typical beaver is shy and timid and restrains itself from attack unless you are perceived as a great enough threat or are too close to the den.

Surely a person can outrun it at least?

I actually don't know that one. I could ask on Tuesday if I remember. But I just looked at the article and it was hostile enough to severe an artery, which makes it likely it was motivated by being rabid (being normally timid and shy), and the blood flow wouldn't stop. These things all together and that would f**k up just about anyone, if a wound like that doesn't end up killing you the rabies virus could as rabies can be deadly. Which is why I'm not allowed into third semester of college in September until my blood work is confirmed for good enough rabies vaccination level, in my line of education you'll never know if you'll come across the virus.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Apr 12, 2013, 04:10:18 AM
Even Kim Jong-un thinks windows 8 is a piece of shit (http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2013/04/north-korean-missile-test-delayed-by-windows-8.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Apr 12, 2013, 01:26:02 PM
Quote from: Gate on Apr 12, 2013, 04:10:18 AM
Even Kim Jong-un thinks windows 8 is a piece of shit (http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2013/04/north-korean-missile-test-delayed-by-windows-8.html)


I work with it...trust me when I say it is a monumental failure of an OS. I dare say Vista is more pleasant to work with in regards to working with online web hosted software.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: OmegaZilla on Apr 12, 2013, 02:14:11 PM
I have 7 and I am not going any f**king where further. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Apr 12, 2013, 06:16:25 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Apr 12, 2013, 01:26:02 PM
Quote from: Gate on Apr 12, 2013, 04:10:18 AM
Even Kim Jong-un thinks windows 8 is a piece of shit (http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2013/04/north-korean-missile-test-delayed-by-windows-8.html)


I work with it...trust me when I say it is a monumental failure of an OS. I dare say Vista is more pleasant to work with in regards to working with online web hosted software.

I would take XP over Vista or Windows 8.

XP and Windows 7 are great.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Apr 12, 2013, 06:41:24 PM
Orthodox Jewish man covers himself in PLASTIC BAG during flight

The photo was posted to Reddit amid suggestions that the man is a Kohein, religious descendant of the priests of ancient Israel, who are banned from flying over cemeteries.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FvxeKG4A.jpg&hash=4c0f68f15aa95fc10f5f4a406eefb7c26d8b0263)

Whatt???Not exactly news but I didn't know anywhere else to post it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 12, 2013, 06:59:58 PM
Um...I'm pretty sure he'll suffocate underneath that in which case he'll be buried in one of the cemeteries he's forbidden to fly over :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 12, 2013, 07:00:25 PM
Religion :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Apr 12, 2013, 07:01:53 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/doctor-who/4935903/Dr-Who-Dalek-found-in-pond.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/doctor-who/4935903/Dr-Who-Dalek-found-in-pond.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: OmegaZilla on Apr 12, 2013, 07:42:38 PM
Old but always brings a smile.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 13, 2013, 12:17:04 AM
Yay!



http://www.salon.com/2013/04/12/france_passes_gay_marriage_bill_ap/ (http://www.salon.com/2013/04/12/france_passes_gay_marriage_bill_ap/)


QuoteFrance passes gay marriage bill
The legislation not only legalizes same-sex marriage but allows same-sex couples to adopt children
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 13, 2013, 12:22:54 AM
Uh oh, here comes the storm...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Apr 13, 2013, 02:17:25 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 13, 2013, 12:17:04 AM
Yay!



http://www.salon.com/2013/04/12/france_passes_gay_marriage_bill_ap/ (http://www.salon.com/2013/04/12/france_passes_gay_marriage_bill_ap/)


QuoteFrance passes gay marriage bill
The legislation not only legalizes same-sex marriage but allows same-sex couples to adopt children

Awesome.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 13, 2013, 02:18:14 AM
Woor!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 13, 2013, 12:21:23 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Apr 13, 2013, 02:18:14 AM
Woor!
Are you honestly declaring woor on French gays? Shame on you!
;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Apr 13, 2013, 12:33:38 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Apr 13, 2013, 12:21:23 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Apr 13, 2013, 02:18:14 AM
Woor!
Are you honestly declaring woor on French gays? Shame on you!
;)



Not like it wouldn't be an easy victory, though.  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 13, 2013, 01:34:39 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Apr 13, 2013, 12:33:38 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Apr 13, 2013, 12:21:23 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Apr 13, 2013, 02:18:14 AM
Woor!
Are you honestly declaring woor on French gays? Shame on you!
;)
Not like it wouldn't be an easy victory, though.  :P
Ouch!
:D

Quote from: Effectz on Apr 12, 2013, 06:41:24 PM
Orthodox Jewish man covers himself in PLASTIC BAG during flight

The photo was posted to Reddit amid suggestions that the man is a Kohein, religious descendant of the priests of ancient Israel, who are banned from flying over cemeteries.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FvxeKG4A.jpg&hash=4c0f68f15aa95fc10f5f4a406eefb7c26d8b0263)
Which begs the question: back when the Tanakh was written, why (and how) did the writers expect Jews to fly over cemeteries and that plastic might protect them?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Apr 13, 2013, 03:03:52 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Apr 13, 2013, 01:34:39 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Apr 13, 2013, 12:33:38 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Apr 13, 2013, 12:21:23 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Apr 13, 2013, 02:18:14 AM
Woor!
Are you honestly declaring woor on French gays? Shame on you!
;)
Not like it wouldn't be an easy victory, though.  :P
Ouch!
:D

Quote from: Effectz on Apr 12, 2013, 06:41:24 PM
Orthodox Jewish man covers himself in PLASTIC BAG during flight

The photo was posted to Reddit amid suggestions that the man is a Kohein, religious descendant of the priests of ancient Israel, who are banned from flying over cemeteries.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FvxeKG4A.jpg&hash=4c0f68f15aa95fc10f5f4a406eefb7c26d8b0263)
Which begs the question: back when the Tanakh was written, why (and how) did the writers expect Jews to fly over cemeteries and that plastic might protect them?

Because ancient Jews were in league with aliens, who gave them flying machines? In all seriousness, no idea.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 13, 2013, 10:36:10 PM
Thank f**k for these people!



http://www.buzzfeed.com/nowthisnews/bmeet-the-guys-who-rescued-twinkiesb-749g (http://www.buzzfeed.com/nowthisnews/bmeet-the-guys-who-rescued-twinkiesb-749g)

QuoteMeet The Guys Who Rescued Twinkies
A family-run private equity shop spent $410M to keep Hostess snacks alive.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 13, 2013, 11:50:47 PM
They spent $410 million on saving twinkies?

...priorities...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 14, 2013, 12:00:36 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 13, 2013, 11:50:47 PM
They spent $410 million on saving twinkies?

...priorities...


f**k YEAH!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Apr 14, 2013, 12:16:51 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 13, 2013, 11:50:47 PM
They spent $410 million on saving twinkies?

...priorities...

We need them for our zombie apocalypse man!

also, have you seen Sara Lee's "Twinkie replacement"?
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fvines.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fthumbs%2FAFE37D04-2200-458F-8863-9190093C328F-2556-00000124279702FC_1.0.6.mp4.jpg%3FversionId%3DH7CsaKDZTLGJrMffxnKrBZ8cKMW8u7F1&hash=d9c941393bb25f744a60bcaf857ee2f46e8fa92b)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 14, 2013, 12:18:57 AM
f**k Sara Lee!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 14, 2013, 11:59:16 PM
So happy to be reading this:



http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/12/17721816-poll-latinos-move-in-favor-of-gay-marriage?lite (http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/12/17721816-poll-latinos-move-in-favor-of-gay-marriage?lite)


QuotePoll: Latinos move in favor of gay marriage



It may not be by much, but it's a step up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 15, 2013, 12:06:43 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com.au%2Furl%3Fsource%3Dimglanding%26amp%3Bct%3Dimg%26amp%3Bq%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fvivirlatino.com%2Fi%2F2007%2F05%2Frickymartin2.jpg%26amp%3Bsa%3DX%26amp%3Bei%3DVERrUdPEB-uYiAfpqICoBw%26amp%3Bved%3D0CAkQ8wc%26amp%3Busg%3DAFQjCNF30_Rt_Qhn8pfOdauWfRSknF9D0A&hash=c2a9258cc684bb71743f133017e54c007eb4ad4d)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 15, 2013, 03:18:20 AM
 :D :D :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Apr 15, 2013, 02:45:43 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 14, 2013, 11:59:16 PM
So happy to be reading this:



http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/12/17721816-poll-latinos-move-in-favor-of-gay-marriage?lite (http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/12/17721816-poll-latinos-move-in-favor-of-gay-marriage?lite)


QuotePoll: Latinos move in favor of gay marriage



It may not be by much, but it's a step up.



It's progress, I don't know if it's completly accurate but a good amount of South American latinos are infatuated with the evil Roman Catholic church.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 15, 2013, 03:13:57 PM
A good amount are also infatuated with those pesky evil gay people.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Apr 15, 2013, 03:16:22 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 14, 2013, 11:59:16 PM
So happy to be reading this:



http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/12/17721816-poll-latinos-move-in-favor-of-gay-marriage?lite (http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/12/17721816-poll-latinos-move-in-favor-of-gay-marriage?lite)


QuotePoll: Latinos move in favor of gay marriage



It may not be by much, but it's a step up.

http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/ireland%E2%80%99s-constitutional-convention-votes-gay-marriage140413 (http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/ireland%E2%80%99s-constitutional-convention-votes-gay-marriage140413)

There was a vote over here the other day.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Apr 15, 2013, 03:27:12 PM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 15, 2013, 03:13:57 PM
A good amount are also infatuated with those pesky evil gay people.


Got any statistics? Better get used to us. We are taking over the world, one nation at a time.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 15, 2013, 03:30:31 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Apr 15, 2013, 03:27:12 PM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 15, 2013, 03:13:57 PM
A good amount are also infatuated with those pesky evil gay people.


Got any statistics? Better get used to us. We are taking over the world, one nation at a time.
Oh noes!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 15, 2013, 03:34:10 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Apr 15, 2013, 03:27:12 PM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 15, 2013, 03:13:57 PM
A good amount are also infatuated with those pesky evil gay people.


Got any statistics? Better get used to us. We are taking over the world, one nation at a time.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstream1.gifsoup.com%2Fview%2F980203%2Fover-your-head-o.gif&hash=aaf5df5dee8d6ae04e152d09cecd3b7be77673a6)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: scarhunter92 on Apr 15, 2013, 07:33:37 PM
What the f**k? :(

http://www.wcvb.com/news/local/metro/Explosions-reported-near-Boston-Marathon-finish-line/-/11971628/19757044/-/ktnc1wz/-/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 (http://www.wcvb.com/news/local/metro/Explosions-reported-near-Boston-Marathon-finish-line/-/11971628/19757044/-/ktnc1wz/-/index.html?hpt=hp_t1)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 15, 2013, 07:46:41 PM
Quote from: scarhunter92 on Apr 15, 2013, 07:33:37 PM
What the f**k? :(

http://www.wcvb.com/news/local/metro/Explosions-reported-near-Boston-Marathon-finish-line/-/11971628/19757044/-/ktnc1wz/-/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 (http://www.wcvb.com/news/local/metro/Explosions-reported-near-Boston-Marathon-finish-line/-/11971628/19757044/-/ktnc1wz/-/index.html?hpt=hp_t1)

What the hell was this meant to accomplish? It's a f**king marathon!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Apr 15, 2013, 08:03:58 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 15, 2013, 07:46:41 PM
Quote from: scarhunter92 on Apr 15, 2013, 07:33:37 PM
What the f**k? :(

http://www.wcvb.com/news/local/metro/Explosions-reported-near-Boston-Marathon-finish-line/-/11971628/19757044/-/ktnc1wz/-/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 (http://www.wcvb.com/news/local/metro/Explosions-reported-near-Boston-Marathon-finish-line/-/11971628/19757044/-/ktnc1wz/-/index.html?hpt=hp_t1)

What the hell was this meant to accomplish? It's a f**king marathon!!

I live in Massachusetts, so I was pretty unnerved when I head this. Don't really know what to say.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightmare Asylum on Apr 15, 2013, 08:12:50 PM
I just heard about this as I was pulling in the garage.

I am so sick of people...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Apr 15, 2013, 08:16:28 PM
Jesus christ,says 2 people dead.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 15, 2013, 10:01:22 PM
Quote from: Nightmare Asylum on Apr 15, 2013, 08:12:50 PM
I am so sick of people...
Alrighty then. Bit melodramatic.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Apr 15, 2013, 10:04:48 PM
Quote from: Nightmare Asylum on Apr 15, 2013, 08:12:50 PM
I just heard about this as I was pulling in the garage.

I am so sick of people...

There are both good and bad people.


Quote from: scarhunter92 on Apr 15, 2013, 07:33:37 PM
What the f**k? :(

http://www.wcvb.com/news/local/metro/Explosions-reported-near-Boston-Marathon-finish-line/-/11971628/19757044/-/ktnc1wz/-/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 (http://www.wcvb.com/news/local/metro/Explosions-reported-near-Boston-Marathon-finish-line/-/11971628/19757044/-/ktnc1wz/-/index.html?hpt=hp_t1)

I wonder if it was domestic or not.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 15, 2013, 10:10:46 PM
As bad as it is and sounds I hope it is domestic, for the sole reason being nobody needs another invasion.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightmare Asylum on Apr 15, 2013, 10:12:12 PM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 15, 2013, 10:01:22 PM
Alrighty then. Bit melodramatic.
Quote from: Aspie on Apr 15, 2013, 10:04:48 PM
There are both good and bad people.

Meant that as a blind response about what's been going on lately with all the shootings and whatnot more than anything else. Apologies for the improper wording and lack of thinking before posting on my part.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Apr 15, 2013, 10:13:24 PM
Quote from: Nightmare Asylum on Apr 15, 2013, 10:12:12 PM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 15, 2013, 10:01:22 PM
Alrighty then. Bit melodramatic.
Quote from: Aspie on Apr 15, 2013, 10:04:48 PM
There are both good and bad people.

Meant that as a blind response about what's been going on lately with all the shootings and whatnot more than anything else. Apologies for the improper wording and lack of thinking before posting on my part.

It's all right. Emotions suck.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Apr 15, 2013, 11:32:05 PM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 15, 2013, 10:10:46 PM
As bad as it is and sounds I hope it is domestic, for the sole reason being nobody needs another invasion.


Anyone think Al-Qaeda is involved?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: scarhunter92 on Apr 15, 2013, 11:51:30 PM
One of the confirmed dead was a 8-year-old kid. :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 16, 2013, 12:02:14 AM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Apr 15, 2013, 11:32:05 PM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 15, 2013, 10:10:46 PM
As bad as it is and sounds I hope it is domestic, for the sole reason being nobody needs another invasion.


Anyone think Al-Qaeda is involved?

I hope not. I really do. We don't need more anti-Muslim sentiment in the Western world.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RidgeTop on Apr 16, 2013, 12:10:49 AM
^Agreed. Check out what this fool had to say.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/15/erik-rush-boston-marathon-muslims_n_3087642.html?utm_hp_ref=media (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/15/erik-rush-boston-marathon-muslims_n_3087642.html?utm_hp_ref=media)

Not that I care much for any religion but I met plenty of Muslims during my time in Egypt, the vast majority of them are good people and they get undue blame for shit like this. This was probably the work of some insane individual. I'd think it would have been better planned for more casualties if it was a terrorist attack.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 16, 2013, 12:16:22 AM
Steven Spielberg apparently helping out here. Or the most shockingly accurate doppelganger in the world.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.huffpost.com%2Fgadgets%2Fslideshows%2F292101%2Fslide_292101_2340358_free.jpg%3F1366062186000&hash=98a5fca0866b56c68a88b504efab9454bb7c1cfe)
If you follow the link Ridgetop posted you can see a gif of the explosion going off and some pretty graphic pictures of injuries (you've got to scroll through them, and they're near the bottom of his link about the shit disturber politician). Warning, though: There are images of shredded legs.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RidgeTop on Apr 16, 2013, 12:18:27 AM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 16, 2013, 12:16:22 AM
If you follow the link Ridgetop posted you can see a gif of the explosion going off and some pretty graphic pictures of injuries (you've got to scroll through them, and they're near the bottom of his link about the shit disturber politician). Warning, though: There are images of shredded legs.

Damn, didn't even realize that. Yeah, heads up guys if you keep scrolling down.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 16, 2013, 01:11:39 AM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 15, 2013, 10:10:46 PM
As bad as it is and sounds I hope it is domestic, for the sole reason being nobody needs another invasion.


I'll raise my hand in agreement to this.



Quote from: KirklandSignature on Apr 15, 2013, 11:32:05 PM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 15, 2013, 10:10:46 PM
As bad as it is and sounds I hope it is domestic, for the sole reason being nobody needs another invasion.


Anyone think Al-Qaeda is involved?


Doubtful, they're f**king recruiting by making rap videos, and creating pamphlets to recruit people....no f**king way they're responsible for this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 16, 2013, 01:55:38 AM
Quote from: RidgeTop on Apr 16, 2013, 12:10:49 AM
^Agreed. Check out what this fool had to say.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/15/erik-rush-boston-marathon-muslims_n_3087642.html?utm_hp_ref=media (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/15/erik-rush-boston-marathon-muslims_n_3087642.html?utm_hp_ref=media)

Not that I care much for any religion but I met plenty of Muslims during my time in Egypt, the vast majority of them are good people and they get undue blame for shit like this. This was probably the work of some insane individual. I'd think it would have been better planned for more casualties if it was a terrorist attack.

Oh God, WE DON'T NEED THAT. Wrong time and place for sarcasm, you Conservative f**kwit.

Then again...

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-news/20130415-jordanian-extremist-praises-boston-bombing.ece (http://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-news/20130415-jordanian-extremist-praises-boston-bombing.ece)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Apr 16, 2013, 04:24:40 AM
This news was terrible.  I was in the shower when it happen and I had no idea what happen until I sign on to MSN to see the news on the front page. Reminds me how the 1993 World Trade Center bombing was.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 16, 2013, 04:37:00 AM
LET THE CONSPIRACIES BEGIN!


http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/boston-marathon-roof-man-mystery-012843805.html (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/boston-marathon-roof-man-mystery-012843805.html)


QuoteMystery man on roof near Boston Marathon bombing sparks Twitter debate


(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BH7HctsCUAAniX2.jpg:large)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Apr 16, 2013, 04:38:32 AM
People over look into crap way too much  ::).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Apr 16, 2013, 05:10:32 AM
The Boston Bombings occurred on April 15th, 2013.
This year's Patriots' Day happens to fall on April 15th, 2013.
Patriot's day is a commemoration of the Battles of Lexington & Concord, the start of the American Revolutionary War.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Apr 16, 2013, 08:00:27 AM
Hope nobody on this forum was affected in any way... stay safe folks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Apr 16, 2013, 08:14:28 AM
Wonder who will take responsibility,Have a feeling though that this is Domestic Terrorism.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 16, 2013, 09:01:59 AM
Al Q is much more sophisticated than people give them credit for.  Its military training that they lack.  They could've came up with something like this to be sure.  We had a former Army SF officer who retired and was put on a counter IED taskforce teach us our IED lanes in AIT.  In between his retirement and his employment as one of the members of said taskforce he was a professor that taught engineering the University of Oklahoma. 

Al Q and all their affiliates send over guys with no previous background related to their (or other) organizations and bring them back as collegiate graduates with degrees in engineering to utilize them as bombmakers.  But since the US government can't prove they are going to be bombmakers they can't deny them student visas.   

The only good thing is that the US has a record of these guys if they pop up in the future.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: scarhunter92 on Apr 16, 2013, 01:23:36 PM
Al Q tends to be flashier. I'm betting on domestic terrorism.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 16, 2013, 01:29:57 PM
Most people here seem to think domestic terrorism as well.  Typically more people die overseas in an Al Q linked attack, but you also have to remember that they detonate their IEDs in third world countries instead of the US where medical help is readily available. 

Given the dates though I do find it suspicious. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Apr 16, 2013, 04:30:44 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Apr 16, 2013, 01:29:57 PM
Most people here seem to think domestic terrorism as well.  Typically more people die overseas in an Al Q linked attack, but you also have to remember that they detonate their IEDs in third world countries instead of the US where medical help is readily available. 

Given the dates though I do find it suspicious.

Doubt that the date had much to do with anything. Marathons are just one of the most obvious ways to hit as many civilians as possible.

Metal ball bearings are being reported as being found in the area, which suggests whoever did it had at least some knowledge of anti-personnel devices. Two of them being timed to go off, one after the other, also implies the aim was to generate both intense fear and mass casualties, too. Not just one big single flashy 'statement'.

Right now, unless there's information we don't know about, it's likely to be either Islamic extremists (whether they were trained by Al Qaeda is almost a secondary issue) or possibly someone involved in the Occupy Wall Street movement. The event wasn't obviously linked to Capitalism, though (unless they're demented enough to be enraged by corporate sponsorship to do something like this), which makes the former option a lot more probable. Most extremists are fairly inept and incompetent (the excellent satire, 'Four Lions', was inspired by a lot of comical real-life cases), but every so often there'll be someone who can make things happen.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 16, 2013, 06:08:51 PM
There are more than a few capable of extremist.  There is a reason IED/EFP are the number one killer of allied troops/Iraqi/Afghani civilians overseas. 

The low casualty count compared to one bomb doing much more damage over in the sandbox and the Stan are reasons why people over here are pointing toward domestic terrorism.  Also typically Islamist extremist want everybody to know it was them as soon as possible.

The Boston Marathon I believe is always set on those dates, though I'm not sure.  Could be coincidence. 

The FBI and Boston PD are suggesting that it has the look of an Al Q bomb, only because the design is fairly common for rookie bombmakers on their online "field" manuals.

We will know soon enough though. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: xeno-kaname on Apr 16, 2013, 06:23:01 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/u-top-court-weighs-patentability-human-genes-170442830--finance.html (http://news.yahoo.com/u-top-court-weighs-patentability-human-genes-170442830--finance.html)

This got over shadowed by the Boston bombings, which is a shame because patents on HIV and cancer strains limit research to just those who own them. And most only release their research if they can turn a profit off it. Breakthroughs that could have saved countless lives have happened if all these patents weren't in place.

The ridiculousness of gene patenting and the likes was first known to me when I started reading Next by Michael Crichton. He was outraged and wrote a book about it. Last book he wrote before dying, which is ironic..
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: JCGAuthor on Apr 16, 2013, 07:58:13 PM
Yeah, put me in the domestic terrorism threat, too.

I hate all this. Not just for the personal cost, but also because it puts us a little closer to a police state.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 16, 2013, 08:34:56 PM
Quote from: JCGAuthor on Apr 16, 2013, 07:58:13 PM
Yeah, put me in the domestic terrorism threat, too.

I hate all this. Not just for the personal cost, but also because it puts us a little closer to a police state.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DF-n5KqGqRM#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DF-n5KqGqRM#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 16, 2013, 11:50:34 PM
Quote from: JCGAuthor on Apr 16, 2013, 07:58:13 PM
Yeah, put me in the domestic terrorism threat, too.

I hate all this. Not just for the personal cost, but also because it puts us a little closer to a police state.

Like it did after 9/11...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Apr 17, 2013, 12:45:49 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Apr 16, 2013, 06:08:51 PM
There are more than a few capable of extremist.  There is a reason IED/EFP are the number one killer of allied troops/Iraqi/Afghani civilians overseas.

Yeah, but they're generally pooled over there. Now probably Syria, too. I was referring more to the ones who are already resident on foreign Western soil. Either lone wolves or terror cells.

QuoteThe low casualty count compared to one bomb doing much more damage over in the sandbox and the Stan are reasons why people over here are pointing toward domestic terrorism.  Also typically Islamist extremist want everybody to know it was them as soon as possible.

If they're reasonably intelligent and planning a campaign, they might not. Might just be a first phase to keep security services guessing.

Islamic extremism just seems the most likely, right now. The location/event doesn't really represent much of a target which would appeal to most other ideologies.

Quote from: xeno-kaname on Apr 16, 2013, 06:23:01 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/u-top-court-weighs-patentability-human-genes-170442830--finance.html (http://news.yahoo.com/u-top-court-weighs-patentability-human-genes-170442830--finance.html)

This got over shadowed by the Boston bombings, which is a shame because patents on HIV and cancer strains limit research to just those who own them. And most only release their research if they can turn a profit off it. Breakthroughs that could have saved countless lives have happened if all these patents weren't in place.

The ridiculousness of gene patenting and the likes was first known to me when I started reading Next by Michael Crichton. He was outraged and wrote a book about it. Last book he wrote before dying, which is ironic..

It frustrates me to think how many world problems could have been solved by now if scientists pooled all their findings together.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOYCkHFMnVc#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOYCkHFMnVc#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Apr 17, 2013, 04:01:15 AM
Libyan's?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 17, 2013, 09:14:28 AM
People be speculating:


(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FayAkErz.jpg&hash=64cede0c4485005c023324ff3c7c1f2cb685f130)



And:


http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/comment/2013/04/the-saudi-marathon-man.html (http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/comment/2013/04/the-saudi-marathon-man.html)


QuoteA twenty-year-old man who had been watching the Boston Marathon had his body torn into by the force of a bomb. He wasn't alone; a hundred and seventy-six people were injured. But he was the only one who, while in the hospital being treated for his wounds, had his apartment searched in "a startling show of force," as his fellow-tenants described it to the Boston Herald, with a "phalanx" of officers and agents and two K9 units. He was the one whose belongings were carried out in paper bags as his neighbors watched; whose roommate, also a student, was questioned for five hours ("I was scared") before coming out to say that he didn't think his friend was someone who'd plant a bomb—that he was a nice guy who liked sports. "Let me go to school, dude," the roommate said later in the day, covering his face with his hands and almost crying, as a Fox News producer followed him and asked him, again and again, if he was sure he hadn't been living with a killer.


Also:


http://www.independent.ie/world-news/muslims-are-evil-lets-kill-them-all-fox-news-pundit-erik-rush-provokes-furious-reaction-with-twitter-rant-after-boston-marathon-bombs-29200908.html (http://www.independent.ie/world-news/muslims-are-evil-lets-kill-them-all-fox-news-pundit-erik-rush-provokes-furious-reaction-with-twitter-rant-after-boston-marathon-bombs-29200908.html)


Quote'Muslims are evil. Let's kill them all': Fox News pundit Erik Rush provokes furious reaction with Twitter rant after Boston Marathon bombs

And:

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/16/world/asia/pakistan-taliban-marathon/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 (http://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/16/world/asia/pakistan-taliban-marathon/index.html?hpt=hp_t1)


QuotePakistani Taliban denies involvement in Boston bombings

And finally, Bill being insane once more:


http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/heather/oreilly-goes-after-obama-calling-boston-bo (http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/heather/oreilly-goes-after-obama-calling-boston-bo)


QuoteO'Reilly Goes After Obama for Calling Boston Bombings a 'Tragedy'
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Apr 17, 2013, 12:43:06 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCA8CA2hUoQ#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCA8CA2hUoQ#ws)

:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Apr 17, 2013, 03:21:40 PM
http://www.independent.ie/world-news/muslims-are-evil-lets-kill-them-all-fox-news-pundit-erik-rush-provokes-furious-reaction-with-twitter-rant-after-boston-marathon-bombs-29200908.html (http://www.independent.ie/world-news/muslims-are-evil-lets-kill-them-all-fox-news-pundit-erik-rush-provokes-furious-reaction-with-twitter-rant-after-boston-marathon-bombs-29200908.html)

Geez saying that wasn't gonna cos an issue lol!  :o


http://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/16/world/asia/pakistan-taliban-marathon/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 (http://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/16/world/asia/pakistan-taliban-marathon/index.html?hpt=hp_t1)

"Wherever we find Americans we will kill them, but we don't have any connection with the Boston Explosions,"

Taliban deny involvement but their statement is just as bad!.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 17, 2013, 04:06:40 PM
I'm thinking domestic more and more.  Two political officials sent envelopes with ricin.  One being the President.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 17, 2013, 04:08:52 PM
PLACE YOUR BETS PEOPLE!
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdcwelshart.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2007%2F11%2Fblackjack-table-las-vegas.jpg&hash=16c18f69d19ccecf468aac0df8e4ace07b5dc3ba)
DOMESTIC or ISLAMIC TERRORISM?! STEP RIGHT UP, DON'T BE SHY!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Apr 17, 2013, 04:13:33 PM
0.01 $ on Domestic.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Apr 17, 2013, 04:40:12 PM
Looking at the Twitter remark, it does obviously look like sarcasm. Especially when you've seen him interviewed on camera before - him saying something like that in a serious manner is a laughable accusation. Unfortunately, stuff like that doesn't transmit over text so well. Still, a bit ridiculous for anyone to have assumed he was literally calling for all Muslims to be slaughtered, let alone a journalist.

Sensationalism like this reminds me of the time Huffington Post tried to claim Glenn Beck supported slavery and then posted the supposedly incriminating audio... Which had him saying exactly the opposite.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gates on Apr 17, 2013, 04:45:22 PM
f**king redick... :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 17, 2013, 04:54:34 PM
Quote from: Xenomorphine on Apr 17, 2013, 04:40:12 PM
Looking at the Twitter remark, it does obviously look like sarcasm. Especially when you've seen him interviewed on camera before - him saying something like that in a serious manner is a laughable accusation. Unfortunately, stuff like that doesn't transmit over text so well. Still, a bit ridiculous for anyone to have assumed he was literally calling for all Muslims to be slaughtered, let alone a journalist.

Sensationalism like this reminds me of the time Huffington Post tried to claim Glenn Beck supported slavery and then posted the supposedly incriminating audio... Which had him saying exactly the opposite.
People just hate Glenn Beck.  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 17, 2013, 04:55:05 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Apr 17, 2013, 04:54:34 PM
People just hate Glenn Beck.  :P
As well they should.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 17, 2013, 05:07:18 PM
That doesn't justify people creating lies about somebody.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Apr 17, 2013, 05:16:09 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Apr 17, 2013, 05:07:18 PM
That doesn't justify people creating lies about somebody.

Especially when it's as damaging to their reputation as charges of racism.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 17, 2013, 05:18:44 PM
lol, Glenn Beck's reputation.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: scarhunter92 on Apr 17, 2013, 05:52:06 PM
QuoteCNN reports that Boston bomber has been arrested, department store security camera led to ID.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Apr 17, 2013, 06:03:28 PM
Quote from: scarhunter92 on Apr 17, 2013, 05:52:06 PM
QuoteCNN reports that Boston bomber has been arrested, department store security camera led to ID.


Reddit forces have posted images of numerous suspects with backpacks. There's that shady looking guy and a few others, some even look like miilitary special ops agents.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 17, 2013, 06:04:28 PM
#FALSE FLAG!!!11!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Apr 17, 2013, 08:04:12 PM
Anonymous got hold of Westboro's page, lol (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Westboro-Baptist-Church)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 17, 2013, 08:18:05 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Apr 17, 2013, 06:03:28 PM
Quote from: scarhunter92 on Apr 17, 2013, 05:52:06 PM
QuoteCNN reports that Boston bomber has been arrested, department store security camera led to ID.


Reddit forces have posted images of numerous suspects with backpacks. There's that shady looking guy and a few others, some even look like miilitary special ops agents.

There were active duty military in the crowd as sponsors for various charities. 

Special ops wouldn't be that easy for a civilian to identify.  They throw those stereotypes out for a reason.  Your not looking for a mountain man, and your not looking for a guy with aviators/oakley's and a crewcut.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 17, 2013, 08:19:36 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Apr 17, 2013, 05:07:18 PM
That doesn't justify people creating lies about somebody.
Tell that to Glenn Beck.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 17, 2013, 08:20:50 PM
k, I will. I'll go ahead and tell everyone else as well.  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 17, 2013, 08:26:34 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Apr 17, 2013, 08:20:50 PM
k, I will. I'll go ahead and tell everyone else as well.  :P
Oh, and tell him he's a goddamned son of a bitch, too. Please.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 17, 2013, 08:28:28 PM
Alright. Oh and would you want me to tell him this message is coming from maledoro?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 17, 2013, 08:31:05 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Apr 17, 2013, 08:28:28 PM
Alright. Oh and would you want me to tell him this message is coming from maledoro?
Hell, yeah.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Apr 17, 2013, 08:51:12 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Apr 17, 2013, 05:07:18 PM
That doesn't justify people creating lies about somebody.

True.

I could hate someone's guts but I wouldn't lie about them, it just shows you are not much better, it also has the potential to come back to bite you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 17, 2013, 09:20:54 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Apr 17, 2013, 05:18:44 PM
lol, Glenn Beck's reputation.


Exactly, Glenn Beck already has tarnished himself for being a stupid moron anyway.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 18, 2013, 12:39:36 AM
That doesn't make it OK to spread lies about him. It makes you just as stupid if not more so than him like Rich said.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Apr 18, 2013, 01:02:05 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 18, 2013, 12:39:36 AM
That doesn't make it OK to spread lies about him. It makes you just as stupid if not more so than him like Rich said.

To be fair Cal427eb started the "It doesn't justify lying" side of things.

Just spreadin' the love.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Apr 18, 2013, 01:11:02 AM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Apr 17, 2013, 12:43:06 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCA8CA2hUoQ#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCA8CA2hUoQ#ws)

:laugh:

I love New Zealand parliament. So casual. It's fantastic that this has happened too, and the amount of interest shown in it. (tbh, mainly by the gay community, but NZ youth culture is very pro-gay.)

It shows how much has changed in the last ten years, as about that long ago there were several gay rights marches I was involved in that effectively became riots when the extreme-right christian Destiny Church staged counter-marches designed purely to antagonize. It feels good to see a cause I've literally bled for to come so far. Last night was a huge celebration with no stupidity or violence at all to my knowledge, and I wouldn't want it any other way.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 18, 2013, 01:12:23 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 18, 2013, 12:39:36 AM
That doesn't make it OK to spread lies about him. It makes you just as stupid if not more so than him like Rich said.


No one is spreading lies about him here anyway.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Apr 18, 2013, 01:14:12 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 18, 2013, 01:12:23 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 18, 2013, 12:39:36 AM
That doesn't make it OK to spread lies about him. It makes you just as stupid if not more so than him like Rich said.


No one is spreading lies about him here anyway.

We're talking about people in general in relation to the Beck article.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 18, 2013, 01:14:59 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Apr 18, 2013, 01:14:12 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 18, 2013, 01:12:23 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 18, 2013, 12:39:36 AM
That doesn't make it OK to spread lies about him. It makes you just as stupid if not more so than him like Rich said.


No one is spreading lies about him here anyway.

We're talking about people in general in relation to the Beck article.


Oh shit, didn't even see the Beck article. Whoops! 


:P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Apr 18, 2013, 01:16:05 AM
No worries.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 18, 2013, 01:59:45 AM
Quote from: [CANCERBLACK] on Apr 18, 2013, 01:11:02 AM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Apr 17, 2013, 12:43:06 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCA8CA2hUoQ#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCA8CA2hUoQ#ws)

:laugh:

I love New Zealand parliament. So casual. It's fantastic that this has happened too, and the amount of interest shown in it. (tbh, mainly by the gay community, but NZ youth culture is very pro-gay.)

It shows how much has changed in the last ten years, as about that long ago there were several gay rights marches I was involved in that effectively became riots when the extreme-right christian Destiny Church staged counter-marches designed purely to antagonize. It feels good to see a cause I've literally bled for to come so far. Last night was a huge celebration with no stupidity or violence at all to my knowledge, and I wouldn't want it any other way.

Aoteroa leaves Australia in the dust again.

I choked up a little...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DW4DXOAXF8U#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DW4DXOAXF8U#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Apr 18, 2013, 03:41:07 AM
Well I dunno if they've got any further but I'm putting my money on Muslim extremists working on their own without Taliban links or knowledge of their actions.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Apr 18, 2013, 03:41:44 AM
What motive would muslim extremists have for the bombing? I don't get it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Apr 18, 2013, 03:43:19 AM
Quote from: Gate on Apr 18, 2013, 03:41:44 AM
What motive would muslim extremists have for the bombing? I don't get it.

They hate America and the West, what else?.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Apr 18, 2013, 03:44:59 AM
But, don't Muslim Extremists aim to kill, not maim? I heard the bombs were filled with random shrapnel like nails.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Apr 18, 2013, 03:53:32 AM
Quote from: Gate on Apr 18, 2013, 03:44:59 AM
But, don't Muslim Extremists aim to kill, not maim? I heard the bombs were filled with random shrapnel like nails.

It all works (and ball bearings)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 18, 2013, 04:07:24 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Apr 18, 2013, 03:41:07 AM
Well I dunno if they've got any further but I'm putting my money on Muslim extremists working on their own without Taliban links or knowledge of their actions.

Of course, jump to the most obvious conclusion without evidence. Classic.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Apr 18, 2013, 04:16:56 AM
Well to be honest there is a chance it could be.

We won't know till investigators find out.

My own guess, domestic violence, not necessarily domestic terrorism (though that is possible too). There are people out there who just want to see the world burn.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightmare Asylum on Apr 18, 2013, 04:17:54 AM
Explosion hits fertilizer plant north of Waco, Texas

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/17/us/texas-explosion/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/17/us/texas-explosion/index.html)

:(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 18, 2013, 04:21:40 AM
damm muzlins!!1! >:(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 18, 2013, 04:22:40 AM
Quote from: Nightmare Asylum on Apr 18, 2013, 04:17:54 AM
Explosion hits fertilizer plant north of Waco, Texas

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/17/us/texas-explosion/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/17/us/texas-explosion/index.html)

:(


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROrpKx3aIjA#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROrpKx3aIjA#ws)



Huge motherf**king explosion happens right at 30 seconds.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 18, 2013, 04:24:53 AM
What the f**k is going on!!!????
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Apr 18, 2013, 04:26:27 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 18, 2013, 04:22:40 AM
Quote from: Nightmare Asylum on Apr 18, 2013, 04:17:54 AM
Explosion hits fertilizer plant north of Waco, Texas

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/17/us/texas-explosion/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/17/us/texas-explosion/index.html)

:(


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROrpKx3aIjA#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROrpKx3aIjA#ws)



Huge motherf**king explosion happens right at 30 seconds.

... I'm no expert on how a fertilizer plant is built or what one is supposed to contain, but what the hell would combust like that?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Apr 18, 2013, 04:35:15 AM
Quote from: Nightmare Asylum on Apr 18, 2013, 04:17:54 AM
Explosion hits fertilizer plant north of Waco, Texas

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/17/us/texas-explosion/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/17/us/texas-explosion/index.html)

:(

What's going on??
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 18, 2013, 04:36:55 AM
https://soundcloud.com/alertpage-1/west-tx-explosion-initial#play



^^^ Click
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Apr 18, 2013, 04:38:13 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 18, 2013, 04:36:55 AM
https://soundcloud.com/alertpage-1/west-tx-explosion-initial#play



^^^ Click

Wow. But what I don't get is, is it just an accidental explosion, or did somebody target it?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 18, 2013, 04:41:23 AM
Quote from: The PredBen on Apr 18, 2013, 04:38:13 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 18, 2013, 04:36:55 AM
https://soundcloud.com/alertpage-1/west-tx-explosion-initial#play



^^^ Click

Wow. But what I don't get is, is it just an accidental explosion, or did somebody target it?


I'm betting on accidental, fertilizer is highly explosive, especially if this was a chemical fertilizer plant. There's been quite a few explosions due to fertilizer plants in the past.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 18, 2013, 04:44:42 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Apr 18, 2013, 04:26:27 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 18, 2013, 04:22:40 AM
Quote from: Nightmare Asylum on Apr 18, 2013, 04:17:54 AM
Explosion hits fertilizer plant north of Waco, Texas

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/17/us/texas-explosion/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/17/us/texas-explosion/index.html)

:(


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROrpKx3aIjA#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROrpKx3aIjA#ws)



Huge motherf**king explosion happens right at 30 seconds.

... I'm no expert on how a fertilizer plant is built or what one is supposed to contain, but what the hell would combust like that?

A fertiliser plan contains fertiliser which is often a component used in explosives.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Apr 18, 2013, 04:45:33 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 18, 2013, 04:41:23 AM
Quote from: The PredBen on Apr 18, 2013, 04:38:13 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 18, 2013, 04:36:55 AM
https://soundcloud.com/alertpage-1/west-tx-explosion-initial#play (https://soundcloud.com/alertpage-1/west-tx-explosion-initial#play)



^^^ Click

Wow. But what I don't get is, is it just an accidental explosion, or did somebody target it?


I'm betting on accidental, fertilizer is highly explosive, especially if this was a chemical fertilizer plant. There's been quite a few explosions due to fertilizer plants in the past.

Quote from: SM on Apr 18, 2013, 04:44:42 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Apr 18, 2013, 04:26:27 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 18, 2013, 04:22:40 AM
Quote from: Nightmare Asylum on Apr 18, 2013, 04:17:54 AM
Explosion hits fertilizer plant north of Waco, Texas

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/17/us/texas-explosion/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/17/us/texas-explosion/index.html)

:(


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROrpKx3aIjA#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROrpKx3aIjA#ws)



Huge motherf**king explosion happens right at 30 seconds.

... I'm no expert on how a fertilizer plant is built or what one is supposed to contain, but what the hell would combust like that?

A fertiliser plan contains fertiliser which is often a component used in explosives.

I learned something new today. When I think of the stuff I think of what goes in a garden.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Apr 18, 2013, 04:46:49 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 18, 2013, 04:41:23 AM
Quote from: The PredBen on Apr 18, 2013, 04:38:13 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 18, 2013, 04:36:55 AM
https://soundcloud.com/alertpage-1/west-tx-explosion-initial#play



^^^ Click

Wow. But what I don't get is, is it just an accidental explosion, or did somebody target it?


I'm betting on accidental, fertilizer is highly explosive, especially if this was a chemical fertilizer plant. There's been quite a few explosions due to fertilizer plants in the past.
Okay, well it's a tragedy regardless  :(, but I'm relieved that it's likely to just be an accident.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 18, 2013, 04:59:11 AM
http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Explosion-Injuries-Reported-At-West-Fertilizer-Plant-203505331.html (http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Explosion-Injuries-Reported-At-West-Fertilizer-Plant-203505331.html)


QuoteUPDATE: EMS Director Says 60 To 70 Dead In West Explosion
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Apr 18, 2013, 05:22:56 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 18, 2013, 04:07:24 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Apr 18, 2013, 03:41:07 AM
Well I dunno if they've got any further but I'm putting my money on Muslim extremists working on their own without Taliban links or knowledge of their actions.

Of course, jump to the most obvious conclusion without evidence. Classic.


Obvious maybe but I'm sure a high chance. Why would it be domestic? at the moment there are plenty of people abroad who could have done it, Libyans is my other choice.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 18, 2013, 05:46:20 AM
According to what source exactly, angry Arabs? Angry Afghanis? There's no reason to think it can't be domestic. It could very well be just a bunch of angry posers claiming to be anarchists.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Apr 18, 2013, 06:21:40 AM
Domestic who? I had no idea there was any domestic threats in the US other than ones that have been on holiday to the Middle East.  Shootings in the US are frequent but I've not heard of bombings like this in the same vain, or frequent.

Unless your school kids have upped their game.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 18, 2013, 06:27:23 AM
Nah - must be them dirty stinkin' muzlins (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_terrorism_in_the_United_States#Centennial_Olympic_Park_bombing)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Apr 18, 2013, 06:36:46 AM
Well we will see but that's my guess going on current affairs and the bomb designs. Second guess Libyans.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 18, 2013, 06:51:51 AM
Next guess?

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com.au%2Furl%3Fsource%3Dimglanding%26amp%3Bct%3Dimg%26amp%3Bq%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.ljfinancial.com.au%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F01%2FZee-Germans-160x160.jpg%26amp%3Bsa%3DX%26amp%3Bei%3D6JdvUYWvEOzxiAfAt4BY%26amp%3Bved%3D0CAkQ8wc%26amp%3Busg%3DAFQjCNEH9UGySS5Q-7tJnMyaOT7n_UQq6w&hash=897207d4445ba417b1c7a33fa15761a3ef9aa816)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 18, 2013, 06:55:33 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Apr 18, 2013, 06:36:46 AM
Well we will see but that's my guess going on current affairs and the bomb designs. Second guess Libyans.

There's no motive to attack a marathon if it was a religious group. There's nothing about this attack for any serious terrorist to go after. Yes, I read the statement by the whack job Jordanian recently but I don't believe that al-Qaeda would go out of its way to target such an insignificant event.

Quote from: SM on Apr 18, 2013, 06:51:51 AM
Next guess?

http://www.google.com.au/url?source=imglanding&ct=img&q=http://www.ljfinancial.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Zee-Germans-160x160.jpg&sa=X&ei=6JdvUYWvEOzxiAfAt4BY&ved=0CAkQ8wc&usg=AFQjCNEH9UGySS5Q-7tJnMyaOT7n_UQq6w

:D :D :D classic
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Apr 18, 2013, 07:16:27 AM
Plenty of people though, in the US, televised, they aren't gonna be that picky I'd assume.

I really don't see how you can rule out extreme Islamist's all considering, its not like they haven't earned/don't deserve this bad reputation. Even though the Taliban has denied involvement that still doesn't mean it wasn't Islam extremists, like I say they could be working on their own.

They have gotta be front runners alongside some other possibilities.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 18, 2013, 07:51:22 AM
I'm not ruling them out. I just think it's highly unlikely.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Apr 18, 2013, 01:17:04 PM
Fertilizer Plant Explosion in Waco,Texas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROrpKx3aIjA#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROrpKx3aIjA#ws)

Quote
(CNN) -- A massive explosion at a fertilizer plant in the small Texas town of West left at least two people dead, sent dozens more seeking medical attention and prompted a widescale evacuation in the community of 2,600 people.
Fire officials fear that the number of casualties could rise much higher.
The blast took place at the West Fertilizer Plant, about 18 miles north of Waco. It sent a massive fireball into the sky
And the danger may not be over.
Residents are being evacuated because officials are worried that another tank at the facility might explode.
State troopers in gas masks were scene rushing to the area shortly after the blast,
Shortly after the explosion, more than 60 patients streamed into Hillcrest Hospital in Waco, suffering from "blast injuries, orthopedic injuries (and) a lot of lacerations," said hospital CEO Glenn Robinson.
While some of the injuries are minor, others are "quite serious," he said.
At least six helicopters are going to fly out those who are injured, Robinson said. Others are being transported by ambulance, and some are getting to the hospital by car, he added.
Two other hospitals in the region were also assisting.
As many scrambled to assist the injured, another danger seemed to emerge Wednesday night.
"What we are hearing is that there is one fertilizer tank that is still intact at the plant, and there are evacuations in place to make sure everyone gets away from the area safely in case of another explosion," said Ben Stratmann, a spokesman for Texas State Sen. Brian Birdwell.
Photos of the explosion -- which reportedly happened around 7:50 p.m. (8:50 p.m. ET) -- showed a huge blaze and flames leaping over the roof of a structure and a plume of smoke rising high into the air.
The West Fertilizer Plant is just north of Waco. A school and a nursing home are among the buildings near the plant, CNN affiliate KWTX reported.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry said he is aware of the explosion, a spokesman said, and was working to get resources into the area.
Tommy Alford, who works in a convenience store about three miles from the plant, told CNN that several volunteer firefighters were at the store when they spotted smoke. Alford said the firefighters headed toward the scene and then between five and 10 minutes later, he heard a massive explosion.
"It was massive; it was intense," Alford said.
Chrystal Anthony, a nearby resident, said she saw the flames engulf a nursing home and an apartment complex.
"It was an apartment complex that was devastated, the nursing home. The fire was close to a residential area," Anthony said.
"It was like a bomb went off," said Barry Murry, a resident who lives about a mile away from the plant. "There were emergency vehicles everywhere. It has been overwhelming."
West, Texas, is a community of about 2,800 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Sitting about 75 miles south of Dallas and 120 miles north of Austin, West is one of 22 incorporated communities in McLennan County.
Some firefighters at the scene of a fertilizer plant explosion in Texas were concerned Wednesday night about anhydrous ammonia.
What is anhydrous ammonia?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, anhydrous ammonia is a pungent gas with suffocating fumes that is used as a fertilizer.
When exposed to humans, it can cause serious problems.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/17/us/texas-explosion/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/17/us/texas-explosion/index.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 18, 2013, 01:38:12 PM
Anhydrous is a key ingrediant in meth.  We always have fools trying to break into anhydrous dealers back home so they can get said ingrediant.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Apr 18, 2013, 02:50:04 PM
http://www.glennbeck.com/2013/04/18/breaking-saudi-student-connected-to-boston-marathon-bombing-set-to-be-deported-under-security-related-grounds-connected-to-terrorist-activities/ (http://www.glennbeck.com/2013/04/18/breaking-saudi-student-connected-to-boston-marathon-bombing-set-to-be-deported-under-security-related-grounds-connected-to-terrorist-activities/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 18, 2013, 03:49:26 PM
glennbeck.com

For all your bullshit needs. We even sell it as fertilizer! That's how strong our verbal bullshit is.

Glennbeck.com. A haven for shit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Apr 18, 2013, 04:14:01 PM
Reeks of home brewed terrorism for some reason... Don't know why but that's the feeling I'm getting.

Islamist terrorists usually let everyone know that whatever terrorist cell who did it did it. There is no low profile hush hush going on after the attack has been executed.

Also, why target a marathon? Sure, there are lots of people there and lots of media coverage, but still. Just don't see the military gain in bombing a marathon. It's not like them. They usually go for targets that at least have some level of political significance.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Apr 18, 2013, 05:14:49 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Apr 18, 2013, 04:14:01 PM
Islamist terrorists usually let everyone know that whatever terrorist cell who did it did it. There is no low profile hush hush going on after the attack has been executed.

Also, why target a marathon? Sure, there are lots of people there and lots of media coverage, but still. Just don't see the military gain in bombing a marathon. It's not like them. They usually go for targets that at least have some level of political significance.

Er, no they don't. They mainly try to kill as many people as possible, and create as much terror as possible. They're genocidal psychopaths, not political activists.

It is unusual for them not to take credit, but we have no idea about the circumstances of whoever did it. Maybe it's an isolated cell who intended to leave the country before releasing videos, or something like that. Though again, as Islamic extremist terrorists are motivated by beliefs rather than a political agenda, they don't actually further their aims by taking credit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 18, 2013, 05:23:11 PM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Apr 18, 2013, 01:17:04 PM
Fertilizer Plant Explosion in Waco,Texas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROrpKx3aIjA#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROrpKx3aIjA#ws)

Quote
(CNN) -- A massive explosion at a fertilizer plant in the small Texas town of West left at least two people dead, sent dozens more seeking medical attention and prompted a widescale evacuation in the community of 2,600 people.
Fire officials fear that the number of casualties could rise much higher.
The blast took place at the West Fertilizer Plant, about 18 miles north of Waco. It sent a massive fireball into the sky
And the danger may not be over.
Residents are being evacuated because officials are worried that another tank at the facility might explode.
State troopers in gas masks were scene rushing to the area shortly after the blast,
Shortly after the explosion, more than 60 patients streamed into Hillcrest Hospital in Waco, suffering from "blast injuries, orthopedic injuries (and) a lot of lacerations," said hospital CEO Glenn Robinson.
While some of the injuries are minor, others are "quite serious," he said.
At least six helicopters are going to fly out those who are injured, Robinson said. Others are being transported by ambulance, and some are getting to the hospital by car, he added.
Two other hospitals in the region were also assisting.
As many scrambled to assist the injured, another danger seemed to emerge Wednesday night.
"What we are hearing is that there is one fertilizer tank that is still intact at the plant, and there are evacuations in place to make sure everyone gets away from the area safely in case of another explosion," said Ben Stratmann, a spokesman for Texas State Sen. Brian Birdwell.
Photos of the explosion -- which reportedly happened around 7:50 p.m. (8:50 p.m. ET) -- showed a huge blaze and flames leaping over the roof of a structure and a plume of smoke rising high into the air.
The West Fertilizer Plant is just north of Waco. A school and a nursing home are among the buildings near the plant, CNN affiliate KWTX reported.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry said he is aware of the explosion, a spokesman said, and was working to get resources into the area.
Tommy Alford, who works in a convenience store about three miles from the plant, told CNN that several volunteer firefighters were at the store when they spotted smoke. Alford said the firefighters headed toward the scene and then between five and 10 minutes later, he heard a massive explosion.
"It was massive; it was intense," Alford said.
Chrystal Anthony, a nearby resident, said she saw the flames engulf a nursing home and an apartment complex.
"It was an apartment complex that was devastated, the nursing home. The fire was close to a residential area," Anthony said.
"It was like a bomb went off," said Barry Murry, a resident who lives about a mile away from the plant. "There were emergency vehicles everywhere. It has been overwhelming."
West, Texas, is a community of about 2,800 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Sitting about 75 miles south of Dallas and 120 miles north of Austin, West is one of 22 incorporated communities in McLennan County.
Some firefighters at the scene of a fertilizer plant explosion in Texas were concerned Wednesday night about anhydrous ammonia.
What is anhydrous ammonia?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, anhydrous ammonia is a pungent gas with suffocating fumes that is used as a fertilizer.
When exposed to humans, it can cause serious problems.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/17/us/texas-explosion/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/17/us/texas-explosion/index.html)


Go back a page, Grimes. Already been posted, I even added a link to soundcloud that has 24 minutes worth of the police scanner.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Apr 18, 2013, 05:42:36 PM
Quote from: SM on Apr 18, 2013, 06:51:51 AM
Next guess?

http://www.google.com.au/url?source=imglanding&ct=img&q=http://www.ljfinancial.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Zee-Germans-160x160.jpg&sa=X&ei=6JdvUYWvEOzxiAfAt4BY&ved=0CAkQ8wc&usg=AFQjCNEH9UGySS5Q-7tJnMyaOT7n_UQq6w

The Red Coats!  >:(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Apr 18, 2013, 06:09:56 PM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 18, 2013, 03:49:26 PM
glennbeck.com

For all your bullshit needs. We even sell it as fertilizer! That's how strong our verbal bullshit is.

Glennbeck.com. A haven for shit.

I tried to look for other news sources. The point is, it doesn't matter who is presenting that news, what matters is what the news is about. This has substance, we finally have a lead in the bombing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Apr 18, 2013, 06:52:13 PM
Quote from: Vertigo on Apr 18, 2013, 05:14:49 PM
Er, no they don't. They mainly try to kill as many people as possible, and create as much terror as possible. They're genocidal psychopaths, not political activists.

They are just as political as they are religious psychopaths. Islamism is by definition political. It's a politicized activist (and quite often militant and extreme) take and stance on Islam as the means on how to run a society and its people. A kind of major and well coordinated attack like this one, if it would've been Islamist terrorists, on foreign soil (foreign to them), would not have been aimed at something as trivial as a marathon. Sure, it causes terror and has an impact on our society and such, but still. A marathon?

Then, on the other hand, it could be an isolated Islamist terror group/cell who are not that picky and are acting on their own. Who knows?

Maybe they're trying out new strategies and tactics?


Even so I still think this terrorist attack is way more domestic than that and has very little to do with our shortcomings in the Middle-East.


QuoteIt is unusual for them not to take credit, but we have no idea about the circumstances of whoever did it. Maybe it's an isolated cell who intended to leave the country before releasing videos, or something like that.

Like I said, who knows? My bets are still on what's brewing in our own backyard.


QuoteThough again, as Islamic extremist terrorists are motivated by beliefs rather than a political agenda, they don't actually further their aims by taking credit.

Well, if you are a person who believes there is a holy war going on and you want to fire up your fellow holy warriors all over the world, one of the best ways to set that spark aflame is to take 'credit' for it: "We blew up x! Now follow our lead! The game is on" ...or something like that. Saying "we did it" inspires the like-minded.

And like I wrote earlier in this post Islamic extremists (aka Militant Islamists aka Islamist Activists aka Islamist Extremists etc.) are very much political. Islamism = Just another case of religion and politics conjoined instead of being separated.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Apr 18, 2013, 08:06:23 PM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 18, 2013, 03:49:26 PM
glennbeck.com

For all your bullshit needs. We even sell it as fertilizer! That's how strong our verbal bullshit is.

Glennbeck.com. A haven for shit.
This thread makes lol so damn hard sometimes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: JCGAuthor on Apr 18, 2013, 08:33:52 PM
Regarding the video: May I just say....if a fetilizer plant is on fire -- how crazy do you have to be to pull up with a camera and a bag of popcorn?

That was a good warning to rubberneckers and gawkers everywhere. Glad they're OK, but still.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Apr 18, 2013, 08:37:46 PM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Apr 18, 2013, 06:09:56 PM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 18, 2013, 03:49:26 PM
glennbeck.com

For all your bullshit needs. We even sell it as fertilizer! That's how strong our verbal bullshit is.

Glennbeck.com. A haven for shit.

I tried to look for other news sources. The point is, it doesn't matter who is presenting that news, what matters is what the news is about. This has substance, we finally have a lead in the bombing.

It matters a lot actually. Learning technical reporting in college knowing the 'who' helps greatly in deciding whether an article or journal, etc, is reliable or not.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Apr 18, 2013, 09:54:29 PM
I guess he isn't being deported after all.


http://thehill.com/blogs/global-affairs/terrorism/294839-saudi-student-hurt-in-bombing-not-a-suspect-not-being-deported (http://thehill.com/blogs/global-affairs/terrorism/294839-saudi-student-hurt-in-bombing-not-a-suspect-not-being-deported)

And I guess there is now a "cover-up" about it too.

http://www.infowars.com/obama-covering-up-saudi-link-to-boston-bombing/ (http://www.infowars.com/obama-covering-up-saudi-link-to-boston-bombing/)


They are not telling us the whole truth. Why must hide it?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 18, 2013, 10:15:26 PM
QuoteThe point is, it doesn't matter who is presenting that news, what matters is what the news is about.

:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Apr 18, 2013, 10:20:15 PM
News is news. Just be careful of those biased people that put a spin on such reports.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 18, 2013, 10:21:16 PM
Which means that it does matter who is reporting the news...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Apr 18, 2013, 10:24:16 PM
Just getting better and better!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 18, 2013, 10:33:31 PM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 18, 2013, 10:21:16 PM
Which means that it does matter who is reporting the news...

Except when it conforms to Rick's own preferences and biases - then it doesn't.

:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 18, 2013, 10:58:42 PM
Hey y'all, I'm Rick. Welcome to my world of nonsense! I've got hamburgers in hotdog buns to your left, and tea being made in a coffee pot to your right!
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstream1.gifsoup.com%2Fview%2F967890%2Fgo-crazy-o.gif&hash=1022f2aad2dbccfee3ceb9dd492649fbb0b0328a)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Apr 18, 2013, 11:18:57 PM
Btw. FBI have two "suspects", or more like leads, concerning the Boston bombings... Two 25-35 something dudes with baseball caps dressing like any Joe Shmoe that age.

And just for fun, ethnicity of the suspects still remains unknown... ...But they do look kind of "whitish"... ...but if you're into the whole Muslims! thing these blurry pictures might pass for some kind of westernized non-Israeli Middle-Easterners. We'll know in a few hours or so whether these guys are one of those dreaded terrorist Muslim demons or if they are just two harmless good old American boys who just happened to make a bad choice in their lives and thus we'll forget about what they did the next time another terrorist attack happens on our soil and the media starts implying that it had to be Muslims who did it... Because the fact that the absolute majority of all terrorist attacks in the US are executed by right-wing extremist organizations and people just doesn't seem to matter. It's just way more fun when it's a bearded brown man in a turban isn't it?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Apr 18, 2013, 11:19:22 PM
Quote from: SM on Apr 18, 2013, 10:33:31 PM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 18, 2013, 10:21:16 PM
Which means that it does matter who is reporting the news...

Except when it conforms to SM's own preferences and biases - then it doesn't.

:laugh:

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 18, 2013, 11:22:21 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com.au%2Furl%3Fsource%3Dimglanding%26amp%3Bct%3Dimg%26amp%3Bq%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fdiablo.incgamers.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F09%2FGenius.jpg%26amp%3Bsa%3DX%26amp%3Bei%3Du39wUfyoA4yViQe7p4GABw%26amp%3Bved%3D0CAkQ8wc%26amp%3Busg%3DAFQjCNGN2psOE4jiixtUwyZfvYfgQUFZdw&hash=c5aae1477008fae63316c93e71c5cbfd5517f667)

There are times, when I think - 'You know, I think sometimes people are a bit too hard on young Rick'.

Then there's the rest of the time...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Apr 19, 2013, 12:18:04 AM
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/04/suspects_boston_marathon_bombing.php (http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/04/suspects_boston_marathon_bombing.php)

FBI Wants Help Putting Names To These Bombing Suspects
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 19, 2013, 12:27:58 AM
Wow. So people have an ear to go on.

If they identify a person based on an ear, I swear to God this is a set up.

The guy in profile...maybe they'll get someone, but unlikely.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 19, 2013, 12:29:26 AM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Apr 19, 2013, 12:18:04 AM
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/04/suspects_boston_marathon_bombing.php (http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/04/suspects_boston_marathon_bombing.php)

FBI Wants Help Putting Names To These Bombing Suspects

Obviously Mohammed or Achmed or something.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Apr 19, 2013, 12:32:14 AM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 19, 2013, 12:27:58 AM
I swear to God this is a set up.

Like an inside job? I don't think so mate. Not enough people killed or elaborate enough for it to have been an "inside job."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 19, 2013, 12:34:23 AM
And yet the entire nation is holding hands and singing campfire songs at hockey games and belting out the national anthem with tears in their eyes like they'd just won World War 2.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 19, 2013, 12:37:41 AM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 19, 2013, 12:27:58 AM
Wow. So people have an ear to go on.

If they identify a person based on an ear, I swear to God this is a set up.

The guy in profile...maybe they'll get someone, but unlikely.


More pics here, and a video:



http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/everything-we-know-about-the-fbis-suspects-in-the-boston-mar (http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/everything-we-know-about-the-fbis-suspects-in-the-boston-mar)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Apr 19, 2013, 12:40:46 AM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 19, 2013, 12:34:23 AM
And yet the entire nation is holding hands and singing campfire songs at hockey games and belting out the national anthem with tears in their eyes like they'd just won World War 2.

Because we have Spirit. And Patriotism.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Apr 19, 2013, 12:41:28 AM
'Murica!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 19, 2013, 12:45:16 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Apr 19, 2013, 12:40:46 AM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 19, 2013, 12:34:23 AM
And yet the entire nation is holding hands and singing campfire songs at hockey games and belting out the national anthem with tears in their eyes like they'd just won World War 2.

Because we have Spirit. And Patriotism.
And hyperactive tear ducts.

And BMI's that are through the roof.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Apr 19, 2013, 12:52:18 AM
Quote from: SM on Apr 19, 2013, 12:29:26 AM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Apr 19, 2013, 12:18:04 AM
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/04/suspects_boston_marathon_bombing.php (http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/04/suspects_boston_marathon_bombing.php)

FBI Wants Help Putting Names To These Bombing Suspects

Obviously Mohammed or Achmed or something.


So round up all the people with "9/11'ey" names? I was certain this was the work of domestic terror-wrists. Shit's going down.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 19, 2013, 01:16:01 AM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 19, 2013, 12:45:16 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Apr 19, 2013, 12:40:46 AM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 19, 2013, 12:34:23 AM
And yet the entire nation is holding hands and singing campfire songs at hockey games and belting out the national anthem with tears in their eyes like they'd just won World War 2.

Because we have Spirit. And Patriotism.
And hyperactive tear ducts.

And BMI's that are through the roof.  :laugh:

;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Apr 19, 2013, 01:54:31 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 18, 2013, 06:55:33 AM
There's no motive to attack a marathon if it was a religious group. There's nothing about this attack for any serious terrorist to go after.

By that logic, none of the bombings in Iraq/Afghanistan, where dozens, if not hundreds of people got blown up at a time in markets, were carried out by Al Qaeda-linked people, either.

They'd target it because they consider them 'infidels'. They'd target it because it's an easy way to get both mass casualties and lots of publicity. This isn't rocket science. It's typical of their MO.

Most likely reason nobody's claimed responsibility is because they were either caught in the explosion or are keeping a low profile, either because they're on the run or due to this just being the first phase of a campaign.

If anything, we should be asking who else has a reason for striking a target like that. Sure, there are other terrorist groups out there, but Occupy Wall Street-aligned anarchists have nothing to gain from this and organisations like the 'Shining Path' aren't at all competent.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Apr 18, 2013, 11:18:57 PM
but if you're into the whole Muslims! thing these blurry pictures might pass for some kind of westernized non-Israeli Middle-Easterners.

You realise that Muslims aren't a race, right? :) You can have white Muslims, Chinese Muslims - any kind of ethnicity you want. It means nothing. The 'shoe bomber' was white. Al Qaeda has been known for many years to be actively seeking out white recruits, specifically to get around ethnic profiling strategies.

Islamic extremism isn't an ethnicity. It's an ideology. An ideology which just so happens to be the one most entangled in wanting to strike US targets and lots of experience in building these types of devices. If you don't consider Islamic radicals to be one of the more obvious potential suspects, then you're ignoring reality.

Doesn't mean to say they are responsible. Just that it's a likelihood which needs to be considered.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 19, 2013, 02:55:36 AM
Quote from: Xenomorphine on Apr 19, 2013, 01:54:31 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 18, 2013, 06:55:33 AM
There's no motive to attack a marathon if it was a religious group. There's nothing about this attack for any serious terrorist to go after.

By that logic, none of the bombings in Iraq/Afghanistan, where dozens, if not hundreds of people got blown up at a time in markets, were carried out by Al Qaeda-linked people, either.

They'd target it because they consider them 'infidels'. They'd target it because it's an easy way to get both mass casualties and lots of publicity. This isn't rocket science. It's typical of their MO.

Most likely reason nobody's claimed responsibility is because they were either caught in the explosion or are keeping a low profile, either because they're on the run or due to this just being the first phase of a campaign.

If anything, we should be asking who else has a reason for striking a target like that. Sure, there are other terrorist groups out there, but Occupy Wall Street-aligned anarchists have nothing to gain from this and organisations like the 'Shining Path' aren't at all competent.

I would still disagree with you. A bombing back home is a way to destabilize the country and government which causes unrest, which could very well lead to a military coup or something similar thereby allowing a terrorist group to assume power.

Their MO in this case may be typical but the target is still highly dubious. Compared to 9/11, something like this isn't big enough to make any kind of statement.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Apr 19, 2013, 04:21:05 AM
His/her motive may not be so obvious as some would hope for.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: scm on Apr 19, 2013, 04:28:55 AM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 19, 2013, 12:45:16 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Apr 19, 2013, 12:40:46 AM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 19, 2013, 12:34:23 AM
And yet the entire nation is holding hands and singing campfire songs at hockey games and belting out the national anthem with tears in their eyes like they'd just won World War 2.

Because we have Spirit. And Patriotism.
And hyperactive tear ducts.

And BMI's that are through the roof.  :laugh:
You're a f**king idiot. Now continue with yours and SM's little circle jerk.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 19, 2013, 04:32:20 AM
Shots have been fired at M.I.T.


http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/04/theres-shooter-loose-and-officer-down-mit/64379/ (http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/04/theres-shooter-loose-and-officer-down-mit/64379/)


QuoteAn Officer's Been Killed and There's a Shooter on the Loose at MIT

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Apr 19, 2013, 04:34:59 AM
Boston's having a tough week. :-\

Terrible news. Hope they catch him quickly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 19, 2013, 04:37:32 AM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: scm on Apr 19, 2013, 04:51:08 AM
So grenades and shots fired is what I'm hearing about this on the police scanner wtfffffff.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Apr 19, 2013, 04:52:02 AM
Note to self: Never visit Boston.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 19, 2013, 05:05:31 AM
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-19/boston-bombing-victim-in-iconic-photo-helped-identify-attackers.html (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-19/boston-bombing-victim-in-iconic-photo-helped-identify-attackers.html)


QuoteBoston Bombing Victim in Iconic Photo Helped Identify Attackers

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Apr 19, 2013, 05:11:37 AM
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/04/theres-shooter-loose-and-officer-down-mit/64379/ (http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/04/theres-shooter-loose-and-officer-down-mit/64379/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 19, 2013, 05:13:28 AM
7 posts above yours...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 19, 2013, 05:16:10 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Apr 19, 2013, 05:11:37 AM
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/04/theres-shooter-loose-and-officer-down-mit/64379/ (http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/04/theres-shooter-loose-and-officer-down-mit/64379/)


You're two for two, Grimes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Apr 19, 2013, 05:21:06 AM
Quote from: SM on Apr 19, 2013, 05:13:28 AM
7 posts above yours...

Dammit.  >:(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 19, 2013, 05:39:52 AM
Recent Updates:


http://www.buzzfeed.com/mbvd/explosives-thrown-at-police-in-watertown-massachusetts (http://www.buzzfeed.com/mbvd/explosives-thrown-at-police-in-watertown-massachusetts)


QuoteExplosives Thrown At Police In Watertown, Massachusetts
The police scanner reports explosives and gunshots. Last update: MSP confirming the second suspect is still outstanding.


Updates will continue to be made in that link.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: scm on Apr 19, 2013, 05:51:13 AM
dunno how fast that one is updating but theres this which has been pretty much spot on the whole time http://reddit-stream.com/comments/1cnl3y/ (http://reddit-stream.com/comments/1cnl3y/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Apr 19, 2013, 06:02:21 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.theatlanticwire.com%2Fimg%2Fupload%2F2013%2F04%2F19%2FAP655743358140%2Flarge.jpg&hash=b44ea010c0a26f87247f28219b2da01a76d5fa27)

The dead gunmen:

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 19, 2013, 06:25:29 AM
Who said he's "the dead gunman"?

Police are saying they got someone in custody on CNN.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: scm on Apr 19, 2013, 06:25:50 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Apr 19, 2013, 06:02:21 AM
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The dead gunmen:

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He's not dead, that was just some unlucky guy who walked by from work and was detained. They released him and only have 1 in custody while the other one is still loose.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Apr 19, 2013, 10:58:56 AM
It saying on Sky news one is dead and one has escaped???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 19, 2013, 11:17:08 AM
Quote from: scm on Apr 19, 2013, 04:28:55 AM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 19, 2013, 12:45:16 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Apr 19, 2013, 12:40:46 AM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 19, 2013, 12:34:23 AM
And yet the entire nation is holding hands and singing campfire songs at hockey games and belting out the national anthem with tears in their eyes like they'd just won World War 2.

Because we have Spirit. And Patriotism.
And hyperactive tear ducts.

And BMI's that are through the roof.  :laugh:
You're a f**king idiot. Now continue with yours and SM's little circle jerk.
:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Apr 19, 2013, 12:03:27 PM
The Tsarnaev brothers huh?


Spoiler
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Apr 19, 2013, 12:11:19 PM
Seems people are assuming the the two suspects are the ones who bombed the Marathon.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Apr 19, 2013, 12:24:26 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Apr 19, 2013, 12:11:19 PM
Seems people are assuming the the two suspects are the ones who bombed the Marathon.

You are right Asp. We shouldn't question the innocence of people who hurl explosive devices at police officers.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Apr 19, 2013, 12:48:47 PM
Chechen's, not really a surprise there...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: coolbreeze on Apr 19, 2013, 12:50:08 PM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 19, 2013, 12:45:16 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Apr 19, 2013, 12:40:46 AM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 19, 2013, 12:34:23 AM
And yet the entire nation is holding hands and singing campfire songs at hockey games and belting out the national anthem with tears in their eyes like they'd just won World War 2.

Because we have Spirit. And Patriotism.
And hyperactive tear ducts.

And BMI's that are through the roof.  :laugh:

Well I lol'd.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on Apr 19, 2013, 05:03:55 PM
With all these things happening in Massachusetts from Marathon bombings, to late night shootouts and now nationwide manhunt, it seems like Congress was being sneaky and passed CISPA Bill under our noses while we were distracted over the past week.

QuoteThe controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) just passed the U.S. House, and will now head to the upper Senate chamber for further deliberation.

Rinse and repeat. This isn't the first time that this has happened, but it still poses a major threat to Fourth Amendment rights, according to civil liberties campaigners.

The Bill was passed 288-127 in favor of the Bill after two days of debate and discussion on the House floor. Only 18 members of the House abstained from the vote.

CISPA will allow private sector firms to search personal and sensitive user data of ordinary U.S. residents to identify "threat information," which can then be shared with other opt-in firms and the U.S. government — without the need for a court-ordered warrant.

This means a company like Facebook, Twitter, Google, or any other technology or telecoms company, including your cell service provider, would be legally able to hand over vast amounts of data to the U.S. government and its law enforcement — for whatever purpose it deems necessary — and face no legal reprisals.

nd despite numerous amendments and changes, there are no requirements that personal data, such as health records or banking information, should be anonymized before sharing it with the government.

It's hoped that the data can be used in real time to stop cyberattacks in their tracks, or even trace back to the source of the attack. Because cyberattacks nowadays as weapons in the virtual battlefield could lead to all-out war.

The Bill will also amend the National Security Act to allow U.S. intelligence services to hand over classified information to entities and people that do not have security clearance. The idea is that this will be used in order to help companies fight back against and prevent cyberattacks on their systems in the future.

A great deal of controversy has stirred around this Bill. Having amendments passed in a veil of secrecy did not help matters, either.

To make things even more complicated, a new amendment, voted down by lawmakers on Wednesday in the U.S. House, would have allowed U.S. companies to keep their privacy policies intact and their promises valid, including terms of service, legally enforceable in the future.

It means that the many who signed up to such services under terms that promised their data would not be shared with anyone — unless a subpoena or court order was served — would no longer have such rights going forward.

Though it would have weakened CISPA's overall weight, now it gives additional legal immunity to companies sharing their customer data. Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO), in speaking to ZDNet's sister site CNET, said that such firms are "completely exonerated from any risk of liability."

It violates our Constitutional Rights of the 4th Amendment. The key provision of CISPA is that it allows government entities to acquire your data without a warrant, should a private company holding your data hand it over.

The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution states:
"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized"

"Upon probable cause." That means the U.S. government has to seek out data based on evidence and intelligence. But while the U.S. government and its law enforcement agencies, intelligence services, and more than 600 agencies that can use your data cannot force a company to hand over data, it doesn't mean your data is safe.

The Fourth Amendment does not protect private companies from accessing and data mining your information for its own gain. It only protects against the U.S. government unlawfully accessing your data without a search warrant.
CISPA bridges a gap between the private firms that can access your data for nefarious purposes — they would likely never do this — to the U.S. government.

U.S. firms voluntarily handing data along the one-way street to the U.S. government effectively means the Fourth Amendment doesn't have to apply; it's not snooping if it was handed to the government under "cybersecurity" grounds.

By this point, the U.S. government can do just about anything it likes with your data once it's in its hands, in spite of the Fourth Amendment and notwithstanding lacking a search warrant. The kicker is that this is allowed as long as it's lawful and pertains to "cybersecurity purposes," rather than "national security" purposes. But because the language in CISPA is so ill defined, it could be used for many more reasons than were initially considered.

According to privacy and civil liberties group the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), even though the data was passed to the government for reasons pertaining only to "cybersecurity," it can then be used to investigate other crime, not limited to cybersecurity crime, such as the "criminal exploitation of minor, protecting individuals from death or serious physical injury, or protecting the national security of the United States."

But it all flows through the U.S. Department of Justice, first and foremost, which can then be disseminated throughout government and its agencies, onto the FBI, the National Security Agency (NSA), Immigration and Customs, and so on. Even the U.S. Department of Agriculture can take on your data and use it against you, should you be fishing without a license.

And because this is done behind the scenes and private companies do not have to tell you that they've handed your data to the government, you may never know about it. And private firms are exempt from Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, with such provisions disallowed under CISPA.

The EFF said on its site:

"As it stands, CISPA is dangerously vague, and should not allow for any expansion of government powers through a series of poorly worded definitions. If the drafters intend to give new powers to the government's already extensive capacity to examine your private information, they should propose clear and specific language so we can have a real debate."

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has called CISPA "fatally flawed."

"The core problem is that CISPA allows too much sensitive information to be shared with too many people in the first place, including the National Security Agency," the privacy group said. In a statement today, it went further, calling the Bill "extreme."

CISPA is an extreme proposal that allows companies that hold our very sensitive information to share it with any company or government entity they choose, even directly with military agencies like the NSA, without first stripping out personally identifiable information.

What next?
Under CISPA, Google, Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft, others can't promise to protect your privacy.
Many civil liberties campaigners are hoping for similar action based on last year's events, when the upper house chamber shelved the Bill as it sought to develop its own cybersecurity legislation.

CISPA will likely face yet another roadblock when it reaches President Obama's desk. This week, the White House threw its weight behind a threat that would see CISPA vetoed by President Obama should it pass through Congress unimpeded.

It repeats a similar sentiment by the Obama administration last year, when CISPA reached as far as passing the House but failed in the upper Senate chamber.

In a letter, the White House said: "The administration still seeks additional improvements, and if the Bill, as currently crafted, were presented to the president, his senior advisors would recommend that he veto the Bill."

Hopefully, Obama does the right thing and veto's the Bill.



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sexy Poot on Apr 19, 2013, 07:03:43 PM
I knew it wasn't white people. Honkys can do no wrong.  :P

Spoiler
Hope they skin the f**k alive.
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Apr 19, 2013, 08:25:38 PM
Quote from: Xenomorphine on Apr 19, 2013, 01:54:31 AM
You realise that Muslims aren't a race, right? :) You can have white Muslims, Chinese Muslims - any kind of ethnicity you want. It means nothing. The 'shoe bomber' was white. Al Qaeda has been known for many years to be actively seeking out white recruits, specifically to get around ethnic profiling strategies.

I know that very well thank you and I'm surprised that you interpreted me that way. I know internet is not the right place to read between the lines to get the gist of things, but still...

Guess I'll have to word things down better the next time.


QuoteIslamic extremism isn't an ethnicity. It's an ideology. An ideology which just so happens to be the one most entangled in wanting to strike US targets and lots of experience in building these types of devices. If you don't consider Islamic radicals to be one of the more obvious potential suspects, then you're ignoring reality.

Which I pretty much made clear in my post.

I never said that militant Islamists (read, Islamism, not Islamic or Islam or Muslim, but Islamism and Islamist) and such were out of the question. I just found the bombings not characteristic to "Middle Eastern" terrorist acts outside of the Middle East. Sure, bombing a subway train or station would seemingly be the same, but it isn't since the subway is a part of the infrastructure that much of the everyday society relies upon and is a the network connecting a city and maybe even the whole nation - it has a symbolic value, especially if it's in the capital city. Marathons on the other hand?


QuoteDoesn't mean to say they are responsible. Just that it's a likelihood which needs to be considered.

Of course they should be considered, just like any other domestic or foreign terrorist organization or group.

Ironically enough it seems like the people who committed these heinous terror acts were (and one of them still is...) white Muslims (Chechens are genetically closer to Europeans than to Middle Easterners) who pretty much grew up in the US and all. Which kind of makes it a hybrid terrorist case. It's neither domestic or foreign. Them being Muslims though, and a possible link to the Chechen struggle in Russia, will have an effect on how this whole thing will be perceived and dealt with.

Nothing good will come out of this though, other than then culprits being taken care of. Other than that this will be seen as another reason why Muslims are evil and Islam twists people into demons and foreigners and people that don't look white enough are not to be trusted, while in the meantime white "Christian" Right-winger extremists are free to sabotage and blow up abortion clinics, gay bars, schools etc., threaten and kill people of color, different religious believes, teachers etc., and then we forget about it within a week or two. It never stacks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 19, 2013, 08:31:49 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Apr 19, 2013, 08:25:38 PM
I never said that militant Islamists (read, Islamism, not Islamic or Islam or Muslim, but Islamism and Islamist) and such were out of the question. I just found the bombings not characteristic to "Middle Eastern" terrorist acts outside of the Middle East. Sure, bombing a subway train or station would seemingly be the same, but it isn't since the subway is a part of the infrastructure that much of the everyday society relies upon and is a the network connecting a city and maybe even the whole nation - it has a symbolic value, especially if it's in the capital city. Marathons on the other hand?

I don't mean to be pedantic, but the use of "Islamist" and "Islamism" really pisses me off. Where the hell did those terms even come from? Is this some way of distinguishing between a Muslim that isn't a terrorist and one that is? For God's sake, they're Muslims, plain and simple. This doesn't change with the actions they choose to make.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 19, 2013, 08:35:35 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 19, 2013, 08:31:49 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Apr 19, 2013, 08:25:38 PM
I never said that militant Islamists (read, Islamism, not Islamic or Islam or Muslim, but Islamism and Islamist) and such were out of the question. I just found the bombings not characteristic to "Middle Eastern" terrorist acts outside of the Middle East. Sure, bombing a subway train or station would seemingly be the same, but it isn't since the subway is a part of the infrastructure that much of the everyday society relies upon and is a the network connecting a city and maybe even the whole nation - it has a symbolic value, especially if it's in the capital city. Marathons on the other hand?

I don't mean to be pedantic, but the use of "Islamist" and "Islamism" really pisses me off. Where the hell did those terms even come from?



After 9/11 this happened.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Apr 19, 2013, 08:39:45 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 19, 2013, 08:31:49 PM
I don't mean to be pedantic, but the use of "Islamist" and "Islamism" really pisses me off. Where the hell did those terms even come from? Is this some way of distinguishing between a Muslim that isn't a terrorist and one that is? For God's sake, they're Muslims, plain and simple.

I think it makes a huge difference.

A person may be Muslim or Christian (or whatever), but when this person turns his/her religion into a more or less hostile and intolerant political ideology, and furthermore forces it on others in large in one enforcing way or another, you're no longer just an innocent practitioner of that religion - you have turned your view and stance on that religion into a political agenda.

That's why I think it's important to make a distinction between Muslims and Islamists, Jews and Zionists, Christians and Christianists (more known as the Christian Right, Theonomists, Dominionists, Evangelical Fundementalists etc.).


QuoteThis doesn't change with the actions they choose to make.

You're completely right about that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 19, 2013, 10:24:01 PM
'Christianist' is a thing?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 19, 2013, 10:26:11 PM
Quote from: SM on Apr 19, 2013, 10:24:01 PM
'Christianist' is a thing?


It's a person who is a follower of Christ and his teachings, but completely does the opposite of what Christ taught and such.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Apr 19, 2013, 10:35:31 PM
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-207_162-57580497/nbc-pulls-hannibal-episode-in-wake-of-boston-bombings/ (http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-207_162-57580497/nbc-pulls-hannibal-episode-in-wake-of-boston-bombings/)

God. Damn. It.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 19, 2013, 10:38:45 PM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Apr 19, 2013, 10:40:58 PM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 19, 2013, 10:42:33 PM
Do they realize there are 49 other states and several other countries tuning in?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Apr 19, 2013, 10:44:29 PM
I hate this "protecting the cultural climate" shit. If people in Boston don't wanna watch, then they don't gotta tune in.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Apr 19, 2013, 10:47:37 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 19, 2013, 10:26:11 PM
Quote from: SM on Apr 19, 2013, 10:24:01 PM
'Christianist' is a thing?


It's a person who is a follower of Christ and his teachings, but completely does the opposite of what Christ taught and such.
So, Christians.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 19, 2013, 10:52:01 PM
Quote from: SiL on Apr 19, 2013, 10:47:37 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 19, 2013, 10:26:11 PM
Quote from: SM on Apr 19, 2013, 10:24:01 PM
'Christianist' is a thing?


It's a person who is a follower of Christ and his teachings, but completely does the opposite of what Christ taught and such.
So, Christians.




Pretty much, I don't see the difference at all to be honest, but there you have it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Apr 19, 2013, 11:00:58 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 19, 2013, 02:55:36 AM
I would still disagree with you. A bombing back home is a way to destabilize the country and government which causes unrest, which could very well lead to a military coup or something similar thereby allowing a terrorist group to assume power.

Their MO in this case may be typical but the target is still highly dubious. Compared to 9/11, something like this isn't big enough to make any kind of statement.

Neither should 7/7 have been, here in the UK. Still happened, though. Relatively trivial target there, too.

Go watch 'Four Lions'. Hilarious comedy, but the mindset exhibited by the characters is literally how it is a lot of the time. :)

Phase 1: Kill infidels.
Phase 2: ?
Phase 3: Prophet! Bask in theological self-assurance.

Ironically, it's now being carried by a few places that at least one of them was influenced by one of those preachers who had condemned the 'Harry Potter' series for promoting 'witchcraft' and such like. Trouble is, there are an awful lot of those on State-run television in the Middle East (broadcasts of which get filtered out in viral fashion through terrorist sponsored/sympathising Web sites), who talk so much shit that certain demographics have been desensitised to it for decades. Places like MEMRI do a great job of cataloguing the really alarming stuff (the suicide-bombing HAMAS version of Mickey Mouse, telling children it's their duty to slaughter Jews in the name of God, is a classic), but there are countless examples.

I still think the solution to all of this religious craziness will ultimately be comedy. When people feel free enough to lampoon both their oppressors and what's being preached, asking questions will no longer be a taboo in those societies and the rest will follow through.

Trouble is, you need at least a limited climate of freedom of speech to allow that to happen. :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 19, 2013, 11:05:43 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 19, 2013, 10:52:01 PM
Quote from: SiL on Apr 19, 2013, 10:47:37 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 19, 2013, 10:26:11 PM
Quote from: SM on Apr 19, 2013, 10:24:01 PM
'Christianist' is a thing?


It's a person who is a follower of Christ and his teachings, but completely does the opposite of what Christ taught and such.
So, Christians.




Pretty much, I don't see the difference at all to be honest, but there you have it.
???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 19, 2013, 11:12:56 PM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 19, 2013, 11:05:43 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 19, 2013, 10:52:01 PM
Quote from: SiL on Apr 19, 2013, 10:47:37 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 19, 2013, 10:26:11 PM
Quote from: SM on Apr 19, 2013, 10:24:01 PM
'Christianist' is a thing?


It's a person who is a follower of Christ and his teachings, but completely does the opposite of what Christ taught and such.
So, Christians.




Pretty much, I don't see the difference at all to be honest, but there you have it.
???


I'm just now starting to realize that my sentence can be interpreted in two ways, so I'll just make myself clear here:

What I meant by that is that I agree with Sil. (short version)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Apr 19, 2013, 11:30:49 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 19, 2013, 10:52:01 PM
Quote from: SiL on Apr 19, 2013, 10:47:37 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 19, 2013, 10:26:11 PM
Quote from: SM on Apr 19, 2013, 10:24:01 PM
'Christianist' is a thing?


It's a person who is a follower of Christ and his teachings, but completely does the opposite of what Christ taught and such.
So, Christians.




Pretty much, I don't see the difference at all to be honest, but there you have it.

I think that is a little harsh. Joke or not.

Where I grew up most people were either atheists or more or less secular Christians, Muslims and Jews. I knew a few Hasidic Jews and my cousins are somewhat "scary Christians" who married even "scarier Christians" (Evangelical something something). To me there has always been an obvious difference between secularized people, everyday believers and fundamentalists. I think it's unfair and brutal to throw the former two in the same basket as the latter.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 19, 2013, 11:37:16 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Apr 19, 2013, 11:30:49 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 19, 2013, 10:52:01 PM
Quote from: SiL on Apr 19, 2013, 10:47:37 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 19, 2013, 10:26:11 PM
Quote from: SM on Apr 19, 2013, 10:24:01 PM
'Christianist' is a thing?


It's a person who is a follower of Christ and his teachings, but completely does the opposite of what Christ taught and such.
So, Christians.




Pretty much, I don't see the difference at all to be honest, but there you have it.

I think that is a little harsh. Joke or not.

Where I grew up most people were either atheists or more or less secular Christians, Muslims and Jews. I knew a few Hasidic Jews and my cousins are somewhat "scary Christians" who married even "scarier Christians" (Evangelical something something). To me there has always been an obvious difference between secularized people, everyday believers and fundamentalists. I think it's unfair and brutal to throw the former two in the same basket as the latter.


I personally don't think it's unfair to say that they fall under the same label. I have never seen any single "true believer" do anything that wasn't the opposite of what Christ taught. Whether they are extreme, or very slight acts of doing the opposite things that he taught, they still fall under the same label to me. Sure you can call them "radical christians" and all that, but I'm just saying, to me, they still fall under the same category regardless of what they do.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 19, 2013, 11:48:14 PM
Well that's just wrong.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 19, 2013, 11:51:24 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Apr 19, 2013, 10:35:31 PM
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-207_162-57580497/nbc-pulls-hannibal-episode-in-wake-of-boston-bombings/ (http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-207_162-57580497/nbc-pulls-hannibal-episode-in-wake-of-boston-bombings/)

God. Damn. It.
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Quote from: SiL on Apr 19, 2013, 10:47:37 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 19, 2013, 10:26:11 PM
Quote from: SM on Apr 19, 2013, 10:24:01 PM
'Christianist' is a thing?


It's a person who is a follower of Christ and his teachings, but completely does the opposite of what Christ taught and such.
So, Christians.


no... ?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Apr 19, 2013, 11:51:39 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 19, 2013, 11:37:16 PM
I personally don't think it's unfair to say that they fall under the same label. I have never seen any single "true believer" do anything that wasn't the opposite of what Christ taught. Whether they are extreme, or very slight acts of doing the opposite things that he taught, they still fall under the same label to me. Sure you can call them "radical christians" and all that, but I'm just saying, to me, they still fall under the same category regardless of what they do.

I have met plenty of people who are perfectly fine, nice and tolerant people who respect my way of life. I have a hard time believing that I'm the only one around here who has experienced lots of religious people who aren't intolerant and ignorant crazies.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 19, 2013, 11:53:27 PM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 19, 2013, 11:48:14 PM
Well that's just wrong.


I don't see why calling "radical christians" or "christianists", simply as Christians, is wrong.


Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Apr 19, 2013, 11:51:39 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 19, 2013, 11:37:16 PM
I personally don't think it's unfair to say that they fall under the same label. I have never seen any single "true believer" do anything that wasn't the opposite of what Christ taught. Whether they are extreme, or very slight acts of doing the opposite things that he taught, they still fall under the same label to me. Sure you can call them "radical christians" and all that, but I'm just saying, to me, they still fall under the same category regardless of what they do.

I have met plenty of people who are perfectly fine, nice and tolerant people who respect my way of life. I have a hard time believing that I'm the only one around here who has experienced lots of religious people who aren't intolerant and ignorant crazies.


Oh, no I get that. My point is that I don't see why I can't just call the radical Christians simply as Christians.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Apr 20, 2013, 12:09:34 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 19, 2013, 11:53:27 PM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 19, 2013, 11:48:14 PM
Well that's just wrong.


I don't see why calling "radical christians" or "christianists", simply as Christians, is wrong.


Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Apr 19, 2013, 11:51:39 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 19, 2013, 11:37:16 PM
I personally don't think it's unfair to say that they fall under the same label. I have never seen any single "true believer" do anything that wasn't the opposite of what Christ taught. Whether they are extreme, or very slight acts of doing the opposite things that he taught, they still fall under the same label to me. Sure you can call them "radical christians" and all that, but I'm just saying, to me, they still fall under the same category regardless of what they do.

I have met plenty of people who are perfectly fine, nice and tolerant people who respect my way of life. I have a hard time believing that I'm the only one around here who has experienced lots of religious people who aren't intolerant and ignorant crazies.


Oh, no I get that. My point is that I don't see why I can't just call the radical Christians simply as Christians.

Generally radical religous people are often called "fundamentalists" regardless of whether or not what they preach/do is "fundamental" to their faith.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 20, 2013, 12:14:11 AM
And if they're a fundamentalist Christian, I can still call them Christian. Which is what I've been trying to say.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Apr 20, 2013, 12:18:12 AM
I think the point here is that an individual can be capable of bad stuff and happen to be Christian, but does that make all Christians bad? No, just the individual who committed the act, but he was Christian regardless. Just like I'm Canadian. But the media and the ignorant will inevitably focus on facts like he/she being a Christian, a bad one but still a Christian, but again that doesn't make them all bad, just the individual who happens to have a Christian background.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 20, 2013, 12:23:17 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Apr 20, 2013, 12:18:12 AM
I think the point here is that an individual can be capable of bad stuff and happen to be Christian, but does that make all Christians bad? No, just the individual who committed the act, but he was Christian regardless. Just like I'm Canadian. But the media and the ignorant will inevitably focus on facts like he/she being a Christian, a bad one but still a Christian, but again that doesn't make them all bad, just the individual who happens to have a Christian background.


You pretty much got my point. Another example that I would say, would be something very basic like, Video Games and Board Games, they both fall under the Category of Games to me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Apr 20, 2013, 12:26:43 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 20, 2013, 12:23:17 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Apr 20, 2013, 12:18:12 AM
I think the point here is that an individual can be capable of bad stuff and happen to be Christian, but does that make all Christians bad? No, just the individual who committed the act, but he was Christian regardless. Just like I'm Canadian. But the media and the ignorant will inevitably focus on facts like he/she being a Christian, a bad one but still a Christian, but again that doesn't make them all bad, just the individual who happens to have a Christian background.


You pretty much got my point. Another example that I would say, would be something very basic like, Video Games and Board Games, they both fall under the Category of Games to me.

That works too.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Apr 20, 2013, 12:39:12 AM
Apparently this is how the whole Boston Bombing Saga ends ...

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 20, 2013, 12:42:53 AM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Apr 20, 2013, 12:39:12 AM
Apparently this is how the whole Boston Bombing Saga ends ...

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Oh, no...lol.


EDIT


http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/19/us/boston-area-violence/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/19/us/boston-area-violence/index.html)


Quote'CAPTURED!!!' Boston police announce Marathon bombing suspect in custody
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Apr 20, 2013, 03:17:07 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Apr 20, 2013, 12:18:12 AM
I think the point here is that an individual can be capable of bad stuff and happen to be Christian, but does that make all Christians bad? No, just the individual who committed the act, but he was Christian regardless. Just like I'm Canadian. But the media and the ignorant will inevitably focus on facts like he/she being a Christian, a bad one but still a Christian, but again that doesn't make them all bad, just the individual who happens to have a Christian background.

Which was the point I was trying to get to. And since the media kind of rules what is being said I find it important to cut off their legs so to speak by taking away the sensationalist edge of theirs, which is to fire people up and make them addicted to the news. It's more volatile if you insinuate that Muslims and Islam (or Christians and Christianity...) are the problem because you know people will react in all sorts of ways because of that. By making a distinction between everyday people and fundamentalists we also make it harder for both Islamists and Islamophobes to attract new recruits.

But sure, in the end a Christian/Muslim/Jewish Fundamentalist is just as much a Christian/Muslim/Jew as any regular everyday joe Christian/Muslim/Jew, since they both follow the same scriptures and some core beliefs. They both also call themselves and see themselves as Christian/Muslim/Jewish despite what other people of their own religion think and say.

In other words the problem here has, just like you said, more to do with ignorant people who abuses and missuses the word Christian/Muslim/Jew to further their twisted cause or to make a buck.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 20, 2013, 04:22:44 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Apr 19, 2013, 08:39:45 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 19, 2013, 08:31:49 PM
I don't mean to be pedantic, but the use of "Islamist" and "Islamism" really pisses me off. Where the hell did those terms even come from? Is this some way of distinguishing between a Muslim that isn't a terrorist and one that is? For God's sake, they're Muslims, plain and simple.

I think it makes a huge difference.

A person may be Muslim or Christian (or whatever), but when this person turns his/her religion into a more or less hostile and intolerant political ideology, and furthermore forces it on others in large in one enforcing way or another, you're no longer just an innocent practitioner of that religion - you have turned your view and stance on that religion into a political agenda.

That's why I think it's important to make a distinction between Muslims and Islamists, Jews and Zionists, Christians and Christianists (more known as the Christian Right, Theonomists, Dominionists, Evangelical Fundementalists etc.).

I suppose but it sounds like those words simply create new ways of discriminating against whichever religious group is in question. These "Islamists" are still Muslims, like it or not. It's an easy way to label everyone in the group as being crazy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 20, 2013, 06:52:22 AM
Islamist is simply a term to describe extremist Muslims.

QuoteI don't see why calling "radical christians" or "christianists", simply as Christians, is wrong.

Only if tarring all Christians as radicals is okay by you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 20, 2013, 06:54:26 AM
Quote from: SM on Apr 20, 2013, 06:52:22 AM
Islamist is simply a term to describe extremist Muslims.

QuoteI don't see why calling "radical christians" or "christianists", simply as Christians, is wrong.

Only if tarring all Christians as radicals is okay by you.


It's not, and that's not at all what I was saying.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 20, 2013, 01:51:50 PM
The way I see it, if you are doing what your scriptures tell you to do, you are a ___ian/___ist, plain and simple. If you honestly believe that your deity exists and you love and obey them, you will do their bidding no questions asked. If you feel that there is something questionable in their instructions you're probably not taking that deity seriously and if you're not convinced that you will be punished for disobeying them you might want to question your beliefs. One idea you might explore is that you might not be doing their will but yours instead.

The fact that the Bible and other texts were rewritten and there are many sects in every religion should raise a red flag to someone that they might not be following the Right Path of their deity but be following the path of some earthly leader. They can't be all right and there isn't any evidence one is more legitimate than the other, unless you accept what doesn't conflict with your own beliefs and desires. That being the case, you are not a follower of your deity, you are just catering to your own whims.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 20, 2013, 03:15:34 PM
Quote from: SM on Apr 20, 2013, 06:52:22 AM
Islamist is simply a term to describe extremist Muslims.

So why not call them the latter only?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Apr 20, 2013, 04:05:15 PM
So what can the US government do to prevent future bomb/terrorist attacks? I dont want no wise ass answers such as banning pressure cookers or ball bearings. Is everyone else OK with giving up certain rights in order to feel more safer or secure in the United States? Personally, I don't care anymore, I just want to feel safe in the major cities. Is a ban on Muslim immigration logical?




Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 20, 2013, 04:31:10 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Apr 20, 2013, 04:05:15 PM
So what can the US government do to prevent future bomb/terrorist attacks? I dont want no wise ass answers such as banning pressure cookers or ball bearings. Is everyone else OK with giving up certain rights in order to feel more safer or secure in the United States? Personally, I don't care anymore, I just want to feel safe in the major cities. Is a ban on Muslim immigration logical?

Are you serious?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 20, 2013, 04:56:04 PM
Nothing is ever going to be 100% safe.  And I'm not in favor of giving up personal liberties to feel more secure.  Life's a gamble, roll the dice.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Apr 20, 2013, 05:07:15 PM
- Those who give up their liberty for more security neither deserve liberty nor security.

Benjamin Franklin
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Apr 20, 2013, 06:47:29 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 20, 2013, 12:23:17 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Apr 20, 2013, 12:18:12 AM
I think the point here is that an individual can be capable of bad stuff and happen to be Christian, but does that make all Christians bad? No, just the individual who committed the act, but he was Christian regardless. Just like I'm Canadian. But the media and the ignorant will inevitably focus on facts like he/she being a Christian, a bad one but still a Christian, but again that doesn't make them all bad, just the individual who happens to have a Christian background.


You pretty much got my point. Another example that I would say, would be something very basic like, Video Games and Board Games, they both fall under the Category of Games to me.

I got another one.

You can eat double big macs from McDonalds which will contribute to poorer health, or you can eat your own burgers made by game you personally hunted in the wild which has the potential of adding up to 10 years to your life (that says a lot about the crap we put in fast food). But hey, they are both under the label of burger, simple as that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Apr 20, 2013, 07:20:40 PM
I guess no one is talking about this terrible earthquake?

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/20/17830252-quake-kills-more-than-150-injures-about-5500-in-china?lite= (http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/20/17830252-quake-kills-more-than-150-injures-about-5500-in-china?lite=)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 20, 2013, 07:27:17 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Apr 20, 2013, 04:05:15 PM
So what can the US government do to prevent future bomb/terrorist attacks?



They can't do anything. They've prevented enough potential attacks and bombings already, and what happened this week is just to show that no one will ever be 100% safe. Every time you walk out the door of your home, you're inviting death to come take you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 20, 2013, 07:43:53 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 20, 2013, 07:27:17 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Apr 20, 2013, 04:05:15 PM
So what can the US government do to prevent future bomb/terrorist attacks?



They can't do anything. They've prevented enough potential attacks and bombings already, and what happened this week is just to show that no one will ever be 100% safe. Every time you walk out the door of your home, you're inviting death to come take you.

I think this sounds a bit paranoid. I understand where you're coming from but at the same time, bombings are still rare. It's not like they're regular occurences. I'd be more concerned about a car hitting me as a pedestrian.

Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Apr 20, 2013, 07:20:40 PM
I guess no one is talking about this terrible earthquake?

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/20/17830252-quake-kills-more-than-150-injures-about-5500-in-china?lite= (http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/20/17830252-quake-kills-more-than-150-injures-about-5500-in-china?lite=)

Of course not, it didn't happen in America :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Apr 20, 2013, 08:02:48 PM
The earthquake from two years ago didn't happen in America neither. I don't like it other tragic news gets overshadow. Those people in china lost over 100 people and thousands of people were hurt.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 20, 2013, 08:09:02 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 20, 2013, 07:43:53 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 20, 2013, 07:27:17 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Apr 20, 2013, 04:05:15 PM
So what can the US government do to prevent future bomb/terrorist attacks?



They can't do anything. They've prevented enough potential attacks and bombings already, and what happened this week is just to show that no one will ever be 100% safe. Every time you walk out the door of your home, you're inviting death to come take you.

I think this sounds a bit paranoid. I understand where you're coming from but at the same time, bombings are still rare. It's not like they're regular occurences. I'd be more concerned about a car hitting me as a pedestrian.



How does it sound paranoid? I'm saying that there is no way to be 100% safe, and because of that it's impossible to completely prevent another bombing of sorts to happen again, I'm also not saying that bombings are a regular occurence. When you leave your home you ARE prone to death, all bets are off, and you yourself just said that you're worried about a car hitting you every time you leave your home, you're basically saying the same thing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sexy Poot on Apr 20, 2013, 08:15:17 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 20, 2013, 07:27:17 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Apr 20, 2013, 04:05:15 PM
So what can the US government do to prevent future bomb/terrorist attacks?



They can't do anything. They've prevented enough potential attacks and bombings already, and what happened this week is just to show that no one will ever be 100% safe. Every time you walk out the door of your home, you're inviting death to come take you.

Dude that's DARK. Brilliant, but dark.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 20, 2013, 08:22:56 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 20, 2013, 08:09:02 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 20, 2013, 07:43:53 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 20, 2013, 07:27:17 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Apr 20, 2013, 04:05:15 PM
So what can the US government do to prevent future bomb/terrorist attacks?



They can't do anything. They've prevented enough potential attacks and bombings already, and what happened this week is just to show that no one will ever be 100% safe. Every time you walk out the door of your home, you're inviting death to come take you.

I think this sounds a bit paranoid. I understand where you're coming from but at the same time, bombings are still rare. It's not like they're regular occurences. I'd be more concerned about a car hitting me as a pedestrian.



How does it sound paranoid? I'm saying that there is no way to be 100% safe, and because of that it's impossible to completely prevent another bombing of sorts to happen again, I'm also not saying that bombings are a regular occurence. When you leave your home you ARE prone to death, all bets are off, and you yourself just said that you're worried about a car hitting you every time you leave your home, you're basically saying the same thing.

It sounded as if you were saying bombings are something to fear regularly now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 20, 2013, 08:25:47 PM
 >:(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Apr 20, 2013, 08:31:57 PM
Just throwing this out there.

Death is natural and it's a risk we face every single day. Modern civilization may shield us from nature's laws, but we can never escape her laws. I mean, why do you think only humans and domesticated animals get so obese? Because wild animals take what they need and burn off the calories with all the activity they must do to survive. We take more than what we need (or less in cases such as nutrient filled foods), and we don't do nearly as much activity because of modern conveniences.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Apr 20, 2013, 10:06:55 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 20, 2013, 03:15:34 PM
Quote from: SM on Apr 20, 2013, 06:52:22 AM
Islamist is simply a term to describe extremist Muslims.

So why not call them the latter only?

Because "Muslim" has become a very loaded word that both Islamists (aka Islamic Fundamentalists, or whatever you want to call them) and Islamophobes want to claim and use for their own ideological purposes. By not using the word "Muslim" at all when you talk about these terrorists you move the focus from Muslims in general to the fundamentalist fanatics instead, whom deserve all the bad rep they can get.



Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Apr 20, 2013, 08:02:48 PM
The earthquake from two years ago didn't happen in America neither. I don't like it other tragic news gets overshadow. Those people in china lost over 100 people and thousands of people were hurt.

Well that's how the media works unfortunately.

It's so sad that the Sichuan province is in a really bad earthquake zone. People I know who have been there say that it is such a beautiful place and the people there are really friendly. It seems like the authorities are doing the best they can to deal with the situation though this time around.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Apr 21, 2013, 10:00:04 AM
I know it's a bit strange but considering all the police and gunfire during the boston manhunt... aside from a few innocent people being detained I don't think the authorities harmed a single innocent person. I'm must say that I'm pretty impressed. :)

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 21, 2013, 10:03:37 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 20, 2013, 03:15:34 PM
Quote from: SM on Apr 20, 2013, 06:52:22 AM
Islamist is simply a term to describe extremist Muslims.

So why not call them the latter only?

English is a living language, and words take on meanings through frequent usage.  Islamist has come to mean 'extremist Muslim'.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 21, 2013, 10:05:25 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Apr 21, 2013, 10:00:04 AM
I know it's a bit strange but considering all the police and gunfire during the boston manhunt... aside from a few innocent people being detained I don't think the authorities harmed a single innocent person. I'm must say that I'm pretty impressed. :)

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LAPD needs to take notes!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Apr 21, 2013, 02:53:57 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Apr 20, 2013, 10:06:55 PM


Well that's how the media works unfortunately.

I hate when that happens. It seems like most Americans don't give a shit what happens outside the US. That's why you had people posting stuff on twitter like "This paypack for Pearl Harbor bitches!!" during the Japanese earthquake from two years ago  ::) . I know the bombing that happen in Boston was pretty tragic, but I do feel like this earthquake was worst. I don't want to see 1000 people who got hurt and 150 people that got killed to be ignore.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 21, 2013, 03:39:58 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Apr 20, 2013, 10:06:55 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Apr 20, 2013, 08:02:48 PM
The earthquake from two years ago didn't happen in America neither. I don't like it other tragic news gets overshadow. Those people in china lost over 100 people and thousands of people were hurt.
Well that's how the media works unfortunately.
How exactly does it work? It's human nature you're looking for, not the media. People are more interested in things that relate to them over things that concern others, no matter the intensity.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 21, 2013, 03:54:56 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Apr 20, 2013, 10:06:55 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 20, 2013, 03:15:34 PM
Quote from: SM on Apr 20, 2013, 06:52:22 AM
Islamist is simply a term to describe extremist Muslims.

So why not call them the latter only?

Because "Muslim" has become a very loaded word that both Islamists (aka Islamic Fundamentalists, or whatever you want to call them) and Islamophobes want to claim and use for their own ideological purposes. By not using the word "Muslim" at all when you talk about these terrorists you move the focus from Muslims in general to the fundamentalist fanatics instead, whom deserve all the bad rep they can get.

Fair enough.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 21, 2013, 04:21:30 PM
And, don't forget that the Islamists drink from the same well as the Good Muslims, just like the Xtian Fundies drink from the same well as the Kumbaya Xtians.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 21, 2013, 06:14:43 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Apr 21, 2013, 03:39:58 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Apr 20, 2013, 10:06:55 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Apr 20, 2013, 08:02:48 PM
The earthquake from two years ago didn't happen in America neither. I don't like it other tragic news gets overshadow. Those people in china lost over 100 people and thousands of people were hurt.
Well that's how the media works unfortunately.
How exactly does it work? It's human nature you're looking for, not the media. People are more interested in things that relate to them over things that concern others, no matter the intensity.

Perhaps, but there is severe manipulation in terms of what is given media attention. A bomb went off in Afghanistan I think it was the same day as the Boston bombings which killed several people but that was cast aside in favour of "AAAAHHHH AMERICA IN TROUBLE!!!!"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 21, 2013, 06:19:12 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 21, 2013, 06:14:43 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Apr 21, 2013, 03:39:58 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Apr 20, 2013, 10:06:55 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Apr 20, 2013, 08:02:48 PM
The earthquake from two years ago didn't happen in America neither. I don't like it other tragic news gets overshadow. Those people in china lost over 100 people and thousands of people were hurt.
Well that's how the media works unfortunately.
How exactly does it work? It's human nature you're looking for, not the media. People are more interested in things that relate to them over things that concern others, no matter the intensity.
Perhaps, but there is severe manipulation in terms of what is given media attention. A bomb went off in Afghanistan I think it was the same day as the Boston bombings which killed several people but that was cast aside in favour of "AAAAHHHH AMERICA IN TROUBLE!!!!"
Again, what will interest the local gentry? Afghanis: bomb in Afghanistan. Americans: bomb in Boston. Methinks a bomb in Toronto would better grab your attention than one in Kabul.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 21, 2013, 07:10:28 PM
It's the way it's presented though. Why are both events not given equal attention? Here in Toronto, the Boston bomb was all anyone spoke about even though it happened in, lo and behold, another country, so your argument falls flat.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 21, 2013, 07:18:18 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 21, 2013, 07:10:28 PMIt's the way it's presented though. Why are both events not given equal attention? Here in Toronto, the Boston bomb was all anyone spoke about even though it happened in, lo and behold, another country, so your argument falls flat.
If you're going to frame an argument, don't do it half-assed.
:)

Let's play a game called "Let's Suppose". Let's Suppose that there was a bomb in Toronto and in Kabul, which do you think would get the most attention in your country?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 21, 2013, 07:24:40 PM
In my country, yes, obviously the Toronto would rightly deserve more coverage.

But.

The Boston bombs happened in the U.S., just like the bomb in Afghanistan went off in, well, Afghanistan. Both are foreign countries, yet the American incident receives more attention. Why?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 21, 2013, 07:32:40 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 21, 2013, 07:24:40 PM
In my country, yes, obviously the Toronto would rightly deserve more coverage.

But.

The Boston bombs happened in the U.S., just like the bomb in Afghanistan went off in, well, Afghanistan. Both are foreign countries, yet the American incident receives more attention. Why?
The US isn't foreign. You are.
:D

Seriously, Boston is closer to Toronto geographically and culturally than Aghanistan is. I'm willing to bet that the Afghanis were hearing more about their blast than the one in Boston. I have nothing to back that up, but I gotta go with one of those "hunch" things.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 21, 2013, 07:41:47 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Apr 21, 2013, 07:32:40 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 21, 2013, 07:24:40 PM
In my country, yes, obviously the Toronto would rightly deserve more coverage.

But.

The Boston bombs happened in the U.S., just like the bomb in Afghanistan went off in, well, Afghanistan. Both are foreign countries, yet the American incident receives more attention. Why?
The US isn't foreign. You are.
:D

Seriously, Boston is closer to Toronto geographically and culturally than Aghanistan is. I'm willing to bet that the Afghanis were hearing more about their blast than the one in Boston. I have nothing to back that up, but I gotta go with one of those "hunch" things.

I'm not sure what point you're making here is. Of course a bombing in Toronto would receive more attention in my city just as a bomb in Kabul would receive more attention in Afghanistan.

My question is, as living in a country that isn't called either The United States of America or Afghanistan, what gives the American incident more precedence over the Afghani one which was more violent? Is the implication, "It happened close to home, ergo, it could happen here too"?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 21, 2013, 07:53:27 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 21, 2013, 07:41:47 PMSeriously, Boston is closer to Toronto geographically and culturally than Aghanistan is. I'm willing to bet that the Afghanis were hearing more about their blast than the one in Boston. I have nothing to back that up, but I gotta go with one of those "hunch" things.
I'm not sure what point you're making here is. Of course a bombing in Toronto would receive more attention in my city just as a bomb in Kabul would receive more attention in Afghanistan.[/quote]I didn't mention a bomb in Toronto that time. I was talking about one in Boston versus one in Kabul.

Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 21, 2013, 07:41:47 PMMy question is, as living in a country that isn't called either The United States of America or Afghanistan, what gives the American incident more precedence over the Afghani one which was more violent? Is the implication, "It happened close to home, ergo, it could happen here too"?
The "It Could Happen Here, Too" element isn't relevant in this discussion. Overall, Canadians are going to have more in common with people from the US than elsewhere. Plus, bombs are more commonplace in Afghanistan than in the US. If a bomb doesn't go off in downtown Kabul, that might make headlines.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: scm on Apr 22, 2013, 08:20:52 AM
It's more common in third world countries (especially ones that are basically a war zone), so that's why it isnt covered as much. While something like a terrorist attack in a first world country will get more attention because it happens much less frequently.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: scarhunter92 on Apr 22, 2013, 09:06:35 AM
Quote from: scm on Apr 22, 2013, 08:20:52 AMIt's more common in third world countries (especially ones that are basically a war zone), so that's why it isnt covered as much. While something like a terrorist attack in a first world country will get more attention because it happens much less frequently.

Pretty much this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 22, 2013, 02:29:29 PM
Quote from: scm on Apr 22, 2013, 08:20:52 AM
It's more common in third world countries (especially ones that are basically a war zone), so that's why it isnt covered as much. While something like a terrorist attack in a first world country will get more attention because it happens much less frequently.
That's exactly right, but I still feel that they deserve the same amount of attention. I can understand why it's not like that though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Apr 22, 2013, 03:44:43 PM
Very NSFW... and very lol worthy.  :laugh:

Spoiler
London-Based Shiite Cleric Abdallah Al-Khilaf: Wahhabi Fatwa Permits Sodomy to Widen the Anus as a Means to Jihad
http://www.memri.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/3496.htm (http://www.memri.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/3496.htm)
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 22, 2013, 05:25:08 PM
You're on a computer with internet.

Google it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 22, 2013, 06:05:26 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Apr 22, 2013, 03:44:43 PM
Very NSFW... and very lol worthy.  :laugh:

Spoiler
London-Based Shiite Cleric Abdallah Al-Khilaf: Wahhabi Fatwa Permits Sodomy to Widen the Anus as a Means to Jihad
http://www.memri.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/3496.htm (http://www.memri.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/3496.htm)
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I have no words for this. There's stupidity, there's foolishness, then...there's this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: LarsVader on Apr 23, 2013, 03:15:26 AM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Apr 22, 2013, 03:44:43 PM
Very NSFW... and very lol worthy.  :laugh:

Spoiler
London-Based Shiite Cleric Abdallah Al-Khilaf: Wahhabi Fatwa Permits Sodomy to Widen the Anus as a Means to Jihad
http://www.memri.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/3496.htm (http://www.memri.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/3496.htm)
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NSFW
Spoiler
So owners and buyers of butt plugs should be considered as potential terrorists?
And soon the Electronic System for Travel Authorization will include the following question:
Do you own or have you ever used an dildo like item with the means to widen yours or another persons anus?

And don't put your sex toys in your cabin baggage!
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Apr 23, 2013, 07:38:02 PM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on Apr 19, 2013, 05:03:55 PM
With all these things happening in Massachusetts from Marathon bombings, to late night shootouts and now nationwide manhunt, it seems like Congress was being sneaky and passed CISPA Bill under our noses while we were distracted over the past week.

Spoiler
QuoteThe controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) just passed the U.S. House, and will now head to the upper Senate chamber for further deliberation.

Rinse and repeat. This isn't the first time that this has happened, but it still poses a major threat to Fourth Amendment rights, according to civil liberties campaigners.

The Bill was passed 288-127 in favor of the Bill after two days of debate and discussion on the House floor. Only 18 members of the House abstained from the vote.

CISPA will allow private sector firms to search personal and sensitive user data of ordinary U.S. residents to identify "threat information," which can then be shared with other opt-in firms and the U.S. government — without the need for a court-ordered warrant.

This means a company like Facebook, Twitter, Google, or any other technology or telecoms company, including your cell service provider, would be legally able to hand over vast amounts of data to the U.S. government and its law enforcement — for whatever purpose it deems necessary — and face no legal reprisals.

nd despite numerous amendments and changes, there are no requirements that personal data, such as health records or banking information, should be anonymized before sharing it with the government.

It's hoped that the data can be used in real time to stop cyberattacks in their tracks, or even trace back to the source of the attack. Because cyberattacks nowadays as weapons in the virtual battlefield could lead to all-out war.

The Bill will also amend the National Security Act to allow U.S. intelligence services to hand over classified information to entities and people that do not have security clearance. The idea is that this will be used in order to help companies fight back against and prevent cyberattacks on their systems in the future.

A great deal of controversy has stirred around this Bill. Having amendments passed in a veil of secrecy did not help matters, either.

To make things even more complicated, a new amendment, voted down by lawmakers on Wednesday in the U.S. House, would have allowed U.S. companies to keep their privacy policies intact and their promises valid, including terms of service, legally enforceable in the future.

It means that the many who signed up to such services under terms that promised their data would not be shared with anyone — unless a subpoena or court order was served — would no longer have such rights going forward.

Though it would have weakened CISPA's overall weight, now it gives additional legal immunity to companies sharing their customer data. Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO), in speaking to ZDNet's sister site CNET, said that such firms are "completely exonerated from any risk of liability."

It violates our Constitutional Rights of the 4th Amendment. The key provision of CISPA is that it allows government entities to acquire your data without a warrant, should a private company holding your data hand it over.

The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution states:
"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized"

"Upon probable cause." That means the U.S. government has to seek out data based on evidence and intelligence. But while the U.S. government and its law enforcement agencies, intelligence services, and more than 600 agencies that can use your data cannot force a company to hand over data, it doesn't mean your data is safe.

The Fourth Amendment does not protect private companies from accessing and data mining your information for its own gain. It only protects against the U.S. government unlawfully accessing your data without a search warrant.
CISPA bridges a gap between the private firms that can access your data for nefarious purposes — they would likely never do this — to the U.S. government.

U.S. firms voluntarily handing data along the one-way street to the U.S. government effectively means the Fourth Amendment doesn't have to apply; it's not snooping if it was handed to the government under "cybersecurity" grounds.

By this point, the U.S. government can do just about anything it likes with your data once it's in its hands, in spite of the Fourth Amendment and notwithstanding lacking a search warrant. The kicker is that this is allowed as long as it's lawful and pertains to "cybersecurity purposes," rather than "national security" purposes. But because the language in CISPA is so ill defined, it could be used for many more reasons than were initially considered.

According to privacy and civil liberties group the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), even though the data was passed to the government for reasons pertaining only to "cybersecurity," it can then be used to investigate other crime, not limited to cybersecurity crime, such as the "criminal exploitation of minor, protecting individuals from death or serious physical injury, or protecting the national security of the United States."

But it all flows through the U.S. Department of Justice, first and foremost, which can then be disseminated throughout government and its agencies, onto the FBI, the National Security Agency (NSA), Immigration and Customs, and so on. Even the U.S. Department of Agriculture can take on your data and use it against you, should you be fishing without a license.

And because this is done behind the scenes and private companies do not have to tell you that they've handed your data to the government, you may never know about it. And private firms are exempt from Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, with such provisions disallowed under CISPA.

The EFF said on its site:

"As it stands, CISPA is dangerously vague, and should not allow for any expansion of government powers through a series of poorly worded definitions. If the drafters intend to give new powers to the government's already extensive capacity to examine your private information, they should propose clear and specific language so we can have a real debate."

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has called CISPA "fatally flawed."

"The core problem is that CISPA allows too much sensitive information to be shared with too many people in the first place, including the National Security Agency," the privacy group said. In a statement today, it went further, calling the Bill "extreme."

CISPA is an extreme proposal that allows companies that hold our very sensitive information to share it with any company or government entity they choose, even directly with military agencies like the NSA, without first stripping out personally identifiable information.

What next?
Under CISPA, Google, Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft, others can't promise to protect your privacy.
Many civil liberties campaigners are hoping for similar action based on last year's events, when the upper house chamber shelved the Bill as it sought to develop its own cybersecurity legislation.

CISPA will likely face yet another roadblock when it reaches President Obama's desk. This week, the White House threw its weight behind a threat that would see CISPA vetoed by President Obama should it pass through Congress unimpeded.

It repeats a similar sentiment by the Obama administration last year, when CISPA reached as far as passing the House but failed in the upper Senate chamber.

In a letter, the White House said: "The administration still seeks additional improvements, and if the Bill, as currently crafted, were presented to the president, his senior advisors would recommend that he veto the Bill."
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Hopefully, Obama does the right thing and veto's the Bill.

It passed both the Congress and the House, and it passed quite easily on top of that, especially the House. This is really scary. Obama better veto this indeed if it passes the Senate too, which might well be the case considering the pro-CISPA lobbying have spent over 100 times more than the anti-CISPA lobbyist groups. AT&NT and Verizon are one of the biggest "donors" here, which is scary. Happy I'm a customer of neither of them.

Apparently it's Ok to trade on constitutional rights if corporations benefit from it, or if you're doing it to fight terrorists labeled as Muslims. The latter doesn't have to do with CISPA rather than the bomb aftermath police door-knocking in Boston, but it is still directly linked to the 4th Amendment which is kind of at stake here. If it was only that easy to change around the 2nd Amendment...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 23, 2013, 09:36:15 PM
US government trying to piss off its citizens.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Apr 23, 2013, 10:16:41 PM
http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2013/04/23/business-ap-twitter.html (http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2013/04/23/business-ap-twitter.html)

QuoteFake White House bomb report causes brief stock market panic

A tweet from The Associated Press Twitter account claiming the White House had been bombed caused investors to suddenly push the Dow down more than 100 points in two minutes Tuesday before it became clear the report was untrue and AP's account had been hacked.

At 1:07 p.m., the following tweet appeared from The Associated Press: "Breaking: Two Explosions in the White House and Barack Obama Injured."

Reaction on the stock market was swift, as what had been a mildly positive day on the Dow Jones quickly turned negative, with America's benchmark stock index losing more than 134 points or more than a full per cent of its value in a matter of seconds.

Within minutes, it had become clear that the report was untrue, and the result of AP's account being hacked. White House spokesperson Jay Carney told journalists at a press briefing in Washington, "The president is fine. I was just with him."

Twitter moved to suspend AP's account until the agency could regain control of the account.

That caused an equally swift reaction, with the Dow regaining everything it had lost and then some within 10 minutes of the original tweet.

Reports suggest more than $20 billion worth of equity positions changed hands on the New York Stock Exchange during the brief trading hiccup.

The TSX was relatively unscathed, with Canada's benchmark stock index losing about 35 points in the aftermath of the report before gaining it all back and then some.

At the close of trading, the S&P/TSX composite index was at 12,090.94, up less than one point.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 23, 2013, 10:25:07 PM
Here's an interesting breakdown of who's for and against it. Supporters (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CISPA#Supporters)...and Opposition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CISPA#Opposition)

As for how the votes were cast per party affiliation in the House of Representatives:

Democratic: 92 Yes; 98 No; 11 didn't vote
Republican: 196 Yes; 29 No; 6 didn't vote

If you're American and want to see how your guy voted, clicky (http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2013/roll117.xml).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Apr 23, 2013, 11:29:33 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Apr 23, 2013, 10:25:07 PM
Here's an interesting breakdown of who's for and against it. Supporters (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CISPA#Supporters)...and Opposition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CISPA#Opposition)

As for how the votes were cast per party affiliation in the House of Representatives:

Democratic: 92 Yes; 98 No; 11 didn't vote
Republican: 196 Yes; 29 No; 6 didn't vote

If you're American and want to see how your guy voted, clicky (http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2013/roll117.xml).

My guy didn't vote.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 23, 2013, 11:33:14 PM
Well, that's democracy for ya.

I can see the appeal of monarchies.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 23, 2013, 11:35:18 PM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 23, 2013, 11:33:14 PM
I can see the appeal of monarchies.
Incest?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 23, 2013, 11:37:04 PM
Nah, endless supplies of Corgis.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 24, 2013, 12:44:53 AM
Man Killed by knife-wielding Rooster


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/07/cockfight-killing-jose-lu_n_819973.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/07/cockfight-killing-jose-lu_n_819973.html)


QuoteCockfight Killing: Jose Luis Ochoa Killed By Armed Bird
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 24, 2013, 12:55:28 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 24, 2013, 12:44:53 AM
Man Killed by knife-wielding Rooster


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/07/cockfight-killing-jose-lu_n_819973.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/07/cockfight-killing-jose-lu_n_819973.html)


QuoteCockfight Killing: Jose Luis Ochoa Killed By Armed Bird
Is it bad that I laughed reading the title?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 24, 2013, 12:57:04 AM
Mine or the headline's?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 24, 2013, 12:57:57 AM
Yours.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 24, 2013, 01:15:07 AM
I did it on purpose, so it's not wrong to laugh. lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 24, 2013, 03:29:07 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 24, 2013, 12:44:53 AM
Man Killed by knife-wielding Rooster


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/07/cockfight-killing-jose-lu_n_819973.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/07/cockfight-killing-jose-lu_n_819973.html)


QuoteCockfight Killing: Jose Luis Ochoa Killed By Armed Bird

Now this is quirky. The worst part is, I can't come up with a bad Big Bird joke here.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 24, 2013, 03:34:45 AM
Doomrulz:

Chicken filets, man.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 24, 2013, 03:39:19 AM
Haha, there we go 8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 24, 2013, 01:50:01 PM
I thought that story sounded familiar: 2/7/11.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 24, 2013, 02:40:26 PM
http://homes.yahoo.com/news/u-s--news-releases-2013-best-high-schools-rankings-191951361.html (http://homes.yahoo.com/news/u-s--news-releases-2013-best-high-schools-rankings-191951361.html)

Quote1. School for the Talented and Gifted
Dallas, TX
Gold medal
Interesting... especially after all the rap that Texas gets.  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 24, 2013, 04:02:38 PM
Violence in France following gay marriage victory
http://www.salon.com/2013/04/24/violence_in_france_following_gay_marriage_victory/ (http://www.salon.com/2013/04/24/violence_in_france_following_gay_marriage_victory/)

QuoteDespite the requests of organizers that marchers disperse peacefully, a hard core group of around 500 refused to leave the Invalides.

Their anger soon boiled over as bottles and firecrackers were hurled at the riot police, who had blocked off a street leading to the parliament.

One officer was taken to hospital with a head wound after being hit by a brick. "The clashes were extremely violent," one officer told French media.

Police, who responded with tear gas, made 12 arrests. The protesters also turned their ire on journalists in the vicinity, shouting "scumbags" and "collaborators" at the members of the press. At one point a mob of masked protesters chased a group of journalists down the street and a photographer from AFP was sprayed with tear gas.

Wow -- I don't think there was anything like this when it became legalized in the UK, was there?

I wonder what religious affiliation most of these violent protestors have.
Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ft5ak.roblox.com%2F45f1eb2552a688f66a78fa107813f6f9&hash=ebbec40f8373ca9c78157d13c1ffb10027af0f39)
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gates on Apr 24, 2013, 04:36:48 PM
And here I thought France would be the last place to have such a problem with it...

Guess they aint as kinky as I thought...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Apr 24, 2013, 05:41:29 PM
Quote from: Gates on Apr 24, 2013, 04:36:48 PM
And here I thought France would be the last place to have such a problem with it...

Guess they aint as kinky as I thought...


Phoenix is from France..I reckon one of the few good things to come out of that county..no rascist, just my ignorant opinion.



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 24, 2013, 05:56:08 PM
Quote from: Gates on Apr 24, 2013, 04:36:48 PM
And here I thought France would be the last place to have such a problem with it...

Guess they aint as kinky as I thought...

The French have never been known for their tolerance.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gates on Apr 24, 2013, 06:56:54 PM
I was always under the impression the French were very liberal when it came to matters of sexuality -- that is, assuming their film industry is anything to go by... ;)

I suppose this is different because we are talking about the 'sanctity of marriage' or some such nonsense...

Redick...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 24, 2013, 07:19:15 PM
Never figured the porno industry had much in the way standards though from what I hear, the French consider themselves to be the world's greatest lovers. I've also heard you can easily make that mistake when you're drunk.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 24, 2013, 07:38:45 PM
Nah, it's pretty well thought around the world that France, Paris and French in general is synonymous with love.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: LarsVader on Apr 24, 2013, 08:09:44 PM
France is one of the many countries surrounding Germany where as a German you better speak English in public if you do not want to get beaten up or you car smashed in because you obviously voted for Hitler.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 24, 2013, 08:11:16 PM
The French must still feel embarrassed about handing over Jews during WWII.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 24, 2013, 08:31:20 PM
I bet they must still feel even more embarrassed about handing themselves over.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gates on Apr 24, 2013, 08:35:45 PM
L'absinthe!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 24, 2013, 08:37:14 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lashorasperdidas.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F05%2Flars-von-trier-cannes.jpg&hash=6250f7e6835f2525514ffac2f45d0113ddacd4a9)
FRANCE -- U MAD?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: LarsVader on Apr 24, 2013, 08:38:19 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Apr 24, 2013, 08:37:14 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lashorasperdidas.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F05%2Flars-von-trier-cannes.jpg&hash=6250f7e6835f2525514ffac2f45d0113ddacd4a9)
FRANCE -- U MAD?
:D :D :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Apr 24, 2013, 09:13:37 PM
Don't lynch me for going off topic, but Cvalda your signature just made my day.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 24, 2013, 10:01:54 PM
1 Inmate Impregnated 4 Guards At Md. Jail, Prosecutors Say
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/blog/bs-md-ci-bgf-jail-indictment-20130423,0,1619914.story (http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/blog/bs-md-ci-bgf-jail-indictment-20130423,0,1619914.story)

QuoteA cabal of corrupt corrections officers and members of the Black Guerrilla Family gang enjoyed nearly free rein inside the Baltimore City Detention Center, federal authorities allege, smuggling drugs and cellphones into the jail and having sexual relationships that left four guards pregnant.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: LarsVader on Apr 24, 2013, 10:05:24 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Apr 24, 2013, 10:01:54 PM
1 Inmate Impregnated 4 Guards At Md. Jail, Prosecutors Say
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/blog/bs-md-ci-bgf-jail-indictment-20130423,0,1619914.story (http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/blog/bs-md-ci-bgf-jail-indictment-20130423,0,1619914.story)

QuoteA cabal of corrupt corrections officers and members of the Black Guerrilla Family gang enjoyed nearly free rein inside the Baltimore City Detention Center, federal authorities allege, smuggling drugs and cellphones into the jail and having sexual relationships that left four guards pregnant.
Well...
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 24, 2013, 10:15:52 PM
This is the guy that did it:

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Foi35.tinypic.com%2F296f6eg.jpg&hash=b44df5bf3b2799ff2a54c755768bdd95b5302f21)

OMG what a DREAMBOAT!!1!! <3
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 24, 2013, 10:19:16 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Apr 24, 2013, 10:01:54 PM
1 Inmate Impregnated 4 Guards At Md. Jail, Prosecutors Say
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/blog/bs-md-ci-bgf-jail-indictment-20130423,0,1619914.story (http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/blog/bs-md-ci-bgf-jail-indictment-20130423,0,1619914.story)

QuoteA cabal of corrupt corrections officers and members of the Black Guerrilla Family gang enjoyed nearly free rein inside the Baltimore City Detention Center, federal authorities allege, smuggling drugs and cellphones into the jail and having sexual relationships that left four guards pregnant.

Female C.O.s in a male prison? The f**k?!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 25, 2013, 02:53:47 AM
http://samuel-warde.com/2013/04/texas-sheriff-takes-on-westboro-baptist-church-stay-away/ (http://samuel-warde.com/2013/04/texas-sheriff-takes-on-westboro-baptist-church-stay-away/)

Someone is finally stepping up those wacko f**ks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 25, 2013, 02:55:58 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 25, 2013, 02:53:47 AM
http://samuel-warde.com/2013/04/texas-sheriff-takes-on-westboro-baptist-church-stay-away/ (http://samuel-warde.com/2013/04/texas-sheriff-takes-on-westboro-baptist-church-stay-away/)

Someone is finally stepping up those wacko f**ks.
f**king finally. Put those peasants in their place.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 25, 2013, 02:57:03 AM
...peasants?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 25, 2013, 02:58:12 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Apr 25, 2013, 02:57:03 AM
...peasants?
Yes.  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 25, 2013, 02:59:35 AM
You're a peasant, too :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 25, 2013, 03:00:41 AM
Yes, but I don't go around yelling how "God hates fags."  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 25, 2013, 03:02:00 AM
...neither do most peasants? :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 25, 2013, 03:03:24 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFZrzg62Zj0# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFZrzg62Zj0#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 25, 2013, 03:06:41 AM
Are you two honestly analyzing the use of an insult?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 25, 2013, 03:08:00 AM
I was just having fun playing a long with Cvalda's trolling.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Apr 25, 2013, 03:08:36 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Apr 24, 2013, 10:15:52 PM
This is the guy that did it:

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Foi35.tinypic.com%2F296f6eg.jpg&hash=b44df5bf3b2799ff2a54c755768bdd95b5302f21)

OMG what a DREAMBOAT!!1!! <3




I'm pretty sure whatever package he has compensated for his less than suave looks. I mean he did swoon 4 CO's so he's obv packing some heat down there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 25, 2013, 03:26:34 PM
Or maybe it was his fantastic charisma?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Apr 25, 2013, 03:32:41 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Apr 25, 2013, 03:26:34 PM
Or maybe it was his fantastic charisma?


nah, it was his penis. Many overlook personality if the package is of exceptional girth.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 25, 2013, 03:53:50 PM
Deranged dick pigs with no self-esteem, maybe.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Apr 25, 2013, 06:02:15 PM
This is assuming that he's going around showing his wang to everyone. I'm not sure that's a good idea in the natural habitat of the shank.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Apr 25, 2013, 06:30:07 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Apr 25, 2013, 03:53:50 PM
Deranged dick pigs with no self-esteem, maybe.


so you're saying size doesn't matter?


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 25, 2013, 06:33:06 PM
I'm saying there's also 150-plus pounds of meat attached to it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Apr 25, 2013, 07:59:30 PM
http://gawker.com/5994974/the-most-deranged-sorority-girl-email-you-will-ever-read (http://gawker.com/5994974/the-most-deranged-sorority-girl-email-you-will-ever-read)

Most. Amazing.Thing. Ever.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 25, 2013, 08:07:58 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Apr 25, 2013, 07:59:30 PM
http://gawker.com/5994974/the-most-deranged-sorority-girl-email-you-will-ever-read (http://gawker.com/5994974/the-most-deranged-sorority-girl-email-you-will-ever-read)

Most. Amazing.Thing. Ever.
LOLOLOLOL  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 25, 2013, 08:08:24 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Apr 25, 2013, 07:59:30 PM
http://gawker.com/5994974/the-most-deranged-sorority-girl-email-you-will-ever-read (http://gawker.com/5994974/the-most-deranged-sorority-girl-email-you-will-ever-read)

Most. Amazing.Thing. Ever.
Meh.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Apr 25, 2013, 08:09:11 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Apr 25, 2013, 08:07:58 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Apr 25, 2013, 07:59:30 PM
http://gawker.com/5994974/the-most-deranged-sorority-girl-email-you-will-ever-read (http://gawker.com/5994974/the-most-deranged-sorority-girl-email-you-will-ever-read)

Most. Amazing.Thing. Ever.
LOLOLOLOL  :laugh:

I demand a Christopher Walken reading!!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 25, 2013, 08:11:36 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Apr 25, 2013, 08:09:11 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Apr 25, 2013, 08:07:58 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Apr 25, 2013, 07:59:30 PM
http://gawker.com/5994974/the-most-deranged-sorority-girl-email-you-will-ever-read (http://gawker.com/5994974/the-most-deranged-sorority-girl-email-you-will-ever-read)

Most. Amazing.Thing. Ever.
LOLOLOLOL  :laugh:

I demand a Christopher Walken reading!!!
You got Zod instead.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/rachelhorner/michael-shannon-reads-the-insane-sorority-letter (http://www.buzzfeed.com/rachelhorner/michael-shannon-reads-the-insane-sorority-letter)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Apr 25, 2013, 10:06:59 PM
http://search.yahoo.com/search?cs=bz&p=HIV%20vaccine%20fails&fr=fp-tts-900&fr2=ps (http://search.yahoo.com/search?cs=bz&p=HIV%20vaccine%20fails&fr=fp-tts-900&fr2=ps)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HappyAlien on Apr 28, 2013, 04:39:29 AM
The thing with the Boston Bombings and i don't mean to sound insensitive is that only 3 people died. There are many accidents, mass shootings and terrorist attacks around the world that kill far more people than this yet get less news coverage. Maybe cause it was at a sporting event in America or something. That explosion near Waco killed far more people yet got hardly any press attention.

In a way by making such a big deal about terrorist attacks on the news as opposed to other deaths they are helping the terrorists. They make them into celebrities for other terrorists. All the time in Australia we have car accidents that kill 3 or more people yet the press coverage is much smaller. Its a bit like when one person gets eaten by a shark everyone freaks out and wants the wipe out sharks yet you are far more likely to die from cancer or a car accident than a shark attack or terrorist attack.


Its sad that 3 people dies esp when one is a little boy but people are dying all over the world at the hands of other human beings i personally think this event had been given huge amounts of publicity. Its a bit like when Katrina got more publicity/news coverage than the Tsunami that killed over 250,000 in Asia while Katrina only killed like 1500. If the Tsunami had happened in the U.S we would have heard about it for the next ten years if Katrina had happened in Asia we would have heard about it for one day and then never again.

Yes 3 lives is bad but by having so much about on the news it might inspire terrorists cause all they have to do is kill a couple of people in the U.S to get their names and faces put around the world. If a terrorist blows up 80-100 people in Iraq they don't get one tenth the news coverage that these two scumbags  have. That being said the police over there did a good job of catching these guys and making sure they did not do anything worse. But i think it will show terrorists that if you do a an attack in the states that only kills a few people you will get a tonne of publicity.

I don't really worry about terrrorism as cancer will most likely kill me i think it was more scary in the 80's with nuclear destruction just around the corner.Terrorist attacks account for so few deaths in the West. The main worry is if they get their hands on nukes or chemical weapons.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 28, 2013, 04:44:04 AM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 28, 2013, 05:40:08 AM
Quote from: HappyAlien on Apr 28, 2013, 04:39:29 AM
The thing with the Boston Bombings and i don't mean to sound insensitive is that only 3 people died. There are many accidents, mass shootings and terrorist attacks around the world that kill far more people than this yet get less news coverage. Maybe cause it was at a sporting event in America or something. That explosion near Waco killed far more people yet got hardly any press attention.

In a way by making such a big deal about terrorist attacks on the news as opposed to other deaths they are helping the terrorists. They make them into celebrities for other terrorists. All the time in Australia we have car accidents that kill 3 or more people yet the press coverage is much smaller. Its a bit like when one person gets eaten by a shark everyone freaks out and wants the wipe out sharks yet you are far more likely to die from cancer or a car accident than a shark attack or terrorist attack.


Its sad that 3 people dies esp when one is a little boy but people are dying all over the world at the hands of other human beings i personally think this event had been given huge amounts of publicity. Its a bit like when Katrina got more publicity/news coverage than the Tsunami that killed over 250,000 in Asia while Katrina only killed like 1500. If the Tsunami had happened in the U.S we would have heard about it for the next ten years if Katrina had happened in Asia we would have heard about it for one day and then never again.

Yes 3 lives is bad but by having so much about on the news it might inspire terrorists cause all they have to do is kill a couple of people in the U.S to get their names and faces put around the world. If a terrorist blows up 80-100 people in Iraq they don't get one tenth the news coverage that these two scumbags  have. That being said the police over there did a good job of catching these guys and making sure they did not do anything worse. But i think it will show terrorists that if you do a an attack in the states that only kills a few people you will get a tonne of publicity.

I don't really worry about terrrorism as cancer will most likely kill me i think it was more scary in the 80's with nuclear destruction just around the corner.Terrorist attacks account for so few deaths in the West. The main worry is if they get their hands on nukes or chemical weapons.

Depends where you live.  The Waco explosion got a stack of coverage and the Boxing Day tsunami got way more than Katrina.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 29, 2013, 09:27:25 AM
Quote from: HappyAlien on Apr 28, 2013, 04:39:29 AM
The thing with the Boston Bombings and i don't mean to sound insensitive is that only 3 people died. There are many accidents, mass shootings and terrorist attacks around the world that kill far more people than this yet get less news coverage. Maybe cause it was at a sporting event in America or something. That explosion near Waco killed far more people yet got hardly any press attention.

In a way by making such a big deal about terrorist attacks on the news as opposed to other deaths they are helping the terrorists. They make them into celebrities for other terrorists. All the time in Australia we have car accidents that kill 3 or more people yet the press coverage is much smaller. Its a bit like when one person gets eaten by a shark everyone freaks out and wants the wipe out sharks yet you are far more likely to die from cancer or a car accident than a shark attack or terrorist attack.


Its sad that 3 people dies esp when one is a little boy but people are dying all over the world at the hands of other human beings i personally think this event had been given huge amounts of publicity. Its a bit like when Katrina got more publicity/news coverage than the Tsunami that killed over 250,000 in Asia while Katrina only killed like 1500. If the Tsunami had happened in the U.S we would have heard about it for the next ten years if Katrina had happened in Asia we would have heard about it for one day and then never again.

Yes 3 lives is bad but by having so much about on the news it might inspire terrorists cause all they have to do is kill a couple of people in the U.S to get their names and faces put around the world. If a terrorist blows up 80-100 people in Iraq they don't get one tenth the news coverage that these two scumbags  have. That being said the police over there did a good job of catching these guys and making sure they did not do anything worse. But i think it will show terrorists that if you do a an attack in the states that only kills a few people you will get a tonne of publicity.

I don't really worry about terrrorism as cancer will most likely kill me i think it was more scary in the 80's with nuclear destruction just around the corner.Terrorist attacks account for so few deaths in the West. The main worry is if they get their hands on nukes or chemical weapons.

We discussed this a few pages back I think it was. Basically, if it doesn't happen in the States, no one cares. But if it does, the whole world slams on the brakes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: EEV2650 on Apr 29, 2013, 09:31:04 AM
Everyone thinks the U.S.A. is untouchable and for the most part it really is. So when something like the Boston Bombing happens everybody loses their minds. It really annoys the hell out of me that such a big deal is made too.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 29, 2013, 09:37:22 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Apr 25, 2013, 07:59:30 PM
http://gawker.com/5994974/the-most-deranged-sorority-girl-email-you-will-ever-read (http://gawker.com/5994974/the-most-deranged-sorority-girl-email-you-will-ever-read)

Most. Amazing.Thing. Ever.

Now that, boys and girls, is what we call butthurt.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 29, 2013, 01:45:35 PM
Wah.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Apr 30, 2013, 05:10:55 AM
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2013/0429/14-year-old-forced-to-get-pregnant-surrogate-for-her-mom (http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2013/0429/14-year-old-forced-to-get-pregnant-surrogate-for-her-mom)


:(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 30, 2013, 05:12:32 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Apr 30, 2013, 05:10:55 AM
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2013/0429/14-year-old-forced-to-get-pregnant-surrogate-for-her-mom (http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2013/0429/14-year-old-forced-to-get-pregnant-surrogate-for-her-mom)


:(



Quotethe judge quoted the teenager as saying said she was shocked by the suggestion, but thought, "If I do this ... maybe she will love me more."


God damn...I can't even continue reading.



Quote from: EEV2650 on Apr 29, 2013, 09:31:04 AM
Everyone thinks the U.S.A. is untouchable and for the most part it really is. So when something like the Boston Bombing happens everybody loses their minds. It really annoys the hell out of me that such a big deal is made too.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0AXgaFqEas#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0AXgaFqEas#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Apr 30, 2013, 05:15:12 AM
I weep for humanity.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 30, 2013, 05:26:44 AM
One person who isn't representative of humanity as a whole isn't worth the tears.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 30, 2013, 05:31:47 AM
I might as well say it: this can only happen in America.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Apr 30, 2013, 05:33:47 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 30, 2013, 05:31:47 AM
I might as well say it: this can only happen in America.

But it happened in Britain.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 30, 2013, 05:35:16 AM
It also said that she was an American Divorcee.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Apr 30, 2013, 05:38:33 AM
IN BRITAIN
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 30, 2013, 05:39:51 AM
But obviously a result of American divorce.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 30, 2013, 05:40:03 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Apr 30, 2013, 05:38:33 AM
IN BRITAIN


It ain't Britain's fault, brudda.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Apr 30, 2013, 05:44:27 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 30, 2013, 05:31:47 AM
I might as well say it: this can only happen in America.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 30, 2013, 05:45:13 AM
I know.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Apr 30, 2013, 05:49:14 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 30, 2013, 05:45:13 AM
I know.

Ah, I see what you're saying now brudda.

























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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 30, 2013, 05:52:56 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Apr 30, 2013, 05:49:14 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 30, 2013, 05:45:13 AM
I know.

Ah, I see what you're saying now brudda.

























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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 30, 2013, 06:29:44 AM
In your quirky news feed for the day,

http://metro.co.uk/2013/04/29/arachnophobe-spider-fear-pet-tarantula-creature-comforts-3697470/ (http://metro.co.uk/2013/04/29/arachnophobe-spider-fear-pet-tarantula-creature-comforts-3697470/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 30, 2013, 03:53:01 PM
http://www.salon.com/2013/04/30/stop_mocking_adam_holland/ (http://www.salon.com/2013/04/30/stop_mocking_adam_holland/)

QuoteThe Hollands filed the suit against Cox Media, claiming "invasion of privacy, misappropriation of likeness, defamation and emotional distress" after the image of Adam, who was born with Down Syndrome, began appearing as a punchline on various Web sites. Most notably, Cox's Florida radio station WHPT-FM's Cowhead Show reportedly altered the photo of Adam to make it appear he was holding a sign touting its "Retarded News."

The station's director has apologized, sort of, by issuing an email that says, "The segment 'Retarded News' is designed to highlight odd stories that are seemingly always in the news. Stories such as botched bank robberies and failed crimes. These stories are NOT about disabled individuals." I guess if you're using the image of someone with Down Syndrome on your "Retarded News," but not actually talking about people with Down Syndrome, he thinks it's somehow okay.

People are cruel little shits. :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Apr 30, 2013, 04:01:54 PM
-_-
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Apr 30, 2013, 04:04:27 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Apr 30, 2013, 03:53:01 PM
http://www.salon.com/2013/04/30/stop_mocking_adam_holland/ (http://www.salon.com/2013/04/30/stop_mocking_adam_holland/)

QuoteThe Hollands filed the suit against Cox Media, claiming "invasion of privacy, misappropriation of likeness, defamation and emotional distress" after the image of Adam, who was born with Down Syndrome, began appearing as a punchline on various Web sites. Most notably, Cox's Florida radio station WHPT-FM's Cowhead Show reportedly altered the photo of Adam to make it appear he was holding a sign touting its "Retarded News."

The station's director has apologized, sort of, by issuing an email that says, "The segment 'Retarded News' is designed to highlight odd stories that are seemingly always in the news. Stories such as botched bank robberies and failed crimes. These stories are NOT about disabled individuals." I guess if you're using the image of someone with Down Syndrome on your "Retarded News," but not actually talking about people with Down Syndrome, he thinks it's somehow okay.

People are cruel little shits. :(

Sadly, there are so many bigots who think behaviour like this is okay because "it's only words" or "we're not physically harming them." I don't really understand it. It takes more energy coming up with different excuses as to why it's okay than it would take to try to understand or imagine yourself in another person's situation.

People will only mentally grow as far as they're willing to. Prejudice is just an indication of immaturity and lack of education.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 30, 2013, 05:41:08 PM
Jesus Christ, did no one think it was a terrible idea to call the segment "retarded news" and for them to have shown that image..jesus christ f**k.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 30, 2013, 05:44:15 PM
All I can do is laugh.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 30, 2013, 10:59:49 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 30, 2013, 05:31:47 AMI might as well say it: this can only happen in America.
Keep your eye on your backyard. I'm sure there are some crazier things going on there that you aren't aware of.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 01, 2013, 01:01:47 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/30/living/wilcox-integrated-prom/index.html?sr=fb043013integratedprom5p (http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/30/living/wilcox-integrated-prom/index.html?sr=fb043013integratedprom5p)

This time, I'm right when I say it.

It's good to know America is making progress in the area of racial equality.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on May 01, 2013, 01:46:13 AM
Lol, been hearing about this one on and off these past few months, f**king insane.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 01, 2013, 03:01:56 AM
I'm pretty sure that sort of thing is illegal too.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 01, 2013, 03:02:58 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 01, 2013, 03:01:56 AM
I'm pretty sure that sort of thing is illegal too.
Apparently down here in Georgia, and Alabama there are small pockets of society that act like this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on May 01, 2013, 03:25:33 AM
World War II could actually end.


http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2013/0429/Japan-and-Russia-want-to-finally-end-World-War-II-agree-it-is-abnormal-not-to (http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2013/0429/Japan-and-Russia-want-to-finally-end-World-War-II-agree-it-is-abnormal-not-to)


QuoteJapan and Russia want to finally end World War II, agree it is 'abnormal' not to
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 01, 2013, 03:39:17 AM
Heh, misleading headline (kinda) but it's encouraging to see two nations put aside their differences and just talk.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on May 01, 2013, 04:18:21 PM
3 more taken into custody for Boston bombing. (http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/happen-boston-bombing-suspects-body/story?id=19077198#.UYFADspKZog)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 01, 2013, 04:24:16 PM
Quote from: ScardyFox on May 01, 2013, 04:18:21 PM
3 more taken into custody for Boston bombing. (http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/happen-boston-bombing-suspects-body/story?id=19077198#.UYFADspKZog)

:o
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 01, 2013, 06:50:03 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/01/us/kentucky-accidential-shooting/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/01/us/kentucky-accidential-shooting/index.html)

Should I repeat myself?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on May 01, 2013, 06:50:55 PM
The parents should be charged with manslaughter.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 01, 2013, 07:02:46 PM
I think they have punishment enough in knowing that their idiocy lost them a child at the hands of their other child.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on May 01, 2013, 11:50:07 PM
Pretty much.

But will things change?  Will they, f**k.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 02, 2013, 12:03:07 AM
Quote from: SM on May 01, 2013, 11:50:07 PM
Pretty much.

But will things change?  Will they, f**k.


They can have their change when they rip it from my cold, dead hands
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fgullyborg.typepad.com%2Fphotos%2Funcategorized%2Fheston.jpg&hash=b9fef5e6e55160d8d210850f1ff7f64ca4a219c8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 02, 2013, 12:12:15 AM
Speaking of which...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0Wn3Eey6dY#noexternalembed-ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0Wn3Eey6dY#noexternalembed-ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 02, 2013, 12:17:42 AM
Quote from: SM on May 01, 2013, 11:50:07 PM
Pretty much.

But will things change?  Will they, f**k.

One can hope. Even Americans can learn from their mistakes, surely.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.whitehouse.gov%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Ffirst-family%2Fmasthead_image%2F43gb_header_sm.jpg%3F1250888303&hash=604af4bcd1f021c8aa45794be07a41068e9e14fb)

Oh yeah, I forgot...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 02, 2013, 12:23:45 AM
Quote from: BANE on May 02, 2013, 12:12:15 AM
Speaking of which...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0Wn3Eey6dY#noexternalembed-ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0Wn3Eey6dY#noexternalembed-ws)

Fox news was so pissed. They even did an entire segment trying to denounce Jim Carrey's career  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on May 02, 2013, 12:27:50 AM
Good ol' Faux Noose...

Great song btw.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 02, 2013, 12:42:01 AM
Yeah, they were foaming at the mouth.

Especially one particularly smug chipmunk-looking f**k whose name I don't know.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 02, 2013, 12:45:34 AM
Quote from: BANE on May 02, 2013, 12:42:01 AM
Especially one particularly smug chipmunk-looking f**k whose name I don't know.
That could be any one of them, BANE.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 02, 2013, 12:47:00 AM
One in particular, let me find him...

HERE! This little prick right here.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mediabistro.com%2Ftvnewser%2Ffiles%2F2011%2F06%2Fgutfeld.jpg&hash=0bff98466e53558c46115fc57f7f04782ec9d05d)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on May 02, 2013, 01:01:01 AM
They're all ridiculous reactionary pricks, because that's their thing. Pure comedy if you ask me. The sad thing is that there are a lllooottt of people who still take them seriously.

But soon Murdoch won't be alone out there peddling Teapublican lies and views to anyone stupid enough to listen - the Koch Brothers are planning on buying eight of the largest newspapers in the country, including LA Times and Chicago Tribune. They'll make FUX look like Marxist hippies.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 02, 2013, 01:01:56 AM
Quote from: BANE on May 02, 2013, 12:47:00 AM
One in particular, let me find him...

HERE! This little prick right here.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mediabistro.com%2Ftvnewser%2Ffiles%2F2011%2F06%2Fgutfeld.jpg&hash=0bff98466e53558c46115fc57f7f04782ec9d05d)

THAT'S HIM  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 02, 2013, 01:50:09 AM
http://shine.yahoo.com/work-money/mountain-dew-under-fire-8220-most-racist-commercial-190800696.html (http://shine.yahoo.com/work-money/mountain-dew-under-fire-8220-most-racist-commercial-190800696.html)

I laughed at the ad actually.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 02, 2013, 01:58:49 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on May 02, 2013, 01:50:09 AM
http://shine.yahoo.com/work-money/mountain-dew-under-fire-8220-most-racist-commercial-190800696.html (http://shine.yahoo.com/work-money/mountain-dew-under-fire-8220-most-racist-commercial-190800696.html)

I laughed at the ad actually.  :laugh:

Darn it, they took it down already -_-
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 02, 2013, 02:14:56 AM
Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 02, 2013, 02:16:25 AM
...blah?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Valaquen on May 02, 2013, 02:30:11 AM
Quote from: BANE on May 02, 2013, 12:47:00 AM
One in particular, let me find him...

HERE! This little prick right here.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mediabistro.com%2Ftvnewser%2Ffiles%2F2011%2F06%2Fgutfeld.jpg&hash=0bff98466e53558c46115fc57f7f04782ec9d05d)
This guy was hilarious. He almost had an aneurysm over Carrey.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 02, 2013, 05:32:04 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on May 02, 2013, 01:50:09 AM
http://shine.yahoo.com/work-money/mountain-dew-under-fire-8220-most-racist-commercial-190800696.html (http://shine.yahoo.com/work-money/mountain-dew-under-fire-8220-most-racist-commercial-190800696.html)

I laughed at the ad actually.  :laugh:

Linked from the same article. (http://news.yahoo.com/whoops-target-apologizes-offering-manatee-173537848.html)

"Manatee gray" :D :D :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on May 02, 2013, 08:41:31 PM
Quote from: Aspie on May 02, 2013, 01:58:49 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on May 02, 2013, 01:50:09 AM
http://shine.yahoo.com/work-money/mountain-dew-under-fire-8220-most-racist-commercial-190800696.html (http://shine.yahoo.com/work-money/mountain-dew-under-fire-8220-most-racist-commercial-190800696.html)

I laughed at the ad actually.  :laugh:

Darn it, they took it down already -_-

Just check any of Odd Future's or Tyler the Creator's music videos - they're all pretty much like that. They fool around a lot with race and gender, but not in a very smart way (mostly making fun of black people and crack brutal and quite sexist jokes about women). It's kind of like a really vitriolic hip-hop version of Viva la Bam / Bam's Unholy Union executed by a bunch of skateboarding hipsters who think they're gangsta but really aren't. The creator of the Mountain Dew ad, Tyler the Creator, is a dick, but sometimes he's quite funny, and his voice is awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN-xq7t6pKw#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN-xq7t6pKw#ws)

...Tyler the Creator is the coke sniffing centaur with the fancy bob haircut in the end of the video (2:14).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on May 03, 2013, 03:55:11 PM
http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/batman-fans-build-real-life-dark-knight-tumbler-124233905.html (http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/batman-fans-build-real-life-dark-knight-tumbler-124233905.html)

Quotea completely road legal Batmobile.

Crazy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on May 03, 2013, 05:32:40 PM
Quote from: Nightlord on May 03, 2013, 03:55:11 PM
http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/batman-fans-build-real-life-dark-knight-tumbler-124233905.html (http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/batman-fans-build-real-life-dark-knight-tumbler-124233905.html)

Quotea completely road legal Batmobile.

Crazy.

That's pretty bitchin'. Although you have to assume that in order to be road-legal (and/or possible outside of movie-physics), it would be a fairly tame version of it. Kinda like those sweet M41A Pulse Rifle BB guns.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 03, 2013, 05:34:35 PM
Quote from: Nightlord on May 03, 2013, 03:55:11 PM
http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/batman-fans-build-real-life-dark-knight-tumbler-124233905.html (http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/batman-fans-build-real-life-dark-knight-tumbler-124233905.html)

Quotea completely road legal Batmobile.

Crazy.
Pretty sweet.

Sucks for whoever gets in an accident with them.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 03, 2013, 07:26:32 PM
Quote from: [CANCERBLACK] on May 03, 2013, 05:32:40 PM
Quote from: Nightlord on May 03, 2013, 03:55:11 PM
http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/batman-fans-build-real-life-dark-knight-tumbler-124233905.html (http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/batman-fans-build-real-life-dark-knight-tumbler-124233905.html)

Quotea completely road legal Batmobile.

Crazy.

That's pretty bitchin'. Although you have to assume that in order to be road-legal (and/or possible outside of movie-physics), it would be a fairly tame version of it. Kinda like those sweet M41A Pulse Rifle BB guns.

Well I certainly don't think this one can be boosted into a ramp-less jump.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RazorSlash on May 04, 2013, 06:17:21 PM
http://www.destructoid.com/boy-tries-to-rape-mom-kills-her-over-call-of-duty-ban-253085.phtml (http://www.destructoid.com/boy-tries-to-rape-mom-kills-her-over-call-of-duty-ban-253085.phtml)

I have no words for this. I'm disgusted. Really disgusted.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: OmegaZilla on May 04, 2013, 06:21:45 PM
What the freaking rat f**k.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on May 04, 2013, 07:19:00 PM
Jesus f**king Christ.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on May 04, 2013, 07:39:48 PM
What in the f**k was he thinking?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 04, 2013, 08:49:12 PM
Quote from: RazorSlash on May 04, 2013, 06:17:21 PM
http://www.destructoid.com/boy-tries-to-rape-mom-kills-her-over-call-of-duty-ban-253085.phtml (http://www.destructoid.com/boy-tries-to-rape-mom-kills-her-over-call-of-duty-ban-253085.phtml)

I have no words for this. I'm disgusted. Really disgusted.
Evil or crazy? You decide.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on May 04, 2013, 09:01:07 PM
Quote from: RazorSlash on May 04, 2013, 06:17:21 PM
http://www.destructoid.com/boy-tries-to-rape-mom-kills-her-over-call-of-duty-ban-253085.phtml (http://www.destructoid.com/boy-tries-to-rape-mom-kills-her-over-call-of-duty-ban-253085.phtml)

I have no words for this. I'm disgusted. Really disgusted.
Quoteshooting his mother with a .22 caliber rifle he received as a present.
...
What better thing to give a little nutjob that plays cod.

Quote from: Cal427eb on May 04, 2013, 08:49:12 PM
Evil or crazy? You decide.
Both.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sexy Poot on May 04, 2013, 10:09:38 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KJ9rebfXSA#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KJ9rebfXSA#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 04, 2013, 10:38:42 PM
Quote from: RazorSlash on May 04, 2013, 06:17:21 PM
http://www.destructoid.com/boy-tries-to-rape-mom-kills-her-over-call-of-duty-ban-253085.phtml (http://www.destructoid.com/boy-tries-to-rape-mom-kills-her-over-call-of-duty-ban-253085.phtml)

I have no words for this. I'm disgusted. Really disgusted.

I...I have no words. People are f**ked up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on May 04, 2013, 11:15:30 PM
Crackers be tripping.

Hold on, who gives their son a rifle at 11 years old? And that's just one element. This story is Dante's seven levels of f**ked up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on May 04, 2013, 11:18:34 PM
The same culture that gives them one at five which they kill their sister with.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 04, 2013, 11:22:28 PM
A .22 rifle is like a bb gun in the south.  I was shooting my grandfather's .22 before I even hit double digits in age.

You probably shouldn't give weapons to crazy people though. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Valaquen on May 05, 2013, 01:55:43 AM
Israel bomb Damascus. Twenty seconds in...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_j8ID-m1pU#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_j8ID-m1pU#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on May 05, 2013, 02:06:02 AM
Are we even sure this is Israel? So far, I keep hearing nothing that confirms that, just speculation.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 05, 2013, 02:07:23 AM
Israel confirmed. It's against some missiles Syria was sending to Hezbollah. Russian ground to ground ones.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on May 05, 2013, 02:09:44 AM
Any links showing that there's confirmation, because I can't find any article that is simply "finger-pointing" at the moment. Then again, I'm also hearing from some people that Israel is getting their jets ready, and that some regiment from Syria is already moving towards the border or something.


NVM, just dug up some articles that already confirmed it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on May 05, 2013, 07:14:11 AM
Quote from: Valaquen on May 05, 2013, 01:55:43 AM
Israel bomb Damascus. Twenty seconds in...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_j8ID-m1pU#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_j8ID-m1pU#ws)


Jesus...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on May 05, 2013, 07:42:51 AM
Quote from: Valaquen on May 05, 2013, 01:55:43 AM
Israel bomb Damascus. Twenty seconds in...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_j8ID-m1pU#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_j8ID-m1pU#ws)

That's terrifying - to say the least.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 05, 2013, 04:51:10 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 04, 2013, 11:22:28 PM
A .22 rifle is like a bb gun in the south.  I was shooting my grandfather's .22 before I even hit double digits in age.

You probably shouldn't give weapons to crazy people though.

It seems to me that you can never determine who's crazy until the gun is in their hands unfortunately :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on May 05, 2013, 10:23:08 PM
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/football-referee-dies-punched-head-yellow-card-084536011.html (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/football-referee-dies-punched-head-yellow-card-084536011.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 05, 2013, 10:26:56 PM
Quote from: Nightlord on May 05, 2013, 10:23:08 PM
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/football-referee-dies-punched-head-yellow-card-084536011.html (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/football-referee-dies-punched-head-yellow-card-084536011.html)
Wow...  :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on May 05, 2013, 10:46:11 PM
f**king douchebag punk.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 05, 2013, 10:58:17 PM
Quote from: Nightlord on May 05, 2013, 10:23:08 PM
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/football-referee-dies-punched-head-yellow-card-084536011.html (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/football-referee-dies-punched-head-yellow-card-084536011.html)
What is this guy, superman? How hard did he punch him for that to happen?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 05, 2013, 11:44:32 PM
Quote from: Nightlord on May 05, 2013, 10:23:08 PM
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/football-referee-dies-punched-head-yellow-card-084536011.html (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/football-referee-dies-punched-head-yellow-card-084536011.html)

And that's why I stay away from amateur sports.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on May 06, 2013, 12:01:38 AM
Quote from: BANE on May 05, 2013, 10:58:17 PM
What is this guy, superman? How hard did he punch him for that to happen?
You don't have to punch someone very hard to do serious damage. You just have to hit one of the right places.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 06, 2013, 12:07:48 AM
I know, but the article says he punched him in the face. I don't think there's such a soft spot on the face to do lethal damage without hitting extremely hard. I know there's soft spots on the side of the head near the ears, but the face...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on May 06, 2013, 12:13:53 AM
Concussion gone horribly wrong? The article's fairly vague on details.

But considering people being punched once and dying/being given permanent brain damage became such a problem here that the government had to start a damn campaign about it, this, unfortunately, isn't that surprising or shocking :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 06, 2013, 01:23:08 AM
Quote from: BANE on May 06, 2013, 12:07:48 AM
I know, but the article says he punched him in the face. I don't think there's such a soft spot on the face to do lethal damage without hitting extremely hard. I know there's soft spots on the side of the head near the ears, but the face...

Temple?  If you've ever been in a fight sport the three spots you aim for on the human head is the bottom jaw, the temple, and just behind the ears.

This is of course going for the KO.  You can kill people in attacks associated with the nose, eyes, and top of the head.  A luck strike to the temple can do it as well.

I've heard that people that struck in the face and die can sometimes have problems with their spinal cord and the whiplash effect of a KO blow or strike to the face can cause enough damage to go from an undisclosed/recovering injury to a fatal one.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on May 06, 2013, 01:43:46 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on May 05, 2013, 07:14:11 AM
Quote from: Valaquen on May 05, 2013, 01:55:43 AM
Israel bomb Damascus. Twenty seconds in...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_j8ID-m1pU#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_j8ID-m1pU#ws)


Jesus...

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.theiapolis.com%2FaR%2FcDCDCDC%2Fd4%2Fe4%2FhM8%2Fi1X2J%2Fr1%2Fs1%2Ft4%2FwG4%2Fz23%2Fharrison-ford-indiana-jones-and-denholm-elliott.jpg%3Fcdn%3D1367804584&hash=3798a5e0c76a5bbbbf9707ef2e010d868b8e6180)

Yes, that's just what the Hebrews thought...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 06, 2013, 02:07:06 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 06, 2013, 01:23:08 AM
Quote from: BANE on May 06, 2013, 12:07:48 AM
I know, but the article says he punched him in the face. I don't think there's such a soft spot on the face to do lethal damage without hitting extremely hard. I know there's soft spots on the side of the head near the ears, but the face...

Temple?  If you've ever been in a fight sport the three spots you aim for on the human head is the bottom jaw, the temple, and just behind the ears.

This is of course going for the KO.  You can kill people in attacks associated with the nose, eyes, and top of the head.  A luck strike to the temple can do it as well.

I've heard that people that struck in the face and die can sometimes have problems with their spinal cord and the whiplash effect of a KO blow or strike to the face can cause enough damage to go from an undisclosed/recovering injury to a fatal one.
Hmm. Interesting. I doubt the kid was trying to kill the ref, so given your post I'd think the severity of the injury was a fluke. I've seen much larger and stronger people hit (obviously) harder and people on the receiving end haven't died; heck, they didn't even get knocked out. I wonder if perhaps there was some pre-existing condition or injury that the punch might have exacerbated.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on May 06, 2013, 02:24:25 AM
Quote from: SiL on May 06, 2013, 12:13:53 AM
Concussion gone horribly wrong? The article's fairly vague on details.

But considering people being punched once and dying/being given permanent brain damage became such a problem here that the government had to start a damn campaign about it, this, unfortunately, isn't that surprising or shocking :-\

Was that more about heads hitting pavements after being king hit?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 06, 2013, 02:53:30 AM
Quote from: SiL on May 06, 2013, 12:13:53 AM
Concussion gone horribly wrong? The article's fairly vague on details.

But considering people being punched once and dying/being given permanent brain damage became such a problem here that the government had to start a damn campaign about it, this, unfortunately, isn't that surprising or shocking :-\

What the...does Australia have a particularly bad problem with street fighting?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on May 06, 2013, 03:22:44 AM
First rule is we can't talk about it...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 06, 2013, 04:42:46 AM
Quote from: SM on May 06, 2013, 03:22:44 AM
First rule is we can't talk about it...

Which is also the second rule.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on May 06, 2013, 08:41:55 AM
Quote from: SM on May 06, 2013, 02:24:25 AM
Was that more about heads hitting pavements after being king hit?
I think those cases got the ball rolling. But they came out with plenty of examples where the head didn't crack against the ground (Which was the first thing I checked with this article too).

Quote from: DoomRulz on May 06, 2013, 02:53:30 AM
What the...does Australia have a particularly bad problem with street fighting?
We have a problem with a generation of douchebag c**ts getting trashed every weekend and picking fights for shits and giggles.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 06, 2013, 10:18:55 AM
Thats every male society I've ever been in.  Here they get Khatted up instead of drunk and still try and pick a fight with you.  Most westerners are about double the size of most Djiboutians though, so it isn't really a problem even when they do get froggy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on May 06, 2013, 11:20:55 AM
Quote from: SiL on May 06, 2013, 08:41:55 AM
We have a problem with a generation of douchebag c**ts getting trashed every weekend and picking fights for shits and giggles.

Sounds like England.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on May 06, 2013, 03:42:59 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/30/kentucky-shooting_n_3189828.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003 (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/30/kentucky-shooting_n_3189828.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003)

Note to all UK parents, give your 5yr old children rifles for gifts.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 06, 2013, 05:47:34 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/fbi-minn-raid-disrupts-localized-terror-attack-163339217.html (http://news.yahoo.com/fbi-minn-raid-disrupts-localized-terror-attack-163339217.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 06, 2013, 06:17:32 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on May 06, 2013, 03:42:59 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/30/kentucky-shooting_n_3189828.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003 (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/30/kentucky-shooting_n_3189828.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003)

Note to all UK parents, give your 5yr old children rifles for gifts.

Thats my home state.  And I was handling guns when I was about 7 or 8.  The difference is if I'd have been caught handling it like it was a toy I'd have had my ass wooped.  Likewise the only time I really took the .22 out was to shoot it.  The rest of the time it stayed locked up with the bolt open so when you got it out you already knew it was unloaded.

I wouldn't mind an age restriction on guns though to be honest.  So many people do treat them like toys and have no respect for them and typically you mature as you get older. 

"Never point your weapon at anything your unwilling to destroy," should apply to everyone who owns a weapon.  Not just people in the military.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on May 07, 2013, 12:14:48 AM
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/06/business/media/solving-equation-of-a-hit-film-script-with-data.html?smid=fb-share&_r=0 (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/06/business/media/solving-equation-of-a-hit-film-script-with-data.html?smid=fb-share&_r=0)

QuoteFor as much as $20,000 per script, Mr. Bruzzese and a team of analysts compare the story structure and genre of a draft script with those of released movies, looking for clues to box-office success. His company, Worldwide Motion Picture Group, also digs into an extensive database of focus group results for similar films and surveys 1,500 potential moviegoers. What do you like? What should be changed?

QuoteMr. Bruzzese, a movie enthusiast with a seemingly encyclopedic memory of screenplays, also speaks bluntly, a rarity in Hollywood.

"All screenwriters think their babies are beautiful," he said, taking a chug of Diet Dr Pepper followed by a gulp of Diet Coke and a drag on a Camel. "I'm here to tell it like it is: Some babies are ugly."

lol

And some thoughts on this...

QuoteJoyce Carol Oates ‏@JoyceCarolOates 4h

High fees of "screenplay doctor" suggest, shockingly, that new generation of screenwriters are ignorant of the old cliches & formulae.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on May 07, 2013, 12:21:00 AM
Quote"It takes a lot of the risk out of what I do," said Scott Steindorff, a producer who used Mr. Bruzzese to evaluate the script for "The Lincoln Lawyer," a hit 2011 crime drama. "Everyone is going to be doing this soon." Mr. Steindorff added, "The only people who are resistant are the writers: 'I'm making art, I can't possibly do this.' "
So many anger feels.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 07, 2013, 02:44:25 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 06, 2013, 06:17:32 PM
"Never point your weapon at anything your unwilling to destroy," should apply to everyone who owns a weapon.  Not just people in the military.

You'd have to translate that into plain English, "Never point your weapon at anything you won't shoot". It might sound redundant but I wouldn't give people too much credit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on May 07, 2013, 03:48:50 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 06, 2013, 06:17:32 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on May 06, 2013, 03:42:59 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/30/kentucky-shooting_n_3189828.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003 (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/30/kentucky-shooting_n_3189828.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003)

Note to all UK parents, give your 5yr old children rifles for gifts.

Thats my home state.  And I was handling guns when I was about 7 or 8.  The difference is if I'd have been caught handling it like it was a toy I'd have had my ass wooped.  Likewise the only time I really took the .22 out was to shoot it.  The rest of the time it stayed locked up with the bolt open so when you got it out you already knew it was unloaded.

I wouldn't mind an age restriction on guns though to be honest.  So many people do treat them like toys and have no respect for them and typically you mature as you get older. 

"Never point your weapon at anything your unwilling to destroy," should apply to everyone who owns a weapon.  Not just people in the military.


No offence but you Americans are nuts, completely fudging insane, the end.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on May 07, 2013, 06:06:21 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on May 07, 2013, 03:48:50 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 06, 2013, 06:17:32 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on May 06, 2013, 03:42:59 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/30/kentucky-shooting_n_3189828.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003 (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/30/kentucky-shooting_n_3189828.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003)

Note to all UK parents, give your 5yr old children rifles for gifts.

Thats my home state.  And I was handling guns when I was about 7 or 8.  The difference is if I'd have been caught handling it like it was a toy I'd have had my ass wooped.  Likewise the only time I really took the .22 out was to shoot it.  The rest of the time it stayed locked up with the bolt open so when you got it out you already knew it was unloaded.

I wouldn't mind an age restriction on guns though to be honest.  So many people do treat them like toys and have no respect for them and typically you mature as you get older. 

"Never point your weapon at anything your unwilling to destroy," should apply to everyone who owns a weapon.  Not just people in the military.


No offence but you Americans are nuts, completely fudging insane, the end.

And that's the sad truth right there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 07, 2013, 06:56:57 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on May 07, 2013, 03:48:50 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 06, 2013, 06:17:32 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on May 06, 2013, 03:42:59 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/30/kentucky-shooting_n_3189828.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003 (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/30/kentucky-shooting_n_3189828.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003)

Note to all UK parents, give your 5yr old children rifles for gifts.

Thats my home state.  And I was handling guns when I was about 7 or 8.  The difference is if I'd have been caught handling it like it was a toy I'd have had my ass wooped.  Likewise the only time I really took the .22 out was to shoot it.  The rest of the time it stayed locked up with the bolt open so when you got it out you already knew it was unloaded.

I wouldn't mind an age restriction on guns though to be honest.  So many people do treat them like toys and have no respect for them and typically you mature as you get older. 

"Never point your weapon at anything your unwilling to destroy," should apply to everyone who owns a weapon.  Not just people in the military.


No offence but you Americans are nuts, completely fudging insane, the end.

Americans are the insane ones in this world, really? Coulda fooled me:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Rhys_Jones (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Rhys_Jones)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungerford_massacre (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungerford_massacre)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumbria_shootings (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumbria_shootings)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunblane_massacre (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunblane_massacre)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on May 07, 2013, 07:13:25 AM
Nice findings DoomRulz, but the sad truth is that no other so called "first-world country" beats us (...U.S) when it comes to being bat shit crazy for cuckoo puffs bananas looney f****ng nuts.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on May 07, 2013, 07:17:44 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 07, 2013, 06:56:57 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on May 07, 2013, 03:48:50 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 06, 2013, 06:17:32 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on May 06, 2013, 03:42:59 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/30/kentucky-shooting_n_3189828.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003 (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/30/kentucky-shooting_n_3189828.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003)

Note to all UK parents, give your 5yr old children rifles for gifts.

Thats my home state.  And I was handling guns when I was about 7 or 8.  The difference is if I'd have been caught handling it like it was a toy I'd have had my ass wooped.  Likewise the only time I really took the .22 out was to shoot it.  The rest of the time it stayed locked up with the bolt open so when you got it out you already knew it was unloaded.

I wouldn't mind an age restriction on guns though to be honest.  So many people do treat them like toys and have no respect for them and typically you mature as you get older. 

"Never point your weapon at anything your unwilling to destroy," should apply to everyone who owns a weapon.  Not just people in the military.


No offence but you Americans are nuts, completely fudging insane, the end.

Americans are the insane ones in this world, really? Coulda fooled me:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Rhys_Jones (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Rhys_Jones)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungerford_massacre (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungerford_massacre)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumbria_shootings (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumbria_shootings)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunblane_massacre (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunblane_massacre)

Jack the Ripper, nuff said.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on May 07, 2013, 07:35:42 AM
You have kids shooting each other with rifles that the parents give to them as gifts! yet still no one really wants to actually properly do anything about it. Quite happy to put if off and pretend everything is OK because end of the day, guns are more important to the American way than anything else...it seems.

You can't dredge up old history like the Ripper or the odd nasty incident to compare, every country has stuff from time to time, but Americans refuse to do anything about the constant horrendous incidents they keep having on a monthly basis.

Plus now you guys are making guns from 3D printers  ::) as if you don't have enough gun trouble jesus.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 07, 2013, 07:51:03 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on May 07, 2013, 07:13:25 AM
Nice findings DoomRulz, but the sad truth is that no other so called "first-world country" beats us (...U.S) when it comes to being bat shit crazy for cuckoo puffs bananas looney f****ng nuts.

But that doesn't make you the only nutty country in the world. You may be crazy when it comes to gun control, but other countries have problems that make you folks seem perfectly sane. A woman still can't be in the same room as a man she isn't married to in Saudi Arabia.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on May 07, 2013, 08:18:40 AM
Yeah but we all know the Middle East is a tad medieval lets be honest, the US is suppose to be THE number one country in the world for freedom, quality of life, morals blah blah blah....You guys are suppose to be the shinning example to the rest of the world ;) hehe or at least you think you are.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 07, 2013, 08:33:42 AM
I'm Canadian.

As for the Arab World being Medieval, I won't disagree but the point still remains that the U.S. isn't the only country in the world with its share of nutbars. They're all over the place if you look around hard enough.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on May 07, 2013, 08:38:26 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on May 07, 2013, 08:18:40 AM
Yeah but we all know the Middle East is a tad medieval lets be honest, the US is suppose to be THE number one country in the world for freedom, quality of life, morals blah blah blah....

That's actually Estonia. Ireland is 2nd and Canada is 3rd from what I remember.

The U.S and U.K are right beside each other in between 10th and 7th.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on May 07, 2013, 08:40:19 AM
Ireland??!!!! where's Oz, Japan, Switzerland and New Zealand?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: LarsVader on May 07, 2013, 08:41:55 AM
If one takes a good look at this

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F6%2F66%2FGuns.png&hash=5da683fe323386773e03430db21d071904d52fbc)

in relation to that

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_firearm-related_death_rate (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_firearm-related_death_rate)

things should be much clearer.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on May 07, 2013, 08:44:00 AM
I'm strictly going off of what I remember, it was something I read a few years ago and I haven't been able to find it again for whenever the subject arose again afterwards.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 07, 2013, 10:04:16 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on May 07, 2013, 03:48:50 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 06, 2013, 06:17:32 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on May 06, 2013, 03:42:59 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/30/kentucky-shooting_n_3189828.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003 (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/30/kentucky-shooting_n_3189828.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003)

Note to all UK parents, give your 5yr old children rifles for gifts.

Thats my home state.  And I was handling guns when I was about 7 or 8.  The difference is if I'd have been caught handling it like it was a toy I'd have had my ass wooped.  Likewise the only time I really took the .22 out was to shoot it.  The rest of the time it stayed locked up with the bolt open so when you got it out you already knew it was unloaded.

I wouldn't mind an age restriction on guns though to be honest.  So many people do treat them like toys and have no respect for them and typically you mature as you get older. 

"Never point your weapon at anything your unwilling to destroy," should apply to everyone who owns a weapon.  Not just people in the military.


No offence but you Americans are nuts, completely fudging insane, the end.

Insane, and not easily pacified.

The reason people are so up in arms for it isn't the fact that it would take away home defense, its because it would get rid of the right to organize a militia.  Given how successful militias were in every one of our home wars, people are a little worried when somebody in power wants to get rid of or drastically change the 2nd amendment.

I can speak from a military perspective.  The only chance a civilian resistance would have to a Big Brother like movement would be if they could keep their AR15 and AR10.  Pistols and shotguns would do jack shit.  Assault rifles designed to kill are zeroed at 300 meters (and can shoot much further than that).  A pistol and a shotgun are going to have half that distance.  For the aggressor, that would be the equivalant of shooting fish in a barrel. 

From a home security standpoint if you got rid of weapons then you'd still be in trouble because then America's gun history would be a huge problem. Because no criminal is going to turn his weapons in, whereas law abiding citizens would.  Look at Chicago.  Some of the toughest gun laws in the nation.  Also the highest violent crime rate in the nation because the criminals have no fear of any homeowners.

Its not as easy as waving a magic wand and making stuff go away. Despite what some nations who've already been curbed by their government thinks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on May 07, 2013, 12:04:58 PM
It's not so much as being easy as being utterly impossible.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 07, 2013, 01:02:41 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on May 07, 2013, 07:35:42 AM
You have kids shooting each other with rifles that the parents give to them as gifts! yet still no one really wants to actually properly do anything about it. Quite happy to put if off and pretend everything is OK because end of the day, guns are more important to the American way than anything else...it seems.

You can't dredge up old history like the Ripper or the odd nasty incident to compare, every country has stuff from time to time, but Americans refuse to do anything about the constant horrendous incidents they keep having on a monthly basis.

Plus now you guys are making guns from 3D printers  ::) as if you don't have enough gun trouble jesus.
lol.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on May 07, 2013, 06:34:55 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 07, 2013, 10:04:16 AM
Insane, and not easily pacified.

That's what we like to believe.


QuoteThe reason people are so up in arms for it isn't the fact that it would take away home defense, its because it would get rid of the right to organize a militia.  Given how successful militias were in every one of our home wars, people are a little worried when somebody in power wants to get rid of or drastically change the 2nd amendment.

But no one (in power) is really trying to get rid of the 2nd amendment (...because no one dares too since the NRA has made sure it is to be considered the holiest and most important amendment of them all...), and the only ones who have drastically changed it (i.e. how the amendment should be interpreted) is the NRA, which btw houses one of our nation's finest of dingbat super crazies - Wayne LaPierre. The stuff he says! Jebus...


QuoteI can speak from a military perspective.  The only chance a civilian resistance would have to a Big Brother like movement would be if they could keep their AR15 and AR10.  Pistols and shotguns would do jack shit.  Assault rifles designed to kill are zeroed at 300 meters (and can shoot much further than that).  A pistol and a shotgun are going to have half that distance.  For the aggressor, that would be the equivalant of shooting fish in a barrel.

This scenario is so ridiculous and has so many flaws and is so arcane, but let's pretend for a second; let's say our draconian shadow government and its reptilian president aka evil Socialist Muslim Kenyan emperor Hussein decide to go truly rouge full force on upstanding (2nd) amendment abiding good citizens in our country, do you really think a well organized militia would stand a chance against drones, tanks, fighter jets, chemical weapons etc.?


QuoteFrom a home security standpoint if you got rid of weapons then you'd still be in trouble because then America's gun history would be a huge problem. Because no criminal is going to turn his weapons in, whereas law abiding citizens would.  Look at Chicago.  Some of the toughest gun laws in the nation.  Also the highest violent crime rate in the nation because the criminals have no fear of any homeowners.

So more guns is the solution? Such a sad and cynical way to not really deal with the problem. Fight fear with fear.

Why not give the police and the communities more resources, invest in the people, deal with poverty and make education affordable, which is all possible if we stop cuddling with lobbyists and big money interests (...which directly includes the NRA).


QuoteIts not as easy as waving a magic wand and making stuff go away.

Unfortunately that is true.


QuoteDespite what some nations who've already been curbed by their government thinks.

I wouldn't mind being "curbed".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 07, 2013, 11:16:17 PM
Quote
That's what we like to believe.

Its the truth.



Quote
But no one (in power) is really trying to get rid of the 2nd amendment (...because no one dares too since the NRA has made sure it is to be considered the holiest and most important amendment of them all...), and the only ones who have drastically changed it (i.e. how the amendment should be interpreted) is the NRA, which btw houses one of our nation's finest of dingbat super crazies - Wayne LaPierre. The stuff he says! Jebus...

LOL.  The only power the NRA has is pure propaganda.  The only thing they can do is whip the far right into a frenzy about gun laws.  You won't see me wearing or sporting anything by the NRA.  They help people keep their weapons true, but they also damage us law abiding gun owners that have never had legal issues with our weapons by the way they try to portray themselves (and all gun owners).




QuoteThis scenario is so ridiculous and has so many flaws and is so arcane, but let's pretend for a second; let's say our draconian shadow government and its reptilian president aka evil Socialist Muslim Kenyan emperor Hussein decide to go truly rouge full force on upstanding (2nd) amendment abiding good citizens in our country, do you really think a well organized militia would stand a chance against drones, tanks, fighter jets, chemical weapons etc.?

I dunno, seems to work pretty well for the Taliban and Al Qaeda doesn't it?  Politics protects those doucebags, and politics would protect resistance fighters on the motherland.  It isn't exactly a good idea to win support by killing a few resistance fighters in a city with nukes or mustard gas.  C'mon.   If you don't have any concept of guerilla warfare, don't come at me with what is and isn't ridiculous.  Your also talking about a military that would be significantly overwhelmed by a huge civilian population and a military whose majority wouldn't turn on its civilian population.  Maybe some of the brainwashed active duty 18 or 19 year olds, but I can almost guarentee the National Guard and Reserves would be much more wary of joining a movement that would destroy the communties they serve to protect.




QuoteSo more guns is the solution? Such a sad and cynical way to not really deal with the problem. Fight fear with fear.

Why not give the police and the communities more resources, invest in the people, deal with poverty and make education affordable, which is all possible if we stop cuddling with lobbyists and big money interests (...which directly includes the NRA).

That would be nice.  But it requires money.  Why are there only 4,000 police officers in Detroit?  Because the city is almost bankrupt and thats how much they can afford.  There are places in Detroit and Chicago where the Police do not go.  Period.





QuoteI wouldn't mind being "curbed".

Live life on your knees then.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on May 08, 2013, 12:17:44 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 07, 2013, 11:16:17 PM
Its the truth.

Let's agree to disagree on that one then...


QuoteLOL.  The only power the NRA has is pure propaganda.  The only thing they can do is whip the far right into a frenzy about gun laws.  You won't see me wearing or sporting anything by the NRA.  They help people keep their weapons true, but they also damage us law abiding gun owners that have never had legal issues with our weapons by the way they try to portray themselves (and all gun owners).

Which must suck for law abiding gun owners such as yourself.

NRA has more power than that though. They make so much money for weapon manufacturers it's laughable.


QuoteI dunno, seems to work pretty well for the Taliban and Al Qaeda doesn't it?  Politics protects those doucebags, and politics would protect resistance fighters on the motherland.  It isn't exactly a good idea to win support by killing a few resistance fighters in a city with nukes or mustard gas.  C'mon.   If you don't have any concept of guerilla warfare, don't come at me with what is and isn't ridiculous.  Your also talking about a military that would be significantly overwhelmed by a huge civilian population and a military whose majority wouldn't turn on its civilian population.  Maybe some of the brainwashed active duty 18 or 19 year olds, but I can almost guarentee the National Guard and Reserves would be much more wary of joining a movement that would destroy the communties they serve to protect.

So what is this scenario we're talking about here then? I know what I wrote was over the top because the whole idea of the government going Big Brother on us like that seems incredibly far-fetched right now. The measures taken depends a lot on the scenario.

On a side note: Drones.


QuoteThat would be nice.  But it requires money.  Why are there only 4,000 police officers in Detroit?  Because the city is almost bankrupt and thats how much they can afford.  There are places in Detroit and Chicago where the Police do not go.  Period.

And that's what is so sad. It's a tragedy actually... and then you got NRA nutters at the same time advocating arming everyone as the solution for everything, wasting enormous amounts of money on vicious lobbying, just like way too many corporations and other big money interest groups do, making sure that their interests are taken care of no matter the cost, even at the expense of the rest of the people. And then things go haywire, people are killed somewhere and politicians behave like there is nothing they could've done to prevent it and that the best way to solve whatever problem is at hand is to take the "easy" way out, which is always a populist, intolerant, reactionary and simplistic take on "reality", followed by looking the other way hoping that it all will blow over soon so the cycle can continue.


QuoteLive life on your knees then.

I really don't see it that way. Never in my life I felt like I really needed gun and never did I feel deprived as a citizen for not owning one, and I lived in a pretty rough neighborhood for a couple of years. What always have made me feel uneasy though is that there are armed people out there who are actually willing to use that gun, be it to commit a crime or to take the law in his/her own hands.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on May 08, 2013, 12:20:48 AM
It's terrible to know that our education has come to this. Especially when it involves Science and Religion to this extent of absurdity.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FTYpLJpOh.jpg%2522&hash=536d8b2656f26b88af0648ee660fcf02ae10b296)
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.snopes.com%2Fgraphics%2Fquiz2.jpg&hash=239a8c63f112dd2532fb8e19ae5b8f96bb8655f0)



http://www.snopes.com/photos/signs/sciencetest.asp (http://www.snopes.com/photos/signs/sciencetest.asp)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 08, 2013, 01:02:21 AM
@Eagle. 

I'm somewhere in between on the whole mess.  I'm not pro gun just because I can be pro gun.  I don't consider myself paranoid, I don't have a bunker in the woods with supplies and generators waiting for the end.  But I can see where those guys are coming from when there is constant talk of changing an amendment to the constitution.  More patriot act esque bullshit is constantly being pushed on the table (SOFA, CISPA) and the Obama administration buys a redonkulous amount of ammo not for the military, but for homeland defense.  As well as gives those guys MRAPS etc.  What the hell does Homeland Defense and FEMA need with MRAPS and other military grade hardware?

I don't think Obama is a Reptilian.  I think he's setting the table for the Reptilians somewhere down the line. :P

Also, everything military even a single 5.56mm round is dangerous.  It isn't like a movie, a firefight across the street could cut through your house and hit you as you exited the backdoor trying to run away.  Drones are notorious for their excessiveness.  Good at taking out badguys. And their families.  And thats propaganda for whatever side they are being used against. 

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on May 08, 2013, 01:07:14 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on May 08, 2013, 12:20:48 AM
It's terrible to know that our education has come to this. Especially when it involves Science and Religion to this extent of absurdity.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FTYpLJpOh.jpg%2522&hash=536d8b2656f26b88af0648ee660fcf02ae10b296)
http://www.snopes.com/graphics/quiz2.jpg



http://www.snopes.com/photos/signs/sciencetest.asp (http://www.snopes.com/photos/signs/sciencetest.asp)

AMERICA! f**k YEAH!

Not to rag on any American posters here (you seem to be a clever bunch by and large), but this IS how the rest of the world sees the United States.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on May 08, 2013, 01:17:47 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on May 08, 2013, 12:20:48 AM
It's terrible to know that our education has come to this. Especially when it involves Science and Religion to this extent of absurdity.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FTYpLJpOh.jpg%2522&hash=536d8b2656f26b88af0648ee660fcf02ae10b296)
http://www.snopes.com/graphics/quiz2.jpg



http://www.snopes.com/photos/signs/sciencetest.asp (http://www.snopes.com/photos/signs/sciencetest.asp)
Damn that'd be one nice test to get, you can basically make up any answers you want.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 08, 2013, 03:17:32 AM
Quote from: [CANCERBLACK] on May 08, 2013, 01:07:14 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on May 08, 2013, 12:20:48 AM
It's terrible to know that our education has come to this. Especially when it involves Science and Religion to this extent of absurdity.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FTYpLJpOh.jpg%2522&hash=536d8b2656f26b88af0648ee660fcf02ae10b296)
http://www.snopes.com/graphics/quiz2.jpg



http://www.snopes.com/photos/signs/sciencetest.asp (http://www.snopes.com/photos/signs/sciencetest.asp)

AMERICA! f**k YEAH!

Not to rag on any American posters here (you seem to be a clever bunch by and large), but this IS how the rest of the world sees the United States.

Because that's the side of America mass media focuses on, or at least, is spread throughout the web. If less of that crap received attention, things would be different.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 08, 2013, 09:18:20 AM
It was always my choice to believe whatever I wanted to believe. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on May 08, 2013, 10:03:33 AM
Oh Eagle, I see you're dwelling into the realm of crazy again...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ChrisPachi on May 08, 2013, 10:24:17 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 08, 2013, 01:02:21 AMI don't consider myself paranoid

That's good.

Quote from: Kimarhi on May 08, 2013, 01:02:21 AM...the Obama administration buys a redonkulous amount of ammo not for the military, but for homeland defense. [..] What the hell does Homeland Defense and FEMA need with MRAPS and other military grade hardware?

Um...

Quote from: Kimarhi on May 08, 2013, 01:02:21 AMI don't think Obama is a Reptilian.  I think he's setting the table for the Reptilians somewhere down the line.

:laugh:

If you weren't paranoid and/or a gun nut you wouldn't care about gun control. You don't need them. Let it go.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on May 08, 2013, 10:47:18 AM
As someone who lives in a country with gun control:

Gun control does not mean no guns. Guns are still available, and legally. It just means there's a shitload more limitations on who can have them, and how they can go about storing them. Admittedly, these laws might be a bit extreme -- my friend can't have a certain Megatron figure because its transformation is classified as a replica weapon, and he can't have that without a safe to store it in -- but the people who want guns, and are capable and willing to use them sensibly, are more than allowed to possess them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on May 08, 2013, 05:23:31 PM
I have been a responsible gun owner for over a decade.  I can get to it really fast if someone twice my size, high on drugs, breaks into my house and heads towards my 10 year daughter's room.  People should have the right to protect themselves however the means.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 08, 2013, 06:32:17 PM
Quote from: SiL on May 08, 2013, 10:47:18 AM
-- my friend can't have a certain Megatron figure because its transformation is classified as a replica weapon, and he can't have that without a safe to store it in --

You must be referring to the classic G1 figure. That's absurd in any event. Can't he just show it to the proper authorities and prove it's a toy?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 08, 2013, 06:36:41 PM
Quote from: SiL on May 08, 2013, 10:47:18 AM
my friend can't have a certain Megatron figure because its transformation is classified as a replica weapon, and he can't have that without a safe to store it in
:laugh:

The safe law is probably there to keep the adult owner of said toy from open embarrassment.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 08, 2013, 06:51:09 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 08, 2013, 06:36:41 PM
Quote from: SiL on May 08, 2013, 10:47:18 AM
my friend can't have a certain Megatron figure because its transformation is classified as a replica weapon, and he can't have that without a safe to store it in
:laugh:

The safe law is probably there to keep the adult owner of said toy from open embarrassment.
Well, that's not very nice.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 08, 2013, 07:39:57 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 08, 2013, 06:36:41 PM
Quote from: SiL on May 08, 2013, 10:47:18 AM
my friend can't have a certain Megatron figure because its transformation is classified as a replica weapon, and he can't have that without a safe to store it in
:laugh:

The safe law is probably there to keep the adult owner of said toy from open embarrassment.

Open embarrassment of what?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Valaquen on May 08, 2013, 07:42:14 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on May 08, 2013, 05:23:31 PM
I can get to it really fast if someone twice my size, high on drugs, breaks into my house and heads towards my 10 year daughter's room. 
Happen often where you are?  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on May 08, 2013, 07:45:02 PM
http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/-two-boys-suspended-for-pointing-pencils-like-guns-165811733.html (http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/-two-boys-suspended-for-pointing-pencils-like-guns-165811733.html)

This is getting out of hand ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 08, 2013, 07:47:19 PM
When I was a kid, we called it play fighting. Jesus...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on May 08, 2013, 07:49:00 PM
I use to use my whiffle bat as a rifle when we would play army. As far as I am aware I haven't shot anyone "irl" yet.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 08, 2013, 08:10:45 PM
And I used to point my fingers in the shape of a gun when playing make-believe with my friends. I haven't killed anyone irl...yet, muahahahaha ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on May 08, 2013, 08:26:14 PM
Quote from: Valaquen on May 08, 2013, 07:42:14 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on May 08, 2013, 05:23:31 PM
I can get to it really fast if someone twice my size, high on drugs, breaks into my house and heads towards my 10 year daughter's room. 
Happen often where you are?  :P

Nope.  "It's like having a condom.  Better to have one and not need one, than need one and not have it."   :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on May 08, 2013, 09:55:03 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 08, 2013, 01:02:21 AM
I'm somewhere in between on the whole mess.  I'm not pro gun just because I can be pro gun.  I don't consider myself paranoid, I don't have a bunker in the woods with supplies and generators waiting for the end.  But I can see where those guys are coming from when there is constant talk of changing an amendment to the constitution.

But they aren't talking about changing the 2nd amendment, which has been held hostage by the NRA for way too long. It's the NRA that has violated the 2nd amendment much like the Talibans have violated the Quran.


QuoteMore patriot act esque bullshit is constantly being pushed on the table (SOFA, CISPA) and the Obama administration buys a redonkulous amount of ammo not for the military, but for homeland defense.  As well as gives those guys MRAPS etc.  What the hell does Homeland Defense and FEMA need with MRAPS and other military grade hardware?

I was going to write a long one here, but this video clip kind of sums it up if you have the time and will to listen to this lib. The interesting stuff starts around 2:40:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jip20ZVHNU#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jip20ZVHNU#ws)


QuoteI don't think Obama is a Reptilian.  I think he's setting the table for the Reptilians somewhere down the line. :P

I totally thought it said:
"I don't think Obama is a Republican.  I think he's setting the table for the Republicans somewhere down the line."

...which are my thoughts exactly, whether he is acting all moderate center-right Republican on purpose or is forced to act the way he does due to partisan obstruction, filibustering, and lobby intervention, doesn't really matter. Radical my ass.


QuoteAlso, everything military even a single 5.56mm round is dangerous.  It isn't like a movie, a firefight across the street could cut through your house and hit you as you exited the backdoor trying to run away.

Oh I know. There was a firefight in West Oakland not that long ago on the local news and this high-velocity bullet punched through a wall, a door and almost hit a woman sleeping in her bed. The gun was fired a few floors down on the street. I think the bullet missed her by a few inches. You gotta love high-powered guns in the hands of civilians!


QuoteDrones are notorious for their excessiveness.  Good at taking out badguys. And their families.  And thats propaganda for whatever side they are being used against.

That's not what I meant. What I tried to get at is that one of these dreamed up NRA bear militias would stand a chance against high-flying drones and such.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on May 08, 2013, 10:00:51 PM
Guns are never going away, but we can change how accessible they are.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on May 08, 2013, 10:01:15 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on May 08, 2013, 08:26:14 PM
Quote from: Valaquen on May 08, 2013, 07:42:14 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on May 08, 2013, 05:23:31 PM
I can get to it really fast if someone twice my size, high on drugs, breaks into my house and heads towards my 10 year daughter's room. 
Happen often where you are?  :P

Nope.  "It's like having a condom.  Better to have one and not need one, than need one and not have it."   :P

I never got that analogy.

Comparing a condom to a bullet-proof vest makes way more sense.





Quote from: Crazy Rich on May 08, 2013, 10:00:51 PM
Guns are never going away, but we can change how accessible they are.

Exactly! Unfortunately LaPierre & Co of the NRA have made it neigh impossible for any positive change to happen. They got everyone important by the balls (& ovaries), and they won't let go. Too much money to be made.





Quote from: ScardyFox on May 08, 2013, 10:03:33 AM
Oh Eagle, I see you're dwelling into the realm of crazy again...

Missed you too  :-*
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 08, 2013, 10:29:13 PM
My point was a Guerilla war in the US would be quite a long and bloody battle.  There would be drones.  But they more than likely would be used in a surveillance role.  Otherwise your basically having an arty (and artillery is way more damaging and terrifying than any single handheld weapon is) round go off in a neighborhood and that would just fuel the guerilla faction and lend them recruits when you took out the one resistance fighter and fifteen innocent civilians.  A government that went to war with its people would have to totally not give a f**k about said people to end the conflict. 

Yes they COULD do it.  Yes the US government could have easily won Iraq and Afghanistan.  They could've turned both countries into glass.  They could've won Vietnam.  But to do so they would've had to use such excessive force they would've been a pariah of a nation a long time ago.

Politics are what keeps Al Q and the Taliban in it.  Politics would keep a resistance force in the fight for America.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ChrisPachi on May 08, 2013, 10:44:41 PM
The government is coming to take your children! Everyone, grab your Megatrons!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on May 08, 2013, 10:46:12 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 08, 2013, 10:29:13 PM
My point was a Guerilla war in the US would be quite a long and bloody battle.  There would be drones.  But they more than likely would be used in a surveillance role.  Otherwise your basically having an arty (and artillery is way more damaging and terrifying than any single handheld weapon is) round go off in a neighborhood and that would just fuel the guerilla faction and lend them recruits when you took out the one resistance fighter and fifteen innocent civilians.  A government that went to war with its people would have to totally not give a f**k about said people to end the conflict. 

Yes they COULD do it.  Yes the US government could have easily won Iraq and Afghanistan.  They could've turned both countries into glass.  They could've won Vietnam.  But to do so they would've had to use such excessive force they would've been a pariah of a nation a long time ago.

Politics are what keeps Al Q and the Taliban in it.  Politics would keep a resistance force in the fight for America.

What you're talking about here is this hypothetical scenario with some kind of anonymous bad-guy government attacking some kind of anonymous good-guy militia. It's all hypothetical but isn't based on reality - it's based on some romantic thought. To me it sounds very paranoid and downright schizo; I need it to be put in a context, because right now it sounds like pure conspiracy paranoia. Give me a plausible/realistic scenario to work with here, because comparing the U.S. to Afghanistan and Vietnam, or even Iraq, is kind of ridiculous, don't you think? We might be fawked up as a country but we're not that fawked up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 08, 2013, 11:07:37 PM
I'm not arguing that we are any of those countries or situations.  I'm merely saying that a militia resistance in the US to ANY big brother threat, whether it be foreign (which is why we have the capacity to organize militia's in the first place) or domestic (should the need ever occur) would not be a short and sweet campaign for either side despite what a civilian with no military experience might think.

Of course its hypothetical argument.

There is also no good militia or bad government.  The victor would be the good guys.  Good is a POV.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on May 08, 2013, 11:20:03 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 08, 2013, 11:07:37 PM
I'm not arguing that we are any of those countries or situations.  I'm merely saying that a militia resistance in the US to ANY big brother threat, whether it be foreign (which is why we have the capacity to organize militia's in the first place) or domestic (should the need ever occur) would not be a short and sweet campaign for either side despite what a civilian with no military experience might think.

Of course its hypothetical argument.

So what is the point then? Why do NRA and a whole lot of gun owners bring this militia skit up then? We're not the same country we were when the Constitution was written, and the meaning of what is a well regulated militia actually is is debated and has changed and has been interpreted in many different ways since then. Does that phrase in the 2nd amendment refer to mobs of angry right-wing anti-government vigilantes armed with assault rifles -or- does it refer to a Standing Army (National Guard) when it talks about a "well regulated militia"?


QuoteThere is also no good militia or bad government.  The victor would be the good guys.  Good is a POV.

Amen to that brother.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 08, 2013, 11:37:07 PM
Well it can't really be the National Guard anymore if its a domestic threat from our Gov since the President could just federalize every National Guard unit as part of the active federal military. 

Thats why I'm over here in Africa right now instead of Kentucky.

It would have to be a civilian militia if it was domestic threat.  Sure there would be defactors to support the resistance, but all our gear is issued out to us through mostly active duty bases.  When we are overseas we get shiny M4's and optics and IOTV's.  When we get home we get used m16a2's, iron sights, and used IBA's. 

Just causing confusion by activating us would f**k everything up.

If it was a foreign threat, then militia's wouldn't really be used.  The US gov would bring back the draft and every motherf**ker with a swinging dick would be signed up and pretty soon so would every GI Jane.  Since the ground combat exclusion act just got lifted and should be fully repealed by the middle of 2014 (the last I heard).

Unless we are talking full blitzkrieg.  Then I see the Guard kind of leading and recruiting the civilian population to resist.  In which I'm coming to your house so we can kill some commies/haji's/skinnies/reptilians together.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 08, 2013, 11:39:39 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on May 08, 2013, 08:26:14 PM
Quote from: Valaquen on May 08, 2013, 07:42:14 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on May 08, 2013, 05:23:31 PM
I can get to it really fast if someone twice my size, high on drugs, breaks into my house and heads towards my 10 year daughter's room. 
Happen often where you are?  :P

Nope.  "It's like having a condom.  Better to have one and not need one, than need one and not have it."   :P

Ha! That's my go-to justification for anything now. What type of gun do you own Alice?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on May 09, 2013, 12:07:05 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 08, 2013, 11:37:07 PM
Well it can't really be the National Guard anymore if its a domestic threat from our Gov since the President could just federalize every National Guard unit as part of the active federal military. 

Thats why I'm over here in Africa right now instead of Kentucky.

It would have to be a civilian militia if it was domestic threat.  Sure there would be defactors to support the resistance, but all our gear is issued out to us through mostly active duty bases.  When we are overseas we get shiny M4's and optics and IOTV's.  When we get home we get used m16a2's, iron sights, and used IBA's. 

Just causing confusion by activating us would f**k everything up.

If it was a foreign threat, then militia's wouldn't really be used.  The US gov would bring back the draft and every motherf**ker with a swinging dick would be signed up and pretty soon so would every GI Jane.  Since the ground combat exclusion act just got lifted and should be fully repealed by the middle of 2014 (the last I heard).

Unless we are talking full blitzkrieg.  Then I see the Guard kind of leading and recruiting the civilian population to resist.  In which I'm coming to your house so we can kill some commies/haji's/skinnies/reptilians together.

btw. I like your jive, man!  8)

That's kind of the problem - it's very much up for interpretation - it's a huge mess, which the NRA is taking advantage of in order to make sure their weapon manufacturer buddies make as much money as possible with as little interference possible ad infinitum. It's been out of control for too long. Silencers? High-capacity magazines for assault rifles? Lethal rifles marketed for little kids? ...It's bananas. If they could have it their way they would be more than happy to sell fully automatic assault rifles, machineguns and other military graded/classed munitions anywhere to absolutely anyone with absolutely no questions asked. Why stop there? Why not allow dog-collar mounted guns or stroller-mounted rifles? ...The ironic thing is that way back in the day the NRA was actually for moderate gun control - they were there to make sure guns were treated with respect and not handled like toys or whatever.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 09, 2013, 01:25:34 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on May 09, 2013, 12:07:05 AM
That's kind of the problem - it's very much up for interpretation - it's a huge mess, which the NRA is taking advantage of in order to make sure their weapon manufacturer buddies make as much money as possible with as little interference possible ad infinitum. It's been out of control for too long. Silencers? High-capacity magazines for assault rifles? Lethal rifles marketed for little kids? ...It's bananas. If they could have it their way they would be more than happy to sell fully automatic assault rifles, machineguns and other military graded/classed munitions anywhere to absolutely anyone with absolutely no questions asked. Why stop there? Why not allow dog-collar mounted guns or stroller-mounted rifles?

That's "suppressor". Silencer is actually a misnomer since it doesn't actually silence the gun. And I seriously doubt the NRA would advocate selling any kind of weapon to every Tom, Dick, and Harry in the U.S. They want to protect the right to bear arms, not exploit for the sake of exploiting it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on May 09, 2013, 01:27:46 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 08, 2013, 11:39:39 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on May 08, 2013, 08:26:14 PM
Quote from: Valaquen on May 08, 2013, 07:42:14 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on May 08, 2013, 05:23:31 PM
I can get to it really fast if someone twice my size, high on drugs, breaks into my house and heads towards my 10 year daughter's room. 
Happen often where you are?  :P

Nope.  "It's like having a condom.  Better to have one and not need one, than need one and not have it."   :P

Ha! That's my go-to justification for anything now. What type of gun do you own Alice?

It's from AVP  :). I have a .357
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Valaquen on May 09, 2013, 01:31:20 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on May 08, 2013, 07:45:02 PM
http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/-two-boys-suspended-for-pointing-pencils-like-guns-165811733.html (http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/-two-boys-suspended-for-pointing-pencils-like-guns-165811733.html)

This is getting out of hand ::)
I got in trouble for that when I was in primary school. In 1993. We're talking Scotland, not America; that headline could be happening all the time.

Quote from: AliceApocalypse on May 08, 2013, 08:26:14 PM
Quote from: Valaquen on May 08, 2013, 07:42:14 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on May 08, 2013, 05:23:31 PM
I can get to it really fast if someone twice my size, high on drugs, breaks into my house and heads towards my 10 year daughter's room. 
Happen often where you are?  :P

Nope.  "It's like having a condom.  Better to have one and not need one, than need one and not have it."   :P
:P Condom-toting fathers and sons out at the "firing range"... I can see it  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on May 09, 2013, 01:36:56 AM
In 1990s Scotland they probably thought it was syringe more than a gun...

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 09, 2013, 02:33:45 AM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on May 09, 2013, 01:27:46 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 08, 2013, 11:39:39 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on May 08, 2013, 08:26:14 PM
Quote from: Valaquen on May 08, 2013, 07:42:14 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on May 08, 2013, 05:23:31 PM
I can get to it really fast if someone twice my size, high on drugs, breaks into my house and heads towards my 10 year daughter's room. 
Happen often where you are?  :P

Nope.  "It's like having a condom.  Better to have one and not need one, than need one and not have it."   :P

Ha! That's my go-to justification for anything now. What type of gun do you own Alice?

It's from AVP  :). I have a .357

Damn, quite the cannon. Suits your name I guess, haha.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on May 09, 2013, 03:45:16 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 09, 2013, 01:25:34 AM
That's "suppressor". Silencer is actually a misnomer since it doesn't actually silence the gun.

Thanks for correcting me (not being ironic or sarcastic).


QuoteAnd I seriously doubt the NRA would advocate selling any kind of weapon to every Tom, Dick, and Harry in the U.S. They want to protect the right to bear arms, not exploit for the sake of exploiting it.

That might have been the case back in the day before lobbying got completely out of hand and the NRA started working for the weapon manufacturers. Big big money.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 09, 2013, 09:04:26 AM
This is old, but had to share it.

http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2012/12/man-fires-assistant-being-hot-and-irresistible-iowa-courts-says-he-legally-can (http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2012/12/man-fires-assistant-being-hot-and-irresistible-iowa-courts-says-he-legally-can)

Can you say bullshit?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on May 09, 2013, 12:39:28 PM
She wasn't fired for her looks, she got fired for saying "get lost."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 09, 2013, 04:46:52 PM
I don't see that bit in the article.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on May 09, 2013, 05:11:46 PM
It's there, just not spelled out directly  :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on May 09, 2013, 08:44:16 PM
Reading about the women who escaped from 10 years of captivity from the US version of Josef Fritzl, presumed to be dead. I'm just speechless about how degraded and sinister some men are. How disturbed and downright evil do you have to be to do something like this to anybody?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on May 09, 2013, 08:47:31 PM
Aye, I read about that a couple of days ago. It's f**ked up. :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 09, 2013, 08:49:14 PM
Quote from: Eva on May 09, 2013, 08:44:16 PM
Reading about the women who escaped from 10 years of captivity from the US version of Josef Fritzl, presumed to be dead. I'm just speechless about how degraded and sinister some men are. How disturbed and downright evil do you have to be to do something like this to anybody?
We'll never know why people act the way they do sometimes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on May 09, 2013, 09:13:24 PM
Some actions simply seem to suggest a completely emotionally detached and unredeemable sinister nature. The guy is probably only sorry he got caught...

Oh well, I'm happy for the victims and their families. Brave girl made the phone call and saved them. The US media is probably covering this 24/7, so I'll let it rest...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 10, 2013, 02:48:08 AM
Those poor girls though. What kind of lives will they lead? I mean, how the hell do you recover from 10 years worth of kidnapping? This is worse than prison.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on May 10, 2013, 11:41:09 AM
It's doubtful they ever will recover completely.  One report indicated that each girl made the mistake of getting in his car.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 10, 2013, 11:44:10 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/high-school-student-rant-teacher-goes-viral-174756082.html?vp=1 (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/high-school-student-rant-teacher-goes-viral-174756082.html?vp=1)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 10, 2013, 04:02:43 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/09/05/french-man-ordered-to-pay-ex-wife-nearly-12000-in-damages-for-lack-sex/ (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/09/05/french-man-ordered-to-pay-ex-wife-nearly-12000-in-damages-for-lack-sex/)

Hey guys check it out. Male privilege on display here, those misogynistic pigs. Pfft ::)
Old I know but I just heard about this a few days ago and had to see if it was real.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 10, 2013, 04:21:18 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 10, 2013, 04:02:43 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/09/05/french-man-ordered-to-pay-ex-wife-nearly-12000-in-damages-for-lack-sex/ (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/09/05/french-man-ordered-to-pay-ex-wife-nearly-12000-in-damages-for-lack-sex/)

Hey guys check it out. Male privilege on display here, those misogynistic pigs. Pfft ::)
Old I know but I just heard about this a few days ago and had to see if it was real.
Just wait till Cvalda sees this.  ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on May 10, 2013, 04:26:56 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 10, 2013, 04:02:43 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/09/05/french-man-ordered-to-pay-ex-wife-nearly-12000-in-damages-for-lack-sex/ (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/09/05/french-man-ordered-to-pay-ex-wife-nearly-12000-in-damages-for-lack-sex/)

Hey guys check it out. Male privilege on display here, those misogynistic pigs. Pfft ::)
Old I know but I just heard about this a few days ago and had to see if it was real.
:laugh:  The f**k, wonder what his reasons were.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gates on May 10, 2013, 04:53:32 PM
Life lesson fellas...take care of her lady bits, or you gonna pay, muddaf**ka..!

:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 10, 2013, 05:51:14 PM
It was really hard not to make sexist jokes here.  Just so yall know.  I controlled myself.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 10, 2013, 05:54:49 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 10, 2013, 04:02:43 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/09/05/french-man-ordered-to-pay-ex-wife-nearly-12000-in-damages-for-lack-sex/ (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/09/05/french-man-ordered-to-pay-ex-wife-nearly-12000-in-damages-for-lack-sex/)

Hey guys check it out. Male privilege on display here, those misogynistic pigs. Pfft ::)
If only all dudes were gay, tragedies like this bizarre, slow-news-day isolated item wouldn't happen!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 10, 2013, 06:02:10 PM
It seems like they would happen all the time.................unless all females were gay too?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 10, 2013, 06:04:59 PM
But gay people can't get married, so they couldn't sue each other for things like this!  :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 10, 2013, 06:08:49 PM
But they can get married!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 10, 2013, 06:11:47 PM
Not in America, and America is #1. The rest of the world doesn't matter. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 10, 2013, 06:16:29 PM
Certain states allow gay marriage.  Don't you live in California?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 10, 2013, 06:18:46 PM
Prop 8, hellooooo.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gates on May 10, 2013, 06:19:39 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 10, 2013, 05:51:14 PM
It was really hard not to make sexist jokes here.  Just so yall know.  I controlled myself.

Old school Kimarhi would've done it... >:(


I mizz oldskool Kimarhi... :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 10, 2013, 06:59:58 PM
Gamegossip Kimarhi?  No f**ks were given with that guy. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 10, 2013, 09:02:44 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 10, 2013, 04:02:43 PM
Male privilege on display here, those misogynistic pigs.

What? I don't understand this sentence in relation to the article. What?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 10, 2013, 09:03:56 PM
He's trying to be sarcastic and failing miserably.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on May 10, 2013, 09:05:07 PM
I think Doom is being sarcastic because I guess he's exposed to a bunch of stuff that always calls out men on being privileged bastards, and something about all of them being misogynists. This is Doom saying: "THIS DISPROVES WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT MEN!"


Or something.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 10, 2013, 09:05:43 PM
So yeah, failing miserably.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on May 10, 2013, 09:07:18 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 10, 2013, 09:05:43 PM
So yeah, failing miserably.

Oh, right. Shouldn't have ignored the "one reply has been made as you were posting!" message.


:P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 10, 2013, 09:15:45 PM
Misandry abounds in French Courtrooms!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on May 10, 2013, 09:38:06 PM
http://io9.com/an-interactive-map-of-racist-homophobic-and-ableist-tw-499908637 (http://io9.com/an-interactive-map-of-racist-homophobic-and-ableist-tw-499908637)

Sweet jeebus.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on May 10, 2013, 10:18:49 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on May 10, 2013, 09:38:06 PM
http://io9.com/an-interactive-map-of-racist-homophobic-and-ableist-tw-499908637 (http://io9.com/an-interactive-map-of-racist-homophobic-and-ableist-tw-499908637)

Sweet jeebus.

Damn Idaho.  :laugh:

Am I the only one seeing inappropriate Rorschach images of festive crimson orgies in this data?

Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F%5Burl%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Ffc05.deviantart.net%2Ffs70%2Ff%2F2011%2F145%2F8%2Fb%2Fmood_slime_motive_by_ghostdragoness-d3h7gvy.jpg%255Dhttp%3A%2F%2Ffc05.deviantart.net%2Ffs70%2Ff%2F2011%2F145%2F8%2Fb%2Fmood_slime_motive_by_ghostdragoness-d3h7gvy.jpg%255B%2Furl%255D&hash=521032bc0061714e7e65aa235ff6875de3cd5265)
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 11, 2013, 04:49:20 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on May 10, 2013, 09:05:07 PM
I think Doom is being sarcastic because I guess he's exposed to a bunch of stuff that always calls out men on being privileged bastards, and something about all of them being misogynists. This is Doom saying: "THIS DISPROVES WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT MEN!"


Or something.

Yeah, pretty much. I've been reading up on the MRM lately and delving more into modern-day feminism and some of the arguments the latter camp make for male privilege and patriarchal conspiracies really make me laugh. This case is just one example of how men are screwed by the justice system when it comes to marital issues.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 11, 2013, 01:25:43 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 11, 2013, 04:49:20 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on May 10, 2013, 09:05:07 PM
I think Doom is being sarcastic because I guess he's exposed to a bunch of stuff that always calls out men on being privileged bastards, and something about all of them being misogynists. This is Doom saying: "THIS DISPROVES WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT MEN!"


Or something.

Yeah, pretty much. I've been reading up on the MRM lately and delving more into modern-day feminism and some of the arguments the latter camp make for male privilege and patriarchal conspiracies really make me laugh. This case is just one example of how men are screwed by the justice system when it comes to martial issues.
Yeah, women never allow us to practice the best Kung Fu techniques.  >:(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ChrisPachi on May 11, 2013, 01:32:34 PM
Hilarious.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 11, 2013, 01:39:21 PM
I'm still trying to master the crouching water bottle technique.

The crouching water bottle, Chris. If you can explain to me how that's a good technique, I'll take back my sentiments.

I'm pissed as hell.  >:(

Our main move involves getting as crumpled up as possible, and unexpectedly exploding outwards in a violent jumping jack. Or, we go as straight and rigid as possible and try to fall on our opponents.

The gender disparity in martial arts techniques is a real and troubling trend that needs to be curbed before it becomes too great to fix.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 11, 2013, 05:13:01 PM
Quote from: BANE on May 11, 2013, 01:25:43 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 11, 2013, 04:49:20 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on May 10, 2013, 09:05:07 PM
I think Doom is being sarcastic because I guess he's exposed to a bunch of stuff that always calls out men on being privileged bastards, and something about all of them being misogynists. This is Doom saying: "THIS DISPROVES WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT MEN!"


Or something.

Yeah, pretty much. I've been reading up on the MRM lately and delving more into modern-day feminism and some of the arguments the latter camp make for male privilege and patriarchal conspiracies really make me laugh. This case is just one example of how men are screwed by the justice system when it comes to martial issues.
Yeah, women never allow us to practice the best Kung Fu techniques.  >:(

Lol! Corrected now :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on May 11, 2013, 10:30:43 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSxgoFMTucI#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSxgoFMTucI#ws)
Pretty cool.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/timelapse-video-shows-changing-face-planet-112948659.html?vp=1#E12XHo8 (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/timelapse-video-shows-changing-face-planet-112948659.html?vp=1#E12XHo8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on May 12, 2013, 05:16:59 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F24.media.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_l3ggktAH5E1qbzahao1_500.jpg&hash=c35f8cec764dff51cce70e9b0a6b6670dee34671)

From Jedi Nerd to Successful Attorney.

Quote
In an Internet-obsessed age when it seems as though too many people seek fame via viral videos, it's easy to forget that there are plenty of people out there who didn't intend for certain videos to end up online and became Internet famous for something deeply embarrassing. Case in point the "Star Wars kid," Ghyslain Raza, who was made Internet famous ten years ago when a video of him yielding a gold club retriever as a lightsaber hit the Interwebs.

A viral video star was born, but with less-than-happy results due in large part to the fact that the then-14-year-old never meant for the video to end up online. Raza, now a 25-year-old law school graduate, has finally spoken out about his ordeal in an effort to bring more awareness to the harmful effects of cyber-bullying.
"What I saw was mean. It was violent," Raza recalled in his first-ever interview with French-Canadian magazine L'actualité, which also appears in English in the new issue of Maclean's. "People were telling me to commit suicide."
The Quebec native revealed that he was forced to change schools because of the negative attention and endless taunting from his peers, and that he lost the few friends he had in the fallout.

"In the common room, students climbed onto tabletops to insult me," he told the magazine of the very "dark period" in his life. "No matter how hard I tried to ignore people telling me to commit suicide, I couldn't help but feel worthless, like my life wasn't worth living."
Raza said that he wants other victims of cyber-bullying to know that no matter how negative the unwanted attention or unsolicited commentary from anonymous Internet commenters and/or real life bullies, there is light at the end of the tunnel.
"You'll survive. You'll get through it," he said. "And you're not alone. You are surrounded by people who love you."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 12, 2013, 07:07:09 PM
Feel good story of the day, thanks Rick. It's good to know there are people strong enough to stand up to cyber-bullies.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 12, 2013, 07:18:52 PM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on May 12, 2013, 05:16:59 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F24.media.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_l3ggktAH5E1qbzahao1_500.jpg&hash=c35f8cec764dff51cce70e9b0a6b6670dee34671)

From Jedi Nerd to Successful Attorney.

Quote
In an Internet-obsessed age when it seems as though too many people seek fame via viral videos, it's easy to forget that there are plenty of people out there who didn't intend for certain videos to end up online and became Internet famous for something deeply embarrassing. Case in point the "Star Wars kid," Ghyslain Raza, who was made Internet famous ten years ago when a video of him yielding a gold club retriever as a lightsaber hit the Interwebs.

A viral video star was born, but with less-than-happy results due in large part to the fact that the then-14-year-old never meant for the video to end up online. Raza, now a 25-year-old law school graduate, has finally spoken out about his ordeal in an effort to bring more awareness to the harmful effects of cyber-bullying.
"What I saw was mean. It was violent," Raza recalled in his first-ever interview with French-Canadian magazine L'actualité, which also appears in English in the new issue of Maclean's. "People were telling me to commit suicide."
The Quebec native revealed that he was forced to change schools because of the negative attention and endless taunting from his peers, and that he lost the few friends he had in the fallout.

"In the common room, students climbed onto tabletops to insult me," he told the magazine of the very "dark period" in his life. "No matter how hard I tried to ignore people telling me to commit suicide, I couldn't help but feel worthless, like my life wasn't worth living."
Raza said that he wants other victims of cyber-bullying to know that no matter how negative the unwanted attention or unsolicited commentary from anonymous Internet commenters and/or real life bullies, there is light at the end of the tunnel.
"You'll survive. You'll get through it," he said. "And you're not alone. You are surrounded by people who love you."
Sure, I laughed watching his video, but why would people tell him to kill himself? We all do weird shit like that. Nice to know he's a successful person now though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 12, 2013, 07:44:43 PM
I thought it was pretty awesome.

I don't remember the youtube comments being that negative either, but then again just about the only site I ever got into early was facebook because I was on it when you still had to be a college student.  Myspace, youtube, twitter (which I still haven't got on) I got on way later than everybody else. 

So the rough comments might've been over on youtube already by the time I got there.

Of course, I don't know what was said to him in person and I know people can be douches.  So good on him for being successful and supportive of other people who might be on their own and struggling atm.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on May 14, 2013, 01:35:06 AM
http://likes.com/misc/the-last-tweets-of-a-terrorist?utm_term=24761133&utm_campaign=ml&pid=105628&utm_source=mylikes&utm_medium=cpc&v=eyJjbGlja19pZCI6IDkxMjE3Njk5NCwgInBvc3RfaWQiOiAyNDc2MTEzM30&page=1 (http://likes.com/misc/the-last-tweets-of-a-terrorist?utm_term=24761133&utm_campaign=ml&pid=105628&utm_source=mylikes&utm_medium=cpc&v=eyJjbGlja19pZCI6IDkxMjE3Njk5NCwgInBvc3RfaWQiOiAyNDc2MTEzM30&page=1)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 14, 2013, 01:39:26 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on May 14, 2013, 01:35:06 AM
http://likes.com/misc/the-last-tweets-of-a-terrorist?utm_term=24761133&utm_campaign=ml&pid=105628&utm_source=mylikes&utm_medium=cpc&v=eyJjbGlja19pZCI6IDkxMjE3Njk5NCwgInBvc3RfaWQiOiAyNDc2MTEzM30&page=1 (http://likes.com/misc/the-last-tweets-of-a-terrorist?utm_term=24761133&utm_campaign=ml&pid=105628&utm_source=mylikes&utm_medium=cpc&v=eyJjbGlja19pZCI6IDkxMjE3Njk5NCwgInBvc3RfaWQiOiAyNDc2MTEzM30&page=1)
Who woulda guessed he was popular on Twitter?  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 14, 2013, 02:08:26 AM
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS OUT OF THE PLAYOFFS!

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 14, 2013, 02:10:58 AM
Quote from: BANE on May 14, 2013, 02:08:26 AM
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS OUT OF THE PLAYOFFS!

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!

Canadians lost at Hockey?



Spoiler
They have nothing left now.
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on May 14, 2013, 02:14:46 AM
I haven't been really following hockey this year because of the lock out, I'm one of the few people that has actually stuck to their word. Plus, shorter season.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 14, 2013, 02:53:44 AM
Quote from: BANE on May 14, 2013, 02:08:26 AM
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS OUT OF THE PLAYOFFS!

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!

Haha! I live just outside Toronto and I won't be surprised if a riot or two breaks out. Stupid fans.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 14, 2013, 03:00:57 AM
One Canadian Team left. Go Sens Go.  ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Predator Queen on May 14, 2013, 03:14:07 AM
http://elitedaily.com/news/world/abercrombie-fitch-ceo-explains-why-he-hates-fat-chicks/ (http://elitedaily.com/news/world/abercrombie-fitch-ceo-explains-why-he-hates-fat-chicks/)

I find this funny.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 14, 2013, 03:43:15 AM
What I find funnier is people's reaction to it. It's his business. He can run it any way he chooses. It's not like he's murdering animals for crying out loud.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 14, 2013, 03:43:50 AM
Quote from: Predator Queen on May 14, 2013, 03:14:07 AM
http://elitedaily.com/news/world/abercrombie-fitch-ceo-explains-why-he-hates-fat-chicks/ (http://elitedaily.com/news/world/abercrombie-fitch-ceo-explains-why-he-hates-fat-chicks/)

I find this funny.
I concur.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on May 14, 2013, 05:02:26 AM
First, part of the Nazca Lines get f**king wiped off the map, and now this happens:



http://www.theage.com.au/world/mayan-pyramid-bulldozed-in-belize-20130514-2jjb0.html (http://www.theage.com.au/world/mayan-pyramid-bulldozed-in-belize-20130514-2jjb0.html)


QuoteMayan pyramid bulldozed in Belize
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 14, 2013, 05:42:16 AM
I have no words for that. Just...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on May 14, 2013, 01:51:37 PM
Well, they haven't used those things in years.
;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on May 14, 2013, 05:34:33 PM
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/russia-undercover-cia-agent-detained-110109693.html#1TGsEEy (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/russia-undercover-cia-agent-detained-110109693.html#1TGsEEy)

Amateur. :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on May 14, 2013, 05:59:41 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/14/jerimiah-hartline-zombies-pleads-guilty_n_3271615.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/14/jerimiah-hartline-zombies-pleads-guilty_n_3271615.html)

http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/merida-disney-princess-controversial-makeover-brave-heroine-really-224924634.html (http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/merida-disney-princess-controversial-makeover-brave-heroine-really-224924634.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 14, 2013, 07:41:29 PM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on May 14, 2013, 05:59:41 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/14/jerimiah-hartline-zombies-pleads-guilty_n_3271615.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/14/jerimiah-hartline-zombies-pleads-guilty_n_3271615.html)
Haha!  :laugh:

Quote
http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/merida-disney-princess-controversial-makeover-brave-heroine-really-224924634.html (http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/merida-disney-princess-controversial-makeover-brave-heroine-really-224924634.html)
Is this actually newsworthy?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rick Grimes on May 14, 2013, 07:46:00 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on May 14, 2013, 07:41:29 PM
Quote
http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/merida-disney-princess-controversial-makeover-brave-heroine-really-224924634.html (http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/merida-disney-princess-controversial-makeover-brave-heroine-really-224924634.html)
Is this actually newsworthy?
Yahoo! thinks so  ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 14, 2013, 07:47:40 PM
That explains it.  :laugh:

Have you noticed how all of the Yahoo! users hate everything they post, but they constantly come back for more? Just read the comments.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: redalert51 on May 14, 2013, 10:59:17 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 30, 2012, 06:13:18 AM
The chocolate worries me. Can you imagine, your body not breaking it down? What's it going to feel like when it comes time to excrete?
chocolate melting is what makes, it so delightful
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 15, 2013, 01:39:33 AM
http://pix11.com/2013/05/14/senior-prostitution-ring-broken-up-in-nj-housing-complex/ (http://pix11.com/2013/05/14/senior-prostitution-ring-broken-up-in-nj-housing-complex/)

dear god why
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 15, 2013, 01:42:40 AM
QuoteSenior prostitution ring broken up in NJ housing complex

Quoteprostitution ring broken up in NJ housing complex

Quotebroken up in NJ housing complex

Quotein NJ

Shocker.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 15, 2013, 02:50:34 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on May 14, 2013, 05:59:41 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/14/jerimiah-hartline-zombies-pleads-guilty_n_3271615.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/14/jerimiah-hartline-zombies-pleads-guilty_n_3271615.html)

I shall combine one of the comments I saw on the page there,
"Bath salts, possessed, or just a lunatic?"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 15, 2013, 02:51:16 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 15, 2013, 02:50:34 AM
Quote from: Rick Grimes on May 14, 2013, 05:59:41 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/14/jerimiah-hartline-zombies-pleads-guilty_n_3271615.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/14/jerimiah-hartline-zombies-pleads-guilty_n_3271615.html)

I shall combine one of the comments I saw on the page there,
"Bath salts, possessed, or just a lunatic?"
All three most likely.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 15, 2013, 03:01:35 AM
And yet he was able to come back from the edge of it all...most impressive.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 15, 2013, 03:20:21 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVjOH7WeEKk#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVjOH7WeEKk#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 15, 2013, 05:36:37 PM
http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/disney-world-scheme--entitled-families-hire-disabled-guide-to-bypass-lines-194555620.html (http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/disney-world-scheme--entitled-families-hire-disabled-guide-to-bypass-lines-194555620.html)

-_-
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 15, 2013, 05:38:56 PM
Quote from: Aspie on May 15, 2013, 05:36:37 PM
http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/disney-world-scheme--entitled-families-hire-disabled-guide-to-bypass-lines-194555620.html (http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/disney-world-scheme--entitled-families-hire-disabled-guide-to-bypass-lines-194555620.html)

-_-
I do this with my grandma for free.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on May 15, 2013, 05:40:12 PM
http://m.ibtimes.co.uk/man-sweden-dies-sex-hornet-s-nest-467900.html (http://m.ibtimes.co.uk/man-sweden-dies-sex-hornet-s-nest-467900.html)

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 15, 2013, 05:41:20 PM
cannot. unread.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on May 15, 2013, 05:45:25 PM
No words....
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 15, 2013, 05:46:50 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on May 15, 2013, 05:40:12 PM
http://m.ibtimes.co.uk/man-sweden-dies-sex-hornet-s-nest-467900.html (http://m.ibtimes.co.uk/man-sweden-dies-sex-hornet-s-nest-467900.html)

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Quote from: Aspie on May 15, 2013, 05:41:20 PM
cannot. unread.
Quote from: ScardyFox on May 15, 2013, 05:45:25 PM
No words....
:-X
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 15, 2013, 05:48:58 PM
his buddy thought he was a whale carcass at first lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on May 15, 2013, 05:56:24 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on May 15, 2013, 05:40:12 PM
http://m.ibtimes.co.uk/man-sweden-dies-sex-hornet-s-nest-467900.html (http://m.ibtimes.co.uk/man-sweden-dies-sex-hornet-s-nest-467900.html)

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I just read the headline....



(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi124.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fp30%2FShadowPred%2Ftumblr_mivp9mGOT21qc4ttho3_250_zps9a22f254.gif&hash=8f98683dd48196bc2aa8a4cb06b605080ec91f27)



It's worse than I thought. I thought "hornets nest" was code for like an immense orgy...I was wrong.


EDIT


Quote from: Aspie on May 15, 2013, 05:48:58 PM
his buddy thought he was a whale carcass at first lol


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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: OmegaZilla on May 15, 2013, 06:43:11 PM
Just came here to post that. Aaghagh.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on May 15, 2013, 06:59:47 PM
Quote"To attempt to have intercourse with a hornet's nest is a very bad idea," Siv During Livh, a psychologist and expert on sex fantasies told the news website.

Goes without saying.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 15, 2013, 09:05:59 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on May 15, 2013, 05:40:12 PM
http://m.ibtimes.co.uk/man-sweden-dies-sex-hornet-s-nest-467900.html (http://m.ibtimes.co.uk/man-sweden-dies-sex-hornet-s-nest-467900.html)

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This has to be a joke. No one, is this stupid.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 15, 2013, 09:18:28 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 15, 2013, 09:05:59 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on May 15, 2013, 05:40:12 PM
http://m.ibtimes.co.uk/man-sweden-dies-sex-hornet-s-nest-467900.html (http://m.ibtimes.co.uk/man-sweden-dies-sex-hornet-s-nest-467900.html)

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This has to be a joke. No one, is this stupid.
But there are people this crazy, and stupid, but mostly crazy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: NotSafeZone on May 15, 2013, 09:28:36 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on May 15, 2013, 05:40:12 PM
http://m.ibtimes.co.uk/man-sweden-dies-sex-hornet-s-nest-467900.html (http://m.ibtimes.co.uk/man-sweden-dies-sex-hornet-s-nest-467900.html)

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I'm not entirely sure what that guy was expecting would happen. I mean, who the hell up and decides they're going to violate a nest belonging to Nature's Agents of Hate and think they're going to come out of it alive?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on May 15, 2013, 09:47:15 PM
Not sure what it says about me, but I think that's the most hilarious thing I've read this month.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 16, 2013, 04:48:18 AM
Well it is funny if only because the man is a complete f**king moron.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ChrisPachi on May 16, 2013, 11:14:23 AM
http://www.theage.com.au/technology/sci-tech/breakthrough-stem-cells-from-a-cloned-embryo-20130515-2jmwp.html (http://www.theage.com.au/technology/sci-tech/breakthrough-stem-cells-from-a-cloned-embryo-20130515-2jmwp.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on May 16, 2013, 05:39:44 PM
Oh, Jesus...just wait for the controversy to hit like wildfire.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 16, 2013, 06:07:06 PM
QuoteThe technique, known as somatic cell nuclear transfer, or therapeutic cloning, is ethically controversial because it involves the production, and subsequent destruction, of a human embryo.

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/technology/sci-tech/breakthrough-stem-cells-from-a-cloned-embryo-20130515-2jmwp.html#ixzz2TTppPt7M (http://www.theage.com.au/technology/sci-tech/breakthrough-stem-cells-from-a-cloned-embryo-20130515-2jmwp.html#ixzz2TTppPt7M)

Let the anti-abortionists start screaming.

Whatever, f**k 'em. This is great research and I would like to see it flourish.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on May 16, 2013, 06:20:40 PM
Star Trek Enterprise pretty much already covered this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 16, 2013, 09:08:06 PM
Not really news, but I thought I would share the story anyways.

http://ballislife.com/kanye-west-runs-head-first-into-a-sign-tries-to-attack-paparazzi/ (http://ballislife.com/kanye-west-runs-head-first-into-a-sign-tries-to-attack-paparazzi/)

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 16, 2013, 09:26:29 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on May 16, 2013, 09:08:06 PM
Not really news, but I thought I would share the story anyways.

http://ballislife.com/kanye-west-runs-head-first-into-a-sign-tries-to-attack-paparazzi/ (http://ballislife.com/kanye-west-runs-head-first-into-a-sign-tries-to-attack-paparazzi/)

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Maybe that'll knock some sense into him.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on May 16, 2013, 10:02:27 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 16, 2013, 09:26:29 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on May 16, 2013, 09:08:06 PM
Not really news, but I thought I would share the story anyways.

http://ballislife.com/kanye-west-runs-head-first-into-a-sign-tries-to-attack-paparazzi/ (http://ballislife.com/kanye-west-runs-head-first-into-a-sign-tries-to-attack-paparazzi/)

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Maybe that'll knock some sense into him.

I love that the sign says "Wrong way."  :laugh:

Ironic life metaphors, physical comedy, and insecure manboy rage in full effect.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on May 16, 2013, 10:34:26 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on May 16, 2013, 10:02:27 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 16, 2013, 09:26:29 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on May 16, 2013, 09:08:06 PM
Not really news, but I thought I would share the story anyways.

http://ballislife.com/kanye-west-runs-head-first-into-a-sign-tries-to-attack-paparazzi/ (http://ballislife.com/kanye-west-runs-head-first-into-a-sign-tries-to-attack-paparazzi/)

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Maybe that'll knock some sense into him.

I love that the sign says "Wrong way."  :laugh:

Ironic life metaphors, physical comedy, and insecure manboy rage in full effect.


This is too good. It's like an episode of some satirical cartoon, or something... ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 16, 2013, 10:36:55 PM
Quote from: [CANCERBLACK] on May 16, 2013, 10:34:26 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on May 16, 2013, 10:02:27 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 16, 2013, 09:26:29 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on May 16, 2013, 09:08:06 PM
Not really news, but I thought I would share the story anyways.

http://ballislife.com/kanye-west-runs-head-first-into-a-sign-tries-to-attack-paparazzi/ (http://ballislife.com/kanye-west-runs-head-first-into-a-sign-tries-to-attack-paparazzi/)

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Maybe that'll knock some sense into him.

I love that the sign says "Wrong way."  :laugh:

Ironic life metaphors, physical comedy, and insecure manboy rage in full effect.


This is too good. It's like an episode of some satirical cartoon, or something... ;)
I like how the paparazzi guy still tried to suck up to him after too.  :laugh:

"Kanye, Kanye! I just got here!"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on May 16, 2013, 10:48:17 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on May 16, 2013, 10:36:55 PM
Quote from: [CANCERBLACK] on May 16, 2013, 10:34:26 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on May 16, 2013, 10:02:27 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 16, 2013, 09:26:29 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on May 16, 2013, 09:08:06 PM
Not really news, but I thought I would share the story anyways.

http://ballislife.com/kanye-west-runs-head-first-into-a-sign-tries-to-attack-paparazzi/ (http://ballislife.com/kanye-west-runs-head-first-into-a-sign-tries-to-attack-paparazzi/)

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Maybe that'll knock some sense into him.

I love that the sign says "Wrong way."  :laugh:

Ironic life metaphors, physical comedy, and insecure manboy rage in full effect.


This is too good. It's like an episode of some satirical cartoon, or something... ;)
I like how the paparazzi guy still tried to suck up to him after too.  :laugh:

"Kanye, Kanye! I just got here!"

And that glance over the shoulder when the paparazzi touches him. "Motherf**ker, I'd kill you if it weren't for all these cameras" Hahahaha. :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 17, 2013, 03:04:25 AM
Quote from: [CANCERBLACK] on May 16, 2013, 10:34:26 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on May 16, 2013, 10:02:27 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 16, 2013, 09:26:29 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on May 16, 2013, 09:08:06 PM
Not really news, but I thought I would share the story anyways.

http://ballislife.com/kanye-west-runs-head-first-into-a-sign-tries-to-attack-paparazzi/ (http://ballislife.com/kanye-west-runs-head-first-into-a-sign-tries-to-attack-paparazzi/)

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Maybe that'll knock some sense into him.

I love that the sign says "Wrong way."  :laugh:

Ironic life metaphors, physical comedy, and insecure manboy rage in full effect.


This is too good. It's like an episode of some satirical cartoon, or something... ;)

It's Kanye doing his Stooge impression.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on May 20, 2013, 03:09:25 PM
Ha ha:
http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/stop-the-presses/justin-bieber-booed-billboard-music-awards-says-taken-035317073.html (http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/stop-the-presses/justin-bieber-booed-billboard-music-awards-says-taken-035317073.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on May 20, 2013, 09:03:22 PM
But he's an artist and should be taken seriously!!!

srsly?  Who but a completely oblivious tool talks like that?  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 20, 2013, 09:10:23 PM
"IT SHOULD BE ABOUT THE MUSIC I'M MAKING! TAKE ME SRSLY!"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on May 20, 2013, 09:16:15 PM
Beiber's a dumb jerk.

I was listening to the radio one day and they were talking about Bieiber going to that Anne Frank museum, I think it was here home back in the day.

Anyway, before he leaves there is a ledger or something and he writes in it something like "She probably would of been a Bieber fan".

I believe since then he has been banned from going back there. What a jerk, using one the biggest nightmarish atrocities in history for publicity and self-advertisement.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 20, 2013, 09:24:14 PM
QuoteHe continued, "Basically from my heart I really just want to say it really should be about the music. It should be about the craft that I'm making. This is not a gimmick, and I'm an artist, and I should be taken seriously."

No, Justin, that's exactly what you are: a gimmick. You have zero talent, you've never had any talent, and you will forever be nothing more than a running joke in the bigger joke that is today's music industry. Go f**k yourself, hit puberty already, and carry on. Thank you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 20, 2013, 10:30:42 PM
Yall mad that bieber gives the bitches his d?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 20, 2013, 10:31:40 PM
Meh, money can buy anything.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 20, 2013, 10:33:16 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on May 20, 2013, 03:09:25 PM
Ha ha:
http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/stop-the-presses/justin-bieber-booed-billboard-music-awards-says-taken-035317073.html (http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/stop-the-presses/justin-bieber-booed-billboard-music-awards-says-taken-035317073.html)

...he doesn't even write his own music.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 20, 2013, 10:33:25 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 20, 2013, 10:30:42 PM
Yall mad that bieber gives the bitches her vagina?
:P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 20, 2013, 10:36:16 PM
LOL
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on May 20, 2013, 11:09:16 PM
Monster 1 mile wide tornado wipes out Moore Oklahoma.

Insane aerial footage. Whole subdivisions completely gone.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on May 20, 2013, 11:10:30 PM
Saw that on the morning news.  Nasty.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on May 21, 2013, 07:24:20 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 20, 2013, 09:24:14 PM
QuoteHe continued, "Basically from my heart I really just want to say it really should be about the music. It should be about the craft that I'm making. This is not a gimmick, and I'm an artist, and I should be taken seriously."

No, Justin, that's exactly what you are: a gimmick. You have zero talent, you've never had any talent, and you will forever be nothing more than a running joke in the bigger joke that is today's music industry. Go f**k yourself, hit puberty already, and carry on. Thank you.


Right on!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 21, 2013, 07:48:09 AM
http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2013/05/20/cannes_2013_no_big_lebowski_sequel_coen_brothers_say.html (http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2013/05/20/cannes_2013_no_big_lebowski_sequel_coen_brothers_say.html)

The Dude does not abide :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 21, 2013, 07:49:27 AM
Well duh.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on May 21, 2013, 10:28:22 AM
Just read about the Oklahoma tornado. :(

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XMF22_MEMJU#at=113 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XMF22_MEMJU#at=113)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: m41guy on May 21, 2013, 01:20:47 PM
I live just enough outside of the that area to watch those storms build up all day and move to the northeast.  Just by chance the front developed practically over us so we didn't get any of the weather.  By 3PM more than half my sky was black and rest was nothing but blue sky :o, even with the late afternoon sun.


Had a few people leave work when they couldn't get ahold of family members who live in Moore, OK. 

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ChrisPachi on May 21, 2013, 02:17:27 PM
f**king terrifying.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on May 21, 2013, 03:19:58 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 21, 2013, 07:48:09 AM
http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2013/05/20/cannes_2013_no_big_lebowski_sequel_coen_brothers_say.html (http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2013/05/20/cannes_2013_no_big_lebowski_sequel_coen_brothers_say.html)

The Dude does not abide :'(


Quite a shame.. This movie is one of my favorites. Such an epic movie, guy gets his rug pissed on and shit goes downhill from there. I wish he got his rug replaced at the end though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on May 21, 2013, 04:52:44 PM
Hey Big Lebowski, I'm happy for you, and I'ma let you finish, but the Oklahoma tornado is the most important discussion subject of all time.

(Well, the current time. In this thread.)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 21, 2013, 05:08:29 PM
Yeah, that tornado really tied the city together.

In a weird, disastrous way.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on May 21, 2013, 05:42:14 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 21, 2013, 05:08:29 PM
Yeah, that tornado really tied the city together.

In a weird, disastrous way.


You're out of your element doomrulz!

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 22, 2013, 03:47:50 AM
http://www.christianpost.com/news/westboro-tornado-blame-jason-collins-and-kevin-durant-to-blame-for-oklahoma-twister-claims-phelps-video-96388/ (http://www.christianpost.com/news/westboro-tornado-blame-jason-collins-and-kevin-durant-to-blame-for-oklahoma-twister-claims-phelps-video-96388/)

wtf
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gates on May 22, 2013, 03:50:14 AM
You're shocked.?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 22, 2013, 03:55:57 AM
Quote from: Aspie on May 22, 2013, 03:47:50 AM
http://www.christianpost.com/news/westboro-tornado-blame-jason-collins-and-kevin-durant-to-blame-for-oklahoma-twister-claims-phelps-video-96388/ (http://www.christianpost.com/news/westboro-tornado-blame-jason-collins-and-kevin-durant-to-blame-for-oklahoma-twister-claims-phelps-video-96388/)

wtf
Of course.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 22, 2013, 03:57:37 AM
-_-
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 22, 2013, 03:58:58 AM
Come on, Aspie. You should have seen this coming.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 22, 2013, 04:05:22 AM
lol, no words for this nonsense.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 22, 2013, 04:06:53 AM
-__-

It's the Westboro crazies. That's all you need to know.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 22, 2013, 04:09:04 AM
Quote from: Aspie on May 22, 2013, 03:47:50 AM
http://www.christianpost.com/news/westboro-tornado-blame-jason-collins-and-kevin-durant-to-blame-for-oklahoma-twister-claims-phelps-video-96388/ (http://www.christianpost.com/news/westboro-tornado-blame-jason-collins-and-kevin-durant-to-blame-for-oklahoma-twister-claims-phelps-video-96388/)

wtf

SSDD. that is all.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 22, 2013, 04:10:02 AM
SSDD? I don't follow.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 22, 2013, 04:10:38 AM
Quote from: Aspie on May 22, 2013, 04:10:02 AM
SSDD? I don't follow.
Same shit, different day.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on May 22, 2013, 04:12:02 AM
PETA is registered as domestic terrorists by the FBI, why not this church?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 22, 2013, 04:12:38 AM
They haven't become physical yet, as PETA has.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 22, 2013, 02:14:22 PM
Westboro is going to have some of their members killed one of these days.

They might not have become physical, but you can't poke at somebody's raw emotions they way these guys do and not have something happen eventually.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on May 22, 2013, 05:20:59 PM
Anybody hear about the off duty soldier in London who was beaheaded in broad daylight by terrorists?!!

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/two-shot-after-man-hacked-to-death-in-london-street.1369236874 (http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/two-shot-after-man-hacked-to-death-in-london-street.1369236874)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on May 22, 2013, 05:25:51 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 22, 2013, 02:14:22 PM
Westboro is going to have some of their members killed one of these days.

They might not have become physical, but you can't poke at somebody's raw emotions they way these guys do and not have something happen eventually.

Westboro prompted me to join this group: http://www.patriotguard.org/ (http://www.patriotguard.org/) in case they ever come to Florida.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on May 22, 2013, 05:53:24 PM
Quote from: Effectz on May 22, 2013, 05:20:59 PM
Anybody hear about the off duty soldier in London who was beaheaded in broad daylight by terrorists?!!

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/two-shot-after-man-hacked-to-death-in-london-street.1369236874 (http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/two-shot-after-man-hacked-to-death-in-london-street.1369236874)

f**k... thats what they were talking about? I changed it over to Baby TV so I could cook at the start of the news on BBC1.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on May 22, 2013, 06:02:56 PM
Quote from: Gate on May 22, 2013, 04:12:02 AM
PETA is registered as domestic terrorists by the FBI, why not this church?

They're Christians after all. There are 100s of extremist religious groups and militias in the US. According to most of them, terrorism is by definition not something a Christian is capable of. They have power in local communities and local and federal governments have no desire to label Christians as terrorists. So they are tolerated.

Has a Muslim Church in the US expressed similar hate-speech as Westboro, that would have been a completely different issue. Everybody would have been all over them ages ago.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 22, 2013, 06:05:07 PM
Something will happen to Westboro eventually.

Before everybody knew who they were they got chased out of Kentucky for their shenanigans.  I believe that Kentucky at one time had a law preventing them from coming back, but about a year or two ago a judge lifted it.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on May 22, 2013, 06:18:09 PM
Protesting at a soldier's funeral is not something a Christian is going to do.  They are not Christians, Westboro is a cult like the Davidian's in the 90's. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on May 22, 2013, 06:22:42 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on May 22, 2013, 06:18:09 PM
Protesting at a soldier's funeral is not something a Christian is going to do.
The WBC will!

Quote from: AliceApocalypse on May 22, 2013, 06:18:09 PMThey are not Christians, Westboro is a cult like the Davidian's in the 90's.
Both are/were Xtians; albeit more extreme, but they are still Xtians.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on May 22, 2013, 06:34:10 PM
Quote from: maledoro on May 22, 2013, 06:22:42 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on May 22, 2013, 06:18:09 PM
Protesting at a soldier's funeral is not something a Christian is going to do.
The WBC will!

Did you forget the Golden Rule from Sunday School Maledoro, "love thy neighbor as thyself?" They either missed that week, or they are not really Christians. 

Quote from: maledoro on May 22, 2013, 06:22:42 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on May 22, 2013, 06:18:09 PMThey are not Christians, Westboro is a cult like the Davidian's in the 90's.
Both are/were Xtians; albeit more extreme, but they are still Xtians.

No, they are/weren't Christians (one who follows Christ).  So WWJD, I am pretty sure it is not what Westboro is doing.  ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on May 22, 2013, 07:01:41 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on May 22, 2013, 06:34:10 PMDid you forget the Golden Rule from Sunday School Maledoro, "love thy neighbor as thyself?" They either missed that week, or they are not really Christians.
Did you forget one of the basics in Apologetics 101: Pick and Choose the Parts of the Bible You Like and Ignore That Which Inconveniences You? All Xtians pick and choose the parts of "God's Word" they like and ignore the rest.

Quote from: AliceApocalypse on May 22, 2013, 06:34:10 PMNo, they are/weren't Christians (one who follows Christ).  So WWJD, I am pretty sure it is not what Westboro is doing.  ;)
Sure they are. They just follow him in a way different from yours. Just ask their WWJD bracelets.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on May 22, 2013, 07:18:47 PM
Quote from: maledoro on May 22, 2013, 07:01:41 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on May 22, 2013, 06:34:10 PMDid you forget the Golden Rule from Sunday School Maledoro, "love thy neighbor as thyself?" They either missed that week, or they are not really Christians.

Did you forget one of the basics in Apologetics 101: Pick and Choose the Parts of the Bible You Like and Ignore That Which Inconveniences You? All Xtians pick and choose the parts of "God's Word" they like and ignore the rest.

There is no pick and choose for a true believer, therefore those at Westboro are not true believers. 

Quote from: maledoro on May 22, 2013, 07:01:41 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on May 22, 2013, 06:34:10 PMNo, they are/weren't Christians (one who follows Christ).  So WWJD, I am pretty sure it is not what Westboro is doing.  ;)

Sure they are. They just follow him in a way different from yours. Just ask their WWJD bracelets.

Hmmm, I didn't see any of those bracelets.  Maybe they left them in the toxic waste dump where they get their drinking water.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on May 22, 2013, 07:30:40 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on May 22, 2013, 07:18:47 PMThere is no pick and choose for a true believer, therefore those at Westboro are not true believers.
So, you're saying that a "true believer" accepts the entire Bible? 

Quote from: AliceApocalypse on May 22, 2013, 07:18:47 PMHmmm, I didn't see any of those bracelets.  Maybe they left them in the toxic waste dump where they get their drinking water.
Nevertheless, they do have figurative WWJD bracelets.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 22, 2013, 07:38:02 PM
Taliban kill the family of an Afghani interpreter working for the West. (http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/05/21/afghan_interpreters_family_killed_by_taliban_near_kandahar.html)

I didn't think I'd ever say this, but I hate the Taliban more than I do the WBC. The WBC are just a bunch of loud, noisy whiners. The Taliban actually murder innocent civilians for no real reason.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vakarian on May 22, 2013, 08:18:06 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 21, 2013, 05:08:29 PM
Yeah, that tornado really tied the city together.

In a weird, disastrous way.

I'm surprised the tornado was able to cause so much damage.

I thought someone would have just shot it.

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Also, that poor bastard down in London, people are out for blood now, wouldn't be surprised if a few mosques are burned down tonight.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on May 22, 2013, 08:52:34 PM
Quote from: Vakarian on May 22, 2013, 08:18:06 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 21, 2013, 05:08:29 PM
Yeah, that tornado really tied the city together.

In a weird, disastrous way.

I'm surprised the tornado was able to cause so much damage.

I thought someone would have just shot it.

------------------

Also, that poor bastard down in London, people are out for blood now, wouldn't be surprised if a few mosques are burned down tonight.


Just flicked on sky news,A Mosque in Essex has been attacked.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on May 22, 2013, 09:57:11 PM
Just read up on that guy in London, what the f**k...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on May 22, 2013, 10:11:02 PM
https://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?v=10152791653485012 (https://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?v=10152791653485012)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on May 22, 2013, 10:13:20 PM
Bastards.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 22, 2013, 10:23:55 PM
It's pretty coincidental that I'm just finishing up the first season of Dexter, and now a guy gets chopped to pieces IRL.

Maybe I should start watching Happy Days again.  :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 22, 2013, 10:27:04 PM
There is no defense for crazy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 22, 2013, 10:28:22 PM
The worst part is that these psychopathic morons don't understand who they're really serving with acts like this. In committing this, they are adding more fuel to Europe's anti-Islam fire and giving people a reason to hate Muslims.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on May 22, 2013, 10:30:28 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 22, 2013, 10:28:22 PM
The worst part is that these psychopathic morons don't understand who they're really serving with acts like this. In committing this, they are adding more fuel to Europe's anti-Islam fire and giving people a reason to hate Muslims.


Exactly, couldn't help but shake my head at the video because of what you just said. Stupid motherf**kers.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on May 23, 2013, 02:52:23 AM
This will also give UKIP another huge boost too.


Good points here
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22634095 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22634095)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on May 23, 2013, 01:11:13 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on May 22, 2013, 09:57:11 PM
Just read up on that guy in London, what the f**k...




Are the EDL blokes rascist/terrorists as well? I agree to a certain extent on the prevention or spread of extremist Islam. If they weren't so radical and violent, I would somewhat support them since religionists sometimes needs to be fought pro-actively.






Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ChrisPachi on May 25, 2013, 01:05:34 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on May 23, 2013, 01:11:13 PMAre the EDL blokes rascist/terrorists as well?

Yes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Valaquen on May 25, 2013, 03:40:47 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on May 23, 2013, 01:11:13 PM
Are the EDL blokes rascist/terrorists as well? I agree to a certain extent on the prevention or spread of extremist Islam. If they weren't so radical and violent, I would somewhat support them since religionists sometimes needs to be fought pro-actively.
They're right-wing rioters who like to fight the police and smash shit - then blame Muslims for it. Avoid.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on May 25, 2013, 03:46:34 PM
Yes they are racists but they aren't terrorists, there is a huge difference there, they don't go around bombing buildings. Fighting, brawls and vandalism yes.


Interesting debate
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22650053 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22650053)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 25, 2013, 05:57:06 PM
It's not terrorism til someone gets blown up or beheaded!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on May 25, 2013, 08:05:38 PM
Police were too kind. Should have shot the f**kers dead.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on May 25, 2013, 09:49:55 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 22, 2013, 10:28:22 PM
The worst part is that these psychopathic morons don't understand who they're really serving with acts like this. In committing this, they are adding more fuel to Europe's anti-Islam fire and giving people a reason to hate Muslims.

Extremists seek confrontation, perhaps even war. Can't they find any, they instigate it themselves.

That's the way it's been since the dawn of civilization. :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on May 26, 2013, 12:32:43 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 25, 2013, 05:57:06 PMIt's not terrorism til someone gets blown up or beheaded!
It doesn't even have to go that far. All they have to do is make you feel threatened.

This guy I know was saying how the bombers at the Boston Marathon could have killed more people by another means. I explained that their goal wasn't a body count but to make people feel threatened with more bombings.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on May 26, 2013, 01:13:08 AM
She was being facetious.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on May 26, 2013, 02:16:52 AM
Quote from: SiL on May 26, 2013, 01:13:08 AM
She was being facetious.
I hope so.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 26, 2013, 03:06:46 AM
One would think the exclamation point would give it away.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on May 26, 2013, 10:53:52 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 26, 2013, 03:06:46 AM
One would think the exclamation point would give it away.
Only one.
;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 26, 2013, 05:22:17 PM
Quote from: Eva on May 25, 2013, 09:49:55 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 22, 2013, 10:28:22 PM
The worst part is that these psychopathic morons don't understand who they're really serving with acts like this. In committing this, they are adding more fuel to Europe's anti-Islam fire and giving people a reason to hate Muslims.

Extremists seek confrontation, perhaps even war. Can't they find any, they instigate it themselves.

That's the way it's been since the dawn of civilization. :-\

Yeah well...keep it up and one day there won't be any of them left to instigate jack shit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Valaquen on May 26, 2013, 05:55:03 PM
Plenty of extremists on both sides. I have some idiots on Facebook who've been spam-posting EDL crap and those bullshit e-chain letters (like the Prime Minister of Australia telling Muslims to get out of the country, or a German psychiatrist likening Muslims to Nazis - all fake and even nonsensical). Worst thing is that believe outright believe it all. Hate preachers of all varieties...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on May 26, 2013, 09:29:56 PM
It's all so very sad.  I just read about a teenager in Oregon who was planning to attack a school, what can be done to reach these young people so lost.  It's so terribly sad  :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 27, 2013, 10:21:11 AM
I've always wondered if its more people are crazy period, or if there is just more people and the instances of crazy are statistically the same as the always were.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on May 27, 2013, 12:00:28 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on May 26, 2013, 09:29:56 PMwhat can be done to reach these young people so lost.  It's so terribly sad  :-\
I'm sure their addresses are available and you could mail them maps.
;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: EEV2650 on May 27, 2013, 12:23:31 PM
Quote from: maledoro on May 27, 2013, 12:00:28 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on May 26, 2013, 09:29:56 PMwhat can be done to reach these young people so lost.  It's so terribly sad  :-\
I'm sure their addresses are available and you could mail them maps.
;)

Couldnt help laughing  :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on May 27, 2013, 03:06:44 PM
Quote from: maledoro on May 27, 2013, 12:00:28 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on May 26, 2013, 09:29:56 PMwhat can be done to reach these young people so lost.  It's so terribly sad  :-\
I'm sure their addresses are available and you could mail them maps.
;)

Great idea, give me your address & I will get right on it  ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on May 27, 2013, 03:12:17 PM
Personal experience with the EDL, bunch of ignorant morons who've seen Green Street one too many times


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL1jDcAHkc8# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL1jDcAHkc8#)

Pinnacle of human intelligence
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: EEV2650 on May 27, 2013, 03:13:42 PM
LMAO!! That guy was hilarious  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on May 27, 2013, 03:14:58 PM
It would be brilliant if it was satirical, but he believes he's right!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on May 27, 2013, 03:17:14 PM
Guy can't speak but there are (small) shades of truth in his... babbling.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: EEV2650 on May 27, 2013, 03:18:45 PM
He's gotta be stoned or drunk. Or he genuinely has a mental handicap and then I can excuse him.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on May 27, 2013, 03:20:38 PM
None of the above, just an idiot
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on May 27, 2013, 03:30:09 PM
Quote from: Novak 1334 on May 27, 2013, 03:12:17 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL1jDcAHkc8# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL1jDcAHkc8#)


Nobody give a shit about you, 85, you're not one of us. You're not a believer.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: EEV2650 on May 27, 2013, 03:40:12 PM
85 spoke better than this guy. What does that tell you  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on May 27, 2013, 06:12:17 PM
DON'T CALL ME THAT!!

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 27, 2013, 06:19:26 PM
Quote from: Novak 1334 on May 27, 2013, 03:12:17 PM
Personal experience with the EDL, bunch of ignorant morons who've seen Green Street one too many times


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL1jDcAHkc8# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL1jDcAHkc8#)

Pinnacle of human intelligence

Muslamic? What the hell is that?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on May 27, 2013, 06:30:02 PM
I think it was the name of the chilli sauce he had on his kebab the night before...

Love the food hate the people according to the EDL
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on May 27, 2013, 06:57:37 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 27, 2013, 06:19:26 PM
Quote from: Novak 1334 on May 27, 2013, 03:12:17 PM
Personal experience with the EDL, bunch of ignorant morons who've seen Green Street one too many times


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL1jDcAHkc8# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL1jDcAHkc8#)

Pinnacle of human intelligence

Muslamic? What the hell is that?

A breed of cat I think.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on May 27, 2013, 07:35:07 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kPBtZC8mLc#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kPBtZC8mLc#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on May 27, 2013, 08:16:57 PM
Quote from: Nightlord on May 27, 2013, 07:35:07 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kPBtZC8mLc#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kPBtZC8mLc#ws)

I don't mind driving around in a plastic hot dog as long as I can get a guarantee that every other car out on the highway is made of the same fragile stuff.

Wind powered. Does it come with a sail?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on May 27, 2013, 09:15:45 PM
I thought "Muslamic" was what Americans call "granola"?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on May 28, 2013, 03:47:19 AM
http://www.gamebreaker.tv/mmorpg/online-gaming-an-addictive-substance-in-south-korea/ (http://www.gamebreaker.tv/mmorpg/online-gaming-an-addictive-substance-in-south-korea/)

url says it all
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on May 28, 2013, 04:21:35 AM
God damn you, Starcraft.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 28, 2013, 05:32:02 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on May 28, 2013, 03:47:19 AM
http://www.gamebreaker.tv/mmorpg/online-gaming-an-addictive-substance-in-south-korea/ (http://www.gamebreaker.tv/mmorpg/online-gaming-an-addictive-substance-in-south-korea/)

url says it all

Well, people can be addicted to video games so we shouldn't find this too surprising.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: EEV2650 on May 28, 2013, 12:40:20 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on May 27, 2013, 08:16:57 PM
Quote from: Nightlord on May 27, 2013, 07:35:07 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kPBtZC8mLc#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kPBtZC8mLc#ws)

I don't mind driving around in a plastic hot dog as long as I can get a guarantee that every other car out on the highway is made of the same fragile stuff.

Wind powered. Does it come with a sail?

If we all drove cars like that, accidents would be as dangerous as a bumper car pile up  :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ChrisPachi on May 28, 2013, 01:47:06 PM
Quote from: Nightlord on May 27, 2013, 07:35:07 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kPBtZC8mLc#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kPBtZC8mLc#ws)
If people are dumb enough to print their own gun and actually try to shoot it then I say bring on the printable car. It could be a two for one deal - buy a gun, get a car.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 28, 2013, 03:46:40 PM
http://www.al.com/living/index.ssf/2013/05/gitmo_guard.html (http://www.al.com/living/index.ssf/2013/05/gitmo_guard.html)

mal, you're gonna love this one. Religion isn't always bad it seems.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on May 28, 2013, 10:07:16 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 28, 2013, 03:46:40 PM
http://www.al.com/living/index.ssf/2013/05/gitmo_guard.html (http://www.al.com/living/index.ssf/2013/05/gitmo_guard.html)mal, you're gonna love this one. Religion isn't always bad it seems.
I don't see the big deal. As with all pro-religion arguments, the bad parts of religion are present but either ignored or denied.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 28, 2013, 10:16:49 PM
He isn't killing people though. If it works for him, all the more power to him.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on May 28, 2013, 10:37:21 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 28, 2013, 10:16:49 PMHe isn't killing people though. If it works for him, all the more power to him.
He doesn't need to convert to Islam or any other religion to not kill people, find peace, or anything else. He can accomplish these things without believing in something that is supernatural.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on May 28, 2013, 10:43:06 PM
Quote from: maledoro on May 28, 2013, 10:37:21 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 28, 2013, 10:16:49 PMHe isn't killing people though. If it works for him, all the more power to him.
He doesn't need to convert to Islam or any other religion to not kill people, find peace, or anything else. He can accomplish these things without believing in something that is supernatural.

Or fictional
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on May 28, 2013, 10:50:26 PM
Quote from: Novak 1334 on May 28, 2013, 10:43:06 PM
Quote from: maledoro on May 28, 2013, 10:37:21 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 28, 2013, 10:16:49 PMHe isn't killing people though. If it works for him, all the more power to him.
He doesn't need to convert to Islam or any other religion to not kill people, find peace, or anything else. He can accomplish these things without believing in something that is supernatural.
Or fictional
I was going to go there, but I decided to be nice...
:D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on May 28, 2013, 10:59:33 PM
Somebody has to...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on May 28, 2013, 11:13:54 PM
Here (http://midnightwatcher.wordpress.com/2012/07/17/canada-muslim-cleric-wants-to-force-all-women-in-toronto-to-wear-burkas-head-scarves-and-face-veils/) is a story that ought to warm your heart, Doom. Afterall, this cleric is concerned about the safety of women.

Of course, this article (http://www.saultstar.com/2013/05/23/critics-charge-y-event-everything-from-sexist-to-an-attempt-by-muslims-to-bring-in-sharia-law-via-the-back-door) explains the "benefits" of segregated swimming for women.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on May 29, 2013, 01:34:13 AM
The stupidity levels in those articles are off the charts
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 29, 2013, 03:27:56 AM
On a lighter note:

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000207112/article/justin-bieber-irks-keyshawn-johnson-eric-dickerson (http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000207112/article/justin-bieber-irks-keyshawn-johnson-eric-dickerson)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gates on May 29, 2013, 04:46:29 PM
^ What a puss..! :laugh:


Thought this was pretty cool:

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/plants-zombies-400-old-plants-show-signs-life-224450940.html (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/plants-zombies-400-old-plants-show-signs-life-224450940.html)

Life finds a way.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on May 29, 2013, 05:15:36 PM
Quote from: Aspie on May 29, 2013, 03:27:56 AM
On a lighter note:

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000207112/article/justin-bieber-irks-keyshawn-johnson-eric-dickerson (http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000207112/article/justin-bieber-irks-keyshawn-johnson-eric-dickerson)

"Bieber reportedly hid from Johnson when the former NFL wide receiver came to the front door."

What a tool.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on May 29, 2013, 05:47:27 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on May 29, 2013, 05:15:36 PM
What a tool.

Lol agreed, Gates is definitely a tool.



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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on May 29, 2013, 05:51:23 PM
You know if you stick Justin Biebers head up her arse and tell her to sing, she sounds better
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on May 29, 2013, 09:07:49 PM
I have good reason to be bitter.  Try explaining to a hormonally unstable preteen girl why you won't spend money on anything Justin Bieber  :-\  Sorry honey, he's not getting a dime of my money. In this lifetime.  Ever. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on May 29, 2013, 09:56:38 PM
Well, Alice, you could turn her on to these folks:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kppx4bzfAaE# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kppx4bzfAaE#)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-NOZU2iPA8&feature=player_embedded# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-NOZU2iPA8&feature=player_embedded#)!

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on May 29, 2013, 11:45:32 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on May 29, 2013, 09:07:49 PM
I have good reason to be bitter.  Try explaining to a hormonally unstable preteen girl why you won't spend money on anything Justin Bieber  :-\  Sorry honey, he's not getting a dime of my money. In this lifetime.  Ever.

As much as I poo-poo the music my girls listen too, I also tell them "You like what you want to like and don't let people talk you out of it".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gates on May 30, 2013, 12:06:15 AM
Quote from: ScardyFox on May 29, 2013, 05:47:27 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on May 29, 2013, 05:15:36 PM
What a tool.

Lol agreed, Gates is definitely a tool.



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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on May 30, 2013, 01:13:44 AM
Glenn Beck thinks there's a conspiracy to paint him as a conspiracy theorist (http://www.salon.com/2013/05/28/glenn_beck_there_is_a_conspiracy_to_label_me_a_conspiracy_theorist/).

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on May 30, 2013, 01:21:44 AM
Quote from: SM on May 29, 2013, 11:45:32 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on May 29, 2013, 09:07:49 PM
I have good reason to be bitter.  Try explaining to a hormonally unstable preteen girl why you won't spend money on anything Justin Bieber  :-\  Sorry honey, he's not getting a dime of my money. In this lifetime.  Ever.

As much as I poo-poo the music my girls listen too, I also tell them "You like what you want to like and don't let people talk you out of it".

She can listen all she likes, I'm just not paying for it.  Just like my mom made me buy my own Randy Rhoads stuff because it was too weird for her daughter to collect items over a dead guy.  Wait, did I just compare in any way RR to JB  ???  I'm going home to sleep now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on May 30, 2013, 01:26:26 AM
Quote from: SM on May 30, 2013, 01:13:44 AM
Glenn Beck thinks there's a conspiracy to paint him as a conspiracy theorist (http://www.salon.com/2013/05/28/glenn_beck_there_is_a_conspiracy_to_label_me_a_conspiracy_theorist/).

http://www.google.com.au/url?source=imglanding&ct=img&q=http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/500/50441183/Xzibit.png&sa=X&ei=pKemUcWAI8LniAfPnYCIDA&ved=0CAwQ8wc&usg=AFQjCNE8S_Ycc1V9DwbC4oUfXv6loky3bg

There isn't a smiley on this site that can accurately convey the degree to which I'm laughing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 30, 2013, 02:47:12 AM
http://www.cbc.ca/strombo/world/rip-abortion-rights-crusader-dr-henry-morgentaler.html (http://www.cbc.ca/strombo/world/rip-abortion-rights-crusader-dr-henry-morgentaler.html)

Canadian abortion crusader Dr. Henry Morgentaler died today :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on May 30, 2013, 07:58:51 PM
Space Rats! 

http://news.discovery.com/space/alien-life-exoplanets/mars-is-infested-with-pareidolia-rats-130529.htm#mkcpgn=fbsci1 (http://news.discovery.com/space/alien-life-exoplanets/mars-is-infested-with-pareidolia-rats-130529.htm#mkcpgn=fbsci1)

It was exciting for the first few seconds anyway  :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on May 30, 2013, 10:39:55 PM
http://www.scotsman.com/news/health/scots-scientists-to-trial-synthetic-human-blood-1-2948081 (http://www.scotsman.com/news/health/scots-scientists-to-trial-synthetic-human-blood-1-2948081)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on May 30, 2013, 10:43:28 PM
Vampires around the world, rejoice.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 30, 2013, 11:31:52 PM
Russians find mammoth carcass with liquid blood (http://bigstory.ap.org/article/russians-find-mammoth-carcass-liquid-blood)

QuoteMOSCOW (AP) — A perfectly preserved woolly mammoth carcass with liquid blood has been found on a remote Arctic island, fueling hopes of cloning the Ice Age animal, Russian scientists said Thursday.

The carcass was in such good shape because its lower part was stuck in pure ice, said Semyon Grigoryev, the head of the Mammoth Museum, who led the expedition into the Lyakhovsky Islands off the Siberian coast
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on May 30, 2013, 11:37:42 PM
Now if we only could find the same for Sabretooth tigers :P

and that "chickensaurus" project needs to move forward :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on May 30, 2013, 11:39:26 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 30, 2013, 11:31:52 PM
The carcass was in such good shape because its lower part was stuck in pure ice


Know what that means?

Spoiler
Mammoth nuts in perfect hibernation!

Here comes the mammoth Sperm! Supplies are limited! Act fast!
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 30, 2013, 11:40:56 PM
It's a female :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on May 30, 2013, 11:41:57 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 30, 2013, 11:40:56 PM
It's a female :P

Even better. Frozen embryos ready for fertilization!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 30, 2013, 11:44:18 PM
Have you seen the photo? :P

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fbinaryapi.ap.org%2F07e5bc2c5ddd458faaf674775474be35%2F460x.jpg&hash=7baea366e76350b2f66938d04ef1937489b3b7d1)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on May 30, 2013, 11:54:34 PM
No I haven't. Not much there is there? Not enough for an adult male elephant to knock boots with at any rate.

I guess it's up to the big brains now.

Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jplegacy.org%2Fjpencyclopedia%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F03%2Fwu.png&hash=d766bfc5cf5933818862e4731af4b9d459310e90)
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on May 31, 2013, 12:04:51 AM
QuoteKnow what that means?


(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com.au%2Furl%3Fsource%3Dimglanding%26amp%3Bct%3Dimg%26amp%3Bq%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.badassdigest.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F09%2Fthingice.jpg%26amp%3Bsa%3DX%26amp%3Bei%3DB-mnUbrpB4eOiAfX2oDwAg%26amp%3Bved%3D0CAwQ8wc%26amp%3Busg%3DAFQjCNGeBXmRBZG1d3V4-Epia-UJrVALJg&hash=2e7e03ed2a5abf6e17ef22e505be933b718c5706)
?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on May 31, 2013, 12:11:42 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffc06.deviantart.net%2Ffs70%2Ff%2F2010%2F206%2F7%2F7%2FMammoth_Bear_Squid_Thing_by_TDSpiral.png&hash=81fb9aaa27eaeba25bd3114c765328c0ac569f4d)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 31, 2013, 01:53:10 AM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on May 31, 2013, 12:11:42 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffc06.deviantart.net%2Ffs70%2Ff%2F2010%2F206%2F7%2F7%2FMammoth_Bear_Squid_Thing_by_TDSpiral.png&hash=81fb9aaa27eaeba25bd3114c765328c0ac569f4d)

dafuq.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 31, 2013, 03:33:08 AM
Quote from: Aspie on May 31, 2013, 01:53:10 AM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on May 31, 2013, 12:11:42 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffc06.deviantart.net%2Ffs70%2Ff%2F2010%2F206%2F7%2F7%2FMammoth_Bear_Squid_Thing_by_TDSpiral.png&hash=81fb9aaa27eaeba25bd3114c765328c0ac569f4d)

dafuq.
kill that f**ker.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 31, 2013, 06:47:55 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 30, 2013, 11:31:52 PM
Russians find mammoth carcass with liquid blood (http://bigstory.ap.org/article/russians-find-mammoth-carcass-liquid-blood)

QuoteMOSCOW (AP) — A perfectly preserved woolly mammoth carcass with liquid blood has been found on a remote Arctic island, fueling hopes of cloning the Ice Age animal, Russian scientists said Thursday.

The carcass was in such good shape because its lower part was stuck in pure ice, said Semyon Grigoryev, the head of the Mammoth Museum, who led the expedition into the Lyakhovsky Islands off the Siberian coast

With any luck this will actually go somewhere unlike the last time a frozen mammoth was found.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on May 31, 2013, 11:36:55 AM
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hookers-at-cannes-40000-a-497667 (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hookers-at-cannes-40000-a-497667)

Quotethe line between professional prostitutes and B or C list Hollywood actresses and models who accept payment for sex with rich older men is sometimes very blurred.

:-X
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 31, 2013, 05:18:14 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on May 31, 2013, 11:36:55 AM
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hookers-at-cannes-40000-a-497667 (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hookers-at-cannes-40000-a-497667)

Quotethe line between professional prostitutes and B or C list Hollywood actresses and models who accept payment for sex with rich older men is sometimes very blurred.

:-X

f**king...

Where's Liam Neeson when you need him?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on May 31, 2013, 05:41:44 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fpcgmedia.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F05%2Fimage.0_cinema_960.0-e1370017661879.jpeg&hash=cdc923031f6ad6c057f46fc875b0bb0cfadfc770)

QuoteIndie studio Robotoki was stormed by the Los Angeles police department after one of the developers pressed the building's "panic" button. When the police arrived, they mistook a life-sized statue of Simon "Ghost" Riley from Call of Duty, which was inconsiderately placed by an open window, as a gunman.

QuoteAfter 15 minutes, the police came back out laughing about how they had mistaken the statue as an armed threat and almost shot it down.

Upon realizing that it was all a mistake and that there was no threat at all, the day ended up with the police playing video games using Robotoki studio's giant NES controller table.

http://pcgmedia.com/indie-studio-stormed-by-police-mistakes-life-sized-statue-of-ghost-from-call-of-duty-as-gunman/ (http://pcgmedia.com/indie-studio-stormed-by-police-mistakes-life-sized-statue-of-ghost-from-call-of-duty-as-gunman/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on May 31, 2013, 06:15:36 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/maine-teens-wary-social-media-homicide-222620513.html (http://news.yahoo.com/maine-teens-wary-social-media-homicide-222620513.html)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on May 31, 2013, 06:27:58 PM
Quote from: Nightlord on May 31, 2013, 05:41:44 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fpcgmedia.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F05%2Fimage.0_cinema_960.0-e1370017661879.jpeg&hash=cdc923031f6ad6c057f46fc875b0bb0cfadfc770)

QuoteIndie studio Robotoki was stormed by the Los Angeles police department after one of the developers pressed the building's "panic" button. When the police arrived, they mistook a life-sized statue of Simon "Ghost" Riley from Call of Duty, which was inconsiderately placed by an open window, as a gunman.

QuoteAfter 15 minutes, the police came back out laughing about how they had mistaken the statue as an armed threat and almost shot it down.

Upon realizing that it was all a mistake and that there was no threat at all, the day ended up with the police playing video games using Robotoki studio's giant NES controller table.

http://pcgmedia.com/indie-studio-stormed-by-police-mistakes-life-sized-statue-of-ghost-from-call-of-duty-as-gunman/ (http://pcgmedia.com/indie-studio-stormed-by-police-mistakes-life-sized-statue-of-ghost-from-call-of-duty-as-gunman/)

I love how the story ends. I can see it freeze framing like the end of an 80's sitcom as the credits come up.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jun 01, 2013, 12:20:51 AM
I should get one of those for my window!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 01, 2013, 04:36:14 AM
For real eh? I'd put one just behind my back door, where people can see it from the corner.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jun 01, 2013, 04:50:37 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=veNJBosc6EA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=veNJBosc6EA)

.....Jesus. Insane footage of the Oklahoma tornado by storm chasers. Very very close.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 01, 2013, 04:53:38 AM
Oh my goodness! Oh my goodness! Oh nooaaaw! :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jun 01, 2013, 04:56:06 AM
If that was a movie, critics would be acusing that guy of overacting.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 01, 2013, 04:57:05 AM
f**k the tornado -- he's ready for his closeup, lulz.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 01, 2013, 05:40:54 AM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Jun 01, 2013, 04:50:37 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=veNJBosc6EA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=veNJBosc6EA)

.....Jesus. Insane footage of the Oklahoma tornado by storm chasers. Very very close.
Holy shit, that's insane, but that one chaser lol.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 01, 2013, 05:44:26 AM
No shade, but he kinda reminded me of a beefier, frattier Sweeps :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Jun 01, 2013, 10:02:45 AM
I thought the driver did remarkably well with all that yelling the passenger was doing. Way to stay focused.

Midwestern Rim going on this summer. Instead if Giant Monsters we got tornadoes and instead of Giant Robots we have bat shit insane storm chasers.

Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 01, 2013, 05:44:26 AM
No shade, but he kinda reminded me of a beefier, frattier Sweeps :laugh:

Yeah some of Sweep's live rants did have a 'Forty's Not Enough! Hurry!' vibe to them.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Space Sweeper on Jun 01, 2013, 01:12:04 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 01, 2013, 05:44:26 AM
No shade, but he kinda reminded me of a beefier, frattier Sweeps :laugh:
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Jun 01, 2013, 10:02:45 AM
Yeah some of Sweep's live rants did have a 'Forty's Not Enough! Hurry!' vibe to them.  :laugh:
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fgyazo.com%2F4281659b9bd4ef48f87a65dfb53832aa.png&hash=f6e0401d268fcef856847d12f7bc76b8cba4f620)

Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fgyazo.com%2F7b09d7b4445b206eba79d021e0b803fd.png&hash=d08ece5d08a7b3b958c8cf16bdccf1a1820f597d)
Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fgyazo.com%2F44b4fd17922a8325487ea7f3c2490214.png&hash=e94d8a88053a6cb852a84b1406054410a31e64aa)
Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fgyazo.com%2Ff3529fe677e98a5fa3052e1cd140e7ee.png&hash=2ac7aaa3c8ae34bbe81bd58535b518f8593f5820)
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 01, 2013, 05:19:11 PM
Quote from: Space Sweeper on Jun 01, 2013, 01:12:04 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 01, 2013, 05:44:26 AM
No shade, but he kinda reminded me of a beefier, frattier Sweeps :laugh:
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Jun 01, 2013, 10:02:45 AM
Yeah some of Sweep's live rants did have a 'Forty's Not Enough! Hurry!' vibe to them.  :laugh:
http://gyazo.com/4281659b9bd4ef48f87a65dfb53832aa.png

Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fgyazo.com%2F7b09d7b4445b206eba79d021e0b803fd.png&hash=d08ece5d08a7b3b958c8cf16bdccf1a1820f597d)
Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fgyazo.com%2F44b4fd17922a8325487ea7f3c2490214.png&hash=e94d8a88053a6cb852a84b1406054410a31e64aa)
Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fgyazo.com%2Ff3529fe677e98a5fa3052e1cd140e7ee.png&hash=2ac7aaa3c8ae34bbe81bd58535b518f8593f5820)
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You're a storm chaser?!?!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Jun 02, 2013, 08:49:58 PM
Well, it finally happened (http://www.thelapine.ca/atheist-suicide-bomber-kills-eighteen-agnostics-0). My heart goes out to those in Sweden.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on Jun 02, 2013, 08:58:35 PM
 :laugh:
I thought this thread was for real news?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Jun 02, 2013, 09:02:31 PM
Quote from: Nightlord on Jun 02, 2013, 08:58:35 PM
:laugh:
I thought this thread was for real news?
Dammit, Nightlord!
;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 02, 2013, 09:06:57 PM
Holy Baloney that startled me!  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Jun 02, 2013, 09:24:38 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Jun 02, 2013, 08:49:58 PM
Well, it finally happened (http://www.thelapine.ca/atheist-suicide-bomber-kills-eighteen-agnostics-0). My heart goes out to those in Sweden.
It has begun.

Spoiler
To my fellow agnostics, we attack at dawn.
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 02, 2013, 09:25:25 PM
But I thought agnostics didn't choose sides ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Jun 02, 2013, 09:30:06 PM
We just randomly bomb everyone.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Jun 03, 2013, 12:11:30 AM
Quote from: Shasvre on Jun 02, 2013, 09:30:06 PM
We just randomly bomb everyone.

True. You guys bomb at everything. ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jun 03, 2013, 12:59:52 AM
Quote from: maledoro on Jun 02, 2013, 08:49:58 PM
Well, it finally happened (http://www.thelapine.ca/atheist-suicide-bomber-kills-eighteen-agnostics-0). My heart goes out to those in Sweden.


Atheists don't have "hearts"  ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Jun 03, 2013, 01:39:35 AM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jun 03, 2013, 12:59:52 AMAtheists don't have "hearts"  ;D
Sure we do. It's the best tasting part of the babies we eat.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Jun 03, 2013, 01:53:06 AM
The most tender meat you will ever feast upon.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 03, 2013, 01:54:46 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Jun 03, 2013, 01:53:06 AM
The most tender meat you will ever feast upon.

O_O
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jun 03, 2013, 02:00:10 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 02, 2013, 09:25:25 PM
But I thought agnostics didn't choose sides ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNoQ5NY7Z_8#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNoQ5NY7Z_8#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Jun 03, 2013, 02:10:55 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fugly.com%2Fmedia%2FIMAGES%2FWTF%2Feating-the-baby-sandwich.jpg&hash=9c821929168f21656daa12c9492d92d28252869e)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jun 03, 2013, 02:15:34 AM
Rise of the atheists...coming to a theatre near you! :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 03, 2013, 03:25:20 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Jun 02, 2013, 08:49:58 PM
Well, it finally happened (http://www.thelapine.ca/atheist-suicide-bomber-kills-eighteen-agnostics-0). My heart goes out to those in Sweden.

QuoteThe spiraling violence has already purged once religiously diverse neighborhoods into homogenous sectarian strongholds of either atheists or agnostics. Strongholds, which, since the latest SALF terrorism, have begun exchanging nightly mortar fire in the escalating conflict that Swedish authorities seem unable to contain.

Hey as long as it gets people talking :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jun 03, 2013, 03:31:41 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 03, 2013, 03:25:20 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Jun 02, 2013, 08:49:58 PM
Well, it finally happened (http://www.thelapine.ca/atheist-suicide-bomber-kills-eighteen-agnostics-0). My heart goes out to those in Sweden.

QuoteThe spiraling violence has already purged once religiously diverse neighborhoods into homogenous sectarian strongholds of either atheists or agnostics. Strongholds, which, since the latest SALF terrorism, have begun exchanging nightly mortar fire in the escalating conflict that Swedish authorities seem unable to contain.

Hey as long as it gets people talking :D


Is SALF related to AALF? I hope not because we are peaceful militant cell and do not wish to associate with violence at this time.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Jun 04, 2013, 01:13:04 AM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jun 03, 2013, 03:31:41 PM
Is SALF related to AALF?
No. In fact, SALF doesn't like the taste of cats.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jun 04, 2013, 04:03:10 AM
Quote from: maledoro on Jun 04, 2013, 01:13:04 AM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jun 03, 2013, 03:31:41 PM
Is SALF related to AALF?
No. In fact, SALF doesn't like the taste of cats.

So are you AALF or AALA? We were  friends of Agnostic Front and went to the shows. Roger Miret does not condone the eating of felis catus as the ideal atheist man should be vegan.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jun 04, 2013, 07:49:41 AM
Guys that website is Canadian satire none of that bullshit is legit
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 04, 2013, 11:44:34 AM
They know.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Jun 04, 2013, 12:02:48 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jun 04, 2013, 07:49:41 AMGuys that website is Canadian satire none of that bullshit is legit
And the last one crosses the Finish Line!
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv338%2Fmaledoro%2FHappy%2520Smilies%2F1efc2398.gif&hash=8ff3d53f31fd6a1dac4ac017e6dc19887fbbebb4)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jun 04, 2013, 01:44:37 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jun 04, 2013, 07:49:41 AM
Guys that website is Canadian satire none of that bullshit is legit



Seemed a bit iffy,especially since terrorists are typically only islamists or other misguided agents of religion.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Jun 04, 2013, 02:48:09 PM
So the court-martial of Bradley Manning has begun.What do you think of it?He faces 22 charges including aiding the enemy.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/bradley-manning-court-martial-opens/2013/06/03/9c65ea48-cc51-11e2-8f6b-67f40e176f03_story.html (http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/bradley-manning-court-martial-opens/2013/06/03/9c65ea48-cc51-11e2-8f6b-67f40e176f03_story.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ChrisPachi on Jun 04, 2013, 03:16:47 PM
If someone can explain to me how he 'aided' the enemy, and who exactly that 'enemy' is, then I might alter my opinion of Manning. For now I say give him a military slap-down, but don't for a second try to convince me that he is a criminal.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jun 04, 2013, 04:22:57 PM
Quote from: ChrisPachi on Jun 04, 2013, 03:16:47 PM
If someone can explain to me how he 'aided' the enemy, and who exactly that 'enemy' is, then I might alter my opinion of Manning. For now I say give him a military slap-down, but don't for a second try to convince me that he is a criminal.


He f*cking endangered the lives of American soldiers and emabarrassed the US diplomatic relations. The enemy are the terrorists, namely Al-Qaedas and other Muslim terrorist organizations.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 04, 2013, 05:48:45 PM
Quote from: ChrisPachi on Jun 04, 2013, 03:16:47 PM
If someone can explain to me how he 'aided' the enemy, and who exactly that 'enemy' is, then I might alter my opinion of Manning. For now I say give him a military slap-down, but don't for a second try to convince me that he is a criminal.

He IS a criminal.  Military courts and civilian courts aren't the same thing.  Breaking OPSEC is a very real and punishable offense in the military.  Aside from that, he plead guilty in ten of his twenty two charges.

That said, how much he should be punished for his remaining offenses is the real question here.  If you look at his history, I'm not sure he should've been allowed to enlist anyways and his leadership overseas seemed to have been severly lacking in getting him help.

I don't think he should shoulder all the blame.  Somebody could've stopped it early.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jun 04, 2013, 07:18:51 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Jun 04, 2013, 01:13:04 AM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jun 03, 2013, 03:31:41 PM
Is SALF related to AALF?
No. In fact, SALF doesn't like the taste of cats.


Speaking of cats!


http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57587532/phone-toting-cat-detained-on-illegal-mission-at-russian-prison/ (http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57587532/phone-toting-cat-detained-on-illegal-mission-at-russian-prison/)




Cat looks guilty as f**k. My cat and most other cats would refuse to move if something was strapped to their bodies. Cat is highly trained for sure. Life in prison would be a fair punishment, all 9 lives!





Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on Jun 04, 2013, 08:02:04 PM
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/dad-wears-nazi-uniform-child-custody-case-102046260.html?vp=1#hplcJ9h (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/dad-wears-nazi-uniform-child-custody-case-102046260.html?vp=1#hplcJ9h)

QuoteHowever, Mr Campbell rejected claims by social workers that he had been violent towards his children in the past.

"Let me prove to the world that I am a good father," he said.

"I've never abused my children, I only name my children and I don't think it's right any more.

"Basically, what they're saying is because of my beliefs and I'm a Nazi, that us people don't have any constitutional rights to fight for our children."

Asked whether dressing up as a Nazi was likely to help his case, Mr Campbell was confident it would not be held against him: "If they're good judges and they're good people, they'll look within, not what's on the outside."

:laugh: Jesus, I'm sure that'll help his case a lot.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ChrisPachi on Jun 04, 2013, 11:39:45 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jun 04, 2013, 05:48:45 PMHe IS a criminal.  Military courts and civilian courts aren't the same thing.  Breaking OPSEC is a very real and punishable offense in the military.  Aside from that, he plead guilty in ten of his twenty two charges.

I'm not saying he's not guilty or that his actions didn't cause some harm, but this case is about whether or not (and precisely how) he aided the enemy, and whether leaks to the media constitute the kind of collusion the military is accusing him of. That is yet to be tested.

Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jun 04, 2013, 04:22:57 PMHe f*cking endangered the lives of American soldiers and emabarrassed the US diplomatic relations. The enemy are the terrorists, namely Al-Qaedas and other Muslim terrorist organizations.

Not convinced at all, but we'll find out soon enough.

Quote"If they're good judges and they're good people, they'll look within, not what's on the outside."

...and put the f**ker in jail.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 05, 2013, 12:22:00 AM
I don't really think they can get him with aiding the enemy unless some of the documents released went over some kind of clandestine military doctrine that would give Al Q the heads up on some of our special ops operating procedures.  But they change that shit up anyways just so they don't become predictable.  I also don't remember anything mentioned about that when all this was leaked so that is probably a no go.

They could bust him on giving Al Q the dates on some troop movements in and out of country (this is actually the best time to hit a unit because the experienced guys are leaving and the inexperienced guys are entering) but I'd think any troop movements would be old news.  I also don't remember this being an issue with the release.  But even if it was, plenty of US sites do this as well.  You just have to know where to look.  It is hard to keep families quiet when a whole battalion plus size element leaves.

Lastly they could bust him on endangering deployed troops lives because some of the documents could inflame foreign nationals in areas US troops were operating in.  I'm not even sure what offense you would call this, but its probably the most legit one.  The "Arab Spring," has been linked to the release of said documents and I'm sure some of the vids released of US military killing unarmed civilians is a good recruiting tool for extremist.

I think he'll be busted, I just think given his mental condition, the lack of supervision by his superiors, that it won't be as bad as it could've been.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 05, 2013, 12:31:31 AM
LOL, surprised this thread hasn't been swarmed by Michael Douglas's insanity yet.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Jun 05, 2013, 12:32:54 AM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jun 04, 2013, 04:22:57 PM
Quote from: ChrisPachi on Jun 04, 2013, 03:16:47 PM
If someone can explain to me how he 'aided' the enemy, and who exactly that 'enemy' is, then I might alter my opinion of Manning. For now I say give him a military slap-down, but don't for a second try to convince me that he is a criminal.


He f*cking endangered the lives of American soldiers and emabarrassed the US diplomatic relations. The enemy are the terrorists, namely Al-Qaedas and other Muslim terrorist organizations.

Who made the biggest offense to the American public? This guy or the former President (and parts of his administration), who basically lead our guys into a war on false and fabricated premises, leaving 100s of thousands of deaths in its wake.

There's no doubt in my mind who really belongs in a jail cell.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 05, 2013, 12:50:52 AM
Remember who you're replying to.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Jun 05, 2013, 12:56:37 AM
Quote from: SM on Jun 05, 2013, 12:50:52 AM
Remember who you're replying to.

Yeah, point taken lol...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Jun 05, 2013, 01:19:20 AM
Quote from: Nightlord on Jun 04, 2013, 08:02:04 PM
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/dad-wears-nazi-uniform-child-custody-case-102046260.html?vp=1#hplcJ9h (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/dad-wears-nazi-uniform-child-custody-case-102046260.html?vp=1#hplcJ9h)
QuoteHowever, Mr Campbell rejected claims by social workers that he had been violent towards his children in the past.
Heath Campbell? Any relation to Howard Campbell (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Night)?
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv338%2Fmaledoro%2FEvil%2520Smilies%2F699d2ccb.gif&hash=88a2e852a77b05e1dd04f879a9acfe272f10944d)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 05, 2013, 02:16:01 AM
Quote from: Nightlord on Jun 04, 2013, 08:02:04 PM
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/dad-wears-nazi-uniform-child-custody-case-102046260.html?vp=1#hplcJ9h (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/dad-wears-nazi-uniform-child-custody-case-102046260.html?vp=1#hplcJ9h)

QuoteHowever, Mr Campbell rejected claims by social workers that he had been violent towards his children in the past.

"Let me prove to the world that I am a good father," he said.

"I've never abused my children, I only name my children and I don't think it's right any more.

"Basically, what they're saying is because of my beliefs and I'm a Nazi, that us people don't have any constitutional rights to fight for our children."

Asked whether dressing up as a Nazi was likely to help his case, Mr Campbell was confident it would not be held against him: "If they're good judges and they're good people, they'll look within, not what's on the outside."

:laugh: Jesus, I'm sure that'll help his case a lot.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Factiverain.com%2Fimage_store%2Fuploads%2F9%2F7%2F0%2F8%2F9%2Far133904005398079.jpg&hash=0ceda7f74068923034293bd49435ccfdcc966bcc)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: coolbreeze on Jun 05, 2013, 06:50:55 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Jun 05, 2013, 12:31:31 AM
LOL, surprised this thread hasn't been swarmed by Michael Douglas's insanity yet.

Too busy eating pussy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jun 05, 2013, 05:40:54 PM
Quote from: coolbreeze on Jun 05, 2013, 06:50:55 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Jun 05, 2013, 12:31:31 AM
LOL, surprised this thread hasn't been swarmed by Michael Douglas's insanity yet.

Too busy eating pussy.


And getting cancer...Told ya women are toxic like that!cancer cells growing in their Va-Jay-Jays along with other nasty bacterium.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jun 05, 2013, 06:59:06 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jun 05, 2013, 05:40:54 PM
Quote from: coolbreeze on Jun 05, 2013, 06:50:55 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Jun 05, 2013, 12:31:31 AM
LOL, surprised this thread hasn't been swarmed by Michael Douglas's insanity yet.

Too busy eating pussy.


And getting cancer...Told ya women are toxic like that!cancer cells growing in their Va-Jay-Jays along with other nasty bacterium.

Not as nasty as men putting live animals in their butts  :P  Besides, smoking causes most throat cancers not us.  If that were then case, well I don't want this post modified so...smoking causes most throat cancers not women.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 05, 2013, 08:46:57 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Jun 05, 2013, 06:59:06 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jun 05, 2013, 05:40:54 PM
Quote from: coolbreeze on Jun 05, 2013, 06:50:55 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Jun 05, 2013, 12:31:31 AM
LOL, surprised this thread hasn't been swarmed by Michael Douglas's insanity yet.

Too busy eating pussy.


And getting cancer...Told ya women are toxic like that!cancer cells growing in their Va-Jay-Jays along with other nasty bacterium.

Not as nasty as men putting live animals in their butts  :P 
Last I heard about such nastiness a woman shoved a ferret in her ass.  :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ScardyFox on Jun 05, 2013, 08:51:50 PM
ass animal (http://gawker.com/5994144/chinese-man-requires-emergency-surgery-after-the-swamp-eel-he-stuck-up-his-butt-gnaws-through-his-colon)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 05, 2013, 08:53:59 PM
Quote from: ScardyFox on Jun 05, 2013, 08:51:50 PM
ass animal (http://gawker.com/5994144/chinese-man-requires-emergency-surgery-after-the-swamp-eel-he-stuck-up-his-butt-gnaws-through-his-colon)
:-X :-X :-X :-X
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 05, 2013, 09:01:50 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC1s3c-sFF8#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC1s3c-sFF8#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 05, 2013, 09:06:20 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jun 05, 2013, 05:40:54 PM
And getting cancer...Told ya women are toxic like that!cancer cells growing in their Va-Jay-Jays along with other nasty bacterium.
I don't normally say this sort of thing, but please die.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jun 05, 2013, 09:08:37 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 05, 2013, 09:06:20 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jun 05, 2013, 05:40:54 PM
And getting cancer...Told ya women are toxic like that!cancer cells growing in their Va-Jay-Jays along with other nasty bacterium.
I don't normally say this sort of thing, but please die.


I'm already dead inside if that means anything to you...

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 05, 2013, 09:10:42 PM
Not good enough.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 05, 2013, 09:10:55 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jun 05, 2013, 09:08:37 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 05, 2013, 09:06:20 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jun 05, 2013, 05:40:54 PM
And getting cancer...Told ya women are toxic like that!cancer cells growing in their Va-Jay-Jays along with other nasty bacterium.
I don't normally say this sort of thing, but please die.


I'm already dead inside if that means anything to you...


Well, we knew that. You're gay.

Spoiler
HA! Let's have a contest.
[close]
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Jun 05, 2013, 09:25:10 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jun 05, 2013, 09:08:37 PMI'm already dead inside if that means anything to you...
A medical first: dead inside, yet hollow.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 05, 2013, 09:45:51 PM
Settle down folks, please and thank you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jun 06, 2013, 01:01:27 AM
One more DR  ;) ?  Here, it's hidden. 

Spoiler
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jun 05, 2013, 09:08:37 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 05, 2013, 09:06:20 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jun 05, 2013, 05:40:54 PM
And getting cancer...Told ya women are toxic like that!cancer cells growing in their Va-Jay-Jays along with other nasty bacterium.
I don't normally say this sort of thing, but please die.


I'm already dead inside if that means anything to you...

This guy found a way to fix that emptiness for you:

Quote from: ScardyFox on Jun 05, 2013, 08:51:50 PM
ass animal (http://gawker.com/5994144/chinese-man-requires-emergency-surgery-after-the-swamp-eel-he-stuck-up-his-butt-gnaws-through-his-colon)
So how about no more rude comments about ladies, ok Kirklandsignature?
[close]

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 06, 2013, 02:25:30 AM
Well let's just stop it altogether shall we? :)

So, in da newz...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jun 06, 2013, 05:26:11 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 05, 2013, 09:10:42 PM
Not good enough.



Just so I dont sound like a total ass-hat..HPV can actually cause cancer so in the end I was right and so was MD.


http://msnvideo.msn.com/?channelindex=1&from=en-us_msnhpvidmod#/video/aec87841-518e-4f3c-b2b1-823e9847d2d4 (http://msnvideo.msn.com/?channelindex=1&from=en-us_msnhpvidmod#/video/aec87841-518e-4f3c-b2b1-823e9847d2d4)


http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57587350/oral-sex-and-throat-cancer-michael-douglas-hpv-report-spotlights-epidemic/ (http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57587350/oral-sex-and-throat-cancer-michael-douglas-hpv-report-spotlights-epidemic/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jun 06, 2013, 09:21:56 PM
http://thelibertarianrepublic.com/heroic-boy-punished-for-stopping-knife-wielding-attacker-at-school/ (http://thelibertarianrepublic.com/heroic-boy-punished-for-stopping-knife-wielding-attacker-at-school/)

So glad I'm out of school.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 06, 2013, 10:17:34 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jun 06, 2013, 09:21:56 PM
http://thelibertarianrepublic.com/heroic-boy-punished-for-stopping-knife-wielding-attacker-at-school/ (http://thelibertarianrepublic.com/heroic-boy-punished-for-stopping-knife-wielding-attacker-at-school/)

So glad I'm out of school.
What the f**k is happening?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Jun 06, 2013, 10:54:49 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jun 06, 2013, 09:21:56 PM
http://thelibertarianrepublic.com/heroic-boy-punished-for-stopping-knife-wielding-attacker-at-school/ (http://thelibertarianrepublic.com/heroic-boy-punished-for-stopping-knife-wielding-attacker-at-school/)

So glad I'm out of school.

Basically ... a kid was getting harassed by a bully with a switchblade ... and another kid comes to the rescue ... by pushing the knife wielder into a wall ... and the hero kid is the one in trouble?

We're not getting the whole picture here.

The knife kid was obviously bluffing since a single shove against the wall was all it took to shake him out of his violent mood. This doesn't mean the knife kid didn't escape from getting into trouble. It's the Zangief kid all over again. Only less dramatic. And less video proof of what happened.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstream1.gifsoup.com%2Fview6%2F2237335%2Fzangief-kid-o.gif&hash=e606136e84e17996a1fc2abd35654578c52d6b65)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 06, 2013, 10:56:46 PM
This isolated incident is obviously part of a massive new trend of injustice sweeping the nation.

"Libertarian Republic", lulz.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Jun 06, 2013, 11:06:57 PM
The nation of Canada.

You'd know if it was in the US because it would have been an AK-47 instead of a knife.

And you'd know if it was Florida because the boy would have stopped the attack by wielding a poisonous snake like a bullwhip.

And then branded a local hero and rewarded with a reality TV series contract.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Jun 07, 2013, 12:28:46 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jun 06, 2013, 09:21:56 PM
http://thelibertarianrepublic.com/heroic-boy-punished-for-stopping-knife-wielding-attacker-at-school/ (http://thelibertarianrepublic.com/heroic-boy-punished-for-stopping-knife-wielding-attacker-at-school/)

So glad I'm out of school.
Another story created by confined only to right-wing outlets.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 07, 2013, 04:45:05 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jun 06, 2013, 09:21:56 PM
http://thelibertarianrepublic.com/heroic-boy-punished-for-stopping-knife-wielding-attacker-at-school/ (http://thelibertarianrepublic.com/heroic-boy-punished-for-stopping-knife-wielding-attacker-at-school/)

So glad I'm out of school.

Happened in Alberta, go figure. It's the redneck province in Canada.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 07, 2013, 06:17:31 AM
Damn, dude. Just ... damn:

http://now.msn.com/hong-kong-man-is-a-woman-doctors-discover (http://now.msn.com/hong-kong-man-is-a-woman-doctors-discover)

Quote66-year-old man with very small penis finds out he's actually a woman

Ever have one of those days? After 66 years of living and identifying himself as a man, an individual from Hong Kong visited a doctor complaining of a swollen abdomen. Doctors discovered that the swelling was due to an ovarian cyst, making the patient female. The subject was found to have two rare genetic disorders that affect the chromosomes and increase male hormones, working  in conjunction to result in beard growth and a very small penis. "Were it not due to the huge ovarian cyst, his intriguing medical condition might never have been exposed," doctors wrote in a study. The patient has decided to continue identifying as a male and will take testosterone supplements, doctors add.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 07, 2013, 06:29:26 AM
Is it terribly wrong of me if I laughed a little?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jun 07, 2013, 06:31:53 AM
Quote from: SiL on Jun 07, 2013, 06:17:31 AM
Damn, dude. Just ... damn:

http://now.msn.com/hong-kong-man-is-a-woman-doctors-discover (http://now.msn.com/hong-kong-man-is-a-woman-doctors-discover)

Quote66-year-old man with very small penis finds out he's actually a woman


WTF

How could you mistake a large clit for a small penis? Does he/she pee and cum through it?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Jun 07, 2013, 10:38:44 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jun 07, 2013, 06:31:53 AM
WTF

How could you mistake a large clit for a small penis? Does he/she pee and cum through it?

Did you actually read the article?

Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 07, 2013, 06:29:26 AM
Is it terribly wrong of me if I laughed a little?

It must be traumatizing to go through something like that, and at that age.

Hilarious.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: LarsVader on Jun 07, 2013, 12:54:56 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jun 07, 2013, 06:31:53 AM
Quote from: SiL on Jun 07, 2013, 06:17:31 AM
Damn, dude. Just ... damn:

http://now.msn.com/hong-kong-man-is-a-woman-doctors-discover (http://now.msn.com/hong-kong-man-is-a-woman-doctors-discover)

Quote66-year-old man with very small penis finds out he's actually a woman


WTF

How could you mistake a large clit for a small penis? Does he/she pee and cum through it?
If you believe in the strict binarity of the sexes you could start educating yourself,
by watching this for example:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS6iMHER2G4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS6iMHER2G4#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ChrisPachi on Jun 07, 2013, 03:32:39 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jun 07, 2013, 06:31:53 AMHow could you mistake a large clit for a small penis?

You tell us.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 07, 2013, 07:31:43 PM
 :laugh:

Poor guy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jun 07, 2013, 08:32:56 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Jun 07, 2013, 10:38:44 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jun 07, 2013, 06:31:53 AM
WTF

How could you mistake a large clit for a small penis? Does he/she pee and cum through it?

Did you actually read the article?

Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 07, 2013, 06:29:26 AM
Is it terribly wrong of me if I laughed a little?

It must be traumatizing to go through something like that, and at that age.

Hilarious.
The article provided almost no information. If you have ovaries I'd assume you have no testicles, and if you're female with an over abundance of male hormones, I'd assume you'd still have developed some female anatomy in the womb.

Oh, and a functional penis with ovaries would make someone a hermaphrodite in my book. Does she have 4 gonads?

Read the article? There's almost nothing to read.

There have also been rumors that Jamie Lee Curtis has male chromosomes but looks female because her body is immune to testosterone, which is an actual medical phenomenon.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 07, 2013, 08:39:19 PM
No such thing as a human hermaphrodite. Term you're looking for is intersex.

Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jun 07, 2013, 08:32:56 PM
If you have ovaries I'd assume you have no testicles, and if you're female with an over abundance of male hormones, I'd assume you'd still have developed some female anatomy in the womb.
Not necessarily. Secondary sex characteristics don't actually set in til puberty, and some women can actually be born without vaginas -- all the interior equipment is still there, but there's no opening.

Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jun 07, 2013, 08:32:56 PM
There have also been rumors that Jamie Lee Curtis has male chromosomes but looks female because her body is immune to testosterone, which is an actual medical phenomenon.
Bullshit rumors, but even then, so what?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 07, 2013, 08:45:03 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 07, 2013, 08:39:19 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jun 07, 2013, 08:32:56 PM
If you have ovaries I'd assume you have no testicles, and if you're female with an over abundance of male hormones, I'd assume you'd still have developed some female anatomy in the womb.
Secondary sex characteristics don't actually set in til puberty, and some women can actually be born without vaginas -- all the interior equipment is still there, but there's no opening.
Like a built in chastity belt. Yikes.


Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 07, 2013, 08:39:19 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jun 07, 2013, 08:32:56 PM
There have also been rumors that Jamie Lee Curtis has male chromosomes but looks female because her body is immune to testosterone, which is an actual medical phenomenon.
Bullshit rumors, but even then, so what?
Maybe he was just saying something he found interesting. "Here's this public figure who has something to do with what we're talking about!". Happens all the time (like with Angelina Jolie and the double mastectomy). Stop being so confrontational all the time.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 07, 2013, 08:48:34 PM
Quote from: BANE on Jun 07, 2013, 08:45:03 PM
Like a built in chastity belt. Yikes.
You would think...
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/teen-girl-vagina-pregnant-sperm-survival-oral-sex/story?id=9732562 (http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/teen-girl-vagina-pregnant-sperm-survival-oral-sex/story?id=9732562)


Quote from: BANE on Jun 07, 2013, 08:45:03 PM
Maybe he was just saying something he found interesting. "Here's this public figure who has something to do with what we're talking about!". Happens all the time (like with Angelina Jolie and the double mastectomy). Stop being so confrontational all the time.
Those Jamie Lee rumors are really tired and mean-spirited.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 07, 2013, 08:57:38 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 07, 2013, 08:48:34 PM
Quote from: BANE on Jun 07, 2013, 08:45:03 PM
Like a built in chastity belt. Yikes.
You would think...
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/teen-girl-vagina-pregnant-sperm-survival-oral-sex/story?id=9732562 (http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/teen-girl-vagina-pregnant-sperm-survival-oral-sex/story?id=9732562)
Cue Ian Malcolm...

Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 07, 2013, 08:48:34 PM
Quote from: BANE on Jun 07, 2013, 08:45:03 PM
Maybe he was just saying something he found interesting. "Here's this public figure who has something to do with what we're talking about!". Happens all the time (like with Angelina Jolie and the double mastectomy). Stop being so confrontational all the time.
Those Jamie Lee rumors are really tired and mean-spirited.
How did they even start?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 07, 2013, 08:58:48 PM
HER NAME IS JAMIE LEE

TWO GENDER NEUTRAL NAMES!!!1!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jun 07, 2013, 09:03:00 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 07, 2013, 08:48:34 PM
Those Jamie Lee rumors are really tired and mean-spirited.
It was either that or the teenage model on house that turned out to be genetically male. Figured I'd would take heat no matter what I said.

And hermaphroditism is a spectrum-- I don't see it being different from intersex, unless you're referring specifically to someone with fully functioning male and female parts.

And why the sudden urge to educate me? That article provided almost no information about the person's anatomy, so it came off as one of those stories where a person gives birth on the toilet not knowing they were pregnant.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 07, 2013, 09:07:40 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jun 07, 2013, 09:03:00 PM
And hermaphroditism is a spectrum
In other animals. It's not a term used in human medicine.

Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jun 07, 2013, 09:03:00 PM
And why the sudden urge to educate me? That article provided almost no information about the person's anatomy, so it came off as one of those stories where a person gives birth on the toilet not knowing they were pregnant.
Why the sudden urge to even bother blathering rubbish in response to it?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jun 07, 2013, 09:14:18 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 07, 2013, 09:07:40 PM
Why the sudden urge to even bother blathering rubbish in response to it?
The article made no sense.
I expressed my confusion.
People misinterpret this as I having zero knowledge of the human body.
I continue to respond to what is posted, which is the purpose of participating on a forum, and not unreasonable at all.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Jun 07, 2013, 09:16:10 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 07, 2013, 08:48:34 PM
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/teen-girl-vagina-pregnant-sperm-survival-oral-sex/story?id=9732562 (http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/teen-girl-vagina-pregnant-sperm-survival-oral-sex/story?id=9732562)

Almost as good as the girl who got pregnant from a bullet that first past through the testicles of a union soldier in the American Civil War.

Quote from: BANE on Jun 07, 2013, 08:57:38 PM
How did they even start?

I dunno but they've been around for decades and decades. I simply have heard, and read that she was a hermaphrodite.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 07, 2013, 09:19:29 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Jun 07, 2013, 09:16:10 PM
Almost as good as the girl who got pregnant from a bullet that first past through the testicles of a union soldier in the American Civil War.
No way. Link?

Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Jun 07, 2013, 09:16:10 PM
I dunno but they've been around for decades and decades. I simply have heard, and read that she was a hermaphrodite.
I'm sure that didn't stop you from getting excited during True Lies :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Jun 07, 2013, 09:37:56 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 07, 2013, 09:19:29 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Jun 07, 2013, 09:16:10 PM
Almost as good as the girl who got pregnant from a bullet that first past through the testicles of a union soldier in the American Civil War.
No way. Link?

It was supposedly the origin of the phrase "Son of a Gun." So I'd say you can pretty much file it under Fiction.

Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 07, 2013, 09:19:29 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Jun 07, 2013, 09:16:10 PM
I dunno but they've been around for decades and decades. I simply have heard, and read that she was a hermaphrodite.
I'm sure that didn't stop you from getting excited during True Lies :P

Do it doucement. Do it slowly.
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Fun Fact ... one of the hottest women I know is a few millimeters short of being a registered hermaphrodite.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: LarsVader on Jun 07, 2013, 09:47:09 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Jun 07, 2013, 09:37:56 PM
... one of the hottest women I know is a few millimeters short of being a registered hermaphrodite.
Your choice of words there produces further questions.  ;) :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Jun 07, 2013, 10:23:42 PM
Quote from: LarsVader on Jun 07, 2013, 09:47:09 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Jun 07, 2013, 09:37:56 PM
... one of the hottest women I know is a few millimeters short of being a registered hermaphrodite.
Your choice of words there produces further questions.  ;) :P

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 07, 2013, 11:16:55 PM
If people were confused and wanted slightly more information, they could've gone to the article and clicked through the source (http://www.timeslive.co.za/world/2013/06/04/man-discovers-he-s-a-woman-after-doctors-find-swollen-ovary) link there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jun 08, 2013, 06:27:17 AM
I've never heard this rumour about Jamie Lee Curtis but the more I think about it the more it almost makes sense, those slightly boyish looks and with her short 80's haircut hmmm. She always did look a bit like a tomboy, I think Hilary Swank is the same (not just cos of that one film I might add).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 08, 2013, 06:28:29 AM
It doesn't make any sense outside of people being arseholes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Jun 08, 2013, 07:42:52 AM
Is it an Urban Myth or is she a man,I've heard this shit before from a friend.

LoL who made that up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 08, 2013, 08:17:18 AM
For f**k sake.

http://www.snopes.com/movies/actors/jamie.asp (http://www.snopes.com/movies/actors/jamie.asp)

QuoteIt is a telling commentary on the skewed importance we give any matter relating to sexuality that this rumor exists at all. Numerous children come into the world less than perfectly formed, yet no stigma is attached to those who require surgery to repair a malfunctioning heart, a disorder of the digestive system, or almost any other condition unrelated to gender. Yet when the question of sexuality is raised, it's all whispers behind hands and meaningful looks.

As only someone who has seen True Lies can say, if that's not all woman, then maybe we need to rethink what is. And while we're at it, let's see if we can't rethink what's a fit topic for gossip and what isn't.
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Jun 08, 2013, 08:32:18 AM
People should spend more time worrying about the fact that this is of such concern to them in the first place.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jun 08, 2013, 08:54:14 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 08, 2013, 08:17:18 AM
For f**k sake.

http://www.snopes.com/movies/actors/jamie.asp (http://www.snopes.com/movies/actors/jamie.asp)

QuoteIt is a telling commentary on the skewed importance we give any matter relating to sexuality that this rumor exists at all. Numerous children come into the world less than perfectly formed, yet no stigma is attached to those who require surgery to repair a malfunctioning heart, a disorder of the digestive system, or almost any other condition unrelated to gender. Yet when the question of sexuality is raised, it's all whispers behind hands and meaningful looks.

As only someone who has seen True Lies can say, if that's not all woman, then maybe we need to rethink what is. And while we're at it, let's see if we can't rethink what's a fit topic for gossip and what isn't.
/topic


Well all that article does it make me think the rumour is true lol I highly doubt the rumour would start because the public were jealous, that's ridiculous. It would happen a lot more if that were the case.

To be honest the whole thing sounds quite possible, I don't see why some might think its a malicious rumour. Embarrassing and awkward yes but maybe that's cos it true.

It doesn't bother me either way, things like this aren't taboo in my eyes, but it's interesting to hear simple as that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Jun 08, 2013, 01:00:11 PM
It wouldn't surprise me either way with Jamie Lee. Nor should it matter. We are all female up until a certain developmental stage in utero and any slight varying degree of chromosomes could make or break the gender gamble. Regardless of her biological origins she is a beautiful, smart, talented human being who deserves her privacy.

It's fascinating, this gender thing. What makes one boy feminine in appearance and or behavior and one girl masculine in the same categories? What determines where those traits stop and start? How does self image and sexual preference play in? At what point does someone conclude that they are simply 'the wrong gender' for their preferences and decide to undergo a surgery and hormone treatments? How many thousands of people secretly suffer from varying degrees of gender confusion (mental or physical) and simple deny themselves their true desires out of fear?

There is a lot of intolerance and ignorance out there fuels the fire. A lot of rage directed at Gays, Lesbians, Transvestites, Transsexuals, Tomboys, Sissies, Hermaphrodites, Eunuchs, Asexuals. Probably based out of fear of the unknown and deep insecurities in their own gender/sexuality.

Further more, there are more male to female sex change surgeries out there right now that are so perfect that even gynecologists can't tell the difference. Let that sink in next time you roll up on that hottie at the club.

Point is ... we're all the same. Find what floats your boat and live and let live.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 08, 2013, 02:36:46 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Jun 08, 2013, 01:00:11 PM
What makes one boy feminine in appearance and or behavior and one girl masculine in the same categories?
Hormones and experience (i.e who they're with/exposed to when growing up).


Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Jun 08, 2013, 01:00:11 PMWhat determines where those traits stop and start?
Genes.


Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Jun 08, 2013, 01:00:11 PM
Further more, there are more male to female sex change surgeries out there right now that are so perfect that even gynecologists can't tell the difference.
Until they do an X-ray.

Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Jun 08, 2013, 01:00:11 PMPoint is ... we're all the same.
Well, not hormonally, genetically, mentally, physically or sexually, but we're close.

A little fun fact for y'all:

Testosterone in males gains access to cells and is promptly turned into (you guessed it) estrogen by an enzyme called aromatase. Estrogen in females can't gain access to the cells, as it's bound by an enzyme in the blood which prohibits it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Jun 08, 2013, 02:57:13 PM
Quote from: BANE on Jun 08, 2013, 02:36:46 PM
Testosterone in males gains access to cells and is promptly turned into (you guessed it) estrogen by an enzyme called aromatase. Estrogen in females can't gain access to the cells, as it's bound by an enzyme in the blood which prohibits it.

So equal rights can't even be achieved at a cellular level. Well ain't that a kick in the uterus.  ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Charles Xavier on Jun 09, 2013, 03:00:33 AM
Best break-up letter ever: http://shine.yahoo.com/love-sex/best-break-letters-ever-ask-8216-kelsi-8217-182300344.html (http://shine.yahoo.com/love-sex/best-break-letters-ever-ask-8216-kelsi-8217-182300344.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 09, 2013, 03:01:48 AM
Quote from: Charles Xavier on Jun 09, 2013, 03:00:33 AM
Best break-up letter ever: http://shine.yahoo.com/love-sex/best-break-letters-ever-ask-8216-kelsi-8217-182300344.html (http://shine.yahoo.com/love-sex/best-break-letters-ever-ask-8216-kelsi-8217-182300344.html)
Are we even sure this is real? Somebody could have just made this letter up, took a picture of it, and posted it on the internet.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 09, 2013, 03:30:53 AM
http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Father-daughter-stand-trial-in-vigilante-attack-4588809.php (http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Father-daughter-stand-trial-in-vigilante-attack-4588809.php)

Huh, I'm conflicted here.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 09, 2013, 03:34:14 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Jun 09, 2013, 03:30:53 AM
http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Father-daughter-stand-trial-in-vigilante-attack-4588809.php (http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Father-daughter-stand-trial-in-vigilante-attack-4588809.php)

Huh, I'm conflicted here.
I'm not. The guy deserved it. While what they did is illegal and they'll most likely get charged with attempted murder, the guy deserved it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 09, 2013, 03:40:29 AM
Was it worth an attempted murder sentence, which carries at least a 10 year prison sentence.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 09, 2013, 03:41:29 AM
I used to live in Temecula :o
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 09, 2013, 03:42:39 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Jun 09, 2013, 03:40:29 AM
Was it worth an attempted murder sentence, which carries at least a 10 year prison sentence.
I'm pretty sure she thinks it's worth it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 09, 2013, 03:42:48 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Jun 09, 2013, 03:40:29 AM
Was it worth an attempted murder sentence, which carries at least a 10 year prison sentence.
I'm not the one you should ask. I personally don't think they are, but hey, I'm not the one that was raped.

Both parties knew the consequences of their actions, so whatever ends up happening to them, happens.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 09, 2013, 03:43:53 AM
Quote from: SiL on Jun 09, 2013, 03:42:39 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Jun 09, 2013, 03:40:29 AM
Was it worth an attempted murder sentence, which carries at least a 10 year prison sentence.
I'm pretty sure she thinks it's worth it.

So she gets raped, and gets to serve prison time.  :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 09, 2013, 03:45:24 AM
Eye for an eye? She gets raped, he gets the shit beat out of him, they both go to prison.  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 09, 2013, 03:46:40 AM
QuoteAll three pleaded not guilty to the Jan. 13 attack, when investigators say Miguel Esteban Cruz, 21, was lured to a Temecula park and beaten with a baseball bat.

Dickerson beat Cruz with a baseball bat as the girl and her father watched, Cruz told sheriff's investigators.

Cruz suffered skull fractures, a lung injury, broken bones and missing teeth, investigator David Gorlicki testified.
Should they go to prison for something like this? Absolutely. They didn't call the cops, as they should have, and they were dumb enough to do this and get caught.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 09, 2013, 03:49:31 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jun 09, 2013, 03:45:24 AM
Eye for an eye? She gets raped, he gets the shit beat out of him, they both go to prison.  :P

With that logic,  the score becomes 2 to 1 then :P

Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 09, 2013, 03:46:40 AM
QuoteAll three pleaded not guilty to the Jan. 13 attack, when investigators say Miguel Esteban Cruz, 21, was lured to a Temecula park and beaten with a baseball bat.

Dickerson beat Cruz with a baseball bat as the girl and her father watched, Cruz told sheriff's investigators.

Cruz suffered skull fractures, a lung injury, broken bones and missing teeth, investigator David Gorlicki testified.
Should they go to prison for something like this? Absolutely. They didn't call the cops, as they should have, and they were dumb enough to do this and get caught.

Yeah, it's just a shame that it had to end like this though. The group that did it will get more prison time then the accused rapist, including that girl.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 09, 2013, 03:52:02 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 09, 2013, 03:46:40 AM
Should they go to prison for something like this? Absolutely. They didn't call the cops, as they should have, and they were dumb enough to do this and get caught.
I feel like if Rick was the one caught you would have different feelings about this.  ;D

Quote from: Aspie on Jun 09, 2013, 03:49:31 AM
With that logic,  the score becomes 2 to 1 then :P
No. They both commit crimes against each other, and they both go to prison. They're even.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 09, 2013, 03:54:21 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jun 09, 2013, 03:52:02 AM
I feel like if Rick was the one caught you would have different feelings about this.  ;D
stop goading me or I'll report you >:(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 10, 2013, 03:36:26 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Jun 09, 2013, 03:30:53 AM
http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Father-daughter-stand-trial-in-vigilante-attack-4588809.php (http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Father-daughter-stand-trial-in-vigilante-attack-4588809.php)

Huh, I'm conflicted here.

This is product of a broken legal system. It's not fair I agree but that's the way it is.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DJ Pu$$yface on Jun 10, 2013, 04:17:38 AM
This guy wouldn't give a shit:
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But seriously though, vigilante justice isn't really... right. I mean obviously, but taking shit into your own hands like that, and you're a law breaker yourself. The other guy, welll, no way is he in the right. But this just exacerbates things.

They broke the law. There's no clause saying you can go around beating criminals, whether they're shoplifters, rapists or murderers.

Whether you like it or not you have to rely on the system, it binds everyone. I'm not saying it's flawless, by absolutely no means.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 10, 2013, 04:32:19 AM
Quote from: DJ Pu$$yface on Jun 10, 2013, 04:17:38 AM
But seriously though, vigilante justice isn't really... right. I mean obviously, but taking shit into your own hands like that, and you're a law breaker yourself. The other guy, welll, no way is he in the right. But this just exacerbates things.

They broke the law. There's no clause saying you can go around beating criminals, whether they're shoplifters, rapists or murderers.

Whether you like it or not you have to rely on the system, it binds everyone. I'm not saying it's flawless, by absolutely no means.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y4k7rGKfPI# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y4k7rGKfPI#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DJ Pu$$yface on Jun 10, 2013, 04:35:53 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 10, 2013, 04:32:19 AM
Quote from: DJ Pu$$yface on Jun 10, 2013, 04:17:38 AM
But seriously though, vigilante justice isn't really... right. I mean obviously, but taking shit into your own hands like that, and you're a law breaker yourself. The other guy, welll, no way is he in the right. But this just exacerbates things.

They broke the law. There's no clause saying you can go around beating criminals, whether they're shoplifters, rapists or murderers.

Whether you like it or not you have to rely on the system, it binds everyone. I'm not saying it's flawless, by absolutely no means.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y4k7rGKfPI# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y4k7rGKfPI#)

Yeah, call and tell me exactly how that works out for ya.

I'm always willing to swing by for a prison visit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 10, 2013, 04:40:53 AM
I'm not saying it's right. It just seemed appropriate given the conversation.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DJ Pu$$yface on Jun 10, 2013, 04:43:27 AM
I wasn't trying to - I wasn't trying to be serious with that remark. :P

Sorry about that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 10, 2013, 04:52:53 AM
No harm done :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 11, 2013, 08:55:23 PM
Quote from: DJ Pu$$yface on Jun 10, 2013, 04:35:53 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 10, 2013, 04:32:19 AM
Quote from: DJ Pu$$yface on Jun 10, 2013, 04:17:38 AM
But seriously though, vigilante justice isn't really... right. I mean obviously, but taking shit into your own hands like that, and you're a law breaker yourself. The other guy, welll, no way is he in the right. But this just exacerbates things.

They broke the law. There's no clause saying you can go around beating criminals, whether they're shoplifters, rapists or murderers.

Whether you like it or not you have to rely on the system, it binds everyone. I'm not saying it's flawless, by absolutely no means.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y4k7rGKfPI# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y4k7rGKfPI#)

Yeah, call and tell me exactly how that works out for ya.

I'm always willing to swing by for a prison visit.

dammnnnnnn, calling doom out like that.






http://news.yahoo.com/mali-manual-suggests-al-qaida-feared-weapon-145958976.html (http://news.yahoo.com/mali-manual-suggests-al-qaida-feared-weapon-145958976.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jun 11, 2013, 09:52:41 PM
Not sure if posted:

http://www.vanityfair.com/online/eichenwald/2013/05/why-ezekiel-gilbert-s-acquittal-proves-the-lunacy-of-texas-s-gun-laws (http://www.vanityfair.com/online/eichenwald/2013/05/why-ezekiel-gilbert-s-acquittal-proves-the-lunacy-of-texas-s-gun-laws)

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/06/06/texas-jury-says-its-cool-to-murder-prostitutes-for-not-having-sex-with-you/ (http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/06/06/texas-jury-says-its-cool-to-murder-prostitutes-for-not-having-sex-with-you/)

Basically a Texas man bought a date thinking she was a hooker, and when she tried to leave with his $150, he shot her in the head for not having sex with him. He was acquitted because apparently in Texas you can use lethal force to prevent "theft or mischief", and he simply perceived her to be stealing from him.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jun 11, 2013, 09:54:57 PM
Yet another day in Texas.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 11, 2013, 09:55:19 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jun 11, 2013, 09:52:41 PM
Not sure if posted:

http://www.vanityfair.com/online/eichenwald/2013/05/why-ezekiel-gilbert-s-acquittal-proves-the-lunacy-of-texas-s-gun-laws (http://www.vanityfair.com/online/eichenwald/2013/05/why-ezekiel-gilbert-s-acquittal-proves-the-lunacy-of-texas-s-gun-laws)

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/06/06/texas-jury-says-its-cool-to-murder-prostitutes-for-not-having-sex-with-you/ (http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/06/06/texas-jury-says-its-cool-to-murder-prostitutes-for-not-having-sex-with-you/)

Basically a Texas man bought a date thinking she was a hooker, and when she tried to leave with his $150, he shot her in the head for not having sex with him. He was acquitted because apparently in Texas you can use lethal force to prevent "theft or mischief", and he simply perceived her to be stealing from him.
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 11, 2013, 10:01:33 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jun 11, 2013, 09:52:41 PM
Not sure if posted:

http://www.vanityfair.com/online/eichenwald/2013/05/why-ezekiel-gilbert-s-acquittal-proves-the-lunacy-of-texas-s-gun-laws (http://www.vanityfair.com/online/eichenwald/2013/05/why-ezekiel-gilbert-s-acquittal-proves-the-lunacy-of-texas-s-gun-laws)

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/06/06/texas-jury-says-its-cool-to-murder-prostitutes-for-not-having-sex-with-you/ (http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/06/06/texas-jury-says-its-cool-to-murder-prostitutes-for-not-having-sex-with-you/)

Basically a Texas man bought a date thinking she was a hooker, and when she tried to leave with his $150, he shot her in the head for not having sex with him. He was acquitted because apparently in Texas you can use lethal force to prevent "theft or mischief", and he simply perceived her to be stealing from him.

I need to leave this state -_-
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 11, 2013, 10:03:36 PM
We should start a Save Aspie Fund and raise money to airlift him out of there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Jun 11, 2013, 10:06:07 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jun 11, 2013, 10:01:33 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jun 11, 2013, 09:52:41 PM
Not sure if posted:

http://www.vanityfair.com/online/eichenwald/2013/05/why-ezekiel-gilbert-s-acquittal-proves-the-lunacy-of-texas-s-gun-laws (http://www.vanityfair.com/online/eichenwald/2013/05/why-ezekiel-gilbert-s-acquittal-proves-the-lunacy-of-texas-s-gun-laws)

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/06/06/texas-jury-says-its-cool-to-murder-prostitutes-for-not-having-sex-with-you/ (http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/06/06/texas-jury-says-its-cool-to-murder-prostitutes-for-not-having-sex-with-you/)

Basically a Texas man bought a date thinking she was a hooker, and when she tried to leave with his $150, he shot her in the head for not having sex with him. He was acquitted because apparently in Texas you can use lethal force to prevent "theft or mischief", and he simply perceived her to be stealing from him.

I need to leave this state -_-

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 11, 2013, 10:10:57 PM
The Texas religious militia would probably try to blast y'all outta the air for riding one of Satan's flying vessels  :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Jun 11, 2013, 10:12:38 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jun 11, 2013, 10:10:57 PM
The Texas religious militia would probably try to blast y'all outta the air for riding one of Satan's flying vessels  :'(

We'll disguise it as Jesus.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 11, 2013, 10:16:24 PM
Or we can use this:

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Jun 11, 2013, 10:18:09 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 11, 2013, 10:16:24 PM
Or we can use this:

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:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 11, 2013, 10:18:59 PM
I dunno, a lot of Texas were pretty pissed about Paul being a better attention whore and Romney and Paul Ryan :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Jun 11, 2013, 10:22:12 PM
So it's settled then...

Spoiler
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 11, 2013, 10:22:56 PM
 :laugh:

And then we'll nuke the site from orbit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 11, 2013, 10:23:52 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Jun 11, 2013, 10:22:12 PM
So it's settled then...

Spoiler
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lf_KrGP61uo# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lf_KrGP61uo#)

I actually spelt my glass of water laughing :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 11, 2013, 11:25:17 PM
*spelled
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 11, 2013, 11:28:10 PM
I meant spilled* so :P :P :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 12, 2013, 12:24:10 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jun 11, 2013, 09:52:41 PM
Not sure if posted:

http://www.vanityfair.com/online/eichenwald/2013/05/why-ezekiel-gilbert-s-acquittal-proves-the-lunacy-of-texas-s-gun-laws (http://www.vanityfair.com/online/eichenwald/2013/05/why-ezekiel-gilbert-s-acquittal-proves-the-lunacy-of-texas-s-gun-laws)

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/06/06/texas-jury-says-its-cool-to-murder-prostitutes-for-not-having-sex-with-you/ (http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/06/06/texas-jury-says-its-cool-to-murder-prostitutes-for-not-having-sex-with-you/)

Basically a Texas man bought a date thinking she was a hooker, and when she tried to leave with his $150, he shot her in the head for not having sex with him. He was acquitted because apparently in Texas you can use lethal force to prevent "theft or mischief", and he simply perceived her to be stealing from him.

It doesn't just prove the lunacy of gun laws in Texas, it proves the lunacy of gun culture in the States, period. If guns weren't so damn popular, this wouldn't be happening.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: m41guy on Jun 12, 2013, 11:44:44 AM
I'm a big proponent of self defense.  I am a gun owner and I shoot often, dare say I take my training pretty seriously since I know I am responsible for every round fired if I have to use my weapon in a self defense situation.

That being said, this guy was an idiot and should have been prosecuted. 


Unfortunately, the particulars of this case DO fall within the law.  But, you better believe most gun owners are not cheering for this guy.  They also see him as an idiot, even in Texas.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 12, 2013, 04:45:12 PM
Quote from: m41guy on Jun 12, 2013, 11:44:44 AM
I'm a big proponent of self defense.  I am a gun owner and I shoot often, dare say I take my training pretty seriously since I know I am responsible for every round fired if I have to use my weapon in a self defense situation.

That being said, this guy was an idiot and should have been prosecuted. 


Unfortunately, the particulars of this case DO fall within the law.  But, you better believe most gun owners are not cheering for this guy.  They also see him as an idiot, even in Texas.
Can you explain to me how we was "within the law," in this instance.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: m41guy on Jun 12, 2013, 06:13:57 PM
From the article here: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Jury-acquits-escort-shooter-4581027.php (http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Jury-acquits-escort-shooter-4581027.php)


QuoteDuring closing arguments Tuesday, Gilbert's defense team conceded the shooting did occur but said the intent wasn't to kill. Gilbert's actions were justified, they argued, because he was trying to retrieve stolen property: the $150 he paid Frago. It became theft when she refused to have sex with him or give the money back, they said.

Gilbert testified earlier Tuesday that he had found Frago's escort ad on Craigslist and believed sex was included in her $150 fee. But instead, Frago walked around his apartment and after about 20 minutes left, saying she had to give the money to her driver, he said.

That driver, the defense contended, was Frago's pimp and her partner in the theft scheme.

The Texas law that allows people to use deadly force to recover property during a nighttime theft was put in place for "law-abiding" citizens, prosecutors Matt Lovell and Jessica Schulze countered. It's not intended for someone trying to force another person into an illegal act such as prostitution, they argued.


From that it tells me that the defense was able to convince(I can't say prove) the jury that theft was committed after she didn't return the defendant's money after he realized he wasn't getting the services he thought were going to be provided.  Since that was convinced it makes his forceful attempt to get his money back(ie, shooting her), legal under Texas' "Stand your ground" law(actually, I think it's an older law not that one because a different case was tried a few years ago about a guy who used a shotgun to stop two burglars breaking into his neighbor's house, in anycase I'll check and find out to be sure) .

I'm not saying what he did was right, just how it applied in this case.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jun 12, 2013, 06:15:42 PM
Maybe Texas has their own experimental "Purge."

Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 12, 2013, 12:24:10 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jun 11, 2013, 09:52:41 PM
Not sure if posted:

http://www.vanityfair.com/online/eichenwald/2013/05/why-ezekiel-gilbert-s-acquittal-proves-the-lunacy-of-texas-s-gun-laws (http://www.vanityfair.com/online/eichenwald/2013/05/why-ezekiel-gilbert-s-acquittal-proves-the-lunacy-of-texas-s-gun-laws)

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/06/06/texas-jury-says-its-cool-to-murder-prostitutes-for-not-having-sex-with-you/ (http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/06/06/texas-jury-says-its-cool-to-murder-prostitutes-for-not-having-sex-with-you/)

Basically a Texas man bought a date thinking she was a hooker, and when she tried to leave with his $150, he shot her in the head for not having sex with him. He was acquitted because apparently in Texas you can use lethal force to prevent "theft or mischief", and he simply perceived her to be stealing from him.

It doesn't just prove the lunacy of gun laws in Texas, it proves the lunacy of gun culture in the States, period. If guns weren't so damn popular, this wouldn't be happening.

Respectively, this has nothing to do with gun ownership.  There are many responsible gun owners who would never use lethal force outside of protecting their family from harm no matter what is being stolen from them.

For example, if some person were climbing out of my window with a laptop or tv, I would not grab my gun.  If someone were climbing out of the window with my 10 year old, that's a whole different story. 

Owning a gun does not change the way a person thinks.  If some lunatic would actually take a human life over $150, gun or no gun he would still act like a lunatic when he thinks someone stole from him.  Owning a gun helps protect the rest of us from the crazy people with little to no value on human life.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 12, 2013, 10:24:50 PM
http://search.yahoo.com/search?cs=bz&p=1984%20book%20sales&fr=fp-tts-900&fr2=ps&woeid=12791355 (http://search.yahoo.com/search?cs=bz&p=1984%20book%20sales&fr=fp-tts-900&fr2=ps&woeid=12791355)

It's only logical.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Jun 12, 2013, 10:37:32 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Jun 12, 2013, 06:15:42 PMOwning a gun helps protect the rest of us from the crazy people with little to no value on human life.
And it also helps the crazy people with little to no value on human life carry out their deeds.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 12, 2013, 11:04:38 PM
QuoteOwning a gun does not change the way a person thinks.  If some lunatic would actually take a human life over $150, gun or no gun he would still act like a lunatic when he thinks someone stole from him.

The gun just allows him to act like a luncatic much faster, more conveniently, and with more lethal force.

Thwee cheers for the wed, white and bwue!!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Jun 12, 2013, 11:19:46 PM
Quote from: SM on Jun 12, 2013, 11:04:38 PMThwee cheers for the wed, white and bwue!!!
That's just the Republicans...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 13, 2013, 01:21:55 AM
http://ballislife.com/racist-basketball-fans-go-off-on-10-year-old-mexican-american-that-sang-the-national-anthem-before-game-3/ (http://ballislife.com/racist-basketball-fans-go-off-on-10-year-old-mexican-american-that-sang-the-national-anthem-before-game-3/)

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Goodbye America...
Spoiler
:'(
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 13, 2013, 01:31:21 AM
Thwee cheers for the white, white and white!!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 13, 2013, 01:41:21 AM
Kid's a better singer than the goofball who sings at Pittsburgh Penguins hockey games, I'll tell you that much.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 13, 2013, 04:47:36 AM
Steven Spielberg Predicts 'Implosion' of Film Industry (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/steven-spielberg-predicts-implosion-film-567604)

QuoteLucas and Spielberg told USC students that they are learning about the industry at an extraordinary time of upheaval, where even proven talents find it difficult to get movies into theaters. Some ideas from young filmmakers "are too fringe-y for the movies," Spielberg said. "That's the big danger, and there's eventually going to be an implosion — or a big meltdown. There's going to be an implosion where three or four or maybe even a half-dozen megabudget movies are going to go crashing into the ground, and that's going to change the paradigm."

Lucas lamented the high cost of marketing movies and the urge to make them for the masses while ignoring niche audiences. He called cable television "much more adventurous" than film nowadays.

Considering Spielberg and Lucas basically created the kind of tentpole movies they are talking about, this is kind of ironic.

Spoiler
QuoteLucas and Spielberg also spoke of vast differences between filmmaking and video games because the latter hasn't been able to tell stories and make consumers care about the characters.
:P
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jun 13, 2013, 04:49:22 AM
Lulz on the spoiler, not being able to tell stories or make people care about characters, what a load of shit from two people who have gone insane.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 13, 2013, 04:50:37 AM
To be fair, Spielberg has never been able to make good films.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jun 13, 2013, 04:51:05 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Jun 13, 2013, 04:50:37 AM
To be fair, Spielberg has never been able to make good films.


You are nuts!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 13, 2013, 04:52:16 AM
Jurassic Park was okay I guess, yeah.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jun 13, 2013, 04:58:14 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Jun 13, 2013, 04:52:16 AM
Jurassic Park was okay I guess, yeah.


I accept this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 13, 2013, 05:09:04 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jun 13, 2013, 04:49:22 AM
Lulz on the spoiler, not being able to tell stories or make people care about characters, what a load of shit from two people who have gone insane.

Why?  By and large they're correct.  Of course many video game characters gain a fan following, but why bother caring about their fate when you just go back to the last save point when you die?  They generally have to live in order for the game's 'story' to be completed - so ultimately there's little real jeopardy and they're immune.

As for the other stuff they said, it sounds a lot like what Kevin Smith and other filmmakers he talks too, have been saying about the industry.  Studios either want ultra cheap (< $1m or so) or mega expensive movies ($60m, $70m and upwards).  They're not much for the middle range.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jun 13, 2013, 05:11:31 AM
Quote from: SM on Jun 13, 2013, 05:09:04 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jun 13, 2013, 04:49:22 AM
Lulz on the spoiler, not being able to tell stories or make people care about characters, what a load of shit from two people who have gone insane.

Why?  By and large they're correct.  Of course many video game characters gain a fan following, but why bother caring about their fate when you just go back to the last save point when you die?  They generally have to live in order for the game's 'story' to be completed - so ultimately there's little real jeopardy and they're immune.


Doesn't apply for all games, especially when there's scripted events when characters that the player has grown fond of end up dying and there's nothing we can do to stop it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 13, 2013, 05:15:00 AM
I didn't say it did apply for all games.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jun 13, 2013, 05:17:50 AM
I must have misread.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 13, 2013, 05:42:59 AM
http://weather.yahoo.com/nigerian-cook-survives-two-days-under-sea-shipwreck-134158223.html (http://weather.yahoo.com/nigerian-cook-survives-two-days-under-sea-shipwreck-134158223.html)

Awesome. WOW.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 13, 2013, 05:49:13 AM
Holy shit. That is some serious determination.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 13, 2013, 05:49:23 AM
It took Chevron two whole days to send a rescue mission? How unsurprising.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 13, 2013, 05:53:08 AM
By day he is mild mannered Harrison Okene - but when there is a call for help...

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* - For water based emergencies only (including deltas and estuaries).  For land based emergencies call Batman, Superman, Iron Man, Wolverine, the Ninja Turtles, the A-Team, Bananaman, or pretty much anyone else.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 13, 2013, 05:55:45 AM
Quote from: SM on Jun 13, 2013, 05:53:08 AM
By day he is mild mannered Harrison Okene - but when there is a call for help...

http://www.google.com.au/url?source=imglanding&ct=img&q=http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2451/4071080714_28b232431f.jpg&sa=X&ei=lly5UYzPBcyAkwW0q4GoDA&ved=0CAsQ8wc&usg=AFQjCNGihxcQ36GKaziDPvSxfIWxbMlygQ




* - For water based emergencies only (including deltas and estuaries).  For land based emergencies call Batman, Superman, Iron Man, Wolverine, the Ninja Turtles, the A-Team, Bananaman, or pretty much anyone else.

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http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/chael-sonnen-says-lebron-james-dork-224742109.html (http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/chael-sonnen-says-lebron-james-dork-224742109.html)

gtfo sonnen
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 13, 2013, 08:46:32 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jun 13, 2013, 05:55:45 AM
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/chael-sonnen-says-lebron-james-dork-224742109.html (http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/chael-sonnen-says-lebron-james-dork-224742109.html)

gtfo sonnen

Quote"I think LeBron's a dork. He won one world championship, and that was in the Olympic Games. It's so aggravating to hear a title be called a 'world champion' when it's only done in America. It's not a global event where the whole world can participate. You didn't win a world title. You won a national title."

Get over yourself Chael. You came up short in three title fights, only one of which you actually earned.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 13, 2013, 09:32:57 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jun 13, 2013, 04:50:37 AM
To be fair, Spielberg has never been able to make good films.
Saving Private Ryan?
Schindler's List?
Indiana Jones?
E.T?
Amistad?
A.I Artificial Intelligence?
Catch Me If You Can?
The Terminal?
War Horse?




What?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 13, 2013, 09:44:10 PM
Arizona Senator's Son Used Homophobic, Racist Language On Twitter (http://www.buzzfeed.com/johnstanton/arizona-senators-son-used-homophobic-anti-semetic-language-o)

QuoteWASHINGTON — Sen. Jeff Flake's high school–aged son Tanner used Twitter to threaten the "faggot" who stole his bike that he "will find you, and ... will beat the crap out of you," joked about an acquaintance stealing one-liners because he's Jewish, and went by the name "n1ggerkiller" in an online game.

"I'm very disappointed in my teenage son's words, and I sincerely apologize for the insensitivity. This language is unacceptable, anywhere. Needless to say, I've already spoken with him about this, he has apologized, and I apologize as well," Sen. Flake said in a statement to BuzzFeed.

LOL, I'm sure he's real sorry... that this will give him bad publicity. Arizona -- one of the few states that can give Texas a run for its money in wretchedness.

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 13, 2013, 09:50:48 PM
Jesus. :-\

Although the bike one isn't really on the same level as the others.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 13, 2013, 09:52:50 PM
There are, of course, different degrees of "faggot".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 13, 2013, 09:53:11 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 13, 2013, 09:44:10 PM
Arizona Senator's Son Used Homophobic, Racist Language On Twitter (http://www.buzzfeed.com/johnstanton/arizona-senators-son-used-homophobic-anti-semetic-language-o)

QuoteWASHINGTON — Sen. Jeff Flake's high school–aged son Tanner used Twitter to threaten the "faggot" who stole his bike that he "will find you, and ... will beat the crap out of you," joked about an acquaintance stealing one-liners because he's Jewish, and went by the name "n1ggerkiller" in an online game.

"I'm very disappointed in my teenage son's words, and I sincerely apologize for the insensitivity. This language is unacceptable, anywhere. Needless to say, I've already spoken with him about this, he has apologized, and I apologize as well," Sen. Flake said in a statement to BuzzFeed.

LOL, I'm sure he's real sorry... that this will give him bad publicity. Arizona -- one of the few states that can give Texas a run for its money in wretchedness.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs3-ec.buzzfed.com%2Fstatic%2Fenhanced%2Fwebdr05%2F2013%2F6%2F12%2F12%2Fenhanced-buzz-1197-1371055246-3.jpg&hash=f8efb5d02b1b25392a29191096570f316dabee99)
http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr01/2013/6/12/18/enhanced-buzz-6552-1371074654-4.jpg
People favorite this shit?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 13, 2013, 09:54:46 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 13, 2013, 09:52:50 PM
There are, of course, different degrees of "faggot".
I'd be pretty angry if someone stole my bike.

Although this is on twitter, so the stupidity level rises because he's (apparently, although it doesn't appear so) had time to think about exactly what he's going to say.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 13, 2013, 09:57:58 PM
Quote from: BANE on Jun 13, 2013, 09:54:46 PM
I'd be pretty angry if someone stole my bike.
So your first instinct would be "faggots"?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 13, 2013, 09:58:42 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 13, 2013, 09:57:58 PM
Quote from: BANE on Jun 13, 2013, 09:54:46 PM
I'd be pretty angry if someone stole my bike.
So your first instinct would be "faggots"?
Mine would be "f**ker."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 13, 2013, 09:59:14 PM
Nothing wrong with that one.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 13, 2013, 10:03:26 PM
Quote from: BANE on Jun 13, 2013, 09:32:57 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jun 13, 2013, 04:50:37 AM
To be fair, Spielberg has never been able to make good films.
Saving Private Ryan?
Schindler's List?
Indiana Jones?
E.T?
Amistad?
A.I Artificial Intelligence?
Catch Me If You Can?
The Terminal?
War Horse?




What?

You didn't list Jurassic Park :'(

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 13, 2013, 10:05:14 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 13, 2013, 09:57:58 PM
Quote from: BANE on Jun 13, 2013, 09:54:46 PM
I'd be pretty angry if someone stole my bike.
So your first instinct would be "faggots"?
Along with a plethora of other curse words.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Space Sweeper on Jun 13, 2013, 10:06:23 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jun 13, 2013, 09:53:11 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 13, 2013, 09:44:10 PM
Arizona Senator's Son Used Homophobic, Racist Language On Twitter (http://www.buzzfeed.com/johnstanton/arizona-senators-son-used-homophobic-anti-semetic-language-o)

QuoteWASHINGTON — Sen. Jeff Flake's high school–aged son Tanner used Twitter to threaten the "faggot" who stole his bike that he "will find you, and ... will beat the crap out of you," joked about an acquaintance stealing one-liners because he's Jewish, and went by the name "n1ggerkiller" in an online game.

"I'm very disappointed in my teenage son's words, and I sincerely apologize for the insensitivity. This language is unacceptable, anywhere. Needless to say, I've already spoken with him about this, he has apologized, and I apologize as well," Sen. Flake said in a statement to BuzzFeed.

LOL, I'm sure he's real sorry... that this will give him bad publicity. Arizona -- one of the few states that can give Texas a run for its money in wretchedness.

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People favorite this shit?
To keep it on some kind of record, I assume. Though they would do themselves a favor by learning about Gyazo.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 13, 2013, 10:07:26 PM
noobs
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Jun 13, 2013, 10:33:01 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 13, 2013, 09:44:10 PM
Arizona Senator's Son Used Homophobic, Racist Language On Twitter (http://www.buzzfeed.com/johnstanton/arizona-senators-son-used-homophobic-anti-semetic-language-o)

QuoteWASHINGTON — Sen. Jeff Flake's high school–aged son Tanner used Twitter to threaten the "faggot" who stole his bike that he "will find you, and ... will beat the crap out of you," joked about an acquaintance stealing one-liners because he's Jewish, and went by the name "n1ggerkiller" in an online game.

"I'm very disappointed in my teenage son's words, and I sincerely apologize for the insensitivity. This language is unacceptable, anywhere. Needless to say, I've already spoken with him about this, he has apologized, and I apologize as well," Sen. Flake said in a statement to BuzzFeed.

LOL, I'm sure he's real sorry... that this will give him bad publicity. Arizona -- one of the few states that can give Texas a run for its money in wretchedness.

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Yup, only sorry he got caught.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Jun 13, 2013, 11:42:54 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 13, 2013, 10:03:26 PM
Quote from: BANE on Jun 13, 2013, 09:32:57 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jun 13, 2013, 04:50:37 AM
To be fair, Spielberg has never been able to make good films.
Saving Private Ryan?
Schindler's List?
Indiana Jones?
E.T?
Amistad?
A.I Artificial Intelligence?
Catch Me If You Can?
The Terminal?
War Horse?




What?

You didn't list Jurassic Park :'(

Or Duel. For a first film from a director who had only done tv-series at that time, that one is pretty terrific.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Jun 13, 2013, 11:45:28 PM
Quote from: Eva on Jun 13, 2013, 11:42:54 PMOr Duel. For a first film from a director who had only done tv-series at that time, that one is pretty terrific.

Duel was pretty good. I think it was you who told me to check it out actually. :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Jun 13, 2013, 11:51:53 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Jun 13, 2013, 11:45:28 PM
Quote from: Eva on Jun 13, 2013, 11:42:54 PMOr Duel. For a first film from a director who had only done tv-series at that time, that one is pretty terrific.

Duel was pretty good. I think it was you who told me to check it out actually. :D

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 14, 2013, 04:09:14 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/caterpillar-drops-boy-scouts-support-213535524.html (http://news.yahoo.com/caterpillar-drops-boy-scouts-support-213535524.html)

I really think the Boy Scouts are a joke in general, but whatevs. Still a good read.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 14, 2013, 07:36:34 AM
I was an Eagle Scout.  Hater.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 14, 2013, 04:31:33 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jun 14, 2013, 04:09:14 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/caterpillar-drops-boy-scouts-support-213535524.html (http://news.yahoo.com/caterpillar-drops-boy-scouts-support-213535524.html)

I really think the Boy Scouts are a joke in general, but whatevs. Still a good read.
Just disband the Boy Scouts, and everything will be fine and dandy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 14, 2013, 04:32:46 PM
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2013/0613/St.-Louis-shooting-Gunman-kills-four-including-himself-video (http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2013/0613/St.-Louis-shooting-Gunman-kills-four-including-himself-video)

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 14, 2013, 04:42:23 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jun 14, 2013, 04:31:33 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jun 14, 2013, 04:09:14 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/caterpillar-drops-boy-scouts-support-213535524.html (http://news.yahoo.com/caterpillar-drops-boy-scouts-support-213535524.html)

I really think the Boy Scouts are a joke in general, but whatevs. Still a good read.
Just disband the Boy Scouts, and everything will be fine and dandy.

They won't ever do that.  I had fun.  There are things I did in the great outdoors in boy scouts I haven't done outside since I left the organization.  That includes all the Army shit I've done lately.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenodog on Jun 14, 2013, 05:01:41 PM
http://examstudents.co.uk/you-should-consider-this-after-you-get-your-results (http://examstudents.co.uk/you-should-consider-this-after-you-get-your-results)

I laughed.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 14, 2013, 05:15:09 PM
Quote from: Xenodog on Jun 14, 2013, 05:01:41 PM
http://examstudents.co.uk/you-should-consider-this-after-you-get-your-results (http://examstudents.co.uk/you-should-consider-this-after-you-get-your-results)

I laughed.  :laugh:
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I've been to that college before too. It's a joke. Just a community college. How could you fail a class there?  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 14, 2013, 06:00:26 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jun 14, 2013, 05:15:09 PM
Quote from: Xenodog on Jun 14, 2013, 05:01:41 PM
http://examstudents.co.uk/you-should-consider-this-after-you-get-your-results (http://examstudents.co.uk/you-should-consider-this-after-you-get-your-results)

I laughed.  :laugh:
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I've been to that college before too. It's a joke. Just a community college. How could you fail a class there?  :laugh:

LOL, he's being charged with a terroristic threat that he made against himself.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jun 15, 2013, 11:23:47 AM
What a f**king idiot.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 15, 2013, 01:15:25 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jun 15, 2013, 11:23:47 AM
What a f**king idiot.
No, he's a new genius comedian.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jun 15, 2013, 08:58:38 PM
Looks like Iran is changing (...without U.S. war mongering... look at that)

FOX News
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/06/15/initial-iranian-election-returns-gives-reformist-backed-rowhani-wide-lead/?test=latestnews (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/06/15/initial-iranian-election-returns-gives-reformist-backed-rowhani-wide-lead/?test=latestnews)

NY Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/16/world/middleeast/iran-election.html?hp&_r=0 (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/16/world/middleeast/iran-election.html?hp&_r=0)

Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/15/hassan-rouhani-wins-election-iran-president_n_3446945.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/15/hassan-rouhani-wins-election-iran-president_n_3446945.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 15, 2013, 09:24:22 PM
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57589423/japanese-eyeball-licking-trend-carries-blindness-risk/ (http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57589423/japanese-eyeball-licking-trend-carries-blindness-risk/)

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 15, 2013, 10:17:32 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jun 15, 2013, 09:24:22 PM
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57589423/japanese-eyeball-licking-trend-carries-blindness-risk/ (http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57589423/japanese-eyeball-licking-trend-carries-blindness-risk/)

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: xeno-kaname on Jun 15, 2013, 10:41:03 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jun 15, 2013, 09:24:22 PM
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57589423/japanese-eyeball-licking-trend-carries-blindness-risk/ (http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57589423/japanese-eyeball-licking-trend-carries-blindness-risk/)

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Jun 15, 2013, 11:13:35 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jun 15, 2013, 09:24:22 PM
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57589423/japanese-eyeball-licking-trend-carries-blindness-risk/ (http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57589423/japanese-eyeball-licking-trend-carries-blindness-risk/)

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: King Rathalos on Jun 16, 2013, 12:28:53 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Jun 15, 2013, 09:24:22 PM
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57589423/japanese-eyeball-licking-trend-carries-blindness-risk/ (http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57589423/japanese-eyeball-licking-trend-carries-blindness-risk/)

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Lol I remember a friend showing me a hentai about that shit. :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Jun 16, 2013, 12:48:52 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jun 15, 2013, 08:58:38 PM
Looks like Iran is changing (...without U.S. war mongering... look at that)

I highly doubt that... The Council has to vet anyone before they even get to candidate status.

Everything is as the Supreme Leader has foreseen...

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And considering the closest the US came to 'war mongering' against Iran, even in the Bush years, have been a few impotent sanctions, that allegation's a bit LOL. :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 16, 2013, 01:07:11 AM
Quote from: King Rathalos on Jun 16, 2013, 12:28:53 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Jun 15, 2013, 09:24:22 PM
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57589423/japanese-eyeball-licking-trend-carries-blindness-risk/ (http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57589423/japanese-eyeball-licking-trend-carries-blindness-risk/)

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Lol I remember a friend showing me a hentai about that shit. :laugh:

lolcomeagain
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jun 16, 2013, 02:40:58 AM
Quote from: Xenomorphine on Jun 16, 2013, 12:48:52 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jun 15, 2013, 08:58:38 PM
Looks like Iran is changing (...without U.S. war mongering... look at that)

I highly doubt that... The Council has to vet anyone before they even get to candidate status.

Everything is as the Supreme Leader has foreseen...

http://www.andybaird.com/travels/skylarking/2010/Villains/Emperor-Palpatine.jpg

And considering the closest the US came to 'war mongering' against Iran, even in the Bush years, have been a few impotent sanctions, that allegation's a bit LOL. :laugh:

War hawks over here and in Israel have been drooling over Iran for ages. We all know that. To them a moderate Iranian leader is somewhat of a bummer. Their favorite enemy...

And of course the Ayatollah won't allow any candidate not of his liking pass. But still, this guy is not a conservative, he is less anti-west and the closest thing you can find to a 'secular' mainstream leader in Iran.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 16, 2013, 05:41:04 AM
Everybody has their dirty fingers in everything.  Iran's intelligence services have been Iraq and Afghanistan as long as we have.  Pakistan's has been in Afghanistan. 

The US isn't the only one trying to capitilize on overseas oppurtunity.  Your about to see alot of the world focus shift to Africa (all the extremist terrorist groups are using it as a base and recruiting ground) and South America. 

It's like the game of thrones, except real life.  I wish the US was a little less like the Lannisters, but I wish alot of other motherf**kers weren't like the Freys, Others, or wildlings.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Jun 16, 2013, 01:28:27 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jun 16, 2013, 02:40:58 AM
War hawks over here and in Israel have been drooling over Iran for ages. We all know that. To them a moderate Iranian leader is somewhat of a bummer. Their favorite enemy...

You confuse legitimate concern with some kind of lustful desire for destruction for the hell of it. I'm sure the Israeli government would love to spend a heck of a lot more on their civilian programmes than needing to stay prepare for conflicts on multiple fronts, 24/7.

Iran is the nexus for the most worrying threats to would-be stability in the region and the largest supporter of the various terrorist groups it uses to fight its proxy wars (although, Egypt is worryingly on the way to parity with them). It would be a good deal more surprising if it wasn't at the forefront of the thoughts of those in the defence and security fields.

QuoteAnd of course the Ayatollah won't allow any candidate not of his liking pass. But still, this guy is not a conservative, he is less anti-west and the closest thing you can find to a 'secular' mainstream leader in Iran.

That isn't exactly saying much...

I hope to be pleasantly surprised, but he's not the one ruling the country. A figurehead, at best. Whether he'll be more diplomatic than the last guy? Well, not attending regular conferences where appeals are made for destroying 'Zionism' and the 'Great Satan' (America), while declaring the Holocaust as a 'myth', would all be nice, but that doesn't necessarily equate to any meaningful changes in the foreign policy.

You can be stabbed by a maniac or someone who smiles - end result is the same (especially when both are employed by someone else who wants you dead). When one of those people actually puts the knife down and lets you pat them down for other hidden surprises? Then you can think about inviting them over to your house.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jun 16, 2013, 06:51:38 PM
Quote from: Xenomorphine on Jun 16, 2013, 01:28:27 PM
You confuse legitimate concern with some kind of lustful desire for destruction for the hell of it. I'm sure the Israeli government would love to spend a heck of a lot more on their civilian programmes than needing to stay prepare for conflicts on multiple fronts, 24/7.

Never said it wasn't a legitimate concern, hence why I wrote "war hawks over here and in Israel" - I wasn't referring to our governments in general rather than some people/divisions in both our governments who want war because it is profitable in so many different ways. They (i.e. warhawks) love to have an excuse to spend more money on the military rather on civilian programs. A moderate Iranian president is sickly enough a bad thing to them, turning grand visions of lucrative war, power and big oil into a fizzling little pipe dream.


QuoteIran is the nexus for the most worrying threats to would-be stability in the region and the largest supporter of the various terrorist groups it uses to fight its proxy wars (although, Egypt is worryingly on the way to parity with them). It would be a good deal more surprising if it wasn't at the forefront of the thoughts of those in the defence and security fields.

As f***ed up as Iran is it is not a psychotic nation. The loose cannon in the region is Israel, at least when it comes to foreign aggression. Iran is more of a cold war equalizer than a real threat to Israel. Proxy wars in the Middle-East is a long tradition, which we (the U.S.) have participated in from the get-go. The Middle-Eastern mess is all about proxy wars manufactured by conservatives from all camps, be it the U.S., Israel, Russia, Iran etc. A softer more moderate Iranian approach can only be considered a positive thing even if it's just for show. It's a gateway drug so to speak.


QuoteI hope to be pleasantly surprised, but he's not the one ruling the country. A figurehead, at best. Whether he'll be more diplomatic than the last guy? Well, not attending regular conferences where appeals are made for destroying 'Zionism' and the 'Great Satan' (America), while declaring the Holocaust as a 'myth', would all be nice, but that doesn't necessarily equate to any meaningful changes in the foreign policy.

But it is a step in the right direction. Slow change is still change, even if it seems superficial at first.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 16, 2013, 10:59:26 PM
Quote from: Xenodog on Jun 14, 2013, 05:01:41 PM
http://examstudents.co.uk/you-should-consider-this-after-you-get-your-results (http://examstudents.co.uk/you-should-consider-this-after-you-get-your-results)

I laughed.  :laugh:

I'm hearing Russell Peters in my head right now; "somebody gonna get a hurt realllllll baaaaad!"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Jun 16, 2013, 11:52:22 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jun 16, 2013, 06:51:38 PM
Never said it wasn't a legitimate concern, hence why I wrote "war hawks over here and in Israel" - I wasn't referring to our governments in general rather than some people/divisions in both our governments who want war because it is profitable in so many different ways. They (i.e. warhawks) love to have an excuse to spend more money on the military rather on civilian programs. A moderate Iranian president is sickly enough a bad thing to them, turning grand visions of lucrative war, power and big oil into a fizzling little pipe dream.

But most of those 'war hawks' I've heard comments from hold those position because of legitimate concerns. In Israel's case, it's even more drastic, because they'd face a threat to their very existence if it became a nuclear power. America is large enough to absorb several strikes if it had to, as horrific as that would be. Israel is incapable of that.

They don't have those concerns because they want to spend money for the sake of it. They have those concerns because of the regime's track record and very public statements (some of which don't necessarily get reported in the media we, in the West, happen to listen to or read, because they requires translating first).

Politicians would love nothing more than to spend as much money as possible, just keeping their voters happy. Guaranteed re-elections! When they're forced to spend it on defence-related concerns, it's either because they have personal experience of it or because intelligence is essentially forcing them to.

QuoteAs f***ed up as Iran is it is not a psychotic nation.

The nation, by way of its people, isn't. They, however, are not the ones in power. Just as an example, Ahmadenijad is now out, but was well known for being a 'Twelver'. Someone who believes they need to hasten the arrival of an messianic Islamic figure, by doing whatever they can to plunge the world into global war. The entire regime is essentially founded on the principles of martyrdom - they'd happily sacrifice millions of their people if they thought it would serve their ends.

Ordinary Iranians? Most of them are fine. I know some very cool Iranians. But they all pretty much agree that the regime is batshit insane.

QuoteThe loose cannon in the region is Israel, at least when it comes to foreign aggression.

If Israel truly wanted to, it could have annihilated all its enemies in the surrounding area, a long time ago. If it was even half as aggressive as some make it out to be, the entire region would either be glass or assimilated into Israeli territory.

Doesn't mean it hasn't taken some wrong steps (as every nation does), but their military actions are taken with a defensive posture in mind. They've got the power to do a hell of a lot more. They choose (and much prefer) not to.

Remember, Israel does a great deal of trade. It would be a lot more profitable for them to simply get on with that and tourism.

QuoteIran is more of a cold war equalizer than a real threat to Israel.

Except it routinely calls for death and destruction to Israel, America and their allies, along with actively supporting and training terrorist groups.

At best, even if they were somehow restrained from using a nuclear device on Israel (or America, considering they consider that an even greater enemy), you'd still have to worry about them palming some off to other groups - and it would spark a new nuclear arms race in the region. Other countries, like Saudi Arabia and Jordan, are much more scared of what a nuclear Iran would do than even Israel is. To be honest, I'd be surprised if they weren't already gearing up to gain their own nuclear weapons because of how Iran is failing to be deterred.

And if you think Iran's a diplomatic pain now, imagine the kind of extortion it's going to carry out when it gets the leverage of nuclear threats (whether of a personal nature or simply saying it'll 'feel pressured by the present political climate' to let groups like Hezbullah have them).

QuoteProxy wars in the Middle-East is a long tradition, which we (the U.S.) have participated in from the get-go. The Middle-Eastern mess is all about proxy wars manufactured by conservatives from all camps, be it the U.S., Israel, Russia, Iran etc. A softer more moderate Iranian approach can only be considered a positive thing even if it's just for show. It's a gateway drug so to speak.

Wrong. The President's just a mouthpiece. Has very little power. The Supreme Leader is the one who's still calling the shots - and has no reason to change from the path they've been going down, all this time. The President can moderate very little.

And the West hasn't done nearly the same as what Iran has in the area. One could easily say that the Iraqi situation wouldn't have been nearly as bad as it had, were it not for the what Iran was constantly pumping over the border. Both in terms of arms, people, money and training. Quite a few reports over the years even pointed out how US troops were encountering Iranian Republican guard personnel.

The West has dirty hands, sure, but not nearly to the same degree. And let's not forget the plot which came to light in recent months, where Iran planned to blow up a restaurant on US soil, to get at Saudi diplomats. Utterly insane and tantamount to a declaration of war, but they were still happy to try and help it happen. That's the kind of mentality the regime has.

QuoteBut it is a step in the right direction. Slow change is still change, even if it seems superficial at first.

It only matters a damn if concrete steps in a moderate direction are taken. Otherwise, it's just lots of talk and happy smiles.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 17, 2013, 12:56:32 AM
Iran was best known for teaching local insurgent cells through proxy soldiers how to make EFP's to defeat coalition armor.  The proxies and the Iranian themselves were HVT for Delta and Devgru.

I'm actually surprised more wasn't made of the deal, I figure it is for intelligence purposes that it was kept on the down low.  I wonder if it tends to point to the US not really wanting to go to war with Iran out of war fatigue, expense, manpower, etc. 

It's kinda like the Chechans in Afghanistan, or the Pakistan's ISA going into the Stan and playing all sides off of everybody.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 17, 2013, 02:46:10 AM
Quote from: Xenomorphine on Jun 16, 2013, 11:52:22 PM
At best, even if they were somehow restrained from using a nuclear device on Israel (or America, considering they consider that an even greater enemy), you'd still have to worry about them palming some off to other groups - and it would spark a new nuclear arms race in the region. Other countries, like Saudi Arabia and Jordan, are much more scared of what a nuclear Iran would do than even Israel is. To be honest, I'd be surprised if they weren't already gearing up to gain their own nuclear weapons because of how Iran is failing to be deterred.

I just want to chime in with this. There never, ever be nuclear weapons launched by anyone in the Arab World and surrounding areas, whether it be by Israel, Iran, or whoever else. It would be suicide and they know it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Jun 17, 2013, 03:24:00 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 17, 2013, 02:46:10 AMI just want to chime in with this. There never, ever be nuclear weapons launched by anyone in the Arab World and surrounding areas, whether it be by Israel, Iran, or whoever else. It would be suicide and they know it.
The fact that most of those countries base their governments on their religious beliefs--one of which is spending life after death with their deity and possibly having 72 virgins to each martyr--doesn't console me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 17, 2013, 03:36:32 AM
Well, console yourself with this then. No one knows exactly who, or what, those virgins will be ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Jun 17, 2013, 04:50:15 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jun 17, 2013, 12:56:32 AM
I'm actually surprised more wasn't made of the deal, I figure it is for intelligence purposes that it was kept on the down low.

From what I've heard from various sources, some kind of deal was made. The Bush administration was on the verge of doing the logical thing and making a big deal about it, as you say, but they agreed not to, in exchange for Iran tempering things down and allowing for the start of a face-saving exit strategy. In return, Iran gaining the influence in Iraq it desired.

If true, it was pretty much a deal with the devil. Political expedience for the sake of a legacy.

Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 17, 2013, 02:46:10 AM
I just want to chime in with this. There never, ever be nuclear weapons launched by anyone in the Arab World and surrounding areas, whether it be by Israel, Iran, or whoever else. It would be suicide and they know it.

It's a regime which, during the war with Iraq, was sending out children across minefields. Life is not something they care about. Martyrdom is. If a few million of their own people get killed in the process? Then so be it - it's all 'for the cause'.

More likely is that they'd give them out to proxy groups or conduct a Republican Guard operation on foreign soil. They'd get found out, regardless, but they think in those very simplistic terms. A big deal is made about the need to marry a warhead to a missile, but all you need are a suicide team and a van. Israel's small enough that you could drive up to somewhere near the border and detonate it.

Iran's a bit of a tricky customer, regardless. They've apparently got at least one missile base in Venezuela, which could easily be fitted with smuggled biological or chemical weapons and directly threaten the US mainland. And there have been warnings for many years about how some of the terrorist groups they back have been mixing it up with South American drug cartels, which could mean just about any nasty surprises, depending on just how weak the border is. Not a conventional invasion, obviously, but enough to have possibly built up a network of sleeper cells.

Honestly, I hope that this is the start of a brighter future out there, but my gut instinct that this is just the regime throwing the domestic population a few bones of relaxed restrictions. And, as per the usual strategy, playing for time with negotiations. I'm just too much of a cynic to be jumping for joy, just because a new face has been put in the window.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 17, 2013, 05:12:20 AM
QuoteHonestly, I hope that this is the start of a brighter future out there, but my gut instinct that this is just the regime throwing the domestic population a few bones of relaxed restrictions.

Relaxing restrictions IS the start of a brighter future.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 17, 2013, 05:15:21 AM
Quote from: Xenomorphine on Jun 17, 2013, 04:50:15 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jun 17, 2013, 12:56:32 AM
I'm actually surprised more wasn't made of the deal, I figure it is for intelligence purposes that it was kept on the down low.

From what I've heard from various sources, some kind of deal was made. The Bush administration was on the verge of doing the logical thing and making a big deal about it, as you say, but they agreed not to, in exchange for Iran tempering things down and allowing for the start of a face-saving exit strategy. In return, Iran gaining the influence in Iraq it desired.

If true, it was pretty much a deal with the devil. Political expedience for the sake of a legacy.

Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 17, 2013, 02:46:10 AM
I just want to chime in with this. There never, ever be nuclear weapons launched by anyone in the Arab World and surrounding areas, whether it be by Israel, Iran, or whoever else. It would be suicide and they know it.

It's a regime which, during the war with Iraq, was sending out children across minefields. Life is not something they care about. Martyrdom is. If a few million of their own people get killed in the process? Then so be it - it's all 'for the cause'.


Regardless, detonating nukes in the region will be a stupid idea because what good will come of it? They're only going to irradiate, well, the entire region and in turn plague themselves.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jun 17, 2013, 07:49:40 AM
Quote from: maledoro on Jun 17, 2013, 03:24:00 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 17, 2013, 02:46:10 AMI just want to chime in with this. There never, ever be nuclear weapons launched by anyone in the Arab World and surrounding areas, whether it be by Israel, Iran, or whoever else. It would be suicide and they know it.
The fact that most of those countries base their governments on their religious beliefs--one of which is spending life after death with their deity and possibly having 72 virgins to each martyr--doesn't console me.
Am I on tumblr right now or is this the greatest thing I have ever read
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Jun 17, 2013, 12:23:52 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 17, 2013, 03:36:32 AMWell, console yourself with this then. No one knows exactly who, or what, those virgins will be ;)
Sadly, I have a better idea than they do. They think they'll meet women with fair skin who are incapable of passing gas, but thanks to a mistranslation by The Prophet, it will be more like white raisins.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jun 17, 2013, 02:34:15 PM
Quote from: SM on Jun 17, 2013, 05:12:20 AM
QuoteHonestly, I hope that this is the start of a brighter future out there, but my gut instinct that this is just the regime throwing the domestic population a few bones of relaxed restrictions.

Relaxing restrictions IS the start of a brighter future.

THIS!

But reading Xenomorphines's well-written and very thorough, but also VERY pro-Israel posts on the topic (not only referring to this thread), it is clear that his cynicism towards any of Israel's enemies stands in the way for him to see it in that way.
It's a pro-Israel West-loving subordinate Iran regime or nothing it seems like.

Writing on my iPhone right now so I'll keep this post short for now (hate writing and texting on the phone).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jun 17, 2013, 03:17:05 PM
I don't really follow any international news but isn't this new guy in Iran just a figurehead for the neocon Islamist faction that holds the real power in Tehran? I don't see anything changing, political-wise in that region. Anything short of Israel bombing the place back into the stone age will prompt any real CHANGE anyhow.








Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 17, 2013, 04:38:42 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Jun 17, 2013, 12:23:52 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 17, 2013, 03:36:32 AMWell, console yourself with this then. No one knows exactly who, or what, those virgins will be ;)
Sadly, I have a better idea than they do. They think they'll meet women with fair skin who are incapable of passing gas, but thanks to a mistranslation by The Prophet, it will be more like white raisins.

Yeah, that's what I meant. They think it'll be women but for all they know, it could end up being virgin camels.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 17, 2013, 04:41:39 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/two-boy-scout-leaders-membership-may-revoked-marching-220431746--abc-news-topstories.html (http://news.yahoo.com/two-boy-scout-leaders-membership-may-revoked-marching-220431746--abc-news-topstories.html)

bullshit
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jun 17, 2013, 05:19:40 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jun 17, 2013, 04:41:39 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/two-boy-scout-leaders-membership-may-revoked-marching-220431746--abc-news-topstories.html (http://news.yahoo.com/two-boy-scout-leaders-membership-may-revoked-marching-220431746--abc-news-topstories.html)

bullshit
Not really bullshit but really sad.
QuoteOfficials from the Great Salt Lake Council of the Boy Scouts of America said both Peter Brownstein and Neil Whitaker violated the organization's policy that forbids using Scouting to promote a political position, The Associated Press reported.
"We were very disappointed that you used Scouting to advance the gay agenda at the Utah Pride Parade," council leaders wrote to Brownstein, according to the AP. "You and others are welcome to participate in the parade as supportive citizens but not as uniformed members of the BSA."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Jun 17, 2013, 06:08:23 PM
Quote from: SM on Jun 17, 2013, 05:12:20 AM
Relaxing restrictions IS the start of a brighter future.

If they do and if they're meaningful.

Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 17, 2013, 05:15:21 AM
Regardless, detonating nukes in the region will be a stupid idea because what good will come of it? They're only going to irradiate, well, the entire region and in turn plague themselves.

Iran's far enough away that they wouldn't care, so long as 'da j00z' get incinerated. Regimes like that are thinking in terms of a global caliphate, anyway. Not national borders. The only reason why the radicals haven't organised themselves properly into trying to achieve that, is because the two sects are always at one another's throats over who they think should run it.

It's the same mentality as those who kept blowing up markets in Iraq, killing/injuring hundreds at a time. They felt all those dead civilians were worth it, because they get martyred for the cause (whether they want to or not) for the price of killing one or two Americans (if even that). By our standards, it's nonsensical (and a big reason for why the Iraqi populace turned against the likes of Al Qaeda), but that's the mindset you have to reckon with.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jun 17, 2013, 02:34:15 PM
But reading Xenomorphines's well-written and very thorough, but also VERY pro-Israel posts on the topic (not only referring to this thread), it is clear that his cynicism towards any of Israel's enemies stands in the way for him to see it in that way.
It's a pro-Israel West-loving subordinate Iran regime or nothing it seems like.

No, a pro-Israel regime is never going to happen in the space of a single generation. Not without something really bizarre happening. A lot of places in that region don't even allow the Israeli version of the Red Cross to ferry supplies over and help tend to the wounded in the aftermath of things like earthquakes. The intolerance is that bad.

A regime which isn't constantly supporting, training and harbouring terrorist groups, frequently stirring up hatred by calling for the death and destruction of America, Israel and Westerners in general? That'd be nice.

Would also help their people, too, because all the money they spend on those counter-productive activities could then be spent on things like infrastructure and helping to raise themselves out of poverty. Much like North Korea, blaming the West for their own mismanagement is an easy way to help shift blame away from their own financial incompetence and corruption.

That's what I find so incredibly depressing about it all... If the hatred was lifted and outlandish things like using Mickey Mouse to teach tiny children they need to blow up Jews was done away with? Trade, itself, would help to secure everyone the kind of co-operation they need. Deserts can be made to flourish with today's technology. That whole area could become amazing in just a couple of decades if it wasn't for all of the animosity. Instead, it's jsut a constant cycle of misery, oppression and suffering. :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jun 17, 2013, 07:51:36 PM
Quote from: Xenomorphine on Jun 17, 2013, 06:08:23 PM
No, a pro-Israel regime is never going to happen in the space of a single generation. Not without something really bizarre happening. A lot of places in that region don't even allow the Israeli version of the Red Cross to ferry supplies over and help tend to the wounded in the aftermath of things like earthquakes. The intolerance is that bad.

A regime which isn't constantly supporting, training and harbouring terrorist groups, frequently stirring up hatred by calling for the death and destruction of America, Israel and Westerners in general? That'd be nice.

Would also help their people, too, because all the money they spend on those counter-productive activities could then be spent on things like infrastructure and helping to raise themselves out of poverty. Much like North Korea, blaming the West for their own mismanagement is an easy way to help shift blame away from their own financial incompetence and corruption.

That's what I find so incredibly depressing about it all... If the hatred was lifted and outlandish things like using Mickey Mouse to teach tiny children they need to blow up Jews was done away with? Trade, itself, would help to secure everyone the kind of co-operation they need. Deserts can be made to flourish with today's technology. That whole area could become amazing in just a couple of decades if it wasn't for all of the animosity. Instead, it's jsut a constant cycle of misery, oppression and suffering. :-\

It would help if Israel, fully backed up by us,stopped messing around with Palestine and its people, treating them like absolute shit, occupying land and overreacting psycho style x1000 every time something happens. Stop using military aggression when dealing with its neighbors (like what happened with Turkey not that long ago) or harmless threats (Ship to Gaza for example). Stop acting like warhawks. It's not only Israel's neighbors that are to blame. The West, with us as its vanguard, as well as Russia really fawked that region over. The way Israel was formed and the special treatment it has received ever since had really painted both us and them into a corner.

Putting all the responsibility and pressure on Iran & Co with us pointing fingers after them won't solve anything. We're all a part of this mess. Any positive step in the right direction, no matter how small and insignificant, is a step in the right direction.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Jun 17, 2013, 08:15:23 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 17, 2013, 04:38:42 PMYeah, that's what I meant. They think it'll be women but for all they know, it could end up being virgin camels.
You might check out the "white raisins" angle before sugeesting camels...

QuoteChristoph Luxenberg, a scholar of ancient Semitic languages in Germany, argues that the Koran has been misread and mistranslated for centuries. His work, based on the earliest copies of the Koran, maintains that parts of Islam's holy book are derived from pre-existing Christian Aramaic texts that were misinterpreted by later Islamic scholars who prepared the editions of the Koran commonly read today.

So, for example, the virgins who are supposedly awaiting good Islamic martyrs as their reward in paradise are in reality "white raisins" of crystal clarity rather than fair maidens.

[...For example, the famous passage about the virgins is based on the word hur, which is an adjective in the feminine plural meaning simply ''white.'' Islamic tradition insists the term hur stands for ''houri,'' which means virgin, but Mr. Luxenberg insists that this is a forced misreading of the text. In both ancient Aramaic and in at least one respected dictionary of early Arabic, hur means ''white raisin.''

Mr. Luxenberg has traced the passages dealing with paradise to a Christian text called Hymns of Paradise by a fourth-century author. Mr. Luxenberg said the word paradise was derived from the Aramaic word for garden and all the descriptions of paradise described it as a garden of flowing waters, abundant fruits and white raisins, a prized delicacy in the ancient Near East. In this context, white raisins, mentioned often as hur, Mr. Luxenberg said, makes more sense than a reward of sexual favors.

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/02/arts/scholars-are-quietly-offering-new-theories-of-the-koran.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm (http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/02/arts/scholars-are-quietly-offering-new-theories-of-the-koran.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 17, 2013, 11:20:00 PM
LOL@white raisins. Either way, camels or raisins, I don't think it's what the martyrs are hoping for.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Jun 17, 2013, 11:32:01 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jun 17, 2013, 07:51:36 PM
It would help if Israel, fully backed up by us,stopped messing around with Palestine and its people, treating them like absolute shit, occupying land and overreacting psycho style x1000 every time something happens. Stop using military aggression when dealing with its neighbors (like what happened with Turkey not that long ago) or harmless threats (Ship to Gaza for example). Stop acting like warhawks. It's not only Israel's neighbors that are to blame. The West, with us as its vanguard, as well as Russia really fawked that region over. The way Israel was formed and the special treatment it has received ever since had really painted both us and them into a corner.

Israel's large-scale military actions have been defensive. I'm sure there are plenty of examples of individuals showing hostility against ordinary non-Israelis on the borders (just as the reverse is true, such as the Israeli family who got murdered, including the baby, under the justification it would grow up to be a soldier), but that's not the same as governmental policy.

Israel has some very odd politics, internally. They've got a huge problem with their own fundamental religionists, who are exempt from military service, think Israel should effectively become a massive Amish community without any technology and suck money away from the state in exchange for doing nothing but religious study. Most of the time, though, they restrain their military in ways we in the West never would do. The most recent actions were only after months of having hundreds of rockets being fired at them. I wouldn't expect my own government to do nothing about that, so, I don't blame the Israelis from trying to take out what they can.

It's interesting to note that the reason their Iron Dome has yet to make any foreign sales, even though it's an incredibly effective system, is apparently because potential buyers said they were very impressed with the system, but said that no other government would allow a situation to develop so far as for their own nation to be under bombardment, day after day, without just sending their army in!

If you had a better idea for how to deal with that kind of behaviour, let's hear it. Diplomacy was tried. Rockets kept on coming.

As for things like boarding the ship heading to Gaza, they refused to be inspected. Getting boarded is what happens when you refuse to be inspected and are heading for somewhere like that. Israel lets a lot of aid get through, but they need to make sure it is what's claimed and not yet another smuggling operation. In fact, the last ship which attempted to do that, I believe the Egyptians escorted away, for similar reasons.

QuotePutting all the responsibility and pressure on Iran & Co with us pointing fingers after them won't solve anything.

The responsibility is all on Iran, in terms of its own decision to proceed with creating nuclear weapons. It's got nothing to do with Israel's actions. It's Iranian's own foreign policy, nobody else's. Just as its track records of decades of direct support, training and accommodation of terrorist groups is. That's Iran's decision, not Israel's.

And, no, diplomatic pressure, by itself, won't change anything. Unfortunately, Russia and China, as per usual, have constantly stood in the way of most kinds of sanctions which would have had a chance of affecting the nuclear programme, directly. What has been passed is affecting the ordinary people and not seeming to do anything to slow down the heart of the matter. Too little, too late.

"If the enemy is to be coerced, you must put him in a situation that is even more unpleasant than the sacrifice you call on him to make. The hardships of the situation must not be merely transient - at least not in appearance. Otherwise, the enemy would not give in, but would wait for things to improve."
- Clausewitz

It should be kept in mind that the new guy is the one who was boasting, not too long ago, about how playing for time with the European negotiators had achieved nothing but allowing them to make gains in the nuclear programme. Why the inferred assumption he'd try to put it on ice?

QuoteWe're all a part of this mess. Any positive step in the right direction, no matter how small and insignificant, is a step in the right direction.

Iran's the one who's made the decision, no-one else. If they put a halt to it, awesome. But I see no signs of that happening, so far. I'm expecting, at most, a few token relaxations of domestic oppression, to ease off the potential of further riots, due to the failing economy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 17, 2013, 11:36:11 PM
QuoteIf they do and if they're meaningful.


Hooray for glass half empty...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jun 18, 2013, 01:14:57 AM
Quote from: Xenomorphine on Jun 17, 2013, 11:32:01 PM
Israel's large-scale military actions have been defensive. I'm sure there are plenty of examples of individuals showing hostility against ordinary non-Israelis on the borders (just as the reverse is true, such as the Israeli family who got murdered, including the baby, under the justification it would grow up to be a soldier), but that's not the same as governmental policy.

Israel is playing hardball with its neighbors and has really pushed its former ally Turkey away. Israeli border activity is no joke...


QuoteIsrael has some very odd politics, internally. They've got a huge problem with their own fundamental religionists, who are exempt from military service, think Israel should effectively become a massive Amish community without any technology and suck money away from the state in exchange for doing nothing but religious study. Most of the time, though, they restrain their military in ways we in the West never would do.

Yeah, let's all forget about the near-Apartheid system upheld over there...

There is only "restraint" here because our reputation is at hold. If they (Israel) go all in we (USA) will have to join them, and it's going to be ugly. They can't afford that to happen.


QuoteThe most recent actions were only after months of having hundreds of rockets being fired at them. I wouldn't expect my own government to do nothing about that, so, I don't blame the Israelis from trying to take out what they can.

And prior to that??? Israel did absolutely nothing to provoke that? Ridiculous! Both sides are guilty as hell. The only difference here is that Israel go overkill every single time something happens. 2 Israelis killed plus two houses roughed up result in 120 Palestines killed and two blocks turned into smoking cinder. Good job guys! That'll show them!


QuoteIt's interesting to note that the reason their Iron Dome has yet to make any foreign sales, even though it's an incredibly effective system, is apparently because potential buyers said they were very impressed with the system, but said that no other government would allow a situation to develop so far as for their own nation to be under bombardment, day after day, without just sending their army in!

...or maybe because the Palestine resistance is a joke compared to the mighty Israeli army, 100% backed up by us. Those rockets are just glorified firecrackers on speed. They do minimum damage. No other (civilized) nation would even consider to do what Israel has been doing for ages now. Iron Dome is like killing flies with a flamethrower.


QuoteIf you had a better idea for how to deal with that kind of behaviour, let's hear it. Diplomacy was tried. Rockets kept on coming.

No. Actually try diplomacy for once. Real diplomacy. Not one-way direction US-Israel "our way or the highway" diplomacy. Both sides have to cut back and compromise, but it is up to the stronger side to reach out and be patient, not the weaker side.


QuoteAs for things like boarding the ship heading to Gaza, they refused to be inspected. Getting boarded is what happens when you refuse to be inspected and are heading for somewhere like that. Israel lets a lot of aid get through, but they need to make sure it is what's claimed and not yet another smuggling operation. In fact, the last ship which attempted to do that, I believe the Egyptians escorted away, for similar reasons.

Really... That's not what I have heard.


QuoteThe responsibility is all on Iran, in terms of its own decision to proceed with creating nuclear weapons. It's got nothing to do with Israel's actions. It's Iranian's own foreign policy, nobody else's. Just as its track records of decades of direct support, training and accommodation of terrorist groups is. That's Iran's decision, not Israel's.

The epic hypocrisy of the only country that ever nuked another nation (the U.S.) and its overtly violent and trigger-happy friend (Israel) - both possessing an arsenal of nuclear weapons - forbidding another hardball nation (Iran) to develop their own nuclear technology, which might result in nuclear weapons, just won't get us anywhere, because it's just a big joke.


QuoteAnd, no, diplomatic pressure, by itself, won't change anything. Unfortunately, Russia and China, as per usual, have constantly stood in the way of most kinds of sanctions which would have had a chance of affecting the nuclear programme, directly. What has been passed is affecting the ordinary people and not seeming to do anything to slow down the heart of the matter. Too little, too late.

There were a bunch or reports published both in NY Times, TIME Magazine and Washington Post after former president Ahmadinejad's speech at the UN that sanctions against Iran do more harm than good and is actually helping the Ayatollah & Co more than hurting them, simply because Iran is no an unstable nation despite it being really fawked up in so many other ways.


QuoteIt should be kept in mind that the new guy is the one who was boasting, not too long ago, about how playing for time with the European negotiators had achieved nothing but allowing them to make gains in the nuclear programme. Why the inferred assumption he'd try to put it on ice?

I never said this guy is Jesus.


QuoteIran's the one who's made the decision, no-one else. If they put a halt to it, awesome. But I see no signs of that happening, so far. I'm expecting, at most, a few token relaxations of domestic oppression, to ease off the potential of further riots, due to the failing economy.

Et viola! That is indeed change! That is making things better even if only slightly! It's a sign that the conservatives in Iran slowly, slowly, but hopefully steadily, are losing their grip over the country. They've realized that they won't be able to continue controlling the country unless they do something, and since Iran is f****d up rather than bat-shit crazy, they're trying to deal with the people through what looks like democracy (democracy that has been tampered with that is...).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Jun 18, 2013, 04:47:57 AM
Quote from: SM on Jun 17, 2013, 11:36:11 PM
Hooray for glass half empty...

Trust, but verify. :)

Sorry for the cynicism, but Iran's actions and habitual obfuscation, over the decades, demands being suspicious of their actions if you're a realist.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jun 18, 2013, 01:14:57 AM
Israel is playing hardball with its neighbors and has really pushed its former ally Turkey away. Israeli border activity is no joke...

Of course it plays hardball. Strength is what's respected out there.

And I suggest you re-examine Turkey's own actions.

QuoteYeah, let's all forget about the near-Apartheid system upheld over there...

If you want to call it that, you're entitled to. I won't agree, however.

QuoteThere is only "restraint" here because our reputation is at hold. If they (Israel) go all in we (USA) will have to join them, and it's going to be ugly. They can't afford that to happen.

Nonsense. The IDF has shown unbelievable restraint in its major operations. There's plenty of footage available of them aborting missions altogether, because they've found civilians in the nearby area. They go to the bother of telephoning target buildings in advance, to let those inside get out in advance, even when they know they're being used as nothing more than ammunition stockpiles and launch sites. Name me another military in the world which goes to an extreme like that last one... You'll have a very difficult time (mostly, because it's highly illogical; you should be seeking to terminate as many operators as you can).

Quote
QuoteThe most recent actions were only after months of having hundreds of rockets being fired at them. I wouldn't expect my own government to do nothing about that, so, I don't blame the Israelis from trying to take out what they can.

And prior to that??? Israel did absolutely nothing to provoke that? Ridiculous! Both sides are guilty as hell. The only difference here is that Israel go overkill every single time something happens. 2 Israelis killed plus two houses roughed up result in 120 Palestines killed and two blocks turned into smoking cinder. Good job guys! That'll show them!

You're trying to insert moral equivalence. There isn't much of that to be had. HAMAS was launching rockets because they seek the destruction of Israel. It's nothing to do with being 'provoked'. They kept getting away with it for months and it emboldened them to launch more and more, until it was in the hundreds per day.

You might also recall that the Israelis threatened to re-invade to put an end to that, once and for all. The fact that they ultimately didn't runs counter to the narrative you keep putting up, of them wanting nothing but death and destruction for their neighbours (when it would be far more popular and profitable to simply get along and trade with them).

Quote...or maybe because the Palestine resistance is a joke compared to the mighty Israeli army, 100% backed up by us. Those rockets are just glorified firecrackers on speed. They do minimum damage. No other (civilized) nation would even consider to do what Israel has been doing for ages now. Iron Dome is like killing flies with a flamethrower.

I'm confused... You want me to feel sorry for them because they don't have the capacity to flatten Israel?

If it wasn't for Iron Dome, the destruction would have been well in excess of what it was. You're forgetting that HAMAS and co were starting to fire more than just the usual short-range, unguided stuff. That's the whole point of Iron Dome - it doesn't fire unless it calculates that a munition will hit a populated area. Look at how many times it fired. Combine that with those it missed and you have your answer for how much more dangerous it would have been, had Iron Dome not been there.

QuoteNo. Actually try diplomacy for once. Real diplomacy. Not one-way direction US-Israel "our way or the highway" diplomacy. Both sides have to cut back and compromise, but it is up to the stronger side to reach out and be patient, not the weaker side.

All they were asking was for the other side to stop firing hundreds of rockets at them. How does this equate to 'our way or the highway'? Surely, it's a pretty common sense request?

And when they did that, Israel stopped returning fire, just as they said they would.

QuoteThe epic hypocrisy of the only country that ever nuked another nation (the U.S.) and its overtly violent and trigger-happy friend (Israel) - both possessing an arsenal of nuclear weapons - forbidding another hardball nation (Iran) to develop their own nuclear technology, which might result in nuclear weapons, just won't get us anywhere, because it's just a big joke.

With respect, you're putting out lots of strawman arguments here.

Yes, the US is the only nation to have used nuclear weapons in war. When you put that in its historical context, however, then it doesn't comes across as ominous as you intended.

Yes, Israel has nuclear weapons. yes, it's also demonstrated itself responsible enough to handle them, because of neither using them in anger or handing them out to terrorist groups. The threat of Iran having that same capability is that it would do at least one of those things, if not both.

If a thug down the bottom of your road is supplying local criminals in your area with guns and has been holding town hall meetings, where it calls for your house to be blown up and your family killed, for many decades, is it not common sense for the authorities to be suspicious of their motives when they start talking about importing dynamite for 'construction purposes'?

And, considering how much obfuscation they've put in the path of inspectors, that should tell us all we need to know about whether their ambitions are noble.

Quote
QuoteAnd, no, diplomatic pressure, by itself, won't change anything. Unfortunately, Russia and China, as per usual, have constantly stood in the way of most kinds of sanctions which would have had a chance of affecting the nuclear programme, directly. What has been passed is affecting the ordinary people and not seeming to do anything to slow down the heart of the matter. Too little, too late.

There were a bunch or reports published both in NY Times, TIME Magazine and Washington Post after former president Ahmadinejad's speech at the UN that sanctions against Iran do more harm than good and is actually helping the Ayatollah & Co more than hurting them, simply because Iran is no an unstable nation despite it being really fawked up in so many other ways.

Exactly. They hurt the ordinary people and economy. They're not halting the nuclear programme. We don't even have any indications that it's slowing down (if anything, there are indications that it's sped up).

QuoteI never said this guy is Jesus.

No, but if he's one of those who was boasting about how easy it's been to fool the West and carry on with the nuclear programme in secret, that should start to ring some alarm bells, no?

Quote
QuoteIran's the one who's made the decision, no-one else. If they put a halt to it, awesome. But I see no signs of that happening, so far. I'm expecting, at most, a few token relaxations of domestic oppression, to ease off the potential of further riots, due to the failing economy.

Et viola! That is indeed change! That is making things better even if only slightly! It's a sign that the conservatives in Iran slowly, slowly, but hopefully steadily, are losing their grip over the country. They've realized that they won't be able to continue controlling the country unless they do something, and since Iran is f****d up rather than bat-shit crazy, they're trying to deal with the people through what looks like democracy (democracy that has been tampered with that is...).

You fail to see my point. I wrote, earlier on, that it only matters if the changes are meaningful. If they're token, at best, then they're almost worthless. And if they're done purely to avoid riots, that means they're short term and done out of political expedience, not because of being a true 'moderate'.

All I'm saying is that we should wait to see some legitimate changes before celebrating a change of the proverbial business card. The same regime is still in control. Their 'Supreme Leader' is still the one calling the shots.

If things, meaningful things, really do happen? I'll be very happy for the world. But I've got every reason to remain highly suspicious until they do.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 18, 2013, 04:55:53 PM
http://omg.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/again-driving-drama-justin-bieber-135839783.html (http://omg.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/again-driving-drama-justin-bieber-135839783.html)

lol, Bieber crushed a guys leg with his car and fled the scene.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jun 18, 2013, 05:15:06 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jun 18, 2013, 04:55:53 PM
http://omg.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/again-driving-drama-justin-bieber-135839783.html (http://omg.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/again-driving-drama-justin-bieber-135839783.html)

lol, Bieber crushed a guys leg with his car and fled the scene.

THIS IS GOOD NEWS!

(1,000,000 internets to anyone who gets the reference.)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jun 18, 2013, 06:07:58 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 17, 2013, 11:20:00 PM
LOL@white raisins. Either way, camels or raisins, I don't think it's what the martyrs are hoping for.


So not the 72 virgins as depicted here?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq5bw3BhOCI# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq5bw3BhOCI#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Jun 18, 2013, 07:59:06 PM
If he's driving at night with shades on and no seat belt, should we be surprised? :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jun 18, 2013, 08:02:28 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/meet-2013-astronaut-class-nasa-may-send-mars-125500209.html (http://news.yahoo.com/meet-2013-astronaut-class-nasa-may-send-mars-125500209.html)


First to an asteroid then to Mars, pretty exciting!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 18, 2013, 08:09:27 PM
You know governments would have to get back into the space race.  Can't let the corporations run the stars.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jun 18, 2013, 08:35:26 PM
IDK, Virgin Galactic has really kick started the commercial space industry.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 18, 2013, 09:02:43 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jun 18, 2013, 06:07:58 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 17, 2013, 11:20:00 PM
LOL@white raisins. Either way, camels or raisins, I don't think it's what the martyrs are hoping for.


So not the 72 virgins as depicted here?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq5bw3BhOCI# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq5bw3BhOCI#)

LOL, I love Family Guy 8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Jun 18, 2013, 10:15:55 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Jun 18, 2013, 08:02:28 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/meet-2013-astronaut-class-nasa-may-send-mars-125500209.html (http://news.yahoo.com/meet-2013-astronaut-class-nasa-may-send-mars-125500209.html)

First to an asteroid then to Mars, pretty exciting!

Something tells me those astronauts will be in their seventies before NASA can get around to this... :-\ And then it'll be something as trivial as going there to get a few samples of dirt and coming back home.

Not sure if the Mars One effort will ever get anywhere, but their mindset for leading by innovation is really inspiring. We've squandered so much time and a self-supporting colony has massive potential for the future.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jun 18, 2013, 10:29:48 PM
Quote from: Xenomorphine on Jun 18, 2013, 10:15:55 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Jun 18, 2013, 08:02:28 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/meet-2013-astronaut-class-nasa-may-send-mars-125500209.html (http://news.yahoo.com/meet-2013-astronaut-class-nasa-may-send-mars-125500209.html)

First to an asteroid then to Mars, pretty exciting!

Something tells me those astronauts will be in their seventies before NASA can get around to this... :-\ And then it'll be something as trivial as going there to get a few samples of dirt and coming back home.

Not sure if the Mars One effort will ever get anywhere, but their mindset for leading by innovation is really inspiring. We've squandered so much time and a self-supporting colony has massive potential for the future.


Russia has already experimented with people living underground for a year and a half for a Mars team.  I do remember something about a radiation issue as well.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 18, 2013, 11:30:29 PM
QuoteAnd then it'll be something as trivial as going there to get a few samples of dirt and coming back home.


Like when they went to the moon.

lol "trivial".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jun 19, 2013, 01:04:18 AM
Quote from: Xenomorphine on Jun 18, 2013, 04:47:57 AM
Of course it plays hardball. Strength is what's respected out there.

And I suggest you re-examine Turkey's own actions.

Oh, I never claimed that Turkey is in any way innocent. But like you said, strength is the only thing believed to be respected "out there", which means that allies are worth more than anything.


QuoteIf you want to call it that, you're entitled to. I won't agree, however.

And what would you like to call it if I may ask? *really curious about this one*


QuoteNonsense. The IDF has shown unbelievable restraint in its major operations. There's plenty of footage available of them aborting missions altogether, because they've found civilians in the nearby area. They go to the bother of telephoning target buildings in advance, to let those inside get out in advance, even when they know they're being used as nothing more than ammunition stockpiles and launch sites. Name me another military in the world which goes to an extreme like that last one... You'll have a very difficult time (mostly, because it's highly illogical; you should be seeking to terminate as many operators as you can).

Like I said, they're showing restraint because Israel knows that our (the US) reputation is at stake as well. If Israel goes to war then so do we. If Israel goes truly rogue we'll have to support them or ditch them, either way our world will be heavily affected. Kind of has WWIII written all over it.


QuoteYou're trying to insert moral equivalence. There isn't much of that to be had. HAMAS was launching rockets because they seek the destruction of Israel. It's nothing to do with being 'provoked'. They kept getting away with it for months and it emboldened them to launch more and more, until it was in the hundreds per day.

And maybe if Israel would stop acting like South Africa back in the day HAMAS would get less support...


QuoteYou might also recall that the Israelis threatened to re-invade to put an end to that, once and for all. The fact that they ultimately didn't runs counter to the narrative you keep putting up, of them wanting nothing but death and destruction for their neighbours (when it would be far more popular and profitable to simply get along and trade with them).

Because it isn't as simple as that. Like I've pointed out in previous posts.


QuoteI'm confused... You want me to feel sorry for them because they don't have the capacity to flatten Israel?

No, I want you to feel SOMETHING for Palestine for Israel continuing tearing down the already bombed to bedrock infrastructure and society at the other side of the wall built by Israel. Palestine is fighting back the best they can. A desperate war they can't win.


QuoteAll they were asking was for the other side to stop firing hundreds of rockets at them. How does this equate to 'our way or the highway'? Surely, it's a pretty common sense request?

And all Palestinians want is to be treated like humans again - as equals. Stop being pushed down and out of their OWN country. Stop having walls built around them, stop cutting them off from the outside world. Stop being denied human rights and dignity.


QuoteAnd when they did that, Israel stopped returning fire, just as they said they would.
Palestinians have done the same. So what? They're both aggressors filled with grudge.


QuoteWith respect, you're putting out lots of strawman arguments here.

Yes, the US is the only nation to have used nuclear weapons in war. When you put that in its historical context, however, then it doesn't comes across as ominous as you intended.

It sure does! The U.S. nuked Japan which was the advent of us turning into the World Police nation we all know today. Remember the cold war? Us and the ruskies were circling the button for way too long. If any country should be denied access to nuclear weapons judged by its past it would sure be the USA.


QuoteYes, Israel has nuclear weapons. yes, it's also demonstrated itself responsible enough to handle them, because of neither using them in anger or handing them out to terrorist groups. The threat of Iran having that same capability is that it would do at least one of those things, if not both.

Like I said. Iran is not a crazy bananas country. They would never nuke any of its neighbors frivolously. They would however enter a cold war if needed to. Handing nukes to terrorists is way too dangerous because it could literary backfire. Also, if Iran would indeed peddle nukes to terrorists Iran would lose all its newfound credibility - it would be an open invitation for us to invade them. They wouldn't stand a chance. Israel would nuke the country out of existence.


QuoteIf a thug down the bottom of your road is supplying local criminals in your area with guns and has been holding town hall meetings, where it calls for your house to be blown up and your family killed, for many decades, is it not common sense for the authorities to be suspicious of their motives when they start talking about importing dynamite for 'construction purposes'?

What if the thug down the bottom of your road perceive you the exact same way but also thinks that you are a laughable hypocrite and the biggest bully terrorizing the block for several decades?


QuoteAnd, considering how much obfuscation they've put in the path of inspectors, that should tell us all we need to know about whether their ambitions are noble.

There is probably a lot of truth in that.

Personally I think it should be illegal with nuclear weapons, and no nation should be exempt from that rule, not even us. You either ban nukes all-together or accept the fact there will be more cold wars or even a nuclear holocaust. Anything else is hypocrite.


QuoteNo, but if he's one of those who was boasting about how easy it's been to fool the West and carry on with the nuclear programme in secret, that should start to ring some alarm bells, no?

Reading my previous answers my answer would be: Not necessarily


QuoteYou fail to see my point. I wrote, earlier on, that it only matters if the changes are meaningful. If they're token, at best, then they're almost worthless. And if they're done purely to avoid riots, that means they're short term and done out of political expedience, not because of being a true 'moderate'.

It's not worthless to the people of Iran. To them that is CHANGE and they could care less if it's wholehearted change or just a way for the council to save their backs - the result is the same in the end. To them it is the beginning of something that hopefully will turn Iran to better place to live in.


QuoteAll I'm saying is that we should wait to see some legitimate changes before celebrating a change of the proverbial business card. The same regime is still in control. Their 'Supreme Leader' is still the one calling the shots.

True. Nonetheless they decided to accept a 'moderate' reformist to join the presidential election, and he won. They invited new ideas and thoughts into their political discussion. This will change Iran in the long run and the Ayatollah & Co know that. They're just riding the wave hoping that it will bring them far enough to start it over again before it dies out.


QuoteIf things, meaningful things, really do happen? I'll be very happy for the world. But I've got every reason to remain highly suspicious until they do.

Time will tell.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Jun 19, 2013, 06:44:14 AM
http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/video/teens-steal-mans-wheelchair-long-230200879.html (http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/video/teens-steal-mans-wheelchair-long-230200879.html)

What a retards really...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 19, 2013, 08:29:56 AM
Quote from: WinterActual on Jun 19, 2013, 06:44:14 AM
http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/video/teens-steal-mans-wheelchair-long-230200879.html (http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/video/teens-steal-mans-wheelchair-long-230200879.html)

What a retards really...

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/long_island&id=9135162 (http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/long_island&id=9135162)

Resolution, it seems.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Jun 19, 2013, 08:46:53 AM
Quote from: SM on Jun 18, 2013, 11:30:29 PM
Like when they went to the moon.

lol "trivial".

Compared to the need to set up colonies, yeah, it is. :)

At least with the moon, there were definitive plans of trying to get a base going. The Challenger disaster ground everything to a screeching halt. :(

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jun 19, 2013, 01:04:18 AM
And what would you like to call it if I may ask? *really curious about this one*

Israel has some demographic problems, sure (and you're going to find out and out racists in every nation on Earth, with the difference being whether their private individuals or making up domestic policy), but I feel comparing it to Apartheid is inaccurate and, at best, in poor taste. Especially compared to the kind of stuff going on under the governmental hell of HAMAS, just over over the border.

QuoteLike I said, they're showing restraint because Israel knows that our (the US) reputation is at stake as well. If Israel goes to war then so do we. If Israel goes truly rogue we'll have to support them or ditch them, either way our world will be heavily affected. Kind of has WWIII written all over it.

No, they're showing restraint because they're constantly getting accused of all manner of things and have to watch their every step. Many of which turn out to be false, but by the time they're proven as such, many months have passed and the rebuttals don't capture new headlines.

Doing things like telephoning up the personnel inside a target, specifically so that they can get out (along with any equipment and munitions inside there), has nothing to do with the US being an ally. While unintended casualties are a sad fact of any conflict, Israel often goes to extremes to avoid them which even our militaries would see as highly impractical.

QuoteAnd maybe if Israel would stop acting like South Africa back in the day HAMAS would get less support...

And there we'll have to agree to disagree. HAMAS doesn't care. It was firing rockets in the order of hundreds per day to try and kill Jews. That was its objective. Nothing noble. Simple racist genocide.

But, again, you haven't provided an alternative for military action in that case (which was ultimately what it took to stop the bombardments).

QuoteNo, I want you to feel SOMETHING for Palestine for Israel continuing tearing down the already bombed to bedrock infrastructure and society at the other side of the wall built by Israel. Palestine is fighting back the best they can. A desperate war they can't win.

But I do feel compassion for them. That's why I lament they've got such incredibly hateful an corrupt people in charge of them. Fatah isn't exactly miles better than HAMAS. Both are equally appalling choices and pump out tons of kill-the-Jews 'documentaries' on TV. Many of them aimed at children. Personally, I find that horrifying. They could have much more constructive lives, but those in charge of them are fixated on endlessly maintaining what's effectively become a death cult (much of it with millions of dollars' worth of funds from places like the UN, meant for construction, education and improving health).

Quote
QuoteAll they were asking was for the other side to stop firing hundreds of rockets at them. How does this equate to 'our way or the highway'? Surely, it's a pretty common sense request?

And all Palestinians want is to be treated like humans again - as equals. Stop being pushed down and out of their OWN country. Stop having walls built around them, stop cutting them off from the outside world. Stop being denied human rights and dignity.

As I say, if you think that's the reason for why hundreds of rockets were getting fired at Israel (perhaps we should examine how they could have improved the lives of their people of the same price as all those missiles cost), then you're sorely mistaken.

Quote
QuoteAnd when they did that, Israel stopped returning fire, just as they said they would.

Palestinians have done the same. So what? They're both aggressors filled with grudge.

And so, you see the benefits of a truce and not firing hundreds of rockets at Israel, yes? :)

Quote
QuoteYes, the US is the only nation to have used nuclear weapons in war. When you put that in its historical context, however, then it doesn't comes across as ominous as you intended.

It sure does! The U.S. nuked Japan which was the advent of us turning into the World Police nation we all know today. Remember the cold war? Us and the ruskies were circling the button for way too long. If any country should be denied access to nuclear weapons judged by its past it would sure be the USA.

First, that's an utterly impractical idea. Second, if atomic weapons hadn't been used, a much higher number of people would have ultimately been killed. Third, the fire-bombings of Tokyo killed more people than the two famous bombs did.

Fourth, it's an irony, but the US couldn't get enough nuclear material to make their bombs... Where did they ultimately get it from? A shipment heading from Nazi Germany to Imperial Japan, via U-boat. Why? Because the Japanese were trying to make their own... They were already on the brink of using plague against San Francisco, as it was.

Has the US used them since? No. It's proven itself to be a responsible user.

QuoteLike I said. Iran is not a crazy bananas country. They would never nuke any of its neighbors frivolously.

It's nice to think they wouldn't nuke Israel, but that's not what they say in endlessly repeated statements. Everything spoken in rallies about Israel, America and allies is about wanting death and destruction for them.

QuoteThey would however enter a cold war if needed to.

They already have been for a long time. You don't need nuclear weapons for that.

QuoteHanding nukes to terrorists is way too dangerous because it could literary backfire. Also, if Iran would indeed peddle nukes to terrorists Iran would lose all its newfound credibility - it would be an open invitation for us to invade them. They wouldn't stand a chance. Israel would nuke the country out of existence.

And exactly why would they care? They have every motivation to do so if they think they can get away with it. If they think it would result in turning Tel Aviv into glass, they'd consider any consequences to be worth it (in the same way as their glorified suicide bombers give up their lives in return for blowing up a school bus). They may even be gauging that the Obama administration would avoid a retaliatory strike and opt for something conventional, instead. Groups like HAMAS have thrived on declaring 'victory', just because they haven't been 100% exterminated after each engagement with Israel, even though, by every serious measure, they clearly lost. Iran wouldn't only be banking on the same, but would also be assuming it would give them instantaneous, massive support across the entire Middle East (which it probably would) and kick-start their beloved holy war against the 'infidels'.

Remember, Bin Laden was betting on America not having the stomach to retaliate after September the 11th. His musings had him regard America as a 'weak horse', based on what he'd noted of Clinton's unwillingness to do more than fire a few hundred cruise missiles at enemies. He assumed Bush would behave in exactly the same way.

And even if it didn't strike? Even if it didn't palm them off to terrorists? All it needs is the realistic threat of doing so. That's all it would require for any future diplomatic negotiations to get incredibly messy. Just look at North Korea.

Same principle as why you don't have to actually mine an enemy's harbour. All you do is release a statement which infers you have. The enemy then has to expend massive resources on trying to locate even the smallest mine anywhere near it and shut down any and all commercial shipping while it does.

Now imagine how much more complicated that gets when issues like nuclear blackmail enter the picture.

"Yes, yes... But, you see, if our conditions are not met, certain, shall we say... Elements within our military... They may find themselves temptation to pass on such terrible weapons to third parties. Our economy is in a truly terrible state, largely due to sanctions and, thus, we cannot be blamed for being unable to fund the appropriate security precautions."

It's the diplomatic equivalent of going, "Hey, nice car... Be a shame if anything happened to it."

And even after that headache, if we somehow avoid any and all of the above, the very best outcome to a nuclear-armed Iran is that it will cause a nuclear arms race across the region. Nations like Saudi Arabia and all the rest who feel threatened by Iran - they'll all want their own. Which, in itself, then multiplies the problems of nuclear proliferations to a ridiculous level.

Quote
QuoteIf a thug down the bottom of your road is supplying local criminals in your area with guns and has been holding town hall meetings, where it calls for your house to be blown up and your family killed, for many decades, is it not common sense for the authorities to be suspicious of their motives when they start talking about importing dynamite for 'construction purposes'?

What if the thug down the bottom of your road perceive you the exact same way but also thinks that you are a laughable hypocrite and the biggest bully terrorizing the block for several decades?

Except that the thug's perception doesn't change the basic situation. :)

I'm putting you in Israel's shoes. Iran is the thug. All of your diplomatic attempts haven't done anything to stop them getting the dynamite they're claiming is for 'construction purposes' (even though it's clearly not). They've been paying off gangs to assault your friends and family for decades and calling for your house to get blown up. What are you going to do?

Obvious answer is that you, at first, feel justifiably concerned and try to get the police involved. If the police aren't doing anything, however, then you'll start to think in terms of home defence and doing what you can to prevent them getting that dynamite.

QuotePersonally I think it should be illegal with nuclear weapons, and no nation should be exempt from that rule, not even us. You either ban nukes all-together or accept the fact there will be more cold wars or even a nuclear holocaust. Anything else is hypocrite.

The horse has bolted. Some genies can't be put back in the bottle. Complete global disarmament is not going to happen.

Not yet, anyway... If missile defence gets efficient and cheap enough, we'll finally have an alternative. So long as enough money is spent on it, I'd be all in favour of getting rid of nuclear weapons then. Until such a time, a deterrence is required.

QuoteIt's not worthless to the people of Iran. To them that is CHANGE and they could care less if it's wholehearted change or just a way for the council to save their backs - the result is the same in the end. To them it is the beginning of something that hopefully will turn Iran to better place to live in.

There are varying degrees of 'change', though. If the change is small and fleeting, then it has no impact (which reminds me of a certain basketball star's recent trip to North Korea and the bizarre statements he made).

It's also coming to light now that the new guy may have had a big part to do with crushing the student rebellions of 1999, in which case I can't see him being a big fan of fundamental human rights, either.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 19, 2013, 10:27:23 AM
Quote from: Xenomorphine on Jun 19, 2013, 08:46:53 AM
Compared to the need to set up colonies, yeah, it is. :)
We don't "need" to set up new colonies. The technologies and systems they might develop to land on an asteroid safely would be nothing but beneficial in the long run -- even if they fail they'd still be helping.

Heck, even if we go by the need for colonisation, it's still not trivial -- Ceres, the largest asteroid in the asteroid belt, has been proposed as a potential site for human colonisation. It would actually make transporting materials, particularly from the asteroid belt itself, to Mars or the Moon easier and more energy efficient than doing so from the Earth (The place only has an escape velocity of half a kilometer a second.) Being able to successfully land on the sucker would seem to be a good way to get the ball rolling on that, don't you think?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 19, 2013, 11:48:02 AM
QuoteCompared to the need to set up colonies, yeah, it is.

At least with the moon, there were definitive plans of trying to get a base going. The Challenger disaster ground everything to a screeching halt.


Challenger was over 15 years after Apollo 18, 19 and 20 got canned, and at least 5 years after Skylab.  Then there was another 25 years of shuttle missions with the prime focus on near Earth obrit missions.

Don't see any connection between Challenger and lack of moon bases.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Predaker on Jun 19, 2013, 03:08:00 PM
Men's Warehouse ousts founder and TV spokesman:

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL3N0EV2Q320130619?irpc=932 (http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL3N0EV2Q320130619?irpc=932)



Spoiler
You're Fired!

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdsgf5yo77bffl.cloudfront.net%2Fpage-img%2Fgeorge-zimmer-splash.jpg&hash=a5ec9d45dc2f27f52d5b9f08ebed543b29d96d08)

"They're going to pay for this... I guarantee it."
[close]
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 19, 2013, 03:24:25 PM
I'm surprised more hasn't been done about the space race.  We squabble over resources every day.  Yet in space resources are infinite.

It seems obvious that you'd want to go out there as quick as possible to my mind.  Even if you fail, you fail trying.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Predaker on Jun 19, 2013, 05:15:58 PM
Zimmer fires back at the Men's Warehouse board of Directors

http://www.cnbc.com/id/100827922 (http://www.cnbc.com/id/100827922)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 19, 2013, 05:53:56 PM
http://ballislife.com/upset-miami-heat-fans-trying-to-beat-the-traffic-missed-the-heat-beating-the-spurs/ (http://ballislife.com/upset-miami-heat-fans-trying-to-beat-the-traffic-missed-the-heat-beating-the-spurs/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Predaker on Jun 19, 2013, 06:55:36 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jun 19, 2013, 05:53:56 PM
http://ballislife.com/upset-miami-heat-fans-trying-to-beat-the-traffic-missed-the-heat-beating-the-spurs/ (http://ballislife.com/upset-miami-heat-fans-trying-to-beat-the-traffic-missed-the-heat-beating-the-spurs/)

LOL  :laugh:

Go Spurs! Texans know how to beat the heat.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 19, 2013, 07:00:16 PM
Quote from: Predaker on Jun 19, 2013, 06:55:36 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jun 19, 2013, 05:53:56 PM
http://ballislife.com/upset-miami-heat-fans-trying-to-beat-the-traffic-missed-the-heat-beating-the-spurs/ (http://ballislife.com/upset-miami-heat-fans-trying-to-beat-the-traffic-missed-the-heat-beating-the-spurs/)

LOL  :laugh:

Go Spurs! Texans know how to beat the heat.
They sure didn't know how to yesterday.  ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Predaker on Jun 19, 2013, 07:06:15 PM
They managed to go into overtime and only lost by three points. I was just rooting for my team and indulging in some Texas pride. Go Mavs! :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 19, 2013, 07:38:53 PM
Being from Miami I'm gonna have to disagree with you.  :laugh:

Seriously though, I hate those kind of fans.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 19, 2013, 10:08:15 PM
Everybody knows that Heat fans are just riding the wagon.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 19, 2013, 10:55:49 PM
I'M USUALLY A HOUSTON ROCKET FAN...


but we're the only city in the NBA who doesn't broadcast our own team on T.V. :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 19, 2013, 11:00:02 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jun 19, 2013, 10:08:15 PM
Everybody knows that Heat fans are just riding the wagon.
wtf. Everybody's rooting for the Spurs...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 19, 2013, 11:01:40 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jun 19, 2013, 11:00:02 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jun 19, 2013, 10:08:15 PM
Everybody knows that Heat fans are just riding the wagon.
wtf. Everybody's rooting for the Spurs...

Hell nooo.


Well, not in Texas at least. Even though the Spurs are from Texas.


I literally just came back from the gym, and damn near half of everbody in it had a Heat jersey on.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 19, 2013, 11:08:04 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jun 19, 2013, 11:00:02 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jun 19, 2013, 10:08:15 PM
Everybody knows that Heat fans are just riding the wagon.
wtf. Everybody's rooting for the Spurs...

That's because they are not the epitome of evil like the Heat are.  Most young people want the Heat to win because most young people are frontrunners.

As a piston fan I have to wait once a decade for my team to have a five or six year run of greatness and then fall into obscurity again.  LIKE A TRUE FAN.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 19, 2013, 11:10:53 PM
lol detroit piston fan
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jun 20, 2013, 12:07:56 AM
NOTE: I fleshed this post out a little bit since the original was written on my iPhone, and I hate writing stuff on my iPhone.


QuoteIsrael has some demographic problems, sure (and you're going to find out and out racists in every nation on Earth, with the difference being whether their private individuals or making up domestic policy), but I feel comparing it to Apartheid is inaccurate and, at best, in poor taste. Especially compared to the kind of stuff going on under the governmental hell of HAMAS, just over over the border.

It's a pretty fair comparison because that's what's going on over there - Apartheid light sanctioned by the West. HAMAS is just one if many symptoms of what's been going on there for way too long. Not everyone can be a Mandela you know.


QuoteNo, they're showing restraint because they're constantly getting accused of all manner of things and have to watch their everystep. Many of which turn out to be false, but by the time they're proven as such, many months have passed and the rebuttals don't capture new headlines.

Doing things like telephoning up the personnel inside a target, specifically so that they can get out (along with any equipment and munitions inside there), has nothing to do with the US being an ally. While unintended casualties are a sad fact of any conflict, Israel often goes to extremes to avoid them which even our militaries would see as highly impractical.

Wow, and you call my near-Apartheid comparison bad taste...


QuoteAnd there we'll have to agree to disagree. HAMAS doesn't care. It was firing rockets in the order of hundreds per day to try and kill Jews. That was its objective. Nothing noble. Simple racist genocide.

But, again, you haven't provided an alternative for military action in that case (which was ultimately what it took to stop the bombardments).

Like I said - stop the occupying, settling and the inhumane sick discrimination and abuse of Palestinians and their rights as human beings. The people will abandon HAMAS sooner than you think, because just like you said most Palestinians don't like HAMAS, they're just sticking with them because they're all they got.

Racist genocide? There are plenty of Israeli and US war hawks who love nothing more than to nuke the entire Arab world.


QuoteBut I do feel compassion for them. That's why I lament they've got such incredibly hateful an corrupt people in charge of them. Fatah isn't exactly miles better than HAMAS. Both are equally appalling choices and pump out tons of kill-the-Jews 'documentaries' on TV. Many of them aimed at children. Personally, I find that horrifying. They could have much more constructive lives, but those in charge of them are fixated on endlessly maintaining what's effectively become a death cult (much of it with millions of dollars' worth of funds from places like the UN, meant for construction, education and improving health).

Many places in Palestine & the Westbank have been bombed to smithereens, they have no hope for the future and are daily treated like subhumans, where's Israelis live in luxury on land taken from the Palestinian Arabs. Not that surprising that many of them are bristling with hate.


QuoteAs I say, if you think that's the reason for why hundreds of rockets were getting fired at Israel (perhaps we should examine how they could have improved the lives of their people of the same price as all those missiles cost), then you're sorely mistaken.

Same could be said about Israel's crazy grudge raids.


QuoteFirst, that's an utterly impractical idea. Second, if atomic weapons hadn't been used, a much higher number of people would have ultimately been killed. Third, the fire-bombings of Tokyo killed more people than the two famous bombs did.

Fourth, it's an irony, but the US couldn't get enough nuclear material to make their bombs... Where did they ultimately get it from? A shipment heading from Nazi Germany to Imperial Japan, via U-boat. Why? Because the Japanese were trying to make their own... They were already on the brink of using plague against San Francisco, as it was.

Has the US used them since? No. It's proven itself to be a responsible user.

Now we're getting into another heated topic - Nuking Japan was the right thing to do etc?

Short answer: NO!
Fire bombings or not, nukes are on another level of devaluation of human life. There are no excuses for it.

I love it hove people try to excuse our use of nuclear weapons, usually referring to conspiracy theories and "what-if?" scenarios.


QuoteIt's nice to think they wouldn't nuke Israel, but that's not what they say in endlessly repeated statements. Everything spoken in rallies about Israel, America and allies is about wanting death and destruction for them.

It's called rhetorics and propaganda. We do it too (even though we hold back more).


QuoteAnd exactly why would they care? They have every motivation to do so if they think they can get away with it. If they think it would result in turning Tel Aviv into glass, they'd consider any consequences to be worth it (in the same way as their glorified suicide bombers give up their lives in return for blowing up a school bus). They may even be gauging that the Obama administration would avoid a retaliatory strike and opt for something conventional, instead. Groups like HAMAS have thrived on declaring 'victory', just because they haven't been 100% exterminated after each engagement with Israel, even though, by every serious measure, they clearly lost. Iran wouldn't only be banking on the same, but would also be assuming it would give them instantaneous, massive support across the entire Middle East (which it probably would) and kick-start their beloved holy war against the 'infidels'.

I really doubt that Iran getting nukes would unify all the "baddies" in the Middle East. It's so fractioned and they all have different ideas on what to do. Iran, like I said, is not a rabidly crazy and unstable nation, even though the US-Isreali lobbied Western media usually present Iran that way. You can reason with them etc., but they will play hard and are just as proud as us and the Israelis.


QuoteRemember, Bin Laden was betting on America not having the stomach to retaliate after September the 11th. His musings had him regard America as a 'weak horse', based on what he'd noted of Clinton's unwillingness to do more than fire a few hundred cruise missiles at enemies. He assumed Bush would behave in exactly the same way.

Are you telling me that Bush's Iraq War was the right thing to do??? I really hope not...

And Afghanistan? You liked it? Thought it was necessary?


QuoteAnd even if it didn't strike? Even if it didn't palm them off to terrorists? All it needs is the realistic threat of doing so. That's all it would require for any future diplomatic negotiations to get incredibly messy. Just look at North Korea.

North Korea is a completely different situation and country (talk about bat-shit crazy).


QuoteSame principle as why you don't have to actually mine an enemy's harbour. All you do is release a statement which infers you have. The enemy then has to expend massive resources on trying to locate even the smallest mine anywhere near it and shut down any and all commercial shipping while it does.

Now imagine how much more complicated that gets when issues like nuclear blackmail enter the picture.

"Yes, yes... But, you see, if our conditions are not met, certain, shall we say... Elements within our military... They may find themselves temptation to pass on such terrible weapons to third parties. Our economy is in a truly terrible state, largely due to sanctions and, thus, we cannot be blamed for being unable to fund the appropriate security precautions."

It's the diplomatic equivalent of going, "Hey, nice car... Be a shame if anything happened to it."

Like I said, the nukes will be tracked right back to Iran, and Iran will be in BIG trouble. They can't afford that. They're not crazy enough to do that. Iran is still a functioning country despite it being seriously f****d-up.

Now, if the country starts going down the drain, the people starts revolting while the West is picking at it etc., they might get desperate, and if pushed hard enough they might get desperate. And if they know everything will go to hell anyways they might start considering the possibility to hand out nuclear weapons to terrorists as a last spiteful "f**k you!" before going down.


QuoteAnd even after that headache, if we somehow avoid any and all of the above, the very best outcome to a nuclear-armed Iran is that it will cause a nuclear arms race across the region. Nations like Saudi Arabia and all the rest who feel threatened by Iran - they'll all want their own. Which, in itself, then multiplies the problems of nuclear proliferations to a ridiculous level.

I know. Like I said - nukes suck - no one should have them. And as long as some nations are allowed to have them and tell other nations that they can't have them, things won't change.


QuoteExcept that the thug's perception doesn't change the basic situation. :)

I'm putting you in Israel's shoes. Iran is the thug. All of your diplomatic attempts haven't done anything to stop them getting the dynamite they're claiming is for 'construction purposes' (even though it's clearly not). They've been paying off gangs to assault your friends and family for decades and calling for your house to get blown up. What are you going to do?

Obvious answer is that you, at first, feel justifiably concerned and try to get the police involved. If the police aren't doing anything, however, then you'll start to think in terms of home defence and doing what you can to prevent them getting that dynamite.

I'd bet you that Iran feels the same way when it comes to Israel. See the problem?


QuoteThe horse has bolted. Some genies can't be put back in the bottle. Complete global disarmament is not going to happen.

Brave new world.

QuoteThere are varying degrees of 'change', though. If the change is small and fleeting, then it has no impact (which reminds me of a certain basketball star's recent trip to North Korea and the bizarre statements he made).

It's also coming to light now that the new guy may have had a big part to do with crushing the student rebellions of 1999, in which case I can't see him being a big fan of fundamental human rights, either.

Like I said, Iran and North Korea are not in the same ballpark - can't compare the two.

Are you surprised that the new guy has a shady past? It's Iran after all. 'Moderate' over there is way different than being 'moderate' over here. Nonetheless, change is change, no matter how small.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Jun 20, 2013, 12:18:25 AM
R.I.P., James Gandolfini (http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/james-gandolfini-dead-51-article-1.1377435)
:'(

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtZVW5o92ps#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtZVW5o92ps#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 20, 2013, 03:17:15 AM
I heard about that earlier...f**king sucks. He was taken from us too soon :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Jun 20, 2013, 04:48:05 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 20, 2013, 03:17:15 AM
I heard about that earlier...f**king sucks. He was taken from us too soon :'(

Wonderful talent.  The Sopranos goes without saying, but he was excellent in both The Last Castle and Welcome to the Rileys
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Jun 20, 2013, 09:48:22 PM
Quote from: SiL on Jun 19, 2013, 10:27:23 AM
We don't "need" to set up new colonies. The technologies and systems they might develop to land on an asteroid safely would be nothing but beneficial in the long run -- even if they fail they'd still be helping.

Heck, even if we go by the need for colonisation, it's still not trivial -- Ceres, the largest asteroid in the asteroid belt, has been proposed as a potential site for human colonisation. It would actually make transporting materials, particularly from the asteroid belt itself, to Mars or the Moon easier and more energy efficient than doing so from the Earth (The place only has an escape velocity of half a kilometer a second.) Being able to successfully land on the sucker would seem to be a good way to get the ball rolling on that, don't you think?

Technically, no, we don't absolutely have to, but it would give civilisation a second chance if our planet ever got got hit by something big enough. Until we get serious about asteroid detection and defence, that's always going to be a worrying concern.

Out of those two, I'd put money more on colonisation than asteroid defence, personally. The UN wastes too much money every year to make that a realistic goal and it would need something global in nature (unless the treaty on weapons in space is reversed).

Quote from: SM on Jun 19, 2013, 11:48:02 AM
Challenger was over 15 years after Apollo 18, 19 and 20 got canned, and at least 5 years after Skylab.  Then there was another 25 years of shuttle missions with the prime focus on near Earth obrit missions.

Don't see any connection between Challenger and lack of moon bases.

It's been a while since I really looked into the issue, but weren't there some serious plans for moon or Mars before Challenger? Whenever there's a documentary on about NASA, there's always someone in a lab coat saying how the Challenger disastar put tons of stuff on hold.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 20, 2013, 11:03:37 PM
No doubt, but there were never any concrete plans to return to the moon after 17.  Probably until Bush Jnr raised it a few years back.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 21, 2013, 02:36:22 AM
Quote from: Xenomorphine on Jun 20, 2013, 09:48:22 PM
Quote from: SiL on Jun 19, 2013, 10:27:23 AM
We don't "need" to set up new colonies. The technologies and systems they might develop to land on an asteroid safely would be nothing but beneficial in the long run -- even if they fail they'd still be helping.

Heck, even if we go by the need for colonisation, it's still not trivial -- Ceres, the largest asteroid in the asteroid belt, has been proposed as a potential site for human colonisation. It would actually make transporting materials, particularly from the asteroid belt itself, to Mars or the Moon easier and more energy efficient than doing so from the Earth (The place only has an escape velocity of half a kilometer a second.) Being able to successfully land on the sucker would seem to be a good way to get the ball rolling on that, don't you think?

Technically, no, we don't absolutely have to, but it would give civilisation a second chance if our planet ever got got hit by something big enough. Until we get serious about asteroid detection and defence, that's always going to be a worrying concern.

Out of those two, I'd put money more on colonisation than asteroid defence, personally. The UN wastes too much money every year to make that a realistic goal and it would need something global in nature (unless the treaty on weapons in space is reversed).


My concern is that people won't be ready for colonising another planet when the time comes. Everyone talks, it seems, about colonising Mars and such because Earth is dying. Here's an idea: why don't save this planet first before screwing up another one?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Jun 21, 2013, 06:04:47 AM
I'd argue that we're already in the process of doing so. Technology is accelerating at a tremendous rate. Trouble is, countries like China and India are still going for cheap and dirty...

Outside of nuclear/biological war, massive solar flare or an asteroid impact, I think that our long-term future is a really bright one. Especially with the advent of things like new materials and 3D printing. In fact, I'm really excited for the possibilities of how radically advanced 3D printing might become in even just five years' time (by which time, I'm pretty sure we'll be starting to see the basic models as common in homes as paper printers - maybe all-in-one). It's one of those incredible tools which we haven't even begun to really scratch the surface of yet.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 21, 2013, 06:18:10 AM
The cartridges always cost a bomb though...

(Unless of course you just print more)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 21, 2013, 07:10:46 AM
Quote from: Xenomorphine on Jun 21, 2013, 06:04:47 AM
I'd argue that we're already in the process of doing so. Technology is accelerating at a tremendous rate. Trouble is, countries like China and India are still going for cheap and dirty...

Outside of nuclear/biological war, massive solar flare or an asteroid impact, I think that our long-term future is a really bright one. Especially with the advent of things like new materials and 3D printing. In fact, I'm really excited for the possibilities of how radically advanced 3D printing might become in even just five years' time (by which time, I'm pretty sure we'll be starting to see the basic models as common in homes as paper printers - maybe all-in-one). It's one of those incredible tools which we haven't even begun to really scratch the surface of yet.

The technology is nice I agree but the bigger question is ultimately, will it be used for good or evil? I think history has taught us that new technology inevitably always finds its biggest home in military applications.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Jun 21, 2013, 11:48:45 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 21, 2013, 07:10:46 AMThe technology is nice I agree but the bigger question is ultimately, will it be used for good or evil? I think history has taught us that new technology inevitably always finds its biggest home in military applications.
Which begs the question: is that a good thing or a bad thing?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Jun 21, 2013, 12:55:13 PM
Mystery miracle clears John Paul II for sainthood

Homeslice here dropping miracles like it ain't no thing,he's on his second one now!

http://www.dnaindia.com/world/1850462/report-mystery-miracle-clears-john-paul-ii-for-sainthood (http://www.dnaindia.com/world/1850462/report-mystery-miracle-clears-john-paul-ii-for-sainthood)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Jun 21, 2013, 03:05:10 PM
You have to be a pretty dumb, even for a racist, to think that turning up to court in a Nazi uniform would help your case...

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/nj-nazi-dad-pregnant-fiancee-hope-lil-eva-braun-article-1.1376354 (http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/nj-nazi-dad-pregnant-fiancee-hope-lil-eva-braun-article-1.1376354)

Quote from: SM on Jun 21, 2013, 06:18:10 AM
The cartridges always cost a bomb though...

(Unless of course you just print more)

Actually, there was a recent article on Wired, where an inventor's made it so that you can just put garbage in and his device will create the raw printing materials from it, Mr Fusion-style! :)

Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 21, 2013, 07:10:46 AM
The technology is nice I agree but the bigger question is ultimately, will it be used for good or evil? I think history has taught us that new technology inevitably always finds its biggest home in military applications.

It's a tool. There may be negative uses, but the positive ones, like creating entire organs for medical emergencies, will far outweigh those. Providing you had a huge enough printer, there'd be nothing preventing us from literally 3D printing entire houses (or at least modular segments of them) for relatively cheap money, too. I could also see a time when charities just send out a 3D printer and specialist to some African village in poverty, have it create the components for making a well or electric generator... That proverb about 'teach a man to fish' being taken to its ultimate, awesome conclusion. :)

A lot of people forget, 3D printers don't just use plastic. They do metal, living cells, practically anything...In future, I wouldn't be surprised to see single models being able to print in anything you put in them. When the technology matures sufficiently, they'll effectively eliminate the 'middle man' of logistics... You won't need stuff to be delivered locally. The manufacturer/copyright holder would just have the schematic request sent over and your shop will tell you the thing you're buying will be ready in five minutes. You could literally see it being created.

Eliminating the expense of logistics is going to force us to rethink the way our economies function, given enough time. Especially with pure data transfer being impossible to tax in the way physical goods are during transactions now. We're a way off from that, but the basic models are getting sold in Staples. Can hardly imagine what a decade of development will mean for this... Even if it's just creating our own life-sized articulated Stan Winston designs. :)

In fact, I just thought, this impacts colonisation efforts for Mars directly... If we only need to send data, instead of actual supplies, they can just 3D print/fabricate whatever they need. Massive savings for on-going transportation and fuel costs! Send some colonists with their own fabricators and tools, sit back and let them take care of it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 21, 2013, 05:37:20 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Jun 21, 2013, 11:48:45 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 21, 2013, 07:10:46 AMThe technology is nice I agree but the bigger question is ultimately, will it be used for good or evil? I think history has taught us that new technology inevitably always finds its biggest home in military applications.
Which begs the question: is that a good thing or a bad thing?

What, military application? It can go either way but human greed dictates the latter usually.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Jun 21, 2013, 06:11:18 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Jun 21, 2013, 11:48:45 AM
Which begs the question: is that a good thing or a bad thing?

3D printing's already being used for military applications. The US Army sends in 'MASK'-like containers to zones of conflict, which are outfitted with scientists and a 3D printer. They've had much success with it in Afghanistan, printing out replacement parts for soldiers in the immediate area, which would otherwise need a much larger logistics chain to supply for.

Already being used for creating military aircraft, too. Makes life easier for the manufacturer. Instead of needing to create multiple parts, they can just create a single wing/whatever. In some cases, that even decreases the weight.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 21, 2013, 09:31:50 PM
That would make it a good thing because they're solving logistical and economical issues surrounding getting new equipment to soldiers, but that speaks to what I was saying about military application. It starts small but could end up being something bigger and deadly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jun 21, 2013, 09:43:35 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Jun 21, 2013, 11:48:45 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 21, 2013, 07:10:46 AMThe technology is nice I agree but the bigger question is ultimately, will it be used for good or evil? I think history has taught us that new technology inevitably always finds its biggest home in military applications.
Which begs the question: is that a good thing or a bad thing?

It's an awesome thing.  Technology is not always used for bad. Just imagine all the customized parts the general public can make for cars and bikes!  Example, when I get my hands on a 3D printer I'm going to totally redesign the front end of my GSXR, print it, and just pop it on.  Maybe the back end too.  Then just change it all later.  It will be endless creative joy.  I'm excited about the 3D printing technology.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Jun 22, 2013, 01:31:54 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Jun 21, 2013, 09:43:35 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Jun 21, 2013, 11:48:45 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 21, 2013, 07:10:46 AMThe technology is nice I agree but the bigger question is ultimately, will it be used for good or evil? I think history has taught us that new technology inevitably always finds its biggest home in military applications.
Which begs the question: is that a good thing or a bad thing?

It's an awesome thing.  Technology is not always used for bad. Just imagine all the customized parts the general public can make for cars and bikes!  Example, when I get my hands on a 3D printer I'm going to totally redesign the front end of my GSXR, print it, and just pop it on.  Maybe the back end too.  Then just change it all later.  It will be endless creative joy.  I'm excited about the 3D printing technology.
Alice, I love technology and am first in line to defend the need for a space program, but I was asking Doom if it was a bad thing if technology is in military applications, thus leading us into a deeper level of conversation. My question to him was purely rhetorical.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jun 22, 2013, 04:25:01 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Jun 22, 2013, 01:31:54 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Jun 21, 2013, 09:43:35 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Jun 21, 2013, 11:48:45 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 21, 2013, 07:10:46 AMThe technology is nice I agree but the bigger question is ultimately, will it be used for good or evil? I think history has taught us that new technology inevitably always finds its biggest home in military applications.
Which begs the question: is that a good thing or a bad thing?

It's an awesome thing.  Technology is not always used for bad. Just imagine all the customized parts the general public can make for cars and bikes!  Example, when I get my hands on a 3D printer I'm going to totally redesign the front end of my GSXR, print it, and just pop it on.  Maybe the back end too.  Then just change it all later.  It will be endless creative joy.  I'm excited about the 3D printing technology.
Alice, I love technology and am first in line to defend the need for a space program, but I was asking Doom if it was a bad thing if technology is in military applications, thus leading us into a deeper level of conversation. My question to him was purely rhetorical.



Well Global Positioning Systems and the Internet were first created for military purposes. Both can be used benevolently and malevolently. Get on the governments bad side and they can track you anywhere and if you make an idiot out of yourself at some point, people can look you up on the Internet.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jun 22, 2013, 07:05:22 PM
Technology is great and is helping us enormously. My biggest gripe with all these new innovations has to do with distribution and how it is making humans more and more obsolete as a workforce and how it is nullifying education as the big savior for people forced to pick a new trade since automation rendered their skills and experience as useless. It doesn't have to do as much about the technology itself rather than the way our so called "free market" globalized world works.

We complain about the effects of our jobs being outsourced overseas to countries such as India, China etc. since the labor there is so cheap. In the future not only those jobs will become completely automated, white collar jobs and emergency services will be as well. In other words in a few decades the 1% of the world can just forget about the rest of us completely since machines and such will be advanced and versatile enough to do the work of the 99% - there won't be a need for the rest of us, and with the trend of extremely low to no minimum wage and social security, less regulations, extreme decline of unions, combined with the cost of living getting higher and higher, things look quite bleak to say the least... Global mass-unemployment without any safety nets and no turning back.


Paul Krugman wrote an excellent op-ed in NY Times about the topic:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/14/opinion/krugman-sympathy-for-the-luddites.html?_r=0 (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/14/opinion/krugman-sympathy-for-the-luddites.html?_r=0)


What are you guy's thoughts on this (i.e. Krugman's piece)?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jun 22, 2013, 09:20:31 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Jun 22, 2013, 01:31:54 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Jun 21, 2013, 09:43:35 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Jun 21, 2013, 11:48:45 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 21, 2013, 07:10:46 AMThe technology is nice I agree but the bigger question is ultimately, will it be used for good or evil? I think history has taught us that new technology inevitably always finds its biggest home in military applications.
Which begs the question: is that a good thing or a bad thing?

It's an awesome thing.  Technology is not always used for bad. Just imagine all the customized parts the general public can make for cars and bikes!  Example, when I get my hands on a 3D printer I'm going to totally redesign the front end of my GSXR, print it, and just pop it on.  Maybe the back end too.  Then just change it all later.  It will be endless creative joy.  I'm excited about the 3D printing technology.
Alice, I love technology and am first in line to defend the need for a space program, but I was asking Doom if it was a bad thing if technology is in military applications, thus leading us into a deeper level of conversation. My question to him was purely rhetorical.

Oops, my bad. 

Had your question been aimed toward the general members for discussion, 3D printing technology for military applications is a necessary evil in order for any country to stay ahead.  But don't me  :-[
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Jun 22, 2013, 09:50:37 PM
Who says military applications = evil? Even if it ends up in something capable of killing, that still doesn't make it evil. Only if using such a power is done for evil purposes. Killing, by itself, is not necessarily an evil thing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jun 23, 2013, 04:28:15 AM
This would technically put weapon manufacturing in the hands of those who don't need it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Jun 23, 2013, 12:06:10 PM
Quote from: Xenomorphine on Jun 22, 2013, 09:50:37 PMWho says military applications = evil? Even if it ends up in something capable of killing, that still doesn't make it evil. Only if using such a power is done for evil purposes. Killing, by itself, is not necessarily an evil thing.
I've been making this argument to an anti-science idiot on another forum. She refused to believe that everything that is actually known is due to science. Another person was quick to tell her to get off the Internet because it involves...science.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Valaquen on Jun 23, 2013, 12:25:31 PM
Quote from: Xenomorphine on Jun 22, 2013, 09:50:37 PM
Killing, by itself, is not necessarily an evil thing.
Am I reading you correctly? Killing by itself (no rhyme or reason) is an evil thing. I hope you mean killing with no context on the nature of the killing isn't necessarily evil (as in, the jury is out for the time being).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Jun 23, 2013, 10:24:03 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Jun 23, 2013, 12:06:10 PM
I've been making this argument to an anti-science idiot on another forum. She refused to believe that everything that is actually known is due to science. Another person was quick to tell her to get off the Internet because it involves...science.

:laugh:

Quote from: Valaquen on Jun 23, 2013, 12:25:31 PM
Am I reading you correctly? Killing by itself (no rhyme or reason) is an evil thing. I hope you mean killing with no context on the nature of the killing isn't necessarily evil (as in, the jury is out for the time being).

I'm saying that there are times when it's required. In the natural world, certainly (the need for food). Also in self-defence. And I'm certainly not going to call standing up to Nazi Germany/Imperial Japan 'evil', even though it involved killing.

Even Ghandi conceded that things like peaceful non-co-operation wouldn't have worked in those instances, if memory serves correctly.

If you do it with malicious/sadistic intent, then yes, that could be said to be an evil act. If you do it in defence or to prevent the infliction of harm/continued misery and suffering, then it's not. Same reason I wouldn't term things like mercy-killing and assisted suicide (when it's something like an incurable, horrific medical condition) 'evil'. In fact, I'd even go so far as to term such actions as 'good'.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Jun 23, 2013, 10:33:21 PM
But Valaquen said killing with out rhyme or reason. You gave us both in all your examples. He (now, we) was (are) talking about killing just for the helluvit.

However, I'll say that not all killing for the sake of killing is necessarily evil.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Jun 23, 2013, 11:42:11 PM
If that's what was meant, then that would qualify under malicious/sadistic intent. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jun 24, 2013, 12:16:56 AM
Killing is killing. Whether it's 'good' or 'evil' is in the eye of the beholder and the ones writing the history books. Personally I find it rather absurd to differentiate between killing and killing. You're still taking lives. The ends justify the means is a really dangerous mentality.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Jun 24, 2013, 01:27:15 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jun 24, 2013, 12:16:56 AM
Killing is killing. Whether it's 'good' or 'evil' is in the eye of the beholder and the ones writing the history books. Personally I find it rather absurd to differentiate between killing and killing. You're still taking lives. The ends justify the means is a really dangerous mentality.

In that case, as I wrote above, you're saying that standing up to the Nazis was in some way bad. Or that, say, a woman who shoots someone to prevent herself being raped, should have let it happen. Or that mercy-killing shouldn't be allowed.

Lots of exceptions any kind of killing = bad rule.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Jun 24, 2013, 01:41:49 AM
Quote from: Xenomorphine on Jun 23, 2013, 11:42:11 PM
If that's what was meant, then that would qualify under malicious/sadistic intent. :)
Not if the killer doesn't know right from wrong.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jun 24, 2013, 02:05:09 AM
Quote from: Xenomorphine on Jun 24, 2013, 01:27:15 AM
In that case, as I wrote above, you're saying that standing up to the Nazis was in some way bad. Or that, say, a woman who shoots someone to prevent herself being raped, should have let it happen. Or that mercy-killing shouldn't be allowed.

Lots of exceptions any kind of killing = bad rule.

I'm not talking about "good" or "bad/evil" at all, because I think that is completely irrelevant when you talk about killing people. I'm just saying that killing is killing and that trying to justify certain killings really opens up a bunch of cans of worms.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 24, 2013, 02:36:11 AM
Quote from: Xenomorphine on Jun 23, 2013, 10:24:03 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Jun 23, 2013, 12:06:10 PM
I've been making this argument to an anti-science idiot on another forum. She refused to believe that everything that is actually known is due to science. Another person was quick to tell her to get off the Internet because it involves...science.

:laugh:

Quote from: Valaquen on Jun 23, 2013, 12:25:31 PM
Am I reading you correctly? Killing by itself (no rhyme or reason) is an evil thing. I hope you mean killing with no context on the nature of the killing isn't necessarily evil (as in, the jury is out for the time being).

I'm saying that there are times when it's required. In the natural world, certainly (the need for food). Also in self-defence. And I'm certainly not going to call standing up to Nazi Germany/Imperial Japan 'evil', even though it involved killing.

Even Ghandi conceded that things like peaceful non-co-operation wouldn't have worked in those instances, if memory serves correctly.

If you do it with malicious/sadistic intent, then yes, that could be said to be an evil act. If you do it in defence or to prevent the infliction of harm/continued misery and suffering, then it's not. Same reason I wouldn't term things like mercy-killing and assisted suicide (when it's something like an incurable, horrific medical condition) 'evil'. In fact, I'd even go so far as to term such actions as 'good'.

There's no right side to murder. Ever. I'm sorry but that's true. Killing may be necessary but that doesn't make it right. Heck, even in times of war, the rules of engagement dictate that someone not be killed in cold blood (of course that's never considered in reality but I'm just throwing it out there).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Jun 24, 2013, 03:00:06 AM
Quote from: maledoro on Jun 24, 2013, 01:41:49 AM
Not if the killer doesn't know right from wrong.

Those people would be insane and/or extreme sociopaths. The end result, extremely negative, without question. But if it's being done without any kind of predatory intent... That's why laws generally make an exception for those types of people and put them in psychological institutions instead of subjecting them to the type of disicplinary measures reserved for everyone else. A child - or even chimpanzee - who doesn't understand the impact of shooting a gun at someone? It's not the same as a serial killer who's pursuing that course of action for sadistic thrills.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jun 24, 2013, 02:05:09 AM
I'm not talking about "good" or "bad/evil" at all, because I think that is completely irrelevant when you talk about killing people. I'm just saying that killing is killing and that trying to justify certain killings really opens up a bunch of can of worms.

Isn't that what this debate is about, though? :) The ethical considerations of a killer's motivations are the only way we can really differentiate. Otherwise, we wouldn't have the option of ruling manslaughter.

Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 24, 2013, 02:36:11 AM
There's no right side to murder. Ever. I'm sorry but that's true. Killing may be necessary but that doesn't make it right. Heck, even in times of war, the rules of engagement dictate that someone not be killed in cold blood (of course that's never considered in reality but I'm just throwing it out there).

How is standing up to tyranny not a justifiable use of it? Or defending the defenceless? Or helping someone to die peacefully, to avoid a much more agonising, perhaps even prolonged, different form of death? Or killing an animal to feed a starving family?

Don't get me wrong, I'd rather that we didn't live in a world where any of that ever needed to happen, but that's the reality of life. Those situations can and will continue to crop up. When and where they do, we need to be able to make a distinction between someone who acted in, say, self-defence and had no other option, as opposed to a real-life Hannibal Lecter (or those who commit murder more indirectly, such as Stalin). We can't simply box everyone together and say they're all 'just as bad' as one another.

Remember, sometimes inaction has a much greater, negative consequence than taking action.

Would it have been better, in hindsight, to have taken out the Nazi regime when it became obvious that it had global domination in mind, rather than waiting? Absolutely. Many, many more lives would have been saved and things like the death camps could have been largely, if not completely, avoided.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 24, 2013, 03:08:55 AM
Quote from: Xenomorphine on Jun 24, 2013, 03:00:06 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 24, 2013, 02:36:11 AM
There's no right side to murder. Ever. I'm sorry but that's true. Killing may be necessary but that doesn't make it right. Heck, even in times of war, the rules of engagement dictate that someone not be killed in cold blood (of course that's never considered in reality but I'm just throwing it out there).

How is standing up to tyranny not a justifiable use of it? Or defending the defenceless? Or helping someone to die peacefully, to avoid a much more agonising, perhaps even prolonged, different form of death? Or killing an animal to feed a starving family?

Euthanising someone isn't murder. Murder is killing in cold blood. What you described is euthanasia, something entirely different. Killing an animal isn't murder to me because I see them as a food source so that really depends on one's views on animal slaughter. There are humane ways of doing it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jun 24, 2013, 04:51:33 AM
Quote from: Xenomorphine on Jun 24, 2013, 03:00:06 AM
Isn't that what this debate is about, though? :) The ethical considerations of a killer's motivations are the only way we can really differentiate. Otherwise, we wouldn't have the option of ruling manslaughter.

Manslaughter like accidentally killing someone, like running someone over with a car by accident or accidently killing someone in a drunken bar-fight gone bad? How can that ever be compared to going to war, knowing very well that plenty of people will be killed? Or going into a country to kill their leader? Or planned murder? Or a serial killer spree?

A planned killing and an accident resulting in someone dying are two completely different things.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Jun 24, 2013, 06:09:57 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 24, 2013, 03:08:55 AM
Euthanising someone isn't murder. Murder is killing in cold blood. What you described is euthanasia, something entirely different. Killing an animal isn't murder to me because I see them as a food source so that really depends on one's views on animal slaughter. There are humane ways of doing it.

See? You're making my point for me. :) Different categories of killing are required precisely because of distinctions like this.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jun 24, 2013, 04:51:33 AM
Manslaughter like accidentally killing someone, like running someone over with a car by accident or accidently killing someone in a drunken bar-fight gone bad? How can that ever be compared to going to war, knowing very well that plenty of people will be killed? Or going into a country to kill their leader? Or planned murder? Or a serial killer spree?

A planned killing and an accident resulting in someone dying are two completely different things.

I wasn't saying manslaughter was the only exception - just one of the most obvious. Outside of war crime allegations, you won't usually find a soldier being brought up on charges for killing the enemy, either. Likewise, depending on the laws where it takes place, someone who kills an assailant in self-defence may well not be convicted of unlawful murder.

We can't just say that any and all varieties of killing are 'wrong' or 'evil'. Life isn't black and white enough to allow for that. If someone had shot and killed Adolf Hitler, it would still be the loss of a human life, but I'm not at all sure that doing so would have ethically qualified as a wholly bad thing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 24, 2013, 06:23:59 AM
Who would've fed his cat?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 24, 2013, 06:39:00 AM
Quote from: Xenomorphine on Jun 24, 2013, 06:09:57 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 24, 2013, 03:08:55 AM
Euthanising someone isn't murder. Murder is killing in cold blood. What you described is euthanasia, something entirely different. Killing an animal isn't murder to me because I see them as a food source so that really depends on one's views on animal slaughter. There are humane ways of doing it.

See? You're making my point for me. :) Different categories of killing are required precisely because of distinctions like this.


That still doesn't make murder capital M, acceptable. I'm talking about a specific form of killing, like I pointed out in my initial post.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Jun 24, 2013, 12:33:12 PM
Quote from: Xenomorphine on Jun 24, 2013, 03:00:06 AM
Quote from: maledoro on Jun 24, 2013, 01:41:49 AMNot if the killer doesn't know right from wrong.
Those people would be insane and/or extreme sociopaths.
But they do exist, do they not?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jun 26, 2013, 04:10:13 AM
Supreme Court Invalidates Key Part of Voting Rights Act:

Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/supreme-court-stops-use-of-key-part-of-voting-rights-act/2013/06/25/26888528-dda5-11e2-b197-f248b21f94c4_story.html (http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/supreme-court-stops-use-of-key-part-of-voting-rights-act/2013/06/25/26888528-dda5-11e2-b197-f248b21f94c4_story.html)

NY Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/us/supreme-court-ruling.html?hp (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/us/supreme-court-ruling.html?hp)

The Atlantic
http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/06/the-hubris-of-the-supreme-courts-voting-rights-ruling/277211/ (http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/06/the-hubris-of-the-supreme-courts-voting-rights-ruling/277211/)

FOX News
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/06/25/supreme-court-strikes-down-key-part-voting-rights-act/?test=latestnews (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/06/25/supreme-court-strikes-down-key-part-voting-rights-act/?test=latestnews)

CBS News
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57591009/after-voting-rights-act-weakened-congress-considers-its-next-step/ (http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57591009/after-voting-rights-act-weakened-congress-considers-its-next-step/)

...wtf Murricuh!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 26, 2013, 04:12:13 AM
http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/southern_tier/bullies-torment-teen-even-in-death (http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/southern_tier/bullies-torment-teen-even-in-death)

This was perhaps the worst case of bullying I've ever read about. I nearly cried.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 26, 2013, 04:17:15 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 26, 2013, 04:12:13 AM
http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/southern_tier/bullies-torment-teen-even-in-death (http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/southern_tier/bullies-torment-teen-even-in-death)

This was perhaps the worst case of bullying I've ever read about. I nearly cried.
Wow.  :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 26, 2013, 04:22:12 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jun 26, 2013, 04:10:13 AM
Supreme Court Invalidates Key Part of Voting Rights Act:

Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/supreme-court-stops-use-of-key-part-of-voting-rights-act/2013/06/25/26888528-dda5-11e2-b197-f248b21f94c4_story.html (http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/supreme-court-stops-use-of-key-part-of-voting-rights-act/2013/06/25/26888528-dda5-11e2-b197-f248b21f94c4_story.html)

NY Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/us/supreme-court-ruling.html?hp (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/us/supreme-court-ruling.html?hp)

The Atlantic
http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/06/the-hubris-of-the-supreme-courts-voting-rights-ruling/277211/ (http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/06/the-hubris-of-the-supreme-courts-voting-rights-ruling/277211/)

FOX News
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/06/25/supreme-court-strikes-down-key-part-voting-rights-act/?test=latestnews (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/06/25/supreme-court-strikes-down-key-part-voting-rights-act/?test=latestnews)

CBS News
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57591009/after-voting-rights-act-weakened-congress-considers-its-next-step/ (http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57591009/after-voting-rights-act-weakened-congress-considers-its-next-step/)

...wtf Murricuh!

I've read bits and pieces about this - does this mean some states now can deny people the right to vote based on race and colour?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 26, 2013, 04:31:30 AM
That's what it sounds like, especially since the affected states are mostly the southern ones :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jun 26, 2013, 04:37:12 AM
Looks like Texas didn't waste any damn time:


http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/that-was-quick-texas-moves-forward-with-voter-id-law-after-supreme-court-ruling-20130625 (http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/that-was-quick-texas-moves-forward-with-voter-id-law-after-supreme-court-ruling-20130625)


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Jun 26, 2013, 05:41:37 AM
"Damn, nature - you scary!"

http://news.yahoo.com/video/entomologist-encounters-huge-8-foot-234214871.html (http://news.yahoo.com/video/entomologist-encounters-huge-8-foot-234214871.html)

:o
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 26, 2013, 05:42:41 AM
Quote from: Xenomorphine on Jun 26, 2013, 05:41:37 AM
"Damn, nature - you scary!"

http://news.yahoo.com/video/entomologist-encounters-huge-8-foot-234214871.html (http://news.yahoo.com/video/entomologist-encounters-huge-8-foot-234214871.html)

:o

nope nope nope nope nope nope nope

Spoiler
nope
[close]
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 26, 2013, 05:43:19 AM
Quote from: Xenomorphine on Jun 26, 2013, 05:41:37 AM
"Damn, nature - you scary!"

http://news.yahoo.com/video/entomologist-encounters-huge-8-foot-234214871.html (http://news.yahoo.com/video/entomologist-encounters-huge-8-foot-234214871.html)

:o
Holy shit...  :o
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 26, 2013, 06:02:55 AM
Quote from: Xenomorphine on Jun 26, 2013, 05:41:37 AM
"Damn, nature - you scary!"

http://news.yahoo.com/video/entomologist-encounters-huge-8-foot-234214871.html (http://news.yahoo.com/video/entomologist-encounters-huge-8-foot-234214871.html)

:o

Sweet Christ. I'm amazed buddy kept himself together to take that nest out.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Jun 26, 2013, 06:19:32 AM
Quote from: SM on Jun 26, 2013, 04:22:12 AM
I've read bits and pieces about this - does this mean some states now can deny people the right to vote based on race and colour?

Nope:

"Our decision in no way affects the permanent, nationwide ban on racial discrimination in voting found in [Section] 2. We issue no holding on [Section] 5 itself, only on the coverage formula. Congress may draft another formula based on current conditions."

http://legalinsurrection.com/2013/06/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-decision/ (http://legalinsurrection.com/2013/06/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-decision/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 26, 2013, 06:21:02 AM
So why is everyone kicking up a stink?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Predaker on Jun 26, 2013, 12:46:38 PM
Speaking of giant wasp nests and bullying, when I was in the third grade an entire wall of my house had become infested with yellow jackets over time. There were huge clouds of wasps buzzing around outside the wall and lots inside the room. My brother and I would check under our bedsheets at night to make sure no wasps would sting us under the blankets. I told my teacher I couldn't finish a special project in time because I had wasps in my bedroom. He didn't believe me and made fun of me in front of the whole class.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Jun 26, 2013, 01:27:26 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 26, 2013, 06:02:55 AM
Quote from: Xenomorphine on Jun 26, 2013, 05:41:37 AM
"Damn, nature - you scary!"

http://news.yahoo.com/video/entomologist-encounters-huge-8-foot-234214871.html (http://news.yahoo.com/video/entomologist-encounters-huge-8-foot-234214871.html)

:o

Sweet Christ. I'm amazed buddy kept himself together to take that nest out.

KILL THEM ALL!!!

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi297.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fmm218%2Ftimbenj%2FAnimated%2520GIFs_Avatars%2FT2minigun.gif&hash=7d37d813a3801494093806710a76245e9df73fc9)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Jun 26, 2013, 02:06:41 PM
Quote from: Xenomorphine on Jun 26, 2013, 05:41:37 AM
"Damn, nature - you scary!"

http://news.yahoo.com/video/entomologist-encounters-huge-8-foot-234214871.html (http://news.yahoo.com/video/entomologist-encounters-huge-8-foot-234214871.html)

:o

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages4.static-bluray.com%2Freviews%2F6588_5.jpg&hash=1c4c1381d5eed57066cad3c6207ab1cb83d53b39)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jun 26, 2013, 03:28:23 PM
Quote from: SM on Jun 26, 2013, 06:21:02 AM
So why is everyone kicking up a stink?

Because in reality it isn't as simple as that. It's a very complicated issue and the result of this ruling will have major effects on elections unless this is countered somehow. It is no wonder that the most right-wing and most racist states are the ones embracing and advocating this the most. Same states who did everything legal and semi-legal to keep potential Democratic voters (non-whites, elderly, students...) from voting last election. It's a huge mess.

Here's some nice reading
[url]http://m.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2013/06/compare-and-contrast-laws-protect-white-voting-vs-laws-protect-black-voting[url]
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 26, 2013, 04:24:51 PM
Quote from: Predaker on Jun 26, 2013, 12:46:38 PM
Speaking of giant wasp nests and bullying, when I was in the third grade an entire wall of my house had become infested with yellow jackets over time. There were huge clouds of wasps buzzing around outside the wall and lots inside the room. My brother and I would check under our bedsheets at night to make sure no wasps would sting us under the blankets. I told my teacher I couldn't finish a special project in time because I had wasps in my bedroom. He didn't believe me and made fun of me in front of the whole class.

Please say you reported that miserable wanker.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Jun 26, 2013, 05:01:09 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 26, 2013, 04:24:51 PM
Quote from: Predaker on Jun 26, 2013, 12:46:38 PM
Speaking of giant wasp nests and bullying, when I was in the third grade an entire wall of my house had become infested with yellow jackets over time. There were huge clouds of wasps buzzing around outside the wall and lots inside the room. My brother and I would check under our bedsheets at night to make sure no wasps would sting us under the blankets. I told my teacher I couldn't finish a special project in time because I had wasps in my bedroom. He didn't believe me and made fun of me in front of the whole class.

Please say you reported that miserable wanker.

Or... and I'm just spitballing, you could have the guys who got rid of them, get their hands on some yellow jackets and you could hide them in his desk drawer
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 26, 2013, 06:11:55 PM
http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/house-spent-2m-taxpayers-money-coffee-pastries-234433164.html (http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/house-spent-2m-taxpayers-money-coffee-pastries-234433164.html)


lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Predaker on Jun 26, 2013, 06:50:49 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 26, 2013, 04:24:51 PM
Quote from: Predaker on Jun 26, 2013, 12:46:38 PM
Speaking of giant wasp nests and bullying, when I was in the third grade an entire wall of my house had become infested with yellow jackets over time. There were huge clouds of wasps buzzing around outside the wall and lots inside the room. My brother and I would check under our bedsheets at night to make sure no wasps would sting us under the blankets. I told my teacher I couldn't finish a special project in time because I had wasps in my bedroom. He didn't believe me and made fun of me in front of the whole class.

Please say you reported that miserable wanker.

I was living in an abusive household at the time and didn't really know any adults I trusted. I just ignored it and moved on. The teacher was a large and imposing man named Mr. Skinner, heh. :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Jun 26, 2013, 09:24:55 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDAwUImV8JY#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDAwUImV8JY#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 27, 2013, 02:40:09 AM
Quote from: Predaker on Jun 26, 2013, 06:50:49 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 26, 2013, 04:24:51 PM
Quote from: Predaker on Jun 26, 2013, 12:46:38 PM
Speaking of giant wasp nests and bullying, when I was in the third grade an entire wall of my house had become infested with yellow jackets over time. There were huge clouds of wasps buzzing around outside the wall and lots inside the room. My brother and I would check under our bedsheets at night to make sure no wasps would sting us under the blankets. I told my teacher I couldn't finish a special project in time because I had wasps in my bedroom. He didn't believe me and made fun of me in front of the whole class.

Please say you reported that miserable wanker.

I was living in an abusive household at the time and didn't really know any adults I trusted. I just ignored it and moved on. The teacher was a large and imposing man named Mr. Skinner, heh. :D

I'm sorry to hear that. Did affect you a great deal, if I may ask?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Predaker on Jun 27, 2013, 08:16:15 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 27, 2013, 02:40:09 AM
Quote from: Predaker on Jun 26, 2013, 06:50:49 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 26, 2013, 04:24:51 PM
Quote from: Predaker on Jun 26, 2013, 12:46:38 PM
Speaking of giant wasp nests and bullying, when I was in the third grade an entire wall of my house had become infested with yellow jackets over time. There were huge clouds of wasps buzzing around outside the wall and lots inside the room. My brother and I would check under our bedsheets at night to make sure no wasps would sting us under the blankets. I told my teacher I couldn't finish a special project in time because I had wasps in my bedroom. He didn't believe me and made fun of me in front of the whole class.

Please say you reported that miserable wanker.

I was living in an abusive household at the time and didn't really know any adults I trusted. I just ignored it and moved on. The teacher was a large and imposing man named Mr. Skinner, heh. :D

I'm sorry to hear that. Did affect you a great deal, if I may ask?

It's hard to explain how the years of abuse that proliferated my upbringing have influenced me, exactly. When I was little, I would read about how abuse adversely affects children but I would convince myself that I am "okay," no matter what bad things I experienced.

I decided to run for President of Student Council when I got to the sixth grade. There were a handful of potential candidates but there was only one other student that was a front runner. I waited and watched, secretly discovering that my main opposition was going to make certain promises in his election speech and also had plans for his mom to pass out candy to the kids in the auditorium (Bribery.) I decided I needed to +1 up him if I was going to win, so I wrote a speech about all the things I would fight for, instead of making early promises I may or may not keep. Then I asked my mom to help me with passing out jolly ranchers to all the potential voters on election day with notes attached to vote for me.

Election day came and my opponent spoke of future promises and his ability to accomplish them because he dressed nice and made good grades. I could tell he was nervous but still he managed to get some decent applause from the audience as his mom randomly passed out candy. Then it was my turn, and I spoke confidently and passionately about how I would fight for student rights as President, fight for the reinstatement of Friday morning sock hop with donuts for sale so kids could dance and eat before first period, fight to convince the school district to fund a field trip for the entire school to six flags of Texas (theme park with rollercoasters), and add recycling bins to the cafeteria. My mom helped pass out jolly ranchers taped to paper that said vote for me.

Finally the exact vote count was announced for each candidate over the school PA system and I was elected to President of Student Council by a landslide. I wasn't able to get funding for the extra field trip to six flags park, but I did convince the school to implement recycling bins in the cafeteria and reinstate Friday morning sock hop with dancing and donuts before class. After I had been President for awhile, a very young student came up to me and asked if I was the President and for my signature on his baseball. I asked if he was sure, because I had poor hand writing and didn't want to upset his folks. He begged me, so I signed his baseball with my name and he ran off all happy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Jun 27, 2013, 09:07:25 PM
That is a great story. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 27, 2013, 09:11:47 PM
My shining accomplishment in HS was using the handicap elevator to put a cow on the second floor for our senior prank.







:-[
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Predaker on Jun 27, 2013, 09:46:21 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Jun 27, 2013, 09:07:25 PM
That is a great story. :)

Thanks. I complimented the other front runner in my speech but tried to convince the voters I could do even better.

Sorry for going off topic. Iit just kind of came out. I don't like to share personal things on the internet but perhaps someone else might read it and take solace.

If anyone wants to read about my circumcision in the first grade, I have more stories lol 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 27, 2013, 11:39:35 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jun 27, 2013, 09:11:47 PM
My shining accomplishment in HS was using the handicap elevator to put a cow on the second floor for our senior prank.







:-[

:D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 28, 2013, 01:07:18 AM
What is bad is that the school supplied the cow itself.  There is this retarded thing the FFA does called cow pasture bingo and they brought one of them to school.

The whole thing took literally 30 seconds to do.  Wait till they leave, muzzle the thing (I used my belt to guide it) walk in to the hallway that has the elevator since it didn't have a security camera, put it in elevator, run upstairs (no room for me), encourage it out.

The school staff looked everywhere for it for like five hours and then they finally found it playing cow pasture bingo (shitting everywhere) by itself upstairs.

We almost didn't think the elevator would be stout enough to get it upstairs.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 28, 2013, 01:08:48 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jun 28, 2013, 01:07:18 AM
What is bad is that the school supplied the cow itself.  There is this retarded thing the FFA does called cow pasture bingo and they brought one of them to school.

The whole thing took literally 30 seconds to do.  Wait till they leave, muzzle the thing (I used my belt to guide it) walk in to the hallway that has the elevator since it didn't have a security camera, put it in elevator, run upstairs (no room for me), encourage it out.

The school staff looked everywhere for it for like five hours and then they finally found it playing cow pasture bingo (shitting everywhere) by itself upstairs.

We almost didn't think the elevator would be stout enough to get it upstairs.
I bet the janitors loved you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 28, 2013, 01:11:48 AM
Nobody knows it was me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 28, 2013, 01:15:53 AM
Meanwhile in Kentucky...
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmw2.google.com%2Fmw-panoramio%2Fphotos%2Fmedium%2F64915855.jpg&hash=a77521dc534e8054bd46022733b0f2d272b49937)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 28, 2013, 01:16:42 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jun 28, 2013, 01:11:48 AM
Nobody knows it was me.
Spoiler
I know...
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi3.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FVbPIzfYXnec%2Fmqdefault.jpg&hash=6428e428ac5e75ccdc3820e380d3c06b0365b042)
[close]
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 28, 2013, 01:25:35 AM
Wow, that was genuinely creep Cal looool
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 28, 2013, 01:26:07 AM
Quote from: SM on Jun 28, 2013, 01:15:53 AM
Meanwhile in Kentucky...
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/64915855.jpg
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fforums.watchuseek.com%2Fattachments%2Ff21%2F549607d1320435881-seiko-7a28-7009-1986-movie-aliens-13.jpg&hash=23e4fcc28719a00e37c01bd5bba4bd8277f3353c)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 28, 2013, 01:53:47 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Jun 28, 2013, 01:25:35 AM
Wow, that was genuinely creep Cal looool
That means I was successful. lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 28, 2013, 02:59:52 AM
Quote from: Predaker on Jun 27, 2013, 08:16:15 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 27, 2013, 02:40:09 AM
Quote from: Predaker on Jun 26, 2013, 06:50:49 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 26, 2013, 04:24:51 PM
Quote from: Predaker on Jun 26, 2013, 12:46:38 PM
Speaking of giant wasp nests and bullying, when I was in the third grade an entire wall of my house had become infested with yellow jackets over time. There were huge clouds of wasps buzzing around outside the wall and lots inside the room. My brother and I would check under our bedsheets at night to make sure no wasps would sting us under the blankets. I told my teacher I couldn't finish a special project in time because I had wasps in my bedroom. He didn't believe me and made fun of me in front of the whole class.

Please say you reported that miserable wanker.

I was living in an abusive household at the time and didn't really know any adults I trusted. I just ignored it and moved on. The teacher was a large and imposing man named Mr. Skinner, heh. :D

I'm sorry to hear that. Did affect you a great deal, if I may ask?

It's hard to explain how the years of abuse that proliferated my upbringing have influenced me, exactly. When I was little, I would read about how abuse adversely affects children but I would convince myself that I am "okay," no matter what bad things I experienced.

I decided to run for President of Student Council when I got to the sixth grade. There were a handful of potential candidates but there was only one other student that was a front runner. I waited and watched, secretly discovering that my main opposition was going to make certain promises in his election speech and also had plans for his mom to pass out candy to the kids in the auditorium (Bribery.) I decided I needed to +1 up him if I was going to win, so I wrote a speech about all the things I would fight for, instead of making early promises I may or may not keep. Then I asked my mom to help me with passing out jolly ranchers to all the potential voters on election day with notes attached to vote for me.

Election day came and my opponent spoke of future promises and his ability to accomplish them because he dressed nice and made good grades. I could tell he was nervous but still he managed to get some decent applause from the audience as his mom randomly passed out candy. Then it was my turn, and I spoke confidently and passionately about how I would fight for student rights as President, fight for the reinstatement of Friday morning sock hop with donuts for sale so kids could dance and eat before first period, fight to convince the school district to fund a field trip for the entire school to six flags of Texas (theme park with rollercoasters), and add recycling bins to the cafeteria. My mom helped pass out jolly ranchers taped to paper that said vote for me.

Finally the exact vote count was announced for each candidate over the school PA system and I was elected to President of Student Council by a landslide. I wasn't able to get funding for the extra field trip to six flags park, but I did convince the school to implement recycling bins in the cafeteria and reinstate Friday morning sock hop with dancing and donuts before class. After I had been President for awhile, a very young student came up to me and asked if I was the President and for my signature on his baseball. I asked if he was sure, because I had poor hand writing and didn't want to upset his folks. He begged me, so I signed his baseball with my name and he ran off all happy.

That's an incredible story, thank you for that :) I'm glad the abuse didn't get to you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Jun 28, 2013, 05:50:53 AM
Stupid astrophysics, always rewriting itself!

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/06/voyager-unexpected-region/ (http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/06/voyager-unexpected-region/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 28, 2013, 06:13:47 AM
Never ceases to amaze me how unbelievably vast space is.  When you think Pluto is about 40 AU, then you have Kuiper Belts, Heliopauses, and then maybe one day in the distant future you might reach the Oort Cloud and finally leave the Solar System.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jun 28, 2013, 01:18:23 PM
Quote from: SM on Jun 28, 2013, 06:13:47 AM
Never ceases to amaze me how unbelievably vast space is.  When you think Pluto is about 40 AU, then you have Kuiper Belts, Heliopauses, and then maybe one day in the distant future you might reach the Oort Cloud and finally leave the Solar System.



What's the general consensus of when humans could possibily venture out of the solar system? I mean in the span of 100 years we've only been able to get off the planet and go to the moon. Surely another 100 years should mean we could be have a Mars colony and add another 100 years I'd say we would have a outpost on the edges of our solar system.




Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Jun 28, 2013, 05:26:31 PM
Quote from: SM on Jun 28, 2013, 06:13:47 AM
Never ceases to amaze me how unbelievably vast space is.  When you think Pluto is about 40 AU, then you have Kuiper Belts, Heliopauses, and then maybe one day in the distant future you might reach the Oort Cloud and finally leave the Solar System.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T1LO6nOUdw#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T1LO6nOUdw#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jun 28, 2013, 06:25:30 PM
Quote from: Xenomorphine on Jun 28, 2013, 05:26:31 PM
Quote from: SM on Jun 28, 2013, 06:13:47 AM
Never ceases to amaze me how unbelievably vast space is.  When you think Pluto is about 40 AU, then you have Kuiper Belts, Heliopauses, and then maybe one day in the distant future you might reach the Oort Cloud and finally leave the Solar System.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T1LO6nOUdw#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T1LO6nOUdw#ws)
Wow, it really puts things in perspective doesn't it?

Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jun 28, 2013, 01:18:23 PM
What's the general consensus of when humans could possibily venture out of the solar system? I mean in the span of 100 years we've only been able to get off the planet and go to the moon. Surely another 100 years should mean we could be have a Mars colony and add another 100 years I'd say we would have a outpost on the edges of our solar system.
Took us more like 200 000 years to get to the moon!  ;)

As the Voyager 1 demonstrates, it's possible to leave (or at least reach the edge of) the solar system if you've got about 35 years to spare but where do you go from there? It's still a very long hike to the next star.

The Mars One project aims to establish a permanent colony on Mars by the year 2023 (ten years from now). It's privately funded and aims to raise most of the cash required through corporate sponsorship and "reality TV". Many experts including NASA consider it to be a pipe dream though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Jun 28, 2013, 09:06:38 PM
Just about the only reality TV show I'd genuinely look forward to watching!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 28, 2013, 10:40:36 PM
Nah - Real Housewives of Olympus Mons.

QuoteAs the Voyager 1 demonstrates, it's possible to leave (or at least reach the edge of) the solar system if you've got about 35 years to spare but where do you go from there? It's still a very long hike to the next star.

It's a good 20000+ years to clear the Oort Cloud, never mind 35.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Jun 28, 2013, 10:44:47 PM
On the subject of the universe and how awesomely mind-boggling it is,do any of you guys like Brian Cox?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkjuIoCorTE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkjuIoCorTE#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Jun 29, 2013, 08:42:03 AM
Quote from: Effectz on Jun 28, 2013, 10:44:47 PM
On the subject of the universe and how awesomely mind-boggling it is,do any of you guys like Brian Cox?

Actor? Hell yes. Professor? Not really, I find him very irritating.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jun 29, 2013, 12:29:43 PM
Quote from: SM on Jun 28, 2013, 10:40:36 PM
QuoteAs the Voyager 1 demonstrates, it's possible to leave (or at least reach the edge of) the solar system if you've got about 35 years to spare but where do you go from there? It's still a very long hike to the next star.

It's a good 20000+ years to clear the Oort Cloud, never mind 35.

Depends on how you define the the edge of the solar system - is it the Heliopause or the Oort cloud? The Oort cloud is still loosely influenced by the Sun's gravity but it's already deep in interstellar space.

Even NASA is not always sure what to say in their press releases:

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/03/voyager-1-leaving-solar-system/ (http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/03/voyager-1-leaving-solar-system/)

We can at least be certain that it has left the inner Solar system.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Predaker on Jun 29, 2013, 08:09:09 PM
Quote from: ST on Jun 29, 2013, 12:29:43 PM
Quote from: SM on Jun 28, 2013, 10:40:36 PM
QuoteAs the Voyager 1 demonstrates, it's possible to leave (or at least reach the edge of) the solar system if you've got about 35 years to spare but where do you go from there? It's still a very long hike to the next star.

It's a good 20000+ years to clear the Oort Cloud, never mind 35.

Depends on how you define the the edge of the solar system - is it the Heliopause or the Oort cloud? The Oort cloud is still loosely influenced by the Sun's gravity but it's already deep in interstellar space.

Even NASA is not always sure what to say in their press releases:

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/03/voyager-1-leaving-solar-system/ (http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/03/voyager-1-leaving-solar-system/)

We can at least be certain that it has left the inner Solar system.

Honestly we don't know much about the edge of our solar system currently. Voyager 1 has been making ground breaking discoveries recently, it would seem. I can't wait to learn more.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 29, 2013, 11:57:55 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/atheists-unveil-fla-monument-near-ten-commandments-195201537.html (http://news.yahoo.com/atheists-unveil-fla-monument-near-ten-commandments-195201537.html)


YES. TEXAS NEEDS ONE.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jun 30, 2013, 12:01:34 AM
LMAO
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: TheMonolith on Jun 30, 2013, 12:30:56 AM
That right there is some good news.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 30, 2013, 12:37:55 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Jun 29, 2013, 11:57:55 PM
YES. TEXAS NEEDS ONE.
The state government would drop bombs on it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 30, 2013, 01:27:34 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 30, 2013, 12:37:55 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Jun 29, 2013, 11:57:55 PM
YES. TEXAS NEEDS ONE.
The state government would drop bombs on it.

...yeah. They really would. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 30, 2013, 02:13:57 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Jun 29, 2013, 11:57:55 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/atheists-unveil-fla-monument-near-ten-commandments-195201537.html (http://news.yahoo.com/atheists-unveil-fla-monument-near-ten-commandments-195201537.html)
Good for them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 30, 2013, 04:01:57 AM
That's moronic in ways I find difficult to articulate.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jun 30, 2013, 04:30:30 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jun 30, 2013, 02:13:57 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Jun 29, 2013, 11:57:55 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/atheists-unveil-fla-monument-near-ten-commandments-195201537.html (http://news.yahoo.com/atheists-unveil-fla-monument-near-ten-commandments-195201537.html)
Good for them.


What better way to commemorate belief in non-belief. Some folks in some European country, maybe the UK want to build an atheist monument honoring our main star or Planet. I think it's planned for London perhaps.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 30, 2013, 04:42:27 AM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jun 30, 2013, 04:30:30 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jun 30, 2013, 02:13:57 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Jun 29, 2013, 11:57:55 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/atheists-unveil-fla-monument-near-ten-commandments-195201537.html (http://news.yahoo.com/atheists-unveil-fla-monument-near-ten-commandments-195201537.html)
Good for them.


What better way to commemorate belief in non-belief. Some folks in some European country, maybe the UK want to build an atheist monument honoring our main star or Planet. I think it's planned for London perhaps.
Why...?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jun 30, 2013, 02:37:44 PM



Europe furious, 'shocked' by report of U.S. spying (http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/30/world/europe/eu-nsa/)

LUCY, GOT YOU SOME 'SPLAININ' TO DO
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Jun 30, 2013, 07:08:06 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jun 29, 2013, 11:57:55 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/atheists-unveil-fla-monument-near-ten-commandments-195201537.html (http://news.yahoo.com/atheists-unveil-fla-monument-near-ten-commandments-195201537.html)


YES. TEXAS NEEDS ONE.

Who needs a monument, Aspie?

Thou shalt think for thyself.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jun 30, 2013, 07:12:23 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jun 30, 2013, 02:37:44 PM



Europe furious, 'shocked' by report of U.S. spying (http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/30/world/europe/eu-nsa/)

LUCY, GOT YOU SOME 'SPLAININ' TO DO


Lmao, "shocked." As if no one was already thinking that the U.S. was spying on just about everyone.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Jun 30, 2013, 07:46:18 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jun 29, 2013, 11:57:55 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/atheists-unveil-fla-monument-near-ten-commandments-195201537.html (http://news.yahoo.com/atheists-unveil-fla-monument-near-ten-commandments-195201537.html)
A nice reminder that the United States is a secular country and that not everyone has to follow the Ten Commandments.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 01, 2013, 02:28:36 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Jun 29, 2013, 11:57:55 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/atheists-unveil-fla-monument-near-ten-commandments-195201537.html (http://news.yahoo.com/atheists-unveil-fla-monument-near-ten-commandments-195201537.html)


YES. TEXAS NEEDS ONE.

This isn't funny. It's just dumb. How the heck does this speak to atheism if they're having a monument in their name erected? If they claimed it was satire, I'd understand but I didn't see that mentioned.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 01, 2013, 03:21:56 AM
"We atheists choose to believe in nothing.  But if we did, it would be this nice bench!  Which requires no belief from anyone.  It simply is.  HAIL BENCH!!"

*Disheartened and confused fundie protestors wander off muttering about 'I thought they said that Dawkins fella would be here...'*
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jul 01, 2013, 12:41:19 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jun 30, 2013, 07:12:23 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jun 30, 2013, 02:37:44 PM



Europe furious, 'shocked' by report of U.S. spying (http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/30/world/europe/eu-nsa/)

LUCY, GOT YOU SOME 'SPLAININ' TO DO


Lmao, "shocked." As if no one was already thinking that the U.S. was spying on just about everyone.

I think it's funny they're pretending that they aren't spying either. Everybody's doing it to everybody. Silly EU :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Jul 01, 2013, 01:00:44 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 01, 2013, 02:28:36 AM
If they claimed it was satire, I'd understand but I didn't see that mentioned.
Most expressions of atheism is a satire of religion.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Jul 02, 2013, 06:18:40 PM
In other Religious related events, Channel 4 in Britain has come under fire for announcing that it will broadcast the call to prayer everyday over the festival of Ramadan

Here's my two cents

http://i21stcenturyscoundrel.wordpress.com/2013/07/02/those-crazy-controversial-channel-4-kids/ (http://i21stcenturyscoundrel.wordpress.com/2013/07/02/those-crazy-controversial-channel-4-kids/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Jul 02, 2013, 10:42:42 PM
Technically, it'd be a 'body transplant', but... Excellent news for people who suffer from paralysis. Especially when we can perfect cloning techniques.

http://nextbigfuture.com/2013/06/technical-hurdles-have-been-overcome.html (http://nextbigfuture.com/2013/06/technical-hurdles-have-been-overcome.html)

Revision of commonly accepted history on the way?

http://phys.org/news/2013-07-white-skull-australians.html (http://phys.org/news/2013-07-white-skull-australians.html)

WHY IS THIS A THING, NATURE?! :o

http://www.businessinsider.com/taste-receptors-in-testes-and-fertility-2013-7 (http://www.businessinsider.com/taste-receptors-in-testes-and-fertility-2013-7)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 02, 2013, 10:48:49 PM
Wow.

Porn stars need Listerine* before going to work.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 03, 2013, 02:35:02 AM
Quote from: Xenomorphine on Jul 02, 2013, 10:42:42 PM
WHY IS THIS A THING, NATURE?! :o

http://www.businessinsider.com/taste-receptors-in-testes-and-fertility-2013-7 (http://www.businessinsider.com/taste-receptors-in-testes-and-fertility-2013-7)

That is wierd, yo. I guess it makes rimming a little easier for pornstars.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 03, 2013, 07:01:36 AM
Quote from: Xenomorphine on Jul 02, 2013, 10:42:42 PM
Revision of commonly accepted history on the way?

http://phys.org/news/2013-07-white-skull-australians.html (http://phys.org/news/2013-07-white-skull-australians.html)
But we already know there were Europeans here before Cook. Admittedly they were almost all on the western side of the island, but I wouldn't have thought that finding a caucasian skull pre-dating Cook in NSW would be that much of a surprise.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 03, 2013, 08:11:50 PM
Especially since the article doesn't say how and where it was found.  NSW isn't exactly small.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 04, 2013, 08:34:54 AM
http://web.orange.co.uk/article/quirkies/Darth_Vaders_Death_Valley_sprint (http://web.orange.co.uk/article/quirkies/Darth_Vaders_Death_Valley_sprint)

The Force is strong with this one.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Jul 05, 2013, 05:28:15 PM
I am seriously impressed by the implications of what this could mean...

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/07/04/cgi-skin-ultra-realistic-face_n_3546241.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/07/04/cgi-skin-ultra-realistic-face_n_3546241.html)

Just needs the correct facial rigging for movement and we can finally have authentic-looking virtual actors.

Sigourney, please scan your head in. We can have Ripley 8 around forever.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 05, 2013, 05:34:59 PM
Actually animating them is still a completely different story, and where the whole illusion will likely fall apart.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 05, 2013, 05:48:20 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 04, 2013, 08:34:54 AM
http://web.orange.co.uk/article/quirkies/Darth_Vaders_Death_Valley_sprint (http://web.orange.co.uk/article/quirkies/Darth_Vaders_Death_Valley_sprint)

The Force is strong with this one.
lol amaze.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 05, 2013, 06:06:50 PM
This needs to be used for when Arnold goes ahead and does Terminator 5. And then the technology should be used to bring back Charles Bronson, Bruce Lee, and whoever else that is dead, but that HAS to be in Expendables 3.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jul 06, 2013, 12:30:53 AM
http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCABRE96500420130706 (http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCABRE96500420130706)

He's gone. Yeah.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 06, 2013, 01:34:21 AM
All the best to Snowden, good luck.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Predator Queen on Jul 07, 2013, 03:00:27 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F24.media.tumblr.com%2F4d0a2ad492b61e14c6379c4f6cbef727%2Ftumblr_mopvn9Ijs61qf1gzno1_1280.png&hash=e3bf54c1baa986e47300f100fc8dcc80bf3f89de)

London (CNN) — Africa's western black rhino is now officially extinct according the latest review of animals and plants by the world's largest conservation network.

The subspecies of the black rhino — which is classified as "critically endangered" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species ( http://www.iucnredlist.org/ (http://www.iucnredlist.org/) )— was last seen in western Africa in 2006.

The IUCN warns that other rhinos could follow saying Africa's northern white rhino is "teetering on the brink of extinction" while Asia's Javan rhino is "making its last stand" due to continued poaching and lack of conservation.

"In the case of the western black rhino and the northern white rhino the situation could have had very different results if the suggested conservation measures had been implemented," Simon Stuart, chair of the IUCN species survival commission said in a statement.

Read the rest of the article here.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/10/world/africa/rhino-extinct-species-report/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/10/world/africa/rhino-extinct-species-report/index.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jul 07, 2013, 04:37:51 PM
Quote from: Predator Queen on Jul 07, 2013, 03:00:27 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F24.media.tumblr.com%2F4d0a2ad492b61e14c6379c4f6cbef727%2Ftumblr_mopvn9Ijs61qf1gzno1_1280.png&hash=e3bf54c1baa986e47300f100fc8dcc80bf3f89de)

London (CNN) — Africa's western black rhino is now officially extinct according the latest review of animals and plants by the world's largest conservation network.

The subspecies of the black rhino — which is classified as "critically endangered" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species ( http://www.iucnredlist.org/ (http://www.iucnredlist.org/) )— was last seen in western Africa in 2006.

The IUCN warns that other rhinos could follow saying Africa's northern white rhino is "teetering on the brink of extinction" while Asia's Javan rhino is "making its last stand" due to continued poaching and lack of conservation.

"In the case of the western black rhino and the northern white rhino the situation could have had very different results if the suggested conservation measures had been implemented," Simon Stuart, chair of the IUCN species survival commission said in a statement.



Read the rest of the article here.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/10/world/africa/rhino-extinct-species-report/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/10/world/africa/rhino-extinct-species-report/index.html)




The sad thing is that no one gives a f**k. Not even the humanist atheists seen to care that insensitive humans namely African poachers continue to murder rhinos and elephants for stupid f**king reasons.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 07, 2013, 07:15:15 PM
http://www.examiner.com/article/decapitated-referee-graphic-video-of-ref-s-dismemberment-used-to-net-suspect (http://www.examiner.com/article/decapitated-referee-graphic-video-of-ref-s-dismemberment-used-to-net-suspect)

o_o
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Jul 07, 2013, 08:03:20 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jul 07, 2013, 04:37:51 PMThe sad thing is that no one gives a f**k. Not even the humanist atheists seen to care that insensitive humans namely African poachers continue to murder rhinos and elephants for stupid f**king reasons.
And yet somebody wrote that article in a sympathetic light.
::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jul 07, 2013, 09:10:47 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jul 05, 2013, 05:34:59 PM
Actually animating them is still a completely different story, and where the whole illusion will likely fall apart.

Eh. Performance and "Face" Capture. Let's say we have a detailed cgi skin of Siggy... an actress of a similar build could do motion capture and facial expressions... then they'd layer Siggy's face over the face of the mocap actress.. et voila. Why bother with traditional computer animation for that? :P

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Jul 07, 2013, 10:01:06 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Jul 07, 2013, 09:10:47 PM
Eh. Performance and "Face" Capture. Let's say we have a detailed cgi skin of Siggy... an actress of a similar build could do motion capture and facial expressions... then they'd layer Siggy's face over the face of the mocap actress.. et voila. Why bother with traditional computer animation for that? :P

'The Running Man', here we come...

Which somehow included three actors destined for the 'Predator' films.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 07, 2013, 11:17:49 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 07, 2013, 07:15:15 PM
http://www.examiner.com/article/decapitated-referee-graphic-video-of-ref-s-dismemberment-used-to-net-suspect (http://www.examiner.com/article/decapitated-referee-graphic-video-of-ref-s-dismemberment-used-to-net-suspect)

o_o
Please, end this sport.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 07, 2013, 11:19:40 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 07, 2013, 11:17:49 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 07, 2013, 07:15:15 PM
http://www.examiner.com/article/decapitated-referee-graphic-video-of-ref-s-dismemberment-used-to-net-suspect (http://www.examiner.com/article/decapitated-referee-graphic-video-of-ref-s-dismemberment-used-to-net-suspect)

o_o
Please end this sport.

If they have to go to these extremes to make the sport watchable, then it needs to be ended.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 07, 2013, 11:33:53 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 07, 2013, 11:17:49 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 07, 2013, 07:15:15 PM
http://www.examiner.com/article/decapitated-referee-graphic-video-of-ref-s-dismemberment-used-to-net-suspect (http://www.examiner.com/article/decapitated-referee-graphic-video-of-ref-s-dismemberment-used-to-net-suspect)

o_o
Please, end this sport.

And don't overreact at all.  Ever.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Jul 07, 2013, 11:35:29 PM
Leave football (soccer) alone...

But this is f**ked up beyond belief
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 07, 2013, 11:37:23 PM
Quote from: SM on Jul 07, 2013, 11:33:53 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 07, 2013, 11:17:49 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 07, 2013, 07:15:15 PM
http://www.examiner.com/article/decapitated-referee-graphic-video-of-ref-s-dismemberment-used-to-net-suspect (http://www.examiner.com/article/decapitated-referee-graphic-video-of-ref-s-dismemberment-used-to-net-suspect)

o_o
Please, end this sport.

And don't overreact at all.  Ever.
No. It's a boring sport in the first place.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 07, 2013, 11:42:34 PM
Billions disagree.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 07, 2013, 11:45:58 PM
Sooo?
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fnerdreactor.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F12%2FNPH-SHRUG.gif&hash=cfa9be24492582db2bd43fc4a0a812d6eb15b002)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 07, 2013, 11:47:47 PM
So saying "Please, end this sport" is sub-moronic.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 07, 2013, 11:50:04 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_m6gikkMeXU1rys4czo1_500.gif&hash=360984e768364cbf73b06cf848f223ccc0b1fc06)

Spoiler
;D
[close]
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 07, 2013, 11:56:59 PM
Quote from: SM on Jul 07, 2013, 11:42:34 PM
Billions disagree.

It's boring relative to American sports such as NFL football and NBA Basketball.

Those billions haven't been exposed to either, specifically.

So billions are taking what they get.

The solution:
Spoiler
Spoiler
Spoiler
End soccer and globally expand the NFL and NBA.
[close]
[close]
[close]


Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 07, 2013, 11:50:04 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_m6gikkMeXU1rys4czo1_500.gif&hash=360984e768364cbf73b06cf848f223ccc0b1fc06)

Spoiler
;D
[close]

YOU BASTARD
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 08, 2013, 12:04:40 AM
NFL football?

The dumb is strong on the forums this day.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 08, 2013, 12:09:23 AM
Quote from: SM on Jul 08, 2013, 12:04:40 AM
NFL football?

The dumb is strong on the forums this day.

There's a reason that America, which possesses all demographics that previously embraced soccer elsewhere, prefers NFL football over soccer. We have our own National Soccer League here, but no one watches it.


And for good reason.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 08, 2013, 12:11:02 AM
Quote from: SM on Jul 08, 2013, 12:04:40 AM
NFL football?

The dumb is strong on the forums this day.
Wait, wait, wait. You're allowed to judge sports, but we aren't just because one is more popular world wide? lol  ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Jul 08, 2013, 12:13:39 AM
Quote from: SM on Jul 07, 2013, 11:47:47 PM
So saying "Please, end this sport" is sub-moronic.

And if they somehow actually did end the sport it would probably cause something like what happens in World War Z.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 08, 2013, 12:14:33 AM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Jul 08, 2013, 12:13:39 AM
Quote from: SM on Jul 07, 2013, 11:47:47 PM
So saying "Please, end this sport" is sub-moronic.

And if they somehow actually did end the sport it would probably cause something like what happens in World War Z.
UNLESS WE SUBSITUTE IT FOR OTHER FAR MORE ENTERTAINING SPORTS.


Like the ones listed previously.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 08, 2013, 12:15:26 AM
QuoteAnd for good reason.

That reason being nearly three times as many people are actually out playing it rather than watching?

1.Basketball (24.4 million)
2.Baseball (23.3 million)
3.Soccer (25.6 million)
4.Volleyball (10.7 million)
5.Football (8.9 million)

QuoteUNLESS WE SUBSITUTE IT FOR OTHER FAR MORE ENTERTAINING SPORTS.

NFL would suffice in putting angry soccer fans to sleep - so that could work.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 08, 2013, 12:15:44 AM
How about we just end GOLF. There, everyone's happy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 08, 2013, 12:16:16 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 08, 2013, 12:09:23 AM
Quote from: SM on Jul 08, 2013, 12:04:40 AM
NFL football?

The dumb is strong on the forums this day.

There's a reason that America, which possesses all demographics that previously embraced soccer elsewhere, prefers NFL football over soccer. We have our own National Soccer League here, but no one watches it.
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi261.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fii71%2FJeter0124%2Fperkinsceltics.gif&hash=d9cddbbf40e655bd398dfdec3e2856a5ba20e3d6)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 08, 2013, 12:17:13 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jul 08, 2013, 12:15:44 AM
How about we just end GOLF. There, everyone's happy.
fuk u
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 08, 2013, 12:19:28 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 08, 2013, 12:17:13 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jul 08, 2013, 12:15:44 AM
How about we just end GOLF. There, everyone's happy.
fuk u


Is this an offer?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 08, 2013, 12:19:49 AM
Quote from: SM on Jul 08, 2013, 12:15:26 AM
QuoteAnd for good reason.

That reason being nearly three times as many people are actually out playing it rather than watching?

1.Basketball (24.4 million)
2.Baseball (23.3 million)
3.Soccer (25.6 million)
4.Volleyball (10.7 million)
5.Football (8.9 million)






QuoteUNLESS WE SUBSITUTE IT FOR OTHER FAR MORE ENTERTAINING SPORTS.


NFL would suffice in putting angry soccer fans to sleep - so that could work.

Well, duh. NFL Football is exclusive to America, so globally there should be a large participation gap

And I've never heard of any condition where excitement and newly found joy put anyone one to sleep.

Quote from: ShadowPred on Jul 08, 2013, 12:15:44 AM
How about we just end GOLF. There, everyone's happy.

THAT TOO.

Quote from: BANE on Jul 08, 2013, 12:16:16 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 08, 2013, 12:09:23 AM
Quote from: SM on Jul 08, 2013, 12:04:40 AM
NFL football?

The dumb is strong on the forums this day.

There's a reason that America, which possesses all demographics that previously embraced soccer elsewhere, prefers NFL football over soccer. We have our own National Soccer League here, but no one watches it.
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii71/Jeter0124/perkinsceltics.gif

...I can't see your image.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 08, 2013, 12:21:21 AM
QuoteI've never heard of any condition where excitement and newly found joy put anyone one to sleep.

Your lack of sexual experience is showing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 08, 2013, 12:21:44 AM
...That's the NBA BANE :P


Quote from: SM on Jul 08, 2013, 12:21:21 AM
QuoteI've never heard of any condition where excitement and newly found joy put anyone one to sleep.

Your lack of sexual experience is showing.

That's exhaustion, and you're deflecting.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 08, 2013, 12:22:00 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jul 08, 2013, 12:19:28 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 08, 2013, 12:17:13 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jul 08, 2013, 12:15:44 AM
How about we just end GOLF. There, everyone's happy.
fuk u


Is this an offer?
.....
Spoiler
Behind the alley like usual.
Spoiler
11 o'clock
Spoiler
be there
Spoiler
or fuk u.
[close]
[close]
[close]
[close]
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 08, 2013, 12:24:28 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 08, 2013, 12:19:49 AM
I've never heard of any condition where excitement and newly found joy put anyone one to sleep.
Neither have I.

Thankfully, Football has neither. Now all those insomniac Spaniards have NFL Football to help them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 08, 2013, 12:24:59 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 08, 2013, 12:22:00 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jul 08, 2013, 12:19:28 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 08, 2013, 12:17:13 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jul 08, 2013, 12:15:44 AM
How about we just end GOLF. There, everyone's happy.
fuk u


Is this an offer?
.....
Spoiler
Behind the alley like usual.
Spoiler
11 o'clock
Spoiler
be there
Spoiler
or fuk u.
[close]
[close]
[close]
[close]


It'll happen.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 08, 2013, 12:25:51 AM
Quote from: BANE on Jul 08, 2013, 12:24:28 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 08, 2013, 12:19:49 AM
I've never heard of any condition where excitement and newly found joy put anyone one to sleep.
Neither have I.

Thankfully, Football has neither. Now all those insomniac Spaniards have NFL Football to help them.

You mistook football for Basketball.


Your opinion is irrelevant now :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 08, 2013, 12:28:09 AM
Daily CEO Pay Now Exceeds the Average Worker's Annual Salary (http://thecontributor.com/daily-ceo-pay-now-exceeds-us-workers-annual-salary)

QuoteIn 1965, the average CEO made 20 times the average worker. Now the ratio is 273 to 1, meaning the average CEO makes in a day what their workers make in a year.

U.S. corporate CEO salaries rose 16 percent in 2012 according to a new report from research firm Equilar. Top salary: Larry Ellison of Oracle - over $96 million. Top exit bonus: James Mulva of ConocoPhillips - $156 million.

Average salary for the CEOs of the top 200 U.S. companies with revenue of over $1 billion was $5.3 million. The big money, however, is paid out in stock and options which added another $9 million to the median compensation package for the CEOs.

Worst off were the workers at these companies whose median pay is now at a historic low compared to the CEOs. In 1965, according to a new report from the Economic Policy Institute, the average CEO made 20 times the average worker. Now the ratio is 273 to 1 ie the average CEO's daily salary is now greater than the annual salary of their workers.

Ellison did even better - he was paid the equivalent of the average U.S. salary of $45,790 every single hour last year.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 08, 2013, 12:29:06 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 08, 2013, 12:25:51 AM
Quote from: BANE on Jul 08, 2013, 12:24:28 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 08, 2013, 12:19:49 AM
I've never heard of any condition where excitement and newly found joy put anyone one to sleep.
Neither have I.

Thankfully, Football has neither. Now all those insomniac Spaniards have NFL Football to help them.

You mistook football for Basketball.


Your opinion is irrelevant now :P
I googled 'drooling idiot gif'. You had mentioned the NBA in a previous post. It fit well.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 08, 2013, 12:30:08 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jul 08, 2013, 12:28:09 AM
Daily CEO Pay Now Exceeds the Average Worker's Annual Salary (http://thecontributor.com/daily-ceo-pay-now-exceeds-us-workers-annual-salary)

QuoteIn 1965, the average CEO made 20 times the average worker. Now the ratio is 273 to 1, meaning the average CEO makes in a day what their workers make in a year.

U.S. corporate CEO salaries rose 16 percent in 2012 according to a new report from research firm Equilar. Top salary: Larry Ellison of Oracle - over $96 million. Top exit bonus: James Mulva of ConocoPhillips - $156 million.

Average salary for the CEOs of the top 200 U.S. companies with revenue of over $1 billion was $5.3 million. The big money, however, is paid out in stock and options which added another $9 million to the median compensation package for the CEOs.

Worst off were the workers at these companies whose median pay is now at a historic low compared to the CEOs. In 1965, according to a new report from the Economic Policy Institute, the average CEO made 20 times the average worker. Now the ratio is 273 to 1 ie the average CEO's daily salary is now greater than the annual salary of their workers.

Ellison did even better - he was paid the equivalent of the average U.S. salary of $45,790 every single hour last year.


Only going to get worse from here on out.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 08, 2013, 12:32:12 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jul 08, 2013, 12:28:09 AM
Daily CEO Pay Now Exceeds the Average Worker's Annual Salary (http://thecontributor.com/daily-ceo-pay-now-exceeds-us-workers-annual-salary)

QuoteIn 1965, the average CEO made 20 times the average worker. Now the ratio is 273 to 1, meaning the average CEO makes in a day what their workers make in a year.

U.S. corporate CEO salaries rose 16 percent in 2012 according to a new report from research firm Equilar. Top salary: Larry Ellison of Oracle - over $96 million. Top exit bonus: James Mulva of ConocoPhillips - $156 million.

Average salary for the CEOs of the top 200 U.S. companies with revenue of over $1 billion was $5.3 million. The big money, however, is paid out in stock and options which added another $9 million to the median compensation package for the CEOs.

Worst off were the workers at these companies whose median pay is now at a historic low compared to the CEOs. In 1965, according to a new report from the Economic Policy Institute, the average CEO made 20 times the average worker. Now the ratio is 273 to 1 ie the average CEO's daily salary is now greater than the annual salary of their workers.

Ellison did even better - he was paid the equivalent of the average U.S. salary of $45,790 every single hour last year.

lol Cvalda, posting important and insightful stuff.


Such blasphemy.


Quote from: BANE on Jul 08, 2013, 12:29:06 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 08, 2013, 12:25:51 AM
Quote from: BANE on Jul 08, 2013, 12:24:28 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 08, 2013, 12:19:49 AM
I've never heard of any condition where excitement and newly found joy put anyone one to sleep.
Neither have I.

Thankfully, Football has neither. Now all those insomniac Spaniards have NFL Football to help them.

You mistook football for Basketball.


Your opinion is irrelevant now :P
I googled 'drooling idiot gif'. You had mentioned the NBA in a previous post. It fit well.

Here's the quote:


Quote from: BANE on Jul 08, 2013, 12:16:16 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 08, 2013, 12:09:23 AM
Quote from: SM on Jul 08, 2013, 12:04:40 AM
NFL football?

The dumb is strong on the forums this day.

There's a reason that America, which possesses all demographics that previously embraced soccer elsewhere, prefers NFL football over soccer. We have our own National Soccer League here, but no one watches it.
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii71/Jeter0124/perkinsceltics.gif


YOU DIDN'T EVEN QUOTE THE INSTANCE WHERE I MENTIONED THE NBA :P


And as a Tennis viewer,  YOU KNOW NOTHING OF EXCITEMENT.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 08, 2013, 12:35:04 AM
Quiet you! Go back to watching sports involving ten seconds of running and four minutes of waiting, REPEAT FOR HOURS.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 08, 2013, 12:41:19 AM
Quote from: BANE on Jul 08, 2013, 12:35:04 AM
Quiet you! Go back to watching sports involving ten seconds of running and four minutes of waiting, REPEAT FOR HOURS.

A sneak peek of the Wimbledon match today:

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gamerdna.com%2Fuimage%2FFTK1J8MU%2Flarge%2Fpong-gif.gif&hash=a6b644f5cb7f3512a8e88da4e0fedc969348da94)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 08, 2013, 12:48:35 AM
Wow, original! Using my own metaphor against me.

A sneak peek at a football match:
Spoiler

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Feda45608f9644591f2dc3b5cff5f8b20%2Ftumblr_inline_mkazstWFIC1qz4rgp.gif&hash=399c37019e88640296fba6c71c49ca17f93cd23d)
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fassets.sbnation.com%2Fassets%2F1451871%2Fngata.gif&hash=c9d2144553f1829357e7f58c5f89bb5936704aad)
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F25.media.tumblr.com%2Fe8677f1a3f5af3fbd81154ad453be336%2Ftumblr_mpdt3myA5k1sn0te7o1_500.gif&hash=c241f9af4b653a2c6cf6d76b4564495b928fa122)
Oh wait, sorry, that's the original men's version! Apologies.

Here's a sneak peek at an NFL football match:
Spoiler

Alright guys, let's stand here another...COACH! HOW LONG'S IT BEEN?!? Ok, 2 more minutes of standing around, then we'll huddle and throw and run for ten seconds, then back to Gatorade. All good?
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 08, 2013, 12:49:58 AM
Wassat coach?  I can't hear you under all this body armour because we're all such pussholes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 08, 2013, 12:53:13 AM
AMURRICA! f**k YEAH!

We have developed helmets to protect the skulls of our players. What's that? The players are getting more concussions now than before? Damn. And I thought this was such a good idea. Well, at least we've got Basketball which we stole from Canada, and which has allowed American giants to find work in places other than warehouses with high shelves.
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 08, 2013, 12:57:31 AM
Quote from: BANE on Jul 08, 2013, 12:48:35 AM
Wow, original! Using my own metaphor against me.

A sneak peek at a football match:
Spoiler

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Oh wait, sorry, that's the original men's version! Apologies.

Here's a sneak peek at an NFL football match:
Spoiler

Alright guys, let's stand here another...COACH! HOW LONG'S IT BEEN?!? Ok, 2 more minutes of standing around, then we'll huddle and throw and run for ten seconds, then back to Gatorade. All good?
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I, too, can post violent instances from my sport. Except mine are better, and more frequent.


Quote from: SM on Jul 08, 2013, 12:49:58 AM
Wassat coach?  I can't hear you under all this body armour because we're all such pussholes.

1. We're discussing entertainment value.

2. Football is the most dangerous professional sport in the world. You don't go sky diving without your parachute.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 08, 2013, 12:59:45 AM
QuoteI, too, can post violent instances from my sport. Except mine are better, and more frequent.
Nope.

Quote2. Football is the most dangerous professional sport in the world.
Nope.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 08, 2013, 01:02:05 AM
wow violent sports hardcore oh yeah
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 08, 2013, 01:02:36 AM
Quote from: BANE on Jul 08, 2013, 12:59:45 AM
QuoteI, too, can post violent instances from my sport. Except mine are better, and more frequent.
Nope.

Quote2. Football is the most dangerous professional sport in the world.
Nope.

Team organized. Bull riding be damned.

QuoteWe have developed helmets to protect the skulls of our players. What's that? The players are getting more concussions now than before? Damn I thought this was such a good idea
TELL ME MORE ABOUT RUGBY'S SPOTLESS RECORD
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 08, 2013, 01:07:10 AM
Football has many more concussions than Rugby, because Football players lead with their head, as the helmet makes them feel invulnerable.

QuoteTeam organized. Bull riding be damned.
Where are you getting this from?


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 08, 2013, 01:13:01 AM
Quote from: BANE on Jul 08, 2013, 01:07:10 AM
Football has many more concussions than Rugby, because Football players lead with their head, as the helmet makes them feel invulnerable.

QuoteTeam organized. Bull riding be damned.
Where are you getting this from?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/876512-ranking-sports-from-least-to-most-dangerous-including-nfl-nba-nhl-and-soccer/page/11 (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/876512-ranking-sports-from-least-to-most-dangerous-including-nfl-nba-nhl-and-soccer/page/11)

Team organized, and there are many more articles like it (notice how Rugby is lower on the list than NFL football)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 08, 2013, 01:17:35 AM
There's all sorts of lists like that I saw when I was searching. I found hockey in the mix with rugby and football exchanging top positions, as well as some Australian rules football and other such sports.

Anyway, I don't really feel like this argument is going anywhere.

So:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2013/07/07/quebec-train-derailment-explosion-lac-megantic.html (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2013/07/07/quebec-train-derailment-explosion-lac-megantic.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Jul 08, 2013, 12:09:15 PM
NFL?  Please, nowhere near as dangerous as,

Curling,
Aussie Rules,
Rugby League,

I've played your version of Football, Rugby league and our football.  Worst I got playing American football was a slight concussion, Rugby league a broken nose, jaw and arm and strangely enough two broken legs, two broken ankles, broken fingers, broken arm and a fractured eye socket playing soccer.  Now I'm not saying soccer is a tough sport in the slightest, I'm just unlucky, but the NFL is no where near as tough as Rugby League

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jul 08, 2013, 02:07:12 PM
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Srsly u gyus


srsly?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jul 08, 2013, 03:13:27 PM
This is interesting. My peon brain can't comprehend what this means but maybe the more sciencey minded folks can interpret this for me.



http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/news/mag-portals.html (http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/news/mag-portals.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Predator Queen on Jul 08, 2013, 10:57:37 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jul 07, 2013, 04:37:51 PM
Quote from: Predator Queen on Jul 07, 2013, 03:00:27 AM
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London (CNN) — Africa's western black rhino is now officially extinct according the latest review of animals and plants by the world's largest conservation network.

The subspecies of the black rhino — which is classified as "critically endangered" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species ( http://www.iucnredlist.org/ (http://www.iucnredlist.org/) )— was last seen in western Africa in 2006.

The IUCN warns that other rhinos could follow saying Africa's northern white rhino is "teetering on the brink of extinction" while Asia's Javan rhino is "making its last stand" due to continued poaching and lack of conservation.

"In the case of the western black rhino and the northern white rhino the situation could have had very different results if the suggested conservation measures had been implemented," Simon Stuart, chair of the IUCN species survival commission said in a statement.



Read the rest of the article here.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/10/world/africa/rhino-extinct-species-report/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/10/world/africa/rhino-extinct-species-report/index.html)




The sad thing is that no one gives a f**k. Not even the humanist atheists seen to care that insensitive humans namely African poachers continue to murder rhinos and elephants for stupid f**king reasons.

I just believe humans are a waste and a burden to this planet and all life and this world would be better off with out us.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Jul 08, 2013, 11:12:58 PM
All the life that is currently living on this planet is less than 1% of of all the extinct species that have passed before. (All without the help of mankind.)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 08, 2013, 11:13:13 PM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 08, 2013, 11:16:00 PM
looooooooooool.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Jul 08, 2013, 11:19:39 PM
 :laugh:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMjQ3hA9mEA#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMjQ3hA9mEA#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 08, 2013, 11:21:51 PM
... to, uh, be all whiny and shit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 08, 2013, 11:24:24 PM
I read SM's text in Clint Eastwood's voice.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 08, 2013, 11:30:23 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jul 08, 2013, 12:28:09 AM
Daily CEO Pay Now Exceeds the Average Worker's Annual Salary (http://thecontributor.com/daily-ceo-pay-now-exceeds-us-workers-annual-salary)

QuoteIn 1965, the average CEO made 20 times the average worker. Now the ratio is 273 to 1, meaning the average CEO makes in a day what their workers make in a year.

U.S. corporate CEO salaries rose 16 percent in 2012 according to a new report from research firm Equilar. Top salary: Larry Ellison of Oracle - over $96 million. Top exit bonus: James Mulva of ConocoPhillips - $156 million.

Average salary for the CEOs of the top 200 U.S. companies with revenue of over $1 billion was $5.3 million. The big money, however, is paid out in stock and options which added another $9 million to the median compensation package for the CEOs.

Worst off were the workers at these companies whose median pay is now at a historic low compared to the CEOs. In 1965, according to a new report from the Economic Policy Institute, the average CEO made 20 times the average worker. Now the ratio is 273 to 1 ie the average CEO's daily salary is now greater than the annual salary of their workers.

Ellison did even better - he was paid the equivalent of the average U.S. salary of $45,790 every single hour last year.
Meanwhile politicians in my state have just been given a 42% pay rise, while public servants have been given a whopping 2%.

:(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 08, 2013, 11:34:13 PM
Suck it, proles!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 09, 2013, 12:01:23 AM
Quote from: SiL on Jul 08, 2013, 11:30:23 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jul 08, 2013, 12:28:09 AM
Daily CEO Pay Now Exceeds the Average Worker's Annual Salary (http://thecontributor.com/daily-ceo-pay-now-exceeds-us-workers-annual-salary)

QuoteIn 1965, the average CEO made 20 times the average worker. Now the ratio is 273 to 1, meaning the average CEO makes in a day what their workers make in a year.

U.S. corporate CEO salaries rose 16 percent in 2012 according to a new report from research firm Equilar. Top salary: Larry Ellison of Oracle - over $96 million. Top exit bonus: James Mulva of ConocoPhillips - $156 million.

Average salary for the CEOs of the top 200 U.S. companies with revenue of over $1 billion was $5.3 million. The big money, however, is paid out in stock and options which added another $9 million to the median compensation package for the CEOs.

Worst off were the workers at these companies whose median pay is now at a historic low compared to the CEOs. In 1965, according to a new report from the Economic Policy Institute, the average CEO made 20 times the average worker. Now the ratio is 273 to 1 ie the average CEO's daily salary is now greater than the annual salary of their workers.

Ellison did even better - he was paid the equivalent of the average U.S. salary of $45,790 every single hour last year.
Meanwhile politicians in my state have just been given a 42% pay rise, while public servants have been given a whopping 2%.

:(

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Back the truck up over there, bitches!!

And doesn't the 2% represent the fact there's only 2% of the public service left in Queensland?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 09, 2013, 12:16:22 AM
 :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 09, 2013, 03:29:21 AM
Quote from: Predator Queen on Jul 08, 2013, 10:57:37 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jul 07, 2013, 04:37:51 PM
Quote from: Predator Queen on Jul 07, 2013, 03:00:27 AM
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London (CNN) — Africa's western black rhino is now officially extinct according the latest review of animals and plants by the world's largest conservation network.

The subspecies of the black rhino — which is classified as "critically endangered" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species ( http://www.iucnredlist.org/ (http://www.iucnredlist.org/) )— was last seen in western Africa in 2006.

The IUCN warns that other rhinos could follow saying Africa's northern white rhino is "teetering on the brink of extinction" while Asia's Javan rhino is "making its last stand" due to continued poaching and lack of conservation.

"In the case of the western black rhino and the northern white rhino the situation could have had very different results if the suggested conservation measures had been implemented," Simon Stuart, chair of the IUCN species survival commission said in a statement.



Read the rest of the article here.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/10/world/africa/rhino-extinct-species-report/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/10/world/africa/rhino-extinct-species-report/index.html)




The sad thing is that no one gives a f**k. Not even the humanist atheists seen to care that insensitive humans namely African poachers continue to murder rhinos and elephants for stupid f**king reasons.

I just believe humans are a waste and a burden to this planet and all life and this world would be better off with out us.

While I'm inclined to agree, that's very harsh. Humans can do a lot of good. We just choose not to, most of the time it seems at least.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 09, 2013, 03:44:42 AM
We're still here aren't we?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 09, 2013, 03:54:15 AM
Quote from: SM on Jul 09, 2013, 03:44:42 AM
We're still here aren't we?
Our capacity to f**k each other over is eclipsed only by our capacity to f**k each other.

:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 09, 2013, 04:55:31 AM
Quote from: SM on Jul 09, 2013, 03:44:42 AM
We're still here aren't we?

Yeah, exactly. But for how much longer? We are still, sadly, causing a lot of environmental damage.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 09, 2013, 05:03:40 AM
We're here until we're replaced the next evolutionary step.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 09, 2013, 05:10:48 AM
Yeah, if we make it that far.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 09, 2013, 05:24:27 AM
Where else are we going?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 09, 2013, 08:10:28 AM
I know this may sound contradictory to what I said earlier but considering that as a species we seem to show almost no consideration for the planet's well-being, we may start wars over resources that could lead, not to our extinction, but to a very barren planet that won't support us on a wide scale.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: TheMonolith on Jul 09, 2013, 12:41:53 PM
That would mean people destroying the very resources they were fighting over. Even if such wars ever happen, you think they would be smart enough not to poison the water they plan on drinking later.
There have been far worse extinction events and causes in the past. Humanity doesn't even come close to them.
Which is not to say there isn't cause for concern, and people are getting increasingly vocal about the issue, which is a very real problem. Humanity has been making leaps and bounds in the last 100 years. The question is will the changes come fast enough.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Jul 09, 2013, 12:46:11 PM
'I'm tired of this back slappin', "Isn't humanity neat!" bullshit.  We're a virus with shoes.'

Bill Hicks

Sums it up just about right IMO
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jul 09, 2013, 12:59:51 PM
Quote from: TheMonolith on Jul 09, 2013, 12:41:53 PM
There have been far worse extinction events and causes in the past. Humanity doesn't even come close to them.
Which is not to say there isn't cause for concern, and people are getting increasingly vocal about the issue, which is a very real problem. Humanity has been making leaps and bounds in the last 100 years. The question is will the changes come fast enough.

Quote from: Novak 1334 on Jul 09, 2013, 12:46:11 PM
'I'm tired of this back slappin', "Isn't humanity neat!" bullshit.  We're a virus with shoes.'

Bill Hicks

Sums it up just about right IMO


Ironically humanity might [one day] be the only way to save the planet if there's a big rock in space with earth's name on coming this way.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ChrisPachi on Jul 09, 2013, 02:13:17 PM
Quote from: ST on Jul 09, 2013, 12:59:51 PMIronically humanity might [one day] be the only way to save the planet if there's a big rock in space with earth's name on coming this way.

Thank goodness the dinosaurs never figured out how to shoot down asteroids.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Jul 09, 2013, 02:20:15 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cjRGee5ipM# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cjRGee5ipM#)

George Carlin's take on our affect on the planet
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: TheMonolith on Jul 09, 2013, 03:22:27 PM
I see your awesome stand up comedian and raise you a revered astronomer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9oMff5p5Rk#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9oMff5p5Rk#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Jul 09, 2013, 03:28:25 PM
Quote from: SM on Jul 09, 2013, 05:24:27 AM
We're here until we're replaced by the next evolutionary step.
...
Where else are we going?

Certainly not evolution, not in the way we know it at least. In the first world we're no longer subject to natural selection, only a small fraction of us dies before breeding age.

Where we're going is an environmental catastrophe, as there's already barely any room left in the world for natural ecosystems to flourish yet our population is still growing at a horrifying rate. How much more agriculture will we need to feed another couple of billion people? What effect will the resultant environmental destruction have on the climate? On soil fertility? On naturally obtained food sources? What pest species will it introduce (fe. Humboldt squid and Nomura jellyfish)? How will we dispose of all that extra waste, provide all that extra power - and what effect will that cause?
This is of course giving ourselves the benefit of the doubt that we won't blow everything to bits in a nuclear bloodbath, but one way or another, we are heading towards a planet which we cannot live on. As far as I know, we only have three options for a sustainable future: population control everywhere on Earth, ideally reaching a level somewhat lower than it is today. Mass emigration off-world. Finding some way of generating sustainable food and energy with a small environmental footprint.

But yeah, poor planet. Still in the grips of an ice age and the resultant massive loss of biological diversity, and now it has us to contend with. Just 200 years of industrial civilisation and we're within a gnat's whisker of wiping out most of the planet's apex predators; bad things will come of this. And as a palaeontology enthusiast it's an awful pattern to see, the world's a poorer place for every major ancestral line it loses.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Jul 09, 2013, 03:38:09 PM
Quote from: TheMonolith on Jul 09, 2013, 03:22:27 PM
I see your awesome stand up comedian and raise you a revered astronomer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9oMff5p5Rk#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9oMff5p5Rk#ws)

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jul 09, 2013, 03:55:11 PM
Quote from: ChrisPachi on Jul 09, 2013, 02:13:17 PM
Quote from: ST on Jul 09, 2013, 12:59:51 PMIronically humanity might [one day] be the only way to save the planet if there's a big rock in space with earth's name on coming this way.

Thank goodness the dinosaurs never figured out how to shoot down asteroids.

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 09, 2013, 03:55:51 PM
Quote from: TheMonolith on Jul 09, 2013, 12:41:53 PM
That would mean people destroying the very resources they were fighting over. Even if such wars ever happen, you think they would be smart enough not to poison the water they plan on drinking later.
There have been far worse extinction events and causes in the past. Humanity doesn't even come close to them.
Which is not to say there isn't cause for concern, and people are getting increasingly vocal about the issue, which is a very real problem. Humanity has been making leaps and bounds in the last 100 years. The question is will the changes come fast enough.

One can hope. Here's a great song to accompany this discussion for those of you interested.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwELajFteTo#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwELajFteTo#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jul 09, 2013, 06:41:02 PM
Quote from: ST on Jul 09, 2013, 03:55:11 PM
Quote from: ChrisPachi on Jul 09, 2013, 02:13:17 PM
Quote from: ST on Jul 09, 2013, 12:59:51 PMIronically humanity might [one day] be the only way to save the planet if there's a big rock in space with earth's name on coming this way.

Thank goodness the dinosaurs never figured out how to shoot down asteroids.

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We forced the Troodonids into hiding many years ago. They will rise again and eradicate the mammalian oppressors!


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Jul 09, 2013, 06:46:38 PM
I used to think human beings were an awful thing when I was really little, but then, as I began to grow up, I saw how a lot of the 'social conscience' stuff being fed to be was coated in a bigger layer of bullshit and vested political interests than I realised.

Especially after studying environmental studies in college (had wanted to be a marine biologist to work with sharks).

These days, I have a much healthier attitude to humanity. We'll screw up along the way, but we're getting better and better. Trouble is often that environmental alarmism can impede progress for no good reason, which is frequently due to political interests. If anything, that's what disappoints me the most - our collective capacity for willingly blinding ourselves for ideological gain.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 09, 2013, 09:48:15 PM
The environmental alarmism can't be helped, unfortunately. When was the last time you saw someone in power actually do something long-term and sustainable for the environment? Auto companies, for example, are still making gas-powered cars on a large scale and not really promoting any electric cars they may make and as far as I can tell, governments don't really offer incentives to its citizens for purchasing non-gas powered cars.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 09, 2013, 11:38:29 PM
QuoteThese days, I have a much healthier attitude to humanity. We'll screw up along the way, but we're getting better and better.

This sums it up.  Most people eventually grow out of that immature "ooooh, huamn beings are teh ebil, destroying teh planet!!11!" phase, and find, steps are being taken and things are being done, and how you can contribute to them beyond whining.

It's not going to happen overnight though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Jul 10, 2013, 10:35:17 AM
Quote from: Xenomorphine on Jul 09, 2013, 06:46:38 PM
I used to think human beings were an awful thing when I was really little, but then, as I began to grow up, I saw how a lot of the 'social conscience' stuff being fed to be was coated in a bigger layer of bullshit and vested political interests than I realised.

This is certainly the case in the climate change agenda. If someone in power or influence is trying to tell you that a wind turbine will help stave off global warming, it's very likely they're going to profit from its sale. Al Gore's made a fortune from investing in green technology, and he's just the most prominent example. And there's no scientific debate - doubters of man-made climate change are assumed to be in the oil industry's pockets and are therefore shunned, yet many on the other side of the fence have a financial agenda too.

With that said, we're living in an ice age. Climate change is inevitable, and I'd be surprised if our activities weren't having an effect on it. But the weather is such a vast and unfathomably complex system that we can't even predict it accurately - so how can we possibly hope to control it? If we affect local temperatures in a way that's considered positive, who's to say it won't have an extremely negative impact elsewhere? And if we can affect global temperatures - cooling the temperature could precipitate another glaciation, which will be very bad for anyone who doesn't currently wear t-shirts outdoors in winter.

The ice will melt one day though, with our help or not - it isn't the planet's normal state. It'll be the killing blow to every species and ecosystem we've put under pressure.

But getting back to your post. While there's a lot of bullshit surrounding climate change research (which is not to say that the entire avenue is without merit), when it comes to nature conservation, where there's a financial agenda it's usually against it. America's done a great job of conserving its wild places for some time, yet Mitt Romney wanted to declare open season on digging up the national parks for natural gas deposits. Just one recent, prominent, first-world example.
Nobody's profiting from declaring the western black rhino extinct, or saying that the Siberian tiger is on the brink, or that the average age of great white sharks has dropped enormously, or that the rainforests are still being wiped out.


Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 09, 2013, 09:48:15 PM
The environmental alarmism can't be helped, unfortunately. When was the last time you saw someone in power actually do something long-term and sustainable for the environment? Auto companies, for example, are still making gas-powered cars on a large scale and not really promoting any electric cars they may make and as far as I can tell, governments don't really offer incentives to its citizens for purchasing non-gas powered cars.

Not sure the auto industry is the best example. Strong government sanctions and incentives, particularly from the EU, have wrought major changes in the industry.

Toyota's hybrid Prius was the first example of this, selling in the millions, and now many manufacturers are trying to incorporate that massively costly and complex technology into their cars. Chevrolet's Volt is another successful example, and may have saved General Motors. Tesla's all-electric Model S has been a runaway success and outsold rival models from Audi, Mercedes and BMW in the US, and is currently poised for international launch. Honda and BMW are testing hydrogen fuel cell cars which emit only water, Aston Martin raced a hydrogen powered car at Le Mans (it finished the race). Jaguar's investing in aluminium to lighten their cars and increase efficiency, Lamborghini and BMW are pioneering in composite materials for the same purpose. The new 900bhp hypercars from McLaren, Ferrari, Porsche and Jaguar are all hybrids, touting their efficiency almost as much as their performance.
Audi's even developing a new type of fuel made by genetically engineered cyanobacteria, which is the development I'm most excited about - it may mean the end of biofuel, which will allow vast tracts of agricultural land to shift back to food production or (*changes pants*) go back to nature. And it could even spell the end of mining for oil.

So they all have an incentive to change, and are doing so. The reason it's so slow is mainly because it requires huge leaps in technology and infrastructure. The biggest jump will happen when petrol stations start offering hydrogen en masse, and if battery charging time can be cut to 20 minutes or less.
I only hope industrial vehicles will stay abreast of the technology shift, as they're the primary polluter in the transport sector.
Apparently hydrogen-powered aircraft are being trialled at the moment, and I imagine they'll be a production reality before road cars.


Quote from: SM on Jul 09, 2013, 11:38:29 PM
QuoteThese days, I have a much healthier attitude to humanity. We'll screw up along the way, but we're getting better and better.

This sums it up.  Most people eventually grow out of that immature "ooooh, huamn beings are teh ebil, destroying teh planet!!11!" phase, and find, steps are being taken and things are being done, and how you can contribute to them beyond whining.

It's not going to happen overnight though.

Immature? Please. How old is David Attenborough now? Yes, things are being done - yes, the natural world is still in big trouble. And like I said in my last post, it will take some gargantuan social and technological changes to reverse that.
If you're in a position to contribute to saving the world, then great. Chances are, you'll still "whine" if given the platform.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 10, 2013, 12:14:27 PM
The natural world will survive just fine without us.

QuoteHow old is David Attenborough now?

Old enough not to whine.  And be a complete legend at the same time.  He does the business without mindlessly moaning about how about human beings are such a destructive scourge on the planet and blah, blah, blah... zzzzzzz
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 10, 2013, 03:40:13 PM
Quote from: Vertigo on Jul 10, 2013, 10:35:17 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 09, 2013, 09:48:15 PM
The environmental alarmism can't be helped, unfortunately. When was the last time you saw someone in power actually do something long-term and sustainable for the environment? Auto companies, for example, are still making gas-powered cars on a large scale and not really promoting any electric cars they may make and as far as I can tell, governments don't really offer incentives to its citizens for purchasing non-gas powered cars.

Not sure the auto industry is the best example. Strong government sanctions and incentives, particularly from the EU, have wrought major changes in the industry.

Toyota's hybrid Prius was the first example of this, selling in the millions, and now many manufacturers are trying to incorporate that massively costly and complex technology into their cars. Chevrolet's Volt is another successful example, and may have saved General Motors. Tesla's all-electric Model S has been a runaway success and outsold rival models from Audi, Mercedes and BMW in the US, and is currently poised for international launch. Honda and BMW are testing hydrogen fuel cell cars which emit only water, Aston Martin raced a hydrogen powered car at Le Mans (it finished the race). Jaguar's investing in aluminium to lighten their cars and increase efficiency, Lamborghini and BMW are pioneering in composite materials for the same purpose. The new 900bhp hypercars from McLaren, Ferrari, Porsche and Jaguar are all hybrids, touting their efficiency almost as much as their performance.
Audi's even developing a new type of fuel made by genetically engineered cyanobacteria, which is the development I'm most excited about - it may mean the end of biofuel, which will allow vast tracts of agricultural land to shift back to food production or (*changes pants*) go back to nature. And it could even spell the end of mining for oil.

So they all have an incentive to change, and are doing so. The reason it's so slow is mainly because it requires huge leaps in technology and infrastructure. The biggest jump will happen when petrol stations start offering hydrogen en masse, and if battery charging time can be cut to 20 minutes or less.
I only hope industrial vehicles will stay abreast of the technology shift, as they're the primary polluter in the transport sector.
Apparently hydrogen-powered aircraft are being trialled at the moment, and I imagine they'll be a production reality before road cars.

You know, the funny thing about hydrogen-powered cars is that the technology has been around for decades now. The combustion engine that is currently used is so freaking old and outdated, it's not even funny. Hydrogen engines have been around since 1806 but it's not used on a wide scale because there's no way of taxing it like fuel can be taxed. I don't mean to sound like a conspiracy theorist but if the government can't make bucket loads of money off it, they're not going to use it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 10, 2013, 03:43:30 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/07/10/justin-bieber-caught-on-tape-urinating-in-restaurant-mop-bucket-shouting-about/ (http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/07/10/justin-bieber-caught-on-tape-urinating-in-restaurant-mop-bucket-shouting-about/)

...okay lol.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 10, 2013, 03:47:36 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 10, 2013, 03:43:30 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/07/10/justin-bieber-caught-on-tape-urinating-in-restaurant-mop-bucket-shouting-about/ (http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/07/10/justin-bieber-caught-on-tape-urinating-in-restaurant-mop-bucket-shouting-about/)

...okay lol.

Weird as hell, but my senses tell me this is fake.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 10, 2013, 04:03:26 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 10, 2013, 03:47:36 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 10, 2013, 03:43:30 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/07/10/justin-bieber-caught-on-tape-urinating-in-restaurant-mop-bucket-shouting-about/ (http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/07/10/justin-bieber-caught-on-tape-urinating-in-restaurant-mop-bucket-shouting-about/)

...okay lol.

Weird as hell, but my senses tell me this is fake.

Well...the video shows him and his body guard. But just....damn lol.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Jul 10, 2013, 04:03:53 PM
I was convinced for so long that Bieber was potentially the Anti-Christ...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jul 10, 2013, 06:24:51 PM
Bieber is just jealous because Bill Clinton is still cooler than him, even in his old age. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Jul 10, 2013, 06:26:34 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Jul 10, 2013, 06:24:51 PM
Bieber is just jealous because Bill Clinton is still cooler than him, even in his old age.

Infinitely cooler

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwHxRJCrzNY# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwHxRJCrzNY#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jul 12, 2013, 09:07:27 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkBnFPBV3f0#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkBnFPBV3f0#ws)

Meanwhile on caprica...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 12, 2013, 05:37:29 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10168712/Dead-woman-wakes-up-on-operating-table-as-organs-about-to-be-removed.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10168712/Dead-woman-wakes-up-on-operating-table-as-organs-about-to-be-removed.html)

Back from the dead...almost.

Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Jul 10, 2013, 06:24:51 PM
Bieber is just jealous because Bill Clinton is still cooler than him, even in his old age.

Bill Clinton is cooler than most politicians, past or present.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jul 12, 2013, 06:50:57 PM
Here comes the Zimmerman verdict...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSLlZh9yelk#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSLlZh9yelk#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 12, 2013, 07:35:06 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jul 12, 2013, 06:50:57 PM
Here comes the Zimmerman verdict...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSLlZh9yelk#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSLlZh9yelk#ws)
I thought we still have a couple more days?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jul 12, 2013, 07:48:11 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 12, 2013, 07:35:06 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jul 12, 2013, 06:50:57 PM
Here comes the Zimmerman verdict...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSLlZh9yelk#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSLlZh9yelk#ws)
I thought we still have a couple more days?

The Jury is deliberating as we speak. Started over an hour ago.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 13, 2013, 07:39:00 AM
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/07/12/2295691/texas-senate-tampon-gun/?mobile=nc (http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/07/12/2295691/texas-senate-tampon-gun/?mobile=nc)

Apparently tampons are a bigger threat than guns in the Texas senate.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 13, 2013, 07:42:34 AM
lol, f**king Texas.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Jul 13, 2013, 12:55:24 PM
Texas, the gift that keeps giving
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Jul 13, 2013, 07:56:45 PM
Donate to the Save Aspie fund. :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 13, 2013, 08:06:06 PM
A cause nobody wants funded-The Aspie Fund.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 13, 2013, 08:41:00 PM
Even Aspie deserves a good home.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 13, 2013, 09:38:20 PM
... I better not see a large packet at my front door guys...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 14, 2013, 02:13:15 AM
Zimmerman's Not Guilty.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/07/13/zimmerman-jury.html (http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/07/13/zimmerman-jury.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 14, 2013, 03:35:00 AM
Quote from: BANE on Jul 14, 2013, 02:13:15 AM
Zimmerman's Not Guilty.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/07/13/zimmerman-jury.html (http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/07/13/zimmerman-jury.html)
I'm tired of hearing about this case.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: scm on Jul 14, 2013, 03:41:53 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 14, 2013, 03:35:00 AM
Quote from: BANE on Jul 14, 2013, 02:13:15 AM
Zimmerman's Not Guilty.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/07/13/zimmerman-jury.html (http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/07/13/zimmerman-jury.html)
I'm tired of hearing about this case.
honestly im tired of the way the media continually portrays this shit. Everything has to be a race war.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 14, 2013, 03:47:27 AM
Quote from: scm on Jul 14, 2013, 03:41:53 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 14, 2013, 03:35:00 AM
Quote from: BANE on Jul 14, 2013, 02:13:15 AM
Zimmerman's Not Guilty.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/07/13/zimmerman-jury.html (http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/07/13/zimmerman-jury.html)
I'm tired of hearing about this case.
honestly im tired of the way the media continually portrays this shit. Everything has to be a race war.
Yup, and look what's happened. I mean, just check out the state Twitter is in.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gilfryd on Jul 14, 2013, 04:42:40 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FYfOzVfI.gif&hash=eb246c1c4eff7a38bad0683d6d03012ca66804d4)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 14, 2013, 04:44:01 AM
Quote from: Gilfryd on Jul 14, 2013, 04:42:40 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FYfOzVfI.gif&hash=eb246c1c4eff7a38bad0683d6d03012ca66804d4)
Well this is an ignorant gif.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 14, 2013, 05:01:28 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 14, 2013, 03:47:27 AM
Quote from: scm on Jul 14, 2013, 03:41:53 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 14, 2013, 03:35:00 AM
Quote from: BANE on Jul 14, 2013, 02:13:15 AM
Zimmerman's Not Guilty.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/07/13/zimmerman-jury.html (http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/07/13/zimmerman-jury.html)
I'm tired of hearing about this case.
honestly im tired of the way the media continually portrays this shit. Everything has to be a race war.
Yup, and look what's happened. I mean, just check out the state Twitter is in.
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/22821940/race-of-jury-and-attorneys-examined-in-deedy-trial (http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/22821940/race-of-jury-and-attorneys-examined-in-deedy-trial)

HAHA I sure hope the media don't head down to hawaii now that he Zimmerman trail is over...

I'm not surprised about the zimmer-verdict. The media should be ashamed of themselves; both here and over there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 14, 2013, 05:29:54 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 14, 2013, 05:01:28 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 14, 2013, 03:47:27 AM
Quote from: scm on Jul 14, 2013, 03:41:53 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 14, 2013, 03:35:00 AM
Quote from: BANE on Jul 14, 2013, 02:13:15 AM
Zimmerman's Not Guilty.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/07/13/zimmerman-jury.html (http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/07/13/zimmerman-jury.html)
I'm tired of hearing about this case.
honestly im tired of the way the media continually portrays this shit. Everything has to be a race war.
Yup, and look what's happened. I mean, just check out the state Twitter is in.
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/22821940/race-of-jury-and-attorneys-examined-in-deedy-trial (http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/22821940/race-of-jury-and-attorneys-examined-in-deedy-trial)

HAHA I sure hope the media don't head down to hawaii now that he Zimmerman trail is over...

I'm not surprised about the zimmer-verdict. The media should be ashamed of themselves; both here and over there.

I'm surprised by you guys. Zimmerman, 28 yrs, stalked a 17 yrs old guy because he thought he looked "suspicious", started hassling him. Trayvon gets pissed off and pushes back. Zimmerman shoots him. Claims its self defense. Skittles and iced tea have never been so dangerous.

This IS a race thing. Switch the roles around - Zimmerman being an armed 28 year old black man hassling/stalking Trayvon an unarmed white teenager then shooting him - and the verdict would've been different for sure.

This is a travesty. Manslaughter at least.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jul 14, 2013, 06:43:12 AM
http://mobile.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/glee-star-cory-monteith-found-dead-in-vancouver-after-reported-drug-overdose/story-e6frfmqi-1226679185379 (http://mobile.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/glee-star-cory-monteith-found-dead-in-vancouver-after-reported-drug-overdose/story-e6frfmqi-1226679185379)

Another innocent Canadian claimed by glee... When will it stop.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 14, 2013, 08:15:15 AM
Quote from: Rong on Jul 14, 2013, 06:43:12 AM
http://mobile.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/glee-star-cory-monteith-found-dead-in-vancouver-after-reported-drug-overdose/story-e6frfmqi-1226679185379 (http://mobile.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/glee-star-cory-monteith-found-dead-in-vancouver-after-reported-drug-overdose/story-e6frfmqi-1226679185379)

Another innocent Canadian claimed by glee... When will it stop.

When people can stay away from drugs.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jul 14, 2013, 08:17:06 AM
I expected a clever pun DR like

"He was getting a little too GLEEful"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 14, 2013, 08:17:50 AM
I felt like being serious for once ;)

Don't you drug me back into that mess.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 14, 2013, 08:24:24 AM
Quote from: Gilfryd on Jul 14, 2013, 04:42:40 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FYfOzVfI.gif&hash=eb246c1c4eff7a38bad0683d6d03012ca66804d4)
:laugh:

If only we could do the same to Texas.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Space Sweeper on Jul 14, 2013, 08:39:56 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 14, 2013, 05:29:54 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 14, 2013, 05:01:28 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 14, 2013, 03:47:27 AM
Quote from: scm on Jul 14, 2013, 03:41:53 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 14, 2013, 03:35:00 AM
Quote from: BANE on Jul 14, 2013, 02:13:15 AM
Zimmerman's Not Guilty.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/07/13/zimmerman-jury.html (http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/07/13/zimmerman-jury.html)
I'm tired of hearing about this case.
honestly im tired of the way the media continually portrays this shit. Everything has to be a race war.
Yup, and look what's happened. I mean, just check out the state Twitter is in.
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/22821940/race-of-jury-and-attorneys-examined-in-deedy-trial (http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/22821940/race-of-jury-and-attorneys-examined-in-deedy-trial)

HAHA I sure hope the media don't head down to hawaii now that he Zimmerman trail is over...

I'm not surprised about the zimmer-verdict. The media should be ashamed of themselves; both here and over there.

I'm surprised by you guys. Zimmerman, 28 yrs, stalked a 17 yrs old guy because he thought he looked "suspicious", started hassling him. Trayvon gets pissed off and pushes back. Zimmerman shoots him. Claims its self defense. Skittles and iced tea have never been so dangerous.

This IS a race thing. Switch the roles around - Zimmerman being an armed 28 year old black man hassling/stalking Trayvon an unarmed white teenager then shooting him - and the verdict would've been different for sure.

This is a travesty. Manslaughter at least.
Unfortunately, precisely.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DJ Pu$$yface on Jul 14, 2013, 09:18:59 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 14, 2013, 04:44:01 AM
Quote from: Gilfryd on Jul 14, 2013, 04:42:40 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FYfOzVfI.gif&hash=eb246c1c4eff7a38bad0683d6d03012ca66804d4)
Well this is an ignorant gif.

don't you call bugs bunny ignorant you

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn2.hark.com%2Fimages%2F000%2F004%2F216%2F4216%2Foriginal.jpg&hash=af94836a6c09967ac2298cc45471f769ded0c136)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 14, 2013, 12:50:37 PM
Quote from: Space Sweeper on Jul 14, 2013, 08:39:56 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 14, 2013, 05:29:54 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 14, 2013, 05:01:28 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 14, 2013, 03:47:27 AM
Quote from: scm on Jul 14, 2013, 03:41:53 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 14, 2013, 03:35:00 AM
Quote from: BANE on Jul 14, 2013, 02:13:15 AM
Zimmerman's Not Guilty.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/07/13/zimmerman-jury.html (http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/07/13/zimmerman-jury.html)
I'm tired of hearing about this case.
honestly im tired of the way the media continually portrays this shit. Everything has to be a race war.
Yup, and look what's happened. I mean, just check out the state Twitter is in.
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/22821940/race-of-jury-and-attorneys-examined-in-deedy-trial (http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/22821940/race-of-jury-and-attorneys-examined-in-deedy-trial)

HAHA I sure hope the media don't head down to hawaii now that he Zimmerman trail is over...

I'm not surprised about the zimmer-verdict. The media should be ashamed of themselves; both here and over there.

I'm surprised by you guys. Zimmerman, 28 yrs, stalked a 17 yrs old guy because he thought he looked "suspicious", started hassling him. Trayvon gets pissed off and pushes back. Zimmerman shoots him. Claims its self defense. Skittles and iced tea have never been so dangerous.

This IS a race thing. Switch the roles around - Zimmerman being an armed 28 year old black man hassling/stalking Trayvon an unarmed white teenager then shooting him - and the verdict would've been different for sure.

This is a travesty. Manslaughter at least.
Unfortunately, precisely.
It's Florida. Floridian law was on Zimmermans side.

I just don't buy the race case. The bottom line is that people are dangerous. Be it with their fist or their trigger finger. Was Zimmerman right to pursue someone he may have well assumed to be up to no good? Even if we declare him absolutely wrong Trayvon made a huge mistake by back tracking and put himself into a deadly situation. After that it's all what if's.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The One and Only on Jul 14, 2013, 03:50:52 PM
The Big Media's smearing of George Zimmerman.
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2013/07/13/Media-Zimmerman-Coverage-Rap-Sheet (http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2013/07/13/Media-Zimmerman-Coverage-Rap-Sheet)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 14, 2013, 04:16:03 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 13, 2013, 07:39:00 AM
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/07/12/2295691/texas-senate-tampon-gun/?mobile=nc (http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/07/12/2295691/texas-senate-tampon-gun/?mobile=nc)

Apparently tampons are a bigger threat than guns in the Texas senate.

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Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 14, 2013, 05:29:54 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 14, 2013, 05:01:28 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 14, 2013, 03:47:27 AM
Quote from: scm on Jul 14, 2013, 03:41:53 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 14, 2013, 03:35:00 AM
Quote from: BANE on Jul 14, 2013, 02:13:15 AM
Zimmerman's Not Guilty.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/07/13/zimmerman-jury.html (http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/07/13/zimmerman-jury.html)
I'm tired of hearing about this case.
honestly im tired of the way the media continually portrays this shit. Everything has to be a race war.
Yup, and look what's happened. I mean, just check out the state Twitter is in.
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/22821940/race-of-jury-and-attorneys-examined-in-deedy-trial (http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/22821940/race-of-jury-and-attorneys-examined-in-deedy-trial)

HAHA I sure hope the media don't head down to hawaii now that he Zimmerman trail is over...

I'm not surprised about the zimmer-verdict. The media should be ashamed of themselves; both here and over there.

I'm surprised by you guys. Zimmerman, 28 yrs, stalked a 17 yrs old guy because he thought he looked "suspicious", started hassling him. Trayvon gets pissed off and pushes back. Zimmerman shoots him. Claims its self defense. Skittles and iced tea have never been so dangerous.

This IS a race thing. Switch the roles around - Zimmerman being an armed 28 year old black man hassling/stalking Trayvon an unarmed white teenager then shooting him - and the verdict would've been different for sure.

This is a travesty. Manslaughter at least.

Zimmerman wasn't set free because he wasn't black (he himself is a minority), he was decided to be "not guilty" primarily due to the mishandling of the evidence initially, questionable prosecution, and Florida's unfocused Stand Your Ground law. Although race played a huge part in the media, no one can say for sure how much it affected Zimmerman's actions or the result of the trial.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jul 14, 2013, 05:01:04 PM
http://www.facebook.com/michaeljaiwhite?ref=ts&fref=ts (http://www.facebook.com/michaeljaiwhite?ref=ts&fref=ts)

Michael Jai White (Spawn, Black Dynamite) says:

QuoteI'd like to help George Zimmerman. I know that he is worried about his safety and I'd like to offer my services. He knows how important it is that he not be found by those who might do him harm and I'm just the guy who can make that happen. I would meet with him, take him to a secluded location and I'd make sure no one would ever find him again!

:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 14, 2013, 06:46:19 PM
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/14/us-usa-abortion-texas-idUSBRE96D08V20130714 (http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/14/us-usa-abortion-texas-idUSBRE96D08V20130714)

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jul 14, 2013, 09:32:52 PM
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I cant believe they are comparing the Trayvon Martin shooting to Emmit Till. f**k that
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 14, 2013, 10:17:16 PM
Sensationalism.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 15, 2013, 12:32:22 AM
Quote from: Gate on Jul 14, 2013, 09:32:52 PM
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I cant believe they are comparing the Trayvon Martin shooting to Emmit Till. f**k that
Zimmerman isn't even white.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 15, 2013, 12:53:00 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 14, 2013, 04:16:03 PM
Zimmerman wasn't set free because he wasn't black (he himself is a minority), he was decided to be "not guilty" primarily due to the mishandling of the evidence initially, questionable prosecution, and Florida's unfocused Stand Your Ground law. Although race played a huge part in the media, no one can say for sure how much it affected Zimmerman's actions or the result of the trial.

Aspie.

You're not allowed to use logic.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 15, 2013, 03:05:13 AM
Quote from: The One and Only on Jul 14, 2013, 03:50:52 PM
The Big Media's smearing of George Zimmerman.
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2013/07/13/Media-Zimmerman-Coverage-Rap-Sheet (http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2013/07/13/Media-Zimmerman-Coverage-Rap-Sheet)

Yeah, quote breitbart.com, not biased at all...



Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 14, 2013, 12:50:37 PM
It's Florida. Floridian law was on Zimmermans side.

I just don't buy the race case. The bottom line is that people are dangerous. Be it with their fist or their trigger finger. Was Zimmerman right to pursue someone he may have well assumed to be up to no good? Even if we declare him absolutely wrong Trayvon made a huge mistake by back tracking and put himself into a deadly situation. After that it's all what if's.

So it's ok to kill / shoot someone if that person looks intimidating to you? You should get off scott-free after shooting and killing another person, a person that you pursued and cornered but happened to fight back???

There is still racism in this country. It's here and it's very real still. Just because things have gotten better and more complex doesn't mean that it's gone. The same case but with Trayvon Martin being white would have ended with another verdict, probably manslaughter, maybe even murder. Denying or even questioning that is to me just blatantly silly.



Quote from: Aspie on Jul 14, 2013, 04:16:03 PM
Zimmerman wasn't set free because he wasn't black (he himself is a minority), he was decided to be "not guilty" primarily due to the mishandling of the evidence initially, questionable prosecution, and Florida's unfocused Stand Your Ground law. Although race played a huge part in the media, no one can say for sure how much it affected Zimmerman's actions or the result of the trial.

It's very obvious. Take the entire situation but Trayvon Martin being white instead of a person of color, and Zimmerman would've been in really deep, deep doodoo right now. Him (Zimmerman) being a minority, armed, following a white unarmed teenager (Martin) just because he didn't like his appearance, then starts hassling the white teenager - the cornered teenager pushes back and a violent fight erupts between the two, ending with Zimmerman - a minority, shooting and killing Trayvon - a white teenager with his entire life in front of him... The case wouldn't have even reached media, because Zimmerman would've been charged with murder or at least manslaughter.

Florida f****d up here, really bad. THEY turned this into a race thing; their incompetence invited the media to turn this into a silly "race war" spectacle. Thankfully it seems like the Justice Department is going to review this case and verdict since things where not handled the right way here.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Requiem28 on Jul 15, 2013, 03:30:15 AM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Jul 14, 2013, 05:01:04 PM
http://www.facebook.com/michaeljaiwhite?ref=ts&fref=ts (http://www.facebook.com/michaeljaiwhite?ref=ts&fref=ts)

Michael Jai White (Spawn, Black Dynamite) says:

QuoteI'd like to help George Zimmerman. I know that he is worried about his safety and I'd like to offer my services. He knows how important it is that he not be found by those who might do him harm and I'm just the guy who can make that happen. I would meet with him, take him to a secluded location and I'd make sure no one would ever find him again!

:laugh:

Wow.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jul 15, 2013, 04:58:14 AM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 15, 2013, 05:05:00 AM
Quote from: Rong on Jul 15, 2013, 04:58:14 AM
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Tomorrow on reddit I'll read about his arrest.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 15, 2013, 05:47:05 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 15, 2013, 03:05:13 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 14, 2013, 12:50:37 PM
It's Florida. Floridian law was on Zimmermans side.

I just don't buy the race case. The bottom line is that people are dangerous. Be it with their fist or their trigger finger. Was Zimmerman right to pursue someone he may have well assumed to be up to no good? Even if we declare him absolutely wrong Trayvon made a huge mistake by back tracking and put himself into a deadly situation. After that it's all what if's.

So it's ok to kill / shoot someone if that person looks intimidating to you? You should get off scott-free after shooting and killing another person, a person that you pursued and cornered but happened to fight back???

There is still racism in this country. It's here and it's very real still. Just because things have gotten better and more complex doesn't mean that it's gone. The same case but with Trayvon Martin being white would have ended with another verdict, probably manslaughter, maybe even murder. Denying or even questioning that is to me just blatantly silly.
Not arguing whether racism is real or not. It is. However I disagree racism existed in this altercation. Trayvon got shot because he beat the shit out of Zimmerman. At the end of the day Zimmerman called 911 and was told to stand down. As far as the evidence shows he did cease his purist. Trayvon upon noticing Zimmerman responded by assaulting him on his own accord. Regardless of the reasons you aren't allowed to seek revenge nor are you allowed to just beat someone up. In this case trayvon had the overwhelming advantage over the weaker Zimmerman. In the eyes of the law it is self-defense.

Both 2nd degree murder and manslaughter were wholly unprovable. Zimmerman was not out to murder Trayvon. Even negligent homicide was unprovable. Under the law the best they could go for was felony assault. Still there is civil court to pursue. Making this a civil rights case is not likely.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 15, 2013, 05:53:51 AM
Quote from: Rong on Jul 15, 2013, 04:58:14 AM
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I remember my first airsoft gun
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 15, 2013, 05:54:02 AM
I have one thing to say about the Zimmerman case. Here's my status update from Facebook.

QuoteSo the Zimmerman trial is over. Can we all move on with our lives and find something actually worth worrying about? Seriously, this has practically become the O.J. Simpson case of the 2000s.

I'm sorry, but this case really isn't all that important on a global scale. To American citizens, yes, I can sympathize but for the world it seems to freak out the way it did is a bit much. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jul 15, 2013, 05:55:52 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 15, 2013, 05:54:02 AM
I have one thing to say about the Zimmerman case. Here's my status update from Facebook.

QuoteSo the Zimmerman trial is over. Can we all move on with our lives and find something actually worth worrying about? Seriously, this has practically become the O.J. Simpson case of the 2000s 2010's.

I'm sorry, but this case really isn't all that important on a global scale. To American citizens, yes, I can sympathize but for it to make the front page when honestly, I don't see it being all that different from most trials I hear about, is a bit much.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 15, 2013, 06:06:08 AM
Lol, yeah, good point.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 15, 2013, 06:54:39 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 15, 2013, 05:54:02 AM
I have one thing to say about the Zimmerman case. Here's my status update from Facebook.

QuoteSo the Zimmerman trial is over. Can we all move on with our lives and find something actually worth worrying about? Seriously, this has practically become the O.J. Simpson case of the 2000s.

I'm sorry, but this case really isn't all that important on a global scale. To American citizens, yes, I can sympathize but for the world it seems to freak out the way it did is a bit much.
No, you have a point and I agree with you. Time to move on. This case never should have gotten as much attention as it did in the first place.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 15, 2013, 03:50:24 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 15, 2013, 05:47:05 AM
Not arguing whether racism is real or not. It is. However I disagree racism existed in this altercation. Trayvon got shot because he beat the shit out of Zimmerman. At the end of the day Zimmerman called 911 and was told to stand down. As far as the evidence shows he did cease his purist. Trayvon upon noticing Zimmerman responded by assaulting him on his own accord. Regardless of the reasons you aren't allowed to seek revenge nor are you allowed to just beat someone up. In this case trayvon had the overwhelming advantage over the weaker Zimmerman. In the eyes of the law it is self-defense.

No one is saying that Trayvon Martin was a saint. Martin's response to Zimmerman's more than provocative and offensive act was not ok, but it doesn't make it ok to shoot and kill him. That's just bullshit! I mean, if Martin looked as dangerous and scary as Zimmerman claims, then Zimmerman must have known that pursuing Martin might end in foul play. Ad to the equation that Zimmerman was armed, i.e. having the upper hand if it had to come to that, and Zimmerman's "self-defense" claim is just ass-backwards. Zimmerman started a fight, got his ass kicked and then shot and killed the person. End of story. Not self-defense.


QuoteBoth 2nd degree murder and manslaughter were wholly unprovable. Zimmerman was not out to murder Trayvon. Even negligent homicide was unprovable. Under the law the best they could go for was felony assault.

It was totally manslaughter -  it's just beyond obvious. It boggles my mind. But then on the other hand Florida boggles my mind.


QuoteStill there is civil court to pursue. Making this a civil rights case is not likely.

I doubt it as well.

I personally don't think that Zimmerman had a racist agenda, but I do believe that he acted on racial stereotypes of young black men. I'm not calling him racist though. I'm just saying that for whatever reason he felt that he had to confront this teenager. And he did it armed.

To me Zimmerman's 'actions' (i.e. crime) has even more to do with GUN CONTROL than it has to do with racism. The outcome of this trial gives a huge advantage to the pro-gun lobby, legitimizing gun owners to take law into their own hands. Not only at home but also on the street. Gives gun owners even more special treatment and entitlements than before.

The verdict of the Zimmerman trial tells us that it is ok to pick a fight with people not of your liking and then shoot them dead if they have the audacity to fight back.



Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 15, 2013, 06:54:39 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 15, 2013, 05:54:02 AM
I have one thing to say about the Zimmerman case. Here's my status update from Facebook.

QuoteSo the Zimmerman trial is over. Can we all move on with our lives and find something actually worth worrying about? Seriously, this has practically become the O.J. Simpson case of the 2000s.

I'm sorry, but this case really isn't all that important on a global scale. To American citizens, yes, I can sympathize but for the world it seems to freak out the way it did is a bit much.
No, you have a point and I agree with you. Time to move on. This case never should have gotten as much attention as it did in the first place.

I didn't know that this was big news outside of the U.S.

It is big news here in the U.S. and his huge consequences, just like I pointed out in my reply above:

"To me Zimmerman's 'actions' (i.e. crime) has even more to do with GUN CONTROL than it has to do with racism. The outcome of this trial gives a huge advantage to the pro-gun lobby, legitimizing gun owners to take law into their own hands whenever they feel like it. Not only at home but also on the street. Gives gun owners even more special treatment and entitlements than before.

The verdict of the Zimmerman trial tells us that it is ok to pick a fight with people not of your liking and then shoot them dead  if they have the audacity to fight back."

It's deeply disturbing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 15, 2013, 03:57:18 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 15, 2013, 03:05:13 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 14, 2013, 04:16:03 PM
Zimmerman wasn't set free because he wasn't black (he himself is a minority), he was decided to be "not guilty" primarily due to the mishandling of the evidence initially, questionable prosecution, and Florida's unfocused Stand Your Ground law. Although race played a huge part in the media, no one can say for sure how much it affected Zimmerman's actions or the result of the trial.

It's very obvious. Take the entire situation but Trayvon Martin being white instead of a person of color, and Zimmerman would've been in really deep, deep doodoo right now. Him (Zimmerman) being a minority, armed, following a white unarmed teenager (Martin) just because he didn't like his appearance, then starts hassling the white teenager - the cornered teenager pushes back and a violent fight erupts between the two, ending with Zimmerman - a minority, shooting and killing Trayvon - a white teenager with his entire life in front of him... The case wouldn't have even reached media, because Zimmerman would've been charged with murder or at least manslaughter.

Florida f****d up here, really bad. THEY turned this into a race thing; their incompetence invited the media to turn this into a silly "race war" spectacle. Thankfully it seems like the Justice Department is going to review this case and verdict since things where not handled the right way here.

QuoteIt's very obvious. Take the entire situation but Trayvon Martin being white instead of a person of color, and Zimmerman would've been in really deep, deep doodoo right now. Him (Zimmerman) being a minority, armed, following a white unarmed teenager (Martin) just because he didn't like his appearance, then starts hassling the white teenager - the cornered teenager pushes back and a violent fight erupts between the two, ending with Zimmerman - a minority, shooting and killing Trayvon - a white teenager with his entire life in front of him... The case wouldn't have even reached media, because Zimmerman would've been charged with murder or at least manslaughter.

But no one, including you, can prove that race was a motivator to Zimmerman, and played a role in his acquittal. I'm not saying that race definitely played no part in this, I'm saying that it is not wise to speculate and feed hypothetical situations based off a case that no one will ever have the full story about. We can't just take past racial disputes and use them to fill in the blanks that the Zimmerman case has.

And Zimmerman was acquitted because:
Quotethe mishandling of the evidence initially, questionable prosecution, and Florida's unfocused Stand Your Ground law.

All of that would've still been there, even if Trayvon was a white kid. And remember, there was a double verdict. George Zimmerman was found "Not Guilty", and Trayvon Martin was found "Guilty" of assaulting Zimmerman. That's how unclear this case was. And with non-clarity , comes reasonable doubt.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 15, 2013, 04:22:57 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 15, 2013, 03:57:18 PM
But no one, including you, can prove that race was a motivator to Zimmerman, and played a role in his acquittal. I'm not saying that race definitely played no part in this, I'm saying that it is not wise to speculate and feed hypothetical situations based off a case that no one will ever have the full story about. We can't just take past racial disputes and use them to fill in the blanks that the Zimmerman case has.

Check my last response to Whiterabbit (and Cal427eb). Don't want to quote / repeat myself again.

In short though, the racist burden here lies on the state of Florida and Zimmerman's defense apparatus.


QuoteAll of that would've still been there, even if Trayvon was a white kid. And remember, there was a double verdict. George Zimmerman was found "Not Guilty", and Trayvon Martin was found "Guilty" of assaulting Zimmerman. That's how unclear this case was. And with non-clarity , comes reasonable doubt.

But it was and still is clear. The only thing clouding this case is that Trayvon Martin looked like a scary young black guy who had the audacity to fight back against a self-righteous gun owner attempting to hassle and bully him just because he looked scary (...young and black).

This is proof on how Florida's, and the U.S., overall gun policies, laws and legislature are sick. Being a "legal" gun owner in the U.S. gives you special exempt status, especially when 'enacting' the Second Amendment against Secondhand Citizens.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 15, 2013, 04:36:09 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 15, 2013, 03:50:24 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 15, 2013, 06:54:39 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 15, 2013, 05:54:02 AM
I have one thing to say about the Zimmerman case. Here's my status update from Facebook.

QuoteSo the Zimmerman trial is over. Can we all move on with our lives and find something actually worth worrying about? Seriously, this has practically become the O.J. Simpson case of the 2000s.

I'm sorry, but this case really isn't all that important on a global scale. To American citizens, yes, I can sympathize but for the world it seems to freak out the way it did is a bit much.
No, you have a point and I agree with you. Time to move on. This case never should have gotten as much attention as it did in the first place.

I didn't know that this was big news outside of the U.S.

It is big news here in the U.S. and his huge consequences, just like I pointed out in my reply above:

"To me Zimmerman's 'actions' (i.e. crime) has even more to do with GUN CONTROL than it has to do with racism. The outcome of this trial gives a huge advantage to the pro-gun lobby, legitimizing gun owners to take law into their own hands whenever they feel like it. Not only at home but also on the street. Gives gun owner even more special treatment and entitlements than before.

The verdict of the Zimmerman trial tells us that it is ok to pick a fight with people not of your liking and then shoot them dead  if they have the audacity to fight back."

It's deeply disturbing.

Yeah, quite a few of my friends here in Canada went nuts when the verdict was announced. Their passion is admirable but based on their respective reactions, you'd think this was the only bit of news out there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Jul 15, 2013, 04:59:43 PM
There hasn't been much coverage of it over here in the UK, from what I've seen anyway, Twitter was going berserk last night though
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 15, 2013, 05:27:46 PM
To take away from the Zimmerman story, here's something lighthearted and funny we can all enjoy. A simple case of kids being kids.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/14/san-diego-students-sick_n_3594391.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/14/san-diego-students-sick_n_3594391.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Jul 15, 2013, 05:33:32 PM
That is ridiculously brilliant!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 15, 2013, 05:41:37 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 15, 2013, 05:27:46 PM
To take away from the Zimmerman story, here's something lighthearted and funny we can all enjoy. A simple case of kids being kids.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/14/san-diego-students-sick_n_3594391.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/14/san-diego-students-sick_n_3594391.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)
:laugh:

I remember doing that kind of stuff.  :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Jul 15, 2013, 08:22:42 PM
The Zimmerman case was also all over the news here. Very, very sad display of blatant miscarriage in the justice system. Does the prosecutor still have a job? The opinion in legal circles seems to be that they botched the case.

In other news, a Danish woman just finished a marathon run yesterday - her 365th marathon in 365 days! The word is she has worn out 20 pairs of running shoes in that year. And to think that I'm usually spent after 5 kilometers lol 8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 15, 2013, 09:57:14 PM
Quote from: Eva on Jul 15, 2013, 08:22:42 PM
In other news, a Danish woman just finished a marathon run yesterday - her 365th marathon in 365 days! The word is she has worn out 20 pairs of running shoes in that year. And to think that I'm usually spent after 5 kilometers lol 8)

Damn, she's a champ lol. Where was she running from, to?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Space Sweeper on Jul 15, 2013, 10:40:13 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Jul 14, 2013, 05:01:04 PM
http://www.facebook.com/michaeljaiwhite?ref=ts&fref=ts (http://www.facebook.com/michaeljaiwhite?ref=ts&fref=ts)

Michael Jai White (Spawn, Black Dynamite) says:

QuoteI'd like to help George Zimmerman. I know that he is worried about his safety and I'd like to offer my services. He knows how important it is that he not be found by those who might do him harm and I'm just the guy who can make that happen. I would meet with him, take him to a secluded location and I'd make sure no one would ever find him again!

:laugh:
Incredible.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Jul 15, 2013, 11:06:02 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 15, 2013, 09:57:14 PM
Quote from: Eva on Jul 15, 2013, 08:22:42 PM
In other news, a Danish woman just finished a marathon run yesterday - her 365th marathon in 365 days! The word is she has worn out 20 pairs of running shoes in that year. And to think that I'm usually spent after 5 kilometers lol 8)

Damn, she's a champ lol. Where was she running from, to?

She was running full marathons mostly here, actually - one each day. I just know about it because she was in the tv this weekend when she finished the last run.

http://www.annettefredskov.dk/about-366-marathons-in-365-days/ (http://www.annettefredskov.dk/about-366-marathons-in-365-days/)

My mind is boggled...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jul 16, 2013, 12:58:54 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 15, 2013, 03:50:24 PM
"To me Zimmerman's 'actions' (i.e. crime) has even more to do with GUN CONTROL than it has to do with racism. The outcome of this trial gives a huge advantage to the pro-gun lobby, legitimizing gun owners to take law into their own hands whenever they feel like it. Not only at home but also on the street. Gives gun owners even more special treatment and entitlements than before.
"


Basically how I view this case. It really seems the race issue was forcefully inserted (or at least played up hugely) by the media, and the real issue here is people walking around with guns, not racial profiling.

I could be wrong, never having been to the states, but that's the impression I've picked up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 16, 2013, 01:08:06 AM
Quote from: [CANCERBLACK] on Jul 16, 2013, 12:58:54 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 15, 2013, 03:50:24 PM
"To me Zimmerman's 'actions' (i.e. crime) has even more to do with GUN CONTROL than it has to do with racism. The outcome of this trial gives a huge advantage to the pro-gun lobby, legitimizing gun owners to take law into their own hands whenever they feel like it. Not only at home but also on the street. Gives gun owners even more special treatment and entitlements than before.
"


Basically how I view this case. It really seems the race issue was forcefully inserted (or at least played up hugely) by the media, and the real issue here is people walking around with guns, not racial profiling.

I could be wrong, never having been to the states, but that's the impression I've picked up.
And you would be correct good sir.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jul 16, 2013, 01:55:02 AM
I'm a resident and Florida and despite what people claim nobody is going apeshit (pardon the pun) over this case. It's very safe and the Law was handled according to  the book. Was it most likely a completely 'just' verdict? No, but under the law it can be considered Just. Blame the media for demonizing Zimmerman as a racist predator and blame the Prosecution for their piss poor performance.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jul 16, 2013, 02:08:21 AM
I think he should have at least been charged with manslaughter. Kid was just defending himself from a stalker who, obviously, had the means to take his life. And that's what Zimmerman did.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jul 16, 2013, 02:19:51 AM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Jul 16, 2013, 02:08:21 AM
I think he should have at least been charged with manslaughter. Kid was just defending himself from a stalker who, obviously, had the means to take his life. And that's what Zimmerman did.
That is conjecture at this point.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Jul 16, 2013, 02:44:56 AM
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/261868_10201638038098798_227397004_n.jpg)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 16, 2013, 03:11:23 AM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Jul 16, 2013, 02:08:21 AM
I think he should have at least been charged with manslaughter. Kid was just defending himself from a stalker who, obviously, had the means to take his life. And that's what Zimmerman did.
Following somebody isn't illegal in Florida.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 16, 2013, 03:38:07 AM
Nor is shooting black teenagers, apparently.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 16, 2013, 03:41:13 AM
You're absolutely right. In certain situations it isn't illegal.  :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 16, 2013, 03:44:52 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 16, 2013, 03:41:13 AM
You're absolutely right. In certain situations it isn't illegal.  :)

uh oh
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 16, 2013, 03:46:00 AM
Jus sayin.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Space Sweeper on Jul 16, 2013, 04:04:46 AM
"Neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman was acquitted in the murder of unarmed seventeen year old Trayvon Martin. However, another Florida resident was sentenced to twenty years in prison for firing warning shots at her abusive husband who was about to attack her. Apparently in Florida, you get rewarded for accuracy."

-http://youtu.be/f2bjp8-0CTA?t=31s (http://youtu.be/f2bjp8-0CTA?t=31s)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 16, 2013, 04:06:31 AM
Or for having kick ass defense attorneys.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 16, 2013, 04:07:50 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 16, 2013, 04:06:31 AM
Or for having kick ass defense attorneys.
And different juries.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 16, 2013, 04:09:06 AM
Quote from: Eva on Jul 15, 2013, 11:06:02 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 15, 2013, 09:57:14 PM
Quote from: Eva on Jul 15, 2013, 08:22:42 PM
In other news, a Danish woman just finished a marathon run yesterday - her 365th marathon in 365 days! The word is she has worn out 20 pairs of running shoes in that year. And to think that I'm usually spent after 5 kilometers lol 8)

Damn, she's a champ lol. Where was she running from, to?

She was running full marathons mostly here, actually - one each day. I just know about it because she was in the tv this weekend when she finished the last run.

http://www.annettefredskov.dk/about-366-marathons-in-365-days/ (http://www.annettefredskov.dk/about-366-marathons-in-365-days/)

My mind is boggled...

Stories like this make both proud to be an athlete and remind me why physical health should be taken seriously. I wish more people would find time to stay active. It doesn't take much.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 16, 2013, 04:10:33 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 16, 2013, 04:09:06 AM
Quote from: Eva on Jul 15, 2013, 11:06:02 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 15, 2013, 09:57:14 PM
Quote from: Eva on Jul 15, 2013, 08:22:42 PM
In other news, a Danish woman just finished a marathon run yesterday - her 365th marathon in 365 days! The word is she has worn out 20 pairs of running shoes in that year. And to think that I'm usually spent after 5 kilometers lol 8)

Damn, she's a champ lol. Where was she running from, to?

She was running full marathons mostly here, actually - one each day. I just know about it because she was in the tv this weekend when she finished the last run.

http://www.annettefredskov.dk/about-366-marathons-in-365-days/ (http://www.annettefredskov.dk/about-366-marathons-in-365-days/)

My mind is boggled...

Stories like this make both proud to be an athlete and remind me why physical health should be taken seriously. I wish more people would find time to stay active. It doesn't take much.
I wonder how much it takes to be able to run a marathon every day though.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Space Sweeper on Jul 16, 2013, 04:12:33 AM
Quote from: maledoro on Jul 16, 2013, 02:44:56 AM
https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/261868_10201638038098798_227397004_n.jpg
Took me a second...  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 16, 2013, 04:13:53 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 16, 2013, 04:10:33 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 16, 2013, 04:09:06 AM
Quote from: Eva on Jul 15, 2013, 11:06:02 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 15, 2013, 09:57:14 PM
Quote from: Eva on Jul 15, 2013, 08:22:42 PM
In other news, a Danish woman just finished a marathon run yesterday - her 365th marathon in 365 days! The word is she has worn out 20 pairs of running shoes in that year. And to think that I'm usually spent after 5 kilometers lol 8)

Damn, she's a champ lol. Where was she running from, to?

She was running full marathons mostly here, actually - one each day. I just know about it because she was in the tv this weekend when she finished the last run.

http://www.annettefredskov.dk/about-366-marathons-in-365-days/ (http://www.annettefredskov.dk/about-366-marathons-in-365-days/)

My mind is boggled...

Stories like this make both proud to be an athlete and remind me why physical health should be taken seriously. I wish more people would find time to stay active. It doesn't take much.
I wonder how much it takes to be able to run a marathon every day though.  :laugh:

Probably more cardio than the average person can handle.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 16, 2013, 05:05:01 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/juror-zimmerman-had-defend-himself-020158365.html (http://news.yahoo.com/juror-zimmerman-had-defend-himself-020158365.html)


QuoteThe juror said she didn't think Martin's race was the reason that Zimmerman followed him. She said she also believed Martin threw the first punch and that Zimmerman, whom she referred to as "George," had a right to defend himself.

"I have no doubt George feared for his life in the situation he was in at the time," the juror said.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 16, 2013, 05:16:38 AM
It appears that at least two of the jurors wanted to convict Zimmerman on manslaughter but the fact of the matter is that they couldn't. It wasn't applicable here. Perhaps negligent homicide? Though even that would have been an uphill battle as Zimmerman was the one being assaulted. So the bottom line is that at least part of the jury did try to find a way to convict him but simply ran out of possibilities.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jul 16, 2013, 05:20:34 AM

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/28/justice/florida-teen-spike-lee (http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/28/justice/florida-teen-spike-lee)


SPIKE STAP....
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 16, 2013, 05:22:56 AM
Quote from: Rong on Jul 16, 2013, 05:20:34 AM

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/28/justice/florida-teen-spike-lee (http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/28/justice/florida-teen-spike-lee)


SPIKE STAP....

I smell a civil law suit.


Looks like he's not retiring after all!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jul 16, 2013, 05:24:33 AM
Yeah gon need that lawyer monies..
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 16, 2013, 05:59:29 AM
Quote from: Rong on Jul 16, 2013, 05:20:34 AM

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/28/justice/florida-teen-spike-lee (http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/28/justice/florida-teen-spike-lee)


SPIKE STAP....
I remember this from last year.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 16, 2013, 06:15:57 AM
I love how people are out for blood, simmer the f**k down people. Yes it was a tragedy, but this is just being blown way out of proportion, could you imagine what it would be like if people reacted like this to the hundreds of murders a day in the US? It also doesn't help when dumbass celebrities like Spike Lee do the dumbest shit (adding fuel to the flames), possibly endangering the live of innocent people.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 16, 2013, 06:22:02 AM
Bleeding hearts gonna bleed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 16, 2013, 06:35:42 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 16, 2013, 06:15:57 AM
I love how people are out for blood, simmer the f**k down people. Yes it was a tragedy, but this is just being blown way out of proportion, could you imagine what it would be like if people reacted like this to the hundreds of murders a day in the US? It also doesn't help when dumbass celebrities like Spike Lee do the dumbest shit (adding fuel to the flames), possibly endangering the live of innocent people.
Least to mention all of the DUI's that kill entire family's yet the Drunk driver gets a sentence of only 20 months at best.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 16, 2013, 06:43:31 AM
QuoteI love how people are out for blood, simmer the f**k down people. Yes it was a tragedy, but this is just being blown way out of proportion, could you imagine what it would be like if people reacted like this to the hundreds of murders a day in the US?

Real change might happen?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Jul 16, 2013, 06:47:49 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 16, 2013, 05:59:29 AM
Quote from: Rong on Jul 16, 2013, 05:20:34 AM

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/28/justice/florida-teen-spike-lee (http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/28/justice/florida-teen-spike-lee)


SPIKE STAP....
I remember this from last year.

That's so dangerous, f**king know nothing celebrities chiming in and causing more harm than good
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 16, 2013, 07:00:45 AM
Quote from: SM on Jul 16, 2013, 06:43:31 AM
QuoteI love how people are out for blood, simmer the f**k down people. Yes it was a tragedy, but this is just being blown way out of proportion, could you imagine what it would be like if people reacted like this to the hundreds of murders a day in the US?

Real change might happen?

If you want to effect change, then do it like a sensible human being, i.e. campaign for new legislation, write to your MP, MPP, member of Congress, etc... but don't go online and start raging like a child whose mummy didn't get him any candy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 16, 2013, 07:02:18 AM
I guess that's why all them people are protesting on the streets rather than raging online, eh?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 16, 2013, 07:10:07 AM
You're right, they're raging in the streets instead. I don't think protesting is a viable solution either. All you've done is told people you're angry. Guess what? We already know you're angry. So what are you actually going to do about it?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 16, 2013, 07:20:14 AM
Aww geee - lets all write a sternly worded letter, eh?

It's all forms of protest at the status quo - be it online and in the streets.  If people did it more often rather than get bored, actual change for the better might happen.

But noooo, everyone should just calm down and stay in their little boxes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sgt. Apone on Jul 16, 2013, 07:29:47 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 16, 2013, 07:10:07 AM
You're right, they're raging in the streets instead. I don't think protesting is a viable solution either. All you've done is told people you're angry. Guess what? We already know you're angry. So what are you actually going to do about it?
So yeah, protesting shows' that people are angry, but it also promotes change. A lot of the things we have today are because people protest such as integrated schools, the voting rights act, the civil rights movement, the women's rights movement to name a few.  So why shouldn't people get together and protest if they are outraged about something?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 16, 2013, 07:31:42 AM
Speaking for myself, I've been to a couple in my university years and I didn't feel as though I accomplished anything. I'm the type of person that would rather speak to someone one-on-one than walk in a circle with a sign, displaying whatever the popular motto at that moment happens to be.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Jul 16, 2013, 07:37:24 AM
Social media outrage, that's about as far as most of us will go in our protests
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 16, 2013, 07:37:56 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F4.bp.blogspot.com%2F-AlOeLlUu7U8%2FTo4ozVTgu1I%2FAAAAAAAAAnc%2Fz_P4KcU6zF8%2Fs400%2Fcivil-rights-movement.jpg&hash=10ee15665fff5f79253676a5e32f303c8de7be72)
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fbarkeryear10vietnam.pbworks.com%2Ff%2Fveteranprotest.jpg&hash=5b3d202a1fbf623f5ecdc18b744e1462e9437fa0)

Some "popular mottos at that moment"...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 16, 2013, 07:44:12 AM
Quote from: SM on Jul 16, 2013, 07:37:56 AM
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AlOeLlUu7U8/To4ozVTgu1I/AAAAAAAAAnc/z_P4KcU6zF8/s400/civil-rights-movement.jpg
http://barkeryear10vietnam.pbworks.com/f/veteranprotest.jpg

Some "popular mottos at that moment"...


Doomrulz is shaking his head at these people for demanding something be done.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Jul 16, 2013, 07:48:16 AM
Fact of the matter is, another young man died needlessly.  Unfortunately, being the circus of ridiculousness that the media is it will be dogged by race issues, regardless of the basic tragedy that a human being killed another for no apparent reason.  Zimmerman put himself in that situation by being over zealous, in turn Trayvon Martin assaulted Zimmerman, Zimmerman resorted to shooting him and was found not guilty because of gun law. (don't get me started on the U.S and guns, needless to ay it is as ridiculous as religion) Idiots will argue that Zimmerman himself is a minority, because apparently racism is the preference of white people apparently, every moron who cries out racial hatred when a tragedy befalls somebody of color will scream for his head, and the death of a young man will become a spectator to another media frenzied farce.  His family will suffer more than they deserve having suffered more than enough already.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 16, 2013, 08:13:26 AM
Quote from: Novak 1334 on Jul 16, 2013, 07:37:24 AM
Social media outrage, that's about as far as most of us will go in our protests

There's definitely no shortage of that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 16, 2013, 08:35:18 AM
Protesting, rage and riots change nothing. They're just short term nuisances. However education does.

Both Zimmerman and Trayvon are fools.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jul 16, 2013, 08:40:47 AM
Quote from: SM on Jul 16, 2013, 07:20:14 AM
Aww geee - lets all write a sternly worded letter, eh?

It's all forms of protest at the status quo - be it online and in the streets.  If people did it more often rather than get bored, actual change for the better might happen.

But noooo, everyone should just calm down and stay in their little boxes.

Come on SM, but thats the australian way...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sgt. Apone on Jul 16, 2013, 02:08:57 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 16, 2013, 08:35:18 AM
Protesting, rage and riots change nothing. They're just short term nuisances. However education does.

Both Zimmerman and Trayvon are fools.

Protesting does change things as we've seen in the past.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jul 16, 2013, 02:23:57 PM
Quote from: Space Sweeper on Jul 16, 2013, 04:04:46 AM
"Neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman was acquitted in the murder of unarmed seventeen year old Trayvon Martin. However, another Florida resident was sentenced to twenty years in prison for firing warning shots at her abusive husband who was about to attack her. Apparently in Florida, you get rewarded for accuracy."

-http://youtu.be/f2bjp8-0CTA?t=31s (http://youtu.be/f2bjp8-0CTA?t=31s)

She was tried under the "Stand your Ground Law", George Zimmerman was not.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ChrisPachi on Jul 16, 2013, 02:43:57 PM
QuoteCome on SM, but thats the australian way...
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fresources1.news.com.au%2Fimages%2F2009%2F07%2F22%2F1225753%2F422301-kevin-rudd.jpg&hash=c680906916c5b571ac90d44d243d88367e2aad59)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 16, 2013, 05:04:27 PM
Quote from: Novak 1334 on Jul 16, 2013, 07:48:16 AM
Fact of the matter is, another young man died needlessly.  Unfortunately, being the circus of ridiculousness that the media is it will be dogged by race issues, regardless of the basic tragedy that a human being killed another for no apparent reason.  Zimmerman put himself in that situation by being over zealous, in turn Trayvon Martin assaulted Zimmerman, Zimmerman resorted to shooting him and was found not guilty because of gun law. (don't get me started on the U.S and guns, needless to ay it is as ridiculous as religion) Idiots will argue that Zimmerman himself is a minority, because apparently racism is the preference of white people apparently, every moron who cries out racial hatred when a tragedy befalls somebody of color will scream for his head, and the death of a young man will become a spectator to another media frenzied farce.  His family will suffer more than they deserve having suffered more than enough already.

Agree with you 100%. Well said.

Painting Zimmerman as a racist is speculative and unnecessary as his reaction to Trayvon Martin being in a "wholesome", gated white neighborhood (where a relative of Martin's happened to live), probably was reiterated by 'instinctively' structural and systematic racist errors embedded in U.S. culture and society. What Zimmerman did was wrong and he SHOULD have been charged with manslaughter, because that is exactly what it was.

But less "subconscious" displays of racism were, and are, a part of this whole ordeal, and we're talking about the right-wing media and the culture of perceiving black people (especially young black men) as a problem and the death of one of them as less of a concern than the death of, for example, a white person; we're talking about Zimmerman's defense apparatus (not talking about Zimmerman himself) catering to the dark corners of America where being young, black and in the "wrong" neighborhood is considered a crime in itself. This of course will trigger a reaction from especially the black community since the long struggle from sub-human slave to a full-worthy human (equal to the white man) apparently isn't over, but not only that - other minorities and people in the margin can feel and fear the injustice and effects of this as well, which of course will engage the Left, prone to always take the side of minorities, workers and the poor. So what we got here is the perfect case for the media -  a raging feeding frenzy from the Right to the Left and everything in between.

Trayvon Martin's life (and death) was never treated as the life of a firsthand citizen in this trial. The part of the jury who made up their mind beforehand that Martin didn't belong in that neighborhood and that what Zimmerman did (shooting and killing Martin) was considered as the righteous defense of himself and that neighborhood, won.
Also, the jury selected was a joke too... One Hispanic lady and three white ones, which is pretty bad considering that Zimmerman's ethnicity is of some sort of Hispanic/Latino decent and the place the manslaughter took place at was in a mostly white neighborhood.

Another proof of this embedded, structurally racist error displayed here, i.e. how little a young black man's life is worth in the U.S. is, is the laxness of the authorities - they waited 44 days before arresting Zimmerman. 44 days. As if that wasn't enough they're now going to give Zimmerman his gun back - the same gun he shot and killed Trayvon Martin with. They're giving him the gun back so he can defend himself against pissed off people who want to hurt him (and as we all know guns solve all problems!). If that isn't telling of how structural racism is still live and well in this country then I don't know what is.

Then we have U.S., and especially Florida's gun law, which pretty much enabled this all to happen. If Zimmerman didn't have that permit to carry guns outside of the home and if Florida didn't have their "Stand your ground" law etc., Trayvon Martin would've been still alive, because I really, really doubt that an unarmed Zimmerman would have stalked and confronted Martin. Instead Zimmerman would've done the right thing, i.e. use his cellphone and call the authorities about a "suspicious looking" young man in the neighborhood. The gun empowered Zimmerman to do the wrong thing, to go vigilante.

This case deserves all the attention it can get because it candidly show us how much work there still is to be done in this country. The rift is huge still.

"Land of the brave and free" ...what a joke.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 16, 2013, 05:16:09 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 16, 2013, 05:04:27 PM
Land of the brave and free" ...what a joke.
lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 16, 2013, 05:20:32 PM
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10201425501429241 (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10201425501429241)

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10201437878298655&set=vb.1526101682&type=2&theater (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10201437878298655&set=vb.1526101682&type=2&theater)

Finally some sense, this man should should get a medal.




Quote from: Sgt. Apone on Jul 16, 2013, 07:29:47 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 16, 2013, 07:10:07 AM
You're right, they're raging in the streets instead. I don't think protesting is a viable solution either. All you've done is told people you're angry. Guess what? We already know you're angry. So what are you actually going to do about it?
So yeah, protesting shows' that people are angry, but it also promotes change. A lot of the things we have today are because people protest such as integrated schools, the voting rights act, the civil rights movement, the women's rights movement to name a few.  So why shouldn't people get together and protest if they are outraged about something?


Errr probably because this is just violence for the sake of it and half the people out there are just there to cause trouble and play the race card. Listen to the man in the links, a BLACK MAN who actually speaks the truth.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 16, 2013, 06:15:38 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 16, 2013, 05:20:32 PM
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10201425501429241 (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10201425501429241)

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10201437878298655&set=vb.1526101682&type=2&theater (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10201437878298655&set=vb.1526101682&type=2&theater)

Finally some sense, this man should should get a medal.




Quote from: Sgt. Apone on Jul 16, 2013, 07:29:47 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 16, 2013, 07:10:07 AM
You're right, they're raging in the streets instead. I don't think protesting is a viable solution either. All you've done is told people you're angry. Guess what? We already know you're angry. So what are you actually going to do about it?
So yeah, protesting shows' that people are angry, but it also promotes change. A lot of the things we have today are because people protest such as integrated schools, the voting rights act, the civil rights movement, the women's rights movement to name a few.  So why shouldn't people get together and protest if they are outraged about something?


Errr probably because this is just violence for the sake of it and half the people out there are just there to cause trouble and play the race card. Listen to the man in the links, a BLACK MAN who actually speaks the truth.


"Finally some sense" ...???

"Speaks the truth" ... ???


What does that have to do with anything? Black on black crime is a part of the same embedded indirectly and directly racist structures and errors that a lot of, if not most, black people are victims to. "Our" society and culture don't perceive their lives as valuable as others, hence the authorities' and the communities' laxness and negligence of poor/underprivileged young black men killing each other over scraps - their lives don't matter - not even to other black people in the same situation since they are a part of "our" society and culture too, i.e. a culture where some people just don't matter. They've lost hope, because it's people on the bottom fighting each other sideways. They where doomed from the beginning, so who cares, right?

But when someone more or less privileged, someone above all of that, stalks and kills a black teenager in a rich, mostly white neighborhood just because the said black teenager "didn't belong there", and then gets away with it (killing the black teen), it unveils the much alive racism against black people, and especially against young black men. It reminds us all (not just black people) that things are still unfair, that we haven't successfully rooted our embarrassing past, which is painful to see, and for some of us it is impossible to admit.

To a minority, and especially to African-Americans with their history as slaves, cases like these are unifying factors. And I am absolutely sure that this will raise awareness and attention to the lax way black-on-black crimes are dealt with, but also on how important it is to strengthen the community, to keep on struggling and start demanding the Government apparatus to truly govern - to invest in its people instead of cutting them off. In other words it is just as much a class issue as it has to do with hidden and embedded structural racism.

But to start bringing up black-on-black violence while calling black people out, calling them hypocrites as a whole for getting pissed off about the verdict, is just a cowardly and reactionary way to divert attention, to marginalize and to finally make people shut up. He (the guy in the video) might think he is doing something brave by schooling African-Americans as whole, but in reality he is just playing the hands of the viral remnants of racism of our culture/country and the people who benefit from, and are deeply comfortable with these structures.

It's one thing to tell people to calm down and to stop running around saying that you're gonna go after Zimmerman, and it's one thing to remind people that young black men are killed daily (...usually by other young black men) and the urgency to do something about it. But only focusing on and highlighting the negative parts of the black people's reactions and calling them hypocrites etc. because they give the Zimmerman case so much attention is just counterproductive.


The man you posted is a complete fool. He doesn't deserve a reward at all.


NOTE: And btw. the absolute majority of these protests have been peaceful and respectful. Saying that 50% of the protesters are out there to deliberately cause trouble, is a pure lie. And accusing people for playing the race card when this whole thing is a about structural racism at its finest (note: I'm talking about the verdict and the way this case was handled and the mechanisms leading to it; not talking about George Zimmerman), just makes you sound ignorant.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 16, 2013, 06:24:55 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 16, 2013, 06:15:38 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 16, 2013, 05:20:32 PM
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10201425501429241 (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10201425501429241)

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10201437878298655&set=vb.1526101682&type=2&theater (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10201437878298655&set=vb.1526101682&type=2&theater)

Finally some sense, this man should should get a medal.




Quote from: Sgt. Apone on Jul 16, 2013, 07:29:47 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 16, 2013, 07:10:07 AM
You're right, they're raging in the streets instead. I don't think protesting is a viable solution either. All you've done is told people you're angry. Guess what? We already know you're angry. So what are you actually going to do about it?
So yeah, protesting shows' that people are angry, but it also promotes change. A lot of the things we have today are because people protest such as integrated schools, the voting rights act, the civil rights movement, the women's rights movement to name a few.  So why shouldn't people get together and protest if they are outraged about something?


Errr probably because this is just violence for the sake of it and half the people out there are just there to cause trouble and play the race card. Listen to the man in the links, a BLACK MAN who actually speaks the truth.


"Finally some sense" ...???

"Speaks the truth" ... ???


What does that have to do with anything? Black on black crime is a part of the same embedded indirectly and directly racist structures and errors that a lot of, if not most, black people are victims to. "Our" society and culture don't perceive their lives as valuable as others, hence the laxness and negligence of poor/underprivileged young black men killing each other over scraps - their lives don't matter - not even to other black people in the same situation since they are a part of "our" society and culture too, i.e. a culture where some people just don't matter. They've lost hope, because it's people on the bottom fighting each other sideways. They where doomed from the beginning, so who cares, right?

But when someone more or less privileged, someone above all of that, stalks and kills a black teenager in a rich, mostly white neighborhood just because the said black teenager "didn't belong there", and then gets away with it (killing the black teen), it unveils the much alive racism against black people, and especially against young black men. It reminds us all (not just black people) that things are still unfair, that we haven't successfully rooted our embarrassing past, which is painful to see, and for some of us it is impossible to admit.

To a minority, and especially to African-Americans with their history as slaves, cases like these are unifying factors. And I am absolutely sure that this will raise awareness and attention to the lax way black-on-black crimes are dealt with, but also on how important it is to strengthen the community, to keep on struggling and start demanding the Government apparatus to truly govern - to invest in its people instead of cutting them off. In other words it is just as much a class issue as it has to do with hidden and embedded structural racism.

But to start bringing up black-on-black violence while calling black people out, calling them hypocrites as a whole for getting pissed off about the verdict, is just a cowardly and reactionary way to divert attention, to marginalize and to finally make people shut up. He (the guy in the video) might think he is doing something brave by schooling African-Americans as whole, but in reality he is just playing the hands of the viral remnants of racism of our culture/country and the people who benefit from, and are deeply comfortable with these structures.

It's one thing to tell people to calm down and to stop running around saying that you're gonna go after Zimmerman, and it's one thing to remind people that young black men are killed daily (...usually by other young black men) and the urgency to do something about it. But only focusing on and highlighting the negative parts of the black people's reactions and calling them hypocrites etc. because they give the Zimmerman case so much attention is just counterproductive.


The man you posted is a complete fool. He doesn't deserve a reward at all.


NOTE: And btw. MOST = the absolute majority of these protests have been peaceful and respectful. Saying that 50% of the protesters are causing trouble is a pure lie. Accusing people for playing the race card when this whole thing is a about structural racism at its finest (note: talking about the verdict and the way this case was handled, not George Zimmerman), just makes you sound ignorant.

He's not denying the problem. All he said was stop the violence. Sounds like a good idea to me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 16, 2013, 06:31:06 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 16, 2013, 06:24:55 PM
He's not denying the problem. All he said was stop the violence. Sounds like a good idea to me.

That's not all he says, and reading some of the comments and Hubbs reaction to it it is quite clear that this man should've thought things through before going viral. He'll henceforth be used as reactionary right-wing / FOX source material to put the entire burden of blame on (poor) black people and (poor) black people only, despite his original intent.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 16, 2013, 06:31:47 PM
No he's a black man who isn't afraid to speak truthfully and not JUMP ON THE BANDWAGON or USE THE RACE CARD.

Bottom line, there was no hard evidence or witnesses to prove what happened, so you can't imprison someone without actual proof of what is claimed, law 101. Everyone is claiming Zimmerman murdered the young man, really? prove it, oh you can't well geez. Yes he could of killed him in cold blood, on the other hand the black youth could have been attacking him badly, we don't know.

Jesus why isn't there all this fuss and rioting when school kids get killed in shootings? its just an over hyped issue turbo charged with the race card.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 16, 2013, 06:43:08 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 16, 2013, 06:31:47 PM
No he's a black man who isn't afraid to speak truthfully and not JUMP ON THE BANDWAGON or USE THE RACE CARD.

I can tell that you didn't read one single word of my post, so I'm just going to repost it for you. Enjoy the reading this time around!


"What does that have to do with anything? Black on black crime is a part of the same embedded indirectly and directly racist structures and errors that a lot of, if not most, black people are victims to. "Our" society and culture don't perceive their lives as valuable as others, hence the authorities' and the communities' laxness and negligence of poor/underprivileged young black men killing each other over scraps - their lives don't matter - not even to other black people in the same situation since they are a part of "our" society and culture too, i.e. a culture where some people just don't matter. They've lost hope, because it's people on the bottom fighting each other sideways. They where doomed from the beginning, so who cares, right?

But when someone more or less privileged, someone above all of that, stalks and kills a black teenager in a rich, mostly white neighborhood just because the said black teenager "didn't belong there", and then gets away with it (killing the black teen), it unveils the much alive racism against black people, and especially against young black men. It reminds us all (not just black people) that things are still unfair, that we haven't successfully rooted our embarrassing past, which is painful to see, and for some of us it is impossible to admit.

To a minority, and especially to African-Americans with their history as slaves, cases like these are unifying factors. And I am absolutely sure that this will raise awareness and attention to the lax way black-on-black crimes are dealt with, but also on how important it is to strengthen the community, to keep on struggling and start demanding the Government apparatus to truly govern - to invest in its people instead of cutting them off. In other words it is just as much a class issue as it has to do with hidden and embedded structural racism.

But to start bringing up black-on-black violence while calling black people out, calling them hypocrites as a whole for getting pissed off about the verdict, is just a cowardly and reactionary way to divert attention, to marginalize and to finally make people shut up. He (the guy in the video) might think he is doing something brave by schooling African-Americans as whole, but in reality he is just playing the hands of the viral remnants of racism of our culture/country and the people who benefit from, and are deeply comfortable with these structures.

It's one thing to tell people to calm down and to stop running around saying that you're gonna go after Zimmerman, and it's one thing to remind people that young black men are killed daily (...usually by other young black men) and the urgency to do something about it. But only focusing on and highlighting the negative parts of the black people's reactions and calling them hypocrites etc. because they give the Zimmerman case so much attention is just counterproductive.


The man you posted is a complete fool. He doesn't deserve a reward at all.


NOTE: And btw. the absolute majority of these protests have been peaceful and respectful. Saying that 50% of the protesters are out there to deliberately cause trouble, is a pure lie. And accusing people for playing the race card when this whole thing is a about structural racism at its finest (note: I'm talking about the verdict and the way this case was handled and the mechanisms leading to it; not talking about George Zimmerman), just makes you sound ignorant."



QuoteBottom line, there was no hard evidence or witnesses to prove what happened, so you can't imprison someone without actual proof of what is claimed, law 101. Everyone is claiming Zimmerman murdered the young man, really? prove it, oh you can't well geez. Yes he could of killed him in cold blood, on the other hand the black youth could have been attacking him badly, we don't know.

What we do know is that George Zimmerman was armed and made the decision to follow and confront Trayvon Martin instead of calling the authorities / the police. Being followed by someone on the street is highly unpleasant to say the least and very threatening, it makes you scared and gets your adrenaline going. If the peruser on top of that comes up to you and confronts you, asking who you are and what you are doing there in an accusing and hostile way, making you feel like you don't have the right to be there even though your relative lives there, will make you feel even worse. It is provocative and makes you mad. Now, we don't know who started attacking the other physically, but let's say it was Trayvon Martin, it doesn't matter since violence is never justified... Anyhow, pretend you're in Martin's shoes... he was no saint and it was probably not the first time someone has confronted him like that on the street. But this time around comes an adult, he follows you through a pretty much all-white neighborhood where you already feel you're not welcome. Probably received a lot of looks on your way over there. That adult then confronts and corner you, and it is safe to say that Zimmerman didn't back off - being the armed adult and all. Trayvon Martin panics, or snaps, and decides to attack Zimmerman. The two of them starts fighting and to Zimmerman's dismay it seems like Martin is getting the upper hand.

Now, let's give George Zimmerman the benefit of a doubt that Trayvon Martin, high on adrenaline, lost it and just kept on pummeling Zimmerman, and Zimmerman, fearing for his life, decides to grab his gun to shoot Trayvon Martin in "self-defense" --- taken all that in account the fact still remains that Zimmerman was armed and purposely decided to peruse and confront an, according to Zimmerman himself, potentially dangerous man. Zimmerman chose to end up in a potentially dangerous situation instead of calling the authorities, and he did it because he was armed (his testimony pretty much confirms that in an indirect way). He knew that if things went wrong that he always had the option to draw his gun to end the fight, by scaring Martin away, or even shooting him as a last resort. But, whenever you decide to shoot at someone, especially in a heated situation, there is always the chance that you might kill your 'opponent'.

No matter how you look at it Zimmerman made the fight happen, he insisted on it, and then shot Martin. That is at least manslaughter. It wasn't Martin who jumped Zimmerman from behind in some dark alleyway, trying to stab Zimmerman.
Martin was completely unarmed (unless you consider candy and a can of iced tea a lethal weapon) and Zimmerman wasn't. Zimmerman picked the fight not Martin.


QuoteJesus why isn't there all this fuss and rioting when school kids get killed in shootings?

You know what (as I have repeated in several posts before this one), it is a part of the same bigger problem, namely U.S. gun laws (and especially in states like Florida with "Stand your ground" laws and where you easily can get a permit to carry a gun around on the street). Zimmerman would never have pursued and confronted Martin if he (Zimmerman) wasn't armed in the first place, which indirectly means that Martin would've never been shot either. Zimmerman would've done the 'right' thing instead, namely calling the authorities.

Being a legal gun owner in most of the U.S. pretty much gives you special exempt status thanks to the immensely powerful and almighty NRA. They have made the 2nd Amendment (...well, their interpretation of it...) the most prestigious, holy and important amendment of them all. Whenever there is a legal gun issue the NRA and their affiliates make sure that guns are portrayed in a positive matter - that more guns and easier access to guns are the solution whatever the problem is. Greed, greed, greed...

And I don't know if you know but Zimmerman is getting his gun (the murder weapon) back - the same gun he shot and killed Trayvon Martin. "Because he needs to defend himself, and the gun saved his life in the first place" - so f****d up. So incredibly f****d up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 16, 2013, 09:02:51 PM
http://www.theonion.com/articles/george-zimmerman-wins-florida-state-lottery,33139/ (http://www.theonion.com/articles/george-zimmerman-wins-florida-state-lottery,33139/)

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on Jul 16, 2013, 09:22:35 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkBnFPBV3f0#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkBnFPBV3f0#ws)

Quote
A video demonstration for Atlas shows off how the robot is so agile it can climb stairs and jump over obstacles at speed - it uses twin camera systems (one laser detector, one stereo camera) to "see" the world around it.

"Articulated, sensate hands will enable Atlas to use tools designed for human use," say makers Boston Dynamics, who reassure us that the robot is designed for rescue situations, rather than assassinating the parents of future resistance leaders.

"Atlas is a high mobility, humanoid robot designed to negotiate outdoor, rough terrain," says Boston Dynamics. "Atlas can walk bipedally leaving the upper limbs free to lift, carry, and manipulate the environment. In extremely challenging terrain, Atlas is strong and coordinated enough to climb using hands and feet, to pick its way through congested spaces."
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/video--u-s--army--terminator--robot-can-jump-and-climb-stairs-085249496.html?vp=1 (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/video--u-s--army--terminator--robot-can-jump-and-climb-stairs-085249496.html?vp=1)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jul 16, 2013, 09:54:28 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 16, 2013, 09:02:51 PM
http://www.theonion.com/articles/george-zimmerman-wins-florida-state-lottery,33139/ (http://www.theonion.com/articles/george-zimmerman-wins-florida-state-lottery,33139/)

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 16, 2013, 09:56:06 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jul 16, 2013, 09:54:28 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 16, 2013, 09:02:51 PM
http://www.theonion.com/articles/george-zimmerman-wins-florida-state-lottery,33139/ (http://www.theonion.com/articles/george-zimmerman-wins-florida-state-lottery,33139/)

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RazorSlash on Jul 16, 2013, 09:56:57 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2365931/Larry-Silverstein-World-Trade-Center-owner-trying-sue-airlines-billions-9-11-attacks.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2365931/Larry-Silverstein-World-Trade-Center-owner-trying-sue-airlines-billions-9-11-attacks.html)
QuoteOwner of World Trade Center is trying to sue airlines for BILLIONS for 9/11 attacks... even though he was already paid $5billion in insurance
Larry Silverstein, the owner of the World Trade Center, is seeking $3.5billion from United Airlines, US Airways and American Airlines
Silverstein argues that the 9-11 attacks cost his property group more than $7billion
The new One World Trade Center alone cost $3.9billion

I...
...
I'm done.




Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 17, 2013, 04:55:22 AM
Quote from: Nightlord on Jul 16, 2013, 09:22:35 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkBnFPBV3f0#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkBnFPBV3f0#ws)

Quote
A video demonstration for Atlas shows off how the robot is so agile it can climb stairs and jump over obstacles at speed - it uses twin camera systems (one laser detector, one stereo camera) to "see" the world around it.

"Articulated, sensate hands will enable Atlas to use tools designed for human use," say makers Boston Dynamics, who reassure us that the robot is designed for rescue situations, rather than assassinating the parents of future resistance leaders.

"Atlas is a high mobility, humanoid robot designed to negotiate outdoor, rough terrain," says Boston Dynamics. "Atlas can walk bipedally leaving the upper limbs free to lift, carry, and manipulate the environment. In extremely challenging terrain, Atlas is strong and coordinated enough to climb using hands and feet, to pick its way through congested spaces."
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/video--u-s--army--terminator--robot-can-jump-and-climb-stairs-085249496.html?vp=1 (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/video--u-s--army--terminator--robot-can-jump-and-climb-stairs-085249496.html?vp=1)

That is creepy!



Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 16, 2013, 06:43:08 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 16, 2013, 06:31:47 PM
No he's a black man who isn't afraid to speak truthfully and not JUMP ON THE BANDWAGON or USE THE RACE CARD.

I can tell that you didn't read one single word of my post, so I'm just going to repost it for you. Enjoy the reading this time around!


"What does that have to do with anything? Black on black crime is a part of the same embedded indirectly and directly racist structures and errors that a lot of, if not most, black people are victims to. "Our" society and culture don't perceive their lives as valuable as others, hence the authorities' and the communities' laxness and negligence of poor/underprivileged young black men killing each other over scraps - their lives don't matter - not even to other black people in the same situation since they are a part of "our" society and culture too, i.e. a culture where some people just don't matter. They've lost hope, because it's people on the bottom fighting each other sideways. They where doomed from the beginning, so who cares, right?

But when someone more or less privileged, someone above all of that, stalks and kills a black teenager in a rich, mostly white neighborhood just because the said black teenager "didn't belong there", and then gets away with it (killing the black teen), it unveils the much alive racism against black people, and especially against young black men. It reminds us all (not just black people) that things are still unfair, that we haven't successfully rooted our embarrassing past, which is painful to see, and for some of us it is impossible to admit.

To a minority, and especially to African-Americans with their history as slaves, cases like these are unifying factors. And I am absolutely sure that this will raise awareness and attention to the lax way black-on-black crimes are dealt with, but also on how important it is to strengthen the community, to keep on struggling and start demanding the Government apparatus to truly govern - to invest in its people instead of cutting them off. In other words it is just as much a class issue as it has to do with hidden and embedded structural racism.

But to start bringing up black-on-black violence while calling black people out, calling them hypocrites as a whole for getting pissed off about the verdict, is just a cowardly and reactionary way to divert attention, to marginalize and to finally make people shut up. He (the guy in the video) might think he is doing something brave by schooling African-Americans as whole, but in reality he is just playing the hands of the viral remnants of racism of our culture/country and the people who benefit from, and are deeply comfortable with these structures.

It's one thing to tell people to calm down and to stop running around saying that you're gonna go after Zimmerman, and it's one thing to remind people that young black men are killed daily (...usually by other young black men) and the urgency to do something about it. But only focusing on and highlighting the negative parts of the black people's reactions and calling them hypocrites etc. because they give the Zimmerman case so much attention is just counterproductive.


The man you posted is a complete fool. He doesn't deserve a reward at all.


NOTE: And btw. the absolute majority of these protests have been peaceful and respectful. Saying that 50% of the protesters are out there to deliberately cause trouble, is a pure lie. And accusing people for playing the race card when this whole thing is a about structural racism at its finest (note: I'm talking about the verdict and the way this case was handled and the mechanisms leading to it; not talking about George Zimmerman), just makes you sound ignorant."



QuoteBottom line, there was no hard evidence or witnesses to prove what happened, so you can't imprison someone without actual proof of what is claimed, law 101. Everyone is claiming Zimmerman murdered the young man, really? prove it, oh you can't well geez. Yes he could of killed him in cold blood, on the other hand the black youth could have been attacking him badly, we don't know.

What we do know is that George Zimmerman was armed and made the decision to follow and confront Trayvon Martin instead of calling the authorities / the police. Being followed by someone on the street is highly unpleasant to say the least and very threatening, it makes you scared and gets your adrenaline going. If the peruser on top of that comes up to you and confronts you, asking who you are and what you are doing there in an accusing and hostile way, making you feel like you don't have the right to be there even though your relative lives there, will make you feel even worse. It is provocative and makes you mad. Now, we don't know who started attacking the other physically, but let's say it was Trayvon Martin, it doesn't matter since violence is never justified... Anyhow, pretend you're in Martin's shoes... he was no saint and it was probably not the first time someone has confronted him like that on the street. But this time around comes an adult, he follows you through a pretty much all-white neighborhood where you already feel you're not welcome. Probably received a lot of looks on your way over there. That adult then confronts and corner you, and it is safe to say that Zimmerman didn't back off - being the armed adult and all. Trayvon Martin panics, or snaps, and decides to attack Zimmerman. The two of them starts fighting and to Zimmerman's dismay it seems like Martin is getting the upper hand.

Now, let's give George Zimmerman the benefit of a doubt that Trayvon Martin, high on adrenaline, lost it and just kept on pummeling Zimmerman, and Zimmerman, fearing for his life, decides to grab his gun to shoot Trayvon Martin in "self-defense" --- taken all that in account the fact still remains that Zimmerman was armed and purposely decided to peruse and confront an, according to Zimmerman himself, potentially dangerous man. Zimmerman chose to end up in a potentially dangerous situation instead of calling the authorities, and he did it because he was armed (his testimony pretty much confirms that in an indirect way). He knew that if things went wrong that he always had the option to draw his gun to end the fight, by scaring Martin away, or even shooting him as a last resort. But, whenever you decide to shoot at someone, especially in a heated situation, there is always the chance that you might kill your 'opponent'.

No matter how you look at it Zimmerman made the fight happen, he insisted on it, and then shot Martin. That is at least manslaughter. It wasn't Martin who jumped Zimmerman from behind in some dark alleyway, trying to stab Zimmerman.
Martin was completely unarmed (unless you consider candy and a can of iced tea a lethal weapon) and Zimmerman wasn't. Zimmerman picked the fight not Martin.


QuoteJesus why isn't there all this fuss and rioting when school kids get killed in shootings?

You know what (as I have repeated in several posts before this one), it is a part of the same bigger problem, namely U.S. gun laws (and especially in states like Florida with "Stand your ground" laws and where you easily can get a permit to carry a gun around on the street). Zimmerman would never have pursued and confronted Martin if he (Zimmerman) wasn't armed in the first place, which indirectly means that Martin would've never been shot either. Zimmerman would've done the 'right' thing instead, namely calling the authorities.

Being a legal gun owner in most of the U.S. pretty much gives you special exempt status thanks to the immensely powerful and almighty NRA. They have made the 2nd Amendment (...well, their interpretation of it...) the most prestigious, holy and important amendment of them all. Whenever there is a legal gun issue the NRA and their affiliates make sure that guns are portrayed in a positive matter - that more guns and easier access to guns are the solution whatever the problem is. Greed, greed, greed...

And I don't know if you know but Zimmerman is getting his gun (the murder weapon) back - the same gun he shot and killed Trayvon Martin. "Because he needs to defend himself, and the gun saved his life in the first place" - so f****d up. So incredibly f****d up.


No actual evidence for what happened, no witnesses, doesn't matter what you think you know or what you think happened, we don't know, the man can't be put away with no evidence. The jury tried to put him away but couldn't for those reasons, nothing wrong with the verdict at all, people need to get off the race issue and grow the f**k up (just like the 'fool' mentions).

You are making some huge assumptions there, Martin in an area where he is not welcome? getting dirty looks? rich white area...where black people live?? someone more or less privileged? Zimmerman is a minority himself remember.

Young blacks mostly have themselves to blame, as the 'fool' points out in his clip. We have the same problems in the UK.

That fool you speak of is getting massive support and death threats from other blacks  ::)

Are you annoyed because the You-Tube poster is black and that makes it hard to argue against him? a black man condemning his own people when most are too afraid or narrow minded to do so?.

And finally why do black Americans call themselves 'African Americans'?. Most have nothing to do with Africa, not a damn thing, you don't hear of British black people calling themselves 'African British', and many have more connections to Africa than most Americans. Its so utterly preposterous and amusing for us over here, 'African' American my arse!. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 17, 2013, 06:22:46 AM
Political correctness is a plague, unfortunately.

Back to quirky news,
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/16/snake-toilet-bites-mans-penis_n_3600341.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/16/snake-toilet-bites-mans-penis_n_3600341.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

Be sure to watch for real snakes whilst draining your own.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sgt. Apone on Jul 17, 2013, 04:03:56 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 17, 2013, 04:55:22 AM
Quote from: Nightlord on Jul 16, 2013, 09:22:35 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkBnFPBV3f0#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkBnFPBV3f0#ws)

Quote
A video demonstration for Atlas shows off how the robot is so agile it can climb stairs and jump over obstacles at speed - it uses twin camera systems (one laser detector, one stereo camera) to "see" the world around it.

"Articulated, sensate hands will enable Atlas to use tools designed for human use," say makers Boston Dynamics, who reassure us that the robot is designed for rescue situations, rather than assassinating the parents of future resistance leaders.

"Atlas is a high mobility, humanoid robot designed to negotiate outdoor, rough terrain," says Boston Dynamics. "Atlas can walk bipedally leaving the upper limbs free to lift, carry, and manipulate the environment. In extremely challenging terrain, Atlas is strong and coordinated enough to climb using hands and feet, to pick its way through congested spaces."
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/video--u-s--army--terminator--robot-can-jump-and-climb-stairs-085249496.html?vp=1 (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/video--u-s--army--terminator--robot-can-jump-and-climb-stairs-085249496.html?vp=1)

That is creepy!



Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 16, 2013, 06:43:08 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 16, 2013, 06:31:47 PM
No he's a black man who isn't afraid to speak truthfully and not JUMP ON THE BANDWAGON or USE THE RACE CARD.

I can tell that you didn't read one single word of my post, so I'm just going to repost it for you. Enjoy the reading this time around!


"What does that have to do with anything? Black on black crime is a part of the same embedded indirectly and directly racist structures and errors that a lot of, if not most, black people are victims to. "Our" society and culture don't perceive their lives as valuable as others, hence the authorities' and the communities' laxness and negligence of poor/underprivileged young black men killing each other over scraps - their lives don't matter - not even to other black people in the same situation since they are a part of "our" society and culture too, i.e. a culture where some people just don't matter. They've lost hope, because it's people on the bottom fighting each other sideways. They where doomed from the beginning, so who cares, right?

But when someone more or less privileged, someone above all of that, stalks and kills a black teenager in a rich, mostly white neighborhood just because the said black teenager "didn't belong there", and then gets away with it (killing the black teen), it unveils the much alive racism against black people, and especially against young black men. It reminds us all (not just black people) that things are still unfair, that we haven't successfully rooted our embarrassing past, which is painful to see, and for some of us it is impossible to admit.

To a minority, and especially to African-Americans with their history as slaves, cases like these are unifying factors. And I am absolutely sure that this will raise awareness and attention to the lax way black-on-black crimes are dealt with, but also on how important it is to strengthen the community, to keep on struggling and start demanding the Government apparatus to truly govern - to invest in its people instead of cutting them off. In other words it is just as much a class issue as it has to do with hidden and embedded structural racism.

But to start bringing up black-on-black violence while calling black people out, calling them hypocrites as a whole for getting pissed off about the verdict, is just a cowardly and reactionary way to divert attention, to marginalize and to finally make people shut up. He (the guy in the video) might think he is doing something brave by schooling African-Americans as whole, but in reality he is just playing the hands of the viral remnants of racism of our culture/country and the people who benefit from, and are deeply comfortable with these structures.

It's one thing to tell people to calm down and to stop running around saying that you're gonna go after Zimmerman, and it's one thing to remind people that young black men are killed daily (...usually by other young black men) and the urgency to do something about it. But only focusing on and highlighting the negative parts of the black people's reactions and calling them hypocrites etc. because they give the Zimmerman case so much attention is just counterproductive.


The man you posted is a complete fool. He doesn't deserve a reward at all.


NOTE: And btw. the absolute majority of these protests have been peaceful and respectful. Saying that 50% of the protesters are out there to deliberately cause trouble, is a pure lie. And accusing people for playing the race card when this whole thing is a about structural racism at its finest (note: I'm talking about the verdict and the way this case was handled and the mechanisms leading to it; not talking about George Zimmerman), just makes you sound ignorant."



QuoteBottom line, there was no hard evidence or witnesses to prove what happened, so you can't imprison someone without actual proof of what is claimed, law 101. Everyone is claiming Zimmerman murdered the young man, really? prove it, oh you can't well geez. Yes he could of killed him in cold blood, on the other hand the black youth could have been attacking him badly, we don't know.

What we do know is that George Zimmerman was armed and made the decision to follow and confront Trayvon Martin instead of calling the authorities / the police. Being followed by someone on the street is highly unpleasant to say the least and very threatening, it makes you scared and gets your adrenaline going. If the peruser on top of that comes up to you and confronts you, asking who you are and what you are doing there in an accusing and hostile way, making you feel like you don't have the right to be there even though your relative lives there, will make you feel even worse. It is provocative and makes you mad. Now, we don't know who started attacking the other physically, but let's say it was Trayvon Martin, it doesn't matter since violence is never justified... Anyhow, pretend you're in Martin's shoes... he was no saint and it was probably not the first time someone has confronted him like that on the street. But this time around comes an adult, he follows you through a pretty much all-white neighborhood where you already feel you're not welcome. Probably received a lot of looks on your way over there. That adult then confronts and corner you, and it is safe to say that Zimmerman didn't back off - being the armed adult and all. Trayvon Martin panics, or snaps, and decides to attack Zimmerman. The two of them starts fighting and to Zimmerman's dismay it seems like Martin is getting the upper hand.

Now, let's give George Zimmerman the benefit of a doubt that Trayvon Martin, high on adrenaline, lost it and just kept on pummeling Zimmerman, and Zimmerman, fearing for his life, decides to grab his gun to shoot Trayvon Martin in "self-defense" --- taken all that in account the fact still remains that Zimmerman was armed and purposely decided to peruse and confront an, according to Zimmerman himself, potentially dangerous man. Zimmerman chose to end up in a potentially dangerous situation instead of calling the authorities, and he did it because he was armed (his testimony pretty much confirms that in an indirect way). He knew that if things went wrong that he always had the option to draw his gun to end the fight, by scaring Martin away, or even shooting him as a last resort. But, whenever you decide to shoot at someone, especially in a heated situation, there is always the chance that you might kill your 'opponent'.

No matter how you look at it Zimmerman made the fight happen, he insisted on it, and then shot Martin. That is at least manslaughter. It wasn't Martin who jumped Zimmerman from behind in some dark alleyway, trying to stab Zimmerman.
Martin was completely unarmed (unless you consider candy and a can of iced tea a lethal weapon) and Zimmerman wasn't. Zimmerman picked the fight not Martin.


QuoteJesus why isn't there all this fuss and rioting when school kids get killed in shootings?

You know what (as I have repeated in several posts before this one), it is a part of the same bigger problem, namely U.S. gun laws (and especially in states like Florida with "Stand your ground" laws and where you easily can get a permit to carry a gun around on the street). Zimmerman would never have pursued and confronted Martin if he (Zimmerman) wasn't armed in the first place, which indirectly means that Martin would've never been shot either. Zimmerman would've done the 'right' thing instead, namely calling the authorities.

Being a legal gun owner in most of the U.S. pretty much gives you special exempt status thanks to the immensely powerful and almighty NRA. They have made the 2nd Amendment (...well, their interpretation of it...) the most prestigious, holy and important amendment of them all. Whenever there is a legal gun issue the NRA and their affiliates make sure that guns are portrayed in a positive matter - that more guns and easier access to guns are the solution whatever the problem is. Greed, greed, greed...

And I don't know if you know but Zimmerman is getting his gun (the murder weapon) back - the same gun he shot and killed Trayvon Martin. "Because he needs to defend himself, and the gun saved his life in the first place" - so f****d up. So incredibly f****d up.


No actual evidence for what happened, no witnesses, doesn't matter what you think you know or what you think happened, we don't know, the man can't be put away with no evidence. The jury tried to put him away but couldn't for those reasons, nothing wrong with the verdict at all, people need to get off the race issue and grow the f**k up (just like the 'fool' mentions).

You are making some huge assumptions there, Martin in an area where he is not welcome? getting dirty looks? rich white area...where black people live?? someone more or less privileged? Zimmerman is a minority himself remember.

Young blacks mostly have themselves to blame, as the 'fool' points out in his clip. We have the same problems in the UK.

That fool you speak of is getting massive support and death threats from other blacks  ::)

Are you annoyed because the You-Tube poster is black and that makes it hard to argue against him? a black man condemning his own people when most are too afraid or narrow minded to do so?.

And finally why do black Americans call themselves 'African Americans'?. Most have nothing to do with Africa, not a damn thing, you don't hear of British black people calling themselves 'African British', and many have more connections to Africa than most Americans. Its so utterly preposterous and amusing for us over here, 'African' American my arse!.

The problem is not the race card, it's white privilege. You would like to think that race play's no part, but it does and as a young black man in high school, I can assure you that. People automatically start to form opinions based off of the color of my skin. Why is he in this neighborhood? He must be like the rest of them. Even if Martin lived in that neighborhood, doesn't mean everyone was welcoming of him. When I was 7 me and my cousins went to a gas station to by a snack, but because we were black the store owner came and patted us down and made us empty our pockets. We were on a trip, and this lady jumped and grabbed her child just because we walked past, and that was in a civil rights museum. Because the history of  our country is founded on race, it does and will continue to play an issue.   And I'm sorry, but you don't understand what it's like to be treated like you are less than someone else. You don't have to worry about getting pulled over or arrested based on race. You can be assured of the protection of law enforcement, where I must always question it and be questioned by it.

Now Zimmerman was in the car and had a gun.The police tell him to stay in the car, yet he gets out with the gun and pursues this young man. He said he was afraid, but his actions don't show that. If he was scared why would he pursue him? Why was he scared if he had the gun? He saw this young black man and had already formed an opinion about him. How is that not a race issue?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 17, 2013, 04:33:29 PM
http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/326700-full-transcript-zimmerman.html (http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/326700-full-transcript-zimmerman.html)

I'm not sure you could say Zimmerman was being racist by what the transcript of the 911 call says. Who knows, he might have had preconceptions of him, he might not have. You can't say for sure.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 17, 2013, 05:14:33 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsvideo/weirdnewsvideo/10178625/Bulldog-skateboarding-school-opens-in-Peru.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsvideo/weirdnewsvideo/10178625/Bulldog-skateboarding-school-opens-in-Peru.html)

Anyone have a bulldog they'd like to see learn how to skateboard?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 17, 2013, 06:25:43 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 17, 2013, 04:55:22 AM
No actual evidence for what happened, no witnesses, doesn't matter what you think you know or what you think happened, we don't know, the man can't be put away with no evidence. The jury tried to put him away but couldn't for those reasons, nothing wrong with the verdict at all, people need to get off the race issue and grow the f**k up (just like the 'fool' mentions).

It's because Florida law is screwed up, that's why. In another (...less vigilante supporting pro-gun...) state Zimmerman would have, or should have, been charged for manslaughter.

And this is a race issue, only a reactionary individual, an "uncle tom" or a privileged/sheltered/uninformed person would claim otherwise.

Zimmerman pretty much racially profiled Martin (...unarmed, walking by himself down the street...), you can hear all that in the 911 call - he went after Martin (even though the police told him not to) because Martin was the picture of trouble in our culture - that's structural racism right there! And then we have the anonymous juror (juror B37) who talked on CNN who made up her mind even before the trial. When the other women in the jury where in doubt she always "knew" that Zimmerman had a good heart and did what he did do defend himself and the community, she "knew" by heart that it was Zimmerman begging for mercy on those tapes... That juror is a military wife, white, living in a similar kind of gated community as where this manslaughter took place at. The other jurors said that it was this juror who pushed the verdict...

And not to forget: The authorities in Florida didn't arrest George Zimmerman until 44 days after he killed Trayvon Martin. In other words Zimmerman shooting and killing Martin was never considered a big deal.

And, like I wrote in my last post: They are going to give Zimmerman his gun back - the same gun he used to kill Travon Martin.

This would never have happened if Trayvon Martin wasn't a young black man, and we all know it even though some people desperately try to deny it but also feel like divert attention from the injustice here by blaming people for playing the "race card"...


QuoteYou are making some huge assumptions there, Martin in an area where he is not welcome? getting dirty looks? rich white area...where black people live?? someone more or less privileged? Zimmerman is a minority himself remember.

I grew up in a mostly African-American neighborhood in New York, it wasn't poor but not middle-class either. Most of my friends were black and I can tell you that I noticed how differently people looked at me when I hung out with my black friends respectively to when I hung out by myself or with non-black people. Me and my friends have been stopped from leaving the store at least three or four times - they called security because the assumed that we were shoplifting - all those times my company was black people - never happened when hanging out with white people. Since then there hasn't been a day that passes by where I haven't observed how differently people in general react to black people than to other people. Be it scared, cold or suspicious looks, stiff body language, different choice of words etc. ...So yes, in a mostly white neighborhood (where there are a few other ethnicities as well), a young black man who doesn't look preppy and Republican enough isn't welcome. He will get dirty looks despite how hard the residents try not to give him dirty looks, because it is a part of the hidden racism, embedded in our society. It's structural.

Zimmerman is a minority, yes, but he isn't a young black man. Zimmerman being a minority himself doesn't make him immune to structurally racist actions (just like a black person isn't immune to it either), because all these structures are a part of who we are as Americans as a collective, no matter the race or creed of the person. It's a part of our culture, and as long as we let cases like these pass without questioning while giving into the white privilege people who just want the rest of the groups of people to shut up, get back in line and take all the blame for their situation, things will never change, things will never get better and the structural racism hidden our system won't go away, it'll just become even more hidden, more infected and more complex.


QuoteYoung blacks mostly have themselves to blame, as the 'fool' points out in his clip. We have the same problems in the UK.

To push the blame over to young black people as a white person is just you playing on white privilege, and it is showing how little interest you have in understanding people different than yourself. By the look at your stance on this issue it seems like you have no will on trying to learn to know more about the structures of society and its culture and how it affects people differently depending on who they are as individuals but also as a group. It seems like you rather point your finger and push the blame over on other people so you don't have to do any work so you don't have to question yourself and who you are.

And the bona-fie fool (or tool) in your video is pretty much just another "uncle tom", even though he would never ever admit that to himself. He is being reactionary, catering to the white norm as a way to make himself look and feel better (i.e. self-gratification), to conform, foolishly thinking that direct racism and structural racism no longer will/does apply to him. He is basically catering to the white privilege and the white ego, which will make certain people to applaud him and tell him that he deserves a medal for it.


QuoteThat fool you speak of is getting massive support and death threats from other blacks  ::)

Are you surprised??? Like I said, all Americans share and are a part of the same cultural structures and hierarchies, and society is getting more and more complex for every year passing by. Conflicting views and interests even within the same group, no matter how large or small it is, is a given and not surprising at all.

Nonetheless I would say that both the black people who are supporting this video hero of yours and the black people who are launching death threats at him are equally in the wrong - either uneducated or full of themselves, or both. Both the supporters and the death threat people are doing a huge disservice to black people and the struggle for true equality for all.


QuoteAre you annoyed because the You-Tube poster is black and that makes it hard to argue against him? a black man condemning his own people when most are too afraid or narrow minded to do so?.

What are you talking about? It's not hard to argument against him at all. Not at all. My entire post before this one was a long but easy argument to why he is wrong, it is just you who don't want to look at it that way because you have made up your mind that black people in general are a problem and only have themselves to blame, and that's that - no room for discussion. People who don't agree with you on this are narrow-minded race card idiots and people who do agree with you are the only ones who tell the truth, and they deserve a medal for it. No dents to the status quo and the white privilege.


QuoteAnd finally why do black Americans call themselves 'African Americans'?. Most have nothing to do with Africa, not a damn thing, you don't hear of British black people calling themselves 'African British', and many have more connections to Africa than most Americans. Its so utterly preposterous and amusing for us over here, 'African' American my arse!.

Well, it's an American thing, and I admit that it is a little silly. People here like to call themselves (?)-American, like Italian-American, Irish-American, Japanese-American, Chinese-American, African-American. There are many explanations to why this is the case, and most of them revolve around identity and faux pride. Feel free to Google it. In the case of African-Americans it is a courtesy issue, a way to acknowledge where their ancestors came from before they were brought over here as slaves by the Europeans. It's a reminder.





Quote from: Sgt. Apone on Jul 17, 2013, 04:03:56 PM
The problem is not the race card, it's white privilege. You would like to think that race play's no part, but it does and as a young black man in high school, I can assure you that. People automatically start to form opinions based off of the color of my skin. Why is he in this neighborhood? He must be like the rest of them. Even if Martin lived in that neighborhood, doesn't mean everyone was welcoming of him. When I was 7 me and my cousins went to a gas station to by a snack, but because we were black the store owner came and patted us down and made us empty our pockets. We were on a trip, and this lady jumped and grabbed her child just because we walked past, and that was in a civil rights museum. Because the history of  our country is founded on race, it does and will continue to play an issue. And I'm sorry, but you don't understand what it's like to be treated like you are less than someone else. You don't have to worry about getting pulled over or arrested based on race. You can be assured of the protection of law enforcement, where I must always question it and be questioned by it.

Now Zimmerman was in the car and had a gun.The police tell him to stay in the car, yet he gets out with the gun and pursues this young man. He said he was afraid, but his actions don't show that. If he was scared why would he pursue him? Why was he scared if he had the gun? He saw this young black man and had already formed an opinion about him. How is that not a race issue?

Great post Sgt.Apone, down to the point - really said what had to be said.

Thanks for sharing your personal experiences too btw.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jul 17, 2013, 06:32:21 PM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 17, 2013, 08:10:06 PM
Quote from: Rong on Jul 17, 2013, 06:32:21 PM
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Sexism is alive and well. If she had been the husband it would have been self defense.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Jul 17, 2013, 08:35:06 PM
At the very least, you would expect that the highly dysfunctional US justice system, couldn't or wouldn't sink to such lows as pretty much approve of murder/manslaugther, if the accused argues that he felt threatened by someone else and not much else as a defense for shooting someone.

The implications of this verdict might be far reaching in other, future similar cases brought to the courts. As for the 'race issue' - if Zimmerman had been black and the victim non-black, Zimmerman would have received a guilty verdict. No doubt in my mind about it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 17, 2013, 09:29:57 PM
96 year old store-owner fights off a robber...sort of. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/17/margaretta-wolf-96-year-old-store-owner-refuses-rob-her_n_3611612.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 17, 2013, 09:34:22 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 17, 2013, 09:29:57 PM
96 year old store-owner fights off a robber...sort of. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/17/margaretta-wolf-96-year-old-store-owner-refuses-rob-her_n_3611612.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)
"You can have all the tootsie rolls you want, but I'm not opening that cash register."  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 17, 2013, 09:35:52 PM
Such a grandma, eh? Haha
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jul 17, 2013, 09:49:56 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 17, 2013, 08:10:06 PM
Quote from: Rong on Jul 17, 2013, 06:32:21 PM
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Sexism is alive and well. If she had been the husband it would have been self defense.

Wow you're a triple threat.

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 18, 2013, 04:45:03 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 17, 2013, 04:33:29 PM
http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/326700-full-transcript-zimmerman.html (http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/326700-full-transcript-zimmerman.html)

I'm not sure you could say Zimmerman was being racist by what the transcript of the 911 call says. Who knows, he might have had preconceptions of him, he might not have. You can't say for sure.

Well to be honest, from this evidence I don't see how some of you think Zimmerman 'racially profiled' this young guy, its not exactly clear is it. Plus it also shows Martin to be acting a bit suspiciously too, why run off? possibly thinking of doing something, realised he's been seen then makes a break for it?. Not as clear cut as everyone is ranting about is it.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 18, 2013, 07:41:52 AM
I'm just gonna chime with the race card being bullshit. If Zimmerman had been black, Trayvon white, and the verdict been the same, no one would've cared. Heck, you probably would have people cheering saying, "Yay, black man walks free!!"

Might sound nuts but it happened within the black community back in the 90s with the OJ Simpson trial. Anyone with half a brain knew he was guilty.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jul 18, 2013, 10:42:21 AM
http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2013/07/18/18311/frankie_boyle_goes_on_hunger_strike (http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2013/07/18/18311/frankie_boyle_goes_on_hunger_strike)

Frankie Boyle, great comedian, even greater c**t  ;D is on hunger strike in support of Shaker Aamer, the last Briton being held at Guantanamo Bay. He's joining human rights lawyer Clive Stafford Smith of Reprieve, who represents Aamer.

They are hoping their actions will alert people to the plight of Guantanamo prisoners. Several of them, including Aamer, are on hunger strike, although there are reports that they have been force-fed.

Aamer, the only British resident left in Guantanamo, was arrested in Afghanistan in late 2001 and has been held without charge ever since, often in solitary confinement. He claims he has been tortured by beatings, exposure to temperature extremes, and sleep deprivation. 

And here's a video by Yasiin Bey (Mos Def), demonstrating how prisioners are force fed.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2013/jul/08/mos-def-force-fed-guantanamo-bay-video (http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2013/jul/08/mos-def-force-fed-guantanamo-bay-video)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jul 18, 2013, 12:42:19 PM
Quote from: Rong on Jul 17, 2013, 06:32:21 PM
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ZIMMERMAN WAS NOT TRIED UNDER THE SAME LAW SHE WAS TRIED FOR.


Okay. Even if that's not the point, I wanted to state that point for the 2nd time. Yeah, my state's legal system aint perfect. Nobody's is.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 18, 2013, 03:08:49 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 18, 2013, 07:41:52 AM
I'm just gonna chime with the race card being bullshit. If Zimmerman had been black, Trayvon white, and the verdict been the same, no one would've cared. Heck, you probably would have people cheering saying, "Yay, black man walks free!!"

Might sound nuts but it happened within the black community back in the 90s with the OJ Simpson trial. Anyone with half a brain knew he was guilty.

Exactly, and if a white person gets killed you don't see white people rioting and calling racism blah blah blah....Things may be different in the US but in the UK being black is probably a plus these days, you can't go wrong!.

And yes the OJ trial was a joke yet no black folk thought anything was wrong there  ::)

Personally I think a lot of black folk in the US cry wolf and just like to play the race card whenever they can...just because they are black and they can.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sgt. Apone on Jul 18, 2013, 03:53:19 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 18, 2013, 07:41:52 AM
I'm just gonna chime with the race card being bullshit. If Zimmerman had been black, Trayvon white, and the verdict been the same, no one would've cared. Heck, you probably would have people cheering saying, "Yay, black man walks free!!"

Might sound nuts but it happened within the black community back in the 90s with the OJ Simpson trial. Anyone with half a brain knew he was guilty.

As I said in my post, race always plays a part. You could be one of the best people but others will already judge you, not by how you act, but by your skin color. And as I said, it's an issue of white privilege. If your white, you don't have to worry about being judged by your skin. You can go shopping alone and not have to worry about being harassed. You can count on your skin color not to work against the appearance of financial reliability. You don't have to educate your children to be aware of systematic racism for their protection.  I said it before and I'm going to say it again. Here is a young black man walking down the street. Zimmerman sees him while he is in a car. He calls the police, and tells them that there is suspicious man. They told him to stay in the car, he get's out anyway and pursues him with a gun. If he wouldn't have been black, would it have been different? Of course it would. When someone sees a black man walking a certain way or wearing a certain thing, they automatically think he's up to no good.


Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 18, 2013, 03:08:49 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 18, 2013, 07:41:52 AM
I'm just gonna chime with the race card being bullshit. If Zimmerman had been black, Trayvon white, and the verdict been the same, no one would've cared. Heck, you probably would have people cheering saying, "Yay, black man walks free!!"

Might sound nuts but it happened within the black community back in the 90s with the OJ Simpson trial. Anyone with half a brain knew he was guilty.

Exactly, and if a white person gets killed you don't see white people rioting and calling racism blah blah blah....Things may be different in the US but in the UK being black is probably a plus these days, you can't go wrong!.

And yes the OJ trial was a joke yet no black folk thought anything was wrong there  ::)

Personally I think a lot of black folk in the US cry wolf and just like to play the race card whenever they can...just because they are black and they can.

That's because white people don't have to worry about systematic racism in this country. That's because white people don't have to be t treated less than someone else. You post proves you don't understand what it's like. And if white people went through the same shit we did, had to deal with the exact same things we did, if everything was reversed, you can bet that they'd be same thing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Jul 18, 2013, 04:05:35 PM
Race card aside, America is a country that funnily enough despises Liberalism in some states but at the same time is ridiculously liberal when it comes to firearms, Zimmerman got acquitted because of the U.S ridiculous attitude towards guns
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Jul 18, 2013, 04:15:10 PM
The media, who's main objective is to make money, selects only the juiciest, dividing issues to cover. This case was selected and shoehorned into what would be the perfect money making storm for many parties.

Race baiting to the extreme on display here.

The week of the jury deliberations there were 12 black teenagers shot dead in the city of Chicago alone. No one batted an eye because it was black on black crime. Black on white crime never gets reported unless they can connect it to some sort of retaliation for a larger issue (Zimmerman/Martin.)

It's difficult to believe that this day and age so many people are being misdirected and misinformed. That the media gets away with editing statements and testimonies to enrage one side of the demographic and then sits back and watches the fall out all the way laughing to the bank.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 18, 2013, 04:18:55 PM
DOOMRULZ

Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 18, 2013, 07:41:52 AM
I'm just gonna chime with the race card being bullshit.

What "race card"? Please specify. Not getting you here.


QuoteIf Zimmerman had been black, Trayvon white, and the verdict been the same, no one would've cared. Heck, you probably would have people cheering saying, "Yay, black man walks free!!"

That's not true. Of course there would be people who would cheer, but that is only because stuff like that usually never happen to black people, unless you are STINKING RICH, like O.J. Simpson, because if you're filthy rich in this country you can do pretty much what you want. Nothing is stopping you, not even the color of your skin.


QuoteMight sound nuts but it happened within the black community back in the 90s with the OJ Simpson trial. Anyone with half a brain knew he was guilty.

Yeah, read the above.

And for the record I never thought that O.J. Simpson wasn't guilty, but still, I did, and still do, understand why back then - and these days some - black people wanted to believe that he was innocent. Black people through history have been treated so badly and relatively speaking it is just recently things have gotten better, and that's why I believe that black people didn't want to believe that a successful black person in a sea of whites was guilty of murder.

But money talks in this country and O.J. bought himself free. Zimmerman on the other hand got free because the person he killed didn't matter, and Florida law made sure that Zimmerman, the lawful gun owner, got off scott free.



HUBBS

Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 18, 2013, 03:08:49 PM
Exactly, and if a white person gets killed you don't see white people rioting and calling racism blah blah blah....Things may be different in the US but in the UK being black is probably a plus these days, you can't go wrong!.

And yes the OJ trial was a joke yet no black folk thought anything was wrong there  ::)

Personally I think a lot of black folk in the US cry wolf and just like to play the race card whenever they can...just because they are black and they can.

...Still ignoring my last post? How convenient.

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NOVAK

Quote from: Novak 1334 on Jul 18, 2013, 04:05:35 PM
Race card aside, America is a country that funnily enough despises Liberalism in some states but at the same time is ridiculously liberal when it comes to firearms, Zimmerman got acquitted because of the U.S ridiculous attitude towards guns

I know. This country is bursting at the seems when it comes to contradictions. And I do agree that our attitude to guns pretty much made this case happen. Because I strongly doubt that Zimmerman would've stalked and confronted Martin if he (Zimmerman) wasn't armed, and even if he would've done that, no one would've been shot. Zimmerman would've ended up really badly beaten up and Martin would've been suffered from assault charges, but that's about it.



BAT CHAIN PULLER

Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Jul 18, 2013, 04:15:10 PM
The week of the jury deliberations there were 12 black teenagers shot dead in the city of Chicago alone. No one batted an eye because it was black on black crime. Black on white crime never gets reported unless they can connect it to some sort of retaliation for a larger issue (Zimmerman/Martin.)

It's difficult to believe that this day and age so many people are being misdirected and misinformed. That the media gets away with editing statements and testimonies to enrage one side of the demographic and then sits back and watches the fall out all the way laughing to the bank.

Just gonna repeat myself...

"What does that have to do with anything? Black on black crime is a part of the same embedded indirectly and directly racist structures and errors that a lot of, if not most, black people are victims to. "Our" society and culture don't perceive their lives as valuable as others, hence the authorities' and the communities' laxness and negligence of poor/underprivileged young black men killing each other over scraps - their lives don't matter - not even to other black people in the same situation since they are a part of "our" society and culture too, i.e. a culture where some people just don't matter. They've lost hope, because it's people on the bottom fighting each other sideways. They where doomed from the beginning, so who cares, right?

But when someone more or less privileged, someone above all of that, stalks and kills a black teenager in a rich, mostly white neighborhood just because the said black teenager "didn't belong there", and then gets away with it (killing the black teen), it unveils the much alive racism against black people, and especially against young black men. It reminds us all (not just black people) that things are still unfair, that we haven't successfully rooted our embarrassing past, which is painful to see, and for some of us it is impossible to admit.

To a minority, and especially to African-Americans with their history as slaves, cases like these are unifying factors. And I am absolutely sure that this will raise awareness and attention to the lax way black-on-black crimes are dealt with, but also on how important it is to strengthen the community, to keep on struggling and start demanding the Government apparatus to truly govern - to invest in its people instead of cutting them off. In other words it is just as much a class issue as it has to do with hidden and embedded structural racism."

QuoteThe media, who's main objective is to make money, selects only the juiciest, dividing issues to cover. This case was selected and shoehorned into what would be the perfect money making storm for many parties.


Race baiting to the extreme on display here.

I'm gonna take the liberty to quote Sgt.Apone's replies to DoomRulz and Hubbs from previous page:

"As I said in my post, race always plays a part. You could be one of the best people but others will already judge you, not by how you act, but by your skin color. And as I said, it's an issue of white privilege. If your white, you don't have to worry about being judged by your skin. You can go shopping alone and not have to worry about being harassed. You can count on your skin color not to work against the appearance of financial reliability. You don't have to educate your children to be aware of systematic racism for their protection.  I said it before and I'm going to say it again. Here is a young black man walking down the street. Zimmerman sees him while he is in a car. He calls the police, and tells them that there is suspicious man. They told him to stay in the car, he get's out anyway and pursues him with a gun. If he wouldn't have been black, would it have been different? Of course it would. When someone sees a black man walking a certain way or wearing a certain thing, they automatically think he's up to no good."

"That's because white people don't have to worry about systematic racism in this country. That's because white people don't have to be t treated less than someone else. You post proves you don't understand what it's like. And if white people went through the same shit we did, had to deal with the exact same things we did, if everything was reversed, you can bet that they'd be same thing."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 18, 2013, 04:27:58 PM
Quote from: Sgt. Apone on Jul 18, 2013, 03:53:19 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 18, 2013, 07:41:52 AM
I'm just gonna chime with the race card being bullshit. If Zimmerman had been black, Trayvon white, and the verdict been the same, no one would've cared. Heck, you probably would have people cheering saying, "Yay, black man walks free!!"

Might sound nuts but it happened within the black community back in the 90s with the OJ Simpson trial. Anyone with half a brain knew he was guilty.

As I said in my post, race always plays a part. You could be one of the best people but others will already judge you, not by how you act, but by your skin color. And as I said, it's an issue of white privilege. If your white, you don't have to worry about being judged by your skin. You can go shopping alone and not have to worry about being harassed. You can count on your skin color not to work against the appearance of financial reliability. You don't have to educate your children to be aware of systematic racism for their protection.  I said it before and I'm going to say it again. Here is a young black man walking down the street. Zimmerman sees him while he is in a car. He calls the police, and tells them that there is suspicious man. They told him to stay in the car, he get's out anyway and pursues him with a gun. If he wouldn't have been black, would it have been different? Of course it would. When someone sees a black man walking a certain way or wearing a certain thing, they automatically think he's up to no good.


Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 18, 2013, 03:08:49 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 18, 2013, 07:41:52 AM
I'm just gonna chime with the race card being bullshit. If Zimmerman had been black, Trayvon white, and the verdict been the same, no one would've cared. Heck, you probably would have people cheering saying, "Yay, black man walks free!!"

Might sound nuts but it happened within the black community back in the 90s with the OJ Simpson trial. Anyone with half a brain knew he was guilty.

Exactly, and if a white person gets killed you don't see white people rioting and calling racism blah blah blah....Things may be different in the US but in the UK being black is probably a plus these days, you can't go wrong!.

And yes the OJ trial was a joke yet no black folk thought anything was wrong there  ::)

Personally I think a lot of black folk in the US cry wolf and just like to play the race card whenever they can...just because they are black and they can.

That's because white people don't have to worry about systematic racism in this country. That's because white people don't have to be t treated less than someone else. You post proves you don't understand what it's like. And if white people went through the same shit we did, had to deal with the exact same things we did, if everything was reversed, you can bet that they'd be same thing.
Every race gets judged. Not just black people.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 18, 2013, 04:18:55 PM
DOOMRULZ

Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 18, 2013, 07:41:52 AM
I'm just gonna chime with the race card being bullshit.

What "race card"? Please specify. Not getting you here.


QuoteIf Zimmerman had been black, Trayvon white, and the verdict been the same, no one would've cared. Heck, you probably would have people cheering saying, "Yay, black man walks free!!"

That's not true. Of course there would be people who would cheer, but that is only because stuff like that usually never happen to black people, unless you are STINKING RICH, like O.J. Simpson, because if you're filthy rich in this country you can do pretty much what you want. Nothing is stopping you, not even the color of your skin.


QuoteMight sound nuts but it happened within the black community back in the 90s with the OJ Simpson trial. Anyone with half a brain knew he was guilty.

Yeah, read the above.

And for the record I never thought that O.J. Simpson wasn't guilty, but still, I did, and still do, understand why back then - and these days some - black people wanted to believe that he was innocent. Black people through history have been treated so badly and relatively speaking it is just recently things have gotten better, and that's why I believe that black people didn't want to believe that a successful black person in a sea of whites was guilty of murder.

But money talks in this country and O.J. bought himself free. Zimmerman on the other hand got free because the person he killed didn't matter, and Florida law made sure that Zimmerman, the lawful gun owner, got off scott free.



HUBBS

Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 18, 2013, 03:08:49 PM
Exactly, and if a white person gets killed you don't see white people rioting and calling racism blah blah blah....Things may be different in the US but in the UK being black is probably a plus these days, you can't go wrong!.

And yes the OJ trial was a joke yet no black folk thought anything was wrong there  ::)

Personally I think a lot of black folk in the US cry wolf and just like to play the race card whenever they can...just because they are black and they can.

...Still ignoring my last post? How convenient.

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You're ignoring everything he's saying as well.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 18, 2013, 04:31:34 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 18, 2013, 04:27:58 PM
You're ignoring everything he's saying as well.

In what way have I ignored what he said? I think you're just saying that because you more or less agree with him.

Seriously, I've argued with him on every point he has come up with. Reasoned with him and given him explanations, been very thorough etc., whereas he just ignores what I have to say completely or ignore parts of what I say to make it convenient for himself.


QuoteEvery race gets judged. Not just black people.

That's such a high-horse lazy cop-out answer.

Of course there is prejudice against all ethnicities/races etc., but African-Americans (together with the Native Americans) have suffered more than most other people i this country when it comes to structural racism as well direct racism. It's a part of our history, and our history has shaped our society to what it is today, both the good and the bad. The reason why white people don't suffer from structural racism (other than the back-clash and side effects of racism) is because the white people were free, they were the masters, they directed and shaped things to come, not the slaves. That's why there there is white privilege because the rest of the population were unprivileged. People have it good today because of our history, because black people were slaves, the land was taken from the Native Americans, the Chinese Americans abused to death building the railroads (but also poor white immigrants - poor but white and free with full rights, which enabled them to live the American Dream without any hurdles)... and that's what our country and wealth is built upon, and from there things have progressed, things have gotten way better, but still, the old system is still there, embedded deep in our society and culture, hidden and more complex and confusing than ever, yet affecting us in various different ways daily, directly or indirectly.

Denying that just shows that people who never have had to face structural racism live in a privileged bubble, or are reactionary, or are in denial, or are uneducated, or are racist, or simply just don't have the time or interest to care about it (because they believe it doesn't affect them).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Jul 18, 2013, 04:39:19 PM
It's the medias selective reporting that bothers me. Highly offensive and demeaning. As if those 12 black teens that were shot dead do not matter in the wake of a Hispanic (shoehorned to be white) killing an African American in self defense (shoehorned to be in cold blood.)

The issue of race is largely perpetuated by those who benefit from there being a race issue. The media and those politicians who would use a largely misinformed and ignorant demographic to get themselves elected into office being the prime offenders.

To say Zimmerman stalked Martin because he was black is to not ignore key pieces of evidence and logic that would say otherwise. And betrays certain personal allegiances to the same system that perpetuates and fosters the hand out machine and the victim mentality that drives it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 18, 2013, 04:41:53 PM
Next piece of sensationalism, please.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Jul 18, 2013, 04:44:05 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 18, 2013, 04:41:53 PM
Next piece of sensationalism, please.

Don't worry. They're cooking up something for you right now to fan the flames of the disenfranchised to fuel their political/money machine.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 18, 2013, 04:47:56 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Jul 18, 2013, 04:39:19 PM
It's the medias selective reporting that bothers me. Highly offensive and demeaning. As if those 12 black teens that were shot dead do not matter in the wake of a Hispanic (shoehorned to be white) killing an African American in self defense (shoehorned to be in cold blood.)

The issue of race is largely perpetuated by those who benefit from there being a race issue. The media and those politicians who would use a largely misinformed and ignorant demographic to get themselves elected into office being the prime offenders.

To say Zimmerman stalked Martin because he was black is to not ignore key pieces of evidence and logic that would say otherwise. And betrays certain personal allegiances to the same system that perpetuates and fosters the hand out machine and the victim mentality that drives it.

You know what, I agree with you that the media is not dealing with this the right way. The reason I say that is because you, and a lot of other people, seem to think that black people and other people protesting are protesting against Zimmerman for being a racist. That is not the case. THE PROTESTS ARE ABOUT THE SYSTEM. And it's thanks to bad media reporting that some people think that this is some silly race card debate. IT IS NOT.

Not only is the media doing a bad report on that front, they're also doing a bad report when it comes to the protests. There have been, and still are, several dozens of protests against the verdict out there every day, yet the media chooses to only cover the few cases where there has been trouble, sabotage and violence. how come?

And also, during a lot of these protests the speakers have been bringing up how law the authorities and the system is when it comes to black violence against other blacks, and how the communities have to work harder together and how the Government has to start taking this seriously and listen to the communities and work with them as well. Has that been reported by the media? No. How come?



Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Jul 18, 2013, 04:44:05 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 18, 2013, 04:41:53 PM
Next piece of sensationalism, please.

Don't worry. They're cooking up something for you right now to fan the flames of the disenfranchised to fuel their political/money machine.

The Zimmerman/Martin case's verdict is bigger than you people may think, because you don't feel affected by it and don't care. But I agree that it is a tragedy that the media have turned this case into sensationalism to the point where people don't care.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Jul 18, 2013, 05:09:16 PM
The media spins any situation into whatever model will benefit them and who ever else is in some political pocket. I'm glad we can agree on the media's handling of it. But it goes deeper in my eyes. It's not lazy reporting. It's deliberate. It's race baiting. It's exploitative and unfair. The antithesis of good journalism. 

The system IS screwed up. But it's screwed up because it's been set up that way by the very people that feign support of blacks, illegal immigrants, and other non-white demographics. It's so utterly, transparently DIVIDE and CONQUER it's ridiculous. 

Large groups of repressed, uneducated, black people are not the problem. But some people will have White America think they are. The reverse is true as well. It's these race mongering facets that run our society that is the problem. Which isn't to say that people in general don't harbor personal issues fueled by racial stereotypes. It's the media that exploits them.

The term "You people" is a divisive term. I'd steer away from it in the future.

I do care about the outcome of such cases since, win or lose, it effects the social rhythms I have to deal with in the present every time I leave my house, and the future my children will have to face. I don't want to endure living in a world were someone who is guilty of a crime will go free because he or she has a legion of uninformed, biased, rioters in their corner. That's thug mentality. And it's also primarily a self fulfilling myth perpetuated and sensationalized by the media to spread fear and uncertainty instead of logic and decisive positive thought.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 18, 2013, 05:19:55 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Jul 18, 2013, 05:09:16 PM
The media spins any situation into whatever model will benefit them and who ever else is in some political pocket. I'm glad we can agree on the media's handling of it. But it goes deeper in my eyes. It's not lazy reporting. It's deliberate. It's race baiting. It's exploitative and unfair. The antithesis of good journalism.

I agree with you. To me it just sounded like you were trivializing the verdict and the whole case. But now it sounds more to me like you're actually disappointed with the media. which I am as well. They fired up the race part but in the wrong way and for the wrong reasons, and now in the aftermath they only cover the few incidents of violence and sabotage during the protests instead of reporting back what the speakers during those protests are talking about.


QuoteThe system IS screwed up. But it's screwed up because it's been set up that way by the very people that feign support of blacks, illegal immigrants, and other non-white demographics. It's so utterly, transparently DIVIDE and CONQUER it's ridiculous.

Agreed.


QuoteLarge groups of repressed, uneducated, black people are not the problem. But some people will have White America think they are. The reverse is true as well. It's these race mongering facets that run our society that is the problem. Which isn't to say that people in general don't harbor personal issues fueled by racial stereotypes. It's the media that exploits them.

Agreed. I've said it before and I'll say it again - media is not taking the huge responsibility they have.


QuoteThe term "You people" is a divisive term. I'd steer away from it in the future.

I was just fired up from responding to some of the other members here  ;) Sorry about that.


QuoteI do care about the outcome of such cases since, win or lose, it effects the social rhythms I have to deal with in the present every time I leave my house, and the future my children will have to face. I don't want to endure living in a world were someone who is guilty of a crime will go free because he or she has a legion of uninformed, biased, rioters in their corner. That's thug mentality. And it's also primarily a self fulfilling myth perpetuated and sensationalized by the media to spread fear and uncertainty instead of logic and decisive positive thought.

Like I said, the riots are exaggerated. I know - I live in West Oakland now. But if media continues only reporting the few riot incidents in a sea of peaceful protests there is a chance that the riot elements might grow and get worse...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Jul 18, 2013, 05:35:44 PM
I wish everyone could come to an agreement and iron out their misconceptions/miscommunications as easily that it appears we have Spread Eagle. But no money would be made from agreeing all the time so there is no continued 'market' for our conversation at this point.  :laugh:

There will come a day when people of all colors and cultures come together and overthrow the self perpetuating strife machine that is the media and replace it with a truly unbiased, fair, soft hearted, firm handed, sound moral compass, and we will be that much closer to a more civilized civilization. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 18, 2013, 05:42:34 PM
Quote from: Sgt. Apone on Jul 18, 2013, 03:53:19 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 18, 2013, 07:41:52 AM
I'm just gonna chime with the race card being bullshit. If Zimmerman had been black, Trayvon white, and the verdict been the same, no one would've cared. Heck, you probably would have people cheering saying, "Yay, black man walks free!!"

Might sound nuts but it happened within the black community back in the 90s with the OJ Simpson trial. Anyone with half a brain knew he was guilty.

As I said in my post, race always plays a part. You could be one of the best people but others will already judge you, not by how you act, but by your skin color. And as I said, it's an issue of white privilege. If your white, you don't have to worry about being judged by your skin. You can go shopping alone and not have to worry about being harassed. You can count on your skin color not to work against the appearance of financial reliability. You don't have to educate your children to be aware of systematic racism for their protection.  I said it before and I'm going to say it again. Here is a young black man walking down the street. Zimmerman sees him while he is in a car. He calls the police, and tells them that there is suspicious man. They told him to stay in the car, he get's out anyway and pursues him with a gun. If he wouldn't have been black, would it have been different? Of course it would. When someone sees a black man walking a certain way or wearing a certain thing, they automatically think he's up to no good.


Hm, I think the racism in that case would work differently. Some people can and will still judge you by your skin colour. They could look at you and say, "Privileged white person" (or something much nastier). Your children may have to be educated on what not to say around minorities for fear of not being politically correct.

SPREADEAGLEBEAGLE ;)

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 18, 2013, 04:18:55 PM
DOOMRULZ

Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 18, 2013, 07:41:52 AM
I'm just gonna chime with the race card being bullshit.

What "race card"? Please specify. Not getting you here.

Race card meaning the media and the public turning this into a race issue when I personally see it from Hubbs' perspective. I have been reading what you've said thus far but at least for the sake of optimism, I'm looking at it from the perspective of the case was botched thanks to the prosecution. That's part of the reason Simpson walked back in the 90s. The prosecuting team was comprised of morons.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 18, 2013, 06:28:47 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Jul 18, 2013, 05:35:44 PM
I wish everyone could come to an agreement and iron out their misconceptions/miscommunications as easily that it appears we have Spread Eagle. But no money would be made from agreeing all the time so there is no continued 'market' for our conversation at this point.  :laugh:

True. It's much more lucrative to confuse and pit people against each other and only report back cherry-picked snippets that will further the confusion to milk as much money as possible. Turning the coat whenever it fits.


QuoteThere will come a day when people of all colors and cultures come together and overthrow the self perpetuating strife machine that is the media and replace it with a truly unbiased, fair, soft hearted, firm handed, sound moral compass, and we will be that much closer to a more civilized civilization.

Doubt that day will come anytime soon (and with "soon" I'm talking about 100+ years). People are making too much money on the way things are right now in order for things to change for the better. Civilized civilization just isn't that lucrative.



Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 18, 2013, 05:42:34 PM
Race card meaning the media and the public turning this into a race issue when I personally see it from Hubbs' perspective.

I.e. that what Zimmerman did was a-ok and that the trial and verdict was completely fair? That there is nothing wrong about that Zimmerman wasn't arrested until 44 days after the shooting? That Zimmerman is getting his gun back? That the verdict would've been the same if Trayvon Martin had been white?


QuoteI have been reading what you've said thus far but at least for the sake of optimism, I'm looking at it from the perspective of the case was botched thanks to the prosecution. That's part of the reason Simpson walked back in the 90s. The prosecuting team was comprised of morons.

What sake of optimism?

O.J. Simpson was a star, and he was rich. He bought all the law he needed. Sure, the prosecution team's 'performance' helped, but in the end he had the money on his side. He was backed up.

Take the O.J. Simpson case and exchange him for some random young black guy on the street (like Trayvon Martin) and I can assure you that the verdict would've been quite different. The boy would've been charged with first-degree murder for sure, and no one would've cared (i.e. no media coverage).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 18, 2013, 07:35:07 PM
The media is a sensationalism machine, more concerned with stirring the pot for profit but lets not forget that it was the Prosecution that f**ked the case up. No grand jury? Murder 2? How the hell could they have proven that? How about that jury? I think they should have either tried to prove manslaughter, which would have been an up hill battle or better went with negligent homicide.

It's not just that either. The defense was allowed by the prosecution to make it about what Trayvon should have done instead of what Zimmerman did.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 18, 2013, 08:39:18 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 18, 2013, 07:35:07 PM
The media is a sensationalism machine, more concerned with stirring the pot for profit but lets not forget that it was the Prosecution that f**ked the case up. No grand jury? Murder 2? How the hell could they have proven that? How about that jury? I think they should have either tried to prove manslaughter, which would have been an up hill battle or better went with negligent homicide.

It's not just that either. The defense was allowed by the prosecution to make it about what Trayvon should have done instead of what Zimmerman did.

Exactly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 18, 2013, 08:47:23 PM
Detroit goes broke (http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2013/07/18/detroit-files-for-bankruptcy/ULtRn92guU81ET0MWSi7jM/story.html)

Well Detroit just went bankrupt... well filed for bankruptcy protection anyways. However I can't help but think there is racism here. Even with their decades of problems and clear insolvency... well the white guys filing the bankruptcy seem all to happy about it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jul 19, 2013, 12:00:21 AM
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology-science/science/nasutoceratops-new-dinosaur-discovered-massive-2060584 (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology-science/science/nasutoceratops-new-dinosaur-discovered-massive-2060584)


Quote

A new dinosaur species with a massive nose and bull-like horns has been unearthed in an American desert.

The creature had four legs, was about 15ft long and weighed 2.5 tons.

The fossil of a Nasutoceratops – which means "big-nosed horn face" – was discovered in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah.

The area was a sub-tropical swamp when dinosaurs roamed 76million years ago.

The Nasutoceratops is related to the familiar three-horned triceratops and, like its cousin, had a large bony frill behind its head.

Scientists believe that the long, curved horns, which point forward, had the same role as deer antlers.

Utah research team member Dr Mark Loewen said: "The amazing horns were most likely used as visual signs of dominance.

"And, when that wasn't enough, as weapons for fighting rivals."



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It looks funneh. :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 19, 2013, 12:08:33 AM
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"Papa?"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jul 19, 2013, 12:10:29 AM
:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Jul 19, 2013, 12:15:11 AM
Michael Adebolajo, one of the men who murdered British Soldier Lee Rigby, has had his teeth knocked out in a prison assault.

The Universe has started making sense again
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Jul 19, 2013, 12:23:45 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 18, 2013, 08:47:23 PM
Detroit goes broke (http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2013/07/18/detroit-files-for-bankruptcy/ULtRn92guU81ET0MWSi7jM/story.html)

Sad news for the citizens. They should have hired someone else to clean up that mess, huh?

Spoiler
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Well, what do you expect happens to the heart of the US auto industry, when a lot of jobs are outsourced to Central and South America, while they continue to build cars that most of the foreign markets would label as obsolete designs?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jul 19, 2013, 12:34:56 AM
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Just needs a heart transplant from Cali.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Jul 19, 2013, 12:48:48 AM
Quote from: Rong on Jul 19, 2013, 12:34:56 AM
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Just needs a heart transplant from Cali.

And enough people interested in paying for this car, what would buy them a gasoline luxury Mercedes or BMW instead where I live. As if... ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jul 19, 2013, 12:55:47 AM
Once the infrastructure is in place, and gas prices even more ridiculously priced in Europe.

Tesla make a world car, BMW and Mercedes are shitting their collective pants about this car, they already have a pretty long waiting list to purchase one, they get released pretty soon in aus, I'm seriously considering one.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Jul 19, 2013, 01:08:33 AM
Quote from: Rong on Jul 19, 2013, 12:55:47 AM
Once the infrastructure is in place, and gas prices even more ridiculously priced in Europe.

Tesla make a world car, BMW and Mercedes are shitting their collective pants about this car, they already have a pretty long waiting list to purchase one, they get released pretty soon in aus, I'm seriously considering one.

No, because here in Europe (and Asia as well, I presume), there's a vast selection of mini cars and medium cars that do some 25 kilometers per litre of gasoline or more on average. With such efficient gasoline engines available now very cheaply, the idea of extremely pricy battery powered cars is stone dead. Not to mention the almost non-existing infrastructure needed to support these cars anyway.

Most major European and Asian car makers have actually teamed up recently to develop what they believe is the 'next' car - hydrogen fuel cell powered cars. The infrastructure needed is already there - you just set up an additional hydrogen pump at the already existing gas station and your car can be used exactly as the gasoline version. They project that they won't be more expensive than the gasoline/diesel engine versions, when the first models are ready for mass production in some years.

Oh well, I got strayed of course a bit here. Back to the topics of the thread...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jul 19, 2013, 01:31:06 AM
Quote from: Eva on Jul 19, 2013, 01:08:33 AM
Quote from: Rong on Jul 19, 2013, 12:55:47 AM
Once the infrastructure is in place, and gas prices even more ridiculously priced in Europe.

Tesla make a world car, BMW and Mercedes are shitting their collective pants about this car, they already have a pretty long waiting list to purchase one, they get released pretty soon in aus, I'm seriously considering one.

No, because here in Europe (and Asia as well, I presume), there's a vast selection of mini cars and medium cars that do some 25 kilometers per litre of gasoline or more on average. With such efficient gasoline engines available now very cheaply, the idea of extremely pricy battery powered cars is stone dead. Not to mention the almost non-existing infrastructure needed to support these cars anyway.

Most major European and Asian car makers have actually teamed up recently to develop what they believe is the 'next' car - hydrogen fuel cell powered cars. The infrastructure needed is already there - you just set up an additional hydrogen pump at the already existing gas station and your car can be used exactly as the gasoline version. They project that they won't be more expensive than the gasoline/diesel engine versions, when the first models are ready for mass production in some years.

Oh well, I got strayed of course a bit here. Back to the topics of the thread...

Fuel cell (hydrogen ) tech is very expensive. There is no easy way of "adding" an additional hydrogen pump to existing infrastructure it apparently cost 2 million dollars to add them, and realistically all it's doing is converting electricity to hydrogen. 

Battery Prices will fall and become way cheaper, Musk knows this,  there is also supercapacitor tech on the horizon. And adding chargers to the existing grid is very simple.

And comparing a model s to a smart car / micro car.. I don't even.

They have a budget car on the horizon, the central argument here is American cars are obsolete, and an incorrect point.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 19, 2013, 03:26:23 AM
Quote from: [CANCERBLACK] on Jul 19, 2013, 12:00:21 AM
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology-science/science/nasutoceratops-new-dinosaur-discovered-massive-2060584 (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology-science/science/nasutoceratops-new-dinosaur-discovered-massive-2060584)


Quote

A new dinosaur species with a massive nose and bull-like horns has been unearthed in an American desert.

The creature had four legs, was about 15ft long and weighed 2.5 tons.

The fossil of a Nasutoceratops – which means "big-nosed horn face" – was discovered in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah.

The area was a sub-tropical swamp when dinosaurs roamed 76million years ago.

The Nasutoceratops is related to the familiar three-horned triceratops and, like its cousin, had a large bony frill behind its head.

Scientists believe that the long, curved horns, which point forward, had the same role as deer antlers.

Utah research team member Dr Mark Loewen said: "The amazing horns were most likely used as visual signs of dominance.

"And, when that wasn't enough, as weapons for fighting rivals."



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It looks funneh. :laugh:

Interesting specimen. Given their shape though, the horns don't look particularly effective as defense against predators.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Jul 19, 2013, 05:12:49 AM
Quote from: Eva on Jul 19, 2013, 12:48:48 AM
Quote from: Rong on Jul 19, 2013, 12:34:56 AM
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Just needs a heart transplant from Cali.

And enough people interested in paying for this car, what would buy them a gasoline luxury Mercedes or BMW instead where I live. As if... ;)

The Tesla has a range of around 300 miles, as far as most buyers require, yet is bloody fast - if I was in my 90s with an epic beard and an army of Uruk Hai, I'd say that a new era is rising. It's outsold rival models from all the big three German manufacturers in the States, where petrol prices are a fraction of what they are in many other countries (less than half what they are here in England, for example). The Model S is the real deal, and the international launch will be huge.

If superconductive chargers can be perfected and distributed, allowing electric vehicles to be charged in minutes rather than hours, then I imagine most buyers will be looking at EVs in a few years. Tesla's already developing a cheaper companion to the Model S.
Hydrogen fuel cells show a lot of promise, but as Doom and myself discussed a few pages ago (and Rong pointed out), there are big stumbling blocks. Hell of a lot easier to fit a petrol station with charging stations than to bulk-import hydrogen, and currently Honda's FCX Clarity (which is on public lease) still costs around £100k to build - a tenth of what it did in 2008, but still over four times that of a plug-in Prius.

Anyway, BMW and Toyota's deal to collaborate on a production fuel cell drivetrain is due for completion in 2020, so we'll see if the world is ready for it then. In the meantime, there's also promising research in the fields of natural gas turbines and genetically engineered fuel, and the Tesla is indicative of the steady march of progress in electric vehicles.

Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 19, 2013, 03:26:23 AM
Quote from: [CANCERBLACK] on Jul 19, 2013, 12:00:21 AM
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Interesting specimen. Given their shape though, the horns don't look particularly effective as defense against predators.

Well there's a lot of doubt about how well any ceratopsian horns function in defence - they're usually too brittle to charge with, and some species don't even have any horns. They're probably more to do with courtship, and possibly for males to lock up and 'wrestle' with to establish dominance.
When we look at modern animals, though many herbivores have horns, very few actually use them to defend against predators - the only examples I can think of now are buffalos, rhinos and elephants (and even then, it's more their overwhelming bulk that provides them this tactic - their predators are a fraction of their size). That said, you'd think a Triceratops' arsenal of spikes would discourage a front-on attack.

Anyway, while there's a vast diversity in ceratopsian horn configuration (some of them even have weird spongy arrangements where the horns usually are), it's a curious coincidence for this species' arrangement to look so bull-like.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 19, 2013, 05:40:33 AM
I don't think I have ignored your post Eagle, I've said I don't think Zimmerman profiled Martin and I don't believe the evidence (taped conversation) shows it either.

QuoteBut when someone more or less privileged, someone above all of that, stalks and kills a black teenager in a rich, mostly white neighborhood just because the said black teenager "didn't belong there", and then gets away with it (killing the black teen), it unveils the much alive racism against black people, and especially against young black men. It reminds us all (not just black people) that things are still unfair, that we haven't successfully rooted our embarrassing past, which is painful to see, and for some of us it is impossible to admit.

It didn't really happen like that though did it, if you read through the taped conversation you see quite clearly it didn't happen like that. At no point did a racist agenda crop up in my opinion.

QuoteI.e. that what Zimmerman did was a-ok and that the trial and verdict was completely fair? That there is nothing wrong about that Zimmerman wasn't arrested until 44 days after the shooting? That Zimmerman is getting his gun back? That the verdict would've been the same if Trayvon Martin had been white?

What Zimmerman did was legal in his state, this is the reason he was not arrested. The 'STAND YOUR GROUND' law is that reason, perfectly legal in wacky gun lovin America. There is no evidence to say whether he is telling the truth or not, but unfortunately you can't jail someone without hard evidence. Black people are crying out racism because they have been educated to do so every time (Apone has said that himself). The jury tried to put Zimmerman away but couldn't on the fact there is simply no evidence or witnesses to say what happened, AND anything could have happened, its very possible either way. So the result WASN'T from a racist jury.

There was a fight it seems, Martin had no injuries on him, Zimmerman did. The prosecution did not do a good job in providing evidence to prove that Zimmerman was guilty beyond reasonable doubt. No proof about him 'stalking' or following Martin, or at least doing so aggressively. Also all the evidence that did exist collaborated Zimmerman's version of events. End of the day the evidence is not enough to jail him for half his life as the facts are unknown, some is a bit dubious of course but that doesn't equal a complete guilty verdict.

I still think black folk are really skimming over what happened and just jumping the gun (no pun intended). A non black fella 'profiles' a young black kid and kills him, the end = extreme racism. Most people who are up in arms over this also tend to be extreme liberals who just like to fuel the fires, we get so much of that here in the UK. You're all just lucky you don't have to put up with the EU rubbish we have, ruled by another country (city even!) pretty much.

As far as I can see Zimmerman may end up in jail at the end simply because of all the fuss...which is wrong.



SGT.APONE:
QuoteYou don't have to educate your children to be aware of systematic racism for their protection.

Is it me or does that sounds really wrong? kinda like making the problem worse or encouraging young blacks to resent white people and cause trouble. Like I said here in the UK being black or ethnic is a BIG plus, you can't do any wrong.


I really can't see how anyone can think OJ was innocent unless they are simply being racist haha I mean really??. And that argument eliminates this one, how can you say OJ was innocent but state at the same time how wrong and racist the Zimmerman case is...pot calling the kettle black (no pun intended).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 19, 2013, 06:56:49 AM
Quote from: Vertigo on Jul 19, 2013, 05:12:49 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 19, 2013, 03:26:23 AM
Quote from: [CANCERBLACK] on Jul 19, 2013, 12:00:21 AM
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Interesting specimen. Given their shape though, the horns don't look particularly effective as defense against predators.

Well there's a lot of doubt about how well any ceratopsian horns function in defence - they're usually too brittle to charge with, and some species don't even have any horns. They're probably more to do with courtship, and possibly for males to lock up and 'wrestle' with to establish dominance.
When we look at modern animals, though many herbivores have horns, very few actually use them to defend against predators - the only examples I can think of now are buffalos, rhinos and elephants (and even then, it's more their overwhelming bulk that provides them this tactic - their predators are a fraction of their size). That said, you'd think a Triceratops' arsenal of spikes would discourage a front-on attack.

Anyway, while there's a vast diversity in ceratopsian horn configuration (some of them even have weird spongy arrangements where the horns usually are), it's a curious coincidence for this species' arrangement to look so bull-like.

The horns were used for defence and courtship, yes. You're also right about them being too brittle for charging. But back to defense: I'm pretty sure that T.Rex skin impressions have been found with puncture wounds in them from Trike horns.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Jul 19, 2013, 07:17:51 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 19, 2013, 06:56:49 AMThe horns were used for defence and courtship, yes. You're also right about them being too brittle for charging. But back to defense: I'm pretty sure that T.Rex skin impressions have been found with puncture wounds in them from Trike horns.

I'm actually not sure about that! And don't have time this morning to look it up unfortunately... My impression of Triceratops generally, though, is that it's an unusually tough member of its group. The most imposing horns, muscular form, one of the largest frills, and more particularly, as far as I can remember it's still the only adult ceratopsian known to have a fully solid frill (as opposed to the the large 'vents' that lighten the skulls of relatives), plus the unusually dense skull, and obviously it's a gargantuan animal. If any ceratopsian is built for defence it's Triceratops, and it does seem there was kind of an evolutionary arms race in late Cretaceous North America.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 19, 2013, 07:29:13 AM
From Wikipedia:

QuoteThere is also evidence for an aggressive interaction between a Triceratops and a Tyrannosaurus in the form of partially healed tyrannosaur tooth marks on a Triceratops brow horn and squamosal (a bone of the neck frill); the bitten horn is also broken, with new bone growth after the break. It is not known what the exact nature of the interaction was, though: either animal could have been the aggressor.[128] Since the Triceratops wounds healed, it is most likely that the Triceratops survived the encounter and managed to overcome the Tyrannosaurus. Paleontologist Peter Dodson estimates that in a battle against a bull Triceratops, the Triceratops had the upper hand and would successfully defend itself by inflicting fatal wounds to the Tyrannosaurus using its sharp horns.[129]

Speaking to the arms race, I think that covers all evolutionary stages during the different points of the Late Cretaceous from the Maastrichtian back to at least the Campanian when the larger tyrannosaurids and ceratopsians began to show up. I think it's only fair then to assume the horns had to be used for defence since they wouldn't have much else for protection other than the numbers a herd grants.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Jul 19, 2013, 11:31:47 AM
Quote from: Rong on Jul 19, 2013, 01:31:06 AM
Battery Prices will fall and become way cheaper, Musk knows this,  there is also supercapacitor tech on the horizon. And adding chargers to the existing grid is very simple.

And comparing a model s to a smart car / micro car.. I don't even.

They have a budget car on the horizon, the central argument here is American cars are obsolete, and an incorrect point.

1: 'Mini cars' are not the Smart or other micro class cars. Mini cars are usually 4/5 door small cars, perfectly suitable for a family with 2 kids. Small gasoline engines. More than half of new cars sold here today, fall in this category.

2: I wasn't comparing the cars based on their size, luxury etc. I compared the technologies powering them.

3: I wasn't the one who brought futuristic car designs into the debate - you were. I was referring to the existing gasoline versions of various cars, when I referred to foreign markets regarding US made cars as being obsolete designs in general. Their fuel consumption rated against the size and performance of the engine, is equal to what European automakers made 10 years ago.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 19, 2013, 06:52:17 PM
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/national/satanists-perform-same-sex-ritual-westboro-baptist/nYt5L/ (http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/national/satanists-perform-same-sex-ritual-westboro-baptist/nYt5L/)

LOOOOOOOOOL
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 19, 2013, 06:59:00 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 19, 2013, 05:40:33 AM
I don't think I have ignored your post Eagle, I've said I don't think Zimmerman profiled Martin and I don't believe the evidence (taped conversation) shows it either.

I do and many other people do as well. It's racial profiling even if it is seen as completely legit by some people. Zimmerman followed Martin because what he looked like, because he was black. Claiming that Zimmerman would've done the same thing with a white person, or an Asian person, or a Latino person is kind of ridiculous. Martin wasn't dressed like a "thug" either; he wore khakis (pulled all the way up!) and trainers but happened to have his hood up because it was raining outside. But Zimmerman saw him and followed him for a while, and even after talking to the police he decided to intercept nonetheless.


QuoteIt didn't really happen like that though did it, if you read through the taped conversation you see quite clearly it didn't happen like that. At no point did a racist agenda crop up in my opinion.

I'm not talking about some malicious racist agenda concocted by some evil Hitler wannabe rubbing his claw-like hands up in some dark and scary bat infested tower. I'm talking about structural racism, systemic errors and unintentionally accepted prejudices, which privileged (usually white) people seem to have a really hard time to understand. And it's hard to understand because they have never experienced it, or because it is too painful to admit it (for various reasons). Zimmerman acted on that, which doesn't necessarily makes him a racist, but he was acting through accepted prejudice. Same goes for the pushy juror. And same goes for the black guy in your video. Reiteration of structual racism.


QuoteWhat Zimmerman did was legal in his state, this is the reason he was not arrested. The 'STAND YOUR GROUND' law is that reason, perfectly legal in wacky gun lovin America. There is no evidence to say whether he is telling the truth or not, but unfortunately you can't jail someone without hard evidence. Black people are crying out racism because they have been educated to do so every time (Apone has said that himself). The jury tried to put Zimmerman away but couldn't on the fact there is simply no evidence or witnesses to say what happened, AND anything could have happened, its very possible either way. So the result WASN'T from a racist jury.

BS! And btw. that wasn't what Apone said at all. You're misinterpreting him really badly here, and I don't know if you're doing it on purpose or because you just are incapable of getting it. I don't want to put any words in Apone's mouth, so hopefully he'll read your post so he can re-explain what he meant.

Anyways. Whatever you say the system is strongly working in favor for gun owners (due to our insane gun laws), I agree with you on that. The system is also indirectly working against people like Trayvon Martin. Those two made it really hard to convict Zimmerman. The problem is that the prosecution made it so the case was about what Martin should've done differently instead of focusing on what Zimmerman actually did. Martin was seen as guilty from the very beginning and the most forward juror was also the most prejudice one as well. Combine that with Zimmerman's attorney, who catered to those prejudices heavily, and it's just a ridiculous mess of a deep tragedy.

Several other cases in Florida have been reported about the "Stand Your Ground"-law where the gun owner has been black, firing warning shots or firing at an attacking person, and in many of those cases they didn't care about that law much. They just gave the black gun owner the minimum sentence, and wham-blam-thank-you-ma'am, next case! The most famous one is the (black) Florida mom who fired warning shots when her physically abusive husband tried to beat her up. She didn't get any special treatment. She got 20 years instead. In other words, the negligence and laxness when it comes to violence against blacks and black-on-black violence as well is staggering. Just let it continue as long as it doesn't affect the rest of society, and when it does you blame it on the blacks... Not only that, a steady supply of young blacks shipped to the private prisons (funded by taxpayers) is a very lucrative business here in the States.


QuoteThere was a fight it seems, Martin had no injuries on him, Zimmerman did. The prosecution did not do a good job in providing evidence to prove that Zimmerman was guilty beyond reasonable doubt. No proof about him 'stalking' or following Martin, or at least doing so aggressively. Also all the evidence that did exist collaborated Zimmerman's version of events. End of the day the evidence is not enough to jail him for half his life as the facts are unknown, some is a bit dubious of course but that doesn't equal a complete guilty verdict.

It's only dubious if you share the mindset of juror B37, Zimmerman and FOX news and are incapable of grasping that our culture and society is a living entity built and structured on, and always affected by, its past.

The only thing we had was Zimmerman's word because Martin was not there to tell them his version, because he's dead - shot by Zimmerman.


QuoteI still think black folk are really skimming over what happened and just jumping the gun (no pun intended). A non black fella 'profiles' a young black kid and kills him, the end = extreme racism.

If the media bothered to report the majority of the peaceful protests and what the speakers were, and still are, saying, you would know that the people marching the streets are not calling Zimmerman a racist. They're not talking about KKK extreme racism either. They are talking about how the Zimmerman case illustrates that the struggle isn't over and that our system is still racist. The racism isn't in the open anymore, because that part we have dealt with (...kind of), it's the hidden racism, the embedded racism, structural racism that is the cause to this. The protests are about how things have to change. Make ourselves heard so that authorities etc. will listen and show some action. That is what it is about.

Most of the black speakers (who never are invited to speak in the mainstream media) kind of see Zimmerman and juror B37 as victims as well, victims of the same structural racism for letting their prejudice dictate their decisions and actions. The targets for Florida law, and U.S. law, for allowing this to happen.


QuoteMost people who are up in arms over this also tend to be extreme liberals who just like to fuel the fires, we get so much of that here in the UK. You're all just lucky you don't have to put up with the EU rubbish we have, ruled by another country (city even!) pretty much.

I have never been to the UK (have been to Sweden, Spain, Germany and the Netherlands), so I'm not gonna make any assumptions.

Even so, If your liberals are anything like the ones in other countries it doesn't make me surprised that they defend minorities over there as well, as liberals are progressive and wants to highlight what has to be changed and improved, making sure that it is available not only for the privileged but for everyone, whereas conservatives and neo-conservatives just want to preserve everything, especially things that benefit the privileged. Anything questioning the status quo will be fought tooth and nail, and the sometimes very long passage for change to happen will be demonized (by distorting and high-lighting only the dysfunctional parts of change, as if change would happen over night) as well as fighting it, resulting in the hampering change. "If the system works for privileged white people it should be working for everyone" ...we don't want to change that do we?

But I do agree with you that the EU seems a little off. Seems like it is causing a lot of problems and makes it hard for the different countries to govern themselves effectively. Also seems like countries like Germany are benefiting on the poorer/smaller countries and economies, yet always comes out perceived as the hero and good guy.


QuoteAs far as I can see Zimmerman may end up in jail at the end simply because of all the fuss...which is wrong.

No, I strongly doubt he will end up in jail. This case is over in that sense, but it will always be remembered and it will be used to make sure that this won't happen again. No matter what the right-wing says this IS a Civil Rights case.


QuoteIs it me or does that sounds really wrong? kinda like making the problem worse or encouraging young blacks to resent white people and cause trouble. Like I said here in the UK being black or ethnic is a BIG plus, you can't do any wrong.

Once again I really, really don't think that is what Apone meant.

Not gonna put any words in Apone's mouth, but I don't believe you that being black or of another ethnicity than white is a BIG plus, not even a small plus. If you're referring to government aid and special social programs, you're once again showing that you don't get it it, that you're perceiving the world from white privilege without ever questioning that privilege. The reason non-white people, and mainly immigrants and poor people, is because they are not privileged. The system is an upward battle. They don't have the same starting conditions as the privileged (usually white). In order to give them some footing and equal opportunity the government needs to help out because that's the only band-aid way to even out the structurally faulty system of our societies. I know that there are a lot of people who abuse this, but it is helping out more people than being abused. Of course the best way would be to reform society to truly fit everyone, but conservatives (no matter the country) don't want drastic change. So until then these band-aids are all that we have to cover up infected huge gaping wounds. Being white (and especially a male, above working-class) and complaining about this, portraying oneself as the "truly" discriminated victim because of this, just makes one look childish and incapable seeing things from another perspective beyond the white privileged one, which one takes for granted.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 19, 2013, 07:24:05 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 19, 2013, 06:52:17 PM
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/national/satanists-perform-same-sex-ritual-westboro-baptist/nYt5L/ (http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/national/satanists-perform-same-sex-ritual-westboro-baptist/nYt5L/)

LOOOOOOOOOL
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 19, 2013, 07:40:35 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 19, 2013, 06:52:17 PM
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/national/satanists-perform-same-sex-ritual-westboro-baptist/nYt5L/ (http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/national/satanists-perform-same-sex-ritual-westboro-baptist/nYt5L/)

LOOOOOOOOOL

Satanism is the greatest religion in the world.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Jul 19, 2013, 09:53:53 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 19, 2013, 07:40:35 PMSatanism is the greatest religion in the world.
I'm Louvin it...

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 19, 2013, 11:14:50 PM
http://www.examiner.com/article/mob-beats-man-on-his-own-front-porch-for-trayvon-press-ignores?cid=PROD-redesign-right-next (http://www.examiner.com/article/mob-beats-man-on-his-own-front-porch-for-trayvon-press-ignores?cid=PROD-redesign-right-next)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DJ Pu$$yface on Jul 20, 2013, 12:05:17 AM
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-20/government-runs-ads-to-promotel-new-png-asylum-seeker-deal/4832638 (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-20/government-runs-ads-to-promotel-new-png-asylum-seeker-deal/4832638)

Stop teh boats!1!! Teh ar ruinin' teh country!1!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jul 20, 2013, 01:00:11 AM
Quote from: Eva on Jul 19, 2013, 11:31:47 AM
Quote from: Rong on Jul 19, 2013, 01:31:06 AM
Battery Prices will fall and become way cheaper, Musk knows this,  there is also supercapacitor tech on the horizon. And adding chargers to the existing grid is very simple.

And comparing a model s to a smart car / micro car.. I don't even.

They have a budget car on the horizon, the central argument here is American cars are obsolete, and an incorrect point.

1: 'Mini cars' are not the Smart or other micro class cars. Mini cars are usually 4/5 door small cars, perfectly suitable for a family with 2 kids. Small gasoline engines. More than half of new cars sold here today, fall in this category.

2: I wasn't comparing the cars based on their size, luxury etc. I compared the technologies powering them.

3: I wasn't the one who brought futuristic car designs into the debate - you were. I was referring to the existing gasoline versions of various cars, when I referred to foreign markets regarding US made cars as being obsolete designs in general. Their fuel consumption rated against the size and performance of the engine, is equal to what European automakers made 10 years ago.

Lol wut?

You said Americans design obsolete cars, I provided "one" example (there are more) of the opposite of your claim, you then rabbited on about the positives of hydrogen cars.

It's great you have some European pride, but it pays to take the blinkers off.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 20, 2013, 03:20:29 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 19, 2013, 11:14:50 PM
http://www.examiner.com/article/mob-beats-man-on-his-own-front-porch-for-trayvon-press-ignores?cid=PROD-redesign-right-next (http://www.examiner.com/article/mob-beats-man-on-his-own-front-porch-for-trayvon-press-ignores?cid=PROD-redesign-right-next)

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/07/15/2300421/singer-attacked-trayvon-martin-dedication/?mobile=nc (http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/07/15/2300421/singer-attacked-trayvon-martin-dedication/?mobile=nc)

So what's your point?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 20, 2013, 03:23:27 AM
What do you mean point?  ???

I don't understand. I just posted a news article that I saw on Facebook.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 20, 2013, 03:39:48 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 20, 2013, 03:23:27 AM
What do you mean point?  ???

I don't understand. I just posted a news article that I saw on Facebook.

It really looked like an extension of the debate between me and Hubbs that you've been participating in.

Anyways, I guess both our links illustrate how people on both sides are doing "crazy" things in the name of Z/M case and its aftermath.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 20, 2013, 03:41:31 AM
It was related to what you two were discussing. Not an extension though. I haven't even been reading what you guys have been saying.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 20, 2013, 03:44:35 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 20, 2013, 03:41:31 AM
It was related to what you two were discussing. Not an extension though. I haven't even been reading what you guys have been saying.

Fair enough.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 20, 2013, 06:02:47 AM
http://gawker.com/mom-seeks-experienced-girl-to-take-harvard-bound-sons-829489972 (http://gawker.com/mom-seeks-experienced-girl-to-take-harvard-bound-sons-829489972)

just read it. I dunno...this mum sounds kinda awesome.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 20, 2013, 06:06:12 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 20, 2013, 06:02:47 AM
http://gawker.com/mom-seeks-experienced-girl-to-take-harvard-bound-sons-829489972 (http://gawker.com/mom-seeks-experienced-girl-to-take-harvard-bound-sons-829489972)

just read it. I dunno...this mum sounds kinda awesome.
Wait... they get a car from her if she f**ks the guy?

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Isn't this prostitution?  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 20, 2013, 06:11:52 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 20, 2013, 06:06:12 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 20, 2013, 06:02:47 AM
http://gawker.com/mom-seeks-experienced-girl-to-take-harvard-bound-sons-829489972 (http://gawker.com/mom-seeks-experienced-girl-to-take-harvard-bound-sons-829489972)

just read it. I dunno...this mum sounds kinda awesome.
Wait... they get a car from her if she f**ks the guy?

This kid better be a good ride.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 20, 2013, 06:17:21 AM
If there was something like this, but with the sexes swapped can you imagine the chaos?  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 20, 2013, 06:18:27 AM
Yeah. How many times and how fast can you say, "aggravated sexual assault"?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ChrisPachi on Jul 20, 2013, 01:41:04 PM
Quote from: DJ Pu$$yface on Jul 20, 2013, 12:05:17 AM
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-20/government-runs-ads-to-promotel-new-png-asylum-seeker-deal/4832638 (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-20/government-runs-ads-to-promotel-new-png-asylum-seeker-deal/4832638)

Stop teh boats!1!! Teh ar ruinin' teh country!1!
I had a wet and bedraggled barbarian arrive on my doorstep the other day - walked right on up from the f**king beach! Now the motherf**ker is working on the fryer at the fish and chip shop (another job GONE) and there is a rumor that he was only one of a whole hundred that were on the boat before it sank. Stem The f**king Tide!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 20, 2013, 03:03:12 PM
http://shine.yahoo.com/pets/schoep-arthritic-dog-whose-photo-touched-millions-dies-181600152.html?vp=1 (http://shine.yahoo.com/pets/schoep-arthritic-dog-whose-photo-touched-millions-dies-181600152.html?vp=1)

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 21, 2013, 02:21:50 AM
Those feels  :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 21, 2013, 09:23:22 PM
A Norwegian woman has spoken out about the 16-month prison sentence she received in Dubai after reporting a rape incident to police.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23381448 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23381448)

QuoteMs Dalelv says she had been on a night out with colleagues on 6 March when the rape took place.

She reported it to the police, who proceeded to confiscate her passport and seize her money. She was charged four days later on three counts, including having sex outside marriage.

Her alleged attacker, she said, received a 13-month sentence for extra-marital sex and alcohol consumption.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: TheMonolith on Jul 21, 2013, 09:25:41 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jul 21, 2013, 09:23:22 PM
A Norwegian woman has spoken out about the 16-month prison sentence she received in Dubai after reporting a rape incident to police.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23381448 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23381448)

QuoteMs Dalelv says she had been on a night out with colleagues on 6 March when the rape took place.

She reported it to the police, who proceeded to confiscate her passport and seize her money. She was charged four days later on three counts, including having sex outside marriage.

Her alleged attacker, she said, received a 13-month sentence for extra-marital sex and alcohol consumption.
This is why that region of the world gets the wrong end of the thumbed nose.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 21, 2013, 09:26:53 PM
From the same article:

QuoteA British couple, Ayman Najafi and Charlotte Adams, were jailed for a month in 2010 after they shared what Mr Najafi described as an "innocuous peck on the cheek" in a restaurant. A witness said they had kissed on the mouth.

Yeaaaaaaaaaahhh, I think I'll scratch Dubai off my list of places I'd like to visit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Jul 21, 2013, 09:27:06 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jul 21, 2013, 09:23:22 PM
A Norwegian woman has spoken out about the 16-month prison sentence she received in Dubai after reporting a rape incident to police.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23381448 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23381448)

QuoteMs Dalelv says she had been on a night out with colleagues on 6 March when the rape took place.

She reported it to the police, who proceeded to confiscate her passport and seize her money. She was charged four days later on three counts, including having sex outside marriage.

Her alleged attacker, she said, received a 13-month sentence for extra-marital sex and alcohol consumption.

I sure hope she doesn't go back to Dubai to receive her sentence and risk being imprisonment by these religious nutters. But yeah, in these countries, rape isn't really considered a crime on the offenders part. Women are always the guilty part no matter what men do to them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 21, 2013, 09:28:59 PM
imb4 DoomRulz ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jul 21, 2013, 09:30:17 PM
This happens all the time, there was a big story on Australians being imprisoned in similar circumstances, one woman was imprisoned for kissing a man on the cheek in public.

Lesson of the day don't f**k round or travel alone in Dubai / Muslim countries.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 21, 2013, 09:33:28 PM
...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Jul 21, 2013, 09:39:23 PM
Quote from: Rong on Jul 21, 2013, 09:30:17 PM
Lesson of the day don't f**k round or travel alone in Dubai / Muslim countries.

There are several Muslim nations in the world who don't have sickening retarded laws and views on women/human rights. Turkey, Indonesia, Egypt, Jordan etc... I don't think even Iran is this ultra conservative, but funny enough it's always Iran that gets demonized by the US government and media these days...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jul 21, 2013, 09:47:53 PM
Regardless of the laws there is still a general attitude towards women and I still wouldn't f**k around or travel alone.

Whilst in Morocco if my wife was more than a meter away from me, men would consistently approach / corral / touch her , and the amount of horror stories I've heard about women traveling alone, I wouldn't risk it.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Jul 21, 2013, 09:50:30 PM
Quote from: Eva on Jul 21, 2013, 09:39:23 PMI don't think even Iran is this ultra conservative
They are.

Quote from: Eva on Jul 21, 2013, 09:39:23 PMbut funny enough it's always Iran that gets demonized by the US government and media these days...
Yeah, that happens to all the peace-minded countries. (Watch out, Sweden...)

Quote from: Rong on Jul 21, 2013, 09:47:53 PMRegardless of the laws there is still a general attitude towards women and I still wouldn't f**k around or travel alone.
And there always will be as long as people hang onto Bronze Age values.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Jul 21, 2013, 10:01:31 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Jul 21, 2013, 09:50:30 PM
Quote from: Eva on Jul 21, 2013, 09:39:23 PMbut funny enough it's always Iran that gets demonized by the US government and media these days...
Yeah, that happens to all the peace-minded countries. (Watch out, Sweden...)

Iran hasn't started actual wars against other nations for centuries. The same can't be said for the US and practically most nations in Europe.

Iran is all about strong rhetorics, but that's apparently enough for the ultra right-wing powers in the US to instigate another war in the Middle East, if the can get their ways. If the world doesn't provide enemies by itself for these people, they just make them themselves.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Jul 21, 2013, 10:12:11 PM
Quote from: Eva on Jul 21, 2013, 10:01:31 PMIran hasn't started actual wars against other nations for centuries. The same can't be said for the US and practically most nations in Europe.
So, in order to make Iran look good you have to point out the errors of some other countries?

Quote from: Eva on Jul 21, 2013, 10:01:31 PMIran is all about strong rhetorics, but that's apparently enough for the ultra right-wing powers in the US to instigate another war in the Middle East
If the right-wingers in Iran don't start one first.

Quote from: Eva on Jul 21, 2013, 10:01:31 PMthe world doesn't provide enemies by itself for these people, they just make them themselves.
Yeah, huh.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vakarian on Jul 21, 2013, 10:13:05 PM
How pissed off will the Americans be if they invade Iran, only to find a shitload of WMDs and no oil?   
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Jul 21, 2013, 10:18:08 PM
Quote from: Vakarian on Jul 21, 2013, 10:13:05 PMHow pissed off will the Americans be if they invade Iran, only to find a shitload of WMDs and no oil?
Weapons, very. Oil, not terribly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Jul 21, 2013, 10:31:43 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Jul 21, 2013, 10:12:11 PM
Quote from: Eva on Jul 21, 2013, 10:01:31 PMIran hasn't started actual wars against other nations for centuries. The same can't be said for the US and practically most nations in Europe.
So, in order to make Iran look good you have to point out the errors of some other countries?

I'm not trying to make someone look good. I'm not Iranian. Out of curiosity - you consider the Iraq War an 'error'? When is a war an 'error' and when is it something else?

Quote from: maledoro on Jul 21, 2013, 10:12:11 PM
Quote from: Eva on Jul 21, 2013, 10:01:31 PMIran is all about strong rhetorics, but that's apparently enough for the ultra right-wing powers in the US to instigate another war in the Middle East
If the right-wingers in Iran don't start one first.

They wouldn't have to. The US has adopted the policy that it is righteous to attack and occupy other nations in so-called pre-emptive strikes (considered illegal by the UN, but who cares?). Whether those nations pose a real threat to the US or not, is irrelevant, as recent history clearly demonstrates.

Quote from: maledoro on Jul 21, 2013, 10:12:11 PM
Quote from: Eva on Jul 21, 2013, 10:01:31 PMthe world doesn't provide enemies by itself for these people, they just make them themselves.
Yeah, huh.

The list of murderous dictatorships that has enjoyed full support from various US government through the decades, is as long as my grocery list on pay day. The list of these scumbags who in turn have turned against the US (because none of the parties involved have a shred of credibility), is almost just as long.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Jul 21, 2013, 10:41:28 PM
QuoteI'm not trying to make someone look good. I'm not Iranian.
Did you just insult Iranians? Shame on you. I have a few friends from there whom are quite handsome. Plus, you need not be of a nationality in order to defend it.

QuoteOut of curiosity - you consider the Iraq War an 'error'? When is a war an 'error' and when is it something else?
I was using an express. Surely, you've heard of "the error of one's ways"? And, yes, I consider the Iraq war an error as Bush & Co. had launched it under false pretenses.

QuoteThey wouldn't have to. The US has adopted the policy that it is righteous to attack and occupy other nations in so-called pre-emptive strikes (considered illegal by the UN, but who cares?). Whether those nations pose a real threat to the US or not, is irrelevant, as recent history clearly demonstrates.
They're illegal to a point, unless certain conditions are met; they were.

QuoteThe list of murderous dictatorships that has enjoyed full support from various US government through the decades, is as long as my grocery list on pay day. The list of these scumbags who in turn have turned against the US (because none of the parties involved have a shred of credibility), is almost just as long.
So, where are you getting this from? The Media?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Jul 21, 2013, 10:44:01 PM
Quote from: Eva on Jul 21, 2013, 10:31:43 PM...is as long as my grocery list on pay day.
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Written in the blood of children, as is the Danish custom.
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Jul 21, 2013, 10:45:14 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Jul 21, 2013, 10:44:01 PM
Quote from: Eva on Jul 21, 2013, 10:31:43 PM...is as long as my grocery list on pay day.
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Written in the blood of children, as is the Danish custom.
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;D

That may explain what's going on in Denmark.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Jul 21, 2013, 10:59:40 PM
Maledoro.... I'm backing out, because I'm not spending time on this forum to get into heated debates or fights... and I kinda like you, so... thanx for the dance.


Quote from: Shasvre on Jul 21, 2013, 10:44:01 PM
Quote from: Eva on Jul 21, 2013, 10:31:43 PM...is as long as my grocery list on pay day.
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Written in the blood of children, as is the Danish custom.
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:D

Spoiler
You forgot the most important...

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... because, you know, I need a new drain plug for my new bathtub.
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Jul 21, 2013, 11:06:07 PM
Quote from: Eva on Jul 21, 2013, 10:59:40 PMMaledoro.... I'm backing out, because I'm not spending time on this forum to get into heated debates or fights...
But...but...that is what this thread is for!

Quote from: Eva on Jul 21, 2013, 10:59:40 PMand I kinda like you, so... thanx for the dance.
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jul 22, 2013, 04:13:28 AM
http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/202172/mcdonalds-suggested-budget-for-employees-shows-just-how-impossible-it-is-to-get-by-on-minimum-wage/ (http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/202172/mcdonalds-suggested-budget-for-employees-shows-just-how-impossible-it-is-to-get-by-on-minimum-wage/)

LOL 'MERICA

Actually We arent much better over her to be honest with people on minimum wage keeping up with inflation.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: TheLoneSpoon on Jul 22, 2013, 04:49:18 AM
Quote from: Rong on Jul 22, 2013, 04:13:28 AM
http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/202172/mcdonalds-suggested-budget-for-employees-shows-just-how-impossible-it-is-to-get-by-on-minimum-wage/ (http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/202172/mcdonalds-suggested-budget-for-employees-shows-just-how-impossible-it-is-to-get-by-on-minimum-wage/)

LOL 'MERICA

Actually We arent much better over her to be honest with people on minimum wage keeping up with inflation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpFdP5yATw0# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpFdP5yATw0#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HappyAlien on Jul 22, 2013, 07:19:49 AM
Quote from: Rong on Jul 19, 2013, 12:34:56 AM
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Just needs a heart transplant from Cali.

Nice looking car. I like how the front looks similar to the front of an Aston Martin or the Ed 209! what type of car is it?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jul 22, 2013, 07:27:24 AM
Tesla model s
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jul 23, 2013, 08:55:57 AM
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/woman-grabs-mans-penis-198237 (http://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/woman-grabs-mans-penis-198237)

bet she do more time than Zimmerman.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 23, 2013, 09:37:40 PM
That's sexual assault that is.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 24, 2013, 01:16:30 PM
Quote from: Rong on Jul 22, 2013, 04:13:28 AM
http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/202172/mcdonalds-suggested-budget-for-employees-shows-just-how-impossible-it-is-to-get-by-on-minimum-wage/ (http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/202172/mcdonalds-suggested-budget-for-employees-shows-just-how-impossible-it-is-to-get-by-on-minimum-wage/)

LOL 'MERICA

Actually We arent much better over her to be honest with people on minimum wage keeping up with inflation.

*sigh* this is just plain sad. The worst part is that people can get jobs that pay better much better than minimum wage (private security, which is what I do as an example) but some folks aren't willing to put in the effort to get there. Again, as an example, in my job you have to be licensed and in order to do that, a test has to be written and time must be spent being trained by a security company.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Jul 24, 2013, 03:38:41 PM
Quote from: Rong on Jul 22, 2013, 04:13:28 AM
http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/202172/mcdonalds-suggested-budget-for-employees-shows-just-how-impossible-it-is-to-get-by-on-minimum-wage/ (http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/202172/mcdonalds-suggested-budget-for-employees-shows-just-how-impossible-it-is-to-get-by-on-minimum-wage/)

LOL 'MERICA

Actually We arent much better over her to be honest with people on minimum wage keeping up with inflation.

Morgan Spurlock Done a documentary about minimum wage in America.He and his girlfriend get minimum wage jobs and try live for 30 days,worth a watch,it's on Netflix.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jul 25, 2013, 02:31:09 AM

What is this?! Another episode of the podcast merely a month after the last release?! Shocking, I know, but I’ve just uploaded the 11th episode of the AvPGalaxy Podcast:

This episode is a bit of an experiment as Dachande, RidgeTop and I attempt to host a podcast about Aliens – Colonial Marines whilst playing a game of Bughunt. We try to talk about the downloadable content and our impression months down the line. It includes a lot of Dachande and I abusing each other (he does a better job) and lots of swearing.

Please feel free to let us know what you thought of the episode on the forums! I hope you have as much fun listening to us as we did recording.

Link To Post

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 25, 2013, 09:04:31 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 24, 2013, 01:16:30 PM
Quote from: Rong on Jul 22, 2013, 04:13:28 AM
http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/202172/mcdonalds-suggested-budget-for-employees-shows-just-how-impossible-it-is-to-get-by-on-minimum-wage/ (http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/202172/mcdonalds-suggested-budget-for-employees-shows-just-how-impossible-it-is-to-get-by-on-minimum-wage/)

LOL 'MERICA

Actually We arent much better over her to be honest with people on minimum wage keeping up with inflation.

*sigh* this is just plain sad. The worst part is that people can get jobs that pay better much better than minimum wage (private security, which is what I do as an example) but some folks aren't willing to put in the effort to get there. Again, as an example, in my job you have to be licensed and in order to do that, a test has to be written and time must be spent being trained by a security company.
Wait so you're telling us that you're better (off) then others because you passed a test and had a little bit of training? I assume you call that hard work, right? Minimum wage is an embarrassment in the Unites States and it's like that because of how we as a country show disdain for our fellow Americans who earn the minimum wage. Not everyone is motivated to take from others.

Not wanting to be appear as an ass but we as a country really treat people like shit who put in long hours and get shit pay as thanks. Hell many powerful companies don't even give the necessary hours to achieve full time and then tell the employee to beat it if they no like it. Many reasons abound but none the less we should ensure a livable standard for all. Even for those that do not share the idea of a greater self indulging purpose in life.

I'm mad because what you did is also what others here in the state of hawaii did. Passed a test, got training and made a little more money for it. However on July 1st the state changed the law and now require all security guards to be licensed, receive 8 hours of training and have a high school diploma or GED. The license part and training aren't a problem but good god why the hell must people have a GED? 2 People here, one who's 63 and the other who's 70 lost their jobs because of this and it wasn't because they did not work hard or know how to do the work. One had a severe industrial accident that all but crippled his musical and advance mathematical capabilities. The other person just can't workout the geometry and algebra on the GED tests. Sure to some of us Geometry is as simple as counting one, two, three but I don't see the relevance of demanding people who are long out of school to know it. The irony is that the state did this because of our 56% high school drop out rate. Private security can be a somewhat ok, fair wage job but not when the cards are staked against you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jul 25, 2013, 10:26:34 AM
Thing is someone has to do these minimum wage jobs, and it's more than a little dehumanising to have a minimum wage so low.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Jul 25, 2013, 11:47:45 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 24, 2013, 01:16:30 PMThe worst part is that people can get jobs that pay better much better than minimum wage (private security, which is what I do as an example) but some folks aren't willing to put in the effort to get there.
What I find to be ironic about this is how hard the wage slaves work. If they have the ethic to put together our meals while their boss is standing nearby with a stopwatch, I'm sure the effort you speak of is available, but they didn't think of directing it where you suggest.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 25, 2013, 02:38:44 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 25, 2013, 09:04:31 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 24, 2013, 01:16:30 PM
Quote from: Rong on Jul 22, 2013, 04:13:28 AM
http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/202172/mcdonalds-suggested-budget-for-employees-shows-just-how-impossible-it-is-to-get-by-on-minimum-wage/ (http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/202172/mcdonalds-suggested-budget-for-employees-shows-just-how-impossible-it-is-to-get-by-on-minimum-wage/)

LOL 'MERICA

Actually We arent much better over her to be honest with people on minimum wage keeping up with inflation.

*sigh* this is just plain sad. The worst part is that people can get jobs that pay better much better than minimum wage (private security, which is what I do as an example) but some folks aren't willing to put in the effort to get there. Again, as an example, in my job you have to be licensed and in order to do that, a test has to be written and time must be spent being trained by a security company.
Wait so you're telling us that you're better (off) then others because you passed a test and had a little bit of training? I assume you call that hard work, right? Minimum wage is an embarrassment in the Unites States and it's like that because of how we as a country show disdain for our fellow Americans who earn the minimum wage. Not everyone is motivated to take from others.

Not wanting to be appear as an ass but we as a country really treat people like shit who put in long hours and get shit pay as thanks. Hell many powerful companies don't even give the necessary hours to achieve full time and then tell the employee to beat it if they no like it. Many reasons abound but none the less we should ensure a livable standard for all. Even for those that do not share the idea of a greater self indulging purpose in life.

I'm mad because what you did is also what others here in the state of hawaii did. Passed a test, got training and made a little more money for it. However on July 1st the state changed the law and now require all security guards to be licensed, receive 8 hours of training and have a high school diploma or GED. The license part and training aren't a problem but good god why the hell must people have a GED? 2 People here, one who's 63 and the other who's 70 lost their jobs because of this and it wasn't because they did not work hard or know how to do the work. One had a severe industrial accident that all but crippled his musical and advance mathematical capabilities. The other person just can't workout the geometry and algebra on the GED tests. Sure to some of us Geometry is as simple as counting one, two, three but I don't see the relevance of demanding people who are long out of school to know it. The irony is that the state did this because of our 56% high school drop out rate. Private security can be a somewhat ok, fair wage job but not when the cards are staked against you.

I didn't mean to sound arrogant so I apologize if I did. All I meant was that, at least relatively, there are better jobs out there. People just need to look for them, assuming they do not have the necessary qualifications for high-paying corporate jobs that require a post-secondary education and such.

Quote from: maledoro on Jul 25, 2013, 11:47:45 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 24, 2013, 01:16:30 PMThe worst part is that people can get jobs that pay better much better than minimum wage (private security, which is what I do as an example) but some folks aren't willing to put in the effort to get there.
What I find to be ironic about this is how hard the wage slaves work. If they have the ethic to put together our meals while their boss is standing nearby with a stopwatch, I'm sure the effort you speak of is available, but they didn't think of directing it where you suggest.

True. Job coaching comes in handy in a case like that. But then again, I also think that if someone is serious enough about it, they will put the work in.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jul 26, 2013, 12:32:43 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F24.media.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_m98qijH6Yo1r1ue3fo1_500.jpg&hash=60ca51b70addac0a63b669bb324b15b3c42d69cb)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 26, 2013, 12:57:35 AM
http://kotaku.com/a-bunch-of-people-got-tricked-into-thinking-mario-lui-912857972 (http://kotaku.com/a-bunch-of-people-got-tricked-into-thinking-mario-lui-912857972)

lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ghost Rider on Jul 26, 2013, 12:58:46 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 26, 2013, 12:57:35 AM
http://kotaku.com/a-bunch-of-people-got-tricked-into-thinking-mario-lui-912857972 (http://kotaku.com/a-bunch-of-people-got-tricked-into-thinking-mario-lui-912857972)

lol

I think my IQ dropped a few points after reading this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 26, 2013, 01:02:32 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 26, 2013, 12:57:35 AM
http://kotaku.com/a-bunch-of-people-got-tricked-into-thinking-mario-lui-912857972 (http://kotaku.com/a-bunch-of-people-got-tricked-into-thinking-mario-lui-912857972)

lol



f**k, now all of the tumblr fan girls are gonna be shipping this like crazy!


NOOOOO!!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 26, 2013, 01:23:08 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jul 26, 2013, 01:02:32 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 26, 2013, 12:57:35 AM
http://kotaku.com/a-bunch-of-people-got-tricked-into-thinking-mario-lui-912857972 (http://kotaku.com/a-bunch-of-people-got-tricked-into-thinking-mario-lui-912857972)

lol



f**k, now all of the tumblr fan girls are gonna be shipping this like crazy!


NOOOOO!!!
I found that on Tumblr too...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 26, 2013, 01:33:09 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 26, 2013, 01:23:08 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jul 26, 2013, 01:02:32 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 26, 2013, 12:57:35 AM
http://kotaku.com/a-bunch-of-people-got-tricked-into-thinking-mario-lui-912857972 (http://kotaku.com/a-bunch-of-people-got-tricked-into-thinking-mario-lui-912857972)

lol



f**k, now all of the tumblr fan girls are gonna be shipping this like crazy!


NOOOOO!!!
I found that on Tumblr too...




f**k!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 26, 2013, 02:22:12 AM
http://life.nationalpost.com/2013/07/25/beating-the-heat-german-police-find-bmw-3-series-converted-to-a-swimming-pool-on-wheels/ (http://life.nationalpost.com/2013/07/25/beating-the-heat-german-police-find-bmw-3-series-converted-to-a-swimming-pool-on-wheels/)

Don't swim and drive, kids.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jul 26, 2013, 04:02:38 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 26, 2013, 01:23:08 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jul 26, 2013, 01:02:32 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 26, 2013, 12:57:35 AM
http://kotaku.com/a-bunch-of-people-got-tricked-into-thinking-mario-lui-912857972 (http://kotaku.com/a-bunch-of-people-got-tricked-into-thinking-mario-lui-912857972)

lol



f**k, now all of the tumblr fan girls are gonna be shipping this like crazy!


NOOOOO!!!
I found that on Tumblr too...
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THEY NEEDED THIS TO SHIP IT?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: King Rathalos on Jul 27, 2013, 01:53:53 AM
Quote from: Ghost Rider on Jul 26, 2013, 12:58:46 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 26, 2013, 12:57:35 AM
http://kotaku.com/a-bunch-of-people-got-tricked-into-thinking-mario-lui-912857972 (http://kotaku.com/a-bunch-of-people-got-tricked-into-thinking-mario-lui-912857972)

lol

I think my IQ dropped a few points after reading this.

It's a Kotaku article, that should be expected unfortunately. :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jul 27, 2013, 10:51:55 AM
http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2013/07/drinking-coffee-may-reduce-risk-of-suicide-by-50/ (http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2013/07/drinking-coffee-may-reduce-risk-of-suicide-by-50/)

Wondered why i was so cheery.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 27, 2013, 04:52:21 PM
Quote from: King Rathalos on Jul 27, 2013, 01:53:53 AM
Quote from: Ghost Rider on Jul 26, 2013, 12:58:46 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 26, 2013, 12:57:35 AM
http://kotaku.com/a-bunch-of-people-got-tricked-into-thinking-mario-lui-912857972 (http://kotaku.com/a-bunch-of-people-got-tricked-into-thinking-mario-lui-912857972)

lol

I think my IQ dropped a few points after reading this.

It's a Kotaku article, that should be expected unfortunately. :(
Wait, I don't think Kotaku had anything to do with that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 29, 2013, 05:16:38 AM
The UK slowly becomes more and more like China everyday as two more sites are blocked. This time the fantastic site EZ-TV (for TV shows for pete's sake!!!) and YIFY.

http://recombu.com/digital/news/eztv-and-yify-torrents-blocked-by-uk-isps_M11884.html (http://recombu.com/digital/news/eztv-and-yify-torrents-blocked-by-uk-isps_M11884.html)

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/493565/20130723/eztv-yify-pirate-bay-blocked-uk-mpa.htm (http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/493565/20130723/eztv-yify-pirate-bay-blocked-uk-mpa.htm)

f**k YOU UK HIGH COURT! its getting like a f**king police state here!  >:(

I can't even watch any of these shows unless I pay vast amounts for Sky, and I will not do so, lost my viewing ratings.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jul 29, 2013, 05:18:19 AM
If you're illegally viewing them it doesn't count to ratings haha   :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 29, 2013, 05:19:26 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 29, 2013, 05:16:38 AM
f**k YOU UK HIGH COURT! its getting like a f**king police state here!  >:(
... because they're banning access to illegal activity?

How in the hell is that anything like China's censorship, exactly?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jul 29, 2013, 05:22:53 AM
also implying its impossible to get around bullshit internet filters anyhow

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Fb857bd1997b5c7128f88c307b10385f7%2Ftumblr_inline_mpgylzqIbg1qz4rgp.gif&hash=0f3a9f715cb9c195a853d4a70ed680be5cefa025)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 29, 2013, 05:25:41 AM
QuoteI can't even watch any of these shows unless I pay vast amounts for Sky, and I will not do so, lost my viewing ratings.

:D

They can't lose something they never had in the first place.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 29, 2013, 05:27:37 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 29, 2013, 05:16:38 AM
The UK slowly becomes more and more like China everyday as two more sites are blocked. This time the fantastic site EZ-TV (for TV shows for pete's sake!!!) and YIFY.

http://recombu.com/digital/news/eztv-and-yify-torrents-blocked-by-uk-isps_M11884.html (http://recombu.com/digital/news/eztv-and-yify-torrents-blocked-by-uk-isps_M11884.html)

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/493565/20130723/eztv-yify-pirate-bay-blocked-uk-mpa.htm (http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/493565/20130723/eztv-yify-pirate-bay-blocked-uk-mpa.htm)

f**k YOU UK HIGH COURT! its getting like a f**king police state here!  >:(

I can't even watch any of these shows unless I pay vast amounts for Sky, and I will not do so, lost my viewing ratings.
lolololol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 29, 2013, 05:50:48 AM
Quote from: SiL on Jul 29, 2013, 05:19:26 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 29, 2013, 05:16:38 AM
f**k YOU UK HIGH COURT! its getting like a f**king police state here!  >:(
... because they're banning access to illegal activity?

How in the hell is that anything like China's censorship, exactly?

Give it time, it will get worse, I know it, this is the UK.


Quote from: Rong on Jul 29, 2013, 05:18:19 AM
If you're illegally viewing them it doesn't count to ratings haha   :laugh:

I know that  ::) I mean overall, completely. I will not pay for Sky hence I will not watch the shows anymore, finito.

Plus how is it illegal? you are allowed to record TV shows with a home recorder? its just TV. Plus they are their own worst enemy, everybody here has to wait EONS to get up to date TV shows. You guys in the US laugh because you don't need to download them sheesh!.

Its not the point you can get around them its the fact they are blocking sites one after another and it will move on to other things in time mark my words.

And again, I love how other people in other countries laugh...because its not happening there...yet.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 29, 2013, 05:53:19 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 29, 2013, 05:50:48 AM
Quote from: SiL on Jul 29, 2013, 05:19:26 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 29, 2013, 05:16:38 AM
f**k YOU UK HIGH COURT! its getting like a f**king police state here!  >:(
... because they're banning access to illegal activity?

How in the hell is that anything like China's censorship, exactly?

Give it time, it will get worse, I know it, this is the UK.


Quote from: Rong on Jul 29, 2013, 05:18:19 AM
If you're illegally viewing them it doesn't count to ratings haha   :laugh:

I know that  ::) I mean overall, completely. I will not pay for Sky hence I will not watch the shows anymore, finito.

Plus how is it illegal? you are allowed to record TV shows with a home recorder? its just TV. Plus they are their own worst enemy, everybody here has to wait EONS to get up to date TV shows. You guys in the US laugh because you don't need to download them sheesh!.

Its not the point you can get around them its the fact they are blocking sites one after another and it will move on to other things in time mark my words.

And again, I love how other people in other countries laugh...because its not happening there...yet.
Jeez, won't it suck when torrent sites are taken down in the US? I'll have to do the legal thing, and actually purchase them.  :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jul 29, 2013, 05:53:42 AM
Hubbs we all from S'traya and we gets it alot later than evrrryone.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 29, 2013, 05:56:44 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 29, 2013, 05:53:19 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 29, 2013, 05:50:48 AM
Quote from: SiL on Jul 29, 2013, 05:19:26 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 29, 2013, 05:16:38 AM
f**k YOU UK HIGH COURT! its getting like a f**king police state here!  >:(
... because they're banning access to illegal activity?

How in the hell is that anything like China's censorship, exactly?

Give it time, it will get worse, I know it, this is the UK.


Quote from: Rong on Jul 29, 2013, 05:18:19 AM
If you're illegally viewing them it doesn't count to ratings haha   :laugh:

I know that  ::) I mean overall, completely. I will not pay for Sky hence I will not watch the shows anymore, finito.

Plus how is it illegal? you are allowed to record TV shows with a home recorder? its just TV. Plus they are their own worst enemy, everybody here has to wait EONS to get up to date TV shows. You guys in the US laugh because you don't need to download them sheesh!.

Its not the point you can get around them its the fact they are blocking sites one after another and it will move on to other things in time mark my words.

And again, I love how other people in other countries laugh...because its not happening there...yet.
Jeez, won't it suck when torrent sites are taken down in the US? I'll have to do the legal thing, and actually purchase them.  :-\

I presume that is sarcasm, so you buy EVERY film you want to watch? seriously? who are you kidding -_-
If I had to buy EVERY film I wanted to watch I wouldn't have any money, plus the rates for the cinema jesus christ!.

Plus you can only get films online now, no more shops in the high street, plus these illegal sites have amazing archives that cover everything, no online store can compete with any of them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 29, 2013, 05:59:37 AM
I never said that I haven't torrented things before. I have, and I do, but if the time ever comes that these sites will be blocked I will just shrug my shoulders, and say, "Oh well, guess I have to do the right thing now, and buy stuff."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jul 29, 2013, 06:02:55 AM
negga plz

Crimez always one step ahead one door closes two open.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 29, 2013, 06:03:36 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 29, 2013, 05:59:37 AM
I never said that I haven't torrented things before. I have, and I do, but if the time ever comes that these sites will be blocked I will just shrug my shoulders, and say, "Oh well, guess I have to do the right thing now, and buy stuff."

Sorry that's unrealistic if you enjoy watching films on bluray or in general.

So you buy a handful of films you haven't seen, they are all crap, what do you do? sell them for a pittance (if you can) after spending probably a lot of money on them. You'll be out of pocket in no time...bigtime!.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 29, 2013, 06:08:02 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 29, 2013, 06:03:36 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 29, 2013, 05:59:37 AM
I never said that I haven't torrented things before. I have, and I do, but if the time ever comes that these sites will be blocked I will just shrug my shoulders, and say, "Oh well, guess I have to do the right thing now, and buy stuff."

Sorry that's unrealistic if you enjoy watching films on bluray or in general.

So you buy a handful of films you haven't seen, they are all crap, what do you do? sell them for a pittance (if you can) after spending probably a lot of money on them. You'll be out of pocket in no time...bigtime!.
::)

I got an idea for you. How about you just save your money, and only spend it on blurays when you know for sure that you're going to like it. Stop using excuses to justify your actions.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 29, 2013, 06:21:52 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 29, 2013, 06:08:02 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 29, 2013, 06:03:36 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 29, 2013, 05:59:37 AM
I never said that I haven't torrented things before. I have, and I do, but if the time ever comes that these sites will be blocked I will just shrug my shoulders, and say, "Oh well, guess I have to do the right thing now, and buy stuff."

Sorry that's unrealistic if you enjoy watching films on bluray or in general.

So you buy a handful of films you haven't seen, they are all crap, what do you do? sell them for a pittance (if you can) after spending probably a lot of money on them. You'll be out of pocket in no time...bigtime!.
::)

I got an idea for you. How about you just save your money, and only spend it on blurays when you know for sure that you're going to like it. Stop using excuses.

How is it an excuse?! I like to watch films but I can't buy everything! we all like films on this site so we all like to watch a large variation. The only way you will know if you like a film is by watching it, meaning you'll have to buy anything and everything that takes your fancy, impossible!.

Downloading is a perfect way to watch something you don't know much about, its like a preview for yourself, if I like it a lot I'll buy it, if not then no worries and I haven't spend £20 ($31) for it.

But hey I'll see the reaction when all this starts to happen across the world. UK is first of course cos this country is so flipping wet, terrified of the EU shadow that looms over us like big brother  :-X
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 29, 2013, 06:23:20 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 29, 2013, 05:50:48 AM
Give it time, it will get worse, I know it, this is the UK.
This isn't censorship, but. This is blocking access to illegal activity. It's nowhere near the same thing.

QuotePlus how is it illegal? you are allowed to record TV shows with a home recorder?
That's technically not legal, no.

Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 29, 2013, 05:56:44 AM
I presume that is sarcasm, so you buy EVERY film you want to watch? seriously? who are you kidding -_-
I do! Only illegal copy I've watched was Dredd, because it wasn't released on DVD until two months after everyone else here. And guess what? Day it came out, I bought a copy.

Every other movie I've watched or own is a legitimate copy, paid with my own money, or given as a gift.

QuoteI like to watch films but I cant buy everything!
Then stiff shit. It's that simple.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jul 29, 2013, 06:27:14 AM
I never thought you were such a boy scout Sil, what kind of Australian are you, our convict ancestors would be disgusted..
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 29, 2013, 06:39:24 AM
Does this mean we won't get new thread after f**king thread every time Hubbs watches a movie?

Not bad for a bunch of Tories!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 29, 2013, 06:39:46 AM
Many of the recent old films I've been watching (1950/60's stuff) I have downloaded. There is no other way I could of watched some of them. I could of bought some sure but it would have added up no doubt, and then what would I do with them? some I might keep but I wouldn't wanna keep them all, I just wanted to watch and enjoy them.

I don't care what people say I think these download sites are fantastic archives where people can discover films for free (oh god forbid!) and enjoy them. It opens up the chances to see films you might never see, helps people become fans of new films, gives fans the chance to see things they may have missed, even help sales for the films if people like them because they may go out and buy the proper thing (if they can) or other related merchandise/novels etc...

Plus these sites retain amazing archives of films, everything you can think of, way better than any other online store or shop, they are brilliant. Its like a library for future generations.


Quote from: SM on Jul 29, 2013, 06:39:24 AM
Does this mean we won't get new thread after f**king thread every time Hubbs watches a movie?

Not bad for a bunch of Tories!

Some folk like to chat about the golden oldies.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 29, 2013, 06:47:53 AM
Since Sil already used 'stiff shit' I'll go with tough titties.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 29, 2013, 06:53:15 AM
Quote from: Rong on Jul 29, 2013, 06:27:14 AM
I never thought you were such a boy scout Sil, what kind of Australian are you, our convict ancestors would be disgusted..
I wanna make movies, so why would I piss in my bed, so to speak?

Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 29, 2013, 06:39:46 AM
Many of the recent old films I've been watching (1950/60's stuff) I have downloaded. There is no other way I could of watched some of them. I could of bought some sure but it would have added up no doubt, and then what would I do with them?
There are other ways to rent movies than physical shops.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 29, 2013, 06:59:30 AM
The 'I want stuff for nothing' entitlement mentality is rather sad.

I've downloaded or streamed the odd movie from time to time, but if it got taken away - then too bad for me.  Most of my movie watching is done via cable TV anyway.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jul 29, 2013, 06:59:51 AM
Quote from: SiL on Jul 29, 2013, 06:53:15 AM
I wanna make movies, so why would I piss in my bed, so to speak?

One Man against the greatest heist of intellectual property in human history, admirable.

So would that mean you pay for all the software you'd use to create?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 29, 2013, 07:09:47 AM
Quote from: SM on Jul 29, 2013, 06:59:30 AM
The 'I want stuff for nothing' entitlement mentality is rather sad.

I've downloaded or streamed the odd movie from time to time, but if it got taken away - then too bad for me.  Most of my movie watching is done via cable TV anyway.

Its not just that, its the fact these sites have such a library of films, I've never come across anything that can offer the same.  The times I've come across a film I've never heard of, looked it up, liked what I read, searched for it and downloaded it, brilliant (despite taking ages if the film is obscure).

No other way I would have ever seen the film, and that's a shame because some films are forgotten, being able to download them helps keep them alive because they are accessible. Surely without this more harm is done than people watching it for free.

The sites help generate and maintain interest in films that otherwise may disappear because there is no way to see them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 29, 2013, 08:05:00 AM
Quote from: Rong on Jul 29, 2013, 06:59:51 AM
So would that mean you pay for all the software you'd use to create?
Ayup. I own Final Cut Studio (It was cheaper at the time to get that and a new iMac than the Adobe suite equivalent and upgrade my/buy a new PC), and get a friend who's doing a diploma in sound production to help me out with his copy of ProTools.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jul 29, 2013, 09:04:46 AM
Adobe charges cartel prices, i know I pay for mine, you should have just built a hackintosh, a heap more bang for you're buck I'm thinking of going that route but that new Mac Pro is pretty sexy epspecially when coupled with a 4k display., I'm surprised you even bought a mac! I remember you being staunchly pc.

I go to the movies quite regularly usually once a week, i have a membership with palace cinemas, I don't own a bluray player,  I occasionally pay for stuff via iTunes, and I have foxtel, so I'm sure I support the entertainment industry more than the average person, i pirate stuff usually to jump the que, and to watch movies that don't necessarily get a proper release.

That said I'm not into really collecting physical things, I find it kinda pointless, the original experience is usually enough for me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Jul 29, 2013, 10:34:37 AM
Lads Mags in Britain given a deadline to "cover up" or face being removed from sales in several outlets.

My two cents
http://i21stcenturyscoundrel.wordpress.com/2013/07/29/save-the-children-again/ (http://i21stcenturyscoundrel.wordpress.com/2013/07/29/save-the-children-again/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jul 29, 2013, 10:41:32 AM
And on a side note, are those magazines any worse than a country full of women's underwear drawers/shoeboxes that contain more Gadgets and Gizmo's than all the Bond movies combined?

I don't know man can't remember seeing anyone using a dildo on the train.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Jul 29, 2013, 10:42:20 AM
Quote from: Rong on Jul 29, 2013, 10:41:32 AM
And on a side note, are those magazines any worse than a country full of women's underwear drawers/shoeboxes that contain more Gadgets and Gizmo's than all the Bond movies combined?

I don't know man can't remember seeing anyone using a dildo on the train.

See Skyfall's deleted scenes
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jul 29, 2013, 10:44:12 AM
Skyfall's a movie.... a bond movie at that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Jul 29, 2013, 10:45:47 AM
The best Bond movie
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 29, 2013, 10:59:26 AM
Quote from: Rong on Jul 29, 2013, 09:04:46 AM
Adobe charges cartel prices, i know I pay for mine, you should have just built a hackintosh,
Didn't know anyone who knew how, and didn't want to waste the money if it didn't work out.

QuoteI'm surprised you even bought a mac! I remember you being staunchly pc.
I only have it because of FCP, otherwise I'd still be on a PC. Didn't hurt that it was around the same time Steam pissed me off to the point I swore off of PC gaming and bought a 360 for what few games I play.

QuoteI go to the movies quite regularly usually once a week, i have a membership with palace cinemas, I don't own a bluray player,  I occasionally pay for stuff via iTunes, and I have foxtel, so I'm sure I support the entertainment industry more than the average person, i pirate stuff usually to jump the que, and to watch movies that don't necessarily get a proper release.

That said I'm not into really collecting physical things, I find it kinda pointless, the original experience is usually enough for me.
I actually agree with Hubbs that pirate sites can be good because of their impressive libraries of films that simply aren't being released any more. If studios started releasing the stuff they didn't want to spend the money making DVDs and Blu-Rays of for download for a buck or two a flick they'd be laughing. It'd be cheaper than a rental if you didn't end up keeping it, the studio still makes money, and people get to watch the films they wanna see.

It wouldn't stop piracy by a long shot, but it'd put a dent in the market of "I'm only doing this because I have to you assholes".

That's why I love BigPond movies and Fishpond rentals. I've seen a ton of old sci-fi and horror movies I hadn't been able to find for sale through their rental services.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 29, 2013, 11:18:02 AM
Quote from: Rong on Jul 29, 2013, 09:04:46 AM
Adobe charges cartel prices, i know I pay for mine, you should have just built a hackintosh, a heap more bang for you're buck I'm thinking of going that route but that new Mac Pro is pretty sexy epspecially when coupled with a 4k display., I'm surprised you even bought a mac! I remember you being staunchly pc.

I go to the movies quite regularly usually once a week, i have a membership with palace cinemas, I don't own a bluray player,  I occasionally pay for stuff via iTunes, and I have foxtel, so I'm sure I support the entertainment industry more than the average person, i pirate stuff usually to jump the que, and to watch movies that don't necessarily get a proper release.

That said I'm not into really collecting physical things, I find it kinda pointless, the original experience is usually enough for me.

I've never understood why software like that is so bloody expensive. It's like the prices Microsoft charges for Office packages. How the hell do they justify over $100? Even games don't cost that much unless one is purchasing a Limited Edition or a Collector's Edition, or the like.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jul 29, 2013, 11:34:52 AM
Because games aren't used commercially, count yourself lucky you guys pay about 60% less than us poor sods in Australia.

@Sil fair enough regarding the hackintosh, I can do an install but they aren't renown for their stability, I'd still be keeping a MacBook and external drives as backup.

I have a bootcamp install for pc games but they take too much of my precious ssd space. 

Also a hundred percent correct on movie library sizes, it's all the licensing bullshit that holds it back, same reason we don't have Netflix (proper Netflix here).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 29, 2013, 11:39:25 AM
Quote from: Rong on Jul 29, 2013, 11:34:52 AM
Because games aren't used commercially, count yourself lucky you guys pay about 60% less than us poor sods in Australia.

They can still rake in millions for a developer. Ask the guys over at Infinity Ward or Treyarch.

Thank heaven for Microsoft's partnership with major corporations. Since I used to work for HP, I was able to get Office 2013 Pro for only $11.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jul 29, 2013, 11:48:33 AM
Yes but you've misread me doom, you don't use games as tools to make money...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 29, 2013, 11:51:28 AM
Oh heh, true. I guess my thinking is that it probably costs more to program a triple A video game title vs. putting together an application for spreadsheets and such.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jul 29, 2013, 11:58:53 AM
You'd be surprised, all these applications are now moving into the cloud, example office 360.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Jul 29, 2013, 12:09:58 PM
This is exactly why I view most new technology as Witchcraft
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 29, 2013, 12:10:40 PM
Quote from: Rong on Jul 29, 2013, 11:58:53 AM
You'd be surprised, all these applications are now moving into the cloud, example office 360.

Why does that lead to higher retail prices?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jul 29, 2013, 12:19:18 PM
Development costs.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 29, 2013, 04:44:15 PM
QuoteI actually agree with Hubbs that pirate sites can be good because of their impressive libraries of films that simply aren't being released any more. If studios started releasing the stuff they didn't want to spend the money making DVDs and Blu-Rays of for download for a buck or two a flick they'd be laughing. It'd be cheaper than a rental if you didn't end up keeping it, the studio still makes money, and people get to watch the films they wanna see.

It wouldn't stop piracy by a long shot, but it'd put a dent in the market of "I'm only doing this because I have to you assholes".

That's why I love BigPond movies and Fishpond rentals. I've seen a ton of old sci-fi and horror movies I hadn't been able to find for sale through their rental services.

Yes thank you! exactly, I actually use the download sites mostly to watch old stuff you don't find anymore. I'm currently trying to get 'The Lost World' (1925), its taking a long time because there are very little seeders but it will be so worth it.


Quote from: Novak 1334 on Jul 29, 2013, 10:34:37 AM
Lads Mags in Britain given a deadline to "cover up" or face being removed from sales in several outlets.

My two cents
http://i21stcenturyscoundrel.wordpress.com/2013/07/29/save-the-children-again/ (http://i21stcenturyscoundrel.wordpress.com/2013/07/29/save-the-children-again/)

More evidence that the UK is just getting worse  ::) I don't buy these things but its yet more big brother-like control.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 29, 2013, 06:25:39 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 29, 2013, 04:44:15 PM
Yes thank you! exactly, I actually use the download sites mostly to watch old stuff you don't find anymore. I'm currently trying to get 'The Lost World' (1925), its taking a long time because there are very little seeders but it will be so worth it.

You should be able to find that on DVD very easily. I bought one myself a few years at HMV of all places.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Jul 29, 2013, 07:40:40 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 29, 2013, 04:44:15 PM

Quote from: Novak 1334 on Jul 29, 2013, 10:34:37 AM
Lads Mags in Britain given a deadline to "cover up" or face being removed from sales in several outlets.

My two cents
http://i21stcenturyscoundrel.wordpress.com/2013/07/29/save-the-children-again/ (http://i21stcenturyscoundrel.wordpress.com/2013/07/29/save-the-children-again/)

More evidence that the UK is just getting worse  ::) I don't buy these things but its yet more big brother-like control.

No neither do I, I outgrew them a long time ago, but too many politically correct lunatics are trying to dictate what people can and can't enjoy
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Jul 29, 2013, 08:13:32 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 29, 2013, 11:18:02 AM
I've never understood why software like that is so bloody expensive. It's like the prices Microsoft charges for Office packages. How the hell do they justify over $100? Even games don't cost that much unless one is purchasing a Limited Edition or a Collector's Edition, or the like.

There's often no logical connection between how much it costs to develop software and what you're selling it for to retailers/costumers. Apple makes >5.000% profits on some of their apps - because they can (people are willing to pay), not because it makes sense.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jul 29, 2013, 08:17:50 PM
Market dynamics.

Delveopment costs do factor in. Apps also a have a perceived value as opposed to entertainment.

Everything you buy retail is marked up significantly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Jul 29, 2013, 08:19:21 PM
Quote from: Eva on Jul 29, 2013, 08:13:32 PMApple makes >5.000% profits on some of their apps - because they can (people are willing to pay), not because it makes sense.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn1.cdnme.se%2Fcdn%2F8-1%2F3346964%2Fimages%2F2012%2Fipod_ipad_ipaid-133666_503bcf97e087c349a2000eb3.jpg&hash=8fdcb71e9ee99647ea71fa3473f4effc2ad30763)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 29, 2013, 10:25:40 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 29, 2013, 04:44:15 PM
Yes thank you! exactly, I actually use the download sites mostly to watch old stuff you don't find anymore. I'm currently trying to get 'The Lost World' (1925), its taking a long time because there are very little seeders but it will be so worth it.
That's out of copyright anyway. Or should be. But it's available on DVD, both in a horrible cheap cut and a more detailed restoration job which got back all the lost footage it possibly could. Make sure you get a decent version.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 30, 2013, 12:13:36 AM
You can download Lost World from the Inernet Archive (http://archive.org/details/lost_world) legally for nowt.

I watched a DVD copy from the local library a couple of years back. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 30, 2013, 12:16:55 AM
Also faster than seeding.

I own a cheap DVD I got from the UK on my last visit, I've been meaning to get my hands on a better restored copy. I wonder what the Internet archive has...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 30, 2013, 03:44:49 AM
Quote from: Novak 1334 on Jul 29, 2013, 07:40:40 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 29, 2013, 04:44:15 PM

Quote from: Novak 1334 on Jul 29, 2013, 10:34:37 AM
Lads Mags in Britain given a deadline to "cover up" or face being removed from sales in several outlets.

My two cents
http://i21stcenturyscoundrel.wordpress.com/2013/07/29/save-the-children-again/ (http://i21stcenturyscoundrel.wordpress.com/2013/07/29/save-the-children-again/)

More evidence that the UK is just getting worse  ::) I don't buy these things but its yet more big brother-like control.

No neither do I, I outgrew them a long time ago, but too many politically correct lunatics are trying to dictate what people can and can't enjoy

Exactly, just read in the Metro today (London copy), Cameron is now actively seeking to block pornography online!.

Now I'm not saying I watch porn 24/7, I don't seek porn at all and if it were blocked it wouldn't honestly affect me. But this principle is outrageous, trying to ban/block something which certain people deem too risky and they believe they speak for EVERYONE. Who is to say what we can and can't do on our computers, who can give the final word that example A is not suitable anymore thus it will be blocked completely. Its a f**king outrage and will cause huge trouble.

Like I said just a few posts back this is the start of it, the end of the UK being free and the beginning of the UK becoming an ultra PC controlled nanny state (half way there now on the PC bit). Cameron has plenty to be getting on with instead of worrying about what the average person can do on his computer. Stop trying to control our lives!!!!.

The big question is what comes next? what will be deemed too risky and not suitable next?? You-Tube? Facebook? what gets the ban block next??.

What makes me laugh about these adult lad mags is the people against them think its affecting the children, WTF!?. How is it affecting the kids??. I think there is more risk with violent videogames rather than some sexy naughty pics of ladies jesus!.

Its degrading to women blah blah blah...despite the fact the women in these mags WANT to be in them, they are models, they get paid a lot of money, they aren't forced to do it, its not slavery.

And people wonder why political parties such as UKIP are doing well.


The 'Lost World' film was just an example really, there are many old films like that you probably can't get a hold of easily, the download sites make them available for all...if you're looking.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jul 30, 2013, 03:56:41 AM
Im pretty sure its an opt in process Hubbs.

Again its not difficult to get around these measures anyhow.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on Jul 30, 2013, 11:27:41 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 30, 2013, 03:44:49 AM
The big question is what comes next? what will be deemed too risky and not suitable next?? You-Tube? Facebook? what gets the ban block next??.
Apparently they've already thought that through. (http://torrentfreak.com/uk-porn-filter-will-censor-other-content-too-isps-reveal-130726/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 30, 2013, 02:13:03 PM
Quote from: Nightlord on Jul 30, 2013, 11:27:41 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 30, 2013, 03:44:49 AM
The big question is what comes next? what will be deemed too risky and not suitable next?? You-Tube? Facebook? what gets the ban block next??.
Apparently they've already thought that through. (http://torrentfreak.com/uk-porn-filter-will-censor-other-content-too-isps-reveal-130726/)

Right well what I've been saying is now completely and utterly proven thank you very much  >:(
And most of you were laughing at me  ::) well gee whizz, I'm actually depressed that I'm right.

The beginning of the end for the UK as predicted, there you go, what countries will follow suit?

I wonder if this forum will be blocked for any reason? -_-
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jul 30, 2013, 02:19:03 PM
http://io9.com/japan-is-making-so-many-terrible-evangelion-underpants-951405562 (http://io9.com/japan-is-making-so-many-terrible-evangelion-underpants-951405562)

Sweeps will buy a few of these.   ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 30, 2013, 02:26:56 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Jul 30, 2013, 02:19:03 PM
http://io9.com/japan-is-making-so-many-terrible-evangelion-underpants-951405562 (http://io9.com/japan-is-making-so-many-terrible-evangelion-underpants-951405562)

Sweeps will buy a few of these.   ;D
:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jul 31, 2013, 02:24:22 AM
/ implying he hasn't already got the full set

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssOqQzLvnVs#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssOqQzLvnVs#ws)

Looks like the europeans are starting get on board, i don't mind the design to be honest.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 31, 2013, 03:24:47 AM
http://www.zdnet.com/mp-behind-uk-internet-porn-filter-hacked-accuses-blogger-who-reported-it-7000018542/ (http://www.zdnet.com/mp-behind-uk-internet-porn-filter-hacked-accuses-blogger-who-reported-it-7000018542/)

Perry is the one who is behind most of this it seems, a crusader against porn for the children  ::)
Do what you wanna do to protect the kids, just leave MY internet connection alone thank you very much, I don't have kids, I don't want to be filtered.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jul 31, 2013, 03:27:05 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 31, 2013, 03:24:47 AM
http://www.zdnet.com/mp-behind-uk-internet-porn-filter-hacked-accuses-blogger-who-reported-it-7000018542/ (http://www.zdnet.com/mp-behind-uk-internet-porn-filter-hacked-accuses-blogger-who-reported-it-7000018542/)

Perry is the one who is behind most of this it seems, a crusader against porn for the children  ::)
Do what you wanna do to protect the kids, just leave MY internet connection alone thank you very much, I don't have kids, I don't want to be filtered.

AS AN ADULT YOU CAN OPT OUT!!!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 31, 2013, 04:16:04 AM
Quote from: Rong on Jul 31, 2013, 03:27:05 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 31, 2013, 03:24:47 AM
http://www.zdnet.com/mp-behind-uk-internet-porn-filter-hacked-accuses-blogger-who-reported-it-7000018542/ (http://www.zdnet.com/mp-behind-uk-internet-porn-filter-hacked-accuses-blogger-who-reported-it-7000018542/)

Perry is the one who is behind most of this it seems, a crusader against porn for the children  ::)
Do what you wanna do to protect the kids, just leave MY internet connection alone thank you very much, I don't have kids, I don't want to be filtered.

AS AN ADULT YOU CAN OPT OUT!!!!

Yes I know...and then everybody who opts out will most probably be on some kind of list, your name will be known and kept, you are using possible illegal sites, you will be monitored, this has already been discovered. The UK is being censored slowly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jul 31, 2013, 04:27:49 AM
Ridiculous.

Prism and the dod has been sitting off fibre exchanges for ages, if you were going to be on a list you're probably already on one.

I can't say I oppose an opt in process, to be fair children do need some level of protection.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 31, 2013, 04:52:41 AM
Hubbs most of all...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 31, 2013, 04:54:51 AM
Quote from: Rong on Jul 31, 2013, 04:27:49 AM
Ridiculous.

Prism and the dod has been sitting off fibre exchanges for ages, if you were going to be on a list you're probably already on one.

I can't say I oppose an opt in process, to be fair children do need some level of protection.

Well lets just hope this opting system remains in place.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jul 31, 2013, 04:56:51 AM
Even if it were removed its easily bypassed anyway.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 31, 2013, 05:01:34 AM
Quote from: Rong on Jul 31, 2013, 04:56:51 AM
Even if it were removed its easily bypassed anyway.

-_- yeah but regular folk don't wanna hear that, most people aren't that computer savvy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 31, 2013, 11:08:07 AM
Quote from: SiL on Jul 30, 2013, 12:16:55 AM
Also faster than seeding.

I own a cheap DVD I got from the UK on my last visit, I've been meaning to get my hands on a better restored copy. I wonder what the Internet archive has...

I'll post a picture for you when I get home of the version I have though I couldn't tell you how common it is, these days. I still think it was sheer luck that I stumbled across it.

Quote from: Blacklabel on Jul 30, 2013, 02:19:03 PM
http://io9.com/japan-is-making-so-many-terrible-evangelion-underpants-951405562 (http://io9.com/japan-is-making-so-many-terrible-evangelion-underpants-951405562)

Sweeps will buy a few of these.   ;D

I've heard of fandom, but this is nuts.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jul 31, 2013, 06:07:55 PM
Quote from: Rong on Jul 31, 2013, 04:27:49 AM
Ridiculous.

Prism and the dod has been sitting off fibre exchanges for ages, if you were going to be on a list you're probably already on one.

I can't say I oppose an opt in process, to be fair children do need some level of protection.

Absolutely.  You can apply all the filters on your electronics at home, but all they have to do is go to a friend's house without them and all that effort to protect your kid is gone.  Parents can use an extra layer of support for sure.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 31, 2013, 06:09:12 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 31, 2013, 11:08:07 AM
Quote from: SiL on Jul 30, 2013, 12:16:55 AM
Also faster than seeding.

I own a cheap DVD I got from the UK on my last visit, I've been meaning to get my hands on a better restored copy. I wonder what the Internet archive has...

I'll post a picture for you when I get home of the version I have though I couldn't tell you how common it is, these days. I still think it was sheer luck that I stumbled across it.

Quote from: Blacklabel on Jul 30, 2013, 02:19:03 PM
http://io9.com/japan-is-making-so-many-terrible-evangelion-underpants-951405562 (http://io9.com/japan-is-making-so-many-terrible-evangelion-underpants-951405562)

Sweeps will buy a few of these.   ;D

I've heard of fandom, but this is nuts.
It's really not. You're just scratching the surface of fandom.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: King Rathalos on Jul 31, 2013, 08:44:40 PM
Doom you have no idea how far some of merchandise for that series goes in Japan. :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RoaryUK on Aug 01, 2013, 02:44:10 PM
In memory of Daniel Pelka, a four-year-old boy whose tragic story has affected so many lives in the UK, who died at the hands of people that were supposed to protect him.  I did not know this poor little boy or anyone related, but like so many I couldn't help be affected by what happened to Daniel.  I'm sure many of you will feel the same and have plenty to say after you read his story below, I've also attached the fundraising link doing the rounds on facebook for anyone who might like to contribute.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi16.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fb13%2FAndyUK_1962%2Fimagingashx_zpse7f12163.jpeg&hash=6fe0c11e279059d674385560717519d9403045c4) (http://s16.photobucket.com/user/AndyUK_1962/media/imagingashx_zpse7f12163.jpeg.html)
RIP Daniel Pelka.

Daniel's Tragic Story:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/daniel-pelka-boy-starved-parents-1930008 (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/daniel-pelka-boy-starved-parents-1930008)
NSPCC & Fundraising:
http://www.justgiving.com/DanielPelka/eurl.axd/f332f2ecf30b444fa069ed1117ac888d (http://www.justgiving.com/DanielPelka/eurl.axd/f332f2ecf30b444fa069ed1117ac888d)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 01, 2013, 03:05:52 PM
Quote from: RoaryUK on Aug 01, 2013, 02:44:10 PM
In memory of Daniel Pelka, a four-year-old boy whose tragic story has affected so many lives in the UK, who died at the hands of people that were supposed to protect him.  I did not know this poor little boy or anyone related, but like so many I couldn't help be affected by what happened to Daniel.  I'm sure many of you will feel the same and have plenty to say after you read his story below, I've also attached the fundraising link doing the rounds on facebook for anyone who might like to contribute.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi16.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fb13%2FAndyUK_1962%2Fimagingashx_zpse7f12163.jpeg&hash=6fe0c11e279059d674385560717519d9403045c4) (http://s16.photobucket.com/user/AndyUK_1962/media/imagingashx_zpse7f12163.jpeg.html)
RIP Daniel Pelka.

Daniel's Tragic Story:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/daniel-pelka-boy-starved-parents-1930008 (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/daniel-pelka-boy-starved-parents-1930008)
NSPCC & Fundraising:
http://www.justgiving.com/DanielPelka/eurl.axd/f332f2ecf30b444fa069ed1117ac888d (http://www.justgiving.com/DanielPelka/eurl.axd/f332f2ecf30b444fa069ed1117ac888d)

What the f**k, man? This is beyond tragic.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sexy Poot on Aug 01, 2013, 09:02:51 PM
Quote from: RoaryUK on Aug 01, 2013, 02:44:10 PM
In memory of Daniel Pelka, a four-year-old boy whose tragic story has affected so many lives in the UK, who died at the hands of people that were supposed to protect him.  I did not know this poor little boy or anyone related, but like so many I couldn't help be affected by what happened to Daniel.  I'm sure many of you will feel the same and have plenty to say after you read his story below, I've also attached the fundraising link doing the rounds on facebook for anyone who might like to contribute.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi16.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fb13%2FAndyUK_1962%2Fimagingashx_zpse7f12163.jpeg&hash=6fe0c11e279059d674385560717519d9403045c4) (http://s16.photobucket.com/user/AndyUK_1962/media/imagingashx_zpse7f12163.jpeg.html)
RIP Daniel Pelka.

Daniel's Tragic Story:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/daniel-pelka-boy-starved-parents-1930008 (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/daniel-pelka-boy-starved-parents-1930008)
NSPCC & Fundraising:
http://www.justgiving.com/DanielPelka/eurl.axd/f332f2ecf30b444fa069ed1117ac888d (http://www.justgiving.com/DanielPelka/eurl.axd/f332f2ecf30b444fa069ed1117ac888d)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.qkme.me%2F3qzbrg.jpg&hash=356642fc7cdfa86a59530d55fecccb5c1d8e99e9)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 02, 2013, 03:12:25 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/01/danielle-araica-raccoon-wallet-stolen_n_3689333.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/01/danielle-araica-raccoon-wallet-stolen_n_3689333.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

Now I know why raccoons wear masks!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Aug 03, 2013, 04:20:29 PM
http://pitchfork.com/news/51750-omar-souleyman-denied-entry-into-sweden/ (http://pitchfork.com/news/51750-omar-souleyman-denied-entry-into-sweden/)

Quote"[The] band [have been] refused visa in Sweden because Sweden does not let the Syrian citizens [in]. They believe that the risk is too great that the band must apply for a residence permit in Sweden.
"Not only is it absurd not to allow Syrian citizens. It is of course extra crazy when it comes to an artist that tours around the world without any problem. An artist who also has even played in Sweden before. It is the first time the band denied visas ever in the world. Go Sweden."

The ENTIRE band must apply for a residence permit in Sweden... wuut??  :laugh: Oh Sweden, you so crazy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 05, 2013, 04:32:58 AM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Aug 03, 2013, 04:20:29 PM
http://pitchfork.com/news/51750-omar-souleyman-denied-entry-into-sweden/ (http://pitchfork.com/news/51750-omar-souleyman-denied-entry-into-sweden/)

Quote"[The] band [have been] refused visa in Sweden because Sweden does not let the Syrian citizens [in]. They believe that the risk is too great that the band must apply for a residence permit in Sweden.
"Not only is it absurd not to allow Syrian citizens. It is of course extra crazy when it comes to an artist that tours around the world without any problem. An artist who also has even played in Sweden before. It is the first time the band denied visas ever in the world. Go Sweden."

The ENTIRE band must apply for a residence permit in Sweden... wuut??  :laugh: Oh Sweden, you so crazy.


Wow! totally un-PC...I love it!!!  ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Aug 05, 2013, 05:53:56 AM
http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/01/in-wheel-ev-motor-from-evans-electric-unveiled-in-australia/ (http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/01/in-wheel-ev-motor-from-evans-electric-unveiled-in-australia/)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: coolbreeze on Aug 05, 2013, 11:01:51 AM
Quote from: Rong on Aug 05, 2013, 05:53:56 AM
http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/01/in-wheel-ev-motor-from-evans-electric-unveiled-in-australia/ (http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/01/in-wheel-ev-motor-from-evans-electric-unveiled-in-australia/)



Australia knows how to get performance out of a vehicle.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 05, 2013, 11:37:10 AM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/04/redneck-olympics-_n_3703821.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/04/redneck-olympics-_n_3703821.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

So the Redneck Olympics are a real thing. I wonder if Honey Boo-Boo shows up to these.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Aug 05, 2013, 11:58:27 AM
http://news.sky.com/story/1124627/ian-tomlinsons-family-welcome-police-apology (http://news.sky.com/story/1124627/ian-tomlinsons-family-welcome-police-apology)

A settlement and a public apology from Scotland Yard to the family of Ian Tomlinson, who died after being hit and pushed by a police officer as he walked through the G20 riots, another slap in the face of justice, shame on you Britain
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Aug 05, 2013, 01:00:46 PM
Quote from: coolbreeze on Aug 05, 2013, 11:01:51 AM
Quote from: Rong on Aug 05, 2013, 05:53:56 AM
http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/01/in-wheel-ev-motor-from-evans-electric-unveiled-in-australia/ (http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/01/in-wheel-ev-motor-from-evans-electric-unveiled-in-australia/)



Australia knows how to get performance out of a vehicle.

Man i really hope they release it as an aftermarket bolt on kit, i got a conversion all lined up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: coolbreeze on Aug 05, 2013, 01:10:02 PM
I still need to get a VCM OTR intake for my Commodore SS.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Aug 05, 2013, 01:13:35 PM
Quote from: coolbreeze on Aug 05, 2013, 01:10:02 PM
I still need to get a VCM OTR intake for my Commodore SS.

Just a cold air intake yeah? will defo give it a nice throaty sound couple it with a nice exhaust sound pretty tough. , how much they charging you shipping for it?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: coolbreeze on Aug 05, 2013, 01:17:42 PM
Quote from: Rong on Aug 05, 2013, 01:13:35 PM
Quote from: coolbreeze on Aug 05, 2013, 01:10:02 PM
I still need to get a VCM OTR intake for my Commodore SS.

Just a cold air intake yeah? will defo give it a nice throaty sound couple it with a nice exhaust sound pretty tough. , how much they charging you shipping for it?

Intake is just the beginning. Headers, hi flow cats, and exhaust are on the list too. The intake is the one thing that is made in Oz. Everything else I can get locally.

Still waiting to hear back regarding shipping. Kinda scared to find out lol.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Aug 05, 2013, 01:24:07 PM
Quote from: coolbreeze on Aug 05, 2013, 01:17:42 PM
Quote from: Rong on Aug 05, 2013, 01:13:35 PM
Quote from: coolbreeze on Aug 05, 2013, 01:10:02 PM
I still need to get a VCM OTR intake for my Commodore SS.

Just a cold air intake yeah? will defo give it a nice throaty sound couple it with a nice exhaust sound pretty tough. , how much they charging you shipping for it?

Intake is just the beginning. Headers, hi flow cats, and exhaust are on the list too. The intake is the one thing that is made in Oz. Everything else I can get locally.

Still waiting to hear back regarding shipping. Kinda scared to find out lol.

Yeah if you go slow boat probably wont be that bad, around 40 - 50 you try to ship air its gonna cost you big bucks like a couple hundred, if you get stuck i might be able to help you out on shipping via air (ship as gift no duty costs, my work has a dhl acc get a pretty good deal on shit)  yeah get the computer chipped on the dyno afterwards get the most out of it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: coolbreeze on Aug 05, 2013, 01:32:09 PM
Quote from: Rong on Aug 05, 2013, 01:24:07 PM
Quote from: coolbreeze on Aug 05, 2013, 01:17:42 PM
Quote from: Rong on Aug 05, 2013, 01:13:35 PM
Quote from: coolbreeze on Aug 05, 2013, 01:10:02 PM
I still need to get a VCM OTR intake for my Commodore SS.

Just a cold air intake yeah? will defo give it a nice throaty sound couple it with a nice exhaust sound pretty tough. , how much they charging you shipping for it?

Intake is just the beginning. Headers, hi flow cats, and exhaust are on the list too. The intake is the one thing that is made in Oz. Everything else I can get locally.

Still waiting to hear back regarding shipping. Kinda scared to find out lol.

Yeah if you go slow boat probably wont be that bad, around 40 - 50 you try to ship air its gonna cost you big bucks like a couple hundred, if you get stuck i might be able to help you out on shipping via air (ship as gift no duty costs, my work has a dhl acc get a pretty good deal on shit)  yeah get the computer chipped on the dyno afterwards get the most out of it.

Like they say, you gotta pay to play lol. But if it is ridiculous to ship I will keep you in mind. Thanks.  :)

Once all the parts are on, it will definitely be getting a tune. Not only will that maximize any gains, but I can get a tune that will turn off the AFM. That way I run 8cylinders all the time.  8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Aug 05, 2013, 01:40:48 PM
I've been reading on guys shipping containers between LA and Melbourne, mainly because im thinking of importing a 70's bronco or an international scout across only takes a couple of months a full car is only 3k to ship so i'd assume parts would be pretty cheap, this guy guy has a holden LH torana hatchback he drives over in the us, performance parts are cheap as f**k stateside. specially for the gen3.



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: coolbreeze on Aug 05, 2013, 01:43:27 PM
That's why being in Canada sucks.  :P

Whether it's coming from Australia or America, I still get shafted on shipping.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 05, 2013, 02:01:32 PM
Yeah, prices can be astronomical which is why I'm picky about buying stuff from eBay these days. The Global Shipping Program which adds extra import charges doesn't help either.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 06, 2013, 01:49:06 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/05/world/americas/canada-snake-deaths/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 (http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/05/world/americas/canada-snake-deaths/index.html?hpt=hp_t2)

Just how large was this snake? The snake shops website administrator should be shot too.

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/science-sushi/?p=3325&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DiscoverBlogs+%28Discover+Blogs%29#.UgBWXW226nr (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/science-sushi/?p=3325&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DiscoverBlogs+%28Discover+Blogs%29#.UgBWXW226nr)

Oh and did anyone watch sharkweeks opener? I totally forgot about it and I was rather pleased while flipping channels to see that it was shark week. Something to watch even though in my opinion it's more entertainment than educational now. Which is pretty much what most nature channel programming is now days. However it was a f**king bullshitmentry. I mean seriously wtf is this crap? I didn't give it much thought till I watched this video...

http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/us/2013/08/05/lead-pkg-shark-week.cnn (http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/us/2013/08/05/lead-pkg-shark-week.cnn)

Is that mike sorensen guy as f**king stupid as he appears? No, making money and we did it for the ratings is not an excuse. I can already hear the bs excuse of them all coming. Producing quality programming is expensive and we need low budget fictional cash cow content such as Megalodon to help generate revenue to fiance them... This is shameful.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ghost Rider on Aug 06, 2013, 02:26:07 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 06, 2013, 01:49:06 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/05/world/americas/canada-snake-deaths/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 (http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/05/world/americas/canada-snake-deaths/index.html?hpt=hp_t2)

Just how large was this snake? The snake shops website administrator should be shot too.

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/science-sushi/?p=3325&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DiscoverBlogs+%28Discover+Blogs%29#.UgBWXW226nr (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/science-sushi/?p=3325&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DiscoverBlogs+%28Discover+Blogs%29#.UgBWXW226nr)

Oh and did anyone watch sharkweeks opener? I totally forgot about it and I was rather pleased while flipping channels to see that it was shark week. Something to watch even though in my opinion it's more entertainment than educational now. Which is pretty much what most nature channel programming is now days. However it was a f**king bullshitmentry. I mean seriously wtf is this crap? I didn't give it much thought till I watched this video...

http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/us/2013/08/05/lead-pkg-shark-week.cnn (http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/us/2013/08/05/lead-pkg-shark-week.cnn)

Is that mike sorensen guy as f**king stupid as he appears? No, making money and we did it for the ratings is not an excuse. I can already hear the bs excuse of them all coming. Producing quality programming is expensive and we need low budget fictional cash cow content such as Megalodon to help generate revenue to fiance them... This is shameful.

I actually thought that the Meg stuff was great.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Aug 06, 2013, 06:11:42 AM
Discovery is awful, I don't think I've ever managed to finish watching any of their docs. Animal Planet, too.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Aug 06, 2013, 06:29:58 AM
Quote from: Vertigo on Aug 06, 2013, 06:11:42 AM
Discovery is awful, I don't think I've ever managed to finish watching any of their docs. Animal Planet, too.

Yeah all fluff.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Aug 06, 2013, 07:01:42 AM
National Geographic ftw.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 06, 2013, 07:21:53 AM
I knew discovery channel has some huge let downs recently but I didn't think it had gone the way of animal planet, TLC... etc. :(

NGC and the BBC are ok but boring.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 06, 2013, 11:56:24 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 06, 2013, 01:49:06 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/05/world/americas/canada-snake-deaths/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 (http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/05/world/americas/canada-snake-deaths/index.html?hpt=hp_t2)

Just how large was this snake? The snake shops website administrator should be shot too.

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/science-sushi/?p=3325&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DiscoverBlogs+%28Discover+Blogs%29#.UgBWXW226nr (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/science-sushi/?p=3325&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DiscoverBlogs+%28Discover+Blogs%29#.UgBWXW226nr)

Oh and did anyone watch sharkweeks opener? I totally forgot about it and I was rather pleased while flipping channels to see that it was shark week. Something to watch even though in my opinion it's more entertainment than educational now. Which is pretty much what most nature channel programming is now days. However it was a f**king bullshitmentry. I mean seriously wtf is this crap? I didn't give it much thought till I watched this video...

http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/us/2013/08/05/lead-pkg-shark-week.cnn (http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/us/2013/08/05/lead-pkg-shark-week.cnn)

Is that mike sorensen guy as f**king stupid as he appears? No, making money and we did it for the ratings is not an excuse. I can already hear the bs excuse of them all coming. Producing quality programming is expensive and we need low budget fictional cash cow content such as Megalodon to help generate revenue to fiance them... This is shameful.

I didn't see the episode in question but I did see the follow up comic depicting a Megalodon hunting an icthyosaur. Sure, it's no problem that both creatures are separated by about 50 million years of evolution but hey, as long as it looks cool right?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Aug 06, 2013, 12:44:17 PM
The world's first test-tube burger, costing a whopping £250,000 to produce, has been unveiled in London.

http://news.sky.com/story/1124439/test-tube-burger-served-up-for-first-time (http://news.sky.com/story/1124439/test-tube-burger-served-up-for-first-time)

The 5oz patty - made from lab-grown "cultured beef" - was dished up by its creator, Professor Mark Post, before journalists in Hammersmith, in the west of the capital.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Aug 06, 2013, 12:59:34 PM
Think about how much of the world's agricultural land would be left to go back to nature if we could grow all of our meat in labs. Tons of species and ecosystems could be saved from extinction.
If they can get this to work, and provide all the nutritional value and taste of slaughtered meat, it's an environmentalist's dream. Hell, it's my wet dream; I think I was ranting on the subject in this very thread a few weeks ago.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 06, 2013, 01:02:36 PM
Quote from: Effectz on Aug 06, 2013, 12:44:17 PM
The world's first test-tube burger, costing a whopping £250,000 to produce, has been unveiled in London.

http://news.sky.com/story/1124439/test-tube-burger-served-up-for-first-time (http://news.sky.com/story/1124439/test-tube-burger-served-up-for-first-time)

The 5oz patty - made from lab-grown "cultured beef" - was dished up by its creator, Professor Mark Post, before journalists in Hammersmith, in the west of the capital.

I read about that this morning. I think it's most impressive and definitely a step in the right direction. My main concern lies with what is used to produce it. I'm already wary of the amount of preservatives and other garbage one finds in store-bought meat.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Aug 06, 2013, 10:18:01 PM
Quote from: Effectz on Aug 06, 2013, 12:44:17 PM
The world's first test-tube burger, costing a whopping £250,000 to produce, has been unveiled in London.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv338%2Fmaledoro%2FMisc%2520Pics%2Fburgercaine_zpsab1baab6.jpg&hash=2f79d01f452c70c5c0f8d59d2759ff6e91b34512)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 06, 2013, 10:26:42 PM
Considering that beef production will have to cease in a few decades because of climate change necessity... eating a test tube burger sounds much more appetizing to me than eating a bug does. Of course some people like eating bugs. Be even better if you could make the food at home. ala jetsons/star trek. :)

I sure hope it'll be way cheaper by then though. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 07, 2013, 01:15:35 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-770IFh7M-4U%2FT4oEWxJBbtI%2FAAAAAAAACsE%2F0QSnVP3QlQM%2Fs320%2FAlien-Parker-listen-I%26%23039%3Bd-rather-be-eatin%26%23039%3B-somethin%26%23039%3B-else-but-ah-right-now-I%26%23039%3Bm-stickin%26%23039%3B-with-food.png&hash=4ff26fee058d29f49b84fea7bca6cd64331f9d3d)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Aug 07, 2013, 01:22:07 AM
Moar like this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcvSTk8M5qY#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcvSTk8M5qY#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Aug 07, 2013, 06:58:59 AM
£250k's not bad for a high-tech prototype of any kind. Theoretically, mass-produced lab meat should work out cheaper than field-grown - a cow takes 2-3 years to mature, during which it needs to be fed and cared for, requiring lots of land, heavy equipment, labour, vets' bills, etc. I don't know much about the final stage of the beef-making process but I'd assume it's quite labour-intensive, too.

So you'd think that a production line akin to that of a pharmaceutical company would work out quite a bit cheaper in the long run.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Aug 07, 2013, 07:10:24 AM
the savings in water will be amazing, one of the next big issues in the future especially in emerging markets. but too be perfectly honest i'm still 100% comfortable eating it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 07, 2013, 11:16:19 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfVRvG_sZt4#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfVRvG_sZt4#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 07, 2013, 11:23:15 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 06, 2013, 10:26:42 PM
Considering that beef production will have to cease in a few decades because of climate change necessity... eating a test tube burger sounds much more appetizing to me than eating a bug does. Of course some people like eating bugs. Be even better if you could make the food at home. ala jetsons/star trek. :)

I sure hope it'll be way cheaper by then though. :P

As long as they can get the taste factor in it. They need those fat cells.
I do hope the raw meat can be made into tartare. I'd hate to lose that!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 07, 2013, 07:06:53 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 07, 2013, 11:16:19 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfVRvG_sZt4#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfVRvG_sZt4#ws)
lolololololol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Aug 07, 2013, 07:34:19 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 06, 2013, 07:21:53 AM


NGC is boring

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/battleground-afghanistan/ (http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/battleground-afghanistan/)

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/eyewitness-war/episodes/behind-enemy-lines/ (http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/eyewitness-war/episodes/behind-enemy-lines/)

I could literally watch their stuff on the military all day.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Aug 08, 2013, 12:27:24 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/u-military-problem-atheists-065000534.html (http://news.yahoo.com/u-military-problem-atheists-065000534.html)

lulz
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Aug 08, 2013, 12:32:35 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Aug 08, 2013, 12:27:24 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/u-military-problem-atheists-065000534.html (http://news.yahoo.com/u-military-problem-atheists-065000534.html)

lulz

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2F53956d99ecde8987d76a17e67fdc8282%2Ftumblr_inline_mr4iscnbci1qz4rgp.gif&hash=28dfd13f424b23cfe99b5318f8a724e9af4ada5a)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Aug 08, 2013, 01:36:36 AM
Quote from: Rong on Aug 08, 2013, 12:32:35 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Aug 08, 2013, 12:27:24 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/u-military-problem-atheists-065000534.html (http://news.yahoo.com/u-military-problem-atheists-065000534.html)

lulz

http://media.tumblr.com/53956d99ecde8987d76a17e67fdc8282/tumblr_inline_mr4iscnbci1qz4rgp.gif
Look at that knucklehead shaking his knucklehead.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: coolbreeze on Aug 08, 2013, 06:46:24 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Aug 07, 2013, 07:34:19 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 06, 2013, 07:21:53 AM


NGC is boring

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/battleground-afghanistan/ (http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/battleground-afghanistan/)

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/eyewitness-war/episodes/behind-enemy-lines/ (http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/eyewitness-war/episodes/behind-enemy-lines/)

I could literally watch their stuff on the military all day.

Inside Combat Rescue was amazing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 08, 2013, 02:45:28 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Aug 08, 2013, 12:27:24 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/u-military-problem-atheists-065000534.html (http://news.yahoo.com/u-military-problem-atheists-065000534.html)

lulz

QuoteAdvocates for the policy say the military is simply doing everything it can to promote emotional well-being among troops, especially in the face of its growing suicide epidemic

Isn't emotional well-being subjective to each person in that everyone has their own way of dealing with problems?

Morons.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Aug 09, 2013, 12:08:17 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F31.media.tumblr.com%2F8da7451090794c4bdce744a0debfbffa%2Ftumblr_mr51quOxwp1qm6eujo1_500.png&hash=af2b923c3f28812fc4e97ce4ac9b570125669b90)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 09, 2013, 12:10:58 AM
Ah, Florida (https://twitter.com/_FloridaMan)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Aug 09, 2013, 12:17:05 AM
Quote from: SM on Aug 09, 2013, 12:10:58 AM
Ah, Florida (https://twitter.com/_FloridaMan)

You know why ricks the way he was.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Aug 09, 2013, 01:19:31 AM
Quote from: Rong on Aug 09, 2013, 12:08:17 AM
http://31.media.tumblr.com/8da7451090794c4bdce744a0debfbffa/tumblr_mr51quOxwp1qm6eujo1_500.png

Poor kid.  Never go into a Walmart in Florida. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 09, 2013, 01:22:59 AM
Never go to Florida.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Aug 09, 2013, 02:50:40 AM
Quote from: Rong on Aug 09, 2013, 12:08:17 AM
http://31.media.tumblr.com/8da7451090794c4bdce744a0debfbffa/tumblr_mr51quOxwp1qm6eujo1_500.png

Assaulted. I read that as assassinated at first. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Aug 09, 2013, 02:56:08 AM
Info graphic of the day

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.gawkerassets.com%2Fimg%2F18we0dbhlezg8png%2Fku-xlarge.png&hash=5abfd194c02d2de5634faf9690f8d40da4853067)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 09, 2013, 11:06:00 AM
Quote from: Rong on Aug 09, 2013, 12:08:17 AM
http://31.media.tumblr.com/8da7451090794c4bdce744a0debfbffa/tumblr_mr51quOxwp1qm6eujo1_500.png

I remember reading about that a while back. This is f**king disgusting. What is wrong with people?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Aug 09, 2013, 12:12:33 PM
That's f**king awful!  I'm literally speechless...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Aug 09, 2013, 06:10:55 PM
Quote from: SM on Aug 09, 2013, 01:22:59 AM
Never go to Florida.

Unless your a beach bunny  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Aug 09, 2013, 09:08:07 PM
It seems like half the stories of people doing absurd things posted in this thread, originates from Florida. :P


Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 06, 2013, 01:02:36 PM
Quote from: Effectz on Aug 06, 2013, 12:44:17 PM
The world's first test-tube burger, costing a whopping £250,000 to produce, has been unveiled in London.

http://news.sky.com/story/1124439/test-tube-burger-served-up-for-first-time (http://news.sky.com/story/1124439/test-tube-burger-served-up-for-first-time)

The 5oz patty - made from lab-grown "cultured beef" - was dished up by its creator, Professor Mark Post, before journalists in Hammersmith, in the west of the capital.

I read about that this morning. I think it's most impressive and definitely a step in the right direction. My main concern lies with what is used to produce it. I'm already wary of the amount of preservatives and other garbage one finds in store-bought meat.
It could and should have some long term positive effects on the climate, agriculture etc.

However, in my experience, if the beef producers can get around to mass produce this for the masses in the near-future, they'll use the cheapest low quality ingredients they can get away with to keep costs down and profits high.

I'm just happy that - from a taste perspective - I'll be perfectly able to enjoy the real thing for the rest of my time in this world.... hopefully...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Aug 09, 2013, 11:55:57 PM
Quote from: Eva on Aug 09, 2013, 09:08:07 PM
It seems like half the stories of people doing absurd things posted in this thread, originates from Florida   :P

::)




Quote from: Rong on Aug 09, 2013, 02:56:08 AM
Info graphic of the day

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.gawkerassets.com%2Fimg%2F18we0dbhlezg8png%2Fku-xlarge.png&hash=5abfd194c02d2de5634faf9690f8d40da4853067)

I've read about this before, the guy has promising credentials.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Aug 10, 2013, 09:18:16 AM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Aug 09, 2013, 11:55:57 PM
I've read about this before, the guy has promising credentials.

In Musk we trust.


https://www.facebook.com/events/493847094019023/permalink/498260846910981/ (https://www.facebook.com/events/493847094019023/permalink/498260846910981/)

lol 'merica
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Aug 10, 2013, 09:24:44 AM
Yet another reason never to step foot into one of these things, I ain't gonna get shot by no hipsters with water guns.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Aug 10, 2013, 09:39:07 AM
Quote from: Rong on Aug 09, 2013, 12:08:17 AM
http://31.media.tumblr.com/8da7451090794c4bdce744a0debfbffa/tumblr_mr51quOxwp1qm6eujo1_500.png

Turns out this woman may have made this story up.

http://getoffmyinternets.net/forums/mommy-bloggers/a-mother-thing-true-story-or-bullshit/page-9/#p1060636 (http://getoffmyinternets.net/forums/mommy-bloggers/a-mother-thing-true-story-or-bullshit/page-9/#p1060636)

Quote from: ShadowPred on Aug 10, 2013, 09:24:44 AM
Yet another reason never to step foot into one of these things, I ain't gonna get shot by no hipsters with water guns.

Lol no self respecting Melbourne hipster would ever step foot in a Starbucks.... dat corporate coffee.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ChrisPachi on Aug 10, 2013, 12:21:04 PM
Damn, now people are going to have to find a different reason to hate on Florida. :P

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Aug 10, 2013, 12:23:43 PM
Quote from: ChrisPachi on Aug 10, 2013, 12:21:04 PM
Damn, now people are going to have to find a different reason to hate on Florida. :P

Lying fame seeking idiots, possibly?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ChrisPachi on Aug 10, 2013, 01:24:28 PM
It sucks when your moral outrage is undermined by truth. Hang her I say.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Aug 10, 2013, 01:37:29 PM
Hahah merica prefer the chair bro.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 10, 2013, 01:59:03 PM
Quote from: Rong on Aug 10, 2013, 09:39:07 AM
Quote from: Rong on Aug 09, 2013, 12:08:17 AM
http://31.media.tumblr.com/8da7451090794c4bdce744a0debfbffa/tumblr_mr51quOxwp1qm6eujo1_500.png

Turns out this woman may have made this story up.

http://getoffmyinternets.net/forums/mommy-bloggers/a-mother-thing-true-story-or-bullshit/page-9/#p1060636 (http://getoffmyinternets.net/forums/mommy-bloggers/a-mother-thing-true-story-or-bullshit/page-9/#p1060636)


Doesn't sound like she made it up but rather exaggerated a little.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Aug 10, 2013, 02:31:41 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 10, 2013, 01:59:03 PM
Quote from: Rong on Aug 10, 2013, 09:39:07 AM
Quote from: Rong on Aug 09, 2013, 12:08:17 AM
http://31.media.tumblr.com/8da7451090794c4bdce744a0debfbffa/tumblr_mr51quOxwp1qm6eujo1_500.png

Turns out this woman may have made this story up.

http://getoffmyinternets.net/forums/mommy-bloggers/a-mother-thing-true-story-or-bullshit/page-9/#p1060636 (http://getoffmyinternets.net/forums/mommy-bloggers/a-mother-thing-true-story-or-bullshit/page-9/#p1060636)


Doesn't sound like she made it up but rather exaggerated a little.

So yeah made it up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Aug 10, 2013, 07:44:15 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/totally-offensive-inappropriate-military-reportedly-hosts-drag-queens-135224790.html (http://news.yahoo.com/totally-offensive-inappropriate-military-reportedly-hosts-drag-queens-135224790.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Aug 10, 2013, 08:13:56 PM
 ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Aug 10, 2013, 08:17:21 PM
Should've been televised.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Aug 10, 2013, 10:22:05 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Aug 10, 2013, 07:44:15 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/totally-offensive-inappropriate-military-reportedly-hosts-drag-queens-135224790.html (http://news.yahoo.com/totally-offensive-inappropriate-military-reportedly-hosts-drag-queens-135224790.html)


Offensive my balls.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Aug 11, 2013, 10:21:25 AM
Drag queens are "offensive" and "inappropriate"...

...meanwhile:

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F24.media.tumblr.com%2Fb567405415808378184e1aac08543d3a%2Ftumblr_moltd6AP4H1qajph3o1_500.jpg&hash=a9ce9ee4370570b9eaae19aae6c6eddc62f1468d)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Aug 11, 2013, 10:30:30 AM
^ must watch that one. I think I heard about it on Jon Stewart's show some time ago...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Aug 11, 2013, 04:44:48 PM
Quote from: ChrisPachi on Aug 10, 2013, 12:21:04 PM
Damn, now people are going to have to find a different reason to hate on Florida. :P

They can't choose Casey Anthony or George Zimmerman? Or the fact that they banned all computers by accident?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Aug 11, 2013, 04:51:00 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Aug 11, 2013, 10:21:25 AM
Drag queens are "offensive" and "inappropriate"...

...meanwhile:

http://24.media.tumblr.com/b567405415808378184e1aac08543d3a/tumblr_moltd6AP4H1qajph3o1_500.jpg

looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Aug 11, 2013, 10:54:52 PM
Quote from: Gate on Aug 11, 2013, 04:44:48 PM
Quote from: ChrisPachi on Aug 10, 2013, 12:21:04 PM
Damn, now people are going to have to find a different reason to hate on Florida. :P

They can't choose Casey Anthony or George Zimmerman? Or the fact that they banned all computers by accident?


Florida is my home.  It's obviously not perfect, but I will defend it.  My little beach town has turquoise clear beaches, little food huts up & down the Main Street with cool breezes and palm trees.  I can ride my gsxr all year round, as well as swim, sail, and kayak.  While you guys are busy hating on my home, I'll be outside.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: coolbreeze on Aug 12, 2013, 10:25:33 AM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Aug 11, 2013, 10:54:52 PM
Quote from: Gate on Aug 11, 2013, 04:44:48 PM
Quote from: ChrisPachi on Aug 10, 2013, 12:21:04 PM
Damn, now people are going to have to find a different reason to hate on Florida. :P

They can't choose Casey Anthony or George Zimmerman? Or the fact that they banned all computers by accident?


Florida is my home.  It's obviously not perfect, but I will defend it.  My little beach town has turquoise clear beaches, little food huts up & down the Main Street with cool breezes and palm trees.  I can ride my gsxr all year round, as well as swim, sail, and kayak.  While you guys are busy hating on my home, I'll be outside.

Ohhh, what kind of GSXR do you have??  :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Aug 12, 2013, 11:56:07 AM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Aug 11, 2013, 10:54:52 PMWhile you guys are busy hating on my home, I'll be outside.
So that's all it takes?
;)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsafr.kingfeatures.com%2Fidn%2Fck2%2Fcontent.php%3Ffile%3DaHR0cDovL3NhZnIua2luZ2ZlYXR1cmVzLmNvbS9CaXphcnJvLzIwMTMvMDgvQml6YXJyb19wLjIwMTMwODEyXzM4NS5naWY%3D&hash=fb969ee92a66bc09508d7747926c6d8f5250e230)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 12, 2013, 12:42:12 PM
Quote from: Rong on Aug 10, 2013, 02:31:41 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 10, 2013, 01:59:03 PM
Quote from: Rong on Aug 10, 2013, 09:39:07 AM
Quote from: Rong on Aug 09, 2013, 12:08:17 AM
http://31.media.tumblr.com/8da7451090794c4bdce744a0debfbffa/tumblr_mr51quOxwp1qm6eujo1_500.png

Turns out this woman may have made this story up.

http://getoffmyinternets.net/forums/mommy-bloggers/a-mother-thing-true-story-or-bullshit/page-9/#p1060636 (http://getoffmyinternets.net/forums/mommy-bloggers/a-mother-thing-true-story-or-bullshit/page-9/#p1060636)


Doesn't sound like she made it up but rather exaggerated a little.

So yeah made it up.

No, exaggerated. There's a difference.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Aug 12, 2013, 04:56:00 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Aug 12, 2013, 11:56:07 AM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Aug 11, 2013, 10:54:52 PMWhile you guys are busy hating on my home, I'll be outside.
So that's all it takes?
;)

An exception would be made for you dear, I'll stick around to argue with you  :D

Quote from: coolbreeze on Aug 12, 2013, 10:25:33 AM
Ohhh, what kind of GSXR do you have??  :)

Here's my girl:
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1137.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn504%2Faliceapbcalypse%2Fbabygirl2.png&hash=d5a01b5b25c10cfdf877831a0092e1e576351466) (http://s1137.photobucket.com/user/aliceapbcalypse/media/babygirl2.png.html)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1137.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn504%2Faliceapbcalypse%2Fbabygirl1.jpg&hash=6f9969da4a1033989ea4d1462420cccb9b5dcd8b) (http://s1137.photobucket.com/user/aliceapbcalypse/media/babygirl1.jpg.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Aug 12, 2013, 07:10:59 PM
http://www.flayrah.com/5223/boise-furry-arrested-accused-having-sex-cat (http://www.flayrah.com/5223/boise-furry-arrested-accused-having-sex-cat)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/12/ryan-havens-tannenholz-_n_3744006.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/12/ryan-havens-tannenholz-_n_3744006.html)

Well, that was unexpected...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Aug 12, 2013, 08:03:34 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Aug 12, 2013, 04:56:00 PM
Here's my girl:
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1137.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn504%2Faliceapbcalypse%2Fbabygirl2.png&hash=d5a01b5b25c10cfdf877831a0092e1e576351466) (http://s1137.photobucket.com/user/aliceapbcalypse/media/babygirl2.png.html)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1137.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn504%2Faliceapbcalypse%2Fbabygirl1.jpg&hash=6f9969da4a1033989ea4d1462420cccb9b5dcd8b) (http://s1137.photobucket.com/user/aliceapbcalypse/media/babygirl1.jpg.html)

Now, that can't be right..! I've seen you drive a red one...

Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcdni.condenast.co.uk%2F1280x1920%2Fk_n%2Fmjovovich_GL_6may09_rex_b.jpg&hash=4ad63e7e042eb69d332aa52f9f0764cef79febc5)

;D
[close]
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Aug 12, 2013, 08:16:27 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Aug 11, 2013, 10:54:52 PM
Quote from: Gate on Aug 11, 2013, 04:44:48 PM
Quote from: ChrisPachi on Aug 10, 2013, 12:21:04 PM
Damn, now people are going to have to find a different reason to hate on Florida. :P

They can't choose Casey Anthony or George Zimmerman? Or the fact that they banned all computers by accident?


Florida is my home.  It's obviously not perfect, but I will defend it.  My little beach town has turquoise clear beaches, little food huts up & down the Main Street with cool breezes and palm trees.  I can ride my gsxr all year round, as well as swim, sail, and kayak.  While you guys are busy hating on my home, I'll be outside.
I'm in brevard bro, don't talk to me about this bipolar weather state.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Aug 12, 2013, 08:40:55 PM
You must live in Palm Bay.  If that's the case, I stand corrected  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: coolbreeze on Aug 12, 2013, 09:25:37 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Aug 12, 2013, 04:56:00 PM
Quote from: coolbreeze on Aug 12, 2013, 10:25:33 AM
Ohhh, what kind of GSXR do you have??  :)

Here's my girl:
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1137.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn504%2Faliceapbcalypse%2Fbabygirl2.png&hash=d5a01b5b25c10cfdf877831a0092e1e576351466) (http://s1137.photobucket.com/user/aliceapbcalypse/media/babygirl2.png.html)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1137.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn504%2Faliceapbcalypse%2Fbabygirl1.jpg&hash=6f9969da4a1033989ea4d1462420cccb9b5dcd8b) (http://s1137.photobucket.com/user/aliceapbcalypse/media/babygirl1.jpg.html)

Awesome. I'm getting my motorcycle license next spring. I'm having too much fun with my car right now.  :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Aug 13, 2013, 01:44:27 AM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Aug 12, 2013, 04:56:00 PMAn exception would be made for you dear, I'll stick around to argue with you
I'm being stalked by you? Creepy...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 13, 2013, 12:45:37 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/12/ryan-havens-tannenholz-_n_3744006.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/12/ryan-havens-tannenholz-_n_3744006.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

And so, this is why people dislike Furries so much...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Aug 13, 2013, 09:10:38 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 13, 2013, 12:45:37 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/12/ryan-havens-tannenholz-_n_3744006.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/12/ryan-havens-tannenholz-_n_3744006.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

And so, this is why people dislike Furries so much...



I don't want to imagine what the Bronies are do - I mean the Cloppers.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 14, 2013, 11:42:20 AM
I imagine they get the best ride in town.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 14, 2013, 12:39:08 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 14, 2013, 11:42:20 AM
I imagine they get the best ride in town.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F31.media.tumblr.com%2Ff5b07ed7b89834b85de39dc283df5757%2Ftumblr_mh4k0yVNRD1ribnwko1_500.gif&hash=7fd4450245eafbc72a0bf05af682051656cf207d)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 14, 2013, 12:41:13 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Aug 14, 2013, 12:39:08 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 14, 2013, 11:42:20 AM
I imagine they get the best ride in town.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F31.media.tumblr.com%2Ff5b07ed7b89834b85de39dc283df5757%2Ftumblr_mh4k0yVNRD1ribnwko1_500.gif&hash=7fd4450245eafbc72a0bf05af682051656cf207d)

:D :D

Objective achieved, I should think!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Aug 14, 2013, 12:41:49 PM
That's what im here for classic dmrlz  ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 14, 2013, 12:46:52 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 14, 2013, 12:41:13 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Aug 14, 2013, 12:39:08 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 14, 2013, 11:42:20 AM
I imagine they get the best ride in town.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F31.media.tumblr.com%2Ff5b07ed7b89834b85de39dc283df5757%2Ftumblr_mh4k0yVNRD1ribnwko1_500.gif&hash=7fd4450245eafbc72a0bf05af682051656cf207d)

:D :D

Objective achieved, I should think!
You dirty little bastard.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: King Rathalos on Aug 14, 2013, 03:59:33 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 14, 2013, 11:42:20 AM
I imagine they get the best ride in town.

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 14, 2013, 05:34:52 PM
Speaking of weird sex, check this out. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/23/naked-woman-head-stuck-stairs-sex-russia_n_3641093.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-sex) She really used her head in this case.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Aug 14, 2013, 08:37:29 PM
Former "Star Trek" actor George Takei has reasserted his stance that next year's Winter Olympics should be moved from Sochi to Vancouver due to Russia's "horrific" and "homophobic" anti-gay laws.

http://t.entertainment.ca.msn.com/tv/takei-says-olympics-should-shift-to-vancouver-3 (http://t.entertainment.ca.msn.com/tv/takei-says-olympics-should-shift-to-vancouver-3)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Master Chief on Aug 14, 2013, 09:34:23 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 14, 2013, 05:34:52 PM
Speaking of weird sex, check this out. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/23/naked-woman-head-stuck-stairs-sex-russia_n_3641093.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-sex) She really used her head in this case.
Haha...wonder why her boyfriend left her there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 15, 2013, 03:28:06 AM
http://metro.co.uk/2013/04/24/sex-with-consent-can-still-be-rape-3665975/ (http://metro.co.uk/2013/04/24/sex-with-consent-can-still-be-rape-3665975/)

UK gets worse, you will need a license for sex soon  ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 15, 2013, 04:00:57 AM
Will you?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Aug 15, 2013, 04:05:43 AM
Some people probably need one  :P as we have enough f**kwits in the world already... not pointing any fingers or anything....
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 15, 2013, 04:14:48 AM
Quote from: SM on Aug 15, 2013, 04:00:57 AM
Will you?

Probably, that along with my license to use the internet.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 15, 2013, 04:22:42 AM
A license to wank.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 15, 2013, 04:55:10 AM
Quote from: SM on Aug 15, 2013, 04:22:42 AM
A license to wank.
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 15, 2013, 11:35:24 AM
Quote from: SM on Aug 15, 2013, 04:22:42 AM
A license to wank.

Man's gotta do what a man's gotta do ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Aug 15, 2013, 07:37:30 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/-chinese-zoo-tries-passing-dog-off-as-lion--180952559.html (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/-chinese-zoo-tries-passing-dog-off-as-lion--180952559.html)


Seems legit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Aug 15, 2013, 10:50:32 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Aug 15, 2013, 07:37:30 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/-chinese-zoo-tries-passing-dog-off-as-lion--180952559.html (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/-chinese-zoo-tries-passing-dog-off-as-lion--180952559.html)


Seems legit.

:-X

Zoos... ugh.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 16, 2013, 03:01:42 AM
Caring for abandoned animals, running breeding programs to try and protect species from extinction, education programs... ugh
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Aug 16, 2013, 09:06:22 AM
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10913399 (http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10913399)


(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.nzherald.co.nz%2Fwebcontent%2Fimage%2Fjpg%2F201333%2Fseddon_460x230.jpg&hash=f6f9f4cad3a54d1687405637e18269ae2b6b8647)


Quote

The severe earthquake which rocked the upper South Island and lower North Island this afternoon sent workers in Wellington running into the streets as the ground shook and buildings swayed from side to side.

GNS has confirmed the earthquake at 2.31pm was a magnitude 6.6 and was just 8km deep, 3km shallower than the magnitude 6.5 quake which hit the Cook Strait last month.

Today's quake was centred just off Seddon at the top of the South Island, causing significant damage to houses and infrastructure in the region.

In Wellington, hundreds of commuters were left stranded, with the rail network crippled and 11 commuter trains stuck between platforms for up to an hour.

The mass exodus from the city also caused traffic chaos in the suburbs as drivers tried to avoid the motorway and get home via back streets.


I'm so f**king done with this shit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Aug 16, 2013, 11:05:17 AM
Quote from: SM on Aug 16, 2013, 03:01:42 AM
Caring for abandoned animals, running breeding programs to try and protect species from extinction, education programs... ugh

Sure. I have no problem with "zoos" or rehabilitation centres that take animals in that need to be cared for before being released back into the wild or breed with endangered species but sometimes nature also needs to take its course instead of people just screwing with everything. I don't think education is a good reason to keep animals in small holdings. That's what books, the internet, zoologists and natural reserves are for. Taking an animal out of their natural environment and putting them in a small holding area for profit is unfortunately what many zoos do.

I'm all for rehabilitation programs but I know enough about zoos and dolphinariums to know that many of them don't operate that way.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenodog on Aug 16, 2013, 11:19:17 AM
Quote from: Vickers on Aug 16, 2013, 11:05:17 AM
Quote from: SM on Aug 16, 2013, 03:01:42 AM
Caring for abandoned animals, running breeding programs to try and protect species from extinction, education programs... ugh

Sure. I have no problem with "zoos" or rehabilitation centres that take animals in that need to be cared for before being released back into the wild or breed with endangered species but sometimes nature also needs to take its course instead of people just screwing with everything. I don't think education is a good reason to keep animals in small holdings. That's what books, the internet, zoologists and natural reserves are for. Taking an animal out of their natural environment and putting them in a small holding area for profit is unfortunately what many zoos do.

I'm all for rehabilitation programs but I know enough about zoos and dolphinariums to know that many of them don't operate that way.

Some zoos can actually quite good places for the animals - and a lot of captive bred specimens would likely have dificulties if returned to the wild. But asian zoos are often very poor quality and have truly horrific ethics.
And definitley safari parks are a much better option also I.M.O.
I think they're just too set into culture now to abolish zoos, but at least it's good a lot of western ones are (albeit slowly) improving in quality.

Original story was hilarious though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Aug 16, 2013, 11:47:55 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.redmeat.com%2Fredmeat%2F2013-07-02%2Findex-1.gif&hash=52fef42ad06aa21050cbab26de3285c3d4ceac88)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 16, 2013, 12:57:09 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Aug 16, 2013, 11:05:17 AM
Quote from: SM on Aug 16, 2013, 03:01:42 AM
Caring for abandoned animals, running breeding programs to try and protect species from extinction, education programs... ugh

Sure. I have no problem with "zoos" or rehabilitation centres that take animals in that need to be cared for before being released back into the wild or breed with endangered species but sometimes nature also needs to take its course instead of people just screwing with everything. I don't think education is a good reason to keep animals in small holdings. That's what books, the internet, zoologists and natural reserves are for. Taking an animal out of their natural environment and putting them in a small holding area for profit is unfortunately what many zoos do.

I'm all for rehabilitation programs but I know enough about zoos and dolphinariums to know that many of them don't operate that way.

I would agree with you. I think zoos should be dismantled and more wildlife preserves set up. Breeding an animal in captivity isn't a good idea IMO because if you hand feed it all the time and raise it within a small, confined area, how the heck is going to know how to live on its own once it's released back into the wild?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Aug 16, 2013, 01:57:27 PM
If you were to release the animals in zoos into the wild, they'd meet with the same circumstances that made their species endangered. In the civilised world, zoos exist primarily to conserve wildlife - London and Whipsnade, for example, contribute 10-20% of their turnover to wildlife conservation programmes (which I think represents all of their profit). Their animals are kept in good conditions, and for that matter good condition - animal life expectancy is vastly higher in a decent zoo. They're kept exercised, and the keepers do what they can to provide the best quality of life for them. Breeding programmes avoid inbreeding (which in some cases is crippling wild populations - eg. the jaguar and lion) and increase the population away from poaching, starvation and disease. The public exhibitions are there to provide the funding necessary to keep the animals (and as mentioned for field conservation work); Whipsnade spends £1 million a year just on food for the animals. Only an oligarch could afford to keep a private collection for any length of time.

Regarding taking animals out of the wild to put in zoos - any decent zoo does not do this, and won't accept animals which were obtained that way, which is usually illegal. It's actually illegal even to breed endangered species outside established breeding programmes, in which every animal's history and parentage is accounted for.

Getting back to the release of endangered animals into the wild, as I touched on earlier, in most cases it's counterproductive as the circumstances that caused them to become endangered are still in place. Wildlife preserves are too far apart to allow the intermingling of populations, resulting in inbreeding. Poachers run unchecked in poorer regions. Diseases like TB or chytrid infection can't be guarded against. When conditions alleviate, zoos often run programmes to reintroduce captive populations back into the wild. In my opinion, if anything they're too eager to do this - even if a Siberian tiger is successfully acclimated to fending for itself, the wild population of that species is almost certainly screwed. The future for them relies on building their numbers in a safe environment.

As for unregulated zoos, of the kind you particularly hear about in Asia, I can't really comment, I don't have experience. Chances are, any zoo you've actually visited in the last couple of decades will be ethically sound and run by people who genuinely care about their charges, both in captivity and in the wild.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenodog on Aug 16, 2013, 04:49:35 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 16, 2013, 12:57:09 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Aug 16, 2013, 11:05:17 AM
Quote from: SM on Aug 16, 2013, 03:01:42 AM
Caring for abandoned animals, running breeding programs to try and protect species from extinction, education programs... ugh

Sure. I have no problem with "zoos" or rehabilitation centres that take animals in that need to be cared for before being released back into the wild or breed with endangered species but sometimes nature also needs to take its course instead of people just screwing with everything. I don't think education is a good reason to keep animals in small holdings. That's what books, the internet, zoologists and natural reserves are for. Taking an animal out of their natural environment and putting them in a small holding area for profit is unfortunately what many zoos do.

I'm all for rehabilitation programs but I know enough about zoos and dolphinariums to know that many of them don't operate that way.

I would agree with you. I think zoos should be dismantled and more wildlife preserves set up. Breeding an animal in captivity isn't a good idea IMO because if you hand feed it all the time and raise it within a small, confined area, how the heck is going to know how to live on its own once it's released back into the wild?

Animals do suprisingly well in such instances, but it's the bigger issue of human habituation that is the biggest setback.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ChrisPachi on Aug 17, 2013, 01:17:23 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fl.yimg.com%2Fbt%2Fapi%2Fres%2F1.2%2FCrXXOWgTj8OtOgT9OOFJmw--%2FYXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fl.yimg.com%2Fos%2Fpublish-images%2Fnews%2F2013-08-15%2Fb1608245-b52e-4739-9668-3496a93d31fb_DogLion.jpg&hash=04ea523f95b27c20e9f5e20088d9addf1177317f)

:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 19, 2013, 12:21:54 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 16, 2013, 12:57:09 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Aug 16, 2013, 11:05:17 AM
Quote from: SM on Aug 16, 2013, 03:01:42 AM
Caring for abandoned animals, running breeding programs to try and protect species from extinction, education programs... ugh

Sure. I have no problem with "zoos" or rehabilitation centres that take animals in that need to be cared for before being released back into the wild or breed with endangered species but sometimes nature also needs to take its course instead of people just screwing with everything. I don't think education is a good reason to keep animals in small holdings. That's what books, the internet, zoologists and natural reserves are for. Taking an animal out of their natural environment and putting them in a small holding area for profit is unfortunately what many zoos do.

I'm all for rehabilitation programs but I know enough about zoos and dolphinariums to know that many of them don't operate that way.

I would agree with you. I think zoos should be dismantled and more wildlife preserves set up. Breeding an animal in captivity isn't a good idea IMO because if you hand feed it all the time and raise it within a small, confined area, how the heck is going to know how to live on its own once it's released back into the wild?

You know, I'm sure no one has ever considered that.

Ever.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Aug 19, 2013, 12:02:18 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23747242 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23747242)

QuoteThe first same-sex weddings have taken place in New Zealand after the country became the first in the Asia-Pacific region and 14th in the world to legalise same-sex marriage.

Thirty-one same-sex couples had been due to marry on Monday, according to the Department of Internal Affairs.

It comes after New Zealand's parliament passed a bill in April amending the country's 1955 marriage act.

The move had faced opposition from Christian lobby groups.

Conservative lobby group Family First said changing the Marriage Act was "an arrogant act of cultural vandalism" which did not have a public mandate.

But the Campaign for Marriage Equality said it ended a historical injustice.
'All love is holy'
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 19, 2013, 12:38:48 PM
Lol@"cultural vandalism". Go f**k yourself, you religious f**kwits.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Aug 19, 2013, 07:53:46 PM
Here's his "no public mandate", btw:

http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/04/18/watch-new-zealand-parliament-passes-gay-marriage-bill-breaks-into-song/ (http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/04/18/watch-new-zealand-parliament-passes-gay-marriage-bill-breaks-into-song/)


http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/auckland/news/nbpol/2031899024-high-emotion-in-parliament-as-gay-marriage-becomes-possible (http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/auckland/news/nbpol/2031899024-high-emotion-in-parliament-as-gay-marriage-becomes-possible)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 19, 2013, 11:51:31 PM
77 to 44 plus 7 out of 8 opinion polls got a mandate for a man date.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 20, 2013, 03:36:08 AM
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/018/9/canada-autistic-boy-hate-mail/2674331/ (http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/018/9/canada-autistic-boy-hate-mail/2674331/)

wtf. Canada is the place I'd least expect something like this to happen.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 20, 2013, 11:12:59 AM
The link is dead. But I can assume what it was about. Canada is far from perfect; trust me. I've heard some pretty vile things in my time.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Aug 20, 2013, 08:24:15 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 19, 2013, 12:38:48 PM
Lol@"cultural vandalism". Go f**k yourself, you religious f**kwits.

Congrats to New Zealand. Religious conservatives are the last ones who should utter a word about cultural injustice or vandalism...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Aug 21, 2013, 02:31:11 AM
Ecuador approves oil drilling in Amazon rainforest park

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2013/08/16/business-ecuador-drilling.html (http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2013/08/16/business-ecuador-drilling.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 21, 2013, 11:32:25 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Aug 21, 2013, 02:31:11 AM
Ecuador approves oil drilling in Amazon rainforest park

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2013/08/16/business-ecuador-drilling.html (http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2013/08/16/business-ecuador-drilling.html)

You know, people tell me to have faith and hope in humanity's ability to reverse the doomsday clock but when I read about shit like this, it becomes harder and harder.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Aug 22, 2013, 12:38:38 AM
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=lab-made-egg-and-sperm-precursors-raise-prospect-for-infertility-treatment&page=1 (http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=lab-made-egg-and-sperm-precursors-raise-prospect-for-infertility-treatment&page=1)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Aug 22, 2013, 12:02:41 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Aug 21, 2013, 02:31:11 AM
Ecuador approves oil drilling in Amazon rainforest park

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2013/08/16/business-ecuador-drilling.html (http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2013/08/16/business-ecuador-drilling.html)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N3N1MlvVc4# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N3N1MlvVc4#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 22, 2013, 12:14:43 PM
Quote from: Rong on Aug 22, 2013, 12:38:38 AM
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=lab-made-egg-and-sperm-precursors-raise-prospect-for-infertility-treatment&page=1 (http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=lab-made-egg-and-sperm-precursors-raise-prospect-for-infertility-treatment&page=1)

Very impressive! I hope the technology is easily accessible once, and only if I suppose, it works for humans.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Aug 22, 2013, 12:20:47 PM
http://metronews.ca/news/vancouver/749135/gamers-hearts-shine-through-in-honour-of-five-year-old-cancer-victim/ (http://metronews.ca/news/vancouver/749135/gamers-hearts-shine-through-in-honour-of-five-year-old-cancer-victim/)

Over 100k raised!

http://mwomercs.com/sarah (http://mwomercs.com/sarah)

Nice to see that gaming does have it's good sides considering the bad publicity it normally receives.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Aug 22, 2013, 05:30:49 PM
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/seanthomas/100231060/are-atheists-mentally-ill/ (http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/seanthomas/100231060/are-atheists-mentally-ill/)

Really?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Aug 22, 2013, 11:28:02 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 22, 2013, 12:14:43 PM
Quote from: Rong on Aug 22, 2013, 12:38:38 AM
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=lab-made-egg-and-sperm-precursors-raise-prospect-for-infertility-treatment&page=1 (http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=lab-made-egg-and-sperm-precursors-raise-prospect-for-infertility-treatment&page=1)

Very impressive! I hope the technology is easily accessible once, and only if I suppose, it works for humans.
So if you were an egg from a man and fertilized by a sperm from a woman (and grown in her womb normally), does that mean your mother is also your daddy?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Aug 22, 2013, 11:45:03 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Aug 22, 2013, 11:28:02 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 22, 2013, 12:14:43 PM
Quote from: Rong on Aug 22, 2013, 12:38:38 AM
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=lab-made-egg-and-sperm-precursors-raise-prospect-for-infertility-treatment&page=1 (http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=lab-made-egg-and-sperm-precursors-raise-prospect-for-infertility-treatment&page=1)

Very impressive! I hope the technology is easily accessible once, and only if I suppose, it works for humans.
So if you were an egg from a man and fertilized by a sperm from a woman (and grown in her womb normally), does that mean your mother is also your daddy?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLl0DVzRksk#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLl0DVzRksk#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 23, 2013, 12:25:09 AM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Aug 22, 2013, 05:30:49 PM
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/seanthomas/100231060/are-atheists-mentally-ill/ (http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/seanthomas/100231060/are-atheists-mentally-ill/)

Really?
Very interesting statistics, but mentally ill? lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 23, 2013, 11:14:13 AM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/22/sinkhole-louisiana-trees_n_3794814.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/22/sinkhole-louisiana-trees_n_3794814.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

Mother nature, you crayzay.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ChrisPachi on Aug 23, 2013, 04:09:24 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Aug 22, 2013, 05:30:49 PM
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/seanthomas/100231060/are-atheists-mentally-ill/ (http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/seanthomas/100231060/are-atheists-mentally-ill/)
"What's more, these benefits are visible even if you adjust for the fact that believers are less likely to smoke, drink or take drugs."

I guess they didn't count Catholics in their research.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: TheMonolith on Aug 23, 2013, 05:13:48 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 21, 2013, 11:32:25 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Aug 21, 2013, 02:31:11 AM
Ecuador approves oil drilling in Amazon rainforest park

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2013/08/16/business-ecuador-drilling.html (http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2013/08/16/business-ecuador-drilling.html)

You know, people tell me to have faith and hope in humanity's ability to reverse the doomsday clock but when I read about shit like this, it becomes harder and harder.
I concur. Just wait a couple of hundred years. If thing get really bad, guess whose heads the people will call for?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Aug 23, 2013, 10:10:55 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Aug 23, 2013, 12:25:09 AM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Aug 22, 2013, 05:30:49 PM
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/seanthomas/100231060/are-atheists-mentally-ill/ (http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/seanthomas/100231060/are-atheists-mentally-ill/)

Really?
Very interesting statistics, but mentally ill? lol

Just a blogger who wants attention with a headline like that.

...

Microsoft 'sacked' CEO Ballmer it seems, effective next year. One can wonder why they kept him as CEO for so long when he clearly had no innovative visions for the company and the results reflected that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 24, 2013, 12:43:28 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50-grSoERtY#t=164 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50-grSoERtY#t=164)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fgyazo.com%2Ff0a70e9045c4e3196585991494a75de6.png&hash=20c48afc1de71a1f2c5cd033aede894080fcd2f8)

I love it when people(these women in this case) talk about things that they have no knowledge about.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Aug 24, 2013, 09:09:09 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Aug 24, 2013, 12:43:28 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50-grSoERtY#t=164 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50-grSoERtY#t=164)

http://gyazo.com/f0a70e9045c4e3196585991494a75de6.png

I love it when people(these women in this case) talk about things that they have no knowledge about.
This woman is using a broken logic to defend her wallet.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Aug 24, 2013, 09:15:38 PM
Why does it matter to her?


The oldest Call of Duty player just turned, like, 12.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Aug 24, 2013, 09:17:04 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Aug 24, 2013, 09:15:38 PM
Why does it matter to her?


The oldest Call of Duty player just turned, like, 12.

"Who else but Aspie?"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Aug 24, 2013, 09:17:23 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Aug 24, 2013, 12:43:28 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50-grSoERtY#t=164 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50-grSoERtY#t=164)

http://gyazo.com/f0a70e9045c4e3196585991494a75de6.png

I love it when people(these women in this case) talk about things that they have no knowledge about.

I couldn't watch that all the way through, worried that that level of stupid might rub off on me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Aug 25, 2013, 01:19:47 PM
http://boingboing.net/2013/08/23/now-you-too-can-have-permanent.html (http://boingboing.net/2013/08/23/now-you-too-can-have-permanent.html)



Now you too can have permanent duckface surgery





(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.boingboing.net%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F08%2Fduckface.png&hash=5818b37bfab3b62b6b965a59acbf2e1f935bc647)


QuoteIn some cultures, we know that the rigors of beauty extend to surgically-inflicted homogeneity. But it's not all about traditional standards: the modern, vulgar, coquettish turn of the lips, known to all as duckface, is allegedly gaining popularity as a permanent option in Asia. Brian Ashcraft:

    In the past, the surgery seems to have been primarily been used as a way to combat frowns naturally caused by aging. Last year and this year, however, there have been more and more plastic surgeons introducing the surgery as a way to achieve a beautiful smile—all the time, it seems! The target appears to be younger patients.

Sometimes it goes wrong, as "the surgery involves stitches, which might leave some scarring around the corners of the mouth, resulting in a somewhat Joker-like grin."




I... I just... What?!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 25, 2013, 03:41:38 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Aug 24, 2013, 12:43:28 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50-grSoERtY#t=164 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50-grSoERtY#t=164)

http://gyazo.com/f0a70e9045c4e3196585991494a75de6.png

I love it when people(these women in this case) talk about things that they have no knowledge about.

This video makes me sad. I feel like they're demonizing gamers. Anything can be addictive, you idiots. Also, I agree with the top comment.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 25, 2013, 03:51:41 PM
Quote from: [CANCERBLACK] on Aug 25, 2013, 01:19:47 PM
http://boingboing.net/2013/08/23/now-you-too-can-have-permanent.html (http://boingboing.net/2013/08/23/now-you-too-can-have-permanent.html)



Now you too can have permanent duckface surgery





http://media.boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/duckface.png


QuoteIn some cultures, we know that the rigors of beauty extend to surgically-inflicted homogeneity. But it's not all about traditional standards: the modern, vulgar, coquettish turn of the lips, known to all as duckface, is allegedly gaining popularity as a permanent option in Asia. Brian Ashcraft:

    In the past, the surgery seems to have been primarily been used as a way to combat frowns naturally caused by aging. Last year and this year, however, there have been more and more plastic surgeons introducing the surgery as a way to achieve a beautiful smile—all the time, it seems! The target appears to be younger patients.

Sometimes it goes wrong, as "the surgery involves stitches, which might leave some scarring around the corners of the mouth, resulting in a somewhat Joker-like grin."




I... I just... What?!
How is that a duckface?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Aug 25, 2013, 04:17:42 PM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 25, 2013, 04:38:13 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Aug 25, 2013, 04:17:42 PM
http://www.laughforeverything.com/images/2013/June/13/51ba242655615.jpg

This one's going on Facebook.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Aug 25, 2013, 04:49:35 PM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Aug 25, 2013, 07:36:53 PM
Quote from: Rong on Aug 22, 2013, 12:38:38 AM
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=lab-made-egg-and-sperm-precursors-raise-prospect-for-infertility-treatment&page=1 (http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=lab-made-egg-and-sperm-precursors-raise-prospect-for-infertility-treatment&page=1)
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Aug 25, 2013, 07:58:54 PM
lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 27, 2013, 01:49:03 AM
http://poststar.com/news/local/librarian-suggests-turning-the-page-on-longtime-reading-club-winner/article_bdbebbc6-0625-11e3-b6f4-0019bb2963f4.html (http://poststar.com/news/local/librarian-suggests-turning-the-page-on-longtime-reading-club-winner/article_bdbebbc6-0625-11e3-b6f4-0019bb2963f4.html)

This is a load of garbage. If this kid was a girl or from a visible minority group, I doubt anyone would be complaining.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Aug 27, 2013, 01:51:32 AM
What a great suggestion she had for drawing names out of a hat. Because that's how things work in the real world.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 27, 2013, 02:04:41 AM
QuoteI told her (Gandron), but she said it's not a contest, it's the reading club and everybody should get a chance

1) Everybody DOES get a chance - read more books than nerdlinger over there and you'll win.
2) If there's a prize at the end for reading the most books - it's a contest.

I wish I was astounded by the stupid, but at least it seems to be confined to one person in this case.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 27, 2013, 03:10:51 AM
Quote from: SM on Aug 27, 2013, 02:04:41 AM
QuoteI told her (Gandron), but she said it's not a contest, it's the reading club and everybody should get a chance

1) Everybody DOES get a chance - read more books than nerdlinger over there and you'll win.
2) If there's a prize at the end for reading the most books - it's a contest.

I wish I was astounded by the stupid, but at least it seems to be confined to one person in this case.

This made me laugh I think more than it should have. Thanks :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Terx2 on Aug 27, 2013, 09:18:43 AM
Quote from: [CANCERBLACK] on Aug 25, 2013, 01:19:47 PM
http://boingboing.net/2013/08/23/now-you-too-can-have-permanent.html (http://boingboing.net/2013/08/23/now-you-too-can-have-permanent.html)



Now you too can have permanent duckface surgery





http://media.boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/duckface.png


QuoteIn some cultures, we know that the rigors of beauty extend to surgically-inflicted homogeneity. But it's not all about traditional standards: the modern, vulgar, coquettish turn of the lips, known to all as duckface, is allegedly gaining popularity as a permanent option in Asia. Brian Ashcraft:

    In the past, the surgery seems to have been primarily been used as a way to combat frowns naturally caused by aging. Last year and this year, however, there have been more and more plastic surgeons introducing the surgery as a way to achieve a beautiful smile—all the time, it seems! The target appears to be younger patients.

Sometimes it goes wrong, as "the surgery involves stitches, which might leave some scarring around the corners of the mouth, resulting in a somewhat Joker-like grin."




I... I just... What?!

Wait till it goes out of fashion. Than you're left looking like a duck to you're children.

Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 27, 2013, 01:49:03 AM
http://poststar.com/news/local/librarian-suggests-turning-the-page-on-longtime-reading-club-winner/article_bdbebbc6-0625-11e3-b6f4-0019bb2963f4.html (http://poststar.com/news/local/librarian-suggests-turning-the-page-on-longtime-reading-club-winner/article_bdbebbc6-0625-11e3-b6f4-0019bb2963f4.html)

This is a load of garbage. If this kid was a girl or from a visible minority group, I doubt anyone would be complaining.

I don't know what to make of this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 27, 2013, 01:16:01 PM
I'm surprised they didn't call it the kaiju pizza. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/26/megaburgerpizza_n_3818516.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news) Either way, this is gross.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Aug 27, 2013, 03:16:01 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 27, 2013, 01:16:01 PM
I'm surprised they didn't call it the kaiju pizza. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/26/megaburgerpizza_n_3818516.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news) Either way, this is gross.

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sgt. Apone on Aug 27, 2013, 11:08:44 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 27, 2013, 01:16:01 PM
I'm surprised they didn't call it the kaiju pizza. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/26/megaburgerpizza_n_3818516.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news) Either way, this is gross.

Dat Heart attack

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F180degreehealth.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F08%2FThyroid-hormones-and-heart-disease.jpg&hash=ec945a7c610d9e99a2fd08ff6b0bac6df26d94ca)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 28, 2013, 11:34:31 AM
Now this has totally redefined the term, "a steaming pile of shit." (http://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/spontaneous-goat-manure-fire-stinks-vt-town-20036371)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Aug 29, 2013, 05:42:40 AM
March on Washington 50 years anniversary today!

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/08/live-updates-march-on-washington-anniversary-50-years-after-i-have-a-dream/ (http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/08/live-updates-march-on-washington-anniversary-50-years-after-i-have-a-dream/)

Marthin Luther King be remembered.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 29, 2013, 11:45:50 AM
It's just too bad no one has really learned anything since then.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Aug 29, 2013, 02:53:46 PM
Kim Jong-un's ex-lover 'executed by firing squad'

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.telegraph.co.uk%2Fmultimedia%2Farchive%2F02655%2Fkim-jong-un_2655850b.jpg&hash=84774c8cd10563663bad96db785801a510eb6039)


QuoteThe reports in South Korea's Chosun Ilbo newspaper indicate that Hyon, a singer with the Unhasu Orchestra, was among those arrested on August 17 for violating domestic laws on pornography.

All 12 were machine-gunned three days later, with other members of North Korea's most famous pop groups and their immediate families forced to watch. The onlookers were then sent to prison camps, victims of the regime's assumption of guilt by association, the reports stated.

Quote
Some of the musicians were also found to have bibles when they were detained and all were treated as political dissidents.

Shot in front of their friends and families for pornography and bibles. Yeah, right.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/10272953/Kim-Jong-uns-ex-lover-executed-by-firing-squad.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/10272953/Kim-Jong-uns-ex-lover-executed-by-firing-squad.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 29, 2013, 04:02:02 PM
When the revolution hits that country, the Arab world will have nothing on it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Aug 30, 2013, 10:11:07 PM
U.S. rejects Syrian request

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/syria-wants-un-weapons-inspectors-to-stay-longer-move-could-forestall-us-military-strike/2013/08/28/69855348-1008-11e3-85b6-d27422650fd5_story.html (http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/syria-wants-un-weapons-inspectors-to-stay-longer-move-could-forestall-us-military-strike/2013/08/28/69855348-1008-11e3-85b6-d27422650fd5_story.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 31, 2013, 01:23:27 AM
What a mess Syria is going to be but a bombing campaign is direly inevitable. I mean shit, otherwise it'll be totally legit to gas your own peeps.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Aug 31, 2013, 06:32:41 AM
Some form of military intervention from the US is inevitable, i'm just worried about what Russia will do.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 31, 2013, 07:29:53 AM
Yea I know. Half a billion in arm sales and the lost of their only presence in the Mediterranean won't sit well with Putin. Maybe they'll trade Snowden for continued use of the Syrian Port.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Aug 31, 2013, 04:25:46 PM
Seeing that we just finish the battle in Iraq two years ago and we are still fighting Afghanistan for the past 12 years. Going in battle with Syria is a bad idea and I hope Obama does not make the same mistake Bush did by going in war with Iraq.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Aug 31, 2013, 07:13:21 PM
Vladimir Putin cautions U.S. on Syria military strike

http://t.news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/vladimir-putin-cautions-us-on-syria-military-strike (http://t.news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/vladimir-putin-cautions-us-on-syria-military-strike)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 01, 2013, 12:42:06 PM
Deep inside I really want to call the us congress a bunch of cowardly hypocrites for staying on recess but in truth Syria can very effectively retaliate if attacked. So rushing in would be ill advised. Non the less something needs to be done. I can't believe all the crazies here who are protesting in favor of letting people go to hell in bushels. Makes me sick.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DC on Sep 01, 2013, 11:03:24 PM
Quote from: Terx2 on Aug 27, 2013, 09:18:43 AM
Quote from: [CANCERBLACK] on Aug 25, 2013, 01:19:47 PM
http://boingboing.net/2013/08/23/now-you-too-can-have-permanent.html (http://boingboing.net/2013/08/23/now-you-too-can-have-permanent.html)



Now you too can have permanent duckface surgery





http://media.boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/duckface.png


QuoteIn some cultures, we know that the rigors of beauty extend to surgically-inflicted homogeneity. But it's not all about traditional standards: the modern, vulgar, coquettish turn of the lips, known to all as duckface, is allegedly gaining popularity as a permanent option in Asia. Brian Ashcraft:

    In the past, the surgery seems to have been primarily been used as a way to combat frowns naturally caused by aging. Last year and this year, however, there have been more and more plastic surgeons introducing the surgery as a way to achieve a beautiful smile—all the time, it seems! The target appears to be younger patients.

Sometimes it goes wrong, as "the surgery involves stitches, which might leave some scarring around the corners of the mouth, resulting in a somewhat Joker-like grin."




I... I just... What?!

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 02, 2013, 11:24:47 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Sep 01, 2013, 12:42:06 PM
Deep inside I really want to call the us congress a bunch of cowardly hypocrites for staying on recess but in truth Syria can very effectively retaliate if attacked. So rushing in would be ill advised. Non the less something needs to be done. I can't believe all the crazies here who are protesting in favor of letting people go to hell in bushels. Makes me sick.

Something needs to be done but not by an imperialist nation like the U.S. For once, just this once, they should keep their nose out of another nation's affairs and let things work themselves out.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Sep 02, 2013, 11:31:42 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 02, 2013, 11:24:47 AMSomething needs to be done but not by an imperialist nation like the U.S. For once, just this once, they should keep their nose out of another nation's affairs and let things work themselves out.
You're Canadian, right?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 02, 2013, 11:40:00 AM
Yup. If there's one thing Harper has done right for once in his miserable political life, it's not take military action in Syria.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Sep 02, 2013, 11:43:18 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 02, 2013, 11:40:00 AMYup.
And this part of the thread is about the US and Syria?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 02, 2013, 12:28:29 PM
What? I'm responding to whiterabbit who responded to Rich.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Sep 02, 2013, 07:27:20 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 02, 2013, 11:24:47 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Sep 01, 2013, 12:42:06 PM
Deep inside I really want to call the us congress a bunch of cowardly hypocrites for staying on recess but in truth Syria can very effectively retaliate if attacked. So rushing in would be ill advised. Non the less something needs to be done. I can't believe all the crazies here who are protesting in favor of letting people go to hell in bushels. Makes me sick.

Something needs to be done but not by an imperialist nation like the U.S. For once, just this once, they should keep their nose out of another nation's affairs and let things work themselves out.

Agreed, I too think that Team America
Spoiler
f**k YEAH
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should keep out of this. They've policed the world plenty I think.
I don't think any nation should get involved militarily in a civil war. Killing Syrians to stop Syrians killing Syrians. This should be resolved with peace processes whilst giving aid (medical/food etc) to those that need it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Sep 02, 2013, 09:56:27 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 02, 2013, 12:28:29 PM
What? I'm responding to whiterabbit who responded to Rich.
But you're sticking your nose into another country's business. No, no!
;)

Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Sep 02, 2013, 07:27:20 PMI don't think any nation should get involved militarily in a civil war. Killing Syrians to stop Syrians killing Syrians.
Kinda like killing Germans to stop Germans from killing Germans and non-Germans.

Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Sep 02, 2013, 07:27:20 PMThis should be resolved with peace processes whilst giving aid (medical/food etc) to those that need it.
So, by sending in unarmed personnel in battle-torn areas? Got it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Sep 02, 2013, 10:11:03 PM
We don't have the politicians today to handle the Syria civil war with the caution, empathy, intelligence and resolve it requires. We are not even close.

The UN security Council has proven itself unable to handle a dictator using WMDs on his own populace repeatedly. To me, everybody involved have lost all credibility during this last week in particular.

Assad has outplayed the West and he knows it. Who cares if he loses some military hardware if the US and France makes some airstrikes? Russia will replenish whatever he loses the day after. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Sep 02, 2013, 11:04:16 PM
So let me get this straight, we shouldn't be doing anything, when people are being killed by chemical weapons outlawed by international law and is a big crime against humanity on top of all the other crimes against humanity?

Okay. I guess appeasement solves everything. They're not Americans, or Canadians, or British being killed by outlawed weapons, so why should we care? This won't reflect our principles at all.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 02, 2013, 11:55:40 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Sep 02, 2013, 11:04:16 PM
So let me get this straight, we shouldn't be doing anything, when people are being killed by chemical weapons outlawed by international law and is a big crime against humanity on top of all the other crimes against humanity?

Okay. I guess appeasement solves everything. They're not Americans, or Canadians, or British being killed by outlawed weapons, so why should we care? This won't reflect our principles at all.
It sure seems that way. I don't understand it but then again Syria doesn't have any riches to spoil.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Sep 03, 2013, 01:45:20 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Sep 02, 2013, 11:04:16 PM
So let me get this straight, we shouldn't be doing anything, when people are being killed by chemical weapons outlawed by international law and is a big crime against humanity on top of all the other crimes against humanity?

Okay. I guess appeasement solves everything. They're not Americans, or Canadians, or British being killed by outlawed weapons, so why should we care? This won't reflect our principles at all.
The United States does not need to free the shit out of these folks this time around. We need to sit it out. Even if President Obama wants to stick to a very limited approach, what did we call Operation Iraqi Freedom? Yeah..

I believe evil men like Assad and Kim Jong-un should be stopped, but if we're gonna do that, then we need to find a way that will keep a permanent resolution there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Sep 03, 2013, 02:00:16 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Sep 02, 2013, 11:04:16 PM
So let me get this straight, we shouldn't be doing anything, when people are being killed by chemical weapons outlawed by international law and is a big crime against humanity on top of all the other crimes against humanity?

Okay. I guess appeasement solves everything. They're not Americans, or Canadians, or British being killed by outlawed weapons, so why should we care? This won't reflect our principles at all.

Why does it have to be our problem? Why is it that America has to be the world's police officer? The last thing the country needs is another war. We've intervened enough in the Middle East and look what it's gotten us: jack diddly shit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Sep 03, 2013, 03:17:48 AM
I don't follow that "world police officer" talk as I'm not one for politics because it's best avoided, I just have a humanitarian opinion.

Something has to be done, I'm not saying America has to rush in, but something has to be done though, eventually.

As Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in the UN said "the conflict in Syria is a test of everything this organization stands for." Oh, he's South Korean by the way not American, just thought I'd mention that.



P.S

Syria should actually be more worried about France. France once said that if Syria were to use chemical weapons in the civil war France promised a "massive and blistering" response.

And you folks are worried about America...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 03, 2013, 05:59:11 AM
QuoteWhy is it that America has to be the world's police officer?

Since America set themselves up as the world's police officer since WW2.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Sep 03, 2013, 11:45:08 AM
What I find to be amusing is that the people who insisted that the US should invade Iraq and Afghanistan when Bush 43 was in office are now against going to Syria with anti-Obama commentary.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 03, 2013, 12:01:39 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Sep 02, 2013, 11:04:16 PM
So let me get this straight, we shouldn't be doing anything, when people are being killed by chemical weapons outlawed by international law and is a big crime against humanity on top of all the other crimes against humanity?

Okay. I guess appeasement solves everything. They're not Americans, or Canadians, or British being killed by outlawed weapons, so why should we care? This won't reflect our principles at all.

What are you talking about? The issue is not which nationality they represent. It's about policing the affairs of another nation when historically, it's been shown to have negative consequences. The moment another country interferes in the affairs of another nation is when things go to shit. If you don't believe me, look at the supposed good that's come out of Afghanistan or Iraq.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 03, 2013, 12:11:40 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Sep 03, 2013, 11:45:08 AM
What I find to be amusing is that the people who insisted that the US should invade Iraq and Afghanistan when Bush 43 was in office are now against going to Syria with anti-Obama commentary.
That was essentially what people were doing here. Protesting Obama under the guise of it's Syria's problem. Eh more like name-calling and shouting really. Stupid bastards.

I'm for a massive attack that would include troops. You do not make war half-assed. If you're going to wage war you wage it to win. The UN is doing exactly what it was intended to do and that was to be a forum to prevent war. However if this is allowed to go unabated then there is nothing to stop it from happening in any number of other countries.

I mean really. Who the hell thinks this is "not our problem"? It is everyone's problem. There's not one damn possible good outcome at all here.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Sep 03, 2013, 12:15:09 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 03, 2013, 12:01:39 PM
What are you talking about? The issue is not which nationality they represent. It's about policing the affairs of another nation when historically, it's been shown to have negative consequences. The moment another country interferes in the affairs of another nation is when things go to shit. If you don't believe me, look at the supposed good that's come out of Afghanistan or Iraq.
It's not that cut and dry. Each invasion had its own circumstances. The Iraq invasion was based on false evidence and Afghanistan was based on faulty intel. Plus, there was a poor evaluation and estimate of the various groups (Taliban, et al.) and their intentions. There was little of that in 1940's Germany.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 03, 2013, 01:40:42 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Sep 03, 2013, 12:15:09 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 03, 2013, 12:01:39 PM
What are you talking about? The issue is not which nationality they represent. It's about policing the affairs of another nation when historically, it's been shown to have negative consequences. The moment another country interferes in the affairs of another nation is when things go to shit. If you don't believe me, look at the supposed good that's come out of Afghanistan or Iraq.
It's not that cut and dry. Each invasion had its own circumstances. The Iraq invasion was based on false evidence and Afghanistan was based on faulty intel. Plus, there was a poor evaluation and estimate of the various groups (Taliban, et al.) and their intentions. There was little of that in 1940's Germany.

You can't use 1940's Germany as an example in this case. Germany openly declared war against other European nations so going to war on a global scale was pretty much mandatory. Germany wanted to fight on a global scale. The conflict wasn't restricted to their borders only.

I'm referring to smaller incidents like the revolution in Syria, or Libya, or Egypt, etc... The best example I can think of is Rwanda. 800 000 people (roughly) died in one of the bloodiest genocides humanity has ever witnessed yet the outside world didn't really do much of anything to actually prevent and look where Rwanda is today. It's still a third-world nation but the country was able to find some level of political stability on its own.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Sep 03, 2013, 05:45:02 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Sep 02, 2013, 09:56:27 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 02, 2013, 12:28:29 PM
What? I'm responding to whiterabbit who responded to Rich.
But you're sticking your nose into another country's business. No, no!
;)

Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Sep 02, 2013, 07:27:20 PMI don't think any nation should get involved militarily in a civil war. Killing Syrians to stop Syrians killing Syrians.
Kinda like killing Germans to stop Germans from killing Germans and non-Germans.

It's not the same. Germany invaded another country. This is a civil war.

Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Sep 02, 2013, 07:27:20 PMThis should be resolved with peace processes whilst giving aid (medical/food etc) to those that need it.
So, by sending in unarmed personnel in battle-torn areas? Got it.

They could go in with UN peacekeepers, not a force there to ''dismantle the Syrian military'' people who are there just to ensure aid workers aren't killed
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Sep 03, 2013, 09:46:40 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 03, 2013, 01:40:42 PMYou can't use 1940's Germany as an example in this case.
Oh, shit! Did I say 1940s? I meant 1930s Germany! Sorry for the confusion.

Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 03, 2013, 01:40:42 PMGermany openly declared war against other European nations so going to war on a global scale was pretty much mandatory. Germany wanted to fight on a global scale. The conflict wasn't restricted to their borders only.
Consider that there are other countries at stake, too, like Turkey.

Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 03, 2013, 01:40:42 PMI'm referring to smaller incidents like the revolution in Syria, or Libya, or Egypt, etc... The best example I can think of is Rwanda. 800 000 people (roughly) died in one of the bloodiest genocides humanity has ever witnessed yet the outside world didn't really do much of anything to actually prevent and look where Rwanda is today.
Africa?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Sep 04, 2013, 09:34:33 AM
Ariel Castro was found dead in his jail cell this morning, apparently suicide.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Sep 04, 2013, 12:14:50 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Sep 04, 2013, 09:34:33 AM
Ariel Castro was found dead in his jail cell this morning, apparently suicide.
He found out he was male. Sad. I liked The Little Mermaid.
:'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 04, 2013, 12:28:57 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Sep 03, 2013, 09:46:40 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 03, 2013, 01:40:42 PMGermany openly declared war against other European nations so going to war on a global scale was pretty much mandatory. Germany wanted to fight on a global scale. The conflict wasn't restricted to their borders only.
Consider that there are other countries at stake, too, like Turkey.

Until the conflict goes beyond their border, the Turks don't have to take up arms. They should be prepared for something spilling over but that doesn't mean they should invade Germany and settle things themselves.

Quote from: maledoro on Sep 03, 2013, 09:46:40 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 03, 2013, 01:40:42 PMI'm referring to smaller incidents like the revolution in Syria, or Libya, or Egypt, etc... The best example I can think of is Rwanda. 800 000 people (roughly) died in one of the bloodiest genocides humanity has ever witnessed yet the outside world didn't really do much of anything to actually prevent and look where Rwanda is today.
Africa?

Well I don't mean Eastern Europe :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Sep 04, 2013, 12:46:07 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 04, 2013, 12:28:57 PMUntil the conflict goes beyond their border, the Turks don't have to take up arms. They should be prepared for something spilling over but that doesn't mean they should invade Germany and settle things themselves.
A lot of shelling was spilling into Turkey as Syria was trying to kill fleeing refugees.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 04, 2013, 01:12:36 PM
In which case, their involvement would be warranted but that's only after they've been hit. They didn't do what the U.S. normally seems to do and say, "Yeah, we kinda need resource X and because we're giant asshats, we'll cook up a story about WMDs and go ahead and invade. We'll deal with the bad PR later."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Sep 04, 2013, 02:05:11 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 04, 2013, 01:12:36 PMIn which case, their involvement would be warranted but that's only after they've been hit.
That warrant is almost a year overdue (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9592461/Turkey-retaliates-after-second-Syrian-shell-hits-village.html).

Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 04, 2013, 01:12:36 PMThey didn't do what the U.S. normally seems to do and say, "Yeah, we kinda need resource X and because we're giant asshats, we'll cook up a story about WMDs and go ahead and invade. We'll deal with the bad PR later."
Bush 43 is an example of normality?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 04, 2013, 02:42:32 PM
That was a specific example but it's not the first time the U.S. has exercised faux police powers and pushed other nations around to suit its own interests. Bush 41 did it with Iraq, Ford did it with Pinochet, Obama did it with Palestine and Hamas, Kennedy did it with Castro...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Sep 04, 2013, 02:57:35 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 04, 2013, 02:42:32 PM
That was a specific example but it's not the first time the U.S. has exercised faux police powers and pushed other nations around to suit its own interests. Bush 41 did it with Iraq, Ford did it with Pinochet, Obama did it with Palestine and Hamas, Kennedy did it with Castro...
Nevertheless, you agreed that the US should take action if Syria's whacky hijinks should spill out of their borders; they have. Visiting Syria has legitimacy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 04, 2013, 03:26:00 PM
No I didn't. When did I say that?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Sep 04, 2013, 03:52:14 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 04, 2013, 03:26:00 PM
No I didn't. When did I say that?

Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 04, 2013, 01:12:36 PMIn which case, their involvement would be warranted but that's only after they've been hit.
They've been hit. Time to gear up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 04, 2013, 03:54:47 PM
...I was referring to Turkey. Unless Turkey is somehow an extension of America?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Sep 04, 2013, 03:56:46 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 04, 2013, 03:54:47 PM
...I was referring to Turkey.
So was I.

Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 04, 2013, 03:54:47 PMUnless Turkey is somehow an extension of America?
Only on Thanksgiving Day.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DC on Sep 04, 2013, 04:05:38 PM
From 2 days ago but idgaf. (http://rt.com/news/lavrov-chemicals-syria-secret-295/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Sep 04, 2013, 11:23:32 PM
And they say there's no justice in the world...

http://news.sky.com/story/1136523/rapist-discovers-his-victim-had-hiv (http://news.sky.com/story/1136523/rapist-discovers-his-victim-had-hiv)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: coolbreeze on Sep 05, 2013, 07:15:50 AM
So, I'm going to hell...

http://au.sports.yahoo.com/news/article/-/18764446/dwarf-set-on-fire-at-end-of-season-aussie-rules-party/ (http://au.sports.yahoo.com/news/article/-/18764446/dwarf-set-on-fire-at-end-of-season-aussie-rules-party/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 05, 2013, 11:38:37 AM
Quote from: coolbreeze on Sep 05, 2013, 07:15:50 AM
So, I'm going to hell...

http://au.sports.yahoo.com/news/article/-/18764446/dwarf-set-on-fire-at-end-of-season-aussie-rules-party/ (http://au.sports.yahoo.com/news/article/-/18764446/dwarf-set-on-fire-at-end-of-season-aussie-rules-party/)

Risking burning someone to death...hilarious ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Sep 05, 2013, 01:59:24 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Sep 03, 2013, 11:45:08 AM
What I find to be amusing is that the people who insisted that the US should invade Iraq and Afghanistan when Bush 43 was in office are now against going to Syria with anti-Obama commentary.



So true, What's more depressing is this meme that seems to be catching on with the twenty something confused libertarian/conservative crowd.



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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 05, 2013, 03:27:55 PM
It can't be helped that there are fools out there who still believe Obama is some sort of Heaven-sent saviour.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Sep 05, 2013, 07:14:15 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Sep 05, 2013, 01:59:24 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Sep 03, 2013, 11:45:08 AM
What I find to be amusing is that the people who insisted that the US should invade Iraq and Afghanistan when Bush 43 was in office are now against going to Syria with anti-Obama commentary.



So true, What's more depressing is this meme that seems to be catching on with the twenty something confused libertarian/conservative crowd.



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It's because libertarians and conservatives have selective goldfish memory.





Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 05, 2013, 03:27:55 PM
It can't be helped that there are fools out there who still believe Obama is some sort of Heaven-sent saviour.

No one believes that Obama is Jesus reborn. Compare that to the Tea-Con-Tarian crowd on the other hand who firmly believes that Obama is the Anti-Christ for sure and has to be fought and repelled at any cost, even if it means to completely destroy the country (...and the rest of the world) while they're at it. If Obama says that the sky is blue the Right will throw a fit and call it orange. If Obama approves a right-wing policy/action, the Right will disapprove of it if it even if they were the ones who came up with in the first place.

Personally I don't know where I stand when it comes to Syria.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 05, 2013, 07:33:01 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Sep 05, 2013, 07:14:15 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Sep 05, 2013, 01:59:24 PM
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It's because libertarians and conservatives have selective goldfish memory.
Everybody does that to a certain extent.  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Sep 05, 2013, 07:46:46 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Sep 05, 2013, 07:33:01 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Sep 05, 2013, 07:14:15 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Sep 05, 2013, 01:59:24 PM
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It's because libertarians and conservatives have selective goldfish memory.
Everybody does that to a certain extent.  :P

Of course. But there is convenient selectiveness & cherry-picking, and then there is complete dementia, shameless history revision and paranoia disillusions. For every day that passes by the Right's denial and the drifting into darker, murkier and more wingnut ridden waters is taking them further and further out the fringe, silencing and pushing away the moderates and the ones who look for solutions rather than complete obstruction and gridlock.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Sep 05, 2013, 11:03:32 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 05, 2013, 03:27:55 PM
It can't be helped that there are fools out there who still believe Obama is some sort of Heaven-sent saviour.

He did save us in Independence Day...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Sep 06, 2013, 12:55:14 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 05, 2013, 03:27:55 PMIt can't be helped that there are fools out there who still believe Obama is some sort of Heaven-sent saviour.
Aside from right-wing hate radio, I've never known of their existence. I've known lots of people who have voted for him (myself, included) and I have never heard anyone of them beatifying him.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Sep 06, 2013, 03:27:57 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Sep 05, 2013, 07:46:46 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Sep 05, 2013, 07:33:01 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Sep 05, 2013, 07:14:15 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Sep 05, 2013, 01:59:24 PM
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It's because libertarians and conservatives have selective goldfish memory.
Everybody does that to a certain extent.  :P

Of course. But there is convenient selectiveness & cherry-picking, and then there is complete dementia, shameless history revision and paranoia disillusions. For every day that passes by the Right's denial and the drifting into darker, murkier and more wingnut ridden waters is taking them further and further out the fringe, silencing and pushing away the moderates and the ones who look for solutions rather than complete obstruction and gridlock.

I think this is due to the left becoming more centre Left, so the right have to go more nutjob extreme right to find a base.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 06, 2013, 11:06:51 AM
Quote from: maledoro on Sep 06, 2013, 12:55:14 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 05, 2013, 03:27:55 PMIt can't be helped that there are fools out there who still believe Obama is some sort of Heaven-sent saviour.
Aside from right-wing hate radio, I've never known of their existence. I've known lots of people who have voted for him (myself, included) and I have never heard anyone of them beatifying him.

Lol, I didn't mean that literally. Sorry, I should've clarified. There are people who are still on the "Hope" and "Yes We Can" bandwagon. If that works for you, whatever, but they're deluding themselves.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Sep 06, 2013, 11:59:34 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 06, 2013, 11:06:51 AMLol, I didn't mean that literally. Sorry, I should've clarified. There are people who are still on the "Hope" and "Yes We Can" bandwagon. If that works for you, whatever, but they're deluding themselves.
Well, let's see: the economy has picked up over the past few years and unemployment has dropped. Based on that, yes we can hope for a better three more years; provided that Boehner and his buddies don't misbehave even worse.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: m41guy on Sep 06, 2013, 12:03:31 PM
Quote from: Rong on Sep 06, 2013, 03:27:57 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Sep 05, 2013, 07:46:46 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Sep 05, 2013, 07:33:01 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Sep 05, 2013, 07:14:15 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Sep 05, 2013, 01:59:24 PM
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It's because libertarians and conservatives have selective goldfish memory.
Everybody does that to a certain extent.  :P

Of course. But there is convenient selectiveness & cherry-picking, and then there is complete dementia, shameless history revision and paranoia disillusions. For every day that passes by the Right's denial and the drifting into darker, murkier and more wingnut ridden waters is taking them further and further out the fringe, silencing and pushing away the moderates and the ones who look for solutions rather than complete obstruction and gridlock.

I think this is due to the left becoming more centre Left, so the right have to go more nutjob extreme right to find a base.




I think it has more to do with cons/libert(and America in general), being war weary and how financially the US can't really afford another war.  The economy needs to be fixed at home, MUCH more so than aiding one enemy to fight another(AQ/Muslim Brootherhood the rebels vs Hezbollah, Assad).  Should let our enemies kill each other. 

Really, I mean we are going to intervene in this 2+ year war after 100,000 people have died now because chemical weapons are being used?!  Let's not do anything about the millions that have died in Sudan over going to the wrong church.  Puhleeze, the stench of this false righteousness is worse than week old curry. 


It's political posturing over natural resources, plain and simple.  It's the US being the muscle for Saudi oil(Saudis who are funding the rebels), vs a proposed Natural gas pipeline that would extend from Syria to Russia. 


And for what it's worth, the meme is funny. 

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 06, 2013, 12:05:21 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Sep 06, 2013, 11:59:34 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 06, 2013, 11:06:51 AMLol, I didn't mean that literally. Sorry, I should've clarified. There are people who are still on the "Hope" and "Yes We Can" bandwagon. If that works for you, whatever, but they're deluding themselves.
Well, let's see: the economy has picked up over the past few years and unemployment has dropped. Based on that, yes we can hope for a better three more years; provided that Boehner and his buddies don't misbehave even worse.

What about an increase in U.S. military action in Iraq coupled with a higher debt than Bush ever gave you when he was in office?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Sep 06, 2013, 12:26:25 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 06, 2013, 12:05:21 PMWhat about an increase in U.S. military action in Iraq coupled with a higher debt than Bush ever gave you when he was in office?
You mean the increase that took place during and after him taking troops out of Iraq? There are less people there than before.

As for there being a higher debt, you can't really blame him for that. A lot of it is from interest from what was spent before him being in office and the fact that the Republicans don't want to raise taxes to pay it off.

I'm going to make it easy for all of us. When it comes to the US economy still not being up to snuff, whenever someone says "Obama", I'm going to say "Boehner". Check out the Senate and House websites to see who votes for what, instead of listening to Rush Limbaugh or Ezra Levant.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Sep 06, 2013, 12:32:44 PM
Quote from: m41guy on Sep 06, 2013, 12:03:31 PM
Quote from: Rong on Sep 06, 2013, 03:27:57 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Sep 05, 2013, 07:46:46 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Sep 05, 2013, 07:33:01 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Sep 05, 2013, 07:14:15 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Sep 05, 2013, 01:59:24 PM
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It's because libertarians and conservatives have selective goldfish memory.
Everybody does that to a certain extent.  :P

Of course. But there is convenient selectiveness & cherry-picking, and then there is complete dementia, shameless history revision and paranoia disillusions. For every day that passes by the Right's denial and the drifting into darker, murkier and more wingnut ridden waters is taking them further and further out the fringe, silencing and pushing away the moderates and the ones who look for solutions rather than complete obstruction and gridlock.

I think this is due to the left becoming more centre Left, so the right have to go more nutjob extreme right to find a base.




I think it has more to do with cons/libert(and America in general), being war weary and how financially the US can't really afford another war.  The economy needs to be fixed at home, MUCH more so than aiding one enemy to fight another(AQ/Muslim Brootherhood the rebels vs Hezbollah, Assad).  Should let our enemies kill each other. 

Really, I mean we are going to intervene in this 2+ year war after 100,000 people have died now because chemical weapons are being used?!  Let's not do anything about the millions that have died in Sudan over going to the wrong church.  Puhleeze, the stench of this false righteousness is worse than week old curry. 


It's political posturing over natural resources, plain and simple.  It's the US being the muscle for Saudi oil(Saudis who are funding the rebels), vs a proposed Natural gas pipeline that would extend from Syria to Russia. 


And for what it's worth, the meme is funny.

Military industrial complex is good for the US
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Sep 06, 2013, 01:58:59 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Sep 06, 2013, 12:26:25 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 06, 2013, 12:05:21 PMWhat about an increase in U.S. military action in Iraq coupled with a higher debt than Bush ever gave you when he was in office?
You mean the increase that took place during and after him taking troops out of Iraq? There are less people there than before.

As for there being a higher debt, you can't really blame him for that. A lot of it is from interest from what was spent before him being in office and the fact that the Republicans don't want to raise taxes to pay it off.

I'm going to make it easy for all of us. When it comes to the US economy still not being up to snuff, whenever someone says "Obama", I'm going to say "Boehner". Check out the Senate and House websites to see who votes for what, instead of listening to Rush Limbaugh or Ezra Levant.




Lol Boehners! Boehners in the Hizzzouse!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Sep 06, 2013, 02:38:48 PM
Quote from: m41guy on Sep 06, 2013, 12:03:31 PM
I think it has more to do with cons/libert(and America in general), being war weary and how financially the US can't really afford another war.  The economy needs to be fixed at home, MUCH more so than aiding one enemy to fight another(AQ/Muslim Brootherhood the rebels vs Hezbollah, Assad).  Should let our enemies kill each other. 

Really, I mean we are going to intervene in this 2+ year war after 100,000 people have died now because chemical weapons are being used?!  Let's not do anything about the millions that have died in Sudan over going to the wrong church.  Puhleeze, the stench of this false righteousness is worse than week old curry. 


It's political posturing over natural resources, plain and simple.  It's the US being the muscle for Saudi oil(Saudis who are funding the rebels), vs a proposed Natural gas pipeline that would extend from Syria to Russia. 


And for what it's worth, the meme is funny.

Of course it has to do with that. We only go to war if it's worth the payoff. We're not the world's Good Samaritan (despite what some people think). This war, like any other US war, is motivated by power/money. Even so, we have more of a 'legitimate' case this time around than let's say Gulf War I & II, Viet Nam etc. But no matter how you turn it around it is still us playing US World Police.

What is really funny though this time is that the Right all of a sudden behave all peacenik hippy-dippy "we shall overcome" / end US imperialism NOW!... (hmm...I wonder why?), when they have always been the first to support war (except for the Libertarians) no matter what. Kind of illustrates what I said earlier about how psychotic and wingnut crazy the right has become 'lately' (worse than ever).
If the Kenyan Muslim Communist President gives thumbs up for a war that the right-wing had a sever craving for and demanded just a couple of months ago, they will now stounchly say NO to it now, behaving all holier than thou. It's staggering, especially since we now have proof of chemical weapons being used against the Syrian population. Beyond hypocrisy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Sep 07, 2013, 11:51:05 AM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Sep 07, 2013, 09:42:08 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 06, 2013, 12:05:21 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Sep 06, 2013, 11:59:34 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 06, 2013, 11:06:51 AMLol, I didn't mean that literally. Sorry, I should've clarified. There are people who are still on the "Hope" and "Yes We Can" bandwagon. If that works for you, whatever, but they're deluding themselves.
Well, let's see: the economy has picked up over the past few years and unemployment has dropped. Based on that, yes we can hope for a better three more years; provided that Boehner and his buddies don't misbehave even worse.

What about an increase in U.S. military action in Iraq coupled with a higher debt than Bush ever gave you when he was in office?

What are you talking about? There has been a big decrease in troops in Iraq. They were either sent home or sent to Afghanistan.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DC on Sep 07, 2013, 10:28:16 PM
QuoteWhat about an increase in U.S. military action in Iraq coupled with a higher debt than Bush ever gave you when he was in office?

Wat?

Do you mean Afghanistan, Pakistan, Africa, or Yemen? Either of those 4 things would work in place of Iraq, which has seen reduced military presence.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Sep 08, 2013, 05:40:39 AM
http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/9646580/oklahoma-state-cowboys-told-report-alleging-pay-play (http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/9646580/oklahoma-state-cowboys-told-report-alleging-pay-play)


LOL
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Sep 09, 2013, 03:26:45 AM
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/10294082/Global-warming-No-actually-were-cooling-claim-scientists.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/10294082/Global-warming-No-actually-were-cooling-claim-scientists.html)

Day After Tomorrow. We didn't Listen!!

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: m41guy on Sep 09, 2013, 07:07:28 AM
The impending return to the ice age from the 70's to global warming the last 10 years and now back to cooling...ehh whatever it takes to fit the green agenda.


The good news is it looks like Santa is still doing fine and doesn't have beachfront property yet.  My kids will be thrilled.






Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 09, 2013, 07:16:53 AM
Here's some more "green agenda"...

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fnsidc.org%2Farcticseaicenews%2Ffiles%2F2000%2F09%2FFigure31-350x261.png&hash=27ae1028b552f6803dc99f3ff58e02ce429c0734)

But yeah, lets cherry pick record low of last year the fact it wasn't a record low again to say we're 'back to cooling'.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: m41guy on Sep 09, 2013, 07:41:08 AM
I'd buy into it more if it their wasn't such a dramatic change in "what we think is happening" over the last 30+ years is all, that's what I find funny. 

I buy more into the earth cooling than warming anyways.  Suppose I should have included a couple of smileys in there...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Sep 09, 2013, 07:42:28 AM
Quote from: SM on Sep 09, 2013, 07:16:53 AM
Here's some more "green agenda"...

http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/files/2000/09/Figure31-350x261.png

But yeah, lets cherry pick record low of last year the fact it wasn't a record low again to say we're 'back to cooling'.

+1
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 09, 2013, 07:45:10 AM
What 'dramatic change'?  There's a downward trend in the amount of sea ice over the last 35 years. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Sep 09, 2013, 07:46:56 AM
I remember the Northwest Passage opened for the first time in recorded history a few years back.

That speaks volumes as to what's going on with the ice.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 09, 2013, 03:12:19 PM
Since global warming came up, I want to point out that if you think global warming is a myth, then you really need to review Earth's history. We didn't go through an ice age and then emerge out of it due to magic.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DC on Sep 09, 2013, 03:15:25 PM
QuoteSince global warming came up, I want to point out that if you think global warming is a myth, then you really need to review Earth's history. We didn't go through an ice age and then emerge out of it due to magic.

I do however, believe that humans causing it is a myth and inaccurate, if you want to get technical about it, giant megalithic international conglomerates, and the shareholders that keep them running, are causing it, and are, ironically enough, the same people that run the 'tests' that procure the 'results' that show that humanity is 'speeding it up', and thus, are the same people that want to use this as an excuse to neuter the population, and keep us (the commoner) caged, controlled, and quarantined, like a virus.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 09, 2013, 03:23:26 PM
My point is that it is a naturally-occurring phenomenon. I do believe however that humans are helping aggravate it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DC on Sep 09, 2013, 03:34:35 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 09, 2013, 03:23:26 PM
My point is that it is a naturally-occurring phenomenon. I do believe however that humans are helping aggravate it.

I still don't believe the best course of action is to neuter us all (or . . . god forbid . . . a friggen carbon tax.)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 09, 2013, 04:04:54 PM
Wait, neuter us all?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Sep 09, 2013, 07:23:56 PM
Quote from: DC on Sep 09, 2013, 03:34:35 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 09, 2013, 03:23:26 PM
My point is that it is a naturally-occurring phenomenon. I do believe however that humans are helping aggravate it.

I still don't believe the best course of action is to neuter us all (or . . . god forbid . . . a friggen carbon tax.)

What the hell are you talking about???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Sep 09, 2013, 07:36:51 PM
Bob Barker is going a bit overboard with his spay 'n neuter campaign, apparently.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Sep 09, 2013, 07:49:26 PM
No thanks. Unless my genitalia has a terrorist bomb strapped to it, government has no business messing with my stuff.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Sep 09, 2013, 07:53:34 PM
But what about Bob Barker and his giant megalithic international conglomerates, huh?

What about Bob Barker and his giant megalithic international conglomerates?!!?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DC on Sep 09, 2013, 11:18:50 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Sep 09, 2013, 07:53:34 PM
But what about Bob Barker and his giant megalithic international conglomerates, huh?

What about Bob Barker and his giant megalithic international conglomerates?!!?

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Femob327.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk466%2FIdleMindzMEG%2FGIFs%2FHesRightYouKnowMorganFreeman_zps8afb3143.jpeg&hash=ff5686deb707a99169c5a63b297409d2f6365faf)

:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Sep 09, 2013, 11:24:01 PM
ALLAHU AKBAR!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 09, 2013, 11:33:06 PM
ALLAHU SAKBAR

Quote from: DC on Sep 09, 2013, 03:34:35 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 09, 2013, 03:23:26 PM
My point is that it is a naturally-occurring phenomenon. I do believe however that humans are helping aggravate it.

I still don't believe the best course of action is to neuter us all (or . . . god forbid . . . a friggen carbon tax.)

Yes because there are only two options and a carbon tax is worse than sterilisation.

Amazing that simply bashing the keyboard forms actual sentences...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DC on Sep 09, 2013, 11:40:47 PM
QuoteAmazing that simply bashing the keyboard forms actual sentences...

Yes, how on Earth did you possibly manage to accomplish such a feat?

Oh right, General Zod and kneel and all . . . ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 09, 2013, 11:40:54 PM
We're doomed. The ocean's failing as it quickly reaches it's carbon absorption limit. The big three factors in carbon pollution are industrialization, meat production and transportation... fat chance on any of those being solved. Way too many unstoppable scenarios on the horizon, such as the methane sealed under the permafrost of Siberia. If that goes we're f**ked, if the methane deposits off of south America go, we're f**ked. All the nice little ideas to scrub away the problem only work if we stopped all carbon pollution last December. So there. Enjoy it while it last. Cause believe it or not we are dead. Barring the return of space Jesus of course.

However in all seriousness there isn't much we can do. We've been greedy and the near future generations are going to suffer horribly for it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DC on Sep 09, 2013, 11:41:51 PM
QuoteHowever in all seriousness there isn't much we can do. We've been greedy and the near future generations are going to suffer horribly for it.

I have a bit of faith, as small a sliver and insignificant as it may be.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Sep 10, 2013, 06:08:18 AM
http://www.buzzfeed.com/jordanzakarin/blogger-calls-911-over-guy-using-cell-phone-at-toronto-film (http://www.buzzfeed.com/jordanzakarin/blogger-calls-911-over-guy-using-cell-phone-at-toronto-film)

.......lawl.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DC on Sep 10, 2013, 06:09:33 AM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Sep 10, 2013, 06:08:18 AM
http://www.buzzfeed.com/jordanzakarin/blogger-calls-911-over-guy-using-cell-phone-at-toronto-film (http://www.buzzfeed.com/jordanzakarin/blogger-calls-911-over-guy-using-cell-phone-at-toronto-film)

.......lawl.  :laugh:

O_O
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Sep 10, 2013, 06:11:44 AM
Using phones in cinemas is annoying as f**k... but something worth calling 911 about?

bahahhahahahahah
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 10, 2013, 11:41:59 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Sep 09, 2013, 11:40:54 PM
We're doomed. The ocean's failing as it quickly reaches it's carbon absorption limit. The big three factors in carbon pollution are industrialization, meat production and transportation... fat chance on any of those being solved. Way too many unstoppable scenarios on the horizon, such as the methane sealed under the permafrost of Siberia. If that goes we're f**ked, if the methane deposits off of south America go, we're f**ked. All the nice little ideas to scrub away the problem only work if we stopped all carbon pollution last December. So there. Enjoy it while it last. Cause believe it or not we are dead. Barring the return of space Jesus of course.

However in all seriousness there isn't much we can do. We've been greedy and the near future generations are going to suffer horribly for it.

Have you seen the documentary, "Surviving Progress"? It's quite good. It's a bit gloomy but speaks to the plight of the planet and what it means for future generations.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Sep 10, 2013, 12:29:51 PM
http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/sep/10/david-attenborough-human-evolution-stopped (http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/sep/10/david-attenborough-human-evolution-stopped)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Terx2 on Sep 10, 2013, 12:42:43 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Sep 10, 2013, 12:29:51 PM
http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/sep/10/david-attenborough-human-evolution-stopped (http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/sep/10/david-attenborough-human-evolution-stopped)

Human evolution has stopped! Why am I not surprised. I guess it's lucky that we aren't devolving...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DC on Sep 10, 2013, 02:07:37 PM
Maybe that's a good thing. Now we just need to focus on evolving mentally.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 10, 2013, 02:11:41 PM
We have, that's why we have the technology we do. The problem is that our biology, however, hasn't evolved to make proper use of it. That's why the world is in the shape it's in.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DC on Sep 10, 2013, 02:23:06 PM
We think too much and feel too little, in the wise words of Charles Chaplin.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Sep 10, 2013, 03:04:59 PM
Quote from: Terx2 on Sep 10, 2013, 12:42:43 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Sep 10, 2013, 12:29:51 PM
http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/sep/10/david-attenborough-human-evolution-stopped (http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/sep/10/david-attenborough-human-evolution-stopped)

Human evolution has stopped! Why am I not surprised. I guess it's lucky that we aren't devolving...
He didn't actually say that in the article, so the link title is misleading.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DC on Sep 10, 2013, 03:50:25 PM
Quote from: BANE on Sep 10, 2013, 03:04:59 PM
Quote from: Terx2 on Sep 10, 2013, 12:42:43 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Sep 10, 2013, 12:29:51 PM
http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/sep/10/david-attenborough-human-evolution-stopped (http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/sep/10/david-attenborough-human-evolution-stopped)

Human evolution has stopped! Why am I not surprised. I guess it's lucky that we aren't devolving...
He didn't actually say that in the article, so the link title is misleading.
After re-reading it I agree with you on this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Sep 10, 2013, 04:44:21 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIsnbUxAPhs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIsnbUxAPhs#)

Shocking how they treat the father.

Hes going on AVFM News Radio at 9pm tonight,read the description.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 10, 2013, 05:26:56 PM
Quote from: Effectz on Sep 10, 2013, 04:44:21 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIsnbUxAPhs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIsnbUxAPhs#)

Shocking how they treat the father.

Hes going on AVFM News Radio at 9pm tonight,read the description.
f**king idiots.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Sep 10, 2013, 08:14:53 PM
Quote from: Terx2 on Sep 10, 2013, 12:42:43 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Sep 10, 2013, 12:29:51 PM
http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/sep/10/david-attenborough-human-evolution-stopped (http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/sep/10/david-attenborough-human-evolution-stopped)

Human evolution has stopped! Why am I not surprised. I guess it's lucky that we aren't devolving...
Meh. Sometimes when I hear people say "humans are a plague on Earth", I think they've forgotten that the damage we've done doesn't even come close to some of the natural disasters that have threatened life on Earth or the very planet itself (which simply redirects evolution most of the time). Mammals were born from mass extinction. Even the first prokaryotes died so oxygen suckers could live.

Someone commented in the article and said that as long as a species is around, it will continue to evolve. Humans aren't like any other species on Earth, so why should we assume that we must evolve solely by what our environment molds us into? Maybe the ultimate goal of evolution is to create a species intelligent enough to steer it's own course wherever it wants.

As for overpopulation, technology will have to keep improving to support these mega population projections, otherwise they'll just plateau. Having way too many people on the planet does worry me about the quality of life in the future. What will happen when science finds a way to extend human life?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Sep 10, 2013, 08:33:55 PM
Quote from: DC on Sep 10, 2013, 02:23:06 PMWe think too much and feel too little, in the wise words of Charles Chaplin.
Unless you're a redneck.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Sep 10, 2013, 10:31:31 PM
Quote from: Terx2 on Sep 10, 2013, 12:42:43 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Sep 10, 2013, 12:29:51 PM
http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/sep/10/david-attenborough-human-evolution-stopped (http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/sep/10/david-attenborough-human-evolution-stopped)

Human evolution has stopped! Why am I not surprised. I guess it's lucky that we aren't devolving...

Some of his arguments are really out there, when viewed in a larger context. The article almost makes it sound like that he thinks of our ability to counter natural selection, as a disadvantage to the human race.

As for evolution, I've read that most biologists and genetic researchers today agree that we have pretty much peaked as a species from a biological standpoint. Our 'modern' brains are not that different than the brain of a human who lived 10.000 years ago.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Terx2 on Sep 11, 2013, 07:33:57 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 10, 2013, 02:11:41 PM
We have, that's why we have the technology we do. The problem is that our biology, however, hasn't evolved to make proper use of it. That's why the world is in the shape it's in.

We have technology but we don't use it to its full potential. If we did at least half of our problems would be solved.

Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Sep 10, 2013, 08:14:53 PM
Quote from: Terx2 on Sep 10, 2013, 12:42:43 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Sep 10, 2013, 12:29:51 PM
http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/sep/10/david-attenborough-human-evolution-stopped (http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/sep/10/david-attenborough-human-evolution-stopped)

Human evolution has stopped! Why am I not surprised. I guess it's lucky that we aren't devolving...
Meh. Sometimes when I hear people say "humans are a plague on Earth", I think they've forgotten that the damage we've done doesn't even come close to some of the natural disasters that have threatened life on Earth or the very planet itself (which simply redirects evolution most of the time). Mammals were born from mass extinction. Even the first prokaryotes died so oxygen suckers could live.

Someone commented in the article and said that as long as a species is around, it will continue to evolve. Humans aren't like any other species on Earth, so why should we assume that we must evolve solely by what our environment molds us into? Maybe the ultimate goal of evolution is to create a species intelligent enough to steer it's own course wherever it wants.

As for overpopulation, technology will have to keep improving to support these mega population projections, otherwise they'll just plateau. Having way too many people on the planet does worry me about the quality of life in the future. What will happen when science finds a way to extend human life?

Thats the thing. Its thanks to our technology we can live longer and save the ones who would otherwise perish during birth or help us give life to the next generation. Repair limbs and replace organs and such. But overpopulation is an issue. Feeding everyone would get a lot harder. Plus extending human life. I personally wouldn't take it unless there was no other way I would get to see my grandchildren. Besides the rich would mostly take it for themselves like my dad said to me "The rich fear two things. Death and becoming poor." if they can prevent one of the these they will still retain power amongst the rest of us.

Quote from: DC on Sep 10, 2013, 03:50:25 PM
Quote from: BANE on Sep 10, 2013, 03:04:59 PM
Quote from: Terx2 on Sep 10, 2013, 12:42:43 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Sep 10, 2013, 12:29:51 PM
http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/sep/10/david-attenborough-human-evolution-stopped (http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/sep/10/david-attenborough-human-evolution-stopped)

Human evolution has stopped! Why am I not surprised. I guess it's lucky that we aren't devolving...
He didn't actually say that in the article, so the link title is misleading.
After re-reading it I agree with you on this.

Well the title might need a bit of work but the message it sends is still there.

Quote from: Eva on Sep 10, 2013, 10:31:31 PM
Quote from: Terx2 on Sep 10, 2013, 12:42:43 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Sep 10, 2013, 12:29:51 PM
http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/sep/10/david-attenborough-human-evolution-stopped (http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/sep/10/david-attenborough-human-evolution-stopped)

Human evolution has stopped! Why am I not surprised. I guess it's lucky that we aren't devolving...

Some of his arguments are really out there, when viewed in a larger context. The article almost makes it sound like that he thinks of our ability to counter natural selection, as a disadvantage to the human race.

As for evolution, I've read that most biologists and genetic researchers today agree that we have pretty much peaked as a species from a biological standpoint. Our 'modern' brains are not that different than the brain of a human who lived 10.000 years ago.

Well there is three ways this can play out. One we accept we can't evolve further. Two we force evolution somehow. Three we divert to more alterions of ourselves. It would take time for an entire species to evolve so two might not be possible. The thing is we do overcome natural selection. Viruses, Plagues and Diseases kill a lot of us but its thanks to our technology and scientists we either cure it or vactinate people to protect them from it easily. If it wasn't for the smart of us we would have died off long ago. If we don't learn more about our universe, our planet and ourselves we'll never expand.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 11, 2013, 11:54:06 AM
Quote from: Effectz on Sep 10, 2013, 04:44:21 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIsnbUxAPhs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIsnbUxAPhs#)

Shocking how they treat the father.

Hes going on AVFM News Radio at 9pm tonight,read the description.

This is f**king disgusting. Congratulations feminism, you have resulted in alienating yet another child from her father. I feel so badly for this man, you have no idea. That fat bitch deserves to be slapped upside the head.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Sep 12, 2013, 04:23:44 PM
http://t.news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/kerry-set-for-difficult-and-complicated-talks-on-syria-chemical-weapons-plan?tmx=1 (http://t.news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/kerry-set-for-difficult-and-complicated-talks-on-syria-chemical-weapons-plan?tmx=1)

QuoteThe looming meeting between Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov came two days after President Barack Obama addressed the country, announcing that he would put off a military strike and work with Russia, China and American allies to force Syria to give up its chemical weapons.

I like that idea. Rather than just outright striking (preferably), force Syria to give up it's chemical weapons while working with Russia. It's something.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 12, 2013, 05:25:05 PM
While I like that no strike will occur, I don't agree with forcing Syria to give up its weapons in principle. I disagree with it for the same reasons I don't agree with America telling Iran or North Korea they cannot have nuclear weapons.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Sep 12, 2013, 08:31:19 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F25.media.tumblr.com%2Ff6c11f677ffc72403d8d4150f41e1e43%2Ftumblr_msil8rVazn1qb5gkjo4_1280.jpg&hash=d85e226d41cca92fdef5aa5621ae904f84fb78d0)

They're rouge states doom one that used chemical weapons on their own people
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Sep 12, 2013, 08:37:19 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 11, 2013, 11:54:06 AM
Quote from: Effectz on Sep 10, 2013, 04:44:21 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIsnbUxAPhs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIsnbUxAPhs#)

Shocking how they treat the father.

Hes going on AVFM News Radio at 9pm tonight,read the description.

This is f**king disgusting. Congratulations feminism, you have resulted in alienating yet another child from her father. I feel so badly for this man, you have no idea. That fat bitch deserves to be slapped upside the head.

We're doing this again?  ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Sep 12, 2013, 08:39:13 PM
MRM FTW
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Terx2 on Sep 12, 2013, 09:33:42 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Sep 12, 2013, 04:23:44 PM
http://t.news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/kerry-set-for-difficult-and-complicated-talks-on-syria-chemical-weapons-plan?tmx=1 (http://t.news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/kerry-set-for-difficult-and-complicated-talks-on-syria-chemical-weapons-plan?tmx=1)

QuoteThe looming meeting between Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov came two days after President Barack Obama addressed the country, announcing that he would put off a military strike and work with Russia, China and American allies to force Syria to give up its chemical weapons.

I like that idea. Rather than just outright striking (preferably), force Syria to give up it's chemical weapons while working with Russia. It's something.

Funny. America telling another country to surrender over there weapons while they carry around theres and wave 'em around everyday ::) Its good that it might not lead to a fire fight :-\ But then again I'm always the optimist.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Sep 12, 2013, 09:37:26 PM
Quote from: Terx2 on Sep 12, 2013, 09:33:42 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Sep 12, 2013, 04:23:44 PM
http://t.news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/kerry-set-for-difficult-and-complicated-talks-on-syria-chemical-weapons-plan?tmx=1 (http://t.news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/kerry-set-for-difficult-and-complicated-talks-on-syria-chemical-weapons-plan?tmx=1)

QuoteThe looming meeting between Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov came two days after President Barack Obama addressed the country, announcing that he would put off a military strike and work with Russia, China and American allies to force Syria to give up its chemical weapons.

I like that idea. Rather than just outright striking (preferably), force Syria to give up it's chemical weapons while working with Russia. It's something.

Funny. America telling another country to surrender over there weapons while they carry around theres and wave 'em around everyday ::) Its good that it might not lead to a fire fight :-\ But then again I'm always the optimist.

America isn't using them on their own people, Syria is. Big difference.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Sep 13, 2013, 12:47:18 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.gawkerassets.com%2Fimg%2F18zu37y3j5ecmpng%2Fku-xlarge.png&hash=046ae0638d013cd1c1024bc52bbefa82c3d221e6)

http://unsdsn.org/happiness/ (http://unsdsn.org/happiness/)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 13, 2013, 01:49:34 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Sep 12, 2013, 08:37:19 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 11, 2013, 11:54:06 AM
Quote from: Effectz on Sep 10, 2013, 04:44:21 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIsnbUxAPhs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIsnbUxAPhs#)

Shocking how they treat the father.

Hes going on AVFM News Radio at 9pm tonight,read the description.

This is f**king disgusting. Congratulations feminism, you have resulted in alienating yet another child from her father. I feel so badly for this man, you have no idea. That fat bitch deserves to be slapped upside the head.

We're doing this again?  ::)

Wimminz are teh debil.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Sep 13, 2013, 02:06:01 AM
http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/12/4693710/the-end-of-kindness-weev-and-the-cult-of-the-angry-young-man (http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/12/4693710/the-end-of-kindness-weev-and-the-cult-of-the-angry-young-man)

Lol weev, but the article in general does go into the darker side of men being jerks on the internet.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 13, 2013, 02:56:59 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Sep 12, 2013, 09:37:26 PM
Quote from: Terx2 on Sep 12, 2013, 09:33:42 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Sep 12, 2013, 04:23:44 PM
http://t.news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/kerry-set-for-difficult-and-complicated-talks-on-syria-chemical-weapons-plan?tmx=1 (http://t.news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/kerry-set-for-difficult-and-complicated-talks-on-syria-chemical-weapons-plan?tmx=1)

QuoteThe looming meeting between Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov came two days after President Barack Obama addressed the country, announcing that he would put off a military strike and work with Russia, China and American allies to force Syria to give up its chemical weapons.

I like that idea. Rather than just outright striking (preferably), force Syria to give up it's chemical weapons while working with Russia. It's something.

Funny. America telling another country to surrender over there weapons while they carry around theres and wave 'em around everyday ::) Its good that it might not lead to a fire fight :-\ But then again I'm always the optimist.

America isn't using them on their own people, Syria is. Big difference.

So? That doesn't give America the right to unchallenged imperialist powers. They have no right to tell a sovereign nation what it can and can't do.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Sep 12, 2013, 08:37:19 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 11, 2013, 11:54:06 AM
Quote from: Effectz on Sep 10, 2013, 04:44:21 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIsnbUxAPhs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIsnbUxAPhs#)

Shocking how they treat the father.

Hes going on AVFM News Radio at 9pm tonight,read the description.

This is f**king disgusting. Congratulations feminism, you have resulted in alienating yet another child from her father. I feel so badly for this man, you have no idea. That fat bitch deserves to be slapped upside the head.

We're doing this again?  ::)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjz12QXnHBk#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjz12QXnHBk#ws)

Don't take my word for it. Unrelated case, but suffers from the same problem.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Sep 13, 2013, 03:19:51 AM
So then you approve of people being murdered by chemical weapons outlawed by international law launched by their own government?

Okay than.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 13, 2013, 03:25:34 AM
Yes.  That is precisely what he's saying.  Nailed it.  Nuff said.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Sep 13, 2013, 03:28:41 AM
Okay, yea, I overreacted.

I just totally disagree with that imperialism talk, I'm far more concerned with humanitarianism.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DC on Sep 13, 2013, 04:09:05 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 12, 2013, 05:25:05 PM
While I like that no strike will occur, I don't agree with forcing Syria to give up its weapons in principle. I disagree with it for the same reasons I don't agree with America telling Iran or North Korea they cannot have nuclear weapons.

Surprisingly, I disagree with none of this post.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Sep 13, 2013, 04:24:19 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 13, 2013, 02:56:59 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Sep 12, 2013, 09:37:26 PM
Quote from: Terx2 on Sep 12, 2013, 09:33:42 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Sep 12, 2013, 04:23:44 PM
http://t.news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/kerry-set-for-difficult-and-complicated-talks-on-syria-chemical-weapons-plan?tmx=1 (http://t.news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/kerry-set-for-difficult-and-complicated-talks-on-syria-chemical-weapons-plan?tmx=1)

QuoteThe looming meeting between Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov came two days after President Barack Obama addressed the country, announcing that he would put off a military strike and work with Russia, China and American allies to force Syria to give up its chemical weapons.

I like that idea. Rather than just outright striking (preferably), force Syria to give up it's chemical weapons while working with Russia. It's something.

Funny. America telling another country to surrender over there weapons while they carry around theres and wave 'em around everyday ::) Its good that it might not lead to a fire fight :-\ But then again I'm always the optimist.

America isn't using them on their own people, Syria is. Big difference.

So? That doesn't give America the right to unchallenged imperialist powers. They have no right to tell a sovereign nation what it can and can't do.

When it comes to shit like this im glad some one is, this isnt the dark ages, we living in an increasingly connected world shit like that shouldn't be happening this day and age its morally wrong to sit back and do nothing imho.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 13, 2013, 04:29:45 AM
It is wrong morally to sit back and do nothing.  If the Seppos want to do something about it though, they need to keep challenging Syria on it and gain support from other countries in order to try and isolate Syria until they'll comply.  Syria of course are well within their rights to tell the US and anyone else to f**k right off and mind their own business.

The US can't tell anyone what to do - just put enough pressure on them for them to eventually realise that complying is better than not.

Of course it's never so simply black and white despite what those on the extremes of "f**k the imperialist US" and "Won't somebody think of the children?!" might hope.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DC on Sep 13, 2013, 05:10:56 AM
I'm having a hard time finding any sympathy for the new global head of al-Qaeda, the perpetrators responsible for 9/11 in the first place, which claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 American citizens, and resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands innocent Iraqi civilians at the behest of a tyrant's cruel and delusional ambitions.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 13, 2013, 05:23:10 AM
Well there's a non-sequitur for you.

Don't try and blame the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis on Al Qaeda.  A lot of that is down to the Seppos and their suckhole allies starting shit they had no reason to start.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DC on Sep 13, 2013, 05:43:07 AM
The Iraq war had no good reason to be fought in the first place, it was based on unfounded accusations by the Bush administration basically seizing upon the 9/11 event (that I do believe they had a hand in wholeheartedly, just look at the Gulf of Tonkin, Operation Northwinds, and the Reichstag Fire) that Iraq had WMD'S (none were found) and that the Iraqi Gov't had connections to al-Qaeda (none were found). 9/11 was a scapegoat that sacrificed the lives of innocent people, on that date and beyond. If 9/11 had not happened then Bush would have had no good reason to launch an attack on a nation that, coincidentally, his father had a previous bitter rivalry with during the Gulf War in 1990-1991, which resulted in heavy American occupation of Saudi Arabia, which pissed off Osama bin-Laden, which prompted him to plan 9/11 throughout the 90s before following through with it in 2001 which the Bush admin could have easily prevented, but instead chose to capitalize off of due to Bush's inauguration a mere 7 and a half months prior beginning to appear to be nothing more than a lame-duck president.

But yeah, it's just a coincidence that his approval rating skyrocketed from an all-time-low to an all-time-high directly after 9/11. ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: coolbreeze on Sep 13, 2013, 05:56:49 AM
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Title: Re: In The News
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: coolbreeze on Sep 13, 2013, 06:03:16 AM
Quote from: SM on Sep 13, 2013, 05:57:43 AM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DC on Sep 13, 2013, 06:32:38 AM
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/11/opinion/the-bush-white-house-was-deaf-to-9-11-warnings.html?_r=0 (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/11/opinion/the-bush-white-house-was-deaf-to-9-11-warnings.html?_r=0)
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/4639380/ns/us_news-security/t/clarke-might-have-been-prevented/ (http://www.nbcnews.com/id/4639380/ns/us_news-security/t/clarke-might-have-been-prevented/)
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/7634313/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/t/cias-final-report-no-wmd-found-iraq/ (http://www.nbcnews.com/id/7634313/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/t/cias-final-report-no-wmd-found-iraq/)
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/01/12/wmd.search/ (http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/01/12/wmd.search/)
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/5223932/ns/us_news-security/t/panel-sees-no-link-between-iraq-al-qaida/ (http://www.nbcnews.com/id/5223932/ns/us_news-security/t/panel-sees-no-link-between-iraq-al-qaida/)
http://www.foxnews.com/story/2003/09/17/bush-no-link-between-iraq-sept-11-attacks/ (http://www.foxnews.com/story/2003/09/17/bush-no-link-between-iraq-sept-11-attacks/)
http://washington.cbslocal.com/2013/09/11/sen-paul-obama-now-asks-us-to-be-allies-with-al-qaeda/ (http://washington.cbslocal.com/2013/09/11/sen-paul-obama-now-asks-us-to-be-allies-with-al-qaeda/)
http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/06/opinion/bergen-chemical-weapons-syria/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/06/opinion/bergen-chemical-weapons-syria/index.html)

So no, it's not a theory, it's fact. Also I find it disturbing that you have yet to do any research into the shadiness behind dictatorships in Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE supporting "democracy"* in Syria.

(*For democracy read puppet-installment/imperialism.)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 13, 2013, 06:34:31 AM
How is all this 9/11 & Iraq stuff "news" though?

10 years ago perhaps...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: coolbreeze on Sep 13, 2013, 06:39:35 AM
Quote from: DC on Sep 13, 2013, 06:32:38 AM
Spoiler
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/11/opinion/the-bush-white-house-was-deaf-to-9-11-warnings.html?_r=0 (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/11/opinion/the-bush-white-house-was-deaf-to-9-11-warnings.html?_r=0)
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/4639380/ns/us_news-security/t/clarke-might-have-been-prevented/ (http://www.nbcnews.com/id/4639380/ns/us_news-security/t/clarke-might-have-been-prevented/)
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/7634313/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/t/cias-final-report-no-wmd-found-iraq/ (http://www.nbcnews.com/id/7634313/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/t/cias-final-report-no-wmd-found-iraq/)
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/01/12/wmd.search/ (http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/01/12/wmd.search/)
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/5223932/ns/us_news-security/t/panel-sees-no-link-between-iraq-al-qaida/ (http://www.nbcnews.com/id/5223932/ns/us_news-security/t/panel-sees-no-link-between-iraq-al-qaida/)
http://www.foxnews.com/story/2003/09/17/bush-no-link-between-iraq-sept-11-attacks/ (http://www.foxnews.com/story/2003/09/17/bush-no-link-between-iraq-sept-11-attacks/)
http://washington.cbslocal.com/2013/09/11/sen-paul-obama-now-asks-us-to-be-allies-with-al-qaeda/ (http://washington.cbslocal.com/2013/09/11/sen-paul-obama-now-asks-us-to-be-allies-with-al-qaeda/)
http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/06/opinion/bergen-chemical-weapons-syria/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/06/opinion/bergen-chemical-weapons-syria/index.html)

So no, it's not a theory, it's fact. Also I find it disturbing that you have yet to do any research into the shadiness behind dictatorships in Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE supporting "democracy"* in Syria.

(*For democracy read puppet-installment/imperialism.)
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DC on Sep 13, 2013, 07:45:42 AM
You

Quote from: coolbreeze on Sep 13, 2013, 06:39:35 AM
Quote from: DC on Sep 13, 2013, 06:32:38 AM
Spoiler
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/11/opinion/the-bush-white-house-was-deaf-to-9-11-warnings.html?_r=0 (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/11/opinion/the-bush-white-house-was-deaf-to-9-11-warnings.html?_r=0)
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/4639380/ns/us_news-security/t/clarke-might-have-been-prevented/ (http://www.nbcnews.com/id/4639380/ns/us_news-security/t/clarke-might-have-been-prevented/)
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/7634313/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/t/cias-final-report-no-wmd-found-iraq/ (http://www.nbcnews.com/id/7634313/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/t/cias-final-report-no-wmd-found-iraq/)
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/01/12/wmd.search/ (http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/01/12/wmd.search/)
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/5223932/ns/us_news-security/t/panel-sees-no-link-between-iraq-al-qaida/ (http://www.nbcnews.com/id/5223932/ns/us_news-security/t/panel-sees-no-link-between-iraq-al-qaida/)
http://www.foxnews.com/story/2003/09/17/bush-no-link-between-iraq-sept-11-attacks/ (http://www.foxnews.com/story/2003/09/17/bush-no-link-between-iraq-sept-11-attacks/)
http://washington.cbslocal.com/2013/09/11/sen-paul-obama-now-asks-us-to-be-allies-with-al-qaeda/ (http://washington.cbslocal.com/2013/09/11/sen-paul-obama-now-asks-us-to-be-allies-with-al-qaeda/)
http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/06/opinion/bergen-chemical-weapons-syria/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/06/opinion/bergen-chemical-weapons-syria/index.html)

So no, it's not a theory, it's fact. Also I find it disturbing that you have yet to do any research into the shadiness behind dictatorships in Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE supporting "democracy"* in Syria.

(*For democracy read puppet-installment/imperialism.)
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Quote from: SM on Sep 13, 2013, 06:34:31 AM
How is all this 9/11 & Iraq stuff "news" though?

10 years ago perhaps...

asking for it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: coolbreeze on Sep 13, 2013, 07:49:03 AM
Asking for 9/11?

DC, that's just low... :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DC on Sep 13, 2013, 07:52:03 AM
Quote from: coolbreeze on Sep 13, 2013, 07:49:03 AM
Asking for 9/11?

DC, that's just low... :-\

Right over your head . . .
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: coolbreeze on Sep 13, 2013, 07:53:33 AM
Quote from: DC on Sep 13, 2013, 07:52:03 AM
Quote from: coolbreeze on Sep 13, 2013, 07:49:03 AM
Asking for 9/11?

DC, that's just low... :-\

Right over your head . . .

Like 9m?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Sep 13, 2013, 08:26:29 AM
The first link is to an opinion page... :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DC on Sep 13, 2013, 08:52:49 AM
My bad. :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 13, 2013, 11:23:41 AM
In other news...

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/09/13/new_delhi_gang_rape_men_sentenced_to_death.html (http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/09/13/new_delhi_gang_rape_men_sentenced_to_death.html)

Well that was a long haul. While I don't disagree with the decision, does anyone think that their judgements may have been fueled by public anger rather than objective law-making?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 13, 2013, 11:28:21 AM
Possibly.

But there's already a death penalty for murder in India so it's not like they're making it up just for these f**kers.

Though I'm opposed to the death penalty in principle I will hypocritically not shed a tear for them. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 13, 2013, 11:51:45 AM
Hey I don't blame you. I feel the same way. We should remember though that rape is a multi-sex problem in India. Check this out.

http://toysoldier.wordpress.com/2013/03/06/a-sad-day-for-male-rape-victims-in-india/ (http://toysoldier.wordpress.com/2013/03/06/a-sad-day-for-male-rape-victims-in-india/)
http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Only-men-can-be-booked-for-rape/Article1-1021702.aspx (http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Only-men-can-be-booked-for-rape/Article1-1021702.aspx)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 13, 2013, 11:57:16 AM
I'm going to go out on a limb without any stats and say the female on male rape is miniscule compared to male on female - especially on the sub continent.

Kinda dumb for the law to restrict it to gender though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 13, 2013, 12:00:11 PM
Such stats wouldn't surprise me, but it's rather misandric to only book men for it.

In other news, here's an obituary that's making people smile it seems. (http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/09/12/obituary_about_abusive_mother_goes_viral_after_appearing_in_us_newspaper.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Sep 13, 2013, 12:18:13 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 13, 2013, 12:00:11 PM
Such stats wouldn't surprise me, but it's rather misandric to only book men for it.

In other news, here's an obituary that's making people smile it seems. (http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/09/12/obituary_about_abusive_mother_goes_viral_after_appearing_in_us_newspaper.html)

That's sad in more ways than one.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Sep 14, 2013, 02:40:17 PM
http://t.news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/syria-chemical-weapons-deal-reached-by-us-and-russia-1 (http://t.news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/syria-chemical-weapons-deal-reached-by-us-and-russia-1)

QuoteThe United States and Russia say they have reached an agreement on a framework for securing Syria's chemical weapons after the third day of intense negotiations in Geneva.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov say some elements of the deal include a timetable and how Syria must comply — and that if Syria fails, they will seek a Security Council resolution that could authorize military action.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 15, 2013, 03:17:43 AM
Sure, start a war with yet another country because they won't listen to your loudmouth. Pfft.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DC on Sep 15, 2013, 06:18:15 AM
At least another war seems to be temporarily averted.
Temporarily.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Sep 15, 2013, 08:34:55 PM
At least until another Middle Eastern leader accidentally farts or something at an international conference and the US is within smelling range.  ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Sep 15, 2013, 09:24:48 PM
So Assad got away with it... good for him. It pays to have a loyal friend in Putin and the weakest US and UK administrations in recent memory. Not that any of this will stop Kerry & co. in spinning and selling this development as a diplomatic victory.

I guess this is the true legacy of a decade under the Bush doctrine and the war weariness it has inflicted on the West.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 16, 2013, 11:22:12 AM
Quote from: BANE on Sep 15, 2013, 08:34:55 PM
At least until another Middle Eastern leader accidentally farts or something at an international conference and the US is within smelling range.  ::)

Well, only if it smells like oil in which case they'll come running with bells on.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 16, 2013, 11:28:47 AM
Quote from: Eva on Sep 15, 2013, 09:24:48 PM
So Assad got away with it... good for him. It pays to have a loyal friend in Putin and the weakest US and UK administrations in recent memory. Not that any of this will stop Kerry & co. in spinning and selling this development as a diplomatic victory.

I guess this is the true legacy of a decade under the Bush doctrine and the war weariness it has inflicted on the West.

A bunch of western troops didn't have to die?  What a disappointment.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DC on Sep 16, 2013, 11:46:51 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 16, 2013, 11:22:12 AM
Quote from: BANE on Sep 15, 2013, 08:34:55 PM
At least until another Middle Eastern leader accidentally farts or something at an international conference and the US is within smelling range.  ::)

Well, only if it smells like oil in which case they'll come running with bells on.

:laugh:

You wanna know a joke funnier than the one in your signature?

"Military Intelligence"

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Sep 16, 2013, 12:44:48 PM
Quote from: DC on Sep 16, 2013, 11:46:51 AM
You wanna know a joke funnier than the one in your signature?

"Military Intelligence"

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Groucho Marx = NB4U.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Sep 16, 2013, 12:55:39 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Sep 14, 2013, 02:40:17 PM
http://t.news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/syria-chemical-weapons-deal-reached-by-us-and-russia-1 (http://t.news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/syria-chemical-weapons-deal-reached-by-us-and-russia-1)

QuoteThe United States and Russia say they have reached an agreement on a framework for securing Syria's chemical weapons after the third day of intense negotiations in Geneva.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov say some elements of the deal include a timetable and how Syria must comply — and that if Syria fails, they will seek a Security Council resolution that could authorize military action.

None of wich could have been made without a believable threat of military action from the US. Makes me wonder if they were aiming for this result all along.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 16, 2013, 02:25:36 PM
maledoro, you will appreciate this one.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/15/holy-water-bacteria-dirty-unpure_n_3930407.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/15/holy-water-bacteria-dirty-unpure_n_3930407.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DC on Sep 16, 2013, 04:16:26 PM
Okay then . . .

"Political Science."

:)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 17, 2013, 12:39:01 AM
Guns (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/16/jonathan-ferrell-shot_n_3937175.html), guns (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/16/washington-navy-yard-shooting_n_3934027.html), and racism (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/16/miss-america-2014-win-racist_n_3935800.html)

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Sep 17, 2013, 12:54:11 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 16, 2013, 02:25:36 PM
maledoro, you will appreciate this one.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/15/holy-water-bacteria-dirty-unpure_n_3930407.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/15/holy-water-bacteria-dirty-unpure_n_3930407.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)
That reminds me of back in the '80s when AIDS appeared on the scene and Catholics were debating over whether or not to drink from communion chalices; whether their faith in God would protect them, whether they would offend God by not accepting His Blood (or worse yet, the priest. Or even worse, other parishoners), and other things to consider.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Sep 17, 2013, 02:41:12 AM
Time for some less  political news, have fun sleeping you Northampton SOBs
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/16/scary-clown-northhampton-england_n_3934290.html?ir=Weird+News (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/16/scary-clown-northhampton-england_n_3934290.html?ir=Weird+News)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 17, 2013, 02:52:22 AM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Sep 17, 2013, 02:56:29 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPdDdC4go6c# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPdDdC4go6c#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Terx2 on Sep 17, 2013, 03:09:43 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Sep 17, 2013, 02:41:12 AM
Time for some less  political news, have fun sleeping you Northampton SOBs
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/16/scary-clown-northhampton-england_n_3934290.html?ir=Weird+News (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/16/scary-clown-northhampton-england_n_3934290.html?ir=Weird+News)

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on Sep 17, 2013, 03:36:49 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Sep 17, 2013, 02:41:12 AM
Time for some less  political news, have fun sleeping you Northampton SOBs
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/16/scary-clown-northhampton-england_n_3934290.html?ir=Weird+News (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/16/scary-clown-northhampton-england_n_3934290.html?ir=Weird+News)
And then crime decreased by 100%.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 17, 2013, 04:21:12 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Sep 17, 2013, 02:41:12 AM
Time for some less  political news, have fun sleeping you Northampton SOBs
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/16/scary-clown-northhampton-england_n_3934290.html?ir=Weird+News (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/16/scary-clown-northhampton-england_n_3934290.html?ir=Weird+News)



Clearly an alien scout.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 17, 2013, 04:34:12 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Sep 17, 2013, 02:41:12 AM
Time for some less  political news, have fun sleeping you Northampton SOBs
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/16/scary-clown-northhampton-england_n_3934290.html?ir=Weird+News (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/16/scary-clown-northhampton-england_n_3934290.html?ir=Weird+News)
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooope
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Sep 17, 2013, 05:23:22 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Sep 17, 2013, 04:21:12 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Sep 17, 2013, 02:41:12 AM
Time for some less  political news, have fun sleeping you Northampton SOBs
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/16/scary-clown-northhampton-england_n_3934290.html?ir=Weird+News (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/16/scary-clown-northhampton-england_n_3934290.html?ir=Weird+News)



Clearly an alien scout.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TyKwMFaeoU# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TyKwMFaeoU#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on Sep 17, 2013, 11:35:10 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FEwvaB3c.jpg&hash=979eb5acf2e4049f8f3ebb97d0601bea781d7309)
QuoteA terrified homeowner got the shock of his life when he woke up to find an 8ft crocodile hiding under his bed.

The huge 330lb beast spent the entire night lying quietly under Guy Whittall's bed, as he slept blissfully unaware just centimetres away.

The giant croc stayed hidden for eight hours until the following morning - when Guy even perched on the edge of his bed as the deadly creature lay fractions away from his dangling feet.

Guy, 40, was only alerted to the bizarre scene at Humani Lodge in Zimbabwe, when he was enjoying some breakfast in the kitchen and heard the petrified screams of a housemaid.
Guy, who is a director at Humani, ran back to his room and was horrified to discover the enormous crocodile nestled under his bed.
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/get-out-of-bed--and-make-it-snappy--man-finds-8ft-crocodile-under-his-bed-which-hid-there-for-eight-hours-112810330.html#zcmmDb6 (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/get-out-of-bed--and-make-it-snappy--man-finds-8ft-crocodile-under-his-bed-which-hid-there-for-eight-hours-112810330.html#zcmmDb6)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DC on Sep 17, 2013, 11:43:23 PM
Quote from: Nightlord on Sep 17, 2013, 11:35:10 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FEwvaB3c.jpg&hash=979eb5acf2e4049f8f3ebb97d0601bea781d7309)
QuoteA terrified homeowner got the shock of his life when he woke up to find an 8ft crocodile hiding under his bed.

The huge 330lb beast spent the entire night lying quietly under Guy Whittall's bed, as he slept blissfully unaware just centimetres away.

The giant croc stayed hidden for eight hours until the following morning - when Guy even perched on the edge of his bed as the deadly creature lay fractions away from his dangling feet.

Guy, 40, was only alerted to the bizarre scene at Humani Lodge in Zimbabwe, when he was enjoying some breakfast in the kitchen and heard the petrified screams of a housemaid.
Guy, who is a director at Humani, ran back to his room and was horrified to discover the enormous crocodile nestled under his bed.
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/get-out-of-bed--and-make-it-snappy--man-finds-8ft-crocodile-under-his-bed-which-hid-there-for-eight-hours-112810330.html#zcmmDb6 (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/get-out-of-bed--and-make-it-snappy--man-finds-8ft-crocodile-under-his-bed-which-hid-there-for-eight-hours-112810330.html#zcmmDb6)

How the hell did he not see it when he got out of bed!?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Sep 18, 2013, 04:11:27 AM
Do you turn around and look under your bed when you get up?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Sep 18, 2013, 04:14:06 AM
I don't have an under myself, because I have a captains bed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Sep 18, 2013, 04:15:05 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Sep 17, 2013, 02:41:12 AM
Time for some less  political news, have fun sleeping you Northampton SOBs
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/16/scary-clown-northhampton-england_n_3934290.html?ir=Weird+News (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/16/scary-clown-northhampton-england_n_3934290.html?ir=Weird+News)

...damn.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DC on Sep 18, 2013, 06:14:50 AM
Yes I do actually, I always make sure I have everything in the spot it was when I went to bed.
When I do sleep that is.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Sep 18, 2013, 08:10:32 AM
I don't know, I think the crocodile just wanted a cuddle. Look at its cute little eyes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 18, 2013, 11:07:32 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Sep 17, 2013, 02:41:12 AM
Time for some less  political news, have fun sleeping you Northampton SOBs
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/16/scary-clown-northhampton-england_n_3934290.html?ir=Weird+News (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/16/scary-clown-northhampton-england_n_3934290.html?ir=Weird+News)

QuoteIt is unknown at this time whether or not the clown feeds on the souls of children.

This is perhaps the best thing ever written in a news article. Either way, this is kinda funny.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DC on Sep 18, 2013, 03:24:26 PM
It feeds on the souls of children.
This one feeds on their minds.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Sep 20, 2013, 01:07:05 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Sep 18, 2013, 04:15:05 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Sep 17, 2013, 02:41:12 AM
Time for some less  political news, have fun sleeping you Northampton SOBs
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/16/scary-clown-northhampton-england_n_3934290.html?ir=Weird+News (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/16/scary-clown-northhampton-england_n_3934290.html?ir=Weird+News)

...damn.

http://www.northampton-news-hp.co.uk/News/Northampton-News/Alan-Moore-I-am-not-the-Northampton-Clown-but-it-might-be-my-fault-19092013.htm (http://www.northampton-news-hp.co.uk/News/Northampton-News/Alan-Moore-I-am-not-the-Northampton-Clown-but-it-might-be-my-fault-19092013.htm)

Great writer and bearded lady, Alan Moore isnt the Northampton Clown... or is he?   :laugh:

Quote"We had only just done that thing on Kickstarter with His Heavy Heart which starts shooting in a few weeks. I had said it was about Strippers and Clowns. The suggestion is that there is some kind of dream time existing under Northampton and that occasionally things will break through from one realm to the other. It is just a demonstration that Jimmy's End is a kind of a documentary. It's reportage. We are not just making this shit up."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Sep 20, 2013, 04:57:24 AM
http://politicalblindspot.com/public-masturbation-now-ruled-legal-in-sweden/ (http://politicalblindspot.com/public-masturbation-now-ruled-legal-in-sweden/)


Spoiler

(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-c-TsqSxKvSE/URVeEVt9C4I/AAAAAAAAADw/t94bcAjxwRc/s420/ibbzIHg775hDFU.gif)
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EDIT

http://frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/1-in-4-swedish-women-will-be-raped-as-sexual-assaults-increase-500/ (http://frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/1-in-4-swedish-women-will-be-raped-as-sexual-assaults-increase-500/)

dafuq?


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 20, 2013, 11:36:26 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Sep 20, 2013, 04:57:24 AM
EDIT

http://frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/1-in-4-swedish-women-will-be-raped-as-sexual-assaults-increase-500/ (http://frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/1-in-4-swedish-women-will-be-raped-as-sexual-assaults-increase-500/)

dafuq?

Lol, more of this 1 in 4 nonsense? That statistic has been debunked numerous times. I'd also like to know how "rape" is defined. I know that might furrow some eyebrows but these days, rape seems to mean everything from forced penetration to a woman regretting sex with an ugly man.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Sep 20, 2013, 08:24:48 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 20, 2013, 11:36:26 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Sep 20, 2013, 04:57:24 AM
EDIT

http://frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/1-in-4-swedish-women-will-be-raped-as-sexual-assaults-increase-500/ (http://frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/1-in-4-swedish-women-will-be-raped-as-sexual-assaults-increase-500/)

dafuq?

Lol, more of this 1 in 4 nonsense? That statistic has been debunked numerous times. I'd also like to know how "rape" is defined. I know that might furrow some eyebrows but these days, rape seems to mean everything from forced penetration to a woman regretting sex with an ugly man.

Only if he sucked in bed.

Spoiler
JK JK * dodges rocks *
By no means is this making light of rape in any way, only the Cry Wolf claims.  Just wanted to clarify.
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 20, 2013, 11:06:27 PM
http://globalgrind.com/2013/09/19/police-dash-cam-video-marlon-brown-hit-by-police-car-graphic-video/ (http://globalgrind.com/2013/09/19/police-dash-cam-video-marlon-brown-hit-by-police-car-graphic-video/)

What the f**k is that Grand Jury smoking.  :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DC on Sep 21, 2013, 03:28:26 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 20, 2013, 11:36:26 AM
Lol, more of this 1 in 4 nonsense?

Front Page Mag is a terrible source.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Sep 21, 2013, 04:53:16 AM
Quote from: DC on Sep 21, 2013, 03:28:26 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 20, 2013, 11:36:26 AM
Lol, more of this 1 in 4 nonsense?

Front Page Mag is a terrible source.
Yeah, didn't think it looked very credible, but I've never heard that statistic specifically about Sweden and muslim  immigrants.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 23, 2013, 11:42:26 AM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Sep 20, 2013, 08:24:48 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 20, 2013, 11:36:26 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Sep 20, 2013, 04:57:24 AM
EDIT

http://frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/1-in-4-swedish-women-will-be-raped-as-sexual-assaults-increase-500/ (http://frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/1-in-4-swedish-women-will-be-raped-as-sexual-assaults-increase-500/)

dafuq?

Lol, more of this 1 in 4 nonsense? That statistic has been debunked numerous times. I'd also like to know how "rape" is defined. I know that might furrow some eyebrows but these days, rape seems to mean everything from forced penetration to a woman regretting sex with an ugly man.

Only if he sucked in bed.

Spoiler
JK JK * dodges rocks *
By no means is this making light of rape in any way, only the Cry Wolf claims.  Just wanted to clarify.
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You misandric biatch ;)

In other news,
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/18/melissa-torres_n_3948894.html?utm_hp_ref=dumb-criminals (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/18/melissa-torres_n_3948894.html?utm_hp_ref=dumb-criminals)

Talk about a kiss of...death, almost?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on Sep 24, 2013, 01:18:51 PM
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/alien-bugs-discovered-earths-atmosphere-152253962.html#eN34Leu (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/alien-bugs-discovered-earths-atmosphere-152253962.html#eN34Leu)

Pretty cool.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Sep 25, 2013, 12:17:08 AM
"It is generally accepted that things this size can't just float up her, ergo, aliens."

Um.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 25, 2013, 12:31:32 AM
QuoteProfessor Milton Wainwright, who led the team, said: "Most people will assume that these biological particles must have just drifted up to the stratosphere from Earth, but it is generally accepted that a particle of the size found cannot be lifted from Earth to heights of, for example, 27km.

"The only known exception is by a violent volcanic eruption, none of which occurred within three years of the sampling trip."

Is three years some sort of absolute?  Just over three years ago Europe had this big ass ash cloud...

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2Fb%2Fb1%2FEyjafjallaj%25C3%25B6kull_volcanic_ash_composite.png%2F600px-Eyjafjallaj%25C3%25B6kull_volcanic_ash_composite.png&hash=5b9874882075986fb579875f73194099657ca493)

Meanwhile in other news - I'm not seeing any Cyclopean cities, so I'm thinking more Dagon than Cthulhu (http://www.geo.tv/article-119677-Island-emerges-near-Gwadar-coast-after-earthquake)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Sep 25, 2013, 11:43:30 AM
It's a Bond villain's lair. The earthquake was a ruse.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 25, 2013, 12:03:55 PM
Criminal caught after leaving his keys behind. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/17/andrew-frank-laviguer-_n_3941844.html?utm_hp_ref=dumb-criminals)

I guess even when robbing a bank it pays to keep your keys in your pocket. Isn't that what most people do?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: coolbreeze on Sep 25, 2013, 11:47:03 PM
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/people-falling-fake-apple-ios-115719246.html (http://finance.yahoo.com/news/people-falling-fake-apple-ios-115719246.html)

:laugh: apple users...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Sep 26, 2013, 12:10:35 AM
Quote from: coolbreeze on Sep 25, 2013, 11:47:03 PM
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/people-falling-fake-apple-ios-115719246.html (http://finance.yahoo.com/news/people-falling-fake-apple-ios-115719246.html)

:laugh: apple users...

More like People in general

me personally i'm lovin ios7

Spoiler
(https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/7809896960/h06F6FF97/)
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Sep 26, 2013, 05:46:20 AM
http://www.thefrisky.com/2013-08-06/orgasms-are-better-for-your-brain-than-sudoku/ (http://www.thefrisky.com/2013-08-06/orgasms-are-better-for-your-brain-than-sudoku/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 26, 2013, 11:23:03 AM
I can't open that link at work but based on the headline, I'm going say, duh. I kinda figured physical pleasure is always more satisfying than mental pleasure.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 27, 2013, 12:11:55 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2433175/Have-scientists-accidentally-created-lightsaber-New-form-matter-discovered-seen-science-fiction.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2433175/Have-scientists-accidentally-created-lightsaber-New-form-matter-discovered-seen-science-fiction.html)

You read it here first, folks. Lightsabers may one day be a reality.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Sep 30, 2013, 07:20:59 PM
http://www.usgamer.net/articles/amds-mantle-and-why-valve-might-want-to-worry (http://www.usgamer.net/articles/amds-mantle-and-why-valve-might-want-to-worry)

Finally we may see more derp for our herp
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 01, 2013, 02:39:41 AM
go spacex

http://www.space.com/22975-cassiope-space-weather-satellite-spacex-launch.html (http://www.space.com/22975-cassiope-space-weather-satellite-spacex-launch.html)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVtL0hUXR4s# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVtL0hUXR4s#)

Not really news but nice speculation on what might be.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 02, 2013, 11:57:36 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Sep 30, 2013, 07:20:59 PM
http://www.usgamer.net/articles/amds-mantle-and-why-valve-might-want-to-worry (http://www.usgamer.net/articles/amds-mantle-and-why-valve-might-want-to-worry)

Finally we may see more derp for our herp

The GPU Wars never end so within a year or two, I'm sure NVIDIA will have an answer to this, assuming AMD pulls it off.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Oct 02, 2013, 07:26:44 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 02, 2013, 11:57:36 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Sep 30, 2013, 07:20:59 PM
http://www.usgamer.net/articles/amds-mantle-and-why-valve-might-want-to-worry (http://www.usgamer.net/articles/amds-mantle-and-why-valve-might-want-to-worry)

Finally we may see more derp for our herp

The GPU Wars never end so within a year or two, I'm sure NVIDIA will have an answer to this, assuming AMD pulls it off.
They already do. (https://developer.nvidia.com/nvapi) It just isn't open source.

_________

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/10/02/beaver-butts-emit-goo-used-in-vanilla-flavored-foods/ (http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/10/02/beaver-butts-emit-goo-used-in-vanilla-flavored-foods/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Oct 03, 2013, 09:27:24 PM
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/10/03/politics/u-s-capitol-shooting-main/ (http://edition.cnn.com/2013/10/03/politics/u-s-capitol-shooting-main/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 03, 2013, 10:04:29 PM
Is shootings in America even news anymore seems to happen every 2 week.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Oct 03, 2013, 10:34:47 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Oct 03, 2013, 09:27:24 PM
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/10/03/politics/u-s-capitol-shooting-main/ (http://edition.cnn.com/2013/10/03/politics/u-s-capitol-shooting-main/)

Clearly a woman who couldn't stand not being able to play GTAV online any longer.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 04, 2013, 02:30:36 AM
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-authorities-shut-down-silk-road-website-arrest-155328699.html (http://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-authorities-shut-down-silk-road-website-arrest-155328699.html)


wat
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 04, 2013, 02:32:09 AM
a day behind the news aspie.

The real news of the story is the TOR bundle is clearly compromised.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 04, 2013, 03:01:22 AM
TOR bundle?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 04, 2013, 03:05:23 AM
What people use to access hidden services, like the Silk Road.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 04, 2013, 11:31:19 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Oct 02, 2013, 07:26:44 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 02, 2013, 11:57:36 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Sep 30, 2013, 07:20:59 PM
http://www.usgamer.net/articles/amds-mantle-and-why-valve-might-want-to-worry (http://www.usgamer.net/articles/amds-mantle-and-why-valve-might-want-to-worry)

Finally we may see more derp for our herp

The GPU Wars never end so within a year or two, I'm sure NVIDIA will have an answer to this, assuming AMD pulls it off.
They already do. (https://developer.nvidia.com/nvapi) It just isn't open source.

If it will make them more money, I'm sure they will.

Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Oct 02, 2013, 07:26:44 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/10/02/beaver-butts-emit-goo-used-in-vanilla-flavored-foods/ (http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/10/02/beaver-butts-emit-goo-used-in-vanilla-flavored-foods/)

Well...technically, like the article said, it is natural flavour. Ugh...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 04, 2013, 10:40:39 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fweknowmemes.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F10%2Fhmm-tastes-like-ass-dog.jpg&hash=98eff1f9666252ba5e15c9eab47ca97e1dd78f57)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 05, 2013, 08:53:50 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/switzerland-to-vote-on--2-800-monthly-%E2%80%98basic-income%E2%80%99-minimum-for-adults-181937885.html (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/switzerland-to-vote-on--2-800-monthly-%E2%80%98basic-income%E2%80%99-minimum-for-adults-181937885.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Oct 05, 2013, 08:56:48 PM
This isn't brand new, but I just heard of it. :(

Italy boat sinking: Hundreds feared dead off Lampedusa

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24380247 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24380247)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 07, 2013, 02:59:03 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Oct 05, 2013, 08:53:50 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/switzerland-to-vote-on--2-800-monthly-%E2%80%98basic-income%E2%80%99-minimum-for-adults-181937885.html (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/switzerland-to-vote-on--2-800-monthly-%E2%80%98basic-income%E2%80%99-minimum-for-adults-181937885.html)

I'm torn on this. It sounds like a nice idea but I'm concerned that this wouldn't give unemployed an incentive to actually look for a job. If you're receiving a comfy guaranteed cheque from the government and you're single, why bother?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 07, 2013, 07:14:49 PM
http://gma.yahoo.com/christopher-cruz-biker-charged-suv-attack-says-hes-152732705--abc-news-topstories.html?vp=1 (http://gma.yahoo.com/christopher-cruz-biker-charged-suv-attack-says-hes-152732705--abc-news-topstories.html?vp=1)

Come on now. This guy knows that he is lying.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 07, 2013, 11:08:03 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Oct 07, 2013, 07:14:49 PM
http://gma.yahoo.com/christopher-cruz-biker-charged-suv-attack-says-hes-152732705--abc-news-topstories.html?vp=1 (http://gma.yahoo.com/christopher-cruz-biker-charged-suv-attack-says-hes-152732705--abc-news-topstories.html?vp=1)

Come on now. This guy knows that he is lying.
Even if he wasn't lying the accident is his fault. His bike wasn't even road worthy either if that brake light was out. Plus the predatory mentality shown by the group just prior to the accident makes his account implausible. He's a dumb lair.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Oct 08, 2013, 12:53:00 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Falso.kottke.org%2Fmisc%2Fimages%2Fnew-100.jpg&hash=ce7534feda032038ddd0f10aba904cd274b7c7a2)

Going in circulation tomorrow. Looks pretty ugly to me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 08, 2013, 01:04:15 AM
Paper.

How quaint.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Oct 08, 2013, 01:08:06 AM
Agreed.

Gotta love Canada's maple syrup-scented plastic $100 and $50 bills.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 08, 2013, 01:26:06 AM
and i bet someone counterfits it in a month or two
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 08, 2013, 02:06:11 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Oct 08, 2013, 01:08:06 AM
Agreed.

Gotta love Canada's maple syrup-scented plastic $100 and $50 bills.
I didn't believe the SportChek employee who told me that they actually smelled like maple-syrup. I regrettably responded with "Here, just a second, let me lick my bill; I hear they even taste of bacon now  ::)".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Oct 08, 2013, 04:07:33 AM
It's gotta be a fresh bill, but the scent is there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 08, 2013, 09:42:10 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24429621 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24429621)

Nuclear fusion milestone passed at US lab

QuoteThe BBC understands that during an experiment in late September, the amount of energy released through the fusion reaction exceeded the amount of energy being absorbed by the fuel - the first time this had been achieved at any fusion facility in the world.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ChrisPachi on Oct 08, 2013, 10:32:43 PM
Quote from: Rong on Oct 08, 2013, 09:42:10 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24429621 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24429621)
Whoa.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Oct 09, 2013, 12:25:58 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj3rAJUVrGQ#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj3rAJUVrGQ#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 09, 2013, 01:25:35 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Oct 08, 2013, 01:08:06 AM
Agreed.

Gotta love Canada's maple syrup-scented plastic $100 and $50 bills.

Wait, what? Are you serious?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Oct 09, 2013, 04:34:37 PM
Upon research, it's apparently a myth.

But I swear to god, I've smelt it, I've smelt it!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Oct 09, 2013, 04:46:43 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Oct 09, 2013, 04:34:37 PM
Upon research, it's apparently a myth.

But I swear to god, I've smelt it, I've smelt it!

No wonder, with all the Canadians touching them with their syrup sticky fingers.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Oct 10, 2013, 12:53:58 AM
Jesus Christ a fabrication?

http://uk.prweb.com/releases/2013/10/prweb11201273.htm (http://uk.prweb.com/releases/2013/10/prweb11201273.htm)

QuoteAmerican Biblical scholar Joseph Atwill will be appearing before the British public for the first time in London on the 19th of October to present a controversial new discovery: ancient confessions recently uncovered now prove, according to Atwill, that the New Testament was written by first-century Roman aristocrats and that they fabricated the entire story of Jesus Christ. His presentation will be part of a one-day symposium entitled "Covert Messiah" at Conway Hall in Holborn (full details can be found at http://www.covertmessiah.com (http://www.covertmessiah.com)).

Although to many scholars his theory seems outlandish, and is sure to upset some believers, Atwill regards his evidence as conclusive and is confident its acceptance is only a matter of time. "I present my work with some ambivalence, as I do not want to directly cause Christians any harm," he acknowledges, "but this is important for our culture. Alert citizens need to know the truth about our past so we can understand how and why governments create false histories and false gods. They often do it to obtain a social order that is against the best interests of the common people."

Atwill asserts that Christianity did not really begin as a religion, but a sophisticated government project, a kind of propaganda exercise used to pacify the subjects of the Roman Empire. "Jewish sects in Palestine at the time, who were waiting for a prophesied warrior Messiah, were a constant source of violent insurrection during the first century," he explains. "When the Romans had exhausted conventional means of quashing rebellion, they switched to psychological warfare. They surmised that the way to stop the spread of zealous Jewish missionary activity was to create a competing belief system. That's when the 'peaceful' Messiah story was invented. Instead of inspiring warfare, this Messiah urged turn-the-other-cheek pacifism and encouraged Jews to 'give onto Caesar' and pay their taxes to Rome."

Was Jesus based on a real person from history? "The short answer is no," Atwill insists, "in fact he may be the only fictional character in literature whose entire life story can be traced to other sources. Once those sources are all laid bare, there's simply nothing left."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 10, 2013, 01:02:08 AM
Somebody call Dan Brown...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 10, 2013, 01:53:32 PM
"...is sure to upset some believers..."

Understatement of the century.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: OmegaZilla on Oct 10, 2013, 07:11:38 PM
Quote from: SM on Oct 10, 2013, 01:02:08 AM
Somebody call Dan Brown...
This.

Enormous buttload of crap.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Oct 15, 2013, 09:28:49 AM
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/funstuff/mc-spider-personalities-1014-20131014,0,1435915.story (http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/funstuff/mc-spider-personalities-1014-20131014,0,1435915.story)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 15, 2013, 11:29:09 AM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/14/randall-miller-drunk-driver-big-mac_n_4096764.html?utm_hp_ref=dumb-criminals (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/14/randall-miller-drunk-driver-big-mac_n_4096764.html?utm_hp_ref=dumb-criminals)

What would you do for a Big Mac?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 15, 2013, 06:20:04 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 15, 2013, 11:29:09 AM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/14/randall-miller-drunk-driver-big-mac_n_4096764.html?utm_hp_ref=dumb-criminals (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/14/randall-miller-drunk-driver-big-mac_n_4096764.html?utm_hp_ref=dumb-criminals)

What would you do for a Big Mac?
Nothing. They taste like shit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 15, 2013, 08:10:56 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 15, 2013, 11:29:09 AM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/14/randall-miller-drunk-driver-big-mac_n_4096764.html?utm_hp_ref=dumb-criminals (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/14/randall-miller-drunk-driver-big-mac_n_4096764.html?utm_hp_ref=dumb-criminals)

What would you do for a Big Mac?


They're worth jack shit these days.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 16, 2013, 01:13:53 AM
I'd wait for the stop sign at least.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 17, 2013, 10:27:26 PM
Don't have a link because it was on T.V, but a Canadian UN worker was being held captive for 8 months in Syria for ransom, but he's okay now.

He escaped because the bad guys forgot to lock the door.  :laugh:

I can just imagine the look on the f**king faces when they come back to see the door wide open.  :laugh:

Spoiler


"dat f**kin' canadian..."
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstream1.gifsoup.com%2Fview%2F263992%2Fhades-mad-o.gif&hash=4ae4f3b98a168bbaf85b153f34e60c5c9007715e)
[close]

Okay, I found a link.

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/canadian-un-worker-released-capture-syria-134525086.html (http://ca.news.yahoo.com/canadian-un-worker-released-capture-syria-134525086.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Oct 18, 2013, 06:44:29 AM
http://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/dna-links-mysterious-yeti-ancient-polar-bear-20602254 (http://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/dna-links-mysterious-yeti-ancient-polar-bear-20602254)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ChrisPachi on Oct 18, 2013, 09:44:37 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Oct 18, 2013, 06:44:29 AMhttp://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/dna-links-mysterious-yeti-ancient-polar-bear-20602254 (http://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/dna-links-mysterious-yeti-ancient-polar-bear-20602254)
Bah, Science; ruining everyone's fun since... wait, that's kind of awesome.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 18, 2013, 11:39:07 AM
http://www.lifesitenews.com/blog/that-victorias-secret-baby-is-just-the-tip-of-a-disturbing-trend (http://www.lifesitenews.com/blog/that-victorias-secret-baby-is-just-the-tip-of-a-disturbing-trend)

Not sure I agree with the term, "abortion culture" but this is still f**king scary.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ChrisPachi on Oct 18, 2013, 01:45:04 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 18, 2013, 11:39:07 AM
http://www.lifesitenews.com/blog/that-victorias-secret-baby-is-just-the-tip-of-a-disturbing-trend (http://www.lifesitenews.com/blog/that-victorias-secret-baby-is-just-the-tip-of-a-disturbing-trend)

Not sure I agree with the term, "abortion culture" but this is still f**king scary.
Please tell me you didn't read that before posting it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 18, 2013, 01:57:08 PM
Why would I have not read it?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ChrisPachi on Oct 18, 2013, 02:59:54 PM
Then why did you post it? It isn't news, it's despicable pro-life propaganda that makes the hilarious-if-it-wasn't-so-malicious claim that women who have had or seek to have an abortion are all amoral monsters because of the actions of a tiny handful of very ill people. Don't get me wrong, every story that article references is awful, but not one of them has a single thing to do with the abortion debate. It's a base level, lowest common denominator beat up and it's offensive.

'Pagan' practices? 'Abortionist' mentality? Are you serious?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 18, 2013, 03:28:59 PM
*shrugs* I didn't see that way. I read it, saw a despicable act, and thought I'd share it because that part of it is news.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ChrisPachi on Oct 18, 2013, 11:51:11 PM
Apologies for the preachyness of my post - I must of gotten lost on the way to the drunk thread.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 21, 2013, 02:49:59 PM
Zombies are hurting America, according to Fox News. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/21/zombies-hurting-america-fox-news_n_4135775.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 22, 2013, 01:04:34 PM
http://variety.com/2013/digital/news/isohunt-gary-fung-piracy-settlement-1200747511/ (http://variety.com/2013/digital/news/isohunt-gary-fung-piracy-settlement-1200747511/)

Another good forum goes down  :'( had a decent movie section. Screw you mega corporate Hollywood money suckers, you won't get anywhere near what you 'won'.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 22, 2013, 04:03:12 PM
http://www.inquisitr.com/1002131/spongebob-headstone-removed-from-veterans-grave/ (http://www.inquisitr.com/1002131/spongebob-headstone-removed-from-veterans-grave/)


(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fglobal.fncstatic.com%2Fstatic%2Fmanaged%2Fimg%2Fsponge-bob.jpg&hash=3180e14ae3145797f4c87563548456369912f825)


I would've let the family keep it. It's too awesome.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 22, 2013, 05:25:40 PM
I'm not seeing the issue. Why exactly was it taken down?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Oct 22, 2013, 06:53:09 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 22, 2013, 05:25:40 PM
I'm not seeing the issue. Why exactly was it taken down?


It was considered inappropriate because sponge bob is a gay icon/mascot.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: TheLoneSpoon on Oct 22, 2013, 07:02:04 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Oct 22, 2013, 06:53:09 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 22, 2013, 05:25:40 PM
I'm not seeing the issue. Why exactly was it taken down?


It was considered inappropriate because sponge bob is a gay icon/mascot.

wat
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Oct 22, 2013, 07:07:36 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Oct 22, 2013, 06:53:09 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 22, 2013, 05:25:40 PM
I'm not seeing the issue. Why exactly was it taken down?


It was considered inappropriate because sponge bob is a gay icon/mascot.

Dafuq?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 22, 2013, 08:12:45 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Oct 22, 2013, 06:53:09 PM
It was considered inappropriate because sponge bob is a gay icon/mascot.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F25.media.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_mb7atkqIQk1r1r4hpo1_250.gif&hash=991aca0865eeba379a70623ce252a390055b09e4)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 22, 2013, 09:15:52 PM
It said nothing about sponge bob being gay... however in most military cemeteries there is a strict decorum on headstones. Being that this is a non-profit there is more leeway but seeing how everything is traditional it is clear that one guy on the lower end made a mistake approving the head stone. Sure they could keep to but then that is opening comical headstones for all. I'm not saying there is anything wrong with the head stone but that the one guy that approved it should be fired.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 22, 2013, 10:12:27 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Oct 22, 2013, 06:53:09 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 22, 2013, 05:25:40 PM
I'm not seeing the issue. Why exactly was it taken down?


It was considered inappropriate because sponge bob is a gay icon/mascot.

huh
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Oct 22, 2013, 10:19:15 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 22, 2013, 01:04:34 PM
Another good forum goes down  :'( had a decent movie section. Screw you mega corporate Hollywood money suckers, you won't get anywhere near what you 'won'.
How dare they expect people to pay for things! How dare they!

::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 22, 2013, 10:21:23 PM
How is he going to write movie reviews that no one reads now??

And it's always amusing that people continue to be surprised at what Kirkland says.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 22, 2013, 10:24:30 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Oct 22, 2013, 04:03:12 PM
http://www.inquisitr.com/1002131/spongebob-headstone-removed-from-veterans-grave/ (http://www.inquisitr.com/1002131/spongebob-headstone-removed-from-veterans-grave/)


(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fglobal.fncstatic.com%2Fstatic%2Fmanaged%2Fimg%2Fsponge-bob.jpg&hash=3180e14ae3145797f4c87563548456369912f825)


I would've let the family keep it. It's too awesome.
Weird. They never said what specific guidelines it didn't follow.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 23, 2013, 11:53:49 AM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Oct 22, 2013, 06:53:09 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 22, 2013, 05:25:40 PM
I'm not seeing the issue. Why exactly was it taken down?


It was considered inappropriate because sponge bob is a gay icon/mascot.

Well, that would explain all of his holes...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Oct 23, 2013, 01:54:54 PM
Quote from: TheLoneSpoon on Oct 22, 2013, 07:02:04 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Oct 22, 2013, 06:53:09 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 22, 2013, 05:25:40 PM
I'm not seeing the issue. Why exactly was it taken down?


It was considered inappropriate because sponge bob is a gay icon/mascot.

wat



Spongebob is totally a gay thing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnD8BYjZiW0#ws]
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnD8BYjZiW0#ws (http://[url)[/url]


Ukraine thinks so too.

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/08/17/spongebob-squarepants-gay-cartoon-characters_n_1796094.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/08/17/spongebob-squarepants-gay-cartoon-characters_n_1796094.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Oct 23, 2013, 07:47:18 PM
my brain is full of f**k
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 23, 2013, 07:49:39 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Oct 23, 2013, 01:54:54 PM
Quote from: TheLoneSpoon on Oct 22, 2013, 07:02:04 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Oct 22, 2013, 06:53:09 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 22, 2013, 05:25:40 PM
I'm not seeing the issue. Why exactly was it taken down?


It was considered inappropriate because sponge bob is a gay icon/mascot.

wat



Spongebob is totally a gay thing.


[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnD8BYjZiW0#ws]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnD8BYjZiW0#ws]
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnD8BYjZiW0#ws (http://[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnD8BYjZiW0#ws)[/url]


Ukraine thinks so too.

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/08/17/spongebob-squarepants-gay-cartoon-characters_n_1796094.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/08/17/spongebob-squarepants-gay-cartoon-characters_n_1796094.html)
*homophobia intensifies*
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 23, 2013, 07:50:39 PM
lol what is this
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on Oct 24, 2013, 01:34:20 AM
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/surfer-fends-off-shark-punches-face-195228466.html#AuP6U0z (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/surfer-fends-off-shark-punches-face-195228466.html#AuP6U0z)

:laugh: Shark was probably surprised as hell.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ChrisPachi on Oct 24, 2013, 10:02:30 AM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Oct 23, 2013, 01:54:54 PMUkraine thinks so too.

Well shit, it's official then. ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Oct 24, 2013, 01:17:49 PM
Quote from: ChrisPachi on Oct 24, 2013, 10:02:30 AM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Oct 23, 2013, 01:54:54 PMUkraine thinks so too.

Well shit, it's official then. ::)


All your Spongebob are belong to gay!


cutest couple ever?

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg819.imageshack.us%2Fimg819%2F3001%2Fiutg.jpg&hash=62adce96f9a48c5d4f968610fe17447aa06a2522)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 24, 2013, 01:21:56 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Oct 24, 2013, 01:17:49 PM
Quote from: ChrisPachi on Oct 24, 2013, 10:02:30 AM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Oct 23, 2013, 01:54:54 PMUkraine thinks so too.

Well shit, it's official then. ::)


All your Spongebob are belong to gay!


cutest couple ever?

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg819.imageshack.us%2Fimg819%2F3001%2Fiutg.jpg&hash=62adce96f9a48c5d4f968610fe17447aa06a2522)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv22%2Fmeggienobaka%2FHRRRMM.jpg&hash=7d0df56971a243b44fc7221d5382f911ea840d49)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Oct 24, 2013, 11:28:00 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Oct 24, 2013, 01:17:49 PM
Quote from: ChrisPachi on Oct 24, 2013, 10:02:30 AM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Oct 23, 2013, 01:54:54 PMUkraine thinks so too.

Well shit, it's official then. ::)


All your Spongebob are belong to gay!


cutest couple ever?

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg819.imageshack.us%2Fimg819%2F3001%2Fiutg.jpg&hash=62adce96f9a48c5d4f968610fe17447aa06a2522)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.qkme.me%2F3qdjhp.jpg&hash=0545a95276157b3f123ce962b168a49191c58846)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 25, 2013, 12:25:03 PM
Quote from: Nightlord on Oct 24, 2013, 01:34:20 AM
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/surfer-fends-off-shark-punches-face-195228466.html#AuP6U0z (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/surfer-fends-off-shark-punches-face-195228466.html#AuP6U0z)

:laugh: Shark was probably surprised as hell.

Damn, he was lucky. A tiger shark too! It would have killed him for sure.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Oct 25, 2013, 01:46:24 PM
Sounds like it was more interested in his surfboard. Maybe it was just trying to warn the guy to ditch his Saved By The Bell haircut.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 26, 2013, 12:44:43 AM
I doubt it would've felt that way had he gotten a taste of him :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Oct 26, 2013, 04:03:02 AM
http://www.huhmagazine.co.uk/5781/art-student-plans-to-publicly-lose-anal-virginity (http://www.huhmagazine.co.uk/5781/art-student-plans-to-publicly-lose-anal-virginity)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 26, 2013, 05:00:14 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Oct 26, 2013, 04:03:02 AM
http://www.huhmagazine.co.uk/5781/art-student-plans-to-publicly-lose-anal-virginity (http://www.huhmagazine.co.uk/5781/art-student-plans-to-publicly-lose-anal-virginity)


art for art's sake
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 26, 2013, 07:52:27 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Oct 26, 2013, 05:00:14 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Oct 26, 2013, 04:03:02 AM
http://www.huhmagazine.co.uk/5781/art-student-plans-to-publicly-lose-anal-virginity (http://www.huhmagazine.co.uk/5781/art-student-plans-to-publicly-lose-anal-virginity)


art arse for art's sake

/doomrulz
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Oct 26, 2013, 08:55:49 AM
Quote from: Rong on Oct 26, 2013, 07:52:27 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Oct 26, 2013, 05:00:14 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Oct 26, 2013, 04:03:02 AM
http://www.huhmagazine.co.uk/5781/art-student-plans-to-publicly-lose-anal-virginity (http://www.huhmagazine.co.uk/5781/art-student-plans-to-publicly-lose-anal-virginity)


art arse for art's f**k's sake

/doomrulz

/trudoomrulz
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 26, 2013, 09:32:55 AM
hahah
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 26, 2013, 09:48:14 AM
 At least try and troll the art scene. Freaking Yoko trolls it better than anyone.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 26, 2013, 01:26:17 PM
Quote from: Rong on Oct 26, 2013, 07:52:27 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Oct 26, 2013, 05:00:14 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Oct 26, 2013, 04:03:02 AM
http://www.huhmagazine.co.uk/5781/art-student-plans-to-publicly-lose-anal-virginity (http://www.huhmagazine.co.uk/5781/art-student-plans-to-publicly-lose-anal-virginity)


art arse for art's sake

/doomrulz

What's this got to do with me!?!?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Oct 28, 2013, 08:17:03 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Oct 26, 2013, 04:03:02 AM
http://www.huhmagazine.co.uk/5781/art-student-plans-to-publicly-lose-anal-virginity (http://www.huhmagazine.co.uk/5781/art-student-plans-to-publicly-lose-anal-virginity)


Yuckies!

Not art per se...Though my fav female of all time Cosey Fanni Tutti did this for art purposes back in the day.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 28, 2013, 09:20:39 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Oct 26, 2013, 04:03:02 AM
http://www.huhmagazine.co.uk/5781/art-student-plans-to-publicly-lose-anal-virginity (http://www.huhmagazine.co.uk/5781/art-student-plans-to-publicly-lose-anal-virginity)
-3 faith in humanity
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 28, 2013, 10:22:41 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 26, 2013, 01:26:17 PM
Quote from: Rong on Oct 26, 2013, 07:52:27 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Oct 26, 2013, 05:00:14 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Oct 26, 2013, 04:03:02 AM
http://www.huhmagazine.co.uk/5781/art-student-plans-to-publicly-lose-anal-virginity (http://www.huhmagazine.co.uk/5781/art-student-plans-to-publicly-lose-anal-virginity)


art arse for art's sake

/doomrulz

What's this got to do with me!?!?

Dont pretend like you dont know whats up doom.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Oct 28, 2013, 11:05:30 PM
http://techreport.com/blog/25542/a-few-thoughts-on-nvidia-g-sync (http://techreport.com/blog/25542/a-few-thoughts-on-nvidia-g-sync)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.matrix-explained.com%2Fphotopost%2Fdata%2F505%2F113PDVD_119-med.jpg&hash=8ec9377ac9ba0a73e3700c1efd0e8c9082b3acd8)

THE WAR IS OVER!!!

No more lag from v-synch! No more frame tearing! No more stuttering!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 28, 2013, 11:42:55 PM
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/342/6157/1241006 (http://www.sciencemag.org/content/342/6157/1241006)

genetically engineer yourself a new face!! (well at least for your kids)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Oct 29, 2013, 12:45:24 AM
http://www.businessinsider.com/unethical-lifehacks-2013-9 (http://www.businessinsider.com/unethical-lifehacks-2013-9)

QuoteHard work and smarts do get you ahead. But not everybody plays fair.

People frequently bend or break the rules to their advantage and don't get caught. A recent Reddit thread asked for the best unethical life hacks people use to save money or get ahead. We've picked some of the most fascinating and devious examples.

These hacks are uniformly unethical. Some veer into fraud. They should be regarded as informational and for entertainment purposes rather than as actual suggestions. You shouldn't do them.

Via Reddit user the_girl:

"Whenever I go to a big chain movie theater, I get my tickets from those electronic kiosks they have at the front, and I buy the child's price tickets. They're way cheaper.

"I'm always prepared to say, "Oops, did I buy a kid's ticket by accident? Sorry!" if I ever get caught, but I've done this at least a dozen times and have never been called on it."

Via Reddit user Norwegian_Blue:

"Never tell vendors for your wedding that you're hiring them for a wedding. It's an event or reunion. Big price difference."

Via Reddit user Cysurflex:

"Make an appointment for the DMV for two weeks from today online (or whenever its available).
Save the confirmation page as PDF or HTML or JPG. Modify the date to todays date and the time to right now with Photoshop or edit the HTML with a text editor or whatever you're most comfortable with.

"Walk into the DMV past all the sorry people waiting hours directly to the 'appointment line'. Get served in under 5 minutes.

"Done this multiple time, it works. Sometimes they say 'oh, you're not in the computer, weird. Doesn't matter - our system always screws up. Go ahead.'"

Via Reddit user SovietShooter:

"When you are calling a utility/customer service number, and you need to speak to someone but receive an automated menu prompt, choose the Spanish option, then press "0".

"Multiple benefits here. More often than not, they do not hire reps that only speak Spanish - they will most likely be bilingual, and will handle overflow calls in English anyway. Second, Spanish speakers are less common in India, so the Spanish speaking call-centers are usually located in the US - so when you get the rep, you will not have to deal with language barriers often encountered with the Indian reps. In addition, the wait is usually not as long."

Via Reddit user sailorJery:

"If you're hungry and it's between 6am-8am you can get free continental breakfast from pretty much any hotel you walk into. It helps if it's busy."

Continental breakfast
flickr/golf_pictures
Via Reddit user xSCWx:

"If someone is battling you for the arm rest on an airplane cough into that arm then put it back. I fly a lot and have yet to see this fail."

getting off airplane
Edz'sta / Creative Commons
Via Reddit user Fixalated:

"A plastic coffee stir stick can fool any push in coin acceptor that loads the coins on edge. Just insert stir stick, push the mechanism forward until you feel the stick hit a bump, push the bump down with the stick and push the mech all the way in.

"I did my laundry for free all throughout school, and great for free pool at the bar."

laundromat
Mario Toma/Getty Images
Via Reddit user Snark_Industries:

"I always pick rock in rock paper scissors against my sister or in front of my sister. I end up doing dishes more, ect. but the odd time I really need something I pick scissors.

"She's always going on about how I'm sooo dumb for always picking rock but I know what's up."


Via Reddit user sammysausage:

"If you look like you know what you're doing, no one will bother you. To prove this in college, a friend and I walked into the student union holding a clipboard, walked straight over to a table, picked it up and walked out with it without anyone saying anything."

Checklist
flickr/jkbrooks85
Via Reddit user heidismiles:

"When I was in college, I used to take all of my textbooks to the 2¢ self-copy place and photocopy them. All of them. Then I'd return them before the deadline for a full refund.

"It takes time, but a 500-page book will only end up costing you $10. When the new version is often $100 or more.

"Nowadays, you can usually find a PDF online. But if not, hey, there's this."

medical textbooks
pmccormi / Flickr
Via Reddit user Tomf1sh:

"When lying, always include something slightly embarrassing, or something that makes you look bad, as part of your story. It's not only going to disarm their skepticism (admitting to something embarrassing gives an impression of humility), but even if they remain skeptical, they'll be left wondering why you would make something up that you'd rather keep secret if it were true."

secret, lying, laughing, happy
Flickr/Courtney Carmody
Via Reddit user iloveyouocean:

"Car in longterm parking? Walk up to the ticket machine and grab a new ticket to present on your way out."

albuquerque new mexico parking garage
Google Maps
Via Reddit user El_Apostrophe:

"I have a bunch, here are a couple of my favs:

"Buy the cheapest ticket you can find for a sporting event you want to attend. 1 hour before it starts, log into Stubhub to see which nice (but not heavily secured) seats are still available at a price point higher than the competition. Write a few of them down and chances are you can sit there all game without any issue.

"Keep your next parking ticket (pay online) and put it on your windshield whenever you need to park illegally."

nfl fans steelers
Christian Petersen/Getty Images
Via Reddit user NinthFlow:

"Call up your TV provider, and tell them you want to stop using them. To keep your business they will offer extra channels. When the channels run out, repeat the process. I have had NFL Sunday Ticket on Directv for 3 years straight now for free."

watching tv
Flickr/Wonderlane
Via Reddit user iamrot:

"Using Clorox or any bleach will turn the red/pink liquid detection dot on electronic devices back to white so they replace them under warranty."

clorox bleach
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 29, 2013, 01:03:28 AM
LOL already used some of those.

although i did not know that last one :) lol the apple store is gonna cop some of that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 29, 2013, 01:23:11 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/28/us/texas-abortion-law/ (http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/28/us/texas-abortion-law/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Oct 29, 2013, 03:10:50 AM
http://www.spring.org.uk/2013/10/10-ways-your-voice-influences-other-minds.php (http://www.spring.org.uk/2013/10/10-ways-your-voice-influences-other-minds.php)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 29, 2013, 02:32:08 PM
Quote from: Rong on Oct 28, 2013, 10:22:41 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 26, 2013, 01:26:17 PM
Quote from: Rong on Oct 26, 2013, 07:52:27 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Oct 26, 2013, 05:00:14 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Oct 26, 2013, 04:03:02 AM
http://www.huhmagazine.co.uk/5781/art-student-plans-to-publicly-lose-anal-virginity (http://www.huhmagazine.co.uk/5781/art-student-plans-to-publicly-lose-anal-virginity)


art arse for art's sake

/doomrulz

What's this got to do with me!?!?

Dont pretend like you dont know whats up doom.

I know what's up in his case, but it ain't mine.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Oct 30, 2013, 08:34:14 AM
http://www.maryellenmark.com/text/magazines/rolling%20stone/920S-000-047.html (http://www.maryellenmark.com/text/magazines/rolling%20stone/920S-000-047.html)

Interesting read on life with a 13.5 inch penis.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/billions-of-insects-are-having-gay-sex-accidentally-say-scientists-8897190.html (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/billions-of-insects-are-having-gay-sex-accidentally-say-scientists-8897190.html)

Quote"Insects and spiders mate quick and dirty," Dr. Scharf said in August, before the study was published on 21 October. "The cost of taking the time to identify the gender of mates or the cost of hesitation appears to be greater than the cost of making some mistakes."
:o :o :o
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 30, 2013, 06:51:10 PM
If they keep making accidents, they won't get very far.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 30, 2013, 07:35:07 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 30, 2013, 06:51:10 PM
If they keep making accidents, they won't get very far.
For some reason, I feel like they're doing just fine as is...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 31, 2013, 12:03:03 PM
Not a fan of creepy crawlies are ya?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 31, 2013, 12:06:06 PM
Yyyyyyyy, nnnnnn, what?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 31, 2013, 12:18:14 PM
Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-21n75pG3LQ8%2FUJHDkq6nmRI%2FAAAAAAAAC9g%2FNhnssuqeiQA%2Fs1600%2Fcentipede.jpg&hash=fca5fbc1fbe7f9f7321d07be11cf3eefe18c0e3b)
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Enjoy ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 31, 2013, 12:25:27 PM
 ???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 31, 2013, 12:52:46 PM
Did you click on the spoiler link?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 31, 2013, 12:57:26 PM
Yes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 31, 2013, 01:01:07 PM
Oh well, a missed opportunity for grossing you out on my part. Back to the news.

Since it's Halloween, here's the story of the real Exorcist. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/30/real-exorcist-1949-demon-purging-exorcism_n_4176854.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Oct 31, 2013, 03:52:07 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 31, 2013, 01:01:07 PM
Oh well, a missed opportunity for grossing you out on my part. Back to the news.

It was not a missed opportunity for grossing someone out.  Sharing pictures with Omegazilla I see :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 31, 2013, 04:00:47 PM
Sharing pictures?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Oct 31, 2013, 04:06:19 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 31, 2013, 04:00:47 PM
Sharing pictures?

Yes. 

Read all of his posts in this thread:

http://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/index.php?topic=44820.0 (http://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/index.php?topic=44820.0)

Actually, they are pretty cute when pointed out this way.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 31, 2013, 04:50:38 PM
I wasn't aware that thread existed until you pointed it out.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Nov 01, 2013, 09:03:06 AM
http://news-hound.net/samsung-pays-apple-1-billion-sending-30-trucks-full-of-5-cent-coins/ (http://news-hound.net/samsung-pays-apple-1-billion-sending-30-trucks-full-of-5-cent-coins/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Nov 01, 2013, 09:09:37 AM
Quote from: Shasvre on Nov 01, 2013, 09:03:06 AM
http://news-hound.net/samsung-pays-apple-1-billion-sending-30-trucks-full-of-5-cent-coins/ (http://news-hound.net/samsung-pays-apple-1-billion-sending-30-trucks-full-of-5-cent-coins/)
Take that, f**kers.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Nov 01, 2013, 09:45:21 AM
Yep sounds like bullshit, mainly because they are still contesting it in court.

Knowing how Samsung are they'd probably pay in Monopoly money :p
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 01, 2013, 11:59:13 AM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/31/drunken-man-sleeps-on-horse_n_4181812.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/31/drunken-man-sleeps-on-horse_n_4181812.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

Horseshit, I tells ya.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Master Chief on Nov 01, 2013, 03:07:39 PM
Haha I'm sure his side of the story is better than the one reported.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Requiem28 on Nov 01, 2013, 03:47:43 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Nov 01, 2013, 09:03:06 AM
http://news-hound.net/samsung-pays-apple-1-billion-sending-30-trucks-full-of-5-cent-coins/ (http://news-hound.net/samsung-pays-apple-1-billion-sending-30-trucks-full-of-5-cent-coins/)

Damn, lmao!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Nov 01, 2013, 07:04:46 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/01/lax-shooting-incident_n_4192370.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/01/lax-shooting-incident_n_4192370.html)

QuoteA gunman opened fire at LAX, killing a Transportation Security Administration agent and wounding several others at the airport, NBC News reports.

A suspect wearing camouflage and carrying a high-powered rifle was shot and secured by cops at about 9:30 a.m. local time, authorities told CBS. It's unclear how the alleged gunman got through security.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Space Sweeper on Nov 02, 2013, 02:06:27 AM
I was just doing my daily check of Food Network Gossip and then I found this:

http://www.foodnetworkgossip.com/2013/10/guy-fieri-in-fight-with-his-hairdresser.html#.UnRdzlMwImx (http://www.foodnetworkgossip.com/2013/10/guy-fieri-in-fight-with-his-hairdresser.html#.UnRdzlMwImx)

Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-0mFr744Z0qs%2FUnEUWBE1lcI%2FAAAAAAAACew%2F1IwPGCtYDwU%2Fs1600%2FGuy%2BFieri%2BCourtroom%2BSketch.jpg&hash=7b8927afdff4f691b38ebd9ef4a920ecdc86bfaa)
Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fgyazo.com%2F68153bb16ea57e1e60e54325e6435575.png&hash=41cc11d8435df86e898ad7b896cdac4c557854a3)
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Nov 02, 2013, 03:58:50 PM
Was his hairdresser a man or a woman? The voice in the video could go either way...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Nov 02, 2013, 11:47:37 PM
Justin Bieber caught...utilizing a brothel.

http://omg.yahoo.com/news/justin-bieber-allegedly-spotted-brothel-brazil-report-205000302-us-weekly.html (http://omg.yahoo.com/news/justin-bieber-allegedly-spotted-brothel-brazil-report-205000302-us-weekly.html)



QuoteIn the photos, Bieber is supposedly seen leaving the popular brothel Centauros in Rio de Janeiro while trying to cover up underneath a bed sheet. Page Six claims that the "Boyfriend" singer and a friend were inside the sex den for three hours, and when he came out to leave his bodyguards began to spray water at photographers.

PHOTOS: Justin and Selena Gomez's love timeline

But, did the photographers stop taking pictures? Nope! In fact, the Post reports that Bieber was escorted into the back seat of a car while two ladies from the brothel were then spotted getting escorted into a separate vehicle on its way back to the singer's hotel. (A rep for Bieber has no comment.)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Nov 02, 2013, 11:56:03 PM
 :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Nov 02, 2013, 11:57:32 PM
I remember the days where he was the face of Disney...  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Magegg on Nov 03, 2013, 01:43:42 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Nov 02, 2013, 11:47:37 PM
Justin Bieber caught...utilizing a brothel.

http://omg.yahoo.com/news/justin-bieber-allegedly-spotted-brothel-brazil-report-205000302-us-weekly.html (http://omg.yahoo.com/news/justin-bieber-allegedly-spotted-brothel-brazil-report-205000302-us-weekly.html)



QuoteIn the photos, Bieber is supposedly seen leaving the popular brothel Centauros in Rio de Janeiro while trying to cover up underneath a bed sheet. Page Six claims that the "Boyfriend" singer and a friend were inside the sex den for three hours, and when he came out to leave his bodyguards began to spray water at photographers.

PHOTOS: Justin and Selena Gomez's love timeline

But, did the photographers stop taking pictures? Nope! In fact, the Post reports that Bieber was escorted into the back seat of a car while two ladies from the brothel were then spotted getting escorted into a separate vehicle on its way back to the singer's hotel. (A rep for Bieber has no comment.)

Reported by TMZ, LOL... No credibility.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Nov 04, 2013, 08:10:11 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/nyc-marathon-jesus-200033428.html (http://news.yahoo.com/nyc-marathon-jesus-200033428.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 04, 2013, 01:23:14 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Nov 02, 2013, 11:47:37 PM
Justin Bieber caught...utilizing a brothel.

http://omg.yahoo.com/news/justin-bieber-allegedly-spotted-brothel-brazil-report-205000302-us-weekly.html (http://omg.yahoo.com/news/justin-bieber-allegedly-spotted-brothel-brazil-report-205000302-us-weekly.html)



QuoteIn the photos, Bieber is supposedly seen leaving the popular brothel Centauros in Rio de Janeiro while trying to cover up underneath a bed sheet. Page Six claims that the "Boyfriend" singer and a friend were inside the sex den for three hours, and when he came out to leave his bodyguards began to spray water at photographers.

PHOTOS: Justin and Selena Gomez's love timeline

But, did the photographers stop taking pictures? Nope! In fact, the Post reports that Bieber was escorted into the back seat of a car while two ladies from the brothel were then spotted getting escorted into a separate vehicle on its way back to the singer's hotel. (A rep for Bieber has no comment.)

Truthfully, I feel sorry for the guy. He hasn't adjusted well to being pushed into the spotlight. I hope he doesn't self-destruct.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Magegg on Nov 04, 2013, 09:54:39 PM
That's just envy. All of us would have killed to be in a brothel at that age ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Nov 04, 2013, 09:55:24 PM
Quote from: Magegg on Nov 04, 2013, 09:54:39 PM
That's just envy. All of us would have killed to be in a brothel at that age ;)
wut
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Nov 04, 2013, 09:56:41 PM
Lol the guys 18 -19

And they'res absolutely nothing to envy
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Nov 04, 2013, 11:36:27 PM
I'm envious of that Scrooge McDuck vat of money, but if it was me I'd be negotiating with the Costa Rican government for lease of an uninhabited island and sifting through amber deposits, not spitting on fans, driving 100mph through dense housing, sounding like a complete twat whenever he delivers any form of communication, insulting people then hiding from them behind towering bodyguards, making that godawful f**king suicide-by-hammer-inducing music, etc.
Spending three hours plus hotel time with a bunch of hookers would just be yet another notch on the list of eye-rolling behaviour from that kid.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Nov 05, 2013, 03:44:14 AM
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/report-richie-incognito-threatened-jonathan-martin-life-used-180239513--nfl.html?vp=1 (http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/report-richie-incognito-threatened-jonathan-martin-life-used-180239513--nfl.html?vp=1)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Space Sweeper on Nov 05, 2013, 03:50:32 AM
Quote"I saw you on Twitter, you been training ten weeks. (I want to) (expletive) in your (expl) mouth...."
I (expletive) lol'd.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Nov 05, 2013, 08:30:39 AM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2487042/Mother-finds-deadly-Brazilian-spiders-nest-banana.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2487042/Mother-finds-deadly-Brazilian-spiders-nest-banana.html)

QuoteAs she bit into a banana, Consi Taylor noticed some strange spots on its skin.

At first she thought it was just bruising...until each tiny mark dropped on to her carpet and scurried off into hiding.

After sending a photograph of the insects to pest control experts, she was told they were suspected to be Brazilian wandering spiders, one of the world's most venomous types, whose bite can kill within two hours.

And worse still, her home could now be infested. The female of the species can grow to have a leg span of 6in.

Mrs Taylor, aged 29, and her teacher husband Richard, 37, were forced to spend three nights in a hotel with their children, Benjamin, three, and four-month-old Annabel, while their house was fumigated and deep-cleaned. Yesterday housewife Mrs Taylor told how her semi-detached home in Hampton, south west London was invaded by the toxic arachnids.'

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.dailymail.co.uk%2Fi%2Fpix%2F2013%2F11%2F04%2Farticle-2487042-192FF5A200000578-629_634x399.jpg&hash=0e71cffc25303715e60de38347b56efbb3d4aa58)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.dailymail.co.uk%2Fi%2Fpix%2F2013%2F11%2F04%2Farticle-2487042-192FE9E500000578-648_634x476.jpg&hash=34f553122664d1c501810978c36667c935417fab)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 05, 2013, 01:07:18 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Nov 05, 2013, 08:30:39 AM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2487042/Mother-finds-deadly-Brazilian-spiders-nest-banana.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2487042/Mother-finds-deadly-Brazilian-spiders-nest-banana.html)

QuoteAs she bit into a banana, Consi Taylor noticed some strange spots on its skin.

At first she thought it was just bruising...until each tiny mark dropped on to her carpet and scurried off into hiding.

After sending a photograph of the insects to pest control experts, she was told they were suspected to be Brazilian wandering spiders, one of the world's most venomous types, whose bite can kill within two hours.

And worse still, her home could now be infested. The female of the species can grow to have a leg span of 6in.

Mrs Taylor, aged 29, and her teacher husband Richard, 37, were forced to spend three nights in a hotel with their children, Benjamin, three, and four-month-old Annabel, while their house was fumigated and deep-cleaned. Yesterday housewife Mrs Taylor told how her semi-detached home in Hampton, south west London was invaded by the toxic arachnids.'

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I sincerely hope their home is cleaned out of those little critters, and she's extremely lucky she wasn't bitten. BWSs are not creatures you wanna f**k with.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Nov 05, 2013, 09:07:20 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Nov 05, 2013, 08:30:39 AM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2487042/Mother-finds-deadly-Brazilian-spiders-nest-banana.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2487042/Mother-finds-deadly-Brazilian-spiders-nest-banana.html)

QuoteAs she bit into a banana, Consi Taylor noticed some strange spots on its skin.

At first she thought it was just bruising...until each tiny mark dropped on to her carpet and scurried off into hiding.

After sending a photograph of the insects to pest control experts, she was told they were suspected to be Brazilian wandering spiders, one of the world's most venomous types, whose bite can kill within two hours.

And worse still, her home could now be infested. The female of the species can grow to have a leg span of 6in.

Mrs Taylor, aged 29, and her teacher husband Richard, 37, were forced to spend three nights in a hotel with their children, Benjamin, three, and four-month-old Annabel, while their house was fumigated and deep-cleaned. Yesterday housewife Mrs Taylor told how her semi-detached home in Hampton, south west London was invaded by the toxic arachnids.'

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Nuke the house from orbit, it's the only way to be sure!


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Nov 05, 2013, 10:41:56 PM
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S3209305.shtml?cat=500#.UnlzsRCmaaS (http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S3209305.shtml?cat=500#.UnlzsRCmaaS)

Cops have man anally probed illegally, force him to defecate and pay for surgery he did not consent to.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on Nov 06, 2013, 12:35:56 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Nov 05, 2013, 10:41:56 PM
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S3209305.shtml?cat=500#.UnlzsRCmaaS (http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S3209305.shtml?cat=500#.UnlzsRCmaaS)

Cops have man anally probed illegally, force him to defecate and pay for surgery he did not consent to.
The reptillians did this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 06, 2013, 03:29:39 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/05/siberia-virginity-auction-shatuniha-27000_n_4219720.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/05/siberia-virginity-auction-shatuniha-27000_n_4219720.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

Is virginity worth $27K? If it is, then the folks in the Arab World as well as India and Pakistan should be suing, not chopping off women's noses for crying out loud.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Nov 06, 2013, 06:25:38 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Nov 05, 2013, 08:30:39 AM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2487042/Mother-finds-deadly-Brazilian-spiders-nest-banana.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2487042/Mother-finds-deadly-Brazilian-spiders-nest-banana.html)

QuoteAs she bit into a banana, Consi Taylor noticed some strange spots on its skin.

At first she thought it was just bruising...until each tiny mark dropped on to her carpet and scurried off into hiding.

After sending a photograph of the insects to pest control experts, she was told they were suspected to be Brazilian wandering spiders, one of the world's most venomous types, whose bite can kill within two hours.

And worse still, her home could now be infested. The female of the species can grow to have a leg span of 6in.

Mrs Taylor, aged 29, and her teacher husband Richard, 37, were forced to spend three nights in a hotel with their children, Benjamin, three, and four-month-old Annabel, while their house was fumigated and deep-cleaned. Yesterday housewife Mrs Taylor told how her semi-detached home in Hampton, south west London was invaded by the toxic arachnids.'

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I'm never buying a banana ever again
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 07, 2013, 09:44:07 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/06/us/paralyzed-indiana-deer-hunter-ends-life/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 (http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/06/us/paralyzed-indiana-deer-hunter-ends-life/index.html?hpt=hp_t2)

I can understand why he choose death for several reasons. It sucks but I wouldn't want to be a burden either, in most cases. :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 07, 2013, 02:30:37 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Nov 07, 2013, 09:44:07 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/06/us/paralyzed-indiana-deer-hunter-ends-life/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 (http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/06/us/paralyzed-indiana-deer-hunter-ends-life/index.html?hpt=hp_t2)

I can understand why he choose death for several reasons. It sucks but I wouldn't want to be a burden either, in most cases. :(

Poor guy. This is a very tragic story. I hope his son can grow up with pleasant stories of him at least.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Nov 08, 2013, 03:42:38 AM
http://bcove.me/8nsq7r9m (http://bcove.me/8nsq7r9m)

Dad Calls Cops on Son to Teach Him a Lesson, Cops Shoot Son Dead

That'll teach him.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 08, 2013, 12:49:18 PM
http://blog.trutv.com/dumb-as-a-blog/2013/11/06/man-jumps-out-of-moving-car-to-get-out-of-argument-with-ex-girlfriend/index.html#more-19055 (http://blog.trutv.com/dumb-as-a-blog/2013/11/06/man-jumps-out-of-moving-car-to-get-out-of-argument-with-ex-girlfriend/index.html#more-19055)

Man jumps out of moving car to get out of argument with ex-girlfriend

Is any argument really worth it?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 09, 2013, 01:01:48 AM
How did she get off her chain anyway?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ChrisPachi on Nov 09, 2013, 08:54:00 AM
http://www.wunderground.ie/man-who-threw-his-hands-up-to-early-for-a-drop-is-set-to-sue-nightclub-for-emotional-distress/ (http://www.wunderground.ie/man-who-threw-his-hands-up-to-early-for-a-drop-is-set-to-sue-nightclub-for-emotional-distress/)

Just remember, if you are tone deaf or can't count a beat to save your life it's the musics fault.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Nov 09, 2013, 09:38:32 AM
Yeah that's totally not getting thrown out of court.

EDIT

Okay, after reading one quote and then bothering to check the rest of that site -- yeah, that ain't real.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ChrisPachi on Nov 09, 2013, 10:52:58 AM
Dammit Sil, I was hoping for at least one "WTF is wrong with people these days!" post.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Nov 09, 2013, 09:41:08 PM
The Miley Cyrus infecting an out of work actor with an STI while filming her Wrecking Ball music video article in the sideline was kind of a giveaway ...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gilfryd on Nov 11, 2013, 12:47:12 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWgxPNshobw#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWgxPNshobw#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Nov 11, 2013, 01:18:20 AM
Quote from: Gilfryd on Nov 11, 2013, 12:47:12 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWgxPNshobw#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWgxPNshobw#ws)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rUOpt36W3g# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rUOpt36W3g#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 11, 2013, 03:05:13 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/11/10/pyotr-pavlensky-nails-testicles_n_4251405.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular (http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/11/10/pyotr-pavlensky-nails-testicles_n_4251405.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular)

For anyone who ever said he has balls of steel, speak with this guy first.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Nov 11, 2013, 11:35:30 PM
http://tech.uk.msn.com/news/articles.aspx?cp-documentid=258282574 (http://tech.uk.msn.com/news/articles.aspx?cp-documentid=258282574)

3d printed liver lives for 40 days using patients own stem cells (no organ rejection issues).

Maybe life extending technology will be really cheap or hard to keep from the masses, after all.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Nov 12, 2013, 12:11:50 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Nov 11, 2013, 11:35:30 PM
http://tech.uk.msn.com/news/articles.aspx?cp-documentid=258282574 (http://tech.uk.msn.com/news/articles.aspx?cp-documentid=258282574)

3d printed liver lives for 40 days using patients own stem cells (no organ rejection issues).

Maybe life extending technology will be really cheap or hard to keep from the masses, after all.

Id imagine that technology would be pretty expensive, and you'd probably need the support of a lab, but youre right if someone can make money off it it will hit the masses.

Looks like Drew Magary's Postmortal is a few steps away from becoming a reality... .terrifying. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Nov 12, 2013, 12:18:47 AM
Holy flying spaghetti monster. I love that we live near enough into the future that we can print 1/9th-year livers and watch Alfonso Cuaron movies, but not so far that the planet is a concrete and arable husk.

According to the article they're also working on printing edible meat, I wonder if that has any connection to the synthetic meat project we heard about a little while ago (in this thread I think, search == effort...).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Nov 12, 2013, 12:25:03 AM
Think it is vertigo,

Lot of venture capitalists circling that synthetic meat market (so many puns there doom get on it), makes sense with the looming food crisis, it'll be a license to print money.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Nov 12, 2013, 12:25:45 AM
Quote from: Rong on Nov 12, 2013, 12:11:50 AM
Id imagine that technology would be pretty expensive,

Doubt it will be expensive by the time 3d printers can print 3d printers  :P

Maybe these printers will also be able to print robotic surgery modules like in prometheus.

Brb, getting a new heart. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Nov 12, 2013, 12:28:47 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Nov 12, 2013, 12:25:45 AM
Quote from: Rong on Nov 12, 2013, 12:11:50 AM
Id imagine that technology would be pretty expensive,

Doubt it will be expensive by the time 3d printers can print 3d printers  :P

Maybe these printers will also be able to print robotic surgery modules like in prometheus.

Brb, getting a new heart.

lol you need someone that can preform the surgery and the material your printing from has to come from somewhere its still a while off, imagine the biopunk shit people will printing extra eyes and arms, shits gon be crazy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Nov 12, 2013, 12:35:46 AM
Quote from: Rong on Nov 12, 2013, 12:11:50 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Nov 11, 2013, 11:35:30 PM
http://tech.uk.msn.com/news/articles.aspx?cp-documentid=258282574 (http://tech.uk.msn.com/news/articles.aspx?cp-documentid=258282574)

3d printed liver lives for 40 days using patients own stem cells (no organ rejection issues).

Maybe life extending technology will be really cheap or hard to keep from the masses, after all.

Id imagine that technology would be pretty expensive, and you'd probably need the support of a lab, but youre right if someone can make money off it it will hit the masses.

Looks like Drew Magary's Postmortal is a few steps away from becoming a reality... .terrifying.

I'd think that kind of technology would be more complex, sure you can grow a liver and make it live for 40 days, but that doesn't mean it'd make it suitable for putting into a human, especially on the individual level where we have different blood types and stuff.

In fact I'm willing to wager that this method has some health related downsides, for now anyway.

As for printing meat, why? As a Environmental and Natural Resource Science student I know that there is plenty of food being produced for everyone on the whole planet. The true problem is that it isn't distributed equally enough (rich vs poor, etc).

If synthetic meat were to exist, I'd probably avoid it like I do McDonalds. College has given me a great appreciation for what occurs naturally. I even learned that if we feed on meat that you get from hunting in the wild than you can potentially live approximately 10 years longer than someone who gets their meat from a store.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Nov 12, 2013, 01:04:10 AM
Not saying i'd eat synthetic meat. but as climate change starts to displace crops and the fact our population is increasing exponentially you'll be surprised what people will do to avoid starving, the arab spring was partly influenced by food shortages.

GM crops and synthetic protein will be a part of future diets i really don't see how we can avoid that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Nov 12, 2013, 01:04:45 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Nov 12, 2013, 12:35:46 AM
I'd think that kind of technology would be more complex, sure you can grow a liver and make it live for 40 days, but that doesn't mean it'd make it suitable for putting into a human, especially on the individual level where we have different blood types and stuff.

Says in the article, the liver can be built from a patient's stem cells, which would make it compatible on an individual basis.


Quote from: Crazy Rich on Nov 12, 2013, 12:35:46 AMAs for printing meat, why? As a Environmental and Natural Resource Science student I know that there is plenty of food being produced for everyone on the whole planet. The true problem is that it isn't distributed equally enough (rich vs poor, etc).

If synthetic meat were to exist, I'd probably avoid it like I do McDonalds. College has given me a great appreciation for what occurs naturally. I even learned that if we feed on meat that you get from hunting in the wild than you can potentially live approximately 10 years longer than someone who gets their meat from a store.

Because land used for farming takes up fertile space which could be a natural ecosystem supporting wild flora and fauna, because livestock produce gargantuan quantities of methane and carbon dioxide and consume vast amounts of fresh water, because diseases like BSE and Salmonella can spread in farmed meat, because synthetic meat could be far cheaper and quicker to produce, and easier to transport.

Regarding the second paragraph, that probably says more about the stores those people are buying from. It's the addition of preservatives and processing chemicals that can make some meat particularly unhealthy, and different products will vary in terms of what they use (McDonalds being an example of the worst). There's no way of knowing right now what synthetic food would offer in health terms, and being grown in a clean lab environment might result in it being healthier. I imagine, much like natural meat, that the important thing will be how it's processed and packaged.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Nov 12, 2013, 01:08:51 AM
they pump the meat packaged in stores full of nitrate.

who knows what hormones and antibiotics they put into livestock, the shit they do to chicken these days is insane, i do my best to avoid it, but you can never be too sure.

Vertigos right synthetic might be a healthier option.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Nov 12, 2013, 01:15:31 AM
Yup, good points there too Rong. I assume there's some assurance from organic or reputable suppliers that you're not buying meat that's been reared in such a way though... at least, I hope not!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Nov 12, 2013, 01:15:37 AM
I have no problem with synthetic meat or eating meat in general as long as it isn't loaded with junk, which most unfortunately is.

The sodium alone from canned and frozen food is absolute murder. So many social, mental, physical, and financial problems revolve around food. Would be odd if world peace came about from better diets (no hippy).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Nov 12, 2013, 09:27:49 AM
Quote from: Vertigo on Nov 12, 2013, 01:15:31 AM
Yup, good points there too Rong. I assume there's some assurance from organic or reputable suppliers that you're not buying meat that's been reared in such a way though... at least, I hope not!

Im a very cynical person generally, usually you pay for the organic stuff as it has to be certified, but i'm sure via unscrupulous individuals things often slip through.


http://www.timesofisrael.com/stuxnet-gone-rogue-hit-russian-nuke-plant-space-station/ (http://www.timesofisrael.com/stuxnet-gone-rogue-hit-russian-nuke-plant-space-station/)

all from a usb drive shits cray.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Nov 12, 2013, 12:59:54 PM
Quote from: Rong on Nov 12, 2013, 09:27:49 AM
.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/stuxnet-gone-rogue-hit-russian-nuke-plant-space-station/ (http://www.timesofisrael.com/stuxnet-gone-rogue-hit-russian-nuke-plant-space-station/)

all from a usb drive shits cray.
i accidentally.... the whole ISS.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 12, 2013, 01:16:53 PM
http://www.news.com.au/world/antiabortion-extremists-urge-kidnapping-of-women-on-way-to-clinic/story-fndir2ev-1226757470246 (http://www.news.com.au/world/antiabortion-extremists-urge-kidnapping-of-women-on-way-to-clinic/story-fndir2ev-1226757470246)

Pro-lifers just went uber-retard.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Dovahkiin on Nov 12, 2013, 02:03:24 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 12, 2013, 01:16:53 PM
http://www.news.com.au/world/antiabortion-extremists-urge-kidnapping-of-women-on-way-to-clinic/story-fndir2ev-1226757470246 (http://www.news.com.au/world/antiabortion-extremists-urge-kidnapping-of-women-on-way-to-clinic/story-fndir2ev-1226757470246)

Pro-lifers just went uber-retard.

I myself am pro-life, but that's just ridiculous.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Nov 12, 2013, 09:36:11 PM
Most pro-lifers are pro-life until the embryo becomes a baby.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gilfryd on Nov 12, 2013, 11:39:34 PM
QuoteWhy, why, why, why is it that most of the people who are against abortion are people you wouldn't wanna f**k in the first place? Boy, these conservatives are really something, aren't they? They're all in favor of the unborn. They will do anything for the unborn. But once you're born, you're on your own. Pro-life conservatives are obsessed with the fetus from conception to nine months. After that, they don't want to know about you. They don't want to hear from you. No nothing. No neonatal care, no day care, no head start, no school lunch, no food stamps, no welfare, no nothing. If you're preborn, you're fine; if you're preschool, you're f**ked. Conservatives don't give a shit about you until you reach military age. Then they think you're just fine. Just what they've been looking for. Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. Pro-life... pro-life... These people aren't pro-life, they're killing doctors! What kind of pro-life is that? What, they'll do anything they can to save a fetus but if it grows up to be a doctor they just might have to kill it? They're not pro-life. You know what they are? They're anti-woman. Simple as it gets, anti-woman. They don't like them. They don't like women. They believe a woman's primary role is to function as a brood mare for the state.
- George Carlin
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Nov 12, 2013, 11:44:22 PM
RIP george.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 13, 2013, 12:44:54 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/12/robot-handjobs-vr-tenga_n_4261161.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/12/robot-handjobs-vr-tenga_n_4261161.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

Optimus Prime handjob, anyone?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Nov 13, 2013, 05:36:50 PM
Old news brah we've been talking about it in the masterracist Thead.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 13, 2013, 06:00:31 PM
The what now?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Nov 13, 2013, 06:24:41 PM
Look for the pc master race thread.

"Don't dead open inside"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Dovahkiin on Nov 13, 2013, 09:04:16 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 13, 2013, 12:44:54 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/12/robot-handjobs-vr-tenga_n_4261161.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/12/robot-handjobs-vr-tenga_n_4261161.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

Optimus Prime handjob, anyone?

I just...wow.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Prime113 on Nov 13, 2013, 09:53:25 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 13, 2013, 12:44:54 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/12/robot-handjobs-vr-tenga_n_4261161.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/12/robot-handjobs-vr-tenga_n_4261161.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

Optimus Prime handjob, anyone?

Helllll yes.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Nov 13, 2013, 09:54:21 PM
Quote from: Dovahkiin on Nov 13, 2013, 09:04:16 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 13, 2013, 12:44:54 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/12/robot-handjobs-vr-tenga_n_4261161.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/12/robot-handjobs-vr-tenga_n_4261161.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

Optimus Prime handjob, anyone?

I just...wow.
You know you want it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Nov 13, 2013, 10:17:08 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Nov 13, 2013, 09:54:21 PM
Quote from: Dovahkiin on Nov 13, 2013, 09:04:16 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 13, 2013, 12:44:54 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/12/robot-handjobs-vr-tenga_n_4261161.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/12/robot-handjobs-vr-tenga_n_4261161.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

Optimus Prime handjob, anyone?

I just...wow.
You know you want it.
Spoiler
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Nov 13, 2013, 10:22:39 PM
Spoiler
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 14, 2013, 02:29:00 PM
Quote from: Prime113 on Nov 13, 2013, 09:53:25 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 13, 2013, 12:44:54 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/12/robot-handjobs-vr-tenga_n_4261161.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/12/robot-handjobs-vr-tenga_n_4261161.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

Optimus Prime handjob, anyone?

Helllll yes.  :laugh:

Something tells me Predator Queen would go ga-ga for this if it was a vibrator given her love for robots, rofl.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Nov 14, 2013, 11:13:40 PM
http://cocoafab.com/man-sues-wife-over-ugly-children/ (http://cocoafab.com/man-sues-wife-over-ugly-children/)

lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Nov 15, 2013, 08:10:06 AM
That's still being reported as real?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Nov 15, 2013, 08:48:45 AM
Lol tumblr news it's always fake aha
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 15, 2013, 04:40:53 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/14/dai-macedo-miss-bum-bum-2013_n_4276120.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/14/dai-macedo-miss-bum-bum-2013_n_4276120.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

It's official. Brazil has picked its best ass.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Nov 15, 2013, 07:57:55 PM
Well, you guys enjoy your synthetic meat products. I have full confidence that the producers will emphasize taste, quality and hygiene over cheapness and quantity. ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Nov 15, 2013, 08:02:56 PM
Real meat will become a luxury

Poorfags will have two choices synthetic meat or

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fheatherclemenceau.files.wordpress.com%2F2013%2F03%2Fe9aa_soylent_green_crackers.jpg&hash=7335e49b677a6d1ddbe60096a946d5c36dc0f929)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Nov 15, 2013, 09:08:36 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 15, 2013, 04:40:53 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/14/dai-macedo-miss-bum-bum-2013_n_4276120.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/14/dai-macedo-miss-bum-bum-2013_n_4276120.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

It's official. Brazil has picked its best ass.
Oh Dooooom.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Nov 17, 2013, 10:14:23 AM
Thousands of People Helped Make a Sick Boy's Batman Wish Come True

http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=29952 (http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=29952)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Nov 17, 2013, 09:33:49 PM
http://www.cracked.com/article_20705_5-ways-u.s.-democracy-more-rigged-than-you-think.html (http://www.cracked.com/article_20705_5-ways-u.s.-democracy-more-rigged-than-you-think.html)

Anyone have any ideas on where to move for a better quality of life? Willing to learn new language(s).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Nov 17, 2013, 09:36:15 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Nov 17, 2013, 09:33:49 PM
http://www.cracked.com/article_20705_5-ways-u.s.-democracy-more-rigged-than-you-think.html (http://www.cracked.com/article_20705_5-ways-u.s.-democracy-more-rigged-than-you-think.html)

Anyone have any ideas on where to move for a better quality of life? Willing to learn new language(s).
Is this news to you?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Nov 17, 2013, 10:23:16 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Nov 17, 2013, 09:36:15 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Nov 17, 2013, 09:33:49 PM
http://www.cracked.com/article_20705_5-ways-u.s.-democracy-more-rigged-than-you-think.html (http://www.cracked.com/article_20705_5-ways-u.s.-democracy-more-rigged-than-you-think.html)

Anyone have any ideas on where to move for a better quality of life? Willing to learn new language(s).
Is this news to you?
Not really.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 18, 2013, 04:26:57 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Nov 15, 2013, 09:08:36 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 15, 2013, 04:40:53 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/14/dai-macedo-miss-bum-bum-2013_n_4276120.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/14/dai-macedo-miss-bum-bum-2013_n_4276120.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

It's official. Brazil has picked its best ass.
Oh Dooooom.  :laugh:

Hey man, don't shoot the messenger.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/14/us-usa-court-beard-idUSBRE9AD1D320131114 (http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/14/us-usa-court-beard-idUSBRE9AD1D320131114)

U.S. prisons have enough problems to deal with and they're upset over a guy's beard. HIS BEARD.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Nov 18, 2013, 07:24:10 PM
http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/scientists-analyse-library-books-find-traces-of-herpes-cocaine/story-fneuzlbd-1226762567241 (http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/scientists-analyse-library-books-find-traces-of-herpes-cocaine/story-fneuzlbd-1226762567241)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 19, 2013, 12:59:33 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Nov 18, 2013, 07:24:10 PM
http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/scientists-analyse-library-books-find-traces-of-herpes-cocaine/story-fneuzlbd-1226762567241 (http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/scientists-analyse-library-books-find-traces-of-herpes-cocaine/story-fneuzlbd-1226762567241)

dafuq is wrong with people...seriously.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/18/william-gibson-genital-fluffer-airing-penis-out_n_4296936.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/18/william-gibson-genital-fluffer-airing-penis-out_n_4296936.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

Sometimes your wang just wants to breathe, you know?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Nov 19, 2013, 08:02:02 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/george-zimmerman-must-guns-jail-190316111--abc-news-topstories.html (http://news.yahoo.com/george-zimmerman-must-guns-jail-190316111--abc-news-topstories.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Nov 20, 2013, 04:15:30 AM
http://scottandkat.ca/nsfw-pics-naked-women-takes-over-train/ (http://scottandkat.ca/nsfw-pics-naked-women-takes-over-train/)

Naked train "goddess"

obviously bipolar
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Predator Queen on Nov 20, 2013, 04:24:18 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul_7AI6AdgY#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul_7AI6AdgY#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Nov 20, 2013, 10:54:55 AM
45 seconds.

... that was supposed to be an endurance test of how long we can listen to his voice, right?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Nov 20, 2013, 11:07:02 AM
Yeah David Cameron what a POOPY ANUS FART covered in DICK WAFFLES
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Nov 20, 2013, 11:21:13 AM
If someone has to use "fascist f**king c**t" to make a point while discussing politics, they aren't saying anything worth listening to.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Nov 20, 2013, 11:25:34 AM
Exactly, what i was implying with my response, i'm getting sick of this internet hyperbole bullshit,  As far as pet hates go, its up there with Ironically liking bad films.....
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Nov 20, 2013, 11:29:36 AM
I was agreeing yo.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 20, 2013, 12:25:54 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Nov 20, 2013, 04:15:30 AM
http://scottandkat.ca/nsfw-pics-naked-women-takes-over-train/ (http://scottandkat.ca/nsfw-pics-naked-women-takes-over-train/)

Naked train "goddess"

obviously bipolar

Well, she looks like she does her squats regularly enough it seems.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 20, 2013, 10:20:35 PM
Youtube - Giving shouty twats with too much time on their hands a voice since 2005.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Nov 20, 2013, 10:35:11 PM
Quote from: SiL on Nov 20, 2013, 11:29:36 AM
I was agreeing yo.
I was slow on the uptake yesterday, theres a reason no one is voting me "smartest member"


Quote from: SM on Nov 20, 2013, 10:20:35 PM
Youtube - Giving shouty twats with too much time on their hands a voice since 2005.

It's at plague proportions.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Nov 21, 2013, 01:36:19 AM
The problem is there are a few genuinely funny commentators and critics who use hyperbole and vitriol to make good and entertaining points, and everyone with a webcam thinks they can be that guy. Then they forget to be funny, or say anything worth hearing, and just come across as angry, belligerent twats.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Nov 21, 2013, 01:47:25 AM
Don't have a link as it was on T.V this morning but apparently mayor Rob Ford actually started his own television show.

It was cancelled immediately after the first episode due to "consuming too many resources".

... and only now after typing that do I see a pun.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 21, 2013, 01:52:25 AM
Ain't no craft service strong enough...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Nov 21, 2013, 01:53:01 AM
So kids are playing a game called "knockout" in New Jersey where they see if they can knock somebody unconscious.

If this makes its way south, it will end badly for some kids.  To many people concealed carrying.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 21, 2013, 01:55:13 AM
Bare knucks or can you use props?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Nov 21, 2013, 02:03:40 AM
Supposedly your only man if you can knock them out bare knuckles.


Hopefully one of these kids tries to sneak one over on a retired boxer or something and catches such a nonlethal beatdown that it stops the trend.  Otherwise some guy is gonna think he's being jumped when he's carrying.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 21, 2013, 12:23:21 PM
Quote from: SiL on Nov 21, 2013, 01:36:19 AM
The problem is there are a few genuinely funny commentators and critics who use hyperbole and vitriol to make good and entertaining points, and everyone with a webcam thinks they can be that guy. Then they forget to be funny, or say anything worth hearing, and just come across as angry, belligerent twats.

TJ is known for being loud but amidst all this abrasiveness, he does some good points. You do need to be patient with the guy is all.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Nov 21, 2013, 05:09:05 PM
Quote from: Predator Queen on Nov 20, 2013, 04:24:18 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul_7AI6AdgY#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul_7AI6AdgY#ws)

So if I watch ''The Howling'' (the sex scene that plays in the sex shop near the start is a rape scene) I could go to prison for 3 years if i watch it in the UK?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Nov 21, 2013, 05:58:06 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Nov 21, 2013, 02:03:40 AM
Supposedly your only man if you can knock them out bare knuckles.


So that's why most of the people targeted are the elderly. MMA fighters should disguise themselves as old folks and teach these punks a lesson.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Nov 22, 2013, 07:40:00 PM
http://omg.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/kim-kardashian-latest-charity-move-incites-fury-174603145.html (http://omg.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/kim-kardashian-latest-charity-move-incites-fury-174603145.html)



Lololololololololololololol, no words
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Nov 22, 2013, 07:49:21 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Nov 22, 2013, 07:40:00 PM
http://omg.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/kim-kardashian-latest-charity-move-incites-fury-174603145.html (http://omg.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/kim-kardashian-latest-charity-move-incites-fury-174603145.html)



Lololololololololololololol, no words
ahahaahahahahaha
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 22, 2013, 08:40:44 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Nov 22, 2013, 07:49:21 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Nov 22, 2013, 07:40:00 PM
http://omg.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/kim-kardashian-latest-charity-move-incites-fury-174603145.html (http://omg.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/kim-kardashian-latest-charity-move-incites-fury-174603145.html)



Lololololololololololololol, no words
ahahaahahahahaha
Does it even matter? The charities the moneys going to are probably fraudulent anyways.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Nov 23, 2013, 12:28:16 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Nov 21, 2013, 05:58:06 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Nov 21, 2013, 02:03:40 AM
Supposedly your only man if you can knock them out bare knuckles.


So that's why most of the people targeted are the elderly. MMA fighters should disguise themselves as old folks and teach these punks a lesson.

I'm staring get a little worried about it, honestly.  I feel like an easy target being a small woman and always out and about  :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Nov 23, 2013, 04:05:26 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Nov 23, 2013, 12:28:16 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Nov 21, 2013, 05:58:06 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Nov 21, 2013, 02:03:40 AM
Supposedly your only man if you can knock them out bare knuckles.


So that's why most of the people targeted are the elderly. MMA fighters should disguise themselves as old folks and teach these punks a lesson.

I'm staring get a little worried about it, honestly.  I feel like an easy target being a small woman and always out and about  :-\

Any reported cases of it in your area? There have been no reported cases in the cities I frequent ... yet. I'm hearing more and more stories of 'the game' backfiring on the weak minded thugs who end up on the receiving end of a concealed weapon. The biggest concern of mine is the furthering paranoia it creates as a society. The racial factor in these stories is undeniably huge and not being reported. That's the media for ya.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Nov 23, 2013, 09:47:45 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Nov 23, 2013, 04:05:26 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Nov 23, 2013, 12:28:16 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Nov 21, 2013, 05:58:06 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Nov 21, 2013, 02:03:40 AM
Supposedly your only man if you can knock them out bare knuckles.


So that's why most of the people targeted are the elderly. MMA fighters should disguise themselves as old folks and teach these punks a lesson.

I'm staring get a little worried about it, honestly.  I feel like an easy target being a small woman and always out and about  :-\

Any reported cases of it in your area? There have been no reported cases in the cities I frequent ... yet. I'm hearing more and more stories of 'the game' backfiring on the weak minded thugs who end up on the receiving end of a concealed weapon. The biggest concern of mine is the furthering paranoia it creates as a society. The racial factor in these stories is undeniably huge and not being reported. That's the media for ya.

Nothing in my area yet, afraid I'm guilty of the growing paranoia though.  There are a few pockets of rednecks and wanna be gangsters around to make it unnerving.  It's not the knock out I'm afraid of, it's what happens next. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Nov 24, 2013, 01:25:07 AM
Media doesn't want to admit that racism can go both ways. 

I honestly think racism overall is worse today than it was about ten or twelve years ago.

If you can stay around areas and people your familiar with you should be alright.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Nov 24, 2013, 02:35:03 AM
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/police-stop-man-258-times-charge-trespassing-work-article-1.1526422#ixzz2lV1hlkXU (http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/police-stop-man-258-times-charge-trespassing-work-article-1.1526422#ixzz2lV1hlkXU)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Nov 24, 2013, 03:33:05 AM
That's ridiculous.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Nov 24, 2013, 04:20:56 AM
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10202501961540006 (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10202501961540006)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcbsboston.files.wordpress.com%2F2013%2F11%2Fwashington.jpg&hash=a40d0dcf4533545005f0dc60e7879a0002bf97a6)

The video is intense (facebook link has higher quality version)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1WMEwd8Al0#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1WMEwd8Al0#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Nov 24, 2013, 01:54:11 PM
I'm sorry, it's a terrible thing, but that guy reminds me so much of Kenny Powers it's hilarious.  :laugh:

"Josie, come on, NOW! f**k! Look, there's a car! Right there! f**k! JOOSIE!!"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 25, 2013, 12:52:57 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Nov 24, 2013, 02:35:03 AM
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/police-stop-man-258-times-charge-trespassing-work-article-1.1526422#ixzz2lV1hlkXU (http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/police-stop-man-258-times-charge-trespassing-work-article-1.1526422#ixzz2lV1hlkXU)

I hope Sal's suit goes through. f**k the police.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Nov 25, 2013, 01:53:34 PM
http://www.yousaytoo.com/a-taiwanese-man-died-after-playing-league-of-legends-for-23-hours/1861695 (http://www.yousaytoo.com/a-taiwanese-man-died-after-playing-league-of-legends-for-23-hours/1861695)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Nov 25, 2013, 02:02:33 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Nov 25, 2013, 01:53:34 PM
http://www.yousaytoo.com/a-taiwanese-man-died-after-playing-league-of-legends-for-23-hours/1861695 (http://www.yousaytoo.com/a-taiwanese-man-died-after-playing-league-of-legends-for-23-hours/1861695)
I guess I'm lucky I get bored after four or five games on a row.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Nov 25, 2013, 02:05:00 PM
I couldn't even finish one game.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Nov 25, 2013, 02:19:09 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Nov 25, 2013, 02:05:00 PM
I couldn't even finish one game.  :laugh:

f**king NOOOB!!!!!!

That's unfortunately how most conversations go in that game. I usually just ignore the chat alltogether.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Nov 25, 2013, 02:57:34 PM
That makes me want to  reinstall the game just to f**k with people in the game.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: TheLoneSpoon on Nov 25, 2013, 03:40:11 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Nov 25, 2013, 02:57:34 PM
That makes me want to  reinstall the game just to f**k with people in the game.

Yes.

Let's do that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Nov 25, 2013, 03:51:54 PM
Quote from: TheLoneSpoon on Nov 25, 2013, 03:40:11 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Nov 25, 2013, 02:57:34 PM
That makes me want to  reinstall the game just to f**k with people in the game.

Yes.

Let's do that.
You and me, Spoon.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: TheLoneSpoon on Nov 25, 2013, 04:19:14 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Nov 25, 2013, 03:51:54 PM
Quote from: TheLoneSpoon on Nov 25, 2013, 03:40:11 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Nov 25, 2013, 02:57:34 PM
That makes me want to  reinstall the game just to f**k with people in the game.

Yes.

Let's do that.
You and me, Spoon.

Ownin' all the nooobz
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 25, 2013, 04:53:29 PM
Ever wanted to cook a turkey in your dishwasher? (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/25/dishwasher-turkey-david-burke-thanksgiving_n_4323355.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news&ir=Weird%20News) Now's your chance!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Nov 25, 2013, 08:03:16 PM
That's how I was my helmet, using the dishwasher  :-[ 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Nov 26, 2013, 12:49:14 AM
Quote from: BANE on Nov 24, 2013, 01:54:11 PM
I'm sorry, it's a terrible thing, but that guy reminds me so much of Kenny Powers it's hilarious.  :laugh:

"Josie, come on, NOW! f**k! Look, there's a car! Right there! f**k! JOOSIE!!"

f**k he does so much hahah

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOcQhqrqdpI# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOcQhqrqdpI#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 26, 2013, 04:10:43 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Nov 25, 2013, 08:03:16 PM
That's how I was my helmet, using the dishwasher  :-[

Seriously? Why is that?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Nov 26, 2013, 05:51:17 PM
I've just heard in the news that this is the new "trend" in DA US

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_PEBsEyYHQ# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_PEBsEyYHQ#)

Maaan these "people" are R E T A R D E D !!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Nov 26, 2013, 06:23:26 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Nov 26, 2013, 05:51:17 PM
I've just heard in the news that this is the new "trend" in DA US

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_PEBsEyYHQ# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_PEBsEyYHQ#)

Maaan these "people" are R E T A R D E D !!!
Saw that a while ago. It's absolutely disgusting and sick.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Nov 26, 2013, 07:27:33 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Nov 26, 2013, 05:51:17 PM
I've just heard in the news that this is the new "trend" in DA US

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_PEBsEyYHQ# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_PEBsEyYHQ#)

Maaan these "people" are R E T A R D E D !!!

Scum. Hope that crap doesn't become a fad outside of the US.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: TheLoneSpoon on Nov 26, 2013, 07:47:13 PM
Well that's f**ked.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Nov 26, 2013, 08:19:53 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 26, 2013, 04:10:43 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Nov 25, 2013, 08:03:16 PM
That's how I was my helmet, using the dishwasher  :-[

Seriously? Why is that?

Absolutely serious.  The padding inside does not come apart from the helmet and I don't want it to get caked up with make up and perfume.  I can't put it in the washing machine, or hand scrub it very well, so I sprayed the inside with woolite and put in the the dishwasher for a run.  It worked great!  Seriously! 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 26, 2013, 10:20:13 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Nov 26, 2013, 05:51:17 PM
I've just heard in the news that this is the new "trend" in DA US

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_PEBsEyYHQ# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_PEBsEyYHQ#)

Maaan these "people" are R E T A R D E D !!!

I just heard about it when Kimarhi posted about it two pages back (http://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/index.php?topic=46302.msg1808999#msg1808999).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Nov 27, 2013, 12:23:15 AM
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Gay-Server-Tip-Lifestyle-Receipt-Discrepancy-233040811.html (http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Gay-Server-Tip-Lifestyle-Receipt-Discrepancy-233040811.html)

f**king scumbags.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 27, 2013, 12:36:51 AM
Who?  The couple who wrote on the bill (or didn't)?  The waitress?  Or the restaurant?  Or all of the above?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Nov 27, 2013, 12:43:50 AM
Didn't mean to add the 's' to make it plural.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Nov 27, 2013, 11:55:57 AM
http://www.cbc.ca/newsblogs/yourcommunity/2013/11/gangster-scarecrows-keep-robbers-away-from-detroit-home.html (http://www.cbc.ca/newsblogs/yourcommunity/2013/11/gangster-scarecrows-keep-robbers-away-from-detroit-home.html)

WTF HAHAHA!  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 27, 2013, 12:26:51 PM
Quote from: BANE on Nov 27, 2013, 11:55:57 AM
http://www.cbc.ca/newsblogs/yourcommunity/2013/11/gangster-scarecrows-keep-robbers-away-from-detroit-home.html (http://www.cbc.ca/newsblogs/yourcommunity/2013/11/gangster-scarecrows-keep-robbers-away-from-detroit-home.html)

WTF HAHAHA!  :laugh:

This guy deserves kudos; big time 8)

Yet another sea monster catch except this time, it was identified rather quickly. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/26/mark-quartiano_n_4343239.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news&ir=Weird%20News#slide=827815)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Nov 27, 2013, 07:32:06 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 27, 2013, 12:26:51 PM
Quote from: BANE on Nov 27, 2013, 11:55:57 AM
http://www.cbc.ca/newsblogs/yourcommunity/2013/11/gangster-scarecrows-keep-robbers-away-from-detroit-home.html (http://www.cbc.ca/newsblogs/yourcommunity/2013/11/gangster-scarecrows-keep-robbers-away-from-detroit-home.html)

WTF HAHAHA!  :laugh:

This guy deserves kudos; big time 8)

Yet another sea monster catch except this time, it was identified rather quickly. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/26/mark-quartiano_n_4343239.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news&ir=Weird%20News#slide=827815)





That hunk from River Monsters catches things like that all the time.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Nov 27, 2013, 08:08:02 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Nov 27, 2013, 07:32:06 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 27, 2013, 12:26:51 PM
Quote from: BANE on Nov 27, 2013, 11:55:57 AM
http://www.cbc.ca/newsblogs/yourcommunity/2013/11/gangster-scarecrows-keep-robbers-away-from-detroit-home.html (http://www.cbc.ca/newsblogs/yourcommunity/2013/11/gangster-scarecrows-keep-robbers-away-from-detroit-home.html)

WTF HAHAHA!  :laugh:

This guy deserves kudos; big time 8)

Yet another sea monster catch except this time, it was identified rather quickly. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/26/mark-quartiano_n_4343239.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news&ir=Weird%20News#slide=827815)





That hunk from River Monsters catches things like that all the time.

Jeremy Wade?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Nov 27, 2013, 08:45:16 PM
Quote from: BANE on Nov 27, 2013, 11:55:57 AM
http://www.cbc.ca/newsblogs/yourcommunity/2013/11/gangster-scarecrows-keep-robbers-away-from-detroit-home.html (http://www.cbc.ca/newsblogs/yourcommunity/2013/11/gangster-scarecrows-keep-robbers-away-from-detroit-home.html)

WTF HAHAHA!  :laugh:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvg2dDGKgZI#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvg2dDGKgZI#ws)

(shit sandwich for VEVO please)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Nov 28, 2013, 05:28:28 AM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2514789/Horrifying-assault-goes-viral-Sharkeisha-sucker-punches-victim.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2514789/Horrifying-assault-goes-viral-Sharkeisha-sucker-punches-victim.html)

this is terrible (oh hi there dailymail) but...

Sharkeisha?!!!...

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Nov 28, 2013, 05:30:58 AM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Nov 28, 2013, 05:28:28 AM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2514789/Horrifying-assault-goes-viral-Sharkeisha-sucker-punches-victim.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2514789/Horrifying-assault-goes-viral-Sharkeisha-sucker-punches-victim.html)

this is terrible but...

Sharkeisha?!!!...

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
hahahahahahah
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Nov 28, 2013, 05:33:24 AM
must be Elephantisha's sister?  :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Nov 28, 2013, 08:57:45 AM
Dolphiniqua is gonna be all up and down dat ho and pull on dat weave.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 28, 2013, 01:09:58 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Nov 28, 2013, 05:28:28 AM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2514789/Horrifying-assault-goes-viral-Sharkeisha-sucker-punches-victim.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2514789/Horrifying-assault-goes-viral-Sharkeisha-sucker-punches-victim.html)

this is terrible (oh hi there dailymail) but...

Sharkeisha?!!!...

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

It's on World Star which means it's likely going to end up on Natesvlogs. He'll have a field day with this one.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Solid Snake on Nov 30, 2013, 01:24:35 AM
China has sent warplanes on patrol runs 'as a warning' to stop people from flying through their airspace. I think there is going to be a conflict between Korea, Japan and China fairly soon.

Also

http://news.sky.com/story/1175697/police-helicopter-crashes-into-glasgow-pub-roof (http://news.sky.com/story/1175697/police-helicopter-crashes-into-glasgow-pub-roof)

I've never trusted these things, they are death traps.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Nov 30, 2013, 06:59:23 AM
Police helicopters or Scottish pubs?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Nov 30, 2013, 07:04:52 AM
Quote from: SiL on Nov 30, 2013, 06:59:23 AM
Police helicopters or Scottish pubs?
Both, I reckon.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vakarian on Nov 30, 2013, 10:12:08 AM
Quote from: SiL on Nov 30, 2013, 06:59:23 AM
Police helicopters or Scottish pubs?

I would say they are equally as dangerous.  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vulhala on Dec 01, 2013, 12:36:33 AM
Quote from: Vakarian on Nov 30, 2013, 10:12:08 AM
I would say they are equally as dangerous.  :P

Funniest part was my cousin posting "FFS that's the third one this year!" on FB. Dem Jocks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Dec 01, 2013, 12:36:55 AM
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/11/29/the-u-s-army-got-caught-pirating-180-million-in-software-its-settling-for-50-million/ (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/11/29/the-u-s-army-got-caught-pirating-180-million-in-software-its-settling-for-50-million/)

Cliffs:
-US Army saves itself 10's of millions through unlicensed software.
-Get's caught, ends up settling at 73% lower price than if they bought the licenses like they were supposed to.

Bonus:
-Federal Government claims piracy is not a victimless crime in every commercial release DVD and Blu-Ray
-Individuals caught pirating are sometimes subjected to extremely costly lawsuits, while military gets discount for it.
-Not illegal to have 1 digital backup copy of all digital media you own, but illegal to circumvent any copy protection on them.
-Low quality digital copy redemption codes included with Blu Ray's, because everyone who buy's Blu Rays doesn't care at all about picture quality, and definitely won't want to be able to see the highest quality they can from anywhere.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Dec 01, 2013, 01:03:48 AM
Quote from: Vulhala on Dec 01, 2013, 12:36:33 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7NTXZSq0xk#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7NTXZSq0xk#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Dec 02, 2013, 04:12:58 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/amazon-unveils-futuristic-mini-drone-delivery-plan-021532540.html (http://news.yahoo.com/amazon-unveils-futuristic-mini-drone-delivery-plan-021532540.html)

If only Starbucks would deliver like this!



Quote from: Vulhala on Dec 01, 2013, 12:36:33 AM
Quote from: Vakarian on Nov 30, 2013, 10:12:08 AM
I would say they are equally as dangerous.  :P

Funniest part was my cousin posting "FFS that's the third one this year!" on FB. Dem Jocks.

Vulaha is back!  Welcome back :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 02, 2013, 04:38:56 PM
Quote from: Vulhala on Dec 01, 2013, 12:36:33 AM
Quote from: Vakarian on Nov 30, 2013, 10:12:08 AM
I would say they are equally as dangerous.  :P

Funniest part was my cousin posting "FFS that's the third one this year!" on FB. Dem Jocks.

Holy shit, here's some news for everyone...Vulhala's back!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Dec 05, 2013, 06:00:40 PM
LOL! Recently they showed the prison cells in the German prisons on the local tv. Look at this http://24flinching.com/word/gold-seal/inspiring-artists/german-prison-cells-neatly-organized/ (http://24flinching.com/word/gold-seal/inspiring-artists/german-prison-cells-neatly-organized/)  :laugh: Is this a prison or summer camp  :laugh: When I saw it I started laughing because the prisons here like this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6unvjpLHgo# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6unvjpLHgo#)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 06, 2013, 03:52:23 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/05/dick-cheney-nelson-mandela-terrorist_n_4394071.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/05/dick-cheney-nelson-mandela-terrorist_n_4394071.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular)

f**k you, Dick.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gilfryd on Dec 06, 2013, 07:09:53 PM
Never has a first name been more fitting.

I can't believe doctors are keeping such a horrible monster alive.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Dec 07, 2013, 10:49:51 PM
http://www.extremetech.com/computing/171949-new-type-of-audio-malware-transmits-through-speakers-and-microphones (http://www.extremetech.com/computing/171949-new-type-of-audio-malware-transmits-through-speakers-and-microphones)

http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/171639-ibm-tackles-mrsa-and-other-healthcare-infections-with-rfid-enforced-hand-washing-tech (http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/171639-ibm-tackles-mrsa-and-other-healthcare-infections-with-rfid-enforced-hand-washing-tech)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Dec 08, 2013, 07:30:26 PM
As Ukraine President turns away from becoming a member of the European Union and aligning more with Russia Ukraine protest crowd of 500,000 drags down and decapitates statue of Vladimir Lenin.

http://t.news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/ukraine-protest-crowd-of-500000-topples-lenin-statue (http://t.news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/ukraine-protest-crowd-of-500000-topples-lenin-statue)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 09, 2013, 01:22:40 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Dec 08, 2013, 07:30:26 PM
As Ukraine President turns away from becoming a member of the European Union and aligning more with Russia Ukraine protest crowd of 500,000 drags down and decapitates statue of Vladimir Lenin.

http://t.news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/ukraine-protest-crowd-of-500000-topples-lenin-statue (http://t.news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/ukraine-protest-crowd-of-500000-topples-lenin-statue)

QuoteThe interior minister warned that police would respond to any disorder and said Ukraine had no place among the ranks of countries like Libya or Tunisia, where Arab popular uprisings overthrew autocratic old-guard leaderships.

"If there are any calls to disorder, we will respond," Interfax quoted the minister, Vitaly Zakharchenko, as saying.

You can always count on Big Brother to do the right thing ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Dec 09, 2013, 01:33:51 PM
It's not really "news," but still good reading:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/cherylsnappconner/2013/11/18/mentally-strong-people-the-13-things-they-avoid/ (http://www.forbes.com/sites/cherylsnappconner/2013/11/18/mentally-strong-people-the-13-things-they-avoid/)

Enjoy :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 09, 2013, 02:01:54 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Dec 09, 2013, 01:33:51 PM
It's not really "news," but still good reading:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/cherylsnappconner/2013/11/18/mentally-strong-people-the-13-things-they-avoid/ (http://www.forbes.com/sites/cherylsnappconner/2013/11/18/mentally-strong-people-the-13-things-they-avoid/)

Enjoy :)

Great list for a Monday. Thanks Alice!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Dec 09, 2013, 09:11:39 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Dec 08, 2013, 07:30:26 PM
As Ukraine President turns away from becoming a member of the European Union and aligning more with Russia Ukraine protest crowd of 500,000 drags down and decapitates statue of Vladimir Lenin.

http://t.news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/ukraine-protest-crowd-of-500000-topples-lenin-statue (http://t.news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/ukraine-protest-crowd-of-500000-topples-lenin-statue)
This is happening or will happen to all countries former slaves of the Soviet Union. All ministers are communist scum who infested every department in those countries sucking their money dry. In my country the situation is so bad that the minimal monthly wage is 170 euro (230$). But the people can't take it anymore and those red bastards are going down one way or another.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Dec 09, 2013, 09:15:49 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 09, 2013, 02:01:54 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Dec 09, 2013, 01:33:51 PM
It's not really "news," but still good reading:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/cherylsnappconner/2013/11/18/mentally-strong-people-the-13-things-they-avoid/ (http://www.forbes.com/sites/cherylsnappconner/2013/11/18/mentally-strong-people-the-13-things-they-avoid/)

Enjoy :)

Great list for a Monday. Thanks Alice!

Start the week strong  :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Dec 10, 2013, 01:20:39 AM
I'm not sure how many of you have heard of the smog in China, or if you've even been following any updates on it, but I just had to come by to this thread again:


http://www.businessinsider.com/nationalist-newspaper-puts-positive-spin-on-chinas-smog-problem-2013-12 (http://www.businessinsider.com/nationalist-newspaper-puts-positive-spin-on-chinas-smog-problem-2013-12)


QuoteCHINA: Our Smog Is A Major Defensive Advantage On The Battlefield
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 10, 2013, 02:23:55 PM
Sure, why not? Just remember that the folks you're protecting back home are dying from it, enemy or not.

Idiot.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Dec 10, 2013, 06:22:17 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 10, 2013, 02:23:55 PM
Sure, why not? Just remember that the folks you're protecting back home are dying from it, enemy or not.

Idiot.
This. No foresight whatsoever.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 11, 2013, 03:53:19 AM
Quote from: WinterActual on Dec 09, 2013, 09:11:39 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Dec 08, 2013, 07:30:26 PM
As Ukraine President turns away from becoming a member of the European Union and aligning more with Russia Ukraine protest crowd of 500,000 drags down and decapitates statue of Vladimir Lenin.

http://t.news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/ukraine-protest-crowd-of-500000-topples-lenin-statue (http://t.news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/ukraine-protest-crowd-of-500000-topples-lenin-statue)
This is happening or will happen to all countries former slaves of the Soviet Union. All ministers are communist scum who infested every department in those countries sucking their money dry. In my country the situation is so bad that the minimal monthly wage is 170 euro (230$). But the people can't take it anymore and those red bastards are going down one way or another.

That sounds like paradise to the capitalist scum infesting my country... Actually it sounds exactly like them already. Minimum wage is always on the chopping block when it comes to the "red" (red as in Republican in our case) bastards around here.

(kind of wish we had a bunch of Ronald Reagan statues (or McCarthys) to drag down and decapitate once in a while).

Just saying...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 11, 2013, 12:27:33 PM
Mandela's funeral.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/cortege-departs-to-take-mandelas-body-to-lie-in-state/article15866042/ (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/cortege-departs-to-take-mandelas-body-to-lie-in-state/article15866042/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Dec 11, 2013, 02:57:34 PM
Man jumps from mall balcony after five hours shopping with girlfriend.

http://www.sundayworld.com/top-stories/boyfriend-jumps-to-death-after-five-hours-of-shopping#.UqY4XBzcOLU.facebook (http://www.sundayworld.com/top-stories/boyfriend-jumps-to-death-after-five-hours-of-shopping#.UqY4XBzcOLU.facebook)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Dec 11, 2013, 06:44:18 PM
Hero of the day:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/10/jean-fernandes-puppy_n_4420435.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592 (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/10/jean-fernandes-puppy_n_4420435.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592)

:)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Dec 12, 2013, 12:33:31 AM
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CC4QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcnews.com%2Fid%2F16304852%2F&ei=ZQSpUufvHdiGoQTH5oDgCQ&usg=AFQjCNHBN-JVMKZ62Ru1gBwwW8P8dPjQvA&sig2=-J21l974WWjXmBSxzmNUEQ&bvm=bv.57799294,d.cGU (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CC4QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcnews.com%2Fid%2F16304852%2F&ei=ZQSpUufvHdiGoQTH5oDgCQ&usg=AFQjCNHBN-JVMKZ62Ru1gBwwW8P8dPjQvA&sig2=-J21l974WWjXmBSxzmNUEQ&bvm=bv.57799294,d.cGU)

Magic mushrooms remove all symptoms of ocd almost immediately for up to 24 hours.

Just goes to show how pathetic the current state of pharmaceutical drugs are.
____

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2521752/Children-incest-cult-living-deformed-mute-Australian-valley.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2521752/Children-incest-cult-living-deformed-mute-Australian-valley.html)

Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi42.tinypic.com%2F2rhs2dx.jpg&hash=e124ab90e6e60fd3710da702370eeb88049b2082)
[close]
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 12, 2013, 01:01:33 PM
Quote from: Effectz on Dec 11, 2013, 02:57:34 PM
Man jumps from mall balcony after five hours shopping with girlfriend.

http://www.sundayworld.com/top-stories/boyfriend-jumps-to-death-after-five-hours-of-shopping#.UqY4XBzcOLU.facebook (http://www.sundayworld.com/top-stories/boyfriend-jumps-to-death-after-five-hours-of-shopping#.UqY4XBzcOLU.facebook)

Sweet Jesus. And I thought Black Friday drove people to insanity.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Dec 12, 2013, 05:42:07 PM
Mayor Rob Ford is losing strength as only 23% would vote for him again, plus he threw a Christmas party in which he invited 44 councilors and others... only 3 showed up including his brother.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Dec 12, 2013, 11:12:17 PM
 :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Dec 14, 2013, 06:20:12 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fasset-d.soup.io%2Fasset%2F6343%2F1221_d249.gif&hash=f2e0d9770b2f386db32d81005a0407cebd48e09f)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 16, 2013, 03:15:51 AM
Japan are merrily executing their wrong doers it seems, personally I think its fine. I think the UK should bring back capital punishment for certain crimes.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/12/japan-condemned-secret-executions (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/12/japan-condemned-secret-executions)

As usual the human rights do-gooders are going nuts about it. European Union needs to grow a set and keep their nose out of other countries business, who do they think they are?!.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Dec 16, 2013, 03:26:26 AM
Maybe they think they're the US.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 16, 2013, 03:32:10 AM
I think under certain circumstances capital punishment is justified. For example, the two black Muslim men that killed and tried to decapitate that young soldier in front of everyone in broad daylight in London not so long ago. Both of them don't even deserve a defense, straight to the gallows, do not pass go, do not waste tax payers money on keeping them locked up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Dec 16, 2013, 04:46:38 AM
Capital punishment trials and death row incarceration costs more than life without parole.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Dec 16, 2013, 04:54:06 AM
Quote from: SiL on Dec 16, 2013, 04:46:38 AM
Capital punishment trials and death row incarceration costs more than life without parole.

Really  ???

What's the difference cost-wise of a life sentence trial and incarceration?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 16, 2013, 05:27:29 AM
Quote from: SiL on Dec 16, 2013, 04:46:38 AM
Capital punishment trials and death row incarceration costs more than life without parole.

Until they are executed at least.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Dec 16, 2013, 05:31:12 AM
It's long been known that it costs more to execute someone than to lock them up.

I daresay these guys are pushing an anti-death penalty agenda, but there you go (http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/costs-death-penalty)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Dec 16, 2013, 06:18:15 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Dec 16, 2013, 04:54:06 AM
Really  ???

What's the difference cost-wise of a life sentence trial and incarceration?
Millions of dollars in court fees (Different courts used, higher priced attorneys, longer trials, etc.) and higher-security death row facilities costing more to operate.

Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 16, 2013, 05:27:29 AM
Until they are executed at least.
Which could take a very, very long time to actually happen.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Dec 16, 2013, 06:44:17 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 16, 2013, 03:32:10 AM
I think under certain circumstances capital punishment is justified. For example, the two black Muslim men that killed and tried to decapitate that young soldier in front of everyone in broad daylight in London not so long ago. Both of them don't even deserve a defense, straight to the gallows, do not pass go, do not waste tax payers money on keeping them locked up.

Y'know, they should bring back public stonings, too. And while we're at it, chopping off the hands of thieves don't sound to bad, neither.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Dec 16, 2013, 06:58:47 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Dec 16, 2013, 06:44:17 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 16, 2013, 03:32:10 AM
I think under certain circumstances capital punishment is justified. For example, the two black Muslim men that killed and tried to decapitate that young soldier in front of everyone in broad daylight in London not so long ago. Both of them don't even deserve a defense, straight to the gallows, do not pass go, do not waste tax payers money on keeping them locked up.

Y'know, they should bring back public stonings, too. And while we're at it, chopping off the hands of thieves don't sound to bad, neither.

While we're at that let's tie people up, throw them into a bag with an angry wolf and a lobster, then tie that up and throw it to the bottom of the river while he's still alive.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Dec 16, 2013, 06:59:28 AM
Now that's some creativity.

Crazy Rich, my friend, I think we just solved crime.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Dec 16, 2013, 07:02:34 AM
Firing squads?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Dec 16, 2013, 01:35:13 PM
Or go the Genghis Khan route and rip peoples limbs off by tying them to four horses...!!!

OK, that might be going too far.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 16, 2013, 02:56:07 PM
http://globalnews.ca/news/1032570/reports-of-explosives-found-on-harvard-university-campus/ (http://globalnews.ca/news/1032570/reports-of-explosives-found-on-harvard-university-campus/)

Harvard may be in trouble.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 16, 2013, 03:24:52 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Dec 16, 2013, 06:44:17 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 16, 2013, 03:32:10 AM
I think under certain circumstances capital punishment is justified. For example, the two black Muslim men that killed and tried to decapitate that young soldier in front of everyone in broad daylight in London not so long ago. Both of them don't even deserve a defense, straight to the gallows, do not pass go, do not waste tax payers money on keeping them locked up.

Y'know, they should bring back public stonings, too. And while we're at it, chopping off the hands of thieves don't sound to bad, neither.

Quote from: Crazy Rich on Dec 16, 2013, 06:58:47 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Dec 16, 2013, 06:44:17 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 16, 2013, 03:32:10 AM
I think under certain circumstances capital punishment is justified. For example, the two black Muslim men that killed and tried to decapitate that young soldier in front of everyone in broad daylight in London not so long ago. Both of them don't even deserve a defense, straight to the gallows, do not pass go, do not waste tax payers money on keeping them locked up.

Y'know, they should bring back public stonings, too. And while we're at it, chopping off the hands of thieves don't sound to bad, neither.

While we're at that let's tie people up, throw them into a bag with an angry wolf and a lobster, then tie that up and throw it to the bottom of the river while he's still alive.

Quote from: SpaceMarines on Dec 16, 2013, 06:59:28 AM
Now that's some creativity.

Crazy Rich, my friend, I think we just solved crime.

::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 16, 2013, 03:34:47 PM
I think capital punishment is a viable option but you have to be absolutely positive the person you're sentencing is the right individual. That's one sentence that no level of appeal can overturn.

But, the world of reality tells us it can't work as SiL and SM have already pointed out that it's more expensive to go for it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Dec 16, 2013, 03:56:53 PM
Quote from: SM on Dec 16, 2013, 05:31:12 AM
It's long been known that it costs more to execute someone than to lock them up.

I don't believe it. The most standard rounds are fairly cheap. Even if they are using assault rifles to execute someone, the 5.56 is not that expensive round either (if we talk about the US). 3 meals for the whole day are more expensive than one 5.56 round, thats for sure.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Dec 16, 2013, 03:58:08 PM
They don't shoot the people. They usually inject them with a 'supposedly' painless, lethal substance (I don't know what).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Dec 16, 2013, 04:01:43 PM
As far as I knew it was a personal choice. Which should be taken away and "right to the wall" to be the only option.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 16, 2013, 04:08:03 PM
I also don't see why it would cost more to house death row prisoners, do they get special treatment or something? I understand that the trials could be longer but most big trials do so anyway. I can't see how keeping someone locked up for life is cheaper than executing them, doesn't make any kind of sense.

Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 16, 2013, 03:34:47 PM
I think capital punishment is a viable option but you have to be absolutely positive the person you're sentencing is the right individual. That's one sentence that no level of appeal can overturn.

But, the world of reality tells us it can't work as SiL and SM have already pointed out that it's more expensive to go for it.

Well yes but the example I gave is surely as clear cut as you're gonna get.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 16, 2013, 04:18:27 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Dec 16, 2013, 04:01:43 PM
As far as I knew it was a personal choice. Which should be taken away and "right to the wall" to be the only option.

I'm told in China, they put a handgun to your head and call it a day. Seems simple enough if that's true.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Dec 16, 2013, 06:30:14 PM
And we all know, China is a jewel to which all criminal justice systems should be compared.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Dec 16, 2013, 07:20:12 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 16, 2013, 04:08:03 PM
I also don't see why it would cost more to house death row prisoners, do they get special treatment or something? I understand that the trials could be longer but most big trials do so anyway. I can't see how keeping someone locked up for life is cheaper than executing them, doesn't make any kind of sense.

Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 16, 2013, 03:34:47 PM
I think capital punishment is a viable option but you have to be absolutely positive the person you're sentencing is the right individual. That's one sentence that no level of appeal can overturn.

But, the world of reality tells us it can't work as SiL and SM have already pointed out that it's more expensive to go for it.

Well yes but the example I gave is surely as clear cut as you're gonna get.

Like this  guy:

http://abcnews.go.com/US/ohio-school-killer-tj-lane-snuck-killer-shirt/story?id=18774193 (http://abcnews.go.com/US/ohio-school-killer-tj-lane-snuck-killer-shirt/story?id=18774193)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 16, 2013, 07:41:39 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Dec 16, 2013, 06:30:14 PM
And we all know, China is a jewel to which all criminal justice systems should be compared.

I'm referring to the method of execution. It's quick and easy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Dec 16, 2013, 08:43:50 PM
I'm pretty sure china uses an assault rifle with one hollow point round at close range. I don't doubt they've used handguns as well.

By the way, people on death row are considered wards of the state, which means they aren't actually prisoners and have very different rights than normal inmates.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Dec 16, 2013, 09:48:53 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 16, 2013, 04:08:03 PM
I also don't see why it would cost more to house death row prisoners, do they get special treatment or something? I understand that the trials could be longer but most big trials do so anyway. I can't see how keeping someone locked up for life is cheaper than executing them, doesn't make any kind of sense.
Death Row facilities cost more to operate (heightened security, etc.) Have some stats (http://journalistsresource.org/studies/government/criminal-justice/capital-punishment-2010-statistics/)! The average Death Row inmate spends fifteen years incarcerated between conviction and execution and only 16% of people put on Death Row since 1977 have actually been executed.

The longest anyone went before being executed? Thirty-three years. The longest anyone went before dying on their own (A brain tumour, in this case)? Forty-three years (Wikipedia, Death Row article).

Capital court cases cost more and run longer, as can their repeals. People on Death Row are incarcerated in higher-cost facilities on average for 1.5 decades, paid for by taxpayers.

It ain't cheaper.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Dec 16, 2013, 09:49:49 PM
Firing squads.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Dec 16, 2013, 09:57:38 PM
People are still executed by firing squads. They don't, like, magically make the system go faster.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Dec 16, 2013, 10:07:54 PM
I know, I was just saying if we just rushed through the court system, gave them a sentence and carried it out almost immediately, it would be pretty cheap. Although, I'm not saying this is a good idea.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Dec 16, 2013, 10:14:16 PM
I just find the whole concept barbaric.

Are there certain people who deserve to die? Arguable.

However, I feel society has no place making that judgement. The justice system is in place for rehabilitation of criminals and protecting the public. Killing men already in custody serves neither of those purposes. It's pure vengeance and retribution.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 16, 2013, 10:28:04 PM
Killing people is cheap. It's the 7 years of legal bills that's not. Plus we put down a lot of innocent people all of the time. Humans are barbaric by nature so I don't see what the big deal is. We should send criminals to the moon via an efficient space elevator. They can mine for green cheese or float around a bit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Dec 16, 2013, 11:10:26 PM
I'm just gonna leave this here:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/grandpa-chokes-death-steak-hours-2929445 (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/grandpa-chokes-death-steak-hours-2929445)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Dec 16, 2013, 11:12:44 PM
Hahahahahaha

Dammmmmmmnnnnnn
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sgt. Apone on Dec 17, 2013, 12:00:37 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 16, 2013, 10:28:04 PM
Killing people is cheap. It's the 7 years of legal bills that's not. Plus we put down a lot of innocent people all of the time. Humans are barbaric by nature so I don't see what the big deal is. We should send criminals to the moon via an efficient space elevator. They can mine for green cheese or float around a bit.

And what if the guy's innocent? Just because we put down innocent people makes it ok?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 17, 2013, 12:06:59 AM
Quote from: Sgt. Apone on Dec 17, 2013, 12:00:37 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 16, 2013, 10:28:04 PM
Killing people is cheap. It's the 7 years of legal bills that's not. Plus we put down a lot of innocent people all of the time. Humans are barbaric by nature so I don't see what the big deal is. We should send criminals to the moon via an efficient space elevator. They can mine for green cheese or float around a bit.

And what if the guy's innocent? Just because we put down innocent people makes it ok?
Put down == execute. It's not ok for a civilized race but lets face it humans are barbaric by nature and that's not going to change anytime soon. So, what's the big deal? It's no different than any other murder or war.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Dec 17, 2013, 12:26:53 AM
http://money.cnn.com/2013/12/16/technology/google-boston-dynamics-robots/ (http://money.cnn.com/2013/12/16/technology/google-boston-dynamics-robots/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Dec 17, 2013, 12:28:26 AM
And yet most of us constantly make choices that defy our supposed "barbaric" nature.  That whole barbaric nature thing is a lazy cop out.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 17, 2013, 01:48:10 AM
It's a sarcastic cop out. Plus it's not so much defy but willful ignorance. I mean sure I disagree with executions. Partly because a significant number of those executed are innocent. But do any of us care enough to do something about it?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Dec 17, 2013, 02:00:21 AM
Plenty of people do.  Maybe not people on this site.  But then many of us live in countries civilised enough to have grown out of capital punishment.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Dec 17, 2013, 02:10:18 AM
What do guys think of euthanasia since google becoming eerily similar to skynet isn't interesting? Especially for kids and people with lifelong mental illnesses and not just adults with physical problems?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Dec 17, 2013, 02:17:38 AM
It's a minefield, but the problems associated with it aren't insurmoutable.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Dec 17, 2013, 02:26:58 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Dec 17, 2013, 02:10:18 AM
What do guys think of euthanasia since google becoming eerily similar to skynet isn't interesting? Especially for kids and people with lifelong mental illnesses and not just adults with physical problems?
All for it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 17, 2013, 02:36:47 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Dec 17, 2013, 02:10:18 AM
What do guys think of euthanasia since google becoming eerily similar to skynet isn't interesting? Especially for kids and people with lifelong mental illnesses and not just adults with physical problems?
Abortion is a sort of euthanasia if disabilities are diagnosed before birth. However it depends if one is capable of making the decision. I'm not going to stand in the way of someone that wants to die instead of suffering or starving to death. Next we have the suicide crowd... I'd prefer to prevent them from killing themselves but it is their choice. Next, the nazi way... kill those you think are useless. That cannot be a good thing. Then they're those that want to put to sleep crooks, bums and politicians. So many reasons for euthanasia but how far are you willing to go?

One thing is for sure though, once you inject the night night juice there is no turning back.

I'm fine with doctor assisted suicide in well vested circumstances.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 17, 2013, 04:11:27 AM
Holy Shit! this kid is gonna regret this later in life methinks, a case of young n dumb.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FQ1rmNqmvY#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FQ1rmNqmvY#ws)

As for executions I agree its not something that should be common place but I think in certain cases its perfectly acceptable. My example of the recent religious attack on soldier Lee Rigby here in London is such a case.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/415805/Man-accused-of-murdering-soldier-Lee-Rigby-attacked-in-Woolwich-prison (http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/415805/Man-accused-of-murdering-soldier-Lee-Rigby-attacked-in-Woolwich-prison)

In my opinion this is without question a capital punishment crime, the trial is a joke, pointless, what are they trying to decide? he's not denying it is he sheesh!  ::) Don't give me any of that HR crapola, some people deserve the maximum penalty.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Dec 17, 2013, 05:22:28 AM
I'll refer you back to my comment about chopping off the hands of thieves.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Dec 17, 2013, 05:26:10 AM
Thieves as in people who steal as in people who download things off the interwebs that they haven't paid for?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Dec 17, 2013, 05:34:52 AM
Quote from: SM on Dec 17, 2013, 05:26:10 AM
Thieves as in people who steal as in people who download things off the interwebs that they haven't paid for?
ohshit...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 17, 2013, 06:36:58 AM
Getting your hands chopped off for downloading too much porn? That's utterly harsh.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 17, 2013, 06:43:21 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Dec 17, 2013, 05:22:28 AM
I'll refer you back to my comment about chopping off the hands of thieves.

That is the extreme end of the argument though isn't it, that would never come to pass because its obviously out of hand (no pun intended (:D))

You all know exactly what I mean with that UK terrorist case, it was horrific and there is no question of doubt over any of it. The two guys involved enjoyed doing it, show no remorse and revel in their 'achievement'. If the public had a chance to vote on it I'm sure capital punishment would win hands down, no question.

The same could be said for some of these school shooting in the US, where the shooter survives that is. That kid in the clip above would be torn limb from limb if the parents could get away with it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 17, 2013, 07:28:06 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 17, 2013, 06:43:21 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Dec 17, 2013, 05:22:28 AM
I'll refer you back to my comment about chopping off the hands of thieves.

That is the extreme end of the argument though isn't it, that would never come to pass because its obviously out of hand (no pun intended (:D))

But eye for an eye when it comes to killing people is ok?


QuoteYou all know exactly what I mean with that UK terrorist case, it was horrific and there is no question of doubt over any of it. The two guys involved enjoyed doing it, show no remorse and revel in their 'achievement'. If the public had a chance to vote on it I'm sure capital punishment would win hands down, no question.

So if the mob is fired up and pissed off enough and demand to see blood then capital punishment should be sanctioned?


QuoteThe same could be said for some of these school shooting in the US, where the shooter survives that is. That kid in the clip above would be torn limb from limb if the parents could get away with it.

Again: so we should let rage, revenge and hatred control our justice system?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Dec 17, 2013, 07:38:21 AM
I think you guys are too soft.

If a person is a known killer where there is no reasonable doubt that they have killed they should be executed.  For both public safety and even prisoner safety.  Violent criminals tend to be violent in the prison system.  Get rid of them. 

Until somebody can convince me that some mobster or gangster still calling the shots behind bars getting people killed on the outside of prison deserves life (which isn't going to happen so don't bother), then I'm for capital punishment.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 17, 2013, 07:54:35 AM
Torturing them would be more fun. Positively evil fun, no? You kill them and that's all folk. Then again it worked with McVeigh and Saddam.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Dec 17, 2013, 08:09:57 AM
Negative broski.

I do believe in SEB that you can't be impassioned when ruling on the sentencing.  I just don't believe leaving some of these guys alive while they pull the strings behind bars is justice.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 17, 2013, 08:49:18 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 17, 2013, 07:28:06 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 17, 2013, 06:43:21 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Dec 17, 2013, 05:22:28 AM
I'll refer you back to my comment about chopping off the hands of thieves.

That is the extreme end of the argument though isn't it, that would never come to pass because its obviously out of hand (no pun intended (:D))

But eye for an eye when it comes to killing people is ok?


QuoteYou all know exactly what I mean with that UK terrorist case, it was horrific and there is no question of doubt over any of it. The two guys involved enjoyed doing it, show no remorse and revel in their 'achievement'. If the public had a chance to vote on it I'm sure capital punishment would win hands down, no question.

So if the mob is fired up and pissed off enough and demand to see blood then capital punishment should be sanctioned?


QuoteThe same could be said for some of these school shooting in the US, where the shooter survives that is. That kid in the clip above would be torn limb from limb if the parents could get away with it.

Again: so we should let rage, revenge and hatred control our justice system?

In the case of Lee Rigby its not revenge its pure justice. Those two men killed him in cold blood, in broad daylight in front of everyone...and celebrated it. There is NO defense for what they did, none whatsoever, why should they carry on life in prison? they don't deserve it. Plus there trial should be short n sweet, how can they defend themselves?? oh but gee lets not forget about their human rights of course  ::) don't wanna upset the EU  >:(

Its not mob justice its people wanting justice for a terrible crime which has no defense.

There is a limit to how tolerant people can be, if you were a family member involved then I'm sure you would have a different opinion. The family members in that T.J. Lane case showed amazing tolerance and restraint when he pulled those courtroom stunts. I'm amazed no one leapt up and tried to throttle him right there!.

I don't know if these types of people can even be turned around. Yet even if they do later on in life...do they deserve that chance? do they deserve to carry on having those chances after killing innocent people? the murdered people will still remain dead whether the killer becomes a nice guy or not. Doesn't matter how much sorrow or remorse the killer shows later on nothings gonna change what he did so why allow him to carry on?.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 17, 2013, 11:28:45 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Dec 17, 2013, 08:09:57 AM
Negative broski.

I do believe in SEB that you can't be impassioned when ruling on the sentencing.  I just don't believe leaving some of these guys alive while they pull the strings behind bars is justice.
Then why not cut the strings they pull instead? That would actually be much better for society in general.

SEB? Self Enhancement Bias?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Dec 17, 2013, 11:56:15 AM
QuoteIf a person is a known killer where there is no reasonable doubt that they have killed they should be executed.

But if there is some doubt - let them go?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 17, 2013, 12:54:50 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Dec 17, 2013, 02:10:18 AM
What do guys think of euthanasia since google becoming eerily similar to skynet isn't interesting? Especially for kids and people with lifelong mental illnesses and not just adults with physical problems?

Euthanasia should've been legalised a long time ago. I don't see why a person suffering from a debilitating disease can't end their life if they're able to make a conscious decision whilst still in full control of his or her mental faculties.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Dec 17, 2013, 05:54:59 PM
Quote from: SM on Dec 17, 2013, 11:56:15 AM
QuoteIf a person is a known killer where there is no reasonable doubt that they have killed they should be executed.

But if there is some doubt - let them go?

If there is doubt then you should hold on to them and let the law run its course.  I'm talking about people that go to jail have freely admitted to killing and are rewarded with life.  Some of these fools only get 15-25 years in prison before they are released again in prisons that are overcrowded.

Big time mobsters and gangsters can throw enough cash at lawyers that they can delay the whole process and this is another problem.  They are the ones orchestrating interior and exterior activities that lead to other prisoners and civilians on the outside being killed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 17, 2013, 08:58:50 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Dec 17, 2013, 05:54:59 PM
Quote from: SM on Dec 17, 2013, 11:56:15 AM
QuoteIf a person is a known killer where there is no reasonable doubt that they have killed they should be executed.

But if there is some doubt - let them go?

If there is doubt then you should hold on to them and let the law run its course.  I'm talking about people that go to jail have freely admitted to killing and are rewarded with life.  Some of these fools only get 15-25 years in prison before they are released again in prisons that are overcrowded.

Big time mobsters and gangsters can throw enough cash at lawyers that they can delay the whole process and this is another problem.  They are the ones orchestrating interior and exterior activities that lead to other prisoners and civilians on the outside being killed.

So in other words you want to take the easy way out since the prison and justice system is faulty and sometimes corrupt we better just kill people off rather than fix the REAL problems? Sounds very short-sighted and brings us down an incredibly slippery slope.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Dec 17, 2013, 09:21:52 PM
Its not an easy choice, its the most logical.

Kill this fool who keeps killing in prison and who is able through the prison system to have civilians killed OUTSIDE of the prison or let him live while he sits back in relative comfort because everybody from the jailer to his bunkmate is afraid of him and let him keep killing without penalty.

There is a responsibility to society to not allow men such power while they are incarcerated.  It is ridiculous.  I think anybody that is FOR such individuals having life in prison where they are still free to play their game just behind bars needs to take an outside look at what they are doing to people both in and out of prison.

Because your basically arguing that these convicted felons lives are more valuable than others in prison that they kill or the people outside that they kill.

Foolishness man. 

Short sighted to me is thinking that these guys aren't killing in jail or outside of jail and that we should just let them be.




Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 17, 2013, 09:26:22 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 17, 2013, 08:49:18 AM
In the case of Lee Rigby its not revenge its pure justice. Those two men killed him in cold blood, in broad daylight in front of everyone...and celebrated it. There is NO defense for what they did, none whatsoever, why should they carry on life in prison? they don't deserve it. Plus there trial should be short n sweet, how can they defend themselves?? oh but gee lets not forget about their human rights of course  ::) don't wanna upset the EU  >:(

What they did was not unique (but I guess them being black and Muslim, which you underscored in your original post, and caught on camera, made it extra newsworthy) and thus heads would roll if capital punishment was the remedy for those kinds of crimes.

What I'm saying is that once you start accepting the death sentence it all becomes very subjective and  unfair, but most of all it caters to bloodthirsty mob mentality and barbarism.

Your disdain for human rights is really disturbing. Human rights is all we got in the end.


QuoteIts not mob justice its people wanting justice for a terrible crime which has no defense.

So eye for an eye then? It doesn't have an effect on crime and criminals and it only makes the rest of us more inhumane, less empathic and more thirsty for blood. Back to biblical times.


QuoteThere is a limit to how tolerant people can be, if you were a family member involved then I'm sure you would have a different opinion. The family members in that T.J. Lane case showed amazing tolerance and restraint when he pulled those courtroom stunts. I'm amazed no one leapt up and tried to throttle him right there!.

Because not all people are like you.


QuoteI don't know if these types of people can even be turned around. Yet even if they do later on in life...do they deserve that chance? do they deserve to carry on having those chances after killing innocent people? the murdered people will still remain dead whether the killer becomes a nice guy or not. Doesn't matter how much sorrow or remorse the killer shows later on nothings gonna change what he did so why allow him to carry on?.

Carry on behind bars is not really to carry on. Killing the killer won't bring the loved ones back to life, it will only turn the relatives of the victims into empty shells once the 'monster' has been offed. Revenge in this case  is a quick fix that doesn't solve anything - only makes things worse, for everyone.

The justice system is supposed to be bigger than the rest of us and not prone to base decisions/verdicts on hatred, rage and revenge.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Dec 17, 2013, 09:29:29 PM
Smart phones are apparently a big problem in prisons. I remember seeing a while back on the news that at least a dozen men in one prison were on facebook and constantly calling family and friends with them.

They really should start using RF jammers in prisons to prevent this sort of thing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Dec 17, 2013, 09:29:58 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Dec 17, 2013, 09:29:29 PM
Smart phones are apparently a big problem in prisons. I remember seeing a while back on the news that at least a dozen men in one prison were on facebook and constantly calling family and friends with them.

They really should start using RF jammers in prisons to prevent this sort of thing.
They hide that shit up their ass?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 17, 2013, 09:32:04 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Dec 17, 2013, 09:21:52 PM
Its not an easy choice, its the most logical.

Kill this fool who keeps killing in prison and who is able through the prison system to have civilians killed OUTSIDE of the prison or let him live while he sits back in relative comfort because everybody from the jailer to his bunkmate is afraid of him and let him keep killing without penalty.

There is a responsibility to society to not allow men such power while they are incarcerated.  It is ridiculous.  I think anybody that is FOR such individuals having life in prison where they are still free to play their game just behind bars needs to take an outside look at what they are doing to people both in and out of prison.

Because your basically arguing that these convicted felons lives are more valuable than others in prison that they kill or the people outside that they kill.

Foolishness man. 

Short sighted to me is thinking that these guys aren't killing in jail or outside of jail and that we should just let them be.

No that's what I'm saying at all.

What I'm saying is that you're looking for a quick fix rather than dealing with the real problem. The prison system needs to be cleaned up from the top to bottom. That's the problem.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Dec 17, 2013, 09:38:00 PM
I don't disagree.

However, for people that are guilty as f**k, flaunt their guiltiness, and have admitted to being murderers there is no point keeping them around.

If that makes me cold as f**k than so be it.  They had their chance, and they f**ked it up.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Dec 17, 2013, 09:48:01 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Dec 17, 2013, 09:29:58 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Dec 17, 2013, 09:29:29 PM
Smart phones are apparently a big problem in prisons. I remember seeing a while back on the news that at least a dozen men in one prison were on facebook and constantly calling family and friends with them.

They really should start using RF jammers in prisons to prevent this sort of thing.
They hide that shit up their ass?
If you can take a fist, the sky is the limit.  :P

As for capital punishment, if they're too dangerous to keep alive (Ted bundy who escaped twice, or that guy in law abiding citizen), ok, kill them, otherwise simply killing them out of anything other than necessity is a flawed ideology.

A sane society would find some use for criminals rather than sticking them in a hole forever while still maintaining a strong deterrent to crime.

When we can start scanning brains and simulating brains in super computers in real time, we could learn a lot about the especially violent and brutal killers out there, and may even wish we hadn't executed some of them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Dec 17, 2013, 09:54:13 PM
Finding use for them isn't going to work because they must be treated humanely.

This isn't Russia, we can't force them into hard labor.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Dec 17, 2013, 10:00:13 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Dec 17, 2013, 09:54:13 PM
Finding use for them isn't going to work because they must be treated humanely.

This isn't Russia, we can't force them into hard labor.
My original response was much longer. Basically I had said that the problem is much deeper than the penal system and that we're not currently set up for making criminals useful, humane or not.

The only thing that immediately comes to mind is future technology that would be a criminologist's and neurologist's wet dream. Why kill them when their brain can aid in catching and understanding other criminals regardless if they want it to or not?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Dec 17, 2013, 10:18:41 PM
QuoteIf there is doubt then you should hold on to them and let the law run its course.

But if there's reasonable doubt, they shouldn't be convicted at all.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sgt. Apone on Dec 18, 2013, 01:21:13 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Dec 17, 2013, 09:38:00 PM
I don't disagree.

However, for people that are guilty as f**k, flaunt their guiltiness, and have admitted to being murderers there is no point keeping them around.

If that makes me cold as f**k than so be it.  They had their chance, and they f**ked it up.

And what about the people who were thought to be guilty as f**k but turned out to be innocent? There are people who have been in prison for thirty years or more and may be innocent. There was a huge thing in the news about people who were actually innocent but beaten and forced into pleading guilty. So how are we going to decide who to kill?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Space Sweeper on Dec 18, 2013, 02:09:38 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 16, 2013, 10:28:04 PM
Humans are barbaric by nature so I don't see what the big deal is.
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 17, 2013, 12:06:59 AM
It's not ok for a civilized race but lets face it humans are barbaric by nature and that's not going to change anytime soon.
That's true. You know what I f**kin' miss? Slavery. I mean, the abolishment of it and progressive bettering of society is the reason I'm alive, but the concept is what's beautiful. Just, you know, as long as it's none of the ethnicities I belong to, then we're cool.

We should stop kidding ourselves.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Dec 18, 2013, 02:57:55 AM
Quote from: Sgt. Apone on Dec 18, 2013, 01:21:13 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Dec 17, 2013, 09:38:00 PM
I don't disagree.

However, for people that are guilty as f**k, flaunt their guiltiness, and have admitted to being murderers there is no point keeping them around.

If that makes me cold as f**k than so be it.  They had their chance, and they f**ked it up.

And what about the people who were thought to be guilty as f**k but turned out to be innocent? There are people who have been in prison for thirty years or more and may be innocent. There was a huge thing in the news about people who were actually innocent but beaten and forced into pleading guilty. So how are we going to decide who to kill?

I'm talking about the braggards.  The people that admit to doing wrong and gloat about it on TV.  Like the dude wearing the killer shirt or the two guys that knifed the british soldier, or the guy who shot up Fort Hood (but he is on death row).  Of Manson who has freely admitted to what he's done and says if he'll get out he'll do it again.  f**k all those people.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Dec 18, 2013, 04:46:24 AM
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121030161416.htm (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121030161416.htm)

Scientists can actually observe the brain changing from analytical circuits to social/empathetic circuits, and claim we can only be one or the other at a given time.

Spoiler

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 18, 2013, 06:36:47 AM
Quote from: Space Sweeper on Dec 18, 2013, 02:09:38 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 16, 2013, 10:28:04 PM
Humans are barbaric by nature so I don't see what the big deal is.
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 17, 2013, 12:06:59 AM
It's not ok for a civilized race but lets face it humans are barbaric by nature and that's not going to change anytime soon.
That's true. You know what I f**kin' miss? Slavery. I mean, the abolishment of it and progressive bettering of society is the reason I'm alive, but the concept is what's beautiful. Just, you know, as long as it's none of the ethnicities I belong to, then we're cool.

We should stop kidding ourselves.
Slavery still exists in many forms. All of which are right in our backyard. Be in traditional, sexual or economic.

Not sure if this is true but I remember watching a documentary about where those on death row in Germany can get their sentence commuted to life in prison if they agree to be real life crash dummies. Would that be an unreasonable thing to do in the US? No better way to get great data then using live test subjects.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 18, 2013, 07:18:34 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Dec 17, 2013, 09:38:00 PM
I don't disagree.

Thumbs up for that.


However, for people that are guilty as f**k, flaunt their guiltiness, and have admitted to being murderers there is no point keeping them around.[/quote]

Why?


QuoteIf that makes me cold as f**k than so be it.  They had their chance, and they f**ked it up.

It's only natural to feel that way when you read about terrible murders and the remorseless killers committing them. I also instinctively feel vengeful as well as I feel hatred towards people like that (people bragging about killing other people, like those school shootings, or the 2011 nationalist terrorist attack in Norway etc.), but fortunately, and hopefully, the justice/penal system and our society don't operate on those feelings and levels because it would make us just as cold-blooded (or boiling hot blooded if you want) and detestable as those murderers, but not only that, it would also foster movement towards mob-like punishment savagery and loss of empathy and humanism in our culture and society. We don't need that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Space Sweeper on Dec 18, 2013, 12:04:09 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 18, 2013, 06:36:47 AM
Quote from: Space Sweeper on Dec 18, 2013, 02:09:38 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 16, 2013, 10:28:04 PM
Humans are barbaric by nature so I don't see what the big deal is.
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 17, 2013, 12:06:59 AM
It's not ok for a civilized race but lets face it humans are barbaric by nature and that's not going to change anytime soon.
That's true. You know what I f**kin' miss? Slavery. I mean, the abolishment of it and progressive bettering of society is the reason I'm alive, but the concept is what's beautiful. Just, you know, as long as it's none of the ethnicities I belong to, then we're cool.

We should stop kidding ourselves.
Slavery still exists in many forms. All of which are right in our backyard. Be in traditional, sexual or economic.
I'm not pretending as if it doesn't exist in first world environments in some forms still, and definitely not turning a blind eye on the less fortunate areas of the world, but there is such a thing as attempting to be a progressive society, and thinking we're not going to change "anytime soon" just leads to a series of lazy, ignorant, retroactive gutter-thoughts. Just because shitty things happen every day and will continue to happen for as long as humanity is around doesn't mean that we can't start treating eachother better as a species.

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Yeah, I'll get down in a sec...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 18, 2013, 12:47:35 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 17, 2013, 08:58:50 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Dec 17, 2013, 05:54:59 PM
Quote from: SM on Dec 17, 2013, 11:56:15 AM
QuoteIf a person is a known killer where there is no reasonable doubt that they have killed they should be executed.

But if there is some doubt - let them go?

If there is doubt then you should hold on to them and let the law run its course.  I'm talking about people that go to jail have freely admitted to killing and are rewarded with life.  Some of these fools only get 15-25 years in prison before they are released again in prisons that are overcrowded.

Big time mobsters and gangsters can throw enough cash at lawyers that they can delay the whole process and this is another problem.  They are the ones orchestrating interior and exterior activities that lead to other prisoners and civilians on the outside being killed.

So in other words you want to take the easy way out since the prison and justice system is faulty and sometimes corrupt we better just kill people off rather than fix the REAL problems? Sounds very short-sighted and brings us down an incredibly slippery slope.

Jesus what the hell is wrong with you?! do you live in Brussels?? jesus christ!!

This is the exact mentality that most of the UK is fighting against, human rights obsessed ultra liberal do-gooders who don't want anyone to be punished for anything they do basically. Can't do that it breaks their human rights!!! just give them a slap on the arse, a pack of biscuits and tell them not to do it again.

The point Kimarhi is making as am I is some people kill and enjoy it, they have no problem in letting the world know it when they do so, case in point the two black muslim extremists who tried to DECAPITATE an innocent man on the streets of London. I'm not being racist here, they were black and muslim, there...you happy? its out there, read and enjoy.

These two don't deserve any kind of chance, trial or the opportunity to carry on with their lives in prison. Why? because they murdered a human being in an atrocious manner without mercy and they boasted about it with their f**ked up religious ideals. This is the type of case where capital punishment is fully acceptable in my eyes.

No it doesn't mean we are gonna slip down a slippery slope...the hell you on about?. You think we're gonna start executing everyone who commits a crime just because of that?! don't be so utterly ridiculous.

Obviously there are risks with anything but like you have been told now over and over, it would only be for certain cases like the example where the killer/s have killed blatantly, in view of others with no chance of been able to deny it...and then possibly preached about how fun it was. In other words a murder case where someone has been seen by many and is quite simply red handed, most likely terrorists or school shooters.

You think this is the easy way out?? pray tell me how its easy and keeping them alive to do what exactly isn't? what do you do with murderers of this nature? you tell me now. I doubt you can turn them around, and if you do like I said already, why should they have that chance after the hideous crime they committed?. You tell us all now how this can be 'fixed', in what way can law abiding tax payers help keep people like this alive in comfort for the rest of their lives.

Once again, if you were a family member who has to endure something like this I think you would have a difference of opinion. No one wants to see a human die, of course not. But if that human has tried to DECAPITATE your child in public and boasted about it then you will feel somewhat relieved with closure if that person is then executed for his crime. I think YOU would find it VERY hard to live your life knowing a man has killed your child and is alive and well in a prison being looked after, I think ANYONE would always feel very emotionally sick over that.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Dec 18, 2013, 01:19:58 PM
Uh oh
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Dec 18, 2013, 03:58:02 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Dec 18, 2013, 01:19:58 PM
Uh oh
I got the popcorn you get the soda.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 18, 2013, 05:05:20 PM
So in some really weird news...

A 560 lbs. man died after falling out of a chair. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/18/samuel-cann-dies-dead_n_4465534.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news) It sounds like a Three Stooges gag gone wrong if you ask me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 18, 2013, 05:08:37 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 18, 2013, 12:47:35 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 17, 2013, 08:58:50 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Dec 17, 2013, 05:54:59 PM
Quote from: SM on Dec 17, 2013, 11:56:15 AM
QuoteIf a person is a known killer where there is no reasonable doubt that they have killed they should be executed.

But if there is some doubt - let them go?

If there is doubt then you should hold on to them and let the law run its course.  I'm talking about people that go to jail have freely admitted to killing and are rewarded with life.  Some of these fools only get 15-25 years in prison before they are released again in prisons that are overcrowded.

Big time mobsters and gangsters can throw enough cash at lawyers that they can delay the whole process and this is another problem.  They are the ones orchestrating interior and exterior activities that lead to other prisoners and civilians on the outside being killed.

So in other words you want to take the easy way out since the prison and justice system is faulty and sometimes corrupt we better just kill people off rather than fix the REAL problems? Sounds very short-sighted and brings us down an incredibly slippery slope.

Jesus what the hell is wrong with you?! do you live in Brussels?? jesus christ!!

This is the exact mentality that most of the UK is fighting against, human rights obsessed ultra liberal do-gooders who don't want anyone to be punished for anything they do basically. Can't do that it breaks their human rights!!! just give them a slap on the arse, a pack of biscuits and tell them not to do it again.

The point Kimarhi is making as am I is some people kill and enjoy it, they have no problem in letting the world know it when they do so, case in point the two black muslim extremists who tried to DECAPITATE an innocent man on the streets of London. I'm not being racist here, they were black and muslim, there...you happy? its out there, read and enjoy.

These two don't deserve any kind of chance, trial or the opportunity to carry on with their lives in prison. Why? because they murdered a human being in an atrocious manner without mercy and they boasted about it with their f**ked up religious ideals. This is the type of case where capital punishment is fully acceptable in my eyes.

No it doesn't mean we are gonna slip down a slippery slope...the hell you on about?. You think we're gonna start executing everyone who commits a crime just because of that?! don't be so utterly ridiculous.

Obviously there are risks with anything but like you have been told now over and over, it would only be for certain cases like the example where the killer/s have killed blatantly, in view of others with no chance of been able to deny it...and then possibly preached about how fun it was. In other words a murder case where someone has been seen by many and is quite simply red handed, most likely terrorists or school shooters.

You think this is the easy way out?? pray tell me how its easy and keeping them alive to do what exactly isn't? what do you do with murderers of this nature? you tell me now. I doubt you can turn them around, and if you do like I said already, why should they have that chance after the hideous crime they committed?. You tell us all now how this can be 'fixed', in what way can law abiding tax payers help keep people like this alive in comfort for the rest of their lives.

Once again, if you were a family member who has to endure something like this I think you would have a difference of opinion. No one wants to see a human die, of course not. But if that human has tried to DECAPITATE your child in public and boasted about it then you will feel somewhat relieved with closure if that person is then executed for his crime. I think YOU would find it VERY hard to live your life knowing a man has killed your child and is alive and well in a prison being looked after, I think ANYONE would always feel very emotionally sick over that.

Digging through your reactionary semi-nationalistic populist (sometimes borderline fascist) rant I can discern three things:

1: Just like Kimarhi you acknowledge the shortcomings of the justice system and the prisons, but rather than to deal with THE problem you want to see heads roll (eye for an eye biblical justice).

2: You seem to be obsessed with this UK case when it is nowhere close to be the most heinous crime ever. However the perpetrators where black and Muslim and the victim a white Englishman and soldier.

3: Your mob justice & anti human rights stance _IS_ a slippery slope backwards down the centuries. No thanks.


It seems more like you're the problem in Europe. Golden Dawn and whatnot.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 18, 2013, 05:35:12 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 18, 2013, 05:08:37 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 18, 2013, 12:47:35 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 17, 2013, 08:58:50 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Dec 17, 2013, 05:54:59 PM
Quote from: SM on Dec 17, 2013, 11:56:15 AM
QuoteIf a person is a known killer where there is no reasonable doubt that they have killed they should be executed.

But if there is some doubt - let them go?

If there is doubt then you should hold on to them and let the law run its course.  I'm talking about people that go to jail have freely admitted to killing and are rewarded with life.  Some of these fools only get 15-25 years in prison before they are released again in prisons that are overcrowded.

Big time mobsters and gangsters can throw enough cash at lawyers that they can delay the whole process and this is another problem.  They are the ones orchestrating interior and exterior activities that lead to other prisoners and civilians on the outside being killed.

So in other words you want to take the easy way out since the prison and justice system is faulty and sometimes corrupt we better just kill people off rather than fix the REAL problems? Sounds very short-sighted and brings us down an incredibly slippery slope.

Jesus what the hell is wrong with you?! do you live in Brussels?? jesus christ!!

This is the exact mentality that most of the UK is fighting against, human rights obsessed ultra liberal do-gooders who don't want anyone to be punished for anything they do basically. Can't do that it breaks their human rights!!! just give them a slap on the arse, a pack of biscuits and tell them not to do it again.

The point Kimarhi is making as am I is some people kill and enjoy it, they have no problem in letting the world know it when they do so, case in point the two black muslim extremists who tried to DECAPITATE an innocent man on the streets of London. I'm not being racist here, they were black and muslim, there...you happy? its out there, read and enjoy.

These two don't deserve any kind of chance, trial or the opportunity to carry on with their lives in prison. Why? because they murdered a human being in an atrocious manner without mercy and they boasted about it with their f**ked up religious ideals. This is the type of case where capital punishment is fully acceptable in my eyes.

No it doesn't mean we are gonna slip down a slippery slope...the hell you on about?. You think we're gonna start executing everyone who commits a crime just because of that?! don't be so utterly ridiculous.

Obviously there are risks with anything but like you have been told now over and over, it would only be for certain cases like the example where the killer/s have killed blatantly, in view of others with no chance of been able to deny it...and then possibly preached about how fun it was. In other words a murder case where someone has been seen by many and is quite simply red handed, most likely terrorists or school shooters.

You think this is the easy way out?? pray tell me how its easy and keeping them alive to do what exactly isn't? what do you do with murderers of this nature? you tell me now. I doubt you can turn them around, and if you do like I said already, why should they have that chance after the hideous crime they committed?. You tell us all now how this can be 'fixed', in what way can law abiding tax payers help keep people like this alive in comfort for the rest of their lives.

Once again, if you were a family member who has to endure something like this I think you would have a difference of opinion. No one wants to see a human die, of course not. But if that human has tried to DECAPITATE your child in public and boasted about it then you will feel somewhat relieved with closure if that person is then executed for his crime. I think YOU would find it VERY hard to live your life knowing a man has killed your child and is alive and well in a prison being looked after, I think ANYONE would always feel very emotionally sick over that.

Digging through your reactionary semi-nationalistic populist (sometimes borderline fascist) rant I can discern three things:

1: Just like Kimarhi you acknowledge the shortcomings of the justice system and the prisons, but rather than to deal with THE problem you want to see heads roll (eye for an eye biblical justice).

2: You seem to be obsessed with this UK case when it is nowhere close to be the most heinous crime ever. However the perpetrators where black and Muslim and the victim a white Englishman and soldier.

3: Your mob justice & anti human rights stance _IS_ a slippery slope backwards down the centuries. No thanks.

It seems more like you're the problem in Europe. Golden Dawn and whatnot.


Weak dude, just weak. I mention that because it was an atrocious crime, nothing like it has been seen in the UK before really, nothing I can remember, not at least in broad daylight in front of everyone. It shocked the country.

HR is fine but like some things these days its to the extreme, over the top, there is no common sense anymore and people abuse it.

The shortcomings of modern justice (in the UK) is the fact its too weak and people get away with things knowing all that will happen is life in a comfy prison...possibly getting out after 20yrs with good behaviour. I also fail to see how putting down very dangerous killers is 'a slippery slope backwards down the centuries'.

So tell us...how would you deal with the problems?? how would you fix the issues? you haven't actually given any examples of how to magically solve the problem. Someone decapitates a member of your family and laughs about it on the news...what do you wanna see happen?.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Dec 18, 2013, 08:04:29 PM
Ah, man, Hubbs is using his review format for right-wing political rants now.

Quote from: Space Sweeper on Dec 18, 2013, 12:04:09 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 18, 2013, 06:36:47 AM
Quote from: Space Sweeper on Dec 18, 2013, 02:09:38 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 16, 2013, 10:28:04 PM
Humans are barbaric by nature so I don't see what the big deal is.
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 17, 2013, 12:06:59 AM
It's not ok for a civilized race but lets face it humans are barbaric by nature and that's not going to change anytime soon.
That's true. You know what I f**kin' miss? Slavery. I mean, the abolishment of it and progressive bettering of society is the reason I'm alive, but the concept is what's beautiful. Just, you know, as long as it's none of the ethnicities I belong to, then we're cool.

We should stop kidding ourselves.
Slavery still exists in many forms. All of which are right in our backyard. Be in traditional, sexual or economic.
I'm not pretending as if it doesn't exist in first world environments in some forms still, and definitely not turning a blind eye on the less fortunate areas of the world, but there is such a thing as attempting to be a progressive society, and thinking we're not going to change "anytime soon" just leads to a series of lazy, ignorant, retroactive gutter-thoughts. Just because shitty things happen every day and will continue to happen for as long as humanity is around doesn't mean that we can't start treating eachother better as a species.

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Well said, good man.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Dec 18, 2013, 08:20:31 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 18, 2013, 05:05:20 PM
So in some really weird news...

A 560 lbs. man died after falling out of a chair. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/18/samuel-cann-dies-dead_n_4465534.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news) It sounds like a Three Stooges gag gone wrong if you ask me.

Sounds like a conspiracy.  If he was stuck to his chair, who was feeding him the burgers and pies?  His killer  :o
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 18, 2013, 09:29:17 PM
Serfdom is the American way!  :-*

Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Dec 18, 2013, 08:20:31 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 18, 2013, 05:05:20 PM
So in some really weird news...

A 560 lbs. man died after falling out of a chair. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/18/samuel-cann-dies-dead_n_4465534.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news) It sounds like a Three Stooges gag gone wrong if you ask me.

Sounds like a conspiracy.  If he was stuck to his chair, who was feeding him the burgers and pies?  His killer  :o
Pretty sure it was his wife doing his bidding. Still pressure sores should hurt like hell... he had no ass left.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sgt. Apone on Dec 18, 2013, 10:47:28 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 18, 2013, 05:08:37 PM

2: You seem to be obsessed with this UK case when it is nowhere close to be the most heinous crime ever. However the perpetrators where black and Muslim and the victim a white Englishman and soldier.


And? This isn't a race issue.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 19, 2013, 12:41:33 AM
QuoteWeak dude, just weak. I mention that because it was an atrocious crime, nothing like it has been seen in the UK before really, nothing I can remember, not at least in broad daylight in front of everyone. It shocked the country.

What they did was indeed atrocious, horrible and downright despicable, but you don't have to google much to find a bunch of murders of the similar gruesomeness and malevolence. The difference is that they take place in poor & unprivileged neighborhoods to poor unprivileged people, so no one really cares. This crime however didn't happen in those places - it happened during broad daylight and was filmed. A great story for vulture media and anti-immigration islamophobes and whatnot.


QuoteHR is fine but like some things these days its to the extreme, over the top, there is no common sense anymore and people abuse it.

So capital punishment is considered universal common sense? I didn't know that.


QuoteThe shortcomings of modern justice (in the UK) is the fact its too weak and people get away with things knowing all that will happen is life in a comfy prison...possibly getting out after 20yrs with good behaviour. I also fail to see how putting down very dangerous killers is 'a slippery slope backwards down the centuries'.

Because once you allow something as barbaric as the death penalty in your society you have opened up the doors to everything that follows since everything, including laws and justice is up for interpretation. It says that it is ok to embrace and enact the gladiator arena mentality that comes with it. Makes it easier to walk down gurther that path since access has been granted.


QuoteSo tell us...how would you deal with the problems?? how would you fix the issues? you haven't actually given any examples of how to magically solve the problem. Someone decapitates a member of your family and laughs about it on the news...what do you wanna see happen?.

How to deal with it? I can only talk from an U.S. point of view where brutal prisons, the death penalty and money making prisons haven't helped anyone and has in fact made things worse on all accounts. Dealing with crime isn't just about dealing with criminals, it's about dealing with society as a whole. There are no simple fast solutions or miracle pills.
You have to spend more on the poor and underprivileged, their areas and communities. Spend more on education and after-school programs. We need more local policemen, "on every block", but not to mainly monitor the citizens to prevent crime rather than being there as a part of society, someone to talk to, someone that is a friend of your neighborhood. More grown-ups working with kid on all levels. No for-profit (government sanctioned) private run prisons; truly deal with racial bias and racial profiling (blacks are 10 to 15 more likely to be arrested and prosecuted for the sane minor offenses whites walk away from without even a slap on the wrist) --- no more crowded prisons. Put some wholehearted effort into rehabilitation and education instead of ostracizing them. Prisons shouldn't be spa resorts, but they shouldn't be gulags or medieval dungeons either. Brutal killers/murderers and such should be isolated and stowed away without Internet and such, but they should still be treated like human beings but with little human contact...

...The list goes on...

In short it is all about humane crime prevention that enriches the whole society and that sees the problems and deal with them before things go bad. Unfortunately it costs a lot of money and takes time.

And of course I would like to rip the murderer of a loved one limb to limb, especially if they appeared on tv gloating;  I would initially wish for pain, suffering and a slow death. But fortunately the law is above that and doesn't act on primitive gut feelings and mob mentality.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Dec 19, 2013, 04:31:17 AM
To just say we are barbaric in nature is to choose to be barbaric in nature.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Powerloader on Dec 19, 2013, 04:38:09 AM
People are c**ts.  That's just how it is.  Either become a c**t just like them, or take it like Jesus.  That's your choice.  Abused/abuser.  Have fun.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 19, 2013, 12:06:45 PM
QuoteAnd of course I would like to rip the murderer of a loved one limb to limb, especially if they appeared on tv gloating;  I would initially wish for pain, suffering and a slow death. But fortunately the law is above that and doesn't act on primitive gut feelings and mob mentality.

But would you be happy knowing that person is alive and well living in a prison where he is in relative comfort?. Also knowing that he could get out in about 25yrs (whenever) if he plays his cards right and behaves.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 19, 2013, 08:00:20 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 19, 2013, 12:06:45 PM
But would you be happy knowing that person is alive and well living in a prison where he is in relative comfort?. Also knowing that he could get out in about 25yrs (whenever) if he plays his cards right and behaves.

25 years later I would hopefully, and most likely, have dealt with what happened and have moved on with my life.

Also, why the hell did they ever let him talk freely about what he did on tv??? That's what I'm wondering about.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 20, 2013, 01:40:40 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 19, 2013, 08:00:20 PM
Also, why the hell did they ever let him talk freely about what he did on tv??? That's what I'm wondering about.

If it bleeds, it leads.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: OmegaZilla on Dec 20, 2013, 08:07:28 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 20, 2013, 01:40:40 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 19, 2013, 08:00:20 PM
Also, why the hell did they ever let him talk freely about what he did on tv??? That's what I'm wondering about.

If it bleeds,it leads. we can kill it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 23, 2013, 12:50:50 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/15/top-10-weird-news-stories_n_4449418.html? (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/15/top-10-weird-news-stories_n_4449418.html?)

Dog Butt Jesus. Just read this list :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Dec 23, 2013, 04:03:42 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 23, 2013, 12:50:50 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/15/top-10-weird-news-stories_n_4449418.html? (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/15/top-10-weird-news-stories_n_4449418.html?)

Dog Butt Jesus. Just read this list :D

Where do you find these  :o

Looking forward to this:

http://www.terrafugia.com/news (http://www.terrafugia.com/news)

Flying cars!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 23, 2013, 04:27:23 PM
Huffington Post's Weird News section. They always have interesting oddities.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Dec 29, 2013, 04:57:54 PM
A suicide bomber killed 14 people in Volograd, Russia.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/29/us-russia-blast-idUSBRE9BS02S20131229 (http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/29/us-russia-blast-idUSBRE9BS02S20131229)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Dec 29, 2013, 07:15:43 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Dec 29, 2013, 04:57:54 PM
A suicide bomber killed 14 people in Volograd, Russia.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/29/us-russia-blast-idUSBRE9BS02S20131229 (http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/29/us-russia-blast-idUSBRE9BS02S20131229)

Sick f**ks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vepariga on Dec 30, 2013, 01:15:22 AM
Micheal Schumacher  is in critical condition after hitting his head on a rock in a skiing acciedent.

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/motorsport/michael-schumacher-suffers-head-injury-in-skiing-accident-20131230-30225.html (http://www.smh.com.au/sport/motorsport/michael-schumacher-suffers-head-injury-in-skiing-accident-20131230-30225.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 30, 2013, 01:15:03 PM
Ah geez, bad weekend in sports. First Anderson Silva shatters his shinbone and now Schumacher :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vakarian on Dec 31, 2013, 12:39:16 AM
So, I'm hearing stories about some guy that ate a person alive on a Chinese subway.

Zambies?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Dec 31, 2013, 07:23:15 AM
Quote from: Vakarian on Dec 31, 2013, 12:39:16 AM
So, I'm hearing stories about some guy that ate a person alive on a Chinese subway.

Zambies?


I will look into this and give an update if the story is actually circulating.



EDIT


It happened in 2012, not sure if there's actually been another attack, but here's the article:


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/10/subway-biting-attack-china-fight-over-seat_n_1955715.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/10/subway-biting-attack-china-fight-over-seat_n_1955715.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 31, 2013, 12:27:16 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/30/sarah-massey-seven-foot-butt_n_4519065.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/30/sarah-massey-seven-foot-butt_n_4519065.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

I've heard of big butts...but this is, this is on another f**king planet.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Dec 31, 2013, 08:04:51 PM
Gross.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Dec 31, 2013, 08:17:26 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 31, 2013, 12:27:16 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/30/sarah-massey-seven-foot-butt_n_4519065.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/30/sarah-massey-seven-foot-butt_n_4519065.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

I've heard of big butts...but this is, this is on another f**king planet.
That's a pretty big mountain of ass, but not the biggest by a long shot.

Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ftribeclaritylivin.files.wordpress.com%2F2012%2F10%2F1000.jpg&hash=75b574cbfb9f6b5f095a390e80d6c5c84dc33b9f)
[close]

I don't normally pay attention to arguments over what is attractive, but there is no way any normal person could be aroused by a 7 foot ass and a tumor draping the inside of her leg. 

Notice how (insert morbidly obese person) always claims to be very happy with their body, claims to know how to eat right but lacks self control, and always has the opinion that more people should just be complacent and content with their body? Where has that ever gotten anyone?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Dec 31, 2013, 08:22:37 PM
Now there's been a second suicide bomber in Volograd. :(

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/31/us-russia-blast-trolley-idUSBRE9BT03N20131231 (http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/31/us-russia-blast-trolley-idUSBRE9BT03N20131231)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Dec 31, 2013, 08:28:51 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Dec 31, 2013, 08:22:37 PM
Now there's been a second suicide bomber in Volograd. :(

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/31/us-russia-blast-trolley-idUSBRE9BT03N20131231 (http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/31/us-russia-blast-trolley-idUSBRE9BT03N20131231)
Reminds me of the movie The Siege.
I don't know the statistics on terrorism, but overall violence is actually at a world record low and no one ever mentions this.

______________

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/31/dolphins-getting-high-on-puffer-fish_n_4520114.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/31/dolphins-getting-high-on-puffer-fish_n_4520114.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 02, 2014, 12:29:45 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Dec 31, 2013, 08:17:26 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 31, 2013, 12:27:16 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/30/sarah-massey-seven-foot-butt_n_4519065.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/30/sarah-massey-seven-foot-butt_n_4519065.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

I've heard of big butts...but this is, this is on another f**king planet.
That's a pretty big mountain of ass, but not the biggest by a long shot.

Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ftribeclaritylivin.files.wordpress.com%2F2012%2F10%2F1000.jpg&hash=75b574cbfb9f6b5f095a390e80d6c5c84dc33b9f)
[close]

I don't normally pay attention to arguments over what is attractive, but there is no way any normal person could be aroused by a 7 foot ass and a tumor draping the inside of her leg. 

Notice how (insert morbidly obese person) always claims to be very happy with their body, claims to know how to eat right but lacks self control, and always has the opinion that more people should just be complacent and content with their body? Where has that ever gotten anyone?

I...

...

What in the living actual f**k am I looking at?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jan 02, 2014, 03:06:17 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 02, 2014, 12:29:45 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Dec 31, 2013, 08:17:26 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 31, 2013, 12:27:16 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/30/sarah-massey-seven-foot-butt_n_4519065.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/30/sarah-massey-seven-foot-butt_n_4519065.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

I've heard of big butts...but this is, this is on another f**king planet.
That's a pretty big mountain of ass, but not the biggest by a long shot.

Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ftribeclaritylivin.files.wordpress.com%2F2012%2F10%2F1000.jpg&hash=75b574cbfb9f6b5f095a390e80d6c5c84dc33b9f)
[close]

I don't normally pay attention to arguments over what is attractive, but there is no way any normal person could be aroused by a 7 foot ass and a tumor draping the inside of her leg. 

Notice how (insert morbidly obese person) always claims to be very happy with their body, claims to know how to eat right but lacks self control, and always has the opinion that more people should just be complacent and content with their body? Where has that ever gotten anyone?

I...

...

What in the living actual f**k am I looking at?

Ha ha, glad I waited to click on the spoiler.  Not doing it now :D

Recently from Russia:
Putin means business.  Having spent some time in Moscow, there is a sense of unity among the Russian people that I haven't experienced in the US.  When tragedy strikes Putin calls on the Russian people to unite and stand strong and they certainly do.  You can feel it when your there.
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/putin-pledges-to-eliminate-terrorism-in-face-of-volgograd-attacks/492364.html (http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/putin-pledges-to-eliminate-terrorism-in-face-of-volgograd-attacks/492364.html)

Quote"We bow our heads before the victims of the cruel terrorist attacks," Putin said in the speech. " We will continue fighting terrorists in a tough and relentless manner until they have been completely eliminated."

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 02, 2014, 03:21:03 PM
Putin is an asshole in my eyes. He isn't afraid to exploit Chechnya's oil reserves and yet he wonders why they remain hostile towards Russia.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jan 02, 2014, 04:07:04 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 02, 2014, 03:21:03 PM
Putin is an asshole in my eyes. He isn't afraid to exploit Chechnya's oil reserves and yet he wonders why they remain hostile towards Russia.

He is no hero to outsiders, but his internal tactics have been effective for Russia.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jan 03, 2014, 02:13:39 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 02, 2014, 12:29:45 PM
I...

...

What in the living actual f**k am I looking at?
If I recall, it's a thousand pound woman who popped up in the news a few years back because they were charging her with murder (they thought she intentionally rolled on top of a kid).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jan 03, 2014, 02:35:16 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Dec 31, 2013, 08:17:26 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 31, 2013, 12:27:16 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/30/sarah-massey-seven-foot-butt_n_4519065.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/30/sarah-massey-seven-foot-butt_n_4519065.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

I've heard of big butts...but this is, this is on another f**king planet.
That's a pretty big mountain of ass, but not the biggest by a long shot.

Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ftribeclaritylivin.files.wordpress.com%2F2012%2F10%2F1000.jpg&hash=75b574cbfb9f6b5f095a390e80d6c5c84dc33b9f)
[close]

I don't normally pay attention to arguments over what is attractive, but there is no way any normal person could be aroused by a 7 foot ass and a tumor draping the inside of her leg. 

Notice how (insert morbidly obese person) always claims to be very happy with their body, claims to know how to eat right but lacks self control, and always has the opinion that more people should just be complacent and content with their body? Where has that ever gotten anyone?


...I will never ever click on a spoiler without reading first ever again.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 03, 2014, 12:36:43 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jan 03, 2014, 02:13:39 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 02, 2014, 12:29:45 PM
I...

...

What in the living actual f**k am I looking at?
If I recall, it's a thousand pound woman who popped up in the news a few years back because they were charging her with murder (they thought she intentionally rolled on top of a kid).

Am I an asshole for laughing at that bracketed statement?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jan 03, 2014, 02:25:35 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 03, 2014, 12:36:43 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jan 03, 2014, 02:13:39 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 02, 2014, 12:29:45 PM
I...

...

What in the living actual f**k am I looking at?
If I recall, it's a thousand pound woman who popped up in the news a few years back because they were charging her with murder (they thought she intentionally rolled on top of a kid).

Am I an asshole for laughing at that bracketed statement?
parenthesessssssssssssss
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jan 03, 2014, 03:04:55 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jan 03, 2014, 02:25:35 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 03, 2014, 12:36:43 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jan 03, 2014, 02:13:39 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 02, 2014, 12:29:45 PM
I...

...

What in the living actual f**k am I looking at?
If I recall, it's a thousand pound woman who popped up in the news a few years back because they were charging her with murder (they thought she intentionally rolled on top of a kid).

Am I an asshole for laughing at that bracketed statement?
parenthesessssssssssssss

Canada.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jan 03, 2014, 03:18:58 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Jan 03, 2014, 03:04:55 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jan 03, 2014, 02:25:35 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 03, 2014, 12:36:43 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jan 03, 2014, 02:13:39 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 02, 2014, 12:29:45 PM
I...

...

What in the living actual f**k am I looking at?
If I recall, it's a thousand pound woman who popped up in the news a few years back because they were charging her with murder (they thought she intentionally rolled on top of a kid).

Am I an asshole for laughing at that bracketed statement?
parenthesessssssssssssss

Canada.
dammit

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/jheryl-wright-cctv-footage-shows-2969818 (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/jheryl-wright-cctv-footage-shows-2969818)

What the f**k people?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jan 04, 2014, 01:05:31 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jan 03, 2014, 03:18:58 PM
dammit

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/jheryl-wright-cctv-footage-shows-2969818 (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/jheryl-wright-cctv-footage-shows-2969818)

What the f**k people?
Michigan is an economic shit hole. This would be surprising in most other states.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jan 04, 2014, 01:12:21 AM
Actually its a well known psychological phenomenon where if there is other people around to deal with a problem most people will allow those other people to deal with the problem.

Strangely enough if ONE person would've stopped to check on him, more would have.

The "exceptional" people are the ones that actually stop to help.  What those other people did was normal.  They are cool as long as the situation doesn't affect them.  And involving themselves in it would've affected them.

There are numerous psychological studies throughout out history that help describe this phenomenon, but its been so long since psychology 101, I can't remember any of them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jan 04, 2014, 01:17:51 AM
Maybe they thought he was just drunk.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jan 04, 2014, 01:22:13 AM
Quote from: BANE on Jan 04, 2014, 01:17:51 AM
Maybe they thought he was just drunk.
They heard the gunshots. They were right there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jan 04, 2014, 01:22:32 AM
Ah well.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jan 04, 2014, 01:24:44 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jan 04, 2014, 01:12:21 AM
Actually its a well known psychological phenomenon where if there is other people around to deal with a problem most people will allow those other people to deal with the problem.
Yes but you also have to consider how poverty desensitizes someone. They look out only for themselves and their family. You're downplaying their apathy and highlighting the inability to act seen in higher class areas.

China is also this way in the larger cities--people simply ignore. They do not give a f**k and will keep driving.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jan 04, 2014, 01:27:05 AM
This has been documented happening EVERYWHERE in the world.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jan 04, 2014, 01:28:26 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jan 04, 2014, 01:27:05 AM
This has been documented happening EVERYWHERE in the world.
I believe he was just using China as an example.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jan 04, 2014, 01:31:03 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jan 04, 2014, 01:27:05 AM
This has been documented happening EVERYWHERE in the world.
You're talking about someone being stuck on subway tracks and no one in a crowd doing anything. These people walked right the f**k over that man and continued buying things. You ASSUME they were anticipating that someone else would help him and that is their reason for ignoring him, when I say they were probably just as likely to be indifferent. psych 101 pfft
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jan 04, 2014, 01:51:55 AM
lol

Butthurt much?

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jan 04, 2014, 02:11:50 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jan 04, 2014, 01:51:55 AM
lol

Butthurt much?
PDB (public display of butthurt) makes me feel alive. Only it doesn't hurt at all.

I could use a bro hug though
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jan 04, 2014, 02:22:13 AM
Nobody cares.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jan 04, 2014, 02:43:17 AM
So no bro hug?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jan 04, 2014, 03:02:14 AM
Yes.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jan 04, 2014, 03:50:20 AM
Yes, bro hug, or confirming I get no bro hug?  :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jan 04, 2014, 04:40:01 AM
Both!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jan 04, 2014, 04:41:43 AM
I'm so confused.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 04, 2014, 09:33:34 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jan 04, 2014, 01:24:44 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jan 04, 2014, 01:12:21 AM
Actually its a well known psychological phenomenon where if there is other people around to deal with a problem most people will allow those other people to deal with the problem.
Yes but you also have to consider how poverty desensitizes someone. They look out only for themselves and their family. You're downplaying their apathy and highlighting the inability to act seen in higher class areas.

China is also this way in the larger cities--people simply ignore. They do not give a f**k and will keep driving.

Humans are on a real downward spiral. It's a shame we live in an apathetic culture.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Jan 05, 2014, 12:33:53 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Jan 03, 2014, 02:35:16 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Dec 31, 2013, 08:17:26 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 31, 2013, 12:27:16 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/30/sarah-massey-seven-foot-butt_n_4519065.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/30/sarah-massey-seven-foot-butt_n_4519065.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

I've heard of big butts...but this is, this is on another f**king planet.
That's a pretty big mountain of ass, but not the biggest by a long shot.

Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ftribeclaritylivin.files.wordpress.com%2F2012%2F10%2F1000.jpg&hash=75b574cbfb9f6b5f095a390e80d6c5c84dc33b9f)
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...I will never ever click on a spoiler without reading first ever again.

I don't know, I'd rather like to hit that. Just to find out what's under there, you know?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jan 05, 2014, 03:09:34 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 04, 2014, 09:33:34 PM
Humans are on a real downward spiral. It's a shame we live in an apathetic culture.
Spiritual poverty. No doubt religion delayed progress and caused untold suffering and death, but I still think we're too biased against faith (most don't make a distinction).

A lot of people never fully mature as human beings these days--missing out on whole aspects of their existence. It doesn't seem logical to believe a sky wizard watching your every move, but a quantum physicist would never rule that out due the probabilistic nature of their field (ok their profession makes the probability of them ruling out the sky wizard lower). 

Even more so you can be atheist or agnostic (I'm the latter) and still have a tremendous amount of raw spirituality. Atheism is just a lack of believing in god or gods--it doesn't extend to believing our existence is random and of no consequence; in fact many atheist communities are all about empowering your self. I'm simply pointing out that people have more options than they're lead to believe (often obscured through political correctness, business agendas, or fanatical bible thumpers).

So whether it's faith in a creator, faith in people, faith in purpose, faith that there is more than this, I think many will find that it fills a void in them that nothing else can. What about belief in one's self? Absolutely, but the more potent tool I think for especially disgruntled and neurotic people is disbelief. If you can learn to identify the negative thoughts and strip them of their power over you, that's invaluable in itself.

I think any life worth living is going to hurt like hell, and it has to in order to give it the contrast needed not to see in shades of gray. Look at the current state of the world. What's the worst that could become of it?

Another world war?
Nuclear holocaust? Genocide?
Adolf Hitler 2.0 with his thousand year Reich?
Entire regions of the planet becoming inhabitable due to radiation for the next 30,000 years?
Chemical and bioterrorism?
Global Pandemic?
Vaccines and antibiotics no longer working?
Super volcano eruption resurfacing a region and the ash killing the crops needed to support populations worldwide?
Unsustainable population levels--crowded, dirty, inadequate ways of life?
Destroying the ocean and atmosphere; decline of biodiversity and rising sea levels?
Coronal mass ejection sending us back to the 19th century?
A large object colliding with Earth due to some fluke in Nasa's ability to predict it and prepare (if it made a difference)?
Gamma ray burst moving at the speed of light--all life on earth extinct before it knew what happened?
Maybe there will be no significant catastrophe--maybe Earth is destined for limbo.

Consider what all happened around the second world war---before it, a great depression, poor economy, and after, an economic boom, burst in population, and catharsis felt across the planet. Shortly after, intense fear of an even worse war grew that lives strongly to this day.

When we think we're about to lose everything, one of two things happens---we act or we do not, but at some point we have to realize that death is really the only sure thing--we may in our lives see the breakthrough that extends life indefinitely, but entropy--the rule that time must flow towards disorder, ensures there is ultimately no escaping it (unless you can tunnel into other universes). The point is, when the future we fought for becomes the present, most eventually develop that fear of it being taken away. My ancestors believed something to the effect that you had to die fighting to get to Valhalla (heavan). To some this meant dieing violently or in combat---I only see one meaning---that we should never stop fighting for a future--for a better life, and for all unborn souls

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia-cache-ec0.pinimg.com%2F736x%2F9a%2F99%2F91%2F9a99917ce280bbd82b6b877552832037.jpg&hash=9a34bd72b3707641296e186ae853979a1771252e)
...and it's ok to be afraid.

____________________________________________________________________

Cliffs:

Are you a religious person?

Religion's early history was a little too archaic for my taste.

But when widespread internet came out in the 90's,

I think religion's image really came into it's own, figuratively and literally.

The whole concept has a clear, purposeful message,

that can really give your life a big boost.

It's been compared to winning the lottery,

but I think it can have a much more profound, cleansing effect.

In 2000 BC, humanity released this--

Abrahamic religion, their most accomplished doctrine.

I think their undisputed masterpiece is "heaven and hell."

The theme's so catchy, most people probably don't make any deeper connections

But they should, because it's not just about...

the pleasures that await in heaven or the importance of keeping free of sin.

It's also a philosophical statement about life itself. (http://i.imgur.com/ubAygm2.jpg)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jan 05, 2014, 03:37:11 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fgrist.files.wordpress.com%2F2013%2F10%2Ftina-fey-eye-roll.gif%3Fw%3D500%26amp%3Bh%3D281&hash=76afb46883edd7761aa7deb3df09ad97f8ffe60c)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jan 05, 2014, 03:46:40 AM
Happy 10th birthday to Mars rover Opportunity!

http://news.yahoo.com/10-years-mars-nasa-rover-mission-celebrates-10th-151021572.html (http://news.yahoo.com/10-years-mars-nasa-rover-mission-celebrates-10th-151021572.html)

We lost our Spirit, but this little rover is still going. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jan 05, 2014, 04:30:15 AM
Quote from: BANE on Jan 05, 2014, 03:37:11 AM
http://grist.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/tina-fey-eye-roll.gif?w=500&h=281
Real cliffs:

There's a neurological and evolutionary basis behind faith as a regulating influence in one's life. It's not even arguable. People will happily look outside the concrete to explain things, or when nothing else can help them, so I don't know what the eye rolling is for unless I miss read that as anything other than the apathy doom mentioned. Or maybe it wasn't even directed at my post.

Why wouldn't someone tap into that part of their brain? I know this is the internet where everyone has an unhealthy obsession with making snide and clever remarks, but I was hoping (not expecting) for better than that.

Yes, I felt a lot of cheesiness writing that up, but if you can better address a possible cause for the disconnectedness of modern man that isn't related to technology or media, I'm all ears.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jan 05, 2014, 07:28:01 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Jan 05, 2014, 03:46:40 AM
Happy 10th birthday to Mars rover Opportunity!

http://news.yahoo.com/10-years-mars-nasa-rover-mission-celebrates-10th-151021572.html (http://news.yahoo.com/10-years-mars-nasa-rover-mission-celebrates-10th-151021572.html)

We lost our Spirit, but this little rover is still going. 

Shush!  Don't know you we're supposed to be "on a downward spiral"?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jan 05, 2014, 07:46:14 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jan 05, 2014, 03:09:34 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 04, 2014, 09:33:34 PM
Humans are on a real downward spiral. It's a shame we live in an apathetic culture.
Spiritual poverty. No doubt religion delayed progress and caused untold suffering and death, but I still think we're too biased against faith (most don't make a distinction).

A lot of people never fully mature as human beings these days--missing out on whole aspects of their existence. It doesn't seem logical to believe a sky wizard watching your every move, but a quantum physicist would never rule that out due the probabilistic nature of their field (ok their profession makes the probability of them ruling out the sky wizard lower). 

Even more so you can be atheist or agnostic (I'm the latter) and still have a tremendous amount of raw spirituality. Atheism is just a lack of believing in god or gods--it doesn't extend to believing our existence is random and of no consequence; in fact many atheist communities are all about empowering your self. I'm simply pointing out that people have more options than they're lead to believe (often obscured through political correctness, business agendas, or fanatical bible thumpers).

So whether it's faith in a creator, faith in people, faith in purpose, faith that there is more than this, I think many will find that it fills a void in them that nothing else can. What about belief in one's self? Absolutely, but the more potent tool I think for especially disgruntled and neurotic people is disbelief. If you can learn to identify the negative thoughts and strip them of their power over you, that's invaluable in itself.

I think any life worth living is going to hurt like hell, and it has to in order to give it the contrast needed not to see in shades of gray. Look at the current state of the world. What's the worst that could become of it?

Another world war?
Nuclear holocaust? Genocide?
Adolf Hitler 2.0 with his thousand year Reich?
Entire regions of the planet becoming inhabitable due to radiation for the next 30,000 years?
Chemical and bioterrorism?
Global Pandemic?
Vaccines and antibiotics no longer working?
Super volcano eruption resurfacing a region and the ash killing the crops needed to support populations worldwide?
Unsustainable population levels--crowded, dirty, inadequate ways of life?
Destroying the ocean and atmosphere; decline of biodiversity and rising sea levels?
Coronal mass ejection sending us back to the 19th century?
A large object colliding with Earth due to some fluke in Nasa's ability to predict it and prepare (if it made a difference)?
Gamma ray burst moving at the speed of light--all life on earth extinct before it knew what happened?
Maybe there will be no significant catastrophe--maybe Earth is destined for limbo.

Consider what all happened around the second world war---before it, a great depression, poor economy, and after, an economic boom, burst in population, and catharsis felt across the planet. Shortly after, intense fear of an even worse war grew that lives strongly to this day.

When we think we're about to lose everything, one of two things happens---we act or we do not, but at some point we have to realize that death is really the only sure thing--we may in our lives see the breakthrough that extends life indefinitely, but entropy--the rule that time must flow towards disorder, ensures there is ultimately no escaping it (unless you can tunnel into other universes). The point is, when the future we fought for becomes the present, most eventually develop that fear of it being taken away. My ancestors believed something to the effect that you had to die fighting to get to Valhalla (heavan). To some this meant dieing violently or in combat---I only see one meaning---that we should never stop fighting for a future--for a better life, and for all unborn souls

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia-cache-ec0.pinimg.com%2F736x%2F9a%2F99%2F91%2F9a99917ce280bbd82b6b877552832037.jpg&hash=9a34bd72b3707641296e186ae853979a1771252e)
...and it's ok to be afraid.

____________________________________________________________________

Cliffs:

Are you a religious person?

Religion's early history was a little too archaic for my taste.

But when widespread internet came out in the 90's,

I think religion's image really came into it's own, figuratively and literally.

The whole concept has a clear, purposeful message,

that can really give your life a big boost.

It's been compared to winning the lottery,

but I think it can have a much more profound, cleansing effect.

In 2000 BC, humanity released this--

Abrahamic religion, their most accomplished doctrine.

I think their undisputed masterpiece is "heaven and hell."

The theme's so catchy, most people probably don't make any deeper connections

But they should, because it's not just about...

the pleasures that await in heaven or the importance of keeping free of sin.

It's also a philosophical statement about life itself. (http://i.imgur.com/ubAygm2.jpg)
That was some of the best writing I've read. Thank you for sharing all of that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 06, 2014, 12:54:25 PM
Quote from: SM on Jan 05, 2014, 07:28:01 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Jan 05, 2014, 03:46:40 AM
Happy 10th birthday to Mars rover Opportunity!

http://news.yahoo.com/10-years-mars-nasa-rover-mission-celebrates-10th-151021572.html (http://news.yahoo.com/10-years-mars-nasa-rover-mission-celebrates-10th-151021572.html)

We lost our Spirit, but this little rover is still going. 

Shush!  Don't know you we're supposed to be "on a downward spiral"?

Technology is advancing well enough but we haven't evolved to make proper use of it yet which is why the planet is in the shape it's in. Biologically, we're still stuck in a hunter-gatherer way of living.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jan 06, 2014, 02:58:09 PM
Quote from: SM on Jan 05, 2014, 07:28:01 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Jan 05, 2014, 03:46:40 AM
Happy 10th birthday to Mars rover Opportunity!

http://news.yahoo.com/10-years-mars-nasa-rover-mission-celebrates-10th-151021572.html (http://news.yahoo.com/10-years-mars-nasa-rover-mission-celebrates-10th-151021572.html)

We lost our Spirit, but this little rover is still going. 

Shush!  Don't know you we're supposed to be "on a downward spiral"?

Indeed  :D

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Jan 06, 2014, 02:59:30 PM
Steven Seagal may run for governor in Arizona.

http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/jan/05/steven-seagal-arizona-governor (http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/jan/05/steven-seagal-arizona-governor)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 06, 2014, 03:00:27 PM
Lol, MMA rejected him so he's moving on to politics. What a fraud.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jan 06, 2014, 07:12:15 PM
http://www.theonion.com/articles/study-finds-90-of-adopted-childrens-biological-par,34874/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_campaign=LinkPreview:1:Default (http://www.theonion.com/articles/study-finds-90-of-adopted-childrens-biological-par,34874/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_campaign=LinkPreview:1:Default)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Magegg on Jan 06, 2014, 08:29:37 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Jan 06, 2014, 02:59:30 PM
Steven Seagal may run for governor in Arizona.

http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/jan/05/steven-seagal-arizona-governor (http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/jan/05/steven-seagal-arizona-governor)
He didn't participate in The Expendables 3. He doesn't stand a chance.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenodog on Jan 07, 2014, 09:51:22 AM
I love The Onion ^  :laugh:

http://www.petethomasoutdoors.com/2014/01/scientists-find-conjoined-gray-whale-calves-in-baja-california-lagoon-discovery-could-be-a-first.html (http://www.petethomasoutdoors.com/2014/01/scientists-find-conjoined-gray-whale-calves-in-baja-california-lagoon-discovery-could-be-a-first.html)
Odd and interesting as hell.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 07, 2014, 12:31:21 PM
Satanic Temple unveils 7-foot goat-headed Baphomet statue for Oklahoma Capitol. (http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/06/satanic-temple-unveils-7-foot-goat-headed-baphomet-statue-for-oklahoma-capitol/)

I support this. I'm not a fan of religion usually but I support this one.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jan 07, 2014, 04:02:20 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 07, 2014, 12:31:21 PM
Satanic Temple unveils 7-foot goat-headed Baphomet statue for Oklahoma Capitol. (http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/06/satanic-temple-unveils-7-foot-goat-headed-baphomet-statue-for-oklahoma-capitol/)

I support this. I'm not a fan of religion usually but I support this one.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1137.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn504%2Faliceapbcalypse%2FNathan.gif&hash=0bfa14ff8a2777e5275b24a9509e7a18e7530238) (http://s1137.photobucket.com/user/aliceapbcalypse/media/Nathan.gif.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 07, 2014, 04:22:34 PM
Not a fan of Satanism?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jan 07, 2014, 04:30:49 PM
You can't be serious Doom.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 07, 2014, 04:36:10 PM
Freedom of religion. If Christians can plaster crosses wherever they want, I don't see an issue with the statue. It'll also help educate people about what Satanism is, i.e. not devil worshiping.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jan 07, 2014, 04:40:41 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 07, 2014, 04:36:10 PM
Freedom of religion. If Christians can plaster crosses wherever they want, I don't see an issue with the statue. It'll also help educate people about what Satanism is, i.e. not devil worshiping.


QFT

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jan 07, 2014, 04:41:53 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jan 07, 2014, 04:40:41 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 07, 2014, 04:36:10 PM
Freedom of religion. If Christians can plaster crosses wherever they want, I don't see an issue with the statue. It'll also help educate people about what Satanism is, i.e. not devil worshiping.


QFT
Pretty much this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jan 07, 2014, 04:43:06 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 07, 2014, 04:36:10 PM
Freedom of religion. If Christians can plaster crosses wherever they want, I don't see an issue with the statue. It'll also help educate people about what Satanism is, i.e. not devil worshiping.
I actually worship the phallic God Dickaloo, so I see no reason why I can't plaster dildos on street corners and parks.

I mean, Dickaloo isn't simply about sex. No, He's much more than that; he's about all pleasure. The sooner people get in touch with Dickaloo through our strategically placed dildos (the symbol of how he died; impaled on an enormous phallic statue by the jealous Romans), the more educated they'll be.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jan 07, 2014, 04:54:37 PM
Quote from: BANE on Jan 07, 2014, 04:43:06 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 07, 2014, 04:36:10 PM
Freedom of religion. If Christians can plaster crosses wherever they want, I don't see an issue with the statue. It'll also help educate people about what Satanism is, i.e. not devil worshiping.
I actually worship the phallic God Dickaloo, so I see no reason why I can't plaster dildos on street corners and parks.

I mean, Dickaloo isn't simply about sex. No, He's much more than that; he's about all pleasure. The sooner people get in touch with Dickaloo through our strategically placed dildos (the symbol of how he died; impaled on an enormous phallic statue by the jealous Romans), the more educated they'll be.


Well you CAN plaster Dickaloo all over, you just have to be prepared for the amount of folks who don't view your beliefs the same way as you do. More power to ya brudda, Dickaloo being a god of fertility, more people need to be in touch with that. Some real spiritual beauty right there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jan 07, 2014, 04:56:12 PM
Quote from: BANE on Jan 07, 2014, 04:43:06 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 07, 2014, 04:36:10 PM
Freedom of religion. If Christians can plaster crosses wherever they want, I don't see an issue with the statue. It'll also help educate people about what Satanism is, i.e. not devil worshiping.
I actually worship the phallic God Dickaloo, so I see no reason why I can't plaster dildos on street corners and parks.

I mean, Dickaloo isn't simply about sex. No, He's much more than that; he's about all pleasure. The sooner people get in touch with Dickaloo through our strategically placed dildos (the symbol of how he died; impaled on an enormous phallic statue by the jealous Romans), the more educated they'll be.
How do I join?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jan 07, 2014, 05:02:07 PM
No no no, you misunderstand Dickaloo. This is what I'm talking about. There needs to be an education, to right the ignorance of common folk. Dickaloo is the God of pleasure, not fertility. He doesn't judge you if you're shooting blanks or are as dry and barren as the tundra. If you feel good, you're in touch with Dickaloo. We commemorate this wondrous Lord using strategically plastered Dildos (parks, schools, businesses, etc...) because, as I mentioned before, he was impaled on an enormous phallic statue, not unlike the Washington Monument (except not as pointy; it had a nice round top bit) by jealous Romans who believed that to ejaculate so freely and with such abandon as Dickaloo did was improper. Nonsense. We celebrate the 3rd weekend of every March by wearing crotchless pants to commemorate the 2 day and 3 night erection of Dickaloo, a feat unmatched to this day.

So in accordance with my freedom of religion that DoomRulz so rightly brings up, much like the Satanists and their giant scary statue I am very much entitled to tape my religious dildos in public places. It's to educate people, don't you know.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 07, 2014, 05:10:46 PM
Quote from: BANE on Jan 07, 2014, 04:43:06 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 07, 2014, 04:36:10 PM
Freedom of religion. If Christians can plaster crosses wherever they want, I don't see an issue with the statue. It'll also help educate people about what Satanism is, i.e. not devil worshiping.
I actually worship the phallic God Dickaloo, so I see no reason why I can't plaster dildos on street corners and parks.

I mean, Dickaloo isn't simply about sex. No, He's much more than that; he's about all pleasure. The sooner people get in touch with Dickaloo through our strategically placed dildos (the symbol of how he died; impaled on an enormous phallic statue by the jealous Romans), the more educated they'll be.

Hm. Will there be any Aliens in this imagery?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Jan 07, 2014, 05:22:28 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 07, 2014, 04:36:10 PM
Freedom of religion. If Christians can plaster crosses wherever they want, I don't see an issue with the statue. It'll also help educate people about what Satanism is, i.e. not devil worshiping.

The non-theistic satanists, picked a very poor name for their belief system. You can't really blame people if they can't tell the difference between this lot and the 'traditional devil worshipers'.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jan 07, 2014, 05:58:51 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 07, 2014, 04:36:10 PM
Freedom of religion. If Christians can plaster crosses wherever they want, I don't see an issue with the statue. It'll also help educate people about what Satanism is, i.e. not devil worshiping.

Freedom of religion is the right to worship how you chose.  If you want to practice Satanism go right ahead, nobody cares.  Don't let it bleed into my life like plastering freaky statues in public to prove your point.  Signs of the devil represent evil to the masses.  You can give me or anyone one else any history lesson you wish, it will still represent evil to the general public even after the additional Wikipedia hits the statue might stir.

Regarding the cross, crosses do not offend most people.  Crosses do not represent evil, in fact it's the opposite of what the symbol represents to the general public so it's not an equal comparison. 





Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vakarian on Jan 07, 2014, 06:12:38 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 07, 2014, 12:31:21 PM
Satanic Temple unveils 7-foot goat-headed Baphomet statue for Oklahoma Capitol. (http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/06/satanic-temple-unveils-7-foot-goat-headed-baphomet-statue-for-oklahoma-capitol/)

I support this. I'm not a fan of religion usually but I support this one.

I couldn't really care less about any religious meaning behind it, but it does look cool as f**k.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 07, 2014, 06:14:32 PM
Christianity has committed plenty of evil deeds throughout history so yes, I would argue that depending on who you are, it can represent evil. It's also about freedom of expression in addition to freedom of religion. Some people find a cross offensive to their belief system and ideals yet it hasn't deterred the state from allowing them to go up so I don't see why this statue should be treated any differently.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jan 07, 2014, 06:16:36 PM
Does this mean I can scream "MAIM KILL BURN" at the top of my lungs in praise of mighty Khorne?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jan 07, 2014, 06:31:27 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 07, 2014, 06:14:32 PM
Christianity has committed plenty of evil deeds throughout history so yes, I would argue that depending on who you are, it can represent evil. It's also about freedom of expression in addition to freedom of religion. Some people find a cross offensive to their belief system and ideals yet it hasn't deterred the state from allowing them to go up so I don't see why this statue should be treated any differently.

Freedom of expression within boundaries.  Office clothes offend me,  but if I showed up for work in my birthday suite because of my new belief system and freedom of expression then my career as as book keeper will come to a sharp end when my old school female boss does not share the same opinion. 

Someone will always be offended by something, where do we draw the lines as a society? Giant goat statues on public grounds is a start.  For the majority the cross has always symbolized hope.  What has the giant goat symbolized?  I doubt it's hope.  What we do today is the path we leave for the next generation. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 07, 2014, 07:26:45 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Jan 07, 2014, 06:16:36 PM
Does this mean I can scream "MAIM KILL BURN" at the top of my lungs in praise of mighty Khorne?

I was actually thinking it would make a great display at a metal concert 8)

Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Jan 07, 2014, 06:31:27 PM
What we do today is the path we leave for the next generation. 

We can start by breaking free of old societal rules and evolve a little. I'd rather my kids, if I ever have any, grow up in a society of free tolerance, not a society of over-sensitive crybabies.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jan 07, 2014, 07:31:45 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 07, 2014, 07:26:45 PM
I'd rather my kids, if I ever have any, grow up in a society of free tolerance, not a society of over-sensitive crybabies.
Political correctness isn't a religious thing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jan 07, 2014, 07:45:06 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 07, 2014, 07:26:45 PM

Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Jan 07, 2014, 06:31:27 PM
What we do today is the path we leave for the next generation. 

We can start by breaking free of old societal rules and evolve a little. I'd rather my kids, if I ever have any, grow up in a society of free tolerance, not a society of over-sensitive crybabies.

It is possible to disagree with someone without the name calling, how disappointing.

However, I came from a generation of loud heavy metal and this image splattered all over every record album and poster in the mall.  It served it's purpose for rebellious kids in the 80s and then every one just grew out of it.  Not even RJD wanted to make a statue out of it except on stage for show. It will always have the same meaning behind it to me.

Tolerance and evolving as a society can be accomplished without the extremes.  This statue is an extreme that society can do without in my humble opinion.  That's the point Doom, this is just my opinion.  Tolerance is a two way street btw.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jan 07, 2014, 10:18:36 PM
The whole thing's kinda moot anyway since the statue will never be built.

They're just trying to get a rise out of people, and some are getting sucked in.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 07, 2014, 10:26:27 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Jan 07, 2014, 07:45:06 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 07, 2014, 07:26:45 PM

Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Jan 07, 2014, 06:31:27 PM
What we do today is the path we leave for the next generation. 

We can start by breaking free of old societal rules and evolve a little. I'd rather my kids, if I ever have any, grow up in a society of free tolerance, not a society of over-sensitive crybabies.

It is possible to disagree with someone without the name calling, how disappointing.

However, I came from a generation of loud heavy metal and this image splattered all over every record album and poster in the mall.  It served it's purpose for rebellious kids in the 80s and then every one just grew out of it.  Not even RJD wanted to make a statue out of it except on stage for show. It will always have the same meaning behind it to me.

Tolerance and evolving as a society can be accomplished without the extremes.  This statue is an extreme that society can do without in my humble opinion.  That's the point Doom, this is just my opinion.  Tolerance is a two way street btw.

Alice, I wasn't referring to you. The people who are usually bothered the most by this sort of thing are the ones who go home and cry about the world not revolving around them and their sensitivities.

I don't see this statue as an extreme, personally. I don't think it's any different than a statue of Jesus that's found in some Latin American countries.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jan 07, 2014, 10:59:02 PM
Quote[Alice, I wasn't referring to you. The people who are usually bothered the most by this sort of thing are the ones who go home and cry about the world not revolving around them and their sensitivities.

Is that like crying about the world being on a downward spiral, but churches that promote individualism are no biggy?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gilfryd on Jan 08, 2014, 05:58:29 AM
I wanna sit on Satan's lap!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 08, 2014, 12:31:55 PM
Quote from: SM on Jan 07, 2014, 10:59:02 PM
Quote[Alice, I wasn't referring to you. The people who are usually bothered the most by this sort of thing are the ones who go home and cry about the world not revolving around them and their sensitivities.

Is that like crying about the world being on a downward spiral, but churches that promote individualism are no biggy?

What?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Jan 08, 2014, 02:36:53 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 08, 2014, 12:31:55 PM
Quote from: SM on Jan 07, 2014, 10:59:02 PM
Quote[Alice, I wasn't referring to you. The people who are usually bothered the most by this sort of thing are the ones who go home and cry about the world not revolving around them and their sensitivities.

Is that like crying about the world being on a downward spiral, but churches that promote individualism are no biggy?

What?

I think SM points out the absurdity of 'post-modern satanists' addressing some core problems of society today (partly caused by people putting their individualistic needs above anything else), while preaching to a belief system that considers individualism, self realization and the pursuit of personal pleasure as virtues.

That's my take on his words anyway...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 08, 2014, 03:13:12 PM
I think it was directed at me since I said a page or two back that humanity is on a downward spiral, after reading this story. (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/jheryl-wright-cctv-footage-shows-2969818)

Either way, I think he's delusional if he's going to claim that I was 'crying about it'. All I did was express my disappointment with the events of the story and the impression seems to me that this sort of thing happens more often than not. I admit I can't actually prove that with hard evidence but it's just my impression.

As for the Church of Satan, hey, I don't see the problem with promoting individuality if another Church can preach its own philosophy. Again, freedoms of religion and expression.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Jan 08, 2014, 03:48:39 PM
Sure, that could have been his intention instead. Didn't follow that debate and hadn't read that story, so, yeah...

The paradox doesn't lie in them promoting a certain philosophy. The paradox lies in them promoting a philosophy (or belief system, if you will) that seems completely at odds with itself when put under scrutiny.

AliceApocalypse hit the nail right on the head, suggesting how a lot of these self proclaimed satanists probably have little idea what they're actually preaching or worshiping. They just liked the covers on whatever metal bands releases and suddenly, they've embraced a lifestyle because it looks and feels cool more than anything else.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 08, 2014, 04:22:26 PM
Key word being probably. We don't know who these folks are and since I'm guessing most of us don't have a full understanding of Satanism, we are not in a position to say they do or don't know what they're doing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jan 08, 2014, 09:12:21 PM
Quote from: Eva on Jan 08, 2014, 03:48:39 PM
Sure, that could have been his intention instead. Didn't follow that debate and hadn't read that story, so, yeah...

The paradox doesn't lie in them promoting a certain philosophy. The paradox lies in them promoting a philosophy (or belief system, if you will) that seems completely at odds with itself when put under scrutiny.

AliceApocalypse hit the nail right on the head, suggesting how a lot of these self proclaimed satanists probably have little idea what they're actually preaching or worshiping. They just liked the covers on whatever metal bands releases and suddenly, they've embraced a lifestyle because it looks and feels cool more than anything else.

QuoteI think SM points out the absurdity of 'post-modern satanists' addressing some core problems of society today (partly caused by people putting their individualistic needs above anything else), while preaching to a belief system that considers individualism, self realization and the pursuit of personal pleasure as virtues.

Sounds like metal head Ayn Rand.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Jan 08, 2014, 09:30:01 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jan 08, 2014, 09:12:21 PM
Sounds like metal head Ayn Rand.

No need to drag Satanists down to Ayn Rands level.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jan 08, 2014, 09:33:52 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jan 08, 2014, 09:12:21 PM

Sounds like metal head Ayn Rand.


You're pretty damn close with that one, actually. As someone heavily involved in the Black Metal and Death Metal music scenes, I know a lot of people who describe themselves as Satanists; ranging from edgy teens who think the Necronomicon is a real thing, through to Orthodox religious Satanists who follow the Christian mythos avidly but praise the devil rather than Yahweh, to the LaVeyan Satanists who are basically just conservatives/elitists who openly enjoy sex and drugs.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jan 08, 2014, 09:44:42 PM
Build all the statues, or tear all the other existing religious ones down Colorado. There's nothing directly profane or explicit on the statue. Legally, you can't discriminate when it comes to religious symbolism (In America, that is). No matter how much bureaucratic red tape you roll out.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jan 08, 2014, 10:25:34 PM
Quote from: [CANCERBLACK] on Jan 08, 2014, 09:33:52 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jan 08, 2014, 09:12:21 PM

Sounds like metal head Ayn Rand.


You're pretty damn close with that one, actually. As someone heavily involved in the Black Metal and Death Metal music scenes, I know a lot of people who describe themselves as Satanists; ranging from edgy teens who think the Necronomicon is a real thing, through to Orthodox religious Satanists who follow the Christian mythos avidly but praise the devil rather than Yahweh, to the LaVeyan Satanists who are basically just conservatives/elitists who openly enjoy sex and drugs.

Wait - the Necronomicon isn't real??  Next you'll be telling me Krampus isn't real either!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xhan on Jan 08, 2014, 11:51:59 PM
Then where did the sausage shaped bruises come from, one wonders.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightmare Asylum on Jan 09, 2014, 08:12:19 PM
Banana-eating burglar sought by police in Newington

http://www.wfsb.com/story/24393759/gas-station-robbers (http://www.wfsb.com/story/24393759/gas-station-robbers)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jan 09, 2014, 08:26:16 PM
Quote from: SM on Jan 08, 2014, 10:25:34 PM
Quote from: [CANCERBLACK] on Jan 08, 2014, 09:33:52 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jan 08, 2014, 09:12:21 PM

Sounds like metal head Ayn Rand.


You're pretty damn close with that one, actually. As someone heavily involved in the Black Metal and Death Metal music scenes, I know a lot of people who describe themselves as Satanists; ranging from edgy teens who think the Necronomicon is a real thing, through to Orthodox religious Satanists who follow the Christian mythos avidly but praise the devil rather than Yahweh, to the LaVeyan Satanists who are basically just conservatives/elitists who openly enjoy sex and drugs.

Wait - the Necronomicon isn't real??  Next you'll be telling me Krampus isn't real either!!


I'd laugh, if it weren't for the number of dumb f**ks who have tried to have arguments with me on the topic. Every time I think about those people, I feel myself getting stupider by association.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Jan 09, 2014, 09:41:35 PM
Quote from: Nightmare Asylum on Jan 09, 2014, 08:12:19 PM
Banana-eating burglar sought by police in Newington

http://www.wfsb.com/story/24393759/gas-station-robbers (http://www.wfsb.com/story/24393759/gas-station-robbers)
Spoiler
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jan 10, 2014, 03:52:03 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6-yYqsCDhA#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6-yYqsCDhA#ws)
Ignoring the obnoxious title, you guys think this is a new type of jellyfish?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sgt. Apone on Jan 10, 2014, 03:58:28 AM
It's promotion for a tv program.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jan 10, 2014, 04:01:34 AM
That makes me disappointed...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Requiem28 on Jan 10, 2014, 06:44:30 AM
Quote from: Nightmare Asylum on Jan 09, 2014, 08:12:19 PM
Banana-eating burglar sought by police in Newington

http://www.wfsb.com/story/24393759/gas-station-robbers (http://www.wfsb.com/story/24393759/gas-station-robbers)

Damn, lol.  I was just there last night.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Jan 10, 2014, 09:44:53 AM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2535168/Man-thinks-hes-Jesus-hundreds-young-women-follow-world.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2535168/Man-thinks-hes-Jesus-hundreds-young-women-follow-world.html)  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jan 11, 2014, 12:22:42 AM
uh oh, a bridge too far for Cristie...

http://m.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/01/10/documents-raise-new-questions-in-christie-probe/?tid=HP_top (http://m.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/01/10/documents-raise-new-questions-in-christie-probe/?tid=HP_top)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Jan 11, 2014, 11:43:00 AM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2534997/Revealed-Scientology-leaders-f-word-rant-employees-2007-forced-sabotage-journalists-investigative-documentary-organization.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2534997/Revealed-Scientology-leaders-f-word-rant-employees-2007-forced-sabotage-journalists-investigative-documentary-organization.html)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2537268/Asian-motorist-let.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2537268/Asian-motorist-let.html)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2537215/Villagers-speak-plans-Sharia-Law-cemetery-hold-4-000-village-613-people.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2537215/Villagers-speak-plans-Sharia-Law-cemetery-hold-4-000-village-613-people.html)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jan 11, 2014, 02:53:15 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Jan 11, 2014, 11:43:00 AM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2537268/Asian-motorist-let.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2537268/Asian-motorist-let.html)
If anything it probably affects Asians more. 10% of them lack an enzyme that breaks down one of the byproducts of alcohol, leaving them severely nauseous and with horrendous headaches. It's so severe that treatments for alcoholics have included blocking this enzyme to induce such responses and completely remove any will to ever drink again.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Jan 11, 2014, 03:34:19 PM
Quote from: BANE on Jan 11, 2014, 02:53:15 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Jan 11, 2014, 11:43:00 AM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2537268/Asian-motorist-let.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2537268/Asian-motorist-let.html)
If anything it probably affects Asians more. 10% of them lack an enzyme that breaks down one of the byproducts of alcohol, leaving them severely nauseous and with horrendous headaches. It's so severe that treatments for alcoholics have included blocking this enzyme to induce such responses and completely remove any will to ever drink again.

My gf is originally from Hong Kong (lives in UK now) and alchol always badly affects her.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Jan 11, 2014, 03:53:28 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Jan 11, 2014, 11:43:00 AM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2534997/Revealed-Scientology-leaders-f-word-rant-employees-2007-forced-sabotage-journalists-investigative-documentary-organization.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2534997/Revealed-Scientology-leaders-f-word-rant-employees-2007-forced-sabotage-journalists-investigative-documentary-organization.html)

"If a man really wants to make a million dollars, the best way would be to start his own religion."

- L. Ron Hubbard, at a convention in the late 40s, debating methods to solve his then financial troubles.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Jan 11, 2014, 03:57:55 PM
Quote from: Eva on Jan 11, 2014, 03:53:28 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Jan 11, 2014, 11:43:00 AM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2534997/Revealed-Scientology-leaders-f-word-rant-employees-2007-forced-sabotage-journalists-investigative-documentary-organization.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2534997/Revealed-Scientology-leaders-f-word-rant-employees-2007-forced-sabotage-journalists-investigative-documentary-organization.html)

"If a man really wants to make a million dollars, the best way would be to start his own religion."

- L. Ron Hubbard, at a convention in the late 40s, debating methods to solve his then financial troubles.
I recently read a biography by Danish defector Robert Dam. Gives an interesting insight on how this f**ked up cult works. Well worth a read, if you haven't already.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Jan 11, 2014, 04:23:07 PM
His story sounds exactly like so many other ex-members. I have remote family that escaped the clutches of Jehovas Witnesses a decade ago. They're fine now.

The only slightly positive thing I have to say on the issue of Scientology, is that at least the pages in Dianetics are more soft to use as toilet tissue than the pages of Atlas Shrugged.


Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Jan 11, 2014, 03:34:19 PM
My gf is originally from Hong Kong (lives in UK now) and alchol always badly affects her.

It affects my judgement and vision badly as well...

... maybe I should stop pouring it into my eyes...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vakarian on Jan 11, 2014, 05:28:08 PM
Quote from: Eva on Jan 11, 2014, 04:23:07 PM

Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Jan 11, 2014, 03:34:19 PM
My gf is originally from Hong Kong (lives in UK now) and alchol always badly affects her.

It affects my judgement and vision badly as well...

... maybe I should stop pouring it into my eyes...

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mixmag.net%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fu5%2Feyeball-paul.jpg&hash=48caa1577966a5db16e5f10ef17d709e0cdac56e)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Jan 11, 2014, 08:21:42 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Jan 11, 2014, 11:43:00 AM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2537268/Asian-motorist-let.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2537268/Asian-motorist-let.html)

What a bullshit headline. Six paragraphs into the article, they get around to saying the man was acquitted because it couldn't be proven he had actually driven while over the legal limit. Ethnicity had nothing to do with the verdict.

f**king sensationalism.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Jan 13, 2014, 06:40:49 AM
http://www.latimes.com/science/la-me-west-coast-radiation-20140113,0,4048380.story#axzz2qG3rSzgc (http://www.latimes.com/science/la-me-west-coast-radiation-20140113,0,4048380.story#axzz2qG3rSzgc)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 13, 2014, 12:50:55 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Jan 13, 2014, 06:40:49 AM
http://www.latimes.com/science/la-me-west-coast-radiation-20140113,0,4048380.story#axzz2qG3rSzgc (http://www.latimes.com/science/la-me-west-coast-radiation-20140113,0,4048380.story#axzz2qG3rSzgc)

I'm not an expert, but I have a hard time believing this. Any level of radiation sounds dangerous to me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jan 13, 2014, 02:30:24 PM
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/rodman-39-sorry-39-controversial-north-korea-trip-054800662--nba.html (http://sports.yahoo.com/news/rodman-39-sorry-39-controversial-north-korea-trip-054800662--nba.html)

I am interested in everyone's thoughts on Rodman's behavior.  My theory, he can't handle being yesterday's news and grasping at any media sensationalism available to him for attention.   His missions have been anything but humanitarian.  Does anyone honestly accept his apology?  No me.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jan 13, 2014, 02:56:52 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 13, 2014, 12:50:55 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Jan 13, 2014, 06:40:49 AM
http://www.latimes.com/science/la-me-west-coast-radiation-20140113,0,4048380.story#axzz2qG3rSzgc (http://www.latimes.com/science/la-me-west-coast-radiation-20140113,0,4048380.story#axzz2qG3rSzgc)

I'm not an expert, but I have a hard time believing this. Any level of radiation sounds dangerous to me.


We are constantly being bombarded by radiation from cell phones, radio towers, and from Wi-Fi... quite dangerous levels too. If residual radiation from F*kushima was in the California region, There would be reports of birth defects and other malignant conditions.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 13, 2014, 05:40:02 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Jan 13, 2014, 02:30:24 PM
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/rodman-39-sorry-39-controversial-north-korea-trip-054800662--nba.html (http://sports.yahoo.com/news/rodman-39-sorry-39-controversial-north-korea-trip-054800662--nba.html)

I am interested in everyone's thoughts on Rodman's behavior.  My theory, he can't handle being yesterday's news and grasping at any media sensationalism available to him for attention.   His missions have been anything but humanitarian.  Does anyone honestly accept his apology?  No me.

Lol, this guy is still active? I figured the embarrassment he suffered in WCW was enough to shove him back into a corner.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jan 13, 2014, 06:04:39 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 13, 2014, 05:40:02 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Jan 13, 2014, 02:30:24 PM
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/rodman-39-sorry-39-controversial-north-korea-trip-054800662--nba.html (http://sports.yahoo.com/news/rodman-39-sorry-39-controversial-north-korea-trip-054800662--nba.html)

I am interested in everyone's thoughts on Rodman's behavior.  My theory, he can't handle being yesterday's news and grasping at any media sensationalism available to him for attention.   His missions have been anything but humanitarian.  Does anyone honestly accept his apology?  No me.

Lol, this guy is still active? I figured the embarrassment he suffered in WCW was enough to shove him back into a corner.

Was that before or after he married himself at Times Square?   :D

What do you think is real, his apology to the USA or the one to North Korea?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 13, 2014, 06:29:23 PM
Honestly, I don't care one way or the other. It's his life, leave him be. I don't understand why the media is so interested in him anyway. Aren't there more important things in the world right now?

I don't know about any Times Square incident, lol.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jan 13, 2014, 06:39:28 PM
It was about ten years ago, he wore a white wedding gown and everything. 

As far as his antics with North Korea, the "live and let live" mentality is hard to do after the recent events with NK.  Not only are they holding an American citizen in a prison, consider the inhumane treatment Kim does to his own people.   It is difficult not to cringe at Rodman's drive for personal attention by using NK to get it.  Just my thoughts at least.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jan 13, 2014, 09:00:46 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 13, 2014, 12:50:55 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Jan 13, 2014, 06:40:49 AM
http://www.latimes.com/science/la-me-west-coast-radiation-20140113,0,4048380.story#axzz2qG3rSzgc (http://www.latimes.com/science/la-me-west-coast-radiation-20140113,0,4048380.story#axzz2qG3rSzgc)

I'm not an expert, but I have a hard time believing this. Any level of radiation sounds dangerous to me.
Yes but you get more radiation from eating a banana than you do from fukishima on the west coast. Far less than a single X-ray, and just flying commercially exposes you to more radiation than anything I just mentioned. We inject radioactive particles into people's brains sometimes just to scan them. You also can't go into space unless you're willing to accept a bombardment of small particles normally blocked by the atmosphere that will pass right through the hull of the ship, through your dna, and back out into space without you seeing or feeling any of it.

Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jan 13, 2014, 02:56:52 PM
We are constantly being bombarded by radiation from cell phones, radio towers, and from Wi-Fi... quite dangerous levels too. If residual radiation from F*kushima was in the California region, There would be reports of birth defects and other malignant conditions.
Standing outside on a sunny day exposes you to stronger radiation than what you experience with small electronics. Although you definitely don't want to live near and especially under large power lines. If you can hear them buzzing, that's the calling card of a carcinogenic area.

________________________________________________
http://natmonitor.com/2014/01/13/bird-eating-african-tigerfish-is-a-frighteningly-real-thing/ (http://natmonitor.com/2014/01/13/bird-eating-african-tigerfish-is-a-frighteningly-real-thing/)

bonus:
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this thing exists
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jan 13, 2014, 11:47:25 PM
For the ZOMG RADIATION CELL PHONE WIFI FYRIN MAI NUTZ crowd...

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fblag%2Fradiation.png&hash=1e321845bc919b22d92a31797fdb92970d09e26e)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sgt. Apone on Jan 14, 2014, 02:30:44 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jan 13, 2014, 09:00:46 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 13, 2014, 12:50:55 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Jan 13, 2014, 06:40:49 AM
http://www.latimes.com/science/la-me-west-coast-radiation-20140113,0,4048380.story#axzz2qG3rSzgc (http://www.latimes.com/science/la-me-west-coast-radiation-20140113,0,4048380.story#axzz2qG3rSzgc)

I'm not an expert, but I have a hard time believing this. Any level of radiation sounds dangerous to me.
Yes but you get more radiation from eating a banana than you do from fukishima on the west coast. Far less than a single X-ray, and just flying commercially exposes you to more radiation than anything I just mentioned. We inject radioactive particles into people's brains sometimes just to scan them. You also can't go into space unless you're willing to accept a bombardment of small particles normally blocked by the atmosphere that will pass right through the hull of the ship, through your dna, and back out into space without you seeing or feeling any of it.

Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jan 13, 2014, 02:56:52 PM
We are constantly being bombarded by radiation from cell phones, radio towers, and from Wi-Fi... quite dangerous levels too. If residual radiation from F*kushima was in the California region, There would be reports of birth defects and other malignant conditions.
Standing outside on a sunny day exposes you to stronger radiation than what you experience with small electronics. Although you definitely don't want to live near and especially under large power lines. If you can hear them buzzing, that's the calling card of a carcinogenic area.

________________________________________________
http://natmonitor.com/2014/01/13/bird-eating-african-tigerfish-is-a-frighteningly-real-thing/ (http://natmonitor.com/2014/01/13/bird-eating-african-tigerfish-is-a-frighteningly-real-thing/)

bonus:
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http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/sci/2011-08/17/131055132_221n.jpg

this thing exists

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jan 14, 2014, 01:06:10 PM
Quote from: Sgt. Apone on Jan 14, 2014, 02:30:44 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jan 13, 2014, 09:00:46 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 13, 2014, 12:50:55 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Jan 13, 2014, 06:40:49 AM
http://www.latimes.com/science/la-me-west-coast-radiation-20140113,0,4048380.story#axzz2qG3rSzgc (http://www.latimes.com/science/la-me-west-coast-radiation-20140113,0,4048380.story#axzz2qG3rSzgc)

I'm not an expert, but I have a hard time believing this. Any level of radiation sounds dangerous to me.
Yes but you get more radiation from eating a banana than you do from fukishima on the west coast. Far less than a single X-ray, and just flying commercially exposes you to more radiation than anything I just mentioned. We inject radioactive particles into people's brains sometimes just to scan them. You also can't go into space unless you're willing to accept a bombardment of small particles normally blocked by the atmosphere that will pass right through the hull of the ship, through your dna, and back out into space without you seeing or feeling any of it.

Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jan 13, 2014, 02:56:52 PM
We are constantly being bombarded by radiation from cell phones, radio towers, and from Wi-Fi... quite dangerous levels too. If residual radiation from F*kushima was in the California region, There would be reports of birth defects and other malignant conditions.
Standing outside on a sunny day exposes you to stronger radiation than what you experience with small electronics. Although you definitely don't want to live near and especially under large power lines. If you can hear them buzzing, that's the calling card of a carcinogenic area.

________________________________________________
http://natmonitor.com/2014/01/13/bird-eating-african-tigerfish-is-a-frighteningly-real-thing/ (http://natmonitor.com/2014/01/13/bird-eating-african-tigerfish-is-a-frighteningly-real-thing/)

bonus:
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.photomonde.fr%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F12%2FGoliath-le-poisson-qui-mange-les-crocodiles-photo-01.jpg&hash=6253a12f85cebdf76df2e9229aa29d444ff56d35)

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/sci/2011-08/17/131055132_221n.jpg

this thing exists

http://www.picshag.com/pics/082010/fisherman-vs-fish-face-swap.jpg
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.meh.ro%2Foriginal%2F2009_12%2Fmeh.ro2202.jpg&hash=86b3a52e2d98da1a82aec757454bddf950238534)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 14, 2014, 01:21:49 PM
Quote from: SM on Jan 13, 2014, 11:47:25 PM
For the ZOMG RADIATION CELL PHONE WIFI FYRIN MAI NUTZ crowd...

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fblag%2Fradiation.png&hash=1e321845bc919b22d92a31797fdb92970d09e26e)

That's encouraging but I'd bet good money that anyone you show this to will be screaming "conspiracy".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Jan 14, 2014, 03:43:53 PM
Cellphones and things like that primarily transmit and receive radio and microwaves, both of which are physically too large and lacking in energy to chemically or physically alter your DNA. Those waves are literally longer than your DNA molecules.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jan 14, 2014, 04:36:27 PM
Mock Mission To Mars

http://www.space.com/24174-mock-mars-mission-questions-wanted.html (http://www.space.com/24174-mock-mars-mission-questions-wanted.html)

Mock missions are great in theory, but the data will be too diluted to be completely useful in a real mission.  In the back of their minds they know they are still on Earth and can go home. The view they see everyday is of Earth, there is a familiarity to it (snow, sunset,rocks, etc).  On Mars it will be completely different. 

There is also a psychological factor.  Can they really live with these people in cramped quarters traveling for a year and a half through space, then in tiny modules in an unfamiliar land facing unknown challenges everyday with limited support from Earth? There will need to be a rescue ship on standby.

Honestly, unless they create a large dome with the same climate, view, and mock travel to Mars; they might just be wasting their time.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 14, 2014, 07:28:35 PM
It's a start. At least if the actual mission ever happens, they might have a better idea of what to expect.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jan 15, 2014, 04:43:12 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 02, 2014, 12:29:45 PM
I...

...

What in the living actual f**k am I looking at?

Spoiler
For your viewing pleasure.
Spoiler
This is your last chance.  Afte this, there is no going back.(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefilmleague.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F09%2Fmatrix_neo_in_morpheus_glasses.jpeg&hash=611ff30f1f0694ed5990238514fd5db06ed9befb)
Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F3hSv4U4.gif&hash=231b4ab0b53d7047a7be1da4110e701c7c8ee109)
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jan 15, 2014, 04:44:35 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jan 15, 2014, 04:43:12 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 02, 2014, 12:29:45 PM
I...

...

What in the living actual f**k am I looking at?

Spoiler
For your viewing pleasure.
Spoiler
This is your last chance.  Afte this, there is no going back.(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefilmleague.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F09%2Fmatrix_neo_in_morpheus_glasses.jpeg&hash=611ff30f1f0694ed5990238514fd5db06ed9befb)
Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F3hSv4U4.gif&hash=231b4ab0b53d7047a7be1da4110e701c7c8ee109)
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A real life Jabba the Hutt.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 15, 2014, 12:28:38 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jan 15, 2014, 04:43:12 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 02, 2014, 12:29:45 PM
I...

...

What in the living actual f**k am I looking at?

Spoiler
For your viewing pleasure.
Spoiler
This is your last chance.  Afte this, there is no going back.(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefilmleague.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F09%2Fmatrix_neo_in_morpheus_glasses.jpeg&hash=611ff30f1f0694ed5990238514fd5db06ed9befb)
Spoiler
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I'm quite glad you included all those spoilers plus the Matrix shot because it honestly deterred me from clicking on that last link.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jan 16, 2014, 12:30:34 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.gamespot.com%2Fuploads%2Fscale_medium%2F1517%2F15178543%2F2419010-1651243543-white.jpg&hash=f9ebd3adf64a3be900f1b4eb00e7e080eb994adf)

:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jan 16, 2014, 12:32:06 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jan 16, 2014, 12:30:34 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.gamespot.com%2Fuploads%2Fscale_medium%2F1517%2F15178543%2F2419010-1651243543-white.jpg&hash=f9ebd3adf64a3be900f1b4eb00e7e080eb994adf)

:laugh:
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FWOE0TTr.gif&hash=93c8ad7a26f1a0e98dc4f13b9133d5f93e4b7cfb)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Jan 16, 2014, 07:18:17 AM
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/01/springfield_police_would-be_ca.html (http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/01/springfield_police_would-be_ca.html)

HAHAHAHA  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 16, 2014, 12:47:22 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Jan 16, 2014, 07:18:17 AM
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/01/springfield_police_would-be_ca.html (http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/01/springfield_police_would-be_ca.html)

HAHAHAHA  :laugh:

Stupidity at its finest ;D

New invention: underwater respirator! (http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread992866/pg1?utm_content=buffer7350c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jan 16, 2014, 01:08:14 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 16, 2014, 12:47:22 PM
New invention: underwater respirator! (http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread992866/pg1?utm_content=buffer7350c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer)

It's not entirely new.

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/A99_aquata_breather (http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/A99_aquata_breather)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jan 16, 2014, 04:05:23 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Jan 16, 2014, 01:08:14 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 16, 2014, 12:47:22 PM
New invention: underwater respirator! (http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread992866/pg1?utm_content=buffer7350c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer)

It's not entirely new.

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/A99_aquata_breather (http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/A99_aquata_breather)
That was the first thing I thought of.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jan 16, 2014, 04:32:14 PM
It seems mankind is paving the path for immortality:
http://www.industryweek.com/technology/next-wave-manufacturing-human-organs (http://www.industryweek.com/technology/next-wave-manufacturing-human-organs)

If people can keep themselves alive by replacing their organs as they go bad, how long will people be able to keep themselves alive?  We already have population problems in many areas, imagine if we extend our bodies even longer than intended. 

We had this discussion at work the other day, how much of our brain cells can be replaced before we lose the essence of what makes us, well, us?  How old do we really want to get? 

Personally I don't want to look like Skeletor just to stick around for an extra day, nor do I want to be a burden on the next generation.  However, with disposable time it might be a great opportunity to take a one way trip to Mars or into space.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jan 16, 2014, 07:48:27 PM
Replacing organs isn't good enough. We need to create genetic immortality fortified by nano bots, and the ability to preserve and digitize brains. The rich and those proven useful are going to form a technocracy sooner or later, probably long before it's feasible for off world populations. No one wants to admit it, but ballooning population could easily undo us all.
_____

I wouldn't mind extending my life indefinitely, but then I'm not one of those yolo types either.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Jan 16, 2014, 08:00:55 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jan 16, 2014, 07:48:27 PM
Replacing organs isn't good enough. We need to create genetic immortality fortified by nano bots, and the ability to preserve and digitize brains.
This. Why to try to make replacement bio organs, instead to create something mechanical which will last for the next 100 years? I don't think the human body would be able to withstand indefinite replacements over and over again.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jan 16, 2014, 08:38:58 PM
Why try to live forever? What greed...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jan 16, 2014, 10:13:41 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Jan 16, 2014, 04:32:14 PM
It seems mankind is paving the path for immortality:
http://www.industryweek.com/technology/next-wave-manufacturing-human-organs (http://www.industryweek.com/technology/next-wave-manufacturing-human-organs)

If people can keep themselves alive by replacing their organs as they go bad, how long will people be able to keep themselves alive?  We already have population problems in many areas, imagine if we extend our bodies even longer than intended. 

We had this discussion at work the other day, how much of our brain cells can be replaced before we lose the essence of what makes us, well, us?  How old do we really want to get? 

Personally I don't want to look like Skeletor just to stick around for an extra day, nor do I want to be a burden on the next generation.  However, with disposable time it might be a great opportunity to take a one way trip to Mars or into space.

This won't be for poor fags, only available to a small population of the world.

also there is research into the stoping the shortening of telomeres which is apparently what controls ageing, no skeletoring.

you can bet that it will get outlawed and restricted pretty quickly, which of course will send it underground into the hands of criminal networks.

strange days indeed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jan 16, 2014, 10:14:38 PM
Quote from: BANE on Jan 16, 2014, 08:38:58 PM
Why try to live forever? What greed...
Indefinitely, not forever. But yeah, I think anyone who honestly hopes to live in human form until the end of time has a screw loose.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jan 16, 2014, 10:15:11 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jan 16, 2014, 07:48:27 PM
Replacing organs isn't good enough. We need to create genetic immortality fortified by nano bots, and the ability to preserve and digitize brains. The rich and those proven useful are going to form a technocracy sooner or later, probably long before it's feasible for off world populations. No one wants to admit it, but ballooning population could easily undo us all.
_____



Would you still consider yourself human after a digitized transformation? 

Personally I would prefer to really eat a meal or smell a flower, even cry now and then.  To stay human. Our time is precious because it is so short, if it were long almost indefinite we would lose our appreciation for life. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Jan 16, 2014, 10:20:08 PM
Sounds like Transcendence.

*intentional movie plug*
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jan 16, 2014, 10:20:55 PM
Quote from: First Blood on Jan 16, 2014, 10:20:08 PM
Sounds like Transcendence.

*intentional movie plug*

its pretty much the story..
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jan 16, 2014, 10:21:38 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Jan 16, 2014, 10:15:11 PM
Would you still consider yourself human after a digitized transformation? 

Personally I would prefer to really eat a meal or smell a flower, even cry now and then.  To stay human. Our time is precious because it is so short, if it were long almost indefinite we would lose our appreciation for life.
I'm barely human as it is since a head injury altered my personality and emotions, and my sense of smell/taste has almost no significance to me.

One thing about a digital brain is that it would be very hard to get it to develop and change with normal capacity and as an organic one would. No, it would have to be something other than human, and I'm ok surrendering that. I think a hybrid is a better option though, even if the change is slow and subtle.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jan 16, 2014, 10:24:49 PM
you'll be dead before they work out how to digitise a brain, i sincerely think it will be long time off before that happens
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jan 16, 2014, 10:33:36 PM
Quote from: Rong on Jan 16, 2014, 10:24:49 PM
you'll be dead before they work out how to digitise a brain, i sincerely think it will be long time off before that happens

I don't know...technology snowballs and feeds off itself. I think it's just more likely it won't be available to us in our lifetime. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jan 16, 2014, 10:41:44 PM
Possibly, i think many simplify how complex the brain is, i agree about the convergence of tech, quantum computing / systems will probably go a long way to working it out, apparently they discovered that quantum mechanics helps govern photosynthesis in plants, one could assume that alot of natural systems including the brain use similar principles

http://www.nbcnews.com/science/how-plants-use-quantum-physics-boost-photosynthesis-6C10477922 (http://www.nbcnews.com/science/how-plants-use-quantum-physics-boost-photosynthesis-6C10477922)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jan 16, 2014, 10:55:49 PM
QuotePersonally I don't want to look like Skeletor just to stick around for an extra day, nor do I want to be a burden on the next generation.

But you could do this IRL!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvNFiAVl-b0# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvNFiAVl-b0#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jan 17, 2014, 12:00:58 AM
Quote from: Rong on Jan 16, 2014, 10:41:44 PM
Possibly, i think many simplify how complex the brain is
That's why I'm strongly against psychiatry. Dehumanizing labels everywhere. Sheeple voluntarily allowing themselves to be chemically lobotomized. Disgusting that antipsychotics are prescribed for insomnia sometimes.

My personal beef is that they spilled first blood.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jan 17, 2014, 12:09:09 AM
...

It's over, Johnny.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jan 17, 2014, 12:12:07 AM
NOTHING IS OVER!!! NOTHING!!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jan 17, 2014, 12:53:32 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jan 16, 2014, 10:21:38 PM
I'm barely human as it is since a head injury altered my personality and emotions, and my sense of smell/taste has almost no significance to me.

One thing about a digital brain is that it would be very hard to get it to develop and change with normal capacity and as an organic one would. No, it would have to be something other than human, and I'm ok surrendering that. I think a hybrid is a better option though, even if the change is slow and subtle.
First part's shitty luck (sorry BTW, must really stink  :(), second part's a shitty idea.

Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jan 17, 2014, 12:00:58 AM
Quote from: Rong on Jan 16, 2014, 10:41:44 PM
Possibly, i think many simplify how complex the brain is
That's why I'm strongly against psychiatry. Dehumanizing labels everywhere. Sheeple voluntarily allowing themselves to be chemically lobotomized. Disgusting that antipsychotics are prescribed for insomnia sometimes.
I...what?  ???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jan 17, 2014, 01:08:50 AM
Well, not sure how much the head injury changed me. My frontal lobe got smacked around pretty good, and  I'm going to consult a neurooligist for an MRI. You're right. I'd rather become more than human than lose my humanity entirely--rather bury it knowing it's still there than cut it out entirely.

Quote from: BANE on Jan 17, 2014, 12:53:32 AM
I...what?  ???
people hear bipolar, schizophrenia, borderline, etc and jump to conclusions--dehumanized and made into a clinical definition rather than person.

antipsychotics lower brain activity and are known to cause feelings of soullessness, can lead to irreversible nerve damage that cause uncontrollable spasms, yet are prescribed for mundane things like insomnia and depression, in addition to the severely ill where it might actually be the best option. neuroleptic candy, sandy.


Quote from: SM on Jan 17, 2014, 12:09:09 AM
...

It's over, Johnny.

We were in this room in a psych ward and this kid comes up, this kid staring at a dirty sock in the corner. And I said not to touch it, I pleaded with him not to touch it! He said he wouldn't. And I went to get a couple of towels because even I didn't want to touch it. The sock was full, and well he picked up the sock. f**ing jizz flew all over the place. And he's laying there, he's f**king screaming. There's globs of it all over him...

and I'm trying to wipe it off of him, you know, some other patient's jizz that's all over him. I've got my own issues and I'm trying to hold him together! I'm wipin'...he kept shaking and it kept coming out! And nobody would help! Nobody would help!!! He's saying, sayin' "I wanna go home! I wanna go home!" He keeps calling my name! "I wanna go home! I wanna drive my Chevy!" I said "With what? It's in your eyes!! I can't see your eyes!"

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jan 17, 2014, 01:25:54 AM
I don't think damage to the frontal lobe should damage your emotions that much...that's amygdala-basal ganglia region, which is deeper than the frontal lobe. It could have affected your ability to reason, problems solve, plan, etc..., which certainly may have altered your personality. I imagine you probably had deeper damage if your emotions are affected.

Although the frontal lobe is associated with appraising situations, so that could have played a part in your emotion issues...

Quotepeople hear bipolar, schizophrenia, borderline, etc and jump to conclusions--dehumanized and made into a clinical definition rather than person.
That's not really psychiatrists' fault...

Quote
antipsychotics lower brain activity and are known to cause feelings of soullessness, yet are prescribed for mundane things like insomnia and depression, in addition to the severely ill where it might actually be the best option. neuroleptic candy, sandy.
They block dopamine receptors because that's one of the most commonly held models of schizophrenia (that it's due to excess dopamine). So in a sense yes, they do lower brain activity, but it was already overactive.

I've never heard about the feelings of soullessness before, but then again I've never had first hand experience with any of these illnesses, so I can't really comment. I seem to recall something like that from "A Beautiful Mind", and I may have heard it in one of my neuroscience classes, but I have forgotten it.

The problem with many of the treatments for mental illnesses that exist today is twofold: Firstly, for many of them we don't know exactly how they arise and what the exact problems are (what systems are affected); secondly and consequently, the treatments that are available are simplistic and only treat one system, when many interconnected systems are (almost definitely) involved.

For example, the typical treatment for depression is Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs). I won't go into how they work, but they act to increase the action of Serotonin. These take weeks to show symptom alleviation, and for some people (depending on the type of depression) they may not even work. However, it had later been found out that Norepinephrine also is involved. So SNRIs (which act on both serotonin and norepinphrine) are also used. They're usually more effective, as they act on more systems. But we also know that a substance called Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) is reduced in depressed patients (this is involved in the growth and survival of new neurons and the strengthening of synapses, and is therefore essential for learning and memory). So these illnesses are complex, and we don't even understand them fully yet. Plus, we're unable to be specific in where the drugs act in the brain (how do you target one part of the brain only?), and even if we could find a drug that works, it might be impossible in humans as it may be too large to cross the blood brain barrier.

So it's complex as all f**k, it's an absolutely brilliant organ, and the slow progress in the development of medications for these illnesses is a testament to this complexity.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jan 17, 2014, 01:33:38 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jan 16, 2014, 04:05:23 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Jan 16, 2014, 01:08:14 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 16, 2014, 12:47:22 PM
New invention: underwater respirator! (http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread992866/pg1?utm_content=buffer7350c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer)

It's not entirely new.

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/A99_aquata_breather (http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/A99_aquata_breather)
That was the first thing I thought of.


Don't get excited just yet; It's just a far out concept at this point.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jan 17, 2014, 01:34:51 AM
Xeno Killer...









...qu'est-ce que c'est
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jan 17, 2014, 02:12:46 AM
Quote from: BANE on Jan 17, 2014, 01:25:54 AM
I don't think damage to the frontal lobe should damage your emotions that much...that's amygdala-basal ganglia region, which is deeper than the frontal lobe. It could have affected your ability to reason, problems solve, plan, etc..., which certainly may have altered your personality. I imagine you probably had deeper damage if your emotions are affected.

Although the frontal lobe is associated with appraising situations, so that could have played a part in your emotion issues...
Well I was struck with a metal poll that probably created an insane psi directly on my forhead. My sense of smell changed immediately, which I understand is tied to the limbic system. I suffer from alexithymia as well.

Quote from: BANE on Jan 17, 2014, 01:25:54 AM

Quotepeople hear bipolar, schizophrenia, borderline, etc and jump to conclusions--dehumanized and made into a clinical definition rather than person.
That's not really psychiatrists' fault...
No, not all their fault. But then it's very easy for people to get into this field that should not be in it. Less educated or experienced "professionals" very easily jump to conclusions, which is a real pain in the ass if you were ever misdiagnosed. It's obvious that what your file says will play a huge role in how they interact with you, regardless of how much time they've been around you or have observed first hand.
Quote
antipsychotics lower brain activity and are known to cause feelings of soullessness, yet are prescribed for mundane things like insomnia and depression, in addition to the severely ill where it might actually be the best option. neuroleptic candy, sandy.

Quote from: BANE on Jan 17, 2014, 01:25:54 AM
They block dopamine receptors because that's one of the most commonly held models of schizophrenia (that it's due to excess dopamine). So in a sense yes, they do lower brain activity, but it was already overactive.

I've never heard about the feelings of soullessness before, but then again I've never had first hand experience with any of these illnesses, so I can't really comment. I seem to recall something like that from "A Beautiful Mind", and I may have heard it in one of my neuroscience classes, but I have forgotten it.
That's one theory. Another is that the neurons are over-reacting to normal levels of dopamine, and simply have a reduced threshold. Either way, these drugs cause collateral damage and do more than intended to the patient.  The soullessness---it feels like a very distinct shift in cognition where you just feel muted. You can't quite put your finger on it, but it's horrible and leads to apathy. A lot of people get this.

Quote from: BANE on Jan 17, 2014, 01:25:54 AM

The problem with many of the treatments for mental illnesses that exist today is twofold: Firstly, for many of them we don't know exactly how they arise and what the exact problems are (what systems are affected); secondly and consequently, the treatments that are available are simplistic and only treat one system, when many interconnected systems are (almost definitely) involved.

For example, the typical treatment for depression is Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs). I won't go into how they work, but they act to increase the action of Serotonin. These take weeks to show symptom alleviation, and for some people (depending on the type of depression) they may not even work. However, it had later been found out that Norepinephrine also is involved. So SNRIs (which act on both serotonin and norepinphrine) are also used. They're usually more effective, as they act on more systems. But we also know that a substance called Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) is reduced in depressed patients (this is involved in the growth and survival of new neurons and the strengthening of synapses, and is therefore essential for learning and memory). So these illnesses are complex, and we don't even understand them fully yet. Plus, we're unable to be specific in where the drugs act in the brain (how do you target one part of the brain only?), and even if we could find a drug that works, it might be impossible in humans as it may be too large to cross the blood brain barrier.

So it's complex as all f**k, it's an absolutely brilliant organ, and the slow progress in the development of medications for these illnesses is a testament to this complexity.
Do you think a doctor explains all of that to a child, or that a child can even make this kind of decision for themselves? Hell, even when I was 18 I had a bad case of insomnia and some dr gave me risperidone claiming that it would "level me out". Made no mention of what it actually was, and I had never reacted so poorly to a medication in my life, short of nearly dieing from an allergy. Tardive dyskinesia, prolactin levels through the roof (started getting breasts and sexual dysfunction), it excessively sedated me yet made it no easier to sleep, dreams were vivid as hell and prevented restorative sleep (woke feeling like I hadn't slept at all), my anxiety and ocd went through the roof...I explained a lot of this, and said that I felt better as soon as I stopped it, yet they just put me back on it weeks later when they found out I had stopped it. It turns out my body can't tolerate anything in the atypical antipsychotic class, and for what's worth, SSRIs and SNRIs didn't do shit either.

I won't deny that psychiatry helps people, and that it's probably going to be improved or phased out for more effective, pure sciences, but the thing that really pisses me off is that I'm one of the people it saved.

I was so disgusted by the system, the poisons I was made to take, the people practicing in it---I decided to just spontaneously heal myself and get out of the mental slum I had created for myself--K-pax style. It really was a choice in my case. I had some situational problems at home, which no medication would fix, and my alexithymia made therapy and self expression ineffective as well.

Oh well, hopefully a cognitive neuroscientist will be able to shed some light on this.

Quote from: SM on Jan 17, 2014, 01:34:51 AM
Xeno Killer...
...qu'est-ce que c'est
I'm just glad it wasn't feces.

...ok ok, there was a dirty, suspicious cum sock left by someone, just laying there in the room I was in, but no one lost their eyes that day to what was inside it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jan 17, 2014, 02:18:42 AM
Wow, you had pretty much all the side effects in the book.

Sorry about that mate.

Although I disagree that Psychiatry should go away, or that it's outdated. It evolves as our understanding of the brain evolves while still using therapeutic techniques that have been proven to work. The side effects are unfortunate and terrible, much like those for chemotherapy (although I'd probably prefer to have the antipsychotic side effects...yikes to chemotherapy!) and I hope better drugs come out in the future.

Anyway, nice chat! I hope your MRI comes back with good results.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Jan 17, 2014, 10:44:05 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jan 17, 2014, 02:12:46 AM
Quote from: SM on Jan 17, 2014, 01:34:51 AM
Xeno Killer...
...qu'est-ce que c'est
I'm just glad it wasn't feces.

...ok ok, there was a dirty, suspicious cum sock left by someone, just laying there in the room I was in, but no one lost their eyes that day to what was inside it.

We'd better run, run, run, run run far away.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jan 18, 2014, 04:05:37 AM
Oh oh oh oooooh AYIYIYIIIII!!!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jan 18, 2014, 04:34:24 AM
It didn't help that the kid was a schizophrenic that thought I was a vampire. Come to think of it, maybe that's why he was shaking so much around me.

________________

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hiroo-onoda-japan-s-last-wwii-soldier-to-surrender-dies-1.2500510 (http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hiroo-onoda-japan-s-last-wwii-soldier-to-surrender-dies-1.2500510)

japanese soldier spent 30 years thinking he was fighting world war 2

_____________

http://www.nrk.no/nordland/smafisk-svomte-i-doden-1.11466122 (http://www.nrk.no/nordland/smafisk-svomte-i-doden-1.11466122)

entire school of fish froze in the water in norway

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fecologie.blog.lemonde.fr%2Ffiles%2F2014%2F01%2Fo-FISH-ICE-570.jpg&hash=00947d23a06919b9c8003b7ba3f22f28bce6ce13)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fl.yimg.com%2Fbt%2Fapi%2Fres%2F1.2%2FDBiwtfLJS8DpAStVKDHRGQ--%2FYXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTU1MA--%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fl.yimg.com%2Fos%2Fpublish-images%2Fnews%2F2014-01-14%2Fba062c6d-e741-4284-84c9-133daf216e27_two.jpg&hash=78e776546294dbcefac28328a32e78892924afc8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Jan 19, 2014, 04:45:42 PM
Psychiatry and psychology are still in their infant stages, compared with 'classic medicine'. It's only in the last decades, a series of mental illnesses have been correctly diagnosed as such and more effective treatments have been developed.

Then there's also the fact that the human mind and its mechanisms still has many unknowns to us. There's no doubt though, that some doctors in general, prescribe medicine as a 'quick-fix' far too often, when other methods (a combination most likely) would have benefited the patients better in the long run.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jan 19, 2014, 10:29:03 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2eUopy9sd8# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2eUopy9sd8#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 20, 2014, 01:27:31 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jan 18, 2014, 04:34:24 AM
http://www.nrk.no/nordland/smafisk-svomte-i-doden-1.11466122 (http://www.nrk.no/nordland/smafisk-svomte-i-doden-1.11466122)

entire school of fish froze in the water in norway

http://ecologie.blog.lemonde.fr/files/2014/01/o-FISH-ICE-570.jpg

http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DBiwtfLJS8DpAStVKDHRGQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTU1MA--/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2014-01-14/ba062c6d-e741-4284-84c9-133daf216e27_two.jpg

Holy mackerel.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jan 20, 2014, 02:15:30 PM
http://www.businessinsider.com/mystery-mars-rock-appears-near-opportunity-rover-2014-1 (http://www.businessinsider.com/mystery-mars-rock-appears-near-opportunity-rover-2014-1)

Martians maybe playing games with our rover, or it just kicked over a stone while turning around. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Jan 20, 2014, 05:46:16 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Jan 20, 2014, 02:15:30 PM
http://www.businessinsider.com/mystery-mars-rock-appears-near-opportunity-rover-2014-1 (http://www.businessinsider.com/mystery-mars-rock-appears-near-opportunity-rover-2014-1)

Martians maybe playing games with our rover, or it just kicked over a stone while turning around.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FcSUd38G.png&hash=865c4903c04dcebb2763276b049ab5b4b716a3e0)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Jan 20, 2014, 08:13:33 PM
Saw this issue on the news today but couldn't find the specific news item online to link to, but I found these older articles that are about the same thing.

http://www.tamworthherald.co.uk/Grieving-Helen-fears-old-law-make-home-unsaleable/story-20389816-detail/story.html (http://www.tamworthherald.co.uk/Grieving-Helen-fears-old-law-make-home-unsaleable/story-20389816-detail/story.html)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2430660/Humbleton-residents-face-church-repair-Henry-VIII-law.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2430660/Humbleton-residents-face-church-repair-Henry-VIII-law.html)

http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Tudor-church-repair-law-catch-villagers/story-19964525-detail/story.html (http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Tudor-church-repair-law-catch-villagers/story-19964525-detail/story.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 21, 2014, 05:38:01 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Jan 20, 2014, 08:13:33 PM
Saw this issue on the news today but couldn't find the specific news item online to link to, but I found these older articles that are about the same thing.

http://www.tamworthherald.co.uk/Grieving-Helen-fears-old-law-make-home-unsaleable/story-20389816-detail/story.html (http://www.tamworthherald.co.uk/Grieving-Helen-fears-old-law-make-home-unsaleable/story-20389816-detail/story.html)

QuoteFive homeowners in Edingale have recently discovered they are affected by 'chancel repair liability', which states that they are legally obliged to fund repair costs at Holy Trinity Church.

This is ridiculous. How has the city council not ruled this law as BS?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jan 21, 2014, 10:59:54 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwiKnTxnhMs# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwiKnTxnhMs#)

i lol'd
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jan 21, 2014, 11:17:13 PM
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1931210-warren-buffet-will-pay-1-billion-to-fan-with-perfect-march-madness-bracket (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1931210-warren-buffet-will-pay-1-billion-to-fan-with-perfect-march-madness-bracket)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jan 21, 2014, 11:17:40 PM
f**king Liberal progressive asshole Stewart always attacking the Republi-


Oh...



...nevermind.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jan 21, 2014, 11:24:41 PM
Quote from: SM on Jan 21, 2014, 11:17:40 PM
f**king Liberal progressive asshole Stewart always attacking the Republi-


Oh...



...nevermind.

Exactly
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 22, 2014, 01:25:27 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jan 21, 2014, 11:17:13 PM
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1931210-warren-buffet-will-pay-1-billion-to-fan-with-perfect-march-madness-bracket (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1931210-warren-buffet-will-pay-1-billion-to-fan-with-perfect-march-madness-bracket)

I've heard of money burning a hole in one's pocket, but daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamnnnnnnnnnnnn. I wonder what his motivation is.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jan 22, 2014, 01:34:25 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 22, 2014, 01:25:27 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jan 21, 2014, 11:17:13 PM
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1931210-warren-buffet-will-pay-1-billion-to-fan-with-perfect-march-madness-bracket (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1931210-warren-buffet-will-pay-1-billion-to-fan-with-perfect-march-madness-bracket)

I've heard of money burning a hole in one's pocket, but daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamnnnnnnnnnnnn. I wonder what his motivation is.
He's doing it because he can. No one's going to win anyways so it doesn't really matter.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jan 23, 2014, 01:48:35 AM
One person got it right last year.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jan 23, 2014, 01:52:23 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jan 23, 2014, 01:48:35 AM
One person got it right last year.
But the chances are so f**king small.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jan 23, 2014, 01:53:58 AM
That one person who got it right last year must be pissed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jan 23, 2014, 01:55:17 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Jan 23, 2014, 01:53:58 AM
That one person who got it right last year must be pissed.
He probably won one million dollars.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jan 23, 2014, 03:54:49 AM
It was whatever ESPN gives away for their bracket challenge.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 23, 2014, 02:10:40 PM
Snowed-In Man Makes Craigslist Plea For Taco Bell (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/22/man-makes-craigslist-plea-for-taco-bell_n_4645139.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news).

From the article:

QuoteGuys it's snowing like a bitch outside, I've had a few drinks too many, and my sh*tty little hybrid douchemobile can't possibly make it to the neighborhood Taco Bell in this weather. I need someone with a 4 wheel drive vehicle to come pick my drunk ass up, take me to the Taco Bell drive-thru, and drive me back home. Then we can hang out and play video games if you're not a rapist. This is maybe 2 miles round trip. I'll pay in tacos. or chalupas. whatever. Seriously my desire for tacos right now is totally unmanageable, so I'd probably even buy you a 7 layer burrito if you asked nicely.

:D :D :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jan 24, 2014, 08:07:53 PM
http://www.mstarz.com/articles/25248/20140123/jay-z-tried-award-winning-zombie-video-game-dayz-change.htm (http://www.mstarz.com/articles/25248/20140123/jay-z-tried-award-winning-zombie-video-game-dayz-change.htm)

:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Jan 25, 2014, 08:12:43 PM
This happen at my local mall today!

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2014/01/25/22444239-three-dead-in-shooting-at-mall-near-baltimore#comments (http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2014/01/25/22444239-three-dead-in-shooting-at-mall-near-baltimore#comments)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Charles Xavier on Jan 26, 2014, 08:30:05 PM
Don't know if you guys have heard the news already, but Justin Carmical (JewWario from That Guy With The Glasses, the same site that hosts Nostalgia Critic, Linkara, Phelous and such) just died last Thursday. A suicide apparently.  :(

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/site-news/general-updates/42083-a-farewell-to-justin-carmical-jewwario (http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/site-news/general-updates/42083-a-farewell-to-justin-carmical-jewwario)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Jan 27, 2014, 12:28:38 AM
http://www.tweaktown.com/news/35032/north-korea-confirms-it-has-landed-a-man-on-the-sun/index.html (http://www.tweaktown.com/news/35032/north-korea-confirms-it-has-landed-a-man-on-the-sun/index.html)

Yeah...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jan 27, 2014, 12:35:44 AM
http://www.policymic.com/articles/80001/did-north-korea-really-claim-to-land-a-man-on-the-sun-here-s-the-full-story (http://www.policymic.com/articles/80001/did-north-korea-really-claim-to-land-a-man-on-the-sun-here-s-the-full-story)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jan 27, 2014, 03:51:24 AM
Quote from: SiL on Jan 27, 2014, 12:35:44 AM
http://www.policymic.com/articles/80001/did-north-korea-really-claim-to-land-a-man-on-the-sun-here-s-the-full-story (http://www.policymic.com/articles/80001/did-north-korea-really-claim-to-land-a-man-on-the-sun-here-s-the-full-story)


...has to be satire.


It has to be.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jan 27, 2014, 04:04:55 AM
Aspie, read the entire article.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jan 27, 2014, 04:15:10 AM
lolololololololololol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jan 27, 2014, 04:19:39 AM
Xenomorphine posted the article, I posted the counter-article.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 27, 2014, 12:26:17 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jan 24, 2014, 08:07:53 PM
http://www.mstarz.com/articles/25248/20140123/jay-z-tried-award-winning-zombie-video-game-dayz-change.htm (http://www.mstarz.com/articles/25248/20140123/jay-z-tried-award-winning-zombie-video-game-dayz-change.htm)

:laugh:

What the Hell? On which grounds did he plan on suing? Silly case.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jan 27, 2014, 01:39:54 PM
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/robots-replace-troops-battlefield-111500084.html (http://finance.yahoo.com/news/robots-replace-troops-battlefield-111500084.html)

Of course it would be preferable to save the lives of our troops in the battlefield by replacing them with machines, but this is outside of my comfort zone:

QuoteLast year alone, DOD spent $7 million on the Avatar Program, which is attempting to find a way to upload a soldier's consciousness to a robot.
Universal Soldier meets Robocop 2 {cringe}.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jan 27, 2014, 06:06:36 PM
It might happen in conjunction with but I doubt it will fully ever replace humans on the battlefield. 



And any timelines that the USA comes up with concerning defense are total bullshit. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jan 27, 2014, 07:31:05 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jan 27, 2014, 06:06:36 PM
It might happen in conjunction with but I doubt it will fully ever replace humans on the battlefield. 



And any timelines that the USA comes up with concerning defense are total bullshit.

Even with cash?

http://www.infowars.com/pentagon-developing-autonomous-humanoid-robots-to-perform-evacuation-operations/ (http://www.infowars.com/pentagon-developing-autonomous-humanoid-robots-to-perform-evacuation-operations/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jan 27, 2014, 08:22:30 PM
We were all supposed to be able to see maps through personalized eye pieces by now with Land Warrior and that hasn't happened. 

You can pretty much guarantee when the US Mil has a deadline on new equipment it isn't going to meet it. 

I think Drones will become more and more integrated into the battlefield but for both political and moral reasons I doubt they will ever replace humans on the ground.

For one any country that can mass produce antipersonnel machines is going to have an advantage in war over countries that can't (and I see limitations on the countries that can by other smaller first world countries kind of like the anti nuclear proliferation) and morally people don't trust machines.  I think many people would trust humanity in wars over machines simply because a machine could be programmed to not give any f**ks whilst most humans, even soldiers, DON'T want to kill despite all the terrible things that occur during wars.

Lastly DARPA.  Sure they mass produce technologies that we use on the battlefield.  But they are also full of crazy projects that never see the light of day.  Psychic soldiers, soldiers that communicate kind of like the cyborgs in Ghost in the Shell, personalized battlesuits, basically anything that you've seen in scifi they've tried to do.

Not saying they won't get there, just that 2020 for battlebots to be roaming the battlefield.......I have my doubts.  Maybe 2040.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Jan 27, 2014, 10:22:58 PM
Quote from: SiL on Jan 27, 2014, 12:35:44 AM
http://www.policymic.com/articles/80001/did-north-korea-really-claim-to-land-a-man-on-the-sun-here-s-the-full-story (http://www.policymic.com/articles/80001/did-north-korea-really-claim-to-land-a-man-on-the-sun-here-s-the-full-story)

Useful, thank you!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jan 28, 2014, 04:24:11 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 27, 2014, 12:26:17 PM
What the Hell? On which grounds did he plan on suing? Silly case.
Doesn't look like he was planning to sue. It was a request.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jan 28, 2014, 04:39:35 AM
Quote from: SiL on Jan 28, 2014, 04:24:11 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 27, 2014, 12:26:17 PM
What the Hell? On which grounds did he plan on suing? Silly case.
Doesn't look like he was planning to sue. It was a request.
This. ZJay had nothing to go on if he wanted to sue.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jan 29, 2014, 10:43:37 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25944837 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25944837)

Holy f**king shit.


http://gizmodo.com/why-the-south-fell-apart-in-the-snow-1511566912 (http://gizmodo.com/why-the-south-fell-apart-in-the-snow-1511566912)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on Jan 29, 2014, 10:44:19 PM
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2014/01/29/eve-online-battle-gaming/5020753/ (http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2014/01/29/eve-online-battle-gaming/5020753/)

Crazy stuff.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jan 29, 2014, 10:46:28 PM
lol, like how does this kind of shit even happen?  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jan 29, 2014, 10:47:01 PM
who the f**k is paying for it all... 200k is a big investment shits cray.


http://phys.org/news/2014-01-theory-teleport-energy-distances.html (http://phys.org/news/2014-01-theory-teleport-energy-distances.html)

wow this is significant.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on Jan 29, 2014, 11:09:21 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jan 29, 2014, 10:46:28 PM
lol, like how does this kind of shit even happen?  :laugh:
One massive pile in.
It looks like the space battle from revenge of the sith.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCK-E5AopVI#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCK-E5AopVI#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jan 29, 2014, 11:38:10 PM
Shit is absolutely f**king ridiculous.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Jan 30, 2014, 06:51:13 AM
Quote from: Rong on Jan 29, 2014, 10:47:01 PM
http://phys.org/news/2014-01-theory-teleport-energy-distances.html (http://phys.org/news/2014-01-theory-teleport-energy-distances.html)

wow this is significant.

Holy shit. I'd heard about teleporting photons, but now they're moving on to other forms of energy. How much longer until they bridge the gap to matter?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jan 30, 2014, 07:04:14 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Jan 30, 2014, 06:51:13 AM
Holy shit. I'd heard about teleporting photons, but now they're moving on to other forms of energy.
They're the same thing :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Jan 30, 2014, 07:20:14 AM
Notice I said "other forms of energy". :-*
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jan 30, 2014, 07:27:34 AM
What other forms? All energy is made of photons ???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Jan 30, 2014, 07:32:51 AM
No. That's just one form of energy. There's the energy held within the chemical bonds of molecules, the energy of moving masses, the potential energy defined by reference frames...

Although, granted, things get really muddled at the quantum level. So I may be totally wrong, and everything might actually tie back into photons.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jan 30, 2014, 07:35:35 AM
Not sure how far they are off stuff like that, but the fact they can teleport electricity means a lot for solar energy no loss over lines
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jan 30, 2014, 12:15:19 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Jan 30, 2014, 07:32:51 AM
No. That's just one form of energy. There's the energy held within the chemical bonds of molecules, the energy of moving masses, the potential energy defined by reference frames...

Although, granted, things get really muddled at the quantum level. So I may be totally wrong, and everything might actually tie back into photons.
Pretty much anything can have energy. Just lift up a cracker above the ground and it's got gravitational potential energy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jan 30, 2014, 01:11:58 PM
Everything has energy in it at all times, but it's communicated as photons when released/received.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 30, 2014, 01:31:07 PM
Quote from: Nightlord on Jan 29, 2014, 10:44:19 PM
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2014/01/29/eve-online-battle-gaming/5020753/ (http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2014/01/29/eve-online-battle-gaming/5020753/)

Crazy stuff.

So the gamers have to actually pay for the ships to be built? I hope these guys have a lot saved up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ChrisPachi on Jan 30, 2014, 01:59:35 PM
Quantum teleportation is the transference of states between systems, not the transference of particles; energy is a property and isn't 'made up' of anything (it couldn't be, otherwise you couldn't teleport it).

Because the energetic state of a system can be thought of practically as the state of the force carrying particles within that system (photons) at any given time, then you can teleport the energetic state of that system using photon entanglement. If you can entangle bosons then in theory you can transfer any form of energy, other than that gravity shit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 30, 2014, 02:07:00 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/29/shooting-suspect-shoots-own-nuts_n_4691235.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/29/shooting-suspect-shoots-own-nuts_n_4691235.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

Just read it :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 02, 2014, 06:29:04 PM
An Open Letter From Dylan Farrow - NY Times (http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/02/01/an-open-letter-from-dylan-farrow/)

QuoteWhat's your favorite Woody Allen movie? Before you answer, you should know: when I was seven years old, Woody Allen took me by the hand and led me into a dim, closet-like attic on the second floor of our house. He told me to lay on my stomach and play with my brother's electric train set. Then he sexually assaulted me. He talked to me while he did it, whispering that I was a good girl, that this was our secret, promising that we'd go to Paris and I'd be a star in his movies. I remember staring at that toy train, focusing on it as it traveled in its circle around the attic. To this day, I find it difficult to look at toy trains.

For as long as I could remember, my father had been doing things to me that I didn't like. I didn't like how often he would take me away from my mom, siblings and friends to be alone with him. I didn't like it when he would stick his thumb in my mouth. I didn't like it when I had to get in bed with him under the sheets when he was in his underwear. I didn't like it when he would place his head in my naked lap and breathe in and breathe out. I would hide under beds or lock myself in the bathroom to avoid these encounters, but he always found me. These things happened so often, so routinely, so skillfully hidden from a mother that would have protected me had she known, that I thought it was normal. I thought this was how fathers doted on their daughters. But what he did to me in the attic felt different. I couldn't keep the secret anymore.

I don't care if he finger raped his daughter in an attic and then married her adopted sister! He's a Great Man™ and we should all respect that!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 02, 2014, 06:58:06 PM
Yerp his a f**king creep, looks like a creep acts like a creep.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 02, 2014, 07:06:49 PM
don't even know who woody allen is
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 02, 2014, 07:07:43 PM
Aspie plz.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 02, 2014, 07:07:48 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 02, 2014, 07:06:49 PM
don't even know who woody allen is
Texas.  ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 02, 2014, 07:08:50 PM
LOL, a google search of him showed me a creepy looking old man
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 02, 2014, 07:09:56 PM
Even when he wasn't old he was creepy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 02, 2014, 07:16:43 PM
oooooooo there's quite the debate about wether this man did it or not.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 02, 2014, 07:20:45 PM
He married his adopted daughter, I ain't saying he did it.... But he did it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 02, 2014, 07:22:53 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 02, 2014, 07:06:49 PM
don't even know who woody allen is
same
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 02, 2014, 07:23:28 PM
Yeah, tons of demonization of Mia Farrow and trying to make Woody look like a Great Man.

Let's see here:

Mia Farrow -- adopted unwanted children and gave them a stable, loving home (bar Woody), now an active and influential human rights advocate in Darfur and other parts of Africa, who has devoted her life to trying to do some good and help people who need it.

Woody Allen -- a guy who made some acclaimed movies, then seduced his partner's adopted daughter (bear in mind he was actually seducing the sister of his own children who he had with Farrow) and has no regrets about any of it, even claiming Mia finding the pornographic photos of said adopted daughter in a drawer was "just one of the fortuitous events, one of the great pieces of luck in my life. . . It was a turning point for the better."


...yeah, clearly this is all the work of that evil Mia, brainwashing her children to hate poor, saintly Woody!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Feb 02, 2014, 07:26:55 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 02, 2014, 07:06:49 PM
don't even know who woody allen is

He's the guy on those sex offender notices that come in the mail.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 02, 2014, 07:31:48 PM
I personally don't understand this "Great Man" business.

I separate the art from the artist, dude made some decent movies, his just a scumbag,

In circumstances such as these, if and when he is found guilty, they should strip him of his wealth and intellectual rights to his art and redustribute it to the victims.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 02, 2014, 07:36:27 PM
Here's the big article highlighting the debate on whether or not he did it.


Haven't read it, and don't know who the man is, but this article is getting spread like a virus:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/01/27/the-woody-allen-allegations-not-so-fast.html (http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/01/27/the-woody-allen-allegations-not-so-fast.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 02, 2014, 07:38:39 PM
Sorry the guy puts way to many disclaimers in the first paragraph, lol dat bias.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 02, 2014, 07:40:11 PM
lol it's all over the place in his article.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 02, 2014, 07:42:14 PM
I know I kept reading, the f**ker made a documentary about woody... Bitch plz.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 02, 2014, 07:42:43 PM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 02, 2014, 07:44:06 PM
Quote from: Rong on Feb 02, 2014, 07:42:14 PM
I know I kept reading, the f**ker made a documentary about woody... Bitch plz.



HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I JUST GOT TO THAT PART
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 02, 2014, 07:44:47 PM
---aaaaaand it doesn't even take long getting to the "BUT LOOK AT ALL THIS SHIT MIA FARROW DID" crap. OH NO -- she might have had an affair with Frank Sinatra in 1987?!!! This invalidates everything.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 02, 2014, 07:47:25 PM
If myself and aspie can see the flaws in the defence of Woody, only the biggest retards would fall for it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 02, 2014, 07:51:25 PM
LOL the article is basically being used on the internet as a shield for Woody Allen fans to preserve the image of their masturrr
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 02, 2014, 07:53:15 PM
what movies did he even make
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 02, 2014, 07:55:22 PM
I don't think him having made a documentary on Woody Allen should be a reason to immediately dismiss everything the guy is saying. That's stupid. I don't, however, think any of that extramarital stuff about Mia Farrow is necessary to his examination.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 02, 2014, 07:55:52 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Feb 02, 2014, 07:53:15 PM
what movies did he even make

Xtro (1983)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 02, 2014, 07:56:27 PM
wut
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 02, 2014, 07:57:13 PM
Quote from: BANE on Feb 02, 2014, 07:55:22 PM
I don't think him having made a documentary on Woody Allen should be a reason to immediately dismiss everything the guy is saying. That's stupid. I don't, however, think any of that extramarital stuff about Mia Farrow is necessary to his examination and makes it seem like he's trying to discredit the accusers as a means of defense for Woody.

No but all the other disclaimers and bias are.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 02, 2014, 07:57:22 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Feb 02, 2014, 07:56:27 PM
wut


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56pvjrZg5p8#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56pvjrZg5p8#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 02, 2014, 07:58:58 PM
Quote from: Rong on Feb 02, 2014, 07:57:13 PM
Quote from: BANE on Feb 02, 2014, 07:55:22 PM
I don't think him having made a documentary on Woody Allen should be a reason to immediately dismiss everything the guy is saying. That's stupid. I don't, however, think any of that extramarital stuff about Mia Farrow is necessary to his examination and makes it seem like he's trying to discredit the accusers as a means of defense for Woody.

No but all the other disclaimers and bias are.
What, that he chats with him every once in a while?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 02, 2014, 07:59:21 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 02, 2014, 07:57:22 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Feb 02, 2014, 07:56:27 PM
wut


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56pvjrZg5p8#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56pvjrZg5p8#ws)
Quote from: Cal427eb on Feb 02, 2014, 07:56:27 PM
wut
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 02, 2014, 07:59:59 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Feb 02, 2014, 07:59:21 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 02, 2014, 07:57:22 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Feb 02, 2014, 07:56:27 PM
wut


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56pvjrZg5p8#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56pvjrZg5p8#ws)
Quote from: Cal427eb on Feb 02, 2014, 07:56:27 PM
wut

u asked
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Feb 02, 2014, 09:56:22 PM
Quote from: Rong on Feb 02, 2014, 07:20:45 PM
He married his adopted daughter, I ain't saying he did it.... But he did it.

Whatever one may think of this arrangement, she wasn't his daughter, nor his adopted daughter. She is Mia Farrows adopted daughter.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 02, 2014, 09:57:49 PM
...who is still legally the sister of the children he did have with Farrow. As Ronan Farrow tweeted a while back:
QuoteHappy father's day -- or as they call it in my family, happy brother-in-law's day.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Feb 02, 2014, 10:00:05 PM
Despicable human being or not I still enjoy the films of his I've seen.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 02, 2014, 10:06:41 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 02, 2014, 09:57:49 PM
...who is still legally the sister of the children he did have with Farrow. As Ronan Farrow tweeted a while back:
QuoteHappy father's day -- or as they call it in my family, happy brother-in-law's day.

Yeah he was the child's guardian in a sense, and he took advantage of that position. morally irrehensible in my eyes.

Quote from: SiL on Feb 02, 2014, 10:00:05 PM
Despicable human being or not I still enjoy the films of his I've seen.

Same, doesn't mean that his ill deeds don't deserve highlighting, it should be pointed out, and he should be slammed to the wall for it.

Spoiler
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Feb 02, 2014, 10:10:33 PM
Enjoyed Midnight in Paris & Hollywood Ending.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 02, 2014, 10:13:25 PM
Shame they didn't pursue the case when it happened. Now all we have to go on is:

"Why would she lie?"

or

"He did this therefore he did that"

or

"Look at him"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Feb 02, 2014, 10:19:22 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 02, 2014, 09:57:49 PM
...who is still legally the sister of the children he did have with Farrow. As Ronan Farrow tweeted a while back:
QuoteHappy father's day -- or as they call it in my family, happy brother-in-law's day.
:D

Point is, whatever one thinks of the man (and if these allegations turn out to be true, a lot of people will be very disappointed with him and demand action taken), people need to get their facts straight. I'm tired of reading comments everywhere these days from raging people on whatever issue, basing their rage on knowledge that just ain't so.

The Roman Polanski case is a prime example how misconceptions and extremely biased views from people who's job was to be unbiased, caused events that prohibited a man to get his day in court and a fitting legal punishment for his wrongdoings.

...

And now I'm being kicked out.... see you later, chumps. Enjoy your game. Whoever wins, we... take a bath instead. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Feb 02, 2014, 10:20:52 PM
Quote from: Rong on Feb 02, 2014, 10:06:41 PM
Same, doesn't mean that his ill deeds don't deserve highlighting, it should be pointed out, and he should be slammed to the wall for it.
Absolutely.

Originally I was going to quote the post and answer the question -- what's your favourite movie -- but somehow I don't think "Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex But Were Afraid to Ask" was an appropriate response considering the circumstances.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 02, 2014, 10:21:29 PM
You evil f**ker :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Feb 02, 2014, 10:22:39 PM
I was all, "It doesn't matter what he did, I still like the movies!" and then I got halfway through writing the title and ... and yeah ...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 02, 2014, 10:23:58 PM
hahah  :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 03, 2014, 01:04:14 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/01/unarius-documentary_n_4697049.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/01/unarius-documentary_n_4697049.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

Aliens were our former selves.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Feb 03, 2014, 06:15:04 PM
Fisherman floated around on the Pacific for 14 months.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2550720/WORLD-EXCLUSIVE-First-picture-Mexican-shark-fisherman-survived-13-MONTHS-adrift-Pacific-catching-turtles-birds-bare-hands.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2550720/WORLD-EXCLUSIVE-First-picture-Mexican-shark-fisherman-survived-13-MONTHS-adrift-Pacific-catching-turtles-birds-bare-hands.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 03, 2014, 06:38:55 PM
http://www.theonion.com/articles/boy-ive-really-put-you-in-a-tough-spot-havent-i,34949/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_campaign=LinkPreview:NA:InFocus (http://www.theonion.com/articles/boy-ive-really-put-you-in-a-tough-spot-havent-i,34949/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_campaign=LinkPreview:NA:InFocus)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Feb 03, 2014, 07:28:55 PM
A school shooting in Russia  :-\

http://news.yahoo.com/student-kills-teacher-policeman-moscow-school-101128732.html (http://news.yahoo.com/student-kills-teacher-policeman-moscow-school-101128732.html) 


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Feb 03, 2014, 07:47:04 PM
These shootings/massacres seem all too prevalent these days.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Feb 03, 2014, 07:49:19 PM
Either that or it's just being noticed more by the media than in the past.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 03, 2014, 11:22:04 PM
It's mostly driven by social media lately. As far as I understand it most traditional media entities agreed to "not" over blow most shootings as they clearly reward the shooters agenda. However at the end of the day it is the public that will drive what is and isn't on the news.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 04, 2014, 12:01:24 AM
More people-more people that are crazy-more people that will do crazy things that the news will reward.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 04, 2014, 12:17:43 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Feb 03, 2014, 07:28:55 PM
A school shooting in Russia  :-\

http://news.yahoo.com/student-kills-teacher-policeman-moscow-school-101128732.html (http://news.yahoo.com/student-kills-teacher-policeman-moscow-school-101128732.html)

QuotePutin said culture should teach children to believe in the strength of goodness.

I find myself in agreement with Putin for once. At least he isn't going all gung-ho crazy for gun control like America.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ChrisPachi on Feb 04, 2014, 12:52:47 PM
QuotePutin said culture should teach children to believe in the strength of goodness.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Finfo.autoworksmn.com%2FPortals%2F94047%2Fimages%2Fdumbfounded-resized-600.jpg&hash=86384656f5e582414da47c09b0b2aa039abe9317)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 04, 2014, 02:11:42 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 04, 2014, 12:17:43 PM
At least he isn't going all gung-ho crazy for gun control like America.
Spoken like someone who truly has no idea what the f**k he's talking about.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Feb 04, 2014, 03:17:59 PM
The day people start to turn to anything Putin says, in order to run a country or make observations on life in general, is the day you just might as well pour a barrel of Gazprom natural gas all over yourself and flip a lighter.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 04, 2014, 03:28:03 PM
Which is why I don't ever agree with him. And I do mean ever...except in this case. At least that one statement I can agree with in principle to some degree.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 04, 2014, 03:30:48 PM
It's just a vague platitude. It's not like he said anything profound.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Feb 04, 2014, 03:38:45 PM
Anyone can speak of good.

Their actions can say something else entirely.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Feb 04, 2014, 03:40:07 PM
He's also the architect behind massive election fraud, a couple of wars with Russias neighbors, bits of ethnic cleansing, reporters critical towards him going missing or being assassinated, his political enemies getting thrown in jail, imprisoning women for blasphemy yadda yadda yadda...

... but he doesn't blame guns for school shootings in Russia, demanding stoopid gun regulations, so just maybe he's our kind of guy after all...  :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 04, 2014, 04:47:46 PM
I'm just saying, everytime we hear people screaming for more/better gun control, it all becomes very hush-hush very quickly. No one in the U.S. is screaming about it anymore since the last one made headlines I think in October or September.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 04, 2014, 05:03:48 PM
I hope you're not implying some sort of idiotic false flag!!1! scenario.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Feb 04, 2014, 06:28:58 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 04, 2014, 12:17:43 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Feb 03, 2014, 07:28:55 PM
A school shooting in Russia  :-\

http://news.yahoo.com/student-kills-teacher-policeman-moscow-school-101128732.html (http://news.yahoo.com/student-kills-teacher-policeman-moscow-school-101128732.html)

QuotePutin said culture should teach children to believe in the strength of goodness.

I find myself in agreement with Putin for once. At least he isn't going all gung-ho crazy for gun control like America.

Here is more:
QuoteRussian President Vladimir Putin mentioned the shooting at a meeting with cultural figures. "We need to educate a new generation of spectators with a good taste in art, an understanding and appreciation of theater, drama and music," he said. "And if we did this right, maybe there would be no tragedies like the one that occurred in Moscow today."

I do appreciate the public attitude regarding the incident.  Having spent some time in Moscow, I know that we are only seeing what they want us to see and not all of the details.  What ever gun lock downs they will have will be done internally and we may or may not ever know about them.  What goes in Russia stays in Russia. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 04, 2014, 08:02:34 PM
Putin needs his citizens to have guns for when 'Merica comes bringing FREEDOM with it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 04, 2014, 08:05:09 PM
Or when the Chinese run out of food.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 04, 2014, 08:06:45 PM
The alcohol content of Russian flesh is so high that it's inedible. The Chinese won't make a move on that front.

They've got some reserves in North Korea, anyway. I assume that's why they support them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 04, 2014, 08:08:55 PM
I never trusted Putin the moment I heard he had once been in the KGB. I read in a Stalin biography that the KGB , after 1948, required all its members to have their big toenail replaced by a mini computer/tracker. Technology having improved as it has, I can't help but think that Putin knows more about everyone than anyone.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 04, 2014, 08:09:35 PM
BIONIC SPETZNAZ.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 04, 2014, 08:12:59 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 04, 2014, 08:06:45 PM
The alcohol content of Russian flesh is so high that it's inedible. The Chinese won't make a move on that front.

They've got some reserves in North Korea, anyway. I assume that's why they support them.

True did read that some bullshit high percentage of Russian men die before 55 due to vodka consumption.

Re Nk, they're starving already.

Quote from: BANE on Feb 04, 2014, 08:08:55 PM
I never trusted Putin the moment I heard he had once been in the KGB. I read in a Stalin biography that the KGB , after 1948, required all its members to have their big toenail replaced by a mini computer/tracker. Technology having improved as it has, I can't help but think that Putin knows more about everyone than anyone.

I'm pretty sure he worked in communications @ the KGB aswell.



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 04, 2014, 08:15:53 PM
Quote from: Rong on Feb 04, 2014, 08:12:59 PM
Re Nk, they're starving already.
Leaner meat.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 04, 2014, 08:20:21 PM
There's alot of crazy stuff in the book about the KGB. Apparently they used to cut the tails off of goats and use them as ponytails for their own heads, as a subtle means of identification. Also, there was speculation that they were doing research onto retractable elbow extensions to improve hand to hand combat, but apparently that was scrapped.

The weirdest thing, though, was that they were studying jellyfish to see if they could be changed and morphed into masks for their field operatives, with the rationale that in a tense situation they could double as both weapon (a biological taser) and food. Unfortunately the first few attempts at this were enough to scrap the project, given that the jellyfish had to be alive and were eating the hair of the KGB volunteers.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 04, 2014, 08:22:06 PM
Hahaha. Oh, BANE.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 04, 2014, 08:23:53 PM
Quote from: BANE on Feb 04, 2014, 08:20:21 PM
There's alot of crazy stuff in the book about the KGB. Apparently they used to cut the tails off of goats and use them as ponytails for their own heads, as a subtle means of identification. Also, there was speculation that they were doing research onto retractable elbow extensions to improve hand to hand combat, but apparently that was scrapped.

The weirdest thing, though, was that they were studying jellyfish to see if they could be changed and morphed into masks for their field operatives, with the rationale that in a tense situation they could double as both weapon (a biological taser) and food. Unfortunately the first few attempts at this were enough to scrap the project, given that the jellyfish had to be alive and were eating the hair of the KGB volunteers.

Lol it sounds like you just made that up while you were writing it.... It is the KGB though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 04, 2014, 08:25:15 PM
Bane made it all up and meanwhile DARPA is taking notes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 04, 2014, 08:35:58 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 04, 2014, 08:22:06 PM
Hahaha. Oh, BANE.
I think what you mean is 'hahaha, Oh Stalin'.

Quote from: Rong on Feb 04, 2014, 08:23:53 PM
Lol it sounds like you just made that up while you were writing it.... It is the KGB though.
Ok, I have the book in my hand, here's a quote:

"In the Fall of 1950, five years after the official end of the second World War and a year after the Berlin Blockade that began the Cold War, Stalin personally granted the People's Commisar of State Security, Vsevolod Merkulov, $50 million dollars (an enormous sum for a research grant at the time) to look into improving covert operations in the United States using animal biology. In the months that followed, numerous concepts were considered, including:

- Taking enzymes from giraffe necks to help field agents see over tall, secret US walls
- Reconnecting nerve fibers from the occipital lobe in the human brain to artificially implanted eagle eyes in the back of the head, so that agents could see what was behind them, thereby avoiding a US sneak attack
- Transplanting gorilla fists onto the arms of field operatives, in case the job required something to be smashed
- Retractable cheek extensions. Inspired by the hammerhead shark, the rationale behind this idea was that should multiple US personnel need to be simultaneously clothes-lined and removed from duty, this would provide the perfect, covert means to do so. It was Stalin's realization that they could have simply used their arms that signalled the closing of the program and the withdrawal of all funding."

So yeah, the KGB was pretty weird.  :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 04, 2014, 09:26:49 PM
Quote from: BANE on Feb 04, 2014, 08:35:58 PM
Ok, I have the book in my hand
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fawesomelyluvvie.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F02%2Freceipts.gif&hash=54b9c4cef697d251820d8d56827c192e4f897327)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 04, 2014, 09:37:44 PM
It's an heirloom...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 04, 2014, 09:41:48 PM
Quote from: BANE on Feb 04, 2014, 08:35:58 PM

- Retractable cheek extensions. Inspired by the hammerhead shark, the rationale behind this idea was that should multiple US personnel need to be simultaneously clothes-lined and removed from duty, this would provide the perfect, covert means to do so. It was Stalin's realization that they could have simply used their arms that signalled the closing of the program and the withdrawal of all funding."

So yeah, the KGB was pretty weird.  :-\

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F24.media.tumblr.com%2F9a79bc718c9dd257d5295c7f3018135a%2Ftumblr_mwuq2wsmpM1qas5xlo1_500.gif&hash=6b4d034f76926e4b54a7c92145c7c6fc1bd92730)
wat
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 04, 2014, 10:02:08 PM
Quote from: BANE on Feb 04, 2014, 09:37:44 PM
It's an heirloom...
I WANNA SEE THE ISBN
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 04, 2014, 10:36:09 PM
Quote from: Rong on Feb 04, 2014, 09:41:48 PM
Quote from: BANE on Feb 04, 2014, 08:35:58 PM

- Retractable cheek extensions. Inspired by the hammerhead shark, the rationale behind this idea was that should multiple US personnel need to be simultaneously clothes-lined and removed from duty, this would provide the perfect, covert means to do so. It was Stalin's realization that they could have simply used their arms that signalled the closing of the program and the withdrawal of all funding."

So yeah, the KGB was pretty weird.  :-\

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F24.media.tumblr.com%2F9a79bc718c9dd257d5295c7f3018135a%2Ftumblr_mwuq2wsmpM1qas5xlo1_500.gif&hash=6b4d034f76926e4b54a7c92145c7c6fc1bd92730)
wat
This is how I imagine they pitched it to Stalin:

Spoiler
The two predators are US operatives who are getting a little too nosy. I play the part of the Russian spy with the modified cheeks (my hands in this demonstration). At 0:04 the cheeks begin to extend and are fully extended by 0:06. At 0:07 I clothesline the operatives. I then retreat, look around and retract the cheeks before saying standard Russian gibberish.
http://s839.photobucket.com/user/AintGotTime2Bleed/media/Russia_zpse00a953d.mp4.html (http://s839.photobucket.com/user/AintGotTime2Bleed/media/Russia_zpse00a953d.mp4.html)
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 04, 2014, 10:45:44 PM

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

And the oscar for best Stalinist russian kgb reenactment goes to.....


Bane, and the Predator brothers. 

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 04, 2014, 11:08:07 PM
http://myfox8.com/2014/02/03/woman-79-kills-3-while-backing-out-of-church-parking-space/ (http://myfox8.com/2014/02/03/woman-79-kills-3-while-backing-out-of-church-parking-space/)

Well, damn.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 04, 2014, 11:12:36 PM
Jesus took the wheel.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 04, 2014, 11:13:15 PM
Someone should have taken the brakes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 04, 2014, 11:14:11 PM
There's a "Body and Blood of Christ" joke in here somewhere, just let me find it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Feb 04, 2014, 11:17:00 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMPzRXYexLI# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMPzRXYexLI#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Feb 04, 2014, 11:18:01 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 04, 2014, 11:12:36 PM
Jesus took the wheel.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimageshack.com%2Fa%2Fimg38%2F598%2Fbog8.jpg&hash=27c01ade5358365857ade9afcd927795806a737d)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Feb 04, 2014, 11:19:21 PM
Quote from: BANE on Feb 04, 2014, 11:14:11 PM
There's a "Body and Blood of Christ" joke in here somewhere, just let me find it.

It's all over the parking lot.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 04, 2014, 11:19:50 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Feb 04, 2014, 11:18:01 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 04, 2014, 11:12:36 PM
Jesus took the wheel.
http://imageshack.com/a/img38/598/bog8.jpg
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 04, 2014, 11:20:04 PM
Hahaha
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 04, 2014, 11:21:04 PM
This was playing on her radio, I bet.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lydBPm2KRaU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lydBPm2KRaU#ws)‎
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 05, 2014, 12:09:26 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fbrowncardigan.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fimagesfarm%2F2014%2FbYZVr3YupUR7qyO.jpg&hash=768b83b7cf23f371782779d69a99e7c79d502645)

lol s'traya conservatives
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 05, 2014, 12:13:32 AM
Quote from: BANE on Feb 04, 2014, 08:35:58 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 04, 2014, 08:22:06 PM
Hahaha. Oh, BANE.
I think what you mean is 'hahaha, Oh Stalin'.

Quote from: Rong on Feb 04, 2014, 08:23:53 PM
Lol it sounds like you just made that up while you were writing it.... It is the KGB though.
Ok, I have the book in my hand, here's a quote:

"In the Fall of 1950, five years after the official end of the second World War and a year after the Berlin Blockade that began the Cold War, Stalin personally granted the People's Commisar of State Security, Vsevolod Merkulov, $50 million dollars (an enormous sum for a research grant at the time) to look into improving covert operations in the United States using animal biology. In the months that followed, numerous concepts were considered, including:

- Taking enzymes from giraffe necks to help field agents see over tall, secret US walls
- Reconnecting nerve fibers from the occipital lobe in the human brain to artificially implanted eagle eyes in the back of the head, so that agents could see what was behind them, thereby avoiding a US sneak attack
- Transplanting gorilla fists onto the arms of field operatives, in case the job required something to be smashed
- Retractable cheek extensions. Inspired by the hammerhead shark, the rationale behind this idea was that should multiple US personnel need to be simultaneously clothes-lined and removed from duty, this would provide the perfect, covert means to do so. It was Stalin's realization that they could have simply used their arms that signalled the closing of the program and the withdrawal of all funding."

So yeah, the KGB was pretty weird.  :-\

It's good to know they had money to burn. f**k's sake.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 05, 2014, 12:50:40 AM
Quote from: BANE on Feb 04, 2014, 10:36:09 PM
Quote from: Rong on Feb 04, 2014, 09:41:48 PM
Quote from: BANE on Feb 04, 2014, 08:35:58 PM

- Retractable cheek extensions. Inspired by the hammerhead shark, the rationale behind this idea was that should multiple US personnel need to be simultaneously clothes-lined and removed from duty, this would provide the perfect, covert means to do so. It was Stalin's realization that they could have simply used their arms that signalled the closing of the program and the withdrawal of all funding."

So yeah, the KGB was pretty weird.  :-\

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F24.media.tumblr.com%2F9a79bc718c9dd257d5295c7f3018135a%2Ftumblr_mwuq2wsmpM1qas5xlo1_500.gif&hash=6b4d034f76926e4b54a7c92145c7c6fc1bd92730)
wat
This is how I imagine they pitched it to Stalin:

Spoiler
The two predators are US operatives who are getting a little too nosy. I play the part of the Russian spy with the modified cheeks (my hands in this demonstration). At 0:04 the cheeks begin to extend and are fully extended by 0:06. At 0:07 I clothesline the operatives. I then retreat, look around and retract the cheeks before saying standard Russian gibberish.
http://s839.photobucket.com/user/AintGotTime2Bleed/media/Russia_zpse00a953d.mp4.html (http://s839.photobucket.com/user/AintGotTime2Bleed/media/Russia_zpse00a953d.mp4.html)
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Win.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Feb 05, 2014, 02:15:20 AM
http://www.theweek.co.uk/crime/51287/brazilian-woman-laced-vagina-poison-kill-husband#ixzz2sNNtAKrp (http://www.theweek.co.uk/crime/51287/brazilian-woman-laced-vagina-poison-kill-husband#ixzz2sNNtAKrp)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzMhxSbDYjk#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzMhxSbDYjk#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Feb 05, 2014, 10:14:46 AM
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/outrage-over-death-yemeni-child-bride-8-wedding-night-v20476580 (http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/outrage-over-death-yemeni-child-bride-8-wedding-night-v20476580)

ISLAM - THE WORST RELIGION OF THEM ALL!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 05, 2014, 12:33:46 PM
Religion sucks in general.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Feb 05, 2014, 02:02:15 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 05, 2014, 12:33:46 PM
Religion sucks in general.

Indeed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Feb 05, 2014, 02:22:14 PM
I have nothing against religion. I prefer targeting individuals rather than just using swift and unfair generalizations.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 05, 2014, 04:12:24 PM
Yup.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Feb 05, 2014, 04:41:56 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Feb 05, 2014, 10:14:46 AM
ISLAM - THE WORST RELIGION OF THEM ALL!

The Islamophobia is strong with this one.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Feb 05, 2014, 04:43:13 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Feb 05, 2014, 02:15:20 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzMhxSbDYjk#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzMhxSbDYjk#ws)

That is horrible. Just horrible. :(

By the way she mentioned Vice. Highly recommend it. On HBO, journalism without a censor or a bias. It's an eye opening experience seeing the kind of stuff that goes on in this world.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 05, 2014, 04:55:09 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 05, 2014, 12:13:32 AM
Quote from: BANE on Feb 04, 2014, 08:35:58 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 04, 2014, 08:22:06 PM
Hahaha. Oh, BANE.
I think what you mean is 'hahaha, Oh Stalin'.

Quote from: Rong on Feb 04, 2014, 08:23:53 PM
Lol it sounds like you just made that up while you were writing it.... It is the KGB though.
Ok, I have the book in my hand, here's a quote:

"In the Fall of 1950, five years after the official end of the second World War and a year after the Berlin Blockade that began the Cold War, Stalin personally granted the People's Commisar of State Security, Vsevolod Merkulov, $50 million dollars (an enormous sum for a research grant at the time) to look into improving covert operations in the United States using animal biology. In the months that followed, numerous concepts were considered, including:

- Taking enzymes from giraffe necks to help field agents see over tall, secret US walls
- Reconnecting nerve fibers from the occipital lobe in the human brain to artificially implanted eagle eyes in the back of the head, so that agents could see what was behind them, thereby avoiding a US sneak attack
- Transplanting gorilla fists onto the arms of field operatives, in case the job required something to be smashed
- Retractable cheek extensions. Inspired by the hammerhead shark, the rationale behind this idea was that should multiple US personnel need to be simultaneously clothes-lined and removed from duty, this would provide the perfect, covert means to do so. It was Stalin's realization that they could have simply used their arms that signalled the closing of the program and the withdrawal of all funding."

So yeah, the KGB was pretty weird.  :-\

It's good to know they had money to burn. f**k's sake.
That's just the tip of the iceberg. They tried putting springs in the heels of their agents to help them jump higher. Ultimately they got the balancing wrong and their agents kept flying head first into walls.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Feb 05, 2014, 04:57:28 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Feb 05, 2014, 02:22:14 PM
I have nothing against religion. I prefer targeting individuals rather than just using swift and unfair generalizations.

Religion in general is the cause of many problems though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 05, 2014, 04:58:04 PM
Heeeeeere we go.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 05, 2014, 05:07:07 PM
Before this become too nuts, here's some humour for ya.

The 12 Most Awkward Breakups To Play Out On Facebook (NSFW) (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/03/facebook-breakups-_n_4718337.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sgt. Apone on Feb 05, 2014, 05:08:43 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Feb 05, 2014, 04:57:28 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Feb 05, 2014, 02:22:14 PM
I have nothing against religion. I prefer targeting individuals rather than just using swift and unfair generalizations.

Religion in general is the cause of many problems though.

No. Human ignorance is the cause of many problems. True people will use religion as a way of justifying their actions but it doesn't make it the problem. The people are.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Feb 05, 2014, 05:20:26 PM
Quote from: Sgt. Apone on Feb 05, 2014, 05:08:43 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Feb 05, 2014, 04:57:28 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Feb 05, 2014, 02:22:14 PM
I have nothing against religion. I prefer targeting individuals rather than just using swift and unfair generalizations.

Religion in general is the cause of many problems though.

No. Human ignorance is the cause of many problems. True people will use religion as a way of justifying their actions but it doesn't make it the problem. The people are.

Religion encourages ignorance. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 05, 2014, 05:55:41 PM
Here we f**king go.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Feb 05, 2014, 05:56:56 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 05, 2014, 05:07:07 PM
Before this become too nuts, here's some humour for ya.

The 12 Most Awkward Breakups To Play Out On Facebook (NSFW) (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/03/facebook-breakups-_n_4718337.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular)

Numbers 6 and 10 are hilarious  :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Feb 05, 2014, 07:58:35 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Feb 05, 2014, 04:41:56 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Feb 05, 2014, 10:14:46 AM
ISLAM - THE WORST RELIGION OF THEM ALL!

The Islamophobia is strong with this one.

So you can't find anything wrong in the article?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Feb 05, 2014, 09:01:37 PM
Religions aren't the real culprit when religious people spread their hate towards people that are different from them - people are!

Guns aren't the culprit when gun nutters with issues kills a bunch of people for whatever reason - people are!

and yadda yadda...

(insert X) aren't the culprit when (insert whoever wields X) just basically make the world a worse place. People are! :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Feb 05, 2014, 09:37:47 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2552154/Woman-jailed-trolling-HERSELF-24-year-old-bombarded-Facebook-page-fake-abuse-bid-incriminate-estranged-family.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2552154/Woman-jailed-trolling-HERSELF-24-year-old-bombarded-Facebook-page-fake-abuse-bid-incriminate-estranged-family.html)


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 05, 2014, 09:39:06 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Feb 05, 2014, 09:37:47 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2552154/Woman-jailed-trolling-HERSELF-24-year-old-bombarded-Facebook-page-fake-abuse-bid-incriminate-estranged-family.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2552154/Woman-jailed-trolling-HERSELF-24-year-old-bombarded-Facebook-page-fake-abuse-bid-incriminate-estranged-family.html)
:-X
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 05, 2014, 09:47:06 PM
well then
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Feb 05, 2014, 10:30:11 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Feb 05, 2014, 07:58:35 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Feb 05, 2014, 04:41:56 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Feb 05, 2014, 10:14:46 AM
ISLAM - THE WORST RELIGION OF THEM ALL!

The Islamophobia is strong with this one.

So you can't find anything wrong in the article?

I find a lot of wrong things about the article. Yet, I don't draw the (Islamophobic) conclusions you do.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Feb 05, 2014, 10:43:14 PM
Quote from: First Blood on Feb 05, 2014, 04:43:13 PMBy the way she mentioned Vice. Highly recommend it. On HBO, journalism without a censor or a bias. It's an eye opening experience seeing the kind of stuff that goes on in this world.
HBO put the first season on YouTube. Gonna give it a watch later.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOndtUcRXdU#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOndtUcRXdU#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 05, 2014, 11:08:55 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Feb 05, 2014, 10:43:14 PM
Quote from: First Blood on Feb 05, 2014, 04:43:13 PMBy the way she mentioned Vice. Highly recommend it. On HBO, journalism without a censor or a bias. It's an eye opening experience seeing the kind of stuff that goes on in this world.
HBO put the first season on YouTube. Gonna give it a watch later.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOndtUcRXdU#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOndtUcRXdU#ws)

They're pretty entertaining.

recommend the russian billionaire one, and the afghan arms bazaar.

best vice was back in the day "do's and don'ts"

http://www.vice.com/read/dos-donts-greatest-hits-v11n7 (http://www.vice.com/read/dos-donts-greatest-hits-v11n7)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Feb 06, 2014, 12:15:36 AM
I don't know where else to put this:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/messages-from-creationists-to-people-who-believe-in-evolutio (http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/messages-from-creationists-to-people-who-believe-in-evolutio)

Some of these are amazing, made all the better by the smug-as-f**k looks on half of their faces.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 06, 2014, 12:18:37 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs3-ec.buzzfed.com%2Fstatic%2F2014-02%2Fenhanced%2Fwebdr05%2F5%2F0%2Fenhanced-27109-1391576856-1.jpg&hash=18f977b4c21e1b72ec5520ddc97c30c108ccb511)
wow

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs3-ec.buzzfed.com%2Fstatic%2F2014-02%2Fenhanced%2Fwebdr02%2F5%2F0%2Fenhanced-16553-1391576896-6.jpg&hash=ba1482c5b56b94c80de4f070950fa0e35bc96880)
Yes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: TheLoneSpoon on Feb 06, 2014, 12:21:01 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs3-ec.buzzfed.com%2Fstatic%2F2014-02%2Fenhanced%2Fwebdr02%2F5%2F0%2Fenhanced-17944-1391576906-9.jpg&hash=117deb7b7faa5f03904426e42c871535b28cd668)

LOL
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 06, 2014, 12:21:32 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 06, 2014, 12:18:37 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs3-ec.buzzfed.com%2Fstatic%2F2014-02%2Fenhanced%2Fwebdr05%2F5%2F0%2Fenhanced-27109-1391576856-1.jpg&hash=18f977b4c21e1b72ec5520ddc97c30c108ccb511)
What the f**k does that even mean?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: TheLoneSpoon on Feb 06, 2014, 12:22:25 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Feb 06, 2014, 12:21:32 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 06, 2014, 12:18:37 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs3-ec.buzzfed.com%2Fstatic%2F2014-02%2Fenhanced%2Fwebdr05%2F5%2F0%2Fenhanced-27109-1391576856-1.jpg&hash=18f977b4c21e1b72ec5520ddc97c30c108ccb511)
What the f**k does that even mean?

I ain't no grammar expert, but I do be think' she did done used the wrong there dar
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 06, 2014, 12:22:51 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs3-ec.buzzfed.com%2Fstatic%2F2014-02%2Fenhanced%2Fwebdr03%2F5%2F0%2Fenhanced-21214-1391576907-1.jpg&hash=39320ef4f6775683f40bcc2f6a4eafe491d8c9ba)

I believe their is a pattern in the way these creationists write
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Feb 06, 2014, 12:23:21 AM
Quote from: SiL on Feb 06, 2014, 12:15:36 AM
I don't know where else to put this:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/messages-from-creationists-to-people-who-believe-in-evolutio (http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/messages-from-creationists-to-people-who-believe-in-evolutio)

Some of these are amazing, made all the better by the smug-as-f**k looks on half of their faces.

Holy shit... this is hilarious and depressing at the same time.

Reminds me of a bad date I went on: "How can there possibly be other life in the universe? God would have said that in the Bible. So I don't think there is."

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi58.tinypic.com%2Ff1ktux.jpg&hash=5d7f53dfec55649ec91809f65e13aaf95fbe1d38)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Feb 06, 2014, 12:25:29 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Feb 06, 2014, 12:21:32 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 06, 2014, 12:18:37 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs3-ec.buzzfed.com%2Fstatic%2F2014-02%2Fenhanced%2Fwebdr05%2F5%2F0%2Fenhanced-27109-1391576856-1.jpg&hash=18f977b4c21e1b72ec5520ddc97c30c108ccb511)
What the f**k does that even mean?

*there
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 06, 2014, 12:28:34 AM
No, I saw the grammar mistake... I'm having trouble understanding her question.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Feb 06, 2014, 12:29:30 AM
The last one about monkeys has to be trolling.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Feb 06, 2014, 12:29:50 AM
Wow. Such idiocy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Feb 06, 2014, 12:32:03 AM
I never knew people tried to use thermodynamics to disprove evolution until a few weeks ago, but hey, there it is.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Feb 06, 2014, 12:36:18 AM
I didn't know it was a thing until just now.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 06, 2014, 12:38:03 AM
Quote from: SM on Feb 06, 2014, 12:29:30 AM
The last one about monkeys has to be trolling.
It's not. That's a common talking point with these people. :-X
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 06, 2014, 12:39:27 AM
This shit is depressing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Feb 06, 2014, 12:41:06 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 06, 2014, 12:38:03 AM
Quote from: SM on Feb 06, 2014, 12:29:30 AM
The last one about monkeys has to be trolling.
It's not. That's a common talking point with these people. :-X

I know, I just thought it was so easy to debunk...

What's sad is that there's at least 22 of these halfwits walking the Earth.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 06, 2014, 12:44:47 AM
isnt this old, was there a bunch of yt clips doing the same thing a while back.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 06, 2014, 12:47:26 AM
I didn't click on the link, but I'm going to guess this had something to do with the Bill Nye debate.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Feb 06, 2014, 12:50:20 AM
It did indeed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Feb 06, 2014, 01:29:50 AM
Did someone really say that the Sunset disproves evolution?  ???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 06, 2014, 01:32:26 AM
Quote from: Gate on Feb 06, 2014, 01:29:50 AM
Did someone really say that the Sunset disproves evolution?  ???
No, they said that it proves the existence of God... somehow.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Feb 06, 2014, 01:38:33 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Feb 06, 2014, 01:32:26 AM
Quote from: Gate on Feb 06, 2014, 01:29:50 AM
Did someone really say that the Sunset disproves evolution?  ???
No, they said that it proves the existence of God... somehow.

Because apparently sunsets can't be scientifically explained. :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Feb 06, 2014, 02:19:47 AM
Are we really sure those "creationists" aren't actually just atheists in disguise trying to make the other side look bad?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 06, 2014, 02:36:27 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Feb 06, 2014, 02:19:47 AM
Are we really sure those "creationists" aren't actually just atheists in disguise trying to make the other side look bad?

Write it on a sign and post a picture of yourself holding it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Feb 06, 2014, 02:52:06 AM
Quote from: Rong on Feb 06, 2014, 02:36:27 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Feb 06, 2014, 02:19:47 AM
Are we really sure those "creationists" aren't actually just atheists in disguise trying to make the other side look bad?

Write it on a sign and post a picture of yourself holding it.
Can you wait until my transformation is complete?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 06, 2014, 03:02:10 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_DVS_303kQ# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_DVS_303kQ#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Feb 06, 2014, 03:09:41 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Frobsmovievault.files.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fsilence_lambs_06.jpg&hash=778084569647af5d0dc652697de08054b9a8f069)
Precious likes that song.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Feb 06, 2014, 01:59:40 PM
Start  saying goodbye to Leonard Nimoy  :(

http://celebrity.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/leonard-nimoy-reveals-he-has-copd--warns-against-smoking-223318587.html (http://celebrity.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/leonard-nimoy-reveals-he-has-copd--warns-against-smoking-223318587.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 06, 2014, 02:53:33 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Feb 06, 2014, 01:59:40 PM
Start  saying goodbye to Leonard Nimoy  :(

http://celebrity.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/leonard-nimoy-reveals-he-has-copd--warns-against-smoking-223318587.html (http://celebrity.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/leonard-nimoy-reveals-he-has-copd--warns-against-smoking-223318587.html)

So much for live long and prosper :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Feb 06, 2014, 03:06:26 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 06, 2014, 02:53:33 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Feb 06, 2014, 01:59:40 PM
Start  saying goodbye to Leonard Nimoy  :(

http://celebrity.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/leonard-nimoy-reveals-he-has-copd--warns-against-smoking-223318587.html (http://celebrity.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/leonard-nimoy-reveals-he-has-copd--warns-against-smoking-223318587.html)

So much for live long and prosper :(

Hes 82 he has lived long and has certainly prospered!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 06, 2014, 03:07:28 PM
You're right. I guess I was hoping he'd make it to 100.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Feb 06, 2014, 03:09:17 PM
He might still have a few years in him,who knows.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Feb 06, 2014, 05:27:20 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Feb 05, 2014, 10:30:11 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Feb 05, 2014, 07:58:35 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Feb 05, 2014, 04:41:56 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Feb 05, 2014, 10:14:46 AM
ISLAM - THE WORST RELIGION OF THEM ALL!

The Islamophobia is strong with this one.

So you can't find anything wrong in the article?

I find a lot of wrong things about the article. Yet, I don't draw the (Islamophobic) conclusions you do.

I don't know for activities like in the article to be allowed in the countries where the main religion is not islam. The islam is not forbidding such behavior which is sick and wrong (as you, of course, already know)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Feb 06, 2014, 05:29:32 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Feb 06, 2014, 01:59:40 PM
Start  saying goodbye to Leonard Nimoy  :(

http://celebrity.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/leonard-nimoy-reveals-he-has-copd--warns-against-smoking-223318587.html (http://celebrity.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/leonard-nimoy-reveals-he-has-copd--warns-against-smoking-223318587.html)

:(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Feb 06, 2014, 05:46:04 PM
Quote from: First Blood on Feb 06, 2014, 05:29:32 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Feb 06, 2014, 01:59:40 PM
Start  saying goodbye to Leonard Nimoy  :(

http://celebrity.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/leonard-nimoy-reveals-he-has-copd--warns-against-smoking-223318587.html (http://celebrity.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/leonard-nimoy-reveals-he-has-copd--warns-against-smoking-223318587.html)

:(

I'm tempted to say something nice to him on Twitter, just because we can still can.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 06, 2014, 05:57:01 PM
You should Alice.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 06, 2014, 07:12:06 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Feb 06, 2014, 01:59:40 PM
Start  saying goodbye to Leonard Nimoy  :(

http://celebrity.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/leonard-nimoy-reveals-he-has-copd--warns-against-smoking-223318587.html (http://celebrity.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/leonard-nimoy-reveals-he-has-copd--warns-against-smoking-223318587.html)



Damn...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 06, 2014, 07:13:01 PM
Maybe we should shoot him into a black hole and hope for the best.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Feb 06, 2014, 07:22:08 PM
Done.  He's now my "honorary grandfather."  ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 06, 2014, 07:35:02 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Feb 06, 2014, 07:22:08 PM
Done.  He's now my "honorary grandfather."  ;D

Nice
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Feb 06, 2014, 11:43:46 PM
Damn. I've loved Star Trek since childhood, and Nimoy was tremendous part of that. It saddens me to know he may be leaving us soon. Will feel like part of my childhood is going with him.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 07, 2014, 12:18:00 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.dailydot.com%2Fuploaded%2Fimages%2Foriginal%2F2014%2F1%2F31%2Ffreebleeding1.jpg&hash=31e7ef9c899c746c7408566469075ea32a526511)
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.dailydot.com%2Fuploaded%2Fimages%2Foriginal%2F2014%2F1%2F31%2Ffreebleeding2.jpg&hash=b64abc7e5e17cbde6e33482cd2754036d671ffe2)


lol good one modern women digest.....

http://modernwomandigest.com/disturbing-new-feminist-trend-free-bleeding/ (http://modernwomandigest.com/disturbing-new-feminist-trend-free-bleeding/)

QuoteIt's apparent to anyone with an ounce of intelligence, that the Feminist's true motive is to set the progress of our species backwards, not forward.

jesus christ...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 07, 2014, 01:07:23 AM
 :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Feb 07, 2014, 01:08:35 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Feb 06, 2014, 11:43:46 PM
Damn. I've loved Star Trek since childhood, and Nimoy was tremendous part of that. It saddens me to know he may be leaving us soon. Will feel like part of my childhood is going with him.

He will be sorely missed. A fan himself as much an actor too.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Feb 07, 2014, 10:32:43 AM
Quote from: Rong on Feb 07, 2014, 12:18:00 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.dailydot.com%2Fuploaded%2Fimages%2Foriginal%2F2014%2F1%2F31%2Ffreebleeding1.jpg&hash=31e7ef9c899c746c7408566469075ea32a526511)
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.dailydot.com%2Fuploaded%2Fimages%2Foriginal%2F2014%2F1%2F31%2Ffreebleeding2.jpg&hash=b64abc7e5e17cbde6e33482cd2754036d671ffe2)


lol good one modern women digest.....

http://modernwomandigest.com/disturbing-new-feminist-trend-free-bleeding/ (http://modernwomandigest.com/disturbing-new-feminist-trend-free-bleeding/)

QuoteIt's apparent to anyone with an ounce of intelligence, that the Feminist's true motive is to set the progress of our species backwards, not forward.

jesus christ...

I almost threw up my coffee  :-X

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ChrisPachi on Feb 07, 2014, 11:23:50 AM
QuoteSecondly, it is a well known, documented, scientifically proven fact that women are naturally more unclean than men are. It's stated in the Bible

I almost threw up in AliceApocalypse's coffee. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 07, 2014, 11:35:05 AM
Quote from: ChrisPachi on Feb 07, 2014, 11:23:50 AM
QuoteSecondly, it is a well known, documented, scientifically proven fact that women are naturally more unclean than men are. It's stated in the Bible

I almost threw up in AliceApocalypse's coffee. :P

the article is probably worse than the 4chan stupidity...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 07, 2014, 04:41:20 PM
I don't think I am antifeminist, women should be able to do what they want.

But walking around bleeding out of the cooch whilst not wearing feminine hygiene products is just f**king gross.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Feb 07, 2014, 06:39:53 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Feb 07, 2014, 04:41:20 PM
I don't think I am antifeminist, women should be able to do what they want.

But walking around bleeding out of the cooch whilst not wearing feminine hygiene products is just f**king gross.

Women do get to do what they want.  There is nothing holding anyone back except extreme behavior like this.  If you make an @ss out of yourself, you can expect to be treated like a liability. 

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Feb 07, 2014, 07:39:19 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Foi62.tinypic.com%2F2vb1t0w.jpg&hash=a88ff93ddf5f872561adc1cd229eff1aed3f4d0b)

Give me a f*cking break. It won't be long now before these same people stop wiping their asses.

______

Came here to post this:

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.yougov.com%2Fcumulus_uploads%2Finlineimage%2F2014-01-28%2FUS%2520Personality%2520Map%2520YouGov-01.png&hash=8d6b3bcf3d29c801ce73a54fdd62aa4020d0e132)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 07, 2014, 08:09:37 PM
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/International/2014/Feb-07/246687-sex-strike-against-leading-tokyo-governor-candidate.ashx#axzz2sYz4XFQp (http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/International/2014/Feb-07/246687-sex-strike-against-leading-tokyo-governor-candidate.ashx#axzz2sYz4XFQp)

lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 07, 2014, 08:17:06 PM
Women could run this planet if they just threatened to stop screwing men and become lesbians.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 07, 2014, 08:19:23 PM
Pffft, no.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Feb 07, 2014, 08:21:17 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Feb 07, 2014, 08:17:06 PM
Women could run this planet if they just threatened to stop screwing men and become lesbians.

No sex?  No thanks, you can have the planet  :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 07, 2014, 08:23:58 PM
But your so close to absolute power!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Feb 07, 2014, 09:17:25 PM
Absolute Power < Sex
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 07, 2014, 09:18:31 PM
But with absolute power you will absolutely get sex!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Feb 07, 2014, 09:20:45 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Feb 07, 2014, 09:18:31 PM
But with absolute power you will absolutely get sex!

The original post was for women to stop having sex with men for absolute power.  No thank you  :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 07, 2014, 09:22:35 PM
Yeah, I know. I wasn't really referring back to the article. Just making a general statement.  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Feb 07, 2014, 09:28:41 PM
This thread just got a little creepier and more awkward than before.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Feb 07, 2014, 09:29:40 PM
http://www.salon.com/2014/02/05/last_year_the_oceans_warmed_at_a_rate_of_12_hiroshima_bombs_per_second/ (http://www.salon.com/2014/02/05/last_year_the_oceans_warmed_at_a_rate_of_12_hiroshima_bombs_per_second/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 07, 2014, 09:31:01 PM
This winter however made up for that shit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Feb 07, 2014, 10:06:40 PM
And what a brutal, merciless winter it's been.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 07, 2014, 10:09:58 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Feb 07, 2014, 08:17:06 PM
Women could run this planet if they just threatened to stop screwing men and become lesbians.
Nah, men would just strip us of our rights and drag us back to the stone age.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 07, 2014, 10:12:05 PM
Nothing so brutal.

We'd just control the world's supply of ice cream in retaliation.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 07, 2014, 10:12:42 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Feb 07, 2014, 10:12:05 PM
Nothing so brutal.

We'd just control the world's supply of ice cream in retaliation.
Monsters.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Feb 07, 2014, 10:12:58 PM
Quote from: First Blood on Feb 07, 2014, 10:06:40 PM
And what a brutal, merciless winter it's been.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimageshack.com%2Fa%2Fimg542%2F6087%2F6ktn.png&hash=3c61d273add9f7486342927b4439760194c47a66)

I've seen some shit, son.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 07, 2014, 10:14:12 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Feb 07, 2014, 10:12:58 PM
Quote from: First Blood on Feb 07, 2014, 10:06:40 PM
And what a brutal, merciless winter it's been.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimageshack.com%2Fa%2Fimg542%2F6087%2F6ktn.png&hash=3c61d273add9f7486342927b4439760194c47a66)

I've seen some shit, son.

Real talk.

I procrastinated all day on going to the grocery because it was cold outside.  The grocery.  Its like a fifteen minute thing to do.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 08, 2014, 12:05:16 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 07, 2014, 10:09:58 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Feb 07, 2014, 08:17:06 PM
Women could run this planet if they just threatened to stop screwing men and become lesbians.
Nah, men would just strip us of our rights and drag us back to the stone age.

Depends on the men with the ultimate power, remember we did have ultimate power for ever, and yet here we are now, I'm thinking in a couple generations things will be pretty close to parity, still a bit off at the moment even in the western world.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 08, 2014, 12:09:10 AM
Probably not, considering the way the world economies are going. Women's rights, like popular art, are a direct byproduct of an affluent society.

/speculationwankery
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 08, 2014, 12:29:21 AM
Men.  f**king barbarians.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Feb 08, 2014, 12:43:07 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Feb 08, 2014, 12:29:21 AM
Men.  f**king barbarians.
and don't forget it.   :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 08, 2014, 12:47:28 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 08, 2014, 12:09:10 AM
Probably not, considering the way the world economies are going. Women's rights, like popular art, are a direct byproduct of an affluent society.

/speculationwankery

Economies restricted in the past, and were still moving forward, if anything economic nesissity pushed women into the "real" workforce.

But if things did turn to complete shit, yes men have the genetic advantage of physical strength, and as species we have an evolutional propensity to eat the meek.

/weincormacmcarthymanfictionnow
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 08, 2014, 12:52:45 AM
I prefer a Screwfly Solution (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Screwfly_Solution) style apocalypse myself if we're going down that route.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 08, 2014, 02:09:57 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 08, 2014, 12:52:45 AM
I prefer a Screwfly Solution (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Screwfly_Solution) style apocalypse myself if we're going down that route.

Ladyfic.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 08, 2014, 02:28:51 AM
Women should just get guns and shoot all the bad men.


Bullets don't discriminate. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Predator Queen on Feb 08, 2014, 03:17:29 AM
http://houston.cbslocal.com/2014/02/06/mcgruff-the-crime-dog-actor-sentenced-to-16-years-for-pot-grenade-launcher/ (http://houston.cbslocal.com/2014/02/06/mcgruff-the-crime-dog-actor-sentenced-to-16-years-for-pot-grenade-launcher/)

the irony is palpable
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Feb 08, 2014, 03:37:23 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Feb 08, 2014, 02:28:51 AM
Women should just get guns and shoot all the bad men.

Women should just let men get guns and let them shoot other men.

Women inherit the Earth
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Feb 08, 2014, 03:44:32 AM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-43767/Worlds-GM-babies-born.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-43767/Worlds-GM-babies-born.html)

...It's happening.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 08, 2014, 03:46:09 AM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 08, 2014, 03:37:23 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Feb 08, 2014, 02:28:51 AM
Women should just get guns and shoot all the bad men.

Women should just let men get guns and let them shoot other men.

Women inherit the Earth

(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRvn7_YDTIsVEWs4odf5zCFeAbS-xdfIFu3xin0r_WB2wOA_ENJ)

Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Feb 08, 2014, 03:44:32 AM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-43767/Worlds-GM-babies-born.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-43767/Worlds-GM-babies-born.html)

...It's happening.

les enfant terrible
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Feb 08, 2014, 03:48:16 AM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 08, 2014, 03:37:23 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Feb 08, 2014, 02:28:51 AM
Women should just get guns and shoot all the bad men.

Women should just let men get guns and let them shoot other men.

Women inherit the Earth

An earth riddled with nuclear winter and radiation.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 08, 2014, 03:50:12 AM
It would be more like every weekend ending in a Red Wedding I think.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Feb 08, 2014, 03:58:17 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Feb 08, 2014, 03:48:16 AM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 08, 2014, 03:37:23 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Feb 08, 2014, 02:28:51 AM
Women should just get guns and shoot all the bad men.

Women should just let men get guns and let them shoot other men.

Women inherit the Earth

An earth riddled with nuclear winter and radiation.

Mutant women inherit the Earth 8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 08, 2014, 04:02:27 AM
 :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 08, 2014, 04:04:16 AM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 08, 2014, 03:58:17 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Feb 08, 2014, 03:48:16 AM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 08, 2014, 03:37:23 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Feb 08, 2014, 02:28:51 AM
Women should just get guns and shoot all the bad men.

Women should just let men get guns and let them shoot other men.

Women inherit the Earth

An earth riddled with nuclear winter and radiation.

Mutant women inherit the Earth 8)
Yeah but it's probably something useless like a face foot.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 08, 2014, 04:06:30 AM
Face foot lol haha
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Feb 08, 2014, 04:20:55 AM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 08, 2014, 03:58:17 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Feb 08, 2014, 03:48:16 AM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 08, 2014, 03:37:23 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Feb 08, 2014, 02:28:51 AM
Women should just get guns and shoot all the bad men.

Women should just let men get guns and let them shoot other men.

Women inherit the Earth

An earth riddled with nuclear winter and radiation.

Mutant women inherit the Earth 8)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sceglilfilm.it%2Fimages%2FNewsImgs%2Ftotal-recall-postituta-dai-tre-seni-comic-con2_news.jpg&hash=27c90d8dea1fe6987878f98afd19ee8f80ac6ee7)

I think you're on to something
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 08, 2014, 04:28:46 AM
Quote from: BANE on Feb 08, 2014, 04:04:16 AM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 08, 2014, 03:58:17 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Feb 08, 2014, 03:48:16 AM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 08, 2014, 03:37:23 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Feb 08, 2014, 02:28:51 AM
Women should just get guns and shoot all the bad men.

Women should just let men get guns and let them shoot other men.

Women inherit the Earth

An earth riddled with nuclear winter and radiation.

Mutant women inherit the Earth 8)
Yeah but it's probably something useless like a face foot.


Bwa ha ha.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Predator Queen on Feb 08, 2014, 04:58:37 AM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 08, 2014, 03:37:23 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Feb 08, 2014, 02:28:51 AM
Women should just get guns and shoot all the bad men.

Women should just let men get guns and let them shoot other men.

Women inherit the Earth

*gags*
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 08, 2014, 04:05:48 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Feb 07, 2014, 08:09:37 PM
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/International/2014/Feb-07/246687-sex-strike-against-leading-tokyo-governor-candidate.ashx#axzz2sYz4XFQp (http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/International/2014/Feb-07/246687-sex-strike-against-leading-tokyo-governor-candidate.ashx#axzz2sYz4XFQp)

lol

This guy is an idiot. The whole situation in general is FUBARed. Feminists would be proud.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 08, 2014, 04:20:40 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 08, 2014, 04:05:48 PM
This guy is an idiot. The whole situation in general is FUBARed. Feminists would be proud.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F31.media.tumblr.com%2Fab6172ded8b26168fc54decaa76a04e0%2Ftumblr_mypfjqEJnn1rac79to4_250.gif&hash=fef2d401c5e3e6969282dd1e78ecfcf6070cad6f)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Feb 08, 2014, 05:51:12 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 08, 2014, 04:20:40 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 08, 2014, 04:05:48 PM
This guy is an idiot. The whole situation in general is FUBARed. Feminists would be proud.
http://31.media.tumblr.com/ab6172ded8b26168fc54decaa76a04e0/tumblr_mypfjqEJnn1rac79to4_250.gif

That made my day! Thanks Cvalda!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 08, 2014, 05:55:05 PM
 ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Feb 08, 2014, 07:06:30 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7ihdsjIqhI#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7ihdsjIqhI#ws)

:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 08, 2014, 07:11:06 PM
WTF
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Feb 08, 2014, 07:19:00 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Feb 08, 2014, 07:06:30 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7ihdsjIqhI#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7ihdsjIqhI#ws)

Oh god... I bet alternative moms are swarming to their blogs sharing their own baby swinging experiences as we speak.

"Oops, I dropped mine by mistake when I tried the triple spin... I'm also worried about the ceiling fans now so I took my baby outside where it can't hit anything on the way up and if it gets dropped again, I'm hoping nature's blanket will cushion its fall."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Feb 08, 2014, 07:33:03 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Feb 08, 2014, 07:19:00 PM
I'm also worried about the ceiling fans now so I took my baby outside where it can't hit anything on the way up

HAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA this reminded me of

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWDZrdKrxLE#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWDZrdKrxLE#ws)

:laugh: ;D :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 09, 2014, 07:02:57 AM
http://www.salon.com/2014/02/08/the_creepy_crawly_solution_to_the_worlds_hunger_problems_eat_more_bugs/ (http://www.salon.com/2014/02/08/the_creepy_crawly_solution_to_the_worlds_hunger_problems_eat_more_bugs/)

I for one am up for some fried grasshoppers.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 09, 2014, 07:06:53 AM
As long as it's not roaches, I'd be good.



Mmmmmmmmm, Cicadas.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Feb 09, 2014, 07:56:38 AM
I'd be willing to try grasshoppers/locusts/cicadas/anything in that general area, as I imagine it wouldn't be much different to eating prawns (Shrimps for you heathens outside of Australia). Sure, it might taste different, but I don't see cracking open their shells and getting to the good stuff inside being much more off-putting.

As for cockroaches, though, no. No no no. No. No. Just no. f**k them. Kill them all, let God sort 'em out.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Feb 09, 2014, 08:59:42 AM
I've tried ground-up cricket in bread before.

Warn't bad.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenodog on Feb 09, 2014, 09:42:13 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Feb 09, 2014, 08:59:42 AM
I've tried ground-up cricket in bread before.

Warn't bad.
What did it taste like?

Sil may actually be on the money. I've heard Locust tastes something like prawn, and cooked termites a bit nutty / carrot-like.
I think selective breeding would likely be required though...the meat / shell ratio on a lot of bugs seems really low. You'd need a lot for a real meal, unlike prawns for instance.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Feb 09, 2014, 09:44:38 AM
Quote from: Xenodog on Feb 09, 2014, 09:42:13 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Feb 09, 2014, 08:59:42 AM
I've tried ground-up cricket in bread before.

Warn't bad.
What did it taste like?

Pretty good. Very spicy. But that's just because they used a lot of spices.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 09, 2014, 03:53:24 PM
These sound reaaallly tasty, too:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapulines (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapulines)

They even make tacos with em.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenodog on Feb 09, 2014, 04:04:52 PM
They do sound quite nice.
Roll on the insects I say.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 09, 2014, 05:09:19 PM
What the f**k is wrong with you people?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Feb 10, 2014, 01:09:57 AM
Witchetty grubs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witchetty_grub) are actually pretty tasty once you get over the idea of eating something called a "grub".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 10, 2014, 01:11:07 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Feb 09, 2014, 05:09:19 PM
What the f**k is wrong with you people?
Hakuna matata, mang.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Feb 10, 2014, 02:09:45 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Feb 09, 2014, 05:09:19 PM
What the f**k is wrong with you people?

I already eat shrimp 'n shellfish.

Only a tiny jump 'tween that and insects.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Feb 10, 2014, 02:14:11 AM
Not me, I prefer chicken, pig and cow on my plate, though I've had white-tailed deer and black bear now and then in my lifetime and those are pretty good.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Feb 10, 2014, 02:29:03 AM
http://nonrhotic.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/welcome-to-pussytown/ (http://nonrhotic.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/welcome-to-pussytown/)

Mother of god. What has happened to the land of my ancestors?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 10, 2014, 02:50:52 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Feb 10, 2014, 02:29:03 AM
http://nonrhotic.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/welcome-to-pussytown/ (http://nonrhotic.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/welcome-to-pussytown/)

Mother of god. What has happened to the land of my ancestors?

Welcome to the future hahaha.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 10, 2014, 03:30:47 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Feb 10, 2014, 02:29:03 AM
http://nonrhotic.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/welcome-to-pussytown/ (http://nonrhotic.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/welcome-to-pussytown/)

Mother of god. What has happened to the land of my ancestors?
This is sad.

Still, if there was ever an opportunity for invasion...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Feb 10, 2014, 03:41:18 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Feb 10, 2014, 02:29:03 AM
http://nonrhotic.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/welcome-to-pussytown/ (http://nonrhotic.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/welcome-to-pussytown/)

Mother of god. What has happened to the land of my ancestors?
Yeah, there's some weird shit going on every now and then, but some of that is just bitching for the sake of bitching. Nothing wrong with a man staying at home and taking care of the kids, in my opinion. Or if a woman doesn't know how to cook. But it's true that many of the goverment funded groups and institutions for feminism come up with a lot of weird things. It's becoming harder and harder to have an opinion that's "politically incorrect". The two subjects were people are the most touchy is this and immigration.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 10, 2014, 03:43:24 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Feb 10, 2014, 02:29:03 AM
http://nonrhotic.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/welcome-to-pussytown/ (http://nonrhotic.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/welcome-to-pussytown/)

Mother of god. What has happened to the land of my ancestors?
What a load of horseshit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 10, 2014, 03:45:19 AM
DAT MRM  :D :D :D :D :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 10, 2014, 03:46:13 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F31.media.tumblr.com%2Fab6172ded8b26168fc54decaa76a04e0%2Ftumblr_mypfjqEJnn1rac79to4_250.gif&hash=fef2d401c5e3e6969282dd1e78ecfcf6070cad6f)

inb4 DoomRulz
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 10, 2014, 03:48:07 AM
he probably runs the reddit group!! serious question doom do you take part in that board?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Feb 10, 2014, 03:49:56 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Feb 10, 2014, 02:29:03 AM
http://nonrhotic.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/welcome-to-pussytown/ (http://nonrhotic.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/welcome-to-pussytown/)

Mother of god. What has happened to the land of my ancestors?
You know, no one likes to take a good, friendly jab at the Swedes more than we do, but that article is absolute crap. But I wouldn't expect different from US 'experts' when talking about Communist Scandinavia in general lol.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 10, 2014, 04:08:40 AM
Well, speaking of YOUR neck of the woods, missy...

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2014/02/09/marius_danish_zoo_kils_young_giraffe_feeds_it_to_lions.html (http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2014/02/09/marius_danish_zoo_kils_young_giraffe_feeds_it_to_lions.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Feb 10, 2014, 04:10:47 AM
At least those lions got a little taste of home.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 10, 2014, 04:12:28 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Feb 10, 2014, 02:09:45 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Feb 09, 2014, 05:09:19 PM
What the f**k is wrong with you people?

I already eat shrimp 'n shellfish.

Only a tiny jump 'tween that and insects.

If you are starving on a desert isle.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Feb 10, 2014, 04:15:12 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 10, 2014, 04:08:40 AM
Well, speaking of YOUR neck of the woods, missy...

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2014/02/09/marius_danish_zoo_kils_young_giraffe_feeds_it_to_lions.html (http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2014/02/09/marius_danish_zoo_kils_young_giraffe_feeds_it_to_lions.html)

Yeah, that story has been all over the news... but as someone pointed out, why the uproar about this giraffe being put down, when millions of farm animals live under dire conditions every single day of their life (before they are also put down) and very few people seem to care about that? The hypocrisy...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 10, 2014, 04:16:13 AM
True :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 10, 2014, 04:16:44 AM
Niggas got to eat.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Feb 10, 2014, 04:17:35 AM
That lion looks like it needs to cut down.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Feb 10, 2014, 04:18:17 AM
I don't get why parents would take their little kids to witness the public autopsy though... :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 10, 2014, 04:19:10 AM
It's the country that gave rise to Von Trier. Why are you puzzled? :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 10, 2014, 04:20:28 AM
Well, wasn't it all because of a surplus of animals? And weren't there offers by other zoos to take it instead of it being put down?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Feb 10, 2014, 04:26:06 AM
An elephant got killed here recently in the Kruger National Park because it injured two idiotic tourists.

The tourists approached the elephant in their car, the elephant put on a show warning the tourists to keep away, they had ample opportunity to get away but didn't, the elephant rolled the car. So the elephant gets put down. In the video captured by other guests in the park, you can see the tourists were at fault.

Things like this just piss me off - animals paying for our mistakes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 10, 2014, 04:27:41 AM
Yeah that is pretty stupid.

I remember them putting down a bear in Yellowstone when I was a kid because some idiot parent rubbed honey all over her kids hands to get a bear to come close and surprise it did.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Feb 10, 2014, 04:29:33 AM
The approved zoos couldn't take him and he was basically put down, because he was the result of inbreed. Stupid regulations are stupid regulations...


Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 10, 2014, 04:19:10 AM
It's the country that gave rise to Von Trier. Why are you puzzled? :P

Says the country that would probably have called David DeCoteau, so he could shoot a softcore porn with the giraffe, before it would have died from the total lack of mental stimulation while watching his movies. :P

Spoiler
;D
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 10, 2014, 04:30:49 AM
David DeCoteau is actually Canadian :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Feb 10, 2014, 04:36:27 AM
Hey... weren't we mocking Sweden?! :D

First, I fail before Shas... twice... and now this clusterf**k... maybe I should go to bed....  :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 10, 2014, 04:38:26 AM
Yeah, you'll need some rest before you finally go see Nymphomaniac tomorrow :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 10, 2014, 04:43:07 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Feb 10, 2014, 02:29:03 AM
http://nonrhotic.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/welcome-to-pussytown/ (http://nonrhotic.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/welcome-to-pussytown/)

Mother of god. What has happened to the land of my ancestors?


HAHAHAHAHAHA
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Feb 10, 2014, 04:45:20 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 10, 2014, 04:38:26 AM
Yeah, you'll need some rest before you finally go see Nymphomaniac tomorrow :)

I'll be babysitting tomorrow. At least I've got most of the week off because of school holidays. ;D

No worries, when I get around to watch Nympho, I'll tell you all about it. :)

Spoiler
no, I won't ;D
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 10, 2014, 04:45:59 AM
>:( Get yo babysittin' ass to bed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 10, 2014, 04:49:14 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 10, 2014, 04:43:07 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Feb 10, 2014, 02:29:03 AM
http://nonrhotic.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/welcome-to-pussytown/ (http://nonrhotic.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/welcome-to-pussytown/)

Mother of god. What has happened to the land of my ancestors?


HAHAHAHAHAHA
So, basically everyone is a pussy now?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Feb 10, 2014, 04:50:32 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 10, 2014, 04:45:59 AM
>:( Get yo babysittin' ass to bed.

Or what...?

Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi58.tinypic.com%2F2rgyko9.jpg&hash=b9f0aaf4058a4ffb4582d394ae3feaaf5c8626af)

You're gonna charge me with staying awake? ;D
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 10, 2014, 04:53:17 AM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 10, 2014, 04:50:32 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 10, 2014, 04:45:59 AM
>:( Get yo babysittin' ass to bed.

Or what...?

Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi58.tinypic.com%2F2rgyko9.jpg&hash=b9f0aaf4058a4ffb4582d394ae3feaaf5c8626af)

You're gonna charge me with staying awake? ;D
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No. I'll make you watch all of Basic Instinct 2 >:3
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Feb 10, 2014, 04:59:37 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 10, 2014, 04:43:07 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Feb 10, 2014, 02:29:03 AM
http://nonrhotic.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/welcome-to-pussytown/ (http://nonrhotic.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/welcome-to-pussytown/)

Mother of god. What has happened to the land of my ancestors?

HAHAHAHAHAHA
That was mean, Aspie.

Spoiler
but you're still a beautiful 'berger in my eyes.
Spoiler
May I rub your shoulders?
Spoiler
You seem to be carrying a lot of tension in them
[close]
[close]
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Feb 10, 2014, 05:03:09 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 10, 2014, 04:53:17 AM
No. I'll make you watch all of Basic Instinct 2 >:3
...

Goodnight, Galaxy! :-X

Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi58.tinypic.com%2Fsy5wrb.jpg&hash=295af1321fa6f6fbff15eafc6fcfc2522aaad135)
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 10, 2014, 05:04:09 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Feb 10, 2014, 04:59:37 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 10, 2014, 04:43:07 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Feb 10, 2014, 02:29:03 AM
http://nonrhotic.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/welcome-to-pussytown/ (http://nonrhotic.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/welcome-to-pussytown/)

Mother of god. What has happened to the land of my ancestors?

HAHAHAHAHAHA
That was mean, Aspie.

Spoiler
but you're still a beautiful 'berger in my eyes.
Spoiler
May I rub your shoulders?
Spoiler
You seem to be carrying a lot of tension in them
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yessir


Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F31.media.tumblr.com%2F00740d5be3313e60f52f609757a9cedd%2Ftumblr_mn63g8BHjo1srzpj3o1_500.gif&hash=c12bfb3d69f9fc825442e20ccef1fb8ba0c1841a)
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 10, 2014, 02:25:10 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Feb 10, 2014, 02:29:03 AM
http://nonrhotic.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/welcome-to-pussytown/ (http://nonrhotic.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/welcome-to-pussytown/)

Mother of god. What has happened to the land of my ancestors?

If you want to know more, give this a watch. It'll scare you even more.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yn3cHsHnUPM# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yn3cHsHnUPM#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 10, 2014, 02:51:20 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F31.media.tumblr.com%2Fab6172ded8b26168fc54decaa76a04e0%2Ftumblr_mypfjqEJnn1rac79to4_250.gif&hash=fef2d401c5e3e6969282dd1e78ecfcf6070cad6f)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Feb 10, 2014, 04:11:37 PM
All dem pussy pilots be takin over and destroyin dem peenuses. Lawd have mercy!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 10, 2014, 04:19:49 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F24.media.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_ln85rimEEw1qe96rro1_400.gif&hash=023173a8fc3b12b4cac2a99ab4cd786917b0d0f1)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Feb 10, 2014, 08:55:18 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 10, 2014, 02:25:10 PM
If you want to know more, give this a watch. It'll scare you even more.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yn3cHsHnUPM# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yn3cHsHnUPM#)
I may or may not watch it. More likely I'll just skip Sweden and go to Norway instead.  :P

Quote from: Aspie on Feb 10, 2014, 05:04:09 AM
yessir
Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F31.media.tumblr.com%2F00740d5be3313e60f52f609757a9cedd%2Ftumblr_mn63g8BHjo1srzpj3o1_500.gif&hash=c12bfb3d69f9fc825442e20ccef1fb8ba0c1841a)
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Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdarkroom.neverunderdressed.com%2F980%2F160ca587f60557a81aa640130a4df591%3Af0454068b8e9260ace888bffa69fbebd%2Fsilence-of-the-lambs-lipstick.gif&hash=d042d99e8407e294315a5e916350273a197c3f7a)
I'm almost ready, my love
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vakarian on Feb 11, 2014, 08:30:25 AM
So apparently the dude that created Flappy Bird has just blown his own brains out.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 11, 2014, 08:30:52 AM
Quote from: Vakarian on Feb 11, 2014, 08:30:25 AM
So apparently the dude that created Flappy Bird has just blown his own brains out.
source pls
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vakarian on Feb 11, 2014, 08:50:36 AM
http://huzlers.com/creator-flappy-bird-commits-suicide-minutes-removing-flappy-bird-app-store/ (http://huzlers.com/creator-flappy-bird-commits-suicide-minutes-removing-flappy-bird-app-store/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 11, 2014, 09:01:49 AM
Zshake
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Feb 11, 2014, 09:04:11 AM
Google (http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/Fake-News/ss/Did-the-Creator-of-Flappy-Bird-Commit-Suicide-No-Its-Satire.htm), people (http://my.news.yahoo.com/the-creator-of-flappy-bird--dong-nguyen--committed-suicide%E2%80%A6-not-060523333.html)!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 11, 2014, 09:07:30 AM
lol, I don't care enough to Google.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vakarian on Feb 11, 2014, 09:08:33 AM
Yeah, to be honest this was something that somebody shared via Facebook. Which is why I said 'apparently.' It probably is horse shit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Feb 11, 2014, 09:10:23 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Feb 11, 2014, 09:07:30 AM
lol, I don't care enough to Google.
Yet you cared enough to ask for a source :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 11, 2014, 09:12:07 AM
Quote from: SiL on Feb 11, 2014, 09:10:23 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Feb 11, 2014, 09:07:30 AM
lol, I don't care enough to Google.
Yet you cared enough to ask for a source :laugh:
Duh. If I actually cared I would have googled it myself instead of asking for whatever Vakarian was talking about.  ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Feb 11, 2014, 09:13:34 AM
If you actually didn't care you wouldn't have asked for anything.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 11, 2014, 09:15:51 AM
Obviously I cared with small level of curiosity. Don't be such an ass.  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 11, 2014, 05:31:01 PM
Quote from: SiL on Feb 11, 2014, 09:04:11 AM
Google (http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/Fake-News/ss/Did-the-Creator-of-Flappy-Bird-Commit-Suicide-No-Its-Satire.htm), people (http://my.news.yahoo.com/the-creator-of-flappy-bird--dong-nguyen--committed-suicide%E2%80%A6-not-060523333.html)!

I must be one of the few smartphone owners who isn't touching this one. I don't see the thrill in it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Feb 11, 2014, 06:59:05 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 11, 2014, 05:31:01 PM
Quote from: SiL on Feb 11, 2014, 09:04:11 AM
Google (http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/Fake-News/ss/Did-the-Creator-of-Flappy-Bird-Commit-Suicide-No-Its-Satire.htm), people (http://my.news.yahoo.com/the-creator-of-flappy-bird--dong-nguyen--committed-suicide%E2%80%A6-not-060523333.html)!

I must be one of the few smartphone owners who isn't touching this one. I don't see the thrill in it.

Eh, I wasn't even aware of its existence until all the fuss with the creator threatening to take the game down.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 11, 2014, 07:02:28 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Feb 11, 2014, 06:59:05 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 11, 2014, 05:31:01 PM
Quote from: SiL on Feb 11, 2014, 09:04:11 AM
Google (http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/Fake-News/ss/Did-the-Creator-of-Flappy-Bird-Commit-Suicide-No-Its-Satire.htm), people (http://my.news.yahoo.com/the-creator-of-flappy-bird--dong-nguyen--committed-suicide%E2%80%A6-not-060523333.html)!

I must be one of the few smartphone owners who isn't touching this one. I don't see the thrill in it.

Eh, I wasn't even aware of its existence until all the fuss with the creator threatening to take the game down.
Same, I don't know why someone wouldn't want so much money though. He could have easily become a millionaire if he had just left it up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 11, 2014, 07:12:21 PM
Money isn't everything.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 11, 2014, 07:13:21 PM
Well, yeah. Money is just money.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 11, 2014, 07:13:55 PM
Well I was going to say you also need bitches and guns but whatever.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 11, 2014, 07:14:58 PM
Well, he is in Vietnam, right? He can get that shit pretty easily.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 11, 2014, 07:16:06 PM
Is he?  My paperweight of a phone doesn't allow me to play touchscreen games effectively so I just thought he was some rich nerdy Asian kid making dat bank.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Feb 11, 2014, 07:20:01 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Feb 11, 2014, 07:02:28 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Feb 11, 2014, 06:59:05 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 11, 2014, 05:31:01 PM
Quote from: SiL on Feb 11, 2014, 09:04:11 AM
Google (http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/Fake-News/ss/Did-the-Creator-of-Flappy-Bird-Commit-Suicide-No-Its-Satire.htm), people (http://my.news.yahoo.com/the-creator-of-flappy-bird--dong-nguyen--committed-suicide%E2%80%A6-not-060523333.html)!

I must be one of the few smartphone owners who isn't touching this one. I don't see the thrill in it.

Eh, I wasn't even aware of its existence until all the fuss with the creator threatening to take the game down.
Same, I don't know why someone wouldn't want so much money though. He could have easily become a millionaire if he had just left it up.

Yeah, he was in a great position and making lots of money. To be fair, he probably already reached millionaire status if he was making 50k a day.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 11, 2014, 07:20:52 PM
Probably, but I wasn't sure how long the game had been up for.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 11, 2014, 07:27:32 PM
The skeptic in my heart says he will release another game again.  Maybe a little more anonymously and controlled than before though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Feb 11, 2014, 07:29:16 PM
Apparently since May 2013. Obviously it wasn't making 50k since its first day but I'd guess he's a millionaire from the game now. And he has other games that are ranking high in the charts so I doubt he's losing sleep over this decision.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 11, 2014, 07:30:05 PM
Damn, son. Raking in the mulah.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 11, 2014, 07:33:29 PM
That will be you in a couple of years Cal.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 11, 2014, 07:34:54 PM
I could literally make an near exact copy of Flappy Birds in a few days.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Feb 11, 2014, 07:35:57 PM
People are already selling phones with the app on eBay for those who didn't have a chance to download it. :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 11, 2014, 07:36:50 PM
I already listed my tablet on Ebay. Hopefully some dumb f**ker takes it.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 11, 2014, 07:59:11 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Feb 11, 2014, 07:34:54 PM
I could literally make an near exact copy of Flappy Birds in a few days.  :laugh:

Make a good Colonial Marines.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Feb 11, 2014, 10:25:36 PM
Here's some happy news in the Sochi Olympics. Russian skier Anton Gafarov breaks a ski and struggles to finish the race until Canadian skier Justin Wadsworth came to his aid with a new ski and Gafarov at least finished the race.

http://t.sports.ca.msn.com/winter-olympics/news/article.aspx?cp-documentid=262201473 (http://t.sports.ca.msn.com/winter-olympics/news/article.aspx?cp-documentid=262201473)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 11, 2014, 10:35:18 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Feb 11, 2014, 10:25:36 PM
Here's some happy news in the Sochi Olympics. Russian skier Anton Gafarov breaks a ski and struggles to finish the race until Canadian skier Justin Wadsworth came to his aid with a new ski and Gafarov at least finished the race.

http://t.sports.ca.msn.com/winter-olympics/news/article.aspx?cp-documentid=262201473 (http://t.sports.ca.msn.com/winter-olympics/news/article.aspx?cp-documentid=262201473)
Classic Canada.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Feb 12, 2014, 12:44:10 AM
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-10/scientists-find-explanation-for-global-warming-pause/5248456 (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-10/scientists-find-explanation-for-global-warming-pause/5248456)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Feb 12, 2014, 01:07:01 AM
Pft, we had this kind of winter in 1906 when climate change wasn't even a thing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 12, 2014, 01:30:37 AM
Don't I remember something as a kid that the dinosaur times were like 100 degrees Fahrenheit on average?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Feb 12, 2014, 01:36:35 AM
Always suspected Adelaide was a bit behind the times. (http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/21400319/adelaide-sets-summer-record-for-extreme-heat-with-12-days-of-40-degrees-celsius-or-above/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 12, 2014, 01:40:49 AM
I can deal with heat like that, but if it never rains I get depressed.











I am an elemental being.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Feb 12, 2014, 02:48:26 AM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2539704/The-worlds-ineligible-bachelor-Iranian-wash-60-years-smokes-animal-faeces-whip-mean-decomposed-porcupine.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2539704/The-worlds-ineligible-bachelor-Iranian-wash-60-years-smokes-animal-faeces-whip-mean-decomposed-porcupine.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 12, 2014, 03:00:16 AM
f**kING IRANIANS.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 12, 2014, 02:37:22 PM
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/weird-news/chicago-news-station-left-pornhub-bookmarked-during-smartphone-report-9120995.html (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/weird-news/chicago-news-station-left-pornhub-bookmarked-during-smartphone-report-9120995.html)

Incognito mode, indeed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 13, 2014, 12:54:21 PM
A colleague of mine sent me this last night. It's proof that Native Americans' origins do in fact lie in North America as opposed to coming over from Europe (http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/02/12/completed-genome-from-clovis-era-skeleton-proves-native-american-origins-scientists-say/). This should start many interesting debates on land rights.

Also, on a different note, I'd like to point out that yesterday were the birthdays of both Charles Robert Darwin, who I'm sure you're all familiar with, and also, Barnum Brown, aka Mr. Bones!! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnum_Brown) He was the man who first discovered Tyrannosaurus Rex in 1900 8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Feb 13, 2014, 01:15:26 PM
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4487788,00.html (http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4487788,00.html)  :laugh: Btw I remember such souvenirs being sold there when I was a kid. I guess the place didn't changed much for 20 years  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 13, 2014, 01:21:41 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 13, 2014, 12:54:21 PM
A colleague of mine sent me this last night. It's proof that Native Americans' origins do in fact lie in North America as opposed to coming over from Europe (http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/02/12/completed-genome-from-clovis-era-skeleton-proves-native-american-origins-scientists-say/). This should start many interesting debates on land rights.



The article keeps saying that they originate from Asia. I was taught that this was the case since High School.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: MoonerSK on Feb 13, 2014, 01:25:33 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 13, 2014, 01:21:41 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 13, 2014, 12:54:21 PM
A colleague of mine sent me this last night. It's proof that Native Americans' origins do in fact lie in North America as opposed to coming over from Europe (http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/02/12/completed-genome-from-clovis-era-skeleton-proves-native-american-origins-scientists-say/). This should start many interesting debates on land rights.



The article keeps saying that they originate from Asia. I was taught that this was the case since High School.

i was actually surprised when i saw the title of the article as i was always taught they originated from asia not europe
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 13, 2014, 01:26:20 PM
This just means we got our information from the future.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: MoonerSK on Feb 13, 2014, 01:29:25 PM
it could also mean that Doom didn't pay attention in school so he considered it as something new :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 13, 2014, 01:34:15 PM
Cute.

Obviously I remember reading about the Bering Strait bridge. This just some new info to add to it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Feb 13, 2014, 04:48:36 PM
Quote from: MoonerSK on Feb 13, 2014, 01:25:33 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 13, 2014, 01:21:41 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 13, 2014, 12:54:21 PM
A colleague of mine sent me this last night. It's proof that Native Americans' origins do in fact lie in North America as opposed to coming over from Europe (http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/02/12/completed-genome-from-clovis-era-skeleton-proves-native-american-origins-scientists-say/). This should start many interesting debates on land rights.



The article keeps saying that they originate from Asia. I was taught that this was the case since High School.

i was actually surprised when i saw the title of the article as i was always taught they originated from asia not europe

I was taught this as well.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 13, 2014, 06:21:17 PM
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/wife-walks-in-on-husband-having-sex-675432 (http://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/wife-walks-in-on-husband-having-sex-675432)

I saw this one randomly. I had a good laugh with it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Feb 13, 2014, 06:28:57 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 13, 2014, 06:21:17 PM
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/wife-walks-in-on-husband-having-sex-675432 (http://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/wife-walks-in-on-husband-having-sex-675432)

I saw this one randomly. I had a good laugh with it.

The comments are hilarious! 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 13, 2014, 06:47:52 PM
Everybody knows that marijuana is a gateway drug to anal sex.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 13, 2014, 07:10:08 PM
The story reminds me of one of my favourite jokes.

QuoteA man was having problems with premature ejaculation so he decided to go to the doctor. He asked the doctor what could he do to cure his problem.
In response, the doctor said, "When you feel like you are getting ready to ejaculate, try startling yourself." That same day the man went to the store and bought himself a starter pistol. All excited to try this suggestion out he runs home to his wife. At home, his wife is in bed, naked and waiting on her husband. As the two begin, they find themselves in the 69 position.
The man, moments later, feels the sudden urge to come and fires the starter pistol. The next day, the man went back to the doctor. The doctor asked, "How did it go?" The man answered, "Not that well...when I fired the pistol, my wife shit on my face, bit 3 inches off my cock and my neighbor came running out of the closet with his hands up!"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 13, 2014, 07:15:59 PM
Somebody should have just told that nigga to take some advil.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: MoonerSK on Feb 13, 2014, 07:17:49 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 13, 2014, 07:10:08 PM
The story reminds me of one of my favourite jokes.

QuoteA man was having problems with premature ejaculation so he decided to go to the doctor. He asked the doctor what could he do to cure his problem.
In response, the doctor said, "When you feel like you are getting ready to ejaculate, try startling yourself." That same day the man went to the store and bought himself a starter pistol. All excited to try this suggestion out he runs home to his wife. At home, his wife is in bed, naked and waiting on her husband. As the two begin, they find themselves in the 69 position.
The man, moments later, feels the sudden urge to come and fires the starter pistol. The next day, the man went back to the doctor. The doctor asked, "How did it go?" The man answered, "Not that well...when I fired the pistol, my wife shit on my face, bit 3 inches off my cock and my neighbor came running out of the closet with his hands up!"

:laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 13, 2014, 07:31:19 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Feb 13, 2014, 06:47:52 PM
Everybody knows that marijuana is a gateway drug to anal sex.

I wonder if he came in the back door ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 15, 2014, 04:20:15 AM
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/feb/13/uk-fund-male-victims-rape-sexual-abuse (http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/feb/13/uk-fund-male-victims-rape-sexual-abuse)

A step forward :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 15, 2014, 04:21:32 AM
inb4 feminist global conspiracy
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 15, 2014, 04:22:20 AM
Ahhhh shiiitt.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 15, 2014, 04:26:59 AM
Of course this is a good thing.

Of course, someone like Doom would pin it all on feminists and evil wimmins, when in fact the shameful silence around male sexual abuse is because the majority of it is male on male, and there is still no way for the culture to rationally handle that because of gay panic and the shame many victims feel for being "emasculated".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Feb 15, 2014, 04:29:06 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLWlBgj0uOc#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLWlBgj0uOc#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 15, 2014, 04:31:04 AM
sexual assault in prison systems has a fascinating culture behind it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p1zgtEyDd0# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p1zgtEyDd0#)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG5fabqx3qk# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG5fabqx3qk#)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcjzQDjBfrg# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcjzQDjBfrg#)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TEBaUGLNLU# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TEBaUGLNLU#)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 15, 2014, 04:31:34 AM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Feb 15, 2014, 04:29:06 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLWlBgj0uOc#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLWlBgj0uOc#ws)
LOL!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Feb 15, 2014, 04:40:59 AM
I find this topic depressing to discuss, so I'll let this comedy video explain why I hate my country sometimes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG8pN3L4TXg#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG8pN3L4TXg#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 15, 2014, 04:43:27 AM
Dat starcraft theme.

Dude was funny tho.


;D


I support his anti sharking anti sharking.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 15, 2014, 01:47:01 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 15, 2014, 04:31:04 AM
sexual assault in prison systems has a fascinating culture behind it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p1zgtEyDd0# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p1zgtEyDd0#)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG5fabqx3qk# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG5fabqx3qk#)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcjzQDjBfrg# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcjzQDjBfrg#)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TEBaUGLNLU# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TEBaUGLNLU#)

Where do you think the term "rape culture" came from?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Feb 15, 2014, 07:09:42 PM
So apparently Ellen Page is gay.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ellen-page-comes-as-gay-680563 (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ellen-page-comes-as-gay-680563)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 15, 2014, 07:27:30 PM
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/climate_desk/2014/02/internet_troll_personality_study_machiavellianism_narcissism_psychopathy.html (http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/climate_desk/2014/02/internet_troll_personality_study_machiavellianism_narcissism_psychopathy.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 15, 2014, 07:28:59 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Feb 15, 2014, 07:09:42 PM
So apparently Ellen Page is gay.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ellen-page-comes-as-gay-680563 (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ellen-page-comes-as-gay-680563)
SHOCK

GASP
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 15, 2014, 07:31:51 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Feb 15, 2014, 07:09:42 PM
So apparently Ellen Page is gay.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ellen-page-comes-as-gay-680563 (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ellen-page-comes-as-gay-680563)

Spoiler
Ironically the character that stole her likeness in Last of Us also turned out to be gay.
[close]








I blame video games.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 15, 2014, 07:32:41 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Feb 15, 2014, 07:31:51 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Feb 15, 2014, 07:09:42 PM
So apparently Ellen Page is gay.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ellen-page-comes-as-gay-680563 (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ellen-page-comes-as-gay-680563)

Spoiler
Ironically the character that stole her likeness in Last of Us also turned out to be gay.









I blame video games.
[close]
SPOILERS MOTHERFRAKKER
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Feb 15, 2014, 07:37:53 PM
Look at all the Bible Bashers in the comments :laugh: I propose we start using these idiots as fuel when we run out of fossil fuels.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 15, 2014, 07:41:21 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Feb 15, 2014, 07:32:41 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Feb 15, 2014, 07:31:51 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Feb 15, 2014, 07:09:42 PM
So apparently Ellen Page is gay.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ellen-page-comes-as-gay-680563 (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ellen-page-comes-as-gay-680563)

Spoiler
Ironically the character that stole her likeness in Last of Us also turned out to be gay.
[close]








I blame video games.
SPOILERS MOTHERFRAKKER

Sorry Cal.  But go ahead and highlight it to ruin everybody elses experience.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 15, 2014, 07:49:05 PM
Whoops, I forgot to edit my post as well.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 15, 2014, 08:46:52 PM
It happens to the best of us.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 15, 2014, 08:48:33 PM
It wasn't really that big of a spoiler anyways.  :P

Hoping one of my friends buys the DLC so I can try it out.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 15, 2014, 08:49:32 PM
motherf**ker its fifteen bucks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 15, 2014, 08:53:03 PM
I don't even own the game nor do I have a PS3 with me. I had to borrow their PS3 and their copy of the game.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 15, 2014, 08:55:32 PM
This is acceptable.





Don't be one of those ramen noodle college kids.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 15, 2014, 08:57:41 PM
I like ramen noodles doe
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 15, 2014, 08:59:09 PM
I mean don't be one of those kids that buys 79 cent packages of ramen noodles to survive on because they are too lazy to get a job.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 15, 2014, 08:59:42 PM
I liked ramen noodles until I was forced to eat them almost every day for a year.

Ramen noodles are now the taste of poverty and pain.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 15, 2014, 09:07:58 PM
Indeed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Feb 15, 2014, 11:25:32 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Feb 15, 2014, 07:27:30 PM
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/climate_desk/2014/02/internet_troll_personality_study_machiavellianism_narcissism_psychopathy.html (http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/climate_desk/2014/02/internet_troll_personality_study_machiavellianism_narcissism_psychopathy.html)
Let us take a moment to listen to a lecture on trollogy from yours, truly:

What is a troll? Can anyone take a guess at this? Is it a mythical creature? Is it a basement dwelling 40 year old? Is it a well fed acne riddled preteen living comfortably on the heated second floor of its parents house, who's only form of entertainment is annoying other people?

Well, I'm here to tell you that it doesn't have to be.

Your garden variety troll these days has no frontal lobe activity, and consequently, is not very sophisticated in their attacks. For whatever reason (mommy didn't spank them enough, too much sugar, etc) they are impulsive, careless, and lack a certain...presence. The troll you should be worried about will possess an almost chameleon like quality that allows them to feed off and ravage an astronomical number of victims. The very best can accomplish this without ever outing themselves. They breeze right around moderators, sometimes provoking other members into committing offenses that result in their own banning.

Indeed, trolling can be an art, a cross between the ultimate saboteur and someone who hides in plain sight. To see what their victim is thinking, a clever troll will step inside their target, will almost wear them, will attempt to cover whatever doesn't belong (figuratively, of course). They may even pretend to be their victim, or sometimes, just like their victim. This can go on for weeks, months, or years, and is the primary method they gather intel. Sometimes they join an entire community and develop a rapport with them, slowly picking off other members and draining the intelligence of those who will listen to them. This is how many noteworthy trolls have built themselves up.

Thankfully, your typical misguided troll will grow very little over the course of their careers, never daring to challenge themselves or go beyond petty and transparent insults. They never learn to become something greater. Something far more sinister. But this is nature's design.

Let us move on to what I'm here to offer you:

I have studied the operations of the best. Their plan. Their execution. I have lived alongside them, danced with them, studied their ways, their mannerisms. I have eaten as the troll, have moved as the troll, have lived as the troll. And if you desire, I can teach you how to spot the troll, how to crush the troll, or if you dare, how to become the troll.

I have successfully taught others how to detect troll activity in Russian servers by the way hair on an ant's ass moves in the wind. I have turned momma's boys into deities, revered and worshiped across the world. Even aliens have sought out my talent.

The collective knowledge and wisdom of the troll can be yours, now. All you have to do is ask. Ask, and you shall receive.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 15, 2014, 11:48:17 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Feb 15, 2014, 07:09:42 PM
So apparently Ellen Page is gay.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ellen-page-comes-as-gay-680563 (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ellen-page-comes-as-gay-680563)

Why is this news? I never understood why people were so concerned with the sexual orientation of celebrities. Then again, this may hurt her career as an actress.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightmare Asylum on Feb 16, 2014, 12:54:18 AM
About Ellen Page, definitely didn't see that one coming. Watched her video, though, and she gave a really great inspirational speech.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 16, 2014, 04:49:32 PM
The New Zealand Prime Minister publicly denies being a lizard person (http://io9.com/the-new-zealand-prime-minister-publicly-denies-being-a-1523573490)

I'm not convinced.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 16, 2014, 05:01:40 PM
I demand autopsy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 16, 2014, 09:49:44 PM
http://solecollector.com/news/tinker-hatfield-confirms-nike-mag-will-release-with-power-laces-20151/ (http://solecollector.com/news/tinker-hatfield-confirms-nike-mag-will-release-with-power-laces-20151/)

next up hoverboard plz
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 16, 2014, 10:11:52 PM
Ah shit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 16, 2014, 10:42:11 PM
Quote from: Rong on Feb 16, 2014, 09:49:44 PM
http://solecollector.com/news/tinker-hatfield-confirms-nike-mag-will-release-with-power-laces-20151/ (http://solecollector.com/news/tinker-hatfield-confirms-nike-mag-will-release-with-power-laces-20151/)

next up hoverboard plz
They've had the shoes for a while.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Feb 16, 2014, 10:53:36 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 15, 2014, 11:48:17 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Feb 15, 2014, 07:09:42 PM
So apparently Ellen Page is gay.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ellen-page-comes-as-gay-680563 (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ellen-page-comes-as-gay-680563)

Why is this news? I never understood why people were so concerned with the sexual orientation of celebrities. Then again, this may hurt her career as an actress.

How? There are lots of openly gay male and female celebrities who are doing just fine. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 16, 2014, 11:01:27 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Feb 16, 2014, 10:42:11 PM
Quote from: Rong on Feb 16, 2014, 09:49:44 PM
http://solecollector.com/news/tinker-hatfield-confirms-nike-mag-will-release-with-power-laces-20151/ (http://solecollector.com/news/tinker-hatfield-confirms-nike-mag-will-release-with-power-laces-20151/)

next up hoverboard plz
They've had the shoes for a while.

Not with the auto shoelaces brah, and not official nikes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 16, 2014, 11:16:28 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUTMY0ek5zs#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUTMY0ek5zs#ws)

I forgot that these weren't auto laced.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Feb 16, 2014, 11:19:20 PM
*Cough* Ian McKellen *Cough*
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Feb 16, 2014, 11:21:22 PM
Quote from: The1PerfectOrganism on Feb 16, 2014, 11:19:20 PM
*Cough* Ian McKellen *Cough*

Yup! Just one of many successful openly gay actors.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Feb 16, 2014, 11:45:29 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Feb 16, 2014, 11:21:22 PM
Quote from: The1PerfectOrganism on Feb 16, 2014, 11:19:20 PM
*Cough* Ian McKellen *Cough*

Yup! Just one of many successful openly gay actors.


Neil Patrick Harris as well and you might as well count Travolta and Tommy Cruise.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 16, 2014, 11:49:27 PM
Doomrulz + Kirkland
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Feb 17, 2014, 12:00:02 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 16, 2014, 11:49:27 PM
Doomrulz + Kirkland

Is this a shipping idea for KNIGHT to write down?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 17, 2014, 12:01:34 AM
someone pls let them meet
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Feb 17, 2014, 12:02:18 AM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Feb 16, 2014, 11:45:29 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Feb 16, 2014, 11:21:22 PM
Quote from: The1PerfectOrganism on Feb 16, 2014, 11:19:20 PM
*Cough* Ian McKellen *Cough*

Yup! Just one of many successful openly gay actors.


Neil Patrick Harris as well and you might as well count Travolta and Tommy Cruise.

Ian McKellen
Stephen Fry
Jim Parsons
Ellen Page
Jodie Foster
Portia de Rossi
Ellen DeGeneres
Neil Patrick Harris
Matt Bomer
Alan Cumming
Victor Garber
Wentworth Miller
Jane Lynch
Cynthia Nixon
Zachary Quinto
George Takei
Nathan Lane
Rupert Everett
Udo Kier
David Hyde Pierce
Ben Whishaw
Wanda Sykes

Not to mention many other successful homosexual entertainers outside of acting.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 17, 2014, 12:12:30 AM
And I have great suspicions about Hugh Hefner as well.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 17, 2014, 12:13:13 AM
I remember when BANE thought Patrick Stewart was gay ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Feb 17, 2014, 12:15:48 AM
Jonathan Rhys Meyers is next to come out. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 17, 2014, 12:16:43 AM
/inyourdreams :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Feb 17, 2014, 12:18:28 AM
/cry1
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Feb 17, 2014, 12:53:30 AM
Patrick Wilson certainly got to feel Ellen Page's love in Hard Candy :-X
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 17, 2014, 12:54:18 AM
Hee hee...Hard Candy...

hee hee
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 17, 2014, 01:03:54 AM
My sister made me watch that shit.



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Feb 17, 2014, 01:21:59 AM
QuoteJodie Foster
Really?

*Internets*

Bugger me, never knew.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Feb 17, 2014, 01:54:26 AM
Quote from: SiL on Feb 17, 2014, 01:21:59 AM
QuoteJodie Foster
Really?

*Internets*

Bugger me, never knew.

She only recently told the whole world at last years Golden Globes I believe it was, in a 16 hour speech (or so it felt like) :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Feb 17, 2014, 01:58:14 AM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 17, 2014, 01:54:26 AM
Quote from: SiL on Feb 17, 2014, 01:21:59 AM
QuoteJodie Foster
Really?

*Internets*

Bugger me, never knew.

She only recently told the whole world at last years Golden Globes I believe it was, in a 16 hour speech (or so it felt like) :D

She was plagued with rumours about her sexual orientation long before that though. She probably got fed up and just came out for a bit of peace - ironically.

I never did watch that speech she made - I only saw an extract.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 17, 2014, 01:59:14 AM
It was really uncomfortable and embarrassing :P She rambled incoherently.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Feb 17, 2014, 02:03:00 AM
Like a tay inna wiiin
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 17, 2014, 04:08:04 AM
 :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Feb 17, 2014, 12:14:58 PM
http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/16/5417266/nanomotors-controlled-inside-living-human-cells-for-the-first-time (http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/16/5417266/nanomotors-controlled-inside-living-human-cells-for-the-first-time)

I've watched too much Sci Fi to consider it, even if successful at killing cancer  :o
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 17, 2014, 01:56:50 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Feb 16, 2014, 10:53:36 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 15, 2014, 11:48:17 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Feb 15, 2014, 07:09:42 PM
So apparently Ellen Page is gay.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ellen-page-comes-as-gay-680563 (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ellen-page-comes-as-gay-680563)

Why is this news? I never understood why people were so concerned with the sexual orientation of celebrities. Then again, this may hurt her career as an actress.

How? There are lots of openly gay male and female celebrities who are doing just fine. :)

Yeah, I know. Like I said though, it "might". Not every actor and actress becomes Ian McKellen though. And didn't he only come out in recent years? He's far too established for it to make a shred of difference.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Feb 17, 2014, 05:22:58 PM
Ellen Page isn't Ian McKellen but she is well established I would say...

Inception
Juno
Hard Candy
X-Men: The Last Stand

And then there are her smaller artsy cult films that have their own fans.

Not to mention that she is an actress. She becomes different characters in different movies. How her sexual orientation would have any relevance to her ability to act is beyond me. Look at the others I've listed - the only time anything has really affected any of their careers was poor choices.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 17, 2014, 05:33:10 PM
Not her ability to act as in her talent level, but her ability to act as in who will hire her because she's a lesbian. I've spoken with actors who have worked in L.A. and they've said that there are quite a few deep-seated reservations about sexual orientation. They're not exactly liberal to say the least.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Feb 17, 2014, 05:36:27 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 17, 2014, 05:33:10 PM
Not her ability to act as in her talent level, but her ability to act as in who will hire her because she's a lesbian. I've spoken with actors who have worked in L.A. and they've said that there are quite a few deep-seated reservations about sexual orientation. They're not exactly liberal to say the least.

Most of those I've listed are still doing quite well for themselves:

Quote from: Vickers on Feb 17, 2014, 12:02:18 AM
Ian McKellen
Stephen Fry
Jim Parsons
Ellen Page
Jodie Foster
Portia de Rossi
Ellen DeGeneres
Neil Patrick Harris
Matt Bomer
Alan Cumming
Victor Garber
Wentworth Miller
Jane Lynch
Cynthia Nixon
Zachary Quinto
George Takei
Nathan Lane
Rupert Everett
Udo Kier
David Hyde Pierce
Ben Whishaw
Wanda Sykes

Sure, Hollywood has a long way to go with fair-play: when it comes to homophobia, racism and sexism. But I don't think Ellen Page has too much to worry about.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 17, 2014, 05:37:44 PM
I hope so. She's a good actress.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 17, 2014, 05:38:46 PM
I don't know many actors that aren't doing well, except for the shit actors. I don't think sexual preference is going to affect much of anything.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Feb 17, 2014, 06:32:57 PM
That reminds me of the time Ridley said he wanted to do lesbians in space lol. Can't wait to see that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 17, 2014, 06:36:42 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Feb 17, 2014, 05:38:46 PM
I don't know many actors that aren't doing well, except for the shit actors. I don't think sexual preference is going to affect much of anything.
It mostly effects younger, more leading man types.

Which is why Bradley Cooper hasn't come out yet.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Feb 17, 2014, 07:05:23 PM
Huh... Didn't know Ben Whishaw was gay. Not that it helped the plum girl in Perfume: Story Of A Murderer... :-X
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 17, 2014, 07:10:55 PM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 17, 2014, 07:05:23 PM
Huh... Didn't know Ben Whishaw was gay. Not that it helped the plum girl in Perfume: Story Of A Murderer... :-X
Yup. Jane Campion introduced him to his husband, the composer for Bright Star and Top of the Lake.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Feb 17, 2014, 07:22:12 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 17, 2014, 07:10:55 PM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 17, 2014, 07:05:23 PM
Huh... Didn't know Ben Whishaw was gay. Not that it helped the plum girl in Perfume: Story Of A Murderer... :-X
Yup. Jane Campion introduced him to his husband, the composer for Bright Star and Top of the Lake.

Good for them. :)

Well, now I do seem to remember watching a clue to Whishaw's true preferences...

Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ropeofsilicon.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F10%2Fskyfall-q-clip-10232012-010422.jpg&hash=8355de44e2462cb4f709df48b3cbdf3a8bd1a2f8)

Oh my, Daniels eyes are really blue... so blue... such a strong yet vulnerable shade of blue...
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Feb 17, 2014, 07:25:42 PM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 17, 2014, 07:22:12 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 17, 2014, 07:10:55 PM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 17, 2014, 07:05:23 PM
Huh... Didn't know Ben Whishaw was gay. Not that it helped the plum girl in Perfume: Story Of A Murderer... :-X
Yup. Jane Campion introduced him to his husband, the composer for Bright Star and Top of the Lake.
Good for them. :)

Well, now I do seem to remember watching a clue to Whishaw's true preferences...

Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ropeofsilicon.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F10%2Fskyfall-q-clip-10232012-010422.jpg&hash=8355de44e2462cb4f709df48b3cbdf3a8bd1a2f8)

Oh my, Daniels eyes are really blue... so blue... such a strong yet vulnerable shade of blue...
[close]
We see nothing.

Spoiler
Nothing.
[close]
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Feb 17, 2014, 07:36:46 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Feb 17, 2014, 07:25:42 PM
We see nothing.

Spoiler
Nothing.
[close]
Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi59.tinypic.com%2F2ma4uw.jpg&hash=2a50e9e283b067bd511d4be61cde57c1d561f1a1)

They did! They bloody well did it! ;)
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Feb 17, 2014, 08:12:20 PM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 17, 2014, 07:36:46 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Feb 17, 2014, 07:25:42 PM
We see nothing.

Spoiler
Nothing.
[close]
Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi59.tinypic.com%2F2ma4uw.jpg&hash=2a50e9e283b067bd511d4be61cde57c1d561f1a1)

They did! They bloody well did it! ;)
[close]

I ship it! UNF.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 17, 2014, 08:34:13 PM
Man Allegedly Shoots And Kills 15-Year-Old Girl For Egging A Car (http://www.fox16.com/story/d/story/klrt/15667/zyex2tP5lUyczX4yUadsdA)

In before gun apologists.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 17, 2014, 08:35:08 PM
...
































































people kill people
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Feb 17, 2014, 08:36:50 PM
That's terrible. :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 17, 2014, 08:37:18 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Feb 17, 2014, 08:35:08 PM
people kill people



mostly with guns
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 17, 2014, 08:45:24 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 17, 2014, 08:37:18 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Feb 17, 2014, 08:35:08 PM
people kill people



mostly with guns

mostly with motor vehicle accidents actually but I'm just being an ass right now
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 17, 2014, 08:46:14 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Feb 17, 2014, 08:45:24 PM
mostly with motor vehicle accidents actually but I'm just being an ass right now

we're not talking accidental deaths
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 17, 2014, 08:46:45 PM
that's why I said I'm being an ass
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 17, 2014, 08:47:11 PM
stop being an ass Cal
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 17, 2014, 08:50:02 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FQo_ErapBzeY%2Fhqdefault.jpg&hash=337a0bda5e1295020360309fed90012eb51b3e3c)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 17, 2014, 08:51:38 PM
can't even post gif

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F25.media.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lqk5dfELys1r0ojhto1_500.gif&hash=c48b8b79cdcb0658e8bcd1be702af55c7847e42e)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 17, 2014, 08:52:00 PM
I couldn't find it.  :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 17, 2014, 09:43:26 PM
Dude should be arrested, egging a car is not a shooting offense.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 17, 2014, 09:49:13 PM
I think he already was.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 17, 2014, 09:55:39 PM
He shoulda just knee capped her.  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Feb 17, 2014, 09:56:19 PM
He were jist stannin his grownd.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Feb 17, 2014, 10:01:15 PM
People kill people, and they'll do it with whatevers available. Guns are convenient and add a level of seperation from the act, so it's easier then clubbing someone to death with a mace.

Remove guns and you'll just be getting knife crimes. Education is the only cure.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 17, 2014, 10:01:40 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Feb 17, 2014, 09:49:13 PM
I think he already was.

Convicted whatever it is these days.


I'm a white guy so I don't know how the jail system works.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Feb 17, 2014, 10:02:44 PM
Quote from: SM on Feb 17, 2014, 09:56:19 PM
He were jist stannin his grownd.

:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 17, 2014, 10:03:03 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Feb 17, 2014, 10:01:15 PM
Remove guns and you'll just be getting knife crimes.
Bullshit speculation.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gilfryd on Feb 17, 2014, 10:04:41 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Feb 17, 2014, 10:01:15 PMRemove guns and you'll just be getting knife crimes. Education is the only cure.

The difference is that a gun allows you to take out numerous people; it's much easier than a knife or baseball bat. The method is relevant, as the roots of violence will never go away.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Feb 17, 2014, 10:05:51 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Feb 17, 2014, 10:01:15 PM
People kill people, and they'll do it with whatevers available. Guns are convenient and add a level of seperation from the act, so it's easier then clubbing someone to death with a mace.

Remove guns and you'll just be getting knife crimes. Education is the only cure.

It's 'Murica Education ain't gonna happen.

Also over here in the UK, there are less deaths and injuries because of lack of guns, that is a fact.

But since I REALLY don't want to argue about it, I'll just say that I respect the fact you're devoted to your 2nd ammendmant.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 17, 2014, 10:06:10 PM
lot harder to kill someone with a knife than a gun... so i've heard.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Feb 17, 2014, 10:09:03 PM
I'm actually not advocating guns xD I think they need tighter regulation, but I in no way meant that to read as 'meh, people kill anyway'.

Just pointing out that all weapons are tools, and tools are useless without people wanting to use them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gilfryd on Feb 17, 2014, 10:10:41 PM
Quote from: The1PerfectOrganism on Feb 17, 2014, 10:05:51 PMI respect the fact you're devoted to your 2nd amendment.

You shouldn't. It's antiquated bullshit. Nut-jobs think it needs more protection than the countless people being harmed/killed because of it. It's insanity.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Feb 17, 2014, 10:11:42 PM
Quote from: Gilfryd on Feb 17, 2014, 10:04:41 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Feb 17, 2014, 10:01:15 PMRemove guns and you'll just be getting knife crimes. Education is the only cure.

The difference is that a gun allows you to take out numerous people; it's much easier than a knife or baseball bat. The method is relevant, as the roots of violence will never go away.

I seem to have been unclear, as I completely agree with this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 17, 2014, 10:12:18 PM
America could definitely be a more chill place.  We are a first world country that some consider the last superpower and we are pretty ghetto top to bottom if I remember right the most violent first world country there is.


I don't know that you can do anything with guns at this point because people just aren't going to turn them over when the gubermant comes to get them.

They tried that in Katrina in New Orleans being sneaky as f**k and the place is as violent as its always been. 

I'm for stricter regulation, but that's only going to keep crazy people from getting it.  Its not going to keep thugs from having weapons. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Feb 17, 2014, 10:13:42 PM
That's very true, you also made this pop into my head:
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekalerts.com%2Fu%2Fdead-space-plasma-cutter-replicas.jpg&hash=3237cab94e5acf26d87d1448a7a5ee0a0f2b21b4)

"Tools"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Feb 17, 2014, 10:15:43 PM
Thugs will have guns. Thats why im more for reducing the number of thugs.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 17, 2014, 10:16:11 PM
Quote from: Rong on Feb 17, 2014, 10:06:10 PM
lot harder to kill someone with a knife than a gun... so i've heard.
not if you sneak up on em FROM BEHIND
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 17, 2014, 10:18:14 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Feb 17, 2014, 10:12:18 PM
I'm for stricter regulation, but that's only going to keep crazy people from getting it.  Its not going to keep thugs from having weapons.

Thugs are usually killing other thugs, not shooting girls on the street for egging cars.. jus sayin.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Feb 17, 2014, 10:19:17 PM
Quote from: Gilfryd on Feb 17, 2014, 10:10:41 PM
Quote from: The1PerfectOrganism on Feb 17, 2014, 10:05:51 PMI respect the fact you're devoted to your 2nd amendment.

You shouldn't. It's antiquated bullshit. Nut-jobs think it needs more protection than the countless people being harmed/killed because of it. It's insanity.


Jebus, I just didn't want to get into an argument and it has no bearing on me, I don't live in America.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 17, 2014, 10:31:10 PM
Quote from: Rong on Feb 17, 2014, 10:18:14 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Feb 17, 2014, 10:12:18 PM
I'm for stricter regulation, but that's only going to keep crazy people from getting it.  Its not going to keep thugs from having weapons.

Thugs are usually killing other thugs, not shooting girls on the street for egging cars.. jus sayin.

Or breaking into peoples houses or stealing somebody's vehicles.


Didn't say that they were the ONLY gun problem in the US but the largest pandemic of shooting occurs in the poor innercity.  Shooting kids will get the headlines, but that's only a fraction of the deaths that occur every year.

The majority of the deaths in the United States occur in poverty stricken neighborhoods were drugs and gangs are a problem.

Despite the anarchy the media would have you believe, the murder rates have continued to drop for the US for like a decade.

Could always do better not saying we can't.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 17, 2014, 11:07:20 PM
Honestly, If I were a homicidal maniac who had no access to a gun I'd wait until parade day, steal a car, wear a balaclava and run hundreds of people over.

Cars don't kill people.

People kill people.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 17, 2014, 11:47:49 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Feb 17, 2014, 10:31:10 PM
Quote from: Rong on Feb 17, 2014, 10:18:14 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Feb 17, 2014, 10:12:18 PM
I'm for stricter regulation, but that's only going to keep crazy people from getting it.  Its not going to keep thugs from having weapons.

Thugs are usually killing other thugs, not shooting girls on the street for egging cars.. jus sayin.

Or breaking into peoples houses or stealing somebody's vehicles.


People break in to houses and steal cars regardless of guns, if there were less guns there would be less deaths.

if guns were outlawed with harsh sentencing like we have here people wouldn't be using them to rob people as much, the sentence here for getting caught with an unregistered gun is 7 years, if its handgun your f**ked, and if its an armed robbery your even more f**ked, less guns the better.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Feb 17, 2014, 11:51:33 PM
Quote from: Rong on Feb 17, 2014, 11:47:49 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Feb 17, 2014, 10:31:10 PM
Quote from: Rong on Feb 17, 2014, 10:18:14 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Feb 17, 2014, 10:12:18 PM
I'm for stricter regulation, but that's only going to keep crazy people from getting it.  Its not going to keep thugs from having weapons.

Thugs are usually killing other thugs, not shooting girls on the street for egging cars.. jus sayin.

Or breaking into peoples houses or stealing somebody's vehicles.


People break in to houses and steal cars regardless of guns, if there were less guns there would be less deaths.

if guns were outlawed with harsh sentencing like we have here people would be using them to rob people as much, the sentence here for getting caught with an unregistered gun is 7 years, if its handgun your f**ked, and if its an armed robbery your even more f**ked, less guns the better.

Agreed. Access to guns needs to be much more restricted.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: TheLoneSpoon on Feb 17, 2014, 11:53:37 PM
otherwise

this happens

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/80842012/ (http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/80842012/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 18, 2014, 12:04:48 AM
Quote from: Rong on Feb 17, 2014, 11:47:49 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Feb 17, 2014, 10:31:10 PM
Quote from: Rong on Feb 17, 2014, 10:18:14 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Feb 17, 2014, 10:12:18 PM
I'm for stricter regulation, but that's only going to keep crazy people from getting it.  Its not going to keep thugs from having weapons.

Thugs are usually killing other thugs, not shooting girls on the street for egging cars.. jus sayin.

Or breaking into peoples houses or stealing somebody's vehicles.


People break in to houses and steal cars regardless of guns, if there were less guns there would be less deaths.

if guns were outlawed with harsh sentencing like we have here people would be using them to rob people as much, the sentence here for getting caught with an unregistered gun is 7 years, if its handgun your f**ked, and if its an armed robbery your even more f**ked, less guns the better.

It wont ever happen so its a moot point anyways.  The USA will never get rid of the second amendment.  The smartest thing that anybody ever tried to do to regulate the situation was Obama buying up all the ammo for about six months there was no ammo and gun stores couldn't sell any weapons because nobody had anything to shoot.  That only worked until the manufacturers started mass producing ammo. 

They can only hope to regulate it more thoroughly, and they won't make gun crimes any more penalized than they are right now because of all the bleeding heart liberals that want to stand up for the poor unfortunate inner city kids that will undoubtedly take the brunt of sharper laws.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Feb 18, 2014, 02:06:57 PM
People already have their mind set on guns before entering into a discussion, so these discussions usually fall on deaf ears or result in insulting remarks and snide comments but OK.

I am a gun owner, and I don't care what anyone thinks about it.  I own a fire arm to protect myself, and my family from being a victim to any dangers that might find itself entering my home.  If that day never comes I am truly grateful.  If it ever does, I am happy to know that I can do something about it.  If you don't like it, I don't care.  Insult away.  Your not the one protecting me, or my family.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: TheLoneSpoon on Feb 18, 2014, 02:08:02 PM
your not either the gun is lol

be a real man

get a kendo stick

BAMBOO MOTHERCUKER
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 18, 2014, 02:11:17 PM
I don't think there is anything wrong with owning a gun. The problem starts and ends with the owner, as far as I'm concerned. I know gun owners personally and they're very intelligent folks. They know what a gun is capable of and so they use them responsibly, i.e. for target practice at shooting ranges. And of course, there are the nutjobs who are prone to violence and shouldn't be allowed to own one.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: TheLoneSpoon on Feb 18, 2014, 02:12:19 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbHH5xZcVvQ# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbHH5xZcVvQ#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Feb 18, 2014, 02:27:32 PM
Go ahead with the insults Lonespoon, your not going to be the only one.  It doesn't make me look bad when you act like a jerk.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: TheLoneSpoon on Feb 18, 2014, 02:28:42 PM
I was only joking guy :c </3
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Feb 18, 2014, 03:08:42 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Feb 18, 2014, 02:06:57 PM
People already have their mind set on guns before entering into a discussion, so these discussions usually fall on deaf ears or result in insulting remarks and snide comments but OK.

I am a gun owner, and I don't care what anyone thinks about it.  I own a fire arm to protect myself, and my family from being a victim to any dangers that might find itself entering my home.  If that day never comes I am truly grateful.  If it ever does, I am happy to know that I can do something about it.  If you don't like it, I don't care.  Insult away.  Your not the one protecting me, or my family.

"Homo-sapiens and their guns."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 18, 2014, 03:51:16 PM
I've been assaulted twice, and almost attacked and raped on a street corner once.

Do I feel paranoid enough to own a gun? No.

Also, preeeettyyy sure most burglaries occur when you are not home -- so the odds of you ever going all vigilante on some masked bandit are pretty low.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Feb 18, 2014, 04:00:54 PM
That's your opinion and your choice.  I've been in an abusive relationship and had a gun pointed to my head.  I'm still a gun owner, it's my choice.

Being a gun owner does not make one paranoid or vigilante.  It's a personal decision.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Feb 18, 2014, 05:08:10 PM
I'm just glad I live somewhere where I'll never find myself in the dilemma of whether one should own firearms for personal protection.

I also recognize that there's a massive cultural difference with regards to gun culture in Europe and the US, a schism of sorts that probably grew out of the downfall of the Second World War. The US turned more militaristic while Europe had finally had enough and turned to the overall pacifist route.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Feb 18, 2014, 05:18:31 PM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 18, 2014, 05:08:10 PM
I'm just glad I live somewhere where I'll never find myself in the dilemma of whether one should own firearms for personal protection.

I also recognize that there's a massive cultural difference with regards to gun culture in Europe and the US, a schism of sorts that probably grew out of the downfall of the Second World War. The US turned more militaristic while Europe had finally had enough and turned to the overall pacifist route.

"Too many wars, too many f**king wars."

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Feb 18, 2014, 05:55:27 PM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 18, 2014, 05:08:10 PM
I'm just glad I live somewhere where I'll never find myself in the dilemma of whether one should own firearms for personal protection.


Be very grateful for this, I hate the fact that I even had to make this decision. 

A few years ago the coast of Florida was hit with three hurricanes in a row.  We lost power on the coast for weeks, people went crazy.  Some came from out of state to loot houses, the National Guard ended up showing up.  Our little quiet town was ravaged, sadly the house in front of mine had two people crash through their sliding glass door in the middle of the night. 

I also took on the responsibility of another person, so it's more than just my life that I am responsible for.  I would never wish harm on another human being.  It would sadden me to no end to ever have to make the choice to hurt someone in self defense, all life is precious.  So much violence, it's all very sad  :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Feb 18, 2014, 06:01:34 PM
I used to know a girl in Mississippi had something similar happen when she lived on the coast.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Feb 18, 2014, 06:02:37 PM
I've been mugged at knife point, had one home broken into and another attempted break-in at a different house while I was home.

I don't own a gun. Sure, with not having any children around, I would feel more at ease about owning a gun. But I still can't bring myself to getting one. I would feel uneasy.

I just think many gun owners (many... not all) are careless and access to their guns are easy for others. And in many school shooting incidents abroad, the children had access to guns at home.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 18, 2014, 06:11:28 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 18, 2014, 03:51:16 PM
I've been assaulted twice, and almost attacked and raped on a street corner once.

Do I feel paranoid enough to own a gun? No.

Also, preeeettyyy sure most burglaries occur when you are not home -- so the odds of you ever going all vigilante on some masked bandit are pretty low.


My mom had a stalker and none of us really knew how serious it could be.  After months and months of this dude crawling on top of stuff to look into our windows and the police not doing anything about it (it snowed once and this guy had even grown so confident about not getting caught or was a dumbass and had tracks going right back to the house he was staying at and it somehow didn't warrant a police investigation) my dad had enough.

Sit under the window for an hour waiting for the guy to try and catch a peep of the room my mom was in and when he did and she saw him she screamed, my dad busted the window out and the guy shit himself running away after having a .357 pointed at his head.

My dad caught full sight of the guy called the police (it was of course the guy whose tracks led back to this other persons house he was staying with) told them if they didn't come over he was going to beat this kids ass and finally the police opened up an investigation so the people he was staying with kicked him out and he moved somewhere else.  Everytime he saw my dad he'd freak the f**k out.

I don't think most people actually get guns to shoot anything with but more as a deterrent.  After this fool had a weapon pointed at his head things de-escalated very quickly.  I was like 9 when this all went down so I'm not the macho one in this story because had I been older the guy would've shit himself in fear by my presence alone.

Personally of the ones I've owned I've only ever got them to shoot, I had no self defense plans with them.  All the ones I buy in Lexington end up back in Hopkinsville so I can shoot them at the range.  Might have some subconscious desire to remain proficient since you only get to shoot once a year in the guard unless your about to deploy.   

My sister is also a hippy and won't take any guns (she will shoot them but not own one), so I bought her a whole bunch of tasers and mace cannons instead.  It was a good idea I thought because she's smallish but she once shot the mace cannon and I was beside her and the stuff blew into my face.

Much pain.  But at least they work.






Quote from: Vickers on Feb 18, 2014, 06:02:37 PM
I've been mugged at knife point, had one home broken into and another attempted break-in at a different house while I was home.

I don't own a gun. Sure, with not having any children around, I would feel more at ease about owning a gun. But I still can't bring myself to getting one. I would feel uneasy.

I just think many gun owners (many... not all) are careless and access to their guns are easy for others. And in many school shooting incidents abroad, the children had access to guns at home.

People are careless.  Dudes were shooting high powered hunting rifles off the road one time in Hopkinsville, they were like 300 yards away and thought they were safe about hitting anything near the road.  They were wrong and popped a lady in the arm.  I'm all for tougher restrictions on giving them out to people.  Better background checks, mandatory classes, I wouldn't even mind being forced to buy one of those digital thumbprint lockers that only open for you so kids couldn't tamper with them while you were away.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 18, 2014, 08:30:17 PM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 18, 2014, 05:08:10 PM
grew out of the downfall of the Second World War. The US turned more militaristic while Europe had finally had enough and turned to the overall pacifist route

Bahahhahahahahaha. The worst part about this statement is you "probably" truly believe it.

The second amendment has been around pre ww2.

And it doesn't explain other countries outside of "Europe" that didn't see war who have progressive intelligent gun laws.

Personal opinion now:

I Understand American gun laws appeal to people who are "afraid" but ultimately it's just a exercise in escalation, owning a gun is now the baseline,

My mother got robbed about 6months back, she interrupted the thief as he was unplugging the tv he had already put all her belongings in a basket in the middle of the room, he had a massive wrench as a weapon, he ended up dropping that and running off (clearly it was for self defence ) , I could only imagine if one or both of my mother and the thief had a gun, someone would probably be dead right now.

My point is The gun laws that you think are protecting you are also putting guns in the wrong peoples hands, so your now way more likely to get shot and killed.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 18, 2014, 08:42:18 PM
The trick is to be a better shooter than the other guy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Feb 18, 2014, 08:43:33 PM
The trick, Mr. Kimarhi, is not minding that you're shot.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 18, 2014, 08:44:07 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Feb 18, 2014, 08:42:18 PM
The trick is to be a better shooter than the other guy.

Lol more escalation, so if the the other guy (bad guy) is a better shooter your even more f**ked lol.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 18, 2014, 08:54:42 PM
Quote from: Rong on Feb 18, 2014, 08:44:07 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Feb 18, 2014, 08:42:18 PM
The trick is to be a better shooter than the other guy.

Lol more escalation, so if the the other guy (bad guy) is a better shooter your even more f**ked lol.

Not if you follow SpaceMarines advice.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 19, 2014, 01:21:08 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2561467/Firearms-officer-wins-sex-discrimination-case-against-police-chiefs-gun-big-small-hands.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2561467/Firearms-officer-wins-sex-discrimination-case-against-police-chiefs-gun-big-small-hands.html)

I don't want to live on this planet anymore. The fact that this was taken seriously really makes me feel sorry for U.K. residents who had to foot the bill.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Feb 19, 2014, 02:13:49 PM
Hahahaha.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 19, 2014, 02:17:39 PM
... Weapons for law enforcement does need to cater to the different proportions brought on by gender.


But I am confused as to why payment was ordered.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 19, 2014, 02:19:26 PM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 19, 2014, 03:19:26 PM
I wonder if she can fit this in her hands...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 19, 2014, 03:23:04 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Feb 19, 2014, 03:19:26 PM
I wonder if she can fit this in her hands...
She'd have to find it first :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 19, 2014, 03:23:34 PM
 :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 19, 2014, 03:29:28 PM
Don't make it so easy, Cal :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 19, 2014, 03:32:38 PM
But I like it when you insult me.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 19, 2014, 03:33:55 PM
I'm not insulting you, I'm insulting the dumb bro-shit you say :P There's a difference.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Feb 19, 2014, 04:44:13 PM
Quote from: Rong on Feb 18, 2014, 08:30:17 PM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 18, 2014, 05:08:10 PM
grew out of the downfall of the Second World War. The US turned more militaristic while Europe had finally had enough and turned to the overall pacifist route

Bahahhahahahahaha. The worst part about this statement is you "probably" truly believe it.

The second amendment has been around pre ww2.

And it doesn't explain other countries outside of "Europe" that didn't see war who have progressive intelligent gun laws.

What are you talking about? Did you even read what I actually wrote? :P

PS: 'progressive intelligent gun laws' sounds like an expression you've picked up from looking a bit too much at NRAs website or similar sources. I know spin when I see it...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 19, 2014, 04:51:23 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 19, 2014, 02:17:39 PM
... Weapons for law enforcement does need to cater to the different proportions brought on by gender.


But I am confused as to why payment was ordered.

Meh, everyone's a crybaby. It's too easy to sue people and organisations.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 19, 2014, 05:12:25 PM
And yet the tribunal found their cases convincing enough to award them the STAGGERING sum of £35,000 each (less than a year's salary) -- this is a crime against humanity! Obviously these two women clouded the poor judges minds with their sinister pheromones.

Either that, or the company is legitimately at fault for hiring them in the first place and then failing to reasonably accommodate them for the position, which is actually a provision companies are expected to uphold, and not just for pathetic whiny wimmins.

But of course, this is the Daily Mail (amazing source) trolling for dumb moralist outrage. Achieved, clearly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 19, 2014, 05:38:48 PM
I think they should have been accommodated. Or put on desk duty.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 19, 2014, 05:43:07 PM
The telling part is this:

QuoteThe barricade was built for an officer of average male height and only offered support for those much taller. It is not known how tall the women were.

The tribunal found there was no justification for this.

The reason they won the lawsuit is because the job was explicitly designed around men, but it is NOT a job only men can do. Tailoring a job that can be performed by both sexes to only one of them, just because it is "man's work", is sexist, and is why they won the payout.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 19, 2014, 05:44:49 PM
Pretty much.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 19, 2014, 05:50:15 PM
http://movies.yahoo.com/news/bible-producers-cut-satan-scenes-son-god-following-050000376.html (http://movies.yahoo.com/news/bible-producers-cut-satan-scenes-son-god-following-050000376.html)

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 19, 2014, 06:15:07 PM
People are too scared to rock the boat man. 




Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Feb 19, 2014, 06:28:42 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Feb 19, 2014, 05:50:15 PM
http://movies.yahoo.com/news/bible-producers-cut-satan-scenes-son-god-following-050000376.html (http://movies.yahoo.com/news/bible-producers-cut-satan-scenes-son-god-following-050000376.html)

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Someone isn't happy about this. :D

Spoiler
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 19, 2014, 06:43:35 PM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 19, 2014, 04:44:13 PM
Quote from: Rong on Feb 18, 2014, 08:30:17 PM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 18, 2014, 05:08:10 PM
grew out of the downfall of the Second World War. The US turned more militaristic while Europe had finally had enough and turned to the overall pacifist route

Bahahhahahahahaha. The worst part about this statement is you "probably" truly believe it.

The second amendment has been around pre ww2.

And it doesn't explain other countries outside of "Europe" that didn't see war who have progressive intelligent gun laws.

What are you talking about? Did you even read what I actually wrote? :P

I read what you wrote, I even quoted it. Firstly I understand English is your second language and I should go easy, but some of the shit that dribbles out of your mouth needs to be called out.

Europeans are just as "Militaristic" as the US often being allied in wars the U.S are fighting in (same with S'traya for that matter), on top of that Gun Control has zero to f**k all to do with a country being "Militaristic". In the United States gun control is limited by the 2nd amendment, that was drafted sometime before WW2......

Quote from: Eva on Feb 19, 2014, 04:44:13 PMPS: 'progressive intelligent gun laws' sounds like an expression you've picked up from looking a bit too much at NRAs website or similar sources. I know spin when I see it...

You think you know spin huh?, if you could comprehend what I've written you'd realise I advocate stronger gun control so why would I quote the "NRA" or "Similar Sources"  if that were the case?

The "progressive intelligent gun laws" I'm talking about are in effect in "Australia" which also didn't see conflict in WW2 (Darwin doesn't count)....

That statement I originally quoted is some "Doomrulz" level ignorant retarded bullshit, if it were him saying it he'd get nailed to the wall for it, you shouldn't get a free pass.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 19, 2014, 06:56:29 PM
The real reason the second amendment is around is because the US Government wanted an auxiliary force to draw from should they be invaded again by those Imperialistic brits.  It is also a half measure against our own Government should the federal government decide to go apeshit and mass totalarian the people will have some way to resist.

Why guns will never be taken out of the country is because people are so paranoid about our own government that any attempts to seize or greatly regulate the firearms one could buy (lets say you can only legally have handguns instead of semi-auto rifles) then I honestly think it would be met with open resistance.  People don't trust the government since all this conflict since 9/11 and they have a right not to.  Patriot act, NSA snooping, holding non uniformed combatants without trial, droning US Citizens.  I honestly believe that personally these things were done to protect the homeland, but its a slippery slope to go down.

Our forefathers made the bed, and we will be sleeping in it for awhile. 

The US violent crime rates are slowly going down so maybe people will just stop being idgets as we become a more progressive society.  I think there are several factions in the US just waiting for their shot at mayhem and enforcing some ban on the second amendment would give them reason to start it.

But maybe I'm just paranoid.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 19, 2014, 07:04:27 PM
Quote from: Rong on Feb 19, 2014, 06:43:35 PM
That statement I originally quoted is some "Doomrulz" level ignorant retarded bullshit, if it were him saying it he'd get nailed to the wall for it, you shouldn't get a free pass.
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Feb 19, 2014, 07:06:39 PM
How about some space news?  Anyone? 

Here's our little rover from orbit:

http://www.nasa.gov/jpl/mro/opportunity-pia17941/#.UwUAS4WwXws (http://www.nasa.gov/jpl/mro/opportunity-pia17941/#.UwUAS4WwXws)


Awe :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 19, 2014, 07:12:13 PM
I know the Mars one thing isn't going to happen, but yall don't even know how close I was to putting a packet in for it. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Feb 19, 2014, 07:30:56 PM
Quote from: Rong on Feb 19, 2014, 06:43:35 PM
I read what you wrote, I even quoted it. Firstly I understand English is your second language and I should go easy, but some of the shit that dribbles out of your mouth needs to be called out.

Europeans are just as "Militaristic" as the US often being allied in wars the U.S are fighting in (same with S'traya for that matter), on top of that Gun Control has zero to f**k all to do with a country being "Militaristic". In the United States gun control is limited by the 2nd amendment, that was drafted sometime before WW2.

Europeans are every bit as cunning and unreliable as always. But the mentality here when it comes to warfare and weaponry is entirely different than the mentality that seemed to grow in the US during the Cold War/Vietnam War era. Entirely different.

I'll bet that most US citizens have no idea what that 2nd amendment was actually intended to counter, by the people who originally implemented it. Referencing it, has simply become the knee-jerk reaction when someone is asked why they have or like guns. Sometimes they can't bother to make up some rational argument why they need an AK47, so it's just 'I have the right to, that's why.'


QuoteThe "progressive intelligent gun laws" I'm talking about are in effect in "Australia" which also didn't see conflict in WW2 (Darwin doesn't count)....

40,000 Australians died on the battlefield in WW2, almost as high a casualty number as the number of British soldiers dead in defeating Germany & Japan. Australia was under threat from a Japanese invasion from the North. 'Didn't see conflict in WW2'?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Le Celticant on Feb 19, 2014, 09:03:04 PM
QuoteThe "progressive intelligent gun laws" I'm talking about are in effect in "Australia" which also didn't see conflict in WW2 (Darwin doesn't count)....

There's a reason it is called "WORLD war II".
Almost no country in the world escaped the massacre.
And even if the battlefield wasn't brought to their county the impact war had was considerable (cultural, economical, geographically...)

As always history is a trick to blind most of us.
We remember what we want but not what exactly happened.

On the 2nd amendment thing, that shit is old.
The reason it still exist today is because of its enormous economical reliability.
Gun makes a lot of money in fields like justice, medical care, insurance / banks (pretty much everything the capitalism is being fed by) and they can be sold on the black market very easily in foreign countries without having the us government to step in and being seen as an axe of evil providing weapons since this is done by individual people who do the dirty work (lord of war? anyone?)
It's the kind of third gold you can have with oil.

Why it was declare in the first place and why it still exist today are two different things.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 19, 2014, 09:09:42 PM
Europeans arguing about American history and politics
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 19, 2014, 09:19:46 PM
Quote from: Le Celticant on Feb 19, 2014, 09:03:04 PM
QuoteThe "progressive intelligent gun laws" I'm talking about are in effect in "Australia" which also didn't see conflict in WW2 (Darwin doesn't count)....

There's a reason it is called "WORLD war II".
Almost no country in the world escaped the massacre.
And even if the battlefield wasn't brought to their county the impact war had was considerable (cultural, economical, geographically...)

As always history is a trick to blind most of us.
We remember what we want but not what exactly happened.

On the 2nd amendment thing, that shit is old.
The reason it still exist today is because of its enormous economical reliability.
Gun makes a lot of money in fields like justice, medical care, insurance / banks (pretty much everything the capitalism is being fed by) and they can be sold on the black market very easily in foreign countries without having the us government to step in and being seen as an axe of evil providing weapons since this is done by individual people who do the dirty work (lord of war? anyone?)
It's the kind of third gold you can have with oil.

Why it was declare in the first place and why it still exist today are two different things.

The lord of war thing isn't really applicable to the average civilian since he isn't going to have access to a treasure trove of fully automatic weapons, grenades, and anti armor rocket launchers.

Not even gun shops have that shit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Feb 19, 2014, 09:27:01 PM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 19, 2014, 07:30:56 PM
Quote from: Rong on Feb 19, 2014, 06:43:35 PM
The "progressive intelligent gun laws" I'm talking about are in effect in "Australia" which also didn't see conflict in WW2 (Darwin doesn't count)....

40,000 Australians died on the battlefield in WW2, almost as high a casualty number as the number of British soldiers dead in defeating Germany & Japan. Australia was under threat from a Japanese invasion from the North. 'Didn't see conflict in WW2'?

From Britain to North Africa (including El Alamein), from Sicily to Italy, and all across the whole Pacific in places like New Guinea and the Philippines to name a few, even on the home islands of Japan.

Australia would have been invaded if it weren't for the U.S/Australians defeating the Japanese fleet in the Battle of the Coral Sea in the first ever battle in which the fleets wouldn't see each other as the carrier planes would do all the fighting. If Japan had succeeded they would be in a stronger position to invade Australia directly with sea, air and ground forces.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 19, 2014, 09:28:43 PM
http://www.wxyz.com/news/mom-opens-fire-on-home-invaders-in-detroit-to-defend-children (http://www.wxyz.com/news/mom-opens-fire-on-home-invaders-in-detroit-to-defend-children)

Oh shit.


Also should point out that the places with some of the strictest gun laws in America are the ones with the highest violent crime rates.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Feb 19, 2014, 10:28:23 PM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 19, 2014, 07:30:56 PM40,000 Australians died on the battlefield in WW2, almost as high a casualty number as the number of British soldiers dead in defeating Germany & Japan.

Erm, not arguing with the rest of your point, but "almost" as in just over 10%?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Feb 19, 2014, 11:02:48 PM
http://www.messagetoeagle.com/worldsoldesttoycar.php#.UwU3_YU4Nkh (http://www.messagetoeagle.com/worldsoldesttoycar.php#.UwU3_YU4Nkh)

7500 year old toy car.

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 19, 2014, 11:04:10 PM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 19, 2014, 07:30:56 PM

I'll bet that most US citizens have no idea what that 2nd amendment was actually intended to counter, by the people who originally implemented it. Referencing it, has simply become the knee-jerk reaction when someone is asked why they have or like guns. Sometimes they can't bother to make up some rational argument why they need an AK47, so it's just 'I have the right to, that's why.'


Lets not generalise. I personally think its great that the Americans have a constitution (kinda wish in terms of privacy they would stick to it ) , i wish we had one in Australia in some cases, although not the second amendment because i find it redundant in many ways.



Quote from: Eva on Feb 19, 2014, 07:30:56 PM
QuoteThe "progressive intelligent gun laws" I'm talking about are in effect in "Australia" which also didn't see conflict in WW2 (Darwin doesn't count)....

40,000 Australians died on the battlefield in WW2, almost as high a casualty number as the number of British soldiers dead in defeating Germany & Japan. Australia was under threat from a Japanese invasion from the North. 'Didn't see conflict in WW2'?

That Statement was in regards to the insinuation that the US didn't really bear the brunt of the war thats why they are "Militaristic" my reference to Aus is that we were as distant from ww2 as the Americans "418,500 dead", yet there is not correlation between gun laws or gun culture.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Feb 19, 2014, 11:47:49 PM
Quote from: Rong on Feb 19, 2014, 11:04:10 PM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 19, 2014, 07:30:56 PM
QuoteThe "progressive intelligent gun laws" I'm talking about are in effect in "Australia" which also didn't see conflict in WW2 (Darwin doesn't count)....

40,000 Australians died on the battlefield in WW2, almost as high a casualty number as the number of British soldiers dead in defeating Germany & Japan. Australia was under threat from a Japanese invasion from the North. 'Didn't see conflict in WW2'?

That Statement was in regards to the insinuation that the US didn't really bear the brunt of the war thats why they are "Militaristic" my reference to Aus is that we were as distant from ww2 as the Americans "418,500 dead", yet there is not correlation between gun laws or gun culture.

I've made no insinuation like that whatsoever. I'm talking about the only victorious post-WW2 industrial superpower that survived the war pretty much completely intact. Britain was in ruins. Germany was in ruins. Japan was in ruins. The Soviet Union was in ruins. How many dead Russians - 10 million? 20 million? How much of Hitler's war machine did they crush on their own on the Eastern Front - a third? I don't know, but they might have a different view as to who carried the heavy load in that war... which is completely besides the point I was making anyway.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 19, 2014, 11:53:11 PM
Quote from: Rong on Feb 19, 2014, 06:43:35 PM
That statement I originally quoted is some "Doomrulz" level ignorant retarded bullshit, if it were him saying it he'd get nailed to the wall for it, you shouldn't get a free pass.

Enjoy your higher Watched rating.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 19, 2014, 11:54:44 PM
Doom at it again!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Feb 20, 2014, 12:06:27 AM
Don't talk about mods. Only other members. Zlol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 20, 2014, 12:14:56 AM


Quote from: Eva on Feb 19, 2014, 11:47:49 PM
Quote from: Rong on Feb 19, 2014, 11:04:10 PM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 19, 2014, 07:30:56 PM
QuoteThe "progressive intelligent gun laws" I'm talking about are in effect in "Australia" which also didn't see conflict in WW2 (Darwin doesn't count)....

40,000 Australians died on the battlefield in WW2, almost as high a casualty number as the number of British soldiers dead in defeating Germany & Japan. Australia was under threat from a Japanese invasion from the North. 'Didn't see conflict in WW2'?

That Statement was in regards to the insinuation that the US didn't really bear the brunt of the war thats why they are "Militaristic" my reference to Aus is that we were as distant from ww2 as the Americans "418,500 dead", yet there is not correlation between gun laws or gun culture.

I've made no insinuation like that whatsoever.

I'm glad that you agree that ww2 has absolutely nothing to do with America's gun culture


Quote from: Eva on Feb 18, 2014, 05:08:10 PM

massive cultural difference with regards to gun culture in Europe and the US, a schism of sorts that grew out of the downfall of the Second World War. The US turned more militaristic while Europe had finally had enough and turned to the overall pacifist route.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on Feb 20, 2014, 12:16:56 AM
Quote"We don't know where that statement came from. The eyewitnesses on the scene clearly state that he had a Wii controller in his hand. He heard a knock at the door. He asked who it was, there was no response so he opened the door and upon opening the door he was immediately shot in the chest," Law said.
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/attorney-teen-was-shot-having-wii-controller-hand/ndSrL/ (http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/attorney-teen-was-shot-having-wii-controller-hand/ndSrL/)

Sounds like you guys should make bulletproof vests everyday wear over there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 20, 2014, 12:21:36 AM
Aint nothing you can really do when you open the door and get blasted by the police.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 20, 2014, 12:23:38 AM
Wii controllers can be dangerous.  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 20, 2014, 12:25:14 AM
I'm just saying you can't really blame gun violence on the people when its the police shooting you. 







It was a female officer though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Feb 20, 2014, 12:27:31 AM
Police are peeps doe.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 20, 2014, 12:27:37 AM
HER HORMONES WERE GOING CRAZY!

She shouldn't be doing police work anyway; that's MAN'S work!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 12:29:11 AM
MRM! MRM!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 20, 2014, 12:29:58 AM
I was serious.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 20, 2014, 12:31:03 AM
Quote from: BANE on Feb 20, 2014, 12:27:37 AM
HER HORMONES WERE GOING CRAZY!

She shouldn't be doing police work anyway; that's MAN'S work!

Its obvious she was hormonal because she rang a doorbell, blasted a kid, then sat down on his couch.

And cried.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 20, 2014, 12:31:16 AM
Quote from: Vickers on Feb 20, 2014, 12:06:27 AM
Don't talk about mods. Only other members. Zlol

Oh come on we all know green mods aren't real mods  :laugh:

still got a warning  :-\

next time i'll be more politically correct with my insults
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 20, 2014, 12:31:47 AM
Don't worry, I got a warning recently too.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 20, 2014, 12:32:25 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Feb 20, 2014, 12:23:38 AM
Wii controllers can be dangerous.  :P

Psh, amateur.

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 20, 2014, 12:32:37 AM
I once got kicked from imdb for arguing with a mod in Hudson quotes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 12:33:05 AM
Quote from: BANE on Feb 20, 2014, 12:27:37 AM
HER HORMONES WERE GOING CRAZY!

She shouldn't be doing police work anyway; that's MAN'S work!
Quote from: BANE on Feb 20, 2014, 12:29:58 AM
I was serious.
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Quote from: Rong on Feb 20, 2014, 12:31:16 AM
next time i'll be more politically correct with my insults
This is how you get away with it Rong, take notes:

Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 12, 2014, 03:39:17 PM
Cvalda, your ignorance is outweighed only by your stupidity and your arrogance.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Feb 20, 2014, 12:36:38 AM
Quote from: Rong on Feb 20, 2014, 12:31:16 AM
still got a warning  :-\

I just find it funny how people can say shitty things to other members on here but the moment you say something that isn't even insulting regarding a mod, all hell breaks loose.

Quote from: Rong on Feb 20, 2014, 12:31:16 AM
Oh come on we all know green mods aren't real mods  :laugh:

:laugh: If this was GTA, you'd have a 4-star wanted rating.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 20, 2014, 12:38:06 AM
I got a warning for
Quote from: BANE on Feb 17, 2014, 02:49:15 PM
Quote from: dragonthingy on Feb 17, 2014, 09:51:34 AM
Also Lord of the Rings
Put my balls in your mouth and suck for the rest of eternity, dickface.

so I guess there's a certain limit...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 12:38:40 AM
lord of the rings sucks
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 12:39:08 AM
led zeppelin is worse than Rebecca black
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Feb 20, 2014, 12:40:17 AM
That's B.S Bane, what you said was completely justified.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 12:40:48 AM
Quote from: The1PerfectOrganism on Feb 20, 2014, 12:40:17 AM
That's B.S Bane/Rong, what you said was completely justified.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 20, 2014, 12:41:02 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 12:38:40 AM
lord of the rings sucks
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 12:39:08 AM
led zeppelin is worse than Rebecca black
PUT MY BALLS
IN YOUR MOUTHS
AND SUCK
FOR THE REST
OF ETERNITY
___________

I'm trying to see what the magic word is.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 20, 2014, 12:41:29 AM
Quote from: BANE on Feb 20, 2014, 12:41:02 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 12:38:40 AM
lord of the rings sucks
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 12:39:08 AM
led zeppelin is worse than Rebecca black
PUT MY BALLS
IN YOUR MOUTHS
AND SUCK
FOR THE REST
OF ETERNITY
___________

My nig.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 12:41:39 AM
What kind of balls are we talking here? Malted Milk?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 20, 2014, 12:42:05 AM
MY

TESTEEEES!!!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 20, 2014, 12:42:23 AM
I imagine the salted variety.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 12:42:30 AM
jaw breakers?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 20, 2014, 12:42:46 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 12:42:30 AM
jaw breakers?
Yep.

Blue ones.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Feb 20, 2014, 12:42:57 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 12:38:40 AM
lord of the rings sucks

Only thing is... it's the father of nearly all modern fantasy and Peter Jackson's adaption of tge trilogy to motion picture couldn't have been asked to be better. So yeah... there's that, but other than that you're entitled to your WRONG opinion.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 20, 2014, 12:43:28 AM
Quote from: BANE on Feb 20, 2014, 12:42:46 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 12:42:30 AM
jaw breakers?
Yep.

Blue ones.

He's on a roll.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 20, 2014, 12:43:58 AM
Quote from: The1PerfectOrganism on Feb 20, 2014, 12:42:57 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 12:38:40 AM
lord of the rings sucks

Only thing is... it's the father of nearly all modern fantasy and Peter Jackson's adaption of tge trilogy to motion picture couldn't have been asked to be better. So yeah... there's that, but other than that you're entitled to your WRONG opinion.
NO No no no no no no do not engage in conversation about it, it was a jab, don't start her going please I like to keep some things sacred delete your message please.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 12:44:23 AM
Quote from: BANE on Feb 20, 2014, 12:42:46 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 12:42:30 AM
jaw breakers?
Yep.

Blue ones.


LOLyessir


Quote from: The1PerfectOrganism on Feb 20, 2014, 12:42:57 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 12:38:40 AM
lord of the rings sucks

Only thing is... it's the father of nearly all modern fantasy and Peter Jackson's adaption of tge trilogy to motion picture couldn't have been asked to be better. So yeah... there's that, but other than that you're entitled to your WRONG opinion.


she was being... Lolnvm
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 12:44:54 AM
Quote from: The1PerfectOrganism on Feb 20, 2014, 12:42:57 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 12:38:40 AM
lord of the rings sucks

Only thing is... it's the father of nearly all modern fantasy and Peter Jackson's adaption of tge trilogy to motion picture couldn't have been asked to be better. So yeah... there's that, but other than that you're entitled to your WRONG opinion.
I was being facetious, kid. Calm down.

Quote from: BANE on Feb 20, 2014, 12:43:58 AM
NO No no no no no no do not engage in conversation about it, it was a jab, don't start her going please I like to keep some things sacred delete your message please.
TOO LATE




It is overrated, though. As a piece of writing ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 20, 2014, 12:45:03 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 12:33:05 AM

Quote from: Rong on Feb 20, 2014, 12:31:16 AM
next time i'll be more politically correct with my insults
This is how you get away with it Rong, take notes:

Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 12, 2014, 03:39:17 PM
Cvalda, your ignorance is outweighed only by your stupidity and your arrogance.

The irony was i was kinda sticking up for him saying everyone gives him a hard time, can't f**k with the popo
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 20, 2014, 12:47:01 AM
Quote from: Rong on Feb 20, 2014, 12:45:03 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 12:33:05 AM

Quote from: Rong on Feb 20, 2014, 12:31:16 AM
next time i'll be more politically correct with my insults
This is how you get away with it Rong, take notes:

Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 12, 2014, 03:39:17 PM
Cvalda, your ignorance is outweighed only by your stupidity and your arrogance.

The irony was i was kinda sticking up for him saying everyone gives him a hard time, can't f**k with the popo
Is Doom going to warn himself?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 12:47:28 AM
u didn't insult da wimminz Rong


ur Watched rating just quadrupled
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 20, 2014, 12:48:12 AM
How do you think I get away with all the shit I say?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Feb 20, 2014, 12:49:08 AM
I'm not angry, but I've heard people legitimately mean the same thing.

And I will fight them lol.

I honestly wish we had more adaptions of other influential books.

Dark Tower would be rad.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Feb 20, 2014, 12:49:39 AM
If it was ShadowPred or ikarop, there wouldn't even be an issue. :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 20, 2014, 12:50:49 AM
Awww, Doom is awesome though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Feb 20, 2014, 12:51:01 AM
Hey that's democ- wait no it's actually dictatorship.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 20, 2014, 12:53:00 AM
The horrors of how a warning is sent because the sender couldn't take a joke. lulz
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 12:54:47 AM
lol I wonder if mods are reportable


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Feb 20, 2014, 12:55:22 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 20, 2014, 12:53:00 AM
The horrors of how a warning is sent because the sender couldn't take a joke. lulz


*Cue Emperor Laugh-track*
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 20, 2014, 12:56:34 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 12:54:47 AM
lol I wonder if mods are reportable





We should be. Ultimate Predator used to be a mod before something or other happened with a post he made. Or so I've heard that's what got his mod status revoked.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 20, 2014, 12:57:29 AM
Quote from: BANE on Feb 20, 2014, 12:50:49 AM
Awww, Doom is awesome though.

He doesn't bother me.





But I haven't lived under the heels of his oppression either.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Feb 20, 2014, 01:02:42 AM
Quote from: Rong on Feb 20, 2014, 12:14:56 AM
I'm glad that you agree that ww2 has absolutely nothing to do with America's gun culture

You're glad I agree with you on something I've never actually said?

Quote from: Eva on Feb 18, 2014, 05:08:10 PM
massive cultural difference with regards to gun culture in Europe and the US, a schism of sorts that grew out of the downfall of the Second World War.

Quote from: Eva on Feb 19, 2014, 07:30:56 PMBut the mentality here when it comes to warfare and weaponry is entirely different than the mentality that seemed to grow in the US during the Cold War/Vietnam War era.

I find it funny how you choose to interpret my above words, as me talking about the time period during WW2 instead of after WW2 - especially considering you left this kind little jab at my lack of reading and/or articulation skills:

Quote from: Rong on Feb 19, 2014, 06:43:35 PM
Firstly I understand English is your second language and I should go easy, but some of the shit that dribbles out of your mouth needs to be called out.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Feb 20, 2014, 01:03:00 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 12:54:47 AM
lol I wonder if mods are reportable

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 20, 2014, 01:04:21 AM
Eva and Rong yall should just give it up mang before feelins are hurt.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Feb 20, 2014, 01:13:22 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 12:54:47 AM
lol I wonder if mods are reportable

Wonder no longer.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 01:19:40 AM
Quote from: SM on Feb 20, 2014, 01:13:22 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 12:54:47 AM
lol I wonder if mods are reportable

Wonder no longer.

Well all right then.


QUICK POLL:

Who thinks this is an insult, and that no humor could even be traced in it?

Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 12, 2014, 03:39:17 PM
Cvalda, your ignorance is outweighed only by your stupidity and your arrogance.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 20, 2014, 01:21:32 AM
Quote from: BANE on Feb 20, 2014, 12:50:49 AM
Awww, Doom is awesome though.

I dont hate doom, he say's some questionable things, but its good to have someone with a differing opinion, i also hope collectively we can help him with some of those questionable opinions  :laugh:

Quote from: Kimarhi on Feb 20, 2014, 01:04:21 AM
Eva and Rong yall should just give it up mang before feelins are hurt.

it's a great argument because neither of us are American.



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Feb 20, 2014, 01:22:25 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 01:19:40 AM
Quote from: SM on Feb 20, 2014, 01:13:22 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 12:54:47 AM
lol I wonder if mods are reportable

Wonder no longer.

Well all right then.


QUICK POLL:

Who thinks this is an insult, and that not humor could even be traced in it?

Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 12, 2014, 03:39:17 PM
Cvalda, your ignorance is outweighed only by your stupidity and your arrogance.


I think Cvalda is more than capable of fighting her own battles.



Also, yes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 01:23:33 AM
lol this isn't for Cvalda


Also 1-0
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 01:26:15 AM
Quote from: Rong on Feb 20, 2014, 01:21:32 AM
it's a great argument because neither of us are American.
I think you can both agree that is something to be thankful for :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 20, 2014, 01:30:15 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 20, 2014, 12:56:34 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 12:54:47 AM
lol I wonder if mods are reportable





We should be. Ultimate Predator used to be a mod before something or other happened with a post he made. Or so I've heard that's what got his mod status revoked.

Of course we're reportable. Why wouldn't we be? We may be mods but we're still posters as well.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Feb 20, 2014, 01:31:12 AM
If Cvalda and Doom likes to exchange jabs at their own level of wit, let them. As long as they're both in on it - and yes, they're both perfectly capable of fighting their own battles. ;)


Quote from: Kimarhi on Feb 20, 2014, 01:04:21 AM
Eva and Rong yall should just give it up mang before feelins are hurt.

If my feelings were hurt, I could choose to throw a couple of very personal insults back at Rong and wave goodbye to my Nicest Member Award (we all know Aspie will get it next time anyway).

What's 'hurt', is probably more my expectations that if someone wishes to call on me regarding something I've said, at least show me the respect of getting what I actually said right.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 20, 2014, 01:32:12 AM
I wasn't talking about yalls feelins.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 01:37:50 AM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 20, 2014, 01:31:12 AM
If Cvalda and Doom likes to exchange jabs at their own level of wit, let them. As long as they're both in on it - and yes, they're both perfectly capable of fighting their own battles. ;)


lolwut


My intention wasn't to shield Cvalda away from the mod, it was to show if Rong can get reported for categorizing doomrulz's opinion WITH HIS OWN OPINION... How does Doomrulz get away with a direct insult void of opinion. Like it was fact.





Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 01:41:13 AM
Also, I'm the only one with any wit in that scenario, so you're being unfair to DoomRulz, Eva.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 20, 2014, 01:42:47 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 01:41:13 AM
Also, I'm the only one with any wit in that scenario, so you're being unfair to DoomRulz, Eva.

lol reported!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 01:44:26 AM
I was just talking about fairness ???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Feb 20, 2014, 01:54:23 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 01:41:13 AM
Also, I'm the only one with any wit in that scenario, so you're being unfair to DoomRulz, Eva.

:D

Well, I was basically just using the two of you as an example - not just you guys specifically. Point was: I don't have a problem with users (in general!) finding their own level of exchanging whatever. Views, sarcasm, humorous insults etc. As long as they are both fine with that common level and you're not throwing around stuff that'll make the mods go ballistic.

As for me being 'happy about not being an American'.... yeah, you're right about that one...

... not because I have anything whatsoever against Americans however. I chat with a bunch of you every week ffs. I just don't particularly endorse the dominant view in the US on how a society should be run.

I'd rather live in Australia, despite the possibility that certain persons in that region of the world, wouldn't exactly welcome me with open arms. :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 20, 2014, 01:58:38 AM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 20, 2014, 01:54:23 AM
I'd rather live in Australia, despite the possibility that certain persons in that region of the world, wouldn't exactly welcome me with open arms. :D

MFW

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.smh.com.au%2F2013%2F01%2F21%2F3969398%2Fart-JOHN_JARRETT2-620x349.jpg&hash=afce6a1647cfa738a389319cc9e4e550fda0b946)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vakarian on Feb 20, 2014, 01:59:37 AM
I could never live in Australia...too much censorship for my liking.

Does have hot sandy beaches and hot wimin tho.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Feb 20, 2014, 02:00:47 AM
Only if you're playing video games, and even then we finally have an R18+ rating for games previously banned.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vakarian on Feb 20, 2014, 02:02:05 AM
Ah...news to me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Feb 20, 2014, 02:03:10 AM
Be preferable if you're white and don't come by boat though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 02:03:39 AM
i'd be afraid of the giant spiders
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Feb 20, 2014, 02:04:20 AM
Australia seems lovely. I have a friend who lives there. It's just the marriage equality laws that need some work but they will get there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 20, 2014, 02:05:00 AM
I like 'Murica but my list of foreign countries is seen through ACU patterned glasses.


I'd really like to see more of Germany and I honestly wouldn't mind going back to Ethiopia since the three months there were more like being foreign exchange student rather than a deployed soldier.  Have no desire to go back to Kuwait or Djibouti.  Ever.


I'd really like to go to Canada, Australia, South Korea and Japan before I expire though. 




Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 02:05:52 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 02:03:39 AM
i'd be afraid of the giant spiders
Aspie, there are tarantulas in Texas, you know. :3
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_brown_tarantula (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_brown_tarantula)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 20, 2014, 02:06:36 AM
He never goes outside.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Feb 20, 2014, 02:10:48 AM
I like Canada...

Maybe I'd check out Australia, though I'd like to see Europe too.

Most of all I want to see... Alberta... a province in Canada way, way west of me. Maybe even move there if I really like it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 20, 2014, 02:14:10 AM
Yeah I still got quite a few places I need to see in the states.


Not covered any of the northeast, have never been to Alaska, have never been to the west coast.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 02:15:17 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 02:05:52 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 02:03:39 AM
i'd be afraid of the giant spiders
Aspie, there are tarantulas in Texas, you know. :3
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_brown_tarantula (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_brown_tarantula)

i'd take that

over this:

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.telegraph.co.uk%2Fmultimedia%2Farchive%2F01080%2Fearth-graphics-200_1080291a.jpg&hash=c10aee5f01f9c70a8203968eeaa3224aaa669dc3)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 02:15:25 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Feb 20, 2014, 02:14:10 AM
Not covered any of the northeast, have never been to Alaska, have never been to the west coast.
I've lived in all of them. Even Alaska. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vakarian on Feb 20, 2014, 02:15:39 AM
I've been all over, Thailand, 'Murica, Spain, France, Africa, Malaysia, Amsterdam, Turkey....Coming to think of it, I used to travel a lot!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 20, 2014, 02:15:53 AM
Quote from: Vickers on Feb 20, 2014, 02:04:20 AM
Australia seems lovely. I have a friend who lives there. It's just the marriage equality laws that need some work but they will get there.

Once we get rid of the lot currently in power.

Been to europe a bit of asia... yet to see the states.

but it all certainly gave me a greater appreciation for S'traya.

I wanna see more of the middle east and africa... f**king love north africa.

everywhere else just seems overcrowded.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Feb 20, 2014, 02:18:49 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 02:03:39 AM
i'd be afraid of the giant spiders

The small ones are way more dangerous.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 02:20:00 AM
Quote from: SM on Feb 20, 2014, 02:18:49 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 02:03:39 AM
i'd be afraid of the giant spiders

The small ones are way more dangerous.

lol rather die by a small poison bite than make eye contact with a golden orb spidah
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 20, 2014, 02:21:56 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 02:15:25 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Feb 20, 2014, 02:14:10 AM
Not covered any of the northeast, have never been to Alaska, have never been to the west coast.
I've lived in all of them. Even Alaska. :P

How is it even possible to live in all the states?



And why would you leave Hawai'i?  Well I know probably why you left, its expensive, but still.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 02:22:58 AM
Never actually been to Hawaii :P But I've been almost everywhere in North America, minus Mexico (despite living thirty minutes from the border for years) and most of Canada.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Feb 20, 2014, 02:25:07 AM
Quote from: SM on Feb 20, 2014, 02:18:49 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 02:03:39 AM
i'd be afraid of the giant spiders

The small ones are way more dangerous.

Get a cat.

Or just don't live in a shed in the Australian outback...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 02:26:33 AM
man I have 4 cats I would never subject them to eight legged freaks sized spiders and sharks that probably travel on land
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 20, 2014, 02:26:59 AM
Hawai'i is pretty sweet.  Only place I've ever been to that I would've stayed if I could.  Loved it there.  People are chill as hell too.








But its so expensive.  My first house I lived in Kentucky would go for millions of dollars.  It was a two bedroom house with an office that there would've had like two families in it just to pay the rent there.  Four dollar quart milk.  Ihop for four is like seventy dollars.  Ridiculous.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 02:29:42 AM
Welcome to any place that isn't the South :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Feb 20, 2014, 02:31:52 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 02:26:33 AM
man I have 4 cats I would never subject them to eight legged freaks sized spiders and sharks that probably travel on land
1. Equip cats with camouflage
2. Observe as cats sneak up upon their prey from behind and it's crunchy time. Yummy.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.inlander.com%2Fimager%2Fcat-friday-these-cats-are-ready-for-halloween-are-you%2Fb%2Foriginal%2F2200024%2Ff0fa%2Fspider.jpg&hash=2cf999f6dcf562364e2a959c7c8eee3c073b7456)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 20, 2014, 02:33:11 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 02:29:42 AM
Welcome to any place that isn't the South :P

Not the south sounds horrible.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 02:33:48 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 02:29:42 AM
Welcome to any place that isn't the South :P


u'd make a pretty interesting Texan lolololol



Quote from: Eva on Feb 20, 2014, 02:31:52 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 02:26:33 AM
man I have 4 cats I would never subject them to eight legged freaks sized spiders and sharks that probably travel on land
1. Equip cats with camouflage
2. Observe as cats sneak up upon their prey from behind and it's crunchy time. Yummy.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.inlander.com%2Fimager%2Fcat-friday-these-cats-are-ready-for-halloween-are-you%2Fb%2Foriginal%2F2200024%2Ff0fa%2Fspider.jpg&hash=2cf999f6dcf562364e2a959c7c8eee3c073b7456)

LOL one time our neighbor's cat brought in a mouse from outside into our house to teach our purely inside cats how to hunt.


all they did was hiss and crap all over the place trying to flee from it  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Feb 20, 2014, 02:41:04 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 02:33:48 AM
all they did was hiss and crap all over the place trying to flee from it  :laugh:

Just like some humans do when they spot a mouse. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 02:42:29 AM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 20, 2014, 02:41:04 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 02:33:48 AM
all they did was hiss and crap all over the place trying to flee from it  :laugh:

Just like some humans do when they spot a mouse. :)



eeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwww noooooooooooooooo
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 20, 2014, 02:43:58 AM
I just look at a mouse and he leaves.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 02:44:56 AM
"that Kentuckian probably wants to sex me"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Feb 20, 2014, 02:46:24 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Feb 20, 2014, 02:43:58 AM
I just look at a mouse and he leaves.
I just look at a mouse and it gives me a massage - and then it leaves.

Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi207.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fbb125%2FCheeriotown%2Fcat_amp_mouse.jpg&hash=2ff4af16831a148c1433f4d218142172d308d013)
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 20, 2014, 02:47:07 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 02:44:56 AM
"that Kentuckian probably wants to sex me"


lmao mayyyybbbeee

If Rhinos aren't safe.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Feb 20, 2014, 03:11:02 AM
Quote from: Eva on Feb 20, 2014, 02:41:04 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 02:33:48 AM
all they did was hiss and crap all over the place trying to flee from it  :laugh:

Just like some humans do when they spot a mouse. :)

Jump on a chair and yell "THAAAAMAS!!!"?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Feb 20, 2014, 05:54:51 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNB3N6DWVTs#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNB3N6DWVTs#ws)

:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 05:59:44 AM
Quote from: WinterActual on Feb 20, 2014, 05:54:51 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNB3N6DWVTs#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNB3N6DWVTs#ws)

:laugh:


pls tell me how this is remotely funny
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Feb 20, 2014, 06:09:42 AM
Pussy whipped...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Feb 20, 2014, 07:45:26 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 05:59:44 AM
Quote from: WinterActual on Feb 20, 2014, 05:54:51 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNB3N6DWVTs#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNB3N6DWVTs#ws)

:laugh:


pls tell me how this is remotely funny

Yeah, not funny at all. :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 20, 2014, 07:46:19 AM
theres a "in communist russia" joke in there somewhere.... but das f**ked.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Feb 20, 2014, 08:19:14 AM
WinterActual has shared his views on women getting beat up before. No surprises here.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 20, 2014, 08:19:45 AM
Typical Wacktual.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Predator Queen on Feb 20, 2014, 08:35:13 AM
Most of us deal with a lot of snow about now but some of us on this planet we call Earth deal with something a lot more funny.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWcdERE9OwA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWcdERE9OwA)

TUMBLEWEEDS
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Feb 20, 2014, 08:45:41 AM
Quote from: Predator Queen on Feb 20, 2014, 08:35:13 AM
Most of us deal with a lot of snow about now but some of us on this planet we call Earth deal with something a lot more funny.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWcdERE9OwA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWcdERE9OwA)

TUMBLEWEEDS

News reporter: 'These tumbleweeds are no joke. Some of them are still taller than I am!'

:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Feb 20, 2014, 09:36:36 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 05:59:44 AM

pls tell me how this is remotely funny
It reminds me of Saints Row. The Whip's physics are similar to the Penetrator's (the dildo weapon)  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 20, 2014, 09:41:07 AM
Christ...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Feb 20, 2014, 09:42:09 AM
I must've been using a different Penetrator ...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 20, 2014, 11:05:21 AM
its not a game its real lyfe bloke.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Feb 20, 2014, 11:09:57 AM
Uhg, countries like Russia really piss me off. LOOK OUT, a peaceful demonstration we don't agree with! Attack!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Feb 20, 2014, 12:03:46 PM
Not saying this to condone anything, but Pussy Riot aren't exactly peaceful.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Feb 20, 2014, 12:22:53 PM
I'm vaguely aware of that, but it doesn't change the fact it was a peaceful protest. Then again, I get the feeling them being beaten on camera was the intended plan.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 20, 2014, 12:26:40 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Feb 20, 2014, 05:54:51 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNB3N6DWVTs#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNB3N6DWVTs#ws)

:laugh:

Geez, the Russians don't mess about, do they?

Quote from: Predator Queen on Feb 20, 2014, 08:35:13 AM
Most of us deal with a lot of snow about now but some of us on this planet we call Earth deal with something a lot more funny.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWcdERE9OwA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWcdERE9OwA)

TUMBLEWEEDS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWcdERE9OwA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWcdERE9OwA)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Feb 20, 2014, 01:37:46 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Feb 20, 2014, 09:36:36 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 05:59:44 AM

pls tell me how this is remotely funny
It reminds me of Saints Row. The Whip's physics are similar to the Penetrator's (the dildo weapon)  :laugh:

Do you really feel the need to go to such extremes for attention?  You know no one here is going to agree with you, so why keep doing this?  Yes PR was looking for attention, but to post it as a joke is not funny.  You know it's not funny, and you know no one here is going to find it funny.  So why keep doing this? 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 20, 2014, 01:43:05 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Feb 20, 2014, 09:36:36 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 05:59:44 AM

pls tell me how this is remotely funny
It reminds me of Saints Row. The Whip's physics are similar to the Penetrator's (the dildo weapon)  :laugh:

Hey dude. I know it may seem funny to you and that's your business, but some people may take offense to what you're saying. Just ease up with the humour.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Feb 20, 2014, 01:48:23 PM
That wasn't funny at all. Period.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Feb 20, 2014, 02:12:47 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Feb 20, 2014, 01:37:46 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Feb 20, 2014, 09:36:36 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 05:59:44 AM

pls tell me how this is remotely funny
It reminds me of Saints Row. The Whip's physics are similar to the Penetrator's (the dildo weapon)  :laugh:

Do you really feel the need to go to such extremes for attention?  You know no one here is going to agree with you, so why keep doing this?  Yes PR was looking for attention, but to post it as a joke is not funny.  You know it's not funny, and you know no one here is going to find it funny.  So why keep doing this?

You guys get pissed off literally by everything. Stop giving a shit, seriously. If you cry over everyone who gets hurt in a video you will die by dehydration  :laugh: Btw I don't seek agreement. If you don't agree with something its your choice you know, I don't care about it and I don't care if someone agrees with me or not :laugh:

I am wondering how would you reacted if I used "  :'( " instead of "  :laugh: " ? One single emoticon can wage a war these days.. Awesome!

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Feb 20, 2014, 02:20:00 PM
Considering emoticons are actually pretty important in conveying yourself online, I wouldn't devalue them like that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Feb 20, 2014, 02:22:39 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Feb 20, 2014, 02:12:47 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Feb 20, 2014, 01:37:46 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Feb 20, 2014, 09:36:36 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 05:59:44 AM

pls tell me how this is remotely funny
It reminds me of Saints Row. The Whip's physics are similar to the Penetrator's (the dildo weapon)  :laugh:

Do you really feel the need to go to such extremes for attention?  You know no one here is going to agree with you, so why keep doing this?  Yes PR was looking for attention, but to post it as a joke is not funny.  You know it's not funny, and you know no one here is going to find it funny.  So why keep doing this?

You guys get pissed off literally by everything. Stop giving a shit, seriously. If you cry over everyone who gets hurt in a video you will die by dehydration  :laugh: Btw I don't seek agreement. If you don't agree with something its your choice you know, I don't care about it and I don't care if someone agrees with me or not :laugh:

I am wondering how would you reacted if I used "  :'( " instead of "  :laugh: " ? One single emoticon can wage a war these days.. Awesome!

No, we don't get pissed off by everything actually. But when it comes to sensitive topics like that and the video is on a disturbing kind of level, there's just simply nothing funny about it.

How did you expect people to react posting that video and using a laughing emoticon?

You're comparing a serious situation to a f**king video game. You either really lack empathy or you're very childish when it comes to serious topics or you just have warped views on the subject.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 20, 2014, 02:28:39 PM
Guys, don't drag it out. What was said, has been said, let's leave it at that and not aggravate the situation.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Feb 20, 2014, 02:31:50 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Feb 20, 2014, 02:12:47 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Feb 20, 2014, 01:37:46 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Feb 20, 2014, 09:36:36 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 05:59:44 AM

pls tell me how this is remotely funny
It reminds me of Saints Row. The Whip's physics are similar to the Penetrator's (the dildo weapon)  :laugh:

Do you really feel the need to go to such extremes for attention?  You know no one here is going to agree with you, so why keep doing this?  Yes PR was looking for attention, but to post it as a joke is not funny.  You know it's not funny, and you know no one here is going to find it funny.  So why keep doing this?

You guys get pissed off literally by everything. Stop giving a shit, seriously. If you cry over everyone who gets hurt in a video you will die by dehydration  :laugh: Btw I don't seek agreement. If you don't agree with something its your choice you know, I don't care about it and I don't care if someone agrees with me or not :laugh:

I am wondering how would you reacted if I used "  :'( " instead of "  :laugh: " ? One single emoticon can wage a war these days.. Awesome!

Because you constantly post jokes about beating women.  Dude, just stop.

Oh yeah, here's my emoticon

Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1006.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf184%2Fcadgs47%2FMiddlefinger.jpg&hash=5d648105c1f3390dee1f4fd0c19c7c1ebe246fa6) (http://media.photobucket.com/user/cadgs47/media/Middlefinger.jpg.html)
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*Sorry Doom. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 02:37:07 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Feb 20, 2014, 02:12:47 PM
You guys get pissed off literally by everything. Stop giving a shit, seriously. If you cry over everyone who gets hurt in a video you will die by dehydration  :laugh: Btw I don't seek agreement. If you don't agree with something its your choice you know, I don't care about it and I don't care if someone agrees with me or not :laugh:

I am wondering how would you reacted if I used "  :'( " instead of "  :laugh: " ? One single emoticon can wage a war these days.. Awesome!
Huh. It's been a while since I encountered a genuine out-and-proud sociopath.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 20, 2014, 02:42:12 PM
Nobody move...

We're in a minefield...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Feb 20, 2014, 03:13:21 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 02:37:07 PM
Huh. It's been a while since I encountered a genuine out-and-proud sociopath.

I have mild sociopathy. Believe me, we're not all that bad. Having trouble feeling empathy for others doesn't actually make you a c**t, just makes it harder to socialize.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 03:16:55 PM
Having empathy problems doesn't make you a sociopath, Sabby. It's someone who combines that with a lack or moral or social conscience.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Feb 20, 2014, 03:22:34 PM
Huh, I may be working with a bad definition then, because I've always known the word to mean difficulty in understanding and valuing others emotions.

In my defense, this is the definition my doctor gave me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 03:24:24 PM
LOL, your doctor must have been trolling. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Feb 20, 2014, 03:29:01 PM
Or free Dx
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Feb 20, 2014, 03:52:23 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Feb 20, 2014, 02:12:47 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Feb 20, 2014, 01:37:46 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Feb 20, 2014, 09:36:36 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 05:59:44 AM

pls tell me how this is remotely funny
It reminds me of Saints Row. The Whip's physics are similar to the Penetrator's (the dildo weapon)  :laugh:

Do you really feel the need to go to such extremes for attention?  You know no one here is going to agree with you, so why keep doing this?  Yes PR was looking for attention, but to post it as a joke is not funny.  You know it's not funny, and you know no one here is going to find it funny.  So why keep doing this?

You guys get pissed off literally by everything. Stop giving a shit, seriously. If you cry over everyone who gets hurt in a video you will die by dehydration  :laugh: Btw I don't seek agreement. If you don't agree with something its your choice you know, I don't care about it and I don't care if someone agrees with me or not :laugh:

I am wondering how would you reacted if I used "  :'( " instead of "  :laugh: " ? One single emoticon can wage a war these days.. Awesome!

I don't give a shit about a lot of things, this isn't one of those things.

Doesn't matter if you agree or not, it's a matter of fact that you're wrong in the head if you find that video even remotely funny. It's just wrong plain and simple, no opinion required because it's common sense. It's particularly sick if you're purposely imagining video game dildo's in place of real whips, that's additionally messed up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 04:04:08 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FFCKvKYo.gif&hash=e74c0261bb1095fdc6077e6002f74f4486d14a9f)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 20, 2014, 04:11:24 PM
The video was pretty funny.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Feb 20, 2014, 04:50:10 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 03:16:55 PM
moral or social conscience.
Those are just weaknesses of your mind. Have you watched "Soldier" with Kurt Russell? They are teaching the soldiers that mercy is weakness and weakness is death. If you free your mind of such things, you will realize how funny some things can be. It may be too late by know though. I think that if you pass a particular age, your mind can't make any significant changes to such hard rooted beliefs.

Anyway, I didn't realized how important the emoticons are for some people. It would be a pretty interesting experiment to see how different people will react in various situations if there's no emoticon to distinct what emotion the other person express. Thanks for the idea!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 04:52:20 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Feb 20, 2014, 04:50:10 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 03:16:55 PM
moral or social conscience.
Those are just weaknesses of your mind. Have you watched "Soldier" with Kurt Russell? They are teaching the soldiers that mercy is weakness and weakness is death. If you free your mind of such things, you will realize how funny some things can be. It may be too late by know though. I think that if you pass a particular age, your mind can't make any significant changes to such hard rooted beliefs.
Did you just type --

oh my god --

I --

you take moral lessons from Paul W.S. Anderson movies holy shit
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 20, 2014, 04:57:17 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 04:52:20 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Feb 20, 2014, 04:50:10 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 03:16:55 PM
moral or social conscience.
Those are just weaknesses of your mind. Have you watched "Soldier" with Kurt Russell? They are teaching the soldiers that mercy is weakness and weakness is death. If you free your mind of such things, you will realize how funny some things can be. It may be too late by know though. I think that if you pass a particular age, your mind can't make any significant changes to such hard rooted beliefs.
Did you just type --

oh my god --

I --

you take moral lessons from Paul W.S. Anderson movies holy shit
:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Feb 20, 2014, 05:00:07 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Feb 20, 2014, 04:50:10 PM
Anyway, I didn't realized how important the emoticons are for some people. It would be a pretty interesting experiment to see how different people will react in various situations if there's no emoticon to distinct what emotion the other person express. Thanks for the idea!

The emoticon only became important because you saw a terrible situation as being hilarious. And then you later expanded on that in writing:

Spoiler
Quote from: WinterActual on Feb 20, 2014, 02:12:47 PM
You guys get pissed off literally by everything. Stop giving a shit, seriously. If you cry over everyone who gets hurt in a video you will die by dehydration  :laugh: Btw I don't seek agreement. If you don't agree with something its your choice you know, I don't care about it and I don't care if someone agrees with me or not :laugh:

I am wondering how would you reacted if I used "  :'( " instead of "  :laugh: " ? One single emoticon can wage a war these days.. Awesome!
[close]
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 20, 2014, 05:03:07 PM
Dude was like, hey nobody has taken the place of this rick grimes fellow they are talking about let me do that shit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Feb 20, 2014, 05:06:07 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Feb 20, 2014, 05:03:07 PM
Dude was like, hey nobody has taken the place of this rick grimes fellow they are talking about let me do that shit.

This is on a whole new level... :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Feb 20, 2014, 05:07:16 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Feb 20, 2014, 04:50:10 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 03:16:55 PM
moral or social conscience.
Those are just weaknesses of your mind. Have you watched "Soldier" with Kurt Russell? They are teaching the soldiers that mercy is weakness and weakness is death.

In a combat situation, yes. This is not a beneficial trait in a social situation.

QuoteIf you free your mind of such things, you will realize how funny some things can be.

And if you can convince yourself that you don't need social skills because something something soldiers, you can avoid the accountability that comes with opening your mouth.

QuoteAnyway, I didn't realized how important the emoticons are for some people.

This is the second time I've seen you attempt to misrepresent others objection. Please stop it. It's dishonest, and I for one certainly don't appreciate having my words knowingly misrepresented.

QuoteIt would be a pretty interesting experiment to see how different people will react in various situations if there's no emoticon to distinct what emotion the other person express. Thanks for the idea!

It's an unnecessary experiment. Your not describing a unique situation that could have interesting implications, your describing people communicating with a handicap. Communication is more then just words. Tone, pitch, facial expressions, body language, emphasis and pause, all of this comes into play when talking with a person. These are things that aren't able to be expressed through text. Emoticons are a crude substitute, but they help.

Peoples issue is with your insensitivity, which they are better able to pick up on due to your use of an emoticon. The emoticon itself isn't the issue, and you know it.



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Feb 20, 2014, 05:11:12 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 04:52:20 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Feb 20, 2014, 04:50:10 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 03:16:55 PM
moral or social conscience.
Those are just weaknesses of your mind. Have you watched "Soldier" with Kurt Russell? They are teaching the soldiers that mercy is weakness and weakness is death. If you free your mind of such things, you will realize how funny some things can be. It may be too late by know though. I think that if you pass a particular age, your mind can't make any significant changes to such hard rooted beliefs.
Did you just type --

oh my god --

I --

you take moral lessons from Paul W.S. Anderson movies holy shit
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Feb 20, 2014, 05:17:51 PM
Wow, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel had more morality and social conscience in his right pinky than Winter has in his entire body.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Feb 20, 2014, 05:19:45 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Feb 20, 2014, 05:17:51 PM
Wow, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel had more morality and social conscience in his right pinky than Winter has in his entire body.


He needs to learn that Friendship is magic
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 20, 2014, 05:21:47 PM
Enough! Drop it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 20, 2014, 06:23:42 PM
Quote from: BANE on Feb 20, 2014, 02:42:12 PM
Nobody move...

We're in a minefield...



MY f**kING LEGS!!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 20, 2014, 06:24:54 PM
Rip in pieces
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Feb 20, 2014, 06:26:51 PM
Some positive news for the day:

http://health.yahoo.net/experts/dayinhealth/paralyzed-mom-walks-again-robotic-exoskeleton (http://health.yahoo.net/experts/dayinhealth/paralyzed-mom-walks-again-robotic-exoskeleton)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Feb 20, 2014, 06:27:17 PM
A 200 year old douche



http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/200-year-old-douche-found-new-yorks-city-hall-180949832/?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=socialmedia&utm_campaign=02202014&utm_content=smartnewsdouche1 (http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/200-year-old-douche-found-new-yorks-city-hall-180949832/?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=socialmedia&utm_campaign=02202014&utm_content=smartnewsdouche1)



NEWS!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Feb 20, 2014, 06:32:51 PM
That's great. xD
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Feb 20, 2014, 06:34:27 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 04:52:20 PM
Did you just type --

oh my god --

I --

you take moral lessons from Paul W.S. Anderson movies holy shit

W T F

BAHAHAHHAHAHA
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Feb 20, 2014, 06:34:42 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Feb 20, 2014, 06:26:51 PM
Some positive news for the day:

http://health.yahoo.net/experts/dayinhealth/paralyzed-mom-walks-again-robotic-exoskeleton (http://health.yahoo.net/experts/dayinhealth/paralyzed-mom-walks-again-robotic-exoskeleton)

Science. It works, bitches.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 20, 2014, 06:36:03 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Feb 20, 2014, 06:27:17 PM
A 200 year old douche



http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/200-year-old-douche-found-new-yorks-city-hall-180949832/?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=socialmedia&utm_campaign=02202014&utm_content=smartnewsdouche1 (http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/200-year-old-douche-found-new-yorks-city-hall-180949832/?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=socialmedia&utm_campaign=02202014&utm_content=smartnewsdouche1)



NEWS!
lol, I was expecting something else opening this article.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 20, 2014, 06:36:47 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Feb 20, 2014, 06:34:42 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Feb 20, 2014, 06:26:51 PM
Some positive news for the day:

http://health.yahoo.net/experts/dayinhealth/paralyzed-mom-walks-again-robotic-exoskeleton (http://health.yahoo.net/experts/dayinhealth/paralyzed-mom-walks-again-robotic-exoskeleton)

Science. It works, bitches.
Well come on. This would have been fixed ages ago with Extract of a promiscuous Iguana and some Wolf's pubes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 06:37:17 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Feb 20, 2014, 06:36:03 PM
lol, I was expecting something else opening this article.
Something about a Colonial era lacrosse league?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 20, 2014, 06:38:25 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 06:37:17 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Feb 20, 2014, 06:36:03 PM
lol, I was expecting something else opening this article.
Something about a Colonial era lacrosse league?
Oh you're so innocent.  :)

No, he was expecting a vaginal hosing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Feb 20, 2014, 06:39:05 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 06:37:17 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Feb 20, 2014, 06:36:03 PM
lol, I was expecting something else opening this article.
Something about a Colonial era lacrosse league?
Something like that.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 06:39:49 PM
Quote from: BANE on Feb 20, 2014, 06:38:25 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 06:37:17 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Feb 20, 2014, 06:36:03 PM
lol, I was expecting something else opening this article.
Something about a Colonial era lacrosse league?
Oh you're so innocent.  :)

No, he was expecting a vaginal hosing.
Quote from: Cal427eb on Feb 20, 2014, 06:39:05 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 06:37:17 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Feb 20, 2014, 06:36:03 PM
lol, I was expecting something else opening this article.
Something about a Colonial era lacrosse league?
Something like that.  :laugh:

SHOWS WHAT YOU KNOW, BANE
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Feb 20, 2014, 06:43:58 PM
I was expecting a temperamental Irishman that had been preserved in booze.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 20, 2014, 06:44:38 PM
So for those brave enough to open the link: was it crank operated?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Feb 20, 2014, 09:06:55 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Feb 20, 2014, 06:26:51 PM
Some positive news for the day:

http://health.yahoo.net/experts/dayinhealth/paralyzed-mom-walks-again-robotic-exoskeleton (http://health.yahoo.net/experts/dayinhealth/paralyzed-mom-walks-again-robotic-exoskeleton)

That's amazing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Feb 20, 2014, 09:14:55 PM
Quote from: BANE on Feb 20, 2014, 06:44:38 PM
So for those brave enough to open the link: was it crank operated?
Two hundred years ago, BANE -- it was orphan operated.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 09:19:57 PM
Exhibit A:

Quote from: WinterActual on Feb 20, 2014, 04:50:10 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 03:16:55 PM
moral or social conscience.
Those are just weaknesses of your mind. Have you watched "Soldier" with Kurt Russell? They are teaching the soldiers that mercy is weakness and weakness is death. If you free your mind of such things, you will realize how funny some things can be. It may be too late by know though. I think that if you pass a particular age, your mind can't make any significant changes to such hard rooted beliefs.

Anyway, I didn't realized how important the emoticons are for some people. It would be a pretty interesting experiment to see how different people will react in various situations if there's no emoticon to distinct what emotion the other person express. Thanks for the idea!


Exhibit B:

Quote from: WinterActual on Jan 09, 2014, 10:09:11 AM
Quote from: Space Sweeper on Jan 09, 2014, 09:43:59 AM
Yeah, because f**k her for not saying yes just because they were in front of a stadium of people.
Omg its not about the people. The guy bought her a ring, he's with her and stuff, why she would say no? Whats the reason? I bet she was with him just for his money. Damn bitch, if I was there I was gonna chase her down, punch her between the nose and when she falls down I will kick her in the c**t. The Ring means either "yes" or "you are going to use your life insurance soon", like in that episode of Regular Show when Mordecai and Rigby gave fake lottery ticket to Muscle Man and then he says "you have life insurances right? yeah sure bro. ok, because you will have to use them soon"  :laugh: 

Btw thanks for letting us know that you shit on the streets but not shit post here.




...where do you even live winteractual
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 20, 2014, 09:20:58 PM
Uranus.




bah dum chink.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Feb 20, 2014, 10:15:12 PM
Quote from: SiL on Feb 20, 2014, 09:14:55 PM
Quote from: BANE on Feb 20, 2014, 06:44:38 PM
So for those brave enough to open the link: was it crank operated?
Two hundred years ago, BANE -- it was orphan operated.
"Oh little Timmy, you are the cutest orphan at the St. Augustus Orphanage...




Come here and crank my douche!!"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Feb 21, 2014, 02:46:32 AM
"At least I shan't lose my fingers as I might have working the textiles."
"Oh, Timmy. Oh, poor, naive Timmy."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 21, 2014, 02:49:13 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Feb 20, 2014, 09:19:57 PM

Exhibit B:

Quote from: WinterActual on Jan 09, 2014, 10:09:11 AM
Quote from: Space Sweeper on Jan 09, 2014, 09:43:59 AM
Yeah, because f**k her for not saying yes just because they were in front of a stadium of people.
Omg its not about the people. The guy bought her a ring, he's with her and stuff, why she would say no? Whats the reason? I bet she was with him just for his money. Damn bitch, if I was there I was gonna chase her down, punch her between the nose and when she falls down I will kick her in the c**t. The Ring means either "yes" or "you are going to use your life insurance soon", like in that episode of Regular Show when Mordecai and Rigby gave fake lottery ticket to Muscle Man and then he says "you have life insurances right? yeah sure bro. ok, because you will have to use them soon"  :laugh: 

Btw thanks for letting us know that you shit on the streets but not shit post here.




...where do you even live winteractual

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lol maybe he lives here.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 21, 2014, 02:51:44 AM
Was that prank vs prank?  lmao
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Feb 21, 2014, 10:15:56 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 04:52:20 PM

you take moral lessons from Paul W.S. Anderson movies holy shit
Who? I never heard of this guy before.

Quote from: Crazy Rich on Feb 20, 2014, 05:17:51 PM
Wow, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel had more morality and social conscience in his right pinky than Winter has in his entire body.
You should read more about that because Rommel was "just" a great commander and he never did any war crimes. He even ignored the execution orders as far as I know. He's probably the most "clean" and humane german commander during WW2 for just doing his job in leading his troops and nothing more. So, his moral is pretty high actually  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: TheLoneSpoon on Feb 21, 2014, 11:03:20 AM
I keep forgetting some of the worst people frequent this forum.  lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 21, 2014, 11:06:45 AM
Quote from: TheLoneSpoon on Feb 21, 2014, 11:03:20 AM
I keep forgetting some of the worst people frequent this forum.  lol

I'm sorry
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: TheLoneSpoon on Feb 21, 2014, 11:07:44 AM
Quote from: Rong on Feb 21, 2014, 11:06:45 AM
Quote from: TheLoneSpoon on Feb 21, 2014, 11:03:20 AM
I keep forgetting some of the worst people frequent this forum.  lol

I'm sorry

It's okay Rong.

I still believe in you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Feb 21, 2014, 12:54:28 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Feb 21, 2014, 10:15:56 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 20, 2014, 04:52:20 PM

you take moral lessons from Paul W.S. Anderson movies holy shit
Who? I never heard of this guy before.

Quote from: Crazy Rich on Feb 20, 2014, 05:17:51 PM
Wow, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel had more morality and social conscience in his right pinky than Winter has in his entire body.
You should read more about that because Rommel was "just" a great commander and he never did any war crimes. He even ignored the execution orders as far as I know. He's probably the most "clean" and humane german commander during WW2 for just doing his job in leading his troops and nothing more. So, his moral is pretty high actually  :laugh:

Yea, I know his morals are pretty high, I've read tons about him, that was entirely the point of my post that you should probably read again as it says he has more moral in his pinky finger than you do your whole body. I'll let you figure it out.

On top of that he was a humanitarian who treated POWs with care, was against the treatment of the Jews, demanded the workers at the Normandy coast no longer be slaves but paid workers, and gave his own life to protect his family from harm as the Nazies accused him of treason and threatened to harm his family if he didn't off himself.

I also not only remember him for being one of the great strategic minds of WW2 but also for his service in WW1 where he was mostly a mountain soldier and was remembered for great courage, he was wounded 3 times.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 21, 2014, 02:57:12 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Feb 20, 2014, 06:26:51 PM
Some positive news for the day:

http://health.yahoo.net/experts/dayinhealth/paralyzed-mom-walks-again-robotic-exoskeleton (http://health.yahoo.net/experts/dayinhealth/paralyzed-mom-walks-again-robotic-exoskeleton)

This is heart-warming. Human jaegar!! 8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Feb 21, 2014, 03:42:05 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Feb 20, 2014, 06:26:51 PM
Some positive news for the day:

http://health.yahoo.net/experts/dayinhealth/paralyzed-mom-walks-again-robotic-exoskeleton (http://health.yahoo.net/experts/dayinhealth/paralyzed-mom-walks-again-robotic-exoskeleton)

Better, stronger, faster.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Feb 21, 2014, 06:23:12 PM
Quote from: Effectz on Feb 21, 2014, 03:42:05 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Feb 20, 2014, 06:26:51 PM
Some positive news for the day:

http://health.yahoo.net/experts/dayinhealth/paralyzed-mom-walks-again-robotic-exoskeleton (http://health.yahoo.net/experts/dayinhealth/paralyzed-mom-walks-again-robotic-exoskeleton)

Better, stronger, faster.

I was just wondering if there was any kind of speed control, or better yet "adjustments"  ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Feb 22, 2014, 05:23:48 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/bill-allowing-businesses-turn-away-gays-reaches-ariz-235131803--abc-news-topstories.html (http://news.yahoo.com/bill-allowing-businesses-turn-away-gays-reaches-ariz-235131803--abc-news-topstories.html)


ah yes, arizona, the new texas
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Feb 22, 2014, 11:33:04 PM
Here's some brighter news in Russia.

Sarah Burke remembered in volunteers' heart-shaped halfpipe skiing tribute, ashes spread over course

http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/eh-game/sarah-burke-remembered-volunteers-heart-shaped-halfpipe-skiing-194234437.html?vp=1 (http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/eh-game/sarah-burke-remembered-volunteers-heart-shaped-halfpipe-skiing-194234437.html?vp=1)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fl3.yimg.com%2Fbt%2Fapi%2Fres%2F1.2%2F0sSABlGwcJx0AHFQgC03eQ--%2FYXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fl.yimg.com%2Fos%2Fpublish-images%2Fsports%2F2014-02-21%2F62d20d10-9b32-11e3-b217-bfdc6ec49dcc_Sarah-Burke-Tribute.gif&hash=2fbd5931b523c4de08b3dc596a4e84b390a8e05e)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Feb 23, 2014, 03:00:44 AM
I'm surprised they weren't set upon by police. They're jumpy enough to interpret a heart as a gay symbol.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Feb 23, 2014, 05:06:33 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Feb 22, 2014, 11:33:04 PM
Here's some brighter news in Russia.

Sarah Burke remembered in volunteers' heart-shaped halfpipe skiing tribute, ashes spread over course

http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/eh-game/sarah-burke-remembered-volunteers-heart-shaped-halfpipe-skiing-194234437.html?vp=1 (http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/eh-game/sarah-burke-remembered-volunteers-heart-shaped-halfpipe-skiing-194234437.html?vp=1)

http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0sSABlGwcJx0AHFQgC03eQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/sports/2014-02-21/62d20d10-9b32-11e3-b217-bfdc6ec49dcc_Sarah-Burke-Tribute.gif

I'd heard about the ashes, didn't know about the heart tribute. That's a beautiful gesture. I remember hearing about it when she died a couple years ago. It was a terribly sad thing. It's a real shame that she never got to compete in the event that she worked so hard to get put into the Olympics.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 24, 2014, 02:00:23 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/23/marijuana-salvation-army_n_4842126.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/23/marijuana-salvation-army_n_4842126.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

One of the best donations I've ever heard of!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Feb 26, 2014, 01:44:53 AM
Never trust anyone who centres all their text.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 26, 2014, 02:07:05 AM
Quote from: SM on Feb 26, 2014, 01:44:53 AM
Never trust anyone who centres all their text.

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UWOTM8
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 26, 2014, 02:32:53 PM
Remember the hot coffee from McDonald's? That was nothing. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/25/man-burned-sex-dominos-pizza_n_4855071.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Feb 26, 2014, 02:42:34 PM
when pizza says 'no', it means 'no'
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 26, 2014, 02:50:07 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Feb 26, 2014, 02:42:34 PM
when pizza says 'no', it means 'no'
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F25.media.tumblr.com%2Fb641ee6d3ed43bc6e2c4dd7a65079f07%2Ftumblr_mypfjqEJnn1rac79to1_250.gif&hash=b81637345b6e8060e222c065c77ac7d719ac327e)
The pizza totally led him on. Did you see those toppings?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: TheLoneSpoon on Feb 26, 2014, 02:55:29 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Feb 26, 2014, 02:42:34 PM
when pizza says 'no', it means 'no'

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 26, 2014, 04:41:42 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Feb 26, 2014, 02:50:07 PM
The pizza totally led him on. Did you see those toppings?

I'm guessing he wanted some hot sausage on it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Feb 26, 2014, 04:45:15 PM
I think pretty much everyone have had sex with some kind of food.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 26, 2014, 04:48:27 PM
I haven't.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 26, 2014, 04:49:53 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Feb 26, 2014, 04:45:15 PM
I think pretty much everyone have had sex with some kind of food.

You would be thinking incorrectly.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vakarian on Feb 26, 2014, 05:32:51 PM
QuotePortuguese news reported the discovery of a very large under water pyramid first discovered by Diocleciano Silva between the islands of São Miguel and Terceira in the Azores of Portugal.

I think something like this was also found in the Bermuda Triangle.

http://www.spiritscienceandmetaphysics.com/huge-underwater-pyramid-discovered-near-portugal-the-navy-is-investigating/ (http://www.spiritscienceandmetaphysics.com/huge-underwater-pyramid-discovered-near-portugal-the-navy-is-investigating/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Feb 26, 2014, 05:46:33 PM
Hey, when your young and bored... xD

Quote from: Vakarian on Feb 26, 2014, 05:32:51 PM
QuotePortuguese news reported the discovery of a very large under water pyramid first discovered by Diocleciano Silva between the islands of São Miguel and Terceira in the Azores of Portugal.

I think something like this was also found in the Bermuda Triangle.

http://www.spiritscienceandmetaphysics.com/huge-underwater-pyramid-discovered-near-portugal-the-navy-is-investigating/ (http://www.spiritscienceandmetaphysics.com/huge-underwater-pyramid-discovered-near-portugal-the-navy-is-investigating/)

And here comes ディロフォサウルス.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Feb 26, 2014, 09:48:16 PM
In aspie news

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/02/the-blood-harvest/284078/ (http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/02/the-blood-harvest/284078/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 26, 2014, 09:48:52 PM
http://www.news9.com/story/24815189/lawyer-releases-video-of-moore-in-custody-death (http://www.news9.com/story/24815189/lawyer-releases-video-of-moore-in-custody-death)

QuoteMoore Police Chief Jerry Stillings said he stands behind his officers' actions and said he did not see anything inappropriate on the cell phone video as far as his officers' actions.

f**k THE POLICE.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 26, 2014, 10:02:20 PM
Shit is getting out of control.

Public servants.

How does it take one soldier to deal with haji and it takes six cops to subdue one civilian?  Ridiculous.

Its almost like if you don't do what they say its a test of manliness or something and they got to try and put you down for the most stupid shit ever.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Feb 26, 2014, 10:49:42 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Feb 26, 2014, 10:02:20 PM
Shit is getting out of control.

Public servants.

How does it take one soldier to deal with haji and it takes six cops to subdue one civilian?  Ridiculous.

Its almost like if you don't do what they say its a test of manliness or something and they got to try and put you down for the most stupid shit ever.
1. May I see this cell phone video? I'm in a Criminal Justice program and it makes me curious to study the behavior of said incident.

2. Police must conduct in a predetermined manner without bias of either side. If an officer says there was nothing wrong, they are following their guidelines of arrest/use of force/etc. Morally, some situations can still be wrong. Technically, they are due to laws that were passed with the intention of protecting rights or safety.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Feb 26, 2014, 11:08:12 PM
The video's in DoomRulz' post above Kimarhi's.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Feb 27, 2014, 01:55:38 AM
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/02/24/modern-diet.aspx (http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/02/24/modern-diet.aspx)

An adventure so nutritious, words so delicious, you won't want to miss this.

10 out of 10, would read again.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 27, 2014, 01:10:11 PM
Quote from: Gate on Feb 26, 2014, 10:49:42 PM
2. Police must conduct in a predetermined manner without bias of either side. If an officer says there was nothing wrong, they are following their guidelines of arrest/use of force/etc. Morally, some situations can still be wrong. Technically, they are due to laws that were passed with the intention of protecting rights or safety.

And that protection involves murdering innocent people? f**k that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Feb 27, 2014, 01:28:12 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Feb 27, 2014, 01:55:38 AM
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/02/24/modern-diet.aspx (http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/02/24/modern-diet.aspx)

An adventure so nutritious, words so delicious, you won't want to miss this.

10 out of 10, would read again.

Great article!  I'm a part time fitness instructor and I hear constantly how people are working out and not losing any weight.  When asked how they are eating, they say "good" with a McDonald's bag in their hands.  Even diet soda's are toxic and not going to help much.   We need more exposure on facts about modern foods. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Feb 27, 2014, 02:21:36 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Feb 27, 2014, 01:28:12 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Feb 27, 2014, 01:55:38 AM
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/02/24/modern-diet.aspx (http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/02/24/modern-diet.aspx)

An adventure so nutritious, words so delicious, you won't want to miss this.

10 out of 10, would read again.

Great article!  I'm a part time fitness instructor and I hear constantly how people are working out and not losing any weight.  When asked how they are eating, they say "good" with a McDonald's bag in their hands.  Even diet soda's are toxic and not going to help much.   We need more exposure on facts about modern foods.

Yeah, I stopped working out and focused on my diet. A good gym session feels amazing, but all it's doing is putting muscle under the flab.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 27, 2014, 02:24:06 PM
You guys know Joseph Mercola is a quack and a fraud, right?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Feb 27, 2014, 02:54:49 PM
The type of food doesn't make you fat, its how much food you eat ::).  The reasons so many Americans are getting fat is because they're eating too much.  The only reason we get so much bullshit about health thrown at us at all the time is because its a huge money maker.  Its easier to make money selling books telling you what you should, how you should eat it and when you should eat it- then it is to simply say "just eat less"
The reasons certain diets work is because they make calorie deficit easier.  Its easy to eat less calories on a low carb diet, its also easier to control how much you eat when you intermittent fast rather than eat 6 small meals a day.  There's nothing special about these diets, they're just calorie control.
Clean eating is also bullshit, because there so many different interpretations to clean eating.  Quite frankly, the only clean eating we need to take to heart is making sure the food doesn't fall on the floor.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Feb 27, 2014, 03:05:34 PM
^that.

I used to work as a copywriter for a "healthy food and living" company, and the amount of outright fraudulent bullshit and blatant scare tactics they use to sell their shitty products to gullible consumers is completely depressing.

Eat less, and make sure what you eat is nutritious. It really is that goddamn simple.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenodog on Feb 27, 2014, 03:08:22 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Feb 27, 2014, 02:54:49 PM
The type of food doesn't make you fat, its how much food you eat ::).  The reasons so many Americans are getting fat is because they're eating too much.  The only reason we get so much bullshit about health thrown at us at all the time is because its a huge money maker.  Its easier to make money selling books telling you what you should, how you should eat it and when you should eat it- then it is to simply say "just eat less"
The reasons certain diets work is because they make calorie deficit easier.  Its easy to eat less calories on a low carb diet, its also easier to control how much you eat when you intermittent fast rather than eat 6 small meals a day.  There's nothing special about these diets, they're just calorie control.
Clean eating is also bullshit, because there so many different interpretations to clean eating.  Quite frankly, the only clean eating we need to take to heart is making sure the food doesn't fall on the floor.

Pretty sure if you lived on crap, takeaways and fast food as your staple diet you'd suffer from it.  :P
I don't mean gluttony, just average portions of junk food.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Feb 27, 2014, 03:24:46 PM
Quote from: Xenodog on Feb 27, 2014, 03:08:22 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Feb 27, 2014, 02:54:49 PM
The type of food doesn't make you fat, its how much food you eat ::).  The reasons so many Americans are getting fat is because they're eating too much.  The only reason we get so much bullshit about health thrown at us at all the time is because its a huge money maker.  Its easier to make money selling books telling you what you should, how you should eat it and when you should eat it- then it is to simply say "just eat less"
The reasons certain diets work is because they make calorie deficit easier.  Its easy to eat less calories on a low carb diet, its also easier to control how much you eat when you intermittent fast rather than eat 6 small meals a day.  There's nothing special about these diets, they're just calorie control.
Clean eating is also bullshit, because there so many different interpretations to clean eating.  Quite frankly, the only clean eating we need to take to heart is making sure the food doesn't fall on the floor.

Pretty sure if you lived on crap, takeaways and fast food as your staple diet you'd suffer from it.  :P
I don't mean gluttony, just average portions of junk food.

Actually, most 'junk food' like fast food, have required macros (carbs, protein and fat) you need to live a healthy life.  Experts are making healthy eating more difficult and expensive than it really is.  Its not McD's fault a majority of Americans are obese, and it not f**king hard to throw together a sandwich with a calorie count the fraction of cheese burger.  Americans are lead to believe that the reasons they're fat is because they're not buying food at Whole Foods, but instead are buying the food they can afford at Walmart.  We're also fed another piece of bullshit called "starvation mode" where you don't eat enough calories or you skip a meal, or eating disorder.  It actually takes quite a while for the human body to go into starvation mode, like more than 48 hours of not eating.  And eating less is not gateway to anorexia.
There are no food deserts, just misinformation.  You can live off that crap just fine so long as you get off your ass every once in a while, and maybe eat half a hot pocket instead of 2.  When going to get fast food, forget the fries and soda, just get the burger and ask them to hold the sauce and cheese.

Sorry if I'm sounding snappy, I don't mean to.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 27, 2014, 03:30:13 PM
Buying the food at Wal-Mart is a pretty good indicator of unhealthy lifestyles. Obviously the food at Whole Foods is more expensive, but for good reason. Wal-Mart food, like most food you find in a grocery store, is absolutely loaded with preservatives and a lot of garbage that we shouldn't be eating. I'd rather spend more money at Whole Foods and eat something that's natural rather than something that has four different versions of corn syrup in it, along with high sodium and a host of ingredients I can't pronounce.

McDs, as is any kind of junk food, is not healthy at all. The food is entirely devoid of nutritive value. About two weeks ago, I spent a whole day, about 18 hours or so, eating nothing but food on the go. Even though the food was calorie intensive, I was always hungry an hour or two after eating, and I ate at least two to three more meals than I did had I stuck to my diet plan. That's because the food has no nutrients in it whatsoever.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 27, 2014, 03:41:45 PM
The simple truth is you can put anything in your body as long as your are willing to work it off.

Most people don't, that's why they get fat.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Feb 27, 2014, 03:45:24 PM
Honestly I fail to see how recommending vegetables over a big mac is any kind of scare tactic.  If you put watered down gas in your car, it's not going to run at it's best.  If you put garbage in your body, it's not going to run at it's best.   

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Feb 27, 2014, 03:50:05 PM
I'm not saying people should eat big macs over vegetables, what I'm saying its how much you eat rather than what you eat.  Yeah, vegetables are way better and you can eat a ton of vegetables because they are so low cal but packed with nutrients.  But because they are low cal, they're a side dish to something else.
A healthy life is about what you eat and how much you burn off rather what you don't eat.  You're not destroying your body indulging in a snickers bar and a big mac every once in a while.  But you are destroying your body eating a king size snickers bar, with a big mac, jumbo fries, followed with a mt. dew while playing video games and trolling on the internet for hours.  And not doing anything else.

But telling people they should eat only certain foods from certain sources, that may be way out of the range of what they can afford, gives them leeway to make excuses for being fat- rather than helping deal with the issue.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 27, 2014, 04:00:27 PM
My personal problem is that my "once in a while" ends up becoming "almost every other day". Granted, I work out at least three times a week rather intensely, but I do feel a little guilty about cheating. Not to mention, if I stay off junk food for a while, then when I do indulge, my body reacts negatively to it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Feb 27, 2014, 04:21:17 PM
 My weakness is really good pizza, the one right out of the oven with the grease burning your lips, freshly made dough, sweet basil instead of oregano, pure joy.  I save that for special occasions  :)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Feb 27, 2014, 04:51:40 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 27, 2014, 04:00:27 PM
My personal problem is that my "once in a while" ends up becoming "almost every other day". Granted, I work out at least three times a week rather intensely, but I do feel a little guilty about cheating. Not to mention, if I stay off junk food for a while, then when I do indulge, my body reacts negatively to it.
I get it, that's why keeping a food journal is so important.  I really didn't start losing weight til I started keeping track of what I ate.  I need to get myself to more lifting,  I already do a lot of cardio.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Feb 27, 2014, 04:57:22 PM
I will add that there are low calorie programs out there that really work, but not in the way people seem to think they do. Right now, I'm on Optifast, which is a program that tends to get a negative rap because fat idiots will suffer through it for 12 weeks, lose a bunch of weight, and then go and regain it all. That's not how it works.

I agree that majority of the health information from magazines and websites is total bullshit, but I equally dislike the 'none of it works, just make a salad sandwich and do some crunches lazy'. Both are equally foolish in my eyes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Feb 27, 2014, 05:06:44 PM
Heh, I actually use myfitnesspal to keep track,  it's free at least.  So far so good, I'm going to keep using it even after I loose the weight just to help maintain the weight loss.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 27, 2014, 05:18:29 PM
Get yourself a personal trainer. A certified professional is the best person to advise you on workout and dieting.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 27, 2014, 05:23:40 PM
That's what I'm in school for.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Feb 27, 2014, 05:27:23 PM
Follow through is important.  A wellness plan is worthless if it is not followed through.  People will still argue with certified professionals instead, when all they really want to do is help :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 27, 2014, 05:32:43 PM
When I am certified, I will help you all!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Feb 27, 2014, 05:36:11 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 27, 2014, 05:18:29 PM
Get yourself a personal trainer. A certified professional is the best person to advise you on workout and dieting.

If I could afford that, I would jump at it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Feb 27, 2014, 05:38:20 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Feb 27, 2014, 05:36:11 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 27, 2014, 05:18:29 PM
Get yourself a personal trainer. A certified professional is the best person to advise you on workout and dieting.

If I could afford that, I would jump at it.

You can be Kimarhi's intern! 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 27, 2014, 05:42:28 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Feb 27, 2014, 05:27:23 PM
Follow through is important.  A wellness plan is worthless if it is not followed through.  People will still argue with certified professionals instead, when all they really want to do is help :-\

I hate people like that. You've found the f**king solution; quit bitching!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Feb 27, 2014, 05:49:05 PM
I am coming from a point of view of some one that doesn't make a lot of money,  and the only reason I can afford a gym membership is because I still live with my family.  If I were out on my own,  I wouldn't have that membership.  I just don't understand why weight loss has to be so expensive and complicated.
And the reason I go to the gym is that it gives me a safe place to workout after work.  As much as I hate to say it, I'm looking forward to daylight savings time so I can go back to walking to work and not walk in the dark.  And I hate daylight savings time.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 27, 2014, 05:56:35 PM
I kept buying my own gym stuff.  First I got a weider full body workout system, then a treadmill.  Some dumbells and ez bars.  All of which cost under 1,000 total dollars with most of it being the treadmill.

I became like animal.  But I couldn't bring it with me because its big stuff.  Now I just do bodyweight exercises because its more beneficial to build muscular endurance than overall strength in ze Armeh.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Feb 27, 2014, 06:08:10 PM
The gym I go to is actually pretty affordable- $10/m not bad.  And I don't have to deal with maintenance. Besides,  I love running on the treadmill and elliptical ;D endorphin boost definitely. But yeah I should do some floor exercises when I get home, I won't have to go to the gym... since I gotta drive my mom to bunco. Here's hoping brushing my teeth before hand will deter me from eating the snacks :-X
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Feb 27, 2014, 06:12:57 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Feb 27, 2014, 05:49:05 PM
I am coming from a point of view of some one that doesn't make a lot of money,  and the only reason I can afford a gym membership is because I still live with my family.  If I were out on my own,  I wouldn't have that membership.  I just don't understand why weight loss has to be so expensive and complicated.
And the reason I go to the gym is that it gives me a safe place to workout after work.  As much as I hate to say it, I'm looking forward to daylight savings time so I can go back to walking to work and not walk in the dark.  And I hate daylight savings time.

It doesn't have to be expensive or complicated, try Shaun T.  All you need is a DVD player :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trJb1iOgiQI# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trJb1iOgiQI#)

Insanity yes, but I don't recommend the Asylum. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Feb 27, 2014, 06:25:56 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 27, 2014, 05:42:28 PM
I hate people like that. You've found the f**king solution; quit bitching!

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 27, 2014, 06:32:21 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Feb 27, 2014, 05:49:05 PM
I am coming from a point of view of some one that doesn't make a lot of money,  and the only reason I can afford a gym membership is because I still live with my family.  If I were out on my own,  I wouldn't have that membership.  I just don't understand why weight loss has to be so expensive and complicated.
And the reason I go to the gym is that it gives me a safe place to workout after work.  As much as I hate to say it, I'm looking forward to daylight savings time so I can go back to walking to work and not walk in the dark.  And I hate daylight savings time.

It doesn't. That's the biggest misconception about exercise. Whenever hear terms like, "exercise", "work out", "train", etc... they assume it means going to a gym and lifting the heaviest weight or running the quickest and longest mile. It can be as simple as walking every day, taking a few minutes during the work day to get up a move around a little, make better nutritional choices...

You just have to want to.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Feb 27, 2014, 06:37:48 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Feb 27, 2014, 06:12:57 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Feb 27, 2014, 05:49:05 PM
I am coming from a point of view of some one that doesn't make a lot of money,  and the only reason I can afford a gym membership is because I still live with my family.  If I were out on my own,  I wouldn't have that membership.  I just don't understand why weight loss has to be so expensive and complicated.
And the reason I go to the gym is that it gives me a safe place to workout after work.  As much as I hate to say it, I'm looking forward to daylight savings time so I can go back to walking to work and not walk in the dark.  And I hate daylight savings time.

It doesn't have to be expensive or complicated, try Shaun T.  All you need is a DVD player :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trJb1iOgiQI# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trJb1iOgiQI#)

Insanity yes, but I don't recommend the Asylum.
A friend of mine actually gave me PX90 dvd.
I'm sorry if I sound like I'm complaining, or making excuses.  I just don't like it when people start telling you that you need eat only fresh organic foods and that everything else is the devil, when all you can afford is everything else.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Feb 27, 2014, 06:38:51 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 27, 2014, 06:32:21 PM
You just have to want to.

Want isn't the problem. I want to lose weight. I want to be healthy. I want it a lot. The reason I'm not is I lack willpower. That's the real roadblock. I know how to eat healthy and be active, but after a week of routine, I deviate.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 27, 2014, 06:40:42 PM
Find a reason to be consistent. What type of body do you want? What type of lifestyle do you want to lead?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Feb 27, 2014, 06:49:49 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 27, 2014, 06:32:21 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Feb 27, 2014, 05:49:05 PM
I am coming from a point of view of some one that doesn't make a lot of money,  and the only reason I can afford a gym membership is because I still live with my family.  If I were out on my own,  I wouldn't have that membership.  I just don't understand why weight loss has to be so expensive and complicated.
And the reason I go to the gym is that it gives me a safe place to workout after work.  As much as I hate to say it, I'm looking forward to daylight savings time so I can go back to walking to work and not walk in the dark.  And I hate daylight savings time.

It doesn't. That's the biggest misconception about exercise. Whenever hear terms like, "exercise", "work out", "train", etc... they assume it means going to a gym and lifting the heaviest weight or running the quickest and longest mile. It can be as simple as walking every day, taking a few minutes during the work day to get up a move around a little, make better nutritional choices...

You just have to want to.
I know,  like I said,  I joined the gym to give me a safe place to workout while its cold and dark in the winter. Otherwise,  I like to use neighborhood pool and tske my dog for a walk.  I just can't afford expensive weight loss programs or organic, fresh foods.  I buy my veggies frozen,  because they last.  And I eat generic chicken and eggs.  I'm just saying the key to weight loss is eat less.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Feb 27, 2014, 06:50:30 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Feb 27, 2014, 06:37:48 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Feb 27, 2014, 06:12:57 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Feb 27, 2014, 05:49:05 PM
I am coming from a point of view of some one that doesn't make a lot of money,  and the only reason I can afford a gym membership is because I still live with my family.  If I were out on my own,  I wouldn't have that membership.  I just don't understand why weight loss has to be so expensive and complicated.
And the reason I go to the gym is that it gives me a safe place to workout after work.  As much as I hate to say it, I'm looking forward to daylight savings time so I can go back to walking to work and not walk in the dark.  And I hate daylight savings time.

It doesn't have to be expensive or complicated, try Shaun T.  All you need is a DVD player :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trJb1iOgiQI# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trJb1iOgiQI#)

Insanity yes, but I don't recommend the Asylum.
A friend of mine actually gave me PX90 dvd.
I'm sorry if I sound like I'm complaining, or making excuses.  I just don't like it when people start telling you that you need eat only fresh organic foods and that everything else is the devil, when all you can afford is everything else.

Organic food is not in my budget either.  Nor am I totally sold on it.  I have watched several people shed weight by making moderate changes to diet and exercise.  Not everyone has the budget for exotic diets or gyms, but taking walks as Doom recommended, as well as incorporating nutritious food choices will make a difference.

Sometimes making a significant change to a routine or a diet will be difficult to keep.  For some it takes increments to make it stick as a lifestyle, others can jump right it.  A conscience effort is a great start :)

Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 27, 2014, 06:40:42 PM
Find a reason to be consistent. What type of body do you want? What type of lifestyle do you want to lead?

Bikini season is coming  ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Feb 27, 2014, 06:54:52 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 27, 2014, 06:40:42 PM
Find a reason to be consistent. What type of body do you want? What type of lifestyle do you want to lead?

Believe me, I know what I need to do, and I'm trying. I'm channeling my self loathing to stick to the Optifast (and yes, I'm doing the proper transitional stages, like your supposed to). I just need to drop weight, nothing specific or advanced right now.

I just thought the conversation could benefit from the perspective of someone who generally knows what they need to do and struggle to do it, as that seems to be the typical kind of story when it comes to weight loss.

We should probably start a fitness thread to continue this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 27, 2014, 07:01:31 PM
21 days for anything to become a habit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 27, 2014, 07:26:52 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Feb 27, 2014, 06:54:52 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 27, 2014, 06:40:42 PM
Find a reason to be consistent. What type of body do you want? What type of lifestyle do you want to lead?

Believe me, I know what I need to do, and I'm trying. I'm channeling my self loathing to stick to the Optifast (and yes, I'm doing the proper transitional stages, like your supposed to). I just need to drop weight, nothing specific or advanced right now.

I just thought the conversation could benefit from the perspective of someone who generally knows what they need to do and struggle to do it, as that seems to be the typical kind of story when it comes to weight loss.

We should probably start a fitness thread to continue this.

http://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/index.php?topic=50093.0 (http://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/index.php?topic=50093.0) ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Feb 27, 2014, 07:34:27 PM
@ AliceApocalypse:
I agree, my change was keeping track of what I ate and I lost 40lbs.  I just believe that all food is good in moderation.  Enjoy eating foods you like,  just don't go all out.  :)

Ok, I gotta stop,  I'm at work and not getting anything done. XD
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Feb 27, 2014, 07:41:54 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Feb 27, 2014, 07:34:27 PM
@ AliceApocalypse:
I agree, my change was keeping track of what I ate and I lost 40lbs.  I just believe that all food is good in moderation.  Enjoy eating foods you like,  just don't go all out.  :)

Ok, I gotta stop,  I'm at work and not getting anything done. XD

40lbs is quite an achievement, congratulations on your hard work!   

I know the feeling about work, Galaxy is more fun than bank reconciliations so it's hard to stop posting and get back to it  :-[
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 27, 2014, 07:43:07 PM
It is also more fun than the homeworks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 27, 2014, 07:43:31 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Feb 27, 2014, 07:34:27 PM
@ AliceApocalypse:
I agree, my change was keeping track of what I ate and I lost 40lbs.  I just believe that all food is good in moderation.  Enjoy eating foods you like,  just don't go all out.  :)

Suddenly I feel like eating a Big Mac. Damn you Topazora >:(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 27, 2014, 07:44:56 PM
Last time I ate a big mac I felt like shit.



I usually eat subway for my healthy junk food, and Zaxby's (I'm addicted mang) and Taco Hell for my not so healthy fast food.

But I try to make it a point to work out six days a week.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 27, 2014, 07:45:42 PM
Better take this to the fitness thread, amigo.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Requiem28 on Mar 01, 2014, 05:29:32 AM
 >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ukraine-crisis/russians-enter-crimea-planes-helicopters-troops-n41646 (http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ukraine-crisis/russians-enter-crimea-planes-helicopters-troops-n41646)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 01, 2014, 05:31:00 AM
Russia needs some Freedom.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 01, 2014, 12:51:36 PM
How is it the only Countries that really need American Imperialism never get it? *Sigh*
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Mar 01, 2014, 03:35:43 PM
What does Pres. Obama mean "there will be costs to any military intervention in Ukraine"?  Is he just speaking for the UN, the US, or just an empty threat?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 01, 2014, 04:01:29 PM
Probably just going to put some trade sanctions on them.

Oooh, watch out Russia! Ipads and shitty cars will be harder to come by!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Predaker on Mar 01, 2014, 04:20:01 PM
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/christian-group-behind-controversial-creationist-museum-to-build-800acre-theme-park-with-replica-noahs-ark-9161267.html (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/christian-group-behind-controversial-creationist-museum-to-build-800acre-theme-park-with-replica-noahs-ark-9161267.html)

QuoteThe Christian group behind a controversial Creationist Museum in Kentucky has announced that it has sufficient funds to begin construction on an Old Testament theme park, based around a 510ft replica of Noah's Ark.

The 800-acre "Ark Encounter" park would also feature a recreation of a pre-Flood village, a "Tower of Babel" containing an audio-visual effects theatre, and a theme park ride through the 10 plagues of Egypt. The biblical vessel would be the largest timber-framed structure in the US.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 01, 2014, 05:41:05 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Mar 01, 2014, 03:35:43 PM
What does Pres. Obama mean "there will be costs to any military intervention in Ukraine"?  Is he just speaking for the UN, the US, or just an empty threat?

I'm going more with empty threat.  The US military is trying to change into a light more maneuverable force capable of deploying quickly anywhere in the world in a short amount of time.  We are starting the troop cutting process as we leave Afghanistan and its hard to get in.

Russia is a cold war enemy with cold war equipment and army.  They are the enemy we were prepared to face twenty five years ago.

The U.N. takes forever to make a decision so they won't be any help, and if the U.S. backed down from Russia saying they'd be involved in Syria, I can't see them standing up to Russia about the Ukraine.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 01, 2014, 06:41:08 PM
Quote from: Predaker on Mar 01, 2014, 04:20:01 PM
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/christian-group-behind-controversial-creationist-museum-to-build-800acre-theme-park-with-replica-noahs-ark-9161267.html (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/christian-group-behind-controversial-creationist-museum-to-build-800acre-theme-park-with-replica-noahs-ark-9161267.html)

QuoteThe Christian group behind a controversial Creationist Museum in Kentucky has announced that it has sufficient funds to begin construction on an Old Testament theme park, based around a 510ft replica of Noah's Ark.

The 800-acre "Ark Encounter" park would also feature a recreation of a pre-Flood village, a "Tower of Babel" containing an audio-visual effects theatre, and a theme park ride through the 10 plagues of Egypt. The biblical vessel would be the largest timber-framed structure in the US.

They been trying to do that a while, but all the builders brought in to do the job kept telling them that a boat that size made of wood is impossible to build.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 01, 2014, 10:40:36 PM
Quote from: Predaker on Mar 01, 2014, 04:20:01 PM
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/christian-group-behind-controversial-creationist-museum-to-build-800acre-theme-park-with-replica-noahs-ark-9161267.html (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/christian-group-behind-controversial-creationist-museum-to-build-800acre-theme-park-with-replica-noahs-ark-9161267.html)

QuoteThe Christian group behind a controversial Creationist Museum in Kentucky has announced that it has sufficient funds to begin construction on an Old Testament theme park, based around a 510ft replica of Noah's Ark.

The 800-acre "Ark Encounter" park would also feature a recreation of a pre-Flood village, a "Tower of Babel" containing an audio-visual effects theatre, and a theme park ride through the 10 plagues of Egypt. The biblical vessel would be the largest timber-framed structure in the US.


What a f**king waste.

America what are you doing?!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Mar 02, 2014, 01:27:07 AM
Quote from: Predaker on Mar 01, 2014, 04:20:01 PM
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/christian-group-behind-controversial-creationist-museum-to-build-800acre-theme-park-with-replica-noahs-ark-9161267.html (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/christian-group-behind-controversial-creationist-museum-to-build-800acre-theme-park-with-replica-noahs-ark-9161267.html)

QuoteThe Christian group behind a controversial Creationist Museum in Kentucky has announced that it has sufficient funds to begin construction on an Old Testament theme park, based around a 510ft replica of Noah's Ark.

The 800-acre "Ark Encounter" park would also feature a recreation of a pre-Flood village, a "Tower of Babel" containing an audio-visual effects theatre, and a theme park ride through the 10 plagues of Egypt. The biblical vessel would be the largest timber-framed structure in the US.

What.  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 02, 2014, 01:29:27 AM
am I reading that right  ???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Mar 02, 2014, 01:35:12 AM
They're going to have field trips there that will be very reminiscent of the Jesus Camp documentary. :'( Children speaking in tongues while experiencing the 10 plagues ride.

Only thing that would make this theme park awesome is if there was a massive structure of Raptor Jesus that swallowed them at the end of the ride.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 02, 2014, 01:39:00 AM
 i need to get out of the south holy shit ;-;
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 02, 2014, 01:53:28 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 02, 2014, 01:39:00 AM
i need to get out of the south holy shit ;-;
That's in Ohio.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 02, 2014, 01:54:59 AM
oh. For some reason I thought I read Kentucky <_<
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 02, 2014, 01:57:27 AM
Wait... I don't know why I thought it was in Ohio...

Edit: I guess I just assumed because the museum was so close to Cincinnati.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 02, 2014, 02:14:43 AM
I don't see a problem as long as they serve pancakes.

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Dennis likes pancakes
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Too bad he doesn't know what they look like
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 02, 2014, 03:16:08 AM
WTF:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-26402367#TWEET1059272 (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-26402367#TWEET1059272)

QuoteAn attack by knife-wielding men at a railway station in Kunming in south-west China has left at least 29 dead, the state news agency Xinhua says.

Another 130 people were wounded in what authorities said was a "premeditated, violent terrorist attack".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 02, 2014, 03:26:00 AM
Pfft, ban guns they said. You can't kill as many people with knives they said.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 02, 2014, 03:34:28 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 02, 2014, 03:16:08 AM
WTF:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-26402367#TWEET1059272 (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-26402367#TWEET1059272)

QuoteAn attack by knife-wielding men at a railway station in Kunming in south-west China has left at least 29 dead, the state news agency Xinhua says.

Another 130 people were wounded in what authorities said was a "premeditated, violent terrorist attack".

You seen the way they pile in on the trains there I'm surprised he only killed 29.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 02, 2014, 03:41:32 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 02, 2014, 03:16:08 AM
WTF:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-26402367#TWEET1059272 (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-26402367#TWEET1059272)

QuoteAn attack by knife-wielding men at a railway station in Kunming in south-west China has left at least 29 dead, the state news agency Xinhua says.

Another 130 people were wounded in what authorities said was a "premeditated, violent terrorist attack".
...that's actually impressive...  :-X
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 02, 2014, 04:43:33 AM
HOLD THE PHONE.

If a person wants to make a creationist museum, why should anybody else care?

Exactly whats wrong with the world today, nobody has any tolerance for anybody else. 

As for the knife thing, bet the mofo wouldn't have done that to an American subway. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 02, 2014, 04:52:18 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 02, 2014, 04:43:33 AM

As for the knife thing, bet the mofo wouldn't have done that to an American subway. 
Lower death toll at least.

You can only pack 5 Americans on a subway car.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 02, 2014, 04:53:34 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 02, 2014, 04:43:33 AM
If a person wants to make a creationist museum, why should anybody else care?

Exactly whats wrong with the world today, nobody has any tolerance for anybody else. 
Because passing off the Bible as actual science is stupid and in an ideal world would probably be considered illegal.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 02, 2014, 04:59:42 AM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 02, 2014, 04:53:34 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 02, 2014, 04:43:33 AM
If a person wants to make a creationist museum, why should anybody else care?

Exactly whats wrong with the world today, nobody has any tolerance for anybody else. 
and in an ideal world would probably be considered illegal.
Wut
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Mar 02, 2014, 05:11:27 AM
I think creationists should watch a documentary called Zeitgeist if they're really interested in learning something.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 02, 2014, 05:31:41 AM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 02, 2014, 04:53:34 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 02, 2014, 04:43:33 AM
If a person wants to make a creationist museum, why should anybody else care?

Exactly whats wrong with the world today, nobody has any tolerance for anybody else. 
Because passing off the Bible as actual science is stupid and in an ideal world would probably be considered illegal.

They believe what they believe.  Who cares?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 02, 2014, 07:34:07 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 02, 2014, 04:59:42 AM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 02, 2014, 04:53:34 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 02, 2014, 04:43:33 AM
If a person wants to make a creationist museum, why should anybody else care?

Exactly whats wrong with the world today, nobody has any tolerance for anybody else. 
and in an ideal world would probably be considered illegal.
Wut
Protip, the end of a sentence usually makes more sense if you actually leave the first half of the sentence there :)

Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 02, 2014, 05:31:41 AM
They believe what they believe.  Who cares?
People who give a shit about having an educated population? Places and institutions like creationist museums are why you end up with people who have actual power and influence campaigning to either remove evolution from schools, or have creationism taught as equal to or more "accurate" than evolution.

"Let people believe what they want to believe" stops being relevant when what people are teaching as truth is demonstrably false and ends up affecting the education and intelligence of others. The creation museum and this theme park are what need warning labels on them, not biology textbooks that mention evolution.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 02, 2014, 07:36:27 AM
What SiL said, so much. You're quite welcome to your delusions, but when you present them to the public as fact, we have a problem. Any establishment with the title 'museum' needs to be held to a certain standard. This place is no museum, it's one man legitimizing his personal reality and trying to spread it around.

He's quite free to do this nonsense. It's a free country after all. But he shouldn't be allowed to call it a museum, or present misinformation as fact. I've seen video tours of the place, and it's so loaded with dishonesty it's disgusting.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 02, 2014, 07:58:28 AM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 02, 2014, 07:34:07 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 02, 2014, 04:59:42 AM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 02, 2014, 04:53:34 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 02, 2014, 04:43:33 AM
If a person wants to make a creationist museum, why should anybody else care?

Exactly whats wrong with the world today, nobody has any tolerance for anybody else. 
and in an ideal world would probably be considered illegal.
Wut
Protip, the end of a sentence usually makes more sense if you actually leave the first half of the sentence there :)
Ahahahahahaha, you always had the best jokes, Jon.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 02, 2014, 08:08:01 AM
If people are fooled into believing something just because it has the words museum attached to it they are f**king retards anyways.


Hey ladies this is what six inches looks like-museum

If they don't have the cognitive reasoning ability to figure that shit out then I don't think you have much to worry about them when it comes to politics.

Non-religious people need to slow their role, look in the mirror, self evaluate themselves and realize they do a bunch of the same shit that they accuse religious people of.  I don't hear many religious people saying they want to wipe out a way of life just because it doesn't suit their aims or belief systems.  But you hear that shit ALL THE TIME from non religious people.  "f**king Christians, Muslims, we just need to get rid of all the religious zealots and beliefs and the world would be a better place."  Check yourself Hitlers.

Motherf**kers are acting like the creationist museum is pumping out the f**king Taliban or some shit.  Give me a break.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 02, 2014, 08:12:53 AM
Since when do children have the cognitive ability to resist indoctrination? If my parents had taken me to places like the Creationist Museum, trying to educate me about the real history of the world, chances are I would end up believing it, because it's being pushed on my young and weak mind by authority figures.

If you really hold this stance, by all means, send your kids to Jesus Camp. I mean, if they fall for it, it's their fault, right?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 02, 2014, 08:14:54 AM
But if these people that are now adults had similar shit pushed into their fragile young minds they can't be at fault either, right?  ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 02, 2014, 08:24:58 AM
My stance isn't pro Christian or pro science.  I just get tired of motherf**kers getting on each others belief systems for no damn reason.  If they aren't doing something that bothers you or anybody else personally, wtf?  Why sweat it at all?  Got better stuff to worry about than a bunch of peoples religious ideals or lack there of.

What pisses me off the most though is the hypocrisy of it all.  Sil and a thousand people like him come in telling somebody they can't believe in creationism because it might teach people different than evolution because those same people might come around some day and say that he can't believe in evolution.  Sounds like a never ending revolving door of pettiness to me.

Indoctrination, lol.  The cuttlefish from the sky making that a buzzword.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 02, 2014, 08:33:58 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 02, 2014, 08:08:01 AM
If people are fooled into believing something just because it has the words museum attached to it they are f**king retards anyways.
All the more reason to not let them be lead by people spreading inaccuracies.

QuoteIf they don't have the cognitive reasoning ability to figure that shit out then I don't think you have much to worry about them when it comes to politics.
How do you possibly justify that when America has politicians lobbying for creationism in schools ... ?

QuoteI don't hear many religious people saying they want to wipe out a way of life just because it doesn't suit their aims or belief systems.  But you hear that shit ALL THE TIME from non religious people.  "f**king Christians, Muslims, we just need to get rid of all the religious zealots and beliefs and the world would be a better place."  Check yourself Hitlers.
Nobody's saying that. Nobody's saying "Let's abolish religion" here. That's not the topic at all. It's presenting outright bullshit as facts to people.

QuoteMotherf**kers are acting like the creationist museum is pumping out the f**king Taliban or some shit.  Give me a break.
No we f**king aren't, motherf**kers are acting like creationist museum is pumping out f**king uninformed people who believe make-believe is reality and end up getting a say in what everyone else gets to learn or think.

QuoteSil and a thousand people like him come in telling somebody they can't believe in creationism because it might teach people different than evolution because those same people might come around some day and say that he can't believe in evolution.  Sounds like a never ending revolving door of pettiness to me.
Can you at least try to read the argument? It centers around the fact that creationism isn't science, it isn't fact, it's demonstrably false, and teaching it to people as science, as fact, as demonstrably true, is a f**king bad thing.

People are free to be religious, to believe in God, whatever. But acting like creationism is science, demanding it be taught in a science class, is wrong, and I don't see why we should take a pansy-arse "live and let live" attitude towards allowing people to systematically bullshit people into teaching fantasy as actual reality.

This isn't a case of fighting religion. I have nothing against religion. But religion is not about teaching creationism in a science class, f**king wackjobs are about teaching creationism in a science class and I see no reason to humour them. Creationist museums are an extension of that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 02, 2014, 08:44:30 AM
 ;D












Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 02, 2014, 08:54:19 AM
That was rather anticlimactic.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 02, 2014, 08:55:59 AM
Exactly the response of a man who's raging on Jack ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 02, 2014, 08:58:05 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 02, 2014, 08:54:19 AM
That was rather anticlimactic.

COME AT ME BRO.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 02, 2014, 08:59:34 AM
You want it on the tits or in the mouth?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 02, 2014, 09:01:49 AM
He wants the full creampie, bro.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 02, 2014, 09:03:14 AM
One creampie cumming up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Mar 02, 2014, 11:37:20 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 02, 2014, 08:59:34 AM
You want it on the tits or in the mouth?
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Mar 02, 2014, 12:44:53 PM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 02, 2014, 08:33:58 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 02, 2014, 08:08:01 AM
If people are fooled into believing something just because it has the words museum attached to it they are f**king retards anyways.
All the more reason to not let them be lead by people spreading inaccuracies.

QuoteIf they don't have the cognitive reasoning ability to figure that shit out then I don't think you have much to worry about them when it comes to politics.
How do you possibly justify that when America has politicians lobbying for creationism in schools ... ?

QuoteI don't hear many religious people saying they want to wipe out a way of life just because it doesn't suit their aims or belief systems.  But you hear that shit ALL THE TIME from non religious people.  "f**king Christians, Muslims, we just need to get rid of all the religious zealots and beliefs and the world would be a better place."  Check yourself Hitlers.
Nobody's saying that. Nobody's saying "Let's abolish religion" here. That's not the topic at all. It's presenting outright bullshit as facts to people.

QuoteMotherf**kers are acting like the creationist museum is pumping out the f**king Taliban or some shit.  Give me a break.
No we f**king aren't, motherf**kers are acting like creationist museum is pumping out f**king uninformed people who believe make-believe is reality and end up getting a say in what everyone else gets to learn or think.

QuoteSil and a thousand people like him come in telling somebody they can't believe in creationism because it might teach people different than evolution because those same people might come around some day and say that he can't believe in evolution.  Sounds like a never ending revolving door of pettiness to me.
Can you at least try to read the argument? It centers around the fact that creationism isn't science, it isn't fact, it's demonstrably false, and teaching it to people as science, as fact, as demonstrably true, is a f**king bad thing.

People are free to be religious, to believe in God, whatever. But acting like creationism is science, demanding it be taught in a science class, is wrong, and I don't see why we should take a pansy-arse "live and let live" attitude towards allowing people to systematically bullshit people into teaching fantasy as actual reality.

This isn't a case of fighting religion. I have nothing against religion. But religion is not about teaching creationism in a science class, f**king wackjobs are about teaching creationism in a science class and I see no reason to humour them. Creationist museums are an extension of that.

All my applause
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Mar 02, 2014, 01:41:17 PM
Guys, think of it this way:

If these nutjobs wanna spend $100m of their funds on building a themepark and a wooden ship half the size of a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier,  that's $100m less they'll have to spend on lobbying for Creationism in the education system. ;)

PS: I'd love to see people visiting the 10 Plagues of Egypt ride and watch their kids getting killed when they get around to the last one.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 02, 2014, 02:04:38 PM
Yeah, but who's going to be prepared when the ice caps melt and we're all flooded?

The Creationist Museum.

They've thought this through.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Mar 02, 2014, 03:25:09 PM
Quote from: BANE on Mar 02, 2014, 02:04:38 PM
Yeah, but who's going to be prepared when the ice caps melt and we're all flooded?

The Creationist Museum.

They've thought this through.

Mind = blown
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 02, 2014, 06:21:09 PM
Creationist scum, wasting resources.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 02, 2014, 06:32:26 PM
Quote from: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 02, 2014, 06:21:09 PM
Creationist scum, wasting resources.
Life is wasting resources.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 02, 2014, 06:33:00 PM
Quote from: BANE on Mar 02, 2014, 02:04:38 PM
Yeah, but who's going to be prepared when the ice caps melt and we're all flooded?

The Creationist Museum.

They've thought this through.


I take it all back, they're secret geniuses.

Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 02, 2014, 06:32:26 PM
Quote from: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 02, 2014, 06:21:09 PM
Creationist scum, wasting resources.
Life is wasting resources.

Hey when I was taken to the Giger museum, nobody tried to tell me the Alien was real.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 03, 2014, 12:36:18 AM
So..........

Last night was apparently interesting. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 03, 2014, 02:26:34 AM
Ukraine crisis: G7 jointly condemns Russia, halts G8 prep

http://t.news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/ukraine-crisis-g7-jointly-condemns-russia-halts-g8-prep-1 (http://t.news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/ukraine-crisis-g7-jointly-condemns-russia-halts-g8-prep-1)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Mar 03, 2014, 03:32:54 AM
I hope they figure something out over soon, we don't need another conflict.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 03, 2014, 03:44:25 AM
aww yiss ww3 here we come
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: TheLoneSpoon on Mar 03, 2014, 03:50:54 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 03, 2014, 03:44:25 AM
aww yiss ww3 here we come

f**k youuuuuuuu
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 03, 2014, 03:51:07 AM
http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/67854 (http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/67854)

Swedish man gets disability for heavy metal addiction.

____
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 03, 2014, 03:44:25 AM
aww yiss ww3 here we come
Turn that 3 on its side and suddenly you have world wide web, and gasp, it's already here
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 03, 2014, 04:31:34 AM
Quote from: Topazora on Mar 03, 2014, 03:32:54 AM
I hope they figure something out over soon, we don't need another conflict.

I've felt strongly about the crisis. Just as it seems Ukraine is beginning to step in the right direction, Russia takes completely unnecessary military action against Ukraine as soon as everyone has left from the Sochi Olympics, it's practically a declaration of war and Ukraine has begun mobilizing to treat it as such, calling all reservist to full time duty and on alert.

I believe the fate of Ukraine is up to the people of Ukraine alone, Russia has completely crossed the line and has breached international law as well. I am hoping for a solution that doesn't involve war, and ultimately Russian forces must leave at once. I also support the idea of a UN international monitoring mission to Ukraine, hopefully that would help de-escalate things.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 03, 2014, 05:21:04 AM
Good old soviet divide and conqueror mentality to stir up a reason to fund that huge army they cannot afford. It'll probably lead to a split Ukraine.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Mar 03, 2014, 05:21:59 AM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26407604 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26407604)

On Saturday President Vladimir Putin moved to get parliamentary permission to use Russian troops not just in Crimea, but in Ukraine as a whole. This takes this crisis to a disturbing new level.

Jesus christ! I don't think Russia is gonna stop here, Putin doesn't give a rats arse what the 'ultra liberal do-gooder European police' (EU) say, he wants Ukraine back in the USSR!.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 03, 2014, 06:19:39 AM
Himars are just waiting to be unleashed on some conventional targets.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 03, 2014, 06:26:09 AM
Maybe Russia will reconsider their actions due to the ever growing global outcry.

Of course their leader is ex-KGB so I'm not that optimistic.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Mar 03, 2014, 06:36:51 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Mar 03, 2014, 06:26:09 AM
Maybe Russia will reconsider their actions due to the ever growing global outcry.

Of course their leader is ex-KGB so I'm not that optimistic.

But isn't everybody scared of Russia these days hehe America thinks they are king of the world but really its probably Russia.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 03, 2014, 06:39:26 AM
I doubt anything will happen. 

We tested Russia's gangster in Syria and didn't want any and a couple of (years?) ago they invaded Georgia and nobody did jack shit.

Until Russia actually moves on one of our own interest then they will probably be met with sanctions and public outcry and not much else.

And all you on the fence far left wingers better hope Russia and the USA don't mobilize on each other because all you guys will be drafted for WW3.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 03, 2014, 07:25:36 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 03, 2014, 06:36:51 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Mar 03, 2014, 06:26:09 AM
Maybe Russia will reconsider their actions due to the ever growing global outcry.

Of course their leader is ex-KGB so I'm not that optimistic.

But isn't everybody scared of Russia these days hehe America thinks they are king of the world but really its probably Russia.

Russia sometimes takes advantage of our lost of taste for war that has developed more over time since WW1 arguably. The U.S can't just rush in, though it has the capacity, because it would risk nuclear war, and no one wants that. The U.S is therefore more reserved than it gets credit for. This kind of thing wasn't unheard of in the Cold War, Soviets invade, NATO just uses words to criticize them. But the reason there is such a huge global outcry is because this ain't the Cold War anymore, they should know better than that by now.

If you look at the Crimean War though, that was a time when the Russian Empire (much bigger place then) invaded Turkey. The result, Russia was defeated by an alliance of nations, the French Empire, Ottoman Empire, British Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia as well as legions of Germans, Swiss and Slovakians. Of course at this time you didn't need to worry about nukes.

Today we have Canada, the U.S, the U.K, Japan, France, Germany and Italy taking action against Russia together. There are no plans for military action, but at the same they are going to at least take actions that be a big thorn in Russia's economic side. In a world that is so connected, being isolated isn't a good thing... especially after just hosting the most expensive winter Olympics in history ($50 billion).

Also, Georgia is different, because Georgia attacked somebody else first with military force. Ukraine on the other hand is just trying to solve it's own political issues diplomatically.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 03, 2014, 08:08:26 AM
Georgia was trying to reclaim a port or something that used to be within their own country weren't they?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 03, 2014, 08:14:55 AM
Don't know enough of the whole situation. I know that the Georgians started using mortars on a city or something.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vepariga on Mar 03, 2014, 09:03:13 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 03, 2014, 06:39:26 AM
I doubt anything will happen. 

We tested Russia's gangster in Syria and didn't want any and a couple of (years?) ago they invaded Georgia and nobody did jack shit.

Until Russia actually moves on one of our own interest then they will probably be met with sanctions and public outcry and not much else.

And all you on the fence far left wingers better hope Russia and the USA don't mobilize on each other because all you guys will be drafted for WW3.

maybe we can all meet up and call ourselves the AVPG Squad.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 03, 2014, 09:09:58 AM
Quote from: Vepariga on Mar 03, 2014, 09:03:13 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 03, 2014, 06:39:26 AM
I doubt anything will happen. 

We tested Russia's gangster in Syria and didn't want any and a couple of (years?) ago they invaded Georgia and nobody did jack shit.

Until Russia actually moves on one of our own interest then they will probably be met with sanctions and public outcry and not much else.

And all you on the fence far left wingers better hope Russia and the USA don't mobilize on each other because all you guys will be drafted for WW3.

maybe we can all meet up and call ourselves the AVPG Squad.

Inglorious Bastards: AvPG Edition
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 03, 2014, 12:12:30 PM
n00b question: what does Russia want with the Ukraine anyway? Are they strategically important like Chechnya?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 03, 2014, 02:24:36 PM
Significant Russian speaking population, part of Soviet Union until independence was declared. There were plans for Ukraine to join the European Union, then the president turns around and stops that idea in favour of closer ties with Russia. Thousands protests against it and the presidents friends turn their back on him. One moment he says he'll step down and allow early elections (hence why a different leadership is in place), but then manages to flee to Moscow by helicopter then turns around and says he's still president.

Something like that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 03, 2014, 06:39:43 PM
Most countries want territory simply because of assets that are available to them that wouldn't otherwise be there. 

Docks, proximity to other assets, proximity to shipping lanes, ease of access, natural resources, etc.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Mar 03, 2014, 07:03:46 PM
Putin is most likely putting on this show for domestic politics reasons and boosting his image among the Russian voters. He doesn't care about the Ukrainians or their nation. Soviet/Russian leaders have usually treated the Ukrainians like lesser people, culminating with Stalin murdering millions by simply starving them to death. To put it into perspective, he treated them so poorly that most Ukrainians sided with Nazi-Germany against the Soviets in WW2.

This will be a litmus test to conclusively determine if the Western leaders are any good or indeed completely useless and inept, as I fear they will be after witnessing the whole Syria civil war situation for years now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 03, 2014, 07:09:50 PM
They've always been inept.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 03, 2014, 07:32:59 PM
So inept they form the bulk of the world's power.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 03, 2014, 07:34:32 PM
You throw enough rocks at the side of a barn eventually some hit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 03, 2014, 07:35:31 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 03, 2014, 07:32:59 PM
So inept they form the bulk of the world's power.

This
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 03, 2014, 07:37:17 PM
Quote from: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 03, 2014, 07:34:32 PM
You throw enough rocks at the side of a barn eventually some hit.

This
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Mar 03, 2014, 07:38:14 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 03, 2014, 07:32:59 PM
So inept they form the bulk of the world's power.

Power is worthless when not accompanied by the determination, will and skill to actually wield it when necessary.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 03, 2014, 07:38:48 PM
Quote from: Rong on Mar 03, 2014, 07:35:31 PM

This

THIS
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Mar 03, 2014, 07:39:07 PM
This is no litmus test, or any other test.  Russia cares nothing for outsiders and would not waste their time.  Putin does not care about the West, or WWII.   WWII was a long time ago and has nothing to do with Russia (or mostly anywhere) today.

This is about power, Putin is power hungry. It is that simple. 

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 03, 2014, 07:41:10 PM
I agree, power hungry and Eva is also correct.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Mar 03, 2014, 07:51:34 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 03, 2014, 06:36:51 AM
But isn't everybody scared of Russia these days hehe America thinks they are king of the world but really its probably Russia.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F24.media.tumblr.com%2F4da2193fe23b976cd4df47cdb12b814f%2Ftumblr_mmuowdj6Pt1r814fyo1_500.gif&hash=6376e0215e90fb9f8ac36cbfce369b5bb3d88618)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Mar 03, 2014, 07:51:48 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Mar 03, 2014, 07:39:07 PM
This is about power, Putin is power hungry. It is that simple.

Western leaders humiliated Putin by not showing up at the Winter Olympics. Now it's his turn to return the favor by demonstrating to the world how powerless they really are to act in unison when put to the test.

Politics is all about power, nothing else. Always have been.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 03, 2014, 07:52:38 PM
Shit guys, it's all about money. Put simply Russia has been robbing the former soviet territories into the ground. If the state of Ukraine were to join the EU, as roughly half of the populace does, Russia stands to lose not only a significant amount of capital but also several major naval ports. Actually, more than money, it is likely all about naval power. Which would tie in with their attitude about the recent conflicts in Syria and Georgia. The next big reason is that Russia does not want European powers to get right up side it's borders. Russia has essentially used Ukraine and all of it's border-states as meat shields from western aggression for nearly a century. There is also the fact that Ukraine might still have things, unknown to us, that Russia wants. From weapons to vodka.

Oh and yea, Putin is a Dick.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 03, 2014, 07:54:31 PM
Some one get Frank Underwood on the phone plz.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 03, 2014, 07:56:14 PM
Wood hehe, Penis hehe...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Mar 03, 2014, 07:58:35 PM
Quote from: Eva on Mar 03, 2014, 07:51:48 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Mar 03, 2014, 07:39:07 PM
This is about power, Putin is power hungry. It is that simple.

Western leaders humiliated Putin by not showing up at the Winter Olympics. Now it's his turn to return the favor by demonstrating to the world how powerless they really are to act in unison when put to the test.

Politics is all about power, nothing else. Always have been.

I seriously doubt that a country will go to war over the Olympics.  That makes no sense to me.  Putin does not care about the USA, and Russian leaders are not going to exhaust funds and manpower in a pissing contest.   

However, I do agree that Western leaders disgraced Russia by not showing up.  Not only did it disgrace Russia, but every other country in attendance as well. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Mar 03, 2014, 08:07:54 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Mar 03, 2014, 07:58:35 PM
Quote from: Eva on Mar 03, 2014, 07:51:48 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Mar 03, 2014, 07:39:07 PM
This is about power, Putin is power hungry. It is that simple.

Western leaders humiliated Putin by not showing up at the Winter Olympics. Now it's his turn to return the favor by demonstrating to the world how powerless they really are to act in unison when put to the test.

Politics is all about power, nothing else. Always have been.

I seriously doubt that a country will go to war over the Olympics.  That makes no sense to me.  Putin does not care about the USA, and Russian leaders are not going to exhaust funds and manpower in a pissing contest.   

However, I do agree that Western leaders disgraced Russia by not showing up.  Not only did it disgrace Russia, but every other country in attendance as well.

It won't come to war against the Western powers, that's the whole point. Putin watched how these clowns were completely unable and unwilling to react with force on Assad gassing his own population in Syria. He's gambling that they'll be prepared to meet whatever political demands he will make over Ukraine at least halfway, just to avoid getting involved in armed conflict. And he's probably right - Syria proved his analysis right, if that is his agenda.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Mar 03, 2014, 08:15:26 PM
Quote from: Eva on Mar 03, 2014, 08:07:54 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Mar 03, 2014, 07:58:35 PM
Quote from: Eva on Mar 03, 2014, 07:51:48 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Mar 03, 2014, 07:39:07 PM
This is about power, Putin is power hungry. It is that simple.

Western leaders humiliated Putin by not showing up at the Winter Olympics. Now it's his turn to return the favor by demonstrating to the world how powerless they really are to act in unison when put to the test.

Politics is all about power, nothing else. Always have been.

I seriously doubt that a country will go to war over the Olympics.  That makes no sense to me.  Putin does not care about the USA, and Russian leaders are not going to exhaust funds and manpower in a pissing contest.   

However, I do agree that Western leaders disgraced Russia by not showing up.  Not only did it disgrace Russia, but every other country in attendance as well.

It won't come to war against the Western powers, that's the whole point. Putin watched how these clowns were completely unable and unwilling to react with force on Assad gassing his own population in Syria. He's gambling that they'll be prepared to meet whatever political demands he will make over Ukraine at least halfway, just to avoid getting involved in armed conflict. And he's probably right - Syria proved his analysis right, if that is his agenda.

That I agree,  it's not like containment is a real threat at this point.   :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 03, 2014, 08:55:37 PM
Quote from: Eva on Mar 03, 2014, 07:38:14 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 03, 2014, 07:32:59 PM
So inept they form the bulk of the world's power.

Power is worthless when not accompanied by the determination, will and skill to actually wield it when necessary.

I don't disagree but the rest of the world needs to make up its mind.  Do people actually WANT the US, the EU, Australia and Canada to be the worlds police or do they want us to shrink back to our borders and mind our own business.  Can't have it both ways.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Mar 03, 2014, 10:11:40 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 03, 2014, 07:52:38 PM
Shit guys, it's all about money. Put simply Russia has been robbing the former soviet territories into the ground. If the state of Ukraine were to join the EU, as roughly half of the populace does, Russia stands to lose not only a significant amount of capital but also several major naval ports. Actually, more than money, it is likely all about naval power. Which would tie in with their attitude about the recent conflicts in Syria and Georgia. The next big reason is that Russia does not want European powers to get right up side it's borders. Russia has essentially used Ukraine and all of it's border-states as meat shields from western aggression for nearly a century. There is also the fact that Ukraine might still have things, unknown to us, that Russia wants. From weapons to vodka.

Oh and yea, Putin is a Dick.




So should the US and NATO put boots on the ground in Crimea? I too agree the Soviets interest in the region is definitely naval power related.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 03, 2014, 11:02:22 PM
Or maybe they are genuinely concerned about Russian supporting Ukrainians.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vepariga on Mar 03, 2014, 11:11:06 PM
Some Ukrainian people are out there praising the Russians. Getting photos and shit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 03, 2014, 11:39:08 PM
There is a significant Russian speaking population which is why the situation is delicate.

But probably for this reason the new leadership announced that though it would look to the European Union to join, it would still however keep ties with Russia.

That's not good enough for Russia apparently, when they started sending in the first troops after. Russia claims it's defending the rights and lives of Russian speaking citizens from ultranationalist. Only problem is there has been no reports of such a thing happening whatsoever, ergo, Russia is bullshitting.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: TheLoneSpoon on Mar 03, 2014, 11:41:03 PM
(https://31.media.tumblr.com/67a23ed6ccf3b068500089f181cf083f/tumblr_n1vvhbGU4z1spuh3ao1_500.jpg)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 04, 2014, 12:14:44 AM
I read something saying that the way to actually defeat Putin is by having Ukraine being an economic winner.

Putin was probably counting on the new leadership to be vengeful, incompetent and as corrupt as the previous leadership and counting on the people to rebel against Russians to give him more reason for full out war. Putin is gambling.

Problem for him is the that while much has gone wrong for Ukraine the new leadership is smart, going to the UN for help, and the people have remained lawful.

Taking the Crimea is an easier task because most of the population is Russian speaking. To attack the rest of Ukraine on the other hand would be a much greater task. It is believed if the Russians attack further through invasion than the Ukrainians will fight and at least make a good account of themselves just like Finland in the Winter War, and it would be under full spot light of the media and sanctions would get harder and harder on Russia's economy.

Putin knows this and he knows he isn't rich enough to keep on doubling his bets.

So how can the west help Ukraine? Nations like Canada are putting together financial aid packages for Ukraine who is struggling economically due to the Russian intervention.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 04, 2014, 12:17:51 AM
Russia could steal all the aid packages.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: TheLoneSpoon on Mar 04, 2014, 12:18:39 AM
Let's give Russia aids

if u kno wat im sayin LOLOL
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 04, 2014, 12:20:04 AM
Quote from: BANE on Mar 04, 2014, 12:17:51 AM
Russia could steal all the aid packages.

Not that likely if they are delivered in the western half where Ukraine is safely bordered with Poland and Belarus.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 04, 2014, 12:22:09 AM
And that's when they strike.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 04, 2014, 12:32:18 AM
And get aids.

But yea, it wouldn't be too farfetched to see this as a game of Russian Roulette, if I've read right Ukraine just needs to keep up it's smart lawful streak, get financial aid and wait till Putin makes a mistake as Putin tries to bait Ukraine into lowering themselves into being vengeful and rebellious against Russians. The hope is that Putin gets the bullet from his own roulette revolver.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: TheLoneSpoon on Mar 04, 2014, 12:34:15 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Mar 04, 2014, 12:32:18 AM
And get aids.

omfg rick
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 04, 2014, 12:38:10 AM
Quote from: TheLoneSpoon on Mar 04, 2014, 12:34:15 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Mar 04, 2014, 12:32:18 AM
And get aids.

omfg rick

Quote from: TheLoneSpoon on Mar 04, 2014, 12:18:39 AM
Let's give Russia aids

if u kno wat im sayin LOLOL
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: TheLoneSpoon on Mar 04, 2014, 12:40:16 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Mar 04, 2014, 12:38:10 AM
Quote from: TheLoneSpoon on Mar 04, 2014, 12:34:15 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Mar 04, 2014, 12:32:18 AM
And get aids.

omfg rick

Quote from: TheLoneSpoon on Mar 04, 2014, 12:18:39 AM
Let's give Russia aids

if u kno wat im sayin LOLOL

that wasn't what I was saying!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 04, 2014, 12:43:06 AM
Quote from: TheLoneSpoon on Mar 04, 2014, 12:40:16 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Mar 04, 2014, 12:38:10 AM
Quote from: TheLoneSpoon on Mar 04, 2014, 12:34:15 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Mar 04, 2014, 12:32:18 AM
And get aids.

omfg rick

Quote from: TheLoneSpoon on Mar 04, 2014, 12:18:39 AM
Let's give Russia aids

if u kno wat im sayin LOLOL

that wasn't what I was saying!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvLcus4bHgw#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvLcus4bHgw#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: TheLoneSpoon on Mar 04, 2014, 12:44:09 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Mar 04, 2014, 12:43:06 AM
Quote from: TheLoneSpoon on Mar 04, 2014, 12:40:16 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Mar 04, 2014, 12:38:10 AM
Quote from: TheLoneSpoon on Mar 04, 2014, 12:34:15 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Mar 04, 2014, 12:32:18 AM
And get aids.

omfg rick

Quote from: TheLoneSpoon on Mar 04, 2014, 12:18:39 AM
Let's give Russia aids

if u kno wat im sayin LOLOL

that wasn't what I was saying!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvLcus4bHgw#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvLcus4bHgw#ws)

(https://31.media.tumblr.com/25717ba0f1412b5ce2d8bed9de21c548/tumblr_mye75aLnvc1qmrnvxo6_250.gif)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 04, 2014, 01:32:28 AM
And so the Russian stock market tumbles, before proposed sanctions are even acted on.

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/ukraine-sparks-russian-funds-selloff-winners-emerge-225655265--sector.html (http://ca.news.yahoo.com/ukraine-sparks-russian-funds-selloff-winners-emerge-225655265--sector.html)

And their is rising value in wheat, which Ukraine has plenty of apparently.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 04, 2014, 01:47:55 AM
Jesus, their confidence be all sky high after murdering everyone at the winter olympics
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 04, 2014, 01:55:06 AM
They didn't get anything in hockey.  ;)

One of our political party leaders even got in trouble for jokingly saying on T.V that Russia is acting this way because they are grumpy about not even getting bronze in both men's and woman's hockey (Canada got gold in both).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 04, 2014, 02:02:55 AM
...but they destroyed everybody in the final count lol.


Those athletes were prob competing for their lives, that's why.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 04, 2014, 02:05:44 AM
They won a bunch of medals nobody gave a shit about.


Frozen ham tossing to starving people isn't a real Olympic sport in most countries. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 04, 2014, 02:10:52 AM
Ever since the Russian military intervention in Ukraine, whatever glow there was from the Sochi Olympics is surely gone now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 04, 2014, 02:25:08 AM
I'm still pretty happy with Russia.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 04, 2014, 02:29:56 AM
Quote from: BANE on Mar 04, 2014, 02:25:08 AM
I'm still pretty happy with Russia.

You haven't had to go to the bathroom in Sochi, where the toilet is installed upside down and then the door locks shut behind you and you can't get out without busting the door down.

(this actually happened too)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Mar 04, 2014, 02:47:12 AM
 :laugh: :laugh:

In Russia toilet flushes you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 04, 2014, 04:26:33 AM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Mar 03, 2014, 10:11:40 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 03, 2014, 07:52:38 PM
Shit guys, it's all about money. Put simply Russia has been robbing the former soviet territories into the ground. If the state of Ukraine were to join the EU, as roughly half of the populace does, Russia stands to lose not only a significant amount of capital but also several major naval ports. Actually, more than money, it is likely all about naval power. Which would tie in with their attitude about the recent conflicts in Syria and Georgia. The next big reason is that Russia does not want European powers to get right up side it's borders. Russia has essentially used Ukraine and all of it's border-states as meat shields from western aggression for nearly a century. There is also the fact that Ukraine might still have things, unknown to us, that Russia wants. From weapons to vodka.

Oh and yea, Putin is a Dick.




So should the US and NATO put boots on the ground in Crimea? I too agree the Soviets interest in the region is definitely naval power related.
Yea, Russia recently signed a 25 year naval agreement with the former Ukraine president. This entire show of force is to protect that interest first and foremost. People may not think much about it but being a landlocked power sucks. :P

The west doesn't have a vital interest to warrant boots on the ground at the moment and Putin knows it. This is a traditional show of force. However Ukraine is a divided country and perhaps Putin thinks the recent upheaval is the perfect time to regain total control over the Ukraine via military might. It's the perfect opportunity to be honest. It's been a while since we had a cold war standoff.

However does anyone think Putin would risk a hot war with the west by taking it too far? Remember he is a relic form the cold war days and is most definitely not getting any younger.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 04, 2014, 04:41:43 AM
He was also KGB which is their intelligence arm.  He might be a relic, but I'm sure he's not stupid. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Mar 04, 2014, 04:46:43 AM
He might risk a hot war, but it's hard to say.  Most of the countries are so economically intertwined, its because of this, China has not made any aggressive moves towards the West or Eastern countries (like Taiwan or maybe even Japan) that the West supports. Even Russia has economic ties with the U.S. Federal Reserve- which would be why the U.S. would not be so willing to get into any conflict with Russia- as they own part of us.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 04, 2014, 08:18:52 AM
That's the most terrifying thing; Putin is one smart, fully trained and experienced mutherf**ker.  :laugh: He knows how to stack the deck old world style. Still as of now it's just an incursion; there hasn't been an actual invasion.

We shouldn't blow it out of proportion at the moment but maybe Russia is afraid of being left behind in the 21st century. Thus their willingness to go to war in this case.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 04, 2014, 08:38:55 AM
Pro-Russian troops shoot warning shots at un-armed Ukrainian soldiers marching forward demanding their jobs back at an air base and the Russians warned if they marched closer they would be shot.

http://t.news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/ukraine-crisis-pro-russia-troops-fire-warning-shots-at-ukraine-base-1 (http://t.news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/ukraine-crisis-pro-russia-troops-fire-warning-shots-at-ukraine-base-1)

A bold move I think, as far as going in un-armed goes.

Also in the article the two Ukrainian warships remain in Ukrainian hands after a Russian ultimatum did not pass (supposedly Russians were going to storm the ships in one hour if they did not surrender), and the Russian "exercise" forces north of the border have been ordered by Putin back to their permanent bases.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Mar 04, 2014, 08:53:40 AM
What the Ukrainians need to do, is to step down and not provoke. Putin's motive of placing troops in Ukraine to safeguard the Russian populace there, only retains what shred of credibility it has, if those Russians are actually under threat from Ukrainians. So far, they haven't been - not in the slightest. Putin can't make a first offensive move without probable cause.

Put the pressure on him economically. When Russian business interest start to take hits, criticism of Putin will emerge within Russia and more importantly, within Putin's own inner circle as well.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 04, 2014, 09:19:09 AM
I talked about something along those lines (the Russian Roulette analogy and those other posts), and it's starting to show a bit (Russian stock market tumbling), but I couldn't help but wonder in bed if I screwed up something I said somehow.  :laugh:

*looks*

Okay I did good despite a serious lack of sleep.

But yea, if Ukrainian soldiers are willing to just to march up completely un-armed in protest for their jobs, as opposed to just shooting for their jobs, then Putin's "hostile ultranationalist" reasoning has further been proven hollow. As I mentioned before, Putin was counting on a vengeful and rebellious anti-Russian Ukraine to make his goals more reasonable, problem for Putin is Ukraine hasn't given him the satisfaction yet. Putin isn't rich enough to keep "doubling his bets" as it'll just put more strain on Russia's economy.

This will certainly hurt how many Russians want to vote for him in the future.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 04, 2014, 09:41:49 AM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/10674812/Vladimir-Putin-orders-troops-near-Ukraine-border-to-return-to-bases.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/10674812/Vladimir-Putin-orders-troops-near-Ukraine-border-to-return-to-bases.html)

Well there are now reports that Putin is ordering some troops to stand down and return to base. Supposedly all that shit on the Russia/Ukraine border was just a military exercise.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 04, 2014, 09:42:25 AM
A Canadian Forces ship damaged by an engine bay fire is being towed to Hawaii.

http://t.news.ca.msn.com/world/hmcs-protecteur-under-tow-about-400-km-from-hawaii (http://t.news.ca.msn.com/world/hmcs-protecteur-under-tow-about-400-km-from-hawaii)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 04, 2014, 11:47:54 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Mar 04, 2014, 09:42:25 AM
A Canadian Forces ship damaged by an engine bay fire is being towed to Hawaii.

http://t.news.ca.msn.com/world/hmcs-protecteur-under-tow-about-400-km-from-hawaii (http://t.news.ca.msn.com/world/hmcs-protecteur-under-tow-about-400-km-from-hawaii)

lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 04, 2014, 11:48:41 AM
Crimea breaks ties with Ukraine.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/we-control-everything-crimea-breaks-ties-with-ukraine/article17266761/ (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/we-control-everything-crimea-breaks-ties-with-ukraine/article17266761/)

Didn't see that coming. My thoughts are with the people of Ukraine and despite these dark times I hope that soon peace can be found.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Mar 04, 2014, 02:55:06 PM
Sort of makes one think that the Soviet Union wants it's former SSR's back. This would mean the dissolution in the early 1990's was a facade to appease or fool the US into thinking the Cold War was finished when behind the scenes, the soviets never left the countries.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 04, 2014, 03:04:58 PM
Poor Ukraine; things are really going to hell in a handcart over there. And I thought Egypt was in a bad spot.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Mar 04, 2014, 03:51:39 PM
see?  this is why we shouldn't be cutting our military.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 04, 2014, 04:25:19 PM
*Sigh* The military doesn't f*ckin' solve everything.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 04, 2014, 04:28:03 PM
Quote from: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 04, 2014, 04:25:19 PM
*Sigh* The military doesn't f*ckin' solve everything.
*sigh* No one said it did.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 04, 2014, 04:30:31 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Mar 04, 2014, 03:51:39 PM
see?  this is why we shouldn't be cutting our military.

Ummmm...

Someone sure suggested it had bearing on it.
Which it doesn't.
It's purely a political matter.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Mar 04, 2014, 05:28:31 PM
Not having a strong military when a country, that's been historically an enemy,  starts playing chicken with the west, is idiocy.  Having the military is a plan b in case diplomacy doesn't work.  Last thing you want is to say or do the wrong thing and be left open when things get ugly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 04, 2014, 05:30:31 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Mar 04, 2014, 05:28:31 PM
Not having a strong military when a country, that's been historically an enemy,  starts playing chicken with the west, is idiocy.  Having the military is a plan b in case diplomacy doesn't work.  Last thing you want is to say or do the wrong thing and be left open when things get ugly.

Having a strong military is one thing, what the US has done is ridiculous especially since there's so many more areas where the money is needed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Mar 04, 2014, 05:41:12 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Mar 04, 2014, 05:28:31 PM
Not having a strong military when a country, that's been historically an enemy,  starts playing chicken with the west, is idiocy.  Having the military is a plan b in case diplomacy doesn't work.  Last thing you want is to say or do the wrong thing and be left open when things get ugly.

You guys sit on roughly 50% of the total defense budget of all nations in the UN combined, while your populace only accounts for less than 5%. The Pentagon commands such huge stockpiles of weaponry, tanks, ships, planes, missiles etc, that less than 1% of it has seen any combat during its lifespan.

'Not having a strong military'? ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 04, 2014, 05:44:23 PM
When everything turns to shit you won't see any of the allies complain about the us's military size
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 04, 2014, 05:47:01 PM
Buncha size queens in here.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 04, 2014, 05:48:17 PM
What Allies?

It's quite clear that is subject to change.

And it's not how big it is, it's how you use it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Mar 04, 2014, 05:58:40 PM
Granted,   :) the U.S. does have a very strong military as it is,  but I just don't think cutting the military back would send the right message to Russia,  that we're not taking them seriously.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Mar 04, 2014, 06:08:12 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 04, 2014, 05:47:01 PM
Buncha size queens in here.

Spoiler
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Mar 04, 2014, 06:13:51 PM
Quote from: Eva on Mar 04, 2014, 06:08:12 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 04, 2014, 05:47:01 PM
Buncha size queens in here.

Spoiler
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 04, 2014, 06:41:47 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Mar 04, 2014, 05:58:40 PM
Granted,   :) the U.S. does have a very strong military as it is,  but I just don't think cutting the military back would send the right message to Russia,  that we're not taking them seriously.

Actually I think giving Russia the attitude the U.S has given to North Korea would be best.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 04, 2014, 06:47:40 PM
Its not so much the equipment but the personnel that would need to stick around.

Only half of one percent of the population are in the service now.  Down to all time lows during a war era. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Mar 04, 2014, 06:51:01 PM
Threaten to suspend them from the G8 and convince the EU (Germany in particularly) to impose sanctions on Russian energy imports. That's how you deal with the Putins of this world. They only understand one language: power.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 04, 2014, 06:55:00 PM
The USSR collapsed under its own weight so you'd figure they would learn not to mess around when it came to their economy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 04, 2014, 06:57:25 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 04, 2014, 06:55:00 PM
The USSR collapsed under its own weight so you'd figure they would learn not to mess around when it came to their economy.

Exactly, I don't see any point of building up defenses anymore when your opponent is in a frankly fragile position.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 04, 2014, 06:59:26 PM
War economy would boost their economy I imagine but when it was over I doubt they could survive the sanctions.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 04, 2014, 06:59:38 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 04, 2014, 06:55:00 PM
The USSR collapsed under its own weight so you'd figure they would learn not to mess around when it came to their economy.

That's debatable, there was a big amount of western influence in that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 04, 2014, 07:00:30 PM
No doubt, they tried to engage the US in a spending war during the Cold War and couldn't sustain it.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 04, 2014, 07:06:36 PM
True Communism and productivity don't really go together.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Predaker on Mar 04, 2014, 07:13:59 PM
State lawmaker apologizes for offensive remarks:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/28/lawrence-lockman-rape-_n_4874586.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/28/lawrence-lockman-rape-_n_4874586.html)

Quote"If a woman has [the right to an abortion], why shouldn't a man be free to use his superior strength to force himself on a woman?" Lockman wrote. "At least the rapist's pursuit of sexual freedom doesn't [in most cases] result in anyone's death."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 04, 2014, 07:17:36 PM
Omg, that is disgusting!

F*cking c*nt should be torn apart.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 04, 2014, 07:23:11 PM
Quote from: Predaker on Mar 04, 2014, 07:13:59 PM
State lawmaker apologizes for offensive remarks:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/28/lawrence-lockman-rape-_n_4874586.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/28/lawrence-lockman-rape-_n_4874586.html)

Quote"If a woman has [the right to an abortion], why shouldn't a man be free to use his superior strength to force himself on a woman?" Lockman wrote. "At least the rapist's pursuit of sexual freedom doesn't [in most cases] result in anyone's death."

Dude should be removed from his position.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Mar 04, 2014, 07:24:00 PM
Read that as 'A Reptilian State Lawmaker' lulz.... for good reason, it seems.

When a politician announces that he regrets something he said or a position he held, it actually means that 'he still believe 100% in what he said, but my spin doctor told me that it'll improve my chances for a influential career, if I regret, so that's what I'll say.'
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 04, 2014, 07:24:59 PM
Yup.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 04, 2014, 07:26:22 PM
Argh.. How does this stuff happen today?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 04, 2014, 07:29:15 PM
Many religious people think they speak for God.




They don't.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 04, 2014, 07:42:56 PM
Quote from: Predaker on Mar 04, 2014, 07:13:59 PM
State lawmaker apologizes for offensive remarks:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/28/lawrence-lockman-rape-_n_4874586.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/28/lawrence-lockman-rape-_n_4874586.html)

Quote"If a woman has [the right to an abortion], why shouldn't a man be free to use his superior strength to force himself on a woman?" Lockman wrote. "At least the rapist's pursuit of sexual freedom doesn't [in most cases] result in anyone's death."

What in the actual f**k?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 04, 2014, 07:46:47 PM
Somehow feminists are to blame for this.

I'm not sure how, but they probably are.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 04, 2014, 07:58:29 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 04, 2014, 07:29:15 PM
Many religious people think they speak for God.




They don't.

Oh he's religious, that explains the craziness.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Mar 04, 2014, 08:05:30 PM
Quote from: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 04, 2014, 07:58:29 PM
Oh he's religious, that explains the craziness.

Quote'If a man is caught in the act of raping a young woman who is not engaged, he must pay fifty pieces of silver to her father.  Then he must marry the young woman because he violated her, and he will never be allowed to divorce her'

- Old Testament
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 04, 2014, 08:07:44 PM
Yup, I was being serious.

There's a great M.D House episode about it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 04, 2014, 09:25:58 PM
Oh come on guys, cut the crazy republican politician some slack. I have no issue with abortion however it is what it is. Terminating a pregnancy. I can see why some people would consider that a form of homicide. Well... it's just semantics since a homicide is any death where another human was the cause. aka abortion. Comparing abortion to rape and equating both to power isn't unjustifiable.

Of course in reality it all depends on your point of view. In the end it is all about power.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 04, 2014, 09:30:58 PM
I'm pro life in most cases as long as it doesn't affect the health of the mother.

Trying to justify rape is a douchebag move on part of the politician. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 04, 2014, 09:46:24 PM
http://gma.yahoo.com/10m-gold-coin-hoard-found-yard-may-stolen-141317823--abc-news-personal-finance.html?vp=1 (http://gma.yahoo.com/10m-gold-coin-hoard-found-yard-may-stolen-141317823--abc-news-personal-finance.html?vp=1)
http://news.yahoo.com/calif-couple-strike-10-million-gold-coin-bonanza-183614916.html (http://news.yahoo.com/calif-couple-strike-10-million-gold-coin-bonanza-183614916.html)

I hope they get to keep them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 04, 2014, 09:47:00 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 04, 2014, 09:30:58 PM
I'm pro life in most cases as long as it doesn't affect the health of the mother.

Trying to justify rape is a douchebag move on part of the politician.

What about mental health?

Pregnancy always effects the mothers, health, appearance or experience.

And that's why it should be their choice and their choice alone.

And personally I feel that no-one else has a right to force their morality on anyone else and I feel that very strongly.
(Unless it leads a human-being to harm.)

A cell doesn't equal a human being even if it can.

/endrant
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 04, 2014, 09:55:36 PM
If I'm the father of the child I should have as much a say in it as the mother does.

A single mom whose father bailed is of course a different story.

Anybody can push any morality on anybody.  Its up to the person whether they listen or not.  Just like it is ultimately the mom's choice to get the abortion.  There isn't anything I can ultimately do about it. 

Its their choice.

Of course anybody whose pregnancy wasn't caused by rape can avoid the situation all together by birth control.  It is to easy a way out, people should be accountable for their actions.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 04, 2014, 10:00:19 PM
No you shouldn't. You can make anyone Pregnant but it's her pregnacy.
She has to bear it, you have no right to that which you gave until it is a human being.

In my opinion.

And you can't always rely on Birth control.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 04, 2014, 10:14:06 PM
She has to bear it. He has to deal with it
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 04, 2014, 10:16:19 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 04, 2014, 10:14:06 PM
She has to bear it. He has to deal with it

Boo-f*ckin-hoo.

He's the one whom got someone pregnant who didn't want to be, or doesn't.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 04, 2014, 10:16:34 PM
The pill is like 99% effective.  Throw a condom on the dude and its almost impossible.

A father should have a say.  It takes two to try to conceive a child even if it happens accidently.  It shouldn't just be her decision because she carries the child.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Mar 04, 2014, 10:17:43 PM
Quote from: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 04, 2014, 10:00:19 PM
No you shouldn't. You can make anyone Pregnant but it's her pregnacy.
She has to bear it, you have no right to that which you gave until it is a human being.

In my opinion.

And you can't always rely on Birth control.
I respect your opinion, but it raises my eyebrow to no concern of the father... that's kind of cold if he cares that much and is in a decent economic situation.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 04, 2014, 10:18:41 PM
Quote from: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 04, 2014, 10:16:19 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 04, 2014, 10:14:06 PM
She has to bear it. He has to deal with it

Boo-f*ckin-hoo.

He's the one whom got someone pregnant who didn't want to be, or doesn't.
Bad joke I guess.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 04, 2014, 10:18:41 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 04, 2014, 10:16:34 PM
The pill is like 99% effective.  Throw a condom on the dude and its almost impossible.

A father should have a say.  It takes two to try to conceive a child even if it happens accidently.  It shouldn't just be her decision because she carries the child.

She shouldn't have to carry it if she doesn't want to. End of story IMO.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 04, 2014, 10:19:26 PM
I don't agree.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 04, 2014, 10:21:45 PM
Quote from: Gate on Mar 04, 2014, 10:17:43 PM
Quote from: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 04, 2014, 10:00:19 PM
No you shouldn't. You can make anyone Pregnant but it's her pregnacy.
She has to bear it, you have no right to that which you gave until it is a human being.

In my opinion.

And you can't always rely on Birth control.
I respect your opinion, but it raises my eyebrow to no concern of the father... that's kind of cold if he cares that much and is in a decent economic situation.

As far as I'm concerned the mother goes through more so she has more say in the matter.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 04, 2014, 10:23:09 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 04, 2014, 09:55:36 PM
If I'm the father of the child I should have as much a say in it as the mother does.
You carry it then.

Yes, it is a shitty situation when a father who doesn't want the kid or doesn't want to be with the woman he stuck his dick in and made pregnant, has to pay to child support (MRM! MRM!) -- often to an unfit mother who shouldn't be having the f**king baby in the first place if the other party concerned isn't really interested. But alas, society is made to enable idiots and mandatory abortions for morons aren't something that will ever come to pass.

But then again, if some guy gets a woman pregnant and then thinks she should carry it to term because he wants it -- no dice. Your precious genetic material gets remade in your balls a thousand times a day, it ain't special. If your partner doesn't want to have your kid, get f**ked -- she doesn't have to.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 04, 2014, 10:25:04 PM
I would if I could.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 04, 2014, 10:28:27 PM
Motherf**ker be seahorsin'.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 04, 2014, 10:29:01 PM
Real talk.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 04, 2014, 10:49:53 PM
Cvalda scares me sometimes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 04, 2014, 10:52:41 PM
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why
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 04, 2014, 11:00:03 PM
why indeed
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 04, 2014, 11:46:20 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 04, 2014, 10:25:04 PM
I would if I could.

Where's the foetus going to gestate?  You going to keep it in a box?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 04, 2014, 11:47:15 PM
If Arnold can do it, I can do it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 05, 2014, 12:06:00 AM
pro choice all the way, 1 month in or 9 months
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 05, 2014, 12:06:29 AM
I say up until about Kindergarden age.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 05, 2014, 12:08:40 AM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 05, 2014, 12:09:50 AM
Quote from: BANE on Mar 05, 2014, 12:06:29 AM
I say up until about Kindergarden age.

this is when I think you should be able to start getting rid of them
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 05, 2014, 12:15:05 AM
I'm pro-death.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 05, 2014, 12:17:34 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 05, 2014, 12:15:05 AM
I'm pro-death.

is that Kimarhi's mom's stage name?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 05, 2014, 12:18:31 AM
That's my dicks name.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 05, 2014, 12:23:33 AM
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA DAMN
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 05, 2014, 12:28:13 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 05, 2014, 12:15:05 AM
I'm pro-death.
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 05, 2014, 12:18:31 AM
That's my dicks name.
The cocktail of STD's your dick is riddled with makes that the only name medicine can safely give it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 05, 2014, 12:28:56 AM
Quote from: BANE on Mar 05, 2014, 12:28:13 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 05, 2014, 12:15:05 AM
I'm pro-death.
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 05, 2014, 12:18:31 AM
That's my dicks name.
The cocktail of STD's your dick is riddled with makes that the only name medicine can safely give it.
I believe it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 05, 2014, 12:30:34 AM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 05, 2014, 12:46:22 AM
Quote from: BANE on Mar 05, 2014, 12:28:13 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 05, 2014, 12:15:05 AM
I'm pro-death.
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 05, 2014, 12:18:31 AM
That's my dicks name.
The cocktail of STD's your dick is riddled with makes that the only name medicine can safely give it.

Really.  I just thought it was the natural progression from when it was called by the lady folk as The Slayer.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 05, 2014, 12:50:22 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 05, 2014, 12:46:22 AM
Quote from: BANE on Mar 05, 2014, 12:28:13 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 05, 2014, 12:15:05 AM
I'm pro-death.
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 05, 2014, 12:18:31 AM
That's my dicks name.
The cocktail of STD's your dick is riddled with makes that the only name medicine can safely give it.

Really.  I just thought it was the natural progression from when it was called by the lady folk as The Slayer.

This message is brought to you by Durex.

Speed her up, slow him down.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 05, 2014, 12:51:23 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 05, 2014, 12:46:22 AM
Quote from: BANE on Mar 05, 2014, 12:28:13 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 05, 2014, 12:15:05 AM
I'm pro-death.
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 05, 2014, 12:18:31 AM
That's my dicks name.
The cocktail of STD's your dick is riddled with makes that the only name medicine can safely give it.

Really.  I just thought it was the natural progression from when it was called by the lady folk as The Slayer.
What, did they suffocate laughing at it?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 05, 2014, 12:52:36 AM
They couldn't laugh when they were choking bane.








Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 05, 2014, 12:55:05 AM
Well you have a f**king comeback for everything, don't you?  >:(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 05, 2014, 12:56:46 AM
Dammit, BANE, don't give up now! >:(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 05, 2014, 12:58:54 AM
the man was in the military


kimarhi got trained specifically for these type of situations
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 05, 2014, 12:59:02 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 05, 2014, 12:52:36 AM
They couldn't laugh when they were choking bane.
Smells that bad, huh?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 05, 2014, 01:00:12 AM
Bahahhaah, YES
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 05, 2014, 01:02:31 AM
Quote from: BANE on Mar 05, 2014, 12:59:02 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 05, 2014, 12:52:36 AM
They couldn't laugh when they were choking bane.
Smells that bad, huh?


Just the mere sight of it is enough.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 05, 2014, 01:07:17 AM
r u speaking from experience crazy rich
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 05, 2014, 01:10:41 AM
Ask him if it smells.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 05, 2014, 01:11:40 AM
It's what I was told on a Sunday, when passing by someone in the hospital, she grabbed me by the arm and begged me to kill her but I fled.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 05, 2014, 01:47:47 AM
Even bitches in Canada aren't safe.

I remember once upon a time Bane was on my side and Cvalda corrupted him.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 05, 2014, 02:19:51 AM
Nah I'm still on your side.  ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 05, 2014, 02:38:56 AM
Same side of the bed maybe
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 05, 2014, 02:41:32 AM
He's under I'm over the sheets though.

Gotta contain the stink.   :-X
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 05, 2014, 03:08:48 AM
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/female-computer-scientists-make-same-salary-their-male-counterparts-180949965/ (http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/female-computer-scientists-make-same-salary-their-male-counterparts-180949965/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 05, 2014, 03:16:02 AM
Cool.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 05, 2014, 03:20:26 AM
Feminist powers... ACTIVATE!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 05, 2014, 03:26:26 AM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 05, 2014, 03:29:42 AM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 05, 2014, 03:30:20 AM
Dat Roger Waters femparanoia.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 05, 2014, 03:34:23 AM
Watchoo talkin' 'bout?

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 05, 2014, 03:35:04 AM
Hrrrrrghhh.

Still love his stuff, though. Even that album. Hideous racist Yoko swipes and all.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Mar 05, 2014, 03:36:42 AM
The backpack matches the heels.

It screams acknowledgement of female legitimacy to me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 05, 2014, 03:40:29 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 05, 2014, 03:35:04 AM
Hrrrrrghhh.

Still love his stuff, though. Even that album. Hideous racist Yoko swipes and all.

"Harro."

Pros and Cons was a bit too derivative and repetetive musically.  Amused to Death had some brilliant stuff but was often too lyric heavy.  Which only leaves Radio KAOS, which for reasons that escape me I listened to incessantly throughout the late 1980s.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 05, 2014, 03:42:48 AM
Radio KAOS has some great tunes ("The Powers That Be"), but it's dated as hell and that "Live Aid will save the universe" ending is embarrassing. Love Amused to Death -- Q Sound is a gimmick I can still get behind, too. It's a bit too long, though, for sure.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 05, 2014, 03:49:56 AM
Rog coulda done with using Paul Carrack a bit more.  Tide Is Turning has a great chorus - particularly when the male voice choir comes in.

ATD - I really dig the What God Wants stuff, Perfect Sense(s), Bravery of Being Out of Range and the title track.  Other stuff is hit and miss.  And yet I generally listen to his albums end to end, rather than individual tracks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 05, 2014, 03:52:52 AM
Weeeeeelllppp time to go rebuy all three solo albums. Haven't listened since my Requisite Teenage Pink Floyd Obsession phase.

Also love The Final Cut, very moving. He's a paranoid, hateful c**t, but at least he lays his fear out there for you to pick over like a pathetic, grisly specimen in biology class.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 05, 2014, 04:14:57 AM
Despite Your Possible Pasts, Gunners Dream, Fletcher Memorial Home and the title track, Final Cut was another one that was too lyric heavy.  Needed more Dave.

He was a grumpy shite for a long time (always makes me laugh when he talks about the lack of humour in The Wall, as if he's surprised), but a lot of that has disappeared since people have recognised him seperate from Floyd*.  Only for him to then go out and tour old Floyd stuff.

(* - Unless you're the Israeli government)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Mar 05, 2014, 04:50:06 AM
Close call! Russia vs Ukraine almost kicks off!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26443227 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26443227)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 05, 2014, 04:58:04 AM
Pretty ballsy by the Ukrainians and good restraint by the Russians. 


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Mar 05, 2014, 05:03:47 AM
Errrr why is this rather big missile on the move in Russia?!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26442381 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26442381)

And why did they have a missile test??!!  :o
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 05, 2014, 05:09:22 AM
Russia had to show how big its dick was by shooting the intercontinental missile.  Showing they could hit the Ukraine with artillery without even entering the country. 

I would guess that Ukraine does not have this capability because typically countries with similar military capabilities will have to show off how gangster they are.  One fires an intercontinental ballistic missile, and so will the other.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Mar 05, 2014, 05:10:47 AM
More concerned about Russia firing elsewhere really.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 05, 2014, 05:12:39 AM
They won't.  That was a message for just the Ukraine.  Other countries have their own ballistic missile defense programs.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 05, 2014, 06:04:44 AM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 05, 2014, 06:06:00 AM
You got to give it to Putin.  Dude has a set of big brass balls.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Mar 05, 2014, 08:05:53 AM
Compared to Barry's , Putin's ex-KGB thug life seems even more exaggerated.

He was gonna let Billary borrow his balls, but she said "naw man, mine are bigger."

Spoiler
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 05, 2014, 08:09:03 AM
Probably or next president....
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gilfryd on Mar 05, 2014, 09:21:00 AM
Putin is a lot like the cave troll from Fellowship of the Ring.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 05, 2014, 09:23:34 AM
I think he's kind of like the honeybadger.  Gives no f**ks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 05, 2014, 01:38:42 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 05, 2014, 03:08:48 AM
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/female-computer-scientists-make-same-salary-their-male-counterparts-180949965/ (http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/female-computer-scientists-make-same-salary-their-male-counterparts-180949965/)

I hope Laci Green and co. see this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 05, 2014, 02:35:15 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 05, 2014, 01:38:42 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 05, 2014, 03:08:48 AM
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/female-computer-scientists-make-same-salary-their-male-counterparts-180949965/ (http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/female-computer-scientists-make-same-salary-their-male-counterparts-180949965/)

I hope Laci Green and co. see this.

That's just propaganda from the patriarchy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 05, 2014, 03:13:51 PM
Lol of course :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Mar 05, 2014, 04:07:02 PM
http://www.putingaydressup.com/ (http://www.putingaydressup.com/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 05, 2014, 04:54:12 PM
http://www.duffelblog.com/2014/03/putin-cuba-invasion/ (http://www.duffelblog.com/2014/03/putin-cuba-invasion/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 05, 2014, 07:33:09 PM
This video went up yesterday and I just watched it. Holy Christ, did this one hit home.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Lki_IeM6bQ#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Lki_IeM6bQ#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 05, 2014, 07:41:01 PM
Call me cynical but, it seems it exists to promote a magic website, when I see a guy dressed like a douche helping homeless people I get the feeling it's not purely for charity.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 05, 2014, 07:43:05 PM
Yeah, self-congratulatory stunt altruism.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 05, 2014, 07:44:17 PM
Dem sociopaths.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 05, 2014, 07:48:41 PM
Yeah, f**k the homeless guy and f**k you guy giving him money, right guys?  ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 05, 2014, 07:51:04 PM
He couldn't just give the guy money? He had to turn it into some elaborate ruse to get self-promotion and youtube hits?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 05, 2014, 07:52:34 PM
Who gives a f**k how he gives it to him?  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 05, 2014, 07:54:43 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 05, 2014, 07:51:04 PM
He couldn't just give the guy money? He had to turn it into some elaborate ruse to get self-promotion and youtube hits?
So what. This video made a lot of people happy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 05, 2014, 07:55:29 PM
No not at all Cal.

Clicking on that video and giving it page views will make it go viral ( this is without the advertising from the magic store )earning the douce who created it thousands, this guy didn't do it to help the homeless person he did it to profit, his profiting off the homeless guy, it's the same f**king sociopaths who probably put the guy on the streets.

Eat the meek y'all.

It irritates me to the core.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 05, 2014, 07:57:04 PM
I didn't know you were so class conscious, Rong :P
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HiddenDepths (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HiddenDepths)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 05, 2014, 07:59:30 PM
Quote from: Rong on Mar 05, 2014, 07:55:29 PM
...this guy didn't do it to help the homeless person he did it to profit
I don't see a problem with that. I help people sometimes just to feel good about myself (for my own benefit). Does that make me a sociopath?  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 05, 2014, 08:00:04 PM
Everybody already knows you're a sociopath, Xeno.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 05, 2014, 08:01:23 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 05, 2014, 07:57:04 PM
I didn't know you were so class conscious, Rong :P
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HiddenDepths (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HiddenDepths)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RubBzkZzpUA#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RubBzkZzpUA#ws)

Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 05, 2014, 07:59:30 PM
Quote from: Rong on Mar 05, 2014, 07:55:29 PM
...this guy didn't do it to help the homeless person he did it to profit
I don't see a problem with that. I help people sometimes just to feel good about myself (for my own benefit). Does that make me a sociopath?  :P

I'm pretty sure in the past you self identified as one hahah
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 05, 2014, 08:10:29 PM
Quote from: Rong on Mar 05, 2014, 08:01:23 PM
I'm pretty sure in the past you self identified as one hahah

WHAT? I made no such post.

Spoiler
Could you remind me where it is? Can't have people knowing these things about me.
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Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 05, 2014, 08:00:04 PM
Everybody already knows you're a sociopath, Xeno.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGBTriz9IB0#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGBTriz9IB0#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 05, 2014, 08:29:12 PM
Quote from: Rong on Mar 05, 2014, 07:55:29 PM
No not at all Cal.

Clicking on that video and giving it page views will make it go viral ( this is without the advertising from the magic store )earning the douce who created it thousands, this guy didn't do it to help the homeless person he did it to profit, his profiting off the homeless guy, it's the same f**king sociopaths who probably put the guy on the streets.

Eat the meek y'all.

It irritates me to the core.
So you're irritated because both people benefited instead of just one...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 05, 2014, 08:32:59 PM
Darth Traya would like to have a word with you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 05, 2014, 08:37:19 PM
Quote from: BANE on Mar 05, 2014, 08:29:12 PM
So you're irritated because both people benefited instead of just one...
If you help someone less fortunate than yourself, so that you can benefit in turn, it's not altruism -- it's just a more polite form of exploitation.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 05, 2014, 08:40:10 PM
that benefits both people. Pseudo-altruism or not  :P


Mutualism, not parasitism.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 05, 2014, 08:43:03 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 05, 2014, 08:40:10 PM
Mutualism, not parasitism.
Hardly. One of them actually needed the benefit, the other was just taking advantage so he could get some click bait. It's not altruistic in the slightest.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 05, 2014, 08:45:25 PM
Getting paid while making money for others is a job. Which he doesn't have. He got paid and gifted to be happy on camera while somebody else made a bit of money.

It's not completely altruistic but it's a pretty nice thing to do.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 05, 2014, 08:46:15 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 05, 2014, 08:43:03 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 05, 2014, 08:40:10 PM
Mutualism, not parasitism.
Hardly. One of them actually needed the benefit, the other was just taking advantage so he could get some click bait. It's not altruistic in the slightest.

lol I'm not saying it's not bad Juju.


I'm saying that both people were better off then they were before. Altruism has no relevance beyond social perception.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 05, 2014, 08:48:11 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 05, 2014, 08:46:15 PM
I'm saying that both people were better off then they were before. Altruism has no relevance beyond social perception.
Spare me your social Darwinist bullshrim, Aspie :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 05, 2014, 08:51:17 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 05, 2014, 08:46:15 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 05, 2014, 08:43:03 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 05, 2014, 08:40:10 PM
Mutualism, not parasitism.
Hardly. One of them actually needed the benefit, the other was just taking advantage so he could get some click bait. It's not altruistic in the slightest.

lol I'm not saying it's not bad Juju.


I'm saying that both people were better off then they were before. Altruism has no relevance beyond social perception.
My hero.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 05, 2014, 08:55:50 PM
Are you folks seriously analyzing an act of good will? Christ almighty.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 05, 2014, 08:58:14 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 05, 2014, 08:48:11 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 05, 2014, 08:46:15 PM
I'm saying that both people were better off then they were before. Altruism has no relevance beyond social perception.
Spare me your social Darwinist bullshrim, Aspie :P

BOTH PEOPLE BENEFITTED

ALL THAT MATTERS
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 05, 2014, 09:01:36 PM
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-usa-familyfeud-newjersey-20140304,0,6612381.story (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-usa-familyfeud-newjersey-20140304,0,6612381.story)

Talk about teenage entitlement.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 05, 2014, 09:05:47 PM
ITs that lady gaga.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Mar 05, 2014, 09:17:28 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 05, 2014, 09:01:36 PM
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-usa-familyfeud-newjersey-20140304,0,6612381.story (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-usa-familyfeud-newjersey-20140304,0,6612381.story)

Talk about teenage entitlement.

Looks like she left on her own, for not wanting to follow the house rules.  If this doesn't get thrown out of court there is a broken judicial system in NJ.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 05, 2014, 09:26:06 PM
If she had been kicked out of the house for no good reason, I'd support her, but there are waaay conflicting stories in there about what's going on.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 05, 2014, 09:27:56 PM
 in America once you hit 18 your parents can legally remove you from their property either by asking or calling law enforcement.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 05, 2014, 09:28:23 PM
I was about to say that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 05, 2014, 09:31:33 PM
Not in New Jersey, according to the article.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 05, 2014, 09:33:10 PM
New Jersey is one of those soft yankee states.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 05, 2014, 09:37:30 PM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 05, 2014, 09:31:33 PM
Not in New Jersey, according to the article.

LOL, well I'll be damned. What sort of backwards schiznit is that.


She just lost round one, doe:

http://gma.yahoo.com/rachel-canning-loses-effort-parents-pay-high-school-192643568--abc-news-parenting.html?vp=1 (http://gma.yahoo.com/rachel-canning-loses-effort-parents-pay-high-school-192643568--abc-news-parenting.html?vp=1)



QuoteThe judge also denied her request for weekly allowance and additional financial support including attorney fees.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 06, 2014, 12:49:37 AM
That was covered in the first link.

Being legally allowed to have your kids escorted out of the house by police when they hit 18 smells like horsehit. To the interwubs!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 06, 2014, 01:23:33 AM
In the U.S. you can get rid of chilluns you don't like at 18 because they are considered legal adults.  Not kids.


I don't know of anybody that has personally been kicked out at 18, even though I know a whole bunch that left at that age and came back with their tails between their legs.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Mar 06, 2014, 01:59:30 AM
Dear 18 year old, you are welcome to stay in our home provided that you still abide by the house rules.  In life, there are rules and boundaries and our house is no exception.  It is our job to teach you as best we can on how to be a successful adult.  We have gladly paid for you to go to a private school, and even set up a college fund to help you succeed in your ambitions.

Oh, I'm sorry that living with rules is too much for you and you must spread your wings and do life on your own.  It is your decision.  Should you change your mind the offer is still on the table, for now.  Just remember there are consequences for your actions, choose them wisely.

Love,

Mom & Dad

Someday this kid is going to look back on this and feel like crap. 


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 06, 2014, 08:29:31 AM
The truth of the matter is this; an 18 year old person is no longer an acceptable standard for an adult. Since people are living longer, much longer, the minor age group should be increased by 2-6 years. In fact this is the reason why obamacare has a mandate that parents can keep their children on their medical until age 26. It wasn't merely to assist parents and children during college but a realization that although physically children are maturing earlier, physiologically they are proportionally behind.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 06, 2014, 08:31:18 AM
meh i was outta home at 14 - 15 aint nothin rong wit me.

people are f**king soft these days.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Mar 06, 2014, 10:31:03 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 06, 2014, 08:29:31 AM
The truth of the matter is this; an 18 year old person is no longer an acceptable standard for an adult. Since people are living longer, much longer, the minor age group should be increased by 2-6 years. In fact this is the reason why obamacare has a mandate that parents can keep their children on their medical until age 26. It wasn't merely to assist parents and children during college but a realization that although physically children are maturing earlier, physiologically they are proportionally behind.

You can't really put all young people in a box and put the same label on top.  Some 18 year olds are mature and doing a great job making their own decisions.  Some thirty year olds are really screwing up.  Everyone is different.  Most parents gage their kids as they mature and help them grow by giving more responsibilities.  Personally I think 18 is the age where one should be personally responsible, but if a child is delayed then of course a parent who knows their child would have to have stronger boundaries.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 06, 2014, 12:21:03 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Mar 06, 2014, 10:31:03 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 06, 2014, 08:29:31 AM
The truth of the matter is this; an 18 year old person is no longer an acceptable standard for an adult. Since people are living longer, much longer, the minor age group should be increased by 2-6 years. In fact this is the reason why obamacare has a mandate that parents can keep their children on their medical until age 26. It wasn't merely to assist parents and children during college but a realization that although physically children are maturing earlier, physiologically they are proportionally behind.

You can't really put all young people in a box and put the same label on top.  Some 18 year olds are mature and doing a great job making their own decisions.  Some thirty year olds are really screwing up.  Everyone is different.  Most parents gage their kids as they mature and help them grow by giving more responsibilities.  Personally I think 18 is the age where one should be personally responsible, but if a child is delayed then of course a parent who knows their child would have to have stronger boundaries.
But we already do put everyone into a box and label it. 18 is the giving standard for a lot of things and has been so for a long time. Namely what is considered adulthood. Such as smoking and military service; regardless of an individuals maturity. Of course no booze till yea 21, but really, not many follow that rule. However that mystical age needs to be re-evaluated. For parents this means being legally responsible for college and making the army wait a few more years for new recruits. Of course back in the past it was not uncommon to have 15 year olds lie and sign up but that wasn't normal then either. Going to college wasn't that common either in the past. However times have changed.

Least to mention is the effect of technology and what is referred to as digital dementia could also be playing a role.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 06, 2014, 12:48:23 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/05/gambler-sues-says-he-lost_n_4907903.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/05/gambler-sues-says-he-lost_n_4907903.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

Don't drink and gamble, kids.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Mar 06, 2014, 04:22:03 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 06, 2014, 12:21:03 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Mar 06, 2014, 10:31:03 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 06, 2014, 08:29:31 AM
The truth of the matter is this; an 18 year old person is no longer an acceptable standard for an adult. Since people are living longer, much longer, the minor age group should be increased by 2-6 years. In fact this is the reason why obamacare has a mandate that parents can keep their children on their medical until age 26. It wasn't merely to assist parents and children during college but a realization that although physically children are maturing earlier, physiologically they are proportionally behind.

You can't really put all young people in a box and put the same label on top.  Some 18 year olds are mature and doing a great job making their own decisions.  Some thirty year olds are really screwing up.  Everyone is different.  Most parents gage their kids as they mature and help them grow by giving more responsibilities.  Personally I think 18 is the age where one should be personally responsible, but if a child is delayed then of course a parent who knows their child would have to have stronger boundaries.
But we already do put everyone into a box and label it. 18 is the giving standard for a lot of things and has been so for a long time. Namely what is considered adulthood. Such as smoking and military service; regardless of an individuals maturity. Of course no booze till yea 21, but really, not many follow that rule. However that mystical age needs to be re-evaluated. For parents this means being legally responsible for college and making the army wait a few more years for new recruits. Of course back in the past it was not uncommon to have 15 year olds lie and sign up but that wasn't normal then either. Going to college wasn't that common either in the past. However times have changed.

Least to mention is the effect of technology and what is referred to as digital dementia could also be playing a role.

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 06, 2014, 04:26:02 PM
The only reason most people are staying with parents longer is the shitty economy.  There is also a stigma with college students that if they don't get their college job right away after they graduate they are failures so.............they'd rather live with their parents until that job becomes available.

I agree with Rong.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 06, 2014, 04:34:51 PM
I just do whatever is practical for me, I don't care about what others perceive about such matters.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 06, 2014, 04:57:41 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 06, 2014, 04:26:02 PM
The only reason most people are staying with parents longer is the shitty economy.  There is also a stigma with college students that if they don't get their college job right away after they graduate they are failures so.............they'd rather live with their parents until that job becomes available.

I agree with Rong.

For what it's worth, I think that's slowly eroding. Because the economy sucks, people are just realizing that the job market is super competitive more so than before so grads are having a harder time. I should know. I've been through uni and college, graduated from my second program in 2012, and still haven't found a job in my field.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 06, 2014, 05:53:03 PM
That kind of came out weird.

What I was trying to say is that college students have too much pride and would rather live at home with mom and pops than work a lower paying job because it is beneath them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 06, 2014, 06:03:16 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 06, 2014, 05:53:03 PM
That kind of came out weird.

What I was trying to say is that college students have too much pride and would rather live at home with mom and pops than work a lower paying job because it is beneath them.

This.

I worked some of the worst jobs around.

Priorities are all f**ked up y'all
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 06, 2014, 06:27:44 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 06, 2014, 05:53:03 PM
That kind of came out weird.

What I was trying to say is that college students have too much pride and would rather live at home with mom and pops than work a lower paying job because it is beneath them.

Well, it does feel like wasted time. All the time spent studying for a pedestrian job sucks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 06, 2014, 06:38:11 PM
Not making any money sucks more.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Mar 06, 2014, 07:38:03 PM
It does suck.  Though while I have done some freelance in my field,  I had to take mediocre jobs to pay an over expensive art college tuition.   I even went back to community college to get an training for mechanical drafting.   Still nothing,  no more classes and they don't make drafting programs easy to get for poor people w/o pirating.   One the reasons I'm choosing to go into the Navy, for self serving reasons really.  If I can do that,  then hopefully I can out of my mom's house and get more education on someone else's dime.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 06, 2014, 07:50:06 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 06, 2014, 06:38:11 PM
Not making any money sucks more.

Yes, of course. No argument there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 06, 2014, 07:57:28 PM
f**k pride, it's all about money. College is f**king expensive and graduating puts most people into massive debt that a low paying job is not going to cover. There's lots of jobs out there but technology has eroded many of the middle earning jobs. College is fundamentally BS for non research fields. It's just the employer's way of burdening the cost of training onto the employees shoulders. The irony of which is that the employer still has to shell out money to train college grads. Better yet the employee still has to like showing up to that shitty job if they don't want to be financial dead beats for student loans that you can not bail out on. aka a junk credit score and automatic garnishments.

Sorry to be cynical about it but that is how I see it. College was good for me. I didn't give 2 shits back in high school. However I graduated college in the late 90's and early 2000's. Six years of schooling only cost me 14 grand out of pocket, including books. :P However now a single semester is 50 grand at a decent school. That is plain bullshit.

Graduating college today has to be f**king depressing.  :-\

Unless you're rich I guess.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Mar 06, 2014, 08:01:31 PM
Unfortunate, but true  :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 06, 2014, 08:02:11 PM
50 grand a semester? Most universities aren't even close to that. But yes it does suck.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Mar 06, 2014, 08:13:05 PM
Art schools can be insane. I think my buddy pays anywhere from 25-35k a year to go to The Art Institute of Colorado in Denver. That's absurdly high when you look at what the average graphic designer/animator whatever makes and the volatility of the industries most students enter.

Its crazy. For a bit more, you could go to the School of Mines in Golden, one of the best colleges in the country that has an excellent job placement rate. As Whiterabbit said, the technical and research jobs are the only ones that pay anywhere near something realistic for paying off mountains of school loans.

Being American means joining the debt circus, mostly. You can avoid it, but be prepared to make sacrifices.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 06, 2014, 09:04:48 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Mar 06, 2014, 07:38:03 PM
It does suck.  Though while I have done some freelance in my field,  I had to take mediocre jobs to pay an over expensive art college tuition.   I even went back to community college to get an training for mechanical drafting.   Still nothing,  no more classes and they don't make drafting programs easy to get for poor people w/o pirating.   One the reasons I'm choosing to go into the Navy, for self serving reasons really.  If I can do that,  then hopefully I can out of my mom's house and get more education on someone else's dime.

If you have any student debt I think the Navy will pay up to 50,000 of your student loans.  You won't get tuition assistance for another degree though if I remember right.

If you already have a bachelors you might want to go into the officer corps.  You'll put up with different kinds of bullshit but you won't ever be peon level like a private (or its equiv) would be.

I wanted to go to NYU at one point.  The tuition was something like 18,000 a semester.  It ended that dream pretty quick.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 06, 2014, 09:34:42 PM
I'm so glad I have a scholarship that pays for 80% of my tuition.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 06, 2014, 09:45:29 PM
hunnid pacent thanks to Uncle Sam.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 06, 2014, 09:46:09 PM
Fuk u
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 06, 2014, 09:52:54 PM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 06, 2014, 11:27:27 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 06, 2014, 08:02:11 PM
50 grand a semester? Most universities aren't even close to that. But yes it does suck.
Yea state college and community college is still a great deal albeit getting more expensive everyday. I was also taking into account living expenses and materials. Those on athletic scholarships, fully paid or not, can't get part-time jobs or any assistance elsewhere. So borrow away they say.

Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 06, 2014, 09:04:48 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Mar 06, 2014, 07:38:03 PM
It does suck.  Though while I have done some freelance in my field,  I had to take mediocre jobs to pay an over expensive art college tuition.   I even went back to community college to get an training for mechanical drafting.   Still nothing,  no more classes and they don't make drafting programs easy to get for poor people w/o pirating.   One the reasons I'm choosing to go into the Navy, for self serving reasons really.  If I can do that,  then hopefully I can out of my mom's house and get more education on someone else's dime.

If you have any student debt I think the Navy will pay up to 50,000 of your student loans.  You won't get tuition assistance for another degree though if I remember right.

If you already have a bachelors you might want to go into the officer corps.  You'll put up with different kinds of bullshit but you won't ever be peon level like a private (or its equiv) would be.

I wanted to go to NYU at one point.  The tuition was something like 18,000 a semester.  It ended that dream pretty quick.
hmmm so the government underwrites student loans that are near impossible to pay off. Thus driving up the cost of secondary education so people get into debt and have no choice but to join the military to pay it off... damn that's genius. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 06, 2014, 11:33:10 PM
lolmurica
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 06, 2014, 11:46:24 PM
Quote from: SM on Mar 06, 2014, 11:33:10 PM
lolmurica

lol i complained about paying my 20k hecs bill @ like 2% bhahaha
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 06, 2014, 11:51:17 PM
And that's only if you hit the income threshold.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 06, 2014, 11:58:29 PM
yep S'traya c**ts hahahahahaha  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 07, 2014, 01:28:08 AM
You don't have to join the military.  You CAN join the military for tuition assistance/student loan repayment.

The guard has the best deal.  Thirty something days a year for free tuition unless Godziller makes an appearance or you deploy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Mar 07, 2014, 01:32:50 AM
Quote from: RagingDragon on Mar 06, 2014, 08:13:05 PM
Art schools can be insane. I think my buddy pays anywhere from 25-35k a year to go to The Art Institute of Colorado in Denver. That's absurdly high when you look at what the average graphic designer/animator whatever makes and the volatility of the industries most students enter.

I was lucky enough to get into the Art Institute when they had the locked tuition, where your tuition didn't go up the longer you stayed.  So my tuition was locked $66K and the AI was still excepting some transfers from the community colleges and taking off classes based on portfolios, so I was able to graduate w/o taking a number of classes and will less then $66K.  They have since done away with that after I graduated.  I got off really really lucky.

Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 06, 2014, 09:04:48 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Mar 06, 2014, 07:38:03 PM

If you have any student debt I think the Navy will pay up to 50,000 of your student loans.  You won't get tuition assistance for another degree though if I remember right.

If you already have a bachelors you might want to go into the officer corps.  You'll put up with different kinds of bullshit but you won't ever be peon level like a private (or its equiv) would be.

I wanted to go to NYU at one point.  The tuition was something like 18,000 a semester.  It ended that dream pretty quick.

Good thing my tuition, at this point, is less than $50K.  My mom and I have split the tuition, and I currently owe about $16k, I think my mom is $18k.  I have a B.S. degree in media arts and animation, as in, I can do 3D graphics.  I'll talk to the Navy so see if that qualifies.  Several years ago, like 2009, I actually tried to sign up with the Air Force and they would only take people who have degrees in Engineering into to the Officer program.  But I couldn't join the Air Force, I didn't loose the weight (actually, this was when I had a medical issue that's no longer a issue) by the time I turned 28.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 07, 2014, 01:38:05 AM
If the Navy has an issue with the degree their is always the Army.  I'm sure they could use somebody in the officer equivalent Public Affairs/Combat Camera or even MISO (psy ops) with that specialty.

Though from what I know of the army you could be an engineering major in college and be thrown to some random totally unrelated field when you branch qualify.  Think the Marines are the same way.  Its about student performance in ROTC and OCS........I think.  Officer route is not my route.  I don't like the lack of control you have of what you want to do but it would definitely have its advantages.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 07, 2014, 10:43:22 AM
You guys should try the CIA. They won't even tell you what they are hiring you for. You assume it is somehow related to your education but who knows.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 07, 2014, 12:24:16 PM
Quote from: RagingDragon on Mar 06, 2014, 08:13:05 PM
Being American means joining the debt circus, mostly. You can avoid it, but be prepared to make sacrifices.

It's like that in Canada as well. Art school isn't cheap and there aren't a lot of jobs. Most folks end up doing a lot of pro bono work.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 07, 2014, 03:36:15 PM
And on top of all that the Art students get a f**kload of shit from people of other majors saying it's not a real degree. :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Mar 07, 2014, 03:39:06 PM
Its sucks even more when other art students tell you that your degree is not real if its from an certain art school :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 07, 2014, 03:42:43 PM
http://phys.org/news/2014-03-elephants-human.html (http://phys.org/news/2014-03-elephants-human.html)

Dumbo ain't so dumb.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Mar 07, 2014, 04:08:33 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 07, 2014, 01:28:08 AM
You don't have to join the military.  You CAN join the military for tuition assistance/student loan repayment.

The guard has the best deal.  Thirty something days a year for free tuition unless Godziller makes an appearance or you deploy.




No offence to any enlistees or those thinking about joining.This is sort of funny though because back in high school we had recruiters come and they were overly gung ho about signing up.

http://www.snotr.com/video/3164/The_US_Army__Aww_Yeah (http://www.snotr.com/video/3164/The_US_Army__Aww_Yeah)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 07, 2014, 04:27:03 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Mar 07, 2014, 04:08:33 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 07, 2014, 01:28:08 AM
You don't have to join the military.  You CAN join the military for tuition assistance/student loan repayment.

The guard has the best deal.  Thirty something days a year for free tuition unless Godziller makes an appearance or you deploy.




No offence to any enlistees or those thinking about joining.This is sort of funny though because back in high school we had recruiters come and they were overly gung ho about signing up.

http://www.snotr.com/video/3164/The_US_Army__Aww_Yeah (http://www.snotr.com/video/3164/The_US_Army__Aww_Yeah)

lol some recruiters are like that
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Mar 07, 2014, 05:03:30 PM
Lol oh right, that's why we have droves of college graduates drowning in debt lining up to join the military. ::)

Please. More anti-military propaganda. Ever heard of required service? Yeah a lot of countries have that, and not only does it end up making more responsible citizens with some notion of responsibility and some knowledge on how governments and their institutions even work, I doubt they shovel out bucket loads of college money.

The military is and has been a great opportunity for a lot of people. Guess what, if you choose certain jobs, you may get shot or blown up or otherwise die! :( zcry oh no, it's not risk-free. Must be an evil white man government trap to eliminate minorities or the poor or something, despite in reality elevating these underprivileged people to levels of success they wouldn't otherwise achieve.

The military has been and always will be one of the greatest career choices a person can make. The level of idiocy about it on internet forums is embarrassing. Can't wait for people to grow up. It's not Vietnam anymore, folks, not that any of you were even alive to experience something like that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 07, 2014, 05:12:48 PM
Quote from: RagingDragon on Mar 07, 2014, 05:03:30 PM
The military has been and always will be one of the greatest career choices a person can make.
Unless you're one of the many people who get killed or wounded or one of the 19,000 who get sexually assaulted on the job every year, yeah, it's the pinnacle of civilized employment.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 07, 2014, 05:16:08 PM
Quotewith some notion of responsibility and some knowledge on how governments and their institutions even work,

I agree with you to some point but u loose me with that, military service teaches you to take orders and tow the line :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Mar 07, 2014, 05:30:29 PM
That isn't hard to learn, Rong. But the point is, unless you're a total dolt, you get to see how big government functions in a way. There are lots of different processes you can observe and learn from, both administratively and personnel-wise that can teach you a lot about how giant, sprawling government institutions function. I learned so much during my service that helped me better understand a governments mentality and how it approaches things.

It can help you understand lots of things, like Social Security, FEMA, pretty much any lumbering thing created and/or managed by government.

And Cvalda, I guess I would be primarily speaking to males then. The female experience in something like the Army is of course going to be different, but I have very limited experience with being a woman. ;) Still, women fought for the right to serve and now they have more freedom to pursue more careers than they ever had. Most of the women I knew were officers or had much better jobs than I did. It's a kinder, gentler Army, much different in structure and more advanced in accommodating and being sensitive to all types of issues than it ever was in the past.

I mean they have to, they have to sell it like everyone else. If it really were some laughable Alex Jones class-warfare trap bs some of you make it out as, they wouldn't have to sell it so hard and fight just to keep numbers up. Ever talk to a recruiter? Their jobs are difficult as hell and do nothing but get more difficult.

If you get bored sometime, go read about suicide rates among military recruiters. Do yourself a favor beforehand and understand said suicides aren't from 'felling guilty about feeding poor john and mary into the sausage machine.'
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 07, 2014, 05:43:30 PM
I wasn't trying to be anti-military, but there are recruiters who will sell you anything.  Its just part of the process.  Got to do your own homework before you enlist.

Recruiters have quotas to fill and I don't know whether its true or not, but if they don't I've heard they can get counseling statements and the like for failing to do so.

I researched the hell out of FO when I was set to join....when I didn't qualify because of vision I had not looked at any other part of the artillery team so when the recruiter leaned back in his chair and told me FDC was just like FO, I took his word for it.  Still on me, and this sergeant wasn't the one I had been dealing with through the rest of the process (that sergeant went to OCS) I won't pretend what he said wasn't complete bullshit.

It was depressing moping around Burleson Hall all day and seeing the FO guys come back from the field.

My battery is closing and becoming a transportation company and this affords me the chance to get a different MOS since I didn't want to be an 88m so it all worked out in the end. 

Still I would advise anybody considering enlisting to know their shit better than I did before going in. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 07, 2014, 05:43:54 PM
Quote from: RagingDragon on Mar 07, 2014, 05:30:29 PM
Most of the women I knew were officers or had much better jobs than I did. It's a kinder, gentler Army, much different in structure and more advanced in accommodating and being sensitive to all types of issues than it ever was in the past.
Aside from the whole 15% of female war veterans test positive for sexual assault trauma thing, which is basically one in five. There are many violent rapes from men on men, too.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECOqpv45tIo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECOqpv45tIo#ws)‎

^on Netflix, have a look.

It's a vile, toxic broculture centered around masculism and perpetual conflict. Yeah, I think I'll pass.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 07, 2014, 05:49:09 PM
Compared to I believe 1 in 6 in the general populace, which is 16.67%. So you're actually safer in the military, if that stat I pulled from Wikipedia is correct.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 07, 2014, 05:50:16 PM
1 in 5 is a higher percentage than 1 in 6, BANE.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 07, 2014, 05:52:23 PM
15% is less than 16.67%. 1 in 5 is 20%.

Is it 15% or 1 in 5? They aren't the same.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 07, 2014, 05:53:09 PM
Quotebroculture centered around masculism and perpetual conflict.

Lol your kinda selling it to me here.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Mar 07, 2014, 05:55:04 PM
Damn sure safer being in the military than you are living in Chicago.

It's not a laughing matter, Cvalda, but it's also not exactly a surprise. Saw that doc on Netflix, will have to give it a watch in spite of its disgusting subject matter.

Quote from: Rong on Mar 07, 2014, 05:53:09 PM
Quotebroculture centered around masculism and perpetual conflict.

Lol your kinda selling it to me here.

Time to sign up for Rugby team. :laugh:

and I have to ask, did you just make up the word 'masculism' or is that a legit term? Sounds like a bad Pokemon.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 07, 2014, 05:55:33 PM
Its more like 1 in 6.5.  Still too high a number.

I don't agree that the military fosters such actions in its culture.  I've never had the rape bitches brief since I've been in.  The majority of briefs I've had about women in the military is not to talk to them.  At all.  Just stay away.  But this is coming from a combat arms unit that has just opened to females.  I have no idea what integrated units are like since I haven't served in once since basic at Ft. Jackson and then nobody has time to do anything.

I DO think the Military during times of war doesn't screen people well enough and lets both the stupid and the morally bankrupt people in and doesn't hold itself accountable for those people's actions.  Come down hard on the offenders and set an example.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 07, 2014, 05:59:06 PM
Quote from: BANE on Mar 07, 2014, 05:52:23 PM
15% is less than 16.67%. 1 in 5 is 20%.

Is it 15% or 1 in 5? They aren't the same.
Larger breakdown of statistics:

Spoiler
According to a 2011 Newsweek report, women are more likely to be assaulted by a fellow soldier than killed in combat. In 2010, according to the Department of Defense's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office there were 3,158 military sexual assaults reported, however the Pentagon's statistics say that that represents just 13.5 percent of the estimated 19,000 assaults that actually occurred that year.[11] During that period, 575 of the cases were processed having found to be within military jurisdiction and with sufficient evidence. Of the cases processed, 96 went to court-martial.[1] Another investigation found that women were 3x more likely to report an incident, with one in five females and one in 15 males in the United States Air Force, reporting a sexually assault.
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Quote from: RagingDragon on Mar 07, 2014, 05:55:04 PM
and I have to ask, did you just make up the word 'masculism' or is that a legit term? Sounds like a bad Pokemon.
Masculism is an actual term.
"Masculism or masculinism may variously refer to advocacy of the rights or needs of men; the adherence to or promotion of opinions, values, attitudes, etc. regarded as typical of men; or, alternatively, an approach that is focused on male superiority to the exclusion of women."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Mar 07, 2014, 06:02:14 PM
Yeah I should add that for context. I was also in an all-male unit, and a fairly high speed one so the general caliber of individual was much, much higher than your standard line infantry unit. I heard horror stories you wouldn't believe (but never about rape, mind you.)

So yeah, what few women we did see were either officers, Air Force (the smart ones lol,) or these mythical fleeting figures that would sometimes appear with slightly different bumps beneath their fatigues.

And Cvalda, is that the counter-term for feminism? Does the definition for feminism have both advocating for gender rights and focusing on that gender's superiority to the exclusion of the other gender in the definition?

That seems loaded as f**k, and I'm more than a bit offended. I'm a masculist all day, but that in no way and will never mean that I think men are superior to women and we should send them all back to the kitchen.

Edit - that made it sound like I was sitting here with the red-ass being offended. :laugh: Not really, just stating my reaction. I'm not actually that offended just thinking out loud lol.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 07, 2014, 06:02:43 PM
Alright, 1 in 5 it is then.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 07, 2014, 06:07:06 PM
Quote from: RagingDragon on Mar 07, 2014, 06:02:14 PM
And Cvalda, is that the counter-term for feminism? Does the definition for feminism have both advocating for gender rights and focusing on that gender's superiority to the exclusion of the other gender in the definition?

That seems loaded as f**k, and I'm more than a bit offended. I'm a masculist all day, but that in no way and will never mean that I think men are superior to women and we should send them all back to the kitchen.
Feminsim means advocating female equality.

Masculism means advocating male superiority, or the promotion of specifically male values at the exclusion of others, because men already have the advantage in society.

Sort of like how black rights has an obvious meaning of oppressed people trying to get some equality, and white rights signifies a racist motherf**ker.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 07, 2014, 06:11:04 PM
Lol ^ dat Cvalda bias
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 07, 2014, 06:13:07 PM
Hey, I didn't make the language.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Mar 07, 2014, 06:15:06 PM
Yeah, wow lol. I almost don't even have to respond to the blatant and painfully laughable double-standards in those definitions.

That's actually a great example of why those problems are so out of control, if people, anywhere, actually believe that bullshit.

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Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 07, 2014, 06:13:07 PM
Hey, I didn't make the language.
That's not "language". That's liberal bullshit propaganda that's destructive, backwards, bigoted, and sad. It's a beyond unacceptable interpretation and/or arbitrary "definition" of a term. You're better than that, Cvalda.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 07, 2014, 06:17:17 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 07, 2014, 06:13:07 PM
Hey, I didn't make the language.
No but your citing extreme versions of the meaning.

RD don't blame the liberals lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 07, 2014, 06:19:10 PM
Quote from: RagingDragon on Mar 07, 2014, 06:15:06 PM
That's not "language". That's liberal bullshit propaganda that's destructive, backwards, bigoted, and sad. It's a beyond unacceptable interpretation and/or arbitrary "definition" of a term. You're better than that, Cvalda.
Or you're just overreacting and simplifying the issue.

As an academic term, masculism has a negative bias because, well, it should -- it refers to a group of people who already have the cultural upper hand touting and promoting that fact. What, masculism should signify the struggle for "male equality"? Because it's such an oppressed concept historically?

Quote from: Rong on Mar 07, 2014, 06:17:17 PM
No but your citing extreme versions of the meaning.
No I'm not, that is the literal definition. Also the label MRM advocates embrace, FYI.
http://www.reddit.com/r/masculism (http://www.reddit.com/r/masculism)

So if you wanna self-apply it to yourself, get in line behind DoomRulz and have fun.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 07, 2014, 06:20:57 PM
 :laugh: Reddit's about as credible as a drunk hobo.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 07, 2014, 06:21:36 PM
Hence it being a haven for self-professed masculists.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 07, 2014, 06:23:41 PM
Indeed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 07, 2014, 06:24:37 PM
Oh loorrdddyyyyyy  :D ;) :D

Save us lord Doomrulz!b!!b
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 07, 2014, 06:27:02 PM
*Watched rating increases*
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Mar 07, 2014, 06:28:16 PM
I'm ranting about American liberals. I know the term takes on quite a few different meanings around the world. American liberals used to be the good guys. :-\ Now they're the fascists.

So Feminism means equal rights for women, and Masculism means men keeping all the rights for themselves and shitting all over everyone else. :D Lol, got it Wikipedia groupthink world.

Since apparently we can just make up our own meanings, I need to get over to Reddit and start slapping down the real masculism. The male leadership that the world truly needs, that doesn't end in bro rape call of duty thug life. The male leadership that fought alongside the oppressed to help them win their rights from assholes.

The world needs great men so bad now it's not even funny. That's why grown men find life lessons in My Little Pony, because they have no f**king leaders. That is NOT a knock on bronies at all, I enjoy mlp and it's a fine, fine show. I'm just saying... culture is failing, so we're looking back to the basics, the bare bones, for any substance.

Tl;dr = everything sucks, put me in charge and we'll get out of this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 07, 2014, 06:29:38 PM
For the record, I hate the word masculinist just as much as I hate the term feminist. I don't care for either word for the same reasons. No MHRA I've ever met calls himself or herself a masculist. It's not even extremism within the men's movement. It's something else entirely. The masculists I've run into online don't identify with the men's movement.

Quote from: RagingDragon on Mar 07, 2014, 06:02:14 PM
Yeah I should add that for context. I was also in an all-male unit, and a fairly high speed one so the general caliber of individual was much, much higher than your standard line infantry unit. I heard horror stories you wouldn't believe (but never about rape, mind you.)

If you don't mind, may I ask what your opinion on the incident that happened not-too long ago surrounding a female marine who sued because she couldn't do the required numbers of pull-ups?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 07, 2014, 06:30:44 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 07, 2014, 06:27:02 PM
*Watched rating increases*
I'm already 5 wanted stars.


RD I will join your crusade against the neckbeards


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 07, 2014, 06:34:13 PM
Quote from: RagingDragon on Mar 07, 2014, 06:28:16 PM
I'm ranting about American liberals. I know the term takes on quite a few different meanings around the world. American liberals used to be the good guys. :-\ Now they're the fascists.
Spoken like a straight white guy who will never face the shitty deal given to gays, women and black people by conservatives for the last century :-* Sorry, no dice.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 07, 2014, 06:38:35 PM
That's a tiny bit ignorant saying that RD couldn't possibly empathise with said groups he is a human.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 07, 2014, 06:39:07 PM
mfw histrionic repubs who've never faced any actual oppression in their life start flinging around terms like "fascist"
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http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2014/01/25/progressive_kristallnacht_tom_kleiner_is_nuts.html (http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2014/01/25/progressive_kristallnacht_tom_kleiner_is_nuts.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Mar 07, 2014, 06:40:42 PM
Oh boy Doom. :laugh:

Well, the obvious things to say are that no one should be allowed to have a job that they do not physically meet the requirements for, man, woman, both, neither, etc. If you look at it logically, it has nothing to do with gender, outside of the fact that male and female bodies are different. All women aren't Vasquez, and don't want to be, but the ones that do should have that opportunity if they can meet the requirements.

If there is a minimum standard for being able to perform a difficult job, it should have to be met regardless. I mean everyone knows lives are literally on the line. But if standards can be modified to accommodate female averages, without endangering fellow soldiers or the overall mission, then of course it's worth the military taking a look at it.

I think the Marines delayed their pull-up requirement because 55% of women couldn't pass it. This is a hilarious reality that a lot of the 'military gender equality' folks will soon realize the hard way. Men and women are physically different. Big surprise we all learned in the first grade.

It's kind of like the hilarious reality the pro-choice people will learn, once we become China and start running over children without giving two shits. ;)

Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 07, 2014, 06:34:13 PM
Spoken like a straight white guy who will never face the shitty deal given to gays, women and black people by conservatives for the last century :-* Sorry, no dice.

HAHAHA please, please, I beg you Cvalda, bring up 'white privilege.' Please. I need both a good laugh and to refresh my foundation of sanity today.

And I think you forgot to mention 'by Democrats' as well. Or do you prefer to only remember half of history?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 07, 2014, 06:46:25 PM
Quote from: RagingDragon on Mar 07, 2014, 06:40:42 PM
HAHAHA please, please, I beg you Cvalda, bring up 'white privilege.' Please. I need both a good laugh and to refresh my foundation of sanity today.
Please Rage, enlighten us how the fascist libs have oppressed you and destroyed the fabric of society.

Quote from: RagingDragon on Mar 07, 2014, 06:40:42 PM
And I think you forgot to mention 'by Democrats' as well. Or do you prefer to only remember half of history?
So what you're implying is that the Democratic party is actually as bad or worse than Republicans on civil rights issues?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Mar 07, 2014, 06:52:13 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 07, 2014, 06:46:25 PM
Please Rage, enlighten us how the fascist libs have oppressed you and destroyed the fabric of society.

Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 07, 2014, 06:46:25 PM
So what you're implying is that the Democratic party is actually as bad or worse than Republicans on civil rights issues?

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 07, 2014, 06:52:22 PM
Quote from: RagingDragon on Mar 07, 2014, 06:40:42 PM
Oh boy Doom. :laugh:

Well, the obvious things to say are that no one should be allowed to have a job that they do not physically meet the requirements for, man, woman, both, neither, etc. If you look at it logically, it has nothing to do with gender, outside of the fact that male and female bodies are different. All women aren't Vasquez, and don't want to be, but the ones that do should have that opportunity if they can meet the requirements.

If there is a minimum standard for being able to perform a difficult job, it should have to be met regardless. I mean everyone knows lives are literally on the line. But if standards can be modified to accommodate female averages, without endangering fellow soldiers or the overall mission, then of course it's worth the military taking a look at it.

I think the Marines delayed their pull-up requirement because 55% of women couldn't pass it. This is a hilarious reality that a lot of the 'military gender equality' folks will soon realize the hard way. Men and women are physically different. Big surprise we all learned in the first grade.

It's kind of like the hilarious reality the pro-choice people will learn, once we become China and start running over children without giving two shits. ;)

Thanks for your input. I agree with you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 07, 2014, 06:55:06 PM
RD's FW

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 07, 2014, 07:01:13 PM
Quote from: RagingDragon on Mar 07, 2014, 06:52:13 PM
http://24.media.tumblr.com/12598327f1c9969f249498a98d353917/tumblr_mphsheO5Au1r5pl3ao1_500.gif
So you've got nothing :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Mar 07, 2014, 07:06:25 PM
On civil rights? Hell yes. They're just as slimy as Republicans, mainly in the fact that they make the disadvantaged believe they support him/her until they have their vote, then they do whatever they want with the resulting power. Just like they rushed in a million immigrants and immediately legalized them to get their votes before they were shipped to war. Just like they want to legalize every immigrant in America today to, guess what, immediately get their votes on issues they may or may not have any clue about.

In 1957 Eisenhower sent 1,000 US Army paratroopers to allow 9 African-American students to enter an all-white school. He was, gasp, a Republican.

Too bad out of the 99 politicians that signed the 'Southern Manifesto' that opposed racial integration of public places, 97 of them were Democrats.

That's just the tip of the iceberg. I can go all day. The Democratic party is far, far more rotten than the stupid Repubs can ever be.

Thats partially due to the fact that they claim to be so many things. It's deceptive, and vile, and they take advantage of people that don't know any better. The 'underprivileged' as it were.

And no, I have so much crap people wouldnt want to read it all, but there's always time for a good joke. ;) :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 07, 2014, 07:12:07 PM
What your citing is wrong with democrats is generally known as politics, that's both sides
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 07, 2014, 07:15:19 PM
Quote from: RagingDragon on Mar 07, 2014, 07:06:25 PM
On civil rights? Hell yes. They're just as slimy as Republicans, mainly in the fact that they make the disadvantaged believe they support him/her until they have their vote, then they do whatever they want with the resulting power. Just like they rushed in a million immigrants and immediately legalized them to get their votes before they were shipped to war. Just like they want to legalize every immigrant in America today to, guess what, immediately get their votes on issues they may or may not have any clue about.
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Quote from: RagingDragon on Mar 07, 2014, 07:06:25 PM
In 1957 Eisenhower sent 1,000 US Army paratroopers to allow 9 African-American students to enter an all-white school. He was, gasp, a Republican.

Too bad out of the 99 politicians that signed the 'Southern Manifesto' that opposed racial integration of public places, 97 of them were Democrats.
Your political ignorance is showing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Democrats (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Democrats)
Southern Democrats were conservatives just like you :-*
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Mar 07, 2014, 07:19:38 PM
Every single segregationist in the US senate was a Democrat, except for Strom Thurmond. And no, they weren't 'southern Democrats.' They were 'Democrats.'

How about your glorious civil rights champion Lyndon B. Johnson and his famous saying:

Quote"I'll have those n***ers voting Democratic for the next 200 years."

[Touting his underlying intentions for the "Great Society" programs, LBJ confided with two like-minded governors on Air Force One]

This is after gutting the very similar 1957 civil rights act as a senator. Don't believe me? Look it up.

Dems have been taking advantage of minorities and the oppressed for their own political power for decades. It's obvious. I don't need to write a thesis on it, because if you're smart enough to ask questions, the answers are all there.

It's the information age, kids. Inform yourselves. Don't just watch CNN and parrot what you hear.

And Alex Jones doesn't exactly apply. That isn't some baseless conspiracy. It's an obvious fact.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 07, 2014, 07:31:05 PM
Quote from: RagingDragon on Mar 07, 2014, 07:19:38 PM
Every single segregationist in the US senate was a Democrat, except for Strom Thurmond. And no, they weren't 'southern Democrats.' They were 'Democrats.'
Link to back that up?  :) Actually Strom Thurmond was a (southern) Democrat. :) And if you wanna break down the passage of the Civil Rights Amendment, it's helpful to look at the demographics by region:

The original House version (for/against):

    Southern Democrats: 7–87   (7–93%)
    Southern Republicans: 0–10   (0–100%)
    Northern Democrats: 145–9   (94–6%)
    Northern Republicans: 138–24   (85–15%)

The Senate version (for/against):

    Southern Democrats: 1–20   (5–95%) (only Ralph Yarborough of Texas voted in favor)
    Southern Republicans: 0–1   (0–100%) (John Tower of Texas)
    Northern Democrats: 45–1   (98–2%) (only Robert Byrd of West Virginia voted against)
    Northern Republicans: 27–5   (84–16%)

Northern Democrats outvoted Republicans on both fronts, and what of the conservative Southern Democrats?
QuoteThe passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a significant event in converting the Deep South to the Republican Party; in that year most Senatorial Republicans supported the Act (most of the opposition came from Southern Democrats), but the Republican Party nominated for the Presidency Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater, who had opposed it. From the end of the Civil War to 1960 Democrats had solid control over the southern states in presidential elections, hence the term "Solid South" to describe the states' Democratic preference. After the passage of this Act, however, their willingness to support Republicans on a presidential level increased demonstrably.
So all the conservative Democrats who hated black people switched to the Republican side? Shocker :)

Quote from: RagingDragon on Mar 07, 2014, 07:19:38 PM
How about your glorious civil rights champion Lyndon B. Johnson and his famous saying:

Quote"I'll have those n***ers voting Democratic for the next 200 years."
Shouldn't you be jerking off over his beautiful rebuke to political correctness like a good libertarian? :) He was a piece of shit, sure. He still signed the bill into law though.

Quote from: RagingDragon on Mar 07, 2014, 07:19:38 PM
It's the information age, kids. Inform yourselves. Don't just watch CNN and parrot what you hear.
So why are all your facts a bunch of second hand bullshit? :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Mar 07, 2014, 07:44:57 PM
 :laugh: Attacking facts does not make them false.

And talking about second-hand bullshit is more funny given the Wikipedia references being thrown around. I didn't think this thread would be sourced according to APA standards. Let me get out my highlighter.

Can you please point out where anything I said was 'second hand bullshit' other than the convenient placement of the word 'southern' in front of Democrat to somehow vindicate them of any wrong doing?

I'm a 'northern' Republican, btw. We think differently up here in the mountains.

For clarity to readers, what we're talking about is much better understood through 'Conservative vs. Liberal' ideas, rather than blanket Repub. Democrat, which can cause a lot of confusion.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 07, 2014, 07:52:47 PM
Congrats on not actually responding to any of the actual facts I presented, and then resorting to the losers argument of "LOL Wikipedia!!!"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 07, 2014, 08:01:54 PM
The shit has hit the fan I see, well might as well throw some more dung.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/07/us/transgender-lawsuit-crossfit/ (http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/07/us/transgender-lawsuit-crossfit/)

What you guys and gals think about this? I see a man trying to be a women but regardless of how much she may try, she is still genetically a man and should not be allowed to compete with women. Perhaps a new transgender bracket?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Mar 07, 2014, 08:06:05 PM
You didn't answer my question either, and you're the one that brought up 'second hand bullshit.' You started it. ;)

But your facts were referencing the breakdown of votes on the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Yep, sure enough more 'northern' Democrats supported the bill. The vast majority of Republicans also supported the bill, though this somehow is ignored in favor of 'Republicans hate civil rights' outlook.

I'm not claiming that Republicans have been champions of civil rights. They've had their moments where the party has done great things, but they're f**ked up plenty. What I am claiming is that the romantic view that the Democrats are the party of equality for all people, and sticking up for the little guy, is just as big a load of bull as the first claim. They're in it for power, under the illusion that they're great, wonderful, truly progressive individuals. They used it, and took advantage of many minorities and disenfranchised groups, for their own ends. At least the Republicans were honest about their ideas.

That's been one of the Democrats biggest and most effective tools since Carter, who was a born again Christian.

I, as a Republican, bear the marks of past mistakes with shame, but they do not, DO NOT, define the Republican party, any more than eco-terrorism or Socialism define the Dem party.

Hold on this whiterabbit link is interest...


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 07, 2014, 08:14:30 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 07, 2014, 08:01:54 PM
The shit has hit the fan I see, well might as well throw some more dung.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/07/us/transgender-lawsuit-crossfit/ (http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/07/us/transgender-lawsuit-crossfit/)

What you guys and gals think about this? I see a man trying to be a women but regardless of how much she may try, she is still genetically a man and should not be allowed to compete with women. Perhaps a new transgender bracket?
She's got no real major advantage over biological women in strength competitions because all those bitches are on steroids anyway. And as the article states she has fully transitioned, which means her body no longer regulates hormones like a male. Muscle mass is regulated by testosterone. The only advatage physically she would have is bone density.

What I really think this news article is is another shitty story for bigots to start clutching their pearls over.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Mar 07, 2014, 08:24:11 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 07, 2014, 08:01:54 PM
The shit has hit the fan I see, well might as well throw some more dung.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/07/us/transgender-lawsuit-crossfit/ (http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/07/us/transgender-lawsuit-crossfit/)

What you guys and gals think about this? I see a man trying to be a women but regardless of how much she may try, she is still genetically a man and should not be allowed to compete with women. Perhaps a new transgender bracket?

She is not a man trying to be a woman. She is a woman.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Mar 07, 2014, 08:31:39 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 07, 2014, 08:01:54 PM
The shit has hit the fan I see, well might as well throw some more dung.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/07/us/transgender-lawsuit-crossfit/ (http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/07/us/transgender-lawsuit-crossfit/)

What you guys and gals think about this? I see a man trying to be a women but regardless of how much she may try, she is still genetically a man and should not be allowed to compete with women. Perhaps a new transgender bracket?
I think the best answer is in the article. The policy for the Olympics is cut-and-dry, fair, and logical. Conferring advantage after someone has had gender reassignment surgery, which includes hormone treatments, is getting kind of bizarre and shouldn't be policy for making judgments on athletes and their gender.

Especially since it was back in 2006. Maybe if she'd just had the surgery and her body was still obviously changing, but even that is hair-splitting territory.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 07, 2014, 08:51:26 PM
The Olympics did allow oscar pistorius to compete so it makes sense for them to take that position as well. However in competitive sports there isn't much that separates the winner from last place. So I wonder, does this fairness only apply as long as transgender people do not win?

The reason I think it is unfair is because she would have an advantage on joint leverage. There maybe more or even disadvantages from the reassignment but more than bone density, skeletal structure is different between the sexes and therapy doesn't alter that. I think she would be given an advantage in strength and endurance. Of course research should be done.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0zwirfmGIU#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0zwirfmGIU#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Mar 07, 2014, 08:54:41 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Mar 07, 2014, 08:24:11 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 07, 2014, 08:01:54 PM
The shit has hit the fan I see, well might as well throw some more dung.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/07/us/transgender-lawsuit-crossfit/ (http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/07/us/transgender-lawsuit-crossfit/)

What you guys and gals think about this? I see a man trying to be a women but regardless of how much she may try, she is still genetically a man and should not be allowed to compete with women. Perhaps a new transgender bracket?

She is not a man trying to be a woman. She is a woman.



If you have a penis, you're a male. I can't believe people these days are trying to force others into thinking this is not correct. WOMEN DONT HAVE PENISES! Gender is defined by what you're packing down there. Gender is not a social construct, IT IS BIOLOGICAL!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Mar 07, 2014, 08:59:13 PM
Here Kirkland, let me continue the flagrant use of Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_identity (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_identity)

Ffs bro, you're not reading from the gender book of law. It's far from being solely a physical trait. I almost thought you were trolling there, until I realized it was you.

Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 07, 2014, 08:51:26 PM
The Olympics did allow oscar pistorius to compete so it makes sense for them to take that position as well. However in competitive sports there isn't much that separates the winner from last place. So I wonder, does this fairness only apply as long as transgender people do not win?

The reason I think it is unfair is because she would have an advantage on joint leverage. There maybe more or even disadvantages from the reassignment but more than bone density, skeletal structure is different between the sexes and therapy doesn't alter that. I think she would be given an advantage in strength and endurance. Of course research should be done.

Then you open the Pandora's box of 'different skeletal arrangements confer advantage.' Where do you draw the line? Some women have very masculine bone structures, and some men look like Shiela's. Would they have to be separated into appropriate categories?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 07, 2014, 09:08:44 PM
Damn transgenders. Making everything confusing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 07, 2014, 09:11:19 PM
I'm a woman trapped in a man's body.  Fortunately I'm a lesbian.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Mar 07, 2014, 09:14:18 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 07, 2014, 09:11:19 PM
I'm a woman trapped in a man's body.  Fortunately I'm a lesbian.

Have you ever been mistaken for a man?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 07, 2014, 09:17:36 PM
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Only by Democrats.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Mar 07, 2014, 09:20:22 PM
This thread was so lively. Why does everyone have to run from healthy discourse?

f**king bored now. Later bitches.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Mar 07, 2014, 09:52:40 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Mar 07, 2014, 08:54:41 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Mar 07, 2014, 08:24:11 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 07, 2014, 08:01:54 PM
The shit has hit the fan I see, well might as well throw some more dung.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/07/us/transgender-lawsuit-crossfit/ (http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/07/us/transgender-lawsuit-crossfit/)

What you guys and gals think about this? I see a man trying to be a women but regardless of how much she may try, she is still genetically a man and should not be allowed to compete with women. Perhaps a new transgender bracket?

She is not a man trying to be a woman. She is a woman.



If you have a penis, you're a male. I can't believe people these days are trying to force others into thinking this is not correct. WOMEN DONT HAVE PENISES! Gender is defined by what you're packing down there. Gender is not a social construct, IT IS BIOLOGICAL!

/acceptmeforbeinggaybutiwillnotaccepttranssexuals

Try reading up on things and educating yourself at little and then maybe you won't sound so blatantly ignorant.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 07, 2014, 09:57:47 PM
The dudebro definition of a woman:
Has tits and a pussy and I can f**k it without feeling like a fag hurr hurr

Quote from: KirklandSignature on Mar 07, 2014, 08:54:41 PM
If you have a penis, you're a male. I can't believe people these days are trying to force others into thinking this is not correct. WOMEN DONT HAVE PENISES! Gender is defined by what you're packing down there. Gender is not a social construct, IT IS BIOLOGICAL!
Well, she doesn't have a penis anymore, so I guess that makes her a woman in your eyes, yes?

Also, your penis is basically just vaginal tissue turned inside out, so have fun beating off your vag stick. :-*

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 07, 2014, 10:02:10 PM
 ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 07, 2014, 10:09:37 PM
Isn't "drag race" the Trans-Olympics , just get her to compete in that and leave the actual Olympics to the "bigots"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Mar 07, 2014, 10:13:25 PM
...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 07, 2014, 10:14:23 PM
Quote from: Rong on Mar 07, 2014, 10:09:37 PM
Isn't "drag race" the Trans-Olympics , just get her to compete in that and leave the actual Olympics to the "bigots"
dudebro +12
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 07, 2014, 10:21:44 PM
Sweet brah I been trying to get my stats up, dudebro Olympics are coming up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 07, 2014, 10:29:59 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 07, 2014, 09:57:47 PM
Also, your penis is basically just vaginal tissue turned inside out, so have fun beating off your vag stick. :-*
Have fun rubbing and flicking your penis stump  :-*
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 07, 2014, 10:34:42 PM
I will, thanks :-* :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Mar 07, 2014, 10:46:25 PM
Whew, wow, talk about a flaming topic.

Anyway,  what do you guys think of this?
California bill would ban SeaWorld orca shows
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/03/07/san-diego-seaworld-orca-shows/6162331/ (http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/03/07/san-diego-seaworld-orca-shows/6162331/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 07, 2014, 10:47:03 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Mar 07, 2014, 10:46:25 PM
Anyway,  what do you guys think of this?
California bill would ban SeaWorld orca shows
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/03/07/san-diego-seaworld-orca-shows/6162331/ (http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/03/07/san-diego-seaworld-orca-shows/6162331/)
Pass it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 07, 2014, 10:50:02 PM
I don't think anyone can say it should be shot down if they've seen the documentary Blackfish.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 07, 2014, 10:55:02 PM
http://t.news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/russian-soldiers-ordered-to-leave-canada-by-end-of-day (http://t.news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/russian-soldiers-ordered-to-leave-canada-by-end-of-day)

9 Russian soldiers in Canada have been ordered to leave, Canada has also suspended it's participation in a commission that promotes economic ties between Canada and Russia. Canada has also sent 2 military observers to monitor the Russian military activities in Ukraine but have been denied access to Crimea.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 07, 2014, 11:12:01 PM
Russia's reaction
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 07, 2014, 11:29:31 PM
Not as far as economics go, I can tell you that. Russia be tumbling in that department since the whole Ukraine thing started.

I actually just started connecting dots. German Empire/Soviet Union falls, Hitler/Putin come to power, go after Sudetenland/Crimea for nationalist reasons.

And they both dislike the gays.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 07, 2014, 11:30:53 PM
From what I've read Russia has to much oil and gas to offer for the EU or anybody to do that much damage economically.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 07, 2014, 11:39:59 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Mar 07, 2014, 10:46:25 PM
Whew, wow, talk about a flaming topic.

Anyway,  what do you guys think of this?
California bill would ban SeaWorld orca shows
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/03/07/san-diego-seaworld-orca-shows/6162331/ (http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/03/07/san-diego-seaworld-orca-shows/6162331/)
With regulation I see a purpose to having zoos and aquariums. That includes orca displays and private zoos. Sure the conditions are not perfect and it is a dangerous profession, however I believe there is educational and conservation purpose in them. Visual and print media does not replace seeing an actual tiger and traveling to experience that in their native habitat isn't practical for most of us. Zoos are not for a perfect world but last I checked the world is not perfect.

This train of thought also applies to hunting grounds. Now I'll be up front, I'm prejudice against hunting big cats and other animals such as pachyderms, but others I see as game and food. Including Dolphins and Porpoise. I'm not saying they should be randomly hunted or abused but they are a viable food stock and we have done too much damage to the oceanic ecosystem that a culling we be unavoidable.

In the case of the Orcas, yea they should have bigger tanks, yet I don't agree that they are to be classified as intelligent or have elevated rights. On the other end I feel elephants do deserve such protection, as an example. There's a couple of other oceanic mammals that I think should have similar protective right but that's just opinion.

Let no one who has ever eaten a chicken egg throw the first egg because I think dolphin meat is tasty. Remember were all the unwanted males go asap. That kind of thing disgusts me, yet I keep buying and eating those eggs.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 07, 2014, 11:48:19 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 07, 2014, 11:39:59 PM
With regulation I see a purpose to having zoos and aquariums. That includes orca displays and private zoos. Sure the conditions are not perfect and it is a dangerous profession, however I believe there is educational and conservation purpose in them. Visual and print media does not replace seeing an actual tiger and traveling to experience that in their native habitat isn't practical for most of us.
I was not aware they existed to satisfy our need to "experience" them.

Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 07, 2014, 11:39:59 PM
In the case of the Orcas, yea they should have bigger tanks, yet I don't agree that they are to be classified as intelligent or have elevated rights. On the other end I feel elephants do deserve such protection, as an example. There's a couple of other oceanic mammals that I think should have similar protective right but that's just opinion.
I wonder what your basis for comparing animal intelligence is. I mean, I'm of the opinion that maybe you shouldn't be classified as intelligent and don't deserve elevated rights, but thankfully I'm not in charge of that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Mar 07, 2014, 11:49:45 PM
But Orcas are just as intelligent, if not more, than Elephants. Some of the shit they do is scary. Most of it.

Their social capacity is also jaw-dropping, and their languages, and the fact that each pod has a slightly different language.

But your comments on the nature of how intelligence is measure in animals and what rights we should or should not provide is thought provoking. I'm mostly a vegetarian who prefers to hunt their own meat, but it's largely for personal reasons. I feel like there's a psychological importance for humans to kill their own food, if it's meat, and in losing that we've become a bit different than every human whose gone before us that was forced to kill to survive.

It's a part of our human nature so deeply ingrained, I can't see it atrophying without some psychological side effect. But I'm kind of strange so.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 07, 2014, 11:52:57 PM
Orcas are f*ckin' badass.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 07, 2014, 11:53:53 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6ou5DqfkZ8#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6ou5DqfkZ8#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 07, 2014, 11:56:54 PM
You know they're somewhat close to us in intelligence when they enjoy torturing the seals they eat for dinner, evil f**kers :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 07, 2014, 11:58:06 PM
they look cute... from a safe distance. I'm pretty sure I'd be terrified in open water with them :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 07, 2014, 11:59:16 PM
Nah, they recognize a fellow intelligent non-prey animal and don't attack humans in the wild, really.

And then we return the favor by locking them in swimming pools and making them do tricks for food.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 08, 2014, 12:03:01 AM
Oh, I know they probably wouldn't harm me.


...but geeze they're huge, and they look like mammalian ink blot tests :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Mar 08, 2014, 12:09:49 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 08, 2014, 12:03:01 AM
Oh, I know they probably wouldn't harm me.

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 08, 2014, 12:11:00 AM
im sorry but what
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 08, 2014, 12:22:35 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 08, 2014, 12:11:00 AM
im sorry but what


At least it wasn't furry lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 08, 2014, 02:06:08 AM
Quote from: RagingDragon on Mar 07, 2014, 11:49:45 PM
But Orcas are just as intelligent, if not more, than Elephants. Some of the shit they do is scary. Most of it.

Their social capacity is also jaw-dropping, and their languages, and the fact that each pod has a slightly different language.

But your comments on the nature of how intelligence is measure in animals and what rights we should or should not provide is thought provoking. I'm mostly a vegetarian who prefers to hunt their own meat, but it's largely for personal reasons. I feel like there's a psychological importance for humans to kill their own food, if it's meat, and in losing that we've become a bit different than every human whose gone before us that was forced to kill to survive.

It's a part of our human nature so deeply ingrained, I can't see it atrophying without some psychological side effect. But I'm kind of strange so.
Yea, they are very intelligent but perhaps that is why I don't want to classify them as intelligent. In a way they remind me of US a little too much. :P Also I think we classify intelligence more so on empathy. It's similar to that bridge a species must cross between sentience and sapience. The difference between thinking and feeling. If Orcas were menacing ugly creatures I doubt there would be much crying for them. At the same time though each group of Orca is very different. If I recall correctly the current North Atlantic pod of Orcas have essentially branched into two operate species of Orca. One fairly docile and the other aggressive and out right dangerous. Some of the attacks are likely related to not appreciating the difference between the species.

Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 07, 2014, 11:59:16 PM
Nah, they recognize a fellow intelligent non-prey animal and don't attack humans in the wild, really.

And then we return the favor by locking them in swimming pools and making them do tricks for food.
As far as recognizing us as an intelligent species... I'm not so sure. The lack of attacks could just be that we swim in different environments. At the moment humans and Orcas don't cross paths all that often. Shark attacks are rare because we aren't a normal food item but if killer whales would do the same out of choice is unknown.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 08, 2014, 02:44:40 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 07, 2014, 11:56:54 PM
You know they're somewhat close to us in intelligence when they enjoy torturing the seals they eat for dinner, evil f**kers :P
I remember watching a video of a killer whale teaching a baby how to hunt seals on an ice floe ... then they put the seals back on the ice and left.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 08, 2014, 02:51:02 AM
Link?

In lieu of that, here is another sort of heartwarming/sort of oh-no-dont-eat-the-poor-creature vid:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNUlpDLuYUI# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNUlpDLuYUI#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gilfryd on Mar 08, 2014, 02:59:21 AM
I for one embrace our new cetacean overlords.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 08, 2014, 03:08:47 AM
Willy for President
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 08, 2014, 04:27:13 AM
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dolfins is coo dey get hella turnt
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 08, 2014, 04:31:47 AM
 :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Mar 08, 2014, 12:16:16 PM
My opinion, there's a major ethical difference between keeping a marine animal in captivity, as opposed to a land animal. In a good zoo, animal life expectancy typically shoots up astronomically, thanks to individual care, a regular and healthy diet, immediate access to medical attention, and the rarity of intra-species infighting. A lion would be very lucky to make it to ten years in the wild, and they hardly ever last any longer than that - in captivity, that number doubles. Good zoos also do what they can to keep their charges mentally engaged and stimulated, and the animals often form bonds with their keepers and enjoy their company.

But with sealife, an aquarium is no substitute for the real ocean. Animal lifespans are shortened in captivity - the conditions of the water aren't what they're adapted to, and their health fails as a consequence. Often this is due to toxins like chlorine, sometimes it's an absence of microfauna that perform some obscure function in the animal's body, and sometimes it's stress. These are animals which are often adapted for migration: the vast majority of zoo animals are territorial, or are content to stick within a small area if food and social conditions are acceptable, but a fish or cetacean can travel thousands of miles in a year. Confinement does bad things to them, and there's no tank big enough. Captive cetaceans are prone to psychosis, which is why keepers are occasionally attacked and killed - something that never happens in the wild unless the animals are provoked. In the case of sharks, they have such a ridiculously sensitive battery of senses that a captive environment is simply too much stimuli, and puts them into a constant state of stress. This is why great whites fare so poorly in aquariums.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 08, 2014, 02:18:37 PM
I say bring on the ban. Theme parks like Sea World and Marine Land should never have existed in the first place.

On zoos, we actually had this discussion on Facebook with some people and the rationale I received was that the reason zoos are used in lieu of sanctuaries is because the latter receive almost zero funding and consequently, the animals suffer quite a bit. This is in stark contrast to zoos, which receive far more money and so have better conditions for the animals overall. My issue is just the idea of an animal trapped in a cage, with gawkers coming by and staring just to make money for the zoo (let's face it, it is a form of explanation). My question then becomes, why not ditch the zoos altogether and funnel the money in a wildlife preserve, where the animals can be free in a natural environment?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 08, 2014, 05:50:58 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 08, 2014, 02:18:37 PM
I say bring on the ban. Theme parks like Sea World and Marine Land should never have existed in the first place.

On zoos, we actually had this discussion on Facebook with some people and the rationale I received was that the reason zoos are used in lieu of sanctuaries is because the latter receive almost zero funding and consequently, the animals suffer quite a bit. This is in stark contrast to zoos, which receive far more money and so have better conditions for the animals overall. My issue is just the idea of an animal trapped in a cage, with gawkers coming by and staring just to make money for the zoo (let's face it, it is a form of explanation). My question then becomes, why not ditch the zoos altogether and funnel the money in a wildlife preserve, where the animals can be free in a natural environment?


Because no-one would see the animals for the funding to happen.

Human beings also tend to be evil and care about only what they desire.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 08, 2014, 05:54:51 PM
My only reply to that is a highly idealistic one: people need to stop being selfish then.

But, yeah...it's idealistic, ergo unrealistic.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 08, 2014, 06:02:35 PM
You'd need to destroy a lot of outdated institutions for that ever to happen and get progressives to make new ones which are founded on healthy ideals.

Individualism being key.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Mar 08, 2014, 07:40:11 PM
Quote from: Vertigo on Mar 08, 2014, 12:16:16 PM
My opinion, there's a major ethical difference between keeping a marine animal in captivity, as opposed to a land animal. In a good zoo, animal life expectancy typically shoots up astronomically, thanks to individual care, a regular and healthy diet, immediate access to medical attention, and the rarity of intra-species infighting. A lion would be very lucky to make it to ten years in the wild, and they hardly ever last any longer than that - in captivity, that number doubles. Good zoos also do what they can to keep their charges mentally engaged and stimulated, and the animals often form bonds with their keepers and enjoy their company.

But with sealife, an aquarium is no substitute for the real ocean. Animal lifespans are shortened in captivity - the conditions of the water aren't what they're adapted to, and their health fails as a consequence. Often this is due to toxins like chlorine, sometimes it's an absence of microfauna that perform some obscure function in the animal's body, and sometimes it's stress. These are animals which are often adapted for migration: the vast majority of zoo animals are territorial, or are content to stick within a small area if food and social conditions are acceptable, but a fish or cetacean can travel thousands of miles in a year. Confinement does bad things to them, and there's no tank big enough. Captive cetaceans are prone to psychosis, which is why keepers are occasionally attacked and killed - something that never happens in the wild unless the animals are provoked. In the case of sharks, they have such a ridiculously sensitive battery of senses that a captive environment is simply too much stimuli, and puts them into a constant state of stress. This is why great whites fare so poorly in aquariums.
What a post, Vertigo. f**king wanted to stand up and clap.

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It makes me wonder why we haven't seen the evolution of sea-themed parks yet. Some brilliant venture capitalist needs to embrace the obvious fact that you don't need to recreate the ocean, as it's a big f**ker that pretty much surrounds everything. The new sea parks need to just pen in a huge, huge amount of ocean, and construct viewing facilities around that.

I'm convinced by you guys that sea parks are shitty, unhealthy things to do for animals. Zoos have proven their case and improved greatly over time, and nothing against the marine biologists and trainers that work hard at sea parks to provide us such wonderful attractions, but I'm sure everyone would be happier if the entire thing was revised.

Plus, with an open-ocean park, you could construct it in ways that take advantage of natural ocean migration. Could open the gates, let in some migrating animals, and then let them out after a certain time period, without disrupting natural migration patterns too much. Could be an incredible, very low-impact way to visit sea life and enjoy the wonders of our natural world.

Spoiler
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Mar 08, 2014, 08:04:41 PM
Quote from: Vertigo on Mar 08, 2014, 12:16:16 PM
My opinion, there's a major ethical difference between keeping a marine animal in captivity, as opposed to a land animal. In a good zoo, animal life expectancy typically shoots up astronomically, thanks to individual care, a regular and healthy diet, immediate access to medical attention, and the rarity of intra-species infighting. A lion would be very lucky to make it to ten years in the wild, and they hardly ever last any longer than that - in captivity, that number doubles. Good zoos also do what they can to keep their charges mentally engaged and stimulated, and the animals often form bonds with their keepers and enjoy their company.

But with sealife, an aquarium is no substitute for the real ocean. Animal lifespans are shortened in captivity - the conditions of the water aren't what they're adapted to, and their health fails as a consequence. Often this is due to toxins like chlorine, sometimes it's an absence of microfauna that perform some obscure function in the animal's body, and sometimes it's stress. These are animals which are often adapted for migration: the vast majority of zoo animals are territorial, or are content to stick within a small area if food and social conditions are acceptable, but a fish or cetacean can travel thousands of miles in a year. Confinement does bad things to them, and there's no tank big enough. Captive cetaceans are prone to psychosis, which is why keepers are occasionally attacked and killed - something that never happens in the wild unless the animals are provoked. In the case of sharks, they have such a ridiculously sensitive battery of senses that a captive environment is simply too much stimuli, and puts them into a constant state of stress. This is why great whites fare so poorly in aquariums.

Some nice arguments, although I don't think we can transfer human based opinions of what makes 'a good life' and the opposite onto animals so easily. I don't think animals think of longivity, considering most of them by far have no concept of mortality, not least their own. How could they develop one and be expected to project its implications onto themselves?

I like going to animal reserves, zoos, whatever. I think they serve one very useful purpose: they educate kids and adults alike in how animals from all over the world are precious and worthy of preservation and protection. No book will teach a pupil this lesson as well as actually looking at the animals themselves and experience them as sentient beings.

Besides, I can't honestly be offended about how animals in zoos are being treated, knowing that we kill and eat billions of animals every day on an industrial scale, many of which lived their entire life under very poor conditions and where breed for no other purpose than to end up on a plate.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 08, 2014, 08:09:08 PM
Quote from: Eva on Mar 08, 2014, 08:04:41 PM
Besides, I can't honestly be offended about how animals in zoos are being treated, knowing that we kill and eat billions of animals every day on an industrial scale, many of which lived their entire life under very poor conditions and where breed for no other purpose than to end up on a plate.

+1

I hate the obvious double standard, and it's where I get on board with RD's idea of you should be hunting and killing your own meat, if only so you respect it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Mar 08, 2014, 08:29:17 PM
Sorry for not posting earlier.  To be honest, I don't feel I have the proper information to form an educated opinion, or end up forming an opinion that sacrifices logic for emotion.  But the thing, it is happening in my city, and it will have an effect.
I am often suspect of documentaries like Black Fish and Fork Over Knives.  While they do bring up good points we need to look into, they often have underlining agenda that may go way further than we're willing go, exp: stop the abuse of livestock- yes, so go vegetarian- biologically, we shouldn't.  The law is being written based on the documentary Black Fish, which is a very one sided and biased piece, and credibility is being questioned (http://www.examiner.com/article/blackfish-plot-thickens-as-seaworld-osha-investigator-hobnobs-with-filmakers).  Quite frankly, I am loathed to think a state senator would create a law based on what he's seen in a questionable documentary, and the idea that these people can create documentaries and have laws made based on their ideas alone.
Do I think Seaworld should be done away with?  I don't know how the animals are being treated and how they are fairing.  I'm not a marine biologist.  I can only base any opinion on, really, emotion.  I don't know the details.  I do know that Seaworld has done a lot when it comes to caring for wild animals that have been harmed due to environmental disasters- both man made and natural.  There is a lot of good that comes from Seaworld.  As for how the animals are being treated, I don't know.  If Seaworld is abusing their animals, and the "humiliation" is having an adverse affect, then yeah, something needs to be done- with the blessing of people who would know what their talking about and have an objective view point.
That's not happening here, a law is being written based on a very questionable documentary.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenodog on Mar 08, 2014, 08:31:19 PM
Quote from: Rong on Mar 08, 2014, 08:09:08 PM
Quote from: Eva on Mar 08, 2014, 08:04:41 PM
Besides, I can't honestly be offended about how animals in zoos are being treated, knowing that we kill and eat billions of animals every day on an industrial scale, many of which lived their entire life under very poor conditions and where breed for no other purpose than to end up on a plate.

+1

I hate the obvious double standard, and it's where I get on board with RD's idea of you should be hunting and killing your own meat, if only so you respect it.

The obvious double standard is a huge disparity but the attitude of "If all animals are treated shit then oh well" is just flat out dumb.
Besides, there are two standards of animal anyway and there's no other way of looking at it. Domestic species or subspecies of animals bred by humans that without them wouldn't exist, and wild animals. If we stopped eating pigs, they wouldn't all go to a fictional piggy sanctuary or be released somewhere, the likelihood is they'd be mass euthanized. They were brought into existence itself and continue to exist for human purposes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 08, 2014, 08:38:41 PM
Just to make it clear I don't like animals being mistreated in general, and your right it's ignorant and lazy to go oh well f**k those animals but I don't think either myself or Eva were saying that.

i eat free range organic meat when and where I can.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Mar 08, 2014, 08:41:30 PM
Quote from: Rong on Mar 08, 2014, 08:38:41 PM
i eat free range organic meat when and where I can.

oh, you know that's not what the animal activist meant when they made documentaries on the mistreatment of livestock. They want you to go vegan and eat tofu.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenodog on Mar 08, 2014, 08:43:18 PM
Perhaps not, but:
Quote from: EvaBesides, I can't honestly be offended about how animals in zoos are being treated, knowing that we kill and eat billions of animals every day on an industrial scale,
Seems like a lazy opinion and deleterious to effort to improve zoo husbandry and aid conservation.

On zoos themselves, I agree with Gerald Durrel's thoughts in Stationary Ark, in that zoos should be conservation first, education second and not about human entertainment.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 08, 2014, 08:44:59 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Mar 08, 2014, 08:29:17 PM
The law is being written based on the documentary Black Fish, which is a very one sided and biased piece, and credibility is being questioned (http://www.examiner.com/article/blackfish-plot-thickens-as-seaworld-osha-investigator-hobnobs-with-filmakers).  Quite frankly, I am loathed to think a state senator would create a law based on what he's seen in a questionable documentary, and the idea that these people can create documentaries and have laws made based on their ideas alone.
Have you seen it?

It's not particularly well made, but its case is pretty open and shut. Rebuttals to it run mostly along the lines of apologizing for or being willfully dishonest in the interest of a crass corporation that profits off of animal suffering, so...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Mar 08, 2014, 08:56:58 PM
Quote from: Xenodog on Mar 08, 2014, 08:31:19 PM
The obvious double standard is a huge disparity but the attitude of "If all animals are treated shit then oh well" is just flat out dumb.
Besides, there are two standards of animal anyway and there's no other way of looking at it. Domestic species or subspecies of animals bred by humans that without them wouldn't exist, and wild animals. If we stopped eating pigs, they wouldn't all go to a fictional piggy sanctuary or be released somewhere, the likelihood is they'd be mass euthanized. They were brought into existence itself and continue to exist for human purposes.

That's not the attitude I advocated, nor is it an attitude I can identify with. My point was that we clearly transfer human emotions onto animals, depending on which animal they are, how they look, pet or wild etc. We have a value system of sorts and 'pet-class animals' will always outvalue domestic/production animals. Not because the animals themselves give a shit about how we catagorise them - it's purely our own f'd-up concepts of some animals being worth more than others.

I'll bet all the douches bitching about a certain giraf ending its days in the lions cage recently, had no trouble enjoying their Big Mac that same day, not giving a shit about what poor life that cow they just ate a piece of lived.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 08, 2014, 08:59:36 PM
 I wonder what orca tastes like
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 08, 2014, 09:00:39 PM
Styrofoam. Lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenodog on Mar 08, 2014, 09:01:40 PM
Quote from: Eva on Mar 08, 2014, 08:56:58 PM
Quote from: Xenodog on Mar 08, 2014, 08:31:19 PM
The obvious double standard is a huge disparity but the attitude of "If all animals are treated shit then oh well" is just flat out dumb.
Besides, there are two standards of animal anyway and there's no other way of looking at it. Domestic species or subspecies of animals bred by humans that without them wouldn't exist, and wild animals. If we stopped eating pigs, they wouldn't all go to a fictional piggy sanctuary or be released somewhere, the likelihood is they'd be mass euthanized. They were brought into existence itself and continue to exist for human purposes.

That's not the attitude I advocated, nor is it an attitude I can identify with. My point was that we clearly transfer human emotions onto animals, depending on which animal they are, how they look, pet or wild etc. We have a value system of sorts and 'pet-class animals' will always outvalue domestic/production animals. Not because the animals themselves give a shit about how we catagorise them - it's purely our own f'd-up concepts of some animals being worth more than others.

I'll bet all the douches bitching about a certain giraf ending its days in the lions cage recently, had no trouble enjoying their Big Mac that same day, not giving a shit about what poor life that cow they just ate a piece of lived.

The giraffe was different I.M.O.
Most people weren't annoyed it was fed to lions, but that it was needlessly killed over a space issue and that another zoo had already offered to take it in, which is something to be irritated about I.M.O.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 08, 2014, 09:02:21 PM
awwww snap
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Predaker on Mar 08, 2014, 09:02:33 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpC3LRDbdYY#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpC3LRDbdYY#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 08, 2014, 09:03:20 PM
Yeah but cows are purely meat animals. They're just perpetual meat machines. They're bred to feed us. They're useless outside of any sort of controlled environment except as food for some other animal.

They're so stupid and useless they'd try and bargain with a coyote for a milking; they literally need to be milked.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Mar 08, 2014, 09:14:33 PM
Quote from: Xenodog on Mar 08, 2014, 09:01:40 PM
The giraffe was different I.M.O.
Most people weren't annoyed it was fed to lions, but that it was needlessly killed over a space issue and that another zoo had already offered to take it in, which is something to be irritated about I.M.O.

Had it been a scorpion with no name and no cute face and image, no one would have given a shit. Plain and simple. Besides, I'm not seeing a single one of the most prominent people voicing their unhappiness with the giraf incident, doing anything whatsoever to make adjustsments to the international guidelines/laws that caused it all in the first place. Why? Because they reacted to the emotions they transfered to the animal and not the animal itself and when the animal had died, so did their cause/crusade shortly thereafter.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 08, 2014, 09:17:01 PM
Quote from: Eva on Mar 08, 2014, 09:14:33 PM
Had it been a scorpion with no name and no cute face and image, no one would have given a shit. Plain and simple.
There's kind of a vast chasm of intelligence and relatability between a scorpion that lays dozens of eggs at a time and a higher mammal, just saying.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenodog on Mar 08, 2014, 09:27:04 PM
Quote from: Eva on Mar 08, 2014, 09:14:33 PM
Quote from: Xenodog on Mar 08, 2014, 09:01:40 PM
The giraffe was different I.M.O.
Most people weren't annoyed it was fed to lions, but that it was needlessly killed over a space issue and that another zoo had already offered to take it in, which is something to be irritated about I.M.O.

Had it been a scorpion with no name and no cute face and image, no one would have given a shit. Plain and simple. Besides, I'm not seeing a single one of the most prominent people voicing their unhappiness with the giraf incident, doing anything whatsoever to make adjustsments to the international guidelines/laws that caused it all in the first place. Why? Because they reacted to the emotions they transfered to the animal and not the animal itself and when the animal had died, so did their cause/crusade shortly thereafter.

Perhaps not, but Cvalda's point is valid. A single giraffe is worth more to it's species than single scorpion. And a single scorpion is a hell of a lot easier to rehome.
And no, prominent voices didn't speak out because it wasn't a threatened species and so was a regrettable but unimportant loss in the grand scheme of things.
I'm also pretty sure the crusade ended after it's death because there wasn't much chance of it coming back to life.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Mar 08, 2014, 09:33:05 PM
Quote from: RagingDragon on Mar 08, 2014, 07:40:11 PM
What a post, Vertigo. f**king wanted to stand up and clap.

http://i.imgur.com/QHwg0gH.gif

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ft3.gstatic.com%2Fimages%3Fq%3Dtbn%3AANd9GcQmROqXwOnQThuWugqZY68OUTJBFIgq6Dk1IEokKBNSJ0xXfsLB&hash=179c044c06c30d42f33841c27abb3655e46a9416)

Quote from: Eva on Mar 08, 2014, 08:04:41 PM
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Quote from: Vertigo on Mar 08, 2014, 12:16:16 PM
My opinion, there's a major ethical difference between keeping a marine animal in captivity, as opposed to a land animal. In a good zoo, animal life expectancy typically shoots up astronomically, thanks to individual care, a regular and healthy diet, immediate access to medical attention, and the rarity of intra-species infighting. A lion would be very lucky to make it to ten years in the wild, and they hardly ever last any longer than that - in captivity, that number doubles. Good zoos also do what they can to keep their charges mentally engaged and stimulated, and the animals often form bonds with their keepers and enjoy their company.

But with sealife, an aquarium is no substitute for the real ocean. Animal lifespans are shortened in captivity - the conditions of the water aren't what they're adapted to, and their health fails as a consequence. Often this is due to toxins like chlorine, sometimes it's an absence of microfauna that perform some obscure function in the animal's body, and sometimes it's stress. These are animals which are often adapted for migration: the vast majority of zoo animals are territorial, or are content to stick within a small area if food and social conditions are acceptable, but a fish or cetacean can travel thousands of miles in a year. Confinement does bad things to them, and there's no tank big enough. Captive cetaceans are prone to psychosis, which is why keepers are occasionally attacked and killed - something that never happens in the wild unless the animals are provoked. In the case of sharks, they have such a ridiculously sensitive battery of senses that a captive environment is simply too much stimuli, and puts them into a constant state of stress. This is why great whites fare so poorly in aquariums.
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Some nice arguments, although I don't think we can transfer human based opinions of what makes 'a good life' and the opposite onto animals so easily. I don't think animals think of longivity, considering most of them by far have no concept of mortality, not least their own. How could they develop one and be expected to project its implications onto themselves?

Well, hence my trying to use purely objective rationale. Whether the animal is having a comparatively good time or not is subject to debate, but when it comes to health and wellbeing, it's fairly clear-cut.


Quote from: Xenodog on Mar 08, 2014, 08:43:18 PMOn zoos themselves, I agree with Gerald Durrel's thoughts in Stationary Ark, in that zoos should be conservation first, education second and not about human entertainment.

Yup. It tends to get overlooked, but the best zoos contribute vast chunks of their income to conservation efforts in the wild, even before considering what they provide in terms of 'ark' protection against extinction, and the various benefits public education provides. One of my local zoos makes such a huge contribution that they only break even financially, despite being very successful. All the profit goes to wildlife conservation.

One thing I'd just like to add to my last post - aquariums aren't necessarily a force for bad. Many of them do just as much for conservation as the best zoos. Also, the capture of cetaceans is illegal in the western world - in a few years, the only whales and dolphins left in seaparks will either have been born in captivity, or be injured animals that couldn't survive in the wild.
While I don't think an aquarium is an optimal environment for many marine animals, the people who run them often have their hearts in the right place and do a lot of good in the world. Though unfortunately, as with zoos, there are occasional bad apples.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Mar 08, 2014, 09:35:30 PM
I better shut up, because it seems I'm making the same point over and over and we keep talking past eachother with each new post. Rather pointless to keep going. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Mar 08, 2014, 10:56:31 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 08, 2014, 08:44:59 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Mar 08, 2014, 08:29:17 PM
The law is being written based on the documentary Black Fish, which is a very one sided and biased piece, and credibility is being questioned (http://www.examiner.com/article/blackfish-plot-thickens-as-seaworld-osha-investigator-hobnobs-with-filmakers).  Quite frankly, I am loathed to think a state senator would create a law based on what he's seen in a questionable documentary, and the idea that these people can create documentaries and have laws made based on their ideas alone.
Have you seen it?

It's not particularly well made, but its case is pretty open and shut. Rebuttals to it run mostly along the lines of apologizing for or being willfully dishonest in the interest of a crass corporation that profits off of animal suffering, so...

Yeah, I saw it, and it really does hit you emotionally.  That's what scares me, is when people start making judgments and start taking actions based on emotion without knowing all the facts.
Like I said, I don't know how Seaworld is treating their animals or how the animals are effected the aquariums.  My problem with Blackfish is that its very one sided and that Seaworld does nothing for the welfare of animals.  And actually, Seaworld does make a lot of contributions to study and protection of sea animals.
Now granted, the law only says that orcas can not be made to perform or be bred.  Which seems kinda odd to me, since if captivity is what's making it difficult for the orcas to live, then only going half way would only make it worse.  Why not just go all the way, like didn't New York actually ban killer whale captivity?
I don't think Blackfish is just lies and slander, but nor do I think Seaworld is just a make-animals-suffer-for-money.  Its never black and white like that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenodog on Mar 08, 2014, 10:59:56 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Mar 08, 2014, 10:56:31 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 08, 2014, 08:44:59 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Mar 08, 2014, 08:29:17 PM
The law is being written based on the documentary Black Fish, which is a very one sided and biased piece, and credibility is being questioned (http://www.examiner.com/article/blackfish-plot-thickens-as-seaworld-osha-investigator-hobnobs-with-filmakers).  Quite frankly, I am loathed to think a state senator would create a law based on what he's seen in a questionable documentary, and the idea that these people can create documentaries and have laws made based on their ideas alone.
Have you seen it?

It's not particularly well made, but its case is pretty open and shut. Rebuttals to it run mostly along the lines of apologizing for or being willfully dishonest in the interest of a crass corporation that profits off of animal suffering, so...

Yeah, I saw it, and it really does hit you emotionally.  That's what scares me, is when people start making judgments and start taking actions based on emotion without knowing all the facts.
Like I said, I don't know how Seaworld is treating their animals or how the animals are effected the aquariums.  My problem with Blackfish is that its very one sided and that Seaworld does nothing for the welfare of animals.  And actually, Seaworld does make a lot of contributions to study and protection of sea animals.
Now granted, the law only says that orcas can not be made to perform or be bred.  Which seems kinda odd to me, since if captivity is what's making it difficult for the orcas to live, then only going half way would only make it worse.  Why not just go all the way, like didn't New York actually ban killer whale captivity?
I don't think Blackfish is just lies and slander, but nor do I think Seaworld is just a make-animals-suffer-for-money. Its never black and white like that.
*Awful Orca colour pun*
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Mar 08, 2014, 11:02:49 PM
Quote from: Xenodog on Mar 08, 2014, 10:59:56 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Mar 08, 2014, 10:56:31 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 08, 2014, 08:44:59 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Mar 08, 2014, 08:29:17 PM
The law is being written based on the documentary Black Fish, which is a very one sided and biased piece, and credibility is being questioned (http://www.examiner.com/article/blackfish-plot-thickens-as-seaworld-osha-investigator-hobnobs-with-filmakers).  Quite frankly, I am loathed to think a state senator would create a law based on what he's seen in a questionable documentary, and the idea that these people can create documentaries and have laws made based on their ideas alone.
Have you seen it?

It's not particularly well made, but its case is pretty open and shut. Rebuttals to it run mostly along the lines of apologizing for or being willfully dishonest in the interest of a crass corporation that profits off of animal suffering, so...

Yeah, I saw it, and it really does hit you emotionally.  That's what scares me, is when people start making judgments and start taking actions based on emotion without knowing all the facts.
Like I said, I don't know how Seaworld is treating their animals or how the animals are effected the aquariums.  My problem with Blackfish is that its very one sided and that Seaworld does nothing for the welfare of animals.  And actually, Seaworld does make a lot of contributions to study and protection of sea animals.
Now granted, the law only says that orcas can not be made to perform or be bred.  Which seems kinda odd to me, since if captivity is what's making it difficult for the orcas to live, then only going half way would only make it worse.  Why not just go all the way, like didn't New York actually ban killer whale captivity?
I don't think Blackfish is just lies and slander, but nor do I think Seaworld is just a make-animals-suffer-for-money. Its never black and white like that.
*Awful Orca colour pun*

oh my goodness, pun not intended  :-[
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 08, 2014, 11:10:21 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Mar 08, 2014, 10:56:31 PM
Yeah, I saw it, and it really does hit you emotionally.  That's what scares me, is when people start making judgments and start taking actions based on emotion without knowing all the facts.
Like I said, I don't know how Seaworld is treating their animals or how the animals are effected the aquariums.  My problem with Blackfish is that its very one sided and that Seaworld does nothing for the welfare of animals.
Sea World refused to participate in the film, so not exactly the filmmaker's fault it's one sided.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Mar 08, 2014, 11:33:54 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 08, 2014, 11:10:21 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Mar 08, 2014, 10:56:31 PM
Yeah, I saw it, and it really does hit you emotionally.  That's what scares me, is when people start making judgments and start taking actions based on emotion without knowing all the facts.
Like I said, I don't know how Seaworld is treating their animals or how the animals are effected the aquariums.  My problem with Blackfish is that its very one sided and that Seaworld does nothing for the welfare of animals.
Sea World refused to participate in the film, so not exactly the filmmaker's fault it's one sided.

I don't blame them, this was going to be an anti-Seaworld piece in the first place.  Like I said, I don't think Blackfish is all lies and slander, but Seaworld is not just some evil corporation either.

Eh... I'm just a "you know, both sides make some pretty good points" type of a person.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 09, 2014, 12:15:36 AM
They make a lot of money by exploiting the imprisonment and forced performance of intelligent mammals and refuse to admit there's anything maybe wrong with it -- I dunno, I think that's kind of evil.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 09, 2014, 12:19:15 AM
ooooo, this is a fascinating discussion.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 09, 2014, 12:26:08 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 09, 2014, 12:15:36 AM
They make a lot of money by exploiting the imprisonment and forced performance of intelligent mammals and refuse to admit there's anything maybe wrong with it -- I dunno, I think that's kind of evil.
So what's the evil part -- the money, or the imprisonment, or that it's mammals, or does it have to be all of those things? Is imprisoning and exploiting an intelligent bird less evil because it's not a mammal, or what?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 09, 2014, 12:29:04 AM
Any one of the things is pretty bad, but the making money off it part is the worst. And I'd feel just as self-righteously morally outraged if it were an intelligent bird.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 09, 2014, 12:30:45 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 09, 2014, 12:15:36 AM
They make a lot of money by exploiting the imprisonment and forced performance of intelligent mammals and refuse to admit there's anything maybe wrong with it -- I dunno, I think that's kind of evil.

Humanity in a nutshell.

"Maybe, kinda evil." On a pincushion.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenodog on Mar 09, 2014, 12:33:42 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 09, 2014, 12:29:04 AM
Any one of the things is pretty bad, but the making money off it part is the worst. And I'd feel just as self-righteously morally outraged if it were an intelligent bird.

I would say the imprisonment itself...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 09, 2014, 12:34:59 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 09, 2014, 12:29:04 AM
Any one of the things is pretty bad, but the making money off it part is the worst. And I'd feel just as self-righteously morally outraged if it were an intelligent bird.
Okay, so if I had a show-quality dog that I trained and took to dog shows and won money from, I'd be an evil bastard even though the dog's well-looked after, well fed, and has better medical care than most people get?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 09, 2014, 12:37:55 AM
Quote from: Xenodog on Mar 09, 2014, 12:33:42 AM
I would say the imprisonment itself...
Most of these whales were bred in captivity, so they're unfortunately probably not equipped to survive out in the sea. At least continuing to care for them is something. But you're right, it's appalling to begin with.

Quote from: SiL on Mar 09, 2014, 12:34:59 AM
Okay, so if I had a show-quality dog that I trained and took to dog shows and won money from, I'd be an evil bastard even though the dog's well-looked after, well fed, and has better medical care than most people get?
1. Dogs are domesticated animals. Living as human captives is what they've been bred for over thousands of years.
2. No, it wouldn't make you evil. But it'd make you kind of tacky and laughable.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenodog on Mar 09, 2014, 12:41:28 AM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 09, 2014, 12:34:59 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 09, 2014, 12:29:04 AM
Any one of the things is pretty bad, but the making money off it part is the worst. And I'd feel just as self-righteously morally outraged if it were an intelligent bird.
Okay, so if I had a show-quality dog that I trained and took to dog shows and won money from, I'd be an evil bastard even though the dog's well-looked after, well fed, and has better medical care than most people get?
Define 'show-quality' SiL, because that's a debate of it's own.
Do you mean an inbred, crippled, hyaena-dog that struggles to breath, has skin riddled with infection and can't give birth without a C-section and yet is deemed Best in Show?

And yeah, good point Cvalda.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 09, 2014, 12:46:53 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 09, 2014, 12:37:55 AM
2. No, it wouldn't make you evil. But it'd make you kind of tacky and laughable.
Why tacky and laughable?

Quote from: Xenodog on Mar 09, 2014, 12:41:28 AM
Define 'show-quality' SiL, because that's a debate of it's own.
Healthy purebred dog, generally.

QuoteDo you mean an inbred, crippled, hyaena-dog that struggles to breath, has skin riddled with infection and can't give birth without a C-section and yet is deemed Best in Show?
Obviously not.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 09, 2014, 12:47:47 AM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 09, 2014, 12:46:53 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 09, 2014, 12:37:55 AM
2. No, it wouldn't make you evil. But it'd make you kind of tacky and laughable.
Why tacky and laughable?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rARKAStGRy8#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rARKAStGRy8#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenodog on Mar 09, 2014, 12:49:15 AM
Steer away from terms like 'purebred' and 'show quality' then.
Take a look a Crufts and the a fore mentioned description is what those terms sadly now mean.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Mar 09, 2014, 12:51:03 AM
Not all zoos are bad but a lot of them are just money making machines.

Sea World and places that keep sea mammals in captivity may offer some education - but it's nothing that can't be taught through film and books. Dolphins and killer whales doing tricks for food is not educational. And it's a disgusting form of entertainment. More often than not they're not even helping those creatures.

As for dog shows - never understood the point of them. It's basically a pageant for animals. And humans get to feel better about themselves for having the "better" dog.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 09, 2014, 12:51:21 AM
Video not available.

Although from the preview image it looks like you're going for the "The sort of people who do this are nutjobs" argument.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 09, 2014, 12:53:13 AM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 09, 2014, 12:51:21 AM
Video not available.
Let's try this again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLKsmJzn5Q8#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLKsmJzn5Q8#ws)

Quote from: SiL on Mar 09, 2014, 12:51:21 AM
Although from the preview image it looks like you're going for the "The sort of people who do this are nutjobs" argument.
Maaayybbee.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 09, 2014, 12:55:37 AM
I agree they're nutjobs. But they're not evil. Having a captive, intelligent animal and earning money from it is not strictly evil.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 09, 2014, 12:56:35 AM
I didn't say dog show people were evil.

But they are nutters.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 09, 2014, 12:58:11 AM
No, you said holding and exploiting intelligent captive animals is evil. Which dog show people do.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 09, 2014, 01:01:17 AM
beat me to posting a best in show clip ....  :-\ drats
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 09, 2014, 06:32:54 AM
http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2014/02/27/study-children-of-older-fathers-at-much-higher-risk-of-psychiatric-disorders/?hpt=hp_t1 (http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2014/02/27/study-children-of-older-fathers-at-much-higher-risk-of-psychiatric-disorders/?hpt=hp_t1)

...but wait

http://www.bbc.com/news/health-18392873 (http://www.bbc.com/news/health-18392873)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Mar 09, 2014, 11:59:30 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/air-force-chief-malaysia-jet-may-turned-back-060410114.html (http://news.yahoo.com/air-force-chief-malaysia-jet-may-turned-back-060410114.html)

Anyone else following the story on this missing plane?  It seems to have veered off course before it lost communications.  So many people  :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 09, 2014, 12:02:17 PM
Someone's watching a news report about it in the next room as I type this. Worrying :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Mar 09, 2014, 05:51:45 PM
^ The plane thing is scary. Looks like it probably broke apart in the air or otherwise went down too fast to communicate anything. Most likely going to have a horrible conclusion. :(

In lighter news, who didn't see this one coming and why hasn't it happened before? :laugh:

http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014/03/07/big-gym-fight-has-police-hoping-la-fitness-beefs-up-security/ (http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014/03/07/big-gym-fight-has-police-hoping-la-fitness-beefs-up-security/)

That LA Fitness, bringing a little bit of LA to all of us!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 09, 2014, 09:55:25 PM
Much testosterone. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Mar 09, 2014, 10:54:19 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Mar 09, 2014, 11:59:30 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/air-force-chief-malaysia-jet-may-turned-back-060410114.html (http://news.yahoo.com/air-force-chief-malaysia-jet-may-turned-back-060410114.html)

Anyone else following the story on this missing plane?  It seems to have veered off course before it lost communications.  So many people  :-\

That is really weird, I hope they find the plane, though I feel really bad for the people and their families.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 09, 2014, 11:03:37 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/09/opinion/greene-doctor-patient-computers/index.html?hpt=hp_t4 (http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/09/opinion/greene-doctor-patient-computers/index.html?hpt=hp_t4)

so true....half my appointments are wasted by sitting in silence while they type.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Mar 09, 2014, 11:14:30 PM
Look like they may have found part of the door in the oil slick:

http://news.yahoo.com/vietnam-says-may-found-missing-jets-door-161951222.html (http://news.yahoo.com/vietnam-says-may-found-missing-jets-door-161951222.html)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 10, 2014, 01:14:17 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Mar 09, 2014, 11:59:30 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/air-force-chief-malaysia-jet-may-turned-back-060410114.html (http://news.yahoo.com/air-force-chief-malaysia-jet-may-turned-back-060410114.html)

Anyone else following the story on this missing plane?  It seems to have veered off course before it lost communications.  So many people  :-\

It's a seriously strange story. How does a jumbo jet just disappear? I mean, if it flew over the Bermuda Triangle, at least I can buy that since it would have been in line with what we're accustomed to hearing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 10, 2014, 01:18:10 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 10, 2014, 01:14:17 PM
It's a seriously strange story. How does a jumbo jet just disappear?
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 10, 2014, 01:19:02 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 10, 2014, 01:18:10 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 10, 2014, 01:14:17 PM
It's a seriously strange story. How does a jumbo jet just disappear?
http://www.memecreator.org/static/images/templates/623.jpg

Ha! Of course :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Mar 10, 2014, 01:33:49 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 10, 2014, 01:18:10 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 10, 2014, 01:14:17 PM
It's a seriously strange story. How does a jumbo jet just disappear?
http://www.memecreator.org/static/images/templates/623.jpg

Better call the FBI, this looks like an X-File.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 10, 2014, 01:56:00 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Mar 10, 2014, 01:33:49 PM
Better call the FBI, this looks like an X-File.
:o :o :o

Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Mar 09, 2014, 11:14:30 PM
Look like they may have found part of the door in the oil slick:

http://news.yahoo.com/vietnam-says-may-found-missing-jets-door-161951222.html (http://news.yahoo.com/vietnam-says-may-found-missing-jets-door-161951222.html)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi58.tinypic.com%2F2rco7ck.jpg&hash=229ba540f7c99a301c85cc56bf54f8d31aac586a)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Mar 10, 2014, 02:02:11 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 10, 2014, 01:56:00 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Mar 10, 2014, 01:33:49 PM
Better call the FBI, this looks like an X-File.
:o :o :o

Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Mar 09, 2014, 11:14:30 PM
Look like they may have found part of the door in the oil slick:

http://news.yahoo.com/vietnam-says-may-found-missing-jets-door-161951222.html (http://news.yahoo.com/vietnam-says-may-found-missing-jets-door-161951222.html)

http://i58.tinypic.com/2rco7ck.jpg

I'm sure the families of the 239 people on board would find this quite a joking matter as well.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 10, 2014, 02:10:57 PM
Calm down, no one is making fun of the victims.

It's not like an outpouring of grief on an Alien/Predator forum is going to raise the plane.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Mar 10, 2014, 04:21:38 PM
I just fail to see the humor it, that's all.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 10, 2014, 10:17:51 PM
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/02/djibouti-the-airstrip-with-a-subway-103878.html#.Ux44UZnD85s (http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/02/djibouti-the-airstrip-with-a-subway-103878.html#.Ux44UZnD85s)

I was there and ate at that subway everyday when I was at the base.  So much better than the chow hall.

Djiboutian government plays all sides though.  As long as the US pays its lease, the Djiboutian government won't let Al Shabaab capture you.  But they allow Al Shabaab to recruit Djiboutian citizens.

Nothing is ever black or white in politics.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 10, 2014, 10:20:03 PM
Hehe.

Dee-ja-booty.

hehehehehe
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 10, 2014, 10:22:26 PM
I remember when they split us up for the deployments.  The older sergeants with combat experience went on the Jordan/Afghanistan mission, while the younger privates and specialist and non combat veteran sergeants went to Djibouti. 

When they told me I was going to Djibouti I remember thinking, "Holy shit, that place is real?"

Luckily when somebody ask me where I deployed to I can drop Ethiopia since I spent three months there as well.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Mar 10, 2014, 10:23:08 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 10, 2014, 10:20:03 PM
Hehe.

Dee-ja-booty.

hehehehehe

jajjajajaja.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 10, 2014, 10:36:46 PM
Like Django the d is silent fools.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 10, 2014, 10:37:45 PM
...


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dee-ja-booty
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Mar 10, 2014, 11:21:35 PM
Can't help feeling there's something the Malaysian authorities aren't telling/sharing about the missing passenger jet.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 10, 2014, 11:25:19 PM
With two stolen visas I imagine they are investigating possible terrorist links without giving much away.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Mar 10, 2014, 11:32:54 PM
That the pilots decided to apparently return to Malaysia before the jet disappered from radar screens, without any radio communications between them and the tower, indicating the reason behind his drastic course correction... it doesn't add up. What could the crew have told that the authorities don't want to reveal at this time? ???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 11, 2014, 12:13:44 AM
I don't think the story about them turning around before disappearing has been confirmed.

QuoteWith two stolen visas I imagine they are investigating possible terrorist links without giving much away.

Stolen passports.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 11, 2014, 12:33:14 AM
Yup.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 11, 2014, 12:45:22 AM
Stolen passports are probably quite common.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 11, 2014, 12:48:41 AM
All the ang mo look same, lah.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 11, 2014, 11:32:58 AM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/10/deadly-snake-bite-beer-eastern-brown_n_4934810.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/10/deadly-snake-bite-beer-eastern-brown_n_4934810.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

Is this the manliest guy ever? Possibly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 11, 2014, 11:36:36 AM
Lol straya
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 11, 2014, 11:51:30 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 11, 2014, 11:32:58 AM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/10/deadly-snake-bite-beer-eastern-brown_n_4934810.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/10/deadly-snake-bite-beer-eastern-brown_n_4934810.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

Is this the manliest guy ever? Possibly.
Ever?

Bitch please. He's not even the manliest guy in his suburb.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 11, 2014, 12:09:44 PM
I'm just saying, grabbing a brew after being bitten by a snake is pretty boss.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 11, 2014, 12:39:17 PM
He didn't, he called emergency services like a rational human being.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 11, 2014, 02:50:39 PM
Then had a brew. He still did it after being bitten.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Mar 11, 2014, 07:11:51 PM
Quote from: SM on Mar 11, 2014, 12:13:44 AM
I don't think the story about them turning around before disappearing has been confirmed.

QuoteWith two stolen visas I imagine they are investigating possible terrorist links without giving much away.

Stolen passports.



So is the leading theory that the plane completely disintegrated at cruise height without a trace plausible? I want to know why authorities have already written this off as a non-terror attack. A fuel or engine explosion couldn't vaporize all of the debris would it?

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Mar 11, 2014, 10:46:47 PM
I'm reading that they might suspect that the pilots or one of the pilots, switched off the transponder manually just before the plane vanished. If so, that could indicate that the person deliberately tried to erase all traces of his actions prior to the plane crashing into the sea, which is a pattern seen previously when pilots have taken drastic measures to commit suicide, attempting to mask the event as an accident in the process.

If that theory is being investigated, that could explain why they are stonewalling the public. It's very bad pr if people fear that travelling with this airline, is like playing a game of Russian Roulette with your life.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 11, 2014, 10:51:27 PM
It hasn't been written off as a non-terror attack. However before they can investigate the incident as a criminal/terrorist act they have to first find proof. As someone that is not bound by burden as the investigators are, it wholly appears that the aircraft was taken down by some sort of explosion. However at this point there is no evidence that it was a bomb.

The crash is similar to both Pan Am 103 and Air India bomb attacks though. However pitot tube failure such as Air France 447 or the TWA 800 center fuel tank explosion are... we'll actually both those scenarios are very unlikely. At this point it is most likely a bomb that caused this crashed. However like I said, they have yet to find evidence of that.

Air Egypt 990's suicide pilot scenario is also plausible. However they should have found a debris field by now. It's most likely that they plane tore apart at high altitude.

Another thing to take into consideration, mechanical wise about Malaysia flight 370; is that one of it's wingtips was rebuilt. It was broken off after striking another planes tail a few years back.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Mar 11, 2014, 11:15:41 PM
The terrorism angle/theory is severely weakened by no one coming forward, claiming to be the ones orchestrating it. The whole point of terrorism is lost if people aren't made aware that this was an act of terrorism by the terrorists themselves.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 11, 2014, 11:32:20 PM
QuoteIt hasn't been written off as a non-terror attack.

It pretty much has.  The stolen passports seemed to belong to a couple of Iranian asylum seekers.

And as Eva said, someone would've come forward to claim responsibility by now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Mar 12, 2014, 01:43:21 AM
I heard talk that the plane might have fallen apart midflight.  Maybe a defunct managed to get passed inspection and then everything just got torn apart?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 12, 2014, 10:22:45 AM
Quote from: SM on Mar 11, 2014, 11:32:20 PM
QuoteIt hasn't been written off as a non-terror attack.

It pretty much has.  The stolen passports seemed to belong to a couple of Iranian asylum seekers.

And as Eva said, someone would've come forward to claim responsibility by now.
Unless it was a personal vendetta. However now they're reporting that the plane had changed course and crashed into a whole other ocean... not a whole lotta of confidence that the Vietnam navy has any idea what the hell they're doing. Although media reports haven't been of much use either.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 12, 2014, 11:13:53 AM
http://gma.yahoo.com/sheryl-sandberg-launches-ban-bossy-campaign-empower-girls-120149408--abc-news-topstories.html?bcmt_s=m#ugccmt-container (http://gma.yahoo.com/sheryl-sandberg-launches-ban-bossy-campaign-empower-girls-120149408--abc-news-topstories.html?bcmt_s=m#ugccmt-container)

So we're banning words now. George Orwell must be rolling around in his grave.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 12, 2014, 11:15:24 AM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 12, 2014, 11:16:04 AM
Him rolling in his grave would imply someone is bastardizing his work in some way.

lern 2 cliché
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 12, 2014, 11:25:45 AM
At least I can say I tried :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Mar 12, 2014, 01:46:29 PM
like banning the word "bossy" is going to stop anything.  She'll no longer be called "bossy", now she's known as "bitch"- congratulations.
Quite frankly, this woman is wasting her time.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 12, 2014, 01:49:11 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 12, 2014, 11:13:53 AM
http://gma.yahoo.com/sheryl-sandberg-launches-ban-bossy-campaign-empower-girls-120149408--abc-news-topstories.html?bcmt_s=m#ugccmt-container (http://gma.yahoo.com/sheryl-sandberg-launches-ban-bossy-campaign-empower-girls-120149408--abc-news-topstories.html?bcmt_s=m#ugccmt-container)

So we're banning words now. George Orwell must be rolling around in his grave.
Oh, so she's trying to draft legislation to actually ban a word-----

Oh wait, no, "Ban Bossy" is just a slogan.

[MRM PEARL CLUTCHING INTENSIFIES] ::)

Quote from: Topazora on Mar 12, 2014, 01:46:29 PM
like banning the word "bossy" is going to stop anything.  She'll no longer be called "bossy", now she's known as "bitch"- congratulations.
Quite frankly, this woman is wasting her time.
She's wasting her time, but you obviously didn't even read the article.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 12, 2014, 01:50:58 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Mar 12, 2014, 01:46:29 PM
like banning the word "bossy" is going to stop anything.  She'll no longer be called "bossy", now she's known as "bitch"- congratulations.
Quite frankly, this woman is wasting her time.

It's not just her. It's Beyonce, as well as a host of others. It's the stupidest campaign ever. Are women so frail and weak they can't handle criticism? Jesus.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 12, 2014, 01:52:44 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 12, 2014, 01:50:58 PM
It's the stupidest campaign ever.
Nah, that would be any MRM initiative :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Mar 12, 2014, 04:38:21 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 12, 2014, 11:13:53 AM
http://gma.yahoo.com/sheryl-sandberg-launches-ban-bossy-campaign-empower-girls-120149408--abc-news-topstories.html?bcmt_s=m#ugccmt-container (http://gma.yahoo.com/sheryl-sandberg-launches-ban-bossy-campaign-empower-girls-120149408--abc-news-topstories.html?bcmt_s=m#ugccmt-container)

So we're banning words now. George Orwell must be rolling around in his grave.

Tough tits. If I want to call someone bossy then I will. Piss off feminazis
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 12, 2014, 05:32:50 PM
Yeah, you tell em, bro!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 12, 2014, 05:34:46 PM
Broskis for life.  8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Mar 12, 2014, 06:22:00 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 12, 2014, 11:13:53 AM
http://gma.yahoo.com/sheryl-sandberg-launches-ban-bossy-campaign-empower-girls-120149408--abc-news-topstories.html?bcmt_s=m#ugccmt-container (http://gma.yahoo.com/sheryl-sandberg-launches-ban-bossy-campaign-empower-girls-120149408--abc-news-topstories.html?bcmt_s=m#ugccmt-container)

So we're banning words now. George Orwell must be rolling around in his grave.
What an idiot. Typical Liberal, championing censorship and campaigning for oppressive control over what they don't like, regardless of the moral consequences or the impact on peoples rights.

This really got me laughing:

Quote"I was called bossy when I was in ninth grade," Sandberg recalled. "My teacher took my best friend Mindy aside and she said, 'You shouldn't be friends with Sheryl. She's bossy.' And that hurt."
::) Here's the bee that stung her to apparently justify this embarrassing crusade. What's hilarious is the teacher was a woman as well.

It's sad that these are the people young girls have to look up to as role models. I know there are much more intelligent women out there who don't resort to fascism to achieve their goals and promote their causes. This woman should be laughed out of the spotlight; she's the last person you want carrying the banner for female leaders.

You can be damn sure my daughter won't be listening to a word this deluded woman has to say. She's too smart for that, and will be an intelligent leader that respects peoples rights and knows the difference between speaking out against stereotypes and hurtful language and stomping on much more important things, like the First Amendment, which protects all Americans and comes under fire every day.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 12, 2014, 06:24:23 PM
Wonder how she would respond to being called a knuckle f**k or a cum dumpster at BCT.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 12, 2014, 06:25:42 PM
Cum dumpster seems a lot worse than knuckle f**k.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 12, 2014, 06:28:33 PM
This is only a small portion of a DS repertoire.  You get so used to it you don't really even hear it anymore by the end of basic.  People just need to toughen the f**k up.   
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 12, 2014, 06:53:37 PM
Quote from: RagingDragon on Mar 12, 2014, 06:22:00 PM
What an idiot. Typical Liberal, championing censorship and campaigning for oppressive control over what they don't like, regardless of the moral consequences or the impact on peoples rights.
So where was the part where this is actually a serious campaign to draft legislation and alter the laws of the land?

Because what it looks like is you having a typical histrionic overreaction to a dumb, marginal media campaign that's not actually going to achieve anything.

But by all means, continue your ridiculous moral outrage, which is even more ridiculous than the one you are griping about.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 12, 2014, 06:55:51 PM
You could have just said 'you're overreacting'...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Mar 12, 2014, 06:57:02 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lzb9uyfa4o1qj4vs2o1_500.gif&hash=15548ec34bc12bfcc5a45fa4de4882ca9c715a26)

Ridiculous moral outrage is my middle name.

Overreaction is actually my last name.

But the point stands: it's embarrassing to even suggest it and it gives a bad impression of people who work hard on women's rights and women's perception in the world.

Actually I just wanted you to come in here and put me in my place. :laugh: The bait was perfect!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 12, 2014, 06:58:42 PM
Now post something about Prometheus and get SM in here ;) ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Mar 12, 2014, 07:00:46 PM
One of my friends was watching Glee, and in Season 4, Episode 9, they have a line where Cory saw Prometheus and it left him feeling "empty and lifeless" or something. :laugh: Shitting you, I am not.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 12, 2014, 07:04:08 PM
To be fair, I'm sure your friend felt the same way after watching Glee.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Mar 12, 2014, 07:09:23 PM
 :laugh: I would rather watch Prometheus than Glee. I don't know which show that insults, maybe both.

Hey you should've jumped on Kimarhi's basic training comments! That would've been perfect fodder.

My response about that silly woman was pre-generated by my evil conservative software uploaded into my head by Bush senior.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 12, 2014, 07:12:47 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 12, 2014, 06:24:23 PM
Wonder how she would respond to being called a knuckle f**k or a cum dumpster at BCT.
But most of the male recruits are knuckle f**ks and cum dumpsters. All dat free time :-*

Quote from: RagingDragon on Mar 12, 2014, 07:09:23 PM
Hey you should've jumped on Kimarhi's basic training comments! That would've been perfect fodder.
Happy? :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 12, 2014, 07:14:47 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 12, 2014, 07:12:47 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 12, 2014, 06:24:23 PM
Wonder how she would respond to being called a knuckle f**k or a cum dumpster at BCT.
But most of the male recruits are knuckle f**ks and cum dumpsters. All dat free time :-*

Quote from: RagingDragon on Mar 12, 2014, 07:09:23 PM
Hey you should've jumped on Kimarhi's basic training comments! That would've been perfect fodder.
Happy? :P

No free time.  I only found time to beat it twice in the stalls in basic.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 12, 2014, 07:15:58 PM
dat sucks
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Mar 12, 2014, 07:16:46 PM
Very. :)

Beating it in basic is, uh, peculiar. I'm sure I probably did once or twice, but the diddly is probably the last thing on most guy's minds. They ensure you have as little personal and/or private time as humanly possible.

One time one of my DS's told a private to shut his penis garage. :laugh: Those guys sit around all day and come up with witty insults, reaching for that pinnacle of R. Lee Ermey greatness.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 12, 2014, 07:17:42 PM
dat saltpeter!!11! :o
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 12, 2014, 07:23:32 PM
Quote from: RagingDragon on Mar 12, 2014, 07:16:46 PM
Very. :)

Beating it in basic is, uh, peculiar. I'm sure I probably did once or twice, but the diddly is probably the last thing on most guy's minds. They ensure you have as little personal and/or private time as humanly possible.

One time one of my DS's told a private to shut his penis garage. :laugh: Those guys sit around all day and come up with witty insults, reaching for that pinnacle of R. Lee Ermey greatness.

I only got away with it because of fireguard.

Penisgarage is still used sparingly but has been upgraded to cockholster.  It does seem like they are all trying to go for FMJ legendary status.

I didn't really think about it all that much, I subscribe to the theory they put stuff in your food to make you not horny.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Mar 12, 2014, 07:28:01 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 12, 2014, 07:17:42 PM
dat saltpeter!!11! :o
Spoiler
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Still, I guess there are those guys who can wank away in a bunk beside 59 other men, half of them awake, some of them sobbing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 12, 2014, 07:29:35 PM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 12, 2014, 07:30:41 PM
We had an enclosed latrine.





But looking back..................................yeah it was pretty weird.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 12, 2014, 07:34:45 PM
Just think -- you came on the same bathroom floor countless others had blown their wads on over the years. You were standing on decades of spooge :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 12, 2014, 07:39:41 PM
You really don't have that much time.





Now in my AIT we had weekends off............


That is when we didn't have extra duty.

:-[
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Mar 12, 2014, 07:43:45 PM
You called it your "extra duty" too?

I thought I was the only one. :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 12, 2014, 07:48:16 PM
lmao, for God and Country!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Mar 12, 2014, 07:54:41 PM
My extra duty was a hotel room, the latest Heavy Metal magazine, and a Sobe.

Life was grand, let me tell you!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 12, 2014, 07:58:27 PM
Lol spiritually broken down only to be rebuilt as they see fit.

Plus they'd probably wanna keep the testosterone levels high like they do with boxers.

All part of the plan.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 12, 2014, 08:05:27 PM
I hated AIT so much.  Three times worse than basic because they were always f**king with our free time.  As highspeed as my platoon was in basic, my AIT platoon was ate the f**k up.  We were ALWAYS in trouble.



But that's a story for another day.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 12, 2014, 08:08:30 PM
At this rate, Kimarhi will soon start regaling us with his Vietnam flashbacks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 12, 2014, 08:12:04 PM
Until you've mopped the same spot on the floor for eighteen hours straight because of extra duty you know not of my pain.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Mar 12, 2014, 08:24:34 PM
AIT was great for me, but out of my Arty battery, we only had like 15 or so Fisters. Our AIT was pretty chill, but I was still stuck at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, which shares much of it's beautiful topography with the moon, only replace the grey with brown and add non-stop wind.

I hate Oklahoma almost as much as I hate Georgia. :laugh: Hell holes, and the little communities full of laundromats, alteration shops, military surplus stores, and massage/barber shops (not to mention strip clubs and dollar Chinese food restaurants) that spring up around them are equally as depressing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 12, 2014, 08:38:29 PM
My AIT was in the winter and it took some getting used to the wind that never stopped blowing coming from the relatively warm Fort Jackson.   


There were only 12 of us 13 papas and somehow we got in more trouble than the two platoons worth of 13deltas who were both overstrength by about 12 people.

We never got an off post pass either.  I was just happy with my on post pass when we were left alone. 

Supposedly these sergeants used to not be so hard on their guys but they had a guy go out and get so drunk he choked to death on his own vomit on an off post past and for every slight infraction we got pounded with extra duty.  One of our 18 hr weekend extra duties came from a guy being a minute late for linen turn in. 


Meanwhile in final formation the 13deltas would be so drunk they'd have the last rank fall over like domino's and not get in trouble.  I was actually happier to leave Fort Sill than I was Africa. 


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Mar 12, 2014, 08:40:54 PM
Lol I would prefer Africa. I will never forget that wind. Standing in formation for hours just getting blown. Not the good blown.

And so many Delta's! Free donuts and coffee! :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 12, 2014, 08:41:47 PM
Quote from: RagingDragon on Mar 12, 2014, 08:24:34 PM
I hate Oklahoma almost as much as I hate Georgia. :laugh: Hell holes, and the little communities full of laundromats, alteration shops, military surplus stores, and massage/barber shops (not to mention strip clubs and dollar Chinese food restaurants) that spring up around them are equally as depressing.
Isn't it funny how the most conservative states are the shittiest and scummiest? ;D

Why can't they pull themselves up by their bootstraps and use some of that amazing conservative willpower and collectivist self-responsibility to build up their economies and quality of life? ???
/inb4 blaming evil libs for their own dumbass economic policies and general failure at everything lulz
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 12, 2014, 08:43:07 PM
I don't know, I live in a pretty well of place.  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 12, 2014, 08:44:17 PM
There isn't anything that can save Oklahoma.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Mar 12, 2014, 09:02:04 PM
Um there are military bases in every state, and most of them provide a lot of economic benefit for their surrounding communities.

I was talking about the parasitic little neighborhoods that spring up around the base like living organisms. Just a circumstance of the base demographics and some smart entrepeneurs, really. ;)

But Liberals still ruin everything. How's that Washington D.C.? Wonderful area! (https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lcvaxmBiSR1qe5emz.gif&hash=cb0e402d4054b8f15161bac51d58b2e6e305002e)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 12, 2014, 09:03:43 PM
Lawton, Oklahoma.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 12, 2014, 09:08:55 PM
Quote from: RagingDragon on Mar 12, 2014, 09:02:04 PM
Um there are military bases in every state, and most of them provide a lot of economic benefit for their surrounding communities.

I was talking about the parasitic little neighborhoods that spring up around the base like living organisms. Just a circumstance of the base demographics and some smart entrepeneurs, really. ;)

But Liberals still ruin everything. How's that Washington D.C.? Wonderful area! http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lcvaxmBiSR1qe5emz.gif
>:( not taking my bait, ya bastard
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Mar 12, 2014, 09:17:34 PM
I'm still wearing the literal overreaction glasses.

My face looks like this:

Spoiler
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Da f**k you say mawf**ka?
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 12, 2014, 10:37:45 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 12, 2014, 10:22:45 AM
Quote from: SM on Mar 11, 2014, 11:32:20 PM
QuoteIt hasn't been written off as a non-terror attack.

It pretty much has.  The stolen passports seemed to belong to a couple of Iranian asylum seekers.

And as Eva said, someone would've come forward to claim responsibility by now.
Unless it was a personal vendetta. However now they're reporting that the plane had changed course and crashed into a whole other ocean... not a whole lotta of confidence that the Vietnam navy has any idea what the hell they're doing. Although media reports haven't been of much use either.

The case is simply at this point, they have no idea what happened, media abhors a vaccuum so information regarding what are possibilities become facts.  The Andaman Sea is a at least an hour in almost the opposite direction off the fligthpath of a plane going from KL to China, but I believe they picked an unidentified radar contact in the area at a time the plan could've been there.  This coupled with the possibility of a transponder being turned off or malfunctioning gave them enough to go on to check it out.

Especially since they've found precisely nothing so far.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Mar 13, 2014, 12:33:33 AM
See there is a reason I choose non-partisan...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 13, 2014, 12:53:25 AM
Quote from: SM on Mar 12, 2014, 10:37:45 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 12, 2014, 10:22:45 AM
Quote from: SM on Mar 11, 2014, 11:32:20 PM
QuoteIt hasn't been written off as a non-terror attack.

It pretty much has.  The stolen passports seemed to belong to a couple of Iranian asylum seekers.

And as Eva said, someone would've come forward to claim responsibility by now.
Unless it was a personal vendetta. However now they're reporting that the plane had changed course and crashed into a whole other ocean... not a whole lotta of confidence that the Vietnam navy has any idea what the hell they're doing. Although media reports haven't been of much use either.

The case is simply at this point, they have no idea what happened, media abhors a vaccuum so information regarding what are possibilities become facts.  The Andaman Sea is a at least an hour in almost the opposite direction off the fligthpath of a plane going from KL to China, but I believe they picked an unidentified radar contact in the area at a time the plan could've been there.  This coupled with the possibility of a transponder being turned off or malfunctioning gave them enough to go on to check it out.

Especially since they've found precisely nothing so far.
Absolutely right. :P Of course the Chinese claim to have found the planes debris, now.

Oh and on the subject of military bases, most of them are placed where they are for purely economical reasons. It's a sort of welfare infusion of government employees into a local economy. Which creates jobs for the locals.

And that bit about the word Bossy, you know, what that lady said is true but to ban the word isn't the point. I do find myself calling some kids Bossy, because they are, however bossy for me means eventually growing up to become the goddamn BOSS of those less Bossy. To me it is a compliment in skill set more than anything. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 13, 2014, 01:01:53 AM
Most military bases in the US are placed in area with low habitation because you know.....soldiers need areas to train in.  Its only after the bases are established that civilian populations around the bases increase.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 13, 2014, 01:12:44 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 13, 2014, 01:01:53 AM
Most military bases in the US are placed in area with low habitation because you know.....soldiers need areas to train in.  Its only after the bases are established that civilian populations around the bases increase.
I think that all changed in the 1980s and especially after the end of the cold war. Economics became much more the focus on whether or not to keep bases open.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 13, 2014, 01:17:29 AM
You still have to find places to train.  Artillery shoots pretty far.  Its not like you can put one in the middle of Houston or something. 

There are plenty of bases closed because the US doesn't draft people anymore so there is no need to store the bodies.  Half of Fort Knox is like a ghost town because all the armor and cavalry training for new recruits is now done at fort benning.  So now those former barracks and training facilities just sit there unused. 



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 13, 2014, 05:49:19 AM
Yea but soldiers can be shipped to places where live fire exercises can be conducted. The primary base itself can be almost anywhere.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 13, 2014, 06:14:07 AM
For the national guard this is true we usually shoot at knox.  But for AD that would seem to be a waste of money to have them all stationed away from their howitzers or himars.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 13, 2014, 10:05:43 AM
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amulya/feminist-style-consent-themed-underwear?ref=discovery (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amulya/feminist-style-consent-themed-underwear?ref=discovery)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 13, 2014, 11:04:49 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 13, 2014, 10:05:43 AM
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amulya/feminist-style-consent-themed-underwear?ref=discovery (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amulya/feminist-style-consent-themed-underwear?ref=discovery)

I don't even...

This is a joke, right?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Mar 13, 2014, 11:16:45 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 13, 2014, 11:04:49 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 13, 2014, 10:05:43 AM
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amulya/feminist-style-consent-themed-underwear?ref=discovery (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amulya/feminist-style-consent-themed-underwear?ref=discovery)

I don't even...

This is a joke, right?

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.giphy.com%2Fmedia%2FHLrWXhKzIgwM0%2Fgiphy.gif&hash=697a156b0c9ae9bc392e9bad89d92d77275761c5)

/globalfeministconspiracy
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on Mar 13, 2014, 11:19:23 AM
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/elephant-destroys-house-returning-save-baby-trapped-under-174551873.html#tH8DCTs (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/elephant-destroys-house-returning-save-baby-trapped-under-174551873.html#tH8DCTs)

Pretty cool.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 13, 2014, 11:22:19 AM
Quote from: Nightlord on Mar 13, 2014, 11:19:23 AM
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/elephant-destroys-house-returning-save-baby-trapped-under-174551873.html#tH8DCTs (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/elephant-destroys-house-returning-save-baby-trapped-under-174551873.html#tH8DCTs)

Pretty cool.

An interesting story and a somewhat touching one at that but I doubt the Elephant God is the reason your baby was saved, lady.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Mar 13, 2014, 01:35:13 PM
Quote from: Nightlord on Mar 13, 2014, 11:19:23 AM
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/elephant-destroys-house-returning-save-baby-trapped-under-174551873.html#tH8DCTs (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/elephant-destroys-house-returning-save-baby-trapped-under-174551873.html#tH8DCTs)

Pretty cool.

that is very cool, :D I'm sorry the baby got hurt in the first place, but the fact that the elephant felt enough to go back and help the baby is really astounding. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Mar 13, 2014, 02:35:41 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 13, 2014, 11:04:49 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 13, 2014, 10:05:43 AM
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amulya/feminist-style-consent-themed-underwear?ref=discovery (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amulya/feminist-style-consent-themed-underwear?ref=discovery)

I don't even...

This is a joke, right?



Keep in mind that this is coming from the same faction(radfems) that believes penis in vagina(PIV) sex is considered rape.




blog which brought this to light originally. The other link I guess is not a viable source.

http://boston.barstoolsports.com/random-thoughts/leading-feminist-says-what-all-feminists-think-all-sex-is-rape/ (http://boston.barstoolsports.com/random-thoughts/leading-feminist-says-what-all-feminists-think-all-sex-is-rape/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 13, 2014, 02:39:13 PM
Just so we're clear, you know that Diana Davison is a writer for AVfM, right?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 13, 2014, 03:54:46 PM
 :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 13, 2014, 06:11:39 PM
Kirkland and Doomrulz meet...



(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg2.wikia.nocookie.net%2F__cb20100225121719%2Fdragonball%2Fimages%2Fb%2Fb3%2FGotenAndTrunksSGAHFR.png&hash=b6fccc9b210f8084046e65d5deef1bbd8622289b)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 13, 2014, 07:41:36 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 13, 2014, 06:11:39 PM
Kirkland and Doomrulz meet...



(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg2.wikia.nocookie.net%2F__cb20100225121719%2Fdragonball%2Fimages%2Fb%2Fb3%2FGotenAndTrunksSGAHFR.png&hash=b6fccc9b210f8084046e65d5deef1bbd8622289b)
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Mar 13, 2014, 07:46:11 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 13, 2014, 10:05:43 AM
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amulya/feminist-style-consent-themed-underwear?ref=discovery (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amulya/feminist-style-consent-themed-underwear?ref=discovery)

How about ones that say "I have a headache." Or "No admittance except on Party Business." written in the Hobbit Font.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 13, 2014, 07:50:36 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Mar 13, 2014, 02:35:41 PM
Keep in mind that this is coming from the same faction(radfems) that believes penis in vagina(PIV) sex is considered rape.




blog which brought this to light originally. The other link I guess is not a viable source.

http://boston.barstoolsports.com/random-thoughts/leading-feminist-says-what-all-feminists-think-all-sex-is-rape/ (http://boston.barstoolsports.com/random-thoughts/leading-feminist-says-what-all-feminists-think-all-sex-is-rape/)
Article title: Leading Feminist Says What All Feminists Think....All Sex Is Rape

Sounds like a completely legitimate and not at all ridiculous, idiotic, hysterical article written by a fringe psychopath so obviously stupid that it has to be "published" in a sports blog.

Ah, the internet, where idiots who believe this also believe that drinking milk leeches calcium from your bones because they also read it on the internet :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 13, 2014, 08:28:48 PM
Ah, modern feminists... they're right up there with Creationists and Spiritualists when it comes to entertainment value.

I recently had my email bombarded by dozens of them for commenting that there were lesser women in construction because of a lack of upper body strength, rather then gender roles/patriarchy. Some of these emails were absolutely vile.

The fairer sex indeed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenodog on Mar 13, 2014, 08:30:04 PM
Quote from: Nightlord on Mar 13, 2014, 11:19:23 AM
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/elephant-destroys-house-returning-save-baby-trapped-under-174551873.html#tH8DCTs (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/elephant-destroys-house-returning-save-baby-trapped-under-174551873.html#tH8DCTs)

Pretty cool.

That's almost a meme, 'Morally ambiguous elephant'.
> Smashes your house
> Goes back to save children.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 13, 2014, 08:32:54 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Mar 13, 2014, 08:28:48 PM
I recently had my email bombarded by dozens of them for commenting that there were lesser women in construction because of a lack of upper body strength, rather then gender roles/patriarchy. Some of these emails were absolutely vile.
One internet dumbass courting others.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 14, 2014, 03:11:18 AM
lol the internets no likey feminists


I just googled it and I got all these weird and radicalized feminist articles... wot
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Mar 14, 2014, 03:17:57 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 13, 2014, 11:04:49 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 13, 2014, 10:05:43 AM
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amulya/feminist-style-consent-themed-underwear?ref=discovery (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amulya/feminist-style-consent-themed-underwear?ref=discovery)

I don't even...

This is a joke, right?

It pretty clearly is kind of a joke, Doom. I thought it was kinda funny.

What's so wrong with them, honestly? They're panties that say "Let's talk about sex" and similar phrases.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Mar 14, 2014, 03:28:55 AM
I would nuzzle them with my nose while reading the quotes.

The wearers would be pleased.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 14, 2014, 03:32:57 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 14, 2014, 03:11:18 AM
lol the internets no likey feminists


I just googled it and I got all these weird and radicalized feminist articles... wot

Yeah, be careful man.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 14, 2014, 03:33:07 AM
Quote from: RagingDragon on Mar 14, 2014, 03:28:55 AM
I would nuzzle them with my nose while reading the quotes.

The wearers would be pleased.
But did she consent?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 14, 2014, 03:35:02 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 14, 2014, 03:33:07 AM
Quote from: RagingDragon on Mar 14, 2014, 03:28:55 AM
I would nuzzle them with my nose while reading the quotes.

The wearers would be pleased.
But did she consent?

Does it matter ( was that on your questioner cal? )
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 14, 2014, 03:35:53 AM
Doesn't matter, consensual sex reinforces gender roles, and thus strengthens the patriarchy.

Yes, 'having sex' is apparently a female gender role.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 14, 2014, 03:36:33 AM
Quote from: Rong on Mar 14, 2014, 03:35:02 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 14, 2014, 03:33:07 AM
Quote from: RagingDragon on Mar 14, 2014, 03:28:55 AM
I would nuzzle them with my nose while reading the quotes.

The wearers would be pleased.
But did she consent?

Does it matter ( was that on your questioner cal? )
yis something similar was
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 14, 2014, 03:39:23 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 13, 2014, 08:32:54 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Mar 13, 2014, 08:28:48 PM
I recently had my email bombarded by dozens of them for commenting that there were lesser women in construction because of a lack of upper body strength, rather then gender roles/patriarchy. Some of these emails were absolutely vile.
One internet dumbass courting others.

Sorry, I should clarify that they actually began the conversation, and I didn't say 'all women are weaker then men' :P I just presented the difference in upper body strength as a far more realistic reason then 'the patriarchy'. It's kind of a new age social boogeyman.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 14, 2014, 03:41:17 AM
uh oh
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 14, 2014, 03:42:41 AM
Aspie, I got the popcorn last time. It's your turn.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 14, 2014, 03:43:41 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fpersephonemagazine.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F01%2Findiana-jones-popcorn.gif&hash=f73d2f2c3eda8927090c0eeb6abb012606151f61)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Mar 14, 2014, 03:45:44 AM
I see plenty of women working roadcrews and construction.

Just thowin' that out there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 14, 2014, 03:47:00 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Mar 14, 2014, 03:45:44 AM
I see plenty of women working roadcrews and construction.

Just thowin' that out there.

thats why those motherf**kers take so long to do anything j/k :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 14, 2014, 03:48:11 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 14, 2014, 03:42:41 AM
Aspie, I got the popcorn last time. It's your turn.


(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.theatlantic.com%2Fstatic%2Fmt%2Fassets%2Fscience%2Farod-diaz.gif&hash=de5e495f37af6130be95f3a83a30297a23497874)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 14, 2014, 03:51:59 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Mar 14, 2014, 03:45:44 AM
I see plenty of women working roadcrews and construction.

Just thowin' that out there.

I never said there weren't xD Bah, topics like these require such precise wording.

Yes, plenty of women work in positions that require strength, and that's because plenty of women are strong.

A girl told me no, that's not true, there are hardly any women, and that's because of men being biased.

I point out that that's vague and unjustified paranoia and the difference in upper body strength would be more of a factor then 'pig men be discriminating'

Hope that's more clear.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 14, 2014, 03:53:35 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fpersephonemagazine.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F01%2Findiana-jones-popcorn.gif&hash=f73d2f2c3eda8927090c0eeb6abb012606151f61)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Mar 14, 2014, 03:55:20 AM
What's everyone's deal with feminism, really? Sure, there's a few nutters out there, but they're by far the minority, and the people doing that kickstarter for the panties sure ain't among them. They're using humour to bring attention to a very real and very serious issue (rape).

Honestly, someone explain to me, what the hell is wrong or unreasonable about that?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 14, 2014, 03:57:26 AM
There's extremists on both sides of the coin... just that it seems there are more extremist men is all (cause there probably is)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 14, 2014, 04:04:46 AM
I have no problem with feminism itself, just the new more vocal form coming from certain groups. It takes more of a feminine supremacy stance rather then equality.

I prefer to identify as an Egalitarian, simply to remove myself from such groups.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 14, 2014, 04:07:07 AM
On the same note i can see where extremist feminism comes from, men have had a good run, we be running shit forever, and soon as anything remotely Egalitarian pops up guys wanna smash it down, it'll get there sooner or later, maybe a couple of generations.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 14, 2014, 04:10:14 AM
Quote from: Rong on Mar 14, 2014, 04:07:07 AM
On the same note i can see where extremist feminism comes from, men have had a good run, we be running shit forever, and soon as anything remotely Egalitarian pops up guys wanna smash it down, it'll get there sooner or later, maybe a couple of generations.

I completely agree with you man.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 14, 2014, 04:13:49 AM
Quote from: Rong on Mar 14, 2014, 04:07:07 AM
On the same note i can see where extremist feminism comes from, men have had a good run, we be running shit forever, and soon as anything remotely Egalitarian pops up guys wanna smash it down, it'll get there sooner or later, maybe a couple of generations.
Nah, it'll never happen. As the great James Tiptree, Jr once wrote (paraphrasing a bit):

"Women have no rights except what men allow us. Men are more aggressive and powerful, and they run the world. When the next real crisis upsets them, our so-called rights will vanish like smoke. We'll be back where we always were: property. And whatever has gone wrong will be blamed on our freedom, like the fall of Rome was. You'll see."

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 14, 2014, 04:14:13 AM
Quote from: Rong on Mar 14, 2014, 04:07:07 AM
On the same note i can see where extremist feminism comes from, men have had a good run, we be running shit forever, and soon as anything remotely Egalitarian pops up guys wanna smash it down, it'll get there sooner or later, maybe a couple of generations.

but i dont wanna be enslaved
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 14, 2014, 04:16:02 AM
YOU ALREADY ARE ASPIE

JOIN THE MRM IT IS YOUR ONLY HOPE TO FIGHT THE GLOBAL FEMINIST CONSPIRACY
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 14, 2014, 04:17:29 AM
on second thought, i hope my female massah's are kind
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 14, 2014, 04:18:34 AM
Quote from: Sabby on Mar 14, 2014, 04:10:14 AM
Quote from: Rong on Mar 14, 2014, 04:07:07 AM
On the same note i can see where extremist feminism comes from, men have had a good run, we be running shit forever, and soon as anything remotely Egalitarian pops up guys wanna smash it down, it'll get there sooner or later, maybe a couple of generations.

I completely agree with you man.
Yeah i think most guys under the age of 30 think like this these days.

My only problem with some aspects of subsets of modern feminism is how they treat masculinity sometimes like there is no place for it, which only marginalizes men because inherently we're masculine, well the vast majority of us, and the marginalization is where all this mrm bullshit comes from i think.

Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 14, 2014, 04:13:49 AM
Quote from: Rong on Mar 14, 2014, 04:07:07 AM
On the same note i can see where extremist feminism comes from, men have had a good run, we be running shit forever, and soon as anything remotely Egalitarian pops up guys wanna smash it down, it'll get there sooner or later, maybe a couple of generations.
Nah, it'll never happen. As the great James Tiptree, Jr once wrote (paraphrasing a bit):

"Women have no rights except what men allow us. Men are more aggressive and powerful, and they run the world. When the next real crisis upsets them, our so-called rights will vanish like smoke. We'll be back where we always were: property. And whatever has gone wrong will be blamed on our freedom, like the fall of Rome was. You'll see."


you've paraphrased that before, I tend to agree but that won't only apply to women, it will apply to weaker men, minorities, you name it, prey shit don't go wrong, its gonna be a bad time for most if it does.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 14, 2014, 04:19:55 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 14, 2014, 04:13:49 AM
Quote from: Rong on Mar 14, 2014, 04:07:07 AM
On the same note i can see where extremist feminism comes from, men have had a good run, we be running shit forever, and soon as anything remotely Egalitarian pops up guys wanna smash it down, it'll get there sooner or later, maybe a couple of generations.
Nah, it'll never happen. As the great James Tiptree, Jr once wrote (paraphrasing a bit):

"Women have no rights except what men allow us. Men are more aggressive and powerful, and they run the world. When the next real crisis upsets them, our so-called rights will vanish like smoke. We'll be back where we always were: property. And whatever has gone wrong will be blamed on our freedom, like the fall of Rome was. You'll see."

That has and sadly may still be the case :/ But the human race has come a long way, and barring some kind of backwards step in civilization, that kind of thing will eventually disappear. Maybe not in our life times, but it's ahead of us, we just gotta keep moving ahead.

Quote from: Rong on Mar 14, 2014, 04:18:34 AM
you've paraphrased that before, I tend to agree but that won't only apply to women, it will apply to weaker men, minorities, you name it, prey shit don't go wrong, its gonna be a bad time for most if it does.

Very true.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 14, 2014, 04:20:59 AM
Quote from: Rong on Mar 14, 2014, 04:18:34 AM
you've paraphrased that before, I tend to agree but that won't only apply to women, it will apply to weaker men, minorities, you name it, prey shit don't go wrong, its gonna be a bad time for most if it does.
True, but women are historically the blanket shit-upon-group throughout all nations and creeds. And it'll probably be that way again once the world economy tanks in a century or so  :P

And then not even your nation's natural resources will save you from the shit box :-*
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 14, 2014, 04:24:02 AM
What about the poor? I'd say they've received a comparable pile of shit throughout history. Not equal, but comparable.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 14, 2014, 04:24:50 AM
The poor is basically most people on earth :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 14, 2014, 04:28:37 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 14, 2014, 04:20:59 AM
Quote from: Rong on Mar 14, 2014, 04:18:34 AM
you've paraphrased that before, I tend to agree but that won't only apply to women, it will apply to weaker men, minorities, you name it, prey shit don't go wrong, its gonna be a bad time for most if it does.
True, but women are historically the blanket shit-upon-group throughout all nations and creeds. And it'll probably be that way again once the world economy tanks in a century or so  :P

And then not even your nation's natural resources will save you from the shit box :-*

but our massive distance from everything will  :-*
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 14, 2014, 04:29:22 AM
Yes, and in a time so unenlightened that women are seen as less then men, you'll always see those below the poverty line being treated unfairly as well.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 14, 2014, 04:30:26 AM
Quote from: Sabby on Mar 14, 2014, 04:29:22 AM
Yes, and in a time so unenlightened that women are seen as less then men, you'll always see those below the poverty line being treated unfairly as well.
There has ever been a time where that wasn't the case? ???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 14, 2014, 04:37:37 AM
Hmm, good point. Still, these days those kinds of attitudes are in a minority, where as throughout most of history they were quite common.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Mar 14, 2014, 04:38:35 AM
Only when the women murder the men.

That's all we respect anyway, apes that we are.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 14, 2014, 04:41:19 AM
Quote from: Sabby on Mar 14, 2014, 04:37:37 AM
Hmm, good point. Still, these days those kinds of attitudes are in a minority, where as throughout most of history they were quite common.
Women make less money than men, occupy only a fraction of the seats of power globally that men do, and have virtually no major impact or point of view in entertainment and media at large. The attitudes are less out in the open, but they're just as present as ever.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 14, 2014, 04:43:26 AM
The fact sexism has had to go covert is proof that it is less acceptable :P

I'm not saying it doesn't exist and that we've achieved sexual equality, not by a long shot. All I'm saying is, we're kind of better off then we've been in a long time.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 14, 2014, 04:44:21 AM
Quote from: Sabby on Mar 14, 2014, 04:43:26 AM
I'm not saying it doesn't exist and that we've achieved sexual equality, not by a long shot. All I'm saying is, we're kind of better off then we've been in a long time.
There you go :P

Emphasis on the kind of.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 14, 2014, 04:45:13 AM
agree, all the baby boomer are all in charge still, like i said couple of generations.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 14, 2014, 04:45:56 AM
On that we agree Cvalda. Long road ahead, but it's a much longer one behind us.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 14, 2014, 04:46:23 AM
Quote from: Rong on Mar 14, 2014, 04:45:13 AM
agree, all the baby boomer are all in charge still, like i said couple of generations.
Somehow the thought of Generation Y in control of society doesn't sound much more appealing :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 14, 2014, 04:48:09 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 14, 2014, 04:46:23 AM
Quote from: Rong on Mar 14, 2014, 04:45:13 AM
agree, all the baby boomer are all in charge still, like i said couple of generations.
Somehow the thought of Generation Y in control of society doesn't sound much more appealing :-\

They are typically more conservative / regressive this is true. X are just starting to get into powerful roles tho have hope.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 14, 2014, 04:49:33 AM
I'm a little behind on my generation terminology xD which are the Boomers again?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 14, 2014, 04:50:02 AM
old c**ts lol

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_boomers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_boomers)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 14, 2014, 04:50:38 AM
Oh, those! I know those!

Not a fan.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 14, 2014, 04:51:22 AM
They aren't all bad, just some of them. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 14, 2014, 04:53:49 AM
Wouldn't recommend, 2 stars.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 14, 2014, 04:55:24 AM
My parents are boomers as would most peoples on here be.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Mar 14, 2014, 05:02:00 AM
You are correct in most people on here would be yo parents.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 14, 2014, 05:02:14 AM
And I am joking :3

In ironic news.

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2014/03/bible-belt-leads-the-nation-in-consumption-of-gay-porn/ (http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2014/03/bible-belt-leads-the-nation-in-consumption-of-gay-porn/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 14, 2014, 06:48:57 AM
I missed the female vs male debate for the day?


Aw.


Dark Souls 2 has been treating me like a bitch in the meantime.

WOMEN I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 14, 2014, 06:58:51 AM
Have to be honest here; women have way nicer tits than men do.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 14, 2014, 07:01:37 AM
I don't know I could do about a hundred pushups and then look all vascular and shit in the mirror and think that there is one fine individual staring back at me in the mirror.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 14, 2014, 07:20:38 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 14, 2014, 07:01:37 AM
I don't know I could do about a hundred pushups and then look all vascular and shit in the mirror and think that there is one fine individual staring back at me in the mirror.
Yea but then we refer to those as pecs.


tottallllly different.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 14, 2014, 07:21:56 AM
Variety is good though :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Mar 14, 2014, 07:31:17 AM
Sabby are you real?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 14, 2014, 07:39:04 AM
Real? Well I'm really caffeinated, I guess.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Mar 14, 2014, 07:42:33 AM
Just curious.

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 14, 2014, 07:48:04 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdogdaycareokc.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F07%2Fsld_img1.jpg&hash=59f24f6ac54927897eb45ab7297ba060017b895e)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 14, 2014, 11:10:12 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Mar 14, 2014, 03:17:57 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 13, 2014, 11:04:49 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 13, 2014, 10:05:43 AM
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amulya/feminist-style-consent-themed-underwear?ref=discovery (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amulya/feminist-style-consent-themed-underwear?ref=discovery)

I don't even...

This is a joke, right?

It pretty clearly is kind of a joke, Doom. I thought it was kinda funny.

What's so wrong with them, honestly? They're panties that say "Let's talk about sex" and similar phrases.

Because they're perpetuating the idea that men are too stupid to know what consent is and that we're uncontrollable sexual addicts. This is purely my opinion but considering an idiot like Andrea Dworkin once said, "Intercourse is the pure, sterile, formal expression of men's contempt for women" (in her book Intercourse), and to not have that claim challenged at large by so-called moderates makes me question the sanity of the person selling these panties.

Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 14, 2014, 03:33:07 AM
Quote from: RagingDragon on Mar 14, 2014, 03:28:55 AM
I would nuzzle them with my nose while reading the quotes.

The wearers would be pleased.
But did she consent?

Nah nah, it has to be enthusiastic consent (http://www.yesmeansyes.com/consent-0). Merely saying "yes" or "I want it" is not enough, lol.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Mar 14, 2014, 12:19:38 PM
Lol, freaking Doom overreacting to panties.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 14, 2014, 12:32:38 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Mar 14, 2014, 12:19:38 PM
Lol, freaking Doom overreacting to panties.

If a man had designed boxers that said, "Consent isn't important" or something along those lines, we wouldn't have heard the end of it :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Mar 14, 2014, 12:38:28 PM
I'm pretty sure that exists somewhere actually. You gotta look at it from both sides, Doom. There are plenty of t-shirts that poke fun at women, for example.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Mar 14, 2014, 12:45:42 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 14, 2014, 12:32:38 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Mar 14, 2014, 12:19:38 PM
Lol, freaking Doom overreacting to panties.

If a man had designed boxers that said, "Consent isn't important" or something along those lines, we wouldn't have heard the end of it :)





I don't think that would even happen. It's not like he would be making the boxers for women to wear. Plus, not all the panties are like that in the link anyway, you got one like this that sound funny to me:


(https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/001/647/166/91bc1f99cfd73427692aeaeeb0cad57b_large.jpg?1392694677)



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 14, 2014, 12:48:09 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Mar 14, 2014, 12:38:28 PM
I'm pretty sure that exists somewhere actually. You gotta look at it from both sides, Doom. There are plenty of t-shirts that poke fun at women, for example.

I'm sure there are. When I was in high school, there was a retailer in the Niagara region (about two hours from where I live) who sold two shirts. One featured a bloody hammer with the line, "She had it coming" and the other featured a pair of bloody scissors that said, "He had it coming".

Where do you think the outrage was directed?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Mar 14, 2014, 12:50:44 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 14, 2014, 12:48:09 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Mar 14, 2014, 12:38:28 PM
I'm pretty sure that exists somewhere actually. You gotta look at it from both sides, Doom. There are plenty of t-shirts that poke fun at women, for example.

I'm sure there are. When I was in high school, there was a retailer in the Niagara region (about two hours from where I live) who sold two shirts. One featured a bloody hammer with the line, "She had it coming" and the other featured a pair of bloody scissors that said, "He had it coming".

Where do you think the outrage was directed?


I can understand the scissors, because that's a go to object to easily remove a peenor, but...the hammer to obliterate a vagina? That's...I...I've never heard of that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 14, 2014, 12:52:41 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Mar 14, 2014, 12:50:44 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 14, 2014, 12:48:09 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Mar 14, 2014, 12:38:28 PM
I'm pretty sure that exists somewhere actually. You gotta look at it from both sides, Doom. There are plenty of t-shirts that poke fun at women, for example.

I'm sure there are. When I was in high school, there was a retailer in the Niagara region (about two hours from where I live) who sold two shirts. One featured a bloody hammer with the line, "She had it coming" and the other featured a pair of bloody scissors that said, "He had it coming".

Where do you think the outrage was directed?


I can understand the scissors, because that's a go to object to easily remove a peenor, but...the hammer to obliterate a vagina? That's...I...I've never heard of that.

Well, I didn't think it was about removing a vagina so much as it was about hitting her over the head with it.

My point is that it's a double standard. Violence against women is deemed to be unacceptable (as it should be) yet violence against men is seen as humourous.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 14, 2014, 01:09:14 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 14, 2014, 11:10:12 AM
Because they're perpetuating the idea that men are too stupid to know what consent is and that we're uncontrollable sexual addicts. This is purely my opinion but considering an idiot like Andrea Dworkin once said, "Intercourse is the pure, sterile, formal expression of men's contempt for women" (in her book Intercourse), and to not have that claim challenged at large by so-called moderates makes me question the sanity of the person selling these panties.
Are you completely lacking in critical thinking skills? As if some fringe feminist saying something stupid is actually impactful on the culture at large, except for idiots specifically looking for it just so they can start whining about their make believe persecution and martyrdom. It may shock you to hear this, but free speech means idiots can publish dumb shit too! :o Hell, you have a whole website devoted to doing just that! (http://www.avoiceformen.com) :) Doesn't mean anyone takes it seriously. Which no one does MRM either -- just look at your embarrassing show here, where not even the majority of the men posting agree with you! :laugh:

Obviously they've been brainwashed by the global feminist conspiracy...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 14, 2014, 01:10:05 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 14, 2014, 01:09:14 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 14, 2014, 11:10:12 AM
Because they're perpetuating the idea that men are too stupid to know what consent is and that we're uncontrollable sexual addicts. This is purely my opinion but considering an idiot like Andrea Dworkin once said, "Intercourse is the pure, sterile, formal expression of men's contempt for women" (in her book Intercourse), and to not have that claim challenged at large by so-called moderates makes me question the sanity of the person selling these panties.
Are you completely lacking in critical thinking skills? As if some fringe feminist saying something stupid is actually impactful on the culture at large, except for idiots specifically looking for it just so they can start whining about their make believe persecution and martyrdom. It may shock you to hear this, but free speech means idiots can publish dumb shit too! :o Hell, you have a whole website devoted to doing just that! (http://www.avoiceformen.com) :) Doesn't mean anyone takes it seriously. Which no one does MRM either -- just look at your embarrassing show here, where not even the majority of the men posting agree with you! :laugh:

Obviously they've been brainwashed by the global feminist conspiracy...

Cool story, bro.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Mar 14, 2014, 01:31:41 PM
Doom's face when

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 14, 2014, 01:35:28 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Fa9c446fd7f6972c91ff2ac67c214347a%2Ftumblr_inline_mso7o7aU0f1qz4rgp.gif&hash=1e2cf7db4ac7690ea467eb4dac51858dc6a26162)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Mar 14, 2014, 02:27:11 PM
Man vs woman aside.  And I kind have to admit, the panties are actually kinda cute.  But I have to wonder how much good they will do.  I get the whole creating awareness, and I understand the meaning behind putting it on panties as it shows the vulnerability of the woman.  So, the artistically, I get it, but how would it be realistically applicable?
In order for the man to see the quote on the panties, he would have to have gotten there somehow.  Either, the girl has already consented and the quotes on the panties are moot, and the guy is probably the type of guy who would never take advantage of the girl- so the quote's not for him.
Or, the girl is ass drunk, and the guy is a scumbag who is going to take advantage of her and most likely ignore the panties :-\  Or she isn't ass drunk, just walking to her car in the dark and is snagged from behind into an alley, and the panties are still ignored.
So... art wise, cute idea, it does create awareness.  But how is it realistically applicable?  Rapists don't care...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Mar 14, 2014, 02:31:06 PM
I doubt they're meant to be taken that seriously. Much like people don't take t-shirts too seriously. The clothing and text might reflect the wearers' opinions but it doesn't mean the wearers are under the impression simply wearing something will help a cause.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 14, 2014, 02:35:53 PM
MFW I read the last page
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Mar 14, 2014, 02:48:31 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 14, 2014, 01:35:28 PM
http://media.tumblr.com/a9c446fd7f6972c91ff2ac67c214347a/tumblr_inline_mso7o7aU0f1qz4rgp.gif


Men are being oppressed by women?


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 14, 2014, 02:51:45 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Mar 14, 2014, 02:27:11 PM
Man vs woman aside.  And I kind have to admit, the panties are actually kinda cute.  But I have to wonder how much good they will do.  I get the whole creating awareness, and I understand the meaning behind putting it on panties as it shows the vulnerability of the woman.  So, the artistically, I get it, but how would it be realistically applicable?
In order for the man to see the quote on the panties, he would have to have gotten there somehow.  Either, the girl has already consented and the quotes on the panties are moot, and the guy is probably the type of guy who would never take advantage of the girl- so the quote's not for him.
Or, the girl is ass drunk, and the guy is a scumbag who is going to take advantage of her and most likely ignore the panties :-\  Or she isn't ass drunk, just walking to her car in the dark and is snagged from behind into an alley, and the panties are still ignored.
So... art wise, cute idea, it does create awareness.  But how is it realistically applicable?  Rapists don't care...
It's a joke. You are reading WAY too much into it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 14, 2014, 02:56:05 PM
I don't see what the big deal is.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 14, 2014, 03:00:53 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 14, 2014, 12:48:09 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Mar 14, 2014, 12:38:28 PM
I'm pretty sure that exists somewhere actually. You gotta look at it from both sides, Doom. There are plenty of t-shirts that poke fun at women, for example.

I'm sure there are. When I was in high school, there was a retailer in the Niagara region (about two hours from where I live) who sold two shirts. One featured a bloody hammer with the line, "She had it coming" and the other featured a pair of bloody scissors that said, "He had it coming".

Where do you think the outrage was directed?
One shirt sounds like a joke. The other one sounds like some guy got mad and bashed a girl's head in.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 14, 2014, 07:58:02 PM
Joke or not... having panties that say "did you ask for consent" or something similar, might actually work once in a great while. I don't see how it is any different from people who put bibles on the front seat of their car in hopes that would be thieves will not break into them. On a couple of occasions I have witnessed people pass by cars with such reading materials.

Those chocolate smelling panties on the other hand....
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 14, 2014, 08:52:41 PM
Yeah, because a sexual assaulter is going to have gotten her all the way down to her panties and go "Did you ask for...consent?...Oh shit, I don't think I did!...so sorry lady, have a nice day!"  ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Mar 14, 2014, 09:23:13 PM
Also, I highly doubt the bibles are preventing people from breaking into cars. I'm pretty sure they saw nothing of value in the car and I don't think they would break into a car for a bible. :laugh: whiterabbit, where do you live that you've witnessed this on a couple of occasions?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 14, 2014, 09:42:13 PM
I didn't know that was a thing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 14, 2014, 10:37:05 PM
Quote from: BANE on Mar 14, 2014, 08:52:41 PM
Yeah, because a sexual assaulter is going to have gotten her all the way down to her panties and go "Did you ask for...consent?...Oh shit, I don't think I did!...so sorry lady, have a nice day!"  ::)

Exactly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 15, 2014, 01:54:32 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2emEffoEc8#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2emEffoEc8#ws)

So glad I didn't give a shit about any of that....social alienation and complete seclusion for the win!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 15, 2014, 03:07:55 AM
Where I'm from be a man doesn't equate to roughing other people up or proving your gangster.  It just means toughen up and not let the small stuff get you down.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 15, 2014, 03:11:08 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 15, 2014, 01:54:32 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2emEffoEc8#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2emEffoEc8#ws)

So glad I didn't give a shit about any of that....social alienation and complete seclusion for the win!
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I never knew, "Be a man!" was so dangerous before.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 15, 2014, 05:07:48 AM
Calm down Cal you are being too manly up in here.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 15, 2014, 05:08:33 AM
LET ME BANG BRO
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 15, 2014, 07:36:04 AM
INB4 /globalfeministconspiracy

"Don't be a fag" ahahhah f**king hell
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Mar 15, 2014, 12:50:45 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 15, 2014, 01:54:32 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2emEffoEc8#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2emEffoEc8#ws)

So glad I didn't give a shit about any of that....social alienation and complete seclusion for the win!

Good thing my son won't be growing up in the US then.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 15, 2014, 12:54:31 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/15/texas-swat-team-conducts-_n_3764951.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/15/texas-swat-team-conducts-_n_3764951.html)

I want to call BS on this one.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Mar 15, 2014, 01:03:15 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 15, 2014, 12:54:31 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/15/texas-swat-team-conducts-_n_3764951.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/15/texas-swat-team-conducts-_n_3764951.html)

I want to call BS on this one.

I don't know.... this did apparently happen in Texas.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 15, 2014, 05:01:55 PM
I should've been more specific, lol. BS in regards to the charges. I don't mean to sound like a conspiracy nut but, I feel like this happened because he was growing his own food.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 15, 2014, 05:03:04 PM
Now I'm afraid to read it... does Texas have something against growing personal food?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 15, 2014, 05:47:09 PM
Wel'p, I actually believe the U.S is broken, never going to that sh*thole.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 15, 2014, 10:47:29 PM
http://ynaija.com/magazine/how-i-infected-324-men-with-hiv-female-student-reveals-pictured/ (http://ynaija.com/magazine/how-i-infected-324-men-with-hiv-female-student-reveals-pictured/)

I bet she's lying. HIV doesn't spread that easily, and she's an idiot if she doesn't think that by infecting men, women like herself won't be infected.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 15, 2014, 10:52:32 PM
It's horrible what happened to her, but... what a childish, vile little c**t :/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 15, 2014, 11:09:08 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 15, 2014, 10:47:29 PM
http://ynaija.com/magazine/how-i-infected-324-men-with-hiv-female-student-reveals-pictured/ (http://ynaija.com/magazine/how-i-infected-324-men-with-hiv-female-student-reveals-pictured/)

I bet she's lying. HIV doesn't spread that easily, and she's an idiot if she doesn't think that by infecting men, women like herself won't be infected.
Quote"I accepted my fate and promised to make all men I come across suffer, I know I'm attractive and men both married and unmarried chase me left right and centre."
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Oh, f**k off. She should have ended her life.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 15, 2014, 11:16:08 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 15, 2014, 10:47:29 PM
http://ynaija.com/magazine/how-i-infected-324-men-with-hiv-female-student-reveals-pictured/ (http://ynaija.com/magazine/how-i-infected-324-men-with-hiv-female-student-reveals-pictured/)

I bet she's lying. HIV doesn't spread that easily, and she's an idiot if she doesn't think that by infecting men, women like herself won't be infected.

Lol a comment from it

QuoteIs it weird that I'm jacking off to her pic???

I lol'd
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 15, 2014, 11:17:41 PM
 :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 16, 2014, 07:06:53 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fblu.stb.s-msn.com%2Fi%2Fa7%2F34fadd88a552eb7dc1bf76da52c0ac%2F_h366_w650_m6_otrue_lfalse.jpg&hash=728c50634de4e0b2122dd79bb06f998c253793f8)

What's funny is that Kevin Spacey actually photoshopped this himself and sent it to Rob Ford.  :laugh:

Rob and Doug Ford were calling Kevin Spacey an "arrogant S.O.B" and other names because they didn't get a picture with him and Rob Ford said something like "I wouldn't know who he was if I ran him over anyway".

Then Kevin Spacey in a alter response be all like "Well, all you had to do was ask." and sent this pic.

I am officially a fan of Kevin Spacey.  :laugh:

http://t.news.ca.msn.com/canada/rob-ford-gets-his-wish-from-kevin-spacey-2 (http://t.news.ca.msn.com/canada/rob-ford-gets-his-wish-from-kevin-spacey-2)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Mar 16, 2014, 01:08:45 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 15, 2014, 10:47:29 PM
http://ynaija.com/magazine/how-i-infected-324-men-with-hiv-female-student-reveals-pictured/ (http://ynaija.com/magazine/how-i-infected-324-men-with-hiv-female-student-reveals-pictured/)

I bet she's lying. HIV doesn't spread that easily, and she's an idiot if she doesn't think that by infecting men, women like herself won't be infected.

What a monstrous thunder c**nt.

One man did something terrible so all men must now be punished? Why don't you get revenge on the man who did that to you instead of ruining innocent mens (and their families) lives. Now you're just as bad as the guy who infected you. I have no sympathy for you. Surely it's illegal to knowing and purposefully infected people with HIV?!
Life imprisonment for this evil bitch please.

P.S. You're not as attractive as you think you are.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 16, 2014, 01:21:46 PM
In a futile attempt to be fair... what could she do? Give him his own HIV?

Well, we've had our daily dose of an unknown woman in an underdeveloped country being stupid, how about a whole bunch of seemingly educated and respected women from the First World spouting A Grade nonsense.

http://banbossy.com/ (http://banbossy.com/)

QuoteWhen a little boy asserts himself, he's called a "leader." Yet when a little girl does the same, she risks being branded "bossy." Words like bossy send a message: don't raise your hand or speak up. By middle school, girls are less interested in leading than boys—a trend that continues into adulthood. Together we can encourage girls to lead.

Pledge to Ban Bossy.

A lot of female celebrities are jumping onto this little band wagon. All I can really say to this is if a womans potential in life is held back by a single word, then they weren't exactly leader material. Besides, even if this stupidity were true (Hint: It's not), what they suggest wouldn't even be close to a solution. There's more ways to hold down a future business leader then simply calling them a bossy boots, so banning the word, which totally shits on our right to freedom of speech, is not going to do anything to stop little boys from keeping little girls down.

Let's say they ban the word Bossy. Now it is illegal to call a girl Bossy. Guess what happens? They get called Naggers. So, guess ya gotta ban the word Nagger now, huh? Oh, you've banned all the conventional words? Well we can use other words. Better ban Crone and Dutchess, because those pretty much mean 'bossy woman' now. Well, ya banned all the repurposed words, so guess what? Now you're a Hashtagger.

This is a very poorly chosen battle for a non existent war.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 16, 2014, 01:28:34 PM
There's boys clubs in all top tiers of business, as a woman you have to be twice the men your competing with, it's far from equal in leadership positions, I think the initiative is less about the word and more about attitudes.

Best person for the job y'all.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 16, 2014, 01:31:14 PM
Correct, but banning a word will do nothing but create a Slippery Slope. Believe it or not, Slippery Slope arguments CAN be valid, they've just been disgustingly misused in recent years.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 16, 2014, 01:32:09 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Mar 16, 2014, 01:21:46 PM
In a futile attempt to be fair... what could she do? Give him his own HIV?

Well, we've had our daily dose of an unknown woman in an underdeveloped country being stupid, how about a whole bunch of seemingly educated and respected women from the First World spouting A Grade nonsense.

http://banbossy.com/ (http://banbossy.com/)

QuoteWhen a little boy asserts himself, he's called a "leader." Yet when a little girl does the same, she risks being branded "bossy." Words like bossy send a message: don't raise your hand or speak up. By middle school, girls are less interested in leading than boys—a trend that continues into adulthood. Together we can encourage girls to lead.

Pledge to Ban Bossy.

A lot of female celebrities are jumping onto this little band wagon. All I can really say to this is if a womans potential in life is held back by a single word, then they weren't exactly leader material. Besides, even if this stupidity were true (Hint: It's not), what they suggest wouldn't even be close to a solution. There's more ways to hold down a future business leader then simply calling them a bossy boots, so banning the word, which totally shits on our right to freedom of speech, is not going to do anything to stop little boys from keeping little girls down.

Let's say they ban the word Bossy. Now it is illegal to call a girl Bossy. Guess what happens? They get called Naggers. So, guess ya gotta ban the word Nagger now, huh? Oh, you've banned all the conventional words? Well we can use other words. Better ban Crone and Dutchess, because those pretty much mean 'bossy woman' now. Well, ya banned all the repurposed words, so guess what? Now you're a Hashtagger.

This is a very poorly chosen battle for a non existent war.
:laugh: What a load of horseshit!

There are things hundreds of times worse said about leaders today that the leaders don't give two rats and a shit about. My dad says things like "I'm going to kill that f**ker! If I ever have him alone in a room I'd KILL HIM! f**k!" and they're trying to ban bossy. The amount of pampering going on is going to create dandelions where we need lions. And that ain't dandy.

Spoiler
I just came up with that last bit.  ;D
[close]
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 16, 2014, 01:34:36 PM
Permission to steal that last bit? Because that's just pure gold.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 16, 2014, 02:36:49 PM
We already covered that shit a few pages ago.

Try harder for your daily dose of woman hating-focused "news" please.

Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 15, 2014, 10:47:29 PM
http://ynaija.com/magazine/how-i-infected-324-men-with-hiv-female-student-reveals-pictured/ (http://ynaija.com/magazine/how-i-infected-324-men-with-hiv-female-student-reveals-pictured/)

I bet she's lying. HIV doesn't spread that easily, and she's an idiot if she doesn't think that by infecting men, women like herself won't be infected.
WOW SEEMS LEGIT
http://www.kenyan-post.com/2014/03/shocker-university-female-student.html (http://www.kenyan-post.com/2014/03/shocker-university-female-student.html)

But it didn't take long for the dumbasses in this thread to start freaking out over it :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 16, 2014, 02:41:27 PM
I don't hate women. These idiots don't represent women, however much they think they do.

I'd love to comment on some stupid masculinists(sp?) but they don't put themselves out there daily like these people do :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 16, 2014, 02:42:37 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Mar 16, 2014, 02:41:27 PM
I don't hate women.
/continues to post "news" stories critical of groups of women
/says doesn't hate women
/okay
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 16, 2014, 02:46:02 PM
Yes, ignore the rest of my response because it doesn't support your conclusion.

Simply branding someone a woman hater for disagreeing with new age Feminism is almost as ignorant and short sighted as the women haters you dislike.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 16, 2014, 02:48:28 PM
What I'm saying is you keep posting or commenting about groups of women you don't like, which seems suspicious considering these are fringe cases that, AS YOU SAY, don't represent women at large, so why do you keep bring them up? :)

Quote from: Sabby on Mar 16, 2014, 02:41:27 PM
I'd love to comment on some stupid masculinists(sp?) but they don't put themselves out there daily like these people do :P
www.avoiceformen.com (http://www.avoiceformen.com)

Sure they do. You just don't care to look ;) One of them is even a moderator of this board and continually posts woman-hating bait stories in this thread -- he even posted the one a few pages back that YOU just posted.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 16, 2014, 02:53:20 PM
Would you mind sharing an example of the writers on that website displaying the same level of stupidity as those in #Banbossy? Simply pointing out a venue for discussion of mens rights news is a little vague. I'm browsing it now, but I'd like an example of what you consider to be comparable to news like #Banbossy.

I'm sorry you find it offensive that these stories keep getting relayed, but as I said before, they are current and persistent, so of course they catch my interest more. The current climate doesn't really allow silly male centric news stories to flourish in the same way.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 16, 2014, 02:55:51 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Mar 16, 2014, 02:53:20 PM
Would you mind sharing an example of the writers on that website displaying the same level of stupidity as those in #Banbossy? Simply pointing out a venue for discussion of mens rights news is a little vague.
Boys raped more often than girls
http://www.avoiceformen.com/misandry/boys-raped-more-often-than-girls/ (http://www.avoiceformen.com/misandry/boys-raped-more-often-than-girls/)

Have fun.

And I don't think you even read the BanBossy thing, because it's a dumb marketing slogan and not actually a draft to pass legislature to actually ban a word. But we already covered that thoroughly several pages back -- but please continue to clutch your pearls over a dumb marketing campaign that will have zero effect.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 16, 2014, 02:58:34 PM
Thank you, but I'm at a loss for how a study that shows sexual predators target boys more often then girls is comparable to actresses wanting to ban a word. If you find a problem with the study itself, please share.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 16, 2014, 03:01:56 PM
The point is, since you again didn't bother to read, that AVFM is a site of misogynists who twist facts around to make men the victims in all scenarios and women the ones to blame :) But if you have trouble parsing that just by reading, maybe you have in fact found a new "news" source!

Quote from: Sabby on Mar 16, 2014, 02:58:34 PM
comparable to actresses wanting to ban a word.
Again, where's the legislation they've drafted? It's a marketing slogan, did you even read the article?

Here's an idea: instead of continuing to post stupid minor shit about dumb feminists you hate, why not post ACTUAL news? :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 16, 2014, 03:06:48 PM
I'm still waiting for you to show how this is not news. Plenty of other stories posted in here are far smaller in scale, like a single house being raided over organic food. This is a social justice movement including big names. Yes, I'm aware that Ban Bossy is more of a slogan then anything, but I fail to see how that reduces it's implications or it's impact on free speech.

I'm just not following. I don't go digging through obscurity to find links to legitimize misogyny :/ The stories I relay almost always come my way through news websites like Upworthiest, which promote the stories positively more often then not.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 16, 2014, 03:10:35 PM
lol I always thought avoiceformen.com was a satire site like The Onion
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 16, 2014, 03:11:09 PM
Personally I don't think there is a missing jet in Malaysia, I think it's sitting in an airport somewhere and this whole thing is being used to distract us from the backdoor deals being done with Russia about Ukraine.

Notice how all the news websites seem to have buried all this Ukraine talk below multiple news stories about one missing plane? Dun dun dun...

It's feminists' fault, I tell you.

As for the bossy thing, there's a difference between campaigning for a change in social perception and use of a word and actually making it illegal to say said word (which currently it isn't, given freedom of speech and all). It's just a nonsense campaign that has gained far more attention than it deserves because of a bunch of bossy c**t celebrities.  ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 16, 2014, 03:11:34 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Mar 16, 2014, 03:06:48 PM
I'm still waiting for you to show how this is not news.
http://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/index.php?topic=46302.msg1876203#msg1876203 (http://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/index.php?topic=46302.msg1876203#msg1876203)
Probably because it was already covered here, and we don't need to wade through three more pages of "lol women be dumb bitches" again? :)

And it has absolutely NOTHING to do with freedom of speech. It's not going to change a thing, and it is not a serious movement to ban a word (which isn't even possible, anyway). If you had bothered to read you could have figured that out.

Quote from: BANE on Mar 16, 2014, 03:11:09 PM
As for the bossy thing, there's a difference between campaigning for a change in social perception and use of a word and actually making it illegal to say said word (which currently it isn't, given freedom of speech and all). It's just a nonsense campaign that has gained far more attention than it deserves because of a bunch of bossy c**t celebrities.  ;D
Y-yes, exactly >:(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 16, 2014, 03:14:50 PM
Very well, if a bunch of stupid men and women legitimizing their stupidity by misusing the label 'Feminism' says something stupid and the story begins trending on social movement websites, we should all simply ignore it, because it offends you and is therefore not news worthy.

However, if some misogynists say something misogynistic and somehow those expressed views begin to trend, I will raise no complaints should you decide to share the story.

Because that's how equality works.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 16, 2014, 03:21:16 PM
I actually don't post such stories in here :) Know why? Because they're just dumb clickbait that aren't actual news, like most stuff that "starts to trend on social movement websites". So you needn't worry about upholding your imaginary double standard.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 16, 2014, 03:25:37 PM
You're quite welcome to feel that groups like these aren't relevant. I disagree, but you're entitled to your views. I will, however, refrain from posting these kinds of stories, as I see nothing productive coming from them.

There can be no useful discourse when people think that repeating "You're sexist" is somehow a valid debating tactic. Good day ma'am.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 16, 2014, 03:28:31 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Mar 16, 2014, 03:25:37 PM
There can be no useful discourse when people think that repeating "You're sexist" is somehow a valid debating tactic. Good day ma'am.
LOL, yeah, that's what the entire back and forth has been. Good riddance, then :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 16, 2014, 04:48:48 PM
Quote from: BANE on Mar 16, 2014, 03:11:09 PM
Personally I don't think there is a missing jet in Malaysia, I think it's sitting in an airport somewhere and this whole thing is being used to distract us from the backdoor deals being done with Russia about Ukraine.

Notice how all the news websites seem to have buried all this Ukraine talk below multiple news stories about one missing plane? Dun dun dun...

It's feminists' fault, I tell you.

As for the bossy thing, there's a difference between campaigning for a change in social perception and use of a word and actually making it illegal to say said word (which currently it isn't, given freedom of speech and all). It's just a nonsense campaign that has gained far more attention than it deserves because of a bunch of bossy c**t celebrities.  ;D

God damn Naomi Klein, and her shock doctrine bullshit hahah.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 16, 2014, 04:57:51 PM
Hahaha
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gilfryd on Mar 16, 2014, 07:00:39 PM
QuoteStop SOPA 2014.

Stop SOPA. SOPA stands for Stop Online Piracy Acts. In this case, all fanart will be deleted, all fan-pages, fanfics, fan made videos, etc. Please help stop SOPA.

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/stop-sopa-2014/q0Vkk0Zr
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 16, 2014, 07:07:13 PM
Quote from: Gilfryd on Mar 16, 2014, 07:00:39 PM
QuoteStop SOPA 2014.

Stop SOPA. SOPA stands for Stop Online Piracy Acts. In this case, all fanart will be deleted, all fan-pages, fanfics, fan made videos, etc. Please help stop SOPA.

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/stop-sopa-2014/q0Vkk0Zr

I can't believe we have to go through this sh*t again.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Mar 16, 2014, 07:08:07 PM
Quote from: Gilfryd on Mar 16, 2014, 07:00:39 PM
QuoteStop SOPA 2014.

Stop SOPA. SOPA stands for Stop Online Piracy Acts. In this case, all fanart will be deleted, all fan-pages, fanfics, fan made videos, etc. Please help stop SOPA.

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/stop-sopa-2014/q0Vkk0Zr

Urgh why won't this damn thing just die. Not being in the US I can't sign that petition but i really hope they stop this crap from going through.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 16, 2014, 07:13:12 PM
That SOPA shit needs to just die, haven't they taken the hint yet?

I expect you yanks to sign this beyond belief.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Mar 16, 2014, 07:15:17 PM
Someone make a goddamned feminism thread, this shit is getting ridiculous.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 16, 2014, 07:17:14 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Mar 16, 2014, 07:15:17 PM
Someone make a goddamned feminism thread, this shit is getting ridiculous.

220% agree.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 16, 2014, 07:20:01 PM
They refuse to believe there's an aspect of people's lives they can't control.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 16, 2014, 07:25:22 PM
Can you take a hint? There's a lot of us who don't give a shit, go make a thread for it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 16, 2014, 07:28:35 PM
If you're replying to me, I was talking about SOPA.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 16, 2014, 07:30:00 PM
Oh, sounds similar to something you would say about that other thing too.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 16, 2014, 07:32:57 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Mar 16, 2014, 07:30:00 PM
Oh, sounds similar to something you would say about that other thing too.  :laugh:

lolNo, I was talking about SOPA. Couldn't care less about the other topic at this moment in time.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Mar 16, 2014, 08:42:08 PM
Quote from: Gilfryd on Mar 16, 2014, 07:00:39 PM
QuoteStop SOPA 2014.

Stop SOPA. SOPA stands for Stop Online Piracy Acts. In this case, all fanart will be deleted, all fan-pages, fanfics, fan made videos, etc. Please help stop SOPA.

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/stop-sopa-2014/q0Vkk0Zr

signed! I like posting fanart and fanfiction.  Its what helps artists and writers get noticed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Mar 16, 2014, 09:27:57 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 16, 2014, 02:36:49 PM


But it didn't take long for the dumbasses in this thread to start freaking out over it :laugh:

What a nice and respectful way to refer to your fellow forum members....
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 16, 2014, 09:38:43 PM
Come bjorn that's a light hearted jab, there's no venom in that, imagine if you copped a real insult lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 16, 2014, 09:40:37 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Mar 16, 2014, 09:27:57 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 16, 2014, 02:36:49 PM


But it didn't take long for the dumbasses in this thread to start freaking out over it :laugh:

What a nice and respectful way to refer to your fellow forum members....


bjorn pls


RONG U DUMBASS  I LOVE YOUZE
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 16, 2014, 09:42:48 PM
I'm outraged aspie, you filthy little c**t, don't u call me a dumbass m8, I'll fuken end you son.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Mar 16, 2014, 09:50:47 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Mar 16, 2014, 09:27:57 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 16, 2014, 02:36:49 PM


But it didn't take long for the dumbasses in this thread to start freaking out over it :laugh:

What a nice and respectful way to refer to your fellow forum members....

Where have you been? That's Cvalda being her usual self. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 16, 2014, 10:02:19 PM
Get f**ked with a sandpaper dildo, FB.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 16, 2014, 10:03:17 PM
lolz
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Mar 16, 2014, 10:03:36 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 16, 2014, 10:02:19 PM
Get f**ked with a sandpaper dildo, FB.

Trier just got the plot for Antichrist 2.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Mar 16, 2014, 10:03:51 PM
Pfft you wish biotch.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 16, 2014, 10:19:46 PM
Wow that might give you a D(n)umbass... /worsteverattemptedjoke
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Mar 16, 2014, 10:57:34 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Mar 16, 2014, 07:13:12 PM
That SOPA shit needs to just die, haven't they taken the hint yet?
It's dead. Just because a petition or blog concerning something goes online doesn't mean that it exists, let alone that it's a threat. That dadburn gubbermint is always going to be a(n imaginary) threat to a few people who need attention.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 17, 2014, 03:36:49 AM
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/christian-women-lose-religious-discrimination-appeal-after-being-refused-drivers-licences-without-a-photo/story-fnihsrf2-1226855741817 (http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/christian-women-lose-religious-discrimination-appeal-after-being-refused-drivers-licences-without-a-photo/story-fnihsrf2-1226855741817)

If that doesn't work:

http://www.news-mail.com.au/news/mother-and-daughter-claim-bible-means-no-photos-li/2200017/ (http://www.news-mail.com.au/news/mother-and-daughter-claim-bible-means-no-photos-li/2200017/)

And no, Cvalda, this has nothing to do with the gender of the people making the claim :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 17, 2014, 03:39:05 AM
Lol first comment on the second article

QuoteCrazies. The lot of them. I think if you believe in the Ten Commandments and god and all that dilly dally you should have to undergo psychiatric testing to prove you're mentally capable of handling a vehicle.

God has a Devine plan, but I bet they still look both ways before crossing the street.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 17, 2014, 03:47:50 AM
http://gawker.com/10-year-old-steals-parents-car-crashes-it-tells-cops-1522436408 (http://gawker.com/10-year-old-steals-parents-car-crashes-it-tells-cops-1522436408)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 17, 2014, 03:51:05 AM
Quote from: Rong on Mar 17, 2014, 03:39:05 AM
Lol first comment on the second article

QuoteCrazies. The lot of them. I think if you believe in the Ten Commandments and god and all that dilly dally you should have to undergo psychiatric testing to prove you're mentally capable of handling a vehicle.

God has a Devine plan, but I bet they still look both ways before crossing the street.

I liked this one.

QuoteYou know you're stance is stupid when your name needs to be suppressed for your protection. Idiots.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 17, 2014, 03:53:01 AM
http://www.epicdash.com/mexican-drug-lords-home-raided-even-incredible-horrifying-ever-imagined/ (http://www.epicdash.com/mexican-drug-lords-home-raided-even-incredible-horrifying-ever-imagined/)

So that's what 22 billion dollars looks like.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 17, 2014, 04:05:47 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 17, 2014, 03:53:01 AM
http://www.epicdash.com/mexican-drug-lords-home-raided-even-incredible-horrifying-ever-imagined/ (http://www.epicdash.com/mexican-drug-lords-home-raided-even-incredible-horrifying-ever-imagined/)

So that's what 22 billion dollars looks like.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WDuOZhMIcM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WDuOZhMIcM#ws)

all dat money couldn't by the dude taste
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 17, 2014, 12:32:44 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 17, 2014, 03:53:01 AM
http://www.epicdash.com/mexican-drug-lords-home-raided-even-incredible-horrifying-ever-imagined/ (http://www.epicdash.com/mexican-drug-lords-home-raided-even-incredible-horrifying-ever-imagined/)

So that's what 22 billion dollars looks like.

This wouldn't even be an issue if drugs were legal, but what do I know? I'm just a guy living in suburbia...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on Mar 17, 2014, 03:15:33 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 17, 2014, 03:53:01 AM
http://www.epicdash.com/mexican-drug-lords-home-raided-even-incredible-horrifying-ever-imagined/ (http://www.epicdash.com/mexican-drug-lords-home-raided-even-incredible-horrifying-ever-imagined/)

So that's what 22 billion dollars looks like.
Living the dream, as stereotypically as possible.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Mar 17, 2014, 03:41:29 PM
Quote from: Rong on Mar 16, 2014, 09:38:43 PM
Come bjorn that's a light hearted jab, there's no venom in that, imagine if you copped a real insult lol

Yeah you're probably right. Apologies Cvalda
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Mar 17, 2014, 05:27:42 PM
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-26605974 (http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-26605974)

QuoteCosmic inflation: 'Spectacular' discovery hailed

Scientists say they have extraordinary new evidence to support a Big Bang Theory for the origin of the Universe.

Researchers believe they have found the signal left in the sky by the super-rapid expansion of space that must have occurred just fractions of a second after everything came into being.

It takes the form of a distinctive twist in the oldest light detectable with telescopes.

The work will be scrutinised carefully, but already there is talk of a Nobel.

...

Video of the theorist who came up with the inflation model being told the news.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlfIVEy_YOA#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlfIVEy_YOA#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 17, 2014, 05:32:53 PM
Was discussing this with some of my fellow classmates in my space class. Very interesting.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Mar 17, 2014, 05:34:16 PM
That video of Linde being told the news made me very, very happy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Mar 17, 2014, 07:11:15 PM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 17, 2014, 03:36:49 AM
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/christian-women-lose-religious-discrimination-appeal-after-being-refused-drivers-licences-without-a-photo/story-fnihsrf2-1226855741817 (http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/christian-women-lose-religious-discrimination-appeal-after-being-refused-drivers-licences-without-a-photo/story-fnihsrf2-1226855741817)

If that doesn't work:

http://www.news-mail.com.au/news/mother-and-daughter-claim-bible-means-no-photos-li/2200017/ (http://www.news-mail.com.au/news/mother-and-daughter-claim-bible-means-no-photos-li/2200017/)

And no, Cvalda, this has nothing to do with the gender of the people making the claim :P

Huh. Which one of the ten commandments says thou shall not be photographed for the purpose of a drivers license. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Mar 17, 2014, 10:05:12 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 17, 2014, 03:53:01 AM
http://www.epicdash.com/mexican-drug-lords-home-raided-even-incredible-horrifying-ever-imagined/ (http://www.epicdash.com/mexican-drug-lords-home-raided-even-incredible-horrifying-ever-imagined/)

So that's what 22 billion dollars looks like.

Wow. Who the f**k was this guy? Tony Montana? Jesus.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 17, 2014, 10:30:37 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Mar 17, 2014, 07:11:15 PM
Huh. Which one of the ten commandments says thou shall not be photographed for the purpose of a drivers license.
The one about not making graven images of anything above, on, or under the Earth.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 17, 2014, 10:43:18 PM
I always though the second one was "Do not talk about Fight Club".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 17, 2014, 10:47:53 PM
That's the third rule.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 17, 2014, 11:12:36 PM
I think that might be a different book.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 17, 2014, 11:13:21 PM
Quote from: First Blood on Mar 17, 2014, 10:05:12 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 17, 2014, 03:53:01 AM
http://www.epicdash.com/mexican-drug-lords-home-raided-even-incredible-horrifying-ever-imagined/ (http://www.epicdash.com/mexican-drug-lords-home-raided-even-incredible-horrifying-ever-imagined/)

So that's what 22 billion dollars looks like.

Wow. Who the f**k was this guy? Tony Montana? Jesus.

Mexican Government getting braver.  Wonder if any of the money was fleeced by the raiding party?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 18, 2014, 12:20:19 AM
Theyre clearly getting more pressure from the states
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 18, 2014, 12:25:58 AM
Good.  They are in a tough place though, they've let the cartels get so powerful that they can operate with relative impunity.  Going to take a while to push those guys out of their country.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 18, 2014, 12:50:05 AM
http://video.usnews.com/9yearold-bullied-for-My-Little-Pony-backpack-25714465?playlistId=994#.UyePG_ldWT8&src=usn_fb (http://video.usnews.com/9yearold-bullied-for-My-Little-Pony-backpack-25714465?playlistId=994#.UyePG_ldWT8&src=usn_fb)


I, personally, think Crazy Rich should be able to where whatever backpack he wants.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 18, 2014, 12:51:09 AM
That's cold bruh.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 18, 2014, 12:54:38 AM
This made the news? What the f**k!?

I expect tomorrow's story to be about how Old Edna stubbed her toe on a wall corner and required a small band-aid. And they've got the big headline on Wednesday about the controversial new tray colours at the local schools' cafeteria; apparently some students don't like red.

"This just in, Pete the bus driver had an itch under his mantits"

What a waste of air time.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 18, 2014, 01:17:43 AM
'Merica
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Mar 18, 2014, 01:23:10 AM
NEWS 'BOUT BIRTH OF THE UNIVERSE, GUYS.

BIRTH OF THE UNIVERSE.

ONE PAGE BACK.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 18, 2014, 01:25:20 AM
god had the runs


and now we're here
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 18, 2014, 01:29:43 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Mar 18, 2014, 01:23:10 AM
NEWS 'BOUT BIRTH OF THE UNIVERSE, GUYS.

BIRTH OF THE UNIVERSE.

ONE PAGE BACK.

Yeah, Read it.

Can't wait for dat conclusive evidence doe.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 18, 2014, 01:30:38 AM
Can't talk.  Ponies.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Mar 18, 2014, 01:39:50 AM
This is why our society is scientifically illiterate...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 18, 2014, 01:45:33 AM
but ponies SpaceMarines


ponies
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Mar 18, 2014, 01:47:09 AM
We just detected things that happened 10^-32 seconds after the universe was born, and MLP bullying hijacked the thread...

Well, at least we're off of that other issue that plagued here.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 18, 2014, 01:48:20 AM
Scientific illiteracy stems from our leaders making it acceptable to ignore experts on scientific matters and branding them as "elites" while pandering to the ignorant.

Thank you America for that further nugget of what passes as 'culture'...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 18, 2014, 01:49:38 AM
Global warming is a political issue, not a science one!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Mar 18, 2014, 01:50:41 AM
Quote from: SM on Mar 18, 2014, 01:48:20 AM
Scientific illiteracy stems from our leaders making it acceptable to ignore experts on scientific matters and branding them as "elites" while pandering to the ignorant.

I know. Ponies were just a convenient scapegoat at the moment.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 18, 2014, 01:51:41 AM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 18, 2014, 01:49:38 AM
Global warming is a political issue, not a science one!!

HAH!!  Polar vortecks proves no globl warming lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 18, 2014, 01:53:25 AM
I could use some global warming right now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 18, 2014, 01:55:38 AM
7 Modern Attacks against Feminism:

http://www.gradientlair.com/post/40127641385/7-attacks-on-feminism (http://www.gradientlair.com/post/40127641385/7-attacks-on-feminism)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 18, 2014, 02:03:55 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 18, 2014, 01:55:38 AM
7 Modern Attacks against Feminism:

http://www.gradientlair.com/post/40127641385/7-attacks-on-feminism (http://www.gradientlair.com/post/40127641385/7-attacks-on-feminism)
::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 18, 2014, 02:04:56 AM
hehehehehe
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 18, 2014, 02:05:56 AM
Feminist sound so angry.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 18, 2014, 02:07:20 AM
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 18, 2014, 02:08:35 AM
It's just as extreme as patriarchy.


...oh.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 18, 2014, 02:10:23 AM
Feminists angrwai.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 18, 2014, 02:13:42 AM
Quote from: SM on Mar 18, 2014, 02:08:35 AM
It's just as extreme as patriarchy.


...oh.

I'm pretty happy in my dominance over women.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 18, 2014, 02:15:16 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FtJ38ZfC.gif&hash=907a8faa27c97fd9042c83cbb4aa4e904cb133c9)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 18, 2014, 02:30:07 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F24.media.tumblr.com%2F60ff2372b07ace7912a282a68cc9ba79%2Ftumblr_n2hpwtxHiT1qe9x0vo1_500.jpg&hash=bcd5b9d8e09e23e7830b1426ad06cfca6173b3b2)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F25.media.tumblr.com%2F0f3f267cd27a83508aca369cefbde5ea%2Ftumblr_n2hpwtxHiT1qe9x0vo5_500.jpg&hash=2e70d378cb86640cd809e3b6bb9717840e9fa6ac)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F25.media.tumblr.com%2Fa7a27318e0cae819bd1fa919172cdfc7%2Ftumblr_n2hpwtxHiT1qe9x0vo7_500.jpg&hash=559f061a90cd6dfda6d7840f28e5fc62ceedd9b0)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 18, 2014, 02:31:33 AM
Those damn whiteguys.  Owning women, starting wars and shit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 18, 2014, 02:32:45 AM
#dontemasculatedoomrulz
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 18, 2014, 02:35:05 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FaKYmysF.jpg&hash=06f4dde8760d196dba067fa313398e5557143385)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 18, 2014, 02:35:47 AM
That's not creepy at all.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 18, 2014, 02:36:53 AM
Tips fedora.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 18, 2014, 02:37:15 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 18, 2014, 02:35:47 AM
That's not creepy at all.

4, I also have a womb so you don't have to carry.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 18, 2014, 02:38:55 AM
Why Erik, why?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 18, 2014, 02:44:46 AM
Because your suffering makes me smile.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 18, 2014, 02:47:27 AM
We were trying to do everything in our power to summon Cvalda and you killed the thread Erik.  Erik do you know how disappointed I am?  Erik I'm going to go sleep a 11:00pm.  THATS FIVE HOURS EARLY ERIK.  DURING SPRING BREAK.  Just because you killed this thread.
















:P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 18, 2014, 02:54:45 AM
Quote from: Rong on Mar 18, 2014, 02:30:07 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F24.media.tumblr.com%2F60ff2372b07ace7912a282a68cc9ba79%2Ftumblr_n2hpwtxHiT1qe9x0vo1_500.jpg&hash=bcd5b9d8e09e23e7830b1426ad06cfca6173b3b2)
True.
Quote from: Rong on Mar 18, 2014, 02:30:07 AM
http://25.media.tumblr.com/0f3f267cd27a83508aca369cefbde5ea/tumblr_n2hpwtxHiT1qe9x0vo5_500.jpg
False.
Quote from: Rong on Mar 18, 2014, 02:30:07 AM
http://25.media.tumblr.com/a7a27318e0cae819bd1fa919172cdfc7/tumblr_n2hpwtxHiT1qe9x0vo7_500.jpg
False.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 18, 2014, 03:08:56 AM
Quote from: BANE on Mar 18, 2014, 02:54:45 AM
http://25.media.tumblr.com/a7a27318e0cae819bd1fa919172cdfc7/tumblr_n2hpwtxHiT1qe9x0vo7_500.jpg

Try asking her what she thinks men are wanting to impose on her womb. I doubt her answer will be civil (or an answer at all)

http://www.politicususa.com/2014/03/12/baal-controls-america-warns-rick-perrys-buddy-john-benefiel.html (http://www.politicususa.com/2014/03/12/baal-controls-america-warns-rick-perrys-buddy-john-benefiel.html)

QuoteSo apparently the Statue of Liberty is a demonic idol and the problem with America is that it is cursed because Ancient Egyptians sailed here thousands of years ago and dedicated the continent to Ba'al (yes the Canaanite god, who the Egyptians didn't worship).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 18, 2014, 03:10:04 AM
And so the spiral back to old depths begins.  ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 18, 2014, 03:33:40 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 18, 2014, 02:47:27 AM
We were trying to do everything in our power to summon Cvalda

Quote from: Sabby on Mar 18, 2014, 03:08:56 AM
Quote from: BANE on Mar 18, 2014, 02:54:45 AM
http://25.media.tumblr.com/a7a27318e0cae819bd1fa919172cdfc7/tumblr_n2hpwtxHiT1qe9x0vo7_500.jpg

Try asking her what she thinks men are wanting to impose on her womb. I doubt her answer will be civil (or an answer at all)





(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lwj8vkEUTV1qbwcs0.gif&hash=5a966f1c850ee48fa95c1d8dc608ff2a9cb6a2e4)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 18, 2014, 03:34:56 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fawesomegifs.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Foprah-disagrees-with-your-nonsense.gif&hash=24e35ecaf9fe67bcf6e7e345b43a088ed4880d0e)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Mar 18, 2014, 03:39:16 AM
More zoom, Aspie!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 18, 2014, 03:39:54 AM
Do it, Sabby.

Ask her.


Quote from: ShadowPred on Mar 18, 2014, 03:39:16 AM
More zoom, Aspie!

but how
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 18, 2014, 04:14:02 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 18, 2014, 03:34:56 AM
http://awesomegifs.com/wp-content/uploads/oprah-disagrees-with-your-nonsense.gif
Nobody seems to have listened to me the last two times when I've said her real name is genuinely ORPAH. Or Pah. ORPAH.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 18, 2014, 04:17:43 AM
Orpah sounds far less marketable though. Oprah sounds like some Egyptian Goddess of Wisdom, which would match how her fans see her. Poor fools.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 18, 2014, 04:18:33 AM
It's an acronym, BANE.

Omnipotent Regal Power And Health
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 18, 2014, 04:23:14 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 18, 2014, 04:18:33 AM
It's an acronym, BANE.

Omnipotent Regal Power And Health

at first i thought u were kidding


but then i googled


now i am an oprah fan
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 18, 2014, 04:27:21 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 18, 2014, 04:23:14 AM
now i am an oprah fan
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Freplygif.net%2Fi%2F1361.gif&hash=61c88459fe0981781cecae53502dc5cb736526c8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 18, 2014, 04:27:59 AM
shia is my king and oprah is my queen


UNF, most see that love child.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 18, 2014, 04:30:22 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 18, 2014, 04:27:59 AM
shia is my king and oprah is my queen


UNF, most see that love child.
Spoiler
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 18, 2014, 04:31:14 AM
lol nvm, they should just be figureheads then
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 18, 2014, 04:35:09 AM
It's not an acronym it's her actual name...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 18, 2014, 11:09:49 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Mar 18, 2014, 01:23:10 AM
NEWS 'BOUT BIRTH OF THE UNIVERSE, GUYS.

BIRTH OF THE UNIVERSE.

ONE PAGE BACK.

I'm just waiting for the Christians to go apeshit and start crying about religion when more people are made aware of it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 18, 2014, 11:20:54 AM
Most people are bigger bigots than these Christians that they like to accuse so much. :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 18, 2014, 11:35:16 AM
Pffft - don't you know every Christian ever is a Creationist?  A Young Earth Creationist no less?

Make it easier for the equally narrow of mind to put them in a neat little box which they can point at and laugh.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Mar 18, 2014, 12:24:47 PM
Quote from: BANE on Mar 18, 2014, 04:14:02 AMNobody seems to have listened to me the last two times when I've said her real name is genuinely ORPAH. Or Pah. ORPAH.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F9%2F90%2FOrcinus_orca-Zeichnung.jpg&hash=7727e8d394327ea7cdd9e1267fea204da0496d5f)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 18, 2014, 01:20:19 PM
Quote from: SM on Mar 18, 2014, 11:35:16 AM
Pffft - don't you know every Christian ever is a Creationist?  A Young Earth Creationist no less?

Make it easier for the equally narrow of mind to put them in a neat little box which they can point at and laugh.
Oh, my mistake.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 18, 2014, 05:23:20 PM
Well this was on Sky News...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvB4iJIy-rQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvB4iJIy-rQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vakarian on Mar 18, 2014, 07:27:09 PM
http://www.power1057.com/common/page.php?pt=Westboro+Baptist+Leader+Dying%2C+Relatives+Ask+for+People+to+Not+Protest+his+Funeral&id=18773&is_corp=0 (http://www.power1057.com/common/page.php?pt=Westboro+Baptist+Leader+Dying%2C+Relatives+Ask+for+People+to+Not+Protest+his+Funeral&id=18773&is_corp=0)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 18, 2014, 07:30:06 PM
Really hope the soldiers that Westboro always tried to ruin just leave them alone. 


Be better than they are.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Mar 18, 2014, 11:47:19 PM
For SpaceMarines:


http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-26622586 (http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-26622586)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Mar 19, 2014, 02:53:22 AM
Heard about that. So much cool space shit goin' down this week. ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vepariga on Mar 19, 2014, 09:13:48 AM
Crimeas General Attorney has gone viral in Japan and they have swooned with anime art of her  :laugh:

http://kotaku.com/crimeas-attorney-general-spawns-anime-fan-art-1547001178?utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Facebook&utm_source=Kotaku_Facebook&utm_medium=Socialflow (http://kotaku.com/crimeas-attorney-general-spawns-anime-fan-art-1547001178?utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Facebook&utm_source=Kotaku_Facebook&utm_medium=Socialflow)

must be the women in uniform look.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 19, 2014, 11:13:50 AM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2583647/Female-paedophile-21-jailed-two-years-sex-eight-year-old-boy-50-times-starting-16.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2583647/Female-paedophile-21-jailed-two-years-sex-eight-year-old-boy-50-times-starting-16.html)

This makes my blood boil. If a man had done this, he would've received life in prison. And let's not even talk about the cries from the public for him to be hung. f**k this broken legal system.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 19, 2014, 01:26:54 PM
Haha, the Daily Fail :laugh:

Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 19, 2014, 11:13:50 AM
This makes my blood boil. If a man had done this, he would've received life in prison.
Oh really? Have any recent, equitable precedents in the UK court for that? :)

Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 19, 2014, 11:13:50 AM
And let's not even talk about the cries from the public for him to be hung. f**k this broken legal system.
Good thing England outlawed hanging, and the death penalty in general, in 1965. :)

She deserves jail. Of course...
QuoteMorris, who has a child of her own, would have regular intercourse with the boy, now 14, and was only found out after he was overheard bragging about it at school.
I suppose you think the apparent trauma he has suffered is equivalent to being violently overpowered and painfully penetrated.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 19, 2014, 01:31:16 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 19, 2014, 01:26:54 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 19, 2014, 11:13:50 AM
And let's not even talk about the cries from the public for him to be hung. f**k this broken legal system.
Good thing England outlawed hanging, and the death penalty in general, in 1965. :)

Not familiar with hyperbole, eh?

Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 19, 2014, 01:26:54 PM
She deserves jail. Of course...
QuoteMorris, who has a child of her own, would have regular intercourse with the boy, now 14, and was only found out after he was overheard bragging about it at school.
I suppose you think the apparent trauma he has suffered is equivalent to being violently overpowered and painfully penetrated.

It's statutory rape. She should be punished accordingly. My point is that if the sexes were reversed, and let's assume the sentiment among the victim was the same (bragging about it), he would have received a harsher sentence. I don't believe for one second he would have received only two years in prison.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 19, 2014, 01:38:42 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 19, 2014, 01:31:16 PM
Not familiar with hyperbole, eh?
Of course I am -- after all, hysterical overreaction is your stock and trade :laugh:

Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 19, 2014, 01:31:16 PM
It's statutory rape. She should be punished accordingly.
Perhaps you should read the (male!!!1!) judge's comments?
Quote'That does not stop the fact though that you had full sexual intercourse with a child when he was eight to 10 years old - by his evidence it was upwards of fifty times.

'It seems to me that I am bound to pass an immediate custodial sentence. I take into account what has been said to me and the fact that you stopped the activity yourself.

'You realised it was wrong rather than being caught and forced to stop. Therefore my sentence is one of two years. You will serve 12 months in prison before being released on licence.'
Spells out his decision pretty clearly and soundly.

Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 19, 2014, 01:31:16 PM
My point is that if the sexes were reversed, and let's assume the sentiment among the victim was the same (bragging about it), he would have received a harsher sentence. I don't believe for one second he would have received only two years in prison.
Actually, a shit ton of pedophiles and sex offenders get let off lightly. Some don't even serve two years :) Most of them MALE GASP. Very telling how you had nothing to back up your claim except more hyperbole :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 19, 2014, 01:44:58 PM
Cvalda, speaking as if Doom were comparing this case to one of violent child rape is a little dishonest. All he's said is 'if the genders were reversed, the outcry would be much larger'.

Would you agree with that, yes or no?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 19, 2014, 01:49:08 PM
I suppose one would think that if they hadn't even read the facts of the case, which were that the perpetrator started all this when they themselves were still a teenager (barely legal themselves at the time), and stopped of their own volition when they realized it was wrong. They didn't get caught doing it and had to be stopped. Hell, they didn't even force themselves on the kid. If the genders were reversed, I doubt the outcome would be much different.

Doom just wants to wave his MRM flag.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 19, 2014, 01:51:01 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 19, 2014, 01:38:42 PM
Quote'That does not stop the fact though that you had full sexual intercourse with a child when he was eight to 10 years old - by his evidence it was upwards of fifty times.

'It seems to me that I am bound to pass an immediate custodial sentence. I take into account what has been said to me and the fact that you stopped the activity yourself.

'You realised it was wrong rather than being caught and forced to stop. Therefore my sentence is one of two years. You will serve 12 months in prison before being released on licence.'
Spells out his decision pretty clearly and soundly.

I still maintain that if a man were in place of the woman, he would not have been treated this way.

Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 19, 2014, 01:38:42 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 19, 2014, 01:31:16 PM
My point is that if the sexes were reversed, and let's assume the sentiment among the victim was the same (bragging about it), he would have received a harsher sentence. I don't believe for one second he would have received only two years in prison.
Actually, a shit ton of pedophiles and sex offenders get let off lightly. Some don't even serve two years :) Most of them MALE GASP. Very telling how you had nothing to back up your claim except more hyperbole :D

It's also telling that you're accusing me of hyperbole when you don't provide evidence to support that first sentence. A shit-ton, eh? What were the circumstances surrounding these "shit-ton of cases"? Was there enough evidence to convict the accused? Was the evidence conclusive? Being accused of a crime doesn't mean you're automatically guilty, in case you forgot how the legal system works.

Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 19, 2014, 01:49:08 PM
I suppose one would think that if they hadn't even read the facts of the case, which were that the perpetrator started all this when they themselves were still a teenager (barely legal themselves at the time), and stopped of their own volition when they realized it was wrong. They didn't get caught doing it and had to be stopped. Hell, they didn't even force themselves on the kid. If the genders were reversed, I doubt the outcome would be much different.

Doom just wants to wave his MRM flag.

It's still statutory rape. Ever heard of it? Also, what are you on about? What does the MRM have to do with any of this?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 19, 2014, 01:58:34 PM
Regardless of any agendas you assert Doom has, you should stop throwing out accusations like this, and not even for the sake of civility, but that they come loaded with assumptions that tend to confuse matters. You've argued with Doom over something you've asserted, rather then address the actual content of his post.

He made no comparison between forced child rape and this particular case.

As for your claim that the switching of genders would result in the same outcome, I have to disagree with you. If you had two identical cases of a parent and child having voluntary sexual intercourse over a number of years, most courts would be far harsher on the father. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 19, 2014, 01:59:22 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 19, 2014, 01:51:01 PM
I still maintain that if a man were in place of the woman, he would not have been treated this way.
And I still maintain that you can't find any equitable conviction to use as basis for that conclusion :)

Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 19, 2014, 01:51:01 PM
It's also telling that you're accusing me of hyperbole when you don't provide evidence to support that first sentence.
Alright, here ya go -- from your own beloved Daily Fail:
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2553751/Inside-mind-convicted-child-molester-Sex-offender-says-Britain-lenient-paedophiles-admits-bad-thoughts.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2553751/Inside-mind-convicted-child-molester-Sex-offender-says-Britain-lenient-paedophiles-admits-bad-thoughts.html)

Even UK pedophiles think the UK is too lenient! :laugh:

Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 19, 2014, 01:51:01 PM
It's still statutory rape. Ever heard of it?
Yeah. That's why she got convicted and sentenced, duh :)

Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 19, 2014, 01:51:01 PM
Also, what are you on about? What does the MRM have to do with any of this?
Almost every article you post in here is about "injustice" toward men and/or evil feminists. This is no different.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Mar 19, 2014, 02:00:36 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 19, 2014, 01:38:42 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 19, 2014, 01:31:16 PM
My point is that if the sexes were reversed, and let's assume the sentiment among the victim was the same (bragging about it), he would have received a harsher sentence. I don't believe for one second he would have received only two years in prison.
Actually, a shit ton of pedophiles and sex offenders get let off lightly. Some don't even serve two years :) Most of them MALE GASP. Very telling how you had nothing to back up your claim except more hyperbole :D

This is actually very true.  One of our smaller cities has been having an issue with a sex offender being placed into their neighborhoods, and I believe there was another neighborhood that had take in a sex offender that raped young men.  We've actually had another sex offender that was sentenced to only 5 years and was released on a parole.  Who then went to rape and kill 2 teen girls, now he's serving 25 years I believe.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Mar 19, 2014, 02:28:33 PM
I think we can all agree that many pedophiles get off lightly. But that's not why the article was posted, was it?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 19, 2014, 02:35:00 PM
It also doesn't demonstrate anything useful, so I'm confused as to what it's supposed to achieve.

"Female sex offenders tend to get punished less severely"

"That's not true! Men get off easy sometimes"

The response doesn't actually address the claim.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 19, 2014, 02:36:12 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Mar 19, 2014, 02:28:33 PM
I think we can all agree that many pedophiles get off lightly. But that's not why the article was posted, was it?

I posted it because I thought it was worth discussing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Mar 19, 2014, 02:40:02 PM
Ah, the evils of Adam's rib. ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Mar 19, 2014, 02:41:18 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Mar 19, 2014, 02:40:02 PM
Ah, the evils of Adam's rib. ;)

:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Mar 19, 2014, 02:50:38 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pasadenaadv.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2FHe-Man-Woman-Haters-Club-Report.jpg&hash=83cf4ced0669fbea48370812c0c53b985a1d1b25)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 19, 2014, 02:53:20 PM
 ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 19, 2014, 03:04:11 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Mar 19, 2014, 02:50:38 PM
http://www.pasadenaadv.com/wp-content/uploads/He-Man-Woman-Haters-Club-Report.jpg

Alfalfa?!

I was about to say "childhood ruined" but I never watched Little Rascals, lol.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Mar 19, 2014, 03:07:00 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 19, 2014, 03:04:11 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Mar 19, 2014, 02:50:38 PM
http://www.pasadenaadv.com/wp-content/uploads/He-Man-Woman-Haters-Club-Report.jpg

Alfalfa?!

I was about to say "childhood ruined" but I never watched Little Rascals, lol.
Well, you're too skinny to be Spanky. And, you (and everybody else) should watch Little Rascals.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 19, 2014, 03:08:57 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Mar 19, 2014, 03:07:00 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 19, 2014, 03:04:11 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Mar 19, 2014, 02:50:38 PM
http://www.pasadenaadv.com/wp-content/uploads/He-Man-Woman-Haters-Club-Report.jpg

Alfalfa?!

I was about to say "childhood ruined" but I never watched Little Rascals, lol.
Well, you're too skinny to be Spanky. And, you (and everybody else) should watch Little Rascals.

When I was little, our whole class got to go to the movies. We stood on the left side of the parking lot to see The Little Rascals Movie, or the right side to see the Lion King.

I watched Lion King alone. f**k those guys.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Mar 19, 2014, 03:10:24 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Mar 19, 2014, 03:08:57 PMWhen I was little, our whole class got to go to the movies. We stood on the left side of the parking lot to see The Little Rascals Movie, or the right side to see the Lion King.

I watched Lion King alone. f**k those guys.
Since you're one of the Forum's contrarians, I'll give you a free pass this time.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 19, 2014, 03:14:36 PM
It was the f**king Lion King man. Hamlet with animals. Clearly the superior option.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 19, 2014, 03:15:23 PM
Doesn't the Little Rascals movie have a subplot where Alfalfa and his friend are ruthlessly feminized and made to dress as girls?! Their proud masculinity stripped and made a disgusting mockery of?!

The global feminist conspiracy strikes again.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Mar 19, 2014, 03:47:12 PM
Fox News Thinks Feminists Are a Threat to America's National Security (http://www.policymic.com/articles/79377/fox-news-thinks-feminists-are-a-threat-to-america-s-national-security)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 19, 2014, 03:49:06 PM
That article has to be a parody.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 19, 2014, 04:05:02 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Mar 19, 2014, 03:49:06 PM
That article has to be a parody.

I'm sure it's not. I'm also sure the Fox anchor is off his rocker.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Mar 19, 2014, 04:52:29 PM
A Faux News Channel anchor off their rocker? Naw...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 19, 2014, 04:53:18 PM
It's a funny world we live in.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 19, 2014, 07:37:59 PM
In relation to the Ukraine Crisis.

NATO is given a new pulse after Crimea, an island region supposed to be under Ukraine leadership, is forced into being a part of Russia.

The U.S Vice President Biden beside Baltic states leaders warned that it would respond to any aggression against it's NATO allies from Russia and added that Barack Obama plans to seek concrete commitment from it's NATO allies to ensure the alliance can safeguard it's collective security.

"Russia cannot escape the fact that the world is changing and rejecting outright their behaviour," Biden's comments came at the close of a two-day trip to Lithuania and Poland with a two-pronged theme: Sending a stern message to Russian President Vladimir Putin that the U.S. won't abide Russian intervention in Ukraine, and reassuring fretful NATO allies that the U.S. and others will come to their defence if necessary.

http://t.news.ca.msn.com/world/warning-russia-biden-says-us-will-defend-allies (http://t.news.ca.msn.com/world/warning-russia-biden-says-us-will-defend-allies)

Meanwhile Ukrainian forces are to hold military exercises with the U.S and U.K, which is valid under a 1994 treaty signed by the U.S, U.K and Russia.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 19, 2014, 07:54:55 PM
CRIMEA NEEDS FREEDOM.




Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 19, 2014, 07:55:26 PM
CRIMEA NEEDS AMERICA.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 19, 2014, 07:55:56 PM
ARMY NEEDS ASPIE!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 19, 2014, 07:58:35 PM
lol no ty
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 19, 2014, 07:59:19 PM
If we went to war with Russia the draft would likely need to be reinstated.  Prepare yourself.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 19, 2014, 08:01:07 PM
I'll go to Moscow myself, and consume the Russians with flames shooting from my eyes, and bolts of lightning from my ass.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 19, 2014, 08:01:15 PM
I'm in eligible. Apparently, the armed forces excludes those on the Spectrum  :P


I'm safe.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 19, 2014, 08:02:56 PM
They could use your eyebrows to keep the barracks floors clean.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 19, 2014, 08:03:09 PM
Eligibility issues would be cleared when the massive hordes of mother Russia comes from their motherland.  Might as well go ahead and join the Air National Guard right now.

Quote from: BANE on Mar 19, 2014, 08:02:56 PM
They could use your eyebrows to keep the barracks floor clean.



;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 19, 2014, 08:04:30 PM
Quote from: BANE on Mar 19, 2014, 08:02:56 PM
They could use your eyebrows to keep the barracks floor clean.


YOU'RE JUST JELLY BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO BUY TOWELS.



I, on the other hand, came biologically equipped with two.



The MASTAHRACE.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 19, 2014, 08:06:47 PM
Quote from: BANE on Mar 19, 2014, 08:02:56 PM
They could use your eyebrows to keep the barracks floors clean.

We'll probably need Aspie on the frontlines, then we might as well have him trained so Aspie can weaponize his eyebrows. They'll never see it coming.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Mar 19, 2014, 09:19:11 PM
As long as it isn't a unibrow.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 20, 2014, 04:56:54 AM
Possible new lead on MH370 (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/20/mh370-two-objects-spotted-in-southern-indian-ocean-australia-says)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 20, 2014, 05:33:59 AM
Quote from: Vepariga on Mar 19, 2014, 09:13:48 AM
Crimeas General Attorney has gone viral in Japan and they have swooned with anime art of her  :laugh:

http://kotaku.com/crimeas-attorney-general-spawns-anime-fan-art-1547001178?utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Facebook&utm_source=Kotaku_Facebook&utm_medium=Socialflow (http://kotaku.com/crimeas-attorney-general-spawns-anime-fan-art-1547001178?utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Facebook&utm_source=Kotaku_Facebook&utm_medium=Socialflow)

must be the women in uniform look.
ah gawd
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 20, 2014, 01:30:04 PM
Quote from: SM on Mar 20, 2014, 04:56:54 AM
Possible new lead on MH370 (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/20/mh370-two-objects-spotted-in-southern-indian-ocean-australia-says)

Man, I hope so. For the sake of the families of those lost in the crash.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 20, 2014, 01:32:31 PM
I hope it's not. The news is alot more interesting with a genuine mystery to report on.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Mar 20, 2014, 03:33:40 PM
How does everyone feel about the annexation of Crimea by Russia? Should the US/NATO/UN send troops into Ukraine to help take it back?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 20, 2014, 03:49:29 PM
http://wavy.com/2014/03/19/student-suspended-for-taking-razor-from-self-harming-classmate/ (http://wavy.com/2014/03/19/student-suspended-for-taking-razor-from-self-harming-classmate/)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg1.wikia.nocookie.net%2F__cb20130818144837%2Fvampirediaries%2Fimages%2F1%2F15%2F2-bullshit.gif&hash=e67dee75132988cdc115355e6b4c3537cfa8b74c)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 20, 2014, 03:56:41 PM
GAAHH f**k THIS BROKEN JUSTICE SYSTEM!!1!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 20, 2014, 03:57:43 PM
The Zero Tolerance policy is f**king stupid.  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 20, 2014, 04:03:06 PM
Well duh :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 20, 2014, 04:08:31 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 20, 2014, 03:49:29 PM
http://wavy.com/2014/03/19/student-suspended-for-taking-razor-from-self-harming-classmate/ (http://wavy.com/2014/03/19/student-suspended-for-taking-razor-from-self-harming-classmate/)

http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130818144837/vampirediaries/images/1/15/2-bullshit.gif

I'm sorry, what?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 20, 2014, 04:27:20 PM
wut
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 20, 2014, 07:51:34 PM
This should be good.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lancashire-26652636 (http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lancashire-26652636)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Mar 20, 2014, 08:06:39 PM
Quote from: BANE on Mar 20, 2014, 01:32:31 PM
I hope it's not. The news is alot more interesting with a genuine mystery to report on.

They're trapped on an island. With a giant smoke monster.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 21, 2014, 02:46:38 AM
http://news.msn.com/crime-justice/swedens-hannibal-lecter-is-set-free (http://news.msn.com/crime-justice/swedens-hannibal-lecter-is-set-free)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 21, 2014, 02:51:28 AM
so if he didn't do it...


LAUFEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 21, 2014, 03:18:35 AM
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/transgender-woman-male-persona-serial-killer/story?id=22959423 (http://abcnews.go.com/Health/transgender-woman-male-persona-serial-killer/story?id=22959423)

http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/gym-tells-woman-shes-intimidating-guests-toned-bod/nfGHz/ (http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/gym-tells-woman-shes-intimidating-guests-toned-bod/nfGHz/)
____________

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVaITA7eBZE#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVaITA7eBZE#ws)

Guys, what if we're the dinosaurs now, and birds are the new mammals?

What if the pyrmaids were built by avian overlords, and these are just their children? Is such a thing possible?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 21, 2014, 03:38:16 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 20, 2014, 07:51:34 PM
This should be good.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lancashire-26652636 (http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lancashire-26652636)

Well that's certainly a party. I'll be interested to see how this one plays out.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 21, 2014, 07:12:14 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 21, 2014, 03:38:16 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 20, 2014, 07:51:34 PM
This should be good.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lancashire-26652636 (http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lancashire-26652636)

Well that's certainly a party. I'll be interested to see how this one plays out.
So that's how the brits do politics... at least bill takes them to McDonald's first.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 21, 2014, 01:57:33 PM
Nothing like a good Big Mac before a fat lawsuit, lol.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/weird-news/accidental-fight-club-as-fox-news-station-airs-penis-picture-amid-helicopter-crash-coverage-9201804.html (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/weird-news/accidental-fight-club-as-fox-news-station-airs-penis-picture-amid-helicopter-crash-coverage-9201804.html)

Tyler Durden strikes!...sort of.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Predaker on Mar 21, 2014, 02:20:20 PM
Hawaii police officers allowed to have sex with prostitutes by law:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/hawaii-five-oh-police-officers-allowed-sex-prostitutes-law-article-1.1729144 (http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/hawaii-five-oh-police-officers-allowed-sex-prostitutes-law-article-1.1729144)

QuoteBill cracking down on prostitution originally included ending the long-standing exemption, but cops are asking to keep the policy alive. Officials are calling on-duty romps with hookers a 'murky area.'
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 21, 2014, 04:54:05 PM
Well if a donut isn't enough stress relief...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 22, 2014, 04:43:10 PM
http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/muscle-mass-beats-bmi-as-longevity-predictor1/ (http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/muscle-mass-beats-bmi-as-longevity-predictor1/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 22, 2014, 05:20:53 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/oddnews/driver-given-red-light-camera-ticket-for-car-he-doesn%E2%80%99t-own--has-never-driven--from-a-city-he%E2%80%99s-never-visited-202848382.html?vp=1 (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/oddnews/driver-given-red-light-camera-ticket-for-car-he-doesn%E2%80%99t-own--has-never-driven--from-a-city-he%E2%80%99s-never-visited-202848382.html?vp=1)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 22, 2014, 05:25:47 PM
If your going to use that technology at least have the tech capable of doing its job well.  That's pretty ridiculous.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 22, 2014, 06:13:55 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 22, 2014, 05:20:53 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/oddnews/driver-given-red-light-camera-ticket-for-car-he-doesn%E2%80%99t-own--has-never-driven--from-a-city-he%E2%80%99s-never-visited-202848382.html?vp=1 (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/oddnews/driver-given-red-light-camera-ticket-for-car-he-doesn%E2%80%99t-own--has-never-driven--from-a-city-he%E2%80%99s-never-visited-202848382.html?vp=1)

Poor kid. I hope it works out for him coz that's some bo-shit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Mar 22, 2014, 08:02:40 PM
Soooo glad my city took the red light cameras down, they were more trouble than they worth.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 22, 2014, 09:06:00 PM
Info gathered on Ukraine Crisis from numerous articles.

The Canadian prime minister is the first G7 leader to set foot in Ukraine to show support for the Ukraine people, has offered Ukraine over $200 million, and plans to send aid including military advisors, doctors and monitors as well as advisors that will assist the government in appealing to the Russian minority. Canada has also made new sanctions against Russia.

The Canadian prime minister will head to the G7 summit in the Netherlands, where discussions will include stronger ties between Canada and Europe (including free trade agreement), discussing about stopping the G8 (not inviting Russia anymore), and the U.S and Europe will also seek stronger ties including a free trade agreement of their own as well as a new priority to send American gas to Europe so as to significantly decrease dependence on Russian gas (Britain, France and Germany would like this a lot, and the Ukraine Crisis has fueled the momentum and resolve behind this).

Also, Ukraine and the European Union have signed a political association agreement which came with Ukraine receiving 500 million euros. They look towards possibilities of a free trade agreement.

Finally, Japan to unveil $1 billion aid to Ukraine at G7 summit. (way to go Japan!)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 22, 2014, 09:11:45 PM
And Russia doesn't care at all.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 22, 2014, 09:14:21 PM
No they don't but at least the other nations seem to be standing together on this B.S.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 22, 2014, 09:15:00 PM
What's B.S about it?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 22, 2014, 09:21:45 PM
Russia's President is a huge d*ckhead and apparently the country is full of racists, if by any means anyone intentionally or inadvertantly even so much as hinders any of that or puts that "B.S" in a negative light I think that's a good thing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 22, 2014, 09:23:42 PM
Quote from: Erik Lehnsherr on Mar 22, 2014, 09:21:45 PM
Russia's President is a huge d*ckhead and apparently the country is full of racists, if by any means anyone intentionally or inadvertantly even so much as hinders any of that or puts that "B.S" in a negative light I think that's a good thing.
:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 22, 2014, 09:25:18 PM
What's funny Bane?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 22, 2014, 09:26:29 PM
I just find it funny that your support of international policies and actions is backed up by the opinion that a leader is a dickhead.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 22, 2014, 09:28:42 PM
Well, I am sixteen and naive.

And as far as I can see Putin is a d*ck. Lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Mar 22, 2014, 10:17:24 PM
Quote from: BANE on Mar 22, 2014, 09:11:45 PM
And Russia doesn't care at all.

^^

Clearly, the EU leaders aren't willing to put some real pressure on Putin and his inner circle, nor their energy imports from Russia, so all this sanctions bullshit is worthless. Putin won, game over.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 22, 2014, 10:26:06 PM
In military news. There are talks of Germany to help Ukraine modernize and strengthen it's military. This came after Germany praised the new leadership of Ukraine for reassuring the Russian minority.

This is neat to me as a military guy, if I were to pick between German military equipment and Russian military equipment I'd chose German hands down. Give me a G36 over an AK any day.

Quote from: BANE on Mar 22, 2014, 09:11:45 PM
And Russia doesn't care at all.

Russia has actually been feeling the pinch, and the results are expected to show more in the long run rather than short. Plus another point is that the mere act of standing up against Russia and supporting Ukraine is message enough, you know, as opposed to the sort of appeasement that didn't stop WW2.



Quote from: Eva on Mar 22, 2014, 10:17:24 PM
Quote from: BANE on Mar 22, 2014, 09:11:45 PM
And Russia doesn't care at all.

^^

Clearly, the EU leaders aren't willing to put some real pressure on Putin and his inner circle, nor their energy imports from Russia, so all this sanctions bullshit is worthless. Putin won, game over.

I wouldn't be so sure. I myself am trying to stay away from expecting "happy happy" short term results. The G7 is having an emergency meeting in the Netherlands, the Ukraine Crisis being the big subject. One of the subjects like I previously mentioned is a free trade deal between the U.S and Europe which Britain, France and Germany would particularly like so as to send more American gas to Europe (they might even start doing this this before any deal and regardless of a deal), so that Europe can be significantly less dependent on Russian gas, that is when Europe is in a better position to strike much harder at Russia's economy.

True, Crimea is lost for now, but this isn't over yet, the rest of Ukraine now needs our help more than ever.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 22, 2014, 11:33:45 PM
I was watching a financial/economics youtube video between two accountant/stock market guru guys that I can't seem to find now that was essentially saying that if Russia decided to, I believe, start demanding their oil and gas payments in something like Gold (for ex.), they could literally cripple the US economy. Russia seems to hold all the cards, and (I might add) annexed Ukraine without a single official loss of life by any of their troops. Plus, 96% of the people voted for joining Russia. The only thing the world should really be concerned with now isn't trying to get Crimea back (they, as an autonomous region, clearly voted to join Russia...), but to prevent further incursions into Ukraine. Which I hope doesn't happen, because then I'll start seeing this situation in a whole other light.

Also, even with the sanctions hasn't Russia's economy actually risen?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 22, 2014, 11:58:51 PM
Are you familiar with Soviet-esqe voting? In which voting is at gunpoint and there is no real alternative option, it's just "Yes or Yes"? There was no option to remain with Ukraine as is, only to stay with Ukraine under outdated terms.

Also,

http://tbtpics.tampabay.com/news/world/russia-feels-sting-of-economic-sanctions/2171455 (http://tbtpics.tampabay.com/news/world/russia-feels-sting-of-economic-sanctions/2171455)

Granted, Russia isn't exactly on it's knees, but it's naïve to expect immediate results. And what happens at the emergency G7 meeting certainly has the potential to shape things up.

Only time will tell.

And the only reason Russia took Crimea bloodlessly is because the Ukrainians have shown amazing self-restraint that is praise worthy, and it was Pro-Russian forces who shot and killed un-armed Ukrainian soldiers while they merely stood there. Ukraine believes in diplomacy and military action hasn't been an option, not yet anyway.

In other news, this crisis has been a wake up call for European counties.

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2014/03/21/ukraine_crisis_a_wakeup_call_for_many_european_countries.html (http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2014/03/21/ukraine_crisis_a_wakeup_call_for_many_european_countries.html)


QuoteAfter the Cold War, Sweden refocused its national security strategy to give more weight to deployments in faraway conflict zones and even non-military challenges such as climate change. Critics who dwelled on a Russian threat were dismissed as dinosaurs.

They are now having an "I-told-you-so" moment.

Both the left and right wing in Swedish government sweat nervously as they both agree their military is inadequate. Many other European nations have begun planning increased military spending, especially nations once under Soviet rule who have also called on NATO to move more resources to the Baltic states including ground troops and missile defences.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 23, 2014, 12:02:20 AM
Yeah, I very much doubt it was at gunpoint.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 23, 2014, 12:03:34 AM
I suspect if we hadn't already been in a war since 2001 that our reaction to Russia would be a little bit more advanced.  But as it stands the nation is weary of war.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Mar 23, 2014, 12:19:11 AM
Well, I'm just hoping that Putin and the world leaders just continue to play chicken and act petty without pushing any buttons until they can work things out.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 23, 2014, 12:20:59 AM
I doubt it will get that serious.  Russia doesn't seem to want Ukraine, they seem to want Crimea for its ports. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 23, 2014, 11:23:08 PM
QuoteAre you familiar with Soviet-esqe voting? In which voting is at gunpoint and there is no real alternative option, it's just "Yes or Yes"? There was no option to remain with Ukraine as is, only to stay with Ukraine under outdated terms.

And yet an overwhelming majority of people not only turned out to vote, but vote in favour of seceding to Russia.  Is this type of democracy not okay (and by international standards it seemed pretty much open and above board), but the one that has mass protests to remove the democratically elected president (also judged to be above board) not okay?

One report I saw last week said Crimeans had felt largely neglected by Kiev for a long time, so the result is hardly surprising.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Mar 24, 2014, 12:18:16 AM
Quote from: SM on Mar 23, 2014, 11:23:08 PM
QuoteAre you familiar with Soviet-esqe voting? In which voting is at gunpoint and there is no real alternative option, it's just "Yes or Yes"? There was no option to remain with Ukraine as is, only to stay with Ukraine under outdated terms.

And yet an overwhelming majority of people not only turned out to vote, but vote in favour of seceding to Russia.  Is this type of democracy not okay (and by international standards it seemed pretty much open and above board), but the one that has mass protests to remove the democratically elected president (also judged to be above board) not okay?

One report I saw last week said Crimeans had felt largely neglected by Kiev for a long time, so the result is hardly surprising.

A democratic election in a region under occupation by another countries troops, taking full control of the media, closing tv-networks not 'aligned' with the pro-Russian agenda and replacing these with pro-Russian broadcasters, running massive campaigns about all the plagues that will cripple Crimea if they don't vote for being joined to Russia?

Not to mention that the vote was not between whether Crimea would be associated with The Ukraine or Russia, but whether Crimea would be associated with Russia or be declared an independent region with all the troubles that would inflict on the population.

Let's not forget how the 'democratically elected' Janukovitj imprisoned the opposition leader and neglected to fulfill signed agreements with the EU on various issues concerning democracy, the legal system, freedom of press, economy etc. He's also suspected (with his family) to have stolen approx. $50 billion of assets belonging to the state and basically destroyed the nations economy by making it entirely dependent on whatever Putin decides from the Kremlin on all matter on The Ukraine...

These people are completely and utterly being screwed be everybody. The EU leadership has never been so weak as it is today. No wonder the project is losing public support fast, even in Germany.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 24, 2014, 12:34:47 AM
QuoteNot to mention that the vote was not between whether Crimea would be associated with The Ukraine or Russia, but whether Crimea would be associated with Russia or be declared an independent region with all the troubles that would inflict on the population.

So this is wrong?

Choice 1: Do you support the reunification of Crimea with Russia with all the rights of the Russian federation?
Choice 2: Do you support the restoration of the Constitution of the Republic of Crimea in 1992 and the status of the Crimea as part of Ukraine?

Sounds like a pretty straightforward choice between Russia and Ukraine.

And with nearly 60% of Crimeans identifying as Russian (in an area that strongly backed Yanukovych previously) in a poll that was ajudged overall to be open and fair, what's to complain?  Of course, secession isn't that simple, but it's seems pretty obvious Crimeans aren't fond of Kiev.

Ukraine's allies should of course back it as much as possible, but bleating about 'you know those evil Russkies rig everything right?' just sounds a bit outdated and naive.

Just sounds like the west being hypocritical because the democratic process didn't work out how they wanted it to (while the arguably non-democratic protesting is just fine).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Mar 24, 2014, 12:52:02 AM
Quote from: SM on Mar 24, 2014, 12:34:47 AM
QuoteNot to mention that the vote was not between whether Crimea would be associated with The Ukraine or Russia, but whether Crimea would be associated with Russia or be declared an independent region with all the troubles that would inflict on the population.

So this is wrong?

Choice 1: Do you support the reunification of Crimea with Russia with all the rights of the Russian federation?
Choice 2: Do you support the restoration of the Constitution of the Republic of Crimea in 1992 and the status of the Crimea as part of Ukraine?

Sounds like a pretty straightforward choice between Russia and Ukraine.

I don't think you understand, SM... they were given the choice to vote for being associated with Russia or have their current status nullified and their current Constitution replaced with the Constitution they were under in the last days of the Soviet Union 22 years ago... you know, when they were basically still ruled by a dictatorship. There is no option in the vote to simply keep their current status, which is why the pro-Ukranians boycotted the vote.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 24, 2014, 12:53:48 AM
Quote from: Eva on Mar 24, 2014, 12:52:02 AM
Quote from: SM on Mar 24, 2014, 12:34:47 AM
QuoteNot to mention that the vote was not between whether Crimea would be associated with The Ukraine or Russia, but whether Crimea would be associated with Russia or be declared an independent region with all the troubles that would inflict on the population.

So this is wrong?

Choice 1: Do you support the reunification of Crimea with Russia with all the rights of the Russian federation?
Choice 2: Do you support the restoration of the Constitution of the Republic of Crimea in 1992 and the status of the Crimea as part of Ukraine?

Sounds like a pretty straightforward choice between Russia and Ukraine.

I don't think you understand, SM... they were given the choice to vote for being associated with Russia or have their current status nullified and their current Constitution replaced with the Constitution they were under in the last days of the Soviet Union 22 years ago... you know, when they were basically still ruled by a dictatorship. There is no option in the vote to simply keep their current status, which is why the pro-Ukranians boycotted the vote.

Exactly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 24, 2014, 01:13:51 AM
Quote from: Eva on Mar 24, 2014, 12:52:02 AM
Quote from: SM on Mar 24, 2014, 12:34:47 AM
QuoteNot to mention that the vote was not between whether Crimea would be associated with The Ukraine or Russia, but whether Crimea would be associated with Russia or be declared an independent region with all the troubles that would inflict on the population.

So this is wrong?

Choice 1: Do you support the reunification of Crimea with Russia with all the rights of the Russian federation?
Choice 2: Do you support the restoration of the Constitution of the Republic of Crimea in 1992 and the status of the Crimea as part of Ukraine?

Sounds like a pretty straightforward choice between Russia and Ukraine.

I don't think you understand, SM... they were given the choice to vote for being associated with Russia or have their current status nullified and their current Constitution replaced with the Constitution they were under in the last days of the Soviet Union 22 years ago... you know, when they were basically still ruled by a dictatorship. There is no option in the vote to simply keep their current status, which is why the pro-Ukranians boycotted the vote.

Oh, okay.  Thanks for clearing that up.  Kinda. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimean_referendum,_2014#Choices)

However, I think you'd have more of an argument if the result was close.  It doesn't appear as if those boycotting would've made the slightest difference to the result had they voted.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 24, 2014, 01:19:00 AM
SM the ruskies are bad and need freedom.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 24, 2014, 01:29:37 AM
Seems like they got plenty enough freedom to tell everyone to #gfy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 24, 2014, 01:43:09 AM
yep ol vlade has got a big brass pair he's swinging around
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 24, 2014, 02:57:51 AM
In lighter news.

http://kotaku.com/16-hours-of-gaming-too-much-energy-drinks-kidney-fa-1549992233 (http://kotaku.com/16-hours-of-gaming-too-much-energy-drinks-kidney-fa-1549992233)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Dovahkiin on Mar 24, 2014, 03:00:10 AM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 24, 2014, 02:57:51 AM
In lighter news.

http://kotaku.com/16-hours-of-gaming-too-much-energy-drinks-kidney-fa-1549992233 (http://kotaku.com/16-hours-of-gaming-too-much-energy-drinks-kidney-fa-1549992233)
Shit, man.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 24, 2014, 03:01:38 AM
Maybe that's why CoD is less appealing enough for me to skip new titles.

My body is telling me something.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Dovahkiin on Mar 24, 2014, 03:02:51 AM
Stay away from the COD, Rich. It's smelling fishy...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Mar 24, 2014, 03:03:17 AM
seriously, kid, go outside and play, less likely to fall into a coma with kidney damage


unless you get hit by a car... then, kidney damage is not your only problem
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Dovahkiin on Mar 24, 2014, 03:05:30 AM
lol it certainly wouldn't be at that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 24, 2014, 03:06:50 AM
Quote from: Dovahkiin on Mar 24, 2014, 03:02:51 AM
Stay away from the COD, Rich. It's smelling fishy...

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ftheridgewoodblog.net%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F02%2Fairplane-movie-image-leslie-nielsen-01.jpg&hash=275d81a1f1e0b7aa61198b372472ad9effa86f2d)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 24, 2014, 02:00:32 PM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 24, 2014, 02:57:51 AM
In lighter news.

http://kotaku.com/16-hours-of-gaming-too-much-energy-drinks-kidney-fa-1549992233 (http://kotaku.com/16-hours-of-gaming-too-much-energy-drinks-kidney-fa-1549992233)

Who'da thought? Yeesh.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Mar 24, 2014, 03:16:44 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 24, 2014, 02:00:32 PM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 24, 2014, 02:57:51 AM
In lighter news.

http://kotaku.com/16-hours-of-gaming-too-much-energy-drinks-kidney-fa-1549992233 (http://kotaku.com/16-hours-of-gaming-too-much-energy-drinks-kidney-fa-1549992233)

Who'da thought? Yeesh.


That's what happens when you drink bullshit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 24, 2014, 03:49:30 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Mar 24, 2014, 03:16:44 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 24, 2014, 02:00:32 PM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 24, 2014, 02:57:51 AM
In lighter news.

http://kotaku.com/16-hours-of-gaming-too-much-energy-drinks-kidney-fa-1549992233 (http://kotaku.com/16-hours-of-gaming-too-much-energy-drinks-kidney-fa-1549992233)

Who'da thought? Yeesh.


That's what happens when you drink bullshit.

Liquefied CoD.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 24, 2014, 06:34:35 PM
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Incompetent-People-Really-Have-No-Clue-Studies-2783375.php (http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Incompetent-People-Really-Have-No-Clue-Studies-2783375.php)

Don't argue with idiots because they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience. —Greg King
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 24, 2014, 07:00:44 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 24, 2014, 06:34:35 PM
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Incompetent-People-Really-Have-No-Clue-Studies-2783375.php (http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Incompetent-People-Really-Have-No-Clue-Studies-2783375.php)

Don't argue with idiots because they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience. —Greg King
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pigskinbuzz.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F04%2Fjaguars-fan-gif&hash=a6c8c4268b737551479e38804ae4bc978e2a8921)

Isn't all of this pretty obvious?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Mar 24, 2014, 07:01:44 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 24, 2014, 06:34:35 PM
Don't argue with idiots because they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.[/i] —Greg King

Credit where credit is due - Mark Twain made that immortal remark. ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 24, 2014, 10:04:34 PM
I think it might've originally been derived from Proverbs 26:4.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 24, 2014, 10:07:24 PM
so much knowledge being dropped today
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 24, 2014, 10:13:06 PM
"The problem with quotes on the Internet is you can never be sure if they're true" -- Copernicus.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenodog on Mar 24, 2014, 10:14:15 PM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 24, 2014, 10:13:06 PM
"The problem with quotes on the Internet is you can never be sure if they're true" -- Copernicus.

Wrong, that was Lincoln.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 24, 2014, 10:15:21 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi2.kym-cdn.com%2Fentries%2Ficons%2Foriginal%2F000%2F012%2F132%2Fthatsthejoke.jpg&hash=1c761718155892880dfa59cad19601c3cf42bc45)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenodog on Mar 24, 2014, 10:15:52 PM
I was joking too SiL...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 24, 2014, 10:17:26 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi2.kym-cdn.com%2Fentries%2Ficons%2Foriginal%2F000%2F012%2F132%2Fthatsthejoke.jpg&hash=1c761718155892880dfa59cad19601c3cf42bc45)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 24, 2014, 10:23:16 PM
So much simpsons today.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 24, 2014, 11:01:42 PM
Quote from: Eva on Mar 24, 2014, 07:01:44 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 24, 2014, 06:34:35 PM
Don't argue with idiots because they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.[/i] —Greg King

Credit where credit is due - Mark Twain made that immortal remark. ;)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FNHwAnbK.gif&hash=6bf28f8a7fba8e37f8cab228574ff756c956f6dc)

_______________
http://www.spring.org.uk/2013/10/the-genetic-predisposition-to-focus-on-the-negative.php (http://www.spring.org.uk/2013/10/the-genetic-predisposition-to-focus-on-the-negative.php)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 25, 2014, 03:10:40 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/03/25/girl-barred-from-school-for-shaving-her-head-to-support-friend-with-cancer/ (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/03/25/girl-barred-from-school-for-shaving-her-head-to-support-friend-with-cancer/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Mar 25, 2014, 03:19:07 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 25, 2014, 03:10:40 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/03/25/girl-barred-from-school-for-shaving-her-head-to-support-friend-with-cancer/ (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/03/25/girl-barred-from-school-for-shaving-her-head-to-support-friend-with-cancer/)

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"The page you are looking for has either moved or is no longer available, but you may be interested in the content below."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: MoonerSK on Mar 25, 2014, 03:24:53 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Mar 25, 2014, 03:19:07 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 25, 2014, 03:10:40 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/03/25/girl-barred-from-school-for-shaving-her-head-to-support-friend-with-cancer/ (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/03/25/girl-barred-from-school-for-shaving-her-head-to-support-friend-with-cancer/)

Page not found. ???

"The page you are looking for has either moved or is no longer available, but you may be interested in the content below."

works for me
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 25, 2014, 03:30:48 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Mar 25, 2014, 03:19:07 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 25, 2014, 03:10:40 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/03/25/girl-barred-from-school-for-shaving-her-head-to-support-friend-with-cancer/ (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/03/25/girl-barred-from-school-for-shaving-her-head-to-support-friend-with-cancer/)

Page not found. ???

"The page you are looking for has either moved or is no longer available, but you may be interested in the content below."
Weird, it works for me as well.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 25, 2014, 05:46:35 PM
Vickers is not conservative enough to open the page.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 25, 2014, 05:47:27 PM
Lol, I just noticed it's from Fox News.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Mar 25, 2014, 06:35:28 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Mar 25, 2014, 03:19:07 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 25, 2014, 03:10:40 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/03/25/girl-barred-from-school-for-shaving-her-head-to-support-friend-with-cancer/ (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/03/25/girl-barred-from-school-for-shaving-her-head-to-support-friend-with-cancer/)

Page not found. ???

"The page you are looking for has either moved or is no longer available, but you may be interested in the content below."

I get the same message.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 25, 2014, 07:16:34 PM
http://www.buzzfeed.com/robynwilder/this-british-teenager-took-hundreds-of-selfies-a-day-every-d?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social#responses (http://www.buzzfeed.com/robynwilder/this-british-teenager-took-hundreds-of-selfies-a-day-every-d?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social#responses)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Mar 25, 2014, 08:53:46 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 25, 2014, 07:16:34 PM
http://www.buzzfeed.com/robynwilder/this-british-teenager-took-hundreds-of-selfies-a-day-every-d?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social#responses (http://www.buzzfeed.com/robynwilder/this-british-teenager-took-hundreds-of-selfies-a-day-every-d?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social#responses)
Too much time on their hands.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 25, 2014, 08:56:56 PM
The british don't know about hardwork.  They only know about fish and chips.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 25, 2014, 08:58:18 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Mar 25, 2014, 08:53:46 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 25, 2014, 07:16:34 PM
http://www.buzzfeed.com/robynwilder/this-british-teenager-took-hundreds-of-selfies-a-day-every-d?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social#responses (http://www.buzzfeed.com/robynwilder/this-british-teenager-took-hundreds-of-selfies-a-day-every-d?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social#responses)
Too much time on their hands.
I'm sure that's what caused it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 25, 2014, 10:34:55 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/24/officer-tommy-king-parking-ticket-annie-james_n_5022880.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/24/officer-tommy-king-parking-ticket-annie-james_n_5022880.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

Next time I'm ticketed, I'm giving the cop a beer :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 26, 2014, 12:21:13 AM
http://www.businessinsider.com/theres-going-to-be-a-dogecoin-car-at-talladega-2014-3 (http://www.businessinsider.com/theres-going-to-be-a-dogecoin-car-at-talladega-2014-3)

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wow
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 26, 2014, 01:46:52 AM
SUCH wow
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 26, 2014, 11:54:54 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 26, 2014, 12:21:13 AM
http://www.businessinsider.com/theres-going-to-be-a-dogecoin-car-at-talladega-2014-3 (http://www.businessinsider.com/theres-going-to-be-a-dogecoin-car-at-talladega-2014-3)

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wow

Forgive my ignorance but what's the significance of this?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 26, 2014, 11:59:04 AM
Never heard of Doge?

Such ignorat. Wow. So misform. Very hedshake. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 26, 2014, 12:01:37 PM
Only this doge. (http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/doge)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 26, 2014, 01:04:49 PM
You've heard of doge but not dogecoins?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 26, 2014, 01:17:55 PM
I didn't dig too deeply into it.

In other news: http://www.disclose.tv/news/Selfies_Linked_to_Narcissism_Addiction_and_Mental_Illness/101410 (http://www.disclose.tv/news/Selfies_Linked_to_Narcissism_Addiction_and_Mental_Illness/101410)

I can't say I'm surprised.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Master Chief on Mar 26, 2014, 02:19:34 PM
I knew I had a problem. I have 239 selfies on my IG account.

...240.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Mar 26, 2014, 05:05:00 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 26, 2014, 01:17:55 PM
I didn't dig too deeply into it.

In other news: http://www.disclose.tv/news/Selfies_Linked_to_Narcissism_Addiction_and_Mental_Illness/101410 (http://www.disclose.tv/news/Selfies_Linked_to_Narcissism_Addiction_and_Mental_Illness/101410)

I can't say I'm surprised.

I was at a go cart track recently watching a guy taking a selfie while driving his cart around the track  :D


Quote from: Master Chief on Mar 26, 2014, 02:19:34 PM
I knew I had a problem. I have 239 selfies on my IG account.

...240.

If your on your bike it doesn't count toward mental illness  :P 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 26, 2014, 05:35:49 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Mar 26, 2014, 05:05:00 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 26, 2014, 01:17:55 PM
I didn't dig too deeply into it.

In other news: http://www.disclose.tv/news/Selfies_Linked_to_Narcissism_Addiction_and_Mental_Illness/101410 (http://www.disclose.tv/news/Selfies_Linked_to_Narcissism_Addiction_and_Mental_Illness/101410)

I can't say I'm surprised.

I was at a go cart track recently watching a guy taking a selfie while driving his cart around the track  :D

Please tell me he wiped out.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 26, 2014, 05:36:23 PM
He was most likely taking a video.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 26, 2014, 05:39:35 PM
Still a stupid thing to do while driving.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 26, 2014, 05:40:57 PM
Never said it wasn't.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 26, 2014, 06:01:23 PM
I took a video driving in a Humvee in the desert whilst on a convoy back do the main base.....as the driver.

Hooray for multitask ability. 

To bad I can't share it with anybody since it was from a secure location.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Mar 26, 2014, 07:36:49 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 26, 2014, 05:35:49 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Mar 26, 2014, 05:05:00 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 26, 2014, 01:17:55 PM
I didn't dig too deeply into it.

In other news: http://www.disclose.tv/news/Selfies_Linked_to_Narcissism_Addiction_and_Mental_Illness/101410 (http://www.disclose.tv/news/Selfies_Linked_to_Narcissism_Addiction_and_Mental_Illness/101410)

I can't say I'm surprised.

I was at a go cart track recently watching a guy taking a selfie while driving his cart around the track  :D

Please tell me he wiped out.

He didn't pass anyone. 

Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 26, 2014, 06:01:23 PM
I took a video driving in a Humvee in the desert whilst on a convoy back do the main base.....as the driver.

Hooray for multitask ability. 

To bad I can't share it with anybody since it was from a secure location.
No one will know you share it with us...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 26, 2014, 07:38:02 PM
http://listverse.com/2014/03/20/10-crazy-facts-about-psychopaths/ (http://listverse.com/2014/03/20/10-crazy-facts-about-psychopaths/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 26, 2014, 10:07:42 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Mar 26, 2014, 07:36:49 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 26, 2014, 05:35:49 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Mar 26, 2014, 05:05:00 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 26, 2014, 01:17:55 PM
I didn't dig too deeply into it.

In other news: http://www.disclose.tv/news/Selfies_Linked_to_Narcissism_Addiction_and_Mental_Illness/101410 (http://www.disclose.tv/news/Selfies_Linked_to_Narcissism_Addiction_and_Mental_Illness/101410)

I can't say I'm surprised.

I was at a go cart track recently watching a guy taking a selfie while driving his cart around the track  :D

Please tell me he wiped out.

He didn't pass anyone. 

Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 26, 2014, 06:01:23 PM
I took a video driving in a Humvee in the desert whilst on a convoy back do the main base.....as the driver.

Hooray for multitask ability. 

To bad I can't share it with anybody since it was from a secure location.
No one will know you share it with us...

I've seen that blow up in way to many dudes faces.  It would be different if it wasn't from a place where people were being black bagged and flown to Cuba......
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 26, 2014, 10:17:54 PM
Is Kimarhi going to Guantanamo Bay for vacation?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 26, 2014, 10:23:51 PM
No, but some jihadist were booking permanent stays with some highspeed SOF guys as the booking agents.

Always wondered which branch they were from or even if I was witnessing JSOC in action.  To far away for us to tell and we would've been told to f**k off if we got in their business anyways.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 26, 2014, 10:48:28 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2589961/Monster-15-inch-rat-terrorises-Swedish-family-chewing-CONCRETE-wall-make-home-kitchen.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2589961/Monster-15-inch-rat-terrorises-Swedish-family-chewing-CONCRETE-wall-make-home-kitchen.html)

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 26, 2014, 11:02:33 PM
We had a huge rat living in the walls of our mess tent in Ethiopia.  He was bigger than the mascot cat we had on camp.


You would go inside the tend and the fool would be eating bags of potato chips and pop tarts and just look at you daring u to test his gangsta.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 26, 2014, 11:31:28 PM
Still waiting on those Vietnam flashbacks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Mar 26, 2014, 11:45:31 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 26, 2014, 11:31:28 PMStill waiting on those Vietnam flashbacks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wkX8_EV06o# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wkX8_EV06o#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 26, 2014, 11:50:28 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 26, 2014, 11:31:28 PM
Still waiting on those Vietnam flashbacks.

Old.  Not that old.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 27, 2014, 12:12:36 AM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 27, 2014, 12:24:15 AM
lol

Just wait until I finish school and go active duty.  The story will increase 1000 fold!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 27, 2014, 12:25:56 AM
what did Jesus look like kimarhi
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 27, 2014, 12:27:11 AM
like a jew
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 27, 2014, 12:28:38 AM
lol the military has trained you well for comebacks
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 27, 2014, 12:31:28 AM
We are all issued the banter bible in basic.  It become so engrained in us that the bioware writers for Mass Effect comeby and ask us how we should progress stories through use of banter. 


I myself am responsible for all of Javik's dialogue.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 27, 2014, 01:04:18 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 26, 2014, 11:50:28 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 26, 2014, 11:31:28 PM
Still waiting on those Vietnam flashbacks.

Old.  Not that old.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcKZl7lXy7c# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcKZl7lXy7c#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 27, 2014, 04:08:14 AM
lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 27, 2014, 11:52:03 AM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/26/corn-dog-spill-closes-interstate-louisiana_n_5036733.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/26/corn-dog-spill-closes-interstate-louisiana_n_5036733.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 27, 2014, 05:30:02 PM
http://theweek.com/article/index/258766/speedreads-north-koreans-are-now-reportedly-required-to-get-kim-jong-un-haircuts (http://theweek.com/article/index/258766/speedreads-north-koreans-are-now-reportedly-required-to-get-kim-jong-un-haircuts)

Lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 27, 2014, 05:44:52 PM
http://www.buzzfeed.com/simoncrerar/pictures-that-prove-australia-is-the-craziest?bffb (http://www.buzzfeed.com/simoncrerar/pictures-that-prove-australia-is-the-craziest?bffb)

Australia still remains a crazy place.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 27, 2014, 05:49:07 PM
That great white pic is actually a dolphin.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 27, 2014, 05:51:14 PM
it is probably a venomous dolphin.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 27, 2014, 05:55:22 PM
Still waiting for that dream where Sabby is raped by a family of dolphins.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 27, 2014, 05:57:44 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 27, 2014, 05:55:22 PM
Still waiting for that dream where Sabby is raped by a family of dolphins.
(https://31.media.tumblr.com/45ba53ea39a0e77eb95e915a17559f9d/tumblr_inline_n102s3cWEt1qhv088.gif)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 27, 2014, 06:00:21 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 27, 2014, 05:57:44 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 27, 2014, 05:55:22 PM
Still waiting for that dream where Sabby is raped by a family of dolphins.
https://31.media.tumblr.com/45ba53ea39a0e77eb95e915a17559f9d/tumblr_inline_n102s3cWEt1qhv088.gif
omfg

I almost burst out laughing in class.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 27, 2014, 06:01:02 PM
 ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 27, 2014, 06:01:42 PM
If Sabby wasn't so Godless he wouldn't have these dreams.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 27, 2014, 06:30:25 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 27, 2014, 05:30:02 PM
http://theweek.com/article/index/258766/speedreads-north-koreans-are-now-reportedly-required-to-get-kim-jong-un-haircuts (http://theweek.com/article/index/258766/speedreads-north-koreans-are-now-reportedly-required-to-get-kim-jong-un-haircuts)

Lol

http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/bad-hair-day-no-signs-north-koreans-ordered-to-get-kim-jong-un-haircuts-1.1748200 (http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/bad-hair-day-no-signs-north-koreans-ordered-to-get-kim-jong-un-haircuts-1.1748200)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 27, 2014, 07:38:50 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 27, 2014, 05:44:52 PM
http://www.buzzfeed.com/simoncrerar/pictures-that-prove-australia-is-the-craziest?bffb (http://www.buzzfeed.com/simoncrerar/pictures-that-prove-australia-is-the-craziest?bffb)

Australia still remains a crazy place.

Good to see our dept of tourism is hard at work..... ......keeping you filthy yanks away.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 27, 2014, 07:40:20 PM
I'm not staying away.  I'm coming to lead your field artillery into battle since yall don't have anybody that knows how to run AFATDS.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 27, 2014, 08:52:01 PM
Quote from: Rong on Mar 27, 2014, 07:38:50 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 27, 2014, 05:44:52 PM
http://www.buzzfeed.com/simoncrerar/pictures-that-prove-australia-is-the-craziest?bffb (http://www.buzzfeed.com/simoncrerar/pictures-that-prove-australia-is-the-craziest?bffb)

Australia still remains a crazy place.

Good to see our dept of tourism is hard at work..... ......keeping you filthy yanks away.
Yea, I always wondered about that... being that Australia's real name is LV-223.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 27, 2014, 09:48:11 PM
It's all lies, this island is a pristine paradise, we don't want you scum coming here messing shit up
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 27, 2014, 09:51:01 PM
Yeah, we're doing that just fine on our own.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 27, 2014, 09:51:20 PM
Quote from: Rong on Mar 27, 2014, 09:48:11 PM
It's all lies, this island is a pristine paradise, we don't want you scum coming here messing shit up

I hate Australians the last one stole my gf :laugh;
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 27, 2014, 10:14:50 PM
What happened to the rest of us? ???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 27, 2014, 10:23:42 PM
An Australian stole my girlfriend once too.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 27, 2014, 11:54:15 PM
sorry guise..
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 27, 2014, 11:56:16 PM
Rong with me at the helm of your Australian armies we will usher in a new era of peace and prosperity to the universe!














I will put rong in charge of secret police.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 28, 2014, 12:33:21 AM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 27, 2014, 10:14:50 PM
What happened to the rest of us? ???

Dude... Last Engineer it was in the credits for Christ sake. /:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 28, 2014, 01:10:35 AM
... what?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 28, 2014, 01:12:36 AM
I think he's responding in multiple tabs and got mixed up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 28, 2014, 01:14:02 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 27, 2014, 11:56:16 PM
Rong with me at the helm of your Australian armies we will usher in a new era of peace and prosperity to the universe!














I will put rong in charge of secret police.

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 28, 2014, 01:15:06 AM
Then under my leadership we will free every country on the planet.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 28, 2014, 01:15:58 AM
We just want better internet.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 28, 2014, 01:17:24 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 28, 2014, 01:15:06 AM
Then under my leadership we will free every country on the planet.


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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 28, 2014, 01:17:51 AM
lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 28, 2014, 01:37:36 AM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 28, 2014, 03:51:25 AM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/26/razor-blades-glued-to-playground_n_5032674.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/26/razor-blades-glued-to-playground_n_5032674.html)



Spoiler
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[close]


... no more faith in humans
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 28, 2014, 06:58:53 AM
Parents have good reasons to be paranoid this day and age.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Mar 28, 2014, 09:18:15 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 28, 2014, 03:51:25 AM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/26/razor-blades-glued-to-playground_n_5032674.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/26/razor-blades-glued-to-playground_n_5032674.html)



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I fail to find any humor in the idea of harming children in such a way, but I'd sure like to slug the man who does.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 28, 2014, 11:09:50 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 28, 2014, 03:51:25 AM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/26/razor-blades-glued-to-playground_n_5032674.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/26/razor-blades-glued-to-playground_n_5032674.html)



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Oh my goodness, this is terrible. What is wrong with people today?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 28, 2014, 12:15:34 PM
Today? People have always been like this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 28, 2014, 12:42:20 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 28, 2014, 12:15:34 PM
Today? People have always been like this.
This is true, however, thankfully they're really aren't that many people who would actually do such a thing. Just the few incidents that make the rounds.

Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 28, 2014, 01:15:06 AM
Then under my leadership we will free every country on the planet.
So basically you guys want to become Americans? Shoots. Welcome abroad.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 28, 2014, 12:53:12 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 28, 2014, 12:15:34 PM
Today? People have always been like this.

These days it seems more apparent. I guess the stories are just easier to pick up on.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Mar 28, 2014, 01:07:03 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 28, 2014, 12:53:12 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 28, 2014, 12:15:34 PM
Today? People have always been like this.

These days it seems more apparent. I guess the stories are just easier to pick up on.
Yep, there were weirdos and perverts going back millennia, but now with information being able to circle the globe faster than before we're just more aware of them now. If the Internet existed thousands of years ago, the Bible wouldn't have been so influential.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 28, 2014, 01:36:04 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 28, 2014, 12:42:20 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 28, 2014, 12:15:34 PM
Today? People have always been like this.
This is true, however, thankfully they're really aren't that many people who would actually do such a thing. Just the few incidents that make the rounds.

Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 28, 2014, 01:15:06 AM
Then under my leadership we will free every country on the planet.
So basically you guys want to become Americans? Shoots. Welcome abroad.  :laugh:

I am an American!

Australia just doesn't have enough FDC guys because the lethal animals are always picking off their military.  So spots are open to former American military.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Mar 28, 2014, 02:06:00 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 28, 2014, 11:09:50 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 28, 2014, 03:51:25 AM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/26/razor-blades-glued-to-playground_n_5032674.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/26/razor-blades-glued-to-playground_n_5032674.html)



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... no more faith in humans

Oh my goodness, this is terrible. What is wrong with people today?



I bet the conservative media is going to blame an atheist. Come Halloween time, we always get blamed for tainting children's candy....


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 28, 2014, 02:06:58 PM
With your godlessness anything is possible.  YOU LACK MORALS.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 28, 2014, 03:02:24 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Mar 28, 2014, 02:06:00 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 28, 2014, 11:09:50 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 28, 2014, 03:51:25 AM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/26/razor-blades-glued-to-playground_n_5032674.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/26/razor-blades-glued-to-playground_n_5032674.html)



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... no more faith in humans

Oh my goodness, this is terrible. What is wrong with people today?



I bet the conservative media is going to blame an atheist. Come Halloween time, we always get blamed for tainting children's candy....
Oh Kirkland...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Mar 28, 2014, 04:02:46 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 28, 2014, 03:02:24 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Mar 28, 2014, 02:06:00 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 28, 2014, 11:09:50 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 28, 2014, 03:51:25 AM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/26/razor-blades-glued-to-playground_n_5032674.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/26/razor-blades-glued-to-playground_n_5032674.html)



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... no more faith in humans

Oh my goodness, this is terrible. What is wrong with people today?





I bet the conservative media is going to blame an atheist. Come Halloween time, we always get blamed for tainting children's candy....
Oh Kirkland...




When in reality, It's mostly the scumbag religionists who hate the fact that children are participating in a secular non-religion sanctioned cultural event.



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 28, 2014, 04:03:52 PM
What the f**k are you going on about? You are literally the worst type of atheist you can be.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 28, 2014, 04:08:47 PM
Even atheists go "Are you for real?"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Mar 28, 2014, 04:30:05 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 28, 2014, 04:03:52 PM
What the f**k are you going on about? You are literally the worst type of atheist you can be.



Compared to who? I have my reasons for being so....radical.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 28, 2014, 04:31:43 PM
I don't give a shit what your reasons are.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 28, 2014, 04:50:59 PM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 28, 2014, 01:10:35 AM
... what?

How didn't you get that?

The joke that was made was that Australia was LV223.

I accidently typed "The last Australian" when talking about GF stealin' Australians.

I was asked where did the rest of the Australians go.

So I reponded with "The Last Engineer, it was even in the credits dude."

Implying Australia is actually LV223.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 28, 2014, 05:34:16 PM
What is going on here?

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Mar 28, 2014, 05:35:14 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 28, 2014, 04:31:43 PM
I don't give a shit what your reasons are.



I'm sure that's what the clergymen said when those innocent little children were molested.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 28, 2014, 05:46:07 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 28, 2014, 03:51:25 AM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/26/razor-blades-glued-to-playground_n_5032674.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/26/razor-blades-glued-to-playground_n_5032674.html)



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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 28, 2014, 06:19:57 PM
Is either one really preferable?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 28, 2014, 10:15:40 PM
Quote from: Erik Lehnsherr on Mar 28, 2014, 04:50:59 PM
How didn't you get that?

The joke that was made was that Australia was LV223.

I accidently typed "The last Australian" when talking about GF stealin' Australians.

I was asked where did the rest of the Australians go.

So I reponded with "The Last Engineer, it was even in the credits dude."

Implying Australia is actually LV223.
I didn't get it because that's incredibly vague and not clear in the least. Just saying "The Last Engineer" when talking about Australians comes across like you're responding to the wrong thing :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Mar 28, 2014, 10:34:25 PM
I guess, ah well then.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 29, 2014, 02:27:31 AM
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA OH DOOMRULZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Military Men More Distressed by Sexual Harassment than Military Women, Research Finds

http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2014/03/military-men-distressed.aspx (http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2014/03/military-men-distressed.aspx)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 29, 2014, 11:23:27 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/28/tech/social-media/apparently-this-matters-nasa-z2-spacesuit/index.html?hpt=hp_c3 (http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/28/tech/social-media/apparently-this-matters-nasa-z2-spacesuit/index.html?hpt=hp_c3)

First this and then Prometheus suits!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Mar 29, 2014, 06:20:47 PM
Not sure if this has been posted, but life aboard the Nostromo/Event Horizon just got a little bit closer to reality, recently:

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22129623.000-gunshot-victims-to-be-suspended-between-life-and-death.html (http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22129623.000-gunshot-victims-to-be-suspended-between-life-and-death.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 29, 2014, 06:23:50 PM
That's pretty neat. May be of use for future Mars projects?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Mar 29, 2014, 09:18:03 PM
If this happens, reality just retconned Amanda Ripley to survive.

http://news.sciencemag.org/health/2012/03/one-drug-shrink-all-tumors (http://news.sciencemag.org/health/2012/03/one-drug-shrink-all-tumors)

http://nypost.com/2013/03/27/one-drug-to-rule-them-all-researchers-find-treatment-that-kills-every-kind-of-cancer-tumor/ (http://nypost.com/2013/03/27/one-drug-to-rule-them-all-researchers-find-treatment-that-kills-every-kind-of-cancer-tumor/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 29, 2014, 09:19:18 PM
Awesome.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 29, 2014, 09:25:23 PM
mmmhhhmmmm don't buy it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 29, 2014, 09:36:48 PM
Quote from: Xenomorphine on Mar 29, 2014, 09:18:03 PM
If this happens, reality just retconned Amanda Ripley to survive.

http://news.sciencemag.org/health/2012/03/one-drug-shrink-all-tumors (http://news.sciencemag.org/health/2012/03/one-drug-shrink-all-tumors)

http://nypost.com/2013/03/27/one-drug-to-rule-them-all-researchers-find-treatment-that-kills-every-kind-of-cancer-tumor/ (http://nypost.com/2013/03/27/one-drug-to-rule-them-all-researchers-find-treatment-that-kills-every-kind-of-cancer-tumor/)

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 29, 2014, 09:38:57 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 29, 2014, 09:25:23 PM
mmmhhhmmmm don't buy it.

We need to keep that population under control right Aspie?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 29, 2014, 09:40:53 PM
lol as in I'm sure if this was legit, there would be much more coverage on it. it's not even on reddit yet.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 29, 2014, 09:41:36 PM
instant dismissal ...... it's not even on reddit
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 29, 2014, 09:42:58 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 29, 2014, 09:40:53 PM
lol as in I'm sure if this was legit, there would be much more coverage on it. it's not even on reddit yet.

Mouse treatments don't get the hype that it would if it was implemented on people as a major treatment yet.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 29, 2014, 09:43:51 PM
Quote from: Rong on Mar 29, 2014, 09:41:36 PM
instant dismissal ...... it's not even on reddit

ONLY REAL NEWS MAKES IT ON THERE.


Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 29, 2014, 09:42:58 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 29, 2014, 09:40:53 PM
lol as in I'm sure if this was legit, there would be much more coverage on it. it's not even on reddit yet.

Mouse treatments don't get the hype that it would if it was implemented on people as a major treatment yet.

lol also the article is from 2012
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 29, 2014, 09:50:40 PM
probably because they are still testing it on da mice or other animals.  Just because something works now doesn't mean it won't f**k you up later.  It is a process.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 29, 2014, 09:54:41 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 29, 2014, 09:50:40 PM
probably because they are still testing it on da mice or other animals.  Just because something works now doesn't mean it won't f**k you up later.  It is a process.


lol a process that's going to take another half century to complete, only to prove that it's more deadly than the tumors
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 29, 2014, 09:57:16 PM
I am Legend
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 29, 2014, 09:59:58 PM
I am Will Smith
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 29, 2014, 10:40:31 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-create-designer-chromosome-145719832.html (http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-create-designer-chromosome-145719832.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 30, 2014, 01:42:16 PM
Why would we want to re-design plants or animals? I'm smelling some Ian Malcolm up in this...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 30, 2014, 01:46:00 PM
Better question, why wouldn't you want to redesign plants and animals?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 30, 2014, 01:48:07 PM
give them more essential nutrients so we can eat them
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 30, 2014, 01:49:47 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 30, 2014, 01:46:00 PM
Better question, why wouldn't you want to redesign plants and animals?

Because that's not what nature intended.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 30, 2014, 01:52:16 PM
Nature is not an entity and can not have needs, wants, or intentions.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 30, 2014, 01:53:13 PM
hey Doomrulz do u believe homosexuality is what nature intended
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Valaquen on Mar 30, 2014, 01:55:17 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 30, 2014, 01:53:13 PM
hey Doomrulz do u believe homosexuality is what nature intended

It occurs in nature, so yes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 30, 2014, 02:25:50 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 30, 2014, 01:53:13 PM
hey Doomrulz do u believe homosexuality is what nature intended

Yes, homosexuality is natural.

Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 30, 2014, 01:52:16 PM
Nature is not an entity and can not have needs, wants, or intentions.

If something was supposed to happen or grow a certain way, it would have.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 30, 2014, 02:45:57 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 30, 2014, 02:25:50 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 30, 2014, 01:53:13 PM
hey Doomrulz do u believe homosexuality is what nature intended

Yes, homosexuality is natural.
Not when heterosexuality is required to produce offspring.

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Using this definition we can deduct that homosexuality is indeed unnatural. Just because it occurs in nature doesn't make it natural. Homosexuality is contrary to the ORDINARY course of nature, which is the definition of unnatural.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 30, 2014, 02:47:29 PM
Or it is natural and is merely a built in population control mechanism.

Dun DUN DUUUUN!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 30, 2014, 02:47:58 PM
Quote from: BANE on Mar 30, 2014, 02:47:29 PM
Or it is natural and is merely a built in population control mechanism.

Dun DUN DUUUUN!
It isn't working.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 30, 2014, 02:48:49 PM
Nature never does anything quickly.

You watch. We'll be overwhelmed by gays soon.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 30, 2014, 02:49:24 PM
oh god

I have the feeling that I'm already surrounded by them
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 30, 2014, 02:58:31 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 30, 2014, 02:45:57 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 30, 2014, 02:25:50 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 30, 2014, 01:53:13 PM
hey Doomrulz do u believe homosexuality is what nature intended

Yes, homosexuality is natural.
Not when heterosexuality is required to produce offspring.

http://i.gyazo.com/b545459f6274b000c3461fe19a635ed8.png

Using this definition we can deduct that homosexuality is indeed unnatural. Just because it occurs in nature doesn't make it natural. Homosexuality is contrary to the ORDINARY course of nature, which is the definition of unnatural.

Not sure if trolling...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 30, 2014, 03:06:48 PM
We're really doing this?

It occurs naturally. It is natural. Wanna see an example of unnatural sexual behavior? Abstinence.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 30, 2014, 03:10:32 PM
That occurs in nature too.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 30, 2014, 03:13:52 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 30, 2014, 02:58:31 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 30, 2014, 02:45:57 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 30, 2014, 02:25:50 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Mar 30, 2014, 01:53:13 PM
hey Doomrulz do u believe homosexuality is what nature intended

Yes, homosexuality is natural.
Not when heterosexuality is required to produce offspring.

http://i.gyazo.com/b545459f6274b000c3461fe19a635ed8.png

Using this definition we can deduct that homosexuality is indeed unnatural. Just because it occurs in nature doesn't make it natural. Homosexuality is contrary to the ORDINARY course of nature, which is the definition of unnatural.

Not sure if trolling...
lol k

Quote from: Sabby on Mar 30, 2014, 03:06:48 PM
We're really doing this?

It occurs naturally. It is natural.
It is also uncommon. It goes against the ORDINARY course of nature. Therefore, unnatural.

Quote from: Sabby on Mar 30, 2014, 03:06:48 PMWanna see an example of unnatural sexual behavior? Abstinence.
Why even bring this up?

Jimmies have been successfully rustled.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 30, 2014, 03:15:13 PM
Quote from: BANE on Mar 30, 2014, 03:10:32 PM
That occurs in nature too.

Really? I'd be very surprised, but I'm interested. Got any citations? Animals aren't exactly the best at denying themselves their natural urges.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 30, 2014, 03:15:57 PM
Aren't we animals as well? We're able to control ours.  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 30, 2014, 03:18:14 PM
There's this one shrimp that holds out for a long, long time so that he can ejaculate so explosively it gets to his partner from thirty feet away. It's also used as a defense mechanism, because as I said it's such an explosive ejaculation that it literally blows holes in other fish like a jizzum shotgun. However if that does happen he has to build it all back up again through abstinence.

I'm paraphrasing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 30, 2014, 03:19:38 PM
This is where things get weird. Yes, humans are animals, and as far as I know (please correct me if I am wrong), they are the only species with the higher brain functions to change the way they think. Animals for the most part just go with their instincts. There's an instinct to f**k, and an instinct to eat. Humans, however, are an exception that can decide to not f**k or eat.

It's that exception that makes this a really odd discussion, because if we want to include human behavior when discussing what is natural, things get really complicated.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 30, 2014, 03:21:06 PM
Yeah, it's all ready starting to get convoluted.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Mar 30, 2014, 03:21:54 PM
Except the shrimp I mentioned.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 30, 2014, 03:22:17 PM
Quote from: BANE on Mar 30, 2014, 03:21:54 PM
Except the shrimp I mentioned.
Yes, that was quite simple. I think I saw a documentary about that before.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 30, 2014, 03:23:22 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 30, 2014, 03:13:52 PM
It is also uncommon. It goes against the ORDINARY course of nature. Therefore, unnatural.
Horseshit, now you're redefining things, and poorly at that. If something happens in nature, the frequency is irrelevant -- it's still a natural occurrence. And homosexuality in nature is a constant and always has been, regardless of its prevalence.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 30, 2014, 03:24:43 PM
Quoteunnatural- contrary to the ordinary course of nature; abnormal.

oh
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 30, 2014, 03:25:53 PM
Homosexuality is part of the ordinary course of nature. It is a constant. Just not a big one.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 30, 2014, 03:26:38 PM
Quote from: BANE on Mar 30, 2014, 03:21:54 PM
Except the shrimp I mentioned.

Didn't see that, apologies. That's interesting, but considering it's doing this for an actual benefit in breeding, is it really abstinence?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 30, 2014, 03:29:11 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 30, 2014, 03:25:53 PM
Homosexuality is part of the ordinary course of nature. It is a constant. Just not a big one.
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 30, 2014, 03:32:34 PM
All you're doing is playing a daisy chain of definitions, selectively applied. The word "unnatural" to begin with isn't even being used in a strictly biological sense, so you're just being either dumb or trolling. Stahp it Cal.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 30, 2014, 03:37:24 PM
Smart trolling.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 30, 2014, 03:37:41 PM
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA GOD DAMN MY LUNGS
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 30, 2014, 03:38:58 PM
Decent attempt at Devils Advocate. Hell, a far better defense then the usual :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 30, 2014, 03:41:02 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL6jwxw9T3c# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL6jwxw9T3c#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 30, 2014, 03:41:10 PM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 30, 2014, 03:43:23 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 30, 2014, 03:13:52 PM
Jimmies have been successfully rustled.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Mar 30, 2014, 03:45:04 PM
sillyness.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 30, 2014, 03:45:30 PM
In all seriousness, I think this highlights that some of these definitions may be losing utility.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 30, 2014, 03:47:32 PM
The entire thing was an argument over f**king semantics. Why does it even matter if homosexuality is natural or unnatural? Humans are unnatural by definition.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Mar 30, 2014, 03:48:02 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 30, 2014, 03:47:32 PM
Humans are unnatural by definition.
Oh no here we go again
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 30, 2014, 03:48:40 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 30, 2014, 03:48:02 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 30, 2014, 03:47:32 PM
Humans are unnatural by definition.
Oh no here we go again
;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 30, 2014, 03:49:00 PM
I'd like to hear how you reason that, considering we were produced by natural means.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Mar 30, 2014, 03:50:32 PM
or

we were created in a lab by aliens, thus making our original ancestors artificial.

which makes us artificial
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 30, 2014, 03:53:46 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Mar 30, 2014, 03:49:00 PM
I'd like to hear how you reason that, considering we were produced by natural means.
I don't agree with the definition. This whole thing started because I was arguing with Doom. He was talking about things being unnatural, and I was eventually going to get around to describing to him that we are a product of nature so anything we do is in fact natural. Just, never got around to it...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Mar 30, 2014, 03:55:04 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 30, 2014, 03:48:02 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Mar 30, 2014, 03:47:32 PM
Humans are unnatural by definition.
Oh no here we go again

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUxADCsPV8s# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUxADCsPV8s#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Mar 30, 2014, 09:54:18 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Mar 30, 2014, 03:19:38 PM
This is where things get weird. Yes, humans are animals, and as far as I know (please correct me if I am wrong), they are the only species with the higher brain functions to change the way they think. Animals for the most part just go with their instincts. There's an instinct to f**k, and an instinct to eat. Humans, however, are an exception that can decide to not f**k or eat.

There's a strong theory at the moment that most mammals and at least some birds are able to apply mental reasoning to their instincts - we're probably not much better at it than the rest of our order. We like to think we act out of conscious reasoning, but most of what we do is driven by basic impulses that we don't rationalise.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Mar 31, 2014, 07:17:06 AM
http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2014/03/police_man_sends_dick_pic_with.php (http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2014/03/police_man_sends_dick_pic_with.php)

this u aspie?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 31, 2014, 01:27:40 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/roadtrippers/hipster-craft-beer-snobs_b_5045575.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/roadtrippers/hipster-craft-beer-snobs_b_5045575.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

Star Trek beer? Sure!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on Mar 31, 2014, 05:32:05 PM
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/south-africa-gay-man-gang-raped-set-alight-114857297.html#rdbaN6u

Quote"He said that five men had raped him because he was a homosexual.

Pretty bad, but these guys sound hypocritical as can be.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Mar 31, 2014, 05:37:15 PM
Quote from: Nightlord on Mar 31, 2014, 05:32:05 PM
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/south-africa-gay-man-gang-raped-set-alight-114857297.html#rdbaN6u

Quote"He said that five men had raped him because he was a homosexual.

Pretty bad, but these guys sound hypocritical as can be.
Who's hypocritical?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 31, 2014, 07:48:02 PM
http://guardianlv.com/2014/01/ageing-successfully-reversed-in-mice-human-trials-to-begin-next/ (http://guardianlv.com/2014/01/ageing-successfully-reversed-in-mice-human-trials-to-begin-next/)

A lot of people argue that undoing the aging process would create problems (mainly with lack of resources from having too many people around), but if age related health problems disappeared, that's a huge amount of money saved just by making people healthier and potentially productive again. Would probably push job competition into nightmare levels, though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: MoonerSK on Mar 31, 2014, 08:01:44 PM
Darth Vader candidates for Ukraine's presidental post

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/31/ukraine-darth-vader-president-internet-party (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/31/ukraine-darth-vader-president-internet-party)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9h4VA3bc-8#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9h4VA3bc-8#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Apr 01, 2014, 01:08:15 AM
http://en.rocketnews24.com/2014/03/26/japan-now-has-so-many-30-year-old-virgins-its-language-needs-a-new-slang-term-for-them/ (http://en.rocketnews24.com/2014/03/26/japan-now-has-so-many-30-year-old-virgins-its-language-needs-a-new-slang-term-for-them/)

1 in 4 Japanese men are wizards.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 01, 2014, 01:10:36 AM
If the women are the same way I feel I should journey to the land of the rising sun and free them from their virginity.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 01, 2014, 01:11:49 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Apr 01, 2014, 01:08:15 AM
http://en.rocketnews24.com/2014/03/26/japan-now-has-so-many-30-year-old-virgins-its-language-needs-a-new-slang-term-for-them/ (http://en.rocketnews24.com/2014/03/26/japan-now-has-so-many-30-year-old-virgins-its-language-needs-a-new-slang-term-for-them/)

1 in 4 Japanese men are wizards.


RIP Japan.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 01, 2014, 01:14:35 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Apr 01, 2014, 01:10:36 AM
If the women are the same way I feel I should journey to the land of the rising sun and free them from their virginity.
Considering how much your dick reeks like fish they'd just think you were trying to sell them spoiled sushi.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 01, 2014, 01:15:03 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Apr 01, 2014, 01:14:35 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Apr 01, 2014, 01:10:36 AM
If the women are the same way I feel I should journey to the land of the rising sun and free them from their virginity.
Considering how much your dick reeks like fish they'd just think you were trying to sell them spoiled sushi.
Isn't that something they're into?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 01, 2014, 01:15:54 AM
(╯°□°)--︻╦╤─ - - -
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 01, 2014, 01:16:16 AM
Sucks to suck.  8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 01, 2014, 01:16:41 AM
Yall underestimate the power of Irish Spring.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 01, 2014, 01:17:53 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Apr 01, 2014, 01:16:16 AM
Sucks to suck Kimarhi.  8)
Yes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 01, 2014, 01:19:31 AM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 01, 2014, 01:20:25 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Apr 01, 2014, 01:17:53 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Apr 01, 2014, 01:16:16 AM
Sucks to suck Kimarhi.  8)
Yes.

Yo ass musta been so bored the two days I was not here.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 01, 2014, 01:20:47 AM
You were gone?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 01, 2014, 01:21:06 AM
damnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 01, 2014, 01:22:42 AM
Don't let her lie to you Cal, she cried into her pillow.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 01, 2014, 02:22:45 AM
Quote from: Nightlord on Mar 31, 2014, 05:32:05 PM
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/south-africa-gay-man-gang-raped-set-alight-114857297.html#rdbaN6u

Quote"He said that five men had raped him because he was a homosexual.

Pretty bad, but these guys sound hypocritical as can be.

Poor guy. I hope they catch those bastards.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 01, 2014, 02:23:32 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Apr 01, 2014, 01:22:42 AM
Don't let her lie to you Cal, she cried into her pillow.
And? I cry into my dakimakura all the time.  ???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 01, 2014, 02:27:47 AM
You through that zipperhead slang in there and you lost me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 01, 2014, 11:49:27 AM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2593446/Man-allowed-HYENA-eat-genitals-witch-doctor-told-make-rich.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2593446/Man-allowed-HYENA-eat-genitals-witch-doctor-told-make-rich.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 01, 2014, 12:47:07 PM
Well, when ignorance is widespread, what do you expect?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 01, 2014, 12:51:49 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 01, 2014, 12:47:07 PMWell, when ignorance is widespread, what do you expect?
So were his legs.
;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 01, 2014, 12:53:32 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Apr 01, 2014, 12:51:49 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 01, 2014, 12:47:07 PMWell, when ignorance is widespread, what do you expect?
So were his legs.
;D

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 01, 2014, 03:51:41 PM
We were right next to a town in Africa where the Hyena was allowed to walk down the streets and everything.  Most other places chased them off.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on Apr 01, 2014, 09:29:37 PM
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/dublin-bombers-device-exploded-face-forgetting-clocks-changing-121323247.html#Tv2mi44 (https://uk.news.yahoo.com/dublin-bombers-device-exploded-face-forgetting-clocks-changing-121323247.html#Tv2mi44)

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 02, 2014, 01:25:06 PM
Darwin award, anyone?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Apr 02, 2014, 08:37:54 PM
First "Citizens United" and now this. Great job SCOTUS, hope you're proud!

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/04/03/us/politics/supreme-court-ruling-on-campaign-contributions.html?hp&_r=0&referrer= (http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/04/03/us/politics/supreme-court-ruling-on-campaign-contributions.html?hp&_r=0&referrer=)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 02, 2014, 09:47:08 PM
Clicky (http://gawker.com/masturbating-yogi-throws-dead-animal-at-car-gets-arres-1557173995?utm_campaign=socialflow_gawker_facebook&utm_source=gawker_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 02, 2014, 11:08:37 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Apr 02, 2014, 09:47:08 PM
Clicky (http://gawker.com/masturbating-yogi-throws-dead-animal-at-car-gets-arres-1557173995?utm_campaign=socialflow_gawker_facebook&utm_source=gawker_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow).

Doesn't yoga say something about releasing inner energy?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Apr 03, 2014, 12:34:54 AM
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/04/02/fort-hood-shooting/7225399/ (http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/04/02/fort-hood-shooting/7225399/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Apr 03, 2014, 12:58:56 AM
http://qz.com/193436/theres-a-pill-to-bring-your-brain-back-to-its-childhood/ (http://qz.com/193436/theres-a-pill-to-bring-your-brain-back-to-its-childhood/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Apr 03, 2014, 02:33:15 AM
Lol strayan Senators > than merican ones

www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DCDH0qPseUY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCDH0qPseUY#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 03, 2014, 12:59:01 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Apr 03, 2014, 12:58:56 AM
http://qz.com/193436/theres-a-pill-to-bring-your-brain-back-to-its-childhood/ (http://qz.com/193436/theres-a-pill-to-bring-your-brain-back-to-its-childhood/)
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 03, 2014, 01:35:34 PM
http://www.newser.com/story/184702/couple-doomed-to-bad-sex-life-awarded-28k.html (http://www.newser.com/story/184702/couple-doomed-to-bad-sex-life-awarded-28k.html)

QuoteThe Local shares the rather creative line of defense offered by the driver's insurance company: that as a middle-aged couple, they wouldn't be having an active sex life anyway.

There's a kick in the nuts.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Apr 03, 2014, 04:58:02 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 03, 2014, 01:35:34 PM
http://www.newser.com/story/184702/couple-doomed-to-bad-sex-life-awarded-28k.html (http://www.newser.com/story/184702/couple-doomed-to-bad-sex-life-awarded-28k.html)

QuoteThe Local shares the rather creative line of defense offered by the driver's insurance company: that as a middle-aged couple, they wouldn't be having an active sex life anyway.

There's a kick in the nuts.

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 03, 2014, 08:16:13 PM
http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21600083-planetary-science (http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21600083-planetary-science)

QuoteIn 2005 Cassini, an American spacecraft, saw plumes of water shooting into space from cracks in the icy surface of Enceladus

AND THEN - just today:


QuoteOn April 3rd a team led by Luciano Iess of the University of Rome confirmed that the ocean exists, and also showed that, like Earth's, it is not all-embracing.


And from The Guardian:

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/apr/03/ocean-enceladus-alien-life-water-saturn-moon (http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/apr/03/ocean-enceladus-alien-life-water-saturn-moon)

QuoteBut Enceladus has excited scientists because the vapour plumes from the south pole are known to contain organic molecules. These, along with basic elements, a source of heat and liquid water, make Enceladus a prime candidate in the search for alien organisms.

QuoteThe water is in contact with the moon's rocky core, so elements useful for life, such as phosphorus, sulfur and potassium, will leach into the ocean.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gilfryd on Apr 03, 2014, 11:26:31 PM
QuoteThe US Army says there is a "strong possibility" a gunman who killed three people at a base in Texas was involved in an argument before the shooting.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-26878834 (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-26878834)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 03, 2014, 11:29:20 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 03, 2014, 08:16:13 PM
http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21600083-planetary-science (http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21600083-planetary-science)

QuoteIn 2005 Cassini, an American spacecraft, saw plumes of water shooting into space from cracks in the icy surface of Enceladus

AND THEN - just today:


QuoteOn April 3rd a team led by Luciano Iess of the University of Rome confirmed that the ocean exists, and also showed that, like Earth's, it is not all-embracing.


And from The Guardian:

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/apr/03/ocean-enceladus-alien-life-water-saturn-moon (http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/apr/03/ocean-enceladus-alien-life-water-saturn-moon)

QuoteBut Enceladus has excited scientists because the vapour plumes from the south pole are known to contain organic molecules. These, along with basic elements, a source of heat and liquid water, make Enceladus a prime candidate in the search for alien organisms.

QuoteThe water is in contact with the moon's rocky core, so elements useful for life, such as phosphorus, sulfur and potassium, will leach into the ocean.

If the do find life, will the lifeforms be known as Echiladas?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 03, 2014, 11:38:33 PM
Quote from: Gilfryd on Apr 03, 2014, 11:26:31 PM
QuoteThe US Army says there is a "strong possibility" a gunman who killed three people at a base in Texas was involved in an argument before the shooting.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-26878834 (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-26878834)

It won't be long before Mil bases have about one armed person per building.  Two shootings at hood with no one to stop them its already a practice whilst deployed and after the shooting there was a suspected IED on a vehicle but I haven't heard anything else about it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 03, 2014, 11:57:17 PM
A military base in Texas doesn't have one armed person per building?  What kinda commie pansy ass military you seppos running over there?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 04, 2014, 12:00:06 AM
I know right.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Apr 04, 2014, 10:58:50 AM
NASA finds hidden water ocean in Saturn moon, may contain alien life.

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http://sploid.gizmodo.com/nasa-finds-hidden-water-ocean-in-saturn-moon-may-conta-1557864917?utm_campaign=socialflow_gizmodo_facebook&utm_source=gizmodo_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow (http://sploid.gizmodo.com/nasa-finds-hidden-water-ocean-in-saturn-moon-may-conta-1557864917?utm_campaign=socialflow_gizmodo_facebook&utm_source=gizmodo_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 04, 2014, 11:13:39 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Apr 03, 2014, 08:16:13 PM
http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21600083-planetary-science (http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21600083-planetary-science)

QuoteIn 2005 Cassini, an American spacecraft, saw plumes of water shooting into space from cracks in the icy surface of Enceladus

AND THEN - just today:


QuoteOn April 3rd a team led by Luciano Iess of the University of Rome confirmed that the ocean exists, and also showed that, like Earth's, it is not all-embracing.


And from The Guardian:

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/apr/03/ocean-enceladus-alien-life-water-saturn-moon (http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/apr/03/ocean-enceladus-alien-life-water-saturn-moon)

QuoteBut Enceladus has excited scientists because the vapour plumes from the south pole are known to contain organic molecules. These, along with basic elements, a source of heat and liquid water, make Enceladus a prime candidate in the search for alien organisms.

QuoteThe water is in contact with the moon's rocky core, so elements useful for life, such as phosphorus, sulfur and potassium, will leach into the ocean.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Apr 04, 2014, 11:17:52 AM
And then the go there and there's nothing because there never is.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 04, 2014, 11:43:33 AM
For anyone else interested in dinosaurs, a new link in sauropod evolution was recently discovered.

http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2014/04/02/dinosaur-antetonitrus-sets-the-stage-for-sauropods/ (http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2014/04/02/dinosaur-antetonitrus-sets-the-stage-for-sauropods/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Apr 04, 2014, 08:49:22 PM
Mockery at it's finest.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-26882664 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-26882664)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Mr. Sin on Apr 04, 2014, 10:03:07 PM
Ill tell you what scares the hell out of me in the news is the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. I feel terrible for those people.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 05, 2014, 04:44:47 AM
http://www.campusreform.org/?ID=5506 (http://www.campusreform.org/?ID=5506)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Apr 05, 2014, 08:11:10 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Apr 05, 2014, 04:44:47 AM
http://www.campusreform.org/?ID=5506 (http://www.campusreform.org/?ID=5506)

"Because the place that you work is not inclusive,"

double standard i agree but thats fair enough reason to kick her out cal.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 05, 2014, 01:38:56 PM
Haha no it's not.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Apr 05, 2014, 02:44:46 PM
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/video/ufos-descend-deer-mississippi-woods-23192072 (http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/video/ufos-descend-deer-mississippi-woods-23192072)

Pretty neat. Couple seems genuinely curious. Interesting circumstances.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Apr 05, 2014, 04:36:28 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Apr 05, 2014, 02:44:46 PM
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/video/ufos-descend-deer-mississippi-woods-23192072 (http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/video/ufos-descend-deer-mississippi-woods-23192072)

QuotePretty neat. Couple seems genuinely curious. Interesting circumstances.





It was a military drone most likely; probably a test flight in a sparsely populated area.








Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 05, 2014, 10:04:16 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Apr 05, 2014, 02:44:46 PM
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/video/ufos-descend-deer-mississippi-woods-23192072 (http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/video/ufos-descend-deer-mississippi-woods-23192072)

Pretty neat. Couple seems genuinely curious. Interesting circumstances.
I didn't click on the link. Were the pictures shot with a shitty-resolution camera?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Apr 05, 2014, 10:21:27 PM
Lol, I watched it. Predictable...

It's just a snowflake that melted on the camera lens or a water droplet - and there is light refracted through the droplet.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 06, 2014, 11:36:44 PM
 :'(
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/06/john-pinette-dead_n_5101932.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/06/john-pinette-dead_n_5101932.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 07, 2014, 11:30:21 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Apr 05, 2014, 04:44:47 AM
http://www.campusreform.org/?ID=5506 (http://www.campusreform.org/?ID=5506)

A movement that people keep telling me is all about being inclusive and differing views with a place for everyone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37OWL7AzvHo# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37OWL7AzvHo#)

It's typical leftism. I saw quite a bit of this in my university days.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 07, 2014, 12:40:55 PM
"Leftism": truth that exposes the Right's misdeeds.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 07, 2014, 01:21:28 PM
Just for clarity's sake, I said that because when I was at uni, (Ryerson in Toronto to be exact), there was definitely a very-heavy bias of left-winged, socialist thinking on campus. It was especially apparent to me because I was in the Arts program studying criminal justice. I remember taking sociology courses as part of my electives and my God, the amount of crap that was spewed out was incredible. Basically, according to those professors, if you are white, male, heterosexual, and if you happened to be wealthy, then you are what's wrong with society. How dare you be that way because minorities are poor and oppressed.

It was so pathetic. If you even dared to present an opposing viewpoint, the entire class would come after you and accuse you of being a hard-winged conservative fascist.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 07, 2014, 02:00:16 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 07, 2014, 01:21:28 PM
Just for clarity's sake, I said that because when I was at uni, (Ryerson in Toronto to be exact), there was definitely a very-heavy bias of left-winged, socialist thinking on campus. It was especially apparent to me because I was in the Arts program studying criminal justice. I remember taking sociology courses as part of my electives and my God, the amount of crap that was spewed out was incredible. Basically, according to those professors, if you are white, male, heterosexual, and if you happened to be wealthy, then you are what's wrong with society. How dare you be that way because minorities are poor and oppressed.

It was so pathetic. If you even dared to present an opposing viewpoint, the entire class would come after you and accuse you of being a hard-winged conservative fascist.
Kinda like reality.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 07, 2014, 02:02:42 PM
What?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 07, 2014, 02:12:58 PM
What?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Apr 07, 2014, 02:13:50 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 07, 2014, 01:21:28 PM
Just for clarity's sake, I said that because when I was at uni, (Ryerson in Toronto to be exact), there was definitely a very-heavy bias of left-winged, socialist thinking on campus. It was especially apparent to me because I was in the Arts program studying criminal justice. I remember taking sociology courses as part of my electives and my God, the amount of crap that was spewed out was incredible. Basically, according to those professors, if you are white, male, heterosexual, and if you happened to be wealthy, then you are what's wrong with society. How dare you be that way because minorities are poor and oppressed.

It was so pathetic. If you even dared to present an opposing viewpoint, the entire class would come after you and accuse you of being a hard-winged conservative fascist.

That's unfortunate.

At my college (Fleming in Lindsay, Ontario) we have discussions over controversial things such as Religion vs Science and Aboriginal Rights. But there never was any "butt hurt" towards opposing opinions, the number of opinions were of huge variety and the atmosphere was more or less tolerant and respectful. As my law teacher said along the lines (vaguely remember) when teaching Aboriginal Rights he said "Being able to have all these diverse perspectives is something we get to enjoy as Canadians".

I think all the tolerance and respect is due to the program having courses that force you to think critically and stuff.

But I think what Mal is saying is that disagreement is a part of life, to put it simply, which holds truth.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 07, 2014, 02:16:06 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Apr 07, 2014, 02:13:50 PMBut I think what Mal is saying is that disagreement is a part of life, to put it simply, which holds truth.
More like that reality has a liberal bias.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 07, 2014, 02:19:09 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Apr 07, 2014, 02:12:58 PM
What?

Are you suggesting that white, heterosexual men are bad people just because they're white, heterosexual, and male? When you said "kinda like reality", it sounded like you were agreeing with the sentiment. I just want to be clear.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Apr 07, 2014, 02:20:43 PM
What?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 07, 2014, 02:28:28 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 07, 2014, 02:19:09 PMAre you suggesting that white, heterosexual men are bad people just because they're white, heterosexual, and male? When you said "kinda like reality", it sounded like you were agreeing with the sentiment. I just want to be clear.
Nope, I make no such suggestion.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 07, 2014, 02:39:11 PM
OK, just checking.

I see what you meant now. It's unfortunate. Social justice warriors are quite the...bunch.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 07, 2014, 02:40:01 PM
f**king white people.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Apr 07, 2014, 06:43:10 PM
Within a decade, tankers are going to be obsolete for navy ships.

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2014/04/07/US-Navy-game-changer--converting-seawater-into-fuel (http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2014/04/07/US-Navy-game-changer--converting-seawater-into-fuel)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Apr 07, 2014, 07:17:35 PM
Way to go, Navy.  Seems like a good idea to start using the stuff that's all around you as potential fuel.  I tend to be on the fence when it comes to new forms of energy, just because there's always a drawback (like wind energy that kills birds...)  But I do always like to see new break throughs in new and better energy that can get us off of oil.  I like to be optimistic.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 08, 2014, 11:19:48 AM
Solar energy seems pretty harmless to me. Just saying.

In other news, http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/07/showbiz/mickey-rooney-obit/ (http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/07/showbiz/mickey-rooney-obit/)

What a talent. R.I.P. :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Apr 08, 2014, 03:15:21 PM
NSFW topless woman goes ape shit at McDonalds. :laugh: :laugh: Have you had your break today gurl, DAMN?!

http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-TV/2014/04/08/Topless-Chick-Goes-Crazy-in-McDonalds (http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-TV/2014/04/08/Topless-Chick-Goes-Crazy-in-McDonalds)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 08, 2014, 03:28:31 PM
I guess she ordered the Not-Happy Meal.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 08, 2014, 05:36:44 PM
Have yall seen the one where the woman tries to go super saiyan in the Mickey D's drivethrough?





Don't make me assume my ultimate form!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Apr 08, 2014, 05:38:44 PM
Some people are just coo-coo.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 08, 2014, 05:47:22 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Apr 08, 2014, 05:36:44 PM
Have yall seen the one where the woman tries to go super saiyan in the Mickey D's drivethrough?





Don't make me assume my ultimate form!
Link?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 08, 2014, 05:49:51 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJye229QbVs#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJye229QbVs#ws)

Like how the next dude just roles up waiting for food.  Its like a baby bird waiting to be fed by mom.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Apr 08, 2014, 06:08:51 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Apr 08, 2014, 05:49:51 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJye229QbVs#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJye229QbVs#ws)

Like how the next dude just roles up waiting for food.  Its like a baby bird waiting to be fed by mom.

:o  Wow. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 08, 2014, 06:30:05 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Apr 08, 2014, 05:49:51 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJye229QbVs#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJye229QbVs#ws)

Like how the next dude just roles up waiting for food.  Its like a baby bird waiting to be fed by mom.
I wonder what she actually said.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Apr 08, 2014, 07:37:35 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Apr 08, 2014, 05:36:44 PM
Don't make me assume my ultimate form!

Just... Wow.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 08, 2014, 07:42:06 PM
The incident of the woman going berserk was true, but all that craziness between the two is added. Still pretty funny even with fake dialogue added.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Apr 08, 2014, 09:01:55 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Apr 08, 2014, 05:49:51 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJye229QbVs#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJye229QbVs#ws)

Like how the next dude just roles up waiting for food.  Its like a baby bird waiting to be fed by mom.

hope the cops caught up with her, so she can get some help...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Apr 08, 2014, 10:49:53 PM
I remember this happened a long while back and I remember seeing her mug shot.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Apr 09, 2014, 04:19:38 AM
Hmm... Probably just a camera defect, but you never know.

http://www.chron.com/news/strange-weird/article/NASA-photo-captures-strange-bright-light-coming-5382677.php (http://www.chron.com/news/strange-weird/article/NASA-photo-captures-strange-bright-light-coming-5382677.php)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 09, 2014, 04:42:25 AM
That woman went to mars so she could perfect going super saiyan.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 09, 2014, 04:46:25 AM
Monolith.

Obviously.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Apr 09, 2014, 06:44:28 AM
Experts my ass.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 09, 2014, 11:28:40 AM
http://msn.foxsports.com/buzzer/story/wwe-ultimate-warrior-dead-at-54-040814 (http://msn.foxsports.com/buzzer/story/wwe-ultimate-warrior-dead-at-54-040814)

Come on 2014, enough with the celeb deaths!!! :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 09, 2014, 12:22:42 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 09, 2014, 11:28:40 AM
http://msn.foxsports.com/buzzer/story/wwe-ultimate-warrior-dead-at-54-040814 (http://msn.foxsports.com/buzzer/story/wwe-ultimate-warrior-dead-at-54-040814)

Come on 2014, enough with the celeb deaths!!! :'(
Why is a wrestler's death mentioned on a sports network? I'll bet those guys didn't acknowledge the passing of Mickey Rooney, earlier.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Apr 09, 2014, 12:30:21 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Apr 09, 2014, 12:22:42 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 09, 2014, 11:28:40 AM
http://msn.foxsports.com/buzzer/story/wwe-ultimate-warrior-dead-at-54-040814 (http://msn.foxsports.com/buzzer/story/wwe-ultimate-warrior-dead-at-54-040814)

Come on 2014, enough with the celeb deaths!!! :'(
Why is a wrestler's death mentioned on a sports network? I'll bet those guys didn't acknowledge the passing of Mickey Rooney, earlier.


who?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 09, 2014, 12:36:04 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Apr 09, 2014, 12:30:21 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Apr 09, 2014, 12:22:42 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 09, 2014, 11:28:40 AM
http://msn.foxsports.com/buzzer/story/wwe-ultimate-warrior-dead-at-54-040814 (http://msn.foxsports.com/buzzer/story/wwe-ultimate-warrior-dead-at-54-040814)

Come on 2014, enough with the celeb deaths!!! :'(
Why is a wrestler's death mentioned on a sports network? I'll bet those guys didn't acknowledge the passing of Mickey Rooney, earlier.
who?
Some actor named "Warrior". "Ultimate Warrior". I guess with a last name like that, his ma couldn't come up with a better first name for him.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 09, 2014, 12:38:43 PM
His name was Brian James Hellwig.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 09, 2014, 12:40:32 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 09, 2014, 12:38:43 PM
His name was Brian James Hellwig.
"Hellwig"? Would that be like a fake mullet?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Dachande on Apr 09, 2014, 01:32:42 PM
Actually Doom, he legally changed his name to Warrior Warrior. Hence why both his Daughters surnames are Warrior.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Apr 09, 2014, 07:10:18 PM
Glow in the dark ice cream.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/this-could-be-big-abc-news/glow-dark-ice-cream-172824656.html?vp=1 (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/this-could-be-big-abc-news/glow-dark-ice-cream-172824656.html?vp=1)

Do you think it still glows after it leaves the body?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 09, 2014, 07:14:26 PM
seems like a good way to get the cancer
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Apr 09, 2014, 07:29:49 PM
Or another use for black lights.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Apr 09, 2014, 08:08:50 PM
http://dandygoat.com/real-life-barbie-has-nipples-removed (http://dandygoat.com/real-life-barbie-has-nipples-removed)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 09, 2014, 08:09:51 PM
Bitch is crazy and the white man made her that way.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on Apr 09, 2014, 08:34:48 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Apr 09, 2014, 08:08:50 PM
http://dandygoat.com/real-life-barbie-has-nipples-removed (http://dandygoat.com/real-life-barbie-has-nipples-removed)
Damn buggers got me, just read who they are.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DJ Pu$$yface on Apr 10, 2014, 09:55:03 AM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Apr 09, 2014, 08:08:50 PM
http://dandygoat.com/real-life-barbie-has-nipples-removed (http://dandygoat.com/real-life-barbie-has-nipples-removed)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Freplygif.net%2Fi%2F116.gif&hash=735df2f71dc14cef0d4ae6d9d4de524e07b18617)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 10, 2014, 02:12:11 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Apr 09, 2014, 08:08:50 PM
http://dandygoat.com/real-life-barbie-has-nipples-removed (http://dandygoat.com/real-life-barbie-has-nipples-removed)

Wasn't she exposed as a fraud?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Apr 10, 2014, 04:03:34 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 10, 2014, 02:12:11 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Apr 09, 2014, 08:08:50 PM
http://dandygoat.com/real-life-barbie-has-nipples-removed (http://dandygoat.com/real-life-barbie-has-nipples-removed)

Wasn't she exposed as a fraud?

TBH I have no idea, someone sent that link and I thought it was sufficiently weird enough to show you guys. It's so out there that I wouldn't be suprised to find out that she's lying. The nipples removed thing sounds plausible, some people just are that odd, but the gluing up her orifices?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 10, 2014, 04:06:47 PM
Pretty sure that's a joke site, akin to the Onion. Just look at their other articles.

http://dandygoat.com/senior-citizens-in-wizard-costumes-to-settle-magic-pills-dispute (http://dandygoat.com/senior-citizens-in-wizard-costumes-to-settle-magic-pills-dispute)

http://dandygoat.com/scientific-dandy-the-hottest-source-for-cool-science (http://dandygoat.com/scientific-dandy-the-hottest-source-for-cool-science)

Fake. Case closed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Apr 14, 2014, 06:01:37 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/10762531/Women-who-have-sex-before-marriage-should-be-hanged-says-senior-politician-in-Indias-Socialist-Party.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/10762531/Women-who-have-sex-before-marriage-should-be-hanged-says-senior-politician-in-Indias-Socialist-Party.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Apr 14, 2014, 07:15:16 PM
Yes, I saw that one on Facebook as well, but it focused more on his position of unwed rape victims. Yeah, they get a hangin' as well, according to him.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 14, 2014, 07:57:41 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Apr 14, 2014, 06:01:37 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/10762531/Women-who-have-sex-before-marriage-should-be-hanged-says-senior-politician-in-Indias-Socialist-Party.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/10762531/Women-who-have-sex-before-marriage-should-be-hanged-says-senior-politician-in-Indias-Socialist-Party.html)
GLOBAL FEMINIST CONSP----

wait
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Apr 14, 2014, 08:02:54 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Apr 14, 2014, 06:01:37 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/10762531/Women-who-have-sex-before-marriage-should-be-hanged-says-senior-politician-in-Indias-Socialist-Party.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/10762531/Women-who-have-sex-before-marriage-should-be-hanged-says-senior-politician-in-Indias-Socialist-Party.html)


is this satire
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 14, 2014, 09:19:35 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Apr 14, 2014, 06:01:37 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/10762531/Women-who-have-sex-before-marriage-should-be-hanged-says-senior-politician-in-Indias-Socialist-Party.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/10762531/Women-who-have-sex-before-marriage-should-be-hanged-says-senior-politician-in-Indias-Socialist-Party.html)

I'm all for punishing the rapist, but, hanging the woman who consents? What?

Quote"Many people said that my comments were right. I am against rape. Rapists should be given the most severe punishment," he said at another rally.

I disagree with that only because I don't think rape is the worst crime a person can commit, but I'm just one person.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Apr 15, 2014, 08:57:50 AM
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/sex-crazed-angelina-jolie-lookalike-forced-taxi-driver-sex-stabbed-article-1.1751735 (http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/sex-crazed-angelina-jolie-lookalike-forced-taxi-driver-sex-stabbed-article-1.1751735)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Apr 15, 2014, 09:01:00 AM
Performing twice at knife point... still impressive.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Apr 15, 2014, 09:01:28 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 14, 2014, 09:19:35 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Apr 14, 2014, 06:01:37 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/10762531/Women-who-have-sex-before-marriage-should-be-hanged-says-senior-politician-in-Indias-Socialist-Party.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/10762531/Women-who-have-sex-before-marriage-should-be-hanged-says-senior-politician-in-Indias-Socialist-Party.html)
I'm all for hanging the rapist, but, hanging the woman who consents? What?

Quote"Many people said that my comments were right. I am against rape. Rapists should be given the most severe punishment," he said at another rally.
I disagree with that only because I don't think rape is the worst crime a person can commit, but I'm just one person.
You're all for hanging the rapists, but at the same time you don't think they should be given the most severe punishment? ???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Apr 15, 2014, 09:03:35 AM
Quote from: Shasvre on Apr 15, 2014, 09:01:28 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 14, 2014, 09:19:35 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Apr 14, 2014, 06:01:37 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/10762531/Women-who-have-sex-before-marriage-should-be-hanged-says-senior-politician-in-Indias-Socialist-Party.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/10762531/Women-who-have-sex-before-marriage-should-be-hanged-says-senior-politician-in-Indias-Socialist-Party.html)
I'm all for hanging the rapist, but, hanging the woman who consents? What?

Quote"Many people said that my comments were right. I am against rape. Rapists should be given the most severe punishment," he said at another rally.
I disagree with that only because I don't think rape is the worst crime a person can commit, but I'm just one person.
You're all for hanging the rapists, but at the same time you don't think they should be given the most severe punishment? ???

Well... hanging isn't exactly the worst form of execution. I don't think it's a particularly good thing, but we've managed to phase out the drawing and quartering that used to come with it :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 15, 2014, 10:16:15 AM
Quote from: Shasvre on Apr 15, 2014, 09:01:28 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 14, 2014, 09:19:35 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Apr 14, 2014, 06:01:37 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/10762531/Women-who-have-sex-before-marriage-should-be-hanged-says-senior-politician-in-Indias-Socialist-Party.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/10762531/Women-who-have-sex-before-marriage-should-be-hanged-says-senior-politician-in-Indias-Socialist-Party.html)
I'm all for hanging the rapist, but, hanging the woman who consents? What?

Quote"Many people said that my comments were right. I am against rape. Rapists should be given the most severe punishment," he said at another rally.
I disagree with that only because I don't think rape is the worst crime a person can commit, but I'm just one person.
You're all for hanging the rapists, but at the same time you don't think they should be given the most severe punishment? ???

I think murder should carry a harsher penalty. It's a worse crime, in fact, it's *the* worst IMO.

Quote from: SiL on Apr 15, 2014, 08:57:50 AM
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/sex-crazed-angelina-jolie-lookalike-forced-taxi-driver-sex-stabbed-article-1.1751735 (http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/sex-crazed-angelina-jolie-lookalike-forced-taxi-driver-sex-stabbed-article-1.1751735)

Poor guy. I hope he gets through this. The people around him are idiots. I also love how her crime is pathologised, as if that's some kind of excuse for her actions. Had that been a man forcing a person into sexual acts, no one would give two shits about any excuse he had.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Apr 15, 2014, 10:30:32 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 15, 2014, 10:16:15 AMI think murder should carry a harsher penalty. It's a worse crime, in fact, it's *the* worst IMO.

It doesn't get much harsher than the death penalty, unless we're talking about torture.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 15, 2014, 11:01:20 AM
Rape is a heinous crime for sure, but I don't consider it worse than murder. Consequently, I do not believe it should carry the harshest penalty. Personally, I'm also not in favour of the death penalty. It's too expensive and the way I look at it is that it makes us no better than the person we're executing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Apr 15, 2014, 12:42:19 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 15, 2014, 11:01:20 AMPersonally, I'm also not in favour of the death penalty. It's too expensive and the way I look at it is that it makes us no better than the person we're executing.

Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 14, 2014, 09:19:35 PMI'm all for hanging the rapist...

I'm getting mixed signals here. :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 15, 2014, 12:44:10 PM
Indeed you are. I really should've thought that one through. Sorry for the confusion. In my mind I thought I said "punishing the rapist". I've edited my post.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Apr 15, 2014, 12:46:39 PM
Ah, that explains it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Apr 15, 2014, 02:30:56 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 15, 2014, 11:01:20 AM
Rape is a heinous crime for sure, but I don't consider it worse than murder. Consequently, I do not believe it should carry the harshest penalty. Personally, I'm also not in favour of the death penalty. It's too expensive and the way I look at it is that it makes us no better than the person we're executing.

I don't agree with you, Doom. Even though it has never happened to me, it did happen to a friend and after what she went through I believe rape is equal to, if not worse than, murder.  If it happened to a lady in your life like a sister, wife, or daughter, your opinion would change. 

Punishment idea for rapist take 1:
Cut garden hose in a 12" strip.  Cut three strands of barbed wire in 11" strips.  Insert barbed wire into hose.  Take rapist deep into some woods.  Tie hands behind rapist' back.  Remove pants.  Insert garden hose into rapist' anus.  Push barbed wire forward.  Remove garden hose, leaving barbed wire in anus.  Go home, leaving rapist in woods.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 15, 2014, 02:37:01 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Apr 15, 2014, 02:30:56 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 15, 2014, 11:01:20 AM
Rape is a heinous crime for sure, but I don't consider it worse than murder. Consequently, I do not believe it should carry the harshest penalty. Personally, I'm also not in favour of the death penalty. It's too expensive and the way I look at it is that it makes us no better than the person we're executing.

I don't agree with you, Doom. Even though it has never happened to me, it did happen to a friend and after what she went through I believe rape is equal to, if not worse than, murder.  If it happened to a lady in your life like a sister, wife, or daughter, your opinion would change. 

Punishment idea for rapist take 1:
Cut garden hose in a 12" strip.  Cut three strands of barbed wire in 11" strips.  Insert barbed wire into hose.  Take rapist deep into some woods.  Tie hands behind rapist' back.  Remove pants.  Insert garden hose into rapist' anus.  Push barbed wire forward.  Remove garden hose, leaving barbed wire in anus.  Go home, leaving rapist in woods.

I'm sorry to hear that. Your punishment however, is gruesome and vindictive. While it appeals to our primal side, it's extremely cruel. Exacting that sort of vengeance makes us no better than the criminals we want to punish. You're letting your emotions dictate your actions which isn't logical.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Master Chief on Apr 15, 2014, 02:45:17 PM
It'll cost less than the death penalty, that's for sure.  :o
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Apr 15, 2014, 02:45:24 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 15, 2014, 02:37:01 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Apr 15, 2014, 02:30:56 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 15, 2014, 11:01:20 AM
Rape is a heinous crime for sure, but I don't consider it worse than murder. Consequently, I do not believe it should carry the harshest penalty. Personally, I'm also not in favour of the death penalty. It's too expensive and the way I look at it is that it makes us no better than the person we're executing.

I don't agree with you, Doom. Even though it has never happened to me, it did happen to a friend and after what she went through I believe rape is equal to, if not worse than, murder.  If it happened to a lady in your life like a sister, wife, or daughter, your opinion would change. 

Punishment idea for rapist take 1:
Cut garden hose in a 12" strip.  Cut three strands of barbed wire in 11" strips.  Insert barbed wire into hose.  Take rapist deep into some woods.  Tie hands behind rapist' back.  Remove pants.  Insert garden hose into rapist' anus.  Push barbed wire forward.  Remove garden hose, leaving barbed wire in anus.  Go home, leaving rapist in woods.

I'm sorry to hear that. Your punishment however, is gruesome and vindictive. While it appeals to our primal side, it's extremely cruel. Exacting that sort of vengeance makes us no better than the criminals we want to punish. You're letting your emotions dictate your actions which isn't logical.

Rape itself is gruesome and cruel. When they get out of jail, they will just do it again.  So why not create a consequence so horrifying it might make reconsider?  It's not vengeance undeserved, it's justice.   
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 15, 2014, 02:58:58 PM
Because deterrence doesn't work. If someone is a criminal and they want to commit a crime, they're going to do it, no matter what. Also, you're going to have to provide some numbers for a recidivism rate on rape if you're going to claim it's a problem that continually happens.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Apr 15, 2014, 03:12:51 PM
Even if it is one out of a million, it is still one too many.  Besides, if deterrence wasn't working, there would not be so many policies in place to deter crime. 

Just don't be a rapist and it won't happen to you  :o
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 15, 2014, 03:32:54 PM
Except those policies don't actually prevent crime so as much as they tell people what the penalties are, should they commit those crimes and be convicted accordingly. They deter only the people who are smart enough to not commit crime in the first place. But like I said, if someone wants to hurt you, they're going to do it, laws or no laws.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 15, 2014, 03:36:48 PM
Lets break out the stocks and the whipping post while we're at it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Apr 15, 2014, 04:05:11 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 15, 2014, 03:32:54 PM
Except those policies don't actually prevent crime so as much as they tell people what the penalties are, should they commit those crimes and be convicted accordingly. They deter only the people who are smart enough to not commit crime in the first place. But like I said, if someone wants to hurt you, they're going to do it, laws or no laws.

We do need to be reminded of the dangers, too.  Nobody wants to discuss the dangers.  My friend was only 16 at the time and accepted an offer to have a drink with a stranger in his car.  If she had said no and asked the manager to walk her to her own car, the outcome would have been different.  Why did she do that?  She didn't think that someone would do something bad to her.  At least that is the story that I got.  She had to go through so much, her thighs were cut up from a knife and she said she was drugged.

It always made me think, though, after what happened to her, to not accept anything from anyone I don't know.  Also to think twice from people I do know.  I never let any man I don't know buy me drinks, give me a ride, or anything close.  I've been a little more of a b*tch to people that were most likely harmless, but still it's not worth the chance.  Discuss the dangers!

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 15, 2014, 04:09:07 PM
That's a bloody shame. I'm very sorry to hear that. She obviously made a mistake and the consequences were severe. I'm sure she knows now though to not accept anything from a stranger. But again, be that as it may, it doesn't justify torturing him for what he did. While it is very appealing to us on a primal level, again, it makes us no better than he is.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Apr 15, 2014, 04:34:48 PM
Honestly I can't take full credit for the barbwire/garden hose idea.  The barbed wire was her dad's idea, only the garden hose portion was mine.  It seemed to be the easiest way to get the desired result he was looking for. Garden hose is strong enough, and easy to purchase without raising questions. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 15, 2014, 05:00:13 PM
So is buying a baseball bat and a pair of pliers. That doesn't make them anymore appropriate.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Apr 15, 2014, 05:04:23 PM
If I was going to torture someone (I'd have to be in one hell of a rage to do it) I'd go for the Blood Eagle. Go back to the classics.

I agree with Doom re death sentences. I think that rape and murder are arguably comparable in seriousness as rape can really ruin someones life.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Apr 15, 2014, 05:07:24 PM
Life without parole should be fine for a rapist, and if he ends up getting raped himself in jail, well... guards can't be everywhere all the time.  Death penalties should be reserved to only those who, without a shadow of a doubt, killed a number of people- serial killers.  It may not deter crime, but it'll keep these guys from murdering again, especially if one happens to get out because of "good behavior".  But life without parole- ever, not even with good behavior, should be sentenced to rapists.
I don't think civilians should be allowed to carry out justice, as that can get out of hand- and not all cases of rape are actually rape (never know when the chick is lying).  Too much can go wrong, that's why it should be left to the justice system.  Though I can totally get on board with self-defence, be it learning martial arts, carrying a concealed gun or being accompanied by a large dog.  And just be aware of your surroundings.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 15, 2014, 05:13:42 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Apr 15, 2014, 05:04:23 PM
If I was going to torture someone (I'd have to be in one hell of a rage to do it) I'd go for the Blood Eagle. Go back to the classics.

I agree with Doom re death sentences. I think that rape and murder are arguably comparable in seriousness as rape can really ruin someones life.

They're not comparable because rape can ruin someone's life, whereas murder can end someone's life. A person can recover from rape and move forward with his or her life. But if you're dead, you won't be doing any kind of moving.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Apr 15, 2014, 05:42:12 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 15, 2014, 05:00:13 PM
So is buying a baseball bat and a pair of pliers. That doesn't make them anymore appropriate.

I'm sure in his shoes "being appropriate" was furthest from the mind. 

Baseball bat and pliers are not very creative btw  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Apr 15, 2014, 08:14:33 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 15, 2014, 05:13:42 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Apr 15, 2014, 05:04:23 PM
If I was going to torture someone (I'd have to be in one hell of a rage to do it) I'd go for the Blood Eagle. Go back to the classics.

I agree with Doom re death sentences. I think that rape and murder are arguably comparable in seriousness as rape can really ruin someones life.

They're not comparable because rape can ruin someone's life, whereas murder can end someone's life. A person can recover from rape and move forward with his or her life. But if you're dead, you won't be doing any kind of moving.

Well personally I'd rather be murdered than raped. I just couldn't live with it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 15, 2014, 08:30:53 PM
You couldn't live with being murdered either.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 15, 2014, 08:49:16 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Apr 15, 2014, 08:30:53 PM
You couldn't live with being murdered either.
Exactly. It's over.

Which is why rape is worse.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Apr 15, 2014, 09:15:09 PM
This conversation is worse.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 15, 2014, 09:24:25 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Apr 15, 2014, 05:07:24 PM
if he ends up getting raped himself in jail, well... guards can't be everywhere all the time.
That's vile. So some rape is okay as long as it happens to bad people? ::) 

Quote from: Topazora on Apr 15, 2014, 05:07:24 PM
Death penalties should be reserved to only those who, without a shadow of a doubt, killed a number of people- serial killers.  It may not deter crime, but it'll keep these guys from murdering again, especially if one happens to get out because of "good behavior".
I'm just going out on a limb here, but I don't really think any serial killers have ever been let out for "good behavior".

Quote from: Topazora on Apr 15, 2014, 05:07:24 PM
I don't think civilians should be allowed to carry out justice, as that can get out of hand- and not all cases of rape are actually rape (never know when the chick is lying).
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 15, 2014, 09:33:51 PM
It happens.  :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 15, 2014, 09:35:59 PM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 15, 2014, 09:33:51 PM
It happens.  :-\
Only in Miami.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 15, 2014, 09:37:13 PM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 15, 2014, 09:33:51 PM
It happens.  :-\
Not to such a degree that the default position is "well, you never know when them chicks are lying" ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 15, 2014, 09:42:11 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Apr 15, 2014, 09:35:59 PM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 15, 2014, 09:33:51 PM
It happens.  :-\
Only in Miami.

Freaking Florida, man. (http://www.reddit.com/r/floridaman)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 15, 2014, 09:43:43 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Apr 15, 2014, 09:37:13 PM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 15, 2014, 09:33:51 PM
It happens.  :-\
Not to such a degree that the default position is "well, you never know when them chicks are lying" ::)
Not a default position, but the stats aren't negligible either (although few studies have actually been done and those that have aren't generalizable).

Actually the stats are all over the place.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Apr 15, 2014, 09:53:09 PM
I love these conversations.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 15, 2014, 10:01:56 PM
I'm going to abstain from todays sex related argument.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 15, 2014, 11:23:21 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Apr 15, 2014, 09:37:13 PM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 15, 2014, 09:33:51 PM
It happens.  :-\
Not to such a degree that the default position is "well, you never know when them chicks are lying" ::)

Depends on who you ask. A study done in 1994 by Professor Kanin of Purdue University found that they can be as high as 41%. Truth is, there's no valid way of knowing how high or low they actually are because there's no objective way of measuring someone's mentality when a sexual act happens and what they're thinking before, during, and after it happens.

My personal guess is that they're somewhere between 8% and 40%. I don't think either number is wholly accurate. But the fact that they happen at all is disturbing. Lying about rape delegitimatizes actual victims.

Quote from: BANE on Apr 15, 2014, 08:49:16 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Apr 15, 2014, 08:30:53 PM
You couldn't live with being murdered either.
Exactly. It's over.

Which is why rape is worse.

No, because a person can recover from rape and move forward with his or her life, like I mentioned earlier. If you're dead, that not only affects you, but anyone who depends on who you to survive.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Apr 15, 2014, 11:29:11 PM
lol

what

da

fook
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Apr 15, 2014, 11:33:55 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 15, 2014, 11:23:21 PM
If you're dead, that not only affects you, but anyone who depends on who you to survive.
Unless it breaks you mentally and you are no longer able to help on those who depend on you.

There are far worse things than dying.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 15, 2014, 11:40:10 PM
Quote from: SiL on Apr 15, 2014, 11:33:55 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 15, 2014, 11:23:21 PM
If you're dead, that not only affects you, but anyone who depends on who you to survive.
Unless it breaks you mentally and you are no longer able to help on those who depend on you.

There are far worse things than dying.

Yes, of course there are exceptions. Not everyone can handle the mental stress. I should've mentioned that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Apr 16, 2014, 12:35:51 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Apr 15, 2014, 09:24:25 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Apr 15, 2014, 05:07:24 PM
I don't think civilians should be allowed to carry out justice, as that can get out of hand- and not all cases of rape are actually rape (never know when the chick is lying).
http://37.media.tumblr.com/b641ee6d3ed43bc6e2c4dd7a65079f07/tumblr_mypfjqEJnn1rac79to1_250.gif

way to miss the point, I'm merely saying that its a bad idea allow civilians carry out justice on an accused person.  Especially when what usually happens is the accused ends up dying or being damaged for life- and what if they were innocent?  Rape doesn't call for death, just being put into the prison and never seeing the light of day again.  And have that sentenced carried out by a judicial system that has the resources to investigate the legitimacy of the crime.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 16, 2014, 12:39:26 AM
Put dat foot down Topa!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 16, 2014, 11:09:23 AM
Quote from: Topazora on Apr 16, 2014, 12:35:51 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Apr 15, 2014, 09:24:25 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Apr 15, 2014, 05:07:24 PM
I don't think civilians should be allowed to carry out justice, as that can get out of hand- and not all cases of rape are actually rape (never know when the chick is lying).
http://37.media.tumblr.com/b641ee6d3ed43bc6e2c4dd7a65079f07/tumblr_mypfjqEJnn1rac79to1_250.gif

way to miss the point, I'm merely saying that its a bad idea allow civilians carry out justice on an accused person.  Especially when what usually happens is the accused ends up dying or being damaged for life- and what if they were innocent?  Rape doesn't call for death, just being put into the prison and never seeing the light of day again.  And have that sentenced carried out by a judicial system that has the resources to investigate the legitimacy of the crime.

Common sense isn't something ideologues are familiar with.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Apr 16, 2014, 11:20:48 AM
Quote from: Topazora on Apr 16, 2014, 12:35:51 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Apr 15, 2014, 09:24:25 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Apr 15, 2014, 05:07:24 PM
I don't think civilians should be allowed to carry out justice, as that can get out of hand- and not all cases of rape are actually rape (never know when the chick is lying).
http://37.media.tumblr.com/b641ee6d3ed43bc6e2c4dd7a65079f07/tumblr_mypfjqEJnn1rac79to1_250.gif

way to miss the point, I'm merely saying that its a bad idea allow civilians carry out justice on an accused person.  Especially when what usually happens is the accused ends up dying or being damaged for life- and what if they were innocent?  Rape doesn't call for death, just being put into the prison and never seeing the light of day again.  And have that sentenced carried out by a judicial system that has the resources to investigate the legitimacy of the crime.

I had jury duty about three weeks ago,the case involved A girl who was accusing a man of sexual assault,basically she was saying he touched her inappropriately.She would of been 12 at the time and shes 20 now.The man has a daughter with the mother and was asked to babysit while the mother and her new boyfriend went to a car derby for the weekend.

The accused seemed like a decent bloke,he payed his child support had a good job and would visit his daughter regularly and they lived in the countryside so he would have to travel.The family was kind of weird,mother had kids with multiple men and when she was on the stand she seemed weird laughing smiling all that stuff.For whatever reason the girl who said she was touched comes forward when she is 16 and says he done this,she also changed her statement three times.When questioned on the stand she was very defensive couldn't answer questions etc.

There was no evidence to convict the man,it was her word against his basically,innocent until proven guilty and all that,so we found him not guilty it was the only logical decision 12 of us could come up with.There was 2 people in the jury though that said he was guilty because and I quote "he looks like a dirtbag"and that they ''felt sorry for her'' took us 4 hours to show them how stupid their decision was before they agreed he was not guilty.

Now,he could of done this but there was no evidence to prove without reasonable.the Judge told us that to find a person guilty it has to be of a high standard,you are talking 99% 98%
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 16, 2014, 11:26:12 AM
That's encouraging because you followed the rule of law. However, it's not uncommon in cases of sexual assault for an accused male to have his name smeared all across the media and be demonised before a verdict is ever reached.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Apr 16, 2014, 11:29:13 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 16, 2014, 11:26:12 AM
That's encouraging because you followed the rule of law. However, it's not uncommon in cases of sexual assault for an accused male to have his name smeared all across the media and be demonised before a verdict is ever reached.

Yes,being accused of something like that your life is basically over,you have people always thinking did he do it?at home and in the work place,stays with you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 16, 2014, 01:41:17 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Apr 16, 2014, 12:35:51 AM
way to miss the point, I'm merely saying that its a bad idea allow civilians carry out justice on an accused person.  Especially when what usually happens is the accused ends up dying or being damaged for life- and what if they were innocent?  Rape doesn't call for death, just being put into the prison and never seeing the light of day again.  And have that sentenced carried out by a judicial system that has the resources to investigate the legitimacy of the crime. And most people charged with rape don't even get life in prison, so I'm still not sure what you're banging on about.

You kind of torpedoed all of that by closing it out with "you never know when girls will lie about being raped!' And what the hell are you going on about with people accused of rape "usually" dying -- uh, what kind of statistics are you going off of here, because that's a pretty ridiculous statement.

Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 16, 2014, 11:09:23 AM
Common sense isn't something ideologues are familiar with.
Which explains you and your ideological adherence to MRM.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 16, 2014, 02:03:10 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Apr 16, 2014, 01:41:17 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 16, 2014, 11:09:23 AM
Common sense isn't something ideologues are familiar with.
Which explains you and your ideological adherence to MRM.

If you say so.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 16, 2014, 03:07:04 PM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 16, 2014, 03:33:41 PM
Jury's still out on the witchcraft 8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 16, 2014, 04:53:21 PM
Happiness level increasing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Apr 16, 2014, 05:12:45 PM
Quote from: Effectz on Apr 16, 2014, 11:20:48 AM
Quote from: Topazora on Apr 16, 2014, 12:35:51 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Apr 15, 2014, 09:24:25 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Apr 15, 2014, 05:07:24 PM

I had jury duty about three weeks ago,the case involved A girl who was accusing a man of sexual assault,basically she was saying he touched her inappropriately.She would of been 12 at the time and shes 20 now.The man has a daughter with the mother and was asked to babysit while the mother and her new boyfriend went to a car derby for the weekend.

The accused seemed like a decent bloke,he payed his child support had a good job and would visit his daughter regularly and they lived in the countryside so he would have to travel.The family was kind of weird,mother had kids with multiple men and when she was on the stand she seemed weird laughing smiling all that stuff.For whatever reason the girl who said she was touched comes forward when she is 16 and says he done this,she also changed her statement three times.When questioned on the stand she was very defensive couldn't answer questions etc.

There was no evidence to convict the man,it was her word against his basically,innocent until proven guilty and all that,so we found him not guilty it was the only logical decision 12 of us could come up with.There was 2 people in the jury though that said he was guilty because and I quote "he looks like a dirtbag"and that they ''felt sorry for her'' took us 4 hours to show them how stupid their decision was before they agreed he was not guilty.

Now,he could of done this but there was no evidence to prove without reasonable.the Judge told us that to find a person guilty it has to be of a high standard,you are talking 99% 98%

I know and understand that false accusations of rape are rare.  It was my mistake for using it as an example for the point I was trying to make, as it took it down a road I had not anticipated.

As rare as false rape accusations are, its sad to see that it can be so detrimental as to put doubt in a lot of people's minds.  While I believe that punishment for rape should be harsh, especially when rape is just the starting point of something far more serious- like serial murders.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 16, 2014, 05:17:31 PM
There is always a flip side.  Guys can get away with saying it was consensual sex a lot of times to.  Its an ugly crime that the best resources should go to solve.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Apr 16, 2014, 05:55:30 PM
What if it happened to you? Your wife, daughter, sister, mom?  Opinions would change if you had to sit and hold a loved one's hand in doctor's office waiting for an HIV/STD test because of an assault, or the police calling your home after a loved one was found drugged, cut and unconscious on the side of the road. 

Even if the perpetrator is caught, the victim still has to sit in a court room and relive their experience over and over again in front of people.  Many true victims never even pursue the rapist because of the process to convict itself. 

Hate on me for being a gun owner, but the above scenario will never be me or a loved one of mine.  If an attempt to rape is made, the victim has no way of knowing if the rapist has AIDS.  So yes, the victim's life is threatened in this scenario. 

Don't misunderstand, if someone I loved or myself did become a victim, I would not go looking for street vengeance but I would use lethal force for prevention.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Apr 16, 2014, 05:56:46 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Apr 16, 2014, 05:17:31 PM
There is always a flip side.  Guys can get away with saying it was consensual sex a lot of times to.  Its an ugly crime that the best resources should go to solve.

This is true.  Well, the original point has been buried and forgotten for a completely different issue, because I used a sensitive situation as an example.  I'm going to stop now before I hurt myself.

Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Apr 16, 2014, 05:55:30 PM
What if it happened to you? Your wife, daughter, sister, mom?  Opinions would change if you had to sit and hold a loved one's hand in doctor's office waiting for an HIV/STD test because of an assault, or the police calling your home after a loved one was found drugged, cut and unconscious on the side of the road. 

Even if the perpetrator is caught, the victim still has to sit in a court room and relive their experience over and over again in front of people.  Many true victims never even pursue the rapist because of the process to convict itself. 

Hate on me for being a gun owner, but the above scenario will never be me or a loved one of mine.  If an attempt to rape is made, the victim has no way of knowing if the rapist has AIDS.  So yes, the victim's life is threatened in this scenario. 

Don't misunderstand, if someone I loved or myself did become a victim, I would not go looking for street vengeance but I would use lethal force for prevention.

not going to hate on you for being a gun owner, in fact, I fully believe in conceal carry for the purpose of self-defense.  I just don't believe in going after someone for the sake of vengeance.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 16, 2014, 06:10:32 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Apr 16, 2014, 05:55:30 PM
Even if the perpetrator is caught, the victim still has to sit in a court room and relive their experience over and over again in front of people.  Many true victims never even pursue the rapist because of the process to convict itself. 

That's part of the process, like it or not. As much as some ideologues love spinning this into a form of "victim blaming", there needs to be a testimony to ensure the story is straight. It works the same way for any other crime.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Apr 16, 2014, 06:26:59 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 16, 2014, 06:10:32 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Apr 16, 2014, 05:55:30 PM
Even if the perpetrator is caught, the victim still has to sit in a court room and relive their experience over and over again in front of people.  Many true victims never even pursue the rapist because of the process to convict itself. 

That's part of the process, like it or not. As much as some ideologues love spinning this into a form of "victim blaming", there needs to be a testimony to ensure the story is straight. It works the same way for any other crime.

I understand the importance of due process, there is no easy solution to this scenario.  It's just a harsh reality.

However, I do think we should pay more attention to how exposed we are online.  The pictures we take, the announcements of our locations, etc.  Parents talking to their kids about how dangerous it really is.

It won't stop the violent criminal, but being street smart might help limit some from harms way.  I'm guilty of it, and I need to pay more attention as well.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 16, 2014, 06:31:04 PM
That all seems like an extremely paranoid worldview to have, and that's coming from someone who's been sexually assaulted twice. Yes, it's a shitty, rapey world we live in, but carrying around guns all the time isn't going to change that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 16, 2014, 06:31:34 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Apr 16, 2014, 06:26:59 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 16, 2014, 06:10:32 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Apr 16, 2014, 05:55:30 PM
Even if the perpetrator is caught, the victim still has to sit in a court room and relive their experience over and over again in front of people.  Many true victims never even pursue the rapist because of the process to convict itself. 

That's part of the process, like it or not. As much as some ideologues love spinning this into a form of "victim blaming", there needs to be a testimony to ensure the story is straight. It works the same way for any other crime.

I understand the importance of due process, there is no easy solution to this scenario.  It's just a harsh reality.

However, I do think we should pay more attention to how exposed we are online.  The pictures we take, the announcements of our locations, etc.  Parents talking to their kids about how dangerous it really is.

It won't stop the violent criminal, but being street smart might help limit some from harms way.  I'm guilty of it, and I need to pay more attention as well.

Yup, common sense is indeed the best answer.

...despite what some people may think.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Apr 16, 2014, 07:16:38 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Apr 16, 2014, 06:31:04 PM
That all seems like an extremely paranoid worldview to have, and that's coming from someone who's been sexually assaulted twice. Yes, it's a shitty, rapey world we live in, but carrying around guns all the time isn't going to change that.


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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 16, 2014, 07:21:19 PM
Cvalda has obviously never carried the power of life and death in her hands.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 16, 2014, 07:23:23 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Apr 16, 2014, 07:21:19 PM
Cvalda has obviously never carried the power of life and death in her hands.
Oh give me a break you could kill someone with a rock.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 16, 2014, 07:24:53 PM
I can kill somebody with my fist.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Apr 16, 2014, 07:25:00 PM
Ah, false rape and pro-guns...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 16, 2014, 07:26:45 PM
SEB is a beast on the inside, don't let him fool you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 16, 2014, 07:27:12 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Apr 16, 2014, 07:24:53 PM
I can kill somebody with my fist.
Exactly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 16, 2014, 07:29:20 PM
You assumed that I needed a gun bane when in actuality my fist are registered as lethal weapons.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 16, 2014, 07:29:29 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Apr 16, 2014, 07:16:38 PM
http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/236x/cd/7d/35/cd7d35848c527798f467a30c0214ced3.jpg
And look absolutely faaaabulous doing it, girlfriend!!! ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Apr 16, 2014, 07:29:47 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Apr 16, 2014, 07:24:53 PM
I can kill somebody with my fist.
I can kill somebody with this tea cup.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 16, 2014, 07:31:56 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Apr 16, 2014, 07:29:29 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Apr 16, 2014, 07:16:38 PM
http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/236x/cd/7d/35/cd7d35848c527798f467a30c0214ced3.jpg
And look absolutely faaaabulous doing it, girlfriend!!! ::)
Haha the kickback on that gun would break her scrawny wrists.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Apr 16, 2014, 07:36:29 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Apr 16, 2014, 07:29:29 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Apr 16, 2014, 07:16:38 PM
http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/236x/cd/7d/35/cd7d35848c527798f467a30c0214ced3.jpg
And look absolutely faaaabulous doing it, girlfriend!!! ::)


Choosing to own a firearm is a personal choice. Don't like it, I don't care.

Quote from: BANE on Apr 16, 2014, 07:31:56 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Apr 16, 2014, 07:29:29 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Apr 16, 2014, 07:16:38 PM
http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/236x/cd/7d/35/cd7d35848c527798f467a30c0214ced3.jpg
And look absolutely faaaabulous doing it, girlfriend!!! ::)
Haha the kickback on that gun would break her scrawny wrists.

You'd be surprised. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Apr 16, 2014, 07:42:43 PM
...I think we got a badass over here!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Apr 16, 2014, 08:00:57 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Apr 16, 2014, 07:42:43 PM
...I think we got a badass over here!

No, just someone defended their  view.  Which really is unnecessary. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 16, 2014, 08:03:28 PM
She has a proper grip on the pistol but she's not actually aiming at anything. 

I'm guessing a .40cal handgun.  Not breaking anybody's wrist. 

Bunch of liberal softies up in here. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Apr 16, 2014, 08:14:51 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Apr 16, 2014, 08:00:57 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Apr 16, 2014, 07:42:43 PM
...I think we got a badass over here!

No, just someone defended their  view.  Which really is unnecessary.

What is unnecessary?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 16, 2014, 08:15:45 PM
Yalls liberalness.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Apr 16, 2014, 08:18:09 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Apr 16, 2014, 08:03:28 PM
Bunch of liberal softies up in here.

Yeah, we need more Ted Nugents in here!


Quote from: Kimarhi on Apr 16, 2014, 08:15:45 PM
Yalls liberalness.

Gaaah! Where is Reagan when you need him!?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Apr 16, 2014, 08:29:13 PM
At least I can sleep soundly knowing that no one in the South who wants to maintain a political career would ever think about taking mah guns :3
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Apr 16, 2014, 08:54:23 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Apr 16, 2014, 08:14:51 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Apr 16, 2014, 08:00:57 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Apr 16, 2014, 07:42:43 PM
...I think we got a badass over here!

No, just someone defended their  view.  Which really is unnecessary.

What is unnecessary?

Defending my view when I really should just let it go.  Everyone has the right to their own and I shouldn't waste my time trying to defend mine.  That's all I meant.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Apr 16, 2014, 09:13:34 PM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 16, 2014, 09:14:24 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Apr 16, 2014, 08:29:13 PM
At least I can sleep soundly knowing that no one in the South who wants to maintain a political career would ever think about taking mah guns :3
Nobody wants your guns.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 16, 2014, 09:17:12 PM
What exactly is wrong with owning a gun?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 16, 2014, 09:19:44 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 16, 2014, 09:17:12 PM
What exactly is wrong with owning a gun?
Nothing. Some people who own them think that others are trying to take them away, or lie about others wanting to take them away.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 16, 2014, 09:21:34 PM
Ah, fair enough.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 16, 2014, 10:02:22 PM
All the liberals want the guns because they are afraid of the conservatives that kept theirs.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 16, 2014, 10:07:10 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Apr 16, 2014, 10:02:22 PMAll the liberals want the guns because they are afraid of the conservatives that kept theirs.
As I said earlier...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 16, 2014, 10:13:43 PM
Cvalda, Bane, even Rong all want my guns and a bunch of other commie socialist want my guns.



Rong is only a liberal on this issue but still.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 16, 2014, 10:15:38 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Apr 16, 2014, 10:13:43 PM
Cvalda, Bane, even Rong all want my guns and a bunch of other commie socialist want my guns.
Your puny ass arms ain't nuthin'.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 16, 2014, 10:18:15 PM
I'm more into improvised explosives. More exciting.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 16, 2014, 10:18:59 PM
When I do pushups I don't push myself up, but the earth down. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 16, 2014, 10:19:23 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Apr 16, 2014, 10:18:15 PM
I'm more into improvised explosives. More exciting.
Haha, blowing up minivans in the suburbs.

Quote from: Kimarhi on Apr 16, 2014, 10:18:59 PM
When I do pushups I don't push myself up, but the earth down. 
Haha you're the only thing so repulsive it's stronger than Gravity.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 16, 2014, 10:21:34 PM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 16, 2014, 10:19:23 PMHaha, blowing up minivans in the suburbs.
Whatever floats your boat. We destroy anything we can tow to the gravel pits.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Apr 16, 2014, 10:21:45 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Apr 16, 2014, 08:54:23 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Apr 16, 2014, 08:14:51 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Apr 16, 2014, 08:00:57 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Apr 16, 2014, 07:42:43 PM
...I think we got a badass over here!

No, just someone defended their  view.  Which really is unnecessary.

What is unnecessary?

Defending my view when I really should just let it go.  Everyone has the right to their own and I shouldn't waste my time trying to defend mine.  That's all I meant.

I see. But this is a discussion forum and you chose to participate in the discussion offering us your view on guns, so I don't see what the problem is since you knew what you were in for. The topic of guns is sizzling hot potato can of worms!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 16, 2014, 10:23:13 PM
maledoro is the most confusing entity on the internet.  I remember once on another forum he told me he was an actor and now I think he works at a rock quarry.


THESE JOBS ARE NOT SIMILAR MAL.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 16, 2014, 10:25:32 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Apr 16, 2014, 10:23:13 PM
maledoro is the most confusing entity on the internet.  I remember once on another forum he told me he was an actor and now I think he works at a rock quarry.


THESE JOBS ARE NOT SIMILAR MAL.
I act at rock quarries. You can act anywhere. Like the Bard said, "All the world's a stage."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Apr 16, 2014, 10:52:27 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Apr 16, 2014, 10:23:13 PM
maledoro is the most confusing entity on the internet.  I remember once on another forum he told me he was an actor and now I think he works at a rock quarry.


THESE JOBS ARE NOT SIMILAR MAL.

Maledero is an engineer.

Quote from: maledoro on Aug 31, 2013, 01:03:50 AM
I'm shaving my head and putting on a loincloth and going out as a fat Engineer.

See  :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 17, 2014, 12:26:52 AM
gunz and murricans...

lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Apr 17, 2014, 12:30:38 AM
Quote from: SM on Apr 17, 2014, 12:26:52 AM
gunz and murricans...

lol

shut yer face u strayan'
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 17, 2014, 07:30:15 AM
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/04/16/rapper-andre-johnson-cuts-off-penis-suicide-attempt/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cnetscape%7Cdl8%7Csec3_lnk3%26pLid%3D465648 (http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/04/16/rapper-andre-johnson-cuts-off-penis-suicide-attempt/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cnetscape%7Cdl8%7Csec3_lnk3%26pLid%3D465648)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Apr 17, 2014, 08:24:10 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Apr 17, 2014, 07:30:15 AM
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/04/16/rapper-andre-johnson-cuts-off-penis-suicide-attempt/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cnetscape%7Cdl8%7Csec3_lnk3%26pLid%3D465648 (http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/04/16/rapper-andre-johnson-cuts-off-penis-suicide-attempt/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cnetscape%7Cdl8%7Csec3_lnk3%26pLid%3D465648)
Attempt? As in he did not die? Double ouch.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 17, 2014, 11:25:39 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Apr 17, 2014, 07:30:15 AM
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/04/16/rapper-andre-johnson-cuts-off-penis-suicide-attempt/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cnetscape%7Cdl8%7Csec3_lnk3%26pLid%3D465648 (http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/04/16/rapper-andre-johnson-cuts-off-penis-suicide-attempt/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cnetscape%7Cdl8%7Csec3_lnk3%26pLid%3D465648)

This guy needs help.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 17, 2014, 12:37:25 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 17, 2014, 11:25:39 AMThis guy needs help.
Why would someone help cut off his skippy?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Apr 17, 2014, 01:54:49 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Apr 17, 2014, 12:37:25 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 17, 2014, 11:25:39 AMThis guy needs help.
Why would someone help cut off his skippy?

Cause it's hilarious
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Apr 17, 2014, 02:50:49 PM
a lot of blood flow in the genitals, cutting it off can lead to massive blood loss.  But slitting your wrist, down the road, can be just as effective.
Anyone that has attempted suicide needs help.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Apr 17, 2014, 03:29:25 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Apr 17, 2014, 07:30:15 AM
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/04/16/rapper-andre-johnson-cuts-off-penis-suicide-attempt/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cnetscape%7Cdl8%7Csec3_lnk3%26pLid%3D465648 (http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/04/16/rapper-andre-johnson-cuts-off-penis-suicide-attempt/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cnetscape%7Cdl8%7Csec3_lnk3%26pLid%3D465648)
And then jumped off a second floor balcony? :laugh: An insult to keeping it real.

I'm sure the eunuch life will fit nicely into his thug style. Do you know what I'm saying?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 17, 2014, 03:33:53 PM
I do indeed know what you are saying, my fellow negro.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 17, 2014, 04:45:14 PM
Maybe he really wanted to be a chick but knew the thug life wouldn't suit him.







But if a Navy Seal can do it, a gangster should be able to as well.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Apr 17, 2014, 05:46:06 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Apr 17, 2014, 03:33:53 PM
I do indeed know what you are saying, my fellow negro.

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 17, 2014, 05:52:43 PM
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/weird-news/missing-boy-found-in-bowling-alley-claw-machine-9265142.html (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/weird-news/missing-boy-found-in-bowling-alley-claw-machine-9265142.html)

You can't make this up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Apr 17, 2014, 06:08:28 PM
good be worse, at least he was found safe, contained, surrounded by toys.  How most missing children are found are far less preferable.  But with this, the mom can look back and laugh at how careless she was, but how lucky she was.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 17, 2014, 06:34:41 PM
What I want to know is how exactly he ended up inside the toy case in the first place.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Apr 17, 2014, 06:47:09 PM
Not really surprising when a kid climbs into a claw machine. It happens more often than one would assume. Just crawl up the same hole the toy falls out from.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 17, 2014, 06:58:00 PM
Huh. I didn't think they were that big.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Apr 17, 2014, 07:02:42 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/16/texting-driver-hits-bicyclist-i-dont-care_n_5158966.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592 (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/16/texting-driver-hits-bicyclist-i-dont-care_n_5158966.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592)


strayans'
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 17, 2014, 07:10:18 PM
What a f**king idiot.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 17, 2014, 07:26:10 PM
I would still do her even if she is a sociopath
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 17, 2014, 07:26:50 PM
She looks like Lars from Metallica got a tan and some botox.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 17, 2014, 07:37:01 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Apr 17, 2014, 07:26:10 PM
I would still do her even if she is a sociopath

"Don't stick your dick in crazy."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 17, 2014, 07:42:53 PM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 17, 2014, 07:26:50 PM
She looks like Lars from Metallica got a tan and some botox.

I was thinking a blonde snooki.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Apr 18, 2014, 08:43:45 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Apr 17, 2014, 07:42:53 PM
Quote from: BANE on Apr 17, 2014, 07:26:50 PM
She looks like Lars from Metallica got a tan and some botox.

I was thinking a blonde snooki.
Oh good god man that's even worse.  ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 18, 2014, 11:46:36 AM
http://www.brobible.com/life/article/four-states-blowjobs-illegal-necrophilia-isnt/ (http://www.brobible.com/life/article/four-states-blowjobs-illegal-necrophilia-isnt/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 18, 2014, 01:33:45 PM
Pretty sure that bestiality is the same way with a surprisingly large number of states where it is legal.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 18, 2014, 02:18:49 PM
They're f**ked in the head.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 18, 2014, 02:21:06 PM
Supposedly its because not enough people are participating in it to necessitate the need to spend the money to change the rule.  Going by that logic all the rest of the states that have the law are freaks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 18, 2014, 02:23:12 PM
I mean, I see why it should be illegal but there really is no need for the law. Couldn't it just go under animal abuse?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 18, 2014, 02:24:15 PM
That's what the remaining states have done is surround it with other laws that you would be breaking if you did it.



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 18, 2014, 02:48:17 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2605888/Woman-claims-PTSD-Twitter-cyberstalking-says-bit-war-veterans.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490 (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2605888/Woman-claims-PTSD-Twitter-cyberstalking-says-bit-war-veterans.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490)

I've heard of professional victims, but this is absurd. Claiming you have PTSD on par with freaking war vets because people on Twitter bug you? f**k off, you narcissistic c**trag.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 18, 2014, 02:52:57 PM
Yeah f**k those people.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 18, 2014, 03:11:07 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 18, 2014, 02:48:17 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2605888/Woman-claims-PTSD-Twitter-cyberstalking-says-bit-war-veterans.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490 (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2605888/Woman-claims-PTSD-Twitter-cyberstalking-says-bit-war-veterans.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490)

I've heard of professional victims, but this is absurd. Claiming you have PTSD on par with freaking war vets because people on Twitter bug you? f**k off, you narcissistic c**trag.
What about people like me who suffer from PTSD from being persecuted on Facebook and AvPG?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 18, 2014, 03:30:19 PM
I'll get you more booty pics, hold on.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 18, 2014, 03:34:40 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 18, 2014, 03:30:19 PM
I'll get you more booty pics, hold on.
Did you see that? See what I mean? A moderator of this forum persecuted me by trying to appease me with booty pics!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 18, 2014, 03:57:57 PM
Here boy... (http://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/index.php?topic=3228.msg1899773#msg1899773)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 18, 2014, 04:46:18 PM
The question is, did it work though.  Because I feel many a guy can be bought with booty pics.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 18, 2014, 04:56:47 PM
As long as he obeys his master.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 18, 2014, 05:04:42 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 18, 2014, 02:48:17 PM
f**k off, you narcissistic c**trag.
-- DoomRulz, 2014
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 18, 2014, 05:12:49 PM
all would be well cvalda if you sent him booty pics
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 18, 2014, 05:16:51 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi839.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fzz314%2FAintGotTime2Bleed%2F09c36447-26ca-4fce-a40b-705e636e52df_zps5315d318.png&hash=f1870ea0327449502ee63a159e7d52179cee32be)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 18, 2014, 05:17:16 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Apr 18, 2014, 05:12:49 PM
all would be well cvalda if you sent him booty pics

No, thanks.

Quote from: BANE on Apr 18, 2014, 05:16:51 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi839.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fzz314%2FAintGotTime2Bleed%2F09c36447-26ca-4fce-a40b-705e636e52df_zps5315d318.png&hash=f1870ea0327449502ee63a159e7d52179cee32be)

:D :D :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Apr 18, 2014, 05:56:41 PM
Sweet Christmas. Did her psychiatrist prescribe her a yearly dose of log the f**k out??? :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Apr 18, 2014, 08:23:06 PM
maybe she should join the military, that way she'll know what PTSD is.  But seriously, she needs to grow thick skin and just come to terms that people are going to be assholes.  For the record, she's an adult and she should already know what she was getting into when she became an activist.  Its not like a teenager or a child going on the internet and being bullied.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 18, 2014, 08:32:21 PM
I'm not going to condone people asking like an asshole to people they perceive as being weaker, but at the same time we are becoming so soft as a society as a whole that I wonder what will happen when this country has to face true adversity. 

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 18, 2014, 08:45:10 PM
We live in a society of victims. No one knows how to take responsibility for themselves. In some cases, one's troubles can be the result of an extraneous factor but the majority of times I find, it's your own mistake. You just can't admit it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 18, 2014, 09:18:08 PM
Whiny, unstable person says something dumb on the internet.
Trashy tabloid Daily Mail reports it as "news".
Idiots assemble to vent their moral outrage.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Apr 18, 2014, 09:20:00 PM
*clickbait.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Apr 18, 2014, 09:22:07 PM
did somebody say buzzfeed
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Apr 18, 2014, 09:23:11 PM
Nope that's popcuturequizbait.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 18, 2014, 09:24:02 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Apr 18, 2014, 09:18:08 PM
Whiny, unstable person says something dumb on the internet.
Trashy tabloid Daily Mail reports it as "news".
Idiots assemble to vent their moral outrage.

Your going to be one of the first to be eaten!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Predaker on Apr 18, 2014, 11:29:44 PM
QuoteA Florida man suffocated his young, crying son so he could play video games on his Xbox and watch TV, sheriff's deputies said Friday.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11240715 (http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11240715)

QuoteWygant said he was frustrated because the boy was crying uncontrollably, preventing him from playing his Xbox games, according to investigators. He covered the boy's nose and mouth for three to four minutes until he became lethargic, then placed him in a playpen and covered him with bedding, which was tucked around the boy's body and head, officials said.

Wygant didn't check on Daymeon for five hours, investigators said, while he played Xbox and watched three episodes of the television show "Fringe." By the time he checked on the child, Daymeon had turned blue and was unresponsive, they said.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Apr 19, 2014, 12:29:22 AM
Quote from: Predaker on Apr 18, 2014, 11:29:44 PM
QuoteA Florida man suffocated his young, crying son so he could play video games on his Xbox and watch TV, sheriff's deputies said Friday.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11240715 (http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11240715)

QuoteWygant said he was frustrated because the boy was crying uncontrollably, preventing him from playing his Xbox games, according to investigators. He covered the boy's nose and mouth for three to four minutes until he became lethargic, then placed him in a playpen and covered him with bedding, which was tucked around the boy's body and head, officials said.

Wygant didn't check on Daymeon for five hours, investigators said, while he played Xbox and watched three episodes of the television show "Fringe." By the time he checked on the child, Daymeon had turned blue and was unresponsive, they said.

Father of the year! ...sorry, I meant to say ex-father of the year!

That is so sad; such a modern day tragedy.

And btw, what's up with Florida?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Apr 19, 2014, 01:18:59 AM
Let's license people to drive, to practice medicine, to own guns for christs sake, but no you can't license people to breed. That's wrong!

Shows how much life is worth to people.

Also, if any of you read things like this:

http://news.msn.com/us/colorado-deaths-stoke-worries-about-pot-edibles (http://news.msn.com/us/colorado-deaths-stoke-worries-about-pot-edibles)

I want you to understand how completely idiotic and insulting these news articles are. They ignore thousands of deaths caused by alcohol every month since the beginning of time, and try and demonize weed. It's sickeningly sad and shows the utter ignorance and fear that dominates our culture about certain issues.

Yeah, people get stoned and do stupid shit, but this is beyond ignorant. There's no way, ever, ever, the substance will lead people to be violent against each other or even to commit suicide if you wouldn't have done it otherwise. These people have mental problems that have nothing to do with marijuana. I've smoked as much weed as was probably possible, with tons of friends doing the same, for years, through every type of delivery system you can imagine, and anyone that's done it knows how bullshit these articles are.

Alcohol, on the other hand, can and will destroy anyone and everyone that abuses it. It causes more drama, violence, and destroyed relationships and lives than anything I've ever seen in my life, and people keep doing it, because it's legal.

Sorry I had to vent on this. It infuriates me to no end how stupid people can be, and there doesn't seem to be any logical voice for common sense in opposition, only these bullshit articles to scare old people lol.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Apr 19, 2014, 01:53:30 AM
You're completely right Dragon in this regard, I also have a personal bias against the stuff however.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 19, 2014, 04:49:58 AM
Since we all love us some reputable reportage from the Daily Fail in this thread, here's some more:

Have Apple's maps found the Loch Ness Monster? Satellite image reveals mysterious shape lurking in the Scottish Highlands
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2607667/Is-THIS-Loch-Ness-Monster-Apples-Maps-satellite-image-Nessie.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2607667/Is-THIS-Loch-Ness-Monster-Apples-Maps-satellite-image-Nessie.html)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.dailymail.co.uk%2Fi%2Fpix%2F2014%2F04%2F18%2Farticle-2607667-1D2D25A900000578-666_634x400.jpg&hash=2ae726d0617174aed3efb5c2977e81b14718a236)

QuoteSo large that it can be seen from space, it is enough to send shockwaves through even the most cynical Nessie sceptic.

MY SHOCKS ARE BEING WAVED, TRULY.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 19, 2014, 04:54:04 AM
NESSIE EXIST.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Apr 19, 2014, 05:15:26 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Apr 19, 2014, 04:49:58 AM
Since we all love us some reputable reportage from the Daily Fail in this thread, here's some more:

Have Apple's maps found the Loch Ness Monster? Satellite image reveals mysterious shape lurking in the Scottish Highlands
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2607667/Is-THIS-Loch-Ness-Monster-Apples-Maps-satellite-image-Nessie.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2607667/Is-THIS-Loch-Ness-Monster-Apples-Maps-satellite-image-Nessie.html)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.dailymail.co.uk%2Fi%2Fpix%2F2014%2F04%2F18%2Farticle-2607667-1D2D25A900000578-666_634x400.jpg&hash=2ae726d0617174aed3efb5c2977e81b14718a236)

QuoteSo large that it can be seen from space, it is enough to send shockwaves through even the most cynical Nessie sceptic.

MY SHOCKS ARE BEING WAVED, TRULY.

huh, interesting. Thought it was a catfish, but reports have it being around 100 feet long, and at least 3 times as large as the boats in the full pic.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 19, 2014, 05:23:02 AM
Someone offer it tree fiddy and let's solve this mystery for good.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 19, 2014, 05:23:36 AM
I think I know the right gang for this...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Apr 19, 2014, 05:24:26 AM
that pic is kinda spooky... Gawd shit like that is terrifying  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 19, 2014, 05:25:12 AM
See if Nessie exist in Australia it would've already been caught by the crocodile hunter.






After it poisoned him and his family.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 19, 2014, 05:25:37 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Apr 19, 2014, 05:24:26 AM
that pic is kinda spooky... Gawd shit like that is terrifying  :P
Grrl, it looks like a f**king boat wake.


Which it probably is.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Apr 19, 2014, 07:48:37 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Apr 19, 2014, 05:23:36 AM
I think I know the right gang for this...

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fx1.fjcdn.com%2Fthumbnails%2Fcomments%2FHFW%2Bhe%2Bhas%2Ba%2Braging%2Bclue%2B_b91f6621ecc904ee67efded9e7b3cdcf.jpg&hash=289da703204b62c79cebc0ace58be78ad477c0c5)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Apr 19, 2014, 07:57:27 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Apr 19, 2014, 05:25:37 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Apr 19, 2014, 05:24:26 AM
that pic is kinda spooky... Gawd shit like that is terrifying  :P
Grrl, it looks like a f**king boat wake.


Which it probably is.
Nice boat... the wake isn't bad too.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.dailymail.co.uk%2Fi%2Fpix%2F2014%2F04%2F18%2Farticle-2607667-1D2D25A900000578-666_634x400.jpg&hash=2ae726d0617174aed3efb5c2977e81b14718a236)

Bullying, cyber or what not is not PTSD however ptsd is a very general term used to encompass a whole range of mental trauma. Be it from physical or non-physical injuries and experiences. What that lady has is emotional distress via harassment at best. It's easy to say "if she can't take it, don't tweet" but at the same time people can't just be dicks for the dicking of it. In any case, meh.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Apr 19, 2014, 08:00:36 AM
It's a weather balloon.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Apr 19, 2014, 10:04:07 AM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/10775755/State-schools-isolate-non-Muslims.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/10775755/State-schools-isolate-non-Muslims.html)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: LastSurvivor92 on Apr 19, 2014, 12:30:30 PM
So whats Russia up to? I know Vladamir Putin is poking at the Ukraine and recently just took over Crimea. I talked to a bomb tech who is in South Korea right now and he said the US doesn't have any allies close to the Ukraine to help the civil uproar over there. I heard the US might be sending peace keepers to deescalate the situation over there. He also told me that the biggest fear is that Russia might start taking over smaller countries around the Ukraine etc. Do you think we might see some groundwars develop over in central Europe?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: King Rathalos on Apr 19, 2014, 04:25:18 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Apr 19, 2014, 04:49:58 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.dailymail.co.uk%2Fi%2Fpix%2F2014%2F04%2F18%2Farticle-2607667-1D2D25A900000578-666_634x400.jpg&hash=2ae726d0617174aed3efb5c2977e81b14718a236)
???
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.themanitoban.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F02%2Fdel-lago-large.jpg&hash=7d78d0249327d2ca08dfc329c5e43f03d14e9fd5)
???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 19, 2014, 05:43:26 PM
I remember going to the lake the first time in RE4 and then shooting the water just because there was water there.





IMAGINE MY SURPRISE.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 21, 2014, 01:35:05 AM
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/booty/illegal-booty-grab-785093 (http://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/booty/illegal-booty-grab-785093)

The power of the booty was to strong. Something I think maledoro can relate to.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KNIGHT on Apr 21, 2014, 02:02:20 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Apr 19, 2014, 04:49:58 AM
Since we all love us some reputable reportage from the Daily Fail in this thread, here's some more:

Have Apple's maps found the Loch Ness Monster? Satellite image reveals mysterious shape lurking in the Scottish Highlands
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2607667/Is-THIS-Loch-Ness-Monster-Apples-Maps-satellite-image-Nessie.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2607667/Is-THIS-Loch-Ness-Monster-Apples-Maps-satellite-image-Nessie.html)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.dailymail.co.uk%2Fi%2Fpix%2F2014%2F04%2F18%2Farticle-2607667-1D2D25A900000578-666_634x400.jpg&hash=2ae726d0617174aed3efb5c2977e81b14718a236)

QuoteSo large that it can be seen from space, it is enough to send shockwaves through even the most cynical Nessie sceptic.

MY SHOCKS ARE BEING WAVED, TRULY.

"I was 15 when the first Kaiju made land in Loch Ness...."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Apr 21, 2014, 08:12:07 AM
Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter dead at 76

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/rubin-hurricane-carter-dead-at-76-1.2616026 (http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/rubin-hurricane-carter-dead-at-76-1.2616026)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 21, 2014, 12:27:09 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Apr 21, 2014, 08:12:07 AM
Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter dead at 76

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/rubin-hurricane-carter-dead-at-76-1.2616026 (http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/rubin-hurricane-carter-dead-at-76-1.2616026)

This is a f**king tragedy. I first learned about him in Grade 11 law class. The world needs more people like him.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Apr 22, 2014, 12:02:22 AM
http://time.com/70116/boy-scouts-seattle-troop/ (http://time.com/70116/boy-scouts-seattle-troop/)



QuoteThe Boy Scouts of America has shut down a Seattle troop for its refusal to remove an openly gay Scoutmaster.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 22, 2014, 12:49:26 AM
I was in the cub scouts/BSA from elementary all the way up from Eagle.  Its a little bit like the military during don't ask don't tell.  There were gay people inside the organization and as long as they didn't try to grab your cock and balls in the shower nobody really cared.  It is a private organization though and I don't think it should be forced to do anything.  I mean where does that end? 

If people don't like it isn't a mandatory thing that you have to attend. 

I'm pretty sure though that it will evolve in its own time to where in a couple of years it will see how backwards the philosophy is, especially when it already has plenty of gay members within its ranks.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Apr 22, 2014, 12:53:59 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Apr 22, 2014, 12:02:22 AM
http://time.com/70116/boy-scouts-seattle-troop/ (http://time.com/70116/boy-scouts-seattle-troop/)



QuoteThe Boy Scouts of America has shut down a Seattle troop for its refusal to remove an openly gay Scoutmaster.

"Progress"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Apr 22, 2014, 02:32:28 AM
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-27056809 (http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-27056809)

QuoteFemale insects with "penises" have been discovered in Brazil - the first example of an animal with sex-reversed genitalia, scientists say.

Neotrogla females insert the erectile organs into males' vagina-like openings.

The elaborate structure, dubbed a "gynosome", is used to suck out sperm and nutritious seminal fluids.

Copulation lasts an impressive 40-70 hours, the researchers report in Current Biology.

"Although sex-role reversal has been identified in several different animals, Neotrogla is the only example in which the intromittent organ is also reversed," said lead author Kazunori Yoshizawa from Hokkaido University in Japan.

The female is always on top during copulation - which lasts up to 70 hours

The gender-bending insects were found in a cave in eastern Brazil and represent four distinct species in the Neotrogla genus.
Continue reading the main story   
"Start Quote

    "It will be important to unveil why, among many sex-role-reversed animals, only Neotrogla evolved the elaborated female penis"

Yoshitaka Kamimura Keio University, Japan

Once inside a male, the membranous part of the female gynosome inflates. It has numerous spines which anchor the two insects together.

When the researchers attempted to pull a male and female apart, the male's abdomen was ripped from the thorax without breaking the genital coupling.

The unusual role reversal may have been driven by the resource-poor cave environment in which the bugs live, the researchers speculate.

Copulation provides a female with food as well as sperm - so it is advantageous for her to mate at a higher rate, they note.

The curious insects offer new opportunities to test ideas about sexual selection, conflict between the sexes, and the evolution of novelty.

"It will be important to unveil why, among many sex-role-reversed animals, only Neotrogla evolved the elaborated female penis," said Yoshitaka Kamimura from Keio University in Japan.

Their first task, they say, is to establish a healthy population of the insects in the lab.

This is even weirder than the Hyena clitoris.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 22, 2014, 02:38:57 AM
...............................
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 22, 2014, 02:50:58 AM
QuoteWhen the researchers attempted to pull a male and female apart, the male's abdomen was ripped from the thorax without breaking the genital coupling.

Oh, those whacky Japanese.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 22, 2014, 01:44:21 PM
http://www.vice.com/read/the-eternal-nazi-aribert-heim (http://www.vice.com/read/the-eternal-nazi-aribert-heim)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 23, 2014, 11:19:38 AM
http://dailycaller.com/2014/04/21/elderly-man-calls-for-ambulance-violent-cops-beat-him-instead/ (http://dailycaller.com/2014/04/21/elderly-man-calls-for-ambulance-violent-cops-beat-him-instead/)

This is why I have a hard time taking the cops seriously, among other reasons.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Apr 23, 2014, 06:34:55 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 23, 2014, 11:19:38 AM
http://dailycaller.com/2014/04/21/elderly-man-calls-for-ambulance-violent-cops-beat-him-instead/ (http://dailycaller.com/2014/04/21/elderly-man-calls-for-ambulance-violent-cops-beat-him-instead/)

This is why I have a hard time taking the cops seriously, among other reasons.

Article was rather one sided and lacking details, which usually means it's a pump and dump page hoping to get views.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 23, 2014, 08:19:58 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 23, 2014, 11:19:38 AM
http://dailycaller.com/2014/04/21/elderly-man-calls-for-ambulance-violent-cops-beat-him-instead/ (http://dailycaller.com/2014/04/21/elderly-man-calls-for-ambulance-violent-cops-beat-him-instead/)

This is why I have a hard time taking the cops seriously, among other reasons.
And that is why people have a hard time taking the media seriously. They equate "independent reporting" with the mainstream. Plus, a few cops act up and then we're to assume that all cops are that way? Imagine if we did this with ethnic or religious groups. Oh, wait a minute...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Apr 23, 2014, 08:23:32 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Apr 23, 2014, 08:19:58 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 23, 2014, 11:19:38 AM
http://dailycaller.com/2014/04/21/elderly-man-calls-for-ambulance-violent-cops-beat-him-instead/ (http://dailycaller.com/2014/04/21/elderly-man-calls-for-ambulance-violent-cops-beat-him-instead/)

This is why I have a hard time taking the cops seriously, among other reasons.
And that is why people have a hard time taking the media seriously. They equate "independent reporting" with the mainstream. Plus, a few cops act up and then we're to assume that all cops are that way? Imagine if we did this with ethnic or religious groups. Oh, wait a minute...


It's more than just a "few" cops. I don't have any solid stats but there seems to be more and more corrupt LEO's than ever before, at least in this beautiful country called the United States of America.




Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 23, 2014, 08:28:46 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Apr 23, 2014, 08:23:32 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Apr 23, 2014, 08:19:58 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 23, 2014, 11:19:38 AM
http://dailycaller.com/2014/04/21/elderly-man-calls-for-ambulance-violent-cops-beat-him-instead/ (http://dailycaller.com/2014/04/21/elderly-man-calls-for-ambulance-violent-cops-beat-him-instead/)

This is why I have a hard time taking the cops seriously, among other reasons.
And that is why people have a hard time taking the media seriously. They equate "independent reporting" with the mainstream. Plus, a few cops act up and then we're to assume that all cops are that way? Imagine if we did this with ethnic or religious groups. Oh, wait a minute...
It's more than just a "few" cops. I don't have any solid stats but there seems to be more and more corrupt LEO's than ever before, at least in this beautiful country called the United States of America.
Stats, or STFU. Hell, skip the stats.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Apr 23, 2014, 08:33:43 PM
what would a maledoro and kirkland baby be like
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 23, 2014, 08:36:59 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Apr 23, 2014, 08:19:58 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 23, 2014, 11:19:38 AM
http://dailycaller.com/2014/04/21/elderly-man-calls-for-ambulance-violent-cops-beat-him-instead/ (http://dailycaller.com/2014/04/21/elderly-man-calls-for-ambulance-violent-cops-beat-him-instead/)

This is why I have a hard time taking the cops seriously, among other reasons.
And that is why people have a hard time taking the media seriously. They equate "independent reporting" with the mainstream. Plus, a few cops act up and then we're to assume that all cops are that way? Imagine if we did this with ethnic or religious groups. Oh, wait a minute...

It likely isn't the whole force, but damned if these cops will actually be punished for their crimes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Apr 23, 2014, 08:46:40 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Apr 23, 2014, 08:28:46 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Apr 23, 2014, 08:23:32 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Apr 23, 2014, 08:19:58 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 23, 2014, 11:19:38 AM
http://dailycaller.com/2014/04/21/elderly-man-calls-for-ambulance-violent-cops-beat-him-instead/ (http://dailycaller.com/2014/04/21/elderly-man-calls-for-ambulance-violent-cops-beat-him-instead/)

This is why I have a hard time taking the cops seriously, among other reasons.
And that is why people have a hard time taking the media seriously. They equate "independent reporting" with the mainstream. Plus, a few cops act up and then we're to assume that all cops are that way? Imagine if we did this with ethnic or religious groups. Oh, wait a minute...
It's more than just a "few" cops. I don't have any solid stats but there seems to be more and more corrupt LEO's than ever before, at least in this beautiful country called the United States of America.
Stats, or STFU. Hell, skip the stats.



I didn't verify the authenticity of the source but this seems legitimate. Here you go hun ;)

General Statistics

The following report was generated from data gathered in the months of April 2009 through September 2009. In the those 6 months there were:

2,568 – Alleged victims of reported police misconduct.
2,854 – Law enforcement officers alleged to have engaged in misconduct.
207 – Law enforcement leaders (police chiefs or sheriffs) that were cited in those reports.
215 – Fatalities reported in connection with alleged instances of misconduct.
14.7 – Reported incidents of misconduct tracked per day on average or a report of misconduct every 98 minutes.
1 out of every 116.4 – Estimated number of officers who will be involved in a reported act of misconduct this year.
$128,906,406 – Reported costs in police misconduct related civil litigation, not counting legal fees or court costs.



http://www.policemisconduct.net/2009-npmsrp-semi-annual-police-misconduct-statistics-report-updated/ (http://www.policemisconduct.net/2009-npmsrp-semi-annual-police-misconduct-statistics-report-updated/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 23, 2014, 08:50:57 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Apr 23, 2014, 08:33:43 PM
what would a maledoro and kirkland baby be like
Gollum.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 23, 2014, 08:56:05 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 23, 2014, 08:36:59 PMIt likely isn't the whole force, but damned if these cops will actually be punished for their crimes.
Earlier, you sounded certain of this, let alone other departments being that way.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 23, 2014, 08:57:11 PM
I become rather hyped about it. Always do.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 23, 2014, 09:02:34 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 23, 2014, 08:57:11 PM
I become rather hyped about it. Always do.
Not good.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 24, 2014, 11:18:58 AM
Can't help it. In other news, Ken Ham is at it again.

http://io9.com/creationists-say-smithsonian-is-pushing-religion-of-na-1566137794/+Mark-Strauss (http://io9.com/creationists-say-smithsonian-is-pushing-religion-of-na-1566137794/+Mark-Strauss)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on Apr 24, 2014, 02:18:21 PM
http://nypost.com/2014/04/22/call-of-duty-loser-calls-in-swat-team-hoax-on-kid-who-beat-him/ (http://nypost.com/2014/04/22/call-of-duty-loser-calls-in-swat-team-hoax-on-kid-who-beat-him/)

:laugh: Cod babbies at it again.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Apr 24, 2014, 02:59:20 PM
The office cooler discussion for today is: Manned mission to Mars.

http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-chief-says-manned-mission-to-mars--absolutely-necessary--for-human-race-s-survival-162659397.html (http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-chief-says-manned-mission-to-mars--absolutely-necessary--for-human-race-s-survival-162659397.html)

How should we go about colonizing a new planet? 
Having outposts along the way to and from the planet for emergencies?
Who decides what to bring from Earth for psychological benefit such as pets, flowers, recording sounds? 
How to establish an amicable system of government?


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 24, 2014, 03:01:33 PM
Mars is going to be an American colony.






As is should be.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 24, 2014, 03:08:07 PM
Quote from: Nightlord on Apr 24, 2014, 02:18:21 PM
http://nypost.com/2014/04/22/call-of-duty-loser-calls-in-swat-team-hoax-on-kid-who-beat-him/ (http://nypost.com/2014/04/22/call-of-duty-loser-calls-in-swat-team-hoax-on-kid-who-beat-him/)

:laugh: Cod babbies at it again.

What the f**k?!

Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Apr 24, 2014, 02:59:20 PM
The office cooler discussion for today is: Manned mission to Mars.

http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-chief-says-manned-mission-to-mars--absolutely-necessary--for-human-race-s-survival-162659397.html (http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-chief-says-manned-mission-to-mars--absolutely-necessary--for-human-race-s-survival-162659397.html)

How should we go about colonizing a new planet? 
Having outposts along the way to and from the planet for emergencies?
Who decides what to bring from Earth for psychological benefit such as pets, flowers, recording sounds? 
How to establish an amicable system of government?




I say we fix our planet first before taking our problems to another one.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 24, 2014, 03:20:59 PM
The best resources to fix our planet could come from outside of our planet.  Space exploration is something that should've been restarted a very long time ago.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Apr 24, 2014, 03:45:40 PM
The ISS has been successful so far, we have a melting pot of cultures living together in space with like minds and respect.  Maybe we need more projects to work together on  :)  What better way than science and exploration?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Mr. Sin on Apr 24, 2014, 04:22:42 PM
http://m.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/04/24/cliven-bundy-wonders-if-black-people-were-better-off-as-slaves/?tid=pm_national_pop (http://m.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/04/24/cliven-bundy-wonders-if-black-people-were-better-off-as-slaves/?tid=pm_national_pop)

Quite the bigot.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 24, 2014, 04:38:02 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Apr 24, 2014, 03:20:59 PM
The best resources to fix our planet could come from outside of our planet.  Space exploration is something that should've been restarted a very long time ago.

I disagree. I maintain we could do it here on Earth. People just need to care enough.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 24, 2014, 04:44:16 PM
In the cosmic shooting gallery that is space, you need to have your eggs in more than one basket.

The Sun will one day grow large enough to swallow Earth anyways.  Might as well give our successors a head start on space exploration by putting civilization on Mars.

Alice I was just joking about the Mars being a sole US Colony.  No one country will be able to claim it for themselves. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Apr 24, 2014, 04:44:33 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 24, 2014, 11:18:58 AM
Can't help it. In other news, Ken Ham is at it again.

http://io9.com/creationists-say-smithsonian-is-pushing-religion-of-na-1566137794/+Mark-Strauss (http://io9.com/creationists-say-smithsonian-is-pushing-religion-of-na-1566137794/+Mark-Strauss)

I love this from the comment section

''I used to work for a book store with a pretty large "home school" section. One book that was never sold (and that every employee made fun of) was Ken Ham's book for kids on dinosaurs. According to Ken Ham, we used to live as one with the dinosaurs-riding them and eating them. Then we sinned and they all drowned in the flood. Yay!

The pictures of drowning dinosaurs while Noah's ark just sails away were GOLD.''
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 24, 2014, 04:46:38 PM
I bet it's worth tons on eBay.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Apr 24, 2014, 04:59:23 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Apr 24, 2014, 02:59:20 PM
The office cooler discussion for today is: Manned mission to Mars.

http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-chief-says-manned-mission-to-mars--absolutely-necessary--for-human-race-s-survival-162659397.html (http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-chief-says-manned-mission-to-mars--absolutely-necessary--for-human-race-s-survival-162659397.html)

How should we go about colonizing a new planet? 
Having outposts along the way to and from the planet for emergencies?
Who decides what to bring from Earth for psychological benefit such as pets, flowers, recording sounds? 
How to establish an amicable system of government?

Since the population of our species is growing, we need space.  Not only does a fence create a good neighbor, so does distance.   We can try living peacefully with one other, but I think that's a lot ask for a species that is stubborn, territorial and everyone has their own ideas on everything- and we're stubborn about it.  And not everybody likes living on top of each other.  But lets also take into account that humanity is a nomadic species, and our population has grown so large as to make Earth one big habitat, the only other direction for us to nomad to is space.
Though, I don't think we're at that extremely high population number yet, the planet could definitely support more people, we don't want to wait till until we've reached the planet's breaking point.
Make it a point to not colonize planets that already have life on it, make sure the planet is devoid of life, but can made to support life if terraformed.
Well, for one, we need plants and flowers are just essential, we would want to have many plants as possible for a balanced ecology.  They better let us have our pets, I think for most people, animals are crucial for companionship.
I would imagine the colonies are going to have their own form of government.  We can't seem to form a single system of government on one planet- maybe a form of alliance, we're not a single world government.  The idea of it happening out in space is pretty unlikely.

Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 24, 2014, 03:08:07 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Apr 24, 2014, 02:59:20 PM

I say we fix our planet first before taking our problems to another one.

we may need to move people off planet before we can fix ours, and we're always going to have problems.  I don't see why we can't just do both: send a good number of people off planet to colonize space all the while leaving the humans, who want to stay, here to clean it up.  It'll certainly make it easier for us to get the planet pristine again when there's not so many people here.
Though, to be frank, the whole environment thing has become so political and a lot of people have their own ideas on what fixing the planet means.  If we put off space colonization in an effort to 'fix the planet', we could end up destroying our habitat before we fixed it, and now we're all leaving the planet in a desperate attempt to survive and leaving it used up and pitiful.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Apr 24, 2014, 05:04:28 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Apr 24, 2014, 04:59:23 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Apr 24, 2014, 02:59:20 PM
The office cooler discussion for today is: Manned mission to Mars.

http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-chief-says-manned-mission-to-mars--absolutely-necessary--for-human-race-s-survival-162659397.html (http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-chief-says-manned-mission-to-mars--absolutely-necessary--for-human-race-s-survival-162659397.html)

How should we go about colonizing a new planet? 
Having outposts along the way to and from the planet for emergencies?
Who decides what to bring from Earth for psychological benefit such as pets, flowers, recording sounds? 
How to establish an amicable system of government?

Since the population of our species is growing, we need space.  Not only does a fence create a good neighbor, so does distance.   We can try living peacefully with one other, but I think that's a lot ask for a species that is stubborn, territorial and everyone has their own ideas on everything- and we're stubborn about it.  And not everybody likes living on top of each other.  But lets also take into account that humanity is a nomadic species, and our population has grown so large as to make Earth one big habitat, the only other direction for us to nomad to is space.
Though, I don't think we're at that extremely high population number yet, the planet could definitely support more people, we don't want to wait till until we've reached the planet's breaking point.
Make it a point to not colonize planets that already have life on it, make sure the planet is devoid of life, but can made to support life if terraformed.
Well, for one, we need plants and flowers are just essential, we would want to have many plants as possible for a balanced ecology.  They better let us have our pets, I think for most people, animals are crucial for companionship.
I would imagine the colonies are going to have their own form of government.  We can't seem to form a single system of government on one planet- maybe a form of alliance, we're not a single world government.  The idea of it happening out in space is pretty unlikely.

Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 24, 2014, 03:08:07 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Apr 24, 2014, 02:59:20 PM

I say we fix our planet first before taking our problems to another one.

we may need to move people off planet before we can fix ours, and we're always going to have problems.  I don't see why we can't just do both: send a good number of people off planet to colonize space all the while leaving the humans, who want to stay, here to clean it up.  It'll certainly make it easier for us to get the planet pristine again when there's not so many people here.
Though, to be frank, the whole environment thing has become so political and a lot of people have their own ideas on what fixing the planet means.  If we put off space colonization in an effort to 'fix the planet', we could end up destroying our habitat before we fixed it, and now we're all leaving the planet in a desperate attempt to survive and leaving it used up and pitiful.



Religion needs to go extinct before we can even dream about colonizing other planets. I actually think colonization is at least a few hundred years away if it's even possible financially and technologically.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Apr 24, 2014, 05:07:41 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Apr 24, 2014, 04:44:16 PM
In the cosmic shooting gallery that is space, you need to have your eggs in more than one basket.

The Sun will one day grow large enough to swallow Earth anyways.  Might as well give our successors a head start on space exploration by putting civilization on Mars.

Alice I was just joking about the Mars being a sole US Colony.  No one country will be able to claim it for themselves.

Riiiiight  ;)

Seriously, so far what we have come up with have been some interesting outposts, space pets, but where it all gets snagged so far seems to be developing a central authority.  International committees seems to be leading the discussion. 

@Topazora, those are great points.  Especially with pets, they are a comfort factor for most of us.  For me, the ability to move or transport goods to and from Mars would be key.   So having transportation and outposts available will be necessary. Outposts that feel like home to a certain degree.  It will take at least a generation to colonize Mars effectively, in my humble opinion.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 24, 2014, 05:18:16 PM
I imagine there will be a coalition of countries willing to invest in space exploration and willing to gamble on potential resources there.  Those countries will probably form the corps of authority for any colonies established off of earth. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Apr 24, 2014, 05:32:46 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Apr 24, 2014, 05:18:16 PM
I imagine there will be a coalition of countries willing to invest in space exploration and willing to gamble on potential resources there.  Those countries will probably form the corps of authority for any colonies established off of earth.





There needs to a unified global government in order to have an organization like the UNSC in Halo. The current space agencies today are a clusterf**k of independent institutions with different objectives. I can see the Unites States being the sole space-faring country with all other countries serving under their auspices. Sort of like NATO/UN but in space.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Apr 24, 2014, 05:36:09 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fkansan.com%2Fmedia%2F2009%2F02%2FCartoon.jpg&hash=673fc1d5356119fe18665db62d7a2be8c04b2f1b)

A collaborated effort is possible :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 24, 2014, 05:56:24 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Apr 24, 2014, 05:32:46 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Apr 24, 2014, 05:18:16 PM
I imagine there will be a coalition of countries willing to invest in space exploration and willing to gamble on potential resources there.  Those countries will probably form the corps of authority for any colonies established off of earth.





There needs to a unified global government in order to have an organization like the UNSC in Halo. The current space agencies today are a clusterf**k of independent institutions with different objectives. I can see the Unites States being the sole space-faring country with all other countries serving under their auspices. Sort of like NATO/UN but in space.

The UNSC is the United Nations.  Halo just took it a step further and used the UN as a unifying agent.  It makes sense but I doubt it'd ever happen without war.  Too many different agendas.

I'd say that the US will ally with UK/Australia/Japan/Canada and any other countries that traditionally follow along with it and under those countries the shared financial burden of exploration will happen.  If other nontraditional countries want to align with the US to do this then I think they'd be allowed if they were willing to play ball. 

When it comes to resources though countries that are rival powers don't like to share.  I can't ever see China and Russia allying with the US in space with their views so different from each other and China being so resource hungry.  Ravenous hungry.  Things like the ISS are different because they are exploratory. 

But I've been wrong before.  Maybe we will find Alien civilization and all of the world's governments will freak and we will unite under a world banner. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Apr 24, 2014, 06:48:19 PM
Unless we find...

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg2.wikia.nocookie.net%2F__cb20110118221448%2Fv__%2Fimages%2Fa%2Fa6%2FV_2009_Serpent-s_Tooth_S02E02_Anna_eating_large_rat.jpg&hash=397f03e9c65f21d0360740437da01d50ef6cf9f0)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Apr 25, 2014, 01:35:18 AM
NASA's a brokedown shadow of what it used to be with no money. The only way we'll go to space again will be on the backs of corporations, and then they'll just spread their same greedy, toxic shit from this world to space. Yay.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Apr 25, 2014, 01:39:00 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Apr 25, 2014, 01:35:18 AM
NASA's a brokedown shadow of what it used to be with no money. The only way we'll go to space again will be on the backs of corporations, and then they'll just spread their same greedy, toxic shit from this world to space. Yay.

"Building Better Worlds"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 25, 2014, 01:39:08 AM
Maybe they will appropriate some of that defense budget spending into their budget. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 25, 2014, 01:40:03 AM
We talked about this subject a lot in my space class. The biggest problem is that the majority of people don't care enough to try to and push it forward as a major priority, so it's just going to sit on the back burner until interest is wide spread, or the public sees a way that it could directly effect their life in a positive manner. If it has no effect on them they simply won't care enough. That's why as Cvalda said, the only way anything is going to get done is gonna be because of some private corporations.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 25, 2014, 01:44:54 AM
That's because its hard for common people to be invested in billion dollar machines.  If you sent people out there the interest would be much higher.

We just don't have politicians that know how to do anything anymore but spread hate about the other party. 

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Apr 25, 2014, 01:59:09 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb]the only way anything is going to get done is gonna be because of some private corporations.
Hell bent on galactic domination!

Many politicians believe there are enough problems on earth; then you have others that believe in a magical gravy train that will save them. However corporations aren't any better than government enterprises. In many ways they are far worse.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 25, 2014, 02:00:47 AM
So? That doesn't change the fact that they're the only ones actively trying to get shit done.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Apr 25, 2014, 02:06:58 AM
What about the commies in china? The EU? Some dude living in his mothers basement that will invent "light" speed and adjustable boobies? The problem is that corporations are, rather ironically, inherently selfish and it's the government that essentially steals their stuff and tosses it onto the street for everyone to plunder. Which is where the real progress happens. :P

The governments role should be to ensure knowledge spreads whether or not the greedy ones disagree.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 25, 2014, 02:10:49 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Apr 25, 2014, 02:06:58 AM
What about the commies in china? The EU? Some dude living in his mothers basement that will invent "light" speed and adjustable boobies?
wut

Quote from: whiterabbit on Apr 25, 2014, 02:06:58 AM
The problem is that corporations are, rather ironically, inherently selfish and it's the government that essentially steals their stuff and tosses it onto the street for everyone to plunder. Which is where the real progress happens. :P
What? How is a corporations being selfish ironic? Anyways, what do you think the government is going to do? Give the public spaceships to use and build?  :laugh:

http://science.howstuffworks.com/10-major-players-in-private-sector-space-race.htm#page=1 (http://science.howstuffworks.com/10-major-players-in-private-sector-space-race.htm#page=1)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 25, 2014, 02:16:21 AM
the government has been responsible for so many modern inventions making their way to the local population its pretty unbelievable.  If major headways were made by the government in space its likely that they'd eventually make their way to civilians.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 25, 2014, 02:19:16 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Apr 25, 2014, 02:16:21 AM
the government has been responsible for so many modern inventions making their way to the local population its pretty unbelievable.  If major headways were made by the government in space its likely that they'd eventually make their way to civilians.
Yeah, that was back when there as an actual interest in space travel and getting to the moon, but that was only because of the race to beat Russia. That interest has died down significantly in the public so the government no longer sees it as major priority at the moment. Unless something changes, soon, private corporations are going to be the only ones doing anything in this department.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 25, 2014, 02:40:20 AM
Aside from NASA who just announced it as a goal.


Always take the highground.  Get on it before the commies do.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Apr 25, 2014, 05:38:17 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Apr 25, 2014, 02:40:20 AM
Aside from NASA who just announced it as a goal.


Always take the highground.  Get on it before the commies do.

actually, if you want to beat the commies, this would be the best way to do- by definition.  It would prove that private corporations are better at getting things done than the government.
Just putting it out there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 25, 2014, 05:44:15 AM
Doesn't matter how you get there.  Just so long as Red isn't on the moon shooting down every US launched vessel that leaves the states. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Apr 25, 2014, 06:20:45 AM
Um... ok.

Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.us.playstation.com%2Ft5%2Fimage%2Fserverpage%2Fimage-id%2F151883iA0DD1186C3E25FDB%2Fimage-size%2Foriginal%3Fv%3Dmpbl-1%26amp%3Bpx%3D-1&hash=328874c0265d19f793f42abd521c157527d4e7f9)
[close]
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Apr 25, 2014, 07:09:55 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Apr 25, 2014, 05:44:15 AM
Doesn't matter how you get there.  Just so long as Red isn't on the moon shooting down every US launched vessel that leaves the states. 


I need to time travel to the 80s with this idea.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 25, 2014, 11:34:02 AM
http://www.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2012/08/23/semen-makes-you-happy-study (http://www.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2012/08/23/semen-makes-you-happy-study)

http://www.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2014/04/23/big-penis-big-problem-in-a-marriage-study (http://www.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2014/04/23/big-penis-big-problem-in-a-marriage-study)

I love how there's an image of a black guy in the second article, lol.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Apr 25, 2014, 01:01:51 PM
I still don't get why people believe there is any real difference between a government and a private corporation. It's the same damn thing. One taxes, the other gets you to hand over your money voluntarily. Of course one of them is supposed to protect us from the other... Simply put, we need both entities to get shit done.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Apr 25, 2014, 04:25:12 PM
People believe there's a difference between the two because, as you so aptly pointed out, there's a pretty big difference between the two.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 25, 2014, 04:47:27 PM
It's a trap!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Apr 25, 2014, 05:13:55 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Apr 25, 2014, 02:10:49 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Apr 25, 2014, 02:06:58 AM
What about the commies in china? The EU? Some dude living in his mothers basement that will invent "light" speed and adjustable boobies?
wut

Quote from: whiterabbit on Apr 25, 2014, 02:06:58 AM
The problem is that corporations are, rather ironically, inherently selfish and it's the government that essentially steals their stuff and tosses it onto the street for everyone to plunder. Which is where the real progress happens. :P
What? How is a corporations being selfish ironic? Anyways, what do you think the government is going to do? Give the public spaceships to use and build?  :laugh:

http://science.howstuffworks.com/10-major-players-in-private-sector-space-race.htm#page=1 (http://science.howstuffworks.com/10-major-players-in-private-sector-space-race.htm#page=1)

Nice! 


We need an Ansari X Prize for a moon base, or a commercial space station.
http://www.xprize.org/ (http://www.xprize.org/)

Virgin Galactic is one private sector entity who is not afraid to take chances for the future of space technology.  Richard Branson could have just kept his cash, but took this chance on the future of space exploration instead, and now we have the first commercial space port in New Mexico :)

http://www.virgingalactic.com/ (http://www.virgingalactic.com/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 25, 2014, 05:21:27 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Apr 25, 2014, 01:01:51 PM
I still don't get why people believe there is any real difference between a government and a private corporation. It's the same damn thing. One taxes, the other gets you to hand over your money voluntarily. Of course one of them is supposed to protect us from the other... Simply put, we need both entities to get shit done.
Yes, we do need both, but private organizations are the only ones trying to get shit done at the moment.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Predaker on Apr 26, 2014, 04:23:52 PM
Cops: Teen had loaded gun in her vagina

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/loaded-gun-hidden-in-vagina-576432 (http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/loaded-gun-hidden-in-vagina-576432)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Apr 26, 2014, 04:26:46 PM
Oh Jeeeez lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Apr 26, 2014, 04:32:07 PM
It was a good try.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 26, 2014, 04:58:26 PM
WOMEN.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Apr 27, 2014, 11:47:55 AM
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/123485-mit-discovers-the-location-of-memories-individual-neurons (http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/123485-mit-discovers-the-location-of-memories-individual-neurons)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 27, 2014, 10:29:44 PM
Quote from: Predaker on Apr 26, 2014, 04:23:52 PM
Cops: Teen had loaded gun in her vagina

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/loaded-gun-hidden-in-vagina-576432 (http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/loaded-gun-hidden-in-vagina-576432)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-_LK8TWqP8qc%2FUKumxIykFgI%2FAAAAAAAAAdQ%2FFlgsNewLbcM%2Fs640%2F%255Bpictures.4ever.eu%255D%2Bbeaver%2C%2Bspy%2C%2Bweapon%2C%2Bpistol%2B131482.jpg&hash=3ede8c24b7e4a95464afd3156067d99faa5d3340).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Apr 28, 2014, 12:05:31 AM
Quote from: Predaker on Apr 26, 2014, 04:23:52 PM
Cops: Teen had loaded gun in her vagina

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/loaded-gun-hidden-in-vagina-576432 (http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/loaded-gun-hidden-in-vagina-576432)


...but what if she would've sat down or something to accidentally shoot it  ???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 28, 2014, 12:27:15 AM
"A teen felon, dubbed The Kegeler, is on the run tonight after shooting 3 police during a routine internal examination.  And here's Willard with the weather."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 28, 2014, 01:06:28 PM
Quote from: Predaker on Apr 26, 2014, 04:23:52 PM
Cops: Teen had loaded gun in her vagina

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/loaded-gun-hidden-in-vagina-576432 (http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/loaded-gun-hidden-in-vagina-576432)

And here I was, thinking it was a new form of defense against sexual assault.

http://youtu.be/qNuJ0ZW060s?t=1m48s (http://youtu.be/qNuJ0ZW060s?t=1m47s)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Apr 28, 2014, 01:37:52 PM
Quote from: Predaker on Apr 26, 2014, 04:23:52 PM
Cops: Teen had loaded gun in her vagina

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/loaded-gun-hidden-in-vagina-576432 (http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/loaded-gun-hidden-in-vagina-576432)

What a slut  :-X

Quote from: Rong on Apr 27, 2014, 11:47:55 AM
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/123485-mit-discovers-the-location-of-memories-individual-neurons (http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/123485-mit-discovers-the-location-of-memories-individual-neurons)

Up until this quote
QuoteNow, just to temper your excitement, we should note that MIT's subjects in this case are mice
I was wondering how one gets signed up to have their skull drilled into by MIT students  :o 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on Apr 28, 2014, 02:27:15 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Apr 28, 2014, 01:37:52 PMI was wondering how one gets signed up to have their skull drilled into by MIT students  :o
Usually they're very open about the times and locations of their parties. ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Apr 28, 2014, 02:32:33 PM
Quote from: maledoro on Apr 28, 2014, 02:27:15 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Apr 28, 2014, 01:37:52 PMI was wondering how one gets signed up to have their skull drilled into by MIT students  :o
Usually they're very open about the times and locations of their parties. ;)

Oops!  I should pay more attention to the wording in my posts lol.  I was just curious how they would go about soliciting for live human subjects this kind of experiment, not that I would sign up  :D  I'm still too chicken for Lazik. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Apr 28, 2014, 04:17:01 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-27193638 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-27193638)

Teacher stabbed to death at Leeds school
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 28, 2014, 04:18:36 PM
People going crazy everywhere.  Guns for everyone.  Mutually Assured Destruction for every man, woman, and child!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Apr 29, 2014, 10:43:30 PM
http://www.dailydot.com/lifestyle/pornhub-arbor-day/ (http://www.dailydot.com/lifestyle/pornhub-arbor-day/)
According to the (SFW) website for Pornhub's campaign, in the week following Arbor Day on April 25, Pornhub is donating one tree for every 100 videos watched in its "big dick" category. "While you're watching some nice pieces of ash, you'll also be helping spruce America up! (Bushes are optional)," the website says.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Apr 29, 2014, 10:58:29 PM
I guess I won't be donating.

I only watch pornos where the guy has an equal or smaller dick than mine.

So I'm limited to about three videos.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 30, 2014, 12:59:29 AM
dis nigga bane   ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Apr 30, 2014, 02:41:53 AM
did kimarhi star in one of the 3
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 30, 2014, 02:43:35 AM
big enough to choke ur mom
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Apr 30, 2014, 02:45:08 AM
but smaller than banes
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 30, 2014, 02:47:32 AM
I've got some pretty big feet my nigga.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ikarop on Apr 30, 2014, 04:10:00 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Apr 30, 2014, 02:47:32 AM
I've got some pretty big feet my nigga.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ftomscifiblog.files.wordpress.com%2F2013%2F09%2Fet_the_extra-terrestrial_12.png%3Fw%3D300%26amp%3Bh%3D168&hash=ecda833e8b8d6dfc28c661c93104f160cd7145ec)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 30, 2014, 04:12:47 AM
Why must you people doubt that I am all that is man?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Apr 30, 2014, 04:12:59 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Frapgenius%2Fsmall-penis.jpg&hash=dca048838fad4e2e19baa7e07846e92ea5b6d82e)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Apr 30, 2014, 04:14:16 AM
More like the size of Condi's face.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 30, 2014, 11:16:33 AM
Quote from: Gate on Apr 29, 2014, 10:43:30 PM
http://www.dailydot.com/lifestyle/pornhub-arbor-day/ (http://www.dailydot.com/lifestyle/pornhub-arbor-day/)
According to the (SFW) website for Pornhub's campaign, in the week following Arbor Day on April 25, Pornhub is donating one tree for every 100 videos watched in its "big dick" category. "While you're watching some nice pieces of ash, you'll also be helping spruce America up! (Bushes are optional)," the website says.

I heard about that. I think it's inventive and if it works, hey? No problem. I have a feeling if all porn companies got involved with environmental restoration, we'd have one million new trees planted by year's end, lol.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 01, 2014, 11:15:33 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/30/showbiz/obit-bob-hoskins/ (http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/30/showbiz/obit-bob-hoskins/)

I've said it before and I'll say it again: 2014 is a lousy year in Hollywood. R.I.P. Bobby, I'll miss you :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on May 01, 2014, 03:13:43 PM
such a loss, we'll miss you, Bob Hoskins
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on May 02, 2014, 06:34:42 PM
What is Putin's next move now? invasion?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27259614 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27259614)



Russian Soldier says operation will spread!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27199896 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27199896)


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 02, 2014, 06:36:41 PM
Shit is getting crazy.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on May 02, 2014, 07:10:23 PM
This is how it begins, Russia are saying they have the right to defend ethnic Russians in Ukraine. Russia is gaining massive support in the region and probably elsewhere. Russia takes Ukraine and like that soldier says...next step possibly the another country, Moldova, Slovakia?. Before you know it Russia is doing what Hitler tried, sounds far fetched but you start to wonder.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on May 02, 2014, 08:32:02 PM
Just keep our eyes and ears open, I would hate to see this turn into a hot war.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 02, 2014, 09:28:39 PM
US has some paratroopers in those other countries.  If Russia engages them they know it will lead to a hot war between the US and Russia. 

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on May 02, 2014, 09:40:10 PM
Canada has sent some troops to Poland.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 02, 2014, 10:23:03 PM
As cheerleaders or...?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on May 02, 2014, 10:26:46 PM
Troop exercises. Kinda like how folks like the Germans come to train with Canadians up in the artic. But this is a part of "reassurance" to eastern Europe NATO allies for military support.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on May 02, 2014, 10:45:35 PM
It's all chest thumbing on an 'advanced political' level. Flexing your military muscles and all that masculine bullcrap...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 02, 2014, 10:49:32 PM
Oh boy  ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 02, 2014, 10:58:12 PM
Quote from: Eva on May 02, 2014, 10:45:35 PM
It's all chest thumbing on an 'advanced political' level. Flexing your military muscles and all that masculine bullcrap...
Hahahahahaha
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 02, 2014, 11:06:04 PM
Quote from: Eva on May 02, 2014, 10:45:35 PM
It's all chest thumbing on an 'advanced political' level. Flexing your military muscles and all that masculine bullcrap...
Hahaha Catherine the Great did it too.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on May 02, 2014, 11:21:44 PM
We don't know anything about the real negotiations taking place behind closed doors.

All the stuff we get in the news, is just for show. It's all spin. The Gulf War and Iraq demonstrated how the media is playing along to whatever tune the people in power is feeding them. This is no different.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 02, 2014, 11:26:41 PM
We need Alex jones on the case
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on May 02, 2014, 11:30:11 PM
Quote from: Rong on May 02, 2014, 11:26:41 PM
We need Alex jones on the case

We need that guy on the case, just as much as we need another Crocodile Dundee movie...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 02, 2014, 11:30:20 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVCQkV8jzqg#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVCQkV8jzqg#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on May 02, 2014, 11:34:57 PM
 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 02, 2014, 11:36:31 PM
Amaze  :laugh:

See guys nothing to worry about Alex has our backs
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 02, 2014, 11:36:58 PM
I can't wait for the day he rages on camera and it's finally too much and his head explodes Scanners style.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on May 02, 2014, 11:38:38 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 02, 2014, 11:36:58 PM
I can't wait for the day he rages on camera and it's finally too much and his head explodes Scanners style.

lol

Watched that recently, don't get the cult-popularity.

Is it really just the head exploding being that iconic?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 02, 2014, 11:39:10 PM
Pretty much, yeah. It's kind of crap.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on May 02, 2014, 11:41:54 PM
Glad you agree. I thought you were about to tear me a new ass and explain why it's great lol.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on May 02, 2014, 11:43:38 PM
Every single bit of news about the Ukraine must be read while listening to this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPsL2WVhFCc# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPsL2WVhFCc#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 02, 2014, 11:43:57 PM
Quote from: Erik Lehnsherr on May 02, 2014, 11:41:54 PM
Glad you agree. I thought you were about to tear me a new ass and explain why it's great lol.
Nah. Cronenberg doesn't do much for me, which is strange because theoretically there's a lot about his work I would normally like. But it all feels so passionless and visually drab.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on May 02, 2014, 11:45:23 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 02, 2014, 11:43:57 PM
Quote from: Erik Lehnsherr on May 02, 2014, 11:41:54 PM
Glad you agree. I thought you were about to tear me a new ass and explain why it's great lol.
Nah. Cronenberg doesn't do much for me, which is strange because theoretically there's a lot about his work I would normally like. But it all feels so passionless and visually drab.

I feel the same, kinda like the film wanted itself to be over... or maybe that was just me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on May 02, 2014, 11:51:21 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 02, 2014, 11:30:20 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVCQkV8jzqg#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVCQkV8jzqg#ws)

"I'm a sovereign."

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmygaming.co.za%2Fnews%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F03%2FMass-Effect-Sovereign.png&hash=31d5d947204193a6d9946600457c97d53505d5ef)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on May 02, 2014, 11:57:13 PM
"Salvation through Destruction."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gilfryd on May 04, 2014, 05:47:05 AM
Well I can't wait to pick this up  :D
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fcriterion-production%2Frelease_boxshots%2F4263-b19526d80886549d802edcb4da93a4f5%2F712_DF_box_348x490_original.jpg&hash=86ae3537f10ae34ee5113d2cb4fa3449835e742f)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 05, 2014, 01:00:23 AM
http://deadspin.com/dogecoin-stock-car-gets-day-in-nascar-sun-1571594865?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+deadspin%2Ffull+%28Deadspin%29 (http://deadspin.com/dogecoin-stock-car-gets-day-in-nascar-sun-1571594865?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+deadspin%2Ffull+%28Deadspin%29)

Every Doge has its day.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 05, 2014, 11:17:06 AM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/02/jonah-falcon-penis-museum_n_4944654.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/02/jonah-falcon-penis-museum_n_4944654.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

This is...wow.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on May 05, 2014, 02:01:05 PM
For... Science...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 05, 2014, 08:22:09 PM
Quote from: Erik Lehnsherr on May 05, 2014, 02:01:05 PM
For... Science...
Better watch out Erik. I know you swing both ways, and apparently there's a sign on the door saying "We take robberies very seriously. Any erections WILL be confiscated".  :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 06, 2014, 12:38:18 AM
http://www.cornwallcommunitynews.co.uk/2013/08/03/female-teachers-marking-down-boys/ (http://www.cornwallcommunitynews.co.uk/2013/08/03/female-teachers-marking-down-boys/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 06, 2014, 12:40:00 AM
 :D :D :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 06, 2014, 12:41:19 AM
I fookin' knew it HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 06, 2014, 12:45:36 AM
That's because all the female teachers want to keep the boys after class for some one on one time to work out their problems......
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 06, 2014, 12:47:31 AM
That's why my Teacher Evaluations for the female teachers at Uni are always straight 'Poors'.  ;D

Goodbye raises! Goodbye promotions!

Hee hee.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on May 06, 2014, 01:07:46 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 06, 2014, 12:38:18 AM
http://www.cornwallcommunitynews.co.uk/2013/08/03/female-teachers-marking-down-boys/ (http://www.cornwallcommunitynews.co.uk/2013/08/03/female-teachers-marking-down-boys/)
Quote from: Cvalda on May 06, 2014, 12:40:00 AM
:D :D :D
Spoiler

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F_JGPnUTNoqps%2FTEhjk4rnnaI%2FAAAAAAAAAB8%2F7ZznMbIPNqk%2Fs1600%2F072210%2Bpie%2Btrap.jpg&hash=51882279c09a9c9b0245eb1593107366b583a6d9)
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on May 06, 2014, 01:21:05 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 06, 2014, 12:38:18 AM
http://www.cornwallcommunitynews.co.uk/2013/08/03/female-teachers-marking-down-boys/ (http://www.cornwallcommunitynews.co.uk/2013/08/03/female-teachers-marking-down-boys/)

Oh this is in the news? I've travelled back in time.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 06, 2014, 01:25:38 AM
Friend of mine sent it to me; thought it was worth sharing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 06, 2014, 02:45:40 AM
It's a stupid f**king article and holds no actual truth. It doesn't even say where it got it's sources from, no links, no citations... The only reason more males have been falling behind in school is because of the stupid f**king culture that looks down on education, and even that's starting to change.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 06, 2014, 02:50:35 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Freplygif.net%2Fi%2F1082.gif&hash=6cda772a1c10a87ae09bc21c026dfb3d8e76b1c8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on May 06, 2014, 02:59:47 AM
looks like the forum somehow posted my comment before I typed everything

And yes, source is questionable.

Quote from: DoomRulz on May 06, 2014, 12:38:18 AM
http://www.cornwallcommunitynews.co.uk/2013/08/03/female-teachers-marking-down-boys/ (http://www.cornwallcommunitynews.co.uk/2013/08/03/female-teachers-marking-down-boys/)

Apart from math, I always knew writing assignments were graded subjectively (It was obvious to me, and I thought everyone knew this as well...and I wonder how this works on standardized tests... you can't tell me scores wouldn't vary depending on the person grading creative/prompt writing).

And for what it's worth, I don't think either gender on average is doing very hot across the board. School, it would seem, no longer places any emphasis on actual learning, just tests. I say give the system lipo, except don't suck the fat out; chop it off. One can wish for a mighty educational cleaver of reform, can't they?  :P

In a nutshell, I think public education is slow, inefficient, out of touch (bordering on irrelevant), and even damaging. I would never purposefully subject any kids of my own to it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on May 06, 2014, 05:58:18 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrNluXrrHKY# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrNluXrrHKY#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on May 06, 2014, 06:01:28 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on May 06, 2014, 02:59:47 AM
looks like the forum somehow posted my comment before I typed everything

And yes, source is questionable.

Quote from: DoomRulz on May 06, 2014, 12:38:18 AM
http://www.cornwallcommunitynews.co.uk/2013/08/03/female-teachers-marking-down-boys/ (http://www.cornwallcommunitynews.co.uk/2013/08/03/female-teachers-marking-down-boys/)

Apart from math, I always knew writing assignments were graded subjectively (It was obvious to me, and I thought everyone knew this as well...and I wonder how this works on standardized tests... you can't tell me scores wouldn't vary depending on the person grading creative/prompt writing).

And for what it's worth, I don't think either gender on average is doing very hot across the board. School, it would seem, no longer places any emphasis on actual learning, just tests. I say give the system lipo, except don't suck the fat out; chop it off. One can wish for a mighty educational cleaver of reform, can't they?  :P

In a nutshell, I think public education is slow, inefficient, out of touch (bordering on irrelevant), and even damaging. I would never purposefully subject any kids of my own to it.

So what?  Homeschool?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on May 06, 2014, 06:03:32 AM
there are plenty of good private schools out there if he has the money to pay the tuition.

Quote from: Laufey on May 06, 2014, 05:58:18 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrNluXrrHKY# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrNluXrrHKY#)

Holy Shit!  I feel bad for the owners of those cars.  I would've cried if I were watching my car fall into a landslide, but at least no one was hurt.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on May 06, 2014, 06:18:06 AM
Quotethere are plenty of good private schools out there if he has the money to pay the tuition

Most people can't, and many private schools aren't worth anything like what they charge.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 06, 2014, 06:36:30 AM
We all know private schools are less about teaching and more about social status and connections SM.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on May 06, 2014, 06:41:40 AM
Quite so old bean, fa-fa fa-faahh.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 06, 2014, 09:57:39 AM
Quote from: SM on May 06, 2014, 06:01:28 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on May 06, 2014, 02:59:47 AM
looks like the forum somehow posted my comment before I typed everything

And yes, source is questionable.

Quote from: DoomRulz on May 06, 2014, 12:38:18 AM
http://www.cornwallcommunitynews.co.uk/2013/08/03/female-teachers-marking-down-boys/ (http://www.cornwallcommunitynews.co.uk/2013/08/03/female-teachers-marking-down-boys/)

Apart from math, I always knew writing assignments were graded subjectively (It was obvious to me, and I thought everyone knew this as well...and I wonder how this works on standardized tests... you can't tell me scores wouldn't vary depending on the person grading creative/prompt writing).

And for what it's worth, I don't think either gender on average is doing very hot across the board. School, it would seem, no longer places any emphasis on actual learning, just tests. I say give the system lipo, except don't suck the fat out; chop it off. One can wish for a mighty educational cleaver of reform, can't they?  :P

In a nutshell, I think public education is slow, inefficient, out of touch (bordering on irrelevant), and even damaging. I would never purposefully subject any kids of my own to it.

So what?  Homeschool?

It could be a great idea, depending on the student. A director I work with once every so often homeschools his son and he's one of the sharpest kids I know.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 06, 2014, 04:59:36 PM
My cousin got homeschooled and hated it. He was a social person and being away from his bros nearly drove him up the wall.  Then when he went back to public school he spent half the school year catching back up because they were much further along than he was.  He hated it.

I've heard other people like it though.  I was a public school kid all the way.  One of my best friends went to private school and the classes were harder and the education better but it didn't prepare him for dealing with all us normal kids in college.  He was used to the prep school life and we he got put back in with the rest of us he lost his way in college and got kicked out of UK.  He hasn't went back for any higher education since this happened.

They all have their ups and downs, I think public school kids just deal with life better even if their education isn't as good.  Public school kid with street smarts.  Bucked the ACT and SAT and just took a college entry exam that was thirty questions.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 06, 2014, 05:11:10 PM
Virtually every person I've known who was homeschooled was the child of some right wing zealot. NOT TO SAY MOST HOMESKOOKLED KIDS ARE BLAH BLAH BLAH, just my experience.

Public school is necessary, I think. You don't really learn much of anything and it is usually a hellish experience, but it prepares you for the bullshit you'll face later on and helps you guage social dynamics, etc. Can't get that sitting at home in a pampered nest with your parents.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 06, 2014, 05:13:03 PM
ummm hhhmmmm
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 06, 2014, 05:21:09 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 06, 2014, 05:11:10 PM
Virtually every person I've known who was homeschooled was the child of some right wing zealot. NOT TO SAY MOST HOMESKOOKLED KIDS ARE BLAH BLAH BLAH, just my experience.

Public school is necessary, I think. You don't really learn much of anything and it is usually a hellish experience, but it prepares you for the bullshit you'll face later on and helps you guage social dynamics, etc. Can't get that sitting at home in a pampered nest with your parents.
Haha nope.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 06, 2014, 05:23:46 PM
We are speaking from the American experience.  Canada is a more civilized place. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 06, 2014, 05:24:31 PM
As someone who had to develop social skills as an adult, I can see where Cvalda is coming from. I did go to school but I didn't interact much. I wouldn't say that public school is necessary, just that a social upbringing is a huge deal, and school is one of the most common ways to go through that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 06, 2014, 05:25:24 PM
A fair point.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on May 06, 2014, 09:57:02 PM
Quote from: SM on May 06, 2014, 06:18:06 AM
Quotethere are plenty of good private schools out there if he has the money to pay the tuition

Most people can't, and many private schools aren't worth anything like what they charge.
Exactly.

Whether the curriculum is better, whether classes are smaller so teachers can give more individual attention, and whether or not it better prepares students, I also worry what kind of message and mentality these places promote.

I got enough of the "YOU MUST SUCCEED!" "YOU MUST GO TO COLLEGE!" "YOU MUST STUDY STUDY STUDY FOR SAT" "A 4 YEAR DEGREE MEANS YOU EARN ONE MILLION MORE OVER YOUR LIFETIME" bullshit from good ole' public school.

I imagine that kind of elitism that's invaded the social consciousness would be strongest there. Excellent if it produces a happy, capable person. Disastrous if it creates an unhappy overachieving workaholic yuppy.

Quote from: SM on May 06, 2014, 06:01:28 AM
So what?  Homeschool?
Yes, with some exceptions.

At the moment I think there's too much social decay to expose a developing mind to. I wouldn't have a problem sending a kid off to public school if the kinks were straightened out in the next 10-20 years, or I found the ideal culture/community. I'm not looking to bubble wrap my kids; I just don't want them consuming cheese fries and coke every day and then getting yelled at in 4th period by some sweaty lard ass riding a high horse. That, or getting in trouble for doing the right thing. (https://www.google.com/search?q=student+in+trouble+for+doing+right+thing) As it is, I would either have to be their teacher, or heavily involved in their learning.

I'm 20 so I can't say if I want children yet, but as long as we're talking about being a parent, I may as well wait until I've done everything I wanted to do that's best done beforehand and I can provide every advantage possible.

My bio dad was an anonymous sperm donor, so it was literally fire and forget for him. It still blows my mind when I realize I could potentially have a double digit number of half siblings out there. Apparently now over 1 percent of people in the US were conceived artificially.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on May 06, 2014, 10:05:48 PM
Wow.

Yank public schools must really suck balls.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 06, 2014, 10:38:08 PM
My shit was like dangerous minds. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on May 06, 2014, 10:57:35 PM
Kentucky has a 'hood?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 06, 2014, 11:00:48 PM
I'm the blackest white man on these forums.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 06, 2014, 11:25:57 PM
Bullshit.

My rapping skills give me a 45% boost in blackness.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on May 06, 2014, 11:30:30 PM
Quote from: SM on May 06, 2014, 10:05:48 PM
Wow.

Yank public schools must really suck balls.
There was a Canadian kid in my 9th grade class that could barely read or write.
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In fairness, I think I remember him saying he moved over here when he was young and only went back during the Summer.
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The bigger point though is they grouped people together that were at all different levels. In first grade I got help for reading and writing and ended up at what they considered a high school level by 4th grade, but this kid seemed to have missed whatever help I got, and he wasn't getting it at age 15. Apparently my teachers thought I was writing at a college level by the time I graduated, but I'm not even confident in the way I use punctuation.  :'(
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I pieced together half of what I know about writing through online forums. I'm not kidding at all. Without an internet connection, I would have stagnated years ago.
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Someone on xbox forums 8 years ago complained about my lack of periods, so I decided to type as best I could everytime from then on. Open ended practice that's not limited to whatever  pre-selected politically correct topics or writing prompts at school helps a lot.
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 06, 2014, 11:36:08 PM
Quote from: BANE on May 06, 2014, 11:25:57 PM
Bullshit.

My rapping skills give me a 45% boost in blackness.

My blackness is over 9000.























Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on May 06, 2014, 11:42:50 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 06, 2014, 11:36:08 PM
My blackness is over 9000.

Does that make you a tripod?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 06, 2014, 11:46:15 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 06, 2014, 11:36:08 PM
Quote from: BANE on May 06, 2014, 11:25:57 PM
Bullshit.

My rapping skills give me a 45% boost in blackness.

My blackness is over 9000.
I'm so black I can't even count that high.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 06, 2014, 11:55:05 PM
I used to live in Harlem, you clowns got nothin' on me
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on May 06, 2014, 11:55:59 PM
I'm South African. I'm instantly more street than any of you.

:-*
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 06, 2014, 11:56:20 PM
You all trippin'.

I do a Nelson Mandela impression when I don't recognize the numbers calling me so I win.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 06, 2014, 11:57:33 PM
The difference is black people like me.  Yall just white folks living in black areas. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 06, 2014, 11:57:38 PM
Quote from: BANE on May 06, 2014, 11:56:20 PM
You all trippin'.
*Y'all trippin'.

Soggy white cracker.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 06, 2014, 11:58:24 PM
I ain't frum th suth btch.

I edgecated.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 06, 2014, 11:59:14 PM
aint nobody axe u
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 07, 2014, 01:04:45 PM
I'm with sm, us schools seem like a f**king nightmare.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 07, 2014, 01:08:37 PM
Everything in America seems like a f**king nightmare :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 07, 2014, 01:10:41 PM
Lol never been there, who knows I might like it haha.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 07, 2014, 01:12:11 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/06/girl-fight-shovel-video_n_5267723.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/06/girl-fight-shovel-video_n_5267723.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

Cat fights just became weird.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on May 07, 2014, 01:14:49 PM
As disappointing as it is that we are back to capsules, at least the interiors are improving. 

http://www.businessinsider.com/boeings-new-space-capsule-2014-5#!KbsIP (http://www.businessinsider.com/boeings-new-space-capsule-2014-5#!KbsIP)

Nice!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on May 07, 2014, 04:58:08 PM
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/05/07/meet-the-new-hgtv-reality-stars-who-hate-gays-muslims-divorce-and-public-schools/ (http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/05/07/meet-the-new-hgtv-reality-stars-who-hate-gays-muslims-divorce-and-public-schools/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 07, 2014, 05:04:47 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rawstory.com%2Frs%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F05%2FDavid-and-Jason-Benham-CBN-615x345.png&hash=40c0c80cd68ec5f5af2589875972ae9ab2d5e386)
Obvious twincest.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on May 07, 2014, 10:21:03 PM
Quote from: Rong on May 07, 2014, 01:04:45 PM
I'm with sm, us schools seem like a f**king nightmare.

Think I'd rather go to Canada.  Degrassi didn't seem nearly as bad.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on May 07, 2014, 10:55:58 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 07, 2014, 05:04:47 PM
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Obvious twincest.


Back off woman! I called the cuter one ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 07, 2014, 10:56:29 PM
Quote from: SM on May 07, 2014, 10:21:03 PM
Quote from: Rong on May 07, 2014, 01:04:45 PM
I'm with sm, us schools seem like a f**king nightmare.

Think I'd rather go to Canda.  Degrassi didn't seem nearly as bad.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi2.kym-cdn.com%2Fphotos%2Fimages%2Ffacebook%2F000%2F275%2F484%2Fa99.jpg&hash=bfd5bee79ebed3a0a339760f225756dbd0aab506)

http://www.newyorker.com/sandbox/projects/radioactive-nyc/ (http://www.newyorker.com/sandbox/projects/radioactive-nyc/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 08, 2014, 11:33:36 AM
Quote from: SM on May 07, 2014, 10:21:03 PM
Quote from: Rong on May 07, 2014, 01:04:45 PM
I'm with sm, us schools seem like a f**king nightmare.

Think I'd rather go to Canada.  Degrassi didn't seem nearly as bad.

Trust me. Our schools aren't that much better.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on May 08, 2014, 04:08:59 PM
Quote from: maledoro on May 07, 2014, 04:58:08 PM
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/05/07/meet-the-new-hgtv-reality-stars-who-hate-gays-muslims-divorce-and-public-schools/ (http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/05/07/meet-the-new-hgtv-reality-stars-who-hate-gays-muslims-divorce-and-public-schools/)

Revisionist history right there...

''In the late 1940s England realized this truth with Neville Chamberlain's Policy of Appeasement and the Nazi regime. Chamberlain thought he could somehow 'appease' the fuehrer, yet Winston Churchill aggressively stood against this policy and proclaimed that they must kill Hitler and destroy the regime in its entirety. It wasn't long before Chamberlain's 'politically correct' policy fell flat on its face, and Churchill – the more aggressive man – took the reins and-

Especially this bit

-joined America in defeating the beast.''

England joined America in it's war with Hitler? Wasn't it the other way around? Also ''England'', not the ''UK''?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 08, 2014, 04:10:28 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 08, 2014, 11:33:36 AM
Quote from: SM on May 07, 2014, 10:21:03 PM
Quote from: Rong on May 07, 2014, 01:04:45 PM
I'm with sm, us schools seem like a f**king nightmare.

Think I'd rather go to Canada.  Degrassi didn't seem nearly as bad.

Trust me. Our schools aren't that much better.
Yes they are.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 08, 2014, 04:12:52 PM
Canadian schools don't make you tough though.


Even though I got on my old high schools website and they made that beyatch all bright and shiny and appear to have gotten rid of all the black students so maybe they got soft to.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 08, 2014, 04:14:56 PM
Yes they do Kimarhi.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 08, 2014, 04:15:24 PM
By making you learn French?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 08, 2014, 04:16:27 PM
Haha yep.

You've got to remain self confident despite learning the language of surrenderers.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on May 08, 2014, 04:23:06 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on May 08, 2014, 04:08:59 PM
Revisionist history right there...

''In the late 1940s England realized this truth with Neville Chamberlain's Policy of Appeasement and the Nazi regime. Chamberlain thought he could somehow 'appease' the fuehrer, yet Winston Churchill aggressively stood against this policy and proclaimed that they must kill Hitler and destroy the regime in its entirety. It wasn't long before Chamberlain's 'politically correct' policy fell flat on its face, and Churchill – the more aggressive man – took the reins and-

Especially this bit

-joined America in defeating the beast.''

England joined America in it's war with Hitler? Wasn't it the other way around? Also ''England'', not the ''UK''?

huh... must be a recent revision, because I've always been taught that the U.S. didn't get involved with WW2 until late in the game when they were bombed in Pearl Harbor.

Actually, when it comes to public schools, you really have to do your research on the area.  We have some really good school districts here, but on the same token, we also have some really bad school districts.  Just gotta do your research.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 08, 2014, 04:26:10 PM
It's just semantics.  The US didn't officially get into the war until after Pearl Harbor.  But the unofficially got into it much earlier when they help to enforce a blockade around Japan for invading China.  The also helped send munitions over to England just like the did during WWI.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 08, 2014, 04:29:04 PM
And when we cut off Japan from all of their sources of oil.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 08, 2014, 04:30:01 PM
That's what the blockade was for nigga!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 08, 2014, 05:04:45 PM
Quote from: BANE on May 08, 2014, 04:16:27 PM
Haha yep.

You've got to remain self confident despite learning the language of surrenderers.  :laugh:

It's not like it means anything IMO. I spent seven years studying French in total in my life and I don't use it. I'd rather learn Arabic, Urdu, Hindi, or Mandarin.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on May 08, 2014, 05:52:37 PM
Quote from: Topazora on May 08, 2014, 04:23:06 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on May 08, 2014, 04:08:59 PM
Revisionist history right there...

''In the late 1940s England realized this truth with Neville Chamberlain's Policy of Appeasement and the Nazi regime. Chamberlain thought he could somehow 'appease' the fuehrer, yet Winston Churchill aggressively stood against this policy and proclaimed that they must kill Hitler and destroy the regime in its entirety. It wasn't long before Chamberlain's 'politically correct' policy fell flat on its face, and Churchill – the more aggressive man – took the reins and-

Especially this bit

-joined America in defeating the beast.''

England joined America in it's war with Hitler? Wasn't it the other way around? Also ''England'', not the ''UK''?

huh... must be a recent revision, because I've always been taught that the U.S. didn't get involved with WW2 until late in the game when they were bombed in Pearl Harbor.

Actually, when it comes to public schools, you really have to do your research on the area.  We have some really good school districts here, but on the same token, we also have some really bad school districts.  Just gotta do your research.

America was already involved with the war as early as 1941. After Hitler invaded the Soviet Union, America initiated it's "lend-lease" program supplying the Commies with millions of tons of war materiel including tanks, aircraft and ships. The German U-boats in turn sank hundreds of American supply and naval escort ships.

Up 'till D-day England was basically just defending herself (apart from aerial raids into fortress Europe) so technically it would be correct to say that she joined America's offensive campaign.

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor also occurred in 1941 which was still relatively early in the war.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 08, 2014, 09:01:44 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic2.businessinsider.com%2Fimage%2F5364fc2d6da811117cd3a615-1200-1600%2Fphoto-2-25.jpg&hash=4d7850af8230207decf0cab13f85cf89f81a1ad5)
Scientists Found Something Completely Unexpected In Photos Of A Rare Goblin Shark
http://www.businessinsider.com/giant-isopods-in-photos-of-rare-goblin-shark-2014-5 (http://www.businessinsider.com/giant-isopods-in-photos-of-rare-goblin-shark-2014-5)

QuoteIn April, shrimp fisherman Carl Moore accidentally caught an incredibly rare goblin shark off the Florida Keys. Moore snapped photos of the 18-foot-long creature before releasing it back into the water.

Those images, shared by NOAA, immediately captured the attention of the media and scientists as they showed only the second goblin shark ever to be spotted in the Gulf of Mexico, and the first to be captured since 2000.

But researchers studying the photos noticed something else that's exciting. Among the shrimp and other fish dumped on the boat deck are dozens of giant deep-sea isopods — huge insect-like creatures closely related to shrimps and crabs.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on May 08, 2014, 09:05:57 PM
We should send Aspie to explore some more.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 08, 2014, 09:14:44 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstream1.gifsoup.com%2Fview1%2F1890818%2Fbird-nope-o.gif&hash=9d215b26a7fd8caca1b085750dec20e088c9408d)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on May 08, 2014, 09:18:06 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic3.businessinsider.com%2Fimage%2F536baa136da811df7533ed14-450-475%2Fisopod_450.jpg&hash=72079fd363616064cf7be7e79a462ff18ec47c17)

If we follow it back to its nest, we might find the Brain Bug.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 08, 2014, 10:14:30 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 08, 2014, 09:01:44 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic2.businessinsider.com%2Fimage%2F5364fc2d6da811117cd3a615-1200-1600%2Fphoto-2-25.jpg&hash=4d7850af8230207decf0cab13f85cf89f81a1ad5)
Scientists Found Something Completely Unexpected In Photos Of A Rare Goblin Shark
http://www.businessinsider.com/giant-isopods-in-photos-of-rare-goblin-shark-2014-5 (http://www.businessinsider.com/giant-isopods-in-photos-of-rare-goblin-shark-2014-5)

QuoteIn April, shrimp fisherman Carl Moore accidentally caught an incredibly rare goblin shark off the Florida Keys. Moore snapped photos of the 18-foot-long creature before releasing it back into the water.

Those images, shared by NOAA, immediately captured the attention of the media and scientists as they showed only the second goblin shark ever to be spotted in the Gulf of Mexico, and the first to be captured since 2000.

But researchers studying the photos noticed something else that's exciting. Among the shrimp and other fish dumped on the boat deck are dozens of giant deep-sea isopods — huge insect-like creatures closely related to shrimps and crabs.

Nice find. The ocean is a beautiful thing. I just wish we could explore more of it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 09, 2014, 12:04:34 AM
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2014/05/06/police-shooting-frenzy-raises-concerns/ (http://miami.cbslocal.com/2014/05/06/police-shooting-frenzy-raises-concerns/)

Not sure if this was already posted but holy f**k.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 09, 2014, 12:39:29 AM
Cops trying to be the military and failing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 09, 2014, 01:32:21 AM
What the f**k?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 09, 2014, 08:55:03 AM
http://explorables.cmucreatelab.org/explorables/world-top-incomes-database/ (http://explorables.cmucreatelab.org/explorables/world-top-incomes-database/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 09, 2014, 11:38:58 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on May 09, 2014, 12:04:34 AM
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2014/05/06/police-shooting-frenzy-raises-concerns/ (http://miami.cbslocal.com/2014/05/06/police-shooting-frenzy-raises-concerns/)

Not sure if this was already posted but holy f**k.

Cops are so stupid. I'm betting they aren't going to be held accountable for this insanity.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 09, 2014, 03:57:40 PM
Cops are trying too hard to be shooters when that's not their role.  They are public servants.  If you want to just be a shooting guy do your time and put in for SWAT. 

Everytime you see them they get more and more militarized.  Look at the Boston PD running around in better tactical gear than what I am issued. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 09, 2014, 09:07:04 PM
Yea no kidding about the militarization of the police force. I mean the police is the designated "well funded militia " alluded to in the constitution but they are taking things way to far. Some times it feels like the police wants an entire force made out of SWAT members.

Many police forces can be so f**king undisciplined but the sheer stupidity shown here is really unbelievable even though it was caught on video.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 10, 2014, 04:20:05 PM
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/2014/05/10/14/34/train-fight-blamed-on-demonic-possession

Demonic possession my ass. This woman is just insane.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 10, 2014, 06:27:30 PM
Love how people only stepped in when the victim fought back.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 10, 2014, 06:30:52 PM
Yeah and for some reason they both got fined the same amount.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 10, 2014, 06:32:15 PM
Seriously? Since when did self defense translate to 'even more assault?' -.-
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 10, 2014, 06:33:26 PM
Well it's a man defending himself against a woman.

If you're a man the only socially acceptable defense is to just take it. Apparently.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 10, 2014, 06:34:02 PM
I'm pretty sure they were both women.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 10, 2014, 06:35:23 PM
Nah it's a dude for sure.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 10, 2014, 07:03:56 PM
Huh, you're correct.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 12:14:57 AM
Quote from: BANE on May 10, 2014, 06:33:26 PM
Well it's a man defending himself against a woman.

If you're a man the only socially acceptable defense is to just take it. Apparently.

Yup. Remember the golden rule, "never hit a woman", even if she's physically abusing you. Because, y'know, men are evil monsters and women are nothing more than fluffy bunnies.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 11, 2014, 12:18:38 AM
lolololololol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 11, 2014, 12:19:17 AM
Hahahaha, of course it would come back around to MRM eventually, even though nothing in the "article" -- itself a piece of trashy freak tabloid click bait as usual -- gives nothing to back that up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 12:19:54 AM
To be fair, it does look like the people intervening only just stepped into the train, so all they would have seen was him knocking her down. I'd probably jump between them as well. This is exactly why you don't throw a punch in these situations (and by that I mean assaulting what you think is an assaulter). What looks like a vicious assault can just be a case of self defense.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 11, 2014, 12:23:40 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 12:14:57 AM
Quote from: BANE on May 10, 2014, 06:33:26 PM
Well it's a man defending himself against a woman.

If you're a man the only socially acceptable defense is to just take it. Apparently.

Yup. Remember the golden rule, "never hit a woman", even if she's physically abusing you. Because, y'know, men are evil monsters and women are nothing more than fluffy bunnies.
You certainly took that to bold and exciting places............
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 12:28:20 AM
Tell me I'm wrong. In society, the general rule is that men do not hit women, ever. Even if it's a clear case of self-defense, the man is still held liable for his actions.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 11, 2014, 12:30:04 AM
Doom really wants to hit a woman, dammit! It's not fair! :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 12:31:54 AM
Cvalda, someone posted a video of a man being assaulted by a woman and then fined for defending himself. Someone acknowledges this and you jump down their throat? I'm not understanding your issue. I don't want to presume, but your response reads like a twitch reaction at any mention of unfairness towards a man. Can you see how that may come across as sexist?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 11, 2014, 12:34:07 AM
Quote from: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 12:31:54 AM
I don't want to presume, but your response reads like a twitch reaction at any mention of unfairness towards a man. Can you see how that may come across as sexist?
DoomRulz posts virtually nothing in here except stuff about victimization of men or how stupid women or feminists are. Can you see how that may come across as sexist?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 12:36:56 AM
Right, because feminists and women are the same thing?

Quote from: Cvalda on May 11, 2014, 12:34:07 AMDoomRulz posts virtually nothing in here except stuff about victimization of men or how stupid women or feminists are.

If you actually bothered to search through this thread, you'd see that isn't true, but given your tendency for jumping to conclusions without actually looking into things, I shouldn't be surprised.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 12:38:27 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 11, 2014, 12:34:07 AM
Quote from: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 12:31:54 AM
I don't want to presume, but your response reads like a twitch reaction at any mention of unfairness towards a man. Can you see how that may come across as sexist?
DoomRulz posts virtually nothing in here except stuff about victimization of men or how stupid women or feminists are. Can you see how that may come across as sexist?

Well, considering you've said the same about me, when majority of my contribution here hasn't had any kind of gender issue spin to it, I'd say you're being incredibly selective with your memory.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 11, 2014, 12:45:03 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 12:36:56 AM
If you actually bothered to search through this thread, you'd see that isn't true

A brief sampling of DoomRulz's posts in this thread over the last week:

Quote from: DoomRulz on May 10, 2014, 04:20:05 PM
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/2014/05/10/14/34/train-fight-blamed-on-demonic-possession (http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/2014/05/10/14/34/train-fight-blamed-on-demonic-possession)

Demonic possession my ass. This woman is just insane.

Quote from: DoomRulz on May 07, 2014, 01:12:11 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/06/girl-fight-shovel-video_n_5267723.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/06/girl-fight-shovel-video_n_5267723.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

Cat fights just became weird.

And, of course, this gem from just a few days ago:
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 06, 2014, 12:38:18 AM
http://www.cornwallcommunitynews.co.uk/2013/08/03/female-teachers-marking-down-boys/ (http://www.cornwallcommunitynews.co.uk/2013/08/03/female-teachers-marking-down-boys/)

Your shtick is posting trashy shit about bitches being cray or evil feminist conspiracy crap. Don't play coy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 12:49:29 AM
1 out of 3 isn't bad, but calling an insane woman insane is hardly sexist. I think you're just chasing ambulances.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 11, 2014, 12:51:48 AM
And I think you don't really visit here much, considering everyone knows this about Doom and it's the reason Aspie is laughing about him upthread ;) He posts this shit constantly, and then gets called out by people, and then sends links to MRM websites to various users who respond via PM. (And then they have a good laugh at his expense, rightly so).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on May 11, 2014, 12:53:59 AM
I thought everyone knew Cvalda was our established resident troll.

I for one encourage the community to help the beast recognize its true nature. I can easily see quality posts coming from it with the right guidance.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 12:55:36 AM
And the Mens Rights Movement isn't important why? I'm not saying the suffering of men is in any way comparable to that of women, but it certainly exists, and it deserves appropriate attention. For instance, if a man were to be sexually assaulted, they are less likely to be taken seriously by police then a woman would.

Acknowledging that that problem exists is not an attack on women or a cheapening of their struggle, yet that's exactly how you act. It's a little offensive.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 12:58:28 AM
Yo Cvalda, you wanna play? Sure.

Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 30, 2012, 03:53:46 AM
A section for posting any and all news oddities that you come across on the interwebz. Here's some to get us started.

A chocolate bar that doesn't melt (http://www.woai.com/news/local/story/Company-creates-no-melt-chocolate/TSJ28DVz6EKZpic9NFl1wA.cspx). Would you eat it?

The Egyptian Popeye (http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hvY-55kmIThxGpebtrmMiw2c64eQ?docId=f9db0071b7e94d13aa1219ab7225675e). Yeah, I'm thinking roids on this one.

Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 07, 2013, 04:54:45 AM
Well this is definitely a creative way to attract the opposite sex.

http://web.orange.co.uk/article/quirkies/Inventor_creates_tail_for_humans (http://web.orange.co.uk/article/quirkies/Inventor_creates_tail_for_humans)

Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 09, 2013, 04:19:01 AM
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1311942--the-kraken-wakes-first-images-of-giant-squid-filmed-in-deep-ocean (http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1311942--the-kraken-wakes-first-images-of-giant-squid-filmed-in-deep-ocean)

The naturalists around here will like this. It's certainly a nice diversion from all the bad news lately.

Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 11, 2013, 03:59:32 AM
You may wish to read the following:

http://www.ign.com/blogs/kamicasey/2013/01/09/an-open-letter-to-gamasturas-kris-graft-youre-dead-wrong/ (http://www.ign.com/blogs/kamicasey/2013/01/09/an-open-letter-to-gamasturas-kris-graft-youre-dead-wrong/)

Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 07, 2013, 04:51:23 AM
I think the school needs to ease up on the "spirit" in spirit week. (http://news.yahoo.com/two-students-lose-fingers-tug-war-california-high-200916069.html)

Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 28, 2013, 04:14:25 AM
French Fry feast at a McD's in Japan (http://gawker.com/5987420/korean-kids-kicked-out-of-mcdonalds-for-throwing-250-french-fry-feast)

Yeah, I have no words for this.

That's seven posts so far to your three and I'm not even close to being halfway through this thread. Shall I continue, my love?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 11, 2014, 12:59:33 AM
Quote from: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 12:55:36 AM
And the Mens Rights Movement isn't important why?
I'll let one of the guys here elaborate on why it isn't, actually. You can take their word over a feminnazi's  ;)


And nice job having to go back to JANUARY 2013 to cherrypick a bunch of posts, Doom :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 01:02:01 AM
Want me to keep going? I can. I have all night, baby :-*
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 01:03:41 AM
I asked you a question Cvalda. You can choose not to answer, but please don't brush it off with such an insulting insinsuation.

Equality is only equal when it applies to everyone. Both genders have their own sets of prejudice and problems, and both deserve appropriate representation. Completely dismissing Mens Rights Activism because some self professed MRA members are pigs is far more sexist then anything me or Doom has said.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 11, 2014, 01:07:03 AM
Quote from: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 01:03:41 AM
Equality is only equal when it applies to everyone. Both genders have their own sets of prejudice and problems, and both deserve appropriate representation. Completely dismissing Mens Rights Activism because some self professed MRA members are pigs is far more sexist then anything me or Doom has said.
Find me a MRM issue that doesn't blame everything on women or feminists and you might have a valid point. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 01:08:38 AM
The family court system and male prison rape.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 11, 2014, 01:11:13 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 01:08:38 AM
The family court system
What about it?

Quote from: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 01:08:38 AM
and male prison rape.
Obviously a problem, but what about it?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 01:13:33 AM
That, and rape in general. Both sexes face rape related issues, and both should have appropriate representation. That's not to say that male rape issues are comparable to female rape issues (I honestly have no idea) but you're saying that the former deserves no attention at all. As a man who could be sexually assaulted one day, I find that absolutely disgusting.

I would fight for your rights any day, Cvalda, so hearing that you think nothing of me being raped and then laughed into silence for it is appalling.

I don't know Dooms stance well enough to comment on him, but I can say this. The biggest sexist in the room here is you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 01:13:44 AM
Well, it's no secret that mothers are heavily favoured when it comes to custody battles and men are taken to the cleaners by the presiding judge. In the case of male prison rape, whenever it happens, no one really seems to care because the general attitude is, "they're prisoners, who cares?" Well, be that as it may, that does not justify the harm that comes to them and also, it's a toxic environment that results in the spread of STDs. It can also lead to these men, unfortunately, becoming actual rapists once they leave prison.

There's also the historical idea of male disposability. In wartime, men are expected to go fight and give up their lives for their country. The draft itself is a gross human's rights violation because it violates the right to life, liberty, and security of the person.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 11, 2014, 01:15:12 AM
Quote from: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 01:13:33 AM
I would fight for your rights any day, Cvalda, so hearing that you think nothing of me being raped and then laughed into silence for it is appalling.
Well that's some paranoid, histrionic bullshit that is founded in NOTHING I have ever said.

Quote from: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 01:13:44 AM
Well, it's no secret that mothers are heavily favoured when it comes to custody battles and men are taken to the cleaners by the presiding judge.
Probably true. And probably oftentimes unfortunate. But if that is the best example you have of sinister, widespread oppression against men, it is pretty lukewarm.

Quote from: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 01:13:44 AM
In the case of male prison rape, whenever it happens, no one really seems to care because the general attitude is, "they're prisoners, who cares?" Well, be that as it may, that does not justify the harm that comes to them and also, it's a toxic environment that results in the spread of STDs. It can also lead to these men, unfortunately, becoming actual rapists once they leave prison.
I don't think anyone goes around saying "prison rape, lulz, awesome" except the straw figures in your imagination. Yes, it's a problem -- one specifically endemic to criminal men, mostly perpetuated against criminal men by other criminal men, so again, not representative of any sort of instutionalized societal oppression instead of just being an awful consequence of shoving a bunch of convicts together and not having enough resources to properly care for them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on May 11, 2014, 01:19:36 AM
http://gawker.com/the-story-of-one-prison-rape-in-an-inmates-own-words-510475353 (http://gawker.com/the-story-of-one-prison-rape-in-an-inmates-own-words-510475353)

sounds relevant
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 01:22:03 AM
You said quite clearly that the MRM is unimportant. I'm not sure how that translates any other way. MRM is supposed to represent and defend those who face male centric problems like the one I described, or not being taken seriously in custody cases, if you'd like another example. By saying the MRM is not important, you are quite clearly saying that I should not have fair representation and treatment if I were to be treated unfairly for my gender.

If you didn't realize that that is what you're saying, you should now. Would you like to amend your position? Or am I still due no representation should I be discriminated against for my gender?

Also...

QuoteProbably true. And probably oftentimes unfortunate. But if that is the best example you have of sinister, widespread oppression against men, it is pretty lukewarm.

Who the f**k is saying that? Certainly not me. Pointing out that men do face discrimination for their gender in no way even comes close to saying 'global anti-male conspiracy'.  You wanna accuse people of Strawmanning, you'd do well not to indulge in it yourself.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 01:22:16 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 11, 2014, 01:15:12 AM
Quote from: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 01:13:33 AM
I would fight for your rights any day, Cvalda, so hearing that you think nothing of me being raped and then laughed into silence for it is appalling.
Well that's some paranoid, histrionic bullshit that is founded in NOTHING I have ever said.

Quote from: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 01:13:44 AM
Well, it's no secret that mothers are heavily favoured when it comes to custody battles and men are taken to the cleaners by the presiding judge.
Probably true. And probably oftentimes unfortunate. But if that is the best example you have of sinister, widespread oppression against men, it is pretty lukewarm.

Quote from: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 01:13:44 AM
In the case of male prison rape, whenever it happens, no one really seems to care because the general attitude is, "they're prisoners, who cares?" Well, be that as it may, that does not justify the harm that comes to them and also, it's a toxic environment that results in the spread of STDs. It can also lead to these men, unfortunately, becoming actual rapists once they leave prison.
I don't think anyone goes around saying "prison rape, lulz, awesome" except the straw figures in your imagination. Yes, it's a problem -- one specifically endemic to criminal men, mostly perpetuated against criminal men by other criminal men, so again, not representative of any sort of instutionalized societal oppression instead of just being an awful consequence of shoving a bunch of convicts together and not having enough resources to properly care for them.

Believe it or not, I do not think men are oppressed. Hell, I don't think anyone living in the Western world is oppressed. I think men and women suffer from inequalities and injustices but not oppression. When I think of oppression, I think of someone living in a developing country who is denied their basic human rights.

About men raping other men; that's beside the point. If we were to discuss the issue of violence in black communities, no one is going to bother saying that it's black men harming other black men or black hurting other blacks so it's not wroth looking into. The issue is that violence is taking place, but no one is really addressing it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 11, 2014, 01:26:27 AM
Quote from: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 01:22:03 AM
You said quite clearly that the MRM is unimportant. I'm not sure how that translates any other way. MRM is supposed to represent and defend those who face male centric problems like the one I described, or not being taken seriously in custody cases, if you'd like another example. By saying the MRM is not important, you are quite clearly saying that I should not have fair representation and treatment if I were to be treated unfairly for my gender.
Except that MRM doesn't do any of that because it's not an actual movement and is really just a bunch of misogynists on Reddit and AVFM, but okay, go on living in your ignorant fantasy world where MRM groups actually enact legislature or do anything other than write hateful shit on the internet.

Quote from: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 01:22:03 AM
Who the f**k is saying that? Certainly not me.
I wasn't responding to you :)

Quote from: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 01:22:16 AM
Hell, I don't think anyone living in the Western world is oppressed.
-- Straight White Dude, 2014
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 01:34:46 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 11, 2014, 01:26:27 AM
Except that MRM doesn't do any of that because it's not an actual movement and is really just a bunch of misogynists on Reddit and AVFM, but okay, go on living in your ignorant fantasy world where MRM groups actually enact legislature or do anything other than write hateful shit on the internet.

You accuse others of living a fantasy, yet you demonstrate here you simplify the world to suit your prejudice. I was going to copy that whole paragraph and swap all the male centric words with female centric ones, but I'm sure others can do that in their brain. If you take the time to, I imagine it would look quite offensive.

QuoteI wasn't responding to you :)

And that changes my contention how? You're moving goal posts. Not cool Cvalda. You start out with 'pfft, such a sexist, MRM isn't important', then when someone points out an actual need for MRM you sneakily change your position to 'pfft, there's no global pro-male conspiracy'.

Sorry to be short with you, but I deal with this kind of dishonesty from fundies and woo peddlers. If you don't want me to treat you like an excitable idiot, then try not to act like one, and if you must, try not to represent such a sensitive and important topic. You make everyone with an understanding of gender issues cringe.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 01:36:21 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 11, 2014, 01:26:27 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 01:22:16 AM
Hell, I don't think anyone living in the Western world is oppressed.
-- Straight White Dude, 2014

And you know what my ethnicity is, how exactly...? And before you say it's because you saw one of my vlogs or a picture I've posted myself here, my skin colour means f**k all in terms of ethnicity.

Moreover, being white doesn't mean a person can't offer an opinion on race and gender relations.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 11, 2014, 01:40:27 AM
Quote from: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 01:34:46 AM
Sorry to be short with you, but I deal with this kind of dishonesty from fundies and woo peddlers. If you don't want me to treat you like an excitable idiot, then try not to act like one, and if you must, try not to represent such a sensitive and important topic. You make everyone with an understanding of gender issues cringe.
Says the guy who accused me of laughing at you being hypothetically raped.

You know absolutely zero about MRM, and are humiliating yourself defending it. So you don't like fundies, huh?  :) Guess what: MRM is right wing, neoconservative movement!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men%27s_rights_movement#Relation_to_feminism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men%27s_rights_movement#Relation_to_feminism)

It is NOT taken seriously by thinking people because it actually has nothing to do with the disadvantages suffered by men, and is instead mostly a hategroup against women. But go on believing it is some group that valiantly fights for undeprivileged men -- it doesn't do anything of the sort.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 01:44:50 AM
Have I expressed support for any such MRM group? No. I'd support a sexist MRM group as readily as I would idiots like Skepchick. But pointing out that sexist MRM groups exist is NOT the same thing as pointing out that the concept of MRM is sexist.

That's about as stupid as me telling you that the WRM is dumb because Rebecca Watson is an idiot.

Demonstrate to me why Mens Rights Activism is wrong or unnecessary. If you'd prefer not to, then we'll simply end the conversation.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 11, 2014, 01:46:11 AM
Quote from: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 01:44:50 AM
Have I expressed support for any such MRM group?
Since you seem to know so much about the subject, show me which MRM groups you DO support :) And not a hypothetical "any who fight for blah blah blah". Do some research and show me a self-identified MRM group that does not blame women for anything :) Try it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 01:48:16 AM
Right, that's why AVfM is the the only group to offer a monetary reward for information leading to the capture and arrest of a criminal who assaulted a female student at Queen's University, after she claimed it was an MRA who beat her up? I'd like to point out that not a single feminist group has done the same. They've all remained quite silent on the issue.

References:
http://www.avoiceformen.com/mens-rights/1000-reward-for-the-arrest-conviction-of-danielle-dentremonts-attacker/ (http://www.avoiceformen.com/mens-rights/1000-reward-for-the-arrest-conviction-of-danielle-dentremonts-attacker/)
http://www.avoiceformen.com/mens-rights/reward-for-finding-danielle-dentremonts-attacker-doubled-feminist-groups-challenged-to-match/ (http://www.avoiceformen.com/mens-rights/reward-for-finding-danielle-dentremonts-attacker-doubled-feminist-groups-challenged-to-match/)

A hategroup against women, eh? I guess all these women are just misogynists at heart who have betrayed their vaginas, lol.

http://www.avoiceformen.com/womens-voice/ (http://www.avoiceformen.com/womens-voice/)
You might want to look up the likes of Erin Pizzey and Karen Straughan before you make a ridiculous statement like that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 11, 2014, 01:51:36 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 01:48:16 AM
Right, that's why AVfM is the the only group to offer a monetary reward for information leading to the capture and arrest of a criminal who assaulted a female student at Queen's University
That is pretty nice of them--

Quote from: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 01:48:16 AM
after she claimed it was an MRA who beat her up? I'd like to point out that not a single feminist group has done the same. They've all remained quite silent on the issue.
--oh.

So how many other women have they offered to help? Or is it just ones who get attacked by their own members?

Quote from: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 01:48:16 AM
A hategroup against women, eh? I guess all these women are just misogynists at heart
Yep.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 01:53:41 AM
...you just... ignore anything you don't like o.O I gave you a question, and you just floated past it.

Sorry Cvalda, I'm not going to chase you around like this. You can engage me like a functional and honest person, or you can f**k off. Choice is yours, I'd rather not waste any more time on you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 01:53:48 AM
Except that the attacker has not been identified, plus the victim only said it was an MRA. There's no way of actually proving the validity of her accusation beyond just what she said.

Quote from: Cvalda on May 11, 2014, 01:51:36 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 01:48:16 AM
after she claimed it was an MRA who beat her up? I'd like to point out that not a single feminist group has done the same. They've all remained quite silent on the issue.
--oh.

So how many other women have they offered to help?

I don't know. That's my honest answer.

Quote from: Cvalda on May 11, 2014, 01:51:36 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 01:48:16 AM
A hategroup against women, eh? I guess all these women are just misogynists at heart
Yep.

Lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 11, 2014, 01:55:45 AM
Quote from: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 01:53:41 AM
...you just... ignore anything you don't like o.O I gave you a question, and you just floated past it.

Sorry Cvalda, I'm not going to chase you around like this. You can engage me like a functional and honest person, or you can f**k off. Choice is yours, I'd rather not waste any more time on you.
And I have responded with questions of my own, which you have likewise failed to answer. Because you've got nothing. And then you start flailing around telling people to "f**k off". Very functional. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 11, 2014, 01:56:47 AM
These past few pages.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FV3PxFUF.gif&hash=23069f414cedafc928a7fbea25a902ce8cd1d41b)

It's a gold mine!  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 11, 2014, 01:58:09 AM
RUBBERNECKER.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 01:58:45 AM
You ignore my question, present your own, and then whine when I don't answer you? Your a hypocrite Cvalda. We're done.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 11, 2014, 01:59:16 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 11, 2014, 01:58:09 AM
RUBBERNECKER.
Yup.  :laugh:

Quote from: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 01:58:45 AM
You ignore my question, present your own, and then whine when I don't answer you? Your a hypocrite Cvalda. We're done.
:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 11, 2014, 01:59:57 AM
Quote from: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 01:58:45 AM
You ignore my question, present your own, and then whine when I don't answer you? Your* a hypocrite Cvalda. We're done.
I'm not the one whining.

Also, it's you're*
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on May 11, 2014, 02:18:14 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 01:48:16 AM
Right, that's why AVfM is the the only group to offer a monetary reward for information leading to the capture and arrest of a criminal who assaulted a female student at Queen's University, after she claimed it was an MRA who beat her up? I'd like to point out that not a single feminist group has done the same. They've all remained quite silent on the issue.
In 2011 A Voice for Men offered a $1, 000 bounty for the names, address, phone numbers of a group of women who made a YouTube video about a group of women killing a man and licking the blood from the wound because they felt "While the murder is plainly staged, the sadistic glee has every appearance of being genuine. The plain endorsement of murder is also unambiguous."

http://www.avoiceformen.com/mens-rights/activism/1000-bounty-to-identify-swedish-scum-members/ (http://www.avoiceformen.com/mens-rights/activism/1000-bounty-to-identify-swedish-scum-members/)

QuoteSome individuals may criticize the intent to publish not only names, but also addresses, phone numbers, employers and other personal information – on the grounds that such exposure create a risk of retributive violence against individuals who openly advocate murder based on sex. It is the considered position of the editorial board of AVfM that any such risks are out-weighed by the ongoing hazard to the public of these individuals continuing to operate in anonymity. Open advocation of murder cannot be allowed in a civil society, without that society devolving into a culture of brutal violence.

Open "advocation" of a murder in a YouTube video by people who never actually tell anyone to kill anyone else is bad, but offering a monetary reward for someone's personal information to plaster on the Internet knowing full well it could result in actual, physical harm to those people is just dandy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gilfryd on May 11, 2014, 02:21:31 AM
QuoteThe list of grievances for MRAs is long. It includes the elevated rate of suicide for men, educational discrimination against boys, economic and workplace conditions for men, violence against men, false rape reporting, fathers' rights in custody battles, rates of male imprisonment and prison conditions, and the horrors of war. Many of these issues deserve a thoughtful response and the force of an organized movement for address them. It's too bad that's not what men's rights activists are offering.

http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Men%27s_rights_movement (http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Men%27s_rights_movement)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 02:23:38 AM
Quote from: Gilfryd on May 11, 2014, 02:21:31 AM
QuoteThe list of grievances for MRAs is long. It includes the elevated rate of suicide for men, educational discrimination against boys, economic and workplace conditions for men, violence against men, false rape reporting, fathers' rights in custody battles, rates of male imprisonment and prison conditions, and the horrors of war. Many of these issues deserve a thoughtful response and the force of an organized movement for address them. It's too bad that's not what men's rights activists are offering.

http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Men%27s_rights_movement (http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Men%27s_rights_movement)

That sums up things quite nicely.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 11, 2014, 02:24:30 AM
Quote from: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 02:23:38 AM
Quote from: Gilfryd on May 11, 2014, 02:21:31 AM
QuoteThe list of grievances for MRAs is long. It includes the elevated rate of suicide for men, educational discrimination against boys, economic and workplace conditions for men, violence against men, false rape reporting, fathers' rights in custody battles, rates of male imprisonment and prison conditions, and the horrors of war. Many of these issues deserve a thoughtful response and the force of an organized movement for address them. It's too bad that's not what men's rights activists are offering.

http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Men%27s_rights_movement (http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Men%27s_rights_movement)

That sums up things quite nicely.
:laugh: Sabby totally misses the last sentence: It's too bad that's not what men's rights activists are offering.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 02:26:57 AM
I saw that. I also never disagreed with it. MRA groups for the most part are a pile of shit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 11, 2014, 02:30:04 AM
Quote from: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 02:26:57 AM
I saw that. I also never disagreed with it. MRA groups for the most part are a pile of shit.
Now who's full of shit?

Quote from: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 01:22:03 AM
By saying the MRM is not important, you are quite clearly saying that I should not have fair representation and treatment if I were to be treated unfairly for my gender.

Make up your mind. OMG STOP CHANGING THE GOAL POSTS SABBY
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 02:37:26 AM
MRM, as in the Mens Rights Movement, is important. Majority of MRM groups, as in groups that advocate for Mens Rights, are shit. It's not difficult to understand Cvalda.

I did say I was gone, but I'd like to try once more to address your original claim before you changed it. You said that the MRA was unimportant.

QuoteThe list of grievances for MRAs is long. It includes the elevated rate of suicide for men, educational discrimination against boys, economic and workplace conditions for men, violence against men, false rape reporting, fathers' rights in custody battles, rates of male imprisonment and prison conditions, and the horrors of war. Many of these issues deserve a thoughtful response and the force of an organized movement for address them. It's too bad that's not what men's rights activists are offering.

Do you agree that the issues stated in the bold text deserve attention?

Please answer in a simple yes or no.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 11, 2014, 02:38:23 AM
She's said yes before already.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on May 11, 2014, 02:38:34 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 11, 2014, 02:30:04 AM
Quote from: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 02:26:57 AM
I saw that. I also never disagreed with it. MRA groups for the most part are a pile of shit.
Now who's full of shit?

Quote from: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 01:22:03 AM
By saying the MRM is not important, you are quite clearly saying that I should not have fair representation and treatment if I were to be treated unfairly for my gender.

Make up your mind. OMG STOP CHANGING THE GOAL POSTS SABBY
MRA groups =/= the MRA concept.

It's not that hard. He hates the players, not the game.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 02:40:14 AM
Quote from: BANE on May 11, 2014, 02:38:23 AM
She's said yes before already.

I may have missed that what with all the goal shifting. It quickly changed from questioning the need for the activism to the conduct of the activists.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 11, 2014, 02:42:23 AM
Quote from: SiL on May 11, 2014, 02:38:34 AM
It's not that hard. He hates the players, not the game.
Except that the game is an invention of the players in this analogy.

Quote from: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 02:37:26 AM
I did say I was gone, but I'd like to try once more to address your original claim before you changed it. You said that the MRA was unimportant.
I did, and it is, because it addresses NONE of the problems it claims to. That seems to be your major misunderstanding and ignorance, is that you believe it does. None of those are Men's Rights issues.  Men's Rights is a misnomer like White Rights. The issues you bring up are far more complex.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 02:43:37 AM
Once again, are the problems highlighted in bold worthy of attention, yes or no?

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 11, 2014, 02:44:58 AM
Of course they are. And none of them are "Men's Rights" issues.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on May 11, 2014, 02:46:12 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 11, 2014, 02:42:23 AM
Except that the game is an invention of the players in this analogy.
Um, most games are invented by people ... playing ... the game ... ???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 11, 2014, 02:47:30 AM
Quote from: SiL on May 11, 2014, 02:46:12 AM
Um, most games are invented by people ... playing ... the game ... ???
How many games have you invented? >:(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 02:48:20 AM
Horrors of war doesn't count as a male centered issue, even though most soldiers are male?

Custody battles doesn't count, even though (and you agreed to this) they heavily favor the mother over the father?

False rape accusations doesn't count, even though the majority of false rape reports target men?

The rest are up for debate, so I'll give you those, but I'd like you to explain why these three issues are not a male centered issue.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 11, 2014, 02:54:43 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 11, 2014, 02:47:30 AM
Quote from: SiL on May 11, 2014, 02:46:12 AM
Um, most games are invented by people ... playing ... the game ... ???
How many games have you invented? >:(
5
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 11, 2014, 03:02:43 AM
Quote from: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 02:48:20 AM
Horrors of war doesn't count as a male centered issue, even though most soldiers are male?

Custody battles doesn't count, even though (and you agreed to this) they heavily favor the mother over the father?

False rape accusations doesn't count, even though the majority of false rape reports target men?

The rest are up for debate, so I'll give you those, but I'd like you to explain why these three issues are not a male centered issue.
The topic is not whether they are male centered issues. It is whether they are Mens Rights issues. The two things are NOT THE SAME. Mens Rights issues (note the capital letters!) are social topics cherry picked by a hate group to try and paint men as victims of societal oppression, usually by women.

Tell me, how do you think those issues compare to, say, not allowing women or blacks to vote, or segregation, or other legitimate civil rights movement causes? Because Mens Rights organizations are a right wing response to legitimate civil rights causes, and for you to label issues of soldier casualties, for example, as Mens Rights issues trivializes them by associating them with a hate group. It's not difficult to understand.

And yeah, custody battles are shitty, and false rape accusations are shitty too in the very rare event that they actually a) happen and b) lead to any actual legal consequences for the unjustly accused, but for you to harp on about them, a relatively uncommon phenomena when compared with, I dunno, REAL RAPE, which happens on a vastly more common scale, makes you kind of look a bit like a reactionary misogynist.

Yes, there are lots of bad things that happen to men, but for you to align them with and frame them in a debate as actually being addressed by Mens Rights hate organizations, or part of a widespread institutionalized societal bias against men in general, makes you look supremely ignorant.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on May 11, 2014, 03:06:53 AM
If MRA people could quit harping on about military service as an example of men not having rights, that'd be f**king great. There are more men in the military because military leaders -- men -- don't want women in the armed forces. They're either explicitly denied enlistment, or heavily deterred. Rarely are they openly welcomed or encouraged.

More male soldiers die because more men are soldiers because men don't want women playing soldier.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 11, 2014, 03:09:19 AM
WHY AREN'T THERE WOMEN DYING, TOO?! INEQUALITY!!!!!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 03:10:38 AM
Correct, male centered issue doesn't = male right issue, but what does make something a male right issue to you? Or hell, what takes a female centered issue and elevates it to a female rights issue?

You admit so far that these issues exist, but you don't think they warrant Mens Rights Activism to exist in any capacity. Could you explain further?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on May 11, 2014, 03:12:03 AM
Yeah, I really don't get what MRM people are asking for there.

Do ... do they want as many women to die in war as men? Is that what they think equality means? Should we shoot a woman in the head for every male soldier who goes down, or what? ???

Quote from: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 03:10:38 AM
Correct, male centered issue doesn't = male right issue, but what does make something a male right issue to you? Or hell, what takes a female centered issue and elevates it to a female rights issue?

You admit so far that these issues exist, but you don't think they warrant Mens Rights Activism to exist in any capacity. Could you explain further?
The issue is rights.

Women didn't have the right to vote. That's a rights issue.

Men have the right to defend themselves against false rape accusations. They have the right to due process. The social stigma that comes from the allegation alone isn't a rights issue, it's a problem with public perception.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 03:15:29 AM
That's reasonable. Thank you for the response SiL, I think I understand. But don't womens rights groups use exactly the same terminology?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on May 11, 2014, 03:16:36 AM
In some aspects, yes, but generally they actually have, y'know, rights issues that need arguing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 03:17:24 AM
So my question remains, what elevates a gender centric issue to a gender rights issue?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 11, 2014, 03:18:44 AM
A...right?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on May 11, 2014, 03:19:55 AM
I literally just explained that -- whether it's an issue of the rights one has based on their gender.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 03:24:17 AM
I only ask because the issues (well, the legit ones at least) proposed by MRA groups (regardless of how poorly they may pursue them) seem very similar to those proposed by WRA groups. Yes, I know it has to do with rights, but that isn't really helping me to understand.

For instance, WRA groups fight for women to be fairly treated when applying for or working in a corporation. Is this a rights issue? I'm genuinely confused, so apologies if I'm frustrating anyone.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 03:27:09 AM
Quote from: SiL on May 11, 2014, 03:12:03 AM
Yeah, I really don't get what MRM people are asking for there.

Do ... do they want as many women to die in war as men? Is that what they think equality means? Should we shoot a woman in the head for every male soldier who goes down, or what? ???

Equal rights means equal responsibility. If you want the same respect afforded to you as another demographic, then you need to be prepared to make the same sacrifices that other demographic does. That's why initially, voting rights were given to poor, working-class men in World War 1 in England because the state deemed that if you were willing to die for your country, you could have a say in its political operation.

Quote from: SiL on May 11, 2014, 03:06:53 AM
If MRA people could quit harping on about military service as an example of men not having rights, that'd be f**king great. There are more men in the military because military leaders -- men -- don't want women in the armed forces. They're either explicitly denied enlistment, or heavily deterred. Rarely are they openly welcomed or encouraged.

More male soldiers die because more men are soldiers because men don't want women playing soldier.

Or because the women who do actually want to join the military can't make the cut and insist on having the requirements toned down. Sorry, but that's bullshit. Lowering the bar for soldiers called upon to defend the country is ridiculous.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/01/02/marines-delay-female-fitness-plan-after-half-fail-pullup-test/ (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/01/02/marines-delay-female-fitness-plan-after-half-fail-pullup-test/)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/the-hero-project/articles/2014/01/07/lowering-standards-for-female-marines-is-not-gender-equality.html (http://www.thedailybeast.com/the-hero-project/articles/2014/01/07/lowering-standards-for-female-marines-is-not-gender-equality.html)
http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/marines-delay-female-fitness-standards/ (http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/marines-delay-female-fitness-standards/)
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/barbara-boland/female-marines-not-required-do-1-pull (http://cnsnews.com/news/article/barbara-boland/female-marines-not-required-do-1-pull)

From the last article,
QuoteFemales in the Marine Corps currently are not required to do even a single pull-up, and a deadline mandating that by Jan. 1, 2014, they be able to do at least 3 pull-ups as part of their  training has been delayed for at least a year, the Corps quietly announced on social media.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on May 11, 2014, 03:32:25 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 03:27:09 AM
Or because the women who do actually want to join the military can't make the cut and insist on having the requirements toned down.
So lower the --

QuoteSorry, but that's bullshit. Lowering the bar for soldiers called upon to defend the country is ridiculous.
... okay, so if the bar is set to male standards, and women are physically incapable of meeting it, how in the f**k is that a men's rights issue?

Men set the bar.

To other men.

And then AVfM and you and every other MRA says it's not fair to men and that it's the fault of women, but f**ked if you will ever lower that bar.

That men set.

To other men.

Do you not see how retarded this logic is? You want more women in the army, but you don't want to actually do anything to make it so they can join in and die just as much as men? You're just bitching for the sake of it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 11, 2014, 03:35:10 AM
Women should be held to the same standard as men when it comes to getting into the Marines or anything like that, but how the f**k is this a men's right issue.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 03:36:09 AM
Why not have gender specific bars?

I must agree with SiL and Cal though, I don't see this as a male rights issue.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 03:37:56 AM
I wouldn't call it "men's standards" so much as it is a standard for being a soldier in general. Men just happen to make the cut because they're physically stronger. The trouble here is that people are complaining that women are underrepresented in the armed forces, yet want things made easier for them to get in. Well, if you can't make the cut, that's your problem.

MRAs don't care if more or less women join the army. That's not important. The real issue is how veterans are treated when they return from combat. Look at how Vietnam vets were basically shit on when they returned. Bruce Springsteen didn't write Born In The U.S.A. for nothing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on May 11, 2014, 03:40:25 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 03:37:56 AM
I wouldn't call it "men's standards" so much as it is a standard for being a soldier in general. Men just happen to make the cut because they're physically stronger.
That standard was made by men, for men. That cut was established by men, for men.

QuoteMRAs don't care if more or less women join the army. That's not important. The real issue is how veterans are treated when they return from combat. Look at how Vietnam vets were basically shit on when they returned. Bruce Springsteen didn't write Born In The U.S.A. for nothing.
That has nothing to do with men. That has to do with soldiers. Who are men. Because men don't want women in the army.

There is no way to actually rationalise this as a gender issue. It's one of the utmost retarded things the MRM tries to push as an example of men getting f**ked over, but then they blame women for it, when it's men making the rules.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 03:41:33 AM
I've personally never heard an MRA blame women for men dying the military. The MRM's goal is cultural change in that men should be seen as human beings and not human doings.

When it comes to the military and the differential treatment of men and women is the issue of rape within the ranks. Men and women are raped within the military yet for some odd reason, it's painted as a women's issue. I watched a documentary called The Invisible War which highlighted the topic, yet barely acknowledged male victims.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 03:42:58 AM
Hmmm, I feel I must retract my statement from before about returning soldiers being an MRA issue. SiL has made a great case against that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 11, 2014, 03:46:34 AM
lol doomrulz you dun fooked up so bad Space Sweeper has arrived
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 11, 2014, 03:55:41 AM
Doom's fw

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wearysloth.com%2FGallery%2FActorsA%2F173-21858.gif&hash=a9ca8009ed3dc08e36b1b11932cc609fa4f31319)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Space Sweeper on May 11, 2014, 04:05:25 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 12:58:28 AM
Shall I continue, my love?
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 01:02:01 AM
Want me to keep going? I can. I have all night, baby :-*
Ugh, you're disgusting.

You attempt to valiantly defend your poor, neglected, and abused fellow men, yet cast a pig's shadow over everything. Way to shittily represent a gender that already has got f**k-all in the way of exclusive rights issues, yet feels the need to groan loudly about everything as a passive-aggressive response to the concept of feminism, which apparently assaults their masculinity and way of living. Men die in war? How atrocious! Maybe the best way to remedy that would be not starting f**king wars.

Get real.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 04:07:02 AM
Ah, the voice of reason and sanity.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 11, 2014, 04:08:19 AM
Quote from: Space Sweeper on May 11, 2014, 04:05:25 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 12:58:28 AM
Shall I continue, my love?
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 01:02:01 AM
Want me to keep going? I can. I have all night, baby :-*
Ugh, you're disgusting.

You attempt to valiantly defend your poor, neglected, and abused fellow men, yet cast a pig's shadow over everything. Way to shittily represent a gender that already has got f**k-all in the way of exclusive rights issues, yet feels the need to groan loudly about everything as a passive-aggressive response to the concept of feminism, which apparently assaults their masculinity and way of living. Men die in war? How atrocious! Maybe the best way to remedy that would be not starting f**king wars.

Get real.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F4WQZEd9.gif&hash=f4432c6f1c9a07d9269b03f94ca36065005458e1)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Space Sweeper on May 11, 2014, 04:08:38 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 04:07:02 AM
Ah, the voice of reason and sanity.
In discussion with the voice for men.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 04:09:20 AM
Not the voice, just a voice.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 11, 2014, 04:09:39 AM
lol wat
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F8PicdZH.gif&hash=c49a880699fa2b9f2685cb5a4201cd31b4d1609f)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Space Sweeper on May 11, 2014, 04:11:57 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 04:09:20 AM
Not the voice, just a voice.
An inadequate whimper at best.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 04:12:44 AM
Sure.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 11, 2014, 04:13:05 AM
k.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 11, 2014, 04:15:15 AM
To avoid misunderstandings, I'm just going to restate my position for clarity and bow out for now.

I believe that Mens Rights Activism has a place in society, just not on the level that many proponents of it claim. I also believe that many MRA groups conduct themselves poorly and with obvious bias. My main point of contention was the outright dismissal of MRA's entirely.

I hope that clarifies my position. Ya'll have fun, I'm heading for cover.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Space Sweeper on May 11, 2014, 04:15:48 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ytCEuuW2_A# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ytCEuuW2_A#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on May 11, 2014, 04:17:25 AM
*Grabs a rolled up newspaper*

*Swats all of you with it*
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on May 11, 2014, 04:21:00 AM
..AND NOW BACK TO THE REGULAR PROGRAM.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24557688/nfl-draft-michael-sam-makes-history-rams-take-him-in-7th-round (http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24557688/nfl-draft-michael-sam-makes-history-rams-take-him-in-7th-round)

Michael Sam (Rams, pick No. 249) is first openly gay player drafted
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on May 11, 2014, 04:23:35 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 03:37:56 AM
Men just happen to make the cut because they're physically stronger.

If only Co-Pilot Jennifer Watts was here to kick you in the balls and make you float away.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 11, 2014, 04:23:52 AM
Quote from: Blacklabel on May 11, 2014, 04:21:00 AM
..AND NOW BACK TO THE REGULAR PROGRAM.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24557688/nfl-draft-michael-sam-makes-history-rams-take-him-in-7th-round (http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24557688/nfl-draft-michael-sam-makes-history-rams-take-him-in-7th-round)

Michael Sam (Rams, pick No. 249) is first openly gay player drafted

yessir, my St. Louis Rams nabbed him.  They showed him on national t.v. when the head coach called to give him the news. He kissed his boyfriend all national t.v. ...



and NFL players got pissed lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on May 11, 2014, 04:24:55 AM
Quote from: Aspie on May 11, 2014, 04:23:52 AM
Quote from: Blacklabel on May 11, 2014, 04:21:00 AM
..AND NOW BACK TO THE REGULAR PROGRAM.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24557688/nfl-draft-michael-sam-makes-history-rams-take-him-in-7th-round (http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24557688/nfl-draft-michael-sam-makes-history-rams-take-him-in-7th-round)

Michael Sam (Rams, pick No. 249) is first openly gay player drafted

yessir, my St. Louis Rams nabbed him.  They showed him on national t.v. when the head coach called to give him the news. He kissed his boyfriend all national t.v. ...



and NFL players got pissed lol
The NFL remind me of the lonely kids who always get annoyed with the couple making out in the highschool hallway.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 04:25:26 AM
Meaning? Women can make it in the military. Just not all of them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on May 11, 2014, 04:36:03 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 04:25:26 AM
Meaning? Women can make it in the military. Just not all of them.

Your point? Exact same applies to men, not all men make it either. Saying men are physically stronger is just a dumb generalization, and even as a dumb generalization their is falsehood in that statement as women are generally stronger in the waist/hips area than men.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 04:37:15 AM
I'm guessing you've never heard of sexual dimorphism.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 11, 2014, 04:37:34 AM
If a woman can perform to the same standards as her male counterparts then I don't care.

I think part of the problem is that we have different standards anyways.  Our DS at Fort Jackson insisted that the females not even look at the female standards and shoot for passing the male standards.  There were no women PT failures at the end of BCT and even the ones that would've failed the male PT test smoked the female PT test.  With more time they all would've passed the male PT test. 

It might be unfair that women will have to fight using the male standards as judgement using military tactics invented by men with equipment tailor made for men, but nothing about military life is fair.  They'll just have to embrace the suck with everybody else. 



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on May 11, 2014, 04:49:46 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 04:37:15 AM
I'm guessing you've never heard of sexual dimorphism.

I've been a fish and wildlife tech student for 2 years, I'm very familiar with it bud.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 04:51:48 AM
Then you would know there are innate differences between men and women. It's why we put them in different competitions in the Olympics.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 11, 2014, 04:54:22 AM
Here Rich, get a subscription to this esteemed periodical and brush up on your MRM talking points:
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;) ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on May 11, 2014, 04:58:46 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 11, 2014, 04:51:48 AM
Then you would know there are innate differences between men and women. It's why we put them in different competitions in the Olympics.

That doesn't mean a man is completely stronger than a woman (generally). Upper body/shoulders perhaps in general, but certainly not the waist/hips. Hell we tested this in army cadets.

Quote from: Cvalda on May 11, 2014, 04:54:22 AM
Here Rich, get a subscription to this esteemed periodical and brush up on your MRM talking points:
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;) ;D

*reads bottom right corner*

Oh, that explains everything.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on May 11, 2014, 05:32:46 AM
Quote from: Blacklabel on May 11, 2014, 04:21:00 AM
..AND NOW BACK TO THE REGULAR PROGRAM.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24557688/nfl-draft-michael-sam-makes-history-rams-take-him-in-7th-round (http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24557688/nfl-draft-michael-sam-makes-history-rams-take-him-in-7th-round)

Michael Sam (Rams, pick No. 249) is first openly gay player drafted
Why is this a big deal?
Spoiler
I mean, he's playing for the Rams
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vulhala on May 12, 2014, 11:33:28 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 11, 2014, 04:37:34 AM
It might be unfair that women will have to fight using the male standards as judgement using military tactics invented by men with equipment tailor made for men, but nothing about military life is fair.  They'll just have to embrace the suck with everybody else.

Gear can be modified, mate. There's really not that much difference in size between an athletically well built male or female, anyway. Not all men are powerlifters in stature just because they can run and carry a lot while they do it. It's all mental. Basic breaks you down to the point where your body is gone anyway, you know that  :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 13, 2014, 12:28:35 AM
My argument wasn't really about the size configuration of males and females in the military.  Even though being 6'2" and 180lbs I'm pretty sure I outweight 99% of my female counterparts.  More that the military will have to learn to fight with females in its combat arms positions and the transition is probably going to be harder on the females than the males.  I don't know that it will be a "fair" transition but then what is in the military.  Unless your some four star general somewhere things are shitty for everyone at some point and time throughout the duty week.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vulhala on May 13, 2014, 12:32:47 AM
I must've read you wrong then, mate. Standards shouldn't be compromised. If you're good enough to meet those standards, you're good enough.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 13, 2014, 12:51:52 AM
Maybe the standards should be changed, just not in such a way that they compromise the readiness of soldiers. I honestly don't know the military very well, so I have no idea you'd even go about that, but if the potential of female soldiers is going to be slightly different then male soldiers (note, I said different, not inferior :P) then they would require different training. It may not even be that big of an alteration.

Actually, I'd love to hear what everyone else thinks would be the best possible training regimen for female soldiers.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 13, 2014, 12:54:50 AM
Quote from: Sabby on May 13, 2014, 12:51:52 AM
I'd love to hear what everyone else thinks would be the best possible training regimen for female soldiers.
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vulhala on May 13, 2014, 12:56:38 AM
Quote from: Sabby on May 13, 2014, 12:51:52 AM
Maybe the standards should be changed, just not in such a way that they compromise the readiness of soldiers. I honestly don't know the military very well, so I have no idea you'd even go about that, but if the potential of female soldiers is going to be slightly different then male soldiers (note, I said different, not inferior :P) then they would require different training. It may not even be that big of an alteration.

Actually, I'd love to hear what everyone else thinks would be the best possible training regimen for female soldiers.

Exactly the same as for male soldiers. Nothing should be changed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on May 13, 2014, 01:03:10 AM
I think the standards should remain unchanged. I believe gender shouldn't be an influencing factor, all those standards are there to make sure you're best prepared as possible for combat situations. If you make it you make it, if you don't you don't. The standards shouldn't be compromised over gender, because then your compromising your team when your training is put to the test in the real deal. I say team because one thing I learned in my "going to be a soldier one day" days is that "Teams survive, individuals die", meaning it's not just about yourself but the men and women you serve beside and being effective as a whole.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vulhala on May 13, 2014, 01:07:03 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on May 13, 2014, 01:03:10 AM
I think the standards should remain unchanged. I believe gender shouldn't be an influencing factor, all those standards are there to make sure you're best prepared as possible for combat situations. If you make it you make it, if you don't you don't. The standards shouldn't be compromised over gender, because then your compromising your team when your training is put to the test in the real deal. I say team because one thing I learned in my "going to be a soldier one day" days is that "Teams survive, individuals die", meaning it's not just about yourself but the men and women you serve beside and being effective as a whole.

This. All day. Political correctness and war have no place in the same discussion.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 13, 2014, 01:08:21 AM
Hmmm, that all sounds reasonable. Apologies if my question caused any offense, I'm completely ignorant of military training.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on May 13, 2014, 01:28:45 AM
Quote from: Vulhala on May 13, 2014, 01:07:03 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on May 13, 2014, 01:03:10 AM
I think the standards should remain unchanged. I believe gender shouldn't be an influencing factor, all those standards are there to make sure you're best prepared as possible for combat situations. If you make it you make it, if you don't you don't. The standards shouldn't be compromised over gender, because then your compromising your team when your training is put to the test in the real deal. I say team because one thing I learned in my "going to be a soldier one day" days is that "Teams survive, individuals die", meaning it's not just about yourself but the men and women you serve beside and being effective as a whole.

This. All day. Political correctness and war have no place in the same discussion.

As I've heard said multiple times in my life, "I'm a soldier, not a politician".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 13, 2014, 05:31:01 AM
Everybody should perform to the male standard and if they can't there are other positions in the military that need filling.  There is a lot of big heavy shit that needs moving for soldiers to perform their job.  Infantry/Armor/Artillery especially.  Infantry with everything on their back, Armor loading tank shells or carrying everything on their back after they leave their vehicles, and artillery loading heavy rounds to send down range. 


If you can't get your physical strength up you can literally get somebody or yourself killed.  Lag behind in an infantry unit and when somebody else goes back to sort out your gear your suddenly a target for some guy who sees a bunch of soldiers clustered together to take potshots at.  If you can't keep loading heavy ass shells into a howitzer to help suppress a unit attacking other soldiers from your country then they might overrun that unit because you can't keep the rate of fire up.

They are there for a reason.

The Army also is always chronically short on infantrymen and likes to use its other combat arms units to perform some of their duties.  You never know when you'll have to go on a presence patrol, provide security for convoys, go out and initiate contact so the birds can come in and kill the enemy etc.  One of our batteries deployed overseas to Afghanistan and was used pretty much as mechanized infantry.  They roll out in their convoys look for the enemy, take contact, and then call in artillery or CAS to take out the Taliban. 

This is the least amount of people that have fought in a US war since before World War II.  Less than half a percent.  Anybody can be tasked to do anything so everybody needs to be physically ready for the burden.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on May 13, 2014, 10:22:23 AM
Quote from: Vulhala on May 13, 2014, 01:07:03 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on May 13, 2014, 01:03:10 AM
I think the standards should remain unchanged. I believe gender shouldn't be an influencing factor, all those standards are there to make sure you're best prepared as possible for combat situations. If you make it you make it, if you don't you don't. The standards shouldn't be compromised over gender, because then your compromising your team when your training is put to the test in the real deal. I say team because one thing I learned in my "going to be a soldier one day" days is that "Teams survive, individuals die", meaning it's not just about yourself but the men and women you serve beside and being effective as a whole.

This. All day. Political correctness and war have no place in the same discussion.

+1

This is what happens when standards are compromised in the military due do political interference:

QuoteKara Spears Hultgreen (October 5, 1965–October 25, 1994), was a lieutenant and Naval Aviator in the United States Navy and the first female carrier-based fighter pilot in the U.S. Navy. She died just months after she was certified for combat, when she crashed her F-14 Tomcat into the sea on final approach to USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72). A formal investigation found that the cause of the crash was pilot error.

During her Naval Aviation career, Hultgreen had accumulated four "downs," or major errors in flight training. Normally, in accordance with Naval Air Training Command standards, having more than two "downs" in Navy undergraduate flight training would be enough to permanently prevent someone from becoming a Naval Aviator.

According to certain sources there was a lot of political pressure in getting a female pilot certified for carrier ops which likely led to the waiving of the three-and-out rule in her case. Her RIO (dude in the backseat) narrowly escaped death after ejecting a second before impact.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on May 13, 2014, 10:50:20 AM
http://www.ibtimes.com/switzerland-may-soon-have-worlds-highest-minimum-wage-nestle-trade-groups-say-hike-would-1572661 (http://www.ibtimes.com/switzerland-may-soon-have-worlds-highest-minimum-wage-nestle-trade-groups-say-hike-would-1572661)

ROFL! I am challenging any of these guys to come here for 1 year to see if they will manage to keep up with the 170 Euro per month as minimal wage  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 13, 2014, 11:13:45 AM
Since we were discussing women and the military, this seemed appropriate, lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwBFepUkQms#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwBFepUkQms#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 13, 2014, 03:35:24 PM
This happened at Fort Sill with a recruit this year.

There are a few women fighter pilots for both the Army attack helicopters and AF fixed wing.  Many people think before the AF goes drone that they will go with women because their usually smaller stature means the gforce won't push the blood to their brains and feet like they would a taller male and they are much less likely to pass out. 

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on May 13, 2014, 04:19:52 PM
Quote from: Vulhala on May 13, 2014, 01:07:03 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on May 13, 2014, 01:03:10 AM
I think the standards should remain unchanged. I believe gender shouldn't be an influencing factor, all those standards are there to make sure you're best prepared as possible for combat situations. If you make it you make it, if you don't you don't. The standards shouldn't be compromised over gender, because then your compromising your team when your training is put to the test in the real deal. I say team because one thing I learned in my "going to be a soldier one day" days is that "Teams survive, individuals die", meaning it's not just about yourself but the men and women you serve beside and being effective as a whole.

This. All day. Political correctness and war have no place in the same discussion.

Vulhala is back!! Welcome back :)

Not trying to change the subject or anything, but this looks interesting:
http://www.space.com/25755-littlebits-space-kit-nasa.html (http://www.space.com/25755-littlebits-space-kit-nasa.html)

Almost reminds me of...
Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn1-www.craveonline.com%2Fassets%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F04%2Fweird-science.jpg&hash=274d016d18e758b1c67df0155b2a6ea774864327)
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on May 13, 2014, 10:43:32 PM
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/05/13/man-claiming-to-be-god-crashes-into-maryland-tv-station-and-barricades-himself-inside/#.U3KNsFUiMQk.facebook (http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/05/13/man-claiming-to-be-god-crashes-into-maryland-tv-station-and-barricades-himself-inside/#.U3KNsFUiMQk.facebook)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 13, 2014, 10:47:47 PM
Poor guy. He needs help.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on May 13, 2014, 11:01:17 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 13, 2014, 10:47:47 PM
Poor guy. He needs help.
He needs the Powah of Da Lard!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 14, 2014, 08:29:26 AM
Quote from: maledoro on May 13, 2014, 11:01:17 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 13, 2014, 10:47:47 PM
Poor guy. He needs help.
He needs the Powah of Da Lard!
Wait, wait, wait! How do we know he really isn't god? Did any one disprove he was god? The lord acts in mysterious ways does he not? Playing a crazy truck crashing man could all be a part of the plan!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on May 14, 2014, 08:51:34 AM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on May 14, 2014, 11:17:34 AM
http://metro.co.uk/2014/05/13/man-saved-on-stag-night-by-guardian-angel-who-appears-as-a-bruise-on-his-buttocks-4726860/ (http://metro.co.uk/2014/05/13/man-saved-on-stag-night-by-guardian-angel-who-appears-as-a-bruise-on-his-buttocks-4726860/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on May 14, 2014, 12:37:25 PM
Stephen Sutton finally succumbs to cancer, though he raised 3 million pounds for charity in his last few weeks.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-27408818 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-27408818)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on May 14, 2014, 04:59:50 PM
Quote from: Novak 1334 on May 14, 2014, 12:37:25 PM
Stephen Sutton finally succumbs to cancer, though he raised 3 million pounds for charity in his last few weeks.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-27408818 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-27408818)


(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ftheridgewoodblog.net%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F10%2Fmemorial-candle.jpg&hash=daef4c69f2fbfe6331ad8976e35ef1611b46b5c9)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on May 14, 2014, 11:42:45 PM
http://www.10news.com/news/wildfire-burning-in-4s-ranch (http://www.10news.com/news/wildfire-burning-in-4s-ranch)

We've got six wild fires in the area, luckily, I do not need to evacuate and hoping I don't need to.  Its nearly 100°F here and the winds are 16-33 m/h, Santa Anna winds.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on May 15, 2014, 01:05:11 AM
www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/amazing-video-cat-saves-boy-from-dog-attack-in-southwest-bakersfield-051414 (http://www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/amazing-video-cat-saves-boy-from-dog-attack-in-southwest-bakersfield-051414)

Awesome cat. 8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on May 15, 2014, 01:37:36 AM
"...around 400 elite commandos of notorious US private security firm Academi are allegedly helping Ukrainian authorities in a punitive operation against federalists in the country's eastern regions.... Academi, formerly known as Blackwater, gained notoriety for murdering civilians in Iraq."
http://en.ria.ru/russia/20140514/189824222/Russia-Has-Strong-Suspicions-of-US-Mercenary-Activity-in-Ukraine.html (http://en.ria.ru/russia/20140514/189824222/Russia-Has-Strong-Suspicions-of-US-Mercenary-Activity-in-Ukraine.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on May 15, 2014, 01:48:29 AM
From someone who's fairly clueless about the racial and cultural history of the area - why don't the ethnic Russians just go live in Russia instead of stirring up shit in the Ukraine?  It's not like it's far away.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on May 15, 2014, 02:47:50 AM
Quote from: Gate on May 15, 2014, 01:37:36 AM
"...around 400 elite commandos of notorious US private security firm Academi are allegedly helping Ukrainian authorities in a punitive operation against federalists in the country's eastern regions.... Academi, formerly known as Blackwater, gained notoriety for murdering civilians in Iraq."
http://en.ria.ru/russia/20140514/189824222/Russia-Has-Strong-Suspicions-of-US-Mercenary-Activity-in-Ukraine.html (http://en.ria.ru/russia/20140514/189824222/Russia-Has-Strong-Suspicions-of-US-Mercenary-Activity-in-Ukraine.html)


...how long till this PMC gets a Metal Gear?  >:(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 15, 2014, 02:54:20 AM
How the US is stepping in without stepping in.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on May 15, 2014, 03:00:56 AM
I only have a guess which can't be proven, but I suspect Canadian special forces (JTF2) could be or intends to be in Ukraine. It was announced just 50 normal Canadian troops would be sent to Poland for exercises as well as for NATO reassurance to eastern Europe.

Looking at what is known of JTF2, many of their missions involve 40-50 estimates, and they do have a reputation for being ambiguous, they were even the first Canadians in Afghanistan in October 2001 in secret, behind the prime minister's back.

It's a hypothesis.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 15, 2014, 05:18:14 AM
If there anything like Delta they probably wouldn't even need the troop movement cover.  Delta takes a lot of civilian flights to and from their destinations as to not draw attention to where they're traveling to.  Sometimes they even jump out of civilian passenger jets.  (So does DEVGRU). 

Chuck Pfarrer who was SEAL Team Six talks about it in Warrior Soul.  If I remember right, Pfarrer's career ended on such a jump out of a passenger plane when he had a chute malfunction.   

But different tactics for different countries.

'Merica sent a bunch of 173rd paratroopers to a bunch of euro countries as well.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on May 15, 2014, 05:22:39 AM
Well like I said, it's a hypothesis, I'm no expert on such things and I could be wrong, I just noticed a coincidence or two. That's the beauty of JTF2, you never know.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on May 15, 2014, 05:45:17 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 15, 2014, 05:18:14 AM
If there anything like Delta they probably wouldn't even need the troop movement cover.  Delta takes a lot of civilian flights to and from their destinations as to not draw attention to where they're traveling to.  Sometimes they even jump out of civilian passenger jets.  (So does DEVGRU). 

Chuck Pfarrer who was SEAL Team Six talks about it in Warrior Soul.  If I remember right, Pfarrer's career ended on such a jump out of a passenger plane when he had a chute malfunction.   

But different tactics for different countries.

'Merica sent a bunch of 173rd paratroopers to a bunch of euro countries as well.

Were the first 172 busy?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 15, 2014, 05:50:05 AM
dem barbecues






The DS that taught most of our shit in basic was a 173rd BCT paratrooper.  He was a fairly intense guy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on May 15, 2014, 12:04:40 PM
My problem with the whole situation is that Kiev, the 'illegitimate' government actually asked their people what they wanted and ousted the old corrupt president which was Pro-Moscow.

Then as far as I can tell (and Putin can deny it all he wants but there's picture proof out there) Spetsnaz entered the country and incited the Russia Nationalists to revolt with the fear of harm or joining the EU.

Now its literally a war of the people, which is so sad. There is really no side better than the other.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 15, 2014, 12:10:51 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/14/iowa-restaurant-ghost_n_5326030.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/14/iowa-restaurant-ghost_n_5326030.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

Haunted restaurant? I'd visit it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: maledoro on May 15, 2014, 01:07:04 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 15, 2014, 12:10:51 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/14/iowa-restaurant-ghost_n_5326030.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/14/iowa-restaurant-ghost_n_5326030.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

Haunted restaurant? I'd visit it.
I'd go if the food was as good as the gimmick.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on May 15, 2014, 05:57:25 PM
Quote from: Vickers on May 15, 2014, 01:05:11 AM
www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/amazing-video-cat-saves-boy-from-dog-attack-in-southwest-bakersfield-051414 (http://www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/amazing-video-cat-saves-boy-from-dog-attack-in-southwest-bakersfield-051414)

Awesome cat. 8)


Very much so! From a biological/scientific standpoint, did the cat( a female) protect the child as if the boy was it's kitten? Just goes to show you how evil and unpredictable certain dog breeds are. The dogs owner is also to blame and should be charged with attempted murder if he/she willingly lets the dog roam around.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 15, 2014, 06:59:55 PM
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/05/15/fcc-approves-plan-to-allow-for-paid-priority-on-internet/ (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/05/15/fcc-approves-plan-to-allow-for-paid-priority-on-internet/)

Ah, hell nah.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 15, 2014, 07:03:24 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on May 15, 2014, 05:57:25 PM
From a biological/scientific standpoint, did the cat( a female) protect the child as if the boy was it's kitten?
I hope one of the reporters asked it.

Quote from: KirklandSignature on May 15, 2014, 05:57:25 PM
Just goes to show you how evil and unpredictable certain dog breeds are.
Evil? Seriously? It's a dog.

Quote from: KirklandSignature on May 15, 2014, 05:57:25 PM
The dogs owner is also to blame and should be charged with attempted murder if he/she willingly lets the dog roam around.
LYNCH THEM!!!!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on May 15, 2014, 07:03:51 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on May 15, 2014, 06:59:55 PM
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/05/15/fcc-approves-plan-to-allow-for-paid-priority-on-internet/ (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/05/15/fcc-approves-plan-to-allow-for-paid-priority-on-internet/)

Ah, hell nah.

America needs to stop being world police- right now.

This shit can't continue, first they (pun not intended) ignore their own first amendment, now they want to fundamentally f**k with something universally loved, outside of US laws also?

Bullshit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 15, 2014, 07:05:27 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on May 15, 2014, 05:57:25 PM
The dogs owner is also to blame and should be charged with attempted murder if he/she willingly lets the dog roam around.
I hate people like you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on May 15, 2014, 07:06:35 PM
Ignore the nutjob.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on May 15, 2014, 08:47:25 PM
The owner should get punishment... I say give them a good old school teacher spanking and a time out corner.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on May 15, 2014, 08:57:08 PM
Quote from: BANE on May 15, 2014, 07:05:27 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on May 15, 2014, 05:57:25 PM
The dogs owner is also to blame and should be charged with attempted murder if he/she willingly lets the dog roam around.
I hate people like you.

The dog's owner should get a warning and learn how to look after their pets properly but "attempted murder"? What...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 15, 2014, 08:59:21 PM
The dog's owner was the one that called it in.  She sounded thai or Filipina.

The dog was just a crazy little shit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on May 15, 2014, 09:01:10 PM
The dog being euthanised is plenty of punishment, and the owner should pay for the kid's medical bills if they have a conscience.

I'm assuming the owner didn't specifically train the dog to assassinate children.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on May 15, 2014, 09:14:36 PM
Quote from: Vertigo on May 15, 2014, 09:01:10 PM
The dog being euthanised is plenty of punishment, and the owner should pay for the kid's medical bills if they have a conscience.

I'm assuming the owner didn't specifically train the dog to assassinate children.

Why should the dog suffer? It was obviously not brought up properly.

"Kill the animal" seems to be a lot of people's first solution to a problem that almost always reflects back on its environment and/or how it is being treated/raised.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 15, 2014, 09:32:23 PM
Soft.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on May 15, 2014, 09:39:14 PM
Nope, not soft. Just annoyed with how some people view/treat animals.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on May 15, 2014, 09:42:51 PM
It was eight months old. Why the f**k would you euthanize a puppy? you don't try to train it first?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 15, 2014, 09:48:12 PM
What, you mean, actually work for a better future for the dog? SiL, you're talking crazy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on May 15, 2014, 10:04:59 PM
Interesting video of the cat saving the kid.

Why would someone who is cautious/paranoid enough to be rolling video surveillance of their front yard 24/7 let their little child play that close to the street? The dog could have been an out of control car, a meteorite, or a sewer clown pedo.

It's probably fake. Like that eagle that tries to steal the baby.

A combination of adobe after effects, trained animals, and the cat apologist agenda.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 15, 2014, 10:10:56 PM
A dog is a dog.  Humans might like to think the know what a dog is thinking but since they are not dogs then no.  You can spend the time and money to rehabilitate the dog and find out six months down the road that your dog mauled another kid.  Too bad for the dog.  Too bad for the kid.  Too bad for you when your ass is sued.

I grew up in rural Kentucky and walked to and from school.  During my MS years I could haul ass because of all the aggressive loose animals that people let roam about.  We also had a huge coy dog problem where peoples loose pets would mate with coyotes (coyotes aren't dangerous at all unless your alone and five years old in the middle of nowhere) and create a bigger more aggressive offspring that gave no f**ks.

During HS the county enforced a leash/fence law punishable by a fine and it got a whole lot better.  But even trained dogs can be cray.  My sister has a big scar from a dog bite that came from our uncles dog he had for years that randomly decided it didn't want my sister to pet it and took a chunk right out of her face.

An untrained dog is just an oversized aggressive vermin. 


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 15, 2014, 10:12:56 PM
Who gives a f**k? It's just a dog.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 15, 2014, 10:13:58 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on May 15, 2014, 10:04:59 PM
It's probably fake. Like that eagle that tries to steal the baby.

A combination of adobe after effects, trained animals, and the cat apologist agenda.  :laugh:
Yeah, that multi-angle surveillance footage...from a suburban front yard? What?

Insidious pro-cat propaganda.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on May 15, 2014, 10:20:56 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 15, 2014, 10:10:56 PM
all the aggressive loose animals that people let roam about

Sounds about right.

Quote from: Kimarhi on May 15, 2014, 10:10:56 PM
A dog is a dog.  Humans might like to think the know what a dog is thinking

Some humans also like to think that dogs are unintelligent and that putting a dog (and other animals in general) down is the best solution to a problem. I often read where animals get put down and there's almost always a person at fault.

Mother goes to zoo with daughter. She climbs the fence. Gets horribly injured. Animal gets put down.

Tourists decide to go down a restricted road in a national reserve. Elephant puts on a show where it is clearly warning the stupid idiots to go away. The tourists insist on staying and the elephant rolls the car. The tourists escape with minor injuries and the elephant gets put down.

Aggressive dog on the loose. Most likely the result of its owner and environment. The owner is at fault for not looking after the dog properly and keeping it in their property. Kid gets hurt. Solution: Put the dog down!!1!

All of those actually happened, by the way. And their are many notoriously vicious breeds that are actually not vicious at all.

Quote from: Cal427eb on May 15, 2014, 10:12:56 PM
Who gives a f**k? It's just a dog.

That obvious trolling.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 15, 2014, 10:24:04 PM
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on May 15, 2014, 10:24:53 PM
Quote from: Vickers on May 15, 2014, 08:57:08 PM
Quote from: BANE on May 15, 2014, 07:05:27 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on May 15, 2014, 05:57:25 PM
The dogs owner is also to blame and should be charged with attempted murder if he/she willingly lets the dog roam around.
I hate people like you.

The dog's owner should get a warning and learn how to look after their pets properly but "attempted murder"? What...


If the cat didn't save the child, it's very likely the dog would of killed him. There's a law in California where if a dog is deemed dangerous and it's documented, any sort of attack that ends up in loss of life can result in attempted murder charges.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 15, 2014, 10:29:39 PM
I'm not saying its the dog's fault.  I'm saying that there is no guarantee that a dog that has attacked once won't attack again, no matter how you train it.  Hence why they are put down. 

When humans encroach on an animals turf and the animal gets put down, that's bullshit.  Numerous cases of guard dogs being put down because they bit some vandal or burglar.  That is straight bullshit. 

However, a coydog comes into your yard and rips the testicles off of your horse, the I'm not going to blame, or even be surprised when the owner of the horse/cow/sheep/lamb/kid puts the dog down with his Winchester. 

My Uncle was just lucky my sister loves animals and refused to even consider putting the animal down.  Had the dog bit me there is great chance the dog would've died and my Uncle and I would've hurt each other. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 15, 2014, 10:44:08 PM
Kimarhi, reading your last two sentences...what exactly happened?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 15, 2014, 11:26:07 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 15, 2014, 10:29:39 PM
My Uncle was just lucky my sister loves animals and refused to even consider putting the animal down.  Had the dog bit me there is great chance the dog would've died and my Uncle and I would've hurt each other. 
:laugh: Not too different are we, humans and dogs.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 15, 2014, 11:51:46 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 15, 2014, 10:44:08 PM
Kimarhi, reading your last two sentences...what exactly happened?

Nothing.  I'm just trying to troll Vickers because he's all sensitive and shizz.

In reality the dog did bit my sister for no apparent reason, she was just petting it and the dog had been around us for years.  But my sister is the type to volunteer at animal shelters and has even contributed free graphic designs to the humane society.  So even though my Mom was ultra pissed nobody talked about putting the dog down.  My Uncle loved the dog and ended up giving it to somebody else since my sister was afraid to come around it.

Had the dog bit me..........I would've been merciful as well. 

If some dog was mauling me though, that'd be a different story. 

I really do see unchained dogs as vermin though.  Until you've had to sprint from yard to yard on your way home from school to avoid a pack of loose roaming dogs, you probably can't understand why somebody would want to put man's best friend down.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on May 16, 2014, 12:01:08 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 15, 2014, 11:51:46 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 15, 2014, 10:44:08 PM
Kimarhi, reading your last two sentences...what exactly happened?

Nothing.  I'm just trying to troll Vickers because he's all sensitive and shizz.

Too bad I didn't bite that troll bait. :P

Quote from: Kimarhi on May 15, 2014, 11:51:46 PM
I really do see unchained dogs as vermin though.  Until you've had to sprint from yard to yard on your way home from school to avoid a pack of loose roaming dogs, you probably can't understand why somebody would want to put man's best friend down.

Dogs shouldn't be chained up, period.

It's the owner's responsibility to keep their dogs in their property at all times. When they're on the loose and terrified, that's the owner's fault. Not the dog's fault.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 16, 2014, 12:03:19 AM
I find that when dogs bite, unless it's rabid and/or vicious, they only bite initially but then start licking you. Either that's their way of playing or acknowledging that they made a mistake.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 16, 2014, 12:03:51 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 16, 2014, 12:03:19 AM
I find that when dogs bite, unless it's rabid and/or vicious, they only bite initially but then start licking you. Either that's their way of playing or acknowledging that they made a mistake.
...

We're talking about actual attacks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 16, 2014, 12:05:10 AM
Yes I know. I just wanted to add that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 16, 2014, 12:10:27 AM
Quote from: Vickers on May 16, 2014, 12:01:08 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 15, 2014, 11:51:46 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 15, 2014, 10:44:08 PM
Kimarhi, reading your last two sentences...what exactly happened?

Nothing.  I'm just trying to troll Vickers because he's all sensitive and shizz.

Too bad I didn't bite that troll bait. :P

Quote from: Kimarhi on May 15, 2014, 11:51:46 PM
I really do see unchained dogs as vermin though.  Until you've had to sprint from yard to yard on your way home from school to avoid a pack of loose roaming dogs, you probably can't understand why somebody would want to put man's best friend down.

Dogs shouldn't be chained up, period.

It's the owner's responsibility to keep their dogs in their property at all times. When they're on the loose and terrified, that's the owner's fault. Not the dog's fault.

Your assuming that loose dogs are terrified.  When a dog runs up to you to bite the shit out of you it isn't terrified.  Terrified animals don't attack unless they are cornered. 

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on May 16, 2014, 12:14:37 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 16, 2014, 12:10:27 AM
Quote from: Vickers on May 16, 2014, 12:01:08 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 15, 2014, 11:51:46 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 15, 2014, 10:44:08 PM
Kimarhi, reading your last two sentences...what exactly happened?

Nothing.  I'm just trying to troll Vickers because he's all sensitive and shizz.

Too bad I didn't bite that troll bait. :P

Quote from: Kimarhi on May 15, 2014, 11:51:46 PM
I really do see unchained dogs as vermin though.  Until you've had to sprint from yard to yard on your way home from school to avoid a pack of loose roaming dogs, you probably can't understand why somebody would want to put man's best friend down.

Dogs shouldn't be chained up, period.

It's the owner's responsibility to keep their dogs in their property at all times. When they're on the loose and terrified, that's the owner's fault. Not the dog's fault.

Your assuming that loose dogs are terrified.  When a dog runs up to you to bite the shit out of you it isn't terrified.  Terrified animals don't attack unless they are cornered.

Regardless, let's say it was vicious, whose fault is that? It comes back to the owner. The owner is at fault too for not keeping their dog in their property.

No dog is inherently evil.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on May 16, 2014, 12:15:30 AM
I like your new Sig and avi Vickers.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on May 16, 2014, 12:17:24 AM
Quote from: Erik Lehnsherr on May 16, 2014, 12:15:30 AM
I like your new Sig and avi Vickers.

Thanks. :) Awesome film.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on May 16, 2014, 12:19:08 AM
Quote from: Vickers on May 16, 2014, 12:14:37 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 16, 2014, 12:10:27 AM
Quote from: Vickers on May 16, 2014, 12:01:08 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 15, 2014, 11:51:46 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 15, 2014, 10:44:08 PM
Kimarhi, reading your last two sentences...what exactly happened?

Nothing.  I'm just trying to troll Vickers because he's all sensitive and shizz.

Too bad I didn't bite that troll bait. :P

Quote from: Kimarhi on May 15, 2014, 11:51:46 PM
I really do see unchained dogs as vermin though.  Until you've had to sprint from yard to yard on your way home from school to avoid a pack of loose roaming dogs, you probably can't understand why somebody would want to put man's best friend down.

Dogs shouldn't be chained up, period.

It's the owner's responsibility to keep their dogs in their property at all times. When they're on the loose and terrified, that's the owner's fault. Not the dog's fault.

Your assuming that loose dogs are terrified.  When a dog runs up to you to bite the shit out of you it isn't terrified.  Terrified animals don't attack unless they are cornered.

Regardless, let's say it was vicious, whose fault is that? It comes back to the owner. The owner is at fault too for not keeping their dog in their property.

No dog is inherently evil.

All dogs, however, are potentially dangerous, no matter how well trained and well behaved.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on May 16, 2014, 12:21:12 AM
Maybe we should start putting people down too then.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 16, 2014, 12:21:45 AM
Well...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on May 16, 2014, 12:22:38 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on May 16, 2014, 12:21:45 AM
Well...

As liberally as we do with animals. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 16, 2014, 12:27:33 AM
Quote from: SM on May 16, 2014, 12:19:08 AM
All dogs, however, are potentially dangerous, no matter how well trained and well behaved.
:laugh: So is literally any creature ever.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on May 16, 2014, 12:28:32 AM
Quote from: BANE on May 16, 2014, 12:27:33 AM
Quote from: SM on May 16, 2014, 12:19:08 AM
All dogs, however, are potentially dangerous, no matter how well trained and well behaved.
:laugh: So is literally any creature ever.

True.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 16, 2014, 12:37:51 AM
Quote from: Vickers on May 16, 2014, 12:14:37 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 16, 2014, 12:10:27 AM
Quote from: Vickers on May 16, 2014, 12:01:08 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 15, 2014, 11:51:46 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 15, 2014, 10:44:08 PM
Kimarhi, reading your last two sentences...what exactly happened?

Nothing.  I'm just trying to troll Vickers because he's all sensitive and shizz.

Too bad I didn't bite that troll bait. :P

Quote from: Kimarhi on May 15, 2014, 11:51:46 PM
I really do see unchained dogs as vermin though.  Until you've had to sprint from yard to yard on your way home from school to avoid a pack of loose roaming dogs, you probably can't understand why somebody would want to put man's best friend down.

Dogs shouldn't be chained up, period.

It's the owner's responsibility to keep their dogs in their property at all times. When they're on the loose and terrified, that's the owner's fault. Not the dog's fault.

Your assuming that loose dogs are terrified.  When a dog runs up to you to bite the shit out of you it isn't terrified.  Terrified animals don't attack unless they are cornered.

Regardless, let's say it was vicious, whose fault is that? It comes back to the owner. The owner is at fault too for not keeping their dog in their property.

No dog is inherently evil.

I don't think a dog is inherently evil even if it DOES bite the shit out of or maul a person.  I think the longer they are separated from humans the more they rely on their pack mentality and just like humans do what the f**k they want to do.  Despite what the bleeding heart liberal animal lovers will have you believe, animals will kill for sport just like humans will. 

Not so much evil as just going back to relying on instinct and doing what is inherent in the genetic makeup of an animal. 

Humans are to blame.  Putting the animal down is better than them living in a shelter........until nobody wants it because the thought of it attacking them or somebody they know is in the back of their mind and then they put it down which just waste everybody's time and money. 

We used to shoot the shit out of coydogs back in the day.  I've killed more coydogs than anything else in my life.  Which is odd because I did all that when I was ten or eleven.  They used to be all over the place.  But I got them all Vickers.  I got them all.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on May 16, 2014, 12:45:06 AM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 16, 2014, 12:46:40 AM
No scoped and melee'd the majority.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 16, 2014, 12:50:20 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 16, 2014, 12:46:40 AM
No scoped and melee'd the majority.
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 16, 2014, 12:51:23 AM
^Me when I killed the last coydog in Christian county. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on May 16, 2014, 12:51:49 AM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 16, 2014, 12:52:02 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 16, 2014, 12:51:23 AM
^Me when I killed the last coydog in Christian county. 
"I did it! I got them all in time!"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 16, 2014, 12:53:22 AM
See what you do is you tie an animal lover to a tree by himself, and when the coydogs come to eat him, you pick them off before they can run away. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on May 16, 2014, 12:55:08 AM
You can do better than that troll bait. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 16, 2014, 12:56:07 AM
Quote from: Vickers on May 16, 2014, 12:55:08 AM
You can do better than that troll bait. :P
No, you see, you're the bait.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on May 16, 2014, 12:56:47 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on May 16, 2014, 12:56:07 AM
Quote from: Vickers on May 16, 2014, 12:55:08 AM
You can do better than that troll bait. :P
No, you see, you're the bait.

Real knee slapper dat one
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 16, 2014, 12:57:42 AM
WHY YOU NO LIKE MY JOKE

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on May 16, 2014, 12:59:22 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on May 16, 2014, 12:57:42 AM
WHY YOU NO LIKE MY JOKE

http://i.imgur.com/PBW97NY.gif

Because I believe that you can do better.

I believe in you, Cal.

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 16, 2014, 01:01:10 AM
Let me consult my think-tank on that.

While, I do that let's talk about some actual news.

http://www.bbc.com/news/education-25559089 (http://www.bbc.com/news/education-25559089)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 16, 2014, 01:09:25 AM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-Opm9b2WDk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-Opm9b2WDk#ws)

f**king dogs yeah dey loyal....
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 16, 2014, 01:14:32 AM
That boy's a boss though. He just gets up and it looks like he's running around going "Where's that f**kING dog, Imma teach that son of a bitch MOM get OFF me! I got a dog to kill! Where is it!"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 16, 2014, 01:15:10 AM
And thus, Kimarhi was born.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on May 16, 2014, 01:17:06 AM
Quote from: BANE on May 16, 2014, 12:27:33 AM
Quote from: SM on May 16, 2014, 12:19:08 AM
All dogs, however, are potentially dangerous, no matter how well trained and well behaved.
:laugh: So is literally any creature ever.

Literally any creature ever aren't housepets.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on May 16, 2014, 01:23:12 AM
Quote from: Rong on May 16, 2014, 01:09:25 AM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-Opm9b2WDk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-Opm9b2WDk#ws)

f**king dogs yeah dey loyal....

That was in the news link I posted that started this whole back and forth. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 16, 2014, 01:30:14 AM
yeah i just noticed due to sm's quote, lol thought a heap of reply got deleted soz guise.

i think its more about people saying cats arent loyal but dogs are.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 16, 2014, 01:31:30 AM
The cat just thought it would be a bad idea to let it's slave die so young when it has the potential to do so much work.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 16, 2014, 01:31:59 AM
exactly who's going to feed it..
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 16, 2014, 01:33:29 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on May 16, 2014, 01:15:10 AM
And thus, Kimarhi was born.

Haha.  I never shot any coydogs.  I could just feel the sensitivity coming through my computer as Vickers fretted over the lives of mistreated animals and as a reptilian I had to feed on his sad feelz. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on May 16, 2014, 01:34:59 AM
Quote from: Rong on May 16, 2014, 01:30:14 AM
yeah i just noticed due to sm's quote, lol thought a heap of reply got deleted soz guise.

i think its more about people saying cats arent loyal but dogs are.

Yeah, the video was more about the cat's heroic deed than the dog but the discussion went a different route, lol.

Quote from: Kimarhi on May 16, 2014, 01:33:29 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on May 16, 2014, 01:15:10 AM
And thus, Kimarhi was born.

Haha.  I never shot any coydogs.  I could just feel the sensitivity coming through my computer as Vickers fretted over the lives of mistreated animals and as a reptilian I had to feed on his sad feelz. 

Once again, pleb-level trolling. No fish biting today huh? :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 16, 2014, 01:38:22 AM
I like dogs but i wouldn't trust one around a kid
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 16, 2014, 01:39:01 AM
Vickers you can say what you want but I know you were sad for the animal.  You know it be true.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 16, 2014, 01:39:46 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 16, 2014, 01:33:29 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on May 16, 2014, 01:15:10 AM
And thus, Kimarhi was born.

Haha.  I never shot any coydogs.  I could just feel the sensitivity coming through my computer as Vickers fretted over the lives of mistreated animals and as a reptilian I had to feed on his sad feelz.
I've only ever shot birds and squirrels.

Quote from: Rong on May 16, 2014, 01:38:22 AM
I like dogs but i wouldn't trust one around a kid
I wouldn't trust any animal that has the potential to injure a kid around a kid.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 16, 2014, 01:43:52 AM
I've only ever fished. 

I did go to my great uncle's farm and he was shooting the coydogs because they were killing his neighbors sheep and the neighbor didn't have a hunting rifle.


They were pretty bad back in the day.  Domesticated coydogs are cute tho.   :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 16, 2014, 02:23:37 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on May 16, 2014, 01:39:46 AM


Quote from: Rong on May 16, 2014, 01:38:22 AM
I like dogs but i wouldn't trust one around a kid
I wouldn't trust any animal that has the potential to injure a kid around a kid.

true dat
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on May 16, 2014, 02:33:05 AM
I know you can trust a Keeshond, they are apparently awesome family dogs, he was a wee baby when I was a wee baby and we got along just fine.

My Dad was the greater danger, who accidently lifted me up into the air like Simba head first into an armed and fully operational ceiling fan.

And my wee younger brother, he was a danger to himself. He broke a fish tank by head butting it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 16, 2014, 02:38:18 AM
In other news, it seems Whoopi Goldberg has caused quite a shitstorm over her opinion on the recent incident involving Jay-Z and Solange.

http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/whoopi-goldberg-defends-jay-z-solange-comments-men-can-hit-women-2014155 (http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/whoopi-goldberg-defends-jay-z-solange-comments-men-can-hit-women-2014155)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 16, 2014, 02:46:52 AM
If a chick is trying to kill a dude I feel that men should be able to defend themselves.  If a chick is just swatting at you though you just got to buck up and take it mang. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 16, 2014, 02:47:37 AM
But then they don't learn... ???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 16, 2014, 02:49:34 AM
Its for you.  If your a manly man then chick punches and kicks should feel like gnats landing on your shoulder.  If they hurt then you need to hit the gym. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 16, 2014, 02:51:17 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 16, 2014, 02:49:34 AM
Its for you.  If your a manly man then chick punches and kicks should feel like gnats landing on your shoulder.  If they hurt then you need to hit the gym. 

Are you serious? A "manly man"? What does that even mean? Every person (man or woman) has the right to self-defense against an attacker, no matter how small (man or woman).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on May 16, 2014, 02:51:30 AM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/10807478/Vampire-therapy-could-reverse-ageing-scientists-find.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/10807478/Vampire-therapy-could-reverse-ageing-scientists-find.html)

QuoteA transfusion of youthful blood may halt or even reverse the ageing process as two studies find that the chemical make-up of younger blood has surprising health benefits

reposted since this was buried.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 16, 2014, 02:52:28 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on May 16, 2014, 02:51:30 AM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/10807478/Vampire-therapy-could-reverse-ageing-scientists-find.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/10807478/Vampire-therapy-could-reverse-ageing-scientists-find.html)

QuoteA transfusion of youthful blood may halt or even reverse the ageing process as two studies find that the chemical make-up of younger blood has surprising health benefits

resposted since this was buried.
Makes sense, I suppose.

Quote from: DoomRulz on May 16, 2014, 02:51:17 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 16, 2014, 02:46:52 AM
If a chick is trying to kill a dude I feel that men should be able to defend themselves.  If a chick is just swatting at you though you just got to buck up and take it mang.

So he should "suck it up" and not defend himself?
If she's not actually hurting you, yeah, or even better, get the f**k away.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 16, 2014, 02:53:56 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on May 16, 2014, 02:51:30 AM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/10807478/Vampire-therapy-could-reverse-ageing-scientists-find.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/10807478/Vampire-therapy-could-reverse-ageing-scientists-find.html)

QuoteA transfusion of youthful blood may halt or even reverse the ageing process as two studies find that the chemical make-up of younger blood has surprising health benefits

reposted since this was buried.
Can't people just die?

Quote from: Kimarhi on May 16, 2014, 02:49:34 AM
Its for you.  If your a manly man then chick punches and kicks should feel like gnats landing on your shoulder.  If they hurt then you need to hit the gym. 
Well yeah, but if a dude of similar size was doing it you'd push him over or one punch him...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 16, 2014, 02:56:11 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on May 16, 2014, 02:52:28 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 16, 2014, 02:51:17 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 16, 2014, 02:46:52 AM
If a chick is trying to kill a dude I feel that men should be able to defend themselves.  If a chick is just swatting at you though you just got to buck up and take it mang.

So he should "suck it up" and not defend himself?
If she's not actually hurting you, yeah, or even better, get the f**k away.

I disagree. I think he should respond with an equal amount of force. Like the expression we were taught in high school law class, "you can't attack a tank with a chariot".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 16, 2014, 02:57:19 AM
...wut... a chariot can't even damage a tank. Just f**king take the hits or get out of the way.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 16, 2014, 03:00:38 AM
Haha nope, gonna crush that chariot. Its charioting days gonna be over.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on May 16, 2014, 03:01:54 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on May 16, 2014, 02:51:30 AM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/10807478/Vampire-therapy-could-reverse-ageing-scientists-find.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/10807478/Vampire-therapy-could-reverse-ageing-scientists-find.html)

QuoteA transfusion of youthful blood may halt or even reverse the ageing process as two studies find that the chemical make-up of younger blood has surprising health benefits

reposted since this was buried.
Just mice so far, but interesting if it has similar effects for us.

Quote from: BANE on May 16, 2014, 02:53:56 AM
Can't people just die?

From the sounds of it you'd just live a better life when old, it doesn't add anything to your lifespan.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on May 16, 2014, 03:02:14 AM
Quote from: BANE on May 16, 2014, 02:53:56 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on May 16, 2014, 02:51:30 AM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/10807478/Vampire-therapy-could-reverse-ageing-scientists-find.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/10807478/Vampire-therapy-could-reverse-ageing-scientists-find.html)

QuoteA transfusion of youthful blood may halt or even reverse the ageing process as two studies find that the chemical make-up of younger blood has surprising health benefits

reposted since this was buried.
Can't people just die?

Well if this stops people from needing nurses to wipe for them or people going senile, great.

Life extension is good in particular because it could keep some of the most brilliant minds around longer.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 16, 2014, 03:03:29 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on May 16, 2014, 02:57:19 AM
...wut... a chariot can't even damage a tank. Just f**king take the hits or get out of the way.

I'm guessing you didn't understand the metaphor so I'll break it down for you.

If a chariot attacks you, respond with a chariot of your own. If a tank attacks you, respond with a tank of your own. That's considered an equal amount of retaliation; no more than is needed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 16, 2014, 03:04:13 AM
Quote from: Nightlord on May 16, 2014, 03:01:54 AM
From the sounds of it you'd just live a better life when old, it doesn't add anything to your lifespan.
Oh thank goodness.

Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on May 16, 2014, 03:02:14 AM
Life extension is good in particular because it could keep some of the most brilliant minds around longer.
Haha get out man you know it's a horrible thing regardless of the occasional genius being semi-immortal.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 16, 2014, 03:04:47 AM
Quote from: BANE on May 16, 2014, 02:53:56 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on May 16, 2014, 02:51:30 AM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/10807478/Vampire-therapy-could-reverse-ageing-scientists-find.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/10807478/Vampire-therapy-could-reverse-ageing-scientists-find.html)

QuoteA transfusion of youthful blood may halt or even reverse the ageing process as two studies find that the chemical make-up of younger blood has surprising health benefits

reposted since this was buried.
Can't people just die?


YFW

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 16, 2014, 03:05:58 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on May 16, 2014, 03:02:14 AM
Life extension is good in particular because it could keep some of the most brilliant minds around longer.

But this same technology could lead to some truly awful people kicking around longer than they should be. It goes both ways.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on May 16, 2014, 03:07:22 AM
Dracula was right!

The blood is the life!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 16, 2014, 03:09:03 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 16, 2014, 03:03:29 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on May 16, 2014, 02:57:19 AM
...wut... a chariot can't even damage a tank. Just f**king take the hits or get out of the way.

I'm guessing you didn't understand the metaphor so I'll break it down for you.

If a chariot attacks you, respond with a chariot of your own. If a tank attacks you, respond with a tank of your own. That's considered an equal amount of retaliation; no more than is needed.
That's a horrible metaphor... anyways, there's no f**king need to retaliate.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on May 16, 2014, 03:28:23 AM
Quote from: BANE on May 16, 2014, 03:04:13 AM
Haha get out man you know it's a horrible thing regardless of the occasional genius being semi-immortal.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi72.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fi185%2Fm_gnar%2Flong-mustache-doesnt-describe-this-.jpg&hash=93c9e66a7be0f5938dd5c0315dd0086531c2649e)

Quote from: DoomRulz on May 16, 2014, 03:05:58 AM
But this same technology could lead to some truly awful people kicking around longer than they should be. It goes both ways.
You're right, the dime a dozen evil dictator would be all over it, but if someone like Einstein was on the verge of dying while close to their greatest discovery, well...

My point is, unique contributors like him are much rarer than bad people, and this doesn't do anything about the squishiness of the human condition (meaning if they're that bad, you could still take them out).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 16, 2014, 04:04:08 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 16, 2014, 02:51:17 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 16, 2014, 02:49:34 AM
Its for you.  If your a manly man then chick punches and kicks should feel like gnats landing on your shoulder.  If they hurt then you need to hit the gym. 

Are you serious? A "manly man"? What does that even mean? Every person (man or woman) has the right to self-defense against an attacker, no matter how small (man or woman).

Doomrulz you go ahead and lay some chick out that you outweigh by 75lbs. 

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 16, 2014, 11:31:11 AM
Sure.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 16, 2014, 01:19:46 PM
DoomRulz just really wants to hit a woman.

In other news:
http://news.yahoo.com/woman-31-accused-posing-high-school-student-7-201000261--abc-news-topstories.html (http://news.yahoo.com/woman-31-accused-posing-high-school-student-7-201000261--abc-news-topstories.html)

QuoteWoman, 31, Accused of Posing as High School Student for 7 Months
A 31-year-old Texas woman pretended to be a high school sophomore for nearly an entire school year, fooling teachers, classmates and even the woman who took her in, school officials said.

"Everyone we talked to assumed she was a teenager like she said she was, because she looked like one," Stuart Newlin, principal of New Life Christian School in Longview, Texas, told ABC News.

Oh, Texas.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 16, 2014, 04:19:20 PM
LIES ;-;
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 16, 2014, 04:20:41 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 16, 2014, 01:19:46 PM
DoomRulz just really wants to hit a woman.

Yeah, defending yourself against any attacker, regardless of size and gender, is totally discriminatory.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 16, 2014, 05:56:07 PM
It was a joke, calm your tits.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on May 16, 2014, 05:58:39 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 16, 2014, 01:19:46 PM
DoomRulz just really wants to hit a woman.

In other news:
http://news.yahoo.com/woman-31-accused-posing-high-school-student-7-201000261--abc-news-topstories.html (http://news.yahoo.com/woman-31-accused-posing-high-school-student-7-201000261--abc-news-topstories.html)

QuoteWoman, 31, Accused of Posing as High School Student for 7 Months
A 31-year-old Texas woman pretended to be a high school sophomore for nearly an entire school year, fooling teachers, classmates and even the woman who took her in, school officials said.

"Everyone we talked to assumed she was a teenager like she said she was, because she looked like one," Stuart Newlin, principal of New Life Christian School in Longview, Texas, told ABC News.

Oh, Texas.

...not bad! not bad at all. Kudos to her.  :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 16, 2014, 05:59:26 PM
It's like that movie Orphan. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 16, 2014, 07:01:46 PM
damn she doesn't even look particularly young  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 16, 2014, 10:59:00 PM
Black don't crack.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on May 18, 2014, 12:34:55 PM
As I said before - islam, is the worst of them all -> http://elitedaily.com/women/pregnant-woman-sudan-receives-death-sentence-adultery/598030/ (http://elitedaily.com/women/pregnant-woman-sudan-receives-death-sentence-adultery/598030/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on May 18, 2014, 01:48:14 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on May 18, 2014, 12:34:55 PM
As I said before - islam, is the worst of them all -> http://elitedaily.com/women/pregnant-woman-sudan-receives-death-sentence-adultery/598030/ (http://elitedaily.com/women/pregnant-woman-sudan-receives-death-sentence-adultery/598030/)

Saudi Arabia and countries like it, are the worst of them all.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: LastSurvivor92 on May 18, 2014, 10:35:17 PM
Quote from: Erik Lehnsherr on May 18, 2014, 01:48:14 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on May 18, 2014, 12:34:55 PM
As I said before - islam, is the worst of them all -> http://elitedaily.com/women/pregnant-woman-sudan-receives-death-sentence-adultery/598030/ (http://elitedaily.com/women/pregnant-woman-sudan-receives-death-sentence-adultery/598030/)

Saudi Arabia and countries like it, are the worst of them all.

What about the Russians and Vladamir Putin? There a bunch of f**k heads too along with North Korea.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 18, 2014, 10:38:20 PM
Vladmir's not that bad. He just doesn't like gays.

Most countries didn't until recently.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: LastSurvivor92 on May 18, 2014, 10:48:23 PM
Quote from: BANE on May 18, 2014, 10:38:20 PM
Vladmir's not that bad. He just doesn't like gays.

Most countries didn't until recently.

Well the threat of invasion into Ukraine is one. Vladamir has repeatedly f**ked America over. Never handing Edward Snowden was a loss. The Russians should of handed him over prior to Vladamir being thrown out of Summit. And Vladamir was a old Colonel in the Soviet Union. His ways are highly influencial of that time period. North Korea, the enitre country is just a prison. They starve there civilians to death. I could go on and on buddy. There's a lot of major international issues at hand other than Russian jailing gays.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 18, 2014, 10:54:16 PM
I personally think the Russians did good keeping Edward Snowden. Lord know America probably would have done the same if it was a Russian dude.

And I really don't think America should really be judging Russia concerning the Ukraine thing. They set up the events that ignited this entire crisis in the first place, didn't they (what with the pro-NATO leader they installed)?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 18, 2014, 11:11:39 PM
With all the free intelligence Snowden gave Russia its no wonder they kept him. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on May 19, 2014, 04:09:11 AM
Quote from: Chronicle on May 18, 2014, 10:35:17 PM
Quote from: Erik Lehnsherr on May 18, 2014, 01:48:14 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on May 18, 2014, 12:34:55 PM
As I said before - islam, is the worst of them all -> http://elitedaily.com/women/pregnant-woman-sudan-receives-death-sentence-adultery/598030/ (http://elitedaily.com/women/pregnant-woman-sudan-receives-death-sentence-adultery/598030/)

Saudi Arabia and countries like it, are the worst of them all.

What about the Russians and Vladamir Putin? There a bunch of f**k heads too along with North Korea.

Russia is not islamic country.. duh....
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 19, 2014, 03:05:24 PM
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/weird-news/young-couple-find-traces-of-cannabis-in-mcdonalds-burger-9390956.html (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/weird-news/young-couple-find-traces-of-cannabis-in-mcdonalds-burger-9390956.html)

"Special" Big Macs, mmmmm.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on May 19, 2014, 05:24:27 PM
Trying to discredit Russia without first admitting that the USA has about the same amount of disgusting historical track records would be like trying to say that McDonalds is shit while you're eating a Quiznos Sub.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 19, 2014, 05:29:09 PM
The USA doesn't have the same amount of disgusting historical track records because its one of the youngest first world countries.  It's not without its problems though.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 19, 2014, 06:01:37 PM
Still, it tries its best.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on May 19, 2014, 06:27:12 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 19, 2014, 05:29:09 PM
The USA doesn't have the same amount of disgusting historical track records because its one of the youngest first world countries.  It's not without its problems though.

Well, if you wanna get technical about it, the Russian Federation is considerably younger.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 19, 2014, 07:01:16 PM
Its the Russian federation in name only.  Run by the same people it was run by when it was the USSR during the cold war.  It just collapsed under its own weight and couldn't control its former territories.  Now its trying to again.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on May 19, 2014, 07:09:36 PM
Its not like it can't.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 19, 2014, 07:11:36 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 19, 2014, 07:01:16 PM
Its the Russian federation in name only.  Run by the same people it was run by when it was the USSR during the cold war.  It just collapsed under its own weight and couldn't control its former territories.  Now its trying to again.
Haha America has size envy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 19, 2014, 07:46:33 PM
Quote from: BANE on May 19, 2014, 07:11:36 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 19, 2014, 07:01:16 PM
Its the Russian federation in name only.  Run by the same people it was run by when it was the USSR during the cold war.  It just collapsed under its own weight and couldn't control its former territories.  Now its trying to again.
Haha America has size envy.

Not really. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on May 19, 2014, 08:08:45 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 19, 2014, 07:01:16 PM
Its the Russian federation in name only.  Run by the same people it was run by when it was the USSR during the cold war.  It just collapsed under its own weight and couldn't control its former territories.  Now its trying to again.

Even then, the USSR was considerably younger than the US.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 19, 2014, 08:57:22 PM
Fair enough.  I suppose I just grow tired of all the people that call shenanigans on the US but never on their own governments. 

"'Merica is so bad, lets join them on their campaign of terror against the middle east to destroy islam because we hate what they are doing so much!"

"Merica is so terrible, lets drag them into Vietnam, abandon them, support their sanctions against russia, wait for them to sanction Russia..........and then sell Russia French warships."

"Oh America needs a foothold in Africa..................let's sell them our old French base in Djibouti but make public denouncements against their actions against the middle east.  But lets keep a well provisioned garrison of our own troops there just in case we need to launch or own operations from there and lets spin up our own PR department so the rest of the world doesn't remember why we were there in the first place."

"'Merica needs to use its state department to promote peace instead of just engaging in every global conflict there is to be had."

"Why the f**k is 'Merica not doing anything about Syria!?"

"Why the hell is 'Merica not supporting Ukraine with troops and equipment!?"

The US government can't decide what it wants to be, and I think that's because leadership doesn't last long at the top so your ideas from the top down are never consistent.  But the rest of the world also doesn't truly know what it wants 'Merica to be either.  The last time we were isolationist, we got pulled into consecutive world wars anyways. 



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on May 19, 2014, 09:33:21 PM
I think it should be either America steps away from world affairs that don't concern them entirely.

Or they go full on, all out and invade Syria. (Saudi Arabia needs "liberation" more though IMO lol)

I just wish it would get some consistant leadership so it would stop half-assing everything.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 19, 2014, 09:41:37 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 19, 2014, 08:57:22 PM
Fair enough.  I suppose I just grow tired of all the people that call shenanigans on the US but never on their own governments. 

"'Merica is so bad, lets join them on their campaign of terror against the middle east to destroy islam because we hate what they are doing so much!"

"Merica is so terrible, lets drag them into Vietnam, abandon them, support their sanctions against russia, wait for them to sanction Russia..........and then sell Russia French warships."

"Oh America needs a foothold in Africa..................let's sell them our old French base in Djibouti but make public denouncements against their actions against the middle east.  But lets keep a well provisioned garrison of our own troops there just in case we need to launch or own operations from there and lets spin up our own PR department so the rest of the world doesn't remember why we were there in the first place."

"'Merica needs to use its state department to promote peace instead of just engaging in every global conflict there is to be had."

"Why the f**k is 'Merica not doing anything about Syria!?"

"Why the hell is 'Merica not supporting Ukraine with troops and equipment!?"

The US government can't decide what it wants to be, and I think that's because leadership doesn't last long at the top so your ideas from the top down are never consistent.  But the rest of the world also doesn't truly know what it wants 'Merica to be either.  The last time we were isolationist, we got pulled into consecutive world wars anyways.

lol politics
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 20, 2014, 03:37:40 AM
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2069179-40-foot-sinkhole-appears-at-austin-peays-football-stadium (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2069179-40-foot-sinkhole-appears-at-austin-peays-football-stadium)

MUTOS LIVE 20 MINS FROM MY HOMETOWN.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 20, 2014, 01:15:58 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/19/lonnie-hutton_n_5353460.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/19/lonnie-hutton_n_5353460.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

Now this is what I call paying for sex.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 20, 2014, 04:26:16 PM
http://www.engadget.com/2014/05/17/transprose/ (http://www.engadget.com/2014/05/17/transprose/)

QuoteThe project, aptly named TransProse, is the creation of Hannah Davis from New York University and Saif Mohammad at the National Research Council Canada.

When it reads, the algorithm is looking for one of eight different emotions: fear, surprise, trust, joy, sadness, disgust and anger. A painful death scene in the book will get assigned a low note, while a joyful celebration will get something higher. To make things flow, the program splits novels up into four different parts: beginning, early middle, late middle and end. Each section has its own unique musical accompaniment, a feature that allows you to travel through the emotions of a story. Right now songs sound more like a beginner's piano lesson than a musical masterpiece, but that could change over time. Its creators hope that the end result is so good the technology might automate the soundtrack for movies, or even power audiovisual e-books that play tunes while you're reading the accompanying text.

Oh god.
Zimmerbot 9000
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: LastSurvivor92 on May 20, 2014, 05:46:13 PM
Russia and North Korea can shove it for all I care. No matter the circumstances. And everyone always complains about America? At least we don't starve our own people and planning over to take Canada and Mexico. Jesus Christ. America is no where near as bad guys. Were not perfect but Jesus represent your country for Christ sake. America is amazing compared to most other countries in the entire world. Stop being ingrateful guys. America really aint that bad.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on May 20, 2014, 06:06:35 PM
Russia can't seem to keep their space junk in orbit:

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/ufos-crashed-china-could-debris-exploded-russian-satellite-123234057.html#EcJvSaw (https://uk.news.yahoo.com/ufos-crashed-china-could-debris-exploded-russian-satellite-123234057.html#EcJvSaw)

http://www.kplctv.com/story/25535916/russian-rocket-explodes-after-takeoff (http://www.kplctv.com/story/25535916/russian-rocket-explodes-after-takeoff)

Fail  :o
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 20, 2014, 06:52:34 PM
Quote from: Chronicle on May 20, 2014, 05:46:13 PM
Russia and North Korea can shove it for all I care. No matter the circumstances. And everyone always complains about America? At least we don't starve our own people and planning over to take Canada and Mexico. Jesus Christ. America is no where near as bad guys. Were not perfect but Jesus represent your country for Christ sake. America is amazing compared to most other countries in the entire world. Stop being ingrateful guys. America really aint that bad.

I have Afghanistan, Vietnam, and Iraq on the phone. They'd like to have a word with you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 20, 2014, 07:43:18 PM
Afghanistan was legit unless you just want to let the enemies of your nation walk all over you.  Vietnam was a war of ideology that started with the US and its allies trying to bail out the French. 


Iraq was pretty shady though.  What is bad is that if we didn't go for oil (the US and its allies have won less oil contracts than Russia and China from Iraq) then it really had no point.  There are dictators all over the world.  It was more just like a weenie waving contest between the Bush family and Saddam and there was no Al Qaeda in Iraq until after the US invaded and knocked over the government.

I'm glad I never was involved in that one. 

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on May 20, 2014, 07:53:53 PM
Funny story... When the US military planners began preparation for the invasion/liberation of Iraq, they code-named it "Operation Iraqi Liberation".

The name was later changed to "Operation Iraqi Freedom" after they eventually realized what the acronym spelled out.

Talk about a Freudian slip!  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 20, 2014, 08:01:21 PM
Sometimes I wonder if they originally went over for oil, saw the massive negative backlash of the invasion and occupation and then just decided to bail on it after the whole oil fracking thing came to be over here.

I've read many books about SOF involved in Iraq and at least whoever was giving them orders had them looking for WMDs so it wasn't like our elites were over there looking for oil sites instead of what the government had suggested was the reason for us going to war.  I don't know man.  Even if they didn't go over for oil, knocking off a dictatorship just because they have WMDs and then leaving the country half rebuilt where the flag of your main enemy now flies over some of its key cities is just as upsetting. 

Iraq all but wiped out Al Qaeda once without our help maybe they can do it again. 

 

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on May 20, 2014, 08:25:31 PM
I think Israel knew very well what was up with Iraq's various WMD programs. In fact, America has them to thank for setting back Iraq's nuclear weapons program by decades in the early eighties when Iraq was still in bed with the US. Of course, whether the Mossad chose to share their intelligence with their ally, I don't know. I'm sure the Israelis were quite (and understandably) keen on seeing Sadam disposed.

I followed the initial stages of the war very closely and like you said there was a definitely a strong focus on looking for WMD's. Of course it could simply have been due to the urgent need to find a justification for the invasion/liberation in the face of increasing global criticism.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 20, 2014, 08:45:48 PM
It just seemed shady.  Some of the early sound bites and documented meetings of that administration made it sound like invading Iraq was a foregone conclusion almost immediately after the Afghanistan invasion. 

I don't know how much of it was about oil, because I think only America and the UK have won one contract a piece from Iraq, but there is no doubt that some of the contractors used in Iraq raked in a huge amount of money because of the contracts the military signed with them as the civilian support. 

One of the popular things I've always heard was the Halliburton charged the American military 25$ per paper plate in Iraq.  Maybe nobody told Bush it was a bad idea with no connection between WMD and Al Qaeda and Iraq but they knew they would make money if they invaded anyways.

Or maybe they are just waiting to get those oil contracts years down the line when nobody is paying attention anymore.  I would like to think my government is better than that. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on May 20, 2014, 09:10:53 PM
Yeah, hopefully the truth behind the whole affair will start filtering through after a few decades. Needless to say, I don't think the US would have attempted such a brazen invasion of Iraq if it wasn't for 9/11.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 20, 2014, 09:47:26 PM
Indeed, but I just feel that it was a convenient excuse.  If that was something the administration wanted to do they probably would've found a way to get there.  Or maybe there is some link. 

Only time will tell. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on May 20, 2014, 10:53:22 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 20, 2014, 07:43:18 PM
Afghanistan was legit unless you just want to let the enemies of your nation walk all over you.  Vietnam was a war of ideology that started with the US and its allies trying to bail out the French. 

Yea, there are people who forget that the Vietnam War didn't start with America, it started with France, plus while we are at it Canada strongly supported America in Vietnam, because Canada itself was not in the war 30,000 Canadians jumped the border and enlisted (much like how many Americans joined the Canadians in both world wars while the U.S was neutral), 50 of them being Mohawks from a reserve near Montreal. 110 died, 7 were missing in action, and one Canadian earned the Medal of Honor, a sergeant with the 1st Cavalry.

And Canadians were in Iraq (2003 war) too, (though not in a direct war manner) particularly officers, Boeing C17 pilots, a handful of troops "on exchange", and in 2006 JTF2 special forces were successful in saving a bunch of hostages.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 21, 2014, 12:16:29 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 20, 2014, 09:47:26 PM
Or maybe there is some link.

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 21, 2014, 12:17:55 AM
Nazis

United States of America.

:o
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on May 21, 2014, 12:23:53 AM
QuoteAfghanistan was legit unless you just want to let the enemies of your nation walk all over you.

None of the enemies were Afghani.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 21, 2014, 12:45:13 AM
Except the Taliban. 


The Taliban might not have had any direct hand in the 9/11 attacks, but when they wouldn't hand Al Qaeda over to coalition authorities they guaranteed Afghanistan's invasion. 

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on May 21, 2014, 12:47:07 AM
If yer not with us, yer agen us.

Oh Dubya, it's hard to think of a time when you weren't a joke.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 21, 2014, 12:50:40 AM
I don't see this logic.  The Taliban protected Al Qaeda which killed citizens of multiple countries.  They also protected Al Qaeda's retreat over the border into Pakistan. 

Pretty much the only thing they didn't do was claim responsibility for the attack. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on May 21, 2014, 12:54:46 AM
Minor details.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 21, 2014, 01:00:09 AM
Meh. Mission accomplished. One dead terrorist!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 21, 2014, 01:04:29 AM
More than one.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on May 21, 2014, 01:07:35 AM
Yeah, gotta be at least four.  Maybe even five.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 21, 2014, 01:24:51 AM
But that one terrorist was worth 72 normal ones. I mean dead virgins have to come from somewhere am I right!!!  :laugh:

Well to be an ass... how many civilians were killed?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 21, 2014, 01:37:08 AM
There are always civilians killed in war. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 21, 2014, 01:41:46 AM
You need civilization to have civilians... I'm honestly not sure if Afghanistan back mountains qualify. They're more tribal.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 21, 2014, 01:54:45 AM
Innocent people will always pay the price.  War is more precise than it ever has been.  The himars can shoot through the roof of a building and detonate on a specific floor.

The problem is that people don't take into account the displaced people forced to flee their homes or water/food/shelter shortages that occur during battles or the fact that two factions of people might hate each other and might try to wipe each other out like the Sunnis and Shias in Iraq (where most of the civilian casualties have come from in Iraq but the coalition set the table for this to happen). 

Even with the army putting an reemphasis on Civil Affairs to help rebuild countries there still will always be that malfunctioning smart bomb, wrong coordinates given, misidentified enemies, rounds fired at the enemy that travel downrange and hit a kid that occur.  One of my DS in basic was all tore up because he shot a kid holding a replica rifle that were apparently pretty common over there but when somebody raises what looks like the real thing to your face you only have a split second to react. 

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on May 21, 2014, 02:06:54 AM
QuoteWar is more precise than it ever has been.  The himars can shoot through the roof of a building and detonate on a specific floor.

Especially ones where there's weddings going on and you can wipe out dozens of civilians in one go.

All by remote control from the comfort of home.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 21, 2014, 03:12:01 AM
that was the CIA wasn't it?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 21, 2014, 03:42:57 AM
Well in any case we showed them... eh.  ???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 21, 2014, 03:46:09 AM
Just saved the bride from doing it herself later.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 21, 2014, 11:07:31 AM
http://www.macleans.ca/politics/america-dumbs-down/ (http://www.macleans.ca/politics/america-dumbs-down/)

'murica, you got some splainin' to do.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on May 21, 2014, 11:34:40 AM
LOL 'mur'ca at it again.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on May 21, 2014, 11:53:30 AM
That depresses me beyond belief.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 21, 2014, 12:23:28 PM
Quote from: Gate on May 21, 2014, 11:53:30 AM
That depresses me beyond belief.
Figuratively of course...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on May 21, 2014, 12:26:25 PM
Literally of course.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 21, 2014, 03:45:59 PM
It's always been that way. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on May 21, 2014, 03:47:40 PM
And it always could be better.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 21, 2014, 03:48:32 PM
So could every other country. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 21, 2014, 03:50:35 PM
Except Canada.

Canada is perfect.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 21, 2014, 04:03:19 PM
Too cold.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 21, 2014, 04:13:53 PM
Quote from: BANE on May 21, 2014, 03:50:35 PM
Except Canada.

Canada is perfect.

Not with fascist f**kface Stephen Harper as PM, we're not.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on May 21, 2014, 04:16:39 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 21, 2014, 04:03:19 PM
Too cold.

Not this time of year.

Quote from: DoomRulz on May 21, 2014, 04:13:53 PM
Quote from: BANE on May 21, 2014, 03:50:35 PM
Except Canada.

Canada is perfect.

Not with fascist f**kface Stephen Harper as PM, we're not.

:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 21, 2014, 04:17:50 PM
If its below 80 degrees its too cold.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on May 21, 2014, 04:23:59 PM
*translates to 27 degrees Celsius*

You're bonkers.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on May 21, 2014, 04:27:21 PM
Quote from: BANE on May 21, 2014, 03:50:35 PM
Except Canada.

Canada is perfect.

Too polite.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 21, 2014, 04:31:38 PM
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on May 21, 2014, 04:27:21 PM
Quote from: BANE on May 21, 2014, 03:50:35 PM
Except Canada.

Canada is perfect.

Too polite.
And we're real sorry about that.  :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 21, 2014, 04:37:20 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on May 21, 2014, 04:23:59 PM
*translates to 27 degrees Celsius*

You're bonkers.

If you think that is hot you cray cray. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 21, 2014, 04:38:30 PM
Anything above 75 degrees Fahrenheit is unbearable.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 21, 2014, 04:40:02 PM
You live in Texas. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 21, 2014, 04:40:56 PM
The temps don't get us, the humidity does.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on May 21, 2014, 04:42:38 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 21, 2014, 04:37:20 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on May 21, 2014, 04:23:59 PM
*translates to 27 degrees Celsius*

You're bonkers.

If you think that is hot you cray cray.

If you think that it's cold you cray cray.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 21, 2014, 04:47:40 PM
Quote from: Aspie on May 21, 2014, 04:40:56 PM
The temps don't get us, the humidity does.

The humidity gets everybody below the Ohio river and east of the Mississippi. 


Soft bro. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on May 21, 2014, 04:50:59 PM
If you honestly think anything below 80F is too cold, try -40 or more.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 21, 2014, 04:52:37 PM
THATS WHY I'M NEVER GOING TO CANADA RICH.  This winter was too cold.  FUK DAT SHI
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on May 21, 2014, 04:59:13 PM
Between 80F and 59F more or less is nice t-shirt and shorts weather for us Canadians.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 21, 2014, 05:05:49 PM
I'm pretty sure I could run in short sleeves for five miles before I broke a sweat at 60 degrees. 

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 21, 2014, 05:08:12 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 21, 2014, 05:05:49 PM
I'm pretty sure I could run in short sleeves for five miles before I broke a sweat at 60 degrees.
That's because you're used to the heat.

I'd be sweating buckets and buckets.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 21, 2014, 05:23:19 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 21, 2014, 04:52:37 PM
THATS WHY I'M NEVER GOING TO CANADA RICH.  This winter was too cold.  FUK DAT SHI

You'd be surprised at how hot it can become here in the summer. In Southern Ontario, 45 degrees Celsius isn't uncommon.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on May 21, 2014, 05:48:27 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 21, 2014, 05:23:19 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 21, 2014, 04:52:37 PM
THATS WHY I'M NEVER GOING TO CANADA RICH.  This winter was too cold.  FUK DAT SHI

You'd be surprised at how hot it can become here in the summer. In Southern Ontario, 45 degrees Celsius isn't uncommon.

Holy shit, it rarely gets to be 100°F in S. Cali, even in the summer, we generally reach 90-95 in the summer.  When we do get to 100, we call it a heat wave.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on May 21, 2014, 05:49:26 PM
Quote from: BANE on May 21, 2014, 05:08:12 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 21, 2014, 05:05:49 PM
I'm pretty sure I could run in short sleeves for five miles before I broke a sweat at 60 degrees.
That's because you're used to the heat.

I'd be sweating buckets and buckets.

Well don't we usually get a humid heat? I think Kimarhi gets a dry heat.



Kimarhi should totally come over in the winter, like in the Last Samurai as the American guy, only instead of mastering sword play he will have to master not letting the cold bother him anyway.

I can picture it now, the beginning being shots of the cold and white Canadian landscape in winter, then a shot of myself sitting cross legged in the snow meditating in a chill manner, wearing my black cowboy hat because I wear it year round like a champ (true story) having visions of a white tiger.

We meet at last meet when an American force tries to invade and take away our free health care and steal our huge amounts of freshwater, and Kimarhi is amongst them. In the woods it is freezing cold for them and you hear constant bitching about the cold. But then through the snowy mist you then he the war cry "Ehhhh" echo everywhere. Then the Americans begin to see shadowy figures appear in the mist, Canadians wielding C8 carbines and razor sharp hockey sticks charging on horses and moose. The freezing Americans begin to panic, and as the Canadians begin to close in the Americans begin to run and even drop their weapons, yelling things like "F**k the cold", "I'm going to Florida", and being cut down by those Canadians as well as those moose antlers.

Crazy Rich then saw Kimarhi, fighting for his life like the white tiger in his vision, when he was down Crazy Rich chose to spare his life and take him prisoner to learn from his enemy.

First days in some Canadian place, he laid in bed in agony, in withdrawal from his favourite booze, and yelling in madness "IT'S TOO F**KIN' COLD!" over and over again.

And I am out of energy and so will stop here.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 21, 2014, 05:50:31 PM
Quote from: Topazora on May 21, 2014, 05:48:27 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 21, 2014, 05:23:19 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 21, 2014, 04:52:37 PM
THATS WHY I'M NEVER GOING TO CANADA RICH.  This winter was too cold.  FUK DAT SHI

You'd be surprised at how hot it can become here in the summer. In Southern Ontario, 45 degrees Celsius isn't uncommon.

Holy shit, it rarely gets to be 100°F in S. Cali, even in the summer, we generally reach 90-95 in the summer.  When we do get to 100, we call it a heat wave.

I should've added; yes, that would be a heatwave for us as well. Also, the only reason it would ever reach that high is because of supreme humidity. Without the humidex, it would be more like low 30s.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on May 21, 2014, 05:54:12 PM
Temperatures swing from -40 to +30 over the course of the year here.

Our roads are full of potholes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 21, 2014, 06:13:03 PM
You're in Alberta, right?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on May 21, 2014, 06:48:03 PM
Hellas Planitia, Mars, right?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on May 21, 2014, 07:00:54 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 21, 2014, 05:50:31 PM
Quote from: Topazora on May 21, 2014, 05:48:27 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 21, 2014, 05:23:19 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 21, 2014, 04:52:37 PM
THATS WHY I'M NEVER GOING TO CANADA RICH.  This winter was too cold.  FUK DAT SHI

You'd be surprised at how hot it can become here in the summer. In Southern Ontario, 45 degrees Celsius isn't uncommon.

Holy shit, it rarely gets to be 100°F in S. Cali, even in the summer, we generally reach 90-95 in the summer.  When we do get to 100, we call it a heat wave.

I should've added; yes, that would be a heatwave for us as well. Also, the only reason it would ever reach that high is because of supreme humidity. Without the humidex, it would be more like low 30s.

Ah... the last heatwave we've had was a dry heatwave, last week was in the 95-100 and the humidity was single digit mostly due to the wind coming in from desert north and east of us.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 21, 2014, 07:05:12 PM
http://www.climatespy.com/climate/summary/united-states/kentucky/campbell-aaf (http://www.climatespy.com/climate/summary/united-states/kentucky/campbell-aaf)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 21, 2014, 07:34:35 PM
Quote from: Aspie on May 21, 2014, 04:38:30 PM
Anything above 75 degrees Fahrenheit is unbearable.
You f**king puss.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 21, 2014, 07:37:56 PM
fight me then
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 21, 2014, 07:39:32 PM
I'll fight both of you. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 21, 2014, 07:41:26 PM
Quote from: Aspie on May 21, 2014, 07:37:56 PM
fight me then
Aspie... Come on...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 21, 2014, 07:43:46 PM
Cal, all you would have to do was take the fight outside in texas and you automatically win.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 21, 2014, 07:46:35 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on May 21, 2014, 07:41:26 PM
Quote from: Aspie on May 21, 2014, 07:37:56 PM
fight me then
Aspie... Come on...


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Quote from: Kimarhi on May 21, 2014, 07:43:46 PM
Cal, all you would have to do was take the fight outside in texas and you automatically win.

It's actually still pretty chilly down here for some reason. Still about 60 degrees.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 21, 2014, 07:48:56 PM
60 degrees too chilly.  75 degrees too hot.

Aspie logic. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 21, 2014, 07:51:15 PM
I DIDN'T SAY TOO CHILLY.


Just need a coat.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 21, 2014, 07:52:01 PM
yung aspinator
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 21, 2014, 07:54:01 PM
lol I probably wouldn't be able to survive a Canadian winter or an Australian summer.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 21, 2014, 08:16:14 PM
The heat doesn't bother me like the cold does.  This winter was miserable.  I didn't go to class sometimes just because it was cold.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on May 21, 2014, 08:32:10 PM
Wuse.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 22, 2014, 01:45:05 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 21, 2014, 08:16:14 PM
The heat doesn't bother me like the cold does.  This winter was miserable.  I didn't go to class sometimes just because it was cold.
Haha pussy. It's easier to heat up than cool down.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 22, 2014, 01:49:34 AM
People always say that, but if you enjoy 35 degrees Celsius it doesn't really mean shit.


http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2014/05/19/ac-ridiculist-michael-sam-kiss-dallas-tv-station.cnn.html (http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2014/05/19/ac-ridiculist-michael-sam-kiss-dallas-tv-station.cnn.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on May 22, 2014, 02:38:16 AM
Right on, Anderson.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 22, 2014, 02:41:46 AM
still waiting for their response
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on May 22, 2014, 02:48:53 AM
Lol, how can she even respond to that? That hypocritic bigot was put in her place.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 22, 2014, 03:31:32 AM
Quote from: BANE on May 22, 2014, 01:45:05 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 21, 2014, 08:16:14 PM
The heat doesn't bother me like the cold does.  This winter was miserable.  I didn't go to class sometimes just because it was cold.
Haha pussy. It's easier to heat up than cool down.

Yet you couldn't walk around my block in summer time without passing out.  COME AT ME BRO. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 22, 2014, 03:38:13 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 22, 2014, 03:31:32 AM
Quote from: BANE on May 22, 2014, 01:45:05 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 21, 2014, 08:16:14 PM
The heat doesn't bother me like the cold does.  This winter was miserable.  I didn't go to class sometimes just because it was cold.
Haha pussy. It's easier to heat up than cool down.

Yet you couldn't walk around my block in summer time without passing out.  COME AT ME BRO.

lol come at me 115.5 °F i survived it
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on May 22, 2014, 04:08:09 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 22, 2014, 03:31:32 AM
Quote from: BANE on May 22, 2014, 01:45:05 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 21, 2014, 08:16:14 PM
The heat doesn't bother me like the cold does.  This winter was miserable.  I didn't go to class sometimes just because it was cold.
Haha pussy. It's easier to heat up than cool down.

Yet you couldn't walk around my block in summer time without passing out.  COME AT ME BRO.

Kimba plz
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 22, 2014, 06:37:05 AM
I was in Africa where it was 130 degree Fahrenheit.  Yall got nothing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on May 22, 2014, 06:50:20 AM
54 C?  I call shenanigans.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 22, 2014, 06:55:35 AM
Quote from: SM on May 22, 2014, 06:50:20 AM
54 C?  I call shenanigans.

probably from the surface temp of whatever he was recording the temp, like a vehicle
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on May 22, 2014, 07:11:47 AM
That doesn't count.

Cars are always hotter.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 22, 2014, 11:33:17 AM
Ah f**k I remember living in Arizona. Every summer sucked balls. But in the simmer(no typeo) of 98... damn high temperature was always over 110 for a month. 90 at night before cooling off in the early morning to only heat right back up. I think it hit 115 and I was bitching about it till we got to yuma Arizona where it was reported as being 122F... and that's not even the record. That's 124 in 1995 I think. It was awful. I don't even remember why the f**k we went there.

Quote from: Kimarhi on May 22, 2014, 06:37:05 AM
I was in Africa where it was 130 degree Fahrenheit.  Yall got nothing.

130F is f**king death. :o
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 22, 2014, 11:40:52 AM
Them hot African aids winds blowing in your face.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 22, 2014, 12:17:22 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 22, 2014, 06:37:05 AM
I was in Africa where it was 130 degree Fahrenheit.  Yall got nothing.
That's not too bad. I actually handle heat really well.

It's the sunburns...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on May 22, 2014, 12:46:34 PM
Quote from: Rong on May 22, 2014, 06:55:35 AM
Quote from: SM on May 22, 2014, 06:50:20 AM
54 C?  I call shenanigans.

probably from the surface temp of whatever he was recording the temp, like a vehicle

Highest air temperature ever recorded on earth was at Death Valley, CA @ 56.7 °C (134.1 °F) in 1913.

Highest in Africa was at Tunisia @ 55 °C (131 °F).

Highest in Oz was at Bourke @ 53 °C (127 °F).

Highest in Europe was at Athens @ 48.0 °C (118.4 °F)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 22, 2014, 04:31:04 PM
But is it due to humidity or not? Dry heat is more tolerable than when humidity is in abundance and makes you feel gross.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 22, 2014, 04:36:40 PM
Quote from: SM on May 22, 2014, 06:50:20 AM
54 C?  I call shenanigans.

It was the ground temp that day with our digital thermometer. 


I'm sure the humidity threw it off.  I think the official temp was 118, but when its like 70% humidity it'll burn you the fuk up. 

What's really weird is that if you go about forty miles away from the coast its just hot and when you get to Ethiopia its not bad at all. 

We also stopped by Kuwait where it was about 115 at 20:00.  At least in Djibouti when the sun goes down the temp isn't bad at all (in comparison to the daytime temp there never was a day I can remember that wasn't over 90)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on May 22, 2014, 05:06:21 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 22, 2014, 04:31:04 PM
Dry heat is more tolerable than when humidity is in abundance and makes you feel gross.

Yeah, the human body uses evaporation to cool itself so your built-in air-conditioning works much better in dry heat since your sweat is constantly evaporating instead of just pooling on your skin.

I was in the Negev once with temperatures in the high 40's (°C). Drank about 2 liters of water every hour and never had to take a piss.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 22, 2014, 05:14:52 PM
The water was so contaminated there they would have coolers full of bottled water for us to drink and every day they'd be empty by the end of the day.  These were dozens of coolers big enough to fit several people in and they'd all be about empty every day.

Then the workers went on strike and nobody did nothing because there was no water to drink.  The PAE guys would fill like four coolers fr the entire camp and that was it. 

Then they hired them all back like three days later.  Foolishness. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on May 22, 2014, 05:38:10 PM
I can just imagine that the tap water in North-Eastern Africa would be hazardous to one's health. Most Gulf states usually seem to be fine since it's desalinated seawater in the taps even though it tastes shit.

The thing that I found is that you need to drink water constantly in those superhot and dry conditions. You need to time your drinking according to your watch. I've seen guys keel over who weren't even thirsty.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 22, 2014, 05:55:32 PM
In field artillery most brigades give you the chance to earn the red artillery cord to put on your dress blues.  You have to take it off if you transition from one brigade to another but it looks pretty flashy so most people go for it.  I was in Ethiopia at the time they went for it but the heat made it way more challenging than it would be if it was back in the states.

One of my buddies did it (who was already a heat casualty before we even left) and said that he was tired just standing in the sun in uniform during drill and ceremony.  They also had to do warrior task and drills, a pt test, and a ruck march.  He made it all the way through till the ruck march then his body started cramping up muscle group by muscle group. 

He was so pissed because he was like 200 yards away from the finish line. 

This fool never hydrates though.  You'll get onto him about drinking water and then look over during chow and he's drinking coke. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on May 22, 2014, 09:48:05 PM
I always drink water so I wouldn't have that problem.

But I remember when I was an army cadet in the 6 week summer Leadership course. It was graduation day, apparently one of the hottest days that summer and I was feeling special so I didn't put much thought behind eating chocolate pudding as a part of my breakfast. In the words of Ron Burgundy "Milk was a bad choice".

Once the battalion (1,200) was marched onto the concrete square under that blazing sun and we were just standing at attention I started feeling really crappy allover and my vision was going whacky. Then I took a knee like instructed for such circumstances when you feel like puking and was escorted off.

But after a few sips of water my pride urged me back onto the square to finish what I started. At first those watching me were reluctant to let me back on, but they saw the pride I had and the let me back on the square. Stood there some more and felt kinda crap still, but felt a little better once I started moving in the march pass and was being cheered on, then marching off the square. In the end it was worth getting back in there but I also learned a lesson from that dairy product combined with blazing heat over concrete.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 22, 2014, 10:41:33 PM
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lol aspie
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 22, 2014, 10:47:41 PM
Sniffing glue REPRESENT.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 22, 2014, 10:51:51 PM
lol hawaii
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on May 22, 2014, 11:02:44 PM
 :laugh:
yeah, California sounds about right
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 22, 2014, 11:06:47 PM
Why isnt anyone talking about florida hahah f**king mazda miata bhahahaha
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on May 22, 2014, 11:07:34 PM
Back shaving ???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 22, 2014, 11:31:19 PM
http://io9.com/the-military-is-shutting-down-its-weather-controlling-1580112806 (http://io9.com/the-military-is-shutting-down-its-weather-controlling-1580112806)

what's Jessie Ventura gon do now!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 22, 2014, 11:33:27 PM
Quote from: Rong on May 22, 2014, 10:41:33 PM
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lol aspie


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMNw_-yUm_0# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMNw_-yUm_0#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 22, 2014, 11:36:51 PM
Quote from: Aspie on May 22, 2014, 11:33:27 PM
Quote from: Rong on May 22, 2014, 10:41:33 PM
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lol aspie


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMNw_-yUm_0# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMNw_-yUm_0#)



perfect aspie perfect
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 22, 2014, 11:38:34 PM
HAHAHAHA wut
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 22, 2014, 11:59:20 PM
Quote from: Rong on May 22, 2014, 10:41:33 PM
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lol aspie
Haha Michigan and their Knock Knock Jokes.  :laugh: Whole stand-up comedy sets devoted to knock knock jokes. Audience participation at its finest. Hecklers be like:
"Knock Knock"
"WHO'S...
"f**k OFF I'M BUSY!!!"

"Now sir, do I come to your job and heckle you? Please control yourself sir."

And Massachusettes likes its Canadian Men a WHOOOLLEEE lot haha. Future wife here I come.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on May 23, 2014, 12:39:19 AM
GOT HIM, YESSSSS!!! WOTTACATCH!!! (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-23/baby-falls-from-building-caught-by-passerby/5472364)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on May 23, 2014, 04:05:57 AM
Quote from: Rong on May 22, 2014, 10:41:33 PM
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lol aspie
Some cases could mean the opposite. For example, states that googled words like 'Kama Sutra' and 'twerking' googled these because of the lack of these being present in those states and the googlers were just curious.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on May 23, 2014, 05:20:57 AM
Wu Tang Clan in there.  ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 23, 2014, 11:25:41 AM
Quote from: Rong on May 22, 2014, 11:31:19 PM
http://io9.com/the-military-is-shutting-down-its-weather-controlling-1580112806 (http://io9.com/the-military-is-shutting-down-its-weather-controlling-1580112806)

what's Jessie Ventura gon do now!!

There are no shortage of conspiracy theories in this world. I'm sure he'll find something.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 23, 2014, 01:25:55 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 23, 2014, 11:25:41 AM
There are no shortage of conspiracy theories in this world. I'm sure he'll find something.
(https://24.media.tumblr.com/ab6172ded8b26168fc54decaa76a04e0/tumblr_mypfjqEJnn1rac79to4_250.gif)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 23, 2014, 03:06:44 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 23, 2014, 11:25:41 AM
Quote from: Rong on May 22, 2014, 11:31:19 PM
http://io9.com/the-military-is-shutting-down-its-weather-controlling-1580112806 (http://io9.com/the-military-is-shutting-down-its-weather-controlling-1580112806)

what's Jessie Ventura gon do now!!

There are no shortage of conspiracy theories in this world. I'm sure he'll find something.

I think I may have found something. (http://truththeory.com/2014/02/19/worlds-top-scientist-governments-have-been-controlling-the-weather-for-decades/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on May 24, 2014, 12:53:41 PM
http://www.tmz.com/2014/05/22/tupac-last-words-f-you/ (http://www.tmz.com/2014/05/22/tupac-last-words-f-you/)

Tupac kept it real..ly stupid.  :P

But!

QuoteCarroll says he tried to get Tupac to tell him who the shooter was -- asking over and over, "Who shot you? Who shot you?" -- but Tupac refused to snitch and replied ... "F*** you."

Given his "shocked" and seemingly crazed state after being shot.. I wonder if he took the cop's question as a reference to Biggie's diss song "Who shot ya." instead of an actual question about the identity of his killer.... lolz. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJC2ax18oQM# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJC2ax18oQM#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on May 24, 2014, 03:35:36 PM
Lonely socially awkward white boy that can't get laid. Makes video death threat. Makes good. Kills seven.  Dies alone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbv5Vpa-B-0#t=24 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbv5Vpa-B-0#t=24)

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/shooting-isla-vista-uc-santa-barbara-260505021.html (http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/shooting-isla-vista-uc-santa-barbara-260505021.html)





Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on May 24, 2014, 03:39:40 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRDAWBo16PE# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRDAWBo16PE#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 24, 2014, 03:44:27 PM
 :laugh:

His f**king speech. f**king betas.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 24, 2014, 03:45:10 PM
Zero points for originality.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 24, 2014, 03:47:38 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 24, 2014, 03:43:15 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on May 24, 2014, 03:35:36 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbv5Vpa-B-0#t=24 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbv5Vpa-B-0#t=24)
Male entitlement taken to its all too common extreme. Horrifying.

How is this guys admittedly horrifying confessions both extreme and common at the same time?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 24, 2014, 03:51:02 PM
Quote from: Sabby on May 24, 2014, 03:47:38 PM
How is this guys admittedly horrifying confessions both extreme and common at the same time?
These types of shootings by young men who think the world owes them stuff happen every other month in this country these days.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 24, 2014, 03:55:52 PM
So much autism.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIwOKHZ_Bkc# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIwOKHZ_Bkc#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on May 24, 2014, 03:56:32 PM
Males are hard wired hunter, killer, gathers.

The brutal past might not have been PC but we owe it to our ancestors for getting us here. 

Now the problem in this 'civilized age' is this acclimating this instinct to the world we live in.

One day the government will isolate this aggressive male gene and turn it off for the general population. Only to be reactivated for reproduction, sports, and combat.  :laugh:

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 24, 2014, 03:57:27 PM
Yeah, these complex matters of gun legality, mental health, parenting and such are all just side details to the real cause of mass homicides... male entitlement.

I know it's kind of your thing to inject sexism into absolutely everything, but could you at least wait for the kids body to cool? Seriously Cvalda, not cool.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 24, 2014, 03:58:47 PM
Quote from: Sabby on May 24, 2014, 03:57:27 PM
I know it's kind of your thing to inject sexism into absolutely everything, but could you at least wait for the kids body to cool? Seriously Cvalda, not cool.
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on May 24, 2014, 03:56:32 PM
Males are hard wired hunter, killer, gathers.

The brutal past might not have been PC but we owe it to our ancestors for getting us here. 

Now the problem in this 'civilized age' is this acclimating this instinct to the world we live in.

One day the government will isolate this aggressive male gene and turn it off for the general population. Only to be reactivated for reproduction, sports, and combat.  :laugh:


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on May 24, 2014, 04:01:31 PM
Entitlement is a big theme in that video actually. Sure, his mental health and gun legality contributes to it but you can't deny that entitlement is a big factor here.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 24, 2014, 04:03:01 PM
He owns a f**king BMW soooooo...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on May 24, 2014, 04:05:36 PM
If you're going to be the loneliest kid in the world might as well be one with a f**king BM.
But that's the thing. There's who we are and there's the illusions we build about ourselves.

eh.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 24, 2014, 04:06:59 PM
Quote from: Vickers on May 24, 2014, 04:01:31 PM
Entitlement is a big theme in that video actually. Sure, his mental health and gun legality contributes to it but you can't deny that entitlement is a big factor here.

Of course it's a factor, the kid displays massive entitlement issues. Never contested that. But blaming mass shootings in general on male entitlement? No. That's a disgusting generalization, regardless of whose mouth it came from.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 24, 2014, 04:07:12 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on May 24, 2014, 04:03:01 PM
He owns a f**king BMW soooooo...
Mummy and daddy are probably rich, gave him everything he wanted.

KASPLAM! Entitlement issues.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 24, 2014, 04:07:49 PM
Quote from: BANE on May 24, 2014, 04:07:12 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on May 24, 2014, 04:03:01 PM
He owns a f**king BMW soooooo...
Mummy and daddy are probably rich, gave him everything he wanted.

KASPLAM! Entitlement issues.
I heard his dad was a Hollywood director or something.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 24, 2014, 04:09:02 PM
Quote from: Sabby on May 24, 2014, 04:06:59 PM
Of course it's a factor, the kid displays massive entitlement issues. Never contested that. But blaming mass shootings in general on male entitlement? No. That's a disgusting generalization, regardless of whose mouth it came from.
I never said it was the only factor. Or historically the overriding cause.

But continue to get your kneejerk MRM on.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 24, 2014, 04:18:09 PM
Cut the persecution complex. You saw a kid with mental issues act like a pig and then called mass shootings the result of male entitlement. 8 people are dead in the last 12 hours and your using that as a soapbox to spew your nonsense? No Cvalda, just bloody no.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 24, 2014, 04:20:26 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 24, 2014, 03:51:02 PM
Quote from: Sabby on May 24, 2014, 03:47:38 PM
How is this guys admittedly horrifying confessions both extreme and common at the same time?
These types of shootings by young men who think the world owes them stuff happen every other month in this country these days.

That's a rather bold statement to make. I don't know what the frequency of shootings currently is in the U.S., but you'd have to provide some hard numbers to back that statement up. Also, you don't know what the mentality of every shooter is. Calling them entitled is a blanket statement.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on May 24, 2014, 04:25:21 PM
OH MY GAHD SOMEBODY SAID SOMETHING WRONG ON THE INTERNET!

Let's gang up on them and ACCUSE THEM OF BEING WRONG. Because that's a horrible thing to be.
:laugh:

You two relax, will ya? Your butthurt is showing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 24, 2014, 04:30:12 PM
Bah, not like she's intending or even capable of giving a response that isn't an accusatory dodge, so I'll just report her and leave it at that.

Besides, I have Watch_Dogs to play. Internet activism go!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 24, 2014, 04:31:32 PM
This motherf**ker definitely felt entitled. I don't think it was male entitlement though. He was just a wannabe Patrick Bateman.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 24, 2014, 04:32:26 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on May 24, 2014, 04:25:21 PM
OH MY GAHD SOMEBODY SAID SOMETHING WRONG ON THE INTERNET!

Let's gang up on them and ACCUSE THEM OF BEING WRONG. Because that's a horrible thing to be.
:laugh:

You two relax, will ya? Your butthurt is showing.

What's the problem in asking someone to explain their position?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 24, 2014, 04:33:10 PM
Quote from: Sabby on May 24, 2014, 04:18:09 PM
Cut the persecution complex.
You mean the one you're waving around? :laugh:

Quote from: DoomRulz on May 24, 2014, 04:20:26 PM
That's a rather bold statement to make. I don't know what the frequency of shootings currently is in the U.S., but you'd have to provide some hard numbers to back that statement up. Also, you don't know what the mentality of every shooter is. Calling them entitled is a blanket statement.
Entitlement in the sense that their shootings are the results of their personal failures: school shootings (Virginia Tech, Sandy Hook, etc), employment shootings, spree killings like this.

These spree killings are overwhelmingly male, and as Bat Chain already pointed out, are a result of natural male aggression. Combine that with a shitty, tanking economy that leads to increased social pressure and fewer opportunities, and unstable men lash out.

Quote from: Sabby on May 24, 2014, 04:30:12 PM
Bah, not like she's intending or even capable of giving a response that isn't an accusatory dodge, so I'll just report her and leave it at that.

Besides, I have Watch_Dogs to play. Internet activism go!
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 24, 2014, 04:38:42 PM
I would hesitate to say "natural aggression" only because this individual, along with the shooters at the shootings you mentioned, were unstable to begin with. I don't know that its necessarily because they're male. Unless I misunderstood you? Anyone can lash out. People just do it in different ways.

I wouldn't disagree with you though in that it all builds up due to the other factors though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 24, 2014, 04:40:28 PM
I didn't say necessarily, just that it IS a factor, and to deny or ignore that is being disingenuous.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 24, 2014, 04:44:06 PM
they be taking down his videos now
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 24, 2014, 04:45:45 PM
Quote from: Aspie on May 24, 2014, 04:44:06 PM
they be taking down his videos now
Copies have been saved and samples will probably turn up in some shitty industrial band's songs one day :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 24, 2014, 04:47:25 PM
WAT has anyone seen the videos he uploaded in his channel?


...


Red flags, red flags everywhere .
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 24, 2014, 04:50:47 PM
Quote from: Aspie on May 24, 2014, 04:47:25 PM
WAT has anyone seen the videos he uploaded in his channel?


...


Red flags, red flags everywhere .
Most of those were uploaded within the past 36 hours.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on May 24, 2014, 04:51:49 PM
He's showing a number of psychopathic - and especially sociopathic - red flags in that video. Certainly revealing an entitlement complex, but what he's got between his legs has nothing to do with it. He could have been female and given more or less the same speech. Mental instability doesn't discriminate.

I'm not sure what to think... The video looks overly rehearsed. Especially the false little laughs being given purely for dramatic effect. If it weren't for the news report, I'd have thought it was for an audition tape for a serial killer role or something.

I've got no problem with saying I'm in my thirties and in kind of a similar-ish position as him: Never had a romantic connection, felt horridly depressed about it in my teenage years, blah-blah-blah... Would have never have dreamed about making others suffer for it, though - if anything, I actively avoided confrontations. Now, many years on, I've since come to recognise a lot of my social issues are probably to do with having asperger's syndrome (since realising the symptoms fit, have begun the long-ass process of getting a diagnosis for it), but this guy just seems like he's full-on resentful/spiteful for the heck of it, which is a whole different kettle of fish.

The suffering angle is what I don't understand about these people. Didn't they ask themselves what possible difference hurting/killing others would make to their situations? If it was an impulsive thing, you could say it's brain chemistry and he just snapped, but if he had the time to put his thoughts down on video and upload them, he must have been entertaining this scheme for a while. And in all that time he didn't question himself how it would improve matters?

Then again, he's making a big arrogant deal about how he's "the perfect guy" and all, even though he's literally saying he's going to kill you, so... I'm guessing he probably had a whole host of mental issues, regardless.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 24, 2014, 04:54:37 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 24, 2014, 04:40:28 PM
I didn't say necessarily, just that it IS a factor, and to deny or ignore that is being disingenuous.

I would deny it because the way I'm looking at it is, let's say this were a case of a woman murdering her child, i.e. infanticide. Would we say it's a case of natural female aggression?

Also, if this kid is indeed entitled, then he would've committed his crime due to lack, not abundance. If you already have everything you want, there's no need to go apeshit like this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on May 24, 2014, 04:55:26 PM
Quote from: Aspie on May 24, 2014, 04:44:06 PM
they be taking down his videos now

There's already a couple mirrors of that video (as well as a few others) on Youtube and they will continue appearing on other sites.

Quote from: Aspie on May 24, 2014, 04:47:25 PM
WAT has anyone seen the videos he uploaded in his channel?


...


Red flags, red flags everywhere .

Yup, even a dog in one of the videos sensed something off about him.
Quote from: Cal427eb on May 24, 2014, 04:50:47 PM

Quote from: Aspie on May 24, 2014, 04:47:25 PM
WAT has anyone seen the videos he uploaded in his channel?


...


Red flags, red flags everywhere .
Most of those were uploaded within the past 36 hours.

A lot of them are re-uploads apparently.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 24, 2014, 04:56:27 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 24, 2014, 04:54:37 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 24, 2014, 04:40:28 PM
I didn't say necessarily, just that it IS a factor, and to deny or ignore that is being disingenuous.

I would deny it because the way I'm looking at it is, let's say this were a case of a woman murdering her child, i.e. infanticide. Would we say it's a case of natural female aggression?

Also, if this kid is indeed entitled, then he would've committed his crime due to lack, not abundance. If you already have everything you want, there's no need to go apeshit like this.
What do you mean if? He densely thought he was entitled.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 24, 2014, 04:57:34 PM
Quote from: Xenomorphine on May 24, 2014, 04:51:49 PM
He's showing a number of psychopathic - and especially sociopathic - red flags in that video. Certainly revealing an entitlement complex, but what he's got between his legs has nothing to do with it. He could have been female and given more or less the same speech. Mental instability doesn't discriminate.
He could have been, but he wasn't. And there virtually never is a female ranting about how she's going to kill men for spurning her and then goes out and does it.

A Time article on the subject:
http://ideas.time.com/2012/07/24/the-overwhelming-maleness-of-mass-homicide/ (http://ideas.time.com/2012/07/24/the-overwhelming-maleness-of-mass-homicide/)

QuoteThere's a predictable cycle of mourning and recrimination that follows a massacre like the shootings last week in Aurora, Colo. First come the calls for unity and flags flown at half-mast. Then the national fissures appear: the gun lobby stiffens its spine as gun-control advocates make their case. Psychologists parse the shooter's background, looking for signs of mental illness or family disarray. Politicians point fingers about "society run amok" and "cultures of despair."

We've been down this path so many times, yet we keep missing the elephant in the room: How many of the worst mass murderers in American history were women? None. This is not to suggest that women are never violent, and there are even the rare cases of female serial killers. But why aren't we talking about the glaring reality that acts of mass murder (and, indeed, every single kind of violence) are overwhelmingly perpetrated by men? Pointing out that fact may seem politically incorrect or irrelevant, but our silence about the huge gender disparity of such violence may be costing lives.

That's what I was commenting about.

Quote from: DoomRulz on May 24, 2014, 04:54:37 PM
Also, if this kid is indeed entitled, then he would've committed his crime due to lack, not abundance. If you already have everything you want, there's no need to go apeshit like this.
Did you watch the video? He clearly states he's taking revenge on women and popular kids for denying him love and sex and "a life".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on May 24, 2014, 04:58:05 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 24, 2014, 04:54:37 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 24, 2014, 04:40:28 PM
I didn't say necessarily, just that it IS a factor, and to deny or ignore that is being disingenuous.

I would deny it because the way I'm looking at it is, let's say this were a case of a woman murdering her child, i.e. infanticide. Would we say it's a case of natural female aggression?

Also, if this kid is indeed entitled, then he would've committed his crime due to lack, not abundance. If you already have everything you want, there's no need to go apeshit like this.

But he didn't have everything he wanted. And he felt like he was owed more - specifically women, which was a common theme in many of his videos.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 24, 2014, 04:59:27 PM
When society considers you entitled to something, you don't lack it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on May 24, 2014, 05:00:14 PM
Good post Xenomorphine. I think we've all (at some point) been in a dark place socially and it depends on a variety of factors how we deal with it.

Growing up, men deal with this and have to deal with their peers also dealing with it. I've every sad thing from guys tipping waitresses that weren't even waiting on them to full on aggressive groping in packs. We need better parents in most of these cases. 

The fact that he is young and white feeds right into that stereotype ... lone gunman thing. There are mental issues sure. Wouldn't be surprised if he was having sexual identity issues as well. It's going to be interesting to see what comes up about this guy in the coming days/weeks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 24, 2014, 05:02:50 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 24, 2014, 04:59:27 PM
When society considers you entitled to something, you don't lack it.
No, it's not. There you go using words you don't know the definition of again.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entitlement (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entitlement)
Quotethe feeling or belief that you deserve to be given something (such as special privileges)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 24, 2014, 05:03:38 PM
The Definition Wars have resumed. General Cal is at the ready.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 24, 2014, 05:08:57 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on May 24, 2014, 05:02:50 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 24, 2014, 04:59:27 PM
When society considers you entitled to something, you don't lack it.
No, it's not. There you go using words you don't know the definition of again.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entitlement (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entitlement)
Quotethe feeling or belief that you deserve to be given something (such as special privileges)

You are entitled to the money in your bank account, you are entitled to food in your fridge, you are entitled to use your car. These are things that society entitles you to.

Quote from: Cvalda on May 24, 2014, 04:57:34 PM

A Time article on the subject:
http://ideas.time.com/2012/07/24/the-overwhelming-maleness-of-mass-homicide/ (http://ideas.time.com/2012/07/24/the-overwhelming-maleness-of-mass-homicide/)

QuoteHow many of the worst mass murderers in American history were women? None.

That's what I was commenting about.


This article is dead wrong in that regard.
http://unknownmisandry.blogspot.ca/2011/09/creepiest-female-serial-killers.html (http://unknownmisandry.blogspot.ca/2011/09/creepiest-female-serial-killers.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 24, 2014, 05:09:40 PM
Please please please nobody respond.

Please.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on May 24, 2014, 05:11:43 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 24, 2014, 05:08:57 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on May 24, 2014, 05:02:50 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 24, 2014, 04:59:27 PM
When society considers you entitled to something, you don't lack it.
No, it's not. There you go using words you don't know the definition of again.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entitlement (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entitlement)
Quotethe feeling or belief that you deserve to be given something (such as special privileges)

You are entitled to the money in your bank account, you are entitled to food in your fridge, you are entitled to use your car. These are things that society entitles you to.

You're completely missing the point. Elliot Rodger believes he was entitled to women.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 24, 2014, 05:13:18 PM
Then he believed something completely counter to what society believes men are entitled to.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on May 24, 2014, 05:13:40 PM
I'll just leave this here:

https://twitter.com/devincf/status/470246637793574913

runs
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on May 24, 2014, 05:14:58 PM
I don't think I've ever heard of a woman committing aggressive, violent, mass murder.

Again, it's just not hard wired into them. This doesn't make them any less of a monster than a man that goes bad. It's just the way we are made. A woman is a knife, or a drop of poison when she goes crazy. A man is a bomb.

Can we get past the gender thing? It's nauseatingly obvious why men are capable of dishing more physical harm on others at this point. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 24, 2014, 05:15:48 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on May 24, 2014, 05:13:40 PM
I'll just leave this here:

https://twitter.com/devincf/status/470246637793574913

runs
Okay... he has pleb taste in film but at least he has sense on social issues :D ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 24, 2014, 05:21:36 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 24, 2014, 05:03:38 PM
The Definition Wars have resumed. General Cal is at the ready.
I'm the best at what I do.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on May 24, 2014, 05:23:07 PM
As for entitlement ... pfft.

Certain societies lure people into believing you are entitle to certain things but you still have to go out and earn the right yourself. If I want a car I have to take a test, pass it, hold down a job, pay for insurance, and keep the tank full. If I want a woman, I have to invest the time to make myself not a slobbering man troll, be actually interesting, be able to listen and have a conversation, and to hone a host of other qualities that attracts the opposite sex. 

The time of the caveman is over. Clubs down boys.  ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 24, 2014, 05:25:27 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on May 24, 2014, 05:23:07 PM
As for entitlement ... pfft.

Certain societies lure people into believing you are entitle to certain things but you still have to go out and earn the right yourself. If I want a car I have to take a test, pass it, hold down a job, pay for insurance, and keep the tank full. If I want a woman, I have to invest the time to make myself not a slobbering man troll, be actually interesting, be able to listen and have a conversation, and to hone a host of other qualities that attracts the opposite sex. 

The time of the caveman is over. Clubs down boys.  ;)
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that Bat Chain probably does not own a fedora.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on May 24, 2014, 05:26:48 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on May 24, 2014, 05:14:58 PM
Again, it's just not hard wired into them.

er... This also sounds a bit silly, sorry to say. :P

"Women are kind and nurturing by nature!"

At the end of the day it's just another set of stereotypes. :P

Look into the role that culture has in building minds. Social "brainwashing" probably has more to do with violent acts than gender, per se. Our culture is sick and it's scales are tipped toward giving men more power, agency and entitlement about it. This is a world where we men are "sort of taught" from a young age that women are just another "status symbol" to own... not "people" but "stuff!" to get. Add this kind of sick shit to whatever mental problem that dude had = bad shit goes down.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 24, 2014, 05:27:38 PM
In other news...

Steak is good for you. I just ate one myself.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 24, 2014, 05:28:11 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on May 24, 2014, 05:26:48 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on May 24, 2014, 05:14:58 PM
Again, it's just not hard wired into them.

er... This also sounds a bit silly, sorry to say. :P

"Women are kind and nurturing by nature!"

At the end of the day it's just another set of stereotypes. :P

Look into the role that culture has in building minds. Social "brainwashing" probably has more to do with violent acts than gender, per se. Our culture is sick and it's scales are tipped toward giving men more power, agency and entitlement about it. This is a world where we men are taught from a young age that women are just another "status symbol"... not "people" but "stuff!" to get. Add this kind of sick shit to whatever mental problem that dude had = bad shit goes down.
I don't know about you guys, but I was never taught that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on May 24, 2014, 05:29:50 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on May 24, 2014, 05:28:11 PM
I don't know about you guys, but I was never taught that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJ7HZATMKBY# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJ7HZATMKBY#)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgAaRf1W3AI# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgAaRf1W3AI#)

:laugh: I exaggerated but it's still kind of all over our culture. C'mon.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 24, 2014, 05:31:12 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 24, 2014, 05:27:38 PM
In other news...

Steak is good for you. I just ate one myself.
OR IS IT (http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/news/20050111/red-meat-eaters-risk-colon-cancer)

Quote from: Cal427eb on May 24, 2014, 05:28:11 PM
I don't know about you guys, but I was never taught that.
Tell that to your limited edition collectible waifu pillow.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 24, 2014, 05:33:43 PM
I wasn't taught that either.

I was mercilessly whipped whenever I made a mistake and didn't have time to think about women.

Only my scars.  :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 24, 2014, 05:35:16 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 24, 2014, 05:31:12 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 24, 2014, 05:27:38 PM
In other news...

Steak is good for you. I just ate one myself.
OR IS IT (http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/news/20050111/red-meat-eaters-risk-colon-cancer)

Quote from: Cal427eb on May 24, 2014, 05:28:11 PM
I don't know about you guys, but I was never taught that.
Tell that to your limited edition collectible waifu pillow.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia-cache-ec0.pinimg.com%2Foriginals%2F80%2F04%2F25%2F800425a82156d69ede29c9cb5446eaab.jpg&hash=d7c3164f8f04769e3d11c8be6d26a4562b68e210)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on May 24, 2014, 05:39:13 PM
I do not own a fedora. But I also don't own a lot of things.  :laugh:

Blacklabel ... stereotypes are there for a reason. Culturally, sexually, religiously.

Men are wired for individual survival first, then the tribe. Women are wired for nurturing the young and reproduction ... the continuation of the tribe.

Both are noble roles. None of us would be here now if countless men and women before us didn't succumb to this natural instinct. Now social evolution is asking us to over ride our prime directive in certain ways. Men are stay at home in 'mother roles' and women can go into battle. But for my money ... women still make the best mothers and men make the best warriors. Just sayin.



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on May 24, 2014, 05:42:29 PM
there's definitely a certain percentage of natural hardwiring that feeds into our personalities etc.

I just bet that it's not nearly as strong as the role of culture.

Nature vs Nurture. The debate is still ongoing in academic circles. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 24, 2014, 05:44:14 PM
how did we go from mass murder to gender wars @_@
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on May 24, 2014, 05:45:26 PM
We just went from mass murder.. to gender wars.. to nature vs nurture debate.

I luv this forum, mang.  :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 24, 2014, 05:45:36 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on May 24, 2014, 05:39:13 PM
Men are wired for individual survival first, then the tribe. Women are wired for nurturing the young and reproduction ... the continuation of the tribe.
In a general sense yes, but there are definite exceptions to the rules -- biology is a messy business, and not every man is wired exactly the same as every other man, and women likewise.

Quote from: Blacklabel on May 24, 2014, 05:42:29 PM
I just bet that it's not nearly as strong as the role of culture.

Nature vs Nurture. The debate is still ongoing in academic circles. :P
I love Camille Paglia's idiotic "There is no female Mozart because there is no female Jack the Ripper" quote.
So where's the black Mozart? ??? Or the black Jack the Ripper? ??? Cultural roles have a MASSIVE influence.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 24, 2014, 05:46:23 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on May 24, 2014, 05:42:29 PM
there's definitely a certain percentage of natural hardwiring that feeds into our personalities etc.

I just bet that it's not nearly as strong as the role of culture.

Nature vs Nurture. The debate is still ongoing in academic circles. :P
It's actually quite simple. Nature and nurture both play a significant role in shaping us but the amount that either nature or nurture shapes us differs from person to person. I don't even know why their is a debate about this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on May 24, 2014, 05:50:34 PM
It would "seem" simple.. but there are people with different opinions.. and they love to argue. X)

Hence the continuing debate....
Lots of people still point to this book as bringing back the discussion:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blank_Slate#Reception (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blank_Slate#Reception)

I vaguely remember some snarky tweets by Richard Dawkins about people ignoring that book.

Quote from: Cvalda on May 24, 2014, 05:45:36 PM
I love Camille Paglia's idiotic "There is no female Mozart because there is no female Jack the Ripper" quote.
So where's the black Mozart? ??? Or the black Jack the Ripper? ??? Cultural roles have a MASSIVE influence.

Dayum that's an insane quote.  :laugh:

I dont know about ya'll but imma go take my dawg for a walk.

See ya.  ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on May 24, 2014, 05:55:31 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 24, 2014, 05:45:36 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on May 24, 2014, 05:39:13 PM
Men are wired for individual survival first, then the tribe. Women are wired for nurturing the young and reproduction ... the continuation of the tribe.
In a general sense yes, but there are definite exceptions to the rules -- biology is a messy business, and not every man is wired exactly the same as every other man, and women likewise.

Sure thing. But they are the minority. And have their own unique set of special problems and drama. Much of which gets spun out as carnival sideshow entertainment to make everyone else feel a little more normal.  ;)

Blacklabel ... about culture ...

Culture itself is formed around instinct.

The black gangster alpha male culture of bitches and hoes and get rich or die trying. Still men struggling with society in order to fulfill their internal lusts for money and power. 

This bullshit superficial competition has lead to the trophy wife mentality in which women bitch and crow about who has the biggest house, smartest kids, the most cars, the most designer shit jammed into their closets. In the end they are trying desperately to justify their male counterparts role in life and throwing it in the face of others aggressively and passive aggressively.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 24, 2014, 06:08:22 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on May 24, 2014, 05:50:34 PM
I dont know about ya'll but imma go take my dawg for a walk.

See ya.  ;D

Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on May 24, 2014, 05:55:31 PM
Blacklabel ... about culture ...

Culture itself is formed around instinct.

The black gangster alpha male culture of bitches and hoes and get rich or die trying. Still men struggling with society in order to fulfill their internal lusts for money and power. 

This bullshit superficial competition has lead to the trophy wife mentality in which women bitch and crow about who has the biggest house, smartest kids, the most cars, the most designer shit jammed into their closets. In the end they are trying desperately to justify their male counterparts role in life and throwing it in the face of others aggressively and passive aggressively.
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 24, 2014, 06:11:22 PM
The Army would have you believe that killing is a very unnatural thing for most people to do.  The expert shooters in bct were warned that when they actually found humans in their crosshairs that all of a sudden they may be incapable of shooting because their body would subconsciously rebel against the act of killing another person and throw their shots off.  Basically all the time you spend doing marksmanship training is to override the dormant subconscious belief in humans that killing other humans is unnatural. 

The people that killing comes naturally to, I'd say they have something broken in their subconscious somewhere or they get that training from their own sort of self inflicted brainwashing.   

It's a complicated issue with many different factors. 

If WWII Russia is to be believed one of their top snipers was female and I believe her final kill tally was upwards of 500.  Could be propaganda, but even if you gave her 1/4 of the kills that still totals upwards of any of the other countries top snipers in the war. 

I believe that most anybody is capable of horrific feats.  But won't deny that males generally seem more involved in the mass killings. 

Edit: Russian sniper lady had 309 kills.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 24, 2014, 06:22:16 PM
Do you even Simo Häyhä, bro?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 24, 2014, 06:26:29 PM
 ???


The point wasn't who was the top sniper in the war, just that a trained female could become a top sniper. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on May 24, 2014, 07:20:50 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 24, 2014, 06:11:22 PM

If WWII Russia is to be believed one of their top snipers was female and I believe her final kill tally was upwards of 500.  Could be propaganda, but even if you gave her 1/4 of the kills that still totals upwards of any of the other countries top snipers in the war. 

I believe that most anybody is capable of horrific feats.  But won't deny that males generally seem more involved in the mass killings. 

Edit: Russian sniper lady had 309 kills.

That's an absolutely amazing kill tally! I know of a Lydia Litvyak who was a top Soviet WWII ace with 16 (4 shared) kills to her name.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 24, 2014, 07:41:31 PM
Lyudmila Pavlichenko was this woman's name.  I'm always somewhat suspicious of that eras kill tallies simply because propaganda on all sides was rampant during WW2, that said even if the truth is somewhere in the middle for all of them, that is still ridiculous. 



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on May 24, 2014, 07:42:27 PM
A PDF of a bunch of forum posts of the friendzoned guy bitching about not being able to get hot girls:

http://www.docdroid.net/ckku/im-tired-of-seeing-losers-with-hot-chicks-bodybuildingcom-forums-.pdf.html (http://www.docdroid.net/ckku/im-tired-of-seeing-losers-with-hot-chicks-bodybuildingcom-forums-.pdf.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 24, 2014, 07:45:49 PM
This guy was hilarious. Too bad he's dead now.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 24, 2014, 07:55:38 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on May 24, 2014, 07:42:27 PM
A PDF of a bunch of forum posts of the friendzoned guy bitching about not being able to get hot girls:

http://www.docdroid.net/ckku/im-tired-of-seeing-losers-with-hot-chicks-bodybuildingcom-forums-.pdf.html (http://www.docdroid.net/ckku/im-tired-of-seeing-losers-with-hot-chicks-bodybuildingcom-forums-.pdf.html)
:-X
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on May 24, 2014, 08:01:42 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on May 24, 2014, 07:42:27 PM
A PDF of a bunch of forum posts of the friendzoned guy bitching about not being able to get hot girls:

http://www.docdroid.net/ckku/im-tired-of-seeing-losers-with-hot-chicks-bodybuildingcom-forums-.pdf.html (http://www.docdroid.net/ckku/im-tired-of-seeing-losers-with-hot-chicks-bodybuildingcom-forums-.pdf.html)

It's like watching a train wreck in slow motion.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 24, 2014, 08:04:09 PM
The nasty bro replies are the rest of the train :-X
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on May 24, 2014, 08:05:24 PM
Turns out this kid was the son of a Hollywood director. (Assistant Director of the Hunger Games)

Dat PDF ...

What a waste of a chance for someone else worth while to be born.  >:(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on May 24, 2014, 08:12:32 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on May 24, 2014, 08:05:24 PM
Turns out this kid was the son of a Hollywood director. (Assistant Director of the Hunger Games)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFdz3AKAJZI#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFdz3AKAJZI#ws)

(The first comment on that video... :-X)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 24, 2014, 08:14:53 PM
Quote from: Vickers on May 24, 2014, 08:12:32 PM
(The first comment on that video... :-X)
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi60.tinypic.com%2F2nhhvkk.png&hash=7d1942672a31e5fee8f8954a39e189b5ea0faed5)
:-X

...bet you tree fiddy there will be an article on AVFM soon blaming this whole thing on feminism, somehow.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenodog on May 24, 2014, 08:17:52 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on May 24, 2014, 07:42:27 PM
A PDF of a bunch of forum posts of the friendzoned guy bitching about not being able to get hot girls:

http://www.docdroid.net/ckku/im-tired-of-seeing-losers-with-hot-chicks-bodybuildingcom-forums-.pdf.html (http://www.docdroid.net/ckku/im-tired-of-seeing-losers-with-hot-chicks-bodybuildingcom-forums-.pdf.html)

I used to drive a hot blonde friend of mine home on Fridays because we only had one lesson.

I'm going to get murdered so bad.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 24, 2014, 08:30:12 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 24, 2014, 08:04:09 PM
The nasty bro replies are the rest of the train :-X
They're the best part.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on May 24, 2014, 09:05:09 PM
Friendzone isn't a joke anymore.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 24, 2014, 09:52:38 PM
Oh man you guys actually watched his psychotic videos... oh ok I didn't watch them per say but I had to check out the youtube comments last night and they didn't let me down.

Still I wonder, does anyone suspect we have any elliot rodgers wannabe's here? I mean every forum has at least 2 of them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on May 24, 2014, 09:59:01 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on May 24, 2014, 07:42:27 PM
A PDF of a bunch of forum posts of the friendzoned guy bitching about not being able to get hot girls:

http://www.docdroid.net/ckku/im-tired-of-seeing-losers-with-hot-chicks-bodybuildingcom-forums-.pdf.html (http://www.docdroid.net/ckku/im-tired-of-seeing-losers-with-hot-chicks-bodybuildingcom-forums-.pdf.html)

'Ly shiiiiiit... The bizarre stuff he wrote.

QuoteWell, I find it unjust that a white girl would choose him over me.

And:

QuoteI am a beauty. How dare you. Girls should be fawning over me.

Assuming that this + driving a BMW = relationship success... 'Narcissistic' hardly even begins to cover it. :-\

And this piece of viciousness:

QuoteIf I could have a hotter girl that the one I saw with him, then I suppose I won't care. That's how it should be.

This kid's whole mentality screams 'SCORCHED EARTH POLICY'.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on May 24, 2014, 10:07:55 PM
That dude was one big mess...

It's hard not to see his "bravado" as a way to mask his immense insecurities.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 24, 2014, 10:29:08 PM
He's 22... so I wonder if they're going to sue his parents since they found out about the murderous intent of his videos on the 18th and did nothing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 24, 2014, 10:48:26 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on May 24, 2014, 09:52:38 PM
Still I wonder, does anyone suspect we have any elliot rodgers wannabe's here? I mean every forum has at least 2 of them.

Nah, Griker was banned a while back.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 24, 2014, 11:36:50 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on May 24, 2014, 08:30:12 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 24, 2014, 08:04:09 PM
The nasty bro replies are the rest of the train :-X
They're the best part.

+ 1

Clearly didn't get through to him tho.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on May 25, 2014, 01:26:48 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on May 24, 2014, 10:29:08 PM
He's 22... so I wonder if they're going to sue his parents since they found out about the murderous intent of his videos on the 18th and did nothing.

They didn't "do nothing". (http://www.theage.com.au/world/elliot-rodgers-parents-warned-police-weeks-before-mass-shooting-20140525-zrne1.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 25, 2014, 02:50:56 AM
Quote from: SM on May 25, 2014, 01:26:48 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on May 24, 2014, 10:29:08 PM
He's 22... so I wonder if they're going to sue his parents since they found out about the murderous intent of his videos on the 18th and did nothing.

They didn't "do nothing". (http://www.theage.com.au/world/elliot-rodgers-parents-warned-police-weeks-before-mass-shooting-20140525-zrne1.html)
Ah, so they did notify the police. Well not much more they could have done. Can't take guns away from polite adults.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on May 25, 2014, 04:21:06 AM
3 bodies were found at his Apartment:

http://www.keyt.com/news/alleged-gunmans-apartment-now-a-crime-scene/26157468 (http://www.keyt.com/news/alleged-gunmans-apartment-now-a-crime-scene/26157468)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on May 25, 2014, 04:22:55 AM
fffffffff
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 25, 2014, 05:15:10 AM
The real news is that comment section with a bunch of dumb f**ks arguing over what's considered a mental illness.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 25, 2014, 05:53:32 AM
he had Aspergers...

i've read some of his manifesto... jesus christ.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 25, 2014, 05:55:03 AM
gawd dammit
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 25, 2014, 06:06:00 AM
Quote from: Aspie on May 25, 2014, 05:55:03 AM
gawd dammit

there was clearly more than that wrong with him aspie.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 25, 2014, 06:15:32 AM
Grenade blast killed two people in Djibouti at a local restaurant.  Said it was a place popular amongst westerners and I'm currently wondering if it is a place I've eaten at. 


I'd hate to be one of the rotating 1stID guys there now.  Locked down on Camp for probably the next decade and there is NOTHING to do there. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on May 25, 2014, 11:20:28 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on May 25, 2014, 02:50:56 AM
Ah, so they did notify the police. Well not much more they could have done.

Also no longer lived with them, apparently. According to the above messages, he also mentions that he had to take some of his videos down for a while after his parents discovered them, so, presumably they were concerned. Whether or not they knew just how wrong his mental state was, we don't know.

QuoteCan't take guns away from polite adults.

That wouldn't have made much difference (and he did seemingly pass the background checks). The three male dead bodies found at his apartment had been repeatedly stabbed to death.

He clearly didn't care what he used to spread carnage. He was determined to, regardless. Seems like the kind of personality who would have read up on how to make nail bombs and such, if he wanted to.

Quote from: Rong on May 25, 2014, 05:53:32 AM
he had Aspergers...

i've read some of his manifesto... jesus christ.

Has that been confirmed? Asperger sufferers seem more likely to avoid violence and confrontation, from everything I've read. I know that's how it's always been for me.

Was definitely undergoing a whole lot of things in addition to that, if it's what he had.

What's a little frustrating, is that some people on Twitter (and probably other places) are now declaring how 'involuntary celibate' ('incels') males should be regarded with even more derision than ever, as though all of us in that situation are like this idiot...

It's stunningly clear, from everything he was posting, that he had huge ego and racist issues. I'd say an inferiority complex, too, but there are many points where he makes it clear he feels superior to other people: He literally couldn't comprehend why just having a pretty face and driving around in an expensive car isn't all it takes to have 'women' throw themselves at his feet. It's an insanely arrogant and superficial way of viewing the world. Who was giving him those ideas? It didn't seem like he had much in the way of a social peer group. Was he listening to tons of shitty 'life-ain't-nothin'-but-bitches-and-hoes' rap music and believing it?

If he'd survived, he seems like the typical Hollywood executive who'd burn out at an early age and get arrested for beating hookers to death.

The sad thing is, how many more young predators are out there like this one? Suffering from depression is one thing, but that shouldn't instantly equate to wanting to murder the world - and actively gathering the resources by which to do it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 25, 2014, 02:52:52 PM
Quote from: Xenomorphine on May 25, 2014, 11:20:28 AM
What's a little frustrating, is that some people on Twitter (and probably other places) are now declaring how 'involuntary celibate' ('incels') males should be regarded with even more derision than ever, as though all of us in that situation are like this idiot...
"Some people" on twitter are usually pretty stupid.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on May 25, 2014, 03:21:48 PM
Yes... Yes, they are.

For those interested:

http://fusion.net/justice/story/elliot-rodgers-entire-140-page-manifesto-now-online-713671 (http://fusion.net/justice/story/elliot-rodgers-entire-140-page-manifesto-now-online-713671)

It's like a steaming hot pint of WTF in digital form.

A part of me wonders why, if he was that frustrated about sex, specifically and had the kind of money he did, why he didn't just enrol with one of the more expensive/classy dating agencies. The kind you don't hear quite so many horror stories about.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 25, 2014, 03:29:38 PM
Had he not discovered jerking off yet or...?  ???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 25, 2014, 03:33:20 PM
QuoteHumanity...
All of my suffering on this world has been at the hands of humanity, particularly women. It has made me realize just how brutal and twisted humanity is as a species. All I ever wanted was to fit in and live a happy life amongst humanity, but I was cast out and rejected, forced to endure an existence of loneliness and insignificance, all because the females of the human species were incapable of seeing the value in me.

ugh
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on May 25, 2014, 03:38:35 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 25, 2014, 03:33:20 PM
QuoteHumanity...
All of my suffering on this world has been at the hands of humanity, particularly women. It has made me realize just how brutal and twisted humanity is as a species. All I ever wanted was to fit in and live a happy life amongst humanity, but I was cast out and rejected, forced to endure an existence of loneliness and insignificance, all because the females of the human species were incapable of seeing the value in me.

ugh

What an idiot, a big percentage of the time it's your own fault.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 25, 2014, 03:42:40 PM
lol wow feminist and MRA groups, along with plenty of ordinary men and women in general, are really having at this Elliot Rodgers topic. These debates are all over the place, even in the news.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 25, 2014, 04:15:39 PM
http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2014/05/24/shooting-suspect-elliot-rodgers-misogynistic-posts-point-to-motive/ (http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2014/05/24/shooting-suspect-elliot-rodgers-misogynistic-posts-point-to-motive/)

I didn't realize there were people who actually applied a label like "incel" to themselves.

Also this gem:
Quote

    One day incels will realize their true strength and numbers, and will overthrow this oppressive feminist system.

    Start envisioning a world where WOMEN FEAR YOU.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on May 25, 2014, 04:18:45 PM
A bunch of f**king creeps. :-X
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on May 25, 2014, 04:25:55 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 25, 2014, 04:15:39 PM
http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2014/05/24/shooting-suspect-elliot-rodgers-misogynistic-posts-point-to-motive/ (http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2014/05/24/shooting-suspect-elliot-rodgers-misogynistic-posts-point-to-motive/)

I didn't realize there were people who actually applied a label like "incel" to themselves.

Also this gem:
Quote

    One day incels will realize their true strength and numbers, and will overthrow this oppressive feminist system.

    Start envisioning a world where WOMEN FEAR YOU.

What a joke. Start envisioning a world in which it hurts to because you have black eyes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 25, 2014, 04:31:56 PM
Bare in mind, he was mentally ill. Himself and others like him are an extreme minority and not representative of any other demographic aside from mental illness.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 25, 2014, 04:36:34 PM
The MRMers are out in full force in that comment section, haha:
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi58.tinypic.com%2F2hyv1xy.png&hash=4b268876162a93817e4c18a9b842577da07e789f)

DAT GODWIN'S LAW.

Quote from: Aspie on May 25, 2014, 04:31:56 PM
Bare in mind, he was mentally ill. Himself and others like him are an extreme minority and not representative of any other demographic aside from mental illness.
So you're saying that mentally ill people are all potential murderers...?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 25, 2014, 04:43:49 PM
Anyone is a potential murderer.


I'm saying mental illness is responsible for Eliott Rodgers way of thinking and perception, which led to his actions. The spectrum of mental illness severity varies, as does it effects (not even accounting for comorbidity.) He was on the high end, and these were the consequences.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 25, 2014, 04:45:38 PM
Quote from: Aspie on May 25, 2014, 04:43:49 PM
Anyone is a potential murderer.
Even you? >_>
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on May 25, 2014, 04:47:22 PM
Me when I was a baby in 1991?

>_>
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on May 25, 2014, 04:48:45 PM
...i know i am.  ;D

(lolz.)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 25, 2014, 04:54:22 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 25, 2014, 04:45:38 PM
Quote from: Aspie on May 25, 2014, 04:43:49 PM
Anyone is a potential murderer.
Even you? >_>

pssst.









behind u


Quote from: Crazy Rich on May 25, 2014, 04:47:22 PM
Me when I was a baby in 1991?

>_>


It is very likely that you absorbed a potential sibling battling for life in utero.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on May 25, 2014, 04:59:05 PM
Quote from: Aspie on May 25, 2014, 04:54:22 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on May 25, 2014, 04:47:22 PM
Me when I was a baby in 1991?

>_>


It is very likely that you absorbed a potential sibling battling for life in utero.

Sweet.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on May 25, 2014, 05:10:53 PM
Quote from: Aspie on May 25, 2014, 04:43:49 PM
Anyone is a potential murderer.


I'm saying mental illness is responsible for Eliott Rodgers way of thinking and perception, which led to his actions. The spectrum of mental illness severity varies, as does it effects (not even accounting for comorbidity.) He was on the high end, and these were the consequences.

Mental illness (if that's even the case with this guy) in itself does not automatically render the person suffering from it, incapable of understanding his/her own actions, the distinction between right/wrong and the consequences of these actions.

Considering that this guy was perfectly capable of arguing his case and views (on women in particular) and share his general negative views of those of us born without a penis, I'd say he was perfectly aware of what he was doing.

Just another sad case of US school shootings/stabbings. In a couple of months, we'll read about a new one and then a new one etc... :-[
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on May 25, 2014, 05:21:16 PM
All of this moral judgement about the guys actions and awareness/lack of gets complicated when you factor in the problem that there's a really good chance that free will is just an illusion.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/sapient-nature/201205/free-will-is-illusion-so-what (http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/sapient-nature/201205/free-will-is-illusion-so-what)

just fyi.

Spoiler
Have a nice sunday, everybody!  :laugh:
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 25, 2014, 05:23:49 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on May 25, 2014, 05:21:16 PM
All of this moral judgement about the guys actions and awareness/lack of gets complicated when you factor in the problem that there's a really good chance that free will is just an illusion.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/sapient-nature/201205/free-will-is-illusion-so-what (http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/sapient-nature/201205/free-will-is-illusion-so-what)

just fyi.

Spoiler
Have a nice sunday, everybody!  :laugh:
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Oh lord, not this pseudo-psychological philosophy crap :P You only have to finish the first paragraph til you hit the first typo.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on May 25, 2014, 05:25:26 PM
typo's or not it's becoming the consensus nowadays among neuroscientists.

deal with it.  ;D

Or hide under the warm comforting blanket of denial... :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 25, 2014, 05:25:36 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on May 25, 2014, 05:21:16 PM
All of this moral judgement about the guys actions and awareness/lack of gets complicated when you factor in the problem that there's a really good chance that free will is just an illusion.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/sapient-nature/201205/free-will-is-illusion-so-what (http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/sapient-nature/201205/free-will-is-illusion-so-what)

just fyi.

Spoiler
Have a nice sunday, everybody!  :laugh:
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Poorly written.

And the guys' argument is "If there's a reason you do something it's not free will".

Right.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 25, 2014, 05:27:52 PM
Quote from: Eva on May 25, 2014, 05:10:53 PM
Quote from: Aspie on May 25, 2014, 04:43:49 PM
Anyone is a potential murderer.


I'm saying mental illness is responsible for Eliott Rodgers way of thinking and perception, which led to his actions. The spectrum of mental illness severity varies, as does it effects (not even accounting for comorbidity.) He was on the high end, and these were the consequences.

Mental illness (if that's even the case with this guy) in itself does not automatically render the person suffering from it, incapable of understanding his/her own actions, the distinction between right/wrong and the consequences of these actions.

wot but u missed this part:

Quote from: Aspie on May 25, 2014, 04:43:49 PM
The spectrum of mental illness severity varies, as does it effects (not even accounting for comorbidity.) He was on the high end, and these were the consequences.

Depending on specific type of mental illness and it's corresponding severity, not being able to fully comprehend the consequences and implications of their actions is exactly what happens. Pre-frontal Cortex (The part of the brain responsible for situational awareness and consequence evaluation) inhibition derived from a mental illness is extremely common in individuals who spend their lives cycling in and out of prisons.


Quote from: Blacklabel on May 25, 2014, 05:21:16 PM
All of this moral judgement about the guys actions and awareness/lack of gets complicated when you factor in the problem that there's a really good chance that free will is just an illusion.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/sapient-nature/201205/free-will-is-illusion-so-what (http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/sapient-nature/201205/free-will-is-illusion-so-what)

just fyi.

Spoiler
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ewww no Blacklabel stahp  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 25, 2014, 05:28:15 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on May 25, 2014, 05:25:26 PM
typo's or not it's becoming the consensus nowadays among neuroscientists.

deal with it.  ;D

Or hide under the warm blanket of denial.. :laugh:
Nope. There's not even a one true definition of what "free will" is. :P "There's no free will" sounds fine being espoused in a Todd Solondz black comedy by a computer nerd maybe-child-molester, but it's not real science.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on May 25, 2014, 05:45:37 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 25, 2014, 05:28:15 PM
"There's no free will" sounds fine being espoused in a Todd Solondz black comedy by a computer nerd maybe-child-molester, but it's not real science.

:D

Did someone step on your toes today... or use your signed ALIEN poster as bed sheets?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on May 25, 2014, 05:47:26 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 25, 2014, 05:28:15 PM
"There's no free will" sounds fine being espoused in a Todd Solondz black comedy by a computer nerd maybe-child-molester, but it's not real science.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fthisisinfamous.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F11%2FNo-Longer-Bonded-Legal-Battle-007.jpg&hash=3d5ff7b9e5587d88e098577c1211d2258d4cd030)

Not entirelly true that. Free will, it's definition and wether it's real or not is a problem for the cognitive sciences to explore.

It's the popular definitions of free will as a basic "i am in control of all my actions" that have been in a process of being demolished for a good while by neuroscience experiments like the ones explored in this article:
http://io9.com/5975778/scientific-evidence-that-you-probably-dont-have-free-will (http://io9.com/5975778/scientific-evidence-that-you-probably-dont-have-free-will)

That's why guys like Sam Harris and Daniel Dennet are becoming more and more popular amongst philosophers and scientists in the fields of cognition, because they back up their theories with a certain degree of science.

Here's a good butt-numb-athon for the few interested.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxup7sxIUmg# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxup7sxIUmg#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 25, 2014, 05:49:13 PM
It ultimately doesn't make any difference.   It's like arguing that every human desire is based of selfishness.  It's only bad because it sounds bad. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 25, 2014, 05:52:45 PM
Nothing in that article says anything about free will except when it actually uses the words 'free' and 'will'.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on May 25, 2014, 05:53:39 PM
One of those deep discussions that 99.99997% of humanity couldn't give a toss about... :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on May 25, 2014, 05:55:11 PM
^yup. I'll just go back to eating an icecream.

while you guys go back to your denial.

Spoiler
muahahhaha  :laugh:
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 25, 2014, 05:55:27 PM
You understand that PsychologyToday is not a recognized, credible, or peer-reviewed source, right Blacklabel?  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 25, 2014, 05:57:19 PM
Quote from: Eva on May 25, 2014, 05:45:37 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 25, 2014, 05:28:15 PM
"There's no free will" sounds fine being espoused in a Todd Solondz black comedy by a computer nerd maybe-child-molester, but it's not real science.

:D

Did someone step on your toes today... or use your signed ALIEN poster as bed sheets?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=58zrUY8681g (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58zrUY8681g#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on May 25, 2014, 05:59:02 PM
Quote from: Aspie on May 25, 2014, 05:55:27 PM
You understand that PsychologyToday is not a recognized, credible, or peer-reviewed source, right Blacklabel?  :P

you do realize it's just a magazine that posts news and blogs about psychology, right?  :P
And like most news outlets nowadays, most of the time it just points to other sources...

oh aspie.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 25, 2014, 06:00:04 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on May 25, 2014, 05:55:11 PM
^yup. I'll just go back to eating an icecream.

while you guys go back to your denial.

Spoiler
muahahhaha  :laugh:
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THERE'S NO FREE WILL YOUR MIND KNEW YOU WERE GOING TO EAT ICE CREAM BEFORE YOU DID!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on May 25, 2014, 06:01:03 PM
oh my gahd that's really gonna destroy my enjoyment of this delicious strawberry flavoured icecream.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: MoonerSK on May 25, 2014, 06:04:41 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on May 25, 2014, 06:01:03 PM
oh my gahd that's really gonna destroy my enjoyment of this delicious strawberry flavoured icecream.  :laugh:

don't take it so hard, your mind was never going to enjoy it
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on May 25, 2014, 06:16:35 PM
QuoteI'm eating ice cream, therefore I am.

- Eva

Works for me :)



PS - Cvalda, I haven't watched Palindromes... :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on May 25, 2014, 06:22:33 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcadeiadevalor.files.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fcornetto.jpg&hash=2d5912c841df6caa01a4d5e255353248b7331ca5)

ftw.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on May 25, 2014, 07:00:14 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on May 25, 2014, 05:47:26 PM
Not entirelly true that. Free will, it's definition and wether it's real or not is a problem for the cognitive sciences to explore.
If anything, that's the realm of high level theoretical physics.

Drawing conclusions about freewill through social experiments and brain imaging is pseudoscience at it's finest. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on May 25, 2014, 07:17:31 PM
high level theoretical physics? Are you refering to ideas like wether this is a "deterministic universe" (where free will is impossible and each choice is already predetermined by a previous event.) and the theory that each of our choices could lead to a "multiverse" where each possible choice and variable is true? :P A lot of that is nearly impossible to test wether it's true or not and will remain theoretical for a long time.

Exploring the brain and how it works (with free will) via science doesnt sound like "pseudocience" to me but eh and at least it sounds like a more practical way to attest the truth.  :P

At the end of the day it's possible both neuroscience and physics end up contributing to the solution.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 25, 2014, 07:48:01 PM
blacklabel


blacklabel plz
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on May 25, 2014, 08:02:14 PM
aspie

aspie plz.

plz go back to the Godziller thread.  :laugh:

I'll let the offtopic discussion die here.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 25, 2014, 08:04:49 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HH2149zNP0Y#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HH2149zNP0Y#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 25, 2014, 08:27:20 PM
What the f**k happened here?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on May 25, 2014, 08:30:02 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F25.media.tumblr.com%2F4e7e6601741ef493b5c81ab3a7287843%2Ftumblr_n08ot1x6EG1saa4c5o1_400.gif&hash=2ef855fd82eb7ba9deb81a8667b0fdad3cb78a2d)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 25, 2014, 08:32:34 PM
blacklabel thinks he's thinking
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 25, 2014, 08:33:56 PM
Crazy people and criminals aren't going to give up their guns.  I feel for the guy but a mass recall of weapons will only leave the honest population undefended.

Its a self made American problem but you only have to look at the cities that have the strictest gun laws in the country to realize a disarmament of the population won't work.........because criminals don't pay attention to laws.  That's why they are criminals. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 25, 2014, 08:38:01 PM
kimarhi be all like:

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dedleg.com%2Fwordpress%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2010%2F12%2Fcowboy_shooting_drinking.gif&hash=7a1a01986fd05b48fdd55f15d79b8879c053aa40)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 25, 2014, 08:49:40 PM
I'm for much stronger gun laws.  Maybe people need to get a shrink evaluation before they can purchase.  But in my own family on my mom's side there is so much unlicensed weaponry that would appear on nobody's books or documentation that it would be asinine to expect anybody but law abiding citizens to turn their weapons in. 

You can't confiscate weapons you don't know exist. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on May 26, 2014, 02:41:44 AM
I understand how that parent must feel, but considering the guy's first three victims were stabbed to death, even a complete outlawing of guns wouldn't have saved them. He even makes it clear he was planning on whacking people over the head with a hammer, taking them back to his place and literally skinning them to death for 'crimes' of not being in awe of him and such.

So... I've done it. I've finally waded through that entire 'manifesto'. Not sure that's really the accurate term for it. It's more like an astonishingly detailed autobiography.

Even with what he ultimately did, a part of me sympathises with how depressed and miserable he was in his life (which doesn't excuse the murder spree he undertook, in any possible way). There are certain things I could recognise in his early years and, assuming his account was more or less accurate of what he went through, it seems that he did attempt, several times, to try and change his life and then it was as if fate kept reinforcing the whole 'humanity-is-evil-and-will-only-grind-you-down' thing.

Nevertheless, there's a definite point where he shifts from enduring depression into something which is utterly batshit insane. By the end of it, he's literally calling for a future world where he's personally in charge of everything in a giant tower, overlooking a concentration camp where women are starved to death and a few are kept alive for artificial insemination to breed men (who will have somehow lost any and all sex drive, simply by virtue of not knowing women ever existed). He paints a frightening generic picture of how 100% of women are all cruel and mentally incapable of rational thought.

His problems basically seem to stem from an inability to stop himself getting downright viciously judgemental and making all kinds of bizarre assumptions about anyone who isn't himself. He craves the very things he loathes and, while disliking arrogant, obnoxious people is perfectly understandable, he actively takes great joy in being a total dick, whenever he gets small opportunities to experience nice things, like red carpet film premiers and first-class air travel. His entire existence becomes consumed by a hate-fuelled need for vengeance and the conclusion that wealth = 'hot women' (and repeatedly entertains a fixation upon white blondes, in particular), to the extent that he expends more than a thousand dollars (perhaps even several) on lottery tickets, convinced he'll instantly win. Even takes trips out to Arizona, purely to play in a particular type of lottery which isn't available at where he resides.

So, essentially, he became a gambling addict with slight alcoholism problems, on top of all the other numerous issues.

Long slog, reading through all of that, but fascinating from a psychological point of view. Doesn't seem to have got much attention from his separated parents, but that could have just been his assumed interpretation of events. Did seem like he was reaching out for support and wasn't getting much, though. There's a point where he goes very serial killer-ish and mentions that he'd have to murder his brother and step-mother, purely because she'd be in the way and his brother is showing signs of being able to enjoy life without all the social issues he had been enduring. Lots about how this 'day of retribution' is the only path left open to him, purely because he feels not 'fighting' the system would somehow be weak. Even in his early life, he seems to take an instant dislike to everyone he ever meets and it wouldn't surprise me if his assumptions about hiding that level of massive disdain, weren't as complete as he'd like... A lot of people might have felt there was something off about him, because of how he openly admits to staring at them with hatred.

Plus, the stuff about how he admits to yelling at happy couples in the street and throwing his drinks over them... Anyone who feels physically ill, just because they can see a happy couple, needs to get psychological help, but he didn't and just kept on tormenting himself, generating even further anger. He keep quitting entire education courses, just because he notices a couple in class and can't abide it. Also claims to want companionship, yet 97% of what he obsesses about is purely sexual and almost always about supermodel-like blondes.

Red flags all over the place. Plus, keeps mentioning having ideas about "politics" which disturb other people, but doesn't clarify what they are, aside from being glad a friend has similar "fascist" ideas.

Sadly, he's not the only one and there are probably others, just like him, feeling exactly the same, at this very moment. Deciding that they aren't the one at fault, but humanity is (convinced himself he's no longer a part of humanity and that everyone else was 'the enemy'). Just like there will be in the future, too.

The most weirdly ironic part, if you can call it that, is of how he mentions he's a fan of the 'Star Wars' prequels and fondly remembers going to the premier of Episode 1 and shaking the hand of Jake Lloyd... Another young child who would grow up to be extraordinarily bitter about life.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 26, 2014, 02:48:31 AM
I read a few pages of it out bile fascination, realized what I was doing, and then closed the document.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 26, 2014, 03:05:33 AM
It'll be my light reading before sleeping.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 26, 2014, 03:06:06 AM
He's awfully boring.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 26, 2014, 03:09:32 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 25, 2014, 08:49:40 PM
I'm for much stronger gun laws.  Maybe people need to get a shrink evaluation before they can purchase.  But in my own family on my mom's side there is so much unlicensed weaponry that would appear on nobody's books or documentation that it would be asinine to expect anybody but law abiding citizens to turn their weapons in. 

You can't confiscate weapons you don't know exist.

Straya c**t.

it works here criminals typically use weapons against criminals, guns still exist here, but gun crime is reduced, less guns (especially automatics that are only used for killing people ) out there the better, it minimises risk it makes sense, one of the best things Howard did.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 26, 2014, 03:10:54 AM
hehehehehe waiting for doomrulz to google the trending #YesAllWomen regarding the elliot rodgers shooting
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on May 26, 2014, 03:13:31 AM
From the guys manifesto:

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BohpdDDIEAAdNut.jpg)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 26, 2014, 03:24:47 AM
The most disturbing thing about this "manifesto" is that it reads almost no different to every other whiny, self-absorbed friendzone-creep post on Reddit or something.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 26, 2014, 03:25:02 AM
Goddammit! Spoilers!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 26, 2014, 04:36:18 AM
I don't remember the last time a private citizen ever saved themselves or someone with a gun. I do know of a lot of instance where a criminal committed a crime using a gun though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 26, 2014, 05:00:29 AM
They happen they just don't get the liberal press that shootings do. 
Quote from: Rong on May 26, 2014, 03:09:32 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 25, 2014, 08:49:40 PM
I'm for much stronger gun laws.  Maybe people need to get a shrink evaluation before they can purchase.  But in my own family on my mom's side there is so much unlicensed weaponry that would appear on nobody's books or documentation that it would be asinine to expect anybody but law abiding citizens to turn their weapons in. 

You can't confiscate weapons you don't know exist.

Straya c**t.

it works here criminals typically use weapons against criminals, guns still exist here, but gun crime is reduced, less guns (especially automatics that are only used for killing people ) out there the better, it minimises risk it makes sense, one of the best things Howard did.

Automatics ARE illegal here unless you undergo a very hard very lengthy process to acquire a license for them.  Then I believe only certain people can get them.  Armorers and museums and stuff like that.

If you mean semi-automatics no way jose that will ever pass in 'Merica and if it does America won't be America anymore.  The best I ever see is that semi-auto longrifles are banned where the only longgun you can get are old style rifles and shotguns. 

Maybe the banning of high capacity pistols and high capacity magazines though I think that's doubtful. 

The best I ever see happening is that lawmakers make buying a weapon such a lengthy process that people will get frustrated and say f**k it and go with some other means of home defense.  Eventually I think for semi-auto rifles everyone will adopt the California rules and have the magazines taken down to 8 or 5 rounds where if somebody saw someone walking down the street with a thirty round mag they know it would be illegal and could call the cops to intervene. 

It'd take some Nazi Fascist motherf**ker to come into America and get rid of EVERY weapon.  Which would break America and make it eat itself.  Most Americans aren't afraid of criminals, they are afraid of big brother.  For real.  That's why there is such an outcry everytime the government starts talking about it.  Its not so much people afraid of criminal uprising as it is that will be the last official step where 'Merica is not ruled by the people.  No shit.  I think if somebody came in and banned weapons there would be open revolt.  It might be shortlived when people realize that the government has way more ways to kill them than they do the government but I have no doubts that it will happen.   

Except liberals who are always down with big government as long as there is free shit to be given to them. 

Politically moderate.  No big government, no big corporations.  f**k em both. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 26, 2014, 05:02:04 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 26, 2014, 05:00:29 AM
They happen they just don't get the liberal press that shootings do.
Yeah, okay Alex Jones.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 26, 2014, 05:11:49 AM
http://www.guns.com/2014/05/09/arizona-woman-attacked-during-home-invasion-fights-back-shoots-burglar-video/ (http://www.guns.com/2014/05/09/arizona-woman-attacked-during-home-invasion-fights-back-shoots-burglar-video/)

took two seconds to find but I never heard about it on any major news


simply typed burglar 2014 may into google

Libs hate guns, libs own half the news market.  So when guns are used for defense they don't get the pub.  It isn't a conspiracy, it is just the way things are. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 26, 2014, 05:15:07 AM
You've got one news report.

This is a staggering, revelatory development. Truly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 26, 2014, 05:21:42 AM
Yes the answer to crime is to let people be victims in their own homes.



For every major shooting in the US I'm fairly certain I could find an instance of self defense shooting during the approximate time period.  It isn't underreported its under broadcast.  A person defending themselves is an expected action.  Dude shooting up a school is an unexpected action.  People don't want to hear about what is common they want to hear what isn't. 

Google self defense shooting 2014 and I'm sure you'll get the results you don't want to exist. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 26, 2014, 05:23:30 AM
Wow holy crap, just read the article and she is damn lucky from the sound of it that the assailant didn't take the gun and use it on her. I mean he allegedly got close enough to land at least 3 punches in her face before she shot him? Plus why didn't she yell get the f**k out, I have a gun first? This is a lucky scenario from the sound of it.

I was thinking from a local perspective. Like on my island. Most of the gun violence is domestic or police related. There's been more armed robberies but it's mostly mainland people bringing guns to the party.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 26, 2014, 05:25:37 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 26, 2014, 05:21:42 AM
Yes the answer to crime is to let people be victims in their own homes.
Dat fear mongering.

Quote from: Kimarhi on May 26, 2014, 05:21:42 AM
For every major shooting in the US I'm fairly certain I could find an instance of self defense shooting during the approximate time period.
Because someone scaring a burgler away with a gun is equal to someone gunning down innocent bystanders. Cute.

Quote from: Kimarhi on May 26, 2014, 05:21:42 AM
Google self defense shooting 2014 and I'm sure you'll get the results you don't want to exist.
Burden of proof's on you, not me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on May 26, 2014, 05:28:30 AM
But Kimarhi you know that the only guns you need if some pussy invades your home is these

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menshealth.com%2Fmhlists%2Fcms%2Fuploads%2F1%2Fbuild-biceps.jpg&hash=6821e5a0b145603678b5e0be1257556fc2ba22fb)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 26, 2014, 05:29:31 AM
He doesn't have those, though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on May 26, 2014, 05:38:44 AM
Oh them's fighting words.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 26, 2014, 05:40:14 AM
I don't have a gun in my apartment Sil just because I've taken boxing lessons and combatives classes.  Really the only reason I have them is for recreational purposes and to keep in practice in case I have to go off to war someday.  You don't get that much range time in the Guard except right before you deploy.  Aside from that many of the weapons in my home are inherited things that saw use hunting or in service during WWII.  I'm not going to get rid of them because they are family history. 


I did google 2014 self defense shootings Cvalda, and there is lots of them.  You can't compare the severity of somebody gunning down innocents to gunning down criminals to be sure, but you can't invalidate people shooting other people when their life is in danger either.     

Quote from: Cvalda on May 26, 2014, 05:29:31 AM
He doesn't have those, though.

I don't have to look like Ryan Reynolds to be more physically fit than 90% of the people on this forum.  Those show muscles are nice but half those guys would pass out on a five mile run. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 26, 2014, 05:42:29 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 26, 2014, 05:40:14 AM
I don't have to look like Ryan Reynolds to be more physically fit than 90% of the people on this forum.  Those show muscles are nice but half those guys would pass out on a five mile run.
Yeah, yeah. Shrimp.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 26, 2014, 05:45:45 AM
I'd still be going when you were tired. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 26, 2014, 06:03:28 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on May 26, 2014, 05:00:29 AM
Its not so much people afraid of criminal uprising as it is that will be the last official step where 'Merica is not ruled by the people.  No shit.  I think if somebody came in and banned weapons there would be open revolt.  It might be shortlived when people realize that the government has way more ways to kill them than they do the government but I have no doubts that it will happen.   

Except liberals who are always down with big government as long as there is free shit to be given to them. 

Politically moderate.  No big government, no big corporations.  f**k em both.

lol kima, our conservative government were the ones that banned semi-auto's.

aint nothing wrong with being progressive.

"Most" Conservatives are about keeping the status quo, cause they sit at the top (or wish they did) ... chaos is a ladder ....

mfw

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.tumblr.com%2F0c8c7540509baf623b5397b8a564f36c%2F61jp5zj%2FggImrk1h5%2Ftumblr_static_petyr1.png&hash=ce298fa3501200f292300588fbbfc66f7bc08736)

Not all liberals are for a bigger government either.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DJ Pu$$yface on May 26, 2014, 06:06:38 AM
Are u straya's rong...?

Our
"Liberals" did good job with guns but new lot are Pricks
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 26, 2014, 06:13:26 AM
Your country is doing liberal/conservatives wrong.  Just like not using standard. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 26, 2014, 06:17:08 AM
There's no liberals or conservatives. Only assholes who never put the toilet seat down!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 26, 2014, 06:22:40 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on May 26, 2014, 06:17:08 AM
There's no liberals or conservatives. Only assholes who never put the toilet seat down!

this.

Quote from: DJ Pu$$yface on May 26, 2014, 06:06:38 AM
Are u straya's rong...?

Our
"Liberals" did good job with guns but new lot are Pricks

Yeah i'm strayan olm8

mexican tho.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on May 26, 2014, 06:27:18 AM
Well, I certainly wouldn't want to be woman in Australia, though. (http://www.news.com.au/national/australias-sexual-assault-shame-one-in-six-women-a-victim-putting-australia-way-above-world-average/story-fncynjr2-1226825094300)  Especially with your sexual assault trends going up the way they are. (http://www.aic.gov.au/statistics/violent%20crime/sexual%20assault.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on May 26, 2014, 06:28:07 AM
oh shit
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 26, 2014, 06:55:12 AM
Better reporting probably. Rape is one of those things that's a stigma in society and women, well men too for that matter are afraid to report. Especially in cultures where the families honor is considered more important.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on May 26, 2014, 07:06:39 AM
But that would like how the military came out and reported (optimistically) more women are reporting sexual assault (http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/02/us/military-sex-assault-report.html?_r=0).  That's all well and good, but the fact that its happening is horrible and what is the military doing about it?  What is Australia doing about it?  If more women are reporting sexual assault, then those sexual assaults are happening.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 26, 2014, 07:08:21 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on May 26, 2014, 06:55:12 AM
Better reporting probably. Rape is one of those things that's a stigma in society and women, well men too for that matter are afraid to report. Especially in cultures where the families honor is considered more important.

this.


I've been looking for an infographic (one i had saved) to explain this that's relevant, there have been a lot of high profile cases in Australia the last few years the main one being "Jill Meagher" that got a lot of press coverage (and rightfully so) and it's about destigmatizing reporting it.

found it

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ftheenlivenproject.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F11%2Frapist_visualization_03.jpg&hash=4eb0a730b91ab3ce23d698ae86c5e655a057ceb2)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DJ Pu$$yface on May 26, 2014, 07:09:22 AM
minister for women errybody
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.3aw.com.au%2F2014%2F05%2F21%2F5444172%2Fwink.jpg&hash=28a9ad46e4f664a639d3eb682aba968b8d75e0a8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 26, 2014, 07:09:44 AM
Quote from: Topazora on May 26, 2014, 07:06:39 AM
But that would like how the military came out and reported (optimistically) more women are reporting sexual assault (http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/02/us/military-sex-assault-report.html?_r=0).  That's all well and good, but the fact that its happening is horrible and what is the military doing about it?  What is Australia doing about it?  If more women are reporting sexual assault, then those sexual assaults are happening.

Wat??? so what is anyone doing about the unreported ones.....

More media presence here and an attempt to change the culture surrounding it.

Quote from: DJ Pu$$yface on May 26, 2014, 07:09:22 AM
minister for women errybody
http://images.3aw.com.au/2014/05/21/5444172/wink.jpg

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2F915fed2ce5544c5adbc3c1f76a9fd008%2Ftumblr_inline_n5z1zlTNhG1rpxm1i.gif&hash=d9367ef248ce14fa222da474ea8ddff8a54aaa88)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DJ Pu$$yface on May 26, 2014, 07:31:14 AM
(https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSC_T_2qUm55Seqt_r3j3qSOeNcLRL5ow-V82s_PknKHAe9pvy6kw)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 26, 2014, 07:47:09 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3SemYQH-8o# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3SemYQH-8o#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on May 26, 2014, 07:49:21 AM
Quote from: Rong on May 26, 2014, 07:08:21 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ftheenlivenproject.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F11%2Frapist_visualization_03.jpg&hash=4eb0a730b91ab3ce23d698ae86c5e655a057ceb2)
It is vitally important we do everything we can to stop those two black figures down there in the corner from ever existing! That's the real issue outlined here!

/MRM
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 26, 2014, 10:51:06 AM
Quote from: SiL on May 26, 2014, 07:49:21 AM
Quote from: Rong on May 26, 2014, 07:08:21 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ftheenlivenproject.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F11%2Frapist_visualization_03.jpg&hash=4eb0a730b91ab3ce23d698ae86c5e655a057ceb2)
It is vitally important we do everything we can to stop those two black figures down there in the corner from ever existing! That's the real issue outlined here!
More black people just standing around on welfare not working.  ::)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Zenstoren on May 26, 2014, 10:59:45 AM
Quote from: BANE on May 26, 2014, 10:51:06 AM
More black people just standing around on welfare not working.  ::)

Controversial.

What about that spoilt brat that that went on a shooting spree in CA?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 26, 2014, 11:10:10 AM
Quote from: Zenstoren on May 26, 2014, 10:59:45 AM
Quote from: BANE on May 26, 2014, 10:51:06 AM
More black people just standing around on welfare not working.  ::)

Controversial.

What about that spoilt brat that that went on a shooting spree in CA?
No hoodie, no tattoos either.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 26, 2014, 01:25:18 PM
Quote from: Topazora on May 26, 2014, 07:06:39 AM
But that would like how the military came out and reported (optimistically) more women are reporting sexual assault (http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/02/us/military-sex-assault-report.html?_r=0).  That's all well and good, but the fact that its happening is horrible and what is the military doing about it?  What is Australia doing about it?  If more women are reporting sexual assault, then those sexual assaults are happening.

Sexual assault in the military affects both sexes, but no one gives a shit. It's that simple. If you can believe it, in the U.S. army, rape has been ruled as an "occupational hazard". Let that sink in.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 26, 2014, 02:40:20 PM
Quote from: SiL on May 26, 2014, 07:49:21 AM
Quote from: Rong on May 26, 2014, 07:08:21 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ftheenlivenproject.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F11%2Frapist_visualization_03.jpg&hash=4eb0a730b91ab3ce23d698ae86c5e655a057ceb2)
It is vitally important we do everything we can to stop those two black figures down there in the corner from ever existing! That's the real issue outlined here!

/MRM
;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on May 27, 2014, 07:44:41 PM
Baby only a day old was abducted, but is now back with family thanks to the initiative of 4 teenage detectives!

http://t.news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/abducted-baby-now-with-family-after-facebook-spurs-teens-search (http://t.news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/abducted-baby-now-with-family-after-facebook-spurs-teens-search)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on May 28, 2014, 12:12:56 AM
And their Great Dane?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 28, 2014, 03:48:52 AM
A couple arrested in Pakistan on suspicion of killing their 15-year-old daughter with acid say they carried out the attack because she looked at a boy.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-20202686 (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-20202686)

QuoteThe girl's father told the BBC that they feared she would bring dishonour on their family. Her mother said it was her "destiny" to die that way.

The couple were arrested in Pakistani-administered Kashmir last week.

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan reported 943 women died in so-called honour killings last year.

That represented an increase of more than 100 from 2010.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 28, 2014, 03:51:14 AM
...but...


...ugh.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on May 28, 2014, 04:04:52 AM
Quote from: Aspie on May 28, 2014, 03:51:14 AM
...ugh.

Yup. :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 28, 2014, 04:07:43 AM
How is acid this available to the public?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on May 28, 2014, 04:16:44 AM
Why, do you need some? (http://www.bunnings.com.au/bondall-5l-hydrochloric-acid-_p0960235)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 28, 2014, 04:27:28 AM
Nope, I'm just confused as to why the regulations on buying this stuff aren't being enforced as hard as they should be. Been seeing a lot of acid attacks in the news recently. Disturbing stuff, mang.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on May 28, 2014, 04:38:42 AM
They've been going on forever.  Thanks to interwebs we hear more about them.

Take a special kind of low c**t to do that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 28, 2014, 04:49:33 AM
Acid is useful, that's why it's so easy to buy. Although it's easy to make in any case.

I was thinking, if one out of 4 women are sexually assaulted in the US... how many rapers do we have on this board.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 28, 2014, 04:54:12 AM
Well, you're going on the watch list.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 28, 2014, 06:44:13 AM
hmm so we're creating a list now...

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.whatsonxiamen.com%2Fnews_images%2FOkinawa%2520rape_d5ddc.jpg&hash=d1f1b51be36559b2fc84e42218477fb00d903ccf)

hmm that sign seems backwards.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on May 28, 2014, 07:40:02 AM
Elliot Rodger, what a spoilt, delusional, whiney, emo douchebag
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 28, 2014, 11:02:41 AM
Now you want to regulate ACID aspie?

Hands off my acid.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 11:50:19 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on May 28, 2014, 04:49:33 AM
Acid is useful, that's why it's so easy to buy. Although it's easy to make in any case.

I was thinking, if one out of 4 women are sexually assaulted in the US... how many rapers do we have on this board.

Don't worry. The 1 in 4 number is bogus anyway.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 28, 2014, 11:55:44 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 11:50:19 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on May 28, 2014, 04:49:33 AM
Acid is useful, that's why it's so easy to buy. Although it's easy to make in any case.

I was thinking, if one out of 4 women are sexually assaulted in the US... how many rapers do we have on this board.

Don't worry. The 1 in 4 number is bogus anyway.

got some links for that one doom?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 12:03:02 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNsJ1DhqQ-s#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNsJ1DhqQ-s#ws)

The number originated in a 1985 study by Ms. Magazine, of all places, which Mary Koss spearheaded. She wanted to look at the incidences of sexual assault on college and university campuses. I do have a link at home which is a news story where she admits she used misleading questions to inflate the number she found, purely to make the problem seem more serious than it actually is. I'll post it when I get home tonight, but here's some reading on the stat for the time being.

http://www.city-journal.org/2008/18_1_campus_rape.html (http://www.city-journal.org/2008/18_1_campus_rape.html)
http://amptoons.com/blog/2004/05/03/the-iwf-on-mary-koss-rape-research/ (http://amptoons.com/blog/2004/05/03/the-iwf-on-mary-koss-rape-research/)
http://amptoons.com/blog/2010/07/31/no-ms-magazine-never-hired-mary-koss/ (http://amptoons.com/blog/2010/07/31/no-ms-magazine-never-hired-mary-koss/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 28, 2014, 12:05:05 PM
like this huh

http://gawker.com/college-mens-rights-trolls-spammed-us-with-400-fake-1486018818 (http://gawker.com/college-mens-rights-trolls-spammed-us-with-400-fake-1486018818)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 12:08:55 PM
What does that have to do with anything? If you're interested though, here's a video explaining what happened and what it means.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipaZQ23Cm-w#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipaZQ23Cm-w#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 28, 2014, 12:20:11 PM
So we shouldn't treat the issue seriously doom because the figures might be a tad out?

what do you think of #yesallwomen


http://thoughtcatalog.com/rob-fee/2014/05/14-yesallwomen-tweets-that-everyone-needs-to-see/ (http://thoughtcatalog.com/rob-fee/2014/05/14-yesallwomen-tweets-that-everyone-needs-to-see/)




Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 12:27:42 PM
We should take campus rape seriously. But we should also be careful to not create false hysteria, based on false numbers. I think that's reasonable. Dude, rape is serious. It's a horrible crime. All the more reason to not lie about it.

As for #yesallwomen, I don't agree with it. These internet slacktivists do not speak for all women, try as they might. I prefer the hashtag #YesAllPeople because violence affects everyone. (http://twitchy.com/2014/05/25/perfect-example-of-male-entitlement-pro-feminist-supporters-of-yesallwomen-angry-about-yesallpeople/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 28, 2014, 12:30:19 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 12:08:55 PM
What does that have to do with anything? If you're interested though, here's a video explaining what happened and what it means.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipaZQ23Cm-w#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipaZQ23Cm-w#ws)

That guys a f**king tool.. the purpose of the anonymity isn't so people can troll it. its because women face much stigmatisation due to putting their names forward.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ftheenlivenproject.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F11%2Frapist_visualization_03.jpg&hash=4eb0a730b91ab3ce23d698ae86c5e655a057ceb2)


Quote from: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 12:27:42 PM
We should take campus rape seriously. But we should also be careful to not create false hysteria, based on false numbers. I think that's reasonable. Dude, rape is serious. It's a horrible crime. All the more reason to not lie about it.

As for #yesallwomen, I don't agree with it. These internet slacktivists do not speak for all women, try as they might. I prefer the hashtag #YesAllPeople because violence affects everyone. (http://twitchy.com/2014/05/25/perfect-example-of-male-entitlement-pro-feminist-supporters-of-yesallwomen-angry-about-yesallpeople/)

slacktivists  ::) great way to trivialise things.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 12:34:59 PM
Quote from: Rong on May 28, 2014, 12:30:19 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 12:08:55 PM
What does that have to do with anything? If you're interested though, here's a video explaining what happened and what it means.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipaZQ23Cm-w#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipaZQ23Cm-w#ws)

That guys a f**king tool.. the purpose of the anonymity isn't so people can troll it. its because women face much stigmatisation due to putting their names forward.

Using anonymity can potentially lead to abuses of the reporting system. That's what the point of the trolling exercise was. Yes, it wasn't pretty, but it showed a glaring hole in the method used.

Quote from: Rong on May 28, 2014, 12:30:19 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ftheenlivenproject.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F11%2Frapist_visualization_03.jpg&hash=4eb0a730b91ab3ce23d698ae86c5e655a057ceb2)

I also disagree with this image. The number of false accusations out there varies, depending on the sources you look at. Some studies put them as high as 41% (http://sf-criminaldefense.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/KaninFalseRapeAllegations.pdf), others as low as 2% (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_accusation_of_rape#FBI_statistics). My personal belief, until newer, more conclusive studies emerge, is that they lie somewhere in between those numbers. 

Quote from: Rong on May 28, 2014, 12:30:19 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 12:27:42 PM
We should take campus rape seriously. But we should also be careful to not create false hysteria, based on false numbers. I think that's reasonable. Dude, rape is serious. It's a horrible crime. All the more reason to not lie about it.

As for #yesallwomen, I don't agree with it. These internet slacktivists do not speak for all women, try as they might. I prefer the hashtag #YesAllPeople because violence affects everyone. (http://twitchy.com/2014/05/25/perfect-example-of-male-entitlement-pro-feminist-supporters-of-yesallwomen-angry-about-yesallpeople/)

slacktivists  ::) great way to trivialise things.

Forgive me, but I don't care for people who think they can speak on behalf of an entire population simply because they feel entitled to.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 28, 2014, 12:47:21 PM
QuoteI also disagree with this image. The number of false accusations out there varies, depending on the sources you look at. Some studies put them as high as 41%, others as low as 2%. My personal belief, until newer, more conclusive studies emerge, is that they lie somewhere in between those numbers. 

And thats still too high.

also you do realise the genesis of the #yesallwomen hashtag yeah? judging by your responses you don't  :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 12:57:17 PM
Yes, the Elliot Rodger shooting.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 28, 2014, 01:06:04 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 12:57:17 PM
Yes, the Elliot Rodger shooting.

nope

its a distraction to this

#NotAllMen

which itself is used as distraction to anything related to sexual assault / misogyny

so full circle.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 28, 2014, 01:08:39 PM
2% in and of itself is bad enough. However it is in no way that low. If you consider taking advantage of women a form of rape then it is likely closer to 25%.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 01:13:44 PM
Quote from: Rong on May 28, 2014, 01:06:04 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 12:57:17 PM
Yes, the Elliot Rodger shooting.

nope

its a distraction to this

#NotAllMen

which itself is used as distraction to anything related to sexual assault / misogyny

so full circle.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/27/living/california-killer-hashtag-yesallwomen/ (http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/27/living/california-killer-hashtag-yesallwomen/)
http://mashable.com/2014/05/26/yesallwomen-hashtag/ (http://mashable.com/2014/05/26/yesallwomen-hashtag/)

According to official sources, you're wrong.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 28, 2014, 01:19:24 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 01:13:44 PM
Quote from: Rong on May 28, 2014, 01:06:04 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 12:57:17 PM
Yes, the Elliot Rodger shooting.

nope

its a distraction to this

#NotAllMen

which itself is used as distraction to anything related to sexual assault / misogyny

so full circle.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/27/living/california-killer-hashtag-yesallwomen/ (http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/27/living/california-killer-hashtag-yesallwomen/)
http://mashable.com/2014/05/26/yesallwomen-hashtag/ (http://mashable.com/2014/05/26/yesallwomen-hashtag/)

According to official sources, you're wrong.

i said the genesis, so i'm right.   
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on May 28, 2014, 01:23:28 PM
Right, Rong.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 28, 2014, 01:28:42 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on May 28, 2014, 01:23:28 PM
Right, Rong.

wrong Ight.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 01:30:33 PM
Quote from: Rong on May 28, 2014, 01:19:24 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 01:13:44 PM
Quote from: Rong on May 28, 2014, 01:06:04 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 12:57:17 PM
Yes, the Elliot Rodger shooting.

nope

its a distraction to this

#NotAllMen

which itself is used as distraction to anything related to sexual assault / misogyny

so full circle.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/27/living/california-killer-hashtag-yesallwomen/ (http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/27/living/california-killer-hashtag-yesallwomen/)
http://mashable.com/2014/05/26/yesallwomen-hashtag/ (http://mashable.com/2014/05/26/yesallwomen-hashtag/)

According to official sources, you're wrong.

i said the genesis, so i'm right.

Show me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 28, 2014, 01:33:57 PM
i'm convinced there's something not right with you m8

#NotallMen

.........
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on May 28, 2014, 01:34:53 PM
 :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 28, 2014, 01:35:20 PM
lulz
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on May 28, 2014, 01:37:39 PM
Dayum!  Good show today

(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRhWJchZxEC_97brGkgTp0VevBQNYkloYIvrQTOEyDd2Obo0anO)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 01:46:45 PM
Quote from: Rong on May 28, 2014, 01:33:57 PM
i'm convinced there's something not right with you m8

#NotallMen

.........

OK, I'll rephrase that.

When was the first time the #YesAllWomen hashtag popped up? I assume it's archived somewhere.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on May 28, 2014, 02:06:17 PM
Murica.

http://khon2.com/2014/05/16/texas-man-facing-possible-life-sentence-for-pot-brownies/ (http://khon2.com/2014/05/16/texas-man-facing-possible-life-sentence-for-pot-brownies/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 28, 2014, 02:08:17 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 01:46:45 PM
Quote from: Rong on May 28, 2014, 01:33:57 PM
i'm convinced there's something not right with you m8

#NotallMen

.........

OK, I'll rephrase that.

When was the first time the #YesAllWomen hashtag popped up? I assume it's archived somewhere.

https://twitter.com/saramayhew/status/464845266672451584

thats just one of many... honestly whats the deal with you man.. you ever had a girlfriend, a sister... shit a mother anything?? i'm honestly shocked by your ignorance.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on May 28, 2014, 02:16:18 PM
the comments to that tweet..  :-X

Accusing that woman of "betraying her gender".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 02:17:50 PM
Quote from: Rong on May 28, 2014, 02:08:17 PM
you ever had a girlfriend, a sister... shit a mother anything?? i'm honestly shocked by your ignorance.

What does that have to do with anything? This #YesAllWomen hashtag is only promoting the idea that women have to live in fear on a daily basis. It's absurd. Anyone with half a brain who's ever looked at crime statistics will see that men are overwhelmingly the victims of violent crime.

Quote from: Blacklabel on May 28, 2014, 02:16:18 PM
the comments to that tweet..  :-X

Accusing that woman of "betraying her gender".

I know. Those comments are pathetic.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on May 28, 2014, 02:19:32 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 02:17:50 PM
I'm not sure what that has to do with anything. This #YesAllWomen hashtag is only promoting the idea that women have to live in fear on a daily basis. It's absurd.

...Women talking about horrible shit that happens to them is "promoting fear"? -_-

They are exposing their fears and raising awareness about misoginy... how is that absurd?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 28, 2014, 02:20:13 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on May 28, 2014, 02:16:18 PM
the comments to that tweet..  :-X

Accusing that woman of "betraying her gender".
Idiots piling on an idiot. Twitter.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 28, 2014, 02:21:23 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 28, 2014, 02:20:13 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on May 28, 2014, 02:16:18 PM
the comments to that tweet..  :-X

Accusing that woman of "betraying her gender".
Idiots piling on an idiot. Twitter.
And these last few pages.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 02:21:38 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on May 28, 2014, 02:19:32 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 02:17:50 PM
I'm not sure what that has to do with anything. This #YesAllWomen hashtag is only promoting the idea that women have to live in fear on a daily basis. It's absurd.

...Women talking about horrible shit that happens to them is "promoting fear"? -_-

These folks on the internet certainly are and it doesn't help when drummed-up numbers like 1 in 4 are tossed about.

If something bad has happened to you, then that is awful and I'm sorry for your pain. But, that doesn't make you entitled to speak on behalf of all women. That's what I take issue with. It'd be as outraged if someone started a hashtag saying #YesAllMen because no one speaks for me other than myself.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 28, 2014, 02:22:08 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 02:17:50 PM


I'm not sure what that has to do with anything. This #YesAllWomen hashtag is only promoting the idea that women have to live in fear on a daily basis. It's absurd. 


its absurd you can't understand or comprehend it. It's not promoting that they have to its promoting that women do..
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on May 28, 2014, 02:23:03 PM
Quote from: BANE on May 28, 2014, 02:21:23 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 28, 2014, 02:20:13 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on May 28, 2014, 02:16:18 PM
the comments to that tweet..  :-X

Accusing that woman of "betraying her gender".
Idiots piling on an idiot. Twitter.
And these last few pages.

Oh Schnapps.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 28, 2014, 02:23:42 PM
Doom ffs
The hash tag is a piss take on #notallmen

And the stories are things that happen to those women personally..
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 28, 2014, 02:25:27 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 02:21:38 PM
If something bad has happened to you, then that is awful and I'm sorry for your pain. But, that doesn't make you entitled to speak on behalf of all women. That's what I take issue with.
It's a hashtag on twitter. It's a slogan. No one is officially speaking on behalf of all women. ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 28, 2014, 02:26:36 PM
INB4 doom still doesnt get it.... and posts a voice for men link


http://wehuntedthemammoth.com/2014/05/19/she-deserved-the-ass-kicking-of-a-lifetime-paul-elam-of-a-voice-for-men-justifies-violence-against-women-in-a-disturbing-short-story/#more-11910 (http://wehuntedthemammoth.com/2014/05/19/she-deserved-the-ass-kicking-of-a-lifetime-paul-elam-of-a-voice-for-men-justifies-violence-against-women-in-a-disturbing-short-story/#more-11910)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 28, 2014, 02:27:24 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 28, 2014, 02:25:27 PM
No one is officially speaking on behalf of all women. ::)
I am though...

I was elected representative.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on May 28, 2014, 02:28:44 PM
Who voted for you?

And can we prevent them from reproducing? :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 28, 2014, 02:28:55 PM
Quote from: Rong on May 28, 2014, 02:26:36 PM
INB4 doom still doesnt get it.... and posts a voice for men link


http://wehuntedthemammoth.com/2014/05/19/she-deserved-the-ass-kicking-of-a-lifetime-paul-elam-of-a-voice-for-men-justifies-violence-against-women-in-a-disturbing-short-story/#more-11910 (http://wehuntedthemammoth.com/2014/05/19/she-deserved-the-ass-kicking-of-a-lifetime-paul-elam-of-a-voice-for-men-justifies-violence-against-women-in-a-disturbing-short-story/#more-11910)
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmanboobz.files.wordpress.com%2F2014%2F05%2Fcock.png&hash=83bb7ff471f0decb3c42910978a2b9d3edb68887)
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 28, 2014, 02:29:31 PM
Cuckold fantasies love dem MRA's
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 02:29:42 PM
Quote from: Rong on May 28, 2014, 02:22:08 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 02:17:50 PM


I'm not sure what that has to do with anything. This #YesAllWomen hashtag is only promoting the idea that women have to live in fear on a daily basis. It's absurd. 


its absurd you can't understand or comprehend it. It's not promoting that they have to its promoting that women do..

Women live in fear, really? When did this happen? And more importantly, do they have actual justification for living in fear? Again, look at crime reports. But given that you probably won't seek this info on your own, I'll help you out.

http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/cv12.pdf (http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/cv12.pdf)
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tableaux/sum-som/l01/cst01/legal10a-eng.htm (http://www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tableaux/sum-som/l01/cst01/legal10a-eng.htm)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_differences_in_crime#In_the_United_States (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_differences_in_crime#In_the_United_States)


Quote from: Cvalda on May 28, 2014, 02:25:27 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 02:21:38 PM
If something bad has happened to you, then that is awful and I'm sorry for your pain. But, that doesn't make you entitled to speak on behalf of all women. That's what I take issue with.
It's a hashtag on twitter. It's a slogan. No one is officially speaking on behalf of all women. ::)

Then why use that language? It's being presented that way.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 28, 2014, 02:30:00 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on May 28, 2014, 02:28:44 PM
Who voted for you?

And can we prevent them from reproducing? :P
All the women who attended the summit. Unanimous. First time in 150 years.

I'll be issuing an official statement on this matter soon.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 28, 2014, 02:33:16 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 02:29:42 PM
Women live in fear, really? When did this happen? And more importantly, do they have actual justification for living in fear? Again, look at crime reports. But given that you probably won't seek this info on your own, I'll help you out.

>implying you sought it out.. and it's not copypasta from some bullshit MRM forum...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 28, 2014, 02:33:42 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 02:29:42 PM
Women live in fear, really?
A lot of them do, certainly.

Quote from: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 02:29:42 PM
When did this happen?
It's not, like, a recent development ::)

Quote from: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 02:29:42 PM
And more importantly, do they have actual justification for living in fear?
I'm curious as to what "justification" would ever satisfy you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 02:36:56 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 28, 2014, 02:33:42 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 02:29:42 PM
Women live in fear, really?
A lot of them do, certainly.

Quote from: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 02:29:42 PM
When did this happen?
It's not, like, a recent development ::)

Quote from: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 02:29:42 PM
And more importantly, do they have actual justification for living in fear?
I'm curious as to what "justification" would ever satisfy you.

If women really are living in fear, that's awful, and I blame falsified information being to the general public for it. Again, I cite the 1-in-4 women will be victims of rape in their lifetime as an example. If men are the majority victims of crime, according to research and reality, why are women more afraid of being the victims of crime? Something isn't adding up.

Quote from: Rong on May 28, 2014, 02:33:16 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 02:29:42 PM
Women live in fear, really? When did this happen? And more importantly, do they have actual justification for living in fear? Again, look at crime reports. But given that you probably won't seek this info on your own, I'll help you out.

>implying your sought it out.. and its not copypasta from some bullshit MRM forum...

If you want to count Stats Canada, Bureau of Justice Stats, and Wikipedia as MRM forums, sure.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 28, 2014, 02:40:45 PM
/doesn't even understand copypasta mfw

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F24.media.tumblr.com%2F86937d1c82519d7127ad6eb3166dc02e%2Ftumblr_n5nldqIXdr1tnr1jyo1_400.gif&hash=9e017b2648a14cc9c876715a2e4ee169604bfff5)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 28, 2014, 02:41:39 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 02:36:56 PM
If women really are living in fear, that's awful, and I blame falsified information being to the general public for it. Again, I cite the 1-in-4 women will be victims of rape in their lifetime as an example. If men are the majority victims of crime, according to research and reality, why are women more afraid of being the victims of crime? Something isn't adding up.
Because "rape" is the only thing women have to be worried about ::)

Quick question: have you ever been sexually assaulted?

I have, twice. My mother was raped in the Army and molested by an uncle when she was a teenager. My best friend growing up was molested by a neighbor boy. A classmate of mine was locked in the backroom of her job and groped by her boss. 

This kind of shit isn't rare. ::) And it's something some clueless, self-righteous MRM dickwad isn't ever likely to experience, no matter how much he clings to vague, contradictory "statistics".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on May 28, 2014, 02:45:44 PM
My mother was raped too.

Chances are Doom knows someone who was sexually assaulted as well.

This shit sucks and MRA sure aint helping.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 02:47:46 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 28, 2014, 02:41:39 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 02:36:56 PM
If women really are living in fear, that's awful, and I blame falsified information being to the general public for it. Again, I cite the 1-in-4 women will be victims of rape in their lifetime as an example. If men are the majority victims of crime, according to research and reality, why are women more afraid of being the victims of crime? Something isn't adding up.
Because "rape" is the only thing women have to be worried about ::)

Quick question: have you ever been sexually assaulted?

I have, twice. My mother was raped in the Army and molested by an uncle when she was a teenager. My best friend growing up was molested by a neighbor boy. A classmate of mine was locked in the backroom of her job and groped by her boss. 

This kind of shit isn't rare. ::) And it's something some clueless, self-righteous MRM dickwad isn't ever likely to experience, no matter how much he clings to vague, contradictory "statistics".

I am sorry for your pain. We may not get along, but I truly am. That's awful and no one should have to endure that. But that doesn't change reality. Your experiences do not translate into a horrifying reality that every woman has to live with.

Women have to be worried about any kind of crime just like men do. Question is, are you going to choose to live in fear or not? I know victims of crime as well (rape and otherwise) but they choose to live their lives, regardless.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 28, 2014, 02:52:55 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 02:47:46 PM
But that doesn't change reality. Your experiences do not translate into a horrifying reality that every woman has to live with.
"Every" woman wasn't my point ::) Enough already do.

Quote from: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 02:47:46 PM
I know victims of crime as well (rape and otherwise) but they choose to live their lives, regardless.
I don't live in fear. And your issue doesn't seem to be "women living in fear" of rape or assault, it seems to be women speaking out about it happening at all. Which is pretty disgusting.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on May 28, 2014, 02:54:25 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb_IbFBdKw0# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb_IbFBdKw0#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 02:58:18 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 28, 2014, 02:52:55 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 02:47:46 PM
I know victims of crime as well (rape and otherwise) but they choose to live their lives, regardless.
I don't live in fear. And your issue doesn't seem to be "women living in fear" of rape or assault, it seems to be women speaking out about it happening at all. Which is pretty disgusting.

Not at all. Speaking out against violence is a good thing. What I have a problem with is framing violence as a gender-specific problem (especially when, again, the research is telling us a different story) and some people claiming all members of a certain demographic share their one view.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 28, 2014, 03:05:21 PM
I do wish there were some notable MRA groups who did a good job. They should be filling an important role in securing equality, but we just aren't seeing that :/ It's a shame.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 03:11:24 PM
Quote from: Sabby on May 28, 2014, 03:05:21 PM
I do wish there were some notable MRA groups who did a good job. They should be filling an important role in securing equality, but we just aren't seeing that :/ It's a shame.

There won't be for quite some time. The MRM has only recently received mainstream media coverage, for better or for worse, and the more people talk about it, negatively or positively, the more attention it will receive.

In other news, Maya Angelou has died at 86 (http://www.today.com/news/maya-angelou-dies-age-86-2D79725092). I haven't heard of this woman before, but it seems like her death is a great loss.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 28, 2014, 03:21:05 PM
I will say that between you and Cvalda, my in depth knowledge of these issues is pretty lacking, so I'm not sure I have anything useful to add beyond what I've just said. It just really saddens me to see MRA completely dismissed in the way it is. I see both sides of the discussion act very badly and illogically, so I can't help but jump in at times, but I'm finding myself very unprepared for what follows.

That's my contribution to this, anyway.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 03:26:53 PM
The information is out there dude. If you're really interested in learning more about the men's movement, I'd be more than happy to point you in the right direction. Just let me know.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 28, 2014, 03:30:27 PM
Nah, I'm just drawn to logical fallacies, and the emotionally charged arguments I see modern day Feminists swinging around really boil my piss. But, if I try and address them, the discussion that follows is just not something I'm prepared for, sadly. I would like to learn at some point though, since it's starting to look like "That doesn't make sense" just doesn't cut it in the end :/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 03:34:11 PM
Alright, fair enough. At least you want to learn more about gender politics and that's a start.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 28, 2014, 03:40:26 PM
When the major names of the debate (at least to the casual viewer) are moronic c**ts like P Z Meyers, Anita Sarkeesian and Suey Park, of course you're not getting a fair representation of the issue :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on May 28, 2014, 05:47:14 PM
My new hero:

https://www.yahoo.com/food/the-most-expensive-drink-ordered-at-starbucks-ever-87032134161.html (https://www.yahoo.com/food/the-most-expensive-drink-ordered-at-starbucks-ever-87032134161.html)

"According to the photograph of a receipt Andrew sent Consumerist, the extras in his milkshake included a mocha drizzle, hazelnut drizzle, caramel drizzle, protein powder... and those whopping 60 shots of espresso."  And he got it, for free.

(https://s.yimg.com/cd/resizer/FIT_TO_WIDTH-w500/7e5eeb28fa085d4aae642ce320625a2e9dd49ee4.jpg)

I wonder what the calorie count it is.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 05:54:29 PM
What the...?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on May 28, 2014, 05:56:34 PM
Forget how much it cost, what the f**k was the calorie count on that sucker?!!  And how did he manage to not suffer a heart attack from that caffeine overload?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 06:22:02 PM
I was wondering the same thing. Between that and the amount of sugar and fat...

Excuse me, I'm gonna go vomit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on May 28, 2014, 06:30:42 PM
He will never sleep again  :o
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 28, 2014, 06:36:30 PM
I genuinely drink about 13-15 cups of coffee a day and even I think this is a bit much.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 08:59:18 PM
Why do you drink so much coffee?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 28, 2014, 09:01:16 PM
I drink a pot or two daily, but I can go without it with no negative effects and it won't effect my sleep.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 28, 2014, 09:03:00 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 08:59:18 PM
Why do you drink so much coffee?
I love it.  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 28, 2014, 09:06:21 PM
Lol, clearly. I hate coffee, myself. Can't make it drinkable unless I add heaping amounts of sugar and milk to it, which I don't enjoy doing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 28, 2014, 10:06:52 PM
Man allegedly murders daughter, posts photo of her body to Facebook
http://www.dailydot.com/news/filipino-man-murders-daughter-posts-photo-on-facebook/ (http://www.dailydot.com/news/filipino-man-murders-daughter-posts-photo-on-facebook/)

QuoteThree days before she died, 7-year-old Angel Manliclic prevented her alleged killer—her own father—from committing suicide.

In exchange, he allegedly brutally stabbed his daughter to death and posted her photo on Facebook—all in order to provoke his estranged wife.

Mark Alvin Manliclic, a 31-year-old Filipino father, was apparently enraged that his wife had moved away and stopped communicating with him on Facebook. So when he got into an argument with her over the phone Tuesday, he allegedly took to Facebook to show her the proof of his anger: his savage murder of their daughter, Angel Mark Cathlene Manliclic.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on May 28, 2014, 10:09:18 PM
why can't we post happy news

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on May 28, 2014, 10:12:18 PM
....there arent any.

O.O
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on May 28, 2014, 10:13:02 PM
Quote from: First Blood on May 28, 2014, 10:09:18 PM
why can't we post happy news
Wasn't there a thread around devoted to that? :-\

Edit: Yup.

http://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/index.php?topic=48250.msg1684259#msg1684259 (http://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/index.php?topic=48250.msg1684259#msg1684259)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on May 28, 2014, 10:14:07 PM
donkey saves goat from depression:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/26/depressed-goat_n_5391433.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/26/depressed-goat_n_5391433.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on May 28, 2014, 10:23:48 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on May 28, 2014, 10:12:18 PM
....there arent any.

O.O

Not long ago did I post about a abducted baby being rescued thanks to 4 teenagers and was returned to the family.

Then that cluster f**k of a train wreck followed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on May 28, 2014, 10:35:28 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on May 28, 2014, 10:06:52 PM
Man allegedly murders daughter, posts photo of her body to Facebook
http://www.dailydot.com/news/filipino-man-murders-daughter-posts-photo-on-facebook/ (http://www.dailydot.com/news/filipino-man-murders-daughter-posts-photo-on-facebook/)

QuoteThree days before she died, 7-year-old Angel Manliclic prevented her alleged killer—her own father—from committing suicide.

In exchange, he allegedly brutally stabbed his daughter to death and posted her photo on Facebook—all in order to provoke his estranged wife.

Mark Alvin Manliclic, a 31-year-old Filipino father, was apparently enraged that his wife had moved away and stopped communicating with him on Facebook. So when he got into an argument with her over the phone Tuesday, he allegedly took to Facebook to show her the proof of his anger: his savage murder of their daughter, Angel Mark Cathlene Manliclic.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcultureslurp.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F09%2FFacebook-Like-Button.jpg&hash=b0bce8999118ccf3a1bf0eb5a9a70c8bd7058999)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on May 28, 2014, 10:39:31 PM
You f**ker :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 29, 2014, 01:17:11 PM
Quote from: First Blood on May 28, 2014, 10:09:18 PM
why can't we post happy news

AliceApocalypse normally does. But here you go.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/27/cop-buys-boy-birthday-present_n_5399898.html?utm_hp_ref=good-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/27/cop-buys-boy-birthday-present_n_5399898.html?utm_hp_ref=good-news)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 30, 2014, 01:48:12 PM
https://www.thedodo.com/incredibly-rare-fin-whale-brea-570744520.html (https://www.thedodo.com/incredibly-rare-fin-whale-brea-570744520.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 31, 2014, 10:21:44 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/30/living/catholic-teachers-morality/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 (http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/30/living/catholic-teachers-morality/index.html?hpt=hp_t2)

In vitro fertilization is now banned too? f**k first it is do not abort and now this. The entire institution is self destructing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenodog on May 31, 2014, 10:27:30 AM
Highly important story : http://time.com/2800139/u-s-airways-flight-makes-emergency-landing-after-dog-poops-in-the-aisle/ (http://time.com/2800139/u-s-airways-flight-makes-emergency-landing-after-dog-poops-in-the-aisle/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 31, 2014, 10:37:32 AM
They make like it was snakes on a plane. Bag that shit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gilfryd on Jun 01, 2014, 05:09:38 PM
QuoteThere is no catastrophe so ghastly that America will reform its gun laws

We as a nation don't care about any number of murdered children, no matter how many, or how young. We want our guns.

http://theweek.com/article/index/262219/there-is-no-catastrophe-so-ghastly-that-america-will-reform-its-gun-laws#axzz33DPsdvL7 (http://theweek.com/article/index/262219/there-is-no-catastrophe-so-ghastly-that-america-will-reform-its-gun-laws#axzz33DPsdvL7)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jun 01, 2014, 08:22:58 PM
Quote from: Gilfryd on Jun 01, 2014, 05:09:38 PM
QuoteThere is no catastrophe so ghastly that America will reform its gun laws

We as a nation don't care about any number of murdered children, no matter how many, or how young. We want our guns.

http://theweek.com/article/index/262219/there-is-no-catastrophe-so-ghastly-that-america-will-reform-its-gun-laws#axzz33DPsdvL7 (http://theweek.com/article/index/262219/there-is-no-catastrophe-so-ghastly-that-america-will-reform-its-gun-laws#axzz33DPsdvL7)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.huffpost.com%2Fgen%2F1821004%2Foriginal.jpg&hash=0ee51198dd9e1512aa2ff05aad15219d6d52a944)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 01, 2014, 09:29:09 PM
Quote from: Rong on Jun 01, 2014, 08:22:58 PM

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.huffpost.com%2Fgen%2F1821004%2Foriginal.jpg&hash=0ee51198dd9e1512aa2ff05aad15219d6d52a944)
It's really nice of Chris Evans and bespectacled Rosie O'Donnell to show up at the wax combustion ritual.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Jun 01, 2014, 11:40:39 PM
Quote from: BANE on Jun 01, 2014, 09:29:09 PM
Quote from: Rong on Jun 01, 2014, 08:22:58 PM

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.huffpost.com%2Fgen%2F1821004%2Foriginal.jpg&hash=0ee51198dd9e1512aa2ff05aad15219d6d52a944)
It's really nice of Chris Evans and bespectacled Rosie O'Donnell to show up at the wax combustion ritual.

Joined by a less than glamorous Marisa Tomei and Mila Kunis.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 02, 2014, 11:33:33 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on May 31, 2014, 10:21:44 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/30/living/catholic-teachers-morality/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 (http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/30/living/catholic-teachers-morality/index.html?hpt=hp_t2)

In vitro fertilization is now banned too? f**k first it is do not abort and now this. The entire institution is self destructing.

I like how the first five comments were all deleted, lol. Ugh, more Xtian nutters. f**k them and their "morality".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jun 02, 2014, 01:19:30 PM
Looks like we have become the "flying saucer" invading the planets next door:

http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-test-giant-mars-parachute-earth-144617685.html (http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-test-giant-mars-parachute-earth-144617685.html)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jun 02, 2014, 06:23:59 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2645950/I-fun-bein-Korean-Blonde-Brazilian-man-undergoes-extraordinary-surgery-achieve-convincing-Oriental-look.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2645950/I-fun-bein-Korean-Blonde-Brazilian-man-undergoes-extraordinary-surgery-achieve-convincing-Oriental-look.html)

Before:

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.dailymail.co.uk%2Fi%2Fpix%2F2014%2F06%2F02%2Farticle-0-1E65E0E600000578-435_306x423.jpg&hash=d225aa0d0afd4eba62b5019407239d505501c5fe)

After:

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.dailymail.co.uk%2Fi%2Fpix%2F2014%2F06%2F02%2Farticle-2645950-1E65E10700000578-133_634x421.jpg&hash=d1e1e2d911f4a80ab4240bd16172f964b78f0e01)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 02, 2014, 06:27:05 PM
Ah, the Daily Fail.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 02, 2014, 08:52:14 PM
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/woman-defends-walking-aisle-baby-train-dress-article-1.1813902 (http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/woman-defends-walking-aisle-baby-train-dress-article-1.1813902)

Oh boy this one is a winner.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 02, 2014, 08:56:00 PM
Should rename this thread "In the Tabloids".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jun 02, 2014, 09:25:48 PM
True as actual news stories generally get sidelined.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Jun 02, 2014, 11:08:36 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/us-concluded-2010-bergdahl-walked-away-185047684--politics.html (http://news.yahoo.com/us-concluded-2010-bergdahl-walked-away-185047684--politics.html)

don't how many of you have heard about the Bergdahl deal and the exchange to for five Taliban leaders in Guantanamo for his return.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 02, 2014, 11:09:47 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Jun 02, 2014, 11:08:36 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/us-concluded-2010-bergdahl-walked-away-185047684--politics.html (http://news.yahoo.com/us-concluded-2010-bergdahl-walked-away-185047684--politics.html)

don't how many of you have heard about the Bergdahl deal and the exchange to for five Taliban leaders in Guantanamo for his return.
It's been all over the news today.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Jun 02, 2014, 11:33:14 PM
yeah, I've been hearing a lot about it, so I figured I post it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 03, 2014, 02:14:44 AM
Suspicious as f**k and the more I hear this story the more it seems like Homeland.

However until I see validated in person interviews and not just random post on the internet of dudes that served with him I'll give him the benefit of the doubt.  Everybody's stories are conflicting with one another.  The original story conflicts with the story we were given now, the soldier's story conflicts that, and the Taliban's conflicts them all. 

My dad is convinced he was an American spy because he spent all that time learning Pashto and Arabic before he went and was a transfer from outside of 25th ID when he went in instead of a deserter that adopted radical Islam.  Time will tell. 

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 03, 2014, 02:55:11 AM
I had no idea he was even being held until this week. From there he went from a prisoner of war to being labeled a trader. I mean damn!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 03, 2014, 02:59:29 AM
His whole squad supposedly has come out and said that he was behaving irrationally days before he was grabbed and abandoned his post.



The Taliban mention that he was drunk when captured.



Think most likely he was a disenfranchised private caught up in military life got hammered one night and decided to split and then got caught by the Taliban before he realized the error of his ways.

Otherwise it really is like Homeland. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 03, 2014, 03:36:45 AM
He's a sergeant.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 03, 2014, 03:48:44 AM
Naw he's a PFC.  They promoted him due to his capture for whatever reason.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 03, 2014, 04:01:45 AM
I suppose he was still on active duty.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 03, 2014, 04:15:37 AM
Yes technically.  But his promotion was for being a public figure (the only public figure) being held.  There are online and physical classes you have to attend to be promoted in the military, and as a captured soldier he could do neither. 


Promotion to specialist is automatic.  After that it isn't. 


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 03, 2014, 11:16:43 AM
Giant Penis Prevents High School Senior from Marching  (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/02/penis-on-football-field_n_5433081.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jun 03, 2014, 03:59:23 PM
Would you go on a one way trip to Mars with this woman?

http://www.businessinsider.com/wacky-lauren-reeves-is-a-mars-one-candidate-2014-5 (http://www.businessinsider.com/wacky-lauren-reeves-is-a-mars-one-candidate-2014-5)

QuoteFor Lauren Reeves, a 30-year-old from New York, the most difficult part about living on Mars would be internet connection. "Like," Reeves mused in her application video for a one-way trip to Mars, "What if it's slow?"

Aliens, on the hand, aren't that big of a concern for Reeves, who claims to have seen one before. "The thing about aliens is that people don't really understand them," she said, "and I saw an alien as a child."



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 03, 2014, 05:21:31 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Jun 03, 2014, 03:59:23 PM
Would you go on a one way trip to Mars with this woman?

As long as the sex is good.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 03, 2014, 05:27:59 PM
"What sets you apart from the other applicants?"

"I already have a helmet."

:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Jun 03, 2014, 08:29:14 PM
http://www.jsonline.com/news/crime/creepypasta-we-are-a-literature-site-not-a-crazy-satanic-cult-b99283284z1-261661161.html (http://www.jsonline.com/news/crime/creepypasta-we-are-a-literature-site-not-a-crazy-satanic-cult-b99283284z1-261661161.html)

QuoteA horror website called Creepypasta Wiki has been thrust into the national spotlight after two Waukesha girls were charged with trying to kill their friend in devotion to one of the characters described in the stories on the site.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jun 03, 2014, 08:56:31 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Jun 03, 2014, 03:59:23 PM
Would you go on a one way trip to Mars with this woman?

http://www.businessinsider.com/wacky-lauren-reeves-is-a-mars-one-candidate-2014-5 (http://www.businessinsider.com/wacky-lauren-reeves-is-a-mars-one-candidate-2014-5)

QuoteFor Lauren Reeves, a 30-year-old from New York, the most difficult part about living on Mars would be internet connection. "Like," Reeves mused in her application video for a one-way trip to Mars, "What if it's slow?"

Aliens, on the hand, aren't that big of a concern for Reeves, who claims to have seen one before. "The thing about aliens is that people don't really understand them," she said, "and I saw an alien as a child."

We'll, if she googled something over there it would take about 20 - 40 minutes before she got back the results!  :laugh:
But "like" if she was serious about actually going there she would have already known that right?  ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on Jun 03, 2014, 09:35:39 PM
QuoteVideo footage shows Murphy telling Weinstock, "You know, if I had a rock I would throw it at you right now. Stop pissing me off. Just sit down." Weinstock responds, "You know I'm the public defender. I have a right to be here and I have a right to stand and represent my client."

Murphy then invites Weinstock to go out to a hallway in the back so they could settle their dispute with fists. Murphy is heard saying, "If you want to fight, let's go out back and I'll just beat your ass."

http://news.yahoo.com/watch-florida-judge-beat-lawyer-middle-trial-155017957.html (http://news.yahoo.com/watch-florida-judge-beat-lawyer-middle-trial-155017957.html)

:laugh: That escalated quickly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 03, 2014, 09:39:29 PM
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Jun 03, 2014, 08:56:31 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Jun 03, 2014, 03:59:23 PM
Would you go on a one way trip to Mars with this woman?

http://www.businessinsider.com/wacky-lauren-reeves-is-a-mars-one-candidate-2014-5 (http://www.businessinsider.com/wacky-lauren-reeves-is-a-mars-one-candidate-2014-5)

QuoteFor Lauren Reeves, a 30-year-old from New York, the most difficult part about living on Mars would be internet connection. "Like," Reeves mused in her application video for a one-way trip to Mars, "What if it's slow?"

Aliens, on the hand, aren't that big of a concern for Reeves, who claims to have seen one before. "The thing about aliens is that people don't really understand them," she said, "and I saw an alien as a child."

We'll, if she googled something over there it would take about 20 - 40 minutes before she got back the results!  :laugh:
But "like" if she was serious about actually going there she would have already known that right?  ::)
Well there is a grave concern that a prolonged trip would drive a normal person insane... so it might be a good idea to send a looney person. If I'd go with her it would surely depend on whether or not she like the alien probing. I'm sure she has some kinky stories to tell.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 03, 2014, 10:04:10 PM
In light of the recent Friendzone Shooting, Cracked asks the hard question: Is the MRM as bad as white supremacists?

Spoiler alert: Yes. They are.

http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-uncomfortable-truths-behind-mens-rights-movement/ (http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-uncomfortable-truths-behind-mens-rights-movement/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jun 03, 2014, 10:05:59 PM
inb4 Doomrulz.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 03, 2014, 10:06:29 PM
Bahaha, great article.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Jun 03, 2014, 10:46:00 PM
Keep in mind, though, this is Cracked. Not the most refutable of sources for social commentary.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 03, 2014, 10:47:46 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Jun 03, 2014, 10:46:00 PM
Keep in mind, though, this is Cracked. Not the most refutable of sources for social commentary.
Yeah, they're definitely pretty irrefutable in this regard.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Jun 03, 2014, 10:51:04 PM
I haven't read it yet, and it may be accurate, just pointing out that they are more for entertainment then anything. Believe me, I been a reader for years, they're very hit or miss.

I also don't know the state of the Mens Rights Movement in great detail, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was as shitty as everyone says.

This comment from the article was worth sharing.

Quote from: Bossgirlhana
First off, I am a feminist, and I mean the kind that believes in the equality of men and women, not the feminist that hates men and burns her bra or doesn't shave her legs or wear high heals because it hurts women.

While women are not fully equal in the United States, much less in countries like Saudi Arabia or Afghanistan, (cite unequal pay, less representation in government, few female CEOs, a lot of domestic abuse, rape, etc.) Men DO have issues that they must deal with in society. A divorced man is not likely to have custody of his kids and may have to pay child support, which is heavily biased toward women. There's also the issue of domestic abuse and rape that are directed towards men, but these issues are glossed over for a number of reasons:

1) Not reported as much
2) it affirms the fact that not all men are constantly craving sex or in control
3)In a society where men are supposed to be macho and in control, these men are ridiculed if they are abused or raped.

If a woman is rapped, she gets a lot of sympathy and rightfully so, but a man is judged and accused of being less of man, which is just a horrible double standard.

Also, the issue of gay men. A lot of times in society, they are perceived as less manly that society would expect of them, and they face a lot of discrimination and harassment.

I would not mind the MRM as much if they focused on the above issues, because they are serious and unfair issues, but because it involves them hating women, which isn't right. (The opposite is not alright either) because of their insecurities. Many insecure men I have meet are afraid of losing power and control. A confident man (or woman) knows that having the opposite gender be more successful does not make you less than a man/woman.

On the opposite side of the coin, since the article points out that a lot of men are insecure when they feel like women are in control. When I meet people like this, I have to point out thatmen are not losing power like they think; we only have like 20 female senators in Congress, no woman has been president, all the popes have been male, they usually make more money than women, and historically in the United States had the majority of the power. Do men face issues in society like I mentioned above? Yes, absolutely, but so do women, and are now finally growing more strong of a force.

I think the MRM and the Feminists need to focus on equality more, rather than trying to out best each other.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jun 03, 2014, 11:04:42 PM
Quote from: SiL on Jun 03, 2014, 10:04:10 PM
In light of the recent Friendzone Shooting, Cracked asks the hard question: Is the MRM as bad as white supremacists?

Spoiler alert: Yes. They are.

http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-uncomfortable-truths-behind-mens-rights-movement/ (http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-uncomfortable-truths-behind-mens-rights-movement/)


Zlol, amaze.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 03, 2014, 11:13:01 PM
Confirmed continually in the comments.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Jun 03, 2014, 11:14:41 PM
Yeah, I browsed for a moment. Some humans can be real c**ts :/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 03, 2014, 11:17:10 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Jun 03, 2014, 11:14:41 PM
Yeah, I browsed for a moment. Some humans can be real c**ts :/
Like almost every MRM member.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 03, 2014, 11:22:07 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jun 03, 2014, 11:17:10 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Jun 03, 2014, 11:14:41 PM
Yeah, I browsed for a moment. Some humans can be real c**ts :/
Like almost every MRM member.
+1
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 04, 2014, 12:21:59 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jun 03, 2014, 11:17:10 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Jun 03, 2014, 11:14:41 PM
Yeah, I browsed for a moment. Some humans can be real c**ts :/
Like almost every MRM member.
And duck billed platypuses.

Don't ever feed one at the zoo. c**ts, the lot of them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 04, 2014, 12:22:56 AM
We should all become Ducks!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 04, 2014, 12:24:03 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jun 04, 2014, 12:22:56 AM
We should all become Ducks!
Haha the MRM would love that. Literally all duck sex is non-consensual.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Jun 04, 2014, 12:28:39 AM
So apparently two girls tried to murder their friend as a sacrifice to Slender Man.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2646432/12-year-old-Wisconsin-girls-stab-friend-19-times.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2646432/12-year-old-Wisconsin-girls-stab-friend-19-times.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 04, 2014, 12:37:39 AM
I'm amazed the victim survived. That's insane. CreepyPasta's response was spot on.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Jun 04, 2014, 12:39:18 AM
I posted that like one page ago xD
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Jun 04, 2014, 12:41:15 AM
I find it kind of odd that two twelve year olds are being charged as adults.  :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 04, 2014, 12:46:51 AM
Yeah, that's a bit f**ked.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 04, 2014, 12:50:08 AM
Quote from: Castiel on Jun 04, 2014, 12:41:15 AM
I find it kind of odd that two twelve year olds are being charged as adults.  :-\
Yeah that treatment's usually reserved for young black boys.  :-\

What gives?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Jun 04, 2014, 12:53:41 AM
Here's your answer:

QuoteDon't blame the prosecutors; they didn't have a choice. Blame the Wisconsin state legislature.

Here's the relevant portion of the Wisconsin statute:

"An adult court has original jurisdiction over all of the following:
- A juvenile who is alleged to have attempted or committed first-degree intentional homicide or to have committed first- or second-degree reckless homicide on or after the juvenile's 10th birthday."

The statute then provides for the court to hold a preliminary hearing to determine if the case falls under that section. If there is such a finding, then:

"the court must determine whether to retain jurisdiction or to transfer jurisdiction to the juvenile court. The adult court must retain jurisdiction unless the juvenile proves by a preponderance of the evidence all of the following:
- That, if convicted, the juvenile could not receive adequate treatment in the criminal justice system.
- That transferring jurisdiction to the juvenile court would not depreciate the seriousness of the offense.
- That retaining jurisdiction is not necessary to deter the juvenile or other juveniles from committing the violation of which the juvenile is accused."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Jun 04, 2014, 12:57:20 AM
what the f**k is wrong with people?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 04, 2014, 01:10:39 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.slate.com%2Fcontent%2Fdam%2Fslate%2Farticles%2Farts%2Fculturebox%2F2014%2F05%2Fdeathmaps%2FBlatt_Death_1.jpg.CROP.original-original.jpg&hash=f038eb4d188e6af90aac906f7b930f51e76048f3)
http://www.slate.com/articles/life/culturebox/2014/06/death_map_the_most_common_causes_of_death_in_each_state_of_the_union.html (http://www.slate.com/articles/life/culturebox/2014/06/death_map_the_most_common_causes_of_death_in_each_state_of_the_union.html)

Florida, Arizona and the other Southern states... ha.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 04, 2014, 01:11:49 AM
Whole lotta strokin' goin' on...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 04, 2014, 01:14:35 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 04, 2014, 01:10:39 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.slate.com%2Fcontent%2Fdam%2Fslate%2Farticles%2Farts%2Fculturebox%2F2014%2F05%2Fdeathmaps%2FBlatt_Death_1.jpg.CROP.original-original.jpg&hash=f038eb4d188e6af90aac906f7b930f51e76048f3)
http://www.slate.com/articles/life/culturebox/2014/06/death_map_the_most_common_causes_of_death_in_each_state_of_the_union.html (http://www.slate.com/articles/life/culturebox/2014/06/death_map_the_most_common_causes_of_death_in_each_state_of_the_union.html)

Florida, Arizona and the other Southern states... ha.
?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 04, 2014, 01:15:20 AM
"Accidents..."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 04, 2014, 01:20:29 AM
Bathtubs and showers are f**king lethal.

And I'm not even joking.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 04, 2014, 01:21:52 AM
The excess of fat on your American bones
Will cushion the impact as you sink like a stone
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 04, 2014, 02:16:41 AM
Quote from: SiL on Jun 03, 2014, 10:04:10 PM
In light of the recent Friendzone Shooting, Cracked asks the hard question: Is the MRM as bad as white supremacists?

Spoiler alert: Yes. They are.

http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-uncomfortable-truths-behind-mens-rights-movement/ (http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-uncomfortable-truths-behind-mens-rights-movement/)

Lol, this article is so disingenuous it's amazing. Then again, it's Cracked.com, the self-proclaimed geniuses of the internet, so...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 04, 2014, 02:42:15 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 04, 2014, 02:16:41 AM
Lol, this article is so disingenuous it's amazing.
Disingenuous how, exactly?

Quotedisingenuous: Not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 04, 2014, 02:44:19 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 04, 2014, 02:42:15 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 04, 2014, 02:16:41 AM
Lol, this article is so disingenuous it's amazing.
Disingenuous how, exactly?

Quotedisingenuous: Not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does.

Disingenious was the wrong word to use, my bad.

But, the article full of lies. Normally, I'd actually take the time to explain it all, point by point, but given the attitude towards the MRM on this forum, it's not worth my time. I'll save my energy for something more productive.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Jun 04, 2014, 02:47:55 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 04, 2014, 02:44:19 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 04, 2014, 02:42:15 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 04, 2014, 02:16:41 AM
Lol, this article is so disingenuous it's amazing.
Disingenuous how, exactly?

Quotedisingenuous: Not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does.

Disingenious was the wrong word to use, my bad.

But, the article full of lies. Normally, I'd actually take the time to explain it all, point by point, but given the attitude towards the MRM on this forum, it's not worth my time. I'll save my energy for something more productive.

To be fair, it's mostly deserved. It does get a bit irritating when the very concept of MRM is dismissed, but it's hard to defend what we're stuck with.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 04, 2014, 02:49:05 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 04, 2014, 02:44:19 AM
But, the article full of lies. Normally, I'd actually take the time to explain it all, point by point, but given the attitude towards the MRM on this forum, it's not worth my time. I'll save my energy for something more productive.
Try us.

If the MRM is truly misrepresented, and is actually a worthy, important cause, should you not seek to enlighten us all?

Quote from: Sabby on Jun 04, 2014, 02:47:55 AM
It does get a bit irritating when the very concept of MRM is dismissed
Enlighten as to why it does not deserve to be dismissed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 04, 2014, 02:49:37 AM
Quote from: Sabby on Jun 04, 2014, 02:47:55 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 04, 2014, 02:44:19 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 04, 2014, 02:42:15 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 04, 2014, 02:16:41 AM
Lol, this article is so disingenuous it's amazing.
Disingenuous how, exactly?

Quotedisingenuous: Not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does.

Disingenious was the wrong word to use, my bad.

But, the article full of lies. Normally, I'd actually take the time to explain it all, point by point, but given the attitude towards the MRM on this forum, it's not worth my time. I'll save my energy for something more productive.

To be fair, it's mostly deserved. It does get a bit irritating when the very concept of MRM is dismissed, but it's hard to defend what we're stuck with.

Again, I would defend it, as I have in the past, but you and I both know exactly where it's going to lead and how it will end. In this case, I'm pulling a Dude and saying,

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.giphy.com%2Fmedia%2F11qvH70pRnkiyc%2Fgiphy.gif&hash=800640b02a57ade26b46f78742cdf9896498ba88)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 04, 2014, 02:50:14 AM
I doubt the Dude would be an MRM supporter.

Jussayin'.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 04, 2014, 02:51:15 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Fb3a901e7b3aed01109af63d7fb777fb1%2Ftumblr_inline_ms40ebzRMl1qz4rgp.gif&hash=0bc66b0071f1c18549969e1b16081979138843c5)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 04, 2014, 02:51:39 AM
He wouldn't be a supporter of anything. He'd just kindly do his own thing, smile at you, and keep on abiding.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 04, 2014, 03:00:58 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 04, 2014, 02:44:19 AM
But, the article full of lies.
Which parts? They sourced pretty much everything they said. :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Jun 04, 2014, 03:03:39 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 04, 2014, 02:49:05 AM
Enlighten as to why it does not deserve to be dismissed.

Cvalda, we've had this conversation several times now, and it always goes the same way. I've explained my position to you calmly and simply, and I'll try again one more time since you've asked, but given our last few discussions on the topic, I'm not really expecting a civil and honest response.

1. Men, like women, suffer certain problems. These have been discussed at length in this thread.
2. These problems are not necessarily equal to or greater then the sexism that women face, and often times are not nearly as bad.
3. Men suffering these issues should be fairly represented.
4. Majority of groups who profess to do just that are a bunch of c**ts who suck at the job.

I'm not sure where the disagreement is between us here. I never defend any actual MRM groups, but you always tear into me if I defend the concept of MRM, even when I openly express the same distaste for MRM groups you feel. I have to be honest, it really feels like your not interested in any kind of exchange and just get a kick out of arguing over this.

That may not be how you intend to present yourself, but it's definitely the impression you give me. I've spoken simply and calmly to you, so please do the same for me Cvalda. I don't want a repeat of the last discussion we had. Now, could you please clarify that you understand my position?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 04, 2014, 03:04:13 AM
Quote from: SiL on Jun 04, 2014, 03:00:58 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 04, 2014, 02:44:19 AM
But, the article full of lies.
Which parts? They sourced pretty much everything they said. :-\

Again, not going to bother. I don't want to waste my energy.

If those of you, like Cvalda and SiL (as indicated by their most recent posts), are interested in knowing what the article got wrong, I am organizing a Google Hangout that I would be happy to invite to you view, as I breakdown the piece with fellow MRAs. I'm serious, I want you to interact with us as we discuss it. Would that be of interest to you?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Jun 04, 2014, 03:08:20 AM
Will you be uploading it to Youtube afterwards? I usually listen to podcasts as I game, so I'd be interested to hear a discussion on the article after I actually get around to reading it, so won't be there live sadly. It would be nice to see an actually proper discussion on the matter for once.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 04, 2014, 03:09:34 AM
Yes, it will be streamed live via YouTube then be uploaded to my channel.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 04, 2014, 03:09:54 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 04, 2014, 03:04:13 AM
If those of you, like Cvalda and SiL (as indicated by their most recent posts), are interested in knowing what the article got wrong, I am organizing a Google Hangout that I would be happy to invite to you view, as I breakdown the piece with fellow MRAs. I'm serious, I want you to interact with us as we discuss it. Would that be of interest to you?
Absolutely none of you are going to admit that any of the article is right and are going to end up saying exactly what the article says: "No, that's a fringe group, we aren't like that" :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 04, 2014, 03:10:56 AM
Well SiL, here's your chance to hear us set the record straight. Do you want to hear it or not?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Jun 04, 2014, 03:11:19 AM
Quote from: SiL on Jun 04, 2014, 03:09:54 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 04, 2014, 03:04:13 AM
If those of you, like Cvalda and SiL (as indicated by their most recent posts), are interested in knowing what the article got wrong, I am organizing a Google Hangout that I would be happy to invite to you view, as I breakdown the piece with fellow MRAs. I'm serious, I want you to interact with us as we discuss it. Would that be of interest to you?
Absolutely none of you are going to admit that any of the article is right and are going to end up saying exactly what the article says: "No, that's a fringe group, we aren't like that" :-\

Uhg, I hate that defense :/ It can be valid, but it so often isn't.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 04, 2014, 03:12:25 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 04, 2014, 03:10:56 AM
Well SiL, here's your chance to hear us set the record straight. Do you want to hear it or not?
If you can't defend it yourself here, why do you expect us to make the jump to an entire other web page so that you can have a whole group help you?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 04, 2014, 03:13:51 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 04, 2014, 03:10:56 AM
Well SiL, here's your chance to hear us set the record straight. Do you want to hear it or not?
And when I go through the AVfM articles I read this morning and point to all the stuff in them which clearly, clearly backs up what the article says, what do you think the reaction will be? "You're misreading", etc.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 04, 2014, 03:15:30 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 04, 2014, 03:12:25 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 04, 2014, 03:10:56 AM
Well SiL, here's your chance to hear us set the record straight. Do you want to hear it or not?
If you can't defend it yourself here, why do you expect us to make the jump to an entire other web page so that you can have a whole group help you?

I can, but given past experiences, it becomes an exercise in futility. Don't act as if intelligent exchanges on the subject have happened in the past. You know just as well I do what happens when we get into this. Also, it's rather odd for you to point out that I would have a group behind me, considering that's exactly what I have endured when these exchanges occur in this very thread. Let's not kid ourselves.

Quote from: SiL on Jun 04, 2014, 03:13:51 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 04, 2014, 03:10:56 AM
Well SiL, here's your chance to hear us set the record straight. Do you want to hear it or not?
And when I go through the AVfM articles I read this morning and point to all the stuff in them which clearly, clearly backs up what the article says, what do you think the reaction will be? "You're misreading", etc.

You didn't answer my question.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 04, 2014, 03:17:41 AM
Cvalda, you do realise you're simply conforming to the stereotype of women that oppress western white middle-class men who don't get laid as often as they feel they're entitled to, right?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 04, 2014, 03:18:56 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 04, 2014, 03:15:30 AM
Also, it's rather odd for you to point out that I would have a group behind me, considering that's exactly what I have endured when these exchanges occur in this very thread.
Perhaps the fact that really only one person here is on your side -- on your own home turf web hangout, no less -- should give you pause.

Quote from: SM on Jun 04, 2014, 03:17:41 AM
Cvalda, you do realise you're simply conforming to the stereotype of women that oppress western white middle-class men who don't get laid as often as they feel they're entitled to, right?
I'm not going far enough, I need to step up my game.
[oppression intensifies]
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 04, 2014, 03:19:48 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 04, 2014, 03:15:30 AM
You didn't answer my question.
If I thought there would be any "setting the record straight" ... but from reading AVfM's articles and the responses to the Cracked article, I'm not going to get that: I'm going to get people making excuses, missing the point, and laying the blame everywhere else.

But hell, why not. I'll listen in.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 04, 2014, 03:20:57 AM
What are you doing, SiL >_>
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Jun 04, 2014, 03:21:43 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 04, 2014, 03:18:56 AM
Perhaps the fact that really only one person here is on your side -- on your own home turf web hangout, no less -- should give you pause.

Are you referring to me? I hope not, because I'm on nobodies side. I disagree with Doom on several things when it comes to MRM.

Also, you haven't responded to my post, which you did ask for.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 04, 2014, 03:23:17 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 04, 2014, 03:20:57 AM
What are you doing, SiL >_>
I believe the phrase is "taking one for the team".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 04, 2014, 03:26:40 AM
Quote from: SiL on Jun 04, 2014, 03:23:17 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 04, 2014, 03:20:57 AM
What are you doing, SiL >_>
I believe the phrase is "taking one for the team".
Promise me you will abort the mission at the first instance one of them compares feminists to Nazis, Stalinism, or any other historical totalitarian regime.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 04, 2014, 03:32:07 AM
I'll see how long it takes any of them to blame a problem on women when they could actually address the real issue.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jun 04, 2014, 03:43:53 AM
Sil, taking a f**king bullet for the rest of us sane people. I will never forget you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 04, 2014, 03:46:39 AM
O CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 04, 2014, 03:49:25 AM
Still waiting to hear anything from DoomRulz about it :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jun 04, 2014, 03:55:06 AM
Quote from: SiL on Jun 04, 2014, 03:49:25 AM
Still waiting to hear anything from DoomRulz about it :-\

Don't think he has enough links for that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 04, 2014, 03:55:44 AM
Quote from: SiL on Jun 04, 2014, 03:49:25 AM
Still waiting to hear anything from DoomRulz about it :-\
I expect it will be a rational and fair discussion.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jun 04, 2014, 03:58:17 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 04, 2014, 03:55:44 AM
Quote from: SiL on Jun 04, 2014, 03:49:25 AM
Still waiting to hear anything from DoomRulz about it :-\
I expect it will be a rational and fair discussion.


I've seen some of the vids on youtube many months ago. All I saw was that he quoted a bunch of stuff for more than half of the vid, and somehow puts it in his own words (after he's done quoting). At least for me, I didn't understand what he was trying to say exactly. Sure he quoted a bunch of stuff, but it still seemed as if nothing was said since it was just a rehash of what he had quoted.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 04, 2014, 04:28:35 AM
Quote from: SiL on Jun 04, 2014, 03:49:25 AM
Still waiting to hear anything from DoomRulz about it :-\

I was out of the house.

I still need to set up a time and date with the other attendees. One of them is here in Toronto with me, so that's easy, but another is in the U.K. and the other, assuming she gets back to me, is in Edmonton which a few hours behind me. I'll keep you posted.

Quote from: SM on Jun 04, 2014, 03:17:41 AM
Cvalda, you do realise you're simply conforming to the stereotype of women that oppress western white middle-class men who don't get laid as often as they feel they're entitled to, right?

A prime example of why I'm not going to get into this discussion on this thread anymore; attitudes like this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 04, 2014, 04:34:02 AM
Hopefully this chance to explain themselves won't be ignored, and there won't be a way to misrepresent them. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jun 04, 2014, 04:35:00 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 04, 2014, 04:34:02 AM
Hopefully this chance to explain themselves won't be ignored, and there won't be a way to misrepresent them. :)

Agreed. Having an open mind always helps.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 04, 2014, 04:36:24 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jun 04, 2014, 04:35:00 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 04, 2014, 04:34:02 AM
Hopefully this chance to explain themselves won't be ignored, and there won't be a way to misrepresent them. :)

Agreed. Having an open mind always helps.
The opposite would be the conduct of an intellectually dishonest coward. ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 04, 2014, 04:37:54 AM
I'm really interested to hear what gets said, honestly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jun 04, 2014, 04:38:31 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 04, 2014, 04:36:24 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jun 04, 2014, 04:35:00 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 04, 2014, 04:34:02 AM
Hopefully this chance to explain themselves won't be ignored, and there won't be a way to misrepresent them. :)

Agreed. Having an open mind always helps.
The opposite would be the conduct of an intellectually dishonest coward. ;D

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Quote from: SiL on Jun 04, 2014, 04:37:54 AM
I'm really interested to hear what gets said, honestly.


I'm only expecting what I have long feared.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 04, 2014, 04:39:29 AM
That they have an actual mind-control machine and I'll end up joining them ... ?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jun 04, 2014, 04:41:13 AM
Quote from: SiL on Jun 04, 2014, 04:39:29 AM
That they have an actual mind-control machine and I'll end up joining them ... ?

That's one expectation, the other is that we have intelligent folks who be speaking the cray. Then again, I must have an open mind.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 04, 2014, 04:42:05 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jun 04, 2014, 04:41:13 AM
That's one expectation, the other is that we have intelligent folks who be speaking the cray. Then again, I must have an open mind.
Let's hope they don't need some kind of wiggle room to assume the victim position in order to respond to someone who disagrees with them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 04, 2014, 04:44:08 AM
Quote from: SiL on Jun 04, 2014, 04:39:29 AM
That they have an actual mind-control machine and I'll end up joining them ... ?

Tin-foil hat, bro. I'll air mail you mine ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jun 04, 2014, 04:48:44 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 04, 2014, 04:44:08 AM
Quote from: SiL on Jun 04, 2014, 04:39:29 AM
That they have an actual mind-control machine and I'll end up joining them ... ?

Tin-foil hat, bro. I'll air mail you mine ;)


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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jun 04, 2014, 05:00:50 AM
....any men here actually feel opressed by women? Raise your hand.

dont feel ashamed...

:laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 04, 2014, 05:03:01 AM
It's oppressive when women leave me to starve by not bringing me a sammich from the kitchen while I watch football on the couch. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jun 04, 2014, 05:03:37 AM
...that is appaling..  :-\

tell us more.  ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 04, 2014, 05:06:12 AM
If you are ever driving through Cadiz, KY and wonder where all the female population is of that small town.......check the kitchen of Cracker Barrel. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 04, 2014, 08:42:22 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 04, 2014, 04:44:08 AM
Tin-foil hat, bro. I'll air mail you mine ;)
But yours is clearly faulty ... :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 04, 2014, 11:22:02 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jun 04, 2014, 05:03:01 AM
It's oppressive when women leave me to starve by not bringing me a sammich from the kitchen while I watch football on the couch.
And then they put on that fancy f**king french mustard when I just wanted plain mustard.   >:(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 04, 2014, 01:30:24 PM
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/fort-hood-sexual-assault-prevention-officer-ran-on-base-prostitution-ring-witness-article-1.1816048 (http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/fort-hood-sexual-assault-prevention-officer-ran-on-base-prostitution-ring-witness-article-1.1816048)


QuoteA cash-strapped female soldier told a Fort Hood hearing board Tuesday about how a noncommissioned sexual assault prevention officer on base forced her into a prostitution ring so she could buy groceries for her child.





huh

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 04, 2014, 04:16:04 PM
Men's rights group raises $25,000 to protect them from feminists
http://www.salon.com/2014/06/04/mens_rights_group_raises_25000_to_protect_them_from_feminists/ (http://www.salon.com/2014/06/04/mens_rights_group_raises_25000_to_protect_them_from_feminists/)

QuoteMen's rights activists have raised $25,000 to provide additional security for an upcoming conference because, "We've had ongoing problems with the feminist establishment, which is a multibillion-dollar hate industry, for years," according to men's rights blogger Dean Esmay.

The money will be used to hire seven off-duty police officers to provide security for the event. The hotel hosting the conference in Detroit, Michigan sent a letter to organizers requesting the additional security and expressed concerns about the safety of its employees and guests related to threats of violence. Police were contacted about the conference, but a spokesperson said they had not received "any word about threats."

Haha.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Jun 04, 2014, 04:37:08 PM
Global feminist conspiracy!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 04, 2014, 05:55:52 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 04, 2014, 04:16:04 PM
Men's rights group raises $25,000 to protect them from feminists
http://www.salon.com/2014/06/04/mens_rights_group_raises_25000_to_protect_them_from_feminists/ (http://www.salon.com/2014/06/04/mens_rights_group_raises_25000_to_protect_them_from_feminists/)

QuoteMen's rights activists have raised $25,000 to provide additional security for an upcoming conference because, "We've had ongoing problems with the feminist establishment, which is a multibillion-dollar hate industry, for years," according to men's rights blogger Dean Esmay.

The money will be used to hire seven off-duty police officers to provide security for the event. The hotel hosting the conference in Detroit, Michigan sent a letter to organizers requesting the additional security and expressed concerns about the safety of its employees and guests related to threats of violence. Police were contacted about the conference, but a spokesperson said they had not received "any word about threats."

Haha.

Funny how this article doesn't mention the petition that was started to classify the MRM as a terrorist organisation but I guess that would have been inconvenient. The letter the hotel sent to AVfM said they had received threats of violence against the hotel and its staff. I'm not seeing what Salon's problem is.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jun 04, 2014, 06:50:18 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Jun 04, 2014, 04:37:08 PM
Global feminist conspiracy!

Speaking of this.. when's the next meeting?  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 04, 2014, 09:56:30 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 04, 2014, 05:55:52 PM
Funny how this article doesn't mention the petition that was started to classify the MRM as a terrorist organisation but I guess that would have been inconvenient.
Or irrelevant.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 04, 2014, 09:59:30 PM
How so? They're mentioning the counter-petition which was only started as a joke in response to the original. Context is important.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Jun 04, 2014, 10:01:50 PM
Look guys, it's clear that no one here is going to get anywhere with this discussion, why not just let it go? Everyones position has been made known multiple times.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 04, 2014, 10:10:11 PM
Everyone just wants their piece of the pie. Us dudes can't just let the women have all the fun.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 04, 2014, 10:12:05 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Jun 04, 2014, 10:01:50 PM
Look guys, it's clear that no one here is going to get anywhere with this discussion, why not just let it go? Everyones position has been made known multiple times.
Because we keep getting told there are explanations which never come.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 04, 2014, 10:15:51 PM
Doesn't Vickers post above explain everything though?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 04, 2014, 10:38:18 PM
Quote from: SiL on Jun 04, 2014, 10:12:05 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Jun 04, 2014, 10:01:50 PM
Look guys, it's clear that no one here is going to get anywhere with this discussion, why not just let it go? Everyones position has been made known multiple times.
Because we keep getting told there are explanations which never come.

Because when explanations are offered, there are endless trolls who jump in, derail the discussion, and insults start flying.

I already explained last night why I'm not discussing this subject anymore.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 04, 2014, 10:43:07 PM
And then said you'd arrange something that I still haven't heard anything about. If you're inviting me, doesn't my availability count ... ? ???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 05, 2014, 03:24:22 AM
Dude, I said I'd message you when I have more details. Chill. I have other things going on in life besides the Internet.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 05, 2014, 03:32:42 AM
what's the point in talking about it a week after it's stopped being relevant? :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 05, 2014, 03:40:15 AM
Well it doesn't help that most of the relevant parties will be busy this weekend with the conference in Detroit. Besides, it'll only be a week past, not exactly a year.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Jun 05, 2014, 03:44:37 AM
Do you think they'll be okay? I hope security will be tight at that conference.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 05, 2014, 03:47:00 AM
Quote from: Vickers on Jun 05, 2014, 03:44:37 AM
Do you think they'll be okay? I hope security will be tight at that conference.
:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jun 05, 2014, 03:51:35 AM
Quote from: Vickers on Jun 05, 2014, 03:44:37 AM
Do you think they'll be okay? I hope security will be tight at that conference.


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You pretty much just made me have to come up with the Z6lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 05, 2014, 03:51:55 AM
I'll be looking forward to the Hangout and be taking many, many notes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jun 05, 2014, 03:53:03 AM
Quote from: Vickers on Jun 05, 2014, 03:44:37 AM
Do you think they'll be okay? I hope security will be tight at that conference.

Oh no! There are female security officers!

The conference is compromised!

What ever will become of us?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jun 05, 2014, 03:58:43 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Jun 05, 2014, 03:53:03 AM
Quote from: Vickers on Jun 05, 2014, 03:44:37 AM
Do you think they'll be okay? I hope security will be tight at that conference.

Oh no! There are female security officers!

The conference is compromised!

What ever will become of us?


Zlol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Jun 05, 2014, 03:58:54 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jun 05, 2014, 03:51:35 AM
Quote from: Vickers on Jun 05, 2014, 03:44:37 AM
Do you think they'll be okay? I hope security will be tight at that conference.


http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p30/ShadowPred/New%20Library/tumblr_movhfw5dCr1rqw994o2_r4_250_zpsffdd0de7.gif

You pretty much just made me have to come up with the Z6lol

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Z6lol!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jun 05, 2014, 04:01:08 AM
Quote from: Vickers on Jun 05, 2014, 03:58:54 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jun 05, 2014, 03:51:35 AM
Quote from: Vickers on Jun 05, 2014, 03:44:37 AM
Do you think they'll be okay? I hope security will be tight at that conference.


http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p30/ShadowPred/New%20Library/tumblr_movhfw5dCr1rqw994o2_r4_250_zpsffdd0de7.gif

You pretty much just made me have to come up with the Z6lol

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Z6lol!


Greatest premiere.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Jun 05, 2014, 04:07:35 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jun 05, 2014, 04:01:08 AM
Quote from: Vickers on Jun 05, 2014, 03:58:54 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jun 05, 2014, 03:51:35 AM
Quote from: Vickers on Jun 05, 2014, 03:44:37 AM
Do you think they'll be okay? I hope security will be tight at that conference.


http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p30/ShadowPred/New%20Library/tumblr_movhfw5dCr1rqw994o2_r4_250_zpsffdd0de7.gif

You pretty much just made me have to come up with the Z6lol

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Z6lol!


Greatest premiere.

Spoiler
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[close]
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jun 05, 2014, 04:11:04 AM
LOL, she was the only one I was focusing on earlier.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Jun 05, 2014, 10:15:17 AM
And you wonder why he doesn't want to discuss it in this thread :/

Though I will admit, that gif of the black girl had me imagining the Jontron scream the entire time xD
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Jun 05, 2014, 01:14:45 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Jun 05, 2014, 10:15:17 AM
And you wonder why he doesn't want to discuss it in this thread :/

Though I will admit, that gif of the black girl had me imagining the Jontron scream the entire time xD

Please do teach me the fine art of not being able to let things go. I will stop making jokes and demand answers instead because that has worked so well. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 05, 2014, 02:07:23 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Jun 05, 2014, 01:14:45 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Jun 05, 2014, 10:15:17 AM
And you wonder why he doesn't want to discuss it in this thread :/

Though I will admit, that gif of the black girl had me imagining the Jontron scream the entire time xD

Please do teach me the fine art of not being able to let things go. I will stop making jokes and demand answers instead because that has worked so well. :)
:laugh:

Answer me, Goddammit!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 05, 2014, 02:19:12 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/04/pennsylvania-vaginal-flatulence_n_5447288.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/04/pennsylvania-vaginal-flatulence_n_5447288.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

Queefs, man.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jun 05, 2014, 02:31:13 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jun 05, 2014, 02:07:23 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Jun 05, 2014, 01:14:45 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Jun 05, 2014, 10:15:17 AM
And you wonder why he doesn't want to discuss it in this thread :/

Though I will admit, that gif of the black girl had me imagining the Jontron scream the entire time xD

Please do teach me the fine art of not being able to let things go. I will stop making jokes and demand answers instead because that has worked so well. :)
:laugh:

Answer me, Goddammit!

You guys are all friends here, right? Isn't there a point where you just need to accept the differences in each other and move on?   

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Group hug!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 05, 2014, 02:47:16 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 05, 2014, 02:19:12 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/04/pennsylvania-vaginal-flatulence_n_5447288.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/04/pennsylvania-vaginal-flatulence_n_5447288.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

Queefs, man.
Life in prison.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jun 05, 2014, 03:28:47 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Jun 05, 2014, 03:44:37 AM
Do you think they'll be okay? I hope security will be tight at that conference.

No worries, security's all sorted.

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Jun 05, 2014, 07:58:46 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Jun 05, 2014, 02:31:13 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jun 05, 2014, 02:07:23 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Jun 05, 2014, 01:14:45 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Jun 05, 2014, 10:15:17 AM
And you wonder why he doesn't want to discuss it in this thread :/

Though I will admit, that gif of the black girl had me imagining the Jontron scream the entire time xD

Please do teach me the fine art of not being able to let things go. I will stop making jokes and demand answers instead because that has worked so well. :)
:laugh:

Answer me, Goddammit!

You guys are all friends here, right? Isn't there a point where you just need to accept the differences in each other and move on?   

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Group hug!

Exactly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 05, 2014, 10:49:56 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Jun 05, 2014, 02:31:13 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jun 05, 2014, 02:07:23 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Jun 05, 2014, 01:14:45 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Jun 05, 2014, 10:15:17 AM
And you wonder why he doesn't want to discuss it in this thread :/

Though I will admit, that gif of the black girl had me imagining the Jontron scream the entire time xD

Please do teach me the fine art of not being able to let things go. I will stop making jokes and demand answers instead because that has worked so well. :)
:laugh:

Answer me, Goddammit!

You guys are all friends here, right? Isn't there a point where you just need to accept the differences in each other and move on?   

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.imgion.com%2Fimages%2F01%2FPoler-Bear-With-Hug-.jpg&hash=96d1133e8bd4b54f6852ca89d99ccaf69854fc22)

Group hug!

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SPLITTER!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Dovahkiin on Jun 06, 2014, 01:09:24 AM
I don't really give a shit about any of this, but the feminists that say "Holding the door for women is just benevolent sexism." are the ones I f**king despise. Funniest thing is that I knew a feminist like that once and the day she broke up with her boyfriend, I heard her say "I guess chivalry's dead."

smh
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Jun 06, 2014, 01:19:08 AM
Yeah, I'll always hold the door open for someone if they're 3 steps behind me. The shape of their genitals doesn't really matter to me. If you ask me, the current breed of Feminism is just as bad as the MRM, and I say that as an Egalitarian. Gender issues should be discussed rationally, not trying to score burn points with reaction gifs on some forum.

I really think we should just move this discussion to it's own thread. It's derailed this one enough times in the past, and it's unfair to anyone who would actually like to make use of the In The News thread without putting up with the constant argument over gender issues.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 06, 2014, 02:23:26 AM
New story, soccer-playing sheep. Yup, it's real.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/05/sheep-playing-soccer_n_5454601.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/05/sheep-playing-soccer_n_5454601.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 06, 2014, 02:37:44 AM
Burn in Hell, Verizon, Comcast and all other companies.

http://www.theverge.com/2014/6/5/5783338/verizon-sends-netflix-cease-and-desist-over-congestion-warnings (http://www.theverge.com/2014/6/5/5783338/verizon-sends-netflix-cease-and-desist-over-congestion-warnings)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 06, 2014, 03:19:43 AM
Quote from: Dovahkiin on Jun 06, 2014, 01:09:24 AM
I don't really give a shit about any of this, but the feminists that say "Holding the door for women is just benevolent sexism." are the ones I f**king despise.
Ooooh, so despicable. Those f**kin' ungrateful uppity c**ts, amirite?

It kind of is a bit benevolently sexist if you don't do the same thing for other men.

Quote from: Dovahkiin on Jun 06, 2014, 01:09:24 AM
Funniest thing is that I knew a feminist like that once and the day she broke up with her boyfriend, I heard her say "I guess chivalry's dead."
Guess she was an idiot then, like most dumbass teens your age...?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 06, 2014, 03:23:53 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 06, 2014, 03:19:43 AM
It kind of is a bit benevolently sexist if you don't do the same thing for other men.
Yeah, towards men...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 06, 2014, 03:26:45 AM
Quote from: BANE on Jun 06, 2014, 03:23:53 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 06, 2014, 03:19:43 AM
It kind of is a bit benevolently sexist if you don't do the same thing for other men.
Yeah, towards men...
Because men tacitly agreeing to not hold doors open for each other is sexism against themselves, apparently.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 06, 2014, 03:28:52 AM
we have electric automated doors over here
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 06, 2014, 03:31:14 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 06, 2014, 03:19:43 AM
Quote from: Dovahkiin on Jun 06, 2014, 01:09:24 AM
I don't really give a shit about any of this, but the feminists that say "Holding the door for women is just benevolent sexism." are the ones I f**king despise.
Ooooh, so despicable. Those f**kin' ungrateful uppity c**ts, amirite?

wut...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 06, 2014, 03:31:40 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 06, 2014, 03:26:45 AM
Quote from: BANE on Jun 06, 2014, 03:23:53 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 06, 2014, 03:19:43 AM
It kind of is a bit benevolently sexist if you don't do the same thing for other men.
Yeah, towards men...
Because men tacitly agreeing to not hold doors open for each other is sexism against themselves, apparently.
Poorly worded, but yes.

Quote from: Aspie on Jun 06, 2014, 03:28:52 AM
we have electric automated doors over here
Makes sense, given where you live.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 06, 2014, 03:34:16 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jun 06, 2014, 03:31:14 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 06, 2014, 03:19:43 AM
Quote from: Dovahkiin on Jun 06, 2014, 01:09:24 AM
I don't really give a shit about any of this, but the feminists that say "Holding the door for women is just benevolent sexism." are the ones I f**king despise.
Ooooh, so despicable. Those f**kin' ungrateful uppity c**ts, amirite?

wut...
Cal plz.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 06, 2014, 03:36:37 AM
I despise stupid people as well.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 06, 2014, 03:38:59 AM
lol I googled benevolent feminism and one of the images in the google image preview is a fedora


Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 06, 2014, 03:34:16 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jun 06, 2014, 03:31:14 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 06, 2014, 03:19:43 AM
Quote from: Dovahkiin on Jun 06, 2014, 01:09:24 AM
I don't really give a shit about any of this, but the feminists that say "Holding the door for women is just benevolent sexism." are the ones I f**king despise.
Ooooh, so despicable. Those f**kin' ungrateful uppity c**ts, amirite?

wut...
Cal plz.

Quote from: Cal427eb on Jun 06, 2014, 03:36:37 AM
I despise stupid people as well.



awwwww shiiieeeet
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 06, 2014, 03:40:06 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jun 06, 2014, 03:36:37 AM
I despise stupid people as well.
Pointing out that a social code where men routinely hold doors open for women at random, for no real reason other than to hold them to different, weaker standard, is kind of archaic doesn't make someone stupid.

Unless they complain about it and still expect it to be done for them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 06, 2014, 03:43:32 AM
Wut... There's no need to get upset at someone for being an acceptable human being. I don't hold the door for women because they're weaker than men. I hold the door open because I'd want someone to hold the door for me and it's the polite thing to do. So yes, it is stupid.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 06, 2014, 03:44:04 AM
Or to a better standard. "Hey, you go ahead of me while I do what servants do for monarchs out of sheer politeness" is...worth anyone complaining about?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 06, 2014, 03:45:51 AM
Quote from: BANE on Jun 06, 2014, 03:44:04 AM
Or to a better standard. "Hey, you go ahead of me while I do what servants do for monarchs out of sheer politeness" is...worth anyone complaining about?


I SAW DAT EDIT HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 06, 2014, 03:56:09 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jun 06, 2014, 03:43:32 AM
Wut... There's no need to get upset at someone for being an acceptable human being. I don't hold the door for women because they're weaker than men. I hold the door open because I'd want someone to hold the door for me and it's the polite thing to do. So yes, it is stupid.
Your idea of the issue is filtered through the lens of dumbass 4chan/Reddit posts from reactionary internet dweebs.

When women complain about how dudes randomly holding doors open makes them a bit uncomfortable, it has nothing to do with, say, being right behind someone and them holding the door because letting it shut in your face would be rude.

It's something like, for example: I am not near that door when you go through it. I am like 20-30 seconds away from that door. Hell, I'm probably at the bottom of the stairs. But you see me, and insist on waiting there, holding the door open when you really don't need to. It's actually kind of passive aggressive: I now have to acknowledge you when I'm minding my own business and you should be minding yours, and then I'm forced to thank you for an imposed act of charity that was not required. This happens all the time. And men don't do this kind of thing to each other, generally.

I personally don't call guys out on it when it happens, even though yes it does make me slightly uncomfortable because I dont need you to stand there holding the door open for me like I'm a kid, and I usually just say thank you, ignore it and carry on. But it's not difficult to see why some women would get kind of fed up with it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 06, 2014, 03:59:56 AM
I am an equal opportunity door holder opener.  Dudes, chicks, old people, kids, married couples, dogs. 


But I don't wait around thirty seconds for somebody to come through the door either. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 06, 2014, 04:00:12 AM
Well that's an entirely different scenario from what anyone here was thinking. And I'm not sure that's what the bimbo in Dovahkiin's post was talking about.

That's like picking up something a lady dropped and holding it hostage so she has to talk to you.

That's...

In the staircase example I'd have gone up to the next floor if there was one, just to piss the guy off for wasting time being a creep.

Quote from: Kimarhi on Jun 06, 2014, 03:59:56 AM
I am an equal opportunity door holder opener.  Dudes, chicks, old people, kids, married couples, dogs. 


But I don't wait around thirty seconds for somebody to come through the door either. 
Same
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 06, 2014, 04:01:35 AM
20-30 seconds...



dat guy is a serial killer <_<
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 06, 2014, 04:02:11 AM
"Thanks for holding the door..."
"No problem. Say, are you about a size 14?"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jun 06, 2014, 04:02:33 AM
That's a bit creepy, waiting at the door for 30 seconds. Cry1
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 06, 2014, 04:04:44 AM
We had this chick at my old work who had breast implants and this one slow guy would always come in and just stare at her.  She wouldn't walk outside alone if he was around because of the creep vibe he was giving.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 06, 2014, 04:05:15 AM
mannnnn my momma scolded me when I didn't open up a door for wimminz or gave them my bus seat... it's no fair I was primed ;-;
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 06, 2014, 04:06:52 AM
Quote from: BANE on Jun 06, 2014, 04:00:12 AM
Well that's an entirely different scenario from what anyone here was thinking.
That's because you don't even bother to hear out the issue when it's voiced and just jump to conclusions like most guys who get pissy when women speak up about small, annoying demeaning shit they have to put up with constantly that you don't realize? ◦°˚\(*❛‿❛)/˚°◦

Quote from: Aspie on Jun 06, 2014, 04:01:35 AM
20-30 seconds...



dat guy is a serial killer <_<
Happens all the time. Those two examples, the waiting for me to walk all the way to the goddamned door, or waiting for me to walk up some stairs, are ones that have happened to me regularly at office jobs.

Quote from: Aspie on Jun 06, 2014, 04:05:15 AM
mannnnn my momma scolded me when I didn't open up a door for wimminz or gave them my bus seat... it's no fair I was primed ;-;
Women are conditioned to enforce stupid gender roles just as much as men are.

Giving up your bus seat is hardcore stupid unless she's disabled or elderly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 06, 2014, 04:08:55 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 06, 2014, 04:06:52 AM
Quote from: BANE on Jun 06, 2014, 04:00:12 AM
Well that's an entirely different scenario from what anyone here was thinking.
That's because you don't even bother to hear out the issue when it's voiced and just jump to conclusions like most guys who get pissy when women speak up about small, annoying demeaning shit they have to put up with constantly that you don't realize? ◦°˚\(*❛‿❛)/˚°◦
Or because nobody elaborates and just says it as Dovah quoted.

But hey, women have always expected men to be mind readers instead of saying what they mean, so what're you gonna do?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 06, 2014, 04:10:15 AM
Men can read women brains, it is just encrypted. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 06, 2014, 04:10:48 AM
Quote from: BANE on Jun 06, 2014, 04:08:55 AM
Or because nobody elaborates and just says it as Dovah quoted.
Because a guy "quoting" something some random girl you don't know maybe said is something to actually be taken seriously ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 06, 2014, 04:12:27 AM
Guys don't lie.







To one another. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 06, 2014, 04:13:36 AM
Waiting thirty seconds? Ain't nobody got time for dat. I just assumed we were talking about normal people here.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 06, 2014, 04:14:36 AM
No, we're talking about extreme cases of stupid people who tar the rest of us by association.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 06, 2014, 04:15:11 AM
The creepers stain us all. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 06, 2014, 04:15:34 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jun 06, 2014, 04:13:36 AM
I just assumed we were talking about normal people here.
That would exclude you by default.

Quote from: SiL on Jun 06, 2014, 04:14:36 AM
No, we're talking about extreme cases of stupid people who tar the rest of us by association.
Enough guys do it that it's hardly "extreme".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 06, 2014, 04:18:59 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 06, 2014, 04:10:48 AM
Quote from: BANE on Jun 06, 2014, 04:08:55 AM
Or because nobody elaborates and just says it as Dovah quoted.
Because a guy "quoting" something some random girl you don't know maybe said is something to actually be taken seriously ::)
I've heard it said several times just like that at University, not just on the internet.

And don't talk to me of taking things seriously, you've been the biggest contributor to and catalyst for this conversation.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 06, 2014, 04:20:22 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 06, 2014, 04:15:34 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jun 06, 2014, 04:13:36 AM
I just assumed we were talking about normal people here.
That would exclude you by default.
QuoteTrue, but I only hold the door for people that are within a few strides of me and the door won't close on them as they get there. Most times, my way of holding the door is just shoving it open so they can walk through after me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 06, 2014, 04:20:42 AM
Quote from: BANE on Jun 06, 2014, 04:18:59 AM
And don't talk to me of taking things seriously, you've been the biggest contributor to and catalyst for this conversation.
Dance, puppets, dance!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 06, 2014, 04:21:33 AM
see now because of the rapidfire quoting I can't post anything with any relevance. 



>:(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 06, 2014, 04:22:01 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 06, 2014, 04:20:42 AM
Quote from: BANE on Jun 06, 2014, 04:18:59 AM
And don't talk to me of taking things seriously, you've been the biggest contributor to and catalyst for this conversation.
Dance, puppets, dance!
Little do you know I've been holding the door to Canada open for over an hour waiting for you to emigrate.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 06, 2014, 04:24:46 AM
 8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 06, 2014, 04:25:28 AM
Quote from: BANE on Jun 06, 2014, 04:22:01 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 06, 2014, 04:20:42 AM
Quote from: BANE on Jun 06, 2014, 04:18:59 AM
And don't talk to me of taking things seriously, you've been the biggest contributor to and catalyst for this conversation.
Dance, puppets, dance!
Little do you know I've been holding the door to Canada open for over an hour waiting for you to emigrate.  :laugh:
There's a door to Canada?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jun 06, 2014, 04:52:23 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Jun 06, 2014, 04:01:35 AM
20-30 seconds...



dat guy is a serial killer <_<

Really, aspie?

I'm setting the example, and it's going to be puzzled over and studied and followed, from now on.

Spoiler
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Dovahkiin on Jun 06, 2014, 06:19:23 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 06, 2014, 03:19:43 AM
Quote from: Dovahkiin on Jun 06, 2014, 01:09:24 AM
I don't really give a shit about any of this, but the feminists that say "Holding the door for women is just benevolent sexism." are the ones I f**king despise.
Ooooh, so despicable. Those f**kin' ungrateful uppity c**ts, amirite?

It kind of is a bit benevolently sexist if you don't do the same thing for other men.

Oh God, how did I know...

They're c**ts, that's for sure. I mean, when did holding the door open and generally being a gentleman become sexist? I had a girlfriend once who would not let me open the car door for her under any circumstances. On one date, I asked her why and she jumped down my throat. We got into an argument over it. I had had enough of her bullshit at that point so I dumped the bitch.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 06, 2014, 06:21:28 AM
Quote from: Dovahkiin on Jun 06, 2014, 06:19:23 AM
They're c**ts, that's for sure.
--Dovahkiin, 2014

Quote from: Dovahkiin on Jun 06, 2014, 06:19:23 AM
I had had enough of her bullshit at that point so I dumped the bitch.
--Dovahkiin, 2014
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jun 06, 2014, 06:22:35 AM
Zlol Dova.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Dovahkiin on Jun 06, 2014, 06:31:56 AM
I don't at all just sit there and hold doors for people that I know will take more than ten seconds to arrive. That is a waste of my time and it is true that it makes the person approaching feel rushed, but come on, just what the hell is wrong with being a gentleman? I love holding the door open for anyone in general, but ladies particularly because I like to think that chivalry isn't dead. It's not that big a deal if someone holds the door open for you. It doesn't mean you're weaker than them, it doesn't mean you're less compitent than them, it means that that person is just trying to do you a service out of goodness.

People should just sometimes shut the f**k up and learn to take some things at face value these days. Everything is so over analyzed and subject to such cynical scrutiny these days that something as nice and simple as holding the door open for a lady can be construed as goddamn sexism. It's ridiculous.

It doesn't seem that anyone can post an opinion on here that someone disagrees with without it being blown up into some kind of big f**king deal.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 06, 2014, 06:38:41 AM
Quote from: Dovahkiin on Jun 06, 2014, 06:31:56 AM
People should just sometimes shut the f**k up and learn to take some things at face value these days.
You should probably self-apply that.

Quote from: Dovahkiin on Jun 06, 2014, 06:31:56 AM
It doesn't seem that anyone can post an opinion on here that someone disagrees with without it being blown up into some kind of big f**king deal.
Considering your slinging around "c**ts", "bitches", and "f**ks" left and right, I'd say the only one blowing things up into a "big f**king deal" is you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Dovahkiin on Jun 06, 2014, 06:41:51 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 06, 2014, 06:38:41 AM
Quote from: Dovahkiin on Jun 06, 2014, 06:31:56 AM
People should just sometimes shut the f**k up and learn to take some things at face value these days.
You should probably self-apply that.


Quote from: Dovahkiin on Jun 06, 2014, 06:31:56 AM
It doesn't seem that anyone can post an opinion on here that someone disagrees with without it being blown up into some kind of big f**king deal.
Considering your slinging around "c**ts", "bitches", and "f**ks" left and right, I'd say the only one blowing things up into a "big f**king deal" is you.

How? What am I not taking at face value?

I made one post, and a debate about it between you, Cal and BANE went on for three pages.  :laugh: Somehow I knew I was going to get flak from you about that post.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 06, 2014, 06:44:18 AM
Quote from: Dovahkiin on Jun 06, 2014, 06:41:51 AM
How? What am I not taking at face value?
I mostly just meant the "shut the f**k up" part ◦°˚\(*❛‿❛)/˚°◦

Quote from: Dovahkiin on Jun 06, 2014, 06:41:51 AM
I made one post, and a debate about it between you, Cal and BANE went on for three pages.  :laugh:
A debate, yes. :)

You just threw a temper tantrum.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Dovahkiin on Jun 06, 2014, 06:49:31 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 06, 2014, 06:44:18 AM
Quote from: Dovahkiin on Jun 06, 2014, 06:41:51 AM
How? What am I not taking at face value?
I mostly just meant the "shut the f**k up" part ◦°˚\(*❛‿❛)/˚°◦

Wuv you too.

Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 06, 2014, 06:44:18 AM
Quote from: Dovahkiin on Jun 06, 2014, 06:41:51 AM
I made one post, and a debate about it between you, Cal and BANE went on for three pages.  :laugh:
A debate, yes. :)

You just threw a temper tantrum.

Woah, now. Who said I'm throwing a temper tantrum? I'm just a pretty profane guy. Not usually when I'm around girls, but generally...quite profane. I'm not angry at all, really. As I said in the post that started it all, I don't really give a shit. That's just my stance on the whole feminist thing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 06, 2014, 11:19:41 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 06, 2014, 04:06:52 AM
Giving up your bus seat is hardcore stupid unless she's disabled or elderly.

I can't believe I'm about to say it, but...

Something we finally agree on. That kind of constant white-knighting bullshit reduces women to children and makes men look like obedient fools.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Dovahkiin on Jun 06, 2014, 03:24:05 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 06, 2014, 11:19:41 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 06, 2014, 04:06:52 AM
Giving up your bus seat is hardcore stupid unless she's disabled or elderly.

I can't believe I'm about to say it, but...

Something we finally agree on. That kind of constant white-knighting bullshit reduces women to children and makes men look like obedient fools.

I hope you mean that it's stupid when there's other seats open. Because if there are no more seats open on a bus and I see a lady having to stand, I'd gladly give up my seat for her. But again, not if there's seats open.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 06, 2014, 03:29:31 PM
Quote from: Dovahkiin on Jun 06, 2014, 03:24:05 PM
I hope you mean that it's stupid when there's other seats open. Because if there are no more seats open on a bus and I see a lady having to stand, I'd gladly give up my seat for her.
Why?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jun 06, 2014, 03:31:36 PM
What do you mean by lady though, Dova? What be the definition of that word for you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 06, 2014, 03:32:39 PM
I suppose somebody with a vagina or at least looks like they have one.

Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 06, 2014, 03:29:31 PM
Quote from: Dovahkiin on Jun 06, 2014, 03:24:05 PM
I hope you mean that it's stupid when there's other seats open. Because if there are no more seats open on a bus and I see a lady having to stand, I'd gladly give up my seat for her.
Why?
Because chivalry ain't dead, m'lady.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jun 06, 2014, 03:33:06 PM
Quote from: Dovahkiin on Jun 06, 2014, 06:19:23 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 06, 2014, 03:19:43 AM
Quote from: Dovahkiin on Jun 06, 2014, 01:09:24 AM
I don't really give a shit about any of this, but the feminists that say "Holding the door for women is just benevolent sexism." are the ones I f**king despise.
Ooooh, so despicable. Those f**kin' ungrateful uppity c**ts, amirite?

It kind of is a bit benevolently sexist if you don't do the same thing for other men.

Oh God, how did I know...

They're c**ts, that's for sure. I mean, when did holding the door open and generally being a gentleman become sexist? I had a girlfriend once who would not let me open the car door for her under any circumstances. On one date, I asked her why and she jumped down my throat. We got into an argument over it. I had had enough of her bullshit at that point so I dumped the bitch.



The He-man woman haters club has a new member...welcome!


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jun 06, 2014, 03:33:39 PM
Zlol!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 06, 2014, 03:34:13 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jun 06, 2014, 03:32:39 PM
Because chivalry ain't dead, m'lady.
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jun 06, 2014, 03:38:11 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 06, 2014, 03:34:13 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jun 06, 2014, 03:32:39 PM
Because chivalry ain't dead, m'lady.
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jun 06, 2014, 04:05:38 PM
leaving my seat for someone on the bus just because they have a vajayjay? Eff that shit.
Only did that if the person was really old or was feeling unwell... or had a giant stab wound. or a bullet wound. That. :P

.if there's someone imediately behind me (i recognize) and about to enter my apartment building as well... i hold the door open for them instead of closing it right on their face... Men or women. Young or old. etc.. :P

They do it for me as well when they are in my place.

..because being nice isnt deadddd, dewds.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jun 06, 2014, 04:11:33 PM
I've been nice to girls before, like waiting at the door waiting for someone else to be done with the program coordinator, then a girl comes along and I let them go ahead of me.

But that was coincidence at play, because I only didn't want anyone listening in on a important subject with a lot of personal information involved and thankfully it was a quiet day.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 06, 2014, 04:20:30 PM
Chivalry cannot exist if men and women desire to be treated equally. Chivalry is preferential treatment.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 06, 2014, 04:25:02 PM
Scientists: A mysterious animal ate an entire 9-foot great white shark
http://sploid.gizmodo.com/what-the-heck-would-eat-a-9-foot-great-white-shark-1586991095 (http://sploid.gizmodo.com/what-the-heck-would-eat-a-9-foot-great-white-shark-1586991095)

QuoteScientists in Australia tagged a healthy 9-foot great white shark but when they found the tracking device washed up on a beach they also found some interesting data. Something—something really big—had eaten this apex predator. But what creature could dine on such ferocious prey?

The recovered device showed a rapid temperature rise and a sudden 1,900-foot change in depth. That's all the information the scientists have. I shiver at the thought of this battle.

Probably sensationalized, probably a whale did it or something.

But what if it was a colossal squid or a sea monster OMG :o
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jun 06, 2014, 04:29:40 PM
With the huge change in depth...

bigass squid. :P At least that's what i'd like it to be.

RELEASE THE KRAKEN! etc. etc.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jun 06, 2014, 04:31:48 PM
Orca?

But the depth change has me thinking something else but then again I don't know how deep a sudden 1,900 foot change is.

Megalodon?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 06, 2014, 05:25:42 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 06, 2014, 04:25:02 PM
Scientists: A mysterious animal ate an entire 9-foot great white shark
http://sploid.gizmodo.com/what-the-heck-would-eat-a-9-foot-great-white-shark-1586991095 (http://sploid.gizmodo.com/what-the-heck-would-eat-a-9-foot-great-white-shark-1586991095)

QuoteScientists in Australia tagged a healthy 9-foot great white shark but when they found the tracking device washed up on a beach they also found some interesting data. Something—something really big—had eaten this apex predator. But what creature could dine on such ferocious prey?

The recovered device showed a rapid temperature rise and a sudden 1,900-foot change in depth. That's all the information the scientists have. I shiver at the thought of this battle.

Probably sensationalized, probably a whale did it or something.

But what if it was a colossal squid or a sea monster OMG :o

Sounds like a squid. I don't think Orcas dive that deep and that's the only predator White Sharks have to worry about, as far as I know.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 06, 2014, 05:36:41 PM
He was swimming in my turf.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jun 06, 2014, 05:38:29 PM
It was clearly cthulhu
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jun 06, 2014, 08:58:47 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 06, 2014, 05:25:42 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 06, 2014, 04:25:02 PM
Scientists: A mysterious animal ate an entire 9-foot great white shark
http://sploid.gizmodo.com/what-the-heck-would-eat-a-9-foot-great-white-shark-1586991095 (http://sploid.gizmodo.com/what-the-heck-would-eat-a-9-foot-great-white-shark-1586991095)

QuoteScientists in Australia tagged a healthy 9-foot great white shark but when they found the tracking device washed up on a beach they also found some interesting data. Something—something really big—had eaten this apex predator. But what creature could dine on such ferocious prey?

The recovered device showed a rapid temperature rise and a sudden 1,900-foot change in depth. That's all the information the scientists have. I shiver at the thought of this battle.

Probably sensationalized, probably a whale did it or something.

But what if it was a colossal squid or a sea monster OMG :o

Sounds like a squid. I don't think Orcas dive that deep and that's the only predator White Sharks have to worry about, as far as I know.

Most likely a Sperm Whale. They feed on sharks and giant squid and can dive deeper than 7000 feet, no problem. You get them around Australia as well.

Orcas also eat sharks but I can't recall their depth limit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 06, 2014, 09:52:56 PM
"Four months after being tagged, the device belonging to a great white portentously dubbed "shark alpha" washed ashore 2.5 miles from where it was tagged. According to the data, a healthy 9-foot female great white shark was cruising down the edge of the continental shelf at a depth of 1,900 feet when a "huge temperature change" occurred. The tag showed a swing from 46 degrees (F) to 78 degrees within seconds. According to the narrator, the latter temperature, "could only be achieved inside the belly of another living animal.""

The shark was swimming at 300 feet deep before being pulled down to 1900 feet and then was eating, supposedly, WHOLE.

Well I think we can rule out getting caught in a Soviet era submarine propeller. Also what kind of tag was it... it's be f**king hilarious if all that was eating was the f**king tag.

It could have also been another great white.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_QyGANCUJI#t=165 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_QyGANCUJI#t=165)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenodog on Jun 06, 2014, 10:02:24 PM
Classic popsci exaggeration.  :laugh:
An act as simple as predation being blown into CSI Mariana Trench.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 06, 2014, 10:12:48 PM
The tag probably just got bit off.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 06, 2014, 10:15:38 PM
Yea this is bullshit. The tag itself got swallowed. Not so much murder as another case of shark rape!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jun 07, 2014, 12:47:21 AM
Great Whites don't go down that deep without something pulling them down... Shark tags are usually placed in an area of the dorsal fin which won't come out by itself for a very long time.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 07, 2014, 12:48:33 AM
Yeah sounds like it got pulled down.

or maybe those were some shit biologists and didnt tag properly
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 07, 2014, 01:52:57 AM
Data devices falling off are a pretty common occurrence. They are designed to fall off. This wasn't a name and address tag but a data collection device. Tearing one off isn't that hard. However for speculations sake, what could have done it? First, in any case the trackers new owner seemed to be happy cruising at sea level to a depth of around 300 feet and did so for 8 days. Great whites are also very capable of diving to depths of 1200+ meters. 1900 feet isn't a problem. 78F is also plausible inside the belly of a warm blooded white shark. If the shark was killed and eaten it was most likely by another great white shark. However considering it was a female, and sharks have no hands, my money is on happy time.

Man the more and more you see these once reputable scientific institutions propagate speculation; one can't help but wonder if Prometheus was a social satire on the current state of the scientific world and where it is f**king headed to.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 07, 2014, 02:59:16 AM
scientist are the new religious people
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jun 07, 2014, 03:24:39 AM
The MYSTERY Animal that killed the great white?

http://sploid.gizmodo.com/mystery-solved-heres-the-animal-that-ate-the-9-foot-gr-1587429691 (http://sploid.gizmodo.com/mystery-solved-heres-the-animal-that-ate-the-9-foot-gr-1587429691)

Another great white shark. A bigger one. :P

And in good news...
http://sploid.gizmodo.com/man-saves-squirrels-life-by-giving-it-cpr-1586926510 (http://sploid.gizmodo.com/man-saves-squirrels-life-by-giving-it-cpr-1586926510)
:'( All my feels.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 07, 2014, 06:18:42 AM
Oh that is bullshit. We all deduced that same damn conclusion. Still there is no evidence that the shark was killed. Of course documentary and mockumentary pretty much mean the same damn thing now. :P

Why did the cpr squirrel guy remove the video?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Jun 07, 2014, 11:48:43 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jun 07, 2014, 02:59:16 AM
scientist are the new religious people

Says the person on his computing device and or smart phone. Say "Thank you Science"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jun 07, 2014, 11:57:35 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jun 07, 2014, 01:52:57 AM
Man the more and more you see these once reputable scientific institutions propagate speculation; one can't help but wonder if Prometheus was a social satire on the current state of the scientific world and where it is f**king headed to.

Im pretty sure that was the point, reinforced by the main theme of the hubris of man.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jun 07, 2014, 02:26:22 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Jun 07, 2014, 03:24:39 AM
The MYSTERY Animal that killed the great white?

http://sploid.gizmodo.com/mystery-solved-heres-the-animal-that-ate-the-9-foot-gr-1587429691 (http://sploid.gizmodo.com/mystery-solved-heres-the-animal-that-ate-the-9-foot-gr-1587429691)

Another great white shark. A bigger one. :P

And in good news...
http://sploid.gizmodo.com/man-saves-squirrels-life-by-giving-it-cpr-1586926510 (http://sploid.gizmodo.com/man-saves-squirrels-life-by-giving-it-cpr-1586926510)
:'( All my feels.

Listen here, a Great White Shark that can eat or attack a 9 foot shark... is STILL a scary thing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Xjc2vB46E#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Xjc2vB46E#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 07, 2014, 02:45:08 PM
Quote from: Rong on Jun 07, 2014, 11:57:35 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jun 07, 2014, 01:52:57 AM
Man the more and more you see these once reputable scientific institutions propagate speculation; one can't help but wonder if Prometheus was a social satire on the current state of the scientific world and where it is f**king headed to.

Im pretty sure that was the point, reinforced by the main theme of the hubris of man.
Okay Erik :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Jun 07, 2014, 03:03:00 PM
Great whites bite each other regularly as part of normal social interaction (probably particularly around mating), that's a big part of the reason why their skin's so thick. Its toothy little friend might have come round to say hello, and left with a mouthful of tag. Doesn't necessarily mean the tagged one was eaten.

Plus, as Whiterabbit pointed out, these tags can sometimes come off on their own. Certain sharks, including the great white, are well known for swallowing floating detritus.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 07, 2014, 05:39:05 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Jun 07, 2014, 11:48:43 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jun 07, 2014, 02:59:16 AM
scientist are the new religious people

Says the person on his computing device and or smart phone. Say "Thank you Science"


You assume much.  In reality I am directly interfacing the network through the earth's magnetic fields using my psychic ability. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 07, 2014, 09:28:47 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oceanlight.com%2Fstock-photo%2Fgreat-white-shark-guadalupe-island-photograph-10119-248006.jpg&hash=fd640a2f07c0144968279caf0b0ab9ca8e348db7)

And I still go into the ocean knowing there's that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 07, 2014, 09:31:41 PM
But he looks so happy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Jun 07, 2014, 09:43:26 PM
I haven't really felt quite the same about any shark since I discovered they enjoy being stroked.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 07, 2014, 09:47:33 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.gifbay.com%2F2013%2F04%2Fswimming_with_a_great_white_shark-45683.gif&hash=26aa5a8f0bd1c353bbbfbb3cb3576dee4f56c642)
They ain't so bad.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 07, 2014, 09:55:28 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 07, 2014, 09:47:33 PM
http://cdn.gifbay.com/2013/04/swimming_with_a_great_white_shark-45683.gif
They ain't so bad.
I bet he never called her back.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/07/showbiz/tracy-morgan-hospitalized/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 (http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/07/showbiz/tracy-morgan-hospitalized/index.html?hpt=hp_t1)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 07, 2014, 10:43:31 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 07, 2014, 09:47:33 PM
http://cdn.gifbay.com/2013/04/swimming_with_a_great_white_shark-45683.gif
They ain't so bad.

this chick has badonkadonk
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 07, 2014, 10:46:35 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi57.tinypic.com%2Fle25g.jpg&hash=758fc45a287efb2f7c755cd1cbc019a5b235330b)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 07, 2014, 10:49:35 PM
When the ass is noticeable in a .gif whose content was originally filmed underwater next to a shark it is worth pointing out. 




Also, I will save your broken dog rolls eye pic for all dem spiderman pics.   >:(






:P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 07, 2014, 10:58:30 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.gyazo.com%2F99d0222de6a13220393805b76db3a4d8.png&hash=f5022cb99d780445fd1c058d4aae18dd566a7fad)
Kimarhi plz
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 07, 2014, 11:06:36 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 07, 2014, 09:47:33 PM
http://cdn.gifbay.com/2013/04/swimming_with_a_great_white_shark-45683.gif
They ain't so bad.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi40.tinypic.com%2F2mw5ybm.jpg&hash=582496b86f0f22db0966742bd9c451748cd2443f)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: coolbreeze on Jun 07, 2014, 11:46:51 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jun 07, 2014, 10:43:31 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 07, 2014, 09:47:33 PM
http://cdn.gifbay.com/2013/04/swimming_with_a_great_white_shark-45683.gif
They ain't so bad.

this chick has badonkadonk

The thirst is real with this one  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 07, 2014, 11:50:00 PM
So thirsty he'd drink all that salt water :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 07, 2014, 11:53:44 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 07, 2014, 11:50:00 PM
So thirsty he'd drink all that salt water :laugh:
I wouldn't recommend it, salt water only makes you thirstier and isn't very healthy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 07, 2014, 11:54:51 PM
Quote from: BANE on Jun 07, 2014, 11:53:44 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 07, 2014, 11:50:00 PM
So thirsty he'd drink all that salt water :laugh:
I wouldn't recommend it, salt water only makes you thirstier and isn't very healthy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xECUrlnXCqk# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xECUrlnXCqk#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 07, 2014, 11:55:41 PM
listen all these other mofos can deny it, but I know they noticed the ass to.


They scairt. 

f**king bane and his deletion of his own post all the gotdamn time.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 08, 2014, 12:00:49 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 07, 2014, 11:54:51 PM
Quote from: BANE on Jun 07, 2014, 11:53:44 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 07, 2014, 11:50:00 PM
So thirsty he'd drink all that salt water :laugh:
I wouldn't recommend it, salt water only makes you thirstier and isn't very healthy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xECUrlnXCqk# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xECUrlnXCqk#)
It's no joke Cvalda millions of children die every year from overconsumption of salt water.  :-\

I recently donated to a foundation called "Salt of the Earth" that helps educate young people about sea safety and preventing things like drinking salt water, eating seaweeds right off the beach, throwing clams at seagulls, etc... through education programs (mainly helpful flyers with catchy slogans that I helped write).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jun 08, 2014, 12:23:15 AM
http://jezebel.com/lothario-guinea-pig-infiltrates-female-enclosure-sires-1587550635/+rtgonzalez (http://jezebel.com/lothario-guinea-pig-infiltrates-female-enclosure-sires-1587550635/+rtgonzalez)

his pimp game is STRONG.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenodog on Jun 08, 2014, 04:44:38 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Jun 08, 2014, 12:23:15 AM
http://jezebel.com/lothario-guinea-pig-infiltrates-female-enclosure-sires-1587550635/+rtgonzalez (http://jezebel.com/lothario-guinea-pig-infiltrates-female-enclosure-sires-1587550635/+rtgonzalez)

his pimp game is STRONG.

Was going to post that.  :laugh:
And so begins the age of inbreeding for England's guinea pigs.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 09, 2014, 11:35:39 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jun 07, 2014, 09:28:47 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oceanlight.com%2Fstock-photo%2Fgreat-white-shark-guadalupe-island-photograph-10119-248006.jpg&hash=fd640a2f07c0144968279caf0b0ab9ca8e348db7)

And I still go into the ocean knowing there's that.

Thanks. It's not like I planned on sleeping tonight anyway.

In other news,
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/06/narvell-benning_n_5459899.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/06/narvell-benning_n_5459899.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 10, 2014, 01:08:27 PM
This one hit home.

http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/doves-new-ad-shows-what-dads-really-do-158181 (http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/doves-new-ad-shows-what-dads-really-do-158181)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jun 10, 2014, 02:58:37 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 10, 2014, 01:08:27 PM
This one hit home.

http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/doves-new-ad-shows-what-dads-really-do-158181 (http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/doves-new-ad-shows-what-dads-really-do-158181)

Thank you.   

My friend is  a social worker, and frequently mentions that it is so sad when trying to place homeless kids, who would have great homes if it were easier for a man to be able to adopt them.  My brother was single dad for many years, and a really good one.   The mom was a drunk and walked out on them.  Good parenting has nothing to do with gender, just personal integrity.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Jun 11, 2014, 12:56:23 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 10, 2014, 01:08:27 PM
This one hit home.

http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/doves-new-ad-shows-what-dads-really-do-158181 (http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/doves-new-ad-shows-what-dads-really-do-158181)

:)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 11, 2014, 02:06:46 AM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Jun 10, 2014, 02:58:37 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 10, 2014, 01:08:27 PM
This one hit home.

http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/doves-new-ad-shows-what-dads-really-do-158181 (http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/doves-new-ad-shows-what-dads-really-do-158181)

Thank you.   

My friend is  a social worker, and frequently mentions that it is so sad when trying to place homeless kids, who would have great homes if it were easier for a man to be able to adopt them.  My brother was single dad for many years, and a really good one.   The mom was a drunk and walked out on them.  Good parenting has nothing to do with gender, just personal integrity.

Yup. Anyone can be a good parent. More importantly, one parent should never, ever use their kids as a tool to alienate the other parent.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 11, 2014, 04:59:37 AM
I wonder where this could be going...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jun 11, 2014, 05:01:48 AM
..wimmin!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 11, 2014, 11:27:57 AM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Jun 11, 2014, 05:01:48 AM
..wimmin!

Anyone can do it, male or female ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jun 12, 2014, 04:06:00 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 11, 2014, 11:27:57 AM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Jun 11, 2014, 05:01:48 AM
..wimmin!

Anyone can do it, male or female ;)



Having two dads is the bestest though. Two moms is OK but every child needs some sort of male father figure.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 12, 2014, 04:08:58 PM
Prove it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 12, 2014, 04:28:37 PM
If by prove it you mean prove why fathers are important,

https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/usermanuals/fatherhood/chaptertwo.cfm (https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/usermanuals/fatherhood/chaptertwo.cfm)
http://www.parents.com/parenting/dads/issues-trends/importance-of-fathers-involvement/ (http://www.parents.com/parenting/dads/issues-trends/importance-of-fathers-involvement/)
http://www.livescience.com/20997-science-fatherhood-fathers-day.html (http://www.livescience.com/20997-science-fatherhood-fathers-day.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 12, 2014, 04:43:06 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 12, 2014, 04:28:37 PM
If by prove it you mean prove why fathers are important
No, that's not what I asked. I wanted proof they were necessary.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 12, 2014, 04:43:55 PM
Those links explain just that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 12, 2014, 04:51:06 PM
No they don't. They just talk about the benefits of having a father in some heterosexual partnerships.

You don't need a parent of both genders. Studies show children raised by gay couple and lesbian couples are just as well as off as those of two gender parents, and a lot of times actually better off:
http://content.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1994480,00.html (http://content.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1994480,00.html)

Saying "kids need a father and a mother" is rubbish.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 12, 2014, 04:59:24 PM
Kids don't need any parents. Just send em to foster care, that way I can raise them to be slaughtered at my orphanage farm.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jun 12, 2014, 05:25:23 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 12, 2014, 04:08:58 PM
Prove it.


The saying that "every child needs a father" would be redundant if the premise that a father figure isn't required for a happy upbringing and later success in life was true
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 12, 2014, 05:26:39 PM
Sloganeering = proof.

k
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jun 12, 2014, 08:57:01 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 12, 2014, 05:26:39 PM
Sloganeering = proof.

k

The proof lies in the African American children whom didn't have a father figure growing up.  They often end up in jail or serving a life of crime. Doesn't necessary need to be their biological father but having a father type figure whether it be a butch lesbian or a trans woman is ESSENTIAL.



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 12, 2014, 09:02:23 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jun 12, 2014, 08:57:01 PM
The proof lies in the African American children whom didn't have a father figure growing up.  They often end up in jail or serving a life of crime.
Whoa, that noxious blast of racism :o

Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jun 12, 2014, 08:57:01 PM
Doesn't necessary need to be their biological father but having a father type figure whether it be a butch lesbian or a trans woman is ESSENTIAL.
Christ, you are vile. ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jun 12, 2014, 09:07:18 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jun 12, 2014, 08:57:01 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 12, 2014, 05:26:39 PM
Sloganeering = proof.

k

The proof lies in the African American children whom didn't have a father figure growing up.  They often end up in jail or serving a life of crime. Doesn't necessary need to be their biological father but having a father type figure whether it be a butch lesbian or a trans woman is ESSENTIAL.








Of course this comes from the guy that says the victim of rape is at fault. Of course you woud say stupid shit like this, Kirkland, of f**king course.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 12, 2014, 09:08:41 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jun 12, 2014, 04:59:24 PM
Kids don't need any parents. Just send em to foster care, that way I can raise them to be slaughtered at my orphanage farm.
How much for some finely aged black kid prime rib?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 12, 2014, 09:10:29 PM
Quote from: BANE on Jun 12, 2014, 09:08:41 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jun 12, 2014, 04:59:24 PM
Kids don't need any parents. Just send em to foster care, that way I can raise them to be slaughtered at my orphanage farm.
How much for some finely aged black kid prime rib?
about tree-fiddy

Quote from: ShadowPred on Jun 12, 2014, 09:07:18 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jun 12, 2014, 08:57:01 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 12, 2014, 05:26:39 PM
Sloganeering = proof.

k

The proof lies in the African American children whom didn't have a father figure growing up.  They often end up in jail or serving a life of crime. Doesn't necessary need to be their biological father but having a father type figure whether it be a butch lesbian or a trans woman is ESSENTIAL.








Of course this comes from the guy that says the victim of rape is at fault. Of course you woud say stupid shit like this, Kirkland, of f**king course.


...

I'm going back to work...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 12, 2014, 09:11:24 PM
Do you have sausages made from Asian kids?

I'll take 10 links please.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 12, 2014, 09:12:45 PM
No, but I can get some made for you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 12, 2014, 09:14:45 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jun 12, 2014, 09:10:29 PM
about tree-fiddy





























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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Jun 12, 2014, 09:32:11 PM
Kids don't need 'a father', they need parents. That means authority figures, and men, women, straights, gays and transgender, whatever flavor your parent comes in, has the capacity to impart both love and discipline. That's what kids need at the end of the day.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jun 13, 2014, 01:59:45 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 12, 2014, 09:02:23 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jun 12, 2014, 08:57:01 PM
The proof lies in the African American children whom didn't have a father figure growing up.  They often end up in jail or serving a life of crime.
Whoa, that noxious blast of racism :o

Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jun 12, 2014, 08:57:01 PM
Doesn't necessary need to be their biological father but having a father type figure whether it be a butch lesbian or a trans woman is ESSENTIAL.
Christ, you are vile. ::)


It's not racist, If let's say star NFL QB Michael Vick had a father growing up, He would have had a more stable and better foundation for success;  sort of like how Robert Griffin had a rock solid foundation as he had two parents in the equation as did Russell Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 13, 2014, 02:09:07 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/11/worlds-oldest-cat-dead_n_5485957.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/11/worlds-oldest-cat-dead_n_5485957.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

The world's oldest cat just died!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jun 13, 2014, 02:57:15 PM
 :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 13, 2014, 03:49:18 PM
Massive 'ocean' discovered towards Earth's core
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn25723-massive-ocean-discovered-towards-earths-core.html#.U5scZCiTyBo (http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn25723-massive-ocean-discovered-towards-earths-core.html#.U5scZCiTyBo)

QuoteA reservoir of water three times the volume of all the oceans has been discovered deep beneath the Earth's surface. The finding could help explain where Earth's seas came from.

The water is hidden inside a blue rock called ringwoodite that lies 700 kilometres underground in the mantle, the layer of hot rock between Earth's surface and its core.

The huge size of the reservoir throws new light on the origin of Earth's water. Some geologists think water arrived in comets as they struck the planet, but the new discovery supports an alternative idea that the oceans gradually oozed out of the interior of the early Earth.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jun 13, 2014, 06:38:13 PM
Make it so!

http://www.theverge.com/2014/6/13/5806104/nasas-warp-drive-spaceship-concept-enterprise (http://www.theverge.com/2014/6/13/5806104/nasas-warp-drive-spaceship-concept-enterprise)

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QuoteThe number of sponsors suggests NASA is expecting the commercial space travel sector to keep growing. Squint at the bottom right of the nameplate and you might see a familiar logo: Weyland-Yutani, the nefarious fictional megacorporation from the Alien movies.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 13, 2014, 06:47:26 PM
need a coalition of people that say f**k it lets go to space
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 14, 2014, 08:38:54 AM
Maybe name it after a ship that doesn't blow up.

I'm thinking IXS Millennium Muthaf**kin' Falcon.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Jun 14, 2014, 10:07:54 PM
Hopefully the start of more widescale metal-based home 3D printing.

http://3dprint.com/5737/affordable-metal-3d-printer/ (http://3dprint.com/5737/affordable-metal-3d-printer/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jun 15, 2014, 01:49:03 AM
Ukraine fight back, Russia is angry and sending in their tanks slowly hoping no one will notice.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27853698 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27853698)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jun 16, 2014, 01:28:39 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jun 15, 2014, 01:49:03 AM
Ukraine fight back, Russia is angry and sending in their tanks slowly hoping no one will notice.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27853698 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27853698)

...as well as fighting back against the Svoboda Neo-Nazi scum holding seats in the Ukrainian government.

The whole thing is such a mess.



Quote from: Kimarhi on Jun 13, 2014, 06:47:26 PM
need a coalition of people that say f**k it lets go to space

Rather fix things here on Earth first before literally burning billions and trillions of bucks in space.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 16, 2014, 01:58:56 AM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jun 16, 2014, 02:03:43 AM
Quote from: SM on Jun 16, 2014, 01:58:56 AM
http://youonlyliveonce.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Untitled-23.jpg

I'm all for doing both, but I don't see how that realistically would happen.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 16, 2014, 02:05:31 AM
Ain't no one going into space now except rich 1-percenters on vacation to an orbiting space station a decade or so on.

If that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jun 16, 2014, 02:14:17 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 16, 2014, 02:05:31 AM
Ain't no one going into space now except rich 1-percenters on vacation to an orbiting space station a decade or so on.

If that.

Not true there are startups for mining asteroids due to the rare earth materials in them, all robotic tho so in a sense you're right. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 16, 2014, 02:32:08 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jun 16, 2014, 01:28:39 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jun 15, 2014, 01:49:03 AM
Ukraine fight back, Russia is angry and sending in their tanks slowly hoping no one will notice.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27853698 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27853698)

...as well as fighting back against the Svoboda Neo-Nazi scum holding seats in the Ukrainian government.

The whole thing is such a mess.



Quote from: Kimarhi on Jun 13, 2014, 06:47:26 PM
need a coalition of people that say f**k it lets go to space

Rather fix things here on Earth first before literally burning billions and trillions of bucks in space.

Infinite resources in space could help fix the major problem on earth.  Everybody fighting and jockeying for position over resources.


MAKE IT HAPPEN CAPTAIN.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Jun 16, 2014, 02:34:25 AM
Not to mention that the long-term survival of our species relies upon settlement on other worlds.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 16, 2014, 02:35:15 AM
Get em space marines
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 16, 2014, 02:37:18 AM
Considering we can't even properly address any major issues facing us on a relatively quick geologic scale, such as climate change, peak oil, and inevitable food shortages, entertaining the idea that we'll actually be able to get our shit together enough to go out and find other worlds to populate is kind of a pipe dream.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 16, 2014, 02:38:56 AM
FOR THOSE THAT LACK IMAGINATION AND FAITH CVALDA.




But for the rest of us.   8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 16, 2014, 02:39:50 AM
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Convince yourself.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 16, 2014, 02:41:16 AM
All it would take is ONE country saying they were going back to the moon and/or mars and everybody else would be in.



There are just a bunch of liberals out there who are more concerned about bottlefeeding all the do nothings and have nots out there. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 16, 2014, 02:41:32 AM
Getting settled in space could be more likely than fixing those other problems for the same reasons those problems aren't being addressed properly: Money.

Yeah, going to space is costly. But you can charge out the arse for it, too, and make money on developing and selling the tech necessary.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 16, 2014, 02:42:30 AM
Quote from: SiL on Jun 16, 2014, 02:41:32 AM
Yeah, going to space is costly. But you can charge out the arse for it, too, and make money on developing and selling the tech necessary.
Like I said:

Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 16, 2014, 02:05:31 AM
Ain't no one going into space now except rich 1-percenters on vacation to an orbiting space station a decade or so on.

If that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 16, 2014, 02:43:54 AM
It's not about getting in to space. It's about getting resources out of space.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 16, 2014, 02:45:37 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 16, 2014, 02:42:30 AM
Quote from: SiL on Jun 16, 2014, 02:41:32 AM
Yeah, going to space is costly. But you can charge out the arse for it, too, and make money on developing and selling the tech necessary.
Like I said:

Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 16, 2014, 02:05:31 AM
Ain't no one going into space now except rich 1-percenters on vacation to an orbiting space station a decade or so on.

If that.
And then the industry grows, becomes cheaper, grows, etc.

Before you know it we've still got politicians saying climate change is a political, not scientific, issue, while rich people chill in their moon-spas with their moon cocktails being served by their moonservants.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 16, 2014, 02:46:26 AM
welcome to elysium
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 16, 2014, 02:47:11 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jun 16, 2014, 02:43:54 AM
It's not about getting in to space. It's about getting resources out of space.


Wouldn't be a problem if everybody worked on a solution.  The problem would be finding the resources to make space worthwhile.  If you land on the moon and there is nothing but a bunch of common minerals and ores used on earth then it would be pointless.

However land on moon find some sort of resource that makes oil passé then the worlds top engineers would find away to make that stuff abundant on earth.  You have to establish the want to first.  Right now your trying to convince a pro basketball team to become pro football players.  They don't see the point in doing it. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 16, 2014, 02:47:47 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Jun 16, 2014, 02:46:26 AM
welcome to elysium
Alternatively everyone dumps its prison population on the moon and it becomes Australia II.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 16, 2014, 02:48:25 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jun 16, 2014, 02:47:11 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jun 16, 2014, 02:43:54 AM
It's not about getting in to space. It's about getting resources out of space.


Wouldn't be a problem if everybody worked on a solution.  The problem would be finding the resources to make space worthwhile.  If you land on the moon and there is nothing but a bunch of common minerals and ores used on earth then it would be pointless.

However land on moon find some sort of resource that makes oil passé then the worlds top engineers would find away to make that stuff abundant on earth.  You have to establish the want to first.  Right now your trying to convince a pro basketball team to become pro football players.  They don't see the point in doing it. 
Asteroids.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 16, 2014, 02:49:28 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jun 16, 2014, 02:47:11 AM
If you land on the moon and there is nothing but a bunch of common minerals and ores used on earth then it would be pointless.
Which is basically the case.

Quote from: Kimarhi on Jun 16, 2014, 02:47:11 AM
However land on moon find some sort of resource that makes oil passé then the worlds top engineers would find away to make that stuff abundant on earth.
Unobtanium?!! :o

Quote from: Kimarhi on Jun 16, 2014, 02:47:11 AM
They don't see the point in doing it.
Cuz, to be honest, there really isn't much of one :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 16, 2014, 02:50:15 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 16, 2014, 02:49:28 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jun 16, 2014, 02:47:11 AM
However land on moon find some sort of resource that makes oil passé then the worlds top engineers would find away to make that stuff abundant on earth.
Unobtanium?!! :o
Helium-3.

Fusion-powered caaaaaaars
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 16, 2014, 02:50:57 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 16, 2014, 02:49:28 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jun 16, 2014, 02:47:11 AM
If you land on the moon and there is nothing but a bunch of common minerals and ores used on earth then it would be pointless.
Which is basically the case.

Quote from: Kimarhi on Jun 16, 2014, 02:47:11 AM
However land on moon find some sort of resource that makes oil passé then the worlds top engineers would find away to make that stuff abundant on earth.
Unobtanium?!! :o

Quote from: Kimarhi on Jun 16, 2014, 02:47:11 AM
They don't see the point in doing it.
Cuz, to be honest, there really isn't much of one :-\

I find your lack of faith disturbing. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 16, 2014, 02:51:21 AM
Quote from: SiL on Jun 16, 2014, 02:47:47 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Jun 16, 2014, 02:46:26 AM
welcome to elysium
Alternatively everyone dumps its prison population on the moon and it becomes Australia II.

The environment adapts and moon rocks turn into giant lunar spiders and snakes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 16, 2014, 02:51:37 AM
sil and kimarhi mars 2025.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 16, 2014, 02:52:37 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Jun 16, 2014, 02:51:21 AM
The environment adapts and moon rocks turn into giant lunar spiders and snakes.
You just spoiled the plot of a movie and you don't even know it.

Quote from: Kimarhi on Jun 16, 2014, 02:51:37 AM
sil and kimarhi mars 2025.
I'd rather the moon. Not so big on the one way ticket to Mars.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 16, 2014, 02:54:07 AM
By 2025 they'll have the technology for a return trip.  Unless you are in that mars 1 reality tv show in which case you'll probably just end up smashed into the side of the planet somewhere. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Jun 16, 2014, 05:45:41 AM
I'm not sure what you'd find on another planet that would make it worthwhile. Oil and natural gas require the existence of dead organisms, and what other resource does any first-world country fight over?
All I can think of that would be worthwhile are hydrogen and water (which would require a long-arse trip), and I don't think there's an urgent need for either in the non-ultra-distant future.

Main thing we need is more room for agriculture, and maybe living space. For that we either need highly safe and stable space stations (which could potentially happen with further development of our current space programmes) and a cheap, low-pollution means of travelling to and from them; to terraform Mars or a moon in our solar system (which will probably remain fantasy); or to devise a new means of propulsion which allows us to travel quickly between solar systems (the conception of which won't necessarily come from a space programme).

At the risk of sounding like an immoral Chinese tyrant, most of our future problems (and the survival of Earth's natural heritage) can be solved by population controls. Unfortunately that's about the most invasive and anti-freedom measure that a government can propose, and will probably never happen in a democratic country. It'd take massive and personally-affecting resource shortage for that to happen, by which time it'd be too late.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 16, 2014, 05:47:57 AM
Quote from: Vertigo on Jun 16, 2014, 05:45:41 AM
At the risk of sounding like an immoral Chinese tyrant, most of our future problems (and the survival of Earth's natural heritage) can be solved by population controls. Unfortunately that's about the most invasive and anti-freedom measure that a government can propose, and will probably never happen in a democratic country. It'd take massive and personally-affecting resource shortage for that to happen, by which time it'd be too late.
The awful truth.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 16, 2014, 06:32:42 AM
Quote from: Vertigo on Jun 16, 2014, 05:45:41 AM
I'm not sure what you'd find on another planet that would make it worthwhile. Oil and natural gas require the existence of dead organisms, and what other resource does any first-world country fight over?
Rare earth metals. Asteroids are loaded with em though... Helium too. However Jupiter and Saturn are basically giant balls of gas. Ah I got it, more beach front property!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Jun 16, 2014, 10:59:56 AM
Well, the main element you'd mine on a gas giant or asteroid is hydrogen, which we're not currently short of.

Fair point about metals which are rare on Earth, though I'd imagine it would be a very long time before the cost of a mining venture could be outweighed by the value of the payload. Governments aren't likely to pursue it, because their use is more as a component in science, industry and commercial products, rather than a household survival essential.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 16, 2014, 11:20:10 AM
We could start by embracing solar energy and hydrogen powered-cars and bringing Tesla's old experiments into practice...

But then again, none of them are very profitable so...yeah.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ghostface on Jun 16, 2014, 12:29:34 PM
In 100 years we'll be mining whatever we need from the far reaches of the galaxy. Just don't stop for any distress signals.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 16, 2014, 12:36:06 PM
Speaking of which, your avatar is really spooky-looking.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ghostface on Jun 16, 2014, 12:37:35 PM
Well my mum thinks I'm handsome
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Jun 16, 2014, 01:32:45 PM
The destruction of the planet isn't profitable. Eventually, the powers that be will want to fix it, even if it is just for self preservation.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 16, 2014, 01:38:35 PM
And they will propose solutions that will mean f**k all because by then it will be too late.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Jun 16, 2014, 01:55:23 PM
Lets hope that's not the case.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jun 16, 2014, 01:57:21 PM
Quote from: Vertigo on Jun 16, 2014, 10:59:56 AM
Fair point about metals which are rare on Earth, though I'd imagine it would be a very long time before the cost of a mining venture could be outweighed by the value of the payload.

Yeah, it's the cost of getting "up there" that's the main issue. It costs about $10,000 to put a pound of payload in Earth orbit. Would be much cheaper bringing the payload back though.

Maybe if Putin manages to re-assemble the Soviet Union, start a Cold War II and get a space race going again?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Jun 16, 2014, 02:22:27 PM
Putin may be an imperialist, but I'm pretty sure he has zero interest in a re-establishment of Russian communism. Their economy hinges on a super-rich oligarchy, and has grown under capitalist principles.

Still, that man and his country defy prediction. With the influence of the oligarchy, the state might express an interest in spearheading extraterrestrial ventures again (such as mining).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jun 16, 2014, 02:31:53 PM
Yeah, the cold war and space race was a product of ideology as much as anything else.

Ironic that Russia today is arguably the world leader in capitalism.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jun 16, 2014, 06:21:49 PM
The pope will forgo his typical armored and bulletproof transportation. Time to activate agent Maledoro!


May science and the laws of physics be on your side!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 16, 2014, 09:57:45 PM
There is no reason to travel to other worlds to mine rare earth metals though, we can do that on near earth asteroids and helium is the main element that we will have to mine in the near future. Thankfully Jupiter's atmosphere is basically 25% helium. No helium, no rockets, no mri, no chance and we're squandering it away thanks to congress. Once it gets out in the atmosphere it basically heads out into space to never be seen from again.

However the truth of the matter is that we will head into space because we want too. For the same reason people climb stupid ass tall mountains. If not that, then for survival. Those who may not be fond of the idea will do so for the same reason as always, money.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Jun 16, 2014, 10:17:07 PM
Most metals are perfectly recycable. Fuel cell powered cars are being developed by all the major automakers to be introduced in mass production in the early 2020s as well as the petrol/hydrogen fuel station infrastructure to back it up. The Moon holds all the Helium we could ever want when we run out of the stuff here.

Fossil fuels have had their time. In a couple of decades, they'll be slowly outfased in most 1st World nations.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 16, 2014, 11:16:45 PM
galaxy has become the union of progressive peoples
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jun 16, 2014, 11:37:49 PM
Let's build an atmosphere processor.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 16, 2014, 11:45:16 PM
Quote from: Eva on Jun 16, 2014, 10:17:07 PM
Most metals are perfectly recycable. Fuel cell powered cars are being developed by all the major automakers to be introduced in mass production in the early 2020s as well as the petrol/hydrogen fuel station infrastructure to back it up. The Moon holds all the Helium we could ever want when we run out of the stuff here.

Fossil fuels have had their time. In a couple of decades, they'll be slowly outfased in most 1st World nations.
Ah that is true. Damn moon actually has a useful purpose. :P

Easier and cheaper to mine. However rare earth elements are just that. Rare on earth. I honestly don't see hydrogen being made to work. However fossils are dead if we want to have any chance of saving ourselves.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jun 16, 2014, 11:53:06 PM
I'd rather not f**k around with the moon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_ft016KwW4#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_ft016KwW4#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 18, 2014, 11:38:48 AM
Oh come on. How can you say humanity has ever lived if we don't blow up the moon! At least once. However not before the day someone defaces the moon by etching a giant butt into it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 18, 2014, 01:08:46 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/12/artificial-vagina_n_5488458.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/12/artificial-vagina_n_5488458.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular)

Artificial vaginas, anyone?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jun 18, 2014, 01:37:13 PM
Close as your probably gon get  8)

/jk
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Spoonman101 on Jun 18, 2014, 02:24:21 PM
And that's all he'll ever need. Do you know how unlikely it is to find a woman that doesn't ask you questions like a perpetual interview?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Jun 18, 2014, 04:30:10 PM
Quote from: Spoonman101 on Jun 18, 2014, 02:24:21 PM
And that's all he'll ever need. Do you know how unlikely it is to find a woman that doesn't ask you questions like a perpetual interview?

Hey, she'd find a challenge in me :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Spoonman101 on Jun 18, 2014, 04:51:04 PM
Iraq anyone?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jun 18, 2014, 04:57:30 PM
Quote from: Spoonman101 on Jun 18, 2014, 04:51:04 PM
Iraq anyone?
nah
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 18, 2014, 05:10:37 PM
everybody that deployed there is so pissed. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jun 18, 2014, 05:28:01 PM
What are your thoughts, Kimarhi?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Jun 18, 2014, 05:32:12 PM
Thank you for reminding me how much I hate Chris Cornell's nauseous tomcat vocals, Spoonman.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 18, 2014, 05:33:12 PM
Quote from: Rong on Jun 18, 2014, 01:37:13 PM
Close as your probably gon get  8)

/jk

*inhales*

Faaaaaaaaaaaaack youuuuuuuuuuuu
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 18, 2014, 05:40:35 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Jun 18, 2014, 05:28:01 PM
What are your thoughts, Kimarhi?

Well I never went to Iraq so it doesn't have quite the same effect it has on those guys that were there multiple times.  I can't say I'm surprised.  We left too early and still put older people who believe in sectarian rule in charge. 

Also the Shia military is only really giving up ground in majority Sunni cities, once they get to Baghdad the fight will be much harder for them.


When we leave Afghanistan the exact same thing will happen there.

It takes more than a decade to change somebody's way of thinking.  If outside influence wasn't an issue you'd stay and brainwash the younger generation until they were old enough to be in charge and put country and not tribe first.  But that will never happen. 

However it ends it won't be good for the US.  ISIS rolls on and Iran will jump the border to crush them leading to an even stronger Iran because it will now have a buffer state.  ISIS is repelled but not pushed out could lead to an Iraq that is divided into three different countries.

It is a mess.

Truthflly the only way I think it could be saved the way we want it to be saved is to put troops back on the ground and that will never happen. 

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jun 18, 2014, 05:49:01 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jun 18, 2014, 05:40:35 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Jun 18, 2014, 05:28:01 PM
What are your thoughts, Kimarhi?

Well I never went to Iraq so it doesn't have quite the same effect it has on those guys that were there multiple times.  I can't say I'm surprised.  We left too early and still put older people who believe in sectarian rule in charge. 

Also the Shia military is only really giving up ground in majority Sunni cities, once they get to Baghdad the fight will be much harder for them.


When we leave Afghanistan the exact same thing will happen there.

It takes more than a decade to change somebody's way of thinking.  If outside influence wasn't an issue you'd stay and brainwash the younger generation until they were old enough to be in charge and put country and not tribe first.  But that will never happen. 

However it ends it won't be good for the US.  ISIS rolls on and Iran will jump the border to crush them leading to an even stronger Iran because it will now have a buffer state.  ISIS is repelled but not pushed out could lead to an Iraq that is divided into three different countries.

It is a mess.

Truthflly the only way I think it could be saved the way we want it to be saved is to put troops back on the ground and that will never happen.

I don't see that happening, either.  It's sad to see what is happening to the Iraqi military  :-\ 

I have a friend who was one of the first to enter Iraq, and he just holds out his hand and shakes his head if anyone asks his thoughts. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 18, 2014, 05:55:04 PM
The Kentucky National Guard send most of its soldiers to Iraq multiple times so their facebook feeds lately have been pretty depressing. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 18, 2014, 08:39:48 PM
Meanwhile in Texas's fight to exercise the homosexuality out of the state:

http://www.newsweek.com/texas-republican-party-adopts-discredited-reparative-therapy-gays-254168 (http://www.newsweek.com/texas-republican-party-adopts-discredited-reparative-therapy-gays-254168)


QuoteOne of the techniques used in these conversion therapies include ordering gay men to carry around a jar of feces and sniffing it when they feel attracted to a man.
Quoteand of having his therapist threaten to attach electrodes to his genitals.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 18, 2014, 08:43:31 PM


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvkjewgF8GQ# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvkjewgF8GQ#)

Truth.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jun 18, 2014, 08:47:42 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jun 18, 2014, 08:39:48 PM
Meanwhile in Texas's fight to exercise the homosexuality out of the state:

http://www.newsweek.com/texas-republican-party-adopts-discredited-reparative-therapy-gays-254168 (http://www.newsweek.com/texas-republican-party-adopts-discredited-reparative-therapy-gays-254168)


QuoteOne of the techniques used in these conversion therapies include ordering gay men to carry around a jar of feces and sniffing it when they feel attracted to a man.
Quoteand of having his therapist threaten to attach electrodes to his genitals.




Lawwwd Jesus! Pray my gay away!!!!

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jun 18, 2014, 09:32:32 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LazrAzBP_0I# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LazrAzBP_0I#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Trunks on Jun 19, 2014, 04:08:37 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 18, 2014, 08:43:31 PM


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvkjewgF8GQ# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvkjewgF8GQ#)

Truth.
:D  ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Jun 19, 2014, 04:51:57 AM
http://www.thewire.com/global/2014/06/japan-bans-possession-of-child-pornography-with-some-caveats/372982/ (http://www.thewire.com/global/2014/06/japan-bans-possession-of-child-pornography-with-some-caveats/372982/)

They destroyed something beautiful!  :'( This was one of the best things about Japan and now they ruined the country.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 19, 2014, 05:02:55 AM
Quote from: WinterActual on Jun 19, 2014, 04:51:57 AM
http://www.thewire.com/global/2014/06/japan-bans-possession-of-child-pornography-with-some-caveats/372982/ (http://www.thewire.com/global/2014/06/japan-bans-possession-of-child-pornography-with-some-caveats/372982/)

They destroyed something beautiful!  :'( This was one of the best things about Japan and now they ruined the country.
^ He's probably serious.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jun 19, 2014, 05:04:57 AM
......given that Cal knows that he loves trolling.... nope.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Jun 19, 2014, 05:09:20 AM
I don't see how. The article made it pretty clear that lolicon wasn't being included. They only made it illegal to own actual child pornography. I don't see how anyone could disagree with that. Lolicon and actual kiddie porn are two hugely different things. I'm glad they showed some sense and actually addressed them as such. Whether or not lolicon should be legal/illegal is an entirely different matter.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Jun 19, 2014, 06:05:39 AM
Quote from: Sabby on Jun 19, 2014, 05:09:20 AM
Whether or not lolicon should be legal/illegal is an entirely different matter.
Why it shouldn't?

You just don't want to have nice things any more. Good quality porn - banned, smoking on the street - banned, driving without seat belt - banned, violent video games such as Manhunt - banned, making movies with real bodies - banned, etc. etc.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Spoonman101 on Jun 19, 2014, 06:17:22 AM
Once I arrived to Japan there is a lot of things that are f**ked needless to say.... The fact that this wasn't banned sooner is one of them...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Jun 19, 2014, 06:24:44 AM
Quote from: WinterActual on Jun 19, 2014, 06:05:39 AM
Quote from: Sabby on Jun 19, 2014, 05:09:20 AM
Whether or not lolicon should be legal/illegal is an entirely different matter.
Why it shouldn't?

You just don't want to have nice things any more. Good quality porn - banned, smoking on the street - banned, driving without seat belt - banned, violent video games such as Manhunt - banned, making movies with real bodies - banned, etc. etc.

Wow, you just stopped trying, huh? Trouble at home?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jun 19, 2014, 01:07:05 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Jun 19, 2014, 04:51:57 AM
http://www.thewire.com/global/2014/06/japan-bans-possession-of-child-pornography-with-some-caveats/372982/ (http://www.thewire.com/global/2014/06/japan-bans-possession-of-child-pornography-with-some-caveats/372982/)

They destroyed something beautiful!  :'( This was one of the best things about Japan and now they ruined the country.



(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-5wWqxDx3wO0%2FTymxrrmuFaI%2FAAAAAAAAArw%2FJMFy6cAt8zw%2Fs1600%2FNathan-Fillion-reaction-gif.gif&hash=9dbfe9f86d75badf2d6bb49df9a2adf2c06a7aa7)

Spoiler
BECAUSE IT IS CHILDREN YOU SICK PERVERT
[close]
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 19, 2014, 03:34:55 PM
Every time you guys respond to Winter I want to put a bullet in my brain.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jun 19, 2014, 03:38:56 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jun 19, 2014, 03:34:55 PM
Every time you guys respond to Winter I want to put a bullet in my brain.

Your right Cal, he's back on the Ignore list. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Spoonman101 on Jun 19, 2014, 03:47:48 PM
Qatar not allowed to host world cup 2022.
DISCUSS!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Jun 19, 2014, 03:48:06 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Jun 19, 2014, 06:24:44 AM
Quote from: WinterActual on Jun 19, 2014, 06:05:39 AM
Quote from: Sabby on Jun 19, 2014, 05:09:20 AM
Whether or not lolicon should be legal/illegal is an entirely different matter.
Why it shouldn't?

You just don't want to have nice things any more. Good quality porn - banned, smoking on the street - banned, driving without seat belt - banned, violent video games such as Manhunt - banned, making movies with real bodies - banned, etc. etc.

Wow, you just stopped trying, huh? Trouble at home?

I have no trouble because all this besides driving without belt is allowed here : D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 19, 2014, 04:01:33 PM
I can't wait til you get in an accident and your head goes smashing through the windshield.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jun 19, 2014, 05:09:43 PM
WinterActual....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuuzipXwjnw# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuuzipXwjnw#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Jun 19, 2014, 06:58:41 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jun 19, 2014, 05:09:43 PM
WinterActual....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuuzipXwjnw# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuuzipXwjnw#)

I don't know. Some people call me nazi, others are saying that I am a commie, Alice thinks I am perv, I don't remember who that guy was but there was user who said I am racist, I think it was Crazy Rich who told me I lack any moral and remorse, I've been called a sexist too. What kind of people share these perks? It looks like I am a pirate or mercenary  :laugh: Or I am just playing the roles you want me to play.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jun 19, 2014, 07:02:18 PM
It's a wonder you haven't been banned if that many complaints are lodged at you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jun 19, 2014, 07:02:48 PM
Come on winter I'm sure you could troll more creatively than this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jun 19, 2014, 07:18:52 PM
His saving grace was the Vehicle Appreciation thread, but it's back to ignore again  :-\ 

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 19, 2014, 08:41:55 PM
Quote from: Rong on Jun 19, 2014, 07:02:48 PM
Come on winter I'm sure you could troll more creatively than this.
He doesn't even need to be creative for the members on here.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Jun 19, 2014, 09:40:28 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jun 19, 2014, 07:02:18 PM
It's a wonder you haven't been banned if that many complaints are lodged at you.

I am not insulting anybody. I am not rude towards any user.

People are getting mad if somebody have different or awkward opinion. If that somebody admits he have a bit different taste for porn (for example), without giving links or pictures or vids or anything about it, just because of the word, people will rage and go nuts. Admitting something that's considered out of the norms by the masses, is not against the rules. But it leads to very interesting (and in most cases funny) reactions and outcomes. You will be amazed to know how primitive reactions most of the people have. They are ready to attack and start name calling very early in the conversion just because of one single word. Of course there are calm and stable people, but they are not so many. They try to understand your opinion and they observe/listen to your words carefully. They are not attacking just because something is "out of their box". From my studies I came to the conclusion that Sabby is one of those people. I really respect such people. They can be very valuable friends in real life. But yeah I went a bit off topic lol  :laugh: Just run some tests in different environments and you will notice the same pattern and results ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 19, 2014, 09:42:36 PM
I don't like you because you whine all the gotdamm time. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Jun 19, 2014, 10:40:42 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Jun 19, 2014, 09:40:28 PM
Of course there are calm and stable people, but they are not so many. They try to understand your opinion and they observe/listen to your words carefully. They are not attacking just because something is "out of their box". From my studies I came to the conclusion that Sabby is one of those people. I really respect such people. They can be very valuable friends in real life.

WA, I called you a troll because you listed offensive opinions rapid fire as if to get a reaction, not because you said something 'out of the box'. Hell, I have no right doing any such thing, considering my track record :P But that's what trolling is, presenting yourself in a way you know will cause a negative reaction. You're usually very convincing (and by that, I mean I usually have no idea if you're trolling or not) but this was rather on the nose and transparent. Yeah, there are small minded fools on most forums who sit and wait for someone to say something unusual so they can mock them and get burn points (OMFG AN UNUSUAL OPINION I SAVED SO MANY GIFS FOR THIS). It's annoying, yeah, but when you goad them on purpose for attention, you lose any right to complain.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Jun 19, 2014, 11:40:43 PM
Quote from: Spoonman101 on Jun 19, 2014, 03:47:48 PM
Qatar not allowed to host world cup 2022.
DISCUSS!

Got a source for that?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 19, 2014, 11:42:58 PM
Sounds made up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Jun 19, 2014, 11:43:49 PM
Yep. Would be pleased if it were true, but it ain't.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 19, 2014, 11:49:48 PM
It should be taken off Qatar, but it'll never happen.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 20, 2014, 03:10:53 AM
Quote from: Gate on Jun 19, 2014, 07:02:18 PM
It's a wonder you haven't been banned if that many complaints are lodged at you.

People complaining about someone thinking differently doesn't warrant a ban around here.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ghostface on Jun 20, 2014, 09:17:57 AM
http://www.news.com.au/sport/football/australia-may-yet-host-2022-fifa-world-cup-in-wake-of-qatar-bribe-allegations/story-fndkzvnd-1226939624239 (http://www.news.com.au/sport/football/australia-may-yet-host-2022-fifa-world-cup-in-wake-of-qatar-bribe-allegations/story-fndkzvnd-1226939624239)

I doubt FIFA will run a full investigation, but it is a possibility.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Jun 20, 2014, 09:20:09 AM
Please don't come here, we already have our own crazy sports fans.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Jun 20, 2014, 11:44:28 AM
Zwarte Piet: the Netherlands engages in public debate. 'Tradition' or plain racist?

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/football-might-unite-the-dutch-but-a-fierce-debate-over-blackface-is-dividing-them-9548933.html (http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/football-might-unite-the-dutch-but-a-fierce-debate-over-blackface-is-dividing-them-9548933.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 20, 2014, 12:11:02 PM
Quote from: Effectz on Jun 20, 2014, 11:44:28 AM
Zwarte Piet: the Netherlands engages in public debate. 'Tradition' or plain racist?

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/football-might-unite-the-dutch-but-a-fierce-debate-over-blackface-is-dividing-them-9548933.html (http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/football-might-unite-the-dutch-but-a-fierce-debate-over-blackface-is-dividing-them-9548933.html)

Y'know, assuming the quote that Morgan Freeman is associated with in regards to racism (the interview in which he says the way to stop racism is stop talking about) is legit, this is a perfect example. The only reason black face is still considered racist is because people are so hung up on what it used to mean. Why not simply start assigning new meaning to it?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Jun 20, 2014, 12:22:36 PM
We can find it tasteless and unappealing, but racist? That depends on context, as does everything. Someone being in blackface isn't inherently racist, but it can certainly be a vehicle for a racist action.

People are so damned sensitive.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdqjSwl-LP0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdqjSwl-LP0)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 20, 2014, 12:30:59 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Jun 20, 2014, 12:22:36 PM
We can find it tasteless and unappealing, but racist? That depends on context, as does everything. Someone being in blackface isn't inherently racist, but it can certainly be a vehicle for a racist action.

People are so damned sensitive.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdqjSwl-LP0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdqjSwl-LP0)

You're telling me. Check this out.

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/11/06/board_apologizes_for_viceprincipals_blackface_costume.html (http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/11/06/board_apologizes_for_viceprincipals_blackface_costume.html)

In other news,

http://www.thewire.com/global/2014/06/rare-white-whale-returns-to-australia/373110/ (http://www.thewire.com/global/2014/06/rare-white-whale-returns-to-australia/373110/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jun 20, 2014, 03:56:40 PM
Take a peek inside the new Dragon:
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.space.com%2Fimages%2Fi%2F000%2F039%2F688%2Fi02%2Fv2_interior_wide.jpg%3F1401422490&hash=edd1047cbb72ebaa8e77a429c8664f4b193e455a)

http://www.space.com/26063-spacex-unveils-dragon-v2-manned-spaceship.html (http://www.space.com/26063-spacex-unveils-dragon-v2-manned-spaceship.html)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 20, 2014, 04:15:46 PM
All those damn chimney sweeps and coal miners, coming out of the chimneys and coal mines in blackface.

f**king racists.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 20, 2014, 05:33:50 PM
Quote from: BANE on Jun 20, 2014, 04:15:46 PM
All those damn chimney sweeps and coal miners, coming out of the chimneys and coal mines in blackface.

f**king racists.
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jun 20, 2014, 07:58:52 PM
Quote from: BANE on Jun 20, 2014, 04:15:46 PM
All those damn chimney sweeps and coal miners, coming out of the chimneys and coal mines in blackface.

f**king racists.

That was kind of silly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jun 20, 2014, 08:02:56 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Jun 20, 2014, 03:56:40 PM
Take a peek inside the new Dragon:
http://i.space.com/images/i/000/039/688/i02/v2_interior_wide.jpg?1401422490

http://www.space.com/26063-spacex-unveils-dragon-v2-manned-spaceship.html (http://www.space.com/26063-spacex-unveils-dragon-v2-manned-spaceship.html)

Musk has been pumping the promo of late, this and solar city, I hope space x beat out Boeing.

See they nearly have the reusable boosters sussed.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jun 20, 2014, 08:03:39 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 20, 2014, 12:30:59 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Jun 20, 2014, 12:22:36 PM
We can find it tasteless and unappealing, but racist? That depends on context, as does everything. Someone being in blackface isn't inherently racist, but it can certainly be a vehicle for a racist action.

People are so damned sensitive.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdqjSwl-LP0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdqjSwl-LP0)

You're telling me. Check this out.

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/11/06/board_apologizes_for_viceprincipals_blackface_costume.html (http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/11/06/board_apologizes_for_viceprincipals_blackface_costume.html)

Way to relativize out of context through white privilege. You don't have the right to tell people of color not to be sensitive when it is not a problem of yours.

Tiring.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 20, 2014, 08:04:52 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jun 20, 2014, 08:03:39 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 20, 2014, 12:30:59 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Jun 20, 2014, 12:22:36 PM
We can find it tasteless and unappealing, but racist? That depends on context, as does everything. Someone being in blackface isn't inherently racist, but it can certainly be a vehicle for a racist action.

People are so damned sensitive.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdqjSwl-LP0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdqjSwl-LP0)

You're telling me. Check this out.

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/11/06/board_apologizes_for_viceprincipals_blackface_costume.html (http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/11/06/board_apologizes_for_viceprincipals_blackface_costume.html)

Way to relativize out of context through white privilege. You don't have the right to tell people of color not to be sensitive when it is not a problem of yours.

Tiring.
I have the right to say whatever I want. that's called freedom of speech. And as for your claim to "white privilege", I'm not white :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jun 20, 2014, 08:07:15 PM
So we have the right to call you names?

Lol hide behind freedom of speech when it suits, pretty cowardly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 20, 2014, 08:08:11 PM
Go right ahead and insult me. That's up to you. It's against forum rules and you have to abide by them if you want to continue posting here, but that's up to you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 20, 2014, 08:09:43 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 20, 2014, 08:04:52 PM
I have the right to say whatever I want. that's called freedom of speech. And as for your claim to "white privilege", I'm not white :)
You look pretty damn white.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 20, 2014, 08:13:55 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jun 20, 2014, 07:58:52 PM
Quote from: BANE on Jun 20, 2014, 04:15:46 PM
All those damn chimney sweeps and coal miners, coming out of the chimneys and coal mines in blackface.

f**king racists.

That was kind of silly.
Not really, considering the character in question was supposed to be black because he just came down a chimney.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 20, 2014, 08:14:46 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 20, 2014, 08:09:43 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 20, 2014, 08:04:52 PM
I have the right to say whatever I want. that's called freedom of speech. And as for your claim to "white privilege", I'm not white :)
You look pretty damn white.

Looks can be deceiving.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jun 20, 2014, 08:17:12 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 20, 2014, 08:08:11 PM
Go right ahead and insult me. That's up to you. It's against forum rules and you have to abide by them if you want to continue posting here, but that's up to you.

I just did insult you  :-*
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 20, 2014, 08:18:48 PM
Quote from: Rong on Jun 20, 2014, 08:17:12 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 20, 2014, 08:08:11 PM
Go right ahead and insult me. That's up to you. It's against forum rules and you have to abide by them if you want to continue posting here, but that's up to you.

I just did insult you  :-*
Meh.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jun 20, 2014, 08:19:59 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 20, 2014, 08:08:11 PM
Go right ahead and insult me. That's up to you. It's against forum rules and you have to abide by them if you want to continue posting here, but that's up to you.


LOL this f**king 180 turn!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 20, 2014, 08:24:47 PM
DO IT! COME ON! HIT ME!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 20, 2014, 08:29:44 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jun 20, 2014, 08:24:47 PM
DO IT! COME ON! HIT ME!
KILL ME, I'M HERE!!! COME ON, DO IT NAOW, KILL ME!!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Jun 20, 2014, 10:18:41 PM
Man killed in a Samurai Sword Attack!

http://www.wisn.com/news/man-killed-in-samurai-sword-attack/26585126?showAds=0&utm_source=hootsuite&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=wisn%2B12%2Bnews# (http://www.wisn.com/news/man-killed-in-samurai-sword-attack/26585126?showAds=0&utm_source=hootsuite&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=wisn%2B12%2Bnews#)!1rKUr

Obama should ban swords now lol.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 20, 2014, 10:31:10 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 20, 2014, 08:04:52 PM
I have the right to say whatever I want. that's called freedom of speech. And as for your claim to "white privilege", I'm not white :)
You have the right to say what you want without the government censoring you or criminalizing you for it. That's freedom of speech.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 20, 2014, 10:34:57 PM
The forum mods however will censor the f**k out of you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jun 20, 2014, 10:55:06 PM
Quote from: BANE on Jun 20, 2014, 08:13:55 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jun 20, 2014, 07:58:52 PM
Quote from: BANE on Jun 20, 2014, 04:15:46 PM
All those damn chimney sweeps and coal miners, coming out of the chimneys and coal mines in blackface.

f**king racists.

That was kind of silly.
Not really, considering the character in question was supposed to be black because he just came down a chimney.

I was reacting more to the somewhat patronizing, or more like ridiculing  tone of your response to the article rather than to the article itself. It sounded like you think that black people should just just grow a spine and stop being so god damn sensitive, because hey, we live in a post-racist world where everyone is an equal and the past means nothing and has no bearing on the present or the future! ...That is what it sounded like.



Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 20, 2014, 08:04:52 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jun 20, 2014, 08:03:39 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 20, 2014, 12:30:59 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Jun 20, 2014, 12:22:36 PM
We can find it tasteless and unappealing, but racist? That depends on context, as does everything. Someone being in blackface isn't inherently racist, but it can certainly be a vehicle for a racist action.

People are so damned sensitive.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdqjSwl-LP0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdqjSwl-LP0)

You're telling me. Check this out.

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/11/06/board_apologizes_for_viceprincipals_blackface_costume.html (http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/11/06/board_apologizes_for_viceprincipals_blackface_costume.html)

Way to relativize out of context through white privilege. You don't have the right to tell people of color not to be sensitive when it is not a problem of yours.

Tiring.
I have the right to say whatever I want. that's called freedom of speech. And as for your claim to "white privilege", I'm not white :)

Doesn't matter if you're white or not, you're still interpreting things through they eyes (or glasses...) of the ruling norm, which is the white Western heterosexual male. Wether you identify with the ruling norm is not necessarily important - it's how react/respond/rely on it. Taking your anti-feminist stance around here in account it is safe to say that you cater to the ruling norm and white privilege, and instead identify people who question and react to that norm/privilege - disturbing the "harmony" (or hegemony) - as a threat or a bunch of whiny pee-pants.

Hiding behind free speech doesn't make it right btw.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Jun 20, 2014, 11:14:36 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagleIt sounded like you think that black people should just just grow a spine and stop being so god damn sensitive, because hey, we live in a post-racist world where everyone is an equal and the past means nothing and has no bearing on the present or the future! ...That is what it sounded like.


How is that wrong? Every group goes through its trials and tribulations. African Americans plight is just more relevant to America, so it's treated as a very sensitive topic. Racism is never okay, but you can definitely be too sensitive to it and create an issue where one doesn't exist. You need to actually be under attack before you can justify acting like a victim.

Example, recently two black people on Youtube have defended slavery as presented in the Bible, proclaiming themselves to be Slaves and to love God, their Master. Another black person called these two 'House n***ers'. Now, the word n***er has some history behind it, yes, but the term 'House n***er' made sense within the context and if you actually think about it, it has absolutely no racism to it whatsoever. It means 'Slave that defends his/her Master', which is exactly what they are doing, and it's used in place of terms like 'suck up' because of the history behind the term (which is exactly the reason the word n***er comes with with it's own baggage).

Now, these two House n***ers used the very use of the word n***er as an excuse to not continue the discussion because they thought the person using the term was being racist, which he wasn't. Who is at fault here? The person making a reasoned argument, or the childish little morons having a twitch reflex to a word?

Sorry dude, but sometimes, people just need to grow a spine. Context is important. Wait until your actually being targeted and treated as less then a person for your race before you cry racism. Wearing shoe polish on your face doesn't quite make the mark.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 20, 2014, 11:19:00 PM
Haha, completely unsurprising that you use Youtube videos to help form opinions about complex real world social issues.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 20, 2014, 11:21:28 PM
Yeah I'm sure he'd have a lot of luck looking up reputable social science journal articles on House n***er usage.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 20, 2014, 11:28:28 PM
Here's a relevant Youtube social cause video for you, BANE.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY39fkmqKBM# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY39fkmqKBM#)

I'm not convinced. :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Jun 20, 2014, 11:29:18 PM
Bane, care to explain the flaw in my reasoning?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 20, 2014, 11:30:55 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 20, 2014, 11:28:28 PM
Here's a relevant Youtube social cause video for you, BANE.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY39fkmqKBM# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY39fkmqKBM#)

I'm not convinced. :-\

dude acts just like a guy from my old unit, sounds like him too   ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 20, 2014, 11:31:33 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 20, 2014, 11:28:28 PM
Here's a relevant Youtube social cause video for you, BANE.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY39fkmqKBM# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY39fkmqKBM#)

I'm not convinced. :-\
No soul.

Soul = seat of conscientiousness and morality.

Ergo I'd have no qualms beheading you.

Yet you mock me.   :)

Quote from: Sabby on Jun 20, 2014, 11:29:18 PM
Bane, care to explain the flaw in my reasoning?
First of all why'd you edit stars into the word?

Second I wasn't even addressing your post...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 20, 2014, 11:34:01 PM
Quote from: BANE on Jun 20, 2014, 11:31:33 PM
Ergo I'd have no qualms beheading you.

Yet you mock me.   :)
I'm not afraid of you. I could kill you with a sun lamp, bitch please.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 20, 2014, 11:34:51 PM
lolololololololololol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 20, 2014, 11:35:21 PM
Better watch it Cvalda I'm coming for you!
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spacekids.co.uk%2Fspacesuits%2Fimages%2Fbruce.jpg&hash=e4778ee09adabb0d632b40c4631e41148555a133)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 20, 2014, 11:35:47 PM
eeewww
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 20, 2014, 11:36:42 PM
Hazmat suit was the wrong choice.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Jun 20, 2014, 11:37:35 PM
Quote from: BANE on Jun 20, 2014, 11:31:33 PM
First of all why'd you edit stars into the word?

The forum auto-censors the word nee-ger, which kind of illustrates my point. People find racism in the word itself, rather then the word being used in a racist manner.

QuoteSecond I wasn't even addressing your post...

Ah, I misunderstood, apologies.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 20, 2014, 11:42:21 PM
What? No it doesn't I saw it fine in your post until you edited it...

You do know there's an option in the forum to remove censoring of words like f**k, c**t and shit...?

If not...you're welcome.  ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 20, 2014, 11:45:02 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 20, 2014, 11:19:00 PM
Haha, completely unsurprising that you use Youtube videos to help form opinions about complex real world social issues.
Because YouTube videos never feature real people with real opinions and somehow the mere fact that they're online means they have zero credibility, right?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 20, 2014, 11:46:33 PM
DOOOM NOOOO HAVE YOU LEARNED NOTHING!?!?!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Jun 20, 2014, 11:46:39 PM
I didn't know that actually, thank you. And I edited when I meant to reply, so I lost the entire post and had to copy and paste it from my history, which is where the censored words came from. Look.

n***er.

I just typed it in full, but it's censored.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 20, 2014, 11:47:09 PM
Not for me!  ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 20, 2014, 11:47:25 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 20, 2014, 11:45:02 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 20, 2014, 11:19:00 PM
Haha, completely unsurprising that you use Youtube videos to help form opinions about complex real world social issues.
Because YouTube videos never feature real people with real opinions and somehow the mere fact that they're online means they have zero credibility, right?
You mean like your Youtube videos? :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jun 20, 2014, 11:49:27 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Jun 20, 2014, 11:14:36 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jun 20, 2014, 10:55:06 PMIt sounded like you think that black people should just just grow a spine and stop being so god damn sensitive, because hey, we live in a post-racist world where everyone is an equal and the past means nothing and has no bearing on the present or the future! ...That is what it sounded like.

How is that wrong? Every group goes through its trials and tribulations. African Americans plight is just more relevant to America, so it's treated as a very sensitive topic. Racism is never okay, but you can definitely be too sensitive to it and create an issue where one doesn't exist. You need to actually be under attack before you can justify acting like a victim.

Example, recently two black people on Youtube have defended slavery as presented in the Bible, proclaiming themselves to be Slaves and to love God, their Master. Another black person called these two 'House n***ers'. Now, the word n***er has some history behind it, yes, but the term 'House n***er' made sense within the context and if you actually think about it, it has absolutely no racism to it whatsoever. It means 'Slave that defends his/her Master', which is exactly what they are doing, and it's used in place of terms like 'suck up' because of the history behind the term (which is exactly the reason the word n***er comes with with it's own baggage).

Now, these two House n***ers used the very use of the word n***er as an excuse to not continue the discussion because they thought the person using the term was being racist, which he wasn't. Who is at fault here? The person making a reasoned argument, or the childish little morons having a twitch reflex to a word?

Sorry dude, but sometimes, people just need to grow a spine. Context is important. Wait until your actually being targeted and treated as less then a person for your race before you cry racism. Wearing shoe polish on your face doesn't quite make the mark.

What? What are you talking about? I don't want to misinterpret you on this one. Don't want to put words in your mouth...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 20, 2014, 11:56:49 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 20, 2014, 11:47:25 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 20, 2014, 11:45:02 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 20, 2014, 11:19:00 PM
Haha, completely unsurprising that you use Youtube videos to help form opinions about complex real world social issues.
Because YouTube videos never feature real people with real opinions and somehow the mere fact that they're online means they have zero credibility, right?
You mean like your Youtube videos? :laugh:
If that works for you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 20, 2014, 11:58:49 PM
spreadeaglebeagle once told me he was against the death penalty but that he wanted to eviscerate murderers with his teeth.




I put him on my dangerous liberal most likely to convert to conservative list.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 21, 2014, 12:03:54 AM
lol how has the feminism meme not made it's way here
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 21, 2014, 12:07:29 AM
I love this thread. Opinions fly about and everyone flips their shit when they realise no two people agree on the same thing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jun 21, 2014, 12:09:02 AM
f**k the weather
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 21, 2014, 12:09:26 AM
f**k YOU THE WEATHER'S NICE
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 21, 2014, 12:09:54 AM
See? Case in point.

/sarcasm
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 21, 2014, 12:13:32 AM
the weather was shitty here today but it kept me from having to run up a bunch of hills.

thumbsup weather
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jun 21, 2014, 12:16:46 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 21, 2014, 12:07:29 AM
I love this thread. Opinions fly about and everyone flips their shit when they realise no two people agree on the same thing.


It's different when the other person is being ignorant. Ignorance should be frowned upon completely.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 21, 2014, 12:17:47 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jun 21, 2014, 12:13:32 AM
the weather was shitty here today but it kept me from having to run up a bunch of hills.

thumbsup weather
What's it like where you are?



Quote from: ShadowPred on Jun 21, 2014, 12:16:46 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 21, 2014, 12:07:29 AM
I love this thread. Opinions fly about and everyone flips their shit when they realise no two people agree on the same thing.


It's different when the other person is being ignorant. Ignorance should be frowned upon completely.

Yeah, but you can't control what other people think. You can explain why you disagree with someone's position and offer facts to support your case but if they don't listen, they don't listen.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 21, 2014, 12:21:14 AM
83 windy/rainy.

I don't run in the rain outside because cars already don't stop here and running in front of a guy who doesn't want to stop is semi suicidal around these parts in perfect conditions.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 21, 2014, 01:26:15 AM
Quote from: Sabby on Jun 20, 2014, 11:46:39 PM
I didn't know that actually, thank you. And I edited when I meant to reply, so I lost the entire post and had to copy and paste it from my history, which is where the censored words came from. Look.

n***er.

I just typed it in full, but it's censored.
Not censored for me. I always find it funny when people still have word censors on.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 21, 2014, 01:49:05 AM
who gives a shit, you know what everybody is saying with or without them


nigga
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 21, 2014, 03:09:04 AM
Back to the news...here's some depressing stuff, at least to me.

http://qz.com/222734/in-china-paleontology-is-going-the-way-of-the-dinosaur/ (http://qz.com/222734/in-china-paleontology-is-going-the-way-of-the-dinosaur/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 21, 2014, 03:43:46 AM
hard to major in something that won't pay
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 21, 2014, 03:45:56 AM
Not everything is about money, dude. If you enjoy it, then go for it. The trouble is that we're raised to believe that money is everything and if you aren't making a high amount, and you're somehow lacking in material wealth, then what's the point? It's disgusting. China is a ripe country for paleontology.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 21, 2014, 03:49:38 AM
Money is everything.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 21, 2014, 03:51:31 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 21, 2014, 03:45:56 AM
The trouble is that we're raised to believe that money is everything and if you aren't making a high amount, and you're somehow lacking in material wealth, then what's the point?
Yes, because paleontological courses and actual digs cost nothing and are super cheap and require no funding.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fth01.deviantart.net%2Ffs70%2F200H%2Ff%2F2012%2F269%2F8%2F3%2Fhappyraptor_by_rafajija-d5g10rl.jpg&hash=d36ee0cae066c47ee50b3b9b1ef9d9858dc45920)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 21, 2014, 03:54:10 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 21, 2014, 03:45:56 AM
Not everything is about money, dude. If you enjoy it, then go for it. The trouble is that we're raised to believe that money is everything and if you aren't making a high amount, and you're somehow lacking in material wealth, then what's the point? It's disgusting. China is a ripe country for paleontology.

niggas got to eat
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Jun 21, 2014, 03:55:18 AM
Money isn't everything, but it's close to it. Hard to get anywhere in the modern world without money being involved.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 21, 2014, 03:59:18 AM
What really got me was this part:

QuoteBut others wondered about the resources given to a major with such little demand. "This is really too wasteful," one blogger said. Another asked if studying paleontology meant "researching Godzilla."
+
And one recounted a friend's response to his childhood dream of becoming a paleontologist, "Paleontology? What do you expect from squatting in the wild and digging all day long? Get some dinosaur bones and use them to make soup?"

Seriously, there's still ignorance about paleontology out there. Even my father, when I got into my teens, would ask me with great shock, "You're still interested in dinosaurs?" Paleontology is a rich science that stretches far beyond just dinosaurs. We can learn a lot Earth and our own future by studying ancient life, namely, how does the planet keep changing and how can we adapt to that neverending change.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 21, 2014, 04:17:12 AM
I don' think anybody is arguing its importance, but I can understand students not wanting to do it because there are more lucrative careers.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 21, 2014, 04:25:36 AM
If the student makes the decision himself/herself, that's one thing. But when other people are actively discouraging it just because they see no value in it, that's problematic IMO.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Jun 21, 2014, 08:29:07 AM
England's out of the World Cup. Why isn't this thread just full of people breaking down into tears and wondering what's the point of living in this barren post-apocalyptic emotional desert?


(Well, from the English people.)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 21, 2014, 10:30:20 AM
Probably because they expected it.  There's a long proud tradition of Poms generally being mediocre at sports they invented.

We all expected Australia to go nowhere against Chile, Netherlands and Spain - and we didn't.  But we're pretty happy that they were actually competitive.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ghostface on Jun 21, 2014, 12:19:18 PM
We gave it good. As the lowest Fifa ranked team in the world cup I think we did ourselves proud.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Jun 21, 2014, 12:21:37 PM
Here's the thing - England is not a team filled with bad players. Practically all of them play for top clubs. And back in the '00s, we had one of the greatest offence combinations on the planet with Owen/Beckham. Yet somehow, when it comes down to it, as a team they just can't make their game hang together.

This is the true cruelty of England in international football: there's good reason to hope, but in true Game of Thrones fashion, they brutally kerbstomp our dreams at every opportunity.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 21, 2014, 03:42:33 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 21, 2014, 04:25:36 AM
If the student makes the decision himself/herself, that's one thing. But when other people are actively discouraging it just because they see no Novalue in it, that's problematic IMO.
OH NOES, THE FOSSILS!!11!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Jun 21, 2014, 05:18:42 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Jun 19, 2014, 10:40:42 PM
It's annoying, yeah, but when you goad them on purpose for attention, you lose any right to complain.
No, I don't need your attention. And it doesn't makes sense to attract negative attention if that was the whole point in a first place (to get attention). Are there people who seek negative reactions towards them on purpose? I didn't know that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jun 21, 2014, 09:49:58 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jun 20, 2014, 11:58:49 PM
spreadeaglebeagle once told me he was against the death penalty but that he wanted to eviscerate murderers with his teeth.

What?  ???

Quote
I put him on my dangerous liberal most likely to convert to conservative list.

What?  ???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 21, 2014, 10:46:28 PM
this was like six months ago on some death penalty issue


you got all riled up
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 21, 2014, 10:52:27 PM
And he's trying to rile you up again, Beagle. Ignore him :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 21, 2014, 10:54:14 PM
Me?


I like SEB even if he's a big softie. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenodog on Jun 22, 2014, 10:48:25 AM
Quote from: Vertigo on Jun 21, 2014, 08:29:07 AM
England's out of the World Cup. Why isn't this thread just full of people breaking down into tears and wondering what's the point of living in this barren post-apocalyptic emotional desert?


(Well, from the English people.)
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FreVgzvz.gif&hash=e29f06d967575ecae2a562b3c7704493849459c3)

Seriously though I never cared.
And a lot of people didn't delude themselves into thinking England had a chance.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 22, 2014, 11:46:13 AM
The problem is they should have a chance.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 22, 2014, 10:54:20 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.guim.co.uk%2Fsys-images%2FGuardian%2FPix%2Fpictures%2F2014%2F6%2F22%2F1403450141361%2FMagic-island-found-on-Sat-004.jpg&hash=5afd559c81abcd313be92926d79fc681c2e9e553)
Mystery object in lake on Saturn's moon Titan intrigues scientists
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/jun/22/mystery-object-lake-saturn-titan-scientists-nasa (http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/jun/22/mystery-object-lake-saturn-titan-scientists-nasa)

QuoteNasa's Cassini probe took image last year as it passed by planet's largest moon – nothing seen when other images taken

ALIENS?!!1
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Jun 23, 2014, 01:34:12 AM
Probably just an Atmospheric Beast.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 23, 2014, 01:38:39 AM
Quote from: Sabby on Jun 23, 2014, 01:34:12 AM
Probably just an Atmospheric Beast.
Not sure if srs.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 23, 2014, 01:40:23 AM
SABBY IS ALWAYS SERIOUS.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Jun 23, 2014, 01:43:22 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jun 23, 2014, 01:38:39 AM
Quote from: Sabby on Jun 23, 2014, 01:34:12 AM
Probably just an Atmospheric Beast.
Not sure if srs.

They're quite common on Gas Giants.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 23, 2014, 01:46:34 AM
Oh god...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 23, 2014, 04:22:58 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 22, 2014, 10:54:20 PM
http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/6/22/1403450141361/Magic-island-found-on-Sat-004.jpg
Mystery object in lake on Saturn's moon Titan intrigues scientists
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/jun/22/mystery-object-lake-saturn-titan-scientists-nasa (http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/jun/22/mystery-object-lake-saturn-titan-scientists-nasa)

QuoteNasa's Cassini probe took image last year as it passed by planet's largest moon – nothing seen when other images taken

ALIENS?!!1
Oh noes man. They took a picture during a low tide? Who'd have guess they'd see more rocks. Well maybe not so much a low tide as a low water level. It does appear to be a puddle.

That or a floating iceberg of methane. That would be my guess. Still hoping for flying whales filled with hydrogen though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 23, 2014, 08:11:53 AM
I thought that - but Saturn is currently moving away from the sun, meaning the methane isn't likely to have evaporated to reveal more land.  Not that I know shit about the properties of methane.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 23, 2014, 09:05:32 AM
It's a lake, and from looking at the rest of the shoreline it doesn't look like the water level (so to speak) has dropped enough to reveal a twelve mile island.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 23, 2014, 10:20:21 AM
Depends how far it was 'underwater' before.  There seems be more land in general in the lower photo.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Jun 23, 2014, 10:50:57 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 22, 2014, 10:54:20 PM
http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/6/22/1403450141361/Magic-island-found-on-Sat-004.jpg

TMA-2?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 23, 2014, 11:52:45 AM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/20/inmates-smuggle-gun-sue-prison-system_n_5514955.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/20/inmates-smuggle-gun-sue-prison-system_n_5514955.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 23, 2014, 02:13:30 PM
Quote from: SM on Jun 23, 2014, 10:20:21 AM
Depends how far it was 'underwater' before.  There seems be more land in general in the lower photo.
True dat -- but raises the question of why the levels are fluctuating in a lake that, presumably, doesn't have to worry much about things like evaporation.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 23, 2014, 06:28:48 PM
It's methane right?

Obviously that's where Dr. Nefario from Despicable Me gets the fuel for his Fart Cannons.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 23, 2014, 10:39:39 PM
Quote from: SiL on Jun 23, 2014, 02:13:30 PM
Quote from: SM on Jun 23, 2014, 10:20:21 AM
Depends how far it was 'underwater' before.  There seems be more land in general in the lower photo.
True dat -- but raises the question of why the levels are fluctuating in a lake that, presumably, doesn't have to worry much about things like evaporation.

Would Saturn's hefty gravity not possibly create tides?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Jun 24, 2014, 05:40:14 AM
Wait, there's liquid water on Saturn? I feel like I should know that...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 24, 2014, 06:29:32 AM
Quote from: SM on Jun 23, 2014, 10:39:39 PM
Would Saturn's hefty gravity not possibly create tides?
It doesn't seem to. The lakes might be too small. One of the lakes mentioned in the article has waves no larger than a millimeter, so the liquid's not being moved that much.

Quote from: Sabby on Jun 24, 2014, 05:40:14 AM
Wait, there's liquid water on Saturn? I feel like I should know that...
Liquid methane.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 24, 2014, 11:25:56 AM
http://www.cracked.com/blog/3-ways-checking-your-privilege-never-fixed-anything/ (http://www.cracked.com/blog/3-ways-checking-your-privilege-never-fixed-anything/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jun 24, 2014, 11:38:33 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 24, 2014, 11:25:56 AM
http://www.cracked.com/blog/3-ways-checking-your-privilege-never-fixed-anything/ (http://www.cracked.com/blog/3-ways-checking-your-privilege-never-fixed-anything/)

Check your privilege
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 24, 2014, 11:40:42 AM
Quote from: Rong on Jun 24, 2014, 11:38:33 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 24, 2014, 11:25:56 AM
http://www.cracked.com/blog/3-ways-checking-your-privilege-never-fixed-anything/ (http://www.cracked.com/blog/3-ways-checking-your-privilege-never-fixed-anything/)

Check your privilege

NO U
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jun 24, 2014, 01:45:57 PM
Cool or creepy?

http://news.yahoo.com/woman-machine-robots-look-creepily-human-091317930--finance.html (http://news.yahoo.com/woman-machine-robots-look-creepily-human-091317930--finance.html)

QuoteIshiguro noted proudly how Japanese Internet company Softbank Corp. recently showed a robot named Pepper, which looks a little like C-3PO in "Star Wars," and will sell for less than 200,000 yen ($2,000).
Pepper's arrival means robots are increasingly becoming part of everyday life in Japan.
"Robots are now becoming affordable — no different from owning a laptop," said Ishiguro.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fl1.yimg.com%2Fbt%2Fapi%2Fres%2F1.2%2F7dJamhtjw2ymOWfGyHOKGQ--%2FYXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTEzNTg7cHlvZmY9MDtxPTc1O3c9OTUy%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen_us%2FNews%2Fap_webfeeds%2F96b9240ea64df818570f6a706700ef4e.jpg&hash=b144bdb2645f8315c9aea2f7e41758180f7780b5)

Creepy  :-X
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 24, 2014, 01:47:26 PM
Why would anyone want to buy one of t---

Oh. ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jun 24, 2014, 02:14:04 PM
QuoteIshiguro noted proudly how Japanese Internet company Softbank Corp. recently showed a robot named Pepper, which looks a little like C-3PO in "Star Wars," ]

Yeah, I can totally see the resemblance!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 24, 2014, 02:52:42 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Jun 24, 2014, 01:45:57 PM
Cool or creepy?

http://news.yahoo.com/woman-machine-robots-look-creepily-human-091317930--finance.html (http://news.yahoo.com/woman-machine-robots-look-creepily-human-091317930--finance.html)

QuoteIshiguro noted proudly how Japanese Internet company Softbank Corp. recently showed a robot named Pepper, which looks a little like C-3PO in "Star Wars," and will sell for less than 200,000 yen ($2,000).
Pepper's arrival means robots are increasingly becoming part of everyday life in Japan.
"Robots are now becoming affordable — no different from owning a laptop," said Ishiguro.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fl1.yimg.com%2Fbt%2Fapi%2Fres%2F1.2%2F7dJamhtjw2ymOWfGyHOKGQ--%2FYXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTEzNTg7cHlvZmY9MDtxPTc1O3c9OTUy%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen_us%2FNews%2Fap_webfeeds%2F96b9240ea64df818570f6a706700ef4e.jpg&hash=b144bdb2645f8315c9aea2f7e41758180f7780b5)

Creepy  :-X
Yeah, blowing 200k on a robot is just like spending a few hundred on a laptop.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jun 24, 2014, 03:04:37 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jun 24, 2014, 02:52:42 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Jun 24, 2014, 01:45:57 PM
Cool or creepy?

http://news.yahoo.com/woman-machine-robots-look-creepily-human-091317930--finance.html (http://news.yahoo.com/woman-machine-robots-look-creepily-human-091317930--finance.html)

QuoteIshiguro noted proudly how Japanese Internet company Softbank Corp. recently showed a robot named Pepper, which looks a little like C-3PO in "Star Wars," and will sell for less than 200,000 yen ($2,000).
Pepper's arrival means robots are increasingly becoming part of everyday life in Japan.
"Robots are now becoming affordable — no different from owning a laptop," said Ishiguro.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fl1.yimg.com%2Fbt%2Fapi%2Fres%2F1.2%2F7dJamhtjw2ymOWfGyHOKGQ--%2FYXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTEzNTg7cHlvZmY9MDtxPTc1O3c9OTUy%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen_us%2FNews%2Fap_webfeeds%2F96b9240ea64df818570f6a706700ef4e.jpg&hash=b144bdb2645f8315c9aea2f7e41758180f7780b5)

Creepy  :-X
Yeah, blowing 200k on a robot is just like spending a few hundred on a laptop.

To be fair though, that was Yen he quoted. $2000 is reasonable for a high-end laptop.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jun 24, 2014, 03:15:21 PM
Ours are creepy too:
http://www.bostondynamics.com/robot_petman.html (http://www.bostondynamics.com/robot_petman.html)
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bostondynamics.com%2Fimg%2FPETMAN_Mar-2012_crop.jpg&hash=d18695683c5155b9921f79d0c1753d6ffbce1700)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 24, 2014, 03:16:02 PM
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Jun 24, 2014, 03:04:37 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jun 24, 2014, 02:52:42 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Jun 24, 2014, 01:45:57 PM
Cool or creepy?

http://news.yahoo.com/woman-machine-robots-look-creepily-human-091317930--finance.html (http://news.yahoo.com/woman-machine-robots-look-creepily-human-091317930--finance.html)

QuoteIshiguro noted proudly how Japanese Internet company Softbank Corp. recently showed a robot named Pepper, which looks a little like C-3PO in "Star Wars," and will sell for less than 200,000 yen ($2,000).
Pepper's arrival means robots are increasingly becoming part of everyday life in Japan.
"Robots are now becoming affordable — no different from owning a laptop," said Ishiguro.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fl1.yimg.com%2Fbt%2Fapi%2Fres%2F1.2%2F7dJamhtjw2ymOWfGyHOKGQ--%2FYXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTEzNTg7cHlvZmY9MDtxPTc1O3c9OTUy%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen_us%2FNews%2Fap_webfeeds%2F96b9240ea64df818570f6a706700ef4e.jpg&hash=b144bdb2645f8315c9aea2f7e41758180f7780b5)

Creepy  :-X
Yeah, blowing 200k on a robot is just like spending a few hundred on a laptop.

To be fair though, that was Yen he quoted. $2000 is reasonable for a high-end laptop.
Whoops, still though...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jun 24, 2014, 03:50:24 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 24, 2014, 11:25:56 AM
http://www.cracked.com/blog/3-ways-checking-your-privilege-never-fixed-anything/ (http://www.cracked.com/blog/3-ways-checking-your-privilege-never-fixed-anything/)

Wow, that was one extraordinarily awkward, but must of all disingenuous article (blog post). Great find Doom!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 24, 2014, 04:00:14 PM
So...you disagree with it. That's cool.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Jun 24, 2014, 04:22:48 PM
It's Cracked. They aren't that great at social commentary.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jun 24, 2014, 05:01:02 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 24, 2014, 04:00:14 PM
So...you disagree with it. That's cool.

Of course I do. It is deceptive, dishonest and disingenuous.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 24, 2014, 05:02:16 PM
Check your privilege mate.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Spoonman101 on Jun 24, 2014, 05:06:07 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Jun 24, 2014, 01:45:57 PM
Cool or creepy?

http://news.yahoo.com/woman-machine-robots-look-creepily-human-091317930--finance.html (http://news.yahoo.com/woman-machine-robots-look-creepily-human-091317930--finance.html) I bought one of those as a souvenir in Japan, it's on my balcony and I have no idea what to do with it...

QuoteIshiguro noted proudly how Japanese Internet company Softbank Corp. recently showed a robot named Pepper, which looks a little like C-3PO in "Star Wars," and will sell for less than 200,000 yen ($2,000).
Pepper's arrival means robots are increasingly becoming part of everyday life in Japan.
"Robots are now becoming affordable — no different from owning a laptop," said Ishiguro.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fl1.yimg.com%2Fbt%2Fapi%2Fres%2F1.2%2F7dJamhtjw2ymOWfGyHOKGQ--%2FYXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTEzNTg7cHlvZmY9MDtxPTc1O3c9OTUy%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen_us%2FNews%2Fap_webfeeds%2F96b9240ea64df818570f6a706700ef4e.jpg&hash=b144bdb2645f8315c9aea2f7e41758180f7780b5)

Creepy  :-X
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 24, 2014, 10:45:35 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jun 24, 2014, 05:01:02 PM
Of course I do. It is deceptive, dishonest and disingenuous.
How, exactly?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jun 25, 2014, 02:39:23 AM
The "check your privilege" thing was a jokingly good concept but the way its thrown about has just become annoying.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 25, 2014, 11:20:28 AM
Personally, I believe "check your privilege" to be as effective as "We all know..."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 25, 2014, 11:52:37 AM
"Check your privilege" is a fine idea, but an asinine thing to actually tell someone during a conversation.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 25, 2014, 12:02:27 PM
I would agree with that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jun 25, 2014, 03:41:24 PM
Quote from: SiL on Jun 24, 2014, 10:45:35 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jun 24, 2014, 05:01:02 PM
Of course I do. It is deceptive, dishonest and disingenuous.
How, exactly?


To me this is pretty much the content of this seemingly benign article about the caustic use of the phrase "check your privilige" goes deeper than just that since this blogger chose to write a whole article about the phrase, ending up commenting on the use of the word privilege all together:

Political Correctness is bad and might be the main reason behind all our modern day socio-economic problems - it's standing in the way of true progress.....
Yeah, yeah, there are privileged, less priviliged, unprivileged and yada-yada schmiviliged people out there, but we shall also agree on that there is no difference in being privileged and unprivileged, so let's not bring it up altogether mm-ok, 'cause it'll just turn any discussion sour.....
Some People (note: 'some' sounds better than less privileged or unprivileged, and doesn't make it sound like there is a big problem here) should just suck it up and show endless patience, support and empathy to People In General (privileged people or people who identify/agree/empathize with the privileged and the ruling norm) - they should never let real-life experiences, history etc. get in the way when discussing things, because that makes one cynical, judgey and unreasonable.....
But when People In General (...) vent their dirty laundry, judge, assume and belittle Some People, not truly wanting to listen to or understand Some People, different rules apply. Naturally. If you don't approve, you're cynical, judgey and unreasonable, but most of all suffering from Political Correctness. So just let people be, man, and take those social studies and shove them up somewhere the sun doesn't shine.....
All people are different - unique individuals, no arguing about that So Let's just make sure all discussions end at that when talking about uncomfortable stuff like this, ok?.....

In other words, if you happen to be a person who is born pretty privileged (or identifies/agrees/empathizes) it is a-ok to make assumptions, be cynical and be vocal, telling people how they should feel, react and think because that is every (privileged) individual's birthright, and anyone who disagrees is a politically correct asshole. But if a less privileged or unprivileged person (or someone who identifies/agrees/empathizes) questions or disagrees, or even dares to mention privilege, it is a no-go no-starter. It is considered destructive and disruptive and the killer of any healthy discussion  of this nature and matter.

All of this delivered in a very respectable, "witty" and seemingly reasonable tone and manner. He could've just said that the phrase Check Your Privilige is not the right way to start or lead a discussion when talking about issues where privilege is of importance, but instead he elaborated and ended up in very different camp.


Quote from: SiL on Jun 25, 2014, 11:52:37 AM
"Check your privilege" is a fine idea, but an asinine thing to actually tell someone during a conversation.

This.

The writer didn't have to write a full article about this, getting all tangled up and sounding like a dick. The one-sentence paragraph in your post there would've been enough (spot on).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 25, 2014, 04:19:57 PM
What are you even on about?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jun 25, 2014, 06:43:04 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2382619/Canadian-man-born-blind-sees-time-age-68.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2382619/Canadian-man-born-blind-sees-time-age-68.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Jun 25, 2014, 09:40:26 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jun 25, 2014, 06:43:04 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2382619/Canadian-man-born-blind-sees-time-age-68.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2382619/Canadian-man-born-blind-sees-time-age-68.html)

Wow  :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Jun 26, 2014, 01:03:31 AM
North Korea is full of hot air again.

http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/world/2014/06/25/seth-rogan-movie-act-war-north-korea-says/lrNJbAJ6u6qPTlqSJ4vg4I/story.html (http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/world/2014/06/25/seth-rogan-movie-act-war-north-korea-says/lrNJbAJ6u6qPTlqSJ4vg4I/story.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 27, 2014, 06:10:02 AM
http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2014/06/26/dnt-new-mammal-unveiled.kpix.html (http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2014/06/26/dnt-new-mammal-unveiled.kpix.html)

Holy shit, could that be the real space jockey?  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Jun 27, 2014, 12:59:12 PM
Bengal tiger snatches man off fishing boat in eastern India

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/27/bengal-tiger-snatches-man-boat-eastern-india (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/27/bengal-tiger-snatches-man-boat-eastern-india)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Jun 27, 2014, 03:38:04 PM
They really should launch airborne dispersal of Feliway over the Sundarbans. Then the tigers will be chasing villagers in order to curl up on their laps and have strokies.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jun 28, 2014, 12:15:56 AM
U.K. Inquiry Finds 'Truly Awful' Sexual Abuse by TV Host at Medical Facilities
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/27/world/europe/britain-jimmy-savile-sexual-abuse.html (http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/27/world/europe/britain-jimmy-savile-sexual-abuse.html)

QuoteThe investigation at National Health Service institutions followed police investigations into allegations of abuse at several locations, including Leeds General Infirmary in his hometown and a high-security psychiatric unit visited by Mr. Savile under the guise of charitable work.

The entertainer gained access to every corner of the hospital in Leeds by working on its radio service and volunteering as a porter as part of his fund-raising efforts, the investigation found.

The inquiry concluded that the first case of abuse at the Leeds hospital occurred in 1962 and the most recent in 2009, when Mr. Savile was 82. While some victims complained to the staff, either directly or through their parents, their allegations were not passed on to those in higher authority.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jun 28, 2014, 01:19:05 AM
Ugh.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 28, 2014, 01:39:39 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jun 28, 2014, 12:15:56 AM
U.K. Inquiry Finds 'Truly Awful' Sexual Abuse by TV Host at Medical Facilities
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/27/world/europe/britain-jimmy-savile-sexual-abuse.html (http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/27/world/europe/britain-jimmy-savile-sexual-abuse.html)

QuoteThe investigation at National Health Service institutions followed police investigations into allegations of abuse at several locations, including Leeds General Infirmary in his hometown and a high-security psychiatric unit visited by Mr. Savile under the guise of charitable work.

The entertainer gained access to every corner of the hospital in Leeds by working on its radio service and volunteering as a porter as part of his fund-raising efforts, the investigation found.

The inquiry concluded that the first case of abuse at the Leeds hospital occurred in 1962 and the most recent in 2009, when Mr. Savile was 82. While some victims complained to the staff, either directly or through their parents, their allegations were not passed on to those in higher authority.

People are f**ked up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jun 28, 2014, 02:26:13 PM
That's not news people have known about Saville for years.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 29, 2014, 06:18:30 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/29/ginny-griffith-spider-home-on-fire-kill_n_5541172.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/29/ginny-griffith-spider-home-on-fire-kill_n_5541172.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

Now I know where and how people get the inspiration for memes like this:

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fweknowmemes.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F10%2Fthere-was-a-spider-i-panicked.jpg&hash=e39588c2d03d3db17d87e3a8c562a5ba4e72c56a)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Jun 29, 2014, 06:44:48 PM
Hey, Aspie!

Shia LaBeouf Harassed a Homeless Man Before Being Arrested

http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=31442 (http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=31442)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Jun 29, 2014, 06:47:33 PM
Quote from: Castiel on Jun 29, 2014, 06:44:48 PM
Hey, Aspie!

Shia LaBeouf Harassed a Homeless Man Before Being Arrested

http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=31442 (http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=31442)

He's truly lost it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Jun 30, 2014, 12:19:21 AM
To me, Shia LaBeouf is still the annoying kid on the Disney channel in the late 90's and early 2000's.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Alienseseses on Jun 30, 2014, 07:47:09 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/30/world/meast/israel-missing-teenagers/index.html?c=homepage-t (http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/30/world/meast/israel-missing-teenagers/index.html?c=homepage-t)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jun 30, 2014, 11:09:09 PM
Lol, this stupid f**king Hobby Lobby controversy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jun 30, 2014, 11:35:12 PM
t'was an interesting ruling
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Alienseseses on Jul 01, 2014, 01:54:33 AM
Now they're saying the teens were dead minutes after they were abducted. They were dead before anyone knew they were gone. The whole country prayed, there were rallies, there was a manhunt for 2 weeks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 01, 2014, 09:28:32 AM
Religious freedom should not impede on personal freedom. Healthcare should be left up to the individual. However the ruling was limited yet it sucks if you happen to work for a religious entity. I just don't understand it. How can a blind belief in something supersede human rights. I also feel bad for home health aids, the supreme court essentially made them independent contractors. Meaning that they now will need to pay taxes on their income. Where as before they were quasi state employees. Plain selfish and foolish and all over a fair share of 2.5%.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 01, 2014, 11:12:30 AM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Jun 30, 2014, 12:19:21 AM
To me, Shia LaBeouf is still the annoying kid on the Disney channel in the late 90's and early 2000's.

He's a no-talent ass-clown who has no respect for the industry he works in. He doesn't deserve success as far as I'm concerned.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Jul 02, 2014, 05:06:45 PM
The Yeti could be an hybrid of polar bears and brown bears that existed 40,000 years ago :o

http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/07/02/legendary-bigfoot-or-ancient-bear-yeti-hair-samples-match-dna-from-polar-bear-that-lived-40000-years-ago/ (http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/07/02/legendary-bigfoot-or-ancient-bear-yeti-hair-samples-match-dna-from-polar-bear-that-lived-40000-years-ago/)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Jul 02, 2014, 05:46:13 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 01, 2014, 11:12:30 AM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Jun 30, 2014, 12:19:21 AM
To me, Shia LaBeouf is still the annoying kid on the Disney channel in the late 90's and early 2000's.

He's a no-talent ass-clown who has no respect for the industry he works in. He doesn't deserve success as far as I'm concerned.

Amen brother
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Randomizer on Jul 03, 2014, 07:34:26 AM
 Heard NECA is currently making a Master Chief motorcycle helmet .  :) Sadly , it's only a prototype .  :-\

     http://necaonline.com/48295/licenses/video-games/halo/first-look-at-the-halo-master-chief-motorcycle-helmet-prototype-video/ (http://necaonline.com/48295/licenses/video-games/halo/first-look-at-the-halo-master-chief-motorcycle-helmet-prototype-video/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 03, 2014, 07:36:44 AM
Just wait til CNN gets wind of that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 03, 2014, 11:15:13 AM
http://www.moonmontchronicle.com/supreme-court-rules-jcpenney-allowed-to-sacrifice-employees-to-appease-cthulhu.html (http://www.moonmontchronicle.com/supreme-court-rules-jcpenney-allowed-to-sacrifice-employees-to-appease-cthulhu.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 03, 2014, 11:22:53 AM
It really does sound that stupid.  :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 03, 2014, 03:27:39 PM
Belongs in the Lovecraft thread, not in a News thread.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 03, 2014, 04:19:59 PM
It's spoof news, it can fit here.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: coolbreeze on Jul 03, 2014, 05:57:12 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jul 03, 2014, 03:27:39 PM
Belongs in the Lovecraft thread, not in a News thread.

So very true.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Jul 03, 2014, 06:46:03 PM
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2014/07/01/ISIS-Releases-Map-of-5-Year-Plan-to-Spread-from-Spain-to-China (http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2014/07/01/ISIS-Releases-Map-of-5-Year-Plan-to-Spread-from-Spain-to-China)

The U.S. and Russia MUST terminate this menace once and for all. They are delaying such actions just because of the "human rights" crap and other tolerant bs but they will have to act at some point. Its inevitable.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 03, 2014, 07:00:17 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 03, 2014, 04:19:59 PM
It's spoof news, it can fit here.


Still not news though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jul 03, 2014, 07:09:20 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Jul 03, 2014, 06:46:03 PM
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2014/07/01/ISIS-Releases-Map-of-5-Year-Plan-to-Spread-from-Spain-to-China (http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2014/07/01/ISIS-Releases-Map-of-5-Year-Plan-to-Spread-from-Spain-to-China)

The U.S. and Russia MUST terminate this menace once and for all. They are delaying such actions just because of the "human rights" crap and other tolerant bs but they will have to act at some point. Its inevitable.

It's a BS map and there's no 5 year plan. The origin of the map was a extreme-right forum, apparently.

So far analysts say that ISIS is too violent and will self destruct in time.

They aint shit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 03, 2014, 07:16:07 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Jul 03, 2014, 07:09:20 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Jul 03, 2014, 06:46:03 PM
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2014/07/01/ISIS-Releases-Map-of-5-Year-Plan-to-Spread-from-Spain-to-China (http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2014/07/01/ISIS-Releases-Map-of-5-Year-Plan-to-Spread-from-Spain-to-China)

The U.S. and Russia MUST terminate this menace once and for all. They are delaying such actions just because of the "human rights" crap and other tolerant bs but they will have to act at some point. Its inevitable.

It's a BS map and there's no 5 year plan. The origin of the map was a extreme-right forum, apparently.

So far analysts say that ISIS is too violent and will self destruct in time.

They aint shit.

Yea, it's just propaganda.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jul 03, 2014, 07:40:01 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 03, 2014, 11:15:13 AM
http://www.moonmontchronicle.com/supreme-court-rules-jcpenney-allowed-to-sacrifice-employees-to-appease-cthulhu.html (http://www.moonmontchronicle.com/supreme-court-rules-jcpenney-allowed-to-sacrifice-employees-to-appease-cthulhu.html)
His return will blend madness with sanity....make order and chaos indistinguishable....

....elbahsuignitsidni soahc dna redro ekam....ytinas thiw ssendam denlb lliw nruter siH

(that last bit is for our little friends delivering this post through the second dimension)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jul 03, 2014, 09:50:55 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Jul 03, 2014, 06:46:03 PM
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2014/07/01/ISIS-Releases-Map-of-5-Year-Plan-to-Spread-from-Spain-to-China (http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2014/07/01/ISIS-Releases-Map-of-5-Year-Plan-to-Spread-from-Spain-to-China)

The U.S. and Russia MUST terminate this menace once and for all. They are delaying such actions just because of the "human rights" crap and other tolerant bs but they will have to act at some point. Its inevitable.
Fake or not, every single World Power in existence could do a good thing or two from cooperating on eliminating terrorist movements. Imagine if China could actually deploy over Europe and the Middle East.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 03, 2014, 11:17:48 PM
How exactly does one go about "eliminating a terrorist movement"? No, really. I mean, from what I understand about terrorist organisations, they're spread out all over different parts of the world, operate in a very cloak-and-dagger manner, it's hard to identify who is in charge of what, and if even that person is eliminated, there's always someone waiting in the lurch to replace them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jul 03, 2014, 11:38:01 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 03, 2014, 11:17:48 PM
How exactly does one go about "eliminating a terrorist movement"? No, really. I mean, from what I understand about terrorist organisations, they're spread out all over different parts of the world, operate in a very cloak-and-dagger manner, it's hard to identify who is in charge of what, and if even that person is eliminated, there's always someone waiting in the lurch to replace them.

The pattern to break is eye for an eye.....
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 03, 2014, 11:39:26 PM
Which will never happen, sadly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jul 03, 2014, 11:48:49 PM
Quote from: SM on Jul 03, 2014, 11:39:26 PM
Which will never happen, sadly.

Yeah well maybe in a thousand years when we're fighting aliens for rights to colonize worlds, it won't look so bad now....yet we'll still be having the same conversation....
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 03, 2014, 11:58:37 PM
I have a feeling humanity won't make it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 04, 2014, 12:00:42 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jul 03, 2014, 11:48:49 PM
Quote from: SM on Jul 03, 2014, 11:39:26 PM
Which will never happen, sadly.

Yeah well maybe in a thousand years when we're fighting aliens for rights to colonize worlds, it won't look so bad now....yet we'll still be having the same conversation....

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.hark.com%2Fimages%2F000%2F945%2F332%2F945332%2Foriginal.jpg&hash=32051562f7e84b007b494e790a56ac2081aff9b6)

By Grabthar's hammer - I think you're right.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jul 04, 2014, 12:04:34 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 03, 2014, 11:58:37 PM
I have a feeling humanity won't make it.

Everyone pops out thinking they're human.....doesn't matter the language or even the world.....what you look like is just your signature....
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 04, 2014, 02:44:47 AM
http://blogs.wsj.com/corporate-intelligence/2014/07/01/lgbt-equality-burger-king-unveils-the-rainbow-wrapped-whopper/ (http://blogs.wsj.com/corporate-intelligence/2014/07/01/lgbt-equality-burger-king-unveils-the-rainbow-wrapped-whopper/)

LET THE PANIC COMMENCE
(https://38.media.tumblr.com/2823560f3bda9d8043bd67d84b79886f/tumblr_n8599vCK511rnffmho1_1280.png)
(https://31.media.tumblr.com/224c1d490b4d21bc21e26170426b89ba/tumblr_n8599vCK511rnffmho2_500.jpg)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 04, 2014, 02:48:16 AM
Always heartening to know that blind ignorance transcends national boundaries.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jul 04, 2014, 02:51:35 AM
I don't imagine people where I live will take kindly to this
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 04, 2014, 04:49:05 AM
I'm calling biased, because they didn't do that for women's rights, or black people rights.

No, this won't do at all. I say we box up all the whoppers with that packaging on it and ship it all as far away as possible...

Russia.



;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 04, 2014, 05:10:17 AM
When I eat a whopper now all I can imagine in my head is ghey people f**king.



:'(














;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Jul 04, 2014, 05:41:17 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 03, 2014, 11:17:48 PM
How exactly does one go about "eliminating a terrorist movement"?
Thermo-nuclear warfare, chemical warfare, tank assault, attack helicopters seek-n-destroy runs,  air strikes on bridges, hospitals and other important objects, uranium tipped bullets so the wounds don't heal and of course various methods forbidden by the geneva convention. You know how it goes  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 04, 2014, 05:54:36 AM
Isis and Al Qaeda are organizations and an organization is something inhabited by people.  Get rid of the people and assets and the organization will cease to exist.

You can get rid of ISIS and Al Qaeda.  You can't get rid of terrorism.  It is an ideal.





AND IDEAS ARE BULLETPROOF MR CREEDY.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 04, 2014, 11:22:34 AM
Education. Terrorists are generally dummies afraid of change.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jul 04, 2014, 01:29:37 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jul 04, 2014, 05:10:17 AM
When I eat a whopper now all I can imagine in my head is ghey people f**king.



:'(














;)

I suggest ordering your whopper without mayonnaise from now on
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 04, 2014, 02:09:08 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Jul 04, 2014, 05:41:17 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 03, 2014, 11:17:48 PM
How exactly does one go about "eliminating a terrorist movement"?
Thermo-nuclear warfare, chemical warfare, tank assault, attack helicopters seek-n-destroy runs,  air strikes on bridges, hospitals and other important objects, uranium tipped bullets so the wounds don't heal and of course various methods forbidden by the geneva convention. You know how it goes  :laugh:

You forgot fragmentation bullets, lol.

Quote from: Kimarhi on Jul 04, 2014, 05:54:36 AM
Isis and Al Qaeda are organizations and an organization is something inhabited by people.  Get rid of the people and assets and the organization will cease to exist.

You can get rid of ISIS and Al Qaeda.  You can't get rid of terrorism.  It is an ideal.

But like I said, they operate in very stealthy ways. It's not like there's a big building that says "AL QAEDA" on it where all of the members operate. How do you eliminate the people? It's impossible.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Jul 04, 2014, 02:20:41 PM
It is. We will eliminate them all.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6atSU2iUrdI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6atSU2iUrdI#)

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 04, 2014, 02:54:27 PM
Well at least the confidence is there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 04, 2014, 09:14:19 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 04, 2014, 11:22:34 AM
Education. Terrorists are generally dummies afraid of change.

This. Oddly enough they seem more intimidated by the less fortunate striving for education than the soldiers with the guns.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 04, 2014, 09:32:25 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Jul 04, 2014, 05:41:17 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 03, 2014, 11:17:48 PM
How exactly does one go about "eliminating a terrorist movement"?
Thermo-nuclear warfare, chemical warfare, tank assault, attack helicopters seek-n-destroy runs,  air strikes on bridges, hospitals and other important objects, uranium tipped bullets so the wounds don't heal and of course various methods forbidden by the geneva convention. You know how it goes  :laugh:

What did I just read?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 04, 2014, 09:35:43 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 04, 2014, 09:32:25 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Jul 04, 2014, 05:41:17 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 03, 2014, 11:17:48 PM
How exactly does one go about "eliminating a terrorist movement"?
Thermo-nuclear warfare, chemical warfare, tank assault, attack helicopters seek-n-destroy runs,  air strikes on bridges, hospitals and other important objects, uranium tipped bullets so the wounds don't heal and of course various methods forbidden by the geneva convention. You know how it goes  :laugh:

What did I just read?

I just assumed it was sarcasm.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 04, 2014, 09:39:09 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Jul 04, 2014, 09:14:19 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 04, 2014, 11:22:34 AM
Education. Terrorists are generally dummies afraid of change.

This. Oddly enough they seem more intimidated by the less fortunate striving for education than the soldiers with the guns.

So true. Education and critical thinking send shivers down the spine of any extremist/terrorist, no matter ideology, religion or nationality.

Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 04, 2014, 09:35:43 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 04, 2014, 09:32:25 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Jul 04, 2014, 05:41:17 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 03, 2014, 11:17:48 PM
How exactly does one go about "eliminating a terrorist movement"?
Thermo-nuclear warfare, chemical warfare, tank assault, attack helicopters seek-n-destroy runs,  air strikes on bridges, hospitals and other important objects, uranium tipped bullets so the wounds don't heal and of course various methods forbidden by the geneva convention. You know how it goes  :laugh:

What did I just read?

I just assumed it was sarcasm.

If it was any other forum member I would've probably assumed the same. But WinterActual has displayed a few sincerely right-wing hawkish remarks and opinions before. Just wasn't sure if he really thinks that the Geneva Convention is standing in the way of "eliminating" terrorism.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 04, 2014, 09:43:51 PM
You can't force education on someone who doesn't want to learn.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 04, 2014, 09:32:25 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 04, 2014, 09:35:43 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 04, 2014, 09:32:25 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Jul 04, 2014, 05:41:17 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 03, 2014, 11:17:48 PM
How exactly does one go about "eliminating a terrorist movement"?
Thermo-nuclear warfare, chemical warfare, tank assault, attack helicopters seek-n-destroy runs,  air strikes on bridges, hospitals and other important objects, uranium tipped bullets so the wounds don't heal and of course various methods forbidden by the geneva convention. You know how it goes  :laugh:

What did I just read?

I just assumed it was sarcasm.

If it was any other forum member I would've probably assumed the same. But WinterActual has displayed a few sincerely right-wing hawkish remarks and opinions before. Just wasn't sure if he really thinks that the Geneva Convention is standing in the way of "eliminating" terrorism.

Can't say I blame you but I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. Gotta try.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 04, 2014, 10:10:04 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 04, 2014, 09:43:51 PM
You can't force education on someone who doesn't want to learn.

So true, and in the West here is one of the alternatives.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennessean.com%2Fincludes%2Fpublicus%2Fprojects%2Fprojects04%2Fpaper%2Fphotos%2FBigPhoto_01.jpg&hash=59105365d78d3fb33808437943981e32a9ab7c09)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jul 04, 2014, 11:17:54 PM
BOMBING HOSPITALS IS NOT THE WAY TO SOLVE TERRORISM
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 04, 2014, 11:22:28 PM
Some people just want to watch the world burn.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 05, 2014, 01:20:35 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 04, 2014, 09:39:09 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Jul 04, 2014, 09:14:19 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 04, 2014, 11:22:34 AM
Education. Terrorists are generally dummies afraid of change.

This. Oddly enough they seem more intimidated by the less fortunate striving for education than the soldiers with the guns.

So true. Education and critical thinking send shivers down the spine of any extremist/terrorist, no matter ideology, religion or nationality.

Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 04, 2014, 09:35:43 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 04, 2014, 09:32:25 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Jul 04, 2014, 05:41:17 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 03, 2014, 11:17:48 PM
How exactly does one go about "eliminating a terrorist movement"?
Thermo-nuclear warfare, chemical warfare, tank assault, attack helicopters seek-n-destroy runs,  air strikes on bridges, hospitals and other important objects, uranium tipped bullets so the wounds don't heal and of course various methods forbidden by the geneva convention. You know how it goes  :laugh:

What did I just read?

I just assumed it was sarcasm.

If it was any other forum member I would've probably assumed the same. But WinterActual has displayed a few sincerely right-wing hawkish remarks and opinions before. Just wasn't sure if he really thinks that the Geneva Convention is standing in the way of "eliminating" terrorism.

The Geneva convention only applies to uniformed combatants. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 05, 2014, 03:27:09 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Jul 04, 2014, 10:10:04 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 04, 2014, 09:43:51 PM
You can't force education on someone who doesn't want to learn.

So true, and in the West here is one of the alternatives.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennessean.com%2Fincludes%2Fpublicus%2Fprojects%2Fprojects04%2Fpaper%2Fphotos%2FBigPhoto_01.jpg&hash=59105365d78d3fb33808437943981e32a9ab7c09)

Alternatives to what?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 05, 2014, 04:40:04 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 05, 2014, 03:27:09 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Jul 04, 2014, 10:10:04 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 04, 2014, 09:43:51 PM
You can't force education on someone who doesn't want to learn.

So true, and in the West here is one of the alternatives.

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Alternatives to what?

... education.  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Jul 05, 2014, 06:43:27 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Jul 04, 2014, 11:22:28 PM
Some people just want to watch the world burn.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4_LolRVRAE#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4_LolRVRAE#ws)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 05, 2014, 03:06:45 PM
Obama, worst President in 70yrs?

http://nypost.com/2014/07/03/obama-is-paying-the-price-for-insisting-only-he-knows-whats-right/ (http://nypost.com/2014/07/03/obama-is-paying-the-price-for-insisting-only-he-knows-whats-right/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 05, 2014, 03:30:43 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Jul 05, 2014, 04:40:04 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 05, 2014, 03:27:09 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Jul 04, 2014, 10:10:04 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 04, 2014, 09:43:51 PM
You can't force education on someone who doesn't want to learn.

So true, and in the West here is one of the alternatives.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennessean.com%2Fincludes%2Fpublicus%2Fprojects%2Fprojects04%2Fpaper%2Fphotos%2FBigPhoto_01.jpg&hash=59105365d78d3fb33808437943981e32a9ab7c09)

Alternatives to what?

... education.  :P

Lol, true. The U.S. has its own problems with domestic terrorism. It's a shame people give in to ignorance.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Jul 05, 2014, 03:57:45 PM
I've heard that some gangs are better equipped than the SWAT units.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 05, 2014, 08:52:39 PM
no. 

Having an AK doesn't make you better equipped than guys with mp5s, ballistic armor, flashbangs and the tactical wherewithal to know how to use them. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jul 06, 2014, 01:30:44 AM
I think the point being made was that organized crime, even what we refer to as street gangs in the USA, are growing in consciousness. They enlist in the military, they get trained, and they return back to their gangs and then pass the knowledge onto their street soldiers. We get gangbangers with actual law degrees who know how to twist the legality of our government. They're smart, they don't need to "out-equip" the Police to beat them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jul 06, 2014, 04:18:15 AM
http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/07/pink-floyd-to-release-new-album-the-endless-river-in-october/ (http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/07/pink-floyd-to-release-new-album-the-endless-river-in-october/)

new pink floyd album...

i repeat.. there's a NEW PINK FLOYD ALBUM COMING OUT IN OCTOBER.

HORY SHIETTTT!!!!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 06, 2014, 04:22:10 AM
Quote from: Gate on Jul 06, 2014, 01:30:44 AM
I think the point being made was that organized crime, even what we refer to as street gangs in the USA, are growing in consciousness. They enlist in the military, they get trained, and they return back to their gangs and then pass the knowledge onto their street soldiers. We get gangbangers with actual law degrees who know how to twist the legality of our government. They're smart, they don't need to "out-equip" the Police to beat them.

Media fear mongering.  Military hardware is key in using military tactics.  I don't see many gangmembers running around with m240 bravos suppressing the cops in firefights so they can outflank and kill them. 


If a gangbanger has a law degree and goes back to a gang he's a f**king idiot. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 06, 2014, 04:25:51 AM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Jul 06, 2014, 04:18:15 AM
http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/07/pink-floyd-to-release-new-album-the-endless-river-in-october/ (http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/07/pink-floyd-to-release-new-album-the-endless-river-in-october/)

new pink floyd album...

i repeat.. there's a NEW PINK FLOYD ALBUM COMING OUT IN OCTOBER.

HORY SHIETTTT!!!!!
Pfffft. No Roger Waters, no Pink Floyd.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Jul 06, 2014, 04:31:48 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jul 05, 2014, 08:52:39 PM
no. 

Having an AK doesn't make you better equipped than guys with mp5s, ballistic armor, flashbangs and the tactical wherewithal to know how to use them.
Every AK variant is better than any MP5 but anyway, I had something else in mind. On NatGeo they showed that some gangs in Mexico have stuff like .50 cal Browning and RPG7. I don't think the police units are allowed to use lmgs or rocket launchers in the populated areas, just the regular smgs and assault rifles.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jul 06, 2014, 04:36:17 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jul 06, 2014, 04:25:51 AM
Pfffft. No Roger Waters, no Pink Floyd.

Ugh.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 06, 2014, 04:38:14 AM
A Momentary Lapse of Reason and The Division Bell are both shit.

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jul 06, 2014, 04:40:10 AM
lol.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 06, 2014, 04:55:44 AM
Quote from: WinterActual on Jul 06, 2014, 04:31:48 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jul 05, 2014, 08:52:39 PM
no. 

Having an AK doesn't make you better equipped than guys with mp5s, ballistic armor, flashbangs and the tactical wherewithal to know how to use them.
Every AK variant is better than any MP5 but anyway, I had something else in mind. On NatGeo they showed that some gangs in Mexico have stuff like .50 cal Browning and RPG7. I don't think the police units are allowed to use lmgs or rocket launchers in the populated areas, just the regular smgs and assault rifles.


Until I see Bloods setting up a complex ambush with emplaced saw gunners and grenadiers taking out the front and rear vehicles of a police convoy so they can trap the center vehicles in the killzone and then advance on those vehicles using controlled fires as cover I'm not really worried about it.

A thug with an AK is dangerous.  Even to trained personnel.  Trained personnel with firearms are and will continue to be more dangerous.  The rest is media fear mongering at its finest leading people to believe that every gang member is some recon seal pararescue delta ranger space shuttle door gunner master chief combat fisherman that will slay whole police departments in single combat. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Jul 06, 2014, 08:18:35 AM
I don't believe in that personally. For me all thugs are savages and animals. Da hood had to be turn into dust and flat ground by now if you ask me  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 06, 2014, 12:59:24 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Jul 06, 2014, 04:18:15 AM
http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/07/pink-floyd-to-release-new-album-the-endless-river-in-october/ (http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/07/pink-floyd-to-release-new-album-the-endless-river-in-october/)

new pink floyd album...

i repeat.. there's a NEW PINK FLOYD ALBUM COMING OUT IN OCTOBER.

HORY SHIETTTT!!!!!

Hm, never saw this coming. I'll give it a listen online and if I like, I'll buy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 06, 2014, 01:44:45 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Jul 06, 2014, 04:18:15 AM
http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/07/pink-floyd-to-release-new-album-the-endless-river-in-october/ (http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/07/pink-floyd-to-release-new-album-the-endless-river-in-october/)

new pink floyd album...

i repeat.. there's a NEW PINK FLOYD ALBUM COMING OUT IN OCTOBER.

HORY SHIETTTT!!!!!

lol no ty
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jul 06, 2014, 01:55:08 PM
Sure aint as good as Taylor Swift or Yoko Ono!  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 06, 2014, 01:58:28 PM
Don't know who yoko Ono be, but this ain't Pink Floyd anymore
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jul 06, 2014, 02:09:10 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 06, 2014, 01:58:28 PM
Don't know who yoko Ono be

Of course.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 06, 2014, 02:21:00 PM
After Youtubing a few if her songs... No Ty  :-X


No Roger Waters no Pink Floyd  :P that simple.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 06, 2014, 02:49:13 PM
Yoko Ono is a cancer that needs to be removed from the world.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jul 06, 2014, 03:09:24 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 06, 2014, 02:21:00 PMNo Roger Waters no Pink Floyd  :P that simple.

All those songs that Pink Floyd did without Roger Waters prior to him leaving the band were also Nickleback level turds.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 06, 2014, 03:30:34 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Jul 06, 2014, 03:09:24 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 06, 2014, 02:21:00 PMNo Roger Waters no Pink Floyd  :P that simple.

All those songs that Pink Floyd did without Roger Waters prior to him leaving the band were also Nickleback level turds.

AND WITH THAT BEING SAID...


Why would this new album be any better?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 06, 2014, 04:50:30 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Jul 06, 2014, 01:55:08 PM
Sure aint as good as Taylor Swift or Yoko Ono!  :laugh:
Bet you anything this shitty new Pink Floyd-in-name-only won't be anywhere near as critically acclaimed as her last two albums :laugh:
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Especially considering everyone knows Pink Floyd without Roger Waters is just David Gilmour's awful lyrics set against some of the dullest, blandest prog rock ever. ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Jul 06, 2014, 05:47:09 PM
Well, with Gilmour involved, at least we can hope for some really bitchin' solos.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 07, 2014, 01:29:18 AM
Gilmour didn't write a lot of the post-Rog lyrics.  Man's got to know his limitations.

And I have longed for all these Division Bell jams/ outtakes to surface.

20 years - ye gods...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deadmeat on Jul 07, 2014, 08:23:31 AM
Frick. This is big news.

idk maybe some older members remember how I used to flip out over Pink Floyd discussions so yeah. Kinda hyped?

But really. Roger Waters is somewhat of a muse to me so... I'm cautious. Intrigued most definitely.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 07, 2014, 10:12:51 AM
I don't know what's to be cautious about.  We know what Rog is like from ATD (and the solo album he's been working on for lord knows how many years now).  We know what Dave is like from the two Rog-less Floyd albums and the altogether too laid back On An Island.  I think this will sit somewhere between Division Bell and On An Island.  If you didn't care for either of those albums then it's likely this won't be for you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 07, 2014, 12:57:52 PM
SM, you seem to be the resident PF fan around here so let me ask you something. I'm a huge fan of their classic material (WYWH in particular). Is their newer stuff at all like that?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 07, 2014, 09:32:02 PM
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA


http://www.avclub.com/article/please-dont-give-kid-money-his-potato-salad-kickst-206584 (http://www.avclub.com/article/please-dont-give-kid-money-his-potato-salad-kickst-206584)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 07, 2014, 09:44:22 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 07, 2014, 09:32:02 PM
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA


http://www.avclub.com/article/please-dont-give-kid-money-his-potato-salad-kickst-206584 (http://www.avclub.com/article/please-dont-give-kid-money-his-potato-salad-kickst-206584)
I donated five dollars.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 07, 2014, 09:51:48 PM
Because it's deeply important to you on a spiritual and emotional level?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 07, 2014, 10:05:31 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F37.media.tumblr.com%2F52c50e4cabd3185a15447ba143b9c80d%2Ftumblr_mq5k6mE7WP1s7n30go1_400.gif&hash=d2d72c291755cd4c85a83e16c2f4015e4872c577)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deadmeat on Jul 07, 2014, 10:51:48 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 07, 2014, 09:44:22 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 07, 2014, 09:32:02 PM
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA


http://www.avclub.com/article/please-dont-give-kid-money-his-potato-salad-kickst-206584 (http://www.avclub.com/article/please-dont-give-kid-money-his-potato-salad-kickst-206584)
I donated five dollars.

wuss

Spoiler

I donated a potato
[close]
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 07, 2014, 11:02:22 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 07, 2014, 12:57:52 PM
SM, you seem to be the resident PF fan around here so let me ask you something. I'm a huge fan of their classic material (WYWH in particular). Is their newer stuff at all like that?

Division Bell is closer to WYWH simply because Richard Wright was contributing again.  WYWH was the last album he had any creative input on prior, for whatever reason - be it drugs, disinterest, or Roger being a megalomaniac (likely all three).  I've listened to AMLOR (upon which Dave, Bob Ezrin and Jon Carin played most of the keyboards, and Rick played very little) and Division Bell (and The Final Cut, which is at the other end of the spectrum) more times than I can count, but I can't remember the last time I listened to them start to finish, like I would regularly do with Dark Side Of The Moon, WYWH or Animals.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 07, 2014, 11:19:34 PM
Hm, that's disconcerting. Does the music still have that sort of, "night time" feel, to it?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jul 07, 2014, 11:21:30 PM
I really really love Rick Wright's contributions to the band. The man had a great ear for melody and mood. RIP.

Didnt really care for A momentary lapse of etc... other than the HUMONGOUS final track "Sorrow" and a few bits.

Division Bell really worked for me as a whole. There's a few tunes that i can live without... take it back, coming back to life... but there's lots to love in there. Overall it's a much more "accessible" album wich makes dem hipsters frown in adorable fashion. :D

Prior to the announcement of the new album i felt that High Hopes was probably the best tune that a band could possibly end their last album (and career) with. It's still a f**king glorious piece of music.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 07, 2014, 11:25:41 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Jul 07, 2014, 11:21:30 PM
Division Bell really worked for me as a whole. There's a few tunes that i can live without... take it back, coming back to life... but there's lots to love in there. Overall it's a much more "accessible" album wich makes dem hipsters frown in adorable fashion. :D
lol

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GLOBAL HIPSTER CONSPIRACY ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deadmeat on Jul 07, 2014, 11:26:47 PM
Ever listened to Broken China?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 07, 2014, 11:32:05 PM
QuoteHm, that's disconcerting. Does the music still have that sort of, "night time" feel, to it?

Depends what you mean by "night time" feel.

QuoteDidnt really care for A momentary lapse of etc... other than the HUMONGOUS final track "Sorrow" and a few bits.

I find Sorrow to be the weakest track (despite it having some of Dave's best lyrics).  Yet Another Movie was a much tighter song and very under-rated.

QuotePrior to the announcement of the new album i felt that High Hopes was probably the best tune that a band could possibly end their last album (and career) with. It's still a f**king glorious piece of music.

And by ending it with Steve O'Rourke talking, it bookended things nicely with Pink Floyd management speaking the first words on Piper... and last words on Division Bell.

QuoteEver listened to Broken China?

Not for ages.  Had a couple of decent tracks from memory, but I never really had a good listen to it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jul 07, 2014, 11:33:22 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jul 07, 2014, 11:25:41 PM
GLOBAL HIPSTER CONSPIRACY ;D

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Division_Bell#Charts_and_certifications (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Division_Bell#Charts_and_certifications)
GLOBAL ACCESSIBLE LISTENING PARTY.  :laugh:

Best review ever of The Wall via All music. http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-wall-mw0000195292 (http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-wall-mw0000195292)

QuoteRoger Waters constructed The Wall, a narcissistic, double-album rock opera about an emotionally crippled rock star who spits on an audience member daring to cheer during an acoustic song. Given its origins, it's little wonder that The Wall paints such an unsympathetic portrait of the rock star, cleverly named "Pink," who blames everyone -- particularly women -- for his neuroses. Such lyrical and thematic shortcomings may have been forgivable if the album had a killer batch of songs, but Waters took his operatic inclinations to heart, constructing the album as a series of fragments that are held together by larger numbers like "Comfortably Numb" and "Hey You." Generally, the fully developed songs are among the finest of Pink Floyd's later work, but The Wall is primarily a triumph of production: its seamless surface, blending melodic fragments and sound effects, makes the musical shortcomings and questionable lyrics easy to ignore. But if The Wall is examined in depth, it falls apart, since it doesn't offer enough great songs to support its ambition, and its self-serving message and shiny production seem like relics of the late-'70s Me Generation

Roger Waters masta race.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 07, 2014, 11:36:21 PM
Quote from: SM on Jul 07, 2014, 11:32:05 PM
QuoteHm, that's disconcerting. Does the music still have that sort of, "night time" feel, to it?

Depends what you mean by "night time" feel.


Well, one of the reasons I love WYWH so much is because it's the sort of album you can listen to on a long drive on the highway at nighttime (which is true for most of PF's work) or even while one is in a contemplative state. Does that make sense?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 07, 2014, 11:38:37 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Jul 07, 2014, 11:33:22 PM
Best review ever of The Wall via All music. http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-wall-mw0000195292 (http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-wall-mw0000195292)

QuoteRoger Waters constructed The Wall, a narcissistic, double-album rock opera about an emotionally crippled rock star who spits on an audience member daring to cheer during an acoustic song. Given its origins, it's little wonder that The Wall paints such an unsympathetic portrait of the rock star, cleverly named "Pink," who blames everyone -- particularly women -- for his neuroses. Such lyrical and thematic shortcomings may have been forgivable if the album had a killer batch of songs, but Waters took his operatic inclinations to heart, constructing the album as a series of fragments that are held together by larger numbers like "Comfortably Numb" and "Hey You." Generally, the fully developed songs are among the finest of Pink Floyd's later work, but The Wall is primarily a triumph of production: its seamless surface, blending melodic fragments and sound effects, makes the musical shortcomings and questionable lyrics easy to ignore. But if The Wall is examined in depth, it falls apart, since it doesn't offer enough great songs to support its ambition, and its self-serving message and shiny production seem like relics of the late-'70s Me Generation
And yet they still gave it a 9/10! :o ;D

Quote from: Blacklabel on Jul 07, 2014, 11:33:22 PM
Roger Waters masta race.
"Just rubbish ... nonsense from beginning to end." - Roger Waters, giving his opinion of The Division Bell
Truth ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jul 07, 2014, 11:51:10 PM
Allmusic used to have the rating as a 2/5 or 1/5, if i remember well... A floyd fan must have changed the rating long after the reviewer left.  :D

Quote
"Just rubbish ... nonsense from beginning to end." - Roger Waters, giving his opinion of The Division Bell
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pros_and_Cons_of_Hitch_Hiking#Chart_positions (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pros_and_Cons_of_Hitch_Hiking#Chart_positions)
Dat butthurt! haha.

But then they reunited.. and it felt so good!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUYzQaCCt2o#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUYzQaCCt2o#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 07, 2014, 11:52:18 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Jul 07, 2014, 11:51:10 PM
Allmusic used to have the rating as a 2/5, if i remember well... A floyd fan must have changed the rating long after the reviewer left.  :D
Nope  ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 07, 2014, 11:56:52 PM
...........nnneeerrrrddddssss
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 07, 2014, 11:59:38 PM
Quote"Just rubbish ... nonsense from beginning to end." - Roger Waters, giving his opinion of The Division Bell

Dave's thoughts weren't a million miles away when it came to The Final Cut.

Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 07, 2014, 11:36:21 PM
Quote from: SM on Jul 07, 2014, 11:32:05 PM
QuoteHm, that's disconcerting. Does the music still have that sort of, "night time" feel, to it?

Depends what you mean by "night time" feel.


Well, one of the reasons I love WYWH so much is because it's the sort of album you can listen to on a long drive on the highway at nighttime (which is true for most of PF's work) or even while one is in a contemplative state. Does that make sense?

Nothing after Animals has those long meandering instrumental pieces that you can get lost in.  There's odd bits here and there on subsequent albums, but if you're talking about the long meandering instrumentals, then Live At Pompeii, or the first album of Ummagumma.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 08, 2014, 12:01:58 AM
That sucks. Guess I'll give some of the newer stuff a listen on YouTube before spending any money.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 08, 2014, 12:07:14 AM
The classic period of Meddle/ Dark Side/ WYWH/ Animals/ The Wall, was just that.  They couldn't maintain it once Rog fully took over and gave Rick the arse, and they couldn't recapture it when Dave took the reins.  But how many bands could?  None of the Beatles ever made anything on their own that could eclipse their work together.

The post-Wall stuff isn't bad - it's just not as good as some of the best albums ever made.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jul 08, 2014, 12:15:30 AM
"Something Something Dark of the moon" still their best album as far as i'm concerned.

Meanwhile.. THIS HAPPENED.

http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/gary-oldman-defends-mel-gibson-alec-baldwin-in-new-interview-20140624 (http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/gary-oldman-defends-mel-gibson-alec-baldwin-in-new-interview-20140624)

Quote"Well, if I called Nancy Pelosi a c**t — and I'll go one better, a f**king useless c**t — I can't really say that," said Oldman. "But Bill Maher and Jon Stewart can, and nobody's going to stop them from working because of it. Bill Maher could call someone a fag and get away with it. He said to Seth MacFarlane this year, 'I thought you were going to do the Oscars again. Instead they got a lesbian.' He can say something like that. Is that more or less offensive than Alec Baldwin saying to someone in the street, 'You fag'? I don't get it."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 08, 2014, 12:36:08 AM
lol music critics
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Jul 09, 2014, 10:45:15 AM
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/324283889/potato-salad (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/324283889/potato-salad) lol!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ghostface on Jul 09, 2014, 10:51:28 AM
How much did you pledge?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 09, 2014, 11:25:32 AM
Quote from: WinterActual on Jul 09, 2014, 10:45:15 AM
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/324283889/potato-salad (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/324283889/potato-salad) lol!

I didn't realize potato salad was so important.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 09, 2014, 12:24:00 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28102403 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28102403)

Super Deutschland!! we're gonna win the World Cup! (maybe)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Jul 09, 2014, 04:54:45 PM
Quote from: Ghostface on Jul 09, 2014, 10:51:28 AM
How much did you pledge?

Why should I?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 09, 2014, 10:10:00 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/07/09/pornhub-germany-brazil_n_5570223.html?utm_hp_ref=canada&ir=Canada (http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/07/09/pornhub-germany-brazil_n_5570223.html?utm_hp_ref=canada&ir=Canada)

Hahahahaha, Brazil is never gonna live this down.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 10, 2014, 04:15:25 AM
Japanese whaling fleet set to sail despite recent ruling
http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/24/world/asia/japan-whaling/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/24/world/asia/japan-whaling/index.html)
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi2.cdn.turner.com%2Fcnn%2Fdam%2Fassets%2F140401161801-05-whale-hunting-story-top.jpg&hash=d25c69a73d3b00e80217ec2e0e156bbc895ea073)

QuoteJapan is set to go ahead with some of its whaling activities even though a recent international court ruling ordered the country to end its whale hunt in the Antarctic.

The East Asian nation halted its annual Antarctic whaling mission after the U.N.'s International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled last month the hunt violated an international moratorium on commercial whaling.

The Japanese fisheries ministry announced last week it would still proceed with a smaller research program in the northwest Pacific.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 10, 2014, 04:18:36 AM
japan is slowly going back to being a country that gives no f**ks. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Jul 10, 2014, 09:11:09 AM
It's for research purposes. You understand.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBTnim2H450#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBTnim2H450#ws)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 10, 2014, 10:14:38 AM
2 Canadians have invented a fully drivable hot tub car.

I saw this on the news on T.V with footage of it working and everything but there doesn't seem to be anything on the internet to link to.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Jul 10, 2014, 10:35:55 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jul 10, 2014, 04:15:25 AM
Japanese whaling fleet set to sail despite recent ruling
http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/24/world/asia/japan-whaling/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/24/world/asia/japan-whaling/index.html)
http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/140401161801-05-whale-hunting-story-top.jpg

QuoteJapan is set to go ahead with some of its whaling activities even though a recent international court ruling ordered the country to end its whale hunt in the Antarctic.

The East Asian nation halted its annual Antarctic whaling mission after the U.N.'s International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled last month the hunt violated an international moratorium on commercial whaling.

The Japanese fisheries ministry announced last week it would still proceed with a smaller research program in the northwest Pacific.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E39WWj_RpBc#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E39WWj_RpBc#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 10, 2014, 11:16:54 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jul 10, 2014, 04:15:25 AM
Japanese whaling fleet set to sail despite recent ruling
http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/24/world/asia/japan-whaling/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/24/world/asia/japan-whaling/index.html)
http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/140401161801-05-whale-hunting-story-top.jpg

QuoteJapan is set to go ahead with some of its whaling activities even though a recent international court ruling ordered the country to end its whale hunt in the Antarctic.

The East Asian nation halted its annual Antarctic whaling mission after the U.N.'s International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled last month the hunt violated an international moratorium on commercial whaling.

The Japanese fisheries ministry announced last week it would still proceed with a smaller research program in the northwest Pacific.

What is their problem? Seriously.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Jul 10, 2014, 02:14:11 PM
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/07/09/malaysian-mp-hails-german-world-cup-win-by-praising-hitler/ (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/07/09/malaysian-mp-hails-german-world-cup-win-by-praising-hitler/)  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jul 10, 2014, 08:34:31 PM
Bruce Dickinson  of Iron Maiden staged a dogfight with WWI planes... over a festival where Iron Maiden was playing that day.
Yes, he was flying the Fokker Triplane himself, of course.  :laugh: ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV6TIXlEUmU#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV6TIXlEUmU#ws)

:o 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) :o

Beautiful planes. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Jul 10, 2014, 10:35:58 PM
Amaze..

Its hard to believe ol bruce has his shit together that much considering his profession and his age.. seen him in concert a few years back, his amazingly sprite and had a lot of energy, more so than many of his younger contemporaries.

dude's an inspiration. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jul 11, 2014, 01:04:36 AM
Quote from: Sabby on Jul 10, 2014, 09:11:09 AM
It's for research purposes. You understand.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBTnim2H450#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBTnim2H450#ws)



They say it xenophobic and racist for the court to not allow the hunting. Reminds me when the animal groups pester the kosher butcher about not stunning the beasts before cutting their throat. They say it's anti Semitic to endorse a humane slaughter.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 11, 2014, 03:14:08 AM
lol, I forgot all about Kirkland and his Jew paranoia.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 11, 2014, 07:11:47 AM
The Jews killed Lincoln.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jul 11, 2014, 07:21:33 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Jul 11, 2014, 07:11:47 AM
The Jews killed Lincoln.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hSEwy8ZORc#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hSEwy8ZORc#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 11, 2014, 11:06:08 AM
Omega sent this to me via FB, thought it was pretty funny.

http://libertyviral.com/this-one-photo-shows-why-some-animal-rights-activists-are-all-kinds-of-stupid/#axzz379FKqnof (http://libertyviral.com/this-one-photo-shows-why-some-animal-rights-activists-are-all-kinds-of-stupid/#axzz379FKqnof)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 11, 2014, 12:18:46 PM
They do know what happened to the dinosaurs...  right?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 11, 2014, 01:38:07 PM
Apparently, she doesn't, lol.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 11, 2014, 01:50:26 PM
Dinosaurs are amongst us.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 11, 2014, 02:51:18 PM
Technically, yes. They're called birds.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jul 11, 2014, 05:38:21 PM
Finally!

http://www.space.com/26493-lightsail-solar-sail-launch-2016.html (http://www.space.com/26493-lightsail-solar-sail-launch-2016.html)
Solar Sails
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Jul 11, 2014, 05:52:59 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 09, 2014, 12:24:00 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28102403 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28102403)

Super Deutschland!! we're gonna win the World Cup! (maybe)
Ach ja!!! Deutschland sind eins!

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/cavaliers/2014/07/11/lebron-james-return-cleveland-cavaliers-contract-miami-heat/12444643/ (http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/cavaliers/2014/07/11/lebron-james-return-cleveland-cavaliers-contract-miami-heat/12444643/)

Bring back those burned jerseys from 4 years ago :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 13, 2014, 08:27:38 PM
I've heard of "daddy's little princess" but this is nuts. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/13/jeremiah-heaton-kingdom-daughter-princess_n_5581948.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Predator Queen on Jul 13, 2014, 09:40:26 PM
Quote"A British company has produced a "strange, alien" material so black that it absorbs all but 0.035 per cent of visual light, setting a new world record. To stare at the "super black" coating made of carbon nanotubes – each 10,000 times thinner than a human hair – is an odd experience. It is so dark that the human eye cannot understand what it is seeing. Shapes and contours are lost, leaving nothing but an apparent abyss."
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/blackest-is-the-new-black-scientists-have-developed-a-material-so-dark-that-you-cant-see-it-9602504.html (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/blackest-is-the-new-black-scientists-have-developed-a-material-so-dark-that-you-cant-see-it-9602504.html)

(https://31.media.tumblr.com/8b459fabee586bcd7e32f1d3852bcdce/tumblr_inline_n8o57u4Kaz1qdgswj.jpg)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 13, 2014, 10:06:53 PM
Disaster Area > Dethklok.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jul 13, 2014, 10:09:55 PM
Quote from: Predator Queen on Jul 13, 2014, 09:40:26 PM
Quote"A British company has produced a "strange, alien" material so black that it absorbs all but 0.035 per cent of visual light, setting a new world record. To stare at the "super black" coating made of carbon nanotubes – each 10,000 times thinner than a human hair – is an odd experience. It is so dark that the human eye cannot understand what it is seeing. Shapes and contours are lost, leaving nothing but an apparent abyss."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46kXH6GGtT0# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46kXH6GGtT0#)

Btw, this material would be really good for a night time Navy Seal's "sneaking suit". :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Jul 13, 2014, 11:18:55 PM
Welp, that's it, the World Cup is over. It's been the best tournament I can remember. Ridiculously dramatic, so many stories, so many brilliant players making a name for themselves - and others falling far short of their hype. Lionel Messi seems to be the new Wayne Rooney - all club and no country.

I don't like Germany or Argentina so didn't go into the final with much hope, but both of them played much better than most of their previous games (main exception obviously being Germany's last match) and ended fairly perfectly with a magnificent goal from a footballer barely out of his nappies, and Messi summing up his tournament by punting a last-minute free kick miles over the goal.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 14, 2014, 02:51:18 AM
Way to go Germany!! Uh...sieg heil?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 14, 2014, 02:53:16 AM
lol soccer


thank god real 'merican football is about to come back on, this soccer and baseball nonsense is brutal
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 14, 2014, 03:07:37 AM
Haha yeah. Who needs continuous play when you can watch big Americans play for 10 seconds then wait around slapping each others asses for 60 and repeat.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 14, 2014, 03:09:52 AM
lol 'merican 'football' - where they spend most of the game using their hands.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 14, 2014, 03:13:57 AM
They're both boring as shit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 14, 2014, 03:16:22 AM
Quote from: BANE on Jul 14, 2014, 03:07:37 AM
Haha yeah. Who needs continuous play when you can watch big Americans play for 10 seconds then wait around slapping each others asses for 60 and repeat.

by continuous play do you mean running east and west for 90 plus minutes without scoring? 

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 14, 2014, 03:16:45 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 14, 2014, 03:13:57 AM
They're both boring as shit.


QFT
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 14, 2014, 03:18:08 AM
yall don't even sport
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 14, 2014, 03:19:01 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jul 14, 2014, 03:16:22 AM
Quote from: BANE on Jul 14, 2014, 03:07:37 AM
Haha yeah. Who needs continuous play when you can watch big Americans play for 10 seconds then wait around slapping each others asses for 60 and repeat.

by continuous play do you mean running east and west for 90 plus minutes without scoring?
Haha yep. Better than running east and west for 10 seconds and stopping to have a chit chat without scoring.

Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 14, 2014, 03:13:57 AM
They're both boring as shit.
Like most of you're posts then?  ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 14, 2014, 03:20:05 AM
I apologize for not making more entertaining posts.  :-[
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 14, 2014, 03:20:54 AM
I apologize for liking such 'boring as shit' entertainment.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 14, 2014, 03:23:32 AM
Jesus may forgive you for your sin but I will not.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 14, 2014, 03:27:03 AM
Let he who drinks the most water pass the first kidney stone.

Amen.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 14, 2014, 03:33:37 AM
Is soccer the one where people fall, grab their knee and look for the ref? Yeah I'll stick to real football...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 14, 2014, 03:37:10 AM
The one where the pussholes need body armour?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 14, 2014, 03:40:30 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 14, 2014, 03:33:37 AM
Is soccer the one where people fall, grab their knee and look for the ref? Yeah I'll stick to real football...
It's not actually because they're wussies you know...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 14, 2014, 03:41:01 AM
Quote from: SM on Jul 14, 2014, 03:37:10 AM
The one where the pussholes need body armour?
Having played football for most of my life, I can tell you that all that "body armour" doesn't do a whole lot. You only wear it so you don't break every bone in your body. And don't try and tell me that rugby is worse, you cant even tackle properly in that sport
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 14, 2014, 03:43:36 AM
 :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 14, 2014, 03:56:08 AM
you can hit harder with the protection on anyways. 


also there are Olympians in the nfl ranks, can the same be said for whatever version of rugby is the nfl equivalent? 


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 14, 2014, 04:05:38 AM
Olympians of what?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 14, 2014, 04:06:43 AM
The Olympics
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 14, 2014, 04:07:33 AM
You don't say?
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-MOD3u6WG6vU%2FT-QvGj1SzNI%2FAAAAAAAAAeM%2FR-g5ra3Oe74%2Fs1600%2Fimages-1.jpeg&hash=96d9a572ec6ee2263f099c954cca3d21b77d0bc8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 14, 2014, 04:07:59 AM
yessssssssss soccer is over. Football season here we come.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 14, 2014, 04:18:53 AM
Football season's been going for months.

lol murricans
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/60298_238860799574301_276274102_n.jpg)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 14, 2014, 04:24:52 AM
SM please didn't you say you recently tried to watch a soccer game featuring Iraq and were put to sleep within minutes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 14, 2014, 05:28:04 AM
Aspie plz one dull game doesn't make it murrican 'squirt ball between legs, run backwards, throw to some other dude, stop, stand around for a bit, repeat'-ball.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 14, 2014, 05:29:43 AM
So you did fall asleep.


Would never happen if you watched real football from murrica
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 14, 2014, 05:43:23 AM
I had hoped there would be some on, so I could've nodded off sooner.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 14, 2014, 06:02:31 AM
this arguments  ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 14, 2014, 06:08:22 AM
soccer is a game that should be played, but definitely not watched


Makes Baseball seem exciting.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 14, 2014, 11:01:37 AM
Oh my God I love 'chew sunflower seeds and spit every 10 seconds' ball.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 14, 2014, 11:10:19 AM
Soccer is as boring as baseball.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 14, 2014, 11:13:12 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 14, 2014, 03:41:01 AM
Quote from: SM on Jul 14, 2014, 03:37:10 AM
The one where the pussholes need body armour?
Having played football for most of my life, I can tell you that all that "body armour" doesn't do a whole lot. You only wear it so you don't break every bone in your body. And don't try and tell me that rugby is worse, you cant even tackle properly in that sport

From what I've seen, Aussie rules football is worse.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 14, 2014, 02:07:30 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 14, 2014, 11:10:19 AM
Soccer is as boring as baseball.
Ok there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 14, 2014, 03:01:37 PM
'murican football would be 10 times more popular than the World Cup if it expanded globally. Soccer just wouldn't be able to hold up comparatively.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jul 14, 2014, 03:06:33 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 14, 2014, 03:41:01 AM
Having played football for most of my life, I can tell you that all that "body armour" doesn't do a whole lot. You only wear it so you don't break every bone in your body. And don't try and tell me that rugby is worse, you cant even tackle properly in that sport

I'll just leave this here...   ;)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F38.media.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_m5ai9aeFy31qcvhw6o1_500.jpg&hash=9b40fa452dc69b43be42f116af54fd7248b648db)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi720.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fww207%2FFrookenhauer%2Fhandegg2.jpg&hash=2661f8310510fd9fda8ae9b32bc05bafcd81dbbb)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Jul 14, 2014, 03:11:40 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 14, 2014, 03:01:37 PM
'murican football would be 10 times more popular than the World Cup if it expanded globally. Soccer just wouldn't be able to hold up comparatively.

Gridiron's been played just as long as association football. Most of the planet just doesn't really give a shit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 14, 2014, 04:07:32 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 14, 2014, 03:01:37 PM
'murican football would be 10 times more popular than the World Cup if it expanded globally. Soccer just wouldn't be able to hold up comparatively.
How much chance has it had to do that? It's barely even watched globally, yet alone played.

Nobody but Americans and (unfortunately) Canadians gives two shits about that boring shitfest.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Jul 14, 2014, 04:17:51 PM
I don't care for Soccer or American Football but Soccer is definitely more appealing if I had to choose. The rest of the world has Rugby and American Football just wouldn't be able to compare to it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 14, 2014, 05:21:03 PM
We didn't even have foot-ball in my high school, but I did play on the rugby team which was fun. All we had to get for ourselves was a mouth guard and rugby cleats and we were good to go, things like knee pads and jock straps were optional and I settled for just a mouth guard and cleats, the bare necessities.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 14, 2014, 05:54:22 PM
WOW YOU GUYS ARE SO HARDCORE  NO EQUIPMENT
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 14, 2014, 06:07:37 PM
And no stops in play because uh oh oh boy the bawl touched teh gwound
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 14, 2014, 06:17:21 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 14, 2014, 05:54:22 PM
WOW YOU GUYS ARE SO HARDCORE  NO EQUIPMENT

Not trying to be hardcore, that's just the way it is bud.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 14, 2014, 08:22:23 PM
Quote from: BANE on Jul 14, 2014, 06:07:37 PM
And no stops in play because uh oh oh boy the bawl touched teh gwound
Then they'd be practically the same sport.

Quote from: Crazy Rich on Jul 14, 2014, 06:17:21 PM
Not trying to be hardcore, that's just the way it is bud.
You guys were acting like Rugby was somehow better because it's more dangerous.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 14, 2014, 08:24:51 PM
I'm not saying you don't have to be tough to play Football. You obviously do.

I'm just saying Rugby is substantially more fun to play and watch because there's a hundred times fewer pauses.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 14, 2014, 08:44:09 PM
Rugby is overrated, from what I've seen the hits are small and of course there's gonna be blood because you're not wearing any protection (does sound fun but dangerous) and get hit in the head its gonna bleed a lot. When i played rugby I never saw someone have their neck get snapped on the field, football I have, I was on the sidelines and that's a sound you never forget.

Now back on topic  *SHITS GOING DOWN*
I think Israel and Hamas are gonna throw down soon, the PM of Israel just gave this speech
Its long
Spoiler
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu just made the following speech in front of the Knesset:

To Ismail Haniya, and the leaders and operatives of Hamas:

We, the people of Israel, owe you a huge debt of gratitude. You have succeeded where we have failed. Because never before, in the history of the
modern State of Israel, has the Jewish people been so united, like one person with one heart. You stole three of our most precious children, and slaughtered them in cold blood. But before we could discover the horrible truth, we had 18 days of pain and anxiety while we searched for them, during
which our nation united as never before, in prayer, in hopes, in mutual support.

And now, as you continue to launch deadly missiles indiscriminately , intended to maim and murder as many civilians as possible, while you take cowardly refuge behind your own civilians - you continue to inspire us to hold strongly onto our newly discovered unity. Whatever disputes we Jews may have with each other, we now know that we have one common goal: we will defeat you.

But we are offering you now one last chance. Within 24 hours , all rocket fire - and I mean all rocket fire - will cease. Completely. Forever.

I give you formal notice that our tanks are massed at the Gaza border, with artillery and air support at the ready. We have already dropped leaflets over the northern parts of the Gaza strip, warning civilians of our impending arrival, and that they should evacuate southward, forthwith. If you fail to meet our ultimatum, we are coming in, and, with God's help, this time we will not leave. Every centimeter of land that we conquer will be annexed to Israel, so that there will never be another attack launched at our civilians from there.

Even so, we will continue to keep the door open to allow you to surrender gracefully. The moment you announce that you are laying down arms, we will halt our advance, and there we will draw our new borders. If you continue to attack our citizens, we will continue to roll southwards, driving you out of territory that you will never again contaminate with your evil presence.

It pains me deeply that your civilians will be made homeless. But we did not choose this war; you did. And if our choice is between allowing our citizens to be targeted mercilessly by your genocidal savagery, versus turning your civilians into refugees, I regret that we must choose the latter. If only you loved your people as much as you hate ours, this war would never have happened.

To the rest of the world: Israel has tired of your ceaseless chidings that we should "show restraint". When you have your entire population under constant missile fire from an implacable enemy whose stated goal is the murder every man, woman and child in your land, then you may come and talk to us about "restraint". Until then, we respectfully suggest that you keep your double standards to yourselves. This time, Hamas has gone too far, and we will do whatever we have to in order to protect our population.

Hamas, once again, I thank you for bringing our people together with such clarity of mind and unity of purpose. The people of Israel do not fear the long road ahead.

Am Yisrael Chai.
[close]
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 14, 2014, 08:47:55 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PH35C7Fhq0#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PH35C7Fhq0#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 14, 2014, 08:49:03 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 14, 2014, 08:44:09 PM
Rugby is overrated, from what I've seen the hits are small and of course there's gonna be blood because you're not wearing any protection (does sound fun but dangerous) and get hit in the head its gonna bleed a lot. When i played rugby I never saw someone have their neck get snapped on the field, football I have, I was on the sidelines and that's a sound you never forget.

Now back on topic  *SHITS GOING DOWN*
I think Israel and Hamas are gonna throw down soon, the PM of Israel just gave this speech
Its long
Spoiler
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu just made the following speech in front of the Knesset:

To Ismail Haniya, and the leaders and operatives of Hamas:

We, the people of Israel, owe you a huge debt of gratitude. You have succeeded where we have failed. Because never before, in the history of the
modern State of Israel, has the Jewish people been so united, like one person with one heart. You stole three of our most precious children, and slaughtered them in cold blood. But before we could discover the horrible truth, we had 18 days of pain and anxiety while we searched for them, during
which our nation united as never before, in prayer, in hopes, in mutual support.

And now, as you continue to launch deadly missiles indiscriminately , intended to maim and murder as many civilians as possible, while you take cowardly refuge behind your own civilians - you continue to inspire us to hold strongly onto our newly discovered unity. Whatever disputes we Jews may have with each other, we now know that we have one common goal: we will defeat you.

But we are offering you now one last chance. Within 24 hours , all rocket fire - and I mean all rocket fire - will cease. Completely. Forever.

I give you formal notice that our tanks are massed at the Gaza border, with artillery and air support at the ready. We have already dropped leaflets over the northern parts of the Gaza strip, warning civilians of our impending arrival, and that they should evacuate southward, forthwith. If you fail to meet our ultimatum, we are coming in, and, with God's help, this time we will not leave. Every centimeter of land that we conquer will be annexed to Israel, so that there will never be another attack launched at our civilians from there.

Even so, we will continue to keep the door open to allow you to surrender gracefully. The moment you announce that you are laying down arms, we will halt our advance, and there we will draw our new borders. If you continue to attack our citizens, we will continue to roll southwards, driving you out of territory that you will never again contaminate with your evil presence.

It pains me deeply that your civilians will be made homeless. But we did not choose this war; you did. And if our choice is between allowing our citizens to be targeted mercilessly by your genocidal savagery, versus turning your civilians into refugees, I regret that we must choose the latter. If only you loved your people as much as you hate ours, this war would never have happened.

To the rest of the world: Israel has tired of your ceaseless chidings that we should "show restraint". When you have your entire population under constant missile fire from an implacable enemy whose stated goal is the murder every man, woman and child in your land, then you may come and talk to us about "restraint". Until then, we respectfully suggest that you keep your double standards to yourselves. This time, Hamas has gone too far, and we will do whatever we have to in order to protect our population.

Hamas, once again, I thank you for bringing our people together with such clarity of mind and unity of purpose. The people of Israel do not fear the long road ahead.

Am Yisrael Chai.
[close]
f**king RIP
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 14, 2014, 09:17:04 PM
I heard the Hamas killed their own electricity by accident with their own rockets.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 14, 2014, 09:26:03 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 14, 2014, 08:44:09 PM
Rugby is overrated, from what I've seen the hits are small and of course there's gonna be blood because you're not wearing any protection (does sound fun but dangerous) and get hit in the head its gonna bleed a lot. When i played rugby I never saw someone have their neck get snapped on the field, football I have, I was on the sidelines and that's a sound you never forget.
1) Nope the hits ain't small my friend.

2) My sister plays Rugby and she broke a ladies' shin bone the other day and almost got stabbed with it. The whole field heard the bone break. Women's Rugby.

But anyway, back to Israel:

Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 14, 2014, 08:44:09 PM
Now back on topic  *SHITS GOING DOWN*
I think Israel and Hamas are gonna throw down soon, the PM of Israel just gave this speech
Its long
Spoiler
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu just made the following speech in front of the Knesset:

To Ismail Haniya, and the leaders and operatives of Hamas:

We, the people of Israel, owe you a huge debt of gratitude. You have succeeded where we have failed. Because never before, in the history of the
modern State of Israel, has the Jewish people been so united, like one person with one heart. You stole three of our most precious children, and slaughtered them in cold blood. But before we could discover the horrible truth, we had 18 days of pain and anxiety while we searched for them, during
which our nation united as never before, in prayer, in hopes, in mutual support.

And now, as you continue to launch deadly missiles indiscriminately , intended to maim and murder as many civilians as possible, while you take cowardly refuge behind your own civilians - you continue to inspire us to hold strongly onto our newly discovered unity. Whatever disputes we Jews may have with each other, we now know that we have one common goal: we will defeat you.

But we are offering you now one last chance. Within 24 hours , all rocket fire - and I mean all rocket fire - will cease. Completely. Forever.

I give you formal notice that our tanks are massed at the Gaza border, with artillery and air support at the ready. We have already dropped leaflets over the northern parts of the Gaza strip, warning civilians of our impending arrival, and that they should evacuate southward, forthwith. If you fail to meet our ultimatum, we are coming in, and, with God's help, this time we will not leave. Every centimeter of land that we conquer will be annexed to Israel, so that there will never be another attack launched at our civilians from there.

Even so, we will continue to keep the door open to allow you to surrender gracefully. The moment you announce that you are laying down arms, we will halt our advance, and there we will draw our new borders. If you continue to attack our citizens, we will continue to roll southwards, driving you out of territory that you will never again contaminate with your evil presence.

It pains me deeply that your civilians will be made homeless. But we did not choose this war; you did. And if our choice is between allowing our citizens to be targeted mercilessly by your genocidal savagery, versus turning your civilians into refugees, I regret that we must choose the latter. If only you loved your people as much as you hate ours, this war would never have happened.

To the rest of the world: Israel has tired of your ceaseless chidings that we should "show restraint". When you have your entire population under constant missile fire from an implacable enemy whose stated goal is the murder every man, woman and child in your land, then you may come and talk to us about "restraint". Until then, we respectfully suggest that you keep your double standards to yourselves. This time, Hamas has gone too far, and we will do whatever we have to in order to protect our population.

Hamas, once again, I thank you for bringing our people together with such clarity of mind and unity of purpose. The people of Israel do not fear the long road ahead.

Am Yisrael Chai.
[close]
Sounds pretty reasonable to me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jul 14, 2014, 09:27:19 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Jul 14, 2014, 09:17:04 PM
I heard the Hamas killed their own electricity by accident with their own rockets.

Yes, the power station was in Israel. Israel supplies the Gaza strip with power. Go figure...  ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 14, 2014, 09:56:24 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 14, 2014, 03:01:37 PM
'murican football would be 10 times more popular than the World Cup if it expanded globally. Soccer just wouldn't be able to hold up comparatively.

:laugh:

Gridiron is played all over the world.  Just no one really takes it seriously outside the US.  Depending on where you are soccer, rugby (union or league), hockey (field or ice), cricket, basketball, tennis, golf - all more popular.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 14, 2014, 11:48:47 PM
I'm not talking about just any ol' Gridiron.


I'm talking about the vastly superior 'MURICAN Gridiron.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 14, 2014, 11:49:14 PM
football is played by physically superior specimens.  If rugby players ever even approached the level of football players rugby players wouldn't be able to play full seasons with complete rosters.

One professional defensive lineman could handle a scrum by himself.  You know they guys that squat 900 lbs and bench 700. 

Meanwhile he could kick it to whichever half back is behind him.  The guys that run Olympic speeds. 

Meanwhile I'd be surprised if more than a handful of rugby's best players could run a sub 4.5 forty yard dash. 

Rugby in its current iteration will never have the power or explosiveness that pro football has.  Football players will never have rugby's conditioning since their game is tailored to short explosive plays. 

But some of the United States very best athletes play pro football and it wouldn't surprise me for them to blitz any rugby opponent after the initial awkwardness of the game with pure speed and power.  We have a prospect at UK (Bud Dupree) that is 6'3" 250lbs with a 40" leaping ability and a 4.5 forty yard dash.  That is beastly for a guy that big. 

Professional offensive and defensive lineman smash into each other when the ball is snapped is like being in a 35mph car crash.  Every possession.

Getting hit on a kickoff return also registers in the car crash spectrum of intensity at the highschool levels. The time in a person's life where they haven't spent 3 to 5 years in NCAA weight conditioning programs.

yall just don't know
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Jul 14, 2014, 11:56:33 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 14, 2014, 11:48:47 PM
I'm not talking about just any ol' Gridiron.


I'm talking about the vastly superior 'MURICAN Gridiron.

Canadian rules are better, I think. Leads to more risky plays, more long-bombs, just generally more excitement. We just don't get the best talent.

A CFL-rules game with NFL-skilled players... just imagine. It'd be glorious.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 14, 2014, 11:57:50 PM
Don't y'all play with like 50 yards of field? :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Jul 15, 2014, 12:00:58 AM
110 yards actually. 150 if you include the endzones.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 15, 2014, 12:17:19 AM
Hingle McCringleberry mah favourite girdiron
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportsgrid.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F11%2Fexcessive-celebration-key-and-peele.jpg&hash=349d391584053230c2a072fae369f51c16a41f58)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 15, 2014, 12:24:40 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Jul 15, 2014, 12:00:58 AM
110 yards actually. 150 if you include the endzones.
I actually like CFL more than NFL, just something about it
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Jul 15, 2014, 12:27:33 AM
Three downs certainly makes for a more interesting game.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 15, 2014, 12:32:03 AM
lol I had never heard of the CFL until today.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 15, 2014, 12:33:28 AM
you are so culturally unaware
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 15, 2014, 12:59:26 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jul 14, 2014, 11:49:14 PM
Meanwhile I'd be surprised if more than a handful of rugby's best players could run a sub 4.5 forty yard dash. 
They run faster than that. The Detroit Lions were looking at a rugby player who did a 4.19, faster than any Footballer ever (based on a quick google search, 4.24 is the fastest NFL).

There have been numerous professional rugby players who are over 300 pounds and need to be able to run extremely fast, although they don't test 40 yard dash times like NFL scouts do. Most NFL players over that weight have no need to go faster than a wobble as they (I'm horrible with football terminology) are usually just big folks protecting the line of scrimmage...(?)

Honestly though I'm not even the one saying it's a wussie sport (it's not), I'm just saying it's comparatively boring.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Jul 15, 2014, 02:51:04 AM
Quote from: SM on Jul 15, 2014, 12:17:19 AM
Hingle McCringleberry mah favourite girdiron
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportsgrid.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F11%2Fexcessive-celebration-key-and-peele.jpg&hash=349d391584053230c2a072fae369f51c16a41f58)
He had an amazing season! That entire segment is comedy football gold! I need to post that now:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGJb2iLvOKE#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGJb2iLvOKE#ws)

the team roster is great too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gODZzSOelss#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gODZzSOelss#ws)

the second edition:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rT1nGjGM2p8#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rT1nGjGM2p8#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 15, 2014, 04:33:15 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/14/us/theme-park-employees-child-sex-stings/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 (http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/14/us/theme-park-employees-child-sex-stings/index.html?hpt=hp_t1)

f**k.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 15, 2014, 04:57:20 AM
QuoteHe had an amazing season!

X-Wing @Aliciousness wasn't too bad either.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jul 15, 2014, 06:52:29 AM
http://sploid.gizmodo.com/big-dog-robot-has-been-deployed-by-the-us-army-for-the-1604647456 (http://sploid.gizmodo.com/big-dog-robot-has-been-deployed-by-the-us-army-for-the-1604647456)

Very cool.. but what they neeed to do is fix the engine to something less noisier... .
then they need to make that thing bipedal, larger.. and give it rocket launchers and machineguns!  ;D

Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg4.wikia.nocookie.net%2F__cb20111013015410%2Fmetalgear%2Fimages%2F5%2F5c%2FSuicideGekko.png&hash=d829abdbec8d50313b8f5247793134363f1b9c70)
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 15, 2014, 08:35:28 AM
Saw that thing earlier today and it is f**king creepy in person. Plus they called it The Cow. Only days until someone adds a gun to it and calls it an AT-AT-Skynet.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 15, 2014, 11:06:18 AM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Jul 15, 2014, 06:52:29 AM
http://sploid.gizmodo.com/big-dog-robot-has-been-deployed-by-the-us-army-for-the-1604647456 (http://sploid.gizmodo.com/big-dog-robot-has-been-deployed-by-the-us-army-for-the-1604647456)

Very cool.. but what they neeed to do is fix the engine to something less noisier... .
then they need to make that thing bipedal, larger.. and give it rocket launchers and machineguns!  ;D

Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg4.wikia.nocookie.net%2F__cb20111013015410%2Fmetalgear%2Fimages%2F5%2F5c%2FSuicideGekko.png&hash=d829abdbec8d50313b8f5247793134363f1b9c70)
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I wouldn't be surprised if something like that already exists.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 15, 2014, 06:12:27 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Jul 15, 2014, 06:52:29 AM
http://sploid.gizmodo.com/big-dog-robot-has-been-deployed-by-the-us-army-for-the-1604647456 (http://sploid.gizmodo.com/big-dog-robot-has-been-deployed-by-the-us-army-for-the-1604647456)

Very cool.. but what they neeed to do is fix the engine to something less noisier... .
then they need to make that thing bipedal, larger.. and give it rocket launchers and machineguns!  ;D

Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg4.wikia.nocookie.net%2F__cb20111013015410%2Fmetalgear%2Fimages%2F5%2F5c%2FSuicideGekko.png&hash=d829abdbec8d50313b8f5247793134363f1b9c70)
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Its only a matter of time
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jul 15, 2014, 07:20:20 PM
It's closer than we know  :o
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bostondynamics.com%2Fimg%2FAtlas-p1red.jpg&hash=2f0d4a3e4f824f16729acf2a04d6d5e270d6eb73)
http://www.bostondynamics.com/index.html (http://www.bostondynamics.com/index.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 15, 2014, 09:01:33 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/15/showbiz/celebrity-news-gossip/rapper-severed-penis-andre-johson/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 (http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/15/showbiz/celebrity-news-gossip/rapper-severed-penis-andre-johson/index.html?hpt=hp_t2)

God.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jul 15, 2014, 09:04:20 PM
i miss ron paul
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 15, 2014, 09:05:51 PM
check ur privilege m8
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Jul 16, 2014, 04:14:03 PM
http://www.timesofisrael.com/nationalism-runs-rampant-in-world-cup-germany/ (http://www.timesofisrael.com/nationalism-runs-rampant-in-world-cup-germany/)

ROFL! Basically if Germany wins in some sports - they are nazis.

If someone rises his arm like that

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.timesofisrael.com%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F07%2FIY2A1726-965x543.jpg&hash=0f911ff79833f62b5a203f467572e4adddec52f8)

he is probably a nazi too.

QuoteFan performs a Fascist-like salute on the train in Berlin ahead of the World Cup, July 13, 2014.

Hilarious!

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FLFonOnl.png&hash=fa5ed41a7f9f38f31d113a2375dcc7989e27413f)

Look! Nazis! ->

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F1%2F1d%2FExit_the_Brothers_of_Destruction.jpg&hash=865d4db33263d2687e5721a6a35a6e8844dc6c7b)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jul 16, 2014, 04:15:36 PM
Pre-order your Jibo: http://www.myjibo.com/ (http://www.myjibo.com/)
Awe, so cute :)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myjibo.com%2Fassets%2Fjibo_still01-bd02ba17f6142a4f8ca4ce9321500d43.jpg&hash=7545abf2172733fc06adc287f7a8f423cb767a47)
QuoteMeet JIBO, The World's First Family Robot
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 16, 2014, 06:37:27 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Jul 16, 2014, 04:14:03 PM
http://www.timesofisrael.com/nationalism-runs-rampant-in-world-cup-germany/ (http://www.timesofisrael.com/nationalism-runs-rampant-in-world-cup-germany/)

ROFL! Basically if Germany wins in some sports - they are nazis.

If someone rises his arm like that

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.timesofisrael.com%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F07%2FIY2A1726-965x543.jpg&hash=0f911ff79833f62b5a203f467572e4adddec52f8)

he is probably a nazi too.

QuoteFan performs a Fascist-like salute on the train in Berlin ahead of the World Cup, July 13, 2014.

Hilarious!

http://i.imgur.com/LFonOnl.png

Look! Nazis! ->

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F1%2F1d%2FExit_the_Brothers_of_Destruction.jpg&hash=865d4db33263d2687e5721a6a35a6e8844dc6c7b)

Times of Israel

'nuff said.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jul 16, 2014, 07:23:45 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 16, 2014, 06:37:27 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Jul 16, 2014, 04:14:03 PM
http://www.timesofisrael.com/nationalism-runs-rampant-in-world-cup-germany/ (http://www.timesofisrael.com/nationalism-runs-rampant-in-world-cup-germany/)

ROFL! Basically if Germany wins in some sports - they are nazis.

If someone rises his arm like that

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.timesofisrael.com%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F07%2FIY2A1726-965x543.jpg&hash=0f911ff79833f62b5a203f467572e4adddec52f8)

he is probably a nazi too.

QuoteFan performs a Fascist-like salute on the train in Berlin ahead of the World Cup, July 13, 2014.

Hilarious!

http://i.imgur.com/LFonOnl.png

Look! Nazis! ->

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F1%2F1d%2FExit_the_Brothers_of_Destruction.jpg&hash=865d4db33263d2687e5721a6a35a6e8844dc6c7b)

Times of Israel

'nuff said.


This comment from that web page while not endorsed by me hit spot on. Please don't ban me!

"It seems whenever Germans are remotely proud of their country Zionists think: "Oy vey, these goy nazis are firing up the ovens and will shove another 6 million Jews into gas chambers."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 16, 2014, 10:14:56 PM
Look naz-

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.guim.co.uk%2Fsys-images%2FGuardian%2FAbout%2FGeneral%2F2012%2F3%2F28%2F1332936684595%2FOLYMPICS-BLACK-POWER-SALU-008.jpg&hash=2eec45f5f44168dc187cc3179172f03ecf094f5c)


Nevermind.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Jul 17, 2014, 12:16:09 AM
....Scary!

http://www.3news.co.nz/Video-Scorched-hole-opens-up-at-End-of-the-World/tabid/1160/articleID/352904/Default.aspx (http://www.3news.co.nz/Video-Scorched-hole-opens-up-at-End-of-the-World/tabid/1160/articleID/352904/Default.aspx)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: LastSurvivor92 on Jul 17, 2014, 12:19:26 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 15, 2014, 06:12:27 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Jul 15, 2014, 06:52:29 AM
http://sploid.gizmodo.com/big-dog-robot-has-been-deployed-by-the-us-army-for-the-1604647456 (http://sploid.gizmodo.com/big-dog-robot-has-been-deployed-by-the-us-army-for-the-1604647456)

Very cool.. but what they neeed to do is fix the engine to something less noisier... .
then they need to make that thing bipedal, larger.. and give it rocket launchers and machineguns!  ;D

Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg4.wikia.nocookie.net%2F__cb20111013015410%2Fmetalgear%2Fimages%2F5%2F5c%2FSuicideGekko.png&hash=d829abdbec8d50313b8f5247793134363f1b9c70)
[close]


Its only a matter of time
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1228.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fee450%2Fpoisonstrudel%2Fpanzerhund_zpsd5382770.jpg&hash=2a80d5f29775fc76ad543b4198939f1b5230ba8d)

Damn, that would be tight  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Jul 17, 2014, 01:23:46 AM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Jul 17, 2014, 12:16:09 AM
....Scary!

http://www.3news.co.nz/Video-Scorched-hole-opens-up-at-End-of-the-World/tabid/1160/articleID/352904/Default.aspx (http://www.3news.co.nz/Video-Scorched-hole-opens-up-at-End-of-the-World/tabid/1160/articleID/352904/Default.aspx)

It can only mean one thing.

Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffilmedge.files.wordpress.com%2F2013%2F12%2Fgz_usa_helldoor_totalfilm.jpg%3Fw%3D1000&hash=bfe3ff11673aed387bb85200519df798004de3bd)
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 17, 2014, 01:27:56 AM
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"Invasion."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Jul 17, 2014, 09:44:16 AM
http://www.inquisitr.com/1356630/walking-dead-actress-shannon-guess-richardson-sentenced-to-18-years-in-prison-for-mailing-ricin-laced-letter-to-president-obama/#5l2xA8WS8modhee0.99 (http://www.inquisitr.com/1356630/walking-dead-actress-shannon-guess-richardson-sentenced-to-18-years-in-prison-for-mailing-ricin-laced-letter-to-president-obama/#5l2xA8WS8modhee0.99)

YEW AIN'T TERKEN MAH GERNS ERBERMA
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 17, 2014, 11:04:36 AM
Quote from: Sabby on Jul 17, 2014, 09:44:16 AM
http://www.inquisitr.com/1356630/walking-dead-actress-shannon-guess-richardson-sentenced-to-18-years-in-prison-for-mailing-ricin-laced-letter-to-president-obama/#5l2xA8WS8modhee0.99 (http://www.inquisitr.com/1356630/walking-dead-actress-shannon-guess-richardson-sentenced-to-18-years-in-prison-for-mailing-ricin-laced-letter-to-president-obama/#5l2xA8WS8modhee0.99)

YEW AIN'T TERKEN MAH GERNS ERBERMA

An actress from AMC uses a poison made popular by another AMC show. How apropos.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 17, 2014, 03:57:09 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ukraine/10974050/Malaysia-Airlines-plane-crashes-on-Ukraine-Russia-border-live.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ukraine/10974050/Malaysia-Airlines-plane-crashes-on-Ukraine-Russia-border-live.html)


damn, same kind that went missing earlier this year too.


EDIT: they think it was shot down


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 17, 2014, 04:34:18 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 17, 2014, 03:57:09 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ukraine/10974050/Malaysia-Airlines-plane-crashes-on-Ukraine-Russia-border-live.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ukraine/10974050/Malaysia-Airlines-plane-crashes-on-Ukraine-Russia-border-live.html)


damn, same kind that went missing earlier this year too.


EDIT: they think it was shot down




Lots of cray going on right now.


EDIT


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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 17, 2014, 04:39:34 PM
Some suspect it was the Pro Russians, and the only way I think they could have the capacity to shoot down an airliner with a rocket is if they are being supplied by Russia. Either that or it came from Russia directly. The tragedy is still unfolding.

Not very long ago some Ukrainian Air Force aircraft have been shot down as well, a fighter jet and a transport aircraft from what I recall.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 17, 2014, 04:41:46 PM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Jul 17, 2014, 04:44:19 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jul 17, 2014, 04:34:18 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 17, 2014, 03:57:09 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ukraine/10974050/Malaysia-Airlines-plane-crashes-on-Ukraine-Russia-border-live.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ukraine/10974050/Malaysia-Airlines-plane-crashes-on-Ukraine-Russia-border-live.html)


damn, same kind that went missing earlier this year too.


EDIT: they think it was shot down




Lots of cray going on right now.
Has Prez Obama said anything yet? Vlad Putin? Eager to hear what they both may say.

Quote from: Crazy Rich on Jul 17, 2014, 04:39:34 PM
Not very long ago some Ukrainian Air Force aircraft have been shot down as well, a fighter jet and a transport aircraft from what I recall.
Damn. Ukrainia is one hard place to be. Terrible.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 17, 2014, 04:45:24 PM
Don't think Putin or Obama have said anything, haven't seen any mention of that yet.



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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jul 17, 2014, 04:51:02 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Jul 17, 2014, 04:39:34 PM
Some suspect it was the Pro Russians, and the only way I think they could have the capacity to shoot down an airliner with a rocket is if they are being supplied by Russia. Either that or it came from Russia directly. The tragedy is still unfolding.

Not very long ago some Ukrainian Air Force aircraft have been shot down as well, a fighter jet and a transport aircraft from what I recall.

If that aircraft was flying at cruising altitude then there's no way a MANPAD could have shot it down. They would have needed access to something like SAM 2's or better. Not something some ragtag militia could easily get hold of.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 17, 2014, 04:57:58 PM
295 people dead...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jul 17, 2014, 05:01:22 PM
Yup.. this is what shot it down.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2F1%2F1a%2FBuk-M1-2_air_defence_system_in_2010.jpg%2F1280px-Buk-M1-2_air_defence_system_in_2010.jpg&hash=5888abcf4cd9f3cf853f4cf4553aa71c7b9b75f8)

Shit is going to hit the fan now...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 17, 2014, 05:04:50 PM
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Jul 17, 2014, 04:51:02 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Jul 17, 2014, 04:39:34 PM
Some suspect it was the Pro Russians, and the only way I think they could have the capacity to shoot down an airliner with a rocket is if they are being supplied by Russia. Either that or it came from Russia directly. The tragedy is still unfolding.

Not very long ago some Ukrainian Air Force aircraft have been shot down as well, a fighter jet and a transport aircraft from what I recall.

If that aircraft was flying at cruising altitude then there's no way a MANPAD could have shot it down. They would have needed access to something like SAM 2's or better. Not something some ragtag militia could easily get hold of.


The rebels said they had Buk Missle Systems, all tweets by the rebels saying this have conveniently been deleted though.


Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Jul 17, 2014, 05:01:22 PM
Yup.. this is what shot it down.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2F1%2F1a%2FBuk-M1-2_air_defence_system_in_2010.jpg%2F1280px-Buk-M1-2_air_defence_system_in_2010.jpg&hash=5888abcf4cd9f3cf853f4cf4553aa71c7b9b75f8)

Shit is going to hit the fan now...


^^^ quoting this because I just now saw it.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.gyazo.com%2F71df06c93b2e25edd6d099c97424db77.png&hash=955214b4304f91906bdb16d1f871e8f221f0835c)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 17, 2014, 05:09:50 PM
I can bet the Netherlands and Malaysia are pissed off with Russia whether they did it directly or had supplied the Pro Russians. 295 people have just been outright murdered.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jul 17, 2014, 05:11:30 PM
Absolutely no way this could have been a mistake. A civilian jetliner would be unmistakable on a SA-6 radar. The plane would also be squawking and it was on a well known and traveled air-route at the correct altitude.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 17, 2014, 05:12:28 PM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jul 17, 2014, 05:15:31 PM
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/ukraine-air-force-jet-downed-russian-missile-24598894 (http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/ukraine-air-force-jet-downed-russian-missile-24598894)

QuoteA Ukrainian fighter jet was shot down by an air-to-air missile from a Russian plane and Ukrainian troops were fired upon by missiles from a village inside Russia, a spokesman for Ukraine's Security Council said Thursday.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 17, 2014, 05:16:29 PM
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Cry1
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 17, 2014, 05:18:00 PM
Why would the Russians give them this technology? Jesus.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 17, 2014, 05:19:08 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 17, 2014, 05:18:00 PM
Why would the Russians give them this technology? Jesus.


Gotta set up the pieces on that chess board before playing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 17, 2014, 05:24:15 PM
wow Russian television is reportedly blaming the Ukraine for all of this
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 17, 2014, 05:25:48 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 17, 2014, 05:24:15 PM
wow Russian television is reportedly blaming the Ukraine for all of this


Everyone is blaming everyone, and everyone is denying it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 17, 2014, 05:26:20 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 17, 2014, 05:24:15 PM
wow Russian television is reportedly blaming the Ukraine for all of this

And they also call the West "Nazies".

I tend to not take Russian television seriously.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 17, 2014, 05:42:53 PM
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If this is true, then it seems the plane was being escorted by jets mere minutes before getting shot down.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 17, 2014, 05:46:47 PM
Jets of whom?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 17, 2014, 05:50:27 PM
Seems to be jets from the Ukraine according to that tweet.

EDIT
Just read a comment on reddit right now that is asking if there's any truth to the Ukraine Jets escorting the plane.

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 17, 2014, 05:56:55 PM
Are we sure this one was shot down or is it just missing again?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jul 17, 2014, 05:57:57 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 17, 2014, 05:18:00 PM
Why would the Russians give them this technology? Jesus.

Not just the technology but the training as well. It's a very complex weapons system which requires highly trained personnel to operate it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 17, 2014, 06:01:15 PM
Quote from: BANE on Jul 17, 2014, 05:56:55 PM
Are we sure this one was shot down or is it just missing again?


If anything, I believe it was shot down:

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Also, it's not missing as there's images of the plane wreckage, dead bodies, and apparently people stealing from the wreckage.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 17, 2014, 06:05:11 PM
I was only messing with you Shadow. Malaysian airplanes have had a shitty year; one goes missing and still hasn't been found, and now one's been shot down.

Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Jul 17, 2014, 05:57:57 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 17, 2014, 05:18:00 PM
Why would the Russians give them this technology? Jesus.

Not just the technology but the training as well. It's a very complex weapons system which requires highly trained personnel to operate it.
So Russia taught Ukraine how to use this equipment?

Hmmm.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jul 17, 2014, 06:05:46 PM
Not to mention the telltale exhaust of S-A missle(s).

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 17, 2014, 06:06:52 PM
Quote from: BANE on Jul 17, 2014, 06:05:11 PM
So Russia taught Ukraine how to use this equipment?

Hmmm.

Pro-Russians, assuming Russia wasn't directly responsible.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jul 17, 2014, 06:07:33 PM
..fukin hell.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 17, 2014, 06:09:01 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Jul 17, 2014, 06:06:52 PM
Quote from: BANE on Jul 17, 2014, 06:05:11 PM
So Russia taught Ukraine how to use this equipment?

Hmmm.

Pro-Russians, assuming Russia wasn't directly responsible.
They would have to be military though, right?

So does Russia have military personnel in Ukraine or was it Ukrainian soldiers (acting for the Ukrainian Government or who are part of the pro-Russian 'rebels')?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 17, 2014, 06:10:01 PM
Now reports are coming in that the separatists might be trying to take the blame because the missiles might have actually been fired by Russia. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 17, 2014, 06:12:12 PM
Quote from: BANE on Jul 17, 2014, 06:09:01 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Jul 17, 2014, 06:06:52 PM
Quote from: BANE on Jul 17, 2014, 06:05:11 PM
So Russia taught Ukraine how to use this equipment?

Hmmm.

Pro-Russians, assuming Russia wasn't directly responsible.
They would have to be military though, right?

So does Russia have military personnel in Ukraine or was it Ukrainian soldiers (acting for the Ukrainian Government or who are part of the pro-Russian 'rebels')?

Russia more than likely has mercs acting as pro-russian rebels with the training they need to do such and such, but that's just my cynical side coming through, not even taking into account other things this could be.


Quote from: Aspie on Jul 17, 2014, 06:10:01 PM
Now reports are coming in that the separatists might be trying to take the blame because the missiles might have actually been fired by Russia. 


Oh, boy.

Talk about spooky:


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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 17, 2014, 06:13:27 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 17, 2014, 06:10:01 PM
Now reports are coming in that the separatists might be trying to take the blame because the missiles might have actually been fired by Russia.
Link(s)?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 17, 2014, 06:15:56 PM
Just read that NBC was talking to a miner that lives about 3 miles away, I guess from the crash or whatever, and he heard something that felt like a ground launch, saw a smoke trail, and then heard a loud BOOM.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 17, 2014, 06:16:22 PM
Quote from: BANE on Jul 17, 2014, 06:09:01 PM
They would have to be military though, right?

So does Russia have military personnel in Ukraine or was it Ukrainian soldiers (acting for the Ukrainian Government or who are part of the pro-Russian 'rebels')?

It was either rebels or the Russians themselves.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 17, 2014, 06:18:34 PM
Oh, damn. RT is just reporting that a source from Russia has told them that apparently Putin's plane, was in fact the intended target since it was supposed to cross the same flight path around 40 or so minutes later when the other plane would have (before it got shot down).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 17, 2014, 06:20:32 PM
Is RT 'Russian Television'?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 17, 2014, 06:22:43 PM
That really conflicts with that Russian commander apparently saying "We warned - do not fly in our skies" though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 17, 2014, 06:24:04 PM
Quote from: BANE on Jul 17, 2014, 06:20:32 PM
Is RT 'Russian Television'?

"RT is a 24/7 English-language news channel."

Quote from: Crazy Rich on Jul 17, 2014, 06:22:43 PM
That really conflicts with that Russian commander apparently saying "We warned - do not fly in our skies" though.


Freaking conspiracy!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jul 17, 2014, 06:25:22 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Jul 17, 2014, 06:16:22 PM
It was either rebels or the Russians themselves.

It just boggles my mind that irregulars would have access to this shit. What else do they have, nukes?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 17, 2014, 06:26:33 PM
More unconfirmed shiz:

Just now reading from reddit that the pro-russian rebels are claiming that they have found the blackbox.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 17, 2014, 06:28:49 PM
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Jul 17, 2014, 06:25:22 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Jul 17, 2014, 06:16:22 PM
It was either rebels or the Russians themselves.

It just boggles my mind that irregulars would have access to this shit. What else do they have, nukes?

I believe Russia will supply just about anyone if it means potentially gaining new territory.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 17, 2014, 06:34:09 PM
Okay, so that Buk Missle System that the reports have been talking about...well an earlier tweet today that Pro-Russian Rebels are using, which has now been deleted, stated that they captured a Buk Missle System.
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^^^ from google cache


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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 17, 2014, 06:38:19 PM
yeah, we're never seeing those again in their original totality
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jul 17, 2014, 06:38:56 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jul 17, 2014, 06:34:09 PM
Okay, so that Buk Missle System that the reports have been talking about...well an earlier tweet today that Pro-Russian Rebels are using, which has now been deleted, stated that they captured a Buk Missle System.

There's still that teensy little problem of figuring out how to use it successfully. If they captured a Mig-29 Fighter jet would they automatically be able to use it? Nope, not without highly trained personnel.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 17, 2014, 06:47:05 PM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 17, 2014, 06:47:20 PM
Something tells me that black box isn't theirs to take legally in the first place.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 17, 2014, 06:48:48 PM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jul 17, 2014, 07:00:00 PM
Seen in a suburb of Donetsk.

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 17, 2014, 07:05:03 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWDGIRqmKsg# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWDGIRqmKsg#)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skL_1RcLRCA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skL_1RcLRCA#)

^^^ Ukraine Security Service intercepted message from Russian Terrorists (all in russian though). Someone on reddit basically said that this confirms it was shot down by the separatists.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 17, 2014, 07:20:25 PM
they haven't even secured the area of the wreck yet. CNN is just showing footage of locals exploring it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jul 17, 2014, 08:00:04 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 17, 2014, 07:20:25 PM
they haven't even secured the area of the wreck yet. CNN is just showing footage of locals exploring it.

According to Reuters the Russian rebels (or terrorists if you prefer) are preventing Ukrainian emergency services from entering the area.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 17, 2014, 08:01:49 PM
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Jul 17, 2014, 08:00:04 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 17, 2014, 07:20:25 PM
they haven't even secured the area of the wreck yet. CNN is just showing footage of locals exploring it.

According to Reuters the Russian rebels (or terrorists if you prefer) are preventing Ukrainian emergency services from entering the area.

Dumbasses. Let the emergency services do their jobs.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 17, 2014, 08:03:58 PM
What jobs though? The only emergency service that could possibly be required at this stage is a firetruck, but I doubt the Rebels would allow a fire to go unchecked in their own controlled territory. What's an ambulance going to do, put organs in Ziploc bags?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 17, 2014, 08:06:40 PM
I would imagine they have to take care of the dead as opposed to just leaving them there to rot, any fires should be put out, and police to keep everyone the f**k out of the crash site besides the appropriate people.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jul 17, 2014, 08:23:11 PM
I'm still calling bullshit on the militant's shooting down that airliner. This was done by professionals, either by accident or on purpose - mark my words.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 17, 2014, 08:26:47 PM
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Jul 17, 2014, 08:23:11 PM
I'm still calling bullshit on the militant's shooting down that airliner. This was done by professionals, either by accident or on purpose - mark my words.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jul 17, 2014, 08:27:49 PM
 :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 17, 2014, 08:28:02 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Jul 17, 2014, 08:06:40 PM
I would imagine they have to take care of the dead as opposed to just leaving them there to rot, any fires should be put out, and police to keep everyone the f**k out of the crash site besides the appropriate people.
I doubt the rebels are allowing anyone into the area until they get what they want from the wreckage, so nobody's going in there anyway.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 17, 2014, 08:30:23 PM
Quote from: BANE on Jul 17, 2014, 08:28:02 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Jul 17, 2014, 08:06:40 PM
I would imagine they have to take care of the dead as opposed to just leaving them there to rot, any fires should be put out, and police to keep everyone the f**k out of the crash site besides the appropriate people.
I doubt the rebels are allowing anyone into the area until they get what they want from the wreckage, so nobody's going in there anyway.


They already got what they came for, which is the Blackbox, already being sent to Moscow in order to edit it to shit or "lose it by accident" as is more than likely to happen.

CNN gonna report soon what I already posted a while back: Intercepted Pro-Russian rebel message saying that they shot down a craft, then found out it was the civilian plane, and yeah...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5E8kDo2n6g# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5E8kDo2n6g#)


Redditor translated it:


In this video terrorists are talking about the fact that they took down the plane.

0:00

17.07.2014 year, around 16:20

Fighters of a group "Besa"

(citizen of Russian Federation I.Bezler)

using Russian anti-aircraft missile system shot down

passenger aircraft "Boing 777" Malaiysia Airlines

flight Amsterdam - Kuala Lumpur

0:11

At 16:40 "Bes" reported about the downed aircraft to his curator (supervisor) colonel <...> Geranin Vasili Mikolaievich

0:23

Just now they downed the plane. Group "Minera"/"Miner" (?).It fell not far from <town name>

0:25

Pilots? Where are pilots? (I don't know if he is unaware the it's not a military plane and wonders where are the pilots that should have ejected)

0:29

They went to look for and take pictures of the downed plane.

0:32

How long ago?

0:34

Around 30 minutes ago.

0:36 black screen with text

After examination of the crash site

of the plane

terrorists concluded

that they shot down a civilian plane

0:44

Yes, "Major"!

0:47

So, the "Chernukinsk-ists" (region or area name is used to describe the terrorists that are in that area) downed the plane. From Chernukinsk block-post. Cossacks, who are standing in the Chernukinsk.

0:56

So the plane exploded in the air in the area of Petropavlovsk mine. First 200th, they found first 200th person (as in the death count reached 200). Civilian plane.

1:11

So, what's happening there?

1:15

Shortly, 100% it's a civilian plane.

1:19

How many civilians?

1:21

A fu**ton! The (plane) parts were falling into the people's gardens.

1:23

What kind of plane?

1:26

I don't know yet. I haven't been near the main part. I have been where first bodies started falling.

1:31

There are remains of inner parts of plane, seats, bodies.

1:36

Any weapons, something?

1:37

Totally nothing. Civilian stuff, medicine, towels, toilet paper.

1:43

Any documents?

1:46

Yes, Indonesian student. From university of Thompson

1:50

About the downed plane. It was civilian plane. It fell in the Grabov region, there is a "sea" of dead bodies, women and children. Now the Cossacks are looking at it.

2:03

They are telling on the TV that it's AN-26, Ukrainian, transport plane, but they say that it is written "Malaysian Airlines" on it. What that plane was doing in the territory of Ukraine?

2:15

It means it was bringing spies. No f***ing reason to fly around, it's war out there.

End.

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And now Israel is taking advantage of the situation while everyone is distracted:


http://www.thewire.com/global/2014/07/israel-launches-ground-troops-in-gaza-strip/374638/ (http://www.thewire.com/global/2014/07/israel-launches-ground-troops-in-gaza-strip/374638/)


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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DaddyYautja on Jul 17, 2014, 08:40:59 PM
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Jul 17, 2014, 08:23:11 PM
I'm still calling bullshit on the militant's shooting down that airliner. This was done by professionals, either by accident or on purpose - mark my words.

It was done by the US to heat this things up. Russian pretty much got what they wanted and the US cant have that so now they created a scenario that obviously make the Russians the bad guys. 

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 17, 2014, 08:45:33 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhckuhUxcgA#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhckuhUxcgA#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jul 17, 2014, 08:50:02 PM
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Jul 17, 2014, 08:23:11 PM
I'm still calling bullshit on the militant's shooting down that airliner. This was done by professionals, either by accident or on purpose - mark my words.
What does that even imply??

Quote from: DaddyYautja on Jul 17, 2014, 08:40:59 PM
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Jul 17, 2014, 08:23:11 PM
I'm still calling bullshit on the militant's shooting down that airliner. This was done by professionals, either by accident or on purpose - mark my words.

It was done by the US to heat this things up. Russian pretty much got what they wanted and the US cant have that so now they created a scenario that obviously make the Russians the bad guys. 



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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DaddyYautja on Jul 17, 2014, 08:54:11 PM
The US has been maneuvering in the Ukraine from the start.
Does no one remember those leaked tapes of US officials already planning deals with possible leaders trying to even go over the EU?
Dont tell me that suddenly the US stepped off this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 17, 2014, 09:00:54 PM
Quote from: DaddyYautja on Jul 17, 2014, 08:40:59 PM
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Jul 17, 2014, 08:23:11 PM
I'm still calling bullshit on the militant's shooting down that airliner. This was done by professionals, either by accident or on purpose - mark my words.

It was done by the US to heat this things up. Russian pretty much got what they wanted and the US cant have that so now they created a scenario that obviously make the Russians the bad guys.


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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jul 17, 2014, 09:10:35 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jul 17, 2014, 08:50:02 PM
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Jul 17, 2014, 08:23:11 PM
I'm still calling bullshit on the militant's shooting down that airliner. This was done by professionals, either by accident or on purpose - mark my words.
What does that even imply??

It was done by a nation state. Fire control radar systems are devilishly complex. The SA-11 and SA-6 would require a highly trained and competent crew to successfully operate it. Its not simply a case of picking up a manual and reading it.

The FCR return should also show the type of aircraft that is being tracked or locked. In some cases (but unlikely with large civilian airliners) you might not get an ID even though it's still possible to launch.

I find it very unlikely that a bunch of yahoo's would figure out how to operate a SA-11 within 17 days of capturing it without professional help.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 17, 2014, 09:22:34 PM
Shits escalating everywhere, get the bug out bags ready
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 17, 2014, 09:23:40 PM
Well look at that:


(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.gyazo.com%2Fb16d3633542ea7b8bd4d39e983ba7744.png&hash=a5b7bc6cda4c457ac702b79e11a955be64d8a473)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jul 17, 2014, 09:37:17 PM
Confirmation from the Pentagon that the aircraft was shot down with an surface to air missile.

Quote from: CNNThe United States has concluded the Malaysian airline was shot down, a senior U.S. official told CNN's Barbara Starr. One radar system saw a surface-to-air missile system turn on and track an aircraft right before the plane went down Thursday, according to the official. A second system saw a heat signature at the time the airliner was hit, the official said. The United States is analyzing the trajectory of the missile to try to learn where the attack came from.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 17, 2014, 09:41:50 PM
Welp, I'm done even following this story. Too tired now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jul 17, 2014, 09:43:47 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jul 17, 2014, 08:30:23 PM
2:03

They are telling on the TV that it's AN-26, Ukrainian, transport plane, but they say that it is written "Malaysian Airlines" on it. What that plane was doing in the territory of Ukraine?

2:15

It means it was bringing spies. No f***ing reason to fly around, it's war out there.

End.[/b]

...f**kin hell. The paranoia on these guys.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 17, 2014, 09:46:13 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Jul 17, 2014, 09:43:47 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jul 17, 2014, 08:30:23 PM
2:03

They are telling on the TV that it's AN-26, Ukrainian, transport plane, but they say that it is written "Malaysian Airlines" on it. What that plane was doing in the territory of Ukraine?

2:15

It means it was bringing spies. No f***ing reason to fly around, it's war out there.

End.[/b]

...f**kin hell. The paranoia on these guys.


That's from the intercepted transmission between the russian rebels who shot down the plane. Freaking proof right there besides all the deleted tweets from the rebels themselves showing that they in fact do have the capabilities to shoot it down,etc. It's all right there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jul 17, 2014, 09:55:51 PM
Guys in the kremlin must be thinking it was a mistake supporting those fellas.  :-\

or... maybe they dont even care at all.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 17, 2014, 10:02:45 PM
QuoteWhat that plane was doing in the territory of Ukraine?

Air exclusion zone goes up to 32,000 feet.  MH plane was at 33,000.

QuoteIt was done by the US to heat this things up.

That didn't take long.  I bet the bodies aren't even cold yet...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jul 17, 2014, 10:27:52 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jul 17, 2014, 09:46:13 PM
That's from the intercepted transmission between the russian rebels who shot down the plane. Freaking proof right there besides all the deleted tweets from the rebels themselves showing that they in fact do have the capabilities not have the intellectual capability to shoot it down,etc. It's all right there.

FTFY  ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jul 17, 2014, 10:32:28 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/17/rush-limbaugh-malaysian-crash-obama-plane_n_5596180.html?cps=gravity (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/17/rush-limbaugh-malaysian-crash-obama-plane_n_5596180.html?cps=gravity)

QuoteThe radio show host called the disaster "an opportunity" for media outlets to distract viewers from the controversy surrounding President Obama and US border security. He suspected that CNN had already swept the immigration crisis under the rug and retreated back to its "wall-to-wall" coverage of the plane. Limbaugh called the whole thing "very eery."

:laugh:

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 17, 2014, 10:34:35 PM
Of course lol.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 17, 2014, 10:39:03 PM
A kindred spirit for The Eighth Passenger apparently...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jul 17, 2014, 10:39:59 PM
wut?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 17, 2014, 10:44:52 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRl-uQ8MHrE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRl-uQ8MHrE#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 18, 2014, 04:17:17 AM
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/delegates-to-melbourne-aids-summit-on-doomed-flight-mh17/story-e6frg6nf-1226993197572?nk=8911ccea61af7624d9624fbae7997fa3 (http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/delegates-to-melbourne-aids-summit-on-doomed-flight-mh17/story-e6frg6nf-1226993197572?nk=8911ccea61af7624d9624fbae7997fa3)

Big loss to the aids cause.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 18, 2014, 04:18:43 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 18, 2014, 04:17:17 AM
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/delegates-to-melbourne-aids-summit-on-doomed-flight-mh17/story-e6frg6nf-1226993197572?nk=8911ccea61af7624d9624fbae7997fa3 (http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/delegates-to-melbourne-aids-summit-on-doomed-flight-mh17/story-e6frg6nf-1226993197572?nk=8911ccea61af7624d9624fbae7997fa3)

Big loss to the aids cause.


Shit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 18, 2014, 08:16:33 AM
108 of them, god dammit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Jul 18, 2014, 09:20:33 AM
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/07/16/371556/israel-must-kill-all-palestinian-mothers/ (http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/07/16/371556/israel-must-kill-all-palestinian-mothers/)

The irony ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Jul 18, 2014, 10:39:24 AM
Russia the stupid bastards giving simpletons weapons like that.

"Here you go here's A Buk Missile launcher,Enjoy!''

I also heard that the Pro Russian Rebels had tweeted a picture of the launcher but then removed it when the plane was shot down and Russia blaming Ukraine,shitheads.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 18, 2014, 11:12:57 AM
Didn't they take it from the Ukrainian military though?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Jul 18, 2014, 11:54:43 AM
They said it could be possible but lately Russia has been flooding Ukraine with heavy weapons while Obama keeps putting sanctions on them.All speculation I guess,one thing is for sure though it was the separatists.

Why was that plane in that airspace though,there's a f**king war going on and planes have been shot down there lately.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 18, 2014, 11:55:37 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 18, 2014, 04:17:17 AM
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/delegates-to-melbourne-aids-summit-on-doomed-flight-mh17/story-e6frg6nf-1226993197572?nk=8911ccea61af7624d9624fbae7997fa3 (http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/delegates-to-melbourne-aids-summit-on-doomed-flight-mh17/story-e6frg6nf-1226993197572?nk=8911ccea61af7624d9624fbae7997fa3)

Big loss to the aids cause.

Conspiracy!!!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Jul 18, 2014, 12:05:29 PM
Quote from: Effectz on Jul 18, 2014, 11:54:43 AM
Why was that plane in that airspace though,there's a f**king war going on and planes have been shot down there lately.

Exactly. Its a warzone there. The civilian plane routes shouldn't go through such hot air spaces. It's not the rebels the ones to blame, but the people who gave the order the plane to go through warzone.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Jul 18, 2014, 12:14:56 PM
I think the people who shot the damn thing down are to blame, yeah.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jul 18, 2014, 12:21:11 PM
Quote from: BANE on Jul 18, 2014, 11:12:57 AM
Didn't they take it from the Ukrainian military though?

Well the latest theory purposes that it was a SA-17 not a SA-11 that hit the plane. If that is correct then it would rule out the Ukraine as they do not have this system.

Quote from: WinterActual on Jul 18, 2014, 12:05:29 PM
Quote from: Effectz on Jul 18, 2014, 11:54:43 AM
Why was that plane in that airspace though,there's a f**king war going on and planes have been shot down there lately.

Exactly. Its a warzone there. The civilian plane routes shouldn't go through such hot air spaces. It's not the rebels the ones to blame, but the people who gave the order the plane to go through warzone.

The plane diverted North due to weather. It was still on one of the three established air routes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 18, 2014, 12:32:20 PM
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Jul 18, 2014, 12:21:11 PM
Quote from: BANE on Jul 18, 2014, 11:12:57 AM
Didn't they take it from the Ukrainian military though?

Well the latest theory purposes that it was a SA-17 not a SA-11 that hit the plane. If that is correct then it would rule out the Ukraine as they do not have this system.
Haha AvPGalaxy updates me on the news quicker than the actual news in my country.

Thanks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Jul 18, 2014, 02:01:55 PM
Quote from: Albus on Jul 18, 2014, 12:14:56 PM
I think the people who shot the damn thing down are to blame, yeah.
So you are ok with civilian planes flying over warzones?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jul 18, 2014, 02:03:43 PM
Malaysia Airlines should just pack it up. A plane that disappeared without a trace and a plane shot down by a torpedo all in the span of a few months can cause a company to lose all credibility as a safe carrier.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Alienseseses on Jul 18, 2014, 02:06:28 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Jul 18, 2014, 09:20:33 AM
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/07/16/371556/israel-must-kill-all-palestinian-mothers/ (http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/07/16/371556/israel-must-kill-all-palestinian-mothers/)

The irony ::)
This woman is awful.

In this current battle, I side with Israel, but I don't side with this woman.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Jul 18, 2014, 02:06:40 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Jul 18, 2014, 02:01:55 PM
Quote from: Albus on Jul 18, 2014, 12:14:56 PM
I think the people who shot the damn thing down are to blame, yeah.
So you are ok with civilian planes flying over warzones?

No, that's pretty damn stupid. But that doesn't mean the people that actually fired on it aren't responsible.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Alienseseses on Jul 18, 2014, 02:13:00 PM
Quote from: Alienseseses on Jul 18, 2014, 02:06:28 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Jul 18, 2014, 09:20:33 AM
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/07/16/371556/israel-must-kill-all-palestinian-mothers/ (http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/07/16/371556/israel-must-kill-all-palestinian-mothers/)

The irony ::)
This woman is awful.

In this current battle, I side with Israel, but I don't side with this woman.

After more than 5 minutes of research, I recant my condemnation of this woman. She was slandered.
http://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/opinions/exclusive-mk-ayelet-shaked-exposes-daily-beast-reporters-deliberate-distortions/2014/07/16/ (http://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/opinions/exclusive-mk-ayelet-shaked-exposes-daily-beast-reporters-deliberate-distortions/2014/07/16/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Jul 18, 2014, 03:20:45 PM
Quote from: Albus on Jul 18, 2014, 02:06:40 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Jul 18, 2014, 02:01:55 PM
Quote from: Albus on Jul 18, 2014, 12:14:56 PM
I think the people who shot the damn thing down are to blame, yeah.
So you are ok with civilian planes flying over warzones?

No, that's pretty damn stupid. But that doesn't mean the people that actually fired on it aren't responsible.

It was not their plane - they took it down. Better safe than sorry, its a war after all.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Jul 18, 2014, 03:33:28 PM
Why am I not surprised?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 18, 2014, 03:46:02 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Jul 18, 2014, 03:20:45 PM
Quote from: Albus on Jul 18, 2014, 02:06:40 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Jul 18, 2014, 02:01:55 PM
Quote from: Albus on Jul 18, 2014, 12:14:56 PM
I think the people who shot the damn thing down are to blame, yeah.
So you are ok with civilian planes flying over warzones?

No, that's pretty damn stupid. But that doesn't mean the people that actually fired on it aren't responsible.

It was not their plane - they took it down. Better safe than sorry, its a war after all.
They knew it was a civilian plane they shot down.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jul 18, 2014, 03:47:33 PM
Quote from: CNNU.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power told an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council that the plane was "likely downed by a surface-to-air missile ... operated from a separatist-held location in eastern Ukraine." If pro-Russian separatists are responsible for shooting down the plane with a missile, investigators can't rule out the possibility that Russia offered help to operate the system, she said.



Quote from: Alienseseses on Jul 18, 2014, 02:13:00 PM
Quote from: Alienseseses on Jul 18, 2014, 02:06:28 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Jul 18, 2014, 09:20:33 AM
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/07/16/371556/israel-must-kill-all-palestinian-mothers/ (http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/07/16/371556/israel-must-kill-all-palestinian-mothers/)

The irony ::)
This woman is awful.

In this current battle, I side with Israel, but I don't side with this woman.

After more than 5 minutes of research, I recant my condemnation of this woman. She was slandered.
http://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/opinions/exclusive-mk-ayelet-shaked-exposes-daily-beast-reporters-deliberate-distortions/2014/07/16/ (http://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/opinions/exclusive-mk-ayelet-shaked-exposes-daily-beast-reporters-deliberate-distortions/2014/07/16/)

Yup, Iranian propaganda site.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Jul 18, 2014, 04:38:18 PM
Woah! Thats AWESOME!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nxb-D25VjI8#noexternalembed-ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nxb-D25VjI8#noexternalembed-ws)

You can hear the gunshots! I hope these guys did one hell of a last stand there.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FJdq7WO0.jpg&hash=739d0efb9b8dac645813c3456b5b3d220d2f4d05)

Three armed men led police on a high-speed chase through at least three cities Wednesday, firing shots into cars and houses along the way, and throwing hostages from a speeding SUV after a bank robbery that led to the deaths of one hostage and two of the robbers, officers said.

Quote"The firing never really stopped," police said.
Officers were fired upon "constantly" by the suspects, who had "massive" amounts of ammunition with them, Silva added.
"They were trying to kill (the officers), no doubt,"
"It sounded like five minutes of straight gunfire," witness Sam York said. "It seemed like it wasn't real."
Jose Maldonado, who said he saw the robbers taking the women out of the bank, said the men had AK-47-like rifles slung over their shoulders -- and they didn't seem to care that there were police all around.
"They were not afraid," Maldonado said. "They weren't going to take no for an answer. These poor women, they were screaming, they were so distraught, so scared."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Jul 18, 2014, 04:49:44 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Jul 18, 2014, 03:20:45 PM
Quote from: Albus on Jul 18, 2014, 02:06:40 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Jul 18, 2014, 02:01:55 PM
Quote from: Albus on Jul 18, 2014, 12:14:56 PM
I think the people who shot the damn thing down are to blame, yeah.
So you are ok with civilian planes flying over warzones?

No, that's pretty damn stupid. But that doesn't mean the people that actually fired on it aren't responsible.

It was not their plane - they took it down. Better safe than sorry, its a war after all.

You disgust me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Jul 18, 2014, 04:56:16 PM
Good, good. But still, it was a tactical decision to take down the plane. It would be funny to think that somebody will shoot down a plane "just for fun".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 18, 2014, 05:32:30 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 18, 2014, 03:46:02 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Jul 18, 2014, 03:20:45 PM
Quote from: Albus on Jul 18, 2014, 02:06:40 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Jul 18, 2014, 02:01:55 PM
Quote from: Albus on Jul 18, 2014, 12:14:56 PM
I think the people who shot the damn thing down are to blame, yeah.
So you are ok with civilian planes flying over warzones?

No, that's pretty damn stupid. But that doesn't mean the people that actually fired on it aren't responsible.

It was not their plane - they took it down. Better safe than sorry, its a war after all.
They knew it was a civilian plane they shot down.
Actually if the convo. posted online is correct they didn't until after they shot it down.

Their intended target was a Ukrainian military plane.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Jul 18, 2014, 05:47:33 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Jul 18, 2014, 04:38:18 PM
Woah! Thats AWESOME!

You can hear the gunshots! I hope these guys did one hell of a last stand there.

Yeah cuz terrorizing people and shooting at police is kool! You almost sound like you're admiring these assholes. Been playing Grand Theft Auto too much? Get a f**king clue.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jul 18, 2014, 05:48:19 PM
Quote from: CNNIn the administration's strongest words yet on the downing of the jet, which left 298 people dead, Obama said the pro-Russian fighters couldn't have shot down Flight 17 or other Ukrainian military aircraft recently downed in the region "without sophisticated equipment and sophisticated training, and that is coming from Russia."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 18, 2014, 05:58:12 PM
Quote from: First Blood on Jul 18, 2014, 05:47:33 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Jul 18, 2014, 04:38:18 PM
Woah! Thats AWESOME!

You can hear the gunshots! I hope these guys did one hell of a last stand there.

Yeah cuz terrorizing people and shooting at police is kool! You almost sound like you're admiring these assholes. Been playing Grand Theft Auto too much? Get a f**king clue.

Seconded.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jul 18, 2014, 07:10:36 PM
I spent time in Russia, have family from Russia, and some friends who are still there.  It's getting harder and harder to paint the lines grey anymore, and it's getting to the point where I just can't sit on the fence trying to be peaceful so here it goes.

Honestly, those missiles had to come from Russia, who else would or even could provide that kind of fire power? 

In my humble opinion, Russia is responsible for this, whether directly or indirectly.  If they had not invaded the Ukraine to being with, there would not be fighting in that region.  There was no need to invade the Ukraine, it was a dirty power grab and now many lives are lost.



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 18, 2014, 07:23:00 PM
Surface to air missile systems aren't that unusual to have.  We supplied the afghan mujahedeen with plenty of stingers in Afghanistan back when our mutual enemy was Russia. 


I suspect Russia has some equivalent to US Army Special Forces and those guys have been leading and training the pro Russian separatist. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jul 18, 2014, 07:31:32 PM
I doubt Putin woke up one morning and thought, "I think I will take the Ukraine."  The pro Russian separatists have probably been preparing and arming from Russia for some time. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Jul 18, 2014, 07:38:18 PM
Quote from: First Blood on Jul 18, 2014, 05:47:33 PM
Yeah cuz terrorizing people and shooting at police is kool! You almost sound like you're admiring these assholes. Been playing Grand Theft Auto too much? Get a f**king clue.
I find it cool to have the guts to die for your cause. You have to be very determined to do something like this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Jul 18, 2014, 07:46:47 PM
Or cowardly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Jul 18, 2014, 07:51:58 PM
Cowards won't fight 'till death. They will surrender when they see the huge amount of police forces coming after them. Did you see how many cop cars were after those guys in the video?  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 18, 2014, 08:10:17 PM
f**king WOW at this, this is beyond ridiculous:


https://translate.google.ca/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fkorrespondent.net%2Fukraine%2Fpolitics%2F3394152-strelkov-na-bortu-Boeing-777-byly-trupy-esche-do-avaryy&edit-text=&act=url (https://translate.google.ca/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fkorrespondent.net%2Fukraine%2Fpolitics%2F3394152-strelkov-na-bortu-Boeing-777-byly-trupy-esche-do-avaryy&edit-text=&act=url)


(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.gyazo.com%2Fc7a0757f14565ae96493104042023c3a.png&hash=286806fa4184efb59fa2087bdbb2684641669aef)


Like, who the f**k are they trying to kid here? f**king insane.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Jul 18, 2014, 08:18:31 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Jul 18, 2014, 07:51:58 PM
Cowards won't fight 'till death. They will surrender when they see the huge amount of police forces coming after them. Did you see how many cop cars were after those guys in the video?  :laugh:

Did you see the hostage they took? Who is now dead. Having a shootout with police doesn't make them brave or strong. They're still cowards.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Jul 18, 2014, 08:40:52 PM
Quote from: First Blood on Jul 18, 2014, 08:18:31 PM
Having a shootout with police doesn't make them brave or strong. They're still cowards.

If you say so :)

Quote from: ShadowPred on Jul 18, 2014, 08:10:17 PM
f**king WOW at this, this is beyond ridiculous:

Two days before the incident/attack

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xap1/t1.0-9/10500439_693732607364888_4466944525128594404_n.jpg)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jul 18, 2014, 08:44:52 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jul 18, 2014, 07:23:00 PM
Surface to air missile systems aren't that unusual to have.  We supplied the afghan mujahedeen with plenty of stingers in Afghanistan back when our mutual enemy was Russia. 

Something the US government certainly came to regret Hahaha!

But there's a big difference between manpads and the advanced radar guided missiles that was used in this case. Stingers and SA-7's cannot reach the cruise altitudes of commercial liners. Lots of commercial flights regularly fly over Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran with no problems at all. The shoulder launched manpad missiles are also considerably smaller and less damaging/destructive to aircraft and are easily fooled with decoy flares.

Radar guided systems such as the SA-11 or SA-17's used in this case are typically only used by sovereign nation states. They cost a lot of money and it takes a lot of time and effort to train an efficient crew. It's not something one simply gives to irregular's like the Stingers. Don't know what Russia was thinking if they did indeed supply and train the rebels - it just beggars belief.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 18, 2014, 09:33:51 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Jul 18, 2014, 07:31:32 PM
I doubt Putin woke up one morning and thought, "I think I will take the Ukraine."  The pro Russian separatists have probably been preparing and arming from Russia for some time.

Putin wants the USSR back or at least assets in the former USSR.  He already blitzed Georgia, and if Ukraine falls to a government supplied movement that can later be annexed into Russia so be it. 

The USA does the same thing, we are just more subvert about it.   

Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Jul 18, 2014, 08:44:52 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jul 18, 2014, 07:23:00 PM
Surface to air missile systems aren't that unusual to have.  We supplied the afghan mujahedeen with plenty of stingers in Afghanistan back when our mutual enemy was Russia. 

Something the US government certainly came to regret Hahaha!

But there's a big difference between manpads and the advanced radar guided missiles that was used in this case. Stingers and SA-7's cannot reach the cruise altitudes of commercial liners. Lots of commercial flights regularly fly over Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran with no problems at all. The shoulder launched manpad missiles are also considerably smaller and less damaging/destructive to aircraft and are easily fooled with decoy flares.

Radar guided systems such as the SA-11 or SA-17's used in this case are typically only used by sovereign nation states. They cost a lot of money and it takes a lot of time and effort to train an efficient crew. It's not something one simply gives to irregular's like the Stingers. Don't know what Russia was thinking if they did indeed supply and train the rebels - it just beggars belief.

A passenger plane isn't going to have decoy flares. 

And that's why I said whatever the Russian equiv is to the Green Berets used the weapon system.  When the whole conflict started there were numerous reports of how the separatist were being instructed by foreign military members from Russia.  Not that hard to figure out.  If Russia gives Ukraine a little push over the edge and the government that replaces Ukraine is a puppet government of Russia it seems like a pretty simple explanation as to why they would do it.

Kind of like America setting up democracies in the middle east in the hopes that they will rebel against hardline muslim jihadist rule to break any sort of mass organization in that region. 

Occam's razor, simplest explanation is the best explanation. 

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 18, 2014, 10:05:01 PM
Quote from: First Blood on Jul 18, 2014, 08:18:31 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Jul 18, 2014, 07:51:58 PM
Cowards won't fight 'till death. They will surrender when they see the huge amount of police forces coming after them. Did you see how many cop cars were after those guys in the video?  :laugh:

Did you see the hostage they took? Who is now dead. Having a shootout with police doesn't make them brave or strong. They're still cowards.

"Might is not right, might is for right".

Taking a hostage and killing them is cowardice, it is the police who are the brave and strong for putting their lives on the line to try and protect the public from such monsters and to attempt to save a life that was in the threatening hands of cowards. Only a rotten delusional coward can admire what those cowards did.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jul 18, 2014, 10:10:17 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jul 18, 2014, 09:33:51 PM
A passenger plane isn't going to have decoy flares. 

Some actually do, ever fly EL AL?  ;)

But it's not really something a passenger plane would need anyway unless it plans to land in a "hot zone".

QuoteAnd that's why I said whatever the Russian equiv is to the Green Berets used the weapon system.  When the whole conflict started there were numerous reports of how the separatist were being instructed by foreign military members from Russia.  Not that hard to figure out.  If Russia gives Ukraine a little push over the edge and the government that replaces Ukraine is a puppet government of Russia it seems like a pretty simple explanation as to why they would do it.

Yeah I totally agree with you, that's been my point all along. Russia effectively pulled the trigger either via Russian specialists or rebels trained by them. It's just baffling to see the kind of equipment the rebels are getting. You know the kind of weapons that can cause incidents like this in the hands of irresponsible people.

If they never even bothered to ID that plane what's to stop them from accidentally shooting down Russian planes?

Quotewhatever the Russian equiv is to the Green Berets
The Spetsnaz?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Jul 18, 2014, 10:14:10 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jul 18, 2014, 08:10:17 PM
Like, who the f**k are they trying to kid here? f**king insane.

Silly! All the real victims are alive in a parallel dimension! Sheesh.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 18, 2014, 10:14:31 PM
I thought the Spetsnaz was actually an umbrella term for all Russian SOF. 



The Russians might also have intelligence about who was onboard the plane.  Could've been CIA or some more blackwater mercenaries. 

Or maybe they are just taking notes from ISIS playbook and are going for mass shock and awe. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jul 18, 2014, 10:21:18 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jul 18, 2014, 10:14:31 PM
I thought the Spetsnaz was actually an umbrella term for all Russian SOF. 

Could well be, I don't know.

QuoteThe Russians might also have intelligence about who was onboard the plane.  Could've been CIA or some more blackwater mercenaries. 

Doubt they would risk a diplomatic incident of this magnitude over some mercs or spooks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 18, 2014, 10:59:15 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Jul 18, 2014, 07:38:18 PM
Quote from: First Blood on Jul 18, 2014, 05:47:33 PM
Yeah cuz terrorizing people and shooting at police is kool! You almost sound like you're admiring these assholes. Been playing Grand Theft Auto too much? Get a f**king clue.
I find it cool to have the guts to die for your cause. You have to be very determined to do something like this.
Robbing a bank isn't a cause.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 18, 2014, 11:21:19 PM
Personal gain is a cause ... ?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 18, 2014, 11:56:37 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3BO6GP9NMY# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3BO6GP9NMY#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 19, 2014, 12:13:45 AM
damn this thread got scurry
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 19, 2014, 01:29:35 AM
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Jul 18, 2014, 10:21:18 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jul 18, 2014, 10:14:31 PM
I thought the Spetsnaz was actually an umbrella term for all Russian SOF. 

Could well be, I don't know.

QuoteThe Russians might also have intelligence about who was onboard the plane.  Could've been CIA or some more blackwater mercenaries. 

Doubt they would risk a diplomatic incident of this magnitude over some mercs or spooks.

More than likely.  Just wait till they are on the ground. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Jul 19, 2014, 03:44:27 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 18, 2014, 10:59:15 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Jul 18, 2014, 07:38:18 PM
Quote from: First Blood on Jul 18, 2014, 05:47:33 PM
Yeah cuz terrorizing people and shooting at police is kool! You almost sound like you're admiring these assholes. Been playing Grand Theft Auto too much? Get a f**king clue.
I find it cool to have the guts to die for your cause. You have to be very determined to do something like this.
Robbing a bank isn't a cause.
How so?

Quote from: Crazy Rich on Jul 18, 2014, 10:05:01 PM
Only a rotten delusional coward can admire what those cowards did.
Only very deluded person can think that cowards have what it takes to go against impossible odds like these. Its 3 men against what? 100 cops? I bet they were even more. Also the cops signed for it - thats their job, thats what they are prepared for. You can call those 3 men whatever you like but they are not cowards for sure. But anyway remind me to call the 720 men who fought against 40k german soldiers and held their attack for 3 days straight in the battle for Wizna cowards  ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 19, 2014, 03:59:39 AM
How is it a cause?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Jul 19, 2014, 04:08:05 AM
Quote from: SiL on Jul 19, 2014, 03:59:39 AM
How is it a cause?

cause  (kôz)
n.

A goal or principle served with dedication and zeal: "the cause of freedom versus tyranny" (Hannah Arendt).
The interests of a person or group engaged in a struggle
A principle, ideal, goal, or movement to which a person or group is dedicated: the Socialist cause; the human rights cause.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 19, 2014, 04:09:59 AM
Yes, and what's the goal here?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Jul 19, 2014, 04:30:13 AM
To rob the bank and get the big money? Duh..

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 19, 2014, 04:40:52 AM
Right, and if they die, they don't get the big money.

There's nothing brave about dying for your cause, when your cause is personal gain. It's the exact opposite of your cause. It's f**king stupid.

Which you know.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 19, 2014, 05:01:32 AM
Who gives a shit what their "cause" was, they f**ked up their lives as well as countless others, too bad the cops didn't kill em all
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: coolbreeze on Jul 19, 2014, 06:22:48 AM
Quote from: WinterActual on Jul 19, 2014, 03:44:27 AM
Only very deluded person can think that cowards have what it takes to go against impossible odds like these. Its 3 men against what? 100 cops? I bet they were even more. Also the cops signed for it - thats their job, thats what they are prepared for. You can call those 3 men whatever you like but they are not cowards for sure. But anyway remind me to call the 720 men who fought against 40k german soldiers and held their attack for 3 days straight in the battle for Wizna cowards  ::)

So you're comparing men who gave their lives to try to protect Poland from the Nazis, to criminals robbing a bank? Get your head checked.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 19, 2014, 06:36:47 AM
Quote from: coolbreeze on Jul 19, 2014, 06:22:48 AM
Quote from: WinterActual on Jul 19, 2014, 03:44:27 AM
Only very deluded person can think that cowards have what it takes to go against impossible odds like these. Its 3 men against what? 100 cops? I bet they were even more. Also the cops signed for it - thats their job, thats what they are prepared for. You can call those 3 men whatever you like but they are not cowards for sure. But anyway remind me to call the 720 men who fought against 40k german soldiers and held their attack for 3 days straight in the battle for Wizna cowards  ::)

So you're comparing men who gave their lives to try to protect Poland from the Nazis, to criminals robbing a bank? Get your head checked.

It's moronic really, those are two completely different irrelevant things, the Polish weren't trying to rob a bank and murder people along the way, they were defending their country from an invader. In fact the Polish had signed up for that for that job just like the police did thiers, so I have no idea where Winter is going with that one. Those cowards weren't defending or standing for shit, they just wanted to steal some quick money for themselves to spend on expensive things, and took lives along the way only to have their plans foiled by the police. Either obvious troll is obvious or he really does need his head checked.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 19, 2014, 07:37:28 AM
Everybody's just living their lives the best way they know how.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 19, 2014, 08:04:00 AM
Anyways in other news, some are starting to believe that if enough evidence supports the pro Russian insurgents were indeed the ones that shot down the aircraft, it may spur a mutual desire between Russia, Ukraine and the West to seek a peaceful solution. In a nutshell, Malaysia Airlines MH17 could determine the future of Ukraine, for worse or for better is yet to be seen.

At the moment the U.S is urging for a ceasefire so that Malaysia Airlines can do it's own independent investigation.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Jul 19, 2014, 11:22:26 AM
Investigators have been denied full access to the crash site after being told they would.Also reports that they've begun removing bodies and debris,essentially tampering with evidence.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Jul 19, 2014, 12:54:42 PM
Quote from: coolbreeze on Jul 19, 2014, 06:22:48 AM
So you're comparing men who gave their lives to try to protect Poland from the Nazis, to criminals robbing a bank? Get your head checked.
The setting doesn't matter. You judge people based on your reality, for you the cops are the good guys and the robbers are the bad guys but its not like that for everbody, you know. There are no good and bad guys in reality, its about beliefs. Around here the majority of people are supporting such deeds because  they can't take it anymore. Its not worth it to bust your ass for 12$ per day and the police to screw you over and do whatever they want just because they can (80% of the cops are dirty). Because thats what you get here and people are happy when someone breaks up the system one way or another. There was a bank trunk guard who stole 2 million a few months ago and all people were "good job, thats the guy who did it, he got out (of the crap), I wish that was me" and things like that. We live in different worlds man, here its free-for-all situation. Everything is f**ked up - a train derailed a 2 days ago, people that were on the spot called 112 and the operator told em "you are lying (about the train)" and hang up the phone on them - what the hell!; people in comma can't get funds for their families to help them because they HAVE TO SIGN UP!!; the capital city have 12 ambulances for 3 million people + 40 villages around the city; I can tell you 999999 more examples how broken and f**ked up is everything here. The kids are raised to be tough, with the mentality that if something bad happens to somebody - its good if its not you, because if thats you - nobody will help you, nor the other people nor the country/government. I am raised the same way - not to care much about stuff like that, because I can't do nothing about it. The country can't do nothing about it, let alone the normal people, there's no point to bother with bad things here because nothing will change ever. If I live in a country where everything is normal for a while I may change, but as long as I am here in Bulgaria where you can kill a man, pay 1k and get away with it, I am the way I am, sorry mate  :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jul 19, 2014, 03:43:15 PM
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jul/19/russian-media-cover-up-putin-mh17-tragedy (http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jul/19/russian-media-cover-up-putin-mh17-tragedy)

It begins. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 19, 2014, 04:16:55 PM
Interesting read.
http://landdestroyer.blogspot.ca/2014/07/mh17-world-see-tragedy-us-sees-game.html (http://landdestroyer.blogspot.ca/2014/07/mh17-world-see-tragedy-us-sees-game.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 19, 2014, 04:33:16 PM
the false flag attacks always have to derive some craziness for them to work


NATO needs a game changer so they set forth an operation that has a much higher likelihood of blowing up in their face then Russia supplying the insurgents with a higher reaching surface to air missile system. 

The article contradicts itself anyways.  Russian supplied manpads given to insurgent rebels already.........but there is n possible way they would give the insurgents buks missile systems.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 19, 2014, 09:26:19 PM
The words out of any spokespersons mouth are absolutely worthless. The fact of the matter is shit like this happens because of war. The question should be what is the purpose of this war and is there any merits?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 19, 2014, 09:45:43 PM
Well in Ukraine's case I would say that maintaining my nations sovereignty is a worthwhile cause.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 19, 2014, 09:59:44 PM
What the world looks like through WinterActual's eyes:
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.giantbomb.com%2Fuploads%2Fignore_jpg_scale_super%2F12%2F122165%2F2634969-2775848553-ibzZu.gif&hash=5ef210c30f3b18177ff0870097cb8e8f2881350c)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Jul 20, 2014, 12:01:05 AM
So goddamn true. :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Jul 20, 2014, 12:18:02 AM
But what are the tech specs and FPS of that gif?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Jul 20, 2014, 02:09:13 AM
Winter just likes to post really horrific things and then take a stance on them that guarantees people with logic and morality dogpile him. I don't know whether this is intentional Trolling or he genuinely needs this kind of negative attention to fuel his delusions, but jumping on the death of 300 aids researchers? Really?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 20, 2014, 03:38:37 AM
I find his trolling to be slightly more tolerable than when he used to whine about every damn thing back in the day. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 20, 2014, 03:42:01 AM
lol people still taking Winter seriously.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 20, 2014, 03:42:38 AM
I don't think anyone takes him seriously. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 20, 2014, 03:44:12 AM
I think you missed the last few pages.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 20, 2014, 03:49:24 AM
you took them seriously?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Jul 20, 2014, 10:28:36 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 20, 2014, 03:42:01 AM
lol people still taking Winter seriously.  :laugh:

Yeah, I don't think anyone is taking him too seriously and I don't think people are surprised by the stuff he says anymore. But "humour" (I think you have to be WinterActual to find WinterActual funny) and trolling can only disguise so much. And if it's simply trolling (which seems like something to constantly excuse what he says), it has become stale long ago.

There's dark humour and then there's bad taste. And his posts, more often than not, lean towards the latter.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 20, 2014, 11:53:50 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jul 19, 2014, 09:59:44 PM
What the world looks like through WinterActual's eyes:
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.giantbomb.com%2Fuploads%2Fignore_jpg_scale_super%2F12%2F122165%2F2634969-2775848553-ibzZu.gif&hash=5ef210c30f3b18177ff0870097cb8e8f2881350c)


Needs more DOOM.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 21, 2014, 03:20:16 AM
http://ufothetruthisoutthere.blogspot.pt/2014/07/520-million-year-old-sea-monster-with.html (http://ufothetruthisoutthere.blogspot.pt/2014/07/520-million-year-old-sea-monster-with.html)

And it's not a hoax:

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature13486.html (http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature13486.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 21, 2014, 03:40:42 AM
Poor Aspie.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 21, 2014, 11:04:32 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jul 21, 2014, 03:40:42 AM
Poor Aspie.
Why? ???

Most people would kill to have scientists constantly unearthing members of your family tree. As it is, I only have Ancestry.com, and that sucks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 21, 2014, 11:24:49 AM
Why is it so important?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: OmegaZilla on Jul 21, 2014, 09:20:50 PM
World's biggest aquatic insect discovered in China (http://sploid.gizmodo.com/worlds-largest-and-grossest-aquatic-insect-discovered-i-1608220936)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.kinja-img.com%2Fgawker-media%2Fimage%2Fupload%2Fs--QCAtmDaU--%2Fc_fit%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_80%2Cw_636%2Fybhmcb2r7j3kxtpsxe9w.jpg&hash=aa052d70b3a75fef9572c058495fae03db83b8cb)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.kinja-img.com%2Fgawker-media%2Fimage%2Fupload%2Fs--Et5aZRhJ--%2Fcucpw3lz08mjy3njgwyy.jpg&hash=d60d08aaffb980a7338b82d1a503b8eef36d20be)



Nice bugger!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 21, 2014, 09:52:36 PM
china hacks the US every day, they are our biggest economic rival, and they have alligator space bugs that will somehow end up over here.




f**k that place
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: OmegaZilla on Jul 21, 2014, 10:05:29 PM
Well, that's why you're in the army.

You're doing your part.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 21, 2014, 10:09:07 PM
Alligator space bugs are too much.  TOO MUCH. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 21, 2014, 10:11:25 PM
Shanghai dumplings > Uncle Sam.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 21, 2014, 10:12:32 PM
I feel that this is a logical inaccuracy. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Jul 21, 2014, 10:15:46 PM
Quote from: Omegazilla on Jul 21, 2014, 09:20:50 PM
World's biggest aquatic insect discovered in China (http://sploid.gizmodo.com/worlds-largest-and-grossest-aquatic-insect-discovered-i-1608220936)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.kinja-img.com%2Fgawker-media%2Fimage%2Fupload%2Fs--QCAtmDaU--%2Fc_fit%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_80%2Cw_636%2Fybhmcb2r7j3kxtpsxe9w.jpg&hash=aa052d70b3a75fef9572c058495fae03db83b8cb)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.kinja-img.com%2Fgawker-media%2Fimage%2Fupload%2Fs--Et5aZRhJ--%2Fcucpw3lz08mjy3njgwyy.jpg&hash=d60d08aaffb980a7338b82d1a503b8eef36d20be)


What the what? I guess this explains why China's become so powerful, more oxygen in their atmosphere than us puny asphyxiating westerners.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Jul 21, 2014, 10:16:23 PM
Quote from: Omegazilla on Jul 21, 2014, 09:20:50 PM
World's biggest aquatic insect discovered in China (http://sploid.gizmodo.com/worlds-largest-and-grossest-aquatic-insect-discovered-i-1608220936)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.kinja-img.com%2Fgawker-media%2Fimage%2Fupload%2Fs--QCAtmDaU--%2Fc_fit%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_80%2Cw_636%2Fybhmcb2r7j3kxtpsxe9w.jpg&hash=aa052d70b3a75fef9572c058495fae03db83b8cb)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.kinja-img.com%2Fgawker-media%2Fimage%2Fupload%2Fs--Et5aZRhJ--%2Fcucpw3lz08mjy3njgwyy.jpg&hash=d60d08aaffb980a7338b82d1a503b8eef36d20be)



Nice bugger!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIGHCoVzqtk# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIGHCoVzqtk#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jul 21, 2014, 10:24:29 PM
Quote from: First Blood on Jul 21, 2014, 10:16:23 PM
Quote from: Omegazilla on Jul 21, 2014, 09:20:50 PM
World's biggest aquatic insect discovered in China (http://sploid.gizmodo.com/worlds-largest-and-grossest-aquatic-insect-discovered-i-1608220936)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.kinja-img.com%2Fgawker-media%2Fimage%2Fupload%2Fs--QCAtmDaU--%2Fc_fit%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_80%2Cw_636%2Fybhmcb2r7j3kxtpsxe9w.jpg&hash=aa052d70b3a75fef9572c058495fae03db83b8cb)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.kinja-img.com%2Fgawker-media%2Fimage%2Fupload%2Fs--Et5aZRhJ--%2Fcucpw3lz08mjy3njgwyy.jpg&hash=d60d08aaffb980a7338b82d1a503b8eef36d20be)



Nice bugger!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIGHCoVzqtk# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIGHCoVzqtk#)
I remember my physics teacher from the 11th grade had a test question that said something along the lines of "The Doctor is trying to figure out what planet he's on. He jumps off the tardis at _____. What planet is he on?

A. Acheron _____
B. Klandaathu _____
C. Tattooine ______
D. Earth _______ "
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Jul 21, 2014, 10:30:06 PM
 :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 21, 2014, 10:32:37 PM
Quote from: Omegazilla on Jul 21, 2014, 09:20:50 PM
World's biggest aquatic insect discovered in China (http://sploid.gizmodo.com/worlds-largest-and-grossest-aquatic-insect-discovered-i-1608220936)

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 21, 2014, 10:43:33 PM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Alienseseses on Jul 22, 2014, 12:08:12 AM
You know what, Israel is in the right in this volley.

You have Hamas launching rockets at Israeli civilians-- messy, uncoordinated (and now, long range) rockets randomly into the country with the expressly stated intention to kill civilians. You have Hamas digging tunnels into Israel that pop up in Kibbutzes, and you have Hamas militants popping up in Kibbutzes with machine guns with the stated goal of kidnapping and/or murdering random Kibbutz people (again, civilians). You have Hamas storing their weapons and launchers in and around civilian homes in Gaza. You have Hamas telling civilians to ignore evacuation warnings (small and large) and actively telling Gazan civilians to form human shields in and on top of targetted homes (that are targetted because they are full of rockets). You have Hamas turning down ceasefire offer after ceasefire offer. You have Hamas launching rockets during a UN Humanitarian ceasefire.

Want to be pro Palestinian? Fine. Be. That's valid. Hamas isn't. Hamas just wants to kill Jews and get Gazans killed. They're not even coy about this, they say it out loud. Repeatedly.

If you target civilians while hiding behind other civilians, you are wrong. That is not a valid resistance, it is terrorism. I don't even care if you're unsuccessful at hitting the targets you are trying to kill. You are actively, openly, trying to kill them.

I'm going to side with the people who want to shut down the people aiming at civilians. The ones who target the places full of rockets and have the courtesy to give three different types of warnings to the inhabitants.

It's an awful shame so many people are dying. Their blood is on Hamas. Gaza deserves better leadership.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Jul 22, 2014, 12:45:53 AM
You live in Israel right? Or have some connection to it? How are you holding up? :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Alienseseses on Jul 22, 2014, 12:50:02 AM
I don't live in Israel, but I have connection to it. My sister was just there for a year-- she got home 2 weeks after the war started. My cousins are there now. A classmate of mine from Maale film school, which I attended two years ago, was recruited for reserve duty.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Jul 22, 2014, 12:58:05 AM
I hope they're safe. This is a terrible situation right now. Hamas are a bunch of thugs.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Alienseseses on Jul 22, 2014, 01:06:11 AM
Thanks.

It's really sucky. After this situation, I hope somebody else is in charge of Gaza. Much happier with the Palestinian Authority in charge, though that seems unlikely.

Just hope it doesn't fall into the hands of ISIS or Islamic Jihad, who've slowly been gaining footholds.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 22, 2014, 01:58:11 AM
QuoteYou know what, Israel is in the right in this volley.

"You would say that though"

:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Alienseseses on Jul 22, 2014, 02:07:40 AM
Targeting civilians and hiding behind civilians is indefensible. Gaza needs better leadership and I can only pray they get it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 22, 2014, 02:09:36 AM
Nevermind.  The score is about 550 to 25 at the moment, and I'm sure there's some more hospitals in range, so I think your team will have a comfortable win.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Alienseseses on Jul 22, 2014, 02:18:03 AM
It's f**king awful that civilians are dying.

And moral equivalency arguments like that are terrible. "Sorry we spent a ton of our time and energy building shelters, an alarm system, and a 90% accurate defense system. Sorry we aren't lying down and dying like Hamas wants."

If the IDF didn't  try to stop the attacks on Israel's civilian populations, it wouldn't be doing its job. It's in the name.

And it's a damn shame Hamas stores its weapons in its hospitals. They can always rely on human shields. Thankfully (at the very goddamn least) Israel has set up hospitals for injured Palestinians. Hospitals that aren't also weapons caches.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 22, 2014, 02:21:38 AM
I think the real shame is any assumption that either side has the moral high ground...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 22, 2014, 02:25:33 AM
There's no moral high ground in war, the fact of the matter is Hamas kicked the hornets nest and ignited another conflict that they can't possibly win in open combat, so they resort to long range missiles fired conveniently from highly populated from civilian areas. All Palestinian blood is on their hands, not the IDFs
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 22, 2014, 02:32:30 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 22, 2014, 02:25:33 AM
There's no moral high ground in war, the fact of the matter is Hamas kicked the hornets nest and ignited another conflict that they can't possibly win in open combat, so they resort to long range missiles fired conveniently from highly populated from civilian areas. All Palestinian blood is on their hands, not the IDFs

Translation - there is no moral high ground; except Israel has the moral high ground.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jul 22, 2014, 02:33:41 AM
http://www.alternativenews.org/english/index.php/politics/israeli-sosaciety/8314-israeli-academic-raping-palestinian-women-would-deter-attacks (http://www.alternativenews.org/english/index.php/politics/israeli-sosaciety/8314-israeli-academic-raping-palestinian-women-would-deter-attacks)

-......-
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Alienseseses on Jul 22, 2014, 02:35:31 AM
In the larger scheme of things? Israel v. Palestine? That's a separate court case altogether.

In this particular battle? It's pretty clear. A militant group in charge of Gaza launches an unending stream of rockets into Israel. Israel does a good job of deflecting most of them, but that doesn't justify them, as they're aimed at civilians. The militant group's bar for success, its goal, is a civilian death toll.
Israel responds by striking the homes of top members of the militant group responsible for firing long range missiles at Israeli civilians and buildings storing weapons that were gathered for the purpose of killing civilians.
Some of these buildings are civilian buildings (schools, hospitals, private homes). The occupants of these places are human shields. There is proof of this in a big way: videos of humans forming crowds on buildings, the UN finding rockets stored in a school, among a gigantic pile of evidence. Israel's response: warn the civilians (something Hamas would never do when they fire at Israel, because the Israeli civilians are their targets) with leaflets, phone messages, and dummy bombs. But they can't clear civilians well enough, partly because Hamas encourages these civilians to form human shields (again: footage of Hamas people announcing that this is their tactic, footage of people forming human shields, Hamas pamphlets telling people to ignore warnings) and partly because Hamas doesn't build shelters for anybody but their top men.
Instead, they use their concrete to dig tunnels into Israel that pop up in kibbutzes. They fill the tunnels with weapons and pop up on the other side intending to massacre civilians (again: not coy about this.) Hence the ground invasion into Gaza: to destroy the tunnels.

To recap this recent battle: Hamas aims at civilians and hides behind civilians. IDF targets Hamas, warns civilians, takes in injured civilians when they can and gives them medical aid.

Nobody can take the high ground? f**k that. If you think it's somehow okay for anybody anywhere to intentionally try to kill civilians for any reason ever, then I have nothing to say to you.

Quote from: Blacklabel on Jul 22, 2014, 02:33:41 AM
http://www.alternativenews.org/english/index.php/politics/israeli-sosaciety/8314-israeli-academic-raping-palestinian-women-would-deter-attacks (http://www.alternativenews.org/english/index.php/politics/israeli-sosaciety/8314-israeli-academic-raping-palestinian-women-would-deter-attacks)

-......-
f**k that guy, I have nothing to say to him either.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 22, 2014, 02:37:49 AM
QuoteNobody can take the high ground? f**k that. If you think it's somehow okay for anybody anywhere to intentionally try to kill civilians for any reason ever, then I have nothing to say to you.

Four hospitals and counting...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 22, 2014, 02:39:11 AM
Quote from: SM on Jul 22, 2014, 02:32:30 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 22, 2014, 02:25:33 AM
There's no moral high ground in war, the fact of the matter is Hamas kicked the hornets nest and ignited another conflict that they can't possibly win in open combat, so they resort to long range missiles fired conveniently from highly populated from civilian areas. All Palestinian blood is on their hands, not the IDFs

Translation - there is no moral high ground; except Israel has the moral high ground.

Never said they did, Israeli bombs and rockets have caused the death of countless civilians, a tragedy. But its from a conflict started by Hamas, neither side has the moral high ground because both have committed atrocities. But like I said before, its war, there is no moral high ground, civilians will die. Its practically unavoidable.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Alienseseses on Jul 22, 2014, 02:40:24 AM
Quote from: SM on Jul 22, 2014, 02:37:49 AM
QuoteNobody can take the high ground? f**k that. If you think it's somehow okay for anybody anywhere to intentionally try to kill civilians for any reason ever, then I have nothing to say to you.

Four hospitals and counting...
http://www.jpost.com/Operation-Protective-Edge/IDF-shows-photos-of-alleged-Hamas-rocket-sites-dug-into-hospital-mosques-368307 (http://www.jpost.com/Operation-Protective-Edge/IDF-shows-photos-of-alleged-Hamas-rocket-sites-dug-into-hospital-mosques-368307)

http://www.jpost.com/Operation-Protective-Edge/Damage-to-Gaza-hospital-was-caused-by-attack-on-nearby-rocket-launcher-363629 (http://www.jpost.com/Operation-Protective-Edge/Damage-to-Gaza-hospital-was-caused-by-attack-on-nearby-rocket-launcher-363629)

http://www.jpost.com/Health-and-Science/Israeli-hospitals-continue-to-treat-sick-Gazans-despite-missile-attacks-362269 (http://www.jpost.com/Health-and-Science/Israeli-hospitals-continue-to-treat-sick-Gazans-despite-missile-attacks-362269)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jul 22, 2014, 02:42:40 AM
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israelgaza-conflict-leaflets-dropped-on-northern-gaza-ordering-100000-to-evacuate-amid-fears-of-imminent-ground-incursion-9609788.html (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israelgaza-conflict-leaflets-dropped-on-northern-gaza-ordering-100000-to-evacuate-amid-fears-of-imminent-ground-incursion-9609788.html)

That football game was a damn important military "target". :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 22, 2014, 02:45:23 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 22, 2014, 02:39:11 AM
Quote from: SM on Jul 22, 2014, 02:32:30 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 22, 2014, 02:25:33 AM
There's no moral high ground in war, the fact of the matter is Hamas kicked the hornets nest and ignited another conflict that they can't possibly win in open combat, so they resort to long range missiles fired conveniently from highly populated from civilian areas. All Palestinian blood is on their hands, not the IDFs

Translation - there is no moral high ground; except Israel has the moral high ground.

Never said they did, Israeli bombs and rockets have caused the death of countless civilians, a tragedy. But its from a conflict started by Hamas, neither side has the moral high ground because both have committed atrocities. But like I said before, its war, there is no moral high ground, civilians will die. Its practically unavoidable.

:D

'Neither side has the moral high ground - but, moooooom Hamas started it!!!!!  It's all their fault for, like human shields and stuff!!!!'
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 22, 2014, 02:47:28 AM
So one group targets you, you can't fight back?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 22, 2014, 02:51:35 AM
Sure.  Why not?  Some more dead arabs.  They'll be forgotten about in a couple of days, and we'll be right back where we started.

Added bonus of targeting hospitals does cut down on ambulance costs I have to admit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Alienseseses on Jul 22, 2014, 02:54:55 AM
What's your preference, SM? Zero response, just grin and bear it as rockets reach as far as Jerusalem and Tel Aviv on a regular basis? Always having to be within 15 seconds of a shelter because there's a group of people actively trying to kill them?

What country on earth would be okay with that?

Quote from: Blacklabel on Jul 22, 2014, 02:42:40 AM
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israelgaza-conflict-leaflets-dropped-on-northern-gaza-ordering-100000-to-evacuate-amid-fears-of-imminent-ground-incursion-9609788.html (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israelgaza-conflict-leaflets-dropped-on-northern-gaza-ordering-100000-to-evacuate-amid-fears-of-imminent-ground-incursion-9609788.html)

That football game was a damn important military "target". :P
And this is f**king awful. An outlier, terrible all the same.
At the very least, the IDF said an inquiry is ongoing.
If they were on the other side and were killed by Hamas shelling, Hamas wouldn't say that. I'm waiting for the IDF report. Everyone looking at this (in Israel and out) is saying it was a massive error.
Which isn't to minimize or marginialize their deaths. Absolutely terrible.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 22, 2014, 02:59:57 AM
QuoteWhat's your preference, SM?

Adults sitting down and sorting their shit out without carrying on like children having tantrums, and no one having to die.

Fantasy I know, meaning you'll have another conflict to cheer on in no time.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 22, 2014, 03:04:41 AM
You say it like they can just set aside their differences and sit together for a nice Sunday brunch to talk about peace and love. As long as one side is still standing this conflict will go on. The only way it will ever end is if either Hamas or Israel are wiped out, there's no coexisting between these two and there never has been. Its sad but at this point it seems like the only solution.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Alienseseses on Jul 22, 2014, 03:08:39 AM
Quote from: SM on Jul 22, 2014, 02:59:57 AM
QuoteWhat's your preference, SM?

Adults sitting down and sorting their shit out without carrying on like children having tantrums, and no one having to die.

Fantasy I know, meaning you'll have another conflict to cheer on in no time.
Shame about the ceasefire Egypt brokered that Israel immediately accepted and Hamas shot down. And the humanitarian ceasefire Israel agreed to that Hamas immediately violated.

At the very least, Hamas no longer has allies in Egypt, and has quickly turned the Palestinian Authority against it. I will never cheer for this conflict. I will only hope it ends soon and Gaza gets less bloodthirsty leadership.

http://www.jpost.com/Operation-Protective-Edge/Hamas-officials-denounce-criminal-Abbas-as-Likud-member-362465 (http://www.jpost.com/Operation-Protective-Edge/Hamas-officials-denounce-criminal-Abbas-as-Likud-member-362465)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jul 22, 2014, 03:11:26 AM
Given the state of Israeli intelligence on Gaza and today's drone technology... would it be too hard to send a few Predator drones with machineguns to Gaza on a "hamas leader" hunt every time there's a rocket launch? eh?

Smaller pinpoint "responses" of that sort would be less harmful to the general populace than bombing hospitals at least. 

Feasible?

:-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 22, 2014, 03:13:03 AM
Just f**king nuke em all.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 22, 2014, 03:13:35 AM
Damn the world be scurry.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Alienseseses on Jul 22, 2014, 03:15:09 AM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Jul 22, 2014, 03:11:26 AM
Given the state of Israeli intelligence on Gaza and today's drone technology... would it be too hard to send a few Predator drones with machineguns to Gaza on a "hamas leader" hunt every time there's a rocket launch? eh?

Smaller pinpoint "responses" of that sort would be less harmful to the general populace than bombing hospitals at least. 

Feasible?

:-\
If it were only that easy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 22, 2014, 03:16:47 AM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Jul 22, 2014, 03:11:26 AM
Given the state of Israeli intelligence on Gaza and today's drone technology... would it be too hard to send a few Predator drones with machineguns to Gaza on a "hamas leader" hunt every time there's a rocket launch? eh?

Smaller pinpoint "responses" of that sort would be less harmful to the general populace than bombing hospitals at least. 

Feasible?

:-\
The problem with that is that the ordinance Hamas is using can be set up, fired, disassembled, and hidden very quickly. By the time a drone enters the area there'll be no sign of hostile fighters, and launching drones over suspected areas 24/7 would be very costly, it also doesn't help that drones are not perfect, to call them accurate is a bit of a stretch
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 22, 2014, 03:17:13 AM
QuoteYou say it like they can just set aside their differences and sit together for a nice Sunday brunch to talk about peace and love.

:laugh:

No, I didn't.

Quote from: Alienseseses on Jul 22, 2014, 03:08:39 AM
Quote from: SM on Jul 22, 2014, 02:59:57 AM
QuoteWhat's your preference, SM?

Adults sitting down and sorting their shit out without carrying on like children having tantrums, and no one having to die.

Fantasy I know, meaning you'll have another conflict to cheer on in no time.
Shame about the ceasefire Egypt brokered that Israel immediately accepted and Hamas shot down. And the humanitarian ceasefire Israel agreed to that Hamas immediately violated.

At the very least, Hamas no longer has allies in Egypt, and has quickly turned the Palestinian Authority against it. I will never cheer for this conflict. I will only hope it ends soon and Gaza gets less bloodthirsty leadership.

http://www.jpost.com/Operation-Protective-Edge/Hamas-officials-denounce-criminal-Abbas-as-Likud-member-362465 (http://www.jpost.com/Operation-Protective-Edge/Hamas-officials-denounce-criminal-Abbas-as-Likud-member-362465)

'I won't cheer - but it's still all their fault and my team is in the right'.

As long as that is the prevailing attitude - from both sides - nothing will ever change.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Alienseseses on Jul 22, 2014, 03:21:13 AM
You seem to be saying that if I hold a group responsible for this battle, I must be cheering. That's a weird falacy.

The Hamas charter.
http://www.thejerusalemfund.org/www.thejerusalemfund.org/carryover/documents/charter.html?chocaid=397 (http://www.thejerusalemfund.org/www.thejerusalemfund.org/carryover/documents/charter.html?chocaid=397)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 22, 2014, 03:22:31 AM
can anyone give me a summary of this Israel stuff
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 22, 2014, 03:24:57 AM
Depends who you ask.

Quote from: Alienseseses on Jul 22, 2014, 03:21:13 AM
You seem to be saying that if I hold a group responsible for this battle, I must be cheering. That's a weird falacy.

The Hamas charter.
http://www.thejerusalemfund.org/www.thejerusalemfund.org/carryover/documents/charter.html?chocaid=397 (http://www.thejerusalemfund.org/www.thejerusalemfund.org/carryover/documents/charter.html?chocaid=397)

Pretty much.

Both sides are f**ked in the head and have been long before this battle or the countless ones that came before and will come after.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Alienseseses on Jul 22, 2014, 03:25:52 AM
That's a statement I fundamentally disagree with.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 22, 2014, 03:27:02 AM
Quote from: SM on Jul 22, 2014, 01:58:11 AM
"You would say that though"

:laugh:

Round in a circle.

How did that happen??
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 22, 2014, 03:29:47 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 22, 2014, 03:13:03 AM
Just f**king nuke em all.
Haha ok horrible idea.

I know you're joking, but I find it funny given everything going on in the world today. Guess who has the most nukes in the world?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jul 22, 2014, 03:30:12 AM
NORTH KOREA!

;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 22, 2014, 03:30:34 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 22, 2014, 03:22:31 AM
can anyone give me a summary of this Israel stuff
Middle East being the Middle East
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 22, 2014, 03:30:55 AM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Jul 22, 2014, 03:30:12 AM
NORTH KOREA!

;D
:laugh:

They've stashed them on their Sun base!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 22, 2014, 03:32:03 AM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Jul 22, 2014, 03:30:12 AM
NORTH KOREA!

;D

The Judean Peoples Front!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Alienseseses on Jul 22, 2014, 03:32:59 AM
Quote from: SM on Jul 22, 2014, 03:27:02 AM
Quote from: SM on Jul 22, 2014, 01:58:11 AM
"You would say that though"

:laugh:

Round in a circle.

How did that happen??
I made my case.

Country defending its civilians against terrorist organization that specifically wants to kill those civilians. Terrorist organization using its own civilians as shields in its quest to kill more civilians. The one that's f**ked in the head is the one that wants to kill civilians on the other side, kill its own civilians, and die in the name of killing Jewish civilians (also: video of Hamas guy saying 'our rockets only target Hebrews). The one that isn't f**ked in the head is the one that's protecting its people from a terror organization that's launching rockets willy nilly at those people.

Yes, I would say that. I've said why. I can repeat it if you'd like.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 22, 2014, 03:34:44 AM
Then you're part of the problem.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Alienseseses on Jul 22, 2014, 03:35:22 AM
And you're lazy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 22, 2014, 03:36:16 AM
can we just be taken over by intellectually augmented apes













or preferably sloths
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Alienseseses on Jul 22, 2014, 03:36:49 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 22, 2014, 03:36:16 AM
can we just be taken over by intellectually augmented apes













or preferably sloths
I wouldn't object.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 22, 2014, 03:37:22 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 22, 2014, 03:36:16 AM
can we just be taken over by intellectually augmented apes













or preferably sloths
You're using the wrong sig!  >:(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 22, 2014, 03:38:41 AM
kimarhi told me not to bcuz he believes he could make a better one using a PS4 or Xbone
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 22, 2014, 03:40:10 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 22, 2014, 03:36:16 AM
can we just be taken over by intellectually augmented apes













or preferably sloths

In some cases - too late.

Quote from: Alienseseses on Jul 22, 2014, 03:35:22 AM
And you're lazy.

There, there.  Your team is still winning.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Alienseseses on Jul 22, 2014, 03:41:31 AM
I'm sorry Israel is doing such a good job keeping its civilians alive.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 22, 2014, 03:45:45 AM
What happened to the "I'm done apologising" article?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Alienseseses on Jul 22, 2014, 03:46:12 AM
Here it is. I took it down for a moment because it's an opinion piece by one guy, and these kinds of pieces don't speak for everyone. But I agree with him.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rabbi-menachem-creditor/im-done-apologizing-for-i_b_5606650.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rabbi-menachem-creditor/im-done-apologizing-for-i_b_5606650.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 22, 2014, 03:49:32 AM
So are you done apologising or not then?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Alienseseses on Jul 22, 2014, 03:55:03 AM
I made my statements and I stand by them. If anyone wants to know my thoughts on this conflict, they can read my posts in this thread. I think I've made myself clear.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 22, 2014, 03:59:11 AM
That being that some Israeli citizens are more equal than others?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Alienseseses on Jul 22, 2014, 04:03:10 AM
Nope. That being that Israel is obligated to protect its citizens from attack, Hamas's goal to kill Israeli civilians while using Gazan civilians as cannon fodder is wrong, and Israel makes far more of an effort to minimize civilian casualties on the Gaza side than Hamas makes for the civilians on the Israel side.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 22, 2014, 04:10:20 AM
Protect its civilians by killing other civilians.

That's some tough love right there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Alienseseses on Jul 22, 2014, 04:19:23 AM
The Gazan civilians aren't the target. They're stuck. Hamas, the weapons caches, and the tunnels are the target. They're stored among the civilians in their homes, schools, hospitals, mosques. Israel's left with a tough decision: do nothing and let Hamas bombard Israeli population centers with 150 long range rockets a day, or take out the launch pads and collateral damage. So they go with the latter, but they make an effort not to kill civilians. They give warnings via all types of delivery system. Problem is, Hamas embedded themselves among their civilians for a reason. They want to inflate their own casualties. So they tell them to be human shields. They tell them to stay inside even if they've been warned that their house contains weapons and is going to be destroyed. They tell them to avoid calls for evacuation from the north. They tell them to go to their rooftops. Meanwhile, whereas Israel has spent the last decade building shelters to deal with bombardment, Hamas has done nothing to protect their civilians. Their civilians are canon fodder to them.

The Gazan civilians are trapped by a leadership that doesn't care about them. Israel is trapped by a group that will never stop bombarding them because that would be against their charter. So Israel does what it has to and does what it can to keep civilian casualties low.

Israel uses missiles to protect its people. Hamas uses people to protect its missiles.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 22, 2014, 04:30:26 AM
And if you believe that is the case in every instance where over 550 human beings have been killed - by their own country no less - well that's to be expected.  The propaganda worked.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Alienseseses on Jul 22, 2014, 04:34:06 AM
Or just follow breaking news on Israeli news sites for the last month and a half. Left wing, right wing, all sorts in between, just read it as it comes every day.

Anyway, I think I've made my case a half dozen times now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 22, 2014, 04:40:04 AM
God, just imagine what would happen if Canadian terrorist lobbed a few missiles over the border... every few days.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 22, 2014, 05:07:30 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gospelherald.com%2Fdata%2Fimages%2Ffull%2F5942%2Fjustin-bieber.jpg&hash=a71046e64ce955761c01e995d799369e829a226a)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 22, 2014, 05:25:00 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 22, 2014, 04:40:04 AM
God, just imagine what would happen if Canadian terrorist lobbed a few missiles over the border... every few days.

Canada would be 'MERICANIZED. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 22, 2014, 05:39:58 AM
Quote from: SM on Jul 22, 2014, 05:07:30 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gospelherald.com%2Fdata%2Fimages%2Ffull%2F5942%2Fjustin-bieber.jpg&hash=a71046e64ce955761c01e995d799369e829a226a)
OMFG

Has it already begun?

:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 22, 2014, 05:43:45 AM
In reality I just think Bieber fell victim to Hollywood more than anything Canada did to him.



Hollywood will f**k a young person up. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 22, 2014, 05:44:29 AM
There's more...
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages6.fanpop.com%2Fimage%2Fphotos%2F32200000%2FChad-Avril-chad-kroeger-32262813-1024-768.jpg&hash=e15905025e6ecfbb1f461e8c057d67b32a72fb87)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 22, 2014, 05:46:05 AM
Oh no... Fanpop strikes again!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 22, 2014, 05:49:56 AM
What the world needs more of is love and not shitty pop songs trying to sell teen sex in a round about way. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 22, 2014, 05:53:36 AM
THE WORLD DOESN'T NEED POP AT ALL.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 22, 2014, 06:00:16 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.popmatters.com%2Ffeatures_art%2Fb%2Fbeatles-1965a.jpg&hash=deed4d346d30e5c71a4f38583a39c4061ceec740)

lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 22, 2014, 06:01:52 AM
THE WORLD DOESN'T NEED MODERN POP AT ALL. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 22, 2014, 06:08:25 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia-cache-ak0.pinimg.com%2F236x%2F75%2Ff1%2F31%2F75f1311e2d163fbca20f75d5e323fe2b.jpg&hash=831146c620a380664da636077f023948531d099e)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 22, 2014, 06:15:50 AM
In other news, herbalife (http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/ackman-prove-herbalife-fraud-24652395) is a fraud.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 22, 2014, 08:34:04 AM
http://news.kron4.com/news/child-sex-robots-could-be-used-to-treat-pedophiles/ (http://news.kron4.com/news/child-sex-robots-could-be-used-to-treat-pedophiles/)


(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.gyazo.com%2Fd1e3f38d421a54f770bae966f2fc48ae.png&hash=08874bc2135396e449ba1e9d9a916832fbac1105)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 22, 2014, 08:36:07 AM
...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 22, 2014, 08:45:30 AM
Sounds less like treatment and more like encouragement.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 22, 2014, 08:46:03 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.modernprimate.com%2Fwordpress%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F05%2FMaximillian.jpg&hash=f64b60499bd2b8298a0c72b36136855684a37fe7)

Hold-his-legs-a-part.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 22, 2014, 08:53:04 AM
haha holy shit that went from ludicrously horrifying to a very practical. Who's to say that the robots aren't mini T101's programmed to exterminate pedos.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 22, 2014, 08:56:21 AM
Granted, I can see why providing some kind of outlet to them that doesn't hurt anyone has its positives. It must be agonizing to be a pedophile and struggle with those urges that aren't their fault to begin with.

The human sex drive is often an awful thing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jul 22, 2014, 08:57:55 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Jul 22, 2014, 08:45:30 AM
Sounds less like treatment and more like encouragement.

That reminded me...
Is a "treatment" even possible?

Quick google search led me to this quote:

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/08/what-can-be-done-about-pedophilia/279024/ (http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/08/what-can-be-done-about-pedophilia/279024/)

QuoteWhat do we know about where pedophilia comes from?

The best current evidence suggests that pedophilia results from atypical wiring in the brain. This field of research is still very new, but it appears that there exists what could be considered a "cross-wiring" in the brain anatomy that is responsible for controlling natural social instincts or behavior. Although learning happens after birth, humans are pre-wired to recognize and respond to certain stimuli. It seems, from research conducted thus far, that stimuli that usually elicits nurturing and protective responses in most adults are instead eliciting sexual responses in pedophiles.

Can someone be cured of pedophilic desires? For example, could a pedophile through treatment go on to have either no sexual desire or a fundamentally different kind of sexual orientation?

The best treatments we have available for pedophiles help them develop the skills they need to live a healthy, offense-free life and, in some cases, to block their sex drives (if they feel it would help them). We have not yet found a way to convert pedophiles into non-pedophiles that are any more effective than the many failed attempts to convert gay men and lesbians into heterosexuals.

:/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 22, 2014, 09:02:09 AM
"You think about the, perhaps 5% [of pedophiles] who actually hurt children. The remaining 95% never live out their fantasies. Think about their suffering. Sexuality is the strongest force in human beings. To be born with a forbidden sexuality must be agonizing. The pedophile who manages to get through life with the shame of his desire, while never acting on it, deserves a bloody medal."

Von Trier knows what's up. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jul 22, 2014, 09:08:31 AM
....and now... in weird local news.

The corpse of a ukranian citizen was found underwater near my island's coastline. The man was in a diving suit and the body was being held beneath the waves by a few rocks... It was found by another scuba diver, by complete chance. Looked like it was down there for a few weeks.

Dude probably got himself trapped down there while having fun... and died a horrible, lonely death beneath the waves.  :-X

(Or maybe he was killed by a russianSPY, who the f**k knows.)

There was no report for the man's disappearance, apparently. Nodoby knew or nobody cared.  :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 22, 2014, 11:50:14 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jul 22, 2014, 08:34:04 AM
http://news.kron4.com/news/child-sex-robots-could-be-used-to-treat-pedophiles/ (http://news.kron4.com/news/child-sex-robots-could-be-used-to-treat-pedophiles/)


http://i.gyazo.com/d1e3f38d421a54f770bae966f2fc48ae.png

I'll be curious to see what sort of results these yield. They must be doing a trial run at some point.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jul 22, 2014, 02:05:22 PM
Quote from: Alienseseses on Jul 22, 2014, 12:50:02 AM
I don't live in Israel, but I have connection to it. My sister was just there for a year-- she got home 2 weeks after the war started. My cousins are there now. A classmate of mine from Maale film school, which I attended two years ago, was recruited for reserve duty.

I lived in Israel for a couple of years as a child (even though my family is not Jewish). I've also re-visited the country as an adult. It's a completely different world to what most of us are used to here in the West.

Even during "peacetime" it's like living in a warzone. Army patrols everywhere. You'll often see 18 year old girls in full combat fatigues with a handbag slung over one shoulder and an Uzi or assault rifle over the other patrolling the streets or hanging out in falafel bars. Almost every adult citizen is a fully trained part-time soldier. Tanks and APC's are a common sight on public roads as are the sound of air raid sirens and the sonic booms from Israeli jets. And after a while you start figuring out things like why they don't have rubbish bins and letter/mailboxes on the streets.

Never went into the Gaza strip but there's some real shitholes in the West Bank Palestinian territories. If you're unlucky enough to get born there you're not going to get far in life.

Both the Israelis and Palestinian people have my sympathies. If Hamas can be rooted out then I'm sure there might be a chance for lasting peace. The citizens of Gaza just need to make it happen. If Israel can make peace with Egypt and Jordan then the same can happen with Gaza.

Shalom aleichem

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 22, 2014, 02:07:00 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 22, 2014, 11:50:14 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jul 22, 2014, 08:34:04 AM
http://news.kron4.com/news/child-sex-robots-could-be-used-to-treat-pedophiles/ (http://news.kron4.com/news/child-sex-robots-could-be-used-to-treat-pedophiles/)


http://i.gyazo.com/d1e3f38d421a54f770bae966f2fc48ae.png

I'll be curious to see what sort of results these yield. They must be doing a trial run at some point.
I doubt it. I don't think this kind of thing could ever be greenlit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Spoonman101 on Jul 22, 2014, 02:20:51 PM
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Jul 22, 2014, 02:05:22 PM
Quote from: Alienseseses on Jul 22, 2014, 12:50:02 AM
I don't live in Israel, but I have connection to it. My sister was just there for a year-- she got home 2 weeks after the war started. My cousins are there now. A classmate of mine from Maale film school, which I attended two years ago, was recruited for reserve duty.

I lived in Israel for a couple of years as a child (even though my family is not Jewish). I've also re-visited the country as an adult. It's a completely different world to what most of us are used to here in the West.

Even during "peacetime" it's like living in a warzone. Army patrols everywhere. You'll often see 18 year old girls in full combat fatigues with a handbag slung over one shoulder and an Uzi or assault rifle over the other patrolling the streets or hanging out in falafel bars. Almost every adult citizen is a fully trained part-time soldier. Tanks and APC's are a common sight on public roads as are the sound of air raid sirens and the sonic booms from Israeli jets. And after a while you start figuring out things like why they don't have rubbish bins and letter/mailboxes on the streets.

Never went into the Gaza strip but there's some real shitholes in the West Bank Palestinian territories. If you're unlucky enough to get born there you're not going to get far in life.

Both the Israelis and Palestinian people have my sympathies. If Hamas can be rooted out then I'm sure there might be a chance for lasting peace. The citizens of Gaza just need to make it happen. If Israel can make peace with Egypt and Jordan then the same can happen with Gaza.

Shalom aleichem
Are you Arabic by any chance, Eighth?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jul 22, 2014, 02:23:38 PM
لوحة المفاتيح العرب ?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 22, 2014, 02:32:15 PM
Quote from: Spoonman101 on Jul 22, 2014, 02:20:51 PM
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Jul 22, 2014, 02:05:22 PM
Quote from: Alienseseses on Jul 22, 2014, 12:50:02 AM
I don't live in Israel, but I have connection to it. My sister was just there for a year-- she got home 2 weeks after the war started. My cousins are there now. A classmate of mine from Maale film school, which I attended two years ago, was recruited for reserve duty.

I lived in Israel for a couple of years as a child (even though my family is not Jewish). I've also re-visited the country as an adult. It's a completely different world to what most of us are used to here in the West.

Even during "peacetime" it's like living in a warzone. Army patrols everywhere. You'll often see 18 year old girls in full combat fatigues with a handbag slung over one shoulder and an Uzi or assault rifle over the other patrolling the streets or hanging out in falafel bars. Almost every adult citizen is a fully trained part-time soldier. Tanks and APC's are a common sight on public roads as are the sound of air raid sirens and the sonic booms from Israeli jets. And after a while you start figuring out things like why they don't have rubbish bins and letter/mailboxes on the streets.

Never went into the Gaza strip but there's some real shitholes in the West Bank Palestinian territories. If you're unlucky enough to get born there you're not going to get far in life.

Both the Israelis and Palestinian people have my sympathies. If Hamas can be rooted out then I'm sure there might be a chance for lasting peace. The citizens of Gaza just need to make it happen. If Israel can make peace with Egypt and Jordan then the same can happen with Gaza.

Shalom aleichem
Are you Arabic by any chance, Eighth?

That's "Arab".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 22, 2014, 02:33:51 PM
Quote from: SM on Jul 22, 2014, 06:00:16 AM
http://images.popmatters.com/features_art/b/beatles-1965a.jpg

lol

still pleb-tier
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 22, 2014, 02:36:21 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 22, 2014, 02:33:51 PM
Quote from: SM on Jul 22, 2014, 06:00:16 AM
http://images.popmatters.com/features_art/b/beatles-1965a.jpg

lol

still pleb-tier
Are...

You...

Dumb
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 22, 2014, 02:39:12 PM
sucky music, but not unexpected from the first boy band ever
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Spoonman101 on Jul 22, 2014, 02:41:45 PM
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Jul 22, 2014, 02:23:38 PM
لوحة المفاتيح العرب ?
Hahaha! No wonder we get along hahahha!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 22, 2014, 02:50:43 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 22, 2014, 02:39:12 PM
sucky music, but not unexpected from the first boy band ever
You are dumb...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 22, 2014, 02:56:33 PM
Undoubtedly the N'sync of the 60s
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Spoonman101 on Jul 22, 2014, 03:19:40 PM
The Who were N'Sync, I'd say The Beatles were more Spice Girls...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 22, 2014, 03:21:59 PM
Ok
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 22, 2014, 03:28:16 PM
with less spice
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Spoonman101 on Jul 22, 2014, 03:43:31 PM
And less dental hygiene..
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 22, 2014, 04:34:18 PM
You don't like them because they're popular. Hipsters.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Spoonman101 on Jul 22, 2014, 04:36:13 PM
Popular like a boy band...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 22, 2014, 04:50:41 PM
i dont like them because they are terrible musicians
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gates on Jul 22, 2014, 04:51:33 PM
Quote from: Spoonman101 on Jul 22, 2014, 03:19:40 PM
The Who were N'Sync

Blasphemy...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 22, 2014, 05:01:10 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 22, 2014, 04:50:41 PM
i dont like them because they are terrible musicians
Oh go pluck a few eyebrows and knit yourself a fedora.

Hipster.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 22, 2014, 05:06:32 PM
m'gingah
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 22, 2014, 06:21:11 PM
Three New Mexico teens murdered two transients, claim 50 attacks on homeless people
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/n-m-teens-murdered-transients-claim-50-attacks-homeless-police-article-1.1875152 (http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/n-m-teens-murdered-transients-claim-50-attacks-homeless-police-article-1.1875152)

QuoteAlex Rios, 18, Nathaniel Carrillo, 16, and Gilbert Tafoya, 15, used cinder blocks, a metal fence pole and bricks to bash the two sleeping men during the hour-long attack Friday night, prosecutors said. The teens admitted to the crime, then told cops they were responsible for at least 50 other attacks on homeless people during the last year.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 22, 2014, 06:23:14 PM
nothing surprises me anymore
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 22, 2014, 07:21:14 PM
Let me guess, they were reenacting The Purge
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 22, 2014, 11:11:36 PM
There are times, like the bodies of MH17 being looted, when you think humanity can't sink lower.









Then I read one of Aspie's posts...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 23, 2014, 01:29:17 AM
Aspie's not human, though. He's a sloth.

(https://33.media.tumblr.com/7f306b88cf0a57247aca5758d33b6dec/tumblr_n8wwgdhefC1syy9rxo6_500.gif)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 23, 2014, 01:55:40 AM
Quote from: SM on Jul 22, 2014, 11:11:36 PM
There are times, like the bodies of MH17 being looted, when you think humanity can't sink lower.









Then I read one of Aspie's posts...


(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.giphy.com%2Fmedia%2Fq540XuK9hMxY4%2Fgiphy.gif&hash=4fe9d61ab36740fe0a9e4d30c7c1843f7881b52c)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jul 23, 2014, 02:54:40 AM
http://io9.com/china-seals-off-city-of-30-000-people-after-man-dies-of-1608834104 (http://io9.com/china-seals-off-city-of-30-000-people-after-man-dies-of-1608834104)

Bubonic plague is back.

f**k.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 23, 2014, 02:59:35 AM
Never left.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 23, 2014, 03:01:20 AM
Nothing to worry about, Blabel. There's at least 1,000 cases reported every year.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jul 23, 2014, 03:18:25 AM
Jeebus bless modern medicine.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 23, 2014, 03:24:39 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Jul 23, 2014, 03:01:20 AM
Nothing to worry about, Blabel. There's at least 1,000 cases reported every year.

Still something to take seriously.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 23, 2014, 03:26:51 AM
Isn't this how World War Z starts...?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 23, 2014, 03:28:37 AM
Never watched that.

But I doubt it, because that never happened in historical examples of bubonic plague like the Black Death.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 23, 2014, 03:52:15 AM
If I remember right the Taliban tried to culture the bubonic plague and it ended up f**king them up.



Probably propaganda but it did make me lol for serious. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 23, 2014, 04:08:59 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jul 23, 2014, 01:29:17 AM
Aspie's not human, though. He's a sloth.

https://33.media.tumblr.com/7f306b88cf0a57247aca5758d33b6dec/tumblr_n8wwgdhefC1syy9rxo6_500.gif

And he is featured in his movie "Captain Suck". A movie about a man named Dr. Abraham Erskine looking for someone to make a super hero. He was in a room waiting for Aspie the Sloth, but Aspie the Sloth was very slow and so he was late beyond belief. Eventually Dr. Erskine just had enough of that shit and just went to the next room over to that Steve Rogers guy instead, who would go on to become Captain America. Aspie the Sloth arrived to the recruiting centre 48 hours later.

The End.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 23, 2014, 05:11:33 AM
Creationist Ken Ham Says Aliens Will Go To Hell So Let's Stop Looking For Them
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/22/ken-ham-aliens-go-to-hell_n_5608368.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/22/ken-ham-aliens-go-to-hell_n_5608368.html)

QuoteCreationist Ken Ham, who recently debated Bill Nye the Science Guy over the origins of the universe, is calling for an end to the search for extraterrestrial life because aliens probably don't exist -- and if they do, they're going to Hell anyway.

"You see, the Bible makes it clear that Adam's sin affected the whole universe," Ham wrote on his blog on Sunday. "This means that any aliens would also be affected by Adam's sin, but because they are not Adam's descendants, they can't have salvation."

The post was driven in part by NASA experts saying that they expect to find evidence of alien life within the next 20 years.

lol Straya ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 23, 2014, 05:13:20 AM
somewhere a whole world of microbes are rolling their eyes
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 23, 2014, 05:19:47 AM
The bible is full of "extra terrestrial" beings that aren't from Earth or descended from Adam.



What dis guy smoking?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 23, 2014, 06:20:46 AM
lol Kentucky
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 23, 2014, 11:04:49 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jul 23, 2014, 05:11:33 AM
Creationist Ken Ham Says Aliens Will Go To Hell So Let's Stop Looking For Them
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/22/ken-ham-aliens-go-to-hell_n_5608368.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/22/ken-ham-aliens-go-to-hell_n_5608368.html)

QuoteCreationist Ken Ham, who recently debated Bill Nye the Science Guy over the origins of the universe, is calling for an end to the search for extraterrestrial life because aliens probably don't exist -- and if they do, they're going to Hell anyway.

"You see, the Bible makes it clear that Adam's sin affected the whole universe," Ham wrote on his blog on Sunday. "This means that any aliens would also be affected by Adam's sin, but because they are not Adam's descendants, they can't have salvation."

The post was driven in part by NASA experts saying that they expect to find evidence of alien life within the next 20 years.

lol Straya ;D
:laugh: Holy shit
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jul 23, 2014, 11:18:36 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jul 23, 2014, 05:11:33 AM
Creationist Ken Ham Says Aliens Will Go To Hell So Let's Stop Looking For Them
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/22/ken-ham-aliens-go-to-hell_n_5608368.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/22/ken-ham-aliens-go-to-hell_n_5608368.html)
Quote
The post was driven in part by NASA experts saying that they expect to find evidence of alien life within the next 20 years.

That alien bacteria better start repenting.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 23, 2014, 11:22:59 AM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/22/florida-couple-sex-beach-video_n_5609350.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/22/florida-couple-sex-beach-video_n_5609350.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

QuoteOne witness, a grandmother who was there with her grandkids, filmed part of their escapades and shared it with local media, who aired an edited version of the clip, in which Alvarez appears astride her companion.

Kids gotta learn somehow.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jul 23, 2014, 12:09:25 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jul 23, 2014, 05:11:33 AM
Creationist Ken Ham Says Aliens Will Go To Hell So Let's Stop Looking For Them
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/22/ken-ham-aliens-go-to-hell_n_5608368.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/22/ken-ham-aliens-go-to-hell_n_5608368.html)

QuoteCreationist Ken Ham, who recently debated Bill Nye the Science Guy over the origins of the universe, is calling for an end to the search for extraterrestrial life because aliens probably don't exist -- and if they do, they're going to Hell anyway.

"You see, the Bible makes it clear that Adam's sin affected the whole universe," Ham wrote on his blog on Sunday. "This means that any aliens would also be affected by Adam's sin, but because they are not Adam's descendants, they can't have salvation."

The post was driven in part by NASA experts saying that they expect to find evidence of alien life within the next 20 years.

lol Straya ;D

I don't think Cthulhu appreciates this kind of pro-human propaganda.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jul 23, 2014, 02:13:49 PM
http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/07/23/we-are-israeli-reservists-we-refuse-to-serve/ (http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/07/23/we-are-israeli-reservists-we-refuse-to-serve/)

QuoteWe are more than 50 Israelis who were once soldiers and now declare our refusal to be part of the reserves. We oppose the Israeli Army and the conscription law. Partly, that's because we revile the current military operation. But most of the signers below are women and would not have fought in combat. For us, the army is flawed for reasons far broader than "Operation Protective Edge," or even the occupation. We rue the militarization of Israel and the army's discriminatory policies. One example is the way women are often relegated to low-ranking secretarial positions. Another is the screening system that discriminates against Mizrachi (Jews whose families originate in Arab countries) by keeping them from being fairly represented inside the army's most prestigious units. In Israeli society, one's unit and position determines much of one's professional path in the civilian afterlife.

For a country partly born of a desire to escape racism around the world... .it sure is a "bit racist" itself. lulz.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jul 23, 2014, 05:41:44 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Jul 23, 2014, 02:13:49 PM
QuoteBut most of the signers below are women and would not have fought in combat.
One example is the way women are often relegated to low-ranking secretarial positions. In Israeli society, one's unit and position determines much of one's professional path in the civilian afterlife.

Don't know about the army but the IAF has no restrictions on women. They have frontline female fighter pilots and at least one female deputy squadron commander.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.jspace.com%2Ff-92553.jpg&hash=21b50b3d5b96e2ae4cae46ae4c2be0156f29f704)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F7%2F7d%2FFlickr_-_Israel_Defense_Forces_-_First_Female_Pilot_to_Fly_F-16I_%28Sufa%29_Aircraft.jpg&hash=26be7df9a2309fd29e162df703a196f5195111b5)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gates on Jul 24, 2014, 12:32:01 AM
On a lighter note:

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsciencealert.com.au%2Fimages%2Fstories%2F40-fruits.jpg&hash=e10d5b11888c4cf1f32e0806c3013da19a289a1c)

http://mail.sciencealert.com.au/news/20142107-25892.html (http://mail.sciencealert.com.au/news/20142107-25892.html)

QuoteAward-winning artist Sam Van Aken has grown a hybridised fruit tree that produces 40 different varieties of stone fruit each year.

Want one...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 24, 2014, 12:04:05 PM
And on another note, Gates is back yet again from the dead!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jul 24, 2014, 03:55:03 PM
Opinion article by a jewish writer:

http://www.newstatesman.com/world-affairs/2014/07/israel-s-assault-gaza-intensifies-it-not-anti-semitic-say-not-my-name (http://www.newstatesman.com/world-affairs/2014/07/israel-s-assault-gaza-intensifies-it-not-anti-semitic-say-not-my-name)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jul 24, 2014, 07:12:34 PM
Not a good time to fly:

Air Algerie
http://news.yahoo.com/air-algerie-ah5017-plane-disappears-115228417.html (http://news.yahoo.com/air-algerie-ah5017-plane-disappears-115228417.html)

Taiwan Airlines
http://news.msn.com/world/taiwan-airline-suspects-bad-weather-caused-crash (http://news.msn.com/world/taiwan-airline-suspects-bad-weather-caused-crash)

http://news.yahoo.com/spokeswoman-indiana-teen-pilot-dies-crash-200351494.html (http://news.yahoo.com/spokeswoman-indiana-teen-pilot-dies-crash-200351494.html)

Plus 2 small plane crashes in Florida and one in Arizona just this week. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 24, 2014, 08:01:53 PM
2 New York Infants Get Herpes From Controversial Circumcision Rite
Babies Hospitalized After Lesions Found on Private Parts

http://forward.com/articles/202584/-new-york-infants-get-herpes-from-controversial-c/ (http://forward.com/articles/202584/-new-york-infants-get-herpes-from-controversial-c/)

QuoteTwo more infants in New York City have tested positive for herpes following a controversial circumcision rite.

Both babies are believed to have contracted the disease following metzitzah b'peh, a ritual in which the circumciser places his lips on the infant's penis to suction blood from the circumcision wound.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on Jul 24, 2014, 08:07:44 PM
Disgusting. Circumcision is messed up anyway.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Jul 24, 2014, 08:08:22 PM
:-X

Circumcision at birth shouldn't still be a thing. But I suppose as long as there is religion and people thinking that circumcision at birth is necessary and the "healthier" choice, there will be circumcision.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 24, 2014, 08:09:27 PM
God wants those foreskins snipped!

...which begs the question of why he put them there to begin with.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Alienseseses on Jul 24, 2014, 08:09:42 PM
For those wondering: Metzizah B'Peh, Hebrew, literally translates out to Sucking In The Mouth.

I've been to a lot of Brit Milot and I have never seen anybody do that. It's uncommon (in the States at least). And vaguely creepy. More than vaguely.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 24, 2014, 08:17:59 PM
non circumcision is weird you fruitcakes




but I don't condone people circumcising kids with rusty spoons either. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on Jul 24, 2014, 08:19:20 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jul 24, 2014, 08:17:59 PM
non circumcision is weird you fruitcakes
:laugh: Only in merca.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 24, 2014, 08:21:31 PM
BARBARIAN. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 24, 2014, 08:24:14 PM
You do know having your penis circumcised removed a ton of nerve endings and actually reduced your sensitivity and ability to experience pleasure, right Kima?

That said, I think cut dicks look nicer at least.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 24, 2014, 08:25:52 PM
I have all my sensitivity.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 24, 2014, 08:27:38 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jul 24, 2014, 08:24:14 PM
You do know having your penis circumcised removed a ton of nerve endings and actually reduced your sensitivity and ability to experience pleasure, right Kima?


Better for her then. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 24, 2014, 08:28:31 PM
Actually no, the foreskin actually makes intercourse more pleasurable, too.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 24, 2014, 08:29:46 PM
not if ol boy can't last
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jul 24, 2014, 08:55:42 PM
Quote from: Alienseseses on Jul 24, 2014, 08:09:42 PM
For those wondering: Metzizah B'Peh, Hebrew, literally translates out to Sucking In The Mouth.

I've been to a lot of Brit Milot and I have never seen anybody do that. It's uncommon (in the States at least). And vaguely creepy. More than vaguely.


So only the most hardcore orthodox perform this ritual?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Alienseseses on Jul 24, 2014, 08:57:08 PM
Basically. And it's not particularly widespread in those circles either.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 24, 2014, 09:08:30 PM
Greatest headline ever:

Space sex geckos at risk as Russia loses control of satellite
http://phys.org/news/2014-07-space-sex-geckos-russia-satellite.html (http://phys.org/news/2014-07-space-sex-geckos-russia-satellite.html)

QuoteSeveral geckos are at risk of a rude return to earth after Russia lost control of a research satellite testing the effect of weightlessness on the small lizards' sex lives.

Russia's Progress space firm confirmed Thursday that the Foton-M4 satellite was not responding to commands from the ground to start its onboard engine and lift it to a higher orbit.

Nooooooooooo, the little geckoses! :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 24, 2014, 09:12:52 PM
well that's what happens when you are LIVING IN SIN.






Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Jul 24, 2014, 09:13:48 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jul 24, 2014, 09:08:30 PM
Greatest headline ever:

Space sex geckos at risk as Russia loses control of satellite
http://phys.org/news/2014-07-space-sex-geckos-russia-satellite.html (http://phys.org/news/2014-07-space-sex-geckos-russia-satellite.html)

QuoteSeveral geckos are at risk of a rude return to earth after Russia lost control of a research satellite testing the effect of weightlessness on the small lizards' sex lives.

Russia's Progress space firm confirmed Thursday that the Foton-M4 satellite was not responding to commands from the ground to start its onboard engine and lift it to a higher orbit.

Nooooooooooo, the little geckoses! :'(
Great headline indeed! Appears Russia's grasping attempts of world domination has even reached the space pets.  :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Jul 24, 2014, 09:41:21 PM
I'm surprised circumcision hasn't been surplanted by foreskin-styling. You know, cut it to have a fringe, or an Elvis quiff.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 25, 2014, 01:49:27 AM
http://time.com/3028827/women-against-feminism-gets-it-right/ (http://time.com/3028827/women-against-feminism-gets-it-right/)

I'm surprised this came from TIME.

Quote from: Cvalda on Jul 24, 2014, 08:24:14 PM
You do know having your penis circumcised removed a ton of nerve endings and actually reduced your sensitivity and ability to experience pleasure, right Kima?

That said, I think cut dicks look nicer at least.

It's a barbaric and archaic practice that was invented, believe it or not, to control male sexuality. I honestly can't believe people still think it's needed for hygienic purposes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 25, 2014, 01:54:19 AM
except when it is needed for hygienic purposes. 






BUT LORD PLEASE NOBODY f**k WITH MY WANG. 


yall can keep your dick cheese nasty mof**kas
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 25, 2014, 01:59:01 AM
I think my dick is fine.  :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 25, 2014, 02:00:05 AM
religious freedom gone way too far
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 25, 2014, 02:02:40 AM
sucking the blood out of some kids dick is going to far yes.  I don't see how that doesn't border on pedophilia.

circumcision itself though is non problematic, I certainly wouldn't reverse the process of getting cut myself.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 25, 2014, 02:05:55 AM
Circumcision brought to the states by the same man that brought you frosted flakes. Yea, no shit. It was Kellogg's idea.  :-\

Circumcision is bullshit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 25, 2014, 02:06:46 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jul 25, 2014, 02:02:40 AM
sucking the blood out of some kids dick is going to far yes.
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 25, 2014, 02:07:20 AM
I honestly have no idea how I'd deal with uncomfortable boxer issues without my foreskin shield to protect me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 25, 2014, 02:13:23 AM
I don't mind having a circumcised penis personally, not a big deal to me, I don't feel cheated in anyway.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 25, 2014, 02:14:53 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 25, 2014, 02:05:55 AM
Circumcision brought to the states by the same man that brought you frosted flakes. Yea, no shit. It was Kellogg's idea.  :-\

Circumcision is bullshit.
Kellogg sounds like a great guy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 25, 2014, 02:15:06 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Jul 25, 2014, 02:13:23 AM
I don't mind having a circumcised penis personally, not a big deal to me, I don't feel cheated in anyway.
Pfft you will when there's no lube and you want to get to sleep Rich.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 25, 2014, 02:18:19 AM
QuoteBUT LORD PLEASE NOBODY f**k WITH MY WANG. 

Well there's your problem
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 25, 2014, 02:18:46 AM
Quote from: BANE on Jul 25, 2014, 02:15:06 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Jul 25, 2014, 02:13:23 AM
I don't mind having a circumcised penis personally, not a big deal to me, I don't feel cheated in anyway.
Pfft you will when there's no lube and you want to get to sleep Rich.

No Bane, just no. I know what you're doing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: coolbreeze on Jul 25, 2014, 02:29:26 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jul 25, 2014, 02:06:46 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jul 25, 2014, 02:02:40 AM
sucking the blood out of some kids dick is going to far yes.
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Dodged a bullet. I was expecting an Antichrist gif of bleeding penis lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 25, 2014, 02:31:20 AM
lul friggin' BANE and Crazy Rich
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 25, 2014, 02:37:46 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Jul 25, 2014, 02:18:46 AM
Quote from: BANE on Jul 25, 2014, 02:15:06 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Jul 25, 2014, 02:13:23 AM
I don't mind having a circumcised penis personally, not a big deal to me, I don't feel cheated in anyway.
Pfft you will when there's no lube and you want to get to sleep Rich.

No Bane, just no. I know what you're doing.
And I know what you aren't.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 25, 2014, 02:39:43 AM
He's not masturbating.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 25, 2014, 02:40:05 AM
Quote from: BANE on Jul 25, 2014, 02:37:46 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Jul 25, 2014, 02:18:46 AM
Quote from: BANE on Jul 25, 2014, 02:15:06 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Jul 25, 2014, 02:13:23 AM
I don't mind having a circumcised penis personally, not a big deal to me, I don't feel cheated in anyway.
Pfft you will when there's no lube and you want to get to sleep Rich.

No Bane, just no. I know what you're doing.
And I know what you aren't.

I'm not Aspie?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 25, 2014, 02:52:26 AM
Be thankful you're not.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 25, 2014, 03:04:48 AM
Quote from: SM on Jul 25, 2014, 02:52:26 AM
Be thankful you're not.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RLPG88u3lM#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RLPG88u3lM#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 25, 2014, 03:05:08 AM
LOL


SM's face errytime he sees me online
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fhypervocal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F08%2FClint-Eastwood.gif&hash=16b77bc12ae185e7e340c9380af10f4f86b0095b)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 25, 2014, 03:06:51 AM
get off my lawn
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 25, 2014, 03:07:23 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 25, 2014, 01:49:27 AM
http://time.com/3028827/women-against-feminism-gets-it-right/ (http://time.com/3028827/women-against-feminism-gets-it-right/)

I'm surprised this came from TIME.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.kinja-img.com%2Fgawker-media%2Fimage%2Fupload%2Fs--TjDXCO1K--%2Fc_fit%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_80%2Cw_636%2Fjnwmvpkm7s3xdm7c2u3z.png&hash=c8289a6ef4e6d1959d22ee714aad382c92955958)
Was this you, DoomRulz? ???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 25, 2014, 03:10:26 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jul 25, 2014, 01:54:19 AM
except when it is needed for hygienic purposes. 

Most infectious diseases spread via hands but we aren't chopping off fingertips now, are we?

Quote from: Cvalda on Jul 25, 2014, 03:07:23 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 25, 2014, 01:49:27 AM
http://time.com/3028827/women-against-feminism-gets-it-right/ (http://time.com/3028827/women-against-feminism-gets-it-right/)

I'm surprised this came from TIME.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.kinja-img.com%2Fgawker-media%2Fimage%2Fupload%2Fs--TjDXCO1K--%2Fc_fit%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_80%2Cw_636%2Fjnwmvpkm7s3xdm7c2u3z.png&hash=c8289a6ef4e6d1959d22ee714aad382c92955958)
Was this you, DoomRulz? ???

Nah, my handwriting is more feminine; or so I'm told.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 25, 2014, 03:14:17 AM
"I don't need feminism because I want boys to like me" (http://www.buzzfeed.com/rossalynwarren/heres-how-one-feminist-responded-to-women-who-say-they-dont)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 25, 2014, 03:14:55 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jul 25, 2014, 03:06:51 AM
get off my lawn


only when The Beatles get off my radio
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 25, 2014, 03:16:27 AM
Quote from: SM on Jul 25, 2014, 03:14:17 AM
"I don't need feminism because I want boys to like me" (http://www.buzzfeed.com/rossalynwarren/heres-how-one-feminist-responded-to-women-who-say-they-dont)

I think the best possible response to those folks was already made in the comments of that same article.

QuoteI thought feminism was about allowing women to have their own thoughts and make their own decisions. Guess that's until you say you disagree with feminism then suddenly you must be uneducated or not thinking right according to feminists.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 25, 2014, 03:18:27 AM
Quel surprise.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 25, 2014, 03:19:54 AM
No surprise there, either.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 25, 2014, 03:21:30 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs3-ec.buzzfed.com%2Fstatic%2F2014-07%2F21%2F9%2Fenhanced%2Fwebdr07%2Fenhanced-11373-1405950032-17.jpg&hash=2b575ebbcf6072dd14f4ed295fdfecfc6a5456d0)

/discussion
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 25, 2014, 03:22:20 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 25, 2014, 03:10:26 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jul 25, 2014, 01:54:19 AM
except when it is needed for hygienic purposes. 

Most infectious diseases spread via hands but we aren't chopping off fingertips now, are we?



I'm not talking about spreading diseases.  Hopefully there aren't too many foolz out there swordfighting other individuals multiple times a day to say what is up.  You wash your hands multiple times a day, meanwhile the foreskin collects dick cheese all day that you wash out once.  Its unhygienic for the person themselves moreso than other individuals.  I suppose whatever female doesn't mind a smelly pork club would also be the only other one it would concern. 

But if you don't mind being uncut, have a cookie.  I don't give a shit.

Infidel. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 25, 2014, 03:23:55 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jul 25, 2014, 03:22:20 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 25, 2014, 03:10:26 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jul 25, 2014, 01:54:19 AM
except when it is needed for hygienic purposes. 

Most infectious diseases spread via hands but we aren't chopping off fingertips now, are we?



I'm not talking about spreading diseases.  Hopefully there aren't too many foolz out there swordfighting other individuals multiple times a day to say what is up.  You wash your hands multiple times a day, meanwhile the foreskin collects dick cheese all day that you wash out once.  Its unhygienic for the person themselves moreso than other individuals.  I suppose whatever female doesn't mind a smelly pork club would also be the only other one it would concern. 

But if you don't mind being uncut, have a cookie.  I don't give a shit.

Infidel.

I don't have enough faith that people do wash their hands regularly, especially in the winter time when illness becomes much more common than any other time of the year.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 25, 2014, 03:24:37 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jul 25, 2014, 03:22:20 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 25, 2014, 03:10:26 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jul 25, 2014, 01:54:19 AM
except when it is needed for hygienic purposes. 

Most infectious diseases spread via hands but we aren't chopping off fingertips now, are we?



I'm not talking about spreading diseases.  Hopefully there aren't too many foolz out there swordfighting other individuals multiple times a day to say what is up.  You wash your hands multiple times a day, meanwhile the foreskin collects dick cheese all day that you wash out once.  Its unhygienic for the person themselves moreso than other individuals.  I suppose whatever female doesn't mind a smelly pork club would also be the only other one it would concern. 

But if you don't mind being uncut, have a cookie.  I don't give a shit.

Infidel. 

Dick cheese has never been a problem for me unless I skip a shower...

Meanwhile your dick's exposed to ALL the elements and has no protection against threats, both physical and viral/bacterial/fungal (which I'm sure you know all about  ;D).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 25, 2014, 03:25:34 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jul 25, 2014, 03:22:20 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 25, 2014, 03:10:26 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jul 25, 2014, 01:54:19 AM
except when it is needed for hygienic purposes. 

Most infectious diseases spread via hands but we aren't chopping off fingertips now, are we?



I'm not talking about spreading diseases.  Hopefully there aren't too many foolz out there swordfighting other individuals multiple times a day to say what is up.  You wash your hands multiple times a day, meanwhile the foreskin collects dick cheese all day that you wash out once.  Its unhygienic for the person themselves moreso than other individuals.  I suppose whatever female doesn't mind a smelly pork club would also be the only other one it would concern. 

But if you don't mind being uncut, have a cookie.  I don't give a shit.

Infidel.

Once should be plenty.  What are you, a fecking dairy?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 25, 2014, 03:26:49 AM
Quote from: BANE on Jul 25, 2014, 03:24:37 AM
Meanwhile your dick's exposed to ALL the elements and has no protection against threats, both physical and viral/bacterial/fungal (which I'm sure you know all about  ;D).
So there's these things called pants and underwear...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 25, 2014, 03:27:50 AM
I just imagine Kimarhi lives hips thrust forward, dick out all the time... :-\

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 25, 2014, 03:28:33 AM
Maybe he's a fan of meat spin.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 25, 2014, 03:29:40 AM
You guys post so quickly in succession I can't even post anything that makes sense anymore.




I hate you all.




Have a good night.  I need to wake up in three hours to begin my commute.  Peace out. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 25, 2014, 03:30:11 AM
Well, that ended quickly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 25, 2014, 03:31:08 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jul 25, 2014, 03:29:40 AM
You guys post so quickly in succession I can't even post anything that makes sense anymore.




I hate you all.




Have a good night.  I need to wake up in three hours to begin my commute.  Peace out.

:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 25, 2014, 03:33:20 AM
.................................................................................................



































infidel heathen blasphemers
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 25, 2014, 03:34:27 AM
2 hours 55 minutes
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 25, 2014, 03:35:39 AM
Actually I was going to get up at 3:15am eastern.  So I still got a little time left.

I can never sleep the night before anyways.  Just kind of roll around all night. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 25, 2014, 03:36:45 AM
where u goin'
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 25, 2014, 03:36:51 AM
You scurred?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 25, 2014, 03:37:05 AM
Well not roll all the way over obviously.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 25, 2014, 03:38:39 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jul 25, 2014, 03:26:49 AM
Quote from: BANE on Jul 25, 2014, 03:24:37 AM
Meanwhile your dick's exposed to ALL the elements and has no protection against threats, both physical and viral/bacterial/fungal (which I'm sure you know all about  ;D).
So there's these things called pants and underwear...

and sometimes jockstraps.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 25, 2014, 03:41:06 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Jul 25, 2014, 03:38:39 AM
and sometimes jockstraps.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi57.tinypic.com%2F34t7v2a.jpg&hash=438532821ea7caca3fc0dea2b4f8157132311f6f)
(https://angsushimo.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/determined-not-okay-smile-l.png?w=170&h=194)
you dont say
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 25, 2014, 03:41:32 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jul 25, 2014, 03:36:51 AM
You scurred?

It wouldn't be bad if I knew anybody over there, but I don't.  When I don't know what to expect it makes the mind race.  They are also a sapper company which has higher standards, which usually leads to a higher level of douchebaggery from NCOs.  But we will see. 

I just assume its going to be basic training stupid, and if it isn't I'll be pleasantly surprised. 

also I aint neva scairt. 

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 25, 2014, 03:42:44 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jul 25, 2014, 03:41:32 AM
also I aint neva scairt. 
Uh huh.

Good luck tomorrow.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 25, 2014, 03:44:45 AM
Alright fess up - who are you, that has replaced Cvalda with someone capable of sincerity??
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 25, 2014, 03:45:49 AM
http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-1715 (http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-1715)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 25, 2014, 03:46:26 AM
But Kimarhi, without scairt there can be no courage.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Jul 25, 2014, 06:24:36 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jul 25, 2014, 01:54:19 AM
yall can keep your dick cheese nasty mof**kas

Murica

Lol, if you practice basic hygiene, you shouldn't have that problem.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Jul 25, 2014, 06:26:42 AM
Half of America are too fat to find their dick. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 25, 2014, 06:48:32 AM
I'm like 7% body fat and that shit slaps my knees anyways. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 25, 2014, 06:51:39 AM
The fat?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 25, 2014, 06:57:49 AM
THE FAT DINGUS CRAZY RICH. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 25, 2014, 07:06:43 AM
No wonder you can't sleep.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 25, 2014, 07:17:55 AM
What's a dingus?

*googles*

Quotedin·gus
n. Slang
1.  An article whose name is unknown or forgotten.
2.  A person regarded as stupid.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 25, 2014, 07:50:35 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fthelanguagedojo.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F03%2Ftumblr_lov55y86491qjggreo1_400.jpg&hash=785608b37696e821fb35109090b9c9d30c79eaca)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Jul 25, 2014, 08:48:35 AM
Doesn't it also mean penis?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gilfryd on Jul 25, 2014, 11:33:37 AM
QuoteMen's rights activists don't organize marches; they don't build shelters or raise funds for abused men; they don't organize prostate cancer-awareness events or campaign against prison rape. What they actually do, when they're not simply carping in comments online, is target and harass women—from feminist writers and professors to activists—in an attempt to silence them.

http://prospect.org/article/white-hot-rage?fb_action_ids=657267584319614&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_ref=.UpGW8aDR_9M.like&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582 (http://prospect.org/article/white-hot-rage?fb_action_ids=657267584319614&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_ref=.UpGW8aDR_9M.like&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 25, 2014, 01:26:06 PM
Quote from: Gilfryd on Jul 25, 2014, 11:33:37 AM
QuoteMen's rights activists don't organize marches; they don't build shelters or raise funds for abused men; they don't organize prostate cancer-awareness events or campaign against prison rape. What they actually do, when they're not simply carping in comments online, is target and harass women—from feminist writers and professors to activists—in an attempt to silence them.

http://prospect.org/article/white-hot-rage?fb_action_ids=657267584319614&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_ref=.UpGW8aDR_9M.like&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582 (http://prospect.org/article/white-hot-rage?fb_action_ids=657267584319614&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_ref=.UpGW8aDR_9M.like&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582)

Dave Futrelle...yeah, definitely no bias there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 25, 2014, 01:35:18 PM
Hahahaha Jesus f**k, the comment section is a nightmare.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Jul 25, 2014, 02:29:32 PM
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/07/24/norway-terror-threat/13110777/ (http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/07/24/norway-terror-threat/13110777/)

Let's hope this shit gets taken care of. :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 25, 2014, 05:21:05 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 25, 2014, 01:26:06 PM
Quote from: Gilfryd on Jul 25, 2014, 11:33:37 AM
QuoteMen's rights activists don't organize marches; they don't build shelters or raise funds for abused men; they don't organize prostate cancer-awareness events or campaign against prison rape. What they actually do, when they're not simply carping in comments online, is target and harass women—from feminist writers and professors to activists—in an attempt to silence them.

http://prospect.org/article/white-hot-rage?fb_action_ids=657267584319614&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_ref=.UpGW8aDR_9M.like&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582 (http://prospect.org/article/white-hot-rage?fb_action_ids=657267584319614&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_ref=.UpGW8aDR_9M.like&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582)

Dave Futrelle...yeah, definitely no bias there.
Funny how you can't counter the facts he states c:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 25, 2014, 05:26:08 PM
I can't be bothered. As I've said before, when it comes to gender politics and this forum, I pull a Dude.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 25, 2014, 05:27:06 PM
And yet you posted stuff about gender politics just yesterday :laugh: Yeah, okay.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Jul 25, 2014, 05:27:43 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 25, 2014, 05:26:08 PM
I can't be bothered. As I've said before, when it comes to gender politics and this forum, I pull a Dude.

*Dudebro
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 25, 2014, 05:28:38 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jul 25, 2014, 05:27:06 PM
And yet you posted stuff about gender politics just yesterday :laugh: Yeah, okay.

Posted, barely discussed. It ended with my brief exchange with SM. I'm fine with that.

Quote from: Vickers on Jul 25, 2014, 05:27:43 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 25, 2014, 05:26:08 PM
I can't be bothered. As I've said before, when it comes to gender politics and this forum, I pull a Dude.

*Dudebro

Forget it Vickers, you're outta your element!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Jul 25, 2014, 05:34:17 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 25, 2014, 05:28:38 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Jul 25, 2014, 05:27:43 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 25, 2014, 05:26:08 PM
I can't be bothered. As I've said before, when it comes to gender politics and this forum, I pull a Dude.

*Dudebro

Forget it Vickers, you're outta your element!

QuoteA phrase used to describe someone who is out of place or does not belong in a specific situation, setting or group. Not cool. Not able to understand a subject or group because you are unfamiliar with it's nuances. This phrase was made popular by the film "The Big Lebowski".

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Out%20of%20your%20element (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Out%20of%20your%20element)

Lulz, and that's based on what exactly?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 25, 2014, 05:35:49 PM
He's trying to emulate Jeff Bridges.

Except the Dude would never buy into something as dumb as MRM :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 25, 2014, 05:36:21 PM
Except it was Walter's line, not the Dude, so...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 25, 2014, 05:37:41 PM
Yeah, you're definitely more of a Walter :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 25, 2014, 05:38:07 PM
I've never been to Vietnam. Heard of it, though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Jul 25, 2014, 07:28:03 PM
God I hate that film. ¬_¬
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 25, 2014, 07:40:33 PM
Quote from: Vertigo on Jul 25, 2014, 07:28:03 PM
God I hate that film. ¬_¬
I hate you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Jul 25, 2014, 07:55:59 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jul 25, 2014, 03:22:20 AM
Its unhygienic for the person themselves moreso than other individuals.

Smegma has antibacterial properties, prevents dermatitis in the penis, and serves as a lubricant during sex.

Bitch.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 26, 2014, 03:00:11 AM
Quote from: Albus on Jul 25, 2014, 02:29:32 PM
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/07/24/norway-terror-threat/13110777/ (http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/07/24/norway-terror-threat/13110777/)

Let's hope this shit gets taken care of. :(


Doesn't Norway have some tier 1 alpha guys running around up there?


Quote from: SpaceMarines on Jul 25, 2014, 07:55:59 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jul 25, 2014, 03:22:20 AM
Its unhygienic for the person themselves moreso than other individuals.

Smegma has antibacterial properties, prevents dermatitis in the penis, and serves as a lubricant during sex.

Bitch.

YOU KEEP TELLING YOURSELF THE DEVIL'S LIES SPACEMARINES. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 26, 2014, 11:34:20 AM
SMEGMA IS LUCIFERS RICOTTA!!!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 26, 2014, 11:39:18 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zfi7_V1cKPc# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zfi7_V1cKPc#)

Courtesy taser video. Been so long since someone posted one.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 26, 2014, 03:50:35 PM
Quote from: Vertigo on Jul 25, 2014, 07:28:03 PM
God I hate that film. ¬_¬

Yeah, well, y'know that's just like, uh, your opinion, man.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Jul 26, 2014, 05:55:31 PM
 Conservatives are pisssssssssssed that Michael Sam is still in the NFL:


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/25/michael-sam-tim-wildmon-_n_5620876.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592 (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/25/michael-sam-tim-wildmon-_n_5620876.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592)



Quote"Sexually, God made man for woman and woman for man. It's obvious. It's natural," Wildmon wrote. Noting that progressives are "always trying to equate homosexuality with heterosexuality," he added, "When someone like Dungy makes a comment that can in any way been seen as challenging this narrative then that person must be immediately discredited or publicly shamed no matter the truth of what he is saying."

But he didn't stop there. Pointing once again to Sam, he then wrote:

By the way, having been a sports reporter for a few years I've been in many football locker rooms where the players walk around naked or half-naked, changing clothes and going in and out of the showers. Putting a man like Sam, who says he is sexually attracted to men, in with all that beefcake seems unfair to the straight players and a distraction to Sam. Would you put a heterosexual man in the locker room/showers with all the female cheerleaders? Would you tell the girl cheerleaders who objected to this man being in the locker room that they needed to end their bigoted and sexist attitude and treat the man with respect?


but wait there's more:


QuoteOf course, Wildmon is not the first conservative voice to sound off on Sam. Peter LaBarbera of Americans For Truth About Homosexuality slammed the St. Louis Rams' defensive end in an interview with Voice of Christian Youth America's Vic Eliason, saying the former Missouri defensive lineman and first-team All-American is "deluded" and must "become an ex-gay, an ex-homosexual."


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 26, 2014, 06:36:54 PM
He's a shitty player anyways. However, I can see how people would feel uncomfortable with a gay guy in the locker room. Nothing wrong with thinking that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Jul 26, 2014, 06:48:10 PM
Don't know how good of a player he is but the stupidity of those conservatives is insane.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 26, 2014, 06:50:39 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 26, 2014, 06:36:54 PM
He's a shitty player anyways. However, I can see how people would feel uncomfortable with a gay guy in the locker room.
THE PANIC IS REAL
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 26, 2014, 06:51:05 PM
Conservatives being dumb dumb as always. Freaking out over nothing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 26, 2014, 07:21:28 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jul 26, 2014, 06:50:39 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 26, 2014, 06:36:54 PM
He's a shitty player anyways. However, I can see how people would feel uncomfortable with a gay guy in the locker room.
THE PANIC IS REAL
Predictable response from a predictable person.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Jul 26, 2014, 07:21:56 PM
Christ, I've had girls on my hockey team before, no issues at all with them being in the same change room.

Mothaf**kas need to become more mature and comfortable with their sexuality.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 26, 2014, 07:22:52 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 26, 2014, 05:55:31 PM
Conservatives are pisssssssssssed that Michael Sam is still in the NFL:


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/25/michael-sam-tim-wildmon-_n_5620876.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592 (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/25/michael-sam-tim-wildmon-_n_5620876.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592)



Quote"Sexually, God made man for woman and woman for man. It's obvious. It's natural," Wildmon wrote. Noting that progressives are "always trying to equate homosexuality with heterosexuality," he added, "When someone like Dungy makes a comment that can in any way been seen as challenging this narrative then that person must be immediately discredited or publicly shamed no matter the truth of what he is saying."

But he didn't stop there. Pointing once again to Sam, he then wrote:

By the way, having been a sports reporter for a few years I've been in many football locker rooms where the players walk around naked or half-naked, changing clothes and going in and out of the showers. Putting a man like Sam, who says he is sexually attracted to men, in with all that beefcake seems unfair to the straight players and a distraction to Sam. Would you put a heterosexual man in the locker room/showers with all the female cheerleaders? Would you tell the girl cheerleaders who objected to this man being in the locker room that they needed to end their bigoted and sexist attitude and treat the man with respect?


but wait there's more:


QuoteOf course, Wildmon is not the first conservative voice to sound off on Sam. Peter LaBarbera of Americans For Truth About Homosexuality slammed the St. Louis Rams' defensive end in an interview with Voice of Christian Youth America's Vic Eliason, saying the former Missouri defensive lineman and first-team All-American is "deluded" and must "become an ex-gay, an ex-homosexual."

Homosexuality is natural as well, you religious f**kwit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 26, 2014, 07:48:44 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 26, 2014, 07:21:28 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jul 26, 2014, 06:50:39 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Jul 26, 2014, 06:36:54 PM
He's a shitty player anyways. However, I can see how people would feel uncomfortable with a gay guy in the locker room.
THE PANIC IS REAL
Predictable response from a predictable person.  :laugh:
You just mad because no gay dude would wanna check your scrawny ass out in the locker room.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FzoNTSd6.gif&hash=899428ff64d0b92ca8749ac2f9d0f6fff77f25cf)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 26, 2014, 07:57:10 PM
Haha I bet deep down Cvalda wishes she were a gay dude
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Jul 26, 2014, 08:02:26 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 26, 2014, 03:50:35 PM
Quote from: Vertigo on Jul 25, 2014, 07:28:03 PM
God I hate that film. ¬_¬

Yeah, well, y'know that's just like, uh, your opinion, man.

I shall merely grind my teeth quietly, as I'm into the whole brevity thing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 26, 2014, 08:03:12 PM
Quote from: Vertigo on Jul 26, 2014, 08:02:26 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 26, 2014, 03:50:35 PM
Quote from: Vertigo on Jul 25, 2014, 07:28:03 PM
God I hate that film. ¬_¬

Yeah, well, y'know that's just like, uh, your opinion, man.

I shall merely grind my teeth quietly, as I'm into the whole brevity thing.

Are you employed, Sir?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 26, 2014, 08:07:54 PM
Quote from: BANE on Jul 26, 2014, 07:57:10 PM
Haha I bet deep down Cvalda wishes she were a gay dude
Gay dudes are generally the hottest, so yeah kinda :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Jul 26, 2014, 08:08:34 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 26, 2014, 08:03:12 PM
Are you employed, Sir?

I am in the running for the laziest man in Wiltshire county.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 26, 2014, 08:14:05 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jul 26, 2014, 08:07:54 PM
Quote from: BANE on Jul 26, 2014, 07:57:10 PM
Haha I bet deep down Cvalda wishes she were a gay dude
Gay dudes are generally the hottest, so yeah kinda :-\
That's a stereotype.

Tsk tsk Cvalda.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jul 26, 2014, 09:10:43 PM
http://jezebel.com/susan-sarandon-and-david-bowie-once-had-a-freaky-deaky-1611017357 (http://jezebel.com/susan-sarandon-and-david-bowie-once-had-a-freaky-deaky-1611017357)

Important news.

they were totally shagging
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 26, 2014, 09:46:24 PM
Quote from: Vertigo on Jul 26, 2014, 08:08:34 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 26, 2014, 08:03:12 PM
Are you employed, Sir?

I am in the running for the laziest man in Wiltshire county.

I don't think that would make you laziest worldwide.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 26, 2014, 10:35:48 PM
QuotePeter LaBarbera of Americans For Truth About Homosexuality slammed the St. Louis Rams' defensive end
The best dirty puns are the ones nobody notices ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 26, 2014, 11:19:59 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wearysloth.com%2FGallery%2FActorsI%2Ftve8515-19730418-23.gif&hash=5a8cf587b470b2ac98d89c8dd0bccc6d1c579b35)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 26, 2014, 11:30:24 PM
I didn't care for that show when I was little.

Then I grew up, and suddenly it was hilarious.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 26, 2014, 11:32:04 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Jul 26, 2014, 05:55:31 PM
Conservatives are pisssssssssssed that Michael Sam is still in the NFL:


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/25/michael-sam-tim-wildmon-_n_5620876.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592 (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/25/michael-sam-tim-wildmon-_n_5620876.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592)



Quote"Sexually, God made man for woman and woman for man. It's obvious. It's natural," Wildmon wrote. Noting that progressives are "always trying to equate homosexuality with heterosexuality," he added, "When someone like Dungy makes a comment that can in any way been seen as challenging this narrative then that person must be immediately discredited or publicly shamed no matter the truth of what he is saying."

But he didn't stop there. Pointing once again to Sam, he then wrote:

By the way, having been a sports reporter for a few years I've been in many football locker rooms where the players walk around naked or half-naked, changing clothes and going in and out of the showers. Putting a man like Sam, who says he is sexually attracted to men, in with all that beefcake seems unfair to the straight players and a distraction to Sam. Would you put a heterosexual man in the locker room/showers with all the female cheerleaders? Would you tell the girl cheerleaders who objected to this man being in the locker room that they needed to end their bigoted and sexist attitude and treat the man with respect?


but wait there's more:


QuoteOf course, Wildmon is not the first conservative voice to sound off on Sam. Peter LaBarbera of Americans For Truth About Homosexuality slammed the St. Louis Rams' defensive end in an interview with Voice of Christian Youth America's Vic Eliason, saying the former Missouri defensive lineman and first-team All-American is "deluded" and must "become an ex-gay, an ex-homosexual."

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1228.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fee450%2Fpoisonstrudel%2Ftruth2_zpsabe367a1.jpg&hash=a4c6f41f0c6a9c82d6c76ceb89f6906ebf9b19b2)

Why is this such a big deal, he's gay so what? These people just make Christianity look worse every day...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 26, 2014, 11:50:20 PM
I think that image is more about frustration with the President's sense of priorities rather than him being gay.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 27, 2014, 12:06:22 AM
Oh no that image im using to represent my thoughts on the matter, its something that should be a non issue thats been blown way out of proportion, when there's so many other important things people could be focusing on   
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 27, 2014, 12:22:32 AM
You composed that tweet?

In other news: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/07/26/the-stacks-the-day-the-big-lebowski-came-to-life.html (http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/07/26/the-stacks-the-day-the-big-lebowski-came-to-life.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 27, 2014, 12:35:37 AM
QuoteOh no that image im using to represent my thoughts on the matter, its something that should be a non issue thats been blown way out of proportion, when there's so many other important things people could be focusing on   

Except it's not a "non issue".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 27, 2014, 01:17:56 AM
Quote from: SM on Jul 27, 2014, 12:35:37 AM
QuoteOh no that image im using to represent my thoughts on the matter, its something that should be a non issue thats been blown way out of proportion, when there's so many other important things people could be focusing on   

Except it's not a "non issue".
I'm saying it should be. And no I did not compose that tweet
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 27, 2014, 02:25:21 AM
N.J. man guilty of murdering 'messy' ex-wife found wearing pig mask
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/23/us-usa-pigmask-new-jersey-idUSKBN0FS1QT20140723 (http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/23/us-usa-pigmask-new-jersey-idUSKBN0FS1QT20140723)

Quote(Reuters) - A jury convicted a New Jersey man on Wednesday of murdering his ex-wife, who he called a messy housekeeper and whose body was found stabbed 84 times and wearing a pig mask.

Judith Novellino was killed in her former home in Denville, New Jersey, when she came back to retrieve some of her belongings soon after they divorced.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 27, 2014, 02:30:24 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jul 27, 2014, 02:25:21 AM
N.J. man guilty of murdering 'messy' ex-wife found wearing pig mask
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/23/us-usa-pigmask-new-jersey-idUSKBN0FS1QT20140723 (http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/23/us-usa-pigmask-new-jersey-idUSKBN0FS1QT20140723)

Quote(Reuters) - A jury convicted a New Jersey man on Wednesday of murdering his ex-wife, who he called a messy housekeeper and whose body was found stabbed 84 times and wearing a pig mask.

Judith Novellino was killed in her former home in Denville, New Jersey, when she came back to retrieve some of her belongings soon after they divorced.


Holy shit, Professor Pyg?!


(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.comicvine.com%2Fuploads%2Foriginal%2F3%2F31666%2F1012023-pyg_12.jpg&hash=22473078e4a1312d9779ebc860235a7bdca2461e)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 27, 2014, 02:32:07 AM
Comic books have gone and rotted your mind.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 27, 2014, 02:32:40 AM
Life imitating the art!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 27, 2014, 02:58:39 AM
As a semi religious person Sam doesn't bother me.




Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Jul 28, 2014, 05:55:10 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jul 27, 2014, 02:58:39 AM
As a semi religious person Sam doesn't bother me.







What about his son?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 28, 2014, 06:18:26 AM
Was he gay?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 28, 2014, 11:22:21 AM
http://themindunleashed.org/2014/07/5-surprising-ways-sleeping-naked-can-benefit.html (http://themindunleashed.org/2014/07/5-surprising-ways-sleeping-naked-can-benefit.html)
http://themindunleashed.org/2014/06/16-reasons-daily-sex.html (http://themindunleashed.org/2014/06/16-reasons-daily-sex.html)

Here are your feel-good bits for the day.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Jul 28, 2014, 01:03:12 PM
Gay footballers, Christian Youth, Truth about Homosexuality....

Go to bed America, you're drunk again
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jul 28, 2014, 02:27:09 PM
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/women-comic-con-protest-sexual-harassment-article-1.1881901 (http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/women-comic-con-protest-sexual-harassment-article-1.1881901)



So basically a man should NEVER lay his eyes on a female in public? I made a mistake once of saying " OMG nice shoes" once to a passing by woman and she stopped me and said "Do you think I care what you think of my shoes?"


Never again!!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Jul 28, 2014, 03:18:55 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jul 28, 2014, 02:27:09 PM
I made a mistake once of saying " OMG nice shoes" once to a passing by woman and she stopped me and said "Do you think I care what you think of my shoes?"


Never again!!!

Because one angry reply must mean that all women would react the same way.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Jul 28, 2014, 04:38:51 PM
NK is at it again.

http://news.msn.com/world/n-korea-threatens-nuclear-strike-on-white-house (http://news.msn.com/world/n-korea-threatens-nuclear-strike-on-white-house)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 28, 2014, 05:28:48 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Jul 28, 2014, 03:18:55 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jul 28, 2014, 02:27:09 PM
I made a mistake once of saying " OMG nice shoes" once to a passing by woman and she stopped me and said "Do you think I care what you think of my shoes?"


Never again!!!

Because one angry reply must mean that all women would react the same way.

That's part of the reason why #YesAllWomen trends on Twitter. Of course no two women react the same way to a given situation, but to hear social justice warriors tell it, you'd think they do.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Jul 28, 2014, 05:32:09 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2F08b69e1e7672281932960aeefd6c9ee6%2Ftumblr_inline_mok7nzJ3b91qz4rgp.gif&hash=9f7869bcb8ad943e244208f7a98d0851564aee1a)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jul 28, 2014, 06:16:44 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Jul 28, 2014, 03:18:55 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jul 28, 2014, 02:27:09 PM
I made a mistake once of saying " OMG nice shoes" once to a passing by woman and she stopped me and said "Do you think I care what you think of my shoes?"


Never again!!!

Because one angry reply must mean that all women would react the same way.



Well there's an increasing amount of women who feel that they should be able to go in public without getting hit on my men or looked at by men. I'll even go as far to tell my future children never to look at a woman while in public....women are scary sometimes!


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 28, 2014, 06:30:54 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Jul 28, 2014, 05:32:09 PM
http://media.tumblr.com/08b69e1e7672281932960aeefd6c9ee6/tumblr_inline_mok7nzJ3b91qz4rgp.gif

What?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jul 28, 2014, 07:01:24 PM
I guess my question should be

"Should men be allowed to look at women in public?"



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Jul 28, 2014, 07:05:22 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jul 28, 2014, 07:01:24 PM
I guess my question should be

"Should men be allowed to look at women in public?"
No! They should be forced to wear these! >:(

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fnowiknow.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F07%2FPicture_19.png&hash=0024677aab7f33a1b89dcd2bb7c248efacfded55)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 28, 2014, 07:17:31 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jul 28, 2014, 06:16:44 PM
Well there's an increasing amount of women who feel that they should be able to go in public without getting hit on my men or looked at by men. I'll even go as far to tell my future children never to look at a woman while in public....women are scary sometimes!
Given how much of what you post is bullshit, I'm inclined to believe your anecdote above is also bullshit.

Also, the thought of you raising children is horrifying.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jul 28, 2014, 07:37:02 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Jul 28, 2014, 04:38:51 PM
NK is at it again.

http://news.msn.com/world/n-korea-threatens-nuclear-strike-on-white-house (http://news.msn.com/world/n-korea-threatens-nuclear-strike-on-white-house)

I'd like to see them try to launch a nuke.. and i'd like it to fail the target and land back down on their faces.

It would be hilarious/really sad in equal measure.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jul 28, 2014, 07:56:29 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jul 28, 2014, 07:17:31 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jul 28, 2014, 06:16:44 PM
Well there's an increasing amount of women who feel that they should be able to go in public without getting hit on my men or looked at by men. I'll even go as far to tell my future children never to look at a woman while in public....women are scary sometimes!
Given how much of what you post is bullshit, I'm inclined to believe your anecdote above is also bullshit.

Also, the thought of you raising children is horrifying.




You think gays raising children is horrifying?

It's not BS, It was pretty much the below same exact scenario except I wasn't being recorded. At least to my knowledge.

http://samuel-warde.com/2014/07/woman-confronts-street-harassers-secretly-records-conversations-videos/ (http://samuel-warde.com/2014/07/woman-confronts-street-harassers-secretly-records-conversations-videos/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 28, 2014, 07:58:36 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jul 28, 2014, 07:56:29 PM
You think gays raising children is horrifying?
No, I think you raising children is horrifying.

And I also doubt very much that you're even actually gay.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jul 28, 2014, 08:05:10 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jul 28, 2014, 07:58:36 PM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Jul 28, 2014, 07:56:29 PM
You think gays raising children is horrifying?
No, I think you raising children is horrifying.

And I also doubt very much that you're even actually gay.


Because you can totally tell if a person is gay or not by satirical comments posted on a web forum.. Or you somehow got a better gaydar than I do which I doubt cause mine just got recalibrated :)


Short of me posting pictures of me doing gay things(which I wont do) you're SOL if you want definite incriminating proof.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 28, 2014, 08:13:29 PM
Your posts are such trollish, ridiculous caricature that you present yourself as a real life Bruno, ha.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Jul 28, 2014, 08:16:13 PM
yo kirk sho me pics gayboi
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Jul 28, 2014, 08:17:43 PM
show me gay pics
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 28, 2014, 08:48:47 PM
How the hell is gaydar supposed to work online?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jul 28, 2014, 08:51:41 PM
Do they have Ru Paul's latest album?

Gayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 28, 2014, 08:54:20 PM
I have RuPaul's latest album...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Jul 28, 2014, 08:56:09 PM
WhoPaul?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jul 28, 2014, 08:56:42 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Jul 28, 2014, 08:54:20 PM
I have RuPaul's latest album...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5zsxfhAh6Q#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5zsxfhAh6Q#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 28, 2014, 11:05:29 PM
Second American In Liberia Tests Positive For Ebola Virus
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/27/ebola-american_n_5625508.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/27/ebola-american_n_5625508.html)

QuoteBOONE, N.C. (AP) -- A second American aid worker has tested positive for the Ebola virus at the same hospital in Liberia where an American doctor became infected while helping to combat an outbreak of the deadly disease, a relief group official said Sunday.

The highly contagious virus is one of the most deadly diseases in the world. The World Health Organization said the outbreak is the largest ever recorded, killing more than 670 people in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone since it began earlier this year.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Jul 28, 2014, 11:06:33 PM
Fun times.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Jul 29, 2014, 02:14:06 PM
Quote from: Gilfryd on Jul 25, 2014, 11:33:37 AM
QuoteMen's rights activists don't organize marches; they don't build shelters or raise funds for abused men; they don't organize prostate cancer-awareness events or campaign against prison rape. What they actually do, when they're not simply carping in comments online, is target and harass women—from feminist writers and professors to activists—in an attempt to silence them.

link (http://prospect.org/article/white-hot-rage?fb_action_ids=657267584319614&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_ref=.UpGW8aDR_9M.like&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582)

Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club (and Fincher's film) proved to be rather prophetic, didn't it? Just exchange 'punching other men in the face in dark basements' with 'punching women and minorities at internet forums'. But Palahniuk couldn't be expected to predict the impact the internet would have. But he surely nailed a generation of young men, disconnected and alienated by how society has developed recently and their own place within the new social and economic structures emerging.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 30, 2014, 03:06:12 AM
http://washington.cbslocal.com/2014/07/29/obama-muslim-americans-have-helped-build-the-very-fabric-of-our-nation/ (http://washington.cbslocal.com/2014/07/29/obama-muslim-americans-have-helped-build-the-very-fabric-of-our-nation/)

Whoa! new President required much?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 30, 2014, 03:10:44 AM
Judging from the appalling bigotry in the comments - no wonder Hubbs is digging it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 30, 2014, 03:22:48 AM
Quote from: SM on Jul 30, 2014, 03:10:44 AM
Judging from the appalling bigotry in the comments - no wonder Hubbs is digging it.

I don't think much of America is digging it from what I've read in various places.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 30, 2014, 03:27:18 AM
Silly man.  Trying to be positive and promote unity and all that.

Fear and divisiveness is much more agreeable eh?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 30, 2014, 03:37:23 AM
Quote from: SM on Jul 30, 2014, 03:27:18 AM
Silly man.  Trying to be positive and promote unity and all that.

Fear and divisiveness is much more agreeable eh?

Well...I see what he's trying to do but I think his choice of wording is wrong. I don't live in the US (have some friends there) but 9/11 is still understandably strong in the minds of most. Hell it wouldn't go down to well if it was said here in the UK let alone the US.

Obama seems to be getting more and more unpopular from what I understand.

What do the US peeps on here think?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 30, 2014, 03:47:08 AM
His approval rating has been a steady low forties for the past 12 months.

None of the people he was addressing had anything to do with 9/11 - but then no one ever accused the average western punter of being especially rational.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 30, 2014, 03:51:18 AM
Well in this link he's upsetting all of them haha so no one is happy with Obama right now it seems.

http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2014/07/28/obamas-ramadan-slap-at-muslims/ (http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2014/07/28/obamas-ramadan-slap-at-muslims/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 30, 2014, 03:53:54 AM
The Army is pretty anti-Muslim but its also been engaged against jihadist for the last thirteen years so I find it understandable. 





I think most people don't like Obama because it seems like he's a fence post sitter waiting to see which side of the lawn to hop down on.  Of course his presidency has been sabotaged by various groups since he has been in office.  A new President will be better simply for the fact everybody will support him/her just to prove how bad Obama was. 



Politics.  f**k all of em. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 30, 2014, 04:01:16 AM
If people buy these sanctions against Russia - seppos always be needing someone to fight; and if it isn't outside the US, it's Reps vs. Dems - it could nullify the "ZOMG PROOV DAT HUSEEIN OBAMA IS SECRT MUZLIN!!!" crowd.

Business as usual.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 30, 2014, 05:25:56 AM
God why does so many problems happen because of nothing more than what magic man you believe in?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 30, 2014, 05:38:41 AM
the problems would still exist without religion.

take away religion and you still have countries that need what other countries have.  It's just one in a long line of excuses to go to war. 

If America is truly energy independent by 2020 like the prognosticators believe it wouldn't surprise me in the least for us to go back to being isolationist instead of pointing the magic stick of destabilization at every country we have a slight problem with.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 30, 2014, 05:51:19 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jul 30, 2014, 03:53:54 AM
I think most people don't like Obama because it seems like he's a fence post sitter waiting to see which side of the lawn to hop down on.
This is... actually pretty accurate.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 30, 2014, 06:47:10 AM
Obama's problem is the same as any other US Presidents problem. You can't make everyone happy. In fact everyone is content to get their panties in a bunch over every little thing. Compromise is non existent. The main outlet of information, the media, thrives on conflict so they drive it full throttle around the clock. Too many only think of themselves and the moment and block out the larger picture. Block out the importance of working together.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 30, 2014, 11:44:12 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jul 30, 2014, 03:53:54 AM
The Army is pretty anti-Muslim but its also been engaged against jihadist for the last thirteen years so I find it understandable. 

I really despise this term. What the f**k is a "jihadist"? Do you mean Muslim? Because Muslims believe in jihad, even if the meaning of term isn't the same amongst all of them.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: coolbreeze on Jul 30, 2014, 12:04:07 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 30, 2014, 11:44:12 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jul 30, 2014, 03:53:54 AM
The Army is pretty anti-Muslim but its also been engaged against jihadist for the last thirteen years so I find it understandable. 

I really despise this term. What the f**k is a "jihadist"? Do you mean Muslim? Because Muslims believe in jihad, even if the meaning of term isn't the same amongst all of them.

No, he means Jihadist.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ghostface on Jul 30, 2014, 12:05:15 PM
*Mujahideen
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 30, 2014, 11:30:07 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 30, 2014, 11:44:12 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jul 30, 2014, 03:53:54 AM
The Army is pretty anti-Muslim but its also been engaged against jihadist for the last thirteen years so I find it understandable. 

I really despise this term. What the f**k is a "jihadist"? Do you mean Muslim? Because Muslims believe in jihad, even if the meaning of term isn't the same amongst all of them.

You know perfectly well what a 'jihadist' is.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 31, 2014, 01:44:43 AM
http://news.filehippo.com/2014/07/cars-wont-steering-wheels-much-longer/ (http://news.filehippo.com/2014/07/cars-wont-steering-wheels-much-longer/)

A car with no steering wheel? Not sure I'm signing up for when that happens.

Quote from: SM on Jul 30, 2014, 11:30:07 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 30, 2014, 11:44:12 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jul 30, 2014, 03:53:54 AM
The Army is pretty anti-Muslim but its also been engaged against jihadist for the last thirteen years so I find it understandable. 

I really despise this term. What the f**k is a "jihadist"? Do you mean Muslim? Because Muslims believe in jihad, even if the meaning of term isn't the same amongst all of them.

You know perfectly well what a 'jihadist' is.

No, I don't because the term doesn't exist. I know what "jihad" is.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Jul 31, 2014, 01:52:20 AM
The term does exist:

QuoteJihadist: a Muslim who advocates or participates in a jihad

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jihadist (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jihadist)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Jul 31, 2014, 01:55:24 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 31, 2014, 01:44:43 AM
http://news.filehippo.com/2014/07/cars-wont-steering-wheels-much-longer/ (http://news.filehippo.com/2014/07/cars-wont-steering-wheels-much-longer/)

A car with no steering wheel? Not sure I'm signing up for when that happens.

Quote from: SM on Jul 30, 2014, 11:30:07 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 30, 2014, 11:44:12 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jul 30, 2014, 03:53:54 AM
The Army is pretty anti-Muslim but its also been engaged against jihadist for the last thirteen years so I find it understandable. 

I really despise this term. What the f**k is a "jihadist"? Do you mean Muslim? Because Muslims believe in jihad, even if the meaning of term isn't the same amongst all of them.

You know perfectly well what a 'jihadist' is.

No, I don't because the term doesn't exist. I know what "jihad" is.
Are you f**king kidding me right now?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 31, 2014, 02:02:11 AM
In common current parlance it's someone who violently advocates for Islamic fundamentalism.

Pretending you dont know is, well... both surprising and not.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 31, 2014, 02:33:37 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Jul 31, 2014, 01:52:20 AM
The term does exist:

QuoteJihadist: a Muslim who advocates or participates in a jihad

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jihadist (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jihadist)

Hm, looked it up this morning and didn't see it; ah well.

Quote from: SM on Jul 31, 2014, 02:02:11 AM
In common current parlance it's someone who violently advocates for Islamic fundamentalism.

Pretending you dont know is, well... both surprising and not.

Eh, I just don't care for the term. It only creates further division. I call a Muslim extremist, well, just that. What happened to that one? It's like Islamist. It's stupid. The term is Muslim.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 31, 2014, 03:19:06 AM
I think your average Muslim would be quite happy to be divided from a violent Islamic extremist, in a similar way that Christian would prefer it if they weren't associated with Westboro Baptists.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 31, 2014, 03:37:39 AM
That's certainly fair. I guess I'm just being pedantic. But, regardless of one's person feelings, an Islamist is still a Muslim, just as much as a Westboro Baptist is a Christian.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 31, 2014, 03:38:33 AM
Whoa, dude. Deep.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 31, 2014, 03:47:00 AM
Quite.

Lets just continue saying all Muslims are terrorists, all Christians hate fags and all atheists are smug twats lacking in social skills.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 31, 2014, 03:59:40 AM
Of course they aren't all like that. For me the real difference lies in how religious groups (or any ideological group for that matter) respond to said extremists. If they make actual efforts to show they're not all like that, then they prove it. Muslim groups here in Toronto did that after 9/11. I can't comment on Christian or atheist groups though because I'm not that familiar with them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 31, 2014, 04:02:53 AM
I see no difference between Muslims, Jews, Christians or Atheist. They all look and act the same to me. I'm also pretty certain they all worship the same exact god.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 31, 2014, 04:06:16 AM
Dunno about atheists worshipping anything.  Except Richard Dawkins perhaps...

Always found the "Why aren't the moderate Muslims condemning this?" to be a bullshit black and white argument perpetuated by conservatives so they can peddle "If yer not with us; yer agen us" line.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 31, 2014, 04:12:26 AM
Wasn't my intention. I only say that because my feeling is that if your religion really means something to you, it will command enough importance for you to stand and educate others about how it really is; my opinion. And like I said, in the case of Muslims, there are those who make conscious, widespread efforts to educate people about Islam. I see that as promising.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 31, 2014, 04:21:08 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 31, 2014, 04:02:53 AM
I see no difference between Muslims, Jews, Christians or Atheist. They all look and act the same to me. I'm also pretty certain they all worship the same exact god.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic%E2%80%93Jewish_relations (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic%E2%80%93Jewish_relations)

Awkward...yes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 31, 2014, 04:33:14 AM
doomrulz be silent great satan




signed


a jihadist
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 31, 2014, 09:46:32 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jul 31, 2014, 04:33:14 AM
doomrulz be silent great satan




signed


a jihadist
I think you meant infidel.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 31, 2014, 10:32:18 AM
Yea but man, religion is totally a point of view. Everyone can read the same book and come to totally incompatible views. The sobs who wrote the religious doctrine must have intended for shit like this to happen.

Oh and I like to raze atheist because without religion there would be no reason for an atheist to exist.

I know why moderate religious people aren't condemning general naughtiness. It's because they have f**king jobs and kids and shitty tv shows to watch. I mean honestly who has the time to scold people who are crazy. That's what the cops and army guys are for. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 31, 2014, 10:59:55 AM
And the 24 hour media cycle.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Jul 31, 2014, 02:19:29 PM
Quote from: SM on Jul 31, 2014, 10:59:55 AM
And the 24 hour liberal media cycle.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Jul 31, 2014, 06:17:39 PM
 ::) :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 31, 2014, 11:28:35 PM
Always edgy.

Always relevant.

On the level of a moist dog turd.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 01, 2014, 01:42:47 AM
Hey, dog turds is big news now days. What with all that DNA testing to get owner who refuse to pick up their pets landmines. Priorities people.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 01, 2014, 02:31:41 AM
In other news, the world's first male vibrator is here. Gender equality, yo.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/31/guybrator-sex-toy_n_5637859.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/31/guybrator-sex-toy_n_5637859.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 01, 2014, 02:54:38 AM
There've been male vibrators for ages. You'd just be too chicken to use them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Aug 01, 2014, 02:55:40 AM
they are called hands duh
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Aug 01, 2014, 02:56:19 AM
lol u wot doomrulz
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Aug 01, 2014, 02:57:36 AM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Aug 01, 2014, 03:16:55 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Aug 01, 2014, 02:54:38 AM
There've been male vibrators for ages. You'd just be too chicken to use them.
I just put a coked out chipmunk in a box and place it on my groin...

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Aug 01, 2014, 03:26:28 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Aug 01, 2014, 02:54:38 AM
There've been male vibrators for ages. You'd just be too chicken to use them.

Reminds me of a Louis C.K. episode. :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Aug 01, 2014, 03:27:27 AM
You have back problems too, First?  ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Aug 01, 2014, 03:28:08 AM
Quote from: BANE on Aug 01, 2014, 03:27:27 AM
You have back problems too, First?  ;D

But of course! :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 01, 2014, 11:51:30 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Aug 01, 2014, 02:54:38 AM
There've been male vibrators for ages. You'd just be too chicken to use them.

Why spend money when manual labour works just as well?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 01, 2014, 04:13:52 PM
They don't go on your dick, lol.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 01, 2014, 04:23:52 PM
I wouldn't know since I clearly haven't researched it, haha. Either way, I wouldn't spend money on sex toys. I'd rather spend it on actual toys.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Aug 01, 2014, 04:51:47 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 01, 2014, 04:23:52 PM
I wouldn't know since I clearly haven't researched it, haha. Either way, I wouldn't spend money on sex toys. I'd rather spend it on actual toys.


For your man cave collection?????


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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 01, 2014, 04:55:19 PM
Just replace those with dinosaur toys.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 01, 2014, 04:55:47 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Aug 01, 2014, 04:55:19 PM
Just replace those with dinosaur toys.

She knows what's up 8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Aug 01, 2014, 10:20:38 PM
http://www.timesofisrael.com/times-of-israel-removes-an-unacceptable-blog-post/ (http://www.timesofisrael.com/times-of-israel-removes-an-unacceptable-blog-post/)

What was the "unacceptable post"?

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bt9r6dhIIAAn2ut.png)

Yep, Yochanan Gordon is a horrible human being.

Yikes!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Alienseseses on Aug 01, 2014, 10:23:35 PM
Ugh.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Aug 01, 2014, 10:25:07 PM
Meanwhile...

http://www.vice.com/read/israeli-racism-gaza-kleinfeld-511?utm_source=vicetwitterus (http://www.vice.com/read/israeli-racism-gaza-kleinfeld-511?utm_source=vicetwitterus)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 01, 2014, 11:11:10 PM
So they removed the blog post because he pointed out that Hamas entire doctrine is based on the genocide of the Israeli people?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Aug 02, 2014, 06:51:57 AM
NASA just validated a "supposedly impossible" microwave based thruster for satelittes. (it runs on electricity. Doesnt use fuel.)

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-07/31/nasa-validates-impossible-space-drive (http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-07/31/nasa-validates-impossible-space-drive)

QuoteAs Wired.co.uk reported, this happened last year when a Chinese team built its own EmDrive and confirmed that it produced 720 mN (about 72 grams) of thrust, enough for a practical satellite thruster. Such a thruster could be powered by solar electricity, eliminating the need for the supply of propellant that occupies up to half the launch mass of many satellites. The Chinese work attracted little attention; it seems that nobody in the West believed in it.

Yeah, i think most western scientists just went:
"ha ha! lol @ the chinese. What the f**k do they know about science? The west is the best!"

Well... and what do you know? It (apparently) works.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 02, 2014, 12:53:51 PM
The Chinese did nothing more then build a replica of a British scientists work. There is no doubt that they are marvelous at reverse engineering and copying. This would potentially save billions in fuel but alas there's no operational prototype, yet.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Aug 02, 2014, 03:24:44 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 02, 2014, 12:53:51 PM
The Chinese did nothing more then build a replica of a British scientists work. There is no doubt that they are marvelous at reverse engineering and copying. This would potentially save billions in fuel but alas there's no operational prototype, yet.
Meh, they'll get over it. White people are the ones in history who have a nasty habit of stealing ideas from other cultures. :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 02, 2014, 09:23:38 PM
Quote from: Gate on Aug 02, 2014, 03:24:44 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 02, 2014, 12:53:51 PM
The Chinese did nothing more then build a replica of a British scientists work. There is no doubt that they are marvelous at reverse engineering and copying. This would potentially save billions in fuel but alas there's no operational prototype, yet.
Meh, they'll get over it. White people are the ones in history who have a nasty habit of stealing ideas from other cultures. :D
Touche.  :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Aug 03, 2014, 11:47:01 AM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 03, 2014, 12:06:37 PM
Bringing a person infected with a deadly disease into your own back yard is stupid but in all reality, it's going to get here one way or the other. Still I got a chuckle watching the guy hop out of the Waaambulance and walking through the parking lot. Shit, get that man a f'ing wheel chair guys.

"The arrogance of man is thinking nature is in our control, and not the other way around."

Oh snap, Godzilla called it!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 03, 2014, 12:21:28 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 03, 2014, 12:06:37 PM
Bringing a person infected with a deadly disease into your own back yard is stupid but in all reality, it's going to get here one way or the other. Still I got a chuckle watching the guy hop out of the Waaambulance and walking through the parking lot. Shit, get that man a f'ing wheel chair guys.

"The arrogance of man is thinking nature is in our control, and not the other way around."

Oh snap, Godzilla called it!
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.boingboing.net%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F08%2FBuDu-54CMAAW6tU.jpg&hash=ece599013c44834788e5a19392477ce98b1d29ba)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 03, 2014, 04:03:17 PM
Gotta be honest...doesn't sound like a good idea to me, but yeah sure just do it anyway, nothing bad will happen will it  ::)

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/ebola-patients-arrive-us/story?id=24804625 (http://abcnews.go.com/Health/ebola-patients-arrive-us/story?id=24804625)


Oh this sounds even better lol! another doc in the US might have it and has voluntarily quarantined himself at his own home! That's good of him...its gonna get out.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11008652/US-aid-worker-infected-by-Ebola-virus-back-in-US-and-in-good-spirits.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11008652/US-aid-worker-infected-by-Ebola-virus-back-in-US-and-in-good-spirits.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 03, 2014, 11:55:24 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 03, 2014, 04:03:17 PM
Gotta be honest...doesn't sound like a good idea to me, but yeah sure just do it anyway, nothing bad will happen will it  ::)
Nothing's going to happen. This isn't some shitty zombie movie.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 04, 2014, 02:06:33 AM
Low testosterone could be what made us civilized humans
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2014/08/01/low-testosterone-could-be-what-made-us-civilized-humans/ (http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2014/08/01/low-testosterone-could-be-what-made-us-civilized-humans/)

QuoteNo, this isn't some jab at dudes. According to a study published in Current Anthropology, our transition into modern civilization might have coincided with our species' drop in testosterone.

The hormone, associated with both biologically male characteristics and aggression, makes skulls grow those heavy brows we associate with our evolutionary ancestors. Lead author Robert Cieri, a graduate student of biology at the University of Utah, said in a news release that a study of 1,400 modern and ancient skulls provided insight into how these changes might have overlapped with cultural shifts.

While the modern human — species Homo sapiens — appears in the fossil record around 200,000 years ago, evidence of the kind of "modernity" we associate with our species (like advanced tools and symbolic artifacts) took an additional 150,000 years to appear.

The key, the researchers claim, could be found in the feminized skulls that became more prevalent around that time. A rounder face in humans is associated with less testosterone, and less testosterone can mean better cooperation between individuals. Less head clubbing and more community building, basically.

The Global Feminist Conspiracy is older than we thought! :o
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Aug 04, 2014, 02:10:42 AM
well durrrrrr, anymore testosterone and we'd be bull sharks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 04, 2014, 02:15:11 AM
MISANDRY
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 04, 2014, 02:15:52 AM
ow my testicles
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 04, 2014, 02:19:20 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Aug 04, 2014, 02:10:42 AM
well durrrrrr, anymore testosterone and we'd be Kimarhi.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 04, 2014, 02:20:11 AM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Aug 04, 2014, 02:23:55 AM
Nobody going to go after Aspie with the eyebrow comment?




Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Aug 04, 2014, 02:34:46 AM
THEY ARE BLINDED BY THEIR TESTOSTERONE.


My eyebrows merely conceal my eyes like shrubbery.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Aug 04, 2014, 02:35:48 AM
or that you are a mostly shaved Neanderthal
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Aug 04, 2014, 02:36:32 AM
*which implies I'm more manly than you
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Aug 04, 2014, 02:37:53 AM
Or that you don't know how to tweeze. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 04, 2014, 02:38:25 AM
Kimarhi tweezes his eyebrows?

How metro.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Aug 04, 2014, 02:38:52 AM
wait do you really tweeze ur eyebrows kimmy

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Aug 04, 2014, 02:40:11 AM
In reality I go over them sumbitches every time I cut my hair with my clippers. 


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Aug 04, 2014, 02:40:48 AM
lol he tweezes
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 04, 2014, 02:41:39 AM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Aug 04, 2014, 02:42:22 AM
I once tried to use nair.  My body hair just laughed at it. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 04, 2014, 02:43:04 AM
Kimarhi confirmed for Robin Williams levels of body hair.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 04, 2014, 02:43:48 AM
Blame it on the wookiee.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Aug 04, 2014, 02:55:45 AM
http://gawker.com/leo-dicaprio-reportedly-cheered-as-orlando-bloom-tried-1613991234 (http://gawker.com/leo-dicaprio-reportedly-cheered-as-orlando-bloom-tried-1613991234)
http://gawker.com/orlando-bloom-threw-a-punch-at-justin-bieber-in-ibiza-l-1613215613 (http://gawker.com/orlando-bloom-threw-a-punch-at-justin-bieber-in-ibiza-l-1613215613)

Leo DiCaprio Reportedly Cheered as Orlando Bloom Tried to Punch Justin Bieber

IMPORTANT. (not really)..

but still fun.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Aug 04, 2014, 02:58:08 AM
This kid.  I wonder what his bodyguards think.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Aug 04, 2014, 02:59:35 AM
$$$$$$$$$$$$ that's what they are thinking of.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 04, 2014, 03:00:24 AM
And then just to the left of that article...
Cops: Teen Girl Raped in Front of Huge Crowd at Keith Urban Show
http://gawker.com/cops-teen-girl-raped-in-front-of-huge-crowd-at-keith-u-1613889133 (http://gawker.com/cops-teen-girl-raped-in-front-of-huge-crowd-at-keith-u-1613889133)

QuoteA teen girl was raped on the lawn at a Keith Urban show in Mansfield, Massachusetts this weekend in front of multiple witnesses, according to police. After fleeing the scene, suspect Sean Murphy, 18, was arrested and charged with rape.

According to CNN, the victim was 17 years old. Murphy allegedly led her away from her friends and began having sex with her while a crowd gathered to videotape it with their phones.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Aug 04, 2014, 03:02:38 AM
Keith Urban fans....

ugh
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Aug 04, 2014, 03:04:14 AM
everybody that videotaped and did nothing should be in jail
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 04, 2014, 04:03:44 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Aug 03, 2014, 11:55:24 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 03, 2014, 04:03:17 PM
Gotta be honest...doesn't sound like a good idea to me, but yeah sure just do it anyway, nothing bad will happen will it  ::)
Nothing's going to happen. This isn't some shitty zombie movie.

Zombie apocalypse in 3..2..1..

I understand what you're saying but lets be honest here, can anyone give a 100% guarantee this thing won't get out?

It will probably get to the UK I'm sure of it, we have a massive African population here in London, they come and go all the time, no restrictions, no control, no need for any kind of permit apparently, passports given out like toilet paper. Our boarder control is a joke (as the entire of Europe knows), its only a matter of time, money on the table now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Aug 04, 2014, 04:18:19 AM
Well, didn't take long for the racism to come out on that one.

Ebola only effectively transmits through direct contact of the bodily fluids and secretions of an infected individual. That's a really shitty way to get widespread infection. It won't get far.

We shut down the SARS virus in 2003, and that was a far more effective spreader. We'll shut down this if it starts to get out of hand, too.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Aug 04, 2014, 04:26:04 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 04, 2014, 04:03:44 AM
It will probably get to the UK I'm sure of it, we have a massive African population here in London, they come and go all the time, no restrictions, no control, no need for any kind of permit apparently, passports given out like toilet paper. Our boarder control is a joke (as the entire of Europe knows), its only a matter of time, money on the table now.

Holy Apartheid flashbacks, Batman!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 04, 2014, 05:02:14 AM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Aug 04, 2014, 04:26:04 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 04, 2014, 04:03:44 AM
It will probably get to the UK I'm sure of it, we have a massive African population here in London, they come and go all the time, no restrictions, no control, no need for any kind of permit apparently, passports given out like toilet paper. Our boarder control is a joke (as the entire of Europe knows), its only a matter of time, money on the table now.

Holy Apartheid flashbacks, Batman!

Its true, the UK could easily get Ebola, there is nothing in place to even attempt spotting it coming in. It may sound un-PC but unfortunately this is how many people now think in the UK and thusly nothing gets done, thusly the UK stands a high chance of catching the disease. You can try and shove it under the carpet all you wish but the fact is the threat is there and anyone travelling from certain areas in Africa COULD be infected, there has to be a plan.

I read yesterday that all airports in Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia etc...have now had some kind of temperature scanning devices installed (something like that) to try and detect anyone leaving or entering the country with high temperatures, anything that might indicate a possible infection.

The UK MUST do something at our end with the high number of Africans that enter the country, otherwise there might be trouble. The BBC keeps saying there is a low risk but I don't believe a word of it, only takes one person.

Is this accurate/true? cover up?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28634903 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28634903)


Quote from: SpaceMarines on Aug 04, 2014, 04:18:19 AM
Well, didn't take long for the racism to come out on that one.

Ebola only effectively transmits through direct contact of the bodily fluids and secretions of an infected individual. That's a really shitty way to get widespread infection. It won't get far.

We shut down the SARS virus in 2003, and that was a far more effective spreader. We'll shut down this if it starts to get out of hand, too.

::) Oh geez! yeah OK its racist  ::) sorry to even try and be honest about it, but if a smidgen of anything un-PC comes along its gotta be racist of course...don't forget bigot too -_-

This issue happens to come from Africa at the moment, sorry to say that's a fact, can't help that, I'm not making it up...but yeah sure its all racist whatever.

No worries lets not talk about the problem or attempt to halt it because its all racist clearly, the disease is racist too for starting in Africa too I guess.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 04, 2014, 05:06:09 AM
 ::)

I bet Hubbs locks his car door when he sees a black person crossing the street in front of him.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 04, 2014, 05:10:22 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Aug 04, 2014, 05:06:09 AM
::)

I bet Hubbs locks his car door when he sees a black person crossing the street in front of him.

Seriously? are you two even remotely being serious here?

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 04, 2014, 05:12:25 AM
The pathetic thing is that you are serious.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 04, 2014, 05:17:22 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Aug 04, 2014, 05:12:25 AM
The pathetic thing is that you are serious.

OK, so tell fellow British citizen...oh wait!

You have high numbers of African people that enter your country daily, a large community in London especially, there is a deadly disease outbreak in Africa.

Do you or do you not think there should be something done to try and at least check people coming into the UK in case of infection? as they are now doing in many African countries with people leaving.

Or...is the fact I'm mentioning Africa people (black people) in this equation simply too much for you to take thusly...its racist.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Aug 04, 2014, 05:18:35 AM
Its okay, Hubbs. Anything that can remotely be implied to be racist on the internet, can, and always will be, racist and you should always feel bad about it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 04, 2014, 05:20:34 AM
Quote from: Gate on Aug 04, 2014, 05:18:35 AM
Its okay, Hubbs. Anything that can remotely be implied to be racist on the internet, can, and always will be, racist and you should always feel bad about it.

I simply can't believe it mate! the outbreak is in Africa, there's a high chance of it coming here...but I'm racist!! lol!

I know lets check all the flights coming in from Australia instead cos that isn't racist lol!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 04, 2014, 05:26:00 AM
There is not a high chance of it coming to the UK -- and actually, the higher chance of it arriving would be via white aid workers, like the ones who recently came back to the US.

Ebola cannot reach pandemic status in the UK or the US, it is NOT an airborne disease, and it is principally spread through poor medical practices like you would find in, say, a poverty stricken African nation, not a first world country where people have better access to clean facilities and proper information. You're just trying to dredge up hysteria fantasies for no reason.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Aug 04, 2014, 05:30:51 AM
Freaking racist Hubbs.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 04, 2014, 05:35:07 AM
Quote from: Gate on Aug 04, 2014, 05:18:35 AM
Its okay, Hubbs. Anything that can remotely be implied to be racist on the internet, can, and always will be, racist and you should always feel bad about it.

Hubbs got form.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 04, 2014, 05:36:33 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Aug 04, 2014, 05:26:00 AM
There is not a high chance of it coming to the UK -- and actually, the higher chance of it arriving would be via white aid workers, like the ones who recently came back to the US.

Ebola cannot reach pandemic status in the UK or the US, it is NOT an airborne disease, and it is principally spread through poor medical practices like you would find in, say, a poverty stricken African nation, not a first world country where people have better access to clean facilities and proper information. You're just trying to dredge up hysteria fantasies for no reason.

So you're saying all the people that come in on flights everyday have absolutely no chance of being infected, all the people from Ghana, Sierra Leone etc...of which are the greatest numbers coming to the UK daily. You have no idea of the numbers that come and go from the UK, it is very serious.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28578596 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28578596)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-28610112 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-28610112)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/11003779/Ebola-outbreak-suspected-case-at-British-immigration-centre.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/11003779/Ebola-outbreak-suspected-case-at-British-immigration-centre.html)

Major British hubs like Heathrow have failed to tighten procedures even through airports in Kenya, Ethiopia and South Africa have introduced beefed up screening.




Quote from: Cvalda on Aug 04, 2014, 05:26:00 AM
There is not a high chance of it coming to the UK -- and actually, the higher chance of it arriving would be via white aid workers, like the ones who recently came back to the US.

Ebola cannot reach pandemic status in the UK or the US, it is NOT an airborne disease, and it is principally spread through poor medical practices like you would find in, say, a poverty stricken African nation, not a first world country where people have better access to clean facilities and proper information. You're just trying to dredge up hysteria fantasies for no reason.

Nope...those guys would probably be HIGHLY checked over before even being allowed to step foot back in the country. The threat comes from people travelling who don't know they have it and can easily walk through airports without being checked.


These can mutate and change rapidly...so I'm led to believe.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 04, 2014, 05:39:51 AM
Money on the table that Hubbs gets Ebola.

Just Hubbs. No one else.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Aug 04, 2014, 06:18:54 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Aug 04, 2014, 05:26:00 AM
There is not a high chance of it coming to the UK -- and actually, the higher chance of it arriving would be via white aid workers, like the ones who recently came back to the US.

Ebola cannot reach pandemic status in the UK or the US, it is NOT an airborne disease, and it is principally spread through poor medical practices like you would find in, say, a poverty stricken African nation, not a first world country where people have better access to clean facilities and proper information. You're just trying to dredge up hysteria fantasies for no reason.

Yep, only reason Ebola got far in European incidences such as the Black Death  (30-60% of the European population wiped out) was because that was the ye old days when we had shitty medicine, shitty hygiene and less education. But now we have modern medicine, modern standards of hygiene and modern education. It's still something to take seriously if you identify the symptoms as it's still a nasty virus, but, it won't be widespread in a place like the U.K, or many places in the whole West for that matter.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 04, 2014, 06:49:27 AM
Even the fatality rate seems a bit churched up. When you look at the case vs fatalities it's about 67% since 1976, yet it's generally reported as having up to 90% fatalities.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Aug 04, 2014, 06:58:22 AM
Even in Africa itself the scale of Ebola can't even compare at all to the scale of a real pandemic called AIDS. Globally in 2010 1.8 million people died from AIDS, down from the 2.5 million that died in 2005. Ebola on the other hand there and has never been more than 1,000 cases per year from 1979 to 2013, and that's cases.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 04, 2014, 07:08:08 AM
I've read that Ebola 'burns out' pretty quickly once symptoms show up.  If there's an outbreak in some remote village, anyone who contracts it is more often than not, dead - and so is the disease itself - by the time help arrives.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Aug 04, 2014, 07:17:58 AM
Was thinking that before, was thinking if an African with Ebola came to the U.K, and in the case he died, the virus would more likely die with him than spread.

Was looking at this chart meanwhile.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2F8%2F87%2FEbolaSubmit2.png%2F800px-EbolaSubmit2.png&hash=2f7de93d028ca34c6e82a71b01ae6cf6a64a013a)

Can think of ways the chart can be improved perhaps, but it paints enough of a picture that you get the idea.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 04, 2014, 07:42:43 AM
Stop pissing all over Hubbs's paranoid racist conspiracy virus fantasies! >:(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Aug 04, 2014, 07:53:16 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Aug 04, 2014, 03:00:24 AM
And then just to the left of that article...
Cops: Teen Girl Raped in Front of Huge Crowd at Keith Urban Show
http://gawker.com/cops-teen-girl-raped-in-front-of-huge-crowd-at-keith-u-1613889133 (http://gawker.com/cops-teen-girl-raped-in-front-of-huge-crowd-at-keith-u-1613889133)

QuoteA teen girl was raped on the lawn at a Keith Urban show in Mansfield, Massachusetts this weekend in front of multiple witnesses, according to police. After fleeing the scene, suspect Sean Murphy, 18, was arrested and charged with rape.

According to CNN, the victim was 17 years old. Murphy allegedly led her away from her friends and began having sex with her while a crowd gathered to videotape it with their phones.

That's disgusting. Ugh.

And this kind of behaviour happens more often than you would think. A friend who is a teacher abroad said that a group of guys in the school she works at gathered around in one of the school restrooms as a guy was having sex with a female classmate. While the sex may have been consented to, I'm sure she wasn't expecting it to turn into a show with the guy's friends gathering around. A photo was uploaded to Facebook where nothing graphic was shown but you could still get the general idea and see the faces of the pigs involved (in the restroom mirror). At the time I was told about this, nothing was done from Facebook's side to remove the reported photo.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 04, 2014, 08:17:00 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Aug 04, 2014, 07:42:43 AM
Stop pissing all over Hubbs's paranoid racist conspiracy virus fantasies! >:(

Like facts will make any difference.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 04, 2014, 08:26:48 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Aug 04, 2014, 07:42:43 AM
Stop pissing all over Hubbs's paranoid racist conspiracy virus fantasies! >:(

I still don't quite understand how its racist, its racist to check all Africans coming off a plane from an Ebola infected area?? that would include anyone else too of course you realise. Would it help if we checked all the planes not coming from Africa? would that make it all better for you? just so it looks better and not too racist -_-

http://rt.com/uk/176980-ebola-virus-threat-uk/ (http://rt.com/uk/176980-ebola-virus-threat-uk/)

The reason for all this is because we have such a high rate of people from Africa coming in all the time.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 04, 2014, 08:41:48 AM
Quoteits racist to check all Africans coming off a plane from an Ebola infected area??

If you're just singling out Africans from an Ebola affected area - yes it's racist.

Another article asking how much of a threat it is in the 'west'.  Short version - not overly.  Poverty and lack of resources make it more dangerous in places like west Africa. (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-31/doherty-how-threatened-are-we-by-ebola-virus/5638438)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 04, 2014, 08:51:45 AM
Quote from: SM on Aug 04, 2014, 08:41:48 AM
Quoteits racist to check all Africans coming off a plane from an Ebola infected area??

If you're just singling out Africans from an Ebola affected area - yes it's racist.

Another article asking how much of a threat it is in the 'west'.  Short version - not overly.  Poverty and lack of resources make it more dangerous in places like west Africa. (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-31/doherty-how-threatened-are-we-by-ebola-virus/5638438)

Errm but on a flight from say...Ghana, most of the people on board will probably be Ghanaian African. Its not really the same as an international flight from say...New York which will have people from all over, not always of course but generally.


Plus...
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 04, 2014, 08:26:48 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Aug 04, 2014, 07:42:43 AM
Stop pissing all over Hubbs's paranoid racist conspiracy virus fantasies! >:(

I still don't quite understand how its racist, its racist to check all Africans coming off a plane from an Ebola infected area?? that would include anyone else too of course you realise. Would it help if we checked all the planes not coming from Africa? would that make it all better for you? just so it looks better and not too racist -_-

http://rt.com/uk/176980-ebola-virus-threat-uk/ (http://rt.com/uk/176980-ebola-virus-threat-uk/)

The reason for all this is because we have such a high rate of people from Africa coming in all the time.

Anyone one the plane including crew.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 04, 2014, 08:55:15 AM
Oh man the guys not racist. He just made a snap judgement on the situation. However what if this was a more serious threat? I bet a lot of you would also make the same snap judgement. This is a serious matter. Ebola has no cure or effective treatment and it does pose a significant threat to public health if it were to become transmissible by other means. Isn't this the first time scientist believe the ebola virus spread through the air?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 04, 2014, 09:00:37 AM
No. It's not hard to google these things for yourself, you know.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 04, 2014, 09:08:58 AM
I suppose I don't trust google's random internet opinions as much as you do. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 04, 2014, 09:11:01 AM
QuoteErrm but on a flight from say...Ghana, most of the people on board will probably be Ghanaian African.

The current outbreak is confined to Sierra Leone, Liberia, Nigeria and Guinea - so no problem with anyone coming from Ghana.

And even if someone was coming from Nigeria, for example - unless they've been in an affected area, no need to screen them.  Screening everyone from every flight is ludicrously unrealistic.

QuoteEbola has no cure or effective treatment and it does pose a significant threat to public health if it were to become transmissible by other means.

Eh?  Over a third of people who get it, survive.

Someone else allergic to facts....
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 04, 2014, 09:26:33 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 04, 2014, 09:08:58 AM
I suppose I don't trust google's random internet opinions as much as you do. :P
Yet you seem to trust stuff posted on an Alien vs Predator message board :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 04, 2014, 09:28:55 AM
Quote from: SM on Aug 04, 2014, 09:11:01 AM
Eh?  Over a third of people who get it, survive.

1/3 huh. That's good odds.

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs103/en/ (http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs103/en/)

I suppose the WHO is just one source but it appears to be worse than that.

QuoteEVD outbreaks have a case fatality rate of up to 90%.

Vaccine and treatment

No licensed vaccine for EVD is available. Several vaccines are being tested, but none are available for clinical use.

Severely ill patients require intensive supportive care. Patients are frequently dehydrated and require oral rehydration with solutions containing electrolytes or intravenous fluids.

No specific treatment is available. New drug therapies are being evaluated.
Quote from: Cvalda on Aug 04, 2014, 09:26:33 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 04, 2014, 09:08:58 AM
I suppose I don't trust google's random internet opinions as much as you do. :P
Yet you seem to trust stuff posted on an Alien vs Predator message board :laugh:
Well why wouldn't I?  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Aug 04, 2014, 10:53:29 AM
Quote from: SM on Aug 04, 2014, 07:08:08 AM
I've read that Ebola 'burns out' pretty quickly once symptoms show up.  If there's an outbreak in some remote village, anyone who contracts it is more often than not, dead - and so is the disease itself - by the time help arrives.

Yep. It's too good at killing to spread effectively.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Aug 04, 2014, 11:55:13 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 04, 2014, 09:08:58 AM
I suppose I don't trust google's random internet opinions as much as you do. :P

That's why - when you do research - you generally look at more than one link.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 04, 2014, 12:56:46 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Aug 04, 2014, 11:55:13 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 04, 2014, 09:08:58 AM
I suppose I don't trust google's random internet opinions as much as you do. :P

That's why - when you do research - you generally look at more than one link.
You know, we need a snooty smiley... that would probably convey the silliness better than the :P smiley did.

In any case, no, actually, I don't care.  :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 04, 2014, 06:10:10 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Aug 04, 2014, 02:42:22 AM
I once tried to use nair.  My body hair just laughed at it.

That stuff is bad for your skin, dude. Avoid it. If you're honestly considering hair removal, go for laser.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 04, 2014, 08:41:39 PM
Quote from: SM on Aug 04, 2014, 09:11:01 AM
QuoteErrm but on a flight from say...Ghana, most of the people on board will probably be Ghanaian African.

The current outbreak is confined to Sierra Leone, Liberia, Nigeria and Guinea - so no problem with anyone coming from Ghana.

And even if someone was coming from Nigeria, for example - unless they've been in an affected area, no need to screen them.  Screening everyone from every flight is ludicrously unrealistic.

QuoteEbola has no cure or effective treatment and it does pose a significant threat to public health if it were to become transmissible by other means.

Eh?  Over a third of people who get it, survive.

Someone else allergic to facts....



K...the BBC says it has a 90% kill rate, that's pretty high.

Ghana does have the problem but its not as high at the moment.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Aug 04, 2014, 09:39:52 PM
Ebola (and other fatal virusses) strikes poor Africans in limited numbers, hence big pharma corporations has little incentive to develop effective counter measures/vaccines. It was the same deal with HIV/AIDS, until that spread from Africa to the West and started being transmitted to the 'innocent', meaning people outside the gay community.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 04, 2014, 10:26:37 PM
QuoteK...the BBC says it has a 90% kill rate, that's pretty high.

You left out where it says "up to" 90%.

As I said earlier if you look at the recorded cases since 1976 vs deaths - it's about 67%.

QuoteGhana does have the problem but its not as high at the moment.

Where are you reading this?  Only thing I can find is as of August 2, there are no cases in Ghana.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Aug 04, 2014, 10:29:19 PM
Africa is all, like, one place.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Aug 04, 2014, 10:31:07 PM
It's a continent!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Aug 04, 2014, 10:33:35 PM
Nah, man. There's ebola in Africa. Can't have anyone from Africa leaving Africa now. Nah.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 04, 2014, 10:37:24 PM
STOPS ALL FLIGHTS OUT OF CAPE TOWN NNAAOOOW!!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Aug 04, 2014, 10:40:44 PM
Watch World War Zimmerman for a better understanding of Hubbs. :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Aug 04, 2014, 10:41:21 PM
Are you saying there's gonna be a ball of ebola rolling down the streets of Jerusalem?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Aug 04, 2014, 10:44:00 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Aug 04, 2014, 10:41:21 PM
Are you saying there's gonna be a ball of ebola rolling down the streets of Jerusalem?
Haven't seen the South Park version? :D

They are coming for you...

Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fl7world.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F10%2FBlack-Zombies-Invade-South-Park-World-War-Zimmerman.jpg&hash=cd7e324daacb2043d809155cfb7cb15ba0d3e98b)
[close]
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 04, 2014, 10:50:36 PM
Ugh... Africans...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Aug 04, 2014, 10:54:33 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Aug 04, 2014, 10:40:44 PM
Watch World War Zimmerman for a better understanding of Hubbs. :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZGzSlz74Q0#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZGzSlz74Q0#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 04, 2014, 11:23:23 PM
lol murrica (http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/aug/04/pro-gun-picture-book-children-my-parent-open-carry)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 04, 2014, 11:27:04 PM
Quote"For a limited time only, White Feather Press is giving away a free copy of the fun book Raising Boys Feminists Will Hate! by Doug Giles, with every purchase of My Parents Open Carry in book form. That's a $15.99 value!"

Now you know what to get DoomRulz for Xmas.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Aug 04, 2014, 11:38:28 PM
Hahahahahahaha
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 04, 2014, 11:42:03 PM
As a commenter pointed out - white feather is the traditional symbol for cowardice.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 04, 2014, 11:47:37 PM
The description from the publisher of the Raise Boys Feminists Will Hate book:

QuoteFeminists would love nothing more than to take your son and eradicate his masculine uniqueness. They hate men, and therefore, they will hate your son. That is, of course, assuming that you, the parent, intend to raise your son to be a man instead of a rouged and lipsticked, male American Idol hopeful. Get it right, parental unit: in the coming days you will be facing female chauvinist pigs who have sick designs for your dear son in culture, in the classroom and in a lot of churches. These whacked women actually believe that masculinity, the male composition, and a guy's hormones cause boys to become wicked oppressors, sexually abusive and brutal beasts; and they have the inflated stats, the re-written history books and the hysterical spin to prove it. Your daunting mission is to go against the grain, stand up to the radical feminists, and raise your little man into a lion, capable of leading the next generation into a moral culture of God, family and country.

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 04, 2014, 11:56:47 PM
Marketing genius.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 04, 2014, 11:58:32 PM
The author runs a hideous conservative "news" website, too...
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.gyazo.com%2F14998ee0b55299c6fcee840c24812f92.png&hash=046d01373c7f2d9cc4f4d6529d2a1861b9f26ff3)
...and we have come full circle.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 05, 2014, 12:08:33 AM
Fair old hike from Lagos to El Paso.  Musta had some of those filthy Palestinians helping them dig a tunnel.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Aug 05, 2014, 12:13:19 AM
Ebola is very intriguing to me because it's so bloody (haha) devastating on the body (if I remember correctly it liquefies your insides...) and yet the virus itself is a very small protein.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Aug 05, 2014, 12:14:26 AM
does it give you a sore throat?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Aug 05, 2014, 12:15:25 AM
Yes
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 05, 2014, 12:20:25 AM
Quote from: BANE on Aug 05, 2014, 12:13:19 AM
Ebola is very intriguing to me because it's so bloody (haha) devastating on the body (if I remember correctly it liquefies your insides...) and yet the virus itself is a very small protein.

You're thinking of Motaba.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeyU7uVOTic (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeyU7uVOTic)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Aug 05, 2014, 02:43:59 AM
Protein pathogens are prions, I believe, not viruses.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 05, 2014, 02:57:17 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Aug 05, 2014, 12:14:26 AM
does it give you a sore throat?
you're probably infected
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Aug 05, 2014, 03:02:50 AM
non-stop disco betchu' didn't know
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Aug 05, 2014, 03:23:39 AM
I get the reference!!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 05, 2014, 03:31:56 AM
Quote from: SM on Aug 04, 2014, 10:26:37 PM
QuoteK...the BBC says it has a 90% kill rate, that's pretty high.

You left out where it says "up to" 90%.

As I said earlier if you look at the recorded cases since 1976 vs deaths - it's about 67%.

QuoteGhana does have the problem but its not as high at the moment.

Where are you reading this?  Only thing I can find is as of August 2, there are no cases in Ghana.

Was on the news a few days ago, I recall because one of my work mates has just gone there (the idiot).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 05, 2014, 03:43:58 AM
An "idiot" for going somewhere there are no cases of Ebola.

lolhubbs
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 05, 2014, 04:04:47 AM
Quote from: SM on Aug 05, 2014, 03:43:58 AM
An "idiot" for going somewhere there are no cases of Ebola.

lolhubbs

I personally wouldn't go anywhere near central/west/east Africa right now, why risk it?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 05, 2014, 04:12:56 AM
Well yeah, if your express purpose for going there is to exchange bodily fluids with an infected local...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 05, 2014, 04:22:14 AM
Quote from: SM on Aug 05, 2014, 04:12:56 AM
Well yeah, if your express purpose for going there is to exchange bodily fluids with an infected local...

Indeed but you never know, a cough, sneeze, simply drinking from the same cup by accident whatever, accidents happen.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 05, 2014, 04:31:58 AM
Better not ever leave the house.  Might get hit by a bus.  Accidents happen.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Aug 05, 2014, 04:37:54 AM
Better not walk outside, a bird might shit on you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 05, 2014, 04:39:03 AM
Quote from: SM on Aug 05, 2014, 04:31:58 AM
Better not ever leave the house.  Might get hit by a bus.  Accidents happen.

Well that's being silly, but going to an area, which I think has the disease, or even if it doesn't (yet) is very close to the affected area, is just taking a risk for no reason. Would you go to Israel right now or Syria? you could, I'm sure there are areas that are not affected but it probably wouldn't be a good idea until things have calmed down.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 05, 2014, 04:52:43 AM
People dying in large numbers in Gaza and Syria is now comparable to a country where no one has Ebola.

Oh, Hubbs.  Dear Hubbs, you are so mercifully free of the ravages of intelligence.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Aug 05, 2014, 07:01:39 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 05, 2014, 04:04:47 AM
I personally wouldn't go anywhere near central/west/east Africa right now, why risk it?
Because Africa is f**king huge, and the chances of getting near an infected person is ridiculously slim unless you're an aid worker.

Seriously, how big do you think the continent is?

http://mapfight.appspot.com/africa-vs-gb/africa-united-kingdom-size-comparison (http://mapfight.appspot.com/africa-vs-gb/africa-united-kingdom-size-comparison)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 05, 2014, 07:04:55 AM
Quote from: SiL on Aug 05, 2014, 07:01:39 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 05, 2014, 04:04:47 AM
I personally wouldn't go anywhere near central/west/east Africa right now, why risk it?
Seriously, how big do you think the continent is?
About tree fiddy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Aug 05, 2014, 07:07:04 AM
... that's not how "about tree fiddy" works, dude.

That's ... that's not it at all.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 05, 2014, 07:08:37 AM



















































(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.gyazo.com%2Ff6a8e88d72d906be7f13daa55eb908b8.png&hash=724da12bcd7522a2facc96d6db8fc7a40edfbe38)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Aug 05, 2014, 07:09:18 AM
Cvalda knows what's up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 05, 2014, 07:30:04 AM
Quote from: SiL on Aug 05, 2014, 07:07:04 AM
... that's not how "about tree fiddy" works, dude.

That's ... that's not it at all.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2Fv3x547E.gif&hash=2824b28eb88c3b9482d1353e3996a41a08106c26)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 05, 2014, 03:42:22 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/04/celso-santebanes-human-ken_n_5648053.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/04/celso-santebanes-human-ken_n_5648053.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

Another giant Ken doll.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Aug 05, 2014, 04:58:05 PM
Doesn't count if he's still got his penis. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Aug 06, 2014, 03:54:46 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Aug 05, 2014, 04:58:05 PM
Doesn't count if he's still got his penis. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯


Did someone say penis?????


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Aug 06, 2014, 07:10:06 PM
Are you gay Kirkland?  ???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Aug 06, 2014, 07:18:08 PM
I can't tell either. I wish he would stop being so vague.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 06, 2014, 07:20:28 PM
I believe he said once that he was a furry, actually.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 07, 2014, 06:27:01 AM
Quote from: Vickers on Aug 05, 2014, 04:58:05 PM
Doesn't count if he's still got his penis. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Evolution of the Ken doll?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 07, 2014, 06:32:54 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Aug 06, 2014, 07:20:28 PM
I believe he said once that he was a furry, actually.
That was Sabby.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 07, 2014, 06:44:35 AM
I'd believe it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vepariga on Aug 07, 2014, 09:28:07 AM
just be safe and say both are furries
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Aug 07, 2014, 02:43:46 PM
Quote from: Vepariga on Aug 07, 2014, 09:28:07 AM
just be safe and say both are furries

Furries should be granted only one gift in this life...

EXTERMINATUS

For the Emperor!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Aug 07, 2014, 03:04:00 PM
Quote from: BANE on Aug 06, 2014, 07:10:06 PM
Are you gay Kirkland?  ???



As the great Freddie Mercury(Venus) once said but not word for word  so don't quote me boy....  "Gay as a daffodil my dear".


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Aug 07, 2014, 05:19:26 PM
Daffodils are straight Kirk...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 07, 2014, 05:20:06 PM
Kirkland confirmed for not gay.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Aug 07, 2014, 05:23:47 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Aug 07, 2014, 05:20:06 PM
Kirkland confirmed for not gay.


Cvalda confirmed for not being a chick with a dick...hereby losing any interest :(



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 07, 2014, 05:26:06 PM
You're just jealous that my dick's bigger than yours, Kirkland.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Master Chief on Aug 07, 2014, 05:37:05 PM
Anything else newsworthy?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 07, 2014, 06:38:52 PM
Kim Jong Un is touched by "deep emotion" while visiting a lubricant factory
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fknowmore.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F08%2F2014-08-06T032508Z_01_KCNA05_RTRIDSP_3_KOREA-NORTH.jpg&hash=8238869b171bf8e132e1bca059dc772d406a88a5)

QuoteThe photo above shows North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un on a visit to the Chonji Lubricant Factory, where the official news agency reported that he felt "deep emotion" on seeing the factory churn out lubricant that the country previously had to import. Speaking in "an excited tone," Kim Jong Un praised his father Kim Jong Il for laying the foundation for North Korean lubricant independence. "This factory is a posthumous one," the supreme leader said.

Kim Jong Un, apparently an expert on manufacturing lubricant, also offered advice to the staff at Chonji. "He gave precious instructions for managing and operating the factory," the news agency reported, adding that Kim Jong Un called for "boosting the production of quality lubricant and grease required by all types of vehicles."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Aug 07, 2014, 06:59:37 PM
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/07/palestinians-return-home-israeli-troops-faeces-graffiti?CMP=twt_gu (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/07/palestinians-return-home-israeli-troops-faeces-graffiti?CMP=twt_gu)

Palestinians returning home find Israeli troops left faeces and venomous graffiti
Ahmed Owedat also found soldiers had thrown his TVs, fridge, and computers from upstair windows and slashed furniture

Heroic as f**k.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Aug 07, 2014, 07:07:11 PM
Ugh.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Aug 07, 2014, 08:26:54 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Aug 07, 2014, 06:59:37 PM
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/07/palestinians-return-home-israeli-troops-faeces-graffiti?CMP=twt_gu (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/07/palestinians-return-home-israeli-troops-faeces-graffiti?CMP=twt_gu)

Palestinians returning home find Israeli troops left faeces and venomous graffiti
Ahmed Owedat also found soldiers had thrown his TVs, fridge, and computers from upstair windows and slashed furniture

Heroic as f**k.



It's a privilege for them to even be living there. At least his house wasn't bulldozed over like they usually do.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Alienseseses on Aug 07, 2014, 10:20:11 PM
That kind of behavior is gross and I hope the soldiers responsible are reprimanded appropriately.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 07, 2014, 10:33:36 PM
I'm sure they'll "investigate".  Once they're done "investigating" all the UN targets they "accidentally" hit...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: coolbreeze on Aug 08, 2014, 12:15:30 AM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Aug 07, 2014, 08:26:54 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Aug 07, 2014, 06:59:37 PM
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/07/palestinians-return-home-israeli-troops-faeces-graffiti?CMP=twt_gu (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/07/palestinians-return-home-israeli-troops-faeces-graffiti?CMP=twt_gu)

Palestinians returning home find Israeli troops left faeces and venomous graffiti
Ahmed Owedat also found soldiers had thrown his TVs, fridge, and computers from upstair windows and slashed furniture

Heroic as f**k.



It's a privilege for them to even be living there. At least his house wasn't bulldozed over like they usually do.

Piss off.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Aug 08, 2014, 02:19:37 AM
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/27/ebola-virus-outbreak-infectious-dance-tune (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/27/ebola-virus-outbreak-infectious-dance-tune)

:laugh: :laugh:

https://soundcloud.com/shadowmrgn/ebola-in-town-d-12-shadow-kuzzy-of-2kings (https://soundcloud.com/shadowmrgn/ebola-in-town-d-12-shadow-kuzzy-of-2kings)

EBOLA!

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 08, 2014, 02:25:02 AM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Aug 07, 2014, 08:26:54 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Aug 07, 2014, 06:59:37 PM
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/07/palestinians-return-home-israeli-troops-faeces-graffiti?CMP=twt_gu (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/07/palestinians-return-home-israeli-troops-faeces-graffiti?CMP=twt_gu)

Palestinians returning home find Israeli troops left faeces and venomous graffiti
Ahmed Owedat also found soldiers had thrown his TVs, fridge, and computers from upstair windows and slashed furniture

Heroic as f**k.



It's a privilege for them to even be living there. At least his house wasn't bulldozed over like they usually do.

Are you f**king serious?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 08, 2014, 02:45:21 AM
Edgy and controversial attention whoring spambot is edgy and controversial.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 08, 2014, 03:40:20 AM
Quote from: SM on Aug 08, 2014, 02:45:21 AM
Edgy and controversial attention whoring spambot is edgy and controversial.
I read this in the Cinema Sins guy voice.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 09, 2014, 03:47:09 PM
So now we have voluntarily taken Ebola to the US and Europe  ::) how very clever.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/11017332/Ebola-outbreak-Spain-to-accept-Europes-first-confirmed-case-of-the-virus.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/11017332/Ebola-outbreak-Spain-to-accept-Europes-first-confirmed-case-of-the-virus.html)

It has also now spread to Nigeria and it is suspected a man in Saudi Arabia has died from it. What I don't get is why people aren't burning the bodies, burying them doesn't seem secure to me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Aug 09, 2014, 05:17:23 PM
The CDC brought some f**ker to Atlanta with it. Why the f**k are they bringing it here? Goddammit
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Aug 09, 2014, 05:26:23 PM
The mods should quarantine Deathbearer! What if he gets infected? We could all be infected!

I mean just look at his username! Sound the alarm! FEAR FIRE FOE!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Aug 09, 2014, 05:28:19 PM
OH SHEEEEEYUUUUUT!! Nuke me from orbit, it's the only way to be sure!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 09, 2014, 07:09:27 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 09, 2014, 03:47:09 PM
It has also now spread to Nigeria and it is suspected a man in Saudi Arabia has died from it. What I don't get is why people aren't burning the bodies, burying them doesn't seem secure to me.
Yeah, the corpses will obviously turn into EBOLA ZOMBIES and RISE FROM THEIR GRAVES TO ATTACK THE LIVING AND SPREAD THE PLAGUE!!!! :o
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Mr. Sin on Aug 09, 2014, 07:32:28 PM
It's a shame how many people its killed. Fortunately its not airborne, and in developed countreis it's not as fatal. If Africa had a better medical infrastructure and more efficient means of educating the public, the damage coula have been mitigated... drastically.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Aug 09, 2014, 07:34:56 PM
The corpses are gonna rise THRILLER style... and dance to this tune:

https://soundcloud.com/shadowmrgn/ebola-in-town-d-12-shadow-kuzzy-of-2kings
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Aug 09, 2014, 07:48:55 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Aug 09, 2014, 07:09:27 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 09, 2014, 03:47:09 PM
It has also now spread to Nigeria and it is suspected a man in Saudi Arabia has died from it. What I don't get is why people aren't burning the bodies, burying them doesn't seem secure to me.
Yeah, the corpses will obviously turn into EBOLA ZOMBIES and RISE FROM THEIR GRAVES TO ATTACK THE LIVING AND SPREAD THE PLAGUE!!!! :o

Thou who art undead art chosen. In thine exodus form the Undead Asylum, maketh pilgrimage to the land of Ancient Lords. When thou ringeth the Bell of Awakening, the fate of the undead thou shalt know.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Aug 09, 2014, 08:13:57 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Aug 09, 2014, 07:34:56 PM
The corpses are gonna rise THRILLER style... and dance to this tune:

https://soundcloud.com/shadowmrgn/ebola-in-town-d-12-shadow-kuzzy-of-2kings
Where did you even find that
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Aug 10, 2014, 03:04:59 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 09, 2014, 03:47:09 PM
What I don't get is why people aren't burning the bodies, burying them doesn't seem secure to me.
It's transmitted by body fluids. Bury 'em six-feet under and they can't infect shit.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Aug 10, 2014, 07:13:34 AM
Nah, man. Those ill humours seep outta the ground.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Aug 10, 2014, 11:26:53 AM
I was quite worried about the possibility of mosquito transmission (for obvious reasons), but thankfully that doesn't appear to be happening/possible.

Just FYI.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Aug 10, 2014, 07:21:05 PM
HIV can't be transmitted through mosquitoes, so I don't see how this would either.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Aug 10, 2014, 10:33:03 PM
Meh, just a thought I had and researched the answer to. Enough people obviously had the same thought to warrant an answer in the WHO's Ebola FAQ. Plus, I knew other haemorrhagic fever causing viruses CAN be transmitted via mosquito, so it's a reasonable question.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Aug 10, 2014, 10:34:16 PM
You'll make Hubbs panic with all these possibilities.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Aug 10, 2014, 10:36:23 PM
HUBBS WATCH OUT THERE'S AN EBOLA MOSQUITO ON YOUR SHOULDER OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!!!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Aug 10, 2014, 10:40:01 PM
It would have been too late anyway. One of the Ebola zombies managed to catch up with him.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 10, 2014, 10:40:40 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fpbs.twimg.com%2Fmedia%2FBTBV5RkCQAAyB-Q.jpg%3Alarge&hash=7209f25fb228d06d1516a518190ecc2e6cdfa0ae)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Aug 10, 2014, 10:49:11 PM
:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Randomizer on Aug 11, 2014, 09:10:59 AM
I'm sorry for left-handed people who see this .

Spoiler
http://9gag.com/gag/aMb2OY1
[close]
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 11, 2014, 09:33:26 AM
Quote from: Randomizer on Aug 11, 2014, 09:10:59 AM
I'm sorry for left-handed people who see this .

Spoiler
http://9gag.com/gag/aMb2OY1
[close]
How is that news?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Randomizer on Aug 11, 2014, 09:41:53 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Aug 11, 2014, 09:33:26 AM
How is that news?

   Just wanted to share this with someone and I didn't know where to put it , I thought this was the right place .  :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Aug 11, 2014, 10:08:10 AM
Lol, 9gag... so many of those points made can be countered or are problems everyone faces.

- The metric system is used in most parts of the world and is extremely easy to pick up on. It's a logical system. So I'm not sure how that's a downside to being left handed.
- I've had ink on the side of my hand before and I'm right-handed. You don't necessarily complete a crossword puzzle from left to right either (as illustrated in the example).
- What stops you from using your other hand to perform very basic tasks?

Anyway, back to news.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 11, 2014, 11:39:12 AM
I couldn't share just one story because the headlines are outrageous :D

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/weird-sex/ (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/weird-sex/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 11, 2014, 02:50:20 PM
Sweden 'mourns' its oldest eel
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbcimg.co.uk%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2F76838000%2Fjpg%2F_76838479_018077042-1.jpg&hash=10d235ae4f331766d57a56b5c9a09a5ead1953d1)
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28721701 (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28721701)

QuoteSwedes have flocked to social media to muse at the passing of "the world's oldest European eel", which lived in a well to the age of 155.

It was found dead in the southern town of Brantevik when the well owners removed the lid to show it off to visitors, The Local said on Friday.

A boy dropped it in back in 1859, when it was apparently common to use eels for keeping well water free of insects.

RIP.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx--DqNjI6g# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx--DqNjI6g#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Aug 11, 2014, 06:39:57 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Aug 11, 2014, 02:50:20 PM
Sweden 'mourns' its oldest eel
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbcimg.co.uk%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2F76838000%2Fjpg%2F_76838479_018077042-1.jpg&hash=10d235ae4f331766d57a56b5c9a09a5ead1953d1)
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28721701 (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28721701)

QuoteSwedes have flocked to social media to muse at the passing of "the world's oldest European eel", which lived in a well to the age of 155.

It was found dead in the southern town of Brantevik when the well owners removed the lid to show it off to visitors, The Local said on Friday.

A boy dropped it in back in 1859, when it was apparently common to use eels for keeping well water free of insects.
RIP.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx--DqNjI6g# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx--DqNjI6g#)
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lmww3ypRtA1qcjzcm.gif&hash=9c6207f822e6fd114a7cabad62852a1b35f6817b)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Aug 12, 2014, 03:12:35 PM
Quote from: Randomizer on Aug 11, 2014, 09:10:59 AM
I'm sorry for left-handed people who see this .

Spoiler
http://9gag.com/gag/aMb2OY1
[close]

I'm left handed and most of these things don't bother me,cos like you know,you adapt after being left handed for 28 years.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Aug 13, 2014, 05:05:38 AM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/poland/11024452/Poland-plans-new-canal-to-by-pass-Russia.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/poland/11024452/Poland-plans-new-canal-to-by-pass-Russia.html)

So apparently Poland once had an idea to build a canal connecting to the Baltic Sea within their own border but it was rejected. But now because of the Ukraine Crisis Poland has decided to change their mind and is planning their new canal so as to be less dependent on Russia, as the existing water route is along the Russian border.

"Screw you guys, I'm goin' home".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 13, 2014, 12:41:09 PM
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/biggest-mcdonalds-fan-ever-watch-4044151 (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/biggest-mcdonalds-fan-ever-watch-4044151)

What would you do for a Big Mac?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Aug 13, 2014, 02:32:20 PM
Big Macs are plastic garbage. I would rather go somewhere else and get a real burger.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Aug 13, 2014, 02:42:46 PM
I go to Subway instead of McDonalds. When I want burgers I go to the store for buns and paddies and I put the paddies on the B.B.Q, get whatever toppings I desire like onions and stuff, maybe put some sauce on the paddies or maybe spices. Turns out great.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Aug 13, 2014, 02:46:40 PM
beef is nasty


Chicken s best.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Aug 13, 2014, 03:12:31 PM
You are what you eat as they say.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 13, 2014, 03:13:37 PM
Aspie's fw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tg3-93jKvc# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tg3-93jKvc#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Aug 13, 2014, 03:18:58 PM
THE BIRD IS THE WORD
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 13, 2014, 03:49:18 PM
Wendy's makes kickass burgers. I love their patties.

Quote from: Crazy Rich on Aug 13, 2014, 02:42:46 PM
I go to Subway instead of McDonalds.

I actually feel more bloated after eating Subway than McDs. The amount of bread in a Subway sandwich is too much for me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Aug 13, 2014, 04:00:54 PM
Steers and Spur here taste better than McDonalds, KFC and Burger King:

These are their smaller burgers and they taste soooo good:

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi62.tinypic.com%2Fzingif.jpg&hash=5a3bbfe32665cf02d7ed549cc273f127fccc9557)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi59.tinypic.com%2F28quuye.jpg&hash=844009c5a105cc570f022b12a79d387abf1b1e78)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Aug 13, 2014, 04:13:18 PM
Never heard of Steers and Spur, but I've never been to a Burger King before, KFC is locally extinct for some reason, and I just f**king hate McDonalds, had enough of their shit. Making me have this painful sensation like I'm choking and there is a build up a saliva and overall my body feels like shit and just wants to die. Has happened a lot more than once, you know their food is literally garbage when. Never going back there again.

Have never had issue with Subway and I love it therefore it's the perfect substitute for me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 13, 2014, 04:42:03 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Aug 13, 2014, 02:42:46 PM
I go to Subway instead of McDonalds. When I want burgers I go to the store for buns and paddies and I put the paddies on the B.B.Q, get whatever toppings I desire like onions and stuff, maybe put some sauce on the paddies or maybe spices. Turns out great.
Subway is just as bad as McDonalds, except, instead of burgers, they make subs. Same shitty quality.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Aug 13, 2014, 04:52:57 PM
No way, with Subway I feel fresh, with McDonalds I want to die.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 13, 2014, 06:23:31 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Aug 13, 2014, 04:42:03 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Aug 13, 2014, 02:42:46 PM
I go to Subway instead of McDonalds. When I want burgers I go to the store for buns and paddies and I put the paddies on the B.B.Q, get whatever toppings I desire like onions and stuff, maybe put some sauce on the paddies or maybe spices. Turns out great.
Subway is just as bad as McDonalds, except, instead of burgers, they make subs. Same shitty quality.

And they trade high cholesterol for high sodium. There's more sodium in a subway sandwich than in large fries at McD's.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 13, 2014, 10:22:28 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Aug 13, 2014, 02:42:46 PM
I go to Subway instead of McDonalds. When I want burgers I go to the store for buns and paddies and I put the paddies on the B.B.Q, get whatever toppings I desire like onions and stuff, maybe put some sauce on the paddies or maybe spices. Turns out great.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-drRe-sr0AwQ%2FT1SpFfHiZzI%2FAAAAAAAACoI%2FSA68bfz8gTk%2Fs400%2Fhappy%2Bst%2Bpatricks-day%2B%287%29.gif&hash=8590f746c703b9b59a15dad98030a4310ec0981c)
Ooh, ye wantin' to be puttin' me on yer barbeque do ye?  Troy it an oil gless ye, ye coont, so I will!!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Aug 13, 2014, 10:34:48 PM
We have a steak house restaurant called Bones here in town. Brilliant place and their food taste fantastic. If I lived any closer to them than I do now, I'd be fat. :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Aug 14, 2014, 12:18:02 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 13, 2014, 06:23:31 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Aug 13, 2014, 04:42:03 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Aug 13, 2014, 02:42:46 PM
I go to Subway instead of McDonalds. When I want burgers I go to the store for buns and paddies and I put the paddies on the B.B.Q, get whatever toppings I desire like onions and stuff, maybe put some sauce on the paddies or maybe spices. Turns out great.
Subway is just as bad as McDonalds, except, instead of burgers, they make subs. Same shitty quality.

And they trade high cholesterol for high sodium. There's more sodium in a subway sandwich than in large fries at McD's.

Subway has never made me want a quick death unlike McDonalds, ergo I don't care. Never claimed Subway was the healthiest thing, but it's better than McDonalds because Subway has never caused me to feel like I'm choking to death.

Quote from: SM on Aug 13, 2014, 10:22:28 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Aug 13, 2014, 02:42:46 PM
I go to Subway instead of McDonalds. When I want burgers I go to the store for buns and paddies and I put the paddies on the B.B.Q, get whatever toppings I desire like onions and stuff, maybe put some sauce on the paddies or maybe spices. Turns out great.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-drRe-sr0AwQ/T1SpFfHiZzI/AAAAAAAACoI/SA68bfz8gTk/s400/happy+st+patricks-day+(7).gif
Ooh, ye wantin' to be puttin' me on yer barbeque do ye?  Troy it an oil gless ye, ye coont, so I will!!!

:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 14, 2014, 12:23:14 AM
If McDonalds does that to you something is wrong with you. Subway has the same shit quality meat, produce, ect as every other fast food chain.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 14, 2014, 12:26:09 AM
You know you gotta chew your food first right, Rich?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Aug 14, 2014, 12:49:02 AM
I do chew it. I'd even drink water to see if it could be watered down but it doesn't help at all. One time I even tried taking small bites and chewing longer, but it didn't make any difference. It's not quite choking but it feels like it, there is a lot of pain in the throat area, breathing feels more difficult, saliva just builds up in the throat and somewhat in the mouth (not an obnoxious foaming though) and there is some sort of hiccupping involved too, and on top of all that I feel like vomiting, but never do. I also get this huge headache along with it.

This only ever happens when I go to McDonalds, no where else in my 23 years of eating all sorts of other junk, therefore I blame McDonalds (It's big macs to be more precise).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 14, 2014, 12:51:54 AM
See a doctor.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 14, 2014, 12:52:50 AM
Quotesalvia just builds up in the throat

Well there's your problem. (http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/salvia)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Aug 14, 2014, 12:55:26 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Aug 14, 2014, 12:51:54 AM
See a doctor.

Why? I've avoided McDonalds for over a year now and it's never happened again since.

Quote from: SM on Aug 14, 2014, 12:52:50 AM
Quotesalvia just builds up in the throat

Well there's your problem. (http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/salvia)

dammit
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Aug 14, 2014, 01:30:12 AM
So.. all that racist stuff in Ferguson, 'Merikuh.. pretty scary, huh? :P
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/12/ferguson-missouri-shooting-michael-brown-civil-rights-police-brutality (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/12/ferguson-missouri-shooting-michael-brown-civil-rights-police-brutality)

Oh and they arrested a couple of reporters for "trespassing" at a Mcdonald's that they were costumers in.
https://twitter.com/WesleyLowery/ (https://twitter.com/WesleyLowery/)

They were immediately released when the cops found out that they were... reporters. lulz

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 14, 2014, 01:47:02 AM
What is it with all these arsehole costumers lately? (http://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/index.php?topic=50309.msg1971455#msg1971455)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Aug 14, 2014, 08:24:48 AM
:laugh:

While Kimahri's away, a few people feel the need to misspell in his absence.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 14, 2014, 12:06:58 PM
Quote from: Eva on Aug 13, 2014, 10:34:48 PM
We have a steak house restaurant called Bones here in town. Brilliant place and their food taste fantastic. If I lived any closer to them than I do now, I'd be fat. :D

If it's a steak house, it better be fantastic food. Curious; do they serve steak tartare?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Aug 15, 2014, 03:08:23 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Aug 14, 2014, 01:30:12 AM
So.. all that racist stuff in Ferguson, 'Merikuh.. pretty scary, huh? :P
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/12/ferguson-missouri-shooting-michael-brown-civil-rights-police-brutality (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/12/ferguson-missouri-shooting-michael-brown-civil-rights-police-brutality)

Oh and they arrested a couple of reporters for "trespassing" at a Mcdonald's that they were costumers in.
https://twitter.com/WesleyLowery/ (https://twitter.com/WesleyLowery/)

They were immediately released when the cops found out that they were... reporters. lulz


Apparently the kid was involved in an armed robbery. If so, that combined with the assault on the peace officer warrant a lethal response.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Aug 15, 2014, 03:52:47 PM
Yes, I know, it's tumblr... but look at the information presented on this page:

http://clehmentine.tumblr.com/tagged/ferguson (http://clehmentine.tumblr.com/tagged/ferguson)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 15, 2014, 03:54:03 PM
I have no idea what's going on but that place is going to shit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Aug 15, 2014, 04:25:33 PM
Why does the police in Ferguson look like US Army? I thought Posse C prohibited troops from enforcing laws within the US? Is this a loophole being exploited???

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Aug 15, 2014, 04:59:11 PM
I believe at one point (or at least at night when the 'protests' turn into violent vandalism and rampant looting) the police are relieved of duty and the guard steps in. It may be on going. Not sure.

Dude that was shot was straight up identified on camera and by multiple eye witnesses robbing a little store. Suspect was arrested. He resisted hard core in the squad car. Went for the cops gun. Shots fired in the struggle.

Thing is ... he was shot 8 times. Looks extremely bad for the police.

But people have to chill. It's not like the cops arrested this guy for no reason whatsoever and decided "Hey lets shoot this guy unarmed in the squad car!" It wasn't some police 'drive by shooting.' This was a kid making multiple bad decisions until he put himself in a situation where he met someone who ended his life with a bad decision on their own. 

Much race baiting. Opportunists taking advantage of a tragic situation. 

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 15, 2014, 05:24:03 PM
Just listened to a bunch of black protesters deny that it was Michael Brown by saying that the police photo shopped the image from the convenience store. Jesus Christ people.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Aug 15, 2014, 06:02:13 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Aug 15, 2014, 04:59:11 PM
But people have to chill. It's not like the cops arre
sted this guy for no reason whatsoever

The problem is: There's a big history on that place of the cops being known racists. A few where caught on camera calling protesters "animals"; police station phone operators called protesters "f**king monkeys".. etc. etc.

I remember reading that this was the only violent death in that place for a good while... and a white cop did it on an unarmed black kid.

It really doesnt look good. And there's gonna be a lot of justified distrust of the local police report.

Here's a good recap of the story so far:
http://dailycaller.com/2014/08/15/capt-ron-johnson-criticizes-ferguson-police-info-release/ (http://dailycaller.com/2014/08/15/capt-ron-johnson-criticizes-ferguson-police-info-release/)

Oh and this happened:
http://gawker.com/cop-who-killed-mike-brown-wasnt-aware-he-was-a-suspect-1622381365 (http://gawker.com/cop-who-killed-mike-brown-wasnt-aware-he-was-a-suspect-1622381365)

QuoteDarren Wilson, the Ferguson cop who shot and killed Michael Brown, did not know Brown was a suspect in a shoplifting case at the time, police chief Thomas Jackson said at a press conference today. Jackson confirmed that the alleged robbery wasn't related to Brown's initial interaction with police, adding that he and a friend were stopped because "because they were walking down the middle of the street blocking traffic," the Associated Press reports.

.....Holy f**k.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 15, 2014, 09:02:29 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Aug 15, 2014, 06:02:13 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Aug 15, 2014, 04:59:11 PM
But people have to chill. It's not like the cops arre
sted this guy for no reason whatsoever

The problem is: There's a big history on that place of the cops being known racists. A few where caught on camera calling protesters "animals"; police station phone operators called protesters "f**king monkeys".. etc. etc.
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Aug 15, 2014, 09:08:48 PM
those being relatively tiny, tiny examples of racism, but still examples, yes.  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Aug 15, 2014, 10:03:50 PM
Apparently a column of Russian armoured personal carriers moved across the border into Ukraine overnight, but apparently most of the column was destroyed by Ukrainian artillery. The Russians deny that anything happened while NATO secretary-general also says a Russian column crossed the border.

http://t.news.ca.msn.com/world/ukraine-says-it-destroyed-russian-military-vehicles-crossing-border (http://t.news.ca.msn.com/world/ukraine-says-it-destroyed-russian-military-vehicles-crossing-border)

Meanwhile, the Russians attempted to send a huge aid covey from Moscow to eastern Ukraine to distribute supplies such as food, water and generators to civilians who have been affected by the conflict. But Ukraine warned that any incursion would be treated as an attack and so the convey was halted in Russia, Ukraine and some in the West fear they could be attempting to smuggle in things like weapons for the rebels. But after tense negotiations the Russians have consented to allowing Ukrainian officials inspect the aid convoy, and if it's okay than the Red Cross takes over from there to distribute aid in eastern Ukraine.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gilfryd on Aug 16, 2014, 11:03:44 PM
QuoteThe demand for shark fin soup is leading to the collapse of shark populations. According to latest data, the fins from up to 100 million sharks are traded worldwide each year. The Hong Kong government estimates that 3,100 metric tons of shark fin were imported into Hong Kong in 2012. This trade is directly leading to the near extinction of many shark species on our planet.

From Ecuador to Brunei, from the Bahamas to the Maldives, many nations from around the world have enacted laws that ban the sale and possession of shark fin within their borders.

Recently, more than fifty Hong Kong and global marine conservation groups joined forces to call on the Hong Kong Government to enact a similar
ban on shark fin at official banquets -- and the Government did nothing.

Last year, leading companies like Cathay Pacific Airways, Shangri-La Hotels and many others banned shark fin from their operations. Also, a peer-reviewed survey by Bloom Association found that a large part of the Hong Kong population have said no to shark fin, as they recognise that the environmental cost is just too high.

So the message is clear: The time has come for the Hong Kong Government pass a law to ban shark fin and related products from the territory.

https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/Extinction_is_forever_2/?cbKAgib
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Aug 16, 2014, 11:08:37 PM
Meanwhile in England the news was rife with the story of Downton Abbey chief's embarrassment over a bottle of water being left on set whilst promotional photo's were taken.  BALDERDASH AND POPPYCOCK!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 17, 2014, 01:56:06 PM
Coming to the UK in Sep...Ebola! hurrah! Thousands of West African students hit the UK next month, but never mind everybody has been briefed so its all A-OK. There's no way anything will spread in student dorms/accommodation (::))

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/ebola-outbreak-college-campuses-on-alert-as-new-term-begins-9673861.html (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/ebola-outbreak-college-campuses-on-alert-as-new-term-begins-9673861.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 17, 2014, 01:58:25 PM
f**king Christ, you're still going on about this shit?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Aug 17, 2014, 02:25:05 PM
This just in, thousands of Jamaican students are coming as well, Britain's gonna get hiiiigh!!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Aug 17, 2014, 03:13:08 PM
What would Britain be without jamaicans?

Weedless.

Dave Chappelle joke.

------------------------------

The Wu Tang Clan is releasing two new albums this year....one of wich is "Once upon a time in Shaolin"...and here's the thing.... only a SINGLE COPY of that album will be sold... to the highest bidder. And there'll be listening parties of the album in a few museums around the world. The packaging is a beautiful, sculpted art piece.
Forbes investigates:
http://www.forbes.com/video/3539838762001/ (http://www.forbes.com/video/3539838762001/)
^The paranoia to prevent "leaks" of the album was so high.. that the rappers themselves didnt even rap on top of the beats that were gonna be on the actual album... but instead, rapped on top of "similar sounding tunes" in the studio.... wtf.
.....
God.... i just hope this album leaks after the bidding. :P It has to, right? :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Aug 17, 2014, 03:16:18 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 17, 2014, 01:56:06 PM
Coming to the UK in Sep...Ebola! hurrah! Thousands of West African students hit the UK next month, but never mind everybody has been briefed so its all A-OK. There's no way anything will spread in student dorms/accommodation (::))

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/ebola-outbreak-college-campuses-on-alert-as-new-term-begins-9673861.html (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/ebola-outbreak-college-campuses-on-alert-as-new-term-begins-9673861.html)

You must be a pleasant person to be around.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Aug 17, 2014, 03:25:34 PM
Hubbs is just cray, It's not even World War Z crazy, and he's already going into those kinds of levels.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Aug 17, 2014, 03:31:48 PM
In Ebola news.. A person was found with the illness in Spain. Already isolated from the public.

Meanwhile in Liberia, a quarantine unit was assaulted by armed men and a few victims were released... because the superstition there is that Ebola is just a hoax.. or something caused by witches. :P ..and the evil guberment is "imprisioning people against their will".
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-28827091 (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-28827091)

This is horrible... and "Darwin Awards" worthy. Most of them are gonna die. :/ Good god.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Aug 17, 2014, 03:41:57 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Aug 17, 2014, 03:31:48 PM
In Ebola news.. A person was found with the illness in Spain. Already isolated from the public.

Meanwhile in Liberia, a quarantine unit was assaulted by armed men and a few victims were released... because the superstition there is that Ebola is just a hoax.. or something caused by witches. :P ..and the evil guberment is "imprisioning people against their will".
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-28827091 (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-28827091)

This is horrible... and "Darwin Awards" worthy. Most of them are gonna die. :/ Good god.

Inb4 Hubbs:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Swvf3w6hcY4# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Swvf3w6hcY4#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Aug 17, 2014, 04:13:33 PM
I imagine Hubbs sitting in a small sealed off room with one wall full of Ebola newspaper clippings and the rest of his room dedicated to a creepy shrine of Jeremy Jahns.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Aug 17, 2014, 10:37:23 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Aug 17, 2014, 03:13:08 PM

The Wu Tang Clan is releasing two new albums this year....one of wich is "Once upon a time in Shaolin"...and here's the thing.... only a SINGLE COPY of that album will be sold... to the highest bidder. And there'll be listening parties of the album in a few museums around the world. The packaging is a beautiful, sculpted art piece.
Forbes investigates:
http://www.forbes.com/video/3539838762001/ (http://www.forbes.com/video/3539838762001/)
^The paranoia to prevent "leaks" of the album was so high.. that the rappers themselves didnt even rap on top of the beats that were gonna be on the actual album... but instead, rapped on top of "similar sounding tunes" in the studio.... wtf.
.....
God.... i just hope this album leaks after the bidding. :P It has to, right? :P
Hmmm... very interesting. Looks like JayZ is gonna have a gold mine once he wins it :P

Seriously tho, I hope the money goes towards a worthwhile charity or even anti-violence organization(s). I imagine SOMEONE is gonna leak it someway or another. Can't wait to hear the new album anyways! :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 18, 2014, 12:16:47 AM
Quote from: Vickers on Aug 17, 2014, 04:13:33 PM
I imagine Hubbs sitting in a small sealed off room with one wall full of Ebola newspaper clippings and the rest of his room dedicated to a creepy shrine of Jeremy Jahns.

The other three walls covered in tin foil and Seven-esque volumes of why CGI and remakes are teh debil.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Aug 18, 2014, 01:33:04 AM
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 18, 2014, 09:08:50 AM
 ;D

Hey I'm just getting ready, I think around students is the worst possible scenario, just like athlete's foot in a gym.

I also have a thing for Stuckmann ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 18, 2014, 11:44:38 AM
Quote from: Gilfryd on Aug 16, 2014, 11:03:44 PM
QuoteThe demand for shark fin soup is leading to the collapse of shark populations. According to latest data, the fins from up to 100 million sharks are traded worldwide each year. The Hong Kong government estimates that 3,100 metric tons of shark fin were imported into Hong Kong in 2012. This trade is directly leading to the near extinction of many shark species on our planet.

From Ecuador to Brunei, from the Bahamas to the Maldives, many nations from around the world have enacted laws that ban the sale and possession of shark fin within their borders.

Recently, more than fifty Hong Kong and global marine conservation groups joined forces to call on the Hong Kong Government to enact a similar
ban on shark fin at official banquets -- and the Government did nothing.

Last year, leading companies like Cathay Pacific Airways, Shangri-La Hotels and many others banned shark fin from their operations. Also, a peer-reviewed survey by Bloom Association found that a large part of the Hong Kong population have said no to shark fin, as they recognise that the environmental cost is just too high.

So the message is clear: The time has come for the Hong Kong Government pass a law to ban shark fin and related products from the territory.

https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/Extinction_is_forever_2/?cbKAgib

I'll sign this...but part of me still thinks its pointless. I'll hope for the best though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Aug 18, 2014, 01:34:02 PM
Barely anyone's signed it. :/
Posted on Facebook but I don't think anyone I know is interested.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Aug 18, 2014, 06:08:36 PM
JESUS HAS COME BACK.

http://pitchfork.com/news/56341-aphex-twin-announces-new-album-syro-via-the-deep-web/ (http://pitchfork.com/news/56341-aphex-twin-announces-new-album-syro-via-the-deep-web/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 19, 2014, 04:12:36 AM
Google reinforces undersea cables after shark bites
QuoteSharks have been biting down on fibre optic cables under the Pacific, possibly confused by electrical signals that resemble fish
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/aug/14/google-undersea-fibre-optic-cables-shark-attacks (http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/aug/14/google-undersea-fibre-optic-cables-shark-attacks)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ex7uTQf4bQ# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ex7uTQf4bQ#)

The sharks are rebelling against humanity at last.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 19, 2014, 04:15:09 AM
WAKE UP PEOPLE
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 19, 2014, 04:17:04 AM
Sharks also let loose the latest Ebola outbreak.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 19, 2014, 04:25:50 AM
Also funding ISIS, destabilising Isreal-Palestinian peace talks, Nicole Kidman's continuing career.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Aug 19, 2014, 04:26:33 AM
Hubbs posts...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Aug 19, 2014, 04:29:10 AM
Sharks messin' with my interwebs?



SHARK FIN SOUP TIME.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 19, 2014, 04:37:49 AM
Quote from: SM on Aug 19, 2014, 04:25:50 AM
Nicole Kidman's continuing career.
Don't make me fin you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vepariga on Aug 19, 2014, 08:24:30 AM
Now that the national guard has been posted to Fergerson, I bet Alex Jones is having a spasm and blowing his own mind at his 'civil war' hype
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Aug 19, 2014, 11:34:42 AM
Quote from: Vepariga on Aug 19, 2014, 08:24:30 AM
Now that the national guard has been posted to Fergerson, I bet Alex Jones is having a spasm and blowing his own mind at his 'civil war' hype
Sharks caused Ferguson.

Who shot Michael Brown?

Officer Shark.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Aug 19, 2014, 12:30:24 PM
Can we honestly say that the Mike Brown shooting was a hate crime or is that what it's turned into by the media, police, and protest? Because I'm pretty sure we don't know if it was just stupidity on the officer's part, or really quick and badly-tuned survival reflexes(The double-tap).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 19, 2014, 12:31:55 PM
Man I feel bad for the highway patrol cop. He's trying to do it every way possible to avoid a riot yet is being f**ked by everyone around him for their own selfish reasons. Especially those wanna be news reporter bloggers that scream non-sense at the top of their lungs that achieve nothing but to incite more violence. And for f**ks sake cnn why the hell are you guys even there.

Unrelated but man that has got to suck.

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/26311630/hpd-mourns-officer-killed-in-accidental-shooting (http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/26311630/hpd-mourns-officer-killed-in-accidental-shooting)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Aug 19, 2014, 04:19:17 PM
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/nazi-surprise-mcdonalds-customer-finds-4039178 (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/nazi-surprise-mcdonalds-customer-finds-4039178) Lol, what if the guy is just a buddhist?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 20, 2014, 01:03:56 AM
Quote from: Gate on Aug 19, 2014, 12:30:24 PM
Can we honestly say that the Mike Brown shooting was a hate crime or is that what it's turned into by the media, police, and protest? Because I'm pretty sure we don't know if it was just stupidity on the officer's part, or really quick and badly-tuned survival reflexes(The double-tap).

Or if, indeed, it's a hate crime.

We don't know yet, and the endless speculation doesn't help.  By the same token it didn't take long for the smear campaign to start on the victim either.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gilfryd on Aug 20, 2014, 04:26:29 AM
Hey Hubbsie -

QuoteThere is a current regional epidemic of viral hemorrhagic fever due to Ebola ravaging the countries of Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea in West Africa. In addition to the devastating human impact on civilians and healthcare workers the economic impact on these countries is estimated to be in the billions of US dollars. This is due to the fact that in Sierra Leone in particular the main agriculture producing region is the epicenter of the disease in that country. Orphaned families are unable to harvest crops and deliver them to markets for export.

Viral hemorrhagic fever caused by the Ebola virus currently does not have an approved cure or vaccine. However there are several vaccines and drugs in the developmental stage. One of the most promising is TKM-Ebola manufactured by Tekmira Pharmaceuticals (NYSE: TKMR). This drug has been shown to be highly effective in killing the virus in primates and Phase 1 clinical trials to assess its safety in humans were started earlier this year. In July this year the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United States of America placed a hold on this trial despite the fact that 14 research participants had already safely tolerated the drug.

Given that at least one patient has transferred the disease from Liberia to Nigeria by air travel, the possibility of a global pandemic becomes increasingly likely. In view of this it is imperative that the development of these drugs be fast tracked by the FDA and the first step should be releasing the hold on TKM-Ebola. There is a precedent for fast tracking anti-Ebola drugs in emergency cases as happened last year when a researcher was exposed to the virus and received an experimental vaccine.

Please sign this petition to accelerate development of TKM-Ebola and other anti-Ebola drugs and vaccines by the FDA

Update 8/6/14. I am also requesting that the FDA fast track clinical trials of Zmapp developed by Mapp Biopharmaceuticals. This experimental drug was used in the American aid workers and should undergo clinical trials to determine whether it can benefit the rest of the world.

https://www.change.org/p/food-and-drug-adminstration-fast-track-drug-and-vaccine-research-for-ebola-hemorrhagic-fever (https://www.change.org/p/food-and-drug-adminstration-fast-track-drug-and-vaccine-research-for-ebola-hemorrhagic-fever)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 20, 2014, 05:27:59 AM
Not sure how the FDA fast-tracking a drug approval will help people in west Africa.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 21, 2014, 09:16:26 PM
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/21/378-people-pay-it-forward-at-fla-starbucks/14380109/ (http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/21/378-people-pay-it-forward-at-fla-starbucks/14380109/)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FzTeYkzk.gif&hash=f8e28b8165c0a11c18d76fb2f017f5e22f3c7344)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 21, 2014, 09:25:24 PM
I wouldn't pay for my coffee at a Starbucks either.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 21, 2014, 09:26:03 PM
Well, yeah. Coffee is gross.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Aug 21, 2014, 09:40:07 PM
Coffee is for closers.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 21, 2014, 10:05:25 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Aug 21, 2014, 09:26:03 PM
Well, yeah. Coffee is gross.

What Starbucks sells isn't coffee.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 21, 2014, 11:13:42 PM
Quote from: SM on Aug 21, 2014, 10:05:25 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Aug 21, 2014, 09:26:03 PM
Well, yeah. Coffee is gross.

What Starbucks sells isn't coffee.
Starbucks sells Mermaid Flesh!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-P54MZVxMU#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-P54MZVxMU#ws)

This happens because this is how police officers are trained to respond. However why the hell did they have to shoot him when he was on the ground. Of course the reason is that they are trained to empty the magazine but still.... come on.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Aug 22, 2014, 12:47:18 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 21, 2014, 11:13:42 PM
Quote from: SM on Aug 21, 2014, 10:05:25 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Aug 21, 2014, 09:26:03 PM
Well, yeah. Coffee is gross.

What Starbucks sells isn't coffee.
Starbucks sells Mermaid Flesh!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-P54MZVxMU#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-P54MZVxMU#ws)

This happens because this is how police officers are trained to respond. However why the hell did they have to shoot him when he was on the ground. Of course the reason is that they are trained to empty the magazine but still.... come on.

This is my own analysis based on my studies from the Law Academy and my Criminology knowledge:

-This was a very stupid incident. It started over the theft of sodas. It even looks really stupid up until the confrontation with Mr. Powell and the Police.

-Okay, he has a knife. The cops must use lethal force to prevent an incident in which the man attacks them with his knife, but did they seriously fire off their handguns NINE times? I could understand something around three bullets but they fired a total of nine audible bullets. I guess this accounts for two officers gunning down the man.

-Now this is where it gets really stupid! They start handcuffing a dead person? Who are they trying to fool? You just filled that man with nine bullets! Did they think he was playing dead when he went limp?

-So in conclusion here, nobody is right in this situation. The question as to whether the shooting was justified in my opinion? Unfortunately yes. He was approaching officers with a knife in hand and appeared to have no intention to stop. Can some of you disagree with that? Sure you can, but I'm just telling you that it has been proven 100% possible that a person holding the knife from 21-13 feet away can swiftly approach an officer with a gun lowered or holstered and actually harm them, and that's the statute that all Law Enforcement Agencies nationally follow. Again, this was over two sodas... Why do people put themselves through this?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 22, 2014, 12:50:13 AM
They're trained to shoot em till they drop completely.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Aug 22, 2014, 12:52:39 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Aug 22, 2014, 12:50:13 AM
They're trained to shoot em till they drop completely.
Yeah, he dropped alright... I found some random notes stating Mr. Powell was mentally unstable. Makes sense, given the f**king showdown was over two sodas.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 22, 2014, 01:54:48 AM
I say the shooting was legally justified. One could also say that the officers fired because they knew they had a clear shot vs just a few seconds ago where they were pointing their firearms at the crowd behind. I think the handcuffing was inappropriate in this situation.

I suppose it depends on the department but most PD's policy is shoot to stop the threat. I would have thought, being that the two of them were in the same car, a point man would have been selected. Namely the officer on the right should have made the kill. However the guy is on the ground and the officer on the left still shot him twice more. Tasers are not an option as this PD doesn't have them nor allows them.

It was a legal kill but poorly executed.

I think the Mike Brown shooting is probably a more legitimate use of lethal force based on the little speculation we've heard.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 22, 2014, 03:05:01 AM
lolmurricans

Convenient they're mostly in murrica
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: coolbreeze on Aug 22, 2014, 04:28:50 AM
Quote from: SM on Aug 22, 2014, 03:05:01 AM
lolmurricans

Convenient they're mostly in murrica

And as long as they stay there, everything will be ok.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sgt. Apone on Aug 22, 2014, 04:48:15 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 22, 2014, 01:54:48 AM
I say the shooting was legally justified. One could also say that the officers fired because they knew they had a clear shot vs just a few seconds ago where they were pointing their firearms at the crowd behind. I think the handcuffing was inappropriate in this situation.

I suppose it depends on the department but most PD's policy is shoot to stop the threat. I would have thought, being that the two of them were in the same car, a point man would have been selected. Namely the officer on the right should have made the kill. However the guy is on the ground and the officer on the left still shot him twice more. Tasers are not an option as this PD doesn't have them nor allows them.

It was a legal kill but poorly executed.

I think the Mike Brown shooting is probably a more legitimate use of lethal force based on the little speculation we've heard.

Shit six times with his hands above his head? How is that justified.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 22, 2014, 04:50:29 AM
The evidence says that his hands weren't above his head but whatever.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 22, 2014, 04:56:52 AM
Quote from: coolbreeze on Aug 22, 2014, 04:28:50 AM
Quote from: SM on Aug 22, 2014, 03:05:01 AM
lolmurricans

Convenient they're mostly in murrica

And as long as they stay there, everything will be ok.  :laugh:

'ken oath.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 22, 2014, 05:35:14 AM
Quote from: Sgt. Apone on Aug 22, 2014, 04:48:15 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 22, 2014, 01:54:48 AM
I say the shooting was legally justified. One could also say that the officers fired because they knew they had a clear shot vs just a few seconds ago where they were pointing their firearms at the crowd behind. I think the handcuffing was inappropriate in this situation.

I suppose it depends on the department but most PD's policy is shoot to stop the threat. I would have thought, being that the two of them were in the same car, a point man would have been selected. Namely the officer on the right should have made the kill. However the guy is on the ground and the officer on the left still shot him twice more. Tasers are not an option as this PD doesn't have them nor allows them.

It was a legal kill but poorly executed.

I think the Mike Brown shooting is probably a more legitimate use of lethal force based on the little speculation we've heard.

Shit six times with his hands above his head? How is that justified.
So far 2 out of the 3 autopsies point to him being shot while running at the officer. Still waiting for the results of the federal autopsy. Worse yet all 3 witnesses got that part of the shooting wrong. So what else could they be wrong about. A lot of people jumped to a conclusion that probably wasn't what had happened.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sgt. Apone on Aug 22, 2014, 05:59:43 AM
The autopsy said that they weren't sure if he had his hands above his head or if he was attacking. The witness accounts seem to vary though so I may be wrong. And I meant to type shot not shit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 22, 2014, 07:35:20 AM
Quote from: Sgt. Apone on Aug 22, 2014, 05:59:43 AM
The autopsy said that they weren't sure if he had his hands above his head or if he was attacking. The witness accounts seem to vary though so I may be wrong. And I meant to type shot not shit.
Well yes, the examiner for the family did say that. However why would the officer shoot that high? Plus they were the first shots suspected of making contact. Most likely he would have aimed for his torso and the fact that the first 3 shots hit him in the right arm suggest that he was running at him. Of course that is just speculation on my part.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 22, 2014, 11:57:58 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw3tJ5aTweg#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw3tJ5aTweg#ws)

Zero-tolerance at work.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Aug 22, 2014, 03:07:41 PM
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/08/20/mma-fighter-who-brutally-beat-his-ex-mens-oppression-is-worse-than-slavery/ (http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/08/20/mma-fighter-who-brutally-beat-his-ex-mens-oppression-is-worse-than-slavery/)

lulz. He was part of the Men's rights movement... of course! :laugh:

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.addictinginfo.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F08%2FKhSN5U04-1024x10241.jpeg&hash=cc87975ecd13edd768b628b2e41f06acb2765dd2)

^ True Alpha Male right thurr.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Aug 22, 2014, 03:13:14 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Aug 22, 2014, 03:07:41 PM
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/08/20/mma-fighter-who-brutally-beat-his-ex-mens-oppression-is-worse-than-slavery/ (http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/08/20/mma-fighter-who-brutally-beat-his-ex-mens-oppression-is-worse-than-slavery/)

lulz. He was part of the Men's rights movement... of course! :laugh:

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.addictinginfo.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F08%2FKhSN5U04-1024x10241.jpeg&hash=cc87975ecd13edd768b628b2e41f06acb2765dd2)

^ True Alpha Male right thurr.
Quote"The oppression of MEN is worse than oppression of Jews in Nazi Germany, worse than the slavery of blacks in early America ... I'm not exaggerating either."
Riiiiiight...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Aug 22, 2014, 03:25:42 PM
http://t.news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/ukraine-crisis-russian-aid-convoy-drives-into-ukraine (http://t.news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/ukraine-crisis-russian-aid-convoy-drives-into-ukraine)

Well, that Russian aid convoy decided to drive on into Rebel held territory, without the consent of Ukraine or the International Red Cross.

As far as I'm concerned it's now evident they're hiding something, if they're not willing to enter on Ukraine's terms. As well as the fact that the rebels outright refused to take anything from the Ukrainian aid convey.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 22, 2014, 04:08:43 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Aug 22, 2014, 03:07:41 PM
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/08/20/mma-fighter-who-brutally-beat-his-ex-mens-oppression-is-worse-than-slavery/ (http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/08/20/mma-fighter-who-brutally-beat-his-ex-mens-oppression-is-worse-than-slavery/)

lulz. He was part of the Men's rights movement... of course! :laugh:

Really? I missed the part where he said he is an MRA. This guy is not a social advocate. He's just insane.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Aug 22, 2014, 06:10:16 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 22, 2014, 04:08:43 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Aug 22, 2014, 03:07:41 PM
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/08/20/mma-fighter-who-brutally-beat-his-ex-mens-oppression-is-worse-than-slavery/ (http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/08/20/mma-fighter-who-brutally-beat-his-ex-mens-oppression-is-worse-than-slavery/)

lulz. He was part of the Men's rights movement... of course! :laugh:

Really? I missed the part where he said he is an MRA. This guy is not a social advocate. He's just insane.



Guy needs to check his privilege.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Aug 22, 2014, 09:05:41 PM
Quote from: Sgt. Apone on Aug 22, 2014, 05:59:43 AM
The autopsy said that they weren't sure if he had his hands above his head or if he was attacking. The witness accounts seem to vary though so I may be wrong. And I meant to type shot not shit.
You guys realize there's a video on the last page right? You don't need to speculate.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Aug 22, 2014, 09:24:04 PM
http://io9.com/a-medical-student-fears-liberia-is-destined-for-extinc-1625630118 (http://io9.com/a-medical-student-fears-liberia-is-destined-for-extinc-1625630118)

Oh god....
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 22, 2014, 10:41:07 PM
They won't go extinct, I don't think... but when was the last time anyone seen 1/3 the population of any people die? And so many think it is just not that big of a deal.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Aug 23, 2014, 02:17:44 AM
Quote from: Sgt. Apone on Aug 22, 2014, 04:48:15 AM
Shit six times with his hands above his head? How is that justified.

Happens more than you think. It's not necessarily about whether bullets connect, but about the stopping power of the weapon. In Iraq and Afghanistan, coalition troops were often complaining about how the relatively small calibre of rounds they had were hitting insurgents, but weren't stopping them (who could be high on drugs as they ran towards soldiers with suicide vests on, which dulled any pain). A lot of the time, the bullets passed right through them and they kept running.

In this situation, it's possible he just rapidly fired and the guy was still rushing his way. Also worth noting is that the bigger the assailant, the more shots it can require before they go down. Time will tell, of course.

Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 22, 2014, 07:35:20 AM
Well yes, the examiner for the family did say that. However why would the officer shoot that high? Plus they were the first shots suspected of making contact. Most likely he would have aimed for his torso and the fact that the first 3 shots hit him in the right arm suggest that he was running at him. Of course that is just speculation on my part.

The theory goes that, if he was charging at the officer, his head could have been bent down. If they were aiming at the general torso area, that would have put the skull in the general area (more so if it was at range). Especially in a situation where a snap decision had to be made. The guy was built like a football player, from the looks of it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 23, 2014, 02:19:32 AM
It's pretty much confirmed now that Michael Brown was shot and killed on legal terms. Case closed
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 23, 2014, 02:27:10 AM
Yeah, blowing the brains out of an unarmed kid is definitely legal -- if he's black, of course.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 23, 2014, 02:30:12 AM
Keep denying it. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vepariga on Aug 23, 2014, 04:41:08 AM
http://time.com/3161228/china-jet-maneuver/ (http://time.com/3161228/china-jet-maneuver/)

Chinese fighter jet does a Barrel Roll over a US Patrol jet, Pentagon = furious.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 23, 2014, 04:43:45 AM
What a dumb f**k.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Aug 23, 2014, 05:49:18 AM
Quote from: Vepariga on Aug 23, 2014, 04:41:08 AM
http://time.com/3161228/china-jet-maneuver/ (http://time.com/3161228/china-jet-maneuver/)

Chinese fighter jet does a Barrel Roll over a US Patrol jet, Petagon = furious.  :laugh:

Mavelick?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 23, 2014, 09:58:43 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Aug 23, 2014, 05:49:18 AM
Quote from: Vepariga on Aug 23, 2014, 04:41:08 AM
http://time.com/3161228/china-jet-maneuver/ (http://time.com/3161228/china-jet-maneuver/)

Chinese fighter jet does a Barrel Roll over a US Patrol jet, Petagon = furious.  :laugh:

Mavelick?
Yea, I wonder if he gave him the bird. Although on another note, glad to see someone finally watched Top Gun for the first time and decided to replay the moment for real. :) That chinese fighter jet looked as old as shit.

Quote from: Xenomorphine on Aug 23, 2014, 02:17:44 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 22, 2014, 07:35:20 AM
Well yes, the examiner for the family did say that. However why would the officer shoot that high? Plus they were the first shots suspected of making contact. Most likely he would have aimed for his torso and the fact that the first 3 shots hit him in the right arm suggest that he was running at him. Of course that is just speculation on my part.

The theory goes that, if he was charging at the officer, his head could have been bent down. If they were aiming at the general torso area, that would have put the skull in the general area (more so if it was at range). Especially in a situation where a snap decision had to be made. The guy was built like a football player, from the looks of it.
If I had to guess what happened, he probably suffered the head wound as he was falling down and forward from the first four hits. That would explain why the final shots entered through his eye and the top of his head.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 23, 2014, 10:39:27 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Aug 23, 2014, 05:49:18 AM
Quote from: Vepariga on Aug 23, 2014, 04:41:08 AM
http://time.com/3161228/china-jet-maneuver/ (http://time.com/3161228/china-jet-maneuver/)

Chinese fighter jet does a Barrel Roll over a US Patrol jet, Petagon = furious.  :laugh:

Mavelick?

:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Aug 23, 2014, 04:16:42 PM
http://mic.com/articles/96920/here-s-what-astronauts-just-found-clinging-outside-the-international-space-station?utm_source=policymicTBLR&utm_medium=main&utm_campaign=social (http://mic.com/articles/96920/here-s-what-astronauts-just-found-clinging-outside-the-international-space-station?utm_source=policymicTBLR&utm_medium=main&utm_campaign=social)


Yoooooo!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 23, 2014, 04:56:29 PM
Ferguson: officer relieved of duty after video of racist remarks surfaces
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/23/ferguson-officer-relieved-duty-video-racist-remarks (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/23/ferguson-officer-relieved-duty-video-racist-remarks)

Quote
A police officer involved in the protests over Michael Brown's death in Ferguson, Missouri, has been relieved of his duty after video surfaced of him making racist and derogatory remarks.

Dan Page was recorded in April giving a speech in which he described President Barack Obama as an illegal immigrant, and railed against Muslims and gay people. "I'm into diversity – I kill everybody," he said.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 23, 2014, 05:01:22 PM
That's surprising, that he was relieved. I say that only because I recall watching a documentary once by the BBC called The Secret Policeman in which multiple officers were caught on film saying similar things and even after word came out, they received a slap on the wrist for their comments. At least this guy got what he deserved.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Aug 23, 2014, 05:14:59 PM
who is Zoe Quinn and why is she all over internet news


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 23, 2014, 05:35:15 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Aug 23, 2014, 05:14:59 PM
who is Zoe Quinn and why is she all over internet news

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5-51PfwI3M#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5-51PfwI3M#ws)

EDIT: here's the follow-up video, which is just as good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKmy5OKg6lo#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKmy5OKg6lo#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 23, 2014, 07:06:44 PM
KKK raising money for Ferguson police officer
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/08/19/ku-klux-klan-ferguson-police-michael-brown/14275115/ (http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/08/19/ku-klux-klan-ferguson-police-michael-brown/14275115/)

QuoteA Missouri chapter of the Ku Klux Klan is planning a fundraiser this weekend for the Ferguson police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown, an unarmed black teen.

"All money will go to the cop who did his job against the Negro criminal," according to New Empire Knights of the KKK.

Darren Wilson, the officer involved in the Aug. 9 shooting, has been a police officer for six years, four with Ferguson Police Department, and has never had any disciplinary action taken against him. There's no indication Wilson supports the KKK's efforts.

Unrelated to the KKK efforts, supporters of Wilson have set up Facebook pages. One page called "Support Darren Wilson" has 30,000 likes. There is also a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for his legal fees. As of Tuesday morning, the campaign had raised more than $19,000.

murica
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Aug 23, 2014, 07:08:33 PM
I thought this was fake, but I guess it's actually happening now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightlord on Aug 23, 2014, 07:24:08 PM
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/severed-snake-head-kills-chef-cooking-cobra-soup-101904733.html#ICgBa6 (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/severed-snake-head-kills-chef-cooking-cobra-soup-101904733.html#ICgBa6)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 23, 2014, 07:28:00 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Aug 23, 2014, 05:14:59 PM
who is Zoe Quinn and why is she all over internet news
Just some chick who whorred herself to a bunch of guys to get positive publicity for her shitty game.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Aug 23, 2014, 07:29:56 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 23, 2014, 05:35:15 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Aug 23, 2014, 05:14:59 PM
who is Zoe Quinn and why is she all over internet news

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5-51PfwI3M#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5-51PfwI3M#ws)

EDIT: here's the follow-up video, which is just as good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKmy5OKg6lo#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKmy5OKg6lo#ws)


god damn it's all over the place now, aint never seen backlash like this for female gamers


r.i.p. feminists on the internet
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 23, 2014, 07:36:19 PM
How much outrage is there directed at the gamerbro whores she allegedly slept with for the publicity?

LOL, video games are such a shitty little subculture.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Aug 23, 2014, 07:45:38 PM
holy craaaaaaaaaaaap

http://www.dailydot.com/geek/4chan-hacks-phil-fish-over-his-defense-of-zoe-quinn/ (http://www.dailydot.com/geek/4chan-hacks-phil-fish-over-his-defense-of-zoe-quinn/)


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 23, 2014, 07:52:13 PM
http://www.dailydot.com/geek/zoe-quinn-depression-quest-gaming-sex-scandal/ (http://www.dailydot.com/geek/zoe-quinn-depression-quest-gaming-sex-scandal/)

QuoteMany male gamers viewed Quinn's alleged takedowns as continuing her alleged pattern of suppressing information about her private sexual activities in order to boost her career.

But even Quinn's own alleged use of copyright to have content taken offline is itself a tactic that redditors and other gamers themselves used to briefly silence Anita Sarkeesian—a tactic seen as useful, rather than deplorable, when it was in the hands of angry male gamers instead of women who challenged them.

And the gamers are angry. 4Chan's /v/ imageboard allegedly briefly hacked Quinn's Tumblr in an attempt to get her real-life contact details, along with stealing alleged nude photos of Quinn from a private server. They've also flocked to Metacritic to bombard her game with negative reviews. (Reviews for the game are currently removed from Steam.)

In a Tumblr post, originally deleted during the hack and then reposted, Quinn detailed the litany of harassment she and her relatives had been subjected to as a result of the latest wave of harassment. After asking that members of the gaming press "be respectful of what IS a personal matter, and not news," she elaborated:

"The idea that I am required to debunk a manifesto of my sexual past written by an openly malicious ex-boyfriend in order to continue participating in this industry is horrifying, and I won't do it. It's a personal matter that never should have been made public, and I don't want to delve into personal shit, mine or anyone else's, while saying that people's love and sex lives are no one's business. I'm not going to talk about it. I will never talk about it. It is not your goddamned business.

This is another example of gendered violence, whereby my personal life becomes a means to punish my professional credentials and to try to shame me into giving up my work."

So basically it's a bunch of shitty misogynist gamers terrorizing and slandering a woman based on an angry ex-boyfriend's vile, childish rant posted online about their private life -- with no facts to back it up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 23, 2014, 08:42:21 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Aug 23, 2014, 07:36:19 PM
How much outrage is there directed at the gamerbro whores she allegedly slept with for the publicity?
A lot.

Of course your reaction was easy enough to predict yet again.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Aug 23, 2014, 08:43:04 PM

Apparently everyone is now claiming she sabotaged some girl-gamers charity sponsored by entity called The Fine Young Capitalists, but I can't even find something on that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 23, 2014, 08:47:40 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Aug 23, 2014, 08:42:21 PM
A lot.
Really? I don't see any in the search results :)

Quote from: Cal427eb on Aug 23, 2014, 08:42:21 PM
Of course your reaction was easy enough to predict yet again.
I know, it's almost like we all are able to get a sense of each other's political and personal leanings after interacting and exchanging posts with each other for years, like wow :0

Quote from: Aspie on Aug 23, 2014, 08:43:04 PM

Apparently everyone is now claiming she sabotaged some girl-gamers charity sponsored by entity called The Fine Young Capitalists, but I can't even find something on that.
They're also claiming she is "literally a rapist":
(https://38.media.tumblr.com/2be5e9215a9587e1bb3fd1ff9ea85f27/tumblr_nas117Z5Gw1sjla0qo1_1280.png)
(https://31.media.tumblr.com/fc0f1c3590a4a8fc93bcc98410967a51/tumblr_nas117Z5Gw1sjla0qo5_1280.png)

LOL. Gamers are a bunch of pathetic virginal pieces of shit -- which would explain why they rally around a culture as vapid and stupid as video games :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 23, 2014, 08:51:57 PM
I've been following this for a while and literally everyone on 4chan hates 5 guys burgers and fries and Zoe.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 23, 2014, 08:55:25 PM
And most sensible people hate 4chan users.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 23, 2014, 08:58:19 PM
They may be shitty people but they do their f**king research.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 23, 2014, 09:03:00 PM
Really? So where's the proof that a) she actually did sleep with these guys, and b) what it would have mattered if she did?

Because at present all it is is a bunch of shitty little 4chan dweebs acting like MRMers.

(https://38.media.tumblr.com/85941a34fc88a52f8d545e22e1bdd0ec/tumblr_nas117Z5Gw1sjla0qo3_1280.png)

:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Aug 23, 2014, 09:05:17 PM
The only thing i'm getting from reading about the Zoe Quinn debacle is that everyone involved seems like a crap person, including Zoe.  :-\ CLUSTERf**k.

Quote from: Cvalda on Aug 23, 2014, 08:47:40 PM
LOL. Gamers are a bunch of pathetic virginal pieces of shit -- which would explain why they rally around a culture as vapid and stupid as video games :D

LOL. That rustling of jimmies.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 23, 2014, 09:06:26 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Aug 23, 2014, 09:05:17 PM
The only thing i'm getting from reading about the Zoe Quinn debacle is that everyone involved seems like a crap person, including Zoe.  :-\ CLUSTERf**k.
Gamer culture in a nutshell ;D Scum of the earth industry and scum of the earth fandom.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Aug 23, 2014, 09:07:14 PM
I love five guys though... :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 23, 2014, 09:08:57 PM
 :laugh:

Yeah, just like everybody else.

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/quinnspiracy (http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/quinnspiracy)

This details almost everything. I can't do anything more since I'm at work.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Aug 23, 2014, 09:10:30 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Aug 23, 2014, 09:08:57 PM
:laugh:

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/quinnspiracy (http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/quinnspiracy)



hollllyyyy sheeeeiiiiit a summary at last

time2read
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 23, 2014, 09:28:57 PM
So she was basically using sex in exchange for publicity about her game... well glad somethings will never change. That does sound unethical though... BUT wait a damn minute here, she was "willingly" f**king dudes that play video games? Oh man, what a shock, there are only two types of men that would bitch about that. Nerds and Gamers.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Aug 23, 2014, 09:31:51 PM
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/vivian-james (http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/vivian-james)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi2.kym-cdn.com%2Fphotos%2Fimages%2Fnewsfeed%2F000%2F816%2F515%2Fd04.png&hash=60ffbc4db3b8bbfb508744a86b6450fc30deb319)

QuoteVivian James is a fictional character created through the cooperation of 4chan's /v/ (Video Games) board and indie game developer group The Fine Young Capitalists. She was designed as a video-gaming character inspired by the /v/ board itself and can be considered a humanization of the board.
The character was the result of a series of events in response to Zoe Quinn's attack on the 2nd wave feminist organization The Fine Young Capitalists (TFYC)[5] while they were trying to fund a Game Jam with the intention of encouraging women to get into the gaming industry.

http://www.thefineyoungcapitalists.com/ (http://www.thefineyoungcapitalists.com/)

Why would a feminist game designer attack a feminist group that wants to empower women game designers?

Dat old fashioned fear of competition.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 23, 2014, 09:35:04 PM
It's a shitty little soap opera for shitty little people in a shitty little industry.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Aug 23, 2014, 09:36:38 PM
oh wow so there really was a sabotage lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 23, 2014, 11:00:31 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Aug 23, 2014, 07:29:56 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 23, 2014, 05:35:15 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Aug 23, 2014, 05:14:59 PM
who is Zoe Quinn and why is she all over internet news

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5-51PfwI3M#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5-51PfwI3M#ws)

EDIT: here's the follow-up video, which is just as good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKmy5OKg6lo#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKmy5OKg6lo#ws)


god damn it's all over the place now, aint never seen backlash like this for female gamers


r.i.p. feminists on the internet

Yeah well...try to suppress info because you're too stupid to act with class and dignity especially online and this is what can happen. It's her own fault.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 24, 2014, 12:10:10 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Aug 23, 2014, 09:35:04 PM
It's a shitty little soap opera for shitty little people in a shitty little industry.
:laugh:

Quote from: Aspie on Aug 23, 2014, 09:36:38 PM
oh wow so there really was a sabotage lol
Told you. She even tried to doxx herself and blame it on /v/.

The real mystery is why anybody would even want to have sex with it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 24, 2014, 01:23:43 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 23, 2014, 11:00:31 PM
Yeah well...try to suppress info because you're too stupid to act with class and dignity especially online and this is what can happen.
Like her cowardly ex-boyfriend posted their alleged private drama online for all to see like a classless, dignity-free coward?

Quote from: Cal427eb on Aug 24, 2014, 12:10:10 AM
The real mystery is why anybody would even want to have sex with it.
what
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Aug 24, 2014, 01:25:44 AM
Oh lord here we go

Also IS just declared war on Iran
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 24, 2014, 01:36:14 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Aug 24, 2014, 01:23:43 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 23, 2014, 11:00:31 PM
Yeah well...try to suppress info because you're too stupid to act with class and dignity especially online and this is what can happen.
Like her cowardly ex-boyfriend posted their alleged private drama online for all to see like a classless, dignity-free coward?

It's his business whether he wants to put it out there or not. That's what the internet does. It gives people an avenue to vent about their personal frustrations. If it paints her in a bad light, well, so be it. That's on her.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 24, 2014, 01:46:42 AM
It paints her as a shitty girlfriend, yes. Big deal -- none of the public's business. Makes him look like a pathetic loser too though, airing his own private drama for all to see and enlisting 4chan dumbasses to harass and smear her for for it. Calling her out for allegedly sabotaging a dumb little video game project is fine if she did it, but putting her name out there and airing dirty laundry about private infidelity so that virginal internet gamer dumbasses can troll comment sections is some low level shit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Aug 24, 2014, 01:54:19 AM
her private server was also reportedly hacked, and some leaked pics of her are spreading
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Aug 24, 2014, 01:57:38 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Aug 24, 2014, 01:46:42 AM
It paints her as a shitty girlfriend, yes. Big deal -- none of the public's business. Makes him look like a pathetic loser too though, airing his own private drama for all to see and enlisting 4chan dumbasses to harass and smear her for for it.

Horrible. The claims by the boyfriend was that she slept with these 5 guys for favours that go against "journalistic practices"...

so the ex boyfriend can claim that he's a white knight of journalistic integrity at the same time that he shames an ex girlfriend in public.

That's a well executed but horrible judo move right there. :/  :-X
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 24, 2014, 01:59:50 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Aug 24, 2014, 01:46:42 AM
It paints her as a shitty girlfriend, yes. Big deal -- none of the public's business. Makes him look like a pathetic loser too though, airing his own private drama for all to see and enlisting 4chan dumbasses to harass and smear her for for it. Calling her out for allegedly sabotaging a dumb little video game project is fine if she did it, but putting her name out there and airing dirty laundry about private infidelity so that virginal internet gamer dumbasses can troll comment sections is some low level shit.
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Quote from: Cvalda on Aug 24, 2014, 01:23:43 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Aug 24, 2014, 12:10:10 AM
The real mystery is why anybody would even want to have sex with it.
what
Look at it.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.massdigi.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F03%2FDSC_0585-001.jpg&hash=8b0b1db06566a5b742761a2683ab184a380af7b9)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Aug 24, 2014, 02:00:36 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Aug 24, 2014, 01:25:44 AM
Also IS just declared war on Iran

Well they're certainly ambitious.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 24, 2014, 02:02:57 AM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Aug 24, 2014, 01:57:38 AM
Horrible. The claims by the boyfriend was that she slept with these 5 guys for favours that go against "journalistic practices"...
As if video game "journalism" is some official, relevant field anyway -- move over, political corruption! Nevermind that there is zero proof any of them helped her in any significant way.

Quote from: Cal427eb on Aug 24, 2014, 01:59:50 AM
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Yeah, she's fat. And she's still had sex with more people than you ever will, virgin :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 24, 2014, 02:04:40 AM
Aw, you hurt my poor feelings.  :'(

I don't even know why her shitty game needs any publicity. It's f**king free for Christ's sake.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Aug 24, 2014, 02:24:48 AM
This is weird and yet another part of the soap opera... but that Zoe girl said to her boyfriend once..

that people who betray their boyfriends or girlfriends... then sleep with them afterwards as if nothing happened... are "having sex with them without consent" ...in other words... to her it kinda counts as rape.

After this mess went down she wrote on the douchebag's blog that she still stands by that statement.

wut.

That couple deserved each other. :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 24, 2014, 02:26:30 AM
For sure. Looking at the blog and its super lengthy, creepy self-involved posts, with his pics of him and her cuddling and stuff, is just all around gross. The internet is awful :-X
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 24, 2014, 02:28:56 AM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Aug 24, 2014, 02:24:48 AM
This is weird and yet another part of the soap opera... but that Zoe girl said to her boyfriend once..

that people who betray their boyfriends or girlfriends... then sleep with them afterwards as if nothing happened... are "having sex with them without consent" ...in other words... to her it kinda counts as rape.

After this mess went down she wrote on the douchebag's blog that she still stands by that statement.

wut.

That couple deserved each other. :laugh:
Everybody involved is a f**king idiot. Did you miss the the white knighting by Phil Fish?  :laugh:

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Jesus, Phil. You are a blight on humanity, but you are hilarious.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Aug 24, 2014, 02:31:02 AM
Caring about videogames is his CURSE!

hhahhahhahahha
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 24, 2014, 02:31:41 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Aug 24, 2014, 02:28:56 AM
Everybody involved is a f**king idiot.
Most especially the 4chan people making drama out of it.

He's at least right about them being manboobs -- I'm sure a significant portion of them fit that description as they slut shame from their parent's house :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 24, 2014, 02:33:50 AM
Doesn't matter as long as they're right. Hopefully everybody will forget about this stupid shit, and I will never have to hear the name Zoe Quinn ever again. It was a fun and hilarious ride though, thanks guys.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: coolbreeze on Aug 24, 2014, 03:43:06 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Aug 24, 2014, 02:33:50 AM
It was a fun and hilarious ride though, thanks guys.

Bet Zoe was saying the same thing when she was banging those nerds.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 24, 2014, 05:31:48 AM
Cash raised for Mo. cop surpasses Brown donations
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/23/support-darren-wilson-rally/14495459/ (http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/23/support-darren-wilson-rally/14495459/)

QuoteOnline fundraisers for Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson surpassed the amount of money raised for Michael Brown's family as the officer's supporters gathered at an afternoon rally Saturday.

Supporters of Wilson, the police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., came to Barney's Sports Pub in south St. Louis.

"Many of us have received death threats toward ourselves and our families," said one speaker, wearing sunglasses, paint beneath her eyes and a baseball cap. "We will not hide. We will no longer live in fear ... If you support Darren Wilson, make your voices heard."
Death threats :laugh: Wonder if the cop who gunned the kid down gave him a death threat?

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WHITE POWER
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Aug 24, 2014, 05:32:39 AM
Sweeps was f**king spot on with issue 11 of Sanctioned.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 25, 2014, 03:09:13 AM
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/nutella-price-could-soar-amid-worldwide-hazelnut-shortage-1.2740003 (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/nutella-price-could-soar-amid-worldwide-hazelnut-shortage-1.2740003)

This, sucks!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Aug 25, 2014, 03:12:29 AM
I have tasted Nutella before. May god have mercy on the price hikes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 25, 2014, 03:22:59 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 25, 2014, 03:09:13 AM
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/nutella-price-could-soar-amid-worldwide-hazelnut-shortage-1.2740003 (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/nutella-price-could-soar-amid-worldwide-hazelnut-shortage-1.2740003)

This, sucks!
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 25, 2014, 03:25:15 AM
I sell that shit all day and not once have I ever tried it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Aug 25, 2014, 03:27:39 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Aug 25, 2014, 03:25:15 AM
I sell that shit all day and not once have I ever tried it.


meh, you're not missing much. Tastes like low quality chocolate icing.  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 25, 2014, 03:45:05 AM
It tastes better than that, but it's not something I'd buy. Tastes like diabeetus with all the fat and sugar.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Aug 25, 2014, 03:51:15 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 25, 2014, 03:09:13 AM
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/nutella-price-could-soar-amid-worldwide-hazelnut-shortage-1.2740003 (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/nutella-price-could-soar-amid-worldwide-hazelnut-shortage-1.2740003)

This, sucks!

This is bullshit.

Everybody knows that Nutella is shat out by angels.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Aug 25, 2014, 05:22:25 AM
It is called nutella.  how good can it be
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Aug 25, 2014, 05:58:15 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Aug 25, 2014, 05:22:25 AM
It is called nutella.  how good can it be
Its an angel nuttin in yo mouth, yo.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Aug 25, 2014, 06:05:12 AM
Nutella and peanut butter sandwiches are the best.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 25, 2014, 06:23:10 AM
Eat Nutella? Why the hell would I support terrorism? (http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/isis-fighters-photos-nutella-friendly-article-1.1914450)

bawhahahahah!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 25, 2014, 06:50:06 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Aug 25, 2014, 05:22:25 AM
It is called nutella.  how good can it be

Has all the best aspects of a pair of nuts and rubella.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gilfryd on Aug 25, 2014, 08:00:03 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Aug 23, 2014, 07:36:19 PMLOL, video games are such a shitty little subculture.

Quote from: Cvalda on Aug 23, 2014, 08:47:40 PMLOL. Gamers are a bunch of pathetic virginal pieces of shit -- which would explain why they rally around a culture as vapid and stupid as video games :D

Quote from: Cvalda on Aug 23, 2014, 09:06:26 PMGamer culture in a nutshell ;D Scum of the earth industry and scum of the earth fandom.

Quote from: Cvalda on Aug 23, 2014, 09:35:04 PMIt's a shitty little soap opera for shitty little people in a shitty little industry.

Quote from: Cvalda on Aug 24, 2014, 02:02:57 AMAs if video game "journalism" is some official, relevant field anyway -- move over, political corruption!

Jesus, what's with all the hate on video games? It's like someone complaining about comic books in the 1950s.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 25, 2014, 10:22:45 AM
Quote from: SM on Aug 25, 2014, 06:50:06 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Aug 25, 2014, 05:22:25 AM
It is called nutella.  how good can it be

Has all the best aspects of a pair of nuts and rubella.

It tastes nice in small quantities, like most sweet things (to me anyway). The best way to eat Nutella is fresh on something hot like French toast or a beaver tail 8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Aug 25, 2014, 12:44:47 PM
Wow, so some gamer girl did some bad things that affected a gamer guy (and apparently an army of trolls). The 4chan army got involved and attacked her and anybody standing up for her.

And everyone involved is an idiot.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 25, 2014, 12:50:39 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Aug 25, 2014, 12:44:47 PM
Wow, so some gamer girl did some bad things that affected a gamer guy (and apparently an army of trolls). The 4chan army got involved and attacked her and anybody standing up for her.

And everyone involved is an idiot.
4chan didn't really do anything except for put together all of the evidence and make fun of her. Zoe Quinn is the one who pretended to be hacked by 4chan, when really it was her just f**king around.

Quote from: Gilfryd on Aug 25, 2014, 08:00:03 AM
Jesus, what's with all the hate on video games? It's like someone complaining about comic books in the 1950s.
She was just trying to get a reaction.

Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 25, 2014, 06:23:10 AM
Eat Nutella? Why the hell would I support terrorism? (http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/isis-fighters-photos-nutella-friendly-article-1.1914450)

bawhahahahah!
This makes literally no sense. I don't think it's real.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Aug 25, 2014, 01:10:49 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Aug 25, 2014, 12:50:39 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Aug 25, 2014, 12:44:47 PM
Wow, so some gamer girl did some bad things that affected a gamer guy (and apparently an army of trolls). The 4chan army got involved and attacked her and anybody standing up for her.

And everyone involved is an idiot.
4chan didn't really do anything except for put together all of the evidence and make fun of her. Zoe Quinn is the one who pretended to be hacked by 4chan, when really it was her just f**king around.

So the hacking never actually happened then? I stand corrected. I read through 2 links summarizing the entire thing and it seemed that 4chan did indeed go so far as hacking her. Anyway, I'm not defending anyone involved in this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 25, 2014, 09:20:46 PM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Aug 25, 2014, 09:42:55 PM
luckily I'm a doritos eatin gamer that is immune to such devices   >:(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 25, 2014, 09:48:32 PM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Aug 25, 2014, 09:54:00 PM
u devil woman
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Aug 25, 2014, 09:57:28 PM
what brand of fedora do u prefer kimarhi
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Aug 25, 2014, 10:02:00 PM
every now and again I will wear a baseball cap when it is raining but mostly I can't stand headgear.  So you'll never catch me in one of dem. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Aug 25, 2014, 10:13:12 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Aug 25, 2014, 10:02:00 PM
every now and again I will wear a baseball cap when it is raining but mostly I can't stand headgear.  So you'll never catch me in one of dem.

Never say never.

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 25, 2014, 10:16:36 PM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Aug 25, 2014, 10:17:22 PM
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA welcome home kimarhi
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Aug 25, 2014, 10:28:32 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Aug 25, 2014, 10:17:22 PM
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA welcome home kimarhi

I cannot contain my excitement...
Spoiler
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Aug 25, 2014, 10:42:55 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Aug 25, 2014, 09:20:46 PM
http://cdn.nextround.net/upcoming/thumbs/2011/12/20/How-To-Catch-A-White-Person.jpg

TRUF.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Aug 25, 2014, 11:26:25 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Aug 25, 2014, 10:02:00 PM
every now and again I will wear a baseball cap when it is raining but mostly I can't stand headgear.  So you'll never catch me in one of dem.

I'm the opposite, I feel naked without my cowboy hat when outside the house.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Aug 26, 2014, 05:12:34 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/11056939/More-than-1400-children-abused-in-Rotherham-sex-abuse-scandal.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/11056939/More-than-1400-children-abused-in-Rotherham-sex-abuse-scandal.html)

http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/local/rotherham-council-leader-resigns-over-child-sex-scandal-1-6805794 (http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/local/rotherham-council-leader-resigns-over-child-sex-scandal-1-6805794)

In the early to mid 2000s, child sexual exploitation had 'little priority' within South Yorkshire Police or Rotherham social services, the report said.

Child victims were often blamed for what had happened to them and no action was taken against the perpetrators.

Many in positions of authority failed to acknowledge that any kind of sexual activity with a child was a crime, meriting investigation and prosecution.

The investigation found almost all the perpetrators of child sexual exploitation were identified by victims as being of Pakistani-heritage.

While ethnic issues were a source of some apprehension to some officials, the investigation found no evidence they influenced decisions in individual cases.

However, there was a widespread perception some senior people in the council and the police wanted to 'downplay' the ethnic dimension to the crime.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 26, 2014, 05:17:39 PM
So, what, they were afraid to arrest perps due to their background?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Aug 26, 2014, 05:21:15 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 26, 2014, 05:17:39 PM
So, what, they were afraid to arrest perps due to their background?

She said the first of these reports was "effectively suppressed" because senior officers did not believe the data. The other two were ignored, she added.

The report said: "By far the majority of perpetrators were described as Asian by victims." But, she said, councillors seemed to think is was a one-off problem they hoped would go away and "several staff described their nervousness about identifying the ethnic origins of perpetrators for fear of being thought racist".

She added: "Others remembered clear direction from their managers not to do so."

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/aug/26/rotherham-children-sexually-abused-report (http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/aug/26/rotherham-children-sexually-abused-report)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 26, 2014, 06:32:36 PM
Jesus Christ, this hypersensitivity to people's "feelings" has really run amok, hasn't it?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Aug 27, 2014, 05:25:05 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Aug 25, 2014, 11:26:25 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Aug 25, 2014, 10:02:00 PM
every now and again I will wear a baseball cap when it is raining but mostly I can't stand headgear.  So you'll never catch me in one of dem.

I'm the opposite, I feel naked without my cowboy hat when outside the house.

By far the most worn headpiece I've ever had is my ACU patrol cap and only because its part of the uniform.  I just don't like hats mang, I really don't know why. 

The second most used hat I ever wore was a Kubota mesh cap at my old work that I'd wear outside when it was coldish or raining. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Aug 27, 2014, 05:50:58 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Aug 27, 2014, 05:25:05 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Aug 25, 2014, 11:26:25 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Aug 25, 2014, 10:02:00 PM
every now and again I will wear a baseball cap when it is raining but mostly I can't stand headgear.  So you'll never catch me in one of dem.

I'm the opposite, I feel naked without my cowboy hat when outside the house.

By far the most worn headpiece I've ever had is my ACU patrol cap and only because its part of the uniform.  I just don't like hats mang, I really don't know why. 

The second most used hat I ever wore was a Kubota mesh cap at my old work that I'd wear outside when it was coldish or raining.

I once tried the no hat scenario in high school because of other hats I tried and didn't like, it resulted in a burning sunburn of the scalp that made my hair look more thinned out than it actually was (it was bad), that's when someone let me try on their straw cowboy hat, and the relationship between me and cowboy hats developed from there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 27, 2014, 11:29:38 AM
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/386267/feminists-say-roofie-detecting-nail-polish-actually-also-rape-culture-katherine-timpf (http://www.nationalreview.com/article/386267/feminists-say-roofie-detecting-nail-polish-actually-also-rape-culture-katherine-timpf)

QuoteA group of college students have invented a nail polish that changes color if it comes into contact with date-rape drugs. Many see it as a useful invention because it might help women protect themselves, but, of course, some say anything that might help women protect themselves is actually offensive to women because that promotes rape culture.

*sigh*
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Aug 27, 2014, 03:00:34 PM
http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/signs-s-korean-pub-bans-africans-article-1.1907500 (http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/signs-s-korean-pub-bans-africans-article-1.1907500)

Looks like Hubbs lives in South Korea
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Aug 27, 2014, 03:36:42 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Aug 25, 2014, 09:20:46 PM
http://cdn.nextround.net/upcoming/thumbs/2011/12/20/How-To-Catch-A-White-Person.jpg

Delicious nutella
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Aug 27, 2014, 11:05:12 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Aug 27, 2014, 03:36:42 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Aug 25, 2014, 09:20:46 PM
http://cdn.nextround.net/upcoming/thumbs/2011/12/20/How-To-Catch-A-White-Person.jpg

Delicious nutella

Yeah, It would work on me all right... :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Aug 27, 2014, 11:14:18 PM
Quote from: Eva on Aug 27, 2014, 11:05:12 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Aug 27, 2014, 03:36:42 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Aug 25, 2014, 09:20:46 PM
http://cdn.nextround.net/upcoming/thumbs/2011/12/20/How-To-Catch-A-White-Person.jpg

Delicious nutella

Yeah, It would work on me all right... :D

Good to know.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Aug 27, 2014, 11:14:43 PM
I've never had nutella before.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Aug 27, 2014, 11:19:16 PM
me either but it looks gross so no





ISIS might f**k around long enough that I get an actual combat deployment. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 27, 2014, 11:22:14 PM
Kimmy wants to be the first guy from his neighborhood to get a confirmed kill.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Aug 27, 2014, 11:25:05 PM
Too late.  Share the apartments with a Marine sniper.




Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Aug 27, 2014, 11:31:39 PM
Those isis f**kheads should be bombarded with dvd's of Von Trier movies. Cvalda would gladly donate. ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Aug 27, 2014, 11:50:26 PM
I've heard about the ISIS lately, that the Liberals who were once so keen on bringing all the Canadian soldiers home from Afghanistan... are now kinda having second thoughts (so I hear) with the emergence of this violence being waged by the ISIS, a bad bunch that will wage genocide against anyone who isn't on their side. The kind of people who recently just marched into a Mosque (a holy place in Islam) and murdered 70 civilians in cold blood.

These are the kind of people that need to be stopped. While we Canadians are only going as far as humanitarian aid for now, military intervention is not out of the question. It's not just about some "war against terror" anymore as far as I'm concerned, it's about standing for the most basic of human rights.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Aug 28, 2014, 12:10:10 AM
Fight them over there or over here. 

Just boils down to what your belief system is.

Do you wait to be attacked over here and respond, do you let your own people die and they kill ten times more in retaliation, the questions go on.  No easy way to respond when being called out by a bunch of psychopaths. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 28, 2014, 03:13:13 AM
Wow what a good idea, let your 9 nine old kid learn to use an uzi...gun rights USA!

http://www.today.com/video/today/55940884?cid=sm_t_main_1_20140827_30541616#55940884 (http://www.today.com/video/today/55940884?cid=sm_t_main_1_20140827_30541616#55940884)





Quote from: ShadowPred on Aug 27, 2014, 03:00:34 PM
http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/signs-s-korean-pub-bans-africans-article-1.1907500 (http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/signs-s-korean-pub-bans-africans-article-1.1907500)

Looks like Hubbs lives in South Korea

Oh my what will the ultra liberals think!  ::)

Oh wait...'the outrage was pouring in', good grief -_-



As for Ebola, anyone noticed how its been spread by us voluntarily all over the place, now its gone to Canada and Germany. Am I seriously the only person here that thinks this is kinda not a good idea? Its now in the USA, Canada, Germany, Spain and the UK as far as I'm aware. It was only in West Africa not so long ago for Pete's sake! and we did this ourselves! Is it just me that sees this as utterly stupid?

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ebola-virus-outbreak/ebola-patient-arrives-germany-treatment-n190006 (http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ebola-virus-outbreak/ebola-patient-arrives-germany-treatment-n190006)

Few more days to go...http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/birmingham-universities-alert-ebola-7662491 (http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/birmingham-universities-alert-ebola-7662491)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Aug 28, 2014, 04:13:23 AM
I have a MOPP suit foolz, I aint scared. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Aug 28, 2014, 04:17:26 AM
ISIS needs to be systematically exterminated, they've already begun to take what's near to our hearts
Spoiler
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Aug 28, 2014, 04:20:01 AM
I love how they are all rocking American weapons and fatigues.




LITTLE DO THEY KNOW ABOUT THE ACU PATTERN. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 28, 2014, 04:21:43 AM
PVTDukeMorrison confirmed for honkey.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 28, 2014, 05:59:08 AM
http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2014/08/27/pkg-ceo-caught-on-camera-kicking-puppy.wtsp.html (http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2014/08/27/pkg-ceo-caught-on-camera-kicking-puppy.wtsp.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Aug 28, 2014, 03:17:50 PM
http://variety.com/2014/film/news/bryan-singers-accuser-drops-sexual-abuse-lawsuit-1201292422/ (http://variety.com/2014/film/news/bryan-singers-accuser-drops-sexual-abuse-lawsuit-1201292422/)

^This wont receive as much attention as the accusations.... wich i guess, was exctly what the accuser was counting on.

It was a sort of smear campaign, pretty much... the accusations were filed just as Singer's biggest film was opening....
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 28, 2014, 09:50:42 PM
Yup, was obvious from the start.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Aug 28, 2014, 10:05:20 PM
http://www.lex18.com/news/ky-town-plans-for-rare-astronomical-event-3-years-in-advance/ (http://www.lex18.com/news/ky-town-plans-for-rare-astronomical-event-3-years-in-advance/)


8)


This day the little green men of Kelly will return.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Aug 28, 2014, 11:23:01 PM
http://www.news.com.au/world/ukraine-demand-eu-military-assistance-as-russia-invades/story-fndir2ev-1227040620188 (http://www.news.com.au/world/ukraine-demand-eu-military-assistance-as-russia-invades/story-fndir2ev-1227040620188)

Meanwhile in Ukraine Russia starts moving its military into Crimea
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Aug 28, 2014, 11:57:17 PM
http://www.vice.com/read/we-must-risk-delight-after-a-summer-full-of-monsters (http://www.vice.com/read/we-must-risk-delight-after-a-summer-full-of-monsters)

This f**king article. This f**king article right here.

:'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 29, 2014, 04:30:17 AM
Quote from: Gate on Aug 28, 2014, 11:23:01 PM
http://www.news.com.au/world/ukraine-demand-eu-military-assistance-as-russia-invades/story-fndir2ev-1227040620188 (http://www.news.com.au/world/ukraine-demand-eu-military-assistance-as-russia-invades/story-fndir2ev-1227040620188)

Meanwhile in Ukraine Russia starts moving its military into Crimea

I've never seen so many serious issues like this...Russia, the Gaza Strip, Ebola, Islamic terrorists, Syria, Iraq etc...very worrying.


Meanwhile in the UK the government seems to be realising that immigration might have gone too far, unfortunately its too damn late. The only way to curb this ever growing crisis would be to leave the EU...but we all know that won't happen easily. In short Cameron has been bullshitting us with his promises.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28964323 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28964323)

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/504234/Immigration-RISES-despite-government-pledge-to-slash-numbers (http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/504234/Immigration-RISES-despite-government-pledge-to-slash-numbers)

'Uncontrolled, mass immigration makes it difficult to maintain social cohesion, puts pressure on public services and forces down wages. That's why our focus remains on controlling migration at sustainable levels.'

'Two-third of those arriving were from the EU, of which the UK Government has no control. And half of all people arriving did not have a job to come to.'

'Experts said net migration will run in the 200,000s now each year for the foreseeable future, putting an intolerable strain on services.

Sir Andrew Green, chairman of Migration Watch UK, said Britain faced tough choices over how to deal with the increase.'
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Aug 29, 2014, 07:45:07 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 29, 2014, 04:30:17 AM
I've never seen so many serious issues like this...Russia, the Gaza Strip, Ebola, Islamic terrorists, Syria, Iraq etc...very worrying.

You must not have paid attention to world news very often then.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Aug 29, 2014, 07:48:53 AM
There is always serious shit going down, question is when and when aren't we paying attention.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 29, 2014, 01:52:16 PM
Yeah but all these are really serious, really!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Aug 29, 2014, 03:05:26 PM
You must have missed out on 9/11, The two Gulf Wars, The Cold War, The Yom Kippur War, Kosovo, the previous Gaza wars, the Challenger, Columbia, Chernobyl and Fukushima  disasters, the fall of the Soviet Empire etc, etc...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Aug 29, 2014, 04:18:34 PM
To be fair I think he means all going on at once.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Aug 29, 2014, 05:43:28 PM
the terrorism stuff has been going on since 2003.  Pretty sure that AQI got its ass handed to them during the sunni awakening, fell back into Syria and then came back as ISIS. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Aug 29, 2014, 06:56:09 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Aug 29, 2014, 04:18:34 PM
To be fair I think he means all going on at once.

This is not the first time a lot has been going on at once.

This is just Hubbs being frantic about Ebola.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Aug 29, 2014, 07:09:23 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Aug 29, 2014, 06:56:09 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Aug 29, 2014, 04:18:34 PM
To be fair I think he means all going on at once.

This is not the first time a lot has been going on at once.

This is just Hubbs being frantic about Ebola.

QFT
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Aug 29, 2014, 07:35:10 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Aug 29, 2014, 06:56:09 PM
This is just Hubbs being frantic about Ebola.

That better be the name of some hot girl he met, then... :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Aug 29, 2014, 07:51:37 PM
Quote from: Eva on Aug 29, 2014, 07:35:10 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Aug 29, 2014, 06:56:09 PM
This is just Hubbs being frantic about Ebola.

That better be the name of some hot girl he met, then... :D

I heard she's a nice redhead who sell lemons...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Aug 29, 2014, 08:00:45 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F38.media.tumblr.com%2F02dde9a75e0bcf349da8f74b93e939aa%2Ftumblr_n8s428AAMo1sqly9fo1_250.gif&hash=0dcae2de052eb6945d9afd435ed108135c3ef980)

- It's ok forum - Shasvre's condition as not being able
to distinguish one kind of fruit from the other is not contagious.
Spoiler
;D
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Aug 29, 2014, 08:01:55 PM
When life gives you plums, make lemons.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Aug 29, 2014, 08:04:41 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Aug 29, 2014, 08:01:55 PM
When life gives you plums, make lemons.
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...........
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 29, 2014, 11:17:09 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Aug 29, 2014, 05:43:28 PM
the terrorism stuff has been going on since 2003.  Pretty sure that AQI got its ass handed to them during the sunni awakening, fell back into Syria and then came back as ISIS.

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"C'est cute, n00b."



;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Aug 30, 2014, 12:13:06 AM
http://www.cracked.com/blog/7-wacky-farts-that-can-help-us-understand-ferguson-mo/ (http://www.cracked.com/blog/7-wacky-farts-that-can-help-us-understand-ferguson-mo/)

......

So... basically the Ferguson police department are the biggest dumbasses ever to wear a uniform....

QuoteThe St. Louis police have also admitted that Wilson started shooting at Brown as he was running away from him. You may remember hearing that Wilson opened fire because he was afraid of the 6'4", 292-pound young black male charging toward him, but you probably don't remember hearing that it was complete bullshit.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/08/20/1323386/-Ferguson-PD-Confirms-Officer-Wilson-Shot-at-Brown-as-He-Ran-Away (http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/08/20/1323386/-Ferguson-PD-Confirms-Officer-Wilson-Shot-at-Brown-as-He-Ran-Away)

lol 'meric**ts.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Aug 30, 2014, 12:17:07 AM
f**k those racist bastards.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 30, 2014, 12:18:12 AM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Aug 30, 2014, 12:28:07 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kakUJARSOc#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kakUJARSOc#ws)

Best singalong band since Abba.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Aug 30, 2014, 12:47:01 AM
Nobody is Above the Law. The kid felt he was Hard to Kill so that made him Marked for Death. Now the police department is Under Siege.

If the cop does stand trial he may face a Maximum Conviction. Or the jury may feel sympathy for the cop and make him out to be a Glimmer Man. Either way he's On Deadly Ground.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 30, 2014, 12:54:30 AM
Somebody needs to make an Executive Decision.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Aug 30, 2014, 01:51:43 AM
 :laugh: I'm using this.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 30, 2014, 01:56:16 AM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Aug 29, 2014, 04:18:34 PM
To be fair I think he means all going on at once.

Bingo! I don't recall so many very serious crises kicking off at once eg. Gaza Strip, Ukraine, Syria and Iraq, all potentially very dangerous for everybody.

And the UK hits 'severe' for terrorist threat level...http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28986271 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28986271)

Funny thing is despite this 'severe' threat from our own Muslim citizens going back and forth between here and the Middle East, immigration has doubled in the last year. Now what does that tell anyone with half a brain? maybe crack down on immigration to stop the possibility of extremist threats getting into the country? nah that would be politically incorrect  ::)



As for Ferguson in the US, Johnathan Gentry tells black folk how it is...
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10204325511367677&set=vb.1526101682&type=2&theater (https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10204325511367677&set=vb.1526101682&type=2&theater)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 30, 2014, 02:35:50 AM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Aug 30, 2014, 12:13:06 AM
http://www.cracked.com/blog/7-wacky-farts-that-can-help-us-understand-ferguson-mo/ (http://www.cracked.com/blog/7-wacky-farts-that-can-help-us-understand-ferguson-mo/)

......

So... basically the Ferguson police department are the biggest dumbasses ever to wear a uniform....

QuoteThe St. Louis police have also admitted that Wilson started shooting at Brown as he was running away from him. You may remember hearing that Wilson opened fire because he was afraid of the 6'4", 292-pound young black male charging toward him, but you probably don't remember hearing that it was complete bullshit.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/08/20/1323386/-Ferguson-PD-Confirms-Officer-Wilson-Shot-at-Brown-as-He-Ran-Away (http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/08/20/1323386/-Ferguson-PD-Confirms-Officer-Wilson-Shot-at-Brown-as-He-Ran-Away)

lol 'meric**ts.
And? Police are allowed to shoot at felons if they flee and there is the possibility for them to commit any more felonies or pose a threat to the community.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Aug 30, 2014, 02:45:10 AM
Indeed.

Wich is why Joker'sBiggestFan is still alive.
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and a black kid that stole a few cigarretes was murdered. :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Aug 30, 2014, 02:46:26 AM
What's the UK terrorist threat about? I saw the headline but was too busy to actually read it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 30, 2014, 02:49:52 AM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Aug 30, 2014, 02:45:10 AM
Indeed.

Wich is why Joker'sBiggestFan is still alive.
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and a black kid that stole a few cigarretes was murdered. :laugh:
:laugh:

That f**ker didn't flee and he surrendered and there was more than one cop.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Aug 30, 2014, 02:51:25 AM
lol. Your posts are bordering on self parody.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 30, 2014, 02:53:58 AM
Try harder.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 30, 2014, 03:01:12 AM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Aug 30, 2014, 02:51:25 AM
lol. Your posts are bordering on self parody.
Cal's a white Southern teenager, Blabel.

Jussayin'.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 30, 2014, 03:04:03 AM
Oh yeah, I forgot I f**king hate black people and they should all hang.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Aug 30, 2014, 03:18:55 AM
It's sad to see a murderer get over 200,000 dollar donations for murdering a black person compared to the one officer that got fired for choking a white one. Even sadder when Cal is in support of the murderous police state.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 30, 2014, 03:50:44 AM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/29/woman-discovers-her-cat-is-cheating-on-her_n_5735900.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/29/woman-discovers-her-cat-is-cheating-on-her_n_5735900.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)

I didn't think cats could be embroiled in custody battles.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Aug 30, 2014, 04:00:08 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 30, 2014, 01:56:16 AM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Aug 29, 2014, 04:18:34 PM
To be fair I think he means all going on at once.

Bingo! I don't recall so many very serious crises kicking off at once eg. Gaza Strip, Ukraine, Syria and Iraq, all potentially very dangerous for everybody.

Shit's always going down, all the time, everywhere. Just most of it's in places of the world that you don't hear about.

Everyone wants to think they're in an exceptional point in time. Reality is far more benign than that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 30, 2014, 04:16:06 AM
Quote from: tavianini19 on Aug 30, 2014, 02:46:26 AM
What's the UK terrorist threat about? I saw the headline but was too busy to actually read it.

The UK has lots of young Muslims going off to the Middle East to fight for the extremists. They are then coming back to the UK to continue taking advantage of the country and this is naturally causing a bit of a stir with the general public. There are safety issues and the simple fact...why should these terrorist assistants be allowed back?

So our brilliant government has raised the 'terrorist threat level' to 'severe' because they believe these people coming back may well commit terrorist acts in the UK...probably true.

The issue being dealt with now is whether the government should strip these people of their passports and any other potential people who may go or are travelling under odd circumstances. That is tricky to do of course but because the UK is so unbelievably wet there will be a lot of backlash from liberals screaming about human rights blah blah blah. The Conservatives and Labour have agreed to work together and start trying to implement this operation but of course the Lib Dems are getting all itchy in case any poor terrorists human rights are infringed.

Some folk in the UK seem to think that an open door policy for immigration is perfectly fine and nothing bad will ever come of it. What completely baffles me is these same folk still think this despite the ever increasing immigration crisis in the UK now, this new terrorist threat where extremists are coming and going in and out of the UK like tourists and of course the pending flood of west Africans this month and the possible spread of Ebola within the student community (yep I'm still on that).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 30, 2014, 04:43:19 AM
In a shocking video posted to YouTube, police tase and arrest a black man picking his kids up from preschool

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWH578nAasM# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWH578nAasM#)

QuoteHis children had been attending New Horizon for about 9 months at that time, he said, so many people at the school already knew who he was. Luckily, he said, his children weren't there to witness the incident since the children's mother still hadn't arrived. But Lollie's children's classmates and teacher all witnessed the event, he said.

"The teacher actually gave me a witness statement, stating that 'he was calm, he wasn't doing anything wrong, he was talking to them, and they just started assaulting him," he said.

Since then, Lollie said he fought the charges and because of the teacher's statement and the footage from the building's security cameras, all charges against him were dropped as of July 31.

Pigs.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 30, 2014, 04:50:36 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Aug 30, 2014, 04:43:19 AM
In a shocking video posted to YouTube, police tase and arrest a black man picking his kids up from preschool

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWH578nAasM# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWH578nAasM#)

QuoteHis children had been attending New Horizon for about 9 months at that time, he said, so many people at the school already knew who he was. Luckily, he said, his children weren't there to witness the incident since the children's mother still hadn't arrived. But Lollie's children's classmates and teacher all witnessed the event, he said.

"The teacher actually gave me a witness statement, stating that 'he was calm, he wasn't doing anything wrong, he was talking to them, and they just started assaulting him," he said.

Since then, Lollie said he fought the charges and because of the teacher's statement and the footage from the building's security cameras, all charges against him were dropped as of July 31.

Pigs.

I've noticed one thing with all these types of scenarios, the person never cooperates with the police, it they did maybe things wouldn't get out of hand.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 30, 2014, 04:52:31 AM
He didn't have to cooperate with the police. They had nothing on him and their attack was completely unwarranted.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 30, 2014, 04:54:54 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 30, 2014, 04:50:36 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Aug 30, 2014, 04:43:19 AM
In a shocking video posted to YouTube, police tase and arrest a black man picking his kids up from preschool

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWH578nAasM# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWH578nAasM#)

QuoteHis children had been attending New Horizon for about 9 months at that time, he said, so many people at the school already knew who he was. Luckily, he said, his children weren't there to witness the incident since the children's mother still hadn't arrived. But Lollie's children's classmates and teacher all witnessed the event, he said.

"The teacher actually gave me a witness statement, stating that 'he was calm, he wasn't doing anything wrong, he was talking to them, and they just started assaulting him," he said.

Since then, Lollie said he fought the charges and because of the teacher's statement and the footage from the building's security cameras, all charges against him were dropped as of July 31.

Pigs.

I've noticed one thing with all these types of scenarios, the person never cooperates with the police, it they did maybe things wouldn't get out of hand.
Cooperate with getting arrested when you haven't done anything? What the f**k?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 30, 2014, 05:00:56 AM
If a policeman comes up to me and starts telling me to do all that stuff...I'd question what was going on...but I'd still cooperate. If you'r innocent and have nothing to hide then you have nothing to worry about technically. What proof is there this person did nothing wrong anyway?? are you really going by a You-Tube clip? come on -_-

So you guys would start yelling and shouting and being awkward? that's a good way to end up getting in trouble, this is why yanks have problems with the police.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 30, 2014, 05:02:03 AM
He kept asking them what was going on... they didn't say shit... and then they arrested him... How f**king dense can you be?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 30, 2014, 05:06:30 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 30, 2014, 05:00:56 AM
If a policeman comes up to me and starts telling me to do all that stuff...I'd question what was going on...but I'd still cooperate. If you'r innocent and have nothing to hide then you have nothing to worry about technically.
Yeah, because the cops coming up and harassing an innocent person are totally going to be nothing to worry about.

Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 30, 2014, 05:00:56 AM
What proof is there this person did nothing wrong anyway?? are you really going by a You-Tube clip? come on -_-
Apparently you missed the part where all charges were dropped because of lack of evidence.

Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 30, 2014, 05:00:56 AM
So you guys would start yelling and shouting and being awkward huh? yep that's a good way to end up getting in the shit, this is why many yanks have problems with your police force.
No, some people get in trouble with the police because the police are violating their personal rights by asking to see or search them without being charged. If you are someone who just likes to forfeit those and let the cops steamroll you without due cause, congrats for being a chickenshit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 30, 2014, 05:07:54 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Aug 30, 2014, 05:02:03 AM
He kept asking them what was going on... they didn't say shit... and then they arrested him... How f**king dense can you be?

Not what I heard, I heard someone not cooperating with the police and he gets busted. Nothing wrong with asking but if they say put your hands behind your back just cooperate.

I link back to John Gentry...https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10204325511367677&set=vb.1526101682&type=2&theater (https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10204325511367677&set=vb.1526101682&type=2&theater)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 30, 2014, 05:09:26 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 30, 2014, 05:07:54 AM
Not what I heard, I heard someone not cooperating with the police and he gets busted. Nothing wrong with asking but if they say put your hands behind your back just cooperate.
Sounds like fascism :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 30, 2014, 05:10:01 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 30, 2014, 05:07:54 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Aug 30, 2014, 05:02:03 AM
He kept asking them what was going on... they didn't say shit... and then they arrested him... How f**king dense can you be?

Not what I heard, I heard someone not cooperating with the police and he gets busted. Nothing wrong with asking but if they say put your hands behind your back just cooperate.

I link back to John Gentry...https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10204325511367677&set=vb.1526101682&type=2&theater (https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10204325511367677&set=vb.1526101682&type=2&theater)
Jesus Christ, why are you still posting?

Hubbs is the one who's actually racist. It's painfully obvious.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 30, 2014, 05:11:25 AM
Well duh Hubbs is racist, that's not news.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 30, 2014, 05:13:06 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Aug 30, 2014, 05:09:26 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 30, 2014, 05:07:54 AM
Not what I heard, I heard someone not cooperating with the police and he gets busted. Nothing wrong with asking but if they say put your hands behind your back just cooperate.
Sounds like fascism :D

I'll be honest we don't have trigger happy cops here in the UK, but end of the day if the police ask you to do something then you cooperate. If you cause trouble then you get it back, it also makes you look guilty, just use some common sense.

I'm racist because I'm saying you should cooperate with the police AND I'm linking to a black man's facebook profile who is saying the same thing? you guys need a new act.

(https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10204325511367677&set=vb.1526101682&type=2&theater (https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10204325511367677&set=vb.1526101682&type=2&theater) listen to the man).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 30, 2014, 05:14:35 AM
Just use your common sense and do whatever the cops tell you, even though you've done nothing wrong and have not been charged and are having your rights violated by the people who are supposed to be protecting them. :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 30, 2014, 05:19:10 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Aug 30, 2014, 05:14:35 AM
Just use your common sense and do whatever the cops tell you, even though you've done nothing wrong and have not been charged and are having your rights violated by the people who are supposed to be protecting them. :D

Nah just whine scream and have a tantrum then try running for it screaming freedom, you'll be fine, a much better option  ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 30, 2014, 05:20:07 AM
Yes, because that's the only other option ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 30, 2014, 05:20:58 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Aug 30, 2014, 05:11:25 AM
Well duh Hubbs is racist, that's not news.
He wasn't so obvious about it until the Ebola shit.

f**king ban this shitposting motherf**ker.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Aug 30, 2014, 05:22:21 AM
LOL Hubbs, you shameful mofo.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 30, 2014, 05:24:25 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Aug 30, 2014, 05:20:58 AM
f**king ban this shitposting motherf**ker.
He can get his own Grimez Shrine.

Hubbs: A Retrospective
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 30, 2014, 05:24:59 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Aug 30, 2014, 05:20:58 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Aug 30, 2014, 05:11:25 AM
Well duh Hubbs is racist, that's not news.
He wasn't so obvious about it until the Ebola shit.

f**king ban this shitposting motherf**ker.*


Riiiight, because trying to stop the spread of a dangerous disease is racist -_-

Pretty sure that is not acceptable *

Seriously if you two can't actually discuss things without getting upset when you have nothing to reply with and then verbally abusing people then maybe you shouldn't post.

I'm amazed there are now three people on here that seem to think not cooperating with police when they ask you to do something is the right way to go. Jesus hope none of you ever get stopped in your cars.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Aug 30, 2014, 05:27:18 AM
OPEN YOUR EYES HUBBS!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 30, 2014, 05:28:54 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 30, 2014, 05:24:59 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Aug 30, 2014, 05:20:58 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Aug 30, 2014, 05:11:25 AM
Well duh Hubbs is racist, that's not news.
He wasn't so obvious about it until the Ebola shit.

f**king ban this shitposting motherf**ker.*


Riiiight, because trying to stop the spread of a dangerous disease is racist -_-

Pretty sure that is not acceptable *

Seriously if you two can't actually discuss things without getting upset when you have nothing to reply with and then verbally abusing people then maybe you shouldn't post.
But I'm neither upset or verbally abusing you. They're just f**king words. Get over it and turn off the f**king forum censor. Who uses that shit?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Aug 30, 2014, 05:49:33 AM
The forum censor is default setting.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Aug 30, 2014, 05:59:13 AM
It is indeed a serious and dangerous disease, but they way your going about it Hubbs is ridiculous. I also understand fully why it'd be concluded that you're racist, for starters disease doesn't discriminate. A British tourist can just as easily bring it back to the U.K, and I'll be there on the forum when it happens to obnoxiously type with caps on "HEY HUBBS ISN'T THAT IROOONIC?!?!"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 30, 2014, 06:09:36 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Aug 30, 2014, 05:59:13 AM
It is indeed a serious and dangerous disease, but they way your going about it Hubbs is ridiculous. I also understand fully why it'd be concluded that you're racist, for starters disease doesn't discriminate. A British tourist can just as easily bring it back to the U.K, and I'll be there on the forum when it happens to obnoxiously type with caps on "HEY HUBBS ISN'T THAT IROOONIC?!?!"

Yep that could happen, all I'm saying (have been saying) is to restrict people travelling to the UK from affected areas. BA doesn't even fly to Sierra Leone right now so clearly its not just me being 'racist' or ridiculous. The large amount of West African students coming over during the next few months is just asking for trouble in my opinion, any other time no worries, now not a good idea. Anyway I don't see how any of this could be seen as racist at all, I find it bemusing that people actually think this, astounding in fact. Yes a disease doesn't discriminate and I'd be saying the same thing if it was happening in Canada or where ever, its just common sense.

But then again apparently cooperating with the police is the wrong thing to do too so...whatever.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 30, 2014, 07:06:22 AM
It's obvious that Wilson shot at Brown as he was running away, that was the shot that entered through the rear of his arm. The first volley of shots. Brown then turned around, likely not raising his arms above his head, because he couldn't since one was shot. The "doubled over" that multiple eyewitness pointed out. After that... he was shot according to the books. If Wilson was fired for racism then oh boy this was a text book execution under the law.

Where the f**k is the Governor of that state? The AG should step in already.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Aug 30, 2014, 04:15:40 PM
The drug using thief, Brown,  had already beat the shit out of the responding officer and was fleeing the scene. Reports of gunfire before he turned around is unclear. No wounds suggest he was shot from behind. He did put his hands up while saying "What?! Are you going to shoot me?!" Seems strange that he would say this if the officer had already shot at him.

Aside from the reports that he was killed execution style in broad day light from a handful of 'bystanders' (see loiterers) a majority of eye witness say Brown 'bum rushed' the officer and the officer opened fire ... and kept shooting because A: His eye socket was already ruptured and he was in no shape to physically take on the larger man after the beating he had already suffered. B: The officer thought he was either missing his target (because Brown kept coming at him) or he was hitting him but it was having no effect because he was hopped up on some kind of drugs.

The killing blow came when Brown bowled head forward towards the officer. (Likely staggered by one of the bullets.) There was no gun powder residue on Brown, verifying that none of these shots were at point blank/close range.

Unfortunate that this has been spun into something it's not over race. Brown was a thief who physically assaulted the store owner who attempted to confront him. Then Brown physically resisted arrest and took it a step further by battering a police officer.

If I wade into the ocean with a bucket of chum in my swimming trunks and grab the first shark that comes swimming close my family isn't going to be mad at the shark for eating me. It was my own damn fault.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Aug 30, 2014, 04:17:33 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 30, 2014, 01:56:16 AM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Aug 29, 2014, 04:18:34 PM
To be fair I think he means all going on at once.

Bingo! I don't recall so many very serious crises kicking off at once eg. Gaza Strip, Ukraine, Syria and Iraq, all potentially very dangerous for everybody.

And the UK hits 'severe' for terrorist threat level...http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28986271 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28986271)

Funny thing is despite this 'severe' threat from our own Muslim citizens going back and forth between here and the Middle East, immigration has doubled in the last year. Now what does that tell anyone with half a brain? maybe crack down on immigration to stop the possibility of extremist threats getting into the country? nah that would be politically incorrect  ::)



As for Ferguson in the US, Johnathan Gentry tells black folk how it is...
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10204325511367677&set=vb.1526101682&type=2&theater (https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10204325511367677&set=vb.1526101682&type=2&theater)

Then there's the Asian gang that raped 1400 kids over the last decade that was then covered up by the Police and council.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Aug 30, 2014, 04:30:26 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Aug 30, 2014, 04:15:40 PM
The drug using thief, Brown,  had already beat the shit out of the responding officer and was fleeing the scene. Reports of gunfire before he turned around is unclear. No wounds suggest he was shot from behind. He did put his hands up while saying "What?! Are you going to shoot me?!" Seems strange that he would say this if the officer had already shot at him.

Aside from the reports that he was killed execution style in broad day light from a handful of 'bystanders' (see loiterers) a majority of eye witness say Brown 'bum rushed' the officer and the officer opened fire ... and kept shooting because A: His eye socket was already ruptured and he was in no shape to physically take on the larger man after the beating he had already suffered. B: The officer thought he was either missing his target (because Brown kept coming at him) or he was hitting him but it was having no effect because he was hopped up on some kind of drugs.

The killing blow came when Brown bowled head forward towards the officer. (Likely staggered by one of the bullets.) There was no gun powder residue on Brown, verifying that none of these shots were at point blank/close range.

Unfortunate that this has been spun into something it's not over race. Brown was a thief who physically assaulted the store owner who attempted to confront him. Then Brown physically resisted arrest and took it a step further by battering a police officer.

If I wade into the ocean with a bucket of chum in my swimming trunks and grab the first shark that comes swimming close my family isn't going to be mad at the shark for eating me. It was my own damn fault.


hmmmmm
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 30, 2014, 04:38:37 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Aug 30, 2014, 04:15:40 PM
The drug using thief, Brown,  had already beat the shit out of the responding officer and was fleeing the scene. Reports of gunfire before he turned around is unclear. No wounds suggest he was shot from behind. He did put his hands up while saying "What?! Are you going to shoot me?!" Seems strange that he would say this if the officer had already shot at him.

Aside from the reports that he was killed execution style in broad day light from a handful of 'bystanders' (see loiterers) a majority of eye witness say Brown 'bum rushed' the officer and the officer opened fire ... and kept shooting because A: His eye socket was already ruptured and he was in no shape to physically take on the larger man after the beating he had already suffered. B: The officer thought he was either missing his target (because Brown kept coming at him) or he was hitting him but it was having no effect because he was hopped up on some kind of drugs.

The killing blow came when Brown bowled head forward towards the officer. (Likely staggered by one of the bullets.) There was no gun powder residue on Brown, verifying that none of these shots were at point blank/close range.

Unfortunate that this has been spun into something it's not over race. Brown was a thief who physically assaulted the store owner who attempted to confront him. Then Brown physically resisted arrest and took it a step further by battering a police officer.

If I wade into the ocean with a bucket of chum in my swimming trunks and grab the first shark that comes swimming close my family isn't going to be mad at the shark for eating me. It was my own damn fault.
Thank f**king god there is somebody with some sense here and actually looks at the facts instead of going, "ZOMG WHITE COP SHOOTS INNOCENT BLACK KID!"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 30, 2014, 04:55:56 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Aug 30, 2014, 04:15:40 PM
The drug using thief, Brown,  had already beat the shit out of the responding officer and was fleeing the scene.
That's a bald-faced lie. And haha, "drug using" -- guess Bat Chain subscribes to the REEFER MADNESS belief. Guess what -- police department sources themselves confirmed that the x-rays for his supposed "ruptured eye socket" came back negative:
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2014/08/21/darren_wilson_eye_socket_not_broken_by_michael_brown_cnn_says.html (http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2014/08/21/darren_wilson_eye_socket_not_broken_by_michael_brown_cnn_says.html)
http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2014/08/21/nr-lemon-grace-officers-broken-eye-socket-claim-false.cnn.html (http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2014/08/21/nr-lemon-grace-officers-broken-eye-socket-claim-false.cnn.html)

The officer was uninjured. Congrats on parroting fabrications, though. And the cops can't even keep their story straight:
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/ferguson-police-name-michael-brown (http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/ferguson-police-name-michael-brown)

The cops didn't even file an incident report.

And your thinly veiled racist remark about the witnesses being "loiterers" (nevermind that they were actually the people who happened to live on that street ::)) makes me wonder if you get your news from Stormfront. Step aside, Hubbs.

It's absolutely disgusting you think an unarmed teenager deserved to be executed for stealing some cigars and smoking some weed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Aug 30, 2014, 05:20:27 PM
Bat Chain turning against rational thought. It's the end times now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Aug 30, 2014, 05:29:46 PM
I didn't say he deserved it. Never even implied it. But when you f**k with the bull you get the horns. Play in traffic and you get run over. Lay out in the sun too long you get burned. It's the way the universe runs. Cause and effect.

What I think of weed is irrelevant.  It's illegal and folks who use it break the law. Folks that break the law tend to not have respect for the law and tend to break more laws. Laws are there for a reason.

As far as truths, fictions, fabrications, and stories being straight (or not)  ... it's all being spun by now. The only people who know what really happened are the people who were there. (And even the truthful memories kaleidoscope into different shapes over time.) The simple truth of the matter is that he was a criminal and he pushed too far.

You have to forgive a mega f**k ton of wrongs before we even get to the shooting.

You wouldn't have stolen cigarettes and man handled the store clerk to escape would you? You wouldn't have resisted arrest and then ran at the armed officer after assaulting him? You are smart enough to NOT put yourself in that situation. Why? Does it have something to do with race? Gender?

And as far as my 'thinly veiled' racist remark well ... It's more stereotyping than being racist. (Doesn't make it any less true) But thanks for the sensationalistic accusation.

This is rational thought. I've been around long enough (and without the internet) and experienced these things first hand. It's easy to dismiss and cry liberal from the comfort of where you sit. 

Cold light of truth time: The thug culture associated with young black men, angry rap music, broken families, gangs, and the continual 'hand you hold is the hand that holds you down' mentality of the welfare system is the ROOT of this problem. Police officers are soldiers on this front line of this war. This 'anger' towards them is born of ignorance and entitlement.

Maybe the Police should go in strike and Ferguson and let the whole damn place loot itself out of existence.   ;)



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Aug 30, 2014, 05:50:13 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Aug 30, 2014, 05:29:46 PM
I didn't say he deserved it. Never even implied it. But when you f**k with the bull you get the horns. Play in traffic and you get run over. Lay out in the sun too long you get burned. It's the way the universe runs. Cause and effect.

What I think of weed is irrelevant.  It's illegal and folks who use it break the law. Folks that break the law tend to not have respect for the law and tend to break more laws. Laws are there for a reason.

As far as truths, fictions, fabrications, and stories being straight (or not)  ... it's all being spun by now. The only people who know what really happened are the people who were there. (And even the truthful memories kaleidoscope into different shapes over time.) The simple truth of the matter is that he was a criminal and he pushed too far.

You have to forgive a mega f**k ton of wrongs before we even get to the shooting.

You wouldn't have stolen cigarettes and man handled the store clerk to escape would you? You wouldn't have resisted arrest and then ran at the armed officer after assaulting him? You are smart enough to NOT put yourself in that situation. Why? Does it have something to do with race? Gender?

And as far as my 'thinly veiled' racist remark well ... It's more stereotyping than being racist. (Doesn't make it any less true) But thanks for the sensationalistic accusation.

This is rational thought. I've been around long enough (and without the internet) and experienced these things first hand. It's easy to dismiss and cry liberal from the comfort of where you sit. 

Cold light of truth time: The thug culture associated with young black men, angry rap music, broken families, gangs, and the continual 'hand you hold is the hand that holds you down' mentality of the welfare system is the ROOT of this problem. Police officers are soldiers on this front line of this war. This 'anger' towards them is born of ignorance and entitlement.

Maybe the Police should go in strike and Ferguson and let the whole damn place loot itself out of existence.   ;)





I love how you're calling it a "war." As if the Police are actually fighting one. They have no reason to be militarized at all as well, the cops at Ferguson were wearing more gear than some folks I have seen that went to Iraq in the past 10 years. It's also not even a case of ignorance and entitlement. The only ignorance coming from this situation is from people like yourself that refuse to see what's going on. This entire matter entirely has to do with race, if you haven't been seeing how irresponsible the police have become (mostly because it;s just a bunch of racist bullies that don't have trigger discipline being given these jobs) then you are just being blind on purpose.

There was hardly ever any looting and riots. That was simply in the first day. The protests have only been peaceful, and the police have been going insane with their bullshit. They have been known, by the people who were there, to just tear gas neighborhoods (not even aiming at the so called "violent protestors") they have raided churches that housed people that were injured. The police are cowards hiding behind a f**king badge (lol they aren't even wearing those because of their self-righteousness)

I just want to leave you with this, just a tiny slice of what's really going on:

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 30, 2014, 05:58:37 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Aug 30, 2014, 05:29:46 PM
What I think of weed is irrelevant.  It's illegal and folks who use it break the law. Folks that break the law tend to not have respect for the law and tend to break more laws. Laws are there for a reason.
Except that anti-weed laws aren't there for a reason, and are rapidly being decriminalized throughout the country, so you're really just latching onto another fallacy here ::)

Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Aug 30, 2014, 05:29:46 PM
As far as truths, fictions, fabrications, and stories being straight (or not)  ... it's all being spun by now. The only people who know what really happened are the people who were there. (And even the truthful memories kaleidoscope into different shapes over time.) The simple truth of the matter is that he was a criminal and he pushed too far.
Cute, overlong way of not admitting that you got your facts wrong and didn't do proper research on what happened.

Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Aug 30, 2014, 05:29:46 PM
You wouldn't have stolen cigarettes and man handled the store clerk to escape would you? You wouldn't have resisted arrest and then ran at the armed officer after assaulting him? You are smart enough to NOT put yourself in that situation. Why? Does it have something to do with race? Gender?
None of that is the issue -- the issue is that he was shot over six times and murdered for crimes that did not warrant an impromptu execution, and the flagrant and obvious obfuscation of that fact by the police department. And again, there's no proof whatsoever that he "ran at the officer". The majority of witnesses said he took a few steps forward with his hands up.

Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Aug 30, 2014, 05:29:46 PM
And as far as my 'thinly veiled' racist remark well ... It's more stereotyping than being racist. (Doesn't make it any less true) But thanks for the sensationalistic accusation.
Stereotypes about black people = not being racist? :laugh:

Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Aug 30, 2014, 05:29:46 PM
This is rational thought. I've been around long enough (and without the internet) and experienced these things first hand. It's easy to dismiss and cry liberal from the comfort of where you sit.
Since when does rational thought involve believing so many fallacies and disproven reports? ???

Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Aug 30, 2014, 05:29:46 PM
Cold light of truth time: The thug culture associated with young black men, angry rap music, broken families, gangs, and the continual 'hand you hold is the hand that holds you down' mentality of the welfare system is the ROOT of this problem. Police officers are soldiers on this front line of this war. This 'anger' towards them is born of ignorance and entitlement.
The only one entitled here in this scenario -- some middle class white dude who thinks he has the experience of impoverished black people all figured out and sees how it is better than they do ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Aug 30, 2014, 05:59:39 PM
I might start coming here for my news again.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Aug 30, 2014, 06:01:58 PM
:D

Shadowpredums and Cavadra, you two are doing the LAWDs work.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Aug 30, 2014, 06:03:48 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Aug 30, 2014, 06:01:58 PM
:D

Shadowpredums and Cavadra, you two are doing the LAWDs work.

I'm more annoyed that we even need to put the facts out like this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Aug 30, 2014, 06:04:46 PM
Haha John Oliver with his camo shit. Camo isn't camo if it's jungle camo in a city, idiot.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Aug 30, 2014, 06:13:47 PM
http://msnvideo.msn.com/?channelindex=1&from=en-us_msnhp#/video/910795de-64c6-40a9-7f0f-60a66b4dcf1b (http://msnvideo.msn.com/?channelindex=1&from=en-us_msnhp#/video/910795de-64c6-40a9-7f0f-60a66b4dcf1b)

Somebody probably posted this already, but when I was in high school we had to be there by 7:24. And boy, did the administrators believe it as just the greatest thing to have us there so early.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Aug 30, 2014, 07:41:31 PM
ShadowPred your totem pole of random tweets and screen grabs from entertainment opinion pieces is quite impressive but only illustrates what era you came up in. Given the right real world experience, in time you'll see.

Cvalda, same thing. Your arm chair social commentary and blind, selective empathy betray more of a personal problem with your own position in the grand pecking order than it does anything else. I've loved and lost more black friends (and girlfriends) to their cultural  'stereotypes' than I care to remember.

Ask yourselves what is the root cause of all of this nonsense.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 30, 2014, 07:48:09 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Aug 30, 2014, 07:41:31 PM
Cvalda, same thing. Your arm chair social commentary and blind, selective empathy betray more of a personal problem with your own position in the grand pecking order than it does anything else. I've loved and lost more black friends (and girlfriends) to their cultural  'stereotypes' than I care to remember.
Your own limited personal experiences do not entitle you to have a vast cultural understanding of another class or race's issues, sorry. And apparently me pointing out your unsupported factual errors with actual sources is "arm chair social commentary" :laugh: I guess because you've spoken to a black person a few times or something, you know damn well that the cop was violently assaulted, despite it being a debunked lie. Kay.

Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Aug 30, 2014, 07:41:31 PM
Ask yourselves what is the root cause of all of this nonsense.
I'll take "poverty and racism" for 5,000.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Aug 30, 2014, 07:56:59 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Aug 30, 2014, 07:41:31 PM
ShadowPred your totem pole of random tweets and screen grabs from entertainment opinion pieces is quite impressive but only illustrates what era you came up in.

So you're just basically ignoring the truth, refusing to even do the research yourself, and trying to make it seem as if this is something that hasn't happened before by simply calling it the era I came up in. Growing up as a minority I guess I have no idea how exactly life has been like for people like me. I may not be part of the black community, but I sure as hell can actually imagine (well you can see for yourself, but refuse to) the shit they have to put up with. I'm sure that privilege of yours is pretty sweet from someone who will never have an experience that minorities have to deal with every f**king day of their lives.

QuoteAsk yourselves what is the root cause of all of this nonsense.

Go read a history book or two. Learn that the cause of everything is that the people who you support have oppressed minorities for hundreds of years. You know very well that this shit has not stopped and has continued and WILL continue on for some time, and placing them in the situations that they are in now.

Keep on being blissfully ignorant with your perspective on things. I sure wouldn't want to know how you see things, I'm not good with tunnel vision.



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Aug 30, 2014, 08:07:31 PM
You're trying to make it personal Cvalda.

I don't need to list every black friendship, every black sexual relationship, every black client I've worked for, every black family member I have, every black boss, and every black subordinate who I train at work to make what I say any more or less valid.

I lay odds that my experience is unfathomably deeper and richer than yours on the matter.

The root cause of all this is ignorance and entitlement. Brown wouldn't have stolen cigarettes if he had learned the simple lesson of not taking what doesn't belong to him as a child. But he felt he was entitled to them. So he took them. And his attitude was 'f**k anyone who gets in my way' and he paid the ultimate price and now many many lives are ruined and I have to have this conversation with you. Way to go Brown.


EDIT*
ShadowPred ... good lord.  You can't can't can't afford to be this naive. I've been around a long time and seen, lived, read, and heard from the horses mouth 'what's up' enough to form my own view of the way things are.

And don't talk to me about privilege. I was raised correctly. That's all the privilege I need to make it. And have. Work for what you want. Put in the extra hours. Go the extra mile. No trust funds here.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Aug 30, 2014, 08:08:56 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Aug 30, 2014, 08:07:31 PM
The root cause of all this is ignorance and entitlement.

Yeah, I wonder by who.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 30, 2014, 08:14:55 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Aug 30, 2014, 08:07:31 PM
You're trying to make it personal Cvalda.
You're the one trying to use your "personal experience" to bolster your flimsy argument.

And considering I've spent years and years living in majority-black areas like, say, Harlem, and still do, surrounded by black and other minority neighbors, I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that I already probably have more experience with the intersections of class and race than you, anyway.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 30, 2014, 08:18:16 PM
I have more black friends than you, so I win. Bow down.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Aug 30, 2014, 08:21:15 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Aug 30, 2014, 08:07:31 PM

EDIT*
ShadowPred ... good lord.  You can't can't can't afford to be this naive. I've been around a long time and seen, lived, read, and heard from the horses mouth 'what's up' enough to form my own view of the way things are.

And don't talk to me about privilege. I was raised correctly. That's all the privilege I need to make it. And have. Work for what you want. Put in the extra hours. Go the extra mile. No trust funds here.


I'm not the one being naive here, Bat Chain. You are straight up ignoring the facts of the situation at hand, you are ignoring history for f**k's sake. Earlier when you said it's not about race, that's a bold f**king lie because you know that it totally is just take a look at this for f**k's sake:

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It's f**king clear to me now that you're just eating up the bullshit that the media is spinning just as they have been for f**king decades.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Aug 30, 2014, 08:26:16 PM
Cal you're not helping. Step aside.

Cvalda. Unplug, go outside and mingle with your black neighbors.

ShadowPred. I dunno man. Range a little farther than the leash of your insecurities will allow you to go. There is a whole world of truth out there beyond the pictures someone else posted and pro-port as truth. Draw your own conclusions from real life experiences.

Sorry if I disappointed anyone. Can't spend all day online bickering with you. Life beckons.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 30, 2014, 08:27:20 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Aug 30, 2014, 08:07:31 PM
The root cause of all this is ignorance and entitlement. Brown wouldn't have stolen cigarettes if he had learned the simple lesson of not taking what doesn't belong to him as a child. But he felt he was entitled to them. So he took them. And his attitude was 'f**k anyone who gets in my way' and he paid the ultimate price and now many many lives are ruined and I have to have this conversation with you. Way to go Brown.
And what a load of horseshit this is. :laugh: None of that is the issue -- and as if any of that is something lacking in the "gangster culture" as you put it, in comparison to your American dream work hard-and prosper fantasy, which is actually skewed to rich white people taking things that don't belong to them every day in millions and millions of dollars via Wall Street and corporate deals, ruining lives and perpetuating the cycle of poverty all the while, not giving a f**k as they do. But not a single one of them will ever get gunned down for stealing a pack of cigars. Or even go to jail, for that matter.

But yes, let's continue to be lectured by a straight white dude about how all you need to do is pull yourself up by your bootstraps like he did, povery-striken black people! After all, we all start out equal here and hard work is rewarded the same for everyone in society (except women making sixty cents to every dollar a man makes for the same job, not to even touch on the racial income inequalities that have existed at the same abysmal, parallel rates over the decades).

::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Aug 30, 2014, 08:29:55 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Aug 30, 2014, 08:26:16 PM
ShadowPred. I dunno man. Range a little farther than the leash of your insecurities will allow you to go. There is a whole world of truth out there beyond the pictures someone else posted and pro-port as truth. Draw your own conclusions from real life experiences.

I've seen enough to draw my own conclusions, Bat Chain. The fact that the same shit is still going on, and that there is no accountability of the oppressor is what's sad here. I also don't think the tweets, the messages, etc. of people who are on the ground over there should be completely shrugged off. The police are in the wrong from what they are doing, you have the images and the videos to prove it. You just need to take an actual look with both eyes open.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Aug 30, 2014, 08:49:02 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Aug 30, 2014, 08:26:16 PM
Range a little farther than the leash of your insecurities will allow you to go. There is a whole world of truth out there beyond the pictures someone else posted and pro-port as truth. Draw your own conclusions from real life experiences.

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lol "leash of your insecurities". smh.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Aug 30, 2014, 08:53:28 PM
Seriously... I like you guys, but these last pages are embarrassing to read... :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Aug 30, 2014, 08:57:49 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Aug 30, 2014, 08:49:02 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Aug 30, 2014, 08:26:16 PM
Range a little farther than the leash of your insecurities will allow you to go. There is a whole world of truth out there beyond the pictures someone else posted and pro-port as truth. Draw your own conclusions from real life experiences.

http://sheroes.in/img/uploads/article/thumbnails/into-the-wild-99-lancastria.jpg

lol "leash of your insecurities". smh.


Bat Chain is either unconsciously racist, or he's just racist and doesn't care.

Quote from: Eva on Aug 30, 2014, 08:53:28 PM
Seriously... I like you guys, but these last pages are embarrassing to read... :-\

Someone has to speak up for the facts, and if there's an argument going on because of it, then I don't think it being embarrassing to those that read it should be something to be concerned about. It's not like this happens every day with us anyway.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Aug 30, 2014, 09:05:43 PM
this is what the thread is for, doe. dissection of what's going on around us.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Aug 30, 2014, 09:10:39 PM
Regardless, I think I've said enough on the subject anyway. There's a reason why I don't like to argue (laziness), but sometimes you gotta say something.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 30, 2014, 10:00:19 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Aug 30, 2014, 09:05:43 PM
this is what the thread is for, doe. dissection of what's going on around us.

Well actually, I started it so that we could share wacky and weird news stories. It just sort of evolved into this.

Quote from: Cvalda on Aug 30, 2014, 08:27:20 PM
except women making sixty cents to every dollar a man makes for the same job

You may wish to read the following.

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303532704579483752909957472 (http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303532704579483752909957472)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/02/01/no-women-don-t-make-less-money-than-men.html (http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/02/01/no-women-don-t-make-less-money-than-men.html)
http://www.consad.com/content/reports/Gender%20Wage%20Gap%20Final%20Report.pdf (http://www.consad.com/content/reports/Gender%20Wage%20Gap%20Final%20Report.pdf)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 31, 2014, 12:06:10 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Aug 30, 2014, 08:57:49 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Aug 30, 2014, 08:49:02 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Aug 30, 2014, 08:26:16 PM
Range a little farther than the leash of your insecurities will allow you to go. There is a whole world of truth out there beyond the pictures someone else posted and pro-port as truth. Draw your own conclusions from real life experiences.

http://sheroes.in/img/uploads/article/thumbnails/into-the-wild-99-lancastria.jpg

lol "leash of your insecurities". smh.


Bat Chain is either unconsciously racist, or he's just racist and doesn't care.

Quote from: Eva on Aug 30, 2014, 08:53:28 PM
Seriously... I like you guys, but these last pages are embarrassing to read... :-\

Someone has to speak up for the facts, and if there's an argument going on because of it, then I don't think it being embarrassing to those that read it should be something to be concerned about. It's not like this happens every day with us anyway.

Yep everyone is racist...apart from you, Cal and Cvalda apparently, thank God you three are here to put us in our places with labels.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Aug 31, 2014, 12:20:33 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 31, 2014, 12:06:10 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Aug 30, 2014, 08:57:49 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Aug 30, 2014, 08:49:02 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Aug 30, 2014, 08:26:16 PM
Range a little farther than the leash of your insecurities will allow you to go. There is a whole world of truth out there beyond the pictures someone else posted and pro-port as truth. Draw your own conclusions from real life experiences.

http://sheroes.in/img/uploads/article/thumbnails/into-the-wild-99-lancastria.jpg

lol "leash of your insecurities". smh.


Bat Chain is either unconsciously racist, or he's just racist and doesn't care.

Quote from: Eva on Aug 30, 2014, 08:53:28 PM
Seriously... I like you guys, but these last pages are embarrassing to read... :-\

Someone has to speak up for the facts, and if there's an argument going on because of it, then I don't think it being embarrassing to those that read it should be something to be concerned about. It's not like this happens every day with us anyway.

Yep everyone is racist...apart from you, Cal and Cvalda apparently, thank God you three are here to put us in our places with labels.



I don't think you mean that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Aug 31, 2014, 12:35:50 AM
I have nothing against anyone due to the color of their skin. If you actually knew me you'd know that. Instead you read a few paragraphs and sum me up, fuming behind your screens, mad at shit beyond your command.

If I was racist I wouldn't regularly be invited to my next door neighbors house for dinner and conversation. If I was racist two out of the five romantic relationships I've had wouldn't have been with black women. If I was racist I wouldn't live where I live and work were I work.

It's okay. I know Cvalda spits and hisses at just about everyone that look at her crossways like some embittered abused cat. I don't take it personally. She can't help it. I'm cool with you too ShadowPred. Just watch it with the racist shit.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Aug 31, 2014, 12:43:04 AM
k guys calm down
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Aug 31, 2014, 12:52:55 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Aug 31, 2014, 12:43:04 AM
k guys calm down

I got this Aspie.

Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Aug 31, 2014, 12:35:50 AM
I have nothing against anyone due to the color of their skin. If you actually knew me you'd know that. Instead you read a few paragraphs and sum me up, fuming behind your screens, mad at shit beyond your command.

If I was racist I wouldn't regularly be invited to my next door neighbors house for dinner and conversation. If I was racist two out of the five romantic relationships I've had wouldn't have been with black women. If I was racist I wouldn't live where I live and work were I work.

It's okay. I know Cvalda spits and hisses at just about everyone that look at her crossways like some embittered abused cat. I don't take it personally. She can't help it. I'm cool with you too ShadowPred. Just watch it with the racist shit.



Bat Chain, I wasn't straight up calling you a racist. I was mentioning racism due to that "leash" line. Unconsciously racist is what that line was (which only came to my mind due to the argument as a whole, otherwise it would never have crossed my mind) ,if you didn't mean it to be racist, and being unconsciously racist is what we all are anyway. But yeah, if you say you're cool, then I'm the same. I never take arguments outside of their place of origin anyway.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Aug 31, 2014, 02:08:13 AM
http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/ebola-claims-lives-five-study-co-authors-paper-published (http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/ebola-claims-lives-five-study-co-authors-paper-published)

Yeezus f**king Krishna.

QuoteA sixth co-author, Sidiki Saffa, also passed away before the paper could be published, though the cause of death was unrelated to Ebola. He was a lab tech who collected and processed Ebola patient blood samples, but he died from a stroke. However, co-workers state that the stress from the outbreak may have contributed to his death.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 31, 2014, 02:10:44 AM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Aug 30, 2014, 07:41:31 PM
Ask yourselves what is the root cause of all of this nonsense.
When this incident happened, or most police involved incidents happen, I do indeed give the benefit of doubt to the police. Perhaps where I live it isn't so bad and in most cases the police do use the correct amount of force. However since then as more information became available such as reports not being done, autopsy results and historical evidence; it is clear now that Ferguson country has a serious problem with bad cops and extremely bad policing policy.

That is the root of all this non-sense. Sure he was a thug, but at least where I come from, cops do not shoot to kill just because they can. I mean how about that other guy? The guy was clearly not in the right mind that stole the two red bulls. I saw the knife but he didn't rush the officers, but ok lets ignore that, however why did they have to shoot him while he was on the ground and then shoot him two more time when he rolled over dead? That is not right man.

As far as Brown is concerned he turned around and the officer unloaded on him. Highly likely because they are trained to kill militaristically. In most departments you shoot the largest body area, the torso. In THAT department you start at the lower torso and shoot up towards the head. I honestly think the bum rush is bullshit at this point.

You know, the dumb ass, Brown, may have very well got what he deserved but that is not how you run a civilized society. Also most of the "evidence" from the Ferguson police department so far has been utter bullshit. Explain that away?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 31, 2014, 03:00:41 AM
Whatever happened does not excuse all the black folk in the area to go around wreaking havoc and destroying property as though its their given right, and they wonder why people look down on them. Playing devils advocate...had it been a white guy gunned down, would white folk be rioting? doubt it, you probably wouldn't hear anything about it.

Again I gotta refer back to Johnathan Gentry on Facebook...
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10204325511367677&set=vb.1526101682&type=2&theater (https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10204325511367677&set=vb.1526101682&type=2&theater)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Aug 31, 2014, 03:41:08 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 31, 2014, 03:00:41 AM
Playing devils advocate...had it been a white guy gunned down, would white folk be rioting? doubt it, you probably wouldn't hear anything about it.

..I had no idea we, white people were being targeted by racist trigger happy cops. That sounds terrible. :'(

#SAVEWHITEPEOPLE!

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Aug 31, 2014, 03:43:26 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 31, 2014, 03:00:41 AMhad it been a white guy gunned down, would white folk be rioting? doubt it, you probably wouldn't hear anything about it.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OvKcXZpDMo#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OvKcXZpDMo#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Aug 31, 2014, 04:51:34 AM
Kill whitey
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 31, 2014, 04:53:29 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 31, 2014, 03:00:41 AM
Whatever happened does not excuse all the black folk in the area to go around wreaking havoc and destroying property as though its their given right, and they wonder why people look down on them. Playing devils advocate...had it been a white guy gunned down, would white folk be rioting? doubt it, you probably wouldn't hear anything about it.

What do you mean all? And iirc, white folk used to lynch black folks for mere accusations all the time. Hell that kind of crap still happens today.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Aug 31, 2014, 05:02:52 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 31, 2014, 04:53:29 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 31, 2014, 03:00:41 AM
Whatever happened does not excuse all the black folk in the area to go around wreaking havoc and destroying property as though its their given right, and they wonder why people look down on them. Playing devils advocate...had it been a white guy gunned down, would white folk be rioting? doubt it, you probably wouldn't hear anything about it.

What do you mean all? And iirc, white folk used to lynch black folks for mere accusations all the time. Hell that kind of crap still happens today.

Hubbs, by his own admission, isnt a racist. He's just doing a really bad job at making us believe he isnt a racist.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 31, 2014, 05:34:08 AM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Aug 31, 2014, 05:02:52 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 31, 2014, 04:53:29 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 31, 2014, 03:00:41 AM
Whatever happened does not excuse all the black folk in the area to go around wreaking havoc and destroying property as though its their given right, and they wonder why people look down on them. Playing devils advocate...had it been a white guy gunned down, would white folk be rioting? doubt it, you probably wouldn't hear anything about it.

What do you mean all? And iirc, white folk used to lynch black folks for mere accusations all the time. Hell that kind of crap still happens today.

Hubbs, by his own admission, isnt a racist. He's just doing a really bad job at making us believe he isnt a racist.  :laugh:

So who is/has been causing all the destruction in Ferguson exactly? Errrrm....

Clearly some of you think the rioting is acceptable then? Seeing as no one has agreed on the fact that what happened in Ferguson is no excuse for mass violence and destruction.

Does this kind of thing happen when other people get badly treated by US cops? any people from any background...does it happen?

There is a You-Tube clip about a white guy in the US (Chicago I think) who had his neck broken by cops whilst in a police station and died (I think).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0aaxFemzvI# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0aaxFemzvI#)

Any rioting by anyone over this?



I love how everybody constantly ignores my link to Jonathan Gentry on Facebook, says it all really. Most of you just wanna whine and accuse, jumping on the bandwagon labelling everybody racist to make yourselves look good, trying to make yourselves out to be some kind of superhero for political correctness...very easy to do that isn't it.
-_-

Take note...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTUqOBJsRdg#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTUqOBJsRdg#ws)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WJQh0qJPiU#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WJQh0qJPiU#ws)



Quote from: Blacklabel on Aug 31, 2014, 03:41:08 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 31, 2014, 03:00:41 AM
Playing devils advocate...had it been a white guy gunned down, would white folk be rioting? doubt it, you probably wouldn't hear anything about it.

..I had no idea we, white people were being targeted by racist trigger happy cops. That sounds terrible. :'(

#SAVEWHITEPEOPLE!

Right so this establishes some of you don't know what playing devils advocate means (sigh).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Aug 31, 2014, 06:14:25 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 31, 2014, 05:34:08 AM
So who is/has been causing all the destruction in Ferguson exactly? Errrrm....

Write it.

You know you want to

it was bl....

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bu-vCmFCAAAh9T2.jpg)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 31, 2014, 06:17:38 AM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Aug 31, 2014, 06:14:25 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 31, 2014, 05:34:08 AM
So who is/has been causing all the destruction in Ferguson exactly? Errrrm....

Write it.

You know you want to

it was bl....

My question is directed at you Captain PC, you can't answer it because it will ruin your entire argument, obvious apologist is obvious and doesn't know what a rhetorical question is (sigh). All this bandwagon jumping is pathetic.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Aug 31, 2014, 06:25:43 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 31, 2014, 06:17:38 AM
you can't answer it because it will ruin your entire argument

I wont answer because i'm not your teacher.

And i dont care if you gain any knowledge.

I just like to see you type a lot of dumb shit.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 31, 2014, 06:31:53 AM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Aug 31, 2014, 06:25:43 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 31, 2014, 06:17:38 AM
you can't answer it because it will ruin your entire argument

I wont answer because i'm not your teacher.

And i dont care if you gain any knowledge.

I just like to see you type a lot of dumb shit.  :laugh:

Pretty much the kind of response I expected, no point, no use, nothing noteworthy, nothing to say...just verbal abuse. If that's all you can bring to the table then don't bother mate.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 31, 2014, 08:02:41 AM
I think it is more about nationalism than racism per se.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 31, 2014, 03:32:13 PM
Not quite a news story, but I thought this would be worth sharing.

http://thoughtcatalog.com/hok-leahcim/2014/05/25-domestically-abused-men-reveal-their-horrifying-stories/ (http://thoughtcatalog.com/hok-leahcim/2014/05/25-domestically-abused-men-reveal-their-horrifying-stories/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Aug 31, 2014, 04:56:45 PM
all abuse is bad abuse
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 31, 2014, 05:04:19 PM
They're just Reddit stories though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 31, 2014, 05:09:41 PM
DoomRulz should just get this shit over with and make an MRM thread.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 31, 2014, 05:29:01 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Aug 31, 2014, 05:04:19 PM
They're just Reddit stories though.

Yeah because unfortunately, most men don't have any other avenue to share their stories. Have a read of this:

http://www.vocativ.com/underworld/crime/hard-truth-girl-guy-rape/ (http://www.vocativ.com/underworld/crime/hard-truth-girl-guy-rape/)

What really drove it home was after sharing it on Facebook, I had a chat with a friend of mine (also a fellow forum member!) who told me that he was in the exact same situation as Charlie. His account was very disturbing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Aug 31, 2014, 05:39:47 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 31, 2014, 05:29:01 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Aug 31, 2014, 05:04:19 PM
They're just Reddit stories though.

http://www.vocativ.com/underworld/crime/hard-truth-girl-guy-rape/ (http://www.vocativ.com/underworld/crime/hard-truth-girl-guy-rape/)


...


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Aug 31, 2014, 05:43:49 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Aug 31, 2014, 05:39:47 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 31, 2014, 05:29:01 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Aug 31, 2014, 05:04:19 PM
They're just Reddit stories though.

http://www.vocativ.com/underworld/crime/hard-truth-girl-guy-rape/ (http://www.vocativ.com/underworld/crime/hard-truth-girl-guy-rape/)


...
Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FNOECI0s.gif&hash=6675156af19c62a54a5c9ce736bdbe7647bc20be)
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Aug 31, 2014, 08:07:09 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 31, 2014, 03:32:13 PM
Not quite a news story, but I thought this would be worth sharing.

http://thoughtcatalog.com/hok-leahcim/2014/05/25-domestically-abused-men-reveal-their-horrifying-stories/ (http://thoughtcatalog.com/hok-leahcim/2014/05/25-domestically-abused-men-reveal-their-horrifying-stories/)

Feel sick after reading that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Aug 31, 2014, 09:01:35 PM
Cop charged with raping women under threat of arrest
http://nypost.com/2014/08/29/prosecutors-charge-oklahoma-officer-with-rape/ (http://nypost.com/2014/08/29/prosecutors-charge-oklahoma-officer-with-rape/)

QuoteOKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma City police officer was charged Friday with 16 counts including rape and sexual battery after he was accused of assaulting at least seven women while on patrol.

Daniel Holtzclaw, 27, also faces charges of forcible oral sodomy and indecent exposure. Police arrested Holtzclaw on Aug. 21.

Holtzclaw, a former standout football player in high school and college, is accused of stopping women, who were all black and between the ages of 34 and 58, while on duty in Oklahoma City. Investigators allege that he raped one woman and either fondled others or forced them to expose themselves, and police said there may be more victims.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Aug 31, 2014, 09:04:24 PM
Well that's despicable.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Aug 31, 2014, 09:18:25 PM
can we re-name this thread



Like the "Morbid Reality" thread of the "Faith No More" thread
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 31, 2014, 10:07:10 PM
I'm gonna brighten things up a little...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/30/pit-bull-saves-boy-bees_n_5739046.html?utm_hp_ref=good-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/30/pit-bull-saves-boy-bees_n_5739046.html?utm_hp_ref=good-news)

Quote from: Aspie on Aug 31, 2014, 09:18:25 PM
can we re-name this thread

Like the "Morbid Reality" thread of the "Faith No More" thread

Believe it or not, we already have a thread for that. (http://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/index.php?topic=41237)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Aug 31, 2014, 10:08:26 PM
MERGE
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gilfryd on Sep 01, 2014, 08:42:49 AM
QuoteRaju was rescued and freed in July of 2014 after spending almost 50 years in chains. At the time of his rescue he was near death. He was emaciated, dehydrated and exhausted. Despite his frailness, he was forced to beg on the streets and was being kept in spiked chains. Now the cruel person who had illegal custody of him is trying to get him back through the Allahabad court. You helped free him once, we need your voice once again to keep his freedom.

https://www.change.org/p/shri-akhilesh-yadav-the-honourable-chief-minister-government-of-uttar-pradesh-keep-raju-free (https://www.change.org/p/shri-akhilesh-yadav-the-honourable-chief-minister-government-of-uttar-pradesh-keep-raju-free)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 01, 2014, 11:09:55 AM
More good news...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/29/jaheim-benton-homeless_n_5739260.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/29/jaheim-benton-homeless_n_5739260.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Sep 01, 2014, 01:28:28 PM
In response to the ISIS threat, Germany is sending rifles, anti-tank weapons and armoured fighting vehicles to the Kurdish fighters of Iraq to aid them in the fight against the ISIS. This is following Britain, France and the U.S doing the same.

http://t.news.ca.msn.com/world/isis-threat-germany-to-send-rifles-and-tanks-to-aid-kurds-in-iraq-1 (http://t.news.ca.msn.com/world/isis-threat-germany-to-send-rifles-and-tanks-to-aid-kurds-in-iraq-1)

8,000 G36 rifles and 8,000 G3 rifles with ammunition, 200 Panzerfaust 3, 30 MILAN anti-tank systems, and 5 heavily armoured Dingo infantry vehicles, along with humanitarian aid will be sent.

The Peshmerga, or Kurdish fighters, helped the U.S in their mission to capture Saddam Hussain and fought along side U.S troops, and played a big role in the eventual bringing down of Osama bin Laden. They have proven to be an effective force that protects all ethnicities and they include women in their ranks.

The German Foreign Minister spoke of a hope that the new Iraqi government would seek to bring together all ethnic and religious groups, including the Sunni minority, to fight against the extremist ISIS.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Sep 01, 2014, 02:57:21 PM
All those weapons will eventually be use against the free world.

Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/predator-01.jpg)
"Remember Afghanistan?"
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 01, 2014, 09:23:08 PM
You pick the lesser of the evils now and deal with the consequences later.


See Saddam vs Iran.  See Al Qaeda leadership vs the Russians. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 02, 2014, 12:05:49 AM
Is Russia really so f**ked up that they need to wave their cold dicks in the air so meaninglessly?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Quarax on Sep 02, 2014, 12:10:28 AM
G36?

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.imfdb.org%2Fimages%2Fthumb%2F6%2F69%2FAVP-G36C-1.jpg%2F800px-AVP-G36C-1.jpg&hash=aaf86babc657677a5fe08d1936e16c81b64d4e81)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: coolbreeze on Sep 02, 2014, 02:13:01 AM
Quote from: Quarax on Sep 02, 2014, 12:10:28 AM
G36?

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.imfdb.org%2Fimages%2Fthumb%2F6%2F69%2FAVP-G36C-1.jpg%2F800px-AVP-G36C-1.jpg&hash=aaf86babc657677a5fe08d1936e16c81b64d4e81)


G36C with the E version carry handle.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 02, 2014, 04:11:53 AM
Yes vote for Scottish independence! I hope they get it.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28783688 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28783688)

Cameron to actually take the bull by the horns and tackle the Muslim/Islamic terrorist issue hitting the UK! Naturally bleeding heart Liberals are pipping up and causing a fuss because it would of course be much better to let extremist terrorists back into the UK from Syria and elsewhere. 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29008316 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29008316)

For once Cameron is doing something right...we hope. Well either that or trying to win back votes from UKIP.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/british-jihadists-cameron-considers-ban-on-uk-fighters-in-syria-and-iraq-returning-home-9702108.html (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/british-jihadists-cameron-considers-ban-on-uk-fighters-in-syria-and-iraq-returning-home-9702108.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Sep 02, 2014, 04:19:18 AM
I read a poll somewhere that many Scots, particularly the youth voters, don't want independence.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 02, 2014, 04:28:50 AM
With the polls consistently favouring the No vote, that's not going to change just over two weeks out.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 02, 2014, 04:49:51 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Sep 02, 2014, 04:19:18 AM
I read a poll somewhere that many Scots, particularly the youth voters, don't want independence.

I have no clue how it will go but I think Scotland will do well on their own. I also think the UK government is absolutely terrified to see Scotland become an independent country because they might actually do well and surpass the UK in the general quality/standard of living for its people (the UK fast going down the toilet). They can sustain themselves perfectly well I think, plus the UK will lose its nuclear base which they don't like at all...no sir.

Youth voters (students) are all the same (not all), they tend to be very liberal through lack of life experience, as you get older these views can change (not always of course).

I think its very close at the moment, there was something about it on the news saying it will come down to all the hardline Labour voters in the Highlands. Really the Tories should be wanting the yes vote because then Labour will lose huge amounts of voters essentially giving the Conservatives an easy ride to win the next general election (I think).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 02, 2014, 05:22:10 AM
Even if Scotland did secede - which they won't - it's not like England is just going to leave all its warheads at the Clyde submarine base.

QuoteI have no clue how it will go but I think Scotland will do well on their own. I also think the UK government is absolutely terrified to see Scotland become an independent country because they might actually do well and surpass the UK in the general quality/standard of living for its people (the UK fast going down the toilet).

Lowest male life expectancies in the UK...

Glasgow City (over 6 years less than the national average)
Inverclyde
Blackpool
West Dunbartonshire
Dundee City
Manchester
North Lanarkshire
Belfast
Renfrewshire
Burnley

Lowest female life expectancies in the UK...

Corby
West Lothian
Blackpool
Inverclyde
Blaenau Gwent
Manchester
Dundee City
North Lanarkshire
West Dunbartonshire
Glasgow City

Kicking goals there...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Quarax on Sep 02, 2014, 05:57:23 AM
Quote from: coolbreeze on Sep 02, 2014, 02:13:01 AM
Quote from: Quarax on Sep 02, 2014, 12:10:28 AM
G36?

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.imfdb.org%2Fimages%2Fthumb%2F6%2F69%2FAVP-G36C-1.jpg%2F800px-AVP-G36C-1.jpg&hash=aaf86babc657677a5fe08d1936e16c81b64d4e81)


G36C with the E version carry handle.

Oh, I wasn't trying to ask if that was a G36. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Sep 02, 2014, 01:32:35 PM
Quote from: SM on Sep 02, 2014, 05:22:10 AM
Lowest male life expectancies in the UK...

Glasgow City (over 6 years less than the national average)

(https://38.media.tumblr.com/88b7529210779aeb9f2cc6de070fcdbb/tumblr_n7xs7liHjI1qb86cao1_500.gif)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Fd8024eaba01f5c3f57f7510cf5e0c57d%2Ftumblr_n08hp2l4EJ1qackkdo1_500.gif&hash=7f99aa819f16837e4fc084f1fafeededbfbe7c1d)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Sep 02, 2014, 04:56:14 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Sep 02, 2014, 01:32:35 PM
Quote from: SM on Sep 02, 2014, 05:22:10 AM
Lowest male life expectancies in the UK...

Glasgow City (over 6 years less than the national average)

(https://38.media.tumblr.com/88b7529210779aeb9f2cc6de070fcdbb/tumblr_n7xs7liHjI1qb86cao1_500.gif)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Fd8024eaba01f5c3f57f7510cf5e0c57d%2Ftumblr_n08hp2l4EJ1qackkdo1_500.gif&hash=7f99aa819f16837e4fc084f1fafeededbfbe7c1d)

I don't get it
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 02, 2014, 05:05:19 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Sep 02, 2014, 04:56:14 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Sep 02, 2014, 01:32:35 PM
Quote from: SM on Sep 02, 2014, 05:22:10 AM
Lowest male life expectancies in the UK...

Glasgow City (over 6 years less than the national average)

(https://38.media.tumblr.com/88b7529210779aeb9f2cc6de070fcdbb/tumblr_n7xs7liHjI1qb86cao1_500.gif)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Fd8024eaba01f5c3f57f7510cf5e0c57d%2Ftumblr_n08hp2l4EJ1qackkdo1_500.gif&hash=7f99aa819f16837e4fc084f1fafeededbfbe7c1d)

I don't get it

Under The Skin

Spoiler
Scarjo plays an alien who roams the streets of Glasgow to seduce and lead a bunch of dudes to their own doom for her alien overlords.
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 03, 2014, 12:03:28 AM
http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2014/09/01/dnt-impaled-in-buttocks-texting-while-driving.kusa.html (http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2014/09/01/dnt-impaled-in-buttocks-texting-while-driving.kusa.html)

When they said impaled I was thinking maybe 1/2 inch rebar...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Sep 03, 2014, 01:25:18 AM
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/steven-sotloff-beheading-shown-in-video-isis-claims-1.2753309 (http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/steven-sotloff-beheading-shown-in-video-isis-claims-1.2753309)

ISIS did it again, come on can't we just send in a few ground troops to f**k em up a bit. I know they'll just resort to hiding and laying IEDs but lets get a few of em at least
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 03, 2014, 02:23:33 AM
American and German SOF are already on the ground.


There is no way any Iraqi forces could coordinate CAS with US warplanes.  US I'm sure doesn't want to nuke their own allies so I'm sure Delta and Devgru are running around down there with a few CCTs f**king shit up. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Sep 03, 2014, 02:40:18 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Sep 03, 2014, 02:23:33 AM
American and German SOF are already on the ground.


There is no way any Iraqi forces could coordinate CAS with US warplanes.  US I'm sure doesn't want to nuke their own allies so I'm sure Delta and Devgru are running around down there with a few CCTs f**king shit up.
Probably, I'd just like to see em them make more of a dent, you know?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 03, 2014, 02:50:48 AM
They just broke an isis siege with Peshmerga forces in several towns earlier today. 

If I could run good I'd go SOF, soon the military will support SOF and not the infantry.  On my deployments that's really what we were doing.  Guarding the gates so SOF could go to sleep and then wake up and kill people. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Sep 03, 2014, 03:02:52 AM
Anything you could tell me about armored recon? I was thinking about doing it after college for a few years
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 03, 2014, 03:03:47 AM
Which branch and what country?

Edit: I don't know if Canadians operate in the same capacity as our LAR.

I had a buddy that reclassed to artillery who was an Army Cavalryman with an Afghanistan deployment which I could relay here.  Private Hudson was a Marine and he could probably tell you about Marine LAR.

But again, I don't know how similar/dissimilar it would be to what Canada would do.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Sep 03, 2014, 03:05:10 AM
Army, Canada
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 03, 2014, 03:17:36 AM
sorry mang, I don't know much about Canada's military.  My only experience was eating lunch with a Canadian infantry major during deployment. 

I know that in today's conflict you can be used in just about anyway possible.  We were artillery used as MPs.  The guy that was a cav scout that was with us was deployed as a trainer for the afghan national police and did hardly any armored reconnaissance whilst there.  When they did recon it was mostly without their vehicles. 

From what I understand our guys go a few miles ahead of the forward line of troops and relay information about the enemies maneuver forces to a battalion/brigade HQ who develop a plan of attack/defense based on what is relayed.  Sometimes harassing the enemy and sometimes laying low.

But that is if you are used like you are supposed to be.  If your not you could have several different jobs.  The whole time I was FA I went to one simulation live fire and one live fire the first two months I was out of AIT and then never did anything FA related again. 

I've heard of just about everyone in combat arms picking up jobs that weren't exactly in their job description.  Artillery used as Infantry.  Sapper combat engineers used as route clearance.  Tankers living up to death before dismount during the day and then being thrown with Cav Scouts to raid targets at night.

Mission dictates. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Sep 03, 2014, 03:33:20 AM
That's more than I needed to know, thanks for the quick response
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 03, 2014, 03:55:33 AM
If you do join and the Canadian military is anything like the US one, just be prepared to do anything, even if it is out of your job description. 

If you go in as an officer after college (again not sure if Canada has the whole commissioning thing after college) try to see things from the enlisted side.  It will save you a lot of grief. 

Had an officer bitch me out for not wearing seat belt cutters on my IOTV when we were in vehicles that didn't have operable seat belts.  Needless to say, I never listened to a damn word he said after that.  Don't be that guy that has book smarts but no common sense.  If you go enlisted with college you'll promote faster but still have to embrace the suck early on in your career and will likely be held to a higher standard because of your advanced maturity level and non retard nature. 

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 03, 2014, 04:31:13 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Sep 03, 2014, 02:40:18 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Sep 03, 2014, 02:23:33 AM
American and German SOF are already on the ground.


There is no way any Iraqi forces could coordinate CAS with US warplanes.  US I'm sure doesn't want to nuke their own allies so I'm sure Delta and Devgru are running around down there with a few CCTs f**king shit up.
Probably, I'd just like to see em them make more of a dent, you know?

Pull everybody out, take off and nuke the entire site from orbit...only way to be sure.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Sep 03, 2014, 04:40:14 AM
@ PVTDukeMorrison - Here is a video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWrm5pfC6jM# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWrm5pfC6jM#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: coolbreeze on Sep 03, 2014, 04:49:05 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Sep 03, 2014, 03:02:52 AM
Anything you could tell me about armored recon? I was thinking about doing it after college for a few years

Check it out Duke.

http://www.forces.ca/en/job/armouredsoldier-1?olvPlayer=0s&module=cue_1_1 (http://www.forces.ca/en/job/armouredsoldier-1?olvPlayer=0s&module=cue_1_1)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Wrecktangle on Sep 03, 2014, 08:20:04 AM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ukraine/11071806/Ukraine-permanent-ceasefire-agreed-says-Petro-Poroshenko.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ukraine/11071806/Ukraine-permanent-ceasefire-agreed-says-Petro-Poroshenko.html)

EDIT: Oh, wait, nevermind. Putin's spokesman says other wise. :/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 03, 2014, 04:05:49 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 02, 2014, 04:11:53 AM
Yes vote for Scottish independence! I hope they get it.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28783688 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28783688)

Why does Scotland want independence, anyway? I haven't really researched this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Sep 03, 2014, 05:42:11 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 03, 2014, 04:05:49 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 02, 2014, 04:11:53 AM
Yes vote for Scottish independence! I hope they get it.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28783688 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28783688)

Why does Scotland want independence, anyway? I haven't really researched this.

Because FREEEDOOOOOOM

Or maybe some people just don't like the way the UK is going. There's always unhappy people.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 03, 2014, 05:55:03 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Sep 03, 2014, 05:42:11 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 03, 2014, 04:05:49 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 02, 2014, 04:11:53 AM
Yes vote for Scottish independence! I hope they get it.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28783688 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28783688)

Why does Scotland want independence, anyway? I haven't really researched this.

Because FREEEDOOOOOOM

Or maybe some people just don't like the way the UK is going. There's always unhappy people.

This and because they actually have the resources to look after themselves without being beaten about the head with a small stick by Westminster.

The UK is a sinking ship and its sinking very fast and what's more it damned expensive to live in this dump! British people are leaving the UK quicker than you can say immigration is ruining the country...http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10258081/Two-million-quit-Britain-in-talent-drain.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10258081/Two-million-quit-Britain-in-talent-drain.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Sep 03, 2014, 06:05:46 PM
Dibs on North Sea oil and gas.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 03, 2014, 08:57:58 PM
Oh dear:

http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-incidents/malaysia-airlines-mocked-for-bucket-list-challenge-20140903-10bz1p.html (http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-incidents/malaysia-airlines-mocked-for-bucket-list-challenge-20140903-10bz1p.html)

QuoteMalaysia Airlines has provoked a storm of controversy by asking customers to list the things they would most like to do before they die.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Sep 03, 2014, 09:00:26 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Sep 03, 2014, 08:57:58 PM
Oh dear:

http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-incidents/malaysia-airlines-mocked-for-bucket-list-challenge-20140903-10bz1p.html (http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-incidents/malaysia-airlines-mocked-for-bucket-list-challenge-20140903-10bz1p.html)

QuoteMalaysia Airlines has provoked a storm of controversy by asking customers to list the things they would most like to do before they die.

Oooh...I don't even..
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 03, 2014, 09:24:46 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Sep 03, 2014, 08:57:58 PM
Oh dear:

http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-incidents/malaysia-airlines-mocked-for-bucket-list-challenge-20140903-10bz1p.html (http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-incidents/malaysia-airlines-mocked-for-bucket-list-challenge-20140903-10bz1p.html)

QuoteMalaysia Airlines has provoked a storm of controversy by asking customers to list the things they would most like to do before they die.
hahahahahahaha genius
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 03, 2014, 10:35:51 PM
http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2014/09/03/dnt-arab-mascot-removed-from-school.kesq.html (http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2014/09/03/dnt-arab-mascot-removed-from-school.kesq.html)

Dumbasses, that is not a terrorist. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 03, 2014, 11:26:58 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 03, 2014, 04:05:49 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 02, 2014, 04:11:53 AM
Yes vote for Scottish independence! I hope they get it.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28783688 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28783688)

Why does Scotland want independence, anyway? I haven't really researched this.

Research (http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2014/01/economist-explains-9)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 04, 2014, 12:10:43 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Sep 03, 2014, 10:35:51 PM
http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2014/09/03/dnt-arab-mascot-removed-from-school.kesq.html (http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2014/09/03/dnt-arab-mascot-removed-from-school.kesq.html)

Dumbasses, that is not a terrorist. :P

Why would you wanna call your team that anyway?  :o
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 04, 2014, 12:29:45 AM
This actually made me sick.

http://www.examiner.com/article/statutory-rape-victim-forced-to-pay-child-support-for-kid-he-didn-t-know-existed (http://www.examiner.com/article/statutory-rape-victim-forced-to-pay-child-support-for-kid-he-didn-t-know-existed)

Quote from: SM on Sep 03, 2014, 11:26:58 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 03, 2014, 04:05:49 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 02, 2014, 04:11:53 AM
Yes vote for Scottish independence! I hope they get it.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28783688 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28783688)

Why does Scotland want independence, anyway? I haven't really researched this.

Research (http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2014/01/economist-explains-9)

Thanks :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 04, 2014, 12:31:56 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 04, 2014, 12:10:43 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Sep 03, 2014, 10:35:51 PM
http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2014/09/03/dnt-arab-mascot-removed-from-school.kesq.html (http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2014/09/03/dnt-arab-mascot-removed-from-school.kesq.html)

Dumbasses, that is not a terrorist. :P

Why would you wanna call your team that anyway?  :o
I don't know why but it is their school. Why should they have to rename it because of political correctness or obvious reverse racism. Why isn't the fighting Irish guy banned too?

Also, I forgot England had nuclear weapons. Sounds cute.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 04, 2014, 01:50:23 AM
you don't know many irish people
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 04, 2014, 02:52:26 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Sep 04, 2014, 12:31:56 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 04, 2014, 12:10:43 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Sep 03, 2014, 10:35:51 PM
http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2014/09/03/dnt-arab-mascot-removed-from-school.kesq.html (http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2014/09/03/dnt-arab-mascot-removed-from-school.kesq.html)

Dumbasses, that is not a terrorist. :P

Why would you wanna call your team that anyway?  :o
I don't know why but it is their school. Why should they have to rename it because of political correctness or obvious reverse racism. Why isn't the fighting Irish guy banned too?

Also, I forgot England had nuclear weapons. Sounds cute.


England doesn't...Scotland does ;) but for how long?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Sep 04, 2014, 02:54:34 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 04, 2014, 12:29:45 AM
This actually made me sick.

http://www.examiner.com/article/statutory-rape-victim-forced-to-pay-child-support-for-kid-he-didn-t-know-existed (http://www.examiner.com/article/statutory-rape-victim-forced-to-pay-child-support-for-kid-he-didn-t-know-existed)


Now this would make one hell of a debate.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 04, 2014, 03:04:09 AM
QuoteThat said, Mel Feit, director of the New York-based advocacy group the National Center for Men, indicated that this could be an example of sexism in reverse. "The idea that a woman would have to send money to a man who raped her is absolutely off-the-charts ridiculous," he said. "It wouldn't be tolerated, and it shouldn't be tolerated."

Comparing consensual underage sex between two trashy idiots with a six year age difference to actual rape is extremely disingenuous. He certainly didn't consider himself a victim of "rape" til child support payments got involved.

That said, he obviously shouldn't be obligated to pay child support.

Can we go ahead and name this the MRM thread already?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 04, 2014, 03:12:56 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Sep 04, 2014, 02:54:34 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 04, 2014, 12:29:45 AM
This actually made me sick.

http://www.examiner.com/article/statutory-rape-victim-forced-to-pay-child-support-for-kid-he-didn-t-know-existed (http://www.examiner.com/article/statutory-rape-victim-forced-to-pay-child-support-for-kid-he-didn-t-know-existed)


Now this would make one hell of a debate.
What's to debate?


Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 04, 2014, 03:04:09 AM
QuoteThat said, Mel Feit, director of the New York-based advocacy group the National Center for Men, indicated that this could be an example of sexism in reverse. "The idea that a woman would have to send money to a man who raped her is absolutely off-the-charts ridiculous," he said. "It wouldn't be tolerated, and it shouldn't be tolerated."

Comparing consensual underage sex between two trashy idiots with a six year age difference to actual rape is extremely disingenuous. He certainly didn't consider himself a victim of "rape" til child support payments got involved.

He was a victim of statutory rape, even if he didn't realise it at the time. Under the law, that's fact. All that's being said is that if the sexes were reversed, the outcome would be radically different.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Dovahkiin on Sep 04, 2014, 03:26:12 AM
I have no problem envisioning that. If it was a chick, it would not be the same.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 04, 2014, 03:28:22 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 04, 2014, 03:12:56 AM
He was a victim of statutory rape, even if he didn't realise it at the time. Under the law, that's fact. All that's being said is that if the sexes were reversed, the outcome would be radically different.
Shoulda coulda woulda. Doesn't change the fact that it was still consensual and labeling it "rape" is the kind of legalese people like you hate when, say, a woman uses it after being taken advantage of when drunk or something -- the hypocrisy :laugh:

And for someone "sick" over this isolated incident of injustice, I bet you don't give a shit about the centuries of statutory rape inflicted on, say, child brides, many of them 14 or younger, who were actually raped by their husbands, died from underage pregnancy, etc. A practice that still goes on throughout the world, too :) But I'm not holding my breath. Nothing compared to all this institutionalized male oppression! :'(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_marriage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_marriage)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Sep 04, 2014, 04:15:05 AM
Doom has a point, Cvalda. This is f**ked up no matter how you slice it, and bringing up child brides doesn't change that. Yeah that's a despicable and disgusting practice, no one's arguing it isn't, but bringing it up as some kind of counterpoint is incredibly low and unnecessary.

It's funny how you're only a Social Justice Warrior when feminism is involved.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 04, 2014, 04:24:36 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 04, 2014, 03:04:09 AM
QuoteThat said, Mel Feit, director of the New York-based advocacy group the National Center for Men, indicated that this could be an example of sexism in reverse. "The idea that a woman would have to send money to a man who raped her is absolutely off-the-charts ridiculous," he said. "It wouldn't be tolerated, and it shouldn't be tolerated."

Comparing consensual underage sex between two trashy idiots with a six year age difference to actual rape is extremely disingenuous. He certainly didn't consider himself a victim of "rape" til child support payments got involved.

That said, he obviously shouldn't be obligated to pay child support.

Can we go ahead and name this the MRM thread already?

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 04, 2014, 04:44:02 AM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Sep 04, 2014, 04:15:05 AM
It's funny how you're only a Social Justice Warrior when feminism is involved.
It's funny how you apparently can't read.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Sep 04, 2014, 06:52:11 AM
How is this case at all related to feminism, apart from sex with a woman being involved?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 04, 2014, 07:03:02 AM
It is symbolic of mens struggle against oppression.

What have the womans every done for us?

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fthaipoliticalprisoners.files.wordpress.com%2F2013%2F03%2Fpeoples-front-of-judea-salute.jpg&hash=8ae7ba45f808dbe42091309f243e969b340aad75)

Solidarity, brother.  Sister, sorry.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 04, 2014, 08:04:56 AM
The law is the LAW. However out of context it can be at times. Still the question is why should the "legal" victim be required to pay child support for a child he conceived? This is a though one because although it is his kid, it is the government that proclaimed him a victim of a crime. Much like you can't hold minors to contracts I don't see how they could hold him to this either. One, he is a minor, two, he is a victim of a well vetted crime.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Sep 04, 2014, 11:40:19 AM
Doom you must join with us brothers here on Fury 161. No wimenz, just peace and harmony.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 04, 2014, 12:07:23 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 04, 2014, 03:28:22 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 04, 2014, 03:12:56 AM
He was a victim of statutory rape, even if he didn't realise it at the time. Under the law, that's fact. All that's being said is that if the sexes were reversed, the outcome would be radically different.
Shoulda coulda woulda. Doesn't change the fact that it was still consensual and labeling it "rape" is the kind of legalese people like you hate when, say, a woman uses it after being taken advantage of when drunk or something -- the hypocrisy :laugh:

I'm not the one defining it as rape. It's the law. Why are you bringing drunken sex into the equation? No one's talking about that. 

Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 04, 2014, 03:28:22 AM
And for someone "sick" over this isolated incident of injustice, I bet you don't give a shit about the centuries of statutory rape inflicted on, say, child brides, many of them 14 or younger, who were actually raped by their husbands, died from underage pregnancy, etc. A practice that still goes on throughout the world, too :) But I'm not holding my breath. Nothing compared to all this institutionalized male oppression! :'(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_marriage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_marriage)

What are you on about? What does child marriage have to do with this? Nice straw man.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Sep 04, 2014, 12:35:50 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 04, 2014, 03:28:22 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 04, 2014, 03:12:56 AM
He was a victim of statutory rape, even if he didn't realise it at the time. Under the law, that's fact. All that's being said is that if the sexes were reversed, the outcome would be radically different.
Shoulda coulda woulda. Doesn't change the fact that it was still consensual and labeling it "rape" is the kind of legalese people like you hate when, say, a woman uses it after being taken advantage of when drunk or something -- the hypocrisy :laugh:

And for someone "sick" over this isolated incident of injustice, I bet you don't give a shit about the centuries of statutory rape inflicted on, say, child brides

I read just fine, thanks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 04, 2014, 09:23:37 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 04, 2014, 12:07:23 PM
I'm not the one defining it as rape. It's the law.
Oh, well then, since him having to pay child support is the law, I guess you agree with that after all, as well -- so what were you so upset about then? :)

Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 04, 2014, 12:07:23 PM
What are you on about? What does child marriage have to do with this? Nice straw man.
The point is that your MRM crusader shit, like this and the other stuff you spam this thread with constantly, is really meager and doesn't justify your melodrama. Child support payments -- sickening!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 04, 2014, 09:33:08 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 04, 2014, 09:23:37 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 04, 2014, 12:07:23 PM
I'm not the one defining it as rape. It's the law.
Oh, well then, since him having to pay child support is the law, I guess you agree with that after all, as well -- so what were you so upset about then? :)

He's a victim of statutory rape. Him paying child support for a child he never knew about doesn't make any kind of sense, even from a legal perspective.

Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 04, 2014, 09:23:37 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 04, 2014, 12:07:23 PM
What are you on about? What does child marriage have to do with this? Nice straw man.
The point is that your MRM crusader shit, like this and the other stuff you spam this thread with constantly, is really meager and doesn't justify your melodrama. Child support payments -- sickening!

Lol, "constantly". Your tears amuse me. If it bugs you so f**king much, stay out the thread.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 04, 2014, 09:34:42 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 04, 2014, 09:33:08 PM
Your tears amuse me. If it bugs you so f**king much, stay out the thread.
^he mad
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 04, 2014, 09:39:25 PM
Actually I'm having a good laugh right now, but moving on.

http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/brain-can-trained-prefer-healthy-food/ (http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/brain-can-trained-prefer-healthy-food/)

I know some people who could benefit from this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Sep 04, 2014, 09:40:06 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 04, 2014, 09:39:25 PM
Actually I'm having a good laugh right now, but moving on.

http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/brain-can-trained-prefer-healthy-food/ (http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/brain-can-trained-prefer-healthy-food/)

I know some people who could benefit from this.

I could..but I like things that are bad for me..
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 04, 2014, 09:42:59 PM
You're not alone. I struggle with it myself. The trick I find is to tell yourself you shouldn't eat something unhealthy as opposed to you can't. Saying you shouldn't for some reason makes it easier to avoid.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Sep 05, 2014, 12:09:00 AM
Quote from: SM on Sep 04, 2014, 07:03:02 AM
It is symbolic of mens struggle against oppression.

What have the womans every done for us?

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fthaipoliticalprisoners.files.wordpress.com%2F2013%2F03%2Fpeoples-front-of-judea-salute.jpg&hash=8ae7ba45f808dbe42091309f243e969b340aad75)

Solidarity, brother.  Sister, sorry.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.guim.co.uk%2Fsys-images%2FGuardian%2FPix%2Fpictures%2F2012%2F8%2F22%2F1345642863334%2Fpilate-film-008.jpg&hash=102442a8c088a7e9dc56e259b39e67c2a7e025d8)
The womans built the woads, you know...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 05, 2014, 12:17:40 AM
I'm no scientist so I'm having a hard time processing this. I would've thought fewer materials meant less environmental damage.

http://io9.com/downloaded-games-have-a-larger-carbon-footprint-than-bl-1630230310 (http://io9.com/downloaded-games-have-a-larger-carbon-footprint-than-bl-1630230310)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 05, 2014, 01:27:36 AM
The carbon footprint would be lower for downloads if more renewable energy was used to power TVs, consoles, PCs etc.  It would be way more beneficial in Tasmania for example, to download, as over 60% of their power is provided by hydro.  In Victoria it's coal generated, so environmentally it would be better to go and buy a hard copy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 05, 2014, 02:12:47 AM
Hm, I never thought of it that way. I guess in most major urban centres, buying a physical copy is more environmentally-friendly. I just like to save space, hence why I download my games.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Mormegil on Sep 05, 2014, 02:33:45 AM
Global warming is a lie xD
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 05, 2014, 02:51:57 AM
Why do you say that? xD
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Sep 05, 2014, 02:54:42 AM
oh god one of these
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 05, 2014, 03:00:11 AM
this mormegil fellow reminds me of me
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Mormegil on Sep 05, 2014, 03:00:42 AM
Well, I don't doubt that man's manipulation of energy has affected the environment, I just think that the sun and cosmic timescales/patterns have far more of an impact on the planet and climate.

I mean, Yellowstone can erupt or a comet can hit the Earth (like has happened many times in the past) and everything is boned way more than what we're capable of. Life persists, and always comes back stronger.

I'm all for controlling pollution and being more green, but I think the current movement is political. I think it underestimates the real strength of our ecosystem and the power of biological, evolutionary life and the planet to return to an equilibrium no matter what happens.

And Aspie, what is one of these? I'm merely an open minded person trying to share my opinion here. I'm sorry if I offended, that's just honestly what I think at this point. :/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 05, 2014, 03:02:30 AM
yeah it was hotter during the dinosaur times than it is now





if dinosaurs can handle it we can handle it
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 05, 2014, 03:03:41 AM
So we should just f**k it up anyway because destroying existent ecosystems means nothing in the grand scheme of things? ???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 05, 2014, 03:04:40 AM
We will all be robotic hiveminds in twenty years anyway so our physical bodies won't matter. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 05, 2014, 03:08:21 AM
So that's your excuse for being outta shape.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 05, 2014, 03:09:34 AM
No I blame that on Zaxby's and Steak and Shake.














Still good enough shape to pass the Army pt test. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 05, 2014, 03:10:44 AM
Acting on climate change isn't anything to do with 'saving the planet'.  It will happily chug along without us.

It's about maintaining a way of life and avoiding the the disasters that eventuate - sea level rises, excessive heatwaves, bushfires excessive cold, blizzards, storms, floods, etc.  All of which will cost a lot more than prevention.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Mormegil on Sep 05, 2014, 03:12:54 AM
Yeah SM I agree.

Its just nice to see so many comments. Thought this forum was ded. :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 05, 2014, 03:14:35 AM
The world needs a reset anyways.  Humanity needs to be knocked down a few pegs. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 05, 2014, 03:17:12 AM
There's somewhere lower than Kentucky?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Sep 05, 2014, 03:18:14 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Sep 05, 2014, 03:14:35 AM
The world needs a reset anyways.  Humanity needs to be knocked down a few pegs.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_m1ns7cN2gy1qe4zhy.png&hash=615d406e4b06a6b5014c1a8f94c577bccc4cd9e8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 05, 2014, 03:20:43 AM
Kentucky will be the Mecca of the apocalypse. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 05, 2014, 03:25:55 AM
Many pray to it already.

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 05, 2014, 03:30:17 AM
during the end times it will be Kentucky fried people.  The people will not be Kentuckians. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 05, 2014, 03:31:06 AM
Already figured you lot for degenerate cannibals.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 05, 2014, 03:44:22 AM
people are safe as long as there are chicken around, but when Tyson fails look out.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 05, 2014, 03:45:45 AM
http://vimeo.com/9880377 (http://vimeo.com/9880377)

*Everything he says can also be applied to Kentuckians, not just chickens
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 05, 2014, 03:52:44 AM
what movies has this Herzog fellow done.











Kentuckians are inherently superior to every other state, I'm sorry.  Even though your homestate has claimed one of my brethren. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 05, 2014, 03:54:43 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Sep 05, 2014, 03:52:44 AM
what movies has this Herzog fellow done.
A lot.

Check your Netflix, fool.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Sep 05, 2014, 03:55:39 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 05, 2014, 03:08:21 AM
So that's your excuse for being outta shape.
What's yours?

Stephen Hawking probably has more muscle mass than you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 05, 2014, 03:56:04 AM
I don't use that Netflix sorcery it is after my time. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Mormegil on Sep 05, 2014, 03:56:40 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Sep 05, 2014, 03:52:44 AM
what movies has this Herzog fellow done.


Kentuckians are inherently superior to every other state, I'm sorry.  Even though your homestate has claimed one of my brethren.

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 05, 2014, 03:57:38 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Sep 05, 2014, 03:56:04 AM
I don't use that Netflix sorcery it is after my time. 
Rescue Dawn is the only one that comes to mind you might have seen, then. Or Grizzly Man.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 05, 2014, 03:59:14 AM
haven't seen either

what movies do you recommend even though your bizarre taste in films would be the cause of some concern in my case
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 05, 2014, 04:01:42 AM
Those two are the only ones I can foresee you enjoying. Or Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f27cck3Bl-Y#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f27cck3Bl-Y#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Mormegil on Sep 05, 2014, 04:03:23 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 05, 2014, 04:01:42 AM
Those two are the only ones I can foresee you enjoying. Or Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f27cck3Bl-Y#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f27cck3Bl-Y#ws)
Hilarious that I can't tell whether that's compliment or insult.

:D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 05, 2014, 04:05:38 AM
Port of Call New Orleans is amazing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 05, 2014, 04:07:04 AM
Yep I know some folk on here think I'm racist because I go on about immigration crisis in the UK but gee...that's exactly how the UK got into this mess in the first place, no one is allowed to question it.

Calais threatens to shut down them port and send British border controls back to the UK effectively meaning we would have to allow every immigrant to the UK and then carry out border checking here. We would no longer be able to carry out our checks in France. In other words France would allow all immigrants through to the UK leaving us to deal with the issue.

Former Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe, saying the incident proves the UK is a "soft touch" She says: "It speaks volumes. These migrants are in a safe country and under the rule of law yet instead of applying for asylum they look to enter Britain illegally."

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/sep/03/calais-threatens-shutdown-port-immigration (http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/sep/03/calais-threatens-shutdown-port-immigration)

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/sep/04/migrants-calais-desperate-attempts-reach-britain (http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/sep/04/migrants-calais-desperate-attempts-reach-britain)

The question is what are France doing to stop the immigrants entering France?

50,000 illegal immigrants lost in the UK? wut?!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/11073679/Officials-have-lost-track-of-50000-illegal-immigrants.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/11073679/Officials-have-lost-track-of-50000-illegal-immigrants.html)

Very interesting Doc here...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHplEJgevqM#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHplEJgevqM#ws)


And finally an man from Liberia entering the UK was suspected of having Ebola this week. Turns out he didn't luckily but as the article says it shows how easy it is for this disease to get through into the UK. Oh and this man was an asylum seeker naturally. Why is a man from Liberia seeking asylum in the UK?? there are other countries he can go to closer, that's what the rules state! the closest safe country, it doesn't say make a beeline for the UK  >:(

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/11003779/Ebola-outbreak-suspected-case-at-British-immigration-centre.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/11003779/Ebola-outbreak-suspected-case-at-British-immigration-centre.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 05, 2014, 04:07:17 AM
Quote from: Mormegil on Sep 05, 2014, 03:56:40 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Sep 05, 2014, 03:52:44 AM
what movies has this Herzog fellow done.


Kentuckians are inherently superior to every other state, I'm sorry.  Even though your homestate has claimed one of my brethren.

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wut
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 05, 2014, 04:08:11 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 05, 2014, 04:01:42 AM
Those two are the only ones I can foresee you enjoying. Or Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f27cck3Bl-Y#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f27cck3Bl-Y#ws)




HOLD THE PHONE.



Don't judge my taste in films on my internet persona.  I used to minor in film studies at WKU, I just have lots of shit to do now so I don't watch a quarter of what I used to. 


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 05, 2014, 04:10:49 AM
Then seek out his early masterpieces like Aguirre, The Wrath of God or Fitzcarraldo.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 05, 2014, 06:57:11 AM
Now this is interesting...

(NO GRAPHIC IMAGES DON'T WORRY)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-Ug6M0bICs#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-Ug6M0bICs#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vepariga on Sep 05, 2014, 07:18:08 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 05, 2014, 06:57:11 AM
Now this is interesting...

(NO GRAPHIC IMAGES DON'T WORRY)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-Ug6M0bICs#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-Ug6M0bICs#ws)

Call that a knife?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Mormegil on Sep 05, 2014, 10:17:17 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 05, 2014, 06:57:11 AM
Now this is interesting...

(NO GRAPHIC IMAGES DON'T WORRY)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-Ug6M0bICs#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-Ug6M0bICs#ws)

An interesting idea, man. I watched Daniel Pearl, Nick Berg, and these latest beheadings are just plain strange as all hell.

I know they're trying to be more PC, because the vids of them doing the full (partially embarrassing) beheadings drive their f**king supporters away too, so there's that, but I still wonder. Even OBL said that they shouldn't do the full beheading videos because it alienates them from other Muslim populations and states. Makes sense to me, it just sickens me that that they have access to savvy British video editing techniques. They must be KEEN ON IT. They aren't TAKING THE PISS.

f**king what the f**k is going on in this world. Will the real heroes please stand up, please?

Good thoughts, keep an open mind.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Sep 06, 2014, 09:24:36 PM
http://www.businessinsider.com/r-new-map-shows-milky-way-lives-in-laniakea-galaxy-complex-2014-9 (http://www.businessinsider.com/r-new-map-shows-milky-way-lives-in-laniakea-galaxy-complex-2014-9)

Makes one feel small as hell, eh?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Sep 06, 2014, 10:38:18 PM
Not really.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 06, 2014, 10:40:37 PM
I AM THE UNIVERSE. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 06, 2014, 11:37:21 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/04/bodysurfer-rescuing-snorkeler-on-gopro_n_5767790.html?utm_hp_ref=good-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/04/bodysurfer-rescuing-snorkeler-on-gopro_n_5767790.html?utm_hp_ref=good-news)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Sep 07, 2014, 02:08:43 AM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Sep 06, 2014, 09:24:36 PM
http://www.businessinsider.com/r-new-map-shows-milky-way-lives-in-laniakea-galaxy-complex-2014-9 (http://www.businessinsider.com/r-new-map-shows-milky-way-lives-in-laniakea-galaxy-complex-2014-9)

Makes one feel small as hell, eh?

I absolutely love that the cosmic web resembles neurons in the brain.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 07, 2014, 03:12:18 AM
WE ARE IN GOD'S BRAIN.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 07, 2014, 03:16:16 AM
God confirmed for a crackpot piece of shit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Sep 07, 2014, 03:18:57 AM
...what if god is Alex Jones?

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Sep 07, 2014, 03:20:10 AM
What if we're all sweat off a donkey's bollocks?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 07, 2014, 03:28:09 AM
highly illogical
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Sep 07, 2014, 04:45:18 PM
Jack the Ripper's true identity finally revealed (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2746321/Jack-Ripper-unmasked-How-amateur-sleuth-used-DNA-breakthrough-identify-Britains-notorious-criminal-126-years-string-terrible-murders.html)

It appears that a UK businessman and a DNA scientist have finally unmasked the notorious Whitechapel serial killer, with a bit of clever detective work and modern forensic science. If this holds up to scrutiny, expect a hailstorm of new movies/tv-series/documentaries to bring the grisly murders into the spotlight again.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 07, 2014, 05:06:14 PM
LIES!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Sep 07, 2014, 05:12:14 PM
lol bullshit
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 07, 2014, 05:37:25 PM
Quote from: Eva on Sep 07, 2014, 04:45:18 PM
Jack the Ripper's true identity finally revealed (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2746321/Jack-Ripper-unmasked-How-amateur-sleuth-used-DNA-breakthrough-identify-Britains-notorious-criminal-126-years-string-terrible-murders.html)

It appears that a UK businessman and a DNA scientist have finally unmasked the notorious Whitechapel serial killer, with a bit of clever detective work and modern forensic science. If this holds up to scrutiny, expect a hailstorm of new movies/tv-series/documentaries to bring the grisly murders into the spotlight again.

I was just reading about this. I find this intriguing. Hopefully this puts a lid on the case once and for all.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Sep 07, 2014, 05:40:56 PM
I doubt it holds up. I hope it doesn't. I like some things being a mystery.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 07, 2014, 05:47:17 PM
Quote from: BANE on Sep 07, 2014, 05:40:56 PM
I doubt it holds up. I hope it doesn't. I like some things being a mystery.

Nothing lasts forever.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Sep 07, 2014, 07:49:36 PM
Forever doesn't exist Doom.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 07, 2014, 08:09:53 PM
Betty White, at 92, dyes peacefully at home. (http://empirenews.net/actress-betty-white-92-dyes-peacefully-in-her-los-angeles-home/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 07, 2014, 08:10:34 PM
I hope he is never found out, it's BS  cus then the next logical step would be to find out who Zodiac is and by extension, The Phantom Killer from Texarkana (who some people believe to have been the Zodiac himself at a younger age).


Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 07, 2014, 08:09:53 PM
Betty White, at 92, dyes peacefully at home. (http://empirenews.net/actress-betty-white-92-dyes-peacefully-in-her-los-angeles-home/)


NOOO!!! Not Betty White! God dammit. The last glimmer of light has finally left this Earth. RIP Golden Girl.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 07, 2014, 08:11:33 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Sep 07, 2014, 08:10:34 PM
I hope he is never found out, it's BS  cus then the next logical step would be to find out who Zodiac is and by extension, The Phantom Killer from Texarkana (who some people believe to have been the Zodiac himself at a younger age).

Why would that be a bad thing?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 07, 2014, 08:13:47 PM
DAMMIT, DOOM, YOU f**kING LINKED BETTY WHITE BEING DEAD AND IT WAS BULLSHIT!


http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/937160-betty-white-dead-dyes-peacefully-in-her-los-angeles-home-hoax-goes-viral/ (http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/937160-betty-white-dead-dyes-peacefully-in-her-los-angeles-home-hoax-goes-viral/)

Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 07, 2014, 08:11:33 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Sep 07, 2014, 08:10:34 PM
I hope he is never found out, it's BS  cus then the next logical step would be to find out who Zodiac is and by extension, The Phantom Killer from Texarkana (who some people believe to have been the Zodiac himself at a younger age).

Why would that be a bad thing?


Cus such mysteries should never be revealed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Sep 07, 2014, 08:28:19 PM
https://twitter.com/New_Babylonia/status/508680011432620033

First female Kurd fighter to die in battles with ISIS in Iraq's Kirkuk.

RIP.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 07, 2014, 08:41:17 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Sep 07, 2014, 08:13:47 PM
DAMMIT, DOOM, YOU f**kING LINKED BETTY WHITE BEING DEAD AND IT WAS BULLSHIT!


http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/937160-betty-white-dead-dyes-peacefully-in-her-los-angeles-home-hoax-goes-viral/ (http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/937160-betty-white-dead-dyes-peacefully-in-her-los-angeles-home-hoax-goes-viral/)

I would've thought the way I wrote "dyed" was a hint. Calm down.

Quote from: ShadowPred on Sep 07, 2014, 08:13:47 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 07, 2014, 08:11:33 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Sep 07, 2014, 08:10:34 PM
I hope he is never found out, it's BS  cus then the next logical step would be to find out who Zodiac is and by extension, The Phantom Killer from Texarkana (who some people believe to have been the Zodiac himself at a younger age).

Why would that be a bad thing?

Cus such mysteries should never be revealed.

Why not?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Sep 07, 2014, 08:50:02 PM
What's the point? They're genuinely better left unsolved.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 07, 2014, 08:50:41 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 07, 2014, 08:41:17 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Sep 07, 2014, 08:13:47 PM
DAMMIT, DOOM, YOU f**kING LINKED BETTY WHITE BEING DEAD AND IT WAS BULLSHIT!


http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/937160-betty-white-dead-dyes-peacefully-in-her-los-angeles-home-hoax-goes-viral/ (http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/937160-betty-white-dead-dyes-peacefully-in-her-los-angeles-home-hoax-goes-viral/)

I would've thought the way I wrote "dyed" was a hint. Calm down.

Quote from: ShadowPred on Sep 07, 2014, 08:13:47 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 07, 2014, 08:11:33 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Sep 07, 2014, 08:10:34 PM
I hope he is never found out, it's BS  cus then the next logical step would be to find out who Zodiac is and by extension, The Phantom Killer from Texarkana (who some people believe to have been the Zodiac himself at a younger age).

Why would that be a bad thing?

Cus such mysteries should never be revealed.

Why not?


Cus it ruins the mystery, and then you can't have a bunch of crackpot theories lying around anymore. The crackpot theories are always more interesting than the truth.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 07, 2014, 09:24:23 PM
So...it's better to remain ignorant and propagate stupidity via misinformation than learn the truth. Got it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Sep 07, 2014, 09:25:21 PM
Only if there's literally no point to the truth and it's more fun to speculate.

What a complete and utter waste of resources this entire endeavor was.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 07, 2014, 10:01:00 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 07, 2014, 09:24:23 PM
So...it's better to remain ignorant and propagate stupidity via misinformation than learn the truth. Got it.

Zlol, yet another WHOOSH moment for you, Doom. You're just not getting what I'm saying. Bane himself is saying it better than I anyway.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 07, 2014, 11:53:04 PM
Nah, I'd prefer to actually know what happened.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Sep 07, 2014, 11:59:16 PM
Yeah reeeeeaaallly important and interesting. Oh, it was a polish immigrant! That's waaaaaay better than the theory I heard that he was an alien centaur.  ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 08, 2014, 12:42:57 AM
A Polish immigrant alien centaur.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 08, 2014, 01:41:09 AM
Plus the dude is gonna put this info in a book he's going to be selling. Don't buy the BS!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 08, 2014, 02:02:49 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 08, 2014, 12:42:57 AM
A Polish immigrant alien centaur.


under the skin 2
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Sep 08, 2014, 06:34:28 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Ray Rice released by Baltimore Ravens. Justice will be served if he gets outright banned from the NFL.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Sep 08, 2014, 06:42:12 PM
Quote from: BANE on Sep 07, 2014, 11:59:16 PM
Yeah reeeeeaaallly important and interesting. Oh, it was a polish immigrant! That's waaaaaay better than the theory I heard that he was an alien centaur.  ::)
If science can solve it, don't get your hopes up. In murder cases, especially serial killings, it is the utmost importance in order to better ourselves for the future.

For the record, they damn well better find the Zodiac for that is a time-sensitive objective.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 08, 2014, 06:43:58 PM
Zodiac ain't ever gonna be found.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Sep 08, 2014, 06:46:43 PM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Sep 08, 2014, 06:34:28 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Ray Rice released by Baltimore Ravens. Justice will be served if he gets outright banned from the NFL.
BREAKING NEWS: NFL suspends Ray Rice indefinitely. Thank goodness.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 08, 2014, 08:19:49 PM
indefinitely doesn't mean forever


he'll probably be banned from this season, go though some psychological counseling and be back at somebody elses club next year.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Sep 08, 2014, 09:00:12 PM
Quote from: Gate on Sep 08, 2014, 06:42:12 PM
Quote from: BANE on Sep 07, 2014, 11:59:16 PM
Yeah reeeeeaaallly important and interesting. Oh, it was a polish immigrant! That's waaaaaay better than the theory I heard that he was an alien centaur.  ::)
If science can solve it, don't get your hopes up. In murder cases, especially serial killings, it is the utmost importance in order to better ourselves for the future.

For the record, they damn well better find the Zodiac for that is a time-sensitive objective.
How are we bettered?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Sep 08, 2014, 09:55:00 PM
It was only the unimaginative conspiracy theorists with a hang for sensationalism, that gave the most outlandish Ripper theories any weight anyway.

The only suspects that seemed likely, were this guy and another Polish immigrant (name escapes me right now). They were the only suspects the police at the time focused their investigations upon, based on the evidence, information and eyewitness accounts they had.

No surprise really if Jack The Ripper turns out to be just another blue-collar, slightly psychotic, misogynist underachiever. That seems to be the overwhelmingly common traits of the typical serial killer according to the FBI. The criminal mastermind serial killer is a product of fiction, alas.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Sep 08, 2014, 09:57:18 PM
Quote from: Eva on Sep 07, 2014, 04:45:18 PM
Jack the Ripper's true identity finally revealed (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2746321/Jack-Ripper-unmasked-How-amateur-sleuth-used-DNA-breakthrough-identify-Britains-notorious-criminal-126-years-string-terrible-murders.html)

It appears that a UK businessman and a DNA scientist have finally unmasked the notorious Whitechapel serial killer, with a bit of clever detective work and modern forensic science. If this holds up to scrutiny, expect a hailstorm of new movies/tv-series/documentaries to bring the grisly murders into the spotlight again.

Interesting read.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 08, 2014, 09:58:24 PM
NO FB, NOOO!!! This thing hasn't even been peer reviewed yet, and he's going to sell this new info in a book. That is already TWO red flags! Ignore the BS, FB!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 08, 2014, 09:59:33 PM
Springheel Jack > Jack the Ripper anyway.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Sep 08, 2014, 09:59:44 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Sep 08, 2014, 09:58:24 PM
NO FB, NOOO!!!

What why? Afraid the truth might hurt?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 08, 2014, 10:00:54 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 08, 2014, 09:59:33 PM
Springheel Jack > Jack the Ripper anyway.

f**k that dude!



Quote from: First Blood on Sep 08, 2014, 09:59:44 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Sep 08, 2014, 09:58:24 PM
NO FB, NOOO!!!

What why? Afraid the truth might hurt?


Lol, there ain't no truth there anyway, FB.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 08, 2014, 10:01:38 PM
Quote from: First Blood on Sep 08, 2014, 09:59:44 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Sep 08, 2014, 09:58:24 PM
NO FB, NOOO!!!

What why? Afraid the truth might hurt?
wut
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Sep 08, 2014, 10:03:57 PM
Be he used the intestines to make Polish sausage. :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 08, 2014, 10:06:59 PM
Quote from: First Blood on Sep 08, 2014, 10:03:57 PM
Be he used the intestines to make Polish sausage. :laugh:

!!!


QuoteThe writer claimed that he "fried and ate" the missing kidney half.

http://altereddimensions.net/2012/jack-the-ripper (http://altereddimensions.net/2012/jack-the-ripper)


Zlol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 08, 2014, 10:07:21 PM
Hubbs was right! THIS is what happens when you let dirty immigrants into Britain! :o
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Sep 08, 2014, 10:08:26 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Sep 08, 2014, 10:06:59 PM
QuoteThe writer claimed that he "fried and ate" the missing kidney half.

http://altereddimensions.net/2012/jack-the-ripper (http://altereddimensions.net/2012/jack-the-ripper)


Zlol

Well that's true if you believe he wrote the famous From Hell letter.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 08, 2014, 10:09:12 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 08, 2014, 10:07:21 PM
Hubbs was right! THIS is what happens when you let dirty immigrants into Britain! :o

Zlol, the cycle continues.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 08, 2014, 10:10:51 PM
I have gotten to the point I want to go Samuel L Jackson on Cal when he uses wut. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 08, 2014, 10:11:33 PM
 :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 08, 2014, 10:13:13 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Sep 08, 2014, 10:10:51 PM
I have gotten to the point I want to go Samuel L Jackson on Cal when he uses wut.
wut. I don't understand the reference.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Sep 08, 2014, 10:18:30 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Sep 08, 2014, 10:13:13 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Sep 08, 2014, 10:10:51 PM
I have gotten to the point I want to go Samuel L Jackson on Cal when he uses wut.
wut. I don't understand the reference.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtXF2j5JAds# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtXF2j5JAds#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 08, 2014, 10:20:47 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Sep 08, 2014, 10:13:13 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Sep 08, 2014, 10:10:51 PM
I have gotten to the point I want to go Samuel L Jackson on Cal when he uses wut.
wut. I don't understand the reference.
Sweet, simple, ignorant Cal.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 08, 2014, 10:21:27 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 08, 2014, 10:20:47 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Sep 08, 2014, 10:13:13 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Sep 08, 2014, 10:10:51 PM
I have gotten to the point I want to go Samuel L Jackson on Cal when he uses wut.
wut. I don't understand the reference.
Sweet, simple, ignorant Cal.
Or perhaps I was just feigning my ignorance?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Sep 08, 2014, 10:36:18 PM
Lies.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 08, 2014, 10:37:28 PM
Oh...

Quote from: Cal427eb on Sep 16, 2013, 12:00:44 AM
Alien
End of Evangelion
Pulp Fiction
Return of the King(Just above Fellowship and the Two Towers)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows

Quote from: Space Sweeper on Sep 13, 2013, 12:46:51 AM
-The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (I know, three movies...)
-Alien
-The End of Evangelion
Oh, hi.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Sep 08, 2014, 10:38:20 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Sep 08, 2014, 10:00:54 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 08, 2014, 09:59:33 PM
Springheel Jack > Jack the Ripper anyway.

f**k that dude!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU7tBHvcG1s# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU7tBHvcG1s#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 08, 2014, 10:42:13 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Sep 08, 2014, 10:21:27 PM
Or perhaps I was just feigning my ignorance?
You can't feign what you naturally are.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 09, 2014, 05:10:19 AM
Quote from: Eva on Sep 07, 2014, 04:45:18 PM
Jack the Ripper's true identity finally revealed (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2746321/Jack-Ripper-unmasked-How-amateur-sleuth-used-DNA-breakthrough-identify-Britains-notorious-criminal-126-years-string-terrible-murders.html)

It appears that a UK businessman and a DNA scientist have finally unmasked the notorious Whitechapel serial killer, with a bit of clever detective work and modern forensic science. If this holds up to scrutiny, expect a hailstorm of new movies/tv-series/documentaries to bring the grisly murders into the spotlight again.

Its kinda weird that no one has ever done DNA testing on that blood stained item of clothing before...have they? Seems pretty obvious no.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 09, 2014, 05:19:37 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 09, 2014, 05:10:19 AM
Quote from: Eva on Sep 07, 2014, 04:45:18 PM
Jack the Ripper's true identity finally revealed (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2746321/Jack-Ripper-unmasked-How-amateur-sleuth-used-DNA-breakthrough-identify-Britains-notorious-criminal-126-years-string-terrible-murders.html)

It appears that a UK businessman and a DNA scientist have finally unmasked the notorious Whitechapel serial killer, with a bit of clever detective work and modern forensic science. If this holds up to scrutiny, expect a hailstorm of new movies/tv-series/documentaries to bring the grisly murders into the spotlight again.

Its kinda weird that no one has ever done DNA testing on that blood stained item of clothing before...have they? Seems pretty obvious no.


Might seem strange, but it says right there in the article that it was pretty much dismissed as evidence when it was brought to everyone's attention years ago.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 09, 2014, 03:12:13 PM
God trolled the WBC

http://mashable.com/2014/09/08/god-loves-gays/ (http://mashable.com/2014/09/08/god-loves-gays/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gilfryd on Sep 09, 2014, 06:27:57 PM
Regarding our man Jack -
QuoteThis is so misleading that it is frankly a lie.

First of all, "Scientists" haven't solved anything except determined the results of a DNA test—matching a still-living descendent of the sister of a mental patient with a 126-year-old semen stain on the shawl of a single woman thought to be killed by the Ripper.
•The idea that they could have a "100% match" is highly tenuous at best; siblingship is a tricky thing to discover through DNA to begin with, and vastly more so when you take into account that they're testing the descendent of a sibling. There's a reason that whenever possible, geneticists prefer to test a parent as well as a sibling, given how many DNA loci are recombined to form a sibling's DNA. They also "matched" the shawl's owner's bloodstain to her "three-times great-granddaughter," proving again a "100% match."
•The DNA evidence has not been independently verified by any authorities.
•The shawl itself, the one and only piece of physical evidence, has not been independently verified. It "is thought" to have been part of the case.
•The lead detective on the case is not a detective. He is a self-proclaimed "armchair detective" and history nut.
•He is selling a book about this. It doesn't take an "armchair detective" to realize that a book about looking for Jack the Ripper's identity is not going to turn a profit without showing "conclusive proof" that they've found the killer.
•His only other proof is the fact that Kosminski was recorded as a suspect in the 1800s by the police, who were notedly anti-Semetic (Kosminski was a Polish Jew).
•This "study," if it can even be called that when the information was clearly biased, was reported in the Daily Mail and the Mirror, not exactly shining bastions of journalism. Look for it to be discredited very soon. I'm betting Cracked's "B.S. News Stories that Fooled Your Facebook Friends" gets there within a week.
•The apparently brilliant scientist that has pioneered this new DNA matching technology, Dr. Jari Louhelainen, is hardly a standout in his field. He is not decorated, has received no awards or fellowships that I've been able to find, and is a professor at a college that has turned out only one notable alumnus in the scientific field, ever (and she is an astrophysicist).
•Even if the shawl and its two spots of purported DNA were not obviously of over-inflated importance (and if they could be verified), that is far from saying the mystery of Jack the Ripper is solved. All that would be in today's courtroom is a single piece of circumstantial evidence for ONE of five serial murders.

IN SUMMATION.
1.The newspaper that reported this is a tabloid.
2.The "detective" is an amateur with a book to sell.
3.The "scientist" is a lecturer at a new university in England that focuses on sports.
4.The "evidence" is over-hyped and far from conclusive.
5.The "evidence" only points to Kosminski for ONE murder out of five.

This is not research. This is sensationalism. The mystery of Jack the Ripper is far from solved.

http://daphneontherun.tumblr.com/post/96921889428/historical-nonfiction-micdotcom-whoa (http://daphneontherun.tumblr.com/post/96921889428/historical-nonfiction-micdotcom-whoa)
(yeah yeah tumblr blahblah)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Sep 09, 2014, 09:51:51 PM
Yeah, there's a reliable source of criticisms if I ever saw one. 'What do some fancy pants Ph.D in molecular epidemiology and expert in the field of medical genetics know about dna matching anyway that I don't, right?' :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Sep 09, 2014, 10:09:18 PM
Quote from: Gilfryd on Sep 09, 2014, 06:27:57 PM
Regarding our man Jack -
QuoteThis is so misleading that it is frankly a lie.

First of all, "Scientists" haven't solved anything except determined the results of a DNA test—matching a still-living descendent of the sister of a mental patient with a 126-year-old semen stain on the shawl of a single woman thought to be killed by the Ripper.
•The idea that they could have a "100% match" is highly tenuous at best; siblingship is a tricky thing to discover through DNA to begin with, and vastly more so when you take into account that they're testing the descendent of a sibling. There's a reason that whenever possible, geneticists prefer to test a parent as well as a sibling, given how many DNA loci are recombined to form a sibling's DNA. They also "matched" the shawl's owner's bloodstain to her "three-times great-granddaughter," proving again a "100% match."
•The DNA evidence has not been independently verified by any authorities.
•The shawl itself, the one and only piece of physical evidence, has not been independently verified. It "is thought" to have been part of the case.
•The lead detective on the case is not a detective. He is a self-proclaimed "armchair detective" and history nut.
•He is selling a book about this. It doesn't take an "armchair detective" to realize that a book about looking for Jack the Ripper's identity is not going to turn a profit without showing "conclusive proof" that they've found the killer.
•His only other proof is the fact that Kosminski was recorded as a suspect in the 1800s by the police, who were notedly anti-Semetic (Kosminski was a Polish Jew).
•This "study," if it can even be called that when the information was clearly biased, was reported in the Daily Mail and the Mirror, not exactly shining bastions of journalism. Look for it to be discredited very soon. I'm betting Cracked's "B.S. News Stories that Fooled Your Facebook Friends" gets there within a week.
•The apparently brilliant scientist that has pioneered this new DNA matching technology, Dr. Jari Louhelainen, is hardly a standout in his field. He is not decorated, has received no awards or fellowships that I've been able to find, and is a professor at a college that has turned out only one notable alumnus in the scientific field, ever (and she is an astrophysicist).
•Even if the shawl and its two spots of purported DNA were not obviously of over-inflated importance (and if they could be verified), that is far from saying the mystery of Jack the Ripper is solved. All that would be in today's courtroom is a single piece of circumstantial evidence for ONE of five serial murders.

IN SUMMATION.
1.The newspaper that reported this is a tabloid.
2.The "detective" is an amateur with a book to sell.
3.The "scientist" is a lecturer at a new university in England that focuses on sports.
4.The "evidence" is over-hyped and far from conclusive.
5.The "evidence" only points to Kosminski for ONE murder out of five.

This is not research. This is sensationalism. The mystery of Jack the Ripper is far from solved.

http://daphneontherun.tumblr.com/post/96921889428/historical-nonfiction-micdotcom-whoa (http://daphneontherun.tumblr.com/post/96921889428/historical-nonfiction-micdotcom-whoa)
(yeah yeah tumblr blahblah)

pretty much yeah
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 09, 2014, 10:14:25 PM
Good.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Sep 09, 2014, 10:15:35 PM
I can believe it (that the Jack the Ripper mystery is far from solved).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Sep 09, 2014, 10:36:48 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Sep 09, 2014, 10:15:35 PM
I can believe it (that the Jack the Ripper mystery is far from solved).

Absolutely. All we have is essentially a name to tag on the notorious killer, if the conclusion holds up to scrutiny. Everything that was unknown about motives etc, before, will remain unknown after as well. It also seems to be commonly accepted that 4 of the 5 suspected victims are without doubt victims of the same killer. The Ripper identified by name, won't tell us if the 5th was his victim as well as it is speculated or not - or whether there were other victims previously regarded not linked to The Ripper, that should now be reconsidered.

Plenty of room still for speculation, which I'm sure there's plenty of people out there more than willing to supply us with.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Sep 09, 2014, 10:46:06 PM
nah we ain't got nothing yet.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Sep 09, 2014, 10:58:55 PM
Aspie... now that you've got me thinking... do you have an alibi for 1888...?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Sep 09, 2014, 11:44:52 PM
I'm Jack.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdialmformoviesblog.files.wordpress.com%2F2012%2F07%2Fspartacus.jpg&hash=19c641385eb16c6a9362cb6c2f3a5bbd8a782883)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 09, 2014, 11:52:39 PM
"I'M JACK!"

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jimzub.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F08%2FSamuraiJack02A.jpg&hash=899de6a1af03df3b8f94a32558b4cbf181482fd0)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Sep 10, 2014, 12:05:25 AM
Hereeeeeeeeeeeeeee's Jack
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.guim.co.uk%2Fsys-images%2FGuardian%2FPix%2Fpictures%2F2012%2F10%2F31%2F1351684615256%2Fjack-nicholson-in-the-shi-008.jpg&hash=c57f3ffabe394efe4d0f2dec02e8ab3011795b06)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 10, 2014, 01:53:39 AM
It's "Heeeeere's Johnny", you fool.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Sep 10, 2014, 02:00:44 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 10, 2014, 01:53:39 AM
It's "Heeeeere's Johnny", you fool.

Cvalpleb pls what's the actor's name
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 10, 2014, 02:01:30 AM
Doesn't matter, it's lame if you don't use the actual quote.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Sep 10, 2014, 02:03:59 AM
NOPE IT WAS BRILLIANT MY REFRENCES ARE OUT OF CONTROL EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 10, 2014, 02:05:34 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Sep 10, 2014, 02:03:59 AM
NOPE IT WAS BRILLIANT MY REFRENCES* ARE OUT OF CONTROL EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT
*references

Your spelling is also out of control :-*
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 10, 2014, 02:06:11 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Sep 10, 2014, 02:03:59 AM
NOPE IT WAS BRILLIANT MY REFRENCES ARE OUT OF CONTROL EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT
Using references to applaud your own skill at using references? I'm not sure it works like that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Sep 10, 2014, 02:07:58 AM
http://io9.com/russia-is-building-a-star-fort-on-this-strategic-arctic-1632544538?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_facebook&utm_source=io9_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow (http://io9.com/russia-is-building-a-star-fort-on-this-strategic-arctic-1632544538?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_facebook&utm_source=io9_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow)

A russian SHADOW MOSES!  :o

(not really)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 10, 2014, 02:08:34 AM
'Her-eees'?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 10, 2014, 03:06:40 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Sep 09, 2014, 05:19:37 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 09, 2014, 05:10:19 AM
Quote from: Eva on Sep 07, 2014, 04:45:18 PM
Jack the Ripper's true identity finally revealed (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2746321/Jack-Ripper-unmasked-How-amateur-sleuth-used-DNA-breakthrough-identify-Britains-notorious-criminal-126-years-string-terrible-murders.html)

It appears that a UK businessman and a DNA scientist have finally unmasked the notorious Whitechapel serial killer, with a bit of clever detective work and modern forensic science. If this holds up to scrutiny, expect a hailstorm of new movies/tv-series/documentaries to bring the grisly murders into the spotlight again.

Its kinda weird that no one has ever done DNA testing on that blood stained item of clothing before...have they? Seems pretty obvious no.


Might seem strange, but it says right there in the article that it was pretty much dismissed as evidence when it was brought to everyone's attention years ago.

How on Titan could that be dismissed?!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 10, 2014, 11:22:59 AM
http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/12791/20140211/scotlands-loch-ness-monster-nessie-may-be-dead.htm?utm_source=zergnet.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=zergnet_138748 (http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/12791/20140211/scotlands-loch-ness-monster-nessie-may-be-dead.htm?utm_source=zergnet.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=zergnet_138748)

It's from Feb so it's older, but I thought it was a fun story.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 11, 2014, 03:25:07 AM
Damn Westminster scaremongering, I'm British but I'm happy to see my fellow Scots take the bull by the horns and stand alone, I don't blame them one bit. England revealed how terrified they are today, team Westminster BEGGING Scots to vote no, its very obvious there is more going on behind the scenes which us common folk don't know about. The big three trying to look good, save England (good luck!) and save their jobs, pathetic!  This is your one chance Scotland, go for it.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-29136699 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-29136699)


The only people that should be able to vote are SCOTTISH BORN, English born residing in Scotland should not be able to vote. Likewise Scottish born residing in the UK should be allowed to vote. This is for Scottish born people, no one else.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29052665 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29052665)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Sep 11, 2014, 06:15:14 AM
http://online.wsj.com/articles/president-obama-to-say-u-s-will-lead-broad-coalition-to-roll-back-islamic-state-1410388576 (http://online.wsj.com/articles/president-obama-to-say-u-s-will-lead-broad-coalition-to-roll-back-islamic-state-1410388576)

The United States pledges to provide air support to the 40+ International Coalition dedicated to the destruction of ISIS. And may they be successful in liberating the poor people stuck in the middle.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 11, 2014, 11:26:40 AM
Anytime I hear "America" and "liberate" in the same sentence, I think of Iraq.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Sep 11, 2014, 12:24:37 PM
I think of feathers, glitter and pianos.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Sep 11, 2014, 12:45:05 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 11, 2014, 11:26:40 AM
Anytime I hear "America" and "liberate" in the same sentence, I think of Iraq.

Listen, the Al Qaeda didn't attempt genocide on its own people.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Sep 11, 2014, 12:54:04 PM
Oscar Pistorius Not Guilty. Possible culpable homicide charge could be laid tomorrow, but premeditated murder not guilty.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 11, 2014, 12:58:22 PM
Quote from: Gate on Sep 11, 2014, 12:45:05 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 11, 2014, 11:26:40 AM
Anytime I hear "America" and "liberate" in the same sentence, I think of Iraq.

Listen, the Al Qaeda didn't attempt genocide on its own people.

"The Al Qaeda"? I didn't realize there was more than one.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Sep 11, 2014, 04:28:13 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 11, 2014, 12:58:22 PM
Quote from: Gate on Sep 11, 2014, 12:45:05 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 11, 2014, 11:26:40 AM
Anytime I hear "America" and "liberate" in the same sentence, I think of Iraq.

Listen, the Al Qaeda didn't attempt genocide on its own people.

"The Al Qaeda"? I didn't realize there was more than one.
You people will find anything to bitch about on this forum
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 11, 2014, 04:53:20 PM
It was just a weird thing to say. Whatever.

Anyway, my point is that whenever America says they're going to liberate some country, it doesn't fill me with hope.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Sep 11, 2014, 05:19:29 PM
Quote from: BANE on Sep 11, 2014, 12:54:04 PM
Oscar Pistorius Not Guilty. Possible culpable homicide charge could be laid tomorrow, but premeditated murder not guilty.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi62.tinypic.com%2F21j3bxu.jpg&hash=fd79881bd74b59ed3705d9b90dd726dc1e0924a8)

'Here you go dude, allow me to light it for you.'
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Sep 11, 2014, 06:23:28 PM
I still believe Oscar Pistorius is guilty but he will be sentenced to culpable homicide. And it will be a light sentence.

Why did Oscar just assume it was an intruder? Why didn't he check to see where Reeva was first. That's the logical thing most people do when they hear a noise at a strange hour - they make sure that others in the house are safe.

Why would Reeva lock the toilet door? She was at her boyfriend's place and it was 3am.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Sep 11, 2014, 07:14:52 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 11, 2014, 03:25:07 AM
Damn Westminster scaremongering, I'm British but I'm happy to see my fellow Scots take the bull by the horns and stand alone, I don't blame them one bit. England revealed how terrified they are today, team Westminster BEGGING Scots to vote no, its very obvious there is more going on behind the scenes which us common folk don't know about. The big three trying to look good, save England (good luck!) and save their jobs, pathetic!  This is your one chance Scotland, go for it.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-29136699 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-29136699)


The only people that should be able to vote are SCOTTISH BORN, English born residing in Scotland should not be able to vote. Likewise Scottish born residing in the UK should be allowed to vote. This is for Scottish born people, no one else.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29052665 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29052665)
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F37.media.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_m9j99u3H2b1rsirh5o1_500.jpg&hash=947ecc452a6558a963a992d84c1dc932e4592d41)

I do hope they proclaim independence from the UK, I really do. When is the vote again? I can not recall.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 11, 2014, 07:24:57 PM
Quote from: BANE on Sep 11, 2014, 12:54:04 PM
Oscar Pistorius Not Guilty. Possible culpable homicide charge could be laid tomorrow, but premeditated murder not guilty.


http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/11/oscar-pistorius-not-guilty-murder-reeva-steenkamp (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/11/oscar-pistorius-not-guilty-murder-reeva-steenkamp)

Reading this makes me believe the female Judge is an absolute moron who has been suckered in by a tearful act and the fact Pistorius is a rich South African star.

"How could the accused reasonably have foreseen that the shot he fired would kill the deceased?"
Errr he was in a rage and just fired wildly into the door clearly trying to kill whoever was behind it, otherwise he wouldn't have done so.

The judge dismissed days of evidence about matters including police tampering with the crime scene and the length of extension cord in Pistorius's bedroom as ultimately irrelevant to the case.
Errr wut?

Masipa said Pistorius was a "very poor witness", but that untruthfulness did not in itself mean the accused was guilty. She ultimately accepted his tearful insistence that he killed Steenkamp by accident after mistaking her for an intruder, and that he was traumatised by the death of the woman he loved.
Errrrr WUT?! you think Pistorius was lying but let him off anyway??!! it did not mean he was guilty??!!  :o 'untruthfulness'!! the guy lied numerous times!

All evidence circumstantial and unreliable??!! it is obvious they had a row and he shot her in a rage! isn't it??
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Sep 11, 2014, 07:47:40 PM
If Scotland secedes will they be shoehorned into a similar arrangement as the commonwealth countries? I mean like will they still have the Queen as the ceremonial head of state represented by a Governor-General with a Prime Minister as the actual head of Gov?

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Sep 11, 2014, 07:57:57 PM
A house divided against itself cannot stand. Abraham Lincoln never lies.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Sep 11, 2014, 08:04:30 PM
Gonna miss the good ol' Union Jack.

Guess the 'strayans and Kiwi's will also have to change their flag if Scotland secedes.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 11, 2014, 08:16:48 PM
They are going to join the states so we can have a whiteboy coalition. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Sep 11, 2014, 08:23:00 PM
Nah, there's enough of their crap in the 'Murica™ thread already.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Sep 11, 2014, 08:29:29 PM
I'm not really invested in whether Scotland should leave the Union or not - that's entirely their business to decide. I am somewhat offended by the sudden interest from panicking English politicians voicing dystopian scenarios now that some polls indicate that the Yes side is suddenly slightly ahead just prior to the vote being held. Where were they when the No side was comfortably ahead? It didn't seem like they cared much about the vote and considered the whole thing an exercise to get over and done with.



Quote from: Vickers on Sep 11, 2014, 06:23:28 PM
I still believe Oscar Pistorius is guilty but he will be sentenced to culpable homicide. And it will be a light sentence.

You could argue that a 'lesser sentence' than the South-African equivalent to 1st degree is justifiable, as the prosecution haven't been able to prove beyond reasonable doubt that he committed 1st degree murder. But it's one of these cases where everything indicates that murder was his intention (as I believe myself), but you simply can't prove it in a court room.

These days, it seems that every month breaks a new story about some poor black man being released from prison in the US, serving life or waiting on death row, because of a police investigation, testimonies, evidence and witness statements that weren't worth much more than horse shit when put under scientific scrutiny.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Sep 11, 2014, 09:06:47 PM
Canada has many Scottish symbols, and Canada has more Scottish regiments than any other place in the world, including Scotland itself, and my great uncle fought and died in one of these Scottish regiments in WW2.

So yea, I'm definitely sympathetic to U.K unity, and for other reasons as well.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 11, 2014, 10:22:35 PM
No vote is ahead by four points a week out from the vote.  Can't see that changing.

Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Sep 11, 2014, 08:04:30 PM
Gonna miss the good ol' Union Jack.

Guess the 'strayans and Kiwi's will also have to change their flag if Scotland secedes.

We should've had this flag years ago...
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ibiblio.org%2Fsamneill%2Fpictures%2Feh%2F353miller.jpg&hash=cff3967fc27dda0c4ac5f98d00b503733a41712c)

DO YOU SEE!!!!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: War Wager on Sep 11, 2014, 11:07:18 PM
Personally I'm hoping for a Yes vote. We have very little control over our own economy and the bulk of decisions made at Westminster are primarily going to benefit England first and foremost. Good points galore:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNvfSL8eJLQ#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNvfSL8eJLQ#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 12, 2014, 12:04:05 AM
there are lots of Scottish people that come to the University of Kentucky to learn about horses.......


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Sep 12, 2014, 12:11:15 AM
Might have something to do with the Scottish Unicorn.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 12, 2014, 12:17:32 AM
I don't know mang.  They come over to UK and take a lot of ag classes and then work on a farm before heading back over to Scotland to put whatever they learned to use.

Most of them end up staying though.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 12, 2014, 01:17:01 AM
They just got their different UKs mixed up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: coolbreeze on Sep 12, 2014, 02:21:41 AM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 12, 2014, 03:45:57 AM
Quote from: Eva on Sep 11, 2014, 08:29:29 PM
I'm not really invested in whether Scotland should leave the Union or not - that's entirely their business to decide. I am somewhat offended by the sudden interest from panicking English politicians voicing dystopian scenarios now that some polls indicate that the Yes side is suddenly slightly ahead just prior to the vote being held. Where were they when the No side was comfortably ahead? It didn't seem like they cared much about the vote and considered the whole thing an exercise to get over and done with.



Quote from: Vickers on Sep 11, 2014, 06:23:28 PM
I still believe Oscar Pistorius is guilty but he will be sentenced to culpable homicide. And it will be a light sentence.

You could argue that a 'lesser sentence' than the South-African equivalent to 1st degree is justifiable, as the prosecution haven't been able to prove beyond reasonable doubt that he committed 1st degree murder. But it's one of these cases where everything indicates that murder was his intention (as I believe myself), but you simply can't prove it in a court room.

These days, it seems that every month breaks a new story about some poor black man being released from prison in the US, serving life or waiting on death row, because of a police investigation, testimonies, evidence and witness statements that weren't worth much more than horse shit when put under scientific scrutiny.

Totally agree with you on both points (as usual) Eva. Team Westminster are possibly making the yes vote greater with their pathetic grovelling...f*cking hope so. A yes vote means virtually the end of the Labour party so Cameron is full of sh*t, its all so two faced. Mind you Labour and Blair kick started the immigration crisis back in the 90's so we don't want them back in. We want Cameron and his Cons staying put so he can keep his promise for a referendum on the EU next year...if that turns out to be a lie or they try to pull a fast one there will be a fecking revolution dagnabbit!

Pistorius: had an argument with his sexy girlfriend over other blokes, got mad, she went to toilet, he followed and blew her away, guilty...the end. And I thought SA was beyond corruption now  ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Sep 12, 2014, 03:58:33 AM
watch he gets off on the other charges
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 12, 2014, 05:10:30 AM
If one ever bemoans their lot in life, a perfect pick me up is one of Hubbs' posts.  A great non-chemical way of realising that things are never that bad.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 12, 2014, 11:31:03 AM
I posted this in the dinosaur thread, but it's news so anyone who's interested, check this out. Remember that JP 3 villain, the infamous killer of T.Rex called Spinosaurus? New shit has come to light, man!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2014/09/11/first-ever-evidence-of-a-swimming-shark-eating-dinosaur/ (http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2014/09/11/first-ever-evidence-of-a-swimming-shark-eating-dinosaur/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 12, 2014, 12:31:04 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Sep 12, 2014, 03:58:33 AM
watch he gets off on the other charges

Except the ones he didn't.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Sep 12, 2014, 01:09:12 PM
Quote from: SM on Sep 11, 2014, 10:22:35 PM
No vote is ahead by four points a week out from the vote.  Can't see that changing.

Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Sep 11, 2014, 08:04:30 PM
Gonna miss the good ol' Union Jack.

Guess the 'strayans and Kiwi's will also have to change their flag if Scotland secedes.

We should've had this flag years ago...
http://www.ibiblio.org/samneill/pictures/eh/353miller.jpg

DO YOU SEE!!!!!

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ccyberdark.net%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F10%2Froy_batty_eyes.jpg&hash=2df921a104c0fc3ee4bcd722ddd9f78ab926631c)

The real 'strayans finally got their land back, huh?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 12, 2014, 05:48:09 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rita-templeton/why-i-want-my-sons-to-see-me-naked_b_5797920.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rita-templeton/why-i-want-my-sons-to-see-me-naked_b_5797920.html)

Quotedon't lounge around in the buff like my boys do (and I spend more time saying, "Put on some pants!" than anything else) -- but I've never refrained from changing clothes in front of them, or leaving the door open when I shower, or nursing babies without a cover. Because I want them to see what a real female body looks like. Because if I don't -- and their first images of a naked woman are the impossibly perfect physiques in those magazines or those movies -- what kind of expectations will they have? And what woman could ever live up to them?

I'm no child psychologist but this sounds...odd, to say the least.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gilfryd on Sep 12, 2014, 07:41:48 PM
Just thought I'd share these regarding net neutrality -

https://dearfcc.org/ (https://dearfcc.org/)
http://www.savetheinternet.com/sti-home (http://www.savetheinternet.com/sti-home)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Sep 12, 2014, 08:39:41 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 12, 2014, 05:48:09 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rita-templeton/why-i-want-my-sons-to-see-me-naked_b_5797920.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rita-templeton/why-i-want-my-sons-to-see-me-naked_b_5797920.html)

Quotedon't lounge around in the buff like my boys do (and I spend more time saying, "Put on some pants!" than anything else) -- but I've never refrained from changing clothes in front of them, or leaving the door open when I shower, or nursing babies without a cover. Because I want them to see what a real female body looks like. Because if I don't -- and their first images of a naked woman are the impossibly perfect physiques in those magazines or those movies -- what kind of expectations will they have? And what woman could ever live up to them?

I'm no child psychologist but this sounds...odd, to say the least.

Not that odd really, she's correct the Internet is f**king young guys heads up more than even magazines.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 12, 2014, 08:56:09 PM
Then why not just teach them about proper body image and such? Speaking for myself, if my mum walked around the house nude, it would have disturbed me a little.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Sep 12, 2014, 08:59:50 PM
Probably not Doom, your only disturbed now because your mum didn't walk around nude, I'm sure it's quite normal for those kids, that said I'm not saying it's an ideal situation but her reasoning behind it seems solid.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 12, 2014, 09:11:53 PM
Quote from: Rong on Sep 12, 2014, 08:59:50 PM
Probably not Doom, your only disturbed now because your mum didn't walk around nude, I'm sure it's quite normal for those kids, that said I'm not saying it's an ideal situation but her reasoning behind it seems solid.

Beg your pardon?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Sep 12, 2014, 09:14:28 PM
I'm saying your disturbed by the idea now due to your mum not walking around naked, I'm saying those kids wouldn't be disturbed by it all.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 12, 2014, 09:18:03 PM
Perhaps. I just find it to be a very odd solution. And while this is no doubt going to be a textbook slippery slope fallacy I'm about to make here...have fun getting that image out of your head when you're having sex for the first time, junior.

I wonder if a father would consider the same idea.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 12, 2014, 09:37:44 PM
Samantha Morton reveals sexual abuse as child in residential care
The Rotherham scandal has awakened painful memories for actor Samantha Morton. She talks for the first time about being sexually abused in care – and why she thinks the police took no action

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/sep/12/samantha-morton-reveals-sexual-abuse-child-residential-care (http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/sep/12/samantha-morton-reveals-sexual-abuse-child-residential-care)
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/sep/12/samantha-morton-interview-rotherham-sexual-abuse (http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/sep/12/samantha-morton-interview-rotherham-sexual-abuse)

QuoteThe actor had chosen to speak out, she said, after it emerged last month that an estimated 1,400 children had been sexually exploited in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013. "I just wanted to go public with this, to say, we know it's rife but why are there not further investigations into other areas? It isn't just Rotherham, I'm sure it's not just Rotherham," said Morton.

On Friday the widespread scale of alleged child abuse in Nottingham became clear when it emerged that 95 claims of abuse at 13 separate children's homes have been submitted to the city and county councils, while police investigations into five homes are ongoing.

The actor, 37, who has twice been nominated for an Oscar,and starred in the blockbuster Minority Report alongside Tom Cruise, was first taken into care as a baby and spent the rest of her childhood in and out of foster care and children's homes. She had told social workers about "all sorts of sexual abuse that happened to me from a very, very young age", she said, but no action had ever been taken. She described one incident when she was 13 when two male members of staff at the Redtiles home came into her bedroom at night, removed her nightclothes and abused her. She was initially embarrassed but eventually told social workers, who did nothing. "There was no support, no offer of counselling, no wanting to delve deeper ... Maybe they just assumed I had been abused already, or was being, anyway." She estimates that 90% of her friends in the home had been sexually abused, though not all by staff.

A few weeks later Morton told her mother, who took her to a local police station. Again, no further action was taken.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 12, 2014, 10:06:24 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 12, 2014, 09:37:44 PM
Samantha Morton reveals sexual abuse as child in residential care
The Rotherham scandal has awakened painful memories for actor Samantha Morton. She talks for the first time about being sexually abused in care – and why she thinks the police took no action

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/sep/12/samantha-morton-reveals-sexual-abuse-child-residential-care (http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/sep/12/samantha-morton-reveals-sexual-abuse-child-residential-care)
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/sep/12/samantha-morton-interview-rotherham-sexual-abuse (http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/sep/12/samantha-morton-interview-rotherham-sexual-abuse)

QuoteThe actor had chosen to speak out, she said, after it emerged last month that an estimated 1,400 children had been sexually exploited in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013. "I just wanted to go public with this, to say, we know it's rife but why are there not further investigations into other areas? It isn't just Rotherham, I'm sure it's not just Rotherham," said Morton.

On Friday the widespread scale of alleged child abuse in Nottingham became clear when it emerged that 95 claims of abuse at 13 separate children's homes have been submitted to the city and county councils, while police investigations into five homes are ongoing.

The actor, 37, who has twice been nominated for an Oscar,and starred in the blockbuster Minority Report alongside Tom Cruise, was first taken into care as a baby and spent the rest of her childhood in and out of foster care and children's homes. She had told social workers about "all sorts of sexual abuse that happened to me from a very, very young age", she said, but no action had ever been taken. She described one incident when she was 13 when two male members of staff at the Redtiles home came into her bedroom at night, removed her nightclothes and abused her. She was initially embarrassed but eventually told social workers, who did nothing. "There was no support, no offer of counselling, no wanting to delve deeper ... Maybe they just assumed I had been abused already, or was being, anyway." She estimates that 90% of her friends in the home had been sexually abused, though not all by staff.

A few weeks later Morton told her mother, who took her to a local police station. Again, no further action was taken.

Disgusting. I hope the perps burn for this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Sep 12, 2014, 10:50:34 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 12, 2014, 05:48:09 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rita-templeton/why-i-want-my-sons-to-see-me-naked_b_5797920.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rita-templeton/why-i-want-my-sons-to-see-me-naked_b_5797920.html)

Quotedon't lounge around in the buff like my boys do (and I spend more time saying, "Put on some pants!" than anything else) -- but I've never refrained from changing clothes in front of them, or leaving the door open when I shower, or nursing babies without a cover. Because I want them to see what a real female body looks like. Because if I don't -- and their first images of a naked woman are the impossibly perfect physiques in those magazines or those movies -- what kind of expectations will they have? And what woman could ever live up to them?

I'm no child psychologist but this sounds...odd, to say the least.

I say the problem isn't with the mother but with our entire culture's rather screwed up set of morals and values when it comes to nakedness.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 12, 2014, 11:40:03 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Sep 12, 2014, 10:50:34 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 12, 2014, 05:48:09 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rita-templeton/why-i-want-my-sons-to-see-me-naked_b_5797920.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rita-templeton/why-i-want-my-sons-to-see-me-naked_b_5797920.html)

Quotedon't lounge around in the buff like my boys do (and I spend more time saying, "Put on some pants!" than anything else) -- but I've never refrained from changing clothes in front of them, or leaving the door open when I shower, or nursing babies without a cover. Because I want them to see what a real female body looks like. Because if I don't -- and their first images of a naked woman are the impossibly perfect physiques in those magazines or those movies -- what kind of expectations will they have? And what woman could ever live up to them?

I'm no child psychologist but this sounds...odd, to say the least.

I say the problem isn't with the mother but with our entire culture's rather screwed up set of morals and values when it comes to nakedness.
Call me old-fashioned, but I find the idea of a parent walking around their house naked in front of their kid(s) odd.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 12, 2014, 11:43:35 PM
Only odd if you have a sexual attraction to your parents, I guess.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 12, 2014, 11:44:49 PM
there really should just be a doomrulz/cvalda conversation thread.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Sep 13, 2014, 12:09:28 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Sep 12, 2014, 11:44:49 PM
there really should just be a doomrulz/cvalda conversation thread.

What fresh hell that would be.... Make it so kima.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Sep 13, 2014, 12:10:19 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Sep 12, 2014, 11:44:49 PM
there really should just be a doomrulz/cvalda conversation thread.


yes plz
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Sep 13, 2014, 12:10:26 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Sep 12, 2014, 11:44:49 PM
there really should just be a doomrulz/cvalda conversation thread.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fhamiltonpawprint.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F09%2Ftweedledee-tweedledum-3.jpg&hash=b2d908081355b504f1cce9b5bdebcf23dde886b3)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Sep 13, 2014, 12:10:50 AM
LOL
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Sep 13, 2014, 12:12:04 AM
 :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 13, 2014, 12:20:25 AM
Quote from: BANE on Sep 13, 2014, 12:10:26 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Sep 12, 2014, 11:44:49 PM
there really should just be a doomrulz/cvalda conversation thread.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fhamiltonpawprint.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F09%2Ftweedledee-tweedledum-3.jpg&hash=b2d908081355b504f1cce9b5bdebcf23dde886b3)
Two fat redheads? BANE has a twin?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Sep 13, 2014, 12:55:08 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 13, 2014, 12:20:25 AM
Quote from: BANE on Sep 13, 2014, 12:10:26 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Sep 12, 2014, 11:44:49 PM
there really should just be a doomrulz/cvalda conversation thread.
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Two fat redheads? BANE has a twin?

AS GAWD AS MAH WITNESS SHE HAS BROKE HIM IN HALF!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 13, 2014, 12:55:17 AM
Well things just grew even odder.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 13, 2014, 04:11:10 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 12, 2014, 09:37:44 PM
Samantha Morton reveals sexual abuse as child in residential care
The Rotherham scandal has awakened painful memories for actor Samantha Morton. She talks for the first time about being sexually abused in care – and why she thinks the police took no action

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/sep/12/samantha-morton-reveals-sexual-abuse-child-residential-care (http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/sep/12/samantha-morton-reveals-sexual-abuse-child-residential-care)
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/sep/12/samantha-morton-interview-rotherham-sexual-abuse (http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/sep/12/samantha-morton-interview-rotherham-sexual-abuse)

QuoteThe actor had chosen to speak out, she said, after it emerged last month that an estimated 1,400 children had been sexually exploited in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013. "I just wanted to go public with this, to say, we know it's rife but why are there not further investigations into other areas? It isn't just Rotherham, I'm sure it's not just Rotherham," said Morton.

On Friday the widespread scale of alleged child abuse in Nottingham became clear when it emerged that 95 claims of abuse at 13 separate children's homes have been submitted to the city and county councils, while police investigations into five homes are ongoing.

The actor, 37, who has twice been nominated for an Oscar,and starred in the blockbuster Minority Report alongside Tom Cruise, was first taken into care as a baby and spent the rest of her childhood in and out of foster care and children's homes. She had told social workers about "all sorts of sexual abuse that happened to me from a very, very young age", she said, but no action had ever been taken. She described one incident when she was 13 when two male members of staff at the Redtiles home came into her bedroom at night, removed her nightclothes and abused her. She was initially embarrassed but eventually told social workers, who did nothing. "There was no support, no offer of counselling, no wanting to delve deeper ... Maybe they just assumed I had been abused already, or was being, anyway." She estimates that 90% of her friends in the home had been sexually abused, though not all by staff.

A few weeks later Morton told her mother, who took her to a local police station. Again, no further action was taken.

The Rotherham scandal I might add seems to have been ethnic minority males abusing young white girls (and Asian), the reason they got away with it is because the council feared a backlash of racist accusations. That is how fudged up and overly PC this country has become, people won't do anything against minorities in case they are hounded as racists...even if its as serious as this.

And yes I realise this reply will of course be seen as racist blah blah blah that is why Rotherham City Council did nothing.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-29186106 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-29186106)

Totally agree with Salmond, Westminster fanning the flames of intimidation against the yes vote.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 13, 2014, 12:17:31 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 13, 2014, 04:11:10 AM
The Rotherham scandal I might add seems to have been ethnic minority males abusing young white girls (and Asian), the reason they got away with it is because the council feared a backlash of racist accusations. That is how fudged up and overly PC this country has become, people won't do anything against minorities in case they are hounded as racists...even if its as serious as this.
HAHAHAHA YES, I was waiting for you to say this :laugh: From the article:

QuoteMuch of the coverage of the Rotherham scandal has focused on the fact that many of the abusers were of Pakistani origin. Were the young men who hung about Nottingham's children's homes in the 1980s from any particular background? "No, just local boys, mainly white." Abusers come in all shapes and sizes, she says; they simply reflect the local demographic. "Redtiles is in a predominantly white area. I suppose if the home had been in Hyson Green, maybe it would have been Pakistani men. I don't think it was race-specific. Not at all."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 13, 2014, 04:19:14 PM
Of course Hubbs would focus on his racism. God dammit...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Sep 14, 2014, 12:40:17 AM
http://www.lovebscott.com/news/say-what-now-django-unchained-star-daniele-watts-wrongfully-detained-after-being-mistaken-for-a-prostitute-photos (http://www.lovebscott.com/news/say-what-now-django-unchained-star-daniele-watts-wrongfully-detained-after-being-mistaken-for-a-prostitute-photos)

TLDR - Black actress gets arrested after LA police mistake her and her husband for a prostitute and her "trick".

QuoteStudio City police mistook Daniele and her husband for a prostitute and her "trick". Here's what happened: She was dressed in shorts, a t-shirt, and shoes — you know, a normal outfit...especially considering the fact that Los Angeles is in the middle of a heatwave with temperatures above 98º this week. Daniele and her HUSBAND had a brief public display of affection and that's when the police rolled up. She refused to show them her ID (which according to the law, she doesn't have to do), and she was handcuffed.

....fukin hell.  >:(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 14, 2014, 01:23:45 AM
Typical pigs.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 14, 2014, 01:53:09 AM
inb4 Hubbs and "well, they probably DID look like a pimp and a hooker, that's what most black people are, that's not me being racist that's just how things are" and "they should have just cooperated with the cops anyway"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 14, 2014, 01:56:45 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 14, 2014, 01:53:09 AM
inb4 Hubbs and "well, they probably DID look like a pimp and a hooker, that's what most black people are, that's not me being racist that's just how things are" and "they should have just cooperated with the cops anyway"


Hubbs, you f**king hacker! Hacking into Cvalda's account.

REPORTED FOR HAX!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 14, 2014, 04:14:13 AM
Quoteinb4 Hubbs and "well, they probably DID look like a pimp and a hooker, that's what most black people are, that's not me being racist that's just how things are" and "they should have just cooperated with the cops anyway"

A. Her husband appears to be white by the looks of it.

B. If a policeman comes up to you and asks to see some ID...why wouldn't you cooperate? if you instantly start a scene or refuse then of course you will probably end up getting arrested. If a policeman stops you in your car here in the UK and asks for your driving license and you refuse or start a scene then you will be arrested. If you cooperate then most probably nothing will happen unless you have done something wrong and even then the cop may let you off depending on what it is and how you behave. I can't lie but most Brits think Americans are crazy, you cooperate with the police and they cooperate with you, its not hard.


Quote from: ShadowPred on Sep 14, 2014, 01:23:45 AM
Typical pigs.

Talk about tarring with the same brush! and that's not at all offensive is it  ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 14, 2014, 04:15:47 AM
I aint doing shit for a pig. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 14, 2014, 04:39:01 AM
Hubbs and his copper luvzorz.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 14, 2014, 04:47:12 AM
Hubbs locks his car door when he sees black people on the street, I bet.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 14, 2014, 04:47:53 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Sep 14, 2014, 04:39:01 AM
Hubbs and his copper luvzorz.

Maybe I'm a copper, who can say ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 14, 2014, 04:48:13 AM
Racial bias confirmed by Hubbs. As if skin color has anything to do with teenagers being assholes. Freaking Hubbs, can't believe the lens that you view the world with.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 14, 2014, 04:52:20 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Sep 14, 2014, 04:48:13 AM
Racial bias confirmed by Hubbs. As if skin color has anything to do with teenagers being assholes. Freaking Hubbs, can't believe the lens that you view the world with.

Errrr...http://wreg.com/2014/09/08/four-facts-about-kroger-attack/ (http://wreg.com/2014/09/08/four-facts-about-kroger-attack/)

I watched the footage and it looks pretty dubious to me, but sure whatever keeps your blinkers on huh.

Ps. LOL!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 14, 2014, 04:53:22 AM
Missing the point, Hubbs.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Sep 14, 2014, 04:53:51 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 14, 2014, 04:52:20 AM
Errrr...http://wreg.com/2014/09/08/four-facts-about-kroger-attack/ (http://wreg.com/2014/09/08/four-facts-about-kroger-attack/)
I watched the footage and it looks pretty dubious to me, but sure whatever keeps your blinkers on huh.

You have that link in your faves list, right?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 14, 2014, 04:55:18 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Sep 14, 2014, 04:53:22 AM
Missing the point, Hubbs.

Do tell, I'm dying to hear how you can excuse it, hell it even says it clear as day on the news link but whatever.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 14, 2014, 05:00:33 AM
I wish I was there.  I'd have f**ked all eleven of em up. 


Then f**ked up the Kroger employees for being pussies. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 14, 2014, 05:01:51 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 14, 2014, 04:55:18 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Sep 14, 2014, 04:53:22 AM
Missing the point, Hubbs.

Do tell, I'm dying to hear how you can excuse it, hell it even says it clear as day on the news link but whatever.

No, Hubbs. Since the whole convo was getting into how you were being racist again and then said "well gee..." when posting the links that you edited out:

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.gyazo.com%2Ffb20af0b255bfd2326dd6c5ca149b1cd.png&hash=8f719e31a5cb22aac69d8420a287646f83dc8552)

I was responding to that. I read this post as a response from you trying to justify your racist remarks in a way that's generalizing them into a single category, namely that of the "they're ALL violent!"

Basically, don't categorize a race into one single group based on the actions of one or a handful of incidents.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 14, 2014, 05:10:31 AM
yeah HUBBS your making us white guys look racist as f**k. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 14, 2014, 05:13:45 AM
And you're* making white guys look illiterate. ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Sep 14, 2014, 05:14:11 AM
A few weeks ago.

Quote from: Blacklabel on Aug 31, 2014, 05:02:52 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 31, 2014, 04:53:29 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 31, 2014, 03:00:41 AM
Whatever happened does not excuse all the black folk in the area to go around wreaking havoc and destroying property as though its their given right, and they wonder why people look down on them. Playing devils advocate...had it been a white guy gunned down, would white folk be rioting? doubt it, you probably wouldn't hear anything about it.

What do you mean all? And iirc, white folk used to lynch black folks for mere accusations all the time. Hell that kind of crap still happens today.

Hubbs, by his own admission, isnt a racist. He's just doing a really bad job at making us believe he isnt a racist.  :laugh:

Vu Deja.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 14, 2014, 05:19:59 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Sep 14, 2014, 05:01:51 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 14, 2014, 04:55:18 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Sep 14, 2014, 04:53:22 AM
Missing the point, Hubbs.

Do tell, I'm dying to hear how you can excuse it, hell it even says it clear as day on the news link but whatever.

No, Hubbs. *Since the whole convo was getting into how you were being racist again and then said "well gee..." when posting the links that you edited out:

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.gyazo.com%2Ffb20af0b255bfd2326dd6c5ca149b1cd.png&hash=8f719e31a5cb22aac69d8420a287646f83dc8552)

I was responding to that. I read this post as a response from you trying to justify your racist remarks in a way that's generalizing them into a single category, namely that of the "they're ALL violent!"

Basically, don't categorize a race into one single group based on the actions of one or a handful of incidents.

Oh OK so now you're just gonna ignore the links and focus on me, OK game on.

I was responding to you're accusations (yet again) that I am racist...
Quote from: ShadowPred on Sep 13, 2014, 04:19:14 PM
Of course Hubbs would focus on his racism. God dammit...

Again do explain how you can make this comment here *, I'm eager to see how you can excuse this one. Where exactly, in your mind, have I been racist...commenting on the UK situation in Rotherham? That I mentioned about the fact it involved ethnic minorities? a documented fact, is that racist because I brought it up? is it taboo to speak against minorities even if its true? Oh no wait its because I was racist for saying we should maybe stop people from Ebola infected areas of Africa coming to the UK  ::)

The links I posted for that incident in the US were simply something I found online that kinda show the problem in America right now. The fact you even try to excuse that and pass it off as me being racist is pretty pathetic really, as I said its clear as day what's going on.


Quote from: Blacklabel on Sep 14, 2014, 05:14:11 AM
A few weeks ago.

Quote from: Blacklabel on Aug 31, 2014, 05:02:52 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 31, 2014, 04:53:29 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 31, 2014, 03:00:41 AM
Whatever happened does not excuse all the black folk in the area to go around wreaking havoc and destroying property as though its their given right, and they wonder why people look down on them. Playing devils advocate...had it been a white guy gunned down, would white folk be rioting? doubt it, you probably wouldn't hear anything about it.

What do you mean all? And iirc, white folk used to lynch black folks for mere accusations all the time. Hell that kind of crap still happens today.

Hubbs, by his own admission, isnt a racist. He's just doing a really bad job at making us believe he isnt a racist.  :laugh:

Vu Deja.

Oh gee well excuse me all the hell, OK fair enough, not ALL folk in the area...but a hell of a lot in the area  ::) Jesus Christ there were riots!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 14, 2014, 05:20:53 AM
what did I miss
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 14, 2014, 05:22:13 AM
Hubbs doing his usual racist, gibbering nonsense posts.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 14, 2014, 05:22:45 AM
something about Kroger, riots and black people
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 14, 2014, 05:23:21 AM
Hubbs, just check your past comments. You'll find the answers there and understand for once.

Or not.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 14, 2014, 05:24:23 AM
He should make a new thread.

Black people and why they are a menace to society: A Retrospective
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 14, 2014, 05:25:13 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 14, 2014, 05:13:45 AM
And you're* making white guys look illiterate. ;D


gawddammit
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Sep 14, 2014, 05:26:57 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Sep 14, 2014, 05:23:21 AM
Hubbs, just check your past comments. You'll find the answers there and understand for once.

Or not.

Not.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 14, 2014, 05:27:29 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Sep 14, 2014, 05:23:21 AM
Hubbs, just check your past comments. You'll find the answers there and understand for once.

Or not.

Yeah that's what I thought. It must be great living in this idyllic little blinkered liberal world where anyone that doesn't see things at your level is a complete racist -_- You sure you're not all Lib Dems?

How old are you guys again? this would really give more insight.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Sep 14, 2014, 05:29:17 AM
Called it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 14, 2014, 05:29:35 AM
Your grasp of racial issues is about as sophisticated as your taste in film.

I give it a 4.5/10
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 14, 2014, 05:33:42 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 14, 2014, 05:29:35 AM
Your grasp of racial issues is about as sophisticated as your taste in film.

I give it a 4.5/10
Good old fashioned practical racism abilities make me give him an 8.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 14, 2014, 05:34:11 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 14, 2014, 05:29:35 AM
Your grasp of racial issues is about as sophisticated as your taste in film.

I give it a 4.5/10

But my dear...how can you even say such a thing when anyone who doesn't agree with you on such issues is instantly labelled a racist. The fact you can't even elaborate without mocking me more on something completely different and non relevant just says it all. Oh my can't you taste the irony here!   ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 14, 2014, 05:35:03 AM
Hubbs, I find it concerning that you NEED to point out minorities every time something like this happens. Is there a reason for this? Why do we need to know if an asshole is a certain color, or of an ethnic background? Isn't it enough that an asshole is being an asshole? You seem to have to make a point of it every time and none of us understand why, at least I don't since I don't see the importance of it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 14, 2014, 05:36:36 AM
Is this guy serious right now?

(https://warosu.org/data/jp/img/0106/30/1363806915888.jpg)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 14, 2014, 05:38:07 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 14, 2014, 05:34:11 AM
But my dear...how can you even say such a thing when anyone who doesn't agree with you on such issues is instantly labelled a racist. The fact you can't even elaborate without mocking me more on something completely different and non relevant just says it all. Oh my can't you taste the irony here!   ::)
I don't engage with your little racial rants, my dear, for the same reason I don't read your reviews: they're incoherent and pretty shit, to be honest. You get mocked for them because that's the only attention they deserve. ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 14, 2014, 05:38:39 AM
Did Hubbs just call me a liberal?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 14, 2014, 05:39:22 AM
join us kimmy
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 14, 2014, 05:39:38 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Sep 14, 2014, 05:36:36 AM
Is this guy serious right now?

https://warosu.org/data/jp/img/0106/30/1363806915888.jpg

Hubbs clearly wants to point out that the teenage mob was ALL black, yet he himself ignores that in one of the links he posted - that it also said that the mob contained white teenagers. It's just assholes being assholes but Hubbs can't seem to stop himself from placing the blame on blacks, and by extension ALL blacks (which I'm sure he f**king believes!).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Sep 14, 2014, 05:39:57 AM
you libural scum.

how old are you people, even?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 14, 2014, 05:40:37 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Sep 14, 2014, 05:35:03 AM
Hubbs, I find it concerning that you NEED to point out minorities every time something like this happens. Is there a reason for this? Why do we need to know if an asshole is a certain color, or of an ethnic background? Isn't it enough that an asshole is being an asshole? You seem to have to make a point of it every time and none of us understand why, at least I don't since I don't see the importance of it.

Its the facts! I'm sorry if you don't like the facts and want them to be not true but that's it!! I merely pointed out what was going on after someone else posted about it, simple as that. Its not important I agree but if you wanna discuss a situation then surely the facts will come up. My concern is the mere mention of minorities always brings up the obligatory racist card! this is exactly what was talked about in that BBC documentary I posted a few pages back.


Quote from: ShadowPred on Sep 14, 2014, 05:39:38 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Sep 14, 2014, 05:36:36 AM
Is this guy serious right now?

https://warosu.org/data/jp/img/0106/30/1363806915888.jpg

Hubbs clearly wants to point out that the teenage mob was ALL black, yet he himself ignores that in one of the links he posted - that it also said that the mob contained white teenagers. It's just assholes being assholes but Hubbs can't seem to stop himself from placing the blame on blacks, and by extension ALL blacks (which I'm sure he f**king believes!).

Really? I only watched the clip once and its clear as day, give me a break  ::)
Yes I know it mentions white teenagers in the report but unfortunately the clip does not.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 14, 2014, 05:47:52 AM
Is it even worth trying to explain to Hubbs the racial demographics of a place like Memphis or Atlanta?


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Sep 14, 2014, 05:49:56 AM
dont.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 14, 2014, 05:51:35 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Sep 14, 2014, 05:47:52 AM
Is it even worth trying to explain to Hubbs the racial demographics of a place like Memphis or Atlanta?
I'm the only white cashier at Sam's Club. Almost all of my coworkers and managers are black. #stoptheracismtowardswhite
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 14, 2014, 05:51:50 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 14, 2014, 05:40:37 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Sep 14, 2014, 05:35:03 AM
Hubbs, I find it concerning that you NEED to point out minorities every time something like this happens. Is there a reason for this? Why do we need to know if an asshole is a certain color, or of an ethnic background? Isn't it enough that an asshole is being an asshole? You seem to have to make a point of it every time and none of us understand why, at least I don't since I don't see the importance of it.

Its the facts! I'm sorry you don't like the facts and want them to be not true but that's it!! I merely pointed out what was going on after someone else posted about it, simple as that. Its not important I agree but if you wanna discuss a situation then surely the facts will come up. My concern is the mere mention of minorities always brings up the obligatory racist card! this is exactly what was talked about in that BBC documentary I posted a few pages back.

Because it IS racist. By focusing on the fact that they are of a certain color or ethnic background you are pretty much trying to make them the enemy, you are trying to do an "us vs them" scenario. That's just deplorable and the fact that you believe the sort of shit you're saying, which other like-minded individuals think and say, I just don't see why anyone should argue or listen to you any longer.

Quote

Really? I only watched the clip once and its clear as day, give me a break  ::)
Yes I know it mentions white teenagers in the report but unfortunately the clip does not.

That still doesn't excuse the fact that you clearly believe that this incident justifies your insane belief that all black people are violent and should be avoided at all costs.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 14, 2014, 05:53:52 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Sep 14, 2014, 05:47:52 AM
Is it even worth trying to explain to Hubbs the racial demographics of a place like Memphis or Atlanta?

Fair point...does that excuse what is happening in the clip? do the demographics of the city somehow make it acceptable? Oh its OK just check the demographics, no problems here.


QuoteThat still doesn't excuse the fact that you clearly believe that this incident justifies your insane belief that all black people are violent and should be avoided at all costs.

Errr...wow, just wow! now that is one hell of a summary and accusation!

QuoteBecause it IS racist. By focusing on the fact that they are of a certain color or ethnic background you are pretty much trying to make them the enemy, you are trying to do an "us vs them" scenario. That's just deplorable and the fact that you believe the sort of shit you're saying, which other like-minded individuals think and say, I just don't see why anyone should argue or listen to you any longer.

Obvious important facts are obviously important...and apparently racist!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Sep 14, 2014, 05:55:01 AM
.....there's missing the point... and then there's you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 14, 2014, 05:55:45 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 14, 2014, 05:53:52 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Sep 14, 2014, 05:47:52 AM
Is it even worth trying to explain to Hubbs the racial demographics of a place like Memphis or Atlanta?

Fair point...does that excuse what is happening in the clip? do the demographics of the city somehow make it acceptable? Oh its OK just check the demographics, no problems here.

It doesn't excuse what's happening in the clip. If others want to condemn the black community as a whole because of this incident to justify their ignorant beliefs then let them. Just don't be part of the group that believes the prejudiced bullshit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 14, 2014, 06:04:31 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 14, 2014, 05:53:52 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Sep 14, 2014, 05:47:52 AM
Is it even worth trying to explain to Hubbs the racial demographics of a place like Memphis or Atlanta?

Fair point...does that excuse what is happening in the clip? do the demographics of the city somehow make it acceptable? Oh its OK just check the demographics, no problems here.


Good lord guy.  You figure in a town where 60% of the population is black that on any given day a crime would be committed by black people just because statistically there are twenty percent more black people in Memphis than white people.  Just like if you go to Eastern Kentucky if any violent crimes are committed...............it's probably going to be by white people.

Any race has the capacity to be jerkoffs.  You come to eastern Kentucky and wander off in the woods and come across any of the three: moonshiners, meth dealers or marijuana farmers and your ass is likely to be on the missing persons list..........forever. 

Aside from that I've been to Africa.  I've been to Nations run by black people and those people were much more chill than we were.

But I guess the only color is white when your looking at the walls of your mom's basement. 

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 14, 2014, 06:15:36 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Sep 14, 2014, 06:04:31 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 14, 2014, 05:53:52 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Sep 14, 2014, 05:47:52 AM
Is it even worth trying to explain to Hubbs the racial demographics of a place like Memphis or Atlanta?

Fair point...does that excuse what is happening in the clip? do the demographics of the city somehow make it acceptable? Oh its OK just check the demographics, no problems here.


Good lord guy.  You figure in a town where 60% of the population is black that on any given day a crime would be committed by black people just because statistically there are twenty percent more black people in Memphis than white people.  Just like if you go to Eastern Kentucky if any violent crimes are committed...............it's probably going to be by white people.

Any race has the capacity to be jerkoffs.  You come to eastern Kentucky and wander off in the woods and come across any of the three: moonshiners, meth dealers or marijuana farmers and your ass is likely to be on the missing persons list..........forever. 

Aside from that I've been to Africa.  I've been to Nations run by black people and those people were much more chill than we were.

But I guess the only color is white when your looking at the walls of your mom's basement.

Again fair points but just a few things. I too have been to Africa (more than once), I am precisely 36 years of age have much work and general life experience with all types of folks from everywhere (being in London) and alas I no longer live with my parents.

I'm actually amazed none of you have accused me of being racist against the English for supporting the Scots in independence  :laugh: that's 'edgy' right.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 14, 2014, 06:23:07 AM
It's not about being edgy.


If you're not racist, stop sounding racist. 

I think most people agree in that video that the majority of perps were black and there is no question.  But somehow whether intentional or unintentional you have made it sound through your post that all violent crimes are committed by black people. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 14, 2014, 06:24:03 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 14, 2014, 06:15:36 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Sep 14, 2014, 06:04:31 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 14, 2014, 05:53:52 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Sep 14, 2014, 05:47:52 AM
Is it even worth trying to explain to Hubbs the racial demographics of a place like Memphis or Atlanta?

Fair point...does that excuse what is happening in the clip? do the demographics of the city somehow make it acceptable? Oh its OK just check the demographics, no problems here.


Good lord guy.  You figure in a town where 60% of the population is black that on any given day a crime would be committed by black people just because statistically there are twenty percent more black people in Memphis than white people.  Just like if you go to Eastern Kentucky if any violent crimes are committed...............it's probably going to be by white people.

Any race has the capacity to be jerkoffs.  You come to eastern Kentucky and wander off in the woods and come across any of the three: moonshiners, meth dealers or marijuana farmers and your ass is likely to be on the missing persons list..........forever. 

Aside from that I've been to Africa.  I've been to Nations run by black people and those people were much more chill than we were.

But I guess the only color is white when your looking at the walls of your mom's basement.

Again fair points but just a few things. I too have been to Africa (more than once), I am precisely 36 years of age have much work and general life experience with all types of folks from everywhere (being in London) and alas I no longer live with my parents.

I'm actually amazed none of you have accused me of being racist against the English for supporting the Scots in independence  :laugh: that's 'edgy' right.
I work with and serve a bunch of older people all the time who have a shit ton of life experience and they're f**king retarded. Get out of here with that Mr. Sin bullshit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 14, 2014, 06:28:15 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Sep 14, 2014, 06:23:07 AM
It's not about being edgy.


If you're not racist, stop sounding racist.

I think most people agree in that video that the majority of perps were black and there is no question.  But somehow whether intentional or unintentional you have made it sound through your post that all violent crimes are committed by black people.

I don't get how anything I have posted comes remotely close to that accusation. I just think some of you are obsessed with everything being racist, its as though it has to be to suit your opinions.

By 'sounding racist' you mean talking about the facts, facts which for some reason some of you just don't seem to like.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Sep 14, 2014, 02:00:41 PM
Hubbs you lunatic you, hahaha!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 15, 2014, 11:36:34 AM
Guys, take a chill pill.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Sep 15, 2014, 05:12:05 PM
Cops kills cosplayer that was holding a toy katana.
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/09/15/3567345/why-was-this-black-man-killed-by-cops-in-utah/ (http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/09/15/3567345/why-was-this-black-man-killed-by-cops-in-utah/)

._.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 15, 2014, 05:26:19 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Sep 15, 2014, 05:12:05 PM
Cops kills cosplayer that was holding a toy katana.
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/09/15/3567345/why-was-this-black-man-killed-by-cops-in-utah/ (http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/09/15/3567345/why-was-this-black-man-killed-by-cops-in-utah/)

._.

First Ferguson, now this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 15, 2014, 05:45:16 PM
Murderous f**ks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 16, 2014, 12:20:57 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.lazygamer.net%2F2013%2F01%2FAliG.jpg&hash=04358d5f1ffabc145dcaf68a94300381f099f699)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 16, 2014, 11:33:25 AM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/15/ares-zeus-dogs_n_5810078.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/15/ares-zeus-dogs_n_5810078.html)

QuoteThe two dogs in the photo below were dropped off at a central Florida animal shelter within a day of each other. They became instant best friends.

"They are still connected at the hip. They walk side by side," says their new mom, Ronda Chewning. "They even eat side by side."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Sep 16, 2014, 11:52:42 AM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bxo20BsIMAAddWA.png)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Sep 16, 2014, 12:40:39 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Sep 16, 2014, 11:52:42 AM
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bxo20BsIMAAddWA.png
:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 16, 2014, 02:10:26 PM
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Douglas+Todd+Unprecedented+effort+improve+mental+health/10138302/story.html (http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Douglas+Todd+Unprecedented+effort+improve+mental+health/10138302/story.html)

QuoteTwo months before comedian Robin Williams ended his life, a photo exhibit called Man-Up Against Suicide was drawing in audiences at the Foster Eastman art gallery in downtown Vancouver.

The riveting exhibition featured the photographs of 25 men and women who have been shaken by male suicide. The display was funded by the Movember Foundation, the international men's health initiative best known for its November moustaches campaign.

But the Man-Up Against Suicide exhibit, which will soon go on tour, is just a small part of Movember's unprecedented $12-million Canadian campaign to strengthen men's mental health, particularly in regard to male suicide and depression.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Predator Queen on Sep 16, 2014, 08:02:10 PM
(https://38.media.tumblr.com/36691bd88df6bab86a931000fa281767/tumblr_nbyqwkVV1P1r4v4jdo1_500.png)

HOLY F**K

Jezz, I remember never leaving that site when I was a young weeaboo in training. I remember finding my first "lemon" in a public library and trying to hide the screen because I had no idea if this was even normal at the time. Just wow its almost bitter sweet.  As soon as Nickelodeon bought Quizilla I left *after they deleted all the R stuff* but wow I never thought this would happen.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 16, 2014, 10:21:58 PM
I had never heard of that site until now. Ah well, there's tons of others out there at this point.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 16, 2014, 11:09:04 PM
Quote from: Predator Queen on Sep 16, 2014, 08:02:10 PM
https://38.media.tumblr.com/36691bd88df6bab86a931000fa281767/tumblr_nbyqwkVV1P1r4v4jdo1_500.png

HOLY F**K

Jezz, I remember never leaving that site when I was a young weeaboo in training. I remember finding my first "lemon" in a public library and trying to hide the screen because I had no idea if this was even normal at the time. Just wow its almost bitter sweet.  As soon as Nickelodeon bought Quizilla I left *after they deleted all the R stuff* but wow I never thought this would happen.
What the f**k is a "lemon?"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Sep 16, 2014, 11:16:16 PM
goddamn weeaboos
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Sep 16, 2014, 11:25:30 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Sep 16, 2014, 11:16:16 PM
goddamn weeaboos

Wisdom
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 17, 2014, 12:27:08 AM
The Satanic Temple's hilarious response to a pro-religion court ruling
http://www.salon.com/2014/09/16/satanic_temple_hands_out_activity_books_to_schools_in_response_to_judicial_ruling/ (http://www.salon.com/2014/09/16/satanic_temple_hands_out_activity_books_to_schools_in_response_to_judicial_ruling/)
Quote
Last month a judge ruled that religious pamphlets could be distributed in a school district in Orange County, Florida, according to Raw Story. In the wake of this ruling, the Satanic Temple is handing out its own religious literature to Orange County schools: "The Satanic Children's Big Book of Activities."

The judge ruled that if Christian materials — bibles and other literature — were allowed to be disseminated, atheist literature should be allowed as well.

The Satanic Temple, who was able to petition for a goat-headed statue in Oklahoma, is responding to this ruling with kid-friendly literature of their own.

Here's the book:
http://thesatanictemple.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Activity_Book.pdf (http://thesatanictemple.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Activity_Book.pdf)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 17, 2014, 12:28:13 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 17, 2014, 12:27:08 AM
The Satanic Temple's hilarious response to a pro-religion court ruling
http://www.salon.com/2014/09/16/satanic_temple_hands_out_activity_books_to_schools_in_response_to_judicial_ruling/ (http://www.salon.com/2014/09/16/satanic_temple_hands_out_activity_books_to_schools_in_response_to_judicial_ruling/)
Quote
Last month a judge ruled that religious pamphlets could be distributed in a school district in Orange County, Florida, according to Raw Story. In the wake of this ruling, the Satanic Temple is handing out its own religious literature to Orange County schools: "The Satanic Children's Big Book of Activities."

The judge ruled that if Christian materials — bibles and other literature — were allowed to be disseminated, atheist literature should be allowed as well.

The Satanic Temple, who was able to petition for a goat-headed statue in Oklahoma, is responding to this ruling with kid-friendly literature of their own.

Here's the book:
http://thesatanictemple.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Activity_Book.pdf (http://thesatanictemple.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Activity_Book.pdf)

I've always somewhat liked Theistic Satanism.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Sep 17, 2014, 12:35:19 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 17, 2014, 12:27:08 AM
The Satanic Temple's hilarious response to a pro-religion court ruling
http://www.salon.com/2014/09/16/satanic_temple_hands_out_activity_books_to_schools_in_response_to_judicial_ruling/ (http://www.salon.com/2014/09/16/satanic_temple_hands_out_activity_books_to_schools_in_response_to_judicial_ruling/)
Quote
Last month a judge ruled that religious pamphlets could be distributed in a school district in Orange County, Florida, according to Raw Story. In the wake of this ruling, the Satanic Temple is handing out its own religious literature to Orange County schools: "The Satanic Children's Big Book of Activities."

The judge ruled that if Christian materials — bibles and other literature — were allowed to be disseminated, atheist literature should be allowed as well.

The Satanic Temple, who was able to petition for a goat-headed statue in Oklahoma, is responding to this ruling with kid-friendly literature of their own.

Here's the book:
http://thesatanictemple.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Activity_Book.pdf (http://thesatanictemple.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Activity_Book.pdf)


LOL I wonder what the parent's responses were.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Sep 17, 2014, 12:44:46 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 17, 2014, 12:27:08 AM
http://thesatanictemple.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Activity_Book.pdf (http://thesatanictemple.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Activity_Book.pdf)

lol! The book is actually pretty cute.  ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 17, 2014, 12:52:11 AM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Sep 17, 2014, 12:44:46 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 17, 2014, 12:27:08 AM
http://thesatanictemple.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Activity_Book.pdf (http://thesatanictemple.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Activity_Book.pdf)

lol! The book is actually pretty cute.  ;D


That's the reason I downloaded the PDF.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 17, 2014, 06:34:06 AM
I'm curious England, how exactly would Scotland becoming independent cause the whole of Britain to be more vulnerable to attack than it is now? How about the bigwigs actually run this country properly instead of trying to terrify the Scots with this bullsh*t.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-29231440 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-29231440)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Sep 17, 2014, 07:15:42 AM
... you've never heard of "divide and conquer" have you?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 17, 2014, 08:08:07 AM
Who's going to conquer them?  Zee Germans?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 17, 2014, 08:26:48 AM
Scotland is the new Texas.

And that satanic kids book isn't half bad.  :laugh:

Maybe we should make an Alien theology book and hand them out at schools too.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Sep 17, 2014, 08:39:17 AM
Quote from: SM on Sep 17, 2014, 08:08:07 AM
Who's going to conquer them?  Zee Germans?

No, but it's a no brainer that when you're united you tend to have a strategic advantage and when you're divided you tend to have strategic disadvantage. There will certainly be change and likely not for the better for either side.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 17, 2014, 08:43:48 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Sep 17, 2014, 08:39:17 AM
Quote from: SM on Sep 17, 2014, 08:08:07 AM
Who's going to conquer them?  Zee Germans?

No, but it's a no brainer that when you're united you tend to have a strategic advantage and when you're divided you tend to have strategic disadvantage. There will certainly be change and likely not for the better for either side.

Depends if Scotland gives all the nukes back that are sitting under Garelochhead.  And if England remains as the US's biggest aircraft carrier.

Don't think they have much to worry about.

QuoteMaybe we should make an Alien theology book and hand them out at schools too.

"Guide Brother Kevin through the maze on his way to Heaven!"
"Word find!  Circle all the swear words that ain't against God!"
"Join the dots! What sharp object should Brother Jude not run with?"
"Colour in Juniors bruises that he received after a discussion of matters of the spirit!"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 17, 2014, 08:55:45 AM
Quote from: SM on Sep 17, 2014, 08:43:48 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Sep 17, 2014, 08:39:17 AM
Quote from: SM on Sep 17, 2014, 08:08:07 AM
Who's going to conquer them?  Zee Germans?

No, but it's a no brainer that when you're united you tend to have a strategic advantage and when you're divided you tend to have strategic disadvantage. There will certainly be change and likely not for the better for either side.

Depends if Scotland gives all the nukes back that are sitting under Garelochhead.  And if England remains as the US's biggest aircraft carrier.

Don't think they have much to worry about.

QuoteMaybe we should make an Alien theology book and hand them out at schools too.

"Guide Brother Kevin through the maze on his way to Heaven!"
"Word find!  Circle all the swear words that ain't against God!"
"Join the dots! What sharp object should Brother Jude not run with?"
"Colour in Juniors bruises that he received after a discussion of matters of the spirit!"
I'm pretty sure the issue with the nukes is that England simply doesn't want to store them on ENGLISH soil.

So use Alien³ as a blueprint. Genius.

We could also add a facehugger who've done it mystery page too!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Sep 17, 2014, 11:33:05 AM
Quote from: SM on Sep 17, 2014, 08:08:07 AM
Who's going to conquer them?  Zee Germans?

Robert Mugabe
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 17, 2014, 11:37:02 AM
Quote from: SM on Sep 17, 2014, 08:43:48 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Sep 17, 2014, 08:39:17 AM
Quote from: SM on Sep 17, 2014, 08:08:07 AM
Who's going to conquer them?  Zee Germans?

No, but it's a no brainer that when you're united you tend to have a strategic advantage and when you're divided you tend to have strategic disadvantage. There will certainly be change and likely not for the better for either side.

Depends if Scotland gives all the nukes back that are sitting under Garelochhead.  And if England remains as the US's biggest aircraft carrier.

Don't think they have much to worry about.

I have a feeling England would come to Scotland's defense out of a sense of companionship, even if Scotland was independent.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 17, 2014, 02:01:59 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 17, 2014, 11:37:02 AM
Quote from: SM on Sep 17, 2014, 08:43:48 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Sep 17, 2014, 08:39:17 AM
Quote from: SM on Sep 17, 2014, 08:08:07 AM
Who's going to conquer them?  Zee Germans?

No, but it's a no brainer that when you're united you tend to have a strategic advantage and when you're divided you tend to have strategic disadvantage. There will certainly be change and likely not for the better for either side.

Depends if Scotland gives all the nukes back that are sitting under Garelochhead.  And if England remains as the US's biggest aircraft carrier.

Don't think they have much to worry about.

I have a feeling England would come to Scotland's defense out of a sense of companionship, even if Scotland was independent.

I agree, if anything happened to Scotland England would help them despite what Westminster is threatening, its all crap scaremongering.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 17, 2014, 04:23:05 PM
Scotland will want to join 'Murica. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Sep 17, 2014, 05:46:53 PM
Or Canada. We'll give Britain Quebec if they give us Scotland.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 17, 2014, 05:59:28 PM
Hopefully they don't complain as much.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Sep 17, 2014, 06:06:25 PM
Plus, you know, they're not French...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Predator Queen on Sep 17, 2014, 06:55:24 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 16, 2014, 10:21:58 PM
I had never heard of that site until now. Ah well, there's tons of others out there at this point.
Yah it attracted mostly weeaboo girls way back in the early 2000s when anime was at its peak.

Quote from: Cal427eb on Sep 16, 2014, 11:09:04 PM
Quote from: Predator Queen on Sep 16, 2014, 08:02:10 PM
https://38.media.tumblr.com/36691bd88df6bab86a931000fa281767/tumblr_nbyqwkVV1P1r4v4jdo1_500.png

HOLY F**K

Jezz, I remember never leaving that site when I was a young weeaboo in training. I remember finding my first "lemon" in a public library and trying to hide the screen because I had no idea if this was even normal at the time. Just wow its almost bitter sweet.  As soon as Nickelodeon bought Quizilla I left *after they deleted all the R stuff* but wow I never thought this would happen.
What the f**k is a "lemon?"

*Waves cane* Back in my time instead of using NSFW as a term for dubious content it was called a Lemon.  Don't ask me why I don't know. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 17, 2014, 07:23:18 PM
Scotland as an independent nation will fail and then fall victim to some other unruly country. I think the fear is Russia will find itself on Scottish shores before long. Succession is a fools cup of tea.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Sep 17, 2014, 08:15:30 PM
I imagine their economy will shrink due to moving businesses, removal of cost-cutting centralisation, and not benefitting from the union's economic powerhouse in London. Tourism may be impacted too if you suddenly need a passport to go all the way up the M6/74.

The rest of the UK also loses out on North Sea oil, and footing the sizeable costs of separation (I'm sure the nuclear arsenal is just the tip of the iceberg). Just seems like a lose-lose situation for everyone really, especially when you consider that Scotland already has its own parliament and its MPs have powers at Whitehall.

But I don't think either side of the island's in danger of invasion. Who would do it? All our enemies are halfway around the world.
The biggest military issue it presents is for those poor Falkland islanders, as a divided British military would be a perfect opportunity for Argentina to finally make good on their threats and take them.
Also means Britain would have less impact on the global stage generally, with two isolated forces rather than one bigger, co-ordinated one.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Sep 17, 2014, 09:29:20 PM
I kinda want to see what happens if Scotland does get independence. I don't think they will, but it'd be pretty cool.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 17, 2014, 09:59:34 PM
Scotland needs 'Merica and 'Merica needs Scotland. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 17, 2014, 10:22:23 PM
It's shite being Scottish and Murrican.  So there's that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: coolbreeze on Sep 17, 2014, 10:36:41 PM
Quote from: SM on Sep 17, 2014, 10:22:23 PM
It's shite being Scottish and Murrican.  So there's that.

But still better than being English  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 18, 2014, 01:06:53 AM
Quote from: coolbreeze on Sep 17, 2014, 10:36:41 PM
Quote from: SM on Sep 17, 2014, 10:22:23 PM
It's shite being Scottish and Murrican.  So there's that.

But still better than being English  :laugh:
What does that make Australians?

Quote from: Vertigo on Sep 17, 2014, 08:15:30 PMBut I don't think either side of the island's in danger of invasion. Who would do it?
No need to invade a poor country, just broker some unfair deal and give them cash. Bang, soviet base on the block.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 18, 2014, 01:11:16 AM
QuoteWhat does that make Australians?

Superior.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: coolbreeze on Sep 18, 2014, 01:12:34 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Sep 18, 2014, 01:06:53 AM
Quote from: coolbreeze on Sep 17, 2014, 10:36:41 PM
Quote from: SM on Sep 17, 2014, 10:22:23 PM
It's shite being Scottish and Murrican.  So there's that.

But still better than being English  :laugh:
What does that make Australians?


Gods amongst men?  Australia>England.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 18, 2014, 01:14:50 AM
Speaking of Australians...

Sailor raped by colleagues during brutal ritual on naval ship, court told
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/16/sailor-raped-by-colleagues-during-initiation-court-told (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/16/sailor-raped-by-colleagues-during-initiation-court-told)

QuoteFour sailors are on trial accused of raping a colleague with a rubber chicken during a brutal bastardisation ritual aboard a naval ship.

Able seamen Rohan Angre, Mitchell Summers, Michael Thompson and Jonathan Walter are accused of holding the man down, smearing him with the liniment Deep Heat and Vegemite before assaulting him with the object.

The court heard the attack is alleged to have happened in August 2011 on board the HMAS Newcastle, off the coast of Western Australia.

It is alleged after sexually assaulting the man with an object believed to be a rubber chicken, Thompson tried to push the object into the man's mouth.

Straya.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Sep 18, 2014, 01:17:03 AM
...a rubber chicken.

._.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Sep 18, 2014, 01:18:06 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 18, 2014, 01:14:50 AM
Speaking of Australians...

Sailor raped by colleagues during brutal ritual on naval ship, court told
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/16/sailor-raped-by-colleagues-during-initiation-court-told (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/16/sailor-raped-by-colleagues-during-initiation-court-told)

QuoteFour sailors are on trial accused of raping a colleague with a rubber chicken during a brutal bastardisation ritual aboard a naval ship.

Able seamen Rohan Angre, Mitchell Summers, Michael Thompson and Jonathan Walter are accused of holding the man down, smearing him with the liniment Deep Heat and Vegemite before assaulting him with the object.

The court heard the attack is alleged to have happened in August 2011 on board the HMAS Newcastle, off the coast of Western Australia.

It is alleged after sexually assaulting the man with an object believed to be a rubber chicken, Thompson tried to push the object into the man's mouth.

Straya.

Whats a rubber chicken between m8's

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 18, 2014, 01:19:19 AM
If that's how we treat our own servicemen - what do you reckon we'd do to any enemy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Sep 18, 2014, 01:20:24 AM
Real Chickens brah Real ones...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 18, 2014, 01:20:31 AM
Degenerate, convict-descended swine, the lot of you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Sep 18, 2014, 01:23:15 AM
Quote from: SM on Sep 17, 2014, 08:43:48 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Sep 17, 2014, 08:39:17 AM
Quote from: SM on Sep 17, 2014, 08:08:07 AM
Who's going to conquer them?  Zee Germans?

No, but it's a no brainer that when you're united you tend to have a strategic advantage and when you're divided you tend to have strategic disadvantage. There will certainly be change and likely not for the better for either side.

Depends if Scotland gives all the nukes back that are sitting under Garelochhead.  And if England remains as the US's biggest aircraft carrier.

Don't think they have much to worry about.

Does an independent Scotland even get any say on whether or not they get to keep nukes that belong to the United Kingdom?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Sep 18, 2014, 01:35:07 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 18, 2014, 01:20:31 AM
Degenerate, convict-descended swine, the lot of you.

That's racist
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Sep 18, 2014, 01:40:43 AM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Sep 18, 2014, 01:35:07 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 18, 2014, 01:20:31 AM
Degenerate, convict-descended swine, the lot of you.

That's racist


Nah das a complement   
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Sep 18, 2014, 01:42:22 AM
Quote from: Rong on Sep 18, 2014, 01:40:43 AM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Sep 18, 2014, 01:35:07 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 18, 2014, 01:20:31 AM
Degenerate, convict-descended swine, the lot of you.

That's racist


Nah das a complement

Only if other Australians say it. If she is Australian, I shall apologize and allow her to continue
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Sep 18, 2014, 01:43:06 AM
Nah she's a filthy yank.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Sep 18, 2014, 01:45:34 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 18, 2014, 01:14:50 AM
Speaking of Australians...

Sailor raped by colleagues during brutal ritual on naval ship, court told
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/16/sailor-raped-by-colleagues-during-initiation-court-told (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/16/sailor-raped-by-colleagues-during-initiation-court-told)

QuoteFour sailors are on trial accused of raping a colleague with a rubber chicken during a brutal bastardisation ritual aboard a naval ship.

Able seamen Rohan Angre, Mitchell Summers, Michael Thompson and Jonathan Walter are accused of holding the man down, smearing him with the liniment Deep Heat and Vegemite before assaulting him with the object.

The court heard the attack is alleged to have happened in August 2011 on board the HMAS Newcastle, off the coast of Western Australia.

It is alleged after sexually assaulting the man with an object believed to be a rubber chicken, Thompson tried to push the object into the man's mouth.

Straya.


sounds like a possible synopsis for yolo 3
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 18, 2014, 01:47:54 AM
f**ken seppos

Quote from: Crazy Rich on Sep 18, 2014, 01:23:15 AM
Quote from: SM on Sep 17, 2014, 08:43:48 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Sep 17, 2014, 08:39:17 AM
Quote from: SM on Sep 17, 2014, 08:08:07 AM
Who's going to conquer them?  Zee Germans?

No, but it's a no brainer that when you're united you tend to have a strategic advantage and when you're divided you tend to have strategic disadvantage. There will certainly be change and likely not for the better for either side.

Depends if Scotland gives all the nukes back that are sitting under Garelochhead.  And if England remains as the US's biggest aircraft carrier.

Don't think they have much to worry about.

Does an independent Scotland even get any say on whether or not they get to keep nukes that belong to the United Kingdom?

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You come get thum, c**t!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 18, 2014, 04:32:34 AM
The weirdest thing I've ever seen in the military is this one dude didn't like taken showers in the open bay style showers and would wait until everybody went to sleep.  One day I was coming in from the field while the other guys were already back and said to one of the other guys, "Who the f**k is here that's taking a shower at 0200 in the morning.

This guy was a crazy mofo and immediately shouted the guys name, stripped down naked, put on his gas mask and ran into the shower started doing the helicopter right next to the homophobe. 




Same dude one time ordered a pizza, they came to the door to pay, and he walked up to them wearing nothing but a Cheetos bag over his junk.


He also followed behind the First Sergeant once as he was doing a bay inspection completely naked wearing nothing but a Darth Vader mask and cape.   

Only time I've ever seen a First Sergeant speechless. 

As for raping people with chickens and vegemite.  Must be a Navy thing. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Sep 18, 2014, 04:34:10 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Sep 18, 2014, 04:32:34 AM
The weirdest thing I've ever seen in the military is this one dude didn't like taken showers in the open bay style showers and would wait until everybody went to sleep.  One day I was coming in from the field while the other guys were already back and said to one of the other guys, "Who the f**k is here that's taking a shower at 0200 in the morning.

This guy was a crazy mofo and immediately shouted the guys name, stripped down naked, put on his gas mask and ran into the shower started doing the helicopter right next to the homophobe. 




Same dude one time ordered a pizza, they came to the door to pay, and he walked up to them wearing nothing but a Cheetos bag over his junk.


He also followed behind the First Sergeant once as he was doing a bay inspection completely naked wearing nothing but a Darth Vader mask and cape.   

Only time I've ever seen a First Sergeant speechless. 

As for raping people with chickens and vegemite.  Must be a Navy thing.


holy shiiiiiiit
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 18, 2014, 04:38:30 AM
When the pizza delivery guy tried to give him back his change he gave him back more than the actual pizza cost. 

Then this guy was like, "Hey buddy you paid me back to much."  But then he put the money in between his knuckles and held it right over the dorito's bag.


Guy was a nut. 

The pizza delivery guy was like, "I don't even know why I did that, you guys ALWAYS do that kind of stuff when I deliver pizzas."


We had to tackle him once because he was going to open the door again for some Chinese takeout the same way but somebody else already opened it and saw it was a female delivery person. 

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Sep 18, 2014, 04:44:00 AM
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA wot
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 18, 2014, 04:46:14 AM
He was a former Cav Scout like that Meathead guy from here back in the day. 

They must all be a little crazy. 

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 18, 2014, 11:17:17 AM
I read that the polls in Scotland are open today. My well wishes go out to those who want a better life for themselves! :)

In other news, male birth control could be here soon! (http://www.dailylife.com.au/health-and-fitness/dl-wellbeing/male-birth-control-could-be-here-by-2017--but-will-anyone-take-it-20140913-3fjo5.html)

QuoteAt long last, it looks like male birth control is finally coming. Only, contrary to popular expectations, it's not a male pill (which is still being developed), but an injection called Vasalgel.

Vasalgel, brainchild of the Parsemus Foundation, is a non-hormonal gel that's injected just above the testicles. It works by temporarily blocking sperm from flowing through the tubes, just like a vasectomy. The only difference? This one is reversible.

I, for one, am really pleased about this. Like one of the interviewers said, it would be nice to not have to rely on ripping open a rubber.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Sep 18, 2014, 11:42:04 AM
QuoteThe only difference? This one is reversible.
Um, vasectomies are already reversible.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 18, 2014, 11:48:59 AM
Quote from: SiL on Sep 18, 2014, 11:42:04 AM
QuoteThe only difference? This one is reversible.
Um, vasectomies are already reversible.

True, but it's very expensive (coupled with the cost of the vasectomy in the first place) and undoing the procedure doesn't really restore a man to "full health", so to speak. See:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasectomy_reversal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasectomy_reversal)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Sep 18, 2014, 12:04:57 PM
I...

why?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Sep 18, 2014, 12:18:43 PM
yeah, there's no way any guy would willingly get a shot in the testees
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 18, 2014, 12:19:34 PM
Why not?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Sep 18, 2014, 12:21:14 PM
I already shudder at the thought of vasectomies.

But a needle...




...in the scrotum...





instead of condoms...



sign Doom up right away
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Sep 18, 2014, 12:24:48 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 18, 2014, 12:19:34 PM
Why not?



(https://www.tannens.com/shop/secure/images/products/2057.jpg)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 18, 2014, 12:25:11 PM
Quote from: BANE on Sep 18, 2014, 12:21:14 PM
I already shudder at the thought of vasectomies.

But a needle...




...in the scrotum...





instead of condoms...



sign Doom up right away

If it's safe. There are plenty of surgical procedures that frighten me, but frankly, I'd be more scared about open heart surgery than a simple injection to the balls. But that's just me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Sep 18, 2014, 12:26:47 PM
And I'd be more scared of bungee jumping than having sex with a Taiwanese lady, they're two different things Doom.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Sep 18, 2014, 12:27:39 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 18, 2014, 12:25:11 PM
Quote from: BANE on Sep 18, 2014, 12:21:14 PM
I already shudder at the thought of vasectomies.

But a needle...




...in the scrotum...





instead of condoms...



sign Doom up right away

If it's safe. There are plenty of surgical procedures that frighten me, but frankly, I'd be more scared about open heart surgery than a simple injection to the balls. But that's just me.


(https://christennantphotography.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/balloons_small.jpg)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 18, 2014, 12:31:19 PM
Quote from: BANE on Sep 18, 2014, 12:26:47 PM
And I'd be more scared of bungee jumping than having sex with a Taiwanese lady, they're two different things Doom.

Like I said, as long as it's safe. The idea does make me a bit squeamish sure, but I've never been afraid of needles in general so I guess it doesn't bug as much as some other guys.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Sep 18, 2014, 12:31:46 PM
In your balls though Doom...

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 18, 2014, 12:33:36 PM
I don't equate my life's meaning with my testicles :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Sep 18, 2014, 12:35:27 PM
No, but as a wise man once said, "It's your balls, man!"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Sep 18, 2014, 12:36:00 PM
Needle in the balls is just gentle foreplay as far as I'm concerned. Sign me up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 18, 2014, 12:37:40 PM
Quote from: BANE on Sep 18, 2014, 12:35:27 PM
No, but as a wise man once said, "It's your balls, man!"

*shrugs* call it taking the plunge.

Quote from: Vertigo on Sep 18, 2014, 12:36:00 PM
Needle in the balls is just gentle foreplay as far as I'm concerned. Sign me up.

You're into some kinky stuff, brother.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 18, 2014, 09:35:17 PM
US air force reverses policy and drops 'so help me God' requirement for reenlistment
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/18/us-air-force-atheist-airman-reeinlist (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/18/us-air-force-atheist-airman-reeinlist)

QuoteThe US air force has allowed an atheist airman to re-enlist after initially refusing to process his paperwork, because he refused to sign an oath that contained the phrase "so help me God".

The service announced the policy reversal after the American Humanist Association threatened to file suit by 19 September .

"After fighting for our rights, non-theists now again have the status quo in the Air Force, a secular affirmation consistent with other branches of service and our Constitution", said Jason Torpy, president of the Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers, in a statement.

The unnamed airman, stationed at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada, was allowed to sign a secular affirmation to the service. Initially, the airman struck the phrase "so help me God" from his paperwork, and refused to say the phrase during a verbal oath when attempting to re-enlist on 25 August.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 18, 2014, 09:58:53 PM
Damn Zoomies. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Sep 19, 2014, 12:12:18 AM
What a dick
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 19, 2014, 04:52:22 AM
Called it (http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/sep/19/scotland-independence-no-vote-victory-alex-salmond)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 19, 2014, 05:28:07 AM
Yeah well done Scotland, had a chance for your own power but chose to remain lapdogs (bitches) to the English (and I'm English).

What makes me laugh is the fact that all I'm hearing right now from the NO camp is that they want more power! lol! They just had a chance for ultimate power! sheesh!  ::)

Do they really think Westminster will do all that they have promised? really? Westminster said all that (Max Devo) purely to stop (scare) the Scots into voting no...you fools Scotland!

You are now FIRMLY in Westminster's pocket for good, well done.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 19, 2014, 05:39:13 AM
lol "ultimate power"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 19, 2014, 05:42:39 AM
Quote from: SM on Sep 19, 2014, 05:39:13 AM
lol "ultimate power"

Better than being accorded step-motherly treatment by people who don't really give a poo about them though huh.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 19, 2014, 06:01:28 AM
Mebbe, mebbe no.

Terrible when democracy works huh.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 19, 2014, 06:14:23 AM
Hubbs hates black people. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Wrecktangle on Sep 19, 2014, 06:28:50 AM
Quote from: SM on Sep 19, 2014, 04:52:22 AM
Called it (http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/sep/19/scotland-independence-no-vote-victory-alex-salmond)

Shocker.

Good for them. Democracy at work.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 19, 2014, 06:41:55 AM
Quote from: SM on Sep 19, 2014, 06:01:28 AM
Mebbe, mebbe no.

Terrible when democracy works huh.

Well you say that but is it? this has been a victory for the establishment basically, the London elite that rule...errm London...badly. The only way they managed that was to use a massive propaganda campaign backed by their best mates at the BBC when the vote got too close for comfort. The Scots were basically made to fear change, virtually bullied into it and it worked.

The Labour party basically said anything and everything they could to try and stop people voting yes because had Scotland gotten independence the Labour party would have been literately destroyed for years to come. The UK would have been most probably led by the Tories for a long long time.

Sure everyone got a democratic vote...but after a hailstorm of threats, dubious promises, scaremongering, warnings, various companies behaving badly by abandoning Scotland as if they had the plague, alarmism etc...Watching the BBC right now its so clear how biased they are, so much relief on their faces that the vote went the right way for the big boys that they depend on. I feel sorry for the Scots I really do.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Sep 19, 2014, 06:48:42 AM
Or maybe *gasp* the Scots just wanna stay part of the UK?!?!?!?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 19, 2014, 06:49:37 AM
it was the black people wasn't it hubbs
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Sep 19, 2014, 06:53:20 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 19, 2014, 05:28:07 AM
Yeah well done Scotland, had a chance for your own power but chose to remain lapdogs (bitches) to the English (and I'm English).
Yeah, they should've f**ked themselves over economically, plunged themselves into crippling debt they couldn't get out of, and become the new Greece! f**ktards!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 19, 2014, 06:59:32 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 19, 2014, 06:41:55 AM
Quote from: SM on Sep 19, 2014, 06:01:28 AM
Mebbe, mebbe no.

Terrible when democracy works huh.

Well you say that but is it? this has been a victory for the establishment basically, the London elite that rule...errm London...badly. The only way they managed that was to use a massive propaganda campaign backed by their best mates at the BBC when the vote got too close for comfort. The Scots were basically made to fear change, virtually bullied into it and it worked.

The Labour party basically said anything and everything they could to try and stop people voting yes because had Scotland gotten independence the Labour party would have been literately destroyed for years to come. The UK would have been most probably led by the Tories for a long long time.

Sure everyone got a democratic vote...but after a hailstorm of threats, dubious promises, scaremongering, warnings, various companies behaving badly by abandoning Scotland as if they had the plague, alarmism etc...Watching the BBC right now its so clear how biased they are, so much relief on their faces that the vote went the right way for the big boys that they depend on. I feel sorry for the Scots I really do.

Right.  So basically all the Scots who voted 'No' got played and are too stupid to make up their own mind.

:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 19, 2014, 07:04:17 AM
Quote from: SiL on Sep 19, 2014, 06:53:20 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 19, 2014, 05:28:07 AM
Yeah well done Scotland, had a chance for your own power but chose to remain lapdogs (bitches) to the English (and I'm English).
Yeah, they should've f**ked themselves over economically, plunged themselves into crippling debt they couldn't get out of, and become the new Greece! f**ktards!

Oh please ::) is that just what you heard on the news? -_- was it...American news?  ::) have you been reading the Ladybird book of politics again?


Quote from: SM on Sep 19, 2014, 06:59:32 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 19, 2014, 06:41:55 AM
Quote from: SM on Sep 19, 2014, 06:01:28 AM
Mebbe, mebbe no.

Terrible when democracy works huh.

Well you say that but is it? this has been a victory for the establishment basically, the London elite that rule...errm London...badly. The only way they managed that was to use a massive propaganda campaign backed by their best mates at the BBC when the vote got too close for comfort. The Scots were basically made to fear change, virtually bullied into it and it worked.

The Labour party basically said anything and everything they could to try and stop people voting yes because had Scotland gotten independence the Labour party would have been literately destroyed for years to come. The UK would have been most probably led by the Tories for a long long time.

Sure everyone got a democratic vote...but after a hailstorm of threats, dubious promises, scaremongering, warnings, various companies behaving badly by abandoning Scotland as if they had the plague, alarmism etc...Watching the BBC right now its so clear how biased they are, so much relief on their faces that the vote went the right way for the big boys that they depend on. I feel sorry for the Scots I really do.

Right.  So basically all the Scots who voted 'No' got played and are too stupid to make up their own mind.

:laugh:


Firstly many of the no voters will have been British and secondly many will have voted no for fear of change. No one got 'played' but many I'm sure have been heavily influenced by what's been said. Notice the swings in opinions over time.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 19, 2014, 07:09:29 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 19, 2014, 07:04:17 AM
Quote from: SiL on Sep 19, 2014, 06:53:20 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 19, 2014, 05:28:07 AM
Yeah well done Scotland, had a chance for your own power but chose to remain lapdogs (bitches) to the English (and I'm English).
Yeah, they should've f**ked themselves over economically, plunged themselves into crippling debt they couldn't get out of, and become the new Greece! f**ktards!

Oh please ::) is that just what you heard on the news? -_- was it...American news?  ::) have you been reading the Ladybird book of politics again?
Why would an Australian listen or watch American news broadcasts?

Right.  So basically all the Scots who voted 'No' got played and are too stupid to make up their own mind.

:laugh:
[/quote]


Firstly many of the no voters will have been British and secondly many will have voted no for fear of change. No one got 'played' but many I'm sure have been heavily influenced by what's been said. Notice the swings in opinions over time.
[/quote]
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Sep 19, 2014, 07:10:18 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 19, 2014, 07:04:17 AM
Oh please ::) is that just what you heard on the news? -_- was it...American news?  ::) have you been reading the Ladybird book of politics again?
Half English, you tit. Plenty of family spread through the UK to talk to about the subject.

And it's not just political independence. No UK, no economic security.

QuoteFirstly many of the no voters will have been British
They all were. And considering how the vote went, still are!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 19, 2014, 07:13:06 AM
Quote from: SiL on Sep 19, 2014, 07:10:18 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 19, 2014, 07:04:17 AM
Oh please ::) is that just what you heard on the news? -_- was it...American news?  ::) have you been reading the Ladybird book of politics again?
Half English, you tit. Plenty of family spread through the UK to talk to about the subject.

And it's not just political independence. No UK, no economic security.

QuoteFirstly many of the no voters will have been British
They all were. And considering how the vote went, still are!

I Wouldn't say all...but if you're correct wouldn't that kinda tell you something hmmm?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Sep 19, 2014, 07:16:39 AM
Scotland is part of the island known as Britain. It's a geographical fact that the Scottish are British.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 19, 2014, 07:17:38 AM
Ermergerd - erts Herrbbbs!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 19, 2014, 11:11:52 AM
Quote from: SM on Sep 19, 2014, 04:52:22 AM
Called it (http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/sep/19/scotland-independence-no-vote-victory-alex-salmond)

I hope the folks in the UK found what they were looking for. May the future be a bright one.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 19, 2014, 11:13:14 AM
Alrighty, now that that is done. I nominate the UK as the 51st State of the Great United States of America! What you guys say about that? Lets put it to a vote! :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 19, 2014, 11:15:32 AM
I dunno. Does the White House need yet another paint job?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Sep 19, 2014, 11:18:11 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 19, 2014, 07:13:06 AM
I Wouldn't say all...but if you're correct wouldn't that kinda tell you something hmmm?
...are you high, or just incredibly stupid?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Sep 19, 2014, 11:22:05 AM
While meeting prospective buyers for his PS4 from craigslist, gamer is shot dead by 16 year old girl accomplace who's baby was in backseat of the getaway car.
http://www.cnet.com/news/teen-shot-gamer-dead-over-ps4-say-police/#ftag=YHF65cbda0 (http://www.cnet.com/news/teen-shot-gamer-dead-over-ps4-say-police/#ftag=YHF65cbda0)

A black friend directed to me this on social media and said "The Race Card is always trumped by the Queen of Spades."
http://www.tmz.com/2014/09/17/django-unchained-actress-racism-lapd-daniele-watts-pictures-photos/ (http://www.tmz.com/2014/09/17/django-unchained-actress-racism-lapd-daniele-watts-pictures-photos/)

The couples rebuttal is hilarious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GrE2jhWLMs# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GrE2jhWLMs#)

I particularity love the part where she thinks she knows what it's like to be a cop "Because she played one once."  :laugh:



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 19, 2014, 11:23:34 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 19, 2014, 11:15:32 AM
I dunno. Does the White House need yet another paint job?
I thought Poland does the painting in Europe?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 19, 2014, 12:18:16 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Sep 19, 2014, 11:22:05 AM
While meeting prospective buyers for his PS4 from craigslist, gamer is shot dead by 16 year old girl accomplace who's baby was in backseat of the getaway car.
http://www.cnet.com/news/teen-shot-gamer-dead-over-ps4-say-police/#ftag=YHF65cbda0 (http://www.cnet.com/news/teen-shot-gamer-dead-over-ps4-say-police/#ftag=YHF65cbda0)
It's sad, but that's really just typical behavior for those people. They have no respect for anyone, contribute nothing to society, and have no morals whatsoever.








And by those people, I of course mean gamers.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Sep 19, 2014, 12:23:31 PM
I saw that bone laying there Cvalda, and I just had to throw it to ya.  :laugh:

Your irony is of course not lost on me and is always welcome.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Sep 19, 2014, 12:27:49 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Sep 19, 2014, 11:23:34 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 19, 2014, 11:15:32 AM
I dunno. Does the White House need yet another paint job?
I thought Poland does the painting in Europe?

No, they just polish shoes and other stuff.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Sep 19, 2014, 01:39:28 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 19, 2014, 12:18:16 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Sep 19, 2014, 11:22:05 AM
While meeting prospective buyers for his PS4 from craigslist, gamer is shot dead by 16 year old girl accomplace who's baby was in backseat of the getaway car.
http://www.cnet.com/news/teen-shot-gamer-dead-over-ps4-say-police/#ftag=YHF65cbda0 (http://www.cnet.com/news/teen-shot-gamer-dead-over-ps4-say-police/#ftag=YHF65cbda0)
It's sad, but that's really just typical behavior for those people. They have no respect for anyone, contribute nothing to society, and have no morals whatsoever.








And by those people, I of course mean gamers.

Racist against gamers and Australians. When will your hate end?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 19, 2014, 04:47:26 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Sep 19, 2014, 11:22:05 AM
While meeting prospective buyers for his PS4 from craigslist, gamer is shot dead by 16 year old girl accomplace who's baby was in backseat of the getaway car.
http://www.cnet.com/news/teen-shot-gamer-dead-over-ps4-say-police/#ftag=YHF65cbda0 (http://www.cnet.com/news/teen-shot-gamer-dead-over-ps4-say-police/#ftag=YHF65cbda0)

A black friend directed to me this on social media and said "The Race Card is always trumped by the Queen of Spades."
http://www.tmz.com/2014/09/17/django-unchained-actress-racism-lapd-daniele-watts-pictures-photos/ (http://www.tmz.com/2014/09/17/django-unchained-actress-racism-lapd-daniele-watts-pictures-photos/)

The couples rebuttal is hilarious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GrE2jhWLMs# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GrE2jhWLMs#)

I particularity love the part where she thinks she knows what it's like to be a cop "Because she played one once."  :laugh:

Thank you for this lol! absolutely perfect! Hey remember what I was saying about cooperating with the police and things might not get out of hand...well gee I REALLY don't wanna say I told you so...but I totally told you so  ;D

Perfect example of using the race card to get out of a situation which as it turns out was true and the police did nothing wrong. The cop even says in the audio clip had you given the ID this would have been done and dusted 15mins ago. I wonder how many other recent situations MIGHT have been avoided if the person involved cooperated with the police.

I thank you and goodnight.

('its my responsibility as a public figure', LOL! who are you again?)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Sep 19, 2014, 07:07:35 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Sep 19, 2014, 11:13:14 AM
Alrighty, now that that is done. I nominate the UK as the 51st State of the Great United States of America! What you guys say about that? Lets put it to a vote! :laugh:

Nah, no deal.... but you can have Sweden. Then Shas won't need a visa when he visits your conventions. Win-win. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Sep 19, 2014, 07:08:24 PM
Could be worth it. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 19, 2014, 07:10:23 PM
Swedish chicks in 'Murica................................................hell yeah. 



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Sep 19, 2014, 07:34:25 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Sep 19, 2014, 07:10:23 PM
Swedish chicks in 'Murica................................................hell yeah.

But then they would become 'Murican chicks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 19, 2014, 07:37:20 PM
More 'murican chicks.   Hell yeah. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Sep 19, 2014, 07:50:09 PM
Should make a TV show about it called "Countdown to Obesity".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 19, 2014, 08:01:34 PM
Burger King just became a Canadian institution, so your time is limited bane.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 19, 2014, 10:16:49 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Sep 19, 2014, 12:23:31 PM
Your irony is of course not lost on me and is always welcome.
I wasn't being ironic.

Gamers are scum. >:(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Sep 19, 2014, 10:52:38 PM
We love you too, 'Val. :-*
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Sep 19, 2014, 11:43:15 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 19, 2014, 10:16:49 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Sep 19, 2014, 12:23:31 PM
Your irony is of course not lost on me and is always welcome.
I wasn't being ironic.

Gamers are scum. >:(

There are worse species of humans, Cvalda. And they can't be pidgin-holed into any one race, gender, religion, sexual preference, body type, skill set, hobby set, or age bracket.

What do you have against gamers? You don't seem to be the type to associate with them anyway. If you want help building a big Auschwitz style oven for gamers you'll need to explain yourself to your devoted minions.



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 19, 2014, 11:45:27 PM
Don't worry bout wat dat cray woman says bout gamerz. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 19, 2014, 11:49:27 PM
I think the reason Cvalda dislikes gamers is because they care more about gaming than they do about girls.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 19, 2014, 11:50:01 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Sep 19, 2014, 11:43:15 PM
What do you have against gamers? You don't seem to be the type to associate with them anyway. If you want help building a big Auschwitz style oven for gamers you'll need to explain yourself to your devoted minions.
I would never advocate killing gamers, nice Godwin's law you've going on there ::)

I merely think they should be sterilized and have their civil liberties severely curtailed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 19, 2014, 11:51:35 PM
I think the same thing about people that watch bad movies and listen to depressing music.



>:(









;)



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 19, 2014, 11:53:46 PM
We'll sterilize you first.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 19, 2014, 11:53:59 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Sep 19, 2014, 11:43:15 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 19, 2014, 10:16:49 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Sep 19, 2014, 12:23:31 PM
Your irony is of course not lost on me and is always welcome.
I wasn't being ironic.

Gamers are scum. >:(

There are worse species of humans, Cvalda. And they can't be pidgin-holed into any one race, gender, religion, sexual preference, body type, skill set, hobby set, or age bracket.

What do you have against gamers? You don't seem to be the type to associate with them anyway. If you want help building a big Auschwitz style oven for gamers you'll need to explain yourself to your devoted minions.
It probably all started when gamers started to shit on the poor and innocent Zoe Quinn.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 19, 2014, 11:54:52 PM
She's a gamer, too.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 19, 2014, 11:55:17 PM
Cvalda wants to sterilize the over 40% of female gamers too?

For shame, Cvalda!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 19, 2014, 11:55:38 PM
who da fuk is zoe quinn
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 19, 2014, 11:55:46 PM
I don't hate the players.

I hate the game.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Sep 19, 2014, 11:56:21 PM
aspie's must multiply


aspie mastarace
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 19, 2014, 11:56:41 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 19, 2014, 11:55:46 PM
I don't hate the players.

I hate the game.


no, just no



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 19, 2014, 11:57:04 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 19, 2014, 11:54:52 PM
She's a gamer, too.
No she's not. All she did was make some choose your own story in a digital format. That's not a game. Goosebumps has been doing shit like that for years in books.

Quote from: Kimarhi on Sep 19, 2014, 11:55:38 PM
who da fuk is zoe quinn
You don't want to know.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 19, 2014, 11:57:20 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 19, 2014, 11:55:46 PM
I don't hate the players.

I hate the game.


So EA?

IT'S IN THE GAME
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 19, 2014, 11:59:19 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Sep 19, 2014, 11:57:04 PM
No she's not. All she did was make some choose your own story in a digital format. That's not a game. Goosebumps has been doing shit like that for years in books.
She makes video games. She plays video games. She's a gamer.

She's one of you whether you like it or not. :-*
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 20, 2014, 12:00:05 AM
you used to nintenda back in the day
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 12:01:12 AM
That's like comparing an occasional social drinker to a wino.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Sep 20, 2014, 12:02:15 AM
cvalda is a nintinder fan?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Sep 20, 2014, 12:02:30 AM
Cvalda, your racism against gamers is seriously not cool! You're a terrible human being!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 12:03:07 AM
Gamers aren't a race, fool.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Sep 20, 2014, 12:04:15 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 12:03:07 AM
Gamers aren't a race, fool.

You racist
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 12:04:53 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 19, 2014, 11:59:19 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Sep 19, 2014, 11:57:04 PM
No she's not. All she did was make some choose your own story in a digital format. That's not a game. Goosebumps has been doing shit like that for years in books.
She makes video games. She plays video games. She's a gamer.
She never made a video game. Anyways, the term gamer is f**king retarded. All it is, is another form of entertainment like movies, books and music. We don't need a term for someone that partakes in any of these.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 12:06:17 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 12:04:53 AM
She never made a video game. Anyways, the term gamer is f**king retarded. All it is, is another form of entertainment like movies, books and music. We don't need a term for someone that partakes in any of these.
Gamers use it and self-apply it, so...  :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 12:08:56 AM
Who gives a f**k? Gamer is such a broad term that nobody even knows what it actually means and people are constantly talking about who is and isn't a gamer.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 12:10:23 AM
You're a gamer.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 20, 2014, 12:11:29 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 12:08:56 AM
Who gives a f**k? Gamer is such a broad term that nobody even knows what it actually means and people are constantly talking about who is and isn't a gamer.


LOL, like those assholes bitching about how their label is being used for people who play their farmvilles and candy crush shit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 12:13:41 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 12:10:23 AM
You're a gamer.
And so are you according to some people. You're part of the cancerous group.

Quote from: ShadowPred on Sep 20, 2014, 12:11:29 AM
LOL, like those assholes bitching about how their label is being used for people who play their farmvilles and candy crush shit.
Yup.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 20, 2014, 12:15:22 AM
Cvalda acting like she's not part of the family when she's  gonna be playing Alien Isolation, lulz.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 12:20:36 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 12:13:41 AM
And so are you according to some people. You're part of the cancerous group.
Nope. Having played a video game or two at one point or another in the past doesn't make one a gamer. A gamer is someone who has an interest in video games and regularly plays them :)

Quote from: ShadowPred on Sep 20, 2014, 12:15:22 AM
Cvalda acting like she's not part of the family when she's  gonna be playing Alien Isolation, lulz.
Or will I?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 20, 2014, 12:21:15 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 12:20:36 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 12:13:41 AM
And so are you according to some people. You're part of the cancerous group.
Nope. Having played a video game or two at one point or another in the past doesn't make one a gamer. A gamer is someone who has an interest in video games and regularly plays them :)

Quote from: ShadowPred on Sep 20, 2014, 12:15:22 AM
Cvalda acting like she's not part of the family when she's  gonna be playing Alien Isolation, lulz.
Or will I?


You will.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 12:22:06 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 12:20:36 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 12:13:41 AM
And so are you according to some people. You're part of the cancerous group.
Nope. Having played a video game or two at one point or another in the past doesn't make one a gamer. A gamer is someone who has an interest in video games and regularly plays them :)
But you're wrong.  :)

I listen to music all day and I'm constantly watching movies and tv shows. What does that make me?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 12:25:03 AM
A fan.

Gamer is a specific term, though. It even has its own Wikipedia page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamer)

You're a gamer in denial :(

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Sep 20, 2014, 12:26:17 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Sep 20, 2014, 12:21:15 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 12:20:36 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 12:13:41 AM
And so are you according to some people. You're part of the cancerous group.
Nope. Having played a video game or two at one point or another in the past doesn't make one a gamer. A gamer is someone who has an interest in video games and regularly plays them :)

Quote from: ShadowPred on Sep 20, 2014, 12:15:22 AM
Cvalda acting like she's not part of the family when she's  gonna be playing Alien Isolation, lulz.
Or will I?


You will.

Come play with us, Cvaldi... .Forever.... and ever... .and ever.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 12:27:12 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 12:25:03 AM
A fan.

Gamer is a specific term, though. It even has its own Wikipedia page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamer)

You're a gamer in denial :(

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 20, 2014, 12:27:39 AM
Cvalda thought she could get away.


Newp.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 12:29:10 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 12:27:12 AM
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My interest in games isn't "limited". It's nonexistent. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 20, 2014, 12:29:55 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 12:29:10 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 12:27:12 AM
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My interest in games isn't "limited". It's nonexistent. :)


Even I know that's a lie.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Sep 20, 2014, 12:30:14 AM
.....right.  :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 20, 2014, 12:31:10 AM
Cvalda is drawing energy from you guys hurts right now much like Aspie would. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 20, 2014, 12:31:42 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Sep 20, 2014, 12:31:10 AM
Cvalda is drawing energy from you guys hurts right now much like Aspie would. 

Cal is the only one in the fight though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 12:32:24 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Sep 20, 2014, 12:31:10 AM
Cvalda is drawing energy from you guys hurts right now much like Aspie would. 
DANCE, PUPPETS, DANCE
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 20, 2014, 12:33:20 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 12:32:24 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Sep 20, 2014, 12:31:10 AM
Cvalda is drawing energy from you guys hurts right now much like Aspie would. 
DANCE, PUPPETS, DANCE


None of us here play DDR.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 12:59:33 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Sep 20, 2014, 12:31:42 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Sep 20, 2014, 12:31:10 AM
Cvalda is drawing energy from you guys hurts right now much like Aspie would. 

Cal is the only one in the fight though.
Shadow, I wouldn't really even call it a fight. You know the face I'm always making behind the scenes.

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 01:02:39 AM
lol, gamer and a weeb ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Sep 20, 2014, 01:05:35 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 19, 2014, 11:50:01 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Sep 19, 2014, 11:43:15 PM
What do you have against gamers? You don't seem to be the type to associate with them anyway. If you want help building a big Auschwitz style oven for gamers you'll need to explain yourself to your devoted minions.
I would never advocate killing gamers, nice Godwin's law you've going on there ::)

I merely think they should be sterilized and have their civil liberties severely curtailed.

Again with the irony. Though I agree, a GREAT many people need to be sterilized and earn the right to be unsterilized by way of passing a test of some sort.

Also, limited welfare.

But seriously ... what's your beef with gamers in a nut shell?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 01:11:30 AM
I'm being facetious.

I do think video games are complete wastes of time, though, and that people who prioritize them are fools. ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 01:14:03 AM
Just like movies, books, music, and every other form of entertainment. Why would somebody want to waste their time on that shit?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 01:21:12 AM
Except films, literature and music have actual artistic and cultural merit, and have had since their inception :) Video games are just a dumb hobby with virtually nothing in the way of real value, and are all instantly disposible and forgotten except to hardcore gamer nerds in the months following their release. Whereas great film, literature and music is still widely celebrated 30, 50, even hundreds of years after the fact.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Magegg on Sep 20, 2014, 01:28:02 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 01:21:12 AM
Except films, literature and music have actual artistic and cultural merit, and have had since their inception :) Video games are just a dumb hobby with virtually nothing in the way of real value, and are all instantly disposible and forgotten except to hardcore gamer nerds in the months following their release. Whereas great film, literature and music is still widely celebrated 30, 50, even hundreds of years after the fact.
Good sarcasm, man  8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 01:28:59 AM
Cal and Magegg: a match made in heaven ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Sep 20, 2014, 01:29:23 AM
Compared to other forms of art, the 'video game' is still in it's infancy.

I'd argue that some of them are HIGH ART ... while others are, as you said, disposable and forgotten easily. (Just like music, television, and film.)

It can be a great 'next step' in storytelling that's for sure.

They are great for keeping your brain active and sharpening your hand eye coordination.

But like anything else in life ... moderation is advised.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 01:32:37 AM
They've been around for almost forty years now. Forty years into film and it was already a mature, well-established, important and influential form of art.

Video games are basically still just Pong with better graphics and fancier window dressing, and the reason is that they just aren't very sophisticated by their nature. It's glorified, pixelized HD Shoots n' Ladders, and that ain't art either.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 01:34:55 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 01:21:12 AM
Except films, literature and music have actual artistic and cultural merit, and have had since their inception :) Video games are just a dumb hobby with virtually nothing in the way of real value, and are all instantly disposible and forgotten except to hardcore gamer nerds in the months following their release. Whereas great film, literature and music is still widely celebrated 30, 50, even hundreds of years after the fact.
What a load of bullshit.  :laugh:

All of those forms of entertainment had the same technological limitations as video games. Video games have been limited to what a computer is capable of doing, while everything you listed are only limited by the mind. As technology grows, games are able to become more complex in every way possible and have the possibility to do so much more. Video games have no real value? What the hell?  :laugh: The video game industry is a billion dollar industry that is constantly growing. Games are easily forgotten and disposable?  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Sep 20, 2014, 01:43:12 AM
Out of curiosity, is there any consensus on a single or list of games the community consider high art?

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 01:46:28 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 01:34:55 AM
Video games have no real value? What the hell?  :laugh: The video game industry is a billion dollar industry that is constantly growing. Games are easily forgotten and disposable?  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

/smileys

The food industry is an even bigger one than video games, and all of that is disposable shit, too -- literally :) How much money an industry makes has nothing to do with its cultural value, it just means it is disposable product with a high turnover... which is exactly what video games are. :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 01:49:19 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Sep 20, 2014, 01:43:12 AM
Out of curiosity, is there any consensus on a single or list of games the community consider high art?
No, because most people aren't pretensious enough to worry about shit like that, but off the top of my head are: Gone Home, Journey, Dear Esther, Flower, Paper, Please and games like that. You don't play them for the fun, but for the experience and feelings you get while "playing."

Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 01:46:28 AM
The food industry is an even bigger one than video games, and all of that is disposable shit, too -- literally :) How much money an industry makes has nothing to do with its cultural value, it just means it is disposable product with a high turnover... which is exactly what video games are. :D
You said they had no value and were disposable, which is some big f**king bullshit. How much value something has varies from person to person. Obviously, you think that video games are worthless, but who gives a shit what you think because there are millions of people out there that think that video games do indeed have some sort of value to them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 01:53:39 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 01:49:19 AM
You said they had no value and were disposable, which is some big f**king bullshit.
Nope, as I clearly illustrated with your stupid "they make lots of money!!1" argument. So did other novelty industries like cards and board games before they became obsolete.

Quote from: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 01:49:19 AM
How much value something has varies from person to person.
Oh, so now that's where they matter :D Good for them. Some people think collecting Beanie Babies are valuable. Doesn't make them lasting or important :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 02:04:07 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 01:53:39 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 01:49:19 AM
You said they had no value and were disposable, which is some big f**king bullshit.
Nope, as I clearly illustrated with your stupid "they make lots of money!!1" argument. So did other novelty industries like cards and board games before they became obsolete.
Hmmm, I wonder why in an a day and age where everything is going digital, analogue games are going out of style... Even if board games are out of style, the basic mechanics of their gameplay still exist in modern video games.

Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 01:53:39 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 01:49:19 AM
How much value something has varies from person to person.
Oh, so now that's where they matter :D Good for them. Some people think collecting Beanie Babies are valuable. Doesn't make them lasting or important :)
Yeah, a group of people decide whether or not something has value. You don't. There is only a small group of people that agree that beanie babies still have value while on the other hand millions of people think that video games have value. Video games are slightly different in the way they last however, because the medium is constantly evolving, lots of things become obsolete because they can easily be reproduced or there is already a better version out. Games individually might not last forever, but the medium itself will because it's always improving. Other form of entertainment have barely changed in one hundred years. The only changes they've gone through is the changes in technology used.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 02:08:54 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 02:04:07 AM
Video games are slightly different in the way they last however, because the medium is constantly evolving, lots of things become obsolete because they can easily be reproduced or there is already a better version out. Games individually might not last forever, but the medium itself will because it's always improving.
That's the definition of a product, and not art -- a mass produced consumer item that has no actual value and is constantly replaced by a newer, shinier model for saps to buy, while the value of the older model drops to almost nothing and it is discontinued. Thanks for proving my point! :laugh:

Every new video game title you shell $60 or more for is instantly disposable product that will have almost no resell value down the line, and even things like Steam or cloud gaming will only preserve it as a novelty. It's all just junk :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Sep 20, 2014, 02:16:48 AM
Mario Bros alone is a cultural juggernaut. The theme alone is as recognizable as many classic film scores. Same with Zelda, and many others.

I'd argue that Shadow of the Colossus is high art.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=who4_BF3Cck#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=who4_BF3Cck#ws)

This game ... and many MANY others transcend the limits of books, graphic novels, and motion pictures in interesting, unexpected ways to create an experience.

The experience of playing through SOTC was like none other I've had before or since. Like films and books you can look it up online and spoil it for yourself ... but the play through was epic and beautiful beyond compare.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 02:26:34 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 02:08:54 AM
That's the definition of a product, and not art -- a mass produced consumer item that has no actual value and is constantly replaced by a newer, shinier model for saps to buy, while the value of the older model drops to almost nothing and it is discontinued.
No, I don't think you understood. I'm not talking about some shit like Call of Duty 1 and Call of Duty 2. I'm talking about how the medium itself is always improving. From Pong, to Space Invaders, to Mario, to Metal Gear Solid, and to the Last of Us. They are constantly improving in the way of being able to tell a coherent story that has actual depth to it and they are getting even better at communicating that story to us. It was literally impossible to do anything like that in the past because of the limits technology put on us. Painting, movies, and theater went through the same shit. From cave paintings to the Mona Lisa. From short sped up train robberies to 2001: A Space Odyssey. Simple stories of Greek legend to the famous Shakespeare.

Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 02:08:54 AM
Every new video game title you shell $60 or more for is instantly disposable product that will have almost no resell value down the line, and even things like Steam or cloud gaming will only preserve it as a novelty. It's all just junk :)
The same goes for most movies as well. The only reason some shit is worth so much for resell is because there is a limited supply. Video games don't have a supply problem unless you're looking to play Space Invader on one of the original f**king arcades or some shit.

Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Sep 20, 2014, 02:16:48 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=who4_BF3Cck#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=who4_BF3Cck#ws)
How could I have forgotten. I would put Ico up with that as well.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 20, 2014, 02:51:37 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 01:21:12 AM
Whereas great film, literature and music is still widely celebrated 30, 50, even hundreds of years after the fact.

And great video games are widely celebrated 10, 20, and even 30 years after the fact. It's not about to stop anytime soon.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Sep 20, 2014, 02:54:48 AM
Why do people give so much of a shit what Cvalda thinks about video games ...  ???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 02:57:28 AM
Quote from: SiL on Sep 20, 2014, 02:54:48 AM
Why do people give so much of a shit what Cvalda thinks about video games ...  ???
Usually I don't care what she thinks, but when she's wrong she' wrong.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Sep 20, 2014, 02:59:09 AM
Yes, and she willfully refuses to educate herself on the subject, so why bother with the argument? You're not going to get anywhere.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 20, 2014, 03:01:43 AM
You're quite right. Pulling a Dude (in my own words) would be ideal, but I wanted to just throw my own piece in there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 03:02:19 AM
Quote from: SiL on Sep 20, 2014, 02:59:09 AM
Yes, and she willfully refuses to educate herself on the subject, so why bother with the argument? You're not going to get anywhere.
I kind of like arguing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Sep 20, 2014, 03:03:54 AM
It's not really an argument tho', it's just her saying "Nah games are just junk :)" in response to everything you say to rile you up. And you keep taking the bait.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 03:04:30 AM
Yeah, but I just can't help myself.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 20, 2014, 03:06:16 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 03:02:19 AM
Quote from: SiL on Sep 20, 2014, 02:59:09 AM
Yes, and she willfully refuses to educate herself on the subject, so why bother with the argument? You're not going to get anywhere.
I kind of like arguing.

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 03:09:47 AM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Sep 20, 2014, 02:16:48 AM
Mario Bros alone is a cultural juggernaut. The theme alone is as recognizable as many classic film scores. Same with Zelda, and many others.
That's a brand and a franchise. It's kitsch, and product. It's iconic, but the actual games themselves aren't revered. It's like Hello Kitty -- people recognize it, sure, but it's not something taken seriously.

Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Sep 20, 2014, 02:16:48 AM
I'd argue that Shadow of the Colossus is high art.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=who4_BF3Cck#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=who4_BF3Cck#ws)

This game ... and many MANY others transcend the limits of books, graphic novels, and motion pictures in interesting, unexpected ways to create an experience.
I'm familiar with it. Pretty Ko Otani score. Storyline is just regurgitated fantasy stuff and is nothing new. An "experience" is beside the point. Theme park rides are "experiences", too. That's not the criteria for art.

Quote from: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 02:26:34 AM
No, I don't think you understood. I'm not talking about some shit like Call of Duty 1 and Call of Duty 2. I'm talking about how the medium itself is always improving. From Pong, to Space Invaders, to Mario, to Metal Gear Solid, and to the Last of Us. They are constantly improving in the way of being able to tell a coherent story that has actual depth to it and they are getting even better at communicating that story to us. It was literally impossible to do anything like that in the past because of the limits technology put on us. Painting, movies, and theater went through the same shit. From cave paintings to the Mona Lisa. From short sped up train robberies to 2001: A Space Odyssey. Simple stories of Greek legend to the famous Shakespeare.
Cave paintings are still preserved and studied. Greek legends are still the basis of lots of modern stories and are still widely known and important. Those old train robbery film reels are likewise preserved and studied.

Meanwhile, Pong is just a punchline and Pac Man is just more kitsch.

Quote from: SiL on Sep 20, 2014, 02:59:09 AM
Yes, and she willfully refuses to educate herself on the subject, so why bother with the argument? You're not going to get anywhere.
And yet not a single argument you or Cal has put forward has any actual weight behind it. Probably because there isn't actually much education to be had with video games ◦°˚\(*❛‿❛)/˚°◦
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 03:14:07 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 03:09:47 AM
Cave paintings are still preserved and studied. Greek legends are still the basis of lots of modern stories and are still widely known and important. Those old train robbery film reels are likewise preserved and studied.
So are older games. What's your point?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 20, 2014, 03:15:57 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 03:09:47 AM
And yet not a single argument you or Cal has put forward has any actual weight behind it. Probably because there isn't actually much education to be had with video games ◦°˚\(*❛‿❛)/˚°◦

You can start here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_games_in_education (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_games_in_education)
http://www.indiatvnews.com/business/india/video-games-could-streamline-education-research-14521.html (http://www.indiatvnews.com/business/india/video-games-could-streamline-education-research-14521.html)
http://sheu.org.uk/sites/sheu.org.uk/files/imagepicker/1/eh203mg.pdf (http://sheu.org.uk/sites/sheu.org.uk/files/imagepicker/1/eh203mg.pdf)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Sep 20, 2014, 03:16:16 AM
QuoteAnd yet not a single argument you or Cal has put forward has any actual weight behind it.
Last time we had this discussion I disproved your argument with an example of a game that was everything you said games weren't. You dismissed it on the grounds that it was just one game (despite you never specifying there was some quantity requirement) and that it didn't do anything a film couldn't (which is laughably irrelevant).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 03:18:05 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 03:14:07 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 03:09:47 AM
Cave paintings are still preserved and studied. Greek legends are still the basis of lots of modern stories and are still widely known and important. Those old train robbery film reels are likewise preserved and studied.
So are older games. What's your point?
By who, exactly? Anyone important? ???

I'd love to read your dissertation on the archetypal symbolism of Pac Man IV or Pong or Super Mario Bros IV: Legarto's Castle (with expansion pack) and "other" classic games, and their relevance to the human experience, and why they continue resonate with scores of people throughout the world.

Quote from: SiL on Sep 20, 2014, 03:16:16 AM
Last time we had this discussion I disproved your argument with an example of a game that was everything you said games weren't. You dismissed it on the grounds that it was just one game (despite you never specifying there was some quantity requirement) and that it didn't do anything a film couldn't (which is laughably irrelevant).
You come up with one game -- and only one -- out of the scores and scores of titles released over the last forty years, that marginally fits some criteria, and you call that a blanket disproval? 'Kay.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Sep 20, 2014, 03:26:59 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 03:18:05 AM
You come up with one game -- and only one -- out of the scores and scores of titles released over the last forty years, that marginally fits some criteria, and you call that a blanket disproval? 'Kay.
I came up with one that I played, and I'm not a gamer. Your argument was that none had done it. I only needed one to prove you wrong.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 03:28:05 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 03:18:05 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 03:14:07 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 03:09:47 AM
Cave paintings are still preserved and studied. Greek legends are still the basis of lots of modern stories and are still widely known and important. Those old train robbery film reels are likewise preserved and studied.
So are older games. What's your point?
By who, exactly? Anyone important? ???
People that are making games. Who the f**k do you consider important? Why does it matter who studies them? Jesus, could you be more pretentious? I'd love for you to explain to me some of the finer parts of game design like level design, importance of choice of the player, sound design and art design.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Sep 20, 2014, 03:31:35 AM
You're a masochist.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 03:32:58 AM
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 20, 2014, 03:33:10 AM
I think most gamers are.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 03:35:31 AM
Quote from: SiL on Sep 20, 2014, 03:26:59 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 03:18:05 AM
You come up with one game -- and only one -- out of the scores and scores of titles released over the last forty years, that marginally fits some criteria, and you call that a blanket disproval? 'Kay.
I came up with one that I played, and I'm not a gamer. Your argument was that none had done it. I only needed one to prove you wrong.
All you proved was that one video game could so something a film could -- i.e. troll a player in the same way Funny Games trolls its viewers and engages them on a level other than simple entertainment. That's not proving that video games are a complex or interesting art form -- you just found one exception to the rule.

And, at bottom, video games are still just games, even that one. They are no different than chess or checkers, Go Fish or Shoots n' Ladders. They just have fancier packaging and presentation. None of those are art, and neither are video games. If you think video games are, you have to think the game of Monopoly is art, because it's essentially the exact same thing.

Quote from: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 03:28:05 AM
People that are making games. Who the f**k do you consider important? Why does it matter who studies them? Jesus, could you be more pretentious? I'd love for you to explain to me some of the finer parts of game design like level design, importance of choice of the player, sound design and art design.
:laugh: It's all about mechanics then, isn't it? Like building and designing a car! It has nothing to do with storytelling or creating an "experience" -- it's just refining technology, like making a new model iPod. Disposable product. Again proving my point.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 03:40:48 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 03:35:31 AM
:laugh: It's all about mechanics then, isn't it? Like building and designing a car! It has nothing to do with storytelling or creating an "experience" -- it's just refining technology, like making a new model iPod. Disposable product. Again proving my point.
That's not what I said at all... I'm not talking about hardware. I'm talking actually designing the game. That act in of itself is an art. Why the f**k do you keep talking about disposable products? That's what most movies are as well.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Sep 20, 2014, 03:42:10 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 03:40:48 AM
That's what most movies are as well.

Brian De Palma films, at least.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Sep 20, 2014, 03:42:24 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 03:35:31 AM
That's not proving that video games are a complex or interesting art form -- you just found one exception to the rule.
Proves that they can be and that there are examples where they are.

QuoteAnd, at bottom, video games are still just games, even that one. They are no different than chess or checkers, Go Fish or Shoots n' Ladders. They just have fancier packaging and presentation. None of those are art, and neither are video games. If you think video games are, you have to think the game of Monopoly is art, because it's essentially the exact same thing.
:laugh: That's like saying there's no appreciable difference between 2001 and the Roundhay Garden Scene.

This is like listening to someone who's only ever seen an Uwe Boll film try to argue that movies are worthless and that they don't need to bother with anything else because what they've seen is clearly indicative of the entire medium. Get back to us when you know what you're talking about :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Sep 20, 2014, 03:43:23 AM
Mang, the Giger Theme for the forum is GREAT.

...carry on.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Sep 20, 2014, 03:44:20 AM
I've been using the Alien one so long every other one just looks wrong.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 03:46:24 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 03:40:48 AM
That's not what I said at all... I'm not talking about hardware. I'm talking actually designing the game. That act in of itself is an art. Why the f**k do you keep talking about disposable products? That's what most movies are as well.
"Designing" a game is no different than "designing" any other product. It's technical work. The character designs and music count as art, but again, that's not the game itself, that's just the stuff adorning it. Monopoly goes through tons of redesigns in its game board, new characters pieces and card designs, etc, but that still doesn't make it art. It's a f**king game.

Quote from: SiL on Sep 20, 2014, 03:42:24 AM
This is like listening to someone who's only ever seen an Uwe Boll film try to argue that movies are worthless and that they don't need to bother with anything else because what they've seen is clearly indicative of the entire medium. Get back to us when you know what you're talking about :)
You apparently don't, seeing as out of the whole massive trash heap of past video games, you can only think of one that has some alleged merit -- basically just the exact reverse of your Uwe Boll argument ◦°˚\(*❛‿❛)/˚°◦
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 20, 2014, 03:47:25 AM
Quote from: SiL on Sep 20, 2014, 03:42:24 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 03:35:31 AM
That's not proving that video games are a complex or interesting art form -- you just found one exception to the rule.
Proves that they can be and that there are examples where they are.

QuoteAnd, at bottom, video games are still just games, even that one. They are no different than chess or checkers, Go Fish or Shoots n' Ladders. They just have fancier packaging and presentation. None of those are art, and neither are video games. If you think video games are, you have to think the game of Monopoly is art, because it's essentially the exact same thing.
:laugh: That's like saying there's no appreciable difference between 2001 and the Roundhay Garden Scene.

This is like listening to someone who's only ever seen an Uwe Boll film try to argue that movies are worthless and that they don't need to bother with anything else because what they've seen is clearly indicative of the entire medium. Get back to us when you know what you're talking about :)

And on that note...

Threesome With Homeless Man Turns Violent After Beef Taste-Test: Cops (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/18/threesome-homeless-man-beef-taste-test_n_5843732.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Sep 20, 2014, 03:47:35 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 03:46:24 AM
"Designing" a game is no different than "designing" any other product. It's technical work.

lol. No aesthetic considerations in design, then? :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 03:48:29 AM
I already said some of the art design stuff is, yes, art. But the game itself isn't.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 03:48:58 AM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Sep 20, 2014, 03:47:35 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 03:46:24 AM
"Designing" a game is no different than "designing" any other product. It's technical work.

lol. No aesthetic considerations in design, then? :laugh:

Nope, same goes for movies. Only the story by itself matters. Everything else is disposable trash. Books are the purest art form obviously.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 20, 2014, 03:50:02 AM
Art is something that can invoke emotions and feelings (and I'm sure there are others that would agree). Video games can do that in spades if they're well made. Ergo, they're art.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 03:51:12 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 03:48:58 AM
Everything else is disposable trash.
Nah, just video games. :)

Cal's FW:
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fnirvanacph.com%2Fwelcome%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F03%2Ftumblr_lecpsvVBcW1qb7evco1_500.gif&hash=dd51ce80741a270eeab68f55b938ebf9efad14a4)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Dachande on Sep 20, 2014, 03:52:11 AM
If you guys want, I could post a picture of a brick here for you to talk to.

I'm fairly certain you might have better luck talking to the brick.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 03:52:29 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 20, 2014, 03:50:02 AM
Art is something that can invoke emotions and feelings (and I'm sure there are others that would agree). Video games can do that in spades if they're well made. Ergo, they're art.
What a bullshit broad definition. Scents can trigger emotions and feelings, too -- guess that means when you smell bleach and flash back to a time you had a really good jerk off session, that's art too :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Sep 20, 2014, 03:54:09 AM
DAMMIT SHE GOT DACHANDE TO RESPOND


MFW Cvalda Cvaldoes
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F25.media.tumblr.com%2F5b942e72c5eafd9bd0ae1fd95a3158e3%2Ftumblr_n23hlhlphW1rvs9wso1_500.gif&hash=e2591ed89ac58b0e6ffc1eed5f62228fc6f11f63)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 03:54:36 AM
Take notes, Aspie. 8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Dachande on Sep 20, 2014, 03:55:26 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Sep 20, 2014, 03:54:09 AM
DAMMIT SHE GOT DACHANDE TO RESPOND


MFW Cvalda Cvaldoes
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F25.media.tumblr.com%2F5b942e72c5eafd9bd0ae1fd95a3158e3%2Ftumblr_n23hlhlphW1rvs9wso1_500.gif&hash=e2591ed89ac58b0e6ffc1eed5f62228fc6f11f63)

Wait, when did me replying to anything become important?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 03:55:47 AM
My Alien Quadrilogy boxset has almost no resale value, it must just be disposable trash.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 03:57:52 AM
No, but the films themselves do, years and years after the fact, hence their multitude of brand new repackagings coming out next month for the 35 Anniversary celebration of Alien ◦°˚\(*❛‿❛)/˚°◦
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Sep 20, 2014, 03:58:00 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 03:46:24 AM
You apparently don't, seeing as out of the whole massive trash heap of past video games, you can only think of one that has some alleged merit
How many times are you going to keep ignoring the part where it's "one game that I've played"? I'm not a gamer. I own maybe 20 games. The last time I touched a game console was two weeks ago to move it from one place to another. I have not played the trash heap, I've played a few dozen in my life and still managed to find one that is everything you say games can't be.

Secondly, you have no way of knowing if any game has merit or not because you refuse to try them. The only reason you can keep justifying acting like your opinion has any weight to it is people like Cal keep taking the bait.

Lastly, films, books, painting, sculpture, music -- they're all trash heaps, with a few diamonds in the rough. Games are no different.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 20, 2014, 03:58:17 AM
Stereotypical angry gamers trolled by stereotypical pretentious film snob.

Film at 11.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Sep 20, 2014, 03:58:38 AM
Quote from: Dachande on Sep 20, 2014, 03:55:26 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Sep 20, 2014, 03:54:09 AM
DAMMIT SHE GOT DACHANDE TO RESPOND


MFW Cvalda Cvaldoes
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F25.media.tumblr.com%2F5b942e72c5eafd9bd0ae1fd95a3158e3%2Ftumblr_n23hlhlphW1rvs9wso1_500.gif&hash=e2591ed89ac58b0e6ffc1eed5f62228fc6f11f63)

Wait, when did me replying to anything become important?


(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2F77c6265283da0f2fc569782971423a80%2Ftumblr_inline_mp45zj2D6s1qz4rgp.gif&hash=93c7659ed70c4b30aaa5e200a106de89f2967b0c)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Sep 20, 2014, 04:02:37 AM
Quote from: SM on Sep 20, 2014, 03:58:17 AM
Stereotypical angry gamers trolled by stereotypical pretentious film snob.

Film at 11.

Anyway, that Final Fantasy XV trailer sure looks pretty.

Yoshitaka Amano still doing the logo, i see:
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fen%2F2%2F25%2FFinal_Fantasy_XV_logo.png&hash=bc723f55169de7cf5a91fed8980771f1f2e66733)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wT3dyanB3pk#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wT3dyanB3pk#ws)

!The soundtrack is quite elegant.. Uuuu :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 04:03:03 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 03:57:52 AM
No, but the films themselves do, years and years after the fact, hence their multitude of brand new repackagings coming out next month for the 35 Anniversary celebration of Alien ◦°˚\(*❛‿❛)/˚°◦
Huh, that's strange. I could have sworn some games did that too..

http://www.amazon.com/Metal-Gear-Solid-Collection-Playstation-3/dp/B00CTKHXFO (http://www.amazon.com/Metal-Gear-Solid-Collection-Playstation-3/dp/B00CTKHXFO)

http://www.amazon.com/Kingdom-Hearts-Limited-Edition-Playstation-3/dp/B00FS2XRIC (http://www.amazon.com/Kingdom-Hearts-Limited-Edition-Playstation-3/dp/B00FS2XRIC)

http://www.amazon.com/The-Last-Us-Remastered-PlayStation-4/dp/B00JK00S0S (http://www.amazon.com/The-Last-Us-Remastered-PlayStation-4/dp/B00JK00S0S)

http://www.amazon.com/Silent-Hill-HD-Collection-Playstation-3/dp/B0050SXAIG (http://www.amazon.com/Silent-Hill-HD-Collection-Playstation-3/dp/B0050SXAIG)

Nah... Must have been my imagination.   :laugh:

Quote from: SM on Sep 20, 2014, 03:58:17 AM
Stereotypical angry gamers trolled by stereotypical pretentious film snob.
Why does everybody always think I'm angry?  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Sep 20, 2014, 04:08:39 AM
Because you mad.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 04:09:36 AM
Quote from: SiL on Sep 20, 2014, 04:08:39 AM
Because you mad.
>:(

You little f**ker I swear to god if you say one more thing you cheeky c**t
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 20, 2014, 05:26:38 AM
This conversation is still happening? Damn Cal, you bored.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 20, 2014, 05:27:54 AM
Cal can't help himself.  Just tell him you beat Kingdom Hearts without dying and he will flip his shit. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 20, 2014, 05:29:22 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 20, 2014, 05:26:38 AM
This conversation is still happening? Damn Cal, you bored.
It's true.

Quote from: Kimarhi on Sep 20, 2014, 05:27:54 AM
Cal can't help himself.  Just tell him you beat Kingdom Hearts without dying and he will flip his shit. 
lol get out of here with that bullshit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 20, 2014, 05:31:15 AM
let me tell you about dark souls 2 run through
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xhan on Sep 20, 2014, 06:10:22 AM
Quote
"Designing" a game is no different than "designing" any other product. It's technical work.

You haven't the faintest f**king idea what you're talking about. At all.

Art, at the heart of it, has one requirement and tenet: engagement that produces reflection or a state of recognition (or both).

Games do this more-so than any other medium except music, and this is a physiologically proven fact.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Sep 20, 2014, 06:58:04 AM
methinks you guys care too much about the opinion of random online denizens. :/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Mormegil on Sep 20, 2014, 10:31:04 AM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Sep 20, 2014, 06:58:04 AM
methinks you guys care too much about the opinion of random online denizens. :/
Bullshit is mention, man.

Pay attention!

NO1

NO!  NO MAN!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMQn6AmaEgg#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMQn6AmaEgg#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Sep 20, 2014, 10:41:08 AM
Quote from: Mormegil on Sep 20, 2014, 10:31:04 AM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Sep 20, 2014, 06:58:04 AM
methinks you guys care too much about the opinion of random online denizens. :/
Bullshit is mention, man.

Pay attention!

NO1

NO!  NO MAN!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMQn6AmaEgg#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMQn6AmaEgg#ws)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub_a2t0ZfTs# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub_a2t0ZfTs#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Mormegil on Sep 20, 2014, 10:47:12 AM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Sep 20, 2014, 10:41:08 AM
Quote from: Mormegil on Sep 20, 2014, 10:31:04 AM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Sep 20, 2014, 06:58:04 AM
methinks you guys care too much about the opinion of random online denizens. :/
Bullshit is mention, man.

Pay attention!

NO1

NO!  NO MAN!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMQn6AmaEgg#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMQn6AmaEgg#ws)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub_a2t0ZfTs# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub_a2t0ZfTs#)

Thats...
Is ther a pretty gurl round these parts???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 20, 2014, 12:15:18 PM
Quote from: Xhan on Sep 20, 2014, 06:10:22 AM
Quote
"Designing" a game is no different than "designing" any other product. It's technical work.

You haven't the faintest f**king idea what you're talking about. At all.

Art, at the heart of it, has one requirement and tenet: engagement that produces reflection or a state of recognition (or both).

Games do this more-so than any other medium except music, and this is a physiologically proven fact.

Oh shit son, now we got Xhan up in this. Things just got real 8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 12:59:09 PM
Who?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Sep 20, 2014, 01:05:10 PM
I can't believe this is still a thing


Continue
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 01:06:38 PM
DANCE, PUPPETS, DANCE
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Sep 20, 2014, 01:12:25 PM
I'll sit back and let you guys handle this.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F24.media.tumblr.com%2F3f011f91d81f380a0e09aea202cbec74%2Ftumblr_mgnyz3NBSi1qe5udso1_500.gif&hash=08b214146a2ae2d5caaa54821ccc8cb5fe3e7a39)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 20, 2014, 02:04:45 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 01:06:38 PM
DANCE, PUPPETS, DANCE

No one here plays DDR!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 02:08:14 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi783.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fyy119%2Fhyper73212%2FFatDDR.gif&hash=af7a65a615d736312fdd776fe7af33421a8f13fa)
art
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 20, 2014, 02:09:54 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 02:08:14 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi783.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fyy119%2Fhyper73212%2FFatDDR.gif&hash=af7a65a615d736312fdd776fe7af33421a8f13fa)
art

It is:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dS0AuERLrg# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dS0AuERLrg#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Sep 20, 2014, 02:12:00 PM
Its performance art. But still art nonetheless.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 20, 2014, 02:13:14 PM
Quote from: First Blood on Sep 20, 2014, 02:12:00 PM
Its performance art. But still art nonetheless.


(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fawesomegifs.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fwhat-he-said.gif&hash=c0a2588e02b8ece79444cb01797f62b6c53d0b26)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 02:15:30 PM
I don't think you actually know what performance art even is.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Sep 20, 2014, 02:16:19 PM
Talks about art

Advertising a glorified porno film with avatar and sig
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 02:16:49 PM
I don't think you actually know what porno even is, either.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 20, 2014, 02:17:33 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Sep 20, 2014, 02:16:19 PM
Talks about art

Advertising a glorified porno film with avatar and sig


It's not a porno though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Sep 20, 2014, 02:18:15 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Sep 20, 2014, 02:16:19 PM
Talks about art

Advertising a glorified porno film with avatar and sig
Shhhhhhhhhh it provides a deep commentary on sex addiction and gender.

I saw another film that did that, although it starred Lisa Ann and there was more busting of nuts on breasts....
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Sep 20, 2014, 02:19:27 PM
 :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Sep 20, 2014, 02:20:10 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 02:16:49 PM
I don't think you actually know what porno even is, either.

You avatar vagina is too grey 0/10 would not bang
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 02:21:15 PM
You've probably never seen a vagina, so I doubt you'd know what color they are either  ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Sep 20, 2014, 02:22:59 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 02:21:15 PM
You've probably never seen a vagina, so I doubt you'd know what color they are either  ;D

I could say the same to you  ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 02:23:21 PM
lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Sep 20, 2014, 02:27:21 PM
Slam with the best or jam with the rest
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ikarop on Sep 20, 2014, 03:09:20 PM
Stop feeding the trollgina, goddammit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 20, 2014, 03:39:49 PM
Quote from: BANE on Sep 20, 2014, 02:18:15 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Sep 20, 2014, 02:16:19 PM
Talks about art

Advertising a glorified porno film with avatar and sig
Shhhhhhhhhh it provides a deep commentary on sex addiction and gender.

I saw another film that did that, although it starred Lisa Ann and there was more busting of nuts on breasts....

Who's Nailin' Paylin?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Sep 20, 2014, 03:49:14 PM
do video games have utility?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 03:50:34 PM
more like futility
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Sep 20, 2014, 04:02:36 PM
You just mad because you aint got no ps4.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Sep 20, 2014, 04:19:37 PM
Hey Cvalda...?


(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F38.media.tumblr.com%2F2341c1135b924782ff29798f8ebf8e34%2Ftumblr_mnxgvgUwMn1qbw2q1o1_500.jpg&hash=059286bd3d8d63d1bb736d9c91bccbbc48bd2dc6)

+

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.filmschoolrejects.com%2Fimages%2Fvon-trier-header.jpg&hash=124feaeefc49e8ada17cb920dd2666813ba8c87e)

=

Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fd1oi7t5trwfj5d.cloudfront.net%2F90%2F43%2Fc09cefd8432b9cc7be74eb19ae28%2Flars-von-trier-skip-crop.jpg&hash=90e390ccc2aac3e90af5a770e8e50a41881d14b7)

:laugh:
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 04:27:17 PM
(https://sgtr.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/epidemic1.gif)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Sep 20, 2014, 04:37:39 PM
Genuine question for Cvalda, if you can see the screen over the rim of your black polo-neck. Can car design be art, in your opinion?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 20, 2014, 04:41:12 PM
Quote from: Vertigo on Sep 20, 2014, 04:37:39 PM
Genuine question for Cvalda, if you can see the screen over the rim of your black polo-neck.
Sorry, polo-neck is indeed too high ◦°˚\(*❛‿❛)/˚°◦
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 20, 2014, 04:43:08 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcache2.asset-cache.net%2Fgc%2F200524738-001-young-woman-pulling-polo-neck-jumper-gettyimages.jpg%3Fv%3D1%26amp%3Bc%3DIWSAsset%26amp%3Bk%3D2%26amp%3Bd%3D2KBZ90L0xZcO4Zf%252Bf8atlcxP24QpxTKuIsKFap2KH9w%253D&hash=4869dda3e591d517d940454b0554638d6faaadd8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Sep 20, 2014, 04:55:57 PM
Car design, in no way shape or form, can be considered art.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Sep 20, 2014, 05:00:17 PM
How about architecture?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Sep 20, 2014, 05:06:14 PM
yes non-virtual architecture to a degree
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Sep 20, 2014, 05:06:42 PM
No aesthetic considerations of beauty in car design. None.

Game design never has  any consideration of how gameplay impacts narrative and vice-versa.

(the inconsiderate f**ks)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Sep 20, 2014, 05:09:28 PM
my packet of trail mix is aesthetically pleasing



but the shit ain't art
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Sep 20, 2014, 05:11:54 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Sep 20, 2014, 05:09:28 PM
my shit ain't art

Agreed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Sep 20, 2014, 05:12:02 PM
Well where exactly is the difference? Architecture operates within the contraints and requirements of functionality, while also having an aesthetic element designed to create an emotional response. The exact same applies to car design.

A Jaguar F-type or Lamborghini Miura isn't designed solely to get you from A to B, they're designed to affect you on a deeper level - you want one because it looks nice, just as you'd rather have a good-looking house than a grey identikit box.
And it goes deeper than just the visual design, too. The interior layout, the noise and torque curve of the engine, the weight of the steering, the chassis balance - these aren't functional concerns, they're subjective elements designed to provoke a response in the driver.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Sep 20, 2014, 05:15:27 PM
and how exactly does a jaguar or lambo make anyone feel anything with depth
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Sep 20, 2014, 05:17:22 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Sep 20, 2014, 05:15:27 PM
and how exactly does a jaguar or lambo make anyone feel anything with depth

They can crush you into a wall.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Sep 20, 2014, 05:21:08 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Sep 20, 2014, 05:15:27 PM
and how exactly does a jaguar or lambo make anyone feel anything with depth

Quote from: Vertigo on Sep 20, 2014, 05:12:02 PM...just as you'd rather have a good-looking house than a grey identikit box.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Sep 20, 2014, 05:31:06 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Sep 20, 2014, 05:15:27 PM
and how exactly does a jaguar or lambo make anyone feel anything with depth
The Mona Lisa makes me feel nothing whatsoever with depth...

Whereas a Jaguar or a Lambo on my driveway would make my knees buckle with excitement.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Sep 20, 2014, 05:35:33 PM
Quote from: Vertigo on Sep 20, 2014, 05:21:08 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Sep 20, 2014, 05:15:27 PM
and how exactly does a jaguar or lambo make anyone feel anything with depth

Quote from: Vertigo on Sep 20, 2014, 05:12:02 PM...just as you'd rather have a good-looking house than a grey identikit box.


that's the same feeling one gets when having to pick between a liter of Coca Cola or RC Cola.


Quote from: BANE on Sep 20, 2014, 05:31:06 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Sep 20, 2014, 05:15:27 PM
and how exactly does a jaguar or lambo make anyone feel anything with depth
The Mona Lisa makes me feel nothing whatsoever with depth...

Whereas a Jaguar or a Lambo on my driveway would make my knees buckle with excitement.


same with an official synopsis of Godzilla 2 BUT WOULD THAT MAKE IT ART.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 20, 2014, 05:35:56 PM
Quote from: Xhan on Sep 20, 2014, 06:10:22 AM
Quote
"Designing" a game is no different than "designing" any other product. It's technical work.

You haven't the faintest f**king idea what you're talking about. At all.

Art, at the heart of it, has one requirement and tenet: engagement that produces reflection or a state of recognition (or both).

Games do this more-so than any other medium except music, and this is a physiologically proven fact.


Awww shit xhanoid gonna break it down for ya.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Sep 20, 2014, 05:37:24 PM
who does that username ring a bell
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 20, 2014, 05:41:43 PM
He was once gamegossip crew like SM, Mrph and I.


Just don't get him too riled up.     
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 20, 2014, 05:46:35 PM
Xhan gets himself riled up without even trying from what I've seen whenever anything about vidja looks wrong in a post. At least he knows what he's talking about.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 20, 2014, 05:47:54 PM
I don't think anybody on this forum has seen Xhan riled up.   



PAGES AND PAGES OF ANGRY DISCOURSE.



Of course he would counter by saying that I haven't seen him riled up either, I was just being learned good. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Sep 20, 2014, 07:21:40 PM
Hope Solo ala current Women's soccer star in her own Domestic Violence trouble:

http://espn.go.com/espnw/news-commentary/article/11553070/why-hope-solo-suspended-team-usa-immediately (http://espn.go.com/espnw/news-commentary/article/11553070/why-hope-solo-suspended-team-usa-immediately)


Beat up her sister and nephew. No consequences doe.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 20, 2014, 07:25:34 PM
women don't have consequences when they dust up other people


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Sep 20, 2014, 07:28:59 PM
R.I.P. ADRIAN PETERSON, DWYER, AND RICE.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Sep 20, 2014, 07:34:06 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Sep 20, 2014, 07:25:34 PM
women don't have consequences when they dust up other people

inb4DoomRulz
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 20, 2014, 08:31:09 PM
"Allegedly" being the keyword here.


Zlol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 21, 2014, 01:43:59 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Sep 20, 2014, 05:37:24 PM
who does that username ring a bell
He's been around for quite a while, even since before I joined in 2008. He's a good guy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 21, 2014, 02:24:12 AM
just don't poke the dragon
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 21, 2014, 02:39:14 PM
World population to hit 11bn in 2100 – with 70% chance of continuous rise
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/sep/18/world-population-new-study-11bn-2100 (http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/sep/18/world-population-new-study-11bn-2100)

QuoteThe world's population is now odds-on to swell ever-higher for the rest of the century, posing grave challenges for food supplies, healthcare and social cohesion. A ground-breaking analysis released on Thursday shows there is a 70% chance that the number of people on the planet will rise continuously from 7bn today to 11bn in 2100.

Future is gonna be shit. f**king breeders :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Sep 21, 2014, 02:49:20 PM
Won't be alive then so DOESNT MATTAH
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 21, 2014, 02:58:34 PM
College fraternity allegedly used color-coded system to roofie girls at parties
http://www.salon.com/2014/09/19/college_fraternity_allegedly_used_color_coded_system_to_roofie_girls_at_parties/ (http://www.salon.com/2014/09/19/college_fraternity_allegedly_used_color_coded_system_to_roofie_girls_at_parties/)

QuotePolice are investigating a reported color-coded system for drugging young women at a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee fraternity after three female students and one male had to be hospitalized for extreme intoxication. According to the police report, members of the UWM chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon drew different colored X-marks on the hands of visitors — black for men, red for women — at a house party last weekend. The red marks allowed female guests access to different beverages, which were likely spiked with at least one "date rape" drug; the male student who was hospitalized claimed he drank from his female friend's cup.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Sep 21, 2014, 03:08:14 PM
The bartender couldn't tell the difference between men and women without a red X? ???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 21, 2014, 03:10:03 PM
2drunk2tell
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Sep 21, 2014, 09:05:11 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Sep 21, 2014, 03:08:14 PM
The bartender couldn't tell the difference between men and women without a red X? ???

Hey, it's America...

...the place where you'll be going at next years Comic-Con btw. :)

Spoiler
PS: probably not fun being among the few people with access to the beverages on that night. Everyone will look at you and think: 'rapist...?' :-X
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Sep 22, 2014, 09:36:07 AM
http://t.news.ca.msn.com/world/thousands-march-in-moscow-against-ukraine-fighting (http://t.news.ca.msn.com/world/thousands-march-in-moscow-against-ukraine-fighting)

Thousands of protestors march in Moscow against the fighting in Ukraine, in the face of a boost in Russian nationalism which basically believes that Ukraine belongs to the Russians. Coverage of the crisis in Ukraine on state-controlled television has skewed strongly against the Ukrainians.

The protestors saying "no to war" on the other hand chanted slogans like "The junta is in the Kremlin, not Kyiv." and have even gone as far as to compare the actions of their own country to that of Nazi Germany, and believe Ukraine is a friendly nation which the Russians should leave alone.
There was at least one fight between protestors and nationalist whom raised a banner saying "The March of Traitors".

The Russian backed Rebels have continued to strike at the Ukrainians even though there was an "agreed" cease-fire two weeks ago.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 22, 2014, 10:06:16 AM
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/weird-news/hundreds-of-batmen-descend-on-canadian-city-9746196.html (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/weird-news/hundreds-of-batmen-descend-on-canadian-city-9746196.html)

QuoteIf you happened to be in Calgary, a city in the south of Canadian province Alberta, on Thursday, you might have seen a couple of hundred people dressed as Batman.

No, your eyes were not deceiving you – the Dark Knight had risen (again) in the name of charity.

More than 500 employees dressed head-to-foot as Batman gathered outside the headquarters of Nexen, an oil and gas company, in order to raise money for charity and break a world record in the process.

The chorus of, "I'm Batman" must've been deafening.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Sep 23, 2014, 01:15:12 AM
That's a lot of Batmans
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 24, 2014, 01:54:07 AM
Bit late but...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YkLPxQp_y0#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YkLPxQp_y0#ws)


LOL! well its kinda recent news :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDPCmmZifE8#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDPCmmZifE8#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 24, 2014, 11:43:35 AM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/23/woman-gives-bear-cpr_n_5870628.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/23/woman-gives-bear-cpr_n_5870628.html)

QuoteSome people will do anything to save the life of an injured animal -- like the woman who found an injured bear near her home and gave it CPR.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 24, 2014, 08:38:22 PM
Hubbs was right all along! It's time to initiate the Redeker Plan:

http://allafrica.com/stories/201409240829.html (http://allafrica.com/stories/201409240829.html)

QuoteTwo Ebola patients, who died of the virus in separate communities in Nimba County have reportedly resurrected in the county. The victims, both females, believed to be in their 60s and 40s respectively, died of the Ebola virus recently in Hope Village Community and the Catholic Community in Ganta, Nimba.

But to the amazement of residents and onlookers on Monday, the deceased reportedly regained life in total disbelief. The NewDawn Nimba County correspondent said the late Dorris Quoi of Hope Village Community and the second victim only identified as Ma Kebeh, said to be in her late 60s, were about to be taken for burial when they resurrected.


:o :o :o :o :o
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Sep 24, 2014, 08:41:41 PM
...time to stock on food, guns and porn. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 24, 2014, 08:42:34 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Sep 24, 2014, 08:41:41 PM
...time to stock on food, guns and porn. :P

The porn is all in the mind, less weight to carry.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Sep 24, 2014, 09:39:44 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX8Ol2QYlUE# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX8Ol2QYlUE#)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Sep 24, 2014, 10:23:04 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmI3pJHIT90#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmI3pJHIT90#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Sep 24, 2014, 11:36:04 PM
speaking of porn...

pornstar Christy Mack.. who was horribly beaten by her ex boyfriend (MMA fighter War Machine)

is recovering quite well. :)

(image in spoiler because it has images of her in the hospital)
(bottom right image is her at a recent charity event.)

Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fphotos-b.ak.instagram.com%2Fhphotos-ak-xfa1%2F10684250_360278704136689_1247931230_n.jpg&hash=ff744097b2c91b04324ae41da131fa10776fa45c)
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"War Machine" is still in prison... exactly where he belongs.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 24, 2014, 11:38:05 PM
ISIS killed a French tourist.



Aspie, prepared to get drafted.  Taliban/Al Qaeda/ISIS, Aghanistan, Iraq, Syria. 


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Sep 24, 2014, 11:45:41 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Sep 24, 2014, 11:38:05 PM
ISIS killed a French tourist.



Aspie, prepared to get drafted.  Taliban/Al Qaeda/ISIS, Aghanistan, Iraq, Syria.
If we used just a little bit of Aspie's eyebrows, we could infiltrate ISIS and destroy them from the inside!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIlG9aSMCpg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIlG9aSMCpg#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Sep 24, 2014, 11:51:43 PM

DRAFT EXEMPT SUCKAHS
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 24, 2014, 11:52:32 PM
I'm draft exempt for real though. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Sep 24, 2014, 11:54:15 PM
lol me too. apparently asperger's is like down syndrome to the military
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 25, 2014, 12:00:38 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.sodahead.com%2Fpolls%2F003149833%2F3012784817_heartbreak_ridge_Eastwood_Mc_Gill_xlarge.jpeg&hash=4cf32a42a5e95c89832b2271783309403e952ab4)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Sep 25, 2014, 12:03:59 AM
MFW
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Flikegif.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F11%2FWhats-your-sole-purpose-in-this-army.gif&hash=ab259f98b427e33a0c3a26d0b9df80d52b550d41)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 25, 2014, 01:07:09 AM
RURRRN, ASPIE!  RURRRNN!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 25, 2014, 01:33:19 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Sep 24, 2014, 11:54:15 PM
lol me too. apparently asperger's is like down syndrome to the military

I'm exempt cause I'm already in foo!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Sep 25, 2014, 01:33:46 AM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/22/nasa-astrobiology-alien-search_n_5860714.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/22/nasa-astrobiology-alien-search_n_5860714.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 25, 2014, 11:27:29 AM
This isn't news, but I didn't know where else to put this. My best mate shared this on Facebook; really got to me.

http://canyouactually.com/39-gut-wrenching-photos-of-the-reality-of-war-puts-everything-into-perspective/ (http://canyouactually.com/39-gut-wrenching-photos-of-the-reality-of-war-puts-everything-into-perspective/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 25, 2014, 02:57:11 PM
Told you  ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 25, 2014, 03:27:17 PM
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/19448/ (http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/19448/)

QuoteExamples of abuse listed on the University of Michigan's domestic violence awareness website say "sexual violence" includes "withholding sex and affection" and "discounting the partner's feelings regarding sex" – definitions that have come under fire by some men's rights activists.

The terms, found under the heading "definitions," also suggest verbal or psychological abuse include: "insulting the partner; ignoring the partner's feelings; withholding approval as a form of punishment; yelling at the partner; labeling the partner with terms like crazy [and] stupid."

This is insanity. I mean, really? "Withholding sex and affection" is considered abuse?!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Sep 25, 2014, 03:35:54 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 25, 2014, 03:27:17 PM
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/19448/ (http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/19448/)

QuoteExamples of abuse listed on the University of Michigan's domestic violence awareness website say "sexual violence" includes "withholding sex and affection" and "discounting the partner's feelings regarding sex" – definitions that have come under fire by some men's rights activists.

The terms, found under the heading "definitions," also suggest verbal or psychological abuse include: "insulting the partner; ignoring the partner's feelings; withholding approval as a form of punishment; yelling at the partner; labeling the partner with terms like crazy [and] stupid."

This is insanity. I mean, really? "Withholding sex and affection" is considered abuse?!

Withholding anything of value in a relationship for some sort of gain is abuse and it's up to the other person to either deal with it or move the f**k on. Laws and shit don't need to be made. One more thing the government can step into your life and 'correct.'
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 25, 2014, 03:40:59 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Sep 25, 2014, 03:35:54 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 25, 2014, 03:27:17 PM
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/19448/ (http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/19448/)

QuoteExamples of abuse listed on the University of Michigan's domestic violence awareness website say "sexual violence" includes "withholding sex and affection" and "discounting the partner's feelings regarding sex" – definitions that have come under fire by some men's rights activists.

The terms, found under the heading "definitions," also suggest verbal or psychological abuse include: "insulting the partner; ignoring the partner's feelings; withholding approval as a form of punishment; yelling at the partner; labeling the partner with terms like crazy [and] stupid."

This is insanity. I mean, really? "Withholding sex and affection" is considered abuse?!

Withholding anything of value in a relationship for some sort of gain is abuse and it's up to the other person to either deal with it or move the f**k on. Laws and shit don't need to be made. One more thing the government can step into your life and 'correct.'

Essentially, basic relationship dynamics are being criminalised. How the hell are young men supposed to interact with women on campus now if they have to be wary of literally every single move they make?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Sep 25, 2014, 03:44:30 PM
Doesn't it work both ways Doom? I mean, when is the last time you saw a man withhold sex from a woman as punishment? That's usually reverse.  :laugh:

Or are these laws for men only?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 25, 2014, 03:59:59 PM
This is targeting men specifically. Check out the graphic the article has linked, which is UofM's views on abuse. The language used gives it away.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 25, 2014, 04:02:39 PM
Oh, us poor men, when will they ever think of us guys!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Sep 25, 2014, 04:07:44 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Sep 25, 2014, 04:02:39 PM
Oh, us poor men, when will they ever think of us guys!
Sooner or later the government is going to make you audition to keep your testicles, then you'll wonder why you kept saying this over and over again as the signs kept being shown to us by Doom.

I doubt you'll get to keep yours.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Sep 25, 2014, 04:18:16 PM
There a great many men who don't use their dicks responsibly and should have their dicking license revoked.

But the real solution starts with the parents and shouldn't be left up to some big government.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 25, 2014, 04:22:14 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Sep 25, 2014, 04:18:16 PM
There a great many men who don't use their dicks responsibly and should have their dicking license revoked.

But the real solution starts with the parents and shouldn't be left up to some big government.

And there are a great many women who don't use their pussies properly and should have their pussying license revoked. But, it's a fact of life that stupid people run amok.

You're right about the parents though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Sep 25, 2014, 05:42:11 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 25, 2014, 04:22:14 PM
And there are a great many women who don't use their pussies properly and should have their pussying license revoked.

Just try, pal...

Spoiler
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Pussie license! Pussiiie licence!
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 25, 2014, 05:44:12 PM
Quote from: Eva on Sep 25, 2014, 05:42:11 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 25, 2014, 04:22:14 PM
And there are a great many women who don't use their pussies properly and should have their pussying license revoked.

Just try, pal...

Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi58.tinypic.com%2F1zpl8nr.gif&hash=60f4e2d5e07fcd139a052d34748613f3f608e42b)

Pussie license! Pussiiie licence!
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Lol, clever girl.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Sep 25, 2014, 07:21:16 PM
Quote from: Eva on Sep 25, 2014, 05:42:11 PM
Spoiler
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It actually looks like she is saying "lover class pussy pass."  :laugh:

Is that like when ... you are a higher tier craftsmen of your trade? 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gazz on Sep 26, 2014, 06:28:47 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 25, 2014, 11:27:29 AM
This isn't news, but I didn't know where else to put this. My best mate shared this on Facebook; really got to me.

http://canyouactually.com/39-gut-wrenching-photos-of-the-reality-of-war-puts-everything-into-perspective/ (http://canyouactually.com/39-gut-wrenching-photos-of-the-reality-of-war-puts-everything-into-perspective/)

Eh, thought it was emotionally manipulative bullshit expected of a facebook news feed.  :-\

Those images are already devastatingly powerful enough without that gimmicky dressing/ framing device in my opinion.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 26, 2014, 06:30:42 AM
Quote from: Gazz on Sep 26, 2014, 06:28:47 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 25, 2014, 11:27:29 AM
This isn't news, but I didn't know where else to put this. My best mate shared this on Facebook; really got to me.

http://canyouactually.com/39-gut-wrenching-photos-of-the-reality-of-war-puts-everything-into-perspective/ (http://canyouactually.com/39-gut-wrenching-photos-of-the-reality-of-war-puts-everything-into-perspective/)

Eh, thought it was emotionally manipulative bullshit expected of a facebook news feed.  :-\

Those images are already devastatingly powerful enough without that gimmicky dressing/ framing device in my opinion.
It's not gimmicky. It's trying to point out the stupid shit people bitch about all day when they have no room to talk.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gazz on Sep 26, 2014, 06:37:45 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Sep 26, 2014, 06:30:42 AM
Quote from: Gazz on Sep 26, 2014, 06:28:47 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 25, 2014, 11:27:29 AM
This isn't news, but I didn't know where else to put this. My best mate shared this on Facebook; really got to me.

http://canyouactually.com/39-gut-wrenching-photos-of-the-reality-of-war-puts-everything-into-perspective/ (http://canyouactually.com/39-gut-wrenching-photos-of-the-reality-of-war-puts-everything-into-perspective/)

Eh, thought it was emotionally manipulative bullshit expected of a facebook news feed.  :-\

Those images are already devastatingly powerful enough without that gimmicky dressing/ framing device in my opinion.
It's not gimmicky. It's trying to point out the stupid shit people bitch about all day when they have no room to talk.

But it's not all bitching. Like meeting a loved one at an airport or holding hands for example. The images these saccharine sentiments point to already convey this and more without us having our faces pressed into it, which renders the dressing entirely unnecessary. But here they're trivialised by being reduced to a single emotionally manipulative statement. It's the equivalent of someone telling you to stop complaining about being hungry because there are children starving in Africa.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Sep 26, 2014, 06:47:15 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 25, 2014, 03:40:59 PM
Essentially, basic relationship dynamics are being criminalised.

Er, nowhere in that article does it say anything about these activities been criminalized or legislated. They aren't talking about a legal document.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 26, 2014, 07:24:00 AM
THIS IS HOW IT STARTS!!!  WIMIINZ R TAKING OVA!!!!!111!1
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Sep 26, 2014, 08:03:08 AM
Quote from: SM on Sep 26, 2014, 07:24:00 AM
THIS IS HOW IT STARTS!!!  WIMIINZ R TAKING OVA!!!!!111!1

About bloody time. ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Sep 26, 2014, 08:07:22 AM
Quote from: Eva on Sep 26, 2014, 08:03:08 AM
Quote from: SM on Sep 26, 2014, 07:24:00 AM
THIS IS HOW IT STARTS!!!  WIMIINZ R TAKING OVA!!!!!111!1

About bloody time. ;D

Period.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 26, 2014, 08:19:56 AM
That's what happens when taking ova.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Sep 26, 2014, 08:26:20 AM
I have an idea.... let's cut Shas and see what happens;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7K2KI0EkHY#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7K2KI0EkHY#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Sep 26, 2014, 08:29:51 AM
Quote from: Eva on Sep 26, 2014, 08:26:20 AMI have an idea.... let's cut Shas and see what happens;
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 26, 2014, 10:29:43 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Sep 26, 2014, 06:47:15 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 25, 2014, 03:40:59 PM
Essentially, basic relationship dynamics are being criminalised.

Er, nowhere in that article does it say anything about these activities been criminalized or legislated. They aren't talking about a legal document.

It's anti-violence policy so in a way, it is a sort of legal document. By defining something like not considering your partner's feelings as abuse, yes, that is criminalising basic relationship dynamics. That isn't criminal. It's just normal behaviour that happens in the course of any relationship.

Quote from: Gazz on Sep 26, 2014, 06:37:45 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Sep 26, 2014, 06:30:42 AM
Quote from: Gazz on Sep 26, 2014, 06:28:47 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 25, 2014, 11:27:29 AM
This isn't news, but I didn't know where else to put this. My best mate shared this on Facebook; really got to me.

http://canyouactually.com/39-gut-wrenching-photos-of-the-reality-of-war-puts-everything-into-perspective/ (http://canyouactually.com/39-gut-wrenching-photos-of-the-reality-of-war-puts-everything-into-perspective/)

Eh, thought it was emotionally manipulative bullshit expected of a facebook news feed.  :-\

Those images are already devastatingly powerful enough without that gimmicky dressing/ framing device in my opinion.
It's not gimmicky. It's trying to point out the stupid shit people bitch about all day when they have no room to talk.

But it's not all bitching. Like meeting a loved one at an airport or holding hands for example. The images these saccharine sentiments point to already convey this and more without us having our faces pressed into it, which renders the dressing entirely unnecessary. But here they're trivialised by being reduced to a single emotionally manipulative statement. It's the equivalent of someone telling you to stop complaining about being hungry because there are children starving in Africa.

Gazz, you're right. But there are those who treat those problems as if the world is ending because their phone broke down and now they can't text their best friend or something like that. The point of this post was to put it into perspective. The images on top are meant to cater to a very specific crowd: teenage girls. They're meant to invoke ideas of fairy tale fantasies. When put in contrast with war images...the fairy tale becomes pretty meaningless.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 26, 2014, 11:49:10 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 26, 2014, 10:29:43 AMThey're meant to invoke ideas of fairy tale fantasies. When put in contrast with war images...the fairy tale becomes pretty meaningless.
'Tis better to have loved and lost; Then to have never loved at all. Nope, the fairy tail fantasy is still applicable. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gazz on Sep 26, 2014, 03:59:54 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 26, 2014, 10:29:43 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Sep 26, 2014, 06:47:15 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 25, 2014, 03:40:59 PM
Essentially, basic relationship dynamics are being criminalised.

Er, nowhere in that article does it say anything about these activities been criminalized or legislated. They aren't talking about a legal document.

It's anti-violence policy so in a way, it is a sort of legal document. By defining something like not considering your partner's feelings as abuse, yes, that is criminalising basic relationship dynamics. That isn't criminal. It's just normal behaviour that happens in the course of any relationship.

Quote from: Gazz on Sep 26, 2014, 06:37:45 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Sep 26, 2014, 06:30:42 AM
Quote from: Gazz on Sep 26, 2014, 06:28:47 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 25, 2014, 11:27:29 AM
This isn't news, but I didn't know where else to put this. My best mate shared this on Facebook; really got to me.

http://canyouactually.com/39-gut-wrenching-photos-of-the-reality-of-war-puts-everything-into-perspective/ (http://canyouactually.com/39-gut-wrenching-photos-of-the-reality-of-war-puts-everything-into-perspective/)

Eh, thought it was emotionally manipulative bullshit expected of a facebook news feed.  :-\

Those images are already devastatingly powerful enough without that gimmicky dressing/ framing device in my opinion.
It's not gimmicky. It's trying to point out the stupid shit people bitch about all day when they have no room to talk.

But it's not all bitching. Like meeting a loved one at an airport or holding hands for example. The images these saccharine sentiments point to already convey this and more without us having our faces pressed into it, which renders the dressing entirely unnecessary. But here they're trivialised by being reduced to a single emotionally manipulative statement. It's the equivalent of someone telling you to stop complaining about being hungry because there are children starving in Africa.

Gazz, you're right. But there are those who treat those problems as if the world is ending because their phone broke down and now they can't text their best friend or something like that. The point of this post was to put it into perspective. The images on top are meant to cater to a very specific crowd: teenage girls. They're meant to invoke ideas of fairy tale fantasies. When put in contrast with war images...the fairy tale becomes pretty meaningless.

I don't see these images as deserving of being reduced to such a degree that they simply address the meaningless of teenage fantasy, when they're far more powerful and capable of expressing so much more without that particular framing device. It's actually insulting to the original images and the message rings through as cheap and hollow as a result. There are smarter ways of addressing teenage fantasy/ teenage overreaction without trivialising images of war.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 26, 2014, 04:06:43 PM
What would you have done?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gazz on Sep 26, 2014, 04:39:31 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 26, 2014, 04:06:43 PM
What would you have done?

It's not an area that particularly interests me, nor do I have anything of value to express on the subject of teenage fantasy. Though there are examples from others out there. Though not a film I particularly enjoyed, Spring Breakers paints a scathing picture of the material item/ impulse driven teenager. Even the dark comedy Heathers manages to say more about self destructive teenage fantasy by targeting the subject of high school popularity. Both are smarter than the above cheap juxtaposition that repurposes powerful images to actually say less.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Sep 26, 2014, 09:42:45 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 26, 2014, 10:29:43 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Sep 26, 2014, 06:47:15 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 25, 2014, 03:40:59 PM
Essentially, basic relationship dynamics are being criminalised.

Er, nowhere in that article does it say anything about these activities been criminalized or legislated. They aren't talking about a legal document.

It's anti-violence policy so in a way, it is a sort of legal document. By defining something like not considering your partner's feelings as abuse, yes, that is criminalising basic relationship dynamics. That isn't criminal. It's just normal behaviour that happens in the course of any relationship.

Except it's not a legal document. I agree that it's pretty stupid sounding, but you're blowing it out of proportion. Nothing is being criminalized.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 26, 2014, 10:04:15 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Sep 26, 2014, 09:42:45 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 26, 2014, 10:29:43 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Sep 26, 2014, 06:47:15 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 25, 2014, 03:40:59 PM
Essentially, basic relationship dynamics are being criminalised.

Er, nowhere in that article does it say anything about these activities been criminalized or legislated. They aren't talking about a legal document.

It's anti-violence policy so in a way, it is a sort of legal document. By defining something like not considering your partner's feelings as abuse, yes, that is criminalising basic relationship dynamics. That isn't criminal. It's just normal behaviour that happens in the course of any relationship.

Except it's not a legal document. I agree that it's pretty stupid sounding, but you're blowing it out of proportion. Nothing is being criminalized.

Maybe criminalized isn't the right word, but it's definitely going to cause problems. Think about it. If you're in a relationship at this particular university and suddenly your girlfriends decides that your non-interest in having sex the night before was abusive, and it is according to this policy, how is that going to work out for you? I realize not every girl is crazy like that, but it's too risky to implement.

And before someone says, "No it doesn't say that", yes, it does. From the article:

QuoteExamples of abuse listed on the University of Michigan's domestic violence awareness website...includes "withholding sex and affection"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 27, 2014, 04:43:38 PM
http://libertyviral.com/is-living-life-better-as-a-man-or-woman-a-transgender-tells-hisher-story/# (http://libertyviral.com/is-living-life-better-as-a-man-or-woman-a-transgender-tells-hisher-story/#)

QuoteYou can call me D.

I'm a 22, almost 23 year old transgender male living in the US. I lived the first 17 years of my life as female, and have spent the last five presenting as male, and I have seen exactly what is different when it comes to how men and women are treated.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Sep 27, 2014, 07:09:56 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 27, 2014, 04:43:38 PM
http://libertyviral.com/is-living-life-better-as-a-man-or-woman-a-transgender-tells-hisher-story/# (http://libertyviral.com/is-living-life-better-as-a-man-or-woman-a-transgender-tells-hisher-story/#)

This is actually a very simple issue; a real man lives how he wants to live and doesn't give a shit about how other people react when it disagrees with the bullshit they've lived and breathed all their lives.

But then.....women also do this....so is it possible this illusory figure, dubbed the "real man" is actually ego masturbation by the clueless majority, and not the whole picture?

Spoiler
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Sep 27, 2014, 07:27:00 PM
It's best to live life as a Vertigo, in my opinion. Though with the exceptions of having money, good health, happiness, confidence and self-respect, admittedly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 27, 2014, 08:05:00 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Sep 27, 2014, 07:09:56 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 27, 2014, 04:43:38 PM
http://libertyviral.com/is-living-life-better-as-a-man-or-woman-a-transgender-tells-hisher-story/# (http://libertyviral.com/is-living-life-better-as-a-man-or-woman-a-transgender-tells-hisher-story/#)

This is actually a very simple issue; a real man lives how he wants to live and doesn't give a shit about how other people react when it disagrees with the bullshit they've lived and breathed all their lives.

We call that MGTOW: men going their own way.

Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Sep 27, 2014, 07:09:56 PMBut then.....women also do this....so is it possible this illusory figure, dubbed the "real man" is actually ego masturbation by the clueless majority, and not the whole picture?

Not sure I understand. The whole point of his experience is that men, contrary to popular belief, don't have a free pass on everything because supposed "male privilege".



Quote from: Vertigo on Sep 27, 2014, 07:27:00 PM
It's best to live life as a Vertigo, in my opinion.

And how is that, good Sir?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Sep 27, 2014, 10:35:38 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 27, 2014, 08:05:00 PM
Quote from: Vertigo on Sep 27, 2014, 07:27:00 PM
It's best to live life as a Vertigo, in my opinion.

And how is that, good Sir?

I live in a fluffy pink Tellytubby world where I don't persecute anyone and nobody persecutes me. Largely because it takes me 10 hours to get out of bed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 27, 2014, 10:49:12 PM


Quote from: Vertigo on Sep 27, 2014, 10:35:38 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 27, 2014, 08:05:00 PM
Quote from: Vertigo on Sep 27, 2014, 07:27:00 PM
It's best to live life as a Vertigo, in my opinion.

And how is that, good Sir?

I live in a fluffy pink Tellytubby world where I don't persecute anyone and nobody persecutes me. Largely because it takes me 10 hours to get out of bed.

I would like to invest in your world. But can I replace the Telletubbies with Care Bears?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Sep 27, 2014, 11:29:46 PM
My point was the core of this "real man/be a man" ideal has always seemed to be security in one's self, and if so, then this was never a sex-specific quality, and instead a milestone in personal development.

I'm starting to think this "be a man" thing probably started centuries or millennia ago and somehow hasn't been killed off. If it ever held any meaning, it definitely doesn't now.

Telling some guy to "be a man" today results in some insecure f**ker that goes two ways---they either become awkward and end up hiding behind some crafted personality based on the perceptions of others (ala misc BB), or they become violent and sociopathic when the former type calls them gay.

Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 27, 2014, 08:05:00 PM

We call that MGTOW: men going their own way.

Who is "we", and why does this need a label and an acronym?

Two things I'm wholly convinced of:

A: People become like those they associate with.

B: Getting involved in modern rights groups will achieve the polar opposite of empowerment, and will earn you the right to feel both misunderstood and misrepresented.

I bring this up only because you said "we"

Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 27, 2014, 08:05:00 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Sep 27, 2014, 07:09:56 PMBut then.....women also do this....so is it possible this illusory figure, dubbed the "real man" is actually ego masturbation by the clueless majority, and not the whole picture?

Not sure I understand. The whole point of his experience is that men, contrary to popular belief, don't have a free pass on everything because supposed "male privilege".

I can see how my post was a little side tracked from the article. I didn't realize "male privilege" was a popular belief or something taken seriously outside these bubble groups that sometimes manage to penetrate the mass social awareness. I guess I'm just used to thinking it's obvious everyone has been fed shit at some point and no one hasn't been scathed by someone else's false beliefs. Maybe I just can't be surprised anymore.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Sep 27, 2014, 11:41:35 PM
Slavoj Zizek? is that you?

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.critical-theory.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F02%2Fadbusters.jpg&hash=a9ada611d9f21bbdb5c77407b669a00fd905ef5d)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Sep 28, 2014, 01:26:35 AM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Sep 27, 2014, 11:41:35 PM
Slavoj Zizek? is that you?

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.critical-theory.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F02%2Fadbusters.jpg&hash=a9ada611d9f21bbdb5c77407b669a00fd905ef5d)

Off the top of my head people have suggested I'm Morpheus, Giorgio Tsoukalos, and even the guy in this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y62gCAPfK6w)

So sure, why not?

______________________

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/979923-artificial-sweeteners-root-of-diabetes-and-obesity-epidemics/ (http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/979923-artificial-sweeteners-root-of-diabetes-and-obesity-epidemics/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Sep 28, 2014, 07:09:30 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 27, 2014, 10:49:12 PM
Cutting down long-arse quote

Quote from: Vertigo on Sep 27, 2014, 10:35:38 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 27, 2014, 08:05:00 PM
Quote from: Vertigo on Sep 27, 2014, 07:27:00 PM
It's best to live life as a Vertigo, in my opinion.

And how is that, good Sir?

I live in a fluffy pink Tellytubby world where I don't persecute anyone and nobody persecutes me. Largely because it takes me 10 hours to get out of bed.
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I would like to invest in your world. But can I replace the Telletubbies with Care Bears?

I would love to see who would win in a fight between the Teletubbies and Care Bears. The Care Bears have veterancy and were born in the era of steroidal ultra-killy action movies, but the Teletubbies have been proven to be a bunch of perverts, so they'd play dirty.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Sep 28, 2014, 07:20:41 AM
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/vatican-paedophilia-scandal-archbishop-jozef-wesolowski-stored-over-100000-child-porn-videos-1467410 (http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/vatican-paedophilia-scandal-archbishop-jozef-wesolowski-stored-over-100000-child-porn-videos-1467410)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 28, 2014, 01:25:05 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Sep 27, 2014, 11:29:46 PM
My point was the core of this "real man/be a man" ideal has always seemed to be security in one's self, and if so, then this was never a sex-specific quality, and instead a milestone in personal development.

I'm starting to think this "be a man" thing probably started centuries or millennia ago and somehow hasn't been killed off. If it ever held any meaning, it definitely doesn't now.

Telling some guy to "be a man" today results in some insecure f**ker that goes two ways---they either become awkward and end up hiding behind some crafted personality based on the perceptions of others (ala misc BB), or they become violent and sociopathic when the former type calls them gay.

The whole concept of "real men do this, real men do that" is a load of garbage anyway. It simply reinforces old gender stereotypes and pigeon-holes men into pre-defined ways of behaving and thinking and at its core, is a pathetic shaming tactic used by other men and women to police the behaviour of others. Men and women should live their life as they please, as long as they aren't harming anyone.

Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Sep 27, 2014, 11:29:46 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 27, 2014, 08:05:00 PM

We call that MGTOW: men going their own way.

Who is "we", and why does this need a label and an acronym?

Two things I'm wholly convinced of:

A: People become like those they associate with.

B: Getting involved in modern rights groups will achieve the polar opposite of empowerment, and will earn you the right to feel both misunderstood and misrepresented.

I bring this up only because you said "we"

This is a whole other topic unto itself. However, since your interest seems to be aroused, I'll send you a PM only because I don't want to derail the thread further :) savvy?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Sep 28, 2014, 07:15:30 PM
Naww I'm good--unless you want to discuss it further
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 28, 2014, 08:04:02 PM
Fair enough.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Sep 28, 2014, 09:19:46 PM
wat is this
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 28, 2014, 10:34:26 PM
Somebody left the toilet seat up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Sep 29, 2014, 01:46:45 AM
Organic molecules found in interstellar space.

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-29368984 (http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-29368984)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Sep 29, 2014, 04:23:21 PM
http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2009/03/cyber_harassmen.html (http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2009/03/cyber_harassmen.html)

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ByaBbAuIMAAnjlt.png)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 29, 2014, 05:51:12 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Sep 29, 2014, 04:23:21 PM
http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2009/03/cyber_harassmen.html (http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2009/03/cyber_harassmen.html)

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ByaBbAuIMAAnjlt.png

Here's some more recent info.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm8nBt9rQBo#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm8nBt9rQBo#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Sep 29, 2014, 06:19:32 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Sep 28, 2014, 07:20:41 AM
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/vatican-paedophilia-scandal-archbishop-jozef-wesolowski-stored-over-100000-child-porn-videos-1467410 (http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/vatican-paedophilia-scandal-archbishop-jozef-wesolowski-stored-over-100000-child-porn-videos-1467410)


Another reason to nuke the Vatican(from orbit)! it's the only way to be sure!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gilfryd on Sep 29, 2014, 09:27:08 PM
QuoteWe plead for solidarity and sensitivity from President, Mrs. Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, as well as that from Diplomats.

We ask that you exercise your authority so the polar bear Arturo, who lives in deplorable conditions in the Mendoza Zoo, is moved to Assiniboine Park Zoo in Canada, where a natural habitat and a better life are awaiting him.

We plead that you intervene on this issue and ask the officials in Mendoza who have the polar bear Arturo prisoner to accept Arturo's transfer to the reserve so he can live in suitable conditions. In December 2012, a polar bear died in Buenos Aires due to heat, causing unease in Argentina and in the international community.

After this death, refusal to transfer Arturo causes scandal in the world and Mendoza is becoming sadly famous for this, exporting an image of a retrograde province.

Say No to death and suffering! Help Mendoza be part of change, be part of the future. Help Mendoza go back to being good news to the world!

http://www.change.org/p/please-allow-arturo-to-have-a-better-life-in-the-assiniboine-park-zoo-in-canada (http://www.change.org/p/please-allow-arturo-to-have-a-better-life-in-the-assiniboine-park-zoo-in-canada)

Reposting this -
QuoteDon't let them put Raju back into a life of misery and spiked chains!

We rescued Raju after he spent approximately 50 years chained up, beaten, and help captive by beggars in India. His rescue story went viral online because this abused elephant was crying tears of joy when he was finally set free in a loving environment at our elephant sanctuary.

At the time of his rescue he was near death. He was emaciated, dehydrated and exhausted. Despite his frailness, he was forced to beg on the streets and was being kept in spiked chains.

Now the cruel person who had illegal custody of him is trying to get him back through the Allahabad court. You helped free him once by supporting Wildlife SOS campaigns and our sanctuaries.

We need your voice once again to keep his freedom.

There have been delays in the court system, and although Raju is currently safe with our staff at the Elephant Conservation and Care Center in Mathura, a decision may come down from the court as early as October 13 (this is the rescheduled date following court delays again on September 22).

Please sign to tell the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department and State governments to keep Raju free!

https://www.change.org/p/keep-raju-the-crying-elephant-free (https://www.change.org/p/keep-raju-the-crying-elephant-free)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 30, 2014, 10:56:34 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.guim.co.uk%2Fsys-images%2FGuardian%2FPix%2Fpictures%2F2014%2F9%2F29%2F1412006494355%2F87f5d53b-875b-403b-a8bb-6f8e671af8b6-460x276.jpeg&hash=c42a44d9ff4e3c1f410c08038693e1f0b2e5dbb3)
Earth has lost half of its wildlife in the past 40 years
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/sep/29/earth-lost-50-wildlife-in-40-years-wwf (http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/sep/29/earth-lost-50-wildlife-in-40-years-wwf)

QuoteThe number of wild animals on Earth has halved in the past 40 years, according to a new analysis. Creatures across land, rivers and the seas are being decimated as humans kill them for food in unsustainable numbers, while polluting or destroying their habitats, the research by scientists at WWF and the Zoological Society of London found.

The report concludes that today's average global rate of consumption would need 1.5 planet Earths to sustain it. But four planets would be required to sustain US levels of consumption, or 2.5 Earths to match UK consumption levels.

The number of animals living on the land has fallen by 40% since 1970. From forest elephants in central Africa, where poaching rates now exceed birth rates, to the Hoolock gibbon in Bangladesh and European snakes like the meadow and asp vipers, destruction of habitat has seen populations tumble. But again intensive conservation effort can turn declines around, as has happened with tigers in Nepal.

Marine animal populations have also fallen by 40% overall, with turtles suffering in particular. Hunting, the destruction of nesting grounds and getting drowned in fishing nets have seen turtle numbers fall by 80%. Some birds have been heavily affected too.

Future's looking brighter every day! :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 30, 2014, 11:00:21 PM
Americans are wasteful as hell. 


I don't want to think how many hunrdreds of thousands of baby chickens were killed while we were on deployment just to provide a battalions worth a soldiers chicken wings.....................which we never ate because we were tired of them.

But if you don't clean your plate every meal, you are just like the rest of us other first world countries.   
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 30, 2014, 11:04:33 PM
The species as a whole is wasteful as hell, especially when the standard of living we enjoy in developed nations is now starting to be demanded by emerging, exploding populations in places like India and China. There's absolutely no way we can sustain all this.

But people are gonna recklessly breed no matter what, because the diffusion of responsibility is so great that there will never be any concentrated effort to fix things. Our generation is gonna reap all the benefits of this shit, too. Yay :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Sep 30, 2014, 11:10:09 PM
...let's all just start eating insects instead of cows, pigs etc.. etc.. :P

Y'all know it would be better for the environment. :P

On the other hand.. let's not.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 30, 2014, 11:13:28 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 30, 2014, 11:04:33 PM
The species as a whole is wasteful as hell, especially when the standard of living we enjoy in developed nations is now starting to be demanded by emerging, exploding populations in places like India and China. There's absolutely no way we can sustain all this.

But people are gonna recklessly breed no matter what, because the diffusion of responsibility is so great that there will never be any concentrated effort to fix things. Our generation is gonna reap all the benefits of this shit, too. Yay :)

We are overdue for a new population controlling pandemic.   ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 30, 2014, 11:15:31 PM
Overdue you say?  Ask and ye shall receive (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-01/us-health-officials-confirm-its-first-case-of-ebola/5780910)

QuoteThe United States has diagnosed its first case of the deadly Ebola virus, a man who became infected in Liberia and travelled to Texas, US health officials say.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 30, 2014, 11:17:02 PM
Well, at least it's in Texas and not one of the states that actually matters...


I kid, I kid.



Let's airlift Aspie out, though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 30, 2014, 11:19:56 PM
Ebola is not deadly enough.  Bring on the Cordyceps Brain Infection. 

Spoiler
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 30, 2014, 11:20:42 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 30, 2014, 11:17:02 PM
Let's airlift Aspie out, though.

No need when he can do it himself:












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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Sep 30, 2014, 11:20:53 PM
Haven't I been saying on this site for years that we need to cut the human population?

I remember an argument with SM where he (with all sincerity) told me everything was fine because we as a species were building...


...up.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Sep 30, 2014, 11:22:04 PM
Insects and algae.

Food of the future, folks.

Get used to the idea. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 30, 2014, 11:22:38 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Sep 30, 2014, 11:22:04 PM
Insects and algae.

Food of the future, folks.

Get used to the idea. :P


As long as they are in energy bar form.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 30, 2014, 11:23:38 PM
There was a study last year saying that there was the possibility that without major economic changes that the human population would actually start falling.

HOWEVER, the study had not went on long enough to find out if this would actually end up being the case.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Sep 30, 2014, 11:25:24 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Sep 30, 2014, 11:22:04 PM
Insects and algae.

Food of the future, folks.

Get used to the idea. :P
Or other people... :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 30, 2014, 11:26:55 PM
I'm cool with humans dying out... anybody else?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 30, 2014, 11:27:30 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Sep 30, 2014, 11:26:55 PM
I'm cool with humans dying out... anybody else?

Sure, it's not like we'd be missed anyway.

Quote from: BANE on Sep 30, 2014, 11:25:24 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Sep 30, 2014, 11:22:04 PM
Insects and algae.

Food of the future, folks.

Get used to the idea. :P
Or other people... :-\


The homeless first though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Sep 30, 2014, 11:27:49 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Sep 30, 2014, 11:22:38 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Sep 30, 2014, 11:22:04 PM
Insects and algae.

Food of the future, folks.

Get used to the idea. :P


As long as they are in energy bar form.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aOBpNqBLzg# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aOBpNqBLzg#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 30, 2014, 11:28:25 PM
Quote from: BANE on Sep 30, 2014, 11:20:53 PM
Haven't I been saying on this site for years that we need to cut the human population?

I remember an argument with SM where he (with all sincerity) told me everything was fine because we as a species were building...


...up.

Building up what?

QuoteSure, it's not like we'd be missed anyway.

Some moreso than others.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 30, 2014, 11:28:48 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Sep 30, 2014, 11:23:38 PM
There was a study last year saying that there was the possibility that without major economic changes that the human population would actually start falling.

HOWEVER, the study had not went on long enough to find out if this would actually end up being the case.
The latest figures show that the population is expected to swell to 11 billion or more over the next 85 years:
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/early/2014/09/17/science.1257469 (http://www.sciencemag.org/content/early/2014/09/17/science.1257469)

When you factor that in with the slow accumulation of climate change over the next century...

Quote from: ShadowPred on Sep 30, 2014, 11:27:30 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Sep 30, 2014, 11:26:55 PM
I'm cool with humans dying out... anybody else?

Sure, it's not like we'd be missed anyway.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.giphy.com%2Fmedia%2F2D7mfa9HHvI76%2Fgiphy.gif&hash=40835d9a2d2bfeb41e601e9ab2e45b9defdc30dc)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Sep 30, 2014, 11:32:36 PM
Haha how arrogant, people aren't The Earth. It'll be fine. We're merely a blink in its timeline.

Quote from: SM on Sep 30, 2014, 11:28:25 PM
Quote from: BANE on Sep 30, 2014, 11:20:53 PM
Haven't I been saying on this site for years that we need to cut the human population?

I remember an argument with SM where he (with all sincerity) told me everything was fine because we as a species were building...


...up.

Building up what?
Up

Upwards.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 30, 2014, 11:33:30 PM
Are we finally building the space elevator?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 30, 2014, 11:33:54 PM
I don't remember saying that.

Be cool, but.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Sep 30, 2014, 11:34:21 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Sep 30, 2014, 11:33:30 PM
Are we finally building the space elevator?
Well we're getting there: we're building up. We're heading in the right direction.

Quote from: SM on Sep 30, 2014, 11:33:54 PM
I don't remember saying that.

Be cool, but.
No I remember. I was like "There's too many of us, we're destroying natural farmland and fertile land to make way for our paved crap houses and soon our wants will outstrip the supply" and you said "nope we're building up".

Not in those exact words but you mentioned apartments and high rises.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Sep 30, 2014, 11:35:33 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBH6C_ykpFE#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBH6C_ykpFE#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 30, 2014, 11:36:50 PM
http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2013/01/world_population_may_actually_start_declining_not_exploding.html (http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2013/01/world_population_may_actually_start_declining_not_exploding.html)

Here's this article. . 

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 30, 2014, 11:38:17 PM
The most pessimistic outcome is the one more likely >:( ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 30, 2014, 11:38:57 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Sep 30, 2014, 11:36:50 PM
http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2013/01/world_population_may_actually_start_declining_not_exploding.html (http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2013/01/world_population_may_actually_start_declining_not_exploding.html)

Here's this article. . 



Well at least we know Japan stopped having sex with each other long ago, I guess that will help with the population decline.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 30, 2014, 11:39:37 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Sep 30, 2014, 11:36:50 PM
http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2013/01/world_population_may_actually_start_declining_not_exploding.html (http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2013/01/world_population_may_actually_start_declining_not_exploding.html)

Here's this article. . 



Guilt free chicken wings, yo.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Sep 30, 2014, 11:40:22 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Sep 30, 2014, 11:38:57 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Sep 30, 2014, 11:36:50 PM
http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2013/01/world_population_may_actually_start_declining_not_exploding.html (http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2013/01/world_population_may_actually_start_declining_not_exploding.html)

Here's this article. . 



Well at least we know Japan stopped having sex with each other long ago, I guess that will help with the population decline.

Modeling their lives after the Panda.

It's brilliant.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 30, 2014, 11:43:49 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 30, 2014, 11:38:17 PM
The most pessimistic outcome is the one more likely >:( ;)

There both pessimistic.  One leads to starvation, the other leads to people stop doing the business and humanity becoming extinct by non participation in having kids. 

I'd like a return to nature over a societal collapse where everybody is killing for food though of my two apocalypses though. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 30, 2014, 11:46:53 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Sep 30, 2014, 11:43:49 PM
There* both pessimistic.
*They're

Quote from: Kimarhi on Sep 30, 2014, 11:43:49 PM
One leads to starvation, the other leads to people stop doing the business and humanity becoming extinct by non participation in having kids. 
It'd be impossible to restrain the entire population from spewing out childlings. But exercising some self-control and, ya know, not pumping them out like an assembly line to numbers far beyond what can be comfortably sustained wouldn't hurt.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 30, 2014, 11:47:23 PM
Fear not, my Mexican brothers and sisters have everything under control.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 30, 2014, 11:48:46 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 30, 2014, 11:46:53 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Sep 30, 2014, 11:43:49 PM
There* both pessimistic.
*They're

Quote from: Kimarhi on Sep 30, 2014, 11:43:49 PM
One leads to starvation, the other leads to people stop doing the business and humanity becoming extinct by non participation in having kids. 
It'd be impossible to restrain the entire population from spewing out childlings. But exercising some self-control and, ya know, not pumping them out like an assembly line to numbers far beyond what can be comfortably sustained wouldn't hurt.

You are going to have five childrens. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 30, 2014, 11:51:40 PM
I suppose I'll need something to eat in the future holocaust.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Sep 30, 2014, 11:53:12 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Sep 30, 2014, 11:47:23 PM
Fear not, my Mexican brothers and sisters have everything under control.
And if all else fails just trigger a war with every cartel.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Sep 30, 2014, 11:56:10 PM
Quote from: BANE on Sep 30, 2014, 11:53:12 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Sep 30, 2014, 11:47:23 PM
Fear not, my Mexican brothers and sisters have everything under control.
And if all else fails just trigger a war with every cartel.


It has already begun!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 30, 2014, 11:57:35 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 30, 2014, 11:51:40 PM
I suppose I'll need something to eat in the future holocaust.


Its the only reason I'm having them.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufzNMqqKCi8#t=33 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufzNMqqKCi8#t=33)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Sep 30, 2014, 11:59:03 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F33.media.tumblr.com%2F05756f34ab6905a2c1e22b187de47c25%2Ftumblr_n9jusrWoaF1s54hlpo1_r1_500.gif&hash=237475a569f1190f8c77d03ea6816e6c323505f3)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 01, 2014, 12:00:00 AM
 :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 01, 2014, 12:00:27 AM
Hilarious.

Ouch.

My sides.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 01, 2014, 12:01:07 AM
Quote from: SM on Oct 01, 2014, 12:00:27 AM
Hilarious.

Ouch.

My sides.
You forgot to use this face.  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 01, 2014, 12:02:22 AM
We need aspie in here with the clint eastwood face STAT. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 01, 2014, 12:04:35 AM
QuoteYou forgot to use this face.

No.

No I did not.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 01, 2014, 12:05:05 AM
Oh, SM. Stop being a grumpy old cat.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 01, 2014, 12:06:05 AM
emphasis on the old
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 01, 2014, 12:07:34 AM
SM.



I'm really not planning on eating any children.



Just so you know. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 01, 2014, 12:08:22 AM
I am, though :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 01, 2014, 12:09:39 AM
You hooligans.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fbig.assets.huffingtonpost.com%2Fclint-disgusted.gif&hash=5b5784ccd997800a1323ca55db67e40430b51400)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 01, 2014, 01:29:38 AM
When there's no more room in hell, the humans will walk the stars!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 01, 2014, 01:36:49 AM
LOL SM's face during AVPG's Modest Proposal


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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 01, 2014, 01:41:17 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Sep 30, 2014, 11:36:50 PM
http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2013/01/world_population_may_actually_start_declining_not_exploding.html (http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2013/01/world_population_may_actually_start_declining_not_exploding.html)

Here's this article. .

I expect to be dead before this ever becomes a problem.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Oct 01, 2014, 03:28:16 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Sep 30, 2014, 10:56:34 PM
http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/9/29/1412006494355/87f5d53b-875b-403b-a8bb-6f8e671af8b6-460x276.jpeg
Earth has lost half of its wildlife in the past 40 years
I can't decide if we're being too hard on ourselves or not, considering nature does a much better clean up job with giant space rocks. As for species dying out left and right, I think we should catalog the DNA but not waste resources on whatever isn't essential to our own survival and progress.

Quote from: Cal427eb on Sep 30, 2014, 11:26:55 PM
I'm cool with humans dying out... anybody else?
I thought the issue over and decided that the possibility that people who want to see there own species die out could have come from other worlds where they held the same mentality and saw it actually happen is more concerning than nothingness. And if this is my own case, I'd prefer to move on to something new and not keep wishing my kind to disappear, only to pop up somewhere else and struggle with the same thinking.

But that's just me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Oct 01, 2014, 06:44:25 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Sep 30, 2014, 11:26:55 PM
I'm cool with humans dying out... anybody else?
No you're not.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 01, 2014, 06:46:19 AM
o rly

(https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7188/7079228585_ebb001f79d_z.jpg)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Oct 01, 2014, 06:46:36 AM
Ya rly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 01, 2014, 06:48:32 AM
https://screen.yahoo.com/cute-and-inspiring/inland-empire-mother-makes-ultimate-012500439.html?soc_src=default (https://screen.yahoo.com/cute-and-inspiring/inland-empire-mother-makes-ultimate-012500439.html?soc_src=default)

:'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 01, 2014, 06:49:52 AM
Quote from: SiL on Oct 01, 2014, 06:46:36 AM
Ya rly.
k
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 01, 2014, 06:53:01 AM
I will be a champion of the human race as we conquer the stars.






Okay Marvel. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Oct 01, 2014, 07:17:33 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Oct 01, 2014, 06:49:52 AM
Quote from: SiL on Oct 01, 2014, 06:46:36 AM
Ya rly.
k
You could kill yourself and get the ball rolling if you're really that cool with it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 01, 2014, 07:22:02 AM
Yeah Cal. 



WAT R U SCAIRT?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 01, 2014, 07:22:37 AM
I gotta wait for Naruto to finish. Too much time invested in this shit to give up now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 01, 2014, 01:13:55 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/30/donald-trump-serial-killers-tweet_n_5906060.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/30/donald-trump-serial-killers-tweet_n_5906060.html)

QuoteDonald Trump became the laughing stock of Twitter Monday after accidentally re-tweeting that he was a "big inspiration" to a husband-and-wife team of serial killers.

That morning, twitter user Phil Bradbury tweeted at Trump, writing, "My parents who passed away always said you were big inspiration. Can you pls RT for their memory?", The Guardian reports.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Oct 01, 2014, 04:54:12 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YBumQHPAeU#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YBumQHPAeU#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 01, 2014, 06:38:32 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Oct 01, 2014, 04:54:12 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YBumQHPAeU#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YBumQHPAeU#ws)

Someone out there have way too much spare time. :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 01, 2014, 09:19:35 PM
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US Ebola patient told staff of Liberia travel but was allowed to leave hospital
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/01/ebola-us-doctors-texas-liberia (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/01/ebola-us-doctors-texas-liberia)

QuoteThe first patient to be diagnosed with Ebola outside Africa told medical staff that he had recently travelled from west Africa, but was not admitted to hospital until he returned two days later, health officials in Texas said on Wednesday.

Thomas Eric Duncan told a nurse at a Dallas emergency room that he had recently visited Liberia, which has been ravaged by the Ebola outbreak. But an executive at Texas Health Presbyterian hospital told a news conference that the information was not widely enough shared with the medical team treating Duncan, and he was diagnosed as suffering from a "low-grade common viral disease".
...and then they prescribed him antibiotics... for a viral infection.

Murica
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 01, 2014, 09:21:34 PM
so about that airlift
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Oct 01, 2014, 09:24:35 PM
'MERIKUH.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 01, 2014, 09:25:15 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Oct 01, 2014, 09:21:34 PM
so about that airlift
I'll set up a Paypal charity.

.001% of the proceeds will go to airlifting you out :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 01, 2014, 09:26:57 PM
lol if AVPG is your collection base then you might make more money threatening to airlift me out if you aren't being paid
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 01, 2014, 09:51:16 PM
So how much to keep Aspie where he is?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Oct 01, 2014, 10:10:06 PM
How do you think I feel? The CDC is in Atlanta and they've got all sorts of nasty shit there. Scares the f**k out of me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 01, 2014, 10:15:34 PM
Everybody has got nasty shit everywhere.


Every first world government has weaponized germs/viruses just like they have nukes. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 01, 2014, 10:17:29 PM
Quote from: BANE on Oct 01, 2014, 09:51:16 PM
So how much to keep Aspie where he is?

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We'll throw in the girl as well.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Oct 01, 2014, 10:20:17 PM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 01, 2014, 10:17:29 PM
Quote from: BANE on Oct 01, 2014, 09:51:16 PM
So how much to keep Aspie where he is?
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We'll throw in the girl as well.
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 01, 2014, 10:41:56 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Oct 01, 2014, 10:20:17 PM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 01, 2014, 10:17:29 PM
Quote from: BANE on Oct 01, 2014, 09:51:16 PM
So how much to keep Aspie where he is?
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We'll throw in the girl as well.
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That's the spirit. Hell, I'll throw in Shasvre as well.

Spoiler
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;D
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Oct 01, 2014, 10:46:51 PM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 01, 2014, 10:41:56 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Oct 01, 2014, 10:20:17 PM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 01, 2014, 10:17:29 PM
Quote from: BANE on Oct 01, 2014, 09:51:16 PM
So how much to keep Aspie where he is?
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We'll throw in the girl as well.
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That's the spirit. Hell, I'll throw in Shasvre as well.

Spoiler
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;D
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Also, how typical Eva to mess up my quote. ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 01, 2014, 11:03:40 PM
Dropping the ball again...

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F31.media.tumblr.com%2F5da57ef111d33d860f4ce0ef98fcac8f%2Ftumblr_nc4oqkqX5J1sqly9fo2_250.gif&hash=cd6290ae712e45d09f0fe881386a62928af726d3)

... and I think that was my cue...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 02, 2014, 05:14:37 AM
Well, we "might" have some ebola in hawaii. I did emphasize might.

http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20141001_Hawaii_hospital_patient_isolated_to_be_tested_for_Ebola.html?id=277841161 (http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20141001_Hawaii_hospital_patient_isolated_to_be_tested_for_Ebola.html?id=277841161)

Still kind of surprised at how fast everyone has shat their pants.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 02, 2014, 05:19:09 AM
Doesn't a person's bodily fluids have to get inside you to infect you with ebola?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 02, 2014, 05:22:02 AM
There must be an increase in the amount of people that spit when they talk.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 02, 2014, 07:54:14 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 02, 2014, 05:19:09 AM
Doesn't a person's bodily fluids have to get inside you to infect you with ebola?
Any direct contact with an infected person can spread ebola. Actually just touching a sweaty person who has Ebola is more than enough to contract the disease. Possibly via absorption through the skin? The person being quarantined apparently must have traveled to ebola hot zones. They haven't tested him yet though, no idea why but typhoid and malaria are also possibilities.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 02, 2014, 12:22:34 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/01/womans-drunk-plane-rant-live-tweeted_n_5910380.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/01/womans-drunk-plane-rant-live-tweeted_n_5910380.html)

QuoteFor those needing one more reason to never fly again, "Modern Family" editor Ryan Case has provided one.

On Monday night, she found herself sitting behind "the worst person in the world."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 02, 2014, 06:36:41 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 02, 2014, 07:54:14 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 02, 2014, 05:19:09 AM
Doesn't a person's bodily fluids have to get inside you to infect you with ebola?
Any direct contact with an infected person can spread ebola. Actually just touching a sweaty person who has Ebola is more than enough to contract the disease. Possibly via absorption through the skin? The person being quarantined apparently must have traveled to ebola hot zones. They haven't tested him yet though, no idea why but typhoid and malaria are also possibilities.

The fluids of a person have to be swallowed or enter a break in your skin.  Skin to skin contact is a negative.  Unless you have a cut on your arm and the guy sweats all in your business. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 02, 2014, 06:54:08 PM
erryone here in Texas is spooked. Especially in Dallas, parents are now holding their kids from school lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 02, 2014, 08:39:47 PM
http://wgno.com/2014/10/01/police-destrehan-teachers-had-a-three-way-with-a-student/ (http://wgno.com/2014/10/01/police-destrehan-teachers-had-a-three-way-with-a-student/)

Lucky kid.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Oct 02, 2014, 08:47:39 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Oct 02, 2014, 08:39:47 PM
http://wgno.com/2014/10/01/police-destrehan-teachers-had-a-three-way-with-a-student/ (http://wgno.com/2014/10/01/police-destrehan-teachers-had-a-three-way-with-a-student/)

Lucky kid.
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Oct 02, 2014, 09:08:17 PM
If there is one type of news story that trumps white racially motivated aggression, it's attractive female teachers sexing up teenage boys.

You never hear about unattractive female teachers getting it on with young lads.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 02, 2014, 09:27:38 PM
Teenager obsessed with TV killer Dexter stabbed and dismembered girlfriend
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/oct/02/teenager-steven-miles-murdered-girlfriend (http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/oct/02/teenager-steven-miles-murdered-girlfriend)

QuoteA 17-year-old boy with a fixation on the TV serial killer Dexter has been jailed for 25 years for stabbing to death his 17-year-old girlfriend and dismembering her body.

Steven Miles, who was 16 at the time, killed Elizabeth Thomas at his family home in Oxted, Surrey, on 24 January.

After stabbing her in the head and back, he dismembered her legs and arm, wrapped them in clingfilm and put them in bin bags.

The teenage politics student used saws and tools from his father's tree surgery business to cut up her body, which he covered in a plastic sheet.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 02, 2014, 09:30:26 PM
Another reason the population will continue to drop.



YOUR LOVER COULD BE A SERIAL KILLER. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Oct 02, 2014, 09:33:04 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Oct 02, 2014, 08:47:39 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Oct 02, 2014, 08:39:47 PM
http://wgno.com/2014/10/01/police-destrehan-teachers-had-a-three-way-with-a-student/ (http://wgno.com/2014/10/01/police-destrehan-teachers-had-a-three-way-with-a-student/)

Lucky kid.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2Fa4RR7JN.gif&hash=f68b3a55c1a0a0e4a35d160bafd45a4899a9555a)
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 02, 2014, 09:41:24 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 02, 2014, 09:27:38 PM
Teenager obsessed with TV killer Dexter stabbed and dismembered girlfriend
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/oct/02/teenager-steven-miles-murdered-girlfriend (http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/oct/02/teenager-steven-miles-murdered-girlfriend)

QuoteA 17-year-old boy with a fixation on the TV serial killer Dexter has been jailed for 25 years for stabbing to death his 17-year-old girlfriend and dismembering her body.

Steven Miles, who was 16 at the time, killed Elizabeth Thomas at his family home in Oxted, Surrey, on 24 January.

After stabbing her in the head and back, he dismembered her legs and arm, wrapped them in clingfilm and put them in bin bags.

The teenage politics student used saws and tools from his father's tree surgery business to cut up her body, which he covered in a plastic sheet.
Obviously he wasn't good enough. I wonder how he got caught.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 02, 2014, 10:06:44 PM
Maybe he showed up at the local police station, insisting that he worked there as a forensics analyst?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 02, 2014, 10:35:37 PM
Should have used the industrial brand cling wrap. That or buying 40 boxes of cling wrap tipped somebody off.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 02, 2014, 11:53:16 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Oct 02, 2014, 08:39:47 PM
http://wgno.com/2014/10/01/police-destrehan-teachers-had-a-three-way-with-a-student/ (http://wgno.com/2014/10/01/police-destrehan-teachers-had-a-three-way-with-a-student/)

Lucky kid.

This is disgusting. I'm glad these bitches lost their jobs.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 03, 2014, 12:19:22 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 02, 2014, 11:53:16 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Oct 02, 2014, 08:39:47 PM
http://wgno.com/2014/10/01/police-destrehan-teachers-had-a-three-way-with-a-student/ (http://wgno.com/2014/10/01/police-destrehan-teachers-had-a-three-way-with-a-student/)

Lucky kid.

This is disgusting. I'm glad these bitches lost their jobs.
Only one of them was still a teacher. Also, what's disgusting about it? I can almost guarantee you they were all consenting parties. The only thing I disagree with is the fact that it could cause that one student to get better treatment, which would be unfair to other students.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 03, 2014, 12:20:50 AM
teenager brain aint work right

that's why the legal age for adult is 18 mang
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 03, 2014, 12:21:20 AM
18 is still a teenager though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 03, 2014, 12:25:20 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 03, 2014, 12:20:50 AM
teenager brain aint work right

that's why the legal age for adult is 18 mang
Except in other parts of the world like the UK, where it's 16.

The reason it's a big deal is because teachers screwing a student abuses all sorts of touchy societal trusts.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 03, 2014, 12:28:17 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Oct 03, 2014, 12:19:22 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 02, 2014, 11:53:16 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Oct 02, 2014, 08:39:47 PM
http://wgno.com/2014/10/01/police-destrehan-teachers-had-a-three-way-with-a-student/ (http://wgno.com/2014/10/01/police-destrehan-teachers-had-a-three-way-with-a-student/)

Lucky kid.

This is disgusting. I'm glad these bitches lost their jobs.
Only one of them was still a teacher. Also, what's disgusting about it? I can almost guarantee you they were all consenting parties. The only thing I disagree with is the fact that it could cause that one student to get better treatment, which would be unfair to other students.

The relationship started when the student was 16. Under the law, he's a minor therefore it's statutory rape. They should be punished accordingly.

Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 03, 2014, 12:25:20 AM
The reason it's a big deal is because teachers screwing a student abuses all sorts of touchy societal trusts.

There's that too.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 03, 2014, 12:29:48 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Oct 03, 2014, 12:21:20 AM
18 is still a teenager though.

Its about brain chemistry.  You don't literally start thinking like an adult until you are around 18. 

also

british people are barbaric imperialist  so it doesn't matter what they think
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 03, 2014, 12:32:18 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 03, 2014, 12:28:17 AM
The relationship started when the student was 16. Under the law, he's a minor therefore it's statutory rape. They should be punished accordingly.
Not rape if he was willing -- and apparently he was, multiple times ◦°˚\(*❛‿❛)/˚°◦ The age thing is stupid and arbitrary -- sixteen years old is fine enough to be f**king around, regardless of who you decide to do it with as long as you're safe about it. Hence sixteen being the legal age of consent in most countries that aren't as puritanical as the US, including all of these: Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Netherlands, Northern Cyprus, Norway, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom -- and that's just Europe alone.

The only real issue here is that it was a teacher/student relationship.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 03, 2014, 12:33:39 AM
those laws are from when the old men could invade other countries and get their willies wet messing with underage girls and not feel guilty. 


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 03, 2014, 12:34:34 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 03, 2014, 12:33:39 AM
those laws are from when the old men could invade other countries and get their willies wet messing with underage girls and not feel guilty. 



Well now old women can mess with underage guys and not feel guilty. Equality~
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 03, 2014, 12:35:12 AM
FOR SHAME. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 03, 2014, 12:36:22 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 03, 2014, 12:33:39 AM
those laws are from when the old men could invade other countries and get their willies wet messing with underage girls and not feel guilty. 
Well yeah, that's how you destroy a race of people...

"Breed them out"
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg205.imageshack.us%2Fimg205%2F7384%2Fbraveheart172639201256.jpg&hash=df1ed99d17421691c03cb7c6112fb6ff5759020f)

It's extremely effective and quite a lot of fun.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 03, 2014, 12:36:41 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 03, 2014, 12:28:17 AM
The relationship started when the student was 16. Under the law, he's a minor therefore it's statutory rape. They should be punished accordingly.
And? Who gives a f**k if it's against the law? Age of consent here is only 16 and it's different in many other places in the world. How the f**k could this be considered disgusting? Literally the only problem is-
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 03, 2014, 12:32:18 AM
a teacher/student relationship.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 03, 2014, 12:37:24 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 03, 2014, 12:35:12 AM
FOR SHAME. 
Granted, I think sixteen year old boy bodies are usually kinda ickily underdeveloped, and would judge anyone over the age of twenty who confessed to me they lusted after some scrawny high school freshman.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 03, 2014, 12:38:31 AM
indeed pirate, indeed
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 03, 2014, 12:39:14 AM
lol look at him.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.gyazo.com%2F14e02879dd6ad6c3d4bd90b567e82a1d.png&hash=c94b2798321267390aaac4ae3abe03e87c77e278)

He must be smooth as f**k to be able to pull that off.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 03, 2014, 12:40:16 AM
or have a giant dick
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 03, 2014, 12:40:22 AM
Smooth from all that gross baby fat :-X
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 03, 2014, 12:40:33 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Oct 03, 2014, 12:36:41 AM
And? Who gives a f**k if it's against the law?

Um...well, Cal, I'm not sure if you know this or not, but when a law is broken, perps are usually punished. Unless you live in a world where people arbitrarily decide what is and what isn't illegal, depending on the ages of the parties involved.

Quote from: Cal427eb on Oct 03, 2014, 12:36:41 AMit's different in many other places in the world.

How is that at all relevant? In this case, it's against the law where this happened. What do other laws in other nations have to do with this?

Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 03, 2014, 12:32:18 AM
Not rape if he was willing -- and apparently he was, multiple times.

Hence why I said statutory rape.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Oct 03, 2014, 12:43:52 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Oct 03, 2014, 12:39:14 AM
lol look at him.

http://i.gyazo.com/14e02879dd6ad6c3d4bd90b567e82a1d.png

He must be smooth as f**k to be able to pull that off.

That or he's hung like a donkey with a big ol' dick
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 03, 2014, 12:44:31 AM
doomrulz vs cvalda

iteration 971


in 3,2,1....................
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 03, 2014, 12:46:00 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 02, 2014, 11:53:16 PM
This is disgusting. I'm glad these bitches lost their jobs.
I'm reacting to what you said here. Sure, they broke the law, but who cares when the law shouldn't even be in place? When the law is different in so many places in the world, how can it be perfectly acceptable in one place, but disgusting in this instant? 16 is the age of consent in most places for a reason. The only reason she should have been fired for was the student teacher relationship. Not statutory rape, which is f**king retarded.

Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 03, 2014, 12:44:31 AM
doomrulz vs cvalda

iteration 971


in 3,2,1....................
AND CAL JOINS THE FREY
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Oct 03, 2014, 12:46:19 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 03, 2014, 12:44:31 AM
doomrulz vs cvalda

iteration 971


in 3,2,1....................

KNUCKLE UUUUUUUUUUP!!!

{grabs popcorn}
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 03, 2014, 12:47:34 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Oct 03, 2014, 12:46:00 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 02, 2014, 11:53:16 PM
This is disgusting. I'm glad these bitches lost their jobs.
I'm reacting to what you said here. Sure, they broke the law, but who cares when the law shouldn't even be in place? When the law is different in so many places in the world, how can it be perfectly acceptable in one place, but disgusting in this instant? 16 is the age of consent in most places for a reason. The only reason she should have been fired for was the student teacher relationship. Not statutory rape, which is f**king retarded.

I don't know, Cal. That's just the way it is. What you said is simply a matter of opinion. It doesn't change reality.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 03, 2014, 12:47:42 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 03, 2014, 12:40:33 AM
Um...well, Cal, I'm not sure if you know this or not, but when a law is broken, perps are usually punished. Unless you live in a world where people arbitrarily decide what is and what isn't illegal, depending on the ages of the parties involved.
Because all laws are clearly just, especially when they are stricter in one country or state than most of the other developed nations, or even a neighboring US state ::)

Age of consent laws are notoriously stupid and puritanical -- the age of consent in Louisiana where this happened is 17, but the neighboring states of Arkansas and Mississippi are 16. So if you cross the border having sex with a sixteen year old, all of a sudden it becomes a bad thing, but if you're on the other side of the line, it's fine :laugh:

You're just worked up about this because it's those evil wimminz getting away with it!!1!! they RAPED that willing young man!!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 03, 2014, 12:49:22 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 03, 2014, 12:47:42 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 03, 2014, 12:40:33 AM
Um...well, Cal, I'm not sure if you know this or not, but when a law is broken, perps are usually punished. Unless you live in a world where people arbitrarily decide what is and what isn't illegal, depending on the ages of the parties involved.
Because all laws are clearly just, especially when they are stricter in one country or state than most of the other developed nations, or even a neighboring US state ::)

Age of consent laws are notoriously stupid and puritanical -- the age of consent in Louisiana where this happened is 17, but the neighboring states of Arkansas and Mississippi are 16. So if you cross the border having sex with a sixteen year old, all of a sudden it becomes a bad thing, but if you're on the other side of the line, it's fine :laugh:

*shrugs* all I can say is that in this case, it's the law where the incident took place. Nothing is going to change that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 03, 2014, 12:49:36 AM
I never understood how being hung like a donkey got you women.

How would they know until you'd already chatted your way into the bedroom?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 03, 2014, 12:50:32 AM
Quote from: BANE on Oct 03, 2014, 12:49:36 AM
I never understood how being hung like a donkey got you women.

How would they know until you'd already chatted your way into the bedroom?


Word of mouth via rumors.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 03, 2014, 12:50:43 AM
Quote from: BANE on Oct 03, 2014, 12:49:36 AM
I never understood how being hung like a donkey got you women.
It doesn't. Though a lot of men like to pretend it does, because their penis is probably the only semi-decent part of their body ◦°˚\(*❛‿❛)/˚°◦
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 03, 2014, 12:51:54 AM
Quote from: BANE on Oct 03, 2014, 12:49:36 AM
I never understood how being hung like a donkey got you women.

How would they know until you'd already chatted your way into the bedroom?

Some women like huge penises. It's not that unusual, just like some men like huge butts and huge breasts.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 03, 2014, 12:53:02 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 03, 2014, 12:49:22 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 03, 2014, 12:47:42 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 03, 2014, 12:40:33 AM
Um...well, Cal, I'm not sure if you know this or not, but when a law is broken, perps are usually punished. Unless you live in a world where people arbitrarily decide what is and what isn't illegal, depending on the ages of the parties involved.
Because all laws are clearly just, especially when they are stricter in one country or state than most of the other developed nations, or even a neighboring US state ::)

Age of consent laws are notoriously stupid and puritanical -- the age of consent in Louisiana where this happened is 17, but the neighboring states of Arkansas and Mississippi are 16. So if you cross the border having sex with a sixteen year old, all of a sudden it becomes a bad thing, but if you're on the other side of the line, it's fine :laugh:

*shrugs* all I can say is that in this case, it's the law where the incident took place. Nothing is going to change that.
rekt

Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 03, 2014, 12:51:54 AM
Quote from: BANE on Oct 03, 2014, 12:49:36 AM
I never understood how being hung like a donkey got you women.

How would they know until you'd already chatted your way into the bedroom?

Some women like huge penises. It's not that unusual, just like some men like huge butts and huge breasts.
QuoteHow would they know until you'd already chatted your way into the bedroom?
Read again.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 03, 2014, 12:53:26 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Oct 03, 2014, 12:50:32 AM
Quote from: BANE on Oct 03, 2014, 12:49:36 AM
I never understood how being hung like a donkey got you women.

How would they know until you'd already chatted your way into the bedroom?


Word of mouth via rumors.
Ooooh so word travels that fast, eh? I thought women marked you with some sort of scent marker, like lions marking their territory.

"Well, look at him, I mean, his face looks like an ingrown t-"
*sniff*
"Oh...oh my, 9 3/4 inches..."
*sniff*
"Curved up THEN down like a wacky straw..."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 03, 2014, 12:54:08 AM
Women are as horny as men are.


Guys don't have to make the first move, if they can see massive meat silhouetted against the legs and that's their kick then they can go for it.


I AM SURROUNDED BY 19th CENTURY BARBARIANS. 

Women are people with needs themselves.

I don't see the point in women buying dildos the size and shape of horsecocks.  But hey.....

whatever floats their boat. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 03, 2014, 12:54:40 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Oct 03, 2014, 12:53:02 AM
Read again.

Quote from: ShadowPred on Oct 03, 2014, 12:50:32 AM
Quote from: BANE on Oct 03, 2014, 12:49:36 AM
I never understood how being hung like a donkey got you women.

How would they know until you'd already chatted your way into the bedroom?


Word of mouth via rumors.

There's your answer.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 03, 2014, 12:55:06 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 03, 2014, 12:54:08 AM
Women are as horny as men are.
No
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 03, 2014, 12:55:32 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 03, 2014, 12:54:08 AM
Women are as horny as men are.


Guys don't have to make the first move, if they can see massive meat silhouetted against the legs and that's their kick then they can go for it.


I AM SURROUNDED BY 19th CENTURY BARBARIANS. 

Women are people with needs themselves.

I don't see the point in women buying dildos the size and shape of horsecocks.  But hey.....

whatever floats their boat.
Dragon dildos are also a thing lately.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 03, 2014, 12:55:38 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 03, 2014, 12:54:08 AM
I don't see the point in women buying dildos the size and shape of horsecocks.  But hey.....
Most of the people buying those horse dildos are actually men, fyi.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 03, 2014, 12:56:06 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 03, 2014, 12:55:38 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 03, 2014, 12:54:08 AM
I don't see the point in women buying dildos the size and shape of horsecocks.  But hey.....
Most of the people buying those horse dildos are actually men, fyi.
YA GOT ANY STATISTIC ON THAT?!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 03, 2014, 12:56:26 AM
lulz


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 03, 2014, 12:57:19 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Oct 03, 2014, 12:56:06 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 03, 2014, 12:55:38 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 03, 2014, 12:54:08 AM
I don't see the point in women buying dildos the size and shape of horsecocks.  But hey.....
Most of the people buying those horse dildos are actually men, fyi.
YA GOT ANY STATISTIC ON THAT?!
http://www.amazon.com/Anatomically-Correct-Horse-Penis-Animal/dp/B00KJ8OZ4K (http://www.amazon.com/Anatomically-Correct-Horse-Penis-Animal/dp/B00KJ8OZ4K)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 03, 2014, 12:58:39 AM
This conversation just took a really weird turn.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 03, 2014, 12:59:42 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 03, 2014, 12:57:19 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Oct 03, 2014, 12:56:06 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 03, 2014, 12:55:38 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 03, 2014, 12:54:08 AM
I don't see the point in women buying dildos the size and shape of horsecocks.  But hey.....
Most of the people buying those horse dildos are actually men, fyi.
YA GOT ANY STATISTIC ON THAT?!
http://www.amazon.com/Anatomically-Correct-Horse-Penis-Animal/dp/B00KJ8OZ4K (http://www.amazon.com/Anatomically-Correct-Horse-Penis-Animal/dp/B00KJ8OZ4K)
For $75 I might as well cut off my own arm and just use the free prosthetic arm my insurance buys me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 03, 2014, 01:03:25 AM
you can count on our depravity to keep things from getting too hostile 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 03, 2014, 01:04:48 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 03, 2014, 12:57:19 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Oct 03, 2014, 12:56:06 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 03, 2014, 12:55:38 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 03, 2014, 12:54:08 AM
I don't see the point in women buying dildos the size and shape of horsecocks.  But hey.....
Most of the people buying those horse dildos are actually men, fyi.
YA GOT ANY STATISTIC ON THAT?!
http://www.amazon.com/Anatomically-Correct-Horse-Penis-Animal/dp/B00KJ8OZ4K (http://www.amazon.com/Anatomically-Correct-Horse-Penis-Animal/dp/B00KJ8OZ4K)
Yeah, I know, but for real, dragon dildos have gotten really popular with gay furries(or whatever the equivalent for reptiles is) lately.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 03, 2014, 01:05:22 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Oct 03, 2014, 01:04:48 AM
Yeah, I know, but for real, dragon dildos have gotten really popular with gay furries(or whatever the equivalent for reptiles is) lately.
Scalies? ???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 03, 2014, 01:06:20 AM
cvalda and cal's depravity > kimarhi depravity 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 03, 2014, 01:08:10 AM
Lightweight.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 03, 2014, 01:18:28 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 03, 2014, 01:06:20 AM
cvalda and cal's depravity > kimarhi depravity
what are you saying?

Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 03, 2014, 01:05:22 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Oct 03, 2014, 01:04:48 AM
Yeah, I know, but for real, dragon dildos have gotten really popular with gay furries(or whatever the equivalent for reptiles is) lately.
Scalies? ???
Oh yeah.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Oct 03, 2014, 01:24:47 AM
 :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 03, 2014, 06:19:28 AM
Come in here to read some news..... horsecocks and dragon dildos.....

let the depravity continue.


http://io9.com/whats-so-bad-about-danish-sperm-1641882989 (http://io9.com/whats-so-bad-about-danish-sperm-1641882989)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 03, 2014, 11:41:36 AM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/01/outrageous-911-flies-norm-clausen_n_5915526.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/01/outrageous-911-flies-norm-clausen_n_5915526.html)

QuoteWhen Norm Clausen found some really big flies in his Pensacola, Florida, home, he did what probably no one else would do.   He called 911
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vepariga on Oct 03, 2014, 12:06:20 PM
http://gadling.com/2013/09/10/australian-pig-steals-beer/ (http://gadling.com/2013/09/10/australian-pig-steals-beer/)

Pig gets drunk then starts fight with Cow.

oh its old news...i just realized.

I laughed,

then i cried

http://gawker.com/swino-the-beer-stealing-cow-fighting-australian-pig-1441980191 (http://gawker.com/swino-the-beer-stealing-cow-fighting-australian-pig-1441980191)

RIP Swino.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Oct 03, 2014, 05:53:00 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 03, 2014, 12:57:19 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Oct 03, 2014, 12:56:06 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 03, 2014, 12:55:38 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 03, 2014, 12:54:08 AM
I don't see the point in women buying dildos the size and shape of horsecocks.  But hey.....
Most of the people buying those horse dildos are actually men, fyi.
YA GOT ANY STATISTIC ON THAT?!
http://www.amazon.com/Anatomically-Correct-Horse-Penis-Animal/dp/B00KJ8OZ4K (http://www.amazon.com/Anatomically-Correct-Horse-Penis-Animal/dp/B00KJ8OZ4K)



Real boys get the moby dick model


http://www.amazon.com/Mobys-Dick-Anatomically-Correct-Member/dp/B007I702VA/ref=pd_sbs_hpc_5?ie=UTF8&refRID=0V9J8SVJJ7Z4ZMPJXDGM (http://www.amazon.com/Mobys-Dick-Anatomically-Correct-Member/dp/B007I702VA/ref=pd_sbs_hpc_5?ie=UTF8&refRID=0V9J8SVJJ7Z4ZMPJXDGM)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 04, 2014, 03:06:10 AM
Women watch more male gay porn than men, Pornhub study finds
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-sex/women-watch-more-male-gay-porn-than-men-pornhub-study-finds-9772406.html (http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-sex/women-watch-more-male-gay-porn-than-men-pornhub-study-finds-9772406.html)

QuoteThe world's largest pornography site Pornhub, which receives over 44 million visitors a day, has revealed data about what kinds of adult content men and women are watching, revealing that tastes don't necessary line up with the gender, sexuality or demographic the genre is intended for.

Lesbian porn was found to be the top category for female users, though gay (male) was a close second, this category being down in seventh place for men despite it being traditionally marketed at them.

The data challenges preconceptions about what porn women view, showing that many women prefer to watch gay men the same way lesbian porn has traditionally been aimed at men.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.perezhilton.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F01%2F9234_59e4.gif&hash=1e8a7cb58c508d837bbe9e13b426d40f45485e72)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 04, 2014, 03:29:45 AM
lol how do they know the gender of the viewer doe
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 04, 2014, 03:59:17 AM
the internet knows everything about you aspie
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Oct 04, 2014, 04:07:14 AM
http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/stories/steak-made-from-human-poop-passes-taste-test (http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/stories/steak-made-from-human-poop-passes-taste-test)

ass burgers finally getting some love?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 04, 2014, 09:18:55 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 04, 2014, 03:06:10 AM
Women watch more male gay porn than men, Pornhub study finds
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-sex/women-watch-more-male-gay-porn-than-men-pornhub-study-finds-9772406.html (http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-sex/women-watch-more-male-gay-porn-than-men-pornhub-study-finds-9772406.html)

QuoteThe world's largest pornography site Pornhub, which receives over 44 million visitors a day, has revealed data about what kinds of adult content men and women are watching, revealing that tastes don't necessary line up with the gender, sexuality or demographic the genre is intended for.

Lesbian porn was found to be the top category for female users, though gay (male) was a close second, this category being down in seventh place for men despite it being traditionally marketed at them.

The data challenges preconceptions about what porn women view, showing that many women prefer to watch gay men the same way lesbian porn has traditionally been aimed at men.

http://i.perezhilton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/9234_59e4.gif

lol everyone on the internet is a male... #themoreyoukno
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Oct 04, 2014, 12:09:47 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Oct 04, 2014, 04:07:14 AM
http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/stories/steak-made-from-human-poop-passes-taste-test (http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/stories/steak-made-from-human-poop-passes-taste-test)
"I don't wanna talk about what it's made of!"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 04, 2014, 12:12:57 PM
Well "bug burgers" could rock... Only a matter of time till we have the almighty xeno-burger! They'd be so hot they'll melt you from the inside out!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 05, 2014, 03:02:16 AM
Isn't this what I said months ago.


http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/oreilly/2014/10/03/bill-oreilly-ebola-panic (http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/oreilly/2014/10/03/bill-oreilly-ebola-panic)

http://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152546157941336&fref=nf (http://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152546157941336&fref=nf)



It begins in Texas.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-29481069 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-29481069)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Oct 05, 2014, 03:10:40 AM
Goddammit

Why haven't we restricted travel to and from these places? f**k.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 05, 2014, 03:14:31 AM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Oct 05, 2014, 03:10:40 AM
Goddammit

Why haven't we restricted travel to and from these places? f**k.

Because the ultra liberals think that would be racist, far better to just ignore it and hope everything will turn out alright in the end.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Oct 05, 2014, 03:14:51 AM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Oct 05, 2014, 03:10:40 AM
Goddammit

Why haven't we restricted travel to and from these places? f**k.
Because that would be a rational and sane precaution.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 05, 2014, 03:26:09 AM
Because the Mensa set round here predictably know sweet f**k all about international diplomacy.

There's been travel warnings in place for months about Ebola affected countries, same as how there's travel warnings for Syria or Iraq.

lol Hubbs doesn't want gubbermint interfering in his life - except when he wants the government interfering in his life.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Oct 05, 2014, 03:29:06 AM
Because that sure has done a bang up job hasn't it?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 05, 2014, 03:30:17 AM
In the meantime, the rest of us will continue living in the real world.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Oct 05, 2014, 03:31:58 AM
Never told you not to
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 05, 2014, 04:16:48 AM
Be careful HUBBS, some crazy ebola stricken patient is going to come pee in your mouth while you sleep.



NOONE IS SAFE. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 05, 2014, 04:18:48 AM
 :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 05, 2014, 04:24:15 AM
Ebola vs Texas:


(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FXMXmsVc.gif&hash=d640fd5a1bb84d8dd20537b1b666fd8f573162a0)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 05, 2014, 04:45:39 AM
I'm too young to die ;-;
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 05, 2014, 04:47:36 AM
Everybody has got to go sometime.




Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 05, 2014, 04:51:26 AM
mofuka but u've been around like twice the time I've been alive
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 05, 2014, 04:53:20 AM
I got into a knife fight with a bear when I was ten, so I was born ready to die son. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 05, 2014, 05:00:11 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 05, 2014, 04:53:20 AM
I got into a knife fight with a bear when I was ten, so I was born ready to die son.
And then this happened:
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.gyazo.com%2F6722ad7d470b22d4568aac8e76ef6a54.gif&hash=30da01df2a5b75f5b274a1da631f2c20ac1be302)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 05, 2014, 05:02:01 AM
Damn you squidbillies for having a .gif appropriate response to everything!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 05, 2014, 05:45:14 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 05, 2014, 04:16:48 AM
Be careful HUBBS, some crazy ebola stricken patient is going to come pee in your mouth while you sleep.



NOONE IS SAFE.
"Hubbs diary day 10,294.

It has happened. An ebola striken immigrant has pissed in my mouth as I slept. How do I know he had Ebola? He was black as coal and his urine tasted like cheap UNICEF rice. African, I deducted, sitting up and turning on my astute powers of immigrant detection. I had awoken to find myself suffocating, and before I could stop I had swallowed it all. I shall keep you posted as to my condition.

I give this a 1/10."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 05, 2014, 05:46:11 AM
was mildly amused through paragraph




laughed at last sentence 


:D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 05, 2014, 06:45:23 AM
Quote from: BANE on Oct 05, 2014, 05:45:14 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 05, 2014, 04:16:48 AM
Be careful HUBBS, some crazy ebola stricken patient is going to come pee in your mouth while you sleep.



NOONE IS SAFE.
"Hubbs diary day 10,294.

It has happened. An ebola striken immigrant has pissed in my mouth as I slept. How do I know he had Ebola? He was black as coal and his urine tasted like cheap UNICEF rice. African, I deducted, sitting up and turning on my astute powers of immigrant detection. I had awoken to find myself suffocating, and before I could stop I had swallowed it all. I shall keep you posted as to my condition.

I give this a 1/10."

Damn you that actually made me laugh  (3.5/10)



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-29461408 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-29461408)

But this is what I'm talking about. This African guy in Texas only came into the US two weeks ago! how on B.A. Baracus's balls is the US allowing people from Liberia into the country at this time??!! Obviously the 'scans and checks' aren't working lol! fecking joke! Seriously doesn't this kinda tell you to maybe stop letting folk in the country from that region? what more must happen to convince people sheesh!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 05, 2014, 06:48:15 AM
Doesn't matter though.  Because unless an infected is bleeding, sweating, urinating, or defecating in an open orifice to your body...........you can't get infected.


If you are worried about it don't go running toward sick people with your mouth open. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 05, 2014, 06:54:45 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 05, 2014, 06:48:15 AM
Doesn't matter though.  Because unless an infected is bleeding, sweating, urinating, or defecating in an open orifice to your body...........you can't get infected.


If you are worried about it don't go running toward sick people with your mouth open.

LOL! so how does it spread??!! clearly it spreads quite easily other wise this whole entire situation wouldn't be happening. Why do I see myself reposting this when ebola becomes more widespread in the US  ::)

That dude was in the US for two weeks, who knows who may have been infected. The scans and checks aren't working, its now proven, time to stop letting folk in...or whatever, lets just pretend it isn't happening, who cares -_-
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 05, 2014, 07:02:28 AM
It spread because he was in Africa and got somebody elses bodily fluids who had ebola in his system.

As somebody whose been to Africa like you say you have, then you should know there is quite the difference in sanitation levels between the third world and the first world. 

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 05, 2014, 01:00:35 PM
Does any one know about all of the other people he was hanging out with on the flight and around the neighborhood? And in between all of those times or do we have to wait the entire 21 days before testing the potential damage done?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 05, 2014, 01:21:25 PM
It's quite something to watch a 1st world nation go into panic overdrive mode.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 05, 2014, 01:27:41 PM
There's not much of a panic. However it's only a panic if you knew you were in contact with a person known to be carrying the infectious disease of the day. There's nothing normal about it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Oct 05, 2014, 08:59:32 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 05, 2014, 06:54:45 AM

LOL! so how does it spread??!! clearly it spreads quite easily other wise this whole entire situation wouldn't be happening. Why do I see myself reposting this when ebola becomes more widespread in the US  ::)

That dude was in the US for two weeks, who knows who may have been infected. The scans and checks aren't working, its now proven, time to stop letting folk in...or whatever, lets just pretend it isn't happening, who cares -_-

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 05, 2014, 09:14:18 PM
lolnope Dr Phil has spoken.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 05, 2014, 10:14:01 PM
While this is the most it has spread since it's discovery in 1976, it's still not as bad as Hubbs makes it out to be.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 05, 2014, 11:28:10 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Oct 05, 2014, 10:14:01 PM
While this is the most it has spread since it's discovery in 1976, it's still not as bad as Hubbs makes it out to be.

It's basically non-existent in the Western world. Fear mongering is fear mongering. For every American that this virus has claimed, another 100,000 Americans have probably died from the flu or flu-related illness.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 06, 2014, 02:29:29 AM
Exactly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Oct 06, 2014, 09:41:47 AM
I want to give Hubbs a great big kiss. :-*

Spoiler
A great big Ebola kiss.
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gazz on Oct 06, 2014, 10:07:07 AM
Oh shit, Hubbs is going to flip...

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Oct 06, 2014, 12:09:14 PM
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/how-gays-are-being-hunted-in-russia-337907779594?cid=sm_m_main_1_20141006_32898956 (http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/how-gays-are-being-hunted-in-russia-337907779594?cid=sm_m_main_1_20141006_32898956) The hunt is on it seems, rofl! Whats the point to put so much effort in something like this?  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Oct 06, 2014, 01:12:03 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Oct 06, 2014, 12:09:14 PM
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/how-gays-are-being-hunted-in-russia-337907779594?cid=sm_m_main_1_20141006_32898956 (http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/how-gays-are-being-hunted-in-russia-337907779594?cid=sm_m_main_1_20141006_32898956) The hunt is on it seems, rofl! Whats the point to put so much effort in something like this?  :laugh:

Because the people doing the "hunting" are degenerate f**ks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 06, 2014, 01:20:45 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/04/nude-olympics-san-francisco_n_5928264.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/04/nude-olympics-san-francisco_n_5928264.html)

Apparently nude Olympics are a thing now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 06, 2014, 05:57:50 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 06, 2014, 01:20:45 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/04/nude-olympics-san-francisco_n_5928264.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/04/nude-olympics-san-francisco_n_5928264.html)

Apparently nude Olympics are a thing now.


As the Olympics should be.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 06, 2014, 06:07:23 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Oct 06, 2014, 05:57:50 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 06, 2014, 01:20:45 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/04/nude-olympics-san-francisco_n_5928264.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/04/nude-olympics-san-francisco_n_5928264.html)

Apparently nude Olympics are a thing now.


As the Olympics should be.

As the Olympics originally were; a collection of the most well trained young men they could find, jesting in the nude, while women had to watch. ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 06, 2014, 06:10:33 PM
"Once again, as expected, the pole vault is utterly dominated by black men"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 06, 2014, 09:57:13 PM
Quote from: BANE on Oct 06, 2014, 06:10:33 PM
"Once again, as expected, the pole vault is utterly dominated by black men"

:D :D :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 06, 2014, 10:30:33 PM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 06, 2014, 10:34:49 PM
commie marsupials
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 07, 2014, 01:06:02 AM
Same-sex marriage becomes legal in Oklahoma, Utah, Indiana, Wisconsin and Virginia
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/oct/06/gay-marriage-victory-supreme-court-decision (http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/oct/06/gay-marriage-victory-supreme-court-decision)

QuoteSame-sex marriage became immediately legal in Indiana, Oklahoma, Virginia, Wisconsin and Utah. Because the court's decision lifted stays on circuit court rulings, it also created a path for six other states. In Colorado, a stay on the implementation of a ruling in favor of same-sex marriage automatically fell as a result of the supreme court decision, and in some counties there, marriage licenses were issued to same-sex couples on Monday.

Kansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia and Wyoming could follow in the next few weeks or months because of the precedent set by the the circuit courts, whose rulings now stand because of the decision by the supreme court not to take up any of the appeals.

According to some estimates, as many as 60% of Americans now live in states where same-sex marriage is legal.

8) SOON.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 07, 2014, 01:12:31 AM
f**king a.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 07, 2014, 01:23:10 AM
Texas would try to secede from the Union first.



Not even kidding.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 07, 2014, 01:27:48 AM
Haha, please god let them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 07, 2014, 01:31:39 AM
Haha we'll take them and inundate them with French Canadians.

Tell me Aspie do you think Texas would appreciate poutine and mandatory bilingual french street signs?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 07, 2014, 01:37:28 AM
there's already poutine here lol


and mannnn most texans down here can barely speak English, seeing French signs would infuriate them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 07, 2014, 01:40:14 AM
The clash of accents and cultures would be amazing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 07, 2014, 01:42:32 AM
they would get especially interesting considering the south claims it developed poutine first.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 07, 2014, 02:21:55 AM
Texas is one of the few states that could be self sustaining.


The union would never let it secede.


WAR. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 07, 2014, 03:19:14 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Oct 07, 2014, 01:42:32 AM
they would get especially interesting considering the south claims it developed poutine first.

But that was Quebec that invented poutine, the word poutine is even French.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 07, 2014, 03:22:51 AM
you know there were former French colonies in 'Merica right?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 07, 2014, 03:29:17 AM
Yea, but they aren't Canadian French.

Poutine was invented in the late 1950's in rural Quebec.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 07, 2014, 03:30:25 AM
In new Orleans in the 30's!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 07, 2014, 03:31:36 AM
Nope, google it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 07, 2014, 03:33:07 AM
I don't even know what your talking about mang. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 07, 2014, 03:35:36 AM
The invention of poutine, Dory.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 07, 2014, 03:39:01 AM
WHAT IS IT?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Oct 07, 2014, 04:36:17 AM
why dont we just give isis ebola
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 07, 2014, 05:24:54 AM
because Iraq and Syria are third world countries and that shit would spread everywhere.




Al Qaeda tried to develop the plague once, then they all died from it. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 07, 2014, 11:27:58 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 07, 2014, 05:24:54 AM
Al Qaeda tried to develop the plague once, then they all died from it. 

Say what now?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Oct 07, 2014, 11:32:19 AM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/algeria/4294664/Al-Qaeda-cell-killed-by-Black-Death-was-developing-biological-weapons.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/algeria/4294664/Al-Qaeda-cell-killed-by-Black-Death-was-developing-biological-weapons.html)

they fuked up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 07, 2014, 11:36:04 AM
Chalk it up to Darwinism.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Oct 07, 2014, 01:13:18 PM
NASA looking at possibility of putting astronauts into hypersleep for trip to Mars.

http://news.discovery.com/space/nasa-eyes-crew-deep-sleep-option-for-mission-to-mars-141003.htm (http://news.discovery.com/space/nasa-eyes-crew-deep-sleep-option-for-mission-to-mars-141003.htm)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 07, 2014, 05:11:22 PM
Alien movie tech. 


I'd hate to be the dude though that had to test this.  Seems like it has a high chance of f**king you up.



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 07, 2014, 05:19:31 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 07, 2014, 05:11:22 PM
Alien movie tech. 


I'd hate to be the dude though that had to test this.  Seems like it has a high chance of f**king you up.




Steve Johnson went to cryosleep a recently retired NASA astronaut with 8 successful space walks.

He woke up a fairy Princess.

We hear from Steve 'her majesty' Johnson tonight on 60 Minutes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 08, 2014, 11:31:49 AM
This is three years old but since the anniversary of Steve Jobs' death was a few days ago, I thought it would be worth sharing.

http://www.sandersconsulting.com/8-unforgivable-leadership-mistakes-steve-jobs-made/ (http://www.sandersconsulting.com/8-unforgivable-leadership-mistakes-steve-jobs-made/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 08, 2014, 12:30:10 PM
Nobody cares about Steve Jobs. Bill Gates is where it's at.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Oct 08, 2014, 12:32:35 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Oct 07, 2014, 11:32:19 AM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/algeria/4294664/Al-Qaeda-cell-killed-by-Black-Death-was-developing-biological-weapons.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/algeria/4294664/Al-Qaeda-cell-killed-by-Black-Death-was-developing-biological-weapons.html)

they fuked up.

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Spoiler
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 08, 2014, 04:03:44 PM
Quote from: BANE on Oct 08, 2014, 12:30:10 PM
Nobody cares about Steve Jobs. Bill Gates is where it's at.


QFT
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 08, 2014, 04:29:30 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Oct 08, 2014, 04:03:44 PM
Quote from: BANE on Oct 08, 2014, 12:30:10 PM
Nobody cares about Steve Jobs. Bill Gates is where it's at.


QFT

He's the true inventor in that duo.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 08, 2014, 04:37:36 PM
Well yeah, Jobs was the marketing guy. But there's more to it than just that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 08, 2014, 09:49:23 PM
Job's had taste, Gates on the other hand

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYIrhOiO6Mo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYIrhOiO6Mo#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 08, 2014, 09:51:42 PM
Texas Ebola patient dies as officials monitor those who had direct contact
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/08/ebola-patient-dies-texas-thomas-eric-duncan (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/08/ebola-patient-dies-texas-thomas-eric-duncan)

QuoteThomas Eric Duncan, the first patient to be diagnosed with Ebola outside Africa, died on Wednesday, the Texas hospital that was treating him announced.

"It is with profound sadness and heartfelt disappointment that we must inform you of the death of Thomas Eric Duncan this morning," the Texas Health Presbyterian hospital said in a statement.

Duncan, 42, died at 7.51am, according to the hospital. "Mr Duncan succumbed to an insidious disease, Ebola. He fought courageously in this battle. Our professionals, the doctors and nurses in the unit, as well as the entire Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas community, are also grieving his passing. We have offered the family our support and condolences at this difficult time," the statement said.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 08, 2014, 09:59:20 PM
run aspie run.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 08, 2014, 10:01:07 PM
It'll infect his eyebrows and kill them. The rest of him will survive.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 08, 2014, 10:52:51 PM
aaaaannnnndddd I'm f**ked
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 08, 2014, 10:59:20 PM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 08, 2014, 11:22:34 PM
SM's face when Aspie won't die.

















rip guy
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 08, 2014, 11:33:10 PM
Quote from: Rong on Oct 08, 2014, 09:49:23 PM
Job's had taste, Gates on the other hand

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYIrhOiO6Mo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYIrhOiO6Mo#)
WTF gates is superman
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Oct 09, 2014, 01:19:25 AM
http://laist.com/2014/10/08/the_creepy_details_about_the_couple.php (http://laist.com/2014/10/08/the_creepy_details_about_the_couple.php)

TRUE WUV.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 09, 2014, 01:28:27 AM
save me hubbz
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 09, 2014, 02:05:11 AM
Hubbs cant save you aspie he already has the ebola.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 09, 2014, 02:23:36 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeyU7uVOTic# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeyU7uVOTic#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 09, 2014, 06:53:49 AM
UK still has no plans for ebola screening at airports!

Dr Brian McCloskey, director of global health at PHE, said: "Our robust, well-developed and well-tested NHS systems for managing unusual infectious diseases are all active permanently, and always available and regularly tested and proven to be effective.

LOL! is this country for real?!! I actually think they want us to get it. It has been said that screening at UK airports would be unnecessary! Not only are they still allowing everybody into the fecking country now there is a deadly disease threat on top of it and they still won't stop the flow!!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29518342 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29518342)

The comments at the bottom here from UK citizens says it all.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2785689/As-U-S-brings-airport-screening-won-t-UK-test-air-travellers-Ebola.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2785689/As-U-S-brings-airport-screening-won-t-UK-test-air-travellers-Ebola.html)



UK sending 125m to Sierra Leona in aid! errr we can't afford that Cameron  >:(

UK sending 750 military personnel to Sierra Leone to catch ebola...I mean help out. What about IS on the Turkey border Cameron?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29542129 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29542129)

America still says risk is low despite introducing screening at airports.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/08/ebola-dallas-deputy-sheriff-hospital-symptoms-death (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/08/ebola-dallas-deputy-sheriff-hospital-symptoms-death)

I heard on the BBC today that America will not ban all travel from the affected areas because basically it will some how cost them too much money. Apparently when travel was halted for the SARS outbreak it cost the world 40 billion.




Is Turkey on the side of IS? suspicion grows it seems.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-29531728 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-29531728)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 09, 2014, 07:21:28 AM
lolhubbs

Banning travel is a waste of time because you can't police it.  If someone wants to go to Liberia, they'll just go via another country if they can't go direct.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 09, 2014, 11:14:32 AM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2782772/Patient-complains-strange-itch-horrifies-doctors-discover-three-inch-insect-ALIVE-inside-head.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2782772/Patient-complains-strange-itch-horrifies-doctors-discover-three-inch-insect-ALIVE-inside-head.html)

Next time you have an ear itch...

Quote from: BANE on Oct 08, 2014, 04:37:36 PM
Well yeah, Jobs was the marketing guy. But there's more to it than just that.

When you're marketing ideas that someone else invented, half the work is already done for you. All you need to do is make it look pretty.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Oct 09, 2014, 01:12:48 PM
White Cop shoots Black Teen 17 times in St. Louis nearly two months to the day after Ferguson Tragedy.

https://gma.yahoo.com/unrest-st-louis-police-officer-shoots-kills-man-061859179--abc-news-topstories.html

Spoiler
Sorry for the sensational headline. I was practicing my headline skills in case I someday wanted a job with the media.  What I should have typed, and what would have never been printed, and what would have been no less true, was:

Spoiler
Cop returns fire; kills sketchy ass armed thug who attempted to kill him. Case Close. Now Back to Ebola!
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There will be a million protesters who only see 'the headline'. It's like the racial unrest division of the media is trying to pry some of the lime light from the infectious disease division. Forever trying to stir up the uniformed and promote fear.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Oct 09, 2014, 02:52:14 PM
I'd love to know where Hubbs got his PhD in epidemiology.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Oct 09, 2014, 02:54:36 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Oct 09, 2014, 02:52:14 PM
I'd love to know where Hubbs got his PhD in epidemiology.

I'm sure his professor rated him 1/10.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Oct 09, 2014, 03:55:52 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/06/ferguson-protesters-keep-walking_n_5942482.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/06/ferguson-protesters-keep-walking_n_5942482.html)

Police Violated Constitutional Rights Of Ferguson Protesters, Federal Judge Rules
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 09, 2014, 04:09:41 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Oct 09, 2014, 03:55:52 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/06/ferguson-protesters-keep-walking_n_5942482.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/06/ferguson-protesters-keep-walking_n_5942482.html)

Police Violated Constitutional Rights Of Ferguson Protesters, Federal Judge Rules



And they will continue to do so, f**king scum.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Oct 09, 2014, 04:46:00 PM
I think there should be no law in Ferguson ... say for a week or two. Just an experiment on perspective to see how long it takes for it's citizens to either wake up and evolve their social behavior or devour each other in a lord of the flies blood bath of Darwinistic irony.

Too much "No child left behind" bullshit keeping the whole world back from the future.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 09, 2014, 08:41:19 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Oct 09, 2014, 02:52:14 PM
I'd love to know where Hubbs got his PhD in epidemiology.

East Bumcrack University.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Oct 09, 2014, 08:53:19 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Oct 09, 2014, 04:46:00 PM
I think there should be no law in Ferguson ... say for a week or two. Just an experiment on perspective to see how long it takes for it's citizens to either wake up and evolve their social behavior or devour each other in a lord of the flies blood bath of Darwinistic irony.

HUMANS ARE SAVAGES!

lawl.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Oct 09, 2014, 09:08:09 PM
Ferguson is The Island of Doctor Moreau.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 09, 2014, 10:20:11 PM
Quote from: SM on Oct 09, 2014, 07:21:28 AM
lolhubbs

Banning travel is a waste of time because you can't police it.  If someone wants to go to Liberia, they'll just go via another country if they can't go direct.

LOL! excuse me! oh and I think most people are more concerned about people coming from the affected areas. Masses of people are trying to leave Liberia right now.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 09, 2014, 10:27:01 PM
And if they want to get out they will.

Some of them might even get to the UK, but they best avoid it unless that want to catch a dose of the Miserable Ignorant Pommy f**kwit virus.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 09, 2014, 10:31:42 PM
Quote from: SM on Oct 09, 2014, 10:27:01 PM
And if they want to get out they will.

Some of them might even get to the UK, but they best avoid it unless that want to catch a dose of the Miserable Ignorant Pommy f**kwit virus.

Oh they will get to the UK have no worries there matey, the UK welcomes everybody with open arms and free benefits whether you offer a valuable skill or not...in fact that last bit doesn't even come into it anymore. I wish the UK was run like Oz, even slightly.

Don't believe me check out what's happening in France at ports to the UK. Masses of immigrants travel right across the entire of Europe just to try and enter the UK illegally, why? because the UK is known world wide as an easy touch that doles out benefits willy-nilly. No other country in Europe acts like the UK does, no other country in Europe is as dumb as the UK, we are completely ruled lock n key by Brussels.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 09, 2014, 10:37:02 PM
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If you weren't incessantly moaning about Ebola you'd be incessantly moaning about something else.

Black people probably.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 09, 2014, 10:38:51 PM
Quote from: SM on Oct 09, 2014, 10:37:02 PM
http://www.reactiongifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/do-not-care.gif

If you weren't incessantly moaning about Ebola you'd be incessantly moaning about something else.

Black people probably.

I know you don't care, you live in a very nice well run country, one country which is the envy of the world. I'd LOVE to come and live in Oz :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Oct 09, 2014, 10:41:25 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2782050/The-penises-grown-lab-Scientists-say-organs-tested-humans-five-years.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2782050/The-penises-grown-lab-Scientists-say-organs-tested-humans-five-years.html)

Soon
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 09, 2014, 10:42:51 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 09, 2014, 10:38:51 PM
I know you don't care, you live in a very nice well run country, one country which is the envy of the world.
No, it isn't. Only reason they dodged the recession is because they still have resources to exploit. Once those are gone, goodbye. :-*
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 10, 2014, 12:34:08 AM
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/26746561/red-bull-settles-over-false-advertising-claims (http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/26746561/red-bull-settles-over-false-advertising-claims)

Oh for f**ks sakes. Who the f**k takes "it gives you wings" that literal? It's was nothing more than a euphemism for how the drink through it's unhealthy amount of caffeine, sugar and god knows what else causes your heart to go into overdrive pumping blood all the while wearing it's valves out.

Now if it spread ebola; that would be something else.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 10, 2014, 12:57:43 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 10, 2014, 12:34:08 AM
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/26746561/red-bull-settles-over-false-advertising-claims (http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/26746561/red-bull-settles-over-false-advertising-claims)

Oh for f**ks sakes. Who the f**k takes "it gives you wings" that literal? It's was nothing more than a euphemism for how the drink through it's unhealthy amount of caffeine, sugar and god knows what else causes your heart to go into overdrive pumping blood all the while wearing it's valves out.

Now if it spread ebola; that would be something else.


Is the satire...


This must be satire.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 10, 2014, 01:14:39 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 09, 2014, 10:42:51 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 09, 2014, 10:38:51 PM
I know you don't care, you live in a very nice well run country, one country which is the envy of the world.
No, it isn't. Only reason they dodged the recession is because they still have resources to exploit. Once those are gone, goodbye. :-*

The demand will be gone before the resources are, also geographically speaking we don't get many natural disasters other than fires and droughts, but thats gonna be everywhere soon dat global warming.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 10, 2014, 03:43:38 PM
This is happening a lot in the US it seems...but is it police over reacting or folk simply not cooperating with the police when asked to do something? Hmmmmmm I wonder.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV8g-Rj2sa8#t=71 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV8g-Rj2sa8#t=71)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Oct 10, 2014, 05:49:54 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 10, 2014, 12:34:08 AM
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/26746561/red-bull-settles-over-false-advertising-claims (http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/26746561/red-bull-settles-over-false-advertising-claims)

Oh for f**ks sakes. Who the f**k takes "it gives you wings" that literal? It's was nothing more than a euphemism for how the drink through it's unhealthy amount of caffeine, sugar and god knows what else causes your heart to go into overdrive pumping blood all the while wearing it's valves out.

Now if it spread ebola; that would be something else.
They couldnt be serious, they probably just thought they could get away with a lawsuit
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Oct 10, 2014, 07:00:36 PM
Malala Yousafzai won the Nobel Peace Prize. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Oct 10, 2014, 08:55:33 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Oct 10, 2014, 07:00:36 PM
Malala Yousafzai won the Nobel Peace Prize. :)

Isn't she 17? Well done Malalal. We'll be watching your career with great interest.
Spoiler

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Oct 10, 2014, 08:58:22 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Oct 10, 2014, 08:55:33 PMIsn't she 17?
All the best ones are.

Spoiler
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 10, 2014, 09:34:56 PM
Sick f**k.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 10, 2014, 11:33:32 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Oct 10, 2014, 08:58:22 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Oct 10, 2014, 08:55:33 PMIsn't she 17?
All the best ones are.

Spoiler
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All this time I thought you were only joking, and then...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gazz on Oct 11, 2014, 09:01:23 AM
Looks like you're in good company, Hubbs:

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FWm3bu6V.jpg&hash=3d8d50d4c4ec37322fef4c4aa975ccf76286a67b)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 11, 2014, 09:05:33 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Oct 10, 2014, 11:33:32 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Oct 10, 2014, 08:58:22 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Oct 10, 2014, 08:55:33 PMIsn't she 17?
All the best ones are.

Spoiler
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All this time I thought you were only joking, and then...
And then BAM! Totally relevant news.

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/26751472/exclusive-kalaheo-high-teacher-accused-of-having-sex-with-student (http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/26751472/exclusive-kalaheo-high-teacher-accused-of-having-sex-with-student)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 11, 2014, 05:10:03 PM
Quote from: Gazz on Oct 11, 2014, 09:01:23 AM
Looks like you're in good company, Hubbs:

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FWm3bu6V.jpg&hash=3d8d50d4c4ec37322fef4c4aa975ccf76286a67b)

Plenty of people want to see this, its just common sense. Stop the spread by stopping flights out of the affected areas, simple.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Oct 11, 2014, 05:42:49 PM
The WHO and related organizations have an unbelievably large data pool when it comes to the spread of diseases. Between historical records and computer simulations, they know what the most likely outcome for most courses of action is. If ebola spread easily and was airborne, yes, they would probably shut down airports in affected regions, much like with SARS. But ebola is not airborne, and it does not spread easily.

Much as you would like to think otherwise, no, you do not know more about the spread of disease than the experts who have devoted their lives to studying it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Oct 11, 2014, 07:27:32 PM
Spacemarines, you might as well be writing a poem on a public bathroom wall...

You'll only get shit smeared on it. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 11, 2014, 07:30:56 PM
Where the hell do you take shits, the zoo?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Oct 11, 2014, 07:32:39 PM
Quote from: BANE on Oct 11, 2014, 07:30:56 PM
Where the hell do you take shits, the zoo?

...speaking from experience, i see. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 11, 2014, 07:55:27 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Oct 11, 2014, 07:32:39 PM
Quote from: BANE on Oct 11, 2014, 07:30:56 PM
Where the hell do you take shits, the zoo?

...speaking from experience, i see. :P
I would assume he sneaks into the monkey habitats and craps and then throws it at people.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Oct 11, 2014, 07:57:02 PM
you assume or you KNOW? :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 11, 2014, 08:00:51 PM
Assume. Although I have witnessed something like that at my local zoo. A chimp shat into his hand and then proceeded to toss part of it at the onlooking guests and devour the other half. Dem tasty shits.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Oct 11, 2014, 09:09:56 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Oct 11, 2014, 07:27:32 PM
Spacemarines, you might as well be writing a poem on a public bathroom wall...

You'll only get shit smeared on it.

Only the true artist is willing to have shit smeared on their work.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 11, 2014, 09:12:41 PM
Quote from: tavianini19 on Oct 11, 2014, 07:55:27 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Oct 11, 2014, 07:32:39 PM
Quote from: BANE on Oct 11, 2014, 07:30:56 PM
Where the hell do you take shits, the zoo?

...speaking from experience, i see. :P
I would assume he sneaks into the monkey habitats and craps and then throws it at people.
That's basically what his posts are like already, so... ◦°˚\(*❛‿❛)/˚°◦
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 11, 2014, 10:00:16 PM
bane good for at least 1 laugh ery day. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 11, 2014, 10:13:33 PM
bane for global mod
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 11, 2014, 10:14:51 PM
anybody that bukkakes pictures can never hope to be global mod
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 11, 2014, 10:30:03 PM
Lol implying darkness doesn't have a whole unseen collection.... J/k lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 11, 2014, 11:00:14 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 11, 2014, 09:12:41 PM
Quote from: tavianini19 on Oct 11, 2014, 07:55:27 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Oct 11, 2014, 07:32:39 PM
Quote from: BANE on Oct 11, 2014, 07:30:56 PM
Where the hell do you take shits, the zoo?

...speaking from experience, i see. :P
I would assume he sneaks into the monkey habitats and craps and then throws it at people.
That's basically what his posts are like already, so... ◦°˚\(*❛‿❛)/˚°◦
Oh hardy harr, your posts are like an old miserable Serbian lady shitting into a mans' backpack when he's not looking.

Quote from: Rong on Oct 11, 2014, 10:30:03 PM
Lol implying darkness doesn't have a whole unseen collection.... J/k lol
:laugh: I love the little j/k addendum there. Scared of the potential abuse of power coming your way, eh?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 12, 2014, 01:14:14 AM
Not scairt just a reminder to those without a sense of humour... Lol j/k
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 12, 2014, 01:15:55 AM
I am not afraid of Darkness.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 12, 2014, 01:20:20 AM
Quote from: First Blood on Oct 12, 2014, 01:15:55 AM
I am not afraid of Darkness.
I am not afraid of Darkness. For I am...
Spoiler
Nightlight!!
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 12, 2014, 01:20:36 AM
 :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 12, 2014, 01:25:20 AM
i am the higher power
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 12, 2014, 01:31:25 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Oct 12, 2014, 01:25:20 AM
i am the higher power
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 12, 2014, 01:35:28 AM
u can call me



lightness
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 12, 2014, 01:36:17 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Oct 12, 2014, 01:25:20 AM
i am the higher power

Yawn.

(funny thing is I really did yawn as I read that)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 12, 2014, 01:37:02 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6Uh3IqDFCY#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6Uh3IqDFCY#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 12, 2014, 02:39:04 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Oct 11, 2014, 05:42:49 PM
The WHO and related organizations have an unbelievably large data pool when it comes to the spread of diseases. Between historical records and computer simulations, they know what the most likely outcome for most courses of action is. If ebola spread easily and was airborne, yes, they would probably shut down airports in affected regions, much like with SARS. But ebola is not airborne, and it does not spread easily.

Much as you would like to think otherwise, no, you do not know more about the spread of disease than the experts who have devoted their lives to studying it.

The nurse in Spain apparently only touched her face whilst removing a rubber glove and became infected, that's pretty bloody scary in my book! I imagine it would spread relatively easily if it got into a densely populated area.


Ebola in Macedonia...apparently not...sounds more like a cover up to me. Binge drinking? hmmmm.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2789262/british-ebola-victim-macedonia-did-not-disease-died-massive-drinking-binge-health-officials-say.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2789262/british-ebola-victim-macedonia-did-not-disease-died-massive-drinking-binge-health-officials-say.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 12, 2014, 07:29:09 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Oct 12, 2014, 01:25:20 AM
i am the higher power
Uh huh. Yeeeaaahhhh.........
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 12, 2014, 07:52:05 AM
I aint scared of shit. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Oct 12, 2014, 08:12:22 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 12, 2014, 07:52:05 AM
I aint scared of shit.

Not even...

Spoiler
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...?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 12, 2014, 08:26:00 AM
Quote from: Vickers on Oct 12, 2014, 08:12:22 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 12, 2014, 07:52:05 AM
I aint scared of shit.

Not even...

Spoiler
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...?
He won't admit it but....
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 12, 2014, 08:43:05 AM
being uncomfortable is not same as being scairt
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 12, 2014, 09:44:31 AM
A healthcare worker in Dallas has just test positive for ebola. This is all preliminary of course.  ;)

http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/12/health/ebola/ (http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/12/health/ebola/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Oct 12, 2014, 10:57:27 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 12, 2014, 09:44:31 AM
A healthcare worker in Dallas has just test positive for ebola. This is all preliminary of course.  ;)

http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/12/health/ebola/ (http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/12/health/ebola/)
I was just reading this. Run for your life, Aspie.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 12, 2014, 01:04:04 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Oct 12, 2014, 08:12:22 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 12, 2014, 07:52:05 AM
I aint scared of shit.

Not even...

Spoiler
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...?
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 12, 2014, 08:43:05 AM
being uncomfortable is not same as being scairt
Don't worry, it's only uncomfortable the first time :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Oct 12, 2014, 02:12:40 PM
Ebola-killing robots zap viruses in hospitals

http://news.discovery.com/tech/robotics/ebola-zapping-robots-unleashed-in-hospitals-141011.htm (http://news.discovery.com/tech/robotics/ebola-zapping-robots-unleashed-in-hospitals-141011.htm)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gazz on Oct 12, 2014, 02:21:24 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 11, 2014, 05:10:03 PM
Quote from: Gazz on Oct 11, 2014, 09:01:23 AM
Looks like you're in good company, Hubbs:

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FWm3bu6V.jpg&hash=3d8d50d4c4ec37322fef4c4aa975ccf76286a67b)

Plenty of people want to see this, its just overreaction.

Fixed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 12, 2014, 02:23:50 PM
another Texas healthcare worker has Ebola










fuk
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 12, 2014, 04:12:54 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Oct 12, 2014, 02:23:50 PM
another Texas healthcare worker has Ebola










fuk

And she/he was in protective gear too, not good ;)
Thought this didn't spread easily?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-29586877 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-29586877)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 12, 2014, 04:40:03 PM
When all this is over, if Hubbs turns out to be right about everything thus far, the amount of gloating and name calling he'll be justified to do will be monumental.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 12, 2014, 04:43:13 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 12, 2014, 04:12:54 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Oct 12, 2014, 02:23:50 PM
another Texas healthcare worker has Ebola










fuk

And she/he was in protective gear too, not good ;)
Thought this didn't spread easily?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-29586877 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-29586877)
Obviously he wasn't following correct procedure or he had faulty gear. Christ you're annoying as shit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 12, 2014, 04:52:47 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 12, 2014, 04:12:54 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Oct 12, 2014, 02:23:50 PM
another Texas healthcare worker has Ebola

And she/he was in protective gear too, not good ;)
Thought this didn't spread easily?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-29586877 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-29586877)

That particular patient was in contact with the hospital staff before they became aware of him being infected with ebola, hence the infected healthcare worker probably wasn't wearing any protective gear when they first talked to him and sent him home.

But hey, this is Texas we're talking about... :P

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gazz on Oct 12, 2014, 04:59:18 PM
Quote from: BANE on Oct 12, 2014, 04:40:03 PM
When all this is over, if Hubbs turns out to be right about everything thus far, the amount of gloating and name calling he'll be justified to do will be monumental.

Doesn't matter as we'd all be dead anyway.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 12, 2014, 05:20:21 PM
They're actually speculating that these healthcare workers got infected from not following the procedures they've trained over and over...!

If that's the case, maybe it's the US that should be isolated from the rest of the World...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Oct 12, 2014, 05:39:41 PM
Also, as should be obvious to anyone, healthcare workers are at a significantly larger risk of infection than the general population.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gilfryd on Oct 12, 2014, 05:56:14 PM
We should try this on Hubbs -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF6FW9EPKD8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF6FW9EPKD8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gazz on Oct 12, 2014, 07:15:50 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Oct 12, 2014, 05:39:41 PM
Also, as should be obvious to anyone, healthcare workers are at a significantly larger risk of infection than the general population.

Hmm. It's almost too obvious.

Close all the airports, I say!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 12, 2014, 07:19:04 PM
Women and children first!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Oct 12, 2014, 08:01:51 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Oct 12, 2014, 07:19:04 PM
Women and children first!

Yes! Then they'll die first and not diminish our survival victuals, et cetera., !
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 12, 2014, 08:10:23 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Oct 12, 2014, 08:01:51 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Oct 12, 2014, 07:19:04 PM
Women and children first!

Yes! Then they'll die first and not diminish our survival victuals, et cetera., !
MWUHAHAHA!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nightmare Asylum on Oct 13, 2014, 03:39:37 AM
http://nordpresse.be/man-sentenced-to-death-asks-for-child-as-his-last-meal/?lang=en (http://nordpresse.be/man-sentenced-to-death-asks-for-child-as-his-last-meal/?lang=en)

:-X
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 13, 2014, 03:44:09 AM
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:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 13, 2014, 03:44:32 AM
Well cannibal pedophile who wants to eat an 8 year old child, I think many of us all believe you can go ahead and starve...

QuoteThe Department of Corrections is supposed to have to accept all the demands of any kind. So it may be that they are buying a corpse in a morgue to satisfy the desires of Doug Stephener.

:-X
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 13, 2014, 03:45:26 AM
I hope he f**king chokes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 13, 2014, 03:45:40 AM
That's about as close as you can get to a human pig.

Quote from: Crazy Rich on Oct 13, 2014, 03:44:32 AM
wants to eat an 8 year old child
oh god
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 13, 2014, 03:46:32 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Oct 13, 2014, 03:44:32 AM
QuoteThe Department of Corrections is supposed to have to accept all the demands of any kind. So it may be that they are buying a corpse in a morgue to satisfy the desires of Doug Stephener.

:-X
...


...


...


This is so absurd that it is funny in the most appalling way.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 13, 2014, 03:47:30 AM
Quote from: First Blood on Oct 13, 2014, 03:45:26 AM
I hope he f**king chokes.

Seconded.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 13, 2014, 03:47:37 AM
I doubt it would ever happen. The outrage would be absolutely insane.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 13, 2014, 03:49:26 AM
Why would people be outraged? It's from the morgue....  ???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 13, 2014, 03:50:14 AM
Quote from: BANE on Oct 13, 2014, 03:49:26 AM
Why people be outraged? It's from the morgue....  ???
Most humans place a lot of sentimental value on corpses.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 13, 2014, 03:50:27 AM
QuoteDoug Stephener a cannibal pedophile sentenced to death in Texas asked this weekend as his last meal ... a little boy.
Quotea cannibal pedophile sentenced to death in Texas asked
Quotesentenced to death in Texas asked
Quotein Texas
QuoteTexas

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 13, 2014, 03:51:53 AM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Oct 13, 2014, 03:50:14 AM
Quote from: BANE on Oct 13, 2014, 03:49:26 AM
Why people be outraged? It's from the morgue....  ???
Most humans place a lot of sentimental value on corpses.
Just get a corpse that was going to be cremated and just fill the urn with cigar ashes, let this guy eat his kid he's going to die anyway. Who gives a shit.  ???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Oct 13, 2014, 03:55:51 AM
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/lastmeal.asp (http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/lastmeal.asp)

QuoteFALSE

Origins:   This absurd item about a Texas "cannibal pedophile" death row inmate named Doug Stephener, who requested that his last meal before execution be a (non-Asian) child — a request that the state is now obligated
to satisfy by procuring a corpse for him — appears to have originated as a hoax news item/petition on French-language web sites (hence the stiltedness of translated English-language versions).

If the sheer ridiculousness of this item's premise isn't sufficiently self-debunking, then we offer as negative proof the fact that according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, no one named Doug Stephener has been, or is about to be, executed in the state of Texas.

Moreover, the practice of allowing a condemned prisoner to choose his final meal is merely a courtesy that has traditionally been extended to those about to be executed for their crimes; no state mandates that all such requests must be fulfilled, no matter how unusual, impractical, or costly they might be. In fact, the state of Texas ended the provision of last meal requests to inmates back in 2011 when a condemned man ridiculously asked for "two chicken fried steaks, a triple-meat bacon cheeseburger, fried okra, a pound of barbecue, three fajitas, a meat lover's pizza, a pint of ice cream and a slab of peanut butter fudge with crushed peanuts," then didn't eat any of that bounty.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 13, 2014, 03:56:55 AM
SpaceMarines once again acting as our dealer of sensibility.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Oct 13, 2014, 03:57:23 AM
Shit took me like five seconds to Google.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 13, 2014, 03:58:05 AM
Evidence that my laziness trumps my desire for answers everyday.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 13, 2014, 03:58:17 AM
It was Texas. It sounded plausible.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 13, 2014, 03:58:44 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 13, 2014, 03:58:17 AM
It was Texas. It sounded plausible.

Exactly.

Anyway...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nixR6wVa4HY# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nixR6wVa4HY#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 13, 2014, 03:58:56 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Oct 13, 2014, 03:57:23 AM
Shit took me like five seconds to Google.

Why you gotta go and ruin everything.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 13, 2014, 04:00:04 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Oct 13, 2014, 03:57:23 AM
Shit took me like five seconds to Google.

Yeah but it only took people four seconds to swallow that ridiculous shit...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 13, 2014, 04:01:35 AM
SM underestimates the ridiculous shit that goes on everyday in Texas.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 13, 2014, 04:06:31 AM
save me
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 13, 2014, 04:07:09 AM
no
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Oct 13, 2014, 04:08:05 AM
Quote from: First Blood on Oct 13, 2014, 03:58:56 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Oct 13, 2014, 03:57:23 AM
Shit took me like five seconds to Google.

Why you gotta go and ruin everything.

Because shit need be verified.

Quote from: SM on Oct 13, 2014, 04:00:04 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Oct 13, 2014, 03:57:23 AM
Shit took me like five seconds to Google.

Yeah but it only took people four seconds to swallow that ridiculous shit...

I do what shit I can about this shit. All I can do.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 13, 2014, 04:08:27 AM
shit
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 13, 2014, 04:08:37 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Oct 13, 2014, 04:06:31 AM
save me
No.
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 13, 2014, 04:08:48 AM
lol texas



poor man's Kentucky
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 13, 2014, 04:09:12 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 13, 2014, 04:08:27 AM
wet shit

:)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 13, 2014, 04:09:23 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 13, 2014, 04:08:48 AM
lol texas



poor man's Kentucky
Kentucky is already poor man's Kentucky.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 13, 2014, 04:10:26 AM
kimmy pls we got dat oil monies
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 13, 2014, 04:11:09 AM
negative



marijuana, meth, moonshine


way more wealthy than Texas
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 13, 2014, 04:12:18 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Oct 13, 2014, 04:08:05 AM
Quote from: First Blood on Oct 13, 2014, 03:58:56 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Oct 13, 2014, 03:57:23 AM
Shit took me like five seconds to Google.

Why you gotta go and ruin everything.

Because shit need be verified.

Quote from: SM on Oct 13, 2014, 04:00:04 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Oct 13, 2014, 03:57:23 AM
Shit took me like five seconds to Google.

Yeah but it only took people four seconds to swallow that ridiculous shit...

I do what shit I can about this shit. All I can do.

I appreciate your efforts towards bettering our community, it is admirable.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 13, 2014, 04:19:02 AM
Quote from: BANE on Oct 13, 2014, 03:49:26 AM
Why would people be outraged? It's from the morgue....  ???
Yeah.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 13, 2014, 11:00:32 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Oct 13, 2014, 03:55:51 AM
Moreover, the practice of allowing a condemned prisoner to choose his final meal is merely a courtesy that has traditionally been extended to those about to be executed for their crimes; no state mandates that all such requests must be fulfilled, no matter how unusual, impractical, or costly they might be. In fact, the state of Texas ended the provision of last meal requests to inmates back in 2011 when a condemned man ridiculously asked for "two chicken fried steaks, a triple-meat bacon cheeseburger, fried okra, a pound of barbecue, three fajitas, a meat lover's pizza, a pint of ice cream and a slab of peanut butter fudge with crushed peanuts," then didn't eat any of that bounty.


Even on death row...I still wouldn't want to eat that. Ugh.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Oct 13, 2014, 12:56:37 PM
If you know it's your last meal, might as well go to calorie hell.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 13, 2014, 01:03:40 PM
The electric chair will end up frying him in the seat. Imagine the burnt fat, lol.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Oct 13, 2014, 04:41:13 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 13, 2014, 11:00:32 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Oct 13, 2014, 03:55:51 AM
Moreover, the practice of allowing a condemned prisoner to choose his final meal is merely a courtesy that has traditionally been extended to those about to be executed for their crimes; no state mandates that all such requests must be fulfilled, no matter how unusual, impractical, or costly they might be. In fact, the state of Texas ended the provision of last meal requests to inmates back in 2011 when a condemned man ridiculously asked for "two chicken fried steaks, a triple-meat bacon cheeseburger, fried okra, a pound of barbecue, three fajitas, a meat lover's pizza, a pint of ice cream and a slab of peanut butter fudge with crushed peanuts," then didn't eat any of that bounty.


Even on death row...I still wouldn't want to eat that. Ugh.

Neither did he.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 13, 2014, 04:44:49 PM
Speaking of death row...

The 21st century death chamber: $100,000 for a civilised execution
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/10/oklahoma-mcalester-new-death-chamber-botched-execution-lockett (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/10/oklahoma-mcalester-new-death-chamber-botched-execution-lockett)

QuoteHow much does it cost to revamp a death chamber in a prison that hosted a notorious botched execution into a state-of-the-art, 21st century, humane and civilised killing machine? $106,042.60 – or so says the state of Oklahoma.

This week Oklahoma opened the doors of its maximum-security state penitentiary in McAlester to show off its spanking-new redesigned execution suite. It was a display of conspicuous transparency put on for the benefit of the media, which was paradoxical in the circumstances, as one of the main changes made under the renovation is to slash the number of media witnesses at all future executions by more than half.

As part of the media tour, the prison authorities handed reporters an itemised balance sheet that listed all the expenses that had gone into the upgrade. The 144 entries ranged from the mundane – $516.92 spent on new carpeting, $358.42 for paint stripper, $55.24 on "nuts and bolts" – to the more resonant.

Almost $2,000 were spent on restraints – four brown leather straps, one for each of the offender's hands and one for each ankle. There was an order for 34 needles, as well as a set of new syringes for administering the lethal drugs.

And then there was the listing for a "surgical table", commonly known as a gurney, costing a substantial $12,500. In case Oklahoma taxpayers are tempted to complain about such lavish expense, it should be pointed out that the new gurney is likely to see plenty of use: the last one was purchased by the state in the 1950s and was the centrepiece of at least 111 judicial killings.

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 13, 2014, 05:48:07 PM
oh well


42 less crazy assholes running around
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 13, 2014, 05:49:14 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 13, 2014, 05:48:07 PM
oh well


42 less crazy assholes running around
Was one of them not crazy?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Oct 13, 2014, 05:50:37 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 13, 2014, 05:48:07 PM
oh well


42 less crazy assholes running around

Except for all those false guilties that inevitably occur.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 13, 2014, 05:53:35 PM
yep


totally makes sense to kill babies


but keep convicted killers alive for decades


even if you are worried about people being put to death that are innocent, there are still all the assholes on death row who have admitted guilt that haven't been put to death yet why are those f**kers still around?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 13, 2014, 05:56:57 PM
I don't think that number considers all the murders done by the Texas System of "Justice."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 13, 2014, 05:58:44 PM
not just texas
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 13, 2014, 05:59:39 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 13, 2014, 05:58:44 PM
not just texas

Texas mostly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 13, 2014, 06:01:05 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 13, 2014, 05:53:35 PM
yep


totally makes sense to kill babies


but keep convicted killers alive for decades
A fetus isn't a baby. And even then, babies aren't really people yet anyway. They have no self-awareness. ◦°˚\(*❛‿❛)/˚°◦
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 13, 2014, 06:02:31 PM
Oh god. Incoming shit opinions from all sides!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 13, 2014, 06:03:41 PM
Pro-choice is the only choice.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 13, 2014, 06:05:00 PM
Pro-life. 




Unless that life is an admitted murdering asshole.




Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 13, 2014, 06:09:27 PM
And if you want to look at it from the soulless murican capitalist perspective, it's actually cheaper on taxpayers to just incarcerate them for life instead of giving them the death penalty ◦°˚\(*❛‿❛)/˚°◦
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2014/05/01/considering-the-death-penalty-your-tax-dollars-at-work/ (http://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2014/05/01/considering-the-death-penalty-your-tax-dollars-at-work/)

Death penalty supporters trade in the cheapest sentiments and dumbest moralizing, just like anti-choice people (no surprise the two usually overlap). And none of them seem to give a shit about the sizeable number of mistrials that have resulted in wrongful executions over the years, but let's not have that get in the way of self-righteous, barbaric bloodlust. No surprise America is right behind its enemies in the Middle East -- just two sides of the same corrupt, shitty coin :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Oct 13, 2014, 06:12:51 PM
For once we are in agreement.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 13, 2014, 06:13:58 PM
We could always just lower the standards of the death sentence procedures. I'm sure that would lower the cost.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 13, 2014, 06:14:59 PM
Which would just increase the number of mistrials and wrongful executions.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 13, 2014, 06:17:34 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 13, 2014, 06:14:59 PM
Which would just increase the number of mistrials and wrongful executions.

Aka Texas.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 13, 2014, 06:17:47 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 13, 2014, 06:14:59 PM
Which would just increase the number of mistrials and wrongful executions.
I'm talking about the actual procedure of killing the person.

Anyways, for a lot of these guys, we don't even need to sentence them to death. Just send them to prison and they'll end up dead soon enough. Like that cannibal pedo guy. He would be dead in less than a week if they kept him out of solitary confinement.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 13, 2014, 06:19:49 PM
Barbaric.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 13, 2014, 06:21:23 PM
◦°˚\(*❛‿❛)/˚°◦
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 13, 2014, 06:28:42 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Oct 13, 2014, 06:03:41 PM
Pro-choice is the only choice.
Pretty much.

Quote from: Cal427eb on Oct 13, 2014, 06:17:47 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 13, 2014, 06:14:59 PM
Which would just increase the number of mistrials and wrongful executions.
I'm talking about the actual procedure of killing the person.

Anyways, for a lot of these guys, we don't even need to sentence them to death. Just send them to prison and they'll end up dead soon enough. Like that cannibal pedo guy. He would be dead in less than a week if they kept him out of solitary confinement.

Are you suggesting public executions? Cause I'm totally down.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 13, 2014, 06:29:43 PM
No, just most prison inmates don't take too kindly to pedophiles and much less cannibal pedophiles. Also, just look at that huge motherf**ker. They would tear him apart.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 13, 2014, 06:30:48 PM
Ah. Although another cheaper way would be cruder executions. Like a guillotine.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 13, 2014, 06:45:55 PM
If I saw a dude shooting up a place, the police wound him and he starts to bleed out, I'd let the mofo bleed out.  f**k him. 


That's how I feel about those mofos in prison.  f**k them.  They had their chance in life back before they decided to go apeshit for no reason. 

Also I'll always be pro life.  But that's just me.  I'm not going to be changing anyone's opinion on the subject so it doesn't matter.






Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 13, 2014, 06:47:46 PM
I totally respect your opinion. I can see where you're coming from.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 13, 2014, 07:18:01 PM
Haha you people talk so tough, I love it. None of you would do any of the things you're talking about if you were tasked with it, but just having these ideas is cool in your minds I guess.

Isn't it neat how easily savagery can be brought forward? Just find an excuse and everyone turns into a sick f**k haha. It's all about justification for cruelty. That's all any crime or punishment is.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 13, 2014, 07:24:55 PM
reported



bane not being himself


imposter present
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 13, 2014, 07:25:24 PM
 :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 13, 2014, 07:31:14 PM
The US Judicial and Penal System seem most interested in enacting punishment or/and revenge on the sentenced, more so than seeking rehabilitation for the sentenced. Just an outside observation.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 13, 2014, 07:33:00 PM
Bane talking shit. Lol

Quote from: Eva on Oct 13, 2014, 07:31:14 PM
The US Judicial and Penal System seem most interested in enacting punishment or/and revenge on the sentenced, more so than seeking rehabilitation for the sentenced. Just an outside observation.
Yep.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 13, 2014, 07:44:40 PM
I bring the truth.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 13, 2014, 07:45:56 PM
We should team up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 13, 2014, 07:47:02 PM
I ain't disagreeing. Except that I'm actually, as you put it, a "sick f**k."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 13, 2014, 07:47:57 PM
Okay.  ::)

Quote from: First Blood on Oct 13, 2014, 07:45:56 PM
We should team up.
Most maybe.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 13, 2014, 07:49:53 PM
Quote from: BANE on Oct 13, 2014, 07:47:57 PM
Okay.  ::)


Looks like we're in agreement.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 13, 2014, 07:50:36 PM
Quote from: tavianini19 on Oct 13, 2014, 07:47:02 PM
I ain't disagreeing. Except that I'm actually, as you put it, a "sick f**k."
Woah there. You might cut yourself on all that edge.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 13, 2014, 07:52:16 PM
This brick has sharp edges.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 13, 2014, 08:41:34 PM
 ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 13, 2014, 08:52:30 PM
Quote from: tavianini19 on Oct 13, 2014, 08:41:34 PM
::)
We're all a little f**ked up. No need to point it out to feel different.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 13, 2014, 08:56:52 PM
http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/leech-lived-backpackers-nose-month (http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/leech-lived-backpackers-nose-month)

A leech was in someone's nose for awhile and they didn't notice.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 13, 2014, 10:19:30 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Oct 13, 2014, 06:03:41 PM
Pro-choice is the only choice.

For you, maybe.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 13, 2014, 11:15:52 PM
For everyone.

Pro-Choice doesn't mean Pro-Abortion; it means Pro-Choice.  Those who are anti abortion are free to make the choice not to have an abortion.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 13, 2014, 11:23:48 PM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 13, 2014, 07:31:14 PM
The US Judicial and Penal System seem most interested in enacting punishment or/and revenge on the sentenced, more so than seeking rehabilitation for the sentenced. Just an outside observation.


the biggest problem in the US justice system is that it offers no rehabilitation aside from the fact it targets minorities and the poor while rich people can usually buy their way out of trouble.



that being said what do you do with a reformed Sandy Hook shooter?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 13, 2014, 11:31:13 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 13, 2014, 11:23:48 PM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 13, 2014, 07:31:14 PM
The US Judicial and Penal System seem most interested in enacting punishment or/and revenge on the sentenced, more so than seeking rehabilitation for the sentenced. Just an outside observation.
that being said what do you do with a reformed Sandy Hook shooter?
Send him back to school...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 14, 2014, 12:05:32 AM
Too soon, Bane.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 14, 2014, 12:21:17 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 13, 2014, 11:23:48 PM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 13, 2014, 07:31:14 PM
The US Judicial and Penal System seem most interested in enacting punishment or/and revenge on the sentenced, more so than seeking rehabilitation for the sentenced. Just an outside observation.


the biggest problem in the US justice system is that it offers no rehabilitation aside from the fact it targets minorities and the poor while rich people can usually buy their way out of trouble.

that being said what do you do with a reformed Sandy Hook shooter?

There will always be offenders beyond rehabilitation, doing time for very serious violent offences. Point is, the vast majority of offenders usually aren't in this segment. I think most prison inmates are in there on various drug charges or other non-violent offences. Total waste of people and money.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 14, 2014, 12:27:54 AM
they are trying to stem that by the states all legalizing weed. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 14, 2014, 12:31:45 AM
Quote from: First Blood on Oct 14, 2014, 12:05:32 AM
Too soon, Bane.
;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 14, 2014, 12:38:17 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 14, 2014, 12:27:54 AM
they are trying to stem that by the states all legalizing weed.
when you think about it, throwing people in jail for possession of marijuana is utterly bizarre. You might as well throw people in jail for possession of tobacco and alcohol then.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 14, 2014, 12:40:44 AM
especially since alcohol is responsible for most dumb shit that goes on anywhere
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 14, 2014, 12:43:25 AM
Quote from: SM on Oct 13, 2014, 11:15:52 PM
For everyone.

Pro-Choice doesn't mean Pro-Abortion; it means Pro-Choice.  Those who are anti abortion are free to make the choice not to have an abortion.

INB4 you didn't give the baby a choice.....................
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 14, 2014, 12:44:49 AM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 14, 2014, 12:49:27 AM
Quote from: Rong on Oct 14, 2014, 12:43:25 AM
Quote from: SM on Oct 13, 2014, 11:15:52 PM
For everyone.

Pro-Choice doesn't mean Pro-Abortion; it means Pro-Choice.  Those who are anti abortion are free to make the choice not to have an abortion.

INB4 you didn't give the baby a choice.....................

Oh yes.

Forgot there was a reason I usually avoid these debates...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 14, 2014, 12:50:53 AM
Quote from: SM on Oct 14, 2014, 12:49:27 AM
Forgot there was a reason I usually avoid these debates...

Ain't that the truth.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 14, 2014, 12:53:35 AM
There was big march on in the city on sunday with all those "pro" life farkwits, i wanted to yell out the window and give them shit but there was a pretty big police presence and my wife deterred me, because yeah its not worth it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 14, 2014, 12:55:30 AM
u scairt
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 14, 2014, 12:56:32 AM
I've always wanted to work at Planned Parenthood so I can gaze deep into the abyss that the protestors who stand outside them 24/7 crawled out of, and then be a massive c**t to them. :]
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 14, 2014, 12:59:53 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 14, 2014, 12:55:30 AM
u scairt

scairt of the law yeah of course,  the protesters were a bunch of old geriatric god botherers, i'd smash their brittle bones.

seriously the carnts need to get a get a life before they start worrying about saving unborn ones.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 14, 2014, 01:01:06 AM
There's 7 billion people in the world why do we need more... ???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 14, 2014, 01:02:24 AM
Quote from: BANE on Oct 14, 2014, 01:01:06 AM
There's 7 billion people in the world why do we need more... ???

especially unwanted ones....
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 14, 2014, 01:02:33 AM
Capitalism requires human blood to oil its gears.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 14, 2014, 01:03:32 AM
Well, there's the thing, like in Cvalda's case what if they were wanted at first but then developed into someone NOBODY wants?  :-\

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 14, 2014, 01:04:33 AM
oh shiiiiiiittttt
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 14, 2014, 01:04:55 AM
Quote from: BANE on Oct 14, 2014, 01:03:32 AM
Well, there's the thing, like in Cvalda's case what if they were wanted at first but then developed into someone NOBODY wants?  :-\


Simple, euthanize them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 14, 2014, 01:05:23 AM
Please god.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 14, 2014, 01:05:42 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 14, 2014, 01:02:33 AM
Capitalism requires human blood to oil its gears.

That sounds like a lyric out of a Pink Floyd song or something. I like it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 14, 2014, 01:06:57 AM
Roger Waters has gone soft with age, alas.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 14, 2014, 01:07:18 AM
So do most men.  :-[
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 14, 2014, 01:07:31 AM
Quote from: BANE on Oct 14, 2014, 01:03:32 AM
Well, there's the thing, like in Cvalda's case what if they were wanted at first but then developed into someone NOBODY wants?  :-\




holy shit guy




Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 14, 2014, 01:07:48 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 14, 2014, 01:02:33 AM
Capitalism requires human blood to oil its gears.

This is true somebody has to pay for my retirement.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 14, 2014, 01:08:39 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 14, 2014, 01:07:31 AM
Quote from: BANE on Oct 14, 2014, 01:03:32 AM
Well, there's the thing, like in Cvalda's case what if they were wanted at first but then developed into someone NOBODY wants?  :-\




holy shit guy
Was that too much?

Maybe that was too much.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 14, 2014, 01:09:28 AM
just a bit below the belt
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 14, 2014, 01:09:53 AM
Sometimes you go too far Bane.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 14, 2014, 01:11:06 AM
Calm down, white knights.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 14, 2014, 01:11:42 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 14, 2014, 01:11:06 AM
Calm down, white knights.

lol QFT
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 14, 2014, 01:12:06 AM
are u okay m'lady
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 14, 2014, 01:12:52 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 14, 2014, 01:11:06 AM
Calm down, white knights.
Thought so.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia3.giphy.com%2Fmedia%2FBVjzVYVL9iRQQ%2Fgiphy.gif&hash=52d40fd2267a1baaa190eeeda7390a9051685efa)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 14, 2014, 01:13:28 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Oct 14, 2014, 01:12:06 AM
are u okay m'lady
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FNAgyfYM.gif&hash=5060ce0e256bb46a5c3b203844e6aa0d97e2ce3f)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 14, 2014, 01:13:56 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Oct 14, 2014, 01:12:06 AM
are u okay m'lady

You heely-wearing bastard!

Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 14, 2014, 01:13:28 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Oct 14, 2014, 01:12:06 AM
are u okay m'lady
http://i.imgur.com/NAgyfYM.gif


Zlol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 14, 2014, 01:14:45 AM
rong cvalda



yall are still baby killers  >:(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 14, 2014, 01:14:51 AM
BAHAHAHAHAHAHA watch yo back now BANE the cvalda payback shade train is choo-chooing
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 14, 2014, 01:18:24 AM
You leave Bane alone. It's hard enough being a fat ginger.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 14, 2014, 01:19:17 AM
Quote from: First Blood on Oct 14, 2014, 01:18:24 AM
You leave Bane alone. It's hard enough being a fat ginger.


Zlol, FAT?! Have you forgotten?!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 14, 2014, 01:20:06 AM
Last time I seen a picture of him, he was tonz of fun.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 14, 2014, 01:20:44 AM
Haha, that was great when he tried to pass off his fat wrinkles as abs.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Oct 14, 2014, 01:20:50 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 14, 2014, 01:13:28 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Oct 14, 2014, 01:12:06 AM
are u okay m'lady
http://i.imgur.com/NAgyfYM.gif

haha!  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 14, 2014, 01:20:58 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 14, 2014, 01:06:57 AM
Roger Waters has gone soft with age, alas.

Waters/Floyd used up all that was left in them with Wish You Were Here, you could argue...

I haven't heard a single track from either Waters or Gilmours solo projects I've liked so far, which is bizarre considering my feelings for most things Floyd-related.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 14, 2014, 01:23:16 AM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 14, 2014, 01:20:58 AM
I haven't heard a single track from either Waters or Gilmours solo projects I've liked so far, which is bizarre considering my feelings for most things Floyd-related.
(◔_◔)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxEILZh5-qg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxEILZh5-qg#ws)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCKaTkxDSWs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCKaTkxDSWs#)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtcY8iY6jO4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtcY8iY6jO4#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 14, 2014, 01:34:21 AM
1 and 3 almost sounds like something that could have been leftovers from The Wall. Not bad, but I can't help compare it to what made it onto the album and... well, yeah... :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 14, 2014, 01:38:16 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 14, 2014, 01:20:44 AM
Haha, that was great when he tried to pass off his fat wrinkles as abs.
:laugh: yeah  :'( :-[
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 14, 2014, 01:40:08 AM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 14, 2014, 01:34:21 AM
1 and 3 almost sounds like something that could have been leftovers from The Wall. Not bad, but I can't help compare it to what made it onto the album and... well, yeah... :)
Leftover sure, but even leftover from The Wall would be better than most stuff ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 14, 2014, 01:50:00 AM
QuoteWaters/Floyd used up all that was left in them with Wish You Were Here, you could argue...

Animals was as angry and more political and having a crack at the establishment than most punk stuff.  It was just masked by metaphor and long instrumental passages.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 14, 2014, 01:50:57 AM
Jesus  :laugh:
Momentary chaos.

Also, totally embarrassed to say I know absolutely nothing about Pink Floyd.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 14, 2014, 01:53:28 AM
QuoteMomentary chaos

Not quite.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fring.cdandlp.com%2Fgrigo%2Fphoto_grande%2F115005087.jpg&hash=b059d5c6ffd2fdb6877566e0a0964a863a52f1ef)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 14, 2014, 01:57:26 AM
See, I know nothing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 14, 2014, 01:57:33 AM
I think it's sad that I never experienced the days when rock bands published concept albums, intended to be listened to from beginning to end, the individual tracks weaving into each other. Most music today is produced for the 'iPod mentality' of music listening habits.


Quote from: tavianini19 on Oct 14, 2014, 01:50:57 AM
Also, totally embarrassed to say I know absolutely nothing about Pink Floyd.

It'll find you eventually, if you are born with musical curiosity. ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 14, 2014, 02:01:55 AM
Don't Dream Theater do concept albums?

Only time I ever heard them was when they perfomed DSotM live and it was so embarrassingly bad I've never bothered with them since.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 14, 2014, 02:03:58 AM
Concept albums are a prog rock thing, and prog rock is dead as a doornail.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 14, 2014, 02:06:31 AM
Quote from: SM on Oct 14, 2014, 02:01:55 AM
Don't Dream Theater do concept albums?

Only time I ever heard them was when they perfomed DSotM live and it was so embarrassingly bad I've never bothered with them since.

Yeah but they are Prog - Metal.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 14, 2014, 02:08:31 AM
Quote from: SM on Oct 13, 2014, 11:15:52 PM
For everyone.

Pro-Choice doesn't mean Pro-Abortion; it means Pro-Choice.  Those who are anti abortion are free to make the choice not to have an abortion.

Does it? I always thought it meant pro-abortion only.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 14, 2014, 02:11:34 AM
The term itself is a teensy weensy giveaway...

Quote from: Rong on Oct 14, 2014, 02:06:31 AM
Quote from: SM on Oct 14, 2014, 02:01:55 AM
Don't Dream Theater do concept albums?

Only time I ever heard them was when they perfomed DSotM live and it was so embarrassingly bad I've never bothered with them since.

Yeah but they are Prog - Metal.

Also wank.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 14, 2014, 02:15:13 AM
Yeah im not a fan it bores the f**k out of me.

a few post punk bands in the mid 2000's tried on concept albums and ended up with the subgenre prog-punk label, some of its ok most of it is shit. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 14, 2014, 02:16:32 AM
[nightmare flashbacks to an ex-boyfriend trying to get me to listen to Coheed & Cambria intensify]
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 14, 2014, 02:16:38 AM
I like jazz piano...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 14, 2014, 02:17:14 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 14, 2014, 02:03:58 AM
Concept albums are a prog rock thing, and prog rock is dead as a doornail.

Just like most rock sub-genres.... and interesting album cover art that doesn't feature the artist(s) in some idiotic pose...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 14, 2014, 02:17:37 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 14, 2014, 02:16:32 AM
[nightmare flashbacks to an ex-boyfriend trying to get me to listen to Coheed & Cambria intensify]


urrrggg........................
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 14, 2014, 02:19:43 AM
coheed and cambria had that one rock band song I have on my ipod
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 14, 2014, 02:20:14 AM
Creepy Clowns in Cali?

http://abcnews.go.com/US/mysterious-clowns-terrorizing-california-city/story?id=26157014 (http://abcnews.go.com/US/mysterious-clowns-terrorizing-california-city/story?id=26157014)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 14, 2014, 02:23:04 AM
i'd whoop the shit out of a clown
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 14, 2014, 02:23:37 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 14, 2014, 02:19:43 AM
coheed and cambria had that one rock band song I have on my ipod


shitty ATDI knock offs at best.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 14, 2014, 02:24:39 AM
The horrid emo wailing... the absurdly stupid scifi concept... :'( I only listened to a couple songs and I am still having PTSD.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 14, 2014, 02:28:04 AM
Meh if a band has a decent guitarist I can listen because that's all I ever listen to anyways.



I can count on both hands how many songs I know the lyrics to because I never pay attention to what is being said. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Oct 14, 2014, 02:29:16 AM
Quote from: SM on Oct 14, 2014, 02:01:55 AM
Don't Dream Theater do concept albums?

also Mastodon.. :P Who at least are a lot more fun.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 14, 2014, 02:37:48 AM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Oct 14, 2014, 02:29:16 AM
Quote from: SM on Oct 14, 2014, 02:01:55 AM
Don't Dream Theater do concept albums?

also Mastodon.. :P Who at least are a lot more fun.

yeah they're an exception
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 14, 2014, 02:40:58 AM
And they have a cool name.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 14, 2014, 03:02:19 AM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Oct 14, 2014, 02:29:16 AM
Quote from: SM on Oct 14, 2014, 02:01:55 AM
Don't Dream Theater do concept albums?

also Mastodon.. :P Who at least are a lot more fun.
Saw them live. Pretty good.


Quote from: BANE on Oct 14, 2014, 02:16:38 AM
I like jazz piano...

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.allthingsxbox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F06%2FObama-Thumbs-Up.jpg&hash=499ec120974b2c2972d61b18f4eb1f626d9308e9)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Oct 14, 2014, 05:26:28 AM
On the topic of concept albums, The Flaming Lips have some pretty good ones.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 14, 2014, 11:14:57 AM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/13/sara-x-boobs-mozart-video-_n_5977310.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/13/sara-x-boobs-mozart-video-_n_5977310.html)

QuoteWhat happens when highbrow and lowbrow entertainment meet on the Internet? This.

On Sunday, tattooed model Sara X posted a video to her YouTube channel in which she wiggles her breasts (sort-of) in time to a piece by Mozart.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Oct 14, 2014, 04:14:13 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Oct 14, 2014, 05:26:28 AM
On the topic of concept albums, The Flaming Lips have some pretty good ones.

Also.. Flying Lotus last album. Built around "death" as its theme. :p
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 14, 2014, 09:28:36 PM
I don't think 'highbrow' means what HuffPo thinks it means.

Ditto for 'journalism'.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 14, 2014, 11:19:54 PM
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/oct/14/anonabox-router-anonymous-kicktstarter-privacy-internet-activity#comments (http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/oct/14/anonabox-router-anonymous-kicktstarter-privacy-internet-activity#comments)

I want one.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 14, 2014, 11:23:52 PM
none of that shit will last
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 14, 2014, 11:25:25 PM
wut
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 14, 2014, 11:26:57 PM
anything anonymous and unhackable and all that shit now won't last. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 14, 2014, 11:28:25 PM
In a day and age where all of our information is monitored and people are finally starting to find out and they want anonymity, something like this won't last? It already destroyed it's Kickstarter goal. There's obviously a demand for it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 14, 2014, 11:31:40 PM
no nigga

I'm not arguing that it will have a demand I'm saying that whatever security measures they use NOW to hide your internets from the man won't last because somebody else will come up with a way to override that protection.

no defense ever last

for anything
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 14, 2014, 11:32:19 PM
Yup.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 14, 2014, 11:32:56 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 14, 2014, 11:31:40 PM
no defense ever last

for anything

Not even from ourselves.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 14, 2014, 11:34:41 PM
Ugh, now someone has ahold of all my Snapchat nudes. :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 14, 2014, 11:34:55 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 14, 2014, 11:31:40 PM
no nigga

I'm not arguing that it will have a demand I'm saying that whatever security measures they use NOW to hide your internets from the man won't last because somebody else will come up with a way to override that protection.

no defense ever last

for anything
And? That doesn't mean you can't try to protect yourself at all. This coupled with other methods would make it VERY, VERY difficult to crack you. But f**k it, because there will always be some sort of exploit that somebody can use on you if you're a retard.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 14, 2014, 11:37:46 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Oct 14, 2014, 11:34:55 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 14, 2014, 11:31:40 PM
no nigga

I'm not arguing that it will have a demand I'm saying that whatever security measures they use NOW to hide your internets from the man won't last because somebody else will come up with a way to override that protection.

no defense ever last

for anything
And? That doesn't mean you can't try to protect yourself at all. This coupled with other methods would make it VERY, VERY difficult to crack you. But f**k it, because there will always be some sort of exploit that somebody can use on you if you're a retard.


wut

I don't think we are arguing the same thing
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 14, 2014, 11:38:18 PM
Quote from: First Blood on Oct 14, 2014, 11:34:41 PM
Ugh, now someone has ahold of all my Snapchat nudes. :(
bidding starts at tree fiddy, ikarop
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 14, 2014, 11:39:49 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 14, 2014, 11:37:46 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Oct 14, 2014, 11:34:55 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 14, 2014, 11:31:40 PM
no nigga

I'm not arguing that it will have a demand I'm saying that whatever security measures they use NOW to hide your internets from the man won't last because somebody else will come up with a way to override that protection.

no defense ever last

for anything
And? That doesn't mean you can't try to protect yourself at all. This coupled with other methods would make it VERY, VERY difficult to crack you. But f**k it, because there will always be some sort of exploit that somebody can use on you if you're a retard.


wut

I don't think we are arguing the same thing
You said this type of defense won't last, but I'm arguing that it'll do the job for a good amount of time as long as you don't do anything stupid with it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 14, 2014, 11:44:58 PM
You're both agreeing with each other!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 14, 2014, 11:45:34 PM
Couldn't be. Kimarhi is almost always wrong.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 14, 2014, 11:45:59 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Oct 14, 2014, 11:39:49 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 14, 2014, 11:37:46 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Oct 14, 2014, 11:34:55 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 14, 2014, 11:31:40 PM
no nigga

I'm not arguing that it will have a demand I'm saying that whatever security measures they use NOW to hide your internets from the man won't last because somebody else will come up with a way to override that protection.

no defense ever last

for anything
And? That doesn't mean you can't try to protect yourself at all. This coupled with other methods would make it VERY, VERY difficult to crack you. But f**k it, because there will always be some sort of exploit that somebody can use on you if you're a retard.


wut

I don't think we are arguing the same thing
You said this type of defense won't last, but I'm arguing that it'll do the job for a good amount of time as long as you don't do anything stupid with it.

all I was saying is it wouldn't last

but if you want to invest in it for awhile that's cool

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 14, 2014, 11:48:58 PM
It only cost 50 bucks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 14, 2014, 11:55:33 PM
It's a f**king scam!

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-2014-300Mbps-WT3020A-Multiprotocol-Portable-Mini-WIFI-Router-with-USB-data-line-Wireless-Router-wi/1691403728.html (http://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-2014-300Mbps-WT3020A-Multiprotocol-Portable-Mini-WIFI-Router-with-USB-data-line-Wireless-Router-wi/1691403728.html)


COMPARE THAT TO THE ANONAOANAONBOX!!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 15, 2014, 12:49:39 AM
Quote from: SM on Oct 14, 2014, 09:28:36 PM
I don't think 'highbrow' means what HuffPo thinks it means.

Ditto for 'journalism'.

Well even HuffPo ain't always right.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 15, 2014, 12:52:25 AM
It is, however, always shite.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 15, 2014, 01:01:38 AM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/14/masturbate-hockey-penalty_n_5983254.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/14/masturbate-hockey-penalty_n_5983254.html)

QuoteHere's a problem you don't see every day in an advice column: A single mom complained to Slate's Dear Prudence that her 14-year-old son is masturbating during his hockey games. The mother wrote that she lashed out at her son after finding out he was "intentionally going to the penalty box to pleasure himself."

Is this technically a form of shaming on her part?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 15, 2014, 01:04:38 AM
Exhibit A.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 15, 2014, 01:19:38 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 14, 2014, 11:31:40 PM
no nigga

I'm not arguing that it will have a demand I'm saying that whatever security measures they use NOW to hide your internets from the man won't last because somebody else will come up with a way to override that protection.

no defense ever last

for anything

It goes both ways ebb and flow motherf**ker.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Oct 15, 2014, 08:07:10 AM
http://ktla.com/2014/10/14/10-year-old-boy-confessed-to-beating-90-year-old-woman-to-death-police/ (http://ktla.com/2014/10/14/10-year-old-boy-confessed-to-beating-90-year-old-woman-to-death-police/)

somebody have to break this little shit's face.

Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 14, 2014, 11:31:40 PM
no nigga

I'm not arguing that it will have a demand I'm saying that whatever security measures they use NOW to hide your internets from the man won't last because somebody else will come up with a way to override that protection.

no defense ever last

for anything

Not really. Some things are uncrackable due to their nature. For example if you have a game that requires authorized account to log in and specialized service that uses hardware ID check, this is uncrackable. Why is that - first you have the obvious email protection, then you have PayPal protection for the authorized rights on that email, after that comes the main server of the game that holds your acc data (we can only imagine what protection this sucker have), on top of that the ID hardware check can't be bypassed unless you have the said hardware in your hands. You can alter the ID but not remotely.

The stuff that gets "hacked" usually didn't had any serious protection at all. The developers implement simple protection against the average user but not against serious attack.

Most (if not all) enormous breaches are because some employee was dumb enough to store his password in his email which is the first wall to fall. Otherwise, if you don't have anything, its impossible to crack many things.

Quoteno defense ever last

for anything

Battlelog is still not breached. The same goes for Blizzard's servers. They simply can't be, breached. They are using too many authentications on different levels.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Oct 15, 2014, 02:31:05 PM
Quote from: First Blood on Oct 14, 2014, 11:34:41 PM
Ugh, now someone has ahold of all my Snapchat nudes. :(

That sucks. :(

Send me some.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 15, 2014, 04:07:40 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Oct 15, 2014, 02:31:05 PM
Quote from: First Blood on Oct 14, 2014, 11:34:41 PM
Ugh, now someone has ahold of all my Snapchat nudes. :(

That sucks. :(

Send me some.
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Oct 15, 2014, 04:27:07 PM
[Wishful thinking intensifies]
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Oct 15, 2014, 04:28:30 PM
Sign up to Facebook. Who knows what you will find in his photo album? ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 15, 2014, 04:35:26 PM
Imma start fb stalking you first blood.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 15, 2014, 04:42:41 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Oct 15, 2014, 08:07:10 AM
http://ktla.com/2014/10/14/10-year-old-boy-confessed-to-beating-90-year-old-woman-to-death-police/ (http://ktla.com/2014/10/14/10-year-old-boy-confessed-to-beating-90-year-old-woman-to-death-police/)

somebody have to break this little shit's face.

Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 14, 2014, 11:31:40 PM
no nigga

I'm not arguing that it will have a demand I'm saying that whatever security measures they use NOW to hide your internets from the man won't last because somebody else will come up with a way to override that protection.

no defense ever last

for anything

Not really. Some things are uncrackable due to their nature. For example if you have a game that requires authorized account to log in and specialized service that uses hardware ID check, this is uncrackable. Why is that - first you have the obvious email protection, then you have PayPal protection for the authorized rights on that email, after that comes the main server of the game that holds your acc data (we can only imagine what protection this sucker have), on top of that the ID hardware check can't be bypassed unless you have the said hardware in your hands. You can alter the ID but not remotely.

The stuff that gets "hacked" usually didn't had any serious protection at all. The developers implement simple protection against the average user but not against serious attack.

Most (if not all) enormous breaches are because some employee was dumb enough to store his password in his email which is the first wall to fall. Otherwise, if you don't have anything, its impossible to crack many things.

Quoteno defense ever last

for anything

Battlelog is still not breached. The same goes for Blizzard's servers. They simply can't be, breached. They are using too many authentications on different levels.

lies
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 15, 2014, 05:54:41 PM
I'd appreciate if Blizzard doesn't get breached thank you very much.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Oct 15, 2014, 06:02:44 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Oct 15, 2014, 04:28:30 PM
Sign up to Facebook. Who knows what you will find in his photo album? ;)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.tumblr.com%2F9f73e3f8a958dbe03b0f76f8811a54a1%2Fvaurcpk%2FvMomhbiqa%2Ftumblr_static_type.gif&hash=c9d95097f0528cdb21048a988f9bdefd3c0b0aa2)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 15, 2014, 06:07:20 PM
 :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 15, 2014, 06:16:41 PM
http://uproxx.com/webculture/2014/10/a-cosplayer-is-being-called-racist-for-her-blackface-michonne-from-the-walking-dead-costume/ (http://uproxx.com/webculture/2014/10/a-cosplayer-is-being-called-racist-for-her-blackface-michonne-from-the-walking-dead-costume/)

QuoteCosplay enthusiast Kira Markeljc is facing the wrath of the Internet, truly the loudest of wraths, for going "blackface" in order to look like Michonne from The Walking Dead. The online ruckus began when, according to BuzzFeed, "Tumblr user narulein...posted her friend's makeup test on Tumblr last weekend." The German artist, who goes by Purple Candy Cosplay on Facebook, has been working on the get-up for awhile, and when the test picture went viral, she deleted it and posted this message.

Butthurt people are butthurt.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 15, 2014, 06:18:00 PM
hahahahahahahaha
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Oct 15, 2014, 06:24:40 PM
Was she making fun of black people or was she doing anything that could be deemed racist? If not, people are overreacting.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 15, 2014, 06:26:01 PM
Obviously she wasn't doing anything wrong. Just more Tumblr bullshit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 15, 2014, 06:30:30 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Oct 15, 2014, 06:24:40 PM
Was she making fun of black people or was she doing anything that could be deemed racist? If not, people are overreacting.
That's what people DO.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 15, 2014, 07:59:29 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Oct 15, 2014, 06:24:40 PM
Was she making fun of black people or was she doing anything that could be deemed racist? If not, people are overreacting.

According to the article, no. She was just wearing skin paint.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 15, 2014, 08:17:47 PM
Origins of blackface are pretty clear, just cus you ignorant don't mean you get a free pass.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 15, 2014, 08:27:13 PM
Oh grow up Shadow.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 15, 2014, 08:28:14 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Oct 15, 2014, 08:17:47 PM
Origins of blackface are pretty clear, just cus you ignorant don't mean you get a free pass.

Back in the day, it was considered racist. The only reason people still see it that way is because they insist on clinging to that outdated idea.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 15, 2014, 08:30:50 PM
Yeah. I'm in blackface for work, and nobody thinks it's racist.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 15, 2014, 08:34:07 PM
Wait, what?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 15, 2014, 08:35:00 PM
Zlol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 15, 2014, 08:35:43 PM
I work at a haunted theme park right now, so they black out my super white boy face so I blend in better for jump scares.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 15, 2014, 08:36:20 PM
Quote from: tavianini19 on Oct 15, 2014, 08:35:43 PM
I work at a haunted theme park right now, so they black out my super white boy face so I blend in better for jump scares.

Oh god, that video you posted earlier last week makes sense now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 15, 2014, 08:37:48 PM
Which one? Where my face was weirder looking than normal?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 15, 2014, 08:38:48 PM
Quote from: tavianini19 on Oct 15, 2014, 08:35:43 PM
I work at a haunted theme park right now, so they black out my super white boy face so I blend in better for jump scares.

Ah. Is that fun?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 15, 2014, 08:39:55 PM
Quote from: tavianini19 on Oct 15, 2014, 08:37:48 PM
Which one? Where my face was weirder looking than normal?


The one where you just screamed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 15, 2014, 09:00:30 PM
It's fun, but rather exhausting. Also not too good on the throat. Making predator sounds all night hurts.

And oh, that video...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Oct 15, 2014, 09:05:55 PM
Well.. here's Shasvre's favourite blog.  :laugh:

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/10/09/child-bride-thea-norway_n_5957360.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular (http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/10/09/child-bride-thea-norway_n_5957360.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular)

Spoiler
It's actually a fake blog doe. Still.. totally Shasvre's favourite blog.
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Spoiler
QuoteThe blog is actually a clever stunt from children's development charity Plan International, aiming to raise awareness of the fact that 39,000 children around the world are forced into marriage every day.

If the practice continues, 142 million girls marry before they are 18 over the next decade, according to the charity.

And Thea's blog includes blog posts by girls who really were married off at a young age, including 11-year-old Ranya from Bangladesh, and 15-year-old Latifa from Tanzania.
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 15, 2014, 09:08:51 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Oct 15, 2014, 09:05:55 PM
Well.. here's Shasvre's favourite blog.  :laugh:

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/10/09/child-bride-thea-norway_n_5957360.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular (http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/10/09/child-bride-thea-norway_n_5957360.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular)

Spoiler
It's actually a fake blog doe. Still.. totally Shasvre's favourite blog.
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Shas, NOOO!!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Oct 15, 2014, 09:09:45 PM
 :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 15, 2014, 09:12:17 PM
Quote from: tavianini19 on Oct 15, 2014, 09:00:30 PM
It's fun, but rather exhausting. Also not too good on the throat. Making predator sounds all night hurts.

And oh, that video...

I'll bet. You must be an expert at avoiding sore throats.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 15, 2014, 09:15:02 PM
Especially since they're coming from all directions.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 15, 2014, 09:23:52 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 15, 2014, 08:28:14 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Oct 15, 2014, 08:17:47 PM
Origins of blackface are pretty clear, just cus you ignorant don't mean you get a free pass.

Back in the day, it was considered racist. The only reason people still see it that way is because they insist on clinging to that outdated idea.

lolcasualracism
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 15, 2014, 09:26:00 PM
I'm serious. Why do we still cling to the old definition of black face? Could we not, as a society, choose to move past it? If you want to dress up as a black character for Halloween or for cosplay, wearing black face makes perfect sense.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 15, 2014, 09:29:12 PM
 :laugh:

The sad thing is - I already knew you were being serious.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 15, 2014, 09:30:13 PM
Feminist games critic cancels talk after terror threat
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/oct/15/anita-sarkeesian-feminist-games-critic-cancels-talk (http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/oct/15/anita-sarkeesian-feminist-games-critic-cancels-talk)

QuoteThe feminist pop culture critic Anita Sarkeesian has been forced to cancel a talk at Utah State University, after a threat of a "Montreal Massacre-style attack".

Sarkeesian, who is best known for her YouTube series "Tropes v Women in Video Games", assessing various anti-feminist trends in gaming, was scheduled to talk at the university on Wednesday, when the unsigned email was sent.

The author of the email threatened that if the talk was not cancelled, they would carry out an attack in the style of the 1989 Montreal massacre, when Marc Lépine murdered 14 women, claiming he was "fighting feminism".

"I have at my disposal a semi-automatic rifle, multiple pistols, and a collection of pipe bombs," the letter said. "This will be the deadliest school shooting in American history and I'm giving you a chance to stop it."

"You have 24 hours to cancel Sarkeesian's talk ... Anita Sarkeesian is everything wrong with the feminist woman, and she is going to die screaming like the craven little whore that she is if you let her come to USU. I will write my manifesto in her spilled blood, and you will all bear witness to what feminist lies and poison have done to the men of America."

MRM! MRM!

QuoteInitially, Sarkeesian stated her intention to hold the talk despite the threat, but was forced to back down after discovering that it was impossible to prevent guns being taken to the event.

"Forced to cancel my talk at USU after receiving death threats because police wouldn't take steps to prevent concealed firearms at the event," she tweeted. "Requested pat downs or metal detectors after mass shooting threat but because of Utah's open carry laws police wouldn't do firearm searches."

The school confirmed Sarkeesian's explanation in a statement. "During the discussion, Sarkeesian asked if weapons will be permitted at the speaking venue. Sarkeesian was informed that, in accordance with the State of Utah law regarding the carrying of firearms, if a person has a valid concealed firearm permit and is carrying a weapon, they are permitted to have it at the venue."
Murica
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 15, 2014, 09:31:17 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 15, 2014, 09:26:00 PM
I'm serious. Why do we still cling to the old definition of black face? Could we not, as a society, choose to move past it? If you want to dress up as a black character for Halloween or for cosplay, wearing black face makes perfect sense.

About as much sense as someone dressing up as a Native American.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 15, 2014, 09:34:15 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 15, 2014, 01:01:38 AM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/14/masturbate-hockey-penalty_n_5983254.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/14/masturbate-hockey-penalty_n_5983254.html)

QuoteHere's a problem you don't see every day in an advice column: A single mom complained to Slate's Dear Prudence that her 14-year-old son is masturbating during his hockey games. The mother wrote that she lashed out at her son after finding out he was "intentionally going to the penalty box to pleasure himself."

Is this technically a form of shaming on her part?

That don't call it the sin bin for nothing. Holy shit. :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 15, 2014, 09:36:13 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 15, 2014, 09:30:13 PM
Feminist games critic cancels talk after terror threat
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/oct/15/anita-sarkeesian-feminist-games-critic-cancels-talk (http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/oct/15/anita-sarkeesian-feminist-games-critic-cancels-talk)

QuoteThe feminist pop culture critic Anita Sarkeesian has been forced to cancel a talk at Utah State University, after a threat of a "Montreal Massacre-style attack".

Sarkeesian, who is best known for her YouTube series "Tropes v Women in Video Games", assessing various anti-feminist trends in gaming, was scheduled to talk at the university on Wednesday, when the unsigned email was sent.

The author of the email threatened that if the talk was not cancelled, they would carry out an attack in the style of the 1989 Montreal massacre, when Marc Lépine murdered 14 women, claiming he was "fighting feminism".

"I have at my disposal a semi-automatic rifle, multiple pistols, and a collection of pipe bombs," the letter said. "This will be the deadliest school shooting in American history and I'm giving you a chance to stop it."

"You have 24 hours to cancel Sarkeesian's talk ... Anita Sarkeesian is everything wrong with the feminist woman, and she is going to die screaming like the craven little whore that she is if you let her come to USU. I will write my manifesto in her spilled blood, and you will all bear witness to what feminist lies and poison have done to the men of America."

MRM! MRM!

QuoteInitially, Sarkeesian stated her intention to hold the talk despite the threat, but was forced to back down after discovering that it was impossible to prevent guns being taken to the event.

"Forced to cancel my talk at USU after receiving death threats because police wouldn't take steps to prevent concealed firearms at the event," she tweeted. "Requested pat downs or metal detectors after mass shooting threat but because of Utah's open carry laws police wouldn't do firearm searches."

The school confirmed Sarkeesian's explanation in a statement. "During the discussion, Sarkeesian asked if weapons will be permitted at the speaking venue. Sarkeesian was informed that, in accordance with the State of Utah law regarding the carrying of firearms, if a person has a valid concealed firearm permit and is carrying a weapon, they are permitted to have it at the venue."
Murica
http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/236x/7b/11/45/7b11458f263d79d432a9f155b38154b9.jpg

Lol, sure thing Anita. I'm overwhelmed by the amount of evidence she's provided to back up these claims. There will be no shooting. She's being her usual victim-y self.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 15, 2014, 09:38:03 PM
#FALSE FLAG!



Maybe Doom sent that email.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 15, 2014, 09:41:10 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 15, 2014, 09:36:13 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 15, 2014, 09:30:13 PM
Feminist games critic cancels talk after terror threat
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/oct/15/anita-sarkeesian-feminist-games-critic-cancels-talk (http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/oct/15/anita-sarkeesian-feminist-games-critic-cancels-talk)

QuoteThe feminist pop culture critic Anita Sarkeesian has been forced to cancel a talk at Utah State University, after a threat of a "Montreal Massacre-style attack".

Sarkeesian, who is best known for her YouTube series "Tropes v Women in Video Games", assessing various anti-feminist trends in gaming, was scheduled to talk at the university on Wednesday, when the unsigned email was sent.

The author of the email threatened that if the talk was not cancelled, they would carry out an attack in the style of the 1989 Montreal massacre, when Marc Lépine murdered 14 women, claiming he was "fighting feminism".

"I have at my disposal a semi-automatic rifle, multiple pistols, and a collection of pipe bombs," the letter said. "This will be the deadliest school shooting in American history and I'm giving you a chance to stop it."

"You have 24 hours to cancel Sarkeesian's talk ... Anita Sarkeesian is everything wrong with the feminist woman, and she is going to die screaming like the craven little whore that she is if you let her come to USU. I will write my manifesto in her spilled blood, and you will all bear witness to what feminist lies and poison have done to the men of America."

MRM! MRM!

QuoteInitially, Sarkeesian stated her intention to hold the talk despite the threat, but was forced to back down after discovering that it was impossible to prevent guns being taken to the event.

"Forced to cancel my talk at USU after receiving death threats because police wouldn't take steps to prevent concealed firearms at the event," she tweeted. "Requested pat downs or metal detectors after mass shooting threat but because of Utah's open carry laws police wouldn't do firearm searches."

The school confirmed Sarkeesian's explanation in a statement. "During the discussion, Sarkeesian asked if weapons will be permitted at the speaking venue. Sarkeesian was informed that, in accordance with the State of Utah law regarding the carrying of firearms, if a person has a valid concealed firearm permit and is carrying a weapon, they are permitted to have it at the venue."
Murica
http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/236x/7b/11/45/7b11458f263d79d432a9f155b38154b9.jpg

Lol, sure thing Anita. I'm overwhelmed by the amount of evidence she's provided to back up these claims. There will be no shooting. She's being her usual victim-y self.


Stop being stupid, Doom:


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http://www.standard.net/Police/2014/10/14/Utah-State-University-student-threatens-act-of-terror-if-feminist.html (http://www.standard.net/Police/2014/10/14/Utah-State-University-student-threatens-act-of-terror-if-feminist.html)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 15, 2014, 09:43:02 PM
I don't buy it. Considering Anita is a professional liar and there're already strong suspicions that she's fabricated the "hurtful tweets" she's received since #GamerGate became a trend, I have no reason to believe her. I wouldn't be surprised if she wrote it herself, especially this is oh-so conveniently an "anonymous" email.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 15, 2014, 09:44:37 PM
feminist lies and poison
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 15, 2014, 09:44:54 PM
Unf, got my popcorn ready. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 15, 2014, 09:45:20 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 15, 2014, 09:43:02 PM
I don't buy it. Considering Anita is a professional liar and there're already strong suspicions that she's fabricated the "hurtful tweets" she's received since #GamerGate became a trend, I have no reason to believe her.


Beyond hopeless.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 15, 2014, 09:45:35 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Oct 15, 2014, 09:45:20 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 15, 2014, 09:43:02 PM
I don't buy it. Considering Anita is a professional liar and there're already strong suspicions that she's fabricated the "hurtful tweets" she's received since #GamerGate became a trend, I have no reason to believe her.


Beyond hopeless.

If you say so.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 15, 2014, 09:46:55 PM
TIL: Blackface isn't racist -- it's fun!; death threats against a feminist speaker are obviously a conspiracy she did herself to get attention.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 15, 2014, 09:48:10 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 15, 2014, 09:46:55 PM
TIL: Blackface isn't racist -- it's fun!; death threats against a feminist speaker are obviously a conspiracy she did herself to get attention.

It's almost laughable if it wasn't so f**king upsetting.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 15, 2014, 09:55:37 PM
Sexist and racist?

Or just mindbogglingly ignorant in general?

lolmod
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 15, 2014, 09:57:01 PM
I'll take his place, guys. We need at least one weaboo mod to level them out.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 15, 2014, 10:08:56 PM
ikarop is weeb
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 15, 2014, 10:57:06 PM
This f**king thread...geeez.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 15, 2014, 10:59:36 PM
Texas - y u no take Ebola srsly? (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-15/second-texas-health-worker-tests-positive-for-ebola/5816930)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 15, 2014, 11:00:14 PM
Florida will be next.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 15, 2014, 11:00:30 PM
ok srsly where is my airlift AVPG
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 15, 2014, 11:01:30 PM
Quote from: SM on Oct 15, 2014, 10:59:36 PM
Texas - y u no take Ebola srsly? (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-15/second-texas-health-worker-tests-positive-for-ebola/5816930)

We should nuke the state from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 15, 2014, 11:03:27 PM
I got cousins in texas. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 15, 2014, 11:20:45 PM
Further reading material for Hubbs:

http://jezebel.com/from-miasma-to-ebola-the-history-of-racist-moral-panic-1645711030/+charliejane (http://jezebel.com/from-miasma-to-ebola-the-history-of-racist-moral-panic-1645711030/+charliejane)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Oct 15, 2014, 11:30:34 PM
This thread lol

Spoiler
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 15, 2014, 11:39:12 PM
we got 60 days and hubbs is right.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 15, 2014, 11:42:19 PM
impossible
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 16, 2014, 12:00:53 AM
I too see no problem with black face.

It's just melatonin anyway folks, I thought we were more mature than this...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 16, 2014, 12:06:33 AM
Black face would at least be an improvement in your case. ◦°˚\(*❛‿❛)/˚°◦
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 16, 2014, 12:10:55 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 16, 2014, 12:06:33 AM
Black face would at least be an improvement in your case. ◦°˚\(*❛‿❛)/˚°◦
Wow, another home-run insult from you...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 16, 2014, 12:13:27 AM
Hot.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 16, 2014, 12:14:18 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F31.media.tumblr.com%2F22402a42a123c003ead1d7bda634b91c%2Ftumblr_mlkv2kAbzq1qbqpmlo1_500.gif&hash=2e42b2f23661fab4e1f72d11e0e60bfffc859575)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 16, 2014, 12:16:42 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Oct 15, 2014, 11:00:30 PM
ok srsly where is my airlift AVPG
In time. Or not, he'll if I know.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 16, 2014, 12:17:16 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 16, 2014, 12:14:18 AM
http://31.media.tumblr.com/22402a42a123c003ead1d7bda634b91c/tumblr_mlkv2kAbzq1qbqpmlo1_500.gif
She looks like a burned chicken breast.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 16, 2014, 12:18:08 AM
It's hard to make plain chicken breast good. And burning it sure don't help.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 16, 2014, 12:47:32 AM
all you need is salt and pepper
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 16, 2014, 01:50:09 AM
We all have different tastes. I prefer using some bbq sauce or cheese.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 16, 2014, 01:51:20 AM
Brick... that's not how you season chicken.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 16, 2014, 02:00:35 AM
who seasons food with cheese
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 16, 2014, 02:11:09 AM
Seasoning chicken with cheese?

Ewwwww.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 16, 2014, 02:15:12 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fa4.urbancdn.com%2Fw%2Fs%2FGp%2FjGlLwjtWZ5KzM1-640m.jpg&hash=91e3909514b81cb44e1b3dfeeb4f4951d993ea01)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 16, 2014, 02:17:46 AM
^
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 16, 2014, 02:19:28 AM
2cheesy4me
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 16, 2014, 02:23:14 AM
Oh man. I didn't know that was a thing. Cheese is the best.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 16, 2014, 02:25:40 AM
You still don't season it...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 16, 2014, 02:34:26 AM
Quote from: tavianini19 on Oct 16, 2014, 12:18:08 AM
It's hard to make plain chicken breast good. And burning it sure don't help.

Depends on how you season it and how long you grill it for.

Quote from: SM on Oct 16, 2014, 02:15:12 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fa4.urbancdn.com%2Fw%2Fs%2FGp%2FjGlLwjtWZ5KzM1-640m.jpg&hash=91e3909514b81cb44e1b3dfeeb4f4951d993ea01)

Chicken parmigiana with fries? Odd combo.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 16, 2014, 02:45:00 AM
More like delicious combo. You can't tell me you wouldn't eat that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Oct 16, 2014, 02:58:22 AM
Fries can be included in many meals. And fries in the meal pictured above definitely doesn't seem odd.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 16, 2014, 03:05:50 AM
*Chips
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 16, 2014, 03:07:15 AM
*Tater logs
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 16, 2014, 03:18:28 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Oct 16, 2014, 03:07:15 AM
*Tater logs


Ridiculous.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 16, 2014, 03:42:49 AM
it's chips you peasants.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 16, 2014, 04:13:44 AM
As an American, I would be inclined to say fries, but if someone said chips, I would be ok with that...but what the f**k is a tater log? That's just wrong. Incorrect. Stop. No.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Oct 16, 2014, 04:14:20 AM
Quote from: Rong on Oct 16, 2014, 03:42:49 AM
it's chips you peasants.

Only if preceded by "fish 'n".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 16, 2014, 04:17:07 AM
Damn. I'm hungry now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 16, 2014, 04:21:59 AM
those are tater logs


not chips... get it right plebz
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 16, 2014, 04:25:49 AM
lolmurrican"cuisine"

Deep frahd high fructose corn surp
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 16, 2014, 04:27:53 AM
Quote from: SM on Oct 16, 2014, 04:25:49 AM
lolmurrican"cuisine"

Deep frahd high fructose corn surp
Yep.  It's awful.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 16, 2014, 04:29:08 AM
Still better than vegemite.

May as well lick the cat's litterbox clean for any leftover bits of its acrid diarrhea.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 16, 2014, 04:30:05 AM
Ick.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 16, 2014, 04:31:30 AM
can we fry Vegemite
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 16, 2014, 04:34:51 AM
It's impossible to make it edable. Unlike sticks of butter, which we can(and sadly do) fry.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 16, 2014, 04:42:11 AM
Quote from: tavianini19 on Oct 16, 2014, 04:34:51 AM
It's impossible to make it edable. Unlike sticks of butter, which we can(and sadly do) fry.


... wut but wouldn't the butter melt away
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 16, 2014, 04:44:26 AM
Not if you flash fry it. You can also fry ice cream.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fried_ice_cream (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fried_ice_cream)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 16, 2014, 05:17:47 AM
Still nasty
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 16, 2014, 06:06:38 AM
tater logs and chips



wtf is wrong with you people
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 16, 2014, 06:10:21 AM
You are surrounded by idiots.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 16, 2014, 06:11:37 AM
tell them not to bring their foreign commie terminology to describe Americana cuisine. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 16, 2014, 06:17:34 AM
USSR USSR USSR

(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/BrBwGETnW971ZpzZkEhxrt_wA4lQhMKrzpyWC-TwEjMp_PJS83_HlDnS1Tsmliat927jBoQHNoE=w1341-h552)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 16, 2014, 11:32:17 AM
Quote from: Vickers on Oct 16, 2014, 02:58:22 AM
Fries can be included in many meals. And fries in the meal pictured above definitely doesn't seem odd.

*shrugs* I guess I'm just used to seeing it with pasta, mainly. I enjoy the taste of fried potatoes but restaurants always serve too many. it's too much carbs in one sitting.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Oct 16, 2014, 12:47:08 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 16, 2014, 11:32:17 AM
Quote from: Vickers on Oct 16, 2014, 02:58:22 AM
Fries can be included in many meals. And fries in the meal pictured above definitely doesn't seem odd.

*shrugs* I guess I'm just used to seeing it with pasta, mainly. I enjoy the taste of fried potatoes but restaurants always serve too many. it's too much carbs in one sitting.

Fries with pasta? That's odd.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 16, 2014, 12:55:44 PM
No, lol. Chicken parmigiana with pasta.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Oct 16, 2014, 02:56:16 PM
for MRM fans.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/13/sexism-feminism-comic-rasenth_n_5976660.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/13/sexism-feminism-comic-rasenth_n_5976660.html)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 16, 2014, 04:53:12 PM
Albania vs Serbia Euro 2016 Qualifier.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/oct/15/albania-charged-uefa-serbia (http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/oct/15/albania-charged-uefa-serbia)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Oct 16, 2014, 11:37:15 PM
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/oct/15/lockheed-breakthrough-nuclear-fusion-energy (http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/oct/15/lockheed-breakthrough-nuclear-fusion-energy)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 16, 2014, 11:56:03 PM
lol
No, he didn't turn into Spider-Man (http://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2014/oct/16/tropical-spider-burrows-mans-skin-bali-video)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 17, 2014, 12:12:40 AM
now there are flesh burrowing spiders in the world


wat


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYaRxdMhxXQ#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYaRxdMhxXQ#ws)

"the Marine gets shot in the head and lives," video that's going around da webz.

it always amazes me that this sort of thing randomly takes off.  there are half dozen other soldiers/marines getting shot in the head and living but none of them take off. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Oct 17, 2014, 12:43:20 AM
I think the most amazing part of that video is that if he wasn't wearing that helmet, the guy behind him filming would have probably had his head taken off
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 17, 2014, 01:09:04 AM
Jesus...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 17, 2014, 02:18:47 AM
I think I hear them say it actually completely penetrates through the helmet at the top, but your helmet sits off your head because of the shock pads inside, so had this been an old helmet sans pads, he still could've died. 

Marine doctrine might be a little different than Army doctrine but we don't bunch up in openings like they did there.



But deployments.  Eventually you start doing the quick and easy.  We stopped even having gunners posted in our gun trucks on convoys because the dust was so bad you couldn't see who to engage even if they did shoot at you.  Plus the terrain was so bad that it kept breaking the turrets and you would literally have to manhandle the things in position to keep them oriented the right way.  And that got real exhausting, real fast. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 17, 2014, 02:23:23 AM
I hope they got the rat bastard.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 17, 2014, 02:31:41 AM
doubt it

dude probably dropped his rifle and blended in with the civilians
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 17, 2014, 03:16:33 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 17, 2014, 02:31:41 AM
doubt it

dude probably dropped his rifle and blended in with the civilians

Eh sooner or later he will get a Predator missile rammed up his ass.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 17, 2014, 03:19:18 AM
if they catch him out in the open
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 17, 2014, 03:22:00 AM
Nah. They should just go full My Lai.

courtesy of the red white and blue
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 17, 2014, 05:44:06 AM
It still happens occasionally.  Typically volunteer forces are more disciplined, but give a fool a rifle and the power over life and death and all kinds of crazy shit can happen.   



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 17, 2014, 06:21:57 AM
Pretty f**ked up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 17, 2014, 11:37:27 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgHmTmUjFF0#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgHmTmUjFF0#ws)

Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 17, 2014, 02:18:47 AM
But deployments.  Eventually you start doing the quick and easy.  We stopped even having gunners posted in our gun trucks on convoys because the dust was so bad you couldn't see who to engage even if they did shoot at you.  Plus the terrain was so bad that it kept breaking the turrets and you would literally have to manhandle the things in position to keep them oriented the right way.  And that got real exhausting, real fast.

This is somewhat unrelated, but you're best person to ask. Why are American assault rifles so shitty, especially when compared to those made in Russia? From what I understand, AKs are infinitely more durable whereas M16s and the like break down fairly easily.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 17, 2014, 07:12:27 PM
The terrain in Afghanistan was even harder on Russian vehicles than they were on ours.  There are hundreds of pics of broken down Russian tanks from their war in Afghanistan.

Siege vehicles just aren't meant to go through that terrain.  It would be like asking a football defensive linemen to wear full body armor and hike up and down mountains.  He's bigger and stronger than average but its harder on his internal structure.  Someday a knee is going to tear.  Or like Hannibal's elephants crossing the Alps. 

m4s are alright as long as you clean them.  All the time.  Everyday.  In Africa the magazine well would get clogged with a fine coat of sand, you'd insert your mag, pull it to make sure it was locked, walk about thirty feet and have the mag fall out on the ground.  The dust would grip the mag like it was in place, but as you walk the dust would disperse and drop the magazine even though it looked and felt seated. 

Just has differences to do with internal design that I'm not technical enough to break down for you and doctrine.

Some countries sacrifice accuracy for a heavier round that if it hits you in the vital area your dead like Russia with its 7.62, whilst the US uses 5.56 ammo for accuracy at the cost of stopping power.  An m4 kicks like a .22 and has a round barely any larger. 

We have heavier weapon systems like the m240 that can fire when filthy.

But the terrain in Africa is what broke down our vehicles and I'm sure the problem is amplified in the more rocky Afghanistan. 

Part of the problem is the US military trying to save a buck.  A lot of the first generation Humvees were the old soft side Humvees with the up armor kits added onto their frame.  When you have the nut and bolts for something meant to hold together something way lighter, trying to keep them from breaking is a job just by itself.  We couldn't even exit the vehicles and leave the doors open because the hinge kits were mean for Humvees with no armor and not made for a door holding four hundred lbs of armor. 

Supposedly the last generation of Humvees were Humvees built with the terrain and armor kits in mind so they were designed to always carry the weight.  We never saw them though.

The MRAPS were a little more sturdy but more dangerous. When we were training on them the training cadre would pull the gunners down out of the turret because if it rolled on a hill we were climbing and fell on its side, the weight of the turret alone could snap the bolts holding it in place and cut the gunner in half. 

Meanwhile Army Special Forces are driving around in lightly armored Land Rovers and there little dune buggies not giving a f**k.  The US military is more advanced than typical even down to the national guard level, but the true high speed shit is given to SOF and eventually their training methods and TTPs make there way down to us.

Soon we will probably sacrifice armor for speed as they all seem to be doing.   
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 17, 2014, 09:24:37 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 17, 2014, 11:37:27 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgHmTmUjFF0#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgHmTmUjFF0#ws)
Dumb Youtube videos, repugnant politics... you and Hubbs have a lot in common.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Oct 17, 2014, 09:39:18 PM
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/SDSU-Student-With-Meningitis-Dies-University-sara-stelzer-279582742.html (http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/SDSU-Student-With-Meningitis-Dies-University-sara-stelzer-279582742.html)

freshman student at a local university dies from meningitis, was a social butterfly and now the school is trying to make sure other people have not contracted the disease.  This is kinda frightening, my brother goes to that school, don't think he'll get it, he's not exactly social with the exception of a D&D group.  Well, just incase the ebola and Enterovirus D68 scare isn't enough.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 17, 2014, 09:44:50 PM
Well, as long as he didn't kiss or get sneezed into by someone who knew her...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 17, 2014, 09:53:03 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Oct 17, 2014, 09:39:18 PM
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/SDSU-Student-With-Meningitis-Dies-University-sara-stelzer-279582742.html (http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/SDSU-Student-With-Meningitis-Dies-University-sara-stelzer-279582742.html)

freshman student at a local university dies from meningitis, was a social butterfly and now the school is trying to make sure other people have not contracted the disease.  This is kinda frightening, my brother goes to that school, don't think he'll get it, he's not exactly social with the exception of a D&D group.  Well, just incase the ebola and Enterovirus D68 scare isn't enough.

Yikes. I hope he stays safe.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Oct 17, 2014, 11:22:19 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Oct 17, 2014, 09:39:18 PM
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/SDSU-Student-With-Meningitis-Dies-University-sara-stelzer-279582742.html (http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/SDSU-Student-With-Meningitis-Dies-University-sara-stelzer-279582742.html)

freshman student at a local university dies from meningitis, was a social butterfly and now the school is trying to make sure other people have not contracted the disease.  This is kinda frightening, my brother goes to that school, don't think he'll get it, he's not exactly social with the exception of a D&D group.  Well, just incase the ebola and Enterovirus D68 scare isn't enough.

Isn't that something that's generally inoculated against? I distinctly recall getting the meningitis vaccine.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 17, 2014, 11:24:06 PM
isn't there like three or four different types?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 18, 2014, 12:02:43 AM
do they sell big plastic bubbles nowadays
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 18, 2014, 01:27:27 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 17, 2014, 07:12:27 PM
The terrain in Afghanistan was even harder on Russian vehicles than they were on ours.  There are hundreds of pics of broken down Russian tanks from their war in Afghanistan.

Siege vehicles just aren't meant to go through that terrain.  It would be like asking a football defensive linemen to wear full body armor and hike up and down mountains.  He's bigger and stronger than average but its harder on his internal structure.  Someday a knee is going to tear.  Or like Hannibal's elephants crossing the Alps. 

m4s are alright as long as you clean them.  All the time.  Everyday.  In Africa the magazine well would get clogged with a fine coat of sand, you'd insert your mag, pull it to make sure it was locked, walk about thirty feet and have the mag fall out on the ground.  The dust would grip the mag like it was in place, but as you walk the dust would disperse and drop the magazine even though it looked and felt seated. 

Just has differences to do with internal design that I'm not technical enough to break down for you and doctrine.

Some countries sacrifice accuracy for a heavier round that if it hits you in the vital area your dead like Russia with its 7.62, whilst the US uses 5.56 ammo for accuracy at the cost of stopping power.  An m4 kicks like a .22 and has a round barely any larger. 

We have heavier weapon systems like the m240 that can fire when filthy.

But the terrain in Africa is what broke down our vehicles and I'm sure the problem is amplified in the more rocky Afghanistan. 

Part of the problem is the US military trying to save a buck.  A lot of the first generation Humvees were the old soft side Humvees with the up armor kits added onto their frame.  When you have the nut and bolts for something meant to hold together something way lighter, trying to keep them from breaking is a job just by itself.  We couldn't even exit the vehicles and leave the doors open because the hinge kits were mean for Humvees with no armor and not made for a door holding four hundred lbs of armor. 

Supposedly the last generation of Humvees were Humvees built with the terrain and armor kits in mind so they were designed to always carry the weight.  We never saw them though.

The MRAPS were a little more sturdy but more dangerous. When we were training on them the training cadre would pull the gunners down out of the turret because if it rolled on a hill we were climbing and fell on its side, the weight of the turret alone could snap the bolts holding it in place and cut the gunner in half. 

Meanwhile Army Special Forces are driving around in lightly armored Land Rovers and there little dune buggies not giving a f**k.  The US military is more advanced than typical even down to the national guard level, but the true high speed shit is given to SOF and eventually their training methods and TTPs make there way down to us.

Soon we will probably sacrifice armor for speed as they all seem to be doing.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2NXSgD_INY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2NXSgD_INY#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 18, 2014, 01:32:35 AM
That dodging seems like it'd get old real fast in a war, fools troops like tank crews for a bit but than that agile vehicle then just becomes predictable.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 18, 2014, 01:45:45 AM
darpa

day cray
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 18, 2014, 01:48:55 AM
See the shit Skunkworks put out the other day


www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlYClniDFkM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlYClniDFkM#ws)


hope it pans out.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 18, 2014, 01:55:09 AM
James Cameron was right.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 18, 2014, 01:56:45 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.gyazo.com%2Feb168f9641c7c395509cf91bd26d6556.png&hash=5ed605cdd1185c2c3b621c2f8e648b66aabc7346)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 18, 2014, 01:57:32 AM
 :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 18, 2014, 08:18:14 AM
Oh shiznaps!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Oct 18, 2014, 01:21:53 PM
Quote from: Rong on Oct 18, 2014, 01:48:55 AM
See the shit Skunkworks put out the other day


www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlYClniDFkM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlYClniDFkM#ws)


hope it pans out.
Did they learn NOTHING from blowing up Acheron?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Oct 19, 2014, 12:15:43 AM
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29677779 (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29677779)

Good Guy Pope Francis 
Quotehas suffered a setback as proposals for wider acceptance of gay people failed to win a two-thirds majority at a Catholic Church synod. A draft report issued halfway through the meeting had called for greater openness towards homosexuals and divorced Catholics who have remarried. But those paragraphs were not approved, and were stripped from the final text.

shame :/ Good to see that he IS trying, doe.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Oct 19, 2014, 08:55:51 AM
Apparently there's a Russian submarine sneaking around inside Swedish waters. The military is trying to hunt it down at the moment.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 19, 2014, 09:08:41 AM
Ebola scare on cruise liner! or is it a scare? the ship has been refused to dock in various places and suspected person isolated in cabin!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/ebola/11171669/Were-a-floating-petri-dish-Panic-onboard-the-Ebola-cruise.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/ebola/11171669/Were-a-floating-petri-dish-Panic-onboard-the-Ebola-cruise.html)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/ebola/11171462/Carnival-Magic-returns-to-Texas-after-Belize-and-Mexico-refuse-to-allow-possible-Ebola-victim-to-disembark.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/ebola/11171462/Carnival-Magic-returns-to-Texas-after-Belize-and-Mexico-refuse-to-allow-possible-Ebola-victim-to-disembark.html)

UK sending 3000 of our boys to get ebola -_-
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2798713/3-000-uk-troops-germ-warfare-style-ebola-blockade-plan-sierra-leone.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2798713/3-000-uk-troops-germ-warfare-style-ebola-blockade-plan-sierra-leone.html)

Is America prepared? this is worrying.
http://www.salon.com/2014/10/18/6_real_problems_with_americas_ebola_response_partner/ (http://www.salon.com/2014/10/18/6_real_problems_with_americas_ebola_response_partner/)

And Obama still refuses to stop flights from West Africa to the US...probably because he has an African family background  ::)
The man's a fool, basically America is now in a situation where many people are under close watch and nobody really knows if the virus has gotten out. They are playing the waiting game because bottom line...America has f**ked up, and Obama could have stopped it easily from day one.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 19, 2014, 09:39:16 AM
Thanksobama.gif
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huol on Oct 19, 2014, 09:39:56 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhqUk28OwHs# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhqUk28OwHs#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 19, 2014, 09:42:00 AM
 :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 19, 2014, 09:43:07 AM
Is dat Hubbs? ???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 19, 2014, 11:45:08 AM
Quote from: Shasvre on Oct 19, 2014, 08:55:51 AM
Apparently there's a Russian submarine sneaking around inside Swedish waters. The military is trying to hunt it down at the moment.
The Red October ish undetectable. We could come up and tickle their swedishhhh ballsh without them even knowing what tickled them.
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 19, 2014, 01:11:44 PM
Quote from: Huol on Oct 19, 2014, 09:39:56 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhqUk28OwHs# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhqUk28OwHs#)
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Oct 19, 2014, 03:03:18 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2798342/miss-hitler-2014-shocking-beauty-pageant-anti-semitic-women-russia-entrants-include-reasons-revere-reich.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2798342/miss-hitler-2014-shocking-beauty-pageant-anti-semitic-women-russia-entrants-include-reasons-revere-reich.html)

RUSSIA  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 19, 2014, 05:12:34 PM
EBOLA BE EVERYWHERE!


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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 19, 2014, 06:54:02 PM
Sweden has a military?...oh wait that's Switzerland...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 19, 2014, 09:15:30 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 19, 2014, 09:08:41 AM
And Obama still refuses to stop flights from West Africa to the US...probably because he has an African family background  ::)
The man's a fool, basically America is now in a situation where many people are under close watch and nobody really knows if the virus has gotten out. They are playing the waiting game because bottom line...America has f**ked up, and Obama could have stopped it easily from day one.

When you write ignorant stuff like that, you can't blame people around here for making a mockery out of your comments. Just saying...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Oct 19, 2014, 09:28:16 PM
Obama's family traces to East Africa, as well. So, he's, like, assuming Africa's all one place? Is that doubly ignorant? Or triply? I'm losing track.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 19, 2014, 09:38:48 PM
Oh, Hubbs. The level of dumb is just too much.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 19, 2014, 09:49:31 PM
Some people are just like that. They refuse to learn.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Oct 19, 2014, 09:53:02 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Oct 19, 2014, 09:28:16 PM
So, he's, like, assuming Africa's all one place?

But it is innit?

hehe
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 19, 2014, 09:56:16 PM
Load of ignorant bullshit is what that's called and so much more, Blabel.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 19, 2014, 09:57:32 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Oct 19, 2014, 09:53:02 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Oct 19, 2014, 09:28:16 PM
So, he's, like, assuming Africa's all one place?

But it is innit?

hehe

lol! exactly, I knew some of you would say this, that is why I wrote it exactly as I did, too easy. It doesn't matter which side of the continent his family is from, he has an African family background and that probably influences his decisions somewhat. Bottom line, he should of stopped travel from day one and everyone knows it. He didn't and look where you are now.


Quote from: Eva on Oct 19, 2014, 09:15:30 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 19, 2014, 09:08:41 AM
And Obama still refuses to stop flights from West Africa to the US...probably because he has an African family background  ::)
The man's a fool, basically America is now in a situation where many people are under close watch and nobody really knows if the virus has gotten out. They are playing the waiting game because bottom line...America has f**ked up, and Obama could have stopped it easily from day one.

When you write ignorant stuff like that, you can't blame people around here for making a mockery out of your comments. Just saying...


Ignorant how? are you saying America isn't in this situation? you don't think Obama's background might have an influence on his decisions here? Is that ignorance, really? is this a PC slap on the wrist or merely a head in the sand moment? Didn't expect that from you Eva.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 19, 2014, 10:01:25 PM
Is everyone else seeing this? Is he really just...lol, f**king Hubbs.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 19, 2014, 10:18:21 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 19, 2014, 09:57:32 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Oct 19, 2014, 09:53:02 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Oct 19, 2014, 09:28:16 PM
So, he's, like, assuming Africa's all one place?

But it is innit?

hehe

lol! exactly, I knew some of you would say this, that is why I wrote it exactly as I did, too easy. It doesn't matter which side of the continent his family is from, he has an African family background and that probably influences his decisions somewhat. Bottom line, he should of stopped travel from day one and everyone knows it. He didn't and look where you are now.


Quote from: Eva on Oct 19, 2014, 09:15:30 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 19, 2014, 09:08:41 AM
And Obama still refuses to stop flights from West Africa to the US...probably because he has an African family background  ::)
The man's a fool, basically America is now in a situation where many people are under close watch and nobody really knows if the virus has gotten out. They are playing the waiting game because bottom line...America has f**ked up, and Obama could have stopped it easily from day one.

When you write ignorant stuff like that, you can't blame people around here for making a mockery out of your comments. Just saying...


Ignorant how? are you saying America isn't in this situation? you don't think Obama's background might have an influence on his decisions here? Is that ignorance, really? is this a PC slap on the wrist or merely a head in the sand moment? Didn't expect that from you Eva.
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 19, 2014, 10:20:40 PM
MFW Hubbs takes over 10 minutes to just edit and make a response to Eva:


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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 19, 2014, 10:25:37 PM
tfw hubbs

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MFW When that face

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 19, 2014, 10:27:40 PM
HAHAHA
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 19, 2014, 10:32:17 PM
QuoteAnd Obama still refuses to stop flights from West Africa to the US...probably because he has an African family background

Death, taxes and Hubbs continuing to plumb new depths of ignorant stupidity.

Someone should create a Twitter 'Stupid Shit Hubbs Says...'  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gazz on Oct 19, 2014, 10:32:55 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 19, 2014, 09:57:32 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Oct 19, 2014, 09:53:02 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Oct 19, 2014, 09:28:16 PM
So, he's, like, assuming Africa's all one place?

But it is innit?

hehe

lol! exactly, I knew some of you would say this, that is why I wrote it exactly as I did, too easy. It doesn't matter which side of the continent his family is from, he has an African family background and that probably influences his decisions somewhat. Bottom line, he should of stopped travel from day one and everyone knows it. He didn't and look where you are now.


Quote from: Eva on Oct 19, 2014, 09:15:30 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 19, 2014, 09:08:41 AM
And Obama still refuses to stop flights from West Africa to the US...probably because he has an African family background  ::)
The man's a fool, basically America is now in a situation where many people are under close watch and nobody really knows if the virus has gotten out. They are playing the waiting game because bottom line...America has f**ked up, and Obama could have stopped it easily from day one.

When you write ignorant stuff like that, you can't blame people around here for making a mockery out of your comments. Just saying...


Ignorant how? are you saying America isn't in this situation? you don't think Obama's background might have an influence on his decisions here? Is that ignorance, really? is this a PC slap on the wrist or merely a head in the sand moment? Didn't expect that from you Eva.

Are you a parody account?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 19, 2014, 10:33:16 PM
Quote from: SM on Oct 19, 2014, 10:32:17 PM
Someone should create a Twitter 'Stupid Shit Hubbs Says...'  :laugh:
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 19, 2014, 10:46:02 PM
Hubbs and Steve Harvey. On a show together. I'd watch it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Oct 19, 2014, 10:46:51 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 19, 2014, 09:57:32 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Oct 19, 2014, 09:53:02 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Oct 19, 2014, 09:28:16 PM
So, he's, like, assuming Africa's all one place?

But it is innit?

hehe

lol! exactly, I knew some of you would say this, that is why I wrote it exactly as I did, too easy. It doesn't matter which side of the continent his family is from, he has an African family background and that probably influences his decisions somewhat. Bottom line, he should of stopped travel from day one and everyone knows it. He didn't and look where you are now.

My family mainly comes from the British Isles and Ireland. Naturally, that means I'm biased towards the Ukrainians, as they, too, come from Europe!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 19, 2014, 10:49:55 PM
HAHA oh ignorance. It may be bliss for the ignorant, but for those of us who aren't morons, it's just annoying(and funny).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 19, 2014, 10:50:41 PM
Share more of your arcane wisdom with us, Brick.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 19, 2014, 10:53:48 PM
No. You gotta earn this here wisdom.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 19, 2014, 10:57:50 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Oct 19, 2014, 10:46:51 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 19, 2014, 09:57:32 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Oct 19, 2014, 09:53:02 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Oct 19, 2014, 09:28:16 PM
So, he's, like, assuming Africa's all one place?

But it is innit?

hehe

lol! exactly, I knew some of you would say this, that is why I wrote it exactly as I did, too easy. It doesn't matter which side of the continent his family is from, he has an African family background and that probably influences his decisions somewhat. Bottom line, he should of stopped travel from day one and everyone knows it. He didn't and look where you are now.

My family mainly comes from the British Isles and Ireland. Naturally, that means I'm biased towards the Ukrainians, as they, too, come from Europe!

Haha yeah...clever reply. You know exactly what I mean, as you all do so how about you all quit trying for the wittiest reply of the week award. Or should that be who can look the best on the forum weekly award -_-



Quote from: SM on Oct 19, 2014, 10:32:17 PM
QuoteAnd Obama still refuses to stop flights from West Africa to the US...probably because he has an African family background

Death, taxes and Hubbs continuing to plumb new depths of ignorant stupidity.

Someone should create a Twitter 'Stupid Shit Hubbs Says...'  :laugh:


Ah the guys living on that large safe idyllic island on the other side of the globe, where nothing much ever happens and nothing ever seems to affect them yet they preach at everybody else as if they actually know what they're talking about  ::) Yeah OK Oz, hit me up when you actually have some kind of crisis over...errr anything.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 19, 2014, 11:01:02 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 19, 2014, 09:57:32 PM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 19, 2014, 09:15:30 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 19, 2014, 09:08:41 AM
And Obama still refuses to stop flights from West Africa to the US...probably because he has an African family background  ::)
The man's a fool, basically America is now in a situation where many people are under close watch and nobody really knows if the virus has gotten out. They are playing the waiting game because bottom line...America has f**ked up, and Obama could have stopped it easily from day one.

When you write ignorant stuff like that, you can't blame people around here for making a mockery out of your comments. Just saying...


Ignorant how? are you saying America isn't in this situation? you don't think Obama's background might have an influence on his decisions here? Is that ignorance, really? is this a PC slap on the wrist or merely a head in the sand moment? Didn't expect that from you Eva.

America isn't in 'this situation' - Western Africa is.

As for Obama - he had no authority over how a hospital board in Texas decided to handle a potential Ebola patient. That's their call according to US health regulations. And next it becomes a state level case. And after that, a federal level case where the President can make policies for the individual states to follow.

The Texas case is what happens when local authorities don't follow the guidelines already outlined to you by the best specialists in the field. That's hardly Obama's fault. Right now, he's taking the advice from the experts - people who have dealt with scenarios like this their entire career. And their consensus is clear: if you want to effectively beat Ebola (and prohibit it spreading to other continents), pool your efforts and resources where the outbreak is active, not in US airports or whatever. I'll trust the experts.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 19, 2014, 11:02:31 PM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 19, 2014, 11:01:02 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 19, 2014, 09:57:32 PM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 19, 2014, 09:15:30 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 19, 2014, 09:08:41 AM
And Obama still refuses to stop flights from West Africa to the US...probably because he has an African family background  ::)
The man's a fool, basically America is now in a situation where many people are under close watch and nobody really knows if the virus has gotten out. They are playing the waiting game because bottom line...America has f**ked up, and Obama could have stopped it easily from day one.

When you write ignorant stuff like that, you can't blame people around here for making a mockery out of your comments. Just saying...


Ignorant how? are you saying America isn't in this situation? you don't think Obama's background might have an influence on his decisions here? Is that ignorance, really? is this a PC slap on the wrist or merely a head in the sand moment? Didn't expect that from you Eva.

America isn't in 'this situation' - Western Africa is.

As for Obama - he had no authority over how a hospital board in Texas decided to handle a potential Ebola patient. That's their call according to US health regulations. And next it becomes a state level case. And after that, a federal level case where the President can make policies for the individual states to follow.

The Texas case is what happens when local authorities don't follow the guidelines already outlined to you by the best specialists in the field. That's hardly Obama's fault. Right now, he's taking the advice from the experts - people who have dealt with scenarios like this their entire career. And their consensus is clear: if you want to effectively beat Ebola (and prohibit it spreading to other continents), pool your efforts and resources where the outbreak is active, not in US airports or whatever. I'll trust the experts.
^
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 19, 2014, 11:08:23 PM
Lol spending all that time, explaining it, you honestly think he is a:) going to read it b.) take it on board, its far easier to take the piss out of him.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 19, 2014, 11:08:34 PM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 19, 2014, 11:01:02 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 19, 2014, 09:57:32 PM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 19, 2014, 09:15:30 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 19, 2014, 09:08:41 AM
And Obama still refuses to stop flights from West Africa to the US...probably because he has an African family background  ::)
The man's a fool, basically America is now in a situation where many people are under close watch and nobody really knows if the virus has gotten out. They are playing the waiting game because bottom line...America has f**ked up, and Obama could have stopped it easily from day one.

When you write ignorant stuff like that, you can't blame people around here for making a mockery out of your comments. Just saying...


Ignorant how? are you saying America isn't in this situation? you don't think Obama's background might have an influence on his decisions here? Is that ignorance, really? is this a PC slap on the wrist or merely a head in the sand moment? Didn't expect that from you Eva.

America isn't in 'this situation' - Western Africa is.

As for Obama - he had no authority over how a hospital board in Texas decided to handle a potential Ebola patient. That's their call according to US health regulations. And next it becomes a state level case. And after that, a federal level case where the President can make policies for the individual states to follow.

The Texas case is what happens when local authorities don't follow the guidelines already outlined to you by the best specialists in the field. That's hardly Obama's fault. Right now, he's taking the advice from the experts - people who have dealt with scenarios like this their entire career. And their consensus is clear: if you want to effectively beat Ebola (and prohibit it spreading to other continents), pool your efforts and resources where the outbreak is active, not in US airports or whatever. I'll trust the experts.

At this current time the US is watching many many people closely waiting to see if they break out in ebola. Whoever did what and where makes no difference, Obama had the chance to stop flights going into the US from the affected area, he didn't and still refuses to DESPITE calls from many people for him to do so. Seriously I don't get it, how hard is it? contain the outbreak by stopping flights...what's the problem here?



Obama admin fudge up...
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/10/19/fauci-tries-to-calm-us-after-missteps-on-ebola-amid-concerns-americans-have/ (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/10/19/fauci-tries-to-calm-us-after-missteps-on-ebola-amid-concerns-americans-have/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 19, 2014, 11:12:18 PM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 19, 2014, 11:13:00 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 19, 2014, 11:12:18 PM
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Never stop.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 19, 2014, 11:13:44 PM
Obama wants to infect as many white people as he can. Bring the infected to the United States.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 19, 2014, 11:15:27 PM
Quote from: First Blood on Oct 19, 2014, 11:13:44 PM
Obama wants to infect as many white people as he can. Bring the infected to the United States.
:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 19, 2014, 11:15:46 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Oct 19, 2014, 10:46:51 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 19, 2014, 09:57:32 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Oct 19, 2014, 09:53:02 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Oct 19, 2014, 09:28:16 PM
So, he's, like, assuming Africa's all one place?

But it is innit?

hehe

lol! exactly, I knew some of you would say this, that is why I wrote it exactly as I did, too easy. It doesn't matter which side of the continent his family is from, he has an African family background and that probably influences his decisions somewhat. Bottom line, he should of stopped travel from day one and everyone knows it. He didn't and look where you are now.

My family mainly comes from the British Isles and Ireland. Naturally, that means I'm biased towards the Ukrainians, as they, too, come from Europe!

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"Cпасибо!"

QuoteAh the guys living on that large safe idyllic island on the other side of the globe, where nothing much ever happens and nothing ever seems to affect them yet they preach at everybody else as if they actually know what they're talking about  Yeah OK Oz, hit me up when you actually have some kind of crisis over...errr anything.

Only if you promise to do the same.

There's no crisis in the UK either, Ebola or otherwise.  And no amount of being an incessantly whiny little bitch will manufacture one.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 19, 2014, 11:19:12 PM
STRAYA KANT!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 19, 2014, 11:24:38 PM
'KEN OATH!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 19, 2014, 11:25:30 PM
Go get screwed by drop bears.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 19, 2014, 11:30:06 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 19, 2014, 11:08:34 PM
At this current time the US is watching many many people closely waiting to see if they break out in ebola. Whoever did what and where makes no difference, Obama had the chance to stop flights going into the US from the affected area, he didn't and still refuses to DESPITE calls from many people for him to do so. Seriously I don't get it, how hard is it? contain the outbreak by stopping flights...what's the problem here?

Those 'many people' calling out for Obama to stop flights from Western Africa altogether, aren't the people educated and experienced with virus outbreaks. Besides... what flights would you stop exactly? An infected person might come from South Africa... from Spain... or from Asia, because a lot of air passengers don't always travel directly to their destinations. It would be false security.

In a way, it's our luck that Ebola is so aggressive. It's extremely inefficient in spreading in ares with a certain standard/level of health care institutions. There are plenty of real life examples to back up the notion that these hyper-aggressive viruses (Ebola, Hansa, Marberg etc.) haven't been able to catch a foothold in 1st world nations a single time, even when infected people have been known to carry them undetected for days/weeks and potentially infect people they have been with, including spouses, family relatives, sexual partners etc. in that period. But they are so hard to get that no such outbreaks have ever happened in our part of the world.

So, if you're gonna flip out, flip out over the African victims that are dying from this right now, instead of flipping out over a scenario that won't happen.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 19, 2014, 11:37:03 PM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 19, 2014, 11:30:06 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 19, 2014, 11:08:34 PM
At this current time the US is watching many many people closely waiting to see if they break out in ebola. Whoever did what and where makes no difference, Obama had the chance to stop flights going into the US from the affected area, he didn't and still refuses to DESPITE calls from many people for him to do so. Seriously I don't get it, how hard is it? contain the outbreak by stopping flights...what's the problem here?

Those 'many people' calling out for Obama to stop flights from Western Africa altogether, aren't the people educated and experienced with virus outbreaks. Besides... what flights would you stop exactly? An infected person might come from South Africa... from Spain... or from Asia, because a lot of air passengers don't always travel directly to their destinations. It would be false security.

In a way, it's our luck that Ebola is so aggressive. It's extremely inefficient in spreading in ares with a certain standard/level of health care institutions. There are plenty of real life examples to back up the notion that these hyper-aggressive viruses (Ebola, Hansa, Marberg etc.) haven't been able to catch a foothold in 1st world nations a single time, even when infected people have been known to carry them undetected for days/weeks and potentially infect people they have been with, including spouses, family relatives, sexual partners etc. in that period. But they are so hard to get that no such outbreaks have ever happened in our part of the world.

So, if you're gonna flip out, flip out over the African victims that are dying from this right now, instead of flipping out over a scenario that won't happen.


Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-29674514 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-29674514)

Some 60 Republicans in the House of Representatives have informally said they would support a travel ban, according to an unofficial count on the Hill website.

They were joined by a handful of Democrat representatives and a small number of Republicans in the Senate.

Republican House Speaker John Boehner, who supports travel restrictions, has hinted that he may propose a vote on the issue.


You stop flights from the source, West Africa. Yes it could come from somewhere else but at the moment the odds on that are lower...I would hope! The fact you're saying it could from other places straight away shows how important a flight ban from West Africa is or was!! It should of been done from day one. The fact this didn't happen is why the problem has now reached these other places...or the threat is there.

You just contradicted your own argument :/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 19, 2014, 11:38:23 PM
Republicans really aren't the kind of people you even want to listen to though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 19, 2014, 11:44:38 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Oct 19, 2014, 11:38:23 PM
Republicans really aren't the kind of people you even want to listen to though.

Well in this case I would listen to them because whoever you're listening to now has fudged up royal.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 19, 2014, 11:46:21 PM
Pretty sure all those Texans who f**ked up and let a man with ebola go home with antibiotics -- even after learning he had just been to Liberia -- would vote for Republicans, too. ◦°˚\(*❛‿❛)/˚°◦
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 19, 2014, 11:49:17 PM
i'm canadian
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 19, 2014, 11:50:28 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 19, 2014, 11:37:03 PM
Some 60 Republicans in the House of Representatives have informally said they would support a travel ban, according to an unofficial count on the Hill website.

They were joined by a handful of Democrat representatives and a small number of Republicans in the Senate.

Republican House Speaker John Boehner, who supports travel restrictions, has hinted that he may propose a vote on the issue.

Would that be the same Republicans, believing in a less federal governed USA and more power to the individual states? Less/no CDC? Same Republicans that advocated cutting national disaster relief and downsizing or abolishing FEMA altogether, just before New Orleans was transformed into a Sealand Theme Park?

Yeah, if there exists one group of people I would never, ever listen to in situations like this...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 19, 2014, 11:51:10 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 19, 2014, 11:46:21 PM
Pretty sure all those Texans who f**ked up and let a man with ebola go home with antibiotics -- even after learning he had just been to Liberia -- would vote for Republicans, too. ◦°˚\(*❛‿❛)/˚°◦


This pretty much, Hubbs.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Oct 19, 2014, 11:51:16 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 19, 2014, 10:57:50 PM
Haha yeah...clever reply. You know exactly what I mean, as you all do so how about you all quit trying for the wittiest reply of the week award. Or should that be who can look the best on the forum weekly award -_-

It sounds like what you mean is that all Africans are the same, regardless of whether or not some of the Africans in question are separated by thousands of miles geographically and centuries of history culturally, or were in actuality born in Hawaii and are American.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 19, 2014, 11:52:42 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Oct 19, 2014, 11:51:16 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 19, 2014, 10:57:50 PM
Haha yeah...clever reply. You know exactly what I mean, as you all do so how about you all quit trying for the wittiest reply of the week award. Or should that be who can look the best on the forum weekly award -_-

It sounds like what you mean is that all Africans are the same, regardless of whether or not some of the Africans in question are separated by thousands of miles geographically and centuries of history culturally, or were in actuality born in Hawaii and are American.


That's exactly what he means. Don't forget though, Hubbs is the guy who actually believes that all black people are violent and crazy. He actually admitted to that weeks ago. The racism is too strong.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 19, 2014, 11:53:09 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 19, 2014, 11:44:38 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Oct 19, 2014, 11:38:23 PM
Republicans really aren't the kind of people you even want to listen to though.

Well in this case I would listen to them because whoever you're listening to now has fudged up royal.

^
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 19, 2014, 11:53:33 PM
QuoteSome 60 Republicans in the House of Representatives have informally said they would support a travel ban, according to an unofficial count on the Hill website.

They only officially need another 160 ignorant f**ktards to vote with them and everything not the US can be nuked into glass, boy howdy.

Quote from: Eva on Oct 19, 2014, 11:50:28 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 19, 2014, 11:37:03 PM
Some 60 Republicans in the House of Representatives have informally said they would support a travel ban, according to an unofficial count on the Hill website.

They were joined by a handful of Democrat representatives and a small number of Republicans in the Senate.

Republican House Speaker John Boehner, who supports travel restrictions, has hinted that he may propose a vote on the issue.

Would that be the same Republicans, believing in a less federal governed USA and more power to the individual states? Less/no CDC? Same Republicans that advocated cutting national disaster relief and downsizing or abolishing FEMA altogether, just before New Orleans was transformed into a Sealand Theme Park?

Yeah, if there exists one group of people I would never, ever listen to in situations like this...

SMALL GUBMINT! SMALL GUBMINT!!

SAVE MEH GUBMINT!!!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 19, 2014, 11:58:55 PM
Seriously!...you all mock me for my opinion on what should be done. I then provide official BBC proof that I'm not alone in my opinion...yet you all still manage to twist and turn it around finding a way to mock that! Its kinda pathetic really, just accept the fact that maybe your opinions aren't universally sound.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 19, 2014, 11:59:38 PM
Republican opinions don't count for shit :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 20, 2014, 12:01:41 AM
But climate change is a hoax Cvalda.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 20, 2014, 12:02:31 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 19, 2014, 11:59:38 PM
Republican opinions don't count for shit :laugh:


But I am a republican.   :-[
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 20, 2014, 12:04:19 AM
Quote from: First Blood on Oct 20, 2014, 12:01:41 AM
But climate change is a hoax Cvalda.

Yep - the climate among the GOP will never change: Obama is to blame for everything.

(and he's not American anyway, btw. He's black, so clearly he must be African.)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 20, 2014, 12:04:38 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 20, 2014, 12:02:31 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 19, 2014, 11:59:38 PM
Republican opinions don't count for shit :laugh:


But I am a republican.   :-[
rip ur shit republican opinions
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 20, 2014, 12:05:44 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 19, 2014, 11:58:55 PM
Seriously!...you all mock me for my opinion on what should be done. I then provide official BBC proof that I'm not alone in my opinion...yet you all still manage to twist and turn it around finding a way to mock that! Its kinda pathetic really, just accept the fact that maybe your opinions aren't universally sound.

All it shows is that there are plenty of people just as ignorant as you.

Rejoice.

The fact many of them seem to be right wing I'm sure is just a coincidence.

Quote from: Eva on Oct 20, 2014, 12:04:19 AM
Quote from: First Blood on Oct 20, 2014, 12:01:41 AM
But climate change is a hoax Cvalda.

Yep - the climate among the GOP will never change: Obama is to blame for everything.

(and he's not American anyway, btw. He's black, so clearly he must be African.)

And a secrt muslin!!1!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 20, 2014, 12:07:37 AM
Don't forget he's also the anti-christ.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 20, 2014, 12:08:40 AM
(https://33.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltfll6T9h91r556mmo1_500.gif)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 20, 2014, 12:11:22 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 19, 2014, 11:53:09 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 19, 2014, 11:44:38 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Oct 19, 2014, 11:38:23 PM
Republicans really aren't the kind of people you even want to listen to though.

Well in this case I would listen to them because whoever you're listening to now has fudged up royal.

^
Is nobody going to point out that this f**ker just quoted himself? Jesus Christ, with all of this shit between Hubbs and Lie, I don't know how much more I can take.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 20, 2014, 12:12:20 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 20, 2014, 12:04:38 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 20, 2014, 12:02:31 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 19, 2014, 11:59:38 PM
Republican opinions don't count for shit :laugh:


But I am a republican.   :-[
rip ur shit republican opinions

silly cvalda republicans deal only in facts
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 20, 2014, 12:13:14 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 20, 2014, 12:12:20 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 20, 2014, 12:04:38 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 20, 2014, 12:02:31 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 19, 2014, 11:59:38 PM
Republican opinions don't count for shit :laugh:


But I am a republican.   :-[
rip ur shit republican opinions

silly cvalda republicans deal only in facts


live in a red state


cannot confirm
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 20, 2014, 12:14:24 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 20, 2014, 12:08:40 AM
https://33.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltfll6T9h91r556mmo1_500.gif

Lars Von Trier for US President.

Soon, his anxieties will make the Ebola threat look like a bear fart spread by the wind...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 20, 2014, 12:15:47 AM
in reality I officially swear no allegiance to either political party





because I'm not square


fggts
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 20, 2014, 12:18:08 AM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 20, 2014, 12:14:24 AM
Lars Von Trier for US President.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F3.bp.blogspot.com%2F-eI62DYH6f0g%2FT8UONbWv-sI%2FAAAAAAAAAM4%2FBViowM3dpOk%2Fs320%2Fsaludomilitar.jpg&hash=0e99e2049ba3a003d422178c1036dd3e279f6273)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 20, 2014, 12:19:02 AM
with a name like that


I bet he is African
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 20, 2014, 12:23:38 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 20, 2014, 12:19:02 AM
with a name like that


I bet he is African

and this one actually has Antichrist on his personal CV... :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 20, 2014, 12:24:47 AM
he will be hanged
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 20, 2014, 12:25:52 AM
Quote from: SM on Oct 20, 2014, 12:05:44 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 19, 2014, 11:58:55 PM
Seriously!...you all mock me for my opinion on what should be done. I then provide official BBC proof that I'm not alone in my opinion...yet you all still manage to twist and turn it around finding a way to mock that! Its kinda pathetic really, just accept the fact that maybe your opinions aren't universally sound.

All it shows is that there are plenty of people just as ignorant as you.

Rejoice.

The fact many of them seem to be right wing I'm sure is just a coincidence.

Quote from: Eva on Oct 20, 2014, 12:04:19 AM
Quote from: First Blood on Oct 20, 2014, 12:01:41 AM
But climate change is a hoax Cvalda.

Yep - the climate among the GOP will never change: Obama is to blame for everything.

(and he's not American anyway, btw. He's black, so clearly he must be African.)

And a secrt muslin!!1!

Yep that's right! everybody is didn't you know? Oh wait...everybody accept for you guys in this forum (the Politically Correct Justice League it seems...or so you like to think) and everybody in Australia...because there aren't any racist folk in Australia are there? and your PM isn't a right wing nut job  ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 20, 2014, 12:26:13 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 20, 2014, 12:24:47 AM
he will be hanged
He's had some experience with that, too.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F38.media.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_m4ao34UA6R1rs6uveo1_500.gif&hash=2d2f5e9923ba0cb914c03bd9b4721a6b6e0d975c)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 20, 2014, 12:28:35 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 20, 2014, 12:25:52 AM
Quote from: SM on Oct 20, 2014, 12:05:44 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 19, 2014, 11:58:55 PM
Seriously!...you all mock me for my opinion on what should be done. I then provide official BBC proof that I'm not alone in my opinion...yet you all still manage to twist and turn it around finding a way to mock that! Its kinda pathetic really, just accept the fact that maybe your opinions aren't universally sound.

All it shows is that there are plenty of people just as ignorant as you.

Rejoice.

The fact many of them seem to be right wing I'm sure is just a coincidence.

Quote from: Eva on Oct 20, 2014, 12:04:19 AM
Quote from: First Blood on Oct 20, 2014, 12:01:41 AM
But climate change is a hoax Cvalda.

Yep - the climate among the GOP will never change: Obama is to blame for everything.

(and he's not American anyway, btw. He's black, so clearly he must be African.)

And a secrt muslin!!1!

Yep that's right! everybody is didn't you know? Oh wait...everybody accept for you guys in this forum (the politically correct Justice League it seems...or so you like to think) and everybody in Australia...because there aren't any racist folk in Australia are there? and your PM isn't a right wing nut job  ::)


Someone should do a Justice League Compare now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 20, 2014, 12:28:53 AM
Quote from: SM on Oct 19, 2014, 11:24:38 PM
'KEN OATH!!

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fbrowncardigan.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fimagesfarm%2F2014%2F1uJ7PP5g9PCXgKN.jpg&hash=502ab092fe118ad0c1a80deab771311d9572b711)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fbrowncardigan.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fimagesfarm%2F2014%2F0SOjwmkroP0OwfJ.jpg&hash=a2160a90d42b2d31c852853a91da25288040fd2d)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fbrowncardigan.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fimagesfarm%2F2014%2F1GKB7aETQz5zTjd.jpg&hash=e4062c2c41972dba50b7206f374a4a8a6cbcf869)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 20, 2014, 12:30:05 AM
f**king Aussies. :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 20, 2014, 12:33:34 AM
Quote from: First Blood on Oct 20, 2014, 12:30:05 AM
f**king Aussies. :laugh:

Aren't they all called Bruce?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 20, 2014, 12:37:38 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 20, 2014, 12:33:34 AM
Quote from: First Blood on Oct 20, 2014, 12:30:05 AM
f**king Aussies. :laugh:

Aren't they all called Bruce?

I'll fukn shirtfront u m8
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 20, 2014, 12:38:10 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 20, 2014, 12:25:52 AM
Yep that's right! everybody is didn't you know? Oh wait...everybody accept for you guys in this forum (the Politically Correct Justice League it seems...or so you like to think) and everybody in Australia...because there aren't any racist folk in Australia are there? and your PM isn't a right wing nut job  ::)

The grip that the Neo-Conservatives and the Tea Party nutters have on the balls of the GOP (and thereby, roughly half of the US political establishment at any given time), makes right-wing political movements in all other parts of the world look like amateurs. As an example, I know of no other nations where politicians have actively attempted to sneak in Creationism as part of scientific learning in their public schools.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 20, 2014, 12:39:53 AM
Close over here, the Mad Abbott Is trying implement a chaplaincy program in aussie education, just what school kids need.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 20, 2014, 12:45:47 AM
Quote from: Rong on Oct 20, 2014, 12:37:38 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 20, 2014, 12:33:34 AM
Quote from: First Blood on Oct 20, 2014, 12:30:05 AM
f**king Aussies. :laugh:

Aren't they all called Bruce?

I'll fukn shirtfront u m8

???


Quote from: Eva on Oct 20, 2014, 12:38:10 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 20, 2014, 12:25:52 AM
Yep that's right! everybody is didn't you know? Oh wait...everybody accept for you guys in this forum (the Politically Correct Justice League it seems...or so you like to think) and everybody in Australia...because there aren't any racist folk in Australia are there? and your PM isn't a right wing nut job  ::)

The grip that the Neo-Conservatives and the Tea Party nutters have on the balls of the GOP (and thereby, roughly half of the US political establishment at any given time), makes right-wing political movements in all other parts of the world look like amateurs. As an example, I know of no other nations where politicians have actively attempted to sneak in Creationism as part of scientific learning in their public schools.

How do you know this?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 20, 2014, 12:49:53 AM
Cus it;s in the news if you look for it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 20, 2014, 12:51:18 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 20, 2014, 12:45:47 AM
Quote from: Rong on Oct 20, 2014, 12:37:38 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 20, 2014, 12:33:34 AM
Quote from: First Blood on Oct 20, 2014, 12:30:05 AM
f**king Aussies. :laugh:

Aren't they all called Bruce?

I'll fukn shirtfront u m8

???


Quote from: Eva on Oct 20, 2014, 12:38:10 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 20, 2014, 12:25:52 AM
Yep that's right! everybody is didn't you know? Oh wait...everybody accept for you guys in this forum (the Politically Correct Justice League it seems...or so you like to think) and everybody in Australia...because there aren't any racist folk in Australia are there? and your PM isn't a right wing nut job  ::)

The grip that the Neo-Conservatives and the Tea Party nutters have on the balls of the GOP (and thereby, roughly half of the US political establishment at any given time), makes right-wing political movements in all other parts of the world look like amateurs. As an example, I know of no other nations where politicians have actively attempted to sneak in Creationism as part of scientific learning in their public schools.

How do you know this?
How does she know public knowledge? It's a f**king mystery.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 20, 2014, 12:57:06 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 20, 2014, 12:45:47 AM
How do you know this?

How do I know that I know of no other nations having similar disputes over some organizations and individuals, attempting to get Creationism approved as a scientific theory that should be taught next to The Theory Of Evolution or replace it altogether?

Uh, because I don't know of any...? :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 20, 2014, 12:58:56 AM
Sounds like a filthy lefty EU conspiracy to me...

Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 20, 2014, 12:25:52 AM
Quote from: SM on Oct 20, 2014, 12:05:44 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 19, 2014, 11:58:55 PM
Seriously!...you all mock me for my opinion on what should be done. I then provide official BBC proof that I'm not alone in my opinion...yet you all still manage to twist and turn it around finding a way to mock that! Its kinda pathetic really, just accept the fact that maybe your opinions aren't universally sound.

All it shows is that there are plenty of people just as ignorant as you.

Rejoice.

The fact many of them seem to be right wing I'm sure is just a coincidence.

Quote from: Eva on Oct 20, 2014, 12:04:19 AM
Quote from: First Blood on Oct 20, 2014, 12:01:41 AM
But climate change is a hoax Cvalda.

Yep - the climate among the GOP will never change: Obama is to blame for everything.

(and he's not American anyway, btw. He's black, so clearly he must be African.)

And a secrt muslin!!1!

Yep that's right! everybody is didn't you know? Oh wait...everybody accept for you guys in this forum (the Politically Correct Justice League it seems...or so you like to think) and everybody in Australia...because there aren't any racist folk in Australia are there? and your PM isn't a right wing nut job  ::)

Plenty of racists - the PM being a prime candidate.

Although if you don't want anyone commenting on dopey right wing thinking don't quote articles that mention "60 Republicans" saying dopey shit.

QuoteI'll fukn shirtfront u m8

Threatens to shirtfront Putin.
Doesn't actually know what a shirtfront is.
Backs away from shirtfront comment next day.

Oh 44th parliament - we love you so.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Oct 20, 2014, 01:04:53 AM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Oct 19, 2014, 09:53:02 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Oct 19, 2014, 09:28:16 PM
So, he's, like, assuming Africa's all one place?

But it is innit?

hehe
Quote from: ShadowPred on Oct 19, 2014, 09:56:16 PM
Load of ignorant bullshit is what that's called and so much more, Blabel.

Quote from: ShadowPred on Oct 19, 2014, 10:01:25 PM
Is everyone else seeing this? Is he really just...lol, f**king Hubbs.

hehe
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 20, 2014, 01:17:00 AM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Oct 19, 2014, 09:53:02 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Oct 19, 2014, 09:28:16 PM
So, he's, like, assuming Africa's all one place?

But it is innit?

hehe

Africa is a big continent.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Finfobeautiful2.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ftrue_size_of_africa.png&hash=bff4f1184effa9cbc3b8e43c0f84d04402bedccf)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Oct 20, 2014, 01:17:45 AM
Sarcasm is just surfing right over yer head. :P

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRC7zKfKomc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRC7zKfKomc)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 20, 2014, 01:19:12 AM
No.

I left that for Hubbs just in case.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Oct 20, 2014, 01:20:04 AM
hehe
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 20, 2014, 01:22:50 AM
huehuehue
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 20, 2014, 02:57:29 AM
Quote from: SM on Oct 20, 2014, 12:58:56 AM
Sounds like a filthy lefty EU conspiracy to me...

Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 20, 2014, 12:25:52 AM
Quote from: SM on Oct 20, 2014, 12:05:44 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 19, 2014, 11:58:55 PM
Seriously!...you all mock me for my opinion on what should be done. I then provide official BBC proof that I'm not alone in my opinion...yet you all still manage to twist and turn it around finding a way to mock that! Its kinda pathetic really, just accept the fact that maybe your opinions aren't universally sound.

All it shows is that there are plenty of people just as ignorant as you.

Rejoice.

The fact many of them seem to be right wing I'm sure is just a coincidence.

Quote from: Eva on Oct 20, 2014, 12:04:19 AM
Quote from: First Blood on Oct 20, 2014, 12:01:41 AM
But climate change is a hoax Cvalda.

Yep - the climate among the GOP will never change: Obama is to blame for everything.

(and he's not American anyway, btw. He's black, so clearly he must be African.)

And a secrt muslin!!1!

Yep that's right! everybody is didn't you know? Oh wait...everybody accept for you guys in this forum (the Politically Correct Justice League it seems...or so you like to think) and everybody in Australia...because there aren't any racist folk in Australia are there? and your PM isn't a right wing nut job  ::)

Plenty of racists - the PM being a prime candidate.

Although if you don't want anyone commenting on dopey right wing thinking don't quote articles that mention "60 Republicans" saying dopey shit.

QuoteI'll fukn shirtfront u m8

Threatens to shirtfront Putin.
Doesn't actually know what a shirtfront is.
Backs away from shirtfront comment next day.

Oh 44th parliament - we love you so.

So all American Republicans are right wing racists?  ???  :-X
Oh and the act of stopping flights out of the ebola affected areas in West Africa is...a dopey idea?
Oh wait...you're in Australia aren't you, I forgot that country isn't affected by anything that happens virtually anywhere  :-X


Quote from: Eva on Oct 20, 2014, 12:57:06 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 20, 2014, 12:45:47 AM
How do you know this?

How do I know that I know of no other nations having similar disputes over some organizations and individuals, attempting to get Creationism approved as a scientific theory that should be taught next to The Theory Of Evolution or replace it altogether?

Uh, because I don't know of any...? :)

I never heard of it...so by everyone's rationale here I can just sweep it aside as poppycock and claim you are saying derogatory things about certain American political groups? ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 20, 2014, 03:04:36 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 20, 2014, 02:57:29 AM
So all American Republicans are right wing racists?  ???  :-X
Essentially, yes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 20, 2014, 03:05:38 AM
is this thread satire
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 20, 2014, 03:43:27 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Oct 20, 2014, 03:05:38 AM
is this thread satire

Or just reality.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Oct 20, 2014, 04:03:49 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Oct 20, 2014, 03:43:27 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Oct 20, 2014, 03:05:38 AM
is this thread satire

Or just reality.

Caught in a Hubbs post...

No escape in rationality.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 20, 2014, 04:06:20 AM
Open your eyes, look up to the skies and seeeeeee.
Planes full of black dudes, spreading their black disease.

QuoteSo all American Republicans are right wing racists?

I was mainly referring to the 60 you mentioned.  And they're idiots; not automatically racists.  Telling that you bring race into it.

QuoteOh and the act of stopping flights out of the ebola affected areas in West Africa is...a dopey idea?

Insomuch that it's literally impossible to close every single airport.  And every border crossing.  And thousands of kilometres of borders.  In Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia there are over 22 million people.  To counter for underreporting lets double the known 9000 cases to 20000.  Half of those have died.  This counts for 0.045%.  For the remaining 99.95% some sort of life has to continue, or they need to be have some means of getting out should they have the will and means.  Plus aid has to come in to those countries.

"Dopey" is being generous.

Screening at the destination makes more sense, but even that is a mammoth task.

QuoteOh wait...you're in Australia aren't you, I forgot that country isn't affected by anything that happens virtually anywhere

You already tried that argument, apropos of sweet f**k all, and it made no sense then either.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 20, 2014, 04:08:52 AM
SM seems unusually riled up.



I like it.   8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 20, 2014, 04:10:23 AM
Debris field spotted on radar at time of boom heard around the ArkLaTex
http://www.ksla.com/story/26783552/debris-field-spotted-on-radar-at-time-of-boom-heard-around-the-arklatex (http://www.ksla.com/story/26783552/debris-field-spotted-on-radar-at-time-of-boom-heard-around-the-arklatex)

QuoteSHREVEPORT, LA (KSLA) - The National Weather Service in Shreveport says they picked up a debris field on radar Monday afternoon at the same time many people around the ArkLaTex reported hearing a loud boom.

Mayeaux says it showed debris was indicated rising 1,000 to 1,500 feet into the air, and that it drifted eastward toward Bienville Parish.

Debris fields picked up on radar consist of solid particles, yet there have been no reports of any explosions in the area of the debris field or in any of the surrounding parishes. There have also been no reports of any debris falling in the area, or any sightings of smoke or flashes of light.

The "boom," described by some as possibly a sonic boom, was heard just before 4:30 p.m. by many and reportedly felt by some. Numerous reports to the KSLA News 12 newsroom came in from Marshall to Greenwood, Keithville, Bossier City and beyond. Callers described walls shaking and windows rattling. While there were no reports of significant damage, some said the reverberation shifted or even knocked items off of shelves.

KSLA News 12 staffers at the station on Fairfield Ave. heard and felt the blast as well.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) says there was no seismic activity recorded in the area on Monday.

Aliens? Or maybe... a secret ebola bomb sent by Obama?!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 20, 2014, 04:13:20 AM
Just the description makes it sound like maybe a pilot broke the sound barrier and his plane disintegrated.






But in reality it was just 'Merica shooting down another UFO.  You are welcome rest of the world. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 20, 2014, 04:21:49 AM
could just be a meteorite exploding in the atmosphere.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 20, 2014, 04:23:39 AM
GTFO with your boring, rational explanations. >:(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 20, 2014, 04:25:00 AM
... ok it's hubbs mind exploding due to the obama.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 20, 2014, 04:25:50 AM
Better :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 20, 2014, 04:30:27 AM
Quote from: Rong on Oct 20, 2014, 04:21:49 AM
could just be a meteorite exploding in the atmosphere.


silly Australian liberal logic  ::)













;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 20, 2014, 04:31:43 AM
Don't know if id call myself a liberal, im probably more a moderate to be honest.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 20, 2014, 04:35:20 AM
Everybody is really moderate deep down. 



US just silly and doesn't realize it because everybody is caught up being democrat/republican
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 20, 2014, 04:44:50 AM
Quote from: Rong on Oct 20, 2014, 04:31:43 AM
Don't know if id call myself a liberal, im probably more a moderate to be honest.

Just don't call you a Liberal.

Or late for breakfast.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 20, 2014, 04:56:29 AM
Quote from: SM on Oct 20, 2014, 04:44:50 AM
Quote from: Rong on Oct 20, 2014, 04:31:43 AM
Don't know if id call myself a liberal, im probably more a moderate to be honest.

Just don't call you a Liberal.

Or late for breakfast.

haha

Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 20, 2014, 04:35:20 AM
Everybody is really moderate deep down. 



US just silly and doesn't realize it because everybody is caught up being democrat/republican

Democrats have moved to the centre, so republicans have moved as far right to differentiate themselves.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 20, 2014, 05:25:03 AM
Democrats in America are going as far left as Republicans are going right.

There really needs to be a third party that's aligned in the middle because everybody is either a democrat or republican in this country just to spite the other party instead of actually agreeing with the parties political leanings. 

Americans follow winners so independents have no chance of ever being elected. 

It's pretty f**king stupid and why I don't have a political allegiance.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Oct 20, 2014, 05:29:15 AM
You think the Democrats are far left? :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 20, 2014, 05:31:14 AM
srsly?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 20, 2014, 05:33:28 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Oct 20, 2014, 05:29:15 AM
You think the Democrats are far left? :laugh:

f**king communists lol


Kimmy check out adam curtis the power of nightmares

http://vimeo.com/84414208 (http://vimeo.com/84414208)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 20, 2014, 05:40:27 AM
I aint watching your Australian propaganda. 



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 20, 2014, 05:41:47 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 20, 2014, 05:40:27 AM
I aint watching your Australian propaganda.

ok hubbs  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 20, 2014, 05:44:59 AM
too liberal



characters were weak


title was not appropriate reflection of source material


wouldn't rent

4/10
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 20, 2014, 06:10:57 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 20, 2014, 05:44:59 AM
too liberal



characters were weak


title was not appropriate reflection of source material


wouldn't rent

4/10

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/power_of_nightmares_the_rise_of_the_politics_of_fear/ (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/power_of_nightmares_the_rise_of_the_politics_of_fear/)

86% nuggs

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 20, 2014, 06:50:18 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Oct 19, 2014, 11:49:17 PM
i'm canadian
This is what I found in the shitstorm I returned to after work. And as someone who is new, I must know if it is true.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 20, 2014, 06:56:48 AM
Quote from: tavianini19 on Oct 20, 2014, 06:50:18 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Oct 19, 2014, 11:49:17 PM
i'm canadian
This is what I found in the shitstorm I returned to after work. And as someone who is new, I must know if it is true.

I'm a real Canadian, and it's been said before that I'm probably the most "Canadian" of all the Canadian members.

Aspie is American.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 20, 2014, 09:24:04 AM
Are there any Ethiopians here?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 20, 2014, 11:53:27 AM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/19/brian-rinda-plumbing-thief_n_6010466.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/19/brian-rinda-plumbing-thief_n_6010466.html)

QuotePolice say they've flushed out a man accused of stealing the handles and pipes of toilets in parks and restaurant restrooms around a Florida city.

St. Petersburg police said Friday that they arrested a 28-year-old homeless man. He is accused of stealing the plumbing from Cracker Barrel, Burger King, Bob Evans and other restaurants. Police released a photo of a pile of metal toilet parts that they say Brian Rinda stole.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 20, 2014, 12:39:17 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Oct 20, 2014, 06:56:48 AM
Quote from: tavianini19 on Oct 20, 2014, 06:50:18 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Oct 19, 2014, 11:49:17 PM
i'm canadian
This is what I found in the shitstorm I returned to after work. And as someone who is new, I must know if it is true.

I'm a real Canadian, and it's been said before that I'm probably the most "Canadian" of all the Canadian members.

Aspie is American.

yay canooda


go maple leafs
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 20, 2014, 12:52:19 PM
Haha your role in Canada will be the same as your role here if you cheer for the maple leafs.

Hated by all but a few. ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 20, 2014, 01:11:13 PM
Leaf fans are f**king mental. They are also bona fide masochists. How else do you explain their constant putting up with disappointment?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Oct 20, 2014, 01:19:53 PM
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-29685127?ocid=socialflow_facebook (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-29685127?ocid=socialflow_facebook)

.....but let's keep losing our shit over this, k? :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 20, 2014, 03:05:41 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Oct 20, 2014, 01:19:53 PM
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-29685127?ocid=socialflow_facebook (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-29685127?ocid=socialflow_facebook)

.....but let's keep losing our shit over this, k? :P


I'm sure someone will.



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Oct 20, 2014, 03:07:02 PM
hehe
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 20, 2014, 03:07:45 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-MY2YgJ8cj58%2FT9bxoG7v0VI%2FAAAAAAAABeE%2FP8i8KsPI8C0%2Fs320%2F1373963-1_large.jpg&hash=239115454a6c2998064567c73ab5abf8a20006bd)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 20, 2014, 03:46:05 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Oct 20, 2014, 06:56:48 AM
Quote from: tavianini19 on Oct 20, 2014, 06:50:18 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Oct 19, 2014, 11:49:17 PM
i'm canadian
This is what I found in the shitstorm I returned to after work. And as someone who is new, I must know if it is true.

I'm a real Canadian, and it's been said before that I'm probably the most "Canadian" of all the Canadian members.

Aspie is American.
I figured.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 20, 2014, 07:42:51 PM
Eva, we told you!

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/jack-the-ripper-id-hinges-on-a-decimal-point-as-scientists-flag-up-dna-error-in-book-that-claims-to-identify-the-whitechapel-killer-9804325.html (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/jack-the-ripper-id-hinges-on-a-decimal-point-as-scientists-flag-up-dna-error-in-book-that-claims-to-identify-the-whitechapel-killer-9804325.html)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.gyazo.com%2Fd8a92bb0eeb54b1ffba45907254605d6.png&hash=110c0772c679882c45acc8ad1c53807cf21fcac7)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 20, 2014, 07:56:38 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Oct 20, 2014, 07:42:51 PM
Eva, we told you!

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/jack-the-ripper-id-hinges-on-a-decimal-point-as-scientists-flag-up-dna-error-in-book-that-claims-to-identify-the-whitechapel-killer-9804325.html (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/jack-the-ripper-id-hinges-on-a-decimal-point-as-scientists-flag-up-dna-error-in-book-that-claims-to-identify-the-whitechapel-killer-9804325.html)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.gyazo.com%2Fd8a92bb0eeb54b1ffba45907254605d6.png&hash=110c0772c679882c45acc8ad1c53807cf21fcac7)
Lol... I do believe I specifically wrote:  ;)

Quote from: Eva on Sep 07, 2014, 04:45:18 PM
It appears that a UK businessman and a DNA scientist have finally unmasked the notorious Whitechapel serial killer, with a bit of clever detective work and modern forensic science. If this holds up to scrutiny, expect a hailstorm of new movies/tv-series/documentaries to bring the grisly murders into the spotlight again.


Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 20, 2014, 02:57:29 AM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 20, 2014, 12:57:06 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 20, 2014, 12:45:47 AM
How do you know this?

How do I know that I know of no other nations having similar disputes over some organizations and individuals, attempting to get Creationism approved as a scientific theory that should be taught next to The Theory Of Evolution or replace it altogether?

Uh, because I don't know of any...? :)

I never heard of it...so by everyone's rationale here I can just sweep it aside as poppycock and claim you are saying derogatory things about certain American political groups? ;)
Open google - enter these 3 words; 'republicans', 'supporting', 'creationism' into the search field. Enjoy reading and I dare you to come back here and express ignorance on this well known issue, even to us on the other side of the Pond. ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 20, 2014, 08:05:18 PM
GAH!!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Oct 20, 2014, 08:14:29 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 20, 2014, 01:11:13 PM
Leaf fans are f**king mental. They are also bona fide masochists. How else do you explain their constant putting up with disappointment?

go oilers

v_v
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 20, 2014, 08:15:43 PM
Why has ShadowPred presumably stolen one of Cvalda's sets btw? :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 20, 2014, 08:49:37 PM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 20, 2014, 08:15:43 PM
Why has ShadowPred presumably stolen one of Cvalda's sets btw? :D

Mofos were dissing on the beautimous Gainsbourg in the hot wimminz thread, so I had to show my support and force them to look at Gainsbourg every day.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Oct 20, 2014, 08:57:12 PM
But you can't even really see her! >:(

You had one job to do, Shadow...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 20, 2014, 08:57:47 PM
Why would we want to see her? ???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 20, 2014, 09:00:30 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Oct 20, 2014, 08:57:12 PM
But you can't even really see her! >:(

You had one job to do, Shadow...


She's right there!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Oct 20, 2014, 09:01:24 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Oct 20, 2014, 09:00:30 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Oct 20, 2014, 08:57:12 PM
But you can't even really see her! >:(

You had one job to do, Shadow...


She's right there!

Dat vague side profile of her face

Slazers
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 20, 2014, 09:01:46 PM
But the pictures don't give you a full view of her face.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 20, 2014, 09:06:39 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Oct 20, 2014, 08:49:37 PM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 20, 2014, 08:15:43 PM
Why has ShadowPred presumably stolen one of Cvalda's sets btw? :D

Mofos were dissing on the beautimous Gainsbourg in the hot wimminz thread, so I had to show my support and force them to look at Gainsbourg every day.

I see... better prepare my own Charlotte set, in case the situation should again spin out of control in the hot wimminz thread...!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 20, 2014, 09:09:03 PM
When is it under control?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 20, 2014, 09:36:05 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F38.media.tumblr.com%2Fd82374fd4af8cc5c17dcfdbbd3389b93%2Ftumblr_ndooaljkQc1qitpt4o3_500.jpg&hash=17bf6a335c957d7585944efcccdea922786ffe79)

tumblr news....
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 20, 2014, 09:37:07 PM
wut...

There are easier ways to kill babies...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 20, 2014, 09:38:13 PM
Disgusting.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 20, 2014, 09:38:21 PM
Quote from: Rong on Oct 20, 2014, 09:36:05 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F38.media.tumblr.com%2Fd82374fd4af8cc5c17dcfdbbd3389b93%2Ftumblr_ndooaljkQc1qitpt4o3_500.jpg&hash=17bf6a335c957d7585944efcccdea922786ffe79)

tumblr news....


Was a dumpster not nearby?

Quote from: First Blood on Oct 20, 2014, 09:38:13 PM
Disgusting.

That's a f**king understatement.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 20, 2014, 09:39:37 PM
Quote from: Rong on Oct 20, 2014, 09:36:05 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F38.media.tumblr.com%2Fd82374fd4af8cc5c17dcfdbbd3389b93%2Ftumblr_ndooaljkQc1qitpt4o3_500.jpg&hash=17bf6a335c957d7585944efcccdea922786ffe79)

tumblr news....

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmrwgifs.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F03%2FNathan-Fillion-Loss-For-Words-Reaction-Gif.gif&hash=6594cb4eba261ed025ec2f8f99d4e3886db519be)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 20, 2014, 09:41:31 PM
that can't be real
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 20, 2014, 09:42:22 PM
She was in a car...

Which is heavy and can move and easily goes over bumps of all shapes or sizes, be they road bumps or babies...

But her first instinct was 'insert into anus'.

Which....explains her chosen career as a prostitute pretty well actually.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 20, 2014, 09:42:54 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Oct 20, 2014, 09:41:31 PM
that can't be real

That's what I thought, but then I remembered that the human race is just filled with people like that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 20, 2014, 09:43:52 PM
picture

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F31.media.tumblr.com%2F0675fc71aaa9bccb27a3521c4cc38987%2Ftumblr_ndooaljkQc1qitpt4o2_500.jpg&hash=97a18c9368c24f1dfbba92c762d6eded5d738701)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 20, 2014, 09:44:24 PM
Source or gtfo.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 20, 2014, 09:44:48 PM
Quote from: Rong on Oct 20, 2014, 09:43:52 PM
picture

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F31.media.tumblr.com%2F0675fc71aaa9bccb27a3521c4cc38987%2Ftumblr_ndooaljkQc1qitpt4o2_500.jpg&hash=97a18c9368c24f1dfbba92c762d6eded5d738701)
She could have just asked Kronk to pull the lever...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 20, 2014, 09:45:49 PM

mfw
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 20, 2014, 09:46:40 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 20, 2014, 09:44:24 PM
Source or gtfo.

tumblr news i don't need no stinkin source fak u
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 20, 2014, 10:01:48 PM
Quote from: Rong on Oct 20, 2014, 09:43:52 PM
picture

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F31.media.tumblr.com%2F0675fc71aaa9bccb27a3521c4cc38987%2Ftumblr_ndooaljkQc1qitpt4o2_500.jpg&hash=97a18c9368c24f1dfbba92c762d6eded5d738701)


(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.pandawhale.com%2F99818-well-there-it-is-gif-Jeff-Gold-seL5.gif&hash=3a5ad047ec41e8a819b07d46963573c336f53fad)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 20, 2014, 10:07:17 PM
Uhm....no thank you...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 20, 2014, 10:19:51 PM
Quote from: BANE on Oct 20, 2014, 12:52:19 PM
Haha your role in Canada will be the same as your role here if you cheer for the maple leafs.

Hated by all but a few. ;D

I'm in Leafs territory and I have the courage to sport a Habs jersey.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 20, 2014, 10:20:47 PM
holy shiiiiit rong's news story is true
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 20, 2014, 10:26:46 PM
Crazy people.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 20, 2014, 10:31:23 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fa66c7b.medialib.glogster.com%2Fmedia%2F47%2F471247e0a2e1cd47d7f1ef4cc76c1f5d9b47dec73b0b0e6912c4ddfe96151fa3%2Fzaphod-beeblebrox.jpg&hash=27c91633dd089acc80e68775a088338e114b13ea)

"Belgium!"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 20, 2014, 10:44:29 PM
 :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 20, 2014, 10:45:41 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Oct 20, 2014, 10:20:47 PM
holy shiiiiit rong's news story is true
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 20, 2014, 09:44:24 PM
Source or gtfo.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 20, 2014, 10:50:24 PM
It's a bullshit story. The same source had that article about the inmate on death row asking for a child as a last meal, which did not happen.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 20, 2014, 11:43:00 PM
That story has got to be bullshit. I mean come on.... it can't be true.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 20, 2014, 11:50:53 PM
We can but hope.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Oct 21, 2014, 12:26:19 AM
Ass-phyxiated!

Spoiler
NEW Zombie!!
[close]
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 21, 2014, 12:39:45 AM
Three female victims found in abandoned house in Gary, Indiana, police hint at more victims after seven bodies discovered
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/oct/20/bodies-seven-women-found-indiana-confession-gary (http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/oct/20/bodies-seven-women-found-indiana-confession-gary)
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QuotePolice in north-west Indiana said on Monday that a man already linked to the deaths of seven women may be responsible for even more killings, some dating as far back as 20 years ago.

Darren D Vann, 43, of Gary, Indiana, is in custody on suspicion of the murder of Afrikka Hardy, a 19-year-old found strangled to death at a motel in nearby Hammond, which borders the southeast side of Chicago. Prosecutors were expected to file charges late Monday afternoon.

Speaking to reporters on Monday, Hammond police chief John Doughty said Vann has been cooperating since he was taken into custody on Friday during the investigation into Hardy's death. Doughty said Vann confessed to killing six more women and over the weekend showed police locations in Gary where their bodies were discarded.

Doughty said it was possible that the investigation will lead to more victims and that "it could go back as far as 20 years." "He's claimed that crimes he committed may go back that far in the state of Indiana," Doughty said.

Police say Vann is a registered sex offender in Austin, Texas. According to the Texas department of public safety's sex offender registry, he was convicted of sexually assaulting a 25-year-old woman in 2009 and was sentenced to five years in prison. It is not yet known why Vann relocated to Indiana.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 21, 2014, 12:56:28 AM
Oh great, more murder.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 21, 2014, 02:06:25 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.livescience.com%2Fimages%2Fi%2F000%2F071%2F168%2Foriginal%2Ftheraphosa4.jpg%3F1413584886&hash=3636a164ed190a46ab5bb6f1d7897be31fe1c197)


http://www.livescience.com/48340-goliath-birdeater-surprises-scientist.html (http://www.livescience.com/48340-goliath-birdeater-surprises-scientist.html)


QuotePrickly hairs and 3/4-inch fangs

When Naskrecki approached the imposing creature in the rainforest, it would rub its hind legs against its abdomen. At first, the scientist thought the behavior was "cute," he said, but then he realized the spider was sending out a cloud of hairs with microscopic barbs on them. When these hairs get in the eyes or other mucous membranes, they are "extremely painful and itchy," and can stay there for days, he said. [Creepy-Crawly Gallery: See Spooky Photos of Spiders]

But its prickly hairs aren't the birdeater's only line of defense; it also sports a pair of 0.79-inch-long (2 centimeters) fangs. Although the spider's bite is venomous, it's not deadly to humans. But it would still be extremely painful, "like driving a nail through your hand," Naskrecki said.

And the eight-legged beast has a third defense mechanism up its hairy sleeve. The hairs on the front of the spider's body have tiny hooks and barbs that make a hissing sound when they rub against each other, "sort of like pulling Velcro apart," Naskrecki said.

Yet despite all that, the spider doesn't pose a threat to humans. Even if it bites you, "a chicken can probably do more damage," Naskrecki said.



I'm not saying we should nuke all of the rainforests on earth...


but I'm not not saying we we should nuke all of the rainforests on earth
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 21, 2014, 02:07:56 AM
already posted on my facebook


you lose aspie
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 21, 2014, 02:12:44 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Oct 21, 2014, 02:06:25 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.livescience.com%2Fimages%2Fi%2F000%2F071%2F168%2Foriginal%2Ftheraphosa4.jpg%3F1413584886&hash=3636a164ed190a46ab5bb6f1d7897be31fe1c197)


http://www.livescience.com/48340-goliath-birdeater-surprises-scientist.html (http://www.livescience.com/48340-goliath-birdeater-surprises-scientist.html)


QuotePrickly hairs and 3/4-inch fangs

When Naskrecki approached the imposing creature in the rainforest, it would rub its hind legs against its abdomen. At first, the scientist thought the behavior was "cute," he said, but then he realized the spider was sending out a cloud of hairs with microscopic barbs on them. When these hairs get in the eyes or other mucous membranes, they are "extremely painful and itchy," and can stay there for days, he said. [Creepy-Crawly Gallery: See Spooky Photos of Spiders]

But its prickly hairs aren't the birdeater's only line of defense; it also sports a pair of 0.79-inch-long (2 centimeters) fangs. Although the spider's bite is venomous, it's not deadly to humans. But it would still be extremely painful, "like driving a nail through your hand," Naskrecki said.

And the eight-legged beast has a third defense mechanism up its hairy sleeve. The hairs on the front of the spider's body have tiny hooks and barbs that make a hissing sound when they rub against each other, "sort of like pulling Velcro apart," Naskrecki said.

Yet despite all that, the spider doesn't pose a threat to humans. Even if it bites you, "a chicken can probably do more damage," Naskrecki said.



I'm not saying we should nuke all of the rainforests on earth...


but I'm not not saying we we should nuke all of the rainforests on earth

I want one. Where can I get one. They look super cuddly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 21, 2014, 02:13:42 AM
it will kill you in your sleep
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 21, 2014, 02:19:01 AM
death by hatching tarantula eggs
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 21, 2014, 02:20:03 AM
Individuals of that tarantula species are irritating but harmless.





Much like Aspie.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 21, 2014, 02:20:35 AM
That's not a spidah (http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2014/oct/20/australia-funnel-web-deadliest-spider-in-world)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 21, 2014, 03:24:52 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 21, 2014, 02:20:03 AM
Individuals of that tarantula species are irritating but harmless.





Much like Aspie.
But Aspie isn't adorable.

Quote from: SM on Oct 21, 2014, 02:20:35 AM
That's not a spidah (http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2014/oct/20/australia-funnel-web-deadliest-spider-in-world)

Australia has such an array of extremely venomous organisms. It's really interesting, someday I will go, someday.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 21, 2014, 03:27:08 AM
even the animals that aren't venomous could kickbox you to death.



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 21, 2014, 03:29:52 AM
And doesn't that sound like a fun time?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 21, 2014, 03:37:05 AM
Let me know when you're coming.

So I can can tell Customs and Immigration.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 21, 2014, 03:38:23 AM
To be ready for a problem? I'll behave, don't worry.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 21, 2014, 03:39:15 AM
To make sure you get put on the next plane back.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 21, 2014, 03:40:29 AM
Ok sure.  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 21, 2014, 11:05:57 AM
http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-London/2014/10/21/Incredibly-GamerGate-is-winning-but-you-won-t-read-that-anywhere-in-the-terrified-liberal-media/ (http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-London/2014/10/21/Incredibly-GamerGate-is-winning-but-you-won-t-read-that-anywhere-in-the-terrified-liberal-media/)

QuoteOne of the things people said would happen with the GamerGate consumer revolt, whose stated aim is to raise standards in video games journalism, is that after an initial flurry of haphazard activism, and a few scary "misogynist" allegations, the movement would die quietly.

That hasn't happened, largely because most people in the video games industry, and even some outside it, can see that the mud being slung at gamers isn't sticking. Opinions like this - that gamers are the real victims here - from my colleague Noah Dulis, are becoming commonplace.

Quote from: SM on Oct 21, 2014, 02:20:35 AM
That's not a spidah (http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2014/oct/20/australia-funnel-web-deadliest-spider-in-world)

I'll see your funnel web spider and raise you... (http://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/524803/Spider-bananas-waitrose-found-world-deadliest)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gazz on Oct 21, 2014, 01:57:00 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 21, 2014, 11:05:57 AM
http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-London/2014/10/21/Incredibly-GamerGate-is-winning-but-you-won-t-read-that-anywhere-in-the-terrified-liberal-media/ (http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-London/2014/10/21/Incredibly-GamerGate-is-winning-but-you-won-t-read-that-anywhere-in-the-terrified-liberal-media/)

QuoteOne of the things people said would happen with the GamerGate consumer revolt, whose stated aim is to raise standards in video games journalism, is that after an initial flurry of haphazard activism, and a few scary "misogynist" allegations, the movement would die quietly.

That hasn't happened, largely because most people in the video games industry, and even some outside it, can see that the mud being slung at gamers isn't sticking. Opinions like this - that gamers are the real victims here - from my colleague Noah Dulis, are becoming commonplace.


Lol, classic Milo. Wonder if he managed to delete all his previous anti-gamer tweets before becoming the self appointed "leader" of the gamer gate movement.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Oct 21, 2014, 02:00:55 PM
Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to five years in prison.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Oct 21, 2014, 02:05:05 PM
Now South Africa won't have to hear about it - as much - for another 10 months (because, that is probably what he will end up serving in prison and then the rest will be house arrest). There's a lot of debate on whether it was too lenient of a sentence but he does still have some supporters. But it is what it is and he will still have to live with what he did for the rest of his life, and knowing that a large part of the public hate him.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 21, 2014, 02:55:16 PM
Speaking of Pistorius:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMfRYF1cXgA#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMfRYF1cXgA#ws)

When the people clap like crazy over him opening a safe, it's because of a joke he made earlier about 'murica and their guns.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Oct 21, 2014, 03:10:49 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Oct 21, 2014, 02:55:16 PM
Speaking of Pistorius:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMfRYF1cXgA#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMfRYF1cXgA#ws)

When the people clap like crazy over him opening a safe, it's because of a joke he made earlier about 'murica and their guns.

He lost me with that horrible attempt at a South African accent. Also, not everyone here sounds like that guy from District 9 which is the accent he seemed to be trying to imitate. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 21, 2014, 03:18:28 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Oct 21, 2014, 02:00:55 PM
Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to five years in prison.

:(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Oct 21, 2014, 03:55:13 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Oct 21, 2014, 03:10:49 PM
that guy from District 9

Vickers van de Merwe?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 21, 2014, 04:03:40 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Oct 21, 2014, 03:10:49 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Oct 21, 2014, 02:55:16 PM
Speaking of Pistorius:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMfRYF1cXgA#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMfRYF1cXgA#ws)

When the people clap like crazy over him opening a safe, it's because of a joke he made earlier about 'murica and their guns.

He lost me with that horrible attempt at a South African accent. Also, not everyone here sounds like that guy from District 9 which is the accent he seemed to be trying to imitate. :P
Aww, his accent was when I laughed the hardest, along with the made up argument with Reeva.

This is one of the few bits of Jim Jefferies I've ever burst out laughing at.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Oct 21, 2014, 04:16:58 PM
The made up argument was funny. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 21, 2014, 09:08:53 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Oct 21, 2014, 02:05:05 PM
Now South Africa won't have to hear about it - as much - for another 10 months (because, that is probably what he will end up serving in prison and then the rest will be house arrest). There's a lot of debate on whether it was too lenient of a sentence but he does still have some supporters. But it is what it is and he will still have to live with what he did for the rest of his life, and knowing that a large part of the public hate him.

I thought it was a bit lenient and I was a big fan of Pistorius before this happened.  Steenkamps family seemed satisfied which is probably the main thing.

Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 21, 2014, 11:05:57 AM


Quote from: SM on Oct 21, 2014, 02:20:35 AM
That's not a spidah (http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2014/oct/20/australia-funnel-web-deadliest-spider-in-world)

I'll see your funnel web spider and raise you... (http://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/524803/Spider-bananas-waitrose-found-world-deadliest)

The sound you hear is the entire point flying over your head....
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Oct 21, 2014, 09:48:24 PM
Quote from: SM on Oct 21, 2014, 09:08:53 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Oct 21, 2014, 02:05:05 PM
Now South Africa won't have to hear about it - as much - for another 10 months (because, that is probably what he will end up serving in prison and then the rest will be house arrest). There's a lot of debate on whether it was too lenient of a sentence but he does still have some supporters. But it is what it is and he will still have to live with what he did for the rest of his life, and knowing that a large part of the public hate him.

I thought it was a bit lenient and I was a big fan of Pistorius before this happened.  Steenkamps family seemed satisfied which is probably the main thing.

Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 21, 2014, 11:05:57 AM

Yup, I agree. He deserves a longer sentence or he deserves to stay in jail for the full 5 years at the very least.

Look, he's going to a crappy prison and he's going to have to sit with this weight on his mind for at least 10 months. So there's that. At one point I was worried he was going to get off even lighter than that. Then when the house arrest is over, he'll have to face the public and most of the country hates him now.

But I don't like the message this sends across. If this were someone else with less money for lawyer representation, they'd have it much worse. And it is a very light sentence for killing someone, even if it wasn't intentional and it was down to negligence.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 21, 2014, 10:18:27 PM
Pickup artists are stuffing rubber vaginas with cash and hiding them around L.A.
http://www.salon.com/2014/10/21/pickup_artists_are_stuffing_rubber_vaginas_with_cash_and_hiding_them_around_l_a/ (http://www.salon.com/2014/10/21/pickup_artists_are_stuffing_rubber_vaginas_with_cash_and_hiding_them_around_l_a/)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.salon.com%2F2014%2F10%2FPink_Mouth_Fleshlight-1280x960.jpg&hash=b7e7ec99d271dc32383b93f8b47645fcdca2fad3)

QuoteIf you happen to be in Los Angeles, and you happen to see something that appears to be an industrial flashlight hiding in plain sight, pick it up. It is probably not actually a flashlight, but a Fleshlight, the infamous rubber vagina sex toy for men who value discretion. Oh, and it is also probably stuffed with cash.

The makers of Fleshlight have reportedly teamed up with the pickup artist group Simple Pickup, the wonder boys behind YouTube classics "BOOBS: Drunk Times With Hot Girls" and "Simple Mixology: Our Drinks Get Her Wet," for a joint promotion ostensibly aimed at lonely men. According to LAist, the sex toy company gave the PUA crew $10,000 to produce a promotional video, but Simple Pickup came up with a better way to spend the money: Use it to pack 200 Fleshlights with 20s (and the occasional 50) and hide them all over L.A. for aspiring PUAs to find. For every 100,000 views the promotional #FleshCash video receives Simple Pickup will hide another Fleshlight — but it'll have $100 in it instead of $20.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Oct 21, 2014, 10:25:32 PM
Someone should also hide a number of 'soiled' fleshlights around LA, just to add some mystery for the people who want to go rooting around in those things.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 21, 2014, 10:28:13 PM
buddies found a used fleshlight and threw it on another guy sleeping.



hilarity ensued
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 21, 2014, 10:58:12 PM
Quote from: First Blood on Oct 21, 2014, 03:18:28 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Oct 21, 2014, 02:00:55 PM
Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to five years in prison.

:(

I hope that when he gets out again, everybody will face him with a 'you lucky, murderous scum' look in their eyes. For the rest of his life.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 21, 2014, 11:00:12 PM
Nah. He'll get a book deal, go on talk shows. Set for life now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 21, 2014, 11:02:22 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 21, 2014, 10:18:27 PM
Pickup artists are stuffing rubber vaginas with cash and hiding them around L.A.
http://www.salon.com/2014/10/21/pickup_artists_are_stuffing_rubber_vaginas_with_cash_and_hiding_them_around_l_a/ (http://www.salon.com/2014/10/21/pickup_artists_are_stuffing_rubber_vaginas_with_cash_and_hiding_them_around_l_a/)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.salon.com%2F2014%2F10%2FPink_Mouth_Fleshlight-1280x960.jpg&hash=b7e7ec99d271dc32383b93f8b47645fcdca2fad3)

QuoteIf you happen to be in Los Angeles, and you happen to see something that appears to be an industrial flashlight hiding in plain sight, pick it up. It is probably not actually a flashlight, but a Fleshlight, the infamous rubber vagina sex toy for men who value discretion. Oh, and it is also probably stuffed with cash.

The makers of Fleshlight have reportedly teamed up with the pickup artist group Simple Pickup, the wonder boys behind YouTube classics "BOOBS: Drunk Times With Hot Girls" and "Simple Mixology: Our Drinks Get Her Wet," for a joint promotion ostensibly aimed at lonely men. According to LAist, the sex toy company gave the PUA crew $10,000 to produce a promotional video, but Simple Pickup came up with a better way to spend the money: Use it to pack 200 Fleshlights with 20s (and the occasional 50) and hide them all over L.A. for aspiring PUAs to find. For every 100,000 views the promotional #FleshCash video receives Simple Pickup will hide another Fleshlight — but it'll have $100 in it instead of $20.


BRB
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Oct 21, 2014, 11:08:58 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 21, 2014, 11:00:12 PM
Nah. He'll get a book deal, go on talk shows. Set for life now.

He was already set for life before. :P What with all his houses and millions that he paid his legal team with.

And when he gets out of jail in 10 months or so, he'll probably just be under cozy house arrest in his uncle's mansion. He doesn't need any book deals or talk shows. Most of the country despises him now anyway.

When it was still court hearing after court hearing, a family member actually spotted him out and about and he was already met with some dirty looks, lol.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 21, 2014, 11:15:38 PM
He can always immigrate to the US and get his own double-act tv-show with that George Zimmerman guy. I'm hearing he gets free firearms in his new job... as a security guard... :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 21, 2014, 11:39:53 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 21, 2014, 10:28:13 PM
buddies found a used fleshlight and threw it on another guy sleeping.



hilarity ensued
That's just cruel. And also hilarious.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 22, 2014, 12:02:36 AM
see at least you know if he went to American prison he would be booty raped. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 22, 2014, 12:05:26 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi49.tinypic.com%2F34hzwjt.jpg&hash=1ceacef8b8e7d6d37b2d5855c98761c321565310)
got a nice booty for a murderer, too
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 22, 2014, 12:08:46 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 22, 2014, 12:02:36 AM
see at least you know if he went to American prison he would be booty raped.
Nah, he'd be kept separate for sure.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 22, 2014, 12:14:01 AM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 21, 2014, 10:58:12 PM
Quote from: First Blood on Oct 21, 2014, 03:18:28 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Oct 21, 2014, 02:00:55 PM
Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to five years in prison.

:(

I hope that when he gets out again, everybody will face him with a 'you lucky, murderous scum' look in their eyes. For the rest of his life.

I think it was an accident, but that's just me. It doesn't sit right with me. Why would he kill his wife, in such a way whilst putting his entire future in jeopardy. And take such risk hoping people would believe his story. Should have got a divorce and been done with it if he didn't want to be with her anymore.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 22, 2014, 12:18:13 AM
Quote from: First Blood on Oct 22, 2014, 12:14:01 AM
I think it was an accident, but that's just me. It doesn't sit right with me. Why would he kill his wife, in such a way whilst putting his entire future in jeopardy.
She wasn't his wife.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 22, 2014, 12:23:50 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 21, 2014, 10:18:27 PM
Pickup artists are stuffing rubber vaginas with cash and hiding them around L.A.
http://www.salon.com/2014/10/21/pickup_artists_are_stuffing_rubber_vaginas_with_cash_and_hiding_them_around_l_a/ (http://www.salon.com/2014/10/21/pickup_artists_are_stuffing_rubber_vaginas_with_cash_and_hiding_them_around_l_a/)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.salon.com%2F2014%2F10%2FPink_Mouth_Fleshlight-1280x960.jpg&hash=b7e7ec99d271dc32383b93f8b47645fcdca2fad3)

QuoteIf you happen to be in Los Angeles, and you happen to see something that appears to be an industrial flashlight hiding in plain sight, pick it up. It is probably not actually a flashlight, but a Fleshlight, the infamous rubber vagina sex toy for men who value discretion. Oh, and it is also probably stuffed with cash.

The makers of Fleshlight have reportedly teamed up with the pickup artist group Simple Pickup, the wonder boys behind YouTube classics "BOOBS: Drunk Times With Hot Girls" and "Simple Mixology: Our Drinks Get Her Wet," for a joint promotion ostensibly aimed at lonely men. According to LAist, the sex toy company gave the PUA crew $10,000 to produce a promotional video, but Simple Pickup came up with a better way to spend the money: Use it to pack 200 Fleshlights with 20s (and the occasional 50) and hide them all over L.A. for aspiring PUAs to find. For every 100,000 views the promotional #FleshCash video receives Simple Pickup will hide another Fleshlight — but it'll have $100 in it instead of $20.


would not pick up under any circumstance
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 22, 2014, 12:32:15 AM
Quote from: First Blood on Oct 22, 2014, 12:14:01 AM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 21, 2014, 10:58:12 PM
Quote from: First Blood on Oct 21, 2014, 03:18:28 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Oct 21, 2014, 02:00:55 PM
Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to five years in prison.

:(

I hope that when he gets out again, everybody will face him with a 'you lucky, murderous scum' look in their eyes. For the rest of his life.

I think it was an accident, but that's just me. It doesn't sit right with me. Why would he kill his wife, in such a way whilst putting his entire future in jeopardy. And take such risk hoping people would believe his story. Should have got a divorce and been done with it if he didn't want to be with her anymore.

Why would anyone kill anyone?  I believe it came up during the trial that he had a bit of a temper.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 22, 2014, 02:02:50 AM
http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20141021_Toys_R_Us_pulls_Breaking_Bad_dolls.html (http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20141021_Toys_R_Us_pulls_Breaking_Bad_dolls.html)


"(On Monday, Bryan Cranston, the actor who played White, responded to the controversy, tweeting, "I'm so mad. I am burning my Florida mom action figure in protest.")"

I don't know why but I just find selling a meth doll at a toy store both wrong and awesome at the same time. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Oct 22, 2014, 02:06:53 AM
Well, even though Toys 'R Us are geared towards children, I think the Breaking Bad toys were meant to be for the adults to collect since there's a market for that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 22, 2014, 02:29:40 AM
anger is a little silly just because it features drugs.  Lets not forget all the other toys that's main focus is taking out the badguy. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Oct 22, 2014, 03:09:10 AM
I perfectly understand not having those in a kids' toystore. Seems more at-home in a collectors store.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 22, 2014, 03:45:27 AM
Silly ass complaint. In a world filled with silly complaints.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 22, 2014, 03:51:54 AM
Page...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsmcDLDw9iw# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsmcDLDw9iw#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 22, 2014, 04:01:17 AM
Dead babies in Winnipeg storage unit 'tragic beyond belief'
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/dead-babies-in-winnipeg-storage-unit-tragic-beyond-belief-1.2807312 (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/dead-babies-in-winnipeg-storage-unit-tragic-beyond-belief-1.2807312)

QuoteThe discovery of several dead babies in a Winnipeg storage locker is "tragic beyond belief," say police. Three or four bodies were found Monday afternoon in various states of decomposition, said police spokesman Const. Eric Hofley.

Autopsies are planned on the remains to determine exactly how many there are and the cause of death, he said. The autopsies will also determine their age. Hofley said the bodies were newborns or someone "of a very young age." They were "certainly not children," he said, calling the situation "very disturbing" and "tragic beyond belief."

"All that information will hopefully be determined as the days progress," he said. "We will have further information tomorrow [Wednesday], I do know that for a fact." Hofley told reporters on Tuesday that in his 14 years as an officer he has never experienced anything like this. 'How does that even happen?'

Police would not reveal the name of the storage facility, but CBC News has learned it was U-Haul on McPhillips Street and Elgin Avenue in the city's West Alexander neighbourhood. The bodies were found by employees who phoned police at about 1 p.m. Sources told CBC News it's a "gruesome scene" like something from a horror movie. It isn't clear how long the bodies had been in the locker.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 22, 2014, 04:35:36 AM
Quote from: SM on Oct 22, 2014, 03:51:54 AM
Page...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsmcDLDw9iw# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsmcDLDw9iw#)

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 22, 2014, 04:36:56 AM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 22, 2014, 04:37:23 AM
 ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Oct 22, 2014, 04:39:34 AM
Quote from: First Blood on Oct 22, 2014, 03:45:27 AM
Silly ass complaint. In a world filled with silly complaints.

Dude. It's Toys 'R Us.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 22, 2014, 04:40:41 AM
and my gijoes from there had been killing cobra for years back in the day
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Oct 22, 2014, 04:55:00 AM
GI Joe is a cartoon.

Breaking Bad is one of the most brutal shows I've seen on network television.

The two don't equate.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 22, 2014, 04:56:53 AM
Did TRU not expect people to arc up over such a dumb decision?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Oct 22, 2014, 09:14:56 AM
Quote from: SM on Oct 22, 2014, 12:32:15 AM
Quote from: First Blood on Oct 22, 2014, 12:14:01 AM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 21, 2014, 10:58:12 PM
Quote from: First Blood on Oct 21, 2014, 03:18:28 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Oct 21, 2014, 02:00:55 PM
Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to five years in prison.

:(

I hope that when he gets out again, everybody will face him with a 'you lucky, murderous scum' look in their eyes. For the rest of his life.

I think it was an accident, but that's just me. It doesn't sit right with me. Why would he kill his wife, in such a way whilst putting his entire future in jeopardy. And take such risk hoping people would believe his story. Should have got a divorce and been done with it if he didn't want to be with her anymore.

Why would anyone kill anyone?  I believe it came up during the trial that he had a bit of a temper.

Yup, he has a history of having a short fuse. I know of someone who got the brunt of his ego and Oscar punched him for no real reason. This was long before he had shot Reeva. Sure, there were no weapons involved that time but there's been a couple of incidents where his temper got really bad. Add to that his love of firearms and you have a recipe for disaster.

I don't believe he planned Reeva's murder. But I do believe he knew very well who was behind that bathroom door. So it wasn't premeditated murder but it was murder nonetheless.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 22, 2014, 11:15:52 AM
Quote from: First Blood on Oct 22, 2014, 03:45:27 AM
Silly ass complaint. In a world filled with silly complaints.

Amen. TRU can simply put all of the adult collector's stuff in a different aisle. In fact,
http://www.change.org/p/toys-r-us-keep-breaking-bad-and-other-adult-collector-figures-on-tru-shelves (http://www.change.org/p/toys-r-us-keep-breaking-bad-and-other-adult-collector-figures-on-tru-shelves)

Yes, I've signed it. As someone who regularly buys collector's toys, I think pulling them is a stupid idea.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 22, 2014, 11:34:44 AM
as collector wouldn't you normally buy online?

or from a smaller speciality shop?

i'm surprised toy r us stocked them in the first place.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 22, 2014, 11:38:02 AM
Online is a good place to check but the trouble is that most of the places I'd be buying from are located in the States, so between shipping and potential import charges, I'd rather not. As for the specialty shops, sure I go to them as well but I like having variety. It forces competitive pricing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 22, 2014, 11:48:11 AM
Oh lets be honest, more and more adults are buying toys for themselves these days.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 22, 2014, 11:59:31 AM
Are they?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 22, 2014, 12:21:45 PM
/prolonged cultural adolescence
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Oct 22, 2014, 01:22:51 PM
 
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 22, 2014, 12:21:45 PM
/prolonged cultural adolescence

:laugh: You never had and adolescence so you mad.  ;)

Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 22, 2014, 11:48:11 AM
Oh lets be honest, more and more adults are buying toys for themselves these days.

Lets be honest, more 'toys' are being crafted like affordable works of art these days. People have been collecting shit (Hoarding treasures) for as long as there have been caves to keep said shit in. Nothing new.

On the subject of TRU ... there are crazy violent toys (gore/dismemberment full visible in package) in a separate aisle. These Breaking Bad figures just look like regular joes unless you have context of where they belong in pop culture. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 22, 2014, 01:39:15 PM
Toy R Us have been carrying McFarlane and Clive Barker's gore figures for years. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 22, 2014, 01:54:26 PM
They've had Aliens and Predators.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 22, 2014, 02:19:17 PM
Quote from: First Blood on Oct 22, 2014, 01:39:15 PM
Toy R Us have been carrying McFarlane and Clive Barker's gore figures for years.

Aw schucks, I've never seen them! The NECA stuff is coming in quite steadily nowadays but I've never seen McF toys.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Oct 22, 2014, 04:49:26 PM
The day after I get back this shit happens
http://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/soldier-shot-at-war-memorial-in-ottawa (http://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/soldier-shot-at-war-memorial-in-ottawa)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Oct 22, 2014, 04:58:59 PM
Fox Hit With $250M 'Simpsons' Lawsuit By 'Goodfellas' Actor

http://deadline.com/2014/10/simpsons-lawsuit-goodfellas-character-rip-off-fox-857282/ (http://deadline.com/2014/10/simpsons-lawsuit-goodfellas-character-rip-off-fox-857282/)

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 22, 2014, 05:03:21 PM
Uh, wouldn't it be whoever owns the intellectual rights to the character he played in GoodFellas that has... the rights to the character?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 22, 2014, 05:06:02 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Oct 22, 2014, 04:58:59 PM
Fox Hit With $250M 'Simpsons' Lawsuit By 'Goodfellas' Actor

http://deadline.com/2014/10/simpsons-lawsuit-goodfellas-character-rip-off-fox-857282/ (http://deadline.com/2014/10/simpsons-lawsuit-goodfellas-character-rip-off-fox-857282/)

http://pmcdeadline2.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/frank-silvero-simpsons-louie-comparison.jpg?w=446&h=299&crop=1

He's suing over a character that's been around for 20 years. Right then.

Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Oct 22, 2014, 04:49:26 PM
The day after I get back this shit happens
http://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/soldier-shot-at-war-memorial-in-ottawa (http://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/soldier-shot-at-war-memorial-in-ottawa)

Making waves over here, alright. This is sickening.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Oct 22, 2014, 05:07:18 PM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 22, 2014, 05:03:21 PM
Uh, wouldn't it be whoever owns the intellectual rights to the character he played in GoodFellas that has... the rights to the character?
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 22, 2014, 05:16:51 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Oct 22, 2014, 05:07:18 PM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 22, 2014, 05:03:21 PM
Uh, wouldn't it be whoever owns the intellectual rights to the character he played in GoodFellas that has... the rights to the character?
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       'Someone... (brushes cheek)... will sleep with the lemons tonight.'
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Oct 22, 2014, 05:19:34 PM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 22, 2014, 05:16:51 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Oct 22, 2014, 05:07:18 PM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 22, 2014, 05:03:21 PM
Uh, wouldn't it be whoever owns the intellectual rights to the character he played in GoodFellas that has... the rights to the character?
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsrt7cUDQc1qh59n0o4_250.gif
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       'Someone... (brushes cheek)... will sleep with the lemon girl tonight.'
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 22, 2014, 05:26:21 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Oct 22, 2014, 05:19:34 PM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 22, 2014, 05:16:51 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Oct 22, 2014, 05:07:18 PM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 22, 2014, 05:03:21 PM
Uh, wouldn't it be whoever owns the intellectual rights to the character he played in GoodFellas that has... the rights to the character?
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsrt7cUDQc1qh59n0o4_250.gif
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       'Someone... (brushes cheek)... will sleep with the lemon girl tonight.'
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Careful now... you might be hit with a lawsuit from Sexy Poot for using his likeness with that gif...

Spoiler
and from me as well for obvious reasons! ;D
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Oct 22, 2014, 05:32:26 PM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 22, 2014, 05:26:21 PMCareful now... you might be hit with a lawsuit from Sexy Poot for using his likeness with that gif...

Spoiler
and from me as well for obvious reasons! ;D
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Why so sour?

Spoiler
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 22, 2014, 05:45:05 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Oct 22, 2014, 05:32:26 PM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 22, 2014, 05:26:21 PMCareful now... you might be hit with a lawsuit from Sexy Poot for using his likeness with that gif...

Spoiler
and from me as well for obvious reasons! ;D
[close]
Why so sour?

Spoiler
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Oh, you're talking to me...? I get confused by your insistence to confuse Plum Girl with this... imaginary Lemon Girl creature inside your mind. ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Oct 22, 2014, 05:47:49 PM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 22, 2014, 05:45:05 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Oct 22, 2014, 05:32:26 PM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 22, 2014, 05:26:21 PMCareful now... you might be hit with a lawsuit from Sexy Poot for using his likeness with that gif...

Spoiler
and from me as well for obvious reasons! ;D
[close]
Why so sour?

Spoiler
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Oh, you're talking to me...? I get confused by your insistence to confuse Plum Girl with this... imaginary Lemon Girl creature inside your mind. ;D
Let me assure you, Lemon Girl is very real. I am super serial.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 22, 2014, 06:06:19 PM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 22, 2014, 09:46:15 PM
Shooting at Parliament Hill, Canadian soldier shot and killed at National War Memorial, gunman shot dead.

http://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/ottawa-shooting-soldier-dies-of-wounds-gunman-also-shot-dead/ar-BBaCbqE (http://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/ottawa-shooting-soldier-dies-of-wounds-gunman-also-shot-dead/ar-BBaCbqE)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrGqoISd-do#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrGqoISd-do#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 22, 2014, 09:48:14 PM
And here's the hero of the day:

http://imgur.com/eV5ZQ5O (http://imgur.com/eV5ZQ5O)

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 22, 2014, 10:00:17 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Oct 22, 2014, 09:48:14 PM
And here's the hero of the day:

http://imgur.com/eV5ZQ5O (http://imgur.com/eV5ZQ5O)

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And here's more on that.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ottawa-shooting-kevin-vickers-hailed-as-hero-who-helped-stop-attacker-1.2809146 (http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ottawa-shooting-kevin-vickers-hailed-as-hero-who-helped-stop-attacker-1.2809146)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 22, 2014, 10:04:12 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Oct 22, 2014, 10:00:17 PM
vickers-hailed-as-hero-who-helped-stop-attacker

Quote from: Crazy Rich on Oct 22, 2014, 10:00:17 PM
vickers
Our resident Vickers?

But in all seriousness, this needs to get out and about here in the states.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 22, 2014, 10:43:29 PM
The news just did a piece on this. Apprently there's a whole bunch of Canadians converting to ISIS.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 22, 2014, 10:46:18 PM
nuke'em
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 22, 2014, 10:48:17 PM
Quote from: First Blood on Oct 22, 2014, 10:43:29 PM
The news just did a piece on this. Apprently there's a whole bunch of Canadians converting to ISIS.

A whole bunch of lots of different nationalities are going to fight for them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Oct 22, 2014, 10:48:34 PM
You're welcome, Canada.

Now can I get my green card?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 22, 2014, 11:03:45 PM
Quote from: SM on Oct 22, 2014, 10:48:17 PM
Quote from: First Blood on Oct 22, 2014, 10:43:29 PM
The news just did a piece on this. Apprently there's a whole bunch of Canadians converting to ISIS.

A whole bunch of lots of different nationalities are going to fight for them.

Yes, there are people of multiple nationalities in Iraq and Syria fighting for the ISIS in fact. Basically anyone who feels like putting their faith in the ISIS.

Quote from: Vickers on Oct 22, 2014, 10:48:34 PM
You're welcome, Canada.

Now can I get my green card?

You were a former Mountie?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Oct 22, 2014, 11:11:44 PM
Shhhh
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 22, 2014, 11:21:50 PM
We just got a security brief that was pretty surreal about the whole ISIS thing last Sunday.  Shit is getting serious. 




Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 22, 2014, 11:23:09 PM
You know, the Americans make all these movies about their capital building (the White House) being blown up or infiltrated, then when it actually happens in real life it's the Canadian capital building being infiltrated.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 22, 2014, 11:25:28 PM
People aren't going to watch 'Ottawa Has Fallen, eh!" at the movies though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 22, 2014, 11:26:10 PM
That would be an amazing movie, what are you talking about...?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 22, 2014, 11:27:02 PM
its already been done before when the empire took Hoth in TESB. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 22, 2014, 11:27:49 PM
As long as everybody keeps standing in a corner and looking at their own stupid feets, the struggle against ISIS will go on and on and it will be the poorest equipped and trained soldiers we have that will be fighting them on the ground. Utterly stupid strategy. Especially considering all the land forces Nato have in bases all around the Mediterranean area.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 22, 2014, 11:28:21 PM
Canada ripping off India anyway (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Indian_Parliament_attack)

Meanwhile...
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 22, 2014, 11:50:30 PM
Quote from: SM on Oct 22, 2014, 11:25:28 PM
People aren't going to watch 'Ottawa Has Fallen, eh!" at the movies though.

Not that I want a movie (and at this point in particular it doesn't sound like a good idea), I just kinda find it ironic.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 22, 2014, 11:56:31 PM
CrossFit is a cult: Why so many of its defenders are so defensive
http://www.salon.com/2014/10/22/crossfit_is_a_cult_why_so_many_of_its_defenders_are_so_defensive_partner/ (http://www.salon.com/2014/10/22/crossfit_is_a_cult_why_so_many_of_its_defenders_are_so_defensive_partner/)


Oh Kimmy ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 22, 2014, 11:59:48 PM
Crossfit is cancer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp2BpOpFaeY#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp2BpOpFaeY#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 23, 2014, 12:01:50 AM
Much like you on this forum.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 23, 2014, 12:04:21 AM
Reported.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 23, 2014, 12:05:24 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 23, 2014, 12:04:21 AM
Reported.

Reported.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 23, 2014, 12:10:54 AM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 22, 2014, 11:27:49 PM
As long as everybody keeps standing in a corner and looking at their own stupid feets, the struggle against ISIS will go on and on and it will be the poorest equipped and trained soldiers we have that will be fighting them on the ground. Utterly stupid strategy. Especially considering all the land forces Nato have in bases all around the Mediterranean area.


It isn't that simple tho.


We've broken our foot off before in ISIS back when they were AQI.  The Sunni Awakening nearly wiped them off the face of the planet because the Sunnis knew that if they didn't start helping thwart AQI then the US was just going to let the Shiites wipe them out. 

The thing is with any force like that, they are so low tech and the infrastructure is so bad, all these dudes have to do when receiving an ass whooping is throw down their weapons, run over the border to a place like Syria, lick their wounds, reorganize, resupply and come back to start it all over again.

It also doesn't help that we totally waste things like the Sunni Awakening.  Instead of promoting the heads of that movement into the Iraqi government through political maneuvering, we left it up to the Shiite government who instead ignored them for years afterwards, separated them from the government and basically told them to f**k off.  So now the Sunni's that originally kicked the shit out of their extremist brethren are much more likely to join ISIS than they ever were close to joining AQI.

We also left too early and didn't let the New Iraqi Army develop long enough to be left on their own.  So they are getting smashed.

Looking back it would have been better to have empowered the Kurds, because they are the only group in Iraq that has any backbone and any semblance of human rights.  But it would've been like putting the independents in charge in 'Merica. 

It's a clusterf**k and some of it is Obama's doing.

Promised to take all the troops out of Iraq.  Did so right before being reelected.  Iraq goes to shit without US support.  Can't send troops back in because he already promised not too. 

Also can't send troops to Syria because of public war weariness and those pesky republicans.

He's pretty much doing the only thing he can do.  Hoping to degrade their fighting ability and letting somebody else deal with them. 

America will only stop being war weary when an ISIS or Al Qaeda cell does something again to the homeland. 


Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 22, 2014, 11:56:31 PM
CrossFit is a cult: Why so many of its defenders are so defensive
http://www.salon.com/2014/10/22/crossfit_is_a_cult_why_so_many_of_its_defenders_are_so_defensive_partner/ (http://www.salon.com/2014/10/22/crossfit_is_a_cult_why_so_many_of_its_defenders_are_so_defensive_partner/)


Oh Kimmy ;D

lol I've never done crossfit.

I was f**king about.  Not as successfully as you did to me yesterday.   >:(

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 23, 2014, 12:19:18 AM
If they don't wanna commit ground forces waving Nato flags or whatever for interior political reasons, how about sending in special forces groups to train and re-enforce the Kurdish fighters in the toughest engagements and hot spots? All Nato members have them and they are the experts in  performing operations under tough circumstances in enemy territory. That's basically what they train for their entire careers.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 23, 2014, 12:20:43 AM
Canadian Special Forces are actually already in Iraq as advisors.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 23, 2014, 12:27:13 AM
US Army SF is already there in that capacity.


I doubt DELTA and DEVGRU ever left.  Somebody has to be protecting the dudes calling in airstrikes for the Iraqi Army and those guys are going to be combat controllers, not anybody from the Iraqi military.  Plus they will find time to headhunt badguys.



The thing about SOF is that yes they are absolute badasses that do work.  They are still very small groups of people.  Conventional forces in conflict do the most work, even if they don't do it with the same precision and proficiency that SOF do.  There are simply more of them.  Lots more of them.  80,000 people including support vs the 2.2 million other conventional troops.   

And the only conventional forces in Iraq right now are the guys protecting the greenzone so if they start to get overrun they can buy time for the diplomats to get out of the city. 

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 23, 2014, 12:31:47 AM
Short version:
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 23, 2014, 12:27:13 AM
US Army SF DELTA DEVGRU SOF
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 23, 2014, 12:35:59 AM
too short



needs


IN IRAQ NOW

somewhere
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 23, 2014, 12:37:53 AM
Right... checked up on it. Seems Germany sent special forces in there as well... and perhaps also us, working as spotters in enemy lands for the Danish F16s bombing IS in Iraq. GJ guys.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 23, 2014, 12:44:48 AM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Oct 23, 2014, 01:01:49 AM
Christ, just hearing about the Ottawa thing now. It's pretty freaky.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 23, 2014, 01:04:07 AM
And here I thought crime in Canada was a myth. I guess no country is safe from Islamic extremists.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Oct 23, 2014, 01:04:36 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Oct 23, 2014, 01:01:49 AM
Christ, just hearing about the Ottawa thing now. It's pretty freaky.
Try living 10 minutes away and having family that work in the area
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 23, 2014, 01:08:18 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Oct 23, 2014, 01:04:36 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Oct 23, 2014, 01:01:49 AM
Christ, just hearing about the Ottawa thing now. It's pretty freaky.
Try living 10 minutes away and having family that work in the area
Hey, me too!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Oct 23, 2014, 01:09:52 AM
Yeah. I'm just about as far removed as you can be while still being in Canada. Can only imagine what that's like.

Have a good friend here from Ottawa. Wonder how she's taking it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 23, 2014, 01:15:39 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Oct 23, 2014, 01:01:49 AM
Christ, just hearing about the Ottawa thing now. It's pretty freaky.

Yea, when I first heard about it I was initially pretty freaked out myself. You always hear about this kind of thing going down elsewhere in the world but never imagine it happening on your own soil, the capital of Canada for that matter.

I'm closer to Toronto than I am to Ottawa, but am nonetheless within the province and on the news you can see even Toronto is increasing it's police presence allover the place.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Oct 23, 2014, 01:18:19 AM
From CBC, it's going on nation-wide. Legislatures in each province on alert, lots of military bases too.

Gonna put Mansbridge's coverage in here.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ottawa-shooting-live-updates-1.2808737 (http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ottawa-shooting-live-updates-1.2808737)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Oct 23, 2014, 01:21:53 AM
The shooter is another damn convert, some of his photos were seen on an ISIS website apparently. The soldier killed had a wife and young son
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Oct 23, 2014, 01:25:10 AM
It's a tragedy that two people lost their lives today, but I'm relieved that it wasn't worse.

However, I'm now weary of what security provisions Harper will want to put in place now...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Wrecktangle on Oct 23, 2014, 01:26:59 AM
Jesus, I couldn't have imagined being in such a situation. It is really disturbing how far he managed to get.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Oct 23, 2014, 01:32:53 AM
Holy shit I watched some clips from the American coverage. Nauseating. How can you guys watch this sensationalized bullshit "news"?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 23, 2014, 01:35:11 AM
MURICA!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 23, 2014, 01:35:40 AM
There is now apparently a petition on Facebook to have the name of the Canadian soldier who was killed engraved on the National War Memorial of which he was guarding at the time he was shot.

Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.

Quote from: SpaceMarines on Oct 23, 2014, 01:32:53 AM
Holy shit I watched some clips from the American coverage. Nauseating. How can you guys watch sensationalized bullshit "news"?

Something tells me I don't even want to watch.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 23, 2014, 01:39:35 AM
American Coverage:

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT HAS HAPPENED DETAILS ARE SPARSE PEOPLE ARE DEAD!!!!!

THE MAPLE LEAF IS BURNING WHO WILL EXTINGUISH IT!?!?!?!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Oct 23, 2014, 01:44:10 AM
You forgot the dramatic musical cues.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 23, 2014, 01:46:52 AM
I like my sensationalistic news


don't gimme facts


entertain me
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 23, 2014, 01:48:43 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Oct 23, 2014, 01:44:10 AM
You forgot the dramatic musical cues.

Was there a big "CANADA UNDER ATTACK!" graphic?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 23, 2014, 02:01:01 AM
we are so desensitized to that its a non isssue
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Oct 23, 2014, 02:28:13 AM
Quote from: SM on Oct 23, 2014, 01:48:43 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Oct 23, 2014, 01:44:10 AM
You forgot the dramatic musical cues.

Was there a big "CANADA UNDER ATTACK!" graphic?

Yep.

Thing is, it was just clips from American networks they were playing on CBC. The transition was jarring.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 23, 2014, 02:34:40 AM
I dunno what our commerical networks were playing - probably something similar to the US dross - but the state owned broadcaster just had a 'Breaking News' slug at the bottom of the screen with updates.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Oct 23, 2014, 02:40:35 AM
CBC was the same, all narrated by Peter Mansbridge's exceptionally rational and thoughtful voice.

Damn, I love that man.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 23, 2014, 05:19:48 AM
Horrific!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2801575/isis-releases-sickening-video-clip-showing-syrian-woman-stoned-death-group-men-including-father.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2801575/isis-releases-sickening-video-clip-showing-syrian-woman-stoned-death-group-men-including-father.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 23, 2014, 08:08:01 AM
I believe, though it may not seem like it now, that the IS is doomed for defeat.

As they wage oppression and genocide against anyone who doesn't share their vision including Muslims, boast about oppressing women and children and selling them into slavery, and executing people in the masses, the IS with each atrocity only feed the resolve of those such as the Kurdish fighters and give them a greater reason to fight, a stronger cause. Time will tell.

Just recently the IS were advancing on the Kurdish defenders in the key battle for Kobane, but more recently the news has spread the Kurdish are fighting harder as they continue to hold against the IS who are suffering heavy loses due to both the heavy resistance of the Kurds and intensified airstrikes, but the battle isn't over yet. A Kurdish victory would be a symbolic victory for all Kurdish fighters and a blow to IS momentum. An IS victory would mean the IS would control the entire Syrian-Turkish border and it'd be a significant blow to Kurdish morale.

Turkey also recently decided it would allow Iraqi Kurdish fighters to reinforce the fighters in Kobane from the Turkish border. The Syrian regime themselves have claimed some victories against the IS. Though we not that long ago against the Syrian regime, these are times when any blow to the IS is welcomed.

In the U.S the polls are saying there is actually growing and growing support for sending ground troops.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Mormegil on Oct 23, 2014, 08:30:37 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Oct 23, 2014, 08:08:01 AM
I believe, though it may not seem like it now, that the IS is doomed for defeat.

As they wage oppression and genocide against anyone who doesn't share their vision including Muslims, boast about oppressing women and children and selling them into slavery, and executing people in the masses, the IS with each atrocity only feed the resolve of those such as the Kurdish fighters and give them a greater reason to fight, a stronger cause. Time will tell.

Just recently the IS were advancing on the Kurdish defenders in the key battle for Kobane, but more recently the news has spread the Kurdish are fighting harder as they continue to hold against the IS who are suffering heavy loses due to both the heavy resistance of the Kurds and intensified airstrikes, but the battle isn't over yet. A Kurdish victory would be a symbolic victory for all Kurdish fighters and a blow to IS momentum. An IS victory would mean the IS would control the entire Syrian-Turkish border and it'd be a significant blow to Kurdish morale.

Turkey also recently decided it would allow Iraqi Kurdish fighters to reinforce the fighters in Kobane from the Turkish border. The Syrian regime themselves have claimed some victories against the IS. Though we not that long ago against the Syrian regime, these are times when any blow to the IS is welcomed.

In the U.S the polls are saying there is actually growing and growing support for sending ground troops.

Goddamnit I love this man.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 23, 2014, 09:00:42 AM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 23, 2014, 11:16:35 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Oct 23, 2014, 01:25:10 AM
It's a tragedy that two people lost their lives today, but I'm relieved that it wasn't worse.

However, I'm now weary of what security provisions Harper will want to put in place now...

I hope this doesn't lead to another shooting, or, Heaven forbid, a bombing on Canadian soil. Whatever Harper comes up with...I'm sure it'll make George Orwell proud.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Oct 23, 2014, 12:34:44 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 23, 2014, 05:19:48 AM
Horrific!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2801575/isis-releases-sickening-video-clip-showing-syrian-woman-stoned-death-group-men-including-father.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2801575/isis-releases-sickening-video-clip-showing-syrian-woman-stoned-death-group-men-including-father.html)

Sub human animals.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 23, 2014, 02:05:20 PM
Sub human is too nice. They aren't even that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 23, 2014, 03:32:51 PM
Oh come on people, this isn't even remotely close to things humans have done in the past, and still do in secret today. Enough melodrama. Yeah yeah yeah it's bad.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Oct 23, 2014, 03:50:12 PM
Bane has done things you people wouldn't believe.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Oct 23, 2014, 04:08:40 PM
If only we could do what he's done with our hands.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 24, 2014, 01:46:30 AM
Nooo Yorrrrrk! Concrete jungle where Ebolaaaa's too (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/24/doctor-tests-positive-for-ebola-at-new-york-hospital).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 24, 2014, 01:47:27 AM
oh well

I'm ready to catch that shit and get it over with
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 24, 2014, 01:49:40 AM
Welp, looks like this is the end for me everyone :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 24, 2014, 01:50:14 AM
HUBBS fw






;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 24, 2014, 02:03:43 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 24, 2014, 01:49:40 AM
Welp, looks like this is the end for me everyone :'(
We'll remember you not so fondly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 24, 2014, 02:05:42 AM
I'll spit in your face Tavi
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 24, 2014, 02:06:26 AM
That's not really much of a threat...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 24, 2014, 02:07:31 AM
It is when I have ebola.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 24, 2014, 02:08:27 AM
I think you're forgetting who you're talking to...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 24, 2014, 02:09:14 AM
A brick? ???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 24, 2014, 02:12:10 AM
A crazy person. So...sorta similar I guess?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 24, 2014, 02:19:46 AM
You're not confusing teenage angst with actual mental illness?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 24, 2014, 02:26:39 AM
I believe you guys  in New York will be fine, he was a doctor working in Africa so he was at a higher risk of getting it, such is the nature of occupational hazards.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 24, 2014, 02:27:15 AM
Thank god for your reassurance, Rich.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 24, 2014, 02:27:27 AM
Quote from: SM on Oct 24, 2014, 02:19:46 AM
You're not confusing teenage angst with actual mental illness?
No, I'm confusing actual mental illness with actual mental illness.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 24, 2014, 02:28:42 AM
wuh...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 24, 2014, 02:29:22 AM
Quote from: tavianini19 on Oct 24, 2014, 02:27:27 AM
Quote from: SM on Oct 24, 2014, 02:19:46 AM
You're not confusing teenage angst with actual mental illness?
No, I'm confusing actual mental illness with actual mental illness.
Are you retarded or something?  ???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 24, 2014, 02:33:15 AM
No, he like totes cray.

Prolly all like dark and dangerous and listening to MCR too...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 24, 2014, 02:34:00 AM
I suffer from severe depression and anxiety as well as hyper active explosive disorder(yes that's a real thing) and have since I was very young. Gone through a lot of different doctors, therapists, medications, and hospitalizations.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 24, 2014, 02:35:54 AM
See?

Won't stop you getting ebola, but.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 24, 2014, 02:37:08 AM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 24, 2014, 02:38:15 AM
Quote from: SM on Oct 24, 2014, 02:33:15 AM
listening to MCR too...

Who?

Quote from: SM on Oct 24, 2014, 02:35:54 AM
See?

Won't stop you getting ebola, but.

Thanks? I know I'm not immune to Ebola, I just don't care.

Quote from: Rong on Oct 24, 2014, 02:37:08 AM
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:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 24, 2014, 02:46:29 AM
 :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 24, 2014, 02:48:05 AM
You"1l care when som black dcotor give you teh ebola!!!





Sorry.

Went full Hubbs there for a moment.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 24, 2014, 02:48:44 AM
Haha SM good one. "Black doctors".  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 24, 2014, 02:49:10 AM
http://www.zimbio.com/For+The+Win/articles/PcHNkDTef3u/Potty+Mouthed+Princesses+Drop+F+Bombs+Promote (http://www.zimbio.com/For+The+Win/articles/PcHNkDTef3u/Potty+Mouthed+Princesses+Drop+F+Bombs+Promote)

what the f**k
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 24, 2014, 02:49:22 AM
 
Quote from: SM on Oct 24, 2014, 02:48:05 AM
You"1l care when som black dcotor give you teh ebola!!!





Sorry.

Went full Hubbs there for a moment.

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 24, 2014, 02:51:31 AM
Quote from: SM on Oct 24, 2014, 02:48:05 AM
You"1l care when som black dcotor give you teh ebola!!!





Sorry.

Went full Hubbs there for a moment.

Never go full Hubbs.

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 24, 2014, 02:52:17 AM
Oh geez.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 24, 2014, 02:55:15 AM
Quote from: Rong on Oct 24, 2014, 02:37:08 AM
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QFT lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 24, 2014, 03:29:15 AM
I hope that facial I recently gave doesn't give someone Ebola.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 24, 2014, 03:30:32 AM
I'm sure beautician school taught you all the right safety precautions  :-*
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 24, 2014, 03:32:46 AM
 :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 24, 2014, 04:10:52 AM
girls don't like facials unless dey get dat money
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 24, 2014, 04:13:45 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 24, 2014, 04:10:52 AM
girls don't like facials unless dey get dat money
I don't see how anyone could find it appealing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 24, 2014, 04:14:40 AM
What's not to like? ଘ(੭*ˊᵕˋ)੭*
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 24, 2014, 04:15:56 AM
cvalda must get dat money
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 24, 2014, 04:16:15 AM
Nope, purely recreational ଘ(੭*ˊᵕˋ)੭*
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 24, 2014, 04:17:35 AM
...........Kirby confirmed for phreak. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 24, 2014, 04:18:38 AM
It's really more of a Jigglypuff.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 24, 2014, 04:20:22 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 24, 2014, 04:16:15 AM
Nope, purely recreational ଘ(੭*ˊᵕˋ)੭*
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmrwgifs.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F03%2FNathan-Fillion-Loss-For-Words-Reaction-Gif.gif&hash=6594cb4eba261ed025ec2f8f99d4e3886db519be)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 24, 2014, 04:22:26 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 24, 2014, 04:18:38 AM
It's really more of a Jigglypuff.

cannot trust your lack of game knowledge to make an informed judgment. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 24, 2014, 04:25:29 AM
what kinda game knowledge are we talking about?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 24, 2014, 04:26:36 AM
I don't want to know what kinds of games she plays since she has deprived herself of the VG.


but I imagine it involves the .gif.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 24, 2014, 04:27:20 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 24, 2014, 04:22:26 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 24, 2014, 04:18:38 AM
It's really more of a Jigglypuff.

cannot trust your lack of game knowledge to make an informed judgment.
I played Pokemans like every other 90s kid with a Gameboy >:(

Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 24, 2014, 04:26:36 AM
but I imagine it involves the .gif.
yeah you like imagining it dont you bitch
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 24, 2014, 04:31:08 AM
nobody believes your lies cvalda
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 24, 2014, 04:34:13 AM
But every 90's kid did play Pokémon, I played Pokémon Red and Pokémon Gold.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 24, 2014, 04:34:20 AM
found cavldas spirit animal, was gonna put it in the grimezshrine but it's news enough. 4 here

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 24, 2014, 04:34:44 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Oct 24, 2014, 04:34:13 AM
But every 90's kid did play Pokémon, I played Pokémon Red and Pokémon Gold.
I still play Pokemon Red.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 24, 2014, 04:36:04 AM
Quote from: Rong on Oct 24, 2014, 04:34:20 AM
found cavldas spirit animal, was gonna put it in the grimezshrine but it's news enough. 4 here

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heard about it already on the local rock station today

proof that all women are crazy with and without men. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 24, 2014, 04:36:28 AM
Quote from: Rong on Oct 24, 2014, 04:34:20 AM
found cavldas spirit animal, was gonna put it in the grimezshrine but it's news enough. 4 here

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There's a KFC a few blocks over...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 24, 2014, 04:36:43 AM
HAHAHAHAHAHANAHA these past few pages Jesus Christ
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 24, 2014, 04:37:49 AM
Quote from: Rong on Oct 24, 2014, 04:34:20 AM
found cavldas spirit animal, was gonna put it in the grimezshrine but it's news enough. 4 here

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Now engaged to the Colonel.

I give it a month.

These rebound things never last.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 24, 2014, 04:38:09 AM
I want some crespi chicken strips now :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 24, 2014, 04:38:44 AM
Will seafood soup do?  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 24, 2014, 04:38:52 AM
Quote from: Rong on Oct 24, 2014, 04:34:20 AM
found cavldas spirit animal, was gonna put it in the grimezshrine but it's news enough. 4 here

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F38.media.tumblr.com%2F7bc62b20accd75a51978379b3ea51ba4%2Ftumblr_ndv0w3qdND1qb01n4o2_500.png&hash=2ec54322eb81f05759ec18b629857bdb74294119)
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F31.media.tumblr.com%2Fc0ca53cf31cb313467c8639188d94360%2Ftumblr_ndv0w3qdND1qb01n4o3_500.png&hash=41de8ea76284727b968686a56653acac8945dfa7)
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http://www.msn.com/en-ca/foodanddrink/foodnews/woman-gets-dumped-spends-an-entire-week-in-kfc-to-cope/ar-BBaCSpt?ocid=ASUDHP (http://www.msn.com/en-ca/foodanddrink/foodnews/woman-gets-dumped-spends-an-entire-week-in-kfc-to-cope/ar-BBaCSpt?ocid=ASUDHP)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 24, 2014, 04:39:31 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 24, 2014, 04:36:28 AM
Quote from: Rong on Oct 24, 2014, 04:34:20 AM
found cavldas spirit animal, was gonna put it in the grimezshrine but it's news enough. 4 here

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F38.media.tumblr.com%2F7bc62b20accd75a51978379b3ea51ba4%2Ftumblr_ndv0w3qdND1qb01n4o2_500.png&hash=2ec54322eb81f05759ec18b629857bdb74294119)
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There's a KFC a few blocks over...

one chicken leg from kfc is enough to put me in a food coma with the it is for 16 hours.  I don't see how she survived.  You could probably grease all the fittings on your vehicle with this woman's blood. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 24, 2014, 04:40:42 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Oct 24, 2014, 04:38:44 AM
Will seafood soup do?  :P
No, I will not have dinner with you, Aspie.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 24, 2014, 04:43:04 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 24, 2014, 04:40:42 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Oct 24, 2014, 04:38:44 AM
Will seafood soup do?  :P
No, I will not have dinner with you, Aspie.

Don't change your mind for pizza either.

He puts raisins on his pizza.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 24, 2014, 04:43:45 AM
what
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 24, 2014, 04:44:22 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Oct 24, 2014, 04:43:04 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 24, 2014, 04:40:42 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Oct 24, 2014, 04:38:44 AM
Will seafood soup do?  :P
No, I will not have dinner with you, Aspie.

Don't change your mind for pizza either.

He puts raisins on his pizza.
Huh?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 24, 2014, 04:44:43 AM
Yup.


More evidence of Aspie actually being an alien with no ability to successfully blend in with humans.

The misjudged eyebrows on his human suit are the biggest giveaway.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 24, 2014, 04:47:09 AM
UNCULTURED HEATHENS


(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fgetcookingsimply.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2010%2F08%2FZucchini.Ribbons.Raisin.Feta_.Pizza_.jpg&hash=deda425178ba8feb74bab44feb5a2acc1c8114bb)


better be burnt too or gtfo
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 24, 2014, 04:47:57 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Oct 24, 2014, 04:43:04 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 24, 2014, 04:40:42 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Oct 24, 2014, 04:38:44 AM
Will seafood soup do?  :P
No, I will not have dinner with you, Aspie.

Don't change your mind for pizza either.

He puts raisins on his pizza.

He calls them "raisins"...

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Farchive.vetknowledge.com%2Ffiles%2Fimages%2Frabbit-brown-grass.jpg&hash=b78603552943586b2a6f8818e206e3ff52677908)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 24, 2014, 04:48:16 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Oct 24, 2014, 04:47:09 AM
UNCULTURED HEATHENS


(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fgetcookingsimply.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2010%2F08%2FZucchini.Ribbons.Raisin.Feta_.Pizza_.jpg&hash=deda425178ba8feb74bab44feb5a2acc1c8114bb)


better be burnt too or gtfo
Just no...why?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 24, 2014, 04:49:46 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Oct 24, 2014, 04:47:09 AM
UNCULTURED HEATHENS


(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fgetcookingsimply.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2010%2F08%2FZucchini.Ribbons.Raisin.Feta_.Pizza_.jpg&hash=deda425178ba8feb74bab44feb5a2acc1c8114bb)


better be burnt too or gtfo


wtf am I even looking at
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 24, 2014, 04:51:57 AM
Quote from: SM on Oct 24, 2014, 04:47:57 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Oct 24, 2014, 04:43:04 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 24, 2014, 04:40:42 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Oct 24, 2014, 04:38:44 AM
Will seafood soup do?  :P
No, I will not have dinner with you, Aspie.

Don't change your mind for pizza either.

He puts raisins on his pizza.

He calls them "raisins"...

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Farchive.vetknowledge.com%2Ffiles%2Fimages%2Frabbit-brown-grass.jpg&hash=b78603552943586b2a6f8818e206e3ff52677908)


pfffft don't u have some shrimp u have to go put on the barbie or something


Quote from: tavianini19 on Oct 24, 2014, 04:48:16 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Oct 24, 2014, 04:47:09 AM
UNCULTURED HEATHENS


(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fgetcookingsimply.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2010%2F08%2FZucchini.Ribbons.Raisin.Feta_.Pizza_.jpg&hash=deda425178ba8feb74bab44feb5a2acc1c8114bb)


better be burnt too or gtfo
Just no...why?

I normally can't even taste the meats and cheese in pizza because of the sauce and bread crust.


This is a better alternative for flavor.


Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 24, 2014, 04:49:46 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Oct 24, 2014, 04:47:09 AM
UNCULTURED HEATHENS


(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fgetcookingsimply.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2010%2F08%2FZucchini.Ribbons.Raisin.Feta_.Pizza_.jpg&hash=deda425178ba8feb74bab44feb5a2acc1c8114bb)


better be burnt too or gtfo


wtf am I even looking at


best pizza
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 24, 2014, 04:52:53 AM
Shrimp are sea cockroaches.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 24, 2014, 04:55:52 AM
No shrimps in straya
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F3.bp.blogspot.com%2F-IrFJ2gaAloI%2FThl_f11TCRI%2FAAAAAAAAGgY%2F33vovrF7KiM%2Fs1600%2Fmoretonbaybug2.JPG&hash=fc1ef6d3ea5f38fd79e093aa84fed75a10fce47d)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 24, 2014, 04:56:29 AM
is it venemous
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 24, 2014, 04:57:03 AM
Quote from: SM on Oct 24, 2014, 04:55:52 AM
No shrimps in straya
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F3.bp.blogspot.com%2F-IrFJ2gaAloI%2FThl_f11TCRI%2FAAAAAAAAGgY%2F33vovrF7KiM%2Fs1600%2Fmoretonbaybug2.JPG&hash=fc1ef6d3ea5f38fd79e093aa84fed75a10fce47d)


you have got to be f**king kidding me
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 24, 2014, 04:58:04 AM
That is a cool looking animal.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 24, 2014, 04:58:38 AM
by cool looking you mean:


it looks like an armored dick and ballsack

with legs
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 24, 2014, 05:01:09 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fbioweb.uwlax.edu%2Fbio203%2Fs2012%2Fxiong_xai%2FPictures%2FIndexThenusOrientalis.jpg&hash=61d909232a1da7f875fb1c83380c8c0bd4cd1825)
"You want me to do what, on your f**ken barbie, c**t?"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 24, 2014, 05:01:56 AM
dat morton bay bug.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 24, 2014, 05:03:12 AM
This is a cool animal:

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FMynaEmz.jpg&hash=ae67ca24b39342382562de9530a5023c07c97d14)

The mantis shrimp. It sees 7 primary colors and can punch through bulletproof glass.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 24, 2014, 05:04:41 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FhoAZ366.jpg&hash=dca8540f04dcf18227528cea2e60a8c40d01df04)
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 24, 2014, 05:06:55 AM
Pretty much.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 24, 2014, 05:08:14 AM
Quote from: tavianini19 on Oct 24, 2014, 05:06:55 AM
Pretty much.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg4.wikia.nocookie.net%2F__cb20120710161902%2Favp%2Fimages%2F2%2F28%2FBrett.jpg&hash=e8ac9e11b53f4c413119b9953e090bc17d2aa385)


...right...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 24, 2014, 05:09:46 AM
I don't think you were there for it, but I actually really wanna visit Australia at some point and maybe study some of the crazy organisms.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 24, 2014, 05:10:56 AM
good luck
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 24, 2014, 05:13:04 AM
MFW Tavi comes to aus

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn2-www.craveonline.com%2Fassets%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F04%2FWolf-Creek-2-Mick-Taylor.jpg&hash=b547afc9411276f5d617e8a00b1f92c68856a0ab)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 24, 2014, 05:15:38 AM
head on a stick
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 24, 2014, 05:16:39 AM
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-gO3oz0wg8WI/TX2fi885cXI/AAAAAAAABo0/g-moWslquzk/s1600/080507131453-large.jpg)

"Aren't I cute?"

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F3.bp.blogspot.com%2F-Us4pyTKBWUM%2FUPpDl4MJhsI%2FAAAAAAAAAKo%2FBNztDHZGCPs%2Fs1600%2FMainFrame_clip_image003_0002.png&hash=1d69a10a1a2026559fe79338c9135971f6020869)

"Sucked in, stooge."

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.coastalwatch.com%2Fimages%2Farticleimage%3Fimage%3Dimage002_2010319135447.jpg&hash=9eb0e5ec55005986f8d333c31de493157b967334)

"LOL"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 24, 2014, 05:18:45 AM
Blue ringed octopi are really interesting. Also platypi are interesting.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 24, 2014, 05:19:53 AM
Quote from: SM on Oct 24, 2014, 05:16:39 AM
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-gO3oz0wg8WI/TX2fi885cXI/AAAAAAAABo0/g-moWslquzk/s1600/080507131453-large.jpg

"Aren't I cute?"

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Us4pyTKBWUM/UPpDl4MJhsI/AAAAAAAAAKo/BNztDHZGCPs/s1600/MainFrame_clip_image003_0002.png

"Sucked in, stooge."

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.coastalwatch.com%2Fimages%2Farticleimage%3Fimage%3Dimage002_2010319135447.jpg&hash=9eb0e5ec55005986f8d333c31de493157b967334)

"LOL"


Are these even real creatures
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 24, 2014, 05:20:04 AM
duck rodents
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 24, 2014, 05:21:21 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Oct 24, 2014, 02:26:39 AM
I believe you guys  in New York will be fine, he was a doctor working in Africa so he was at a higher risk of getting it, such is the nature of occupational hazards.

Source posted previously: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/24/doctor-tests-positive-for-ebola-at-new-york-hospital (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/24/doctor-tests-positive-for-ebola-at-new-york-hospital)

Officials told a press conference at Bellevue hospital on Thursday that they were monitoring four people with whom Spencer had contact. His fiancée, Morgan Dixon, and two friends had been quarantined, while the fourth person, a taxi driver, was not considered to be at risk.

Spencer took several trips on the New York subway in the past week, visited the Gutter bowling alley in the Williamsburg area of Brooklyn on Wednesday night and took an Uber cab, all before he began to display symptoms, officials said.

Holy shit! all I can say is I hope they are correct in their guesswork...errrr official expertise.

Cab driver??!! lol! someone who meets many many people all over the place...good God! (facepalm right here folks!!). The one person on that list I reckon should be checked just to be on the safe side...oh well lol!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 24, 2014, 05:23:11 AM
Hubbs you can rest secure in your knowledge that your chief rival will soon die.



RIP Cvalda. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 24, 2014, 05:24:31 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 24, 2014, 05:23:11 AM
Hubbs you can rest secure in your knowledge that your chief rival will soon die.



RIP Cvalda.

Didn't Cvalda wanna have sex with me...or was that Sweeper? meh oh well.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 24, 2014, 05:25:58 AM
She found you attractive I believe.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 24, 2014, 05:27:01 AM
Quote from: tavianini19 on Oct 24, 2014, 05:25:58 AM
She found you attractive I believe.

Not gonna argue with you there matey but really I think we were looking at a Fatal Attraction/Basic Instinct scenario there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 24, 2014, 05:27:36 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAhI3-lON2c#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAhI3-lON2c#ws)


Rong/SM is this what it is like everyday in Australia?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 24, 2014, 05:28:29 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 24, 2014, 05:27:01 AM
Quote from: tavianini19 on Oct 24, 2014, 05:25:58 AM
She found you attractive I believe.

Not gonna argue with you there matey but really I think we were looking at a Fatal Attraction/Basic Instinct scenario there.
Yay or nay for you?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 24, 2014, 05:29:28 AM



oh my god my lungs
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huol on Oct 24, 2014, 05:30:53 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 24, 2014, 05:27:36 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAhI3-lON2c#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAhI3-lON2c#ws)


Rong/SM is this what it is like everyday in Australia?

Also how is Kangaroo meat? I know they sell it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 24, 2014, 05:31:37 AM
I heard it's pretty dry. Never tried it doe.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 24, 2014, 05:38:06 AM
Eh, I wouldn't wanna try kangaroo. The kangaroo mafia would come kill me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 24, 2014, 05:41:53 AM
Quote from: Huol on Oct 24, 2014, 05:30:53 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 24, 2014, 05:27:36 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAhI3-lON2c#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAhI3-lON2c#ws)


Rong/SM is this what it is like everyday in Australia?

Also how is Kangaroo meat? I know they sell it.

its not dry, its very irony but mostly taste like beef i eat it.

Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 24, 2014, 05:24:31 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 24, 2014, 05:23:11 AM
Hubbs you can rest secure in your knowledge that your chief rival will soon die.



RIP Cvalda.

Didn't Cvalda wanna have sex with me...or was that Sweeper? meh oh well.

lol sweepa a retrospective 1/10 wouldn't bang again.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 24, 2014, 05:46:22 AM
i let out a laugh that woke my pets up



worth it
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Oct 24, 2014, 05:47:23 AM
Kangaroo taste like beef, at least when I tried it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 24, 2014, 05:51:40 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 24, 2014, 05:24:31 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 24, 2014, 05:23:11 AM
Hubbs you can rest secure in your knowledge that your chief rival will soon die.



RIP Cvalda.

Didn't Cvalda wanna have sex with me...or was that Sweeper? meh oh well.

wat

Quote from: Rong on Oct 24, 2014, 05:41:53 AM
Quote from: Huol on Oct 24, 2014, 05:30:53 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 24, 2014, 05:27:36 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAhI3-lON2c#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAhI3-lON2c#ws)


Rong/SM is this what it is like everyday in Australia?

Also how is Kangaroo meat? I know they sell it.

its not dry, its very irony but mostly taste like beef i eat it.

Sounds like something to try, but at the same if it's beefy than Black Bear will do.

Hold on, in Australia can you get Kangaroo in a store or does it need to be hunted (that's why I mention black bear, my mind is in the realm of hunting).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huol on Oct 24, 2014, 05:53:43 AM
You can get it in stores, think you need a license to hunt it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 24, 2014, 05:56:51 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 24, 2014, 05:24:31 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 24, 2014, 05:23:11 AM
Hubbs you can rest secure in your knowledge that your chief rival will soon die.



RIP Cvalda.

Didn't Cvalda wanna have sex with me...or was that Sweeper? meh oh well.
Oh yeah, and Sweeps is a dude.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 24, 2014, 06:13:47 AM
Kangaroo meat comes from animals that are culled when their numbers become unsustainable.

You need licenses to hunt pretty much anything.  Which is a pretty short list.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 24, 2014, 06:17:14 AM
yall hunt pedestrians in the outback
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Space Sweeper on Oct 24, 2014, 07:25:28 AM
Quote from: tavianini19 on Oct 24, 2014, 05:56:51 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 24, 2014, 05:24:31 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 24, 2014, 05:23:11 AM
Hubbs you can rest secure in your knowledge that your chief rival will soon die.



RIP Cvalda.

Didn't Cvalda wanna have sex with me...or was that Sweeper? meh oh well.
Oh yeah, and Sweeps is a dude.
allegedly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 24, 2014, 07:26:29 AM
but he always has girl avatars  ???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 24, 2014, 07:55:03 AM
Quote from: Space Sweeper on Oct 24, 2014, 07:25:28 AM
Quote from: tavianini19 on Oct 24, 2014, 05:56:51 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 24, 2014, 05:24:31 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 24, 2014, 05:23:11 AM
Hubbs you can rest secure in your knowledge that your chief rival will soon die.



RIP Cvalda.

Didn't Cvalda wanna have sex with me...or was that Sweeper? meh oh well.
Oh yeah, and Sweeps is a dude.
allegedly.
Hahaha  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 24, 2014, 11:17:52 AM
http://madworldnews.com/muslim-woman-remove-veil/ (http://madworldnews.com/muslim-woman-remove-veil/)

QuoteA veiled Muslim woman was kicked out of a famed Paris opera house after cast members refused to perform in her covered presence.

Cast members performing the opera La Traviata "objected strongly" to the presence of a woman in the audience wearing a niqab-type veil, who was seated in the front row. A singer didn't spot the woman until the second act of the show, which was when several performers said they didn't want to sing until she was removed from the Bastille Opera house, according to the Daily Mail.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Oct 24, 2014, 11:35:37 AM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 24, 2014, 11:37:16 AM
Quote from: WinterActual on Oct 24, 2014, 11:35:37 AM
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what?!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Oct 24, 2014, 11:38:04 AM
I agree with the Burqa ban,its all about equality and security not to mention social communication,if I want to talk to someone I want to be looking at them in the face and not at someone disappeared under a piece of cloth.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 24, 2014, 11:41:23 AM
I agree, it's a ban that has been in places in Canada as well and last I checked the local majority of Muslims support it as well.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 24, 2014, 11:51:27 AM
I feel feverish :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Oct 24, 2014, 11:56:01 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 24, 2014, 11:51:27 AM
I feel feverish :-\

Better call the CDC.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 24, 2014, 11:56:54 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Oct 24, 2014, 11:41:23 AM
I agree, it's a ban that has been in places in Canada as well and last I checked the local majority of Muslims support it as well.

It's a touchy subject. On one hand, I support freedom of religion. However, I also support free enterprise and when I say that, I mean I support a business's right to know who its customers are. For instance, there was a case not too long when in a liquor store here in Ontario, the store employee asked a woman to remove her niqab to verify her ID. She argued that's discriminatory, and the LCBO argued that's their policy. Where do you draw the line?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Oct 24, 2014, 12:03:19 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 24, 2014, 11:56:54 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Oct 24, 2014, 11:41:23 AM
I agree, it's a ban that has been in places in Canada as well and last I checked the local majority of Muslims support it as well.

It's a touchy subject. On one hand, I support freedom of religion. However, I also support free enterprise and when I say that, I mean I support a business's right to know who its customers are. For instance, there was a case not too long when in a liquor store here in Ontario, the store employee asked a woman to remove her niqab to verify her ID. She argued that's discriminatory, and the LCBO argued that's their policy. Where do you draw the line?

You draw the line at the law?The employee reserves the right to check for I.D.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 24, 2014, 01:30:32 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 24, 2014, 11:51:27 AM
I feel feverish :-\

Good. Hope you die.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Oct 24, 2014, 02:27:38 PM
Not until she adds me to her will and leaves her entire Blu Ray collection to me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Oct 24, 2014, 02:54:31 PM
Scariest Halloween Costume 2014 Winner is:

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 24, 2014, 06:55:33 PM
r.i.p. cvaldums


http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/10/141023-virgin-birth-pythons-snakes-animals-science/ (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/10/141023-virgin-birth-pythons-snakes-animals-science/)

QuoteWorld's Longest Snake Has Virgin Birth—First Recorded in Species
An 11-year-old reticulated python produced six babies without mating in 2012.


Quote"We didn't know what we were seeing. We had attributed it to stored sperm," he said. "I guess sometimes truth is stranger than fiction."




wtf
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 24, 2014, 06:57:29 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Oct 24, 2014, 11:35:37 AM
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Something like that kind of happened in Hoptown.  Black kid had two parents that were well off (one had worked as a sheriff for years), he forgot the keys to his house, so tried to climb in the window of his house in a suburban white neighborhood.

One neighbor came home saw his legs in the window, and called the police.  The police came there busted open the door and then it took the other neighbor and a call to his mom (the sheriff) to confirm that was her son and that was her house.

Police even showed up in riot gear.

Police today are too anxious to get into it with everyone.

Even the neighbor that called the police was like "Oh shit, I just saw the legs in the window and thought somebody was breaking in," but the police got to take it to the next level.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 24, 2014, 07:05:22 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 24, 2014, 06:57:29 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Oct 24, 2014, 11:35:37 AM
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Something like that kind of happened in Hoptown.  Black kid had two parents that were well off (one had worked as a sheriff for years), he forgot the keys to his house, so tried to climb in the window of his house in a suburban white neighborhood.

One neighbor came home saw his legs in the window, and called the police.  The police came there busted open the door and then it took the other neighbor and a call to his mom (the sheriff) to confirm that was her son and that was her house.

Police even showed up in riot gear.

Police today are too anxious to get into it with everyone.

Even the neighbor that called the police was like "Oh shit, I just saw the legs in the window and thought somebody was breaking in," but the police got to take it to the next level.
Also racism.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 24, 2014, 08:42:22 PM
No
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Oct 24, 2014, 08:42:57 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 24, 2014, 01:49:40 AM
Welp, looks like this is the end for me everyone :'(

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Quote from: Aspie on Oct 24, 2014, 06:55:33 PM
r.i.p. cvaldums


http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/10/141023-virgin-birth-pythons-snakes-animals-science/ (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/10/141023-virgin-birth-pythons-snakes-animals-science/)

QuoteWorld's Longest Snake Has Virgin Birth—First Recorded in Species
An 11-year-old reticulated python produced six babies without mating in 2012.


Quote"We didn't know what we were seeing. We had attributed it to stored sperm," he said. "I guess sometimes truth is stranger than fiction."




wtf

...nobody?
QuoteLife finds a way.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 24, 2014, 08:51:14 PM
Dibs on Cvalda's collectibles.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Oct 24, 2014, 08:53:40 PM
Quote from: Aspie on Oct 24, 2014, 08:51:14 PM
Dibs on Cvalda's collectibles.

Aren't you one of them?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 24, 2014, 08:54:44 PM
Aspie gets her strapon dildo rainbow
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 24, 2014, 09:03:44 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Oct 24, 2014, 08:42:57 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 24, 2014, 01:49:40 AM
Welp, looks like this is the end for me everyone :'(

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Quote from: Aspie on Oct 24, 2014, 06:55:33 PM
r.i.p. cvaldums


http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/10/141023-virgin-birth-pythons-snakes-animals-science/ (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/10/141023-virgin-birth-pythons-snakes-animals-science/)

QuoteWorld's Longest Snake Has Virgin Birth—First Recorded in Species
An 11-year-old reticulated python produced six babies without mating in 2012.


Quote"We didn't know what we were seeing. We had attributed it to stored sperm," he said. "I guess sometimes truth is stranger than fiction."




wtf

...nobody?
QuoteLife finds a way.


Parthenogenesis isn't new.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 24, 2014, 09:28:31 PM
Quote from: First Blood on Oct 24, 2014, 01:30:32 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 24, 2014, 11:51:27 AM
I feel feverish :-\

Good. Hope you die.
:(

Quote from: Vickers on Oct 24, 2014, 02:27:38 PM
Not until she adds me to her will and leaves her entire Blu Ray collection to me.
That will go to charity.

You will instead inherit my vast collection of Paddy O'Brian pornography.




Just another day in the USA:

Police say shooter dead after attack at Washington high school
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/oct/24/washington-high-school-shooting-police-student-shooter-dead (http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/oct/24/washington-high-school-shooting-police-student-shooter-dead)
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QuotePolice say a shooter is dead after opening fire in the cafeteria of a high school in Washington state on Friday morning, killing one other person and wounding several more.

The Marysville-Pilchuck high school went into lockdown shortly before 11am local time as hundreds of students fled and police scrambled to the scene.

A spokesman for the Marysville police department said the shooter was a student and appeared to have acted alone. The circumstances of his death were not immediately clear.

At least three injured people with gunshot wounds were reportedly taken to Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, including one with a head wound. A fourth patient was expected.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 24, 2014, 09:32:52 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 24, 2014, 11:17:52 AM
http://madworldnews.com/muslim-woman-remove-veil/ (http://madworldnews.com/muslim-woman-remove-veil/)

QuoteA veiled Muslim woman was kicked out of a famed Paris opera house after cast members refused to perform in her covered presence.

Cast members performing the opera La Traviata "objected strongly" to the presence of a woman in the audience wearing a niqab-type veil, who was seated in the front row. A singer didn't spot the woman until the second act of the show, which was when several performers said they didn't want to sing until she was removed from the Bastille Opera house, according to the Daily Mail.

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 24, 2014, 10:04:18 PM
"Mariachi band" :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 24, 2014, 10:06:57 PM
sm are you first dog on the moon
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Oct 24, 2014, 10:27:26 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 24, 2014, 09:28:31 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Oct 24, 2014, 02:27:38 PM
Not until she adds me to her will and leaves her entire Blu Ray collection to me.
That will go to charity.

You will instead inherit my vast collection of Paddy O'Brian pornography.

Keep your stinkin' Pady O'Brian collection. >:(

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 24, 2014, 10:30:14 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Oct 24, 2014, 10:27:26 PM
Keep your stinkin' Pady O'Brian collection. >:(

http://38.media.tumblr.com/dcc239d988d59b7a69711511109b9381/tumblr_n4rvpjF5AS1sjla0qo1_250.gif
Oh, come now Vicks.
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Oct 24, 2014, 10:38:34 PM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 24, 2014, 10:56:36 PM
I'll have Cvalda's collection of clothes and shoes... and I'll start with her black items...

Spoiler
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 24, 2014, 10:58:17 PM
.........yall gonna catch the ebola
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Oct 24, 2014, 11:36:56 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 24, 2014, 10:58:17 PM
.........yall gonna catch the ebola

I'll Febreze everything.

I'm feeling inspired to do my own Passion compare now. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 24, 2014, 11:39:41 PM
I think mine got deleted in the great Imageshack purge anyway :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 25, 2014, 04:44:42 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 24, 2014, 11:17:52 AM
http://madworldnews.com/muslim-woman-remove-veil/ (http://madworldnews.com/muslim-woman-remove-veil/)

QuoteA veiled Muslim woman was kicked out of a famed Paris opera house after cast members refused to perform in her covered presence.

Cast members performing the opera La Traviata "objected strongly" to the presence of a woman in the audience wearing a niqab-type veil, who was seated in the front row. A singer didn't spot the woman until the second act of the show, which was when several performers said they didn't want to sing until she was removed from the Bastille Opera house, according to the Daily Mail.

I agree and well done France for having the balls to push that law. Are you taking any notes here United Kingdom? (what a stupid question).



Didn't know Belgium has the ban too.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2799981/woman-thrown-paris-opera-cast-refused-perform-unless-removed-muslim-veil.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2799981/woman-thrown-paris-opera-cast-refused-perform-unless-removed-muslim-veil.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 25, 2014, 04:52:34 AM
Quoteof Muslims imposing their beliefs on others, they're far stronger than the overly political correct U.S.

what
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 25, 2014, 04:54:50 AM
Of course.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 25, 2014, 04:58:57 AM
Cameron threatens to leave EU!! feck me! about fudging time! No Brussels we cannot afford 1.7billion...feck off and take your insane policies and rules with you.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2807095/After-1-7bn-EU-bill-PM-hints-one-step-nearer-EU-exit.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2807095/After-1-7bn-EU-bill-PM-hints-one-step-nearer-EU-exit.html)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-29752011 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-29752011)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 25, 2014, 10:14:26 AM
How many jobs would it cost the UK to leave the EU? 2 million? 3 million? I'm sure Cameron and the UKIP nutters have a plan how to create new jobs for these people and fill the massive hole in the nations GDP that an exit from the EU will leave behind. Right? :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Oct 25, 2014, 10:18:28 AM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 25, 2014, 10:14:26 AM
How many jobs would it cost the UK to leave the EU? 2 million? 3 million? I'm sure Cameron and the UKIP nutters have a plan how to create new jobs for these people and fill the massive hole in the nations GDP that an exit from the EU will leave behind. Right? :)
If they just throw out all those pesky immigrants, I'm sure a couple of million jobs will open up. :)

:)

Spoiler
:)

Spoiler
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 25, 2014, 10:49:44 AM
The really frightening thing is how the current economic crisis is making nationalist parties across Europe stronger, parties with nothing to offer but populist, hateful propaganda and absolutely no realistic solutions to solve anything. Then again, the ruling social democratic and conservative parties have no one else to thank (and blame) for this development than themselves. :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Oct 25, 2014, 10:51:55 AM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 25, 2014, 10:49:44 AM
The really frightening thing is how the current economic crisis is making nationalist parties across Europe stronger, parties with nothing to offer but populist, hateful propaganda and absolutely no realistic solutions to solve anything. Then again, the ruling social democratic and conservative parties have no one else to thank (and blame) for this development than themselves. :-\

The Sweden Democrats became the third largest party over here after the September election, so yeah.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 25, 2014, 11:02:53 AM
Quote from: Shasvre on Oct 25, 2014, 10:51:55 AM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 25, 2014, 10:49:44 AM
The really frightening thing is how the current economic crisis is making nationalist parties across Europe stronger, parties with nothing to offer but populist, hateful propaganda and absolutely no realistic solutions to solve anything. Then again, the ruling social democratic and conservative parties have no one else to thank (and blame) for this development than themselves. :-\

The Sweden Democrats became the third largest party over here after the September election, so yeah.

Although the Sweden Democrats have a somewhat different (and much nastier, with direct roots to Nazism) ideology than The Danish Peoples Party, it's not difficult to see what's going on in Sweden right now, as a mirror image of what we went through here in the late 90s/early 00s. Meaning, the voters moving from the left side of the political spectrum to the right, generally speaking. Sad. :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Oct 25, 2014, 11:06:14 AM
While I on one hand regret that they have gained so much in popularity, I do think the more established parties need a kick in the butt over here, because there's a lot of crap going on with those as well that usually get sidelined in media for the more popular SD trashing. :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Mormegil on Oct 25, 2014, 12:33:00 PM
Quote from: Vickers on Oct 24, 2014, 10:38:34 PM
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Quote from: Shasvre on Oct 25, 2014, 11:06:14 AM
While I on one hand regret that they have gained so much in popularity, I do think the more established parties need a kick in the butt over here, because there's a lot of crap going on with those as well that usually get sidelined in media for the more popular SD trashing. :-\
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pYNd0MSVXs# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pYNd0MSVXs#)

This is awesome... I have tried so hard...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB7mtgYDsCM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB7mtgYDsCM)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 25, 2014, 03:40:21 PM
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What was lurking in Sweden's waters?
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29722500 (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29722500)

QuoteSweden's armed forces say they have abandoned their search for what they believed was a submarine, spotted not far from Stockholm more than a week ago.

The hunt was described as Sweden's biggest mobilisation since the Cold War. Speculation had centred on Russia, but the Russians scoffed at the claims.

Was there a sub after all?

Spoiler
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Oct 25, 2014, 03:43:48 PM
The military here are convinced it was a smaller sub-marine. Speculation is that it was towed back to Russia earlier this week.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 25, 2014, 03:45:26 PM
It was clearly sea aliens.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Oct 25, 2014, 03:46:55 PM
I can neither confirm nor deny that, due to orders from our new masters.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 25, 2014, 03:48:06 PM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 25, 2014, 10:49:44 AM
The really frightening thing is how the current economic crisis is making nationalist parties across Europe stronger, parties with nothing to offer but populist, hateful propaganda and absolutely no realistic solutions to solve anything. Then again, the ruling social democratic and conservative parties have no one else to thank (and blame) for this development than themselves. :-\

As you say, no one to blame but themselves. Constant lying and avoiding of issues has caused people to look to UKIP. Cameron promised a cut on immigration under his leadership and its risen! The UK infrastructure is falling apart because it cannot handle the increase in people yet no one seems to want to admit that...until its too late and we lose the NHS or something. You can't judge the UK from wandering around Westminster which is all nice and pretty for the tourists.

The reason why the EU isn't working anymore (for certain countries) is because its grown bigger including many poorer countries which the larger countries (mainly the UK, France and Germany) have to subsidise and bail out. And the reason most other EU countries don't understand why the UK is having problems and moaning is because the free movement of people (EU law), is basically the free movement of people...into the UK...and nowhere else. Basically the UK is being crapped on and abused by everybody and the EU simply looks the other way. Its basically the attitude of...I'm alright Jack, most Euro countries don't care because they are OK, Barroso doesn't care because nothing is affecting him or his country.


This is virtually EU bullying...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-29769726 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-29769726)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 25, 2014, 04:27:42 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/11187496/Iran-hangs-woman-despite-international-campaign.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/11187496/Iran-hangs-woman-despite-international-campaign.html)

QuoteAmnesty International denounced "another bloody stain" on Iran's human rights record on Saturday when a 26-year-old woman was executed for allegedly killing a man who she said was intent on rape.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Oct 25, 2014, 04:33:50 PM
I just signed a protest list against that. :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Oct 25, 2014, 05:35:03 PM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 25, 2014, 10:14:26 AM
How many jobs would it cost the UK to leave the EU? 2 million? 3 million?

How do you figure that? Genuine question, not being sarky or anything.



The EU bills are insane on a number of levels. Britain's just the tip of the iceberg - Greece and Italy have to pay bills of £70m and £270m, two countries that've been hovering around being stone broke since 2008, whereas France and Germany receive money (the most money, actually). GERMANY. One of the strongest economies on the planet.
Germany being subsidised by Greece. I can't begin to understand this.

And accounting for 19 years of financial change over just five weeks (after which multi-million monthly fines are imposed) makes the whole thing insulting as well as nuts. Given that anti-EU sentiment has been brewing around Europe (and probably nowhere stronger than in Britain, the country given by far the biggest bill), this is the worst possible timing, and executed in the worst possible manner. It's the best ammunition UKIP could possibly ask for.

On the other hand, it might force the hands of the major parties, and come up with strategies to lower the country's EU connection, which could steal some voters back from UKIP.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 25, 2014, 05:59:47 PM
Roughly half of The UKs trade is with other EU nations. It doesn't take a professor in economics to figure out what happens to British exports, if they decide to leave the EU and thereby direct access to the EU markets (+400 million consumers).

I believe that any chances that UK politicians can negotiate a deal with other EU leaders, granting them same-level access to EU markets as before without being a contributing member (the 'Swiss/Norwegian model'), is absolutely zero. That's simply the political reality. Instead, UK based companies will start migrating to other EU nations to keep their direct access to these markets and workplaces, tax payments and economic growth will follow these companies out of the UK. And the other EU nations will gladly accept them.

Besides, UKs financial woes started long before the 2008 crisis. Long before the Polish took over the plumbing industry and became an easy scapegoat for a lack of economic and political reforms.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 25, 2014, 06:32:54 PM
Yall should just join-Merica. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 25, 2014, 07:27:49 PM
Why go to America when there are Americans that want to go to Canada's more sound economy and it's free health care?

And we're nice folk too, speaking of which...

http://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/residents-of-alberta-city-come-together-to-clean-up-vandalized-mosque/ar-BBaYdgF?ocid=ASUDHP (http://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/residents-of-alberta-city-come-together-to-clean-up-vandalized-mosque/ar-BBaYdgF?ocid=ASUDHP)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Oct 25, 2014, 07:32:37 PM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 25, 2014, 05:59:47 PMI believe that any chances that UK politicians can negotiate a deal with other EU leaders, granting them same-level access to EU markets as before without being a contributing member (the 'Swiss/Norwegian model'), is absolutely zero. That's simply the political reality. Instead, UK based companies will start migrating to other EU nations to keep their direct access to these markets and workplaces, tax payments and economic growth will follow these companies out of the UK. And the other EU nations will gladly accept them.

So it's an all-out or all-in scenario?

Spoiler
(I really should know all this myself)
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 25, 2014, 07:41:05 PM
Oh my god. There was a fatal shooting really close to my job yesterday. It was like a quarter mile a way. Holy f**k.

http://www.news10.net/story/news/local/arden-lariviera/2014/10/24/police-responding-to-report-of-officer-down-in-arden-area/17837335/ (http://www.news10.net/story/news/local/arden-lariviera/2014/10/24/police-responding-to-report-of-officer-down-in-arden-area/17837335/)

Ok so apparently a man went on a rampage with an AR-15 rifle, killing two cops, injuring another two, and putting a civilian in critical condition.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 25, 2014, 09:10:53 PM
US seems to have stepped up public shootings to show they're still number 1 after that thing in Canada.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 25, 2014, 09:12:29 PM
Yeah. Didn't expect one here in the hometown, but then again, nobody does.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Oct 25, 2014, 09:18:02 PM
Quote from: SM on Oct 25, 2014, 09:10:53 PM
US seems to have stepped up public shootings to show they're still number 1 after that thing in Canada.

:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 25, 2014, 09:22:32 PM
do yall even third world bro?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 25, 2014, 09:30:52 PM
Come on now kimmy we all know that doesn't count
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 25, 2014, 10:33:04 PM
Quote from: Vertigo on Oct 25, 2014, 07:32:37 PM
So it's an all-out or all-in scenario?

Spoiler
(I really should know all this myself)
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I don't think you can present it like that. What I'm saying is, that if Cameron is preparing the British population on a possible referendum on the issue (if he's re-elected) under the guise that they can negotiate a much better deal for Britain with Merkel, Sarkozy etc., then the man is an even bigger fool than I originally thought. The other European leaders will not get a mandate from their respective parliaments to just give Britain a free pass. Not a chance in Hell. The EU would collapse if they did, because then everybody wants to re-negotiate their terms.

With that promise of a referendum, he might have put things in motion he can't possibly control. He doesn't really want a referendum and he certainly doesn't want Britain to part from the EU. And yet it seems he is painting himself into a corner, making very anti-EU comments like the ones a few days ago, ultimately paving the way for the real anti-EU lobby that really wants Britain to leave, like UKIP.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Oct 25, 2014, 10:39:49 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjC3ycS_2js#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjC3ycS_2js#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 25, 2014, 10:47:34 PM
Gotta love Ayoade's dry wit. :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 26, 2014, 06:58:27 AM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 25, 2014, 10:33:04 PM
Quote from: Vertigo on Oct 25, 2014, 07:32:37 PM
So it's an all-out or all-in scenario?

Spoiler
(I really should know all this myself)
[close]

I don't think you can present it like that. What I'm saying is, that if Cameron is preparing the British population on a possible referendum on the issue (if he's re-elected) under the guise that they can negotiate a much better deal for Britain with Merkel, Sarkozy etc., then the man is an even bigger fool than I originally thought. The other European leaders will not get a mandate from their respective parliaments to just give Britain a free pass. Not a chance in Hell. The EU would collapse if they did, because then everybody wants to re-negotiate their terms.

With that promise of a referendum, he might have put things in motion he can't possibly control. He doesn't really want a referendum and he certainly doesn't want Britain to part from the EU. And yet it seems he is painting himself into a corner, making very anti-EU comments like the ones a few days ago, ultimately paving the way for the real anti-EU lobby that really wants Britain to leave, like UKIP.

Eva seriously listen to yourself, you're basically saying its the EU way or no way...what kind of situation is that??!! The UK wants a choice, a lot of us don't want to be under the control of the EU anymore its as simple as that. Did you even read what I said?? and what country are you in? I'm guessing a country that isn't having any issues right now huh.

What anti-EU comments? about this huge new bill for 1.7billion? so not obeying strict EU taxes is being 'anti-EU'. Is your country having to pay 1.7billion? feck me! This is almost like a ransom for Christs sake! pay or else!

I might point out that Switzerland, Iceland and Norway get along perfectly fine without the EU. I might also add that the EU actually demands a payment from these countries like a tax/fine for not being in the EU and trading with EU countries! The strangle hold the EU has on Europe is mind-boggling! Even though they do not wish to be in the EU they still have to pay into it and abide by strict EU laws (to a degree) like some kind of dictatorship...and were does all this money go??!!

The UK entered the EU around 40 years ago (I think), the situation was very different 40 years ago, a lot has changed, the UK wants a referendum on this situation. We have a general election next year which is now being seen by the public as pointless. Why? because our own Parliament cannot govern us, we are dictated too by a group of unelected Euro bureaucrats in Brussels.

I'm afraid its things like this that will see the UK leave the EU very soon. We are trying to fix our country but are blocked, why on Earth Merkel won't help I have no clue. EU backhand dealings again  >:(

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/10/25/uk-britain-germany-immigration-idUKKCN0IE0T720141025 (http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/10/25/uk-britain-germany-immigration-idUKKCN0IE0T720141025)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 26, 2014, 08:04:12 AM
Women on the frontlines in Syria and Iraq against ISIS.

http://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/other/isis-fight-women-battling-militants-on-the-front-lines-in-syria-iraq/ar-BBbanTa?ocid=ASUDHP (http://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/other/isis-fight-women-battling-militants-on-the-front-lines-in-syria-iraq/ar-BBbanTa?ocid=ASUDHP)

As ISIS preach an extreme form of Islam in which women may only leave the house if absolutely necessary, since April more than 10,000 Kurdish women have enlisted to fight in all female combat units, an unusual phenomenon in the Muslim world in which warfare is often associated with manhood, and have proven their selves just as brave and tenacious as any man in their major role against the ISIS.

Afshin Kobani, a teacher just over a year ago is now a commander of a mixed gender unit in the battle for Kobane that has raged for over a month now, surrounded by ISIS on the east, south and west and with the Turkish border on the north.

"I lost many friends to this, and I decided there was a need to join up," said Kobani, who declined to reveal her birth name. "This is our land — our own — and if we don't do it, who else will?"

Deilar Kanj Khamis, better know by her military name as Arin Mirkan, earlier this month outside Kobane took her own life with explosives, killing 10 ISIS fighters. The Kurdish fighters had to withdraw from the strategic hill south of the town, but Arin Mirkan stayed behind, attacking ISIS fighters with bullets and grenades as they closed in, and just as they surrounded her she set off the explosives strapped to her body. The Kurdish fighters then retook the hill, but lost it again Wednesday.

"It's not strange that women are fighting," said Wahida Kushta, an elderly woman who recently helped prepare the body of a young female fighter, 20-year-old Hanim Dabaan, for burial. "There is no difference between a lion and a lioness."

You can find more in the link.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 26, 2014, 02:45:19 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 26, 2014, 06:58:27 AM
Eva seriously listen to yourself, you're basically saying its the EU way or no way...what kind of situation is that??!! The UK wants a choice, a lot of us don't want to be under the control of the EU anymore its as simple as that. Did you even read what I said?? and what country are you in? I'm guessing a country that isn't having any issues right now huh.

What anti-EU comments? about this huge new bill for 1.7billion? so not obeying strict EU taxes is being 'anti-EU'. Is your country having to pay 1.7billion? feck me! This is almost like a ransom for Christs sake! pay or else!

I might point out that Switzerland, Iceland and Norway get along perfectly fine without the EU. I might also add that the EU actually demands a payment from these countries like a tax/fine for not being in the EU and trading with EU countries! The strangle hold the EU has on Europe is mind-boggling! Even though they do not wish to be in the EU they still have to pay into it and abide by strict EU laws (to a degree) like some kind of dictatorship...and were does all this money go??!!

The UK entered the EU around 40 years ago (I think), the situation was very different 40 years ago, a lot has changed, the UK wants a referendum on this situation. We have a general election next year which is now being seen by the public as pointless. Why? because our own Parliament cannot govern us, we are dictated too by a group of unelected Euro bureaucrats in Brussels.

I'm afraid its things like this that will see the UK leave the EU very soon. We are trying to fix our country but are blocked, why on Earth Merkel won't help I have no clue. EU backhand dealings again  >:(

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/10/25/uk-britain-germany-immigration-idUKKCN0IE0T720141025 (http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/10/25/uk-britain-germany-immigration-idUKKCN0IE0T720141025)

I'm not saying that you can't or shouldn't have a choice, if that's what you want. What I'm saying is that you have to be aware of the potential consequences to the British economy if Britain exits the EU. That's the aspect where I'm addressing the honesty (or lack of it) of the British politicians.

In my experience, EU regulations and the EU parliament becomes an easy scapegoat when national parliaments and governments implement laws that their respective populaces don't necessarily like. They are called 'Euromyths'; it's very convenient for politicians to exclaim: 'oh, it's because some EU bureaucrats decided to implement these new regulations - we had nothing to do with it. In fact, we were against it...!' Fact remains that most laws passed in the various national parliaments, are entirely designed and proposed at home with very little or no input from the EU.

PS: here's the CER report, mainly written by British economists, professors and industry officials, projecting and estimating the outcome of an EU exit from an economic point of view. No political bias.

http://www.cer.org.uk/sites/default/files/smc_final_report_june2014.pdf (http://www.cer.org.uk/sites/default/files/smc_final_report_june2014.pdf)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 26, 2014, 02:53:18 PM
Wealthy Chinese are literally eating this exotic mammal into extinction
http://www.salon.com/2014/10/25/the_chinese_are_literally_eating_this_exotic_mammal_into_extinction_partner/ (http://www.salon.com/2014/10/25/the_chinese_are_literally_eating_this_exotic_mammal_into_extinction_partner/)
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.salon.com%2F2013%2F09%2FScreen-Shot-2013-09-20-at-2.07.07-PM.png&hash=1e0427bfc7e44b5de9d57a49355e7166116c0f67)

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MONG LA, Myanmar — "It's delicious," the Chinese waitress says, pointing at the three metal cages on the pavement. Inside each is a pangolin — an odd-looking creature that, over the past decade, has become the most heavily trafficked wild mammal in the world, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

At the moment, each pangolin resembles a ball about the size of a melon, covered in crocodile-like scales.

Sensing danger, the three animals have instinctively curled themselves into tight balls. In the wild, this reflex protects them from predators like bears and large cats. But there's little defense against wildlife traffickers and well-heeled diners hoping to taste a rare and exotic meat.

In Mong La, pangolins are openly sold in restaurants to border-hopping Chinese tourists. Nearby wildlife boutiques sell pangolin skins and scales immersed in rice wine. At the open-air central market, one Chinese trader offers to sell me the skin of a Sunda pangolin, listed as "critically endangered" by the IUCN, for 200 yuan (about US$32). "Here, feel how soft it is," she says, running her hands over the grey scales.

A shy, nocturnal animal, the pangolin has a long snout, tough outer scales, and snaking tongue, which it uses to lick up insects. In China, where it is known as lingli, or "hill carp," in reference to its scaly exterior, pangolin meat has long been prized. The creature's scales — made from keratin, the same substance as human fingernails and hair (as well as Rhino horn) — are also prescribed by traditional doctors to treat skin disorders and other ailments — despite lacking medical benefits.

Sad.

Reminds me when I worked for a Malaysian corporation that sold "health supplements". You wouldn't believe the idiotic things they sold under that banner, and which gullible people buy up. Elk antler to cure erectile dysfunction... because elk antlers are a symbol of masculinity and that energy will transfer to your penis, somehow ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 26, 2014, 04:41:14 PM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 26, 2014, 02:45:19 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 26, 2014, 06:58:27 AM
Eva seriously listen to yourself, you're basically saying its the EU way or no way...what kind of situation is that??!! The UK wants a choice, a lot of us don't want to be under the control of the EU anymore its as simple as that. Did you even read what I said?? and what country are you in? I'm guessing a country that isn't having any issues right now huh.

What anti-EU comments? about this huge new bill for 1.7billion? so not obeying strict EU taxes is being 'anti-EU'. Is your country having to pay 1.7billion? feck me! This is almost like a ransom for Christs sake! pay or else!

I might point out that Switzerland, Iceland and Norway get along perfectly fine without the EU. I might also add that the EU actually demands a payment from these countries like a tax/fine for not being in the EU and trading with EU countries! The strangle hold the EU has on Europe is mind-boggling! Even though they do not wish to be in the EU they still have to pay into it and abide by strict EU laws (to a degree) like some kind of dictatorship...and were does all this money go??!!

The UK entered the EU around 40 years ago (I think), the situation was very different 40 years ago, a lot has changed, the UK wants a referendum on this situation. We have a general election next year which is now being seen by the public as pointless. Why? because our own Parliament cannot govern us, we are dictated too by a group of unelected Euro bureaucrats in Brussels.

I'm afraid its things like this that will see the UK leave the EU very soon. We are trying to fix our country but are blocked, why on Earth Merkel won't help I have no clue. EU backhand dealings again  >:(

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/10/25/uk-britain-germany-immigration-idUKKCN0IE0T720141025 (http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/10/25/uk-britain-germany-immigration-idUKKCN0IE0T720141025)

I'm not saying that you can't or shouldn't have a choice, if that's what you want. What I'm saying is that you have to be aware of the potential consequences to the British economy if Britain exits the EU. That's the aspect where I'm addressing the honesty (or lack of it) of the British politicians.

In my experience, EU regulations and the EU parliament becomes an easy scapegoat when national parliaments and governments implement laws that their respective populaces don't necessarily like. They are called 'Euromyths'; it's very convenient for politicians to exclaim: 'oh, it's because some EU bureaucrats decided to implement these new regulations - we had nothing to do with it. In fact, we were against it...!' Fact remains that most laws passed in the various national parliaments, are entirely designed and proposed at home with very little or no input from the EU.

PS: here's the CER report, mainly written by British economists, professors and industry officials, projecting and estimating the outcome of an EU exit from an economic point of view. No political bias.

http://www.cer.org.uk/sites/default/files/smc_final_report_june2014.pdf (http://www.cer.org.uk/sites/default/files/smc_final_report_june2014.pdf)

I simply don't see how the UK leaving the EU will cause these predicted calamities I'm sorry. Yes its easy to say this all bs from UK politicians but you can quite easily say its all bs from EU leaders and so called independent economists. Personally I don't think there will be a problem, I do think it will be a problem for the EU because the UK is one of the key players in their club and the EU takes a lot of money from us....so they don't want it for sure. Hell the EU survives via France Germany and the UK so the EU needs us.

I also don't get why people seem to think that with the UK not being in the EU that means all trade stops or somehow becomes harder...why would it?? Only the EU can make things hard for countries, think about it, they pull the strings over 28 countries.

What Cameron is saying is basically if you want the UK to remain in your boys club then things have got to be fairer. The entire of (poor) Europe cannot be allowed to come and live in the UK, the UK is small and we cannot cope anymore. The UK cannot be drained like a bottomless pit of money and we do want to be able to govern ourselves without EU intervention. Yes I'm afraid many situations of EU intervention crop here and it really pisses us all off.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 26, 2014, 05:54:18 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 26, 2014, 02:53:18 PM
Wealthy Chinese are literally eating this exotic mammal into extinction
http://www.salon.com/2014/10/25/the_chinese_are_literally_eating_this_exotic_mammal_into_extinction_partner/ (http://www.salon.com/2014/10/25/the_chinese_are_literally_eating_this_exotic_mammal_into_extinction_partner/)
http://media.salon.com/2013/09/Screen-Shot-2013-09-20-at-2.07.07-PM.png

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MONG LA, Myanmar — "It's delicious," the Chinese waitress says, pointing at the three metal cages on the pavement. Inside each is a pangolin — an odd-looking creature that, over the past decade, has become the most heavily trafficked wild mammal in the world, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

At the moment, each pangolin resembles a ball about the size of a melon, covered in crocodile-like scales.

Sensing danger, the three animals have instinctively curled themselves into tight balls. In the wild, this reflex protects them from predators like bears and large cats. But there's little defense against wildlife traffickers and well-heeled diners hoping to taste a rare and exotic meat.

In Mong La, pangolins are openly sold in restaurants to border-hopping Chinese tourists. Nearby wildlife boutiques sell pangolin skins and scales immersed in rice wine. At the open-air central market, one Chinese trader offers to sell me the skin of a Sunda pangolin, listed as "critically endangered" by the IUCN, for 200 yuan (about US$32). "Here, feel how soft it is," she says, running her hands over the grey scales.

A shy, nocturnal animal, the pangolin has a long snout, tough outer scales, and snaking tongue, which it uses to lick up insects. In China, where it is known as lingli, or "hill carp," in reference to its scaly exterior, pangolin meat has long been prized. The creature's scales — made from keratin, the same substance as human fingernails and hair (as well as Rhino horn) — are also prescribed by traditional doctors to treat skin disorders and other ailments — despite lacking medical benefits.

Sad.

Reminds me when I worked for a Malaysian corporation that sold "health supplements". You wouldn't believe the idiotic things they sold under that banner, and which gullible people buy up. Elk antler to cure erectile dysfunction... because elk antlers are a symbol of masculinity and that energy will transfer to your penis, somehow ::)
Not the pangolins. I love those guys. They're like ebpven cuter armadillos.  :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 26, 2014, 05:59:53 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 26, 2014, 02:53:18 PM
Wealthy Chinese are literally eating this exotic mammal into extinction
http://www.salon.com/2014/10/25/the_chinese_are_literally_eating_this_exotic_mammal_into_extinction_partner/ (http://www.salon.com/2014/10/25/the_chinese_are_literally_eating_this_exotic_mammal_into_extinction_partner/)
http://media.salon.com/2013/09/Screen-Shot-2013-09-20-at-2.07.07-PM.png

Quote
MONG LA, Myanmar — "It's delicious," the Chinese waitress says, pointing at the three metal cages on the pavement. Inside each is a pangolin — an odd-looking creature that, over the past decade, has become the most heavily trafficked wild mammal in the world, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

At the moment, each pangolin resembles a ball about the size of a melon, covered in crocodile-like scales.

Sensing danger, the three animals have instinctively curled themselves into tight balls. In the wild, this reflex protects them from predators like bears and large cats. But there's little defense against wildlife traffickers and well-heeled diners hoping to taste a rare and exotic meat.

In Mong La, pangolins are openly sold in restaurants to border-hopping Chinese tourists. Nearby wildlife boutiques sell pangolin skins and scales immersed in rice wine. At the open-air central market, one Chinese trader offers to sell me the skin of a Sunda pangolin, listed as "critically endangered" by the IUCN, for 200 yuan (about US$32). "Here, feel how soft it is," she says, running her hands over the grey scales.

A shy, nocturnal animal, the pangolin has a long snout, tough outer scales, and snaking tongue, which it uses to lick up insects. In China, where it is known as lingli, or "hill carp," in reference to its scaly exterior, pangolin meat has long been prized. The creature's scales — made from keratin, the same substance as human fingernails and hair (as well as Rhino horn) — are also prescribed by traditional doctors to treat skin disorders and other ailments — despite lacking medical benefits.

Sad.

Reminds me when I worked for a Malaysian corporation that sold "health supplements". You wouldn't believe the idiotic things they sold under that banner, and which gullible people buy up. Elk antler to cure erectile dysfunction... because elk antlers are a symbol of masculinity and that energy will transfer to your penis, somehow ::)


China needs to utilize better their horny goat weed supplies.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Oct 26, 2014, 08:16:01 PM
U.S. Marines End Afghan Operations, Prepare Withdrawal

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/26/afghanistan_n_6049084.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/26/afghanistan_n_6049084.html)

Something tells me that it not over til the fish jumps.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 26, 2014, 08:48:13 PM
Marines always leave early because they aren't meant for sustained land operations. 


I think they left in 2009 from Iraq while the Army is still there.


Just like the Army is still in Afghanistan. 


We've already signed a status of force agreement with Afghanistan that will keep some US troops there through 2015.  11,000 plus.  And it will be the Army because Afghanistan and Iraq are in the Army's wheelhouse. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 26, 2014, 08:53:03 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Oct 26, 2014, 08:16:01 PM
U.S. Marines End Afghan Operations, Prepare Withdrawal

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/26/afghanistan_n_6049084.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/26/afghanistan_n_6049084.html)

Something tells me that it not over til the fish jumps.

Well its about goddamn time.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 26, 2014, 10:10:17 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 26, 2014, 04:41:14 PM
I simply don't see how the UK leaving the EU will cause these predicted calamities I'm sorry. Yes its easy to say this all bs from UK politicians but you can quite easily say its all bs from EU leaders and so called independent economists. Personally I don't think there will be a problem, I do think it will be a problem for the EU because the UK is one of the key players in their club and the EU takes a lot of money from us....so they don't want it for sure. Hell the EU survives via France Germany and the UK so the EU needs us.

I also don't get why people seem to think that with the UK not being in the EU that means all trade stops or somehow becomes harder...why would it?? Only the EU can make things hard for countries, think about it, they pull the strings over 28 countries.

What Cameron is saying is basically if you want the UK to remain in your boys club then things have got to be fairer. The entire of (poor) Europe cannot be allowed to come and live in the UK, the UK is small and we cannot cope anymore. The UK cannot be drained like a bottomless pit of money and we do want to be able to govern ourselves without EU intervention. Yes I'm afraid many situations of EU intervention crop here and it really pisses us all off.

That's an opinion and you are entirely entitled to have it.

As for what's really draining British economy's growth, how about looking into the massive corporate tax avoidance issue that is particular for especially Britain, Ireland and Luxembourg with all their tax legislation loopholes?

http://www.independent.co.uk/money/tax/britains-missing-billions-counting-the-true-cost-of-corporate-tax-avoidance-8341096.html (http://www.independent.co.uk/money/tax/britains-missing-billions-counting-the-true-cost-of-corporate-tax-avoidance-8341096.html)

According to those estimates, British tax loopholes (which I assume are the result of British politics, not EU politics) costs the British tax payers the equivalent of financing +150,000 public workers. £4-12 billion. Annually.

Or is this also some shrewd evil master plan do destroy Britain's economy, secretly carried out by chief puppeteer Angela Merkel?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 27, 2014, 03:01:19 AM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 26, 2014, 10:10:17 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 26, 2014, 04:41:14 PM
I simply don't see how the UK leaving the EU will cause these predicted calamities I'm sorry. Yes its easy to say this all bs from UK politicians but you can quite easily say its all bs from EU leaders and so called independent economists. Personally I don't think there will be a problem, I do think it will be a problem for the EU because the UK is one of the key players in their club and the EU takes a lot of money from us....so they don't want it for sure. Hell the EU survives via France Germany and the UK so the EU needs us.

I also don't get why people seem to think that with the UK not being in the EU that means all trade stops or somehow becomes harder...why would it?? Only the EU can make things hard for countries, think about it, they pull the strings over 28 countries.

What Cameron is saying is basically if you want the UK to remain in your boys club then things have got to be fairer. The entire of (poor) Europe cannot be allowed to come and live in the UK, the UK is small and we cannot cope anymore. The UK cannot be drained like a bottomless pit of money and we do want to be able to govern ourselves without EU intervention. Yes I'm afraid many situations of EU intervention crop here and it really pisses us all off.

That's an opinion and you are entirely entitled to have it.

As for what's really draining British economy's growth, how about looking into the massive corporate tax avoidance issue that is particular for especially Britain, Ireland and Luxembourg with all their tax legislation loopholes?

http://www.independent.co.uk/money/tax/britains-missing-billions-counting-the-true-cost-of-corporate-tax-avoidance-8341096.html (http://www.independent.co.uk/money/tax/britains-missing-billions-counting-the-true-cost-of-corporate-tax-avoidance-8341096.html)

According to those estimates, British tax loopholes (which I assume are the result of British politics, not EU politics) costs the British tax payers the equivalent of financing +150,000 public workers. £4-12 billion. Annually.

Or is this also some shrewd evil master plan do destroy Britain's economy, secretly carried out by chief puppeteer Angela Merkel?

I have no idea as I've not heard about this :-\ Doesn't surprise me though, the UK is in such a state right now. Put it this way the extra 1.7billion the EU is demanding won't help either way.

No clue why Merkel won't back up Cameron, Germany has a large immigration problem just as we do and I'm very sure German folk aren't happy about it either. Like I said there are probably EU backhand deals going on behind closed doors...that might sound like paranoid conspiracy nonsense but who's to say, God knows what these politicians get up too.

How does Denmark get on (now I know), what's going on in Scandinavia? are there immigration problems? are local folk OK with EU rules and interventions? are there any EU interventions on anything? Just curious :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 27, 2014, 03:14:58 AM
Welcoming returning Danish jihadists - what say you, Eva? (http://www.smh.com.au/world/give-them-a-job-how-denmark-deals-with-returned-islamist-fighters-20141022-119cj0.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 27, 2014, 03:24:36 AM
Quote from: SM on Oct 27, 2014, 03:14:58 AM
Welcoming returning Danish jihadists - what say you, Eva? (http://www.smh.com.au/world/give-them-a-job-how-denmark-deals-with-returned-islamist-fighters-20141022-119cj0.html)

What the f*ck!! seriously...what the f*ck!!!.

In Denmark, not one returned fighter has been locked up. Instead, taking the view that discrimination at home is as criminal as Islamic State recruiting, officials here are providing free psychological counselling while finding returnees jobs and spots in schools and universities. Officials credit a new effort to reach out to a radical mosque with staunching the flow of recruits.

Its like Denmark is rewarding them!!! my God and I thought the UK was soft, that is disgraceful! It encourages more to go out and join IS knowing when they get back they will be 'heroes'.

This will be with EU intervention I'll bet, their human rights garbage -_-
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 27, 2014, 03:30:28 AM
Somebody about to go Full Hubbs...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 27, 2014, 03:31:43 AM
Watch it work out the best and Denmark win all kinds of intelligence from former ISIS soldiers.






Only way something like that worked here is if they flipped on ISIS and started working with the CIA.

They'd be thrown in Guantanamo otherwise.   
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 27, 2014, 03:32:14 AM
Quote from: SM on Oct 27, 2014, 03:30:28 AM
Somebody about to go Full Hubbs...

Dude I am shocked at that, unbelievable! (UK will be doing it next  ::) )
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 27, 2014, 03:34:48 AM
You know Denmark's SOF guys are like, "WTF!"


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Oct 27, 2014, 03:36:45 AM
QuotePolice officials say the statistics prove their approach is working.

"In 2013, we had 30 young people go to Syria," said Jorgen Ilum, Aarhus's police commissioner. "This year, to my knowledge, we have had only one. We believe that the main reason is our contact and dialogue with the Muslim community."

Seems like they're doing something right.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 27, 2014, 03:39:33 AM
Stopping people from going is not the same as accepting them back from a terror campaign that's aimed at every infidel country that has supported the coalition. 

Also, just because you go to Syria doesn't necessarily mean you go fundamentalist. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Oct 27, 2014, 03:40:34 AM
In the context of the article, it's clear he meant "30 people who went to fight."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 27, 2014, 03:50:04 AM
Weren't these guys being lauded as fighting for Syrian freedom a couple of years back?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 27, 2014, 03:51:06 AM
Quote from: SM on Oct 27, 2014, 03:50:04 AM
Weren't these guys being lauded as fighting for Syrian freedom a couple of years back?

Was going to say the same thing after reading that article. the us wanted assad out at that point.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 27, 2014, 03:52:03 AM
Yeah.


But there are moderate groups that are aimed at unseating Syria's president and nothing else. 


That isn't as big a deal as ISIS killing everybody or converting everybody that doesn't agree with them.

We've had American's go over and fight to oust the Syrian President and to fight ISIS. 

That's not the same as fighting FOR ISIS. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 27, 2014, 03:52:35 AM
Quote from: Rong on Oct 27, 2014, 03:51:06 AM
Quote from: SM on Oct 27, 2014, 03:50:04 AM
Weren't these guys being lauded as fighting for Syrian freedom a couple of years back?

Was going to say the same thing after reading that article. the us wanted assad out at that point.

Geez, you chop off a few heads and never live it down.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 27, 2014, 03:54:18 AM
One mans freedom fighter is the same mans terrorist.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 27, 2014, 03:55:39 AM
That's the whole reason Obama's sending American troops over to Syria to unseat whats his nuts was shot down in the first place, because US troops didn't want to be put in a situation where they would be supporting ISIS (then AQI) in an objective.  Syria is where AQI would organize their campaigns against coalition troops. 

ISIS doesn't want Assad in power for whatever reason either.  I'm guessing it has something to do with Iraq/Syria caliphate. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 27, 2014, 03:55:45 AM
I really don't see how this way forward works as they claim. Like I said (in my opinion) I reckon it would encourage more young Muslims to go and join IS because they know they can have it both ways. They can fight yet still return as heroes to their local Muslim community...plus they get jobs or uni spots!

It also worries me that local Muslims in Denmark, that I imagine claim they are not extremists, are greeting celebrating and treating these Islamist fighters as heroes. So I ask...do regular Muslim folk actually believe in what IS is doing? do they think its right? Why else would these youngsters be treated like heroes? Would this happen in other countries? I don't want to go down this street but it makes me kinda suspicious of Muslims you see everyday, who's side are they really on?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 27, 2014, 03:57:39 AM
MFW hubbs

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 27, 2014, 03:58:59 AM
"I'm not racist but..."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 27, 2014, 04:02:55 AM
Hey you can't have it both ways, either they are against IS or they support it, don't give me any of that PC racist bullsh*t. If they treat these guys like heroes then they aren't on our side.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 27, 2014, 04:04:03 AM
I find it hard to believe any ISIS fighter would be treated as heroes when the vast majority of their victims are other Muslims. 


The people cheering them would have to be jihadist hardliners themselves. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 27, 2014, 04:05:58 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 27, 2014, 04:04:03 AM
I find it hard to believe any ISIS fighter would be treated as heroes when the vast majority of their victims are other Muslims. 


The people cheering them would have to be jihadist hardliners themselves.

Well I agree and I also hope you're right but it read like they were being greeted in the streets by many local Muslims wanting to greet and praise them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 27, 2014, 04:08:41 AM
All you have to do is google ISIS and look at the liveleak photos and vids at what they are capable of. 


They are like a gang, if your not in their click they don't give a f**k.  That includes moderate Muslims. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 27, 2014, 11:32:16 AM
http://phys.org/news/2014-10-climate-ocean-atmosphere.html (http://phys.org/news/2014-10-climate-ocean-atmosphere.html)

QuoteMost of the concerns about climate change have focused on the amount of greenhouse gases that have been released into the atmosphere.
But in a new study published in Science, a group of Rutgers researchers have found that circulation of the ocean plays an equally important role in regulating the earth's climate.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 27, 2014, 04:35:54 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 27, 2014, 03:01:19 AM
I have no idea as I've not heard about this :-\ Doesn't surprise me though, the UK is in such a state right now. Put it this way the extra 1.7billion the EU is demanding won't help either way.

No clue why Merkel won't back up Cameron, Germany has a large immigration problem just as we do and I'm very sure German folk aren't happy about it either. Like I said there are probably EU backhand deals going on behind closed doors...that might sound like paranoid conspiracy nonsense but who's to say, God knows what these politicians get up too.

How does Denmark get on (now I know), what's going on in Scandinavia? are there immigration problems? are local folk OK with EU rules and interventions? are there any EU interventions on anything? Just curious :)

Just watched a special piece on this in the news. The EU budget commissioner explained that the debated increase in Britain EU budget, is caused by revised numbers on the British economy that the British Government itself sent to the EU budget office, in order to get a larger rebate for the UK for this years budget. Roughly translated: Cameron wants the rebate the UK is entitled to, but he doesn't want to pay the extra bill, altough both cases use the exact same data, made available for the EU budget office by Cameron himself. :D

@Merkel - when Germany takes a look at England/Britain, slowly moving further and further towards the political extreme right and pursuing a line of less EU, more nationalism, I think Germans in particular will think 'that won't work out well.'

@Denmark - sure we have issues with some groups of immigrants and The Danish Peoples Party does their best to keep these issues relevant in the media and during elections. Fact remains though, the issues we have, are entirely dwarfed by the issues other EU nations have with their immigrants and their respective immigration politics.

Sweden have issues as well, but the political leadership in Sweden are too 'polite' (or tone deaf) to make it current issue that needs to be discussed. The political leaders even refuse to negotiate with Sweden's equivalent to UKIP/Danish Peoples Party. Shavre can fill in the blanks, I'm sure. Norway have little issues as far as I'm aware, but they also have a political party (Fremskidtspartiet - translates into 'The Party of Progress :D) somewhat right wing oriented, but they have little influence in Norwegian politics.

Both Denmark and Sweden are non-Euro EU members (just like Britain). We can determine parts of our fiscal policies ourselves, while other parts are determined and supervised from Bruxelles. The Danish line is to basically copy the EU monetary politics and our currency is linked to the Euro. I don't think Swden's currenyy is - Shasvre would have to explain this better, I don't wanna state facts that aren't facts. ;)

Quote from: SM on Oct 27, 2014, 03:14:58 AM
Welcoming returning Danish jihadists - what say you, Eva? (http://www.smh.com.au/world/give-them-a-job-how-denmark-deals-with-returned-islamist-fighters-20141022-119cj0.html)

According to the article, he appears to be one of the fighters we (as in, all of us in the West) supported to fight Assad's regime of terror in Syria.Yes? We equipped some of them with arms and supplies, financed their struggle - yes?

As for the Mosque mentioned, I know of it and I don't share any of their views, neither does the vast majority of Muslims living here btw.

If this progressive idea of offering the returned fighters help when they come back actually works, then what's the problem exactly?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 27, 2014, 11:16:32 PM
Anything's worth a try.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 28, 2014, 05:41:06 AM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 27, 2014, 04:35:54 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 27, 2014, 03:01:19 AM
I have no idea as I've not heard about this :-\ Doesn't surprise me though, the UK is in such a state right now. Put it this way the extra 1.7billion the EU is demanding won't help either way.

No clue why Merkel won't back up Cameron, Germany has a large immigration problem just as we do and I'm very sure German folk aren't happy about it either. Like I said there are probably EU backhand deals going on behind closed doors...that might sound like paranoid conspiracy nonsense but who's to say, God knows what these politicians get up too.

How does Denmark get on (now I know), what's going on in Scandinavia? are there immigration problems? are local folk OK with EU rules and interventions? are there any EU interventions on anything? Just curious :)

Just watched a special piece on this in the news. The EU budget commissioner explained that the debated increase in Britain EU budget, is caused by revised numbers on the British economy that the British Government itself sent to the EU budget office, in order to get a larger rebate for the UK for this years budget. Roughly translated: Cameron wants the rebate the UK is entitled to, but he doesn't want to pay the extra bill, altough both cases use the exact same data, made available for the EU budget office by Cameron himself. :D

@Merkel - when Germany takes a look at England/Britain, slowly moving further and further towards the political extreme right and pursuing a line of less EU, more nationalism, I think Germans in particular will think 'that won't work out well.'

@Denmark - sure we have issues with some groups of immigrants and The Danish Peoples Party does their best to keep these issues relevant in the media and during elections. Fact remains though, the issues we have, are entirely dwarfed by the issues other EU nations have with their immigrants and their respective immigration politics.

Sweden have issues as well, but the political leadership in Sweden are too 'polite' (or tone deaf) to make it current issue that needs to be discussed. The political leaders even refuse to negotiate with Sweden's equivalent to UKIP/Danish Peoples Party. Shavre can fill in the blanks, I'm sure. Norway have little issues as far as I'm aware, but they also have a political party (Fremskidtspartiet - translates into 'The Party of Progress :D) somewhat right wing oriented, but they have little influence in Norwegian politics.

Both Denmark and Sweden are non-Euro EU members (just like Britain). We can determine parts of our fiscal policies ourselves, while other parts are determined and supervised from Bruxelles. The Danish line is to basically copy the EU monetary politics and our currency is linked to the Euro. I don't think Swden's currenyy is - Shasvre would have to explain this better, I don't wanna state facts that aren't facts. ;)

Quote from: SM on Oct 27, 2014, 03:14:58 AM
Welcoming returning Danish jihadists - what say you, Eva? (http://www.smh.com.au/world/give-them-a-job-how-denmark-deals-with-returned-islamist-fighters-20141022-119cj0.html)

According to the article, he appears to be one of the fighters we (as in, all of us in the West) supported to fight Assad's regime of terror in Syria.Yes? We equipped some of them with arms and supplies, financed their struggle - yes?

As for the Mosque mentioned, I know of it and I don't share any of their views, neither does the vast majority of Muslims living here btw.

If this progressive idea of offering the returned fighters help when they come back actually works, then what's the problem exactly?

Nope sorry, tantamount to treason in my eyes. They are fighting for IS who are against the west and killing everyone and anyone in the Middle East who doesn't conform to their ideals. But yeah sure lets support them, give them housing and benefits and jobs and maybe a plush new car too, hell lets throw in a healthy bank account and allow them to invite all their killer buddies over to stay with permanent visas. Gotta look after the returning murderous terrorist fighters huh  ::) (EU values on display here).

Un-f*cking-believable! -_-


Under Aarhus's program, he was offered - and accepted - taxpayers' help for the math classes he needs to enter engineering school.

LOL! brilliant!

He worked in a refugee camp for a few weeks before getting attached to an independent battalion associated with the Islamist militia Ahrar al-Sham, a group with alleged ties to al-Qaeda. During the months when he manned heavy artillery batteries near Aleppo, he said, his outfit also maintained harmonious ties with the Islamic State.

Looks like Denmark is full of blokes like this...good luck!


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 28, 2014, 05:57:40 AM
HFW (hubbsfacewhen)

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 28, 2014, 05:58:56 AM
Quote from: Rong on Oct 28, 2014, 05:57:40 AM
HFW (hubbsfacewhen)

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Wasn't in France then.

So you support the IS fighters then Rong huh, speak up don't be shy, the podium is yours.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 28, 2014, 06:06:39 AM
Is it possible for a joke to go over the head of another joke?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 28, 2014, 06:09:34 AM
Quote from: SM on Oct 28, 2014, 06:06:39 AM
Is it possible for a joke to go over the head of another joke?

Haha no come on, what is this an Aussie tag team effort, don't try that smartass crapola, back it up or don't say it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 28, 2014, 06:10:00 AM
Quote from: SM on Oct 28, 2014, 06:06:39 AM
Is it possible for a joke to go over the head of another joke?

It does make it that much funnier tho.  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 28, 2014, 06:13:43 AM
Denmark is playing a dangerous game.


Hopefully it doesn't blow up in their face. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 28, 2014, 11:28:06 AM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/27/world-beard-championships-photos_n_6057020.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/27/world-beard-championships-photos_n_6057020.html)

Anyone up for a Movember challenge against this bloke?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 28, 2014, 02:20:02 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 28, 2014, 05:41:06 AM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 27, 2014, 04:35:54 PM
If this progressive idea of offering the returned fighters help when they come back actually works, then what's the problem exactly?

Nope sorry, tantamount to treason in my eyes. They are fighting for IS who are against the west and killing everyone and anyone in the Middle East who doesn't conform to their ideals. But yeah sure lets support them, give them housing and benefits and jobs and maybe a plush new car too, hell lets throw in a healthy bank account and allow them to invite all their killer buddies over to stay with permanent visas. Gotta look after the returning murderous terrorist fighters huh  ::) (EU values on display here).

Actually, this particular man was fighting in an independent Islamist brigade (not for ISIL itself or Al-Quada) in Syria and he specifically states that he is opposed to Assad's regime - not the West or the Kurdish for that matter. How exactly does those actions constitute treason? Treason against whom? I'm not aware of him being an official, registered combat soldier in any army with the rights and responsibility given. He has no record of having a criminal past in Denmark before he left, neither did he pick one up after coming home. Again, what's the problem exactly with this guy?

QuoteUnder Aarhus's program, he was offered - and accepted - taxpayers' help for the math classes he needs to enter engineering school.

LOL! brilliant!

Basically just means that he can enroll into an educational course, before being accepted into an engineering school. All Danes can. Education is free here, tax payer funded. From school to college to universities. This doesn't make him special.

Some of his views that are aligned with ISIL, well we can try make him think otherwise. But I'm not familiar with having different ideological or religious views than yourself, is in itself a crime. Not here, anyway.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 28, 2014, 02:55:53 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 28, 2014, 06:13:43 AM
Denmark is playing a dangerous game.


Hopefully it doesn't blow up in their face.

They are playing with fire, and I don't agree with what they are doing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Oct 28, 2014, 02:57:22 PM
Guantanamo's sure been working wonders for you guys.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 28, 2014, 03:17:28 PM
Quote from: First Blood on Oct 28, 2014, 02:55:53 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 28, 2014, 06:13:43 AM
Denmark is playing a dangerous game.


Hopefully it doesn't blow up in their face.

They are playing with fire, and I don't agree with what they are doing.


?
http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20141027_fastfood_workers_in_denmark_make_at_least_41k_a_year.html?id=280612242 (http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20141027_fastfood_workers_in_denmark_make_at_least_41k_a_year.html?id=280612242)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 28, 2014, 03:19:13 PM
I am not sure what you're getting at. Why don't you go back a few pages and see what we're actually discussing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 28, 2014, 04:55:49 PM
But he'd have to read soooo much, FB  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 28, 2014, 05:31:38 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Oct 28, 2014, 02:57:22 PM
Guantanamo's sure been working wonders for you guys.


the place that holds badguys and doesn't let them go?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 28, 2014, 06:22:25 PM
lol against their rights
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 28, 2014, 06:27:39 PM
insurgents and terrorist aren't protected under the Geneva convention.  They have no rights. 


They want rights they need to put on a uniform and fight like everybody else.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 28, 2014, 06:33:22 PM
'murica
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 28, 2014, 06:36:56 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 28, 2014, 06:27:39 PM
insurgents and terrorist aren't protected under the Geneva convention.  They have no rights. 


They want rights they need to put on a uniform and fight like everybody else.

Um...

wat
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 28, 2014, 06:48:09 PM
Terrorist and Insurgents are unlawful combatants and aren't protected by the Geneva convention like uniformed fighters are and civilians. 






Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 28, 2014, 06:52:55 PM
Sounds like a personal problem to me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 28, 2014, 07:05:50 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 28, 2014, 06:48:09 PM
Terrorist and Insurgents are unlawful combatants and aren't protected by the Geneva convention like uniformed fighters are and civilians.

You're right - they are entitled to their day in the US court system, according to the US Supreme Court:

QuoteOn 5 December 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the case of Boumediene v. Bush. Plaintiffs in the case argue that Guantánamo detainees deserve the right to habeas corpus and that the U.S. court system, not the military CSRT system, should have jurisdiction in such cases. On 12 June 2008, the Supreme Court ruled in Boumediene v. Bush (2008) that detainees do have the right to challenge their detention in civilian courts, overturning the Military Commissions Act of 2006, which abridged such rights.[175] It said the act was unconstitutional for trying to restrict use of habeas corpus.

Starting 16 November 2009, as enabled by the Supreme Court ruling in Boumediene, dozens of detainees began to use habeas corpus petitions in U.S. courts to seek freedom from the Guantánamo Bay prison. In some cases, they testified by video from the U.S. naval base in Cuba. Fifteen Federal judges have found the government's evidence against 30 detainees wanting and ordered their release. That number was expected to rise as the judges were scheduled to hear challenges from dozens more prisoners.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guantanamo_Bay_detention_camp#Other_court_rulings (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guantanamo_Bay_detention_camp#Other_court_rulings)
http://www.heraldextra.com/news/world/article_cfcde080-ee2d-553b-8ee8-813072924ac5.html (http://www.heraldextra.com/news/world/article_cfcde080-ee2d-553b-8ee8-813072924ac5.html)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7451139.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7451139.stm)

The Supreme Court rulings basically wipe out the (former) governments legal arguments for upholding the Gauntanamo Bay prison camp and directly states that Bush's Military Commissions Act of 2006 (which provides the legal justification for keeping prisoners there) is unconstitutional.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 28, 2014, 08:26:18 PM
They were always entitled to their day in the US court system.  They ARE actually protected under the Geneva convention, just not the same way that uniformed fighters and civilians are.  And the US uses a loophole in the Geneva convention to hold them indefinitely by gumming up the political process needed to further their detainment along.  Kind of like how the defendents of known murderers do it to the system over here.  Only in reverse. 

It still doesn't matter though because Obama realized he couldn't release known terrorist back into the fight overseas now that he was in charge of the overseas conflict.  He got burned for it negotiating the release of Bergdahl, he'd get destroyed politically if he released them all.   

He also knew that harboring them IN the US wasn't an option either.  They'd be killed by the other prisoner population. 

This is a liberal president holding them there, not a conservative one.  You have to ask yourselves the reason why. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 28, 2014, 08:44:57 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 28, 2014, 08:26:18 PM
They were always entitled to their day in the US court system.  They ARE actually protected under the Geneva convention, just not the same way that uniformed fighters and civilians are.

Incorrect.

The Military Commissions Act of 2006, which Bush and the Congress have attempted to pass on the Guantanamo Bay prisoners, specifically state that they shall be trialed by a specially elected military commission for violations of the law of war - but they would not be granted protection under The Geneva Conventions.

QuoteThis is a liberal president holding them there, not a conservative one.  You have to ask yourselves the reason why.

No, the US Congress are the ones passing legislation, hindering, ignoring or delaying the effects of the ruling made by the US Supreme Court. You basically live in a country where the politicians are inventing legal loopholes on the fly, in order to avoid following the law they themselves have sworn to protect and uphold.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 28, 2014, 09:02:42 PM
The Geneva convention following unlawful combatants STARTS with a military tribunal.  That's in the Geneva convention itself.  The Geneva convention also says that while they are held as POW after their tribunal they are not subject to the other three parts of the Geneva convention used to protect uniformed combatants and civilians unless the ruling government body decides that they will do so.

The MCA sounds like just a rephrasing of what is already in the GC concerning unlawful combatants.


The loophole they were using before was gathering the evidence against a detainee and then holding him without his tribunal to start the process of eventually being represented in the US court systems. 

Also Congress was majority democrat at the time of these laws being repealed (majority leaders for both Senate and House from 2007-2011) and still nothing happened with Guantanamo. 

Those evil democratic congressmen what are they up to?

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 28, 2014, 09:15:08 PM
You know what... I just checked some pages back in this thread, noticing someone posting a link to something about Burger King in Denmark and perhaps expecting me to have some comment on that - I don't know. With this and this and this and that etc, I think I'm done. Enough.

I have better things to do with my time. Sry. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 28, 2014, 09:21:16 PM
bhahaha

MFW i said that a bout 10 pages back you cant win these f**kers

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 28, 2014, 09:21:31 PM
Its fine.  I actually don't agree with them holding them there indefinitely.  But it isn't some big conservative conspiracy to keep them there.  If the democrats wanted to let them go while they were in power they could have. They had four years where they were in complete control of the country after the law was repealed, and even today Democrats still run the senate. 

I imagine they have their reasons.


Quote from: Rong on Oct 28, 2014, 09:21:16 PM
bhahaha

MFW i said that a bout 10 pages back you cant win these f**kers

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MFW

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 28, 2014, 10:10:51 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 28, 2014, 09:21:31 PM

MFW

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They may be evil, but god dammit if they ain't just the cutest little things when they're babies.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 28, 2014, 10:21:40 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 28, 2014, 09:21:31 PM


MFW

Spoiler
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 29, 2014, 09:30:58 AM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 28, 2014, 02:20:02 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 28, 2014, 05:41:06 AM
Quote from: Eva on Oct 27, 2014, 04:35:54 PM
If this progressive idea of offering the returned fighters help when they come back actually works, then what's the problem exactly?

Nope sorry, tantamount to treason in my eyes. They are fighting for IS who are against the west and killing everyone and anyone in the Middle East who doesn't conform to their ideals. But yeah sure lets support them, give them housing and benefits and jobs and maybe a plush new car too, hell lets throw in a healthy bank account and allow them to invite all their killer buddies over to stay with permanent visas. Gotta look after the returning murderous terrorist fighters huh  ::) (EU values on display here).

Actually, this particular man was fighting in an independent Islamist brigade (not for ISIL itself or Al-Quada) in Syria and he specifically states that he is opposed to Assad's regime - not the West or the Kurdish for that matter. How exactly does those actions constitute treason? Treason against whom? I'm not aware of him being an official, registered combat soldier in any army with the rights and responsibility given. He has no record of having a criminal past in Denmark before he left, neither did he pick one up after coming home. Again, what's the problem exactly with this guy?

QuoteUnder Aarhus's program, he was offered - and accepted - taxpayers' help for the math classes he needs to enter engineering school.

LOL! brilliant!

Basically just means that he can enroll into an educational course, before being accepted into an engineering school. All Danes can. Education is free here, tax payer funded. From school to college to universities. This doesn't make him special.

Some of his views that are aligned with ISIL, well we can try make him think otherwise. But I'm not familiar with having different ideological or religious views than yourself, is in itself a crime. Not here, anyway.


Eva...your not reading what I put or the article it seems...

He worked in a refugee camp for a few weeks before getting attached to an independent battalion associated with the Islamist militia Ahrar al-Sham, a group with alleged ties to al-Qaeda. During the months when he manned heavy artillery batteries near Aleppo, he said, his outfit also maintained harmonious ties with the Islamic State.

He was attached to both terrorist groups and if you read the article he supports IS and says they are 'not all that bad'. It is indeed treason against Denmark as this man was born and bred in Denmark I believe. But hey its your country.

Your country is supporting terrorist fighters, that is the problem, you are allowing them safe haven and also encouraging other young Muslims to go off and fight knowing they will be welcomed back.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 29, 2014, 09:34:10 AM
http://www.sltrib.com/news/1753944-155/hunt-report-sykes-police-shooting-attorney (http://www.sltrib.com/news/1753944-155/hunt-report-sykes-police-shooting-attorney)

Oh now this is total bullshit. Stupid ass racist cops.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 29, 2014, 09:43:02 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 29, 2014, 09:34:10 AM
http://www.sltrib.com/news/1753944-155/hunt-report-sykes-police-shooting-attorney (http://www.sltrib.com/news/1753944-155/hunt-report-sykes-police-shooting-attorney)

Oh now this is total bullshit. Stupid ass racist cops.

LOL! is this the dude with a flippin' sword in his hand! yeah that's racist lol! perfectly normal to be walking the street with a sword in your hands hahaha oh you Americans  ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 29, 2014, 11:12:49 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 28, 2014, 08:26:18 PM
They were always entitled to their day in the US court system.  They ARE actually protected under the Geneva convention, just not the same way that uniformed fighters and civilians are.

That's complete bullshit. Everyone is entitled to fair protection under laws designed to protect them. It is not up to any sovereign entity to pick and choose how to implement them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 29, 2014, 03:56:37 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 29, 2014, 09:30:58 AM
Eva...
...

Your country is supporting terrorist fighters, that is the problem, you are allowing them safe haven and also encouraging other young Muslims to go off and fight knowing they will be welcomed back.

I don't know how a newspaper article, stating that this single individual sneaked his way into the Syrian Civil War under the false pretense of going on vacation in Turkey and how a new public initiative in Aarhus, specifically aimed at discouraging other people from doing the same, helping reduce that number from 30 to 1 (a ~97% drop) - somehow translates inside your mind into that I apparently live 'in a country supporting terrorist fighters' as well as 'encouraging other Muslims to go' as well.

And you know what - in accordance with my response above, I don't care.

Have a nice day. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 29, 2014, 04:01:12 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 29, 2014, 09:43:02 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 29, 2014, 09:34:10 AM
http://www.sltrib.com/news/1753944-155/hunt-report-sykes-police-shooting-attorney (http://www.sltrib.com/news/1753944-155/hunt-report-sykes-police-shooting-attorney)

Oh now this is total bullshit. Stupid ass racist cops.

LOL! is this the dude with a flippin' sword in his hand! yeah that's racist lol! perfectly normal to be walking the street with a sword in your hands hahaha oh you Americans  ::)

Its one thing if he was running at the cops with a sword. They shot him in the f**king back.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 29, 2014, 04:14:49 PM
Quote from: First Blood on Oct 29, 2014, 04:01:12 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 29, 2014, 09:43:02 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 29, 2014, 09:34:10 AM
http://www.sltrib.com/news/1753944-155/hunt-report-sykes-police-shooting-attorney (http://www.sltrib.com/news/1753944-155/hunt-report-sykes-police-shooting-attorney)

Oh now this is total bullshit. Stupid ass racist cops.

LOL! is this the dude with a flippin' sword in his hand! yeah that's racist lol! perfectly normal to be walking the street with a sword in your hands hahaha oh you Americans  ::)

Its one thing if he was running at the cops with a sword. They shot him in the f**king back.

6 shots to the back in fact.

The blame is on the police hands down, you can only use lethal force if they pose an immediate danger, this guy had his back to the police.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 29, 2014, 04:24:44 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 29, 2014, 11:12:49 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 28, 2014, 08:26:18 PM
They were always entitled to their day in the US court system.  They ARE actually protected under the Geneva convention, just not the same way that uniformed fighters and civilians are.

That's complete bullshit. Everyone is entitled to fair protection under laws designed to protect them. It is not up to any sovereign entity to pick and choose how to implement them.


It isn't that simple.


The insurgents aren't under any protected status like other combatants would be.  They are like mercenaries and spies where they fall in the GC's gray area of okay what do we actually do with these guys.

GC is primarily written for wars between two sovereign nations.

After Iraq fell in 2003 it stopped being a sovereign nation and Afghanistan hadn't been recognized as one under Taliban rule.  Because the Iraq conflict started as a war between two sovereign nations the handful of detainees from there are from much later in the war.  Almost everyone at gitmo is from Afghanistan.

So in short the US could hold them, give them a military tribunal, and then since they were now subject to domestic US laws, which were not very pro jihadist at the time were able to hold them indefinitely.

Since the MCA was repealed the US has steadily been sending them back.  From 540 to 140 something.  The top tier mastermind badguys though, doesn't matter what kind of law is passed, they aint never going back.

The US had the ISIS leader once and let him go.  I'm thinking they regret that decision since he's about to undo all the coalitions work in Iraq.   






Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Oct 29, 2014, 07:22:55 PM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 29, 2014, 09:13:18 PM
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/08/video-shows-police-shot-ohio-man-on-sight-as-he-leaned-on-toy-gun-in-walmart-attorney-says/ (http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/08/video-shows-police-shot-ohio-man-on-sight-as-he-leaned-on-toy-gun-in-walmart-attorney-says/)

Wow, this one sounds even worse. Police shoot a man on sight while on the phone inside of walmart. Especially since they claim to have in on surveillance recording showing it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 29, 2014, 09:18:00 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1XGPvbWn0A#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1XGPvbWn0A#ws)

Woman With Hidden Camera Harassed More Than 100 Times in 10 Hours
http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/10/28/street_harassment_video_a_hidden_camera_records_what_women_go_through_on.html (http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/10/28/street_harassment_video_a_hidden_camera_records_what_women_go_through_on.html)

QuoteTo film the video, Rob Bliss outfitted a backpack with a hidden camera and walked across New York City streets for ten hours in front of actress Shoshana B. Roberts, who was dressed in jeans and a T-shirt and holding a microphone in each hand. Bliss' camera caught men approaching, leering, and trailing Roberts' movements; the mics recorded their comments, which ranged from ostensibly friendly greetings ("Have a nice evening!") to unsolicited commentaries on Roberts' body ("Sexy!") to absurd commands ("Smile!") to pure expressions of entitlement ("Somebody's acknowledging you for being beautiful! You should say thank you more!"). The ceaseless chatter (plus some light stalking!) adds up to a constant reminder that, just for walking from point A to point B, some men believe that women's bodies and minds should be made accessible to them on command. "How are you this morning?" doesn't sound so sinister. But when a male stranger shouts it, it's just another unearned claim for a woman's attention—one that could escalate should the woman so much as bat an eyelash. Roberts didn't; she still got harassed at every turn. Bliss recorded more than 100 instances of verbal harassment in all, and that doesn't include winks and whistles.

Some men, though, still aren't seeing it. On Twitter, some are pushing back against the video, claiming that it's not harassment, it's just annoying, and that refusing to reply is, frankly, impolite. Of course, it's largely women who are singled out for constant annoyance just for stepping outside, and are dismissed as rude for not accepting it graciously. If you don't get it after watching this video, the problem isn't just the guys caught yelling at Roberts. The problem is you.

Apparently she's already started receiving rape threats, lol.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 29, 2014, 09:19:19 PM
Took ya long enough to find that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 29, 2014, 09:19:59 PM
News sites operate on a Reddit + 2 days schedule.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 29, 2014, 09:20:32 PM
Living in the past.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 29, 2014, 09:21:13 PM
I only use Reddit for porn >:(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 29, 2014, 09:40:37 PM
saw it yesterday


lesson 1 of earth


guys are creepy


..........the very first thing I noticed about the video was how snugly she fit in dem jeans.

how many catcalls do you get per day Cvalda?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 29, 2014, 09:43:56 PM
Not many now that I'm old and busted (and wear headphones, so I don't hear anything anyway).

But I've heard every single one of those at some point or another, including the really shitty "when someone compliments you, you're supposed to say thank you" one a few times ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 29, 2014, 09:45:35 PM
Yes, I've gotten a few myself. Just kept on walking.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 29, 2014, 09:46:26 PM
By who?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 29, 2014, 09:47:54 PM
Women. f**king creeps.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 29, 2014, 09:48:49 PM
Bet they weren't very likely to rub their erection on you on the subway at rush hour though, after you ignored them hitting on you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 29, 2014, 09:49:56 PM
I run too fast.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 29, 2014, 09:53:21 PM
I was walking around in my Army Service Uniform after our battery Christmas party once.  Shit was crazy.  Especially since I can't get the beret to ever form right so it just sits on top of my head looking like a mushroom and shit. 

But I have never been hit on like I was hit on wearing that uniform. 


It was a little unnerving tbh. 


But I took that sumbitch off and became regular dude again. 








Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 29, 2014, 09:48:49 PM
Bet they weren't very likely to rub their erection on you on the subway at rush hour though, after you ignored them hitting on you.


what the f**k
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 29, 2014, 09:58:07 PM
I have many subway horror stories like that.

What dudes fail to realize when they do the "but dudes get hit on sometimes too!!1!" is that when guys randomly hit on women on the street, etc, there is an element of latent violence that simply isn't there when women do it to men, except in extremely rare cases (note how a lot of them follow after her or get angry with her when she ignores them).

When I used to walk to work on longer routes, dudes would scream leery shit out of their windows as they drove by, or worse, slow down and creep along the curb as I was walking. Many, many times. It's extremely unnerving.

But that's something you don't have to deal with and can pretend isn't really a big deal.

I've been chased late at night, too. And I ain't even hot.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 29, 2014, 10:00:50 PM
Comes with the environment as well. Cities and place with poverty always have shit like that happen, but I've never once seen it happen recently in the suburbs where I live. In Atlanta though I see it all the time.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 29, 2014, 10:01:59 PM
people don't actually interact with other people in the suburbs cal
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 29, 2014, 10:02:25 PM
Exactly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 29, 2014, 10:03:01 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 29, 2014, 09:53:21 PM
I was walking around in my Army Service Uniform after our battery Christmas party once.  Shit was crazy.  Especially since I can't get the beret to ever form right so it just sits on top of my head looking like a mushroom and shit. 

But I have never been hit on like I was hit on wearing that uniform. 


It was a little unnerving tbh. 


But I took that sumbitch off and became regular dude again. 








Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 29, 2014, 09:48:49 PM
Bet they weren't very likely to rub their erection on you on the subway at rush hour though, after you ignored them hitting on you.


what the f**k

I myself had my army cadet uniform on at high school for Remembrance Day one year and carried one of the remembrance wreaths. As I wore my uniform all day while I don't think I was necessarily being hit on I was getting whistles and other kinds of attention from the girls.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 29, 2014, 10:04:46 PM
I have a younger sister so I know it happens.

That is why I give her a non-lethal weapon every Christmas.


I keep trying to buy her a pistol, but she's too democrat for that.   


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 29, 2014, 10:06:01 PM
f**king liberals. Get her a nice knife with like a 4 inch blade or something.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 29, 2014, 10:07:03 PM
Cal is going to kill someone someday.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 29, 2014, 10:07:23 PM
Nah, my knife is too dull.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huol on Oct 29, 2014, 10:08:58 PM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 29, 2014, 10:11:09 PM
I gave her a mace cannon that shoots like 30 yards.  When she first got it we went outside to see if it works, she aimed at the ditch and pulled the trigger and for a second nothing happened. 

I was like, "Squeeze the trigger and see if something happens."

So she did.

and my face was real close

and the shit shot out and the breeze blew some of it in my face

and I rolled around on the ground

I also gave her two different tasers.  She broke one of them in half trying to put batteries that were already in it in.........

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 29, 2014, 10:12:06 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 29, 2014, 10:11:09 PM
I gave her a mace cannon that shoots like 30 yards.  When she first got it we went outside to see if it works, she aimed at the ditch and pulled the trigger and for a second nothing happened. 

I was like, "Squeeze the trigger and see if something happens."

So she did.

and my face was real close

and the shit shot out and the breeze blew some of it in my face

and I rolled around on the ground

I also gave her two different tasers.  She broke one of them in half trying to put batteries that were already in it in.........
She's going to end up shooting herself.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 29, 2014, 10:12:29 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 29, 2014, 10:11:09 PM
I gave her a mace cannon that shoots like 30 yards.  When she first got it we went outside to see if it works, she aimed at the ditch and pulled the trigger and for a second nothing happened. 

I was like, "Squeeze the trigger and see if something happens."

So she did.

and my face was real close

and the shit shot out and the breeze blew some of it in my face

and I rolled around on the ground
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 29, 2014, 10:14:35 PM
Quote from: Huol on Oct 29, 2014, 10:08:58 PM
http://i.imgur.com/LsIHPt4.png
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 29, 2014, 10:16:28 PM
she also wanted to tase me with the functional Taser and I was like fuk no. 


if I remember right she had to throw a purse away once because of one of the mace canisters leaking

but to be honest the canon was like a nerf slingshot, it might f**k a bear up, but it was unwieldy. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 29, 2014, 10:18:05 PM
The south sounds like a paradise for paranoid, violent nutters. Open carry firearms for the dudes, women armed with mace in their purses to fend off rape.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 29, 2014, 10:19:35 PM
I recommend her something along the lines of this.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F5%2F5e%2FS%2526W_625JM.png&hash=fe0bc850ccb82fa54369926ea5cc2d5e3a7e2679)

Or maybe something like this...

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 29, 2014, 10:20:42 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 29, 2014, 10:18:05 PM
The south sounds like a paradise for paranoid, violent nutters. Open carry firearms for the dudes, women armed with mace in their purses to fend off rape.
Yeah, it's great.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 29, 2014, 10:21:51 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 29, 2014, 10:18:05 PM
The south sounds like a paradise for paranoid, violent nutters. Open carry firearms for the dudes, women armed with mace in their purses to fend off rape.


paranoid maybe.  Violent no.  That's for all then northern cities like Chicago. 


the south still works on the MAD principle just on a smaller scale. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 29, 2014, 10:38:34 PM
Well actually...
https://www.census.gov/statab/ranks/rank21.html (https://www.census.gov/statab/ranks/rank21.html)

Top 10 states for violent crime (based on 2006 federal figures):
1. South Carolina
2. Tennessee
3. Nevada
4. Florida
5. Louisiana
6. Alaska
7. Delaware
8. Maryland
9. New Mexico
10. Michigan

7/10 are Southern or Red states ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 29, 2014, 10:39:40 PM
See, I couldn't be that bad. I live in Georgia.

Never would have guessed Alaska was that bad.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 29, 2014, 10:40:42 PM
I can confirm Alaska is a shithole.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 29, 2014, 10:42:17 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 29, 2014, 10:38:34 PM
Well actually...
https://www.census.gov/statab/ranks/rank21.html (https://www.census.gov/statab/ranks/rank21.html)

Top 10 states for violent crime (based on 2006 federal figures):
1. South Carolina
2. Tennessee
3. Nevada
4. Florida
5. Louisiana
6. Alaska
7. Delaware
8. Maryland
9. New Mexico
10. Michigan

7/10 are Southern or Red states ;D


Its the reverse for cities though.  Only Memphis and two bama cities are southern.  Everything else is northern, Midwest, or west coast. 


PLUS YOUR USING 2006 FIGURES YOU CRAY. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 29, 2014, 10:49:25 PM
It hasn't really changed:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_the_United_States#States (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_the_United_States#States)

And this map, lol:
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.gyazo.com%2F5f6d17e7272dfb9a310f0cfe22c8c640.png&hash=7810921b66c91591a40c16a7f01ab1282d6e754e)
Guess the Red states are red from all the blood spilled in them ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 29, 2014, 10:51:30 PM
1) Tennessee
2) Nevada
3) Alaska
4) New Mexico
5) South Carolina
6) Delaware
7) Louisiana
8) Florida
9) Maryland
10) Oklahoma

usatoday 2013 most violent states. 

Only four true southern states.  Midwestern and northern states aren't the south even if they are red.  They aint durty. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 29, 2014, 10:52:43 PM
South, southwest, it makes no difference. Flyover states, all of them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 29, 2014, 10:54:28 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 29, 2014, 10:51:30 PM
8) Florida
8)
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcache3.asset-cache.net%2Fgc%2F200457667-006-mature-man-in-ocean-water-smoking-cigar-gettyimages.jpg%3Fv%3D1%26amp%3Bc%3DIWSAsset%26amp%3Bk%3D2%26amp%3Bd%3DOTbJUw5YVni4bdvDCd41DproVYGJSZSdYS0ssmpk2xW0odX4gH7oLBVp75t4bz5x&hash=4d7d68c2710b3a571c427023f62abe362c9329fd)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 29, 2014, 10:54:54 PM
if we really want to feel safe we need to move to north dakota
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 29, 2014, 10:56:22 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 29, 2014, 09:18:00 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1XGPvbWn0A#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1XGPvbWn0A#ws)

Woman With Hidden Camera Harassed More Than 100 Times in 10 Hours
http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/10/28/street_harassment_video_a_hidden_camera_records_what_women_go_through_on.html (http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/10/28/street_harassment_video_a_hidden_camera_records_what_women_go_through_on.html)

QuoteTo film the video, Rob Bliss outfitted a backpack with a hidden camera and walked across New York City streets for ten hours in front of actress Shoshana B. Roberts, who was dressed in jeans and a T-shirt and holding a microphone in each hand. Bliss' camera caught men approaching, leering, and trailing Roberts' movements; the mics recorded their comments, which ranged from ostensibly friendly greetings ("Have a nice evening!") to unsolicited commentaries on Roberts' body ("Sexy!") to absurd commands ("Smile!") to pure expressions of entitlement ("Somebody's acknowledging you for being beautiful! You should say thank you more!"). The ceaseless chatter (plus some light stalking!) adds up to a constant reminder that, just for walking from point A to point B, some men believe that women's bodies and minds should be made accessible to them on command. "How are you this morning?" doesn't sound so sinister. But when a male stranger shouts it, it's just another unearned claim for a woman's attention—one that could escalate should the woman so much as bat an eyelash. Roberts didn't; she still got harassed at every turn. Bliss recorded more than 100 instances of verbal harassment in all, and that doesn't include winks and whistles.

Some men, though, still aren't seeing it. On Twitter, some are pushing back against the video, claiming that it's not harassment, it's just annoying, and that refusing to reply is, frankly, impolite. Of course, it's largely women who are singled out for constant annoyance just for stepping outside, and are dismissed as rude for not accepting it graciously. If you don't get it after watching this video, the problem isn't just the guys caught yelling at Roberts. The problem is you.

Apparently she's already started receiving rape threats, lol.
Some of those look like general crazy or homeless people though. I get followed by the homeless alot. One guy tried to warn me of impending crab people invasions and started pissing on another homeless guy's chest to immunize him from the crab people attacks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 29, 2014, 11:00:46 PM
One homeless guy who was following me around really liked back packs apparently.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 29, 2014, 11:04:18 PM
we used to have to do a boat race for people in the boy scouts.  mofos would just go out and paddle around and then come back.  there was the drainage runoff for water that led into the creek from an enclosed culvert.  I went in there once.  About thirty yards in it got pitch black, I took out a lighter and turned it on

I'm glad I did because the tunnel elbowed about a yard in front of me and I would've run right into it. When I looked to the left though there was about three homeless people in there, all red faced and bleary eyed sitting in the complete darkness.  It was something like a horror movie mang.

I GTFO of there. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 29, 2014, 11:05:51 PM
Quote from: BANE on Oct 29, 2014, 10:56:22 PM
Some of those look like general crazy or homeless people though.
No they don't. ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 29, 2014, 11:07:35 PM
that one dude following her for five minutes


something was off with that cat

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 29, 2014, 11:08:43 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 29, 2014, 11:05:51 PM
Quote from: BANE on Oct 29, 2014, 10:56:22 PM
Some of those look like general crazy or homeless people though.
No they don't. ::)
In that one minute clip at least two of those guys looked either extremely poor verging on homeless and mentally off.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 29, 2014, 11:11:04 PM
That's how everyone looks in the city.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 29, 2014, 11:11:59 PM
Dear god
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 29, 2014, 11:17:10 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 29, 2014, 11:11:04 PM
That's how everyone looks in the city.


hahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahah


f**king hobos.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 29, 2014, 11:48:46 PM
f**king 'murica,

I don't think you'd even get that walking down king street on a saturday night at 11pm in melbourne.   
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 29, 2014, 11:54:34 PM
you don't get that in the south where I live






unless the people are drunk and your going down mainstreet on Thursday night live


it's a big city problem and a northern problem because most northerners have no manners
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 29, 2014, 11:55:57 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 29, 2014, 11:54:34 PM
you don't get that in the south where I live
Yes, I'm sure your experience as a woman there is sufficient to make that call.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 29, 2014, 11:58:39 PM
fools don't be following other people for five minutes in the south unless they want to get blasted on. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 30, 2014, 12:03:12 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 29, 2014, 11:55:57 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 29, 2014, 11:54:34 PM
you don't get that in the south where I live
Yes, I'm sure your experience as a woman there is sufficient to make that call.

was waiting for it haha.

i'm sure it happens in every city but that video is pretty full on, even though its spread over a day,

my wife before i met her was verbally harassed by a homeless person on the tram once, when she told him to f**k off, and walked away he punched her in the back of the head... worst part is no one on the tram did anything, irregardless of who it was if i saw a woman being hit, that motherf**ker would be getting dropped.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 30, 2014, 12:04:08 AM
what if she was cray and trying to stab you as cvalda is want to do to me sometimes?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 30, 2014, 12:06:08 AM
I'll bleed ya, real quiet. Leave ya here.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 30, 2014, 12:08:30 AM
whisper more sweat nothings in my ear
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 30, 2014, 12:10:15 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 30, 2014, 12:08:30 AM
whisper more sweat nothings in my ear
*sweet
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 30, 2014, 12:12:35 AM
*sweat.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs3-ec.buzzfed.com%2Fstatic%2Fenhanced%2Fwebdr02%2F2013%2F7%2F19%2F10%2Fanigif_enhanced-buzz-6833-1374242925-6.gif&hash=65f2816267cab9b495fca28f168874b79614b77f)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 30, 2014, 12:20:52 AM
i'm bouncing back and forth between here and the knicks game and only came back because I thought, did I put sweat down instead of sweet?




but the rong .gif works too
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 30, 2014, 12:57:13 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 30, 2014, 12:20:52 AM
i'm bouncing back and forth between here and the knicks game and only came back because I thought, did I put sweat down instead of sweet?




but the rong .gif works too
The fear of people online pointing out typos is real.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 30, 2014, 12:58:53 AM
it wasn't a typo



I r dumb
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 30, 2014, 01:19:24 AM
Apparently.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 30, 2014, 01:20:26 AM
oooohhhhh


tavi getting edgy


everyday he grows closer to turning into his nemesis

CAL
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 30, 2014, 01:21:40 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 30, 2014, 01:20:26 AM
nemesis

Stars.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 30, 2014, 01:26:14 AM
Quote from: Rong on Oct 30, 2014, 12:03:12 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 29, 2014, 11:55:57 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 29, 2014, 11:54:34 PM
you don't get that in the south where I live
Yes, I'm sure your experience as a woman there is sufficient to make that call.
irregardless of who it was if i saw a woman being hit, that motherf**ker would be getting dropped.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ftreasure.diylol.com%2Fuploads%2Fpost%2Fimage%2F504244%2Fresized_white-knight-meme-generator-suddenly-a-wild-white-knight-appears-05e041.jpg&hash=2204537413ac28fa10be24cad58b6881326577fc)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 30, 2014, 01:28:46 AM
Looks like Stormtrooper armor.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 30, 2014, 01:34:46 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 29, 2014, 09:18:00 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1XGPvbWn0A#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1XGPvbWn0A#ws)

Woman With Hidden Camera Harassed More Than 100 Times in 10 Hours
http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/10/28/street_harassment_video_a_hidden_camera_records_what_women_go_through_on.html (http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/10/28/street_harassment_video_a_hidden_camera_records_what_women_go_through_on.html)

And I thought I had seen my fair share of this stuff over the course of my life up until now.... :(

This is 1 random day in her life... 1 day...?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 30, 2014, 01:48:54 AM
a big ass in America draws heathen men like moths to the flame. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huol on Oct 30, 2014, 01:51:16 AM
10 hours and there's only 2 minutes of footage, mostly of two individual creeps?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 30, 2014, 01:52:44 AM
huol how would you like it if we stuck a big ass on you and dropped you off in manhatten


you wouldn't like it at all i'd wager
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 30, 2014, 01:54:33 AM
Quote from: Huol on Oct 30, 2014, 01:51:16 AM
10 hours and there's only 2 minutes of footage, mostly of two individual creeps?
What. There's well over twenty dudes catcalling packed into that 2 minute video, which is edited down from a hundred plus from the ten hour period.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 30, 2014, 02:03:16 AM
I like that she asks for donations at the end haha what's she going to buy? An anti-creep arsenal? Crowd funding for CatWoman, defeater of street creeps everywhere!!

You better not cat call, lest the cat answer!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 30, 2014, 02:04:28 AM
She's not asking for donations, the organization that the video is supporting did ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 30, 2014, 02:05:39 AM
cvalda the lone voice of woman's freedom on the mostly male message boards. 



hard times
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 30, 2014, 02:05:52 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 30, 2014, 02:04:28 AM
She's not asking for donations, the organization that the video is supporting did ::)
Semantics Cvalda

An army of catwomen shall rise and answer the catcall
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huol on Oct 30, 2014, 02:09:47 AM
I'm just curious why they only uploaded barely 2 minutes of footage, 30 seconds of which focused on two guys, when she's claiming over 100 counts of harassment over a 10 hour period. 10 hours is more than doable on youtube and showcasing the full drawn out experience would be a far more solid message, if only to dissuade the cherrypicking arguments. I'm not denying what she encountered, I'd just like to see it completely in context in real-time.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 30, 2014, 02:12:47 AM
Expecting people to wade through 10 hours of footage is beyond dumb.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 30, 2014, 02:14:59 AM
Quote from: BANE on Oct 30, 2014, 01:26:14 AM
Quote from: Rong on Oct 30, 2014, 12:03:12 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 29, 2014, 11:55:57 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 29, 2014, 11:54:34 PM
you don't get that in the south where I live
Yes, I'm sure your experience as a woman there is sufficient to make that call.
irregardless of who it was if i saw a woman being hit, that motherf**ker would be getting dropped.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ftreasure.diylol.com%2Fuploads%2Fpost%2Fimage%2F504244%2Fresized_white-knight-meme-generator-suddenly-a-wild-white-knight-appears-05e041.jpg&hash=2204537413ac28fa10be24cad58b6881326577fc)

Unless they had Red hair then i wouldn't piss on them if they were on fire!  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 30, 2014, 02:15:46 AM
RIP Eva
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 30, 2014, 02:18:43 AM
Quote from: Rong on Oct 30, 2014, 02:14:59 AM
Quote from: BANE on Oct 30, 2014, 01:26:14 AM
Quote from: Rong on Oct 30, 2014, 12:03:12 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 29, 2014, 11:55:57 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 29, 2014, 11:54:34 PM
you don't get that in the south where I live
Yes, I'm sure your experience as a woman there is sufficient to make that call.
irregardless of who it was if i saw a woman being hit, that motherf**ker would be getting dropped.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ftreasure.diylol.com%2Fuploads%2Fpost%2Fimage%2F504244%2Fresized_white-knight-meme-generator-suddenly-a-wild-white-knight-appears-05e041.jpg&hash=2204537413ac28fa10be24cad58b6881326577fc)

Unless they had Red hair then i wouldn't piss on them if they were on fire!  :P
You're outnumbered. Check the hot women thread dude, mostly redheads, cause redheads are the best.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 30, 2014, 02:20:07 AM
lol SM is a ginger
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 30, 2014, 02:21:41 AM
And....?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 30, 2014, 02:22:26 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Oct 30, 2014, 02:20:07 AM
lol SM is a ginger

lol Aspie gets to have Rong piss on him
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 30, 2014, 02:22:56 AM
Quote from: Rong on Oct 30, 2014, 02:14:59 AM
Quote from: BANE on Oct 30, 2014, 01:26:14 AM
Quote from: Rong on Oct 30, 2014, 12:03:12 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 29, 2014, 11:55:57 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 29, 2014, 11:54:34 PM
you don't get that in the south where I live
Yes, I'm sure your experience as a woman there is sufficient to make that call.
irregardless of who it was if i saw a woman being hit, that motherf**ker would be getting dropped.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ftreasure.diylol.com%2Fuploads%2Fpost%2Fimage%2F504244%2Fresized_white-knight-meme-generator-suddenly-a-wild-white-knight-appears-05e041.jpg&hash=2204537413ac28fa10be24cad58b6881326577fc)

Unless they had Red hair then i wouldn't piss on them if they were on fire!  :P
Rong of course famous for his firehose strength urine streams

"Standard employee drug test. Pee in this cup please"
"Not going to happen mate, it's gonna be a f**kin' disaster"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 30, 2014, 02:23:57 AM
Quote from: SM on Oct 30, 2014, 02:22:26 AM
Quote from: Aspie on Oct 30, 2014, 02:20:07 AM
lol SM is a ginger

lol Aspie gets to have Rong piss on him


well sheeeeiit if I'm on fire brah...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 30, 2014, 02:24:14 AM
Quote from: BANE on Oct 30, 2014, 02:22:56 AM
Rong of course famous for his firehose strength urine streams
Dat Godzilla video... :-X
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 30, 2014, 02:24:52 AM
Quote from: BANE on Oct 30, 2014, 02:22:56 AM
Quote from: Rong on Oct 30, 2014, 02:14:59 AM
Quote from: BANE on Oct 30, 2014, 01:26:14 AM
Quote from: Rong on Oct 30, 2014, 12:03:12 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 29, 2014, 11:55:57 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 29, 2014, 11:54:34 PM
you don't get that in the south where I live
Yes, I'm sure your experience as a woman there is sufficient to make that call.
irregardless of who it was if i saw a woman being hit, that motherf**ker would be getting dropped.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ftreasure.diylol.com%2Fuploads%2Fpost%2Fimage%2F504244%2Fresized_white-knight-meme-generator-suddenly-a-wild-white-knight-appears-05e041.jpg&hash=2204537413ac28fa10be24cad58b6881326577fc)

Unless they had Red hair then i wouldn't piss on them if they were on fire!  :P
Rong of course famous for his firehose strength urine streams

"Standard employee drug test. Pee in this cup please"
"Not going to happen mate, it's gonna be a f**kin' disaster"

Moments later there was no cup as it had been completely obliterated and broken down to the atomic level by Rong's power pee.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 30, 2014, 02:25:58 AM
............................................
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 30, 2014, 02:26:55 AM
brick

brick

brick brick brick
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 30, 2014, 02:28:04 AM
tav let me explain something to you

much like with the original movie this website's title is based on

some things are most effective when left to the _______
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Oct 30, 2014, 02:29:22 AM
Neat.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 30, 2014, 03:35:45 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 30, 2014, 01:20:26 AM
oooohhhhh


tavi getting edgy


everyday he grows closer to turning into his nemesis

CAL
wut
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: coolbreeze on Oct 30, 2014, 07:26:01 AM
I still like Cal better
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 30, 2014, 07:49:02 AM
somewhat related

www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7IkNAzyR9k (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7IkNAzyR9k#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 30, 2014, 08:11:51 AM
http://www.funnyordie.com/articles/ebf5e34fc8/10-hours-of-walking-in-nyc-as-a-man (http://www.funnyordie.com/articles/ebf5e34fc8/10-hours-of-walking-in-nyc-as-a-man)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 30, 2014, 11:35:43 AM
Canadians stand up to Islamophobe in social experiment that ends with punch. (in the hometown of the soldier who was recently shot and killed in Ottawa)

Video and story here. (http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/canadians-stand-up-to-islamophobe-in-social-experiment-that-ends-with-punch-1.2077093)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 30, 2014, 12:01:44 PM
Quote from: Huol on Oct 30, 2014, 02:09:47 AM
I'm just curious why they only uploaded barely 2 minutes of footage, 30 seconds of which focused on two guys, when she's claiming over 100 counts of harassment over a 10 hour period. 10 hours is more than doable on youtube and showcasing the full drawn out experience would be a far more solid message, if only to dissuade the cherrypicking arguments. I'm not denying what she encountered, I'd just like to see it completely in context in real-time.

The skill set required to extrapolate the larger picture from a representative sample of events, is just something that happened to other people for you or what? :D


Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 30, 2014, 02:15:46 AM
RIP Eva

Not really. Zac Efron came to my rescue. ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 30, 2014, 12:20:15 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Oct 30, 2014, 08:11:51 AM
http://www.funnyordie.com/articles/ebf5e34fc8/10-hours-of-walking-in-nyc-as-a-man (http://www.funnyordie.com/articles/ebf5e34fc8/10-hours-of-walking-in-nyc-as-a-man)


HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA  i feel like shit for laughing but damn
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 30, 2014, 12:26:19 PM
I smelled a rat pretty early in that one.

Btw... does strangers in the US just throw footballs to each other at any given opportunity? Wtf is up with that? :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 30, 2014, 12:28:25 PM
Yep yep yep


Football is life.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 30, 2014, 12:55:29 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 29, 2014, 09:18:00 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1XGPvbWn0A#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1XGPvbWn0A#ws)

Woman With Hidden Camera Harassed More Than 100 Times in 10 Hours
http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/10/28/street_harassment_video_a_hidden_camera_records_what_women_go_through_on.html (http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/10/28/street_harassment_video_a_hidden_camera_records_what_women_go_through_on.html)

QuoteTo film the video, Rob Bliss outfitted a backpack with a hidden camera and walked across New York City streets for ten hours in front of actress Shoshana B. Roberts, who was dressed in jeans and a T-shirt and holding a microphone in each hand. Bliss' camera caught men approaching, leering, and trailing Roberts' movements; the mics recorded their comments, which ranged from ostensibly friendly greetings ("Have a nice evening!") to unsolicited commentaries on Roberts' body ("Sexy!") to absurd commands ("Smile!") to pure expressions of entitlement ("Somebody's acknowledging you for being beautiful! You should say thank you more!"). The ceaseless chatter (plus some light stalking!) adds up to a constant reminder that, just for walking from point A to point B, some men believe that women's bodies and minds should be made accessible to them on command. "How are you this morning?" doesn't sound so sinister. But when a male stranger shouts it, it's just another unearned claim for a woman's attention—one that could escalate should the woman so much as bat an eyelash. Roberts didn't; she still got harassed at every turn. Bliss recorded more than 100 instances of verbal harassment in all, and that doesn't include winks and whistles.

Some men, though, still aren't seeing it. On Twitter, some are pushing back against the video, claiming that it's not harassment, it's just annoying, and that refusing to reply is, frankly, impolite. Of course, it's largely women who are singled out for constant annoyance just for stepping outside, and are dismissed as rude for not accepting it graciously. If you don't get it after watching this video, the problem isn't just the guys caught yelling at Roberts. The problem is you.

Apparently she's already started receiving rape threats, lol.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F54estZt.jpg&hash=896e1b1beda4b7a513ce5dfe257f064c083dae93)

I don't know what to believe anymore.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 30, 2014, 02:00:10 PM
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/suge-knight-katt-williams-charged-robbery-26557466 (http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/suge-knight-katt-williams-charged-robbery-26557466)

Too bad that Suge isn't being arrested for the murders of Biggie, and Tupac.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Oct 30, 2014, 03:37:31 PM
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-29828269 (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-29828269)

Australian Koala's have chlamydia...

Rong is to blame. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 30, 2014, 06:41:47 PM
 :D :D :D :D :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 30, 2014, 06:57:36 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 30, 2014, 12:55:29 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 29, 2014, 09:18:00 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1XGPvbWn0A#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1XGPvbWn0A#ws)

Woman With Hidden Camera Harassed More Than 100 Times in 10 Hours
http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/10/28/street_harassment_video_a_hidden_camera_records_what_women_go_through_on.html (http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/10/28/street_harassment_video_a_hidden_camera_records_what_women_go_through_on.html)

QuoteTo film the video, Rob Bliss outfitted a backpack with a hidden camera and walked across New York City streets for ten hours in front of actress Shoshana B. Roberts, who was dressed in jeans and a T-shirt and holding a microphone in each hand. Bliss' camera caught men approaching, leering, and trailing Roberts' movements; the mics recorded their comments, which ranged from ostensibly friendly greetings ("Have a nice evening!") to unsolicited commentaries on Roberts' body ("Sexy!") to absurd commands ("Smile!") to pure expressions of entitlement ("Somebody's acknowledging you for being beautiful! You should say thank you more!"). The ceaseless chatter (plus some light stalking!) adds up to a constant reminder that, just for walking from point A to point B, some men believe that women's bodies and minds should be made accessible to them on command. "How are you this morning?" doesn't sound so sinister. But when a male stranger shouts it, it's just another unearned claim for a woman's attention—one that could escalate should the woman so much as bat an eyelash. Roberts didn't; she still got harassed at every turn. Bliss recorded more than 100 instances of verbal harassment in all, and that doesn't include winks and whistles.

Some men, though, still aren't seeing it. On Twitter, some are pushing back against the video, claiming that it's not harassment, it's just annoying, and that refusing to reply is, frankly, impolite. Of course, it's largely women who are singled out for constant annoyance just for stepping outside, and are dismissed as rude for not accepting it graciously. If you don't get it after watching this video, the problem isn't just the guys caught yelling at Roberts. The problem is you.

Apparently she's already started receiving rape threats, lol.

http://i.imgur.com/54estZt.jpg

I don't know what to believe anymore.
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 30, 2014, 08:09:44 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Oct 30, 2014, 03:37:31 PM
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-29828269 (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-29828269)

Australian Koala's have chlamydia...

Rong is to blame.

Play your cards right, and you could be next olm8
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Oct 30, 2014, 08:25:29 PM
my cookie would kill you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA6BzyymiQk# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA6BzyymiQk#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 30, 2014, 09:31:14 PM
World's richest man would take 220 years to spend his wealth
Number of billionaires on Earth has more than doubled since the financial crisis, according to a new report from Oxfam
http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2014/oct/29/oxfam-report-220-years-richest-man-spend-wealth (http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2014/oct/29/oxfam-report-220-years-richest-man-spend-wealth)
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.guim.co.uk%2Fni%2F1414606297599%2FRich2_3010_WEB.svg&hash=ac9463bf0bf38691ffd49db01906d137752d4b65)

QuoteSince the financial crisis, the number of billionaires in the world has more than doubled, according to research by Oxfam which warns that economic inequality has "reached extreme levels".

According to the charity, the number of billionaires (US$) worldwide totalled 1,645 people by March 2014 - up from 793 billionaires in March 2009.

Calculations by Oxfam, which were published earlier this year, found that the 85 richest individuals in the world owned the same amount of wealth as the poorest half of the global population.

This figure was based on the total wealth of the 85 billionaires at the time of the annual Forbes list in March 2013. According to Oxfam's latest research, in the 12-month period since the last Forbes report, their wealth has increased by 14%, or $244bn - equating to a $668m-a-day increase.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 30, 2014, 09:32:20 PM
damn rich people
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 30, 2014, 09:40:54 PM
I don't want economic equality. I just want to be rich too.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 30, 2014, 09:42:01 PM
you never will be
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 30, 2014, 09:42:53 PM
Yeah...  :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 30, 2014, 09:52:39 PM
money doesn't buy happiness





Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Oct 30, 2014, 09:54:40 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 30, 2014, 09:52:39 PMmoney doesn't buy happiness

Depends how much. :P

It definitely helps if you're rich and can buy things you want, see the world etc.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Oct 30, 2014, 09:55:03 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 30, 2014, 09:52:39 PM
money doesn't buy happiness
Except it buys entertainment and luxury, which I enjoy very much.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 30, 2014, 09:55:31 PM
you got to have peoples bruh



money is just an abstract thing
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 30, 2014, 09:55:55 PM
Money buys peoples.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 30, 2014, 10:13:31 PM
Whether you're rich or whether you're poor, it's still nicer to be rich.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 30, 2014, 10:30:22 PM
Quote from: SM on Oct 30, 2014, 10:13:31 PM
Whether you're rich or whether you're poor, it's still nicer to be rich.
Indeed it is. I really can't stand people who think being wealthy is a crime.

I'm not saying you think that. It's just a sentiment I notice from time to time.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Oct 30, 2014, 10:32:27 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 30, 2014, 09:52:39 PM
money doesn't buy happiness

but being poor can be depressing
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 30, 2014, 11:23:10 PM
rich mofos kill themselves all the time
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 30, 2014, 11:24:19 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 30, 2014, 10:30:22 PM
Quote from: SM on Oct 30, 2014, 10:13:31 PM
Whether you're rich or whether you're poor, it's still nicer to be rich.
Indeed it is. I really can't stand people who think being wealthy is a crime.

I'm not saying you think that. It's just a sentiment I notice from time to time.

QuoteBehind every great fortune lies a great crime.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Oct 30, 2014, 11:31:39 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 30, 2014, 11:23:10 PM
rich mofos kill themselves all the time

so do poor people
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 30, 2014, 11:33:04 PM
Rich mofos don't kill themselves because they lack money.

One life's great stresses is lack of money, especially in the Land Of The Free where you're potentially one illness away from losing your house.

If you don't lack it, that particular stress is eliminated.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Oct 30, 2014, 11:35:25 PM
Quote from: SM on Oct 30, 2014, 11:33:04 PM
Rich mofos don't kill themselves because they lack money.

One life's great stresses is lack of money, especially in the Land Of The Free where you're potentially one illness away from losing your house.

If you don't lack it, that particular stress is eliminated.

Exactly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 30, 2014, 11:41:24 PM
rich mofos kill themselves because money doesn't buy happiness


if it did they wouldn't kill themselves

its just a thing
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 30, 2014, 11:42:16 PM
Bill Gates living the dream though
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Oct 30, 2014, 11:42:44 PM
Quote from: SM on Oct 30, 2014, 10:13:31 PM
Whether you're rich or whether you're poor, it's still nicer to be rich.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fweknowgifs.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F04%2Fyoure-goddamn-right-gif.gif&hash=0bfa001a34da983b6f0130eaa69eb181a3f8c424)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 30, 2014, 11:43:26 PM
I'd like to be rich, but not wealthy.



I just want my hookers and blow, dammit
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Oct 30, 2014, 11:45:04 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 30, 2014, 11:41:24 PM
rich mofos kill themselves because money doesn't buy happiness


if it did they wouldn't kill themselves

its just a thing

Depression affects people regardless of their wealth. What about poor "mofos" killing themselves?

Like SM said, having lots of money eliminates one of life's great stresses.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 30, 2014, 11:52:17 PM
Doesn't even need to be lots - just enough.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 31, 2014, 12:01:43 AM
The wealthy getting wealthier isn't necessary a problem, as long as the same effect exists in the middle and lower classes as well.

If, on the other hand, the middle and lower classes are getting comparably poorer as time goes instead, your society are in huge problems.

No nation to my knowledge, survived intact the above scenario for more than 1-2 generations in a row. After 2 generations -> rebellion, civil war, war, terrorism, economic meltdown, a nation divided or destroyed.

The middle class and it's well being, is any modern nations backbone, carrying the nation and its populace forward. Always have been.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 31, 2014, 12:03:30 AM
Yup.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 31, 2014, 12:04:39 AM
Quote from: BANE on Oct 30, 2014, 11:42:16 PM
Bill Gates living the dream though

f**k him.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 31, 2014, 12:07:01 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 30, 2014, 11:41:24 PM
rich mofos kill themselves because money doesn't buy happiness


if it did they wouldn't kill themselves

its just a thing

Some rich people seen some shit probably...

Quote from: SM on Oct 30, 2014, 11:52:17 PM
Doesn't even need to be lots - just enough.

The goal posts are continually moving.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RubBzkZzpUA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RubBzkZzpUA#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Oct 31, 2014, 12:14:34 AM
I'm not arguing all this socio-political stuff.


I'm just saying that money in itself is not a source of happiness.  If it was then rich people would never commit suicide or need therapist or all that other shit.

If you disagree, that's fine.


Go back and pray to your paper God infidels.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 31, 2014, 12:17:20 AM
Money might not buy me happiness, but it would buy me comfort and security and health care (among other things).

Which is about as good as happiness from where I'm sitting.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 31, 2014, 12:18:41 AM
Quote from: First Blood on Oct 31, 2014, 12:04:39 AM
Quote from: BANE on Oct 30, 2014, 11:42:16 PM
Bill Gates living the dream though

f**k him.
Bill Gates doesn't care what you say he lives here:
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Fproperty-investment-project%2Fimages%2Fbillgateshouse%2Fbillgates_birdseye.jpg&hash=5e9442ecb15c0dfce1d528c7cc4fad055854a1b7)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 31, 2014, 12:25:09 AM
Quote from: BANE on Oct 31, 2014, 12:18:41 AM
Quote from: First Blood on Oct 31, 2014, 12:04:39 AM
Quote from: BANE on Oct 30, 2014, 11:42:16 PM
Bill Gates living the dream though

f**k him.
Bill Gates doesn't care what you say he lives here:
http://www.propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk/wp-content/themes/property-investment-project/images/billgateshouse/billgates_birdseye.jpg
He lives in a failed image hotlink?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Oct 31, 2014, 12:25:41 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 31, 2014, 12:14:34 AM
Go back and pray to your paper God infidels.

We can see our paper God, therefore it is real. ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 31, 2014, 12:26:16 AM
Olm8 Billy also owns mnemba an island of zanzibar, i went diving off there its f**king pretty amazing.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.travelworldpassport.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F04%2F6188177184_6b09228df8_b.jpg&hash=90f9f31ce3a0cd60e1ec6976fd66b0bb621d8365)

Quote from: Vickers on Oct 31, 2014, 12:25:41 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Oct 31, 2014, 12:14:34 AM
Go back and pray to your paper God infidels.

We can see our paper God, therefore it is real. ;D

Money is just as much a belief system as god.

Inb4 kimy starts quotin the bible
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 31, 2014, 12:28:07 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 31, 2014, 12:25:09 AM
Quote from: BANE on Oct 31, 2014, 12:18:41 AM
Quote from: First Blood on Oct 31, 2014, 12:04:39 AM
Quote from: BANE on Oct 30, 2014, 11:42:16 PM
Bill Gates living the dream though

f**k him.
Bill Gates doesn't care what you say he lives here:
http://www.propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk/wp-content/themes/property-investment-project/images/billgateshouse/billgates_birdseye.jpg
He lives in a failed image hotlink?
Works for me, get with the program
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 31, 2014, 12:28:42 AM
That's because it's in your cache, fool.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 31, 2014, 12:29:42 AM
(https://media.zenfs.com/en-US/blogs/spaces/bill-gates-house-medina.png)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Oct 31, 2014, 12:30:45 AM
I've seen bigger.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Oct 31, 2014, 12:31:47 AM
He also owns the lake I think
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Oct 31, 2014, 01:42:06 AM
Quote from: Cvalda on Oct 31, 2014, 12:30:45 AM
I've seen bigger.


(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reactiongifs.com%2Fr%2Forly.gif&hash=b3647110c078f2ba108d3dfb5532ce8c8fbafcda)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 31, 2014, 11:45:04 AM
Quote from: Rong on Oct 30, 2014, 11:24:19 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 30, 2014, 10:30:22 PM
Quote from: SM on Oct 30, 2014, 10:13:31 PM
Whether you're rich or whether you're poor, it's still nicer to be rich.
Indeed it is. I really can't stand people who think being wealthy is a crime.

I'm not saying you think that. It's just a sentiment I notice from time to time.

QuoteBehind every great fortune lies a great crime.

Are you serious with this?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 31, 2014, 03:13:39 PM
It's the truth.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 31, 2014, 03:57:52 PM
No it isn't.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Oct 31, 2014, 04:21:22 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 31, 2014, 03:57:52 PM
No it isn't.

This awfully sounds like rich-person-talk-who-did-some-crimes to me!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 31, 2014, 04:23:42 PM
If you say so.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Oct 31, 2014, 04:25:32 PM
Quote from: BANE on Oct 31, 2014, 12:18:41 AM
Quote from: First Blood on Oct 31, 2014, 12:04:39 AM
Quote from: BANE on Oct 30, 2014, 11:42:16 PM
Bill Gates living the dream though

f**k him.
Bill Gates doesn't care what you say he lives here:
http://www.propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk/wp-content/themes/property-investment-project/images/billgateshouse/billgates_birdseye.jpg

I don't care. He is rich. Until I become rich, then his shit opinion will matter to me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rong on Oct 31, 2014, 05:14:15 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Oct 31, 2014, 04:21:22 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 31, 2014, 03:57:52 PM
No it isn't.

This awfully sounds like rich-person-talk-who-did-some-crimes to me!

Giving him way too much credit  ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 31, 2014, 05:22:36 PM
Quote from: Rong on Oct 31, 2014, 05:14:15 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Oct 31, 2014, 04:21:22 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 31, 2014, 03:57:52 PM
No it isn't.

This awfully sounds like rich-person-talk-who-did-some-crimes to me!

Giving him way too much credit  ;)

I wish :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Oct 31, 2014, 10:58:55 PM
This just in from a US judge...

Chris Christie 0 - 1 common sense and dignity

I guess there's still hope for you guys over there. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 01, 2014, 04:07:29 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/30/eel-removed-from-bowels_n_6076118.html? (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/30/eel-removed-from-bowels_n_6076118.html?)

QuoteA Brazilian who needed to have a large eel-like fish removed from his bowels had the ultimate insult added to his injuries: The nurses were laughing at him during the operation.

The unidentified man from Londrina somehow got a South American Lungfish stuck inside his anus and the removal was filmed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Nov 01, 2014, 07:48:46 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 01, 2014, 04:07:29 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/30/eel-removed-from-bowels_n_6076118.html? (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/30/eel-removed-from-bowels_n_6076118.html?)

QuoteA Brazilian who needed to have a large eel-like fish removed from his bowels had the ultimate insult added to his injuries: The nurses were laughing at him during the operation.

The unidentified man from Londrina somehow got a South American Lungfish stuck inside his anus and the removal was filmed.
What
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Nov 01, 2014, 08:11:47 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 01, 2014, 04:07:29 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/30/eel-removed-from-bowels_n_6076118.html? (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/30/eel-removed-from-bowels_n_6076118.html?)

QuoteA Brazilian who needed to have a large eel-like fish removed from his bowels had the ultimate insult added to his injuries: The nurses were laughing at him during the operation.

The unidentified man from Londrina somehow got a South American Lungfish stuck inside his anus and the removal was filmed.


More humiliating than that reddit story I read about the guy stretching his asshole with a softball, which then got stuck a foot inside him, and had to tell his dad about so he could go to the hospital.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 01, 2014, 08:14:26 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Nov 01, 2014, 08:11:47 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 01, 2014, 04:07:29 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/30/eel-removed-from-bowels_n_6076118.html? (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/30/eel-removed-from-bowels_n_6076118.html?)

QuoteA Brazilian who needed to have a large eel-like fish removed from his bowels had the ultimate insult added to his injuries: The nurses were laughing at him during the operation.

The unidentified man from Londrina somehow got a South American Lungfish stuck inside his anus and the removal was filmed.


More humiliating than that reddit story I read about the guy stretching his asshole with a softball, which then got stuck a foot inside him, and had to tell his dad about so he could go to the hospital.

WHAT?!?!?!?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Nov 01, 2014, 08:16:26 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 01, 2014, 08:14:26 PM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Nov 01, 2014, 08:11:47 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 01, 2014, 04:07:29 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/30/eel-removed-from-bowels_n_6076118.html? (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/30/eel-removed-from-bowels_n_6076118.html?)

QuoteA Brazilian who needed to have a large eel-like fish removed from his bowels had the ultimate insult added to his injuries: The nurses were laughing at him during the operation.

The unidentified man from Londrina somehow got a South American Lungfish stuck inside his anus and the removal was filmed.


More humiliating than that reddit story I read about the guy stretching his asshole with a softball, which then got stuck a foot inside him, and had to tell his dad about so he could go to the hospital.

WHAT?!?!?!?


Not even the worst story on reddit. I suggest the doritos story, and the jolly rancher. Those keywords are enough for google to know what you're looking for. Oh, and The Swamps of Dagobah is also a horrifying one.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Nov 01, 2014, 08:27:21 PM
Are people putting these things up their ass voluntarily?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Nov 01, 2014, 08:38:27 PM
Quote from: First Blood on Nov 01, 2014, 08:27:21 PM
Are people putting these things up their ass voluntarily?

Yes, ass-stretching is a thing. Also the Eel story, the guy said he attempted to do it because he saw it in a porno once.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Nov 01, 2014, 08:39:41 PM
...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Nov 01, 2014, 08:43:23 PM
Quote from: First Blood on Nov 01, 2014, 08:39:41 PM
...

There's worse things...like that one time I stumbled upon ass smoothies.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Nov 01, 2014, 09:48:20 PM
"stumbled upon"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Nov 01, 2014, 09:49:19 PM
Quote from: Cvalda on Nov 01, 2014, 09:48:20 PM
"stumbled upon"

Hey now, I just came across a link that I ended up clicking. Then I went and clicked on the second...Cry1.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Nov 01, 2014, 10:07:25 PM
Swamp of Dagobah... Oh god...

*incoming Vietnam flashbacks*
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Nov 01, 2014, 10:08:13 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Nov 01, 2014, 10:07:25 PM
Swamp of Dagobah... Oh god...

*incoming Vietnam flashbacks*


I'm so sorry for triggering you. Cry1
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Aspie on Nov 01, 2014, 10:32:31 PM
TIL shadowpred is a soopah phreak
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Nov 01, 2014, 11:28:16 PM
Some people are just dumb.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Nov 01, 2014, 11:30:41 PM
What, you've never had an Arabian dwarf sing 'Arabian Nights' to you while inflating a beach ball in your ass tav?  ???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Nov 01, 2014, 11:53:09 PM
I....I don't know how to respond...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: King Rathalos on Nov 02, 2014, 05:17:17 AM
Quote from: ShadowPred on Nov 01, 2014, 08:38:27 PM
the guy said he attempted to do it because he saw it in a porno once.

Dude was clearly watching La Blue Girl. ;D :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Nov 02, 2014, 07:35:28 AM
Looks like they really need to start teaching about buttplugs in schools.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gilfryd on Nov 02, 2014, 12:59:28 PM
Quote from: BANE on Nov 01, 2014, 11:30:41 PM
What, you've never had an Arabian dwarf sing 'Arabian Nights' to you while inflating a beach ball in your ass tav?  ???

Yo baby, ever had your asshole licked by a fat man in an overcoat?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Nov 02, 2014, 06:25:02 PM
Quote from: Gilfryd on Nov 02, 2014, 12:59:28 PM
Quote from: BANE on Nov 01, 2014, 11:30:41 PM
What, you've never had an Arabian dwarf sing 'Arabian Nights' to you while inflating a beach ball in your ass tav?  ???

Yo baby, ever had your asshole licked by a fat man in an overcoat?
Fail safe pickup line right there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 03, 2014, 02:56:26 AM
Stay classy AVFM (http://www.theage.com.au/national/fake-white-ribbon-website-faces-legal-action-20141031-11f556.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Nov 03, 2014, 03:29:25 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.pandawhale.com%2F37635-What-is-this-f%2A%2Akery-4c1r.gif&hash=7342cefd54c5a0b56bf929d07c79ec3363fb11ee)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Nov 03, 2014, 03:29:57 AM
The glory that is the MRM.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Nov 03, 2014, 03:40:58 AM
They're so dumb :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Nov 03, 2014, 03:41:10 AM
What a f**king joke they are.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Nov 03, 2014, 03:43:02 AM
I want to meet someone who's a part of it in real life just so I can slap some sense into him.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vickers on Nov 03, 2014, 03:43:44 AM
That's one way for them to be even more disrespected. Idiotic really.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Nov 03, 2014, 03:48:37 AM
Quote from: tavianini19 on Nov 03, 2014, 03:43:02 AM
I want to meet someone who's a part of it in real life just so I can slap some sense into him.
There's at least one of them who often posts in this very thread...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Nov 03, 2014, 03:59:43 AM
Did he recently have a lengthy argument with Eva?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 03, 2014, 12:51:18 PM
Quote from: SM on Nov 03, 2014, 02:56:26 AM
Stay classy AVFM (http://www.theage.com.au/national/fake-white-ribbon-website-faces-legal-action-20141031-11f556.html)

Lol, what a joke. The WRC is all about politics, not defending domestic violence as intellectual property. All this lawsuit tells us is that even if AVfM is forced to use another ribbon colour, then it only creates a branding war. People are still going to choose white, which is pointless because the damn thing shouldn't have been trademarked to begin with. WRC isn't a business so this lawsuit won't last.

The White Ribbon Campaign highlights exactly what's wrong with domestic violence research today. It's been turned into an industry.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cvalda on Nov 03, 2014, 01:17:48 PM
Yeah! Damn that White Ribbon Campaign for taking legal action against a hate group fraudulently using its name  :laugh:

How's that kool-aid taste, Doom? You must have drunk gallons by this point.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 03, 2014, 02:46:27 PM
The irony of a feminist talking about poison Kool-Aid isn't lost on me. Anyway, I drank enough when I volunteered with the WRC in my university days.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Nov 03, 2014, 03:08:49 PM
Hahahahaha
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Nov 03, 2014, 04:01:56 PM
http://www.truthrevolt.org/news/lena-dunham-describes-sexually-abusing-her-toddler-sister (http://www.truthrevolt.org/news/lena-dunham-describes-sexually-abusing-her-toddler-sister)

Ho Lee Fuk.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 03, 2014, 04:12:55 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Nov 03, 2014, 04:01:56 PM
http://www.truthrevolt.org/news/lena-dunham-describes-sexually-abusing-her-toddler-sister (http://www.truthrevolt.org/news/lena-dunham-describes-sexually-abusing-her-toddler-sister)

Ho Lee Fuk.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F4.bp.blogspot.com%2F--mZvTa4f_uY%2FUOyhcKMWefI%2FAAAAAAAAFTI%2FSxTkl78Jdxc%2Fs1600%2Ftom-delonge.jpg&hash=8a374ebbdb74260a73eca5e889931c3dfd7bea70)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Nov 03, 2014, 04:15:15 PM
Quote from: Blacklabel on Nov 03, 2014, 04:01:56 PM
http://www.truthrevolt.org/news/lena-dunham-describes-sexually-abusing-her-toddler-sister (http://www.truthrevolt.org/news/lena-dunham-describes-sexually-abusing-her-toddler-sister)

Ho Lee Fuk.


And it went on for years afterward, freaking Lena thinks it's nothing wrong, motherf**k!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Nov 03, 2014, 04:16:19 PM
More complete story here..

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2014/11/03/lena-dunham-rage-spiral-sexual-abuse-sister-claims/18402009/ (http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2014/11/03/lena-dunham-rage-spiral-sexual-abuse-sister-claims/18402009/)

Lena was 7 when she did those things but still... that's one messed up 7 year old. :P

The fact that her sister is just laughing this whole thing off while Lena is the really upset one.. is weirdly funny.  :-X
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ShadowPred on Nov 03, 2014, 04:25:56 PM
Wasn't even a one time thing either, from what I understand this went on for years after.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: tavianini19 on Nov 03, 2014, 04:36:31 PM
Wha....? Nope nope nope nope nope nope
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Nov 03, 2014, 04:36:57 PM
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eva on Nov 03, 2014, 04:47:03 PM
Kids at that age investigate themselves, their bodies and each other - always have. Any psychiatrist, psychologist or sex education teacher will tell you that it's pretty normal behavior. To add, these kids usually have no sexual interest or desire they are fulfilling with this. They're just curious, basically - as they are with everything that surrounds them at that age.


Quote from: tavianini19 on Nov 03, 2014, 03:59:43 AM
Did he recently have a lengthy argument with Eva?

DoomRulz? No. Imo, Doom is fairly well balanced, considering the absolutely disgusting individuals sitting in the top of organisations such as A Voice For Men.

You want examples?

"Gay activists have aligned themselves with feminists, and, while marching in misandric lockstep, have draped themselves in victim couture and made their grab for special government considerations."

"There are some good looking women at the SlutWalks. It is an environment where even mediocre looking women, by comparison, can look good enough to be raped."

"I make the following pledge as an activist, and as an American that believes fully in the rule of law. Should I be called to sit on a jury for a rape trial, I vow publicly to vote not guilty, even in the face of overwhelming evidence that the charges are true."

"Progress for men will not be gained by debate, reason or typical channels of grievance available to segments of the population that the world actually gives a damn about. The progress we need will only be realized by inflicting enough pain on the agents of hate, in public view, that it literally shocks society out of its current coma."

       - Paul Elam - founder of A Voice For Men

... the list of quotes and opinions of this man and many others inside AVfM, similar to the above you can google, is literally endless.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 03, 2014, 05:22:22 PM
Quote from: Eva on Nov 03, 2014, 04:47:03 PM
Quote from: tavianini19 on Nov 03, 2014, 03:59:43 AM
Did he recently have a lengthy argument with Eva?

DoomRulz? No. Imo, Doom is fairly well balanced,

Thank you for the compliment.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Nov 03, 2014, 05:59:53 PM
Hubbs 1st geography lesson.

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B1hB28DIcAE0Ebv.jpg)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 12, 2014, 06:28:39 PM
http://theralphretort.com/fight-back-against-censors-trying-to-silence-twitter-dissent/ (http://theralphretort.com/fight-back-against-censors-trying-to-silence-twitter-dissent/)

It seems some people just can't handle good old fashioned criticism.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 13, 2014, 12:35:38 AM
Awwww, is a poor widdle western white man being victimised again?

Those damn feminazis should just STFU about rape and death threats and go make me a sammich.

In similar news here's another sad misogynist f**kwit.  Our immigration minister did something decent for once in his life... (http://time.com/3578387/julien-blanc-feminism-real-social-dynamics/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Nov 13, 2014, 12:41:06 AM
ESA's Rosetta mission lands Philae probe on comet, first time in history. (http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/Touchdown!_Rosetta_s_Philae_probe_lands_on_comet)

This has been a good week for astronomy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Nov 13, 2014, 12:42:20 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Nov 13, 2014, 12:41:06 AM
ESA's Rosetta mission lands Philae probe on comet, first time in history. (http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/Touchdown!_Rosetta_s_Philae_probe_lands_on_comet)

This has been a good week for astronomy.

Saw this on the news. I was transfixed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 13, 2014, 12:47:46 AM
Twitter feed (https://twitter.com/philae2014)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Nov 13, 2014, 12:48:21 AM
Quote from: SM on Nov 13, 2014, 12:47:46 AM
Twitter feed (https://twitter.com/philae2014)

That's adorable.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 13, 2014, 12:49:03 AM
Hope he don't fall off with no harpoon!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Nov 13, 2014, 12:50:59 AM
Still, that is really cool and can't wait to hear the results of what it finds!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Nov 13, 2014, 12:51:27 AM
Quote from: SM on Nov 13, 2014, 12:49:03 AM
Hope he don't fall off with no harpoon!

Give 'im a hand, Quint!


(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.imfdb.org%2Fimages%2Fthumb%2Fd%2Fd2%2FJaws-Harpoon-3.jpg%2F601px-Jaws-Harpoon-3.jpg&hash=843f3519fd7520cb96210bcf8ff88139ba80bc5a)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Nov 13, 2014, 01:18:29 AM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Nov 13, 2014, 12:50:59 AM
Still, that is really cool and can't wait to hear the results of what it finds!
Shit's moving real fast - Day 1 Report END

Shit's moving real fast - Day 2 Report END

Apparently this meteor has a little bit of aluminum, a little bit of nickel and a little bit of Helium on the inside - Day 3 Report End

Just passed a planet - Day 13452313432 Report END
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 13, 2014, 01:20:45 AM
Day 4.  Bit chilly.  Can someone send me a blanket?

Day 5.  srsly.  cold.

Day 6.  Is this thing on?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Nov 13, 2014, 04:44:22 AM
Quote from: SM on Nov 13, 2014, 12:47:46 AM
Twitter feed (https://twitter.com/philae2014)

that's really cool, thank you for sharing :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 13, 2014, 01:03:29 PM
Quote from: SM on Nov 13, 2014, 12:35:38 AM
Awwww, is a poor widdle western white man being victimised again?

Those damn feminazis should just STFU about rape and death threats and go make me a sammich.

Um...

If you're referring to me, you should know I'm not white. But hey, congrats on your racism.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 13, 2014, 11:06:22 PM
I was referring to the writer of the article.  I made an assumption that he's white.  I may be wrong, but I bet I'm not.

Congrats on jumping to conclusions.

And your ongoing misogynism.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Nov 13, 2014, 11:18:07 PM
Aw snap. SM gettin' sassy again.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 14, 2014, 03:16:15 AM
Quote from: SM on Nov 13, 2014, 11:06:22 PM
I was referring to the writer of the article.  I made an assumption that he's white.  I may be wrong, but I bet I'm not.

Congrats on jumping to conclusions.

And your ongoing misogynism.

That's "misogyny". And you're still full of it. How exactly does speaking out on censorship, especially of the internet, equate to misogyny? I swear that word is thrown around so much that it's lost all meaning.

Also, what does the author possibly being white have to do with anything? Being white doesn't negate one's ability to have an opinion on something.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 14, 2014, 03:28:26 AM
The second sentence of the article is a dead giveaway.

And I can go with 'gynophobe' instead of 'misogynist' if you like?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 14, 2014, 03:31:54 AM
Quote from: SM on Nov 14, 2014, 03:28:26 AM
And I can go with 'gynophobe' instead of 'misogynist' if you like?

I just want to understand this. Because I take issue with certain people wanting to police the internet and demanding censorship and the silencing of others when they're being criticized, that means I hate women? And you say I jumped to a conclusion...

Man or woman, I don't care. If someone has gone full on retard, whether it be Anita Sarkeesian or Jonathan McIntosh, I'd call them out on it.

And before you say something about rape threats and death threats being sent their way, remember the internet is full of trolls. These people aren't actually serious about committing harm. They're just idiots.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 14, 2014, 03:38:50 AM
QuoteI just want to understand this. Because I take issue with certain people wanting to police the internet and demanding censorship and the silencing of others when they're being criticized, that means I hate women?

Frightened of/ hate, either/ or.

And it's nothing to do with censorship - just the continuing sad MRM theme, of which this is clearly a part, hiding behind a thin facade of 'Anti Censorship' and making pretend at being 'oppressed'.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Space Sweeper on Nov 14, 2014, 06:19:00 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 14, 2014, 03:16:15 AM
misogyny? I swear that word is thrown around so much that it's lost all meaning.
Rejoice, for by way of verbal overusage, the world is cured!

#TheEndofMisogyny
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 14, 2014, 06:19:16 AM
5 year old girl killed in drive by shooting, where is the outrage for this America? or is that just reserved for the cops.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/year-girl-shot-sitting-grandpa-26766803 (http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/year-girl-shot-sitting-grandpa-26766803)







Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Nov 14, 2014, 06:26:37 AM
Quote from: Space Sweeper on Nov 14, 2014, 06:19:00 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 14, 2014, 03:16:15 AM
misogyny? I swear that word is thrown around so much that it's lost all meaning.
Rejoice, for by way of verbal overusagem, the world is cured!

#TheEndofMisogyny

cancercancercancercancercancercancercancercancercancercancercancercaner...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 14, 2014, 06:43:10 AM
That's like all racialist.

Like the n word, they've taken that word back for themselves.  Only a cancer can say "My canca" to another.  Same with "My misogynista".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Nov 14, 2014, 06:56:13 AM
I'm gonna reclaim cracka.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 14, 2014, 07:04:00 AM
Cracka please.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kel G 426 on Nov 14, 2014, 09:44:43 AM
So Twitter has a reporting tool now and that's news?  I would've thought they already had one.  How is that worse than our report-to-moderater button?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Nov 14, 2014, 09:45:19 AM
It's the thing about it being used to fight #GamerGate that I think Doom is adverse to.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 14, 2014, 11:10:43 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Nov 14, 2014, 09:45:19 AM
It's the thing about it being used to fight #GamerGate that I think Doom is adverse to.
I'm glad there's at least one person here who sees the real issue. I hate censorship. I also hate it when people make connections that don't exist. I really don't know what the men's movement has to do with the link I provided. But this is typical I find. People need to find some scapegoat and the MRM is an easy target. For some reason, if you criticise a woman for a perceived mistake (and I mean criticise, not be a troll about it), it's labeled as misogyny these days. Criticising someone doesn't mean you hate them.

I can't recall the last time someone accused someone of criticising a man of misandry. But I guess people love the idea of frail, weak women, hence all this protection nonsense.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Wrecktangle on Nov 14, 2014, 11:40:17 AM
I read a hilarious joke today. You'll laugh when I tell you it.

"Men's Right Movement".   :D

Ahahahahaha... Good one, huh?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Nov 14, 2014, 11:58:52 AM
I think it's more the whole association thing with #GamerGate. Seems to be 2 sides to it - that gamers are all sexist pigs, merely attacking females involved in the industry or the other side is that gaming journalism is corrupt. I've read that many interpretations of the thing that it's just become another one of those stupid messes that I care little about. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 14, 2014, 12:05:17 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Nov 14, 2014, 11:58:52 AM
I think it's more the whole association thing with #GamerGate. Seems to be 2 sides to it - that gamers are all sexist pigs, merely attacking females involved in the industry or the other side is that gaming journalism is corrupt. I've read that many interpretations of the thing that it's just become another one of those stupid messes that I care little about.

Which is precisely everything GamerGate isn't. There's enough information out there to prove that otherweise. Heck, it's part of the reason why #NotYourShield was born. GamerGate was always about corruption in gaming journalism. It's got nothing to do with harassing women online. There's lots to it, but here's something to give you an idea (http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-London/2014/09/22/They-re-on-to-us-gaming-journalists-respond-to-their-critics-in-series-of-new-GameJournoPros-emails).

But because we're dealing professional victims like Anita Sarkeesian and Zoe Quinn, it's easy for them to cry about "harassment" and gain sympathy. Sites like Gawker, Gamasutra, Polygon, and Kotaku are already feeling the effects of GamerGate, as advertisers like Intel are pulling their ads from the respective sites and they're losing money as a result. This is what happens when you stir shit up, especially with a group of people who are as devoted to a cause like gamers.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Space Sweeper on Nov 14, 2014, 02:02:58 PM
Quote from: Wrecktangle on Nov 14, 2014, 11:40:17 AM
I read a hilarious joke today. You'll laugh when I tell you it.

"Men's Right Movement".   :D

Ahahahahaha... Good one, huh?
"We are now accepting donations"
-The Royal Family
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gazz on Nov 14, 2014, 02:04:49 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 14, 2014, 12:05:17 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Nov 14, 2014, 11:58:52 AM
I think it's more the whole association thing with #GamerGate. Seems to be 2 sides to it - that gamers are all sexist pigs, merely attacking females involved in the industry or the other side is that gaming journalism is corrupt. I've read that many interpretations of the thing that it's just become another one of those stupid messes that I care little about.
But because we're dealing professional victims like Anita Sarkeesian and Zoe Quinn, it's easy for them to cry about "harassment" and gain sympathy.

In a post defending gamergaters against accusations of sexism/ misogyny, it took you no time at all to turn to victim blaming before dismissing the threats of sexual violence, death threats and even bomb threats those women have received. Amazing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Nov 14, 2014, 02:09:38 PM
The way both sides are handling this is really terrible. And it's made such a terrible mess of the situation that people might not be aware of the truth. I'm certainly not. I've read a bunch of articles on both sides and it's all just a massive clusterf**k. Both sides are just pointing the fingers and insulting each other back.

Do I think their corruption in the gaming journalism industry? Of course. I've read IGN reviews, I know. Do I think their sexism on the part of gamers? Damn right, I do. I think their sexism everywhere. It's unfortunate that they both insist on making asses of themselves.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 14, 2014, 02:32:50 PM
Quote from: Gazz on Nov 14, 2014, 02:04:49 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 14, 2014, 12:05:17 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Nov 14, 2014, 11:58:52 AM
I think it's more the whole association thing with #GamerGate. Seems to be 2 sides to it - that gamers are all sexist pigs, merely attacking females involved in the industry or the other side is that gaming journalism is corrupt. I've read that many interpretations of the thing that it's just become another one of those stupid messes that I care little about.
But because we're dealing professional victims like Anita Sarkeesian and Zoe Quinn, it's easy for them to cry about "harassment" and gain sympathy.

In a post defending gamergaters against accusations of sexism/ misogyny, it took you no time at all to turn to victim blaming before dismissing the threats of sexual violence, death threats and even bomb threats those women have received. Amazing.

Because a great number of that is just people acting like trolls. Good God, people act as if this is something new. Talk to any celebrity in Hollywood and ask them about the hatred they receive on a daily basis.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRBoPveyETc#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRBoPveyETc#ws)

Difference is, they don't start crying about it. More importantly, if someone is legitimately threatening to harm you, it's not a very good idea to start publicizing it on Twitter of all places. I have yet to hear of any FBI or some such investigation that actually found anyone guilty of these supposed offences.

And before someone brings up Anita's canceled speech at Utah state, I'd like to point out that an investigation revealed there was never any threat to begin with (http://www.usu.edu/ust/index.cfm?article=54179).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gazz on Nov 14, 2014, 02:57:17 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 14, 2014, 02:32:50 PM
Quote from: Gazz on Nov 14, 2014, 02:04:49 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 14, 2014, 12:05:17 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Nov 14, 2014, 11:58:52 AM
I think it's more the whole association thing with #GamerGate. Seems to be 2 sides to it - that gamers are all sexist pigs, merely attacking females involved in the industry or the other side is that gaming journalism is corrupt. I've read that many interpretations of the thing that it's just become another one of those stupid messes that I care little about.
But because we're dealing professional victims like Anita Sarkeesian and Zoe Quinn, it's easy for them to cry about "harassment" and gain sympathy.

In a post defending gamergaters against accusations of sexism/ misogyny, it took you no time at all to turn to victim blaming before dismissing the threats of sexual violence, death threats and even bomb threats those women have received. Amazing.

Because a great number of that is just people acting like trolls. Good God, people act as if this is something new

That changes what exactly?

They're being personally threatened with rape and death, but it's not harassment because it's only trolling lol.

QuoteDifference is, they don't start crying about it. More importantly, if someone is legitimately threatening to harm you, it's not a very good idea to start publicizing it on Twitter of all places. I have yet to hear of any FBI or some such investigation that actually found anyone guilty of these supposed offences.

Holy Shit. You're equating Jimmy Kimmel's celebrity mean tweets to the constant barrage of focused sexual and violent threats the aforementioned women have received for speaking about videogames?

I'm astounded.

QuoteAnd before someone brings up Anita's canceled speech at Utah state, I'd like to point out that an investigation revealed there was never any threat to begin with (http://www.usu.edu/ust/index.cfm?article=54179).

Except that very article acknowledges there was a threat made:"After a careful assessment of the threat, law enforcement officials determined that it was similar to other threats that Sarkeesian received in the past."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 14, 2014, 03:14:57 PM
Quote from: Gazz on Nov 14, 2014, 02:57:17 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 14, 2014, 02:32:50 PM
Quote from: Gazz on Nov 14, 2014, 02:04:49 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 14, 2014, 12:05:17 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Nov 14, 2014, 11:58:52 AM
I think it's more the whole association thing with #GamerGate. Seems to be 2 sides to it - that gamers are all sexist pigs, merely attacking females involved in the industry or the other side is that gaming journalism is corrupt. I've read that many interpretations of the thing that it's just become another one of those stupid messes that I care little about.
But because we're dealing professional victims like Anita Sarkeesian and Zoe Quinn, it's easy for them to cry about "harassment" and gain sympathy.

In a post defending gamergaters against accusations of sexism/ misogyny, it took you no time at all to turn to victim blaming before dismissing the threats of sexual violence, death threats and even bomb threats those women have received. Amazing.

Because a great number of that is just people acting like trolls. Good God, people act as if this is something new

That changes what exactly?

They're being personally threatened with rape and death, but it's not harassment because it's only trolling lol.

Being threatened, really? All you're being exposed to are a handful of tweets that are coming from anonymous online accounts. Please show me when these people demonstrated a knowledge of where Anita lives (the exact address of her home) and how and when they were going to harm her. That's a real threat.

Quote from: Gazz on Nov 14, 2014, 02:57:17 PM
QuoteDifference is, they don't start crying about it. More importantly, if someone is legitimately threatening to harm you, it's not a very good idea to start publicizing it on Twitter of all places. I have yet to hear of any FBI or some such investigation that actually found anyone guilty of these supposed offences.

Holy Shit. You're equating Jimmy Kimmel's celebrity mean tweets to the constant barrage of focused sexual and violent threats the aforementioned woman have received for speaking about videogames?

Yes, I am because the point is that anyone in the public light receives vitriol and hatred. Are you really so naive to believe this only happens to women?

They aren't being criticized for speaking about video games. They're being criticized for spreading lies and conning people. Anita has yet to show any kind of empirical evidence to support her claim that video games cause misogyny in games.

It's funny. When Jack Thompson claimed video games cause violence and he received threats like Anita does, people said he was full of shit and laughed him off. But when it happens to a woman, we're supposed to stop what we're doing and report every single troll on the internet because this poor helpless damsel (a trope she specifically said she was misogynistic yet she personifies) feels "scared". Feelings are more important that reality, it seems.

Quote from: Gazz on Nov 14, 2014, 02:57:17 PM
QuoteAnd before someone brings up Anita's canceled speech at Utah state, I'd like to point out that an investigation revealed there was never any threat to begin with (http://www.usu.edu/ust/index.cfm?article=54179).

Except that very article acknowledges there was a threat made:"After a careful assessment of the threat, law enforcement officials determined that it was similar to other threats that Sarkeesian received in the past."

Ergo, no threat existed that would put her or anyone else in danger. Whatever really happened, she made it seem much more serious than it really was and in the process, brought herself back to the spotlight as the Professional Victim of the Day. She's the ultimate in attention whoring.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Nov 14, 2014, 03:21:45 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 14, 2014, 11:10:43 AM
I also hate it when people make connections that don't exist. I really don't know what the men's movement has to do with the link I provided.

People connected them because the second sentence in the link you provided begins:

QuoteThe radical feminists, and their allies in the corrupt media...

This was said without irony. That's a pretty common theme in MRM stuff. Hence, connection.


Also, that link you posted spends most of its time on characters attacks. Real, hard-hitting, informative journalism right there, Doom.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 14, 2014, 03:26:12 PM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Nov 14, 2014, 03:21:45 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 14, 2014, 11:10:43 AM
I also hate it when people make connections that don't exist. I really don't know what the men's movement has to do with the link I provided.

People connected them because the second sentence in the link you provided begins:

QuoteThe radical feminists, and their allies in the corrupt media...

This was said without irony. That's a pretty common theme in MRM stuff. Hence, connection.

So...because MRAs openly criticize radical feminism, this makes them...connected? wut
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Nov 14, 2014, 03:28:01 PM
More the GLOBAL FEMINIST CONSPIRACY than actual criticism. Claiming feminists control the media is laughable.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 14, 2014, 03:29:23 PM
What the hell do you call this, then? How is censorship not control?

http://www.womenactionmedia.org/2014/11/06/harassment-of-women-on-twitter-were-on-it/ (http://www.womenactionmedia.org/2014/11/06/harassment-of-women-on-twitter-were-on-it/)
http://dish.andrewsullivan.com/2014/11/10/the-sjws-now-get-to-police-speech-on-twitter/ (http://dish.andrewsullivan.com/2014/11/10/the-sjws-now-get-to-police-speech-on-twitter/)

It may not be a "global feminist conspiracy", but this is a form of control, like it or not.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gazz on Nov 14, 2014, 03:52:50 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 14, 2014, 03:14:57 PM
Quote from: Gazz on Nov 14, 2014, 02:57:17 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 14, 2014, 02:32:50 PM
Quote from: Gazz on Nov 14, 2014, 02:04:49 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 14, 2014, 12:05:17 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Nov 14, 2014, 11:58:52 AM
I think it's more the whole association thing with #GamerGate. Seems to be 2 sides to it - that gamers are all sexist pigs, merely attacking females involved in the industry or the other side is that gaming journalism is corrupt. I've read that many interpretations of the thing that it's just become another one of those stupid messes that I care little about.
But because we're dealing professional victims like Anita Sarkeesian and Zoe Quinn, it's easy for them to cry about "harassment" and gain sympathy.

In a post defending gamergaters against accusations of sexism/ misogyny, it took you no time at all to turn to victim blaming before dismissing the threats of sexual violence, death threats and even bomb threats those women have received. Amazing.

Because a great number of that is just people acting like trolls. Good God, people act as if this is something new

That changes what exactly?

They're being personally threatened with rape and death, but it's not harassment because it's only trolling lol.

Being threatened, really? All you're being exposed to are a handful of tweets that are coming from anonymous online accounts. Please show me when these demonstrated a knowledge of where Anita lives (the exact address of her home) and how they were going to harm her. That's a real threat.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fventurebeat.files.wordpress.com%2F2014%2F08%2Fanita.jpg%3Fw%3D1200%26amp%3Bh%3D1932&hash=aa72f5484e728e832f3bc37931bb7230c4c2e555)

http://venturebeat.com/2014/08/27/critic-anita-sarkeesian-receives-online-death-threats-after-latest-feminist-frequency-video-on-games/ (http://venturebeat.com/2014/08/27/critic-anita-sarkeesian-receives-online-death-threats-after-latest-feminist-frequency-video-on-games/)

Not that knowledge of her address even matters for much in regards to what can be considered harassment or threatening behaviour. Whether or not harassment includes personal details does not make it any less harassment, regardless of what kind of authority you consider yourself on the matter.

QuoteYes, I am because the point is that anyone in the public light receives vitriol and hatred. Are you really so naive to believe this only happens to women?

What on earth gave you that idea? No, I was simply underlining the absurdity of your comparison of celebrities jokingly reading out tweets detailing how 'dum' they are to threats of rape and murder for individuals speaking about gender in videogames. Yes celebrities do receive threats and in some cases those have resulted in physical actions, but i'm at a loss as to how this changes anything in regards to the harassment she has received?

QuoteThey aren't being criticized for speaking about video games. They're being criticized for spreading lies and conning people. Anita has yet to show any kind of empirical evidence to support her claim that video games cause misogyny in games.

You're taking a position of defending and dismissing those harassing her with rape and death threats because you disagree with her position on these videogames or find her arguments or criticisms lacking. Class act.

QuoteIt's funny. When Jack Thompson claimed video games cause violence and he received threats like Anita does, people said he was full of shit and laughed him off. But when it happens to a woman, we're supposed to stop what we're doing and report every single troll on the internet because this poor helpless damsel (a trope she specifically said she was misogynistic yet she personifies) feels "scared".

Are you really this f**king dense?

Quote
Ergo, no threat existed that would put her or anyone else in danger. Whatever really happened, she made it seem much more serious than it really was and in the process, brought herself back to the spotlight as the Professional Victim of the Day. She's the ultimate in attention whoring.

But a threat was made. It has been acknowledged as having existed in the very article you linked to. You can find further details of what the threat entailed with a simple google search. That it was ruled out by the authorities as being of no risk to Anita or the people attending is either here nor there. It landed with it's desired target and shook her enough to cancel the lecture. But why blame the harassers when you can blame the victim!?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Nov 14, 2014, 04:00:53 PM
Quote from: Gazz on Nov 14, 2014, 03:52:50 PM
QuoteIt's funny. When Jack Thompson claimed video games cause violence and he received threats like Anita does, people said he was full of shit and laughed him off. But when it happens to a woman, we're supposed to stop what we're doing and report every single troll on the internet because this poor helpless damsel (a trope she specifically said she was misogynistic yet she personifies) feels "scared".

Are you really this f**king dense?

Let's avoid personal attacks please.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gazz on Nov 14, 2014, 04:03:49 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Nov 14, 2014, 04:00:53 PM
Quote from: Gazz on Nov 14, 2014, 03:52:50 PM
QuoteIt's funny. When Jack Thompson claimed video games cause violence and he received threats like Anita does, people said he was full of shit and laughed him off. But when it happens to a woman, we're supposed to stop what we're doing and report every single troll on the internet because this poor helpless damsel (a trope she specifically said she was misogynistic yet she personifies) feels "scared".

Are you really this f**king dense?

Let's avoid personal attacks please.

Fair enough.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 14, 2014, 04:05:24 PM
Quote from: Gazz on Nov 14, 2014, 03:52:50 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 14, 2014, 03:14:57 PM
Quote from: Gazz on Nov 14, 2014, 02:57:17 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 14, 2014, 02:32:50 PM
Quote from: Gazz on Nov 14, 2014, 02:04:49 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 14, 2014, 12:05:17 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Nov 14, 2014, 11:58:52 AM
I think it's more the whole association thing with #GamerGate. Seems to be 2 sides to it - that gamers are all sexist pigs, merely attacking females involved in the industry or the other side is that gaming journalism is corrupt. I've read that many interpretations of the thing that it's just become another one of those stupid messes that I care little about.
But because we're dealing professional victims like Anita Sarkeesian and Zoe Quinn, it's easy for them to cry about "harassment" and gain sympathy.

In a post defending gamergaters against accusations of sexism/ misogyny, it took you no time at all to turn to victim blaming before dismissing the threats of sexual violence, death threats and even bomb threats those women have received. Amazing.

Because a great number of that is just people acting like trolls. Good God, people act as if this is something new

That changes what exactly?

They're being personally threatened with rape and death, but it's not harassment because it's only trolling lol.

Being threatened, really? All you're being exposed to are a handful of tweets that are coming from anonymous online accounts. Please show me when these demonstrated a knowledge of where Anita lives (the exact address of her home) and how they were going to harm her. That's a real threat.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fventurebeat.files.wordpress.com%2F2014%2F08%2Fanita.jpg%3Fw%3D1200%26amp%3Bh%3D1932&hash=aa72f5484e728e832f3bc37931bb7230c4c2e555)

http://venturebeat.com/2014/08/27/critic-anita-sarkeesian-receives-online-death-threats-after-latest-feminist-frequency-video-on-games/ (http://venturebeat.com/2014/08/27/critic-anita-sarkeesian-receives-online-death-threats-after-latest-feminist-frequency-video-on-games/)

Not that knowledge of her address even matters for much in regards to what can be considered harassment or threatening behaviour. Whether or not harassment includes personal details does not make it any less harassment, regardless of what kind of authority you consider yourself on the matter.

I call bullshit on that. I don't believe for one second that this "Kevin Dobson" was really tweeting harmful things to her and she just "happened" to screen capture them all within minutes and seconds of them going up. Especially when you look closely and realize it says, "Sign in".

Quote from: Gazz on Nov 14, 2014, 03:52:50 PM
QuoteYes, I am because the point is that anyone in the public light receives vitriol and hatred. Are you really so naive to believe this only happens to women?

What on earth gave you that idea? No, I was simply underlining the absurdity of your comparison of celebrities jokingly reading out tweets detailing how 'dum' they are to threats of rape and murder for individuals speaking about gender in videogames. Yes celebrities do receive threats and in some cases those have resulted in physical actions, but i'm at a loss as to how this changes anything in regards to the harassment she has received?

Because what she's calling harassment is just people being stupid. This is the internet. There will always be stupid people around who say random shit that isn't supposed to make sense. Her job as a social media critic is to siphon away the rubbish and respond to legitimate criticism of her work. However, she's decided that everything sent her way is "harassment" and would sooner censor the hell out of everyone and ask for more donations for her website, Feminist Frequency.

Quote from: Gazz on Nov 14, 2014, 03:52:50 PM
QuoteThey aren't being criticized for speaking about video games. They're being criticized for spreading lies and conning people. Anita has yet to show any kind of empirical evidence to support her claim that video games cause misogyny in games.

You're taking a position of defending and dismissing those harassing her with rape and death threats because you disagree with her position on these videogames or find her arguments or criticisms lacking. Class act.

Ye gods. If you really believe that, then I can't help you. I'm dismissing the claims because she's a professional liar and a professional con artist. It's hard for me to take anything she says seriously because half the time I can't tell if its someone else saying it or her creating a phony account. If she really wanted to prove her point, she'd take time to actually respond to her real critics, people like thunderf00t or The Amazing Atheist.

Quote from: Gazz on Nov 14, 2014, 03:52:50 PM
QuoteIt's funny. When Jack Thompson claimed video games cause violence and he received threats like Anita does, people said he was full of shit and laughed him off. But when it happens to a woman, we're supposed to stop what we're doing and report every single troll on the internet because this poor helpless damsel (a trope she specifically said she was misogynistic yet she personifies) feels "scared".

Are you really this f**king dense?

Prove me wrong then. Find me widespread media support for Jack Thompson, when he made claims that video games cause violence, against the resulting threats he received.

Quote from: Gazz on Nov 14, 2014, 03:52:50 PM
But a threat was made. It has been acknowledged as having existed in the very article you linked to. You can find further details of what the threat entailed with a simple google search. That it was ruled out by the authorities as being of no risk to Anita or the people attending is either here nor there. It landed with it's desired target and shook her enough to cancel the lecture. But why blame the harassers when you can blame the victim!?

Again, I'm going back to her being a professional victim. We're never going to agree on this. I believe she concocted the threat against herself just to garner attention for herself whereas you believe otherwise.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gazz on Nov 14, 2014, 04:08:30 PM
Yup, I'm out.

I can't intelligently argue with someone willing to bend over backwards and even create conspiracy theories to dismiss and defend individuals who make threats of sexual violence and death.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 14, 2014, 04:24:28 PM
And I can't argue with someone who refuses to look beyond what mass media is feeding him, so I guess we're even.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gazz on Nov 14, 2014, 04:30:51 PM
Sure. If that were anywhere near the truth, absolutely!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 14, 2014, 04:53:51 PM
So now what? Fancy a drink?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 14, 2014, 08:59:54 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/11/politics/jesse-ventura-veterans-day/?cid=ob_articlesidebarall&iref=obnetwork (http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/11/politics/jesse-ventura-veterans-day/?cid=ob_articlesidebarall&iref=obnetwork)

Yep.

Jesse's does make a point though. Does the military fight for our freedom? Having a military in itself ensures our freedom but when was the last time we utilized it to fight an actual treat to our freedom? 911? ISIS? Veitnam?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 14, 2014, 10:02:58 PM
1812.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 14, 2014, 10:09:15 PM
1812... anyone has anything sooner?  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Wrecktangle on Nov 14, 2014, 10:20:16 PM
1945?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 14, 2014, 10:37:12 PM
You can't really fight for freedom unless the force you're fighting against I trying to remove it.  The Nazis and Japan weren't really in a position to remove Americas freedom.  The merits of Korea, Vietnam, and the various Middle East invasions are really neither here nor there.

Those who sign up deserve a certain level of respect simply for putting themselves in harms way.  They don't get to pick and choose where and whom they fight.

However this whole "They're fighting for your freedom" is jingoistic wank.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 15, 2014, 03:00:33 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 14, 2014, 06:19:16 AM
5 year old girl killed in drive by shooting, where is the outrage for this America? or is that just reserved for the cops.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/year-girl-shot-sitting-grandpa-26766803 (http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/year-girl-shot-sitting-grandpa-26766803)


Wow I guess not, no one gives a crap about this.


But this on the other hand...http://abcnews.go.com/US/gun-sales-boom-ahead-ferguson-ruling/story?id=26895756 (http://abcnews.go.com/US/gun-sales-boom-ahead-ferguson-ruling/story?id=26895756)

is happening all the time. So much one could say here...

-_-
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 15, 2014, 05:25:09 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 15, 2014, 03:00:33 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 14, 2014, 06:19:16 AM
5 year old girl killed in drive by shooting, where is the outrage for this America? or is that just reserved for the cops.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/year-girl-shot-sitting-grandpa-26766803 (http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/year-girl-shot-sitting-grandpa-26766803)


Wow I guess not, no one gives a crap about this.

It became lost in the shuffle :P

I have no words for this. It's a tragedy and I hope they catch the responsible f**kers.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 17, 2014, 03:45:14 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/17/seals-sex-penguins_n_6170770.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/17/seals-sex-penguins_n_6170770.html)

QuoteScientists documenting wildlife in the sub-Antarctic are shocked after witnessing multiple incidents in which fur seals sexually harassed penguins.

I don't even...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Nov 18, 2014, 12:33:56 AM
Quote from: SM on Nov 14, 2014, 10:37:12 PM
You can't really fight for freedom unless the force you're fighting against I trying to remove it.  The Nazis and Japan weren't really in a position to remove Americas freedom.  The merits of Korea, Vietnam, and the various Middle East invasions are really neither here nor there.

Those who sign up deserve a certain level of respect simply for putting themselves in harms way.  They don't get to pick and choose where and whom they fight.

However this whole "They're fighting for your freedom" is jingoistic wank.

I think Korea was definitely a war over freedom considering they spent the last century a Japanese/Chinese puppet colony and then got broken up into two seperate states by the USA/Soviet Union/China.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 18, 2014, 01:25:33 AM
Yeah but Americans weren't fighting for the freedom of other Americans.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Nov 18, 2014, 03:04:33 AM
South Korea warn't exactly a free and democratic society until the '80s, either.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 18, 2014, 01:01:00 PM
It seems people are still taking about Matt Taylor and #ShirtGate (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23shirtgate%20%23shirtstorm&src=tyah). All this over a f**king t-shirt; unbelievable. Talk about faux outrage.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 18, 2014, 01:32:55 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 18, 2014, 01:01:00 PM
It seems people are still taking about Matt Taylor and #ShirtGate (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23shirtgate%20%23shirtstorm&src=tyah). All this over a f**king t-shirt; unbelievable. Talk about faux outrage.
Had no idea that was a thing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 18, 2014, 01:46:11 PM
Unfortunately, it is. People are just that stupid.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Nov 18, 2014, 03:34:07 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 18, 2014, 01:46:11 PM
Unfortunately, it is. People are just that stupid.



I never knew how Islam and Feminism are related.

http://twitchy.com/2014/11/17/tweeter-creates-new-feminist-approved-shirt-for-dr-matt-taylor-photo (http://twitchy.com/2014/11/17/tweeter-creates-new-feminist-approved-shirt-for-dr-matt-taylor-photo)



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 18, 2014, 03:47:53 PM
They aren't.

That shirt is pretty hilarious though :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Nov 18, 2014, 04:17:49 PM
The comments are hilarious xD some of the shirts they are suggesting should be real.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Nov 18, 2014, 05:42:32 PM
I genuinely can't believe this.

What...

f**k all of them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Nov 18, 2014, 07:29:00 PM
I'm just going to put this out there, that when the scientists were going to announce that they landed the probe on the comet, they really should have been wearing more professional clothing.  Kinda makes me wonder what he was thinking when he chose to put that shirt on, but best guess, he wasn't thinking.  That's just one of my thoughts, I do think #shirtgate is ridiculous what he wore should not overshadow what he and his team accomplished, especially when women are demanding that what they wear should not diminish respect or create the illusion of consent.  My fear is that this will set feminism back, especially when this will cause people to lose respect for them, not just from men but from women as well.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Nov 18, 2014, 07:51:42 PM
Who gives a f**k, seriously though.

Seriously.

They landed a ROBOT on a f**king COMET.

And some scantily clad DRAWINGS of a woman on a shirt is causing outrage.

f**k off people.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Nov 18, 2014, 07:55:14 PM
Quote from: BANE on Nov 18, 2014, 07:51:42 PM
Who gives a f**k, seriously though.

Seriously.

They landed a ROBOT on a f**king COMET.

And some scantily clad DRAWINGS of a woman on a shirt is causing outrage.

f**k off people.

That's a whole lot of Toxic Masculinity ya got there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Nov 18, 2014, 08:14:13 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 18, 2014, 01:01:00 PM
It seems people are still taking about Matt Taylor and #ShirtGate (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23shirtgate%20%23shirtstorm&src=tyah). All this over a f**king t-shirt; unbelievable. Talk about faux outrage.

f**king stupid.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Nov 18, 2014, 08:16:02 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Nov 18, 2014, 07:55:14 PM
Quote from: BANE on Nov 18, 2014, 07:51:42 PM
Who gives a f**k, seriously though.

Seriously.

They landed a ROBOT on a f**king COMET.

And some scantily clad DRAWINGS of a woman on a shirt is causing outrage.

f**k off people.

That's a whole lot of Toxic Masculinity ya got there.
What are you even talking about
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Nov 18, 2014, 08:17:20 PM
I am not sure myself.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Nov 18, 2014, 08:32:26 PM
The comet sings too.

http://www.iflscience.com/space/rosetta-s-comet-sounds-lot-predator (http://www.iflscience.com/space/rosetta-s-comet-sounds-lot-predator)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Nov 18, 2014, 08:34:38 PM
It's one of the things people freaking out over the shirt like to say, like 'check your privilege'.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 18, 2014, 08:52:34 PM
Quote from: BANE on Nov 18, 2014, 07:51:42 PM
Who gives a f**k, seriously though.

Seriously.

They landed a ROBOT on a f**king COMET.

And some scantily clad DRAWINGS of a woman on a shirt is causing outrage.

f**k off people.

No, it's just a simple case of basic professionalism.

If you're going to front the worlds media about something really important, take a second to look a mirror. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Nov 18, 2014, 09:12:38 PM
It was what he was wearing during the landing and he hopped over to do an interview, if I'm looking at the dates correctly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 18, 2014, 09:18:16 PM
Then either get him a less garish shirt, or get someone else to do the interview.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Nov 18, 2014, 09:20:53 PM
I wonder what would have happened if the scientist had been a woman wearing a Conan the Barbarian shirt.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Nov 18, 2014, 09:21:53 PM
Quote from: SM on Nov 18, 2014, 09:18:16 PM
Then either get him a less garish shirt, or get someone else to do the interview.
Cool

Quote from: Sabby on Nov 18, 2014, 09:20:53 PM
I wonder what would have happened if the scientist had been a woman wearing a Conan the Barbarian shirt.
"Neat shirt, everyone loves it, cool movie, aw man a scientist chick who loves fantasy movies what a perfect woman!"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 18, 2014, 09:26:54 PM
Because of course such a thing is entirely likely and not at all stupid.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Nov 18, 2014, 09:29:32 PM
And several days ago you would have said exactly the same thing about #Shirtgate :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gazz on Nov 18, 2014, 09:32:15 PM
Quote from: SM on Nov 18, 2014, 09:18:16 PM
Then either get him a less garish shirt, or get someone else to do the interview.

Oh but surely it can't be that simple.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Nov 18, 2014, 09:40:21 PM
This whole thing is stupid.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gazz on Nov 18, 2014, 09:42:03 PM
Quote from: BANE on Nov 18, 2014, 09:40:21 PM
This whole thing is stupid.

And entirely avoidable.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 18, 2014, 09:54:27 PM
Yep.  Whoever is looking after ESAs PR needs slapping.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Nov 18, 2014, 09:54:37 PM
Yep.

Shouldn't have worn the shirt.

Shouldn't have reacted so poorly to the shirt.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gazz on Nov 18, 2014, 09:59:19 PM
Quote from: BANE on Nov 18, 2014, 09:54:37 PM
Yep.

Shouldn't have worn the shirt.

Shouldn't have reacted so poorly to the shirt.

Whole situation in a nutshell.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 18, 2014, 10:02:11 PM
Quote from: BANE on Nov 18, 2014, 09:54:37 PM
Yep.

Shouldn't have worn the shirt.

Shouldn't have reacted so poorly to the shirt.

Shouldn't have reacted so poorly to the reaction.

How naive do you have to be to think that someone wouldn't point it out?  And that f**kwits wouldn't threaten the woman who pointed it out with rape and death?  And that bloggers wouldn't rub their hands together with glee at the clickbait articles forming in their self absorbed heads as they take sides.

The internet must amplify everything out the wazoo in order to feed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Nov 18, 2014, 10:05:11 PM
I don't know, I guess I just hold out hope that people have matured just that little bit not to let such things bother them.

The Internet is truly one of our greatest inventions as a species.

Case in point.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 18, 2014, 10:11:54 PM
It is a fool's hope.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUbxZHQcOTs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUbxZHQcOTs)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 18, 2014, 10:54:51 PM
Quote from: SM on Nov 18, 2014, 09:18:16 PM
Then either get him a less garish shirt, or get someone else to do the interview.

The interviewer wasn't the one who complained. It was these folks. (http://www.theverge.com/2014/11/13/7213819/your-bowling-shirt-is-holding-back-progress), followed (I think it was in this order) by Rose Eveleth.

Quote from: SM on Nov 18, 2014, 09:54:27 PM
Yep.  Whoever is looking after ESAs PR needs slapping.

Why? How could they have predicted people would have lost their shit over a shirt of all things?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 18, 2014, 11:06:21 PM
Once again...

QuoteHow naive do you have to be to think that someone wouldn't point it out?

It doesn't matter who complained - the fact remains such a shirt shows a remarkable lack of professionalism on someone's part.  You might be able to get away with wearing it in some work environments, in many others you wouldn't.  That's neither here nor there.  Only an idiot would wear it when representing their employer in front of the worlds media to talk about such a remarkable scientific achievement.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Nov 19, 2014, 12:02:26 AM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Nov 18, 2014, 08:32:26 PM
The comet sings too.

http://www.iflscience.com/space/rosetta-s-comet-sounds-lot-predator (http://www.iflscience.com/space/rosetta-s-comet-sounds-lot-predator)

Kinda sounds like a purr, it must be very happy to see us :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Nov 19, 2014, 12:05:52 AM
So, a group of people who love banging on the 'don't judge my appearance' and the 'I'm being cyberbullied' drums in tantum proceed to... judge this mans appearance... with online lynch mobs...

Um... am I the only one seeing the hypocrisy here? It's not like he was wearing a "f**k the Cook" apron guys, it was a shirt with women on it. Stylized women. Yes, we can definitely argue it's a tacky shirt, and very unprofessional, but anyone who thinks the guy walked out on stage covered in petrol and tossed a zippo lighter to the audience is, I'm sorry, a damn fool. Yes, he tripped on stage, he doesn't deserve to be lit on fire.

f**k, the guys just landed a probe on a comet, and almost immediately after he has to make an apology video where he seems genuinely sad. I'd be sad to if I spent all this work achieving something of real value and was immediately dragged down by these f**king crafted glass hypocrites. It's like society has collectively decided "Hey, scientific achievement, that's great and all, but ya know what's really important? My hair trigger sense of moral outrage, for I am a child in an adults body. Placate me, or else"

f**k anyone defending this backwards nonsense.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Nov 19, 2014, 12:10:07 AM
We land a probe on a comet and people want to bitch about a shirt? People need to calm down its a f**king shirt, get over yourselves...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 19, 2014, 12:27:22 AM
Quote from: SM on Nov 18, 2014, 11:06:21 PM
Once again...

QuoteHow naive do you have to be to think that someone wouldn't point it out?

It doesn't matter who complained - the fact remains such a shirt shows a remarkable lack of professionalism on someone's part.  You might be able to get away with wearing it in some work environments, in many others you wouldn't.  That's neither here nor there.  Only an idiot would wear it when representing their employer in front of the worlds media to talk about such a remarkable scientific achievement.

Sorry, but I'm more interested in what the man accomplished rather than what he's wearing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 19, 2014, 12:35:31 AM
What you're interested in could not be more irrelevant.

It's about professionalism and corporate image.  The shirt detracted from the professional image ESA would wish to project.  It was a dumb mistake to have the guy front the media.

But once again, it seems some are too naive to appreciate that and act surprised when people disproportionately complain online, as if this sort of thing has never happened before.  And then obliviously join in by complaining about the complaining with just as much vitriol.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Nov 19, 2014, 01:34:30 AM
It's not about how unprofessional his shirt is though, is it. It's the manner in which it's unprofessional. Nobody would give a shit if it had superman or batman or the cast of FRIENDS or even Calvin and Hobbes on it. Nobody would even mention it, nobody would think to speak about it. Yet those are all unprofessional, no?

It's an entirely separate issue from being unprofessional. The guy could wear cargo shorts, socks and sandals and a Hawaiian shirt and NOBODY would bat an eye besides one or two sticklers, and even then it would be lighthearted. It's simply because it was a drawing of a woman with very little clothes on.

I'm not surprised. Just dumbfounded once again haha
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 19, 2014, 01:55:31 AM
The scantily clad women is what makes it unprofessional in this circumstance.

It's not even remotely comparable to some licensed shirt or a Hawaiian shirt.  I wear Hawaiian shirts into the office on the odd Friday.  I couldn't wear what this guy wore though.  And I couldn't wear casual clothes if I had to meet with clients.



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 19, 2014, 04:05:21 AM
The shirt was fecking awesome, the landing was even more fecking awesome and the dude wearing the shirt is just a fecking God damn superstar in my book  ;D I wanna shake that man by the hand.

PC people for feck yourselves.


https://uk.news.yahoo.com/boris-johnson-condemns--shirtgate--critics-120740592.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Nov 19, 2014, 04:56:31 AM
No one who matters is talking about "shirtgate". Only reason I know it exists is the hooligans on this site who give it attention.

Bottom line is, as SM has so nicely put, he dressed unprofessionally whilst in a professional environment.


As an aside, I f**king hate all these "noun-gate" things. As though this is in anyways comparable to political espionage.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Nov 19, 2014, 05:01:46 AM
So, Russia is going to create an alternative wikipedia website for their citizens since:
QuoteAnalysis of this resource showed that it is not capable of providing information about the region and life of the country in a detailed or sufficient way
and
QuotePresident Vladimir Putin has branded the Internet a "CIA special project", and the Kremlin has said it must protect its online realm from threats from the West
also
QuoteSince August, bloggers in Russia with more than 3,000 followers must register with the Moscow's mass media regulatory agency and conform to rules applied to larger media outlets.

Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/14/us-russia-wikipedia-alternative-idUSKCN0IY1YT20141114 (http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/14/us-russia-wikipedia-alternative-idUSKCN0IY1YT20141114)

That seems to be a little totalitarian, maybe?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 19, 2014, 05:06:22 AM
Quote from: SpaceMarines on Nov 19, 2014, 04:56:31 AM
No one who matters is talking about "shirtgate". Only reason I know it exists is the hooligans on this site who give it attention.

Bottom line is, as SM has so nicely put, he dressed unprofessionally whilst in a professional environment.


As an aside, I f**king hate all these "noun-gate" things. As though this is in anyways comparable to political espionage.

Woe betide if Bill Gates ever provokes internet outrage.

Or Roger Waters.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Nov 19, 2014, 05:25:33 AM
"Roger Waters review controversy on Bill Gates-owned publication"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Nov 19, 2014, 08:32:51 AM
Quote from: Sagittarius on Nov 19, 2014, 05:01:46 AM
So, Russia is going to create an alternative wikipedia website for their citizens

Wrapping up to save space
since:
QuoteAnalysis of this resource showed that it is not capable of providing information about the region and life of the country in a detailed or sufficient way
and
QuotePresident Vladimir Putin has branded the Internet a "CIA special project", and the Kremlin has said it must protect its online realm from threats from the West
also
QuoteSince August, bloggers in Russia with more than 3,000 followers must register with the Moscow's mass media regulatory agency and conform to rules applied to larger media outlets.

Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/14/us-russia-wikipedia-alternative-idUSKCN0IY1YT20141114 (http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/14/us-russia-wikipedia-alternative-idUSKCN0IY1YT20141114)
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That seems to be a little totalitarian, maybe?

Jesus - emphatically yes. When commentators suggest Putin wants a return of the Soviet Union, I've always laughed it off, because you'll have a hard time finding a more committed capitalist. But with suppression of free speech along with dictatorship, hyper-conservative ethics and aggressive expansionism, it really does seem he's committed to those principals of governance.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Nov 19, 2014, 09:33:07 AM
Quote from: Gazz on Nov 18, 2014, 09:42:03 PM
Quote from: BANE on Nov 18, 2014, 09:40:21 PM
This whole thing is stupid.

And entirely avoidable.

Unfortunately this is very much the case. As SM said earlier, it's about professional appearance.

I very much admire the man and everyone at ESA and Rosetta for what they've done. But unfortunately we live in a world where "appearance" means a lot - because there's a lot of people out their to offend. He definitely did not deserve the abuse he has been given and I find it ridiculous that they took it to that level but there is a reason most places ask you for a shirt and tie or a plain t-shirt. To avoid shit like this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Cal427eb on Nov 19, 2014, 10:13:43 AM
He did it for the f**king attention.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Nov 19, 2014, 11:04:46 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Nov 19, 2014, 09:33:07 AMBut unfortunately we live in a world where "appearance" means a lot - because there's a lot of people out their to offend.

I really think we care far too much about offending people. We spend so much time trying to placate every child who discovers they can Tweet.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Nov 19, 2014, 11:33:25 AM
I completely agree. There's too much concern over what group will dislike what. I, personally, think people look for offence.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Nov 19, 2014, 11:38:51 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Nov 19, 2014, 11:33:25 AM
I completely agree. There's too much concern over what group will dislike what. I, personally, think people look for offence.

I heard an interesting theory once that the human brain expects a certain amount of conflict. We evolved under regular adversity, and now a lot of us find ourselves in a world that's very comfortable and easy. I mean, you only ever see this SJW nonsense in parts of the world where people can afford to waste their time, it's almost like the adversity is completely fabricated.

I'm not sure what the term for this is, so I'm having a hard time finding any citation (that may change once I get a pot of coffee in me), so take that with a grain of salt.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 19, 2014, 12:26:55 PM
Quote from: Sagittarius on Nov 19, 2014, 05:01:46 AM
So, Russia is going to create an alternative wikipedia website for their citizens since:
QuoteAnalysis of this resource showed that it is not capable of providing information about the region and life of the country in a detailed or sufficient way
and
QuotePresident Vladimir Putin has branded the Internet a "CIA special project", and the Kremlin has said it must protect its online realm from threats from the West
also
QuoteSince August, bloggers in Russia with more than 3,000 followers must register with the Moscow's mass media regulatory agency and conform to rules applied to larger media outlets.

Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/14/us-russia-wikipedia-alternative-idUSKCN0IY1YT20141114 (http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/14/us-russia-wikipedia-alternative-idUSKCN0IY1YT20141114)

That seems to be a little totalitarian, maybe?

A little? :P

So Putin is promoting conspiracy theories now? Is there no end to this guy's madness?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 19, 2014, 09:24:36 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Nov 19, 2014, 11:33:25 AM
I completely agree. There's too much concern over what group will dislike what. I, personally, think people look for offence.

Indeed.

Which is why we have people to manage brand and image - and have had for a very long time.  You can't stop people arcing up online, so your best course is to give them as little as possible to arc up about.  If he hadn't worn the dumb shirt, people wouldn't have had anything to crack the shits about.  And other parties would've had to have found another target for their threats of death and rape.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Nov 19, 2014, 09:49:42 PM
What's the internet without threats of death and rape though?  ???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Nov 19, 2014, 09:52:12 PM
Quote from: SM on Nov 19, 2014, 09:24:36 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Nov 19, 2014, 11:33:25 AM
I completely agree. There's too much concern over what group will dislike what. I, personally, think people look for offence.

Indeed.

Which is why we have people to manage brand and image - and have had for a very long time.  You can't stop people arcing up online, so your best course is to give them as little as possible to arc up about.  If he hadn't worn the dumb shirt, people wouldn't have had anything to crack the shits about. And other parties would've had to have found another target for their threats of death and rape.

So why take the steps to stop something you admit will always happen. Don't you think maybe catering to these people as a routine hands them the power?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 19, 2014, 10:14:56 PM
Only if you want to take seperate quotes out of the original context.

Quote from: BANE on Nov 19, 2014, 09:49:42 PM
What's the internet without threats of death and rape though?  ???

No different to how it'd be without people whining and people whining about people whining.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 19, 2014, 10:40:22 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/19/ancient-whale-new-zealand_n_6184832.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/19/ancient-whale-new-zealand_n_6184832.html)

QuoteScientists in New Zealand say they've discovered two previously unknown ancient whale species, rewriting the history of marine mammals in the Southern hemisphere.

Something different for us all.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Nov 20, 2014, 12:59:55 AM
Quote from: SM on Nov 19, 2014, 10:14:56 PM
Only if you want to take seperate quotes out of the original context.

Quote from: BANE on Nov 19, 2014, 09:49:42 PM
What's the internet without threats of death and rape though?  ???

No different to how it'd be without people whining and people whining about people whining.
And people whining about people whining about people whining.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 20, 2014, 01:04:58 AM
Alright, Stan. Don't labour the point.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Nov 20, 2014, 01:54:06 AM
Not wanting to kick the hornets nest, but this would have been a great addition yesterday.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages-cdn.9gag.com%2Fphoto%2FaoZRjYe_700b_v1.jpg&hash=5ab026f327c5b78fad45845f546e4c64261ffca3)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 20, 2014, 02:17:15 AM
Ye olde "BUT THEY'RE DOING IT TOO!!!!!" argument as if that all makes it better.

That aside, I've really tried to read Jessica Valenti's stuff on the Guardian, but she continually comes across as one of the aforementioned group of disproportionate complainers.  Not that there's nothing to complain about - there generally is - but she just goes over the top.  Even a lot of the traditional Guardian readership who'd be completely sympathetic with her views find it hard due to poor writing or research, or just her general over-the-topness.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Nov 20, 2014, 02:50:37 AM
Quote from: SM on Nov 20, 2014, 02:17:15 AM
Ye olde "BUT THEY'RE DOING IT TOO!!!!!" argument as if that all makes it better.

Oh, I agree with you, that doesn't help your case, if your case is trying to get Matt off the hook, but that's not the point the picture is trying to make. It's trying to point out an obvious case of bias and hypocrisy. Her wearing that shirt doesn't make Matts case any better, but the people who lay into him this relentlessly are quite happy to ignore the exact same thing so long as it's done by an outspoken feminist.

Hell, I'd say Jessica's shirt is far worse. Neither one justifies a moral outrage in my opinion, but if I had to pick which was more offensive, I'd go for the one that revels in the suffering of half the human race over the one with a sexy image on it.


Quote from: SpaceMarines on Nov 20, 2014, 03:02:08 AM
If someone had been wearing that "male tears" t-shirt whilst being a government employee interviewed for international publication about a major scientific achievement, there'd probably be some backlash.

Context is certainly a factor, yeah. Would you consider it unprofessional for a journalist for The Guardian who writes on gender equality issues to wear a sexist shirt and then broadcast it on her personal Twitter account?

I do think Matt is in a worse position, though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 20, 2014, 03:11:14 AM
QuoteOh, I agree with you, that doesn't help your case, if your case is trying to get Matt off the hook, but that's not the point the picture is trying to make.

I don't have a case.

ESA guy made an unprofessional mistake.  If he was wearing his scantily clad women shirt on a beach like she is, there's no story.
Valenti is a feminist writer so the t-shirt fits in with her job.  If she wears her top in her Guardian profile pic - well the Guardian aren't going to let that happen and she doesn't, so again, no story.  And she's not pimping some world wide news so the stories aren't terribly comparable anyway.

But people will find something to get outraged about in either case because internet.

In either case, I don't care.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Nov 20, 2014, 03:14:27 AM
Quote from: SM on Nov 20, 2014, 03:11:14 AM
QuoteOh, I agree with you, that doesn't help your case, if your case is trying to get Matt off the hook, but that's not the point the picture is trying to make.

I don't have a case.

I didn't say you did, I said that if you wanted to make that argument, going 'they did it to' isn't a good way to do it. I was agreeing with you.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 20, 2014, 03:17:19 AM
Quote from: SM on Nov 20, 2014, 02:17:15 AM
Ye olde "BUT THEY'RE DOING IT TOO!!!!!" argument as if that all makes it better.

That aside, I've really tried to read Jessica Valenti's stuff on the Guardian, but she continually comes across as one of the aforementioned group of disproportionate complainers.  Not that there's nothing to complain about - there generally is - but she just goes over the top.  Even a lot of the traditional Guardian readership who'd be completely sympathetic with her views find it hard due to poor writing or research, or just her general over-the-topness.

She's a tumblrite with a louder voice. She's hardly a "journalist", even if she works for the Guardian.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 20, 2014, 03:29:08 AM
Didn't say she was a journalist.  In inverted commas or otherwise.

As if it actually mattered.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Nov 20, 2014, 03:39:07 AM
Wait, why isn't she a journalist? We can discuss the quality (or lack there of) of her work all day, but doesn't working for a publication make you a journalist?

I have noticed the word is losing utility over the last few years, so I'm not even certain of it's correct definition or it's common use.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 20, 2014, 03:53:58 AM
She's a writer, but personally I would define a journalist as someone who has at least trained (if not qualified) in journalism.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 20, 2014, 04:28:07 AM
Quote from: SM on Nov 20, 2014, 02:17:15 AM
Ye olde "BUT THEY'RE DOING IT TOO!!!!!" argument as if that all makes it better.

That aside, I've really tried to read Jessica Valenti's stuff on the Guardian, but she continually comes across as one of the aforementioned group of disproportionate complainers.  Not that there's nothing to complain about - there generally is - but she just goes over the top.  Even a lot of the traditional Guardian readership who'd be completely sympathetic with her views find it hard due to poor writing or research, or just her general over-the-topness.

As usual...lets just let the PC brigade dominate our lives with their petty sh*t. Are you SURE you don't live in the UK? you'd love it here  ::)




Quote from: Sabby on Nov 19, 2014, 09:52:12 PM
Quote from: SM on Nov 19, 2014, 09:24:36 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Nov 19, 2014, 11:33:25 AM
I completely agree. There's too much concern over what group will dislike what. I, personally, think people look for offence.

Indeed.

Which is why we have people to manage brand and image - and have had for a very long time.  You can't stop people arcing up online, so your best course is to give them as little as possible to arc up about.  If he hadn't worn the dumb shirt, people wouldn't have had anything to crack the shits about. And other parties would've had to have found another target for their threats of death and rape.

So why take the steps to stop something you admit will always happen. Don't you think maybe catering to these people as a routine hands them the power?

Precisely.

Oh and that shirt was designed by a woman lol  ::)
Glad to hear the shirt is selling big time  ;D

Source...
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/392929/shirtgate-and-common-decency-jonah-goldberg (http://www.nationalreview.com/article/392929/shirtgate-and-common-decency-jonah-goldberg)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Nov 20, 2014, 04:35:54 AM
Goodnight Philae Lander (https://twitter.com/Philae2014/status/533423541413502976), hope you get some sun soon!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 20, 2014, 04:49:49 AM
QuoteAs usual...lets just let the PC brigade dominate our lives with their petty sh*t. Are you SURE you don't live in the UK? you'd love it here

As usual... you utterly fail to grasp anything resembling the actual point that's being discussed.
And if I'm politically correct - I'm still correct.

QuotePrecisely.

Case in point.

:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 20, 2014, 05:19:00 AM
Quote from: SM on Nov 20, 2014, 04:49:49 AM
QuoteAs usual...lets just let the PC brigade dominate our lives with their petty sh*t. Are you SURE you don't live in the UK? you'd love it here

As usual... you utterly fail to grasp anything resembling the actual point that's being discussed.
And if I'm politically correct - I'm still correct.

QuotePrecisely.

Case in point.

:laugh:


::) And your point is a man shouldn't wear a shirt with cartoon images of semi naked women to an interview because its unprofessional and should know better. Point taken, my point...who gives a sh*t. The fact you even question his choice of attire or suggest its unprofessional puts you in the same camp as the PC brigade. Why? because it doesn't matter, his job doesn't require a suit and tie, it doesn't matter at all. On top of that they are cartoon images, you can hardly make them out much and it was designed by his female friend! Oh and it doesn't matter.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/11232986/Matt-Taylors-sexist-shirt-and-the-day-political-correctness-officially-went-mad.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/11232986/Matt-Taylors-sexist-shirt-and-the-day-political-correctness-officially-went-mad.html)

No...no you're not, depends on the politics.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 20, 2014, 05:36:35 AM
QuoteAnd your point is a man shouldn't wear a shirt with cartoon images of semi naked women to an interview because its unprofessional and should know better. Point taken, my point...who gives a sh*t.

If no one gave a shit - this discussion wouldn't have been going on over the last few pages.  A discussion that you've finally caught up with and are now contributing to.  I know it's hard but do try and keep up.

Quotehttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/11232986/Matt-Taylors-sexist-shirt-and-the-day-political-correctness-officially-went-mad.html

No...no you're not

lolhubbs

A right wing newspaper lectures about "political correctness gone mad".   :laugh: You know that have that rubbish sitting there as a template and just copy and paste the names in, right?

I've already called the reaction to this guy disproportionate.  If you could only grasp that the world isn't black and white and that there's a whole range of opinions and ideas that sit between "PC" and "Miserable Hate-filled Racist Pretend Movie Critic".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 20, 2014, 05:57:09 AM
Quote from: SM on Nov 20, 2014, 05:36:35 AM
QuoteAnd your point is a man shouldn't wear a shirt with cartoon images of semi naked women to an interview because its unprofessional and should know better. Point taken, my point...who gives a sh*t.

If no one gave a shit - this discussion wouldn't have been going on over the last few pages.  A discussion that you've finally caught up with and are now contributing to.  I know it's hard but do try and keep up.

Quotehttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/11232986/Matt-Taylors-sexist-shirt-and-the-day-political-correctness-officially-went-mad.html

No...no you're not

lolhubbs

A right wing newspaper lectures about "political correctness gone mad".   :laugh: You know that have that rubbish sitting there as a template and just copy and paste the names in, right?

I've already called the reaction to this guy disproportionate.  If you could only grasp that the world isn't black and white and that there's a whole range of opinions and ideas that sit between "PC" and "Miserable Hate-filled Racist Pretend Movie Critic".


Errr no, your extreme lefty ideas are kicking in too high here. The Telegraph (media group) is a major British newspaper that I suppose would be deemed a Tory paper.

But you defend the reaction to a degree.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 20, 2014, 06:06:06 AM
Nope.

I just said that internet over-reaction is inevitable, and anyone who is surprised by this is fooling themselves or an idiot.

Next week, it'll be something else.

And you do know Tory=right wing, correct?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 20, 2014, 06:14:43 AM
Quote from: SM on Nov 20, 2014, 06:06:06 AM
Nope.

I just said that internet over-reaction is inevitable, and anyone who is surprised by this is fooling themselves or an idiot.

Next week, it'll be something else.

And you do know Tory=right wing, correct?

Well that's what Labour would like most to think (for obvious reasons) but no, we're in the EU remember, no chance.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 20, 2014, 06:24:50 AM
No - it's common knowledge that Labour = left and Conservatives = right, at their core.  Maybe the Tories are more centre than you'd like - but that just means they're centre right.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 20, 2014, 12:28:14 PM
Quote from: Sagittarius on Nov 20, 2014, 04:35:54 AM
Goodnight Philae Lander (https://twitter.com/Philae2014/status/533423541413502976), hope you get some sun soon!

What a time we live in. I wonder when we'll send people to Mars.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Nov 20, 2014, 12:36:17 PM
It's New Horizons we need to be looking forward to next. That'll be another major first for us.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Nov 20, 2014, 11:06:53 PM
I mean it is kinda f**king stupid that this many people lost their shit over a T-Shirt. Is it unprofessional? Sure. Does it make him a misogynist? f**k no. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Nov 23, 2014, 09:03:52 PM
Lewis Hamilton. :')
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 24, 2014, 12:25:14 PM
Quote from: Vertigo on Nov 23, 2014, 09:03:52 PM
Lewis Hamilton. :')

I never understood the thrill in watching race car driving. What excites you about it?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Nov 24, 2014, 12:56:15 PM
Mainly, it's been something I can watch with my dad (for whom F1 took on its significance back when the cars were incredibly dangerous, and the racing very close).
It does become a different beast when you have someone to support, though - you're willing them to manage an overtake, feeling the tension when they're trying to fend off a rival, facepalming when they crash or the car breaks down, cheering them on if they manage some ridiculous maneuvre or exceed your expectations.

If you don't have a driver or team you're invested in (or if they're having a very bad season), then yeah, it does get very dull. There's always the thrill of ridiculous speed, and appreciation of the extraordinary sophistication of the engineering, but that doesn't necessarily carry you through moment to moment. I often skip races, and only watch unedited broadcasts for the season openers and closers.

Anyway, some seasons are better than others, due to the constantly changing rules, and fortunes of the teams and drivers. This year there's been a lot of overtaking throughout the field, and a VERY close rivalry for the championship, with lots of drama between two former friends. The only thing that's been missing is multiple teams challenging for the #1 spot, but it's been gratifying watching Ferrari fall on its arse, ozzie Ricciardo smacking down four-time champ teammate Vettel, '90s hero team Williams pulling out of a decade-long slump, and Hamilton finally clinching a second championship that's been a long time coming.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 24, 2014, 02:25:12 PM
Fair enough. I never found folks driving around a track particularly exciting, but like other sports, that's probably because I don't understand the level of skill required for it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Nov 24, 2014, 05:46:33 PM
Might want to try watching Rush, if you haven't already. One of 2013's best films, and encapsulates a lot of the draw in an easily-digestible and entertaining format.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Nov 25, 2014, 02:28:23 AM
Darren Wilson found innocent here we go
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 25, 2014, 02:31:27 AM
Update stream (http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2014/nov/24/ferguson-grand-jury-police-officer-darron-wilson-michael-brown)

Looks like too many inconsistent or changed witness statements.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Nov 25, 2014, 02:39:56 AM
Quote from: SM on Nov 25, 2014, 02:31:27 AM
Update stream (http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2014/nov/24/ferguson-grand-jury-police-officer-darron-wilson-michael-brown)

Looks like too many inconsistent or changed witness statements.

Yup.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Nov 25, 2014, 03:49:24 AM
(https://33.media.tumblr.com/3c60c966cba38b30b493600a51113d0c/tumblr_nfkt7pILW61r7nbddo1_1280.jpg)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Nov 25, 2014, 03:50:05 AM
HOW CLEVER OF ANONYMOUS

HAHAHAHA THANK YOU FOR THE JOKES

DING DONG!! WOOP WOOP YOUR ACNE CREAM AND FLESHLIGHTS ARE AT THE DOOR BOYS

f**k off
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 25, 2014, 04:18:22 AM
Now to break shops and steal things that belong to people who have nothing to do with any of this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Nov 25, 2014, 04:33:41 AM
Quote from: BANE on Nov 25, 2014, 03:50:05 AM
HOW CLEVER OF ANONYMOUS

HAHAHAHA THANK YOU FOR THE JOKES

DING DONG!! WOOP WOOP YOUR ACNE CREAM AND FLESHLIGHTS ARE AT THE DOOR BOYS

f**k off
why u mad tho
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 25, 2014, 05:54:56 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Nov 25, 2014, 02:28:23 AM
Darren Wilson found innocent here we go

F*cking disgusted to say the least! So incredibly embarrassed to be an American... Sadly though I'm not surprised at all.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 25, 2014, 06:04:38 AM
I only have a cursory knowledge of the details, but if you've got a number of conflicting witness statements and the medical examiner saying he wasn't shot in the back as was widely reported, what are they going to hit the copper with?  (I say this as someone appalled but unsurprised by the unending amount of gun violence in the US).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 25, 2014, 12:02:06 PM
I feel the most sympathy for the riot police right now. I'd hate to be the guy behind the shield dealing with the street violence. Why? Because he's a bad guy by proxy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Nov 25, 2014, 03:25:32 PM
I wonder how long the riots will last this time
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 25, 2014, 04:23:42 PM
Quote from: SM on Nov 25, 2014, 06:04:38 AM
I only have a cursory knowledge of the details, but if you've got a number of conflicting witness statements and the medical examiner saying he wasn't shot in the back as was widely reported, what are they going to hit the copper with?  (I say this as someone appalled but unsurprised by the unending amount of gun violence in the US).

Missouri has whole bunch of outdated trigger happy laws and crazy loopholes that makes it really easy for a shooter, and especially a cop, to get off scot-free, especially if the grand jury and judge etc. don't care or is biased. For Officer Wilson to be indicted and prosecuted at least nine out twelve of the jury have to agree, and vice versa. No consensus needed.

Now combine that with the case that nine off the jury members are white (the majority of them men), and only three of them black. Then add to the fact that the lethal fire and excessive force ratio used against unarmed (young) black people (men) is several times higher than compared to other populations and we got a winner. Killing a young black male is always justified and self-defense in the public eye, because a killed young black man - even unarmed - is one violent "thug" less...right? Shooting of Rodney King, Fruitvale, the Zimmerman case are just the tip of an iceberg.

Anyways, Brown was no saint (he stole smokes and stuff from a store right before he was shot), but that doesn't give officer Wilson the right to shoot to kill (firing 6 rounds!) an unarmed teenager from afar just because he found him scary (he called him a "300 pound demon" in one of the hearings).

It is also unclear wether Wilson filed a report right away or waited to file a report about the incident.

There are plenty of more question marks about the case (such as the witnesses and evidence) and how it was handled as well as Missouri law.

Officer Wilson getting away like this is, just like I said, the tip of an iceberg.

Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 25, 2014, 12:02:06 PM
I feel the most sympathy for the riot police right now. I'd hate to be the guy behind the shield dealing with the street violence. Why? Because he's a bad guy by proxy.

Where was the riot police or militarized police squad during the Bundy Ranch incident? Nowhere. White armed vigilantes by the hundreds threatening to kill any government person entering Bundy's property is no big deal.

And btw the Furgeson demonstrations where huge. Hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated peacefully in multiple cities for weeks. I was there in Oakland and the people who rioted/looted we're like 20 to 30 people tops, whereas the peaceful protestors were in the thousands. But let's focus on the 0.01% who are rioting and looting, because that is more important.

Seems like FOX News and sensational media won the media battle.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 25, 2014, 05:11:54 PM
I don't understand the people in Ferguson, none of them are willing to look at or accept the truth. Brown robbed a store and was stopped because of that, when this happened he attacked the officer knowing he was in the shit. Brown went for the officers gun in a struggle whilst the officer was in the car, two shots fired. Brown then ran off as shots fired and was told to stop, Brown stopped, turned and then charged the officer, shots fired again...I believe. The officer did nothing wrong.

Brown was 6'4 and around 15 stone despite his age and he completely overpowered the officer as he would most folk I'm sure at that size.

It has now been said over and over physical evidence had contradicted some of the witness statements.. Translation...the witnesses lied, it now comes out that many said they didn't see what happened. Brown didn't have his hands up trying to surrender and was not shot entirely in the back. 60 witnesses and all pretty much bs basically, stories flying about all over the place. Oh and the autopsy backed the officers report also I might add.

I have also read that Brown's mother and family were told the outcome before it was made public. What we all saw when it was made public was an act to encourage more outrage! One of his relations immediately calling out 'burn this b**** down!', says it all really.

I still can't believe the sheer nerve of people in the US that think they have the right to riot and act like this, everybody is basically acting on social media rumours that have spread like wildfire. No one is actually willing to accept the truth, no its easier to call racism because that's all some folk know what to do. Talk about jumping on the bandwagon!

Obama didn't help by not outrightly backing the decision, that man should not be in power as he clearly has conflictions. 'an understandable reaction'...really!! oh well done Obama.

It might sound 'edgy' but again...do you see white communities going nuts when a white person is killed by a cop or maybe a black cop/person? Apparently some black folk in the US seem to think they have a right not to obey the police and then act like this when it all blows up in their face. Outrageous behaviour, they get no sympathy.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 25, 2014, 05:22:02 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 25, 2014, 04:23:42 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 25, 2014, 12:02:06 PM
I feel the most sympathy for the riot police right now. I'd hate to be the guy behind the shield dealing with the street violence. Why? Because he's a bad guy by proxy.

Where was the riot police or militarized police squad during the Bundy Ranch incident? Nowhere. White armed vigilantes by the hundreds threatening to kill any government person entering Bundy's property is no big deal.

And btw the Furgeson demonstrations where huge. Hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated peacefully in multiple cities for weeks. I was there in Oakland and the people who rioted/looted we're like 20 to 30 people tops, whereas the peaceful protestors were in the thousands. But let's focus on the 0.01% who are rioting and looting, because that is more important.

Seems like FOX News and sensational media won the media battle.

Who's talking about any of that? I'm just saying it would suck to be a cop having to deal with all of the fallout.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 25, 2014, 05:24:38 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 25, 2014, 05:22:02 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 25, 2014, 04:23:42 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 25, 2014, 12:02:06 PM
I feel the most sympathy for the riot police right now. I'd hate to be the guy behind the shield dealing with the street violence. Why? Because he's a bad guy by proxy.

Where was the riot police or militarized police squad during the Bundy Ranch incident? Nowhere. White armed vigilantes by the hundreds threatening to kill any government person entering Bundy's property is no big deal.

And btw the Furgeson demonstrations where huge. Hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated peacefully in multiple cities for weeks. I was there in Oakland and the people who rioted/looted we're like 20 to 30 people tops, whereas the peaceful protestors were in the thousands. But let's focus on the 0.01% who are rioting and looting, because that is more important.

Seems like FOX News and sensational media won the media battle.

Who's talking about any of that? I'm just saying it would suck to be a cop having to deal with all of the fallout.

I agree, damned if you and damned if you don't.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 25, 2014, 05:36:24 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 25, 2014, 05:11:54 PM
I don't understand the people in Ferguson, none of them are willing to look at or accept the truth. Brown robbed a store and was stopped because of that, when this happened he attacked the officer knowing he was in the shit. Brown went for the officers gun in a struggle whilst the officer was in the car, two shots fired. Brown then ran off as shots fired and was told to stop, Brown stopped, turned and then charged the officer, shots fired again...I believe. The officer did nothing wrong.

Brown was 6'4 and around 15 stone despite his age and he completely overpowered the officer as he would most folk I'm sure at that size.

It has now been said over and over physical evidence had contradicted some of the witness statements.. Translation...the witnesses lied, it now comes out that many said they didn't see what happened. Brown didn't have his hands up trying to surrender and was not shot entirely in the back. 60 witnesses and all pretty much bs basically, stories flying about all over the place. Oh and the autopsy backed the officers report also I might add.

I have also read that Brown's mother and family were told the outcome before it was made public. What we all saw when it was made public was an act to encourage more outrage! One of his relations immediately calling out 'burn this b**** down!', says it all really.

I still can't believe the sheer nerve of people in the US that think they have the right to riot and act like this, everybody is basically acting on social media rumours that have spread like wildfire. No one is actually willing to accept the truth, no its easier to call racism because that's all some folk know what to do. Talk about jumping on the bandwagon!

Obama didn't help by not outrightly backing the decision, that man should not be in power as he clearly has conflictions. 'an understandable reaction'...really!! oh well done Obama.

It might sound 'edgy' but again...do you see white communities going nuts when a white person is killed by a cop or maybe a black cop/person? Apparently some black folk in the US seem to think they have a right not to obey the police and then act like this when it all blows up in their face. Outrageous behaviour, they get no sympathy.

Before I waste my time to reply I must ask you if you are sincere or are you really this dense, or are you this reactionary and racist in denial, or just out trolling people for shits and giggles? I have a hard time to tell reading your previous posts, especially concerning non-white people (non-western or just in general).

Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 25, 2014, 05:24:38 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 25, 2014, 05:22:02 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 25, 2014, 04:23:42 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 25, 2014, 12:02:06 PM
I feel the most sympathy for the riot police right now. I'd hate to be the guy behind the shield dealing with the street violence. Why? Because he's a bad guy by proxy.

Where was the riot police or militarized police squad during the Bundy Ranch incident? Nowhere. White armed vigilantes by the hundreds threatening to kill any government person entering Bundy's property is no big deal.

And btw the Furgeson demonstrations where huge. Hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated peacefully in multiple cities for weeks. I was there in Oakland and the people who rioted/looted we're like 20 to 30 people tops, whereas the peaceful protestors were in the thousands. But let's focus on the 0.01% who are rioting and looting, because that is more important.

Seems like FOX News and sensational media won the media battle.

Who's talking about any of that? I'm just saying it would suck to be a cop having to deal with all of the fallout.

I agree, damned if you and damned if you don't.

Hilarious.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 25, 2014, 05:42:13 PM
Regardless of whether you agree with the verdict, responding to violence with more violence and destruction doesn't help the situation. It just makes these protesters look stupid.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 25, 2014, 05:36:24 PM
Hilarious.

What's so funny? You honestly think being a riot cop right now in Ferguson is a fun job?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Nov 25, 2014, 05:44:54 PM
Again, it's because the witnesses couldn't get their facts straight and changed their stories to match the autopsy reports.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 25, 2014, 05:49:57 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 25, 2014, 05:36:24 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 25, 2014, 05:11:54 PM
I don't understand the people in Ferguson, none of them are willing to look at or accept the truth. Brown robbed a store and was stopped because of that, when this happened he attacked the officer knowing he was in the shit. Brown went for the officers gun in a struggle whilst the officer was in the car, two shots fired. Brown then ran off as shots fired and was told to stop, Brown stopped, turned and then charged the officer, shots fired again...I believe. The officer did nothing wrong.

Brown was 6'4 and around 15 stone despite his age and he completely overpowered the officer as he would most folk I'm sure at that size.

It has now been said over and over physical evidence had contradicted some of the witness statements.. Translation...the witnesses lied, it now comes out that many said they didn't see what happened. Brown didn't have his hands up trying to surrender and was not shot entirely in the back. 60 witnesses and all pretty much bs basically, stories flying about all over the place. Oh and the autopsy backed the officers report also I might add.

I have also read that Brown's mother and family were told the outcome before it was made public. What we all saw when it was made public was an act to encourage more outrage! One of his relations immediately calling out 'burn this b**** down!', says it all really.

I still can't believe the sheer nerve of people in the US that think they have the right to riot and act like this, everybody is basically acting on social media rumours that have spread like wildfire. No one is actually willing to accept the truth, no its easier to call racism because that's all some folk know what to do. Talk about jumping on the bandwagon!

Obama didn't help by not outrightly backing the decision, that man should not be in power as he clearly has conflictions. 'an understandable reaction'...really!! oh well done Obama.

It might sound 'edgy' but again...do you see white communities going nuts when a white person is killed by a cop or maybe a black cop/person? Apparently some black folk in the US seem to think they have a right not to obey the police and then act like this when it all blows up in their face. Outrageous behaviour, they get no sympathy.

Before I waste my time to reply I must ask you if you are sincere or are you really this dense, or are you this reactionary and racist in denial, or just out trolling people for shits and giggles? I have a hard time to tell reading your previous posts, especially concerning non-white people, non-western or just in general.

Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 25, 2014, 05:24:38 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 25, 2014, 05:22:02 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 25, 2014, 04:23:42 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 25, 2014, 12:02:06 PM
I feel the most sympathy for the riot police right now. I'd hate to be the guy behind the shield dealing with the street violence. Why? Because he's a bad guy by proxy.

Where was the riot police or militarized police squad during the Bundy Ranch incident? Nowhere. White armed vigilantes by the hundreds threatening to kill any government person entering Bundy's property is no big deal.

And btw the Furgeson demonstrations where huge. Hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated peacefully in multiple cities for weeks. I was there in Oakland and the people who rioted/looted we're like 20 to 30 people tops, whereas the peaceful protestors were in the thousands. But let's focus on the 0.01% who are rioting and looting, because that is more important.

Seems like FOX News and sensational media won the media battle.

Who's talking about any of that? I'm just saying it would suck to be a cop having to deal with all of the fallout.

I agree, damned if you and damned if you don't.

Hilarious.

So everybody who believes what the Grand Jury has said with autopsy reports and the fact that witnesses all contradicted themselves...is racist? -_-

I look at the truth which I guess makes me racist in your eyes huh  ::)

Dude seriously, get off the bandwagon and think for yourself and hell maybe if you actually read what I said (or maybe what the grand jury said and what is now known) maybe you'd have a clue.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 25, 2014, 05:53:54 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 25, 2014, 05:42:13 PM
Regardless of whether you agree with the verdict, responding to violence with more violence and destruction doesn't help the situation. It just makes these protesters look stupid.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 25, 2014, 05:36:24 PM
Hilarious.

What's so funny? You honestly think being a riot cop right now in Ferguson is a fun job?

And you missed my point.

My "hilarious" comment was directed more to Hubbs.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 25, 2014, 05:56:16 PM
Oh, fair enough.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 25, 2014, 05:58:45 PM
Yeah because the situation the police are in now within Ferguson is hilarious  ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 25, 2014, 08:47:20 PM
HUBBS

"So everybody who believes what the Grand Jury has said with autopsy reports and the fact that witnesses all contradicted themselves...is racist? -_-"


If you read anything that I wrote you'll see that it isn't as simple and clear as you disingenuously try to make it sound like. Missouri law is outdated and with tons of loopholes, grand jury doesn't need a unanimous decision to decide whether guilty or not, grand jury consisted of 9 whites and 3 blacks, Wilson didn't file his report until much later, Brown was unarmed and shot SIX TIMES from afar with deadly intent...

However, your hunt on black men on these forums are just as laughable and infamous as clueless. Don't act as if you're surprised being called out, because you sound more and more like Ted Nugent, Rush Limbaugh & co for every post passing by.


...


"I look at the truth which I guess makes me racist in your eyes huh"


What truth? Whose truth? You pick and choose, then completely ignore everything said that doesn't fit your western white superiority world-view where the only ok non-white males are the Uncle Toms.


...


"Dude seriously, get off the bandwagon and think for yourself and hell maybe if you actually read what I said (or maybe what the grand jury said and what is now known) maybe you'd have a clue."


Projecting much???

Seriously, stop acting as if you're unbiased, politically neutral, independent and sober minded. I know I'm far to the left and that I'm quite PC, and I'm not trying to hide it.

You're not fooling anyone except yourself.


...


"Yeah because the situation the police are in now within Ferguson is hilarious."


Yeah, let's forget about weeks and months of massive yet peaceful protests and demonstrations, across several cities, with little to no rioting and looting. Let's forget about how the peaceful protesters were greeted by cops packing military equipment and vehicles ready to fight. Let's continue to ignore the constructive dialogues that have been taking place during those weeks...

No, Let's just focus on the few who are violent and let them represent the peaceful absolute majority, because that's fair, right? Because after all these incidents with young unarmed blacks purposely being shot to death  by both civilians and the police followed by absolutely NO repercussions or change of the laws, is nothing to be upset about and has no historical bearing or relevance whatsoever, right? Black people should just stop being so violent, lazy, ungrateful and full of disease and Islam, right?


I find that hilarious.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 25, 2014, 08:53:52 PM
QuoteBefore I waste my time to reply I must ask you if you are sincere or are you really this dense, or are you this reactionary and racist in denial, or just out trolling people for shits and giggles?

It's a), b) and c).  Except the denial bit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 25, 2014, 11:01:43 PM
In other news...this happened today.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFinNxS5KN4#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFinNxS5KN4#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Nov 25, 2014, 11:58:45 PM
Whether you like it or not they couldn't prove that Wilson acted outside of the law. The witness accounts were incredibly contradictory. Brown was shot in the front, not the back like his friend and others tried to say, hell they can't even agree if he was standing up or not. There's no solid story. You can't go on and charge someone without enough proof for it to stand.

What laws do you want changed? Cops can't defend themselves? Can't chase perpetrators? And yes, the rioting is a big deal considering several businesses and cop cars were torched. Just because a majority is peaceful doesn't mean we ignore the fact that looters and arsonists broke the law.

Brown robbed a store, assaulted a cop, and now he's dead because of his own choices. That's how it is.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 26, 2014, 12:00:06 AM
Yeah, cos those crimes attract the death penalty.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Nov 26, 2014, 12:05:36 AM
If you're stupid enough to attack a cop, then yes. I figure that an officer would shoot my ass if I started wailing on him and trying to get his gun.

Robbing a store isn't worth your life. Cigars aren't worth you life. Brown made his choice.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 26, 2014, 12:07:11 AM
ERRMERGERDD!!  GURNZ!!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Nov 26, 2014, 12:10:34 AM
Quote from: SM on Nov 26, 2014, 12:07:11 AM
ERRMERGERDD!!  GURNZ!!!

pewpew
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 26, 2014, 03:49:46 AM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Nov 25, 2014, 11:58:45 PM
Whether you like it or not they couldn't prove that Wilson acted outside of the law. The witness accounts were incredibly contradictory. Brown was shot in the front, not the back like his friend and others tried to say, hell they can't even agree if he was standing up or not. There's no solid story. You can't go on and charge someone without enough proof for it to stand.

What laws do you want changed? Cops can't defend themselves? Can't chase perpetrators? And yes, the rioting is a big deal considering several businesses and cop cars were torched. Just because a majority is peaceful doesn't mean we ignore the fact that looters and arsonists broke the law.

Brown robbed a store, assaulted a cop, and now he's dead because of his own choices. That's how it is.

Thank you.

The truth is the officer only did his job. Yes Brown was unarmed but that didn't stop him attacking the officer...as you say, he made his choice. Lets not forget the dude was 6'4''!! that's a big bloke even if he was a teen.

All the witnesses made up a load of bs basically, they couldn't decide what happened because most of them lied and saw nothing. There is no hidden agenda here, no racial crime, no nothing, plain for all to see.

But sure...burn your town to the ground and act like wild animals, that will get you far -_-
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 26, 2014, 03:52:59 AM
Turds of a feather.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceMarines on Nov 26, 2014, 03:57:17 AM
We should cull off all people taller than 6'. They're scary.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 26, 2014, 03:59:33 AM
...

Pass the hacksaw.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Nov 26, 2014, 04:46:55 AM
Brown was an idiot who rushed a cop, how stupid can you be?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 26, 2014, 04:52:23 AM
Dead stupid.

Instant death penalty for lots of things in the Land of the Free.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 26, 2014, 05:22:41 AM
No idea what the site is but there is plenty of info on how the jury got their decision, excerpts from interviews with witnesses. Dunno if this is genuine though.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/11/25/366507379/ferguson-docs-how-the-grand-jury-reached-a-decision (http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/11/25/366507379/ferguson-docs-how-the-grand-jury-reached-a-decision)



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 26, 2014, 05:37:40 AM
Excerpt from the "great" police work in Furgeson...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/seemingly-unorthodox-police-procedures-emerge-in-grand-jury-documents/2014/11/25/48152574-74e0-11e4-bd1b-03009bd3e984_story.html?tid=HP_lede?tid=HP_lede (http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/seemingly-unorthodox-police-procedures-emerge-in-grand-jury-documents/2014/11/25/48152574-74e0-11e4-bd1b-03009bd3e984_story.html?tid=HP_lede?tid=HP_lede)

...Embarrassing.



Quote from: SM on Nov 26, 2014, 04:52:23 AM
Dead stupid.

Instant death penalty for lots of things in the Land of the Free.

Now that's the American spirit my Aussie friend!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Nov 26, 2014, 05:45:19 AM
I just feel bad for the citizens of Ferguson and Michael Brown's family :(  Whether or not the cop was in the wrong, there's no reason for a militarized police and rioters to be burning and looting down other peoples' livelihoods.  This whole thing is just wrong.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Nov 26, 2014, 06:37:35 AM
Quote from: SM on Nov 26, 2014, 04:52:23 AM
Dead stupid.

Instant death penalty for lots of things in the Land of the Free.

Yes, because people should be allowed to try and kill the police and not expect them to defend themselves
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 26, 2014, 07:03:21 AM
What was he going to kill the cop with?  Second hand smoke from the weed in his pocket?  Well, that's gotta be worth shooting a guy six times.

lolbloodthirstybullshittingconservatives
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 26, 2014, 07:23:43 AM
The 'teen' was 6'4'' and around 15 stone!! anyone that size could beat a smaller weaker person half to death if they tried hard enough. Oh and he tried to grab the gun off the officer too whilst punching him in the face...the little darling  ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 26, 2014, 07:30:48 AM
Yeah!!  f**ker had it coming, eh?

lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 26, 2014, 07:34:52 AM
Quote from: SM on Nov 26, 2014, 07:30:48 AM
Yeah!!  f**ker had it coming, eh?

lol

No I'm just saying the officer had every reason to feel in danger from someone this size, I think most people would (unless you are also way over 6feet tall that is).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 26, 2014, 09:17:54 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 26, 2014, 07:34:52 AM
Quote from: SM on Nov 26, 2014, 07:30:48 AM
Yeah!!  f**ker had it coming, eh?

lol

No I'm just saying the officer had every reason to feel in danger from someone this size, I think most people would (unless you are also way over 6feet tall that is).

Officer Wilson is roughly the same size as Brown was. The difference is that Wilson was armed and Brown wasn't.
Wilson is a shitty police officer by all means (just read how sloppy and out of protocol he and his colleagues handled the
shooting and it's aftermath). Shady and corrupt is just the surname of this tragic mess.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 26, 2014, 11:22:42 AM
Still shouldn't have strong arm robbed the poor clerk at the liquor store in a neighborhood full of white cops.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 26, 2014, 12:12:57 PM
http://www.barstoolsports.com/iowa/super-page/instant-karma-for-this-guy-trying-to-steal-a-wallet (http://www.barstoolsports.com/iowa/super-page/instant-karma-for-this-guy-trying-to-steal-a-wallet)

Anyone in the mood for strange crime?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BANE on Nov 26, 2014, 12:28:28 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 26, 2014, 09:17:54 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 26, 2014, 07:34:52 AM
Quote from: SM on Nov 26, 2014, 07:30:48 AM
Yeah!!  f**ker had it coming, eh?

lol

No I'm just saying the officer had every reason to feel in danger from someone this size, I think most people would (unless you are also way over 6feet tall that is).

Officer Wilson is roughly the same size as Brown was. The difference is that Wilson was armed and Brown wasn't.
Yeah I think they were both 6'4. Brown was roughly 300 pounds though, and I can't see Wilson as more than 180-190.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Nov 26, 2014, 02:27:40 PM
Quote from: SM on Nov 26, 2014, 07:03:21 AM
What was he going to kill the cop with?  Second hand smoke from the weed in his pocket?  Well, that's gotta be worth shooting a guy six times.

lolbloodthirstybullshittingconservatives

Brown tried to steal the cop's gun. This seems to be something that you cannot, for whatever reason, wrap your head around.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Nov 26, 2014, 03:37:32 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Nov 26, 2014, 02:27:40 PM
Quote from: SM on Nov 26, 2014, 07:03:21 AM
What was he going to kill the cop with?  Second hand smoke from the weed in his pocket?  Well, that's gotta be worth shooting a guy six times.

lolbloodthirstybullshittingconservatives

Brown tried to steal the cop's gun. This seems to be something that you cannot, for whatever reason, wrap your head around.


And for that he deserved every bullet. The thing I don't get is white conservative people  thinking that just because he was a marijuana smoker that this somehow made him more of threat and made it more justifiable to empty lead into him. A lot of white conservatives seem to think that drug use is more of a problem then violence(Ray Rice fiasco) as that can be remedied whereas if a person drugs, they are somehow tainted indefinitely.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 26, 2014, 03:50:57 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Nov 26, 2014, 11:22:42 AM
Still shouldn't have strong arm robbed the poor clerk at the liquor store in a neighborhood full of white cops.

You're absolutely right about that and Wilson shouldn't have shot to kill, pumping an unarmed man with 6 rounds not counting the other 6 he fired wildly in a populated area.



Quote from: Deathbearer on Nov 26, 2014, 02:27:40 PM
Quote from: SM on Nov 26, 2014, 07:03:21 AM
What was he going to kill the cop with?  Second hand smoke from the weed in his pocket?  Well, that's gotta be worth shooting a guy six times.

lolbloodthirstybullshittingconservatives

Brown tried to steal the cop's gun. This seems to be something that you cannot, for whatever reason, wrap your head around.

You don't know that for sure. It's word against word since Wilson and his colleagues police work after the incident was pretty shady and sloppy to say the least and the witnesses on both sides differed greatly even amongst the parties. This is not the clear-cut case people are trying to make.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 26, 2014, 04:34:45 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 26, 2014, 03:50:57 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Nov 26, 2014, 02:27:40 PM
Quote from: SM on Nov 26, 2014, 07:03:21 AM
What was he going to kill the cop with?  Second hand smoke from the weed in his pocket?  Well, that's gotta be worth shooting a guy six times.

lolbloodthirstybullshittingconservatives

Brown tried to steal the cop's gun. This seems to be something that you cannot, for whatever reason, wrap your head around.

You don't know that for sure. It's word against word since Wilson and his colleagues police work after the incident was pretty shady and sloppy to say the least and the witnesses on both sides differed greatly even amongst the parties. This is not the clear-cut case people are trying to make.

I'm doing my best to stay out of this, but I have to ask. If it isn't so clear-cut, why are you so convinced this was racially motivated and nothing else?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 26, 2014, 05:24:56 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 26, 2014, 04:34:45 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 26, 2014, 03:50:57 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Nov 26, 2014, 02:27:40 PM
Quote from: SM on Nov 26, 2014, 07:03:21 AM
What was he going to kill the cop with?  Second hand smoke from the weed in his pocket?  Well, that's gotta be worth shooting a guy six times.

lolbloodthirstybullshittingconservatives

Brown tried to steal the cop's gun. This seems to be something that you cannot, for whatever reason, wrap your head around.

You don't know that for sure. It's word against word since Wilson and his colleagues police work after the incident was pretty shady and sloppy to say the least and the witnesses on both sides differed greatly even amongst the parties. This is not the clear-cut case people are trying to make.

I'm doing my best to stay out of this, but I have to ask. If it isn't so clear-cut, why are you so convinced this was racially motivated and nothing else?

Because some folk just luuuv to play that race card...like the hundreds all out on the streets burning everything down and stirring everything up.



Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 26, 2014, 03:50:57 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Nov 26, 2014, 11:22:42 AM
Still shouldn't have strong arm robbed the poor clerk at the liquor store in a neighborhood full of white cops.

You're absolutely right about that and Wilson shouldn't have shot to kill, pumping an unarmed man with 6 rounds not counting the other 6 he fired wildly in a populated area.

He shot at him wildly because the dude was charging at him intent on beating the shit outta him or something. Witnesses reported this and reported the officer clearly shouting at him to stop. He didn't stop even after being hit so the officer put him down. All this crap about him trying to surrender with his hands up is now known to be false.


Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 26, 2014, 09:17:54 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 26, 2014, 07:34:52 AM
Quote from: SM on Nov 26, 2014, 07:30:48 AM
Yeah!!  f**ker had it coming, eh?

lol

No I'm just saying the officer had every reason to feel in danger from someone this size, I think most people would (unless you are also way over 6feet tall that is).

Officer Wilson is roughly the same size as Brown was. The difference is that Wilson was armed and Brown wasn't.
Wilson is a shitty police officer by all means (just read how sloppy and out of protocol he and his colleagues handled the
shooting and it's aftermath). Shady and corrupt is just the surname of this tragic mess.


You see that's just your emotions and PC influences coming through. I have actually read this guy has a very good clean record, has never had any issues and has never used his gun before. You can't blame bad protocol by others on him, I'm sure mistakes may have been made but that happens when people gotta do things that are out of the ordinary or haven't been done before. Just because this incident happened doesn't mean he's a shitty bad dirty cop all of sudden, again don't get sucked into social media hype.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The One and Only on Nov 26, 2014, 05:42:20 PM
Maybe Michael Brown would be alive if he'd follow these simple rules.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR465HoCWF (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR465HoCWF) 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Nov 26, 2014, 06:28:02 PM
Quote from: The One and Only on Nov 26, 2014, 05:42:20 PM
Maybe Michael Brown would be alive if he'd follow these simple rules.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR465HoCWF (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR465HoCWF)
That one don't work, have this one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR465HoCWFQ# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR465HoCWFQ#)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 26, 2014, 07:34:03 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 26, 2014, 04:34:45 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 26, 2014, 03:50:57 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Nov 26, 2014, 02:27:40 PM
Quote from: SM on Nov 26, 2014, 07:03:21 AM
What was he going to kill the cop with?  Second hand smoke from the weed in his pocket?  Well, that's gotta be worth shooting a guy six times.

lolbloodthirstybullshittingconservatives

Brown tried to steal the cop's gun. This seems to be something that you cannot, for whatever reason, wrap your head around.

You don't know that for sure. It's word against word since Wilson and his colleagues police work after the incident was pretty shady and sloppy to say the least and the witnesses on both sides differed greatly even amongst the parties. This is not the clear-cut case people are trying to make.

I'm doing my best to stay out of this, but I have to ask. If it isn't so clear-cut, why are you so convinced this was racially motivated and nothing else?

We don't know if Wilson had a racial motive (i.e. hate crime) or not, we can only speculate.

What is clear though is that he thought it was ok to shoot to kill, firing 12 rounds wildly in a populated area against an unarmed man. The neighborhood is predominately African-American and so was the man he killed. Would he have acted in a different way if the target wasn't black and it all took place in a predominately white neighborhood? I would say yes, and I say that because structural racism is still alive and well and the racial bias against young blacks, and especially young black men, can't be denied. Whenever a (young) black person is killed by a non-black person is always considered justified or as self-defense, and the killer is always treated as the victim as (young) black men per definition are violent "thugs" that had it coming. With that horrible societal consensus in mind I'm not surprised that people don't feel much restraint whether to shoot to kill or not, because it is seen as kind of ok to shoot black people just like that ok, especially if they're young and your state's laws are outdated Wild West laws with plenty loopholes benefitting an almost all-white jury.

Just saying.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Nov 26, 2014, 08:18:18 PM
Yeah if he did indeed shoot and kill out of a racially motivated fear then he got off the hook.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 26, 2014, 08:37:38 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 26, 2014, 05:24:56 PM
Because some folk just luuuv to play that race card...like the hundreds all out on the streets burning everything down and stirring everything up.

I know you can do better than that Mr. FOX News Right-Wing Troll.



QuoteHe shot at him wildly because the dude was charging at him intent on beating the shit outta him or something. Witnesses reported this and reported the officer clearly shouting at him to stop. He didn't stop even after being hit so the officer put him down. All this crap about him trying to surrender with his hands up is now known to be false.

Sorry to sound harsh but you don't read other people's posts do you? Or do you have reading comprehension problems? Or do you just cover your eyes and ears and go "Lalalablacksareevillalala!" ?


QuoteYou see that's just your emotions and PC influences coming through. I have actually read this guy has a very good clean record, has never had any issues and has never used his gun before. You can't blame bad protocol by others on him, I'm sure mistakes may have been made but that happens when people gotta do things that are out of the ordinary or haven't been done before. Just because this incident happened doesn't mean he's a shitty bad dirty cop all of sudden, again don't get sucked into social media hype.

My god you're killing me. Projecting so hard that I don't know where to begin.

I'm getting tired of repeating the same stuff over and over, but you just can't keep your aversion against black people bubbling up here at the news thread as soon as you get the chance.

You know what, if you're genuinely interested in what I have to say then read my latest reply to DoomRulz about if there was a racial motive or not involved.

No matter what, Wilson wiped away blood from his pistol, his car etc. on his own without reporting; he moved Brown's hat and his car. His coworkers didn't take photos or documented right away... Seriously, the list is endless. Sloppy, unorthodox or shady - call it whatever you want, still shirty police work.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 26, 2014, 10:24:09 PM
These types of issues are hard to keep separate from our emotions, unfortunately. That's what's really happening here.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 27, 2014, 04:09:43 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 26, 2014, 07:34:03 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 26, 2014, 04:34:45 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 26, 2014, 03:50:57 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Nov 26, 2014, 02:27:40 PM
Quote from: SM on Nov 26, 2014, 07:03:21 AM
What was he going to kill the cop with?  Second hand smoke from the weed in his pocket?  Well, that's gotta be worth shooting a guy six times.

lolbloodthirstybullshittingconservatives

Brown tried to steal the cop's gun. This seems to be something that you cannot, for whatever reason, wrap your head around.

You don't know that for sure. It's word against word since Wilson and his colleagues police work after the incident was pretty shady and sloppy to say the least and the witnesses on both sides differed greatly even amongst the parties. This is not the clear-cut case people are trying to make.

I'm doing my best to stay out of this, but I have to ask. If it isn't so clear-cut, why are you so convinced this was racially motivated and nothing else?

We don't know if Wilson had a racial motive (i.e. hate crime) or not, we can only speculate.

What is clear though is that he thought it was ok to shoot to kill, firing 12 rounds wildly in a populated area against an unarmed man. The neighborhood is predominately African-American and so was the man he killed. Would he have acted in a different way if the target wasn't black and it all took place in a predominately white neighborhood? I would say yes, and I say that because structural racism is still alive and well and the racial bias against young blacks, and especially young black men, can't be denied. Whenever a (young) black person is killed by a non-black person is always considered justified or as self-defense, and the killer is always treated as the victim as (young) black men per definition are violent "thugs" that had it coming. With that horrible societal consensus in mind I'm not surprised that people don't feel much restraint whether to shoot to kill or not, because it is seen as kind of ok to shoot black people just like that ok, especially if they're young and your state's laws are outdated Wild West laws with plenty loopholes benefitting an almost all-white jury.

Just saying.

Dude! so what the feck are you and everyone else whining about??!! you just said it!! we don't know, only Wilson knows, so why are you and everybody (certain people) in Ferguson calling racism??!! You can't say he would have acted differently in a white neighbourhood...that IS racist and complete speculation -_- good grief!

And you said Wilson was a shitty cop, you didn't say 'shirty police work', you called him a shitty cop. You said that because your emotions are calling the shots and your just lashing out. Just because this happened it doesn't make him a shitty cop, I repeat the man had a clean solid record up to this point. He may have fudged up his procedures but we don't know if it was done on purpose or not. Seeing as the man has never been involved in this type of incident (so I've read, he's never used his gun), you could say he made mistakes from nerves and not being experienced in such an major incident. That's entirely possible and understandable to a degree. Everyone acts differently in major incidents and I've had my fair share of that crapola.


Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 26, 2014, 08:37:38 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 26, 2014, 05:24:56 PM
Because some folk just luuuv to play that race card...like the hundreds all out on the streets burning everything down and stirring everything up.

I know you can do better than that Mr. FOX News Right-Wing Troll.

Mate this is THE biggest use of playing the race card I've seen for some time, really stirring the pot  ::) and more and more people are seeing it now if you read around. Its been pushed too far.



Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Nov 26, 2014, 06:28:02 PM
Quote from: The One and Only on Nov 26, 2014, 05:42:20 PM
Maybe Michael Brown would be alive if he'd follow these simple rules.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR465HoCWF (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR465HoCWF)
That one don't work, have this one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR465HoCWFQ# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR465HoCWFQ#)

;D funny because its true!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Nov 27, 2014, 05:43:04 AM
http://www.tpnn.com/2014/09/05/video-vicious-hate-crime-in-missouri-blacks-attack-white-couple-race-hustlers-silent/ (http://www.tpnn.com/2014/09/05/video-vicious-hate-crime-in-missouri-blacks-attack-white-couple-race-hustlers-silent/) Its good that the cops were after them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 27, 2014, 08:32:05 AM
Quote from: WinterActual on Nov 27, 2014, 05:43:04 AM
http://www.tpnn.com/2014/09/05/video-vicious-hate-crime-in-missouri-blacks-attack-white-couple-race-hustlers-silent/ (http://www.tpnn.com/2014/09/05/video-vicious-hate-crime-in-missouri-blacks-attack-white-couple-race-hustlers-silent/) Its good that the cops were after them.

Feck me they even batter the girl to the ground!!

Sharpton is the biggest racist and race card player of them all -_-
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 27, 2014, 11:07:03 AM
Quote from: WinterActual on Nov 27, 2014, 05:43:04 AM
http://www.tpnn.com/2014/09/05/video-vicious-hate-crime-in-missouri-blacks-attack-white-couple-race-hustlers-silent/ (http://www.tpnn.com/2014/09/05/video-vicious-hate-crime-in-missouri-blacks-attack-white-couple-race-hustlers-silent/) Its good that the cops were after them.
"Tea Party News Network" is a thing? Wow.

It's a vile crime that warrants punishment, no doubt. But according to official statements, the crime wasn't motivated by race, just a stupid confrontation at a bar.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 27, 2014, 11:20:20 AM
The big question really is did he have his hands up or not when officer Wilson open fire the second time. Out of state witnessed said that Brown was hunched over trying to surrender with one arm. Which to me makes sense considering that the bullet he took from behind hit him in the arm. Of course this would make the witnesses who claimed to have seen two arms up liars. Which I believe they are to be honest.

Still I thought the grand juries job was to decided if there was enough evidence to go to trail and not if there was probable cause. I mean honestly, probable cause is for a trail jury to decided or is Missouri's court system different than mine?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 27, 2014, 05:01:36 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 27, 2014, 08:32:05 AM
Quote from: WinterActual on Nov 27, 2014, 05:43:04 AM
http://www.tpnn.com/2014/09/05/video-vicious-hate-crime-in-missouri-blacks-attack-white-couple-race-hustlers-silent/ (http://www.tpnn.com/2014/09/05/video-vicious-hate-crime-in-missouri-blacks-attack-white-couple-race-hustlers-silent/) Its good that the cops were after them.

Feck me they even batter the girl to the ground!!

Sharpton is the biggest racist and race card player of them all -_-

Seriously guys?

I was going to reply to your last post, but man, you are either the densest and most clueless little white privilege right-wing reactionary in denial I've stumbled upon in a looong time (well WinterActual is not far away, but at least he doesn't seem to be in denial). Either that or you are Rush Limbaugh trolling on these forums. I remember our discussion during and after the Trayvon Martin / Zimmerman case - that was painful. I kept proving you wrong time and time again - wrote long thesises, while you grabbed for straws or just ignored everything I wrote, and then finally just went MIA.

Are you serious about what you write? You didn't answer me on that the last time. I'm curious. Not that I think that I'm going to get an honest answer.


Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 27, 2014, 11:07:03 AM
Quote from: WinterActual on Nov 27, 2014, 05:43:04 AM
http://www.tpnn.com/2014/09/05/video-vicious-hate-crime-in-missouri-blacks-attack-white-couple-race-hustlers-silent/ (http://www.tpnn.com/2014/09/05/video-vicious-hate-crime-in-missouri-blacks-attack-white-couple-race-hustlers-silent/) Its good that the cops were after them.
"Tea Party News Network" is a thing? Wow.

It's a vile crime that warrants punishment, no doubt. But according to official statements, the crime wasn't motivated by race, just a stupid confrontation at a bar.

I don't think Hubbs & WinterActual will get that...obviously.

"Tea Party News Network" - now that sounds like a really unbiased news source to me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Nov 27, 2014, 05:07:13 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 27, 2014, 11:07:03 AM
Quote from: WinterActual on Nov 27, 2014, 05:43:04 AM
http://www.tpnn.com/2014/09/05/video-vicious-hate-crime-in-missouri-blacks-attack-white-couple-race-hustlers-silent/ (http://www.tpnn.com/2014/09/05/video-vicious-hate-crime-in-missouri-blacks-attack-white-couple-race-hustlers-silent/) Its good that the cops were after them.
"Tea Party News Network" is a thing? Wow.

It's a vile crime that warrants punishment, no doubt. But according to official statements, the crime wasn't motivated by race, just a stupid confrontation at a bar.
Proof that people will take anything they can and turn it into a racial issue.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 27, 2014, 05:13:36 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Nov 27, 2014, 11:20:20 AM
The big question really is did he have his hands up or not when officer Wilson open fire the second time. Out of state witnessed said that Brown was hunched over trying to surrender with one arm. Which to me makes sense considering that the bullet he took from behind hit him in the arm. Of course this would make the witnesses who claimed to have seen two arms up liars. Which I believe they are to be honest.

Still I thought the grand juries job was to decided if there was enough evidence to go to trail and not if there was probable cause. I mean honestly, probable cause is for a trail jury to decided or is Missouri's court system different than mine?

Witnesses from both sides diverge from both Johnson's (Brown's friend who was walking with Brown before Wilson confronted them)
Testimony and Wilson's. However Johnson's story matches more of the witnesses stories than Wilson's, but they still picked Wilson's story despite it all. And yes, Missouri's court system and laws are a mess.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 27, 2014, 05:20:22 PM
Quote from: Gate on Nov 27, 2014, 05:07:13 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 27, 2014, 11:07:03 AM
Quote from: WinterActual on Nov 27, 2014, 05:43:04 AM
http://www.tpnn.com/2014/09/05/video-vicious-hate-crime-in-missouri-blacks-attack-white-couple-race-hustlers-silent/ (http://www.tpnn.com/2014/09/05/video-vicious-hate-crime-in-missouri-blacks-attack-white-couple-race-hustlers-silent/) Its good that the cops were after them.
"Tea Party News Network" is a thing? Wow.

It's a vile crime that warrants punishment, no doubt. But according to official statements, the crime wasn't motivated by race, just a stupid confrontation at a bar.
Proof that people will take anything they can and turn it into a racial issue.

It's easier to blame one thing than look at the bigger picture.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 27, 2014, 05:29:07 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 27, 2014, 05:20:22 PM
Quote from: Gate on Nov 27, 2014, 05:07:13 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 27, 2014, 11:07:03 AM
Quote from: WinterActual on Nov 27, 2014, 05:43:04 AM
http://www.tpnn.com/2014/09/05/video-vicious-hate-crime-in-missouri-blacks-attack-white-coup
le-race-hustlers-silent/ (http://www.tpnn.com/2014/09/05/video-vicious-hate-crime-in-missouri-blacks-attack-white-couple-race-hustlers-silent/) Its good that the cops were after them.
"Tea Party News Network" is a thing? Wow.

It's a vile crime that warrants punishment, no doubt. But according to official statements, the crime wasn't motivated by race, just a stupid confrontation at a bar.
Proof that people will take anything they can and turn it into a racial issue.

It's easier to blame one thing than look at the bigger picture.

Yeah, when adding such dastardly things such as history, societal structures (structural hierarchies & and baked in discrimination)
, cultural consensus, class, gender and privilege, things get uncomfortable and painful. Easier to ignore or try to redirect the discussion so it fits them a la FOX News.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 27, 2014, 05:29:56 PM
Well, I'm going to disagree with you on privilege at the very least, but I see where you're coming from.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 27, 2014, 05:30:44 PM
Quote from: Gate on Nov 27, 2014, 05:07:13 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 27, 2014, 11:07:03 AM
Quote from: WinterActual on Nov 27, 2014, 05:43:04 AM
http://www.tpnn.com/2014/09/05/video-vicious-hate-crime-in-missouri-blacks-attack-white-couple-race-hustlers-silent/ (http://www.tpnn.com/2014/09/05/video-vicious-hate-crime-in-missouri-blacks-attack-white-couple-race-hustlers-silent/) Its good that the cops were after them.
"Tea Party News Network" is a thing? Wow.

It's a vile crime that warrants punishment, no doubt. But according to official statements, the crime wasn't motivated by race, just a stupid confrontation at a bar.
Proof that people will take anything they can and turn it into a racial issue.

Errr I think that clip is proof of a racial attack if you ask me. Whatever happened at this bar (if that's true) was probably a racial thing too, that's probably the bigger picture, unknown who is in the wrong or not admittedly but I think the clip kinda speaks for itself  ::) Big group of black dudes beating a single white dude and his girlfriend!


Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 27, 2014, 05:01:36 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 27, 2014, 08:32:05 AM
Quote from: WinterActual on Nov 27, 2014, 05:43:04 AM
http://www.tpnn.com/2014/09/05/video-vicious-hate-crime-in-missouri-blacks-attack-white-couple-race-hustlers-silent/ (http://www.tpnn.com/2014/09/05/video-vicious-hate-crime-in-missouri-blacks-attack-white-couple-race-hustlers-silent/) Its good that the cops were after them.

Feck me they even batter the girl to the ground!!

Sharpton is the biggest racist and race card player of them all -_-

Seriously guys?

I was going to reply to your last post, but man, you are either the densest and most clueless little white privilege right-wing reactionary in denial I've stumbled upon in a looong time (well WinterActual is not far away, but at least he doesn't seem to be in denial). Either that or you are Rush Limbaugh trolling on these forums. I remember our discussion during and after the Trayvon Martin / Zimmerman case - that was painful. I kept proving you wrong time and time again - wrote long thesises, while you grabbed for straws or just ignored everything I wrote, and then finally just went MIA.

Are you serious about what you write? You didn't answer me on that the last time. I'm curious. Not that I think that I'm going to get an honest answer.


Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 27, 2014, 11:07:03 AM
Quote from: WinterActual on Nov 27, 2014, 05:43:04 AM
http://www.tpnn.com/2014/09/05/video-vicious-hate-crime-in-missouri-blacks-attack-white-couple-race-hustlers-silent/ (http://www.tpnn.com/2014/09/05/video-vicious-hate-crime-in-missouri-blacks-attack-white-couple-race-hustlers-silent/) Its good that the cops were after them.
"Tea Party News Network" is a thing? Wow.

It's a vile crime that warrants punishment, no doubt. But according to official statements, the crime wasn't motivated by race, just a stupid confrontation at a bar.

I don't think Hubbs & WinterActual will get that...obviously.

"Tea Party News Network" - now that sounds like a really unbiased news source to me.

;D Mate your so obvious, quite a few people on here don't totally agree with you yet you ONLY attack me because you think I'm the easy target. Why? because like all the people rioting you're taking what you think is the easy option. And what am I in denial of exactly? lol! that all white people are monsters?

Everything I say you reply with...am I serious? am I just that dumb? am I that racist? Jesus Christ get a new line.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 27, 2014, 05:13:36 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Nov 27, 2014, 11:20:20 AM
The big question really is did he have his hands up or not when officer Wilson open fire the second time. Out of state witnessed said that Brown was hunched over trying to surrender with one arm. Which to me makes sense considering that the bullet he took from behind hit him in the arm. Of course this would make the witnesses who claimed to have seen two arms up liars. Which I believe they are to be honest.

Still I thought the grand juries job was to decided if there was enough evidence to go to trail and not if there was probable cause. I mean honestly, probable cause is for a trail jury to decided or is Missouri's court system different than mine?

Witnesses from both sides diverge from both Johnson's (Brown's friend who was walking with Brown before Wilson confronted them)
Testimony and Wilson's. However Johnson's story matches more of the witnesses stories than Wilson's, but they still picked Wilson's story despite it all. And yes, Missouri's court system and laws are a mess.



Once again you say it yourself, the witnesses accounts are all over the place so why are you crying wolf about racism?
Yes it appears Missouri's laws/system is in need of a reshuffle...why is that the officer in questions fault? he just did his job, if anything you should all be moaning at the system.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 27, 2014, 05:29:07 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 27, 2014, 05:20:22 PM
Quote from: Gate on Nov 27, 2014, 05:07:13 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 27, 2014, 11:07:03 AM
Quote from: WinterActual on Nov 27, 2014, 05:43:04 AM
http://www.tpnn.com/2014/09/05/video-vicious-hate-crime-in-missouri-blacks-attack-white-coup
le-race-hustlers-silent/ (http://www.tpnn.com/2014/09/05/video-vicious-hate-crime-in-missouri-blacks-attack-white-couple-race-hustlers-silent/) Its good that the cops were after them.
"Tea Party News Network" is a thing? Wow.

It's a vile crime that warrants punishment, no doubt. But according to official statements, the crime wasn't motivated by race, just a stupid confrontation at a bar.
Proof that people will take anything they can and turn it into a racial issue.

It's easier to blame one thing than look at the bigger picture.

Yeah, when adding such dastardly things such as history, societal structures (structural hierarchies & and baked in discrimination)
, cultural consensus, class, gender and privilege, things get uncomfortable and painful. Easier to ignore or try to redirect the discussion so it fits them a la FOX News.

LOL! so you're just totally blaming the single white dude and his girlfriend basically, just admit it, it couldn't possibly be any other way. For some reason you keep saying privilege all the time, seems to be your thing, a hidden jab.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Nov 27, 2014, 05:36:35 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 27, 2014, 05:29:07 PM
things get uncomfortable and painful.

They don't if you are straight white caucasian male  ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 27, 2014, 05:40:36 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 27, 2014, 05:30:44 PM
Quote from: Gate on Nov 27, 2014, 05:07:13 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 27, 2014, 11:07:03 AM
Quote from: WinterActual on Nov 27, 2014, 05:43:04 AM
http://www.tpnn.com/2014/09/05/video-vicious-hate-crime-in-missouri-blacks-attack-white-couple-race-hustlers-silent/ (http://www.tpnn.com/2014/09/05/video-vicious-hate-crime-in-missouri-blacks-attack-white-couple-race-hustlers-silent/) Its good that the cops were after them.
"Tea Party News Network" is a thing? Wow.

It's a vile crime that warrants punishment, no doubt. But according to official statements, the crime wasn't motivated by race, just a stupid confrontation at a bar.
Proof that people will take anything they can and turn it into a racial issue.

Errr I think that clip is proof of a racial attack if you ask me. Whatever happened at this bar (if that's true) was probably a racial thing too, that's probably the bigger picture, unknown who is in the wrong or not admittedly but I think the clip kinda speaks for itself  ::) Big group of black dudes beating a single white dude and his girlfriend!

I disagree. Sometimes, it's as simple as black guys who happened to be pissed off in that moment. Who's to say a group of white guys or brown guys would've behaved any differently?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 27, 2014, 05:44:10 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 27, 2014, 05:40:36 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 27, 2014, 05:30:44 PM
Quote from: Gate on Nov 27, 2014, 05:07:13 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 27, 2014, 11:07:03 AM
Quote from: WinterActual on Nov 27, 2014, 05:43:04 AM
http://www.tpnn.com/2014/09/05/video-vicious-hate-crime-in-missouri-blacks-attack-white-couple-race-hustlers-silent/ (http://www.tpnn.com/2014/09/05/video-vicious-hate-crime-in-missouri-blacks-attack-white-couple-race-hustlers-silent/) Its good that the cops were after them.
"Tea Party News Network" is a thing? Wow.

It's a vile crime that warrants punishment, no doubt. But according to official statements, the crime wasn't motivated by race, just a stupid confrontation at a bar.
Proof that people will take anything they can and turn it into a racial issue.

Errr I think that clip is proof of a racial attack if you ask me. Whatever happened at this bar (if that's true) was probably a racial thing too, that's probably the bigger picture, unknown who is in the wrong or not admittedly but I think the clip kinda speaks for itself  ::) Big group of black dudes beating a single white dude and his girlfriend!

I disagree. Sometimes, it's as simple as black guys who happened to be pissed off in that moment. Who's to say a group of white guys or brown guys would've behaved any differently?

Yes true I agree, any group of blokes could do the same thing in the heat of the moment. But I would imagine because of the timing of this and the scale of the attack it would swing more towards the events of this shooting. Like I said if it erupted from a bar then it was also probably down to some strong word exchanges but again who's to blame I dunno. It just doesn't look good.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 27, 2014, 05:49:11 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 27, 2014, 05:30:44 PM
Quote from: Gate on Nov 27, 2014, 05:07:13 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 27, 2014, 11:07:03 AM
Quote from: WinterActual on Nov 27, 2014, 05:43:04 AM
http://www.tpnn.com/2014/09/05/video-vicious-hate-crime-in-missouri-blacks-attack-white-couple-race-hustlers-silent/ (http://www.tpnn.com/2014/09/05/video-vicious-hate-crime-in-missouri-blacks-attack-white-couple-race-hustlers-silent/) Its good that the cops were after them.
"Tea Party News Network" is a thing? Wow.

It's a vile crime that warrants punishment, no doubt. But according to official statements, the crime wasn't motivated by race, just a stupid confrontation at a bar.
Proof that people will take anything they can and turn it into a racial issue.

Errr I think that clip is proof of a racial attack if you ask me. Whatever happened at this bar (if that's true) was probably a racial thing too, that's probably the bigger picture, unknown who is in the wrong or not admittedly but I think the clip kinda speaks for itself  ::) Big group of black dudes beating a single white dude and his girlfriend!


Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 27, 2014, 05:01:36 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 27, 2014, 08:32:05 AM
Quote from: WinterActual on Nov 27, 2014, 05:43:04 AM
http://www.tpnn.com/2014/09/05/video-vicious-hate-crime-in-missouri-blacks-attack-white-couple-race-hustlers-silent/ (http://www.tpnn.com/2014/09/05/video-vicious-hate-crime-in-missouri-blacks-attack-white-couple-race-hustlers-silent/) Its good that the cops were after them.

Feck me they even batter the girl to the ground!!

Sharpton is the biggest racist and race card player of them all -_-

Seriously guys?

I was going to reply to your last post, but man, you are either the densest and most clueless little white privilege right-wing reactionary in denial I've stumbled upon in a looong time (well WinterActual is not far away, but at least he doesn't seem to be in denial). Either that or you are Rush Limbaugh trolling on these forums. I remember our discussion during and after the Trayvon Martin / Zimmerman case - that was painful. I kept proving you wrong time and time again - wrote long thesises, while you grabbed for straws or just ignored everything I wrote, and then finally just went MIA.

Are you serious about what you write? You didn't answer me on that the last time. I'm curious. Not that I think that I'm going to get an honest answer.


Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 27, 2014, 11:07:03 AM
Quote from: WinterActual on Nov 27, 2014, 05:43:04 AM
http://www.tpnn.com/2014/09/05/video-vicious-hate-crime-in-missouri-blacks-attack-white-couple-race-hustlers-silent/ (http://www.tpnn.com/2014/09/05/video-vicious-hate-crime-in-missouri-blacks-attack-white-couple-race-hustlers-silent/) Its good that the cops were after them.
"Tea Party News Network" is a thing? Wow.

It's a vile crime that warrants punishment, no doubt. But according to official statements, the crime wasn't motivated by race, just a stupid confrontation at a bar.

I don't think Hubbs & WinterActual will get that...obviously.

"Tea Party News Network" - now that sounds like a really unbiased news source to me.

;D Mate your so obvious, quite a few people on here don't totally agree with you yet you ONLY attack me because you think I'm the easy target. Why? because like all the people rioting you're taking what you think is the easy option. And what am I in denial of exactly? lol! that all white people are monsters?

Everything I say you reply with...am I serious? am I just that dumb? am I that racist? Jesus Christ get a new line.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 27, 2014, 05:13:36 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Nov 27, 2014, 11:20:20 AM
The big question really is did he have his hands up or not when officer Wilson open fire the second time. Out of state witnessed said that Brown was hunched over trying to surrender with one arm. Which to me makes sense considering that the bullet he took from behind hit him in the arm. Of course this would make the witnesses who claimed to have seen two arms up liars. Which I believe they are to be honest.

Still I thought the grand juries job was to decided if there was enough evidence to go to trail and not if there was probable cause. I mean honestly, probable cause is for a trail jury to decided or is Missouri's court system different than mine?

Witnesses from both sides diverge from both Johnson's (Brown's friend who was walking with Brown before Wilson confronted them)
Testimony and Wilson's. However Johnson's story matches more of the witnesses stories than Wilson's, but they still picked Wilson's story despite it all. And yes, Missouri's court system and laws are a mess.



Once again you say it yourself, the witnesses accounts are all over the place so why are you crying wolf about racism?
Yes it appears Missouri's laws/system is in need of a reshuffle...why is that the officer in questions fault? he just did his job, if anything you should all be moaning at the system.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 27, 2014, 05:29:07 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 27, 2014, 05:20:22 PM
Quote from: Gate on Nov 27, 2014, 05:07:13 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 27, 2014, 11:07:03 AM
Quote from: WinterActual on Nov 27, 2014, 05:43:04 AM
http://www.tpnn.com/2014/09/05/video-vicious-hate-crime-in-missouri-blacks-attack-white-coup
le-race-hustlers-silent/ (http://www.tpnn.com/2014/09/05/video-vicious-hate-crime-in-missouri-blacks-attack-white-couple-race-hustlers-silent/) Its good that the cops were after them.
"Tea Party News Network" is a thing? Wow.

It's a vile crime that warrants punishment, no doubt. But according to official statements, the crime wasn't motivated by race, just a stupid confrontation at a bar.
Proof that people will take anything they can and turn it into a racial issue.

It's easier to blame one thing than look at the bigger picture.

Yeah, when adding such dastardly things such as history, societal structures (structural hierarchies & and baked in discrimination)
, cultural consensus, class, gender and privilege, things get uncomfortable and painful. Easier to ignore or try to redirect the discussion so it fits them a la FOX News.

LOL! so you're just totally blaming the single white dude and his girlfriend basically, just admit it, it couldn't possibly be any other way. For some reason you keep saying privilege all the time, seems to be your thing, a hidden jab.

So the answer is YES then, you are a troll. Thank you, no need for me to waste more time on you (like the last time..,).

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 27, 2014, 05:50:17 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 27, 2014, 05:44:10 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 27, 2014, 05:40:36 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 27, 2014, 05:30:44 PM
Quote from: Gate on Nov 27, 2014, 05:07:13 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 27, 2014, 11:07:03 AM
Quote from: WinterActual on Nov 27, 2014, 05:43:04 AM
http://www.tpnn.com/2014/09/05/video-vicious-hate-crime-in-missouri-blacks-attack-white-couple-race-hustlers-silent/ (http://www.tpnn.com/2014/09/05/video-vicious-hate-crime-in-missouri-blacks-attack-white-couple-race-hustlers-silent/) Its good that the cops were after them.
"Tea Party News Network" is a thing? Wow.

It's a vile crime that warrants punishment, no doubt. But according to official statements, the crime wasn't motivated by race, just a stupid confrontation at a bar.
Proof that people will take anything they can and turn it into a racial issue.

Errr I think that clip is proof of a racial attack if you ask me. Whatever happened at this bar (if that's true) was probably a racial thing too, that's probably the bigger picture, unknown who is in the wrong or not admittedly but I think the clip kinda speaks for itself  ::) Big group of black dudes beating a single white dude and his girlfriend!

I disagree. Sometimes, it's as simple as black guys who happened to be pissed off in that moment. Who's to say a group of white guys or brown guys would've behaved any differently?

Yes true I agree, any group of blokes could do the same thing in the heat of the moment. But I would imagine because of the timing of this and the scale of the attack it would swing more towards the events of this shooting. Like I said if it erupted from a bar then it was also probably down to some strong word exchanges but again who's to blame I dunno. It just doesn't look good.

Ultimately, it's all about how the media presents it. I think the reason why we'd think this is a race crime because that's instinctual.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Nov 27, 2014, 05:51:17 PM
These riots have a mob mentality and that's what really needs to stop.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 27, 2014, 05:51:58 PM
Quote from: Gate on Nov 27, 2014, 05:51:17 PM
These riots have a mob mentality and that's what really needs to stop.

You're talking about re-engineering human behaviour with such a suggestion. Good luck.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Nov 27, 2014, 05:52:49 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 27, 2014, 05:51:58 PM
Quote from: Gate on Nov 27, 2014, 05:51:17 PM
These riots have a mob mentality and that's what really needs to stop.

You're talking about re-engineering human behaviour with such a suggestion. Good luck.
Eh, social justice has existed before the internet. I guess you're right.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 27, 2014, 05:53:11 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 27, 2014, 05:50:17 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 27, 2014, 05:44:10 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 27, 2014, 05:40:36 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 27, 2014, 05:30:44 PM
Quote from: Gate on Nov 27, 2014, 05:07:13 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 27, 2014, 11:07:03 AM
Quote from: WinterActual on Nov 27, 2014, 05:43:04 AM
http://www.tpnn.com/2014/09/05/video-vicious-hate-crime-in-missouri-blacks-attack-white-couple-race-hustlers-silent/ (http://www.tpnn.com/2014/09/05/video-vicious-hate-crime-in-missouri-blacks-attack-white-couple-race-hustlers-silent/) Its good that the cops were after them.
"Tea Party News Network" is a thing? Wow.

It's a vile crime that warrants punishment, no doubt. But according to official statements, the crime wasn't motivated by race, just a stupid confrontation at a bar.
Proof that people will take anything they can and turn it into a racial issue.

Errr I think that clip is proof of a racial attack if you ask me. Whatever happened at this bar (if that's true) was probably a racial thing too, that's probably the bigger picture, unknown who is in the wrong or not admittedly but I think the clip kinda speaks for itself  ::) Big group of black dudes beating a single white dude and his girlfriend!

I disagree. Sometimes, it's as simple as black guys who happened to be pissed off in that moment. Who's to say a group of white guys or brown guys would've behaved any differently?

Yes true I agree, any group of blokes could do the same thing in the heat of the moment. But I would imagine because of the timing of this and the scale of the attack it would swing more towards the events of this shooting. Like I said if it erupted from a bar then it was also probably down to some strong word exchanges but again who's to blame I dunno. It just doesn't look good.

Ultimately, it's all about how the media presents it. I think the reason why we'd think this is a race crime because that's instinctual.

Yeah again you're correct...but look at it! haha ;) its hard to try and make it seem better than it is. But I will admit I could be doing the exact same thing as all the people calling the shooting a racial attack without proper knowledge hehe. Its just this CCTV clip really doesn't leave that much for the imagination.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Nov 27, 2014, 06:01:43 PM
Quote from: Gate on Nov 27, 2014, 05:51:17 PM
These riots have a mob mentality and that's what really needs to stop.
And it seems the people involved are brain dead. I've heard that they broke in liquor store lol... Not TV store, not clothing store, not gaming store, not electronics store but liquor store...  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 27, 2014, 06:11:22 PM
Hundreds of thousands of people protest peacefully over several cities, and you guys focus on the violent few (0.01%), labeling everything as riots? Really? FOX News must be the main "news" source around these bends.


I'm out of here.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Nov 27, 2014, 06:18:24 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 27, 2014, 06:11:22 PM
Hundreds of thousands of people protest peacefully over several cities, and you guys focus on the violent few (0.01%), labeling it all as riots? Really? FOX News must be the main "news" source around these bends.


I'm out of here.

Haha, because 0.01 percent can cause this much damage:
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fa.abcnews.com%2Fimages%2FUS%2FGTY_ferguson_damage_burned_ll_141125_4x3_992.jpg&hash=9ad743891b48d97c5f27a3ee3d75c67b19edd36e)
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theamericanconservative.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F08%2FFerguson-quicktrip.jpg&hash=90e4b1c3f0b9a3409bcaf17107ebe50bb7743a04)
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fa.abcnews.com%2Fimages%2FUS%2FGTY_ferguson_damage_firefighter_ll_141125_16x9_992.jpg&hash=a9c74ffd5a3882923c561515667db43150b99344)
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ftheconservativetreehouse.files.wordpress.com%2F2014%2F08%2Fsnitches-get-stitches1.jpg%3Fw%3D640&hash=200568a15e1605f7c778749f50d2be4735bf1150)

My bad, mob mentality totally doesn't exist. And the anarchists totally haven't hijacked the point of these protests.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 27, 2014, 06:27:11 PM
Quote from: Gate on Nov 27, 2014, 06:18:24 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 27, 2014, 06:11:22 PM
Hundreds of thousands of people protest peacefully over several cities, and you guys focus on the violent few (0.01%), labeling it all as riots? Really? FOX News must be the main "news" source around these bends.


I'm out of here.

Haha, because 0.01 percent can cause this much damage:
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fa.abcnews.com%2Fimages%2FUS%2FGTY_ferguson_damage_burned_ll_141125_4x3_992.jpg&hash=9ad743891b48d97c5f27a3ee3d75c67b19edd36e)
http://www.theamericanconservative.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Ferguson-quicktrip.jpg
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fa.abcnews.com%2Fimages%2FUS%2FGTY_ferguson_damage_firefighter_ll_141125_16x9_992.jpg&hash=a9c74ffd5a3882923c561515667db43150b99344)
http://theconservativetreehouse.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/snitches-get-stitches1.jpg?w=640

My bad, mob mentality totally doesn't exist. And the anarchists totally haven't hijacked the point of these protests.

You don't need that many people to cause major destruction. And compared to hundreds of thousands of protestors nation wide the ones looting and burning are in the absolute minority.

But you are absolutely right - opportunistic anarchists and rage-laden mob mentality exist, which is quite apparent in the pictures you posted, and it's a shame that people give in to it and go that route, just like it is a shame that sensationalistic media won't give a damn about weeks/months of peaceful protests but will completely gorge in the riots, not thinking about the consequences of that kind of imbalanced media coverage.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 27, 2014, 06:43:38 PM
"If it bleeds, it leads."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 28, 2014, 06:43:42 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 27, 2014, 06:43:38 PM
"If it bleeds, it leads."

Which is quite depressing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 28, 2014, 06:54:26 PM
I hear you. I've spoken to a number of journalists who say it's an unfortunate truth about the industry. Media outlets aren't interested in "good news" because they're considered fluff.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 28, 2014, 07:51:09 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 28, 2014, 06:54:26 PM
I hear you. I've spoken to a number of journalists who say it's an unfortunate truth about the industry. Media outlets aren't interested in "good news" because they're considered fluff.

Good news / bad news... I think the problem is investigative grown-up mainstream journalism today, or the lack thereof. It's more like fanning the fire, then try to bring things to the table when it's too late since the table burned up already, then sneak away to the next emerging fire, hoping it will burn longer, brighter and hotter than the last one. Another problem is how much more politicized (U.S) media has become the last 15 years or so. There has always been bias, but the way things are right now it is kind of starting to look ridiculous. These days I read/watch a lot of foreign news online since it is usually not nearly as bad as let's say CNN or FOX News (should the latter even be considered news rather than Tea Party propaganda?).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 28, 2014, 08:58:37 PM
The media is only one part of the problem. The other part is that the general public, for all of its protesting, all of its hashtagging, yada yada yada...it just. Doesn't. Care. That. Much.

They don't.

People are too lazy to actually affect change and do something meaningful.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 28, 2014, 09:46:18 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 28, 2014, 08:58:37 PM
The media is only one part of the problem. The other part is that the general public, for all of its protesting, all of its hashtagging, yada yada yada...it just. Doesn't. Care. That. Much.

They don't.

People are too lazy to actually affect change and do something meaningful.

Not true. I've been to plenty of protests etc. and people are working really hard. Full dedication. The problem is that no one listens unless there is a sex scandal or violence involved - then the media is on it like hot cakes, and thus they tend to "report" for the wrong reasons, or completely misses what it is all about, ignoring any kind of deeper dialogue. All in the name of delicious sensationalism and egged on outrage.

And you are right about that social media is indeed a scourge as it takes the focus away from the cause, community and the movement and instead redirects it to people/individuals and their 21st century egos. That and the fact that people are overstimulated, socially/mentally exhausted and stressed out like hell and have the attention span and memory of three-year old. Instant gratification, constant entertainment and superficial short-term happiness is as addictive as it is dangerous, and you can make big bucks on it while keeping the population perfectly content and docile. As long as enough people make insane amounts of money on the way things are there won't be any change anytime soon.

Mainstream media, if it was more independent and journalistic, as it should be, technically has the potential to be a game-changer and a positive force that could work for the people instead for Big Business and politicians with powerful, greedy friends. Unfortunately the latter owns mainstream media.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 28, 2014, 10:57:48 PM
I wouldn't give so-called "independent" media that much credit. Every media outlet, regardless of how independent or free it is, is presenting an angle just like a mainstream source would.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 29, 2014, 12:48:16 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 28, 2014, 10:57:48 PM
I wouldn't give so-called "independent" media that much credit. Every media outlet, regardless of how independent or free it is, is presenting an angle just like a mainstream source would.

Of course there is going to be an angle, but there is good and bad journalism, ways of reporting and how you treat a subject. Being "independent" doesn't guarantee that - in fact I expect less from "free/independent" media as it has less impact on society and thus less of a societal responsibility than mainstream media, which has a tremendous amount of power, and makes serious impact, but usually takes very little responsibility as money is on top of the list.

My favorite media/news program is Democracy Now. It is incredibly left-wing but always invite plenty of people of opposing views and lets them talk without interrupting or belittling them. They go for investigative journalism and always present things in a wide range of grays, never skipping historical context and political complexity, always referring to sources etc. There are no obvious bad guys or good guys, the focus is on reporting and investigating what has happened even if it blows up in the face of lefties and liberals. However, in the end, there is no doubt that Democracy Now is a progressive/liberal show, yet still it tries to stay professional rather than pleasing or rallying, or agitating, its crowd.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 29, 2014, 04:35:53 AM
True.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Nov 29, 2014, 06:33:32 AM
Japanese Asteroid Probe to Fish for Ingredients of Life (http://news.discovery.com/space/asteroids-meteors-meteorites/japanese-asteroid-probe-to-fish-for-ingredients-of-life-141128.htm)

I certainly it goes well and they make some amazing discoveries.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 29, 2014, 06:34:09 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 29, 2014, 04:35:53 AM
True.

Nice jab.

Why would they use that photo first page other than to discredit yet onother unarmed black teenager killed by yet another policeman getting off the hook without any reprocousions? I don't know? Blaming the victim to divert atention from the fact that an unarmed kid was killed by a really lousy officer who shouldn't be in the police force? Now that won't piss people off, and rightfully so. Exactly the kind of unprofessional Molotov cocktail sensationalism that is clogging the newsflow already.

Plenty of kids pose and take pictures like that (like my nephew and he is a lilly white suburban upper middle-class boy) these days. Is that a reason to cap them six times, or does it only apply to those horrible blacks that you despise so much you can't even contain yourself?


Keep on trollin', Hubbs...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 29, 2014, 06:41:16 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 29, 2014, 06:34:09 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 29, 2014, 04:35:53 AM
True.

Nice jab.

Why would they use that photo first page other than to discredit yet onother unarmed black teenager killed by yet another policeman getting off the hook without any reprocousions? I don't know? Blaming the victim to divert atention from the fact that an unarmed kid was killed by a really lousy officer who shouldn't be in the police force? Now that won't piss people off, and rightfully so. Exactly the kind of unprofessional Molotov cocktail sensationalism that is clogging the newsflow already.

Plenty of kids pose and take pictures like that (like my nephew and he is a lilly white suburban upper middle-class boy) these days. Is that a reason to cap them six times, or does it only apply to those horrible blacks that you despise so much you can't even contain yourself?


Keep on trollin', Hubbs...

::) Isn't that sensationalism on the other side of the fence, an easy exit.

By the way that pic is off Facebook.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 29, 2014, 06:54:55 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 29, 2014, 06:41:16 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 29, 2014, 06:34:09 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 29, 2014, 04:35:53 AM
True.

Nice jab.

Why would they use that photo first page other than to discredit yet onother unarmed black teenager killed by yet another policeman getting off the hook without any reprocousions? I don't know? Blaming the victim to divert atention from the fact that an unarmed kid was killed by a really lousy officer who shouldn't be in the police force? Now that won't piss people off, and rightfully so. Exactly the kind of unprofessional Molotov cocktail sensationalism that is clogging the newsflow already.

Plenty of kids pose and take pictures like that (like my nephew and he is a lilly white suburban upper middle-class boy) these days. Is that a reason to cap them six times, or does it only apply to those horrible blacks that you despise so much you can't even contain yourself?


Keep on trollin', Hubbs...

::) Isn't that sensationalism on the other side of the fence, an easy exit.

By the way that pic is off Facebook.

Doesn't matter if it's from Facebook or not - still sensationalism etc. Cheap and doesn't bring anything to the table other than more fuel to the fire.

All the evidence points to the fact that Wilson didn't follow the procedures once, and he fired 12 rounds without care in a populated area, killing and unarmed teenager, shooting him 6 times. That makes him a lousy cop. No?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 29, 2014, 04:19:11 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 29, 2014, 06:54:55 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 29, 2014, 06:41:16 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 29, 2014, 06:34:09 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 29, 2014, 04:35:53 AM
True.

Nice jab.

Why would they use that photo first page other than to discredit yet onother unarmed black teenager killed by yet another policeman getting off the hook without any reprocousions? I don't know? Blaming the victim to divert atention from the fact that an unarmed kid was killed by a really lousy officer who shouldn't be in the police force? Now that won't piss people off, and rightfully so. Exactly the kind of unprofessional Molotov cocktail sensationalism that is clogging the newsflow already.

Plenty of kids pose and take pictures like that (like my nephew and he is a lilly white suburban upper middle-class boy) these days. Is that a reason to cap them six times, or does it only apply to those horrible blacks that you despise so much you can't even contain yourself?


Keep on trollin', Hubbs...

::) Isn't that sensationalism on the other side of the fence, an easy exit.

By the way that pic is off Facebook.

Doesn't matter if it's from Facebook or not - still sensationalism etc. Cheap and doesn't bring anything to the table other than more fuel to the fire.

All the evidence points to the fact that Wilson didn't follow the procedures once, and he fired 12 rounds without care in a populated area, killing and unarmed teenager, shooting him 6 times. That makes him a lousy cop. No?

Not really, he could just be inexperienced in such serious incidents, he may have just flapped and lost control due to nerves, who can say. Plus the unarmed teenage you keep mentioning over and over was attacking him so. If you attack an armed cop chances are...well its obvious.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Nov 29, 2014, 06:36:35 PM
Officers are trained to fire until the suspect is down and not moving, not to wound. When an officer pulls out his gun it's to kill. This is the first time in his career he's ever had to use a gun, and other than this incident he has a spotless record.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Nov 29, 2014, 08:17:50 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Nov 29, 2014, 06:36:35 PM
Officers are trained to fire until the suspect is down and not moving, not to wound. When an officer pulls out his gun it's to kill. This is the first time in his career he's ever had to use a gun, and other than this incident he has a spotless record.
Which is honestly why the system needs to be changed because you can't punish these men for following the training they were given.

You want to stop  "Police Murder"? Then you have to reform the entire militarization of the police.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Nov 29, 2014, 08:34:13 PM
Quote from: Gate on Nov 29, 2014, 08:17:50 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Nov 29, 2014, 06:36:35 PM
Officers are trained to fire until the suspect is down and not moving, not to wound. When an officer pulls out his gun it's to kill. This is the first time in his career he's ever had to use a gun, and other than this incident he has a spotless record.
Which is honestly why the system needs to be changed because you can't punish these men for following the training they were given.

You want to stop  "Police Murder"? Then you have to reform the entire militarization of the police.
Which you can't do unless you completely change gun laws in the states which will never happen
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 29, 2014, 11:55:05 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Nov 29, 2014, 08:34:13 PM
Quote from: Gate on Nov 29, 2014, 08:17:50 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Nov 29, 2014, 06:36:35 PM
Officers are trained to fire until the suspect is down and not moving, not to wound. When an officer pulls out his gun it's to kill. This is the first time in his career he's ever had to use a gun, and other than this incident he has a spotless record.
Which is honestly why the system needs to be changed because you can't punish these men for following the training they were given.

You want to stop  "Police Murder"? Then you have to reform the entire militarization of the police.
Which you can't do unless you completely change gun laws in the states which will never happen

Which is incredibly sad but true. U.S. laws, especially anything that has to do with guns and lethal force or the penal system, are so outdated and downright dangerous. It's not the Wild West anymore, even though some people wish it was.



Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 29, 2014, 04:19:11 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 29, 2014, 06:54:55 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 29, 2014, 06:41:16 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 29, 2014, 06:34:09 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 29, 2014, 04:35:53 AM
True.

Nice jab.

Why would they use that photo first page other than to discredit yet onother unarmed black teenager killed by yet another policeman getting off the hook without any reprocousions? I don't know? Blaming the victim to divert atention from the fact that an unarmed kid was killed by a really lousy officer who shouldn't be in the police force? Now that won't piss people off, and rightfully so. Exactly the kind of unprofessional Molotov cocktail sensationalism that is clogging the newsflow already.

Plenty of kids pose and take pictures like that (like my nephew and he is a lilly white suburban upper middle-class boy) these days. Is that a reason to cap them six times, or does it only apply to those horrible blacks that you despise so much you can't even contain yourself?


Keep on trollin', Hubbs...

::) Isn't that sensationalism on the other side of the fence, an easy exit.

By the way that pic is off Facebook.

Doesn't matter if it's from Facebook or not - still sensationalism etc. Cheap and doesn't bring anything to the table other than more fuel to the fire.

All the evidence points to the fact that Wilson didn't follow the procedures once, and he fired 12 rounds without care in a populated area, killing and unarmed teenager, shooting him 6 times. That makes him a lousy cop. No?

Not really, he could just be inexperienced in such serious incidents, he may have just flapped and lost control due to nerves, who can say. Plus the unarmed teenage you keep mentioning over and over was attacking him so. If you attack an armed cop chances are...well its obvious.

We don't know that. Wilson was hassling Brown and his friend when they walked down the street. Wilson turned up in front of them and then bashed the door against Brown - Brown is big. Wilson loses his nerves and bashed it again since Brown, who probably is shocked, doesn't know what to do. Wilson takes this as Brown bring aggressive and is about to draw his gun...

We only have Wilson's word on this, that Brown grabbed for the gun. Maybe he did? Maybe he didn't? Maybe he tried to grab it before Wilson as Wilson was trying to draw it, i.e. tried to stop Wilson to shoot at him as self-defense? Maybe he hit Wildon in the face as he feared for his life as this unstable cop was about to shoot him? We only have Wilson's word and conflicting stories by a bunch of random witnesses.

Whatever happened Brown backed offs after their skirmish, Wilson - a grown-up with police training - kept on shooting, high on adrenaline, not caring about that they were in a populated area, and didn't stop until a total of 12 bullets had been fired, half of them placed in an 18 year old boy. Then after the shooting, him and his coworkers barely followed the protocol at all, handling everything like amateurs (including physical evidence). Yet Wilson got off the hook, portrayed as the victim while this unarmed teenage boy, shot and killed, is being portrayed as the killer. Fair? Not really.


. . .


JUST IN!
Quotehttp://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/11/30/us/protesters-in-ferguson-are-arrested-after-blocking-traffic.html?_r=0
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 30, 2014, 01:13:26 AM
That's just stupid. Blocking traffic? Really? I saw the same kind of silliness at the G20 here in Toronto back in 2010. Fat lot of good it did for the protestors.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 30, 2014, 02:47:40 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 30, 2014, 01:13:26 AM
That's just stupid. Blocking traffic? Really? I saw the same kind of silliness at the G20 here in Toronto back in 2010. Fat lot of good it did for the protestors.

Did the same thing in Oakland. Took me 2 hours to get home. Still had, and has, my support. It's a bigger issue than what some people around here thinks. Don't mind the traffic as long as it raises awareness. No one cares about the hundreds of peaceful protests, as I mention before, which is sad.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 30, 2014, 05:52:32 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Nov 29, 2014, 06:36:35 PM
Officers are trained to fire until the suspect is down and not moving, not to wound. When an officer pulls out his gun it's to kill. This is the first time in his career he's ever had to use a gun, and other than this incident he has a spotless record.

This pretty much sums it up and once again backs up what I've been saying, the officer was a good cop with a good record. This was his first gun incident hence a reasonable reason why things went as they did.


Quote from: Gate on Nov 29, 2014, 08:17:50 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Nov 29, 2014, 06:36:35 PM
Officers are trained to fire until the suspect is down and not moving, not to wound. When an officer pulls out his gun it's to kill. This is the first time in his career he's ever had to use a gun, and other than this incident he has a spotless record.
Which is honestly why the system needs to be changed because you can't punish these men for following the training they were given.

You want to stop  "Police Murder"? Then you have to reform the entire militarization of the police.

Again as I said, you can't blame the officer for doing his job, both replies are spot on.


Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 29, 2014, 11:55:05 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Nov 29, 2014, 08:34:13 PM
Quote from: Gate on Nov 29, 2014, 08:17:50 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Nov 29, 2014, 06:36:35 PM
Officers are trained to fire until the suspect is down and not moving, not to wound. When an officer pulls out his gun it's to kill. This is the first time in his career he's ever had to use a gun, and other than this incident he has a spotless record.
Which is honestly why the system needs to be changed because you can't punish these men for following the training they were given.

You want to stop  "Police Murder"? Then you have to reform the entire militarization of the police.
Which you can't do unless you completely change gun laws in the states which will never happen

Which is incredibly sad but true. U.S. laws, especially anything that has to do with guns and lethal force or the penal system, are so outdated and downright dangerous. It's not the Wild West anymore, even though some people wish it was.



Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 29, 2014, 04:19:11 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 29, 2014, 06:54:55 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 29, 2014, 06:41:16 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 29, 2014, 06:34:09 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 29, 2014, 04:35:53 AM
True.

Nice jab.

Why would they use that photo first page other than to discredit yet onother unarmed black teenager killed by yet another policeman getting off the hook without any reprocousions? I don't know? Blaming the victim to divert atention from the fact that an unarmed kid was killed by a really lousy officer who shouldn't be in the police force? Now that won't piss people off, and rightfully so. Exactly the kind of unprofessional Molotov cocktail sensationalism that is clogging the newsflow already.

Plenty of kids pose and take pictures like that (like my nephew and he is a lilly white suburban upper middle-class boy) these days. Is that a reason to cap them six times, or does it only apply to those horrible blacks that you despise so much you can't even contain yourself?


Keep on trollin', Hubbs...

::) Isn't that sensationalism on the other side of the fence, an easy exit.

By the way that pic is off Facebook.

Doesn't matter if it's from Facebook or not - still sensationalism etc. Cheap and doesn't bring anything to the table other than more fuel to the fire.

All the evidence points to the fact that Wilson didn't follow the procedures once, and he fired 12 rounds without care in a populated area, killing and unarmed teenager, shooting him 6 times. That makes him a lousy cop. No?

Not really, he could just be inexperienced in such serious incidents, he may have just flapped and lost control due to nerves, who can say. Plus the unarmed teenage you keep mentioning over and over was attacking him so. If you attack an armed cop chances are...well its obvious.

We don't know that. Wilson was hassling Brown and his friend when they walked down the street. Wilson turned up in front of them and then bashed the door against Brown - Brown is big. Wilson loses his nerves and bashed it again since Brown, who probably is shocked, doesn't know what to do. Wilson takes this as Brown bring aggressive and is about to draw his gun...

We only have Wilson's word on this, that Brown grabbed for the gun. Maybe he did? Maybe he didn't? Maybe he tried to grab it before Wilson as Wilson was trying to draw it, i.e. tried to stop Wilson to shoot at him as self-defense? Maybe he hit Wildon in the face as he feared for his life as this unstable cop was about to shoot him? We only have Wilson's word and conflicting stories by a bunch of random witnesses.

Whatever happened Brown backed offs after their skirmish, Wilson - a grown-up with police training - kept on shooting, high on adrenaline, not caring about that they were in a populated area, and didn't stop until a total of 12 bullets had been fired, half of them placed in an 18 year old boy. Then after the shooting, him and his coworkers barely followed the protocol at all, handling everything like amateurs (including physical evidence). Yet Wilson got off the hook, portrayed as the victim while this unarmed teenage boy, shot and killed, is being portrayed as the killer. Fair? Not really.


. . .


JUST IN!
Quotehttp://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/11/30/us/protesters-in-ferguson-are-arrested-after-blocking-traffic.html?_r=0


I haven't heard of that before, but the reason the officer was bothering Brown was because Brown was identified as a suspect that had just robbed a liquor store. I had read that Brown simply refused to cooperate and verbally abused the officer.

Again...Brown ran off after the initial scuffle and two shots in the car. The officer then fired at him telling him to stop, Brown stopped turned and charged at the officer, the officer shouted at him to stop but Brown did not causing the officer to fire again. This has been verified by witnesses at the scene after others admitted they saw nothing or just lied.



This is very interesting off Facebook again, from NFL player Benjamin Watson. At first I thought this would be yet another attack on the officer but I am pleased to see he has nailed some points perfectly.

http://www.khq.com/story/27489010/nfl-player-benjamin-watsons-ferguson-post-on-facebook-goes-viral (http://www.khq.com/story/27489010/nfl-player-benjamin-watsons-ferguson-post-on-facebook-goes-viral)


Take note of...

I'M EMBARRASSED because the looting, violent protests, and law breaking only confirm, and in the minds of many, validate, the stereotypes and thus the inferior treatment.

I'm glad someone has pointed this out because some Americans (the rioters) just don't seem to understand the vicious circle they are contributing too.


I'M FRUSTRATED, because pop culture, music and movies glorify these types of police citizen altercations and promote an invincible attitude that continues to get young men killed in real life, away from safety movie sets and music studios.

I'M SYMPATHETIC, because I wasn't there so I don't know exactly what happened. Maybe Darren Wilson acted within his rights and duty as an officer of the law and killed Michael Brown in self defense like any of us would in the circumstance. Now he has to fear the backlash against himself and his loved ones when he was only doing his job. What a horrible thing to endure. OR maybe he provoked Michael and ignited the series of events that led to him eventually murdering the young man to prove a point.


I'M CONFUSED, because I don't know why it's so hard to obey a policeman. You will not win!!! And I don't know why some policeman abuse their power. Power is a responsibility, not a weapon to brandish and lord over the populace.

Again I'm glad to see this guy recognise this easy instruction for everybody.



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 30, 2014, 08:15:01 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 30, 2014, 05:52:32 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Nov 29, 2014, 06:36:35 PM
Officers are trained to fire until the suspect is down and not moving, not to wound. When an officer pulls out his gun it's to kill. This is the first time in his career he's ever had to use a gun, and other than this incident he has a spotless record.

This pretty much sums it up and once again backs up what I've been saying, the officer was a good cop with a good record. This was his first gun incident hence a reasonable reason why things went as they did.


Quote from: Gate on Nov 29, 2014, 08:17:50 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Nov 29, 2014, 06:36:35 PM
Officers are trained to fire until the suspect is down and not moving, not to wound. When an officer pulls out his gun it's to kill. This is the first time in his career he's ever had to use a gun, and other than this incident he has a spotless record.
Which is honestly why the system needs to be changed because you can't punish these men for following the training they were given.

You want to stop  "Police Murder"? Then you have to reform the entire militarization of the police.

Again as I said, you can't blame the officer for doing his job, both replies are spot on.


Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 29, 2014, 11:55:05 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Nov 29, 2014, 08:34:13 PM
Quote from: Gate on Nov 29, 2014, 08:17:50 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Nov 29, 2014, 06:36:35 PM
Officers are trained to fire until the suspect is down and not moving, not to wound. When an officer pulls out his gun it's to kill. This is the first time in his career he's ever had to use a gun, and other than this incident he has a spotless record.
Which is honestly why the system needs to be changed because you can't punish these men for following the training they were given.

You want to stop  "Police Murder"? Then you have to reform the entire militarization of the police.
Which you can't do unless you completely change gun laws in the states which will never happen

Which is incredibly sad but true. U.S. laws, especially anything that has to do with guns and lethal force or the penal system, are so outdated and downright dangerous. It's not the Wild West anymore, even though some people wish it was.



Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 29, 2014, 04:19:11 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 29, 2014, 06:54:55 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 29, 2014, 06:41:16 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 29, 2014, 06:34:09 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 29, 2014, 04:35:53 AM
True.

Nice jab.

Why would they use that photo first page other than to discredit yet onother unarmed black teenager killed by yet another policeman getting off the hook without any reprocousions? I don't know? Blaming the victim to divert atention from the fact that an unarmed kid was killed by a really lousy officer who shouldn't be in the police force? Now that won't piss people off, and rightfully so. Exactly the kind of unprofessional Molotov cocktail sensationalism that is clogging the newsflow already.

Plenty of kids pose and take pictures like that (like my nephew and he is a lilly white suburban upper middle-class boy) these days. Is that a reason to cap them six times, or does it only apply to those horrible blacks that you despise so much you can't even contain yourself?


Keep on trollin', Hubbs...

::) Isn't that sensationalism on the other side of the fence, an easy exit.

By the way that pic is off Facebook.

Doesn't matter if it's from Facebook or not - still sensationalism etc. Cheap and doesn't bring anything to the table other than more fuel to the fire.

All the evidence points to the fact that Wilson didn't follow the procedures once, and he fired 12 rounds without care in a populated area, killing and unarmed teenager, shooting him 6 times. That makes him a lousy cop. No?

Not really, he could just be inexperienced in such serious incidents, he may have just flapped and lost control due to nerves, who can say. Plus the unarmed teenage you keep mentioning over and over was attacking him so. If you attack an armed cop chances are...well its obvious.

We don't know that. Wilson was hassling Brown and his friend when they walked down the street. Wilson turned up in front of them and then bashed the door against Brown - Brown is big. Wilson loses his nerves and bashed it again since Brown, who probably is shocked, doesn't know what to do. Wilson takes this as Brown bring aggressive and is about to draw his gun...

We only have Wilson's word on this, that Brown grabbed for the gun. Maybe he did? Maybe he didn't? Maybe he tried to grab it before Wilson as Wilson was trying to draw it, i.e. tried to stop Wilson to shoot at him as self-defense? Maybe he hit Wildon in the face as he feared for his life as this unstable cop was about to shoot him? We only have Wilson's word and conflicting stories by a bunch of random witnesses.

Whatever happened Brown backed offs after their skirmish, Wilson - a grown-up with police training - kept on shooting, high on adrenaline, not caring about that they were in a populated area, and didn't stop until a total of 12 bullets had been fired, half of them placed in an 18 year old boy. Then after the shooting, him and his coworkers barely followed the protocol at all, handling everything like amateurs (including physical evidence). Yet Wilson got off the hook, portrayed as the victim while this unarmed teenage boy, shot and killed, is being portrayed as the killer. Fair? Not really.


. . .


JUST IN!
Quotehttp://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/11/30/us/protesters-in-ferguson-are-arrested-after-blocking-traffic.html?_r=0


I haven't heard of that before, but the reason the officer was bothering Brown was because Brown was identified as a suspect that had just robbed a liquor store. I had read that Brown simply refused to cooperate and verbally abused the officer.

Again...Brown ran off after the initial scuffle and two shots in the car. The officer then fired at him telling him to stop, Brown stopped turned and charged at the officer, the officer shouted at him to stop but Brown did not causing the officer to fire again. This has been verified by witnesses at the scene after others admitted they saw nothing or just lied.



This is very interesting off Facebook again, from NFL player Benjamin Watson. At first I thought this would be yet another attack on the officer but I am pleased to see he has nailed some points perfectly.

http://www.khq.com/story/27489010/nfl-player-benjamin-watsons-ferguson-post-on-facebook-goes-viral (http://www.khq.com/story/27489010/nfl-player-benjamin-watsons-ferguson-post-on-facebook-goes-viral)


Take note of...

I'M EMBARRASSED because the looting, violent protests, and law breaking only confirm, and in the minds of many, validate, the stereotypes and thus the inferior treatment.

I'm glad someone has pointed this out because some Americans (the rioters) just don't seem to understand the vicious circle they are contributing too.


I'M FRUSTRATED, because pop culture, music and movies glorify these types of police citizen altercations and promote an invincible attitude that continues to get young men killed in real life, away from safety movie sets and music studios.

I'M SYMPATHETIC, because I wasn't there so I don't know exactly what happened. Maybe Darren Wilson acted within his rights and duty as an officer of the law and killed Michael Brown in self defense like any of us would in the circumstance. Now he has to fear the backlash against himself and his loved ones when he was only doing his job. What a horrible thing to endure. OR maybe he provoked Michael and ignited the series of events that led to him eventually murdering the young man to prove a point.


I'M CONFUSED, because I don't know why it's so hard to obey a policeman. You will not win!!! And I don't know why some policeman abuse their power. Power is a responsibility, not a weapon to brandish and lord over the populace.

Again I'm glad to see this guy recognise this easy instruction for everybody.

Same old same old. Missing the bigger picture, victimizing the killer as vice versa. Trivializing and ignoring. Bring out the uncle toms to diverge and divert, and completely misinterpreting anything not fitting your ignoramous world view and agenda. Same crap as the last time (Martin/Zimmerman). You won't listen, so why am I even bother? So disingenuous . You just don't get it. White privilege in denial at its absolute prime. Such a troll. If you want to discuss with me then please try be serious rather than just fooling around.


Btw Wilson resigned. Hats off for him for showing that much decency. Still claims he did his job, which is pathetic. But at least he stepped down. Hope he'll find a job where him and his nerves won't be putting other people in harms way.

And what do you think about the white right-wing vigilante groups - so called militias - roaming and hassling the protesters,  claiming to protect the people and property? Heavily armed civilians (white) interrupting peaceful protests without being arrested or even questioned? Imagine heavily armed black supremacist militias, together with hundreds of militarized brutal policemen, hassling peaceful white protesters attending to a protest for an unarmed white kid being gunned down and killed by a black Muslim nerve-wreck of a cop..... You would freak out!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 30, 2014, 01:19:18 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 30, 2014, 02:47:40 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 30, 2014, 01:13:26 AM
That's just stupid. Blocking traffic? Really? I saw the same kind of silliness at the G20 here in Toronto back in 2010. Fat lot of good it did for the protestors.

Did the same thing in Oakland. Took me 2 hours to get home. Still had, and has, my support. It's a bigger issue than what some people around here thinks. Don't mind the traffic as long as it raises awareness. No one cares about the hundreds of peaceful protests, as I mention before, which is sad.

Because the violent protesters cause so much chaos. I have yet to understand what public looting and vandalism accomplishes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 30, 2014, 04:42:34 PM
QuoteSame old same old. Missing the bigger picture, victimizing the killer as vice versa. Trivializing and ignoring. Bring out the uncle toms to diverge and divert, and completely misinterpreting anything not fitting your ignoramous world view and agenda. Same crap as the last time (Martin/Zimmerman). You won't listen, so why am I even bother? So disingenuous . You just don't get it. White privilege in denial at its absolute prime. Such a troll. If you want to discuss with me then please try be serious rather than just fooling around.

Btw Wilson resigned. Hats off for him for showing that much decency. Still claims he did his job, which is pathetic. But at least he stepped down. Hope he'll find a job where him and his nerves won't be putting other people in harms way.

And what do you think about the white right-wing vigilante groups - so called militias - roaming and hassling the protesters,  claiming to protect the people and property? Heavily armed civilians (white) interrupting peaceful protests without being arrested or even questioned? Imagine heavily armed black supremacist militias, together with hundreds of militarized brutal policemen, hassling peaceful white protesters attending to a protest for an unarmed white kid being gunned down and killed by a black Muslim nerve-wreck of a cop..... You would freak out!

Dude seriously what are you on about?! The way it unfolded has been verified by some witnesses! others admitted they didn't see anything, others obviously lied to get Wilson in trouble...I'm not making this up, you just gotta accept the fact your unarmed teenager was in the wrong and paid the price for his stupidity.

White privilege?? ??? again with this? you clearly have some deep rooted issues, where did you grow up?

The fact that Wilson has had to quit even after his story has been confirmed is outrageous frankly. I might add he only quit because his police department was getting death threats according to the BBC. So terrorism wins the day there then.

Not heard anything about any groups doing that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 30, 2014, 07:27:33 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 30, 2014, 01:19:18 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 30, 2014, 02:47:40 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 30, 2014, 01:13:26 AM
That's just stupid. Blocking traffic? Really? I saw the same kind of silliness at the G20 here in Toronto back in 2010. Fat lot of good it did for the protestors.

Did the same thing in Oakland. Took me 2 hours to get home. Still had, and has, my support. It's a bigger issue than what some people around here thinks. Don't mind the traffic as long as it raises awareness. No one cares about the hundreds of peaceful protests, as I mention before, which is sad.

Because the violent protesters cause so much chaos. I have yet to understand what public looting and vandalism accomplishes.

Which are in the absolute minority, which has been repeated a billion times. They are below 1%, if even that.

I don't believe in violence or violent protests. Blocking traffic while marching is acceptable though since people obviously don't care. Young black lives are worth just as much as any other life, which is what this is really about, not that some people take this opportunity to loot and be violent.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 30, 2014, 07:35:07 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 30, 2014, 07:27:33 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 30, 2014, 01:19:18 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 30, 2014, 02:47:40 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 30, 2014, 01:13:26 AM
That's just stupid. Blocking traffic? Really? I saw the same kind of silliness at the G20 here in Toronto back in 2010. Fat lot of good it did for the protestors.

Did the same thing in Oakland. Took me 2 hours to get home. Still had, and has, my support. It's a bigger issue than what some people around here thinks. Don't mind the traffic as long as it raises awareness. No one cares about the hundreds of peaceful protests, as I mention before, which is sad.

Because the violent protesters cause so much chaos. I have yet to understand what public looting and vandalism accomplishes.

Which are in the absolute minority, which has been repeated a billion times. They are below 1%, if even that.

I don't believe in violence or violent protests. Blocking traffic while marching is acceptable though since people obviously don't care. Young black lives are worth just as much as any other life, which is what this is really about, not that some people take this opportunity to loot and be violent.

Unfortunately, they do. And yet we still wonder why stereotypes about ghettos exist.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 30, 2014, 08:02:34 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 30, 2014, 07:35:07 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 30, 2014, 07:27:33 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 30, 2014, 01:19:18 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 30, 2014, 02:47:40 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 30, 2014, 01:13:26 AM
That's just stupid. Blocking traffic? Really? I saw the same kind of silliness at the G20 here in Toronto back in 2010. Fat lot of good it did for the protestors.

Did the same thing in Oakland. Took me 2 hours to get home. Still had, and has, my support. It's a bigger issue than what some people around here thinks. Don't mind the traffic as long as it raises awareness. No one cares about the hundreds of peaceful protests, as I mention before, which is sad.

Because the violent protesters cause so much chaos. I have yet to understand what public looting and vandalism accomplishes.

Which are in the absolute minority, which has been repeated a billion times. They are below 1%, if even that.

I don't believe in violence or violent protests. Blocking traffic while marching is acceptable though since people obviously don't care. Young black lives are worth just as much as any other life, which is what this is really about, not that some people take this opportunity to loot and be violent.

Unfortunately, they do. And yet we still wonder why stereotypes about ghettos exist.

Damned if you don't, damned if you do. People are so freakishly insincere and disingenuous - don't care about peaceful protests, productive dialogue, funding for social programs and infrastructure, hardworking communities and movements, 110% dedication, trying to make things better, trying to battle injustices and dismantling structural discrimination, making everyone have the same chance in life. But a few anarchists and enraged teenagers go out to loot and burn, and all of a sudden people are very opinionated, judgmental and quick to label it all as riots. The ghetto stereotype is all in the heads of people too lazy to empathize or/and willfully stupid to grasp the bigger picture. Either that or people who are racist and just don't like black people. The latter category is in minority because I honestly think that most people don't want to be racist or want to see themselves as racist.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 30, 2014, 09:56:17 PM
I'm all for peaceful protesting and helping those who need help. But when someone goes on a rampage and destroys public and private property whilst claiming it's their right to protest, sorry, but you've crossed the line and need to be dealt with accordingly. I think the protesting from the peaceful folks in Ferguson is needed, and while that's happening, do something about the rioters.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Nov 30, 2014, 10:59:46 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 30, 2014, 09:56:17 PM
I'm all for peaceful protesting and helping those who need help. But when someone goes on a rampage and destroys public and private property whilst claiming it's their right to protest, sorry, but you've crossed the line and need to be dealt with accordingly. I think the protesting from the peaceful folks in Ferguson is needed, and while that's happening, do something about the rioters.

I agree. But why do people choose to focus on the few who riots rather than the endless masses who protest peacefully and are hungering to raise awareness and start a dialogue with anyone willing to participate? It's easier to ignore, point the finger and pretend that there are no social injustices, structural discrimination or privilege at play anymore and that people who are poor, uneducated, unsuccessful only have themselves to blame...

Btw. the peaceful protesters are vocal against the rioters and anarchists and don't want anything to with them. They are working in the communities pleading for everyone to keep it civil and peaceful, and 99,99% of the time it works, which is amazing considering what this is all about. I thought there would be more riots and such, but people are listening and holding back rather than to give in to rage
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 01, 2014, 02:08:21 AM
BUT WHAT IS EVERYONE PROTESTING ABOUT???!!! seriously this whole thing is absolutely ridiculous!

Witnesses proved Wilson was speaking the truth for Pete's sake!! the witnesses were black people, the officer only did what he was trained and forced to do!

Oh he was only a teenager and he was unarmed blah blah blah...Brown brought the whole thing on himself, period.

Its just an excuse to riot loot cause trouble and bring up the old race card issue which some people relish in the US.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Space Sweeper on Dec 01, 2014, 06:52:22 AM
I imagine Hubbs went as Herman Cain in blackface for Halloween
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 01, 2014, 08:32:39 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 01, 2014, 02:08:21 AM
BUT WHAT IS EVERYONE PROTESTING ABOUT???!!! seriously this whole thing is absolutely ridiculous!

Witnesses proved Wilson was speaking the truth for Pete's sake!! the witnesses were black people, the officer only did what he was trained and forced to do!

Oh he was only a teenager and he was unarmed blah blah blah...Brown brought the whole thing on himself, period.

Its just an excuse to riot loot cause trouble and bring up the old race card issue which some people relish in the US.

Ghggh ngh! You're killing me! So dense and clueless it hurts - you just don't get it! ...Or you're one persistent little flamethrower troll.



Quote from: Space Sweeper on Dec 01, 2014, 06:52:22 AM
I imagine Hubbs went as Herman Cain in blackface for Halloween

I can see that!

Spot on btw!  :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Dec 01, 2014, 09:01:23 AM
Quote from: Sagittarius on Nov 29, 2014, 06:33:32 AM
Japanese Asteroid Probe to Fish for Ingredients of Life (http://news.discovery.com/space/asteroids-meteors-meteorites/japanese-asteroid-probe-to-fish-for-ingredients-of-life-141128.htm)

I certainly it goes well and they make some amazing discoveries.

I really do enjoy this kind of news. I check Discovery pretty much every day to see what's happening. I'm looking forward to New Horizon's most of all atm.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 01, 2014, 12:40:58 PM
Quote from: Sagittarius on Nov 29, 2014, 06:33:32 AM
Japanese Asteroid Probe to Fish for Ingredients of Life (http://news.discovery.com/space/asteroids-meteors-meteorites/japanese-asteroid-probe-to-fish-for-ingredients-of-life-141128.htm)

I certainly it goes well and they make some amazing discoveries.

I missed this one in the shuffle. I'm glad to see Discovery reporting actual facts for the first time in a while it seems.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Dec 01, 2014, 01:55:51 PM
Whatchutalkingboutwillis?

Have I missed some scandal?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Dec 01, 2014, 01:56:05 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 01, 2014, 12:40:58 PM
Quote from: Sagittarius on Nov 29, 2014, 06:33:32 AM
Japanese Asteroid Probe to Fish for Ingredients of Life (http://news.discovery.com/space/asteroids-meteors-meteorites/japanese-asteroid-probe-to-fish-for-ingredients-of-life-141128.htm)

I certainly it goes well and they make some amazing discoveries.

I missed this one in the shuffle. I'm glad to see Discovery reporting actual facts for the first time in a while it seems.
I hope we can prove or disprove the Panspermia Theory.

http://leiwenwu.tripod.com/panspermia.htm (http://leiwenwu.tripod.com/panspermia.htm)

I believe it's highly plausible and probable that microorganisms hitched a ride on space rocks and rode the universe to other places, our planet included.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 01, 2014, 02:00:32 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Dec 01, 2014, 01:55:51 PM
Whatchutalkingboutwillis?

Have I missed some scandal?

Clicky. (http://www.slate.com/blogs/wild_things/2014/08/15/shark_week_megalodon_films_discovery_channel_lies_about_extinct_monster.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Dec 01, 2014, 02:22:52 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 01, 2014, 02:00:32 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Dec 01, 2014, 01:55:51 PM
Whatchutalkingboutwillis?

Have I missed some scandal?

Clicky. (http://www.slate.com/blogs/wild_things/2014/08/15/shark_week_megalodon_films_discovery_channel_lies_about_extinct_monster.html)

Fair enough. Bit of a generalized comment though. It's not going to be "the first time in a while".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Dec 01, 2014, 03:41:38 PM
oh you mean like the documentary on mermaids?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 01, 2014, 04:47:56 PM
A what?!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 01, 2014, 05:47:16 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 01, 2014, 08:32:39 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 01, 2014, 02:08:21 AM
BUT WHAT IS EVERYONE PROTESTING ABOUT???!!! seriously this whole thing is absolutely ridiculous!

Witnesses proved Wilson was speaking the truth for Pete's sake!! the witnesses were black people, the officer only did what he was trained and forced to do!

Oh he was only a teenager and he was unarmed blah blah blah...Brown brought the whole thing on himself, period.

Its just an excuse to riot loot cause trouble and bring up the old race card issue which some people relish in the US.

Ghggh ngh! You're killing me! So dense and clueless it hurts - you just don't get it! ...Or you're one persistent little flamethrower troll.



Quote from: Space Sweeper on Dec 01, 2014, 06:52:22 AM
I imagine Hubbs went as Herman Cain in blackface for Halloween

I can see that!

Spot on btw!  :D

Ah yes the old...there is nothing I can say and can't win the debate so I'll just call him names and a troll...routine.
::) Go read about how the jury came to their decision, just accept it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 01, 2014, 08:31:15 PM
http://mic.com/articles/105362/this-viral-photo-gives-us-hope-in-law-enforcement (http://mic.com/articles/105362/this-viral-photo-gives-us-hope-in-law-enforcement)

You need to click on that link. Yes, you. Right now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 01, 2014, 08:57:45 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 01, 2014, 05:47:16 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 01, 2014, 08:32:39 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 01, 2014, 02:08:21 AM
BUT WHAT IS EVERYONE PROTESTING ABOUT???!!! seriously this whole thing is absolutely ridiculous!

Witnesses proved Wilson was speaking the truth for Pete's sake!! the witnesses were black people, the officer only did what he was trained and forced to do!

Oh he was only a teenager and he was unarmed blah blah blah...Brown brought the whole thing on himself, period.

Its just an excuse to riot loot cause trouble and bring up the old race card issue which some people relish in the US.

Ghggh ngh! You're killing me! So dense and clueless it hurts - you just don't get it! ...Or you're one persistent little flamethrower troll.



Quote from: Space Sweeper on Dec 01, 2014, 06:52:22 AM
I imagine Hubbs went as Herman Cain in blackface for Halloween

I can see that!

Spot on btw!  :D

Ah yes the old...there is nothing I can say and can't win the debate so I'll just call him names and a troll...routine.
::) Go read about how the jury came to their decision, just accept it.

Not at all Hubbs, it's just that you you have made it clear you're not interested in dialogue or debate as you time after time ignore everything said, repeat regurgitated talkpoints, inflammatory provocations and accusations, non sequitur right-wing cluelessness.
I read how the jury came to their decision, combined with Missouri law etc. and I'm stilled baffled by how you're still incapable to see the bigger picture. It's almost as if you don't want to see it, or you're just pulling my leg. No matter what I'm exhausted and bored by you as there doesn't seem to be the will to actually debate rather than just troll back and forth.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 01, 2014, 09:04:11 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 01, 2014, 08:31:15 PM
http://mic.com/articles/105362/this-viral-photo-gives-us-hope-in-law-enforcement (http://mic.com/articles/105362/this-viral-photo-gives-us-hope-in-law-enforcement)

You need to click on that link. Yes, you. Right now.

I'd rather this not be lost in the shuffle.

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B3jXDzICIAE2C8r.jpg)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 01, 2014, 09:10:37 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 01, 2014, 09:04:11 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 01, 2014, 08:31:15 PM
http://mic.com/articles/105362/this-viral-photo-gives-us-hope-in-law-enforcement (http://mic.com/articles/105362/this-viral-photo-gives-us-hope-in-law-enforcement)

You need to click on that link. Yes, you. Right now.

I'd rather this not be lost in the shuffle.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B3jXDzICIAE2C8r.jpg

Thumbs up for this one Doom, both the pic and the article.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 01, 2014, 09:14:29 PM
There may be hope for Ferguson, after all.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 02, 2014, 07:05:58 AM
QuoteNot at all Hubbs, it's just that you you have made it clear you're not 1.interested in dialogue or debate as you time after time ignore everything said, 2.repeat regurgitated talkpoints, 3.inflammatory provocations and accusations, 4.non sequitur right-wing cluelessness.
I read how the jury came to their decision, combined with Missouri law etc. and I'm stilled baffled by how you're still incapable to see 5.the bigger picture. It's almost as if you don't want to see it, or you're just pulling my leg. No matter what I'm exhausted and bored by you as there doesn't seem to be the will to actually debate rather than just .troll back and forth.

1. I've been debating how the situation has been and gone and how Wilson was proven to be telling the truth in part (from witnesses).

2. Repeating the fact Wilson was proven to be telling the truth (on some counts), some witnesses were lying, some proved Wilson was telling the truth yes.

3. That all the rioters have nothing to riot about and all the protesters have nothing to protest about because Wilson has been proven to be telling the truth yes. The fact that most of them are just jumping on the race card bandwagon again yep. That's just basic observation from many news reports and sources with many wild stories flying about.

4. That's just you saying 'white privilege' in different words yet again, you seem to be very hung up on that.

5. I know what you think the bigger picture is, I know entirely. Problem is you're putting the crazy actions of a stupid teen to the forefront of your idea and waving it like a flag despite the fact this incident has nothing to do with your (and all the protesters) bigger picture. It was an unfortunate event that didn't have to happen and could of been different if both parties involved hadn't acted as they did. The thing is (which many forget), Mr Brown ignited those series of events (not proven admittedly but he obviously had a reason to react as he knew he was being stopped for a recent robbery) and Mr Wilson was forced to deal with it. Sure Wilson could have acted differently but he was put under pressure in a very heated moment, hindsight is a marvelous thing. Too many people are too quick to jump to conclusions (led by others), cause trouble and cry wolf and this is why outside the US no one cares and sees it as lunacy.

Case in point, NFL players doing this despite the fact it was not proven that Brown did have his hands up and despite the fact that some witnesses said he didn't! Jumping on the bandwagon led/started by others.

This is inflammatory and provocative.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-echochambers-30221442 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-echochambers-30221442)


Your President decides not to curtail militarisation of American police forces...
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/dec/01/obama-white-house-summit-ferguson (http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/dec/01/obama-white-house-summit-ferguson)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 02, 2014, 04:53:55 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 02, 2014, 07:05:58 AM
QuoteNot at all Hubbs, it's just that you you have made it clear you're not 1.interested in dialogue or debate as you time after time ignore everything said, 2.repeat regurgitated talkpoints, 3.inflammatory provocations and accusations, 4.non sequitur right-wing cluelessness.
I read how the jury came to their decision, combined with Missouri law etc. and I'm stilled baffled by how you're still incapable to see 5.the bigger picture. It's almost as if you don't want to see it, or you're just pulling my leg. No matter what I'm exhausted and bored by you as there doesn't seem to be the will to actually debate rather than just .troll back and forth.

1. I've been debating how the situation has been and gone and how Wilson was proven to be telling the truth in part (from witnesses).

2. Repeating the fact Wilson was proven to be telling the truth (on some counts), some witnesses were lying, some proved Wilson was telling the truth yes.

3. That all the rioters have nothing to riot about and all the protesters have nothing to protest about because Wilson has been proven to be telling the truth yes. The fact that most of them are just jumping on the race card bandwagon again yep. That's just basic observation from many news reports and sources with many wild stories flying about.

4. That's just you saying 'white privilege' in different words yet again, you seem to be very hung up on that.

5. I know what you think the bigger picture is, I know entirely. Problem is you're putting the crazy actions of a stupid teen to the forefront of your idea and waving it like a flag despite the fact this incident has nothing to do with your (and all the protesters) bigger picture. It was an unfortunate event that didn't have to happen and could of been different if both parties involved hadn't acted as they did. The thing is (which many forget), Mr Brown ignited those series of events (not proven admittedly but he obviously had a reason to react as he knew he was being stopped for a recent robbery) and Mr Wilson was forced to deal with it. Sure Wilson could have acted differently but he was put under pressure in a very heated moment, hindsight is a marvelous thing. Too many people are too quick to jump to conclusions (led by others), cause trouble and cry wolf and this is why outside the US no one cares and sees it as lunacy.

Case in point, NFL players doing this despite the fact it was not proven that Brown did have his hands up and despite the fact that some witnesses said he didn't! Jumping on the bandwagon led/started by others.

This is inflammatory and provocative.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-echochambers-30221442 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-echochambers-30221442)


Your President decides not to curtail militarisation of American police forces...
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/dec/01/obama-white-house-summit-ferguson (http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/dec/01/obama-white-house-summit-ferguson)

Dear Hubbs, if you are serious about this farce of a debate and not only in it for fanning the flames please PM me and be honest about your intent, because I just don't have it in me to waste time and energy on someone who's just fooling around or is incapable to listen. Sounds crass but that's how I feel. I'm happy to reply if the other debater shows the will to debate. Trolling or slamming my head to a brick wall is not worthwhile.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Blacklabel on Dec 02, 2014, 07:04:47 PM
The most funny and self unaware thing i've seen in a long time.

This... is the Spinal Tap of pipe organs..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jLzgFkouSmc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jLzgFkouSmc)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Dec 02, 2014, 08:23:38 PM
Someone poised a valid point to me about police militarization.

Quote
Would you rather the police, the in-between force, be the one to arrive in Special Weapons & Tactics APC's, or would you rather us deploy the offshoot to the military?  Have you seen the National Guard in Ferguson compared to the police? The national guard is an army, and they will kill people. Kent State proved that. The police are a moderate force and perhaps not properly trained to drive the APC, but when a rock is thrown at a police officer the first thing going through his head is not to shoot his gun at the perpetrator.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 02, 2014, 09:13:24 PM
Quote from: Gate on Dec 02, 2014, 08:23:38 PM
Someone poised a valid point to me about police militarization.

Quote
Would you rather the police, the in-between force, be the one to arrive in Special Weapons & Tactics APC's, or would you rather us deploy the offshoot to the military?  Have you seen the National Guard in Ferguson compared to the police? The national guard is an army, and they will kill people. Kent State proved that. The police are a moderate force and perhaps not properly trained to drive the APC, but when a rock is thrown at a police officer the first thing going through his head is not to shoot his gun at the perpetrator.

It depends, clearly. Which this whole case, as well as countless other cases prove; that police officers are several times more likely use lethal force against young black people compared to when dealing with other populations, especially white. In other words the problem and issue goes deeper than which armed authority should deal with public unrest and what kind military equipment should be used.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 02, 2014, 09:33:48 PM
Quote from: Gate on Dec 02, 2014, 08:23:38 PM
Someone poised a valid point to me about police militarization.

Quote
Would you rather the police, the in-between force, be the one to arrive in Special Weapons & Tactics APC's, or would you rather us deploy the offshoot to the military?  Have you seen the National Guard in Ferguson compared to the police? The national guard is an army, and they will kill people. Kent State proved that. The police are a moderate force and perhaps not properly trained to drive the APC, but when a rock is thrown at a police officer the first thing going through his head is not to shoot his gun at the perpetrator.

They were burning the American flag in Ferguson the other day and the National Guard were there looking VERY pissed, and I don't blame them. That kind of shit you expect in the Middle East, not your own country by citizens. If anything the Ferguson situation will have strengthened the need for military styled police which is why Obama has not stopped it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Dec 02, 2014, 09:57:51 PM
That opinion is from a person who believes that the incident had no racial bearings other than an investigation on-scene gone wrong.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 02, 2014, 10:18:02 PM
Quote from: Gate on Dec 02, 2014, 09:57:51 PM
That opinion is from a person who believes that the incident had no racial bearings other than an investigation on-scene gone wrong.

This is starting to go in circles.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 02, 2014, 10:25:54 PM
HUBBS, I will reply this time around even though you never did PM me, because I'm such a sucker...


Quote1. I've been debating how the situation has been and gone and how Wilson was proven to be telling the truth in part (from witnesses).

No, you haven't. You ignored all the witnesses that disproved Wilson and confirmed Brown's friend Johnson's story. You ignored the fact that Wilson and his colleagues didn't follow protocol and that wasn't put in account. You ignored that Missouri law - outdated and full of loopholes (together with the non-unanimous verdict consensus of the grand jury) - worked in favor of Wilson.


Quote2. Repeating the fact Wilson was proven to be telling the truth (on some counts), some witnesses were lying, some proved Wilson was telling the truth yes.

And vice versa! So what is your point exactly?


Quote3. That all the rioters have nothing to riot about and all the protesters have nothing to protest about because Wilson has been proven to be telling the truth yes. The fact that most of them are just jumping on the race card bandwagon again yep. That's just basic observation from many news reports and sources with many wild stories flying about.

Here is where you display how embarrassingly clueless and ignorant you are. The protests are not only about Brown - they are about all the other hundreds of unarmed young black people that have been shot (and killed) without the shooter having to face any consequences, just this year. If you followed the protests you would know how complex the issue is and how much it affects (black) people. That it is NOT an isolated case by any means. The protests are here to raise awareness when it comes to racial profiling, structural racism, complete indifference against violence against black (black-on-black violence included), suffering communities etc.


Quote4. That's just you saying 'white privilege' in different words yet again, you seem to be very hung up on that.

Because you refuse to see that is a big part of the issue, or that such a thing as white privilege even exist. You yourself, in the way you approach and deal with these kinds of issues, are a classic example of white privilege at work.


Quote5. I know what you think the bigger picture is, I know entirely. Problem is you're putting the crazy actions of a stupid teen to the forefront of your idea and waving it like a flag despite the fact this incident has nothing to do with your (and all the protesters) bigger picture. It was an unfortunate event that didn't have to happen and could of been different if both parties involved hadn't acted as they did. The thing is (which many forget), Mr Brown ignited those series of events (not proven admittedly but he obviously had a reason to react as he knew he was being stopped for a recent robbery) and Mr Wilson was forced to deal with it. Sure Wilson could have acted differently but he was put under pressure in a very heated moment, hindsight is a marvelous thing. Too many people are too quick to jump to conclusions (led by others), cause trouble and cry wolf and this is why outside the US no one cares and sees it as lunacy.

Wow, Hubbs. For the first time you admit that there are two, or even three ways to look at this.

Yes, Brown responded to officer Wilson in a way that made Wilson make the wrong decisions. The difference is that: A) Wilson is an adult and Brown a teenager. B) Wilson has police training whereas Brown was a hormonal civilian. C) Wilson was armed whereas Brown was unarmed. Wilson - an armed grown-up and police officer -  has more of a responsibility than Brown - an unarmed unprivileged teenager.


QuoteCase in point, NFL players doing this despite the fact it was not proven that Brown did have his hands up and despite the fact that some witnesses said he didn't! Jumping on the bandwagon led/started by others.

Again up for interpretation. Brown had already been shot a couple of times during the time he allegedly tried to raise his hands. His movements and gestures might have been dulled because of blood loss and gun wound trauma. A clear hands-up gesture to some, clenched fists by others.

The only wrong thing those NFL players did was that they did not stand up for what they did and why they did it.



Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 02, 2014, 09:33:48 PM
Quote from: Gate on Dec 02, 2014, 08:23:38 PM
Someone poised a valid point to me about police militarization.

Quote
Would you rather the police, the in-between force, be the one to arrive in Special Weapons & Tactics APC's, or would you rather us deploy the offshoot to the military?  Have you seen the National Guard in Ferguson compared to the police? The national guard is an army, and they will kill people. Kent State proved that. The police are a moderate force and perhaps not properly trained to drive the APC, but when a rock is thrown at a police officer the first thing going through his head is not to shoot his gun at the perpetrator.

They were burning the American flag in Ferguson the other day and the National Guard were there looking VERY pissed, and I don't blame them. That kind of shit you expect in the Middle East, not your own country by citizens. If anything the Ferguson situation will have strengthened the need for military styled police which is why Obama has not stopped it.

And the troll is back!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 03, 2014, 12:54:11 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 02, 2014, 10:25:54 PM
HUBBS, I will reply this time around even though you never did PM me, because I'm such a sucker...


Quote1. I've been debating how the situation has been and gone and how Wilson was proven to be telling the truth in part (from witnesses).

No, you haven't. You ignored all the witnesses that disproved Wilson and confirmed Brown's friend Johnson's story. You ignored the fact that Wilson and his colleagues didn't follow protocol and that wasn't put in account. You ignored that Missouri law - outdated and full of loopholes (together with the non-unanimous verdict consensus of the grand jury) - worked in favor of Wilson.


In all honesty I haven't heard of any witness accounts proving that Brown did anything of what was claimed accept for running away which was simply because he had just assaulted a police officer. I did however read that Brown's friend had been making their story up trying to get Wilson done for murder...as have many.

I have said before the protocol issues may just have been simple mistakes because the people involved have never had to deal with something this serious before. Maybe simple inexperience...maybe it could have been blatant tampering but the latter is not proven and speculation.

Missouri law may need to change yes, I don't know, but that has nothing to do with the police involved, they are just following their rules and training. Its the upper echelons that you should moan at, even your President who has decided not to de-militarise the police in America.

I thought the jury needed 9 votes either way to decide, so 9 people voted not to indict Wilson, that is unanimous.

Yes I know all this includes the various other people getting shot and killed but how many of these cases all have the same issue. The issue that the person stopped did not follow the polices instructions or in some cases have been carrying some sort of weapon. I sometimes think had these people just done what was asked at the time none of this would have happened and we wouldn't be where we are now. Sure there still might have been important issues (racial issues) to deal with but no one would have been killed.

QuoteYes, Brown responded to officer Wilson in a way that made Wilson make the wrong decisions. The difference is that: A) Wilson is an adult and Brown a teenager. B) Wilson has police training whereas Brown was a hormonal civilian. C) Wilson was armed whereas Brown was unarmed. Wilson - an armed grown-up and police officer -  has more of a responsibility than Brown - an unarmed unprivileged teenager.

You have a good point but...there's that word again  ::)


Charles Barkley supports decision!
http://news.yahoo.com/why-charles-barkley-supports-ferguson-grand-jury-decision-163736319.html (http://news.yahoo.com/why-charles-barkley-supports-ferguson-grand-jury-decision-163736319.html)

'The true story came out from the grand jury testimony," Barkley said, adding that he was made aware of "key forensic evidence, and several black witnesses that supported Officer Darren Wilson's story...'

'We have to be really careful with the cops, because if it wasn't for the cops we would be living in the Wild, Wild West in our neighborhoods," he said. "We can't pick out certain incidentals that don't go our way and act like the cops are all bad.... Do you know how bad some of these neighborhoods would be if it wasn't for the cops?'



New York police taking a tougher stance on protesters.
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/12/02/bratton-as-eric-garner-grand-jury-decision-nears-nypd-readies-for-protests/ (http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/12/02/bratton-as-eric-garner-grand-jury-decision-nears-nypd-readies-for-protests/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 03, 2014, 06:22:11 AM
I keep coming back for more...*ugh*


Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 03, 2014, 12:54:11 AM
In all honesty I haven't heard of any witness accounts proving that Brown did anything of what was claimed accept for running away which was simply because he had just assaulted a police officer. I did however read that Brown's friend had been making their story up trying to get Wilson done for murder...as have many.

Of course you haven't.


QuoteI have said before the protocol issues may just have been simple mistakes because the people involved have never had to deal with something this serious before. Maybe simple inexperience...maybe it could have been blatant tampering but the latter is not proven and speculation.

Yes, of course we should give the police officer the benefit of a doubt and not the unarmed black boy, just as in all the similar cases before this one.

Then you ask yourself why people are protesting or are getting mad...


QuoteMissouri law may need to change yes, I don't know, but that has nothing to do with the police involved, they are just following their rules and training. Its the upper echelons that you should moan at, even your President who has decided not to de-militarise the police in America.

There is no change because lawmakers look at cases like these the same way as you seem to do, i.e. the police, as well as regular civilians, should not suffer any repercussions when shooting and killing unarmed black teenagers as it is always seen as self-defense - as a safety precaution because theoretically every black boy on the street could be, and probably is, a full-fledged "thug" (the new n-word) that had it coming. It's only normal and excusable to panic and go for the kill when a seemingly threatening black teenager is involved...


QuoteI thought the jury needed 9 votes either way to decide, so 9 people voted not to indict Wilson, that is unanimous

No, during these cases you usually need 12 out of 12 jury members to agree on the verdict, that's why these cases usually take months to resolve. There can't be any doubt.

Now combine that with the not very diverse pick of jury members (the majority men, and only three of the members black) and I find it kind of obvious that this whole ordeal benefitted Wilson from the get-go.


QuoteYes I know all this includes the various other people getting shot and killed but how many of these cases all have the same issue. The issue that the person stopped did not follow the polices instructions or in some cases have been carrying some sort of weapon. I sometimes think had these people just done what was asked at the time none of this would have happened and we wouldn't be where we are now. Sure there still might have been important issues (racial issues) to deal with but no one would have been killed.

Please do some research before you speak, and also keep in mind, when you do your research, that a black person runs a 4 to 15 times higher chance/risk (depending on which state it is) to be arrested or/and being exposed to excessive force than a white person for the exact same crime or suspicion of a crime. Same thing goes when an officer makes the "tough" decision to shoot to kill (although it is hard to tell in the statistics in how many of those cases the person shot and killed was unarmed). That means that black people in general rarely, if ever, are given the benefit of a doubt, or a second chance, or even the time and option to collaborate before it is too late.

A white 12 year old kid carrying his BB gun in the open won't be shot multiple times by a cop, who then refuses to give the kid first-aid while waiting for the Ambulance to come, and then gets of the hook, which is exactly the case when it comes to the Tamar Rice case in Cleveland, which is just one of many recent cases this year.


QuoteYes, Brown responded to officer Wilson in a way that made Wilson make the wrong decisions. The difference is that: A) Wilson is an adult and Brown a teenager. B) Wilson has police training whereas Brown was a hormonal civilian. C) Wilson was armed whereas Brown was unarmed. Wilson - an armed grown-up and police officer -  has more of a responsibility than Brown - an unarmed unprivileged teenager.

You have a good point but...there's that word again  ::)[/quote]

So there is no such thing as privilege according to you then? Everyone in this day and age have the same starting conditions and chances in life and are percieved and judged the same?


QuoteCharles Barkley supports decision!
http://news.yahoo.com/why-charles-barkley-supports-ferguson-grand-jury-decision-163736319.html (http://news.yahoo.com/why-charles-barkley-supports-ferguson-grand-jury-decision-163736319.html)

'The true story came out from the grand jury testimony," Barkley said, adding that he was made aware of "key forensic evidence, and several black witnesses that supported Officer Darren Wilson's story...'

'We have to be really careful with the cops, because if it wasn't for the cops we would be living in the Wild, Wild West in our neighborhoods," he said. "We can't pick out certain incidentals that don't go our way and act like the cops are all bad.... Do you know how bad some of these neighborhoods would be if it wasn't for the cops?'

The same Charles Barkley who voted for John McCain against Obama? The same Charles Barkley who spoke for the Republicans and planned to run for Republican (=conservative/right-wing) governor in Alabama? The same Charles Barkley who thought that George Zimmerman didn't do anything wrong the night he shot and killed Trayvon Martin (another super dangerous unarmed little teenage boy). Yeah, why don't you check what Ben Carson or Herman Cain have to say about it as well?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 03, 2014, 07:12:59 AM
QuoteYes, Brown responded to officer Wilson in a way that made Wilson make the wrong decisions. The difference is that: A) Wilson is an adult and Brown a teenager. B) Wilson has police training whereas Brown was a hormonal civilian. C) Wilson was armed whereas Brown was unarmed. Wilson - an armed grown-up and police officer -  has more of a responsibility than Brown - an unarmed unprivileged teenager.

QuoteYou have a good point but...there's that word again  ::)

So there is no such thing as privilege according to you then? Everyone in this day and age have the same starting conditions and chances in life and are percieved and judged the same?

QuoteCharles Barkley supports decision!
http://news.yahoo.com/why-charles-barkley-supports-ferguson-grand-jury-decision-163736319.html (http://news.yahoo.com/why-charles-barkley-supports-ferguson-grand-jury-decision-163736319.html)

'The true story came out from the grand jury testimony," Barkley said, adding that he was made aware of "key forensic evidence, and several black witnesses that supported Officer Darren Wilson's story...'

'We have to be really careful with the cops, because if it wasn't for the cops we would be living in the Wild, Wild West in our neighborhoods," he said. "We can't pick out certain incidentals that don't go our way and act like the cops are all bad.... Do you know how bad some of these neighborhoods would be if it wasn't for the cops?'

QuoteThe same Charles Barkley who voted for John McCain against Obama? The same Charles Barkley who spoke for the Republicans and planned to run for Republican (=conservative/right-wing) governor in Alabama? The same Charles Barkley who thought that George Zimmerman didn't do anything wrong the night he shot and killed Trayvon Martin (another super dangerous unarmed little teenage boy). Yeah, why don't you check what Ben Carson or Herman Cain have to say about it as well?

Privilege doesn't simply equal someone will be good and someone without will be bad. It shouldn't be used as an excuse either. Just because certain kids from certain areas might not have the same privileges as other kids from other areas doesn't result in an easy excuse to disobey the police, attack them and rob a liquor store ;) (remember he was stopped for a reason, not just randomly).

I think everyone has the same chances in life from the start yes. Not literately of course but everyone can be someone if they work hard enough to a degree, you can always try and better yourself. Sure life isn't a movie but in this day and age there are plenty of chances for young people I think, depending of course.

No not everyone is judged the same, a shame but its true, but that can be the same for anyone anywhere, doesn't matter who you are really.

No idea what Charles Barkley gets up to but he makes fair unbiased points is all I'm saying.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 03, 2014, 12:29:44 PM
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/obama-requests-263-million-police-body-cameras-training-n259161 (http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/obama-requests-263-million-police-body-cameras-training-n259161)

QuotePresident Barack Obama on Monday proposed new funding meant to help improve relations between police departments and minority communities, saying there is a "simmering distrust" between the two groups that extends well beyond the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri.

For the first time in a long time, I'm in agreement with him.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 06, 2014, 02:02:30 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 03, 2014, 07:12:59 AM
Privilege doesn't simply equal someone will be good and someone without will be bad. It shouldn't be used as an excuse either. Just because certain kids from certain areas might not have the same privileges as other kids from other areas doesn't result in an easy excuse to disobey the police, attack them and rob a liquor store ;) (remember he was stopped for a reason, not just randomly).

No, but your surroundings shape and effect you, your socio-economic upbringing and experiences shape and effect you, and the way you are greeted and treated by the system, authorities as well as people on the street shape and effect you. The less privileged you are the higher the risks are that you will make the wrong decisions as you have less valid options to pick from. Of course it's not a valid excuse to commit crime just because of that, just like it isn't ok that society is so slow and reluctant to admit there is structural discrimination, privilege and social hierarchies, because our system and culture don't work the same way for everyone. Some people have to work really hard to succeed and not screw up while others have to work really hard to screw up and not succeed, and we see this as acceptable and are much more prone to accuse the people on the bottom and defend the people on the top than the other way around.


QuoteI think everyone has the same chances in life from the start yes. Not literately of course but everyone can be someone if they work hard enough to a degree, you can always try and better yourself. Sure life isn't a movie but in this day and age there are plenty of chances for young people I think, depending of course.

Yet reality shows that this isn't the case. All the numbers, statistics, investigations, surveys etc. point to the inconclusive fact that some people will have a much harder time to get anywhere just because they were born by the "wrong" parents.

People who don't want to admit this answer these surveys by either leaving out certain data, or they blame it on the "welfare state" programs as if they are the reasons to why less privileged groups aren't as successful as, lets say, white middle-class to upper class men. Just get rid of the nanny state and force the people who are drowning to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps and they'll be just fine, right?

Either that or unsuccessful people are of an inferior gene pool, which can't be fixed, so let's not even try to fix and instead keep on justifying them being treated as second class citizens, if even that.


QuoteNo not everyone is judged the same, a shame but its true, but that can be the same for anyone anywhere, doesn't matter who you are really.

Yeah, it's all about bad luck and bad timing, right?


QuoteNo idea what Charles Barkley gets up to but he makes fair unbiased points is all I'm saying.

I'm sure you find it unbiased. To be fair though Sir Charles Barkley is an athlete that loves to comment on what happens in politics and he seems to just say what is on his mind and will trace back if he changes his mind. He is like an everyday Joe being a pundit. Nothing wrong with that, but he is no authority on the matter.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HappyAlien on Dec 06, 2014, 02:50:35 AM
I saw a Youtube video of a South Carolina trooper shooting five times at an unarmed black guy who had his hands up. There are a lot of videos that you can view online of white American police officers using unreasonable force against black citizens. Thank god there are more cameras recording this stuff cause without them the cops just lie and say the black guy attacked them first. Police in the U.S have a real problem with how they treat African Americans and after viewing these videos I can completely understand why the African American community does not trust the police.


The justice system in America favours the rich and white people, look at white teen who stole beers then drove a car into four people killing all of them but didn't get charged with anything cause he was rich and white and from a 'good' family.
I got charged with assault for pushing a guy at a train station after he racial abused a train conductor then when I told him to shut up he started abusing me. Just pushed him no punches or choke holds, yet police in America choke to death or shoot unarmed black citizens yet don't even get charged!


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 09, 2014, 12:44:25 PM
Comes from a good family or they were able to afford a good lawyer?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Dec 09, 2014, 05:59:44 PM
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/swastikas-found-on-hanukkah-wrapping-paper/ar-BBgvaKU (http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/swastikas-found-on-hanukkah-wrapping-paper/ar-BBgvaKU)  :laugh: :-X ..
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 09, 2014, 06:07:39 PM
Quote from: WinterActual on Dec 09, 2014, 05:59:44 PM
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/swastikas-found-on-hanukkah-wrapping-paper/ar-BBgvaKU (http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/swastikas-found-on-hanukkah-wrapping-paper/ar-BBgvaKU)  :laugh: :-X ..

Yeah, personally, I wouldn't have noticed any swastikas unless someone pointed it out to me. Overreact much?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 10, 2014, 12:09:27 PM
http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/mysterious-remains-of-a-whale-found-in-a-field-in-utah/ (http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/mysterious-remains-of-a-whale-found-in-a-field-in-utah/)

QuoteFarmington| A dairy farmer from a small town near the Great Salt Lake in Utah, made an incredible discovery on his property while he was looking for one of his cows that had not returned. 69-year old Michael Woodson, found a 12 meter long humpback whale laying lifeless in the middle of one of his fields, hundreds of kilometers away its natural habitat. - See more at: http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/mysterious-remains-of-a-whale-found-in-a-field-in-utah/#sthash.daswRjqz.dpuf (http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/mysterious-remains-of-a-whale-found-in-a-field-in-utah/#sthash.daswRjqz.dpuf)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fvignette3.wikia.nocookie.net%2Fle-miiverse-resource%2Fimages%2Ff%2Ffd%2FAncient-aliens-guy.jpg%2Frevision%2Flatest%3Fcb%3D20140915005854&hash=fda1f5d73b8514868da06a7fef1be25da3cb1db9)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Dec 13, 2014, 04:12:20 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 03, 2014, 05:22:22 PM
Quote from: Eva on Nov 03, 2014, 04:47:03 PM
Quote from: tavianini19 on Nov 03, 2014, 03:59:43 AM
Did he recently have a lengthy argument with Eva?

DoomRulz? No. Imo, Doom is fairly well balanced,

Thank you for the compliment.

I'm inclined to agree with Eva as well. It sucks being an Egalitarian in 2014 :( you sympathize with both Feminism and the MRA, but you just don't wanna be associated with them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Dec 13, 2014, 05:20:43 AM
http://www.iflscience.com/environment/greenpeace-irrevocably-damages-fragile-nazca-lines-peru-during-publicity-stunt (http://www.iflscience.com/environment/greenpeace-irrevocably-damages-fragile-nazca-lines-peru-during-publicity-stunt)


Good to see Greenpeace putting that donation money to good use, for something they could have whipped up in 5 minutes in Photoshop. ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Dec 13, 2014, 06:08:40 AM
Or desecrate a 1500 year old historical site.  I'm surprised they were able to get that far, since according to the article:
QuoteIn order to make the lines, the Nazca people excavated 10-15 centimeters (4-6 inches) of reddish stone from the ground, revealing the light-colored soil underneath. The soil has a large amount of lime, which hardens and protects the lines from wind erosion. However, the properties of the ground which has allowed these glyphs to endure for over a millennium are why nobody—not even presidents or diplomats—are permitted to walk near the sites without approval and specialized footwear, as footprints can leave marks that will also endure over time. The area was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994 in order to preserve the images.
If not even diplomats can step near the lines, how the hell did these assholes get up there.  Where's security?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Dec 13, 2014, 05:23:08 PM
I dimly remember that the lines were damaged a few years ago by a convoy from a logging corporation or something similar. I also don't remember the government kicking up a stink...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Dec 14, 2014, 09:44:29 AM
Convoy ran over a few of them and f**ked them up, no-one cared.

Greenpeace made removable signs in a way that wouldn't actually damage the environment -- OMFG WTF f**k YOU GREENPEACE
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 14, 2014, 04:56:41 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Dec 13, 2014, 04:12:20 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 03, 2014, 05:22:22 PM
Quote from: Eva on Nov 03, 2014, 04:47:03 PM
Quote from: tavianini19 on Nov 03, 2014, 03:59:43 AM
Did he recently have a lengthy argument with Eva?

DoomRulz? No. Imo, Doom is fairly well balanced,

Thank you for the compliment.

I'm inclined to agree with Eva as well. It sucks being an Egalitarian in 2014 :( you sympathize with both Feminism and the MRA, but you just don't wanna be associated with them.

I associate with the MRM (!). MRA is what you call an activist. I don't sympathise with feminism; ever. I sympathise with women's rights and yes, in my mind, women's rights and feminism are not synonymous. I'm sure someone is going to tell me to look up the definition of feminism in the dictionary at this point, but I judge feminism based on its actions, not its definition.

Quote from: Vertigo on Dec 13, 2014, 05:23:08 PM
I dimly remember that the lines were damaged a few years ago by a convoy from a logging corporation or something similar. I also don't remember the government kicking up a stink...

People shouldn't be allowed near historical sites like that, period. There was a time in Egypt when tourists were allowed to venture inside the pyramids. That to me is extremely harmful and should never have been allowed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 15, 2014, 10:59:07 AM
I f**king hate Green Peace. I remember this one time when I was a kid back in the 80's. Green Peace was attacking drift netters, which, btw, full disclosure, I do not approve of. Both the attacking and practice of drift netting. Well they would in some obscure manner take claim of the nets and then proceed to sink them in some fashion(lead weights) and proclaim victory. Well one day they were invited to our school and I asked why they would sink a f**king net. Without a blink, the bloody hippy responded "so people can never use them again to hurt the fishes". So I responded, so you sank the nets. He said, yea. I was like how stupid can you be to sink a net. No thought or reason as to the harm a 30 miles long net will do to the marine life as it goes down, much less all the harm that same net will do to the bottom of the ocean for years to come. Hell most floating nets break down fast in UV light, hello nincompoops, no UV light at the bottom of the f**king sea. Those same nets are still there, after 30 years, raping the marine life to shit.

They just stood there, like, uhhhhh. I still loathe them to this day. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Dec 15, 2014, 11:11:39 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 14, 2014, 04:56:41 PMThere was a time in Egypt when tourists were allowed to venture inside the pyramids.

I think it's still allowed. I can certainly vouch for the Red Pyramid still being open to the public.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 15, 2014, 11:21:24 AM
Quote from: Vertigo on Dec 15, 2014, 11:11:39 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 14, 2014, 04:56:41 PMThere was a time in Egypt when tourists were allowed to venture inside the pyramids.

I think it's still allowed. I can certainly vouch for the Red Pyramid still being open to the public.
And that's a bad thing. It's bad enough pollution is eating away at the pyramids and the Sphinx. People wandering about in them won't help.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Dec 15, 2014, 04:28:47 PM
http://abcnews.go.com/International/sydney-hostage-situation-people-flee-lindt-chocolate-shop/story?id=27600443 (http://abcnews.go.com/International/sydney-hostage-situation-people-flee-lindt-chocolate-shop/story?id=27600443)

surprised this wasn't posted yet.  Well, looks like everything is under control, and several of the hostages have been released.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Dec 15, 2014, 05:04:24 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 15, 2014, 11:21:24 AM
Quote from: Vertigo on Dec 15, 2014, 11:11:39 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 14, 2014, 04:56:41 PMThere was a time in Egypt when tourists were allowed to venture inside the pyramids.

I think it's still allowed. I can certainly vouch for the Red Pyramid still being open to the public.
And that's a bad thing. It's bad enough pollution is eating away at the pyramids and the Sphinx. People wandering about in them won't help.

I agree, though to be fair, it'll take a lot of feet to weather away those huge slabs of stone.
Could be worse though. I'm a volunteer at Avebury, which is the world's largest known Neolithic stone circle. They have a major road running through the middle, have livestock grazing on the land, and because the stones are completely unprotected they're occasionally vandalised. Not to mention that the Christians built a village over half of it a few hundred years ago.
The trouble is that the organisations that manage these heritage sites are typically cash-poor, mired in bureaucracy, and stuck with access facilities that date back decades. They don't have the money or the ambition to give these sites the treatment they really need to survive another few thousand years, beyond basic maintenance.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 15, 2014, 05:06:27 PM
Quote from: Sagittarius on Dec 15, 2014, 04:28:47 PM
http://abcnews.go.com/International/sydney-hostage-situation-people-flee-lindt-chocolate-shop/story?id=27600443 (http://abcnews.go.com/International/sydney-hostage-situation-people-flee-lindt-chocolate-shop/story?id=27600443)

surprised this wasn't posted yet.  Well, looks like everything is under control, and several of the hostages have been released.

The worst part is that these morons are adding fuel to the anti-Islam fires that already exist out there.

Quote from: Vertigo on Dec 15, 2014, 05:04:24 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 15, 2014, 11:21:24 AM
Quote from: Vertigo on Dec 15, 2014, 11:11:39 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 14, 2014, 04:56:41 PMThere was a time in Egypt when tourists were allowed to venture inside the pyramids.

I think it's still allowed. I can certainly vouch for the Red Pyramid still being open to the public.
And that's a bad thing. It's bad enough pollution is eating away at the pyramids and the Sphinx. People wandering about in them won't help.

I agree, though to be fair, it'll take a lot of feet to weather away those huge slabs of stone.
Could be worse though. I'm a volunteer at Avebury, which is the world's largest known Neolithic stone circle. They have a major road running through the middle, have livestock grazing on the land, and because the stones are completely unprotected they're occasionally vandalised. Not to mention that the Christians built a village over half of it a few hundred years ago.
The trouble is that the organisations that manage these heritage sites are typically cash-poor, mired in bureaucracy, and stuck with access facilities that date back decades. They don't have the money or the ambition to give these sites the treatment they really need to survive another few thousand years, beyond basic maintenance.

It's because people don't care enough. Everyone forgets about our history and says f**k it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Dec 16, 2014, 02:13:43 PM
The Taliban just gunned down about 120 kids inside a school. How do these people live with themselves, seriously? Makes me sick.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 16, 2014, 02:52:54 PM
Even by Taliban standards, that's sick.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sozin on Dec 16, 2014, 03:11:32 PM
More happy news. :-X

Police in Pa. search for man suspected of killing ex-wife, 5 former in-laws

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/12/15/us/pennsylvania-shootings/ (http://edition.cnn.com/2014/12/15/us/pennsylvania-shootings/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 16, 2014, 03:47:27 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/16/elves-deliver-shelter-puppies_n_6326952.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/16/elves-deliver-shelter-puppies_n_6326952.html)

QuoteThree elves delivered a newly adopted puppy to four lucky kids last Friday. The elves came courtesy of the Fairfax County Animal Shelter, in northern Virginia, which is -- for the first time -- offering any family interested in adopting a cat, dog, bird, mouse, or even the shelter's sole iguana, the option of having that pet delivered by costumed volunteers on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.

Tis the season :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vecrotus on Dec 16, 2014, 06:50:43 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 15, 2014, 05:06:27 PM
Quote from: Sagittarius on Dec 15, 2014, 04:28:47 PM
http://abcnews.go.com/International/sydney-hostage-situation-people-flee-lindt-chocolate-shop/story?id=27600443 (http://abcnews.go.com/International/sydney-hostage-situation-people-flee-lindt-chocolate-shop/story?id=27600443)

surprised this wasn't posted yet.  Well, looks like everything is under control, and several of the hostages have been released.

The worst part is that these morons are adding fuel to the anti-Islam fires that already exist out there.


I agree. I feel sorry for all the Muslims who just want to get on with their lives peacefully.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 25, 2014, 02:41:19 PM
Oh dear  :-X

http://www.inquisitr.com/1699419/black-lives-matter-protests-have-black-students-with-failing-grades-demanding-a-free-pass/ (http://www.inquisitr.com/1699419/black-lives-matter-protests-have-black-students-with-failing-grades-demanding-a-free-pass/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 25, 2014, 03:18:13 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 25, 2014, 02:41:19 PM
Oh dear  :-X

http://www.inquisitr.com/1699419/black-lives-matter-protests-have-black-students-with-failing-grades-demanding-a-free-pass/ (http://www.inquisitr.com/1699419/black-lives-matter-protests-have-black-students-with-failing-grades-demanding-a-free-pass/)

Give them a pass on failing grades as long as they also receive a pass on a diploma.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 25, 2014, 03:32:18 PM
Free everything all round!...because they're stressed and upset over what happened  ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Dec 25, 2014, 11:30:00 PM
f**k that. Make them earn it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 26, 2014, 01:58:27 PM
http://www.today.com/news/homeless-man-given-100-shocks-everyone-how-he-spends-it-1D80385367 (http://www.today.com/news/homeless-man-given-100-shocks-everyone-how-he-spends-it-1D80385367)

QuoteLet's face it: Many of us hesitate to hand money to the homeless, concerned they will spend it in ways we'd consider unwise. But one man put that belief to the test ... and his surprising new video showing what happened after he gave a homeless man $100 has already racked up over 10 million views on YouTube.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 26, 2014, 10:16:45 PM
There is a difference between a homeless man and a bum. He should have taken a larger sample before stating success, however the dude is famous for creating dangerous situations here for a quick buck. So I bet he probably was taken a few times before he found someone that used the money for something good.

As far as the auto pass thing is concerned, if riots dramatically altered/affected ones "paid for" learning experience a grade of N would be a legitimate recourse. N meaning "No Grade". However tough shit on getting a fabricated grade. That would undermined the colleges entire accreditation.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 26, 2014, 10:55:28 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 26, 2014, 10:16:45 PM
There is a difference between a homeless man and a bum. He should have taken a larger sample before stating success, however the dude is famous for creating dangerous situations here for a quick buck. So I bet he probably was taken a few times before he found someone that used the money for something good.

Perhaps. At least in the end he was able to find a warm-hearted, caring individual.

Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 26, 2014, 10:16:45 PM
As far as the auto pass thing is concerned, if riots dramatically altered/affected ones "paid for" learning experience a grade of N would be a legitimate recourse. N meaning "No Grade". However tough shit on getting a fabricated grade. That would undermined the colleges entire accreditation.

No one's going to spend on the research needed to prove it. It's all about "muh feelz".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Dec 28, 2014, 08:33:38 PM
13 years later and it's finally over: http://gawker.com/war-in-afghanistan-officially-over-1675757904?utm_campaign=socialflow_gawker_facebook&utm_source=gawker_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow (http://gawker.com/war-in-afghanistan-officially-over-1675757904?utm_campaign=socialflow_gawker_facebook&utm_source=gawker_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 29, 2014, 12:58:32 PM
More like, "We can't screw them over any longer because it's costing us too much so we're bailing out. So long, f**kers". Cynical, but I'm having a hard time believing Obama in this case.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 30, 2014, 12:09:06 AM
Screw who over? The US people don't have the guts to actually send troops into the mountainous region to conduct war with the Taliban. So they just sat there exchanging pot shots and sending in the drones for the last decade. The war never actually began and the Afghanistan government will fail. Best bet is to north korea them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 30, 2014, 01:15:10 PM
That's how they screwed them over, by going into the country and causing more chaos.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Dec 30, 2014, 02:46:32 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 30, 2014, 12:09:06 AM
Screw who over? The US people don't have the guts to actually send troops into the mountainous region to conduct war with the Taliban. So they just sat there exchanging pot shots and sending in the drones for the last decade. The war never actually began and the Afghanistan government will fail. Best bet is to north korea them.


Sir, Are you suggesting we nuke them(from orbit)?


Is it the only way to be sure?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 01, 2015, 08:58:54 AM
Quote from: KirklandSignature on Dec 30, 2014, 02:46:32 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 30, 2014, 12:09:06 AM
Screw who over? The US people don't have the guts to actually send troops into the mountainous region to conduct war with the Taliban. So they just sat there exchanging pot shots and sending in the drones for the last decade. The war never actually began and the Afghanistan government will fail. Best bet is to north korea them.


Sir, Are you suggesting we nuke them(from orbit)?


Is it the only way to be sure?
Honestly, nuking them wouldn't have been the best idea either. So perhaps we should roll in 7 canisters of CN20 and nerve gas the whole f**king nest instead.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Jan 01, 2015, 07:41:09 PM
Chris Chan maces GameStop employee over Sonic Boom

http://wiiudaily.com/2014/12/man-maces-gamestop-employee-over-sonic-boom/?utm_content=buffer09fd0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer (http://wiiudaily.com/2014/12/man-maces-gamestop-employee-over-sonic-boom/?utm_content=buffer09fd0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer)

Everyone thought this guy went away for good after 2008
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 02, 2015, 03:01:32 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Jan 01, 2015, 07:41:09 PM
Chris Chan maces GameStop employee over Sonic Boom

http://wiiudaily.com/2014/12/man-maces-gamestop-employee-over-sonic-boom/?utm_content=buffer09fd0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer (http://wiiudaily.com/2014/12/man-maces-gamestop-employee-over-sonic-boom/?utm_content=buffer09fd0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer)

Everyone thought this guy went away for good after 2008

I hope this guy was wrapped up as a present for the men in white coats.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Jan 02, 2015, 07:13:57 PM
Chris Chan has been known to do stupid shit like this since 2006 or 2007. There's a whole wiki based on this guy to tell people on how f**ked up he is.

http://www.sonichu.com/cwcki/Christian_Weston_Chandler (http://www.sonichu.com/cwcki/Christian_Weston_Chandler)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jan 03, 2015, 03:26:50 AM
Ah, Chris Chan. What a useless guy
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Jan 03, 2015, 03:31:18 AM
He's still trying be relevant lol. He forgets that this is not 2008 anymore.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 03, 2015, 04:52:01 AM
If that person is not relevant... why is everyone talking about him...alright stop the presses, is that a guy or what?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Jan 04, 2015, 06:31:28 PM
Seems a very... minute detail to get up in arms over. I mean, I thought he'd be more mad at Knuckles redesign.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Jan 04, 2015, 07:07:49 PM
Aside from the whole thing obviously being a clusterf**k of stupidity, Sonic? Really? The series has a couple of my all-time favourite games, but it hasn't been relevant in twenty years (14 if you give any credit to Sonic Adventure). You'd think his head would have long since exploded if he gets THAT upset about it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Jan 04, 2015, 07:11:54 PM
I don't know who this guy is, but could this be a publicity stunt? For whatever he does, I mean, not Sonic Boom.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 05, 2015, 01:32:00 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/04/knife-in-skull-brazil-photos_n_6412792.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/04/knife-in-skull-brazil-photos_n_6412792.html)

QuoteWhen a Brazilian taxi driver got into a bar brawl, he didn't know when the fight actually came to a head -- his head.

Juacelo Nunes de Oliveira, 39, was stabbed during an argument, and it took more than three hours before he realized there was a blade running through his skull to his jaw bone, CNN reports.

A modern Phineas Gage.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Jan 05, 2015, 01:38:26 PM
I picture him coming back home after his Taxi shift, hanging up his coat, wife goes "Honey?! What happened to you?! D=", looks in mirror, turns to camera, shrugs ironically and freeze frames with credits.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 05, 2015, 02:13:32 PM
The human body is a wondrous thing. That someone can not only survive that, but also not feel it?! f**king Hell.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sozin on Jan 07, 2015, 01:13:33 PM
Twelve dead after gunmen armed with Kalashnikovs storm offices of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo after Prophet Mohammed cartoon storm

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2900259/Gunmen-kill-11-Charlie-Hebdo-attack.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2900259/Gunmen-kill-11-Charlie-Hebdo-attack.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 07, 2015, 01:57:25 PM
And Muslims wonder why people hate them.

I'll give them credit though. At least when Muslims say, "We're not all like that", they back it up with action (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/26/muslims-rally-against-extremism_n_5889962.html).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sozin on Jan 07, 2015, 02:09:50 PM
There is a video where two terrorists shoots down a police officer, then walks up to him and puts another bullet in him. It's f**king sickening. :-X
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Jan 07, 2015, 02:14:26 PM
Did the cops get them?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sozin on Jan 07, 2015, 02:15:21 PM
Quote from: First Blood on Jan 07, 2015, 02:14:26 PM
Did the cops get them?

It seems like they got away in a car.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Jan 07, 2015, 02:16:38 PM
:(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 07, 2015, 02:29:36 PM
Quote from: Sozin on Jan 07, 2015, 02:09:50 PM
There is a video where two terrorists shoots down a police officer, then walks up to him and puts another bullet in him. It's f**king sickening. :-X

Unbelievable. It's sad they come from environments that breed this type of behaviour. But when you're living in an oppressive state, anything is possible.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Jan 07, 2015, 02:33:18 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 07, 2015, 01:57:25 PM
And Muslims wonder why people hate them.

I'll give them credit though. At least when Muslims say, "We're not all like that", they back it up with action (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/26/muslims-rally-against-extremism_n_5889962.html).

The Taliban story with the school a few weeks back sent me over the edge. I cant process how these people sleep at night and justify killing kids. Its sickening.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 07, 2015, 03:00:37 PM
The same way people justify smuggling people against their will into foreign countries for sex: you dehumanise them and don't view them as your fellow man.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Jan 07, 2015, 05:17:36 PM
Quote from: First Blood on Jan 07, 2015, 02:14:26 PM
Did the cops get them?

No -> http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bc6_1420632668 (http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bc6_1420632668)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jan 08, 2015, 04:15:42 AM
Its a bad move by the extremists because France is one of THE most far right countries in Europe and I am sure there will be a heavy backlash for this. This will also boost the far right political movement in France which was growing stronger even before this, the far right may well take control in France's next elections.

As for many Muslims condemning this incident...hmmm I want to believe but I don't sorry. Even the BBC dabbled on why nothing is done by the Muslim communities as this situation is now getting bigger and bigger.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 08, 2015, 12:56:23 PM
Is nothing happening, or is nobody reporting on it?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: WinterActual on Jan 08, 2015, 03:19:42 PM
Oh its happening. Some other guy was shooting at two cops and there was an explosion near some mosque lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 08, 2015, 06:31:33 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/07/muslims-respond-charlie-hebdo_n_6429710.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/07/muslims-respond-charlie-hebdo_n_6429710.html)

QuoteMuslim leaders and activists immediately denounced the terrorists actions, reiterating the verse in the Quran that tells Muslims when one kills just one innocent person, it is as if he has killed all of humanity.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jan 08, 2015, 07:29:42 PM
"Hey guys stop doing that it's not nice"

I know they say it with the best intentions but in no way will it change the way these terrorists think
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 08, 2015, 07:52:39 PM
It does at least prove that when Muslims say, "We're not all like that", they mean it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sozin on Jan 09, 2015, 06:47:01 PM
http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/jan/09/charlie-hebdo-manhunt-kouachi-terrorist-links-live-updates (http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/jan/09/charlie-hebdo-manhunt-kouachi-terrorist-links-live-updates)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Jan 09, 2015, 08:27:29 PM
Pricks are dead.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jan 10, 2015, 04:51:49 AM
Now lets reprint all the 'insulting' cartoons everywhere ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Longbow Hunter on Jan 10, 2015, 02:38:30 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 08, 2015, 12:56:23 PM
Is nothing happening, or is nobody reporting on it?

Had you not posted that article about Muslims rallying against IS across the world, I would have never known. The big problem I think is that although Muslims do stand up against terrorism and there is always someone to report it, these Muslims, which is the vast majority, don't get anywhere never as much as attention in the media as these psychopathic fanatics do.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 12, 2015, 12:45:24 PM
Of course not. "If it bleeds, it leads" as reporting on good news is worthless in the eyes of popular media.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Longbow Hunter on Jan 12, 2015, 07:34:16 PM
I sadly agree.

And idiots like this don't help. But he does make a good point about the ineffective leadership of some European Muslims to integrate into society.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_zF7nbEvwY#ws]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_zF7nbEvwY#ws]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_zF7nbEvwY#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_zF7nbEvwY#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 12, 2015, 07:40:56 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/uva-fraternity-heart-rolling-stone-article-reinstated-154537657.html (http://news.yahoo.com/uva-fraternity-heart-rolling-stone-article-reinstated-154537657.html)

QuotePolice said Monday that they've been unable to confirm that an alleged gang rape occurred at a University of Virginia fraternity house as described in a Rolling Stone article, and the school reinstated the group and its activities.

Oh, how I can't wait to hear the fallout from this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jan 14, 2015, 06:10:56 AM
Quote from: Noir Eclipse on Jan 12, 2015, 07:34:16 PM
I sadly agree.

And idiots like this don't help. But he does make a good point about the ineffective leadership of some European Muslims to integrate into society.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_zF7nbEvwY#ws]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_zF7nbEvwY#ws]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_zF7nbEvwY#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_zF7nbEvwY#ws)

Now believe it or not but what is being said here is actually true. Its not quite as horrendous as they're making out but it is happening yes. And Muslim communities never try to integrate, its like a secret society hence anything can happen behind closed doors.





Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 14, 2015, 12:53:18 PM
I don't believe that "expert" for one second. How the f**k does a community of people establish sovereignty within a state? That's a ludicrous notion. As for Muslim communities not trying to integrate, that's an issue with most immigrant populations. Here in Canada, libtards keep preaching on and on about having to let immigrant communities do things their own way. Truth is, if you're going to move to a new nation, that means your lifestyle is going to change and you can't expect to live the same way here that you did back home.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jan 14, 2015, 07:30:02 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 14, 2015, 12:53:18 PM
I don't believe that "expert" for one second. How the f**k does a community of people establish sovereignty within a state? That's a ludicrous notion. As for Muslim communities not trying to integrate, that's an issue with most immigrant populations. Here in Canada, libtards keep preaching on and on about having to let immigrant communities do things their own way. Truth is, if you're going to move to a new nation, that means your lifestyle is going to change and you can't expect to live the same way here that you did back home.

Don't forget that it's the libs that also believe that Canada doesn't have its own culture
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 14, 2015, 07:39:21 PM
Do they?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jan 14, 2015, 08:14:35 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jan 14, 2015, 07:30:02 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 14, 2015, 12:53:18 PM
I don't believe that "expert" for one second. How the f**k does a community of people establish sovereignty within a state? That's a ludicrous notion. As for Muslim communities not trying to integrate, that's an issue with most immigrant populations. Here in Canada, libtards keep preaching on and on about having to let immigrant communities do things their own way. Truth is, if you're going to move to a new nation, that means your lifestyle is going to change and you can't expect to live the same way here that you did back home.

Don't forget that it's the libs that also believe that Canada doesn't have its own culture

Ice hockey, bacon and lumberjacks right?  ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Longbow Hunter on Jan 14, 2015, 08:54:37 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jan 14, 2015, 06:10:56 AM
Quote from: Noir Eclipse on Jan 12, 2015, 07:34:16 PM
I sadly agree.

And idiots like this don't help. But he does make a good point about the ineffective leadership of some European Muslims to integrate into society.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_zF7nbEvwY#ws]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_zF7nbEvwY#ws]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_zF7nbEvwY#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_zF7nbEvwY#ws)

Now believe it or not but what is being said here is actually true. Its not quite as horrendous as they're making out but it is happening yes. And Muslim communities never try to integrate, its like a secret society hence anything can happen behind closed doors.

I would believe were it not for the fact that I live in Birmingham. There are areas, such as Small Heath and Alum Rock, with lots of Muslims but it isn't the "Caliphate" they make it out to be.

I do sort of agree with integration bit though. While the community on a whole doesn't try to integrate into society some Muslims do try. Unfortunately, most of the leaders of these communities don't and as said in the video ineffective leadership in the Muslim community is what is causing the problem. But it's not like Muslims are welcomed with open arms either.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 14, 2015, 09:13:13 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jan 14, 2015, 08:14:35 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jan 14, 2015, 07:30:02 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 14, 2015, 12:53:18 PM
I don't believe that "expert" for one second. How the f**k does a community of people establish sovereignty within a state? That's a ludicrous notion. As for Muslim communities not trying to integrate, that's an issue with most immigrant populations. Here in Canada, libtards keep preaching on and on about having to let immigrant communities do things their own way. Truth is, if you're going to move to a new nation, that means your lifestyle is going to change and you can't expect to live the same way here that you did back home.

Don't forget that it's the libs that also believe that Canada doesn't have its own culture

Ice hockey, bacon and lumberjacks right?  ;)

You forgot beaver tails and maple syrup. Apox on ye.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 15, 2015, 12:06:37 PM
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/08/22/this-should-go-well-westboro-baptist-church-says-its-going-to-iraq-to-protest-isis/ (http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/08/22/this-should-go-well-westboro-baptist-church-says-its-going-to-iraq-to-protest-isis/)

QuoteWestboro Baptist Church, the hate group that masquerades as a religious organization, is known for their publicity stunts, but they may have bit off more than they can chew with this one. After a comedian offered to pay for them to fly to Iraq so they can protest real Christian persecution at the hands of Islamic militants, the group tweeted that they have accepted his offer. They want to take their picket signs and head over to a country currently occupied by a group that beheads Christian children without hesitation – this ought to go well.

If this really happens, ISIS might come in handy. Hopefully the whole church goes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jan 15, 2015, 02:59:06 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 15, 2015, 12:06:37 PM
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/08/22/this-should-go-well-westboro-baptist-church-says-its-going-to-iraq-to-protest-isis/ (http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/08/22/this-should-go-well-westboro-baptist-church-says-its-going-to-iraq-to-protest-isis/)

QuoteWestboro Baptist Church, the hate group that masquerades as a religious organization, is known for their publicity stunts, but they may have bit off more than they can chew with this one. After a comedian offered to pay for them to fly to Iraq so they can protest real Christian persecution at the hands of Islamic militants, the group tweeted that they have accepted his offer. They want to take their picket signs and head over to a country currently occupied by a group that beheads Christian children without hesitation – this ought to go well.

If this really happens, ISIS might come in handy. Hopefully the whole church goes.

Use 'em as bait and when they're all together let the bombs fall. Kill two birds with one stone.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 19, 2015, 12:23:51 PM
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/guess-whos-back-offenders-facebook-8456174 (http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/guess-whos-back-offenders-facebook-8456174)

QuoteA grinning offender posed with her thumbs up and bragged "guess who's back" just minutes after being sentenced for her part in a gang attack which left the victim blinded in one eye.

Sophie Sheldon was spared jail for punching and kicking a stranger in the shocking assault, because her mum had died.

The gloating salon worker posed with her thumbs up outside court after her two fellow assailants were jailed, then posted the image on Facebook.

I was *this* close to messaging this raging c**trag on Facebook to tell her how I felt but I didn't think it'd be a good idea in the end. This shit makes me sick.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 19, 2015, 12:55:23 PM
Not playing devils advocate but the video only showed her jabbing the guy in the gut 3 times. Was she the instigator of the beating or what? That being said, I would revoke the order. I think most justices of the peace have the power to do so if it is shown the defendant has blatant disregard for the mercy bestowed upon them. It was a... oh wait this happened in the UK... opps I have no f**king idea how it works over there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 19, 2015, 01:25:52 PM
What really pisses me off is that she was given a pass because her mother committed suicide. Yeah, so what? That's no excuse for harming another human being.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Jan 21, 2015, 05:16:33 PM
Everyone in Brazil is praying for rain, so... God apparently decided to play a cosmic joke and sent them rain, alright.

Rain composed of spiders.

In foreign language, but someone I know over there said they saw it on the news, today:

http://sao-paulo.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,chuva-de-aranhas-assusta-moradores-de-distrito-em-sao-manuel,1622480 (http://sao-paulo.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,chuva-de-aranhas-assusta-moradores-de-distrito-em-sao-manuel,1622480)
http://www.emresumo.com.br/2015/01/21/chuva-aranhas-assusta-moradores-distrito-manuel-sp_71830.html (http://www.emresumo.com.br/2015/01/21/chuva-aranhas-assusta-moradores-distrito-manuel-sp_71830.html)

If you've ever wanted to point at something as proof of being careful what you wish for, this would probably be it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 21, 2015, 05:29:42 PM
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/its-raining-spiders-in-brazil-19885877/?no-ist (http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/its-raining-spiders-in-brazil-19885877/?no-ist)

If this older article is any indication, it's not literally raining spiders. They're simply webbed up to telephone poles.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Feb 01, 2015, 06:04:37 AM
USA to become a Muslim province according to terrorist...

Oh and Obama will be beheaded within the White House.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2928426/ISIS-claim-execute-Japanese-hostage-24-hours.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2928426/ISIS-claim-execute-Japanese-hostage-24-hours.html)

France and Belgium also threatened.


Everyone is involved now, I say we give Putin a call, team up and finish this, they want a fight lets give it to them.



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Feb 01, 2015, 06:56:52 AM
In other terrorists related news. After a months long siege of Kobani ISIL admits defeat and withdraws from Kobani, a victory for the Kurdish defenders who were outnumbered and outgunned and at a point only had control of half the town, now most ISIL fighters have been cleared from the town as the Kurdish fighters push back. It was not only the resolve of the defenders that made the ISIL offence grind to a halt but the air superiority provided by the western powers helped greatly in turning the tide of the battle that lasted 4 and a half months.

http://news.yahoo.com/fighters-acknowledge-defeat-syrian-town-kobani-133634416.html (http://news.yahoo.com/fighters-acknowledge-defeat-syrian-town-kobani-133634416.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 02, 2015, 05:27:08 PM
Speaking of terrorism,

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2926375/Paris-Charlie-Hebdo-extremists-murdered-17-people-not-called-terrorists-says-BBC-executive.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2926375/Paris-Charlie-Hebdo-extremists-murdered-17-people-not-called-terrorists-says-BBC-executive.html)

QuoteThe BBC was branded 'mad' yesterday after a top executive said the Charlie Hebdo killers should not be described as 'terrorists'.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jan/28/white-house-spokesman-suggests-taliban-is-not-a-te/ (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jan/28/white-house-spokesman-suggests-taliban-is-not-a-te/)

QuoteWhite House deputy press secretary Eric Schultz argued during Wednesday's briefing that the United States can negotiate prisoner swaps with Taliban members, because the Taliban is not considered a terrorist group.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Feb 02, 2015, 07:52:57 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/01/ricardo-medina-power-ranger-arrested_n_6591528.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/01/ricardo-medina-power-ranger-arrested_n_6591528.html)

Never thought to see this happen.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Feb 03, 2015, 10:41:02 PM
So Isis have released a video of them burning alive the Jordanian pilot in a cage,Jordan's response is they're going to execute the 5 Isis prisoners.I think this is the beginning of the end for these inhuman pieces of shit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 04, 2015, 02:01:53 AM
Quote from: Effectz on Feb 03, 2015, 10:41:02 PM
So Isis have released a video of them burning alive the Jordanian pilot in a cage,Jordan's response is they're going to execute the 5 Isis prisoners.I think this is the beginning of the end for these inhuman pieces of shit.
So they're going to fight fire with a firing squad.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Effectz on Feb 04, 2015, 10:51:13 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 04, 2015, 02:01:53 AM
Quote from: Effectz on Feb 03, 2015, 10:41:02 PM
So Isis have released a video of them burning alive the Jordanian pilot in a cage,Jordan's response is they're going to execute the 5 Isis prisoners.I think this is the beginning of the end for these inhuman pieces of shit.
So they're going to fight fire with a firing squad.

They were on death row anyways but considering that Isis killed the Jordanian pilot on January 3rd and pretended he was still alive so they could release the hostages they're moving it forward,they deserve to die,one is a failed suicide bomber.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 04, 2015, 01:06:21 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Feb 02, 2015, 07:52:57 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/01/ricardo-medina-power-ranger-arrested_n_6591528.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/01/ricardo-medina-power-ranger-arrested_n_6591528.html)

Never thought to see this happen.

Is it bad that the following quote made me chuckle?

QuoteRicardo Medina Jr., who played a Power Ranger in two incarnations of the popular TV series, was arrested on Saturday and accused of killing his roommate with a sword at their Palmdale, Calif., home.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 04, 2015, 10:20:00 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 04, 2015, 01:06:21 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Feb 02, 2015, 07:52:57 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/01/ricardo-medina-power-ranger-arrested_n_6591528.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/01/ricardo-medina-power-ranger-arrested_n_6591528.html)

Never thought to see this happen.

Is it bad that the following quote made me chuckle?

QuoteRicardo Medina Jr., who played a Power Ranger in two incarnations of the popular TV series, was arrested on Saturday and accused of killing his roommate with a sword at their Palmdale, Calif., home.
It said "A" sword; not his sword. So yes it is bad. :P

If however he did stab the guy with a power rangers sword... laugh all you want.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 05, 2015, 01:40:48 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2939251/Comic-book-fan-implants-face-nose-CHOPPED-fulfil-dream-looking-like-Captain-America-s-enemy-Red-Skull.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2939251/Comic-book-fan-implants-face-nose-CHOPPED-fulfil-dream-looking-like-Captain-America-s-enemy-Red-Skull.html)

QuoteComic book fan has implants put in his face and part of his nose CHOPPED OFF to fulfill his dream of looking like Captain America's enemy, Red Skull

There's cosplay and then there's this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Feb 05, 2015, 05:28:15 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/02/05/pentagon-study-from-2008-claims-putin-has-asperger-syndrome/ (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/02/05/pentagon-study-from-2008-claims-putin-has-asperger-syndrome/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Feb 05, 2015, 10:13:04 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Feb 05, 2015, 05:28:15 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/02/05/pentagon-study-from-2008-claims-putin-has-asperger-syndrome/ (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/02/05/pentagon-study-from-2008-claims-putin-has-asperger-syndrome/)


Surely propaganda. Putin is a man's man.



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Feb 05, 2015, 10:43:50 PM
Not that there's anything wrong with having asperger syndrome...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 06, 2015, 06:27:50 AM
More like fetal alcohol syndrome.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 06, 2015, 12:28:59 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Feb 05, 2015, 05:28:15 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/02/05/pentagon-study-from-2008-claims-putin-has-asperger-syndrome/ (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/02/05/pentagon-study-from-2008-claims-putin-has-asperger-syndrome/)

Aspies or not, he's still a blooming idiot.

Here's some good news:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/05/brian-taylor-empwr-coat_n_6614788.html? (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/05/brian-taylor-empwr-coat_n_6614788.html?)

QuoteAfter coming across a homeless man who was sleeping under a bridge in frigid temperatures, Sgt. Brian Taylor of Provo, Utah, grew concerned for those who were left to brave the cold weather conditions, KUTV.com reported. Since the city has no overnight shelters for homeless people to seek refuge in, Taylor turned to a product that he heard about on the radio -- The EMPWR Coat. The garment, created by a not-for-profit organization, The Empowerment Plan, unfolds to become a sleeping bag.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Feb 07, 2015, 04:47:24 PM
Just watched the full video that ISIS released of their version of the burning man festival. Horrific.

It felt like a joke at first. The production values were very high for one of these videos. Actual storytelling editing techniques on display. Even cliche jump cuts and cinematic tropes at every turn. Felt like one of the Iron Man 3 Mandarin videos. (Perhaps be design?) or have they been making them like this for some time and we're just not getting to see them?

Way to kill a Saturday though. A horrible horrible horrible sight.

Now people are getting serious about fighting ISIS. I don't understand how ISIS can think that this video was going to do anything but bring the fires of hell right to their doorstep. Unless of course it's all part of someone else plan.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Feb 07, 2015, 04:49:17 PM
The King of Jordan's badass level is over 9000 and even went as far as to quote Clint Eastwood.

http://www.businessinsider.com/jordan-king-combat-military-uniform-picture-real-fake-2015-2 (http://www.businessinsider.com/jordan-king-combat-military-uniform-picture-real-fake-2015-2)

The King of Jordan has 35 years of military service and is known for having being an elite Cobra attack helicopter pilot and former commander of Jordan's special forces. Angered by the brutal death of the Jordanian pilot which was released on video by the IS, he vows to bombard the Islamic State until his military "runs out of fuel and bullets".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: vikingr on Feb 07, 2015, 04:53:52 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 06, 2015, 12:28:59 PM

Aspies or not, he's still a blooming idiot.


Government controlled media working as intended here.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Feb 07, 2015, 05:03:43 PM
And there's a little more.

ISIS militants to be wiped out, says Jordan minister

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/isis-militants-to-be-wiped-out-says-jordan-minister-1.2949151 (http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/isis-militants-to-be-wiped-out-says-jordan-minister-1.2949151)

QuoteJordan is going after Islamic State group militants wherever they are and plans to "wipe them out completely," Jordan's interior minister said, as Jordanian fighter jets struck the group's positions for the third consecutive day Saturday.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Feb 07, 2015, 05:07:28 PM
Fecking A Jordan!! its about fecking time!!

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/05/world/isis-jordan/ (http://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/05/world/isis-jordan/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Feb 07, 2015, 06:26:33 PM
Drop some willie pete on these f**ks and get it over with
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gilfryd on Feb 08, 2015, 10:37:54 AM
QuoteRare albino whale 'parades' off Australian coast
http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/19/world/asia/australia-white-whale/ (http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/19/world/asia/australia-white-whale/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Feb 09, 2015, 12:34:42 AM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/08/dean-smith-legendary-nort_n_6640244.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/08/dean-smith-legendary-nort_n_6640244.html)

A legend gone. The basketball world was forever changed the day he started coaching and always will remain in our hearts. RIP Dean Smith.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 09, 2015, 02:09:03 PM
Quote from: vikingr on Feb 07, 2015, 04:53:52 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 06, 2015, 12:28:59 PM

Aspies or not, he's still a blooming idiot.


Government controlled media working as intended here.

What?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: vikingr on Feb 09, 2015, 02:30:22 PM
Maybe my English is too bad.

What I meant is: It's just what the government what you to believe. Otherwise you wouldn't call a man an idiot who saved a huge country like the Russian Federation and with that a big part of the world too.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 09, 2015, 02:31:22 PM
He started a war with the Ukraine and continues to exploit Chechnya. Forgive me if I don't kiss his feet.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: vikingr on Feb 09, 2015, 02:45:15 PM
You blame all the US presidents too for starting wars over the last 50 years.

Besides Putin got some better reasons to do so probably.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Feb 09, 2015, 03:56:33 PM
Quote from: vikingr on Feb 09, 2015, 02:45:15 PM
You blame all the US presidents too for starting wars over the last 50 years.

Besides Putin got some better reasons to do so probably.

Is a Russian patriot defending Putin's Imperialism and calling the USA out on imperialism at the same time?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Feb 09, 2015, 04:47:31 PM
Quote from: vikingr on Feb 09, 2015, 02:45:15 PM
Besides Putin got some better reasons to do so probably.

Noooo. Just no.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: vikingr on Feb 09, 2015, 05:12:25 PM
Quote from: Gate on Feb 09, 2015, 03:56:33 PM
Quote from: vikingr on Feb 09, 2015, 02:45:15 PM
You blame all the US presidents too for starting wars over the last 50 years.

Besides Putin got some better reasons to do so probably.

Is a Russian patriot defending Putin's Imperialism and calling the USA out on imperialism at the same time?

I'm German.

I think there is a huge difference between imperialism from the US and from Russia.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 09, 2015, 05:18:20 PM
Imperialism is imperialism, period.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Feb 09, 2015, 08:54:46 PM
Quote from: vikingr on Feb 09, 2015, 05:12:25 PM
Quote from: Gate on Feb 09, 2015, 03:56:33 PM
Quote from: vikingr on Feb 09, 2015, 02:45:15 PM
You blame all the US presidents too for starting wars over the last 50 years.

Besides Putin got some better reasons to do so probably.

Is a Russian patriot defending Putin's Imperialism and calling the USA out on imperialism at the same time?

I'm German.

I think there is a huge difference between imperialism from the US and from Russia.
I'll take your word for it ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 09, 2015, 09:35:50 PM
Yea but with our American imperialism you get fries and a large coke with it. And I hate coke.

Putin on the other hand, I'm pretty sure all you get is a t-shirt... that he very likely was wearing and you have to share it with everyone.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: vikingr on Feb 09, 2015, 10:42:40 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 09, 2015, 05:18:20 PM
Imperialism is imperialism, period.

When Gorbatshow received the promise that the NATO won't get any closer to Russia for letting Germany alone, he did so.

Then the NATO took over Romania, Hungary, Poland etc.

And now before they even take the Ukraine, Russia did. which is kinda legit because there do live many Russians already.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 10, 2015, 12:21:54 PM
Taking something by force isn't right, even if it's necessary in the eyes of the larger power. It's still an act of imperialism.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: vikingr on Feb 10, 2015, 01:24:13 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 10, 2015, 12:21:54 PM
Taking something by force isn't right, even if it's necessary in the eyes of the larger power. It's still an act of imperialism.
The question could be how much force was required to take over a country were at least a big part of the people is Russian.

Would you let us know how do you think about US presidents / US imperialism?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 10, 2015, 01:58:45 PM
I think they're a right bunch of c**ty c**ts.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: vikingr on Feb 10, 2015, 09:32:00 PM
So at least we coincide at this point ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Feb 10, 2015, 11:36:37 PM
Quote from: vikingr on Feb 09, 2015, 05:12:25 PM
Quote from: Gate on Feb 09, 2015, 03:56:33 PM
Quote from: vikingr on Feb 09, 2015, 02:45:15 PM
You blame all the US presidents too for starting wars over the last 50 years.

Besides Putin got some better reasons to do so probably.

Is a Russian patriot defending Putin's Imperialism and calling the USA out on imperialism at the same time?

I'm German.

I think there is a huge difference between imperialism from the US and from Russia.

If you don't mind me asking, are most other Germans you know supportive of Putin?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: vikingr on Feb 11, 2015, 07:08:50 AM
Of course I don't mind. No, Putin doesn't get much love over here too. Germany supports the US pretty much. Only if it's about sending troops the German government holds back, because the people won't like it.

We got a pretty bad government too, I think.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 11, 2015, 02:23:04 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/10/donald-harrison-caught-selfie-greyhound_n_6656954.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/10/donald-harrison-caught-selfie-greyhound_n_6656954.html)

QuotePolice caught up to a man trying to flee assault charges because he posted a selfie on Facebook while sitting on a Greyhound bus out of town, a police chief said Tuesday.

"We like it when dumb criminals assist us in our investigation," Ambridge police Chief James Mann told the Beaver County Times, which first reported the arrest.

I never grow tired of these.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Feb 12, 2015, 09:12:49 AM
Quote from: vikingr on Feb 11, 2015, 07:08:50 AM
Of course I don't mind. No, Putin doesn't get much love over here too. Germany supports the US pretty much. Only if it's about sending troops the German government holds back, because the people won't like it.

We got a pretty bad government too, I think.

I thought Germany was supposed to be one of the best places in Europe to live?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: vikingr on Feb 12, 2015, 05:59:02 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Feb 12, 2015, 09:12:49 AM
Quote from: vikingr on Feb 11, 2015, 07:08:50 AM
Of course I don't mind. No, Putin doesn't get much love over here too. Germany supports the US pretty much. Only if it's about sending troops the German government holds back, because the people won't like it.

We got a pretty bad government too, I think.

I thought Germany was supposed to be one of the best places in Europe to live?

This is possibly true, but doesn't mean the politicians came there the right way (http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/german-weapons-manufacturers-double-small-arms-exports-a-902101.html (http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/german-weapons-manufacturers-double-small-arms-exports-a-902101.html)). And also doesn't mean it's anywhere near the best possible situation.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Feb 12, 2015, 07:32:35 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Feb 12, 2015, 09:12:49 AM
Quote from: vikingr on Feb 11, 2015, 07:08:50 AM
Of course I don't mind. No, Putin doesn't get much love over here too. Germany supports the US pretty much. Only if it's about sending troops the German government holds back, because the people won't like it.

We got a pretty bad government too, I think.

I thought Germany was supposed to be one of the best places in Europe to live?

It is but their leader Merkel is way too up the EU's backside. The way she carries on it won't be soon.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 13, 2015, 01:51:31 PM
I've always felt that when people think of Germany, they think of beer or Nazis.

I think of Spinosaurus 8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KirklandSignature on Feb 14, 2015, 03:41:19 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 13, 2015, 01:51:31 PM
I've always felt that when people think of Germany, they think of beer or Nazis.

I think of Spinosaurus 8)


What about BMW's?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Feb 16, 2015, 07:23:52 AM
I think of the hot women who descended from the German-Americans in California and the Mid-West.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 16, 2015, 04:45:25 PM
http://reason.com/blog/2015/02/09/university-of-michigan-spends-16000-tell (http://reason.com/blog/2015/02/09/university-of-michigan-spends-16000-tell)

QuoteOn their way to class each day, students at the University of Michigan encounter banners and posters warning them against using non-inclusive language like "that's so gay," or "retarded." The full-list of inappropriate phrases includes less obviously offensive things, like "I want to die," and "that test raped me"; it also includes downright inoffensive words like "crazy" and "insane."

Who else remembers a time when being liberal didn't mean being insanely bat-shit nuts?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 16, 2015, 09:31:41 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 16, 2015, 04:45:25 PM
http://reason.com/blog/2015/02/09/university-of-michigan-spends-16000-tell (http://reason.com/blog/2015/02/09/university-of-michigan-spends-16000-tell)

QuoteOn their way to class each day, students at the University of Michigan encounter banners and posters warning them against using non-inclusive language like "that's so gay," or "retarded." The full-list of inappropriate phrases includes less obviously offensive things, like "I want to die," and "that test raped me"; it also includes downright inoffensive words like "crazy" and "insane."

Who else remembers a time when being liberal didn't mean being insanely bat-shit nuts?
That's not being liberal, that's just forcing your beliefs on everyone else. Which is why we in America have that 1st amendment in the constitution. Which is being slowly eroded of course.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 17, 2015, 01:29:11 PM
It seems like that's the trend with Liberals and Conservatives as we live in an age of extremes. No one believes in moderate views anymore. Everything is an all-or-nothing game.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Feb 17, 2015, 04:44:15 PM
Close to 1000 teens storm Florida movie theater and surrounding gas stations, business. Fighting, looting, firing off guns.

Use your own mind to decipher WHY the mainstream media does not report racial details.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/teens-rush-florida-movie-theater/story?id=29001106 (http://abcnews.go.com/US/teens-rush-florida-movie-theater/story?id=29001106)

http://www.cnn.com/videos/justice/2015/02/16/pkg-teens-rush-movie-theater.wftv (http://www.cnn.com/videos/justice/2015/02/16/pkg-teens-rush-movie-theater.wftv)

Shh. Hands Down. Keep quiet. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 17, 2015, 07:30:10 PM
Way to represent the already marginalized black community, you inbred retards.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Feb 17, 2015, 07:58:02 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Feb 17, 2015, 04:44:15 PM
Close to 1000 teens storm Florida movie theater and surrounding gas stations, business. Fighting, looting, firing off guns.

Use your own mind to decipher WHY the mainstream media does not report racial details.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/teens-rush-florida-movie-theater/story?id=29001106 (http://abcnews.go.com/US/teens-rush-florida-movie-theater/story?id=29001106)

http://www.cnn.com/videos/justice/2015/02/16/pkg-teens-rush-movie-theater.wftv (http://www.cnn.com/videos/justice/2015/02/16/pkg-teens-rush-movie-theater.wftv)

Shh. Hands Down. Keep quiet.

What were they all doing?? and yeah small point but why were they all black kids?

(::))
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 18, 2015, 01:54:39 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 17, 2015, 01:29:11 PM
It seems like that's the trend with Liberals and Conservatives as we live in an age of extremes. No one believes in moderate views anymore. Everything is an all-or-nothing game.
I still think that this is the media's representation more than the age we live. It's the us vs them mentality. Also, in my honest opinion gerrymandering congressional districts plays a huge role in it too. However I think most people are moderate over all it's just that one or two beliefs that override reason. Be it political correctness or guns or abortion or saving slugs.

As far as whatever the hell was going on with that mob in Florida, I agree there is no reason to report the racial mix. Idiots come in all colors and if it was an all white mob no one would have reported it as a white mob. However those damn teenagers better stay the hell off of my lawn!!!! :P

http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/18/us/oklahoma-ap-history/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/18/us/oklahoma-ap-history/index.html)

That is a perfect example of what is wrong with the way some people think. All those things that Fisher is demanding be taught is taught in elementary school. AP history programs are meant to hit harder subjects and advance ones thinking of just what history is really made of. There is always more than one side and America has just as much dirty baggage as anyone.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 18, 2015, 12:55:29 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 18, 2015, 01:54:39 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 17, 2015, 01:29:11 PM
It seems like that's the trend with Liberals and Conservatives as we live in an age of extremes. No one believes in moderate views anymore. Everything is an all-or-nothing game.
I still think that this is the media's representation more than the age we live. It's the us vs them mentality. Also, in my honest opinion gerrymandering congressional districts plays a huge role in it too. However I think most people are moderate over all it's just that one or two beliefs that override reason. Be it political correctness or guns or abortion or saving slugs.

I don't think the media has that much to do with it. It's born out of cultural marxism and has been around since the early 20th century. Political correctness is a very dangerous thing. People should know better.


Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 18, 2015, 01:54:39 AM
As far as whatever the hell was going on with that mob in Florida, I agree there is no reason to report the racial mix. Idiots come in all colors and if it was an all white mob no one would have reported it as a white mob. However those damn teenagers better stay the hell off of my lawn!!!! :P

Given that Ferguson is still fresh in everyone's mind, it's an easy way to play on people's emotions. Still, the kids involved aren't helping the black community.

Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 18, 2015, 01:54:39 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/18/us/oklahoma-ap-history/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/18/us/oklahoma-ap-history/index.html)

That is a perfect example of what is wrong with the way some people think. All those things that Fisher is demanding be taught is taught in elementary school. AP history programs are meant to hit harder subjects and advance ones thinking of just what history is really made of. There is always more than one side and America has just as much dirty baggage as anyone.

Quote"In essence, we have a new emphasis on what is bad about America," said state representative Dan Fisher, the measure's chief sponsor.

I'm a little torn on this. On one hand, yes, everything wrong with America is what's being taught but if he's seriously citing Reagan and Bush, there's a problem.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 18, 2015, 08:59:31 PM
Has to be a foxnews fan boy... hence the media is a major problem. The media used to report the news; now it's just gasoline for profit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 19, 2015, 01:57:18 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/18/amie-carter-masturbates-in-front-of-car_n_6705758.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/18/amie-carter-masturbates-in-front-of-car_n_6705758.html)

QuoteA nude Florida woman who cops say was on "heavy" drugs Sunday night allegedly stopped traffic to masturbate in front of a couple's car, then climbed onto the hood.

I wonder what was going through the couple's mind, lol.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Feb 19, 2015, 04:14:17 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 18, 2015, 01:54:39 AM
As far as whatever the hell was going on with that mob in Florida, I agree there is no reason to report the racial mix. Idiots come in all colors and if it was an all white mob no one would have reported it as a white mob. However those damn teenagers better stay the hell off of my lawn!!!! :P

It was the fact that it wasn't being reported at all that struck me. Several news outlets covered it briefly and never touched on race. They were very careful to not show any of the mobs in the footage because you wouldn't see one Caucasian, Hispanic, or Asian face in the whole lot. There is an issue being ignored and swept under the rug here.

I'm very interested in root causes for behaviors. And we can't address the root causes unless we admit as a nation, or as a world community that there is a HUGE cultural problem/flaw in the way human beings are being raised by their parents, or lack there of.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Feb 19, 2015, 07:21:06 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Feb 19, 2015, 04:14:17 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 18, 2015, 01:54:39 AM
As far as whatever the hell was going on with that mob in Florida, I agree there is no reason to report the racial mix. Idiots come in all colors and if it was an all white mob no one would have reported it as a white mob. However those damn teenagers better stay the hell off of my lawn!!!! :P

It was the fact that it wasn't being reported at all that struck me. Several news outlets covered it briefly and never touched on race. They were very careful to not show any of the mobs in the footage because you wouldn't see one Caucasian, Hispanic, or Asian face in the whole lot. There is an issue being ignored and swept under the rug here.

I'm very interested in root causes for behaviors. And we can't address the root causes unless we admit as a nation, or as a world community that there is a HUGE cultural problem/flaw in the way human beings are being raised by their parents, or lack there of.

They won't because it would not be politically correct to do so, this is the world we now live in.

What I find baffling is these people/kids wonder why the police don't trust them, people say they are being 'targeted', well gee I wonder why ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 19, 2015, 08:02:39 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Feb 19, 2015, 07:21:06 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Feb 19, 2015, 04:14:17 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 18, 2015, 01:54:39 AM
As far as whatever the hell was going on with that mob in Florida, I agree there is no reason to report the racial mix. Idiots come in all colors and if it was an all white mob no one would have reported it as a white mob. However those damn teenagers better stay the hell off of my lawn!!!! :P

It was the fact that it wasn't being reported at all that struck me. Several news outlets covered it briefly and never touched on race. They were very careful to not show any of the mobs in the footage because you wouldn't see one Caucasian, Hispanic, or Asian face in the whole lot. There is an issue being ignored and swept under the rug here.

I'm very interested in root causes for behaviors. And we can't address the root causes unless we admit as a nation, or as a world community that there is a HUGE cultural problem/flaw in the way human beings are being raised by their parents, or lack there of.

They won't because it would not be politically correct to do so, this is the world we now live in.

What I find baffling is these people/kids wonder why the police don't trust them, people say they are being 'targeted', well gee I wonder why ::)
They were also teenagers and there are laws that protect them that the news is in no rush to violate.

You know, if it is true that they were all black... well that does look bad. I don't know what to say, however the first thing that you do not do when trying to address the problem is screaming that they were in fact all black and that was why this happened. Hell maybe that is the reason though, Florida is known for having extremely prejudiced counties who essentially still dick around black communities in this day and age. I'm not justifying their actions but how do we know that theater didn't have it coming to them? Maybe it was a wealthy African America private school and this was their initiation into one of those exclusive clubs. Honestly I don't have a f**king clue. I don't mean to sound racist but that really was f**king ghetto to be honest.  :laugh:

I don't think that was so much parents as it was a whole lot of kids being stupid as f**k, which often happens when ever you have that many people in one area and somehow it's probably all social medias fault. Be it with good parents or not.

Still that officer was reporting gunfire, robbery, drugs and shooting into the air but none of that happened did it? And there is the first problem. Hell it wasn't even 800... not even half of that. THAT looks like a possible problem right there. Also maybe they all just really wanted to watch 50 shades of grey, thinking it was a movie about race. I'd be pissed too if I went to see that movie thinking it was something else.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 21, 2015, 03:18:28 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/19/muslim-group-oslo-synagoge_n_6708702.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/19/muslim-group-oslo-synagoge_n_6708702.html)

QuoteOn Feb. 21, a week after a shooting outside a synagogue in Copenhagen, Denmark, left two people dead and five injured, a Muslim group in Norway plans to take measures to help ensure the safety of Jewish worshipers in that country.

Not all Muslims are like that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Feb 24, 2015, 08:51:44 AM
So depressing this thread is... A real s(t)ink hole.

This thread should be called "In the noose", or even better: "Western people, especially white Western men, are the real victims in society, and in the world!!!", or "It's all the blacks and the muslims fault!!!", or "Young Reactionaries Fan Club", or "FOX News 4ever". or "Talking to us is like talking to a dense, thick brick wall"...

Good job guys! Keep on truckin'

Kudos to DoomRulz though for being a good sport, trying to keep this thread tolerable for people with less reactionary views.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 24, 2015, 09:56:09 AM
DAMN! Somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning? Plus did you even read what DoomRulz posted about that mob?  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 24, 2015, 02:43:50 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Feb 24, 2015, 08:51:44 AM
So depressing this thread is... A real s(t)ink hole.

This thread should be called "In the noose", or even better: "Western people, especially white Western men, are the real victims in society, and in the world!!!", or "It's all the blacks and the muslims fault!!!", or "Young Reactionaries Fan Club", or "FOX News 4ever". or "Talking to us is like talking to a dense, thick brick wall"...

Good job guys! Keep on truckin'

Kudos to DoomRulz though for being a good sport, trying to keep this thread tolerable for people with less reactionary views.

I try ;)

Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 24, 2015, 09:56:09 AM
Plus did you even read what DoomRulz posted about that mob?  :laugh:

What? All I said was that they aren't helping the already marginalised black community, which is true.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Feb 24, 2015, 07:53:40 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Feb 24, 2015, 08:51:44 AM
So depressing this thread is... A real s(t)ink hole.

This thread should be called "In the noose", or even better: "Western people, especially white Western men, are the real victims in society, and in the world!!!", or "It's all the blacks and the muslims fault!!!", or "Young Reactionaries Fan Club", or "FOX News 4ever". or "Talking to us is like talking to a dense, thick brick wall"...

Good job guys! Keep on truckin'

Kudos to DoomRulz though for being a good sport, trying to keep this thread tolerable for people with less reactionary views.

Understand what you're saying but when things like that cinema scuffle crop up and its certain people in the community involved, what do you expect. The irony being then the same people moan about being 'targeted' and 'racially profiled'  ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Feb 24, 2015, 08:35:49 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 24, 2015, 09:56:09 AM
DAMN! Somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning? Plus did you even read what DoomRulz posted about that mob?  :laugh:

Hey, in the In the Noose thread the bar is pretty low. Mr. MRM is doing his best to salvage the thread he started - I applaud him for that. It's a repetitive and regurgitative putrid sludge-ridden cesspool, bottom of the barrel, mucky Breitbart mire ceptic tank reeker of a thread (most of the time)... Might as well visit the comment section of any U.S. news site (preferably FOX News or Washington Journal).

I admire your patience though WhiteRabbit, wasting time on regressives and reactionaries and the occasional right-wing troll.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 24, 2015, 10:28:31 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 24, 2015, 02:43:50 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 24, 2015, 09:56:09 AM
Plus did you even read what DoomRulz posted about that mob?  :laugh:
What? All I said was that they aren't helping the already marginalised black community, which is true.
And you called a group of African American teenagers, and I quote "inbred retards" based on what was one mob act of stupidity that was in reference of making the "black" community look marginalized.  Plus how do you think that makes people with mental retardation feel or people into incest?

Just saying, or joking.  :laugh:

Also, SpreadEagleBeagle, hold your chin up. Our always right-guys can't all be that bad. At least they like the Alien movies. Which I reason is because of that corporate overlord right to work or hit the road theme that runs throughout the series. Oh my god...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Feb 24, 2015, 11:51:52 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Feb 24, 2015, 08:35:49 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 24, 2015, 09:56:09 AM
DAMN! Somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning? Plus did you even read what DoomRulz posted about that mob?  :laugh:

Hey, in the In the Noose thread the bar is pretty low. Mr. MRM is doing his best to salvage the thread he started - I applaud him for that. It's a repetitive and regurgitative putrid sludge-ridden cesspool, bottom of the barrel, mucky Breitbart mire ceptic tank reeker of a thread (most of the time)... Might as well visit the comment section of any U.S. news site (preferably FOX News or Washington Journal).

I admire your patience though WhiteRabbit, wasting time on regressives and reactionaries and the occasional right-wing troll.

You really dislike right wing beliefs, don't you?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 25, 2015, 01:32:36 AM
What's to like?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 25, 2015, 02:08:44 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Feb 24, 2015, 08:35:49 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 24, 2015, 09:56:09 AM
DAMN! Somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning? Plus did you even read what DoomRulz posted about that mob?  :laugh:

Hey, in the In the Noose thread the bar is pretty low. Mr. MRM is doing his best to salvage the thread he started - I applaud him for that.

I'm over the MRM, believe it or not.

Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 24, 2015, 10:28:31 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 24, 2015, 02:43:50 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 24, 2015, 09:56:09 AM
Plus did you even read what DoomRulz posted about that mob?  :laugh:
What? All I said was that they aren't helping the already marginalised black community, which is true.
And you called a group of African American teenagers, and I quote "inbred retards" based on what was one mob act of stupidity that was in reference of making the "black" community look marginalized.  Plus how do you think that makes people with mental retardation feel or people into incest?

Two things. First, I will call people who behave like inbred retards, inbred retards. It's that simple but if you want to turn it into a race issue, then please, by all means. I can't stop you. Two, it's just a joke.

Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 25, 2015, 01:32:36 AM
What's to like?

Given how insane the left has become these days with its ideas for "social justice", IMO, plenty.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Feb 25, 2015, 02:26:48 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 25, 2015, 02:08:44 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Feb 24, 2015, 08:35:49 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 24, 2015, 09:56:09 AM
DAMN! Somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning? Plus did you even read what DoomRulz posted about that mob?  :laugh:

Hey, in the In the Noose thread the bar is pretty low. Mr. MRM is doing his best to salvage the thread he started - I applaud him for that.

I'm over the MRM, believe it or not.

If you don't mind me asking, why? Not that I ever cared/knew much about the whole MRM, but you seemed fairly into it.

Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 24, 2015, 10:28:31 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 24, 2015, 02:43:50 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 24, 2015, 09:56:09 AM
Plus did you even read what DoomRulz posted about that mob?  :laugh:
What? All I said was that they aren't helping the already marginalised black community, which is true.
And you called a group of African American teenagers, and I quote "inbred retards" based on what was one mob act of stupidity that was in reference of making the "black" community look marginalized.  Plus how do you think that makes people with mental retardation feel or people into incest?

Two things. First, I will call people who behave like inbred retards, inbred retards. It's that simple but if you want to turn it into a race issue, then please, by all means. I can't stop you. Two, it's just a joke.

Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 25, 2015, 01:32:36 AM
What's to like?

Given how insane the left has become these days with its ideas for "social justice", IMO, plenty.

This. Most of the "social justice warriors" I've personally met were very closed minded people, and seemed to follow whatever their source of news was as blindly as any idiot who loyally watches Fox.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 25, 2015, 02:37:22 AM
Quote from: The PredBen on Feb 25, 2015, 02:26:48 AM
If you don't mind me asking, why? Not that I ever cared/knew much about the whole MRM, but you seemed fairly into it.

Not at all. There's a lot to it, too much that I can be arsed to write in one post right now. But if you want to listen to my full account, check out this vlog I posted earlier today on my YT channel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFXXL-CaXTA#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFXXL-CaXTA#ws)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Feb 25, 2015, 02:43:42 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 25, 2015, 02:37:22 AM
Quote from: The PredBen on Feb 25, 2015, 02:26:48 AM
If you don't mind me asking, why? Not that I ever cared/knew much about the whole MRM, but you seemed fairly into it.

Not at all. There's a lot to it, too much that I can be arsed to write in one post right now. But if you want to listen to my full account, check out this vlog I posted earlier today on my YT channel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFXXL-CaXTA#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFXXL-CaXTA#ws)

Thanks for the link, I will give it a listen.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 27, 2015, 11:37:40 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/27/europe/russian-politician-killed/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/27/europe/russian-politician-killed/index.html)

Putin's back to his same old tricks. What the hell is up with this guy. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Mar 01, 2015, 05:15:59 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 27, 2015, 11:37:40 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/27/europe/russian-politician-killed/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/27/europe/russian-politician-killed/index.html)

Putin's back to his same old tricks. What the hell is up with this guy. :P
He has a hardon for the Soviet Union and the good old Joseph Stalin that Russians (appear to) revere despite being legitimately worse than Hitler.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Mar 01, 2015, 06:53:11 PM
Pretty damn sure he isn't a communist - his power base depends on the maintenance of a hyper-wealthy elite class. Definitely seems keen on dictatorial government, though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Mar 03, 2015, 07:40:53 AM
I don't think Putin had the guy shot. Very easy for someone to kill Nemtsov and have Russia think it was Putin to cause an uprising just before that all important peace rally. It all seems too easy, I doubt Putin would do something that dumb frankly. I wouldn't be surprised if it was someone in his own (Nemtsov's) organisation trying to kick start a revolution.

Keep your friends close and your enemies even closer.

Oh and the dude was going out with a 23 year old model! (age gap!!)



Also: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-31688942 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-31688942)

LA shooting, any thoughts? I have read the officer who fired the shots was not white but I really can't tell in the video. Gotta be honest this is the first police incident I've seen which does clearly show them being what looks to be heavy handed (no second hand accounts from random biased witnesses, we see it happen). One guy, six police officers! and they still couldn't handle the homeless man or a very small skinny female?!

Was five (?) shots really required? did they need to be lethal shots?

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 03, 2015, 12:41:26 PM
There are a lot of those sort of "cop attacks homeless guy" videos all over Facebook these days. It's disturbing, but we have to remember that we don't have all the facts. All the same, it makes you wonder why the hell hostility is used so extensively. At the end of the day, the real problem is a lack of accountability. Some day people are really going to snap and rebel.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: vikingr on Mar 03, 2015, 05:39:34 PM
I'm down with hubbs on Putin once again here. The whole Western Hemisphere wants Putin to leave, it would be dump to do such a thing. From what I know, he's pretty popular in the Russian Federation.

Don't trust the media, there is so much lying and manipulating in it, it's not even funny.

I'm reading a book about media in Germany at the moment. Interesting and terrifying.

I don't know about English books about it, but I found those:
"New Media Monopoly" by Ben Bagdikian and "Rich Media, Poor Democracy" by Robert McChesney
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Mar 03, 2015, 07:01:00 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 11, 2015, 02:23:04 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/10/donald-harrison-caught-selfie-greyhound_n_6656954.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/10/donald-harrison-caught-selfie-greyhound_n_6656954.html)

QuotePolice caught up to a man trying to flee assault charges because he posted a selfie on Facebook while sitting on a Greyhound bus out of town, a police chief said Tuesday.

"We like it when dumb criminals assist us in our investigation," Ambridge police Chief James Mann told the Beaver County Times, which first reported the arrest.

I never grow tired of these.


Spoiler
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fpbs.twimg.com%2Fmedia%2FB0XCRA7IQAEEdLE.jpg&hash=c12c0ae1a93bc24f21ee4725753f749f0d94f79e)
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 03, 2015, 07:02:37 PM
Wait, really?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Mar 03, 2015, 07:10:26 PM
Yeah, that's just NZ (and Aus) for you. They eventually found him in another city thanks to Facebook stalkers lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 04, 2015, 04:27:12 PM
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2015/02/24/out-of-fear-of-racism-sweden-changes-the-names-of-bird-species/ (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2015/02/24/out-of-fear-of-racism-sweden-changes-the-names-of-bird-species/)

QuoteBird watching has long been a popular and seemingly harmless weekend activity in Sweden. Its innocence, however, came to an abrupt end when many of the country's bird lovers were suddenly confronted with allegations of racism.

You heard it here first. Bird names are racist.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: vikingr on Mar 04, 2015, 07:35:42 PM
Oh, my friend in Sweden shot birds, when he told me he killed 12 gypsies the other day. Damn.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 04, 2015, 08:07:12 PM
Typical case of getting offended for the sake of getting offended. Do these people even realize they're only claiming to be outraged because they want attention and to feel special?

I still remember when crayons had negro on them and the black kids thought it was funny.

Spoiler
They didn't even get offended when I asked them if they liked mayonnaise.
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sozin on Mar 04, 2015, 09:22:42 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 04, 2015, 04:27:12 PM
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2015/02/24/out-of-fear-of-racism-sweden-changes-the-names-of-bird-species/ (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2015/02/24/out-of-fear-of-racism-sweden-changes-the-names-of-bird-species/)

QuoteBird watching has long been a popular and seemingly harmless weekend activity in Sweden. Its innocence, however, came to an abrupt end when many of the country's bird lovers were suddenly confronted with allegations of racism.
You heard it here first. Bird names are racist.
I really don't see the problem here. Especially since most of these birds are completely unknown to the general public. People who have never heard of these birds are stirring up shit like it's the most outrageous thing that has ever happened over here. Me, I don't really see the need for a "Negrobird".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 04, 2015, 10:35:44 PM
Sweden isn't known for its political sanity.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Mar 04, 2015, 10:40:20 PM
So here in the UK we have Blue Tits...

am I being sexist?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 04, 2015, 10:42:32 PM
These are just species names, people are taking it out of context.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Mar 04, 2015, 10:56:33 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Mar 04, 2015, 10:42:32 PM
These are just species names, people are taking it out of context.

Yet they are actually really changing the names ;D ::) Isn't Black bird also racist? ;)

All this from a country which freely gives jobs and housing to IS terrorists when they return  -_-
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Mar 05, 2015, 12:53:11 AM
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2015/03/04/u-s-envoy-to-s-korea-injured-in-attack.html?source=TDB&via=FB_Page (http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2015/03/04/u-s-envoy-to-s-korea-injured-in-attack.html?source=TDB&via=FB_Page)

So someone just tried to assassinate our Ambassador to the ROK.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 05, 2015, 04:50:41 AM
https://www.yahoo.com/parenting/no-one-believes-these-biracial-twins-are-sisters-112610479632.html (https://www.yahoo.com/parenting/no-one-believes-these-biracial-twins-are-sisters-112610479632.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 05, 2015, 05:47:38 AM
They do look the same, actually.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 05, 2015, 02:48:45 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/04/fajita-prayer-lawsuit_n_6803864.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/04/fajita-prayer-lawsuit_n_6803864.html)

QuoteA New Jersey appellate court says a man cannot seek damages for burns he suffered while bowing his head in prayer over a sizzling steak fajita skillet at a restaurant.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Born Of Cold Light on Mar 05, 2015, 08:02:30 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/05/africa/ethiopia-ancient-jawbone-discovery/ (http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/05/africa/ethiopia-ancient-jawbone-discovery/)

Quote(CNN)With the discovery of a gray, fossilized jawbone in a remote corner of Ethiopia, a student at Arizona State University may have changed our understanding of our earliest ancestors.

The partial lower jaw is the oldest known fossil evidence of the genus Homo, to which modern day humans belong, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Science.

The jawbone has been dated to 2.8 million years ago -- which predates the previously known fossils of the Homo lineage by approximately 400,000 years, according to Arizona State University.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Mar 05, 2015, 10:05:24 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 04, 2015, 10:35:44 PM
Sweden isn't known for its political sanity.

Has there ever been a truly "politically sane" country ever?

To me Sweden seems like a way saner place than let's say, uh, the good ol' U, S of A, but that isn't saying much... :/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 06, 2015, 01:27:09 AM
No, Sweden is just as retarded in its own way. See this:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/13/sweden-left-party-toilet-stand_n_1590572.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/13/sweden-left-party-toilet-stand_n_1590572.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Mar 06, 2015, 02:21:12 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 06, 2015, 01:27:09 AM
No, Sweden is just as retarded in its own way. See this:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/13/sweden-left-party-toilet-stand_n_1590572.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/13/sweden-left-party-toilet-stand_n_1590572.html)

Why am I not surprised that it is stuff like this that matters the most in politics...

Yeah, poor men! When is this tyranny going to end???

Stuff like that just makes me laugh.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 06, 2015, 12:18:55 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Mar 06, 2015, 02:21:12 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 06, 2015, 01:27:09 AM
No, Sweden is just as retarded in its own way. See this:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/13/sweden-left-party-toilet-stand_n_1590572.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/13/sweden-left-party-toilet-stand_n_1590572.html)

Why am I not surprised that it is stuff like this that matters the most in politics...

Yeah, poor men! When is this tyranny going to end???

Stuff like that just makes me laugh.

What?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sozin on Mar 06, 2015, 12:44:57 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 06, 2015, 01:27:09 AM
No, Sweden is just as retarded in its own way. See this:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/13/sweden-left-party-toilet-stand_n_1590572.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/13/sweden-left-party-toilet-stand_n_1590572.html)
That is a small section of an already small party. Hardly representative of anything.

There's a lot of shitty stuff going on over here, but this is a ridiculous example.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 06, 2015, 01:10:33 PM
Between that and the racist bird names, I'm not sure it's a small section anymore.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Mar 06, 2015, 05:00:18 PM
(Sweden is so PC they give IS fighters jobs when they return from their terrorist duties).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sozin on Mar 06, 2015, 06:47:28 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 06, 2015, 05:00:18 PM
(Sweden is so PC they give IS fighters jobs when they return from their terrorist duties).

That is something one town proposed, while the actual government is working on a law that will make it illegal for IS fighters to return to Sweden.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 06, 2015, 10:34:50 PM
Hubbs wasn't aware there was more than one town in Sweden.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Mar 06, 2015, 10:58:04 PM
Quote from: Laufey on Mar 06, 2015, 06:47:28 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 06, 2015, 05:00:18 PM
(Sweden is so PC they give IS fighters jobs when they return from their terrorist duties).

That is something one town proposed, while the actual government is working on a law that will make it illegal for IS fighters to return to Sweden.

But the question is, why would that town even propose it? What was going through their heads? Nothing I want any part of.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: quijju on Mar 07, 2015, 01:21:03 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 06, 2015, 05:00:18 PM
(Sweden is so PC they give IS fighters jobs when they return from their terrorist duties).
What do you mean by PC?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: LastSurvivor92 on Mar 07, 2015, 02:05:47 AM
(https://s.yimg.com/nn/fp/rsz/030615/images/smush/arias_635x250_1425657340.jpg)

This case just never dies. I've been following the Jodie Arias case for a couple years now and I don't understand whats taking so long to even determine whether she gets life or the death penalty. Self Defense sounds like a joke considering the fact that she slit his throat to the point of decapitation, shot him in the head and stabbed him multiple times.

11-1 Jury Deadlock

Why did one juror decide to spare Arias's life?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 07, 2015, 04:42:24 AM
Quote from: Chronicle on Mar 07, 2015, 02:05:47 AM
https://s.yimg.com/nn/fp/rsz/030615/images/smush/arias_635x250_1425657340.jpg

This case just never dies. I've been following the Jodie Arias case for a couple years now and I don't understand whats taking so long to even determine whether she gets life or the death penalty. Self Defense sounds like a joke considering the fact that she slit his throat to the point of decapitation, shot him in the head and stabbed him multiple times.

11-1 Jury Deadlock

Why did one juror decide to spare Arias's life?
Because one of the jurors believes judging whether someone lives or dies is gods job. Same thing happened in a case where I live. An army couple beat their disabled child for months before eventually killing her. The wife who is not the child's mother was let off easy by the prosecution and the jury did convict the father of murder but 2 on the jury refused to grant the death penalty(federal trail) because they didn't think god gave them the power to judge life and death.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Mar 07, 2015, 06:15:50 AM
Quote from: Laufey on Mar 06, 2015, 06:47:28 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 06, 2015, 05:00:18 PM
(Sweden is so PC they give IS fighters jobs when they return from their terrorist duties).

That is something one town proposed, while the actual government is working on a law that will make it illegal for IS fighters to return to Sweden.

Really? not what I read or how it was written ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Mar 07, 2015, 10:36:52 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 07, 2015, 06:15:50 AM
Quote from: Laufey on Mar 06, 2015, 06:47:28 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 06, 2015, 05:00:18 PM
(Sweden is so PC they give IS fighters jobs when they return from their terrorist duties).

That is something one town proposed, while the actual government is working on a law that will make it illegal for IS fighters to return to Sweden.

Really? not what I read or how it was written ::)

Could you provide a link to what you read? It isn't that I don't believe you, I just was hoping Sweden hadn't gone that far.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Mar 08, 2015, 05:05:06 AM
Quote from: The PredBen on Mar 07, 2015, 10:36:52 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 07, 2015, 06:15:50 AM
Quote from: Laufey on Mar 06, 2015, 06:47:28 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 06, 2015, 05:00:18 PM
(Sweden is so PC they give IS fighters jobs when they return from their terrorist duties).

That is something one town proposed, while the actual government is working on a law that will make it illegal for IS fighters to return to Sweden.

Really? not what I read or how it was written ::)

Could you provide a link to what you read? It isn't that I don't believe you, I just was hoping Sweden hadn't gone that far.

It was ages ago now, I have no idea, I think it was a link too, never paid attention I just read it.

I never used to think Scandinavia had been swept up in this modern PC craze/era. I kinda thought they might have been untouched or left out because you never ever hear about that part of the world hehe.

I always had the impression it was like Japan and simply full of indigenous people and very little else because the country/countries seem so introvert and solitary.

Well apparently not, Scandinavia is fully on board with the PC craze even more so than most! no Euro country can escape the clutches of the EU political machine :/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 08, 2015, 05:08:59 AM
You're still not producing any links.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Mar 08, 2015, 05:24:23 AM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 08, 2015, 05:08:59 AM
You're still not producing any links.

Don't have any, like I said I read this ages ago, in fact it may have been a link from a post in this forum because I recall arguing with our Danish Female member about it hehe (forget her name).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 08, 2015, 05:46:08 AM
And yet you're sure it wasn't just one town.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Mar 08, 2015, 07:29:38 AM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 08, 2015, 05:46:08 AM
And yet you're sure it wasn't just one town.

I dunno! sure I didn't read it that way but maybe I was wrong.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 08, 2015, 03:02:30 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/06/samsung-luxury-doghouse_n_6818976.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/06/samsung-luxury-doghouse_n_6818976.html)

QuoteWhile most people are trying to earn a decent living, save money and pay rent, others are off spoiling their pets with crazy perks. From luxury pet hotels in Paris to pet massages and royal portraits, we thought we'd seen it all -- until Samsung debuted this $30,000 "Dream Doghouse," one of the most extreme dog houses we've ever seen.

Read that last part again:
Quote$30,000 "Dream Doghouse,"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 09, 2015, 11:41:28 AM
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/03/03/full-text-netanyahus-address-to-congress/ (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/03/03/full-text-netanyahus-address-to-congress/)

Has anyone else seen Netanyahu's retarded speech to Congress?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Mar 09, 2015, 01:15:42 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 09, 2015, 11:41:28 AM
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/03/03/full-text-netanyahus-address-to-congress/ (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/03/03/full-text-netanyahus-address-to-congress/)

Has anyone else seen Netanyahu's retarded speech to Congress?

I haven't, but from what I understand, its his same old rhetoric. So I didn't bother watching it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 09, 2015, 01:25:25 PM
Pretty much. It was more "Oh poor Israel, woe is us, Iran will murder us all".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Mar 09, 2015, 01:55:08 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 09, 2015, 01:25:25 PM
Pretty much. It was more "Oh poor Israel, woe is us, Iran will murder us all".

He lacks common sense. I don't even think Iran wants a nuclear program for weapons anyways. Besides, Iran would never destroy Israel with nuclear weapons. Because if they did, they would kill all the Arabs living in Israel and the surrounding areas, and I doubt Iran would want that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 09, 2015, 02:58:02 PM
Well not to mention, Persians in general don't harbour any ill-will towards the Jewish people, so there's that too.

Sidenote: I realize "Jewish" and "Israeli" are not the same thing, but the sweeping majority of Israelis are Jewish.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Mar 09, 2015, 03:59:16 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 09, 2015, 02:58:02 PM
Well not to mention, Persians in general don't harbour any ill-will towards the Jewish people, so there's that too.

Sidenote: I realize "Jewish" and "Israeli" are not the same thing, but the sweeping majority of Israelis are Jewish.

Didn't Ahmadinejad deny the holocaust? I'm pretty sure some other Iranian officials did too. Of course, he is out of power now. I'm not saying that the average Persian shares those views anyways, but it seems that people sometimes blur the lines between "Zionist" and "Jewish".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 09, 2015, 04:27:35 PM
Because they're historically linked. It's like Arab and Muslim. Not the same, but have been together for a long time.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Mar 09, 2015, 04:36:34 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 09, 2015, 04:27:35 PM
Because they're historically linked. It's like Arab and Muslim. Not the same, but have been together for a long time.

But is that necessarily a good thing? I'm half Jewish, and I don't identify as a Zionist. I also happen to know a Coptic Christian from Egypt, who obviously isn't a Muslim. Of course, I understand that it is realistic to assume most Jews are Zionists, and most Arabs are Muslim. So I guess there really isn't a point complaining about such things.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 09, 2015, 05:41:38 PM
It's neither good or bad. It's just how history played itself out with ethnic demographics.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 09, 2015, 08:43:26 PM
Do you guys want Iran to have a nuclear arsenal?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Mar 09, 2015, 09:40:41 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 09, 2015, 08:43:26 PM
Do you guys want Iran to have a nuclear arsenal?

Why not? Every other great power has them. Mutually Assured Destruction, man. The Persian people don't give a shit about war, they find foreigners to be exotic.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 09, 2015, 09:48:57 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 09, 2015, 08:43:26 PM
Do you guys want Iran to have a nuclear arsenal?

Nope. I'm for promoting a world with less nukes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 09, 2015, 11:16:09 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 09, 2015, 08:43:26 PM
Do you guys want Iran to have a nuclear arsenal?

Not about what we want. It's about them governing themselves. If they, as a sovereign nation want nukes, that's their prerogative.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 09, 2015, 11:18:48 PM
Damn I guess none of us were alive during the 60's.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Mar 09, 2015, 11:21:12 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 09, 2015, 11:18:48 PM
Damn I guess none of us were alive during the 60's.
The Cold War was far different. Iran wouldn't survive on its own today if it threatened anybody with nuclear war. Globalization is making us head for a planetary system, and I hope soon. War amongst ourselves will be a thing of the past by then.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 10, 2015, 01:19:39 AM
Quote from: Gate on Mar 09, 2015, 11:21:12 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 09, 2015, 11:18:48 PM
Damn I guess none of us were alive during the 60's.
The Cold War was far different. Iran wouldn't survive on its own today if it threatened anybody with nuclear war. Globalization is making us head for a planetary system, and I hope soon. War amongst ourselves will be a thing of the past by then.
You seriously believe that will happen? That doesn't matter, however Iran is not a stable government in the least and no matter how Pakistan somehow manages to keep it together there's serious concerns that Iran can safe guard such devices. Hasn't any one heard of a group of individuals under the classification of "terrorist". They don't care about war or MAD.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Mar 10, 2015, 04:14:51 AM
Quote from: The PredBen on Mar 09, 2015, 04:36:34 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 09, 2015, 04:27:35 PM
Because they're historically linked. It's like Arab and Muslim. Not the same, but have been together for a long time.

But is that necessarily a good thing? I'm half Jewish, and I don't identify as a Zionist. I also happen to know a Coptic Christian from Egypt, who obviously isn't a Muslim. Of course, I understand that it is realistic to assume most Jews are Zionists, and most Arabs are Muslim. So I guess there really isn't a point complaining about such things.

Welcome to the party pal ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Mar 10, 2015, 12:14:08 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 10, 2015, 04:14:51 AM
Quote from: The PredBen on Mar 09, 2015, 04:36:34 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 09, 2015, 04:27:35 PM
Because they're historically linked. It's like Arab and Muslim. Not the same, but have been together for a long time.

But is that necessarily a good thing? I'm half Jewish, and I don't identify as a Zionist. I also happen to know a Coptic Christian from Egypt, who obviously isn't a Muslim. Of course, I understand that it is realistic to assume most Jews are Zionists, and most Arabs are Muslim. So I guess there really isn't a point complaining about such things.

Welcome to the party pal ;)

Thanks ...  8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 10, 2015, 12:42:06 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 09, 2015, 11:18:48 PM
Damn I guess none of us were alive during the 60's.

Who are we to tell them no? It's their country.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Mar 10, 2015, 04:56:57 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 10, 2015, 12:42:06 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 09, 2015, 11:18:48 PM
Damn I guess none of us were alive during the 60's.

Who are we to tell them no? It's their country.

I agree, if other countries have nukes (and a lot do), why not Iran? I just hope that if they do choose to make nukes, and get sanctioned for it, they don't whine.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 11, 2015, 06:15:25 AM
Quote from: The PredBen on Mar 10, 2015, 04:56:57 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 10, 2015, 12:42:06 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 09, 2015, 11:18:48 PM
Damn I guess none of us were alive during the 60's.

Who are we to tell them no? It's their country.

I agree, if other countries have nukes (and a lot do), why not Iran? I just hope that if they do choose to make nukes, and get sanctioned for it, they don't whine.
Wait a minute... how can you say if they want them they can have them and then sanction them for it? I thought it was their country?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 11, 2015, 11:11:45 AM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/10/man-fired-saving-raccoons-life-carpenter_n_6837966.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/10/man-fired-saving-raccoons-life-carpenter_n_6837966.html)

QuoteSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A carpenter has been fired for freeing a raccoon that had been trapped by exterminators at the San Francisco construction site where he worked.

WHAT?!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 11, 2015, 11:51:41 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 11, 2015, 11:11:45 AM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/10/man-fired-saving-raccoons-life-carpenter_n_6837966.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/10/man-fired-saving-raccoons-life-carpenter_n_6837966.html)

QuoteSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A carpenter has been fired for freeing a raccoon that had been trapped by exterminators at the San Francisco construction site where he worked.

WHAT?!
Wow. I thought he had jumped into a poison gas tarped building to get the racoon... but it seems that his boss really wanted to kill that racoon instead. Well that's how it goes. Would be funny if that racoon was a plague carrying zombie racoon and he just released it into the wild to breed. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 11, 2015, 12:06:40 PM
It's an absurd punishment. Killing the animal just because it's an inconvenience? That's sickening.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Mar 11, 2015, 08:30:19 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 11, 2015, 06:15:25 AM
Quote from: The PredBen on Mar 10, 2015, 04:56:57 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 10, 2015, 12:42:06 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 09, 2015, 11:18:48 PM
Damn I guess none of us were alive during the 60's.

Who are we to tell them no? It's their country.

I agree, if other countries have nukes (and a lot do), why not Iran? I just hope that if they do choose to make nukes, and get sanctioned for it, they don't whine.
Wait a minute... how can you say if they want them they can have them and then sanction them for it? I thought it was their country?

I'm not saying they should be sanctioned, I'm just saying that if they end up being sanctioned, they shouldn't complain.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 11, 2015, 09:51:47 PM
Quote from: The PredBen on Mar 11, 2015, 08:30:19 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 11, 2015, 06:15:25 AM
Quote from: The PredBen on Mar 10, 2015, 04:56:57 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 10, 2015, 12:42:06 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 09, 2015, 11:18:48 PM
Damn I guess none of us were alive during the 60's.

Who are we to tell them no? It's their country.

I agree, if other countries have nukes (and a lot do), why not Iran? I just hope that if they do choose to make nukes, and get sanctioned for it, they don't whine.
Wait a minute... how can you say if they want them they can have them and then sanction them for it? I thought it was their country?

I'm not saying they should be sanctioned, I'm just saying that if they end up being sanctioned, they shouldn't complain.
And what if they "lose" a nuke and it ends up taking out someones town? Just chalk that up to bad luck?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Mar 11, 2015, 10:38:11 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 11, 2015, 09:51:47 PM
Quote from: The PredBen on Mar 11, 2015, 08:30:19 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 11, 2015, 06:15:25 AM
Quote from: The PredBen on Mar 10, 2015, 04:56:57 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 10, 2015, 12:42:06 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 09, 2015, 11:18:48 PM
Damn I guess none of us were alive during the 60's.

Who are we to tell them no? It's their country.

I agree, if other countries have nukes (and a lot do), why not Iran? I just hope that if they do choose to make nukes, and get sanctioned for it, they don't whine.
Wait a minute... how can you say if they want them they can have them and then sanction them for it? I thought it was their country?

I'm not saying they should be sanctioned, I'm just saying that if they end up being sanctioned, they shouldn't complain.
And what if they "lose" a nuke and it ends up taking out someones town? Just chalk that up to bad luck?

Are you implying Iran would use their nukes without justification? Well, in that scenario, I would repay the deed, many times over. If I was a nuclear power that supported Iran getting nukes, and they responded by using them on me or one of my allies, I'd simply level their entire nation with my nuclear arsenal. Hey, they played nuclear roulette, and they lost the draw.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 12, 2015, 02:02:30 AM
Quote from: The PredBen on Mar 11, 2015, 10:38:11 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 11, 2015, 09:51:47 PM
Quote from: The PredBen on Mar 11, 2015, 08:30:19 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 11, 2015, 06:15:25 AM
Quote from: The PredBen on Mar 10, 2015, 04:56:57 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Mar 10, 2015, 12:42:06 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 09, 2015, 11:18:48 PM
Damn I guess none of us were alive during the 60's.

Who are we to tell them no? It's their country.

I agree, if other countries have nukes (and a lot do), why not Iran? I just hope that if they do choose to make nukes, and get sanctioned for it, they don't whine.
Wait a minute... how can you say if they want them they can have them and then sanction them for it? I thought it was their country?

I'm not saying they should be sanctioned, I'm just saying that if they end up being sanctioned, they shouldn't complain.
And what if they "lose" a nuke and it ends up taking out someones town? Just chalk that up to bad luck?

Are you implying Iran would use their nukes without justification? Well, in that scenario, I would repay the deed, many times over. If I was a nuclear power that supported Iran getting nukes, and they responded by using them on me or one of my allies, I'd simply level their entire nation with my nuclear arsenal. Hey, they played nuclear roulette, and they lost the draw.
And you do not see the problem with that train of thought? You honestly think a one sided nuclear/conventional war is a good thing? You talk like it's nothing more than spanking a small child for throwing a rock at someone. Hell I'm not even suggesting that they use them, just that due a lack of a mature central government, they are incapable of safeguarding them and that it is inevitable that someone will take one and use it in a terrorist act. Their last president was a terrorist and general whacko. Of course we in the US have whackos too but there is a much more broad and mature system in place. Also what's the limitation on arsenal size? What if they don't even bother signing any nuclear treaties? How the hell can you sanction a nation that has nukes? Sure we do it to russia but they actually have something to lose? Irans government is constantly getting turned upside it's head every few years. Seems like a disaster. Hell look at north korea and pakistan? Heck India is probably more of a risk than Iran.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 25, 2015, 12:18:40 AM
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/565315/Scientists-at-Large-Hadron-Collider-hope-to-make-contact-with-PARALLEL-UNIVERSE-in-days (http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/565315/Scientists-at-Large-Hadron-Collider-hope-to-make-contact-with-PARALLEL-UNIVERSE-in-days)


Gravity rainbows and higher dimensions, ooh la la


                                                                ...my tesseract is ready  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 31, 2015, 03:32:59 PM
So back to why I started this thread in the first place: weird news.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/30/papa-dimitris-classic-piz_n_6973024.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/30/papa-dimitris-classic-piz_n_6973024.html)

QuoteA pizzeria in St. Paul, Minnesota, allegedly went to pot as a front for an alleged marijuana dealing family. Now police have weeded out four suspects, including the owner, his mother and grandmother.

I hope it was well-baked.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Apr 01, 2015, 05:55:27 PM
UK schools to report parents for letting them play adult videogames (presumably not an April Fools joke).

http://au.ibtimes.com/uk-head-teachers-group-threatens-report-parents-allowing-children-play-18-rated-games-1435673 (http://au.ibtimes.com/uk-head-teachers-group-threatens-report-parents-allowing-children-play-18-rated-games-1435673)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: LastSurvivor92 on Apr 02, 2015, 05:29:06 AM
What did yall think about the GermanWings crash?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Apr 02, 2015, 07:24:38 AM
Quote from: Chronicle on Apr 02, 2015, 05:29:06 AM
What did yall think about the GermanWings crash?

Most dedicated Baneposter in history.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Apr 02, 2015, 09:54:25 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Apr 01, 2015, 05:55:27 PM
UK schools to report parents for letting them play adult videogames (presumably not an April Fools joke).

http://au.ibtimes.com/uk-head-teachers-group-threatens-report-parents-allowing-children-play-18-rated-games-1435673 (http://au.ibtimes.com/uk-head-teachers-group-threatens-report-parents-allowing-children-play-18-rated-games-1435673)

Stuff like this is incredibly short-sighted and ignorant of the larger problems which are the problems of specific individuals reaction to certain stimuli (I wonder if anyone flipped out after reading "violent" books back in the day?) rather than trying to blanket a whole thing.

And this made me chuckle -

Quoteke films, videogames too are governed by ratings bodies such as ESRB and PEGI, which grade videogames with ratings certificates according to the extent of violent and sexual themes contained within the titles. Unlike films, where ratings cane be enforced through theatres, videogames are primarily distributed through retail and digital delivery mediums. This makes rating restrictions especially difficult to enforce.

Do they think the BFCC goes and sits with the families at home after the film comes out for home release?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: LastSurvivor92 on Apr 02, 2015, 02:11:15 PM
Quote from: [CANCERBLACK] on Apr 02, 2015, 07:24:38 AM
Quote from: Chronicle on Apr 02, 2015, 05:29:06 AM
What did yall think about the GermanWings crash?

Most dedicated Baneposter in history.

No idea Cancer lol. Just expressing my thoughts. I have no relation to 4chan or Reddit.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 02, 2015, 02:45:08 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/01/joey-skaggs-prank-master-april-fools-sinovision_n_6984326.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/01/joey-skaggs-prank-master-april-fools-sinovision_n_6984326.html)

QuoteMaster prankster Joey Skaggs has once again turned a news organization into an April Fools' Day casualty -- and we were there to see it happen.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: LastSurvivor92 on Apr 04, 2015, 12:34:48 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 02, 2015, 02:45:08 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/01/joey-skaggs-prank-master-april-fools-sinovision_n_6984326.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/01/joey-skaggs-prank-master-april-fools-sinovision_n_6984326.html)

QuoteMaster prankster Joey Skaggs has once again turned a news organization into an April Fools' Day casualty -- and we were there to see it happen.

:laugh: I laughed when I read that title. Hey, its not a bad idea though. Dress your buisness up to be a resturant and serve shit food but still get paid up the ass by selling pot. No one can be suspicious when your running a pizza joint.

Someone must of ratted them out. Thats usually how it always happens if the cops don't get to them first. But it sounds like they made so many missteps and mistakes while trying to run their, "business" that they deserved to be charged and arrested.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 04, 2015, 06:25:31 PM
Stupidity never pays off, lol.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Apr 05, 2015, 07:18:45 AM
Quote from: Chronicle on Apr 02, 2015, 02:11:15 PM
Quote from: [CANCERBLACK] on Apr 02, 2015, 07:24:38 AM
Quote from: Chronicle on Apr 02, 2015, 05:29:06 AM
What did yall think about the GermanWings crash?

Most dedicated Baneposter in history.

No idea Cancer lol. Just expressing my thoughts. I have no relation to 4chan or Reddit.  :laugh:

I meant the guy who crashed the plane, not you. ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SuperM on Apr 05, 2015, 05:53:29 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Apr 02, 2015, 09:54:25 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Apr 01, 2015, 05:55:27 PM
UK schools to report parents for letting them play adult videogames (presumably not an April Fools joke).

http://au.ibtimes.com/uk-head-teachers-group-threatens-report-parents-allowing-children-play-18-rated-games-1435673 (http://au.ibtimes.com/uk-head-teachers-group-threatens-report-parents-allowing-children-play-18-rated-games-1435673)

Stuff like this is incredibly short-sighted and ignorant of the larger problems which are the problems of specific individuals reaction to certain stimuli (I wonder if anyone flipped out after reading "violent" books back in the day?) rather than trying to blanket a whole thing.

Na man. Seen the effects of games like CoD on younger people. It f**ks them up. Also used to work at HMV and stupid adults were forever buying their kids xbox online stuff and games like CoD when they were just 4 or 5 years old. Also seen pics idiots have put on Facebook of their children (again 4 or 5) sat on xbox consoles playing CoD with headsets on. It's a disgrace, it's not a book, you can't even compare it to that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Apr 06, 2015, 01:02:33 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Apr 01, 2015, 05:55:27 PM
UK schools to report parents for letting them play adult videogames (presumably not an April Fools joke).

http://au.ibtimes.com/uk-head-teachers-group-threatens-report-parents-allowing-children-play-18-rated-games-1435673 (http://au.ibtimes.com/uk-head-teachers-group-threatens-report-parents-allowing-children-play-18-rated-games-1435673)

Most of the harmful effects of videogames can happen regardless of the type of game (some games certainly can possess unique addictive or desensitizing qualities, but the brunt comes from overuse or interference with other parts of life). Do these schools also expect the parents to prevent their kids from seeing movies, anything on basic cable, internet, and even cellphone interactions?

I bought Twister on Blu ray the other day; would this school call the police if I allowed a 12 year old to watch a PG-13 film, alone, featuring "intense depiction of very bad weather"? People just don't throw up anymore in movie theaters no matter how disgusting or shocking, like they used to. Hell, chances are some of these kids have seen gore videos.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 06, 2015, 11:57:45 AM
http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/features/a-rape-on-campus-what-went-wrong-20150405 (http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/features/a-rape-on-campus-what-went-wrong-20150405)

QuoteLast November, we published a story, 'A Rape on Campus' [RS 1223], that centered around a University of Virginia student's horrifying account of her alleged gang rape at a campus fraternity house. Within days, commentators started to question the veracity of our narrative. Then, when The Washington Post uncovered details suggesting that the assault could not have taken place the way we described it, the truth of the story became a subject of national controversy.

Given how much attention and criticism this story received, I think the message is clear: do your job properly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Apr 09, 2015, 02:06:57 PM
http://news.discovery.com/space/astronomy/chemistry-for-life-discovered-around-baby-star-150408.htm (http://news.discovery.com/space/astronomy/chemistry-for-life-discovered-around-baby-star-150408.htm)

I'm sure to odds of us ever actually encountering alien life are slim but it's good to know the elements maybe common.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: x-M-x on Apr 10, 2015, 10:25:16 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Apr 09, 2015, 02:06:57 PM
http://news.discovery.com/space/astronomy/chemistry-for-life-discovered-around-baby-star-150408.htm (http://news.discovery.com/space/astronomy/chemistry-for-life-discovered-around-baby-star-150408.htm)

I'm sure to odds of us ever actually encountering alien life are slim but it's good to know the elements maybe common.

Not bad... but the if we encounter 'life' im pretty sure it will be the biggest mistake ever.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Apr 11, 2015, 01:31:05 AM
Quote from: x-M-x on Apr 10, 2015, 10:25:16 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Apr 09, 2015, 02:06:57 PM
http://news.discovery.com/space/astronomy/chemistry-for-life-discovered-around-baby-star-150408.htm (http://news.discovery.com/space/astronomy/chemistry-for-life-discovered-around-baby-star-150408.htm)

I'm sure to odds of us ever actually encountering alien life are slim but it's good to know the elements maybe common.

Not bad... but the if we encounter 'life' im pretty sure it will be the biggest mistake ever.
On a scale of microbial life to Reaper Invasion, how much of a mistake are you talking about?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: x-M-x on Apr 11, 2015, 09:09:53 AM
microbial life - could lead to illness and disease.

Reaper Invasion lol... well imagine we found a planet with cities ships intelligent life? but they're hostile?


we are fk'ed !
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Apr 18, 2015, 06:02:31 PM
Could Al Aqeda be declining?

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/is-al-qaeda-in-decline/ar-AAbfNjC (http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/is-al-qaeda-in-decline/ar-AAbfNjC)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 19, 2015, 02:51:15 PM
The idea of any terrorist group on the decline sounds great but I wonder if maybe they're on the decline only because they don't have the spotlight.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Apr 19, 2015, 03:43:17 PM
They're losing followers to ISIS. Also losing ground thanks to ISIS, Iran, and NATO/UN efforts.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Apr 20, 2015, 03:35:49 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 19, 2015, 02:51:15 PM
The idea of any terrorist group on the decline sounds great but I wonder if maybe they're on the decline only because they don't have the spotlight.
So Al Qaeda's got an image problem? I think that is very much correct. Eventually they will simply be absorbed into ISIS or whatever other terror group is in the spot-light. It seems that most of ISIS recruits are from the twitter-verse age. That's not meant as a knock on twitter but it is the medias darling web median at the moment.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 20, 2015, 12:47:40 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Apr 20, 2015, 03:35:49 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 19, 2015, 02:51:15 PM
The idea of any terrorist group on the decline sounds great but I wonder if maybe they're on the decline only because they don't have the spotlight.
So Al Qaeda's got an image problem? I think that is very much correct. Eventually they will simply be absorbed into ISIS or whatever other terror group is in the spot-light. It seems that most of ISIS recruits are from the twitter-verse age. That's not meant as a knock on twitter but it is the medias darling web median at the moment.

Twitter is perhaps the quickest way of spreading ideas through social media. Never forget it's the reason the Arab Spring spread like wildfire. Anyway, what I meant was that Al-Qaeda is probably still around but we're not hearing from them because ISIS is taking up headlines.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Apr 21, 2015, 09:37:58 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 20, 2015, 12:47:40 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Apr 20, 2015, 03:35:49 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 19, 2015, 02:51:15 PM
The idea of any terrorist group on the decline sounds great but I wonder if maybe they're on the decline only because they don't have the spotlight.
So Al Qaeda's got an image problem? I think that is very much correct. Eventually they will simply be absorbed into ISIS or whatever other terror group is in the spot-light. It seems that most of ISIS recruits are from the twitter-verse age. That's not meant as a knock on twitter but it is the medias darling web median at the moment.

Twitter is perhaps the quickest way of spreading ideas through social media. Never forget it's the reason the Arab Spring spread like wildfire. Anyway, what I meant was that Al-Qaeda is probably still around but we're not hearing from them because ISIS is taking up headlines.
Gotcha the first time. However that Arab Spring thing didn't much work out.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 21, 2015, 11:17:29 AM
It's still going on but it's not taking up headlines. Trust me. I have family in Egypt.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Apr 23, 2015, 07:55:54 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 21, 2015, 11:17:29 AM
It's still going on but it's not taking up headlines. Trust me. I have family in Egypt.
Over here we have protest over officers shooting unarmed black Americans... and nothing has changed that either. Same boat we're all in I guess.

http://www.autoblog.com/2015/04/20/automakers-gearheads-car-repairs/ (http://www.autoblog.com/2015/04/20/automakers-gearheads-car-repairs/)

Automakers want to make it illegal to repair/modify your car at home based on copyright. It's total bullshit but I wonder if they are really worrying about printable spare parts. What you guys think?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 23, 2015, 12:02:39 PM
It wouldn't surprise me. I've heard rumours that in America and Canada, it will be illegal (if it isn't already) to grow your own vegetables in your backyard for similar reasons.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Apr 23, 2015, 12:48:33 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 23, 2015, 12:02:39 PM
It wouldn't surprise me. I've heard rumours that in America and Canada, it will be illegal (if it isn't already) to grow your own vegetables in your backyard for similar reasons.
That hasn't happened, yet. However the idea comes from the US Supreme Court giving patent/copyrights for genetically modified organisms(GMO's (crops/flowers/etc)) to corporations. If you modify something at the genetic level, even if it is a common plant, such as corn and you file a patent, you now own the rights to that species of corn and any derivatives of it. Which means you can literally send a cease and desist order to anyone growing it (or in possession of it) with out permission. Yes, just like movies on the internet.

The idea is that eventually as GMO's prove to be better suited for a changing environment, the "free" species will go extinct and you will then have to buy a license to grow and eat food whose patents are owned by corporations. Yes I said a "license". Just like you don't actually own the content on a DVD for example, you may own the physical disc but you only purchased a license to play the content on the disc. A license that can be revoked. Hell you don't actually own the disc either, or the box it came in. This is what the real debate about GMO is about; not that it is unhealthy for the environment or unsafe to consume. But in the end no one gives a shit and that's how it will go.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 23, 2015, 01:56:30 PM
That's pure evil. I hate to sound like a pompous, indulgent, self-righteous twat, but it is. That takes away from the livelihood of farmers and forces them to become employees if they want to survive.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Apr 23, 2015, 11:48:13 PM
The big money's in forcing individuals to buy licenses to consume said food. Burpee first tried to do this with their hybrid seeds but because that was done the old way they weren't allowed to actually license it. However now that they do it genetically, they can. It's still unenforceable on the home garden end but half of all seeds produced by said crop revert back to the old less desired stock. In around 3 generations all you have left is the weedy part of the hybrid. Which is another scary thing about GMO's, they also revert back to their old, weedier, low energy stock.

SO... if any of you were wondering what was going on with the crops in the movie Interstellar... that was what it was. That little stock of corn was all that was left to clone. Put in another way and lets say it all together, that corn stalk was the last available specimen of corn plant left to G-M-O. Simply put corn and pretty much every other crop lost it's ability to reproduce because it's DNA was damaged beyond repair. The Blight explanation was just a lie.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 24, 2015, 11:26:17 AM
So even GMOs can't save us...that's encouraging. In other news,

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/23/china-stripper-funerals_n_7129930.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/23/china-stripper-funerals_n_7129930.html)

QuoteChinese officials are launching a campaign to crack down on stripteases and other lewd shows that have become popular at funerals in some rural areas, the Ministry of Culture said Thursday.

I have no words for this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Apr 24, 2015, 11:35:35 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 24, 2015, 11:26:17 AM
So even GMOs can't save us...that's encouraging. In other news,

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/23/china-stripper-funerals_n_7129930.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/23/china-stripper-funerals_n_7129930.html)

QuoteChinese officials are launching a campaign to crack down on stripteases and other lewd shows that have become popular at funerals in some rural areas, the Ministry of Culture said Thursday.

I have no words for this.
300 dollars for a show featuring strippers.... who needs to die for that, what a deal. Damn coffin cost 10 times that. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 24, 2015, 12:13:04 PM
Maybe it's a necrophilia thing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Apr 24, 2015, 12:23:36 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 24, 2015, 12:13:04 PM
Maybe it's a necrophilia thing.
Alright, I assumed that the strippers were alive...

Still, the Chinese government shouldn't care.... unless the strippers are giving the corpse a lap dance which could violate a shit ton of health and safety laws actually. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 24, 2015, 05:07:27 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/06/mother-daughter-porn-duo-jessica-monica-sexxxton_n_2238052.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/06/mother-daughter-porn-duo-jessica-monica-sexxxton_n_2238052.html)

QuoteA mother and daughter in Tampa, Fla., have a unique way of expressing family togetherness -- by creating a pornography site and shooting sex scenes together.

:-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Apr 28, 2015, 05:30:05 AM
Wow America! just wow! all out war soon perhaps?

I'm hearing many are high school students!

http://dailycaller.com/2015/04/27/cnn-baltimore-rioters-threatening-anybody-who-was-not-african-american-video/ (http://dailycaller.com/2015/04/27/cnn-baltimore-rioters-threatening-anybody-who-was-not-african-american-video/)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-32490250 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-32490250)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Apr 28, 2015, 07:32:03 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Apr 28, 2015, 05:30:05 AM
Wow America! just wow! all out war soon perhaps?
Baltimore isn't known for their hospitality.

You know, cutting fire hoses to prevent fire fighters from putting out fires... that's a new low even for Baltimore.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Apr 28, 2015, 07:46:18 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Apr 28, 2015, 07:32:03 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Apr 28, 2015, 05:30:05 AM
Wow America! just wow! all out war soon perhaps?
Baltimore isn't known for their hospitality.

You know, cutting fire hoses to prevent fire fighters from putting out fires... that's a new low even for Baltimore.

Just leave them to it, they're the ones that will suffer in the long run with their community destroyed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Apr 28, 2015, 11:58:59 AM
You know, when that black guy got shot by the cops here in Savannah nobody pulled shit like this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 28, 2015, 02:56:10 PM
Who else saw this happen? It's hilarious.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/everybodys-cringing-at-what-looks-like-video-of-a-mom-draggi (http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/everybodys-cringing-at-what-looks-like-video-of-a-mom-draggi)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Apr 28, 2015, 05:24:55 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Apr 28, 2015, 07:46:18 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Apr 28, 2015, 07:32:03 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Apr 28, 2015, 05:30:05 AM
Wow America! just wow! all out war soon perhaps?
Baltimore isn't known for their hospitality.

You know, cutting fire hoses to prevent fire fighters from putting out fires... that's a new low even for Baltimore.

Just leave them to it, they're the ones that will suffer in the long run with their community destroyed.


Don't marginalize those who live there just because the gangs in the area are rabble rousing. There are people seriously in danger thanks to the conflict.

Also hubbs to clarify, no. There won't be all out war. The rioters are going to get bored and disperse or be arrested.



Also, who the f**k has a protest during a riot? If your cause is that just, you can wait it out and national attention will return. Don't show up during a riot, don't be associated with the riot.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Apr 28, 2015, 11:19:00 PM
Quote from: Gate on Apr 28, 2015, 05:24:55 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Apr 28, 2015, 07:46:18 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Apr 28, 2015, 07:32:03 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Apr 28, 2015, 05:30:05 AM
Wow America! just wow! all out war soon perhaps?
Baltimore isn't known for their hospitality.

You know, cutting fire hoses to prevent fire fighters from putting out fires... that's a new low even for Baltimore.

Just leave them to it, they're the ones that will suffer in the long run with their community destroyed.


Don't marginalize those who live there just because the gangs in the area are rabble rousing. There are people seriously in danger thanks to the conflict.

Also hubbs to clarify, no. There won't be all out war. The rioters are going to get bored and disperse or be arrested.



Also, who the f**k has a protest during a riot? If your cause is that just, you can wait it out and national attention will return. Don't show up during a riot, don't be associated with the riot.
Like most riots it started off as a protest. Trouble makers tend to use large gatherings for cover, however, it was made clear by local authorities that the rioters appeared to be mostly school kids. Baltimore has problems that they need to fix and slapping kids in the head is not the long term answer.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fak-hdl.buzzfed.com%2Fstatic%2F2015-04%2F28%2F6%2Fenhanced%2Fwebdr14%2Fenhanced-buzz-24032-1430217090-7.jpg&hash=a579a3d9fd062b4ae06152d5a8bd2ef1cd32311f)

However, damn that one photo does make it look like a war zone.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Apr 29, 2015, 01:33:51 AM
The woman who beat her son for attacking the police gets my vote for Best Video of 2015... Not to mention mother of the year too ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Apr 29, 2015, 01:39:29 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 23, 2015, 01:56:30 PM
That's pure evil. I hate to sound like a pompous, indulgent, self-righteous twat, but it is. That takes away from the livelihood of farmers and forces them to become employees if they want to survive.

"Pompous, indulgent, self righteous twat"

Or what my mum wrote in my last birthday card
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Apr 29, 2015, 01:51:57 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Apr 28, 2015, 11:19:00 PM
Quote from: Gate on Apr 28, 2015, 05:24:55 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Apr 28, 2015, 07:46:18 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Apr 28, 2015, 07:32:03 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Apr 28, 2015, 05:30:05 AM
Wow America! just wow! all out war soon perhaps?
Baltimore isn't known for their hospitality.

You know, cutting fire hoses to prevent fire fighters from putting out fires... that's a new low even for Baltimore.

Just leave them to it, they're the ones that will suffer in the long run with their community destroyed.


Don't marginalize those who live there just because the gangs in the area are rabble rousing. There are people seriously in danger thanks to the conflict.

Also hubbs to clarify, no. There won't be all out war. The rioters are going to get bored and disperse or be arrested.



Also, who the f**k has a protest during a riot? If your cause is that just, you can wait it out and national attention will return. Don't show up during a riot, don't be associated with the riot.
Like most riots it started off as a protest. Trouble makers tend to use large gatherings for cover, however, it was made clear by local authorities that the rioters appeared to be mostly school kids. Baltimore has problems that they need to fix and slapping kids in the head is not the long term answer.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fak-hdl.buzzfed.com%2Fstatic%2F2015-04%2F28%2F6%2Fenhanced%2Fwebdr14%2Fenhanced-buzz-24032-1430217090-7.jpg&hash=a579a3d9fd062b4ae06152d5a8bd2ef1cd32311f)

However, damn that one photo does make it look like a war zone.

Most people right now would do a lot more than that given half the chance...and I don't blame them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 29, 2015, 07:27:22 PM
The riots are awful. They're also a definite sign that something needs to change. When the Ferguson riots broke out, I was one of the people who said rioting wasn't the solution but considering police brutality has been on the rise since then, and civil discourse isn't working, what are the people left with?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Apr 30, 2015, 01:33:17 AM
From CNN, the truth of the matter emerges.

Clearly the black community aren't checking their facts.

Unreported races and white lives matter.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Apr 30, 2015, 03:30:24 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Apr 30, 2015, 01:33:17 AM
From CNN, the truth of the matter emerges.

Clearly the black community aren't checking their facts.

Unreported races and white lives matter.

http://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=46302.0;attach=4325;image

"White Americans are the racial majority, with a 77.7% share of the U.S. population. Hispanic and Latino Americans amount to 17.1% of the population, making up the largest minority. African Americans are the largest racial minority, amounting to 13.2% of the population. "

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States)

Context. Simply put there is a lot more white people to shoot out there. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Alienseseses on Apr 30, 2015, 03:52:04 AM
Somewhat related, I just caught this footage on the way back to my dorm.
First video is people protesting in the street. Second video is the big protest sign getting taken down and then a couple of people getting arrested.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CA9cwiNolI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CA9cwiNolI)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-90TWMtsQis (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-90TWMtsQis)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 30, 2015, 01:05:48 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Apr 30, 2015, 03:30:24 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Apr 30, 2015, 01:33:17 AM
From CNN, the truth of the matter emerges.

Clearly the black community aren't checking their facts.

Unreported races and white lives matter.

http://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=46302.0;attach=4325;image

"White Americans are the racial majority, with a 77.7% share of the U.S. population. Hispanic and Latino Americans amount to 17.1% of the population, making up the largest minority. African Americans are the largest racial minority, amounting to 13.2% of the population. "

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States)

Context. Simply put there is a lot more white people to shoot out there. :P

Hubbs is making the point that the media won't report on that as evidence of race-based targeting by the police and he'd be right. It doesn't fit the established narrative of oppressed minorities.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 02, 2015, 10:17:29 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/01/us/freddie-gray-officers-actions/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/01/us/freddie-gray-officers-actions/index.html)

The driver, a black officer is charged with murder 2... the other two black officers are charged with involuntary manslaughter along with one white officer while the other 2 white officers are charged with false imprisonment. These charges are brought by a prosecutor who happens to be pockets wide open to the tune of annual 4K maximum campaign donations from the lawyer representing the deceased. Yet she claims there is no conflict. None of the officers, aside from a "nervous breakdown" have any thing in their records. I think the cop charged with murder was sued by a bank once. This is going to turn into a joke if this is how this is going down.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on May 02, 2015, 03:49:41 PM
3 black officers and 3 white, so where do the racism accusations stand now huh lol! Just goes to show how people jump on the bandwagon.

Plus I don't understand what it is they are suppose to have done, are all six of them suppose to have beaten this guy cos that sounds kinda improbable. I'm sure one of the white officers will get the blame lol!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 02, 2015, 09:10:29 PM
Well the guy being blamed for his death is the driver of the police wagon since it sounded like the medical examiner came to the conclusion that his fatal spinal injury came during the drive. As far as the involuntary manslaughter, I think she's overcharging them, this would more likely be negligent homicide. Especially since it happened in a vehicle. The case is going to be blown partly due to that.



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on May 03, 2015, 12:28:01 AM
Since when does it matter what skin color a single police officer is when the entire system has a flaw of screwing minorities?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on May 03, 2015, 04:38:32 AM
Quote from: Gate on May 03, 2015, 12:28:01 AM
Since when does it matter what skin color a single police officer is when the entire system has a flaw of screwing minorities?

Well the black community has gone on the warpath (yet again) over facts that aren't correct (see my pic from CNN a few posts up which shows black people aren't killed by police the most) and it now turns out 3 of the officers involved were black. So basically they have all got nothing to shout about and have proved themselves to be bandwagon jumpin' (yet again).

If the driver is under scrutiny is that for bad driving? are we to think he braked too hard and this guy got injured that way or what? It all sounds so dodgy if you ask me, desperately trying to blame an/all officers.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on May 03, 2015, 04:40:49 AM
Nothing to shout about?

Someone in police custody still died.

As for "lol it's not racist cos half of them were black!", you can be racist against your own race.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on May 03, 2015, 04:44:07 AM
Quote from: SiL on May 03, 2015, 04:40:49 AM
Nothing to shout about?

Someone in police custody still died.

As for "lol it's not racist cos half of them were black!", you can be racist against your own race.

Of course you can but everyone assumed it was white officers that killed this man (I did), that was the reason for the riots. Now we find out 3 were black so basically they all need to take a slice of humble pie. This was all over a black man dying in supposedly white police custody, and it wasn't.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 03, 2015, 07:43:30 AM
The significant gripe was over mostly white and obviously "prejudiced" police departments targeting and abusing majority black communities. It just so happens that here the police doing the victimizing of a black man in a fairly diversified city also happened to be well diversified themselves. Still I can't help but think that the van driver was charge with 2nd degree murder because he was black too. There's a sick and twisted irony here.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on May 03, 2015, 10:02:57 AM
I know what the gripe was but that still doesn't detract from the fact their 'fight for justice' has had the kibosh put on it by the fact there are black cops involved, it wasn't an all white affair. If it were 6 white cops their arguments and case would be so much easier to, dare I say...play the race card.

I still can't work out what exactly the cops are suppose to have done. There were 6 of them, they all beat him? was improperly restrained in police van? bad driving??
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 03, 2015, 11:20:39 AM
As best as I understand it, the guy was supposed to have been buckled up and that is not up for discussion. It's police policy and the law. They had to do it but the cops excuse for not doing so was that he was too dangerous to buckle up because of the risk of him biting one of them. Which is bs, I mean there were 6 cops on scene yet they didn't do it and shut the door. Now I don't know exactly what "buckled up" means, did it mean seat belted or physically restrained; I'm assuming seat belted as he had to have been hand chuffed. Apparently none of them did that and he suffered the fatal injury in route to prison. Still I don't know how the drive alone could have caused it since he looked pretty f**ked up before he even got in the van. Maybe the van hit some potholes.

They should have called an ambulance.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/baltimore-states-attorney-happened-freddie-gray/story?id=30732387 (http://abcnews.go.com/US/baltimore-states-attorney-happened-freddie-gray/story?id=30732387)

Well shit, I can see why they call it "depraved heart" murder 2.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/crime/freddiegray.asp (http://www.snopes.com/politics/crime/freddiegray.asp)

He wasn't an angel but this very well could have been a lynching.

If these charges are proven to be true then the cops should be held accountable because we as a civilization can't behave like this but on the other side of the coin Freddi Gray appears to be the monster on the corner that we are all warned about since kindergarten. The predator that destroys other people on a personal level by praying on their weaknesses. He's a multiple count convicted hard-drug dealer. This is just a disaster all around.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on May 03, 2015, 04:07:58 PM
Has anyone read the headlines about Baltimore in North Korea, Russia, Venezuela? It's hilarious.

http://www.globalpost.com/article/6532802/2015/04/29/how-countries-hate-us-are-covering-baltimore (http://www.globalpost.com/article/6532802/2015/04/29/how-countries-hate-us-are-covering-baltimore)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on May 05, 2015, 10:05:47 AM
http://news.discovery.com/space/nasa-probe-spies-possible-polar-ice-cap-on-pluto-150429.htm (http://news.discovery.com/space/nasa-probe-spies-possible-polar-ice-cap-on-pluto-150429.htm)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 05, 2015, 12:28:39 PM
Quote from: Gate on May 03, 2015, 04:07:58 PM
Has anyone read the headlines about Baltimore in North Korea, Russia, Venezuela? It's hilarious.

http://www.globalpost.com/article/6532802/2015/04/29/how-countries-hate-us-are-covering-baltimore (http://www.globalpost.com/article/6532802/2015/04/29/how-countries-hate-us-are-covering-baltimore)

North Korea wants to talk about human rights? That's a laugh.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on May 05, 2015, 03:18:12 PM
http://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/white-fragility-why-its-so-hard-to-talk-to-white-people-about-racism-twlm/ (http://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/white-fragility-why-its-so-hard-to-talk-to-white-people-about-racism-twlm/)

This page does a wonderful job as respectfully explaining the problems between racial discussions between people of color and whites in America I recommend reading this if you want a good perspective or feel as if your arguments are always poorly structured.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on May 05, 2015, 07:43:19 PM
I cannot recall ever even witnessing genuine racism in person, and I'm sick of hearing about it. I chalk it up as simply baggage from previous generations--thought pollution for those of us who won't have anything to do with it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on May 05, 2015, 08:45:44 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on May 05, 2015, 07:43:19 PM
I cannot recall ever even witnessing genuine racism in person, and I'm sick of hearing about it. I chalk it up as simply baggage from previous generations--thought pollution for those of us who won't have anything to do with it.
The article describes one of the problems as your exact behavior, lmao.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on May 05, 2015, 10:42:46 PM
Quote from: Gate on May 05, 2015, 08:45:44 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on May 05, 2015, 07:43:19 PM
I cannot recall ever even witnessing genuine racism in person, and I'm sick of hearing about it. I chalk it up as simply baggage from previous generations--thought pollution for those of us who won't have anything to do with it.
The article describes one of the problems as your exact behavior, lmao.
:D I skimmed half the article before closing it, but felt my post would be considered an example.

It's not just racism. Society is inflamed by a myriad of stupid shit that doesn't matter, and racism fits my personal list of those things. You don't win by involving yourself with it. Maybe that's selfish, or maybe not all of us can be an mlk. I think it's naive to assume everyone has passion concerning social issues.

I think how a person approaches issues of race is a lot like how they approach sexuality. Someone who insist they aren't racist, or the stereotypical white person scared to death of offending colored folk, I think is also the type of person insecure about the possibility of being gay or being perceived gay by their peers.

_________

Hmm, after reading the first paragraph, I see I need to clarify it. The mistreatment of people for their race is obviously unacceptable, and an important issue, but I don't think it needs to permeate the social awareness to the extent that it has, and that it's creating fallout issues for the people that racism was never relevant to, and sensitizes people to react to things they other wise would not have.

Those who do harm to others on  the basis of skin color are sick individuals. But then, there are so many aspects of our society that are sick.

I've accepted it. The media outlets and outraged people on their 15 minutes are beating a dead horse. We get it already. Sometimes you just have to wait for certain traits of a civilization to die out.

What it boils down to is a small group of idiots ruining things for the rest of us, and then a larger portion of the population responding and raising a stink over it. Sound familiar? Same thing with terrorists, feminists, and internet trolls---products of our immature attention seeking victim mentality culture.


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On a side note, white skin looks african in shortwave infrared light.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 05, 2015, 10:50:21 PM
American whites are so white that they don't even know they are white power! :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on May 05, 2015, 11:15:42 PM
The article is talking about the systemic oppression and lack of understanding that white people have about it. It has nothing to do with an individual's perception of racism.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on May 06, 2015, 12:30:54 AM
agree to disagree then. Same spectrum of issues.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on May 06, 2015, 04:19:52 AM
Quote from: Gate on May 05, 2015, 03:18:12 PM
http://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/white-fragility-why-its-so-hard-to-talk-to-white-people-about-racism-twlm/ (http://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/white-fragility-why-its-so-hard-to-talk-to-white-people-about-racism-twlm/)

This page does a wonderful job as respectfully explaining the problems between racial discussions between people of color and whites in America I recommend reading this if you want a good perspective or feel as if your arguments are always poorly structured.

Oh wow! ::)
Looked up the author, says it all  -_-
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 06, 2015, 12:45:12 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on May 05, 2015, 07:43:19 PM
I cannot recall ever even witnessing genuine racism in person, and I'm sick of hearing about it. I chalk it up as simply baggage from previous generations--thought pollution for those of us who won't have anything to do with it.

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/michael-w-chapman/flashback-morgan-freeman-ending-racism-stop-talking-about-it (http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/michael-w-chapman/flashback-morgan-freeman-ending-racism-stop-talking-about-it)

Morgan Freeman said it a decade ago, but I'm pretty sure the majority of SJWs would accuse him of having internalised racism.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on May 06, 2015, 03:53:33 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 06, 2015, 12:45:12 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on May 05, 2015, 07:43:19 PM
I cannot recall ever even witnessing genuine racism in person, and I'm sick of hearing about it. I chalk it up as simply baggage from previous generations--thought pollution for those of us who won't have anything to do with it.

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/michael-w-chapman/flashback-morgan-freeman-ending-racism-stop-talking-about-it (http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/michael-w-chapman/flashback-morgan-freeman-ending-racism-stop-talking-about-it)

Morgan Freeman said it a decade ago, but I'm pretty sure the majority of SJWs would accuse him of having internalised racism.
To ignore an issue is to suppress it. No, don't do that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 06, 2015, 03:56:29 PM
What he means is, if you stop talking about it, no one will think about it. He's absolutely right. If you bring a child into this world, the only reason they grow up to see race in others is because people tell them so. Stop calling out races and no one will care about it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 06, 2015, 11:05:05 PM
You can choose to ignore it all you want but that doesn't erase the fact that prejudices based on sex, race, belief and economics are alive and well. Morgan is right about one thing however, black history month is an insult. It's a round about way of segregating black history from American history. It was made with the best of intentions. However Morgan now has membership to the elite class... so perhaps he simply no longer relates to being black. All things appear white at the top. :P

And another thing, not talking about race isn't what causes racism, it's being educated to be a racist that does. If one side shuts up then the other side will proposer. So it is a good thing to talk about such things like race. Ignoring it is ignorance. Of course what Morgan was referring to was how the media turns it into a money making scheme which btw Morgan, you made your money and fame in.

Just look at the obvious, if you watch foxnews then you are a major racist whether you know it or not. If you watch CNN then you are clueless. If you are in the msnbc camp then you think it is racist if we don't all belong to one major race. Haha perhaps its simpler than that, one group wants borders, one doesn't and the other is on the fence. :P

Come to think of it... is msnbc even around anymore?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on May 07, 2015, 07:18:40 AM
http://www.rawstory.com/2015/05/nebraska-woman-claiming-to-represent-god-files-federal-lawsuit-against-all-homosexuals/ (http://www.rawstory.com/2015/05/nebraska-woman-claiming-to-represent-god-files-federal-lawsuit-against-all-homosexuals/)

Your Honor, I'd like to call to the stand all of the gays.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 07, 2015, 11:33:05 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on May 06, 2015, 11:05:05 PM
You can choose to ignore it all you want but that doesn't erase the fact that prejudices based on sex, race, belief and economics are alive and well. Morgan is right about one thing however, black history month is an insult. It's a round about way of segregating black history from American history. It was made with the best of intentions. However Morgan now has membership to the elite class... so perhaps he simply no longer relates to being black. All things appear white at the top. :P

And another thing, not talking about race isn't what causes racism, it's being educated to be a racist that does. If one side shuts up then the other side will proposer. So it is a good thing to talk about such things like race. Ignoring it is ignorance. Of course what Morgan was referring to was how the media turns it into a money making scheme which btw Morgan, you made your money and fame in.

Just look at the obvious, if you watch foxnews then you are a major racist whether you know it or not. If you watch CNN then you are clueless. If you are in the msnbc camp then you think it is racist if we don't all belong to one major race. Haha perhaps its simpler than that, one group wants borders, one doesn't and the other is on the fence. :P

Come to think of it... is msnbc even around anymore?

It's silly to point out people's skin colour. I realize a lot of us have a knack for saying things like, "The other day, I ran into this Asian/black/brown/what have you guy/woman..." but when we think of white people we simply say, "The other day I rant into this man/woman..." but it's a habit I'm trying to overcome. Race is irrelevant. That's why the prejudices exist. When you say economics, anyone of any race can be harmed by poor economic stability. While minorities are disproportionately affected, I don't believe it's solely because of their skin colour or ethnicity.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 07, 2015, 11:44:44 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 07, 2015, 11:33:05 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on May 06, 2015, 11:05:05 PM
You can choose to ignore it all you want but that doesn't erase the fact that prejudices based on sex, race, belief and economics are alive and well. Morgan is right about one thing however, black history month is an insult. It's a round about way of segregating black history from American history. It was made with the best of intentions. However Morgan now has membership to the elite class... so perhaps he simply no longer relates to being black. All things appear white at the top. :P

And another thing, not talking about race isn't what causes racism, it's being educated to be a racist that does. If one side shuts up then the other side will proposer. So it is a good thing to talk about such things like race. Ignoring it is ignorance. Of course what Morgan was referring to was how the media turns it into a money making scheme which btw Morgan, you made your money and fame in.

Just look at the obvious, if you watch foxnews then you are a major racist whether you know it or not. If you watch CNN then you are clueless. If you are in the msnbc camp then you think it is racist if we don't all belong to one major race. Haha perhaps its simpler than that, one group wants borders, one doesn't and the other is on the fence. :P

Come to think of it... is msnbc even around anymore?

It's silly to point out people's skin colour. I realize a lot of us have a knack for saying things like, "The other day, I ran into this Asian/black/brown/what have you guy/woman..." but when we think of white people we simply say, "The other day I rant into this man/woman..." but it's a habit I'm trying to overcome. Race is irrelevant. That's why the prejudices exist. When you say economics, anyone of any race can be harmed by poor economic stability. While minorities are disproportionately affected, I don't believe it's solely because of their skin colour or ethnicity.
Actually for me I use white guy the same as Black guy or Asian guy or Local guy, asshole. Although I usually just go "guy" at first until pressed for "detail". People just need to know that for some reason; which I agree is for more than informative purposes. As far as economics, that's pretty much what I meant.

I'll be honest I do actually play the guess what race the criminal is during the news. Shockingly better than I would hope.

edit: Now that I think about it I stopped colorful scripting of people after realizing that it set people off in long boring triads that I just didn't want to hear.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 07, 2015, 01:02:16 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on May 07, 2015, 11:44:44 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 07, 2015, 11:33:05 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on May 06, 2015, 11:05:05 PM
You can choose to ignore it all you want but that doesn't erase the fact that prejudices based on sex, race, belief and economics are alive and well. Morgan is right about one thing however, black history month is an insult. It's a round about way of segregating black history from American history. It was made with the best of intentions. However Morgan now has membership to the elite class... so perhaps he simply no longer relates to being black. All things appear white at the top. :P

And another thing, not talking about race isn't what causes racism, it's being educated to be a racist that does. If one side shuts up then the other side will proposer. So it is a good thing to talk about such things like race. Ignoring it is ignorance. Of course what Morgan was referring to was how the media turns it into a money making scheme which btw Morgan, you made your money and fame in.

Just look at the obvious, if you watch foxnews then you are a major racist whether you know it or not. If you watch CNN then you are clueless. If you are in the msnbc camp then you think it is racist if we don't all belong to one major race. Haha perhaps its simpler than that, one group wants borders, one doesn't and the other is on the fence. :P

Come to think of it... is msnbc even around anymore?

It's silly to point out people's skin colour. I realize a lot of us have a knack for saying things like, "The other day, I ran into this Asian/black/brown/what have you guy/woman..." but when we think of white people we simply say, "The other day I rant into this man/woman..." but it's a habit I'm trying to overcome. Race is irrelevant. That's why the prejudices exist. When you say economics, anyone of any race can be harmed by poor economic stability. While minorities are disproportionately affected, I don't believe it's solely because of their skin colour or ethnicity.
Actually for me I use white guy the same as Black guy or Asian guy or Local guy, asshole. Although I usually just go "guy" at first until pressed for "detail". People just need to know that for some reason; which I agree is for more than informative purposes.

What are you calling me an asshole for? Did I strike a nerve?

Quote from: whiterabbit on May 07, 2015, 11:44:44 AMAs far as economics, that's pretty much what I meant.

Oh come on, don't give me that Cultural Marxist nonsense. People are responsible for their individual choices.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 07, 2015, 01:13:59 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 07, 2015, 01:02:16 PM
What are you calling me an asshole for? Did I strike a nerve?
lol that's not what I meant. White guy, black guy, brown guy, or asshole are all the same to me. Well actually asshole is non descriptive. However all I meant is that for me, white guy is white guy and not just guy. So when I say I saw some guy it will literally mean any race of guy.

As far as economics, I was agreeing with you. eg "pretty much what I meant" No idea where the Marxist is coming from or was that just because you thought I called you an asshole? I did forget the "or" though. oops :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 07, 2015, 01:21:47 PM
Ok, my bad then. Internet conversations can be misinterpreted oh so easily. It sounded like you were saying, the reason why minorities are badly affected by the economy is because of their race or ethnicity.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 07, 2015, 01:33:28 PM
Well it does happen, I remember how Bank of America refused to give loans to Filipinos and Hawaiians as plain policy back in the late 90's. However being screwed by predatory institutions has little to do with race in general.

However "people are responsible for their individual choices"? What if those choices are based on fraud? Cough, hedging derivatives for one? Which has little to nothing to do with race or wealth but clearly people got f**ked for not being highly informed in bullshit market math. I think that's unfair to anyone who puts their trust in the system we live and operate in.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UjpmT5noto (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UjpmT5noto)

I guess embedding is broken. Yea I think "we should have the right to f**k up once in a while without it completely destroying our lives". :P

http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/08/health/ebola-eye-american-doctor/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/08/health/ebola-eye-american-doctor/index.html)

Well damn, the whole ebola living in his eye months after he was deemed free of the virus is eerily coincidentally to the premise of Prometheus. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on May 08, 2015, 02:17:22 PM
Looks like the threat of a Labour/SNP coalition made everyone vote for the Tories. No complaints because now the UK gets its EU referendum.

Unfortunately that panic voting for the Tories cost UKIP badly but they still managed the largest increase in votes of all the parties.

I don't understand Scotland, they voted to stay within the UK, after which SNP numbers increased for some reason, and now they are completely SNP controlled. So why didn't they vote to leave the UK when they had the chance??
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: hfeldhaus on May 08, 2015, 02:56:32 PM
A referendum which is going to be pointless. Looks like the majority of Britain stands for the dismantling of the NHS, zero hour contracts, food banks, welfare cuts across the board and David Cameron looking after his rich pals.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on May 08, 2015, 03:33:54 PM
Quote from: hfeldhaus on May 08, 2015, 02:56:32 PM
A referendum which is going to be pointless. Looks like the majority of Britain stands for the dismantling of the NHS, zero hour contracts, food banks, welfare cuts across the board and David Cameron looking after his rich pals.

Why would it be pointless? If we leave the EU that alone would help the NHS, at the moment its gonna implode because they can't handle the sheer number of people. But we are here now because of the SNP, yet I still don't get how they did it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: hfeldhaus on May 08, 2015, 03:46:56 PM
Are you seriously blaming the NHS problems on migrants? Ever since it's creation the NHS has been a cash cow. People are not going to vote us out of the EU because they see more good comes from it.

The SNP did well because of Labour doing badly to put it simply. What the Scottish haven't realised is that although they did well in getting SNP a fair number of seats there's still a Tory government reigning over them. I'm still trying wrap my head around the number of people who voted Tory. Guess alot of people didn't want Scots in power.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Darkness on May 08, 2015, 03:55:25 PM
Mixed feelings. I don't know how they managed it. I hate the Conservatives and everything they stand for. I voted UKIP yesterday, for immigration reasons. But I would have probably voted Labour had it not been for their insistence on staying in the EU. Not that voting really matters here since I live in a labour stronghold. On the plus side, at least we do finally get the EU referendum in two years time.

I do think the whole "first past the post" system needs to be changed. Almost 4 million people voted UKIP and they have only one seat to show for it?

I don't think Labour will ever regain those lost seats in Scotland either and I think independence is inevitable now. It will surely happen at some point which is extremely sad for the UK. We should be trying to work together - not tearing down a relationship that has taken centuries to build up. Very selfish if you ask me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on May 08, 2015, 04:36:59 PM
Quote from: hfeldhaus on May 08, 2015, 02:56:32 PM
A referendum which is going to be pointless. Looks like the majority of Britain stands for the dismantling of the NHS, zero hour contracts, food banks, welfare cuts across the board and David Cameron looking after his rich pals.

Well, those particular points are varying degrees of bullshit, but the votership certainly did choose massive cuts to welfare, attacking the most vulnerable people in our society.

I think the dominance of SNP and annihilation of Labour in Scotland had a lot to do with leadership. Nicola Sturgeon's extremely impressive, Ed Miliband not so much. It's something which merits deeper analysis though.
My guess, the campaigning over Scottish independence resulted in a rise of nationalism in the region, and even if secession was ultimately rejected, it provoked a greater need for Scottish interests to be dominant in the union, and to reject parties seen as English.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 08, 2015, 10:41:29 PM
Sorry for my lack of UK political understanding but basically the equivalent of the American tea party won in the UK right? So Briton is heading back on the war path once again?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samayel on May 09, 2015, 02:48:14 AM
Quote from: hfeldhaus on May 08, 2015, 03:46:56 PM
Are you seriously blaming the NHS problems on migrants? Ever since it's creation the NHS has been a cash cow. People are not going to vote us out of the EU because they see more good comes from it.

The SNP did well because of Labour doing badly to put it simply. What the Scottish haven't realised is that although they did well in getting SNP a fair number of seats there's still a Tory government reigning over them. I'm still trying wrap my head around the number of people who voted Tory. Guess alot of people didn't want Scots in power.

The socialists had their chance, near two decades of it. They blew it, and the English instinct for self preservation kicked in. The Marxist minority that has bullied and marginalised the indigenous population has been neutralised as political force. They ignored elementary logic, the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. Bet a few around here will have heard that before.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on May 09, 2015, 04:37:22 AM
Quote from: hfeldhaus on May 08, 2015, 03:46:56 PM
Are you seriously blaming the NHS problems on migrants? Ever since it's creation the NHS has been a cash cow. People are not going to vote us out of the EU because they see more good comes from it.

The SNP did well because of Labour doing badly to put it simply. What the Scottish haven't realised is that although they did well in getting SNP a fair number of seats there's still a Tory government reigning over them. I'm still trying wrap my head around the number of people who voted Tory. Guess alot of people didn't want Scots in power.

The NHS can't cope anymore, its at breaking point, and I'm blaming that on the masses of extra people, so yes the migrants. Its really very simple, the population in the UK has risen dramatically and keeps doing so every year (up to 500,000 people coming in per year, give or take). Because of this the NHS is dealing with huge numbers of people constantly and its on the increase, this is why the NHS is being stretched. You only have to go to a hospital to see for yourself, or even your doctors.

You have to remember that the EU doesn't care about the freedom of movement act or the immigrants. Why you ask? because every country in the EU knows that the majority of all immigrants go to the UK!!!! They just let them all pass through to us! only France, Sweden and Germany get large numbers but that pails in comparison to the numbers we get.

I'm afraid the NHS is doomed if this carries on, all this immigration will turn around and bite this country on the arse one day because our infrastructure cannot deal with all these people. I think people forget how small the UK is (England fits into the state of Florida with room to spare. The UK fits into the state of Texas with room to spare). Unfortunately there are far too many people who refuse to accept this and merely state its racist to even think this way. Another reason why the Liberals have been destroyed, many in the UK are sick of PC Liberals.

And yes no one in England, Ireland or Wales wanted the Scots ruling the UK, that is why there was a panic voting spree for the Tories, hence the clear landslide when before hand it was neck and neck. The SNP said outright they would do anything to stop Cameron getting in, this would include going into a coalition with Labour, no one wanted that. The SNP basically destroyed Labour, UKIP and the Lib Dems by taking so much power, people in England, Wales and Ireland had no choice but to vote Tory to stop the Scots getting power over the UK.

As for the referendum its hard to say, it costs the UK around 20billion a year to be in the EU (we do get some back). What do we get from this? where does all that money go? wouldn't it be better spent on our NHS, our roads, our schools etc...The UK is on a high right now that's true, but it won't last, the crash will come and when it does it will be hard for an aging heavily overpopulated small island with nothing to offer. Of course then all the people that came into the country will up and leave  ::)  >:(


Quote from: whiterabbit on May 08, 2015, 10:41:29 PM
Sorry for my lack of UK political understanding but basically the equivalent of the American tea party won in the UK right? So Briton is heading back on the war path once again?

Not exactly no, but the Conservatives have promised a referendum on whether to stay or leave the EU, hopefully the UK will vote to leave. This has the rest of Europe shitting themselves of course because if the UK leaves the EU then the masses won't be able to come here and leech off us  -_-

Oh and the precious EU won't be getting around 20billion of us each year for nothing  -_-
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 09, 2015, 06:07:30 AM
The EU was created to contest NAFTA... considering the UK is an island nation I don't see how leaving the EU is a good thing at all for anyone. Especially over a mere 20 billion a year. The hit to the UK's credit rating alone will erase any savings. So it probably won't happen.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on May 09, 2015, 08:00:23 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on May 09, 2015, 06:07:30 AM
The EU was created to contest NAFTA... considering the UK is an island nation I don't see how leaving the EU is a good thing at all for anyone. Especially over a mere 20 billion a year. The hit to the UK's credit rating alone will erase any savings. So it probably won't happen.

20billion!!! and its totally wasted on nothing! That money every year could solve a lot of our problems like the NHS, sheesh!

Leaving won't effect anything, no one is gonna stop trading with us because we leave the EU, we are the UK for Christ's sake. That's just scaremongering (mainly by the EU) because they know they'll lose one of their biggest tax payers (UK is one of the countries paying the most for the privilege of being in the EU). Other big countries (France, Italy, Germany, Spain etc...) don't want us to leave because they know with the UK out then none of the immigrants can go there anymore and they'll all end up in those other countries. The whole thing is a twisted mess which the UK is always losing out on because we are the bitches of Europe basically, total doormat of Europe.

All the EU does is give the poorer Euro countries a place for their people to emigrate too ::) It doesn't benefit the richer countries at all as far as I'm concerned.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 09, 2015, 09:42:05 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on May 09, 2015, 08:00:23 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on May 09, 2015, 06:07:30 AM
The EU was created to contest NAFTA... considering the UK is an island nation I don't see how leaving the EU is a good thing at all for anyone. Especially over a mere 20 billion a year. The hit to the UK's credit rating alone will erase any savings. So it probably won't happen.

20billion!!! and its totally wasted on nothing! That money every year could solve a lot of our problems like the NHS, sheesh!

Leaving won't effect anything, no one is gonna stop trading with us because we leave the EU, we are the UK for Christ's sake. That's just scaremongering (mainly by the EU) because they know they'll lose one of their biggest tax payers (UK is one of the countries paying the most for the privilege of being in the EU). Other big countries (France, Italy, Germany, Spain etc...) don't want us to leave because they know with the UK out then none of the immigrants can go there anymore and they'll all end up in those other countries. The whole thing is a twisted mess which the UK is always losing out on because we are the bitches of Europe basically, total doormat of Europe.

All the EU does is give the poorer Euro countries a place for their people to emigrate too ::) It doesn't benefit the richer countries at all as far as I'm concerned.
Don't forget about all those glorious aquariums you guys paid Spain to build for themselves and us American tourist. Still I don't think pulling out is a good idea, those billions are an investment in a greater political system. I know unlike the US you guys have a shit ton more "history" between each other; but I think it's too late to pull out, it'd be like California pulling out of the USA. Well I suppose you could team up with Norway and Russia. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on May 09, 2015, 09:53:01 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on May 09, 2015, 09:42:05 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on May 09, 2015, 08:00:23 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on May 09, 2015, 06:07:30 AM
The EU was created to contest NAFTA... considering the UK is an island nation I don't see how leaving the EU is a good thing at all for anyone. Especially over a mere 20 billion a year. The hit to the UK's credit rating alone will erase any savings. So it probably won't happen.

20billion!!! and its totally wasted on nothing! That money every year could solve a lot of our problems like the NHS, sheesh!

Leaving won't effect anything, no one is gonna stop trading with us because we leave the EU, we are the UK for Christ's sake. That's just scaremongering (mainly by the EU) because they know they'll lose one of their biggest tax payers (UK is one of the countries paying the most for the privilege of being in the EU). Other big countries (France, Italy, Germany, Spain etc...) don't want us to leave because they know with the UK out then none of the immigrants can go there anymore and they'll all end up in those other countries. The whole thing is a twisted mess which the UK is always losing out on because we are the bitches of Europe basically, total doormat of Europe.

All the EU does is give the poorer Euro countries a place for their people to emigrate too ::) It doesn't benefit the richer countries at all as far as I'm concerned.
Don't forget about all those glorious aquariums you guys paid Spain to build for themselves and us American tourist. Still I don't think pulling out is a good idea, those billions are an investment in a greater political system. I know unlike the US you guys have a shit ton more "history" between each other; but I think it's too late to pull out, it'd be like California pulling out of the USA. Well I suppose you could team up with Norway and Russia. :)

Switzerland.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 09, 2015, 10:58:32 AM
Oh man that sounds like the perfect war machine if I ever heard one. The UK, Russia, Norway and Switzerland. No wait that would just be another EU + Russia. You know... we have hotdogs and Tatars tots over here. Sort of like fish and chips. How about it? US AND the UK, one happy family reunion. I joke of course. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: hfeldhaus on May 09, 2015, 04:06:09 PM
Quote from: Vertigo on May 08, 2015, 04:36:59 PM
Quote from: hfeldhaus on May 08, 2015, 02:56:32 PM
A referendum which is going to be pointless. Looks like the majority of Britain stands for the dismantling of the NHS, zero hour contracts, food banks, welfare cuts across the board and David Cameron looking after his rich pals.

Well, those particular points are varying degrees of bullshit, but the votership certainly did choose massive cuts to welfare, attacking the most vulnerable people in our society.

I think the dominance of SNP and annihilation of Labour in Scotland had a lot to do with leadership. Nicola Sturgeon's extremely impressive, Ed Miliband not so much. It's something which merits deeper analysis though.
My guess, the campaigning over Scottish independence resulted in a rise of nationalism in the region, and even if secession was ultimately rejected, it provoked a greater need for Scottish interests to be dominant in the union, and to reject parties seen as English.

It's not Bullshit when you have a food bank around the corner from your house and you see your neighbours in there almost daily. It's not Bullshit when your employer gives out zero hour contracts left right and center like mine does. I'm relatively lucky that I am in a good job and can provide for my family. What i have seen is friends and family being cast aside for the past 5 years and most likely for another 5 now. People didn't vote Tory for stability they voted to keep the Scots from ruining this nation.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 11, 2015, 01:58:52 PM
I saw this this morning on Facebook and made me say, "Whoa."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/10/great-white-close-up_n_7253888.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/10/great-white-close-up_n_7253888.html)
QuoteA terrifying photo of a great white shark, mouth open and just inches from a photographer's hands, isn't what it seems to be.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 11, 2015, 10:13:13 PM
All I see are idiots training Sharks to associate boats with food. Which is essentially inserting the "man" into man-eater.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on May 11, 2015, 10:45:34 PM
Meh, not really. It's pretty rare for people to get attacked near boats, and researchers/tourists/naturalists have been tossing bait overboard to attract sharks for a very long time.

Great whites are generally extremely cautious, and if they come to a boat expecting a chunk of meat but find a diver, their initial response is to hang back, circle and watch. Every so often you encounter a belligerent shark that gets too close or even bites, but does so out of territoriality or getting too curious. It's extremely rare for them to attack people specifically for food (aside from mistaken identity, when the shark's hunting for fish, turtles or seals) - presumably because we're nutrient poor, and they seem to know it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 11, 2015, 11:25:35 PM
The idea is that people hang around boats and it is altering the habit of a major predator. Just like pulling Styrofoam seals behind a boat is training Pacific ocean great white sharks to breach where as that used to be a South African great white trait.

Taking it to a smaller scale, people used to be able to feed the fish at hanauma bay but that practice was stopped when the fish started to attack swimmers/snorkelers who would not feed them. We see the same thing with shark diving too. The business owners claim it's safe because they do it miles out to sea but it doesn't take a genius to notice how less afraid sharks are becoming near shore. Primarily because they are the same sharks. Usually when we go diving sharks will always keep their distance but several years ago they would just come straight up to our faces to grab speared fish or even nip at my fins. We even see them mingling with completely unaware swimmers near the tide line. That's not just a mere coincidence.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 12, 2015, 02:12:07 PM
Well they didn't bait that great white. It approached on its own.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 12, 2015, 10:22:45 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 12, 2015, 02:12:07 PM
Well they didn't bait that great white. It approached on its own.
Yea...... that's exactly the point I was making.  :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 14, 2015, 01:21:16 AM
btw: http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/12/8199689/jupiter-moon-ganymede-hidden-ocean-water (http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/12/8199689/jupiter-moon-ganymede-hidden-ocean-water)

Ganymede has an ocean as well. More and more it's looking like Earth's ocean may be the oddity in the solar system since most large moons around gas/ice giants have larger oceans than us.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 14, 2015, 03:36:44 PM
http://reason.com/blog/2015/05/12/trigger-warning-mythology (http://reason.com/blog/2015/05/12/trigger-warning-mythology)

QuoteIn Columbia University's student newspaper, four members of the school's student Multicultural Affairs Advisory Board call on professors to be more sensitive when teaching provocative or controversial material... such as the Roman classical poet Ovid.

How are people becoming so stupid?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on May 14, 2015, 06:33:25 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 14, 2015, 03:36:44 PM
http://reason.com/blog/2015/05/12/trigger-warning-mythology (http://reason.com/blog/2015/05/12/trigger-warning-mythology)

QuoteIn Columbia University's student newspaper, four members of the school's student Multicultural Affairs Advisory Board call on professors to be more sensitive when teaching provocative or controversial material... such as the Roman classical poet Ovid.

How are people becoming so stupid?
Because we're letting them, people are too scared of offending people and now when someone says "enough is enough", you have a hoard of screeching banshees telling them that they're being insensitive.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 14, 2015, 09:50:11 PM
They're just asking for sensitivity... probably because they feel bad for the woman. It's nothing more than that. In a land of 360,000,000 you'll be sure to hurt someones feelings with every single thing you do. However this is a college course and history is full of brutal moments that cannot be ignored because it is too painful to think about. Stories are just recollections of this brutality.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on May 17, 2015, 04:24:07 PM
Interesting...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-32736153

http://www.thejournal.co.uk/north-east-analysis/thousands-call-north-england-become-9252787
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 18, 2015, 11:16:34 AM
When I think of Scotland I think of green fields, sheep and alcohol everywhere. Interesting....

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/battle-florida-boys-circumcision-enters-federal-court-31115790

f**k why do we still allow barbaric crap like this to be done on the defenseless? Yea yea legal binding documents were signe.... oh f**k that! The lady should get the presidential medal of freedom for realizing mutilating her sons dick is barbaric. :) It's the boys junk; he should be the one to decide on such a life alternating matter.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on May 18, 2015, 11:26:12 AM
It's really not that life altering unless it goes horribly wrong.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 18, 2015, 11:51:13 AM
Quote from: SiL on May 18, 2015, 11:26:12 AM
It's really not that life altering unless it goes horribly wrong.
Oh come on and how would you know that if you got circumcised as a baby? Of course if you weren't then there's only one way to find out. Snip, snip. I rather have had the option to do it myself when I was actually able to consider the ramifications but oh no I had to be born in America where it is a-ok to mutilate male genitalia for what were the reasons again?  ...that's a rhetorical question btw.

Yea I am a disgruntled. >:(  More people should be if they actually take a moment to think about it. :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 18, 2015, 02:06:15 PM
Circumcision should be abolished. Honestly, it's a stupid practice and an outdated one.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on May 18, 2015, 04:45:39 PM
What benefit does circumcision provide us?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 18, 2015, 05:04:58 PM
It's based around hygiene, mostly. The idea is that if the foreskin is gone, the head of the penis will be properly cleansed which would in turn reduce the risk of infections. It was a sound argument about 1000 years ago.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 18, 2015, 08:40:07 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 18, 2015, 05:04:58 PM
It's based around hygiene, mostly. The idea is that if the foreskin is gone, the head of the penis will be properly cleansed which would in turn reduce the risk of infections. It was a sound argument about 1000 years ago.
Aside from a handful of specific cases... how hard is it to wash an uncircumcised dick? That myth was made up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on May 19, 2015, 09:51:35 AM
The initial test of the LightSail deployment will take place later this month: http://sail.planetary.org/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 19, 2015, 10:18:33 AM
I hope it's successful but at the same time it's so bland.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on May 19, 2015, 10:41:28 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on May 18, 2015, 11:51:13 AM
Oh come on and how would you know that if you got circumcised as a baby?
Because unless something went horribly, horribly wrong you're still left with an entirely healthy, functional penis, on top of which one that centuries of societal and cultural norms have told us isn't just aesthetically pleasing, but in many cases preferable.

Really, how would your life be different if you hadn't been circumcised? Has it affected your mental capacity? Your ability to get a job? Your overall health? Have you been publicly ostracised for it? Have you been discriminated against? Have your civil rights been compromised at any point?

What, exactly, would have been altered?

QuoteThat myth was made up.
It wasn't a myth, it just stopped being relevant.

I'm not saying I agree with it, mind. I don't. I just don't think it's that huge of an aspect in most people's lives. They grow up with it, understand it as part of themselves, and move on with their lives.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on May 19, 2015, 11:03:05 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on May 19, 2015, 10:18:33 AM
I hope it's successful but at the same time it's so bland.

Could become quite useful technology.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 19, 2015, 11:56:02 AM
Quote from: SiL on May 19, 2015, 10:41:28 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on May 18, 2015, 11:51:13 AM
Oh come on and how would you know that if you got circumcised as a baby?
Because unless something went horribly, horribly wrong you're still left with an entirely healthy, functional penis, on top of which one that centuries of societal and cultural norms have told us isn't just aesthetically pleasing, but in many cases preferable.

Really, how would your life be different if you hadn't been circumcised? Has it affected your mental capacity? Your ability to get a job? Your overall health? Have you been publicly ostracised for it? Have you been discriminated against? Have your civil rights been compromised at any point?

Yes, the right to bodily integrity. It's having your genitals mutilated without your consent. The principle stands. If this were done to a girl, there would be outrage and rightfully so!

It affects sexual health, if we're being honest. Removing the foreskin means removing 20 000 nerve endings which stimulate pleasure in men. The practice of circumcision was created to control male sexuality. Need more ideas? Here you go:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/moral-landscapes/201501/circumcision-s-psychological-damage
http://www.cirp.org/library/psych/

So, yeah, it does affect a man's overall health. But do go on and tell me how we shouldn't worry about it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Darkness on May 19, 2015, 04:19:36 PM
I agree. It's pretty disgusting that it's still carried out in this day and age, and for not really any purpose other than it's the cultural norm.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 19, 2015, 11:53:57 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/19/africa/namibia-rhino-hunt/index.html

Why is it that some people have to bag a creature just "because"? No offense predator fans... oh damn it I just answered my own question. :)

I must admit that is how I used to think when I was young. Especially having to catch the biggest fish or shoot the biggest buck but then there came a point when I realized it was an extremely harmful way of looking at things. Namibia should be ashamed too. I don't think the ends justified the means.

Then again it's not that I don't understand their logic or even disagree with what they did; just that it's meaningless and they should have asked for at least 500K.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on May 25, 2015, 03:08:15 AM
British ground troops to go in against Islamic State?

400 hundred executed in Palmyra.

Prisoners set free by ISIS.

Ancient ruins now under threat.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3094956/ISIS-slaughters-400-women-children-ancient-Syria-city-Palmyra-hundreds-bodies-line-street.html

Obama cares more about climate change  -_-
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/24/john-mccain-obama-climate-change-isis-threat


Western fighters in Syria
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3049019/Peshmerga-s-foreign-legion-fighting-alongside-defeat-ISIS-workers-ex-soldiers-brave-men-world-teaming-Kurdish-forces.html


At home all EU nationals will NOT be allowed to vote in EU referendum, finally we are getting some common sense, good stuff Cameron.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3095424/1-5million-migrants-barred-voting-EU-David-Cameron-blocks-having-say-Britain-s-future.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 26, 2015, 12:13:46 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/25/children-injured-bounce-house_n_7437800.html

QuoteAuthorities say three children have been injured after a waterspout made landfall on a Fort Lauderdale beach and sent an inflatable bounce house flying into the air.

Tell me that didn't make you chuckle.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on May 27, 2015, 03:03:00 PM
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/may/27/security-services-investigatory-powers-bill

Twas the Lib Dems holding this back. Now they've gone it's going through.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Darkness on May 27, 2015, 06:21:47 PM
Not really that surprising considering the NSA have been doing it for years.

All seems rather pointless. Terrorists aren't going to be using the likes of Facebook to plan their next terrorist attack. They'd go through a encrypted network.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on May 28, 2015, 10:57:16 AM
It's been reported before that they've found terrorists using Snapchat and Facebook chat.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on May 28, 2015, 04:18:54 PM
So this is a movie in the making, probably starring Statham, Tom Wilkinson and Clooney. British Ocean's 8...not in a casino.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/hatton-garden-heist-dads-army-of-eight-britons-accused-of-60m-jewellery-robbery-denied-bail-10267271.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 28, 2015, 04:29:25 PM
Statham and Clooney? I'd watch it!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on May 28, 2015, 08:38:23 PM
Quote from: Darkness on May 27, 2015, 06:21:47 PM
Not really that surprising considering the NSA have been doing it for years.

All seems rather pointless. Terrorists aren't going to be using the likes of Facebook to plan their next terrorist attack. They'd go through a encrypted network.
You give them too much credit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on May 29, 2015, 01:27:17 AM
Quote from: Darkness on May 27, 2015, 06:21:47 PM
Not really that surprising considering the NSA have been doing it for years.

All seems rather pointless. Terrorists aren't going to be using the likes of Facebook to plan their next terrorist attack. They'd go through a encrypted network.
Some of the ISIS twitter pages have given out exact details on how they're going to attack Iraqi positions. I think the worst part is that they still steamroll the Iraqi's even though they give them all this intel.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on May 29, 2015, 05:02:26 AM
Well, what do you expect when the CIA won't even train them to properly pray in the direction of Mecca.  ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 01, 2015, 12:41:18 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/29/joe-dainelis_n_7473256.html

QuoteAn animal control worker in Michigan was convinced he was looking at a young tiger lying in a driveway, so he approached with care. He grabbed a pole and a shield, and called police.

Turns out, it was a stuffed animal.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 01, 2015, 09:17:41 PM
I'll cut the guy some slack. I've seen some cats that I've accidentally petted only to find out they were stuffed toys. It's the cats doing, they just sit there and ignore you... :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 02, 2015, 01:41:36 PM
Surely you can tell from coming up close to it that it's stuffed. I would think the first clue is that it isn't moving.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 03, 2015, 10:28:26 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 02, 2015, 01:41:36 PM
Surely you can tell from coming up close to it that it's stuffed. I would think the first clue is that it isn't moving.
You've never lived with cats have you. Next to the Alien they are the puuurfect killing machines. I'm pretty sure they could fool those USCM motion trackers too. :P

Of course the odds of a tiger laying on an American driveway would be very rare.... unless it is was Texas.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 04, 2015, 04:22:58 PM
Oh I have. But my cats always moved to some degree whenever someone entered the room.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 04, 2015, 11:25:23 PM
You have nice cats then. :)

http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/03/opinions/newkirk-bronx-zoo-man-cage/index.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 05, 2015, 02:21:03 PM
http://theralphretort.com/mattress-girl-emma-sulkowicz-puts-out-a-porno-604015/

"Rape victim" Emma Sulkowicz has released a porno to highlight her "trauma". Christ, is there anything this broad won't do for attention?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jun 05, 2015, 02:58:05 PM
Social Justice!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 05, 2015, 10:33:27 PM
Oh man you guys watched it didn't you.






..... how was it?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jun 05, 2015, 11:17:46 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jun 05, 2015, 10:33:27 PM
Oh man you guys watched it didn't you.






..... how was it?
It looses steam about half way through, it doesn't help that shes kind of gross too
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 06, 2015, 09:05:52 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jun 05, 2015, 11:17:46 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jun 05, 2015, 10:33:27 PM
Oh man you guys watched it didn't you.






..... how was it?
It looses steam about half way through, it doesn't help that shes kind of gross too
Glad I didn't watch it then. Thanks.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jun 06, 2015, 10:25:09 PM
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/06/05/alameda-teacher-suspended-after-alleged-sex-toy-selfie-assignment/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 08, 2015, 12:08:53 PM
Buddy's image used in the news report...geez, it suits the story perfectly, lol.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 08, 2015, 12:24:22 PM
Good grief people take things to serious now days. I wonder what was the sex toy that one student took a selfie with. I bet it was gigantic and black.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 08, 2015, 12:34:20 PM
I'm sure the teacher was genuine is his claim that it was a joke, but it's a stupid joke. In this day and age, you can't mess around with stuff like that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 08, 2015, 09:13:28 PM
Yea no shit. That is the truth. Uptight and nonthreatening boundaries is the law of the land.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jun 09, 2015, 05:38:40 AM
'PC generation doesn't understand sexism and racism'

THANK YOU Seinfeld!!! finally someone said it.

http://uproxx.com/tv/2015/06/jerry-seinfeld-doesnt-play-colleges-says-the-pc-generation-doesnt-understand-racism-and-sexism/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 10, 2015, 02:13:49 PM
I saw that yesterday morning. He's absolutely right, and he's also smart to avoid college campuses. They'd scream him out of the building.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Jun 11, 2015, 09:58:07 PM
Uwe Boll publicly loses it on video...

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2063316815/rampage-3-no-mercy
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 12, 2015, 11:31:11 AM
LOL, what a hack. Why are people supporting that moron?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HappyAlien on Jun 14, 2015, 01:28:14 AM
The whole PC thing these days is so overblown these days. At work you can not show up to your job, call in sick all the time or not do your job properly and you still will not be sacked but if you say something that someone finds offensive you have a good chance of being sacked! heck even by telling the truth like the boss is doing a shit job will more likely get you sacked than not showing up to work.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jun 16, 2015, 07:48:40 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/16/us/washington-rachel-dolezal-naacp/index.html

Dolezal did not deny her biological parents are white or that she has changed how she looks at herself over the years in an interview on NBC's "Today" show. And she admitted not having corrected various published reports over the years labeling her as transracial, biracial and black.

Does this mean I can finally identify as my true self? Can people finally call me Abukhan, the Jewish 12 year old Asian girl from Chechnya? Can I finally be myself and not a "Caucasian Canadian"?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 17, 2015, 07:44:13 AM
That is outright disturbing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 17, 2015, 01:38:15 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jun 16, 2015, 07:48:40 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/16/us/washington-rachel-dolezal-naacp/index.html

Dolezal did not deny her biological parents are white or that she has changed how she looks at herself over the years in an interview on NBC's "Today" show. And she admitted not having corrected various published reports over the years labeling her as transracial, biracial and black.

Does this mean I can finally identify as my true self? Can people finally call me Abukhan, the Jewish 12 year old Asian girl from Chechnya? Can I finally be myself and not a "Caucasian Canadian"?

Quotewhile adding that someone shouldn't be barred from being a civil rights leader because they're white.

I agree with that sentence, but this woman is batshit insane. She's a product of Tumblr.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jun 17, 2015, 01:50:09 PM
But she hasn't been barred because she's white (right?), she stood down because she lied about a whole load of stuff and got found out.

Whether or not the NAACP would allow a white person to be in a place of authority in their organisation, I don't know. I'm sure they would say yes, but we don't really know for sure unless you actually applied to work with them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 17, 2015, 01:54:22 PM
Yeah, it was the lie that brought her down. This business of identifying as another race, species, whatever is beyond me. I'll never understand it. Identifying as another sex, I can understand to some degree because it's why we have sex reassignment surgery.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Jun 18, 2015, 01:02:59 AM
http://travel.aol.co.uk/2015/01/29/natural-history-museum-diplodocus-skeleton/ (http://travel.aol.co.uk/2015/01/29/natural-history-museum-diplodocus-skeleton/)

So dinos are "irrelevant" now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jun 18, 2015, 02:32:19 AM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Jun 18, 2015, 01:02:59 AM
http://travel.aol.co.uk/2015/01/29/natural-history-museum-diplodocus-skeleton/ (http://travel.aol.co.uk/2015/01/29/natural-history-museum-diplodocus-skeleton/)

So dinos are "irrelevant" now.

If it was a real dinosaur skeleton I would be much more upset, but the fact that it's made of plaster softens the blow. The whole "dinosaurs are irrelevant" thing hurts, but in a way it's sort of true, they've lost their magic for most people.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jun 18, 2015, 03:33:55 AM
I think a real Blue Whale skeleton is more impressive to be honest.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 18, 2015, 03:24:59 PM
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/fla-woman-selfies-sex-pit-bull-cops-article-1.2260802

QuoteA Florida woman admitted to taking selfies as she had sex with her pit bull inside her grandmother's house, police said.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fvignette1.wikia.nocookie.net%2Fwingsoffirefanon%2Fimages%2Fc%2Fc2%2FAlrighty_then.jpg%2Frevision%2Flatest%3Fcb%3D20141012013530&hash=907ac85c95f8a7813e584cab96bda5b9a49654df)

Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jun 18, 2015, 02:32:19 AM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Jun 18, 2015, 01:02:59 AM
http://travel.aol.co.uk/2015/01/29/natural-history-museum-diplodocus-skeleton/ (http://travel.aol.co.uk/2015/01/29/natural-history-museum-diplodocus-skeleton/)

So dinos are "irrelevant" now.

If it was a real dinosaur skeleton I would be much more upset, but the fact that it's made of plaster softens the blow. The whole "dinosaurs are irrelevant" thing hurts, but in a way it's sort of true, they've lost their magic for most people.

That's only because people don't take the time to understand them. You have to remember that the majority of people think dinosaurs begin and end with Jurassic Park, T.rex, Velociraptor, and Brontosaurus. They're not interested in the hard science. It's all kitschy kids stuff as far as they're concerned.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jun 18, 2015, 11:15:50 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 18, 2015, 03:24:59 PM
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/fla-woman-selfies-sex-pit-bull-cops-article-1.2260802

QuoteA Florida woman admitted to taking selfies as she had sex with her pit bull inside her grandmother's house, police said.

http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/wingsoffirefanon/images/c/c2/Alrighty_then.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20141012013530

No more hope for humanity. I'm out.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Frapgenius%2F1364859142_KenPark-Suicide.gif&hash=4a969ce7c460de19675a8b0c56d15f605bf4f37c)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jun 19, 2015, 06:40:56 AM
This seems to be the trend in America now, trying to get police officers into situations where it might appear they are dealing out racist attacks. I'm sure many of these so called racist attacks by cops are quite possibly false like this. Just like the recent one in McKinney, Texas where the truth has emerged and was very different to what many claimed.

I'm amazed at the lack of respect young Americans have for the police! they all seem to want a confrontation.


http://www.wlwt.com/news/wlwt-exclusive-fairfield-pool-fight-caught-on-video/33533002
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gazz on Jun 19, 2015, 09:49:55 AM
Nothing about Charlestown here. Well I sure am shocked.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 19, 2015, 12:14:55 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/18/us/charleston-south-carolina-shooting/index.html

A suspect was recently apprehended. This is some f**ked up shit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Jun 19, 2015, 09:48:51 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/11687091/Earth-has-entered-sixth-mass-extinction-warn-scientists.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jun 20, 2015, 01:16:06 AM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Jun 19, 2015, 09:48:51 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/11687091/Earth-has-entered-sixth-mass-extinction-warn-scientists.html
This news is posted every two months or so in this thread.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Jun 20, 2015, 02:42:27 AM
So do you feel like scientists are telling the true this time?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jun 20, 2015, 03:12:07 AM
Of course I do but I don't need to be reminded how much we suck every few months.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 20, 2015, 07:14:21 AM
Quote from: Gate on Jun 20, 2015, 03:12:07 AM
Of course I do but I don't need to be reminded how much we suck every few months.
The relevance is that yet another thorough study has come to the same conclusion. It's a reminder that no one ever takes note of. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 21, 2015, 03:55:23 PM
The point of that is that humans need to be more conscious of the planet around us. We can't keep acting like we're the only species on this planet.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Jun 22, 2015, 03:38:21 AM
That's true though. I think the US government feels like fighting ISIS is important sadly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jun 22, 2015, 07:37:40 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Jun 22, 2015, 03:38:21 AM
That's true though. I think the US government feels like fighting ISIS is important sadly.
I don't think any viable alternative is good for the rest of the world.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 23, 2015, 09:50:52 PM
I was watching the news and this family traveled to syria to join ISIS.Why are all these people joing them, now i am a Muslim and i know that ISIS is utter BULLSHIT.(some people say it is the community has a whole that is responsible!what is your opinion what needs to be done?)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jun 23, 2015, 11:14:41 PM
ISIS is really hurting many of its neighboring countries, but I watched VICE's documentary where a camera crew got inside of Iraq to film that made me understand why some people may be joining them. At least in the middle east, ISIS is attempting to establish a government with okay (but limited) social reformation. And the religious radicals over there are able to eat that shit up when its easy to say your brother was accidentally killed by a NATO drone.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 23, 2015, 11:58:15 PM
It's mental illness and a fear of being left behind. Sometimes it's easiest to just hurt others. That's ISIS.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jun 24, 2015, 09:12:29 AM
What do you all think of this Confederate flag business?

https://www.yahoo.com/autos/general-lee-from-dukes-of-hazzard-losing-its-122294326432.html

Myself, I think its all a bit silly and naive frankly. I think many people in the States are ignorant of their own countries history, so are you all banning the ability to talk about the civil war too? where does it end?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 24, 2015, 01:25:34 PM
I'm not clear on what exactly the problem is. Are they concerned the very presence of the flag fuels racist sentiments?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 24, 2015, 01:53:20 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jun 23, 2015, 11:14:41 PM
ISIS is really hurting many of its neighboring countries, but I watched VICE's documentary where a camera crew got inside of Iraq to film that made me understand why some people may be joining them. At least in the middle east, ISIS is attempting to establish a government with okay (but limited) social reformation. And the religious radicals over there are able to eat that shit up when its easy to say your brother was accidentally killed by a NATO drone.
My teacher who is from Syria said no one there likes them,he told me that every time ISIS gets near his family town everyone flees from them he told everyone there is SCARED of ISIS and everyone there know they do not follow the true islam if you tell them that they will behead you(beheading is forbidden in islam) i asked him why people from different countries join ISIS he said they think they are want to become something you know someone with a gun maybe to escape unemployment or the propaganda that brainwashes them. I think that there should be a advert on the TV discouraging Muslims joining ISIS they could do this by blanking them out by using the verses of the quran that goes against ISIS beliefs and use the social media against them.

Quote from: whiterabbit on Jun 23, 2015, 11:58:15 PM
It's mental illness and a fear of being left behind. Sometimes it's easiest to just hurt others. That's ISIS.
Got a point.

Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 24, 2015, 01:53:20 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jun 23, 2015, 11:14:41 PM
ISIS is really hurting many of its neighboring countries, but I watched VICE's documentary where a camera crew got inside of Iraq to film that made me understand why some people may be joining them. At least in the middle east, ISIS is attempting to establish a government with okay (but limited) social reformation. And the religious radicals over there are able to eat that shit up when its easy to say your brother was accidentally killed by a NATO drone.
My teacher who is from Syria said no one there likes them,he told me that every time ISIS gets near his family town everyone flees from them he told everyone there is SCARED of ISIS and everyone there know they do not follow the true islam if you tell them that they will behead you(beheading is forbidden in islam) i asked him why people from different countries join ISIS he said they think they are want to become something you know someone with a gun maybe to escape unemployment or the propaganda that brainwashes them. I think that there should be a advert on the TV discouraging Muslims joining ISIS they could do this by blanking them out by using the verses of the quran that goes against ISIS beliefs and use the social media against ISIS.

Quote from: whiterabbit on Jun 23, 2015, 11:58:15 PM
It's mental illness and a fear of being left behind. Sometimes it's easiest to just hurt others. That's ISIS.
Got a point.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jun 24, 2015, 03:10:44 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 24, 2015, 01:25:34 PM
I'm not clear on what exactly the problem is. Are they concerned the very presence of the flag fuels racist sentiments?

Yes, pretty much, but the recent shootings have fueled the need to remove it even more.

I have since read that most stores in America will not sell anything with the flag on it ::) hence my 'General Lee' link. Does that mean The Dukes of Hazzard is now going to be banned in the US?

I understand what people are saying, but again I think many folk in the US are unaware of their own countries history and this has become a hysteria of sorts. The south weren't the 'baddies' in the civil war.


Look at this sh*t...
http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/warner-bros-bans-dukes-of-hazzard-car-with-confederate-flag-20150624
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 24, 2015, 04:25:20 PM
Well the south was in favour of keeping slavery so to me at least, they were the baddies.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jun 24, 2015, 04:52:44 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 24, 2015, 04:25:20 PM
Well the south was in favour of keeping slavery so to me at least, they were the baddies.

Dude everyone had slaves including the North.

http://www.rulen.com/myths/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 24, 2015, 05:30:38 PM
And I never said they didn't.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jun 24, 2015, 09:01:17 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jun 24, 2015, 04:52:44 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 24, 2015, 04:25:20 PM
Well the south was in favour of keeping slavery so to me at least, they were the baddies.

Dude everyone had slaves including the North.

http://www.rulen.com/myths/
Hahahaha good old Hubbs is buying into Confederate revisionism. That site's full of shit :D :D :D

http://www.rulen.com/ That is this shit? Nothing to do with history.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 24, 2015, 09:58:40 PM
From my perspective the south is the baddie.

The confederate flag was invented on one principle: that all men were -not- created equal. It has no damn place in today's world.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jun 24, 2015, 11:34:54 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jun 24, 2015, 09:58:40 PM
From my perspective the south is the baddie.

The confederate flag was invented on one principle: that all men were -not- created equal. It has no damn place in today's world.

Both sides were just as bad as each other, seeing the south as baddies is just movie spiel. The Civil War wasn't even completely about slavery, and the emancipation proclamation only freed slaves in southern States, not Northern ones or where ever, I believe.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jun 26, 2015, 04:09:42 AM
Here we go, this is now becoming totally ridiculous as I knew it would. Apple have removed ALL Civil War games from their app store because of the Confederate flag hysteria.

http://toucharcade.com/2015/06/25/apple-removes-confederate-flag/

http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/the-confederate-flag-is-garbage-but-apple-shouldnt-ban-1713894357


Police officer sacked for wearing Confederate boxer shorts??!! Really?!

http://abcnews.go.com/US/north-charleston-sgt-shannon-dildine-fired-wearing-confederate/story?id=32038900


BBC tonight has reported the black communities in the south now want the Confederate flag completely banned altogether. That means no one would be allowed to fly it, show it, use it for anything, gone. The PC brigade are actually trying to erase your history America.


How long before movies are banned? TV shows? (they have already banned the Dukes of Hazzard car), books? music covers (lynyrd skynyrd etc...) etc...


This all takes the biscuit, its basically extremism of the left and just as bad as extremism on the right. No good is gonna come of this, many folk in the south will rebel and fly the flag everywhere I'm sure. This in-turn will cause lots of disputes, probable vandalism of peoples property and attacks, and eventually probably more shootings and a huge load of grief on both sides.

What's utterly ridiculous is the fact everyone is trying to ban a flag when they should be trying to ban guns!!. If they put this much effort into trying to ban guns instead of a flag then who knows what could be achieved.

This entire debacle is a very worrying trend in this day and age, the banhammer is getting whipped out far too fast! How will this affect how history is now taught? is history going to twisted and played with? I agree that the flag should come down from government buildings, but it should not be banned outright, people should have the right of choice, nor should companies ban the selling of it. That is not democracy, that is extreme liberalism taking control of peoples lives completely.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jun 26, 2015, 05:03:34 AM
It will affect how history is being taught in a positive way. We won't have the bullshit revisionism in high schools that tries to disassociate the slave debate and its importance in the south. Maybe you don't realize it but we already have some crap in our textbooks that won't even match up with the same thing taught in California and New York. The South, thanks to the Daughters of the Confederacy, will forever be "remembered" due to the brainwashed youth.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jun 26, 2015, 08:47:12 AM
Quote from: Gate on Jun 26, 2015, 05:03:34 AM
It will affect how history is being taught in a positive way. We won't have the bullshit revisionism in high schools that tries to disassociate the slave debate and its importance in the south. Maybe you don't realize it but we already have some crap in our textbooks that won't even match up with the same thing taught in California and New York. The South, thanks to the Daughters of the Confederacy, will forever be "remembered" due to the brainwashed youth.

You know, I do agree with you...to a degree, I'm quite sure there are issues with different views, but the Civil War wasn't quite as clear cut as most think lets be honest.

But...I ask you, banning the car from the Dukes of Hazzard?! withdrawing ALL games that show the Confederate flag?? sacking a police officer because he took a pic of himself wearing Confederate boxer shorts???!!!

Do these things seem sensible/logical to you? seriously, doesn't this look like a dodgy slippery path to you? Not having a go I am being serious, its exactly the same scenario as banning violent videogames or films even.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jun 26, 2015, 09:40:12 AM
I don't think they realize that it's never really going to go away down here. They'll get it removed from public property and most retailers for sure..but someone's going to keep selling the Confederate flag, and people are going to keep buying it. Hell, sales of Confederate flag merchandise has actually gone up now that they're pulling it from major retailers.

Shit, I was riding home from Atlanta the other day and saw a sign for a club called the Sons of the Confederacy. And people think it's just going to go away cause Walmart and Amazon say so? Don't count on it. I know how the people think here. They'll laugh and buy more Confederate stuff out of spite.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 26, 2015, 10:43:29 AM
It shouldn't be banned, freedom of speech and all. However it should in no way be indorsed by any governmental body or institution with any sense of common decency.

Flying it does make you a racist though. That is the problem with the flag. It's all about racism.

edit: didn't this whole confederate flag business only start in the early 90's? What crack pot shoved this relic up the flag pole?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Darkness on Jun 26, 2015, 11:25:40 AM
Another terrorist attack in France: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-33284937

When will this madness end.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jun 26, 2015, 11:45:01 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jun 26, 2015, 10:43:29 AM

Flying it does make you a racist though. That is the problem with the flag. It's all about racism.


Does having a Confederate hat with a Confederate flag pin in it make you racist if it was a gift?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 26, 2015, 12:43:59 PM
http://www.kandoli.com/pregnant-texas-woman-claims-she-was-raped-by-a-pig/

QuoteAngie Houston recently told Ellis County News that she expects to give birth to a baby pig.
Houston alleges that one night she came home from a night of playing miniature golf and was pounced on and raped by a 400lb boar named Pete.

I...what?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jun 26, 2015, 01:01:26 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jun 26, 2015, 12:43:59 PM
http://www.kandoli.com/pregnant-texas-woman-claims-she-was-raped-by-a-pig/

QuoteAngie Houston recently told Ellis County News that she expects to give birth to a baby pig.
Houston alleges that one night she came home from a night of playing miniature golf and was pounced on and raped by a 400lb boar named Pete.

I...what?

I don't see what's so unnatural about two pigs mating.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jun 26, 2015, 06:16:58 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Jun 26, 2015, 11:45:01 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jun 26, 2015, 10:43:29 AM

Flying it does make you a racist though. That is the problem with the flag. It's all about racism.


Does having a Confederate hat with a Confederate flag pin in it make you racist if it was a gift?

YES! :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jun 26, 2015, 06:26:20 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jun 26, 2015, 06:16:58 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Jun 26, 2015, 11:45:01 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jun 26, 2015, 10:43:29 AM

Flying it does make you a racist though. That is the problem with the flag. It's all about racism.


Does having a Confederate hat with a Confederate flag pin in it make you racist if it was a gift?

YES! :D

oops
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 26, 2015, 06:57:21 PM
Quote from: Darkness on Jun 26, 2015, 11:25:40 AM
Another terrorist attack in France: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-33284937

When will this madness end.
f**king ISIS ruining Muslims image worldwide something must be done what is your opinion on them and what needs to be done (i have asked a couple of in this forum)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jun 26, 2015, 07:06:26 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 26, 2015, 06:57:21 PM
Quote from: Darkness on Jun 26, 2015, 11:25:40 AM
Another terrorist attack in France: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-33284937

When will this madness end.
f**king ISIS ruining Muslims image worldwide something must be done what is your opinion on them and what needs to be done (i have asked a couple of in this forum)

What can you do?? its impossible to stop it, there could be an extremist living a few doors from you and you probably wouldn't know. Europe's major problem now is the African migrant crisis because reports say IS may well take advantage of that getting their people into Europe. The issue being again, you can't stop it!! Firstly no one knows who's a possible terrorist, and secondly the EU's choke hold on Europe is bringing it to its knees. No country can eject or control this flow of people, they can virtually do as they please, so if anyone wants to blow something up or kill someone there is literately nothing to stop them in Europe.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 26, 2015, 07:19:08 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jun 26, 2015, 07:06:26 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 26, 2015, 06:57:21 PM
Quote from: Darkness on Jun 26, 2015, 11:25:40 AM
Another terrorist attack in France: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-33284937

When will this madness end.
f**king ISIS ruining Muslims image worldwide something must be done what is your opinion on them and what needs to be done (i have asked a couple of in this forum)

What can you do?? its impossible to stop it, there could be an extremist living a few doors from you and you probably wouldn't know. Europe's major problem now is the African migrant crisis because reports say IS may well take advantage of that getting their people into Europe. The issue being again, you can't stop it!! Firstly no one knows who's a possible terrorist, and secondly the EU's choke hold on Europe is bringing it to its knees. No country can eject or control this flow of people, they can virtually do as they please, so if anyone wants to blow something up or kill someone there is literately nothing to stop them in Europe.
I mean by preventing people joining ISIS. put on the news and adverts stuff preventing them why they are wrong like get some sort of roleplay and one guy gets quranic verses condemning killing like the guy Humza the guy in diary of badman who goes to schools preventing radicalization.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jun 26, 2015, 07:35:19 PM
I mean what can be done? You can't kill an ideology.

Europe's problem is simpler. Europe's problem is that they're governments are too spineless to turn away immigrants out of fear of looking politically incorrect. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 26, 2015, 07:49:13 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Jun 26, 2015, 07:35:19 PM
I mean what can be done? You can't kill an ideology.

Europe's problem is simpler. Europe's problem is that they're governments are too spineless to turn away immigrants out of fear of looking politically incorrect.
You attack ISIS at their roots they believe they are defending Islam muslims should show they are insulting Islam and what they are doing is wrong.Muslims around the world have been attacked because of them i myself have been verbally abuse because of my religion attack the roots i can show parts of the quaran and sayings of Muhammed that goes against Terrorism.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jun 26, 2015, 07:58:41 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 26, 2015, 07:49:13 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Jun 26, 2015, 07:35:19 PM
I mean what can be done? You can't kill an ideology.

Europe's problem is simpler. Europe's problem is that they're governments are too spineless to turn away immigrants out of fear of looking politically incorrect.
You attack ISIS at their roots they believe they are defending Islam muslims should show they are insulting Islam and what they are doing is wrong.Muslims around the world have been attacked because of them i myself have been verbally abuse because of my religion attack the roots i can show parts of the quaran and sayings of Muhammed that goes against Terrorism.

Again, how would you do that? Do you drop fliers and pamphlets on them? Run a TV special? They believe that they've got religion on their side, and there's very little that drives people into a frenzy like religion. The people who fight for ISIS are animals that use their religion as an excuse to rape and murder. You can't show them that they're insulting Islam because they've already chosen to interpret it to mean that they can do whatever they want as long as it's in the name of Allah. They can't be reasoned with.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 26, 2015, 08:28:47 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Jun 26, 2015, 07:58:41 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 26, 2015, 07:49:13 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Jun 26, 2015, 07:35:19 PM
I mean what can be done? You can't kill an ideology.

Europe's problem is simpler. Europe's problem is that they're governments are too spineless to turn away immigrants out of fear of looking politically incorrect.
You attack ISIS at their roots they believe they are defending Islam muslims should show they are insulting Islam and what they are doing is wrong.Muslims around the world have been attacked because of them i myself have been verbally abuse because of my religion attack the roots i can show parts of the quaran and sayings of Muhammed that goes against Terrorism.

Again, how would you do that? Do you drop fliers and pamphlets on them? Run a TV special? They believe that they've got religion on their side, and there's very little that drives people into a frenzy like religion. The people who fight for ISIS are animals that use their religion as an excuse to rape and murder. You can't show them that they're insulting Islam because they've already chosen to interpret it to mean that they can do whatever they want as long as it's in the name of Allah. They can't be reasoned with.
Dude i am not talking about ISIS itself they can burn in hell for all i care i am talking about the people that leave their countries that join ISIS how do they get into it in the first place by social media and other ways.The same way ISIS gets recruits by using the media we have to do the same thing like i said before Humza who is going to schools is doing.Maybe when ISIS is defeated and the leader captured then they can put some sense into him don't kill him change him that is more effective.And the UK government has to do something about the immigration crisis UKIP is right UK is a ISLAND there is to many people but also there must be diplomatic pressure on the countries they are leaving from do something about it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 26, 2015, 08:36:49 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Jun 26, 2015, 06:26:20 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jun 26, 2015, 06:16:58 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Jun 26, 2015, 11:45:01 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jun 26, 2015, 10:43:29 AM

Flying it does make you a racist though. That is the problem with the flag. It's all about racism.


Does having a Confederate hat with a Confederate flag pin in it make you racist if it was a gift?

YES! :D

oops
Well unless it's Halloween. I remember when everyone gave that prince harry fellow grief for the nazi uniform but f**k them, it was Halloween. You wanna be a confederate zombie solider be my guest.

Truthfully if you wear something at least understand what the symbol means. The confederate flag doesn't stand for freedom or justice.

And about ISIS... isn't France famous for -off with their heads- the same as England? Oh just saying. ISIS and those who fly the confederate flag are very much the same ideology. Both people tend to be angry and feel the world isn't fair to them, highly religious and fear progression and freedom. Well the first thing that should be done is stop being a jack ass to immigrants. Also knock off this us vs them mentality. They're immigrants, when you beat people down who are already downtrodden you create the perfect environment for breading fundamentalism. Hasn't anyone ever wondered why Pakistan hates India and that it is all India's fault for being murderous pricks to those who suffer? The same shit is eventually going to happen in Europe.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jun 26, 2015, 08:56:53 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jun 26, 2015, 08:36:49 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Jun 26, 2015, 06:26:20 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jun 26, 2015, 06:16:58 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Jun 26, 2015, 11:45:01 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jun 26, 2015, 10:43:29 AM

Flying it does make you a racist though. That is the problem with the flag. It's all about racism.


Does having a Confederate hat with a Confederate flag pin in it make you racist if it was a gift?

YES! :D

oops
Well unless it's Halloween. I remember when everyone gave that prince harry fellow grief for the nazi uniform but f**k them, it was Halloween. You wanna be a confederate zombie solider be my guest.

Truthfully if you wear something at least understand what the symbol means. The confederate flag doesn't stand for freedom or justice.

And about ISIS... isn't France famous for -off with their heads- the same as England? Oh just saying. ISIS and those who fly the confederate flag are very much the same ideology. Both people tend to be angry and feel the world isn't fair to them, highly religious and fear progression and freedom. Well the first thing that should be done is stop being a jack ass to immigrants. Also knock off this us vs them mentality. They're immigrants, when you beat people down who are already downtrodden you create the perfect environment for breading fundamentalism. Hasn't anyone ever wondered why Pakistan hates India and that it is all India's fault for being murderous pricks to those who suffer? The same shit is eventually going to happen in Europe.

In Europe we're more mad with the EU for reasons already mentioned, we know its not the migrants fault, but we also know that according to EU rules if you claim asylum, you claim it in the nearest safest country. You don't cross many perfectly decent countries, set up camp in France and try to get into the UK illegally over and over so you can claim benefits.

There really is so much hypocrisy in this crisis its unreal. The migrants complain about being mistreated and not looked after (despite the aid workers in France), yet they choose to be there, plus even though its hard for them, its still actually much better than where they were before (a war-torn country).

Many are already setup in decent Euro countries but they reject them, they've all gotta head for the UK, and why is that? because the UK is known around the world as a soft touch. This also shows the migrants aren't so downtrodden after all, if they can turn their noses up at countries like France, Germany, Italy, Belgium etc...then they can't be that in need. Funny thing is many of these migrants aren't even coming from countries at war, they are all jumping on the bandwagon from all over the damn place. Yet our government sits around saying this must stop but don't understand its their policies that are causing the problems in the first place.

And finally to top it all off the EU won't allow any Euro country to deport anyone without a massively good reason, and even then its tough. The EU runs Europe with an iron fist and people are only just starting to realise this, how hard it is for Cameron to get any of them to budge on anything!

The entire situation is a horrific mess and until the EU is disbanded it will never stop.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jun 26, 2015, 09:08:18 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jun 26, 2015, 08:36:49 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Jun 26, 2015, 06:26:20 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jun 26, 2015, 06:16:58 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Jun 26, 2015, 11:45:01 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jun 26, 2015, 10:43:29 AM

Flying it does make you a racist though. That is the problem with the flag. It's all about racism.


Does having a Confederate hat with a Confederate flag pin in it make you racist if it was a gift?

YES! :D

oops

And about ISIS... isn't France famous for -off with their heads- the same as England? Oh just saying.

Pointing to the ignorance and brutality of the Dark Ages as if it somehow excuses or lessens the atrocities happening today is baffling to me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jun 26, 2015, 10:11:25 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2670751/Number-people-UK-smashes-64million-one-biggest-population-increases-Europe.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33266792

http://metro.co.uk/2015/06/25/the-new-uk-population-figure-is-pretty-mind-blowing-5266145/

Rumour has it these figures are actually lies and its closer to 90 million, very possible.

Hello? UK? anybody getting this yet??



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 28, 2015, 01:04:07 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jun 26, 2015, 10:11:25 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2670751/Number-people-UK-smashes-64million-one-biggest-population-increases-Europe.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33266792

http://metro.co.uk/2015/06/25/the-new-uk-population-figure-is-pretty-mind-blowing-5266145/

Rumour has it these figures are actually lies and its closer to 90 million, very possible.

Hello? UK? anybody getting this yet??
UK is only a Island shit it is getting crowded


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llgY3VBwTAo
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 29, 2015, 12:03:45 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/27/cnn-isis-flag-gay-pride_n_7679298.html

QuoteThey got one thing right -- that's definitely not Arabic.

CNN devoted a segment to a purported ISIS flag that was spotted by correspondent Lucy Pawle in London during the city's gay pride celebrations Saturday.

*sigh* Oh CNN...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 29, 2015, 06:53:06 PM
"That "gobbledegook" appears to be a an assortment of butt plugs, dildos and other sex toys arranged to look like the ISIS flag."

"He's appearing to mimic the ISIS flag"

The plan was to mimic the ISIS flag... the reporter makes note of that in the video... no problems here.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jun 29, 2015, 08:13:03 PM
There's going to be a lot of pains in the ass after this week, I see.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jun 29, 2015, 10:59:47 PM
So Walmart REFUSES to make a cake with the Confederate flag on it, but WILL make a cake with the ISIS flag on it! LOL!

What does that say??

http://insider.foxnews.com/2015/06/29/walmart-apologizes-making-isis-flag-cake-after-refusing-make-confederate-flag-cake
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jun 30, 2015, 01:47:14 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jun 29, 2015, 10:59:47 PM
So Walmart REFUSES to make a cake with the Confederate flag on it, but WILL make a cake with the ISIS flag on it! LOL!

What does that say??

http://insider.foxnews.com/2015/06/29/walmart-apologizes-making-isis-flag-cake-after-refusing-make-confederate-flag-cake
It means that nobody has made a request for an "ISIS cake" until now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 30, 2015, 09:35:25 AM
What an asshole. The person making the cake probably didn't even know what they were making. He gave them a design and they person made it as it probably didn't match anything on the -do not make- image board.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jun 30, 2015, 02:49:53 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jun 30, 2015, 01:47:14 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jun 29, 2015, 10:59:47 PM
So Walmart REFUSES to make a cake with the Confederate flag on it, but WILL make a cake with the ISIS flag on it! LOL!

What does that say??

http://insider.foxnews.com/2015/06/29/walmart-apologizes-making-isis-flag-cake-after-refusing-make-confederate-flag-cake
It means that nobody has made a request for an "ISIS cake" until now.

And yet, they were happy to do so, but not a Confederate cake. Perfect example of when its time to jump off the bandwagon and stop being mindless sheep.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 30, 2015, 03:33:49 PM
http://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/man-jailed-paying-749-fare-300-mile-cab-32123435

QuotePolice say a man who took a 300-mile cab ride across Pennsylvania to surprise his fiancee has been jailed because he couldn't pay the $749 fare.

I'm pretty sure a Greyhound would've been cheaper.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jun 30, 2015, 07:51:05 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jun 30, 2015, 02:49:53 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jun 30, 2015, 01:47:14 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jun 29, 2015, 10:59:47 PM
So Walmart REFUSES to make a cake with the Confederate flag on it, but WILL make a cake with the ISIS flag on it! LOL!

What does that say??

http://insider.foxnews.com/2015/06/29/walmart-apologizes-making-isis-flag-cake-after-refusing-make-confederate-flag-cake
It means that nobody has made a request for an "ISIS cake" until now.

And yet, they were happy to do so, but not a Confederate cake. Perfect example of when its time to jump off the bandwagon and stop being mindless sheep.
This is how reform happens. When the masses are the ones trying to make a difference, it happens.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 30, 2015, 09:02:58 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jun 30, 2015, 07:51:05 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jun 30, 2015, 02:49:53 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jun 30, 2015, 01:47:14 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jun 29, 2015, 10:59:47 PM
So Walmart REFUSES to make a cake with the Confederate flag on it, but WILL make a cake with the ISIS flag on it! LOL!

What does that say??

http://insider.foxnews.com/2015/06/29/walmart-apologizes-making-isis-flag-cake-after-refusing-make-confederate-flag-cake
It means that nobody has made a request for an "ISIS cake" until now.

And yet, they were happy to do so, but not a Confederate cake. Perfect example of when its time to jump off the bandwagon and stop being mindless sheep.
This is how reform happens. When the masses are the ones trying to make a difference, it happens.
Yea but the masses can be completely wrong too. Public opinion is usually insane.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jun 30, 2015, 09:19:30 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jun 30, 2015, 09:02:58 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jun 30, 2015, 07:51:05 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jun 30, 2015, 02:49:53 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jun 30, 2015, 01:47:14 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jun 29, 2015, 10:59:47 PM
So Walmart REFUSES to make a cake with the Confederate flag on it, but WILL make a cake with the ISIS flag on it! LOL!

What does that say??

http://insider.foxnews.com/2015/06/29/walmart-apologizes-making-isis-flag-cake-after-refusing-make-confederate-flag-cake
It means that nobody has made a request for an "ISIS cake" until now.

And yet, they were happy to do so, but not a Confederate cake. Perfect example of when its time to jump off the bandwagon and stop being mindless sheep.
This is how reform happens. When the masses are the ones trying to make a difference, it happens.
Yea but the masses can be completely wrong too. Public opinion is usually insane.

You don't need to tell me... look at the religious resistence to the Supreme Court right now... This is why I wish Obama had the backbone that Kennedy did.


What happened when George Wallace refused blacks to attend public school? Kennedy sent the national guard to escort them. I'm sure people were screaming about the tyranny of the government then too :D

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 01, 2015, 12:21:05 AM
Indeed  :)

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/29438018/state-rep-tom-brower-injured-in-altercation-at-kakaako-homeless-camp

And for some zany local news.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 01, 2015, 04:39:43 AM
Quote from: Gate on Jun 30, 2015, 09:19:30 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jun 30, 2015, 09:02:58 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jun 30, 2015, 07:51:05 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jun 30, 2015, 02:49:53 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jun 30, 2015, 01:47:14 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jun 29, 2015, 10:59:47 PM
So Walmart REFUSES to make a cake with the Confederate flag on it, but WILL make a cake with the ISIS flag on it! LOL!

What does that say??

http://insider.foxnews.com/2015/06/29/walmart-apologizes-making-isis-flag-cake-after-refusing-make-confederate-flag-cake
It means that nobody has made a request for an "ISIS cake" until now.

And yet, they were happy to do so, but not a Confederate cake. Perfect example of when its time to jump off the bandwagon and stop being mindless sheep.
This is how reform happens. When the masses are the ones trying to make a difference, it happens.
Yea but the masses can be completely wrong too. Public opinion is usually insane.

You don't need to tell me... look at the religious resistence to the Supreme Court right now... This is why I wish Obama had the backbone that Kennedy did.


What happened when George Wallace refused blacks to attend public school? Kennedy sent the national guard to escort them. I'm sure people were screaming about the tyranny of the government then too :D

Well to be honest, I think a national democratic vote for same sex marriage would have been the way to go, like Ireland did. That's one reason why so many are frustrated over the decision, because it was a decision made by a small group of people and the public didn't get a say. Then you have many companies AND the White House showing the flag colours, which is not right really, they should remain neutral. Another reason why many are annoyed because they feel this new law is being enforced upon them (without a vote or say). I'm surprised how badly the US has handled the whole situation really, politically speaking that is. Its not a bad decision and I have nothing against it personally, but they have completely ignored the masses that don't agree. Both sides have the right to their opinions but you can't completely cut off one side in favour of the other, bad leadership.

The whole thing may well backfire too, with the elections coming up next year the Republicans may well win hands down over this decision. There will be huge sways of people in the southern states (possibly many in the black communities) that will not agree with this for their religious reasons, and America has a lot of religious people! Democrats may well have shot themselves in the foot.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jul 01, 2015, 07:06:16 PM
Give me a break, there are more Christians in North Africa than the entirety or North America.


If the Supreme Court is such a awful, tyrannical group of people then why did people stand for the Civil Rights and Due Process movements, huh? Are you suggesting the Founding Fathers f**ked up? Because I won't.

You know what? The majority can be wrong sometimes, and the rest of the world + half of our country knows it. While Russia and the rest of the Anti-gay countries arrest and murder those who aren't heterosexual, the USA can now be a place of life, liberty, and a pursuit of happiness for refugees. Except the part where Europe and Canada have already had it.

If the republicans are that mad, let them secede again. I'm sure we'll let those Dixie Boys know to mind their Uncle Sam yet again. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jul 01, 2015, 08:32:03 PM
Oh no, there won't be any secession. You're f**king stuck with us now, and we're gonna make you regret every minute of it. Every. Minute. Now excuse me while I go proceed to do stereotypical Southern things like drink sweet tea and shoot my gun.

Good day, sir.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 01, 2015, 10:33:34 PM
http://money.cnn.com/2015/07/01/media/dukes-of-hazzard-tv-land/index.html

I don't see the problem. The show is basically mocking the flag and showing what idiots are like that put it on their cars. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 02, 2015, 04:23:30 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 01, 2015, 10:33:34 PM
http://money.cnn.com/2015/07/01/media/dukes-of-hazzard-tv-land/index.html

I don't see the problem. The show is basically mocking the flag and showing what idiots are like that put it on their cars. :P

Beat me to it...
https://willmckinley.wordpress.com/2015/06/30/tv-land-pulls-the-dukes-of-hazzard/

I think its a bit worrying really, if you take this kids show of a channel because it has the Confed flag in it, what's next?? Will movies be next? where does it end?

I don't think the show mocked people, I think it was done simply because it looked cool for the time, which it did. Most of us kids in the UK didn't even know what the flag was about, we all just thought it looked good :)



Quote from: Gate on Jul 01, 2015, 07:06:16 PM
Give me a break, there are more Christians in North Africa than the entirety or North America.

If the Supreme Court is such a awful, tyrannical group of people then why did people stand for the Civil Rights and Due Process movements, huh? Are you suggesting the Founding Fathers f**ked up? Because I won't.

You know what? The majority can be wrong sometimes, and the rest of the world + half of our country knows it. While Russia and the rest of the Anti-gay countries arrest and murder those who aren't heterosexual, the USA can now be a place of life, liberty, and a pursuit of happiness for refugees. Except the part where Europe and Canada have already had it.

If the republicans are that mad, let them secede again. I'm sure we'll let those Dixie Boys know to mind their Uncle Sam yet again. :)


Calm down sheesh! I have nothing against the decision, I'm just saying I think it would have been better to have a national vote on it, like Ireland did. Then everyone gets a say, a vote, and no one can moan at the outcome.

I'm also just saying that there is a strong possibility that many of the religious folk in the US may well swing to the Republicans because of this decision.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jul 02, 2015, 04:27:32 AM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Jul 01, 2015, 08:32:03 PM
Oh no, there won't be any secession. You're f**king stuck with us now, and we're gonna make you regret every minute of it. Every. Minute. Now excuse me while I go proceed to do stereotypical Southern things like drink sweet tea and shoot my gun.

Good day, sir.
Yehawwww!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Uncanny Antman on Jul 02, 2015, 04:46:06 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 01, 2015, 04:39:43 AMThen you have many companies AND the White House showing the flag colours, which is not right really, they should remain neutral.
Why?  They don't remain neutral about other things, why this?

QuoteAnother reason why many are annoyed because they feel this new law is being enforced upon them
It is.  Just like every other law.  They'll just have to get used to it.

QuoteBoth sides have the right to their opinions but you can't completely cut off one side in favour of the other
Sure you can.  Slavery sucks, so they decided to stop it even though a lot of people were all, "But I like slavery!"

QuoteDemocrats may well have shot themselves in the foot.
If they did, then at least they did it for the right reasons.  There's few more cowardly than a politician who does the wrong thing just so that they can stay in office.

Quotebetter to have a national vote on it, like Ireland did. Then everyone gets a say, a vote, and no one can moan at the outcome.
Like the vote for President?  Where no one in the country moans about the outcome afterwards?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 02, 2015, 05:01:43 AM
Quote from: Uncanny Antman on Jul 02, 2015, 04:46:06 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 01, 2015, 04:39:43 AMThen you have many companies AND the White House showing the flag colours, which is not right really, they should remain neutral.
Why?  They don't remain neutral about other things, why this?

QuoteAnother reason why many are annoyed because they feel this new law is being enforced upon them
It is.  Just like every other law.  They'll just have to get used to it.

QuoteBoth sides have the right to their opinions but you can't completely cut off one side in favour of the other
Sure you can.  Slavery sucks, so they decided to stop it even though a lot of people were all, "But I like slavery!"

QuoteDemocrats may well have shot themselves in the foot.
If they did, then at least they did it for the right reasons.  There's few more cowardly than a politician who does the wrong thing just so that they can stay in office.

Quotebetter to have a national vote on it, like Ireland did. Then everyone gets a say, a vote, and no one can moan at the outcome.
Like the vote for President?  Where no one in the country moans about the outcome afterwards?

You know what I mean.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 02, 2015, 06:15:17 AM
Civil rights should not be up for public opinion. Which a national vote is. It should be granted based on the facts and truths. I'm still a little unnerved by Roberts comment that the constitution had nothing to do with the SCOTUS vote. It had a lot to do with it but did he mean that it would only happen if enough public opinion favor it? What the hell kind of decision making for a court is that?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Jul 02, 2015, 06:27:55 AM
Also, it's not really practical to hold a national vote on a law that's being passed, given how large and populous the US is. That's why we elect politicians, so the people don't have to vote on every piece of political minutiae that crops up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 02, 2015, 07:29:20 AM
^ I fully understand what you're both saying and I agree, all I'm saying is Ireland did it (smaller country I know) and it seemed a completely fair way to go about it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jul 02, 2015, 12:47:31 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jul 02, 2015, 04:27:32 AM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Jul 01, 2015, 08:32:03 PM
Oh no, there won't be any secession. You're f**king stuck with us now, and we're gonna make you regret every minute of it. Every. Minute. Now excuse me while I go proceed to do stereotypical Southern things like drink sweet tea and shoot my gun.

Good day, sir.
Yehawwww!

I'm srs. I have like 8 guns brah. Which one should I shoot today?


them clouds can't survive Southern justice.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Uncanny Antman on Jul 02, 2015, 01:52:38 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 02, 2015, 07:29:20 AM
^ I fully understand what you're both saying and I agree, all I'm saying is Ireland did it (smaller country I know) and it seemed a completely fair way to go about it.
The U.S. population is over sixty times bigger than Ireland.

Like KiramidHead said, you already had your fair vote.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 02, 2015, 02:20:51 PM
Quote from: Uncanny Antman on Jul 02, 2015, 01:52:38 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 02, 2015, 07:29:20 AM
^ I fully understand what you're both saying and I agree, all I'm saying is Ireland did it (smaller country I know) and it seemed a completely fair way to go about it.
The U.S. population is over sixty times bigger than Ireland.

Like KiramidHead said, you already had your fair vote.

Well not really, because there wasn't a vote ::) and yes I already acknowledged that the US is of course bigger, but they do it for the Presidential elections so its not an impossible task. I don't really think that's an excuse, oh we can't allow people to vote because it would be too much work to arrange it. You could say the exact same thing over the Presidential elections, oh we'll just let the politicians decide because its easier than having a national vote.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Uncanny Antman on Jul 02, 2015, 02:36:38 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 02, 2015, 02:20:51 PM
Well not really, because there wasn't a vote ::)
Yes there was.  Heaps of them.  You might have even voted in some of them.  They put people into power, and those people made decisions.  Decisions that lead to this point.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 02, 2015, 04:27:21 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 01, 2015, 10:33:34 PM
http://money.cnn.com/2015/07/01/media/dukes-of-hazzard-tv-land/index.html

I don't see the problem. The show is basically mocking the flag and showing what idiots are like that put it on their cars. :P

Culture of Outrage, like everything else.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 02, 2015, 11:55:25 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 02, 2015, 04:27:21 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 01, 2015, 10:33:34 PM
http://money.cnn.com/2015/07/01/media/dukes-of-hazzard-tv-land/index.html

I don't see the problem. The show is basically mocking the flag and showing what idiots are like that put it on their cars. :P

Culture of Outrage, like everything else.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/02/politics/oklahoma-supreme-court-orders-removal/index.html

How about that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 03, 2015, 12:11:13 AM
You would think that in a largely Christian country this sort of thing would be allowed to stay, I personally am not a fan of religion but this is just plain stupid.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jul 03, 2015, 12:23:12 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 03, 2015, 12:11:13 AM
You would think that in a largely Christian country this sort of thing would be allowed to stay, I personally am not a fan of religion but this is just plain stupid.
Christianity is a minority.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/05/white-christians-minority-america_n_6811484.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 03, 2015, 12:57:36 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 02, 2015, 11:55:25 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 02, 2015, 04:27:21 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 01, 2015, 10:33:34 PM
http://money.cnn.com/2015/07/01/media/dukes-of-hazzard-tv-land/index.html

I don't see the problem. The show is basically mocking the flag and showing what idiots are like that put it on their cars. :P

Culture of Outrage, like everything else.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/02/politics/oklahoma-supreme-court-orders-removal/index.html

How about that.

At first I blurted out, "WHAT?!" then I read,

Quoteit violates the state's constitutional ban against the use of public funds or property to benefit a religion.

If it's a legitimate legal concern, then OK. Also, Hail Satan!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 03, 2015, 01:36:23 AM
There's supposed to be a clear separation between religion and government. The 10 commandments is absolutely a religious entity. Sure it has common sense advice but it is a christian faith block and was erected with that intent in mind. This rule was put into place so no one religious power abuses other religions via the government. Still having the Baphomet somewhere... in a back room or hanging on a wall would have been amazing. Kind of reminiscent of Prometheus if I dare say. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jul 03, 2015, 02:10:50 AM
The USA legal system is based off of English Common Law, not the Ten Commandments. Get them outta my courthouses!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Jul 03, 2015, 04:22:56 AM
I'd like to try erecting replicas of the stela that has the Code of Hammurabi written on it in our courthouses, and see how people react.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 03, 2015, 04:32:19 AM
The Konami Code should be there too!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Jul 03, 2015, 04:42:13 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 03, 2015, 04:32:19 AM
The Konami Code should be there too!

And if you do it correctly, you get the UFO ending!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 03, 2015, 04:42:55 PM
So...people are saying the Confederate flag should be consigned to museums. Yet in this museum its been covered over! interesting.

http://www.local10.com/news/miami-auto-museum-covers-confederate-flag-on-general-lee/33970840
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jul 03, 2015, 05:52:11 PM
I've never been a fan of Dukes of Hazard, but this is f**king ridiculous.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 03, 2015, 11:26:53 PM
Don't they have to ban 'Smokey and the Bandit' too, the Trans Am has a Confederate license plate...the horror!


Well that didn't last long, everyone was happy for the gay community, but they pushed and pushed and pushed it in our faces so much its finally backfired, and I'm not surprised. There's now talk of wanting the rainbow flag banned lol!

http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/Flag--Outrage-After-Iwo-Jima-Inspired-Gay-Pride-Picture-l-311445891.html?_osource=SocialFlowFB_DCBrand
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 04, 2015, 01:08:20 AM
That's not right
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jul 04, 2015, 02:35:15 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 03, 2015, 11:26:53 PM
Don't they have to ban 'Smokey and the Bandit' too, the Trans Am has a Confederate license plate...the horror!


I hope not, I like that movie.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 05, 2015, 01:47:20 AM
Shit doesn't the Mississippi State flag have the confederate flag on it... oh snap and the Hawaii flag has the British flag on it too. Is this a double standard?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 05, 2015, 02:12:19 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 05, 2015, 01:47:20 AM
Shit doesn't the Mississippi State flag have the confederate flag on it... oh snap and the Hawaii flag has the British flag on it too. Is this a double standard?

Its prominent on quite a few things, it will never go away completely, mainly because the people in the south won't allow it. All this fuss has just made things worse because all the people that support the flag will simply fly more of them everywhere they can just to spite the fact it was removed (if it actually does get removed from state buildings). If things had stayed as they were then it wouldn't be half as bad as it will probably become.

The fact the PC brigade are actually trying to have it banned completely from everything is just making more people angry and turning some against that cause. Banning the Dukes of Hazzard car and one channel taking it off the air was a bad move because that will lose support of many folks that probably didn't even care in the first place.

What I find so stupid is the black community keeps saying it stands for slavery, well doesn't the Star n Stripes stand for that too? doesn't our British flag stand for that too? There has been slavery pretty much since the dawn of time all over the world in every race and region, its human history, you can't try and hide it away.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jul 05, 2015, 02:31:37 AM
Mississippi just needs to do what we did in Georgia. See, we had the Confederate battle flag as part of our state flag. People got offended, so Georgia changed it so it's based off of the first Confederate flag.

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Most people are too stupid to notice that Georgia's flag is still based on the Confederate flag.

It has been for a really long time, but for some reason nobody cares until it's the battle flag.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Jul 05, 2015, 02:34:59 AM
The pyramids weren't built by slaves, so that's a poor analogy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 05, 2015, 03:25:15 AM
Interesting...They have even stopped selling Confed flag items at the Gettysburg gift shop! This does say to me that America is trying to completely erase its Civil War history.




Quote from: KiramidHead on Jul 05, 2015, 02:34:59 AM
The pyramids weren't built by slaves, so that's a poor analogy.

So I've read yes, but I'm sure there were some involved in it hehe

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jul 05, 2015, 06:55:33 AM
Pyramids are also a historical heritage site, and not a convenient flag. Stop trying to defend the flag, bubba.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 05, 2015, 07:24:06 AM
This has nothing to do with trying to erase the flag form history. The simple fact is that no government should be flying the damn thing because it stands for and was founded on the principle "that all men are not created equal". Which is a complete aberration to the principles of the United States Constitution and general decency.

If someone wants to talk about erasing history then they should ask the Chinese about what the Japanese are teaching their children about Japans actions in WW2 or lack of even regarding that any of it ever happened.

Quote"In 1961, [the Confederate flag] was a reminder to black people that they should know their place. It has always been used as a symbol of intimidation and terror — and that's what it remains today. In fact, because displaying the swastika is illegal across much of Europe, skinheads and neo-Nazis often adopt the Confederate flag in its place. It's such a racist symbol that it does double duty as the backup racist symbol for another racist symbol!"

http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2015/06/watch-larry-wilmore-nightly-show-confederate-flag
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jul 05, 2015, 07:17:11 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 05, 2015, 07:24:06 AM
This has nothing to do with trying to erase the flag form history. The simple fact is that no government should be flying the damn thing because it stands for and was founded on the principle "that all men are not created equal". Which is a complete aberration to the principles of the United States Constitution and general decency.

If someone wants to talk about erasing history then they should ask the Chinese about what the Japanese are teaching their children about Japans actions in WW2 or lack of even regarding that any of it ever happened.

Quote"In 1961, [the Confederate flag] was a reminder to black people that they should know their place. It has always been used as a symbol of intimidation and terror — and that's what it remains today. In fact, because displaying the swastika is illegal across much of Europe, skinheads and neo-Nazis often adopt the Confederate flag in its place. It's such a racist symbol that it does double duty as the backup racist symbol for another racist symbol!"

http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2015/06/watch-larry-wilmore-nightly-show-confederate-flag

Oh dude the Chinese do the same thing; they pretend the Boxer Rebellion never happened.


By the way, I feel bad for anybody who's a liberal living in Texas. Your state's the epitome of autism.
The Americans are coming! (http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/the-americans-are-coming-texans-fear-obama-led-us-military-invasion/2015/07/04/58047fee-2001-11e5-84d5-eb37ee8eaa61_story.html?tid=sm_fb)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 05, 2015, 10:34:42 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jul 05, 2015, 07:17:11 PM

Oh dude the Chinese do the same thing; they pretend the Boxer Rebellion never happened.
Dude you're trying to equate what the Japanese did vs what the Chinese did against an Imperialistic Drug Empire building upon there "sphere of influence"? The Chinese got the ultimate shit end on both of those incursions.

QuoteBy the way, I feel bad for anybody who's a liberal living in Texas. Your state's the epitome of autism.
The Americans are coming! (http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/the-americans-are-coming-texans-fear-obama-led-us-military-invasion/2015/07/04/58047fee-2001-11e5-84d5-eb37ee8eaa61_story.html?tid=sm_fb)
"They are not "nuts and wackos. They are concerned citizens, and they are patriots," Ellison said of his suspicious neighbors. "

Patriotism by definition is retarded.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 06, 2015, 01:20:29 AM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/07/03/reddit-ama-administrator_n_7723618.html

QuoteThe Reddit community was in flux after the administrator of one of the site's most popular sections was let go on Thursday.

It's unclear why Victoria Taylor, the administrator of /r/IAMA (Ask Me Anything), was dismissed, but volunteer moderators shut down several other sections of the social sharing site in protest, NPR reports.

Reddit is going to hell. Ellen Pao is a c**t.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jul 06, 2015, 01:44:08 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 05, 2015, 10:34:42 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jul 05, 2015, 07:17:11 PM

Oh dude the Chinese do the same thing; they pretend the Boxer Rebellion never happened.
Dude you're trying to equate what the Japanese did vs what the Chinese did against an Imperialistic Drug Empire building upon there "sphere of influence"? The Chinese got the ultimate shit end on both of those incursions.
And it only took the murder of thousands of foreigners to make China a victim!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 06, 2015, 04:00:36 AM
What's going on in America?? I have seen THREE reports of black youths seriously attacking white people in the last 24 hours including yet another mob attack against police in Cincinnati.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 06, 2015, 04:21:38 AM
Quote from: Gate on Jul 06, 2015, 01:44:08 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 05, 2015, 10:34:42 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jul 05, 2015, 07:17:11 PM

Oh dude the Chinese do the same thing; they pretend the Boxer Rebellion never happened.
Dude you're trying to equate what the Japanese did vs what the Chinese did against an Imperialistic Drug Empire building upon there "sphere of influence"? The Chinese got the ultimate shit end on both of those incursions.
And it only took the murder of thousands of foreigners to make China a victim!
Foreigners who invited themselves in without asking and expected the locals would just move on out and accept the foreign way. Hey, just saying. Oh and it wasn't like these foreigner were refuges or on some mercy mission. They were invaders. Odd that they would ignore the event though.

Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 06, 2015, 04:00:36 AM
What's going on in America?? I have seen THREE reports of black youths seriously attacking white people in the last 24 hours including yet another mob attack against police in Cincinnati.
No one cares.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 06, 2015, 04:11:48 PM
This made me chuckle, but its true!

TDoH has (apparently) been on the air for 36 years and has never offended anyone, until the PC lefties told you to be offended.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 07, 2015, 12:09:38 AM
Well alrightttty then. Lets wrap the Cos in a Confederate battle flag and call it even?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 08, 2015, 02:59:02 AM
Has anyone heard about the latest in the case against Cosby? He admitted to drugging several women back in 2005. This isn't looking good.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 08, 2015, 07:09:43 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FiqDNlMD.png&hash=e7f0d241df7f0d30369fedbe3b001451a6a19d32)

I still can't believe that dumb f**k thought asking people to meme him was a bright idea.  :laugh:

Still If you think that's bad...

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/cops-raid-home-subway-spokesman-jared-fogle-n387926

Jared from those Subway commercials had a straight up pedo running his organization and now the feds have raided his house and Subway fired him.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Jul 08, 2015, 07:20:35 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 08, 2015, 07:09:43 AM
http://i.imgur.com/iqDNlMD.png

I still can't believe that dumb f**k thought asking people to meme him was a bright idea.  :laugh:

Still If you think that's bad...

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/cops-raid-home-subway-spokesman-jared-fogle-n387926

Jared from those Subway commercials had a straight up pedo running his organization and now the feds have raided his house and Subway fired him.

I feel a Donnie Darko reference coming on...

Spoiler
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 08, 2015, 07:52:56 AM
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Sorry but I just had to post one more. You can't lie for that long and get away with it when the shit hits the fan.

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 08, 2015, 03:14:22 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/07/07/wingsuit-fly-through-hole_n_7746614.html

QuoteThis is can't-miss thrill-seeking -- as in, the thrill-seeker better not miss.

In a new YouTube video, wingsuit-wearing Uli Emanuele jumps off a mountain and flies through a 2-meter-wide hole in a rock formation in Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland. A pencil probably has a better chance of passing through a doughnut hole, and a lot less to lose.

Gents, I present to you, Superman.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 08, 2015, 07:53:17 PM
That was freaking nuts. Still it would have been better with fire.  :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 08, 2015, 09:58:08 PM
What do you mean with fire?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 08, 2015, 10:49:18 PM
Seriously you had to ask? Fire in the hole, fire on him, everything would be more awesome if there was a little fire.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 08, 2015, 11:11:57 PM
LOL, never knew you were a pyromaniac.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 08, 2015, 11:29:14 PM
Hell if pyro isn't your thing man eating lions or a fish tank with man eating shark could also work.  :laugh:

Speaking of pyrotechnics, I really miss fireworks since the government banned them except with a stupid permitting system. They don't even let us have sparklers and then bitch when we make our own. heh go figure.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jul 08, 2015, 11:36:04 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 08, 2015, 11:29:14 PM
Hell if pyro isn't your thing man eating lions or a fish tank with man eating shark could also work.  :laugh:

Speaking of pyrotechnics, I really miss fireworks since the government banned them except with a stupid permitting system. They don't even let us have sparklers and then bitch when we make our own. heh go figure.
Where do you live.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 09, 2015, 01:17:21 AM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Jul 08, 2015, 11:36:04 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 08, 2015, 11:29:14 PM
Hell if pyro isn't your thing man eating lions or a fish tank with man eating shark could also work.  :laugh:

Speaking of pyrotechnics, I really miss fireworks since the government banned them except with a stupid permitting system. They don't even let us have sparklers and then bitch when we make our own. heh go figure.
Where do you live.
Honolulu

It's a county ban btw. Kauai, Maui and Hawaii counties still have fire works. Here you can buy 10K fire crakers if you first purchase a $25 dollar permit. The problem with that is that no one has them. So even if you bought a permit for this past 4th of july there was no legal place to buy fireworks. You can buy all the permits you want but what for to be honest. Way cheaper to just get them in the black market. Everything else from sparklers to fountains are all novelties are banned. Ariel's are illegal, naturally. All we're legally allowed to burn is pop pops and party poopers. And even those are horrible, there's no black powder in them, just ammonium nitrate. The last few years before the ban fireworks had been replaced with "California fire marshal approved" variants. Which are no damn fun at all. Way too safe. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jul 09, 2015, 03:46:18 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 09, 2015, 01:17:21 AM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Jul 08, 2015, 11:36:04 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 08, 2015, 11:29:14 PM
Hell if pyro isn't your thing man eating lions or a fish tank with man eating shark could also work.  :laugh:

Speaking of pyrotechnics, I really miss fireworks since the government banned them except with a stupid permitting system. They don't even let us have sparklers and then bitch when we make our own. heh go figure.
Where do you live.
Honolulu

It's a county ban btw. Kauai, Maui and Hawaii counties still have fire works. Here you can buy 10K fire crakers if you first purchase a $25 dollar permit. The problem with that is that no one has them. So even if you bought a permit for this past 4th of july there was no legal place to buy fireworks. You can buy all the permits you want but what for to be honest. Way cheaper to just get them in the black market. Everything else from sparklers to fountains are all novelties are banned. Ariel's are illegal, naturally. All we're legally allowed to burn is pop pops and party poopers. And even those are horrible, there's no black powder in them, just ammonium nitrate. The last few years before the ban fireworks had been replaced with "California fire marshal approved" variants. Which are no damn fun at all. Way too safe. :)
I heard in New York they don't have fireworks hell in oxford where i live it looks like a ghost town in new years day???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 09, 2015, 09:57:11 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 06, 2015, 04:00:36 AM
What's going on in America?? I have seen THREE reports of black youths seriously attacking white people in the last 24 hours including yet another mob attack against police in Cincinnati.

Still trolling hard, little right-wing troll? Still with your head deep down that endless hole of massive white (male) privilege denial? Still ignoring, or maybe too unaware and incapable to fathom, the reality of institutionalized/structured hierarchies and discrimination (racism included)? Still under the false pretense that the true victims in society are white people, especially white men?

Good for you!

A gun massacre in Charleston against black people followed by over six black churches being burned down - NO COMMENT.
Armed Charleston mass-murderer / rightwing terrorist proven to be extremely violent is treated with respect by the police - no guns drawn by the police, no tasers, the police giving him plenty of time for him to get out of the car peacefully with the police slowly escorting him away... compared to countless cases of unarmed black men (and women) given 5 to zero seconds to respond peacefully before the police start drawing guns, buzzing tasers, reverting to chokeholds and whatnot... - NO COMMENT. Any violent act committed by a black person or a Muslim against a white person - COMMENT AFTER COMMENT.

Violence is always bad no matter creed, race etc. It is equally bad no matter if it is a black person attacking a white person or vice versa. There is no argument about it. That doesn't make white privilege as well as bias against blacks less real, because IT IS REAL. A historical fact is that European men colonized the world, they became dominant, grew more and more powerful and shaped the world to fit them, taking over, changing (usually by force) other cultures, structures, ideals and societies; mass slavery, mass theft, looting, genocide, systemized racism, war mongering - all from a high horse, moralizing the Others while trivializing and justifying the suffering caused by the Europeans and their descendants...

Time passes and there is some societal change here and there, slow movement towards real democracy -- which by the way always have been fought against hard by reactionary people with similar views like yours Hubbs as it questions white privilege -- and non-whites, both men and women, get more rights and are steadily becoming more and more influential, rising, eligible to higher positions, but the imprint and impact of those European men taking over the world almost half a millennium ago is a layered cake that our culture and society is built upon, engrained in the back of our minds, showing its ugly face still. You don't get rid of it just like that! Its baked in there. Middle-class to really poor whites get the benefit of a doubt and are given more chances and are treated with more respect compared to middle-class to really poor blacks. It is a fact. Even surveys and tests made by right-wingers come to the same conclusion. They however excuse and justify the whole thing by blaming blacks for it, blaming black people as a whole for being so dangerous and not dealing with it, shaking off the guilt. The rationale is that it is black people's fault when they get shot, tasered etc. Sociocultural status, class, income etc. is of course ignored in their analysis. It's easier to blame people with less power and rights than you, especially if they look different than you, than shifting the focus upwards or at yourself.

Hubbs, you are so full of it. I blew your "arguments" out of the water plenty of times before, and you come back for more time and time again (remember the Martin-Zimmerman debacle, or the Florida cases and countless police brutality cases that rowed up against you?). Same fake concern, false equivalences, unwillingness to grasp the complexity of society and the impact of history and invisible hierarchies, and of course that bonafide brick head troll mentality.

If I thought that you actually had a honest interest in sincerely discussing these things I would gladly do it, but coming back after a long hiatus from these forums seeing that you're still churning out the exact same dung as before, I believe that you're only in it for the trolling. That or you are actually just another contemporary racist -  no more no less... Political correctness, Feminism, Islam and black violence being the root to all of the world's problems... If people could just shut up, let things be and let us white guys continue being so freaking awesome and perfect and stop being so easily offended, violent, weird and Muslim.

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Though, I'm truly impressed by especially you WHITERABBIT for still taking a swim in this putrid dump of a thread. It's like a soft-porn version of Reddit or any comment section of any YouTube clip or news article. You're one relaxed and patient dude ...Or maybe you're just in it for the laugh. No matter what it's good to have someone airing out the reeking stench around here once in a while so that new members on the forums don't get the impression that AVP Galaxy is yet another hangout for right-winger trolls.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 09, 2015, 10:37:23 PM
First off call reddit for what it is. 4chan. Second everything is a thin line.

Take the confederate flag for example. A lot of people grew up with the thing, thinking it meant something good to only recently realize that it is a symbol of evil. That's gotta hurt. Is that the fault of society or ignorance? Who knows.

I've notice that this site is more redneck than others but hell it's AVP, we just have more P's than A's.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 09, 2015, 11:20:08 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 09, 2015, 10:37:23 PM
First off call reddit for what it is. 4chan. Second everything is a thin line.

Tru dat.


QuoteTake the confederate flag for example. A lot of people grew up with the thing, thinking it meant something good to only recently realize that it is a symbol of evil. That's gotta hurt. Is that the fault of society or ignorance? Who knows.

I get the butthurtidity of the whole thing. However I believe it's both society and ignorance. We haven't dealt with the legacy of the South as we should have, which is pretty evident concerning all the stuff that black people as group - especially poor to middle-class blacks - still have to deal with. Society hasn't confronted our severely racist past as it is too painful. It's easier to be pretend it's all in the past and that we already dealt with it. The flag is still called the Rebel Flag by a lot of people, the civil war is referred as the War of Northern Aggression even though the South started the war. People still want to affiliate the confederate flag with positive values despite the whole legacy of slavery. The ignorance part is when people in the South growing up with this flag refuse to listen to the people offended by it. It is in the history books - the South started the war, and they started it because owning slaves was really lucrative, ergo they fought to keep slavery.

A REPUBLICAN - Paul Thurmond, the son of one of the biggest "modern" American racists ever, Strom Thurmond, really nailed it. His speech is honest and downright amazing. Extra interesting Confederate Flag part starts around the five minute mark.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7AB8-ruaWo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7AB8-ruaWo)

...Impressed by this Republican (!)


QuoteI've notice that this site is more redneck than others but hell it's AVP, we just have more P's than A's.

That's a funny observation  ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 10, 2015, 03:16:06 PM
Complaining about right-wing vs. left-wing is rather pointless. Both sides of the spectrum have idiots running amok. I've seen some pretty stupid shit coming from the "left" side of the spectrum in recent times.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 10, 2015, 05:28:52 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 10, 2015, 03:16:06 PM
Complaining about right-wing vs. left-wing is rather pointless.

How is it pointless? It is two very much opposing views and the political climate right now is very polarized, so I don't see why it would be irrelevant. I do agree however that this polarization isn't healthy and that a lot of the gridlocks, especially here in the U.S., is the result of this constant blame-gaming. It is pretty bad when we can't even reach an agreement on things that both sides are for; one side has to be wrong and one side has to be right. That is why I think it is cool that the right-wingers finally acknowledged the very troubled history of the Confederate Flag, especially in times when the right-wing has really enforced their positions and convictions on race, and especially blacks and latinos, in the U.S.


QuoteBoth sides of the spectrum have idiots running amok. I've seen some pretty stupid shit coming from the "left" side of the spectrum in recent times.

I am not saying that people on the left are saints who are perfect and always do the right thing, but I am curious about what/whom you're talking about when you refer to lefty idiotism and idiots running amok. Personally I would name Bill Maher. I agree on a lot of the things he talks about and he is indeed funny and witty, but I can't stand his incredibly intolerant views on religious people, especially Muslims as well as Christians, and his quite heckling racist jokes and themes when it comes to Asians. He can also be little bit of a buffoon. I know that he is a political comedian and all, but it is all about how you tell a joke, the context and what you joke about. Making "Love-you-long-time" hooker jokes, hinting at the eye shape of Asians while talking with this faux Asian English (Engrish...) accent the staple and basis of every routine where there are Asians involved is just bad and tiresome, especially when he pretty much never has guests in the studio of any type of Asian descent.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 10, 2015, 06:36:51 PM
Well for example, I see a lot of "progressive left" mentality pushing for the mantra of "listen and believe" when dealing with victims of rape. It's a stupid concept no one should buy into and before you scream "RAPE APOLOGIZING MISOGYNIST", let me explain.

It's a dangerous notion because it assumes guilt on behalf of the accused. I don't care what someone is charged with. An accusation alone is not enough to convict someone of a crime. You still need evidence and the accused is entitled to a fair and just trial as per the law. Listening and believing is how the Catholic church used to operate in medieval England and I don't need to tell you how that worked out for them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 10, 2015, 06:55:58 PM
@Eagle

Dude you just say the same thing (like many Americans), you can't get out of the past, you keep going on about history and slavery which is just that...history. You don't see us Europeans hating on Italy because of the Romans and their long dominance and slavery of half of Europe...because its ridiculous. I realise there is a bigger time difference but its still the same issue, stop dragging up history to make excuses for the present. If everyone did that the human race probably wouldn't be where it is today.

I've read so many comments from black folk in America (over a huge variation of sites) that are sick and tired of other black Americans constantly going on about slavery and using it as an excuse for everything, never moving forward.

Yes white Europeans did virtually create the world we live in today (with lots of good things as well as bad things), and some people just can't stand it, its almost envy lol! Had it been the other way around you wouldn't be complaining, but its not so just deal with it and move on.


All the recent police incidents are a joke, like that Texas swimming pool incident that looked bad at first, then the truth emerged. There is a clip on Facebook of a black woman who witnessed the entire thing, she gives a full account of what happened and that the officer was just doing his job, the whole thing was hyperboled. Since then there has been a good stream of clips going around that clearly show youths (and older) deliberately going around trying to set cops up (cops of any race) and cause trouble, its become a craze. There is one going around now of an Asian cop taking down a Latino youth with full force (just like the swimming pool incident in TX with kneels in the back). Certain people in the US seem to think they can abuse and ignore the police now, because of their race, they use it as an excuse.

As for the flag thing, I have no issue with them removing the flag from any State buildings, I understand that.

What I don't agree with is the major cover-up job by some companies/people to try and remove it from history altogether. The removal of The Dukes of Hazzard from one US TV station, the Gettysburg giftshop removing all merchandise with the flag, companies stopping the sale of merchandise with the flag, WB banning the General Lee car and merchandise of it, Apple removing all apps that contain the flag and even some museums removing the flag. That is wrong and a step too far down a slippery slope.


Those are my replies I know you've been waiting for. I'm sure you will blow them out of the water again, but I'm not getting into an argument with you over everything all over again, so I will leave it here.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 10, 2015, 07:24:52 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 10, 2015, 06:36:51 PM
Well for example, I see a lot of "progressive left" mentality pushing for the mantra of "listen and believe" when dealing with victims of rape. It's a stupid concept no one should buy into and before you scream "RAPE APOLOGIZING MISOGYNIST", let me explain.

It's a dangerous notion because it assumes guilt on behalf of the accused. I don't care what someone is charged with. An accusation alone is not enough to convict someone of a crime. You still need evidence and the accused is entitled to a fair and just trial as per the law. Listening and believing is how the Catholic church used to operate in medieval England and I don't need to tell you how that worked out for them.

The Listen-And-Believe take is a counter-stance to the good old days stance when all the burden of proof of rape was on the victim's table. It was the victim that had to explain herself and not the alleged perpetrator. Back in the good old days when rape was only considered rape if the woman was 110% sober, bleeding and beaten up black and blue with a torn up vagina and pregnant from the rape, with at least a handful (preferably male) witnesses telling the exact same story as the victim, verifying that the woman repeatedly screamed "NO!", "I don't want to have sex with you!", "Please don't rape me!" and "Help me, I am getting raped!" through the entire rape. Listen-and-believe was never supposed to be a rule of thumb law of the land kind of thing rather than a change of mentality when it comes to rape. To shift the burden from the victim to the rapist. To make men in general more observant of women and respect them more. A woman's body is her own and hers only, just like a man's body is his own and his only. The latter is seen as an undisputed fact and a natural human right, but when it comes to women it's still up for debate (rape, abortion, sexual behavior etc.).

Of course there will be so called "feminists" taking things to a radical extreme and of course people who find feminism and feminists threatening will to react to this and bunch the more extreme ideas together with traditional feminism, which is by no means out to domesticate men and keep us caged up and muffled just for having the wrong pair of chromosomes. Real feminism is about equal rights and opportunity for men and women, but since men through history had more rights and opportunities than women feminism has focused on women, trying to make it so women have the same rights and opportunities as their male counterparts. Nothing radical about that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 10, 2015, 08:03:33 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 10, 2015, 07:24:52 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 10, 2015, 06:36:51 PM
Well for example, I see a lot of "progressive left" mentality pushing for the mantra of "listen and believe" when dealing with victims of rape. It's a stupid concept no one should buy into and before you scream "RAPE APOLOGIZING MISOGYNIST", let me explain.

It's a dangerous notion because it assumes guilt on behalf of the accused. I don't care what someone is charged with. An accusation alone is not enough to convict someone of a crime. You still need evidence and the accused is entitled to a fair and just trial as per the law. Listening and believing is how the Catholic church used to operate in medieval England and I don't need to tell you how that worked out for them.

The Listen-And-Believe take is a counter-stance to the good old days stance when all the burden of proof of rape was on the victim's table.

If you're the one making the accusation, then yeah, you have to prove it happened. The accused doesn't. It works like that for any crime.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 10, 2015, 07:24:52 PMIt was the victim that had to explain herself and not the alleged perpetrator. Back in the good old days when rape was only considered rape if the woman was 110% sober, bleeding and beaten up black and blue with a torn up vagina and pregnant from the rape, with at least a handful (preferably male) witnesses telling the exact same story as the victim, verifying that the woman repeatedly screamed "NO!", "I don't want to have sex with you!", "Please don't rape me!" and "Help me, I am getting raped!" through the entire rape.

Because that's rape. Waking up the next morning and regretting the sex for whatever reason isn't. Having someone pester you non-stop and then giving in just to shut up the other person isn't rape either. Having someone touch inappropriately isn't rape either. At best, that's a form of sexual assault but it sure as hell isn't rape.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 10, 2015, 07:24:52 PMListen-and-believe was never supposed to be a rule of thumb law of the land kind of thing rather than a change of mentality when it comes to rape. To shift the burden from the victim to the rapist. To make men in general more observant of women and respect them more. A woman's body is her own and hers only, just like a man's body is his own and his only. The latter is seen as an undisputed fact and a natural human right, but when it comes to women it's still up for debate (rape, abortion, sexual behavior etc.).

Fine and dandy. Call me when men receive the same kind of protection that women do when it comes to rape, that is, society at large begins to actually accept that yes, men can be raped by both men and women. But no, we all want to live in a fantasy world where men only commit acts of violence against women and any act of violence against a man by another man or woman is just some weird anomaly, i.e. patriarchy backfiring. We also want to act like "real rape" only happens when a woman is assaulted by a man. Where are these noisy feminists talking about female-on-female victimization? It does happen and at alarmingly high rates; see here (http://www.nclrights.org/sexual-assault-in-the-lgbt-community/).

QuoteApril is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. This month is a reminder that through a combination of stigma and myths, sexual assault in the LGBT community is often rendered invisible or dismissed outright, despite CDC statistics that show the sexual assault rate for LGBT individuals is comparable or higher than the sexual assault rate for heterosexual individuals.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 10, 2015, 07:24:52 PMOf course there will be so called "feminists" taking things to a radical extreme and of course people who find feminism and feminists threatening will to react to this and bunch the more extreme ideas together with traditional feminism, which is by no means out to domesticate men and keep us caged up and muffled just for having the wrong pair of chromosomes. Real feminism is about equal rights and opportunity for men and women, but since men through history had more rights and opportunities than women feminism has focused on women, trying to make it so women have the same rights and opportunities as their male counterparts. Nothing radical about that.

Heard it all before. Let me know when your so-called moderates are given the kind of platforms that people like Jessica Valenti, Zerlina Maxwell, Amanda Marcotte, Naomi Woolf, Hilary Clinton, Barack Obama, and so on are granted when they want to speak. As it stands, since the 1970s, extremist feminists are the ones with power and no one is challenging them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 10, 2015, 08:16:12 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 10, 2015, 06:55:58 PM
@Eagle

Dude you just say the same thing (like many Americans), you can't get out of the past, you keep going on about history and slavery which is just that...history. You don't see us Europeans hating on Italy because of the Romans and their long dominance and slavery of half of Europe...because its ridiculous. I realise there is a bigger time difference but its still the same issue, stop dragging up history to make excuses for the present. If everyone did that the human race probably wouldn't be where it is today.

Because we never dealt with our past like, let's say the Germans. The U.S. is also a nation founded on slavery and massive theft and genocide of Native Americans. We pretty much had apartheid till the late 60s and as late as to 80s we were supporters of the South-African regime! All modern statistics still point at the fact that blacks are not given the same chances as well as not being treated with the same amount of respect as whites, which I mentioned in the other post.

Hubbs - you have no idea what you're talking about! It is so easy to sit on that horse and tell people that aren't white Westerners to stop talking about the past and pretend that 500 years of European (white) dominance - colonization and imperialism - has no bearing on how things are and the way society is structured. It's a cop-out and it is lame and it reeks of white privilege and convenience as it is uncomfortable to acknowledge that maybe us white guys have a little bit of a societal and cultural head-start compared to the rest of the population. That doesn't mean that we have to feel ashamed or apologetic or accept it when people of other skin color, gender or religious beliefs behave badly. Bad behavior is bad behavior. The problem is when the consequences of bad behavior are not the same. Case in point is the respectful, calm and humane arrest of the heavilly armed and dangerous Charleston Massacre gunman compared to the harsh, rash and brutal "arrest" (shooting) of, let's say, 12-year old Tamir Rice and his BB gun.


QuoteI've read so many comments from black folk in America (over a huge variation of sites) that are sick and tired of other black Americans constantly going on about slavery and using it as an excuse for everything, never moving forward.

Ever heard about Uncle Tom?

Black people are also a part of society, of our society. And as a part of society you empathize, accept and conform more or less to the ruling norm, which is -- a white western male! Whoa! ...Of course you will find black people identifying with white people while scrutinizing other black people not seeing how it harms the struggle and hampers progression.


QuoteYes white Europeans did virtually create the world we live in today (with lots of good things as well as bad things), and some people just can't stand it, its almost envy lol! Had it been the other way around you wouldn't be complaining, but its not so just deal with it and move on.

There is no envy going on and I would've indeed complained if let's say the Chinese or the Arabs would've continued being the lead and ended up colonizing the world, turning it to their playground, butchering indigenous peoples, performing genocide and enslaving Europeans and shipping them like cattle to far away continents. Which could've happened easily with just a few little twists and turns taking place in history. But it didn't happen.


QuoteAll the recent police incidents are a joke, like that Texas swimming pool incident that looked bad at first, then the truth emerged. There is a clip on Facebook of a black woman who witnessed the entire thing, she gives a full account of what happened and that the officer was just doing his job, the whole thing was hyperboled. Since then there has been a good stream of clips going around that clearly show youths (and older) deliberately going around trying to set cops up (cops of any race) and cause trouble, its become a craze. There is one going around now of an Asian cop taking down a Latino youth with full force (just like the swimming pool incident in TX with kneels in the back). Certain people in the US seem to think they can abuse and ignore the police now, because of their race, they use it as an excuse.

Of course there will be people trying to take advantage, which is horrible and despicable. But focusing on those cases rather than the everyday reality of most black people is downright sinister. Black people are not treated the same way as other people, especially compared to white people.


QuoteAs for the flag thing, I have no issue with them removing the flag from any State buildings, I understand that.

Cool.


QuoteWhat I don't agree with is the major cover-up job by some companies/people to try and remove it from history altogether. The removal of The Dukes of Hazzard from one US TV station, the Gettysburg giftshop removing all merchandise with the flag, companies stopping the sale of merchandise with the flag, WB banning the General Lee car and merchandise of it, Apple removing all apps that contain the flag and even some museums removing the flag. That is wrong and a step too far down a slippery slope.

Most of those removals I agree with, others are silly to downright harmful.


QuoteThose are my replies I know you've been waiting for. I'm sure you will blow them out of the water again, but I'm not getting into an argument with you over everything all over again, so I will leave it here.

Fine. I know you and I will never see eye to eye on this. I react to your anti-black and anti-Muslim posts because I find them destructive and harmful, and I react heavily because you keep on pumping this thread full with it as much and as often as you possibly can. That's why. I do apologize if went over the line.





Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 10, 2015, 08:03:33 PM
If you're the one making the accusation, then yeah, you have to prove it happened. The accused doesn't. It works like that for any crime.

Rape is not as much of a black-and-white crime as you seem to think it is. A lot of people don't fight back or report rape right away because they are raped by someone they know, someone they care about or are scared of. It is still rape. Not all rapes are performed by violent shadowy men in an abandoned parking lot preying on lone female strangers.


QuoteIt was the victim that had Because that's rape. Waking up the next morning and regretting the sex for whatever reason isn't. Having someone pester you non-stop and then giving in just to shut up the other person isn't rape either. Having someone touch inappropriately isn't rape either. At best, that's a form of sexual assault but it sure as hell isn't rape.

Of course not. But bunching those cases together with cases similar to the ones I mentioned in the above paragraph is counter-productive and harmful. Rape is a real thing and it has many different forms.


QuoteFine and dandy. Call me when men receive the same kind of protection that women do when it comes to rape, that is, society at large begins to actually accept that yes, men can be raped by both men and women. But no, we all want to live in a fantasy world where men only commit acts of violence against women and any act of violence against a man by another man or woman is just some weird anomaly, i.e. patriarchy backfiring. We also want to act like "real rape" only happens when a woman is assaulted by a man. Where are these noisy feminists talking about female-on-female victimization? It does happen and at alarmingly high rates; see here (http://www.nclrights.org/sexual-assault-in-the-lgbt-community/).

That is simply not true. I know that the so called "feminists" you focus on might see the world the way you fear all feminists do and that media like to play around with it because it makes interesting news. The real culprit here is the patriarchal culture we come from and live in as it traditionally has portrayed women as weaker, less powerful, meeker, victims etc. Women can't don anything without the inclusion of a man...same goes with violence and such. With that notion people are more forgiving of women assaulting men than the other way around. Historically men stand for at least for 99% of all rapes and murders committed by mankind.


QuoteApril is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. This month is a reminder that through a combination of stigma and myths, sexual assault in the LGBT community is often rendered invisible or dismissed outright, despite CDC statistics that show the sexual assault rate for LGBT individuals is comparable or higher than the sexual assault rate for heterosexual individuals.

As you may know feminism usually focuses on the LGTB rights as well as it goes hand in hand with the struggle for women rights, as well as civil rights etc. It's all about equal rights and opportunity for all.


QuoteHeard it all before. Let me know when your so-called moderates are given the kind of platforms that people like Jessica Valenti, Zerlina Maxwell, Amanda Marcotte, Naomi Woolf, Hilary Clinton, Barack Obama, and so on are granted when they want to speak. As it stands, since the 1970s, extremist feminists are the ones with power and no one is challenging them.

That is not true, and if you think that Hilary and Obama are extremists then you have me deeply confused.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 10, 2015, 09:03:52 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 10, 2015, 08:16:12 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 10, 2015, 08:03:33 PM
If you're the one making the accusation, then yeah, you have to prove it happened. The accused doesn't. It works like that for any crime.

Rape is not as much of a black-and-white crime as you seem to think it is. A lot of people don't fight back or report rape right away because they are raped by someone they know, someone they care about or are scared of. It is still rape. Not all rapes are performed by violent shadowy men in an abandoned parking lot preying on lone female strangers.

I never said they are performed by violent shadowy men in a parking lot. What does that have to do with what I said? If you're too afraid to report your rape, that's your problem and yours alone. How exactly is the state going to change that?

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 10, 2015, 08:16:12 PM
QuoteIt was the victim that had Because that's rape. Waking up the next morning and regretting the sex for whatever reason isn't. Having someone pester you non-stop and then giving in just to shut up the other person isn't rape either. Having someone touch inappropriately isn't rape either. At best, that's a form of sexual assault but it sure as hell isn't rape.

Of course not. But bunching those cases together with cases similar to the ones I mentioned in the above paragraph is counter-productive and harmful. Rape is a real thing and it has many different forms.

No, it doesn't. Rape is forced penetration or forced envelopment against the will of another human being. It's a lot more simple than people realize. The trouble is that rape is an industry and it's easier to muddy it because there's more sympathy and a result, more money in that.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 10, 2015, 08:16:12 PM
QuoteFine and dandy. Call me when men receive the same kind of protection that women do when it comes to rape, that is, society at large begins to actually accept that yes, men can be raped by both men and women. But no, we all want to live in a fantasy world where men only commit acts of violence against women and any act of violence against a man by another man or woman is just some weird anomaly, i.e. patriarchy backfiring. We also want to act like "real rape" only happens when a woman is assaulted by a man. Where are these noisy feminists talking about female-on-female victimization? It does happen and at alarmingly high rates; see here (http://www.nclrights.org/sexual-assault-in-the-lgbt-community/).

That is simply not true. I know that the so called "feminists" you focus on might see the world the way you fear all feminists do and that media like to play around with it because it makes interesting news. The real culprit here is the patriarchal culture we come from and live in as it traditionally has portrayed women as weaker, less powerful, meeker, victims etc. Women can't don anything without the inclusion of a man...same goes with violence and such. With that notion people are more forgiving of women assaulting men than the other way around. Historically men stand for at least for 99% of all rapes and murders committed by mankind.

LOL, what patriarchal culture? The one where men make up 90% of suicide deaths? The one where prostate cancer kills more men per annum than breast cancer kills women yet breast cancer receives more funding? The one where men are 99% of workplace fatalities? The one where male victims of rape are dismissed and pushed to the curbside? The one where men are at least 70% of the homeless population? The one where men are rendered homeless and destitute due to a broken family court system that sucks them dry? The one where an accusation of rape is enough to destroy his life and any chances he might have had for success later on life?

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 10, 2015, 08:16:12 PM
QuoteApril is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. This month is a reminder that through a combination of stigma and myths, sexual assault in the LGBT community is often rendered invisible or dismissed outright, despite CDC statistics that show the sexual assault rate for LGBT individuals is comparable or higher than the sexual assault rate for heterosexual individuals.

As you may know feminism usually focuses on the LGTB rights as well as it goes hand in hand with the struggle for women rights, as well as civil rights etc. It's all about equal rights and opportunity for all.

Total number of feminists I saw marching at Toronto PRIDE 2015: 0.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 10, 2015, 08:16:12 PM
QuoteHeard it all before. Let me know when your so-called moderates are given the kind of platforms that people like Jessica Valenti, Zerlina Maxwell, Amanda Marcotte, Naomi Woolf, Hilary Clinton, Barack Obama, and so on are granted when they want to speak. As it stands, since the 1970s, extremist feminists are the ones with power and no one is challenging them.

That is not true,

Prove it.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 10, 2015, 08:16:12 PM
and if you think that Hilary and Obama are extremists then you have me deeply confused.

Hillary: "Women are the primary victims of wartime". Never mind that the enemy has to go through MALE soldiers before getting to the poor helpless women but as we all know, men are disposable tools. They just have to realize their privilege and stop oppressing women.

Barack, fine, maybe not an extremist but he's still stupid enough to peddle nonsense like women make $0.77 on the dollar or 1 in 4 women on college campuses will be raped in their lifetime. Never mind that study after study after study has proven those to be bold-faced lies, but he has to keep the women's lobby happy because without them, a president has no chance of being elected (women make up the majority of the electorate in the U.S.).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 10, 2015, 09:46:56 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 10, 2015, 08:16:12 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 10, 2015, 06:55:58 PM
@Eagle

Dude you just say the same thing (like many Americans), you can't get out of the past, you keep going on about history and slavery which is just that...history. You don't see us Europeans hating on Italy because of the Romans and their long dominance and slavery of half of Europe...because its ridiculous. I realise there is a bigger time difference but its still the same issue, stop dragging up history to make excuses for the present. If everyone did that the human race probably wouldn't be where it is today.

Because we never dealt with our past like, let's say the Germans. The U.S. is also a nation founded on slavery and massive theft and genocide of Native Americans. We pretty much had apartheid till the late 60s and as late as to 80s we were supporters of the South-African regime! All modern statistics still point at the fact that blacks are not given the same chances as well as not being treated with the same amount of respect as whites, which I mentioned in the other post.

Hubbs - you have no idea what you're talking about! It is so easy to sit on that horse and tell people that aren't white Westerners to stop talking about the past and pretend that 500 years of European (white) dominance - colonization and imperialism - has no bearing on how things are and the way society is structured. It's a cop-out and it is lame and it reeks of white privilege and convenience as it is uncomfortable to acknowledge that maybe us white guys have a little bit of a societal and cultural head-start compared to the rest of the population. That doesn't mean that we have to feel ashamed or apologetic or accept it when people of other skin color, gender or religious beliefs behave badly. Bad behavior is bad behavior. The problem is when the consequences of bad behavior are not the same. Case in point is the respectful, calm and humane arrest of the heavilly armed and dangerous Charleston Massacre gunman compared to the harsh, rash and brutal "arrest" (shooting) of, let's say, 12-year old Tamir Rice and his BB gun.


QuoteI've read so many comments from black folk in America (over a huge variation of sites) that are sick and tired of other black Americans constantly going on about slavery and using it as an excuse for everything, never moving forward.

Ever heard about Uncle Tom?

Black people are also a part of society, of our society. And as a part of society you empathize, accept and conform more or less to the ruling norm, which is -- a white western male! Whoa! ...Of course you will find black people identifying with white people while scrutinizing other black people not seeing how it harms the struggle and hampers progression.


QuoteYes white Europeans did virtually create the world we live in today (with lots of good things as well as bad things), and some people just can't stand it, its almost envy lol! Had it been the other way around you wouldn't be complaining, but its not so just deal with it and move on.

There is no envy going on and I would've indeed complained if let's say the Chinese or the Arabs would've continued being the lead and ended up colonizing the world, turning it to their playground, butchering indigenous peoples, performing genocide and enslaving Europeans and shipping them like cattle to far away continents. Which could've happened easily with just a few little twists and turns taking place in history. But it didn't happen.


QuoteAll the recent police incidents are a joke, like that Texas swimming pool incident that looked bad at first, then the truth emerged. There is a clip on Facebook of a black woman who witnessed the entire thing, she gives a full account of what happened and that the officer was just doing his job, the whole thing was hyperboled. Since then there has been a good stream of clips going around that clearly show youths (and older) deliberately going around trying to set cops up (cops of any race) and cause trouble, its become a craze. There is one going around now of an Asian cop taking down a Latino youth with full force (just like the swimming pool incident in TX with kneels in the back). Certain people in the US seem to think they can abuse and ignore the police now, because of their race, they use it as an excuse.

Of course there will be people trying to take advantage, which is horrible and despicable. But focusing on those cases rather than the everyday reality of most black people is downright sinister. Black people are not treated the same way as other people, especially compared to white people.


QuoteAs for the flag thing, I have no issue with them removing the flag from any State buildings, I understand that.

Cool.


QuoteWhat I don't agree with is the major cover-up job by some companies/people to try and remove it from history altogether. The removal of The Dukes of Hazzard from one US TV station, the Gettysburg giftshop removing all merchandise with the flag, companies stopping the sale of merchandise with the flag, WB banning the General Lee car and merchandise of it, Apple removing all apps that contain the flag and even some museums removing the flag. That is wrong and a step too far down a slippery slope.

Most of those removals I agree with, others are silly to downright harmful.


QuoteThose are my replies I know you've been waiting for. I'm sure you will blow them out of the water again, but I'm not getting into an argument with you over everything all over again, so I will leave it here.

Fine. I know you and I will never see eye to eye on this. I react to your anti-black and anti-Muslim posts because I find them destructive and harmful, and I react heavily because you keep on pumping this thread full with it as much and as often as you possibly can. That's why. I do apologize if went over the line.


OK not arguing here, just curious.

I have heard the term Uncle Toms yes but it seems counter productive to me. Some black people that seem to agree and identify with white people on some issues, which angers other black people. But I just get the impression some black people don't like these 'Uncle Toms' simply because they agree with white people...no matter what the argument, whether its possibly right or possibly wrong, it just seems like a bitter pill issue.

The term 'white privilege' is really just something used in the US, I think.

I'm curious to which things you approve of with the flag, in the list I gave. Not having a go but personally I think they were all ridiculous because its trying to almost erase the past. How can you take away the flag from the Gettysburg giftshop/museum! etc...Its things like that that turn neutral people against the decision to remove the flag altogether because its too extreme and PC. In the end things like that just inflame the scenario I think.



Lastly... It's a cop-out and it is lame and it reeks of white privilege and convenience as it is uncomfortable to acknowledge that maybe us white guys have a little bit of a societal and cultural head-start compared to the rest of the population.

Yes you're right, white (European) people did have an advantage...BUT its an advantage white people made themselves. No one gave white Euros a head start, there wasn't any almighty power that somehow made white people better, everyone is the same, the Europeans just did what they did and progressed, discovered, ventured outwards (with both good and bad outcomes of course). But everyone started out the same, all people all over the world, no one had any sort of inside track advantage, everyone had the same chances. So I do think their is envy at white/Euro history at times, and other people such as Asian/oriental people who have achieved a lot throughout history.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 10, 2015, 10:46:46 PM
You guys are arguing about wholly generic philosophy. However one side does represent the old way and the other represents the new way. With a sprinkling of other specialist ingredients thrown in. It's all corrupted with money and power and propagated through corrupted channels. Be it the media, religion or word of mouth.

Fact of the matter is that America is a land of 360 million people and we get along rather fine. It's really simple, the old way of doing things failed and the new way of doing things is also going to fail so we need to put this bickering aside and fix this pile of shit we've buried our heads in.

I like guns but a gun's only reason for existence is to kill. I love the army but a soldiers job is to commit mass murder. I love fireworks but fireworks are really dangerous because when improperly handled they can cause burns, amputations and deafness... and f**k you guys give me back my fire works. I really wanna burn fireworks I really wanna wanna wanna wanna wanna... stupid over reaching government.

Really if people would just use reasoning we'd solve all this shit and reasoning is using actual wisdom and knowledge to realize the truth of what it is they want and not want someone else wants. And above all that everything comes with a f**king price tag: and by price tag I mean lives.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 10, 2015, 11:03:48 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 10, 2015, 09:03:52 PM
I never said they are performed by violent shadowy men in a parking lot. What does that have to do with what I said? If you're too afraid to report your rape, that's your problem and yours alone. How exactly is the state going to change that?

And the other part of my paragraph was about the fact that a lot of rapes are made by men who know the victim briefly to really well.

An example: A young woman, in the case of being forced to have sex with, let's say, her seemingly friendly neighbor who has known her since she was a little kid and really loves this older man like a relative, might not put up a fight or scream when he advances on her. She doesn't want to have sex with him, but at the same time she is to ashamed to get away and yell no or whatever. The older man takes this as an invitation and just proceeds as he doesn't bother to really check if she is really into it. He is to occupied with his own sexual saticefaction to respect her body and mind, because there is an underlying gender hierarchy.


QuoteNo, it doesn't. Rape is forced penetration or forced envelopment against the will of another human being. It's a lot more simple than people realize. The trouble is that rape is an industry and it's easier to muddy it because there's more sympathy and a result, more money in that.

Wow, that's the biggest crock of BS I have ever heard. Claiming rape being an industry where the men are the victims is just flabbergasting to me. Do you seriously think this is the case?


QuoteLOL, what patriarchal culture? The one where men make up 90% of suicide deaths? The one where prostate cancer kills more men per annum than breast cancer kills women yet breast cancer receives more funding? The one where men are 99% of workplace fatalities? The one where male victims of rape are dismissed and pushed to the curbside? The one where men are at least 70% of the homeless population? The one where men are rendered homeless and destitute due to a broken family court system that sucks them dry? The one where an accusation of rape is enough to destroy his life and any chances he might have had for success later on life?

Yes, it is a direct effect of the patriarchal culture where men are supposed to always be strong, self-sufficient super men that need to take care of women since women are so week, emotional and are only good for having sex with and pumping out children. Women have been given less rights and less responsibilities and thus have more institutional help to compensate. The same patriarchal culture where men "can't" be raped and are too embarrassed to to got to the doctor have their prostate poked.

Yes. It is the downside for men in the patriarchal culture we live in. Just like a man working at a preschool will be heavily scrutinized since he might be a pedophile... Men don't work with young children, because that a woman's job.


QuoteTotal number of feminists I saw marching at Toronto PRIDE 2015: 0.

Maybe because most feminists look like normal people and not the feminazi monster you focus on.


QuoteProve it.

Prove what?


QuoteHillary: "Women are the primary victims of wartime". Never mind that the enemy has to go through MALE soldiers before getting to the poor helpless women but as we all know, men are disposable tools. They just have to realize their privilege and stop oppressing women.

That's not what she meant. What she meant is that women, through history, have been the primary targets and victims during wartime. Rape and pillage is a strategy as old as mankind. By forcing your enemy's women to bear your children you take over the enemy's gene pool so to speak.


QuoteBarack, fine, maybe not an extremist but he's still stupid enough to peddle nonsense like women make $0.77 on the dollar or 1 in 4 women on college campuses will be raped in their lifetime. Never mind that study after study after study has proven those to be bold-faced lies, but he has to keep the women's lobby happy because without them, a president has no chance of being elected (women make up the majority of the electorate in the U.S.).

Bold-faced lies? ? ?  ...Study after study prove that it is true. Maybe you and I live in different universes. Sure, in a few professions women make equal the amount or more than men, and the 1 in 4 rape ratio is over the top, but rape does occur quite frequently.

Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 10, 2015, 09:46:56 PM
OK not arguing here, just curious.

I have heard the term Uncle Toms yes but it seems counter productive to me. Some black people that seem to agree and identify with white people on some issues, which angers other black people. But I just get the impression some black people don't like these 'Uncle Toms' simply because they agree with white people...no matter what the argument, whether its possibly right or possibly wrong, it just seems like a bitter pill issue.

...Just like it seems like some white people get all defensive as soon as people question white privilege or even dare to mention that it.



QuoteThe term 'white privilege' is really just something used in the US, I think.

I am sure there are similar terminologies describing the whole thing in European countries as well.


QuoteI'm curious to which things you approve of with the flag, in the list I gave. Not having a go but personally I think they were all ridiculous because its trying to almost erase the past. How can you take away the flag from the Gettysburg giftshop/museum! etc...Its things like that that turn neutral people against the decision to remove the flag altogether because its too extreme and PC. In the end things like that just inflame the scenario I think.

Put it in a museum. Don't erase it from history. People should know about America's dark past.


QuoteYes you're right, white (European) people did have an advantage...BUT its an advantage white people made themselves. No one gave white Euros a head start, there wasn't any almighty power that somehow made white people better, everyone is the same, the Europeans just did what they did and progressed, discovered, ventured outwards (with both good and bad outcomes of course). But everyone started out the same, all people all over the world, no one had any sort of inside track advantage, everyone had the same chances. So I do think their is envy at white/Euro history at times, and other people such as Asian/oriental people who have achieved a lot throughout history.

No, they didn't. It happened at the right time. The Europeans incorporated foreign philosophies, discoveries, inventions and wisdoms as they started to travel just as much as the people of the Middle-East, part of northern Africa and of course Asia. No one is envious here. It has more to do with how Europeans rose to the top and feeling entitled to do and behave however they wanted without any repercussions. Thinking that the Europeans ended up dominating the world on their own with no help from "outside" and that violence had no part of their progress is sheer fantasy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 11, 2015, 12:16:20 AM
All this talk about European advantage only happened when European Rulers adopted education policies. Charlemagne as an example.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 12, 2015, 08:09:17 PM
Respect for Kid Rock, you can't force him not to use the flag.

Taking down the flag from a State building is one thing, but this has gone too far. The flag was removed in SC so that's it, you can't tell people what they can or can't do with a flag privately, that's their business. This is the problem, you give an inch...

Its still bizarre that people have blamed an object for those murders rather than the actual shooter. Haven't heard anything much about that Roof guy, all I've heard about is the flag! crazy.

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/kid-rock-confederate-flag-protestors-kiss-a-article-1.2288984

http://www.americasfreedomfighters.com/2015/07/09/al-sharpton-threatens-kid-rock-over-confederate-flag-heres-his-brutal-response-video/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 12, 2015, 09:11:21 PM
It's a tool that the haters use to rally hate against people they do not like. To win war you must remove the adversary's ability to make war and that includes removing symbols of their power. This is however just the first step to defeating rebel politics and economics otherwise known as southernomics. Which really is the true evil that the south was.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 12, 2015, 09:29:39 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 12, 2015, 09:11:21 PM
It's a tool that the haters use to rally hate against people they do not like. To win war you must remove the adversary's ability to make war and that includes removing symbols of their power. This is however just the first step to defeating rebel politics and economics otherwise known as southernomics. Which really is the true evil that the south was.

Yeah true but the point is, or the agreement was, removal of the flag on State buildings. So why are certain groups trying to have it removed from everything, including personal use (because you know now there will be lots of trouble and confrontations all over the place). It also annoys me that companies jump on the PC bandwagon and just ban or remove things in knee-jerk recations.


Its all sneaky politics anyway. The SC Governor, Nikki Haley, is currently at the start of her second term right, it ends in 2019. Had this flag controversy cropped up near the end of her first term as Governor, I guarantee she wouldn't have pushed this move to remove the flag because it would have probably affected her re-election. But because she's at the start of her second term, another 4 years to go and she probably knows she won't even try for a third, she can do whatever she wants without any real comeback...I think. Dunno how American politics work, if you can be voted out midway through a term or whatever.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 13, 2015, 12:25:19 AM
Companies jump on it because they are fearful of the almighty boycott and rightly so.

All politicians can be impeached for legal or ethical reasons and there is also a recall option in many states where you can get enough legal signatures to call the procedure. The Gary Davis recall is a prime example that put the Arnold in powa in da state of kaliforna.

The people living in the South aren't that stupid. The reason racism was so prevalent in the south and not as much in the North was that the economic policy of the South was anti-worker to the extreme. People of the time knew it was either them or the slaves. They thought that as long as the powers that be had slaves to treat like shit that they wouldn't notice the working class. If import slavery didn't exist, there would still have been slavery in the south. Straight up Americans would have been slaves inside of their own county.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 13, 2015, 03:49:42 AM
http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2015/07/12/nintendo-president-satoru-iwata-dies-at-55/

Damn, this guy practically made my childhood
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jul 13, 2015, 03:52:59 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 13, 2015, 03:49:42 AM
http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2015/07/12/nintendo-president-satoru-iwata-dies-at-55/

Damn, this guy practically made my childhood

Damn...I'm legitimately sad that he's gone
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 13, 2015, 07:28:21 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 13, 2015, 12:25:19 AM
Companies jump on it because they are fearful of the almighty boycott and rightly so.

All politicians can be impeached for legal or ethical reasons and there is also a recall option in many states where you can get enough legal signatures to call the procedure. The Gary Davis recall is a prime example that put the Arnold in powa in da state of kaliforna.

The people living in the South aren't that stupid. The reason racism was so prevalent in the south and not as much in the North was that the economic policy of the South was anti-worker to the extreme. People of the time knew it was either them or the slaves. They thought that as long as the powers that be had slaves to treat like shit that they wouldn't notice the working class. If import slavery didn't exist, there would still have been slavery in the south. Straight up Americans would have been slaves inside of their own county.

Spot on.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 13, 2015, 07:59:27 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 13, 2015, 12:25:19 AM
Companies jump on it because they are fearful of the almighty boycott and rightly so.

All politicians can be impeached for legal or ethical reasons and there is also a recall option in many states where you can get enough legal signatures to call the procedure. The Gary Davis recall is a prime example that put the Arnold in powa in da state of kaliforna.

The people living in the South aren't that stupid. The reason racism was so prevalent in the south and not as much in the North was that the economic policy of the South was anti-worker to the extreme. People of the time knew it was either them or the slaves. They thought that as long as the powers that be had slaves to treat like shit that they wouldn't notice the working class. If import slavery didn't exist, there would still have been slavery in the south. Straight up Americans would have been slaves inside of their own county.

Interesting, so in a way, you could say that you shouldn't blame the people of the south for slavery, sounds like they were forced into it.


Had to post lol!

http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/ted-nugent-and-kid-rock-record-new-song-kiss-my-rebel-ass/

So when you gonna take down the American flag?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 13, 2015, 08:54:27 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 13, 2015, 07:59:27 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 13, 2015, 12:25:19 AM
Companies jump on it because they are fearful of the almighty boycott and rightly so.

All politicians can be impeached for legal or ethical reasons and there is also a recall option in many states where you can get enough legal signatures to call the procedure. The Gary Davis recall is a prime example that put the Arnold in powa in da state of kaliforna.

The people living in the South aren't that stupid. The reason racism was so prevalent in the south and not as much in the North was that the economic policy of the South was anti-worker to the extreme. People of the time knew it was either them or the slaves. They thought that as long as the powers that be had slaves to treat like shit that they wouldn't notice the working class. If import slavery didn't exist, there would still have been slavery in the south. Straight up Americans would have been slaves inside of their own county.

Interesting, so in a way, you could say that you shouldn't blame the people of the south for slavery, sounds like they were forced into it.


Had to post lol!

http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/ted-nugent-and-kid-rock-record-new-song-kiss-my-rebel-ass/

So when you gonna take down the American flag?

Now you're trolling again.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 13, 2015, 09:53:32 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/07/12/psychology-nightmares-bad_n_7770030.html

QuoteNobody likes having violent or scary dreams, these night visions may serve an important purpose for your mental health.

As a new video from New York Magazine, "The Good Side of Bad Dreams," explains, some sleep researchers have proposed that bad dreams serve as a form of emotional release, allowing us to let go of the stresses and anxieties that plague us in our waking lives.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jul 13, 2015, 10:07:21 PM
What I dislike are angry dreams that raise blood pressure and make me feel stressed the f**k out. No way that is good for health.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gilfryd on Jul 13, 2015, 11:04:33 PM
SpreadEagleBeagle and whiterabbit should post here more often.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 13, 2015, 11:33:15 PM
Quote from: Gilfryd on Jul 13, 2015, 11:04:33 PM
SpreadEagleBeagle and whiterabbit should post here more often.
You could post more often too. :P

However what this places needs more of is hot women. More sexual diversity is a good idea guys.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 14, 2015, 03:46:43 AM
Quote from: Gilfryd on Jul 13, 2015, 11:04:33 PM
SpreadEagleBeagle

He'd rather scream and whine about people posting stuff he doesn't like.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jul 14, 2015, 04:05:59 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 13, 2015, 07:59:27 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 13, 2015, 12:25:19 AM
Companies jump on it because they are fearful of the almighty boycott and rightly so.

All politicians can be impeached for legal or ethical reasons and there is also a recall option in many states where you can get enough legal signatures to call the procedure. The Gary Davis recall is a prime example that put the Arnold in powa in da state of kaliforna.

The people living in the South aren't that stupid. The reason racism was so prevalent in the south and not as much in the North was that the economic policy of the South was anti-worker to the extreme. People of the time knew it was either them or the slaves. They thought that as long as the powers that be had slaves to treat like shit that they wouldn't notice the working class. If import slavery didn't exist, there would still have been slavery in the south. Straight up Americans would have been slaves inside of their own county.

Interesting, so in a way, you could say that you shouldn't blame the people of the south for slavery, sounds like they were forced into it.
"Here is how slavery is good. My sister agreed when I threatened not to pull out."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jul 14, 2015, 04:15:54 AM
http://www.mrctv.org/blog/taxpayers-continue-spend-millions-find-out-why-lesbians-are-fat#.rhx5ha:AQf3
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 14, 2015, 04:26:45 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 14, 2015, 03:46:43 AM
Quote from: Gilfryd on Jul 13, 2015, 11:04:33 PM
SpreadEagleBeagle

He'd rather scream and whine about people posting stuff he doesn't like.

...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 14, 2015, 06:38:47 AM
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-33464970

Suddenly pedos everywhere in Germany?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 14, 2015, 01:50:12 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 14, 2015, 04:26:45 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 14, 2015, 03:46:43 AM
Quote from: Gilfryd on Jul 13, 2015, 11:04:33 PM
SpreadEagleBeagle

He'd rather scream and whine about people posting stuff he doesn't like.

...
Prove me wrong. With respect, for the past little while, you haven't shared articles or stories you feel are worthy of discussion. All you've done is come in and complain that the thread is too right-winged for your taste. You're well within your right to do so but the if you dislike it so much, why bother?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 14, 2015, 04:39:44 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 14, 2015, 01:50:12 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 14, 2015, 04:26:45 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 14, 2015, 03:46:43 AM
Quote from: Gilfryd on Jul 13, 2015, 11:04:33 PM
SpreadEagleBeagle

He'd rather scream and whine about people posting stuff he doesn't like.

...
Prove me wrong. With respect, for the past little while, you haven't shared articles or stories you feel are worthy of discussion. All you've done is come in and complain that the thread is too right-winged for your taste. You're well within your right to do so but the if you dislike it so much, why bother?

I don't post news articles here because they will be of political nature and content and I don't want to cram my crap down your throats. However, if the same people keep on cramming the same ol' crap down our throats, over and over again, I will protest eventually and call them on it. Bite back so to speak. I don't want new members to think that AVP Galaxy is a hangout for guys who are scared of black people, Muslims and feminists.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 14, 2015, 04:44:08 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 14, 2015, 04:39:44 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 14, 2015, 01:50:12 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 14, 2015, 04:26:45 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 14, 2015, 03:46:43 AM
Quote from: Gilfryd on Jul 13, 2015, 11:04:33 PM
SpreadEagleBeagle

He'd rather scream and whine about people posting stuff he doesn't like.

...
Prove me wrong. With respect, for the past little while, you haven't shared articles or stories you feel are worthy of discussion. All you've done is come in and complain that the thread is too right-winged for your taste. You're well within your right to do so but the if you dislike it so much, why bother?

I don't post news articles here because they will be of political nature and content and I don't want to cram my crap down your throats.

Don't be afraid to post what you want. Just post it and if people want to discuss it they will.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 14, 2015, 04:39:44 PMI don't want new members to think that AVP Galaxy is a hangout for guys who are scared of black people, Muslims and feminists.

Lol, that's a laugh. So if some of us post material you don't like/disagree with, that means we're "scared"?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jul 14, 2015, 04:47:26 PM
Well I think he substituted the word 'hates' to save you guys some face.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 14, 2015, 05:27:46 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 14, 2015, 04:44:08 PMDon't be afraid to post what you want. Just post it and if people want to discuss it they will.

Maybe I will...


QuoteLOL that's a laugh. So if some of us post material you don't like/disagree with, that means we're "scared"?

Yes. If you repeatedly post the same stuff over and over again concerning the acclaimed folly or dangers of Muslims, or feminists, or black people, or so called political correctness, you're probably scared of those things since you feel that it is important enough to continuously inform us about it. I mean, I'm pretty much scared of reactionary/regressive forces getting traction, of huge corporations, lobbyists and private/special interests in politics, and since that's the case most of my news posts would be about that. At least my posts of political nature.





Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 14, 2015, 06:38:47 AM
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-33464970

Suddenly pedos everywhere in Germany?


That's a really interesting, painful and creepy article worth reading. Needless to say this would never happen in the U.S., at least not in our lifetime. A complicated issue to say the least.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 14, 2015, 09:03:49 PM
Actually SpreadEagleBeagle Dommrulz isn't off base. You have gone on rants about how people here are misguided more then few times. Usually when you disagree with what someone had to say and then disappear because you can't believe how AVPGmembers are "scared of black people, Muslims and feminists". Plus I haven't seen the actually racist guys here for a while now, unless they only hang out in the gamer forums.  'Cause I don't go there.

Most people here aren't racist or bigoted. They've mostly just inadvertently subscribed to the nationalistic "patriot" propaganda of the self proclaimed conservative ideology and have no issue with spreading it. Probably because they think it sounds great but have no real world experience with it. I mean holy crap I do think to myself if people really give any taught to what they say. Like don't they realize that all of these mean things politicians say; that they are talking about them.

This is why I loved George Carlin even though I know it was I that he was talking shit about and straight up calling an idiot. That's what his entire routine was. He was telling us that we are being screwed and there we sat laughing at ourselves thinking oh surely he means someone else, that's not me. Newsflash, it is you that he was talking shit about and every time a politician goes up there and says something like welfare or immigrant, he's really talking about anyone he considers below his/her power grade.



Oh and before someone bitches about liberals, yes they are just as bad with their eugenics ideology.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 14, 2015, 09:46:31 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 14, 2015, 09:03:49 PM
Actually SpreadEagleBeagle Dommrulz isn't off base. You have gone on rants about how people here are misguided more then few times. Usually when you disagree with what someone had to say and then disappear because you can't believe how AVPGmembers are "scared of black people, Muslims and feminists". Plus I haven't seen the actually racist guys here for a while now, unless they only hang out in the gamer forums.  'Cause I don't go there.

I do admit though that I often sound hot tempered when I reread my posts a day or two later and I can totally understand if it doesn't sit well with some people, especially if you are of an opposing view. Even so, I think you/whiterabbit have gotten used to the stuff people say on this thread. Hubbs is relentless, then you have the occasional contributions of Batchainpuller and Winteractually to spice it up. It's not the good ol' cross burning Heil fest racism we all love but more the contemporary covert background static racism, heavily muddled and mixed with other intolerances. I doubt anyone here or anywhere see themselves as racists these days, but when they start venting stuff that can be directly traced back to its unflattering source it is easy to start yelling "Political Correctness!" and stuff like that in order to defend oneself. Case in point, Ted Nugent. If you ask him he doesn't have a racist bone in his body.

I want to add however that a bunch of racist beliefs and ideas don't make you a racist, because that would make us all racists. Holding onto those beliefs and idea and searching for "proof" to legitimize and enforce those racist beliefs and ideas rather than challenging them on the other hand.....


QuoteMost people here aren't racist or bigoted. They've mostly just inadvertently subscribed to the nationalistic "patriot" propaganda of the self proclaimed conservative ideology and have no issue with spreading it. Probably because they think it sounds great but have no real world experience with it. I mean holy crap I do think to myself if people really give any taught to what they say. Like don't they realize that all of these mean things politicians say; that they are talking about them.

So what you are saying is that I'm giving people too much credit? Maybe you're right.

I guess I'll tone it down next time I have it in me to counter and question some of the stuff vented around here. Or just leave it up to you since you don't seem to mind.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 14, 2015, 10:27:38 PM
Oh it gets to me but like shit, this is the only forum I actually read and post at. Still it's not that I mind it or stopped caring; it's just that it really doesn't matter.

I pity the moth that blindly wanders into the fire like an out of control locomotive.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 14, 2015, 11:03:28 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 14, 2015, 10:27:38 PM
Oh it gets to me but like shit, this is the only forum I actually read and post at. Still it's not that I mind it or stopped caring; it's just that it really doesn't matter.

You are absolutely right about that.

It would suck though if AVPGalaxy turned into some kind of light-weight 4chan breitbart hub pushing away neutrals, moderates and people of other views and ideals. I like my geek zone free from creepy stuff.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 14, 2015, 11:20:18 PM
Most of the forum has to do with aliens and predators... there's not all that much ideology there that isn't AVP related. It shouldn't be surprising that people who love guns and testosterone love avp. It was made for them with that in mind. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 14, 2015, 11:54:22 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 14, 2015, 11:20:18 PM
Most of the forum has to do with aliens and predators... there's not all that much ideology there that isn't AVP related. It shouldn't be surprising that people who love guns and testosterone love avp. It was made for them with that in mind. :P

Tru dat. Thanks for keeping things in perspective
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 15, 2015, 12:05:18 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 14, 2015, 05:27:46 PM
QuoteLOL that's a laugh. So if some of us post material you don't like/disagree with, that means we're "scared"?

Yes. If you repeatedly post the same stuff over and over again concerning the acclaimed folly or dangers of Muslims, or feminists, or black people, or so called political correctness, you're probably scared of those things since you feel that it is important enough to continuously inform us about it. I mean, I'm pretty much scared of reactionary/regressive forces getting traction, of huge corporations, lobbyists and private/special interests in politics, and since that's the case most of my news posts would be about that. At least my posts of political nature.

Feminists don't scare me. I just think they're mindless drones, not far removed from the Borg. As for political correctness, yeah, I am scared of it because it's just more bullshit designed to muzzle people and police our thoughts and actions so f**k that.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 14, 2015, 05:27:46 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 14, 2015, 04:44:08 PMDon't be afraid to post what you want. Just post it and if people want to discuss it they will.

Maybe I will...

You can take this or leave it but I mean it when I say: I look forward to reading it :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 15, 2015, 03:36:51 AM
Don't wanna be relentless but ;) I agree that the Confederate flag should come down from any State building, but certain groups are determined to wipe out a portion of American history it seems (which does actually effect much more as we've seen). It has been one thing after another, bit by bit, the original terms were clear but obviously people have lied. I think this is PC in the extreme and its very worrying, PC police state coming to a town near you folks. But hey its your country, your history, up to you guys.

High school mascots are now the target.

http://usatodayhss.com/2015/more-trouble-at-richland-high-in-texas-this-time-about-its-confederate-inspired-rebels-mascot

http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/local/education/2015/07/12/support-for-richland-high-school-rebels-mascot/30066569/


Allan Hearrean, who was at the protest said to CBS-DFW that efforts to change the mascot are a 'cultural cleansing of the South. They are removing anything that relates to anything Southern. Sooner or later being a Texan will be racist.'

The rally was sparked after Reverend Kyev Tatum of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference filed complaints with the district and state after over the school's rebel mascot and Dixie Belles and Johnny Rebs student groups, noting that the school district "is over 50 percent children of color." The high school's logo draws clear inspiration from the embattled flag.

So...the children of colour are more important than everyone else because there are more? they come first?
So...the high school logo draws inspiration from the Confederate flag!! lol! So even if something might be inspired by the flag, but doesn't actually look like the flag, that has to go too! lol! Ridiculous!


And hey, I'm just posting the news man ;) and I know all about political correctness, I live in the EU controlled UK!  ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 15, 2015, 04:22:52 AM
Man I can't handle political correctness and I'm pretty sure it was created by lawyers to sue freedom of speech in the arse. Now everyone is so damn afraid to say something for fear of offending someone. That ain't right.

And what the hell is wrong with breat feeding or for that matter letting women walk around with their chichiballs hanging out?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jul 15, 2015, 02:29:54 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 15, 2015, 04:22:52 AM
Man I can't handle political correctness and I'm pretty sure it was created by lawyers to sue freedom of speech in the arse. Now everyone is so damn afraid to say something for fear of offending someone. That ain't right.

And what the hell is wrong with breat feeding or for that matter letting women walk around with their chichiballs hanging out?
It is called public indecency bro your walking down the street naked what if some small kid looks at the women then what?that is why kinds these days have their minds more dirty a survey was done showing more 8 years are doing sexting.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 15, 2015, 04:19:02 PM
Hey I got tonnes of this, there is something happening EVERYDAY in America, Facebook is alive with it. The amount of assaults on white people (by black youths) is incredible, there has been 2 attacks on police officers in the last week or so (one shooting).

Finally some sensible news. One female council member in FL wanted to ban the flag completely! but it was thrown out.

http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/council-members-proposal-ban-confederate-flag-melb/nmyyq/

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 15, 2015, 04:53:54 PM
DOOMRULZ
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 15, 2015, 12:05:18 AM
Feminists don't scare me. I just think they're mindless drones, not far removed from the Borg.

So you're scared of them then. Sure sounds like it the way you describe them, bunching them (us) all together into this non-human hive-mind organism out to castrate you and put you on a leash...

QuoteAs for political correctness, yeah, I am scared of it because it's just more bullshit designed to muzzle people and police our thoughts and actions so f**k that.

I call bullshit on that.

The true meaning of Political Correctness has been abducted by people, usually (western white) guys, feeling threatened and trampled upon because they no longer get a free pass when heckling and vilifying Muslims, gays, blacks, immigrants, feminists/women etc.

Just bark "PC!" and "Political correctness!" whenever someone put you in place. It is just reactionary wiggle room and has very little to do with free speech and muzzling people. It is just a stunt. PC is not a big societal problem, it's people on both sides abusing it that is.


Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 14, 2015, 04:44:08 PMYou can take this or leave it but I mean it when I say: I look forward to reading it :)

Okily dokily!  :)





WHITERABBIT
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 15, 2015, 04:22:52 AM
Man I can't handle political correctness and I'm pretty sure it was created by lawyers to sue freedom of speech in the arse. Now everyone is so damn afraid to say something for fear of offending someone. That ain't right.

And what the hell is wrong with breat feeding or for that matter letting women walk around with their chichiballs hanging out?

I don't think that people who usually complain about Political Correctness refer to women not being able to breast feed in public  or comedians being able to curse on TV or crack a joke about dead people. The PC/Political Correctness has become a mantra and rally word for people, usually right-wingers, who feel threatened or/and are pissed off that they no longer can heckle or vilify people of color, Muslims, women, feminists, immigrants, homosexuals etc. and get off scott free.

Sure, some people on the other side of the border(s) abuse the word as well to try to ban everything they get offended by. But that is just small potatoes compared to the old destructive reactionary forces that is trying to get a free pass by disingenuously "standing up against" rampant PCness - the true enemy of Democracy - as if they are champions of democracy and free speech... So laughable.





HUBBS
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 15, 2015, 04:19:02 PM
Hey I got tonnes of this, there is something happening EVERYDAY in America, Facebook is alive with it. The amount of assaults on white people (by black youths) is incredible, there has been 2 attacks on police officers in the last week or so (one shooting).

Finally some sensible news. One female council member in FL wanted to ban the flag completely! but it was thrown out.

http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/council-members-proposal-ban-confederate-flag-melb/nmyyq/

You're still NOT getting it Hubbs! ...Or you are just a troll. I mean, you never denied that you are one.

Same pattern time and time again. You post some crap, I counter you. You reply. I prove you wrong. You wriggle some, I prove you wrong again. You stop replying to my posts and stay away, and then, a page or two later, you post the same crap again as if previous discussions never happened... That's schoolbook troll behavior. I mean, who are you trying to kid? Or is this some kind of sport to you?


Let's pretend that you are not a troll, here is an article worth reading, it's jam packed with links to statistics etc. ...
http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/at-the-edge/2015/05/06/institutional-racism-is-our-way-of-life (http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/at-the-edge/2015/05/06/institutional-racism-is-our-way-of-life)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jul 15, 2015, 06:07:30 PM
The only thing I can agree with PC-barkers is the fact that there are theories (and evidence to back it) that polite and unoffending countries tend to be inherently violent and deceitful.
http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/The-312/July-2012/American-Violence-and-Southern-Culture/
https://books.google.com/books?id=8D1sE-NgYeMC&lpg=PA119&pg=PA122&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false

As Cracked puts it, (http://www.cracked.com/article_21826_5-nice-things-you-do-daily-that-secretly-ruin-world_p2.html)
Quote
Anthropologists have discovered that an exceedingly polite society is also an exceedingly violent one. This can be clearly demonstrated in many different cultures in Asia, the Mediterranean, and Africa, such as the !Kung San people of the Kalahari Desert. They've been described by anthropologists as a gentle and harmless people for their kind and peaceful tendencies ... yet they have a proportional murder rate three times higher than the U.S. average.

And they're not alone. The Gebusi from Papua New Guinea are known as an exceptionally warm and friendly people with a communal spirit that borders on idyllic. They also have a murder rate 50 freaking times higher than the U.S. average, with a full third of all adults between 1940 and 1982 having been straight-up ganked.

So what gives? Well, it seems that overt politeness is, ultimately, a catalyst for extreme violence. If everyone's inordinately polite all the time, then the moment someone breaks that social code it becomes a grievous insult that must be corrected (via face-stabbing).

If you need an example closer to home, look no further than the last bastion of manners in America: the South. In one study, researchers had Northerners and Southerners take turns sitting in a room with a dude whose express mission was to insult the hell out of them. The Northerners tended to respond to the abuse by tossing it right back. The Southerners, on the other hand, kept their cool, staying polite right up until a critical breaking point, when they blasted off like a rocket ship destined for planet Whoopass.

It seems that, since Northerners don't hold themselves to the same strict social code, they're able to shake off aggression by simply being rude right back at the offender, while Southerners bottle it up until it erupts. Politeness is like the cap on a bottle of kill-soda, and every single indiscretion, no matter how slight or innocent, shakes that bottle a little bit more.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 15, 2015, 06:17:17 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jul 15, 2015, 06:07:30 PM
The only thing I can agree with PC-barkers is the fact that there are theories (and evidence to back it) that polite and unoffending countries tend to be inherently violent and deceitful.
http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/The-312/July-2012/American-Violence-and-Southern-Culture/
https://books.google.com/books?id=8D1sE-NgYeMC&lpg=PA119&pg=PA122&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false

As Cracked puts it, (http://www.cracked.com/article_21826_5-nice-things-you-do-daily-that-secretly-ruin-world_p2.html)
Quote
Anthropologists have discovered that an exceedingly polite society is also an exceedingly violent one. This can be clearly demonstrated in many different cultures in Asia, the Mediterranean, and Africa, such as the !Kung San people of the Kalahari Desert. They've been described by anthropologists as a gentle and harmless people for their kind and peaceful tendencies ... yet they have a proportional murder rate three times higher than the U.S. average.

And they're not alone. The Gebusi from Papua New Guinea are known as an exceptionally warm and friendly people with a communal spirit that borders on idyllic. They also have a murder rate 50 freaking times higher than the U.S. average, with a full third of all adults between 1940 and 1982 having been straight-up ganked.

So what gives? Well, it seems that overt politeness is, ultimately, a catalyst for extreme violence. If everyone's inordinately polite all the time, then the moment someone breaks that social code it becomes a grievous insult that must be corrected (via face-stabbing).

If you need an example closer to home, look no further than the last bastion of manners in America: the South. In one study, researchers had Northerners and Southerners take turns sitting in a room with a dude whose express mission was to insult the hell out of them. The Northerners tended to respond to the abuse by tossing it right back. The Southerners, on the other hand, kept their cool, staying polite right up until a critical breaking point, when they blasted off like a rocket ship destined for planet Whoopass.

It seems that, since Northerners don't hold themselves to the same strict social code, they're able to shake off aggression by simply being rude right back at the offender, while Southerners bottle it up until it erupts. Politeness is like the cap on a bottle of kill-soda, and every single indiscretion, no matter how slight or innocent, shakes that bottle a little bit more.

I see what you're getting at, but I think it is a little bit of a stretch to link passive aggressiveness with the whole PC debate. I mean, there are plenty of people that are passive aggressive that are far from PC and vice versa. Personally insulting individuals is a different thing than insulting whole groups of people, especially minorities or groups of people that are already having a hard time to make things work.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 15, 2015, 08:52:15 PM
It's not polite people that lash out; it's oppressed people that do. White Southerners were just as beaten down by their owners as the slaves were. Demoralized, marginalized and uneducated. Why do people think they were so damn racist while in the north it was more passive racism. It's the same in all of those countries mentioned. Well that and it's an eye for an eye religious and tribal doctrine. Colonization caused most of those problems.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 15, 2015, 09:17:57 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 15, 2015, 08:52:15 PM
It's not polite people that lash out; it's oppressed people that do. White Southerners were just as beaten down by their owners as the slaves were. Demoralized, marginalized and uneducated. Why do people think they were so damn racist while in the north it was more passive racism. It's the same in all of those countries mentioned. Well that and it's an eye for an eye religious and tribal doctrine. Colonization caused most of those problems.

Eh, white poor Southerners were beaten down but in no way as much as the black slaves since they (poor whites) in the end were free men, even though they also lived under horrible conditions. The Northerners were racist too and by no means forbearers of American Democracy, but they did revere non-whites as less subhuman than the Southerners, and the will to abolish slavery and include the blacks in the workforce is as pragmatic change of a democratic and inclusive nature as well as of a financial and economically opportunistic nature as the Northerners pulled the rest of the U.S. into the industrial age. Funny enough the same kind of people who opposed to the abolishment of slavery were also the ones fighting the unions tooth and nail.

I agree with you on the colonization part. It really screwed things up and is still screwing things up. The chain reaction is seemingly never ending even though it is getting more and more complex and mixed every generation passing by.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Jul 16, 2015, 01:42:08 AM
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 16, 2015, 02:46:02 AM
I honestly want him to win, would be pretty entertaining seeing as he already has a cartel leader that wants him dead before the debate process has even started.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 16, 2015, 04:36:29 AM
QuoteHUBBS
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 15, 2015, 04:19:02 PM
Hey I got tonnes of this, there is something happening EVERYDAY in America, Facebook is alive with it. The amount of assaults on white people (by black youths) is incredible, there has been 2 attacks on police officers in the last week or so (one shooting).

Finally some sensible news. One female council member in FL wanted to ban the flag completely! but it was thrown out.

http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/council-members-proposal-ban-confederate-flag-melb/nmyyq/

You're still NOT getting it Hubbs! ...Or you are just a troll. I mean, you never denied that you are one.

Same pattern time and time again. You post some crap, I counter you. You reply. I prove you wrong. You wriggle some, I prove you wrong again. You stop replying to my posts and stay away, and then, a page or two later, you post the same crap again as if previous discussions never happened... That's schoolbook troll behavior. I mean, who are you trying to kid? Or is this some kind of sport to you?

Dude I think you have an over inflated opinion of your posts. I don't believe you have 'proven me wrong' anywhere, neither have I 'proven you wrong' anywhere.

I'm not trolling I don't believe, I am posting information and links of what's been happening. Its not just my imagination, or my wild accusations, its all genuine links to which I have offered my opinion.

Quote
QuoteAs for political correctness, yeah, I am scared of it because it's just more bullshit designed to muzzle people and police our thoughts and actions so f**k that.

I call bullshit on that.

The true meaning of Political Correctness has been abducted by people, usually (western white) guys, feeling threatened and trampled upon because they no longer get a free pass when heckling and vilifying Muslims, gays, blacks, immigrants, feminists/women etc.

Just bark "PC!" and "Political correctness!" whenever someone put you in place. It is just reactionary wiggle room and has very little to do with free speech and muzzling people. It is just a stunt. PC is not a big societal problem, it's people on both sides abusing it that is.

You could easily same the same for the words...'racist/racism, ignorant, bigot, sexist/sexism'. All of these words are literately thrown around like confetti these days by many who clearly have no idea of their actual meaning. Again I go back to this article...
http://uproxx.com/tv/2015/06/jerry-seinfeld-doesnt-play-colleges-says-the-pc-generation-doesnt-understand-racism-and-sexism/

Jerry Seinfeld says it all about youths these days and the trendy fashion of using these words (same for adults too).

Oh and again, you don't know what political correctness is until you have lived in Europe. The UK is basically run by an organisation in another country that is the epitome of political correctness, the EU. Their entire schtick is political correctness and they don't even pretend to hide it. If you're an immigrant, illegal or otherwise, then you can't go wrong, you virtually have free reign. This is why Europe is in crisis right now, if you read the news for us, we are all getting seriously pissed off with the EU (especially Italy and Hungary).

Oh you think I'm exaggerating? take a look at this...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3161129/Hungary-country-shut-doors-migrants-Syrian-family-one-enter-illegally-country-begins-erecting-100-mile-long-fence-borders.html



Eagle, I see you live in California. I really find it hard to imagine you would have any clue about any of this seeing as CA is well known to be one of the nicest, wealthiest, most open, liberal and diverse States in the US (so we are all led to believe anyway).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 16, 2015, 05:44:54 AM
http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20150715_florida_man_indicted_in_fatal_dog_poop_fight.html?id=315661171

I predict that this is the new "going postal". My dumb ass neighbor thinks he's the only one who finds dog shit on the curb. He has all the signage too. On garbage cans, on the bus bench, total vandalization of city property. He even made a huge sign with swear words. Even threatens kids. The dumbf**k. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 16, 2015, 12:24:04 PM
Sweet Jesus, what a retard. I hope they lock his ass up for good.

EDIT: http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/style/2015/07/07/mfa-backs-down-over-kimono-event-response-
protests/lv9NHcnpW0lsRE77d9hvkI/story.html

QuoteIn an episode that speaks volumes about cultural institutions, ethnic sensitivity, and the power of protest in the digital age, the Museum of Fine Arts is hastily pulling back on an event that protesters labeled a latter-day form of racist minstrelsy.

More manufactured outrage.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 16, 2015, 06:22:18 PM
HUBBS
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 16, 2015, 04:36:29 AM
Dude I think you have an over inflated opinion of your posts. I don't believe you have 'proven me wrong' anywhere, neither have I 'proven you wrong' anywhere.

No, I'm going back to the history of our posts. They follow the same pattern, as mentioned in my previous post. Proving you right or wrong - you certainly have nothing solid to back up your arguments. I've posted dry statistics, surveys etc. telling you that non-whites don't get the special treatment as whites, whom always getting an indefinite of second chances & benefit of a doubt, especially when compared to blacks who get little to none. But you don't seem to care or even register that. Your arguments revolve around your idea of how things are and everything else is just ignored, despite reality being stacked against you, but since you claim that you are not a troll you probably don't perceive it that way at all.

Overinflated opinion of my own posts? I might be guilty of that, at least initially. As I said, I have a tendency to sound aggressive and brash when I feel strongly about something, but I also admit when I step over the line. In this case however I don't think there is anything overinflated about it, especially considering the history of discussing the topic race and racism. You're just wrong. Plain and simple.


QuoteI'm not trolling I don't believe, I am posting information and links of what's been happening. Its not just my imagination, or my wild accusations, its all genuine links to which I have offered my opinion.

You post stuff that makes it sound like that white people, especially white western guys, are the biggest victims in modern society and world and that Muslims, immigrants and blacks are to blame for it, which is utter baloney.

Of course there is violence committed by people outside the white western norm - of course! There is crime everywhere and humans are capable of the most horrendous things no matter one's race, religion or nationality. And oppressed and/or discriminated against people, people not fully accepted by society, systemically scrutinized and marginalized, are more desperate, angry or indifferent to human life and will of course commit horrible things if that's the option, especially the worse things are and the more dislodged they feel from rest of society. When statistics and surveys show you that you are indeed a secondhand citizen, and you are a part of the working poor or the chronically unemployed, it is easy to revert to crime etc., especially if authorities and media indirectly try to put the blame on you. I'm not saying that it is more ok for minorities to commit crime, that it should be considered acceptable or that it is excusable. Of course it isn't. It is not excusable, just like police harassment and violence against blacks isn't ok, or overall discrimination against blacks isn't ok.

The biggest problem isn't racist acts between individuals, it's institutional/systemic/structural/societal racism that really is the cancer. It's also incredibly hard to root out since it is a part of our culture, woven into the very filaments of everything. We built our power and grandeur on the benefits of racism, and the same goes for any former colonial or imperial power out there, including the U.K. The last 500 hundred years was a spiraling escalation of organized racism with WWII as its climax. The Nazis distilled and personified the absurdity and evil of racism and since then direct/candid racism has been faced and fought hard whereas we obviously still have a long way to go when it comes to indirect/covert racism.

You're entitled to have your opinion, but when you constantly choose to share your opinion time and time again with little to no nuance, you will sooner or later run into people with an opposite opinion than yours. When they then try to discuss stuff with you and you don't listen, ignore uncomfortable parts of their arguments, or just disappear from the discussion altogether, your intentions will be questioned. Especially if you start all over again posting the same stuff that we just discussed, acting as if you brought something fresh and new to the table, as if the previous discussion never happened. Clean slate. Blacks, immigrants, Muslims & PCness is what is destroying the world...


QuoteYou could easily same the same for the words...'racist/racism, ignorant, bigot, sexist/sexism'. All of these words are literately thrown around like confetti these days by many who clearly have no idea of their actual meaning. Again I go back to this article...
http://uproxx.com/tv/2015/06/jerry-seinfeld-doesnt-play-colleges-says-the-pc-generation-doesnt-understand-racism-and-sexism/

Jerry Seinfeld says it all about youths these days and the trendy fashion of using these words (same for adults too).

I totally agree with you on this one Hubbs. Words with a lot of meaning are being watered down, abused and overused, making those words lose their meaning, which is horrible for obvious reasons. That doesn't mean that there is no such thing as racism, sexism or crippling PCness.


QuoteOh and again, you don't know what political correctness is until you have lived in Europe. The UK is basically run by an organisation in another country that is the epitome of political correctness, the EU. Their entire schtick is political correctness and they don't even pretend to hide it. If you're an immigrant, illegal or otherwise, then you can't go wrong, you virtually have free reign. This is why Europe is in crisis right now, if you read the news for us, we are all getting seriously pissed off with the EU (especially Italy and Hungary).

Maybe you're right maybe you aren't - I don't live in the U.K. so I don't know what its like there. But the way you talk about immigrants being more privileged than ethnical Englishmen and Europeans makes me think that there is more to it...

I have European friends and my stepbrother lives in Sweden, and what they're saying is that hidden racism in Europe is rampant, which clashes hard with any attempt of trying to make it easier for immigrants to fit in and become a part of society. They also say that immigration policies have the right intention so to speak but have been executed and enforced in a very, very clumsy way. Very flawed and full of loopholes, which makes it easy for xenophobes and right-wing populists, like the ones in Italy and Hungary, to swoop in and gain traction, which is so destructive and disgusting.


QuoteOh you think I'm exaggerating? take a look at this...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3161129/Hungary-country-shut-doors-migrants-Syrian-family-one-enter-illegally-country-begins-erecting-100-mile-long-fence-borders.html

I feel sick...



QuoteEagle, I see you live in California. I really find it hard to imagine you would have any clue about any of this seeing as CA is well known to be one of the nicest, wealthiest, most open, liberal and diverse States in the US (so we are all led to believe anyway).

I grew up in the Bronx (NY), in a predominantly African-American neighborhood and I've been living in mostly poor and working class to lower middle-class neighborhoods, mostly in Brooklyn, till I moved to Oakland and then SF (CA) over two years ago. SF & the Bay Area is quickly turning into one of the most expensive, unequal and segregated parts of the U.S. due to the tax cuts and special benefits for tech companies and their employees, greedy landlords and extreme rent hikes (i.e. extreme gentrification). It's socially liberal still, but economically it is getting more and more conservative. The African-american (black) population in dwindling FAST and is only making up 6% of the whole Bay Area, whereas the white population has risen from 35% to 52%, meanwhile the Latino and Asian populations are diminishing as well, especially the Latino/Hispanic.

California is indeed wealthy, openminded and has huge resources, but it also has really conservative or/and clueless corporations and politicians making sure that that wealth doesn't leave their pockets. Mayor Lee, who is a Democrat btw, almost single handedly turned SF, and as an extension the whole Bay Area, into a playground for the newly rich hordes from Silicon Valley. The working class / working poor are getting poorer and are moving away in droves, same goes for the middle-class, leaving the bottom and the top of society behind, resulting in even more segregation and crime, leading to the death of what used to be one of the most amazing cities in the world. A lot of people say that if things don't stop SF will turn into another Detroit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 16, 2015, 08:36:06 PM
http://www.cnbc.com/2015/07/16/police-pursue-shooter-in-chattanooga-tennessee.html

4 US marines killed

QuoteNBC News confirmed earlier reports that the shooting suspect was Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez—a naturalized U.S. citizen from Kuwait.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 16, 2015, 09:04:21 PM
About time! Unfortunately his presidency is over in a year or so, and I doubt that any of the Democratic presidential candidates dare to make this a part of their platform even though the fact that the American prison system is in a desperate need for change on more ways than one.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-obama-change-americans-prison/story?id=32477995 (http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-obama-change-americans-prison/story?id=32477995)

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/17/us/obama-el-reno-oklahoma-prison.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=second-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0 (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/17/us/obama-el-reno-oklahoma-prison.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=second-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 16, 2015, 11:27:20 PM
Those mandatory sentences are so damn unfair especially when the crime is minor. Plus it cost so damn much to store people. Also the privatization of prisons is a disaster. All it did was breed harden criminals. Criminals are people but after a tour in one of those facilities they come out monsters. Yea great work morons. Well that is the difference, public facilities are called correctional facilities while private facilities are prisons. Correctional facilities try to fix the people there; prisons just stack them 5 high until they are released back into society as freed caged animals.

Let me be clear I have no problem terminating the actual filth but for goodness sake most people that go to prison are either stupid or greedy... you can fix stupid. For the greedy people we should make them bust ass in community service until the real dollar amount is paid back. Make them wall streeters comb the desert. If they don't want to do it garnish their bank accounts until they do. If they're too old make them a street greater. You wanna see them think twice. Prison, hah, no one smart actually cares about that until they are actually sent there for life.

Mental illness needs to be f**king solved before people get sent to the mental institution. It has to be way cheaper in the long run. It's ridiculous how much it cost to store them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 17, 2015, 06:06:34 AM
QuoteI have European friends and my stepbrother lives in Sweden, and what they're saying is that hidden racism in Europe is rampant, which clashes hard with any attempt of trying to make it easier for immigrants to fit in and become a part of society. They also say that immigration policies have the right intention so to speak but have been executed and enforced in a very, very clumsy way. Very flawed and full of loopholes, which makes it easy for xenophobes and right-wing populists, like the ones in Italy and Hungary, to swoop in and gain traction, which is so destructive and disgusting.

Yes that's true but at the same time it also effects the regular public's opinion of the situation and their government. We all know the EU runs the show which many hate, but its all the abused loopholes, easy access, easy rules, asylum rules etc...which change peoples minds. People who aren't right-wing at all but just get fed up with the constant influx which (in the UK) is having a huge impact on everything. I read a good fact not so long ago, it went something like this (not exactly like this, it was another State). The UK fits into the State of Texas with room to spare (common knowledge). The population of Texas is just under 27 million, the population of the UK is over 64 million, with some sources saying its actually closer to 90 million. Let that sink in eh ;)

All the immigrants know that they only have to touch down on European soil and they are set, if they claim asylum then they literately cannot go wrong, they all know it, and many abuse it (because many don't come from war torn countries and the EU rules state, you claim asylum in the nearest safest country to your own. You don't make a bee-line for the best countries halfway across the continent lol!)

The immigrants are a bloody cheeky lot, they are taken in by one country, say Italy, Bulgaria or Spain etc...but that's not good enough for them, they have to try and illegally get into the UK or Germany, France etc...It show goes to show many of them aren't really that bad off otherwise they'd be quite happy in any half decent European country, anywhere's better than a war zone right?

Its also a massive danger because IS are supposedly utilising this influx into Europe, its basically an unchecked highway to anywhere you want!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 17, 2015, 11:55:57 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 15, 2015, 04:53:54 PM
DOOMRULZ

SPREADEAGLEBEAGLE. BOLD LETTERS. CAPITAL LETTERS. SERIOUSNESS

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 15, 2015, 04:53:54 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 15, 2015, 12:05:18 AM
Feminists don't scare me. I just think they're mindless drones, not far removed from the Borg.

So you're scared of them then. Sure sounds like it the way you describe them, bunching them (us) all together into this non-human hive-mind organism out to castrate you and put you on a leash...

What the hell do you call this then? (http://www.nationalreview.com/article/417855/student-op-ed-yes-means-yes-not-enough-because-sometimes-yes-means-no-katherine-timpf) Or this? (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/11670138/Why-are-our-universities-blocking-mens-societies.html) And as a follow-up to the previous story. (http://staffslive.co.uk/2015/02/womans-group-blasts-plan-mens-rights-society-staffordshire-university/#prettyPhoto)

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 15, 2015, 04:53:54 PM
QuoteAs for political correctness, yeah, I am scared of it because it's just more bullshit designed to muzzle people and police our thoughts and actions so f**k that.

I call bullshit on that.

The true meaning of Political Correctness has been abducted by people, usually (western white) guys, feeling threatened and trampled upon because they no longer get a free pass when heckling and vilifying Muslims, gays, blacks, immigrants, feminists/women etc.

Just bark "PC!" and "Political correctness!" whenever someone put you in place. It is just reactionary wiggle room and has very little to do with free speech and muzzling people. It is just a stunt. PC is not a big societal problem, it's people on both sides abusing it that is.

This is political correctness in 2015. (http://chrishernandezauthor.com/2015/01/02/microaggressions-trigger-warnings-and-the-new-meaning-of-trauma/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 17, 2015, 12:52:18 PM
Hey does anyone remember philosophy 310 from college or whatever course number it is. Where no matter what happens it is half your fault for getting up in the morning and existing? Yea, that bullshit logic still be contemplated isn't it? It's more loopy than Terminator Time travel.



Carlin is right. Political correctness is all about removing the humanity from language that is painful. The adage of: if you ignore it; it'll go away.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/man-arrested-suspicion-lemonade-stand-heist-32509605

All right guys I think we need to buy a shovel for this one.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 17, 2015, 04:55:04 PM
Carlin was a pretty cool dude.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 17, 2015, 04:58:54 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 17, 2015, 06:06:34 AM
Yes that's true but at the same time it also effects the regular public's opinion of the situation and their government. We all know the EU runs the show which many hate, but its all the abused loopholes, easy access, easy rules, asylum rules etc...which change peoples minds. People who aren't right-wing at all but just get fed up with the constant influx which (in the UK) is having a huge impact on everything. I read a good fact not so long ago, it went something like this (not exactly like this, it was another State). The UK fits into the State of Texas with room to spare (common knowledge). The population of Texas is just under 27 million, the population of the UK is over 64 million, with some sources saying its actually closer to 90 million. Let that sink in eh ;)

Texas is huge and is quite unpopulated compared to its size. Texas is also not an old colonial power with potential populations moving in from "abroad". Texas is a also quite anti-immigration.


QuoteAll the immigrants know that they only have to touch down on European soil and they are set, if they claim asylum then they literately cannot go wrong, they all know it, and many abuse it (because many don't come from war torn countries and the EU rules state, you claim asylum in the nearest safest country to your own. You don't make a bee-line for the best countries halfway across the continent lol!)

]The immigrants are a bloody cheeky lot, they are taken in by one country, say Italy, Bulgaria or Spain etc...but that's not good enough for them, they have to try and illegally get into the UK or Germany, France etc...It show goes to show many of them aren't really that bad off otherwise they'd be quite happy in any half decent European country, anywhere's better than a war zone right?

Why wouldn't you want to move to a place with better living conditions and where there already are countrymen present and where it is easier to find a job? Bulgaria is poor and Spain suffers from rampant unemployment, and Italy I've heard is not friendly towards its immigrants.


QuoteIts also a massive danger because IS are supposedly utilising this influx into Europe, its basically an unchecked highway to anywhere you want!

IS is the same as ISIS, right?

That is a classic anti-immigration tactic, i.e. to be extremely tough, scrutinizing and intolerant with ALL immigrants just in case some of them might be dangerous and part of some organization. Here in the U.S. Mexicans get that treatment. I mean, listen to Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump's lovely speeches about Latinos and Mexicans - just switch out Mexicans for Muslims, and there you go.

What I'm saying is that the absolute majority of all immigrants are NOT terrorists and criminals. But if treated badly, marginalized and always vilified, sooner or later some of them will turn to crime or join destructive organizations or movements. Nothing strange about that if you ask me.





Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 17, 2015, 11:55:57 AM
SPREADEAGLEBEAGLE. BOLD LETTERS. CAPITAL LETTERS. SERIOUSNESS

Just trying to be polite, pal. Replies to three different members in one post. Poo on me for trying...

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 15, 2015, 04:53:54 PM
What the hell do you call this then? (http://www.nationalreview.com/article/417855/student-op-ed-yes-means-yes-not-enough-because-sometimes-yes-means-no-katherine-timpf) Or this? (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/11670138/Why-are-our-universities-blocking-mens-societies.html) And as a follow-up to the previous story. (http://staffslive.co.uk/2015/02/womans-group-blasts-plan-mens-rights-society-staffordshire-university/#prettyPhoto)

Once again Doom, there are feminists and then there are feminists, which is something you don't seem to want to get. Of course things are going to be abused by some people for their own gain or whatever. What bothers me is that you choose to champion the assholes, clueless opportunists and radical extremists as the standard of the movement, which is so inaccurate and sad.

Also, "mens-rights" movements, opposing womens-rights groups, is just laughable and so off the mark. It's like civil rights groups for white people... Give me a break!


Quote
This is political correctness in 2015. (http://chrishernandezauthor.com/2015/01/02/microaggressions-trigger-warnings-and-the-new-meaning-of-trauma/)

Like I said before, there is complaining about PCness and then there is complaining about PCness. What I am reacting against is for example racists who start barking "PC!" when people don't go along with their bullshit. I have no tolerance with that kind of anti-PCness.

Then of course we have the kind of PCness that is ridiculous without any function other than, like you say, muzzling people, especially comedians. That is a different deal altogether.

To actively and systematically harass, heckle, vilify and ridicule minorities or people outside the norm is not a human right or a democratic right or free speech, it's hate speech, beating downwards and a tool to suppress and control "lesser" people that you find to be a threat to you. Unfortunately the people that are the most vocal about PCness, other than comedians, are usually people with xenophobic or misogynist views and ideals, knowing that most people are fed up with PCness in general and by abducting the anti-PC stance they will have everyday people standing on their side when it comes to stand up against PCness. Directly fiendish if you ask me.





Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 17, 2015, 12:52:18 PM
Hey does anyone remember philosophy 310 from college or whatever course number it is. Where no matter what happens it is half your fault for getting up in the morning and existing? Yea, that bullshit logic still be contemplated isn't it? It's more loopy than Terminator Time travel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSp8IyaKCs0

Carlin is right. Political correctness is all about removing the humanity from language that is painful. The adage of: if you ignore it; it'll go away.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/man-arrested-suspicion-lemonade-stand-heist-32509605

All right guys I think we need to buy a shovel for this one.

...Unfortunately racists, misogynists, homophobes and whatnot are piggybacking and riding the anti-PC wave hard, because let's face it - PC in general is annoying and silly. It's so easy to be anti-PC. It's cool to be anti-PC. But then it bites you in the ass when anti-PCness has turned just as destructive, if not more destructive, than PCness. Case in point people who feel offended that they can't crack directly offensive racist jokes in a public setting without being people getting pissed off.

Just saying.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 17, 2015, 10:43:22 PM
Political correctness is about all about control. That's it. Entities use it to control what you can say, what you can think and thus dictates your actions for you. This is why we have that thing in our Constitution called "freedom of speech". Feminism is political correctness run amok with a little reproductive rights thrown in.

I mean just look at Obama telling everyone to stop making "prison rape" jokes the other day. Plus he paused so many times trying to word what he said so carefully as not to offend anyone that I'd have flunk him if this were a public speaking class. Just think about that, the leader of the free world is terrified to speak his mind.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 17, 2015, 10:53:13 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 17, 2015, 10:43:22 PM
Political correctness is about all about control. That is it

Just like anti-PCness.


QuoteEntities use it to control what you can say, what you can think and thus dictates your actions for you.

Just like anti-PCness


QuoteThis is why we have that thing in our Constitution called "freedom of speech".

...which goes both ways.


QuoteFeminism is political correctness run amok with a little reproductive rights thrown in.

Wow, whiterabbit... You just broke my heart. You sound just like Doomrulz.


QuoteI mean just look at Obama telling everyone to stop making "prison rape jokes" the other day. Plus he paused so many times trying to word what he said so carefully as not to offend anyone that I'd have flunked him in public speaking course. Just think about that, the leader of the free world is terrified to speak his mind.

I didn't see it that way at all. Not at all. He is trying to change the way we look at prison and everything that has to do with it, which hasn't really been done before by an American president. It was not about not offending people, but more about breaking stereotypes instead of catering to them. That means that you have to rephrase yourself and think outside of the box (not prison pun intended).

You people accuse people being easily offended and thin skinned, but at the same time you interpret everything as rabid PCness as soon as someone dare to bring up your god given right to heckle, vilify and push people down just because you can...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 17, 2015, 11:12:34 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 17, 2015, 04:58:54 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 17, 2015, 11:55:57 AM
SPREADEAGLEBEAGLE. BOLD LETTERS. CAPITAL LETTERS. SERIOUSNESS

Just trying to be polite, pal. Replies to three different members in one post. Poo on me for trying...

Tis' a joke my friend. Ever seen CinemaSins? They do it quite often, except it's usually "MOVING THINGS! CAMERA! EXCITEMENT!"

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 15, 2015, 04:53:54 PM
What the hell do you call this then? (http://www.nationalreview.com/article/417855/student-op-ed-yes-means-yes-not-enough-because-sometimes-yes-means-no-katherine-timpf) Or this? (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/11670138/Why-are-our-universities-blocking-mens-societies.html) And as a follow-up to the previous story. (http://staffslive.co.uk/2015/02/womans-group-blasts-plan-mens-rights-society-staffordshire-university/#prettyPhoto)

Once again Doom, there are feminists and then there are feminists, which is something you don't seem to want to get. Of course things are going to be abused by some people for their own gain or whatever. What bothers me is that you choose to champion the assholes, clueless opportunists and radical extremists as the standard of the movement, which is so inaccurate and sad.

As I predicted, "NAFALT". What you don't seem to want to get is that the ones who matter are like that. Instead of telling me not all feminists are like that, start telling the feminists who are like that, to stop being like that!

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 17, 2015, 04:58:54 PMAlso, "mens-rights" movements, opposing womens-rights groups, is just laughable and so off the mark. It's like civil rights groups for white people... Give me a break!

What are you on about? There's nothing wrong with being anti-feminist. Feminism is not above criticism, as much as you might want to think it is. Also, who's opposing women's rights groups here? The group the student wanted to create wasn't doing any such thing. He just wanted a group to discuss the rights and needs of men. If you seriously think that's a problem, then I pity you. No, really.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 17, 2015, 04:58:54 PM
This is political correctness in 2015. (http://chrishernandezauthor.com/2015/01/02/microaggressions-trigger-warnings-and-the-new-meaning-of-trauma/)

Like I said before, there is complaining about PCness and then there is complaining about PCness. What I am reacting against is for example racists who start barking "PC!" when people don't go along with their bullshit. I have no tolerance with that kind of anti-PCness.

Then of course we have the kind of PCness that is ridiculous without any function other than, like you say, muzzling people, especially comedians. That is a different deal altogether.

To actively and systematically harass, heckle, vilify and ridicule minorities or people outside the norm is not a human right or a democratic right or free speech, it's hate speech, beating downwards and a tool to suppress and control "lesser" people that you find to be a threat to you. Unfortunately the people that are the most vocal about PCness, other than comedians, are usually people with xenophobic or misogynist views and ideals, knowing that most people are fed up with PCness in general and by abducting the anti-PC stance they will have everyday people standing on their side when it comes to stand up against PCness. Directly fiendish if you ask me.

I won't be so arrogant and naive to deny their existence (the sort of people you mentioned here), but in my experience, the people screaming "POLITICALLY CORRECT" simply want control, like whiterabbit said. Here's another example of how bad it is. (http://www.spectator.co.uk/features/9376232/free-speech-is-so-last-century-todays-students-want-the-right-to-be-comfortable/) Also, we have to remember that there are people in life who just want to be hateful assholes. That's just the way it is. Nothing will ever change that. Part of life is learning to shake these people off and not cry about it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 17, 2015, 11:25:46 PM
Well yea, PC and anti-PC is all about control. Pure anti-PC would be a total lack of control, anarchy. Everything goes. To meet in the middle is freedom. Neither side should ever be able to trump the other. That is true freedom of speech. The freedom of self control over ones speech; because it is the right thing to do and not because someone or some group tells you that is so. Then destroys you through mob rule and social media.

I think Doomrulz is a pretty cool guy, eh kills aliens and doesnt afraid of anything. Seriously though, what's wrong with the guy?

Feminism is all about women wanting to wear the pants. It's like women saw how well men f**ked up the world and said to themselves "I want to be just like them". Plus I like a good dirty joke but I'm not going to say one just to be a dick.

The thing about abortion is that some dudes can't get this through their heads; if a women doesn't want your child then don't f**k the women and bitch about it later because she aborts it. It's probably because you're ugly and alcohol was involved.

Actually guys we are talking about the extremes on all sides. Lets cut the cheese and admit that most people, mid 70% are decent and tolerable of all human opinions and understand that there really isn't one the rules over the others and they change with time.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 17, 2015, 11:58:14 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 17, 2015, 11:12:34 PM
Tis' a joke my friend. Ever seen CinemaSins? They do it quite often, except it's usually "MOVING THINGS! CAMERA! EXCITEMENT!"

Sorry about that, haven't seen CinemaSins  :-\


QuoteAs I predicted, "NAFALT". What you don't seem to want to get is that the ones who matter are like that. Instead of telling me not all feminists are like that, start telling the feminists who are like that, to stop being like that!

What makes you think that isn't the case?

I would say that the majority of my friends consider themselves feminist, even though some are hesitant admitting it in public, because feminism, especially the word itself, has been badmouthed and vilified ever since the women's rights movement started.

I have one friend who used to be more of a "feminazi". We have had our share of wild discussions about feminism. She has softened up a little. Her main stance is that to have real change it needs to be radical in its nature and take every though, concept and idea to its "logical" conclusion. I don't agree with her and I let her know every time she goes political on me.

All feminists that matter are extremists? No. The ones you focus on and believe matter within the movement are more or less in the fringe. The majority with truly feministic values, whether they call themselves feminists or not, are far away from the militant version preached by the radicals you spout.

Also, the tactic of putting the burden on the feminist movement to focus on itself is the same thing as when Islamophobes or people intolerant of Islam accuse regular everyday Muslims for not dealing with Islamists and Jihadists and whatnot. It's a way to say: "As long as you don't get rid of the bad elements in your movement/religion/population etc. it is ok for me to bunch all of you together and be as judgmental and outspoken as I want"


QuoteWhat are you on about? There's nothing wrong with being anti-feminist. Feminism is not above criticism, as much as you might want to think it is. Also, who's opposing women's rights groups here? The group the student wanted to create wasn't doing any such thing. He just wanted a group to discuss the rights and needs of men. If you seriously think that's a problem, then I pity you. No, really.

Anti-feminist = being against women's rights, gender equality and equality between the sexes etc.

But since it sounds like feminism as a whole is pretty pretty much the same as nazism in your eyes and has nothing to do with equal rights, possibility and respect, calling oneself an anti-feminist is a positive thing whereas in reality, looking at the history of feminism, it is the other way around. Being an anti-feminist is pretty much being a fascist against women everywhere.

Mens rights and needs? Nothing wrong with that, as long as you bark up the right tree, which is not feminism. Like I said in my previous posts -  the backside of our patriarchal culture also affects men, as men are supposed to provide for women, always be strong and self-sufficient, should not be too nurturing or spend too much time with young children etc. So in a way mens rights are needed to fight old patriarchal values so that they/we can become truly modern men not feathered to old myths about men (and women). Unfair custody rules, alimony, automatic suspicion against men working with young children etc. are all effects of the old patriarchal system to help out the weaker sex.


QuoteI won't be so arrogant and naive to deny their existence (the sort of people you mentioned here), but in my experience, the people screaming "POLITICALLY CORRECT" simply want control, like whiterabbit said. Here's another example of how bad it is. (http://www.spectator.co.uk/features/9376232/free-speech-is-so-last-century-todays-students-want-the-right-to-be-comfortable/) Also, we have to remember that there are people in life who just want to be hateful assholes. That's just the way it is. Nothing will ever change that. Part of life is learning to shake these people off and not cry about it.

It goes both ways and I would say that racists, Islamophobes are the loudest when it comes to condemning labeling everything as PC and being rabidly anti-PC. And there is no reason to let them be and push societal progress backwards and into dark corner. It's not acceptable at all. It doesn't have to do with just some people being natural born assholes, it has to do with people using the anti-PC stance as loophole to gain sympathy while peddling intolerance and hate.





Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 17, 2015, 11:25:46 PM
Well yea, PC and anti-PC is all about control. Pure anti-PC would be a total lack of control, anarchy. Everything goes. To meet in the middle is freedom. Neither side should ever be able to trump the other. That is true freedom of speech. The freedom of self control over ones speech; because it is the right thing to do and not because someone or some group tells you that is so. Then destroys you through mob rule and social media.

Well, that is the climate and reality we have today. Needless to say I do agree with you. And like you said, social media and the accessibility to everything that is internet makes things crazier than ever.


QuoteI think Doomrulz is a pretty cool guy, eh kills aliens and doesnt afraid of anything. Seriously though, what's wrong with the guy?

I like Doomrulz, I really do, even if I'm pretty hard on him at times. I was just referring to his fear of feminism and feminists.


QuoteFeminism is all about women wanting to wear the pants. It's like women saw how well men f**ked up the world and said to themselves "I want to be just like them". Plus I like a good dirty joke but I'm not going to say one just to be a dick.

That's pretty crass...


QuoteThe thing about abortion is that some dudes can't get this through their heads; if a women doesn't want your child then don't f**k the women and bitch about it later because she aborts it. It's probably because you're ugly and alcohol was involved.

whiterabbit, are you a damn dirty feminist?


QuoteActually guys we are talking about the extremes on all sides. Lets cut the cheese and admit that most people, mid 70% are decent and tolerable of all human opinions and understand that there really isn't one the rules over the others and they change with time.

Thank you Captain Obvious!  ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 18, 2015, 01:03:08 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 17, 2015, 11:58:14 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 17, 2015, 11:12:34 PM
Tis' a joke my friend. Ever seen CinemaSins? They do it quite often, except it's usually "MOVING THINGS! CAMERA! EXCITEMENT!"

Sorry about that, haven't seen CinemaSins  :-\

No time like the present! (http://www.youtube.com/user/CinemaSins)

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 17, 2015, 11:58:14 PM
QuoteAs I predicted, "NAFALT". What you don't seem to want to get is that the ones who matter are like that. Instead of telling me not all feminists are like that, start telling the feminists who are like that, to stop being like that!

What makes you think that isn't the case?

I'm not seeing much of it in action. It's there in sparse moments in YouTube and Facebook comments which is encouraging but given how pervasive feminism's influence is along with gynocentrism in general, it's unlikely to change anything.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 17, 2015, 11:58:14 PM
I would say that the majority of my friends consider themselves feminist, even though some are hesitant admitting it in public, because feminism, especially the word itself, has been badmouthed and vilified ever since the women's rights movement started.

Any why do you think that is exactly? It goes a bit beyond muh soggy knees, as you're probably thinking.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 17, 2015, 11:58:14 PM
All feminists that matter are extremists? No. The ones you focus on and believe matter within the movement are more or less in the fringe. The majority with truly feministic values, whether they call themselves feminists or not, are far away from the militant version preached by the radicals you spout.

Oh God man. Because the radicals are the ones who are writing books (Dworkin, Solanis [they may be dead but their influence on modern day feminism is unquestionable. Just look at Jessica Valenti, writer for the freaking Guardian]), drafting policy (Hillary Clinton), or teaching in academia (Adele Mercier, Elizabeth Sheehy [the former is a bona fide rape enabler, the latter advocates for spousal (read male) murder).

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 17, 2015, 11:58:14 PM
Also, the tactic of putting the burden on the feminist movement to focus on itself is the same thing as when Islamophobes or people intolerant of Islam accuse regular everyday Muslims for not dealing with Islamists and Jihadists and whatnot. It's a way to say: "As long as you don't get rid of the bad elements in your movement/religion/population etc. it is ok for me to bunch all of you together and be as judgmental and outspoken as I want"

Except that Muslims make regular attempts at distancing themselves from radicals and some rather major attempts at that. (http://www.cbsnews.com/news/muslims-in-france-protest-against-extremism/) So yeah, I can other ideologies like feminism to the same standard. Muslims make an honest effort to weed out those retards. I can't say the same for feminists.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 17, 2015, 11:58:14 PM
QuoteWhat are you on about? There's nothing wrong with being anti-feminist. Feminism is not above criticism, as much as you might want to think it is. Also, who's opposing women's rights groups here? The group the student wanted to create wasn't doing any such thing. He just wanted a group to discuss the rights and needs of men. If you seriously think that's a problem, then I pity you. No, really.

Anti-feminist = being against women's rights, gender equality and equality between the sexes etc.

I'm against none of those things. What I am against is totalitarianism and authoritarian control which is what feminism is. Heck, it's pretty much been that since the suffrage movement.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 17, 2015, 11:58:14 PM
But since it sounds like feminism as a whole is pretty pretty much the same as nazism in your eyes and has nothing to do with equal rights, possibility and respect, calling oneself an anti-feminist is a positive thing whereas in reality, looking at the history of feminism, it is the other way around. Being an anti-feminist is pretty much being a fascist against women everywhere.

And you sir are making the assumption that women everywhere call themselves feminists. Not every feminist is female, anymore than every female is a feminist. I know you've heard of Women Against Feminism.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 17, 2015, 11:58:14 PM
Mens rights and needs? Nothing wrong with that, as long as you bark up the right tree, which is not feminism. Like I said in my previous posts -  the backside of our patriarchal culture also affects men, as men are supposed to provide for women, always be strong and self-sufficient, should not be too nurturing or spend too much time with young children etc. So in a way mens rights are needed to fight old patriarchal values so that they/we can become truly modern men not feathered to old myths about men (and women). Unfair custody rules, alimony, automatic suspicion against men working with young children etc. are all effects of the old patriarchal system to help out the weaker sex.

Credit where it's due: shouting at feminism and feminists is absolutely not the way to go about it. That's why I no longer label myself as an MRA or visit AVFM. It's all they ever seem to do. They're more interested in getting in shouting matches with feminists on Twitter or catching them in "Gotcha!" moments which go nowhere. So maybe you proved a feminist on the internet wrong about something. So what? Now what? Who cares? What have you done to help advance the cause of men? I'm more interested in tackling traditionalism and gynocentrism, the root cause of most of gender-related problems in my eyes.

What you call patriarchy, I call traditionalism. Society operated the way it has for generations because they were born out of the biological need for survival, where men did the hunting and women did the nesting. Now, since we don't live in caves anymore, those gender roles don't mean much because both sexes need to do their fair share. The problem is that women (not feminists) aren't too keen on that whole "fair share" part. Everyday it seems like women are receiving some sort of handout to make their lives easier. And you may call me misogynistic, evil, patriarchal, whatever, I really don't care. When I hear about shit like hiring quotas or lowering the standards for women getting into the military or STEM fields, it makes me think that women aren't really interested in doing what it takes to succeed in life and would rather rely on Big Daddy government while shouting "I'M A STRONG INDEPENDENT WOMAN". Feminists routinely push for that sort of thing because they aren't interested in equality. They want supremacy. As an example, forcing the military to lower their standards (http://www.thedailybeast.com/the-hero-project/articles/2014/01/07/lowering-standards-for-female-marines-is-not-gender-equality.html) tells me that women just aren't as good as men. If a woman really can do anything a man can do and do it better like Gloria Steinem once said, what's with the handouts? Please tell me.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 17, 2015, 11:58:14 PM
QuoteI think Doomrulz is a pretty cool guy, eh kills aliens and doesnt afraid of anything. Seriously though, what's wrong with the guy?

I like Doomrulz, I really do, even if I'm pretty hard on him at times. I was just referring to his fear of feminism and feminists.

I like you too man. You're insufferable at times, but what's a little friction amongst friends? You're miles ahead of the other people we used to have around here. I won't mention any names but I'm sure you know who I'm referring to.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 17, 2015, 11:58:14 PM
QuoteThe thing about abortion is that some dudes can't get this through their heads; if a women doesn't want your child then don't f**k the women and bitch about it later because she aborts it. It's probably because you're ugly and alcohol was involved.

whiterabbit, are you a damn dirty feminist?

Fine. And if a man wants nothing to do with that child, he should have the option of financial abortion. That is, no child support. Or are we going to tell him to man up and be a real man and be the responsible one?

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 17, 2015, 11:58:14 PM
QuoteActually guys we are talking about the extremes on all sides. Lets cut the cheese and admit that most people, mid 70% are decent and tolerable of all human opinions and understand that there really isn't one the rules over the others and they change with time.

Thank you Captain Obvious!  ;)

It's all about how those extremists are dealt with.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 18, 2015, 02:45:53 AM
These quote trees are too much for me to process. I'm starting to think the problem with the world is that too many words end in ism. :P

*manhugs everyone. Now isn't it Friday night... shouldn't we be out there corrupting the youth?

Actually SpreadEagleBeagle, what exactly does that nick mean. What comes too my mind is a Beagle Spreading Eagle. Which I guess you can't get more progressive than that. Am I close?

Whiterabbit is just the name of a site I used to mod at a long time ago that is now dead. It has no meaning. If anyone cared.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 18, 2015, 03:01:40 AM
Given how much I saw you posting in the Jurassic Park thread, I assumed whiterabbit was in reference to "white rabbit object".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 18, 2015, 03:45:26 AM
Eh more Alice in wonderland... Follow the white rabbit down the deep black hole. Although the name was taken from the white rabbit bit from the Matrix for the site. Jurassic world on the other hand was just plain awesome. Been watching the dvdscreener and I noticed how badly hishe blew their parody of Jurassic World. CinemaSins better do a better job than that. :P

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/29573757/snow-falls-on-mauna-kea-summit-in-july

And speaking of white, it's snowing on mauna kea. Which is a mountain on an island in the middle of the pacific ocean almost on top of the equator and it is the middle of summer.... climate change is rearing it's ugly head. Yea it is hot as f**k on the beach. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 18, 2015, 03:52:29 AM
HISHE's was awesome. I just couldn't argue with it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 18, 2015, 06:25:11 AM
Yea but the movie itself pointed out all of those things in the movie. Making the JW hishe redundant. I think that FFwd button is making them lazy. I mean take the "just shoot her" one; that's exactly what they did. Hoskins straight up asks himself what's taking them so long and tells them to light it up and they do exactly that. Like 10 seconds would have made any difference, she was standing in the same spot. I suppose it would have gave the raptors less time to think about it but in the end they still would have ate everyone but Pratt. :P

Oh and yea her heel breaks and it eats her... yea that's not an actual "how it should have ended" ending.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: OmegaZilla on Jul 18, 2015, 09:30:24 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 18, 2015, 01:03:08 AMI won't mention any names but I'm sure you know who I'm referring to.
Not quite, but I suggest you quit with this kind of remarks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 18, 2015, 09:36:12 AM
Not to worry, I will. I only brought it up because it was relevant. Won't continue.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: OmegaZilla on Jul 18, 2015, 09:37:58 AM
Don't quite think it was relevant, but yeah -- it's useless. No more, thanks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 18, 2015, 09:41:06 AM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/07/17/burglar-selfie_n_7820968.html

QuoteLOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities in Los Angeles are looking for a burglar who accidentally made a selfie with his victim's iPhone.

I love these sorts of stories.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jul 18, 2015, 02:30:40 PM
Quote from: Omegamorph on Jul 18, 2015, 09:30:24 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 18, 2015, 01:03:08 AMI won't mention any names but I'm sure you know who I'm referring to.
Not quite, but I suggest you quit with this kind of remarks.

I don't ever want to see you use that kind of slur again. Only warning about the matter. It wasn't relevant, at all.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jul 19, 2015, 05:27:56 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FH33lQoy.jpg%3F1&hash=52b2817baa3e4d00003be81beed738ad68b1353c)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 19, 2015, 08:13:04 AM
Welp, ok then moving on, how about that cosby guy, he says the sex and drugs were consensual.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/19/us/bill-cosby-deposition/index.html

"He said he could read nonverbal clues of consent."

Is that like Cosby's very own Jedi mind tricks?  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 19, 2015, 05:06:05 PM
That case is 50 shades of messed up. I've never heard of someone agreeing to be drugged, but who am I to judge?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 19, 2015, 10:23:35 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/19/world/shark-attack-wsl-mick-fanning-feat/index.html

Holy shit. Was that the Cosby shark? Oh no no, it was just a great white shark out for a little lunch. Still holy f**k that was intense.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 20, 2015, 12:10:58 AM
White House doesn't have national flag at half-staff for recent terrorist attack? If this is completely accurate, why??!

The whole issue has gone through the roof across Facebook and again doesn't look good for Obama.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 20, 2015, 02:59:56 AM
It likely wasn't a terrorist attack. It was mass murder. The suspect allegedly has severe mental illness and was a chronic alcoholic.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 20, 2015, 03:16:59 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 20, 2015, 02:59:56 AM
It likely wasn't a terrorist attack. It was mass murder. The suspect allegedly has severe mental illness and was a chronic alcoholic.

Yeah but military American personnel on home soil gunned down! and no half-staff on the White House?!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 20, 2015, 03:21:15 AM
Honestly, I don't think it works that way. The idea that you lower the flag for an arbitrary number of casualties is a patriotic myth as far as I know.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 20, 2015, 03:57:37 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 20, 2015, 03:21:15 AM
Honestly, I don't think it works that way. The idea that you lower the flag for an arbitrary number of casualties is a patriotic myth as far as I know.

Yeah but come on, it was basically a terrorist attack, I've read up on it and it just sounds like bs to me. Why would he specifically target military personnel on military premises? oh and he's Muslim...I don't buy into what they're trying to sell. The main difference here is the attack was on American soil, not another country, I would have thought that makes a big difference.

If the White House can go all rainbow coloured for same sex marriage (when they should of stayed neutral) then half-staff for this doesn't seem much of a stretch, Jesus!
I honesty don't get your President, he makes some very odd decisions as if he's trying to upset people. I've never known America in such turmoil (in my lifetime).

http://video.foxnews.com/v/4360278467001/gretchens-take-obama-shuns-real-story-on-domestic-terror/?intcmp=obnetwork#sp=show-clips
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 20, 2015, 02:19:41 PM
http://www.mrctv.org/blog/taxpayers-continue-spend-millions-find-out-why-lesbians-are-fat#.duurc3:10Cn

QuoteA U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) study to understand why lesbians are fat has now cost taxpayers over $3.5 million to-date.

America, your tax dollars at work.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jul 20, 2015, 04:09:44 PM
Any of you guys has comments on David Cameron speech on ISIS do you think his ways could work my opinion is that UK should not interfere in Syria but get other Arab states to get involved like the UAE.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Jul 20, 2015, 04:29:22 PM
Got zero interest in football, but that FIFA guy, Blatter, was just on TV in a press conference and said the following:

"I just called my late mother and she told me, 'Don't worry, it's just a lack of education.'"

None of the reporters seemed to pick up on how he can apparently now communicate to the afterlife at will. :)

Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Jul 20, 2015, 04:09:44 PM
Any of you guys has comments on David Cameron speech on ISIS do you think his ways could work my opinion is that UK should not interfere in Syria but get other Arab states to get involved like the UAE.

Yeah, good luck with that utterly impossible task... Remember how they instantly backed off of air strikes in Libya, after promising maximum support?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 20, 2015, 05:26:13 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Jul 20, 2015, 04:09:44 PM
Any of you guys has comments on David Cameron speech on ISIS do you think his ways could work my opinion is that UK should not interfere in Syria but get other Arab states to get involved like the UAE.
It's a sound idea, you're just forgetting that Arabs can't fight wars. Their "professional" military's are garbage, the only forces who have any sort of combat capabilities are groups like the Kurdish YPG, the only problem is that there's not enough of them. Anytime the Iraqi military has gone up against ISIS they retreat and leave all their US weaponry behind. One of the main reasons you see ISIS with things like TOW missiles is because the Iraqis leave the moment they hear a group of ISIS fighters is heading their way and they leave all their shit behind.

Shit even ISIS is dogshit when it comes to fighting wars, they captured a few monkey model Abrams tanks with enough fuel and ammo to last a few months and what do they do? They blow them up in a propaganda video. They still use WW1 infantry charge tactics for Christ sake and they're still kicking the shit out of a relatively modernized army. If a western power were to go full boots on the ground ISIS would revert back to living in caves and planting IEDs at night.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jul 20, 2015, 09:23:48 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 20, 2015, 05:26:13 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Jul 20, 2015, 04:09:44 PM
Any of you guys has comments on David Cameron speech on ISIS do you think his ways could work my opinion is that UK should not interfere in Syria but get other Arab states to get involved like the UAE.
It's a sound idea, you're just forgetting that Arabs can't fight wars. Their "professional" military's are garbage, the only forces who have any sort of combat capabilities are groups like the Kurdish YPG, the only problem is that there's not enough of them. Anytime the Iraqi military has gone up against ISIS they retreat and leave all their US weaponry behind. One of the main reasons you see ISIS with things like TOW missiles is because the Iraqis leave the moment they hear a group of ISIS fighters is heading their way and they leave all their shit behind.

Shit even ISIS is dogshit when it comes to fighting wars, they captured a few monkey model Abrams tanks with enough fuel and ammo to last a few months and what do they do? They blow them up in a propaganda video. They still use WW1 infantry charge tactics for Christ sake and they're still kicking the shit out of a relatively modernized army. If a western power were to go full boots on the ground ISIS would revert back to living in caves and planting IEDs at night.
I agree with you my teacher told me that Saudi Arabia was contacted about this but they have equipment but no one to use shows they rely on the west.Why has not the UN been involved my opinion is that other Muslim states should get involved like Pakistan,Malaysia etc..i dont think Turkey would help because of the PKK and the kurds. Pakistan is currently deciding if they should get involved in the war in Yeman no offense the Arabs are coward they just bomb and beside Pakistan should sort out its political problem.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 21, 2015, 12:02:33 AM
James Cameron's going to bomb ISIS? That would be amazing... huh David Cameron? Who the hell is that?  :o :P

Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 20, 2015, 05:26:13 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Jul 20, 2015, 04:09:44 PM
Any of you guys has comments on David Cameron speech on ISIS do you think his ways could work my opinion is that UK should not interfere in Syria but get other Arab states to get involved like the UAE.
It's a sound idea, you're just forgetting that Arabs can't fight wars. Their "professional" military's are garbage, the only forces who have any sort of combat capabilities are groups like the Kurdish YPG, the only problem is that there's not enough of them. Anytime the Iraqi military has gone up against ISIS they retreat and leave all their US weaponry behind. One of the main reasons you see ISIS with things like TOW missiles is because the Iraqis leave the moment they hear a group of ISIS fighters is heading their way and they leave all their shit behind.

Shit even ISIS is dogshit when it comes to fighting wars, they captured a few monkey model Abrams tanks with enough fuel and ammo to last a few months and what do they do? They blow them up in a propaganda video. They still use WW1 infantry charge tactics for Christ sake and they're still kicking the shit out of a relatively modernized army. If a western power were to go full boots on the ground ISIS would revert back to living in caves and planting IEDs at night.
The truth is they simply do not have the will to fight and we do not have the will to fight for them either. I do wonder where the arbitrary line in the sand is drawn though, the point at which we do make war.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 21, 2015, 12:19:57 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 21, 2015, 12:02:33 AM
James Cameron's going to bomb ISIS? That would be amazing... huh David Cameron? Who the hell is that?  :o :P

Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 20, 2015, 05:26:13 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Jul 20, 2015, 04:09:44 PM
Any of you guys has comments on David Cameron speech on ISIS do you think his ways could work my opinion is that UK should not interfere in Syria but get other Arab states to get involved like the UAE.
It's a sound idea, you're just forgetting that Arabs can't fight wars. Their "professional" military's are garbage, the only forces who have any sort of combat capabilities are groups like the Kurdish YPG, the only problem is that there's not enough of them. Anytime the Iraqi military has gone up against ISIS they retreat and leave all their US weaponry behind. One of the main reasons you see ISIS with things like TOW missiles is because the Iraqis leave the moment they hear a group of ISIS fighters is heading their way and they leave all their shit behind.

Shit even ISIS is dogshit when it comes to fighting wars, they captured a few monkey model Abrams tanks with enough fuel and ammo to last a few months and what do they do? They blow them up in a propaganda video. They still use WW1 infantry charge tactics for Christ sake and they're still kicking the shit out of a relatively modernized army. If a western power were to go full boots on the ground ISIS would revert back to living in caves and planting IEDs at night.
The truth is they simply do not have the will to fight and we do not have the will to fight for them either. I do wonder where the arbitrary line in the sand is drawn though, the point at which we do make war.

The line will probably never be drawn, at least not for a while. War hasn't been politically popular since WWII, and as long as the media has access to front line footage they'll find every way to twist it into "the West is the bad guys, pull the troops out of buttf**kistan". Sure war is ugly, but sometimes it needs to be fought, and while it's become apparent you can never outright destroy groups like ISIS, you can at least suppress them.

Speaking of, apparently ISIS groups are infiltrating the Balkans. Who the f**k in ISIS woke up and said, "hey lets f**k with the Balkans, those guys get scared and subdued easy, I bet they are also pussies who will run from war".  It's like they behead a few dudes on camera and suddenly they think they have a handle on atrocities enough to go toe to toe with the Balkans.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Jul 21, 2015, 01:16:46 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 21, 2015, 12:02:33 AM
James Cameron's going to bomb ISIS? That would be amazing...

I have the weirdest mental image, right now...

Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 21, 2015, 12:19:57 AM
Speaking of, apparently ISIS groups are infiltrating the Balkans. Who the f**k in ISIS woke up and said, "hey lets f**k with the Balkans, those guys get scared and subdued easy, I bet they are also pussies who will run from war".

:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 21, 2015, 01:37:45 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 21, 2015, 12:19:57 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 21, 2015, 12:02:33 AM
James Cameron's going to bomb ISIS? That would be amazing... huh David Cameron? Who the hell is that?  :o :P

Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 20, 2015, 05:26:13 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Jul 20, 2015, 04:09:44 PM
Any of you guys has comments on David Cameron speech on ISIS do you think his ways could work my opinion is that UK should not interfere in Syria but get other Arab states to get involved like the UAE.
It's a sound idea, you're just forgetting that Arabs can't fight wars. Their "professional" military's are garbage, the only forces who have any sort of combat capabilities are groups like the Kurdish YPG, the only problem is that there's not enough of them. Anytime the Iraqi military has gone up against ISIS they retreat and leave all their US weaponry behind. One of the main reasons you see ISIS with things like TOW missiles is because the Iraqis leave the moment they hear a group of ISIS fighters is heading their way and they leave all their shit behind.

Shit even ISIS is dogshit when it comes to fighting wars, they captured a few monkey model Abrams tanks with enough fuel and ammo to last a few months and what do they do? They blow them up in a propaganda video. They still use WW1 infantry charge tactics for Christ sake and they're still kicking the shit out of a relatively modernized army. If a western power were to go full boots on the ground ISIS would revert back to living in caves and planting IEDs at night.
The truth is they simply do not have the will to fight and we do not have the will to fight for them either. I do wonder where the arbitrary line in the sand is drawn though, the point at which we do make war.

The line will probably never be drawn, at least not for a while. War hasn't been politically popular since WWII, and as long as the media has access to front line footage they'll find every way to twist it into "the West is the bad guys, pull the troops out of buttf**kistan". Sure war is ugly, but sometimes it needs to be fought, and while it's become apparent you can never outright destroy groups like ISIS, you can at least suppress them.

Speaking of, apparently ISIS groups are infiltrating the Balkans. Who the f**k in ISIS woke up and said, "hey lets f**k with the Balkans, those guys get scared and subdued easy, I bet they are also pussies who will run from war".  It's like they behead a few dudes on camera and suddenly they think they have a handle on atrocities enough to go toe to toe with the Balkans.
The guy who read that the two world wars had ties to the Balkan theater, probably. For as dumb as that sounds that is how western ISIS members think. Same thing with the Abrams tanks, for as well built and deadly as they are, it still needs a well trained crew, spare parts and being a dessert environment, a high level of maintenance. All they could do was blow it up for propaganda.

This is what pisses me off about how we conduct war for the past 70 years. When you make war you do it to win war and that means a full surrender of enemy forces unless it is mutuality beneficial to both side to call it off. When you have the overwhelming advantage you use it. I still can't believe the idea of "united nations police action" that was the Korean war, the entire hands off of major supply routes in Vietnam and then having the media portray them as resistance fighters chain ganging supplies to the battle front. The simple truth is that the US military was barred from engaging them. Even the news media's coverage of the slaughter of the Iraqi army that made GHB stop the war prematurely. What the hell was the brass thinking allowing the (studio) media a font row seat to war?

The one thing that I can't stand is this blind eye that way too many people put to the truth. A solider is a weapon. The art of soldiery is to commit mass murder. This peace keeping bullshit has got to go; you want peace keeping send in the cops. War is ugly but soldiers have a job that they are well trained to do, we should let them do that job when called forth.

As ISIS goes, something needs to be done and boots need to go onto the ground before they actually get f**king organized. I just don't see the wisdom of letting this shit simmer like this. The political atmosphere of course isn't going to let that happen. No one wanted to pull troops out of Iraq but it's true, the American Public isn't going to support military action until it swims up and bites us on the ass. I don't know about the rest of you guys but I can't stand seeing people getting their heads cut off in droves. Of course with the last round of sequestration cuts and another round to happen in October... shit what's the point of arguing I suppose.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 21, 2015, 04:09:08 AM
QuoteEven the news media's coverage of the slaughter of the Iraqi army that made GHB stop the war prematurely. What the hell was the brass thinking allowing the (studio) media a font row seat to war?

I think that was my favorite part of the Iraq war; A large group of Iraqi mechanized infantry retreating to reorganize is engaged by US aircraft and has the shit slapped out of them. Western media then comes along and takes photos of a few charred bodies and says, "Look at what our evil troops did to these innocent Iraqis! Pull the troops out now!". Then a few civvies get killed by cluster bombs, and the Western media says, "Look at what our evil troops did! Ban cluster bombs!". It's like they don't get that the objective of war is the complete destruction or surrender of the enemy, and no matter how horrible it sounds, civilian casualties will always be a factor.

You really hit the nail on the head rabbit
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 21, 2015, 04:59:58 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 21, 2015, 04:09:08 AM
QuoteEven the news media's coverage of the slaughter of the Iraqi army that made GHB stop the war prematurely. What the hell was the brass thinking allowing the (studio) media a font row seat to war?

I think that was my favorite part of the Iraq war; A large group of Iraqi mechanized infantry retreating to reorganize is engaged by US aircraft and has the shit slapped out of them. Western media then comes along and takes photos of a few charred bodies and says, "Look at what our evil troops did to these innocent Iraqis! Pull the troops out now!".
I remember that part vividly. It really is hypocritical of the media too; as they were the ones waving around Americas Gigantic Military Dong at the beginning of the war. What did they think would happen if you slap that dong across a battle convoy of Iraqi troops? Total destruction, that's what. That shouldn't be surprising though, coming from office workers. People sometimes forget that the news media are nothing more than office workers. They're not prepared for combat and it's harsh realities.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/20/us/tennessee-naval-reserve-shooting/index.html

More reason to believe that the Chattanooga shooter was more mentally insane than terrorist.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 21, 2015, 05:52:54 AM
Completely unrelated but CNN knows the AR15 is not an assault rifle, right?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Born Of Cold Light on Jul 21, 2015, 06:11:26 AM
About ISIS in the Balkans; while it is a troubling development, most Muslims there are very secular.  If it weren't for the mosques, you might not even know that people like Bosniaks and Albanians were Muslim.  The only way I can see ISIS getting any substantial followers is by playing off anti-Serb sentiment.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 21, 2015, 06:40:35 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 21, 2015, 05:52:54 AM
Completely unrelated but CNN knows the AR15 is not an assault rifle, right?
Unlikely. The 94 federal weapons ban mucked that all up. Still it's a deadly weapon even without automatic fire. :P

http://www.cnn.com/videos/justice/2015/07/16/former-marine-takes-down-armed-robber-pkg.ktvt

Good job marine.  :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 21, 2015, 12:01:45 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/marijuana-broken-bones_55ad1e24e4b0d2ded39f7bef

QuoteScientists in Israel are exploring another medical use for marijuana: Their research indicates that a compound in the plant helps heal bone fractures.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jul 21, 2015, 07:14:52 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 21, 2015, 01:37:45 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 21, 2015, 12:19:57 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 21, 2015, 12:02:33 AM
James Cameron's going to bomb ISIS? That would be amazing... huh David Cameron? Who the hell is that?  :o :P

Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 20, 2015, 05:26:13 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Jul 20, 2015, 04:09:44 PM
Any of you guys has comments on David Cameron speech on ISIS do you think his ways could work my opinion is that UK should not interfere in Syria but get other Arab states to get involved like the UAE.
It's a sound idea, you're just forgetting that Arabs can't fight wars. Their "professional" military's are garbage, the only forces who have any sort of combat capabilities are groups like the Kurdish YPG, the only problem is that there's not enough of them. Anytime the Iraqi military has gone up against ISIS they retreat and leave all their US weaponry behind. One of the main reasons you see ISIS with things like TOW missiles is because the Iraqis leave the moment they hear a group of ISIS fighters is heading their way and they leave all their shit behind.

Shit even ISIS is dogshit when it comes to fighting wars, they captured a few monkey model Abrams tanks with enough fuel and ammo to last a few months and what do they do? They blow them up in a propaganda video. They still use WW1 infantry charge tactics for Christ sake and they're still kicking the shit out of a relatively modernized army. If a western power were to go full boots on the ground ISIS would revert back to living in caves and planting IEDs at night.
The truth is they simply do not have the will to fight and we do not have the will to fight for them either. I do wonder where the arbitrary line in the sand is drawn though, the point at which we do make war.

The line will probably never be drawn, at least not for a while. War hasn't been politically popular since WWII, and as long as the media has access to front line footage they'll find every way to twist it into "the West is the bad guys, pull the troops out of buttf**kistan". Sure war is ugly, but sometimes it needs to be fought, and while it's become apparent you can never outright destroy groups like ISIS, you can at least suppress them.

Speaking of, apparently ISIS groups are infiltrating the Balkans. Who the f**k in ISIS woke up and said, "hey lets f**k with the Balkans, those guys get scared and subdued easy, I bet they are also pussies who will run from war".  It's like they behead a few dudes on camera and suddenly they think they have a handle on atrocities enough to go toe to toe with the Balkans.
The guy who read that the two world wars had ties to the Balkan theater, probably. For as dumb as that sounds that is how western ISIS members think. Same thing with the Abrams tanks, for as well built and deadly as they are, it still needs a well trained crew, spare parts and being a dessert environment, a high level of maintenance. All they could do was blow it up for propaganda.

This is what pisses me off about how we conduct war for the past 70 years. When you make war you do it to win war and that means a full surrender of enemy forces unless it is mutuality beneficial to both side to call it off. When you have the overwhelming advantage you use it. I still can't believe the idea of "united nations police action" that was the Korean war, the entire hands off of major supply routes in Vietnam and then having the media portray them as resistance fighters chain ganging supplies to the battle front. The simple truth is that the US military was barred from engaging them. Even the news media's coverage of the slaughter of the Iraqi army that made GHB stop the war prematurely. What the hell was the brass thinking allowing the (studio) media a font row seat to war?

The one thing that I can't stand is this blind eye that way too many people put to the truth. A solider is a weapon. The art of soldiery is to commit mass murder. This peace keeping bullshit has got to go; you want peace keeping send in the cops. War is ugly but soldiers have a job that they are well trained to do, we should let them do that job when called forth.

As ISIS goes, something needs to be done and boots need to go onto the ground before they actually get f**king organized. I just don't see the wisdom of letting this shit simmer like this. The political atmosphere of course isn't going to let that happen. No one wanted to pull troops out of Iraq but it's true, the American Public isn't going to support military action until it swims up and bites us on the ass. I don't know about the rest of you guys but I can't stand seeing people getting their heads cut off in droves. Of course with the last round of sequestration cuts and another round to happen in October... shit what's the point of arguing I suppose.
Even Putin said that the US are repeating same mistakes  they supplied the rebel groups and guess who came out with those guns that's right ISIS just when they supplied the mujhadeen and then the Taliban came out or Osama bin laden,now before you call me a fanatical Russian supporter you have to agree with him right
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jul 21, 2015, 07:54:58 PM
Sure, cite the Korean War but don't talk about how Mr. Asshole MacArthur nearly made Nuclear Weapons conventional. So glad Truman sacked his ass before China got destroyed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 21, 2015, 08:16:57 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 18, 2015, 01:03:08 AM
I'm not seeing much of it in action. It's there in sparse moments in YouTube and Facebook comments which is encouraging but given how pervasive feminism's influence is along with gynocentrism in general, it's unlikely to change anything.

You and I seem to live on two different planets, or more like, focusing on different things. I focus on the productive mainstream feminism, the down-to-earth everyday feminism that is the women's rights movement, whereas you focus on the crazies, vindictives and the opportunists, which is a loud but tiny part of the overall movement. Just like Islamists, the radical extremists of the movement want to be heard and are often the most vocal, and the people scared and hateful of the entire feminist movement, which is usually right-wingers, are more than happy to support that picture as it vilifies feminism as a whole. As whiterabbit said - it's the extremists that screws it all up. Being anti-feminist is the same as supporting right-wing sexists as well as the feminazis as it empowers them.


Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 18, 2015, 01:03:08 AM
Any why do you think that is exactly? It goes a bit beyond muh soggy knees, as you're probably thinking.

Yeah, wonder why? Could it be that any attempt of women organizing themselves, striving for equal rights and opportunity, have been fought hard and shot down before gaining traction. If it wasn't for women starting working during WWII and all that followed, the women's right movement would've been pretty bloody. Women showed men that they are just as capable as them and are more than just baby machines and pretty things for men to look at. Even so, the women's rights were always demonized and vilified by men and conservative women and always under fire, bad-mouthed and trash talked, doing everything to give it a bad name and burry it.

That's why.


Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 18, 2015, 01:03:08 AM
Oh God man. Because the radicals are the ones who are writing books (Dworkin, Solanis [they may be dead but their influence on modern day feminism is unquestionable. Just look at Jessica Valenti, writer for the freaking Guardian]), drafting policy (Hillary Clinton), or teaching in academia (Adele Mercier, Elizabeth Sheehy [the former is a bona fide rape enabler, the latter advocates for spousal (read male) murder).

Yes, they do write books. So does people with less radical ideas and concepts.

Hillary Clinton being a radical is laughable and Solanis is more of a theoretical think-tank person working conceptually, trying to open people's eyes like an artist. After all she was a friend and colleague of Warhol & the Factory.


Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 18, 2015, 01:03:08 AM
Except that Muslims make regular attempts at distancing themselves from radicals and some rather major attempts at that. (http://www.cbsnews.com/news/muslims-in-france-protest-against-extremism/) So yeah, I can other ideologies like feminism to the same standard. Muslims make an honest effort to weed out those retards. I can't say the same for feminists.

Well, they/we do. Feminists question each other.


Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 18, 2015, 01:03:08 AM
I'm against none of those things. What I am against is totalitarianism and authoritarian control which is what feminism is. Heck, it's pretty much been that since the suffrage movement.

No, it is not. It is not totalitarian or authoritarian, but it is organized for very obvious reasons (*scared shitless white men in power).

It sounds like you think the women should've stopped fighting for their rights mid- to late 19th century since women had it so good 1890...

Listen to yourself Doom.


Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 18, 2015, 01:03:08 AM
And you sir are making the assumption that women everywhere call themselves feminists. Not every feminist is female, anymore than every female is a feminist. I know you've heard of Women Against Feminism.

Yes I've heard about Women Against Feminism. There are also African-Americans that are for slavery and wish that the South had won. What is your point?

Like I said, a lot of people don't want to call themselves feminist in public or at all because the name has been so defiled, both by feminizes but most of all by conservatives and reactionaries in general. The latter are in power more or less worldwide, the former not so much.


Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 18, 2015, 01:03:08 AM
Credit where it's due: shouting at feminism and feminists is absolutely not the way to go about it. That's why I no longer label myself as an MRA or visit AVFM. It's all they ever seem to do. They're more interested in getting in shouting matches with feminists on Twitter or catching them in "Gotcha!" moments which go nowhere. So maybe you proved a feminist on the internet wrong about something. So what? Now what? Who cares? What have you done to help advance the cause of men? I'm more interested in tackling traditionalism and gynocentrism, the root cause of most of gender-related problems in my eyes.

Tradtitionalism? And how did those traditions, systems and structures come to be? Who enforced them? Who were in power?
Traditionalism is directly patriarchal since our civilization is patriarchal. Gynocentrism is the direct effect of women being ignored through most of our history except for being some kind of sub-human asset or device for men to control and toil with.


QuoteWhat you call patriarchy, I call traditionalism. Society operated the way it has for generations because they were born out of the biological need for survival, where men did the hunting and women did the nesting. Now, since we don't live in caves anymore, those gender roles don't mean much because both sexes need to do their fair share. The problem is that women (not feminists) aren't too keen on that whole "fair share" part. Everyday it seems like women are receiving some sort of handout to make their lives easier. And you may call me misogynistic, evil, patriarchal, whatever, I really don't care. When I hear about shit like hiring quotas or lowering the standards for women getting into the military or STEM fields, it makes me think that women aren't really interested in doing what it takes to succeed in life and would rather rely on Big Daddy government while shouting "I'M A STRONG INDEPENDENT WOMAN". Feminists routinely push for that sort of thing because they aren't interested in equality. They want supremacy. As an example, forcing the military to lower their standards (http://www.thedailybeast.com/the-hero-project/articles/2014/01/07/lowering-standards-for-female-marines-is-not-gender-equality.html) tells me that women just aren't as good as men. If a woman really can do anything a man can do and do it better like Gloria Steinem once said, what's with the handouts? Please tell me.

Parts of my paragraphs above apply for this as well.

Hiring quotas etc. are necessary to introduce a "minority" to a new field and to make the ball keep on rolling. It sounds really lame to men since we're used to do whatever we want to do - the world is ours.

Of course there is a limit to this as people will abuse it and we don't want standards to be too low. I'm not worried though, especially since there are tons of men, conservatives and even feminists out there who are very sceptic about the whole thing. It will level out eventually, at least as long as we continue working on equal rights and opportunity for all, and as women and minorities traditionally have had less rights and opportunities than (white) men, it is only natural that the focus should be on them reaching the same level of equality as (white) men.


QuoteI like you too man. You're insufferable at times, but what's a little friction amongst friends? ***

Yeah, well, that's the way things are! I don't think we're going to agree on anything when it comes to feminism as you and I have two completely different ideas and convictions about what feminism is.

Feel free to reply to this post if you feel like it, but I'll take my time to reply as these never-ending walls of text are quite exhausting, especially when you have to reply to three people at once...





Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 18, 2015, 02:45:53 AM
These quote trees are too much for me to process. I'm starting to think the problem with the world is that too many words end in ism. :P

*manhugs everyone. Now isn't it Friday night... shouldn't we be out there corrupting the youth?

YEah, getting to be a little bit too much for me as well. Taking a break. I promise!


Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 18, 2015, 02:45:53 AM
Actually SpreadEagleBeagle, what exactly does that nick mean. What comes too my mind is a Beagle Spreading Eagle. Which I guess you can't get more progressive than that. Am I close?

Sorry to disappoint you, but I picked the named while I was making a skate video where there was a segment with spread eagle tricks, and as witty as I am I used the song "Spread Eagle Beagle" by Melvins for that segment. It was during that time I also started hanging out on Alien forums (started with Alien Experience and then AVPGalaxy), probably around 2006-2007.


QuoteWhiterabbit is just the name of a site I used to mod at a long time ago that is now dead. It has no meaning. If anyone cared.

I thought you were a Jefferson Airplane fan or something.





Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 20, 2015, 03:57:37 AM
Yeah but come on, it was basically a terrorist attack, I've read up on it and it just sounds like bs to me. Why would he specifically target military personnel on military premises? oh and he's Muslim...I don't buy into what they're trying to sell. The main difference here is the attack was on American soil, not another country, I would have thought that makes a big difference.

You just can't help it, can you?


QuoteIf the White House can go all rainbow coloured for same sex marriage (when they should of stayed neutral) then half-staff for this doesn't seem much of a stretch, Jesus!
I honesty don't get your President, he makes some very odd decisions as if he's trying to upset people. I've never known America in such turmoil (in my lifetime).

I honesty don't get you, you make some very odd decisions as if you're trying to upset people. I've never known AVP Galaxy in such turmoil (in my lifetime).


If you knew anything about U.S. politics you would not put the blame solely on Obama for the U.S. being in turmoil. The Congress is Republican, the Senate is Republican, the Supreme Court has a Republican majority -- and as we all know the Republicans were "infiltrated" (...more like incorporated) and taken over by the freaking Tea Party, which is an extremist right-wing party and organization with no qualms whatsoever.

Their representatives (now mainstream Republican) announced right of the bat that they would do anything to make sure that Obama wouldn't get anything done during his presidency, even if it means that regular Americans is going to suffer from it, because that's the patriot thing to do, right?

They have vilified him, they turned their back to their own ideas as soon as Obama wanted to incorporate them (see so called "Obamacare", which is originally a Republican, quite capitalist plan and alternative to the socialist universal healthcare that people in the center and on the left promoted for), shutting down the government TWICE - the list goes on. If Obama says that the sky is blue, the Repubs will be outraged, tell you that the sky is as RED as Obama's Muslim Kenyan Communist heart, and they will demand him to apologize and preferably resign for being so audacious and divisive!

I am not a huge Obama fan or supporter as I think he's been too meek and not tough enough, especially considering the rabid werewolves he knew he would have to deal with. And I think he is way too lax with Wall Street, big corporations, Israel lobby and the war hawks out there. But when it comes to social issues he is definitely one of the Top 10 American Presidents hands down.


Also, why should they have staid neutral when it comes to gay marriage? Please elaborate, I'm curious...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 21, 2015, 10:47:11 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jul 21, 2015, 07:54:58 PM
Sure, cite the Korean War but don't talk about how Mr. Asshole MacArthur nearly made Nuclear Weapons conventional. So glad Truman sacked his ass before China got destroyed.
That was Curtis LeMay, MacArthur wanted to attack Chinese forces and drive them out of Korea. Yea that probably wasn't a good idea at the risk of an expanded war but North Korea would have been free and unified if he did, in hindsight. Turman was right to fire him however.

@SpreadEagleBeagle: You skate? and I don't even know what Jeffersons airplane is. :P

So when was the last time feminist tried to blow something up. I think people forget that feminist are still women, usually unattractive ones at that (well the ones in charge, any who) or without the traditionally assumed femininity but they are women non the less who form packs for comfort and protection. Societal definitions of beauty be damned, the proof is in the pudding and I don't mean Cosby's dick. Some of them of course want to rule the world and think that if they have enough followers that goal can be achieved. Yet the truth of the matter is that it's a minority philosophy with very vocal practitioners.

It's like a very fat women screaming that she is beautiful because she has really fat tits, no you're not.

The next time you see a feminist rally notice how the pretty ones love to go topless and give the ugly ones a firm handshake for a job well done. Go Go Feminism. Feminist really just want to be the dominate party in a relationship and you know what, they're plenty of guys that would love that but femis, you've gotta take care of yourself. Hot abs go both ways.

Now let me find an abrams tank to hide in because good god I'm going to get so much flak for this shit.  :-*  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 21, 2015, 11:23:27 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 21, 2015, 10:47:11 PM
@SpreadEagleBeagle: You skate?

Here and there. Not as much asI used to. Getting old and scared of hurting myself.


Quoteand I don't even know what Jeffersons airplane is. :P

...


QuoteSo when was the last time feminist tried to blow something up. I think people forget that feminist are still women, usually unattractive ones at that (well the ones in charge, any who) or without the traditionally assumed femininity but they are women non the less who form packs for comfort and protection. Societal definitions of beauty be damned, the proof is in the pudding and I don't mean Cosby's dick. Some of them of course want to rule the world and think that if they have enough followers that goal can be achieved. Yet the truth of the matter is that it's a minority philosophy with very vocal practitioners.

It's like a very fat women screaming that she is beautiful because she has really fat tits, no you're not.

The next time you see a feminist rally notice how the pretty ones love to go topless and give the ugly ones a firm handshake for a job well done. Go Go Feminism. Feminist really just want to be the dominate party in a relationship and you know what, they're plenty of guys that would love that but femis, you've gotta take care of yourself. Hot abs go both ways.

Now let me find an abrams tank to hide in because good god I'm going to get so much flak for this shit.  :-*  :laugh:

You're too witty and tongue-in-cheek to get mad at, and there is no malice in what you say, and in fact you're probably feminist and a proud one on top of that. You're just too smart to call yourself one  ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 22, 2015, 01:29:57 AM
@SpreadEagle...

The dude who just committed the shooting of military personnel in the US, he specifically targeted military personnel, he's a shooter and he's Muslim. I'm sorry if you think I'm being racist but in my book that's a terrorist with an agenda...a Muslim terrorist, and we all know about them. No point trying to play any kind of righteous justice warrior bs on it, it is what it is.


I think the White House should of remained neutral over the same sex marriage decision because they are the government, its not a good idea to take sides with such big decisions and piss off a huge section of your population. Whether or not you agree with that decision is up to the individual person, but the President and the White House should remain neutral, its just the professional thing to do. You now have masses of American's you are very upset over that decision (no national vote, no say) and upset with their government who they think has turned its back on them. I'm not saying I don't agree with the decision, but as a government you don't rub peoples faces in a huge decision like that, you don't see the Houses of Parliament doing that.

The Democrats have also possibly shot down their own Presidential chances next year too because most religious folk will probably now vote Republican in anger over that decision, and there is a lot of religious people in America! Also add to that all the pissed off people in the South and the Confederate flag business.



Take this, NYC major threatens Trump over his political views as he tries to jump on the tiresome liberal bandwagon. Yet he himself has come under fire because of his liberal governing of NYC and the fact its gone to hell (apparently).

http://money.cnn.com/2015/07/20/news/trump-de-blasio-new-york-city-contracts/index.html?sr=fbmoney720nyctrump500story

To top that, all these companies are doing their usual righteous, knee-jerk reaction PR moves, yet Trump is apparently kicking ass in the polls! I doubt he'll win (presumably) but it just says a lot about the current feelings against liberal control. We have the same thing here in Europe and the EU, people are getting sick of all this namby pamby bs.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/poll-trump-surges-to-big-lead-in-gop-presidential-race/2015/07/20/efd2e0d0-2ef8-11e5-8f36-18d1d501920d_story.html?tid=sm_fb

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-presidential-race-donald-trump-leads-republican-field-as-ohio-governor-john-kasich-becomes-latest-contender-10405971.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 22, 2015, 04:46:52 AM
SpreadEagleBeagle I have to ask because you bring it up at least once in practically every single post for the past few pages, are you scared of/hate white people?

I hope none of you guys/ladies have been having affairs, it may just come back to bite you in the ass  :laugh:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/ashley-madison-infamous-infidelity-website-target-of-data-hack-1.3159643
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 22, 2015, 04:56:16 AM
Obama is really making it too obvious now...

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/07/21/politics/chattanooga-victims-white-house-flag-gop/

Seriously, this long?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Jul 22, 2015, 06:57:35 AM
Shark Attack Disrupts World Surf League Event

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/shark-attack-disrupts-world-surf-103858370.html;_ylt=AwrXgiKYPq9VAncAXwTQtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTByYnR1Zmd1BGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMyBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzcg-- (http://finance.yahoo.com/news/shark-attack-disrupts-world-surf-103858370.html;_ylt=AwrXgiKYPq9VAncAXwTQtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTByYnR1Zmd1BGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMyBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzcg--)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 22, 2015, 08:21:38 AM
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/newly-released-dashcam-video-shows-sandra-bland-arrest-n396191

Oh man here we go again. Obvious how he dragged her off camera too.... and then as she was about to receive money for bail she is found dead via a plastic bag over the head in jail. Something smells.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 22, 2015, 12:32:16 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 21, 2015, 08:16:57 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 18, 2015, 01:03:08 AM
I'm not seeing much of it in action. It's there in sparse moments in YouTube and Facebook comments which is encouraging but given how pervasive feminism's influence is along with gynocentrism in general, it's unlikely to change anything.

You and I seem to live on two different planets, or more like, focusing on different things. I focus on the productive mainstream feminism, the down-to-earth everyday feminism that is the women's rights movement, whereas you focus on the crazies, vindictives and the opportunists, which is a loud but tiny part of the overall movement. Just like Islamists, the radical extremists of the movement want to be heard and are often the most vocal, and the people scared and hateful of the entire feminist movement, which is usually right-wingers, are more than happy to support that picture as it vilifies feminism as a whole. As whiterabbit said - it's the extremists that screws it all up. Being anti-feminist is the same as supporting right-wing sexists as well as the feminazis as it empowers them.

I don't know how many different ways I can say that the ones who matter are the extremists so I'm going to pass on this one.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 21, 2015, 08:16:57 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 18, 2015, 01:03:08 AM
Any why do you think that is exactly? It goes a bit beyond muh soggy knees, as you're probably thinking.

Yeah, wonder why? Could it be that any attempt of women organizing themselves, striving for equal rights and opportunity, have been fought hard and shot down before gaining traction. If it wasn't for women starting working during WWII and all that followed, the women's right movement would've been pretty bloody. Women showed men that they are just as capable as them and are more than just baby machines and pretty things for men to look at. Even so, the women's rights were always demonized and vilified by men and conservative women and always under fire, bad-mouthed and trash talked, doing everything to give it a bad name and burry it.

That's why.

That's a laugh. Is that why white, privileged c**ts like Emmeline Pankhurst were busy handing out white feathers as a symbol of cowardice to young men who refused to fight overseas? Sure, she was all for screaming and crying about "oppression" because she couldn't vote but blatantly ignored the fact that with the right to vote, came the responsibility of serving in the military. She was all for young boys and men (many of them living in poverty) dying needlessly overseas just so she could enjoy her cushy lifestyle, but not for actual equality which would have meant women fighting in the trenches. I'm guessing you didn't know that men and lots of them didn't have the right to vote because they came from poor families? Voting rights were tied to class status, not gender, unlike what modern history books tell us.



Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 21, 2015, 08:16:57 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 18, 2015, 01:03:08 AM
Credit where it's due: shouting at feminism and feminists is absolutely not the way to go about it. That's why I no longer label myself as an MRA or visit AVFM. It's all they ever seem to do. They're more interested in getting in shouting matches with feminists on Twitter or catching them in "Gotcha!" moments which go nowhere. So maybe you proved a feminist on the internet wrong about something. So what? Now what? Who cares? What have you done to help advance the cause of men? I'm more interested in tackling traditionalism and gynocentrism, the root cause of most of gender-related problems in my eyes.

Tradtitionalism? And how did those traditions, systems and structures come to be? Who enforced them? Who were in power?
Traditionalism is directly patriarchal since our civilization is patriarchal. Gynocentrism is the direct effect of women being ignored through most of our history except for being some kind of sub-human asset or device for men to control and toil with.

Human biology is where they came from. Men didn't choose it anymore than women did. It just happened. Women have not been ignored as much as you think. Women receive far more attention in every aspect of modern society from healthcare funding to market research to government treatment. Gynocentrism is the result of biology. Men are natural protectors (which is partially why men are considered disposable utilities) and we have a vested interested in protecting women from harm. Why? Because of the Golden Uterus. Women hold the keys to reproduction and we can't risk having them die en masse.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 21, 2015, 08:16:57 PM
QuoteWhat you call patriarchy, I call traditionalism. Society operated the way it has for generations because they were born out of the biological need for survival, where men did the hunting and women did the nesting. Now, since we don't live in caves anymore, those gender roles don't mean much because both sexes need to do their fair share. The problem is that women (not feminists) aren't too keen on that whole "fair share" part. Everyday it seems like women are receiving some sort of handout to make their lives easier. And you may call me misogynistic, evil, patriarchal, whatever, I really don't care. When I hear about shit like hiring quotas or lowering the standards for women getting into the military or STEM fields, it makes me think that women aren't really interested in doing what it takes to succeed in life and would rather rely on Big Daddy government while shouting "I'M A STRONG INDEPENDENT WOMAN". Feminists routinely push for that sort of thing because they aren't interested in equality. They want supremacy. As an example, forcing the military to lower their standards (http://www.thedailybeast.com/the-hero-project/articles/2014/01/07/lowering-standards-for-female-marines-is-not-gender-equality.html) tells me that women just aren't as good as men. If a woman really can do anything a man can do and do it better like Gloria Steinem once said, what's with the handouts? Please tell me.

Parts of my paragraphs above apply for this as well.

Hiring quotas etc. are necessary to introduce a "minority" to a new field and to make the ball keep on rolling. It sounds really lame to men since we're used to do whatever we want to do - the world is ours.

Hiring quotas are dangerous and very short-sighted. There is absolutely nothing preventing anyone from working in any field he/she chooses, except perhaps the necessary resources to study in a given field before getting a particular job. Hiring quotas do not solve the problem. If anything, they only exacerbate it. That's why women aren't taken seriously in certain fields. Did they get that high-paying job because they legitimately earned it by working their ass off or because the company was forced to hire a less-than-qualified individual due to a government-imposed quota? How can I take a co-worker seriously and treat her as my equal when she received her position as a result of affirmative action? You tell me who's the bad guy here; me or the groups that push for quotas.

On this point, I also want to ask. What exactly is supposed to happen by getting more women into certain fields? I keep hearing we need more women here, there, everywhere, but no one has actually explained what the practical benefits are. If more women want to work in a certain field, fine, go right ahead. It makes no difference to me. But, for example, what does having more female doctors than male doctors accomplish in real terms? Does this somehow affect the quality of medicine or treatment that a patient receives?

And also, when they say we need more women, are they talking about white women? Black women? Asian women? What about trans women? And why is it only women? What about black men, or trans men, etc? This kind of logic is baffling.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 21, 2015, 08:16:57 PM
Of course there is a limit to this as people will abuse it and we don't want standards to be too low. I'm not worried though, especially since there are tons of men, conservatives and even feminists out there who are very sceptic about the whole thing. It will level out eventually, at least as long as we continue working on equal rights and opportunity for all, and as women and minorities traditionally have had less rights and opportunities than (white) men, it is only natural that the focus should be on them reaching the same level of equality as (white) men.

But we do have equal opportunity! That is why we live in a meritocracy. If you work hard enough and take responsibility for your own actions and learn from your mistakes, you can go anywhere in life. Sitting in a corner and crying about how the world supposedly hates you isn't going to help your case.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 22, 2015, 05:50:34 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 22, 2015, 01:29:57 AM
@SpreadEagle...

The dude who just committed the shooting of military personnel in the US, he specifically targeted military personnel, he's a shooter and he's Muslim. I'm sorry if you think I'm being racist but in my book that's a terrorist with an agenda...a Muslim terrorist, and we all know about them. No point trying to play any kind of righteous justice warrior bs on it, it is what it is.

But when white right-wing extremists commit terrorist acts it's never labeled as such, which is just depressing as the absolute majority of terrorist attacks and acts here in the U.S. are committed by right-wing extremists; bomb attacks, assassination attempts, shootings, arson etc. against abortion clinics and doctors, black people and churches, ethnic and religious minorities, and even the fed.

But I guess it doesn't count if you're Christian and white, right?

If you're gonna label Chattanooga shooting as a terrorist attack then you should count the Charleston shooting as such as well.


QuoteI think the White House should of remained neutral over the same sex marriage decision because they are the government, its not a good idea to take sides with such big decisions and piss off a huge section of your population. Whether or not you agree with that decision is up to the individual person, but the President and the White House should remain neutral, its just the professional thing to do. You now have masses of American's you are very upset over that decision (no national vote, no say) and upset with their government who they think has turned its back on them. I'm not saying I don't agree with the decision, but as a government you don't rub peoples faces in a huge decision like that, you don't see the Houses of Parliament doing that.

What are you talking about? Here in the U.S. being married is more than just for fun. Marriage has a really heavy legal and financial function as simple partnership is not acknowledged. Before, if you're not married you get less tax benefits and such. If you're not married you're not guaranteed to inherit your partner if he/she dies. If you're not married and you have a non-U.S. citizen partner that partner can't get a spousal visa to move with you to the U.S. ...in other words, before the ruling, homoseuxals had less rights than hetrosexuals, i.e. they were treated as sub-citizens just because they were gay. That is a POLITICAL issue and a huge one and not just a matter of opinion.


QuoteThe Democrats have also possibly shot down their own Presidential chances next year too because most religious folk will probably now vote Republican in anger over that decision, and there is a lot of religious people in America! Also add to that all the pissed off people in the South and the Confederate flag business.

So what's the alternative? Let intolerant people keep on pushing people down and keep on pretending that we're a democracy when in reality a large portion of American citizens are denied their rights? Shut up and suck it up to religious whackos and racist crackpots? I don't think so.


QuoteTake this, NYC major threatens Trump over his political views as he tries to jump on the tiresome liberal bandwagon. Yet he himself has come under fire because of his liberal governing of NYC and the fact its gone to hell (apparently).

http://money.cnn.com/2015/07/20/news/trump-de-blasio-new-york-city-contracts/index.html?sr=fbmoney720nyctrump500story

NYC mayors, no matter party affiliation, usually mess up and are hypocrites. But compared to the bigoted blowhard buffoon Trump light-weight sleaze bag De Blasio can feel pretty good about himself, especially for being a NYC mayor. He's doing a hell of a job compared to the two Republican mayors before him, especially that opportunistic super creep Rudy Giuliani (remember, I grew up and lived most of my life in NYC).


QuoteTo top that, all these companies are doing their usual righteous, knee-jerk reaction PR moves, yet Trump is apparently kicking ass in the polls! I doubt he'll win (presumably) but it just says a lot about the current feelings against liberal control. We have the same thing here in Europe and the EU, people are getting sick of all this namby pamby bs.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/poll-trump-surges-to-big-lead-in-gop-presidential-race/2015/07/20/efd2e0d0-2ef8-11e5-8f36-18d1d501920d_story.html?tid=sm_fb

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-presidential-race-donald-trump-leads-republican-field-as-ohio-governor-john-kasich-becomes-latest-contender-10405971.html

He is doing "well" amongst the Republicans in the primary election where they're picking who is going to represent the GOP in the 2016 election. Even so, his numbers went down after starting puking bile over fellow Republican war hero John McCain. He is still the favorite even though he took a nosedive.

The Republican Party don't want Trump to be their presidential candidate because he is such an abrasive clown and a living joke. They know that NO swing voters and independents will vote for him, and he pretty much lost the entire Latino vote. Having him as their champion in the 2016 election, against any candidate, is suicide. He has no credibility. That's why other GOP candidates are taking every chance they have to shoot him down. They don't want him as he could possibly be the one killing the Republican Party.

Personally I would  a b s o l u t e l y  L O V E  it if he wins the Republican primaries! Can't wait for the constant stream of slurs and gaffes he's gonna unleash on us for us to laugh at, and the presidential debates are gonna be painfully entertaining... Might be the most hilarious election year in American history.





Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 22, 2015, 04:46:52 AM
SpreadEagleBeagle I have to ask because you bring it up at least once in practically every single post for the past few pages, are you scared of/hate white people?

Is that a serious question or just some kind of joke?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 22, 2015, 05:57:26 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 22, 2015, 04:46:52 AM
SpreadEagleBeagle I have to ask because you bring it up at least once in practically every single post for the past few pages, are you scared of/hate white people?

Dude, come on.

Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 22, 2015, 04:46:52 AM
I hope none of you guys/ladies have been having affairs, it may just come back to bite you in the ass  :laugh:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/ashley-madison-infamous-infidelity-website-target-of-data-hack-1.3159643

That's funny in a sad way. Credit card info was targeted as I understand it but geez, there are a lot of lives about to be exposed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 22, 2015, 06:30:50 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 22, 2015, 12:32:16 PM
I don't know how many different ways I can say that the ones who matter are the extremists so I'm going to pass on this one.

The ones that matter to you maybe.


QuoteThat's a laugh. Is that why white, privileged c**ts like Emmeline Pankhurst were busy handing out white feathers as a symbol of cowardice to young men who refused to fight overseas? Sure, she was all for screaming and crying about "oppression" because she couldn't vote but blatantly ignored the fact that with the right to vote, came the responsibility of serving in the military. She was all for young boys and men (many of them living in poverty) dying needlessly overseas just so she could enjoy her cushy lifestyle, but not for actual equality which would have meant women fighting in the trenches. I'm guessing you didn't know that men and lots of them didn't have the right to vote because they came from poor families? Voting rights were tied to class status, not gender, unlike what modern history books tell us.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qIndoWEkaU

What are you on? Are you saying that the reason feminism has a bad name is because of Emmeline Pankhurst?

Of course I knew that Doom. The women's right movement goes hand in hand with the workers' rights movement, and the civil rights movements and any other movement that is struggling for equality. All the different movements are in the end about class (class system) despite focusing on different groups in society. They're all organized to kick upwards instead of downwards or to the sides of the proverbial pyramid.


QuoteHuman biology is where they came from. Men didn't choose it anymore than women did. It just happened. Women have not been ignored as much as you think. Women receive far more attention in every aspect of modern society from healthcare funding to market research to government treatment. Gynocentrism is the result of biology. Men are natural protectors (which is partially why men are considered disposable utilities) and we have a vested interested in protecting women from harm. Why? Because of the Golden Uterus. Women hold the keys to reproduction and we can't risk having them die en masse.

I'm not going to argue with that. But does that excuse the fact that women have been treated as sub-humans through most of history?


QuoteHiring quotas are dangerous and very short-sighted. There is absolutely nothing preventing anyone from working in any field he/she chooses, except perhaps the necessary resources to study in a given field before getting a particular job. Hiring quotas do not solve the problem. If anything, they only exacerbate it. That's why women aren't taken seriously in certain fields. Did they get that high-paying job because they legitimately earned it by working their ass of or because the company was forced to hire a less-than-qualified individual due to a government-imposed quota? How can I take a co-worker seriously and treat her as my equal when she received her position as a result of affirmative action? You tell me who's the bad guy here; me or the groups that push for quotas.

Quotas should only be temporary measures to introduce minorities to different parts of societies. They should always be changing and mirroring societal needs. It should be one tool of many to level things out and not be some kind of static law written in stone. It goes both ways. Quotas for men to work as preschool or kindergarten teachers I'm all for. It's all about change gaining traction.


QuoteOn this point, I also want to ask. What exactly is supposed to happen by getting more women into certain fields? I keep hearing we need more women here, there, everywhere, but no one has actually explained what the practical benefits are. If more women want to work in a certain field, fine, go right ahead. It makes no difference to me. But, for example, what does having more female doctors than male doctors accomplish in real terms? Does this somehow affect the quality of medicine or treatment that a patient receives?

That's not the point. It should feel just as possible and natural for women to go for any job they want as it is for men. We (men) are used to it and take it for granted that we can pretty much do whatever we want without being questioned because of our gender. We have countless male role models in any and every field. We're not systematically questioned and called incompetent just because we're men when we mess up. Women on the other hand still are.


QuoteAnd also, when they say we need more women, are they talking about white women? Black women? Asian women? What about trans women? And why is it only women? What about black men, or trans men, etc? This kind of logic is baffling.

Well, again, you believe that feminists are nazis that only care about women and hate men. I on the other hand say that feminism should, and is, encompasses all of that.


QuoteBut we do have equal opportunity! That is why we live in a meritocracy. If you work hard enough and take responsibility for your own actions and learn from your mistakes, you can go anywhere in life. Sitting in a corner and crying about how the world supposedly hates you isn't going to help your case.

That's just a myth. We don't live in a meritocracy and we never did. But we're working on getting there one day, and feminism should, and is, a part of that progression and struggle. Sitting on your hands shutting up and just accepting the way things are won't do anything. Women would still not be able to vote, discrimination against homosexuals would still be accepted and different variations of slavery would still be around.


Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 22, 2015, 05:57:26 PM
Dude, come on.

Dude, come on, what?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 22, 2015, 07:03:32 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 22, 2015, 06:30:50 PM
QuoteThat's a laugh. Is that why white, privileged c**ts like Emmeline Pankhurst were busy handing out white feathers as a symbol of cowardice to young men who refused to fight overseas? Sure, she was all for screaming and crying about "oppression" because she couldn't vote but blatantly ignored the fact that with the right to vote, came the responsibility of serving in the military. She was all for young boys and men (many of them living in poverty) dying needlessly overseas just so she could enjoy her cushy lifestyle, but not for actual equality which would have meant women fighting in the trenches. I'm guessing you didn't know that men and lots of them didn't have the right to vote because they came from poor families? Voting rights were tied to class status, not gender, unlike what modern history books tell us.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qIndoWEkaU

What are you on? Are you saying that the reason feminism has a bad name is because of Emmeline Pankhurst?

No, she's just one example of why it does. Feminism wants equal rights without equal responsibility. The White Feather Campaign was a perfect example of that.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 22, 2015, 06:30:50 PM
Of course I knew that Doom. The women's right movement goes hand in hand with the workers' rights movement, and the civil rights movements and any other movement that is struggling for equality. All the different movements are in the end about class (class system) despite focusing on different groups in society. They're all organized to kick upwards instead of downwards or to the sides of the proverbial pyramid.

It's either about class or gender. It can't be both ways. If it's gender, then it represents women from all different classes. If it's about class, then it's about men and women in which case calling FEMinism is silly and it should just be the Civil Rights Movement, albeit from a different era.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 22, 2015, 06:30:50 PM
QuoteHuman biology is where they came from. Men didn't choose it anymore than women did. It just happened. Women have not been ignored as much as you think. Women receive far more attention in every aspect of modern society from healthcare funding to market research to government treatment. Gynocentrism is the result of biology. Men are natural protectors (which is partially why men are considered disposable utilities) and we have a vested interested in protecting women from harm. Why? Because of the Golden Uterus. Women hold the keys to reproduction and we can't risk having them die en masse.

I'm not going to argue with that. But does that excuse the fact that women have been treated as sub-humans through most of history?

I want you to open this link (http://home.earthlink.net/~gchristen/Etiquette.html) and tell me if that's sub-humans are treated. I can guaran-damn-tee you that Black slaves would have killed for this kind of treatment.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 22, 2015, 06:30:50 PM
QuoteHiring quotas are dangerous and very short-sighted. There is absolutely nothing preventing anyone from working in any field he/she chooses, except perhaps the necessary resources to study in a given field before getting a particular job. Hiring quotas do not solve the problem. If anything, they only exacerbate it. That's why women aren't taken seriously in certain fields. Did they get that high-paying job because they legitimately earned it by working their ass of or because the company was forced to hire a less-than-qualified individual due to a government-imposed quota? How can I take a co-worker seriously and treat her as my equal when she received her position as a result of affirmative action? You tell me who's the bad guy here; me or the groups that push for quotas.

Quotas should only be temporary measures to introduce minorities to different parts of societies. They should always be changing and mirroring societal needs. It should be one tool of many to level things out and not be some kind of static law written in stone. It goes both ways. Quotas for men to work as preschool or kindergarten teachers I'm all for. It's all about change gaining traction.

What need? Why is there a need? A private business should be free to hire whoever it wants, regardless of what people's feelings on the matter may be. They will hire the best person for the job, not the person who wants a job because they feel they are underrepresented in the field. Personally, I would very much object to hiring quotas for men as teachers for the same reasons. Not to mention, it's a very dangerous field for men to work in. A lot of people these days do not trust men with children. It's a lawsuit waiting to happen.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 22, 2015, 06:30:50 PM
QuoteOn this point, I also want to ask. What exactly is supposed to happen by getting more women into certain fields? I keep hearing we need more women here, there, everywhere, but no one has actually explained what the practical benefits are. If more women want to work in a certain field, fine, go right ahead. It makes no difference to me. But, for example, what does having more female doctors than male doctors accomplish in real terms? Does this somehow affect the quality of medicine or treatment that a patient receives?

That's not the point. It should feel just as possible and natural for women to go for any job they want as it is for men. We (men) are used to it and take it for granted that we can pretty much do whatever we want without being questioned because of our gender. We have countless male role models in any and every field. We're not systematically questioned and called incompetent just because we're men when we mess up. Women on the other hand still are.

It is just as possible for for women to go to any job they want. All the barriers you claim exist such as sexism are only your perception. Every study that claims to have proven systemic sexism is dubious at best. Proving sexism exists means somehow analyzing an individual's brain on a chemical level to see how they make their own choices. Speaking of choices, you might say that women aren't going into certain fields because of sexism. I maintain it's because women simply aren't interested in certain jobs, which goes back to our biological makeup. Sure, we can be influenced by our lives and upbringing, but at the end of the day, women can make free choices about their career paths. If you really think that they cannot and are simply subject to societal pressure and whatnot, then I am really going to question your claim to viewing women as capable people.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 22, 2015, 06:30:50 PM
QuoteAnd also, when they say we need more women, are they talking about white women? Black women? Asian women? What about trans women? And why is it only women? What about black men, or trans men, etc? This kind of logic is baffling.

Well, again, you believe that feminists are nazis that only care about women and hate men. I on the other hand say that feminism should, and is, encompasses all of that.

Really? Because everytime I hear about quotas, it's always about women. Just, women. Again, prove me wrong on this and I'll believe it. 

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 22, 2015, 06:30:50 PM
QuoteBut we do have equal opportunity! That is why we live in a meritocracy. If you work hard enough and take responsibility for your own actions and learn from your mistakes, you can go anywhere in life. Sitting in a corner and crying about how the world supposedly hates you isn't going to help your case.

That's just a myth. We don't live in a meritocracy and we never did.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.giphy.com%2Fmedia%2FyhwbyGt73DhL2%2Fgiphy.gif&hash=39cc3773abf297b20fdbff802415e43ae1187d8a)

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 22, 2015, 06:30:50 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 22, 2015, 05:57:26 PM
Dude, come on.

Dude, come on, what?

That wasn't directed at you. Twas meant for Duke, hence the quote.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 22, 2015, 07:56:24 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 22, 2015, 05:50:34 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 22, 2015, 01:29:57 AM
@SpreadEagle...

The dude who just committed the shooting of military personnel in the US, he specifically targeted military personnel, he's a shooter and he's Muslim. I'm sorry if you think I'm being racist but in my book that's a terrorist with an agenda...a Muslim terrorist, and we all know about them. No point trying to play any kind of righteous justice warrior bs on it, it is what it is.

But when white right-wing extremists commit terrorist acts it's never labeled as such, which is just depressing as the absolute majority of terrorist attacks and acts here in the U.S. are committed by right-wing extremists; bomb attacks, assassination attempts, shootings, arson etc. against abortion clinics and doctors, black people and churches, ethnic and religious minorities, and even the fed.

But I guess it doesn't count if you're Christian and white, right?

If you're gonna label Chattanooga shooting as a terrorist attack then you should count the Charleston shooting as such as well.


QuoteI think the White House should of remained neutral over the same sex marriage decision because they are the government, its not a good idea to take sides with such big decisions and piss off a huge section of your population. Whether or not you agree with that decision is up to the individual person, but the President and the White House should remain neutral, its just the professional thing to do. You now have masses of American's you are very upset over that decision (no national vote, no say) and upset with their government who they think has turned its back on them. I'm not saying I don't agree with the decision, but as a government you don't rub peoples faces in a huge decision like that, you don't see the Houses of Parliament doing that.

What are you talking about? Here in the U.S. being married is more than just for fun. Marriage has a really heavy legal and financial function as simple partnership is not acknowledged. Before, if you're not married you get less tax benefits and such. If you're not married you're not guaranteed to inherit your partner if he/she dies. If you're not married and you have a non-U.S. citizen partner that partner can't get a spousal visa to move with you to the U.S. ...in other words, before the ruling, homoseuxals had less rights than hetrosexuals, i.e. they were treated as sub-citizens just because they were gay. That is a POLITICAL issue and a huge one and not just a matter of opinion.


QuoteThe Democrats have also possibly shot down their own Presidential chances next year too because most religious folk will probably now vote Republican in anger over that decision, and there is a lot of religious people in America! Also add to that all the pissed off people in the South and the Confederate flag business.

So what's the alternative? Let intolerant people keep on pushing people down and keep on pretending that we're a democracy when in reality a large portion of American citizens are denied their rights? Shut up and suck it up to religious whackos and racist crackpots? I don't think so.


I see the Chattanooga shooting as terrorism because the shooter was (presumably, could be wrong) carrying out the attack in support of IS. IS being a foreign entity that is, or wanting, to be at war with the west, or anyone not being the right kind of Muslim. So it kinda stands as an attack from outside America, if you know what I'm getting at. Charleston was indeed an attack by an extremist but just seems more like outright murder, just like anyone can shoot someone in the street because they are racist or whatever, but it would be murder not terrorism.

I agree with you on the same sex marriage, all I'm saying is the White House should of been more professional, it represents everyone all of the time, at the same time. There was no need to light it up like that.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 22, 2015, 08:05:03 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 22, 2015, 07:03:32 PM
No, she's just one example of why it does. Feminism wants equal rights without equal responsibility. The White Feather Campaign was a perfect example of that.

Ok, now I get what you're getting at.

Still, that isn't why feminism has a bad name. Putting the blame on feminists is such BS and beyond unfair as the struggle for women's rights has been demonized, vilified and ridiculed since 1850, if not earlier than that.


QuoteIt's either about class or gender. It can't be both ways. If it's gender, then it represents women from all different classes. If it's about class, then it's about men and women in which case calling FEMinism is silly and it should just be the Civil Rights Movement, albeit from a different era.

Of course it is about both. Society and culture isn't as easy as that - black or white - right or wrong. All these movements developed alongside each other as they all sought for equal opportunity, respect and rights, challenging power (back then ONLY represented by old, christian, western white guys - the patriarchy). The movements overlapped here and there, exchanged tactics and ideas to become stronger and more unified. Of course the people in power didn't want their privileged ways to be challenged and thus every chance they got to divide and conquer they surely did...


QuoteI want you to open this link (http://home.earthlink.net/~gchristen/Etiquette.html) and tell me if that's sub-humans are treated. I can guaran-damn-tee you that Black slaves would have killed for this kind of treatment.

...Those rules only applied to white ladies.

And even so, I doubt that these hypothetical slaves would go for it if they knew about what entailed in the long run, unless these hypothetical slaves thought that they only had two options: being a sub-human slave _or_ a sub-human cupcake...


QuoteWhat need? Why is there a need? A private business should be free to hire whoever it wants, regardless of what people's feelings on the matter may be. They will hire the best person for the job, not the person who wants a job because they feel they are underrepresented in the field. Personally, I would very much object to hiring quotas for men as teachers for the same reasons. Not to mention, it's a very dangerous field for men to work in. A lot of people these days do not trust men with children. It's a lawsuit waiting to happen.

Men were never trusted with kids to begin with because that is seen as the job for a woman. It's a lowly paid job that only men with something (evil) to hide would go for... A good old macho patriarchal tradition.

More men are needed in preschool and kindergarten since kids need all kinds of role models, men included since we make up about 50% of the population after all.


QuoteIt is just as possible for for women to go to any job they want. All the barriers you claim exist such as sexism are only your perception. Every study that claims to have proven systemic sexism is dubious at best. Proving sexism exists means somehow analyzing an individual's brain on a chemical level to see how they make their own choices. Speaking of choices, you might say that women aren't going into certain fields because of sexism. I maintain it's because women simply aren't interested in certain jobs, which goes back to our biological makeup. Sure, we can be influenced by our lives and upbringing, but at the end of the day, women can make free choices about their career paths. If you really think that they cannot and are simply subject to societal pressure and whatnot, then I am really going to question your claim to viewing women as capable people.

I never claimed that, but upbringing, response from grown ups and our surrounding, different language when talking about boys and girls etc., especially in the early years, have a huge impact on how think and behave and how our brains react and form. Boys are encouraged by grownups and society to certain behaviors whereas girls are encouraged to other behaviors. even the smallest things have an impact and chain reaction throughout one's life as all the small things cake on top of each other making you the gender and person you are. Women will therefor have a different experience growing up than men despite starting their lives much the same. Sure, there are biological differences, but that, especially in a modern society with technology bridging gaps in physique, should never stand in the way.


QuoteReally? Because everytime I hear about quotas, it's always about women. Just, women. Again, prove me wrong on this and I'll believe it.

Really? That's not what I have heard, so again, prove me wrong on this and I'll believe it.

It's an enigma to me that you and I have such polar experiences and perception on the matter. I want to mer these man hating nazis you seem to run into all the time, I want to talk to them see what they are all about.


Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 22, 2015, 06:30:50 PM
QuoteBut we do have equal opportunity! That is why we live in a meritocracy. If you work hard enough and take responsibility for your own actions and learn from your mistakes, you can go anywhere in life. Sitting in a corner and crying about how the world supposedly hates you isn't going to help your case.

That's just a myth. We don't live in a meritocracy and we never did.

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Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 22, 2015, 06:30:50 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 22, 2015, 05:57:26 PM
Dude, come on.

Dude, come on, what?

That wasn't directed at you. Twas meant for Duke, hence the quote.
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Ok, my bad... Sorry about that Doom
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Born Of Cold Light on Jul 22, 2015, 08:05:29 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 22, 2015, 12:32:16 PM
That's a laugh. Is that why white, privileged c**ts like Emmeline Pankhurst were busy handing out white feathers as a symbol of cowardice to young men who refused to fight overseas? Sure, she was all for screaming and crying about "oppression" because she couldn't vote but blatantly ignored the fact that with the right to vote, came the responsibility of serving in the military. She was all for young boys and men (many of them living in poverty) dying needlessly overseas just so she could enjoy her cushy lifestyle, but not for actual equality which would have meant women fighting in the trenches. I'm guessing you didn't know that men and lots of them didn't have the right to vote because they came from poor families? Voting rights were tied to class status, not gender, unlike what modern history books tell us.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qIndoWEkaU

That was a much different time.  Women's suffrage was not all that radical of an idea then (though still quite controversial in some sectors), but the idea of a woman serving openly in combat would have been absolutely unthinkable.  Nowadays, women serve in many capacities in the military, so it's not like they've been purposefully avoid military service.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 22, 2015, 08:30:14 PM
Quote from: Born Of Cold Light on Jul 22, 2015, 08:05:29 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 22, 2015, 12:32:16 PM
That's a laugh. Is that why white, privileged c**ts like Emmeline Pankhurst were busy handing out white feathers as a symbol of cowardice to young men who refused to fight overseas? Sure, she was all for screaming and crying about "oppression" because she couldn't vote but blatantly ignored the fact that with the right to vote, came the responsibility of serving in the military. She was all for young boys and men (many of them living in poverty) dying needlessly overseas just so she could enjoy her cushy lifestyle, but not for actual equality which would have meant women fighting in the trenches. I'm guessing you didn't know that men and lots of them didn't have the right to vote because they came from poor families? Voting rights were tied to class status, not gender, unlike what modern history books tell us.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qIndoWEkaU

That was a much different time.  Women's suffrage was not all that radical of an idea then (though still quite controversial in some sectors), but the idea of a woman serving openly in combat would have been absolutely unthinkable.  Nowadays, women serve in many capacities in the military, so it's not like they've been purposefully avoid military service.

No, it was definitely purposeful. Proving one's ability on the battlefield would have been the ultimate cry of empowerment for women at the time but because it actually involved doing something away from their privileged lifestyles, and because they were already accustomed to having men take care of them, they weren't the least bit interested in campaigning for women fighting in the military. If the whole point of the feminist women was to prove female ability, they wouldn't have let societal attitudes stop them. The suffragettes were the most entitled and violent people of their day. The suffragists however, those folks I highly respect.


Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 22, 2015, 08:05:03 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 22, 2015, 07:03:32 PM
No, she's just one example of why it does. Feminism wants equal rights without equal responsibility. The White Feather Campaign was a perfect example of that.

Still, that isn't why feminism has a bad name. Putting the blame on feminists is such BS and beyond unfair as the struggle for women's rights has been demonized, vilified and ridiculed since 1850, if not earlier than that.

So the followers of a movement are not reflective of that movement? Duly noted. I'll remember that the next time you, and others, claim MRAs and others in the manosphere are just whiny white men afraid of losing their privilege.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 22, 2015, 08:05:03 PM
QuoteI want you to open this link (http://home.earthlink.net/~gchristen/Etiquette.html) and tell me if that's sub-humans are treated. I can guaran-damn-tee you that Black slaves would have killed for this kind of treatment.

...Those rules only applied to white ladies.

And hilariously enough, feminism was started by white women and for the most part, represented (and still is) by white women. Oh, the irony.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 22, 2015, 08:05:03 PM
QuoteWhat need? Why is there a need? A private business should be free to hire whoever it wants, regardless of what people's feelings on the matter may be. They will hire the best person for the job, not the person who wants a job because they feel they are underrepresented in the field. Personally, I would very much object to hiring quotas for men as teachers for the same reasons. Not to mention, it's a very dangerous field for men to work in. A lot of people these days do not trust men with children. It's a lawsuit waiting to happen.

Men were never trusted with kids to begin with because that is seen as the job for a woman. It's a lowly paid job that only men with something (evil) to hide would go for... A good old macho patriarchal tradition.

No, they're not trusted because men are assumed to be inherently deviant. We're assumed that we're pedos in waiting and not safe to be around kids. Don't believe me? Read this. (http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/lifestyle/2012/08/should-men-sit-next-to-kids-on-airline-flights/)

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 22, 2015, 08:05:03 PM
More men are needed in preschool and kindergarten since kids need all kinds of role models, men included since we make up about 50% of the population after all.

I agree we need more men, but I want those men to come because they want to, not because they're being mandated to.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 22, 2015, 08:05:03 PM
QuoteIt is just as possible for for women to go to any job they want. All the barriers you claim exist such as sexism are only your perception. Every study that claims to have proven systemic sexism is dubious at best. Proving sexism exists means somehow analyzing an individual's brain on a chemical level to see how they make their own choices. Speaking of choices, you might say that women aren't going into certain fields because of sexism. I maintain it's because women simply aren't interested in certain jobs, which goes back to our biological makeup. Sure, we can be influenced by our lives and upbringing, but at the end of the day, women can make free choices about their career paths. If you really think that they cannot and are simply subject to societal pressure and whatnot, then I am really going to question your claim to viewing women as capable people.

I never claimed that, but upbringing, response from grown ups and our surrounding, different language when talking about boys and girls etc., especially in the early years, have a huge impact on how think and behave and how our brains react and form. Boys are encouraged by grownups and society to certain behaviors whereas girls are encouraged to other behaviors. even the smallest things have an impact and chain reaction throughout one's life as all the small things cake on top of each other making you the gender and person you are. Women will therefor have a different experience growing up than men despite starting their lives much the same. Sure, there are biological differences, but that, especially in a modern society with technology bridging gaps in physique, should never stand in the way.

There will always be inherent biological differences between men and women, no matter how hard we try to deny it. There's nothing wrong with those differences. It's what makes us unique as a species. It only becomes a problem when we start treating each other differently (read: in an inferior manner). But we have to recognize that sometimes, those physical differences mean that women won't always be able to keep up with a man. If that offends you, well, too bad.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 22, 2015, 06:30:50 PM
It's an enigma to me that you and I have such polar experiences and perception on the matter. I want to mer these man hating nazis you seem to run into all the time, I want to talk to them see what they are all about.

Spend time on Twitter and Tumblr. You'll find a veritable gold mine.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 22, 2015, 08:30:43 PM
QuoteI see the Chattanooga shooting as terrorism because the shooter was (presumably, could be wrong) carrying out the attack in support of IS. IS being a foreign entity that is, or wanting, to be at war with the west, or anyone not being the right kind of Muslim. So it kinda stands as an attack from outside America, if you know what I'm getting at. Charleston was indeed an attack by an extremist but just seems more like outright murder, just like anyone can shoot someone in the street because they are racist or whatever, but it would be murder not terrorism.

There are plenty of white power right-wing extremist organizations, groups/cells and internet sites out there advocating all kinds of violence and terror attacks against non-whites and non-christians. Some of them are even urging a so called race war and/or just simply overthrow the government altogether and start a new civil war as they feel like white people and culture are about to be extinct or overtaken by savages if white people don't start "fighting back".

Charleston was an organized attack meant to instill terror in black people, it had a political message shared and approved by others, and it was certainly not the first attack of its nature - it was a terrorist attack. And like most people committing these terror attacks, no matter Islamist or white supremacist, they are broken and lost individuals trying to find meaning in life in the wrong places as they are full of rage, have a huge ego, underdeveloped empathic ability etc. They need help.


QuoteI agree with you on the same sex marriage, all I'm saying is the White House should of been more professional, it represents everyone all of the time, at the same time. There was no need to light it up like that.

Not if we want to be a democracy. You can't be a democracy yet denying certain groups of people fundamental rights, discriminating them on a federal level.

The discrimination has been going on for so long and generations men and women have staid in the closet, torturing themselves pretending to be straight, living fake heterosexual lives in fear of being beat up, murdered, lose their job, lose their family and friends, just for being gay. I think it is very much appropriate to celebrate it on a national level.





Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 22, 2015, 08:30:14 PM
So the followers of a movement are not reflective of that movement? Duly noted. I'll remember that the next time you, and others, claim MRAs and others in the manosphere are just whiny white men afraid of losing their privilege.

That's not the same at all... Oh my god Doom...

First of all women want to have the same possibilities, rights and respect as men - not bring men down to limited world of women. As long as these MRAs acknowledge this and bark up the right tree, which isn't feminism but "traditionalism" (which I call the patriarchy), I don't see anything wrong with men focusing on actual injustices against men and challenging male norms, working together with feminists rather than butting heads with the crazies.


QuoteAnd hilariously enough, feminism was started by white women and for the most part, represented (and still is) by white women. Oh, the irony.

That is quite simplistic. But you are right, a majority of leading feminists are indeed white women, but far from all. Feminazis on the other hand tend to be white, mostly. Maybe it's the white privilege shining through? Who knows...


QuoteNo, they're not trusted because men are assumed to be inherently deviant. We're assumed that we're pedos in waiting and not safe to be around kids. Don't believe me? Read this. (http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/lifestyle/2012/08/should-men-sit-next-to-kids-on-airline-flights/)

That is an extension of the old ways/days, morphed into modern day hysteria and media outrage.

Like I said many times before - patriarchal structures and systemic discrimination against women has its downsides for men as well and are becoming more and more apparent and absurd as the old ways are questioned and society is changing. Now that's something for MRAs to sink their teeth in...


QuoteI agree we need more men, but I want those men to come because they want to, not because they're being mandated to.

They won't come because they don't want to unless mandated to since these kinds of jobs are underpaid, looked down upon and seen as a job for women, not men. Making these jobs more attractive, inclusive and less stigmatic for men is necessary or nothing will happen. Quotas go both ways.


QuoteThere will always be inherent biological differences between men and women, no matter how hard we try to deny it. There's nothing wrong with those differences. It's what makes us unique as a species. It only becomes a problem when we start treating each other differently (read: in an inferior manner). But we have to recognize that sometimes, those physical differences mean that women won't always be able to keep up with a man. If that offends you, well, too bad.

I never said that there are differences. What I said that some of those acclaimed differences are all due to upbringing whereas others are indisputable. And as I said, we have technology to bridge some of the gaps whereas other need changes in cultural and societal attitudes.


QuoteSpend time on Twitter and Tumblr. You'll find a veritable gold mine.

No thank you, I would kill myself. Twitter and Tumblr is just social media insanity, brain fart championships on crack.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 22, 2015, 10:08:19 PM
And like every other feminist, you just blame "the patriarchy". This is why men's issues aren't taken seriously. It's always the fault of men. That is precisely why MRAs and feminists will never be able to come to terms. The core philosophies are different. I once shared an article on Facebook about male victims of rape. The response I received was, "Well, it's likely men who are doing it to other men" as if that's supposed to mean something. No one cares about men enough to want to help, not even feminists. They're too busy vilifying and demonising us and labeling everything men enjoy as "toxic masculinity".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jul 22, 2015, 10:11:08 PM
Doomrulz, why do you talk to 14 year old emo girls?


Real, actual feminism is closer to egalitarianism than anything else and the only person that will make you believe otherwise is a young, impressionable mind.

Also please don't use "MRA's" to describe men's rights activists because feminism can cover men's issues too. MRA's are about the same as the meninist movement to me: a bunch of f**kboys.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 22, 2015, 10:17:13 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jul 22, 2015, 10:11:08 PM
Doomrulz, why do you talk to 14 year old emo girls?


Real, actual feminism is closer to egalitarianism than anything else and the only person that will make you believe otherwise is a young, impressionable mind.

Also please don't use "MRA's" to describe men's rights activists because feminism can cover men's issues too. MRA's are about the same as the meninist movement to me: a bunch of f**kboys.

Haha, you just made me realize that I have been beating around the bush (absolutely no pun intended) for the last couple of posts. Thanks for distilling it down. It was much needed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 22, 2015, 10:21:45 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jul 22, 2015, 10:11:08 PM
Doomrulz, why do you talk to 14 year old emo girls?


Real, actual feminism is closer to egalitarianism than anything else and the only person that will make you believe otherwise is a young, impressionable mind.

Also please don't use "MRA's" to describe men's rights activists because feminism can cover men's issues too. MRA's are about the same as the meninist movement to me: a bunch of f**kboys.

*sigh* The last person who said "We're working on men's issues too" was this bitch:



Also, (and I'm truly amazed at how many people still don't realize this) meninism was a joke. It was just a parody of feminism. It was never supposed to be a real movement. It's incredible how quickly anti-MRA folks will jump all over something without investigating it first.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 22, 2015, 10:30:14 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 22, 2015, 10:08:19 PM
And like every other feminist, you just blame "the patriarchy".

Because it is the patriarchy that is the problem, both for women and men. It needs to be challenged, which will benefit everyone, men and women alike.

Or are you denying that there even is such a thing as the patriarchy? Do you believe that men and women have been equal through the ages and that the societies we have today is the fruition of the differences between men and women and that women have been just as much in power as men and that women for some reason don't wan to be influential or live in a society where they can vote, work and get paid etc?


QuoteThis is why men's issues aren't taken seriously. It's always the fault of men. That is precisely why MRAs and feminists will never be able to come to terms. The core philosophies are different. I once shared an article on Facebook about male victims of rape. The response I received was, "Well, it's likely men who are doing it to other men" as if that's supposed to mean something. No one cares about men enough to want to help, not even feminists. They're too busy vilifying and demonising us and labeling everything men enjoy as "toxic masculinity".

That's not it at all. Men's issues are taken seriously when men stop pretending that they (we) are the victims and that the world is against us and that it is the feminists' fault that things are the way they are. Whimpering in male privilege reeking of anti-feminism isn't the right way make work things out. As Gate said, feminism cover men's issues and needs as well as feminism is about equality for both sexes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 22, 2015, 10:42:32 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 22, 2015, 10:30:14 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 22, 2015, 10:08:19 PM
And like every other feminist, you just blame "the patriarchy".

Because it is the patriarchy that is the problem, both for women and men. It needs to be challenged, which will benefit everyone, men and women alike.

It would be, if it existed.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 22, 2015, 10:30:14 PM
Or are you denying that there even is such a thing as the patriarchy? Do you believe that men and women have been equal through the ages and that the societies we have today is the fruition of the differences between men and women and that women have been just as much in power as men and that women for some reason don't wan to be influential or live in a society where they can vote, work and get paid etc?

Yes, I am denying it. I believe that we were unequal in society because men and women decided that the traditionalist model was working just fine for them. I also believe everything men have done is to make the lives of women easier. Every bit of technology that women use to make their lives easier was almost entirely invented by men. This includes appliances, cell phones, computers, the internet, you name it. I also believe that women were more than happy to enjoy being provided for because a free ride in life is always more fun than having to actually work for anything. Men have always placed women's interests ahead of theirs and will continue to do so. That, however, is slowly changing with men going their own way. Men are realizing that the headaches and pains associated with modern relationships, along with women being ever needier and whinier (though not all of course), just aren't worth it.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 22, 2015, 10:30:14 PM
QuoteThis is why men's issues aren't taken seriously. It's always the fault of men. That is precisely why MRAs and feminists will never be able to come to terms. The core philosophies are different. I once shared an article on Facebook about male victims of rape. The response I received was, "Well, it's likely men who are doing it to other men" as if that's supposed to mean something. No one cares about men enough to want to help, not even feminists. They're too busy vilifying and demonising us and labeling everything men enjoy as "toxic masculinity".

That's not it at all. Men's issues are taken seriously when men stop pretending that they (we) are the victims and that the world is against us and that it is the feminists' fault that things are the way they are. Whimpering in male privilege reeking of anti-feminism isn't the right way make work things out. As Gate said, feminism cover men's issues and needs as well as feminism is about equality for both sexes.

Yet you steadfastly refuse to place any blame on women for the current state of affairs. How about constantly demanding that men "man up" and look after them? Women have become so accustomed to being taken care of that they're not interested in doing it themselves. That's why marriage is such a racket. Men are still expected to look after the woman and be the primary breadwinner. Find me one woman who will marry a man who isn't making more money than she is, assuming she works at all. The difference between you and I SEB is that I can admit woman are part of the problem. Feminism doesn't give two shits about men's issues. If they did, they would take the time to listen to what MRAs have to say about things like false rape accusations, the sentencing gap, male genital mutilation, the gender empathy gap, and others, but no, they'd rather scream about these whiny white men with their male tears just need to shut up and listen to women. I'm sick to death of it.

I realize a lot of what I just said was ranting but I wanted to get it off my chest. I can provide relevant sources later on. I'm about to leave work.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 22, 2015, 11:02:58 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 22, 2015, 10:42:32 PM
It would be, if it existed.

So you seriously deny that our society, it's history and it's structure is patriarchal in its nature (i.e. originally made by men for men)? If that's the case I don't see why we even should continue this debate.


QuoteYes, I am denying it. I believe that we were unequal in society because men and women decided that the traditionalist model was working just fine for them. I also believe everything men have done is to make the lives of women easier. Every bit of technology that women use to make their lives easier was almost entirely invented by men. This includes appliances, cell phones, computers, the internet, you name it. I also believe that women were more than happy to enjoy being provided for because a free ride in life is always more fun than having to actually work for anything. Men have always placed women's interests ahead of theirs and will continue to do so. That, however, is slowly changing with men going their own way. Men are realizing that the headaches and pains associated with modern relationships, along with women being ever needier and whinier (though not all of course), just aren't worth it.

so what you are saying is that there is a patriarchy, but we should call it traditionalism so that we can pretend that men were not fully in power before and were solely the ones behind it whereas women were pretty much pets and cattle.

Of course men have been the majority of inventors, artists etc. since they have been the one in power, the norm, the people never told that they can participate in society or go to school, gotten systematically raped in war or beat up for just simply trying, just because they have the wrong genitalia.


QuoteYet you steadfastly refuse to place any blame on women for the current state of affairs. How about constantly demanding that men "man up" and look after them? Women have become so accustomed to being taken care of that they're not interested in doing it themselves. That's why marriage is such a racket. Men are still expected to look after the woman and be the primary breadwinner. Find me one woman who will marry a man who isn't making more money than she is, assuming she works at all. The difference between you and I SEB is that I can admit woman are part of the problem. Feminism doesn't give two shits about men's issues. If they did, they would take the time to listen to what MRAs have to say about things like false rape accusations, the sentencing gap, male genital mutilation, the gender empathy gap, and others, but no, they'd rather scream about these whiny white men with their male tears just need to shut up and listen to women. I'm sick to death of it.

I never said that Doom. Go through my posts again and you'll see that I clearly acknowledge that there are opportunistic and lazy women who want it both ways and don't care about equality for all. I also acknowledge that there are plenty of so called feminists out there that either lost it or didn't have to begin with. But feminism as a movement, struggle and ideology is NOT to blame. It covers a broad spectrum of injustices, men's needs and issues included, at least as long as they are not reactionary and intolerant against women and minorities.


QuoteI realize a lot of what I just said was ranting but I wanted to get it off my chest. I can provide relevant sources later on. I'm about to leave work.

No problem. It sounds like we're reaching a dead end anyways since we can't come to agree on even the most basic things. Feel free to continue, I'll respond when I have time.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kel G 426 on Jul 23, 2015, 12:24:45 AM
There's so much I want to respond to here, but it's too much and moving too fast and I don't have the time.  I'm just glad I'm not a woman in Doom's life. His sexist views are just disgusting.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 23, 2015, 12:51:08 AM
QuoteIs that a serious question or just some kind of joke?
Mostly a joke because seeing you and Hubbs butt heads all the time gets pretty entertaining, but in all seriousness you do bring up the term "white privilege" a lot, just slightly curious as to where this mild hostility comes from.

Remember the Fukushima nuclear disaster back in 2011, well some of the flora in the area has reportadly started to mutate, pic related

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 23, 2015, 06:11:38 AM
Hai guys. I'm half-white and half-Mexican and pure, unadulterated, bad ass.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Jul 23, 2015, 06:51:07 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 23, 2015, 06:11:38 AM
Hai guys. I'm half-white and half-Mexican and pure, unadulterated, bad ass.

That can't be possible

http://news.discovery.com/animals/lovable-sea-bunny-slug-busy-capturing-hearts-150722.htm (http://news.discovery.com/animals/lovable-sea-bunny-slug-busy-capturing-hearts-150722.htm)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 23, 2015, 11:46:10 AM
Quote from: Crazy Shrimp on Jul 23, 2015, 06:51:07 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 23, 2015, 06:11:38 AM
Hai guys. I'm half-white and half-Mexican and pure, unadulterated, bad ass.

That can't be possible

http://news.discovery.com/animals/lovable-sea-bunny-slug-busy-capturing-hearts-150722.htm (http://news.discovery.com/animals/lovable-sea-bunny-slug-busy-capturing-hearts-150722.htm)
Alright how long till it takes over the world. Anything that cute yet that ugly has got to be seriously deadly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 23, 2015, 12:11:30 PM
Quote from: Kelgaard on Jul 23, 2015, 12:24:45 AM
There's so much I want to respond to here, but it's too much and moving too fast and I don't have the time.  I'm just glad I'm not a woman in Doom's life. His sexist views are just disgusting.

And here's yet another problem: people thinking that being anti-feminist is the same thing as being anti-woman. If that's true, then I guess being anti-MRA makes someone anti-male.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 22, 2015, 11:02:58 PM
No problem. It sounds like we're reaching a dead end anyways since we can't come to agree on even the most basic things. Feel free to continue, I'll respond when I have time.

Indeed. I would however like to extend a thank you to you my good Sir, as you have kept it civil and polite. Well-done.

Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 23, 2015, 11:46:10 AM
Quote from: Crazy Shrimp on Jul 23, 2015, 06:51:07 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 23, 2015, 06:11:38 AM
Hai guys. I'm half-white and half-Mexican and pure, unadulterated, bad ass.

That can't be possible

http://news.discovery.com/animals/lovable-sea-bunny-slug-busy-capturing-hearts-150722.htm (http://news.discovery.com/animals/lovable-sea-bunny-slug-busy-capturing-hearts-150722.htm)
Alright how long till it takes over the world. Anything that cute yet that ugly has got to be seriously deadly.

Oh dude, totally. One day, we will all live under the tyrannical rule of Red Pandas. They are impossible to resist.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 23, 2015, 04:41:04 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 23, 2015, 12:11:30 PM
And here's yet another problem: people thinking that being anti-feminist is the same thing as being anti-woman. If that's true, then I guess being anti-MRA makes someone anti-male.

Really Doom?

...Ok, I've done my part. All yours Kelgaard.


QuoteIndeed. I would however like to extend a thank you to you my good Sir, as you have kept it civil and polite. Well-done.

I guess so. Thank you as well Doom. Probably see you soon  ;)





Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 23, 2015, 12:51:08 AM
Mostly a joke because seeing you and Hubbs butt heads all the time gets pretty entertaining, but in all seriousness you do bring up the term "white privilege" a lot, just slightly curious as to where this mild hostility comes from.

It comes up when the likes of Hubbs, reeking with uncensored in-your-face white privilege, troll the forums.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 23, 2015, 04:59:03 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 23, 2015, 04:41:04 PM
QuoteIndeed. I would however like to extend a thank you to you my good Sir, as you have kept it civil and polite. Well-done.

I guess so. Thank you as well Doom. Probably see you soon  ;)

I'm sure you will. In the meantime, if you'd like to see more in regards to where I'm coming from, I'd invite you to check some of the YouTubers I subscribe to: here (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrSJF7GT6MOm6PxYmv0H3_g), here (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbgzmK-mfpjULHZ8SMCuhdg), and here (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbbeOA5K7Hhc3I2vWG1jZ0w). If you have anything you'd like me to take a look at, leave it for me please.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 23, 2015, 08:59:30 PM
My goodness; youtube should be taken as entertainment and not fact, even when the people hosting the tubing is credible. Get out and obverse people for oneself. It's the only way to be sure.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 23, 2015, 09:39:11 PM
Why do people treat a YouTube video as if it's somehow not credible or worthy of attention just because it's on YT?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 23, 2015, 11:23:13 PM
Because chances are no one fact checks any of it. That's why I view it as only entertainment. Especially those opinion pieces.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 24, 2015, 02:13:16 AM
You'd be surprised at how much of it is sourced and cited.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 24, 2015, 04:03:17 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 23, 2015, 04:41:04 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 23, 2015, 12:11:30 PM
And here's yet another problem: people thinking that being anti-feminist is the same thing as being anti-woman. If that's true, then I guess being anti-MRA makes someone anti-male.

Really Doom?

...Ok, I've done my part. All yours Kelgaard.


QuoteIndeed. I would however like to extend a thank you to you my good Sir, as you have kept it civil and polite. Well-done.

I guess so. Thank you as well Doom. Probably see you soon  ;)





Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 23, 2015, 12:51:08 AM
Mostly a joke because seeing you and Hubbs butt heads all the time gets pretty entertaining, but in all seriousness you do bring up the term "white privilege" a lot, just slightly curious as to where this mild hostility comes from.

It comes up when the likes of Hubbs, reeking with uncensored in-your-face white privilege, troll the forums.

LOL! come dude seriously, again with that term. It doesn't even exist outside the US  ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kel G 426 on Jul 24, 2015, 07:15:17 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 23, 2015, 09:39:11 PM
Why do people treat a YouTube video as if it's somehow not credible or worthy of attention just because it's on YT?

(https://yt3.ggpht.com/-cgwGpL99qOM/VWSDN9QKCVI/AAAAAAAAAx0/6DeUb2K50es/w2120-fcrop64=1,00005a57ffffa5a8-nd/TFMStore.jpg)

That's why.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 24, 2015, 11:39:16 AM
Eh?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 24, 2015, 11:49:56 AM
He summed it up pretty well. Youtube is bitch and nuts. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 24, 2015, 11:52:56 AM
He summed up f**k all. Thinking someone has an odd screen name is not valid grounds for dismissing their arguments. If it were, this entire forum would never agree on anything.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 24, 2015, 11:59:54 AM
I was talking about the content, not the name of a channel but turd flinging monkey does sum up a great deal of youtube. Of course those how to videos are great and movie clips are nice too. Youtube also has a ton of old content.

Still the internet has too much power; it's given everyone their own little spot to diatribe. I just don't want to listen to it. :P

edit: or watch it. Since we're talking about youtube. btw who doesn't like youtube, that's why we make fun of it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 24, 2015, 12:30:12 PM
As I said, you'd be adequately surprised how much of it is cited and sourced. But whatever, let's not beat a dead horse. In the news...

http://www.newser.com/story/210252/court-butt-dialers-forfeit-right-to-privacy.html

QuoteButt dialers, be warned: If you inadvertently place a call with your posterior, you have no legal right to privacy about anything you then say. So declares the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Kentucky, reports Courthouse News Service. The case involves an executive on a Kentucky airport board who butt-dialed an assistant, allowing her to overhear 90 minutes of conversation about firing the board's CEO. The assistant took down every word, even recorded some of it, and later presented it the board. The executive sued her, but the court ruled against him this week.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 25, 2015, 12:10:57 AM
You know I think that's more the cats out of the bag than anything. They could have copyrighted their conversation which is what I think APPLE does so when anything leaks out they can gag the person but of course once it's out, tough shit.

http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20150724_espn_benches_host_after_comments_disparaging_dominican_republic.html

The Dominican Republic has extremely poor academics across the board but then again who's the dummy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 25, 2015, 04:15:01 AM
Love this! ;D love how un-PC the show was, love the fact that so many would get their knickers in a twist over it big time these days lol!

http://www.mandatory.com/2015/03/30/16-reasons-married-with-children-wouldnt-survive-on-tv-today/


Holy sh*t! not content with having the flag removed (and many more things banned and removed), they now want dead bodies dug up and removed! So the black communities are trying to totally rewrite history by erasing it, wow, just wow!

http://wreg.com/2015/07/23/man-drives-several-hours-to-fix-grass-next-to-nathan-bedford-forrests-statue-and-grave/


Oh and I see they're trying to erase Hulk Hogan from the history books too ::) this modern society is totally obsessed with bandwagon jumping, hyperbole scandals.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Jul 25, 2015, 07:33:21 PM
http://ihorror.com/australian-police-raid-book-store-pull-american-psycho-off-shelves/ (http://ihorror.com/australian-police-raid-book-store-pull-american-psycho-off-shelves/)

Damn Australia, you are f**ked up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 25, 2015, 09:01:20 PM
So it is considered indecent and must be packaged like a playboy is. Seems extreme but not that f**ked up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Jul 25, 2015, 09:08:33 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 25, 2015, 09:01:20 PM
So it is considered indecent and must be packaged like a playboy is. Seems extreme but not that f**ked up.

Okay, it's more stupid than "f**ked up."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gazz on Jul 25, 2015, 09:21:15 PM
Nothing about the guy who shot up the American theatre?

There must be some sort of reason these stories don't register on the Hubbs radar. Hmmm...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 25, 2015, 10:57:13 PM
Yea it was a white guy and he wasn't using the confederate flag as a snugie. I hear that pixels is god awful too. Maybe we shouldn't let people with severe mental illness see adam sandler movies.

edit: yea yea I know the movie was trainwreck.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Jul 25, 2015, 11:00:46 PM
Quote from: Gazz on Jul 25, 2015, 09:21:15 PM
Nothing about the guy who shot up the American theatre?

There must be some sort of reason these stories don't register on the Hubbs radar. Hmmm...

This seemed remarkably under-reported.

The only real reason that liberal entertainment news can justify following the story for any length of time seems to be their usual practice of focusing on the inanimate object. One of CNN's top headlines read "Lafayette theater shooter bought gun legally, police say." ::)

If only these guns would stop shooting people, we would have no more psychos.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Jul 26, 2015, 12:02:53 AM
Also it scores low on the interest scale because it was white on white crime, and not considered racially motivated. No kids or minorities where injured and no political chess pieces can be moved soooo on to the next thing.

Speaking of which- went to see Ant-Man today and they checked my wife's purse. All they found was my balls. Way more dangerous.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Jul 26, 2015, 01:24:16 AM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Jul 26, 2015, 12:02:53 AM
Also it scores low on the interest scale because it was white on white crime, and not considered racially motivated. No kids or minorities where injured and no political chess pieces can be moved soooo on to the next thing.

Speaking of which- went to see Ant-Man today and they checked my wife's purse. All they found was my balls. Way more dangerous.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.4cdn.org%2Fwsg%2F1437491076144.gif&hash=3447dc5944416e725928cd993ecee5a5cfc177b6)

An exceptional comment sir. I've kind of wondered when or if theaters would get crazy and potentially overreact with security measures.

It really f**king sucks that you have to worry about getting shot by some asshole just sitting in a theater watching a movie, but I don't know how I'd feel about metal detectors, pat-downs and the like. I don't think I'd care honestly, it's just sad that it's come to that. The cinema is a magical place for most, I imagine.

Good thing 90% of new movies suck now anyway, so I don't spend much time in the theater :laugh:

All jokes and tomfoolery aside, I don't want to make light of the Lafayette shooting and my hearts go out to the families of the two young women killed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 26, 2015, 04:43:09 AM
http://www.people.com/article/hulk-hogan-racist-rant-statement

I know I posted it but honestly I just don't care when someone's at least honest about it. The dude is old.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 26, 2015, 05:03:45 AM
Eh, whatever. He's just one man with an opinion. It's not like he had pull anymore. The guy is irrelevant in the grand scheme of things.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 26, 2015, 05:25:26 AM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Jul 26, 2015, 12:02:53 AM
Also it scores low on the interest scale because it was white on white crime, and not considered racially motivated. No kids or minorities where injured and no political chess pieces can be moved soooo on to the next thing.

Speaking of which- went to see Ant-Man today and they checked my wife's purse. All they found was my balls. Way more dangerous.

Totally this, if the victims were black there would be huge outrage already, or vice versa. But I think we all know something will come along soon, judging by what's happening down south.


Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 26, 2015, 04:43:09 AM
http://www.people.com/article/hulk-hogan-racist-rant-statement

I know I posted it but honestly I just don't care when someone's at least honest about it. The dude is old.

What he said wasn't smart obviously, but this whole scandal and outrage hyperbole scenario that happens all the time now is just tiresome. The fact they're virtually erasing him from everything is way way overboard as usual. OK he said something he shouldn't have, he's apologised, does everybody really need to drop him, fire him and totally exile him from civilisation!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 26, 2015, 09:47:22 AM
Yea I think it is a total dick move to simply erase someone whose organization made a shit-f**k-ton of dough off of. Bad taste, brother. "Yea we were cool that he was a racist, we're just not cool that everyone else knows it too" Cha-ching
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 26, 2015, 06:14:04 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 26, 2015, 09:47:22 AM
Yea I think it is a total dick move to simply erase someone whose organization made a shit-f**k-ton of dough off of. Bad taste, brother. "Yea we were cool that he was a racist, we're just not cool that everyone else knows it too" Cha-ching

There is hypocrisy evident again sure, I don't know much about WWF or whatever its called these days, but I do know many of their wrestler characters are ridiculous racial stereotypes, or used to be. Still doesn't excuse what Hogan said but the way its being reported you'd think he killed someone.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 27, 2015, 11:30:59 AM
Life finds a way!

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/owl-with-an-attitude-wins-face-off-with-deputy/article_c93cc8bc-758c-50e0-bdb5-9902ccd7c46f.html

QuoteBOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A Boulder County sheriff's deputy got into a face-off with an owl with an attitude, and the owl won.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 27, 2015, 10:24:21 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/27/china/chinese-mother-killed-escalator/index.html

That shit looks so fake but considering China's safety standards it probably is real.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Jul 28, 2015, 01:37:18 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 27, 2015, 10:24:21 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/27/china/chinese-mother-killed-escalator/index.html

That shit looks so fake but considering China's safety standards it probably is real.

Goddamn how awful, but great job mom for saving your son.

I feel like the people watching could've done a bit more to save her, but hey, it's China. :-\ This shit happens so often there it makes me think the only way it can continue happening is that people and/or organizations don't get sued to oblivion after something like this, which is what would happen in the US.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 28, 2015, 12:46:24 PM
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-33678744

QuoteOnce thought to be terrifying, scaly lizards, it now seems dinosaurs were actually more like birds. But not everyone's ready to accept their new image, writes Mary Colwell.

I posted this in the dinosaurs thread but felt it was worth sharing here as well. I'm beginning to think humans are more anti-science than we'd like to admit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 28, 2015, 08:52:39 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 28, 2015, 12:46:24 PM
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-33678744

QuoteOnce thought to be terrifying, scaly lizards, it now seems dinosaurs were actually more like birds. But not everyone's ready to accept their new image, writes Mary Colwell.

I posted this in the dinosaurs thread but felt it was worth sharing here as well. I'm beginning to think humans are more anti-science than we'd like to admit.
I think we're more unwilling to accept change than anti-science. What I mean is that we all love TV and we know science gave us TV but don't dare tells us that T-Rex was a turkey.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Jul 28, 2015, 10:09:01 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 28, 2015, 08:52:39 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 28, 2015, 12:46:24 PM
I posted this in the dinosaurs thread but felt it was worth sharing here as well. I'm beginning to think humans are more anti-science than we'd like to admit.
I think we're more unwilling to accept change than anti-science. What I mean is that we all love TV and we know science gave us TV but don't dare tells us that T-Rex was a turkey.

Lol this sounds like a case of the scientific discovery not being as cool as what was accepted before. But hey, I think people will come around. I really enjoyed that about the first Jurassic Park, the whole scene with Grant and the chubber kid in the desert and the comments about the evolutionary nature of dinosaurs. It was a neat bit of realism that brought some personality to the characters and interesting science to the movie.

If you think about it, it seems that giant birds would be more terrifying than lizards. Reptiles can be slow, awkward, and very dumb. Birds, on the other hand, are usually very fast, agile, and extremely smart, a hell of a lot smarter than we've seen reptiles be.

Other than looking goofy, I think giant predatory birds are far more awesome in other areas.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 29, 2015, 08:19:54 AM
Yikes!

http://www.usatoday.com/story/theoval/2014/07/02/obama-george-w-bush-quinnipiac-poll-reagan-clinton/11985837/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 29, 2015, 10:42:40 AM
All that proves is that people have short term memories. However Nixon's team has got to love this. He's under double digits. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jul 29, 2015, 12:08:31 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 28, 2015, 08:52:39 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jul 28, 2015, 12:46:24 PM
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-33678744

QuoteOnce thought to be terrifying, scaly lizards, it now seems dinosaurs were actually more like birds. But not everyone's ready to accept their new image, writes Mary Colwell.

I posted this in the dinosaurs thread but felt it was worth sharing here as well. I'm beginning to think humans are more anti-science than we'd like to admit.
I think we're more unwilling to accept change than anti-science. What I mean is that we all love TV and we know science gave us TV but don't dare tells us that T-Rex was a turkey.

That's my point. We're only pro-science only as long as it doesn't mess with our own beliefs. We believe in medical science, yet there's a seemingly large group of people out there who will swear on their parents' grave that vaccinations are a bad thing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 29, 2015, 12:49:17 PM
Simple people do not like it when things get turned upside down. It affects them figuratively at a molecular level. In many cases it's not that they have an opinion of vaccines, it's just that the first person who brought it up told them that vaccines are dangerous. So that is what they believe. They're many people who think like this and will never change their minds until conditions are right, if ever.

Kids are famous for this, remember pluto. Their teachers told them that pluto is a planet and that is what they'll automatically believe. So when pluto was demoted, kids felt betrayed for what their teachers told them was a wrong. Almost as if they lied to them. Who can blame them, you get punished for being wrong in school.

Same thing goes for everything. People like things when it benefits them and hate things when it takes something from them. Even if that something only exits inside of their minds.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jul 29, 2015, 07:25:30 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 29, 2015, 08:19:54 AM
Yikes!

http://www.usatoday.com/story/theoval/2014/07/02/obama-george-w-bush-quinnipiac-poll-reagan-clinton/11985837/

That's a Quinnipac Poll, infamous for being incredibly inaccurate and quite Republican leaning. Obama concidered being worse than Bush Jr. is just bizarre and speaks for itself... Case in point, according to another Quinnipac poll FOX News is concidered to be the most trustworthy news network.

I don't trust polls no matter who's conducting them (left, center or right). It's so easy to skew them in so many different ways.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 01, 2015, 09:46:20 AM
http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/how-tapir-scratches-itch
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 02, 2015, 02:36:52 PM
Wow!

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Aug 02, 2015, 03:06:00 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 02, 2015, 02:36:52 PM
Wow!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5L2LMJcRIg

Kind of old news, this was all over Twitter when they made gay marriage legal in every state. You don't do what you believe in as the president, you do what ever is politically popular.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 03, 2015, 06:29:58 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Aug 02, 2015, 03:06:00 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 02, 2015, 02:36:52 PM
Wow!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5L2LMJcRIg

Kind of old news, this was all over Twitter when they made gay marriage legal in every state. You don't do what you believe in as the president, you do what ever is politically popular.
Yep, that's how politics work and because he said "believes" he reserves the right to say "I've changed my mind". Yea it's a lie but he couldn't win if he was honest. The church goers, especially African American church goers wouldn't have voted for him as proven by what happen in California with regard to proposition 8. Obama won around 90% of the African American vote in California; yet proposition 8 also passed because of the significant increase of African American voters. See African American voters tend to be a heavily religious lot and thus voted to take the right to marry away from same sex couple. If Obama came out and said he was for same sex marriage he would have out right lost the election in California due to that fact.

So yea, it's ok to lie sometimes. It's still better than what I saw as an extremely disingenuous attitude of Black American voters toward same sex couples.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 03, 2015, 01:18:30 PM


This is what happens when Tumblr meets reality. It's a scream, guys. Check it out.

"You're under arrest."
"No I'm not!!"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 03, 2015, 02:49:40 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 03, 2015, 06:29:58 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Aug 02, 2015, 03:06:00 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 02, 2015, 02:36:52 PM
Wow!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5L2LMJcRIg

Kind of old news, this was all over Twitter when they made gay marriage legal in every state. You don't do what you believe in as the president, you do what ever is politically popular.
Yep, that's how politics work and because he said "believes" he reserves the right to say "I've changed my mind". Yea it's a lie but he couldn't win if he was honest. The church goers, especially African American church goers wouldn't have voted for him as proven by what happen in California with regard to proposition 8. Obama won around 90% of the African American vote in California; yet proposition 8 also passed because of the significant increase of African American voters. See African American voters tend to be a heavily religious lot and thus voted to take the right to marry away from same sex couple. If Obama came out and said he was for same sex marriage he would have out right lost the election in California due to that fact.

So yea, it's ok to lie sometimes. It's still better than what I saw as an extremely disingenuous attitude of Black American voters toward same sex couples.

That is exactly why I believe the Republicans may have already won next years election, because of that same sex marriage decision. There is a huge amount of religious people in the US that I'm sure will no longer vote for any Democrat due to that decision, no matter who is the candidate. Had they had a nation wide vote on it like Ireland, then it might be a different story.


Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 03, 2015, 01:18:30 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H24sLF3CkMo

This is what happens when Tumblr meets reality. It's a scream, guys. Check it out.

"You're under arrest."
"No I'm not!!"

OMG! how can cops stand this bullsh*t,  you can see how pissed off he is, just trying to do his job whilst she's looking for a headline.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 03, 2015, 03:11:40 PM
Wasn't it a hoot though? I'm truly amazed he kept his composure so well. But, I hate to say it...had that been a minority person, it could've ended very poorly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Aug 03, 2015, 03:23:05 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 03, 2015, 01:18:30 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H24sLF3CkMo

This is what happens when Tumblr meets reality. It's a scream, guys. Check it out.

"You're under arrest."
"No I'm not!!"

How can anyone be so f**king stupid? XD
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 03, 2015, 03:27:06 PM
What worries me is the fact this has become a trend in America. People don't think they have to obey the law/police because of a few incidents over the past year or so. Its literately like, you're a white cop, I don't have to listen to you because you're a white cop and definitely racist and sexist.

This clip also shows how very easy it can be for a woman to scream rape, always a scary thing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 03, 2015, 03:35:16 PM
Well to be fair, she didn't accuse him of either of those things (least I don't think so). She was just being an obnoxious c**t for the sake of being an obnoxious c**t. As for the rape thing, it's a good thing it's all recorded.

Quote from: Deathbearer on Aug 03, 2015, 03:23:05 PM
How can anyone be so f**king stupid? XD

"I'M A CITIZEN OF THE EARTH!!!"

Done.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Aug 03, 2015, 04:20:38 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 03, 2015, 06:29:58 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Aug 02, 2015, 03:06:00 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 02, 2015, 02:36:52 PM
Wow!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5L2LMJcRIg

Kind of old news, this was all over Twitter when they made gay marriage legal in every state. You don't do what you believe in as the president, you do what ever is politically popular.
Yep, that's how politics work and because he said "believes" he reserves the right to say "I've changed my mind". Yea it's a lie but he couldn't win if he was honest. The church goers, especially African American church goers wouldn't have voted for him as proven by what happen in California with regard to proposition 8. Obama won around 90% of the African American vote in California; yet proposition 8 also passed because of the significant increase of African American voters. See African American voters tend to be a heavily religious lot and thus voted to take the right to marry away from same sex couple. If Obama came out and said he was for same sex marriage he would have out right lost the election in California due to that fact.

So yea, it's ok to lie sometimes. It's still better than what I saw as an extremely disingenuous attitude of Black American voters toward same sex couples.

Its why he waited until he wasn't expected reelection to do whatever the f**k he wanted, to which I'm proud of.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Aug 03, 2015, 04:54:35 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 03, 2015, 03:35:16 PM
Well to be fair, she didn't accuse him of either of those things (least I don't think so). She was just being an obnoxious c**t for the sake of being an obnoxious c**t. As for the rape thing, it's a good thing it's all recorded.

Quote from: Deathbearer on Aug 03, 2015, 03:23:05 PM
How can anyone be so f**king stupid? XD

"I'M A CITIZEN OF THE EARTH!!!"

Done.

What was funny to me was when she started talking about the Articles of Confederation like they were still valid. And even then she found a way to f**k that up by not knowing what she was actually talking about.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 03, 2015, 10:11:50 PM
So would that woman be filed under mental illness or 12 year old whiner? It's one or the other. Those free citizen people are low intelligence and out right nuts.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 04, 2015, 12:52:18 PM
I saw this great vid just now, and it's kind of related; about SJWs. You guys might like it as well.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Aug 05, 2015, 12:51:53 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 03, 2015, 01:18:30 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H24sLF3CkMo

This is what happens when Tumblr meets reality. It's a scream, guys. Check it out.

"You're under arrest."
"No I'm not!!"

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Foi36.tinypic.com%2F2r4ipoi.jpg&hash=6020bbd430b0505b19fad2d8070f9c0c89d64365)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 05, 2015, 01:48:25 PM
 :D :D :D in other news, Brits are lucky folks. Especially the drunk ones.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/noodle-vending-machine_55c10a6ce4b0e716be07554a

QuoteAn instant noodle vending machine has come to the U.K., and the good people of Nottingham are rejoicing.

Behold the Pot Noodle contraption in all its glory. It's fully equipped with hot water and a fork, and will be dispensing the instant snack day or night.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Aug 05, 2015, 02:12:15 PM
...That's kind of cool. I might pop and try it.  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Aug 06, 2015, 12:08:30 AM
The last time something like this happened to me, I had locked myself in a phonebox and claimed to be Doctor Who... best 80 pounds I ever spent.  When the desk sergeant filled in his report at the station, he spent most of it laughing. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 06, 2015, 12:32:32 AM
http://www.today.com/style/j-c-penney-employee-sent-home-wearing-shorts-she-bought-t35181

Saw that in the same article as the cup-o-noodle link... haha stupidest thing I've read in a while. Oh and I mean the women trying to make this into a big deal and not the fricken commonsense dress policy jc penny has.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Aug 06, 2015, 03:04:10 AM
That's just retarded, it's not like she's wearing booty shorts
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 06, 2015, 03:16:15 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Aug 06, 2015, 03:04:10 AM
That's just retarded, it's not like she's wearing booty shorts
She's working at an establishment with a clearly defined dress code. Imagine if a cop showed up at the police station dressed in jeans. He'd be sent home too. Come to think about it, most department stores do not allow you to wear shorts, it's either pants or a knee length skirt. I'm sure at the local surf shop booty wear would be fine.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Aug 06, 2015, 03:25:01 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 06, 2015, 03:16:15 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Aug 06, 2015, 03:04:10 AM
That's just retarded, it's not like she's wearing booty shorts
She's working at an establishment with a clearly defined dress code. Imagine if a cop showed up at the police station dressed in jeans. He'd be sent home too. Come to think about it, most department stores do not allow you to wear shorts, it's either pants or a knee length skirt. I'm sure at the local surf shop booty wear would be fine.
Take back what I said actually, I didn't know that JC Penny had a defined dress code that prevented shorts. When I worked at GAP and Marks Work Wearhouse they were fine with shorts just so long as your ass wasn't hanging out.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 06, 2015, 11:59:20 AM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/woman-tries-to-eat-crack-cocaine-in-front-of-cops-police-say_55c104ebe4b0a50ad0aaa6e2

QuoteIt sounds hard to swallow but police said a woman in Douglas, Georgia, was eating crack cocaine while officers arrested her.

dat mugshot
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: OmegaZilla on Aug 06, 2015, 03:15:18 PM
Quote from: Novak 1334 on Aug 06, 2015, 12:08:30 AM
The last time something like this happened to me, I had locked myself in a phonebox and claimed to be Doctor Who... best 80 pounds I ever spent.  When the desk sergeant filled in his report at the station, he spent most of it laughing.
:laugh: best laugh of the week. Thank you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Aug 07, 2015, 07:51:52 PM



Although I am compelled by Christie's dedication, I'm also feeling a tad insulted he wants to throw away our fundamental principles in the name of safety. As a friend of mine once said, if you sacrifice freedom for protection, you'll likely get neither.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Aug 08, 2015, 01:51:58 AM
http://wgntv.com/2015/08/07/did-nasas-curiosity-rover-take-a-picture-of-a-lady-on-mars/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 08, 2015, 05:47:32 AM
My goodness people see bewbs in the darnedest places.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Aug 08, 2015, 11:51:33 AM
There was also that recent picture of the "crab" on Mars.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Aug 08, 2015, 08:17:33 PM
They always find random shit on Mars. I bet you the crab ends up being a rock.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 09, 2015, 12:25:02 AM
I'm surprised no one has spotted a toilet yet.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 10, 2015, 01:43:30 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lizard-man-scares-south-carolina-residents_55c126ece4b05c05b01f67f4

QuoteA woman left a church in Bishopville, South Carolina, on Sunday, and was understandably startled at the sight of someone -- or some-THING -- running in front of some trees. The shock lasted long enough for her to get a grip on her senses -- as well as her phone --  to snap a picture of what looks like a fast-moving lizard man.

Reptilians are real!!!!!!!111!! :o
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: System Apollo on Aug 10, 2015, 04:56:56 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 10, 2015, 01:43:30 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lizard-man-scares-south-carolina-residents_55c126ece4b05c05b01f67f4

QuoteA woman left a church in Bishopville, South Carolina, on Sunday, and was understandably startled at the sight of someone -- or some-THING -- running in front of some trees. The shock lasted long enough for her to get a grip on her senses -- as well as her phone --  to snap a picture of what looks like a fast-moving lizard man.

Reptilians are real!!!!!!!111!! :o
Someone call Kirk...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Aug 10, 2015, 05:42:29 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 10, 2015, 01:43:30 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lizard-man-scares-south-carolina-residents_55c126ece4b05c05b01f67f4

QuoteA woman left a church in Bishopville, South Carolina, on Sunday, and was understandably startled at the sight of someone -- or some-THING -- running in front of some trees. The shock lasted long enough for her to get a grip on her senses -- as well as her phone --  to snap a picture of what looks like a fast-moving lizard man.

Reptilians are real!!!!!!!111!! :o

I don't know if I suddenly have dyslexia but I read that as "REPUBLICANS ARE REAL!"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 10, 2015, 07:02:21 PM
So this showed America a lot. Sanders is clearly too weak for the top job as he just stands in the wings and allows himself to be shut out.

The event organisers were pretty bad at their job because no one actually tried to stop these women, Sanders could of been attacked or worse, and no one did anything to stop it. Even as they continued to rant no security stepped in.

The BLM group has probably lost a lot of support with their actions in this region.

Lastly, they were actually allowed to speak! despite the crowd being completely uninterested and frustrated with the women. This action was a borderline terrorist hi-jacking! I still can't believe the total lack of security!

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/bernie-sanders-event-shut-down-black-lives-matter-activists
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 10, 2015, 08:09:56 PM
Quote from: System Apollo on Aug 10, 2015, 04:56:56 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 10, 2015, 01:43:30 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lizard-man-scares-south-carolina-residents_55c126ece4b05c05b01f67f4

QuoteA woman left a church in Bishopville, South Carolina, on Sunday, and was understandably startled at the sight of someone -- or some-THING -- running in front of some trees. The shock lasted long enough for her to get a grip on her senses -- as well as her phone --  to snap a picture of what looks like a fast-moving lizard man.

Reptilians are real!!!!!!!111!! :o
Someone call Kirk...
Oh man I bet the director of Predator is now wishing he went with the "van damme" version instead of the one with mandibles.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: System Apollo on Aug 11, 2015, 02:11:19 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 10, 2015, 08:09:56 PM
Quote from: System Apollo on Aug 10, 2015, 04:56:56 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 10, 2015, 01:43:30 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lizard-man-scares-south-carolina-residents_55c126ece4b05c05b01f67f4

QuoteA woman left a church in Bishopville, South Carolina, on Sunday, and was understandably startled at the sight of someone -- or some-THING -- running in front of some trees. The shock lasted long enough for her to get a grip on her senses -- as well as her phone --  to snap a picture of what looks like a fast-moving lizard man.

Reptilians are real!!!!!!!111!! :o
Someone call Kirk...
Oh man I bet the director of Predator is now wishing he went with the "van damme" version instead of the one with mandibles.  :laugh:
I'm still waiting for the day a predator performs a roundhouse kick on screen.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 13, 2015, 03:03:31 AM
Sweden: the land of extremist political correctness.

Band-aids/plasters, are racist.

http://www.thefederalistpapers.org/us/band-aids-are-racist-because-they-only-come-in-one-color

Hilariously, the company actually backed down and gave in promising 'darker hues' for their plasters lol!
Sweden is the EU's favourite little country, their little pet.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 13, 2015, 06:10:55 AM
Last time I checked you can get band-aids in all kinds of f**king colors including black. Especially in invisible.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Aug 13, 2015, 01:09:28 PM
I f**king refuse to believe that calling band-aids racist is a thing that exists. I just f**king refuse.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 13, 2015, 02:13:32 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 13, 2015, 03:03:31 AM
Sweden: the land of extremist political correctness.

Band-aids/plasters, are racist.

http://www.thefederalistpapers.org/us/band-aids-are-racist-because-they-only-come-in-one-color

Hilariously, the company actually backed down and gave in promising 'darker hues' for their plasters lol!
Sweden is the EU's favourite little country, their little pet.

Sweden is worse than you think. If you have some time to spare, watching this documentary. It'll make your jaw drop to say the least.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Aug 13, 2015, 03:35:48 PM
tl;dw sum it up for me in a paragraph or less plz
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 13, 2015, 03:42:47 PM
Feminism has gone completely off the rails. A female documentarian wanted to find out how far its influence has spread into the Swedish government and let's just say it's everywhere, to the point where, girls are being kidnapped and being convinced they're victims of patriarchal oppression. At the very least, skip ahead to 53:30 and watch that interview. It's sickening.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 13, 2015, 11:24:54 PM
Those aren't feminist, they're damaged people. No different from war time PTSD. Also it's just another cult if you think about it. Pretty soon they'll be handing out the kool-aid and the problem will be solved.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Aug 14, 2015, 11:28:26 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 13, 2015, 03:03:31 AM
Sweden: the land of extremist political correctness.

Band-aids/plasters, are racist.

http://www.thefederalistpapers.org/us/band-aids-are-racist-because-they-only-come-in-one-color

Hilariously, the company actually backed down and gave in promising 'darker hues' for their plasters lol!
Sweden is the EU's favourite little country, their little pet.

sigh. I f**king hate people sometimes. Most of the time.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 14, 2015, 12:56:00 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 13, 2015, 11:24:54 PMThose aren't feminist, they're damaged people.

I tend to group them together.

Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 13, 2015, 11:24:54 PMNo different from war time PTSD.

Melody Hensley may be on to something after all...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Aug 14, 2015, 01:14:17 PM
I did once see a bottle of anti-biotics wearing a white hood and burning a cross
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 14, 2015, 08:50:29 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 14, 2015, 12:56:00 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 13, 2015, 11:24:54 PMThose aren't feminist, they're damaged people.

I tend to group them together.
Ouch, but then again I can't really disagree with you there.

Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 14, 2015, 12:56:00 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 13, 2015, 11:24:54 PMNo different from war time PTSD.

Melody Hensley may be on to something after all...
You know this may sound "stupid" and it probably is but today's society is soft. We just can't take it or maybe there's just more avenues for people to express themselves without physical scorn. Basically the internet. However as the old adage goes: sticks and stones will break my bones; words can never hurt me... well words not even spoken can apparently do irrevocable harm to people. You can also just chalk it up to sheer numbers, I remember once thinking that if only 1% of the country were insane that would mean that we have 3 million lunatics among us. That's more than 3 times my states population back then. Oh shit that is probably it right there, a lot of people with social retardation usually locked themselves up both physically and emotionally but thanks to the internet now have a doorway to the cruel and untamed real world. Now we are at a crossroad where we either deal with it or let evolution take it's deadly course.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 15, 2015, 03:57:35 AM
I'm glad you mentioned that. Have you seen this:

http://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2014/01/08/first_of_three_toronto_women_testifies_in_twitter_harassment_trial.html
http://news.nationalpost.com/full-comment/christie-blatchford-the-twitter-trial-of-gregory-elliott-is-becoming-much-like-twitter-itself-shrill-and-uber-sensitive

Twitter "harassment"

And the latest:
http://news.nationalpost.com/full-comment/christie-blatchford-ruling-in-twitter-harassment-trial-could-have-enormous-fallout-for-free-speech
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 15, 2015, 05:16:06 AM
Using the internet to slander and harass another individual should be treated as such. Especially if you are harassing someone. I mean it's not much different than calling someone repeatedly and making fart noises. Still the crux of the case is that the punch guy brought it upon himself. Which I think is a fair argument up to a point. There is a line that shouldn't be crossed. Oh god all of them should get the paddle for this child-like bullshit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 15, 2015, 04:40:15 PM
So because a few women didn't like gender signage in a Target store, Target removes all gender based signage, holy sh*t! literately, holy sh*t!!

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/08/13/target-going-gender-neutral-in-some-sections/

I simply cannot believe how unbelievably PC this age is becoming, especially America, everything is offensive, everyone is offended, you can be shot down for anything and everything these days. I hope this doesn't spread to in-store toilets!

I admit having or not having gender based signs doesn't make much difference, but like it or not, boys like certain things, and girls like certain things. That is just the way it works, its perfectly normal, even stores that don't use signage like Toy-R-Us still use a dividing line or basic colour differentiation to separate the male and female sections. I've never seen such outright bandwagon jumping, bandwagon pouncing! It is also forcing a small minorities wants on the majority, everyone panders to the extremist liberals (dare I say feminists), everyone has to conform to their desires or be villianised.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Darkness on Aug 15, 2015, 05:36:42 PM
Did you guys see the China explosion this week?



Never seen anything so big.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Aug 15, 2015, 09:02:26 PM
It took those kids awhile to understand the situation they were truly in. They could have been vaporized. At the very least the window could have blown in and cut them to ribbons.

We'll probably never know what truly happened. China has their media on a short, tight, electrified leash.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 16, 2015, 04:21:21 AM
Man what is it with us Americans... "holy shit, oh my good, f**k yea I'm videoing it no f**king way".   :-[

Gotta give the man some credit though... he held the camera steady during the shockwave. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 17, 2015, 01:24:19 PM
Quote from: Darkness on Aug 15, 2015, 05:36:42 PM
Did you guys see the China explosion this week?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCFq4CF4bBw

Never seen anything so big.

I heard about it but I'm only just seeing the video now. Yikes! Here's some more info, for those of you curious.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-33844084
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Aug 18, 2015, 09:24:17 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Aug 15, 2015, 09:02:26 PM
It took those kids awhile to understand the situation they were truly in. They could have been vaporized. At the very least the window could have blown in and cut them to ribbons.

We'll probably never know what truly happened. China has their media on a short, tight, electrified leash.

Insane that something that jaw-dropping and devastating reaches the world through social media. :-\ Satellites even picked up the second explosion, and its reported that over 100 people were killed.

Check dat shit.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fichef-1.bbci.co.uk%2Fnews%2F624%2Fcpsprodpb%2F14ABA%2Fproduction%2F_84866648_028541925.jpg&hash=07fdcaa3631195ed40db46b40133e5852309f700)

My heart goes out to the families of those lost.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 18, 2015, 11:37:02 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/18/us/subway-jared-fogle-charges/index.html

Oh good god jared is a pedo and was permitting a pedo network at his foundation. What the hell is wrong with some people.

Also the Chinese explosion was likely caused by a mixture of sodium cyanide and one other chemical. I remember a few years back when that almost happened near where I lived; a very large tank of potassium cyanide was breached by an equally large leaking tank of chlorine. It did mix and create a poison gas cloud but thankfully 90% of the time the wind blows out to sea and they prevented it from catching fire and then exploding by attacking the problem head on. Looking at the damage cause in China; bullet dodged, just barely. Although it is clear that the Chinese hesitated in attacking the fire, likely because they had no f**king idea what the stuff was.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/19/us/missouri-tuskegee-airman-robbed-carjacked/index.html

Oh man St. Louis that's bad even for you. :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 19, 2015, 12:37:51 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 18, 2015, 11:37:02 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/18/us/subway-jared-fogle-charges/index.html

Oh good god jared is a pedo and was permitting a pedo network at his foundation. What the hell is wrong with some people.

I don't even...this guy needs help. What goes on his brain that justifies this shit?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Aug 19, 2015, 08:53:40 PM
Once Subway turned 15, he had to find younger relationships.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 19, 2015, 10:49:51 PM
He really is taking this nonchalant and only had to pay 1.14 million in restitution to 14 kids. I mean there is going to be some jail time but... not much of a punishment. I suppose knowing that he is pedo and he can't be let near kids without supervision is the real punishment.

Still this has to be the best news bill cosby has heard in some time.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Aug 20, 2015, 12:53:42 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 19, 2015, 10:49:51 PM
He really is taking this nonchalant and only had to pay 1.14 million in restitution to 14 kids. I mean there is going to be some jail time but... not much of a punishment. I suppose knowing that he is pedo and he can't be let near kids without supervision is the real punishment.

Still this has to be the best news bill cosby has heard in some time.
His career started and ended trying to fit into smaller pants.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 20, 2015, 05:53:00 AM
Oh man it's just too damn easy when the company you worked for serves foot longs. Still I'm sure there will be no shortage of footlings in prison for jared to munch on.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Aug 20, 2015, 06:47:20 AM
Quote from: Gate on Aug 19, 2015, 08:53:40 PM
Once Subway turned 15, he had to find younger relationships.

Quote from: Gate on Aug 20, 2015, 12:53:42 AM
His career started and ended trying to fit into smaller pants.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcontent.internetvideoarchive.com%2Fcontent%2Fphotos%2F035%2F00149136_.jpg&hash=4dd5f9cef2f86cc307928f144f325fe96910e32b)

Gate over here killin it. :laugh:

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Aug 20, 2015, 01:29:39 PM
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/20/us-northkorea-southkorea-artillery-idUSKCN0QP0RO20150820

QuoteSouth Korea fired tens of artillery rounds toward North Korea on Thursday after the North launched shells to protest South Korea's anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts along the border, as tension escalated on the peninsula.

North Korea did not return fire but later warned Seoul in a letter that it would take military action if the South did not stop the loudspeaker broadcasts within 48 hours, the South's defense ministry said.

In a separate letter, Pyongyang said it was willing to offer an opening to resolve the conflict even though it considers the broadcasts a declaration of war, South Korea's Unification Ministry said.

A South Korean military official said the broadcasts, which began on Aug. 10, would continue.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcloud-4.steamusercontent.com%2Fugc%2F539644405494556317%2F47C2F86059C34ABA50098707C2A959F1E3327B08%2F&hash=db153773b15f7ae61a8c2bfcb1f21e162ae6d847)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Aug 21, 2015, 12:08:46 AM
Just let it happen already
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Aug 21, 2015, 12:19:02 AM
Quote from: Gate on Aug 20, 2015, 01:29:39 PM
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/20/us-northkorea-southkorea-artillery-idUSKCN0QP0RO20150820

QuoteSouth Korea fired tens of artillery rounds toward North Korea on Thursday after the North launched shells to protest South Korea's anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts along the border, as tension escalated on the peninsula.

North Korea did not return fire but later warned Seoul in a letter that it would take military action if the South did not stop the loudspeaker broadcasts within 48 hours, the South's defense ministry said.

In a separate letter, Pyongyang said it was willing to offer an opening to resolve the conflict even though it considers the broadcasts a declaration of war, South Korea's Unification Ministry said.

A South Korean military official said the broadcasts, which began on Aug. 10, would continue.

http://cloud-4.steamusercontent.com/ugc/539644405494556317/47C2F86059C34ABA50098707C2A959F1E3327B08/

Yeah probably more posturing. Doubt anything will come of this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 21, 2015, 04:54:19 AM
Whoa!

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Aug 21, 2015, 05:00:50 AM
oh look someone with some common sense
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 21, 2015, 05:33:50 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Aug 21, 2015, 05:00:50 AM
oh look someone with some common sense

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Aug 21, 2015, 06:57:40 AM
Of course this guy has never been shot, tasered or tackled by the cops, he's white.  Some days I genuinely struggle to believe that MURICA is a real place.  Sean Hannity is one of the most repugnant people on the planet by the way.  A smug, right wing moron, and as for this hillbilly, Jesus Christ, he needs to lay off the Coors Light
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 21, 2015, 07:04:30 AM
Quote from: Novak 1334 on Aug 21, 2015, 06:57:40 AM
Of course this guy has never been shot, tasered or tackled by the cops, he's white.  Some days I genuinely struggle to believe that MURICA is a real place.  Sean Hannity is one of the most repugnant people on the planet by the way.  A smug, right wing moron, and as for this hillbilly, Jesus Christ, he needs to lay off the Coors Light

Ugh! hopeless, its like talking to a brick wall (facepalm).

And the black police officer is a right wing moron too?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Aug 21, 2015, 07:21:11 AM
He's a cop.  That's probably worse.  I get what he means, but it's typical of Fox News to get a 'black cop/expert to come on and agree with what they have to say.  All lives do matter, and this group do have members who just shout above everybody else.  But then again, within the last six months the police have murdered five black Americans, two of them children.  Racism is rife within the system, I get why these people are angry, but I disagree with their methods, and I have little or no respect for Fox News or the American Justice system. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 21, 2015, 11:47:21 AM
On the black sheriff's courtesy guest appearance on foxnews, I can cut him some slack. I'll assume by the four stars that he is a high ranking sheriff. Most high ranking sheriffs and police chiefs do indeed think like he does. Running a police department is pseudo militaristic after all. Some of what he says is true but he still chooses to ignore the problems running rampant in many communities.

However the cause of black lives matter is bullshit. They picked the wrong person to protest over and are entirely disorganized. Still I like how this being a foxnews show they lumped in unions and liberal beliefs as the root cause of all of foxnews problems.

On that guy being proud of never getting shot while being arrested... that'll do hick. That'll do. However in most cases people get shot and dirty lickings cause they are just uncooperative. I have little sympathy for punks and unreasonable dicks but police should also learn to be less threatening and more compassionate towards the public. Even the difficult and mentally ill. Police training needs to be revamped. They still need authority and command respect but at the same time they need to show some. Current training is way too damn militaristic by nature. At the same time the public need to cut them some slack as well. They're just people like us... and wearing that badge is a huge responsibility.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 21, 2015, 04:32:22 PM
I think the problem in the US with cops being so extreme in their ways is simply down to the fact America is full of guns, the police have to be this way half the time.

People say, oh the police force in the UK or Europe or where ever are so much better and they don't act like American police etc... Yeah but over here there are no guns! The police can be very confident in the fact that, in a worse case scenario, they might get punched in the face or maybe someone might have a knife, but no one has guns, you're not gonna get shot when you pull someone over in their car.

The other problem being I'm pretty sure many officers are now afraid to do their jobs properly because everyone is looking to cry racism or assault etc...People are using the current climate to their advantage and abusing the police.

I've seen these clips where American police have pulled someone over in their car and the guy pulls a gun, its terrifying! I think being a policeman/woman in America is more dangerous than being in a military conflict with the US army.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Aug 21, 2015, 04:54:39 PM
I think it's a long running set of problems that goes as far back as the eighties, failures on both sides, lack of communication, far right driving wedges between communities, far left brow beating
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 21, 2015, 06:32:39 PM
Quote from: Gate on Aug 20, 2015, 01:29:39 PM
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/20/us-northkorea-southkorea-artillery-idUSKCN0QP0RO20150820

QuoteSouth Korea fired tens of artillery rounds toward North Korea on Thursday after the North launched shells to protest South Korea's anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts along the border, as tension escalated on the peninsula.

North Korea did not return fire but later warned Seoul in a letter that it would take military action if the South did not stop the loudspeaker broadcasts within 48 hours, the South's defense ministry said.

In a separate letter, Pyongyang said it was willing to offer an opening to resolve the conflict even though it considers the broadcasts a declaration of war, South Korea's Unification Ministry said.

A South Korean military official said the broadcasts, which began on Aug. 10, would continue.

http://cloud-4.steamusercontent.com/ugc/539644405494556317/47C2F86059C34ABA50098707C2A959F1E3327B08/

Go home Kim. You're drunk.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Aug 21, 2015, 07:43:55 PM
Quote from: Novak 1334 on Aug 21, 2015, 06:57:40 AM
Of course this guy has never been shot, tasered or tackled by the cops, he's white.  Some days I genuinely struggle to believe that MURICA is a real place.  Sean Hannity is one of the most repugnant people on the planet by the way.  A smug, right wing moron, and as for this hillbilly, Jesus Christ, he needs to lay off the Coors Light

Thanks for identifying yourself as a Liberal that has no critical thinking ability, no independent thought, and frankly no honesty or interest in honesty when it comes to these issues. I also love how you not only throw out a hilariously false stereotype, but right there in the post you pair it up with an ad-hominem attack on Hannity and the youtuber that displays your bias very clearly, without actually addressing or refuting any of their points. Are you just typing this right from your Liberal handbook lol? It's sadly predictable.

and "Murdered five black Americans" in the last six months? Do you have a source to back that up?

You're just trotting out the old sad methodology of the left to ignore anyone killed by the police that isn't black while also ignoring the circumstances behind why people end up being shot by the police. Or how about ignoring the statistics that more white people are in fact killed by police than blacks, and many, many, many more black people are killed by black people than police and white people combined?

Do you know how many black Americans were murdered by black Americans in the last six months? I bet you it's more than five! It's very sad that black lives don't actually matter to the easily manipulated youth in our country.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/apr/21/police-kill-more-whites-than-blacks-but-minority-d/?page=all

There's one source for you, but myself and anyone with integrity already know this.

Here are some "people" killed by the police just in the past four days. I take for granted that they're not black since the news simply refers to them as "people" and doesn't mention their race or post a giant picture to get more clicks:

Aug 20, a 50 year old unarmed man shot and killed in Tuscaloosa, AL after confrontation with the police
http://www.wvtm13.com/news/tuscaloosa-police-involved-in-officerinvolved-shooting/34835490

Aug 17, Richard Jacquez, 40, wanted in connection with a homicide investigation, shot in the back while fleeing police. No weapons were found.
http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_28656852/san-jose-police-working-officer-involved-shooting

Aug 16, Matthew Castillo, 29, shot and killed in the SF Bay Area by police after allegedly reaching for a hangdun in his waistband.
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Officer-Involved-Shooting-in-San-Jose-322019022.html

Quote from: Novak 1334 on Aug 21, 2015, 07:21:11 AM
He's a cop.  That's probably worse.  I get what he means, but it's typical of Fox News to get a 'black cop/expert to come on and agree with what they have to say.  All lives do matter, and this group do have members who just shout above everybody else.  But then again, within the last six months the police have murdered five black Americans, two of them children.  Racism is rife within the system, I get why these people are angry, but I disagree with their methods, and I have little or no respect for Fox News or the American Justice system. 

Yeah I'm not going to waste too much of my time trying to make you honest, but I promise that I'll gladly share the truth when the Liberals swoop in with their agenda of lies, followed quickly by insults, personal attacks, appeal to emotion and groupthink, and if all that fails, damage control lol.

And please, do we really, really have to get into another gun argument? How long can people be proven wrong and continue to assert that they're right? Yeah, they don't have crime in the UK because they outlawed guns. Do you people even have parents to teach you how to think straight? The UK has one of the highest violent crime rates in the world, and it's as high if not higher than statistics in the US. Aggravated assaults are much higher. Gee in an unarmed populace, I wonder why people are being assaulted so often??? GEE I DON'T KNOW.

The article is from 2009, but it's a lot more effort than you deserve in response to your crap posts.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1196941/The-violent-country-Europe-Britain-worse-South-Africa-U-S.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 21, 2015, 08:26:10 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 21, 2015, 04:32:22 PM
I think the problem in the US with cops being so extreme in their ways is simply down to the fact America is full of guns, the police have to be this way half the time.

People say, oh the police force in the UK or Europe or where ever are so much better and they don't act like American police etc... Yeah but over here there are no guns! The police can be very confident in the fact that, in a worse case scenario, they might get punched in the face or maybe someone might have a knife, but no one has guns, you're not gonna get shot when you pull someone over in their car.

The other problem being I'm pretty sure many officers are now afraid to do their jobs properly because everyone is looking to cry racism or assault etc...People are using the current climate to their advantage and abusing the police.

I've seen these clips where American police have pulled someone over in their car and the guy pulls a gun, its terrifying! I think being a policeman/woman in America is more dangerous than being in a military conflict with the US army.
Yea those points you bring up are likely very real. Also America is a big place and full of back water and ghetto culture. More so all of this violence has little to do with race and more to do education or lack there of. Another thing, I think cops just forgot how to "dog fight" like the good old days.

Also RagingDragon; Novak 1334 is just dishing out what foxnews serves all damn day on their channel and about the corresponding examples you posted, well like Bill O'reilly always says "don't try to excuse bad behavior by pointing to the other bad behavior". Wait did you also point to where cops shooting people could be considered a good thing?  :laugh:

Ban all guns. rawr. No, no, I just kid. However just think of the day we finally get ray-guns. Ballistics is going to have their work cut out for them or worse.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Aug 21, 2015, 10:15:16 PM
Of course more whites get shot than blacks... we're the majority in america... That argument is totally irrelevant here...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: D. Compton Ambrose on Aug 22, 2015, 12:05:17 AM
Sweden Proposes Aggressive Nordic Defense (http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/policy-budget/warfare/2015/02/10/sweden-nordic-cooperation-russia-nordefco-cooperation-nbg--sreide-battlegroup/22865811/)

QuoteA former Norwegian defense and foreign minister, Stoltenberg said he favored the formation of joint Nordic forces while working with Russia to develop long-term political, economic and security stability in Northern Europe and the Arctic region.

Despite the fact that 'defense' and 'aggression' are practically perpendicular in terms of military application, there have been some other unsettling developments in regard to Nordic-Russian ties...

QuoteSome might view that as a sign of the so-called "special relationship" and friendly ties between Norwegians and Russians in the northernmost parts of both countries.

And despite the fact that Russia has been going around grabbing territory as of late...

QuoteThe goal is that neither country will lose any territory.

Wot? What has Norway ever done for Russia? Unless of course the Nordic countries are drifting away from the west and toward the Kremlin at an ideological standpoint.

Norway and Russia 're-adjust' border (http://www.newsinenglish.no/2015/07/29/norway-and-russia-re-adjust-border/)

QuoteForeign Minister Kristian Jensen told Jyllands-Posten on Friday that he plans to reopen political dialogue between Denmark and Russia. Jensen said that the Russians have requested a top-level meeting between the two countries and he intends to accept the invitation.

Denmark to 'reopen dialogue' with Russia (http://www.thelocal.dk/20150821/denmark-to-reopen-active-dialogue-with-russia)

Danish foreign minister set to reopen dialogue with Russia (http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2015/08/21/Danish-foreign-minister-set-to-reopen-dialogue-with-Russia/6101440174443/)

So much for a united front against Putin and Russian aggression. I am beginning to suspect Russia is just a scapegoat and distraction from something far more sinister being perpetuated by someone or something else.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbJRImzzbVI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbJRImzzbVI)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dndJfvlAgk8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dndJfvlAgk8)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXxsIK2wDh0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXxsIK2wDh0)

Oh nuuuu...! Russia annexed Crimea! Big whoop, China economically annexed Spain back in 2011. Imagine how influential China is now in 2015.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Aug 22, 2015, 12:08:22 AM
Quote from: Gate on Aug 21, 2015, 10:15:16 PM
Of course more whites get shot than blacks... we're the majority in america... That argument is totally irrelevant here...

No it's not pleb. The data accounts for that. Pretty basic statistics, honestly.

But since we're talking about important things now, why don't we focus on the real failure in America?

http://www.mrctv.org/blog/court-removes-injunction-center-medical-progress-immediately-releases-8th-shocking-planned-parenthood-video
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Aug 22, 2015, 01:51:45 AM
Quote from: RagingDragon on Aug 21, 2015, 07:43:55 PM
And please, do we really, really have to get into another gun argument? How long can people be proven wrong and continue to assert that they're right? Yeah, they don't have crime in the UK because they outlawed guns. Do you people even have parents to teach you how to think straight? The UK has one of the highest violent crime rates in the world, and it's as high if not higher than statistics in the US. Aggravated assaults are much higher. Gee in an unarmed populace, I wonder why people are being assaulted so often??? GEE I DON'T KNOW.

The article is from 2009, but it's a lot more effort than you deserve in response to your crap posts.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1196941/The-violent-country-Europe-Britain-worse-South-Africa-U-S.html
QuoteThe U.S. has a violence rate of 466 crimes per 100,000 residents, Canada 935, Australia 92 and South Africa 1,609.
Yup, a lack of guns are clearly why Britain has such a high crime rate!

The lack of guns isn't Britain's problem when it comes to violent crimes. All letting people be armed would do is increase the number of shootings. The violence comes from much deeper rooted problems in British society, but they're hard to pin down and can't be fixed by making a certain device legal or not. Giving everyone guns would not deter the sorts of people who are likely to commit a violent crime in the UK; it would simply give them guns to shoot people with. A lot of the crime comes from young, angry people roving in packs. They would not give a flying f**k if someone they targeted was armed, they would just shoot them first.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Aug 22, 2015, 03:06:37 AM
Quote from: RagingDragon on Aug 22, 2015, 12:08:22 AM
Quote from: Gate on Aug 21, 2015, 10:15:16 PM
Of course more whites get shot than blacks... we're the majority in america... That argument is totally irrelevant here...

No it's not pleb. The data accounts for that. Pretty basic statistics, honestly.

But since we're talking about important things now, why don't we focus on the real failure in America?

http://www.mrctv.org/blog/court-removes-injunction-center-medical-progress-immediately-releases-8th-shocking-planned-parenthood-video
Go back to /v/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 22, 2015, 03:40:49 AM
And America thinks it has migrant issues. Europe reaches melting point with migrant crisis.

Macedonia has declared a state of emergency.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34014353

The days of the EU must be numbered at this rate. Many Eurozone countries are clearly now not adhering to EU law when it comes to border controls as the influx from Africa and the Middle East goes through the roof. Hungry is building its border fence/wall and now Macedonia is virtually on the brink of closing its borders to all. Other countries in the area are sure to follow.

Germany (who's Angela Merkel championed the now infamous Schengen agreement and will not talk about reforms to it) is expected to have 800,000 migrants enter the country by the end of the year. Of course, Germany is now panicking because that's too many people, yes that's right Germany, its too damn late you idiots. They are now calling for the UK to take yet more migrants in, luckily so far the UK has refused.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34016448

How ironic Chancellor Merkel, look how this situation has bitten you on the arse, you wanted the Schengen agreement, you deal with them. Germany is slowly but surely being utterly swamped and its now too late for them, yet they keep letting them in, Germany is in serious sh*t. All I can say is thank God for our channel!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-33992563

'German towns have been housing refugees in tent cities and converted gyms, but as tensions increase, there has been a rise in attacks on asylum seekers.
In the east, thousands of people have marched in towns and cities in protest at asylum seekers being housed in their areas and against what they call the "Islamisation of the West.'


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3206301/Germany-demands-Britain-urgently-takes-migrants-help-Europe-cope-growing-refugee-crisis.html


Sir Forte states clearly leaving the EU would not affect his business one bit, its scaremongering.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34008919


And lastly, is it a stretch to say that all these migrants flooding into Europe might see more terrorist attacks like this?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34023361

Surely its a real possibility, most are Muslim, we have no idea who many of them are, they could be anyone. This presents a major security risk to target western countries, its not hard to see where this is all going.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Aug 22, 2015, 05:47:42 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 21, 2015, 08:26:10 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 21, 2015, 04:32:22 PM
I think the problem in the US with cops being so extreme in their ways is simply down to the fact America is full of guns, the police have to be this way half the time.

People say, oh the police force in the UK or Europe or where ever are so much better and they don't act like American police etc... Yeah but over here there are no guns! The police can be very confident in the fact that, in a worse case scenario, they might get punched in the face or maybe someone might have a knife, but no one has guns, you're not gonna get shot when you pull someone over in their car.

The other problem being I'm pretty sure many officers are now afraid to do their jobs properly because everyone is looking to cry racism or assault etc...People are using the current climate to their advantage and abusing the police.

I've seen these clips where American police have pulled someone over in their car and the guy pulls a gun, its terrifying! I think being a policeman/woman in America is more dangerous than being in a military conflict with the US army.
Yea those points you bring up are likely very real. Also America is a big place and full of back water and ghetto culture. More so all of this violence has little to do with race and more to do education or lack there of. Another thing, I think cops just forgot how to "dog fight" like the good old days.

Also RagingDragon; Novak 1334 is just dishing out what foxnews serves all damn day on their channel and about the corresponding examples you posted, well like Bill O'reilly always says "don't try to excuse bad behavior by pointing to the other bad behavior". Wait did you also point to where cops shooting people could be considered a good thing?  :laugh:

Ban all guns. rawr. No, no, I just kid. However just think of the day we finally get ray-guns. Ballistics is going to have their work cut out for them or worse.

Yay, somebody realised that I was joking!  Good old MURICA!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: D. Compton Ambrose on Aug 22, 2015, 05:03:34 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 22, 2015, 03:40:49 AM
And America thinks it has migrant issues. Europe reaches melting point with migrant crisis.

Macedonia has declared a state of emergency.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34014353

The days of the EU must be numbered at this rate. Many Eurozone countries are clearly now not adhering to EU law when it comes to border controls as the influx from Africa and the Middle East goes through the roof. Hungry is building its border fence/wall and now Macedonia is virtually on the brink of closing its borders to all. Other countries in the area are sure to follow.

Germany (who's Angela Merkel championed the now infamous Schengen agreement and will not talk about reforms to it) is expected to have 800,000 migrants enter the country by the end of the year. Of course, Germany is now panicking because that's too many people, yes that's right Germany, its too damn late you idiots. They are now calling for the UK to take yet more migrants in, luckily so far the UK has refused.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34016448

How ironic Chancellor Merkel, look how this situation has bitten you on the arse, you wanted the Schengen agreement, you deal with them. Germany is slowly but surely being utterly swamped and its now too late for them, yet they keep letting them in, Germany is in serious sh*t. All I can say is thank God for our channel!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-33992563

'German towns have been housing refugees in tent cities and converted gyms, but as tensions increase, there has been a rise in attacks on asylum seekers.
In the east, thousands of people have marched in towns and cities in protest at asylum seekers being housed in their areas and against what they call the "Islamisation of the West.'


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3206301/Germany-demands-Britain-urgently-takes-migrants-help-Europe-cope-growing-refugee-crisis.html


Sir Forte states clearly leaving the EU would not affect his business one bit, its scaremongering.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34008919


And lastly, is it a stretch to say that all these migrants flooding into Europe might see more terrorist attacks like this?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34023361

Surely its a real possibility, most are Muslim, we have no idea who many of them are, they could be anyone. This presents a major security risk to target western countries, its not hard to see where this is all going.

And all its going to do is further fan the flames fueling hypernationalist parties ascending to power all across the continent. You've got the Golden Dawn, who are practically Nazis, poised to assume power in Greece after Tsipras stepped down yesterday. You've got the neofascist Front Nationale in France, the Danish People's Party are the second largest in the government and then there's Ukraine's Right Sektor. Things are getting pretty nasty in Europe, which is the last place you want to play with the powder keg of economic austerity. Seriously, Europe's starting to look like it did in the 1930's.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Aug 22, 2015, 09:16:35 PM
I don't want another war between Korea. It's bad enough that America has been known to jump into other wars since after WW2. We don't need to have the US fight another war since we still have to take care of ISIS and other terrorist.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Aug 22, 2015, 10:28:37 PM
Quote from: Dan Grant on Aug 22, 2015, 12:05:17 AM
Despite the fact that 'defense' and 'aggression' are practically perpendicular in terms of military application, there have been some other unsettling developments in regard to Nordic-Russian ties...

Not quite. Aggressive defensive strategies are just that: Defensive. It means to act fast and act hard. Doesn't mean it's pre-emptive offensive strategy.

Places like South Korea and Taiwan probably have aggressive defensive plans in case of invasion.

Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Aug 22, 2015, 09:16:35 PM
I don't want another war between Korea. It's bad enough that America has been known to jump into other wars since after WW2. We don't need to have the US fight another war since we still have to take care of ISIS and other terrorist.

It's probably just domestic posturing. North Korea wouldn't survive very long against even the South, let alone the combined might of any US forces called in. Of course, the leadership is fairly insane and might just as easily decide to go down in flames on an impulsive whim.

Regardless, the US is perfectly capable of defending on multiple fronts. It's one of the few nations which can. The ISIS stuff is relatively low-intensity and only a fraction of military assets are being used over there. If the US was really bothered, it could eradicate ISIS in very short order. It's more interested in supporting allies already involved and making sure their own economies remain stable (beware the ripple effect).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 22, 2015, 11:55:25 PM
Quote from: Dan Grant on Aug 22, 2015, 05:03:34 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 22, 2015, 03:40:49 AM
And America thinks it has migrant issues. Europe reaches melting point with migrant crisis.

Macedonia has declared a state of emergency.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34014353

The days of the EU must be numbered at this rate. Many Eurozone countries are clearly now not adhering to EU law when it comes to border controls as the influx from Africa and the Middle East goes through the roof. Hungry is building its border fence/wall and now Macedonia is virtually on the brink of closing its borders to all. Other countries in the area are sure to follow.

Germany (who's Angela Merkel championed the now infamous Schengen agreement and will not talk about reforms to it) is expected to have 800,000 migrants enter the country by the end of the year. Of course, Germany is now panicking because that's too many people, yes that's right Germany, its too damn late you idiots. They are now calling for the UK to take yet more migrants in, luckily so far the UK has refused.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34016448

How ironic Chancellor Merkel, look how this situation has bitten you on the arse, you wanted the Schengen agreement, you deal with them. Germany is slowly but surely being utterly swamped and its now too late for them, yet they keep letting them in, Germany is in serious sh*t. All I can say is thank God for our channel!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-33992563

'German towns have been housing refugees in tent cities and converted gyms, but as tensions increase, there has been a rise in attacks on asylum seekers.
In the east, thousands of people have marched in towns and cities in protest at asylum seekers being housed in their areas and against what they call the "Islamisation of the West.'


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3206301/Germany-demands-Britain-urgently-takes-migrants-help-Europe-cope-growing-refugee-crisis.html


Sir Forte states clearly leaving the EU would not affect his business one bit, its scaremongering.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34008919


And lastly, is it a stretch to say that all these migrants flooding into Europe might see more terrorist attacks like this?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34023361

Surely its a real possibility, most are Muslim, we have no idea who many of them are, they could be anyone. This presents a major security risk to target western countries, its not hard to see where this is all going.

And all its going to do is further fan the flames fueling hypernationalist parties ascending to power all across the continent. You've got the Golden Dawn, who are practically Nazis, poised to assume power in Greece after Tsipras stepped down yesterday. You've got the neofascist Front Nationale in France, the Danish People's Party are the second largest in the government and then there's Ukraine's Right Sektor. Things are getting pretty nasty in Europe, which is the last place you want to play with the powder keg of economic austerity. Seriously, Europe's starting to look like it did in the 1930's.

Yeah? And who's fault is that?  bleeding heart liberals and their political correctness control/regime. No one in Europe wanted this, we weren't asked, there was no vote, it's been forced upon us all by beaucrats in Brussels and their ridiculous EU control.

This is the result, it's completely falling apart, the EU has damaged Europe severely, yet even in the face of collapse, Chancellor Merkel still refuses to back down in Germany. Her people are protesting yet she ignores them, just as the EU has ignored most Europeans.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: D. Compton Ambrose on Aug 23, 2015, 02:33:26 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 22, 2015, 11:55:25 PM
Quote from: Dan Grant on Aug 22, 2015, 05:03:34 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 22, 2015, 03:40:49 AM
And America thinks it has migrant issues. Europe reaches melting point with migrant crisis.

Macedonia has declared a state of emergency.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34014353

The days of the EU must be numbered at this rate. Many Eurozone countries are clearly now not adhering to EU law when it comes to border controls as the influx from Africa and the Middle East goes through the roof. Hungry is building its border fence/wall and now Macedonia is virtually on the brink of closing its borders to all. Other countries in the area are sure to follow.

Germany (who's Angela Merkel championed the now infamous Schengen agreement and will not talk about reforms to it) is expected to have 800,000 migrants enter the country by the end of the year. Of course, Germany is now panicking because that's too many people, yes that's right Germany, its too damn late you idiots. They are now calling for the UK to take yet more migrants in, luckily so far the UK has refused.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34016448

How ironic Chancellor Merkel, look how this situation has bitten you on the arse, you wanted the Schengen agreement, you deal with them. Germany is slowly but surely being utterly swamped and its now too late for them, yet they keep letting them in, Germany is in serious sh*t. All I can say is thank God for our channel!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-33992563

'German towns have been housing refugees in tent cities and converted gyms, but as tensions increase, there has been a rise in attacks on asylum seekers.
In the east, thousands of people have marched in towns and cities in protest at asylum seekers being housed in their areas and against what they call the "Islamisation of the West.'


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3206301/Germany-demands-Britain-urgently-takes-migrants-help-Europe-cope-growing-refugee-crisis.html


Sir Forte states clearly leaving the EU would not affect his business one bit, its scaremongering.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34008919


And lastly, is it a stretch to say that all these migrants flooding into Europe might see more terrorist attacks like this?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34023361

Surely its a real possibility, most are Muslim, we have no idea who many of them are, they could be anyone. This presents a major security risk to target western countries, its not hard to see where this is all going.

And all its going to do is further fan the flames fueling hypernationalist parties ascending to power all across the continent. You've got the Golden Dawn, who are practically Nazis, poised to assume power in Greece after Tsipras stepped down yesterday. You've got the neofascist Front Nationale in France, the Danish People's Party are the second largest in the government and then there's Ukraine's Right Sektor. Things are getting pretty nasty in Europe, which is the last place you want to play with the powder keg of economic austerity. Seriously, Europe's starting to look like it did in the 1930's.

Yeah? And who's fault is that?  bleeding heart liberals and their political correctness control/regime. No one in Europe wanted this, we weren't asked, there was no vote, it's been forced upon us all by beaucrats in Brussels and their ridiculous EU control.

This is the result, it's completely falling apart, the EU has damaged Europe severely, yet even in the face of collapse, Chancellor Merkel still refuses to back down in Germany. Her people are protesting yet she ignores them, just as the EU has ignored most Europeans.


This is true. Hyperglobalism isn't the answer to hypernationalism, as good as it sounds. All globalism advocates is a globalist totalitarian world government dominated by a very few, very powerful elite so you are correct in that regard.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Aug 23, 2015, 04:18:35 AM
I remember the US went through Wilson's isolationist policy in the past when it comes to other world conflicts. That's why the US stay out of WW1 for three years. Going into other country wars seem to make things worst for the US. I hope the US would stay out in another Korean war.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Aug 23, 2015, 06:16:23 AM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Aug 23, 2015, 04:18:35 AM
I remember the US went through Wilson's isolationist policy in the past when it comes to other world conflicts. That's why the US stay out of WW1 for three years. Going into other country wars seem to make things worst for the US. I hope the US would stay out in another Korean war.

It would be impossible, the US has servicemen stationed in South Korea 24/7, they'd have to get involved
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Aug 23, 2015, 07:06:16 AM
Okay but I still feel like that the US should remain neutral when it comes to other wars. A lot of people feel like fighting in Vietnam and fighting Iraq in 2003 was a big mistake. People where against the US going to other world conflicts since the 1910's.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 23, 2015, 08:00:48 AM
The US can't stay neutral. Hell, technically the Korean "War" never ended but even calling it a war is misleading to a point. Also there's that pledge to South Korea to come to there defense in exchange for stability and to prevent any gross escalation in armament. Such as South Korea developing nuclear arms. It's similar to the pledge we have with Japanese and hell, Taiwan for that matter. We're in it up to our eyes lids and will help defend South Korea without question. Whether those punk South Korea brats want us to or not. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Aug 23, 2015, 07:14:28 PM
With South Korea, they have no choice to help but stuff like ISIS we are better off not fighting against. I think it was better when America would stay out of other countries problems. When the Ottoman Empire was doing horrible things to Armenia or when Germany attack Poland, the US never bother with it. Why risk so much money and other soldiers lives for a war or fighting other people's battles that may not solve anything. We should let other countries solve their own problems and make their own decisions.

Quote from: Xenomorphine on Aug 22, 2015, 10:28:37 PM
It's probably just domestic posturing. North Korea wouldn't survive very long against even the South, let alone the combined might of any US forces called in.

Even if a second war with North Korea happens, we don't know how long it will gone for. Given how much time America spend in the last war in Iraq, it could take a decade. It always impossible to tell how long a conflict would last.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Aug 23, 2015, 08:04:33 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Aug 23, 2015, 07:14:28 PM
With South Korea, they have no choice to help but stuff like ISIS we are better off not fighting against. I think it was better when America would stay out of other countries problems. When the Ottoman Empire was doing horrible things to Armenia or when Germany attack Poland, the US never bother with it. Why risk so much money and other soldiers lives for a war or fighting other people's battles that may not solve anything.

The reason the US gets involved is because someone has to play world police, I know it sounds ridiculous but its an unfortunate reality, and if not the US then who? As far as letting Iraq and Syria handle ISIS on their own, it would be an absolute military clusterf**k. Neither of those two countries can properly fight a war, ISIS is practically on Baghdad's doorstep, and that's with Western planes providing support. Without that ISIS would probably controlling most of Iraq at this point.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: D. Compton Ambrose on Aug 23, 2015, 08:16:22 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Aug 23, 2015, 08:04:33 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Aug 23, 2015, 07:14:28 PM
With South Korea, they have no choice to help but stuff like ISIS we are better off not fighting against. I think it was better when America would stay out of other countries problems. When the Ottoman Empire was doing horrible things to Armenia or when Germany attack Poland, the US never bother with it. Why risk so much money and other soldiers lives for a war or fighting other people's battles that may not solve anything.

The reason the US gets involved is because someone has to play world police, I know it sounds ridiculous but its an unfortunate reality, and if not the US then who? As far as letting Iraq and Syria handle ISIS on their own, it would be an absolute military clusterf**k. Neither of those two countries can properly fight a war, ISIS is practically on Baghdad's doorstep, and that's with Western planes providing support. Without that ISIS would probably controlling most of Iraq at this point.

I have to admit it would be pretty scary to have China as the world police. That's how it could end up before long, however.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Aug 23, 2015, 11:14:54 PM
The irony of a Communist World Police Power.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: D. Compton Ambrose on Aug 24, 2015, 12:05:14 AM
Quote from: Gate on Aug 23, 2015, 11:14:54 PM
The irony of a Communist World Police Power.

No it would be ironic if they were Nazis. :P
#Godwinned
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Aug 24, 2015, 01:27:11 PM
Actually, South Korea paid close to 900 million dollars for the U.S. bases last year.



Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Aug 23, 2015, 07:14:28 PM
With South Korea, they have no choice to help but stuff like ISIS we are better off not fighting against. I think it was better when America would stay out of other countries problems. When the Ottoman Empire was doing horrible things to Armenia or when Germany attack Poland, the US never bother with it. Why risk so much money and other soldiers lives for a war or fighting other people's battles that may not solve anything. We should let other countries solve their own problems and make their own decisions.
After WWI (and before it), the US wanted to stay out, but couldn't because the war came to the country. Since then, the US became the world police. Even if we pull out, I think there'll come a time when we won't be able to avoid another attack because the balance of powers would eventually become unstable again.

Quote from: Gate on Aug 20, 2015, 01:29:39 PM
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/20/us-northkorea-southkorea-artillery-idUSKCN0QP0RO20150820

QuoteSouth Korea fired tens of artillery rounds toward North Korea on Thursday after the North launched shells to protest South Korea's anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts along the border, as tension escalated on the peninsula.

North Korea did not return fire but later warned Seoul in a letter that it would take military action if the South did not stop the loudspeaker broadcasts within 48 hours, the South's defense ministry said.

In a separate letter, Pyongyang said it was willing to offer an opening to resolve the conflict even though it considers the broadcasts a declaration of war, South Korea's Unification Ministry said.

A South Korean military official said the broadcasts, which began on Aug. 10, would continue.

http://cloud-4.steamusercontent.com/ugc/539644405494556317/47C2F86059C34ABA50098707C2A959F1E3327B08/
The loudspeaker broadcasts began in reaction to the North Korean soldiers who planted mines in the South Korean side of the border. Two South Korean soldiers got hurt badly from it.

Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 22, 2015, 03:40:49 AM
And America thinks it has migrant issues. Europe reaches melting point with migrant crisis.
I think Europe and the new migrants will learn to coexist as Europeans. It could take a long time, maybe even generations.

There are many people who forget that there really isn't a majority in ethnicity in the US because they tend to think in terms of race. (I'm not saying that you think that way). When we consider ethnicity, the British descendants are actually the minority. In fact, they rank fourth after the German-Americans, the Irish-Americans, and the African-Americans. And neither of them make up the majority. These minorities were treated badly in the past, such as the African-Americans who were slaves. Irish immigrants were recruited to the Union army as soon as they arrived during the American Civil War. This resulted in the biggest riots in American history, an uprising to be exact, in New York City. The German-Americans were looked upon in suspicion during WWI. And they weren't the only immigrants who faced hardships in America. There were many times when tensions between different ethnicities became violent. And yet, their descendants are considered as Americans now.

It's a tragedy what happened to the Native Americans in the past. I don't think the same will happen in Europe because (a) the Europeans won't suffer a plague from the new migrants and (b) there'll be more than enough Europeans to not go the same fate as the Native Americans did.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 24, 2015, 02:22:10 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 21, 2015, 08:26:10 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 21, 2015, 04:32:22 PM
I think the problem in the US with cops being so extreme in their ways is simply down to the fact America is full of guns, the police have to be this way half the time.

People say, oh the police force in the UK or Europe or where ever are so much better and they don't act like American police etc... Yeah but over here there are no guns! The police can be very confident in the fact that, in a worse case scenario, they might get punched in the face or maybe someone might have a knife, but no one has guns, you're not gonna get shot when you pull someone over in their car.

The other problem being I'm pretty sure many officers are now afraid to do their jobs properly because everyone is looking to cry racism or assault etc...People are using the current climate to their advantage and abusing the police.

I've seen these clips where American police have pulled someone over in their car and the guy pulls a gun, its terrifying! I think being a policeman/woman in America is more dangerous than being in a military conflict with the US army.
Yea those points you bring up are likely very real. Also America is a big place and full of back water and ghetto culture. More so all of this violence has little to do with race and more to do education or lack there of. Another thing, I think cops just forgot how to "dog fight" like the good old days.

Also RagingDragon; Novak 1334 is just dishing out what foxnews serves all damn day on their channel and about the corresponding examples you posted, well like Bill O'reilly always says "don't try to excuse bad behavior by pointing to the other bad behavior". Wait did you also point to where cops shooting people could be considered a good thing?  :laugh:

Ban all guns. rawr. No, no, I just kid. However just think of the day we finally get ray-guns. Ballistics is going to have their work cut out for them or worse.

On guns, I'd like to inject a small tidbit, for what it's worth. I went shooting in northeastern Ontario last month. Not hunting; just target shooting in a clearing which as evidenced by all the empty shells and casings, is a popular spot for gun enthusiasts. We fired off four different guns, one of which was a Swiss K31 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K31). After using one and seeing the kind of damage those rounds can do to jugs of water, it made me to shudder to think what they would do to a human being. It only made me respect the hardware even more and makes me not want to shoot anyone with it...or any gun for that matter.

P.S. I realize that last sentence makes it sound as if I was thinking of doing terrible beforehand but I didn't know how else to word it :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Aug 24, 2015, 07:53:52 PM
So you went shooting and now you don't want to shoot guns anymore? That's weird, almost everyone I've taken shooting for their first time loved it, I even turned my one insanely liberal friend from wanting all guns banned to now being an RPAL owner with a fetish for classic German firearms, guy has 6 lugers.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Aug 24, 2015, 08:46:43 PM
I just find it reprehensibly weird that people can walk the streets with semi automatic rifles/ shotguns and other nonsensical weaponry because of some open and carry law.  Don't get me wrong, I love the States, you gave us the NFL, Kevin Smith and Bill Hicks, but sometimes, I struggle to believe whether this is a real place or somewhere you can only access through either a magical train station and or wardrobe
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 24, 2015, 10:39:10 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 24, 2015, 02:22:10 PM
P.S. I realize that last sentence makes it sound as if I was thinking of doing terrible beforehand but I didn't know how else to word it :P
Dude we know what you meant. :P I also like guns, shooting things is fun. Hell it is a sport that requires some kill skill unless you are shooting dumb animals or defenseless people. It's just the way I look at it, half the population shouldn't be allowed anywhere near firearms and about 90% of those are the guys with firearm boners.

edit: kill, skill... both sort of worked haha
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Aug 24, 2015, 10:47:27 PM
https://news.vice.com/article/50-north-korean-submarines-have-reportedly-vanished-in-an-unprecedented-deployment?utm_source=vicenewsfb

QuoteMore than 50 North Korean submarines — about 70 percent of the country's known fleet — have reportedly left their bases and disappeared from South Korea's military radar, a development that comes as the two Koreas announced on Monday that they plan to lift the "semi-state of war" prompted by a land mine explosion that injured two South Korean soldiers on August 4.
Quote

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkBMAHUkibY
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 25, 2015, 12:11:20 AM
...or they could have all been sunk.

Quotehave reportedly left their bases and disappeared from South Korea's military radar

Oh well that explains that.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 25, 2015, 01:27:17 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Aug 24, 2015, 07:53:52 PM
So you went shooting and now you don't want to shoot guns anymore? That's weird, almost everyone I've taken shooting for their first time loved it, I even turned my one insanely liberal friend from wanting all guns banned to now being an RPAL owner with a fetish for classic German firearms, guy has 6 lugers.

Oh no, I want to shoot again. I loved the experience. But I want to shoot inanimate objects. I can't ever imagine turning one on another human being. That's what I meant.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Aug 25, 2015, 01:31:05 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 25, 2015, 01:27:17 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Aug 24, 2015, 07:53:52 PM
So you went shooting and now you don't want to shoot guns anymore? That's weird, almost everyone I've taken shooting for their first time loved it, I even turned my one insanely liberal friend from wanting all guns banned to now being an RPAL owner with a fetish for classic German firearms, guy has 6 lugers.

Oh no, I want to shoot again. I loved the experience. But I want to shoot inanimate objects. I can't ever imagine turning one on another human being. That's what I meant.
Oh okay, yeah it really is great. Word of advice, buy tannerite. Lot's of it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Aug 25, 2015, 02:04:36 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 23, 2015, 08:00:48 AM
The US can't stay neutral. Hell, technically the Korean "War" never ended but even calling it a war is misleading to a point. Also there's that pledge to South Korea to come to there defense in exchange for stability and to prevent any gross escalation in armament. Such as South Korea developing nuclear arms. It's similar to the pledge we have with Japanese and hell, Taiwan for that matter. We're in it up to our eyes lids and will help defend South Korea without question. Whether those punk South Korea brats want us to or not. :P
Remember that the United States divided Korea. The US at that time was concerned that Stalin's military would communize all of Korea before the U.S. army could reach there. So a border was established that would stop the Soviet advance, which Stalin agreed with. Later on, the U.S. army left Korea, leaving advisors to train the South Koreans. When the North Koreans (who were heavily armed and supplied by Stalin) invaded, Truman thought that this was the start of Stalin's global domination attempt. This was why he sent the US military to Korea. Before the Armistice was signed, the US promised South Korea that some of the American soldiers would remain there.

Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 23, 2015, 08:00:48 AM
Also there's that pledge to South Korea to come to there defense in exchange for stability and to prevent any gross escalation in armament. Such as South Korea developing nuclear arms. It's similar to the pledge we have with Japanese and hell, Taiwan for that matter. We're in it up to our eyes lids and will help defend South Korea without question. Whether those punk South Korea brats want us to or not. :P
Look who's constantly threatening South Korea with nuclear weapons. I don't know why you have this hate for our close allies.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Aug 25, 2015, 02:48:48 AM
Quote from: Shinawi on Aug 25, 2015, 02:04:36 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 23, 2015, 08:00:48 AM
The US can't stay neutral. Hell, technically the Korean "War" never ended but even calling it a war is misleading to a point. Also there's that pledge to South Korea to come to there defense in exchange for stability and to prevent any gross escalation in armament. Such as South Korea developing nuclear arms. It's similar to the pledge we have with Japanese and hell, Taiwan for that matter. We're in it up to our eyes lids and will help defend South Korea without question. Whether those punk South Korea brats want us to or not. :P
Remember that the United States divided Korea. The US at that time was concerned that Stalin's military would communize all of Korea before the U.S. army could reach there. So a border was established that would stop the Soviet advance, which Stalin agreed with. Later on, the U.S. army left Korea, leaving advisors to train the South Koreans. When the North Koreans (who were heavily armed and supplied by Stalin) invaded, Truman thought that this was the start of Stalin's global domination attempt. This was why he sent the US military to Korea. Before the Armistice was signed, the US promised South Korea that some of the American soldiers would remain there.

Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 23, 2015, 08:00:48 AM
Also there's that pledge to South Korea to come to there defense in exchange for stability and to prevent any gross escalation in armament. Such as South Korea developing nuclear arms. It's similar to the pledge we have with Japanese and hell, Taiwan for that matter. We're in it up to our eyes lids and will help defend South Korea without question. Whether those punk South Korea brats want us to or not. :P
Look who's constantly threatening South Korea with nuclear weapons. I don't know why you have this hate for our close allies.

Hey, look at it from a globalized perspective: The Cold War is over. Annexations (unless you're Putin) aren't exactly profitable these days with so many literate ethnic populations. Think about this, would North Korea be able to assimilate South Korea, or would it be easier in reverse?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Aug 25, 2015, 03:24:54 AM
Quote from: Gate on Aug 25, 2015, 02:48:48 AM
Quote from: Shinawi on Aug 25, 2015, 02:04:36 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 23, 2015, 08:00:48 AM
The US can't stay neutral. Hell, technically the Korean "War" never ended but even calling it a war is misleading to a point. Also there's that pledge to South Korea to come to there defense in exchange for stability and to prevent any gross escalation in armament. Such as South Korea developing nuclear arms. It's similar to the pledge we have with Japanese and hell, Taiwan for that matter. We're in it up to our eyes lids and will help defend South Korea without question. Whether those punk South Korea brats want us to or not. :P
Remember that the United States divided Korea. The US at that time was concerned that Stalin's military would communize all of Korea before the U.S. army could reach there. So a border was established that would stop the Soviet advance, which Stalin agreed with. Later on, the U.S. army left Korea, leaving advisors to train the South Koreans. When the North Koreans (who were heavily armed and supplied by Stalin) invaded, Truman thought that this was the start of Stalin's global domination attempt. This was why he sent the US military to Korea. Before the Armistice was signed, the US promised South Korea that some of the American soldiers would remain there.

Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 23, 2015, 08:00:48 AM
Also there's that pledge to South Korea to come to there defense in exchange for stability and to prevent any gross escalation in armament. Such as South Korea developing nuclear arms. It's similar to the pledge we have with Japanese and hell, Taiwan for that matter. We're in it up to our eyes lids and will help defend South Korea without question. Whether those punk South Korea brats want us to or not. :P
Look who's constantly threatening South Korea with nuclear weapons. I don't know why you have this hate for our close allies.

Hey, look at it from a globalized perspective: The Cold War is over. Annexations (unless you're Putin) aren't exactly profitable these days with so many literate ethnic populations. Think about this, would North Korea be able to assimilate South Korea, or would it be easier in reverse?
That doesn't change the fact that the balance of powers would become unstable in the Far East if the U.S. army left there. Japan is not getting along with China. North Korea still does border attacks on South Korea. The Cold War is over for you if you only think of Europe, but it's still unfinished business in the Far East. Also, the situation in Ukraine in Europe is a serious issue not to be ignored.


Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Aug 23, 2015, 07:14:28 PM
With South Korea, they have no choice to help but stuff like ISIS we are better off not fighting against. I think it was better when America would stay out of other countries problems. When the Ottoman Empire was doing horrible things to Armenia or when Germany attack Poland, the US never bother with it. Why risk so much money and other soldiers lives for a war or fighting other people's battles that may not solve anything. We should let other countries solve their own problems and make their own decisions.

Quote from: Xenomorphine on Aug 22, 2015, 10:28:37 PM
It's probably just domestic posturing. North Korea wouldn't survive very long against even the South, let alone the combined might of any US forces called in.

Even if a second war with North Korea happens, we don't know how long it will gone for. Given how much time America spend in the last war in Iraq, it could take a decade. It always impossible to tell how long a conflict would last.
I think each war is a different case.

I was actually one of the few in my classroom who disagreed with sending our soldiers to Iraq. The only other who agreed with me in that room was my professor, being old enough to remember the Vietnam War. I read a lot of war books and watched war documentaries. My high school friends used to ridicule me for watching those, but my interest in that subject made me realize the problems and the unpredictability of wars. Even a radio host (Howard Stern) was calling for wars with various countries. People at that time were concerned and angry about the 9-11 attacks. Mainly, the people who've traveled abroad and/or a lot of the people who remember the Vietnam War disagreed with sending soldiers to Iraq. I've traveled abroad numerous times so I don't look at the world in black and white. Although Saddam was a tyrant, Iraq wasn't at war with us, so I didn't feel the need to extend the war to there. Unfortunately, my classmates misunderstood and accused me of being anti-American.

Ironically, Dick Cheney partly influenced my political views on Iraq in 1994 when I was growing up.



It puzzled me that he supported Bush jr. on the invasion later on. And then Bush's Axis of Evil statement gave me the feeling that we were headed the wrong direction. Without finishing the business in Afghanistan, he suddenly wanted to extend the war to the other countries that had no intention of invading us. And I clearly remember his original Axis of Evil list that included China and Belarus. Many people don't know or don't remember this because he quickly shortened the list without explanation a few days later.

WWII was different. It would've been easier for the Allies if they tried to prevent Hitler from expanding his territory early on. At that time, the German army wasn't as strong as the army would become later on. To be fair, the Allies didn't expect Stalin to invade Poland, but Stalin would've stayed back if the Allies opposed Hitler's greed for Poland more strongly. Hitler said that it was just to take back Danzig, but everyone knew that it meant the rest of Poland also. Later, WWII came to the US in the Pacific. The US didn't ask for it.

Quote from: Gate on Aug 25, 2015, 02:48:48 AM
Hey, look at it from a globalized perspective: The Cold War is over. Annexations (unless you're Putin) aren't exactly profitable these days with so many literate ethnic populations. Think about this, would North Korea be able to assimilate South Korea, or would it be easier in reverse?
The point of my earlier post was in reaction to WR's apparent hatred for the Koreans. He makes it look as if the South Koreans are the cause for this trouble. I was trying to explain the Koreans' side of the story.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 25, 2015, 06:34:18 AM
Wait when did I hate Koreans? Oh that point about the youth of South Korea being in total denial about just how bad the North is to it's own people. I remember a while back when South Korean college students were protesting the United States and saying really bad things and then out of no where all of the old timers from South Korea came out to the rally and literally put those kids over their knees and spanked them silly.

Oh and if you're from South Korea, you're welcome and thanks for all of those phones and electronics.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 25, 2015, 11:28:47 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Aug 25, 2015, 01:31:05 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 25, 2015, 01:27:17 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Aug 24, 2015, 07:53:52 PM
So you went shooting and now you don't want to shoot guns anymore? That's weird, almost everyone I've taken shooting for their first time loved it, I even turned my one insanely liberal friend from wanting all guns banned to now being an RPAL owner with a fetish for classic German firearms, guy has 6 lugers.

Oh no, I want to shoot again. I loved the experience. But I want to shoot inanimate objects. I can't ever imagine turning one on another human being. That's what I meant.
Oh okay, yeah it really is great. Word of advice, buy tannerite. Lot's of it.

As long as they're available in Canada. Our gun laws suck.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Aug 25, 2015, 04:50:34 PM
And now for something light hearted - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-34039927

Gave me a right good chuckle when I heard this this morning!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: D. Compton Ambrose on Aug 25, 2015, 05:31:27 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 25, 2015, 11:28:47 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Aug 25, 2015, 01:31:05 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 25, 2015, 01:27:17 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Aug 24, 2015, 07:53:52 PM
So you went shooting and now you don't want to shoot guns anymore? That's weird, almost everyone I've taken shooting for their first time loved it, I even turned my one insanely liberal friend from wanting all guns banned to now being an RPAL owner with a fetish for classic German firearms, guy has 6 lugers.

Oh no, I want to shoot again. I loved the experience. But I want to shoot inanimate objects. I can't ever imagine turning one on another human being. That's what I meant.
Oh okay, yeah it really is great. Word of advice, buy tannerite. Lot's of it.

As long as they're available in Canada. Our gun laws suck.
I have some nitroglycerine...heart-attack medication at my house back in TN. :P

@Cpl Hicks, my favorite on that page is

Quote"Let me tell you a little about myself. It's a reflexive pronoun that means 'me'" - Ally Houston

XDXDXDXDXDXDXDXDXDXDXDXD
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Aug 26, 2015, 01:15:24 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 25, 2015, 06:34:18 AM
Wait when did I hate Koreans? Oh that point about the youth of South Korea being in total denial about just how bad the North is to it's own people. I remember a while back when South Korean college students were protesting the United States and saying really bad things and then out of no where all of the old timers from South Korea came out to the rally and literally put those kids over their knees and spanked them silly.
Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 23, 2015, 08:00:48 AMWhether those punk South Korea brats want us to or not. :P
I'm an American like you. I just traveled more and know people from that region more than you do. Those protests don't happen these days and haven't happened for several years. The protests were anti-war against Bush who wanted to start something in Korea at that time. The Koreans who are anti-American don't represent the majority of the Koreans. If some Americans shot and burned down some Korean businesses, does that mean that they represent all of us?

Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 25, 2015, 06:34:18 AM
Oh and if you're from South Korea, you're welcome and thanks for all of those phones and electronics.
This makes you sound really ignorant and obnoxious. Do you realize how much South Korea buys from the US?
You might be wondering why I'm defending the Koreans. I've seen some Americans harass people from overseas with their offensive comments and it bothers and embarrasses me when I see that. Your comments reminded me of what those people said.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 26, 2015, 02:01:42 AM
Yea it doesn't really matter.  ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Aug 26, 2015, 06:58:05 AM
Let's keep it civil guys. Thanks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 26, 2015, 11:54:59 AM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mcdonalds-servers-porcelain-doll-look-has-diners-lovin-it_55db66cde4b08cd3359cd3a7

QuoteThe infatuated customers who visit a Taiwan McDonald's have a happy meal no matter what they order as long as a certain server is there.

Wei Han Xu, aka McDonald's Goddess and Weiwei, has become a viral sensation after a customer took pictures of the big-eyed beauty at work and posted them on his blog.

This is a bit freaky.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Aug 26, 2015, 12:01:00 PM
I'd be freaked out as f**k if someone started taking photos of me to post online.

http://www.destructoid.com/google-take-on-twitch-today-with-youtube-gaming-307916.phtml?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

QuoteGaming is kind of a huge deal on YouTube -- it's second only to music in terms of subscribers. The most subscribed channel on all of YouTube is PewDiePie, and he has been since December 2013. Elsewhere in the top 20 is VanossGaming, Machinima, and SkyDoesMinecraft. Gaming on YouTube is big, but it's taken until 2015 for Google to finally do something with that knowledge.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 26, 2015, 03:38:43 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Aug 26, 2015, 12:01:00 PM
I'd be freaked out as f**k if someone started taking photos of me to post online.

Indeed. But her look as well. I thought she was an animatronic doll at first. I mean, f**k. That skin tone...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: D. Compton Ambrose on Aug 26, 2015, 04:52:15 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 26, 2015, 03:38:43 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Aug 26, 2015, 12:01:00 PM
I'd be freaked out as f**k if someone started taking photos of me to post online.

Indeed. But her look as well. I thought she was an animatronic doll at first. I mean, f**k. That skin tone...

Because humans.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 26, 2015, 08:21:50 PM
You don't doll yourself up unless you want the attention. That or this is McDonald's idea of boosting slumping sales.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Aug 26, 2015, 10:46:49 PM
I'm still reeling from Raging Dragon referring to me as a 'liberal'.  Since when did having common sense become a bad thing?  Let me stress, I love the States, Route 66 is on my bucket list, but I can't abide those hillbilly, yee hah douchebags who think that anything non white is to be treated as suspect.  I'm sure 90+ % of my colonial brothers and sisters don't think the same.  I simply find the whole 'dey took our jerbs, we can carry rifles and shotguns MURICA crowd odd, and a slight on our species.  You fear terrorism?  Try being a Brit, especially somebody from a little place called Warrington, where the IRA targeted and killed children on more than one occasion.  I'll even ignore the fact that certain parts of Boston and New York supported the IRA under the guise of being "Freedom Fighters" we can let that shit go.  But don't climb on some pulpit, and spout your freedom yet hold right wing ideals, you are anything but free.  Bunch of racist, narrow minded dick faces, tiresome, unimportant fossils of a dying generation.  f**k you.  And this might get me banned, but this is aimed specifically at Raging Dragon.  Go bury your head in the Fox News sand, and more importantly, GO f**k YOURSELF. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Aug 27, 2015, 12:27:04 AM
Guys, I identify as a Socialist Liberal. I'm voting for Sanders.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fy75HEXMzn5Q%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg&hash=e0dbb6e1ad171548ee59fbf3fcdd5d369456b445)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 27, 2015, 12:37:07 AM
I'm a dreamer. Shooting for that Utopian sky. A place where it is illegal to be a hippie.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Aug 27, 2015, 01:05:31 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 27, 2015, 12:37:07 AM
I'm a dreamer. Shooting for that Utopian sky. A place where it is illegal to be a hippie.

Allow me to direct you to your libertarian future:

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.joblo.com%2Fvideo%2Fmedia%2Fscreenshot%2Fmad-max-fury-road-final-trailer-.jpg&hash=9ee10d80042f23b49804079d72f854ed2c883bc8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 27, 2015, 02:18:52 AM
Quote from: Gate on Aug 27, 2015, 01:05:31 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 27, 2015, 12:37:07 AM
I'm a dreamer. Shooting for that Utopian sky. A place where it is illegal to be a hippie.

Allow me to direct you to your libertarian future:

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.joblo.com%2Fvideo%2Fmedia%2Fscreenshot%2Fmad-max-fury-road-final-trailer-.jpg&hash=9ee10d80042f23b49804079d72f854ed2c883bc8)
Meh, could be exiting. Hard to bitch about boredom when you're barely surviving. However I am much more liberal than that. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Aug 27, 2015, 02:34:40 AM
I'm actually about as apolitical as anyone can possibly be. I just have a distaste for the entire subject, especially for blowhards who think that you can only be on the right or left, and if you're not with them, you're against them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Born Of Cold Light on Aug 27, 2015, 05:49:50 AM
I try to have a set of core values and morals, and fit my politics around that.  This leaves me being conservative in some ways, and liberal in others.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Aug 27, 2015, 07:44:35 AM
Let's avoid turning this thread into Political Galaxy again. I find it tiresome and unnecessarily inflammatory.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 27, 2015, 08:24:04 AM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/this-kitty-who-loves-to-steal-her-neighbors-things-is-the-cutest-crook-around_55d735fde4b04ae49702d318?cps=gravity_2082_-1439198170779640957&kvcommref=mostpopular

whiterabbit whistles
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Aug 27, 2015, 10:40:01 AM
http://news.discovery.com/space/hawking-tries-to-find-black-holes-emergency-exit-150826.htm

QuoteBlack holes, they used to be so simple.

There was a time when, using the rules of general relativity, you could imagine an infinitely-dense singularity surrounded by a gravitational zone of no-escape called the "event horizon." These components, with a few other details, described the basic anatomy of a black hole.

The textbook explanation is fairly clear: nothing, not even light, can escape the gravitational clutches of the black hole's event horizon. It's a one-way ticket; if an astronaut strays too close to the horizon, they get dragged in, eventually falling to his or her doom via the horrific effects of spaghettification.

Although this is an over-simplification, it was a fairly decent explanation about what was going on. But then, in the 1970′s, British theoretical physics guru Stephen Hawking came forward with his bedrock theory of evaporating black holes. And now, as an extension of his theory, Hawking thinks that black holes aren't the one-way street the textbooks have led us to believe.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 27, 2015, 11:55:30 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 26, 2015, 08:21:50 PM
You don't doll yourself up unless you want the attention. That or this is McDonald's idea of boosting slumping sales.

I never thought I'd hear McDonald's and slumping sales in the same sentence. Is this for real?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 27, 2015, 10:23:24 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 27, 2015, 11:55:30 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 26, 2015, 08:21:50 PM
You don't doll yourself up unless you want the attention. That or this is McDonald's idea of boosting slumping sales.

I never thought I'd hear McDonald's and slumping sales in the same sentence. Is this for real?
Yea it is real. They're not bleeding cash but sales are far under expectations. Worse yet they either have terrible luck or an awful purchasing department. They're paying top dollar for lesser ingredients. They're paying twice as much for iceberg lettuce than any other joint for top tier greens. Though fresh vegetables is a small part of expenses these do add up and is representative of McDonalds problems. It's also a symptom of trying to grow a menu. In fact the menu has way too many items and it's costing them a lot. Still the biggest problem is getting people into the seats and with all of the "do not eat fast food" PSA's; McDonalds is unfairly taking it in the face.

Also the truth is that it can't retain it's competent workers and has become (pick your city)'s public restroom for the homeless and notorious crowd. They really do have to put their foot down already. Perhaps McDonalds problem is in the fact that it is an institution. However that buck an hour pay raise isn't going to stop the productive workforce bleed they have.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 28, 2015, 01:47:10 PM
Mm, I do agree. The whole McCafe thing seems really stupid, on that note. You're a fast-food joint, McDs, not Starbucks. Why are you trying to compete with them? Stick to what you're good at.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Aug 28, 2015, 06:07:26 PM
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 29, 2015, 02:35:36 AM
Net migration to the UK has reached record levels, reaching 330,000 in the year to March, according to the Office for National Statistics.
The figure - the difference between the number entering the country and those leaving - is more than three times higher than the government's target.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34076034

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/601556/Borderless-Britain-Torrent-stowaway-migrants-head-the-UK

I wanna move to New Zealand, the furthest I can get from this utter disaster waiting to happen  -_-



And on another note, yet another cop is pretty much executed by a black male! I think America is close to war considering the recent executions of the two media reporters and the constant attacks on white people I've seen plastered all over Facebook. Something is gonna snap big time here, this sounds horrific. The amazing thing is, most of this kick started after they took down the Confederate flag! as if that was a pardon or green flag for people to think they can run riot and do whatever they want.

http://abc13.com/news/hcso-deputy-fatally-shot-at-gas-station-in-nw-harris-county/961336/

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/08/28/deputy-gunned-pumping-gas-houston/71358938/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Aug 29, 2015, 06:28:45 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 29, 2015, 02:35:36 AM
Net migration to the UK has reached record levels, reaching 330,000 in the year to March, according to the Office for National Statistics.
The figure - the difference between the number entering the country and those leaving - is more than three times higher than the government's target.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34076034

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/601556/Borderless-Britain-Torrent-stowaway-migrants-head-the-UK

I wanna move to New Zealand, the furthest I can get from this utter disaster waiting to happen  -_-

Oh the sweet, sweet, sweet irony in that statement of yours... You're a trip Hubbs.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 29, 2015, 07:46:27 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Aug 29, 2015, 06:28:45 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 29, 2015, 02:35:36 AM
Net migration to the UK has reached record levels, reaching 330,000 in the year to March, according to the Office for National Statistics.
The figure - the difference between the number entering the country and those leaving - is more than three times higher than the government's target.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34076034

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/601556/Borderless-Britain-Torrent-stowaway-migrants-head-the-UK

I wanna move to New Zealand, the furthest I can get from this utter disaster waiting to happen  -_-

Oh the sweet, sweet, sweet irony in that statement of yours... You're a trip Hubbs.

Yes I know that sheesh!  ::) twas kind of a hidden bit of sarcasm blended with truth.

The funny thing is (or not funny in all honesty), they wouldn't let me in, no chance, they have immigration control and a points system. They don't let people in willy nilly, mind you, they aren't part of a tyranical union that tells them what to do  :-X
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Aug 29, 2015, 06:30:48 PM
Quote from: Shinawi on Aug 25, 2015, 03:24:54 AM

I was actually one of the few in my classroom who disagreed with sending our soldiers to Iraq. The only other who agreed with me in that room was my professor, being old enough to remember the Vietnam War. I read a lot of war books and watched war documentaries. My high school friends used to ridicule me for watching those, but my interest in that subject made me realize the problems and the unpredictability of wars. Even a radio host (Howard Stern) was calling for wars with various countries. People at that time were concerned and angry about the 9-11 attacks. Mainly, the people who've traveled abroad and/or a lot of the people who remember the Vietnam War disagreed with sending soldiers to Iraq. I've traveled abroad numerous times so I don't look at the world in black and white. Although Saddam was a tyrant, Iraq wasn't at war with us, so I didn't feel the need to extend the war to there. Unfortunately, my classmates misunderstood and accused me of being anti-American.

Well I was in middle school when the second Iraq war happen in 2003. Even at 12 years old, I knew fighting in Iraq again was a bad idea. We where still fighting in Afghanistan at the time and I felt like fighting in another war was a bad idea. I think the US should have got rid of Saddam back in the early 90's when they had the chance.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: D. Compton Ambrose on Aug 29, 2015, 06:58:22 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Aug 29, 2015, 06:30:48 PM
Quote from: Shinawi on Aug 25, 2015, 03:24:54 AM

I was actually one of the few in my classroom who disagreed with sending our soldiers to Iraq. The only other who agreed with me in that room was my professor, being old enough to remember the Vietnam War. I read a lot of war books and watched war documentaries. My high school friends used to ridicule me for watching those, but my interest in that subject made me realize the problems and the unpredictability of wars. Even a radio host (Howard Stern) was calling for wars with various countries. People at that time were concerned and angry about the 9-11 attacks. Mainly, the people who've traveled abroad and/or a lot of the people who remember the Vietnam War disagreed with sending soldiers to Iraq. I've traveled abroad numerous times so I don't look at the world in black and white. Although Saddam was a tyrant, Iraq wasn't at war with us, so I didn't feel the need to extend the war to there. Unfortunately, my classmates misunderstood and accused me of being anti-American.

Well I was in middle school when the second Iraq war happen in 2003. Even at 12 years old, I knew fighting in Iraq again was a bad idea. We where still fighting in Afghanistan at the time and I felt like fighting in another war was a bad idea. I think the US should have got rid of Saddam back in the early 90's when they had the chance.

This. Although I wasn't but a toddler in the early 90's so I don't remember the first Iraq War, or as they call it back east, the 'Gulf War'.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Aug 29, 2015, 07:42:40 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Aug 29, 2015, 06:30:48 PM
Quote from: Shinawi on Aug 25, 2015, 03:24:54 AM

I was actually one of the few in my classroom who disagreed with sending our soldiers to Iraq. The only other who agreed with me in that room was my professor, being old enough to remember the Vietnam War. I read a lot of war books and watched war documentaries. My high school friends used to ridicule me for watching those, but my interest in that subject made me realize the problems and the unpredictability of wars. Even a radio host (Howard Stern) was calling for wars with various countries. People at that time were concerned and angry about the 9-11 attacks. Mainly, the people who've traveled abroad and/or a lot of the people who remember the Vietnam War disagreed with sending soldiers to Iraq. I've traveled abroad numerous times so I don't look at the world in black and white. Although Saddam was a tyrant, Iraq wasn't at war with us, so I didn't feel the need to extend the war to there. Unfortunately, my classmates misunderstood and accused me of being anti-American.

Well I was in middle school when the second Iraq war happen in 2003. Even at 12 years old, I knew fighting in Iraq again was a bad idea. We where still fighting in Afghanistan at the time and I felt like fighting in another war was a bad idea. I think the US should have got rid of Saddam back in the early 90's when they had the chance.
That would have been a bad idea the situation would have carried what Iraq needs is a strong ruler not these weak corrupt leaders.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Aug 29, 2015, 09:55:11 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 29, 2015, 07:46:27 AM
Yes I know that sheesh!  ::) twas kind of a hidden bit of sarcasm blended with truth.

The funny thing is (or not funny in all honesty), they wouldn't let me in, no chance, they have immigration control and a points system.

:o well I be damned!

Sorry, I turned off my sarcasm and irony radar a long time ago when debating with you... Maybe it's time to turn it back on again?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 30, 2015, 04:00:04 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Aug 28, 2015, 01:47:10 PM
Mm, I do agree. The whole McCafe thing seems really stupid, on that note. You're a fast-food joint, McDs, not Starbucks. Why are you trying to compete with them? Stick to what you're good at.
Actually that's an easy one to answer; starbucks has taken a huge bite out of McDonald's coffee sales. Coffee sales used to be a cash cow for McDonald's. However I agree, they shouldn't be trying to directly compete with Starbucks but on the same token a significant percentage of the 19-45 demographic of coffee drinkers are heading to starbucks and other coffee specific joints. So I can see why they want to get into that market.

btw do you like McDonald's 1/3 lb angus burgers? In my honest opinion, they sort of taste awful. Even the commercials make my stomach turn. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Aug 30, 2015, 12:40:41 PM
Do you think people can live in mars
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Aug 30, 2015, 07:06:57 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Aug 30, 2015, 12:40:41 PM
Do you think people can live in mars

Why not?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 30, 2015, 10:15:25 PM
As long as there's internet we can live anywhere. Right guys?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Aug 30, 2015, 11:53:17 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Aug 30, 2015, 12:40:41 PM
Do you think people can live in mars
Yes, we can if we find sustainable oxygen and protection from the sun.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Sep 01, 2015, 03:15:08 PM
http://news.discovery.com/space/private-spaceflight/yearlong-mock-mars-mission-to-test-mental-toll-of-isolation-150901.htm

QuoteOn Friday (Aug. 28), six scientists left the comforts of civilization, set to be gone for an entire year. Their mission will simulate what it might be like for astronauts journeying to Mars.

In the confines of a 36-foot-wide (11 meters) and 20-foot-high (6 m) solar-powered dome in a remote location on the island of Hawaii, the six team members will have to live together for 365 days. They will have no face-to-face contact with humans outside of the dome. This is the fourth and longest such mission carried out by the Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) program, and its goal is to find out how people will respond to the isolation that might accompany a mission to Mars.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Sep 01, 2015, 04:37:08 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Sep 01, 2015, 03:15:08 PM
http://news.discovery.com/space/private-spaceflight/yearlong-mock-mars-mission-to-test-mental-toll-of-isolation-150901.htm

QuoteOn Friday (Aug. 28), six scientists left the comforts of civilization, set to be gone for an entire year. Their mission will simulate what it might be like for astronauts journeying to Mars.

In the confines of a 36-foot-wide (11 meters) and 20-foot-high (6 m) solar-powered dome in a remote location on the island of Hawaii, the six team members will have to live together for 365 days. They will have no face-to-face contact with humans outside of the dome. This is the fourth and longest such mission carried out by the Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) program, and its goal is to find out how people will respond to the isolation that might accompany a mission to Mars.

Bio-Dome is real. :o
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gates on Sep 01, 2015, 04:45:07 PM
QuoteThe crew consists of three women and three men; four of the crew are American, one is French and one is German.

I'm calling orgy at the 5 month mark...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Sep 02, 2015, 08:19:08 AM
http://news.discovery.com/space/curiositys-epic-first-year-at-mars-mountain-photos-150901.htm
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 02, 2015, 12:19:04 PM
http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevensalzberg/2015/08/31/jurassic-world-fact-check-can-we-clone-dinosaurs/

People are still wondering about cloning dinosaurs. Ain't gonna happen!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 03, 2015, 07:30:17 AM
You got a war starting America! what you doing about it Obama?



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9Qmoiugz7Q


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Sep 03, 2015, 07:21:12 PM
Black Lives Matter is the farthest from a hate group I've ever seen.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 03, 2015, 07:51:50 PM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 03, 2015, 09:25:09 PM
Quote from: Gate on Sep 03, 2015, 07:21:12 PM
Black Lives Matter is the farthest from a hate group I've ever seen.

Well clearly there are people within the movement that are trying their best to make it come across as a hate group.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tcy1yFb03iY

http://www.youngcons.com/this-powerful-meme-highlights-obamas-silence-on-the-recent-rash-of-murdered-police-officers/

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 03, 2015, 11:08:18 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 03, 2015, 07:51:50 PM
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Hey, I can my house form here!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 04, 2015, 03:53:34 AM
Is this it? is this the end of the EU?? ;D
Borders may well be closing across Europe as many countries can no longer cope. Schengen agreement on the verge of collapse ;D

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/602604/Migrant-EU-border-crisis
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 04, 2015, 07:39:57 AM
"Meanwhile Brussels demanded to know why two-thirds of the 90,000 migrants rescued from the Mediterranean and taken to Italy have already vanished - presumably to seek asylum or black market jobs in wealthier northern countries."

For shame; you guys can't even give Italy away for low grade pay.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 04, 2015, 01:44:13 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Sep 04, 2015, 07:39:57 AM
"Meanwhile Brussels demanded to know why two-thirds of the 90,000 migrants rescued from the Mediterranean and taken to Italy have already vanished - presumably to seek asylum or black market jobs in wealthier northern countries."

For shame; you guys can't even give Italy away for low grade pay.

Hilarious isn't it. Have you heard the latest? People in the UK are now being urged to take in refugees, I shit you not, check the BBC. Got a free attic? stick some refugees up there...problem solved :)

Gee I wonder who is gonna pay for all these free goodies that are now being handed out, you know like...housing, clothes, food, education, health care, probably a car, bus passes etc...A whole life for free, for thousands, what could go wrong?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=cCOLcMqdpls


https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/106477

Have your say because our government won't ask you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Darkness on Sep 04, 2015, 06:16:01 PM
Most of them are wanting to go to Germany. Surprised that people there don't seem to have any issues with immigration at all. I'm all for immigration if it's skilled workers coming over to the country. But it's funny... I never seem to see doctors or scientists hanging on to the back of f**king tankers or crawling their way through the Channel Tunnel in an effort to reach the UK. Have no fear, the EU referendum is getting ever closer.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Sep 04, 2015, 09:03:36 PM
Maybe if your governments stopped bombing everything in sight, you wouldn't have to deal with people losing their homes and having to evacuate.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 04, 2015, 09:34:53 PM
All of this is bullshit. Europe is an OLD nation full of old people, it needs an influx of youth and unskilled low cost caretakers. This is the same shit that happens in America with the Mexicans. Of course it's easy to see the real problem here; considering most current European immigrants are Muslim.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: D. Compton Ambrose on Sep 05, 2015, 12:27:08 AM
Quote from: Darkness on Sep 04, 2015, 06:16:01 PM
Most of them are wanting to go to Germany. Surprised that people there don't seem to have any issues with immigration at all. I'm all for immigration if it's skilled workers coming over to the country. But it's funny... I never seem to see doctors or scientists hanging on to the back of f**king tankers or crawling their way through the Channel Tunnel in an effort to reach the UK. Have no fear, the EU referendum is getting ever closer.
Not to mention this is actually dividing the EU. It's ironic how the EU, supposed to defend the continent from the shadow of extremism and ultra-nationalism, is in large part the direct cause of nationalistic neo-fascist parties such as Front Nationale and Sweden Democrats to ascend to power, and further drive the region into economic turmoil. If there is one area of the world where you do not play with the fire of austerity... its Europe.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 05, 2015, 12:50:29 AM
Quote from: Darkness on Sep 04, 2015, 06:16:01 PM
Most of them are wanting to go to Germany. Surprised that people there don't seem to have any issues with immigration at all. I'm all for immigration if it's skilled workers coming over to the country. But it's funny... I never seem to see doctors or scientists hanging on to the back of f**king tankers or crawling their way through the Channel Tunnel in an effort to reach the UK. Have no fear, the EU referendum is getting ever closer.

None of them are professional people (I don't think), most are economic migrants with no skills or trade and of no use to anyone, they are simply trying to get into the best Euro countries for work. Most want the UK because of our benefits system and free healthcare. Luckily they can't get here too easily so they settle for the second best place, Germany. The Germans at the moment are starting to waver, many are happy to accept the migrants, but many are now getting fed up and protesting. Germany is now expected to take 800,000 + migrants this year.

The problem is British people are too nice, too gullible and too easily swayed with propaganda, and the migrants take full advantage. The only real refugees are from Syria, all the rest from Nigeria, Kosovo, Ghana (all of flippin' Africa basically), Libya, Ivory Coast, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh etc...are all jumping on the bandwagon to get into Europe, obviously because right now its open season and its easy. It doesn't take a genius to realise it, but many in the UK are so damn soft, such bleeding heart liberals, they won't stop until its too late and the UK crashes.


Quote from: Gate on Sep 04, 2015, 09:03:36 PM
Maybe if your governments stopped bombing everything in sight, you wouldn't have to deal with people losing their homes and having to evacuate.

Dude, no European country has been bombing anywhere. The UK was asked to assist/help Syria because the locals were being wiped out by their leader Asad. Its only in that process of helping the rebels that the rebels turned and everything went to shit, or the rebels became IS...I'm not even sure what the hell happened. Bottom line the west (UK/US) is damned if you do, and damned if you don't. Had we not helped Syria then they'd all be crying out saying we let them die at the hands of Asad blah blah blah and of course the UN is much like the EU.


Quote from: whiterabbit on Sep 04, 2015, 09:34:53 PM
All of this is bullshit. Europe is an OLD nation full of old people, it needs an influx of youth and unskilled low cost caretakers. This is the same shit that happens in America with the Mexicans. Of course it's easy to see the real problem here; considering most current European immigrants are Muslim.

No! we definitely do not need that, most countries are happy to let in a sensible amount of low skilled workers of course, but this is clearly a very different matter. Trust me this is WAY BIGGER than the problem you have in America with Mexico, we are looking at the fall of most of Europe here, Germany is on its knees right now and yet their idiot leader Angela Merkel is so far up her own arse with being the perfect bleeding heart liberal, she can't even see it (Germany still has war guilt). Merkel only just said Germany will take them all in lol! well that's what they are getting, enjoy Germany!

And yes the fact most of these migrants are Muslim is very big problem, quite simply because many Europeans don't want to see their countries/towns turned into heavily populated Muslim areas. That's not being racist, that's just something Europe doesn't want, Europe isn't Muslim, why should we be swamped with them, would a Muslim country do this for non-Muslims if the tables were turned? highly doubtful. You notice Saudi Arabia is doing nothing by the way.

What really takes the piss is the fact many of them don't even like our countries and constantly whine about how we do things, always wanting more mosques and special rights, and the fact they don't agree with our government policies. I then have to ask myself, why are you living here then?! such fudging hypocrisy. Plus you have the threat of ISIS getting into Europe via this crisis, its inevitable.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 05, 2015, 02:10:33 AM
Hey the last thing we need is the German's firing up the camps again.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Sep 05, 2015, 09:15:19 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Sep 05, 2015, 02:10:33 AM
Hey the last thing we need is the German's firing up the camps again.

:'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Sep 05, 2015, 11:26:59 PM
There is absolutely no organisation or plan in place for what to do with the refugees, here in the UK. There was an MP interviewed on the radio, the other day, who was asked what the contingencies are and he very enthusiastically declared that these people "fought" their way to get here and, thus, are very highly skilled - therefore, they'd have no trouble in getting highly skilled jobs in very little time.

No, my friend... They gave their life savings (and probably then some) to criminals who smuggled them across one or more borders. That doesn't take skill, just as much money as you can afford.

These people might get taken in, but they'll be shunted into the arms of those who will exploit them. The kicker being that there'll probably be the same number (or even many more), this time next month.

It seems to be all about trying to half-heartedly contain the symptoms, rather than treating the cause.

Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 05, 2015, 12:50:29 AM
Dude, no European country has been bombing anywhere. The UK was asked to assist/help Syria because the locals were being wiped out by their leader Asad. Its only in that process of helping the rebels that the rebels turned and everything went to shit, or the rebels became IS...I'm not even sure what the hell happened. Bottom line the west (UK/US) is damned if you do, and damned if you don't. Had we not helped Syria then they'd all be crying out saying we let them die at the hands of Asad blah blah blah and of course the UN is much like the EU.

As per my understanding, IS only became the major player they are, because of all the hand-wringing over whether or not to support the legitimate rebels against Assad. The longer the West stood by and allowed them to get cut up, the more alluring a proverbial deal with the devil became, because groups like IS were the only ones willing to provide weapons and people.

Even after the fretting over who to send a limited number of small arms to, groups like the Kurds still haven't seen any and are making to with antiquated assault rifles held together with tape.

It was interesting to see a recent interview with a US military veteran who went out there to fight with them, that the FBI and US State Department dislike him doing so specifically because the Kurds have anti-Iranian sentiment, which, really, was as telling as it is worrying... The ridiculously bad Iranian nuclear deal is looking more and more like a gradual attempt to treat the Iranians, of all places, as allies, just like Cuba was brought into the fold in exchange for zero concessions.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 06, 2015, 12:43:56 AM
A lack of bombing could be the cause of the refugee crisis is what you are hinting at?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xenomorphine on Sep 06, 2015, 01:46:03 AM
Lack of any real support allowed other players to step in, fill the void and profit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 06, 2015, 06:10:45 AM
It's a mess alright and the solution is to fix whence they came from.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 06, 2015, 11:56:38 AM
Its very serious and very worrying. As the Hungarian PM said yesterday, right now its hundreds of thousands, soon it could be millions. Its the tip of an iceberg.

Germany are being so foolish and playing with all of Europe's future. By bending EU law to accept the migrants they have given the green light for virtually entire populations to up and come to Europe. The Schengen agreement gives anyone who reaches Europe freedom to move across all countries without check, effectively giving them carte blanche in Europe.

Bottom line, Germany has basically said, hey Middle East and Africa, come one come all! We speak for Europe now.

Germany is virtually taking in 1 million this year. Merkel has said Germany will take them all in and without asking her countries people about what they think (breaking EU law at the same time to do so). She is fast becoming a nightmare to Europe.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 06, 2015, 01:17:16 PM
For being refugees they still have a ton of smart phones...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Darkness on Sep 06, 2015, 02:01:08 PM
According to reports, Germany's economy actually benefits from migrants. I did read yesterday that I think she said she won't have to increase taxes to pay for all of them coming there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 06, 2015, 03:49:17 PM
Quote from: Darkness on Sep 06, 2015, 02:01:08 PM
According to reports, Germany's economy actually benefits from migrants. I did read yesterday that I think she said she won't have to increase taxes to pay for all of them coming there.

Yet she and her government still put pressure on the UK to take in more, as well as other countries.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Darkness on Sep 06, 2015, 05:09:58 PM
True, but we'd be saying exactly the same thing about other countries too.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 06, 2015, 09:21:57 PM
What I find incredible is much of this started because of the little boy that drowned and got washed up in Turkey. A horrible incident of course, but, totally the parents fault in an act of utter stupidity.

Apparently they were refugees from Syria 3 years prior, but had since been living quite safely in Turkey since. Now there is nothing wrong with Turkey, no war, nothing, its a free stable country.

As it turns out the father wanted to get his teeth done for free in Europe somewhere, as they couldn't afford in Turkey and there probably isn't a national health service. Hence they made the dangerous trip across the Mediterranean to Greece, or tried to. They were still living safely in Turkey and had no real reason to try and jump on the migrant bandwagon, but this is what's happening, many of these people are just economic migrants.

What's really bad is the media really tried to lie and emotionally blackmail the public with this story, and it has worked to a degree which is shocking. Huge decisions concerning the future of Europe and millions of lives have been made because of these lies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZUuoaq1MLM
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Sep 07, 2015, 12:05:53 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F1FxzqYD.jpg%3F1&hash=8822baf1007760231e0bc7ef2f659d13db32787b)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 07, 2015, 09:24:35 AM
EU bans food from Nigeria lol! They really are trying to make themselves unpopular aren't they, its like they want Europe to disband.

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/we-dont-want-eat-chips-nigerians-london-react-controversial-eu-ban-food-products-1518546
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 07, 2015, 11:25:57 AM
Refugeeism is basically reverse-colonization. When you think about it. In colonization an invader makes themselves at home inside of another's home country, usually by force. Eventually absorbing the weaker into the more powerful entity. In refugeeism an influx of weak entities invades another more powerful country for safety and benefit, usually by sheer numbers. Traditionally being absorbed into the more powerful entities culture. Particularly in economical, philosophical and general flag waving ideology. I mean why else do people ditch their home, probably because it sucks and the other guys shit seems better. However that is clearly no longer the case and the 800lb Gorilla is religion. That system of thought is dug in so deep that it acts as an insurmountable cultural barrier between people. So I can see why a millennia old conglomerate of nations would be fearful of the weak and millions of migrants would be ignorant to the weight that they carry towards another's home. That they are seen as a threat.

That is the thing is it not. If these refugees where christians the fear would not be as strong. Religion is a beast that cannibalizes on other religions. The thing is that when you are on the run you have to be accommodating in another's home and that means not thinking that just because you are "there" that you can just treat what is supposedly a temporary exile as your new home. Refugeeism is meant to be temporary; but of course that is never the case.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: noname on Sep 07, 2015, 01:05:10 PM
Unpopular opinion but I am actually against refugee and even permanent immigration (it may seem extreme but that is how I feel). I am not even Caucasian and although not as serious as Europe, my country is roaming with other race (numbers are substantially increasing)  and causing all sorts of problems and I just wish that they stay in their own country.

Even though D. Trump may sound like a redneck but he does have a point. I don't even care if he is pro white, illegal immigration should be taken seriously not just in America and Europe but other nations as well.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 07, 2015, 02:11:31 PM
The scary thing is that we know Trump is trolling us but he does say a lot of things that most... no, all of the Republican Presidential Candidates want to say but are to self-aware to say any of it. Well I guess when it's your money you can sprout shit off at will.

I find that having reservations about immigration is not an unpopular opinion. I mean who here would honestly allow a stranger/family to just move into their house? Almost no one and if someone did; I'm sure all of their neighbors would be concerned. Stranger danger and it's a legitimate concern. Also the US is no where as conservative as most other nations with respect to immigration. If Europe closed the doors I certainly would not hold it against them however... I have a strong feeling that most European governments actually want the refugees. Of course they want the ones that will be useful but in this situation that question will have to be dealt with later.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Darkness on Sep 07, 2015, 05:10:33 PM
Cameron announced today that we'll be getting 20K refugees from Syrian camps and fat cats are still saying he isn't doing enough to help them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 07, 2015, 07:46:52 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34172729

Explains a lot.

'influx will change Germany' gee I wonder how many Germans are happy about that, brazen words from this leader. I wonder how much longer they will tolerate this. I've never seen such war guilt!

'Polls suggest public opinion is divided on welcoming more refugees into the country.
The pollsters YouGov found while 36 per cent wanted Britain to admit more refugees fleeing the fighting in Syria, 27 per cent said the country should be taking fewer, with 14 per cent saying it should not admit any at all.
But a poll by Survation found a third of Britons do not want any refugees granted asylum.'


Holy sh*t!
http://abc7.com/politics/poll-trump-would-beat-democrats-in-presidential-election/970743/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: D. Compton Ambrose on Sep 07, 2015, 10:29:58 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 07, 2015, 07:46:52 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34172729

Explains a lot.

'influx will change Germany' gee I wonder how many Germans are happy about that, brazen words from this leader. I wonder how much longer they will tolerate this. I've never seen such war guilt!

'Polls suggest public opinion is divided on welcoming more refugees into the country.
The pollsters YouGov found while 36 per cent wanted Britain to admit more refugees fleeing the fighting in Syria, 27 per cent said the country should be taking fewer, with 14 per cent saying it should not admit any at all.
But a poll by Survation found a third of Britons do not want any refugees granted asylum.'


Holy sh*t!
http://abc7.com/politics/poll-trump-would-beat-democrats-in-presidential-election/970743/

More evidence our electoral system is rigged. Two terms Republican, 8 years later two terms Democrat, 8 years later two terms Republican, rinse and repeat. Either that or a majority of the U.S. is literally insane (Einstein once defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Sep 07, 2015, 11:08:14 PM
Quote from: Gate on Sep 07, 2015, 12:05:53 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F1FxzqYD.jpg%3F1&hash=8822baf1007760231e0bc7ef2f659d13db32787b)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Sep 07, 2015, 11:40:49 PM
Hate to break it to you but polls usually mean jack shit come election time
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 08, 2015, 02:26:11 AM
Hey, Merkel has announced Germany will take in an unlimited amount of migrants, that's their business. That doesn't mean the rest of the EU has to do the same. Germany wants them, they can have them, just stop trying to force the UK to take in 100,000+  >:(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 08, 2015, 05:16:27 AM
Quote from: Gate on Sep 08, 2015, 04:30:57 AM
Jesus Christ I really am a minority on this site
Feel free to invite them to live at your house then.

Plus in truth all they're doing is running away from their problems and becoming someone else headache.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Sep 08, 2015, 06:26:02 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Sep 08, 2015, 05:16:27 AM
Quote from: Gate on Sep 08, 2015, 04:30:57 AM
Jesus Christ I really am a minority on this site
Feel free to invite them to live at your house then.

Plus in truth all they're doing is running away from their problems and becoming someone else headache.
Isn't that easy to say when you've never lived in a country where your house could explode and the police take you away for voicing your opinion?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 08, 2015, 07:37:15 AM
Quote from: Gate on Sep 08, 2015, 06:26:02 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Sep 08, 2015, 05:16:27 AM
Quote from: Gate on Sep 08, 2015, 04:30:57 AM
Jesus Christ I really am a minority on this site
Feel free to invite them to live at your house then.

Plus in truth all they're doing is running away from their problems and becoming someone else headache.
Isn't that easy to say when you've never lived in a country where your house could explode and the police take you away for voicing your opinion?
It sure is easy because I value the price paid by those that came before me so that we can have this peaceful existence. Yet don't run away from the question like refugees fleeing from Italy because it doesn't offer the sweetest deal. Why not shack a family up? Of course don't be worried if they look over the fence and leave for your neighbors house because it has nicer grass.

Ah the point is there comes a time when you have to fix the problem manually and how can that be done without blowing up homes... god after what happen in Iraq and Afghanistan... you know what, I just don't think they have it in themselves to make this work. But of course Europe wants the low cost breeding age work force. Oh don't give me that face, the damn European union is gauging them like cattle.

What did I quote anyways...  ???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 10, 2015, 05:49:28 AM
Exactly what we in Europe don't want and exactly what Germany and liberal extremists have done.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/555434/Islamic-State-ISIS-Smuggler-THOUSANDS-Extremists-into-Europe-Refugees

I guess we will find out soon enough  >:(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 10, 2015, 05:55:13 AM
In other UK invasion news....

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology-science/science/giant-moths-invading-britain-attracted-6411815
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 10, 2015, 02:34:09 PM
And in America the 'Black Lives Matter' terrorist movement continues...

http://www.fox4news.com/news/18297831-story
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Sep 10, 2015, 03:43:26 PM
God damn this Syrian situation is getting out of control what is the UN doing they are not even sending Peace keeping troops.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Sep 10, 2015, 08:23:55 PM
Bernie Sanders is now the leading democrat candidate in both New Hampshire and Iowa polls. (http://www.politico.com/story/2015/09/qpoll-iowa-213462)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 11, 2015, 01:19:40 AM
Bernie seems like he could be a nice person but I'm wondering if the guy is really genuine. Given how complicated politics is as a general rule, combined with the fact that nothing really changes that much from one leader to another, I see him meeting the same fate Obama did. That is, people will hype him up to astronomical levels but in the end, realize he was a bag of hot air.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 11, 2015, 02:40:23 AM
He's way too old to hype up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 11, 2015, 03:24:07 AM
Quote from: Gate on Sep 10, 2015, 08:23:55 PM
Bernie Sanders is now the leading democrat candidate in both New Hampshire and Iowa polls. (http://www.politico.com/story/2015/09/qpoll-iowa-213462)

Which of those two is the more liberal? don't wanna see the more liberal get the spot hehe. Although I think Clinton would be stronger, Bernie has a stupid name and he's already shown how weak he is when he let the BLM group push him off stage...twice. Oh and he looks way too old, my views anyway.


Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Sep 10, 2015, 03:43:26 PM
God damn this Syrian situation is getting out of control what is the UN doing they are not even sending Peace keeping troops.

Europe is f*cked mate, we are gonna be at war in no time, beginning of the end and what makes me sick, the fact that my own people (liberals) made it happen.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3227436/Syrian-refugees-turned-Lesbos-war-zone-residents-claim-migrants-chant-f-Hungarian-police-amid-fears-ISIS-using-crisis-enter-Europe.html

It coming.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 11, 2015, 08:24:31 AM
Bernie Sanders is as liberal as Colonel Sanders is to chicken slaughter without animal rights laws getting in the way. :P

Short answer, the chickens would vote for Bernie Sanders.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Sep 11, 2015, 04:20:38 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 11, 2015, 03:24:07 AM
Quote from: Gate on Sep 10, 2015, 08:23:55 PM
Bernie Sanders is now the leading democrat candidate in both New Hampshire and Iowa polls. (http://www.politico.com/story/2015/09/qpoll-iowa-213462)

Which of those two is the more liberal? don't wanna see the more liberal get the spot hehe. Although I think Clinton would be stronger, Bernie has a stupid name and he's already shown how weak he is when he let the BLM group push him off stage...twice. Oh and he looks way too old, my views anyway.


Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Sep 10, 2015, 03:43:26 PM
God damn this Syrian situation is getting out of control what is the UN doing they are not even sending Peace keeping troops.

Europe is f*cked mate, we are gonna be at war in no time, beginning of the end and what makes me sick, the fact that my own people (liberals) made it happen.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3227436/Syrian-refugees-turned-Lesbos-war-zone-residents-claim-migrants-chant-f-Hungarian-police-amid-fears-ISIS-using-crisis-enter-Europe.html

It coming.
God what Syria and Iraq need is a firm ruler that can solve these problems because of all these corrupt leaders in Iraq and Syria all the extremists group come along a militarily invasion will only be a short term solution i mean look at the ground ISIS controls sure it is like North Korea but economy is going good  and it is safe(well not kind of ISIS is like the Gestapo)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Darkness on Sep 12, 2015, 11:22:40 AM
Very controversial figure Jeremy Corbyn has become Labour leader.

Is opposed to war, wants Britain out of Nato, wants to scrap nuclear weapons.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34223157
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 13, 2015, 02:41:07 AM
Quote from: Darkness on Sep 12, 2015, 11:22:40 AM
Very controversial figure Jeremy Corbyn has become Labour leader.

Is opposed to war, wants Britain out of Nato, wants to scrap nuclear weapons.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34223157

Better him than Yvette Cooper? tough choice hehe.

I notice the first damn thing he did was join a pro-migrant rally ::) like that's gonna help Labour, they started this mess in the first place back in the 90's and no one has forgotten that. As long as they support immigration/migration they won't get much support from the majority in the UK, not in this political climate. I'm amazed they haven't learnt that yet.

I also find it amusing that he is opposed to conflict with ISIS (or anyone). I mean, I'm not a fan of war or anything but seriously, how else do you deal with ISIS, harsh language? maybe flowers and a nice box of chocolates? I can't stand that namby pampy, wet-pants, liberal, do-goodie attitude, that's exactly how you get walked all over by other countries. Oh and he's 66, he'll be 70 at the next election for Pete's sake, far too old.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: D. Compton Ambrose on Sep 13, 2015, 03:45:27 PM
Quote from: Darkness on Sep 12, 2015, 11:22:40 AM
Very controversial figure Jeremy Corbyn has become Labour leader.

Is opposed to war, wants Britain out of Nato, wants to scrap nuclear weapons.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34223157

I like him already. And I have just now heard of him. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 15, 2015, 02:23:13 PM
http://www.vox.com/2015/9/14/9326965/obama-political-correctness

QuoteDES MOINES, Iowa — People concerned about liberal political correctness on college campuses have a powerful ally: President Obama.

This give me hope; lots of it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 15, 2015, 06:39:08 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 15, 2015, 02:23:13 PM
http://www.vox.com/2015/9/14/9326965/obama-political-correctness

QuoteDES MOINES, Iowa — People concerned about liberal political correctness on college campuses have a powerful ally: President Obama.

This give me hope; lots of it.

Glad to see this, young people these days are so damn liberal and sensitive its laughable, many will see their opinions change radically in the real world.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 15, 2015, 06:59:59 PM
I'm just surprised it's coming from Obama of all people. He struck me as being such an individual.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Sep 15, 2015, 08:55:13 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 15, 2015, 02:23:13 PM
http://www.vox.com/2015/9/14/9326965/obama-political-correctness

QuoteDES MOINES, Iowa — People concerned about liberal political correctness on college campuses have a powerful ally: President Obama.

This give me hope; lots of it.
Now that's something I never expected him to do. Say what you want about his presidency (I personally was not fond of it), but Barack just seems like a pretty down to earth kind of guy
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 15, 2015, 09:36:55 PM
The downside is that it might be too little, too late. The guy has just over a year left in office. Do you think anything will change in light of his statements?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 16, 2015, 02:04:30 AM
Political correctness does suck. I mean before you know it we'll all be mandated to like Alien vs Predator: Requiem because so many people worked hard on that movie and it wouldn't be right to hurt their feelings for making a shitty movie.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Sep 16, 2015, 03:40:54 AM
Political Correctness is a lie. You know you're being an asshole, you just aren't used to people calling you out for it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 16, 2015, 04:20:48 AM
Or, people aren't used to being told the truth and find it too inconvenient so they resort to language policing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 16, 2015, 06:06:25 AM
Quote from: Gate on Sep 16, 2015, 03:40:54 AM
Political Correctness is a lie. You know you're being an asshole, you just aren't used to people calling you out for it.
Yea but it doesn't mean you have to run somebody into the f**king ground for using a term you may disagree with. Political correctness is a tool of aggression for those that wish to control speech and actions.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Sep 16, 2015, 02:18:04 PM
Or perhaps Political Correctness is a way to mediate between opposing sides? Did you consider that maybe if you're able to respect everybody, they'll....


Listen....


to what you have to say?

Quote from: whiterabbit on Sep 16, 2015, 06:06:25 AM
Quote from: Gate on Sep 16, 2015, 03:40:54 AM
Political Correctness is a lie. You know you're being an asshole, you just aren't used to people calling you out for it.
Yea but it doesn't mean you have to run somebody into the f**king ground for using a term you may disagree with. Political correctness is a tool of aggression for those that wish to control speech and actions.
Our definition of PC is different then. f**k the people you describe.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 16, 2015, 02:47:03 PM
Can't make my mind up about Obama, what about this??!!

http://www.democracynow.org/2015/8/18/obama_gives_shell_final_approval_to

Seems like a move that would upset a lot folk.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 16, 2015, 02:59:46 PM
Quote from: Gate on Sep 16, 2015, 02:18:04 PM
Or perhaps Political Correctness is a way to mediate between opposing sides? Did you consider that maybe if you're able to respect everybody, they'll....


Listen....


to what you have to say?

My definition of respect won't be the same as someone else's. I know that might sound stupid, but it's true.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Sep 16, 2015, 03:56:16 PM
Quote from: Darkness on Sep 12, 2015, 11:22:40 AM
Very controversial figure Jeremy Corbyn has become Labour leader.

Is opposed to war, wants Britain out of Nato, wants to scrap nuclear weapons.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34223157

Might have to leave the UK if he gets voted in at next general election.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 16, 2015, 07:18:37 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Sep 16, 2015, 03:56:16 PM
Quote from: Darkness on Sep 12, 2015, 11:22:40 AM
Very controversial figure Jeremy Corbyn has become Labour leader.

Is opposed to war, wants Britain out of Nato, wants to scrap nuclear weapons.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34223157

Might have to leave the UK if he gets voted in at next general election.

No chance! (touch wood!).

A. He'll be 70 years old!

B. His liberal extremist guff won't work in this political climate, he's years too late for that. The migrant crisis will have firmly put the EU in jeopardy with regards to the UK staying, along with others. There are protests breaking out all over Germany, Merkel isn't listening to her people.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Sep 16, 2015, 08:32:38 PM
He might be what's needed to win back seats in Scotland, the big story for Labour in recent years was their absolute annihilation by SNP at the general election. Seems the party hadn't been skewing sufficiently leftwards for a lot of the votership.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Sep 17, 2015, 03:22:42 AM
So to sum up the GOPpresidential debate:

-Muh freedums
-Muh 9/11
-Fearmongering and Warmongering
-Hillary Clinton sucks
-George Bush our hero
-Ronald Reagon is God


The only considerable candidates this debate was Rand Paul as usual following Carly Fiorina(though her foreign policy scares me) and Ben Carson.


oh yeah, and Carly Fiorina stumped the Trump... before Christie shut them both down.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 17, 2015, 03:35:36 AM
Isn't that just another day in the life of a Republican party member?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Sep 17, 2015, 03:38:58 AM
I feel like Carson and Fiorina are running in the wroooong party.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Sep 17, 2015, 03:42:40 AM
Heh, Fiorina.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 17, 2015, 04:23:43 AM
Quote from: Gate on Sep 17, 2015, 03:22:42 AM
So to sum up the GOPpresidential debate:

-Muh freedums
-Muh 9/11
-Fearmongering and Warmongering
-Hillary Clinton sucks
-George Bush our hero
-Ronald Reagon is God


The only considerable candidates this debate was Rand Paul as usual following Carly Fiorina(though her foreign policy scares me) and Ben Carson.


oh yeah, and Carly Fiorina stumped the Trump... before Christie shut them both down.

Are there any good candidates? Personally I don't think any running look that appealing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 17, 2015, 08:29:52 AM
The candidates running are all total jokes. They're assholes who only think about their own assholes. Even that Carson guy, he's a freaking neurosurgeon for Christ sake yet all he thinks about is his asshole. Da fuk man you work with hearts, doesn't that mean anything to you?

:P

South park was all PC tonight. Was kind of funny and no Katlin Jenner is not hot.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: D. Compton Ambrose on Sep 17, 2015, 01:19:49 PM
I'm beginning to think Bernie Sanders is just another wealthy white man full of **it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Sep 17, 2015, 01:40:56 PM
Quote from: LCpl. D. Grant on Sep 17, 2015, 01:19:49 PM
I'm beginning to think Bernie Sanders is just another wealthy white man full of **it.
Why is that?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 17, 2015, 01:52:34 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Sep 17, 2015, 08:29:52 AM
The candidates running are all total jokes. They're assholes who only think about their own assholes. Even that Carson guy, he's a freaking neurosurgeon for Christ sake yet all he thinks about is his asshole. Da fuk man you work with hearts, doesn't that mean anything to you?

:P

South park was all PC tonight. Was kind of funny and no Katlin Jenner is not hot.

I'm gonna look that episode up. I heard there was a GamerGate reference or something like that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 17, 2015, 02:16:07 PM
Bernie's plans will cost the US 18 trillion! Holy tax increase!

http://www.wsj.com/articles/price-tag-of-bernie-sanders-proposals-18-trillion-1442271511/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mattkibbe
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Sep 17, 2015, 04:53:38 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 17, 2015, 02:16:07 PM
Bernie's plans will cost the US 18 trillion! Holy tax increase!

http://www.wsj.com/articles/price-tag-of-bernie-sanders-proposals-18-trillion-1442271511/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mattkibbe

No it will not, Hubbs. (http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/09/15/1421562/-Bernie-Sanders-will-not-cost-the-nation-18-trillion)
When your own cited people are sending you mail to tell you you're wrong about Sanders, you know you're trying to scare people back to Clinton.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_BTzXfvbHA
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Sep 17, 2015, 09:37:35 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 17, 2015, 01:52:34 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Sep 17, 2015, 08:29:52 AM
The candidates running are all total jokes. They're assholes who only think about their own assholes. Even that Carson guy, he's a freaking neurosurgeon for Christ sake yet all he thinks about is his asshole. Da fuk man you work with hearts, doesn't that mean anything to you?

:P

South park was all PC tonight. Was kind of funny and no Katlin Jenner is not hot.

I'm gonna look that episode up. I heard there was a GamerGate reference or something like that.
Not gamergate, deflategate (Tom Brady superbowl). The episode was pretty good though, not many big laughs (apart from the bathroom scene) but it kept a smile on my face, good commentary on how PCbros are the scum of the earth
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 17, 2015, 09:39:42 PM
Socialist labels be damned, the government should just build housing for people. It's cheaper than people think and you can fix people with roofs over their head than seeing them on the streets.

And yea it was bradygate and I gotta agree there wasn't as much laughs but it still was realivant. Actually the episode kind of ended abruptly with Cartman winning. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Sep 17, 2015, 09:42:04 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Sep 17, 2015, 09:39:42 PM
Socialist labels be damned, the government should just build housing for people. It's cheaper than people think and you can fix people with roofs over their head than seeing them on the streets.

And yea it was bradygate and I gotta agree there wasn't as much laughs but it still was realivant. Actually the episode kind of ended abruptly with Cartman winning. :P
"You have your cake, now eat it"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 17, 2015, 09:50:14 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Sep 17, 2015, 09:37:35 PM
good commentary on how PCbros are the scum of the earth

I loved that they were all white men. I can only assume that was a jab at the concept of white guilt.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 18, 2015, 03:27:31 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Sep 17, 2015, 09:37:35 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 17, 2015, 01:52:34 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Sep 17, 2015, 08:29:52 AM
The candidates running are all total jokes. They're assholes who only think about their own assholes. Even that Carson guy, he's a freaking neurosurgeon for Christ sake yet all he thinks about is his asshole. Da fuk man you work with hearts, doesn't that mean anything to you?

:P

South park was all PC tonight. Was kind of funny and no Katlin Jenner is not hot.

I'm gonna look that episode up. I heard there was a GamerGate reference or something like that.
Not gamergate, deflategate (Tom Brady superbowl). The episode was pretty good though, not many big laughs (apart from the bathroom scene) but it kept a smile on my face, good commentary on how PCbros are the scum of the earth

PC Principle says, this is Colorado, where are all the minority kids??!!

lol!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Master Chief on Sep 18, 2015, 04:06:42 PM
This is news. This seal is surfing on a humpback whale like it's NBD. (http://mashable.com/2015/09/17/seal-humpback-whale-pals/#Jj6eY7llwOkV) TGIF!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 18, 2015, 04:20:20 PM
Quote from: Master Chief on Sep 18, 2015, 04:06:42 PM
This is news. This seal is surfing on a humpback whale like it's NBD. (http://mashable.com/2015/09/17/seal-humpback-whale-pals/#Jj6eY7llwOkV) TGIF!

f**king lazy loafer!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Sep 18, 2015, 04:54:56 PM
^Talk about a free meal... :laugh:

www.fox6now.com/2015/09/16/brett-favre-nominated-for-pro-football-hall-of-fame-class-of-2016/

Today is a good day 4 the Favre! Time to schedule a trip to Canton next August!!! :D :D :D :D

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Sep 18, 2015, 07:49:25 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/11863757/Is-it-now-sexist-to-put-your-arm-around-your-girlfriends-shoulder.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/11863757/Is-it-now-sexist-to-put-your-arm-around-your-girlfriends-shoulder.html)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/11463793/I-smiled-at-a-woman.-This-means-Im-a-sexist.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/11463793/I-smiled-at-a-woman.-This-means-Im-a-sexist.html)

So glad that the only women in my life that I remotely give a damn about is my girlfriend and my daughter. I can just happily sit out the gender politics.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: D. Compton Ambrose on Sep 18, 2015, 08:31:15 PM
Quote from: Gate on Sep 17, 2015, 04:53:38 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_BTzXfvbHA

I can see what he is saying, and I can tell he is an intelligent person, but if he's not trying to reform the government to become a legitimate humanitarian organization he's totalitarianizing it and following through on statist ulterior motives. I sincerely hope it isn't the latter, but I'm not holding my breath.

I also do not condone his defense of the war-monger and war criminal Obama (although he was vehemently correct on Bush, more bipartisan rhetoric).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 18, 2015, 09:42:11 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Sep 18, 2015, 07:49:25 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/11863757/Is-it-now-sexist-to-put-your-arm-around-your-girlfriends-shoulder.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/11863757/Is-it-now-sexist-to-put-your-arm-around-your-girlfriends-shoulder.html)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/11463793/I-smiled-at-a-woman.-This-means-Im-a-sexist.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/11463793/I-smiled-at-a-woman.-This-means-Im-a-sexist.html)

So glad that the only women in my life that I remotely give a damn about is my girlfriend and my daughter. I can just happily sit out the gender politics.
Wait so if I hold a door open for a dude does that make me a sexist too? I'm so confused by that article. No I'm not, it's just more bullshit pseudoscience. :P

Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 18, 2015, 04:20:20 PM
Quote from: Master Chief on Sep 18, 2015, 04:06:42 PM
This is news. This seal is surfing on a humpback whale like it's NBD. (http://mashable.com/2015/09/17/seal-humpback-whale-pals/#Jj6eY7llwOkV) TGIF!

f**king lazy loafer!
Forget that seal, check out that Racoon riding the Gator down bellow. The weasel trying to eat the woodpecker is good too.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 18, 2015, 11:22:00 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Sep 18, 2015, 07:49:25 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/11863757/Is-it-now-sexist-to-put-your-arm-around-your-girlfriends-shoulder.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/11863757/Is-it-now-sexist-to-put-your-arm-around-your-girlfriends-shoulder.html)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/11463793/I-smiled-at-a-woman.-This-means-Im-a-sexist.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/11463793/I-smiled-at-a-woman.-This-means-Im-a-sexist.html)

So glad that the only women in my life that I remotely give a damn about is my girlfriend and my daughter. I can just happily sit out the gender politics.

Oh my giddy f**k...come on Helen. Why are you so f**king retarded? You know what, this doesn't surprise me. Let's not forget that f**king air conditioning is sexist. (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/11780469/Women-shiver-at-work-in-sexist-air-conditioning.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 19, 2015, 03:23:24 AM
You all need to check your privilege.


;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 19, 2015, 05:43:47 AM
Raise your hands if you are white!?

Going half way doesn't count. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Sep 19, 2015, 07:46:50 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 19, 2015, 03:23:24 AM
You all need to check your privilege.


;D

You PCbro?!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Sep 19, 2015, 12:51:07 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Sep 18, 2015, 07:49:25 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/11863757/Is-it-now-sexist-to-put-your-arm-around-your-girlfriends-shoulder.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/11863757/Is-it-now-sexist-to-put-your-arm-around-your-girlfriends-shoulder.html)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/11463793/I-smiled-at-a-woman.-This-means-Im-a-sexist.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/11463793/I-smiled-at-a-woman.-This-means-Im-a-sexist.html)

So glad that the only women in my life that I remotely give a damn about is my girlfriend and my daughter. I can just happily sit out the gender politics.

If a guy doesn't hold the door open for the ten seconds it takes for me to get there, he's a f**king asshole and needs to go back to kindergarten to learn his manners.  I even hold doors open for people.

Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 18, 2015, 11:22:00 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Sep 18, 2015, 07:49:25 PM

Oh my giddy f**k...come on Helen. Why are you so f**king retarded? You know what, this doesn't surprise me. Let's not forget that f**king air conditioning is sexist. (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/11780469/Women-shiver-at-work-in-sexist-air-conditioning.html)

Maybe they should be happy to f**king have air conditioning in the first place.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 19, 2015, 03:10:56 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Sep 19, 2015, 07:46:50 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 19, 2015, 03:23:24 AM
You all need to check your privilege.


;D

You PCbro?!

Yeah I'm PCbro, you PC??

I'm totally gonna check your privilege bro!

https://www.youtube.com/watch&v=SC_PqtlqWU0


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Sep 21, 2015, 01:52:43 AM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/11874983/Dr-Michael-Mosely-growing-a-penis-at-12.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Sep 21, 2015, 04:13:21 PM
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/danthropology/2015/09/atheist-mom-is-ordered-to-receive-christian-counseling-or-lose-her-kids/?utm_content=buffer3de1d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer (http://www.patheos.com/blogs/danthropology/2015/09/atheist-mom-is-ordered-to-receive-christian-counseling-or-lose-her-kids/?utm_content=buffer3de1d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer)

http://www.theguardian.com/law/2015/sep/17/asian-child-sex-victims-suffer-more-than-white-children-court-rules?CMP=share_btn_tw (http://www.theguardian.com/law/2015/sep/17/asian-child-sex-victims-suffer-more-than-white-children-court-rules?CMP=share_btn_tw)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Valaquen on Sep 21, 2015, 05:15:50 PM
So, nothing about David Cameron gouging a pig's mouth with his penis?

Quote from: Vertigo on Sep 16, 2015, 08:32:38 PM
He might be what's needed to win back seats in Scotland, the big story for Labour in recent years was their absolute annihilation by SNP at the general election. Seems the party hadn't been skewing sufficiently leftwards for a lot of the votership.

He won't win back Scotland. The problem was the entire Labour apparatus, not the man at the top. Labour are thoroughly reviled up here.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 21, 2015, 08:10:33 PM
I'm still taking that story about Cameron in. It's a gigantic case of WTFery.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Sep 21, 2015, 08:20:25 PM
Bernie supports socialism from what I remember. My younger sister is a big supporter of him and socialism.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Sep 21, 2015, 08:36:16 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Sep 21, 2015, 08:20:25 PM
Bernie supports socialism from what I remember. My younger sister is a big supporter of him and socialism.
Bernie Sanders supports the democratic ideals of socialism and the capitalist incentives of our own. He's a democratic socialist just as Martin Luther King and Anne Frank were.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 22, 2015, 03:41:11 AM
Quote from: Valaquen on Sep 21, 2015, 05:15:50 PM
So, nothing about David Cameron gouging a pig's mouth with his penis?

Quote from: Vertigo on Sep 16, 2015, 08:32:38 PM
He might be what's needed to win back seats in Scotland, the big story for Labour in recent years was their absolute annihilation by SNP at the general election. Seems the party hadn't been skewing sufficiently leftwards for a lot of the votership.

He won't win back Scotland. The problem was the entire Labour apparatus, not the man at the top. Labour are thoroughly reviled up here.

Quite frankly, who cares. I don't care what Cameron got up to as a youngster in university, it doesn't matter in any way.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 22, 2015, 03:47:01 PM
Quote from: Gate on Sep 21, 2015, 08:36:16 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Sep 21, 2015, 08:20:25 PM
Bernie supports socialism from what I remember. My younger sister is a big supporter of him and socialism.
Bernie Sanders supports the democratic ideals of socialism and the capitalist incentives of our own. He's a democratic socialist just as Martin Luther King and Anne Frank were.

That's encouraging. Socialism is a good idea but like everything else, needs to be kept in check.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Sep 22, 2015, 08:50:35 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 22, 2015, 03:47:01 PM
Quote from: Gate on Sep 21, 2015, 08:36:16 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Sep 21, 2015, 08:20:25 PM
Bernie supports socialism from what I remember. My younger sister is a big supporter of him and socialism.
Bernie Sanders supports the democratic ideals of socialism and the capitalist incentives of our own. He's a democratic socialist just as Martin Luther King and Anne Frank were.

That's encouraging. Socialism is a good idea but like everything else, needs to be kept in check.
As long as you acknowledge the shortcomings and problems we experience with capitalism, I'll agree with you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 23, 2015, 12:23:16 PM
Quote from: Gate on Sep 22, 2015, 08:50:35 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 22, 2015, 03:47:01 PM
Quote from: Gate on Sep 21, 2015, 08:36:16 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Sep 21, 2015, 08:20:25 PM
Bernie supports socialism from what I remember. My younger sister is a big supporter of him and socialism.
Bernie Sanders supports the democratic ideals of socialism and the capitalist incentives of our own. He's a democratic socialist just as Martin Luther King and Anne Frank were.

That's encouraging. Socialism is a good idea but like everything else, needs to be kept in check.
As long as you acknowledge the shortcomings and problems we experience with capitalism, I'll agree with you.

Such as?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Sep 23, 2015, 04:59:41 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 23, 2015, 12:23:16 PM
Quote from: Gate on Sep 22, 2015, 08:50:35 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 22, 2015, 03:47:01 PM
Quote from: Gate on Sep 21, 2015, 08:36:16 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Sep 21, 2015, 08:20:25 PM
Bernie supports socialism from what I remember. My younger sister is a big supporter of him and socialism.
Bernie Sanders supports the democratic ideals of socialism and the capitalist incentives of our own. He's a democratic socialist just as Martin Luther King and Anne Frank were.

That's encouraging. Socialism is a good idea but like everything else, needs to be kept in check.
As long as you acknowledge the shortcomings and problems we experience with capitalism, I'll agree with you.

Such as?

Corporate and Oligarchial structures always form from the elite and end up becoming more influential than the individual citizen. "Trickle-down econimics" is dictating the world economy. We're living in a time where voting rights are actually being restricted. Just look at Florida's restructuring after a few Civil War amendments were removed from the Constitution.

We are free, but we are living in a society that's been conditioned to ignore half of the population. And we've come to accept this for some reason because we can get so caught up in things outside of government. We are a large nation with the lowest voter turnout in the world. Half of our population either doesn't vote, or don't have the right to.

The only good thing I can say is nobody starves to death, generally, in the United States. Our version of the poor is stressful but not deadly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 23, 2015, 07:45:51 PM
Our political and geopolitical policies cause death and destruction around the world, but as long as it isn't us it's ok? However were pretty much headed straight for the Matrix.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: D. Compton Ambrose on Sep 24, 2015, 12:15:48 AM
Quote from: Gate on Sep 23, 2015, 04:59:41 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 23, 2015, 12:23:16 PM
Quote from: Gate on Sep 22, 2015, 08:50:35 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 22, 2015, 03:47:01 PM
Quote from: Gate on Sep 21, 2015, 08:36:16 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Sep 21, 2015, 08:20:25 PM
Bernie supports socialism from what I remember. My younger sister is a big supporter of him and socialism.
Bernie Sanders supports the democratic ideals of socialism and the capitalist incentives of our own. He's a democratic socialist just as Martin Luther King and Anne Frank were.

That's encouraging. Socialism is a good idea but like everything else, needs to be kept in check.
As long as you acknowledge the shortcomings and problems we experience with capitalism, I'll agree with you.

Such as?

Corporate and Oligarchial structures always form from the elite and end up becoming more influential than the individual citizen. "Trickle-down econimics" is dictating the world economy. We're living in a time where voting rights are actually being restricted. Just look at Florida's restructuring after a few Civil War amendments were removed from the Constitution.

We are free, but we are living in a society that's been conditioned to ignore half of the population. And we've come to accept this for some reason because we can get so caught up in things outside of government. We are a large nation with the lowest voter turnout in the world. Half of our population either doesn't vote, or don't have the right to.

The only good thing I can say is nobody starves to death, generally, in the United States. Our version of the poor is stressful but not deadly.

The one part of your post I disagree with is that your vote makes a difference.
Mathematically, it does not. You have about a 1 to 240 million chance of determining the fate of an election with your vote.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 24, 2015, 12:30:56 AM
Quote from: LCpl. D. Grant on Sep 24, 2015, 12:15:48 AM
Quote from: Gate on Sep 23, 2015, 04:59:41 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 23, 2015, 12:23:16 PM
Quote from: Gate on Sep 22, 2015, 08:50:35 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 22, 2015, 03:47:01 PM
Quote from: Gate on Sep 21, 2015, 08:36:16 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Sep 21, 2015, 08:20:25 PM
Bernie supports socialism from what I remember. My younger sister is a big supporter of him and socialism.
Bernie Sanders supports the democratic ideals of socialism and the capitalist incentives of our own. He's a democratic socialist just as Martin Luther King and Anne Frank were.

That's encouraging. Socialism is a good idea but like everything else, needs to be kept in check.
As long as you acknowledge the shortcomings and problems we experience with capitalism, I'll agree with you.

Such as?

Corporate and Oligarchial structures always form from the elite and end up becoming more influential than the individual citizen. "Trickle-down econimics" is dictating the world economy. We're living in a time where voting rights are actually being restricted. Just look at Florida's restructuring after a few Civil War amendments were removed from the Constitution.

We are free, but we are living in a society that's been conditioned to ignore half of the population. And we've come to accept this for some reason because we can get so caught up in things outside of government. We are a large nation with the lowest voter turnout in the world. Half of our population either doesn't vote, or don't have the right to.

The only good thing I can say is nobody starves to death, generally, in the United States. Our version of the poor is stressful but not deadly.

The one part of your post I disagree with is that your vote makes a difference.
Mathematically, it does not. You have about a 1 to 240 million chance of determining the fate of an election with your vote.
Well.... that's why forming unions is a good thing. Cause when we're on our own, we are f**ked. Plus that's only the presidential election. State and county elections are much smaller in scope.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 24, 2015, 02:50:41 AM
There is so much privilege that needs checking here  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Sep 24, 2015, 03:24:05 AM
Sometimes I wonder if Hubbs is real
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 24, 2015, 06:11:22 AM
Quote from: Gate on Sep 24, 2015, 03:24:05 AM
Sometimes I wonder if Hubbs is real

Not watching the new South Park season? Its hitting the PC liberals out of the park at the moment hehe.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 24, 2015, 09:44:48 AM
The second episode just ripped conservatives a new asshole. However it out right stated the truth, people have made politics a complete joke. And I don't just mean Donald Trump, hell I don't even thinks he believes that people are buying the bs he is making up. But the walkers, ryans, jebs, etc... the real people who really do not get how ridiculous their mockery of our system is and the damage it is doing to everyone.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 24, 2015, 01:06:23 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Sep 24, 2015, 09:44:48 AM
The second episode just ripped conservatives a new asshole. However it out right stated the truth, people have made politics a complete joke. And I don't just mean Donald Trump, hell I don't even thinks he believes that people are buying the bs he is making up. But the walkers, ryans, jebs, etc... the real people who really do not get how ridiculous their mockery of our system is and the damage it is doing to everyone.

Hehe think about us in Europe, migration is currently ripping the continent apart. Some of the leaders and a small minority of pc do-gooders aren't listening or asking the majority what they think.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Sep 24, 2015, 02:21:28 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 24, 2015, 01:06:23 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Sep 24, 2015, 09:44:48 AM
The second episode just ripped conservatives a new asshole. However it out right stated the truth, people have made politics a complete joke. And I don't just mean Donald Trump, hell I don't even thinks he believes that people are buying the bs he is making up. But the walkers, ryans, jebs, etc... the real people who really do not get how ridiculous their mockery of our system is and the damage it is doing to everyone.

Hehe think about us in Europe, migration is currently ripping the continent apart. Some of the leaders and a small minority of pc do-gooders aren't listening or asking the majority what they think.
Send the UN troops
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 24, 2015, 06:35:52 PM
Quote from: Gate on Sep 23, 2015, 04:59:41 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 23, 2015, 12:23:16 PM
Quote from: Gate on Sep 22, 2015, 08:50:35 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 22, 2015, 03:47:01 PM
Quote from: Gate on Sep 21, 2015, 08:36:16 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Sep 21, 2015, 08:20:25 PM
Bernie supports socialism from what I remember. My younger sister is a big supporter of him and socialism.
Bernie Sanders supports the democratic ideals of socialism and the capitalist incentives of our own. He's a democratic socialist just as Martin Luther King and Anne Frank were.

That's encouraging. Socialism is a good idea but like everything else, needs to be kept in check.
As long as you acknowledge the shortcomings and problems we experience with capitalism, I'll agree with you.

Such as?

Corporate and Oligarchial structures always form from the elite and end up becoming more influential than the individual citizen. "Trickle-down econimics" is dictating the world economy. We're living in a time where voting rights are actually being restricted. Just look at Florida's restructuring after a few Civil War amendments were removed from the Constitution.

We are free, but we are living in a society that's been conditioned to ignore half of the population. And we've come to accept this for some reason because we can get so caught up in things outside of government. We are a large nation with the lowest voter turnout in the world. Half of our population either doesn't vote, or don't have the right to.

The only good thing I can say is nobody starves to death, generally, in the United States. Our version of the poor is stressful but not deadly.

It's the best system we have though because it gives everyone an equal chance. It doesn't, and more importantly cannot, guarantee an equal outcome which is why a lot of people dislike capitalism. I will disagree with those folks until the day I die. I don't see why someone who doesn't put in as much as effort as I do should receive the same reward.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Sep 24, 2015, 06:39:38 PM
And that's because you've shut yourself out to accepting socialist policies and instead equate socialism with totalitarianism and communism. An individualistic society is inherently selfish and unconscious of the problems in the world. And there's nothing to distinguish one citizen who's poor and needs healthcare to the other who's rich and needs healthcare. There's no "special snowflake" scenario that justifies cutting social spending.

QuoteUS citizens do not know the know the differences between socialism and communism, they also can't articulate the difference between either of them and fascism (also due in part to our horrible US-centric education system that frames everything else in a negative lighting).

In the US media landscape (e.g. cable news, talk radio), there's a continual barrage of right-wing propaganda which, unfortunately and for far too long, has been quite effective in framing debate and defining terms. And since it takes far less effort to lap up such nonsense rather than to think critically, it gets traction.

The message, for quite a long time now is that "free market capitalism" is the only economic mode compatible with freedom (and we Americans love our "freedom"). And the only other option is something very similar to Stalinist Marxism.

We have been 'brainwashed' to believe that the word 'socialism' is inherently evil and horrible because it's not 'american'.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Sep 24, 2015, 06:44:26 PM
Quote from: Gate on Sep 23, 2015, 04:59:41 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 23, 2015, 12:23:16 PM
Quote from: Gate on Sep 22, 2015, 08:50:35 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 22, 2015, 03:47:01 PM
Quote from: Gate on Sep 21, 2015, 08:36:16 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Sep 21, 2015, 08:20:25 PM
Bernie supports socialism from what I remember. My younger sister is a big supporter of him and socialism.
Bernie Sanders supports the democratic ideals of socialism and the capitalist incentives of our own. He's a democratic socialist just as Martin Luther King and Anne Frank were.

That's encouraging. Socialism is a good idea but like everything else, needs to be kept in check.
As long as you acknowledge the shortcomings and problems we experience with capitalism, I'll agree with you.

Such as?

Corporate and Oligarchial structures always form from the elite and end up becoming more influential than the individual citizen. "Trickle-down econimics" is dictating the world economy. We're living in a time where voting rights are actually being restricted. Just look at Florida's restructuring after a few Civil War amendments were removed from the Constitution.

We are free, but we are living in a society that's been conditioned to ignore half of the population. And we've come to accept this for some reason because we can get so caught up in things outside of government. We are a large nation with the lowest voter turnout in the world. Half of our population either doesn't vote, or don't have the right to.

The only good thing I can say is nobody starves to death, generally, in the United States. Our version of the poor is stressful but not deadly.

I'm just kinda curious how socialism would fix the issue of corporate oligarchy?  Wouldn't making the U.S. as socialist country just be switching the power from one elite group to another?  If anything, the elite that's running the country comes from corporation, I would think putting more power and money into their hands would make the situation worse.  Lets also consider the fact, a lot of corporations that are monopolies, are monopolies with the help of the government (corporate welfare).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 24, 2015, 06:50:38 PM
Quote from: Gate on Sep 24, 2015, 06:39:38 PM
And that's because you've shut yourself out to accepting socialist policies and instead equate socialism with totalitarianism and communism. An individualistic society is inherently selfish and unconscious of the problems in the world. And there's nothing to distinguish one citizen who's poor and needs healthcare to the other who's rich and needs healthcare. There's no "special snowflake" scenario that justifies cutting social spending.

QuoteUS citizens do not know the know the differences between socialism and communism, they also can't articulate the difference between either of them and fascism (also due in part to our horrible US-centric education system that frames everything else in a negative lighting).

In the US media landscape (e.g. cable news, talk radio), there's a continual barrage of right-wing propaganda which, unfortunately and for far too long, has been quite effective in framing debate and defining terms. And since it takes far less effort to lap up such nonsense rather than to think critically, it gets traction.

The message, for quite a long time now is that "free market capitalism" is the only economic mode compatible with freedom (and we Americans love our "freedom"). And the only other option is something very similar to Stalinist Marxism.

We have been 'brainwashed' to believe that the word 'socialism' is inherently evil and horrible because it's not 'american'.

Because totalitarianism is a natural consequence of communism. Having all economic activity is planned by the state pretty much constitutes a dictatorship as it is. If the government has the power to run your life from A to Z, they're not going to stand for real elections, hence why these so-called democratic republics fail miserably.

You are also equating selfishness with not caring. Being selfish is a good thing because it means you look after yourself. That doesn't translate to forgetting about other people. It just means ensuring you are looked after before looking after other people.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Sep 24, 2015, 06:55:45 PM
Quote from: Gate on Sep 24, 2015, 06:39:38 PM
And that's because you've shut yourself out to accepting socialist policies and instead equate socialism with totalitarianism and communism. An individualistic society is inherently selfish and unconscious of the problems in the world. And there's nothing to distinguish one citizen who's poor and needs healthcare to the other who's rich and needs healthcare. There's no "special snowflake" scenario that justifies cutting social spending.

QuoteUS citizens do not know the know the differences between socialism and communism, they also can't articulate the difference between either of them and fascism (also due in part to our horrible US-centric education system that frames everything else in a negative lighting).

In the US media landscape (e.g. cable news, talk radio), there's a continual barrage of right-wing propaganda which, unfortunately and for far too long, has been quite effective in framing debate and defining terms. And since it takes far less effort to lap up such nonsense rather than to think critically, it gets traction.

The message, for quite a long time now is that "free market capitalism" is the only economic mode compatible with freedom (and we Americans love our "freedom"). And the only other option is something very similar to Stalinist Marxism.

We have been 'brainwashed' to believe that the word 'socialism' is inherently evil and horrible because it's not 'american'.

how are we going to get rid of selfishness with socialism or communism?  Its part of human nature to think about themselves, that's just part of us, you're not going to get rid of it by changing government, nor is the change in government going to make people any less selfless.  Charity can survive and flourish in a capitalistic society, and it has.  Socialism, capitalism... name your favorite form of a government, doesn't decide how generous a population is.  Generosity comes from the culture of that country.  If anything, forcing charity onto the populace is a lot more likely to cause resentment among the populace, as opposed to freewill charity.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Sep 24, 2015, 07:06:58 PM
And again you guys are missing my point! modern socialism does NOT equate to forcing everything and anything. You're right, dictating charity is not the way, and people are still terrible. Here's an excerpt from some of my studies.

QuoteSocial Justice vs Charity :: The Arrogance of Charity

Not long ago, at Starthrower Foundation's home in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, we received visitors who
were new to us but not new to Haiti. They wanted to spend a few days with us, in order to get an
idea of the work we do with the youth in this area. Perhaps we could work together, they said.
And so, even with our limited resources, we accommodated them. Carmene cooked the entire
day, and Jack pumped water to fill the reservoirs before he went home at 4 p.m. Everything was
ready. I gave our guests a tour of our compound, including our well and generator, as well as the
reservoirs on the roof. After a great meal, drinks and conversation on the gallery, our visitors
showered and went to bed. We provided each of them with a comfortable bed with clean sheets,
an effective mosquito net and, as we had electricity this day, the benefit of a fan to cool them.
When I rose at 3 a.m., I found that all our water reservoirs were empty, and no one had bothered
to tell me. Perhaps our visitors thought the water reservoir could magically refill itself. Not
wanting to inconvenience our guests in the middle of the night, I phoned Jack to ask him to make
his way to work early to pump water for the guests to use when they woke. Then I began to
prepare breakfast for them.

Jack had not yet arrived when our visitors rose, so I offered each a wash basin filled with our
precious potable water, which we purchase in 5 gallon containers. Instead of understanding the
sacrifice represented by their being able to wash at all, and in potable water at that, one guest
testily said, "I'd rather have a shower!"

Such insensitive comments can stem from ignorance, especially when expressed by those who
have never witnessed abject poverty. In this case, such a comment by a person with experience in
Haiti and familiar with its challenges seemed more arrogance than ignorance. And the sad thing
is, this attitude is not uncommon. In the intervening months, others have visited and shown
similar disregard for the conditions we face: One wanted me to book diving trips; others have
called asking for help with transportation then failed to show up. And so it goes. I have reflected
on this callous attitude. Is it simple ignorance of the true absolute nature of poverty? Or could it
be a learned response?

Over the past decade, I have become immersed more deeply in the beauty, and in the misery, of
Haiti. And though this immersion has produced much personal suffering, it has also produced
great joys, and a unique perspective of the privileged world of those who have not only the
basics of life, but much, much more. And from my unique perspective, I think that there's been a
major shift in society's attitude towards the poor.

When I was growing up, I was taught that charity was a virtue equated with love. But these days,
that perspective of charity meaning love has changed. Now, 'charity' seems to assume that the
poor of this world can be 'fixed', that they can be 'saved' or 'rescued' if the rest of us would only
donate $30 a month to 'charity. We get to feel good, that we've done our part, that now the poor
will be fixed, and we get a tax receipt, too.

This idea of charity has assumed an arrogance that, I think, is not consciously intended. It is just
there, in actions, often in words. It comes not because we have great wealth but, because of an
accident of our birthplace and circumstances, we have access to education, jobs, housing and
social services. To those who live in absolute poverty, these things we simply claim as our
birthright are indeed great wealth.

Yet even the small bits of our wealth that we dole out in the name of charity are not freely given,
but have strings attached. Everything needs a tax receipt. Material 'stuff' is valued over keeping
people alive because, in our sheltered, privileged lives, we have not internalized the reality of the
poor of this world. The poor, including our young people here in Haiti, do not eat on a daily
basis. They have no water, potable or otherwise. They drag themselves to school (paid for by
others) even though they are ill -- with malaria, typhoid, a tumor -- because they understand that
education offers them the only possibility for change.

The arrogance of charity puts a priority on material things. Items such as used clothing,
computers etc are helpful but secondary. To situate them as priority is to miss the point. Think
for a moment: If you lose your job, for example, you would know what help you need to get
back on your feet. Perhaps you need transportation to get to a new job. How would you feel if,
instead of bus fare or gas money, some well-intentioned person gave you a sledgehammer? If
only you'd asked, you tell the donor. The hammer is very nice, but I can't ride it to work.
The humility of justice calls us not to do things FOR the poor of this world but rather do things
WITH them, in service, in community, in negotiation, in partnership. They know what they need.
We just have to ask and listen. 'Charity' maintains a distance; 'Justice' smells the stench, suffers
the heat, cries over each death, and cheers each small success.
More than intellectualizing the word 'justice', we need to live it. Reflection is a powerful conduit
which requires only the willingness to look within, and ask yourself, 'What am I doing and, most
importantly, WHY?'

We've changed, and not for the better. I challenge you to become a human being rather than a
human doing. To make justice a priority in our lives, we must consciously slow down and be
present, and think and reflect. Reflection can help us understand, and to let go of the instinct that
we deserve our privileged lives. The arrogance of charity says, "I come first. After my needs are
met, I will give you the leftovers, the things I do not need to make my life comfortable. Give me
my daily shower, a tax receipt for my donation, cover my expenses and then I will do.
These attitudes cripple rather than heal. Justice comes without strings. It gets down on its hands
and knees in service, negotiates with, listens to, and says that the needs of each person on this
planet are just as important as mine and yours. Justice challenges our comfort. We like our
lifestyles, our possessions, our activities.
A medical professional in Canada recently said to me, "Please do not tell me any more about
your work in Haiti. I think it is better if we do not know as it would make us too uncomfortable."
Self-care slides into self absorption, and the potential for justice is aborted.
It is humbling to realize that my needs are not the most important in this world. It is exhilarating
to realize my place in the big picture, and that my spirit has the potential to open to fullness not
possible within the current mindset we call charity.

What is your wealth? Is it community? Family? Connections? How are you employing it in the
service of life? What are the strings you attach? What would happen if you let them go?
Justice challenges us to place the same value for every life and to provide what is due without
expecting gratitude and a tax receipt. Stop and reflect on the last time you were not thanked for
your generosity. Let go of the need for someone's gratitude, and feed this hungry world.
And to the person who would shower when others are dying of thirst, I say, "Know that 12
percent of the planet uses 85 percent of the water. When you get home, you can shower all day
long, if you want."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Sep 24, 2015, 07:30:25 PM
Ok, and this excerpt has to do with what?  I don't see how this person's view on social justice vs charity in regards to a 3rd country connects with the discussion of socialism vs capitalism.  How is modern socialism going to accomplish making people aware of the poor?  Should people, in the first world, downgrade their living standards so they know what it's like to be downtrodden?  And how will that help the people in the 3rd world?  What point are you trying to make?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 24, 2015, 07:45:23 PM
I'm very sorry the people of Haiti live in such shitty conditions. Really, I am. People live in shitty conditions in Haiti, Egypt, India, Pakistan, Iraq, Mumbai...the list goes on and on. That author is nothing more than a self-righteous whiner. I am well aware that people suffer in this world. But how exactly am I supposed to go about helping, other than donating via charity? And before you say, "Go volunteer with these organisations and work yourself", you have to remember the average simply can't do that. They have responsibilities and priorities of their own need they must tend to. That author is saying "f**k your priorities, the poor black kid in another country is starving so you need to stop what you're doing and help him instead". Sorry buddy. I'll help that poor kid when I know I am able to do so without it negatively affecting me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Sep 25, 2015, 02:18:35 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 24, 2015, 07:45:23 PM
I'm very sorry the people of Haiti live in such shitty conditions. Really, I am. People live in shitty conditions in Haiti, Egypt, India, Pakistan, Iraq, Mumbai...the list goes on and on. That author is nothing more than a self-righteous whiner. I am well aware that people suffer in this world. But how exactly am I supposed to go about helping, other than donating via charity? And before you say, "Go volunteer with these organisations and work yourself", you have to remember the average simply can't do that. They have responsibilities and priorities of their own need they must tend to. That author is saying "f**k your priorities, the poor black kid in another country is starving so you need to stop what you're doing and help him instead". Sorry buddy. I'll help that poor kid when I know I am able to do so without it negatively affecting me.
The "self-righteous whiner" is someone who lives in Haiti.

Quote from: Topazora on Sep 24, 2015, 07:30:25 PM
Ok, and this excerpt has to do with what?  I don't see how this person's view on social justice vs charity in regards to a 3rd country connects with the discussion of socialism vs capitalism.  How is modern socialism going to accomplish making people aware of the poor?  Should people, in the first world, downgrade their living standards so they know what it's like to be downtrodden?  And how will that help the people in the 3rd world?  What point are you trying to make?
The point being you would learn more empathy and understanding that the world doesn't run on Capitalism.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 25, 2015, 07:53:14 AM
In simplest terms, capitalism is concern with consumption where as socialism is more concerned about maintenance. When looked at that way, socialism looks like one of the inevitable outcomes of capitalism. The other being total collapse.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 25, 2015, 03:30:56 PM
Quote from: Gate on Sep 25, 2015, 02:18:35 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 24, 2015, 07:45:23 PM
I'm very sorry the people of Haiti live in such shitty conditions. Really, I am. People live in shitty conditions in Haiti, Egypt, India, Pakistan, Iraq, Mumbai...the list goes on and on. That author is nothing more than a self-righteous whiner. I am well aware that people suffer in this world. But how exactly am I supposed to go about helping, other than donating via charity? And before you say, "Go volunteer with these organisations and work yourself", you have to remember the average simply can't do that. They have responsibilities and priorities of their own need they must tend to. That author is saying "f**k your priorities, the poor black kid in another country is starving so you need to stop what you're doing and help him instead". Sorry buddy. I'll help that poor kid when I know I am able to do so without it negatively affecting me.
The "self-righteous whiner" is someone who lives in Haiti.

OK, and?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 25, 2015, 04:32:27 PM
LOL! They just say anything to please the (PC) majority.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6I1-r1YgK9I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ONvxJOcus4
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Sep 25, 2015, 06:49:05 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 25, 2015, 03:30:56 PM
Quote from: Gate on Sep 25, 2015, 02:18:35 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 24, 2015, 07:45:23 PM
I'm very sorry the people of Haiti live in such shitty conditions. Really, I am. People live in shitty conditions in Haiti, Egypt, India, Pakistan, Iraq, Mumbai...the list goes on and on. That author is nothing more than a self-righteous whiner. I am well aware that people suffer in this world. But how exactly am I supposed to go about helping, other than donating via charity? And before you say, "Go volunteer with these organisations and work yourself", you have to remember the average simply can't do that. They have responsibilities and priorities of their own need they must tend to. That author is saying "f**k your priorities, the poor black kid in another country is starving so you need to stop what you're doing and help him instead". Sorry buddy. I'll help that poor kid when I know I am able to do so without it negatively affecting me.
The "self-righteous whiner" is someone who lives in Haiti.

OK, and?

OK, and that's very sad of you to say.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 25, 2015, 06:52:53 PM
How? Because I'm not choosing to give my life and everything I own to charity? You're a perfect example of the person I was describing earlier on.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 26, 2015, 09:06:08 AM
The thing is, charity is not what's needed. Working and supporting each other though rationality is. That's what everyone should strive for. We're too quick to blame and protect our stubborn pride. Whether rich of poor we are all human beings. Putting the supernatural over your neighbor was never meant to be taken literally. Invisible lines drawn on the surface of earth. Us against them. There is no point to it all. You can't even walk into a store without seeing everything engineered. From the placement of items on shelf's to what's inside of our meat but at the same time realized that organic is engineered too. By media, corps and even small farmers and individuals.To think of nothing about the processed foods. Even the color and packaging are engineered. The human race has serious problems yet no one wants to solve any of it because everyone has to contribute.

Why is this people? Giving never fixes anything. Believing the strong shall live and the weak shall die will never work. Thinking that's not my problem will never solve anything. Thinking that you work harder than the other guy or that one has to work harder to be better than the other guy? That line of thinking was never meant to be taking seriously. It's alright to strive to be the best but remember they're over 7 billion of us. Not everyone can be the best. We are one species and we should start acting like it. Everything everyone of us does affects many. We need to start showing some kindness to our fellow human beings. Enough of this division. Of course way too many perhaps heartily believe that nothing they do matters. Which I find sad because that means most of us can't make it if that is the case.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Sep 26, 2015, 02:33:31 PM
All this idealism is nice and all, but hilariously unrealistic.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 26, 2015, 09:22:04 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Sep 26, 2015, 02:33:31 PM
All this idealism is nice and all, but hilariously unrealistic.
It's not idealism, it's rationality. It's what people are great at but just don't realize yet. We're always seeing and hear people yelling and bullshitting but most of the time when people sit down and talk reasoning happens.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Sep 27, 2015, 01:39:58 AM
Plenty of the world's richest people are rich because they inherited their wealth, not because they worked harder than everybody else. Likewise, there are plenty of people who work three jobs to death, and are still poor. It bothers me how in the United States at least (not sure about other places), being poor is seen as a moral or personal failing. And being rich is seen as the result of hard work. So often, that is not the case. Also, Capitalism is hardly "democratic", when utra-wealthy individuals and corporations buy out politicians, and bend them to their agendas. I can't speak for people from other places, but in the United States it really does seem that most corporations have power over the majority of the politicians in the country.

Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 24, 2015, 07:45:23 PM
I'm very sorry the people of Haiti live in such shitty conditions. Really, I am. People live in shitty conditions in Haiti, Egypt, India, Pakistan, Iraq, Mumbai...the list goes on and on. That author is nothing more than a self-righteous whiner. I am well aware that people suffer in this world. But how exactly am I supposed to go about helping, other than donating via charity? And before you say, "Go volunteer with these organisations and work yourself", you have to remember the average simply can't do that. They have responsibilities and priorities of their own need they must tend to. That author is saying "f**k your priorities, the poor black kid in another country is starving so you need to stop what you're doing and help him instead". Sorry buddy. I'll help that poor kid when I know I am able to do so without it negatively affecting me.

For the record, Bill Gates aside, the super wealthy tend to be among the least charitable and compassionate people on the planet. I agree that the Average Joe shouldn't be forced to donate their money to poor kids in some other country. But the country's elite should at the very least be helping the poor in their own nation, and often times they don't.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 27, 2015, 02:59:51 AM
Quote from: The PredBen on Sep 27, 2015, 01:39:58 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 24, 2015, 07:45:23 PM
I'm very sorry the people of Haiti live in such shitty conditions. Really, I am. People live in shitty conditions in Haiti, Egypt, India, Pakistan, Iraq, Mumbai...the list goes on and on. That author is nothing more than a self-righteous whiner. I am well aware that people suffer in this world. But how exactly am I supposed to go about helping, other than donating via charity? And before you say, "Go volunteer with these organisations and work yourself", you have to remember the average simply can't do that. They have responsibilities and priorities of their own need they must tend to. That author is saying "f**k your priorities, the poor black kid in another country is starving so you need to stop what you're doing and help him instead". Sorry buddy. I'll help that poor kid when I know I am able to do so without it negatively affecting me.

For the record, Bill Gates aside, the super wealthy tend to be among the least charitable and compassionate people on the planet. I agree that the Average Joe shouldn't be forced to donate their money to poor kids in some other country. But the country's elite should at the very least be helping the poor in their own nation, and often times they don't.

Why? Because "muh feelings"?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Sep 27, 2015, 03:32:49 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 27, 2015, 02:59:51 AM
Quote from: The PredBen on Sep 27, 2015, 01:39:58 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 24, 2015, 07:45:23 PM
I'm very sorry the people of Haiti live in such shitty conditions. Really, I am. People live in shitty conditions in Haiti, Egypt, India, Pakistan, Iraq, Mumbai...the list goes on and on. That author is nothing more than a self-righteous whiner. I am well aware that people suffer in this world. But how exactly am I supposed to go about helping, other than donating via charity? And before you say, "Go volunteer with these organisations and work yourself", you have to remember the average simply can't do that. They have responsibilities and priorities of their own need they must tend to. That author is saying "f**k your priorities, the poor black kid in another country is starving so you need to stop what you're doing and help him instead". Sorry buddy. I'll help that poor kid when I know I am able to do so without it negatively affecting me.

For the record, Bill Gates aside, the super wealthy tend to be among the least charitable and compassionate people on the planet. I agree that the Average Joe shouldn't be forced to donate their money to poor kids in some other country. But the country's elite should at the very least be helping the poor in their own nation, and often times they don't.

Why? Because "muh feelings"?

Well, maybe they should care about these people, if they hope to stay in power. I mean, look at what happened to the Tsar in Russia. He and his fellow nobles showed either hostility or indifference to the vast majority of their population. And that allowed the downtrodden commoners to be manipulated by Lenin and his lieutenants.

And besides, what's wrong with putting the species above the individual, especially once the individual is already set for life? If I have children, I don't want them to inherit a broken world, even if I'm not around to experience it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Sep 27, 2015, 03:52:24 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Sep 26, 2015, 09:22:04 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Sep 26, 2015, 02:33:31 PM
All this idealism is nice and all, but hilariously unrealistic.
It's not idealism, it's rationality. It's what people are great at but just don't realize yet. We're always seeing and hear people yelling and bullshitting but most of the time when people sit down and talk reasoning happens.
Great at rationality? If that were the case we wouldn't have a lot of the problems we have. The fact is that individuals can be rational, but when people group up that quickly flies out the window. And we've all found ways to group ourselves, be it through religion, race, nationality, whatever. That's not likely to change.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Sep 27, 2015, 03:55:30 AM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Sep 27, 2015, 03:52:24 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Sep 26, 2015, 09:22:04 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Sep 26, 2015, 02:33:31 PM
All this idealism is nice and all, but hilariously unrealistic.
It's not idealism, it's rationality. It's what people are great at but just don't realize yet. We're always seeing and hear people yelling and bullshitting but most of the time when people sit down and talk reasoning happens.
Great at rationality? If that were the case we wouldn't have a lot of the problems we have. The fact is that individuals can be rational, but when people group up that quickly flies out the window. And we've all found ways to group ourselves, be it through religion, race, nationality, whatever. That's not likely to change.

I actually agree with you. People's loyalty to their race, religion, nationality, ethnicity, political affiliation, or whatever, is often much stronger than any loyalty to a greater good.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 27, 2015, 04:51:44 AM
Quote from: The PredBen on Sep 27, 2015, 03:55:30 AM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Sep 27, 2015, 03:52:24 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Sep 26, 2015, 09:22:04 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Sep 26, 2015, 02:33:31 PM
All this idealism is nice and all, but hilariously unrealistic.
It's not idealism, it's rationality. It's what people are great at but just don't realize yet. We're always seeing and hear people yelling and bullshitting but most of the time when people sit down and talk reasoning happens.
Great at rationality? If that were the case we wouldn't have a lot of the problems we have. The fact is that individuals can be rational, but when people group up that quickly flies out the window. And we've all found ways to group ourselves, be it through religion, race, nationality, whatever. That's not likely to change.

I actually agree with you. People's loyalty to their race, religion, nationality, ethnicity, political affiliation, or whatever, is often much stronger than any loyalty to a greater good.
Unfortunately that is the case. Gotta unlearn what we have learned. :P Well can't change anything unless you try.

So what are you guys most loyal too? I'll admit that I am American and Democratic, moestly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Sep 27, 2015, 05:25:12 AM
I'm an American, not aligned with any political party. Kind of hard to describe what I'm loyal too. Generally those who have been loyal or kind to me. On a larger scale, I guess I am loyal to some ideas. Not really attached to any political group or anything.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 27, 2015, 05:35:26 AM
Yea larger things, even concepts, like doing what is best even though it may not always be right. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Sep 27, 2015, 05:42:06 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Sep 27, 2015, 05:35:26 AM
Yea larger things, even concepts, like doing what is best even though it may not always be right. :P

What exactly do you mean by the above?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 27, 2015, 05:47:18 AM
More abstract ideas. Essentially taking a few risks every so often. Like how we used to go to the moon.

edit: well I guess this type of idea isn't really practical for the conversation.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 27, 2015, 02:51:44 PM
Quote from: The PredBen on Sep 27, 2015, 03:32:49 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 27, 2015, 02:59:51 AM
Quote from: The PredBen on Sep 27, 2015, 01:39:58 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 24, 2015, 07:45:23 PM
I'm very sorry the people of Haiti live in such shitty conditions. Really, I am. People live in shitty conditions in Haiti, Egypt, India, Pakistan, Iraq, Mumbai...the list goes on and on. That author is nothing more than a self-righteous whiner. I am well aware that people suffer in this world. But how exactly am I supposed to go about helping, other than donating via charity? And before you say, "Go volunteer with these organisations and work yourself", you have to remember the average simply can't do that. They have responsibilities and priorities of their own need they must tend to. That author is saying "f**k your priorities, the poor black kid in another country is starving so you need to stop what you're doing and help him instead". Sorry buddy. I'll help that poor kid when I know I am able to do so without it negatively affecting me.

For the record, Bill Gates aside, the super wealthy tend to be among the least charitable and compassionate people on the planet. I agree that the Average Joe shouldn't be forced to donate their money to poor kids in some other country. But the country's elite should at the very least be helping the poor in their own nation, and often times they don't.

Why? Because "muh feelings"?

Well, maybe they should care about these people, if they hope to stay in power. I mean, look at what happened to the Tsar in Russia. He and his fellow nobles showed either hostility or indifference to the vast majority of their population. And that allowed the downtrodden commoners to be manipulated by Lenin and his lieutenants.

And besides, what's wrong with putting the species above the individual, especially once the individual is already set for life? If I have children, I don't want them to inherit a broken world, even if I'm not around to experience it.

The rich are not the people holding political office. That's what a politician does. Also, the Soviet Union was a whole other beast, culturally and politically. People were starving in the streets and real change was needed. The situation in the West isn't so dire nor is it likely to be.

Nothing wrong with putting yourself beneath society but you're not obligated to do so. That kind of mentality reeks of entitlement.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Sep 27, 2015, 05:54:29 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 27, 2015, 02:51:44 PM
Quote from: The PredBen on Sep 27, 2015, 03:32:49 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 27, 2015, 02:59:51 AM
Quote from: The PredBen on Sep 27, 2015, 01:39:58 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 24, 2015, 07:45:23 PM
I'm very sorry the people of Haiti live in such shitty conditions. Really, I am. People live in shitty conditions in Haiti, Egypt, India, Pakistan, Iraq, Mumbai...the list goes on and on. That author is nothing more than a self-righteous whiner. I am well aware that people suffer in this world. But how exactly am I supposed to go about helping, other than donating via charity? And before you say, "Go volunteer with these organisations and work yourself", you have to remember the average simply can't do that. They have responsibilities and priorities of their own need they must tend to. That author is saying "f**k your priorities, the poor black kid in another country is starving so you need to stop what you're doing and help him instead". Sorry buddy. I'll help that poor kid when I know I am able to do so without it negatively affecting me.

For the record, Bill Gates aside, the super wealthy tend to be among the least charitable and compassionate people on the planet. I agree that the Average Joe shouldn't be forced to donate their money to poor kids in some other country. But the country's elite should at the very least be helping the poor in their own nation, and often times they don't.

Why? Because "muh feelings"?

Well, maybe they should care about these people, if they hope to stay in power. I mean, look at what happened to the Tsar in Russia. He and his fellow nobles showed either hostility or indifference to the vast majority of their population. And that allowed the downtrodden commoners to be manipulated by Lenin and his lieutenants.

And besides, what's wrong with putting the species above the individual, especially once the individual is already set for life? If I have children, I don't want them to inherit a broken world, even if I'm not around to experience it.

The rich are not the people holding political office. That's what a politician does. Also, the Soviet Union was a whole other beast, culturally and politically. People were starving in the streets and real change was needed. The situation in the West isn't so dire nor is it likely to be.

Nothing wrong with putting yourself beneath society but you're not obligated to do so. That kind of mentality reeks of entitlement.

I agree the situation in the West isn't anywhere near that dire. But it can be a slippery slope, that's all. And the reason I mention the rich is because most politicians seem to be bought out by corporations, or at least pass a lot of laws in their favor. But you're right, my issue is not with the rich, but more with the politicians who are easily corruptible. Corruption, of course, is something you have to deal with in a capitalist, democratic society, which makes me question if democracy is really all that great anyways.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 27, 2015, 07:27:10 PM
I really hope you're not implying corruption is something that only affect capitalist democracies because if you are, every communist leader throughout history is currently holding on line one and would like to have a word with you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Valaquen on Sep 27, 2015, 07:38:15 PM
Quote from: The PredBen on Sep 27, 2015, 05:54:29 PM
Corruption, of course, is something you have to deal with in a capitalist, democratic society, which makes me question if democracy is really all that great anyways.

Thomas Carlyle didn't think so, but benevolent dictatorships are few and far between. A Cincinnatus unfortunately isn't born every generation.

Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 27, 2015, 07:27:10 PM
I really hope you're not implying corruption is something that only affect capitalist democracies because if you are, every communist leader throughout history is currently holding on line one and would like to have a word with you.

Capitalist, Communist, whatever ideology, elites always find a way. I remember one of Che Guevara's remarks when visting the Soviet Union and being presented with silver cutlery: "Is this how the proletariat eat in the Soviet Union?" The Soviets quickly soured on him and vice versa.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 27, 2015, 07:52:06 PM
Yeah, exactly. The only difference though (at least generally speaking) is that a corrupt democracy still allows for elections. A communist government won't so there's no hope of change, short of a revolution.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 27, 2015, 11:23:16 PM
The phrase government for the people by the people, should be retitled government for the masses by the masses and whatever mass is large enough kills off all the rest. That's kind of what pulling all the money into one itsy bitsy location is. Slowly starving off other areas till the blood vessel that feeds them snaps. Looking for the silver lining though, once enough people are cut off eventually that 1% will grow to 2% until were left with 100% or one single albino engineer like in Prometheus.

:P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Sep 28, 2015, 01:34:37 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 27, 2015, 07:27:10 PM
I really hope you're not implying corruption is something that only affect capitalist democracies because if you are, every communist leader throughout history is currently holding on line one and would like to have a word with you.

I'm not. However, everybody living in the West is aware of the evils that come with communism. I'm just making the point that capitalism is just as bad. And I'm no supporter of communism, I just believe that some aspects of socialism should be integrated into the U.S., where I live.

Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 27, 2015, 07:52:06 PM
Yeah, exactly. The only difference though (at least generally speaking) is that a corrupt democracy still allows for elections. A communist government won't so there's no hope of change, short of a revolution.

But what's the point of elections if they don't do anything? If all the political parties in a capitalist democracy are subservient to the same corporations, having elections isn't going to produce a change. You'd still need a revolution. And yes, I do believe at least in the United States, that the majority of the politicians are under the thumb of one corporation or another.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 28, 2015, 02:32:02 AM
Quote from: The PredBen on Sep 28, 2015, 01:34:37 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 27, 2015, 07:27:10 PM
I really hope you're not implying corruption is something that only affect capitalist democracies because if you are, every communist leader throughout history is currently holding on line one and would like to have a word with you.

I'm not. However, everybody living in the West is aware of the evils that come with communism. I'm just making the point that capitalism is just as bad. And I'm no supporter of communism, I just believe that some aspects of socialism should be integrated into the U.S., where I live.

Capitalism is the lesser of the two evils. I will agree that some socialism is a good thing. I support a welfare system however I also think that there needs to be massive checks and balances to ensure no one abuses it.

Quote from: The PredBen on Sep 28, 2015, 01:34:37 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 27, 2015, 07:52:06 PM
Yeah, exactly. The only difference though (at least generally speaking) is that a corrupt democracy still allows for elections. A communist government won't so there's no hope of change, short of a revolution.

But what's the point of elections if they don't do anything? If all the political parties in a capitalist democracy are subservient to the same corporations, having elections isn't going to produce a change. You'd still need a revolution. And yes, I do believe at least in the United States, that the majority of the politicians are under the thumb of one corporation or another.

Change needs to come from the people. Revolution doesn't need to be bloody. For instance, here in Canada, we have the option of what's called declining your vote. That is, when you go to the polls, you write decline across your ballot and what you do in effect is vote for none of the above. By law, they have to be counted. If the majority of the people did that, it would send a pretty clear message to our politicians that we've had enough of their shit and want real change.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Sep 28, 2015, 03:49:37 AM
Yeah but when only 40% of your countrymen actually go out and vote I highly doubt the politicians would care if a few people declined their votes
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Sep 28, 2015, 03:56:39 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 28, 2015, 02:32:02 AM
Quote from: The PredBen on Sep 28, 2015, 01:34:37 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 27, 2015, 07:27:10 PM
I really hope you're not implying corruption is something that only affect capitalist democracies because if you are, every communist leader throughout history is currently holding on line one and would like to have a word with you.

I'm not. However, everybody living in the West is aware of the evils that come with communism. I'm just making the point that capitalism is just as bad. And I'm no supporter of communism, I just believe that some aspects of socialism should be integrated into the U.S., where I live.

Capitalism is the lesser of the two evils. I will agree that some socialism is a good thing. I support a welfare system however I also think that there needs to be massive checks and balances to ensure no one abuses it.

Quote from: The PredBen on Sep 28, 2015, 01:34:37 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 27, 2015, 07:52:06 PM
Yeah, exactly. The only difference though (at least generally speaking) is that a corrupt democracy still allows for elections. A communist government won't so there's no hope of change, short of a revolution.

But what's the point of elections if they don't do anything? If all the political parties in a capitalist democracy are subservient to the same corporations, having elections isn't going to produce a change. You'd still need a revolution. And yes, I do believe at least in the United States, that the majority of the politicians are under the thumb of one corporation or another.

Change needs to come from the people. Revolution doesn't need to be bloody. For instance, here in Canada, we have the option of what's called declining your vote. That is, when you go to the polls, you write decline across your ballot and what you do in effect is vote for none of the above. By law, they have to be counted. If the majority of the people did that, it would send a pretty clear message to our politicians that we've had enough of their shit and want real change.

Wow, I wish the U.S. had a "declining your vote" option, but I don't believe we do. And I do agree that a social welfare net can be abused, certainly it has before. However, people need to keep in mind that the super rich often have their own interests at heart, and many (not all) of them seem to support a society where the rich get richer and the rest become/stay poor. With regard to politics in many capitalist democracies, you need a lot of money to run for office. And if you aren't independently wealthy, you often need funding, and often times the people/entities that give you your funding are part of the super rich. And once you are funded by them, you're more or less in their pocket. And that means you now work for them, not the people who voted you into office.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Sep 28, 2015, 09:29:48 AM
Not sure if it's been brought up already, but...

http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/25/9399169/united-nations-women-cyber-violence-anita-sarkeesian-zoe-quinn

Unsurprisingly, the comments are disabled. I'm just guna go right ahead and say it. If you call yourself a 'survivor' of cyber violence, you're probably not worth listening to.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Sep 28, 2015, 04:41:06 PM
The term cyber-violence is misleading. Lets stick with calling it what it is. Cyber-bullying (or harassment.)

That is, until the day I can zip my fist into an email attachment that magically opens itself and punches the recipient until they are rendered unconscious. Let me know when that's available.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Sep 28, 2015, 06:02:46 PM
Yeah, but they actually used that wording, at least according to Polygon. Anita is a 'survivor of cyber violence'.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 28, 2015, 06:12:52 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Sep 28, 2015, 09:29:48 AM
Not sure if it's been brought up already, but...

http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/25/9399169/united-nations-women-cyber-violence-anita-sarkeesian-zoe-quinn

Unsurprisingly, the comments are disabled. I'm just guna go right ahead and say it. If you call yourself a 'survivor' of cyber violence, you're probably not worth listening to.

Kids are dying in Syria. But, then again, the UN has always been a bit of a joke.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Sep 28, 2015, 11:46:25 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Sep 28, 2015, 06:02:46 PM
Yeah, but they actually used that wording, at least according to Polygon. Anita is a 'survivor of cyber violence'.

f**king Anita. Nothing more than a professional victim. It baffles me that people are dumb enough to give her money
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Sep 29, 2015, 12:54:00 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 28, 2015, 06:12:52 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Sep 28, 2015, 09:29:48 AM
Not sure if it's been brought up already, but...

http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/25/9399169/united-nations-women-cyber-violence-anita-sarkeesian-zoe-quinn

Unsurprisingly, the comments are disabled. I'm just guna go right ahead and say it. If you call yourself a 'survivor' of cyber violence, you're probably not worth listening to.

Kids are dying in Syria. But, then again, the UN has always been a bit of a joke.
Quote from: DoomRulz on Sep 28, 2015, 06:12:52 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Sep 28, 2015, 09:29:48 AM
Not sure if it's been brought up already, but...

http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/25/9399169/united-nations-women-cyber-violence-anita-sarkeesian-zoe-quinn

Unsurprisingly, the comments are disabled. I'm just guna go right ahead and say it. If you call yourself a 'survivor' of cyber violence, you're probably not worth listening to.

Kids are dying in Syria. But, then again, the UN has always been a bit of a joke.

Agreed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Sep 29, 2015, 01:31:42 AM
Yeah, the United "won't/can't do shit without a unanimous vote" Nations.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Sep 29, 2015, 02:13:07 AM
Personally, I'm more worried about what they're asking for a solution than her crying out because she's being virtually harassed.  Cyberbullying is a huge problem, and its bad regardless of who you are.  But demanding legislation?  She wants facebook to regulate what's being posted on their site.  What she wants is censorship.  Who decides what's considered demeaning?  There are things that you can say that are clearly, w/o a doubt, demeaning.  But people post stuff that gets taken the wrong way all the time.  No one should have to have anxiety for posting their opinion, b/c repercussions are now a lot more serious.
If her life is truly in danger, and she could very well be, that's why we have law enforcement that protect potential victims if they feel threatened.  That's what they're for.  People are always being stalked, harassed and abused, its a constant problem.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Sep 29, 2015, 10:18:36 AM
More water on Mars news: http://news.discovery.com/space/mystery-solved-water-does-flow-on-mars-150928.htm
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Sep 29, 2015, 03:52:17 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Sep 29, 2015, 02:13:07 AM
If her life is truly in danger, and she could very well be, that's why we have law enforcement that protect potential victims if they feel threatened.  That's what they're for.  People are always being stalked, harassed and abused, its a constant problem.

I seriously doubt it is. We have yet to hear of any federal investigations into these so-called threats.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 30, 2015, 12:47:21 AM
One, yay we found flowing water on our own back porch. Meaning liquid water on any number of moons within the solar system is very likely. That's how I read the news. :)

Second, you don't have to be hit to be the victim of violence. She is taking her claim too far though. Still what level of violence could this be construed as? Aggravated assault in the 4th? I think that is threatening or something...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gilfryd on Sep 30, 2015, 01:53:25 AM
When you're being doxed, that's dangerous.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 30, 2015, 03:31:33 AM
Quote from: Gilfryd on Sep 30, 2015, 01:53:25 AM
When you're being doxed, that's dangerous.
Yes, in fact that is correct. No different then someone physically cutting a phone line.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Sep 30, 2015, 03:47:49 AM
Yeah, that's harassment, but lets not pretend these people are only talking about that. These are people who think being criticized on Twitter can give you PTSD. They don't want protection from harassment, they want to not be challenged.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 30, 2015, 04:56:27 AM
Well the thing is, can't you already block those types of users as it is and report them? If they keep singing up then I'm sure they're other ways of dealing with them. Of course all of this will take time. I suppose the idea of calling it violence ups the scare factor. In any case lets face it, the internet has allowed the sensitive access to a larger and something downright mean world. It's just a sign of the times.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: D. Compton Ambrose on Sep 30, 2015, 06:33:55 PM
That Mars water thing has me interested, apparently Mars' atmosphere could be humid enough to support lichen-based lifeforms. I wonder what if the way animals evolved here on Earth plants evolved that way on Mars. It gave me a pretty wild concept of a bipedal/Sasquatch-type alien biologically more similar to a fungus or plan than animal.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 30, 2015, 11:32:27 PM
So basically little green men? I can dig that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 01, 2015, 04:17:51 AM
Hello,

My names Hubbs, and I've been PC for 2 days now.






Thank you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Darkness on Oct 01, 2015, 06:35:02 PM
Massive sinkhole opens up overnight in Hertfordshire.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-34410423

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMuG7ZVcUJM

How scary is that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Darkness on Oct 01, 2015, 06:44:01 PM
Another school shooting in Oregon with at least 10 people dead:

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/01/us/oregon-college-shooting/index.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Oct 01, 2015, 08:13:29 PM
Quote from: Darkness on Oct 01, 2015, 06:44:01 PM
Another school shooting in Oregon with at least 10 people dead:

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/01/us/oregon-college-shooting/index.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDTZ7iX4vTQ
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 02, 2015, 03:07:56 AM
^ Early reports are the shooter was mixed race and a BLM supporter?


This I don't get, the Pope is obviously not gonna be a supporter of same sex marriages, so why are people surprised by this??

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/30/us-usa-pope-kentuckyclerk-idUSKCN0RU0Q820150930
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 02, 2015, 06:45:04 AM
He was a bureau of land management supporter?  :o

As obama said, no one cares any more. It happens. How can I prove this? If the Sandy Hook Elementary Slaughter couldn't change jack shit; nothing ever will. Thus; no one cares.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Oct 02, 2015, 07:53:20 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 02, 2015, 06:45:04 AM
He was a bureau of land management supporter?  :o

As obama said, no one cares any more. It happens. How can I prove this? If the Sandy Hook Elementary Slaughter couldn't change jack shit; nothing ever will. Thus; no one cares.

Straw is straw. One stalk of it is pretty much the same as another. The camels back doesn't get broken by a special straw.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 02, 2015, 08:16:13 AM
Quote from: Sabby on Oct 02, 2015, 07:53:20 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 02, 2015, 06:45:04 AM
He was a bureau of land management supporter?  :o

As obama said, no one cares any more. It happens. How can I prove this? If the Sandy Hook Elementary Slaughter couldn't change jack shit; nothing ever will. Thus; no one cares.

Straw is straw. One stalk of it is pretty much the same as another. The camels back doesn't get broken by a special straw.
You wanna bet. If one single congressman's son, especially if it is a pro-gun conservative, gets murder in a school shooting; then and only then would something happen. It might not be much but something always happens. All politics have been like that as of late.

So basically it would take a straw the weight of a congressman's kid.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 02, 2015, 08:18:38 AM
Now I'm reading the shooter was after Christians, all who were killed were Christians? Could this be a terrorist act?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 02, 2015, 08:38:42 AM
At the moment it's not likely. Terrorism is meant to cause fear in a populace and promote a cause. This is looking more like another case of mass murder perpetrated by a deeply troubled person.

This is also another reason to have universal healthcare, because simple early stage doctor visits can diagnose problems early and life long care treats systems. A lot of times mental illness is left to fester due to a lack of medical availability.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 02, 2015, 07:10:26 PM
I'm not concerned about this shooting. We will endure another month or so of crying about gun laws, only for people to forget it all happened before the beginning of November and go back to worrying about ISIS. Mark my words.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Oct 02, 2015, 08:44:52 PM
Don't we need more and stronger security? The more police and guards that we have on the parole, the less shootings we have.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Oct 02, 2015, 09:24:24 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Oct 02, 2015, 08:44:52 PM
Don't we need more and stronger security? The more police and guards that we have on the parole, the less shootings we have.

Yeah because TSA and the Air Marshals were really successful.


Obama hit the nail on the head. This has become "routine" and we're all "numb" to it. America is too f**king arrogant to give up her guns. Its sickening.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Valaquen on Oct 02, 2015, 09:26:03 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Oct 02, 2015, 08:44:52 PM
Don't we need more and stronger security? The more police and guards that we have on the parole, the less shootings we have.

How's that working out so far?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Oct 02, 2015, 09:31:14 PM
I was mainly talking about if we had police and guards everywhere. Like if you go outside, there always on parole on the streets 24/7. You see police everywhere. We don't need to ban guns, we just need much more stronger security.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Oct 02, 2015, 09:33:31 PM
So we need to hire more unqualified psychopaths to shoot more civilians?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 02, 2015, 09:41:10 PM
Quote from: Valaquen on Oct 02, 2015, 09:26:03 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Oct 02, 2015, 08:44:52 PM
Don't we need more and stronger security? The more police and guards that we have on the parole, the less shootings we have.

How's that working out so far?
Yea I think he's forgetting that we have added a ton of security since 2001 and it's still happening. If it's getting worse or not I'm not certain but the brutality of the crimes seem to be. What's sicking is that it's really is just a few that do this. You can't defend against all of them but almost every time there is always hints about what's going on and thankfully some people tell the authorities so these people can get help. Just give it some thought, most people are good and what is needed is reasonable accountability so that we can prevent weapons of mass murder from getting into the hands of dangerous people. Yet even simple changes are deemed unreasonable by so many.

Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Oct 02, 2015, 09:31:14 PM
I was mainly talking about if we had police and guards everywhere. Like if you go outside, there always on parole on the streets 24/7. You see police everywhere. We don't need to ban guns, we just need much more stronger security.
Dude, that's an Empire and in fact they're places like that. One places is called Brazil and from the people I chat with who live there, it's not all that great.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Oct 02, 2015, 11:49:53 PM
If you honestly think the US will ever enforce any sort of gun control, let alone a gun ban, you're completely off your rocker. First of all, who would confiscate all the guns already in circulation? Having a police force going around taking peoples guns would be a bloodbath for both sides, and many military personnel have their own private collection of firearms so good luck having them seize the populations weapons.

But lets say that by some miracle every gun in the US magically disappears, know what happens? Yes gun crimes go down, but every other violent crime starts to sky rocket, with more and more people getting stabbed with knives or beaten to death with blunt weapons (And look! People are still getting shot with illegally acquired firearms anyway!). And if people really wanted to kill as many people as they could all they have to do is build a bomb, do you know how easy that is? A quick google search brings up everything I need to make the same type of bomb the Boston Bombers used. $150 and a quick trip to Walmart and I have everything I need, all I have to is leave a gym bag in the middle of a school gymnasium during an assembly and there you go, massive casualties, no guns required.

Guns are not the problem in the US, it's just a sad fact of life that most of these people use them (often acquired illegally) to preform their heinous acts. You wanna solve this issue? Stop putting the blame on guns and invest in some mental health programs.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: chrisr232007 on Oct 03, 2015, 12:05:38 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Oct 02, 2015, 11:49:53 PM
If you honestly think the US will ever enforce any sort of gun control, let alone a gun ban, you're completely off your rocker. First of all, who would confiscate all the guns already in circulation? Having a police force going around taking peoples guns would be a bloodbath for both sides, and many military personnel have their own private collection of firearms so good luck having them seize the populations weapons.

But lets say that by some miracle every gun in the US magically disappears, know what happens? Yes gun crimes go down, but every other violent crime starts to sky rocket, with more and more people getting stabbed with knives or beaten to death with blunt weapons (And look! People are still getting shot with illegally acquired firearms anyway!). And if people really wanted to kill as many people as they could all they have to do is build a bomb, do you know how easy that is? A quick google search brings up everything I need to make the same type of bomb the Boston Bombers used. $150 and a quick trip to Walmart and I have everything I need, all I have to is leave a gym bag in the middle of a school gymnasium during an assembly and there you go, massive casualties, no guns required.

Guns are not the problem in the US, it's just a sad fact of life that most of these people use them (often acquired illegally) to preform their heinous acts. You wanna solve this issue? Stop putting the blame on guns and invest in some mental health programs.

Amazing post and agree 100%
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 03, 2015, 12:15:43 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Oct 02, 2015, 11:49:53 PM
Guns are not the problem in the US, it's just a sad fact of life that most of these people use them (often acquired illegally) to preform their heinous acts. You wanna solve this issue? Stop putting the blame on guns and invest in some mental health programs.
Yea, like we haven't heard that one before. That's the same thing gun advocates say after every shooting; that and "now's not the time to discuss guns". However, I don't think people of the united states are as dystopian as you think. We are good people and follow the rule of law with good reason. Plus pointing at knives and other objects makes no sense, in which way are they worse than guns? Being punched in the face has to be a better option than being shot in a hail of gun fire. You can't throw a knife through a wall or over far distances. A lot of knives are banned here and over seas but for the average thug they are not practical weapons of mass murder. Guns are in a class all by themselves. Oh and bombs are what terrorist use to cause terror; mass shootings tend to be of a more personal matter.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/02/us/oregon-shooting-terrorism-gun-violence/index.html?sr=fb100215oregongraph1241PMVODtop&linkId=17543986

Oh and here's the stats on gun violence and terrorism. Over the last 10 years 36 homicides have been ruled acts of terrorism that happened on US soil.

The truth is that anything can be a weapon but guns are just too damn good at what they do.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Oct 03, 2015, 12:29:05 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 03, 2015, 12:15:43 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/02/us/oregon-shooting-terrorism-gun-violence/index.html?sr=fb100215oregongraph1241PMVODtop&linkId=17543986
Now ask yourself this, how many of those deaths involving firearms are suicides? How many are the result of accidental discharge? How many of them were bought illegally? How many were self defense? How many were in "gun free zones" where people have no way of defending themselves?

As for shootings being more personal, like I said, they use the gun because it's available. Take that away, and people will get creative.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 03, 2015, 12:40:51 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Oct 03, 2015, 12:29:05 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 03, 2015, 12:15:43 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/02/us/oregon-shooting-terrorism-gun-violence/index.html?sr=fb100215oregongraph1241PMVODtop&linkId=17543986
Now ask yourself this, how many of those deaths involving firearms are suicides? How many are the result of accidental discharge? How many of them were bought illegally? How many were self defense? How many were in "gun free zones" where people have no way of defending themselves?

As for shootings being more personal, like I said, they use the gun because it's available. Take that away, and people will get creative.
I posted that because someone asked how many deaths were considered terrorist acts.

Still I think if there was an atmosphere of change, things would change. The 94 assault ban didn't stop gun violence, people turned to handguns and high capacity magazines to compensate. Of course 10 years isn't long enough and all guns before were grandfathered in. However one thing that did happen; crime started to go down. Shootings were about the same but for what ever reason it did feel like things got safer. I don't know, maybe people kept an extra lock on the gun case just in case.

Public policy should be to reduce the number of firearms in circulation and considering that they are dangerous in the hands of the wrong people that would include stricter regulation. However that doesn't mean making a db of everyone that has a gun that can be publicly accessed. I still can't believe someone thought that was a good idea.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Oct 03, 2015, 03:12:32 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Oct 03, 2015, 12:29:05 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 03, 2015, 12:15:43 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/02/us/oregon-shooting-terrorism-gun-violence/index.html?sr=fb100215oregongraph1241PMVODtop&linkId=17543986
Now ask yourself this, how many of those deaths involving firearms are suicides? How many are the result of accidental discharge? How many of them were bought illegally? How many were self defense? How many were in "gun free zones" where people have no way of defending themselves?

As for shootings being more personal, like I said, they use the gun because it's available. Take that away, and people will get creative.

Thing is, a mass murderer is going to have a much harder time mass murdering with a steak knife than an assault rifle. And while some could make a bomb, making an effective bomb that does massive damage isn't as easy as making a defective one. Also no guns means no accidental deaths from firearms. That being said, I do not support a gun ban, and think such an idea isn't even feasible in the United States.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 03, 2015, 03:59:46 AM
How hard is it to maintain firearms? Guns are relativity simple to use but with out parts and proper maintenance they do become less effective at there purpose. I don't think anyone is thinking about banning firearms; it's about putting tighter controls on those that should not be near guns and holding irresponsible gun owners and sellers accountable. In any case we should adopt a new policy going forward. I mean we aren't the wild west; we have culture and order. Many believe guns are needed for home self defense but that is totally exaggerated. A taser would do the job just as fast and is a lot less lethal. Maybe money should be invested in making a rapid fire taser that could substitute a traditional fire arm. Hunters can still have their riffles. When you really think about it, most gun violence is done with much more manageable handguns. Which then brings up the problem with high capacity magazines.

Oh and you know how dumb gun law is, someone found a gun in the rubbish pile a few months ago and turned it into the police, well after 90 days they called him and asked if he wanted it since no one made a claim and it wasn't used in a crime. He said no thanks but I mean come on, am I wrong for thinking that was at least a little odd?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: razeak on Oct 03, 2015, 02:22:56 PM
Never mind that there are already thousands of gun regulations and laws.

Never mind that Oregon closed the gun show loophole.

Never mind that Oregon prevents those that have been found to be in a mental state from purchasing firearms.

Never mind that a background check was performed to purchase the firearms.

Never mind it was a gun free zone.

Never mind it is illegal to murder people.

The shooter still did the crime.  Assuming that people support gun ownership are "only" doing it because of arrogance is bulverism and doesn't legitimately debate any gun argument points and counterpoints. It's merely applying a label and disregarding anything being said by the opposing side. It adds zero to the discussion.

I'm alive today thanks to legal defensive gun use.

Brandishing a firearm is most likely the vast majority of defensive gun use and will not attract media attention.  Either way, it mattered to me and my family 100%.

Quote from: Gate on Oct 02, 2015, 09:24:24 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Oct 02, 2015, 08:44:52 PM
Don't we need more and stronger security? The more police and guards that we have on the parole, the less shootings we have.

Yeah because TSA and the Air Marshals were really successful.


Obama hit the nail on the head. This has become "routine" and we're all "numb" to it. America is too f**king arrogant to give up her guns. Its sickening.

Where is the failure of the TSA and Air Marshals other than being an annoyance?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Oct 03, 2015, 03:58:07 PM
Quote from: razeak on Oct 03, 2015, 02:22:56 PM
Never mind that there are already thousands of gun regulations and laws.

Never mind that Oregon closed the gun show loophole.

Never mind that Oregon prevents those that have been found to be in a mental state from purchasing firearms.

Never mind that a background check was performed to purchase the firearms.

Never mind it was a gun free zone.

Never mind it is illegal to murder people.

The shooter still did the crime.  Assuming that people support gun ownership are "only" doing it because of arrogance is bulverism and doesn't legitimately debate any gun argument points and counterpoints. It's merely applying a label and disregarding anything being said by the opposing side. It adds zero to the discussion.

I'm alive today thanks to legal defensive gun use.

Brandishing a firearm is most likely the vast majority of defensive gun use and will not attract media attention.  Either way, it mattered to me and my family 100%.

Quote from: Gate on Oct 02, 2015, 09:24:24 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Oct 02, 2015, 08:44:52 PM
Don't we need more and stronger security? The more police and guards that we have on the parole, the less shootings we have.

Yeah because TSA and the Air Marshals were really successful.


Obama hit the nail on the head. This has become "routine" and we're all "numb" to it. America is too f**king arrogant to give up her guns. Its sickening.

Where is the failure of the TSA and Air Marshals other than being an annoyance?

TSA: Fail 95% of screening tests. My job and coworkers working security at cruise terminals do a better f**king job than TSA.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/investigation-breaches-us-airports-allowed-weapons-through-n367851

Air Marshals: Make it worse
http://nypost.com/2014/05/04/air-marshal-we-lack-fitness-training-weapons-to-stop-terrorists/



Can I ask you something?


If you want to defend your family, don't you think using something that has the word "ASSAULT" in it is rather counter productive?

Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Oct 02, 2015, 11:49:53 PM
If you honestly think the US will ever enforce any sort of gun control, let alone a gun ban, you're completely off your rocker. First of all, who would confiscate all the guns already in circulation? Having a police force going around taking peoples guns would be a bloodbath for both sides, and many military personnel have their own private collection of firearms so good luck having them seize the populations weapons.

But lets say that by some miracle every gun in the US magically disappears, know what happens? Yes gun crimes go down, but every other violent crime starts to sky rocket, with more and more people getting stabbed with knives or beaten to death with blunt weapons (And look! People are still getting shot with illegally acquired firearms anyway!). And if people really wanted to kill as many people as they could all they have to do is build a bomb, do you know how easy that is? A quick google search brings up everything I need to make the same type of bomb the Boston Bombers used. $150 and a quick trip to Walmart and I have everything I need, all I have to is leave a gym bag in the middle of a school gymnasium during an assembly and there you go, massive casualties, no guns required.

Guns are not the problem in the US, it's just a sad fact of life that most of these people use them (often acquired illegally) to preform their heinous acts. You wanna solve this issue? Stop putting the blame on guns and invest in some mental health programs.

I hate this argument because it fundamentally ignores the fact that non-gun related crime is still much more managable and safer to prevent. Someone is coming at you with a non-projectile weapon? Give me a break, we can handle that.

Edited to prevent confusion cited by PVTDukeMorrison
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 03, 2015, 04:53:40 PM
Never mind guns, just stop ammo being available.


Russia hitting hard, people saying they are assisting Assad. So here's the dilemma, do you have Assad in charge or ISIS? this is a no win situation and the west will get blamed no matter what they try and do. Obviously the west should of just stayed out of it in the first place, but then everyone in the Middle East would be crying out saying why aren't you helping us, ugh!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-34435077


Terrorist attack in Aussie land.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-34431926


And Merkel's popularity slumps to an all time low in 4 years. Getting the message yet Merkel?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/angela-merkel/11880279/Angela-Merkels-paying-a-high-price-to-get-her-way.html

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Oct 03, 2015, 04:57:57 PM
Quote from: Gate on Oct 03, 2015, 03:58:07 PM
Quote from: razeak on Oct 03, 2015, 02:22:56 PM
Never mind that there are already thousands of gun regulations and laws.

Never mind that Oregon closed the gun show loophole.

Never mind that Oregon prevents those that have been found to be in a mental state from purchasing firearms.

Never mind that a background check was performed to purchase the firearms.

Never mind it was a gun free zone.

Never mind it is illegal to murder people.

The shooter still did the crime.  Assuming that people support gun ownership are "only" doing it because of arrogance is bulverism and doesn't legitimately debate any gun argument points and counterpoints. It's merely applying a label and disregarding anything being said by the opposing side. It adds zero to the discussion.

I'm alive today thanks to legal defensive gun use.

Brandishing a firearm is most likely the vast majority of defensive gun use and will not attract media attention.  Either way, it mattered to me and my family 100%.

Quote from: Gate on Oct 02, 2015, 09:24:24 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Oct 02, 2015, 08:44:52 PM
Don't we need more and stronger security? The more police and guards that we have on the parole, the less shootings we have.

Yeah because TSA and the Air Marshals were really successful.


Obama hit the nail on the head. This has become "routine" and we're all "numb" to it. America is too f**king arrogant to give up her guns. Its sickening.

Where is the failure of the TSA and Air Marshals other than being an annoyance?

TSA: Fail 95% of screening tests. My job and coworkers working security at cruise terminals do a better f**king job than TSA.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/investigation-breaches-us-airports-allowed-weapons-through-n367851

Air Marshals: Make it worse
http://nypost.com/2014/05/04/air-marshal-we-lack-fitness-training-weapons-to-stop-terrorists/



Can I ask you something?


If you want to defend your family, don't you think using something that has the word "ASSAULT" in it is rather counter productive?

Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Oct 02, 2015, 11:49:53 PM
If you honestly think the US will ever enforce any sort of gun control, let alone a gun ban, you're completely off your rocker. First of all, who would confiscate all the guns already in circulation? Having a police force going around taking peoples guns would be a bloodbath for both sides, and many military personnel have their own private collection of firearms so good luck having them seize the populations weapons.

But lets say that by some miracle every gun in the US magically disappears, know what happens? Yes gun crimes go down, but every other violent crime starts to sky rocket, with more and more people getting stabbed with knives or beaten to death with blunt weapons (And look! People are still getting shot with illegally acquired firearms anyway!). And if people really wanted to kill as many people as they could all they have to do is build a bomb, do you know how easy that is? A quick google search brings up everything I need to make the same type of bomb the Boston Bombers used. $150 and a quick trip to Walmart and I have everything I need, all I have to is leave a gym bag in the middle of a school gymnasium during an assembly and there you go, massive casualties, no guns required.

Guns are not the problem in the US, it's just a sad fact of life that most of these people use them (often acquired illegally) to preform their heinous acts. You wanna solve this issue? Stop putting the blame on guns and invest in some mental health programs.

I hate this argument because it fundamentally ignores the fact that non-gun related crime is still much more managable and safer to prevent. Someone is coming at you with a non-projectile weapon? Give me a break.

There you go, throwing out terms like "ASSAULT". Do you even know what an assault rifle is? No, an AR-15 is not an assault rifle. An Assault Rifle needs fully automatic capability, something that is near impossible to acquire in the US unless you're swimming in cash. Or is an assault weapon anything with scary black accessories and made out of polymer with a magazine capacity over 5 rounds (which, sorry to break it to you, is not a high capacity magazine)? The term assault weapon does not apply in this case, or 99% of gun fatalities in the states unless they were acquired illegally, so don't try and give me that "assault weapon" crap.

Secondly, what's so unbelievable about someone coming at you with a non-projectile weapon? It's something that happens  literally every day, and if I see someone breaking into my home with a knife or bat, you can guarantee I'm pulling his plug. Getting into a knife fight is something you never, EVER, want to get into. I worked security at my local football games and have seen people get rushed and attacked more than once with blunt/sharp weapons, I've seen the damage it does.

Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 03, 2015, 04:53:40 PM
Never mind guns, just stop ammo being available.


Russia hitting hard, people saying they are assisting Assad. So here's the dilemma, do you have Assad in charge or ISIS? this is a no win situation and the west will get blamed no matter what they try and do. Obviously the west should of just stayed out of it in the first place, but then everyone in the Middle East would be crying out saying why aren't you helping us, ugh!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-34435077


Terrorist attack in Aussie land.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-34431926


And Merkel's popularity slumps to an all time low in 4 years. Getting the message yet Merkel?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/angela-merkel/11880279/Angela-Merkels-paying-a-high-price-to-get-her-way.html


Merkel will thankfully be gone soon, just hold out some hope, even the police are giving up on trying to suppress the anti-migrant riots. As for Russia, f**k it, no matter what we do the Middle East will always be a shit show. At least most Russians don't believe in ROE and Hearts and Minds, so they might actually get some shit done.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 03, 2015, 09:32:10 PM
Yea Gate, the term "assault" doesn't matter. Semi-automatic weapons are far more deadlier. You can easily control the rate of fire and pick off your targets one by one with precision accuracy. Most guns are semi anyways, from rifles to handguns. The only thing slowing you down is the speed of that trigger finger.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFae_x0CKQs
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Oct 05, 2015, 11:20:51 PM
(https://scontent-mia1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtp1/v/t1.0-9/12143277_1684097101804975_1929668813589312090_n.jpg?oh=159b59d1d3d53e5c7dddd86fe56a1a0a&oe=5686C533)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 06, 2015, 04:27:06 AM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34442121

1.5 million refugees lol!, is it out of hand yet?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 06, 2015, 04:47:47 AM
I wonder when people will finally wake up and realize that they'll have to simply "Deal with it"? No use in complaining, they're already here.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Oct 06, 2015, 05:03:01 AM
150,000 RUSSIAN TROOPS??? (http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/609757/Putin-ISIS-Islamic-State-Syria-Raqqa-troops-soldiers-air-strike-jets-military)

Does anybody EVER read a world history book? Do we remember how Al-Qaeda were created?


I mean, I'd like to give Putin a chance but he's kind of a c**t all past things considered.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 06, 2015, 05:06:09 AM
Quote from: Gate on Oct 06, 2015, 05:03:01 AM
150,000 RUSSIAN TROOPS??? (http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/609757/Putin-ISIS-Islamic-State-Syria-Raqqa-troops-soldiers-air-strike-jets-military)

Does anybody EVER read a world history book? Do we remember how Al-Qaeda were created?


I mean, I'd like to give Putin a chance but he's kind of a c**t all past things considered.

I think Putin is the boss haha let him have a go, Russia seems to be already doing much more damage than the US ever did. And lets be honest here, to get these people, you've gotta go in hard, none of this namby-pampy liberal bullsh*t, you gotta hit em hard.


Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 06, 2015, 04:47:47 AM
I wonder when people will finally wake up and realize that they'll have to simply "Deal with it"? No use in complaining, they're already here.

Nope I disagree, we don't have to deal with them at all, in fact the UK (Cameron, bless him) has put up a lot or resistance to allowing any of them in. We were forced to by the EU, hence we should be out of the EU so we can govern ourselves.

There is growing anger at what's going on in Europe, especially in Germany, in the east, the news doesn't report on that though. Merkel is losing her grip, her position, within her party, people are starting to see what's happening, and hopefully at some point we'll start shipping them back because most are economic migrants!!!.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 06, 2015, 05:12:33 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 06, 2015, 05:06:09 AM
Quote from: Gate on Oct 06, 2015, 05:03:01 AM
150,000 RUSSIAN TROOPS??? (http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/609757/Putin-ISIS-Islamic-State-Syria-Raqqa-troops-soldiers-air-strike-jets-military)

Does anybody EVER read a world history book? Do we remember how Al-Qaeda were created?


I mean, I'd like to give Putin a chance but he's kind of a c**t all past things considered.

I think Putin is the boss haha let him have a go, Russia seems to be already doing much more damage than the US ever did. And lets be honest here, to get these people, you've gotta go in hard, none of this namby-pampy liberal bullsh*t, you gotta hit em hard.
Let's be honest, all Putin really cares about in Syria is the port access to the Mediterranean Sea. That's the one reason; the only reason and it's going to become a major pain in the ass for the region.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 06, 2015, 05:14:14 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 06, 2015, 05:12:33 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 06, 2015, 05:06:09 AM
Quote from: Gate on Oct 06, 2015, 05:03:01 AM
150,000 RUSSIAN TROOPS??? (http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/609757/Putin-ISIS-Islamic-State-Syria-Raqqa-troops-soldiers-air-strike-jets-military)

Does anybody EVER read a world history book? Do we remember how Al-Qaeda were created?


I mean, I'd like to give Putin a chance but he's kind of a c**t all past things considered.

I think Putin is the boss haha let him have a go, Russia seems to be already doing much more damage than the US ever did. And lets be honest here, to get these people, you've gotta go in hard, none of this namby-pampy liberal bullsh*t, you gotta hit em hard.
Let's be honest, all Putin really cares about in Syria is the port access to the Mediterranean Sea. That's the one reason; the only reason and it's going to become a major pain in the ass for the region.

What's so important about that port?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 06, 2015, 05:25:46 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 06, 2015, 05:14:14 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 06, 2015, 05:12:33 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 06, 2015, 05:06:09 AM
Quote from: Gate on Oct 06, 2015, 05:03:01 AM
150,000 RUSSIAN TROOPS??? (http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/609757/Putin-ISIS-Islamic-State-Syria-Raqqa-troops-soldiers-air-strike-jets-military)

Does anybody EVER read a world history book? Do we remember how Al-Qaeda were created?


I mean, I'd like to give Putin a chance but he's kind of a c**t all past things considered.

I think Putin is the boss haha let him have a go, Russia seems to be already doing much more damage than the US ever did. And lets be honest here, to get these people, you've gotta go in hard, none of this namby-pampy liberal bullsh*t, you gotta hit em hard.
Let's be honest, all Putin really cares about in Syria is the port access to the Mediterranean Sea. That's the one reason; the only reason and it's going to become a major pain in the ass for the region.

What's so important about that port?
It's Russia's doorway to the Mediterranean Sea. Both militaristic and economic. Even though Russia had a minor port agreement under al-Assad it consisted of a couple of war ships and commence vessels. Since the shit has hit the fan; Russia has been hit hard by the loss. I'll be honest, if I was in Putins shoes, I'd invade Syria too. I mean it's just sitting there for the taking. For Russia the port will open up vast opportunity for renegotiated contracts and better deals. At the same time it will be able to expand it's naval forces to influence the region even more. They're going to become a pain in the ass.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Oct 06, 2015, 01:49:25 PM
Let's not forget how badly Ukraine has backfired on Russia. Financially they are becoming crippled, and that's a loot of oil waiting to be negotiated in Iraq and Syria.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Oct 06, 2015, 04:54:12 PM
OIL OIL AND OIL!this is what the situation in Iraq is about!to stop terror we need to stop them from the roots so muslims should do something about the are parts of the quran and the sayings of muhammed which go against terrorism.Muslims should do more not just condemn.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Darkness on Oct 06, 2015, 05:19:22 PM
Reading today about a 11 year old boy in Tennesee who killed his 8 year old neighbour with a shotgun because she wouldn't let him see her puppy.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34450841
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 06, 2015, 09:15:22 PM
Russia's goal is to become a major player in the Mediterranean, Middle East and Eastern European theaters. While possibly calling bluff on NATO's lack of defending a member nation in the future. The world has plenty of oil amid an alternative energy renaissance. Russia's economy has always been week but that has never stopped them from waging war until they went bankrupt. However they are hurting from Saudi Arabia's refusal to cease oil production which is driving oil prices down. Saudi Arabia is primarily doing this to hurt and outright put out of business domestic US oil producers. Still don't think they don't realize that they are are also hurting Russian oil exports too, for them it's icing on the cake. Basic math too, cost of refining for the us is about 70-100 dollars, Russia 50 dollars, Saudi Arabia 17. Which means at the current benchmark, everyone but Saudi Arabia is losing money. Eventually many oil producers will cut supply but in the mean time Russia is not happy about this hold a middle eastern county has over it's regional power. Which in part is staling their efforts in the Ukraine but now with Syria on the table, Russia has clearly changed their priorities. Russia's priorities are entirely regional.

Children are children, they should not be allowed near dangerous devices. Still as reported the boy has serious problems and the family is negligent. In the same article it is reported that another boy shot his brother, assumed by accident while at a firing range with 2 adults and 3 loaded guns on a pick nick table. But hey what's 559 children killed by firearms so far this year. It doesn't matter right? Gun rights are more important. Oh wait that's right it's not the gun but the kid firing the gun who is to blame. This is ridiculous.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 07, 2015, 04:22:48 AM
Quote from: Darkness on Oct 06, 2015, 05:19:22 PM
Reading today about a 11 year old boy in Tennesee who killed his 8 year old neighbour with a shotgun because she wouldn't let him see her puppy.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34450841

Oy, that's messed up. I feel terrible for the parents of both kids. How do you deal with the fact that your pre-pubescent son committed murder?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Oct 07, 2015, 07:28:39 PM
http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article38007336.html

I think we're starting to #FeelTheBern in the air.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 09, 2015, 03:45:49 PM
http://www.nationaljournal.com/s/81040/hillary-clintons-demographics-problem?mref=NJFB

QuoteWhen Hil­lary Clin­ton entered the pres­id­en­tial race, she ex­pec­ted to win over­whelm­ing sup­port among wo­men in her bid to be­come the first fe­male pres­id­ent. In­stead, she's find­ing out that an un­pre­ced­en­ted level of res­ist­ance to her can­did­acy among men is un­der­min­ing the con­ven­tion­al wis­dom that she'd be the strongest Demo­crat­ic nom­in­ee in the gen­er­al elec­tion

I can't wait for her to lose the bid because she'll start screaming and crying about "muh soggy knees" and how women aren't welcome in politics.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Oct 09, 2015, 06:41:54 PM
Voting for someone because of the shape of their genitals is f**king stupid.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ropley on Oct 13, 2015, 08:27:43 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 09, 2015, 03:45:49 PM
http://www.nationaljournal.com/s/81040/hillary-clintons-demographics-problem?mref=NJFB

QuoteWhen Hil­lary Clin­ton entered the pres­id­en­tial race, she ex­pec­ted to win over­whelm­ing sup­port among wo­men in her bid to be­come the first fe­male pres­id­ent. In­stead, she's find­ing out that an un­pre­ced­en­ted level of res­ist­ance to her can­did­acy among men is un­der­min­ing the con­ven­tion­al wis­dom that she'd be the strongest Demo­crat­ic nom­in­ee in the gen­er­al elec­tion

I can't wait for her to lose the bid because she'll start screaming and crying about "muh soggy knees" and how women aren't welcome in politics.

You can bet if she got the bid and lose in the general the left as a whole will be crying sexism and I will enjoy that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Oct 13, 2015, 03:23:13 PM
Finally some progress with the loyalists in NI:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-34519123
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/ca/OfficialIRA1972.jpg/300px-OfficialIRA1972.jpg)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Oct 14, 2015, 04:03:14 AM
http://www.nytimes.com/live/first-democratic-debate-cnn-election-2016/

Trending: Bernie, Webb, Clinton


Also, Webb killed a guy. lmao
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 14, 2015, 08:24:25 AM
It's not really all that "lmao" when you hear the back story. Plus you could really sense that he's been to a pretty bad place but did his job the best he could. However, over all I thought Clinton won the debate.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Oct 14, 2015, 01:41:21 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 14, 2015, 08:24:25 AM
It's not really all that "lmao" when you hear the back story. Plus you could really sense that he's been to a pretty bad place but did his job the best he could. However, over all I thought Clinton won the debate.
Why did you think she won the debate?


As far as the after-debate polls go, Sanders and Webb are leading in people's minds.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Oct 14, 2015, 03:13:03 PM
That woman who tried and failed to sue her 12 year old nephew, when she broke her wrist on his 8th birthday
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 15, 2015, 04:59:25 AM
Been reading about your presidential debates, apparently most candidates, when asked, only think black lives matter, that's the only race of people that matters in America today, apparently.

Talk about ass kissing for votes, lying, being completely held hostage by a terror group, and selling out every other race of person in the US.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 15, 2015, 10:00:55 AM
Quote from: Gate on Oct 14, 2015, 01:41:21 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 14, 2015, 08:24:25 AM
It's not really all that "lmao" when you hear the back story. Plus you could really sense that he's been to a pretty bad place but did his job the best he could. However, over all I thought Clinton won the debate.
Why did you think she won the debate?


As far as the after-debate polls go, Sanders and Webb are leading in people's minds.
Her answers were better overall and she's a lot tougher than all the other democratic challengers. Sanders really hit the wall on some of his responses. Especially on holding gun manufacturing liable. That was utter bs, he protects his states interest the same as everyone else. The shit that hit the fan about Benghazi, Clintons Emails and republican witch hunt were all clear wins for Clinton. There wasn't much negative black lash and that is a win.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Oct 15, 2015, 08:49:09 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 15, 2015, 04:59:25 AM
Been reading about your presidential debates, apparently most candidates, when asked, only think black lives matter, that's the only race of people that matters in America today, apparently.

That's not the point of black lives matter NOR WAS THAT THE QUESTION, but  I won't bother with you.


CNN deletes its own f**king poll after Sanders's beat out Hillary despite CNN kissing her ass (http://mediaequalizer.com/brian-maloney/2015/10/fuming-bernie-supporters-why-is-cnn-deleting-our-comments)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 15, 2015, 09:33:49 PM
It's an internet poll and the bot-meisters were at it again. CNN should have known better than to waste time posting website polls.

The thing about "black lives matter" is that black people essentially segregated themselves by using that statement and that is exactly what a racist would want happen. It would have been better to say "all lives matter" to keep the all created equal in the context. Of course the statement was in the context of a city, in which, it is clear that black people are judged by a "safer to shoot first, ask questions if they survive" policy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 16, 2015, 03:21:29 PM
Quote from: Gate on Oct 15, 2015, 08:49:09 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 15, 2015, 04:59:25 AM
Been reading about your presidential debates, apparently most candidates, when asked, only think black lives matter, that's the only race of people that matters in America today, apparently.

That's not the point of black lives matter NOR WAS THAT THE QUESTION, but  I won't bother with you.


CNN deletes its own f**king poll after Sanders's beat out Hillary despite CNN kissing her ass (http://mediaequalizer.com/brian-maloney/2015/10/fuming-bernie-supporters-why-is-cnn-deleting-our-comments)

Really?  So tell us, what is that group about?

From all I've seen and read (and remember I'm British), they all cry racism and black lives matter, when anything happens involving the police, including black officers. Yet when it's black on black incidents, or whatever, you don't here a peep.

They seem to pick n choose what they feel will push their agenda the best. Oh and many encourage violence against police and white people.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vermillion on Oct 16, 2015, 03:49:14 PM
http://youtu.be/-UdsVO7HaJg (http://youtu.be/-UdsVO7HaJg)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 16, 2015, 06:04:26 PM
http://www.independent.co.uk/student/news/warwick-university-student-george-lawlor-divides-opinion-after-opposing-union-s-sex-consent-lessons-a6694781.html

QuoteA student at the University of Warwick has divided opinion online after speaking out against being invited to sex consent training lessons – a move, he says, was 'the biggest insult I've received in a good few years'.

You hear that? That's the sound of a crumbling narrative.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 17, 2015, 05:18:57 PM
Things are getting more heated in Europe as Hungary closes it final border on Croatia.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/17/hungary-closes-border-to-refugees-as-turkey-questions-eu-deal-to-stem-crisis?CMP=EMCNEWEML6619I2


In the UK, a black woman verbally assaults a Muslim woman.

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/oct/16/black-woman-anti-muslim-rant-british-racism-islamophobia?CMP=EMCNEWEML6619I2

Merkel up to no good as her troubles deepen.

http://blogs.new.spectator.co.uk/2015/10/facebook-posts-about-the-migrant-crisis-should-be-the-least-of-angela-merkels-worries/

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Darkness on Oct 17, 2015, 06:17:25 PM
Yeah, I saw that black woman ranting. Heard she's been arrested today. Sorta funny that nobody on the bus was white, even the driver was black and she's ranting about immigrants.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 17, 2015, 09:26:39 PM
I'm sorry guys; but I love the way the English talk. "I'll punch you in the head" is just so damn proper. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Oct 18, 2015, 03:33:51 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 17, 2015, 05:18:57 PM
Things are getting more heated in Europe as Hungary closes it final border on Croatia.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/17/hungary-closes-border-to-refugees-as-turkey-questions-eu-deal-to-stem-crisis?CMP=EMCNEWEML6619I2


In the UK, a black woman verbally assaults a Muslim woman.

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/oct/16/black-woman-anti-muslim-rant-british-racism-islamophobia?CMP=EMCNEWEML6619I2

Merkel up to no good as her troubles deepen.

http://blogs.new.spectator.co.uk/2015/10/facebook-posts-about-the-migrant-crisis-should-be-the-least-of-angela-merkels-worries/
http://pamelageller.com/2015/10/town-of-4000-finds-out-it-will-receive-3000-refugees-if-you-dont-like-hosting-refugees-in-your-town-you-can-leave-the-country.html/

Germans told if they don't like the refugees then they can just leave the country, the reaction from the crowd is priceless. You think the German government would start listening to their people, if there's some sort of violent uprising I wont be surprised.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdnLSC2hy9E
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 18, 2015, 05:50:13 AM
Merkel and co need to listen to their people, being told they can leave if they don't like it is absolutely disgraceful! Absolutely f*cking outrageous and I hope there is an uprising after hearing that. My poor family homeland  >:(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Oct 18, 2015, 12:28:47 PM
The whole thing is becoming a s**tstorm. Governments don't seem to give a damn
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 18, 2015, 01:02:19 PM
Governments do give a damn, for a vast number of reasons. However the people that vote may simply not give a damn whatever the reason maybe. Still those that tell someone if they don't like it they can leave and those that say if such and such happens they will leave; are all fools that never do what they threaten.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 18, 2015, 03:57:18 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 17, 2015, 09:26:39 PM
I'm sorry guys; but I love the way the English talk. "I'll punch you in the head" is just so damn proper. :P

Anything English people say will always be funny and dare I say it, classy. Try watching this with a straight face.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYOlBsls-C0
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 18, 2015, 05:09:53 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 18, 2015, 01:02:19 PM
Governments do give a damn, for a vast number of reasons. However the people that vote may simply not give a damn whatever the reason maybe. Still those that tell someone if they don't like it they can leave and those that say if such and such happens they will leave; are all fools that never do what they threaten.

German people should not be getting told, if they don't like it they can leave. What kind of thing to say is that, that is some serious extremist liberal bullshit*t reaction and it's an insult to all Germans.

What bugs me is people in the UK actually think this way, natives should leave if they don't like it, pfft!! the f*ck.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ropley on Oct 19, 2015, 05:50:48 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Oct 18, 2015, 03:33:51 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 17, 2015, 05:18:57 PM
Things are getting more heated in Europe as Hungary closes it final border on Croatia.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/17/hungary-closes-border-to-refugees-as-turkey-questions-eu-deal-to-stem-crisis?CMP=EMCNEWEML6619I2


In the UK, a black woman verbally assaults a Muslim woman.

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/oct/16/black-woman-anti-muslim-rant-british-racism-islamophobia?CMP=EMCNEWEML6619I2

Merkel up to no good as her troubles deepen.

http://blogs.new.spectator.co.uk/2015/10/facebook-posts-about-the-migrant-crisis-should-be-the-least-of-angela-merkels-worries/
http://pamelageller.com/2015/10/town-of-4000-finds-out-it-will-receive-3000-refugees-if-you-dont-like-hosting-refugees-in-your-town-you-can-leave-the-country.html/

Germans told if they don't like the refugees then they can just leave the country, the reaction from the crowd is priceless. You think the German government would start listening to their people, if there's some sort of violent uprising I wont be surprised.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdnLSC2hy9E

It's not just german or even Europe peole in this country are fed up with Illegal immigrants who refuse to assimlate that's why Trump is so popular.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Oct 19, 2015, 11:39:13 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 18, 2015, 03:57:18 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 17, 2015, 09:26:39 PM
I'm sorry guys; but I love the way the English talk. "I'll punch you in the head" is just so damn proper. :P

Anything English people say will always be funny and dare I say it, classy. Try watching this with a straight face.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYOlBsls-C0

TBH I did picture The Doctor having a go at Clara while watching this lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Oct 19, 2015, 02:38:09 PM
10 seconds into this and I was grinning. xD
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 19, 2015, 03:29:02 PM
Quote from: Ropley on Oct 19, 2015, 05:50:48 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Oct 18, 2015, 03:33:51 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 17, 2015, 05:18:57 PM
Things are getting more heated in Europe as Hungary closes it final border on Croatia.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/17/hungary-closes-border-to-refugees-as-turkey-questions-eu-deal-to-stem-crisis?CMP=EMCNEWEML6619I2


In the UK, a black woman verbally assaults a Muslim woman.

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/oct/16/black-woman-anti-muslim-rant-british-racism-islamophobia?CMP=EMCNEWEML6619I2

Merkel up to no good as her troubles deepen.

http://blogs.new.spectator.co.uk/2015/10/facebook-posts-about-the-migrant-crisis-should-be-the-least-of-angela-merkels-worries/
http://pamelageller.com/2015/10/town-of-4000-finds-out-it-will-receive-3000-refugees-if-you-dont-like-hosting-refugees-in-your-town-you-can-leave-the-country.html/

Germans told if they don't like the refugees then they can just leave the country, the reaction from the crowd is priceless. You think the German government would start listening to their people, if there's some sort of violent uprising I wont be surprised.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdnLSC2hy9E

It's not just german or even Europe peole in this country are fed up with Illegal immigrants who refuse to assimlate that's why Trump is so popular.

I can fully understand that. What makes me laugh is Trump is only upholding the law, sure he's got no tact, but he isn't doing anything wrong. People are so unbelievably PC these days they'd rather look the other way or totally ignore mass illegal immigration.

America is only in this situation because no one has ever had the balls or gumption to tackle illegal immigration, now it's a massive problem which is hard to solve. At least Trump is facing it and prepared to tackle it, of course the minorities don't like it, many might stem from possible illegal immigrants or are illegal immigrants lol! They will always back their own people whether it effects them badly or not, same in the UK.

Bottom line, if you've got nothing to hide, then you don't need to worry about what Trump is trying to do. That might sound harsh but that's what is required to sort the problem.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Oct 20, 2015, 03:07:30 AM
Canadian Liberal Majority. Someone wake me when this nightmare is over
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Oct 20, 2015, 02:07:13 PM
Holly Burt. Nice little bit of Sunshine in an endless storm of crap.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 21, 2015, 11:39:28 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Oct 20, 2015, 03:07:30 AM
Canadian Liberal Minority. Someone wake me when this nightmare is over

Majority, actually. Potentially even worse.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Oct 22, 2015, 12:07:15 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 21, 2015, 11:39:28 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Oct 20, 2015, 03:07:30 AM
Canadian Liberal Minority. Someone wake me when this nightmare is over

Majority, actually. Potentially even worse.
Ah typo, good catch. But yeah, scared on so many levels, I hope Putin absolutely tears him apart.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 22, 2015, 01:03:05 AM
He can't be worse than Harper. That would be an achievement worthy of its own medal.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Oct 22, 2015, 01:16:46 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 22, 2015, 01:03:05 AM
He can't be worse than Harper. That would be an achievement worthy of its own medal.
Harper wasn't even bad, if anything he was one of the best prime ministers we've had in the last few elections
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 22, 2015, 01:20:47 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Oct 22, 2015, 01:16:46 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 22, 2015, 01:03:05 AM
He can't be worse than Harper. That would be an achievement worthy of its own medal.
Harper wasn't even bad, if anything he was one of the best prime ministers we've had in the last few elections

If that's a joke, it's a bad one.
http://www.therichest.com/rich-list/most-influential/15-disturbing-facts-canadians-need-to-know-about-stephen-harper/
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/sarah-miller2/canada-election-2015_b_7967240.html

Not to mention, amending Elections Canada such that declining a vote is no longer a valid option in federal elections and is counted as a spoiled ballot when it's supposed to be counted as a legit vote as "none of the above".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Oct 22, 2015, 03:19:04 PM
I wish Theresa May would just shut up
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Oct 22, 2015, 03:20:07 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Oct 22, 2015, 03:19:04 PM
I wish Theresa May would just shut up
Talking about black cops as well:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34600290
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Oct 22, 2015, 03:23:35 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Oct 22, 2015, 03:20:07 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Oct 22, 2015, 03:19:04 PM
I wish Theresa May would just shut up
Talking about black cops as well:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34600290

Exactly. In my mind, if there is a lack of certain people its because they aren't applying for those jobs, or aren't passing the training. That can be in any job, not matter Colour, Creed or Sex
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Oct 22, 2015, 03:38:34 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Oct 22, 2015, 03:23:35 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Oct 22, 2015, 03:20:07 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Oct 22, 2015, 03:19:04 PM
I wish Theresa May would just shut up
Talking about black cops as well:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34600290

Exactly. In my mind, if there is a lack of certain people its because they aren't applying for those jobs, or aren't passing the training. That can be in any job, not matter Colour, Creed or Sex
That is so true it doesnt have to be about that like there are 550 Muslim British soldiers in the army that does not mean their is not more because of their religion(vice verse you get it)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Wrecktangle on Oct 22, 2015, 09:08:10 PM
conservatives have me like
(https://donaldelley.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/malcolm-turnbull-5.jpg?w=460)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 22, 2015, 11:30:20 PM
I take it that a good thing happened in canada.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Oct 23, 2015, 01:24:30 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 22, 2015, 11:30:20 PM
I take it that a good thing happened in canada.
Yep, those taxes and "refugees" sure are great!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 23, 2015, 01:47:43 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Oct 23, 2015, 01:24:30 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 22, 2015, 11:30:20 PM
I take it that a good thing happened in canada.
Yep, those taxes and "refugees" sure are great!
I would have never guessed that you were Canadian. Which begs the question; I thought you guys loved taxes and refugees. You can always take a vacation in the USA, plenty of guns and monster trucks here.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Oct 23, 2015, 02:10:33 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 23, 2015, 01:47:43 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Oct 23, 2015, 01:24:30 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 22, 2015, 11:30:20 PM
I take it that a good thing happened in canada.
Yep, those taxes and "refugees" sure are great!
I would have never guessed that you were Canadian. Which begs the question; I thought you guys loved taxes and refugees. You can always take a vacation in the USA, plenty of guns and monster trucks here.  :laugh:
I'm not Canadian, something worse.
Spoiler
French Canadian
[close]
Wanna help a scared Canadian refugee find a nice place in Vermont or Colorado?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 23, 2015, 06:11:19 AM
Oh for God's sake, what is May on about, she makes a good stance against the migrant problem but then spoils herself with this crap.

Why do we need more ethnic minorities as police officers? How does that make the public feel better? What difference does it make??

All this is doing is promoting discrimination when hiring people, once again.

You can't just increase a certain demographic of people into an important role/job just so it looks good and progressive, that's how incidents occur. Maybe there's a simple reason why there aren't that many, like they just failed training or simply don't wanna be police officers.

Considering officers in the UK get paid around 25k a year or less, depending where they are, I'm not surprised people don't apply. Raise the wages and maybe you'll get a change.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 23, 2015, 08:01:09 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Oct 23, 2015, 02:10:33 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 23, 2015, 01:47:43 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Oct 23, 2015, 01:24:30 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 22, 2015, 11:30:20 PM
I take it that a good thing happened in canada.
Yep, those taxes and "refugees" sure are great!
I would have never guessed that you were Canadian. Which begs the question; I thought you guys loved taxes and refugees. You can always take a vacation in the USA, plenty of guns and monster trucks here.  :laugh:
I'm not Canadian, something worse.
Spoiler
French Canadian
[close]
Wanna help a scared Canadian refugee find a nice place in Vermont or Colorado?
Hey no ones perfect. However Vermont and Colorado are pretty liberal states... more so than even Hawaii is and I'm sensing palm trees and bikinis aren't your thing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Oct 23, 2015, 03:16:19 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 23, 2015, 08:01:09 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Oct 23, 2015, 02:10:33 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 23, 2015, 01:47:43 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Oct 23, 2015, 01:24:30 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 22, 2015, 11:30:20 PM
I take it that a good thing happened in canada.
Yep, those taxes and "refugees" sure are great!
I would have never guessed that you were Canadian. Which begs the question; I thought you guys loved taxes and refugees. You can always take a vacation in the USA, plenty of guns and monster trucks here.  :laugh:
I'm not Canadian, something worse.
Spoiler
French Canadian
[close]
Wanna help a scared Canadian refugee find a nice place in Vermont or Colorado?
Hey no ones perfect. However Vermont and Colorado are pretty liberal states... more so than even Hawaii is and I'm sensing palm trees and bikinis aren't your thing.
The food there is good and im pretty alright at surfing, but the 24/7 heat was never really my thing :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 23, 2015, 07:26:22 PM
Jesus Christ! two more cops shot down in the last few days, one dead, one fighting for his life, and Obama still does nothing, despite him basically inflaming the whole situation.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 23, 2015, 10:29:20 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-7LUNIMM0E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIQufpj4soY

Two more reasons guns should be heavily regulated. Probably had another dozen obvious examples in the past hour. Plus I can already see people blaming the dog for rushing out but f**k that. It's not even big. Sure getting bit hurts but take the f**king bite and sue the f**kers for it if that's the case. Don't just shoot the poor thing. Police are there to serve and protect, that's why I agree with those that believe the cop is a coward. I'm sure someone will also blame the child or her family for her getting shot too.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 24, 2015, 12:51:31 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 23, 2015, 10:29:20 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-7LUNIMM0E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIQufpj4soY

Two more reasons guns should be heavily regulated. Probably had another dozen obvious examples in the past hour. Plus I can already see people blaming the dog for rushing out but f**k that. It's not even big. Sure getting bit hurts but take the f**king bite and sue the f**kers for it if that's the case. Don't just shoot the poor thing. Police are there to serve and protect, that's why I agree with those that believe the cop is a coward. I'm sure someone will also blame the child or her family for her getting shot too.

That cop shot the dog 3 times in the head??!! So any time an animal runs towards this guy he blows it away! So much is springing to mind with that clip I can't and won't go any further.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bat Chain Puller on Oct 24, 2015, 01:06:28 AM
I've heard of people being afraid of dogs but that is ridiculous. I mean, didn't he feel how low he had to aim that gun? And he was reaching for his sidearm before the dog even made it out of the door. Would obviously like to know a little more about this one.

As far as gun regulations. Yeah it won't stop cops who are ill suited for duty with itchy trigger fingers and criminals who could give two shits for rules and regulations, let alone lives.

The solution is deeper. Family level. It will take generations of very hard work and lots of intelligent, well funded people and programs to back it up. 



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 25, 2015, 05:14:17 PM
Wow! Tarantino shows his true colours, to hell with him! Just days after a black police officer is murdered!

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/10/25/quentin-tarantino-joins-protest-against-police-brutality-in-new-york/

http://nypost.com/2015/10/24/quentin-tarantino-marches-in-police-terror-rally/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Oct 25, 2015, 10:51:01 PM
Quote from: Bat Chain Puller on Oct 24, 2015, 01:06:28 AM
I've heard of people being afraid of dogs but that is ridiculous. I mean, didn't he feel how low he had to aim that gun? And he was reaching for his sidearm before the dog even made it out of the door. Would obviously like to know a little more about this one.

As far as gun regulations. Yeah it won't stop cops who are ill suited for duty with itchy trigger fingers and criminals who could give two shits for rules and regulations, let alone lives.

The solution is deeper. Family level. It will take generations of very hard work and lots of intelligent, well funded people and programs to back it up.

It could also help if we diagnose mentally ill people before they have a chance to get a gun. But y'know, Amurrica.

Someone berned that f**king convention down yesterday, just fyi
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 26, 2015, 03:28:38 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Oct 23, 2015, 01:24:30 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 22, 2015, 11:30:20 PM
I take it that a good thing happened in canada.
Yep, those taxes and "refugees" sure are great!

I just read that Trudeau recently announced he was proud to be a feminist lol! Canada is so screwed, this guy sounds like a real wet namby pamby.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 26, 2015, 10:23:38 PM
I find that 90% of guys who claim to be feminist just say that to get laid or for votes. Which ever gets your wang harder.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Oct 27, 2015, 12:25:02 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 26, 2015, 10:23:38 PM
I find that 90% of guys who claim to be feminist just say that to get laid or for votes. Which ever gets your wang harder.

I'd vote for a feminist, which would likely get something done, before an egalitarian, who will bitch but get nothing done.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 27, 2015, 12:55:31 AM
A feminist will only do things for women. I should think that's obvious. Find me a feminist in office who will lobby for more research into male contraceptives or abolishing alimony and child support.

Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 26, 2015, 03:28:38 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Oct 23, 2015, 01:24:30 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 22, 2015, 11:30:20 PM
I take it that a good thing happened in canada.
Yep, those taxes and "refugees" sure are great!

I just read that Trudeau recently announced he was proud to be a feminist lol! Canada is so screwed, this guy sounds like a real wet namby pamby.

He's barely been in office a week and his priorities are, and I quote, tackling GamerGate and misogyny in video games. Why people voted for this clown is beyond me. But, credit where it's due. He's serious about legalizing weed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 27, 2015, 12:59:40 AM
Aren't major leaders suppose to be neutral? you can't be seen to completely favour one specific group of people because you alienate loads of other people and you're suppose to represent everyone equally. Exactly why Obama and co lighting the White House in rainbow colours was a terribly undiplomatic move which may well cost the democrats next year.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 27, 2015, 01:01:19 AM
That's politics, dude. It's all about towing the company line. A politician who does not stand behind feminism has no chance of being elected as women are the majority of the voting population (as least in the States).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Oct 27, 2015, 01:05:30 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 26, 2015, 03:28:38 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Oct 23, 2015, 01:24:30 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 22, 2015, 11:30:20 PM
I take it that a good thing happened in canada.
Yep, those taxes and "refugees" sure are great!

I just read that Trudeau recently announced he was proud to be a feminist lol! Canada is so screwed, this guy sounds like a real wet namby pamby.

At this point all I can say is at least the NDP didn't win, they're the closest Canada could get to a communist party (apart from the actual Canadian Communist Party)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Oct 27, 2015, 01:12:48 AM
I keep forgetting that my explanations are largely ignored in here. This is like trying to explain art to conservatives.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 27, 2015, 01:35:53 AM
What explanations? I haven't been around here lately.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Oct 27, 2015, 01:49:02 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 27, 2015, 01:35:53 AM
What explanations? I haven't been around here lately.
Just like in the world of Islamic progressives, they are largley overshadowed by the extremists like ISIS and the Taliban.

Now Western feminism has run its course for extremism, but thats what people keep talking about as if that's what modern feminism in the West is today.

Radical feminism is needed in places such as India, where a woman's face is burned for being shown. Here, it is not needed, nor is it the normal thought/practice of self-described feminists.

I just get tired of people shaming feminism because of a few dumbasses on the internet.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 27, 2015, 01:57:31 AM
In sum: the NAFALT fallacy. I've heard it before. It's not just limited to the internet. It's happening in everyday life. Here's your proof:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/relationships/11904203/Well-done-feminism.-Now-man-are-afraid-to-help-women-at-work.html
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/man-receives-sex-act-while-blacked-out-gets-accused-of-sexual-assault/article/2565978
http://theralphretort.com/anita-sarkeesian-makes-it-clear-feminism-is-about-collectivism-free-choice-be-damned-504015/
http://elitedaily.com/life/culture/okay-to-objectify-men/1106317/
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/420870/students-told-take-photos-consent-contract-they-have-sex-katherine-timpf
http://chronicle.com/article/The-End-of-Male-Supremacy/228769?cid=trend_right_wc

Granted, feminism isn't to blame in all of these cases, but damned if it doesn't take full advantage of a system that's working in women's favour.

I'm sure you're also familiar with the recent slew of female celebrities like Meryl Streep and Kailey Cuoco who have publicly said they aren't feminists, only to be lambasted by the feminist community because, "they don't understand what feminism is". Because, y'know, Heaven forbid a woman should exercise a choice when it comes to what she wants to think, rather than follow the collective.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Oct 27, 2015, 02:56:18 AM
The collective is the same thing as anonymous's message: Anybody can be anonymous, because that's what the internet is supposed to provide. The same is to be said with feminism, which is why I view it as egalitarianism in modern times... And I already provided my opinion of those who identify as egalitarians.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 27, 2015, 03:08:34 AM
True egalitarianism cannot be named after a gender like feminism. By definition, it is not egalitarian in nature.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 27, 2015, 06:21:47 AM
Today the US Navy sailed within 20 KM of the Chinese man made archipelago. I say we should have ran the ship aground, dropped the shroud, thus revealing the ship to be a mobile McDonald's. Conquest!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Oct 27, 2015, 02:08:08 PM
Cameron and Osbourne having a hissy fit lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Oct 27, 2015, 05:27:53 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Oct 27, 2015, 02:08:08 PM
Cameron and Osbourne having a hissy fit lol
Checked it right now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 28, 2015, 01:11:24 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/27/us/south-carolina-school-arrest-video/index.html

Meh, didn't look that bad to me. Kid acting up, cop didn't know his own strength, job got done.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 28, 2015, 01:33:12 AM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/grocery-store-egg-sales-minors_562fbf72e4b0c66bae59bd8d

QuoteThe only thing to stop a bad minor with an egg is a good minor with an egg.

This is apparently not the philosophy of a Pennsylvania grocery store that recently displayed a sign stating that minors are not allowed to purchase eggs between Oct. 24 and Nov. 1.

Who else went egg-hucking at least once during their teens?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 28, 2015, 01:09:28 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 28, 2015, 01:11:24 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/27/us/south-carolina-school-arrest-video/index.html

Meh, didn't look that bad to me. Kid acting up, cop didn't know his own strength, job got done.


Some have defended Fields, many pointing out that the videos aren't complete. They don't show what happened before, including what the student did and how many times authorities -- a teacher, a school administrator and finally the officer -- had asked her to get up.

Yet another person getting setup by the PC race card bandwagon. That statement says it all, a teacher, school admin and the cop all tried to get her out nicely but she refused. She got what she deserved.

I just hope the teacher and admin who were present are backing the cop up, and not allowing him to get setup.

Unfortunately we all know how this ends, the officer will lose his job, ruining his life, because of pressure from the PC mob and the race card players. If he doesn't lose his job then there will probably be yet more protests and trouble, because that's how the PC liberals and a certain demographic get their way, by throwing tantrums and screaming until it goes their way.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Oct 28, 2015, 01:15:05 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 28, 2015, 01:09:28 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 28, 2015, 01:11:24 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/27/us/south-carolina-school-arrest-video/index.html

Meh, didn't look that bad to me. Kid acting up, cop didn't know his own strength, job got done.


Some have defended Fields, many pointing out that the videos aren't complete. They don't show what happened before, including what the student did and how many times authorities -- a teacher, a school administrator and finally the officer -- had asked her to get up.

Yet another person getting setup by the PC race card bandwagon. That statement says it all, a teacher, school admin and the cop all tried to get her out nicely but she refused. She got what she deserved.

I understand your point there. It could very well be that. But by only seeing the video segments you can understand why people are so up in arms about it. I was shocked by the force and the fact he forced her and the desk hard to the ground. If there is way more to it I would like to see it to get a full picture. But what if she had been injured when she went down, he wouldn't have a leg to stand on
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 28, 2015, 01:34:00 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Oct 28, 2015, 01:15:05 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 28, 2015, 01:09:28 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 28, 2015, 01:11:24 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/27/us/south-carolina-school-arrest-video/index.html

Meh, didn't look that bad to me. Kid acting up, cop didn't know his own strength, job got done.


Some have defended Fields, many pointing out that the videos aren't complete. They don't show what happened before, including what the student did and how many times authorities -- a teacher, a school administrator and finally the officer -- had asked her to get up.

Yet another person getting setup by the PC race card bandwagon. That statement says it all, a teacher, school admin and the cop all tried to get her out nicely but she refused. She got what she deserved.

I understand your point there. It could very well be that. But by only seeing the video segments you can understand why people are so up in arms about it. I was shocked by the force and the fact he forced her and the desk hard to the ground. If there is way more to it I would like to see it to get a full picture. But what if she had been injured when she went down, he wouldn't have a leg to stand on

Yeah I agree, but this is the problem these days, everyone acts on nothing, the clip only shows a few seconds of an incident that is obviously much longer. I've already seen people calling for his job and posting emails of various people involved everywhere, its unreal!

Ask yourself one thing, why would the teacher and admin call for the police? The student clearly did something bad enough to warrant the police being called.

There is a guy called Shaun King on Facebook (a so called journalist) who has written the most unbelievable piece of racist propaganda I've ever seen, painting the girl out to be some kind of angel, and the cop to basically be an incarnation of the devil. This guy writes for the NY Daily News!! (although I'm guessing its a rag).

Its exactly the same as that swimming pool incident in Texas, the cop got setup over footage that didn't tell the whole story. He lost his job purely down to pressure from the usual groups, its a very sad scenario now. Everyone knows if the PC mob doesn't get their way, there will be trouble, so they just fire the bloke and get it over with.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 28, 2015, 01:54:40 PM
http://news.berkeley.edu/2015/10/26/loss-of-large-land-mammals-could-change-landscapes-forever/

QuoteLarge land animals such as elephants, wildebeest and other big plant-eaters are worth preserving in part because their disappearance could have permanent effects on the plants and animals they coexist with, according to an analysis of past large-mammal extinctions in North and South America.

Here's a bit of news that really matters.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 28, 2015, 11:44:10 PM
High school principle slammed to the floor during fight, where's the outrage America? Why is the outrage always a one way street?

http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article41673117.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 29, 2015, 07:41:57 AM
That ain't right. White people bleed red too!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Oct 29, 2015, 12:37:38 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 28, 2015, 01:54:40 PM
http://news.berkeley.edu/2015/10/26/loss-of-large-land-mammals-could-change-landscapes-forever/

QuoteLarge land animals such as elephants, wildebeest and other big plant-eaters are worth preserving in part because their disappearance could have permanent effects on the plants and animals they coexist with, according to an analysis of past large-mammal extinctions in North and South America.

Here's a bit of news that really matters.

Bloody hell
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 29, 2015, 12:54:04 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 29, 2015, 07:41:57 AM
That ain't right. White people bleed red too!

It just shows how biased America really is. People think its all one way, but it clearly isn't. A white cop gets rough with a black student (after being brought in by the teacher, school admin and principle), and its viral, condemning the cop completely, he loses his job, life destroyed.

Virtually the same day (or reported the same day), a black student body slams his principle to the floor during a fight, but there is nothing, no outrage, nothing.

How can no one see the one way street that has been created here, its literately so obvious I can see it all the way from the UK. Its a liberal tantrum bandwagon that only sees what it wants, completely selective with its outrage.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Oct 29, 2015, 11:55:17 PM
Because it doesn't fit the victim narrative. You and I both know progressiveness is the soup de jour, sour as it tastes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 30, 2015, 02:01:29 AM
f**k it; no lives matter. We start bombing in 5 minutes. :P

Dog alien user class... that's a thing? Oh right that thing from Alien³.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Oct 30, 2015, 01:52:16 PM
Two different sides of the Police coin in the news:

1, A Honolulu Cop is being sued and Charged by a lesbian couple after he punches one in the face and gets shopkeepers to look them in a cellar till he can get them back to the station because.....they kissed and hugged in public.

2. A cop challenges a girl to a dance off to get her and her friends to disperse and she wins. Obama and the girl praise her
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 30, 2015, 03:58:47 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Oct 30, 2015, 01:52:16 PM
Two different sides of the Police coin in the news:

1, A Honolulu Cop is being sued and Charged by a lesbian couple after he punches one in the face and gets shopkeepers to look them in a cellar till he can get them back to the station because.....they kissed and hugged in public.

2. A cop challenges a girl to a dance off to get her and her friends to disperse and she wins. Obama and the girl praise her

Sooo...did the girl and her friends not have to disperse then? lol! I applaud the approach but sometimes that just isn't possible, we're living in an age right now where bad behaviour seems to be overlooked, played down and rewarded!

Interesting read.
http://madworldnews.com/applaud-termination-officer/

Anyone wanna contribute to the victim?  ::)
https://www.gofundme.com/7w7h7cvw
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Oct 30, 2015, 05:40:24 PM
Finally a US cop not shooting someone.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/video_and_audio/must_see/34679951
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 30, 2015, 11:51:42 PM
http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20151030_man_lands_in_freeway_sign_after_being_ejected_from_car_in_la_crash.html?id=338998751

It's a sign of the times in America?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Oct 31, 2015, 01:15:34 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 30, 2015, 11:51:42 PM
http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20151030_man_lands_in_freeway_sign_after_being_ejected_from_car_in_la_crash.html?id=338998751

It's a sign of the times in America?

(https://i.gyazo.com/170366e0ddda7e4e7dcea9d7b00706a3.gif)

Well, now that hit the spot.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Oct 31, 2015, 02:31:43 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 30, 2015, 03:58:47 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Oct 30, 2015, 01:52:16 PM
Two different sides of the Police coin in the news:

1, A Honolulu Cop is being sued and Charged by a lesbian couple after he punches one in the face and gets shopkeepers to look them in a cellar till he can get them back to the station because.....they kissed and hugged in public.

2. A cop challenges a girl to a dance off to get her and her friends to disperse and she wins. Obama and the girl praise her

Sooo...did the girl and her friends not have to disperse then? lol! I applaud the approach but sometimes that just isn't possible, we're living in an age right now where bad behaviour seems to be overlooked, played down and rewarded!

Interesting read.
http://madworldnews.com/applaud-termination-officer/

Anyone wanna contribute to the victim?  ::)
https://www.gofundme.com/7w7h7cvw

They did disperse in the end. Those were the rules of the dance off that if the cop won, the group had to disperse
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Nov 02, 2015, 12:28:53 PM
No good deed goes unpunished indeed

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/qwasie-reid-us-paramedic-suspended-without-pay-for-helping-child-who-was-choking/ar-BBmHTOZ?li=AA9SkIr&ocid=mailsignoutmd
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Nov 02, 2015, 02:47:00 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Nov 02, 2015, 12:28:53 PM
No good deed goes unpunished indeed

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/qwasie-reid-us-paramedic-suspended-without-pay-for-helping-child-who-was-choking/ar-BBmHTOZ?li=AA9SkIr&ocid=mailsignoutmd

That's against the Good Sumeritan Law, this paramedic can sue his employers. What he did was within the boundaries of his expertise.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 02, 2015, 04:02:16 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Nov 02, 2015, 12:28:53 PM
No good deed goes unpunished indeed

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/qwasie-reid-us-paramedic-suspended-without-pay-for-helping-child-who-was-choking/ar-BBmHTOZ?li=AA9SkIr&ocid=mailsignoutmd

Hmmm, America huh, its all about insurance. Pretty shocked to read this, although I won't pretend to know how the system works, it might be the same here in the UK, no clue. I suppose an ambulance can't be flagged down like a cab otherwise it would happen a lot and they wouldn't be able to respond to emergency calls from their base.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Nov 02, 2015, 05:20:23 PM
Antarctica: Continent Is Gaining More Ice Than It Is Losing, NASA Says

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/101922/20151102/nasa-study-shows-antarctic-gaining-more-ice-than-it-loses-is-it-end-of-global-warming.htm
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 02, 2015, 07:45:57 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkFTf9b4tJs
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Nov 02, 2015, 07:59:17 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 02, 2015, 07:45:57 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkFTf9b4tJs
You're preaching what anyone sane already knows, just let it all burn down Hubbs, it's beyond saving.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 02, 2015, 08:02:26 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Nov 02, 2015, 07:59:17 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 02, 2015, 07:45:57 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkFTf9b4tJs
You're preaching what anyone sane already knows, just let it all burn down Hubbs, it's beyond saving.

:(   :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 02, 2015, 09:47:29 PM
Racism and political correctness are the same type of evil found on different sides of the same coin. Both are used to bully and subjugated those that you hate. In many ways the PC crowd is a purer form of evil while racism is more the big dumb guys evil or meat eaters as Leary put it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 02, 2015, 11:35:37 PM
Wow! just wow!
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/sumte-german-village-with-100-residents-and-zero-infrastructure-told-to-take-in-750-refugees-a6717591.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 03, 2015, 01:19:38 AM
All right now lets break this down. There's 100 residents, lets say that's 30 families and every one of them is a host for these things. Every one loves live in maids so that's at least 60 refugees. 2 per host. That leaves about 690... no infrastructure eh... give 250 of them shovels and start digging some roads and trenches. Oh and now the town can outsource all the work locally, that's at least 50 jobs. Figuring on about 10% always beening bums so that's another 70. Oh shop keepers and taxi is another 20. Damn that still leaves about 300... well they can erect a statue in Merkels honor. See guys, problem solved.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 03, 2015, 01:58:25 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Nov 03, 2015, 01:19:38 AM
All right now lets break this down. There's 100 residents, lets say that's 30 families and every one of them is a host for these things. Every one loves live in maids so that's at least 60 refugees. 2 per host. That leaves about 690... no infrastructure eh... give 250 of them shovels and start digging some roads and trenches. Oh and now the town can outsource all the work locally, that's at least 50 jobs. Figuring on about 10% always beening bums so that's another 70. Oh shop keepers and taxi is another 20. Damn that still leaves about 300... well they can erect a statue in Merkels honor. See guys, problem solved.

I think its more simply a case of, none of them probably want to be completely taken over by almost 1000 migrants which will completely change the entire village forever. You could also say, why should they be completely taken over by almost 1000 migrants, don't they have a right to voice their opinions? have their say on the outcome of their village?

This is the problem, the PC liberal majority in power are simply ignoring people, completely overlooking their rights as citizens. This is mainly because they only want to hear from the supporters of all this, they don't wanna acknowledge any negative aspects that might harm the EU/PC agenda. This is why most of the media are totally playing the liberal propaganda card with everything and not truly reporting on what's going on, especially in Germany. Any backlash or opposition to what's going on is immediately reported as far right action, to try and keep control, keep the outlook positive for the EU. The whole thing stinks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Nov 04, 2015, 03:47:14 PM
Look at this looks like UK is turning the state in the novel,1984:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34715872
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 05, 2015, 12:42:16 AM
Quote from: Gate on Nov 02, 2015, 02:47:00 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Nov 02, 2015, 12:28:53 PM
No good deed goes unpunished indeed

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/qwasie-reid-us-paramedic-suspended-without-pay-for-helping-child-who-was-choking/ar-BBmHTOZ?li=AA9SkIr&ocid=mailsignoutmd

That's against the Good Sumeritan Law, this paramedic can sue his employers. What he did was within the boundaries of his expertise.
Oh man I totally missed this one but yea, you can't deviate from your job at hand, period. Even to save somebody's life. You can blame the law, liability, lawyers etc but it's simple as that. He made a judgement call and thankfully it's just a suspension. You can get fired for doing something like that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 05, 2015, 05:41:52 PM
Wow! Tarantino's father says his son was dead wrong for his comments at recent anti-cop rally.

http://insider.foxnews.com/2015/11/02/quentin-tarantinos-dad-condemns-sons-anti-cop-rhetoric-hannity

Police in NY, LA, Philadelphia, Colorado and NJ have now joined boycott.

Oh and days before his rant he actually required police assistance!
http://dailycaller.com/2015/11/04/quentin-tarantino-called-cops-days-before-attending-anti-police-rally/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Wrecktangle on Nov 06, 2015, 06:05:48 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 27, 2015, 12:55:31 AM
A feminist will only do things for women. I should think that's obvious. Find me a feminist in office who will lobby for more research into male contraceptives or abolishing alimony and child support.

Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 26, 2015, 03:28:38 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Oct 23, 2015, 01:24:30 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 22, 2015, 11:30:20 PM
I take it that a good thing happened in canada.
Yep, those taxes and "refugees" sure are great!

I just read that Trudeau recently announced he was proud to be a feminist lol! Canada is so screwed, this guy sounds like a real wet namby pamby.

He's barely been in office a week and his priorities are, and I quote, tackling GamerGate and misogyny in video games. Why people voted for this clown is beyond me. But, credit where it's due. He's serious about legalizing weed.

Canada is lucky to have elected what looks to be a progressive government. A PM who, by traditional definition, a feminist is hardly a bad thing.I am not entirely informed on his party policies, but the more I hear the more I like. Eg the "Because it's 2015" response.

I'll take that over Australia's conservative Malcolm Turnbull/Tony Abbott government.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 06, 2015, 06:10:53 AM
Quote from: Wrecktangle on Nov 06, 2015, 06:05:48 AM
Canada is lucky to have elected what looks to be a progressive government.

Again, his priorities do not indicate that this is a good thing. I hate anything labeled "progressive" because in this day and age, that means censorship and wrong think.

Quote from: Wrecktangle on Nov 06, 2015, 06:05:48 AMA PM who, by traditional definition, a feminist is hardly a bad thing.I am not entirely informed on his party policies, but the more I hear the more I like. Eg the "Because it's 2015" response.

The traditional definition means absolutely nothing. His actions will determine what happens. I'm all for the 50/50 cabinet but I'm still suspicious that he did it for aesthetics rather than purely practical purposes. However, word is getting out that the appointed women are indeed qualified and know their job, so that's encouraging. Also, remember that he only has three more women in his cabinet than Harper did and of those women, only four are non-white. So, it's not like it's a monumental change. I'm waiting to see what it means in practical terms.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 07, 2015, 03:33:14 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 06, 2015, 06:10:53 AM
Quote from: Wrecktangle on Nov 06, 2015, 06:05:48 AM
Canada is lucky to have elected what looks to be a progressive government.

Again, his priorities do not indicate that this is a good thing. I hate anything labeled "progressive" because in this day and age, that means censorship and wrong think.

Quote from: Wrecktangle on Nov 06, 2015, 06:05:48 AMA PM who, by traditional definition, a feminist is hardly a bad thing.I am not entirely informed on his party policies, but the more I hear the more I like. Eg the "Because it's 2015" response.

The traditional definition means absolutely nothing. His actions will determine what happens. I'm all for the 50/50 cabinet but I'm still suspicious that he did it for aesthetics rather than purely practical purposes. However, word is getting out that the appointed women are indeed qualified and know their job, so that's encouraging. Also, remember that he only has three more women in his cabinet than Harper did and of those women, only four are non-white. So, it's not like it's a monumental change. I'm waiting to see what it means in practical terms.

Oh boy, 'positive discrimination' in affect even in political cabinets??!!  -_-
Can't we just hire and use people who are right for the job, good at their job, and not just for their gender or race  ::)

This sounds so pathetic, yeah the Canadian PM is way more progressive because he has more women in his cabinet, that clearly proves it ::) But wait! of all those ladies, only four are non-white! oh the horror! non-diversity alert! code RED...CODE RED!!! Wait...is red a politically correct colour to use these days??!! we're not gonna offend anyone using red are we??!! Oh God!!

This really bugs me and I hate that its creeping into movies, having to force people into jobs, roles, positions just to meet a quota and look good on paper, whether they are actually any good doesn't seem to matter now.

Not having a go Doom, just the having a pop at the PC nonsense.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 07, 2015, 03:46:23 AM
I hear you man, no worries. For the record though, there's no such thing as "positive discrimination", just like "reverse racism/sexism" don't exist. It's just discrimination, racism, and sexism. But like I said, I'm hearing through the grapevine that the appointees are indeed qualified and deserving so it may not be so downhill. I just pray that that silly GamerGate jab was nothing more than window dressing, at least for now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 07, 2015, 04:47:30 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 07, 2015, 03:46:23 AM
I hear you man, no worries. For the record though, there's no such thing as "positive discrimination", just like "reverse racism/sexism" don't exist. It's just discrimination, racism, and sexism. But like I said, I'm hearing through the grapevine that the appointees are indeed qualified and deserving so it may not be so downhill. I just pray that that silly GamerGate jab was nothing more than window dressing, at least for now.

No there is ;) in the UK the term positive discrimination has been used in the past, can't recall if it was officially used or not, but its definitely a thing here that has been published. It has been used when companies are told (by the government) to deliberately hire more people of ethnic backgrounds to boost diversity within the work place. Public sector jobs like the police, fire brigade, nursing, council workers etc...are the roles that normally get this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 07, 2015, 05:43:58 AM
It's still discrimination, positive or negative. Labeling it as positive is just a way to make it sound like it's a good thing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 07, 2015, 10:23:44 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 07, 2015, 05:43:58 AM
It's still discrimination, positive or negative. Labeling it as positive is just a way to make it sound like it's a good thing.
You do know by that explanation; indifference is the only solution.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 07, 2015, 04:19:39 PM
If by indifference you mean letting people choose what they want to do in life, then yeah.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 07, 2015, 04:51:35 PM
Everything must be diverse now, no matter what, its just gotta be.

Look at our Royal family, they are all white, always have been, I'm amazed no one has actually popped up saying, the British Royal family needs to be more diverse to fit into modern day society, can we replace them, or a few of them.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 07, 2015, 09:09:28 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 07, 2015, 04:51:35 PM
Everything must be diverse now, no matter what, its just gotta be.

Look at our Royal family, they are all white, always have been, I'm amazed no one has actually popped up saying, the British Royal family needs to be more diverse to fit into modern day society, can we replace them, or a few of them.
f**k you think that's awesome, the royal family isn't even British. They're German.  :laugh:

Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 07, 2015, 04:19:39 PM
If by indifference you mean letting people choose what they want to do in life, then yeah.
Yea but indifference also means not being able to care about things. Letting people choose what they want to do in life is freedom. Which is why both sides are wrong.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Nov 07, 2015, 09:30:40 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 07, 2015, 04:51:35 PM
Everything must be diverse now, no matter what, its just gotta be.

Look at our Royal family, they are all white, always have been, I'm amazed no one has actually popped up saying, the British Royal family needs to be more diverse to fit into modern day society, can we replace them, or a few of them.
They are foreign German,Russian,Spanish.They royal family can only marry protestants.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 08, 2015, 05:13:29 AM
I know what they are ::) my satirical point was, they are, and always have been white, but that doesn't fly these days, everything has to be diversified or there is outrage. Outrage culture is the new trend.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Nov 08, 2015, 08:10:45 AM
Most people just point out they're long past irrelevant and the whole concept just needs to be dropped.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Nov 09, 2015, 06:42:16 PM
Quote from: SiL on Nov 08, 2015, 08:10:45 AM
Most people just point out they're long past irrelevant and the whole concept just needs to be dropped.
Its true whats the matter say in price harry marring a Catholic from a different race.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Born Of Cold Light on Nov 10, 2015, 05:17:04 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 08, 2015, 05:13:29 AM
I know what they are ::) my satirical point was, they are, and always have been white, but that doesn't fly these days, everything has to be diversified or there is outrage. Outrage culture is the new trend.

What it, down the line, the heir to the throne married a non-white?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 10, 2015, 07:51:40 AM
Quote from: Born Of Cold Light on Nov 10, 2015, 05:17:04 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 08, 2015, 05:13:29 AM
I know what they are ::) my satirical point was, they are, and always have been white, but that doesn't fly these days, everything has to be diversified or there is outrage. Outrage culture is the new trend.

What it, down the line, the heir to the throne married a non-white?
Nope. The guys in line for the throne were such major-assholes they decided to go outside the country. The buggers they found were so not English that they took the castles name as their heir name. It's as hilarious as it sounds.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 10, 2015, 08:26:14 PM
Buy it now! before you offend someone.

So Jennifer Lawrence reckons women get less than the blokes in Hollywood huh.

Could it be she maybe isn't as big as she thinks she is? or maybe she needs a new agent? Surely she (and all her feminist bandwagon followers) understands that Hollywood pay depends on how big you are, right?

The fact that people were even discussing how many millions these people get paid for doing very little is disgusting anyway frankly. You get paid millions for acting, shut up and be grateful at how lucky you are, but nevertheless...

There we go, Johansson got paid a whopping 20 million for Avengers 2, second largest amount out of the bunch, what say you now Jennifer Lawrence? Still gonna rely on Cooper and the feminist bandwagon to stand up for you?

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/avengers-age-ultron-salaries-scarlett-johansson-second-highest-earner-after-robert-downey-jr-1527852

(She got more than all those blokes?? hmmm smells like sexism and inequality to me  ::) )
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 11, 2015, 06:17:30 AM
Hollywood leading actors/actress contracts are all well vetted. However that black widow is over paid. I mean that's 10M a boob ffs.

~whiterabbit ducks!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 11, 2015, 06:38:14 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Nov 11, 2015, 06:17:30 AM
Hollywood leading actors/actress contracts are all well vetted. However that black widow is over paid. I mean that's 10M a boob ffs.

~whiterabbit ducks!

I'm just envious lol! I'd just be happy to be in it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Nov 11, 2015, 06:45:26 AM
Because you're not an actor doing this for a living.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 11, 2015, 06:53:02 AM
Quote from: SiL on Nov 11, 2015, 06:45:26 AM
Because you're not an actor doing this for a living.

OK, but I'd be happy getting a few million, even if I knew others were getting more. Why? because I'm getting paid a few million and even that is enough to set you up pretty good. I mean seriously, most regular people could quit work and retire for life on just one of these actors paychecks, just one!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Born Of Cold Light on Nov 11, 2015, 07:21:34 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Nov 10, 2015, 07:51:40 AM
Quote from: Born Of Cold Light on Nov 10, 2015, 05:17:04 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 08, 2015, 05:13:29 AM
I know what they are ::) my satirical point was, they are, and always have been white, but that doesn't fly these days, everything has to be diversified or there is outrage. Outrage culture is the new trend.

What it, down the line, the heir to the throne married a non-white?
Nope. The guys in line for the throne were such major-assholes they decided to go outside the country. The buggers they found were so not English that they took the castles name as their heir name. It's as hilarious as it sounds.

From William the Conqueror until Edward III, none of the kings could have in fact really been called English.  Even then, I would only say that the culture of the upper class was definitively anglicized under Henry V.  Richard the Lionheart, for example, was completely a Frenchman in every way possible.  Long before that, you had legitimate English kings of Viking and at least partial Celtic ancestry, and no one batted an eye.  There have been many peoples moving in over time, so to try to pin down so narrow "English," let alone "British," people is ridiculous.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Nov 12, 2015, 12:31:47 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34575019?ocid=socialflow_twitter

I love seeing this kind of thing. It's fascinating.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Nov 12, 2015, 01:32:56 PM
Hearing that some members of the EU want us to take back failed Asylum seekers we kicked out

and

that China wont let the Chinese born Miss Canada enter the country for Miss World, due to her views on Human Rights
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Nov 12, 2015, 04:02:35 PM
Becky's killer finally sent to prison god incidents like this give me the creeps:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34790178
In other news:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34786607
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 12, 2015, 05:04:08 PM
EU news summed up...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/11991098/Migrant-crisis-Donald-Tusk-warns-that-Schengen-is-on-brink-of-collapse-latest-news.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 12, 2015, 05:29:20 PM
Did anyone else hear about the idiot who went off on a professor at Yale over Halloween costumes?

http://dailycaller.com/2015/11/09/meet-the-privileged-yale-student-who-shrieked-at-her-professor/

How the f**k did universities become so backwards? I fear for the future.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 12, 2015, 06:10:17 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 12, 2015, 05:29:20 PM
Did anyone else hear about the idiot who went off on a professor at Yale over Halloween costumes?

http://dailycaller.com/2015/11/09/meet-the-privileged-yale-student-who-shrieked-at-her-professor/

How the f**k did universities become so backwards? I fear for the future.

America is messed up, outrage culture has totally taken control of everything, don't say anything to anyone and never leave your house.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Nov 12, 2015, 09:54:15 PM
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/nov/11/hp-lovecraft-biographer-rages-against-ditching-of-author-as-fantasy-prize-emblem#_=_ (http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/nov/11/hp-lovecraft-biographer-rages-against-ditching-of-author-as-fantasy-prize-emblem#_=_)

Of f**king course they gave in to the pressure. -_-
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 13, 2015, 03:24:26 AM
QuoteJoshi also provided the text of his letter to Hartwell, telling him that the decision "seems to me a craven yielding to the worst sort of political correctness and an explicit acceptance of the crude, ignorant and tendentious slanders against Lovecraft propagated by a small but noisy band of agitators.

*mic drop* More people need to stand up to these progressive mincers. Stop giving them a platform.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 13, 2015, 05:05:56 AM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Nov 12, 2015, 09:54:15 PM
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/nov/11/hp-lovecraft-biographer-rages-against-ditching-of-author-as-fantasy-prize-emblem#_=_ (http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/nov/11/hp-lovecraft-biographer-rages-against-ditching-of-author-as-fantasy-prize-emblem#_=_)

Of f**king course they gave in to the pressure. -_-

I'll be honest here, I don't know much about Lovecraft, but I still find it a shame that once again, the PC bandwagon is trying to 'change things for the better'. First this, how long before his works get taken away?

Yes I can see why he may not be a great role model for the present day, but I do think the fact this man was alive during the late 1800's to early 1900's has to be considered, times were of course hugely different. Many famous people during this period were that way inclined, merely a sign of the times, there's nothing anyone can do about it.

Jesus Christ! If Van Gogh was discovered to be a racist would they hide away all his art?

If we're going to 'airbrush' out every person that has ever expressed a view that is, by modern standards, 'problematic' and not PC, then we're going to slowly end up erasing our history and run out of people to look up to. Modern society is really, seriously going down a very worrying path with all this PC outrage and enforced safe space creating.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 13, 2015, 03:54:33 PM
http://news.uaf.edu/ice_age_mammals/

QuoteA study of life and extinctions among woolly mammoths and other ice-age animals suggests that interconnected habitats can help Arctic mammal species survive environmental changes.

A very interesting read, highlighting how megafauna survived during the last Ice Age and what their means of survival can teach us about present-day mammals.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 13, 2015, 09:47:48 PM
Teamwork. God dammit people we need to learn this! :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Nov 14, 2015, 12:36:59 AM
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/11/13/watch-live-coverage-of-paris-attacks.html

Live stream for the streets of Paris. France is going through its own 9/11
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Nov 14, 2015, 12:51:29 AM
Now is not the time for praying, now is the time for action. This is a blatant act of war, but people have already started to downplay it. You chose this Europe, you made your bed, now lie in it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: windebieste on Nov 14, 2015, 01:02:06 AM
Dozens of innocent people, Hostages including children, are get killed by zealots and all you can do is say 'You deserve it, Europe'. 

Above all else, though, your lack of compassion is appalling. 

This situation is much more complex and volatile than any easy solution can offer.

-Windebieste.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Nov 14, 2015, 01:06:42 AM
Quote from: windebieste on Nov 14, 2015, 01:02:06 AM
Dozens of innocent people, Hostages including children, are get killed by zealots and all you can do is say 'You deserve it, Europe'. 

Above all else, though, your lack of compassion is appalling. 

This situation is much more complex and volatile than any easy solution can offer.

-Windebieste.
You're right, phrasing wasn't the best there I'll admit, mistake my heart goes out to all the innocent civilians. What I should have said is that the POLITICIANS asked for this. Emotions are running a little high, I do have family there as well
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 14, 2015, 03:09:15 AM
We're playing the waiting game right now in Europe, who and why. This will have huge ramifications on the EU and the future of Europe, the face of Europe. Expect major changes now.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34814203

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Nov 14, 2015, 03:13:05 AM
If this turns out to be non-ISIS I'll shit my pants
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 14, 2015, 03:18:41 AM
Quote from: Gate on Nov 14, 2015, 03:13:05 AM
If this turns out to be non-ISIS I'll shit my pants

Agreed, but if this has any connection to the migrant crisis (terrorists sneaking in), the EU is in serious trouble, this will end Schengen I'm sure (I hope), enough is enough.

Sweden closed their borders last week, as did Slovenia, and now France.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Born Of Cold Light on Nov 14, 2015, 03:22:25 AM
I saw a report on CNN stating that the way in which terrorism has changed might make combating this rather complicated.  It used to be state sponsors that backed terrorists, then broad organizations like Al-Qaeda.  Now you have dozens of organizations, some claiming ISIS but others not, engaged in this behavior.  Someone doesn't need to be connected to anyone to carry out an attack like this; just some basic coordination, equipment, and willpower.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Nov 14, 2015, 03:22:42 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 14, 2015, 03:18:41 AM
Quote from: Gate on Nov 14, 2015, 03:13:05 AM
If this turns out to be non-ISIS I'll shit my pants

Agreed, but if this has any connection to the migrant crisis (terrorists sneaking in), the EU is in serious trouble, this will end Schengen I'm sure (I hope), enough is enough.

Sweden closed their borders last week, as did Slovenia, and now France.
https://twitter.com/RFCdan/status/665302723592519680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Nov 14, 2015, 03:23:05 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 14, 2015, 03:18:41 AM
Quote from: Gate on Nov 14, 2015, 03:13:05 AM
If this turns out to be non-ISIS I'll shit my pants

Agreed, but if this has any connection to the migrant crisis (terrorists sneaking in), the EU is in serious trouble, this will end Schengen I'm sure (I hope), enough is enough.

Sweden closed their borders last week, as did Slovenia, and now France.
Times are hopefully starting to change
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 14, 2015, 03:27:35 AM
Quote from: Gate on Nov 14, 2015, 03:22:42 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 14, 2015, 03:18:41 AM
Quote from: Gate on Nov 14, 2015, 03:13:05 AM
If this turns out to be non-ISIS I'll shit my pants

Agreed, but if this has any connection to the migrant crisis (terrorists sneaking in), the EU is in serious trouble, this will end Schengen I'm sure (I hope), enough is enough.

Sweden closed their borders last week, as did Slovenia, and now France.
https://twitter.com/RFCdan/status/665302723592519680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw


Oh no don't start with the excuses, we don't know yet, but as I said, IF this is connected to the crisis (terrorists sneaking in), then this will destroy the EU. Most of Europe is against the EU now anyway, Germans want Merkel out, this will tip the balance.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Born Of Cold Light on Nov 14, 2015, 03:28:53 AM
While it might be necessary for security purposes, I think it would be a shame if Schengen were scrapped altogether, as I think it is a tangible sign of modern European unity, and the fact that the countries, which fought each other for over a millennium, are not enemies anymore.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 14, 2015, 03:32:49 AM
I noticed that there was extra heavy security at my local cinema the other weekend as well as at Janet Jacksons concert. I mean well above extra security. I suppose there must have been chatter of an attack but no one could pin down just where it was to happen.

Sympathies to all the victims and their families and countrymen. Like any attack first the area needs to be secured and victims treated. Then follow the information gathering that will lead to the events of the attack. After that it's time to decided on what to do. Still I'm rather surprised that none of the proper authorities are sure on just who was behind this attack at the moment.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 14, 2015, 03:33:44 AM
Quote from: Born Of Cold Light on Nov 14, 2015, 03:28:53 AM
While it might be necessary for security purposes, I think it would be a shame if Schengen were scrapped altogether, as I think it is a tangible sign of modern European unity, and the fact that the countries, which fought each other for over a millennium, are not enemies anymore.

Schengen is complete f*cking joke, it needs to be gone, can't you see what's happening to Europe? You can't have borderless countries in Europe, this isn't the United States of Europe. This is mainly Merkel's fault and she is losing her grip fast, its just a matter of time now.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Born Of Cold Light on Nov 14, 2015, 03:59:06 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 14, 2015, 03:33:44 AM
Quote from: Born Of Cold Light on Nov 14, 2015, 03:28:53 AM
While it might be necessary for security purposes, I think it would be a shame if Schengen were scrapped altogether, as I think it is a tangible sign of modern European unity, and the fact that the countries, which fought each other for over a millennium, are not enemies anymore.

Schengen is complete f*cking joke, it needs to be gone, can't you see what's happening to Europe? You can't have borderless countries in Europe, this isn't the United States of Europe. This is mainly Merkel's fault and she is losing her grip fast, its just a matter of time now, and about time to.

The borders around Europe need to be considerably strengthened, I agree.  But within Europe, keeping loose borders helps promote economic and cultural growth.  Schengen needs to be reformed, but there's no reason to go back to the old fortress mentality.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vark_ on Nov 14, 2015, 04:00:29 AM
I live 25km from Paris, and it's a crazy time we're living here. Breaking news tell about 120 dead and counting, plus 60 critical injured, state of emergency is declared, borders are closed, every cop and 1500 army troop are mobilized in the capital, people are to stay at home.

As I speak, we know that 3 suicide bombers blew themselves next to the stadium, and more likely 4 shooters led havoc downtown against bars / restaurants before seizing a crowded theatre during a rock metal event. SWAT teams reacted quite quickly, then 1 was downed, and 3 blew themselves as the cops went in. Terrorists took nearly 80 lives in here
And yeah, surviving witnesses told they spoke about Syria, Hollande's foreign politics and Allah-Ackbar stuff, so this is middle-east / ISIS related, unfortunately.
Hard time fellas  :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 14, 2015, 04:01:58 AM
Quote from: Born Of Cold Light on Nov 14, 2015, 03:59:06 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 14, 2015, 03:33:44 AM
Quote from: Born Of Cold Light on Nov 14, 2015, 03:28:53 AM
While it might be necessary for security purposes, I think it would be a shame if Schengen were scrapped altogether, as I think it is a tangible sign of modern European unity, and the fact that the countries, which fought each other for over a millennium, are not enemies anymore.

Schengen is complete f*cking joke, it needs to be gone, can't you see what's happening to Europe? You can't have borderless countries in Europe, this isn't the United States of Europe. This is mainly Merkel's fault and she is losing her grip fast, its just a matter of time now, and about time to.

The borders around Europe need to be considerably strengthened, I agree.  But within Europe, keeping loose borders helps promote economic and cultural growth.  Schengen needs to be reformed, but there's no reason to go back to the old fortress mentality.

But there were no problems before, now we have huge problems, even before the migrant crisis. I don't get how having no borders is better when it has caused so much trouble.


Quote from: Vark_ on Nov 14, 2015, 04:00:29 AM
I live 25km from Paris, and it's a crazy time we're living here. Breaking news tell about 120 dead and counting, plus 60 critical injured, state of emergency is declared, borders are closed, every cop and 1500 army troop are mobilized in the capital, people are to stay at home.

As I speak, we know that 2 suicide bombers blew themselves next to the stadium, and more likely a trio of shooters led havoc downtown against bars / restaurants before seizing a crowded theatre during a rock metal event. SWAT teams killed them all quite quickly, but the terrorists took nearly 80 lives in here before they were downed.
And yeah, surviving witnesses told they spoke about Syria, Hollande's foreign politics and Allah-Ackbar stuff, so this is middle-east / ISIS related, unfortunately.
Hard time fellas  :(

It seems like a foregone conclusion really, it couldn't really be anything else.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vark_ on Nov 14, 2015, 04:10:52 AM
For anyone well informed about the international situation and middle-east crisis, that obviously figures. Although I feel terrible, I'm not surprised this happened, this was to be expected dome day, especially with the defeats ISIS suffered during the previous days, and the terror attacks in Turkey / Lebanon plus the blown russian flight.

I edited my post, situation updates talk about more terrorists than previously believed, 7 or 8 instead of 5. Most of them blew themselves in the end.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Nov 14, 2015, 08:43:20 AM
I have a friend who was in a bar just a few doors down from one of the places that was attacked. Thankfully he's OK and out of the city, waiting for a flight home at Orly. A taxi driver gave him and a bunch of other people a ride out of town for free. Respect to that man.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Nov 14, 2015, 10:29:23 AM
What exactly are the terrorists hoping to accomplish? This isn't going to encourage France to withdraw support from Syria. Attacks on citizens serve to galvanise them, and if anything allows politicians to gain support for military action. See the 2001 commencement of war in Afghanistan, for example.

This is just horrible, evil and senseless.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: x-M-x on Nov 14, 2015, 01:01:35 PM
Just i wonder what would happen if all of the EU just team up and nuke those people/country?


end it all few nukes should sort em (but im sure many on here and out there would disagree with that)

There getting in the EU... border checks should be more stronger/strict


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 14, 2015, 02:49:05 PM
Syrian passport found on dead ISIS bomber.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3318379/Hunt-Isis-killers-Syrian-passport-body-suicide-bomber-Stade-France.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Nov 14, 2015, 03:09:29 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 14, 2015, 02:49:05 PM
Syrian passport found on dead ISIS bomber.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3318379/Hunt-Isis-killers-Syrian-passport-body-suicide-bomber-Stade-France.html

Is anyone truly surprised that they came with the refugees? Anyone with half a brain saw this coming. And yet, the warnings were met with venom from the so-called "progressives." And now look where we are.

My thoughts go out to the people of France. I wish them the best during these times.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 14, 2015, 03:13:36 PM
Germany overwhelmed with fake Syrian asylum seekers with fake passports.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3305361/Germany-overwhelmed-false-asylum-seekers-Syrian-passports-forgery-experts-admit-t-spot-fakes.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Nov 14, 2015, 03:45:48 PM
It was absolutely shocking hearing about whats happened in Paris. I was watching TV when it came up as a Breaking News bulletin. And now ISIL (nee ISIS) are taking credit for it. Im dreading that its all gonna go Scorched Earth
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Nov 14, 2015, 06:25:46 PM
What happen in Paris is awful. They call it "attack on all of humanity" which sounds a bit extreme if you ask me. It was a horrible attack, but saying it was a attack on the whole human race sounds a bit much.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Nov 14, 2015, 06:40:25 PM
ISIS proclaims attack on Moscow (http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/12/middleeast/isis-russia-threat/)

WASHINGTN D.C., LONDON, AND ROME on ISIS priority hitlist (http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/619371/Islamic-State-ISIS-Britain-London-Paris-attacks-Twitter)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Le Celticant on Nov 14, 2015, 07:03:53 PM
Hey, I was 100m away from the shooting in a bar with friends when it happened, crazy night.
They locked the bar with metal fence for four hours to protect us.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: windebieste on Nov 14, 2015, 08:36:10 PM
Holy shit!  Man, I'm glad you're ok. 

Sounds like you missed becoming a statistic in this tragic event by so little. 

-Windebieste.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 14, 2015, 08:45:24 PM
Just heard on BBC news, one terrorist, with or near the Syrian passport, is believed to have come in with the migrants earlier this year.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Le Celticant on Nov 14, 2015, 09:26:30 PM
@windebieste: Thank you! Could have indeed turn that way. Maybe I should have play at the lottery that day. Honestly it was quite a nightmare, everyone was quiet and calm sitting on the floor at the bar. We could barely get news because the connection was over-saturated. So we drank and hoped for the best. Happily no one I know got shot.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: OmegaZilla on Nov 14, 2015, 09:43:56 PM
Glad to hear you're OK Le Celticant. Was worried.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: windebieste on Nov 14, 2015, 10:05:36 PM
Well, it's a good thing you weren't shot...

After all, who else can I rely on to draw RED SQUARES all over my work.   ;)

-Windebieste.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Nov 15, 2015, 04:09:18 AM
Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley quite literally "gangbanged" Hillary Clinton tonight
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 15, 2015, 08:21:46 AM
Yea but who was on top!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Nov 15, 2015, 01:30:33 PM
Glad to hear that those of you who are near the action in France are ok, my prayers go out to the country.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Le Celticant on Nov 15, 2015, 02:08:01 PM
Thank you all for the kind words

Quote from: windebieste on Nov 14, 2015, 10:05:36 PM
Well, it's a good thing you weren't shot...

After all, who else can I rely on to draw RED SQUARES all over my work.   ;)

-Windebieste.

Be careful I have improved: I do shapes of all sorts now  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: x-M-x on Nov 15, 2015, 04:45:48 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 14, 2015, 08:45:24 PM
Just heard on BBC news, one terrorist, with or near the Syrian passport, is believed to have come in with the migrants earlier this year.

You surprised? we all knew this would happen.


Quote from: Le Celticant on Nov 14, 2015, 07:03:53 PM
Hey, I was 100m away from the shooting in a bar with friends when it happened, crazy night.
They locked the bar with metal fence for four hours to protect us.

Glad you're safe dude!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 15, 2015, 11:52:14 PM
Paris attacker confirmed as fake migrant.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11997457/Paris-attacks-Syrian-passport-found-near-bomber-used-by-migrant-to-pass-through-Greece-Serbia-and-Croatia.html


Black Lives Matter/Mizzou finally show their true colours...over Paris attack. Spread this everywhere, its utterly disgusting.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/nov/14/mizzou-protesters-black-lives-matter-complain-pari/

http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2015/11/14/mizzou-campus-activists-and-black-lives-matter-complain-about-paris-stealing-the-spotlight/

http://www.westernjournalism.com/mizzou-students-are-mad-about-paris-attacks-for-this-1-reason-its-horrible/

http://dailycaller.com/2015/11/13/liberal-activists-upset-paris-terrorist-attacks-are-getting-attention-not-missouri/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Nov 15, 2015, 11:56:00 PM
I may not know you, Le Celticant, but I am glad that you are well.  :)

Stay safe.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Nov 16, 2015, 01:35:19 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 15, 2015, 11:52:14 PM
Paris attacker confirmed as fake migrant.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11997457/Paris-attacks-Syrian-passport-found-near-bomber-used-by-migrant-to-pass-through-Greece-Serbia-and-Croatia.html


Black Lives Matter/Mizzou finally show their true colours...over Paris attack. Spread this everywhere, its utterly disgusting.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/nov/14/mizzou-protesters-black-lives-matter-complain-pari/

http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2015/11/14/mizzou-campus-activists-and-black-lives-matter-complain-about-paris-stealing-the-spotlight/

http://www.westernjournalism.com/mizzou-students-are-mad-about-paris-attacks-for-this-1-reason-its-horrible/

http://dailycaller.com/2015/11/13/liberal-activists-upset-paris-terrorist-attacks-are-getting-attention-not-missouri/
You expected anything less from these privileged college idiots?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Nov 16, 2015, 04:33:55 AM
I see people I know in real life that are scared that ISIS will attack the US and take over the world. They may be evil and horrible, I don't see them being powerful enough to take over the whole world anytime soon.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 16, 2015, 04:47:04 AM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Nov 16, 2015, 04:33:55 AM
I see people I know in real life that are scared that ISIS will attack the US and take over the world. They may be evil and horrible, I don't see them being powerful enough to take over the whole world anytime soon.

If people keep leaving Syria they'll take that over cos no ones gonna be left in the country to stop them lol!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 16, 2015, 06:01:54 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 16, 2015, 04:47:04 AM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Nov 16, 2015, 04:33:55 AM
I see people I know in real life that are scared that ISIS will attack the US and take over the world. They may be evil and horrible, I don't see them being powerful enough to take over the whole world anytime soon.

If people keep leaving Syria they'll take that over cos no ones gonna be left in the country to stop them lol!
If people keep leaving Syria; ISIS will have no one to operate the country and it's infrastructure. Does no one think about things like that? None the less ISis should be dealth with and yes that will take boots on the ground.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Nov 16, 2015, 06:04:00 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Nov 16, 2015, 06:01:54 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 16, 2015, 04:47:04 AM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Nov 16, 2015, 04:33:55 AM
I see people I know in real life that are scared that ISIS will attack the US and take over the world. They may be evil and horrible, I don't see them being powerful enough to take over the whole world anytime soon.

If people keep leaving Syria they'll take that over cos no ones gonna be left in the country to stop them lol!
If people keep leaving Syria; ISIS will have no one to operate the country and it's infrastructure. Does no one think about things like that? None the less ISis should be dealth with and yes that will take boots on the ground.
It would take a lot more than just boots bud. Unfortunately no country has the stomach to do what is necessary to properly defeat an insurgency.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Nov 16, 2015, 08:41:20 AM
Quote from: Vertigo on Nov 14, 2015, 10:29:23 AMWhat exactly are the terrorists hoping to accomplish?

I don't think you can think of it in logical gains. They just hate us and want to kill and terrorise us.

That said, if by carrying out these attacks they fuel anti-Muslim sentiment in the West, then that in turn simply bolsters there rhetoric at home.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 16, 2015, 09:52:13 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Nov 16, 2015, 06:04:00 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Nov 16, 2015, 06:01:54 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 16, 2015, 04:47:04 AM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Nov 16, 2015, 04:33:55 AM
I see people I know in real life that are scared that ISIS will attack the US and take over the world. They may be evil and horrible, I don't see them being powerful enough to take over the whole world anytime soon.

If people keep leaving Syria they'll take that over cos no ones gonna be left in the country to stop them lol!
If people keep leaving Syria; ISIS will have no one to operate the country and it's infrastructure. Does no one think about things like that? None the less ISis should be dealth with and yes that will take boots on the ground.
It would take a lot more than just boots bud. Unfortunately no country has the stomach to do what is necessary to properly defeat an insurgency.
Explain. Cause at the moment I'm reading that as nerve gassing the entire f**king nest or nuking the site from orbit. I just want to be sure I get where you're coming from. By boots I mean a full military invasion along with significant causalities.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Le Celticant on Nov 16, 2015, 10:27:05 AM
@x-M-x & Guan Thwei 1992:
Thank you!  :D

The situation is a very complicated one to send boot on the ground.
There are many countries & minorities engaged in the conflict (Turkish, Jordan, Iran, Irak, Arabia, Rebels, Kurdish and of course Syria) which are for some fighting Isis but are also fighting each other (best example being Turkish bombing Kurdish and not being hostile towards ISIS).
There's a whole division between Sunni and Shiite and an even bigger between West and East block that creates a big 4 categories some being allied to countries which are worse enemies.
For example the USA and Russia both fight Isis but you all know the relation between both.
While USA helps also Arabia which supports Rebels who fight Bachar el-Assad who is an Ally to Russia who bombs rebels to protect the Syrian government.

The fact France was attacked is not something very new but people seems to have short terms memory issues.
Syria was a country controlled by France after World War I. There's a long unhappy history between France and this region of the world.
Most of today's conflicts comes from WWI and WWII if not before anyway, it's just a never ending expansion of conflicts to control today what makes the bridge between Europa, Africa and Asia.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 16, 2015, 10:40:42 AM
Ah, yea, isis is a weed with deep roots. lol I honestly wasn't thinking that PVTDukeMorrison was thinking nuke'em but sometime I do wonder. Yea it's going to take more than just a regional invasion but a serious seek and destroy campaign and there are far too many interests involved. Especially that 800lb gorilla called Putin eh I meant Russian.

Yea, all of this anger is not unfounded. France and England is paying the price for centuries of colonization and imperialism. The same shit got the US into the Vietnam and Iraq wars. It's time to deal with this treat as well but I doubt the resolve is there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Nov 16, 2015, 10:45:50 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Nov 16, 2015, 10:40:42 AMFrance and England is paying the price for centuries of colonization and imperialism.

ISIS don't give a shit about the colonial days. Besides, what about the attacks on Turkey and Russia?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 16, 2015, 11:13:15 AM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Nov 16, 2015, 10:45:50 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Nov 16, 2015, 10:40:42 AMFrance and England is paying the price for centuries of colonization and imperialism.

ISIS don't give a shit about the colonial days. Besides, what about the attacks on Turkey and Russia?
The climate that allows an ISIS to be born is in large part due to the historical conflicts and errors of European powers of yesteryear. Don't really want to get into a history lesson but all of the shit happening in the region has been simmering for ages.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Le Celticant on Nov 16, 2015, 11:48:50 AM
You just have to take a look at this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_armed_groups_in_the_Syrian_Civil_War

to understand how f* the situation is.
Funny to see that USA is allied to al-Qaeda after 9/11 because they oppose Syrian government.
It's also very indicative how many Jihadists' group are being supported by France, USA & co.

They might be the new ISIS in 10 years so simply destroying Isis isn't the answer.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: x-M-x on Nov 16, 2015, 12:48:18 PM
I still say we should just 'nuke' the bastards the whole lot of them.

Break their spirits, so they would never dare try to cross us again.

But meh that's just me (nuke first ask later)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Nov 16, 2015, 12:54:32 PM
Quote from: x-M-x on Nov 16, 2015, 12:48:18 PMI still say we should just 'nuke' the bastards the whole lot of them.

The fact anyone would actually believe this just beggars belief.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: x-M-x on Nov 16, 2015, 02:08:51 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Nov 16, 2015, 12:54:32 PM
Quote from: x-M-x on Nov 16, 2015, 12:48:18 PMI still say we should just 'nuke' the bastards the whole lot of them.

The fact anyone would actually believe this just beggars belief.

Damn shame then... bah
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Nov 16, 2015, 02:11:20 PM
I don't think nuking is a solution as it'd cause far too much damage not just to the Middle East, but in other places. Nuclear fallout will spread wherever the wind blows it towards.

Plus one country using nukes might motivate the next to do so too which could cause a nuclear crisis.

And not every country will use neutron bombs with a short half-life.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Nov 16, 2015, 02:19:50 PM
Quote from: x-M-x on Nov 16, 2015, 02:08:51 PMDamn shame then... bah

So what about the hundreds of thousands of perfectly innocent people still living in Syria?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Nov 16, 2015, 02:33:52 PM
It's all well and good saying things like we should bomb them but as HuDa says there's thousands of innocent people. This isn't "clean" warfare, these people aren't wearing uniforms.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Nov 16, 2015, 03:43:50 PM
And the fallout could affect thousands of innocent people not only in Syria, but in the surrounding countries too.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 16, 2015, 03:52:36 PM
How Europe feels?

https://anongalactic.com/50000-march-in-poland-against-immigration/

http://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/618943/EU-flag-burned-Poland-Warsaw-Brussels-chants-eurosceptic

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/poland/11989250/EU-flag-burned-as-tens-of-thousands-join-Warsaw-nationalist-demo.html

Mass protest march in Poland, up to 70,000, they burn the EU flag, they march against immigration into Europe and Poland.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Nov 16, 2015, 03:58:15 PM
One thing I will say, you can't help but feel this is gonna screw the whole Schengen plan several EU leaders are so keen on.

Making it easy for people to move between EU states is all well and good in principle, but when you start including all these countries that just don't have the rigorous border checks that the more developed nations can implement and maintain, it just means threats will slip through where security's lax and move on to the nations they want to target. Which by all accounts is exactly what happened with at least one of the attackers in this instance. Came in through Greece them moved on to France.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Nov 16, 2015, 04:14:54 PM
Quote from: Le Celticant on Nov 16, 2015, 11:48:50 AM
You just have to take a look at this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_armed_groups_in_the_Syrian_Civil_War

to understand how f* the situation is.
Funny to see that USA is allied to al-Qaeda after 9/11 because they oppose Syrian government.
It's also very indicative how many Jihadists' group are being supported by France, USA & co.

They might be the new ISIS in 10 years so simply destroying Isis isn't the answer.
Exactly first they have to be defeated through psychologically  and economic ways then the roots can be taken out also iraq needs a strong firm ruler not a puppet ruler.Also Muslims must do more not just condemn and do nothing they must do more.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 16, 2015, 04:15:27 PM
Rolling Stone and Salon destroyed on Twitter as they make absurd liberal statements such as this...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Nov 16, 2015, 04:31:24 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 16, 2015, 04:15:27 PM
Rolling Stone and Salon destroyed on Twitter as they make absurd liberal statements such as this...
There was one twitter page that got the date wrong i think it was 11/11(article)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Nov 16, 2015, 05:34:51 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Nov 16, 2015, 09:52:13 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Nov 16, 2015, 06:04:00 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Nov 16, 2015, 06:01:54 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 16, 2015, 04:47:04 AM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Nov 16, 2015, 04:33:55 AM
I see people I know in real life that are scared that ISIS will attack the US and take over the world. They may be evil and horrible, I don't see them being powerful enough to take over the whole world anytime soon.

If people keep leaving Syria they'll take that over cos no ones gonna be left in the country to stop them lol!
If people keep leaving Syria; ISIS will have no one to operate the country and it's infrastructure. Does no one think about things like that? None the less ISis should be dealth with and yes that will take boots on the ground.
It would take a lot more than just boots bud. Unfortunately no country has the stomach to do what is necessary to properly defeat an insurgency.
Explain. Cause at the moment I'm reading that as nerve gassing the entire f**king nest or nuking the site from orbit. I just want to be sure I get where you're coming from. By boots I mean a full military invasion along with significant causalities.
Unfortunately, despite how much I would love to turn that whole region into glass, it's a lot more complicated than that. What I meant is that if a full on invasion were to take place in Syria it won't be like Normandy, think more Afghanistan 2.0, and the whole time we'd have to stay away from Assad's territory and the big Russian bear he has at his side.

So lets say we do invade, we have full boots one the ground from multiple different nations. At first IS is confident and actually attacks with a mix of conventional forces and guerrilla tactics. After a few weeks of their forces getting decimated by the first modern army they've ever had to face, they realize they aren't as good as they thought, so they now go full blown Taliban. They blend in with the local populace, bury IEDs in roads to hit convoys, that sort of shit. As long as we have the current counter insurgency doctrine, they've won. What we would need to do is hit hard, unfortunately that brings civilian casualties, and the moment a picture of a dead Syrian boy in a bombed out house ends up on twitter we become the bad guys, and the homefront is shot.

So to prevent that, the government controls the media, only what they want the people to see about the war gets through. So now we're in Syria, bombing the mosques and hospitals IS is using as weapon caches, this will no doubt bring about anger from the local population, and more will start to join up with ISIS. How do we deal with this?Well, the only way to completely destroy their ideology would be to kill every single one of them. But wait, now you just killed a little boys father, this kids gonna want to get revenge, now we have to kill him to, and everyone else that supports them. This includes women and children. If Iraq and Afghanistan taught us anything, it's that hearts and minds approach does not work, the Taliban are still strong in Afghanistan, and their numbers are still growing. We would have to police the local population, make them believe that what's happening is their fault, I'm talking full treaty of Versailles.

So lets say it's a success, we've bombed them to hell and all that remains of ISIS is a few pockets of barely functioning resistance. What do we do about the leadership in the country? We could take out Assad, risk WW3 with Russia, and try to enforce a Western democracy with a permanent military presence (Because that worked so well everywhere else), or we could use the other option. Unfortunately, all the people in these regions seem to understand is the sword, and dictatorships seem to be the only political option that works in these regions. So we let Assad stay, give him some funding under the table and let him and his forces keep the locals under control. Now we have every liberal arts graduate saying that we support a blood thirsty tyrant. If Assad is evil, then he's a necessary evil.

It's shitty, but this is the only way I can see a full blown invasion work out. Keep in mind you have all these "refugees" in places like Germany and France, I'm not so sure they'd support any sort of ground war.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Nov 16, 2015, 05:52:11 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Nov 16, 2015, 05:34:51 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Nov 16, 2015, 09:52:13 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Nov 16, 2015, 06:04:00 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Nov 16, 2015, 06:01:54 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 16, 2015, 04:47:04 AM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Nov 16, 2015, 04:33:55 AM
I see people I know in real life that are scared that ISIS will attack the US and take over the world. They may be evil and horrible, I don't see them being powerful enough to take over the whole world anytime soon.

If people keep leaving Syria they'll take that over cos no ones gonna be left in the country to stop them lol!
If people keep leaving Syria; ISIS will have no one to operate the country and it's infrastructure. Does no one think about things like that? None the less ISis should be dealth with and yes that will take boots on the ground.
It would take a lot more than just boots bud. Unfortunately no country has the stomach to do what is necessary to properly defeat an insurgency.
Explain. Cause at the moment I'm reading that as nerve gassing the entire f**king nest or nuking the site from orbit. I just want to be sure I get where you're coming from. By boots I mean a full military invasion along with significant causalities.
Unfortunately, despite how much I would love to turn that whole region into glass, it's a lot more complicated than that. What I meant is that if a full on invasion were to take place in Syria it won't be like Normandy, think more Afghanistan 2.0, and the whole time we'd have to stay away from Assad's territory and the big Russian bear he has at his side.

So lets say we do invade, we have full boots one the ground from multiple different nations. At first IS is confident and actually attacks with a mix of conventional forces and guerrilla tactics. After a few weeks of their forces getting decimated by the first modern army they've ever had to face, they realize they aren't as good as they thought, so they now go full blown Taliban. They blend in with the local populace, bury IEDs in roads to hit convoys, that sort of shit. As long as we have the current counter insurgency doctrine, they've won. What we would need to do is hit hard, unfortunately that brings civilian casualties, and the moment a picture of a dead Syrian boy in a bombed out house ends up on twitter we become the bad guys, and the homefront is shot.

So to prevent that, the government controls the media, only what they want the people to see about the war gets through. So now we're in Syria, bombing the mosques and hospitals IS is using as weapon caches, this will no doubt bring about anger from the local population, and more will start to join up with ISIS. How do we deal with this?Well, the only way to completely destroy their ideology would be to kill every single one of them. But wait, now you just killed a little boys father, this kids gonna want to get revenge, now we have to kill him to, and everyone else that supports them. This includes women and children. If Iraq and Afghanistan taught us anything, it's that hearts and minds approach does not work, the Taliban are still strong in Afghanistan, and their numbers are still growing. We would have to police the local population, make them believe that what's happening is their fault, I'm talking full treaty of Versailles.

So lets say it's a success, we've bombed them to hell and all that remains of ISIS is a few pockets of barely functioning resistance. What do we do about the leadership in the country? We could take out Assad, risk WW3 with Russia, and try to enforce a Western democracy with a permanent military presence (Because that worked so well everywhere else), or we could use the other option. Unfortunately, all the people in these regions seem to understand is the sword, and dictatorships seem to be the only political option that works in these regions. So we let Assad stay, give him some funding under the table and let him and his forces keep the locals under control. Now we have every liberal arts graduate saying that we support a blood thirsty tyrant. If Assad is evil, then he's a necessary evil.

It's shitty, but this is the only way I can see a full blown invasion work out. Keep in mind you have all these "refugees" in places like Germany and France, I'm not so sure they'd support any sort of ground war.
Agree with you Invading forces must learn form their mistake.They should copy what the UK did in the Maylan emergency the only time communists were defeated also in Northern Ireland.I think only UK and Pakistan should be sent (they do have a lot of experience)Forget the UK only Muslim countries should send boots in the ground.If they do send western countries to intervene i think they should only send the guys that are Muslim(550 solders in the UK army that are Muslim)read this article:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12504162
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Nov 16, 2015, 06:20:27 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Nov 16, 2015, 05:52:11 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Nov 16, 2015, 05:34:51 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Nov 16, 2015, 09:52:13 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Nov 16, 2015, 06:04:00 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Nov 16, 2015, 06:01:54 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 16, 2015, 04:47:04 AM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Nov 16, 2015, 04:33:55 AM
I see people I know in real life that are scared that ISIS will attack the US and take over the world. They may be evil and horrible, I don't see them being powerful enough to take over the whole world anytime soon.

If people keep leaving Syria they'll take that over cos no ones gonna be left in the country to stop them lol!
If people keep leaving Syria; ISIS will have no one to operate the country and it's infrastructure. Does no one think about things like that? None the less ISis should be dealth with and yes that will take boots on the ground.
It would take a lot more than just boots bud. Unfortunately no country has the stomach to do what is necessary to properly defeat an insurgency.
Explain. Cause at the moment I'm reading that as nerve gassing the entire f**king nest or nuking the site from orbit. I just want to be sure I get where you're coming from. By boots I mean a full military invasion along with significant causalities.
Unfortunately, despite how much I would love to turn that whole region into glass, it's a lot more complicated than that. What I meant is that if a full on invasion were to take place in Syria it won't be like Normandy, think more Afghanistan 2.0, and the whole time we'd have to stay away from Assad's territory and the big Russian bear he has at his side.

So lets say we do invade, we have full boots one the ground from multiple different nations. At first IS is confident and actually attacks with a mix of conventional forces and guerrilla tactics. After a few weeks of their forces getting decimated by the first modern army they've ever had to face, they realize they aren't as good as they thought, so they now go full blown Taliban. They blend in with the local populace, bury IEDs in roads to hit convoys, that sort of shit. As long as we have the current counter insurgency doctrine, they've won. What we would need to do is hit hard, unfortunately that brings civilian casualties, and the moment a picture of a dead Syrian boy in a bombed out house ends up on twitter we become the bad guys, and the homefront is shot.

So to prevent that, the government controls the media, only what they want the people to see about the war gets through. So now we're in Syria, bombing the mosques and hospitals IS is using as weapon caches, this will no doubt bring about anger from the local population, and more will start to join up with ISIS. How do we deal with this?Well, the only way to completely destroy their ideology would be to kill every single one of them. But wait, now you just killed a little boys father, this kids gonna want to get revenge, now we have to kill him to, and everyone else that supports them. This includes women and children. If Iraq and Afghanistan taught us anything, it's that hearts and minds approach does not work, the Taliban are still strong in Afghanistan, and their numbers are still growing. We would have to police the local population, make them believe that what's happening is their fault, I'm talking full treaty of Versailles.

So lets say it's a success, we've bombed them to hell and all that remains of ISIS is a few pockets of barely functioning resistance. What do we do about the leadership in the country? We could take out Assad, risk WW3 with Russia, and try to enforce a Western democracy with a permanent military presence (Because that worked so well everywhere else), or we could use the other option. Unfortunately, all the people in these regions seem to understand is the sword, and dictatorships seem to be the only political option that works in these regions. So we let Assad stay, give him some funding under the table and let him and his forces keep the locals under control. Now we have every liberal arts graduate saying that we support a blood thirsty tyrant. If Assad is evil, then he's a necessary evil.

It's shitty, but this is the only way I can see a full blown invasion work out. Keep in mind you have all these "refugees" in places like Germany and France, I'm not so sure they'd support any sort of ground war.
Agree with you Invading forces must learn form their mistake.They should copy what the UK did in the Maylan emergency the only time communists were defeated also in Northern Ireland.I think only UK and Pakistan should be sent (they do have a lot of experience)Forget the UK only Muslim countries should send boots in the ground.If they do send western countries to intervene i think they should only send the guys that are Muslim(550 solders in the UK army that are Muslim)read this article:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12504162
The only problems with that are:
A) Muslim countries are really bad at fighting wars.
B) A good chunk of them are in a state of war already.
C) Not enough Muslims are in allied military's to create a sizable fighting force.
D) Everyone would cry racism because only Muslims are being sent in.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Nov 16, 2015, 06:39:52 PM
Quote from: Guan Thwei 1992 on Nov 16, 2015, 02:11:20 PM
I don't think nuking is a solution as it'd cause far too much damage not just to the Middle East, but in other places. Nuclear fallout will spread wherever the wind blows it towards.

Dropping nukes on anything is a bad idea. It was way different when the US did it on Japan 70 years ago. if we pull off a "Operation Unthinkable" on ISIS then it would kill millions of people and would likely cause other countries to step in to start a nuclear war. Nukes are always bad and we never needed them in the first place since Japan would have lost WW2 seeing that they would have surrender to the Soviet Union,
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 16, 2015, 09:57:50 PM
I fear for the safety of Muslims in Europe. Hell, even here in Canada there a problems. Just today, in Peterborough, about two hours from where I live, a mosque was targeted by arsonists. Things will only be worse before they become better.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 16, 2015, 11:22:05 PM
There are no good solutions at all. Which is why there is a massive evacuation of the country.

@PVTDukeMorrison: Yea I agree with your outlook and that such a situation is very real in any invasion. However perhaps this will become the first all drone war. What I mean is that there is a reason we were developing such technology and this is it. Kind of like the movie Screamers in a way, for a fictional type of analogy. Just let those things patrol the sky and seal of the country. It's a better way of avoiding direct conflict with the Russians. Stupid Putin may actually want a war anyways. So it is not a good idea to put forces on the ground.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Nov 17, 2015, 12:42:25 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 16, 2015, 04:47:04 AM
If people keep leaving Syria they'll take that over cos no ones gonna be left in the country to stop them lol!

If ISIS becomes too big then they will fall faster. The bigger they become, the faster they fall. The Ottoman Empire, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union all end up falling down after how big and powerful they become. ISIS will never take over the world since there too many militaries on Earth that vastly outnumbers ISIS. Other countries haven't seem to bother with ISIS since it's not their problem.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: razeak on Nov 17, 2015, 02:04:10 AM
It's a shame what happened in Paris. I hope everyone involved pays. The Mizzou crybabies are ridiculous.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: x-M-x on Nov 17, 2015, 08:30:48 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 16, 2015, 09:57:50 PM
I fear for the safety of Muslims in Europe. Hell, even here in Canada there a problems. Just today, in Peterborough, about two hours from where I live, a mosque was targeted by arsonists. Things will only be worse before they become better.

Yea it isn't fair, not all Muslims are bad... but when shit goes down... any MUSLIM in ANY COUNTRY is a target.


They better hide and stay indoors while this whole thing blows over.


Muslims in Paris schools work etc are the most to be targeted this week.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Nov 17, 2015, 08:44:24 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 16, 2015, 09:57:50 PMI fear for the safety of Muslims in Europe. Hell, even here in Canada there a problems. Just today, in Peterborough, about two hours from where I live, a mosque was targeted by arsonists. Things will only be worse before they become better.

Exactly as I said - by attacking us they help fuel this anti-Muslin sentiment among idiots who think these terrorists are actually representative of Muslims, which in turn only reinforces ISIS' own rhetoric back home.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 17, 2015, 03:47:50 PM
Interesting....
http://blogs.new.spectator.co.uk/2015/11/nine-conclusions-not-to-draw-from-the-paris-attacks/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Nov 17, 2015, 04:04:50 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 17, 2015, 03:47:50 PM
Interesting....
http://blogs.new.spectator.co.uk/2015/11/nine-conclusions-not-to-draw-from-the-paris-attacks/

Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Nov 16, 2015, 06:20:27 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Nov 16, 2015, 05:52:11 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Nov 16, 2015, 05:34:51 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Nov 16, 2015, 09:52:13 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Nov 16, 2015, 06:04:00 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Nov 16, 2015, 06:01:54 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 16, 2015, 04:47:04 AM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Nov 16, 2015, 04:33:55 AM
I see people I know in real life that are scared that ISIS will attack the US and take over the world. They may be evil and horrible, I don't see them being powerful enough to take over the whole world anytime soon.

If people keep leaving Syria they'll take that over cos no ones gonna be left in the country to stop them lol!
If people keep leaving Syria; ISIS will have no one to operate the country and it's infrastructure. Does no one think about things like that? None the less ISis should be dealth with and yes that will take boots on the ground.
It would take a lot more than just boots bud. Unfortunately no country has the stomach to do what is necessary to properly defeat an insurgency.
Explain. Cause at the moment I'm reading that as nerve gassing the entire f**king nest or nuking the site from orbit. I just want to be sure I get where you're coming from. By boots I mean a full military invasion along with significant causalities.
Unfortunately, despite how much I would love to turn that whole region into glass, it's a lot more complicated than that. What I meant is that if a full on invasion were to take place in Syria it won't be like Normandy, think more Afghanistan 2.0, and the whole time we'd have to stay away from Assad's territory and the big Russian bear he has at his side.

So lets say we do invade, we have full boots one the ground from multiple different nations. At first IS is confident and actually attacks with a mix of conventional forces and guerrilla tactics. After a few weeks of their forces getting decimated by the first modern army they've ever had to face, they realize they aren't as good as they thought, so they now go full blown Taliban. They blend in with the local populace, bury IEDs in roads to hit convoys, that sort of shit. As long as we have the current counter insurgency doctrine, they've won. What we would need to do is hit hard, unfortunately that brings civilian casualties, and the moment a picture of a dead Syrian boy in a bombed out house ends up on twitter we become the bad guys, and the homefront is shot.

So to prevent that, the government controls the media, only what they want the people to see about the war gets through. So now we're in Syria, bombing the mosques and hospitals IS is using as weapon caches, this will no doubt bring about anger from the local population, and more will start to join up with ISIS. How do we deal with this?Well, the only way to completely destroy their ideology would be to kill every single one of them. But wait, now you just killed a little boys father, this kids gonna want to get revenge, now we have to kill him to, and everyone else that supports them. This includes women and children. If Iraq and Afghanistan taught us anything, it's that hearts and minds approach does not work, the Taliban are still strong in Afghanistan, and their numbers are still growing. We would have to police the local population, make them believe that what's happening is their fault, I'm talking full treaty of Versailles.

So lets say it's a success, we've bombed them to hell and all that remains of ISIS is a few pockets of barely functioning resistance. What do we do about the leadership in the country? We could take out Assad, risk WW3 with Russia, and try to enforce a Western democracy with a permanent military presence (Because that worked so well everywhere else), or we could use the other option. Unfortunately, all the people in these regions seem to understand is the sword, and dictatorships seem to be the only political option that works in these regions. So we let Assad stay, give him some funding under the table and let him and his forces keep the locals under control. Now we have every liberal arts graduate saying that we support a blood thirsty tyrant. If Assad is evil, then he's a necessary evil.

It's shitty, but this is the only way I can see a full blown invasion work out. Keep in mind you have all these "refugees" in places like Germany and France, I'm not so sure they'd support any sort of ground war.
Agree with you Invading forces must learn form their mistake.They should copy what the UK did in the Maylan emergency the only time communists were defeated also in Northern Ireland.I think only UK and Pakistan should be sent (they do have a lot of experience)Forget the UK only Muslim countries should send boots in the ground.If they do send western countries to intervene i think they should only send the guys that are Muslim(550 solders in the UK army that are Muslim)read this article:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12504162
The only problems with that are:
A) Muslim countries are really bad at fighting wars.
B) A good chunk of them are in a state of war already.
C) Not enough Muslims are in allied military's to create a sizable fighting force.
D) Everyone would cry racism because only Muslims are being sent in.
True what you say but what i meant to send only the Muslims in is as a back up force so the main force is the Iraqi army(true people would cry racism).Actually you would be surprised about Pakistan miltary history, a lot of people say their military is good and they do have a deep history(they did rescue the US marines in Mogadishu)Check this out:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_history_of_Pakistan
(have Malysia and Indonesia as a back up force)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Nov 17, 2015, 04:16:50 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 17, 2015, 03:47:50 PMInteresting....
http://blogs.new.spectator.co.uk/2015/11/nine-conclusions-not-to-draw-from-the-paris-attacks/

What an obviously inflammatory piece of tosh.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Nov 17, 2015, 04:48:15 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Nov 17, 2015, 04:16:50 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 17, 2015, 03:47:50 PMInteresting....
http://blogs.new.spectator.co.uk/2015/11/nine-conclusions-not-to-draw-from-the-paris-attacks/

What an obviously inflammatory piece of tosh.
That is what i am thinking.

Quote from: x-M-x on Nov 17, 2015, 08:30:48 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 16, 2015, 09:57:50 PM
I fear for the safety of Muslims in Europe. Hell, even here in Canada there a problems. Just today, in Peterborough, about two hours from where I live, a mosque was targeted by arsonists. Things will only be worse before they become better.

Yea it isn't fair, not all Muslims are bad... but when shit goes down... any MUSLIM in ANY COUNTRY is a target.


They better hide and stay indoors while this whole thing blows over.


Muslims in Paris schools work etc are the most to be targeted this week.
Said thing was that in the UK a black women started to insult a Muslim. before 9/11 there were the victims! and look at SOME of them now!(does anybody remember the conflict in Northern Ireland because in the UK Irish people were discriminated like what is happening to Muslims now how quickly people forget and i wonder which group will be next Hindus,Sikhs Welsh people Scottish nationalists?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Nov 17, 2015, 10:52:39 PM
French-German Intelligence foils terrorist attack in Hannover (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/germany-terror-alert-ambulance-packed-6849876)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Nov 18, 2015, 03:55:23 AM
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/11/17/europe/germany-netherlands-soccer-canceled/index.html (http://edition.cnn.com/2015/11/17/europe/germany-netherlands-soccer-canceled/index.html)
Quote'Serious plans for explosions' cancel Netherlands-Germany soccer match

(CNN)—"Serious plans for explosions" forced the evacuation of a stadium in Hannover, Germany, on Tuesday night before a Netherlands-Germany friendly soccer match, the police chief for Germany's Lower Saxony region told Germany's public broadcaster NDR.....


http://edition.cnn.com/2015/11/17/world/air-france-flight-diverted/index.html (http://edition.cnn.com/2015/11/17/world/air-france-flight-diverted/index.html)
Quote2 Air France flights diverted due to bomb threats


CNN)—Two Air France flights were diverted Tuesday night because of bomb threats, officials said.

Both flights landed safely.

"Diversion of flights are the most draconian response to a bomb threat. I think right now we take this seriously until we hear some explanation to the validity of the bomb threat," said CNN national security analyst Juliette Kayyem.....
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 18, 2015, 05:03:08 AM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Nov 17, 2015, 04:16:50 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 17, 2015, 03:47:50 PMInteresting....
http://blogs.new.spectator.co.uk/2015/11/nine-conclusions-not-to-draw-from-the-paris-attacks/

What an obviously inflammatory piece of tosh.

In what way? most of it is the stark truth which many people (SJW's) simply don't wanna handle. Perfect example, all the liberal extremists that scream racism if you say you don't agree with the migrant influx. That my friend, is complete tosh.

Believe it or not there are people (liberal fanatics/SJW's) actually saying that the evidence about the 1/2 terrorists coming through migrant channels was falsified, a conspiracy against the refugees or setup by ISIS to make us hate the refugees. They are so blinkered to the truth that they are literately making sh*t up to justify their agenda for an open door migrant policy. You look around at comments and you'll find this, people are saying they want more 'refugees' to come in, in response to the massive security breach now proven by the Paris attack.

This situation is very worrying, we are at a point where liberals are so fanatical in their ways that they are distorting reality to fit their agendas. Everyone knows that 1 terrorist came through with the migrants from Greece, I've recently heard 2. Despite the fact they may have been Euro nationals, it still shows how bad security is in this crisis and how very real the ISIS threat of 4000 fighters having come through already.

Now look at Germany, a huge attack stopped, this is now f*cking serious, How many big games are at risk now? how many games will go ahead? will people go? (I wouldn't). ISIS are now confident, they have the numbers, they have us on the run and they are getting more and more through via the migrant channels, which people still champion!

In my humble opinion Europe is effectively saying, we accept/will chance, more attacks on our own people simply to help out the 'refugees' (economic migrants). ISIS have a green light to hit us hard because we are doing nothing to stop them, we are effectively allowing their backup to come through Europe, to bolster their ranks.

This needs to stop now! all of it, this 'refugee' crisis has now been proven to be a major security risk to the people in Europe, and the majority don't even want it! (I might add there are now calls for Merkel's resignation).

Former French Justice Minister: Merkel was wrong.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34841388

Eastern Europe now fully against Merkel.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-11-17/paris-terror-uniting-east-europe-against-merkel-s-refugee-plan

Thousands of Germans protest for Merkel to go earlier this month (didn't hear about this one, I wonder why).
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3308583/Flashpoint-Berlin-anti-immigration-protesters-clash-police-call-traitor-people-Angela-Merkel-s-resignation.html


Get this for trying to keep things clean...BBC report...http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34850310

The German police chief said that so far "we've no indication that a terrorist has entered Germany as an asylum seeker in order to carry out an attack".

LOL! you've had over 70,000 enter Germany, unchecked, apparently claiming to be refugees lol!! Oh sure, perfectly safe, no worries there  ::)

It is not just politicians but the intelligence community that is questioning a Europe where extremists are able to move people and weapons freely between countries in the Schengen area.

However, many officials and politicians are warning that in the weeks ahead, the passport-free Schengen zone could be at risk. Finland's Interior Minister Petteri Orpo said: "Tens of thousands of people were coming into Europe and they are not being registered. We don't know who they are."

And finally, Majority of American State Governors have opposed/suspended Syrian migrants into their States (check map).
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/paris-terror-attacks/texas-gov-greg-abbott-we-wont-accept-syrian-refugees-after-n464221
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Nov 18, 2015, 08:50:20 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 18, 2015, 05:03:08 AMPerfect example, all the liberal extremists that scream racism if you say you don't agree with the migrant influx.

That's equally inflammatory, just on the opposite end of the scale.

In other sad news, Jonah Lomu, quite possibly the greatest rugby player of all time and a hero of the sport, has passed away unexpectedly aged just 40. I don't normally get legitimately emotionally invested in the lives of sports stars, but this has bummed me out quite a bit.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.radionz.co.nz%2Fassets%2Fnews%2F25359%2Feight_col_Jonah_Lomu_in_a_typical_barnstorming_run_against_England_in_2002.jpg%3F1412293997&hash=76222258dc9ca4c7af5e83f60885dbdf6371cd30)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 18, 2015, 04:43:19 PM
LOL! CODE RED!!!

Once again liberals are proven wrong!!!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3322649/The-enemy-Nearly-SEVENTY-arrested-America-ISIS-plots-include-refugees-given-safe-haven-turned-terror.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Nov 18, 2015, 04:46:00 PM
Ah yes, the Daily Mail. That bastion of un-biased news reporting ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 18, 2015, 04:48:03 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Nov 18, 2015, 04:46:00 PM
Ah yes, the Daily Mail. That bastion of un-biased news reporting ::)

Jesus Christ dude, seriously, how many more excuses are people gonna spew before you finally get what's going on here  ::)
Maybe another big terrorist attack is what you want huh  -_-
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Nov 18, 2015, 05:26:54 PM
Here is a translation of a passage from the Qu'ran:

"Do good to relatives, orphans, the needy, the neighbour who is near of kin, the neighbour who's a stranger, to the companion at your side, and to the traveller,"

Essentially be kind to all. Now that is the true Islam. Heard it thought it perfectly suited.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Nov 18, 2015, 05:52:29 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 18, 2015, 04:48:03 PMJesus Christ dude, seriously, how many more excuses are people gonna spew before you finally get what's going on here  ::)
Maybe another big terrorist attack is what you want huh  -_-

I never said nothing needs to be done. I'm just pointing out your not exactly picking the most level-headed sources.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Nov 18, 2015, 06:09:50 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Nov 18, 2015, 05:52:29 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 18, 2015, 04:48:03 PMJesus Christ dude, seriously, how many more excuses are people gonna spew before you finally get what's going on here  ::)
Maybe another big terrorist attack is what you want huh  -_-

I never said nothing needs to be done. I'm just pointing
out your not exactly picking the most level-headed sources.
some people just lidten to the news and belive anything that is how rasicm happens.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Nov 18, 2015, 06:13:37 PM
Huda's right, not all sources are correct.

I am being bombarded by biased propaganda saying Turkey boo'ed and shouted "Allah Akbar" during a minute of silence for the Paris victims during a match.

Are people seriously deaf? I saw the video and there's no "Allah Akbar" chanting, and I'm not even freaking Turkish. Someone said they were chanting for the victims of the Ankara bombings that almost nobody gave a damn about.

Because obviously chanting something in a foreign language = Allah Akbar...  ::)

Sorry for the rant, it's something that's annoying me. Turkey has also been hit by terrorist activity, and while their outburst is uncalled for, nobody gave them a minute of silence or put Turkish flags on their Facebook profiles...

In all truthfulness, what happened in Paris is tragic, but also what's happened in Turkey, India, Iraq, Syria... I won't be able to fit the amount of country flags on my profile.

So be careful what you guys read on the news, a lot of biased misinformation going on there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Nov 18, 2015, 06:20:55 PM
Quote from: Guan Thwei 1992 on Nov 18, 2015, 06:13:37 PM
Huda's right, not all sources are correct.

I am being bombarded by biased propaganda saying Turkey boo'ed and shouted "Allah Akbar" during a minute of silence for the Paris victims during a match.

Are people seriously deaf? I saw the video and there's no "Allah Akbar" chanting, and I'm not even freaking Turkish. Someone said they were chanting for the victims of the Ankara bombings that almost nobody gave a damn about.

Because obviously chanting something in a foreign language = Allah Akbar...  ::)

Sorry for the rant, it's something that's annoying me. Turkey has also been hit by terrorist activity, and while their outburst is uncalled for, nobody gave them a minute of silence or put Turkish flags on their Facebook profiles...

In all truthfulness, what happened in Paris is tragic, but also what's happened in Turkey, India, Iraq, Syria... I won't be able to fit the amount of country flags on my profile.

So be careful what you guys read on the news, a lot of biased misinformation going on there.
glad some people know about the truth also don't forget the peole that died in muslim countries in terror attacks like in Lebanon and Pakistan.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Nov 18, 2015, 06:41:01 PM
Exactly, City Hunter. It's a sad world we live in.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 18, 2015, 06:44:37 PM
Guys, it's a main British paper, Daily Mail, I hardly think they are lying  ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Nov 18, 2015, 06:54:19 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 18, 2015, 06:44:37 PMGuys, it's a main British paper, Daily Mail, I hardly think they are lying  ::)

You aren't British are you...

Yoghurt is probably terrorists according to the Daily Mail.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Darkness on Nov 18, 2015, 08:12:56 PM
I must admit I read the Daily Mail website every day. The stories are so sensationalised but entertaining to read.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 18, 2015, 09:01:49 PM
-_-

Yeah because the Daily Mail is gonna make up that kind of story and no one will ever notice  ::)

Sensationalism is common place in news, but the story will be accurate. All I'm seeing is people simply not wanting to accept what's going on, terrorists coming in with refugees, and now refugees turning out to be terrorists. But sure, ignore it, keep letting them in, everything will obviously be fine.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Nov 18, 2015, 09:35:30 PM
You guys won't ever really find an unbiased news source, both have agendas that need to be pushed. It's like choosing between Fox News and CNN, both give you the barebones story and then fill it with sensationalized crap and race baiting. Best you can do is listen to both sides and then draw your own conclusions from there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 18, 2015, 09:45:28 PM
The current state of the media is bullshit and bloggers are not journalist.

That being said, the Islam that terrorist preach is not true Islam at all. It's a corrupted, vile version and by their own book they are going to hell. It's all bullshit.

Just as bullshit as the compassion supposedly shown by the US in letting in 10K Syrian refugees. Cut the terrorist bullshit, we ain't letting in the bums. The US is going to pick and choose the highly skilled only. Sure we'll take some kids and old folks so it's not that obvious.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Darkness on Nov 18, 2015, 09:47:27 PM
Oh, I'm with you, man. If there was an ever a case to close the borders completely, this is it. Usually there's a grain of truth in daily mails articles but it's so exaggerated. And they really do post the most ridiculous things. I guess that's why it's like one of the most popular news sites in the world.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 19, 2015, 05:09:50 AM
Well if you guys missed my link, the majority of US State Governors have opposed and moved to suspend letting in Syrian migrants. So right now Obama is really up against it.

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/paris-terror-attacks/texas-gov-greg-abbott-we-wont-accept-syrian-refugees-after-n464221

Plus, the US appears to be the only country so far that has found actual refugees acting as terrorists (Paris attacker was a Euro national who got through with the migrants), what more does anyone need??

Democrats are skating on thin ice right now, most Americans I believe probably agree with the Republicans on this, most of Europe is now against this migrant bs (Merkel on the ropes big time). If the migrants are allowed into the US, and one incident occurs linked to any refugee, no matter how small, the Democrats will be finished.

Just in...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3324299/Five-Syrian-men-attempting-travel-U-S-using-fake-passports-detained-Honduras-police-say.html

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/11/18/honduras-catches-5-syrians-with-stolen-greek-passports-headed-to-u-s-a/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 19, 2015, 07:39:52 AM
It's republican governors that are saying no for purely political reasons. None the less the governors have no legal standing to refuse federally issued migrants.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 19, 2015, 07:57:45 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Nov 19, 2015, 07:39:52 AM
It's republican governors that are saying no for purely political reasons. None the less the governors have no legal standing to refuse federally issued migrants.

Depends what happens this Thursday in Congress, I don't see how they can ignore the majority, you can't basically.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Nov 19, 2015, 08:43:48 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 18, 2015, 06:44:37 PM
Guys, it's a main British paper, Daily Mail, I hardly think they are lying  ::)

::) Wow. First person alive to ever say that about the Daily Mail. I don't trust the trade media in general. They all have some slant towards sensationalism for sales or for political gain. The Daily Mail is notorious for it.

Personally I hate weighing in on these conversations as I'm neither left nor right. Nothing represents how I feel about things and I don't pretend to have the answer nor do I pretend to think we're not going to get attacked at some point - we will. But at the end of the day we've (and plenty others) have suffered attacks before. You can't blame the refugees for this as we've quite blatantly been attacked by people here under other means.

Nor do I think closing borders is an effective solution because we obviously have plenty of home grown terrorists (all those peoples trying to get out recently for example) and the states have its own problem with its own true blue crazies going nuts.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Nov 19, 2015, 12:42:36 PM
Hicks has summed up my thoughts precisely.

We can't put all the blame on refugees... I remember back in the day when the media couldn't shut up about "British muslims going to Syria".

Now it's all "refugee terrorist does this or that", it's the current media craze.

Ok, so you close the borders and stop refugees from getting in (those who are running away from these extremists in the first place) now what? What about extremists in your soil?

I get where you're coming from Hubbs, I am not denying that some "refugees" are jihadis, but matters are a lot more complicated than simply finger pointing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Darkness on Nov 19, 2015, 02:40:18 PM
It already came out that one of them entered France as a Syrian refugee through Greece. What more proof do you need? How many people have to die before you say enough is enough? There should be no freedom of movement for anybody. You shouldn't be able to travel from country to country completely free of any checks. You shouldn't be able to bring AK47's into the country to kill masses of people. I really can't understand it. It's not rocket science. It's about time governments started looking after its own people instead of wasting money on bringing "refugees" here for a better life.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Nov 19, 2015, 03:23:39 PM
No-one is denying that they're coming in with the refugees. Just saying that terrorists have existed prior to the current refugee crisis. Or even the current main terrorist group. There are English born ISIS members who have left from England to go fight abroad and there'll still be English born ISIS members in England when the borders are closed. It wont solve anything at all. If anything it would turn more towards the cause because of the Islamophobia that is continuing to rise in the wake of all this.

An open handed policy wont solve anything as there's still plenty of domestic issues to sort out. A closed hand policy wont solve anything because the threat was never always external.

And not all those people fleeing are trying to cause chaos or simply trying to hog all the benefits. Their country looks like Europe after World War 2. And Germany was made to pay for that damage - financially. There is no denying that they need help and that the West is in part responsible for the instability in that region and that they need and deserve Western help.

What the solution is I don't know. I just know it's not a callousness.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Nov 19, 2015, 03:30:14 PM
I hope you didn't misunderstand me Darkness, as I agree that countries do need good border securities and background checks and am not denying the fact that some extremists are sneaking in posing as refugees. These tragedies should never be allowed to occur in the first place, prevention is better than cure.

I was pointing out how the media focuses on certain things, I'm sure there's still home grown terrorists going to Syria, it's just no longer reported as all the focus is on jihadi "refugees".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Nov 19, 2015, 03:34:11 PM
Quote from: Darkness on Nov 19, 2015, 02:40:18 PMIt already came out that one of them entered France as a Syrian refugee through Greece.

What about 9/11? What about 7/7? What about all the other terrorist attacks in Europe in the last decade or two?

Sure, the refugee situation needs to be addressed, but it's not like this kind of thing didn't happen before the current influx.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Nov 19, 2015, 03:54:43 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Nov 19, 2015, 03:34:11 PM
Quote from: Darkness on Nov 19, 2015, 02:40:18 PMIt already came out that one of them entered France as a Syrian refugee through Greece.

What about 9/11? What about 7/7? What about all the other terrorist attacks in Europe in the last decade or two?

Sure, the refugee situation needs to be addressed, but it's not like this kind of thing didn't happen before the current influx.
What about all the terrorist attacks done by the IRA in the uk how quick people forget.

I am going to add some points in Whiskeybrewer comment:
1:"O you who believe do not kill yourself god is most kind,most merciful" Chapter 4-quran.This shows that suicide bombings are not allowed FULL STOP! No ifs,no buts these animals that do it are wrong.
2:"A true Muslims is one in which other people are safe from his hand and tongue"(Sayings by Muhammad)What more do you need!ISIS is causing great hardship and terror among everyone and they call themselves "true Muslims defending their cause"
3:(This one is mainly at Muslims)"Breaking a Muslim brother heart is worse then breaking the Kaaba(holy site in Makkah in which Muslims MUST visit once a year.Sayings by Muhammad)Can you imagine someone breaking the Kaaba and you see ISIS bombing Muslim countries killing innocent Muslims.
4:(This one is about beheading and how it is illegal in Islam
Spoiler
When Muhammad would send men out on exhibitions he would tell their commanders these points.1:Do not kill the children,Women,Prisoners,The injured,Elderly and the sick.2"Do not damage property and do not even cut down a TREE.3:Do not MUTILATE anyone.There we go said by Muhammad himself that beheading are NOT allowed look at Saladin did he cut peoples head of NO!Exactly.
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5:This is a famous one"Killing one person unjustly is like killing the whole of mankind and saving someone is like saving mankind"(quran)There we go by looking at these points we see ISIS is completely wrong and has no justifications(Man should save this took me for ever to investigate and type in)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 19, 2015, 04:46:18 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Nov 19, 2015, 08:43:48 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 18, 2015, 06:44:37 PM
Guys, it's a main British paper, Daily Mail, I hardly think they are lying  ::)

::) Wow. First person alive to ever say that about the Daily Mail. I don't trust the trade media in general. They all have some slant towards sensationalism for sales or for political gain. The Daily Mail is notorious for it.

Personally I hate weighing in on these conversations as I'm neither left nor right. Nothing represents how I feel about things and I don't pretend to have the answer nor do I pretend to think we're not going to get attacked at some point - we will. But at the end of the day we've (and plenty others) have suffered attacks before. You can't blame the refugees for this as we've quite blatantly been attacked by people here under other means.

Nor do I think closing borders is an effective solution because we obviously have plenty of home grown terrorists (all those peoples trying to get out recently for example) and the states have its own problem with its own true blue crazies going nuts.

No one is essentially blaming the 'refugees' (the real ones that is, most are economic migrants), its the migrant channel they are using that is a high security risk because no one is being checked and none of them are carrying any documentation (most deliberately so). Germany has had over 70,000 enter the country virtually completely unchecked, that is the big issue here.

Yes I agree, every country has home grown nut cases, but you can't really do much about that, gotta go with the flow. But the point is, why would you wanna add to that with possible nut cases from abroad? why would you wanna make the threat bigger, wider, and give yourself a much harder time trying to contain it. Surely dealing with home grown nut cases is hard enough, no need to allow in more from the Middle East!

End of the day, as I said, if just one incident occurs on US soil, and its linked to the refugees/migrants in any way, there will be a massive backlash which could well change the US drastically.

Europe is already changing, things will start happening here now (EU and Merkel are up against it), but again, one more attack, if linked to the migrant channel in any way, expect complete major upheaval.

Final point, I think the majority in Europe would now agree that having no borders across the EU is ridiculous, it just begs disaster. Even before any terrorist problems it was idiotic because people were just moving all over the show, mainly to the same places causing huge immigration issues. Each Euro country needs its own borders, the super continent thing just doesn't work, nice idea, but no, can you imagine if South America or Asia did this!

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Nov 19, 2015, 05:50:01 PM
I would like to show all terrorist attacks down by terrorists that are not Muslims:
Done by Irish Rebublicans:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_Aldershot_bombing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_Old_Bailey_Bombing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M62_coach_bombing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrington_bomb_attacks
For  more detail check this up:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Troubles
Great britian:
Aldershot bombing 1973 Old Bailey Bombing M62 coach bombing Guildford bombings Woolwich bombing Birmingham bombings Caterham Arms Pub Bombing Balcombe St siege Hyde & Regent's Park bombings Harrods bombing Woolwich barracks Brighton bombing Deal barracks Downing St attack 1992 Manchester bombing Warrington bombings Bishopsgate bombing Docklands bombing Manchester bombing

Done by the angry brigade(uk anarchist group):
1971, 12 January: Two bombs exploded at the house of government minister Robert Carr. This attack was one of 25 carried out by the Angry Brigade between August 1970 and August 1971. The Bomb Squad was established at Scotland Yard in January 1971 to target the group, and they were apprehended in August of that year

Done by the animal rights group:1982 30 November: A group called the Animal Rights Militia sent a letter bomb to Margaret Thatcher at 10 Downing Street, the device exploded injuring one person

Done by Muslim exteremists:
7/7
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Glasgow_International_Airport_attack
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Exeter_attempted_bombing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Lee_Rigby
Looking at the Muslim terrorists(that was intended to kill UK civilians) attacks you see all of it was done in the last decade(Apart from pan am and Palestine's bombing Israeli staff and buildings) you see this happened because of the impact of the IRAQ WAR ISIS is born from that.
This is for UK attacks i could also talk about attacks in the US(Colorado cinema killings,Okhalma bomb attack,anti abortion killings etc..)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: hfeldhaus on Nov 19, 2015, 08:16:48 PM
You also have to factor in the number that have been stopped in the UK. Reportedly several this year.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 19, 2015, 08:57:55 PM
So one guy came in as a refugee and joined 7 other guys who had been living there for some time. The orchestrator was able to recruit just one guy out of all the refuges. Shit that like saying Paris is full of bad people because one of their citizens murdered a guy in London with the help of 1 other Londoner. Eh I'm sure my numbers are off but as a bad analogy I'll stick with it.

And of course it will happen again. We're at war and this is what happens in war.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Nov 20, 2015, 01:23:38 AM
Boy do I love waking up to see America acting like its 1941
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 20, 2015, 02:49:01 AM
Quote from: Gate on Nov 20, 2015, 01:23:38 AM
Boy do I love waking up to see America acting like its 1941

Seriously, this is such a stupid statement to make. You say it because it doesn't effect you, like many SJW's in America, you give social media the big man image, all the mouth, about how progressive you wanna appear, but it doesn't effect you. Of course if this all lands on your face, where you live, right across the street from you, your town etc...you won't like it, it will be different then.

The exact same thing has happened in Germany, we all saw those liberals clapping like idiots when the 'refugees' walked in, its a whole different story now though isn't it, not clapping now.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 20, 2015, 03:56:44 AM
Well shit man, I'm pretty sure half the US still thinks they're living in 1945; while the other half has their heads so far up their assholes it might as well be the year 1999. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Nov 20, 2015, 11:06:12 AM
https://www.facebook.com/EuropeanSpaceHistory/photos/a.202408279912943.1073741828.166359846851120/524854741001627/?type=3

(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/s720x720/12235003_524854741001627_6590251547853569968_n.jpg?oh=9a7cf2f978b23f9e1b223312ee888952&oe=56B856E7)

QuoteOn this day: 20 November 1998, Zarya, the first component of the International Space Station, was launched on a Russian Proton from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, kicking off a new era in the human exploration of space. This was first element in orbit, the Russian-built/US-owned "functional cargo block" control module to provide the initial propulsion and power for the future Space Station. http://www.esa.int/For_Media/Press_Releases/First_element_of_International_Space_Station_to_be_launched_on_20_November
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Nov 20, 2015, 11:09:26 AM
Cool.

I was lucky enough to see the launch of the space shuttle (Columbia) whilst on holiday in Florida about fifteen years ago. Was an amazing sight. Made all the more incredible by the fact we just happened to accidentally show up on the day it was launching!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Nov 20, 2015, 11:15:06 AM
Haha! That is brilliant! And lucky bastard. I hate the fact that I'm not able to experience that kind of thing. It's why New Horizon's was so important to me - to be able to witness all the exploration from the 60s to now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Nov 20, 2015, 11:23:11 AM
Yeah, it was a pretty incredible coincidence. We were going to go along to Cape Canaveral the day before, but put it off for whatever reason, and as a result we ended up there on the exact day of the shuttle launch, which had itself been delayed for several weeks for various reasons. Probably still got the home video of it somewhere. Was kinda crazy how few people were there to watch it, it was mostly just tourists. I guess it had become routine to Americans by that time.

Then, back in 2007, I happened to be in L.A. when the shuttle came in to land, and we heard the sonic boom of it passing overhead. I can see why Concorde never went supersonic over land.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Nov 20, 2015, 11:24:57 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/gunmen-attack-luxury-hotel-mali-capital-hostages-084238110.html (http://news.yahoo.com/gunmen-attack-luxury-hotel-mali-capital-hostages-084238110.html)
QuoteGUNMEN ATTACK LUXURY HOTEL IN MALI CAPITAL, 170 TAKEN HOSTAGE

By Tiemoko Diallo

BAMAKO (Reuters) - Islamist gunmen stormed a luxury hotel packed with foreigners in Mali's capital Bamako on Friday, taking 170 hostages in a former French colony that has been battling rebels allied to al Qaeda for several years......
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Nov 20, 2015, 11:46:02 AM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Nov 20, 2015, 11:23:11 AM
Yeah, it was a pretty incredible coincidence. We were going to go along to Cape Canaveral the day before, but put it off for whatever reason, and as a result we ended up there on the exact day of the shuttle launch, which had itself been delayed for several weeks for various reasons. Probably still got the home video of it somewhere. Was kinda crazy how few people were there to watch it, it was mostly just tourists. I guess it had become routine to Americans by that time.

Then, back in 2007, I happened to be in L.A. when the shuttle came in to land, and we heard the sonic boom of it passing overhead. I can see why Concorde never went supersonic over land.

I'm not going to lie - I am immensely jealous of you. I think it's something that a lot of people are jaded towards these days. It's not as impressive to most people as it used to be.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Nov 20, 2015, 12:05:46 PM
Yeah, it's kinda sad how quickly people lose interest in things like that.

I re-watched Apollo 13 lately, and even in that they talk about how the media wasn't particularly excited for another moon mission until something went wrong, and that was less than a year after Armstrong stepped on the moon.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 20, 2015, 01:48:39 PM
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that tightens restrictions on the resettlement of Syrian and Iraqi refugees, amid security concerns. Nearly four dozen Democrats went against their president to support the measure. And Obama still won't accept it, majority vote and he wants to brush it aside, wow.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34870724


From another source (link lost)

The bill would prevent refugees from Iraq and Syria from reaching US shores until background checks are implemented as part of the screening process for each refugee. It would also require directors of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Homeland Security, and Director of National Intelligence to personally certify that each new settler would not be a threat to national security.

Such a step, Democrats argue, would be a logistical nightmare for department heads.

So there you go America, your safety, protecting your lives, simply boils down to being a logistical nightmare for the Democrats. Too much hard work, so just let them all in and we'll take the risk.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Nov 20, 2015, 02:32:39 PM
Quote from: hfeldhaus on Nov 19, 2015, 08:16:48 PM
You also have to factor in the number that have been stopped in the UK. Reportedly several this year.
True there was a plot years ago about beheading a Muslim solider.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Nov 20, 2015, 02:34:20 PM
The simple nature of intelligence work means you'll basically never hear about it when they succeed and stop something ahead of time. By definition their work has to remain secret.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: hfeldhaus on Nov 20, 2015, 04:46:10 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Nov 20, 2015, 02:34:20 PM
The simple nature of intelligence work means you'll basically never hear about it when they succeed and stop something ahead of time. By definition their work has to remain secret.

Which is how it should be.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Nov 20, 2015, 09:10:28 PM
What the hell, Pakistan gets its own disneyland?
http://tribune.com.pk/story/990886/lahore-to-get-its-own-disneyland/
sort this problem out first:
(https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTKAKjEYErYxpQwS-tE-vK6Z2sc1DLwmPJehW1_B3CG9T-VHyuK)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: hfeldhaus on Nov 20, 2015, 10:33:11 PM
Reminds me of how India was receiving millions in relief aid from Britain but still manage to start a space mission
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 20, 2015, 10:48:53 PM
Quote from: hfeldhaus on Nov 20, 2015, 10:33:11 PM
Reminds me of how India was receiving millions in relief aid from Britain but still manage to start a space mission
India has 29 states that are primarily domesticated economies which means they act more so as independent nations than states. Two of them are strong; where as the other 27 are for the most part 3rd world. Yea guess where all the "we're sorry" money goes too.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Nov 20, 2015, 10:53:26 PM
Quote from: hfeldhaus on Nov 20, 2015, 10:33:11 PM
Reminds me of how India was receiving millions in relief aid from Britain but still manage to start a space mission
Corruption.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 22, 2015, 10:10:45 PM
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/427436/cultural-appropriation-authentic-food-racist?QRGs8GGHHyXF8SUa.01

Eating a taco is racist.

QuoteAccording to Social Justice Internet, it's totally fine to enjoy foods from other cultures — as long as you don't call the food "authentic," act like it's out of the ordinary, or forget to get upset about Islamophobia every time you eat hummus.

Read more at: http://www.nationalreview.com/article/427436/cultural-appropriation-authentic-food-racist?QRGs8GGHHyXF8SUa.01
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 23, 2015, 05:04:02 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 22, 2015, 10:10:45 PM
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/427436/cultural-appropriation-authentic-food-racist?QRGs8GGHHyXF8SUa.01

Eating a taco is racist.

QuoteAccording to Social Justice Internet, it's totally fine to enjoy foods from other cultures — as long as you don't call the food "authentic," act like it's out of the ordinary, or forget to get upset about Islamophobia every time you eat hummus.

Read more at: http://www.nationalreview.com/article/427436/cultural-appropriation-authentic-food-racist?QRGs8GGHHyXF8SUa.01


#2015YearOfTheLiberalExremist
#EverythingIsOffensive2015
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Nov 23, 2015, 01:07:37 PM
#F**kPoliticalCorrectness
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Nov 23, 2015, 02:45:09 PM
As usual, a very valid point made over the Native American War Bonnet/head dresses is BLOWN OUT OF f**kING PROPORTION by a bunch of f**king teenagers.


This argument began because of the sudden appropriation of Native American tradition into fashion and fetish, very valid reason to be upset. Some of these artistic head dresses are symbols in the US Army, but they respect the tradition and values. Then fashion and porn got hold of them, really stupid.

Here's a good representation of cultural appropriation without f**king children whining (http://www.mtv.com/news/1837578/why-you-should-not-wear-headdresses/).

Notice that the people explaining it are actually culturally Native American? They actually have a right to complain, unlike tumblr terrorists?


No, not everything is cultural appropriation. In a globalized society, culture spreads. But some things, such as religious attire and the like, will always offend certain cultures depending on how you disrespect it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 23, 2015, 04:33:01 PM
Quote from: Gate on Nov 23, 2015, 02:45:09 PM
As usual, a very valid point made over the Native American War Bonnet/head dresses is BLOWN OUT OF f**kING PROPORTION by a bunch of f**king teenagers.


This argument began because of the sudden appropriation of Native American tradition into fashion and fetish, very valid reason to be upset. Some of these artistic head dresses are symbols in the US Army, but they respect the tradition and values. Then fashion and porn got hold of them, really stupid.

Here's a good representation of cultural appropriation without f**king children whining (http://www.mtv.com/news/1837578/why-you-should-not-wear-headdresses/).

Notice that the people explaining it are actually culturally Native American? They actually have a right to complain, unlike tumblr terrorists?


No, not everything is cultural appropriation. In a globalized society, culture spreads. But some things, such as religious attire and the like, will always offend certain cultures depending on how you disrespect it.

The guy in the pic is part native American anyway for Pete's sake, plus he had to apologise for it! Why not start a petition and harass his record company or whatever, until he gets fired, that's what SJW's normally do these days  ::)

#OutrageCulture2015
#EverythingIsOffensive2015
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Nov 23, 2015, 04:42:39 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 23, 2015, 05:04:02 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 22, 2015, 10:10:45 PM
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/427436/cultural-appropriation-authentic-food-racist?QRGs8GGHHyXF8SUa.01

Eating a taco is racist.

QuoteAccording to Social Justice Internet, it's totally fine to enjoy foods from other cultures — as long as you don't call the food "authentic," act like it's out of the ordinary, or forget to get upset about Islamophobia every time you eat hummus.

Read more at: http://www.nationalreview.com/article/427436/cultural-appropriation-authentic-food-racist?QRGs8GGHHyXF8SUa.01


#2015YearOfTheLiberalExremist
#EverythingIsOffensive2015
#BanEverything2015
#2015MostOffensiveYearEver
#OutrageCulture2015
#2015YearOfTheSJW
#2015IsRacist
#2015IsSexist
#2015RuinedByLiberalFanatics
#2015IsABigot
#YouPC2015?
#2015YearOfTheFeminist
#INeedMySafeSpace2015

etc...
Uh shit happens?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 23, 2015, 04:46:48 PM
Quote from: Gate on Nov 23, 2015, 02:45:09 PM
As usual, a very valid point made over the Native American War Bonnet/head dresses is BLOWN OUT OF f**kING PROPORTION by a bunch of f**king teenagers.


This argument began because of the sudden appropriation of Native American tradition into fashion and fetish, very valid reason to be upset. Some of these artistic head dresses are symbols in the US Army, but they respect the tradition and values. Then fashion and porn got hold of them, really stupid.

Here's a good representation of cultural appropriation without f**king children whining (http://www.mtv.com/news/1837578/why-you-should-not-wear-headdresses/).

Notice that the people explaining it are actually culturally Native American? They actually have a right to complain, unlike tumblr terrorists?


No, not everything is cultural appropriation. In a globalized society, culture spreads. But some things, such as religious attire and the like, will always offend certain cultures depending on how you disrespect it.

Who determines what is and what isn't disrespectful? There's also the issue of where does it end? I know I'm about to make a slippery slope case here but, really, where does it end? Today it's costumes, tomorrow its jewelry, then the week after that it's f**king shoes.

More importantly than all of that however is the right to freedom of expression, which every modern nation guarantees. Your right to freely express yourself trumps the right to not be offended, like it or lump it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 23, 2015, 09:41:14 PM
FREEDOM! That's the ability to wear whatever the hell you want as long as it is not literately being used to illicit harm on a person. Like a suicide vest. Seriously if someone wants to wear a pope hat and that becomes a thing, so what. Hell the only attire that should be regulated is authoritative wear, such as police and military officer garbs. No one needs the right to tell someone else how to wear something unless that person is at a private engagement or on private property. Some schools and restaurants desire patrons to wear certain attire, well then wear that attire. Now those feather hats are not beholding to just Native Americans. If someone makes it and wants to wear it because it looks cool then they should. Now if this person is going around and passing himself as something that he is not... say a tribal elder, then the tribe should be allowed to sue that f**ker for fraud.

In the end it is a feather hat. If someone wants to wear a f**king crown made out out diamonds they can and won't have to worry about being mistaken for the queen and king of anywhere.earth. They'll have to worry about being mugged for it of course. So now what, feathers are  more important than shiny rocks and gold? This is the same bs with the native american hawaiians here. Where all playing house.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Nov 24, 2015, 11:58:40 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/warplane-crashes-syria-near-turkish-border-haberturk-tv-074131995.html (http://news.yahoo.com/warplane-crashes-syria-near-turkish-border-haberturk-tv-074131995.html)
QuoteTurkey downs Russian warplane near Syria border, Moscow denies airspace violation

By Tulay Karadeniz and Maria Kiselyova

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpkJrHV-yFE

ANKARA/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Turkish fighter jets shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border on Tuesday after repeated warnings over air space violations, but Moscow said it could prove the jet had not left Syrian air space.

It was the first time a NATO member's armed forces have downed a Russian or Soviet military aircraft since the 1950s and Russian and Turkish assets fell on fears of an escalation between the former Cold War enemies.

A Kremlin spokesman said it was a "very serious incident" but that it was too early to draw conclusions.

Footage from private Turkish broadcaster Haberturk TV showed the warplane going down in flames in a woodland area, a long plume of smoke trailing behind it. The plane went down in area known by Turks as "Turkmen Mountain", it said.

Separate footage from Turkey's Anadolu Agency showed two pilots parachuting out of the jet before it crashed. A Syrian rebel group sent a video to Reuters that appeared to show one of the pilots immobile and badly wounded on the ground and an official from the group said he was dead.

Russia's defense ministry said one of its Su-24 fighter jets had been downed in Syria and that, according to preliminary information, the pilots were able to eject. It said the aircraft had been over Syria for the duration of its flight.

The Turkish military said the aircraft had been warned 10 times in the space of five minutes about violating Turkish airspace. Officials said a second plane had also approached the border and been warned.

"The data we have is very clear. There were two planes approaching our border, we warned them as they were getting too close," a senior Turkish official told Reuters.

"We warned them to avoid entering Turkish airspace before they did, and we warned them many times. Our findings show clearly that Turkish airspace was violated multiple times. And they violated it knowingly," the official said.

A second official said the incident was not an action against any specific country but a move to defend Turkey's sovereign territory within its rules of engagement........
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 24, 2015, 12:32:23 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/24/middleeast/warplane-crashes-near-syria-turkey-border/index.html

Turkey shot it down. Pilots survived according to the Russians.

Surprised that so far Russia hasn't made any threats. They've actually played the we were on our side of the fence card. Still, talk about a piece of junk that was shot down.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Nov 25, 2015, 12:16:58 AM
 Russia has been flying illegally in multiple countries ever since their annexation of Crimea. They do it often to the Chinese, USA, and SEATO/NATO allies. It was only a matter of time before someone got the balls to try Putler.

Let's also not forget that Russian airstrikes are not targeting ISIL. Let's also not forget that the majority of them are Anti-Assad rebels, including refugees and civilians... Russia has killed, on average, 56 civilians per day.

http://en.etilaf.org/all-news/news/president-khoja-lauds-deir-ezzor-sacrifices-urges-nusra-to-dissociate-from-al-qaeda.html

"He explained that Russia has recently stepped up air raids on rural Latakia, Aleppo, Dara'a and Douma. 2,977 civilians have been killed across Syria since the Russian aggression began 53 days ago. 550 of these were killed in Russian air strikes that have reached up to 2,943 so far. Three schools, 14 hospitals, a pharmaceutical plant and food factory were targeted by the Russian air force."
CAPSLOCK FOR EMPHASIS!
THREE SCHOOLS, 14 HOSPITALS, A PHARMACEUTICAL PLANT AND FOOD FACTORY WERE TARGETED BY THE RUSSIAN AIR FORCE.
Know what all of these things have in common? They're civilian centers.

---


So in short, f**k Vladoff Putler.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 25, 2015, 04:33:06 AM
Quote from: Gate on Nov 25, 2015, 12:16:58 AM
Russia has been flying illegally in multiple countries ever since their annexation of Crimea. They do it often to the Chinese, USA, and SEATO/NATO allies. It was only a matter of time before someone got the balls to try Putler.

Let's also not forget that Russian airstrikes are not targeting ISIL. Let's also not forget that the majority of them are Anti-Assad rebels, including refugees and civilians... Russia has killed, on average, 56 civilians per day.

http://en.etilaf.org/all-news/news/president-khoja-lauds-deir-ezzor-sacrifices-urges-nusra-to-dissociate-from-al-qaeda.html

"He explained that Russia has recently stepped up air raids on rural Latakia, Aleppo, Dara'a and Douma. 2,977 civilians have been killed across Syria since the Russian aggression began 53 days ago. 550 of these were killed in Russian air strikes that have reached up to 2,943 so far. Three schools, 14 hospitals, a pharmaceutical plant and food factory were targeted by the Russian air force."
CAPSLOCK FOR EMPHASIS!
THREE SCHOOLS, 14 HOSPITALS, A PHARMACEUTICAL PLANT AND FOOD FACTORY WERE TARGETED BY THE RUSSIAN AIR FORCE.
Know what all of these things have in common? They're civilian centers.

---


So in short, f**k Vladoff Putler.

Right, and that link won't be too biased will it  ::)

Personally I think Putin is the fecking boss! he's got balls, far more balls than Obama. America used to be a strong powerful country, now its a laughing stock, a country twisted by PC liberal wusses.

Russia is basically doing what most of the EU controlled Europe and USA won't do, hit hard and stop pussy footing around. Yeah there will be collateral damage, always is in war, something you just gotta deal with otherwise you lose.

Turkey are idiots, have you seen the airspace Russia flew into!! its a tiny slither that sticks out over Syrian territory, they were in it for 17 seconds!! who cares! To shoot the jet down was so stupid, who's side is Turkey on??!! (oh wait, I forgot, they are secretly aiding ISIS).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Nov 25, 2015, 05:32:16 AM
If you find that kind of collateral damage acceptable, something is severely wrong. If you even believe Russia is targeting ISIS and not the Anti-Assad rebels, then something is severely wrong. So no, I say again. f**k Putler.

Want to end the refugee crisis? Stop making refugees, for f**k sake.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 25, 2015, 07:59:18 AM
"Anakin the Chancellor is evil." ~Obi Wan Kenobi

Well Putin is more neutral evil I suppose. A friggin James Bond Villian at heart. Man it really does feel like a WW3 in the making.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Nov 25, 2015, 08:12:49 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFvVOg0Y6eA
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 25, 2015, 09:14:11 AM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Nov 25, 2015, 08:12:49 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFvVOg0Y6eA
NOOOOOO! This is just not right. I've never played the game but oh man "boob physics" has provided significant legacy code to the computer industry and has contributed to numerous facets of code design.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Nov 25, 2015, 12:56:41 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Nov 25, 2015, 08:12:49 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFvVOg0Y6eA

Damn, they also got Yoga banned at a university for Christ sake
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 25, 2015, 05:42:19 PM
@Gate: If America and others hadn't had gone in to help in the Middle East originally (at their request I might add), then people like you would be sitting here now, blasting the west for not helping and allowing innocent people to be killed under a dictatorship/regime. No win situation, damned if you do, damned if you don't for the west I'm afraid.



So, some minority kid makes a clock (supposedly), he puts it in a flippin' briefcase, and it does indeed look entirely like a homemade bomb to the untrained eye. The authorities take the necessary precautions because, in this climate who knows right.

Its not a bomb, OK, well at least everyone followed procedures to try and prevent a disaster...right?

Nope, PC liberal outrage culture strikes again. Everyone loses their mind because minorities, he gets full backing from the PotUS amongst others and now he wants 15 million compensation.

Perfect example of how modern day society (America) completely bends over backwards to pander to certain demographics.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Nov 25, 2015, 06:02:55 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 25, 2015, 05:42:19 PM
@Gate: If America and others hadn't had gone in to help in the Middle East originally (at their request I might add), then people like you would be sitting here now, blasting the west for not helping and allowing innocent people to be killed under a dictatorship/regime. No win situation, damned if you do, damned if you don't for the west I'm afraid.



So, some minority kid makes a clock (supposedly), he puts it in a flippin' briefcase, and it does indeed look entirely like a homemade bomb to the untrained eye. The authorities take the necessary precautions because, in this climate who knows right.

Its not a bomb, OK, well at least everyone followed procedures to try and prevent a disaster...right?

Nope, PC liberal outrage culture strikes again. Everyone loses their mind because minorities, he gets full backing from the PotUS amongst others and now he wants 15 million compensation.

Perfect example of how modern day society (America) completely bends over backwards to pander to certain demographics.
There is way of sorting problems out,how they did it created even more problem and the first Islamist terror attack in the UK happened because of that also they should learn from their mistakes(Vietnam)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Nov 25, 2015, 06:27:57 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 25, 2015, 05:42:19 PMNow he wants 15 million compensation.

An American leaping at the chance to sue another American?

Say it ain't so.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Nov 25, 2015, 06:43:26 PM
So according to the news playing on my telly, the surviving Russian pilot says that Turkey never sent a single warning while Turkey claims they warned them at least ten times.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 25, 2015, 07:33:50 PM
That laptop bomb kid is a setup. He purposely made it look like a bomb and the teacher was correct to alert the authorities. The law suit is bs.

Russia has no credibility.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Nov 25, 2015, 09:12:38 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Nov 25, 2015, 09:14:11 AM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Nov 25, 2015, 08:12:49 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFvVOg0Y6eA
NOOOOOO! This is just not right. I've never played the game but oh man "boob physics" has provided significant legacy code to the computer industry and has contributed to numerous facets of code design.

I just hope this won't be things to come in the next few years where anything violent or with fan service should be banned in the US. Like everything must be rated G/E to avoid offending people.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Nov 26, 2015, 01:53:00 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 25, 2015, 05:42:19 PM
@Gate: If America and others hadn't had gone in to help in the Middle East originally (at their request I might add), then people like you would be sitting here now, blasting the west for not helping and allowing innocent people to be killed under a dictatorship/regime. No win situation, damned if you do, damned if you don't for the west I'm afraid.
LOL, are you daft? I'm talking about Russia Supporting a dictator. Russia is propping up Assad, that's their primary goal. I never supported Putin. I posted in this thread voicing my disdain during his regime toppling in Ukraine, and I'll say the same thing now. He's trying to revive the Soviet Union in everything except name, and I won't like it.

And before you pull the "America did it too" bullshit out of your ass, focus on now. I don't represent my government, as you don't represent yours (which if I understand correctly has a lot more to answer for than mine ever has). I oppose Obama's disgusting drone program, and I certainly oppose Bush's disastrous invasions in both Iraq and Afghanistan.

Now, back on topic.

Ignoring the reactionaries, I'd love to see what really happened in Allepo. But as far as I can tell, Turkey's pissed off for the same reason I am. Russia uses ISIS as a scapegoat to invade Syria and establish it as a puppet state. So Russia's been bombing the Turkmen rebels, the Anti-Assad ones (I'm explaining this so someone can keep up). So Turkey, being in opposition of the Syrian dictatorship, probably didn't think twice once Russia  violated its airspace (Also something Putin has been dick-measuring over in the Pacific with SEATO. This time someone just had the balls to shoot at him).

What a lovely time for all of this to happen, detracting from the focus on ISIS. Because if Turkey somehow falls, you know who's going to be there to steal a majority of their muslim citizens.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 26, 2015, 04:40:16 AM
^ Anyway...


Miss Obama heads big important climate change meeting next week in Paris, because that is clearly important right now in Europe.

So how about that terrorists, you kill over hundred people, and in response, we're gonna talk about the weather. But don't think its gonna be pleasant, oh hell no, its gonna be a full on, serious fudging debate about the bloody weather alright! you can count on that.

So yeah...take that terrorists.


http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/nov/25/paris-climate-talks-past-failures-deal

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/nov/22/cop21-climate-change-deal-barack-obama-paris-attacks
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Nov 26, 2015, 08:36:18 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 26, 2015, 04:40:16 AMSo how about that terrorists, you kill over hundred people, and in response, we're gonna talk about the weather. But don't think its gonna be pleasant, oh hell no, its gonna be a full on, serious fudging debate about the bloody weather alright! you can count on that.

Alternatively it's called getting the f*ck on with life.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Nov 26, 2015, 11:57:58 AM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-34930769
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 26, 2015, 12:02:32 PM
Yep. Life goes on. This is why terrorist are the lowest form of humanity.

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Nov 26, 2015, 11:57:58 AM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-34930769
First rule of civility: you do not block traffic.
Second rule of civility: you do not block runway construction.

All other priorities rescinded.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Nov 26, 2015, 04:49:44 PM
Watched this true what the syrian said:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34928547
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Nov 26, 2015, 04:58:22 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCQhBYEMRQI
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 27, 2015, 07:03:03 AM
Quote from: Gate on Nov 26, 2015, 04:58:22 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCQhBYEMRQI

Dude come on, everybody is making Trump out to be the devil simply because he is daring to do things many won't because of political correctness.

He isn't 'rounding up all Latino/Hispanic people', he is trying to sort out Americas massive illegal immigration problem. The reason its this big is because no one has ever had the balls to tackle it head-on, for obvious PC reasons. Now its huge because its built up over many years, the real problem is PC/SJW folk turning a blind eye and allowing it (breaking the law) for fear of offending someone ::) Bottom line, if you're not illegal then you've nothing to worry about.

The ID thing again isn't such a big deal, if you've nothing to hide then what are you worrying about? We all have driving licenses/ID's, so what's the difference?? Maybe everyone should have this, Germany and France definitely need it.

As for the black guy at the Trump rally (or whatever), this was clearly a setup to grab headlines and make Trump and his followers looks 'evil'. The guy went there to stir things up and be a pain in the ass, simply trying to create a scene for obvious reasons, and it worked. People are way too naive and gullible these days.

Oh and this is fudging spot on!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQw0gH5K6F8
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Nov 27, 2015, 08:48:46 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 27, 2015, 07:03:03 AMDude come on, everybody is making Trump out to be the devil simply because he is daring to do things many won't because of political correctness.

People might take him more seriously if he wasn't, excuse my French, such an unbelievably vile c*nt.

Seriously, his behaviour would be hysterical if he wasn't apparently a serious political player.

Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 27, 2015, 07:03:03 AMThe ID thing again isn't such a big deal, if you've nothing to hide then what are you worrying about?

Maybe it has something to do with the Nazis doing the exact same thing to the Jews. Bet those Jews had nothing to hide, so what was the big deal...?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Nov 27, 2015, 10:03:01 AM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Nov 27, 2015, 08:48:46 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 27, 2015, 07:03:03 AMDude come on, everybody is making Trump out to be the devil simply because he is daring to do things many won't because of political correctness.

People might take him more seriously if he wasn't, excuse my French, such an unbelievably vile c*nt.

Seriously, his behaviour would be hysterical if he wasn't apparently a serious political player.

Quote from: Hubbs on Nov 27, 2015, 07:03:03 AMThe ID thing again isn't such a big deal, if you've nothing to hide then what are you worrying about?

Maybe it has something to do with the Nazis doing the exact same thing to the Jews. Bet those Jews had nothing to hide, so what was the big deal...?


K...we'r talking about ID's and a database, just like driving licenses, I fail to see a Nazi comparison, all I see is a completely over the top statement.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Nov 27, 2015, 10:16:11 AM
Considering he's talking about targeting one specific group of people to make this database of, yes the Hitler comparisons are quite apt.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Nov 27, 2015, 10:21:09 AM
He's talking about giving IDs and launching a tracking database specifically for Muslims. If you can't see the similarities there, you're blind.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 27, 2015, 10:23:58 AM
The scary thing about American politics is that a significant part of the population think like Trump and are too stupid to actually understand that. Another scary thing to think about when referencing hitler and the jews... he didn't have technology that data mines everything. If some power seriously wanted to f**king kill you they can and by the bushel.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Nov 27, 2015, 12:32:04 PM
Speaking of Trump, I'll share a story that I find to be funny. Many people know the problems with Trump because he already said too much. Some knew the moment he talked about Mexico. Funny thing is that there are some who didn't know until Trump verbally attacked their ethnicity. I know an Australian who didn't understand my worries about Trump (which is understandable since he isn't American). That was until Trump said something against China. That Australian (whose parents came from China) now rants about Trump every time I meet him.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Nov 27, 2015, 12:43:28 PM
I wish Katie Hopkins would shut the F**k Up
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Nov 27, 2015, 01:30:54 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Nov 27, 2015, 12:43:28 PM
I wish Katie Hopkins would shut the F**k Up
I checked youtube videos of her. So far, I only saw her make fun of fat kids and kids with location names. She is quite tame when compared to the US version of Katie Hopkins -> Ann Coulter.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Nov 27, 2015, 02:10:24 PM
Quote from: Shinawi on Nov 27, 2015, 01:30:54 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Nov 27, 2015, 12:43:28 PM
I wish Katie Hopkins would shut the F**k Up
I checked youtube videos of her. So far, I only saw her make fun of fat kids and kids with location names. She is quite tame when compared to the US version of Katie Hopkins -> Ann Coulter.

Hopkins has referred to Refugees as Cockroaches on many occasions as well
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Nov 27, 2015, 02:16:28 PM
Muslim ID:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-34902694
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Nov 27, 2015, 10:00:38 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Nov 27, 2015, 02:16:28 PM
Muslim ID:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-34902694
<3
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Nov 30, 2015, 10:49:09 AM
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/danthropology/2015/11/christian-terrorism-is-a-bigger-threat-to-u-s-freedom-than-islamic-extremism/?ref_widget=gr_trending
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Nov 30, 2015, 12:23:13 PM
This is why I'm Gnostic
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Nov 30, 2015, 03:05:21 PM
Can someone verify this information for me?

Israel trading Oil with ISIS? (http://yournewswire.com/israel-caught-receiving-stolen-oil-from-isis-militants/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Nov 30, 2015, 05:25:10 PM
Quote from: Gate on Nov 30, 2015, 03:05:21 PM
Can someone verify this information for me?

Israel trading Oil with ISIS? (http://yournewswire.com/israel-caught-receiving-stolen-oil-from-isis-militants/)
I mean shit I like Israel and all, but it wouldn't be the first time they've f**ked us over
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Nov 30, 2015, 05:29:28 PM
Quote from: Gate on Nov 30, 2015, 03:05:21 PM
Can someone verify this information for me?

Israel trading Oil with ISIS? (http://yournewswire.com/israel-caught-receiving-stolen-oil-from-isis-militants/)
I wouldn't be surprised.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 01, 2015, 12:51:02 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Nov 30, 2015, 05:25:10 PM
Quote from: Gate on Nov 30, 2015, 03:05:21 PM
Can someone verify this information for me?

Israel trading Oil with ISIS? (http://yournewswire.com/israel-caught-receiving-stolen-oil-from-isis-militants/)
I mean shit I like Israel and all, but it wouldn't be the first time they've f**ked us over
It's just business at the end of the day.

edit: Wait one god damn minute. Is that a legitimate news source? ISIS™ is trademarked? Da fuk guys.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Dec 01, 2015, 11:53:48 AM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/japan-ghost-ships_565d53e3e4b072e9d1c31702

Creepy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Dec 01, 2015, 11:56:54 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Dec 01, 2015, 11:53:48 AM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/japan-ghost-ships_565d53e3e4b072e9d1c31702

Creepy.

I read that and it was a bit skin crawly
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Dec 03, 2015, 06:40:29 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/san-bernadino-shooting-live-coverage-193436110.html# (http://news.yahoo.com/san-bernadino-shooting-live-coverage-193436110.html#)
QuoteLive: 14 killed in mass shooting in San Bernardino, Calif.; 2 gunmen dead following high-speed police chase

Suspects were wearing tactical gear, carrying assault rifles, police say

By Dylan Stableford

At least 14 people were killed and 17 others wounded when gunmen opened fire at the Inland Regional Center Wednesday, triggering a massive manhunt that ended with two suspects dead after a high-speed police chase. Follow Yahoo News' live blog for the latest information.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqBXKBkc5KM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXVDqmCEdX0



http://news.yahoo.com/canadian-model-fighting-isis-syria-202503999.html (http://news.yahoo.com/canadian-model-fighting-isis-syria-202503999.html)
QuoteThe Canadian Model Fighting ISIS In Syria Tells Us What It's Like to Be On the Frontline

Allan Smith

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-N22MbYmNE

Hanna Bohman has been fighting ISIS in Syria on and off for most of 2015, and she hasn't been impressed.

She said that as fighters, the Islamic State militants have "mostly been a disappointment."

"Their numbers don't seem that big and they're eager to run away," she told INSIDER in an email. "I suspect most of the experienced fighters have been consolidated in Mosul and Raqqa, and that's where the big fights will be."

She said that ISIS has successfully made themselves seem bigger and scarier than they are in reality through social media.

Although the group recently claimed responsibility for terrorist attacks that killed hundreds in Paris, Beirut, Baghdad, and Ankara and over the Sinai Peninsula, its promise of statehood is quickly diminishing, The New York Times reports.

"They're not some giant, holy juggernaut of ultimate damnation for unbelievers," she said. "They're just a bunch of filthy, mouth-breathing, knuckle-dragging pigs who run away at the first sign of resistance. Really nothing more than a thorn in the side.".....
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Dec 03, 2015, 09:02:01 AM
How many times does this have to happen?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Dec 03, 2015, 09:50:08 AM
Till we wipe ourselves out, I reckon.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Dec 03, 2015, 11:05:07 AM
It really is tragic that so many Americans are catastrophically stubborn when it comes to the widespread ownership of firearms.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Dec 03, 2015, 12:49:46 PM
Oscar Pistorius's Manslaughter charge has been upgraded to Murder of Prosecution appeal, so he may get a minimum of 15 years.

Also the UK Government has voted to extend airstrikes into Syria to take on ISIL. I actually finally agree that this is the right choice. They have to be stopped and taken down. I dont agree with David Cameron's comment that those who would vote against the strikes were "Terrorist Sympathisers". He probablly lost a few votes with that comment
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Dec 03, 2015, 01:00:28 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Dec 03, 2015, 12:49:46 PMAlso the UK Government has voted to extend airstrikes into Syria to take on ISIL.

They've actually started already. First strike was launched this morning.

While I still think it would be a huge mistake to go in on the ground, I do think airstrikes are warranted. We need to help these countries help themselves.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 03, 2015, 02:07:40 PM
Sounds like a terrorist attack to me, their names hint strongly at that.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34991855
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Dec 03, 2015, 02:11:02 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Dec 03, 2015, 01:00:28 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Dec 03, 2015, 12:49:46 PMAlso the UK Government has voted to extend airstrikes into Syria to take on ISIL.

They've actually started already. First strike was launched this morning.

While I still think it would be a huge mistake to go in on the ground, I do think airstrikes are warranted. We need to help these countries help themselves.

They must have had it all in place, for when it poss went there way. I agree at this time, we dont need to put in ground forces. If we were part of an international ground force army, then yes, but atm no.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Dec 03, 2015, 02:20:16 PM
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-up-to-20-shot-in-san-bernardino-active-shooter-sought-20151202-story.html

The husband was actually American. No news on motive yet though and another report says they weren't being watched for radicalization.

Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Dec 03, 2015, 02:11:02 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Dec 03, 2015, 01:00:28 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Dec 03, 2015, 12:49:46 PMAlso the UK Government has voted to extend airstrikes into Syria to take on ISIL.

They've actually started already. First strike was launched this morning.

While I still think it would be a huge mistake to go in on the ground, I do think airstrikes are warranted. We need to help these countries help themselves.

They must have had it all in place, for when it poss went there way. I agree at this time, we dont need to put in ground forces. If we were part of an international ground force army, then yes, but atm no.

A more precise ground operation would be more appropriate than just bombing IMHO. If they have actual targets, they could attempt to deal with it with cleaner operations. Bombing wont help anything other than alienate the people and cause a bigger influx of refugees.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Dec 03, 2015, 02:27:09 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Dec 03, 2015, 02:20:16 PMA more precise ground operation would be more appropriate than just bombing IMHO. If they have have actual targets, they could attempt to deal with it with cleaner operations. Bombing wont help anything other than alienate the people and cause a bigger influx of refugees.

I just think going in on the ground will create more of a mess than it solves. Look at Afghanistan and Iraq.

Compare that to Libya, where we drew the line at carrying out air strikes in support of indigenous forces on the ground. Gaddafi still got deposed, and we didn't get stuck with a hopeless ground war that we won't ever win. The country's still a mess, of course, but at least we aren't embroiled in it and they're now free to sort it out for themselves. That may sound harsh but all that going in and trying to fix it for them seems to achieve is create more radicals who hate the West for our interference.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 03, 2015, 02:47:50 PM
Pretty sure I read the US has their special forces on the ground in the region already.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Dec 03, 2015, 03:40:02 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Dec 03, 2015, 02:27:09 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Dec 03, 2015, 02:20:16 PMA more precise ground operation would be more appropriate than just bombing IMHO. If they have have actual targets, they could attempt to deal with it with cleaner operations. Bombing wont help anything other than alienate the people and cause a bigger influx of refugees.

I just think going in on the ground will create more of a mess than it solves. Look at Afghanistan and Iraq.

It's different with Islamic State, because it wouldn't be an occupying action. The countries in question have their governments, it wouldn't be a question of deposing a Taliban or Saddam Hussein and implanting a democractic system in their place - they're being invaded by a force they can't repel.

The problem is that the state military forces in the principal theatres, Iraq and Syria, are massively overwhelmed, due in large part to us - Iraq's military was largely disbanded during western occupation, and Assad's regime was already stretched thin fighting rebels that we've been supporting. It's those opportunities that allowed Islamic State to gain such a foothold.

There's no getting away from the fact that bombing is an indiscriminate way of waging war. The vast majority of drone strikes kill unintended targets, according to that report a couple of months ago - including hundreds of innocent civilians, and that Doctors Without Borders hospital. Pursuing IS in that way is only going to further alienate our culture from theirs, and provide future recruits for militant NGOs like Islamic State. Given the decimated state of national state military forces in the region, I'd imagine the countries would need to be absolutely blitzed to allow a victory for government forces - so it'd be a pyrrhic one.

Really there should have been a ground force assembled right when Islamic State was developing a territorial foothold, but the stigma of Bush-era foreign policy is making western powers reluctant to put boots on the ground in the Middle East. There's also the political dilemma of Syria, because of the western/Russian deadlock over Assad's regime, which I think might be the main problem. If we could only fight a ground war in Iraq, it'd mean securing the border with a vulnerable garrison until Assad, Putin or some rebel group finished off Islamic State in Syria.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 03, 2015, 04:35:42 PM
Who voted for IS strikes in your area?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34987921
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Dec 03, 2015, 05:35:06 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 03, 2015, 02:47:50 PM
Pretty sure I read the US has their special forces on the ground in the region already.
They have been for a while, lots of countries are using SOF in the region. I wouldn't be surprised if JTF2 was there, they usually just go when they want to, the PM doesn't even know when they're deployed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 04, 2015, 04:38:08 AM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 03, 2015, 04:35:42 PM
Who voted for IS strikes in your area?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34987921

It doesn't matter who voted which way, why are they telling us this? isn't it private just like when we vote  ::)

As far as I'm concerned, if you aren't for the strikes, then I will quote my Prime Minister...'terrorist sympathisers'.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Dec 04, 2015, 09:02:56 AM
And I already had a low opinion of you.  ::)

Nothing is that black and white.  Sure you're a terrorist sympathiser if you care about innocent lives  ::) Or about the money being spent on the war when cuts are made at home.  ::) Sure. Because it's that simple.

And to be perfectly honest, it's that kind of attitude that bothers me more than anything when it comes to these kind of discussions. "If you don't agree with me you're a super doodoo head" is what that amounts to.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 04, 2015, 09:19:29 AM
Well all the way down here in Hawaii-ne our biggest problem is a couple of neighborhoods didn't get their rubbish picked up for a couple of days. Damn I don't know how they survived. Any who does anyone remember G.W. Bush's "you're either with me or you're my enemy"... no wait, that was Anakin Skywalker; Episode 3... hmm oh right, it was "you're either with us, or against us". Yea, that kind of rhetoric is for 6 year old's.

As for that shooting, work place violence under the guise of terrorism, perhaps? Well either way, just evil humans with easy as f**k access to bang bangs.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Dec 04, 2015, 12:29:28 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hayabusa2.jaxa.jp%2Ftopics%2F20151203%2Fimg%2FONC-W2_20151203_EARTH.gif&hash=197d2d11f7d5dc511582522ffa0bc2597e243e3d)

http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Operations/Estrack/ESA_station_tracks_Earth_flyby_mission
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Dec 04, 2015, 12:32:45 PM
The sad passing of former Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver singer Scott Weiland
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 04, 2015, 02:47:42 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Dec 04, 2015, 09:02:56 AM
And I already had a low opinion of you.  ::)

Nothing is that black and white.  Sure you're a terrorist sympathiser if you care about innocent lives  ::) Or about the money being spent on the war when cuts are made at home.  ::) Sure. Because it's that simple.

And to be perfectly honest, it's that kind of attitude that bothers me more than anything when it comes to these kind of discussions. "If you don't agree with me you're a super doodoo head" is what that amounts to.

Its because it seems to come down to two things, these people don't wanna strike ISIS, and they want to allow in all the migrants, regardless of risks we know of. They all seem quite happy to risk more terrorist attacks on their own people instead of closing borders, its almost as if they are encouraging it, its a flippin' dream scenario for ISIS.

I doubt Cameron would say something like this lightly, so even he sees the reasons behind saying it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Dec 04, 2015, 03:42:14 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 04, 2015, 02:47:42 PM
Its because it seems to come down to two things, these people don't wanna strike ISIS, and they want to allow in all the migrants, regardless of risks we know of. They all seem quite happy to risk more terrorist attacks on their own people instead of closing borders, its almost as if they are encouraging it, its a flippin' dream scenario for ISIS.

It does not in the slightest. The world isn't as simple as that. There are no 2 options where only one is right. Contributing to bombings could increase the outflow of the refugees you so abhor. And could also increase the anti-West attitudes that that region may have.

Something needs to be done about ISIS. There is absolutely no denying that but straight up bombing could only contribute to the issue. Granted, I don't know their war plan. If they have an actual one and it is effective, than yay in the long run.

But that in no way makes something who doesn't blindly agree to bombing a terrorist sympathiser. Don't be so short-sighted or obstinate. 

QuoteI doubt Cameron would say something like this lightly, so even he sees the reasons behind saying it.

Politicians don't lie or twist words to their own agendas? That's never happened.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 04, 2015, 05:33:38 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Dec 04, 2015, 03:42:14 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 04, 2015, 02:47:42 PM
Its because it seems to come down to two things, these people don't wanna strike ISIS, and they want to allow in all the migrants, regardless of risks we know of. They all seem quite happy to risk more terrorist attacks on their own people instead of closing borders, its almost as if they are encouraging it, its a flippin' dream scenario for ISIS.

It does not in the slightest. The world isn't as simple as that. There are no 2 options where only one is right. Contributing to bombings could increase the outflow of the refugees you so abhor. And could also increase the anti-West attitudes that that region may have.

Something needs to be done about ISIS. There is absolutely no denying that but straight up bombing could only contribute to the issue. Granted, I don't know their war plan. If they have an actual one and it is effective, than yay in the long run.

But that in no way makes something who doesn't blindly agree to bombing a terrorist sympathiser. Don't be so short-sighted or obstinate. 

QuoteI doubt Cameron would say something like this lightly, so even he sees the reasons behind saying it.

Politicians don't lie or twist words to their own agendas? That's never happened.
Agree with you holeheartly(i think everyone has)dont people learn from history Iraq,Libya:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-34991344
Watch: Benn and Benn on war (both watched by Jeremy Corbyn)
Tony Benn's speech opposing bombing in Iraq in 1998, and his son Hilary Benn's speech last night
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 05, 2015, 12:29:17 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Dec 04, 2015, 09:02:56 AM
And to be perfectly honest, it's that kind of attitude that bothers me more than anything when it comes to these kind of discussions. "If you don't agree with me you're a super doodoo head" is what that amounts to.

I check in to the forums for what feels like the first time in over a month and the first thing in this thread I see is that :D :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 05, 2015, 03:56:04 AM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 04, 2015, 05:33:38 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Dec 04, 2015, 03:42:14 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 04, 2015, 02:47:42 PM
Its because it seems to come down to two things, these people don't wanna strike ISIS, and they want to allow in all the migrants, regardless of risks we know of. They all seem quite happy to risk more terrorist attacks on their own people instead of closing borders, its almost as if they are encouraging it, its a flippin' dream scenario for ISIS.

It does not in the slightest. The world isn't as simple as that. There are no 2 options where only one is right. Contributing to bombings could increase the outflow of the refugees you so abhor. And could also increase the anti-West attitudes that that region may have.

Something needs to be done about ISIS. There is absolutely no denying that but straight up bombing could only contribute to the issue. Granted, I don't know their war plan. If they have an actual one and it is effective, than yay in the long run.

But that in no way makes something who doesn't blindly agree to bombing a terrorist sympathiser. Don't be so short-sighted or obstinate. 

QuoteI doubt Cameron would say something like this lightly, so even he sees the reasons behind saying it.

Politicians don't lie or twist words to their own agendas? That's never happened.
Agree with you holeheartly(i think everyone has)dont people learn from history Iraq,Libya:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-34991344
Watch: Benn and Benn on war (both watched by Jeremy Corbyn)
Tony Benn's speech opposing bombing in Iraq in 1998, and his son Hilary Benn's speech last night

Hilary Benn's speech was for the strikes.

Many places I'm reading comments from people asking what would have happened in WWII with today's PC society. Hitler probably would have swept to victory whilst all the SJW's sat around protesting about air strikes  ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Dec 05, 2015, 10:36:52 AM
Because it's exactly the same situation.  ::) Hubb's world - so black and white.

Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 05, 2015, 12:29:17 AM
I check in to the forums for what feels like the first time in over a month and the first thing in this thread I see is that :D :D

I'd rather I not have to come in here at all.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Dec 05, 2015, 01:41:07 PM
We're living in the future where none of this has happened yet lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 05, 2015, 03:29:43 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Dec 05, 2015, 10:36:52 AM
Because it's exactly the same situation.  ::) Hubb's world - so black and white.

Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 05, 2015, 12:29:17 AM
I check in to the forums for what feels like the first time in over a month and the first thing in this thread I see is that :D :D

I'd rather I not have to come in here at all.

The situation is very clear, the situation has UN backing with a multitude of countries all fighting together, America, UK, Russia, France, Germany, possibly Holland and Australia. Our Euro allies called for our help!

It was said in the House of Commons before the vote, there were 14 planned attacks on the UK last year in 2014. This year there has been 150 planned attacks on the UK so far. That is one reason why the vote got a majority, because we are standing up for ourselves, we cannot allow the enemy to carry on killing innocent people in our own countries and just sit on our asses doing nothing.

I'm afraid protests, candles and praying won't fix anything so the SJW's need a new formula, clearly they are happy to risk and chance more and more attacks on home soil than do anything, well they are in the minority I'm afraid. Its shocking the attitude from some in this day and age, in this country, makes you wonder.

Another problem we have in Europe is the schengen agreement, freedom of movement between all EU countries. This needs to be stopped asap to stop possible terrorists being able to move around freely, being able to pick n choose targets. The EU is virtually giving free reign to terrorists having no border controls.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Dec 05, 2015, 03:32:49 PM
As I said before, if they have an actual plan that proves to be effective than good. I heard on the radio that they'd been bombing some oil reserves that IS was using to generate income.

What I'm disputing is the notion that those who aren't all for the bomings are "terrorist sympathises" because that's just a load of bollocks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 05, 2015, 04:48:27 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Dec 05, 2015, 03:32:49 PM
As I said before, if they have an actual plan that proves to be effective than good. I heard on the radio that they'd been bombing some oil reserves that IS was using to generate income.

What I'm disputing is the notion that those who aren't all for the bomings are "terrorist sympathises" because that's just a load of bollocks.
Lets change the topic this is turning into Sunday politics.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Dec 05, 2015, 05:11:04 PM
We cant all be Hillary Benn lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 05, 2015, 05:14:16 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Dec 05, 2015, 05:11:04 PM
We cant all be Hillary Benn lol
LOL(he is a anagram for benny hill LOL)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 05, 2015, 08:07:33 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Dec 05, 2015, 10:36:52 AM
Because it's exactly the same situation.  ::) Hubb's world - so black and white.

Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 05, 2015, 12:29:17 AM
I check in to the forums for what feels like the first time in over a month and the first thing in this thread I see is that :D :D

I'd rather I not have to come in here at all.
Aw Hicks, you know I'm laughing coz I'm hearing it in British ;-)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 06, 2015, 05:31:09 AM
Terrorist attack in underground station, stabbing, man shouts 'this is for Syria!'

Doesn't make a good case for tasers either, about 3 times they tried and failed, maybe the UK police need guns in this climate?

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/leytonstone-stabbing-man-screams-syria-6961900?ICID=FB_mirror_main

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3347632/Tube-terror-knifeman-screaming-Syria-blood-spilled-slashes-man-s-throat-Tasered-police.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35018789
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 06, 2015, 03:46:10 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 06, 2015, 05:31:09 AM
Terrorist attack in underground station, stabbing, man shouts 'this is for Syria!'

Doesn't make a good case for tasers either, about 3 times they tried and failed, maybe the UK police need guns in this climate?

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/leytonstone-stabbing-man-screams-syria-6961900?ICID=FB_mirror_main

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3347632/Tube-terror-knifeman-screaming-Syria-blood-spilled-slashes-man-s-throat-Tasered-police.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35018789
You aint muslim bruv.Lot of people were supportive hubbs:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35020427
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 06, 2015, 04:38:14 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 06, 2015, 03:46:10 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 06, 2015, 05:31:09 AM
Terrorist attack in underground station, stabbing, man shouts 'this is for Syria!'

Doesn't make a good case for tasers either, about 3 times they tried and failed, maybe the UK police need guns in this climate?

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/leytonstone-stabbing-man-screams-syria-6961900?ICID=FB_mirror_main

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3347632/Tube-terror-knifeman-screaming-Syria-blood-spilled-slashes-man-s-throat-Tasered-police.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35018789
You aint muslim bruv.Lot of people were supportive hubbs:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35020427

I don't get it, I read he might not be Muslim, but in what context? he genuinely isn't a Muslim? or he is but other Muslims were condemning him? It depends on who said it, if it was another Muslim or not.

I thought he was an SJW taking revenge for the vote on Syria strikes, and the bloke saying he isn't a Muslim was saying it because of just that, the attacker wasn't a Muslim? do I have this wrong or is everyone else misunderstanding what happened?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 06, 2015, 04:44:53 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 06, 2015, 04:38:14 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 06, 2015, 03:46:10 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 06, 2015, 05:31:09 AM
Terrorist attack in underground station, stabbing, man shouts 'this is for Syria!'

Doesn't make a good case for tasers either, about 3 times they tried and failed, maybe the UK police need guns in this climate?

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/leytonstone-stabbing-man-screams-syria-6961900?ICID=FB_mirror_main

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3347632/Tube-terror-knifeman-screaming-Syria-blood-spilled-slashes-man-s-throat-Tasered-police.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35018789
You aint muslim bruv.Lot of people were supportive hubbs:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35020427

I don't get it, I read he might not be Muslim, but in what context? he genuinely isn't a Muslim? or he is but other Muslims were condemning him? It depends on who said it, if it was another Muslim or not, I think people are misunderstanding this.

I thought he was an SJW taking revenge for the vote on Syria strikes, and the bloke saying he isn't a Muslim was saying it because of just that, a non-Muslim bloke upset by the recent strikes going nuts.
First of all he said it was for syria which clearly means he was doing for the people affected.What they mean in yournotamuslimbruv means he does not believe in what islam actually teaches:I am going to add some points in Whiskeybrewer comment:
1:"O you who believe do not kill yourself god is most kind,most merciful" Chapter 4-quran.This shows that suicide bombings are not allowed FULL STOP! No ifs,no buts these animals that do it are wrong.
2:"A true Muslims is one in which other people are safe from his hand and tongue"(Sayings by Muhammad)What more do you need!ISIS is causing great hardship and terror among everyone and they call themselves "true Muslims defending their cause"
3:(This one is mainly at Muslims)"Breaking a Muslim brother heart is worse then breaking the Kaaba(holy site in Makkah in which Muslims MUST visit once a year.Sayings by Muhammad)Can you imagine someone breaking the Kaaba and you see ISIS bombing Muslim countries killing innocent Muslims.
4:(This one is about beheading and how it is illegal in Islam
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5:This is a famous one"Killing one person unjustly is like killing the whole of mankind and saving someone is like saving mankind"(quran)There we go by looking at these points we see ISIS is completely wrong and has no justifications(Man should save this took me for ever to investigate and type in)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 06, 2015, 04:54:16 PM
I'm still not sure if the general public has understood this, or its me, my initial thought was the bloke shouting 'youaintnomuslimbruv' was saying it simply because the attacker wasn't a Muslim. Simple as that, he was just pointing out, you aren't even Muslim so why are you doing this.

But was this coming from another Muslim who was condemning the guy? If so then I get the meaning. In other words I'm Muslim too and I'm ashamed you, you aren't a real Muslim.

There is this whole double negative thing going on, and I honesty am not sure what was meant by this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 06, 2015, 05:01:46 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 06, 2015, 04:54:16 PM
I'm still not sure if the general public has understood this, or its me, my initial thought was the bloke shouting 'youaintnomuslimbruv' was saying it simply because the attacker wasn't a Muslim. Simple as that, he was just pointing out, you aren't even Muslim so why are you doing this.

But was this coming from another Muslim who was condemning the guy? If so then I get the meaning. In other words I'm Muslim too and I'm ashamed you, you aren't a real Muslim.

There is this whole double negative thing going on, and I honesty am not sure what was meant by this.
I dont get it why you are not sure about this Guy does a bad think in Islam in which he tries to kill someone fails an other muslim sees and says he is doing a wrong thing(he might have known who the guy is)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 06, 2015, 05:04:17 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 06, 2015, 05:01:46 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 06, 2015, 04:54:16 PM
I'm still not sure if the general public has understood this, or its me, my initial thought was the bloke shouting 'youaintnomuslimbruv' was saying it simply because the attacker wasn't a Muslim. Simple as that, he was just pointing out, you aren't even Muslim so why are you doing this.

But was this coming from another Muslim who was condemning the guy? If so then I get the meaning. In other words I'm Muslim too and I'm ashamed you, you aren't a real Muslim.

There is this whole double negative thing going on, and I honesty am not sure what was meant by this.
I dont get it why you are not sure about this Guy does a bad think in Islam in which he tries to kill someone fails an other muslim sees and says he is doing a wrong thing(he might have known who the guy is)

Well like I said, if he the guy shouting it was another Muslim then I get it, but I haven't read that the guy shouting it was a Muslim. Like I said, I just thought he was shouting it because the attacker wasn't a Muslim, the whole thing isn't too clear.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 06, 2015, 09:51:06 PM
https://www.facebook.com/824420661008450/videos/839071322876717/?pnref=story

Not sure if you guys can click that link but it's a video of a Muslim man discussing plans for building a mosque in an American city, though I don't know where. The amount of hatred being spewed at him is disgusting.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 07, 2015, 04:00:55 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 06, 2015, 09:51:06 PM
https://www.facebook.com/824420661008450/videos/839071322876717/?pnref=story

Not sure if you guys can click that link but it's a video of a Muslim man discussing plans for building a mosque in an American city, though I don't know where. The amount of hatred being spewed at him is disgusting.

I don't agree with everything they are saying, but they have every right to oppose a mosque in their city. If you reverse the scenario you wouldn't be able to do this (build churches, synagogues or whatever) in a Muslim country, something people always overlook.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 07, 2015, 08:12:05 AM
Wait, are we (america) going to actually do something to isil? Was trying to watch football for christs sake. That's hand egg for you over the pond. :P

In all seriousness, was Obama's speech damage control or an actual pseudo proclamation of war?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Dec 07, 2015, 09:46:01 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 07, 2015, 04:00:55 AM
I don't agree with everything they are saying, but they have every right to not want a mosque in their city.

And they could have and should have expressed that desire in a not so vile and bigoted manner. "As far as I'm concerned all Muslims are terrorists." What utter crock.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35019021

Looks like the UK is flooding again. This seems to crop up every year now. I don't know if I just never noticed it before.

Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 05, 2015, 08:07:33 PM
Aw Hicks, you know I'm laughing coz I'm hearing it in British ;-)

What can I say? Our accent is just so musical!  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 07, 2015, 01:32:49 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mnoBBbTDHk

Why the f**k would you fight with someone who's holding a lighter (apparently) after being doused in gas. More so, did no one there know how the f**k to put out a man who's on fire. Yea yea, Maryland; but still this is awful.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Dec 07, 2015, 01:34:27 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 07, 2015, 01:32:49 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mnoBBbTDHk

Why the f**k would you fight with someone who's holding a lighter (apparently) after being doused in gas. More so, did no one there know how the f**k to put out a man who's on fire. Yea yea, Maryland; but still this is awful.

Holy Shit
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Dec 07, 2015, 02:57:48 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 07, 2015, 01:32:49 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mnoBBbTDHk

Why the f**k would you fight with someone who's holding a lighter (apparently) after being doused in gas. More so, did no one there know how the f**k to put out a man who's on fire. Yea yea, Maryland; but still this is awful.

That's just f**ked up...

Out of curiosity, would "stop, drop and roll" have worked in this situation? It's something I keep hearing as an advice.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Dec 07, 2015, 03:00:50 PM
Quote from: Guan Thwei 1992 on Dec 07, 2015, 02:57:48 PMOut of curiosity, would "stop, drop and roll" have worked in this situation? It's something I keep hearing as an advice.

Probably not. You'd need to smother it with something. Petrol is (obviously) a hell of a lot more flammable than clothing, so simply rolling around likely wouldn't starve it of oxygen sufficiently to put it out.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Dec 07, 2015, 03:16:37 PM
Well damn, I've actually been to White Marsh before. :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Dec 07, 2015, 05:58:49 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Dec 07, 2015, 03:00:50 PM
Quote from: Guan Thwei 1992 on Dec 07, 2015, 02:57:48 PMOut of curiosity, would "stop, drop and roll" have worked in this situation? It's something I keep hearing as an advice.

Probably not. You'd need to smother it with something. Petrol is (obviously) a hell of a lot more flammable than clothing, so simply rolling around likely wouldn't starve it of oxygen sufficiently to put it out.

That's likely true. It's sad to see what people do to each other over something as dumb as a fight.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Dec 07, 2015, 07:22:09 PM
It was like dropping napalm. You aren't getting out of a napalm-induced fire. Its jelly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 07, 2015, 10:45:07 PM
Actually stop, drop and roll is exactly what one of them did, eventually - to put the flames out. It doesn't show in the CNN video but there's another one that shows him on the ground finishing the roll with the flames extinguished.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKsZVcloiuw

Yea that one shows one of them rolling. Oh and I forgot why I didn't post that one... teabaggers channel. Brutal comments even for youtube.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 08, 2015, 04:53:27 AM
Wow! but totally awesome  ;D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARkeDYFtDMk



Damage control from White House in full flow after Obama's pretty useless speech. Really starting to wonder what he is actually doing, totally agree with this guy in the clip, I haven't seen America in such a bad state in all my lifetime.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Dec 08, 2015, 08:48:18 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 08, 2015, 04:53:27 AMI haven't seen America in such a bad state in all my lifetime.

You know, you're right. What with Trump and his staggeringly blatant Nazi-style racism somehow proving even slightly popular, I can't remember America every being so f**king messed up at any time in my life.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Dec 08, 2015, 08:53:32 AM
I heard about that on the news this morning. Despite the cheering in the background, the report said his comments were being heavily criticised which I certainly hope is right. I'll give him this though - he's doing a good job of doing what ISIS wants. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Dec 08, 2015, 09:06:02 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Dec 08, 2015, 08:53:32 AMI'll give him this though - he's doing a good job of doing what ISIS wants.

They must be loving it. All they have to do is stick on a VHS of his latest vile hate speech and they'll have the locals flocking to their cause. Because why wouldn't you want to destroy a society that seemingly tolerates the ideas he has? It's f**king unbelievable.

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Dec 08, 2015, 08:53:32 AMDespite the cheering in the background, the report said his comments were being heavily criticised which I certainly hope is right.

It comes to something when even right-wing Republicans are falling all over themselves to distance themselves from this fascist idiot.

Honestly, every day I hear something Trump has done and think, "Seriously, he can't possibly get any more idiotic than this..."

And then he does.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 08, 2015, 09:40:46 AM
Yea but about 1/5 of the population thinks like Trump...which probably make up half of registered republicans.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Dec 08, 2015, 10:19:17 AM
I wonder if they'll close the borders to those crazy Christian folk that like to go shoot up places too?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 08, 2015, 10:31:27 AM
There's a guy where I live that talks like Trump too. He's old. Although the truth is that Christian terrorism is a far greater treat to America yet no one is calling for them to be exported. Why? Cause the nuts who spew most of the hate are guess what? Christians.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Dec 08, 2015, 11:07:06 AM
Whilst we're talking religion - http://churchandstate.org.uk/2015/09/ny-bishop-rape-shames-abuse-victims/

It's a few months old but still.

I know not everyone who follows a specific religion is a nutjob - on every single side of it - and not every nutjob follows a religion but I do believe that religion doesn't have a place in modern society.

I think religions should be divorced from the ideology that the majority of people follow them for (peace and goodwill and all that) and the fables that are used to tell those ideologies. People just should hold those beliefs and practice that kind of life. The fables are the things that are twisted for ill.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/donald-trump-wants-to-ban-the-internet-will-ask-bill-gates-to-close-it-up-a6764396.html

QuoteDonald Trump has called for the internet to be turned off so that children can no longer use it.

The presidential hopeful said that "We've got to maybe do something with the internet," because it was being used to radicalise people. He said that he would "see Bill Gates" so that he could look into "closing it up".

Speaking at the same event where he called for a "complete shutdown" on Muslims entering the US, Mr Trump laid out a rough plan for stopping the influence of Isis.

Trump responds to criticism over banning Muslims: 'I. Don't. Care'
Children in America are "watching the internet and they want to be masterminds", Trump said in a speech.

"We're losing a lot of people because of the internet," Trump said. "We have to see Bill Gates and a lot of different people that really understand what's happening.

"We have to talk to them about, maybe in certain areas, closing that internet up in some ways. Somebody will say, 'Oh freedom of speech, freedom of speech.' These are foolish people."

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Dec 08, 2015, 11:19:39 AM
:laugh:

It's as asinine as the "violent video games make violent people" argument, although with a healthy dose of Trump's own special brand of completely unhinged lunacy thrown into the mix.

Anyone who wants to do a bad thing simply because they saw it in a game or read about it on the web is a menace to start with.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Dec 08, 2015, 12:36:37 PM
http://www.thecanary.co/2015/12/07/sun-humilated-latest-immigration-scare-story-exposed-nonsense/

Looks like the Sun has been caught out again.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 08, 2015, 01:39:56 PM
Admittedly I think Trump is really pushing his luck, yet he is still a very strong front runner! which I'm guessing is his appeal to most religious groups? (accept Muslim of course).


Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Dec 08, 2015, 12:36:37 PM
http://www.thecanary.co/2015/12/07/sun-humilated-latest-immigration-scare-story-exposed-nonsense/

Looks like the Sun has been caught out again.

Even if that story is true, it happened on the 23rd of last month! at a time now when people are checked because the whole situation has become a disaster. Had this been months ago then I'm sure he wouldn't have been checked, and it still doesn't push aside the fact that up to at least 800,000 have probably come through unchecked...many months ago.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Dec 08, 2015, 02:11:03 PM
The Conservative Government are planning to relax laws so that some houses for first time buyers can be built on Green Belt land, but they are pricing may of these houses outside of what 90% can afford. There's still plenty of Brown Belt land they can use and also, plenty of old/ abandoned Industrial sites that they can use first
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 08, 2015, 04:32:23 PM
Mcdonald wants to ban muslims, here we go again:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-35037701
What do Americans think?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-35037701
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 08, 2015, 05:11:06 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 08, 2015, 04:32:23 PM
Mcdonald wants to ban muslims, here we go again:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-35037701
What do Americans think?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-35037701

Both links are the same dude.

From what I'm seeing Trump is just getting stronger and stronger, even in that link it shows support for him. Not saying I agree  with him but, bottom line, he's saying things other politicians wouldn't dare to, things that many people wouldn't dare to, he's challenging the liberal norm. This is why he's getting strong support, he's knows how to work the system, going against the PC norm is a drastic change in pace to virtually all the other runners and many (I think) have been waiting for someone like this. Whether you like him or not, he's showing more balls than the rest, a strong leader, this is why he's doing well, my humble theory.

At the same time, Obama has done completely the opposite and not given anyone any confidence in his leadership, or if he's even bothered lol!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 08, 2015, 05:22:59 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 08, 2015, 05:11:06 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 08, 2015, 04:32:23 PM
Mcdonald wants to ban muslims, here we go again:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-35037701
What do Americans think?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-35037701

Both links are the same dude.

From what I'm seeing Trump is just getting stronger and stronger, even in that link it shows support for him. Not saying I agree  with him but, bottom line, he's saying things other politicians wouldn't dare to, things that many people wouldn't dare to, he's challenging the liberal norm. This is why he's getting strong support, he's knows how to work the system, going against the PC norm is a drastic change in pace to virtually all the other runners and many (I think) have been waiting for someone like this. Whether you like him or not, he's showing more balls than the rest, a strong leader, this is why he's doing well, my humble theory.

At the same time, Obama has done completely the opposite and not given anyone any confidence in his leadership, or if he's even bothered lol!
Opps sorry.One women said in the video that he is just doing it for publicity.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 08, 2015, 05:26:28 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 08, 2015, 05:22:59 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 08, 2015, 05:11:06 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 08, 2015, 04:32:23 PM
Mcdonald wants to ban muslims, here we go again:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-35037701
What do Americans think?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-35037701

Both links are the same dude.

From what I'm seeing Trump is just getting stronger and stronger, even in that link it shows support for him. Not saying I agree  with him but, bottom line, he's saying things other politicians wouldn't dare to, things that many people wouldn't dare to, he's challenging the liberal norm. This is why he's getting strong support, he's knows how to work the system, going against the PC norm is a drastic change in pace to virtually all the other runners and many (I think) have been waiting for someone like this. Whether you like him or not, he's showing more balls than the rest, a strong leader, this is why he's doing well, my humble theory.

At the same time, Obama has done completely the opposite and not given anyone any confidence in his leadership, or if he's even bothered lol!
Opps sorry.One women said in the video that he is just doing it for publicity.

Oh yeah I'm sure he is, he's grabbing headlines big time, whether it will work for him in the long run I don't know. If he did get the top job I doubt he would do everything he's saying anyway, there would be big changes I'm sure, but politicians always lie or grossly exaggerate about what they will do, never believe what any of them say.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 08, 2015, 05:27:24 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 08, 2015, 05:26:28 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 08, 2015, 05:22:59 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 08, 2015, 05:11:06 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 08, 2015, 04:32:23 PM
Mcdonald wants to ban muslims, here we go again:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-35037701
What do Americans think?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-35037701

Both links are the same dude.

From what I'm seeing Trump is just getting stronger and stronger, even in that link it shows support for him. Not saying I agree  with him but, bottom line, he's saying things other politicians wouldn't dare to, things that many people wouldn't dare to, he's challenging the liberal norm. This is why he's getting strong support, he's knows how to work the system, going against the PC norm is a drastic change in pace to virtually all the other runners and many (I think) have been waiting for someone like this. Whether you like him or not, he's showing more balls than the rest, a strong leader, this is why he's doing well, my humble theory.

At the same time, Obama has done completely the opposite and not given anyone any confidence in his leadership, or if he's even bothered lol!
Opps sorry.One women said in the video that he is just doing it for publicity.

Oh yeah I'm sure he is, he's grabbing headlines big time, whether it will work for him in the long run I don't know. If he did get the top job I doubt he would do everything he's saying anyway, there would be big changes but politicians always lie or grossly exaggerate about what they will do, never believe what any of them say.
Exactly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 08, 2015, 05:45:02 PM
Back in Europe...migrant in Finland rapes 14 year old girl, Finnish people erupt!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3343066/Fights-fury-Ku-Klux-Klan-Finland-faces-wave-vigilante-mobs-targeting-migrants-arrest-Afghan-asylum-seeker-rape-14-year-old-schoolgirl-pushes-one-town-brink.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Dec 08, 2015, 08:59:17 PM
Yeah yeah yeah, I'm sure everyone thought Hitler, Geobbels, Himmler, Goering, and Mengele were all courageous and had more balls than most of the North and South German politicians too...

There's a reason the GOP is trying hard to fight back against Trump. They don't want their platform to be recognized as fascist. Trump might just be America's solution to unity. Get the bipartisans to work together to block him! Finally, a house united!

Trump is disqualified from running as President (http://globalnews.ca/news/2387899/white-house-says-trumps-plan-to-ban-muslims-disqualifies-him-from-presidency/).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 08, 2015, 10:33:45 PM
You guys have to see it from the pocket book side. How do people get rich? Buy taking the money of any demographic and racist/bigoted Americans is a demographic that you can make billions off of. Hell Trump can even with the nomination with them. I have faith that he can't win the presidency but still this is not a good thing.

The GOP is fascist. They're also sexiest above all else.

Quote from: Gate on Dec 08, 2015, 08:59:17 PM
There's a reason the GOP is trying hard to fight back against Trump. They don't want their platform to be recognized as fascist. Trump might just be America's solution to unity. Get the bipartisans to work together to block him! Finally, a house united!

Trump is disqualified from running as President (http://globalnews.ca/news/2387899/white-house-says-trumps-plan-to-ban-muslims-disqualifies-him-from-presidency/).
Oh so my friends enemy is now my enemy? That's so bad on so many levels. All Trumps doing is proving that America has a lot of assholes... who at any moment could become terrorists. Maybe we should send them on another Crusade. Talk about killing two birds with one stone. Now that would be working together.

The White House can't make that assertion. Under a democracy that is for the people to decide. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 09, 2015, 01:28:15 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 08, 2015, 01:39:56 PM
Admittedly I think Trump is really pushing his luck, yet he is still a very strong front runner! which I'm guessing is his appeal to most religious groups? (accept Muslim of course).

That's the scariest part. It says something about the populace if they're willing to support that psycho.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 09, 2015, 04:15:12 AM
I have a feeling there's about 5 guys on this specific thread that would vote for The Trump.  >:(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Dec 09, 2015, 07:10:11 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-OMW9BbHyE
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 09, 2015, 08:56:22 AM
Are you trying to imply that Darth Cheney is less evil than Donald Trump.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Dec 09, 2015, 08:56:32 AM
There's apparently also a petition going around the UK to ban Trump from ever visiting the UK, which made me smile.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Dec 09, 2015, 09:44:58 AM
http://www.unilad.co.uk/large/thousands-of-muslims-flooded-london-to-condemn-terrorism-the-media-ignored-it/

http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/142306/two-creepy-dolls-spotted-lurking-around-the-streets-of-london/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Dec 09, 2015, 01:13:00 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Dec 09, 2015, 09:44:58 AM
http://www.unilad.co.uk/large/thousands-of-muslims-flooded-london-to-condemn-terrorism-the-media-ignored-it/

http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/142306/two-creepy-dolls-spotted-lurking-around-the-streets-of-london/

The media should be promoting that like nobodies business. Shows that we all can work together.


Lol trust Derren Brown eh
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 09, 2015, 02:54:32 PM
The White House doesn't want Trump in the race because they are scared Trump will win that race.

In other news, Angela Merkel is (America's) Time Person of the Year, an absolute disgraceful decision which is starting to get backlash. No surprise, they went PC though, Time is also run by a woman so once again liberal opinion is forced upon everyone.

Can someone please explain to me why the ISIS leader came in second place?? what the f*ck is that about!!

Trump in third is also a surprise.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Dec 09, 2015, 03:03:17 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 09, 2015, 02:54:32 PMThe White House doesn't want Trump in the race because they are scared Trump will win that race.

The White House doesn't want Trump in the race because Trump is a vile fascist idiot who should be ejected from civilised society.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 09, 2015, 03:08:36 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Dec 09, 2015, 03:03:17 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 09, 2015, 02:54:32 PMThe White House doesn't want Trump in the race because they are scared Trump will win that race.

The White House doesn't want Trump in the race because Trump is a vile fascist idiot who should be ejected from civilised society.

Who is still a front runner, they are scared.

What the f*ck is this about Time Magazine?? This is literately an insult to the people of Europe and the rest.

http://time.com/time-person-of-the-year-2015-runner-up-abu-bakr-al-baghdadi/?xid=time_socialflow_facebook
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Dec 09, 2015, 03:40:56 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 09, 2015, 03:08:36 PMWho is still a front runner, they are scared.

So any sane person should be! The idea of Trump being in charge of a nation is utterly terrifying!

Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 09, 2015, 03:08:36 PMWhat the f*ck is this about Time Magazine?? This is literately an insult to the people of Europe and the rest.

"Person of the Year is an annual issue of the United States news magazine Time that features and profiles a person, group, idea or object that 'for better or for worse...has done the most to influence the events of the year'."

Clearly you're mistaking it for a purely positive award. Insensitive, perhaps, but you can't deny he's changed things lately.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 09, 2015, 03:46:33 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Dec 09, 2015, 03:40:56 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 09, 2015, 03:08:36 PMWho is still a front runner, they are scared.

So any sane person should be! The idea of Trump being in charge of a nation is utterly terrifying!

Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 09, 2015, 03:08:36 PMWhat the f*ck is this about Time Magazine?? This is literately an insult to the people of Europe and the rest.

"Person of the Year is an annual issue of the United States news magazine Time that features and profiles a person, group, idea or object that 'for better or for worse...has done the most to influence the events of the year'."

Clearly you're mistaking it for a purely positive award. Insensitive, perhaps, but you can't deny he's changed things lately.

OK I'm sorry, but if this is modern liberal society, praising the enemy, backing them with possible awards, then this makes me think Trump should be the President. This makes me sick and I fully believe Nancy Gibbs should be reprimanded for it.

To even think you are slightly in agreement with this is unreal, proof of liberal idiocy right here and exactly why Trump is doing so well  >:(

An award is an award, 'person of the year' sounds pretty good to me, he shouldn't be getting this kind of attention.

It is an insult to everyone that has been killed thus far (and then they award it to fecking Merkel!)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Dec 09, 2015, 04:01:56 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 09, 2015, 03:46:33 PMTo even think you are slightly in agreement with this is unreal, proof of liberal idiocy right here and exactly why Trump is doing so well  >:(

When did I ever say I agreed with it? Most of the contenders on that list are a joke.

But you're acting like he's been given the Nobel Peace Prize or something, which is just ignorant of what the award actually means.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Dec 09, 2015, 04:19:54 PM
It's definitely an odd award to give out but as HuDa says, it's not necessarily for something positive. Not what I'd really consider to be an appropriate accolade though.

You should take a step back Hubbs and consider what your reading and posting and actually take it in properly rather than coming across as belligerent and insulting to someone who is pointing things out to you. Not everyone reacts with outrage.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 09, 2015, 04:20:52 PM
In the meantime, ISIS are very pleased with the results of the 'award'  ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Dec 09, 2015, 04:21:47 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Dec 09, 2015, 03:40:56 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 09, 2015, 03:08:36 PMWho is still a front runner, they are scared.

So any sane person should be! The idea of Trump being in charge of a nation is utterly terrifying!

Oh, definitely. I would like to think his popularity is being blown out of proportion though. It'd be heart warming and reaffirming to see him actually run and get trounced.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 09, 2015, 04:28:50 PM
Meanwhile UK is signing a petition to bar Trumpet from coming here.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/114003/signatures/new
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Dec 09, 2015, 04:31:01 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 09, 2015, 04:28:50 PMTrumpet

:laugh: I don't know if it was intentional or just a typo, but that made me laugh.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 09, 2015, 04:34:16 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Dec 09, 2015, 04:31:01 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 09, 2015, 04:28:50 PMTrumpet

:laugh: I don't know if it was intentional or just a typo, but that made me laugh.
Intentional. McDonald Trumpets BUY NOW!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gates on Dec 09, 2015, 05:43:57 PM
This thread is so full of hate, its really disappointing... :-\

http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/16/europe/husband-facebook-post-paris-attacks/ (http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/16/europe/husband-facebook-post-paris-attacks/)

I'm not sure if its been posted, but this man is a hero to me and my family...he, above all of us here, has every right to outrage and hate -- yet, he does not yield...

As a recent father, his prose have struck me in such a way that I can't even articulate into words...

Maybe there is a lesson here, maybe not -- but the power behind the words can never be refuted...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 09, 2015, 08:57:54 PM
Quote from: Gates on Dec 09, 2015, 05:43:57 PM
This thread is so full of hate, its really disappointing... :-\

http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/16/europe/husband-facebook-post-paris-attacks/ (http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/16/europe/husband-facebook-post-paris-attacks/)

I'm not sure if its been posted, but this man is a hero to me and my family...he, above all of us here, has every right to outrage and hate -- yet, he does not yield...

As a recent father, his prose have struck me in such a way that I can't even articulate into words...

Maybe there is a lesson here, maybe not -- but the power behind the words can never be refuted...

No hate, just can't believe an American publication has given a rather prestigious award to Angela Merkel, completely ignoring how most of Germany (and Europe) currently feels about her. And on the same note, given second place to the flippin' leader of ISIS!

I'll bet ISIS can't believe how soft and dumb we all are, they're probably laughing at us. Person of the year to the woman who gave ISIS a free pass into Europe, second place to their leader!!! Why not give third place to Jihadi John while you're at it ::) Honesty, am I the only person here who thinks this is disgusting and hilariously ridiculous?? Seriously...I can't be.

If that isn't a slap in the face to all victims of terrorism so far, I don't know what is  -_-

Yes I fully realise the 'award' is suppose to be based on influence and can be negatively viewed or whatever. Personally I don't buy that explanation, I don't get it, all I see is certain sections of modern society actually, seemingly, praising the enemy! (and Merkel).

Like I said before, an award is an award, even if its for the world's biggest c**t, its still an award and its still publicity for that person, and in this case, that is completely unacceptable.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 09, 2015, 09:32:15 PM
People are misunderstanding the meaning of the "Person of the Year" moniker. It's an honest take at the harsh reality of the world. Be it a good thing or not. Half of the people on that list are out and out jackasses at best. Hassan Rouhani, Travis Kalanick, Caitlyn Jenner, Donald Trump and Black Lives Matter Activists are all being major Jackasses. While that Abu guy is outright evil. I'm rather ashamed that so many people bash Angela Merkel, she's the only one on that list who has to run a f**king country and is trying to help millions in a terrible situation. She's been dealt a whole lotta lemons and is doing her best to make lemonade. The meaning of the award is about the state of the year. The fact that they choose Merkel over Abu is that the writers at Time choose optimism over pessimism. That helping your fellow man is more meaningful to the world than butchering your fellow man is. On the downside part of the reason she would win the award would be for all of the hate she's garnered for doing what she does. As a direct influence she has affect far more individuals than Abu has. Be it for positive reason or not.

Oh and another thing, you Europeans seriously need the immigration, which is why the gates are open. Sure, the refugees are being selfish too but f**k, what's new.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Dec 10, 2015, 02:37:24 AM
If I read one more post of Hubbs bitching about immigration (and let's be realistic, there will be at least another hundred), I think I'm going to be physically ill.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Dec 10, 2015, 02:56:32 AM
Quote from: Vertigo on Dec 10, 2015, 02:37:24 AM
If I read one more post of Hubbs bitching about immigration (and let's be realistic, there will be at least another hundred), I think I'm going to be physically ill.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FSanBoiE.jpg%3F1&hash=2def0a8feffe43fd91ef06c10a8a1c4333de8dfe)

I'm surprised I haven't found his username on Stormfront yet
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 10, 2015, 07:05:08 AM
Quote from: Vertigo on Dec 10, 2015, 02:37:24 AM
If I read one more post of Hubbs bitching about immigration (and let's be realistic, there will be at least another hundred), I think I'm going to be physically ill.

Its kind of a huge deal in Europe right now, that and terrorism, if you hadn't noticed, you being in the UK.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Dec 10, 2015, 07:28:18 AM
Trump is a totally different situation. It scares me how his popularity soared recently. Ever since he started to say the things he said, I saw the number of racist comments rise up below the news articles and at youtube. I'm afraid of what some of the racists would do to the minorities if Trump becomes president. Despite all of George Bush's flaws, I have to admit that he did a good job of supporting the Muslims after 9/11 and after someone shot a store clerk (because he wore a turban).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Dec 10, 2015, 08:38:30 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 10, 2015, 07:05:08 AMIts kind of a huge deal in Europe right now, that and terrorism, if you hadn't noticed, you being in the UK.

There's having a reasonable discussion about the issue of immigration... and then there's being you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Dec 10, 2015, 10:19:00 AM
That's the real issue with this thread and these kinds of discussions; doing so in a reasonable fashion. Which thankfully most of you are capable of.

And now for less doom and gloom news: http://news.discovery.com/space/confirmed-japanese-spacecraft-has-new-eyes-on-venus-151209.htm
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Dec 10, 2015, 10:33:30 AM
Love me some space. The snaps on Ceres in the news lately are pretty awesome.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Dec 10, 2015, 10:39:31 AM
http://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/dawn/new-clues-to-ceres-bright-spots-and-origins

This was the last Ceres update I saw crop up. It's really fascinating stuff.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Dec 10, 2015, 12:11:15 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 09, 2015, 09:32:15 PM
People are misunderstanding the meaning of the "Person of the Year" moniker. It's an honest take at the harsh reality of the world. Be it a good thing or not. Half of the people on that list are out and out jackasses at best. Hassan Rouhani, Travis Kalanick, Caitlyn Jenner, Donald Trump and Black Lives Matter Activists are all being major Jackasses. While that Abu guy is outright evil. I'm rather ashamed that so many people bash Angela Merkel, she's the only one on that list who has to run a f**king country and is trying to help millions in a terrible situation. She's been dealt a whole lotta lemons and is doing her best to make lemonade. The meaning of the award is about the state of the year. The fact that they choose Merkel over Abu is that the writers at Time choose optimism over pessimism. That helping your fellow man is more meaningful to the world than butchering your fellow man is. On the downside part of the reason she would win the award would be for all of the hate she's garnered for doing what she does. As a direct influence she has affect far more individuals than Abu has. Be it for positive reason or not.

Oh and another thing, you Europeans seriously need the immigration, which is why the gates are open. Sure, the refugees are being selfish too but f**k, what's new.

In my opinion, Merkel has been like "GIVE ME LEMONS, WE WILL HAVE LEMONS," and now she's dealing lol.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Dec 10, 2015, 12:24:07 PM
Quote from: Gates on Dec 09, 2015, 05:43:57 PM
This thread is so full of hate, its really disappointing... :-\

http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/16/europe/husband-facebook-post-paris-attacks/ (http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/16/europe/husband-facebook-post-paris-attacks/)

I'm not sure if its been posted, but this man is a hero to me and my family...he, above all of us here, has every right to outrage and hate -- yet, he does not yield...

As a recent father, his prose have struck me in such a way that I can't even articulate into words...

Maybe there is a lesson here, maybe not -- but the power behind the words can never be refuted...

Saw this on Russell Howard's Good News a few weeks back. Brought a tear to my eye
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Dec 10, 2015, 12:30:57 PM
Quote from: Gates on Dec 09, 2015, 05:43:57 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/16/europe/husband-facebook-post-paris-attacks/ (http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/16/europe/husband-facebook-post-paris-attacks/)

I'm not sure if its been posted, but this man is a hero to me and my family...he, above all of us here, has every right to outrage and hate -- yet, he does not yield...

As a recent father, his prose have struck me in such a way that I can't even articulate into words...

Maybe there is a lesson here, maybe not -- but the power behind the words can never be refuted...

Beautiful. I love every instance where I see someone not giving into the hatred and fear.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 10, 2015, 03:21:43 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Dec 10, 2015, 08:38:30 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 10, 2015, 07:05:08 AMIts kind of a huge deal in Europe right now, that and terrorism, if you hadn't noticed, you being in the UK.

There's having a reasonable discussion about the issue of immigration... and then there's being you.

Having a reasonable discussion, translation...everybody agreeing with my opinion so the discussion is much more agreeable and easier for me. Not wanting anybody around who disagrees because that clearly means they are evil extreme right wing type people!! Thusly, this jeopardises my safe space.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Dec 10, 2015, 03:37:40 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 10, 2015, 03:21:43 PMHaving a reasonable discussion, translation...everybody agreeing with my opinion so the discussion is much more agreeable and easier for me.

:laugh: What?!

Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 10, 2015, 03:21:43 PMNot wanting anybody around who disagrees because that clearly means they are evil extreme right wing type people!!

I couldn't care less if you disagree, that's you're right.

But when people start voicing support for a man who is proposing discriminatory policies eerily similar to those instigated by the Nazis in the 1930s, I can't help but feel the sanity and decency slips right out of their argument.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Dec 10, 2015, 03:55:13 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Dec 10, 2015, 03:37:40 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 10, 2015, 03:21:43 PMHaving a reasonable discussion, translation...everybody agreeing with my opinion so the discussion is much more agreeable and easier for me.

:laugh: What?!

Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 10, 2015, 03:21:43 PMNot wanting anybody around who disagrees because that clearly means they are evil extreme right wing type people!!

I couldn't care less if you disagree, that's you're right.

But when people start voicing support for a man who is proposing discriminatory policies eerily similar to those instigated by the Nazis in the 1930s, I can't help but feel the sanity and decency slips right out of their argument.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FKuzwFtM.jpg%3F1&hash=c8de9e05f34c8c750952241981d57a74030eb02d)


George Takei recently spoke out about Donald Trump regarding his stance on internment camps. I'd love to hear Mr. Dump insult a fomer-internment occupant.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Dec 10, 2015, 03:56:41 PM
I'm sure he'd either bury his head in the sand regarding the matter or turn it into Takei being some sort of villain.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 10, 2015, 04:45:07 PM
Muhammed Ali spoke out against him.Also this UK solider defended muslim saying UK Muslim solider saved his life:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-35054442
Feel sorry for British Muslim solders they fight radicalization abroad but have to combat it in the UK and deal with Racism:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_plot_to_behead_a_British_Muslim_soldier
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 10, 2015, 04:48:50 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Dec 10, 2015, 03:37:40 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 10, 2015, 03:21:43 PMHaving a reasonable discussion, translation...everybody agreeing with my opinion so the discussion is much more agreeable and easier for me.

:laugh: What?!

Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 10, 2015, 03:21:43 PMNot wanting anybody around who disagrees because that clearly means they are evil extreme right wing type people!!

I couldn't care less if you disagree, that's you're right.

But when people start voicing support for a man who is proposing discriminatory policies eerily similar to those instigated by the Nazis in the 1930s, I can't help but feel the sanity and decency slips right out of their argument.

Ugh! I'm not supporting Trump! I have merely pointed out why (I think) he is currently doing well, that doesn't mean I'm supporting him. Those are my theories, nothing more, could be right, could be wrong. Secondly I live in the UK, I don't really care who gets to be President, frankly I don't think any of them are good choices, but my money would be on Hilary Clinton.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 10, 2015, 11:01:42 PM
To put it another way Hubbs, the way you post, you 100% sound like a person who thinks like Donald Trump speaks. Basically you are the Donald.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 11, 2015, 12:40:17 AM
Quote from: Gates on Dec 09, 2015, 05:43:57 PM
This thread is so full of hate, its really disappointing... :-\

http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/16/europe/husband-facebook-post-paris-attacks/ (http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/16/europe/husband-facebook-post-paris-attacks/)

I'm not sure if its been posted, but this man is a hero to me and my family...he, above all of us here, has every right to outrage and hate -- yet, he does not yield...

As a recent father, his prose have struck me in such a way that I can't even articulate into words...

Maybe there is a lesson here, maybe not -- but the power behind the words can never be refuted...

Hatred or not, everything's cool now that you're here, brotha 8) Aldo vs. McGregor this weekend!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 11, 2015, 08:06:55 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 10, 2015, 11:01:42 PM
To put it another way Hubbs, the way you post, you 100% sound like a person who thinks like Donald Trump speaks. Basically you are the Donald.

Yep that's right, cos clearly anybody who doesn't maintain a far left, ultra liberal viewpoint on all political issues, is Donald Trump, the devil and Monty Burns incarnated  ::)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 11, 2015, 08:37:18 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 11, 2015, 08:06:55 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 10, 2015, 11:01:42 PM
To put it another way Hubbs, the way you post, you 100% sound like a person who thinks like Donald Trump speaks. Basically you are the Donald.

Yep that's right, cos clearly anybody who doesn't maintain a far left, ultra liberal viewpoint on all political issues, is Donald Trump, the devil and Monty Burns incarnated  ::)
I don't know who Monty Burns is but wait... actually yea, you're right. Donald has a non far left nor ultra liberal view on political issues. OMG Donald, is that really you? However you brought up the devil yourself. I mean I don't even think The Don believes the shit he spews but I must admit, you just can't give some things a rest. I mean you try and cover up you disgust over immigration by "claiming" it's just you trying to explain why Donald's numbers are up but seriously, you sound like a jerk as you do it.

It's ok to have an opinion, right or wrong, no one here is disrespecting you for that. However it is getting tiresome as hell to read (just don't read it is not an out) through and yes you're saying outright mean things. That's what's bothering peeps. You've gotta draw a line, man. I like to bitch and moan about things too but after a while it becomes evident that no one wants to hear my shit and thus I move on to something else.

Speaking of Ultra Liberal I wonder If Beagle Eagle is reading this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Dec 11, 2015, 08:42:13 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 11, 2015, 08:06:55 AMYep that's right, cos clearly anybody who doesn't maintain a far left, ultra liberal viewpoint on all political issues, is Donald Trump, the devil and Monty Burns incarnated  ::)

See, it's exactly that kind of "You're all a bunch of lefty, limp-wristed, Commie terrorist sympathisers" statement that makes everyone inclined to reject anything you might have to say say. People can have different views without being the extreme polar opposite of what you believe, especially when it comes to politics.

Case in point: I'm right-wing, but Trump is a f*cking disgrace.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Dec 11, 2015, 08:43:55 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 11, 2015, 08:06:55 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 10, 2015, 11:01:42 PM
To put it another way Hubbs, the way you post, you 100% sound like a person who thinks like Donald Trump speaks. Basically you are the Donald.

Yep that's right, cos clearly anybody who doesn't maintain a far left, ultra liberal viewpoint on all political issues, is Donald Trump, the devil and Monty Burns incarnated  ::)

It's not about being not being left (I'm neither left or right), it's about you specifically. All your posts give off that very poor impression and comments like that go to reinforce them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 11, 2015, 12:48:34 PM
@Whiterabbit: Yes I don't agree with the mass immigration to the UK or Europe, that's got nothing to do with Trump, seriously!  ::)

Again, I have only pointed out why I think Trump is doing well (different issue to the Euro situation), like a report you might see on the news if you will, why is Trump doing so well? maybe its because of this...Are you guys not able to determine the difference here?

Although I will admit its been highly amusing watching him ruffle plenty of feathers, but even I will admit he has pushed it too far now, gotten too big headed (and yes he is totally saying sh*t to grab headlines of course).

Yes I admit I have been going on about stuff a lot recently, and I have actually wanted to stop posting, but things just keep popping up every flippin' day, one thing after another. Wanted to give the news a break and then that stupid Time thing crops up  -_-

@Hicks: Well OK but that's also what I mean too, yeah I'm not a lefty or far right wing (despite what you might think), obviously I'm to the right or Conservative (dare I say, UKIP). But why should my opinions give a poor impression? That only goes to show that you don't like someone having an opinion that isn't maybe...more towards the left field, I think.

My last post was of course, slightly laced with sarcasm ::) come on guys really? OK its difficult to tell with text sure. But it also does hold an element of truth to it of course, because most of you do get uppity at times.

@HaDaFuk: You're more right wing?? really?? you??

'You're all a bunch of lefty, limp-wristed, Commie terrorist sympathisers', well I didn't wanna say but... ;D I jest.

Oh and Monty Burns...The Simpsons ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 11, 2015, 12:59:48 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 11, 2015, 12:48:34 PM
Oh and Monty Burns...The Simpsons ;)
Oh, Mr. Burns. I thought you were talking about a real person. :P Well in any case none of them are Eric Cartman evil.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Dec 11, 2015, 01:12:24 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 11, 2015, 12:48:34 PM
@Hicks: Well OK but that's also what I mean too, yeah I'm not a lefty or far right wing (despite what you might think), obviously I'm to the right or Conservative (dare I say, UKIP). But why should my opinions give a poor impression? That only goes to show that you don't like someone having an opinion that isn't maybe...more towards the left field, I think.

It goes to show that people don't like you as your posts and opinions paint yourself as a callous individual who is quite set in his opinions and often comes across as ignorant, opinionated, hot headed and at times, bigoted. You also take to insulting those that don't agree with you or correct you, resorting to making comments about political persuasion as a derogatory thing. That's the impression you put across.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 11, 2015, 03:33:16 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Dec 11, 2015, 01:12:24 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 11, 2015, 12:48:34 PM
@Hicks: Well OK but that's also what I mean too, yeah I'm not a lefty or far right wing (despite what you might think), obviously I'm to the right or Conservative (dare I say, UKIP). But why should my opinions give a poor impression? That only goes to show that you don't like someone having an opinion that isn't maybe...more towards the left field, I think.

It goes to show that people don't like you as your posts and opinions paint yourself as a callous individual who is quite set his in his opinions and often comes across as ignorant, opinionated, hot headed and at times, bigoted. You also take to insulting those that don't agree with you or correct you, resorting to making comments about political persuasion as a derogatory thing. That's the impression you put across.

Wow! K,

Well, dare I post this? it will probably upset you because its not running with the current trend right now.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3352406/Scotland-Yard-mocks-Trump-s-claims-London-police-terrified-Muslim-areas-officers-claim-tycoon-RIGHT.html

The shocking truth about migration and what's happening in Sweden.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/swedens-ugly-immigration-problem/article26338254/

http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/6697/sweden-collapse
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Dec 11, 2015, 05:56:22 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 11, 2015, 03:33:16 PM
Wow! K,

I know I'm probably pissing in the wind but the point I'm trying to make is that just because someone disagrees with you or takes offence at you and your sentiments, doesn't necessarily make it down to their political persuasion or the "current trend." You throw around the "leftie, sjw" retort like it's going out of fashion to near enough any criticism to you. Sorry to have had to go personal but you take it there yourself.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-35068900

I thought these things were banned?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Dec 11, 2015, 09:15:44 PM
https://medium.com/@robleathern/who-is-the-average-donald-trump-supporter-3e2c44e37cce#.3xatbimwt

I dont know whether I should be terrified or hysterical. They even have Cruz Demographics in there.


Pickup truck purchases>51%

Yehaww
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 11, 2015, 10:37:26 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-35068900

I thought these things were banned?
Hover boards are awesome and should not be banned. It's just another mode of transportation and people will have accidents and will die using them. Just like any other mode of transportation.

Quote from: Gate on Dec 11, 2015, 09:15:44 PM
https://medium.com/@robleathern/who-is-the-average-donald-trump-supporter-3e2c44e37cce#.3xatbimwt

I dont know whether I should be terrified or hysterical. They even have Cruz Demographics in there.


Pickup truck purchases>51%

Yehaww
So Trump basically garners the White Christian low Secondary Educated Supremacists and above all unreasonable demographic. Shocking. Cruz is teething the same demo as well. Once again Shocking.

f**k people just look at all the reality tv shows out there. I'm not even talking about the mainstream old network ones either. There's a little bit of entertainment and thought in some of those. However who here watches any of that  utter crap ones on packaged cable? Yea, none of you but somebody surely is. That's their people and they're tens of millions of them. Now that is scary.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Born Of Cold Light on Dec 12, 2015, 04:33:59 AM
Some good news for once:

http://theorthodoxchurch.info/blog/news/?p=45327

QuoteOver 30 thousand Assyrian Christians live in the province of Al-Hasakah in the northeastern part of Syria. Up to 300 civilians were kidnapped and scores were murdered when during February the Daesh forces suddenly attacked the Christian villages there. Now as the Syrian army drives back the Islamists from the province, the local residents are attempting to pick up the pieces and restore some semblance of a normal life.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 12, 2015, 04:37:43 AM
I don't understand the point of those hoverboard things, plus I see young people on them all the time in South London on the streets, never had a clue they were banned! So all those people were breaking the law? weird.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 12, 2015, 04:40:27 AM
They're fun to ride, fast and rather light with great battery life. Plus it doesn't look like an old mans Segway, nor has the price of one. Totally worth the 600 bucks. Also in most municipalities it is illegal to ride a skateboard on public right of ways(roads/sidewalks/etc). Yet everyone still does. :P

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU_Jdts5rL0

This belongs here way more than it does in star wars.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Dec 12, 2015, 07:07:21 AM
This is closer to reality.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Dec 12, 2015, 01:55:32 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Dec 11, 2015, 05:56:22 PM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-35068900

I thought these things were banned?

I thought they were to, especially on roads and pavements
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 12, 2015, 11:41:54 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Dec 11, 2015, 05:56:22 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 11, 2015, 03:33:16 PM
Wow! K,

I know I'm probably pissing in the wind but the point I'm trying to make is that just because someone disagrees with you or takes offence at you and your sentiments, doesn't necessarily make it down to their political persuasion or the "current trend." You throw around the "leftie, sjw" retort like it's going out of fashion to near enough any criticism to you. Sorry to have had to go personal but you take it there yourself.

...And has been doing so since he became a AVPG member. I have been away for a couple of months, and he is still harping the EXACT same three cords: 1) Muslims! ; 2) Black people! ; 3) Immigrants!. Sparkle that with some delicious anti-feminism or whatever is the right spice of anti-PCness, and et voila, we have Hubbs's contribution to the forums!

I've tried to discuss with him a thousand times, proving him wrong time and time again, and yet he comes back for more, acting as if previous discussions never happened, while getting more and more callous, pushy and tenacious. Yet he wonders why people don't like him much around here. It's almost as if he is our own little resident right-winger troll here on the forums......

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 13, 2015, 01:28:05 AM
There's nothing wrong with being right-wing or left-wing. It's that extremes are all that exist these days. The left has become authoritarian and the right has become...not sure if authoritarian is the correct description but it's definitely not moderate anymore.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Dec 13, 2015, 01:42:01 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 13, 2015, 01:28:05 AM
There's nothing wrong with being right-wing or left-wing. It's that extremes are all that exist these days. The left has become authoritarian and the right has become...not sure if authoritarian is the correct description but it's definitely not moderate anymore.
The best way I can describe it is Left:Neo-communist Right: Fascist. But with the way things are constantly spiraling downward I don't really blame people for turning to extremes
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 13, 2015, 02:09:40 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Dec 13, 2015, 01:42:01 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 13, 2015, 01:28:05 AM
There's nothing wrong with being right-wing or left-wing. It's that extremes are all that exist these days. The left has become authoritarian and the right has become...not sure if authoritarian is the correct description but it's definitely not moderate anymore.
The best way I can describe it is Left:Neo-communist Right: Fascist. But with the way things are constantly spiraling downward I don't really blame people for turning to extremes
Dude it's all about power. The power to control speech or the power to control the vagina; it's all the same.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Dec 13, 2015, 03:28:47 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimage.slidesharecdn.com%2F10designlessonslearntfromjurassicpark-130424165110-phpapp02%2F95%2F12-design-lessons-learnt-from-jurassic-park-7-638.jpg%3Fcb%3D1366974530&hash=65e21189de3719961c6b20f960e480cc0e8c20fb)

;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Dec 13, 2015, 04:22:23 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Dec 13, 2015, 01:42:01 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 13, 2015, 01:28:05 AM
There's nothing wrong with being right-wing or left-wing. It's that extremes are all that exist these days. The left has become authoritarian and the right has become...not sure if authoritarian is the correct description but it's definitely not moderate anymore.
The best way I can describe it is Left:Neo-communist Right: Fascist. But with the way things are constantly spiraling downward I don't really blame people for turning to extremes

Communism is socialism perverted to the most extreme it's ever been practiced with and I'm sure nobody's keen on seeing it revive, but that doesn't mean aspects of a socialist economy are bad.

And I don't think I need to voice my gripe with our crony capitalism:
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2Fn0SJRZ8.png%3F1&hash=1412bfa808c3a1c9d0dfd85422556ec668f377ab)


Fascism only works if you can get away with it... and Hitler nearly did until he dragged Moscow and Washington into it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 13, 2015, 04:49:46 AM
Actually, that is not what communism is.

Communism, on paper, is a COMPLETELY classless society where EVERYTHING is the common-good of the people; everything is owned by the people as a whole. There are no divisions between manual or intellectual labor or between people in the cities or on the countryside, men or women etc. The state is ran by the people for the people - no politicians, royals or moneybags needed to run the show. With that said there has obviously never been a communist country/state ever, because the biggest weakness of communism is that it is too idealistic and naive and has no safety-breaks when it comes to human nature. It starts with a people's revolution, but instead of the people taking over, the military/warlords/militants and other authoritarians step in and seize power and turn that sweet little communist utopia into military dictatorship as they now have full reign over everything. The only communist thing here is the name, and that's about it. China, Soviet Union etc. pretty much all went that route.

Communism, to me, is the left-wing version of right-wing Libertarianism. On paper it looks all appealing and wonderful, very utopian and believes that humans can handle power/wealth, but in reality it doesn't work at all as humankind is effed up and can't handle wealth and power in any kind of way. So let's just face it - us humans need laws and regulations to keep us in check. Now, the big question is what kind of laws and regulations we find healthy and fair and that we all can agree on? That's the big aeon old nut to crack.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Dec 13, 2015, 05:38:20 AM
Quote from: Gate on Dec 13, 2015, 04:22:23 AM

And I don't think I need to voice my gripe with our crony capitalism:


There's a difference between crony capitalism and capitalism.  Capitalism is kinda like a game, follow the rules, play fair and it goes smoothly like it should.  But if you let people cheat, then it all becomes a mess- crony capitalism.  I could make the same argument for how socialism doesn't work, our medicare is broken, social security is always under threat of running out of money.  But I don't think it's because of socialism, it's because there are people who are cheating the system.  Socialism could work, but only if the money actually went to where it's supposed to and only if we had programs that we actually need (like police/firemen, education... etc).
Yeah, we have a lot of large corporations who cheat the system, making it difficult to have a healthy competition that we actually need.  Competition is good, humans need it as it pushes us to innovate.  But because of the cheaters, we don't have that and it puts a black mark on the idea of a free market.  It's not the system that's broken, it people running the system.  That's why socialism isn't the answer to crony capitalism, but that system can be cheated too- if anything, it would fester crony capitalism (corporate welfare), because political leaders can be bought, regardless of political affiliation.
I'm going to agree on SpreadEagleBeagle on his point that we need laws and regulations.  But I going put out that we need a healthy balance of free market, and government making sure shit runs smoothly, and people who can't provide the help they need are given some relief.  Unfortunately, the human race is what it is, we have a lot of good people who are trying their best to help others, unfortunately, we have a lot of dirtbags who find their way into way too much power and money.  So I don't see an end to the constant teeter-tottering between the left and right anytime soon.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 13, 2015, 05:56:45 AM
It's all the same shit, guys. You have the top, the guys who enforce the tops rule, the army, the management, the slaves, then the unwanted by all.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 13, 2015, 11:33:03 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 12, 2015, 11:41:54 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Dec 11, 2015, 05:56:22 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 11, 2015, 03:33:16 PM
Wow! K,

I know I'm probably pissing in the wind but the point I'm trying to make is that just because someone disagrees with you or takes offence at you and your sentiments, doesn't necessarily make it down to their political persuasion or the "current trend." You throw around the "leftie, sjw" retort like it's going out of fashion to near enough any criticism to you. Sorry to have had to go personal but you take it there yourself.

...And has been doing so since he became a AVPG member. I have been away for a couple of months, and he is still harping the EXACT same three cords: 1) Muslims! ; 2) Black people! ; 3) Immigrants!. Sparkle that with some delicious anti-feminism or whatever is the right spice of anti-PCness, and et voila, we have Hubbs's contribution to the forums!

I've tried to discuss with him a thousand times, proving him wrong time and time again, and yet he comes back for more, acting as if previous discussions never happened, while getting more and more callous, pushy and tenacious. Yet he wonders why people don't like him much around here. It's almost as if he is our own little resident right-winger troll here on the forums......

Hmmm, provoking post much.



'I've tried to discuss with him a thousand times, proving him wrong time and time again, and yet he comes back for more, acting as if previous discussions never happened'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FopyRHHlt3M
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gazz on Dec 13, 2015, 11:53:00 AM
Remember when we needed to close all the borders and stop people going to Africa because of Ebola will kill us all. Fun times.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 13, 2015, 12:28:09 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 13, 2015, 04:49:46 AM
Actually, that is not what communism is.

Communism, on paper, is a COMPLETELY classless society where EVERYTHING is the common-good of the people; everything is owned by the people as a whole. There are no divisions between manual or intellectual labor or between people in the cities or on the countryside, men or women etc. The state is ran by the people for the people - no politicians, royals or moneybags needed to run the show. With that said there has obviously never been a communist country/state ever, because the biggest weakness of communism is that it is too idealistic and naive and has no safety-breaks when it comes to human nature. It starts with a people's revolution, but instead of the people taking over, the military/warlords/militants and other authoritarians step in and seize power and turn that sweet little communist utopia into military dictatorship as they now have full reign over everything. The only communist thing here is the name, and that's about it. China, Soviet Union etc. pretty much all went that route.

Communism, to me, is the left-wing version of right-wing Libertarianism. On paper it looks all appealing and wonderful, very utopian and believes that humans can handle power/wealth, but in reality it doesn't work at all as humankind is effed up and can't handle wealth and power in any kind of way. So let's just face it - us humans need laws and regulations to keep us in check. Now, the big question is what kind of laws and regulations we find healthy and fair and that we all can agree on? That's the big aeon old nut to crack.
Its true Communism just cannot work.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 13, 2015, 12:55:25 PM
Why wasn't this across national media? Migrant refugee rapes woman in ND. Every link is from local news, couldn't find anything on big media outlets. If you check my previous links about Sweden you'll see this happens a lot but is rarely reported.

http://www.valleynewslive.com/home/headlines/Report-Man-accused-of-kidnapping-terrorizing-and-sexual-assault-uttered-Allah-Akbar-during-assault-360576381.html

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 13, 2015, 01:20:03 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 13, 2015, 12:55:25 PM
Why wasn't this across national media? Migrant refugee rapes woman in ND. Every link is from local news, couldn't find anything on big media outlets. If you check my previous links about Sweden you'll see this happens a lot but is rarely reported.

http://www.valleynewslive.com/home/headlines/Report-Man-accused-of-kidnapping-terrorizing-and-sexual-assault-uttered-Allah-Akbar-during-assault-360576381.html
Ah sexual assult in Islam is completely wrong.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 13, 2015, 01:41:33 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 13, 2015, 12:55:25 PM
Why wasn't this across national media? Migrant refugee rapes woman in ND. Every link is from local news, couldn't find anything on big media outlets. If you check my previous links about Sweden you'll see this happens a lot but is rarely reported.

http://www.valleynewslive.com/home/headlines/Report-Man-accused-of-kidnapping-terrorizing-and-sexual-assault-uttered-Allah-Akbar-during-assault-360576381.html
First, it usually takes a couple of days to filter on through to big media. Secondly... you found an article about one single guy, who's probably batshit nuts that happens to be an immigrate that raped a women. Sadly there was probably 200 more rapes in that state, that night. Of which only 1 was probably reported. It's an epidemic, that's why no one ever notices it unless there are special circumstances. Third, like his own family member said, some people are good, some people are bad. This dude is bad and is going to be going away for a long time. It's not really a national news story... then again I wouldn't be shocked if by Monday it's everywhere.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Dec 13, 2015, 02:30:40 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 13, 2015, 12:55:25 PM
Why wasn't this across national media? Migrant refugee rapes woman in ND. Every link is from local news, couldn't find anything on big media outlets. If you check my previous links about Sweden you'll see this happens a lot but is rarely reported.

http://www.valleynewslive.com/home/headlines/Report-Man-accused-of-kidnapping-terrorizing-and-sexual-assault-uttered-Allah-Akbar-during-assault-360576381.html

Dude, rapes happen everywhere and are committed by individuals from all backgrounds. I don't see what point you are trying to prove here. Why aren't those in national media too?

What about Western tourists that go to other countries and rape someone? Heard of pedos going to Taiwan for the sake of raping minors? Maybe we should ban tourism too while we're at it. Why aren't those pedos mentioned in national media?

And seeing as how you seem to be posting a lot of anti-muslim stuff, I don't think you've heard about this, why wasn't this in national media?

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/muslim-anti-isis-march-not-covered-by-mainstream-media-outlets-say-organisers-a6765976.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 13, 2015, 05:35:34 PM
I understand what you are both saying, but check those links I posted about Sweden previously, or just do some research about the problems occurring in Sweden right now. Obviously this is in America but you'll notice a pattern, I'm not making it up, look for yourself. And yes I did hear about that march.

http://www.allenbwest.com/2015/10/mainstream-media-wont-tell-you-why-sweden-is-now-rape-capital-of-the-west/

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3317978/Torn-apart-open-door-migrants-Sweden-seen-Europe-s-liberal-nation-violent-crime-soaring-Far-Right-march-reports-SUE-REID.html

http://www.breitbart.com/london/2015/12/11/migrants-gang-rape-women-lefties-protest-support-migrants/

Also, bomb scares across America??
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/12/12/bomb-threats-force-thousands-to-evacuate-in-malls-across-three-states-on-saturday/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 14, 2015, 05:56:38 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 13, 2015, 11:33:03 AM
Hmmm, provoking post much.

Not at all. Just calling you on your crap, Hubbs.


Now, I'm curious, why do you come to an AVP forum to solely to push your political views? You're pretty much only active here on the "In The News" board, posting the same bigoted same-old same-old turd nuggets day after day. Obviously you're not winning anyone over to "your" side, but you do however attract a lot of hostility due to your callous, reactionary and most of all tone deaf posts. I can tell that you you like your Breitbart news - why not ranting around over there about the menace of Muslims, immigrants, black people, feminists and political correctness? They love that kind of stuff. Just remember not to talk shit about guns - they'll ban you for life.

Or do you honestly believe that you are some kind of enlightening arch-angel of truth, sharing your divine epiphanies and holy mantras with us mere mortals, trying to guide us into the light, making sure that we want fall victim to those invading beast-like pagan hordes of brown and black sub-humans, possessed man-hater demon women and naive and frail, self-loathing bolshevik half-men?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 14, 2015, 06:00:16 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 13, 2015, 04:49:46 AM
Actually, that is not what communism is.

Communism, on paper, is a COMPLETELY classless society where EVERYTHING is the common-good of the people; everything is owned by the people as a whole. There are no divisions between manual or intellectual labor or between people in the cities or on the countryside, men or women etc. The state is ran by the people for the people - no politicians, royals or moneybags needed to run the show. With that said there has obviously never been a communist country/state ever, because the biggest weakness of communism is that it is too idealistic and naive and has no safety-breaks when it comes to human nature. It starts with a people's revolution, but instead of the people taking over, the military/warlords/militants and other authoritarians step in and seize power and turn that sweet little communist utopia into military dictatorship as they now have full reign over everything. The only communist thing here is the name, and that's about it. China, Soviet Union etc. pretty much all went that route.

Communism, to me, is the left-wing version of right-wing Libertarianism. On paper it looks all appealing and wonderful, very utopian and believes that humans can handle power/wealth, but in reality it doesn't work at all as humankind is effed up and can't handle wealth and power in any kind of way. So let's just face it - us humans need laws and regulations to keep us in check. Now, the big question is what kind of laws and regulations we find healthy and fair and that we all can agree on? That's the big aeon old nut to crack.

What do you expect when all economic activity is planned by the state pretty much constitutes a dictatorship as it is? If the government has the power to run your life from A to Z, they're not going to stand for real elections.

I believe the legal system is fine on paper. But the people tasked with making it work are corrupt and there are too many loopholes to exploit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 14, 2015, 06:31:13 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 14, 2015, 06:00:16 AM
What do you expect when all economic activity is planned by the state pretty much constitutes a dictatorship as it is? If the government has the power to run your life from A to Z, they're not going to stand for real elections.

No. REAL communism (on paper) is not run by some kind of government but directly by the people. It's anti-elitist and anti-hierarchal in every sense and way. In a way it's not far away from anarchism and similar ideologies. True communism is naive and utopian as it believe that after the revolution, regular people will step in and work together, making sure that everything is fair for everybody and that no one is going to try to cheat their way to wealth or try to influence their way to a position of power.

We all know that it doesn't work because there hasn't been one single communist country/state/nation ever. You have the revolution, sure, but it always ends there. Instead of THE people stepping up and in, opportunists and psychopaths take their place and abuse the people's revolutionary spirit and hopes for the future to cement their own will and power. Communism fails in reality as it has no protection against totalitarian takeovers. It's extremely vulnerable and during and after the revolution phase as it lies open for any self-proclaimed do-gooder representative of the people to have his way with it, which way too often is someone with a military, often criminal, background.

These dictatorships and totalitarian states are communist in the name only. You could call it Crony Communism if you want. Other directions, such as anarcho-communism, syndicalism and libertarian socialism (left-libertarianism), are in a way much closer to real communism than communism, if you get what I mean.


QuoteI believe the legal system is fine on paper. But the people tasked with making it work are corrupt and there are too many loopholes to exploit.

Well, just like any other system, no?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Dec 14, 2015, 11:11:19 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 14, 2015, 05:56:38 AM
Now, I'm curious, why do you come to an AVP forum to solely to push your political views? You're pretty much only active here on the "In The News" board.

Glad it's not just me that's noticed that.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35088794

This kind of thing really bothers me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 14, 2015, 01:33:05 PM
Wait, so in the UK if the government thinks you can't handle a child they out right take it away from it's mother? The government has that much power over it's people. I mean sure, they're legitimate reasons for doing so but this seems a bit harsh imo.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Dec 14, 2015, 01:42:15 PM
It's not quite as simple as that. It's typically for good reasons (I'm sure they'll be cases of getting it f**ked up) and involves court and judge rulings.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Dec 14, 2015, 01:57:02 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 14, 2015, 01:33:05 PMWait, so in the UK if the government thinks you can't handle a child they out right take it away from it's mother? The government has that much power over it's people. I mean sure, they're legitimate reasons for doing so but this seems a bit harsh imo.

I think that article is more about an increase in the number of people having kids who really shouldn't be, and are either incapable or just too piss-idle to look after them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Dec 14, 2015, 02:02:03 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Dec 14, 2015, 01:57:02 PM
I think that article is more about an increase in the number of people having kids who really shouldn't be, and are either incapable or just too piss-idle to look after them.

That's the bit that bothers me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 14, 2015, 02:47:45 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 14, 2015, 06:31:13 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 14, 2015, 06:00:16 AM
What do you expect when all economic activity is planned by the state pretty much constitutes a dictatorship as it is? If the government has the power to run your life from A to Z, they're not going to stand for real elections.

No. REAL communism (on paper) is not run by some kind of government but directly by the people. It's anti-elitist and anti-hierarchal in every sense and way. In a way it's not far away from anarchism and similar ideologies. True communism is naive and utopian as it believe that after the revolution, regular people will step in and work together, making sure that everything is fair for everybody and that no one is going to try to cheat their way to wealth or try to influence their way to a position of power.

We all know that it doesn't work because there hasn't been one single communist country/state/nation ever. You have the revolution, sure, but it always ends there. Instead of THE people stepping up and in, opportunists and psychopaths take their place and abuse the people's revolutionary spirit and hopes for the future to cement their own will and power. Communism fails in reality as it has no protection against totalitarian takeovers. It's extremely vulnerable and during and after the revolution phase as it lies open for any self-proclaimed do-gooder representative of the people to have his way with it, which way too often is someone with a military, often criminal, background.

Because in every nation where communist revolutions occurred, poverty was always an issue along with widespread uneducation. If the people don't know a single thing about government and maintaining a social system, it's doomed to collapse if there is no centralised power. In developed nations, capitalism is preferred because people are able to make their own way and rightfully so, don't want to share their spoils with others. Frankly, why should they? They've worked to earn what they have and having the state force them to give it up because someone else doesn't have as much is selfish in my view.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 14, 2015, 03:21:23 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Dec 14, 2015, 01:57:02 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 14, 2015, 01:33:05 PMWait, so in the UK if the government thinks you can't handle a child they out right take it away from it's mother? The government has that much power over it's people. I mean sure, they're legitimate reasons for doing so but this seems a bit harsh imo.

I think that article is more about an increase in the number of people having kids who really shouldn't be, and are either incapable or just too piss-idle to look after them.

No surprise at all, just one of many factors that will eventually bring the UK to its knees. But no one wants to believe it, just p*ssing into the wind.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 14, 2015, 08:32:38 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 14, 2015, 02:47:45 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 14, 2015, 06:31:13 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 14, 2015, 06:00:16 AM
What do you expect when all economic activity is planned by the state pretty much constitutes a dictatorship as it is? If the government has the power to run your life from A to Z, they're not going to stand for real elections.

No. REAL communism (on paper) is not run by some kind of government but directly by the people. It's anti-elitist and anti-hierarchal in every sense and way. In a way it's not far away from anarchism and similar ideologies. True communism is naive and utopian as it believe that after the revolution, regular people will step in and work together, making sure that everything is fair for everybody and that no one is going to try to cheat their way to wealth or try to influence their way to a position of power.

We all know that it doesn't work because there hasn't been one single communist country/state/nation ever. You have the revolution, sure, but it always ends there. Instead of THE people stepping up and in, opportunists and psychopaths take their place and abuse the people's revolutionary spirit and hopes for the future to cement their own will and power. Communism fails in reality as it has no protection against totalitarian takeovers. It's extremely vulnerable and during and after the revolution phase as it lies open for any self-proclaimed do-gooder representative of the people to have his way with it, which way too often is someone with a military, often criminal, background.

Because in every nation where communist revolutions occurred, poverty was always an issue along with widespread uneducation. If the people don't know a single thing about government and maintaining a social system, it's doomed to collapse if there is no centralised power. In developed nations, capitalism is preferred because people are able to make their own way and rightfully so, don't want to share their spoils with others. Frankly, why should they? They've worked to earn what they have and having the state force them to give it up because someone else doesn't have as much is selfish in my view.

I agree with your take on why communism never took root anywhere after the revolutions - the people were uneducated, poor and not used to cooperate and work together on a scale like that without a leader telling them what to do.

Your take on capitalism is extremely simplified and rose-goggled on many accounts. First and foremost these developed nations embraced BOTH socialism and capitalism. Some countries took a more socialist route (Scandinavia and Canada for example), whereas others went on a more capitalist trajectory (the U.S. for example).

Paying taxes is your way to pay back for all the services, infrastructure etc. you use and take for granted. Not paying taxes and feeling that you don't owe anything IS selfish, immature, egoistic and irresponsible. That's greedy and self-centered and skews everything down a dog-eat-dog route of Capitalist dictatorship and fascism. We all work hard, yet some people work three jobs and can barely make it whereas others don't even have to work and can still live in luxury. How is this acceptable, or even worse - defendable? To live in luxury is more important than human dignity?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Dec 14, 2015, 08:43:53 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 14, 2015, 02:47:45 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 14, 2015, 06:31:13 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 14, 2015, 06:00:16 AM
What do you expect when all economic activity is planned by the state pretty much constitutes a dictatorship as it is? If the government has the power to run your life from A to Z, they're not going to stand for real elections.

No. REAL communism (on paper) is not run by some kind of government but directly by the people. It's anti-elitist and anti-hierarchal in every sense and way. In a way it's not far away from anarchism and similar ideologies. True communism is naive and utopian as it believe that after the revolution, regular people will step in and work together, making sure that everything is fair for everybody and that no one is going to try to cheat their way to wealth or try to influence their way to a position of power.

We all know that it doesn't work because there hasn't been one single communist country/state/nation ever. You have the revolution, sure, but it always ends there. Instead of THE people stepping up and in, opportunists and psychopaths take their place and abuse the people's revolutionary spirit and hopes for the future to cement their own will and power. Communism fails in reality as it has no protection against totalitarian takeovers. It's extremely vulnerable and during and after the revolution phase as it lies open for any self-proclaimed do-gooder representative of the people to have his way with it, which way too often is someone with a military, often criminal, background.

Because in every nation where communist revolutions occurred, poverty was always an issue along with widespread uneducation. If the people don't know a single thing about government and maintaining a social system, it's doomed to collapse if there is no centralised power. In developed nations, capitalism is preferred because people are able to make their own way and rightfully so, don't want to share their spoils with others. Frankly, why should they? They've worked to earn what they have and having the state force them to give it up because someone else doesn't have as much is selfish in my view.

By that logic, why should people in Europe share the spoils of their first world nation with third world refugees and migrants? I'm not saying this to you directly, because I have no clue what your stance on the refugee crisis is, but highlighted it as a general point.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 14, 2015, 10:06:29 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Dec 14, 2015, 02:02:03 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Dec 14, 2015, 01:57:02 PM
I think that article is more about an increase in the number of people having kids who really shouldn't be, and are either incapable or just too piss-idle to look after them.

That's the bit that bothers me.
That is bothersome but the truth is that most European countries already have a near flat birth rate or a contracting population in some cases. So there is motivation for the government to increase the birth rate for economic reasons alone. So those irresponsible people are at least doing something by having kids. :P Through I read that as the Government just deciding that they know whats better for the children out of purely satirical reasons. Such as not earning enough money or living in a bad neighborhood.

Oh and communism will never work because all people always want more than they can ever be given and those with it all will never ever give that up with out mass murder.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 14, 2015, 10:24:14 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 14, 2015, 08:32:38 PM
I agree with your take on why communism never took root anywhere after the revolutions - the people were uneducated, poor and not used to cooperate and work together on a scale like that without a leader telling them what to do.

Your take on capitalism is extremely simplified and rose-goggled on many accounts. First and foremost these developed nations embraced BOTH socialism and capitalism. Some countries took a more socialist route (Scandinavia and Canada for example), whereas others went on a more capitalist trajectory (the U.S. for example).

I like a little of socialism. A safety net in the form of a welfare system is needed IMO in any modern, civilized society. I also think there should be checks and balances to ensure the system is not abused by people who seek a free ride in life. I also think higher taxes are a bad thing because it will bite a nation in the ass if it becomes unbearable. Just ask the people of Greece. If you start taxing the rich too much and the nation becomes dependent on their money, then those rich folks are going to leave the country and with them, their money goes too.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 14, 2015, 08:32:38 PMWe all work hard, yet some people work three jobs and can barely make it whereas others don't even have to work and can still live in luxury.

Tough shit, that's life. You make your own way.

Quote from: The PredBen on Dec 14, 2015, 08:43:53 PM
By that logic, why should people in Europe share the spoils of their first world nation with third world refugees and migrants? I'm not saying this to you directly, because I have no clue what your stance on the refugee crisis is, but highlighted it as a general point.

I'm all for helping others as long as the people at home are taken care of as well. We don't elect our leaders to help people in another country across the planet, we elect them to help us. For instance, here in Canada, everyone and their dog is going bonkers for Trudeau bringing in refugees from Syria. Yet he's announced no sort of plan to help the homeless or the poor in society. Not to mention, his refugee plan is horeshit anyway. We'll bring in all the married men, women, and children that we can but tell single, military-aged men they are not welcome because they're a security risk. f**k you, Trudeau. You're supposed to grant people like that freedom, not discriminate against them
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 15, 2015, 01:27:00 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 14, 2015, 10:24:14 PM
Tough shit, that's life. You make your own way.
I never liked the phrase tough shit when used in such context. By that understanding I can slaughter the lot of you and claim; tough shit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Dec 15, 2015, 01:33:41 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 15, 2015, 01:27:00 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 14, 2015, 10:24:14 PM
Tough shit, that's life. You make your own way.
I never liked the phrase tough shit when used in such context. By that understanding I can slaughter the lot of you and claim; tough shit.

Don't get cut on all that edge
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 15, 2015, 01:34:33 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 15, 2015, 01:27:00 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 14, 2015, 10:24:14 PM
Tough shit, that's life. You make your own way.
I never liked the phrase tough shit when used in such context. By that understanding I can slaughter the lot of you and claim; tough shit.

Right back at ya, darlin' :-*
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Dec 15, 2015, 02:29:24 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 15, 2015, 01:27:00 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 14, 2015, 10:24:14 PM
Tough shit, that's life. You make your own way.
I never liked the phrase tough shit when used in such context. By that understanding I can slaughter the lot of you and claim; tough shit.

Well, yeah, unfortunately. Look, I'm a pretty sympathetic person by nature. I don't personally approve of that whole "survival of the fittest" and "to the victor goes the spoils" mentality. In all honesty, that line of thinking makes my blood boil. But at the end of the day, that DOES seem to be how the world works, and if I want to live in this world, I need to adapt likewise.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Dec 15, 2015, 02:30:15 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 15, 2015, 01:27:00 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 14, 2015, 10:24:14 PM
Tough shit, that's life. You make your own way.
I never liked the phrase tough shit when used in such context. By that understanding I can slaughter the lot of you and claim; tough shit.
Well I mean technically you could, I don't think whoever is responding to the scene would take it all that well
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 15, 2015, 02:56:56 AM
DOOMRULZ, now that's not true, just look at the U.S. - we have crazy low taxes and a lot of corporate welfare and the guys with the cash outsource more than ever. "Don't scare the rich people away!" is an old concept in the same vein of human sacrifice to please an angry god - it's never enough, which make rich people the real welfare queens around, not poor and unprivileged people trying to get food stamps.

Remember, the tax rates were MUCH higher all over the developed world in post-war times, including the U.S. The government spent a lot of money on the people and the country. USA was a much more socialist country back then before crony capitalists and their buddy buddy lobbyists truly got a hang of Cold War and post-Cold War politics.

Greece is a bad example as it has less to do with socialism than corrupt EU politics, "faulty" loans by Germany and Greece being a financial mess for as long as one can remember. High-roller Capitalists are as guilty when it comes to Greece as any politician as they speculated with loans that they very well knew that Greece never would be able to pay back. Very similar to the housing bubble in the U.S. during Bush Jr.


"Tough shit, that's life. You make your own way."

Ok, easy to say when you already reaped the benefits and privileges of being born in the right country, with guaranteed benefits and plenty of safety nets (your Canadian, right?). Pull up and away the ladder for everyone else after you, because they, for some reason, don't deserve it. It's more important to please the rich and already successful people than trying to push for equality, opportunity and bearable living situation for the poor as well as the dying middle-class.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 15, 2015, 04:38:46 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 14, 2015, 10:24:14 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 14, 2015, 08:32:38 PM
I agree with your take on why communism never took root anywhere after the revolutions - the people were uneducated, poor and not used to cooperate and work together on a scale like that without a leader telling them what to do.

Your take on capitalism is extremely simplified and rose-goggled on many accounts. First and foremost these developed nations embraced BOTH socialism and capitalism. Some countries took a more socialist route (Scandinavia and Canada for example), whereas others went on a more capitalist trajectory (the U.S. for example).

I like a little of socialism. A safety net in the form of a welfare system is needed IMO in any modern, civilized society. I also think there should be checks and balances to ensure the system is not abused by people who seek a free ride in life. I also think higher taxes are a bad thing because it will bite a nation in the ass if it becomes unbearable. Just ask the people of Greece. If you start taxing the rich too much and the nation becomes dependent on their money, then those rich folks are going to leave the country and with them, their money goes too.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 14, 2015, 08:32:38 PMWe all work hard, yet some people work three jobs and can barely make it whereas others don't even have to work and can still live in luxury.

Tough shit, that's life. You make your own way.

Quote from: The PredBen on Dec 14, 2015, 08:43:53 PM
By that logic, why should people in Europe share the spoils of their first world nation with third world refugees and migrants? I'm not saying this to you directly, because I have no clue what your stance on the refugee crisis is, but highlighted it as a general point.

I'm all for helping others as long as the people at home are taken care of as well. We don't elect our leaders to help people in another country across the planet, we elect them to help us. For instance, here in Canada, everyone and their dog is going bonkers for Trudeau bringing in refugees from Syria. Yet he's announced no sort of plan to help the homeless or the poor in society. Not to mention, his refugee plan is horeshit anyway. We'll bring in all the married men, women, and children that we can but tell single, military-aged men they are not welcome because they're a security risk. f**k you, Trudeau. You're supposed to grant people like that freedom, not discriminate against them

LOL! I just love the way some sections of modern society think. Major terrorist attacks and plots aplenty, everyone was warned that allowing hundreds of thousands of refugees into Europe, unchecked, was dangerous and idiotic, certain sections of modern society poo-pooed it completely, virtually laughed in the face of these warnings.

What happens? a major terrorist attack with one of the attackers coming through the migrant channels proving the danger, and proving that many more have probably come through also.

The response by certain sections of modern society (globally)? excuses aplenty and...oh gee, lets allow in even more! because nothing can possibly go wrong  ::) lol!

Now we play the waiting game, once again, because no one ever learns or seemingly has the balls to look facts in the face.

It reminds me very much of some dialog from the classic British comedy Blackadder Goes Forth...
General Melchett: 'If nothing else works, a total pig-headed unwillingness to look facts in the face will see us through.'

(Feel sorry for you in Canada matey)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Dec 15, 2015, 04:58:18 AM
QuoteLOL! I just love the way some sections of modern society think. Major terrorist attacks and plots aplenty, everyone was warned that allowing hundreds of thousands of refugees into Europe, unchecked, was dangerous and idiotic, certain sections of modern society poo-pooed it completely, virtually laughed in the face of these warnings.

Just making sure ... you aren't referring to me in the above post, right? I only ask because I myself have yet to make my stance on this whole refugee crisis clear.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 15, 2015, 05:07:11 AM
Maybe the problem is that too many people have tough shit. I propose that we start putting laxatives into out water supply. It would make things go oh so much smoother.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 15, 2015, 05:35:44 AM
Quote from: The PredBen on Dec 15, 2015, 04:58:18 AM
QuoteLOL! I just love the way some sections of modern society think. Major terrorist attacks and plots aplenty, everyone was warned that allowing hundreds of thousands of refugees into Europe, unchecked, was dangerous and idiotic, certain sections of modern society poo-pooed it completely, virtually laughed in the face of these warnings.

Just making sure ... you aren't referring to me in the above post, right? I only ask because I myself have yet to make my stance on this whole refugee crisis clear.

Nah no one here specifically.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 15, 2015, 05:37:54 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 15, 2015, 02:56:56 AM
DOOMRULZ, now that's not true, just look at the U.S. - we have crazy low taxes and a lot of corporate welfare and the guys with the cash outsource more than ever. "Don't scare the rich people away!" is an old concept in the same vein of human sacrifice to please an angry god - it's never enough, which make rich people the real welfare queens around, not poor and unprivileged people trying to get food stamps.

If I own a company that brings in $1 billion in annual revenue and the country I'm based in raises corporate taxes to over 70%, why the heck would I stick around? That's them telling me, "Sorry, you make too much money and other people deserve it more than you do even though they've done nothing to earn it".

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 15, 2015, 02:56:56 AM

"Tough shit, that's life. You make your own way."

Ok, easy to say when you already reaped the benefits and privileges of being born in the right country, with guaranteed benefits and plenty of safety nets (your Canadian, right?). Pull up and away the ladder for everyone else after you, because they, for some reason, don't deserve it. It's more important to please the rich and already successful people than trying to push for equality, opportunity and bearable living situation for the poor as well as the dying middle-class.

You know f**k all about my situation. My mother raised me and my brother, single, bankrupt, working longer hours than most human beings can tolerate and consequently, taught me that if you want to survive, you have to bloody well work for it. No one is going to give you anything in life. To hell with this f**king entitlement about "wah wah wah, rich people are evil because I'm not a rich person, woe is me".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 15, 2015, 05:38:20 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 15, 2015, 04:38:46 AM
Now we play the waiting game, once again, because no one ever learns or seemingly has the balls to look facts in the face.

It reminds me very much of some dialog from the classic British comedy Blackadder Goes Forth...
General Melchett: 'If nothing else works, a total pig-headed unwillingness to look facts in the face will see us through.'

Oh the irony of you of all people on these forums uttering that quote and those words...





Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 15, 2015, 05:37:54 AM
If I own a company that brings in $1 billion in annual revenue and the country I'm based in raises corporate taxes to over 70%, why the heck would I stick around? That's them telling me, "Sorry, you make too much money and other people deserve it more than you do even though they've done nothing to earn it".

Yet that was not a problem before we started lowering corporate taxes. The outsourcing and offshoring of jobs happened AFTER we started lowering corporate taxes, dumping wages, screwing up the unions, enforcing massive loopholes etc. In the 40s the richest people in the U.S. paid a staggering 94% in taxes. And the result of that is the good ol' 50s - the golden era!

These days the real moochers, leaches and welfare bandits are the corporations and their kin. They're used to massive handouts, special treatment and special exempt statuses. "Screw up the world economy, cause mass-evicitions, play with peoples' pensions etc. - no worries, here is a bonus and another raise! By the way, take a paid year off while you're at it!" 


Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 15, 2015, 02:56:56 AM
You know f**k all about my situation. My mother raised me and my brother, single, bankrupt, working longer hours than most human beings can tolerate and consequently, taught me that if you want to survive, you have to bloody well work for it. No one is going to give you anything in life. To hell with this f**king entitlement about "wah wah wah, rich people are evil because I'm not a rich person, woe is me".

Which makes it even worse Doom! You show a total lack of empathy and interest in other people, communities and society as a whole.

In other words, what you're saying is that people who struggle don't deserve any help and should just shut up and keep on struggling till they die, whereas people who already have it well deserve it all and in fact deserve even more than what they have? People on the bottom are the entitled ones whereas the ones on the top are the victims??? ...Listen to yourself!

Also, no one is saying that rich people are evil per se. They're just human - opportunistic, greedy, shortsighted and bent on rationalizing one's own wealth in contrast to society's economic and social inequalities. If they can get away with it they will go for it, especially if the people they directly or indirectly hurt are just anonymous digits and numbers baked into the economy and markets. Constantly being treated as a king will make you feel and believe that you in fact are one and that what you do is more important than what the peasant masses are up to, and thus you deserve all that special treatment as if it is your birthright.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 15, 2015, 07:50:46 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 15, 2015, 05:38:20 AM
Which makes it even worse Doom! You show a total lack of empathy and interest in other people, communities and society as a whole.

In other words, what you're saying is that people who struggle don't deserve any help and should just shut up and keep on struggling till they die, whereas people who already have it well deserve it all and in fact deserve even more than what they have? People on the bottom are the entitled ones whereas the ones on the top are the victims??? ...Listen to yourself!

Yes. If the wealthy person has worked himself to the bone and made his fortune, why the hell should he not reap the rewards and pass it on to future generations in his family so that his children will not want for anything? The people on the bottom are the entitled ones because they spend their time crying and complaining about how much the system works against them and how nothing they do is their fault. They do not take responsibility for their actions. Their failure in life is due to their shitty choices in life, not because the man is keeping them under his thumb.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 15, 2015, 05:38:20 AM
Also, no one is saying that rich people are evil per se. They're just human - opportunistic, greedy, shortsighted and bent on rationalizing one's own wealth in contrast to society's economic and social inequalities. If they can get away with it they will go for it, especially if the people they directly or indirectly hurt are just anonymous digits and numbers baked into the economy and markets. Constantly being treated as a king will make you feel and believe that you in fact are one and that what you do is more important than what the peasant masses are up to, and thus you deserve all that special treatment as if it is your birthright.

Oh, don't give me that rubbish. Welcome to the free market which is the crux of capitalism. People build something and they get to keep it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Dec 15, 2015, 08:12:20 AM
QuoteTheir failure in life is due to their shitty choices in life, not because the man is keeping them under his thumb.

In some cases, yes, in other cases, no. If you're a homeless bum, then yeah, you've probably made some poor choices. But I know plenty of people who are smart and hard workers, and they're just barely middle class. The capitalist world is cutthroat. You don't have to be the hardest player in the game, just the dirtiest.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Dec 15, 2015, 08:33:30 AM
Quote from: The PredBen on Dec 15, 2015, 08:12:20 AM
QuoteTheir failure in life is due to their shitty choices in life, not because the man is keeping them under his thumb.

In some cases, yes, in other cases, no. If you're a homeless bum, then yeah, you've probably made some poor choices. But I know plenty of people who are smart and hard workers, and they're just barely middle class. The capitalist world is cutthroat. You don't have to be the hardest player in the game, just the dirtiest.

As Ben says. There's so much black and white going on about these scenarios when that is simply not the case. I've had the misfortune of working in a Job Centre and I've seen the moochers and I've seen those genuinely down on their luck. It's horrific to tar everyone with the same brush. In today's job market it terrifies me knowing that my fallback is so derided by everyone and it can just be assumed I'm some useless bum.

However, in less opinionated news: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-34991335

I always wanted to be an astronaut. I wouldn't have handled the rocket launch though.  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Dec 15, 2015, 10:31:35 AM
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Principia/Principia_live

Live launch if anyone is interested.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Dec 15, 2015, 10:36:29 AM
Ah sweet, I'll give that a watch.

They're showing the vomit comet right now. Part of me really would love to give that a go! (Not because of the vomiting, obvs.)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Dec 15, 2015, 03:55:06 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 15, 2015, 07:50:46 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 15, 2015, 05:38:20 AM
Which makes it even worse Doom! You show a total lack of empathy and interest in other people, communities and society as a whole.

In other words, what you're saying is that people who struggle don't deserve any help and should just shut up and keep on struggling till they die, whereas people who already have it well deserve it all and in fact deserve even more than what they have? People on the bottom are the entitled ones whereas the ones on the top are the victims??? ...Listen to yourself!

Yes. If the wealthy person has worked himself to the bone and made his fortune, why the hell should he not reap the rewards and pass it on to future generations in his family so that his children will not want for anything? The people on the bottom are the entitled ones because they spend their time crying and complaining about how much the system works against them and how nothing they do is their fault. They do not take responsibility for their actions. Their failure in life is due to their shitty choices in life, not because the man is keeping them under his thumb.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 15, 2015, 05:38:20 AM
Also, no one is saying that rich people are evil per se. They're just human - opportunistic, greedy, shortsighted and bent on rationalizing one's own wealth in contrast to society's economic and social inequalities. If they can get away with it they will go for it, especially if the people they directly or indirectly hurt are just anonymous digits and numbers baked into the economy and markets. Constantly being treated as a king will make you feel and believe that you in fact are one and that what you do is more important than what the peasant masses are up to, and thus you deserve all that special treatment as if it is your birthright.

Oh, don't give me that rubbish. Welcome to the free market which is the crux of capitalism. People build something and they get to keep it.

Doomrulz, you are starting to sound like a Baby Boomer.  :laugh:




Welcome to the first Islamic Anti-Terror Coalition lead by Saudi Arabia (http://www.wsj.com/articles/saudi-arabia-forms-muslim-anti-terror-coalition-1450191561)

Looks like you'll finally see the ones who need to combat ISIS most take it to them around the globe.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Dec 15, 2015, 04:12:18 PM
Quote from: Gate on Dec 15, 2015, 03:55:06 PMWelcome to the first Islamic Anti-Terror Coalition lead by Saudi Arabia (http://www.wsj.com/articles/saudi-arabia-forms-muslim-anti-terror-coalition-1450191561)

Looks like you'll finally see the ones who need to combat ISIS most take it to them around the globe.

This is exactly what needed to happen. I hope the follow though with it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 15, 2015, 04:21:53 PM
In other news:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-35101643
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Dec 15, 2015, 04:33:42 PM
Watched the launch live this morning :)

(Thanks for the link, Hicks.)

I especially loved the guy who was just casually jotting stuff down as a rocket shot him into space.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 15, 2015, 05:05:15 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Dec 15, 2015, 04:33:42 PM
Watched the launch live this morning :)

(Thanks for the link, Hicks.)

I especially loved the guy who was just casually jotting stuff down as a rocket shot him into space.
Am in boarding school  >:( >:( :(

Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 15, 2015, 05:05:15 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Dec 15, 2015, 04:33:42 PM
Watched the launch live this morning :)

(Thanks for the link, Hicks.)

I especially loved the guy who was just casually jotting stuff down as a rocket shot him into space.
Am in boarding school  >:( >:( :(
PVTDukeMorrison What a coincidence we were talking about this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-35099318
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Dec 15, 2015, 07:21:55 PM
Technically not a fresh ''In The News'' story but wasn't sure of the best place to post it.

http://therationalists.org/2015/12/14/swedens-rape-culture/ (http://therationalists.org/2015/12/14/swedens-rape-culture/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 15, 2015, 09:09:52 PM
QuoteYes. If the wealthy person has worked himself to the bone and made his fortune, why the hell should he not reap the rewards and pass it on to future generations in his family so that his children will not want for anything? The people on the bottom are the entitled ones because they spend their time crying and complaining about how much the system works against them and how nothing they do is their fault. They do not take responsibility for their actions. Their failure in life is due to their shitty choices in life, not because the man is keeping them under his thumb.

Wow Doom, really? Is that truly what you believe or are you just bitter?
If it's the former then I'm really sorry for you because you are then a huge part of the problem - enabling corporate welfare while fighting against welfare for the people. You're a reversed Robin Hood. Luxury for the rich over equality for the masses.


QuoteOh, don't give me that rubbish. Welcome to the free market which is the crux of capitalism. People build something and they get to keep it.

Haha! Now you're trolling! No?

The free market is a hoax, as it isn't free at all - it's a pyramid scheme. People build things based on a line of former products, ideas and inventions, usually stemming to government (funded) research or in one way or another enabled by government institutions, subventions, programs etc. Infrastructure is a crux in society - payed with taxes. The list goes on. We're all dependent in one way or another at least once in our lives. Even rich people.

Also, the creator and the patent maker are often two different things. Middlemen and investors, venture capitalists are the ones reaping the true profits, without really lifting a finger. The workers are treated like shit and the people coming up with ideas are bought and "silenced" (assimilated). There is NO coloration whatsoever between labor and income. Just because you work hard doesn't mean shit unless you already have the money.

Your glorification of rich people and your contempt for regular people and especially poor people is directly horrifying. May I ask what made you get this way? I remember that you were a more empathic, considerate and progressive person before, despite your aversion for feminism.
Did you read "Atlas Shrugged" or "Fountain-Head" by any chance? ;)


Also, socialism and capitalism aren't enemies and polar opposites. In reality every successful democracy around the world incorporate both systems to balance things. Some places are more capitalist, some more socialist. Laisez Faire capitalism (championed by right-wing Libertarians) is just as much of a impossible utopian dream as communism is. They're just on two opposite sides of the spectrum.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Dec 15, 2015, 09:48:26 PM
All this talk of Capitalism and the Free Market reminded me of a picture I saw that highlights the hierarchy of a corporation.

Hold on a sec...

Here!

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F41.media.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_m1ltbfFJHy1qzbs6po1_r5_500.jpg&hash=8b539638e6a527d5c681deae594155dcff4336df)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 15, 2015, 11:27:05 PM
Quote from: Gate on Dec 15, 2015, 03:55:06 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 15, 2015, 07:50:46 AM
Oh, don't give me that rubbish. Welcome to the free market which is the crux of capitalism. People build something and they get to keep it.

Doomrulz, you are starting to sound like a Baby Boomer.  :laugh:

Ouch, but he does.

Also we just went though the tough shit debate and in a free market there is no protections for keeping something that you built. You still gotta pay them property taxes and avoid hostile takeovers if we're talking about a business, etcetera. A free market is survival of the fittest or more legitimately; the strong shall dine on the weak.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Dec 15, 2015, 11:34:55 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 15, 2015, 11:27:05 PM
Quote from: Gate on Dec 15, 2015, 03:55:06 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 15, 2015, 07:50:46 AM
Oh, don't give me that rubbish. Welcome to the free market which is the crux of capitalism. People build something and they get to keep it.

Doomrulz, you are starting to sound like a Baby Boomer.  :laugh:

Ouch, but he does.

Also we just went though the tough shit debate and in a free market there is no protections for keeping something that you built. You still gotta pay them property taxes and avoid hostile takeovers if we're talking about a business, etcetera. A free market is survival of the fittest or more legitimately; the strong shall dine on the weak.
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 15, 2015, 11:27:05 PM
Quote from: Gate on Dec 15, 2015, 03:55:06 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 15, 2015, 07:50:46 AM
Oh, don't give me that rubbish. Welcome to the free market which is the crux of capitalism. People build something and they get to keep it.

Doomrulz, you are starting to sound like a Baby Boomer.  :laugh:

Ouch, but he does.

Also we just went though the tough shit debate and in a free market there is no protections for keeping something that you built. You still gotta pay them property taxes and avoid hostile takeovers if we're talking about a business, etcetera. A free market is survival of the fittest or more legitimately; the strong shall dine on the weak.

Absolutely true. I've known successful people who are supporters of capitalism, and even they acknowledge that it is a completely amoral economic system.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 15, 2015, 11:38:13 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 15, 2015, 11:27:05 PM
Quote from: Gate on Dec 15, 2015, 03:55:06 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 15, 2015, 07:50:46 AM
Oh, don't give me that rubbish. Welcome to the free market which is the crux of capitalism. People build something and they get to keep it.

Doomrulz, you are starting to sound like a Baby Boomer.  :laugh:

Ouch, but he does.

Also we just went though the tough shit debate and in a free market there is no protections for keeping something that you built. You still gotta pay them property taxes and avoid hostile takeovers if we're talking about a business, etcetera. A free market is survival of the fittest or more legitimately; the strong shall dine on the weak.

I guess I'm old-fashioned :P

The free market for me means creating a product and fostering a demand. If people want it, they should be able to purchase it for as long as they want free of regulation. You can't fault a business for supplying what is in demand.

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 15, 2015, 09:09:52 PM
QuoteYes. If the wealthy person has worked himself to the bone and made his fortune, why the hell should he not reap the rewards and pass it on to future generations in his family so that his children will not want for anything? The people on the bottom are the entitled ones because they spend their time crying and complaining about how much the system works against them and how nothing they do is their fault. They do not take responsibility for their actions. Their failure in life is due to their shitty choices in life, not because the man is keeping them under his thumb.

Wow Doom, really? Is that truly what you believe or are you just bitter?
If it's the former then I'm really sorry for you because you are then a huge part of the problem - enabling corporate welfare while fighting against welfare for the people. You're a reversed Robin Hood. Luxury for the rich over equality for the masses.

Then by all means, keep blaming someone else for your shortcomings and tell me how far it gets you in life.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 16, 2015, 03:04:02 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 15, 2015, 11:38:13 PM
The free market for me means creating a product and fostering a demand. If people want it, they should be able to purchase it for as long as they want free of regulation. You can't fault a business for supplying what is in demand.
*waves hand in the air* You don't want to sell me free market economics. You want to go home and rethink your life.

Funnily enough that type of economic system does exist, it's called Pakistan. Would you want to set up shop there?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 16, 2015, 03:22:19 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 16, 2015, 03:04:02 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 15, 2015, 11:38:13 PM
The free market for me means creating a product and fostering a demand. If people want it, they should be able to purchase it for as long as they want free of regulation. You can't fault a business for supplying what is in demand.
*waves hand in the air* You don't want to sell me free market economics. You want to go home and rethink your life.

Funnily enough that type of economic system does exist, it's called Pakistan. Would you want to set up shop there?

It also exists in the Western world. It's why Activision keeps pumping out Call of Duties even though that franchise sucks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Dec 16, 2015, 04:30:54 AM
After tonight's Republican debates I have lost all hope that a non-radical runner will get the spot. I wish so woefully that Rand Paul and Jeb Bush or even Kasich get a boost in the caucus because the thought of Cruz or Trump terrifies me.

I was thoroughly entertained by Paul and Bush's shutdowns towards Trump's childish rhetoric. Good on you, Jeb.

I agree with their point about removing dictators. The way we've done it in the past doesn't work. Regime changes are almost always bad. I still think Assad's a piece of shit, believe me, but Russia said they'd move towards open election for Syria. That's more than we had before.


And finally, this little piece is what made the f***** debate for me.
"So you are OK with the death of thousands of innocent children and civilians?" Hewitt pressed. Amid loud boos from the audience Carson said, "You got it." (http://time.com/4150910/republican-debate-ben-carson-isis/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Dec 16, 2015, 04:38:06 AM
Quote from: Gate on Dec 16, 2015, 04:30:54 AM
After tonight's Republican debates I have lost all hope that a non-radical runner will get the spot. I wish so woefully that Rand Paul and Jeb Bush or even Kasich get a boost in the caucus because the thought of Cruz or Trump terrifies me.

I was thoroughly entertained by Paul and Bush's shutdowns towards Trump's childish rhetoric. Good on you, Jeb.

I agree with their point about removing dictators. The way we've done it in the past doesn't work. Regime changes are almost always bad. I still think Assad's a piece of shit, believe me, but Russia said they'd move towards open election for Syria. That's more than we had before.


And finally, this little piece is what made the f***** debate for me.
"So you are OK with the death of thousands of innocent children and civilians?" Hewitt pressed. Amid loud boos from the audience Carson said, "You got it." (http://time.com/4150910/republican-debate-ben-carson-isis/)

Yeah, pretty sure it is going to come down to those too. And also with regards to Carson: I might be wrong, but was he essentially saying bombing those civilians is an act of mercy, because they're going to die quicker than at the hands of ISIS or Assad?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Dec 16, 2015, 04:42:16 AM
I kind of want Trump to win the Republican nomination just to see how long the Crazy Train can keep chugging.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 16, 2015, 06:34:15 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 16, 2015, 03:22:19 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 16, 2015, 03:04:02 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 15, 2015, 11:38:13 PM
The free market for me means creating a product and fostering a demand. If people want it, they should be able to purchase it for as long as they want free of regulation. You can't fault a business for supplying what is in demand.
*waves hand in the air* You don't want to sell me free market economics. You want to go home and rethink your life.

Funnily enough that type of economic system does exist, it's called Pakistan. Would you want to set up shop there?

It also exists in the Western world. It's why Activision keeps pumping out Call of Duties even though that franchise sucks.
HAHA. They're still no EA. However our market is surprisingly fairly well regulated. If it were to be allowed to run free, it would be anarchy. Deregulation has helped mess thing ups over the past 40 years.

Quote from: The PredBen on Dec 16, 2015, 04:38:06 AM
Quote from: Gate on Dec 16, 2015, 04:30:54 AM
After tonight's Republican debates I have lost all hope that a non-radical runner will get the spot. I wish so woefully that Rand Paul and Jeb Bush or even Kasich get a boost in the caucus because the thought of Cruz or Trump terrifies me.

I was thoroughly entertained by Paul and Bush's shutdowns towards Trump's childish rhetoric. Good on you, Jeb.

I agree with their point about removing dictators. The way we've done it in the past doesn't work. Regime changes are almost always bad. I still think Assad's a piece of shit, believe me, but Russia said they'd move towards open election for Syria. That's more than we had before.


And finally, this little piece is what made the f***** debate for me.
"So you are OK with the death of thousands of innocent children and civilians?" Hewitt pressed. Amid loud boos from the audience Carson said, "You got it." (http://time.com/4150910/republican-debate-ben-carson-isis/)

Yeah, pretty sure it is going to come down to those too. And also with regards to Carson: I might be wrong, but was he essentially saying bombing those civilians is an act of mercy, because they're going to die quicker than at the hands of ISIS or Assad?
It's War. When you make war, innocent people will die. However it's the choice that one has to make. Accepting the truth doesn't make someone evil.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 16, 2015, 07:33:05 AM
Speaking of the GOP debate, how was Frank Underwood's cameo?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Dec 16, 2015, 08:14:59 AM
QuoteIt's War. When you make war, innocent people will die. However it's the choice that one has to make. Accepting the truth doesn't make someone evil.

I'm well aware of that. It was the way Dr. Carson said it that was idiotic. Bombing them is an act of mercy? "You got it!" as his reply when somebody asks him if he was okay with the thousands of deaths that will occur from bombing. I am well aware war is war, and that yes, when you're in it to win it, sometimes innocents have to die. That being said, he couldn't have expressed his views just a little bit better? It wasn't what he was trying to say, but how he said it, that makes me think he isn't all there, brain surgeon or not.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Dec 16, 2015, 08:18:55 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 15, 2015, 11:38:13 PM
Then by all means, keep blaming someone else for your shortcomings and tell me how far it gets you in life.

And again, that simply isn't the truth of it. It easy to see people attain power, status or success simply through connections or blind luck. The amount of people I see failing upwards. For those that genuinely earn it, I'm with you. I believe in a meritocracy but that just isn't how it works and it's unfair and ignorant to say that those who aren't successful is simply because of their own shortcomings.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Dec 16, 2015, 09:44:44 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Dec 16, 2015, 08:18:55 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Dec 15, 2015, 11:38:13 PM
Then by all means, keep blaming someone else for your shortcomings and tell me how far it gets you in life.

And again, that simply isn't the truth of it. It easy to see people attain power, status or success simply through connections or blind luck. The amount of people I see failing upwards. For those that genuinely earn it, I'm with you. I believe in a meritocracy but that just isn't how it works and it's unfair and ignorant to say that those who aren't successful is simply because of their own shortcomings.

I know right?

Some people get successful through sheer luck, while some wealthy people lose all their fortune through the most unlucky situations.

My friend told me about how he heard of a millionaire who lost all of his wealth when his bank went bankrupt. That literally came out of nowhere. Sure you could say he could've secured his wealth in other ways, but still, it's unlucky. Not all people have it bad due to their shortcomings, sometimes it's society. It ain't a perfect one.

You could also fall through the faults of other people, like that guy fell because of his bank. (Don't they issue a warning in case they're going bankrupt? I remember my teacher also saying you can lose everything in your bank if it goes bankrupt.)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 16, 2015, 11:41:55 AM
Quote from: The PredBen on Dec 16, 2015, 08:14:59 AM
QuoteIt's War. When you make war, innocent people will die. However it's the choice that one has to make. Accepting the truth doesn't make someone evil.

I'm well aware of that. It was the way Dr. Carson said it that was idiotic. Bombing them is an act of mercy? "You got it!" as his reply when somebody asks him if he was okay with the thousands of deaths that will occur from bombing. I am well aware war is war, and that yes, when you're in it to win it, sometimes innocents have to die. That being said, he couldn't have expressed his views just a little bit better? It wasn't what he was trying to say, but how he said it, that makes me think he isn't all there, brain surgeon or not.
Yea that was stupid. Actually now that I watched it again, it wasn't really that bad. By merciful he means to get the bad deed over and done with instead of letting it simmer in hells kitchen. You know, the bottom line, for all that we think of ourselves, we are really just numbers. Which is why those that issue the order to kill are never on the battlefield and we use munitions that ensure we don't have to look the enemy in the eye. You know, cause it would be sad. They should admit it though, that it is easy to conduct war on people that you consider different from you. It's an unfair question though, can you order an attack that will kill innocent children. Of course, any of us could. The moment we feel danger we act without hesitation.

Now about that stuff on shortcomings and failure. You're simply born into the card deck that's stacked against you. Hell some even think it's at a genetic level. I was bought up thinking that we can all achieve what we want but that is simply untrue because first you have to survive. In fact the only way many people can achieve is by throwing away their responsibilities and loved ones. Thus freeing up the time and resources necessary for achievement as defined by a certain somebody here. If you're not successful it's because you're not trying hard enough? That's bullshit. It's because we're human beings and who decides what failure or success is? Yea the winner, that's who. That bastard also gets to write the history that we are all taught in school.

The bottom line is that our current system is f**ked up and overtly divided by a complete lack of rationality. Just look at the entire GOP field and those Donkey's on the other side are just as dense. Then there are those over seas, which sea? You tell me. Europeans, Arabs, Russia, Asia and everybody else. I mean f**k we're all the same people here. Yet as an American I know we love to f**k each other over for a god damn percentage. We surely do it 100,000,000 times a day I suspect. What the hell is the matter with us? Man I have a huge rant in here but the system we play in is asinine and obsolete. We. Are. Doomed-rulz™.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Dec 16, 2015, 12:53:57 PM
Its one of the Universal Paradox's "To make way for Peace, you must prepare for War"

Now Children, F***ing Calm Down!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 16, 2015, 01:17:17 PM
But children wage such beautiful war.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Dec 16, 2015, 04:33:05 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Dec 16, 2015, 12:53:57 PM
Its one of the Universal Paradox's "To make way for Peace, you must prepare for War"

Now Children, F***ing Calm Down!!

Let's all have some whiskey to settle down our differences!  Great quality whiskey brewed by the Whiskeybrewer.  ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Dec 16, 2015, 08:26:01 PM
Quote from: Guan Thwei 1992 on Dec 16, 2015, 04:33:05 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Dec 16, 2015, 12:53:57 PM
Its one of the Universal Paradox's "To make way for Peace, you must prepare for War"

Now Children, F***ing Calm Down!!

Let's all have some whiskey to settle down our differences!  Great quality whiskey brewed by the Whiskeybrewer.  ;D

Available in all good comments this Christmas ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 16, 2015, 11:28:06 PM
Speaking of Xmas, I just found out last night that Josh Feurstein was the one behind the boycott of Starbucks over the cups. Imagine my surprise ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Dec 17, 2015, 01:43:23 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 16, 2015, 11:41:55 AM
Quote from: The PredBen on Dec 16, 2015, 08:14:59 AM
QuoteIt's War. When you make war, innocent people will die. However it's the choice that one has to make. Accepting the truth doesn't make someone evil.

I'm well aware of that. It was the way Dr. Carson said it that was idiotic. Bombing them is an act of mercy? "You got it!" as his reply when somebody asks him if he was okay with the thousands of deaths that will occur from bombing. I am well aware war is war, and that yes, when you're in it to win it, sometimes innocents have to die. That being said, he couldn't have expressed his views just a little bit better? It wasn't what he was trying to say, but how he said it, that makes me think he isn't all there, brain surgeon or not.
Yea that was stupid. Actually now that I watched it again, it wasn't really that bad. By merciful he means to get the bad deed over and done with instead of letting it simmer in hells kitchen. You know, the bottom line, for all that we think of ourselves, we are really just numbers. Which is why those that issue the order to kill are never on the battlefield and we use munitions that ensure we don't have to look the enemy in the eye. You know, cause it would be sad. They should admit it though, that it is easy to conduct war on people that you consider different from you. It's an unfair question though, can you order an attack that will kill innocent children. Of course, any of us could. The moment we feel danger we act without hesitation.

Now about that stuff on shortcomings and failure. You're simply born into the card deck that's stacked against you. Hell some even think it's at a genetic level. I was bought up thinking that we can all achieve what we want but that is simply untrue because first you have to survive. In fact the only way many people can achieve is by throwing away their responsibilities and loved ones. Thus freeing up the time and resources necessary for achievement as defined by a certain somebody here. If you're not successful it's because you're not trying hard enough? That's bullshit. It's because we're human beings and who decides what failure or success is? Yea the winner, that's who. That bastard also gets to write the history that we are all taught in school.

The bottom line is that our current system is f**ked up and overtly divided by a complete lack of rationality. Just look at the entire GOP field and those Donkey's on the other side are just as dense. Then there are those over seas, which sea? You tell me. Europeans, Arabs, Russia, Asia and everybody else. I mean f**k we're all the same people here. Yet as an American I know we love to f**k each other over for a god damn percentage. We surely do it 100,000,000 times a day I suspect. What the hell is the matter with us? Man I have a huge rant in here but the system we play in is asinine and obsolete. We. Are. Doomed-rulz™.

'Acceptable losses' don't account for the thousand randoms killed in drone strikes that had nothing to do with war. They weren't at war. You can hate my ideology all you want. But this is where refugees, where terrorists are born. Watching their family die over acceptable losses.

Even my candidate, Bernie Sanders, wants to continue the drone program in its current state. It's the single worst flaw I see in him.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 17, 2015, 05:05:25 AM
Quote from: Gate on Dec 17, 2015, 01:43:23 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 16, 2015, 11:41:55 AM
Quote from: The PredBen on Dec 16, 2015, 08:14:59 AM
QuoteIt's War. When you make war, innocent people will die. However it's the choice that one has to make. Accepting the truth doesn't make someone evil.

I'm well aware of that. It was the way Dr. Carson said it that was idiotic. Bombing them is an act of mercy? "You got it!" as his reply when somebody asks him if he was okay with the thousands of deaths that will occur from bombing. I am well aware war is war, and that yes, when you're in it to win it, sometimes innocents have to die. That being said, he couldn't have expressed his views just a little bit better? It wasn't what he was trying to say, but how he said it, that makes me think he isn't all there, brain surgeon or not.
Yea that was stupid. Actually now that I watched it again, it wasn't really that bad. By merciful he means to get the bad deed over and done with instead of letting it simmer in hells kitchen. You know, the bottom line, for all that we think of ourselves, we are really just numbers. Which is why those that issue the order to kill are never on the battlefield and we use munitions that ensure we don't have to look the enemy in the eye. You know, cause it would be sad. They should admit it though, that it is easy to conduct war on people that you consider different from you. It's an unfair question though, can you order an attack that will kill innocent children. Of course, any of us could. The moment we feel danger we act without hesitation.

Now about that stuff on shortcomings and failure. You're simply born into the card deck that's stacked against you. Hell some even think it's at a genetic level. I was bought up thinking that we can all achieve what we want but that is simply untrue because first you have to survive. In fact the only way many people can achieve is by throwing away their responsibilities and loved ones. Thus freeing up the time and resources necessary for achievement as defined by a certain somebody here. If you're not successful it's because you're not trying hard enough? That's bullshit. It's because we're human beings and who decides what failure or success is? Yea the winner, that's who. That bastard also gets to write the history that we are all taught in school.

The bottom line is that our current system is f**ked up and overtly divided by a complete lack of rationality. Just look at the entire GOP field and those Donkey's on the other side are just as dense. Then there are those over seas, which sea? You tell me. Europeans, Arabs, Russia, Asia and everybody else. I mean f**k we're all the same people here. Yet as an American I know we love to f**k each other over for a god damn percentage. We surely do it 100,000,000 times a day I suspect. What the hell is the matter with us? Man I have a huge rant in here but the system we play in is asinine and obsolete. We. Are. Doomed-rulz™.

'Acceptable losses' don't account for the thousand randoms killed in drone strikes that had nothing to do with war. They weren't at war. You can hate my ideology all you want. But this is where refugees, where terrorists are born. Watching their family die over acceptable losses.

Even my candidate, Bernie Sanders, wants to continue the drone program in its current state. It's the single worst flaw I see in him.
No, you have to weigh the cost of both going to war and not going to war. Most of the time war happens because the cost of not waging war is higher. Then there is the drone program. Yea there's an ethical dilemma there but until somebody uses it on us... well that's how it goes. In any case it will be ignored because no direct American lives are on the line. Yes that is because we are worth more then another counties people are. So nothing to hate you over, you just want peace... now only if someone actually knew how to do it without death and body parts everywhere.

Some people like to stand on the sidelines watching the world burn.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 17, 2015, 03:29:13 PM
Plans to build migrant centre in a small Dutch town have been halted after the residents riot in protest.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/627454/Geldersmalen-riot-asylum-seeker-centre-migrant-crisis-Netherlands (http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/627454/Geldersmalen-riot-asylum-seeker-centre-migrant-crisis-Netherlands)


ISIS flags, photos found on hundreds of migrants entering Norway. Yeah because all these migrants are just refugees and need help  ::) Cue more excuses.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/626925/ISIS-Islamic-State-Flag-Migrants-Europe-Norway-Severed-Heads-Schengen-EU-Jihadi?utm_source=traffic.outbrain&utm_medium=traffic.outbrain&utm_term=traffic.outbrain&utm_content=traffic.outbrain&utm_campaign=traffic.outbrain (http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/626925/ISIS-Islamic-State-Flag-Migrants-Europe-Norway-Severed-Heads-Schengen-EU-Jihadi?utm_source=traffic.outbrain&utm_medium=traffic.outbrain&utm_term=traffic.outbrain&utm_content=traffic.outbrain&utm_campaign=traffic.outbrain)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Dec 17, 2015, 04:15:17 PM
Pinnacle of free society Vladimir Putin hails Donald Trump as a "very colourful, talented person" and the "absolute frontrunner in the presidential race" (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35118927).

Wonderful.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 17, 2015, 05:21:42 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 17, 2015, 03:29:13 PM
Plans to build migrant centre in a small Dutch town have been halted after the residents riot in protest.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/627454/Geldersmalen-riot-asylum-seeker-centre-migrant-crisis-Netherlands (http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/627454/Geldersmalen-riot-asylum-seeker-centre-migrant-crisis-Netherlands)


ISIS flags, photos found on hundreds of migrants entering Norway. Yeah because all these migrants are just refugees and need help  ::) Cue more excuses.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/626925/ISIS-Islamic-State-Flag-Migrants-Europe-Norway-Severed-Heads-Schengen-EU-Jihadi?utm_source=traffic.outbrain&utm_medium=traffic.outbrain&utm_term=traffic.outbrain&utm_content=traffic.outbrain&utm_campaign=traffic.outbrain (http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/626925/ISIS-Islamic-State-Flag-Migrants-Europe-Norway-Severed-Heads-Schengen-EU-Jihadi?utm_source=traffic.outbrain&utm_medium=traffic.outbrain&utm_term=traffic.outbrain&utm_content=traffic.outbrain&utm_campaign=traffic.outbrain)
How strange we are seeing all these migrants and IS after the paris attacks what about this women:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35120156
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35104632
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 17, 2015, 06:27:45 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 17, 2015, 05:21:42 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 17, 2015, 03:29:13 PM
Plans to build migrant centre in a small Dutch town have been halted after the residents riot in protest.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/627454/Geldersmalen-riot-asylum-seeker-centre-migrant-crisis-Netherlands (http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/627454/Geldersmalen-riot-asylum-seeker-centre-migrant-crisis-Netherlands)


ISIS flags, photos found on hundreds of migrants entering Norway. Yeah because all these migrants are just refugees and need help  ::) Cue more excuses.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/626925/ISIS-Islamic-State-Flag-Migrants-Europe-Norway-Severed-Heads-Schengen-EU-Jihadi?utm_source=traffic.outbrain&utm_medium=traffic.outbrain&utm_term=traffic.outbrain&utm_content=traffic.outbrain&utm_campaign=traffic.outbrain (http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/626925/ISIS-Islamic-State-Flag-Migrants-Europe-Norway-Severed-Heads-Schengen-EU-Jihadi?utm_source=traffic.outbrain&utm_medium=traffic.outbrain&utm_term=traffic.outbrain&utm_content=traffic.outbrain&utm_campaign=traffic.outbrain)
How strange we are seeing all these migrants and IS after the paris attacks what about this women:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35120156
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35104632

Le Pen will get power eventually the way France is going, its no secret that certain areas in France are completely, how should I say it, no longer France. As time passes more and more get fed up as seen in these elections just now, just a mater of time. Same situation in Sweden, the countries are slowly being stripped away by the insanity of liberal power. Swedish people will be a minority in their own country by 2050 I read, it might be in one of those links I posted way back.

Check this, actually within Sweden...http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/626885/Islamic-State-ISIS-letters-Sweden-convert-Islam-decapitated-murder-jihadi-Syria
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 17, 2015, 08:29:36 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 17, 2015, 06:27:45 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 17, 2015, 05:21:42 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 17, 2015, 03:29:13 PM
Plans to build migrant centre in a small Dutch town have been halted after the residents riot in protest.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/627454/Geldersmalen-riot-asylum-seeker-centre-migrant-crisis-Netherlands (http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/627454/Geldersmalen-riot-asylum-seeker-centre-migrant-crisis-Netherlands)


ISIS flags, photos found on hundreds of migrants entering Norway. Yeah because all these migrants are just refugees and need help  ::) Cue more excuses.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/626925/ISIS-Islamic-State-Flag-Migrants-Europe-Norway-Severed-Heads-Schengen-EU-Jihadi?utm_source=traffic.outbrain&utm_medium=traffic.outbrain&utm_term=traffic.outbrain&utm_content=traffic.outbrain&utm_campaign=traffic.outbrain (http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/626925/ISIS-Islamic-State-Flag-Migrants-Europe-Norway-Severed-Heads-Schengen-EU-Jihadi?utm_source=traffic.outbrain&utm_medium=traffic.outbrain&utm_term=traffic.outbrain&utm_content=traffic.outbrain&utm_campaign=traffic.outbrain)
How strange we are seeing all these migrants and IS after the paris attacks what about this women:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35120156
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35104632

Le Pen will get power eventually the way France is going, its no secret that certain areas in France are completely, how should I say it, no longer France. As time passes more and more get fed up as seen in these elections just now, just a mater of time. Same situation in Sweden, the countries are slowly being stripped away by the insanity of liberal power. Swedish people will be a minority in their own country by 2050 I read, it might be in one of those links I posted way back.

Check this, actually within Sweden...http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/626885/Islamic-State-ISIS-letters-Sweden-convert-Islam-decapitated-murder-jihadi-Syria


That is such BS Hubbs! My step brother lives in Sweden and has done so since early 2000. The country has become MORE right-wing through the years as the right-wing party alliance ruled Sweden for 8 years, that is also the period when the country's "nationalist" party (founded by neo-nazis btw) grew in power. The democratic socialist just got reelected and they have to clean up the mess the country is in.

The right cuts and privatizes society, pitting people at the bottom against each other as things get tougher due to austerity and privatization. That's the golden opportunity for right-wing extremists to come in and scoop up the discontent ethnic norm and direct their anger against immigrants and Muslims in particular, just like the rest of Europe, just like here in the U.S.

It's not liberal politics that are hollowing Sweden/the world out, it's conservative politics. They're tone deaf, aggressive, regressive, full of exceptionalism, ego-centrism, fear mongering, contempt against otherness, very exclusive and extremely intolerant against anything outside the previewed norm.

All your posts about Sweden are very MISLEADING and cherry picked. Just Google-translate their daily newspapers and you'll see that the info you're spreading here does not reflect the reality in Sweden. It's xenophobic paranoia and propaganda. Nice try though Hubbs!





"Then by all means, keep blaming someone else for your shortcomings and tell me how far it gets you in life."

Doom, you don't get it. You don't get it because you seem to believe that all people start with the same opportunities and possibilities in life - that life is fair and that your fate is fully in your hands. Our starting conditions are the same and that wealth somehow reflects on how hard you work etc. People that are poor and struggle through their lives do so because they are lazy whereas rich people cruising through life do so because they are hard workers?
You're starting to sound more and more fascist Doom, showing no empathy for other people while admiring the rich and powerful. Only the strongest shall survive, even if it means walking over corpses, selling your mom down the river.

It's not about shortcomings, it's about society, empathy, solidarity and responsibility. The world is effed up because we DON'T care about each other, not the other way around.

Maybe you're the "tough love" kind of guy. Tough love only work if there is actually some love in that toughness, or else it's just tough.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Dec 17, 2015, 09:53:59 PM
QuoteIt's not liberal politics that are hollowing Sweden/the world out, it's conservative politics. They're tone deaf, aggressive, regressive, full of exceptionalism, ego-centrism, fear mongering, contempt against otherness, very exclusive and extremely intolerant against anything outside the previewed norm.

Funny how only the West is expected to live up to the standards of the committed left.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Dec 18, 2015, 12:10:41 AM
Doom is a fascist, Eagle is a communist, and I'm just sitting here wondering how it is that everyone on the internet is an expert in sociopolitical issues
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Dec 18, 2015, 12:26:12 AM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Dec 18, 2015, 12:10:41 AM
Doom is a fascist, Eagle is a communist, and I'm just sitting here wondering how it is that everyone on the internet is an expert in sociopolitical issues

The information is out there. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 18, 2015, 12:44:54 AM
Quote from: The PredBen on Dec 18, 2015, 12:26:12 AM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Dec 18, 2015, 12:10:41 AM
Doom is a fascist, Eagle is a communist, and I'm just sitting here wondering how it is that everyone on the internet is an expert in sociopolitical issues

The information is out there.
Wait. WHAT THE f**k does that  :o make me?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Dec 18, 2015, 01:02:35 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 18, 2015, 12:44:54 AM
Quote from: The PredBen on Dec 18, 2015, 12:26:12 AM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Dec 18, 2015, 12:10:41 AM
Doom is a fascist, Eagle is a communist, and I'm just sitting here wondering how it is that everyone on the internet is an expert in sociopolitical issues

The information is out there.
Wait. WHAT THE f**k does that  :o make me?
Find out today!
http://www.politicalcompass.org/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 18, 2015, 01:20:42 AM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Dec 18, 2015, 12:10:41 AM
Doom is a fascist, Eagle is a communist, and I'm just sitting here wondering how it is that everyone on the internet is an expert in sociopolitical issues

I'm no expert, but I have indeed been politically active and interested most of adult life and I have worked a lot with people at the bottom. I also grew up in the Bronx. Most of my friends at a point were African-American, so I witnessed my white privilege in real-time every single day. That we are still a class society, albeit that the classes have changed a little bit on a superficial level, and a society with a lot of baked in "hidden" racist and sexist structures and norms,  should be apparent to anyone no matter what your political views are. Know to deal with them is where the discussion should be at, but unfortunately the political climate is so inflamed that nothing constructive comes out of it. There is no consensus about anything.

Communist? The utopian part of me is quite communist, but the realist in me knows very well that humans can't get past the revolutionary phase without things going awry really fast.,just like I explained in my earlier posts. I'm more of a social-democrat with syndicalist desires if you necessarily need to label me. I'm not against business and the market as long as the workforce is organized (unions), has a living wage, universal healthcare, free education and a guaranteed pension. If that means taxing the hell out of corporations and rich folks then so be it!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 18, 2015, 01:21:53 AM
Economic Left/Right: -5.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.92

Now if I read that right I'm a communistic anarchist. However why do I suspect that it is only because I think women and gays are equal? Hard to believe such things should matter.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 18, 2015, 01:35:15 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 18, 2015, 01:21:53 AM
Economic Left/Right: -5.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.92

Now if I read that right I'm a communistic anarchist. However why do I suspect that it is only because I think women and gays are equal? Hard to believe such things should matter.

Well, Social Libertarians (left-wing Libertarians) are anti-authoritarian and not big government as they (we) believe that organized labor, unions and cooperatives can regulate themselves as well as keeping the markets at bay. Ideally the workers own their own workplaces together rather than having some board of executives, rich CEOs and investors screwing things up. Something like that. Your humanistic views about gays and women has more to go with your social ideals rather than your economical ones?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 18, 2015, 02:12:51 AM
@Eagle:

Sorry mate but everyone in Europe knows about Sweden and its ultra liberal rule, its common knowledge, its also common knowledge that the people of Sweden will be a minority in years to come. The capital Malmo is in a bad way because of mass migration. The links I posted are not cherry picked, they are everywhere. The right are gaining support now, just like everywhere in Europe because of ridiculous liberal rule that is destroying the continent. Just look at the state of Germany now.

How can you say its conservative politics that are doing this when only the UK has a conservative government as far as I'm aware. Most Euro countries are of democratic/liberal rule, Sweden has been for years, although that is fast starting to swing, just like in France.

The migrant crisis has been allowed by liberals, people like Merkel, idiots who don't think about the future. Your claim merely supports the notion that you are simply making stuff up with no backup and no links, typical loudmouth liberal who simply refuses to accept what is actually happening (usually offering excuse after excuse). Neither am I bothered what your step brother says/thinks because he's probably just like you and supports this madness (is he even a Swede?). 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/sweden/11992479/How-Sweden-the-most-open-country-in-the-world-was-overwhelmed-by-migrants.html

http://www.breitbart.com/london/2015/10/31/sweden-facing-collapse-thanks-migrant-influx-foreign-minister-warns/

http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/6697/sweden-collapse

Hell their media is known to cover up foreign crime stats, they sweep anything related to migrants under the carpet so as not to damage their open outlook policy to the world (google it).

Sweden also has massive ghetto problems and, again, a well known rape problem, both of which are down to immigration problems and common knowledge around Europe.


Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 18, 2015, 01:20:42 AM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Dec 18, 2015, 12:10:41 AM
Doom is a fascist, Eagle is a communist, and I'm just sitting here wondering how it is that everyone on the internet is an expert in sociopolitical issues

I'm no expert, but I have indeed been politically active and interested most of adult life and I have worked a lot with people at the bottom. I also grew up in the Bronx. Most of my friends at a point were African-American, so I witnessed my white privilege in real-time every single day. That we are still a class society, albeit that the classes have changed a little bit on a superficial level, and a society with a lot of baked in "hidden" racist and sexist structures and norms,  should be apparent to anyone no matter what your political views are. Know to deal with them is where the discussion should be at, but unfortunately the political climate is so inflamed that nothing constructive comes out of it. There is no consensus about anything.

Communist? The utopian part of me is quite communist, but the realist in me knows very well that humans can't get past the revolutionary phase without things going awry really fast.,just like I explained in my earlier posts. I'm more of a social-democrat with syndicalist desires if you necessarily need to label me. I'm not against business and the market as long as the workforce is organized (unions), has a living wage, universal healthcare, free education and a guaranteed pension. If that means taxing the hell out of corporations and rich folks then so be it!

Seriously mate, you've got a real identity issue haven't you, you're clearly ashamed of who you are and feel the need to jump on bandwagons to somehow liberate yourself. I actually think you need some help or counselling, how can you even write stuff like that about yourself, Jesus Christ! Anyone who uses phrases like that instantly loses all credibility in my eyes. Are you part of this new young set that have been demanding safe spaces from anything and everything that might offend?  ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Dec 18, 2015, 03:38:35 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F24.media.tumblr.com%2Fc90311cfa89cf00dd61074f65223a211%2Ftumblr_mh6z36qfMF1qh2fy2o3_1280.png&hash=86f159f907baff80370b7f7d2b38762eae9b1739)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Dec 18, 2015, 06:43:49 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 18, 2015, 01:21:53 AM
Economic Left/Right: -5.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.92

Now if I read that right I'm a communistic anarchist. However why do I suspect that it is only because I think women and gays are equal? Hard to believe such things should matter.
Well lets just say that's a lot different from mine
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1228.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fee450%2Fpoisonstrudel%2Fchart_zpsphpacjq0.png&hash=5d0db032ecc048df0677e49561231650db663500)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 18, 2015, 09:50:52 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Dec 18, 2015, 06:43:49 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 18, 2015, 01:21:53 AM
Economic Left/Right: -5.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.92

Now if I read that right I'm a communistic anarchist. However why do I suspect that it is only because I think women and gays are equal? Hard to believe such things should matter.
Well lets just say that's a lot different from mine
http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee450/poisonstrudel/chart_zpsphpacjq0.png
Polar opposites for all practical purposes. Guess will be killing each other one of these days. :P

Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 18, 2015, 01:35:15 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 18, 2015, 01:21:53 AM
Economic Left/Right: -5.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.92

Now if I read that right I'm a communistic anarchist. However why do I suspect that it is only because I think women and gays are equal? Hard to believe such things should matter.

Well, Social Libertarians (left-wing Libertarians) are anti-authoritarian and not big government as they (we) believe that organized labor, unions and cooperatives can regulate themselves as well as keeping the markets at bay. Ideally the workers own their own workplaces together rather than having some board of executives, rich CEOs and investors screwing things up. Something like that. Your humanistic views about gays and women has more to go with your social ideals rather than your economical ones?
I'm ok-corp, ok-union and ok regulation. Many ways to make things work, however, I miss the true small mom and pop days. You know, when community meant something.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Dec 18, 2015, 06:53:23 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 18, 2015, 09:50:52 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Dec 18, 2015, 06:43:49 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 18, 2015, 01:21:53 AM
Economic Left/Right: -5.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.92

Now if I read that right I'm a communistic anarchist. However why do I suspect that it is only because I think women and gays are equal? Hard to believe such things should matter.
Well lets just say that's a lot different from mine
http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee450/poisonstrudel/chart_zpsphpacjq0.png
Polar opposites for all practical purposes. Guess will be killing each other one of these days. :P
Hey these things happen, best of luck to you sir
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Dec 18, 2015, 09:21:02 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 18, 2015, 01:20:42 AM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Dec 18, 2015, 12:10:41 AM
Doom is a fascist, Eagle is a communist, and I'm just sitting here wondering how it is that everyone on the internet is an expert in sociopolitical issues

I'm no expert, but I have indeed been politically active and interested most of adult life and I have worked a lot with people at the bottom. I also grew up in the Bronx. Most of my friends at a point were African-American, so I witnessed my white privilege in real-time every single day. That we are still a class society, albeit that the classes have changed a little bit on a superficial level, and a society with a lot of baked in "hidden" racist and sexist structures and norms,  should be apparent to anyone no matter what your political views are. Know to deal with them is where the discussion should be at, but unfortunately the political climate is so inflamed that nothing constructive comes out of it. There is no consensus about anything.

Communist? The utopian part of me is quite communist, but the realist in me knows very well that humans can't get past the revolutionary phase without things going awry really fast.,just like I explained in my earlier posts. I'm more of a social-democrat with syndicalist desires if you necessarily need to label me. I'm not against business and the market as long as the workforce is organized (unions), has a living wage, universal healthcare, free education and a guaranteed pension. If that means taxing the hell out of corporations and rich folks then so be it!

I lack the conviction to get into a debate or anything, so I'll just say the last time someone tried to tell me about my "white privilege" they were trying to make me feel bad for being white so I tend not to take it seriously. Also Unions hardly exist/lack actual power in my state so I don't know much about that kind of thing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 18, 2015, 11:04:21 PM
Yea right to work has weakened unions but at the same time weakens many states working class. However it easy to see why, who the hell wants to work anyways.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 19, 2015, 12:56:44 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 18, 2015, 02:12:51 AM
@Eagle:

Sorry mate but everyone in Europe knows about Sweden and its ultra liberal rule, its common knowledge, its also common knowledge that the people of Sweden will be a minority in years to come. The capital Malmo is in a bad way because of mass migration. The links I posted are not cherry picked, they are everywhere. The right are gaining support now, just like everywhere in Europe because of ridiculous liberal rule that is destroying the continent. Just look at the state of Germany now.

Not at all. Yes, it is very socially liberal, but it has been economically conservative during 8 years of right-wing rule. Check it up and you'll see. It's just recently that the social-democrats were reelected. Your links are cherry picked. Just look up actual SWEDISH news and you'll see that you are wrong. Google translate is pretty great.

What is ruining the continent is RIGHT-WING politics, as they feed the flames and make people less tolerant and inclusive. Not the other way around.


QuoteHow can you say its conservative politics that are doing this when only the UK has a conservative government as far as I'm aware. Most Euro countries are of democratic/liberal rule, Sweden has been for years, although that is fast starting to swing, just like in France.

No, Europe has become quite right-wing right now, to say the least. Sure, Sweden just became social-democrat again, France as well and the left in Greece barely made it to power. But Norway elected a conservative government, Finland too, so did Estonia etc. Hungary and Poland are getting more and more right-wing extremist - the list goes on.


QuoteThe migrant crisis has been allowed by liberals, people like Merkel, idiots who don't think about the future. Your claim merely supports the notion that you are simply making stuff up with no backup and no links, typical loudmouth liberal who simply refuses to accept what is actually happening (usually offering excuse after excuse).

No I'm not making stuff up - YOU ARE, HUBBS. I actually check Swedish media (albeit translated), and the sources you present here can be tracked back to right-wing news sources and xenophobic internet hotspots. Just Google-translate these Swedish newspaper sites:

www.dn.se
www.svd.se
www.aftonbladet.se
www.gp.se

Or this Swedish news source in English called the www.local.se (that's the one my step brother checks out).


QuoteNeither am I bothered what your step brother says/thinks because he's probably just like you and supports this madness (is he even a Swede?).

Of course you don't, Hubbs! You don't care about anything that doesn't support your bigoted views and almost psychopathic intolerance against people that aren't white and western.

If you need to know, my step brother met a Swedish girl and moved there with her. So no, he's not a Swede, but he has lived there for 15-16 years, give or take. He was more right-wing when he still lived here in the U.S. but turned left-wing pretty fast as I recon.


Quotehttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/sweden/11992479/How-Sweden-the-most-open-country-in-the-world-was-overwhelmed-by-migrants.html

http://www.breitbart.com/london/2015/10/31/sweden-facing-collapse-thanks-migrant-influx-foreign-minister-warns/

http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/6697/sweden-collapse

The Telegraph = Conservative media outlet
Breitbart = Crazy right-wing media outlet directly related to freaking FOX News.
Gatestone Institute = Well-known for its neo-conservative and right-wing stance and ties.

You want me to start posting links to Huffington Post, or Salon maybe? That would be the leftie equivalent to your righty sources and links, Hubbs.


QuoteHell their media is known to cover up foreign crime stats, they sweep anything related to migrants under the carpet so as not to damage their open outlook policy to the world (google it).

Sweden also has massive ghetto problems and, again, a well known rape problem, both of which are down to immigration problems and common knowledge around Europe.

Lies, lies, damned lies! All your claims are directly tied to websites similar to reddit, 4chan and stormfront. My brother told me there is one called avpixlat and another one called flashback - they're all hate sites, and the stuff you regurgitate here comes straight from those sources. Don't underestimate internet translation. It's quite easy to dig for info online, just as it is easy to distort facts online.


QuoteSeriously mate, you've got a real identity issue haven't you, you're clearly ashamed of who you are and feel the need to jump on bandwagons to somehow liberate yourself. I actually think you need some help or counselling, how can you even write stuff like that about yourself, Jesus Christ! Anyone who uses phrases like that instantly loses all credibility in my eyes. Are you part of this new young set that have been demanding safe spaces from anything and everything that might offend?  ::)

You're funny Hubbs! Projecting hard I can tell!  :D

Your entire response to my post to DeathBearer sounds more like you're reflecting on yourself and your own insecurities and issues. It is when you post blatant crap like this that I get the feeling that you actually are an internet troll lurking here on the AVP Galaxy forums just for shits and giggles. You dare talking about me losing credibility for using certain words and phrases when every single post of yours sound exactly the same as your previous ones. You should read through your posts before you post them Hubbs, because right now you either sound like a clueless moron or a sloppy troll.





Quote from: Deathbearer on Dec 18, 2015, 09:21:02 PM
I lack the conviction to get into a debate or anything, so I'll just say the last time someone tried to tell me about my "white privilege" they were trying to make me feel bad for being white so I tend not to take it seriously.

It's NOT about feeling bad being white. It's about acknowledging that the Western dominated world we live in is still stacked in favor of white people. The West has dominated the world hard for at least the last 300 years. Denying that that has an impact on society, structures, culture etc. is beyond clueless and dishonest.

I don't feel bad about being white at all, but I do feel bad that people that aren't white are treated differently in more ways than one. Especially black people and Muslims. The past always has an effect on the present, no matter how you twist and turn it. Trying to rationalize, excuse or deny that there is white privilege, claiming that all people have the same chances and are treated the same way is like spitting and slapping a non-white person in the face, especially black people, especially here in the U.S. Things has gotten better, but we still have a long way to go.

NOW, throwing the "white privilege" term around to silence people or make them purposely feel bad is downright terrible and destructive and doesn't change things for the better one bit. So yeah, I totally understand where you are coming from. IT's about acknowledgement, not feeling guilty by default.


QuoteAlso Unions hardly exist/lack actual power in my state so I don't know much about that kind of thing.

You can thank good ol' Saint Reagan & co for that. We're not far away from China when it comes to our anti-union stance. But yeah, unions are cool if you're into living wage, pension, workers' rights etc.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 19, 2015, 01:29:22 AM
No you can thank technology and peace for that. People have gotten lazy and those rewarded most provided nothing but mere entertainment to the masses. What we need is a good hot war, a true war, a German War to fix the complacency.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 19, 2015, 01:38:21 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 19, 2015, 01:29:22 AM
No you can thank technology and peace for that. People have gotten lazy and those rewarded most provided nothing but mere entertainment to the masses. What we need is a good hot war, a true war, a German War to fix the complacency.

Really crass, but also sad but oh so true.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Dec 19, 2015, 04:30:56 AM
QuoteNo I'm not making stuff up - YOU ARE, HUBBS. I actually check Swedish media (albeit translated), and the sources you present here can be tracked back to right-wing news sources and xenophobic internet hotspots. Just Google-translate these Swedish newspaper sites:

www.dn.se
www.svd.se
www.aftonbladet.se
www.gp.se

Or this Swedish news source in English called the www.local.se (that's the one my step brother checks out).

From what I understand, the Swedish media is very left wing. And in case you didn't realize, leftists can be biased as well. Now, I personally lean liberal on most issues, but that doesn't mean liberals don't lie, cheat, and manipulate just like conservatives do. I'm sick of people saying only right wing sources are BS and then saying their (insert leftist media here) is fair and balanced. Most media, whether you know it or not, have an agenda to push.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 19, 2015, 04:39:50 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 19, 2015, 01:38:21 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 19, 2015, 01:29:22 AM
No you can thank technology and peace for that. People have gotten lazy and those rewarded most provided nothing but mere entertainment to the masses. What we need is a good hot war, a true war, a German War to fix the complacency.

Really crass, but also sad but oh so true.
That was the idea.

Now onto, who killed the star wars thread in general? Hurry before I email everyone the true meaning of the movie before anyone figures it out.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Dec 19, 2015, 04:46:16 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 19, 2015, 04:39:50 AM
Now onto, who killed the star wars thread in general? Hurry before I email everyone the true meaning of the movie before anyone figures it out.

I felt a great disturbance in the Forum, as if millions of posts suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 19, 2015, 05:06:24 AM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Dec 19, 2015, 04:46:16 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 19, 2015, 04:39:50 AM
Now onto, who killed the star wars thread in general? Hurry before I email everyone the true meaning of the movie before anyone figures it out.

I felt a great disturbance in the Forum, as if millions of posts suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened.
It's you're imagination kid. We should be at Alderaan in 0-200 hours.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 19, 2015, 05:15:12 AM
Quote from: The PredBen on Dec 19, 2015, 04:30:56 AM
QuoteNo I'm not making stuff up - YOU ARE, HUBBS. I actually check Swedish media (albeit translated), and the sources you present here can be tracked back to right-wing news sources and xenophobic internet hotspots. Just Google-translate these Swedish newspaper sites:

www.dn.se
www.svd.se
www.aftonbladet.se
www.gp.se

Or this Swedish news source in English called the www.local.se (that's the one my step brother checks out).

From what I understand, the Swedish media is very left wing. And in case you didn't realize, leftists can be biased as well. Now, I personally lean liberal on most issues, but that doesn't mean liberals don't lie, cheat, and manipulate just like conservatives do. I'm sick of people saying only right wing sources are BS and then saying their (insert leftist media here) is fair and balanced. Most media, whether you know it or not, have an agenda to push.

Exactly, even on the BBC (well every news outlet) tonight, there were reports on protests in Germany (Dresden I think) and how Merkel is losing control. But all the people protesting were labelled as far right wing or neo Nazi's, completely tarring everyone with the same brush despite the fact most are just regular people who don't agree with this mass migration. The general consensus is...if you're against the migration issue, you're a far right wing Nazi, period.

@Eagle: As I said, it is common knowledge in EUROPE that the Swedish media is completely liberal biased and don't report crimes related to migrants. Sweden is known as one of the most liberal countries in the world and they want to keep it that way. There has been numerous cases of migrants raping Swedish girls for years, numerous cases of mass protests against migration, the liberals are only now fast losing support from Swedes (under democratic rule) and Sweden has huge ghetto problems just as France does (again common knowledge).  The links you provide will all be liberal biased because that's what Sweden does.

No, the right wing parties are not making Sweden worse because they are not in power ::) What is making Sweden worse is the fact they have huge migration issues and can't cope, but the government and the EU simply aren't listening to their people. The only reason why Sweden may be facing more right wing trouble is their governments own fault. If you flood a country already swamped with migrants, with yet more migrants, and ignore your own people, expect trouble. This is happening all over Europe as we speak.

Example, on the news tonight, David Cameron is trying to get the EU to change its stance on EU regulations. Mainly, the UK wants benefit laws changed for all EU migrants entering so they cannot claim for the first 4 years, I believe it was. The reason is because the UK's benefit system is flawed, its a joke, its too soft, and this is the reason the UK has a massive influx, because many migrants want the juicy benefits (health care, child benefits etc...), they aren't stupid, they know which countries have the best hand-outs.

So Cameron wants to change this EU law which all EU countries must obey. Naturally the EU refuses to budge on this, the EU claims doing this would be 'discrimination'. So in other words, the EU thinks giving out easy benefits to hundreds of thousands of people willy nilly, people who offer nothing, a never ending stream of people...is perfectly fine and won't do any harm. Of course Belgium doesn't have the same issues, surprise surprise. Their tune would change if their nice leafy areas became inundated ::)

Bottom line, the EU will not listen, certain leaders (like Merkel and Lofven) will not listen, they keep on, (enforcing) their 'far left wing' liberal stance and ignoring their people. This is why Sweden is in dire straits, why Germany is heading towards a revolt and why the UK will be having an EU referendum next year and will hopefully be leaving the EU. By not listening, the EU risks losing the UK, and my God I hope it happens.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Dec 19, 2015, 09:59:34 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 19, 2015, 05:06:24 AM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Dec 19, 2015, 04:46:16 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 19, 2015, 04:39:50 AM
Now onto, who killed the star wars thread in general? Hurry before I email everyone the true meaning of the movie before anyone figures it out.

I felt a great disturbance in the Forum, as if millions of posts suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened.
It's you're imagination kid. We should be at Alderaan in 0-200 hours.

I fixed it. Sorry about that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Dec 19, 2015, 09:58:28 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Dec 19, 2015, 09:59:34 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 19, 2015, 05:06:24 AM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Dec 19, 2015, 04:46:16 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 19, 2015, 04:39:50 AM
Now onto, who killed the star wars thread in general? Hurry before I email everyone the true meaning of the movie before anyone figures it out.

I felt a great disturbance in the Forum, as if millions of posts suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened.
It's you're imagination kid. We should be at Alderaan in 0-200 hours.

I fixed it. Sorry about that.

Okay Kid, don't get Cocky ;)


One thing I read in the news today was about a load of schools in Virginia being closed because a teacher did an Arabic assignment for his World geography class and parents complained that their kids were being indoctrinated into Islam. WTF? That's Islamaphobia if ever I saw it
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 19, 2015, 11:11:54 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Dec 19, 2015, 09:58:28 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Dec 19, 2015, 09:59:34 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 19, 2015, 05:06:24 AM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Dec 19, 2015, 04:46:16 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 19, 2015, 04:39:50 AM
Now onto, who killed the star wars thread in general? Hurry before I email everyone the true meaning of the movie before anyone figures it out.

I felt a great disturbance in the Forum, as if millions of posts suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened.
It's you're imagination kid. We should be at Alderaan in 0-200 hours.

I fixed it. Sorry about that.

Okay Kid, don't get Cocky ;)


One thing I read in the news today was about a load of schools in Virginia being closed because a teacher did an Arabic assignment for his World geography class and parents complained that their kids were being indoctrinated into Islam. WTF? That's Islamaphobia if ever I saw it
Dude, it's Virginia.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 20, 2015, 02:02:58 AM
Quote from: The PredBen on Dec 19, 2015, 04:30:56 AM
QuoteNo I'm not making stuff up - YOU ARE, HUBBS. I actually check Swedish media (albeit translated), and the sources you present here can be tracked back to right-wing news sources and xenophobic internet hotspots. Just Google-translate these Swedish newspaper sites:

www.dn.se
www.svd.se
www.aftonbladet.se
www.gp.se

Or this Swedish news source in English called the www.local.se (that's the one my step brother checks out).

From what I understand, the Swedish media is very left wing. And in case you didn't realize, leftists can be biased as well. Now, I personally lean liberal on most issues, but that doesn't mean liberals don't lie, cheat, and manipulate just like conservatives do. I'm sick of people saying only right wing sources are BS and then saying their (insert leftist media here) is fair and balanced. Most media, whether you know it or not, have an agenda to push.

Sure. However, I never said that only right-wing news sources are biased in case you missed all my disses against Huffington Post and CNN through the years, and lately even the Salon.

I know, that's usually how the story goes with media around the world, or at least that is what conservatives like to claim as in reality the media at large are owned by big-business conservatives.

Apparently a lot of the Swedish newspapers are both left and right at the same time as the different departments contain people of different political views. Cultural pages are usual left-wing whereas the financial pages are usually more right-wing. The two biggest newspapers are not leftie. Svd is considered conservative by Swedish standards and DN is neo-liberal (right-wing libertarian?).

All media is more or less biased. It's up to you to read between the lines. As soon as someone starts targeting a whole group of people, based on religion or ethnicity, blaming and vilifying them in a very black-and-white way, I call bullshit right away. Especially if this hostility and bias is aimed towards an already marginalized group or minority. It's dangerous and always leads to an uncompassionate dark place of fear mongering and dehumanization. The very stuff our friend here Mr. Hubbs seems to thrive in.

Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 19, 2015, 05:15:12 AM
Quote from: The PredBen on Dec 19, 2015, 04:30:56 AM
QuoteNo I'm not making stuff up - YOU ARE, HUBBS. I actually check Swedish media (albeit translated), and the sources you present here can be tracked back to right-wing news sources and xenophobic internet hotspots. Just Google-translate these Swedish newspaper sites:

www.dn.se
www.svd.se
www.aftonbladet.se
www.gp.se

Or this Swedish news source in English called the www.local.se (that's the one my step brother checks out).

From what I understand, the Swedish media is very left wing. And in case you didn't realize, leftists can be biased as well. Now, I personally lean liberal on most issues, but that doesn't mean liberals don't lie, cheat, and manipulate just like conservatives do. I'm sick of people saying only right wing sources are BS and then saying their (insert leftist media here) is fair and balanced. Most media, whether you know it or not, have an agenda to push.

Exactly, even on the BBC (well every news outlet) tonight, there were reports on protests in Germany (Dresden I think) and how Merkel is losing control. But all the people protesting were labelled as far right wing or neo Nazi's, completely tarring everyone with the same brush despite the fact most are just regular people who don't agree with this mass migration. The general consensus is...if you're against the migration issue, you're a far right wing Nazi, period.

@Eagle: As I said, it is common knowledge in EUROPE that the Swedish media is completely liberal biased and don't report crimes related to migrants. Sweden is known as one of the most liberal countries in the world and they want to keep it that way. There has been numerous cases of migrants raping Swedish girls for years, numerous cases of mass protests against migration, the liberals are only now fast losing support from Swedes (under democratic rule) and Sweden has huge ghetto problems just as France does (again common knowledge).  The links you provide will all be liberal biased because that's what Sweden does.

No, the right wing parties are not making Sweden worse because they are not in power ::) What is making Sweden worse is the fact they have huge migration issues and can't cope, but the government and the EU simply aren't listening to their people. The only reason why Sweden may be facing more right wing trouble is their governments own fault. If you flood a country already swamped with migrants, with yet more migrants, and ignore your own people, expect trouble. This is happening all over Europe as we speak.

Example, on the news tonight, David Cameron is trying to get the EU to change its stance on EU regulations. Mainly, the UK wants benefit laws changed for all EU migrants entering so they cannot claim for the first 4 years, I believe it was. The reason is because the UK's benefit system is flawed, its a joke, its too soft, and this is the reason the UK has a massive influx, because many migrants want the juicy benefits (health care, child benefits etc...), they aren't stupid, they know which countries have the best hand-outs.

So Cameron wants to change this EU law which all EU countries must obey. Naturally the EU refuses to budge on this, the EU claims doing this would be 'discrimination'. So in other words, the EU thinks giving out easy benefits to hundreds of thousands of people willy nilly, people who offer nothing, a never ending stream of people...is perfectly fine and won't do any harm. Of course Belgium doesn't have the same issues, surprise surprise. Their tune would change if their nice leafy areas became inundated ::)

Bottom line, the EU will not listen, certain leaders (like Merkel and Lofven) will not listen, they keep on, (enforcing) their 'far left wing' liberal stance and ignoring their people. This is why Sweden is in dire straits, why Germany is heading towards a revolt and why the UK will be having an EU referendum next year and will hopefully be leaving the EU. By not listening, the EU risks losing the UK, and my God I hope it happens.


What the hell are you on, Hubbs??? Are you even living in the same dimension as the rest if us???

Sweden was ruled by the right-wing for 8 years. Only a year or so ago the left got voted in again. The political map of Eyrope is leaning heavily to the right these days and has tilted that direction steadily for well over 10 years, probably more. Austerity and privatization has gone rampant, but for some reason it's the left's fault? Listen to yourself Hubbs! You're warping, spinning and distorting this do hard it's almost funny.

These "mass-protests" have been tiny protests orchestrated by neo-nazis - it is the counter-protests that have been massive. Read up on your stuff before claiming shit. And rape is rape, no matter if the rapist is an immigrant, refugee or native.

Like I said in my post to PredBen, Swedish Media isn't as left as you think, especially not the newspapers. Read my reply post above to Predben, it applies to your "leftist media" right-wing propaganda talking points as well.

Seriously Hubbs, why even pretending that you care when in reality you just want Europe to be for western ethnic white people and maybe a handful of "fully assimilated" Uncle Toms for looks and propaganda measures.

Hubbs, every single post of yours man, all about the danger of Muslims, immigrants and black people. All the same backwards reasoning and rhetoric.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 20, 2015, 04:28:08 AM
QuoteWhat the hell are you on, Hubbs??? Are you even living in the same dimension as the rest if us???

Sweden was ruled by the right-wing for 8 years. Only a year or so ago the left got voted in again. The political map of Eyrope is leaning heavily to the right these days and has tilted that direction steadily for well over 10 years, probably more. Austerity and privatization has gone rampant, but for some reason it's the left's fault? Listen to yourself Hubbs! You're warping, spinning and distorting this do hard it's almost funny.

1. These "mass-protests" have been tiny protests orchestrated by neo-nazis - 2.it is the counter-protests that have been massive. Read up on your stuff before claiming shit. And rape is rape, no matter if the rapist is an immigrant, refugee or native.

Like I said in my post to PredBen, Swedish Media isn't as left as you think, especially not the newspapers. Read my reply post above to Predben, it applies to your "leftist media" right-wing propaganda talking points as well.

3. Seriously Hubbs, why even pretending that you care when in reality you just want Europe to be for western ethnic white people and maybe a handful of "fully assimilated" Uncle Toms for looks and propaganda measures.

Hubbs, every single post of yours man, all about the danger of Muslims, immigrants and black people. All the same backwards reasoning and rhetoric.



1. Yep, just like the media, anyone in protest is a Nazi  ::) And I'll say again, the only reason why Europe is leaning to the right now is because of the current migration crisis, no point trying to sweep it under the carpet or make yet more excuses, that is the situation.

2. In general, the counter protests are the only protests that get media attention (because PC), they ignore the stream of protests against. You want evidence? most of this wasn't reported on major media/TV.

A.Thousands protest in Holland...http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/627454/Geldersmalen-riot-asylum-seeker-centre-migrant-crisis-Netherlands
A1.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35118496

B. Migrant rape in Finland, uproar...http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3343066/Fights-fury-Ku-Klux-Klan-Finland-faces-wave-vigilante-mobs-targeting-migrants-arrest-Afghan-asylum-seeker-rape-14-year-old-schoolgirl-pushes-one-town-brink.html

B1. Finland protests...http://www.ibtimes.com/eu-refugee-crisis-finland-european-solidarity-urged-finnish-president-amid-anti-2118571

C. Up to 70,000 march in Poland...http://anongalactic.com/50000-march-in-poland-against-immigration/

C1. EU flag burned in Poland...http://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/618943/EU-flag-burned-Poland-Warsaw-Brussels-chants-eurosceptic

C2. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/poland/11989250/EU-flag-burned-as-tens-of-thousands-join-Warsaw-nationalist-demo.html

C3. http://www.wnd.com/2015/11/eu-flag-burned-as-thousands-protest-migrants/

D. Thousands protest in Dresden, Germany...http://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/19/world/dresden-protests-against-immigrants/

E. Berlin protests...https://www.rt.com/news/321186-germany-afd-rally-clashes/

There has been plenty more, but I won't link to everything for fear of taking up too much space.


3. I have already said quite clearly, I do not agree with this mass migration (including potential terrorists) of various people from all over the place (economic migrants) into Europe, I don't know why you're trying to apparently shame me, ain't working mate, try again. Is this offensive to you? people not wanting to be inundated with migrants in their city or town, do the native people of Europe not get a say in this? Or would that be simply racism by neo Nazi's to you, anyone who doesn't agree with mass migration is a Nazi huh. The people of Europe have every right to protest against this, you cannot enforce your opinions, demands and rules upon everybody and simply claim your right because of PC, the EU is doing that right now and look what's happening. We have the right to oppose this, something liberals and SJW's seem to forget or want to ignore because it doesn't fit with their agenda.

But wait, lets spin this around for a moment. Take any small country in the Middle East or Africa even, lets say that small country was suddenly inundated with hundreds of thousands of European people (refugees/economic migrants), because something happened in Europe or...just because. All clambering to enter the country any way they can, all wanting jobs, housing, medical care, child care, the works. All these Europeans flooding in, no controls, what do you think would happen? what do you think that countries people would think or do? In fact, would any other country in these regions even allow it? would they allow the slow migration of tonnes of Euro's into their country as we do, sorry, forced to by liberals. Just ponder on that for awhile, you know, the hypocrisy that this entire situation is.


This is a quote from the latest season of South Park (season 19), the season focused on everything PC and destroyed it with a gusto. I think this sums up your general SJW outlook/perspective pretty well.

'All I know is that you've changed. Ever since you joined this PC thing, you just bully people and wait for people to say anything improper so that you can jump down their throats for whatever words he or she used.'

'"He or she" is an agenderphobic microaggression, Sharon. You are a bigot.'

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 20, 2015, 05:35:55 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9-5DJhBh6M
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: OmegaZilla on Dec 20, 2015, 01:38:30 PM
Not trying to enter any discussion -- but it astounds me that in this day and age there are people that follow Trump and legitimately think he'd be a good leader. The very thought revolts me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 20, 2015, 04:39:17 PM
Weak PC America once again as trip to see Santa is cancelled by school principle because of one mothers complaints. What annoys me here is the school completely gave in and backed down to her complaints. Why is everybody so weak and pathetic these days, not in the least bit surprised its in California naturally ::) Well done to the other parents.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3366027/THIRTY-parents-stage-walkout-Santa-children-Jewish-mother-accused-waging-war-Christmas-asking-school-cancel-annual-field-trip.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Dec 20, 2015, 06:22:31 PM
Some awesome movie news:

http://www.joblo.com/horror-movies/news/blu-ray-release-of-the-exorcist-iii-directors-cut-in-the-works-199 (http://www.joblo.com/horror-movies/news/blu-ray-release-of-the-exorcist-iii-directors-cut-in-the-works-199)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Dec 20, 2015, 07:13:30 PM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Dec 20, 2015, 06:22:31 PM
Some awesome movie news:

http://www.joblo.com/horror-movies/news/blu-ray-release-of-the-exorcist-iii-directors-cut-in-the-works-199 (http://www.joblo.com/horror-movies/news/blu-ray-release-of-the-exorcist-iii-directors-cut-in-the-works-199)

That's fantastic news :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Dec 20, 2015, 10:17:26 PM
Quote from: Omegamorph on Dec 20, 2015, 01:38:30 PM
Not trying to enter any discussion -- but it astounds me that in this day and age there are people that follow Trump and legitimately think he'd be a good leader. The very thought revolts me.

My family loves Trump and it annoys me that they defend him to death when at the smallest flaws. I would rather live in Cuba or China then living in the US run by Trump.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Magegg on Dec 21, 2015, 01:29:28 AM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Dec 20, 2015, 10:17:26 PM
Quote from: Omegamorph on Dec 20, 2015, 01:38:30 PM
Not trying to enter any discussion -- but it astounds me that in this day and age there are people that follow Trump and legitimately think he'd be a good leader. The very thought revolts me.

My family loves Trump and it annoys me that they defend him to death when at the smallest flaws. I would rather live in Cuba or China then living in the US run by Trump.
Your life must be a hell D:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 21, 2015, 01:37:56 AM
Quote from: Magegg on Dec 21, 2015, 01:29:28 AM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Dec 20, 2015, 10:17:26 PM
Quote from: Omegamorph on Dec 20, 2015, 01:38:30 PM
Not trying to enter any discussion -- but it astounds me that in this day and age there are people that follow Trump and legitimately think he'd be a good leader. The very thought revolts me.

My family loves Trump and it annoys me that they defend him to death when at the smallest flaws. I would rather live in Cuba or China then living in the US run by Trump.
Your life must be a hell D:
That statement doesn't make much sense. If Trump gets the keys, the US would be ran like China or Cuba. Moving to either place then would be like pissing in the wind. Still, you have my sympathies.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Dec 21, 2015, 07:24:20 AM
Donald Trump. Worst Bond Villain.  EVER
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 21, 2015, 07:13:35 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 20, 2015, 04:28:08 AM
1. Yep, just like the media, anyone in protest is a Nazi  ::) And I'll say again, the only reason why Europe is leaning to the right now is because of the current migration crisis, no point trying to sweep it under the carpet or make yet more excuses, that is the situation.

No, they are ACTUAL neo-nazis! They come from nationalist and neo-nazi parties like Svergie-Democraterna, Svenskarnas Parti, National demokraterna etc. And again their demonstrations were TINY. The counter protesters were in the thousands, as well as demonstrations against the hostile treatment of refugees in Sweden and the rest of Europe.

In other words Hubbs you're dreaming. Check the actual sources!


Quote2. In general, the counter protests are the only protests that get media attention (because PC), they ignore the stream of protests against. You want evidence? most of this wasn't reported on major media/TV.

No, they get attention in the media Hubbs if you bothered to check. However, they were/are labeled as exactly what they are - right-wing populist muddled neo-nazi rallies. Kind of shows where you stand in this, Hubbs.


QuoteA.Thousands protest in Holland...http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/627454/Geldersmalen-riot-asylum-seeker-centre-migrant-crisis-Netherlands
A1.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35118496

Yes, good old Netherlands! Well-known for having an intolerant stance to immigrants, especially Muslims. They've had a strong anti-immigrant stance since the 90s if not earlier than that. Nothing new.

Quote
B. Migrant rape in Finland, uproar...http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3343066/Fights-fury-Ku-Klux-Klan-Finland-faces-wave-vigilante-mobs-targeting-migrants-arrest-Afghan-asylum-seeker-rape-14-year-old-schoolgirl-pushes-one-town-brink.html

B1. Finland protests...http://www.ibtimes.com/eu-refugee-crisis-finland-european-solidarity-urged-finnish-president-amid-anti-2118571

Come on Hubbs, you're not even trying. Rape is rape. Serial rapists and such are not exclusive to refugees and immigrants, even though people like you like to perceive it that way. However, for some reason, rape is always more of a big deal when the rapist is of a different ethnic or religious background than the victim. As Finland is under right-wing rule right now intolerant behavior has indirectly been sanctioned and thus bunching all immigrants/refugees together and lashing out at them is seen as more or less acceptable.

There is never an outrage when the rapist is a white westerner. Doesn't get any media coverage and if it does the media usually focuses on that rapist's mental condition, upbringing etc. All of a sudden the rapist is seen as a human being, a complex and complicated entity that indeed committed a horrific crime. But when the rapist is a non-white, non-western person, he is seen as ravaging beast representing every immigrant and refugee in the country, including their cultures and religions, all bunched together. A western white rapist on the other hand is never seen as a representative of the western world and white people in general and as a whole.


Quote
C. Up to 70,000 march in Poland...http://anongalactic.com/50000-march-in-poland-against-immigration/

C1. EU flag burned in Poland...http://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/618943/EU-flag-burned-Poland-Warsaw-Brussels-chants-eurosceptic

C2. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/poland/11989250/EU-flag-burned-as-tens-of-thousands-join-Warsaw-nationalist-demo.html

C3. http://www.wnd.com/2015/11/eu-flag-burned-as-thousands-protest-migrants/

Poland has always been very, VERY conservative, both religiously as well as nationally. The country is also ruled by the right-wing and a straight-up neo-nazi party is in their parliament. Poland is also known for being very homophobic and for their relentless gay-bashing. So, again - really great example, Hubbs.


Quote
D. Thousands protest in Dresden, Germany...http://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/19/world/dresden-protests-against-immigrants/

E. Berlin protests...https://www.rt.com/news/321186-germany-afd-rally-clashes/

There has been plenty more, but I won't link to everything for fear of taking up too much space.

Again, Hubbs, neo-nazies, nationalists, conservatives and right-wing populists - European far-right agitators and extremists fueling the fires, becoming more and more organized and influential. You're really not making a good case for your cause here, good sir. Sure, you can blame E.U. for it as it isn't only the populist right that is pissed off when it comes to the European Union and the way it works, but focus on Hauge, corporate lobbyism, corrupt E.U. politics and such rather than on freaking refugees and immigrants that just want the best for their families.


Quote
3. I have already said quite clearly, I do not agree with this mass migration (including potential terrorists) of various people from all over the place (economic migrants) into Europe, I don't know why you're trying to apparently shame me, ain't working mate, try again.

But you ARE Hubbs. You're not fooling anyone here. Like I said - all your posts on these forums are about the alleged dangers and end of Western civilization, and white people, due to immigrants, Muslims, black people, feminists and PCness.


QuoteIs this offensive to you? people not wanting to be inundated with migrants in their city or town, do the native people of Europe not get a say in this? Or would that be simply racism by neo Nazi's to you, anyone who doesn't agree with mass migration is a Nazi huh. The people of Europe have every right to protest against this, you cannot enforce your opinions, demands and rules upon everybody and simply claim your right because of PC, the EU is doing that right now and look what's happening.

They're not protesting against "mass immigration" - they're protesting because life has become harder due to privatization and austerity, i.e. right-wing politics and corporate lobbyism. But as it is easier to confront/attack people with less power and influence than you (especially if they look and behave differently than you) compared to confronting/attacking people with more power than you, people tend to attack minorities and marginalized groups when times are hard (like Nazi Germany). Which is exactly what the far right wants as it directs the attention and discontent away from "class" (= socio-echonomics, privilege etc.) to "race" (= ethnicity, religion, culture etc.). It's nationalistic right-wing populism. We've seen it before.


QuoteWe have the right to oppose this, something liberals and SJW's seem to forget or want to ignore because it doesn't fit with their agenda.

Of course you do, just like the majority is protesting against your reactionary, far right agenda. Fear mongering, hate and intolerance is never justifiable no matter how shitty things are, because it only makes it worse.


QuoteBut wait, lets spin this around for a moment. Take any small country in the Middle East or Africa even, lets say that small country was suddenly inundated with hundreds of thousands of European people (refugees/economic migrants), because something happened in Europe or...just because. All clambering to enter the country any way they can, all wanting jobs, housing, medical care, child care, the works. All these Europeans flooding in, no controls, what do you think would happen? what do you think that countries people would think or do? In fact, would any other country in these regions even allow it? would they allow the slow migration of tonnes of Euro's into their country as we do, sorry, forced to by liberals. Just ponder on that for awhile, you know, the hypocrisy that this entire situation is.

Ok, in this spun around scenario, has the Middle-East and Africa dominated the world for a good 300+ years? Shaping the world to fit their economies, cultures and needs? If so - YES. Yes I would hold them up to the same standards, expecting them to make up for hundreds of years of colonialism, imperialism etc. I would call it deeply irresponsible of them if they decided to not open their borders to European immigrants and refugees.

If this scenario is taking place right here and now, in the real world, then I would say NO. No, because Africa in general and large parts of the Middle-East are both in disarray - plenty of conflicts, wars, famine and such. They really don't have the means to take care of people from the outside. European imperialism and colonialism caused many of their problems and is the reason to why those regions have been so chaotic ever since. Imagine Europeans flooding in again? You would have to be a nation of Ghandis to be welcoming in such a scenario. History has consequences.


QuoteThis is a quote from the latest season of South Park (season 19), the season focused on everything PC and destroyed it with a gusto. I think this sums up your general SJW outlook/perspective pretty well.

'All I know is that you've changed. Ever since you joined this PC thing, you just bully people and wait for people to say anything improper so that you can jump down their throats for whatever words he or she used.'

'"He or she" is an agenderphobic microaggression, Sharon. You are a bigot.'

There is PC and there is PC, Hubbs. Questioning reactionary intolerant bigoted assholes that meticulously are going after minorities and such is different than people that are trying to deny comedians from making good humored jokes about all kinds of people and subjects. Don't mix up the two. You can't hide between the anti-PC stance, we'll call you out. When you scream PC you sound more like the intolerant bigoted a-hole whereas when South Park deal with PCness they champion the comedian that wants to be able to joke about any topic, as long as it doesn't turn into inflammatory bigotry and hate speech that is.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 21, 2015, 10:44:20 PM
South Park does a better interpretation of the news than the damn new media does. They even give both sides and reach an understanding in the end. Kind of like how the Jedi and Sith are both evil, they just do it in different ways. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 21, 2015, 10:47:33 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 21, 2015, 10:44:20 PM
South Park does a better interpretation of the news than the damn new media does. They even give both sides and reach an understanding in the end. Kind of like how the Jedi and Sith are both evil, they just do it in different ways. :P

Most satire/comedy shows do.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 22, 2015, 12:35:32 AM
So did any one watch Miss Universe? I admit I only watched the end for the f**k up but doesn't anyone think they could have handled it better?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 22, 2015, 05:32:26 AM
@Eagle: Dude, you've basically just labelled every Euro country I mentioned as far right wing filled, totally conservative or bottom line against all migrants/immigration. It wouldn't seem to matter what countries I mention, you'd just find an excuse to label them as right wing conservatives ::)

The fact you label HOLLAND as intolerant really shows how American you are. Holland is a highly multicultural country, very liberal, very welcoming of all. Hell you can buy weed in public coffe shops and basically have a red light district shopping area! You can't get much more liberal and open than that. The fact they have been protesting there shows how serious the migration problem has become (just like in Scandinavia).

Germany protests...all Nazi's right? because Germany, oh I get what you're saying. You're assuming any German people protesting are Nazi's because of their history, classy, way to discriminate against German people. I'm actually Jewish by the way, half German Jewish, am I a Nazi too? what about other German Jewish who might not agree with this situation?

As for the rape issue in Scandinavia, you're just ignoring the big specific problem they have with migrant rape going on there, just like their government is, no surprise. Its not even a secret anymore.

So anyway, according to you (an American in California), most countries in Europe are right wing, period, and anyone who protests against mass migration is a Nazi, period. Reading between the lines that's what you're saying, anything to do with migration and so called refugees is good, and protests in favour are great. Anything against it is bad, hate/fear mongering and intolerance, its literately that black and white to you.

So basically, if you ran a country, it would be with an ultra, far left wing iron fist that no one could argue against or question because that would be considered 'intolerance and hate/fear mongering'. This is the issue many have with (far) lefties, you're intentions are good, I fully admit that, but you absolutely cannot stand to be questioned, argued with or challenged on anything in your agenda. You refuse point blank to accept any other vision other than the one you have, even in the face of common sense, and just label/brand people as racists, sexists etc...(ironic really, because that's the exact behaviour of a bigot). Yes I admit the right do that too, but labelling someone an SJW is nowhere near as offensive and divisive as racist, sexist, misogynist etc...

Perfect example is immigration. Yes immigration is good, its needed, the UK has run fine with immigration for many many years and we haven't had any issues (as with all of Europe). But a sudden massive wave from a multitude of countries, all at once, many of which are fake, many of which offer the country nothing in terms of qualifications and skills, all wanting help when they arrive, over the period of a few years with the added issue of terrorism, is a big problem. It needs to be addressed and obviously cut back drastically, because its obviously gonna cause problems.

That isn't racist or fear mongering, that's just plain common sense, that kind of scenario can't just carry on willy nilly, no country would allow it. But many people on the left just don't understand that common sense, they just want to have complete open door policies, let anyone and everyone in because of human rights, they simply don't think about future consequences (especially with the terrorism concern) and usually refuse to see the situation any other way, because any other way is of course being 'racist'.

Another good example is the no borders across Europe Schengen agreement. During a time when potential terrorists are proven to be moving about to escape capture, supply each other and setup new targets...the EU thinks freedom of movement across Europe should still be upheld. Because of course...that isn't gonna cause any kind of problem now is it  ::)

(and South Park is mocking what has become a massive trend this year (#2015EverythingIsOffensive), their entire new series mocks the PC crowd. Sure it goes both ways but the majority of it mocks the PC crowd. Their first episode was huge because it upset the SJW crowd so much hehe)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1183.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fx479%2FPHLawrence%2F4LEyfZG.jpg&hash=6a2e3777319d0065de61d404aa477ac5ddef985c) (http://s1183.photobucket.com/user/PHLawrence/media/4LEyfZG.jpg.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Dec 22, 2015, 07:29:03 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 22, 2015, 05:32:26 AM
@Eagle: Dude, you've basically just labelled every Euro country I mentioned as far right wing filled, totally conservative or bottom line against all migrants/immigration. It wouldn't seem to matter what countries I mention, you'd just find an excuse to label them as right wing conservatives ::)

No, I don't read my previous replies, put one and one together. Don't try to wriggle out of this.


QuoteThe fact you label HOLLAND as intolerant really shows how American you are. Holland is a highly multicultural country, very liberal, very welcoming of all. Hell you can buy weed in public coffe shops and basically have a red light district shopping area! You can't get much more liberal and open than that. The fact they have been protesting there shows how serious the migration problem has become.

Don't mix up right-wing Libertarian with Liberal/left-wing just because both are liberal when it comes to weed, sex etc. You can be liberal when it comes to atheism, weed/drugs and sex/prostitution but still be Islamophobic. Even so, I'm not saying that Holland is an intolerant country. What I'm saying is that it has a lot of vocal Islamophobic personas.


QuoteGermany protests...all Nazi's right? because Germany, oh I get what you're saying. You're assuming any German people protesting are Nazi's because of their history, classy, way to discriminate against German people. I'm actually Jewish by the way, half German Jewish, am I a Nazi too? what about other German Jewish who might not agree with this situation?

What the hell are you talking about?


QuoteAs for the rape issue in Scandinavia, you're just ignoring the big specific problem they have with migrant rape going on there, just like their government is, no surprise. Its not even a secret anymore.

I checked their papers and it's not the big deal you make it sound like. Rape is rape. It's horrible no matter the perpetrator, but trying to turn rape into something only immigrants and refugees are capable of is just disingenuous and dishonest. False compassion to say the least.


QuoteSo anyway, according to you (an American in California), most countries in Europe are right wing, period, and anyone who protests against mass migration is a Nazi, period. Reading between the lines that's what you're saying, anything to do with migration and so called refugees is good, and protests in favour are great. Anything against it is bad, hate/fear mongering and intolerance, its literately that black and white to you.

No, not at all Hubbs. Feel free to read what I wrote again. The fact that the far right "movements" have become intercontinentally organized, backed up by far right political parties getting serious traction all over Europe, fueling the fires, it is all quite pretty obvious.

You can be critical about immigration without reverting to demonizing immigrants, bunching them all together, claming they're all a bunch of rapists, terrorists and whatnot.


QuoteSo basically, if you ran a country, it would be with an ultra, far left wing iron fist...

Not at all.

Quote...that no one could argue against or question because that would be considered 'intolerance and hate/fear mongering'. This is the issue many have with (far) lefties, you're intentions are good, I fully admit that, but you absolutely cannot stand to be questioned, argued with or challenged on anything in your agenda.

I would say exactly the same about far righties.

Again, what I'm against is when people choose to focus their wrath and discontent against people with less or no power rather than against people with more power and influence than you. When people rather fight each other than work together. Poor white people here in the U.S. have way, way more in common with poor black people, but for some reason a large swath of these poor white folks actively vote against their own interests and instead support the rich because in their minds they work harder than black people, who of course all live on welfare, and that one day they will be filthy rich through honest work, compared to black people who can't do anything honest except sucking the GOVT teet.

I see the same tendencies in Europe, although in a European way.


QuoteYou refuse point blank to accept any other vision other than the one you have, even in the face of common sense, and just label/brand people as racists, sexists etc...(ironic really, because that's the exact behaviour of a bigot). Yes I admit the right do that too, but labelling someone an SJW is nowhere near as offensive and divisive as racist, sexist, misogynist etc...

Well, if it walks like a duck, sounds like a duck...

Honestly, I don't throw around these terms as frivolously as it seems, but your posts have been oozing of intolerance and such. Just check your posting history Hubbs, it doesn't look good. I can tell though from this post that there is more to you than the one-sided posts you've been churning out so far.


QuotePerfect example is immigration. Yes immigration is good, its needed, the UK has run fine with immigration for many many years and we haven't had any issues (as with all of Europe). But a sudden massive wave from a multitude of countries, all at once, many of which are fake, many of which offer the country nothing in terms of qualifications and skills, all wanting help when they arrive, over the period of a few years with the added issue of terrorism, is a big problem. It needs to be addressed and obviously cut back drastically, because its obviously gonna cause problems.

...Just like the "native" population then, right? I'm sure there are tons of unqualified "useless" ethnic Europeans over there too, as well as a bunch of extremists/terrorists (right-wingers, anarchists, militant animal activists and militant "anti-fascists" rather than radicalized Islamists)... What do we do about them? More austerity and privatization maybe?


QuoteThat isn't racist or fear mongering, that's just plain common sense, that kind of scenario can't just carry on willy nilly, no country would allow it. But many people on the left just don't understand that common sense, they just want to have complete open door policies, let anyone and everyone in because of human rights, they simply don't think about future consequences (especially with the terrorism concern) and usually refuse to see the situation any other way, because any other way is of course being 'racist'.

No, it's not about letting everybody in. It's more complicated than that. It's about treating people the way you would like to be treated. How can we weed out terrorists from regular civilians in a humane way? How do we keep alienated individuals from becoming radicalized enough to join ISIS? How can we strengthen the communities and our society to prevent these things in an inclusive way and manner? Being tough and cold against people just because of their origin is not the right way - it only breathes more hostility on all sides.


QuoteAnother good example is the no borders across Europe Schengen agreement. During a time when potential terrorists are proven to be moving about to escape capture, supply each other and setup new targets...the EU thinks freedom of movement across Europe should still be upheld. Because of course...that isn't gonna cause any kind of problem now is it  ::)

I don't know enough about this part to comment on it. I have an hunch and my suspicions about why, but I'll keep it to myself until I've read up on it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Dec 22, 2015, 10:33:09 AM
http://news.discovery.com/space/private-spaceflight/falcon-returns-spacex-makes-historic-rocket-landing-151221.htm

Falcon Returns: SpaceX Makes Historic Rocket Landing
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 22, 2015, 01:30:18 PM
So it's a lander? Big deal. You know at first I thought this was amazing but after some thought, it really isn't.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Dec 22, 2015, 01:32:21 PM
It is a big deal. It'll drastically cut the costs of space flight.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Dec 22, 2015, 01:43:02 PM
Like Hicks says.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 22, 2015, 03:52:25 PM
The Brits are back in Afghanistan WTF:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35157428
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 22, 2015, 08:48:05 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Dec 22, 2015, 01:32:21 PM
It is a big deal. It'll drastically cut the costs of space flight.
How so? Over just making another rocket? I have a feeling it's actually more expensive to do this method. Then again it's great for recycling... still nasa has been able to do this for decades and didn't and no I don't think that is because the government likes to waste money. Of course I'm sure we'll get some numbers on how it'll save money that are not based in reality.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Dec 22, 2015, 09:07:49 PM
The cost of the first stage is about 3/4 of the total rocket. So...you know...that saves a lot of money when it comes to putting together another flight. The Falcon 9 system costs $60 million so they've saved themselves $45 million right there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 23, 2015, 01:02:37 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Dec 22, 2015, 09:07:49 PM
The cost of the first stage is about 3/4 of the total rocket. So...you know...that saves a lot of money when it comes to putting together another flight. The Falcon 9 system costs $60 million so they've saved themselves $45 million right there.
You don't say... hmmm. Well we shall see. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Dec 23, 2015, 12:29:47 PM
Imagine if they had to throw away commercial airliner everytime they use it. That's what shooting rockets up was like before tonight.


On the bright side I,

Spoiler
was making out on the beach in Merritt Island when I watched this rocket go right over me. And the sonic boom from it landing was great./spoiler]
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 23, 2015, 03:39:45 PM
Quote from: Gate on Dec 23, 2015, 12:29:47 PM
Imagine if they had to throw away commercial airliner everytime they use it. That's what shooting rockets up was like before tonight.


On the bright side I,

Spoiler
was making out on the beach in Merritt Island when I watched this rocket go right over me. And the sonic boom from it landing was great./spoiler]
[close]
Spoiler
What luck making while a rocket going over you,sounds like a scene from a romantic Hollywood movie.
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Dec 24, 2015, 05:28:13 PM
http://kotaku.com/crew-member-reportedly-killed-on-set-of-new-resident-ev-1749509384

Wow. That's turning out to be quite a deadly set to be on.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Dec 24, 2015, 06:31:46 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Dec 24, 2015, 05:28:13 PM
http://kotaku.com/crew-member-reportedly-killed-on-set-of-new-resident-ev-1749509384

Wow. That's turning out to be quite a deadly set to be on.

Anderson is a menace and must be stopped.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 25, 2015, 06:00:05 AM
http://www.staradvertiser.com/breaking-news/police-say-they-seek-400-pound-bearded-woman-in-stabbing/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Dec 25, 2015, 01:43:11 PM
The poor guy who got his proposal turned down because the diamond in the ring was too small. lol shouldnt laugh,
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Dec 25, 2015, 03:00:34 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Dec 25, 2015, 01:43:11 PM
The poor guy who got his proposal turned down because the diamond in the ring was too small. lol shouldnt laugh,

I'm with you buddy, I don't know what's worse, that or THIS!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xoykl_CCrA

(I know it's old news, but damn!)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Dec 25, 2015, 06:15:55 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/miss-colombia-porn-contract_567c415ae4b014efe0d828e0

QuoteThe swimsuit round is about as bare as it gets in the Miss Universe pageant, but the folks at Vivid Entertainment porn studio want to pay Miss Colombia to bare it all.

The adult film and entertainment company offered the pageant's first-runner up Adriadna Gutierrez a $1M dollar contract to star in a porn video in the aftermath of her widely publicized Miss Universe loss on Sunday night.

There's always a way to make your mark in life.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 26, 2015, 04:49:16 AM
(https://timedotcom.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/trump-eagle-03a.gif?w=560&h=315)

haha the eagle knows!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Dec 29, 2015, 09:02:27 PM
Lemmy from Motorhead died. Not the biggest Motorhead fan but it still kinda sucks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 29, 2015, 09:53:27 PM
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/student-claims-cops-busted-walking-dog-leash-article-1.2478416

You know, this is really a pride issue isn't it. I mean sure he's not cooperating but this isn't something that can't be handled through the bureaucracy. The moment he gave them his ID they should have just called it even. Why keep escalating it? Yea I know he was "resisting" arrest and for his part he could have been shot to death. Still this is just another pride thing. Cops are supposed to keep the peace. They used enough force to get him to relinquish his ID. That was the whole goal. Plus it was for walking a dog off leash and he was inside of his house. Of all the reasons to push it why bother with this? If he was a serious threat then this sort of action would be justified. I don't know, sometimes I think that we train cops to be too fascist all of the time.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Dec 30, 2015, 01:41:28 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 29, 2015, 09:53:27 PM
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/student-claims-cops-busted-walking-dog-leash-article-1.2478416

You know, this is really a pride issue isn't it. I mean sure he's not cooperating but this isn't something that can't be handled through the bureaucracy. The moment he gave them his ID they should have just called it even. Why keep escalating it? Yea I know he was "resisting" arrest and for his part he could have been shot to death. Still this is just another pride thing. Cops are supposed to keep the peace. They used enough force to get him to relinquish his ID. That was the whole goal. Plus it was for walking a dog off leash and he was inside of his house. Of all the reasons to push it why bother with this? If he was a serious threat then this sort of action would be justified. I don't know, sometimes I think that we train cops to be too fascist all of the time.
That's the sort of authority we give police officers. I don't think people understand what kind of freedoms law enforcement truly get if there's no camera around.

Its even worse that police bureaus are usually less than 15-20 officers, meaning they cover each other's asses even when they shouldn't.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 30, 2015, 05:14:19 AM
Quote from: Gate on Dec 30, 2015, 01:41:28 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 29, 2015, 09:53:27 PM
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/student-claims-cops-busted-walking-dog-leash-article-1.2478416

You know, this is really a pride issue isn't it. I mean sure he's not cooperating but this isn't something that can't be handled through the bureaucracy. The moment he gave them his ID they should have just called it even. Why keep escalating it? Yea I know he was "resisting" arrest and for his part he could have been shot to death. Still this is just another pride thing. Cops are supposed to keep the peace. They used enough force to get him to relinquish his ID. That was the whole goal. Plus it was for walking a dog off leash and he was inside of his house. Of all the reasons to push it why bother with this? If he was a serious threat then this sort of action would be justified. I don't know, sometimes I think that we train cops to be too fascist all of the time.
That's the sort of authority we give police officers. I don't think people understand what kind of freedoms law enforcement truly get if there's no camera around.

Its even worse that police bureaus are usually less than 15-20 officers, meaning they cover each other's asses even when they shouldn't.
Shit, even with the camera. Stop or I'll shoot is all they have to say most of the time.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 30, 2015, 10:20:04 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 30, 2015, 05:14:19 AM
Quote from: Gate on Dec 30, 2015, 01:41:28 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 29, 2015, 09:53:27 PM
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/student-claims-cops-busted-walking-dog-leash-article-1.2478416

You know, this is really a pride issue isn't it. I mean sure he's not cooperating but this isn't something that can't be handled through the bureaucracy. The moment he gave them his ID they should have just called it even. Why keep escalating it? Yea I know he was "resisting" arrest and for his part he could have been shot to death. Still this is just another pride thing. Cops are supposed to keep the peace. They used enough force to get him to relinquish his ID. That was the whole goal. Plus it was for walking a dog off leash and he was inside of his house. Of all the reasons to push it why bother with this? If he was a serious threat then this sort of action would be justified. I don't know, sometimes I think that we train cops to be too fascist all of the time.
That's the sort of authority we give police officers. I don't think people understand what kind of freedoms law enforcement truly get if there's no camera around.

Its even worse that police bureaus are usually less than 15-20 officers, meaning they cover each other's asses even when they shouldn't.
Shit, even with the camera. Stop or I'll shoot is all they have to say most of the time.
Look at how UK cop deal with worse situations:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX5CPx4RKWw
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 31, 2015, 12:34:19 AM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 30, 2015, 10:20:04 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 30, 2015, 05:14:19 AM
Quote from: Gate on Dec 30, 2015, 01:41:28 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 29, 2015, 09:53:27 PM
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/student-claims-cops-busted-walking-dog-leash-article-1.2478416

You know, this is really a pride issue isn't it. I mean sure he's not cooperating but this isn't something that can't be handled through the bureaucracy. The moment he gave them his ID they should have just called it even. Why keep escalating it? Yea I know he was "resisting" arrest and for his part he could have been shot to death. Still this is just another pride thing. Cops are supposed to keep the peace. They used enough force to get him to relinquish his ID. That was the whole goal. Plus it was for walking a dog off leash and he was inside of his house. Of all the reasons to push it why bother with this? If he was a serious threat then this sort of action would be justified. I don't know, sometimes I think that we train cops to be too fascist all of the time.
That's the sort of authority we give police officers. I don't think people understand what kind of freedoms law enforcement truly get if there's no camera around.

Its even worse that police bureaus are usually less than 15-20 officers, meaning they cover each other's asses even when they shouldn't.
Shit, even with the camera. Stop or I'll shoot is all they have to say most of the time.
Look at how UK cop deal with worse situations:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX5CPx4RKWw
Haha. Yea gotta give them credit there. America would have shot him and been done with it a hour ago.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 31, 2015, 09:44:07 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 31, 2015, 12:34:19 AM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 30, 2015, 10:20:04 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 30, 2015, 05:14:19 AM
Quote from: Gate on Dec 30, 2015, 01:41:28 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 29, 2015, 09:53:27 PM
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/student-claims-cops-busted-walking-dog-leash-article-1.2478416

You know, this is really a pride issue isn't it. I mean sure he's not cooperating but this isn't something that can't be handled through the bureaucracy. The moment he gave them his ID they should have just called it even. Why keep escalating it? Yea I know he was "resisting" arrest and for his part he could have been shot to death. Still this is just another pride thing. Cops are supposed to keep the peace. They used enough force to get him to relinquish his ID. That was the whole goal. Plus it was for walking a dog off leash and he was inside of his house. Of all the reasons to push it why bother with this? If he was a serious threat then this sort of action would be justified. I don't know, sometimes I think that we train cops to be too fascist all of the time.
That's the sort of authority we give police officers. I don't think people understand what kind of freedoms law enforcement truly get if there's no camera around.

Its even worse that police bureaus are usually less than 15-20 officers, meaning they cover each other's asses even when they shouldn't.
Shit, even with the camera. Stop or I'll shoot is all they have to say most of the time.
Look at how UK cop deal with worse situations:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX5CPx4RKWw
Haha. Yea gotta give them credit there. America would have shot him and been done with it a hour ago.
Forget that if the guy was unarmed they would get an AK and shoot him to death.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 31, 2015, 10:21:25 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/31/us/carnival-ecstasy-cruise-ship-elevator-death/?iid=ob_lockedrail_topeditorial&iref=obnetwork

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du4IoVgOJdU
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 31, 2015, 10:26:00 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 31, 2015, 10:21:25 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/31/us/carnival-ecstasy-cruise-ship-elevator-death/?iid=ob_lockedrail_topeditorial&iref=obnetwork

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du4IoVgOJdU
???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Jan 01, 2016, 01:24:02 AM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 30, 2015, 10:20:04 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 30, 2015, 05:14:19 AM
Quote from: Gate on Dec 30, 2015, 01:41:28 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 29, 2015, 09:53:27 PM
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/student-claims-cops-busted-walking-dog-leash-article-1.2478416

You know, this is really a pride issue isn't it. I mean sure he's not cooperating but this isn't something that can't be handled through the bureaucracy. The moment he gave them his ID they should have just called it even. Why keep escalating it? Yea I know he was "resisting" arrest and for his part he could have been shot to death. Still this is just another pride thing. Cops are supposed to keep the peace. They used enough force to get him to relinquish his ID. That was the whole goal. Plus it was for walking a dog off leash and he was inside of his house. Of all the reasons to push it why bother with this? If he was a serious threat then this sort of action would be justified. I don't know, sometimes I think that we train cops to be too fascist all of the time.
That's the sort of authority we give police officers. I don't think people understand what kind of freedoms law enforcement truly get if there's no camera around.

Its even worse that police bureaus are usually less than 15-20 officers, meaning they cover each other's asses even when they shouldn't.
Shit, even with the camera. Stop or I'll shoot is all they have to say most of the time.
Look at how UK cop deal with worse situations:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX5CPx4RKWw
Here's the Thai version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMA9MRUpIJ4
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jan 01, 2016, 06:36:10 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 31, 2015, 10:21:25 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/31/us/carnival-ecstasy-cruise-ship-elevator-death/?iid=ob_lockedrail_topeditorial&iref=obnetwork

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du4IoVgOJdU

Oh great more depression coming from my workplace
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jan 01, 2016, 09:42:17 PM
Quote from: Shinawi on Jan 01, 2016, 01:24:02 AM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 30, 2015, 10:20:04 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 30, 2015, 05:14:19 AM
Quote from: Gate on Dec 30, 2015, 01:41:28 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Dec 29, 2015, 09:53:27 PM
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/student-claims-cops-busted-walking-dog-leash-article-1.2478416

You know, this is really a pride issue isn't it. I mean sure he's not cooperating but this isn't something that can't be handled through the bureaucracy. The moment he gave them his ID they should have just called it even. Why keep escalating it? Yea I know he was "resisting" arrest and for his part he could have been shot to death. Still this is just another pride thing. Cops are supposed to keep the peace. They used enough force to get him to relinquish his ID. That was the whole goal. Plus it was for walking a dog off leash and he was inside of his house. Of all the reasons to push it why bother with this? If he was a serious threat then this sort of action would be justified. I don't know, sometimes I think that we train cops to be too fascist all of the time.
That's the sort of authority we give police officers. I don't think people understand what kind of freedoms law enforcement truly get if there's no camera around.

Its even worse that police bureaus are usually less than 15-20 officers, meaning they cover each other's asses even when they shouldn't.
Shit, even with the camera. Stop or I'll shoot is all they have to say most of the time.
Look at how UK cop deal with worse situations:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX5CPx4RKWw
Here's the Thai version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMA9MRUpIJ4
Nice take down!US cops would have drawn their guns and fired without no warning.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 04, 2016, 11:32:29 PM
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/01/04/how-the-p-c-police-propelled-donald-trump.html

QuoteThe American left created Donald Trump.

When I say "the left," I do not mean the Democratic Party—or, solely the Democratic Party. Rather, the pestilence that is the Trump campaign is the result of a conglomeration of political, academic, media, and cultural elites who for decades have tried to act as the arbiters of acceptable public debate and shut down any political expression from Americans with whom they disagree. They, more than anyone else, created Donald Trump's candidacy and the increasingly hideous movement he now leads.

Donald Trump: Origins
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jan 05, 2016, 08:54:20 AM
So very glad to hear Obama is finally trying to do something to combat the gun problem in the US.

Too bad the firearm sexual fetish nutjobs will probably shoot it down.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jan 05, 2016, 01:08:14 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Jan 05, 2016, 08:54:20 AM
So very glad to hear Obama is finally trying to do something to combat the gun problem in the US.

Too bad the firearm sexual fetish nutjobs will probably shoot it down.

I think thats why he's talking to that one guy (Forget his title) so he can pass stuff without certain members of Congress going "We need guns, how dare you take them away, i dont care that kids were killed we want guns" I'm paraphrasing of course lol.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jan 05, 2016, 02:24:00 PM
The thing is though, he's not even trying to take anyone's guns away. He just wants more stringent checks when people buy them. But that's apparently too complicated for idiot rednecks to understand.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jan 05, 2016, 02:34:58 PM
I know. I guess some idiots just want EVERYONE to have guns
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jan 05, 2016, 02:44:25 PM
Joke's on him, I already inherited my dead father's guns.

Bwahahahaha
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jan 05, 2016, 02:46:05 PM
lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jan 05, 2016, 02:49:57 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Jan 05, 2016, 02:46:05 PM
lol

{lustfully strokes firearms} No one will take my babies
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jan 05, 2016, 08:22:09 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Jan 05, 2016, 02:49:57 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Jan 05, 2016, 02:46:05 PM
lol

{lustfully strokes firearms} No one will take my babies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5ra9cXx1-o
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jan 05, 2016, 10:01:47 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jan 05, 2016, 08:22:09 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Jan 05, 2016, 02:49:57 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Jan 05, 2016, 02:46:05 PM
lol

{lustfully strokes firearms} No one will take my babies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5ra9cXx1-o

Joke's on you, you're stuck with us forever! AHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jan 05, 2016, 11:33:28 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Jan 05, 2016, 10:01:47 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jan 05, 2016, 08:22:09 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Jan 05, 2016, 02:49:57 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Jan 05, 2016, 02:46:05 PM
lol

{lustfully strokes firearms} No one will take my babies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5ra9cXx1-o

Joke's on you, you're stuck with us forever! AHAHAHAHAHAHA!
A man after my own heart, fight the good fight from your friend in the North
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jan 05, 2016, 11:55:47 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jan 05, 2016, 11:33:28 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Jan 05, 2016, 10:01:47 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jan 05, 2016, 08:22:09 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Jan 05, 2016, 02:49:57 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Jan 05, 2016, 02:46:05 PM
lol

{lustfully strokes firearms} No one will take my babies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5ra9cXx1-o

Joke's on you, you're stuck with us forever! AHAHAHAHAHAHA!
A man after my own heart, fight the good fight from your friend in the North
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Likewise  ;D

If you're ever weary of your Northern brothers, just come on down. We got plenty of ammo to go around.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 06, 2016, 12:07:17 AM
I think everyone facial hair grew 2 inches after reading this thread.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Jan 06, 2016, 12:09:52 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jan 06, 2016, 12:07:17 AM
I think everyone facial hair grew 2 inches after reading this thread.

Time to change the batteries on the ol' electric razor.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jan 06, 2016, 12:54:01 AM
The British debate: Banning Trump (http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/uk-parliament-debate-petition-banning-donald-trump/story?id=36103824)

This will be hilarious history.

In other news, Bernie Sanders presented his entire Wall Street reform plan.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6e47vJ89p0
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 06, 2016, 05:05:51 AM
Quote from: Guan Thwei 1992 on Jan 06, 2016, 12:09:52 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jan 06, 2016, 12:07:17 AM
I think everyone facial hair grew 2 inches after reading this thread.

Time to change the batteries on the ol' electric razor.
A real man uses a stones edge.

Quote from: Gate on Jan 06, 2016, 12:54:01 AM
The British debate: Banning Trump (http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/uk-parliament-debate-petition-banning-donald-trump/story?id=36103824)

This will be hilarious history.

In other news, Bernie Sanders presented his entire Wall Street reform plan.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6e47vJ89p0
First, they can boil Trump alive for all I care; second, cliff notes man. Listening to Bernie speak for an hour... actually listening to anyone speak for an hour is tedious. I'm voting for the bitch cause Col. Sanders is getting a little too Emit Brown wacky.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/05/asia/north-korea-seismic-event/index.html

North Korea claims to have the H-bomb.... 5.1 magnitude none natural earthquake. What do you guys think?

Wait, does this mean one nut job with bad hair just took the air out of another nut job with bad hair or could they be working together? :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Jan 06, 2016, 06:09:09 AM
North Korea are the trolling nation. They always claim stuff like this for decades. This is the same country that claim that they put a man on the sun and thought The Onion's Sexiest Man Alive For 2012 was legit. They step into the nuclear arena, they have already damned themselves.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jan 06, 2016, 08:02:59 AM
Quote from: Gate on Jan 06, 2016, 12:54:01 AM
The British debate: Banning Trump (http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/uk-parliament-debate-petition-banning-donald-trump/story?id=36103824)

This will be hilarious history.

I am genuinely surprised this is happening in response to an online petition. I'm sure they wont ban him though - they'd be more concerned over the business side of it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 06, 2016, 08:42:56 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 06, 2016, 08:02:59 AM
Quote from: Gate on Jan 06, 2016, 12:54:01 AM
The British debate: Banning Trump (http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/uk-parliament-debate-petition-banning-donald-trump/story?id=36103824)

This will be hilarious history.

I am genuinely surprised this is happening in response to an online petition. I'm sure they wont ban him though - they'd be more concerned over the business side of it.
It's simply unimportant. The government should not be wasting time with social media public opinion polls dealing with entertainment sector bafoons. They should be upkeeping public moral with proclamations of how cute kittens are.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jan 06, 2016, 08:49:54 AM
Well...they are cute.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jan 06, 2016, 12:46:36 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jan 06, 2016, 05:05:51 AM
Quote from: Guan Thwei 1992 on Jan 06, 2016, 12:09:52 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jan 06, 2016, 12:07:17 AM
I think everyone facial hair grew 2 inches after reading this thread.

Time to change the batteries on the ol' electric razor.
A real man uses a stones edge.

Real men grow them ;) lmao (Listening to the Beards lately. Great Australian band)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jan 06, 2016, 03:37:25 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35228558
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jan 06, 2016, 07:54:52 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jan 06, 2016, 08:42:56 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 06, 2016, 08:02:59 AM
Quote from: Gate on Jan 06, 2016, 12:54:01 AM
The British debate: Banning Trump (http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/uk-parliament-debate-petition-banning-donald-trump/story?id=36103824)

This will be hilarious history.

I am genuinely surprised this is happening in response to an online petition. I'm sure they wont ban him though - they'd be more concerned over the business side of it.
It's simply unimportant. The government should not be wasting time with social media public opinion polls dealing with entertainment sector bafoons. They should be upkeeping public moral with proclamations of how cute kittens are.
Also you have to look at it like this, what if he wins? Could you imagine all the political ass kissing that would have to come out of it?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 06, 2016, 08:30:19 PM
What if he wins? Well that dumbass had better start acting serious if he doesn't want to be burned at the cross.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jan 06, 2016, 09:01:48 PM
If he does win, at least the terrorists will be giving us a break, because literally every single one of them will be after the US.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 07, 2016, 02:16:08 AM
Dude if he wins the terrorist will be thinking to themselves; these Americans are even crazier than us! Yea lets keep the jihad to these sentimental Europeans and not go any where near that country. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jan 07, 2016, 05:25:20 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 06, 2016, 08:02:59 AM
Quote from: Gate on Jan 06, 2016, 12:54:01 AM
The British debate: Banning Trump (http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/uk-parliament-debate-petition-banning-donald-trump/story?id=36103824)

This will be hilarious history.

I am genuinely surprised this is happening in response to an online petition. I'm sure they wont ban him though - they'd be more concerned over the business side of it.

They have to debate it, its part of the rules or agreement of their government site setup. Any poll that goes over 100,000 will be put forward for debate, but only a debate, nothing more. They debate stuff all the time, it was brought up that this rule will change because of all the crap they are having to debate lol!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 07, 2016, 08:38:43 AM
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/30904665/exclusive-big-island-man-witnesses-murder-says-he-was-actual-target

Would this be considered an assisted Darwinism award?  ???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jan 07, 2016, 08:48:52 AM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-35236442 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-35236442)

Good luck, Peakey!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jan 07, 2016, 08:54:52 AM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Jan 07, 2016, 08:48:52 AM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-35236442 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-35236442)

Good luck, Peakey!

Lucky bastard.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jan 07, 2016, 09:08:07 AM
Mass of sexual assaults in Germany over recent New Year just emerging. Guess who the culprits appear to be according to reports so far.

'There have been allegations of a police cover-up for fear of setting off racial tensions.'

'What makes this highly unusual situation even more combustible are police reports that the crowd of attackers was made up of men of North African or Arab appearance.'

'One woman only identified at Katia L, 28, told the Cologne tabloid Express that she and three friends were stopped by a group of 'foreign looking men' outside the station.'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/cologne-new-year-sex-attacks-germanys-women-are-angry-scared---a/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_pq_fb_20150423

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/06/tensions-rise-in-germany-over-handling-of-mass-sexual-assaults-in-cologne

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jan 07, 2016, 01:04:00 PM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/airline-apologises-for-removing-palestinian-passengers-from-flight-after-group-of-israelis-refuse-to-fly-with-terrorists/ar-AAgrNlw?li=AA9SkIr&ocid=mailsignout

F**K Sake. I'm gonna get on a plane and then tell the crew i wont fly if they dont remove Chavs. Its f***ing ridiculous
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jan 07, 2016, 02:17:38 PM
My response as a member of the flight crew in such a situation would be thus - "Don't fly with us then. Off you get."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jan 07, 2016, 02:34:21 PM
And that would make sense. Otherwise its another case of attacking a minority
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jan 07, 2016, 02:51:27 PM
fearmongering and ignorance at work.  :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jan 07, 2016, 03:30:35 PM
http://drillordrop.com/2016/01/06/fracking-opponent-detained-under-the-terrorism-act/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jan 07, 2016, 03:42:05 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Jan 07, 2016, 01:04:00 PM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/airline-apologises-for-removing-palestinian-passengers-from-flight-after-group-of-israelis-refuse-to-fly-with-terrorists/ar-AAgrNlw?li=AA9SkIr&ocid=mailsignout

F**K Sake. I'm gonna get on a plane and then tell the crew i wont fly if they dont remove Chavs. Its f***ing ridiculous
Typical of them to do that.Thats not democracy!(Cough BOJO Cough)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jan 07, 2016, 04:08:40 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35250344 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35250344)

More trouble in Paris. Thankfully no one but the perpetrator hurt this time.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jan 07, 2016, 04:10:26 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Jan 07, 2016, 04:08:40 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35250344 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35250344)

More trouble in Paris. Thankfully no one but the perpetrator hurt this time.
Shit man Paris is turning into Northern Ireland(during the troubles)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jan 07, 2016, 05:09:17 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUPuMs3E_k0

Accusations of cover up by police and media...
http://www.thelocal.de/20160104/refugees-blamed-for-mass-sexual-assault-in-cologne

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3386673/Women-Cologne-lockdown-council-admits-no-longer-safe-wake-African-Arab-mob-s-rapes-declares-upcoming-carnival-no-area-females.html

German officials still not admitting the truth and what has really happened here. Actually laying blame on German women telling them to avoid men.

The level of denial we are seeing here is actually very scary.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Jan 07, 2016, 11:44:26 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jan 07, 2016, 05:09:17 PM
Actually laying blame on German women telling them to avoid men.
I didn't hear the words directly from the officials so I might be wrong. Weren't they saying that to keep the women safe? I hope they weren't criticizing the women. Because that would be accepting the new situation in Germany. Assaults on women would become the norm.

I watched the videos of New Year's Eve in Cologne. Is it normal to have people fire firecrackers over there? The news media didn't get any footages of the assaults. They just showed men (albeit somewhat wild men) with firecrackers when explaining the assaults.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jan 08, 2016, 03:58:53 AM
Quote from: Shinawi on Jan 07, 2016, 11:44:26 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jan 07, 2016, 05:09:17 PM
Actually laying blame on German women telling them to avoid men.
I didn't hear the words directly from the officials so I might be wrong. Weren't they saying that to keep the women safe? I hope they weren't criticizing the women. Because that would be accepting the new situation in Germany. Assaults on women would become the norm.

I watched the videos of New Year's Eve in Cologne. Is it normal to have people fire firecrackers over there? The news media didn't get any footages of the assaults. They just showed men (albeit somewhat wild men) with firecrackers when explaining the assaults.

I don't think there is any footage of anything unfortunately, plenty of eye witnesses though.

At the moment German officials are basically trying to deflect the blame from migrants by telling women to be more careful, and stay away from men (that might appear suspicious kinda thing). The Cologne mayor has come under heavy fire for her attempts at sweeping the whole thing under the carpet by making it out to be minor.

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/01/06/europe/germany-cologne-assaults-arms-length/

Cologne Mayor Henriette Reker appeared to pour oil on the fire with her remarks at a news conference Tuesday, at which she addressed the New Year's crimes and discussed plans to issue guidelines for behavior during Cologne's famous Carnival next month, when hundreds of thousands of revelers are expected on the city's streets.

When asked how women could protect themselves, she suggested keeping "a certain distance of more than an arm's length" from unknown men.

http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/01/06/mayor-of-cologne-if-women-dont-want-to-be-raped-they-should-stay-away-from-strangers/

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/06/cologne-attacks-mayor-women-keep-men-arms-length-germany

The protests from women in Germany are because of the lack of care and safety German officials are offering to German female citizens (because they care more about migrants and being PC basically).

The proof of the pudding is slowly starting to shine through it seems, unfortunately Germany have already shot themselves in the foot, its too late. Its also another big blow for the EU.

I might add, this is exactly the kind of thing that's been happening in Sweden for years, total cover up of any crimes relating to migrants because of PC and the EU. This is a prime example of what's been going on in some parts of Europe, it was almost swept under the carpet as you can read for yourself, but now its been thoroughly exposed.

At last, all of you are now seeing the disgusting underhanded way in which Europe is being controlled by the EU and certain leaders. For lack of better words, PC corruption.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: D. Compton Ambrose on Jan 08, 2016, 04:10:16 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 07, 2016, 03:30:35 PM
http://drillordrop.com/2016/01/06/fracking-opponent-detained-under-the-terrorism-act/

Truth is treason in an empire of lies.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Jan 08, 2016, 04:26:33 AM
Quote from: LCpl. D. Grant on Jan 08, 2016, 04:10:16 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 07, 2016, 03:30:35 PM
http://drillordrop.com/2016/01/06/fracking-opponent-detained-under-the-terrorism-act/

Truth is treason in an empire of lies.

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jan 11, 2016, 12:30:46 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jan 08, 2016, 03:58:53 AM
The proof of the pudding is slowly starting to shine through it seems, unfortunately Germany have already shot themselves in the foot, its too late. Its also another big blow for the EU.

I might add, this is exactly the kind of thing that's been happening in Sweden for years, total cover up of any crimes relating to migrants because of PC and the EU. This is a prime example of what's been going on in some parts of Europe, it was almost swept under the carpet as you can read for yourself, but now its been thoroughly exposed.

At last, all of you are now seeing the disgusting underhanded way in which Europe is being controlled by the EU and certain leaders. For lack of better words, PC corruption.

Still regurgitating dank far right extremist propaganda talking-points, misinterpreted news reports and warped world-views on the forums I see! Good for you Hubbs, this time I won't bother wasting my time on you since we all know the procedure very well...

1. Hubbs blarghs in "In The News" thread about how all the world's problems are due to black people, Muslims, feminists and Political Correctness, posts a few links mainly from far right news sources and outlets.
2. Hubbs is usually ignored so Hubbs continues until someone questions him.
3. Hubbs "backs up" his claims with more right-wing propaganda and talking points pretending that what he says is main-stream and the consensus of the people.
4. Hubbs is questioned and proven wrong but doesn't stop. Continues digging his hole deeper while painting himself into a corner.
5. Hubbs then disappears conveniently from the AVPG forums (which only consists of the "In The News" thread when it comes to Hubbs).
6. Two or three pages later Hubbs reemerges in the "In The News" thread about how all the world's problems are due to black people, Muslims, feminists and Political Correctness, posts a few links mainly from far right news sources and outlets...

The circle of life...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 11, 2016, 01:13:36 AM
From my point of view the Jedi are evil.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Jan 11, 2016, 01:28:16 AM
Quoteposts a few links mainly from far right news sources and outlets.

Not all, but some of the things Hubbs is posting aren't just found on right wing news sites. Some are on more mainstream sights as well.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jan 11, 2016, 01:43:40 AM
Quote from: The PredBen on Jan 11, 2016, 01:28:16 AM
Quoteposts a few links mainly from far right news sources and outlets.

Not all, but some of the things Hubbs is posting aren't just found on right wing news sites. Some are on more mainstream sights as well.

I know, and they usually re-report and reiterate stuff from right-wing sources as it sells -- lot's of viewers and readers and. Then they back-track due to fact checking (except for FOX News, Breitbart and such, as they don't care because they are always right...). To be fair news sources on the left do the same. Huffington Post and Salon can be just as bad, especially the Salon.

Just for fun though, revisit old news articles and you'll see what I'm talking about.

The mainstream media in general is driven by profit and benefit from political and societal turbulence and dissonance, no matter if it's right-wing, left-wing or somewhere in the populist middle. It's all about ratings.



Quote from: whiterabbit on Jan 11, 2016, 01:13:36 AM
From my point of view the Jedi are evil.

this better be good!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RakaiThwei on Jan 11, 2016, 07:21:53 AM
David Bowie's dead... Cancer.  :'(

http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/01/r-i-p-david-bowie-music-legend-has-died-at-age-of-69/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Wrecktangle on Jan 11, 2016, 07:50:29 AM
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-11/david-bowie-dies-after-cancer-battle-aged-69/7081962

RIP David Bowie  :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 11, 2016, 08:00:50 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi3.kym-cdn.com%2Fphotos%2Fimages%2Foriginal%2F000%2F727%2F693%2F46c.jpg&hash=8cbb62b7e7a96a976150793b19f012d95629a088)

Well there goes that labyrinth sequel I was hoping for. RIP
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jan 11, 2016, 08:53:39 AM
Woke up to that news this morning. What a rubbish way to start a week.

Between him and Lemmy, I worry that we're getting to the stage where the greats are going to start dropping like flies.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Jan 11, 2016, 09:24:16 AM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Jan 11, 2016, 08:53:39 AM
Woke up to that news this morning. What a rubbish way to start a week.

Between him and Lemmy, I worry that we're getting to the stage where the greats are going to start dropping like flies.

Painfully true, Phillip Semour Hoffman, Robin Williams, Lemmy, Bowie, Rik Mayall, Christopher Lee, Wes Craven, Leonard Nemoy all in the space of a few years.

Bieber still running around being a dick, I don't want t live on this planet anymore
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jan 11, 2016, 09:30:44 AM
I can't say I'm overly familiar with David Bowie's work but I recognize the influence he's had. It's a real shame to hear of his death.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jan 11, 2016, 09:31:10 AM
Quote from: Novak 1334 on Jan 11, 2016, 09:24:16 AMPainfully true, Phillip Semour Hoffman, Robin Williams, Lemmy, Bowie, Rik Mayall, Christopher Lee, Wes Craven, Leonard Nemoy all in the space of a few years.

Christ, when you list them out like that it's even worse :(

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 11, 2016, 09:30:44 AMI can't say I'm overly familiar with David Bowie's work but I recognize the influence he's had. It's a real shame to hear of his death.

As I just said on another forum, he was one of those guys who I liked and respected immensely, despite not really being a fan of their work. Well, I like the odd song, but not enough to really call myself a fan.

Think I'll watch The Prestige tonight, I love him in that film.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jan 11, 2016, 09:37:10 AM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Jan 11, 2016, 09:31:10 AM
Quote from: Novak 1334 on Jan 11, 2016, 09:24:16 AMPainfully true, Phillip Semour Hoffman, Robin Williams, Lemmy, Bowie, Rik Mayall, Christopher Lee, Wes Craven, Leonard Nemoy all in the space of a few years.

Christ, when you list them out like that it's even worse :(

It does seem like all the old talents are just disappearing.  :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Jan 11, 2016, 09:46:11 AM
I think as we grow up surrounded by these people, their work, how they inspire us, make us feel better, we assume they will live forever
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: x-M-x on Jan 11, 2016, 11:06:30 AM
Gutted about David Bowie...


Damn shame.... we have people like Justin Bieber drinking and smoking going crazy... and yet we lost David? absolute BS if you ask me.


RIP

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jan 11, 2016, 01:22:34 PM
The  passing of Ziggy Stardust. I'll be watching Labyrinth later.

"Starman, waiting in the Sky"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jan 11, 2016, 05:19:04 PM
Can't say I understand the tragedy behind this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jan 11, 2016, 06:12:13 PM
Lemmy and Bowie gone within the span of a couple of weeks of each other. f**k me this sucks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 11, 2016, 08:55:41 PM
I have no idea who this Lemmy guy is... does that make me too old, too young or not into gangsta rap?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jan 11, 2016, 09:27:14 PM
I'm really down about Bowie. Such an artist and inspirational person. Crazy that he's gone, thought he would live forever. Lemmy was a big letdown too, but somehow it was more expected considering his rock n' roll lifestyle.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Jan 12, 2016, 09:08:31 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jan 11, 2016, 08:55:41 PM
I have no idea who this Lemmy guy is... does that make me too old, too young or not into gangsta rap?

(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/58/45/13/5845139fa9f566105307cc34f7edb00f.jpg)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jan 12, 2016, 09:14:28 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jan 11, 2016, 12:30:46 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jan 08, 2016, 03:58:53 AM
The proof of the pudding is slowly starting to shine through it seems, unfortunately Germany have already shot themselves in the foot, its too late. Its also another big blow for the EU.

I might add, this is exactly the kind of thing that's been happening in Sweden for years, total cover up of any crimes relating to migrants because of PC and the EU. This is a prime example of what's been going on in some parts of Europe, it was almost swept under the carpet as you can read for yourself, but now its been thoroughly exposed.

At last, all of you are now seeing the disgusting underhanded way in which Europe is being controlled by the EU and certain leaders. For lack of better words, PC corruption.

Still regurgitating dank far right extremist propaganda talking-points, misinterpreted news reports and warped world-views on the forums I see! Good for you Hubbs, this time I won't bother wasting my time on you since we all know the procedure very well...

1. Hubbs blarghs in "In The News" thread about how all the world's problems are due to black people, Muslims, feminists and Political Correctness, posts a few links mainly from far right news sources and outlets.
2. Hubbs is usually ignored so Hubbs continues until someone questions him.
3. Hubbs "backs up" his claims with more right-wing propaganda and talking points pretending that what he says is main-stream and the consensus of the people.
4. Hubbs is questioned and proven wrong but doesn't stop. Continues digging his hole deeper while painting himself into a corner.
5. Hubbs then disappears conveniently from the AVPG forums (which only consists of the "In The News" thread when it comes to Hubbs).
6. Two or three pages later Hubbs reemerges in the "In The News" thread about how all the world's problems are due to black people, Muslims, feminists and Political Correctness, posts a few links mainly from far right news sources and outlets...

The circle of life...


LOL! yeah because what happened was completely misinterpreted, everyone misinterpreted it ::) in fact it didn't even happen, I just completely made it all up. There are simply no excuses for happened in Germany, hence you have no excuses to roll out.


Quote from: The PredBen on Jan 11, 2016, 01:28:16 AM
Quoteposts a few links mainly from far right news sources and outlets.

Not all, but some of the things Hubbs is posting aren't just found on right wing news sites. Some are on more mainstream sights as well.

No point mate, the man thinks everything and anything that isn't in line with modern political correctness, or questions it, is far right wing. Any link, any evidence, from any country, that I post, he just accuses it of being far right wing.


Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jan 11, 2016, 09:27:14 PM
I'm really down about Bowie. Such an artist and inspirational person. Crazy that he's gone, thought he would live forever. Lemmy was a big letdown too, but somehow it was more expected considering his rock n' roll lifestyle.

Careful, rock n roll lifestyle, that's a bit risky for a man like you isn't it. Not very liberal, not many safe spaces, could get a bit dangerously close to the far right wing side of life, and just imagine how sexist that lifestyle could be! gulp!!  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jan 12, 2016, 09:26:52 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jan 12, 2016, 09:14:28 AMLOL! yeah because what happened was completely misinterpreted, everyone misinterpreted it ::) in fact it didn't even happen, I just completely made it all up. There are simply no excuses for happened in Germany, hence you have no excuses to roll out.

He wasn't talking about what happened in Germany, which is appalling. He was talking about you in general.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jan 12, 2016, 09:35:21 AM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Jan 12, 2016, 09:26:52 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jan 12, 2016, 09:14:28 AMLOL! yeah because what happened was completely misinterpreted, everyone misinterpreted it ::) in fact it didn't even happen, I just completely made it all up. There are simply no excuses for happened in Germany, hence you have no excuses to roll out.

He wasn't talking about what happened in Germany, which is appalling. He was talking about you in general.

Nah, he is mainly referring to what I recently reported which many just turned a blind eye to because it was too much evidence to handle (hence why an entire country tried to cover it up). Same goes for 'in general', if you wanna back him up and use the 'everything is far right wing' excuse then fine, no worries. Just know that you can't keep saying that every time.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jan 12, 2016, 09:43:25 AM
Considering their police chief reported it, I wouldn't call it out as being covered up. It's a terrible incident. It's a shame mankind can't function properly.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-35250772

What a horrific way to live. Not sure I'd call it living at all.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 12, 2016, 11:21:02 AM
Yea it's sad and we're not going to help since they have nothing to offer nor are a threat to any resources. We have a 1.4 billion lottery going on in the us but I think it's safe to say we already won the lottery by not being born in there.

Quote from: Hubbs on Jan 12, 2016, 09:35:21 AM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Jan 12, 2016, 09:26:52 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jan 12, 2016, 09:14:28 AMLOL! yeah because what happened was completely misinterpreted, everyone misinterpreted it ::) in fact it didn't even happen, I just completely made it all up. There are simply no excuses for happened in Germany, hence you have no excuses to roll out.

He wasn't talking about what happened in Germany, which is appalling. He was talking about you in general.

Nah, he is mainly referring to what I recently reported which many just turned a blind eye to because it was too much evidence to handle (hence why an entire country tried to cover it up). Same goes for 'in general', if you wanna back him up and use the 'everything is far right wing' excuse then fine, no worries. Just know that you can't keep saying that every time.
No, gotta agree with HuDaFuK on this. He was talking about you in general.

Quote from: Novak 1334 on Jan 12, 2016, 09:08:31 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jan 11, 2016, 08:55:41 PM
I have no idea who this Lemmy guy is... does that make me too old, too young or not into gangsta rap?

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/58/45/13/5845139fa9f566105307cc34f7edb00f.jpg
Still no one answered the question. :P Shouldn't be surprised though, english rock isn't that big where I live.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jan 12, 2016, 11:33:37 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jan 12, 2016, 11:21:02 AM
Yea it's sad and we're not going to help since they have nothing to offer nor are a threat to any resources. We have a 1.4 billion lottery going on in the us but I think it's safe to say we already won the lottery by not being born in there.

Quote from: Hubbs on Jan 12, 2016, 09:35:21 AM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Jan 12, 2016, 09:26:52 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jan 12, 2016, 09:14:28 AMLOL! yeah because what happened was completely misinterpreted, everyone misinterpreted it ::) in fact it didn't even happen, I just completely made it all up. There are simply no excuses for happened in Germany, hence you have no excuses to roll out.

He wasn't talking about what happened in Germany, which is appalling. He was talking about you in general.

Nah, he is mainly referring to what I recently reported which many just turned a blind eye to because it was too much evidence to handle (hence why an entire country tried to cover it up). Same goes for 'in general', if you wanna back him up and use the 'everything is far right wing' excuse then fine, no worries. Just know that you can't keep saying that every time.
No, gotta agree with HuDaFuK on this. He was talking about you in general.

Quote from: Novak 1334 on Jan 12, 2016, 09:08:31 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jan 11, 2016, 08:55:41 PM
I have no idea who this Lemmy guy is... does that make me too old, too young or not into gangsta rap?

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/58/45/13/5845139fa9f566105307cc34f7edb00f.jpg
Still no one answered the question. :P Shouldn't be surprised though, english rock isn't that big where I live.

So in general you think I misinterpret new reports or simply post far right wing stuff? ::) How exactly can you do that when they all speak for themselves and all generally say the same thing lol! Plus I try to post a variety but that's not always possible. Are you sure you guys just don't want to actually digest the headlines because of what they are saying, just blanket the truth just like the German officials have been doing (and much of Europe).

As for Lemmy, you gotta be into classic heavy rock/metal, and it depends on your age. Chances are you might be too young.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 12, 2016, 11:39:07 AM
Dude, just concurring with the opinion of another member that spreadeaglebeaver was satirizing your... uh, lets just say style.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jan 12, 2016, 11:44:52 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jan 12, 2016, 11:39:07 AM
Dude, just concurring with the opinion of another member that spreadeaglebeaver was satirizing your... uh, lets just say style.

My...uh, style? as in, posting about what's really going on, the truth about how the EU is running the show? I guess that is not on the PC agenda huh, best to ignore it and pretend it isn't happening right? sheesh  -_-

Satirising? you give him too much credit Sir.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jan 12, 2016, 11:47:56 AM
I do have to ask - why do you even come to this website? You have never posted anything relating to Alien or Predator. Is there not a political or general movie website you'd feel more at home at?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Jan 12, 2016, 02:42:08 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 12, 2016, 11:47:56 AM
I do have to ask - why do you even come to this website? You have never posted anything relating to Alien or Predator. Is there not a political or general movie website you'd feel more at home at?

I did notice that Hubbs is either here or on a Star Wars thread. Maybe he went on other threads too, I don't know, but I've mainly seen him here mostly.

There is a military forum called WAFF (World's Armed Forces Forum) that I think Hubbs would be interested in. One of my mates was on it, they discuss all kinds of political stuff. And TheForce.com as it's a Star Wars forum which I think Hubbs would also like.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Jan 12, 2016, 04:09:16 PM
Quote from: Guan Thwei 1992 on Jan 12, 2016, 02:42:08 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 12, 2016, 11:47:56 AM
I do have to ask - why do you even come to this website? You have never posted anything relating to Alien or Predator. Is there not a political or general movie website you'd feel more at home at?

I did notice that Hubbs is either here or on a Star Wars thread. Maybe he went on other threads too, I don't know, but I've mainly seen him here mostly.

There is a military forum called WAFF (World's Armed Forces Forum) that I think Hubbs would be interested in. One of my mates was on it, they discuss all kinds of political stuff. And TheForce.com as it's a Star Wars forum which I think Hubbs would also like.

He popped into the Mad Max thread at varying intervals ever since Fury Road was announced, harping about how terrible it would be before it even came out.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jan 12, 2016, 04:19:23 PM
 :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jan 12, 2016, 05:01:06 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jan 12, 2016, 11:44:52 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jan 12, 2016, 11:39:07 AM
Dude, just concurring with the opinion of another member that spreadeaglebeaver was satirizing your... uh, lets just say style.

My...uh, style? as in, posting about what's really going on, the truth about how the EU is running the show? I guess that is not on the PC agenda huh, best to ignore it and pretend it isn't happening right? sheesh  -_-

Satirising? you give him too much credit Sir.
http://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/index.php?topic=53780.msg2092376#msg2092376

WTF?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-35288560

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i15OPuFvmA&feature=youtu.be

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gates on Jan 12, 2016, 05:35:28 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jan 12, 2016, 11:21:02 AM
Still no one answered the question. :P Shouldn't be surprised though, english rock isn't that big where I live.

Dude:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBIa0o36pPo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBIa0o36pPo)

:o
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Jan 12, 2016, 08:24:05 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 12, 2016, 11:47:56 AM
I do have to ask - why do you even come to this website? You have never posted anything relating to Alien or Predator. Is there not a political or general movie website you'd feel more at home at?

Maybe he is attached to the community? And no, I'm not being sarcastic.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 12, 2016, 08:53:07 PM
Quote from: Gates on Jan 12, 2016, 05:35:28 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jan 12, 2016, 11:21:02 AM
Still no one answered the question. :P Shouldn't be surprised though, english rock isn't that big where I live.

Dude:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBIa0o36pPo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBIa0o36pPo)

:o
Yep. Not my thing although I generally know about or at least have heard about the popular ones. Never heard of a Lemmy though.

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 12, 2016, 11:47:56 AM
I do have to ask - why do you even come to this website? You have never posted anything relating to Alien or Predator. Is there not a political or general movie website you'd feel more at home at?
He does a lot of movie reviews. And lets face it, staff here are pretty f**king understanding. It takes god tier mayhem to get booted.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Jan 12, 2016, 09:39:10 PM
I've been a lurker here for years, I was an old gamegossip lurker/member actually. but from what I've noticed lurking here, when it comes to Hubbs, he is pretty much the AvPGalaxy Troll. Only he's one of the most tame and well behaved trolls on the entire internet.

Doesn't change the fact that he seems to feed on trying to get a rise out of people, usually by just finding out what they like and crapping on it eternally.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 13, 2016, 12:23:27 AM
Haha, couldn't have said it any better. Still I don't think he thinks that what he presents is trolling. Still he's such a nice one that I don't mind throwing some meat at him every now and again.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Jan 13, 2016, 07:30:22 AM
North Korea fails again!

http://news.yahoo.com/latest-n-korea-sub-missile-test-catastrophic-failure-013802841.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jan 13, 2016, 12:01:02 PM
Quote from: The PredBen on Jan 12, 2016, 08:24:05 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 12, 2016, 11:47:56 AM
I do have to ask - why do you even come to this website? You have never posted anything relating to Alien or Predator. Is there not a political or general movie website you'd feel more at home at?

Maybe he is attached to the community? And no, I'm not being sarcastic.

Quote from: whiterabbit on Jan 12, 2016, 08:53:07 PM
He does a lot of movie reviews. And lets face it, staff here are pretty f**king understanding. It takes god tier mayhem to get booted.

This tickles me as I'm sure that's not a reciprocated feeling. I'm genuinely curious - not wanting to be a web dictator here. Just seems like there would be more appropriate communities than this one as he has never contributed to the core reason we're all here and just seems to attract vitriol.

Quote from: 420Buddy on Jan 12, 2016, 09:39:10 PM
I've been a lurker here for years, I was an old gamegossip lurker/member actually.

You were on GG? That was the first ever community I ever joined online. AvPNews will always hold a nostalgic place in my heart.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Jan 13, 2016, 01:08:44 PM
The Mayor from Ghostbusters 1 and 2 passed away.

'Someone get me the Ghostbusters' will always be an iconic line from my childhood


http://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/celebrity/veteran-actor-david-margulies-dead-at-78/ar-CCsAqy?li=AA9SkIr&ocid=HPCDHP
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 13, 2016, 01:11:09 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 13, 2016, 12:01:02 PM
Quote from: The PredBen on Jan 12, 2016, 08:24:05 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 12, 2016, 11:47:56 AM
I do have to ask - why do you even come to this website? You have never posted anything relating to Alien or Predator. Is there not a political or general movie website you'd feel more at home at?

Maybe he is attached to the community? And no, I'm not being sarcastic.

Quote from: whiterabbit on Jan 12, 2016, 08:53:07 PM
He does a lot of movie reviews. And lets face it, staff here are pretty f**king understanding. It takes god tier mayhem to get booted.

This tickles me as I'm sure that's not a reciprocated feeling. I'm genuinely curious - not wanting to be a web dictator here. Just seems like there would be more appropriate communities than this one as he has never contributed to the core reason we're all here and just seems to attract vitriol.
I think PredBen is right. I signed up for Prometheus rumors and leaks however I stayed around cause I like the site; I mean I love the Alien Universe and the discussions a dark science fiction property can generate, but over all I like the people here.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Jan 13, 2016, 01:22:22 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 13, 2016, 12:01:02 PM
You were on GG? That was the first ever community I ever joined online. AvPNews will always hold a nostalgic place in my heart.

Oh yeah, AvPnews was how I joined GG. I started posting after AvP PC came out. I think the forums were called  Action Network or something at first, I can't remember. I remember always being a big fan of Sadogoat lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jan 13, 2016, 01:56:26 PM
Quote from: 420Buddy on Jan 13, 2016, 01:22:22 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 13, 2016, 12:01:02 PM
You were on GG? That was the first ever community I ever joined online. AvPNews will always hold a nostalgic place in my heart.

Oh yeah, AvPnews was how I joined GG. I started posting after AvP PC came out. I think the forums were called  Action Network or something at first, I can't remember. I remember always being a big fan of Sadogoat lol

I always used to go there for my news all the time. It was my preferred place back in the day. Didn't really get involved in the boards though. I did work on the revival that happened around 06 but was left to run it by myself.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Jan 13, 2016, 03:04:32 PM
Was a great community for a while, AvP News was my homepage for years lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jan 13, 2016, 04:23:57 PM
I love Predator, best action sci-fi ever! Aliens a close second, or the other way around, still can't decide.

But there is only so much you can talk about with these films, people are mainly here now because of the site in general I would presume, talking about movies in general (and whatever).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jan 13, 2016, 04:32:22 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jan 13, 2016, 04:23:57 PMBut there is only so much you can talk about with these films, people are mainly here now because of the site in general I would presume.

:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Jan 13, 2016, 06:10:33 PM
The St. Louis Rams are moving back to Los Angeles, despite plans of St. Louis to build a new stadium and their loyal fanbase.

www.stlouisrams.com/news-and-events/article-1/Rams-to-Return-to-Los-Angeles/802b4e16-671e-4864-97b6-943115cdc4cf
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 14, 2016, 03:37:30 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 12, 2016, 09:43:25 AM
Considering their police chief reported it, I wouldn't call it out as being covered up. It's a terrible incident. It's a shame mankind can't function properly.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-35250772

What a horrific way to live. Not sure I'd call it living at all.

Maybe not covered up but the response was pretty appalling. Honestly, when Chancellor Merkle had the nerve to say girls need to alter the way they behave so as to avoid miscommunications with migrants (http://newobserveronline.com/german-girls-must-cover-arms-and-legs-to-appease-syrian-refugees/), that's pretty insulting to the German people. Why the heck should they modify their way of life to suit the culture of a foreign people?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Jan 14, 2016, 04:42:54 AM
Now we can see how the Indonesian police handles terrorism......
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 14, 2016, 04:45:08 AM
What do you mean?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Jan 14, 2016, 05:06:09 AM
It's happening now at a department store in Jakarta.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/explosion-jakarta-leaves-least-1-dead-041635947.html;_ylt=AwrXnCWZLJdWeQUAwS7QtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTByb2lvbXVuBGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzcg-- (http://finance.yahoo.com/news/explosion-jakarta-leaves-least-1-dead-041635947.html;_ylt=AwrXnCWZLJdWeQUAwS7QtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTByb2lvbXVuBGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzcg--)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Jan 14, 2016, 05:08:45 AM
Quote from: Shinawi on Jan 14, 2016, 04:42:54 AM
Now we can see how the Indonesian police handles terrorism......

Like this:

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FeVOmqW4.gif&hash=0cbf71dbb02e84069104c02e8150e08c500c4f78)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Jan 14, 2016, 06:45:55 AM
^ Ha ha! Is that an Indonesian movie?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Jan 14, 2016, 07:34:07 AM
Quote from: Shinawi on Jan 14, 2016, 06:45:55 AM
^ Ha ha! Is that an Indonesian movie?

Yeah, it's from The Raid.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jan 14, 2016, 08:47:12 AM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Jan 14, 2016, 05:08:45 AMLike this:

http://i.imgur.com/eVOmqW4.gif

:laugh: Dude, too soon.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jan 14, 2016, 08:48:43 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 14, 2016, 03:37:30 AM
Maybe not covered up but the response was pretty appalling. Honestly, when Chancellor Merkle had the nerve to say girls need to alter the way they behave so as to avoid miscommunications with migrants (http://newobserveronline.com/german-girls-must-cover-arms-and-legs-to-appease-syrian-refugees/), that's pretty insulting to the German people. Why the heck should they modify their way of life to suit the culture of a foreign people?

I completely agree. I don't believe in locking down borders to stop migrants or anything like that, but I do firmly believe that anyone moving into another country should abide by the local laws. No rape being a pretty f**king universal one.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Jan 14, 2016, 12:23:29 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 14, 2016, 08:48:43 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 14, 2016, 03:37:30 AM
Maybe not covered up but the response was pretty appalling. Honestly, when Chancellor Merkle had the nerve to say girls need to alter the way they behave so as to avoid miscommunications with migrants (http://newobserveronline.com/german-girls-must-cover-arms-and-legs-to-appease-syrian-refugees/), that's pretty insulting to the German people. Why the heck should they modify their way of life to suit the culture of a foreign people?

I completely agree. I don't believe in locking down borders to stop migrants or anything like that, but I do firmly believe that anyone moving into another country should abide by the local laws. No rape being a pretty f**king universal one.

Agreed 100% with you Hicks and Doom.

If you move to another culture, you adapt to it. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

I think people have the right to go anywhere they want, but they have no right to change other people's way of living. Don't like the fact that Subway or McDonald's has food that offends your religion? Boo f**king hoo, go to another country then. I hate it when I see people moaning on the news that a food doesn't suit their religious needs... well what did they expect going to another country?  :laugh:

The amount of times I've seen it on the news in Facebook is infuriating now. And all that because some restaurant somewhere serves non-halal meat...

I remember France saying "adapt or leave", they did have the right idea. Serve whatever religion you want, that doesn't concern me, but what does concern me is when someone tries to change a menu of a restaurant that will suit them.

And yeah, rape is one of the f**king universal taboos... I hope the perpetrators get caught and punished.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jan 14, 2016, 12:30:49 PM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Jan 14, 2016, 05:08:45 AM
Quote from: Shinawi on Jan 14, 2016, 04:42:54 AM
Now we can see how the Indonesian police handles terrorism......

Like this:

http://i.imgur.com/eVOmqW4.gif

That's how you do it lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jan 14, 2016, 01:05:22 PM
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/jan/14/alan-rickman-giant-of-british-film-and-theatre-dies-at-69?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

...  :-\ :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jan 14, 2016, 01:13:12 PM
Was literally just coming on here to post.

The last few weeks have been seriously shite. Lemmy, Bowie and now Hans Gruber.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 14, 2016, 01:21:44 PM
Bad month to be an English entertainer.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: x-M-x on Jan 14, 2016, 01:25:36 PM
Alan Rickman... ffs....


RIP LEGEND
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jan 14, 2016, 01:33:32 PM
Goddamn. People that entertained me are dying left and right. I don't like this new year. Can we trade it in?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jan 14, 2016, 01:47:19 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Jan 14, 2016, 01:33:32 PM
Goddamn. People that entertained me are dying left and right. I don't like this new year. Can we trade it in?

I know the feeling. Im worried about who could be next
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Jan 14, 2016, 02:00:40 PM

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/12086473/Suspects-in-Cologne-sex-attacks-claimed-to-be-Syrian-refugees.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/12086473/Suspects-in-Cologne-sex-attacks-claimed-to-be-Syrian-refugees.html)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3391075/Why-Germany-t-face-truth-migrant-sex-attacks-SUE-REID-finds-nation-denial-wave-horrific-attacks-reported-Europe.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3391075/Why-Germany-t-face-truth-migrant-sex-attacks-SUE-REID-finds-nation-denial-wave-horrific-attacks-reported-Europe.html)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35298224 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35298224)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/germany-springs-to-action-over-hate-speech-against-migrants/2016/01/06/6031218e-b315-11e5-8abc-d09392edc612_story.html (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/germany-springs-to-action-over-hate-speech-against-migrants/2016/01/06/6031218e-b315-11e5-8abc-d09392edc612_story.html)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35248601 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35248601)

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/01/10/462558773/night-of-shame-week-of-soul-searching-cologne-attacks-divide-germany (http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/01/10/462558773/night-of-shame-week-of-soul-searching-cologne-attacks-divide-germany)

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/11/swedish-police-accused-cover-up-sex-attacks-refugees-festival (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/11/swedish-police-accused-cover-up-sex-attacks-refugees-festival)

http://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/01/its-not-only-germany-that-covers-up-mass-sex-attacks-by-migrant-men-swedens-record-is-shameful/ (http://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/01/its-not-only-germany-that-covers-up-mass-sex-attacks-by-migrant-men-swedens-record-is-shameful/)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jan 14, 2016, 02:05:54 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Jan 14, 2016, 01:47:19 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Jan 14, 2016, 01:33:32 PM
Goddamn. People that entertained me are dying left and right. I don't like this new year. Can we trade it in?

I know the feeling. Im worried about who could be next

My greatest fear is that Ozzy's time is coming up
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jan 14, 2016, 02:39:24 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Jan 14, 2016, 02:05:54 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Jan 14, 2016, 01:47:19 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Jan 14, 2016, 01:33:32 PM
Goddamn. People that entertained me are dying left and right. I don't like this new year. Can we trade it in?

I know the feeling. Im worried about who could be next

My greatest fear is that Ozzy's time is coming up

Theres a few of them im thinking of atm

Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Jan 14, 2016, 02:00:40 PM

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/12086473/Suspects-in-Cologne-sex-attacks-claimed-to-be-Syrian-refugees.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/12086473/Suspects-in-Cologne-sex-attacks-claimed-to-be-Syrian-refugees.html)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3391075/Why-Germany-t-face-truth-migrant-sex-attacks-SUE-REID-finds-nation-denial-wave-horrific-attacks-reported-Europe.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3391075/Why-Germany-t-face-truth-migrant-sex-attacks-SUE-REID-finds-nation-denial-wave-horrific-attacks-reported-Europe.html)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35298224 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35298224)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/germany-springs-to-action-over-hate-speech-against-migrants/2016/01/06/6031218e-b315-11e5-8abc-d09392edc612_story.html (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/germany-springs-to-action-over-hate-speech-against-migrants/2016/01/06/6031218e-b315-11e5-8abc-d09392edc612_story.html)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35248601 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35248601)

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/01/10/462558773/night-of-shame-week-of-soul-searching-cologne-attacks-divide-germany (http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/01/10/462558773/night-of-shame-week-of-soul-searching-cologne-attacks-divide-germany)

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/11/swedish-police-accused-cover-up-sex-attacks-refugees-festival (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/11/swedish-police-accused-cover-up-sex-attacks-refugees-festival)

http://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/01/its-not-only-germany-that-covers-up-mass-sex-attacks-by-migrant-men-swedens-record-is-shameful/ (http://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/01/its-not-only-germany-that-covers-up-mass-sex-attacks-by-migrant-men-swedens-record-is-shameful/)

F***ing Hell
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Jan 14, 2016, 03:14:39 PM
All these talented people passing away makes me worried and sad... some of my idols are quite old too...  :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Jan 14, 2016, 03:24:36 PM
I was watching Galaxy Quest when I got the news of Rickman

Bad week this, really bad week

f**k you life
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Jan 14, 2016, 03:32:58 PM
I didn't recognize the name at first, but one of my friends mentioned "Snape" and it hit me...

OMG! I really liked Severus Snape.  :'( The actor portraying him did a phenomenal job. RIP Alan Rickman.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Jan 14, 2016, 03:45:30 PM
I want to cut out cancer's heart with a spoon. :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Jan 14, 2016, 03:48:42 PM
Everyone I know thinks Severus Snape but I can only think Hans Gruber.

By Grabthars Hammer, what a deal...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jan 14, 2016, 03:57:32 PM
Truly, Madly, Deeply will have more significance now
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jan 14, 2016, 03:59:36 PM
Quote from: 420Buddy on Jan 14, 2016, 03:48:42 PMEveryone I know thinks Severus Snape but I can only think Hans Gruber.

Same. He'll always be Hans, bubby to me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jan 14, 2016, 04:33:04 PM
I'll always know him best from Galaxy Quest.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: x-M-x on Jan 14, 2016, 04:52:07 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 14, 2016, 04:33:04 PM
I'll always know him best from Galaxy Quest.


Die hard.... man COME ON,


Legend he is
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jan 14, 2016, 04:54:30 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Jan 14, 2016, 02:00:40 PM

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/12086473/Suspects-in-Cologne-sex-attacks-claimed-to-be-Syrian-refugees.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/12086473/Suspects-in-Cologne-sex-attacks-claimed-to-be-Syrian-refugees.html)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3391075/Why-Germany-t-face-truth-migrant-sex-attacks-SUE-REID-finds-nation-denial-wave-horrific-attacks-reported-Europe.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3391075/Why-Germany-t-face-truth-migrant-sex-attacks-SUE-REID-finds-nation-denial-wave-horrific-attacks-reported-Europe.html)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35298224 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35298224)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/germany-springs-to-action-over-hate-speech-against-migrants/2016/01/06/6031218e-b315-11e5-8abc-d09392edc612_story.html (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/germany-springs-to-action-over-hate-speech-against-migrants/2016/01/06/6031218e-b315-11e5-8abc-d09392edc612_story.html)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35248601 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35248601)

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/01/10/462558773/night-of-shame-week-of-soul-searching-cologne-attacks-divide-germany (http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/01/10/462558773/night-of-shame-week-of-soul-searching-cologne-attacks-divide-germany)

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/11/swedish-police-accused-cover-up-sex-attacks-refugees-festival (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/11/swedish-police-accused-cover-up-sex-attacks-refugees-festival)

http://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/01/its-not-only-germany-that-covers-up-mass-sex-attacks-by-migrant-men-swedens-record-is-shameful/ (http://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/01/its-not-only-germany-that-covers-up-mass-sex-attacks-by-migrant-men-swedens-record-is-shameful/)

Hey you can't post stuff like that, Eagle will do his nut! its all far right wing!!!

Kudos ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jan 14, 2016, 04:56:20 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jan 14, 2016, 04:54:30 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Jan 14, 2016, 02:00:40 PM

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/12086473/Suspects-in-Cologne-sex-attacks-claimed-to-be-Syrian-refugees.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/12086473/Suspects-in-Cologne-sex-attacks-claimed-to-be-Syrian-refugees.html)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3391075/Why-Germany-t-face-truth-migrant-sex-attacks-SUE-REID-finds-nation-denial-wave-horrific-attacks-reported-Europe.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3391075/Why-Germany-t-face-truth-migrant-sex-attacks-SUE-REID-finds-nation-denial-wave-horrific-attacks-reported-Europe.html)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35298224 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35298224)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/germany-springs-to-action-over-hate-speech-against-migrants/2016/01/06/6031218e-b315-11e5-8abc-d09392edc612_story.html (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/germany-springs-to-action-over-hate-speech-against-migrants/2016/01/06/6031218e-b315-11e5-8abc-d09392edc612_story.html)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35248601 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35248601)

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/01/10/462558773/night-of-shame-week-of-soul-searching-cologne-attacks-divide-germany (http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/01/10/462558773/night-of-shame-week-of-soul-searching-cologne-attacks-divide-germany)

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/11/swedish-police-accused-cover-up-sex-attacks-refugees-festival (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/11/swedish-police-accused-cover-up-sex-attacks-refugees-festival)

http://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/01/its-not-only-germany-that-covers-up-mass-sex-attacks-by-migrant-men-swedens-record-is-shameful/ (http://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/01/its-not-only-germany-that-covers-up-mass-sex-attacks-by-migrant-men-swedens-record-is-shameful/)

Hey you can't post stuff like that, Eagle will do his nut! its all far right wing!!!
discuss this in the political news thread.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35313604
Hes dead NO!!!!!(Why is everyone  dying)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gates on Jan 14, 2016, 05:23:05 PM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Jan 14, 2016, 03:45:30 PM
I want to cut out cancer's heart with a spoon. :(

It'll hurt more.

RIP...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 14, 2016, 05:34:57 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 14, 2016, 01:05:22 PM
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/jan/14/alan-rickman-giant-of-british-film-and-theatre-dies-at-69?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

...  :-\ :'(
"Happy Trails, Hans" [emoji24] [emoji24]
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jan 14, 2016, 05:47:56 PM
Quote from: x-M-x on Jan 14, 2016, 04:52:07 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 14, 2016, 04:33:04 PM
I'll always know him best from Galaxy Quest.


Die hard.... man COME ON,

In all honesty...I still haven't seen Die Hard. I've only seen 4.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gates on Jan 14, 2016, 05:52:00 PM
 :o

Watch it for Alan...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jan 14, 2016, 05:59:24 PM
I know, I know. I want to. I keep meaning to. Just haven't gotten around to it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jan 14, 2016, 06:27:44 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 14, 2016, 05:47:56 PMIn all honesty...I still haven't seen Die Hard. I've only seen 4.

Da.

Fuk.

Seriously, get on that shit :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Jan 14, 2016, 06:45:41 PM
Diehard is one of the best action movies ever made, you won't regret watching it. It's def my favorite Christmas movie lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jan 14, 2016, 06:51:23 PM
I try to get the mrs to give it a go every Christmas so far but she's had none of it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 14, 2016, 07:29:25 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 14, 2016, 05:47:56 PM
Quote from: x-M-x on Jan 14, 2016, 04:52:07 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 14, 2016, 04:33:04 PM
I'll always know him best from Galaxy Quest.


Die hard.... man COME ON,

In all honesty...I still haven't seen Die Hard. I've only seen 4.

...

and you call yourself a movie buff?

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 14, 2016, 06:51:23 PM
I try to get the mrs to give it a go every Christmas so far but she's had none of it.

THAT'S your excuse?!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jan 14, 2016, 07:46:05 PM
It's my current one.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 14, 2016, 09:28:46 PM
I don't believe what I'm hearing here... dude Bruce Willis' tank top from the movie is inside the Smithsonian. It's mandatory watching for any fan of a movies. Of course it is from the 80's so... :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Jan 14, 2016, 09:33:54 PM
I wish I owned it on bluray, this needs to be apart of my RIP marathon of his movies. He played a pretty great and evil Sheriff of Nottingham as well
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 14, 2016, 10:24:56 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 14, 2016, 07:46:05 PM
It's my current one.

Hicks, I am disappoint. Once you've seen the first, watch the third one next. It's the 2nd best in the series.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jan 15, 2016, 08:43:00 AM
:laugh: I'm actually feeling kinda sorry for Hicks reading this, but it's true, you have to watch what is unequivocally one of the greatest action movies ever made.

Quote from: whiterabbit on Jan 14, 2016, 09:28:46 PMI don't believe what I'm hearing here... dude Bruce Willis' tank top from the movie is inside the Smithsonian.

This is literally the best argument for watching it ever.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jan 15, 2016, 08:46:06 AM
I'm sorry lads. I've let you all down. But I promise. I want to watch it - I just haven't gotten around to it yet!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 15, 2016, 09:42:50 AM
Somebody wake up Hicks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jan 15, 2016, 09:45:05 AM
I'll watch it tonight after the lass falls to sleep.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jan 15, 2016, 12:27:35 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 14, 2016, 05:59:24 PM
I know, I know. I want to. I keep meaning to. Just haven't gotten around to it.

Watch 2 and With a Vengeance too.

But yeah the first one is a priority dude
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jan 15, 2016, 12:34:45 PM
Die Hard 2 is a lot like Predator 2, I think. It seems to get way more hate than it deserves just because it doesn't match up to the first. But taken by itself, it's a bloody good action movie.

Vengeance is just awesome though. "Do I look Puerto Rican to you?!" Samuel L. Jackson kills it.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/science-environment-35303186 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/science-environment-35303186)

What an amazing moment for him. All those years of training paying off!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jan 15, 2016, 04:23:51 PM
http://news.sky.com/story/1623371/serious-accident-in-medical-drug-trial
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Jan 15, 2016, 04:34:26 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jan 15, 2016, 09:42:50 AM
Somebody wake up Hicks.
Then take his man card away until the movie is completed.

What a dumb biatch:
http://www.yahoo.com/music/powerball-reimbursement-fund-page-created-235504618.html

Disgusting. You made the terrible decision, you must fix it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 15, 2016, 09:45:50 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Jan 15, 2016, 12:34:45 PM
Die Hard 2 is a lot like Predator 2, I think. It seems to get way more hate than it deserves just because it doesn't match up to the first. But taken by itself, it's a bloody good action movie.
That is a great way to put it.

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 15, 2016, 04:23:51 PM
http://news.sky.com/story/1623371/serious-accident-in-medical-drug-trial
So the rumor is that it's a drug based on marijuana? I figured that they are denying everything at this point.

Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Jan 15, 2016, 04:34:26 PM
What a dumb biatch:
http://www.yahoo.com/music/powerball-reimbursement-fund-page-created-235504618.html

Disgusting. You made the terrible decision, you must fix it.
She just made 800 bucks and no one knows if it is true or not. 800 bucks buys a lot of smack.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jan 15, 2016, 10:16:00 PM
You all can get off my back now. I'm watching it. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jan 16, 2016, 12:20:09 AM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Jan 15, 2016, 04:34:26 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jan 15, 2016, 09:42:50 AM
Somebody wake up Hicks.
Then take his man card away until the movie is completed.

What a dumb biatch:
http://www.yahoo.com/music/powerball-reimbursement-fund-page-created-235504618.html

Disgusting. You made the terrible decision, you must fix it.

Bwahahahaha, I read about that earlier today. What the hell could have possessed her to buy so many tickets?!

EDIT: GoFundMe shut it down :D :D :D

http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2016/01/powerball-go-fund-me-campaign-woman-lost-life-savings

QuoteAt time of publication, the GoFundMe page would appear to have been given an official "Nope." from site administrators:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Jan 16, 2016, 12:49:07 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 16, 2016, 12:20:09 AM
EDIT: GoFundMe shut it down :D :D :D

http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2016/01/powerball-go-fund-me-campaign-woman-lost-life-savings

QuoteAt time of publication, the GoFundMe page would appear to have been given an official "Nope." from site administrators:
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1288.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fb481%2Fcarolinagarrisonpix%2F3-15-2014%2520St%2520Pattys%2520Day%2520Parade%2520Charlotte%2520NC%2F43883993_zps6dd7f8a1.jpg&hash=3d1850218124d4cdb35b7a8210c152524116837e)
:D :D :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jan 16, 2016, 01:49:17 PM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Jan 16, 2016, 12:49:07 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Jan 16, 2016, 12:20:09 AM
EDIT: GoFundMe shut it down :D :D :D

http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2016/01/powerball-go-fund-me-campaign-woman-lost-life-savings

QuoteAt time of publication, the GoFundMe page would appear to have been given an official "Nope." from site administrators:
http://i1288.photobucket.com/albums/b481/carolinagarrisonpix/3-15-2014%20St%20Pattys%20Day%20Parade%20Charlotte%20NC/43883993_zps6dd7f8a1.jpg
:D :D :D

Stupidity. Making Humanity laugh for years :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Jan 16, 2016, 07:05:15 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPRfP_TEQ-g

Jesus... this is both hilarious, and horrifying.  Oh America, you really are the gift that keeps on giving
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 16, 2016, 09:31:03 PM
What's horrifying is the looks on some of the audience pedos.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jan 17, 2016, 12:56:59 AM
Quote from: Novak 1334 on Jan 16, 2016, 07:05:15 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPRfP_TEQ-g

Really, really creepy on so many levels...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jan 17, 2016, 02:12:07 AM
I don't know what that was but I don't approve
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 18, 2016, 05:08:10 AM
http://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2016/01/16/man-sentenced-for-videotaping-crash-pkg.wjw/video/playlists/crime-and-intrigue/

What a douche.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jan 18, 2016, 05:18:18 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jan 18, 2016, 05:08:10 AM
http://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2016/01/16/man-sentenced-for-videotaping-crash-pkg.wjw/video/playlists/crime-and-intrigue/

What a douche.

That is just sick,
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jan 18, 2016, 09:03:14 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 15, 2016, 10:16:00 PMYou all can get off my back now. I'm watching it. :P

;D I remember the last time I visited the States, I hadn't even watched Die Hard recently, but I finally got the the motel after hours of travelling, I sat down and found myself staring at my naked feet on the rug... I couldn't help myself, I did the fists with my toes thing.

Hope you enjoyed it. I watched it with some mates myself Saturday. It turned into a drinking game which got everyone way more drunk that we expected. Good times.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Jan 19, 2016, 12:36:14 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/glenn-frey-eagles-guitarist-dies-at-67/ar-BBoo0Kn?ocid=ansmsnent11 (http://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/glenn-frey-eagles-guitarist-dies-at-67/ar-BBoo0Kn?ocid=ansmsnent11)

Damn, the music world keeps taking hits this month. :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jan 19, 2016, 12:43:32 AM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Jan 19, 2016, 12:36:14 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/glenn-frey-eagles-guitarist-dies-at-67/ar-BBoo0Kn?ocid=ansmsnent11 (http://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/glenn-frey-eagles-guitarist-dies-at-67/ar-BBoo0Kn?ocid=ansmsnent11)

Damn, the music world keeps taking hits this month. :-\

f**k..when I was a kid my dad used to play an Eagles CD in the car when we drove somewhere, just me and him...

Everyone I like is dying and I can't stop it D:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jan 19, 2016, 08:54:31 AM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Jan 18, 2016, 09:03:14 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 15, 2016, 10:16:00 PMYou all can get off my back now. I'm watching it. :P

;D I remember the last time I visited the States, I hadn't even watched Die Hard recently, but I finally got the the motel after hours of travelling, I sat down and found myself staring at my naked feet on the rug... I couldn't help myself, I did the fists with my toes thing.

Hope you enjoyed it. I watched it with some mates myself Saturday. It turned into a drinking game which got everyone way more drunk that we expected. Good times.

I didn't get to finish it. The version I had wasn't complete. Ended about 1 hour, 40.  :-\ Wasn't on NetFlix or Prime either. I enjoyed what I watched though. Very 80s. xD
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Jan 19, 2016, 11:34:58 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1145.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fo506%2Feesang2012%2Favp%2F80s_zpsxacqtu4j.jpg&hash=bf6d33955c4f6b6345116ce5a65d705128611718)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jan 19, 2016, 06:01:21 PM
City Hunter - I deleted that post. Comeon, bro. Don't post comments like that, even if the guy isn't liked. If you have some links to back it up then please post those.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jan 19, 2016, 06:02:25 PM
Quote from: Novak 1334 on Jan 16, 2016, 07:05:15 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPRfP_TEQ-g

Jesus... this is both hilarious, and horrifying.  Oh America, you really are the gift that keeps on giving

It's a twisted mind that would make a sexual connection because of that video. Especially when you consider the exploitation of children the liberal progressives engage in for illegal immigration, feminism and every other agenda they push. Personally, I think three kids is too few and their outfits could have been A LOT better.


...we're only the country that keeps on giving because other countries can't do anything besides stick out their hands. Poor bastards.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Jan 20, 2016, 12:51:12 AM
There is a star called "Tabby's Star", I learned of it due to several news sources on my phone mentioning it and talking about a strange anomaly it is giving off. It is flickering in unusual ways for a star.

Some news links are saying it's an asteroid field, but some claim that asteroids won't cause a star to flicker in a way that Tabby's Star does.

And some news sources say it could be alien megastructures.

Here is Michio Kaku talking about it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYHub2eUgrY

Gotta admit, the reporter did get on my nerves. But Michio does sum up all the things I've been hearing so far on my phone's random news feeds. I thought it'd be interesting to share with you guys.

What do you think it is? Arcturians?  :laugh:

Here's a more recent video on the news.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSgAlgXr4Cw
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 20, 2016, 07:46:31 AM
It's probably some Lovecraftian nightmare that's feeding on the star and now that somebody has noticed it... it'll probably be headed here to feed on our star. Way to go science.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Jan 20, 2016, 02:49:13 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Jan 19, 2016, 06:02:25 PM
Quote from: Novak 1334 on Jan 16, 2016, 07:05:15 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPRfP_TEQ-g

Jesus... this is both hilarious, and horrifying.  Oh America, you really are the gift that keeps on giving

It's a twisted mind that would make a sexual connection because of that video. Especially when you consider the exploitation of children the liberal progressives engage in for illegal immigration, feminism and every other agenda they push. Personally, I think three kids is too few and their outfits could have been A LOT better.


...we're only the country that keeps on giving because other countries can't do anything besides stick out their hands. Poor bastards.

Who made a sexual connection?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jan 20, 2016, 02:51:19 PM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Jan 19, 2016, 12:36:14 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/glenn-frey-eagles-guitarist-dies-at-67/ar-BBoo0Kn?ocid=ansmsnent11 (http://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/glenn-frey-eagles-guitarist-dies-at-67/ar-BBoo0Kn?ocid=ansmsnent11)

Damn, the music world keeps taking hits this month. :-\

and one of the members of Mott the Hoople passed away as well :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jan 20, 2016, 03:49:10 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Jan 20, 2016, 02:51:19 PM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Jan 19, 2016, 12:36:14 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/glenn-frey-eagles-guitarist-dies-at-67/ar-BBoo0Kn?ocid=ansmsnent11 (http://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/glenn-frey-eagles-guitarist-dies-at-67/ar-BBoo0Kn?ocid=ansmsnent11)

Damn, the music world keeps taking hits this month. :-\

and one of the members of Mott the Hoople passed away as well :(
Everyone is dying man!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-35359072
Man a new terror attack in pakistan.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jan 20, 2016, 04:36:50 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Jan 20, 2016, 03:49:10 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Jan 20, 2016, 02:51:19 PM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Jan 19, 2016, 12:36:14 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/glenn-frey-eagles-guitarist-dies-at-67/ar-BBoo0Kn?ocid=ansmsnent11 (http://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/glenn-frey-eagles-guitarist-dies-at-67/ar-BBoo0Kn?ocid=ansmsnent11)

Damn, the music world keeps taking hits this month. :-\

and one of the members of Mott the Hoople passed away as well :(
Everyone is dying man!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-35359072
Man a new terror attack in pakistan.

I know man, it sucks.

Bloody Hell D:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jan 20, 2016, 04:58:00 PM
Quote from: Novak 1334 on Jan 20, 2016, 02:49:13 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Jan 19, 2016, 06:02:25 PM
Quote from: Novak 1334 on Jan 16, 2016, 07:05:15 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPRfP_TEQ-g

Jesus... this is both hilarious, and horrifying.  Oh America, you really are the gift that keeps on giving

It's a twisted mind that would make a sexual connection because of that video. Especially when you consider the exploitation of children the liberal progressives engage in for illegal immigration, feminism and every other agenda they push. Personally, I think three kids is too few and their outfits could have been A LOT better.


...we're only the country that keeps on giving because other countries can't do anything besides stick out their hands. Poor bastards.

Who made a sexual connection?

The post was removed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jan 20, 2016, 05:15:56 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Jan 20, 2016, 04:36:50 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Jan 20, 2016, 03:49:10 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Jan 20, 2016, 02:51:19 PM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Jan 19, 2016, 12:36:14 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/glenn-frey-eagles-guitarist-dies-at-67/ar-BBoo0Kn?ocid=ansmsnent11 (http://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/glenn-frey-eagles-guitarist-dies-at-67/ar-BBoo0Kn?ocid=ansmsnent11)

Damn, the music world keeps taking hits this month. :-\

and one of the members of Mott the Hoople passed away as well :(
Everyone is dying man!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-35359072
Man a new terror attack in pakistan.

I know man, it sucks.

Bloody Hell D:
It really does.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Jan 20, 2016, 07:38:54 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Jan 20, 2016, 04:58:00 PM
Quote from: Novak 1334 on Jan 20, 2016, 02:49:13 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Jan 19, 2016, 06:02:25 PM
Quote from: Novak 1334 on Jan 16, 2016, 07:05:15 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPRfP_TEQ-g

Jesus... this is both hilarious, and horrifying.  Oh America, you really are the gift that keeps on giving

It's a twisted mind that would make a sexual connection because of that video. Especially when you consider the exploitation of children the liberal progressives engage in for illegal immigration, feminism and every other agenda they push. Personally, I think three kids is too few and their outfits could have been A LOT better.


...we're only the country that keeps on giving because other countries can't do anything besides stick out their hands. Poor bastards.

Who made a sexual connection?

The post was removed.

Right.  I was calling it creepy because it reminds me of the girls from the Shining
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Jan 20, 2016, 08:06:00 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/12107164/British-sniper-investigated-for-not-shouting-warning-in-Iraq.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/12107164/British-sniper-investigated-for-not-shouting-warning-in-Iraq.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 20, 2016, 08:14:29 PM
http://www.space.com/31670-planet-nine-solar-system-discovery.html

We may be back to nine planets. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jan 20, 2016, 10:48:13 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Jan 20, 2016, 08:06:00 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/12107164/British-sniper-investigated-for-not-shouting-warning-in-Iraq.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/12107164/British-sniper-investigated-for-not-shouting-warning-in-Iraq.html)

Half those investigations are the results of special interest groups funded by governments that are hostile to the West. When you consider the meddling that Russia, China and Iran have been engaged in through special interest groups, you realize they really they haven't joined the rest of the world in the 21st.

I hope the best for the soldier. Our British cousins demonstrated exemplary behavior during times that were defining to say the least.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jan 21, 2016, 08:48:09 AM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Jan 20, 2016, 08:06:00 PMhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/12107164/British-sniper-investigated-for-not-shouting-warning-in-Iraq.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/12107164/British-sniper-investigated-for-not-shouting-warning-in-Iraq.html)

Absolutely ridiculous. He's supposed to shout a warning from over a kilometre away?!

Things like this piss me off. The guy's doing to job he was hired by the government to do, now he's being witch-hunted for doing his job. People who complain about things like this ought to be shipped out to Iraq to see what it's really like.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jan 21, 2016, 08:58:58 AM
Quote from: broughtpain on Jan 20, 2016, 10:48:13 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Jan 20, 2016, 08:06:00 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/12107164/British-sniper-investigated-for-not-shouting-warning-in-Iraq.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/12107164/British-sniper-investigated-for-not-shouting-warning-in-Iraq.html)

Half those investigations are the results of special interest groups funded by governments that are hostile to the West. When you consider the meddling that Russia, China and Iran have been engaged in through special interest groups, you realize they really they haven't joined the rest of the world in the 21st.

I hope the best for the soldier. Our British cousins demonstrated exemplary behavior during times that were defining to say the least.

An people wonder why I'm against anything and everything PC. No clue you had to warn the enemy before shooting them  ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jan 21, 2016, 09:02:36 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jan 21, 2016, 08:58:58 AMAn people wonder why I'm against anything and everything PC.

Enter Hubbs with another sweeping generalisation!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jan 21, 2016, 09:10:23 AM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Jan 21, 2016, 09:02:36 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jan 21, 2016, 08:58:58 AMAn people wonder why I'm against anything and everything PC.

Enter Hubbs with another sweeping generalisation!

Got it in one mate, this is a typical example of modern day political correctness and I'm sure many would back it given half a chance. I can just see the type of people behind this too, I know exactly the type.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jan 21, 2016, 09:28:47 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jan 21, 2016, 09:10:23 AMGot it in one mate, this is a typical example of modern day political correctness and I'm sure many would back it given half a chance.

This case with the sniper is no more indicative of what political correctness is meant to be about than you are of moderate political views.

And I'm not your mate.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jan 21, 2016, 10:03:13 AM
Is this not a matter of ridiculous rules of engagement? Not being PC.

Quote from: HuDaFuK on Jan 21, 2016, 08:48:09 AM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Jan 20, 2016, 08:06:00 PMhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/12107164/British-sniper-investigated-for-not-shouting-warning-in-Iraq.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/12107164/British-sniper-investigated-for-not-shouting-warning-in-Iraq.html)

Absolutely ridiculous. He's supposed to shout a warning from over a kilometre away?!

Things like this piss me off. The guy's doing to job he was hired by the government to do, now he's being witch-hunted for doing his job. People who complain about things like this ought to be shipped out to Iraq to see what it's really like.

I completely agree with you though, HuDa. Higher ups really need to reconsider this kind of mentality. It must make it so hard for people in these situations. "Do I shoot? I might get sued if I go home."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jan 21, 2016, 10:11:16 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 21, 2016, 10:03:13 AMIs this not a matter of ridiculous rules of engagement? Not being PC.

I can't see how it would be. The man had a weapon and it seems beyond reasonable doubt that he intended to use it. Obviously I don't know the exact rules they're currently operating by over there but I can't see how the sniper doing what he did could be considered in breach of them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jan 21, 2016, 10:20:54 AM
Well when they say it was an unlawful kill, I'm sure this refers to the rules of engagement as they are actually laws. Political correctness isn't laws. That's just "don't be dicks to other races/sexes/etc."

From what I understand - and remember my Army friends telling me - soldiers are supposed to shout warnings if they're opening fire first. They generally have to wait to be fired upon before being able to return fire. This is just a bastardisation of that rule - how the f**k is a sniper is supposed to operate like that, I don't know.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jan 21, 2016, 10:33:44 AM
Well I had assumed snipers - much like special forces - are given some degree of leeway when it comes to RoE, simply because of how they operate. They are a very long way off, and the fact they have to be so precise often means you need to shoot first, before the enemy knows you're there.

What really confuses me is there was that guy a couple of years back who killed some jihadis from over a mile away, and by all accounts they were just sitting about doing nothing, yet no one questioned his actions then. There was also that SAS sniper more recently who killed three guys through a wall with a .50 cal from over a kilometre out, and again no one had any problems with that. By all accounts, the terrorists didn't see that one coming either.

So I really don't get why this particular incident is playing out the way it is. The man did his job and prevented a rocket attack.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jan 21, 2016, 11:13:40 AM
I suspect we don't know the whole story here. As per usual.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Jan 21, 2016, 02:12:26 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 21, 2016, 10:20:54 AM
Well when they say it was an unlawful kill, I'm sure this refers to the rules of engagement as they are actually laws. Political correctness isn't laws. That's just "don't be dicks to other races/sexes/etc."

From what I understand - and remember my Army friends telling me - soldiers are supposed to shout warnings if they're opening fire first. They generally have to wait to be fired upon before being able to return fire. This is just a bastardisation of that rule - how the f**k is a sniper is supposed to operate like that, I don't know.

"YOOO, I'm on the tenth floor in a building half a mile to your east! I got you in my sights! No, I'm not giving away my position, this is just a friendly warning to my enemies!"

You're right, Hicks, it is a bastardization of the rule. Snipers are meant to be silent. And from the distances involved, how the hell is he meant to shout a warning coherently anyway? Send smoke signals?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jan 21, 2016, 03:53:24 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 21, 2016, 10:20:54 AM
Well when they say it was an unlawful kill, I'm sure this refers to the rules of engagement as they are actually laws. Political correctness isn't laws. That's just "don't be dicks to other races/sexes/etc."

From what I understand - and remember my Army friends telling me - soldiers are supposed to shout warnings if they're opening fire first. They generally have to wait to be fired upon before being able to return fire. This is just a bastardisation of that rule - how the f**k is a sniper is supposed to operate like that, I don't know.
In northern Ireland they had to shout warnings(they called it rules from the yellow book)thats stupid because your in a f**king riot.Snipers however should be different they are normally in a distance unless somehow the guy was to close.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jan 21, 2016, 03:58:18 PM
Northern Ireland was very different though. As bas as it got, it was never Iraq. You didn't see many Provos shooting off RPGs on a daily basis.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jan 21, 2016, 04:01:38 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Jan 21, 2016, 03:58:18 PM
Northern Ireland was very different though. As bas as it got, it was never Iraq. You didn't see many Provos shooting off RPGs on a daily basis.
True but there were a LOT of riots.What Provos use to do is during a riot they would make the crowd clear then fire a shot then run.Also theu used Traps and Back shots a lot more so the Army was always on edge.(What pussies in my opinion)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jan 21, 2016, 04:36:15 PM
I'm sorry but how in God's name is shouting a warning to the enemy that your're about to fire, gonna win you a conflict. Hey...umm, excuse me, I don't suppose you could just acknowledge me here before I shoot you? Ah yes thank you very much old chap, now hold still please.

Its like something out of Monty Python  ???   ::)

I find the entire thing pretty disgusting because its almost as if our own people care more about the enemy than are actual soldiers fighting a war to protect them! I also find it PC because this is exactly the kind of crap that happens these days, its all basically human rights nonsense by righteous groups that seem to think these rights solely belong to the opposite side (at least so they can make some money off it). Sure I don't know the exact details but the fact this sniper stopped the enemy from firing onto a UK base shows how little they care about UK troops, and much they care about the enemy, probably because they think they're all refugees or whatever  ::)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jan 21, 2016, 05:22:40 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jan 21, 2016, 04:36:15 PM
I'm sorry but how in God's name is shouting a warning to the enemy that your're about to fire, gonna win you a conflict. Hey...umm, excuse me, I don't suppose you could just acknowledge me here before I shoot you? Ah yes thank you very much old chap, now hold still please.

Its like something out of Monty Python  ???   ::)

I find the entire thing pretty disgusting because its almost as if our own people care more about the enemy than are actual soldiers fighting a war to protect them! I also find it PC because this is exactly the kind of crap that happens these days, its all basically human rights nonsense by righteous groups that seem to think these rights solely belong to the opposite side (at least so they can make some money off it). Sure I don't know the exact details but the fact this sniper stopped the enemy from firing onto a UK base shows how little they care about UK troops, and much they care about the enemy, probably because they think they're all refugees or whatever  ::)
Agree with you(apart from the refugee bit)British army are too lenient while the IDF is to brutal there has to be a limit,there should be a way of dealing with the enemy i mean look at northern Ireland South Armagh was bandit country for 30 years.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jan 22, 2016, 01:51:37 PM
Its like they're saying he should have thrown a can attached to a string to the guy before he shot him
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jan 22, 2016, 02:14:53 PM
Its sick, in a way these groups are almost saying, if you die in battle, its actually a lot more PC for everyone involved and helps us. If you come back alive then you might have done something underhanded to do so, so we might have to investigate you. So, it looks better for you if you get killed in battle cos then we're sure you probably haven't done anything wrong.

Of course I'm going to the extreme but it does kinda sound that way from a certain angle.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jan 22, 2016, 02:23:41 PM
I don't think you understand what PC is.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jan 22, 2016, 03:04:31 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 22, 2016, 02:23:41 PM
I don't think you understand what PC is.
In a way he is right though about political correctness getting into war, the amount of shit people get into with today's conflicts for doing their job is horrible. There shouldn't even be an investigation when it comes to this guy, he killed an enemy combatant that was armed with an IED, fair game in my book. This reminds me of that one Canadian forces member who went up to a taliban fighter who was blown in half by an airstrike, was being kicked by ANA fighters, and put a bullet in him to put him out of his misery. Guy comes home and gets dishonorably discharged.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jan 22, 2016, 03:16:44 PM
Feel free to give me specifics but that doesn't seem to relate to political correctness. This seems to be related to things like the rules of engagement, human rights and humanitarianism rather than political correctness. I'm not saying I agree with it - the opposite in fact, the RoE are too stringent IMHO and I'm sure there's more to the story than we know - but I do think the term PC is being used incorrectly and often incorrectly.

Hubbs like to throw it around in quite a negative manner that often seems incorrectly used. And I'm sure misuse of the concept does get in the way of a lot of things. At the end of the day, it just boils down to don't be a dick.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jan 22, 2016, 04:06:03 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 22, 2016, 03:16:44 PM
Feel free to give me specifics but that doesn't seem to relate to political correctness. This seems to be related to things like the rules of engagement, human rights and humanitarianism rather than political correctness. I'm not saying I agree with it - the opposite in fact, the RoE are too stringent IMHO and I'm sure there's more to the story than we know - but I do think the term PC is being used incorrectly and often incorrectly.

Hubbs like to throw it around in quite a negative manner that often seems incorrectly used. And I'm sure misuse of the concept does get in the way of a lot of things. At the end of the day, it just boils down to don't be a dick.
Lets talk about something else.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jan 22, 2016, 07:49:56 PM
There's parts of the ROE that are politically correct. Like not shooting first, sacrificing OpSec for the observation of local customs and placing an excess of responsibility on soldiers to try and help the 'image' of war.


No reasonable individual would expect a person to shout to someone over 1000 meters away. Unless they were pursuing an agenda with an underlying purpose. That's why I brought up Russia and other countries. At every single turn, Russia has peddled garbage through special interest groups and bought politicians to degrade the image of western countries and western civilization. From the whole "the war in Iraq was illegal" to anti-fracking to feminism to the "imperialism" of the United States; Russia has been meddling in other countries and pushing propaganda against them. Iran(one guess why the "revolution" left Iran in Russia's political sphere) has been pushing A LOT of propaganda for the last decade. They've spread their influence throughout the middle east and even into south and central America( north America if you consider Mexico according to geographical rather than cultural). Without digging into who's behind the allegations, my guess is Russia then Iran.



Everybody should agree that demanding a sniper shout a spoiler from that distance is ludicrous.

That having been said....

"EEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHH POOOOOOLLLLLLLYYYYY"

The whole thing sounds like something from a montey python bit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jan 22, 2016, 07:57:20 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Jan 22, 2016, 07:49:56 PM
There's parts of the ROE that are politically correct. Like not shooting first, sacrificing OpSec for the observation of local customs and placing an excess of responsibility on soldiers to try and help the 'image' of war.

I would only consider that second part to be PC. The first...I don't even know where that could have come from but it certainly can't be related to respect for specific cultures or groups. And the third is PR.

But yes, this is ridiculous.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 22, 2016, 08:35:17 PM
Do not fire until fired upon may also legally translate into do not fire until exploded upon?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jan 22, 2016, 08:58:50 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Jan 22, 2016, 07:49:56 PM
Russia has peddled garbage through special interest groups and bought politicians to degrade the image of western countries and western civilization.

Yeah, we don't need Russia's help to look bad. History speaks for itself. However, I do agree that it is quite hypocrite and ironic that Russia is the the one pointing fingers when Russia's history is no better than the ours.


QuoteFrom the whole "the war in Iraq was illegal" to anti-fracking to feminism to the "imperialism" of the United States;

So what are you saying, that the Iraq War handled correctly? That Anti-fracking and Feminism is anti-Western BS? That the U.S. is not imperialistic?


QuoteRussia has been meddling in other countries and pushing propaganda against them.

WE (you're American, right?) are just as bad as the Russians when it comes to this. Our track record is horrible.


QuoteIran(one guess why the "revolution" left Iran in Russia's political sphere) has been pushing A LOT of propaganda for the last decade. They've spread their influence throughout the middle east and even into south and central America( north America if you consider Mexico according to geographical rather than cultural).

Again, we're just as bad, especially when it comes to South America and the Middle-East.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jan 22, 2016, 09:24:09 PM

1. Russia's history is far worse than that of the United States.
2. I said Russia pushes propaganda through special interest groups. The communist movement that put a chokehold on parts of the black community that began around 1930 was directed by none other than Joseph Stalin(the guy that killed his own people for the establishment of a godless state without property rights). Other special interest groups relative to everything from feminism to environmentalism to lawyers condemned the Iraq war while the SCRs did, in fact, provide the endeavor legally.
3. Our involvement in other countries hasn't historically led to the picture of the president of the United States on billboards and the sides of buildings like in Cuba and Venezuela nor do we push the issue to the point of a letter being read to the masses as happened as though POTUS was addressing subjects in another country as happened with Putin's letter in Egypt not to long ago.
4. Again, we aren't so adamant about domination that we annex territory and invade areas then unilaterally  declare them independent.


When you consider the history of the United States, do you consider it relative to that of other countries in the same time frame or what you consider morally superior by today's standards?
When you take offense to the involvement of the United States in other countries, do you take offense to other countries being involved in other countries for the same reasons and by the same standard?
Do you believe that history should only be recalled for the offense as to demonstrate the current state of affairs?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jan 22, 2016, 09:30:52 PM
(https://media.giphy.com/media/3o7rbKujJba8KrqzKM/giphy.gif)

http://www.inquisitr.com/2728067/bernie-sanders-polls-after-opening-up-big-lead-in-iowa-the-sanders-surge-appears-to-be-very-real/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jan 22, 2016, 10:18:05 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Jan 22, 2016, 09:24:09 PM
1. Russia's history is far worse than that of the United States.

That's because Russia's documented history reaches further back than ours.


Quote2. I said Russia pushes propaganda through special interest groups. The communist movement that put a chokehold on parts of the black community that began around 1930 was directed by none other than Joseph Stalin(the guy that killed his own people for the establishment of a godless state without property rights). Other special interest groups relative to everything from feminism to environmentalism to lawyers condemned the Iraq war while the SCRs did, in fact, provide the endeavor legally.

Still not getting exactly what you're implying. Don't want to put words in your mouth.


Quote3. Our involvement in other countries hasn't historically led to the picture of the president of the United States on billboards and the sides of buildings like in Cuba and Venezuela nor do we push the issue to the point of a letter being read to the masses as happened as though POTUS was addressing subjects in another country as happened with Putin's letter in Egypt not to long ago.

We don't need too. It's all baked into the Western entertainment industry etc., which is worldwide and dominating hard. Cultural imperialism for the win.


Quote4. Again, we aren't so adamant about domination that we annex territory and invade areas then unilaterally declare them independent.

Again, because we don't need to. It's good to be king; the American century continues.


QuoteWhen you consider the history of the United States, do you consider it relative to that of other countries in the same time frame or what you consider morally superior by today's standards?

The former, but without rationalizing the facts of the past or the effect and imprint it has on the present as well as the future. So in a way it's both actually.


QuoteWhen you take offense to the involvement of the United States in other countries, do you take offense to other countries being involved in other countries for the same reasons and by the same standard?

Of course, but it also depends on the state of the countries. You can't expect a war torn undemocratic country ridden with corruption, lawlessness and failing infrastructure to live up to the same standards as an orderly democratic country with all  ducks in a row. I expect more from let's say Japan or Sweden than I do from Somalia or Afghanistan.


QuoteDo you believe that history should only be recalled for the offense as to demonstrate the current state of affairs?

Of course history should be acknowledged and always be kept in mind when it comes to the current state of affairs. History is a bunch of chains leading to where we are now. Actions have consequences. For example, the Middle-East isn't the mess it is simply because of Islam - it's the result of colonialism, imperialism, tribalism, oil, unresolved religious disputes, world wars and the cold war, and as we all know the West played a big part, if not the biggest part, in those events. We pretty much created it but never took or take blame for it. We often talk about the problems in the Middle-East as if they happened on their own conveniently leaving ourselves out of the picture. It's easy to glorify oneself and condemn and distance oneself from others when you feel like you're not a part of their problems whatsoever.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jan 23, 2016, 03:31:31 AM
http://thestarphoenix.com/news/crime/la-loche-community-school-in-lockdown-stars-dispatched-we-will-not-be-allowing-anyone-in-or-out

Not the type of thing I'd expect to happen here  :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: oduodu on Jan 23, 2016, 04:16:20 AM
Like I said I hate politics. But in terms if news I thought it relevant:

So here in good old South Africa:

Maize meal price in stores increased by 70 % in one year. This is the staple food of the poorest people. Due to the drought this will further worsen the price. We had good rain over the last couple of days but not nearly enough. Most farmers farm in debt . They have to borrow to buy seed etc to plant, so no yield then they loose everything. Electricity is at a price that if it gets any higher people simply cannot afford it any more killing volume sales. Johannesburg municipality owes Eskom over a billion rand in outstanding debt for electricity. A lot of that is because of people stealing electricity. They do this by bypassing the pre paid electricity meters. They are trying to solve this by installing smart meters but I doubt the roll out is quick enough. Event if the find a way ti curb the stealing most people will then have to budget for electricity meaning less money for food etc. 12% of our budget goes into social grants. Gov wants to start lessening that. Where will people find money to but food from if that starts to happen . (I hear they are taking about doing the same thing in UK). I also just heard that the UK is going to ask all SA people not earning more than R800 000 per year to leave the UK. What will they do when they come back to SA ?? Cosatu is unhappy about gov signing a new tax law that allows you to only get one third of your retirement lump sum. The law is forcing you to invest your money. Probably to prevent people from coming defendant on the state as you will get interest on your investment. Unemployment is higher than ever before.

So a bleak 2016 awaits SA.

Is it the same in the rest of the world ??
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 23, 2016, 09:51:21 AM
I gave South Africa a quick search and it appears all that they care about is soccer. On the bright side, Poaching in South Africa is down.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: oduodu on Jan 23, 2016, 11:22:43 AM
If you can believe the reports. I don't get it - they got satellites that sees everything - why not just use them and track the movements of poachers- they know where a poach happened so just go back to the archives and see what the movement of those poachers was- then so you can see where they operate from and where they give off the ivory and to who.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 23, 2016, 12:54:06 PM
It's not that easy. Satellite surveillance is unrealistic. It's expensive to send them up and to monitor them in real time. Using satellites in such a manner is the stuff of movies. Drones may be more useful but still they would need to have a sufficient amount of resources to be practical. Next is the problem of too much ground to cover and out right corruption and a lack of understanding about who's land is whose and the law in general. It's usually just a small group at any given time that does most of the poaching. Rarely are they ever caught, least to mention they tend to be heavily armed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jan 23, 2016, 02:06:04 PM
Steven Moffat is leaving his role as Doctor Who Showrunner after Season 10. Which wont be shown on BBC until Spring 2017. Chris Chibnall (Torchwood/Broadchurch) will be taking over as Showrunner for Season 11 in Spring 2018.

There will only be a Christmas Special in 2016.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: oduodu on Jan 23, 2016, 02:28:16 PM
Good points . Maybe I watched too much 24 / spy movies and think somewhere there is some super computer and some analyst sitting at a computer analyzing pictures video clips. Like infrared images and then you can perhaps guide your armed forces to that area.

But that's probably wishful thinking
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jan 23, 2016, 05:40:33 PM
Who would of thought that the voice of reason would come from Mr Ice Cube, kudos.
http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/ice-cube-oscars-boycott-straight-outta-compton-1201686598/#comment-list-wrapper


Whilst Stacey Dash kills it opening up the entire black double standard issue which many have conveniently ignored for years.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2016/01/20/stacey-dash-to-oscars-so-white-crowd-if-you-dont-want-segregation-get-rid-of-bet/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jan 23, 2016, 07:38:45 PM
On that note about Russia having more documented history...


Russian Empire was founded: 1721

United States: 1776

Russia has had a little more time to be a dick, usually involving the Polish and Lithuanians.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jan 24, 2016, 03:32:12 PM
[quote author=Hubbs


Whilst Stacey Dash kills it opening up the entire black double standard issue which many have conveniently ignored for years.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2016/01/20/stacey-dash-to-oscars-so-white-crowd-if-you-dont-want-segregation-get-rid-of-bet/
[/quote]

She's said some pretty even and level things in the past. The thing with the Oscars is exemplary of the expectancy within the black community. There's so many aspects to each movie and the roles therein it's absolutely ignorant to think that an actor that fits certain roles very well should be passed passed up and that feeling conveyed lost simply because of the color of his or her skin. There's also something to be said about how race and gender can be intrinsic to certain roles.


That all said, I've found Ice Cube to make comments that stem from objective observations on hot-button issues. I've heard Ice T, Mike Tyson and others comment with logical statements that you wouldn't expect.

Quote from: Gate on Jan 23, 2016, 07:38:45 PM
On that note about Russia having more documented history...


Russian Empire was founded: 1721

United States: 1776

Russia has had a little more time to be a dick, usually involving the Polish and Lithuanians.

It's not exactly a fair comparison if you only count when the the war for independence was won in the now United States while ignoring the relative points in Russia. Russia has had civil wars, conquered others and failed multiple times and come back as a new country. If you want a point of reference that includes modern day Russia, that point would be the most recent collapse during the cold war. A new Russia with a new constitution has emerged. This new Russia has invaded several sovereign countries, unilaterally declared areas within other countries "independent" for the sake of "ethnic Russians" living there, annexed territory after declaring it independent while claiming lands and territories to expand contrary to claims of other countries and international law(Russia attempting to unilaterally overturn the United States reserved claim in antarctica is a perfect example of Russian expansionism with disregard for international law and norms).


Some people ignorantly equate cultural qualities being voluntarily assimilated with outright expansionism dictating a change in culture. Just because Chinese and Russian people listen to rap music and eat McDonald's doesn't mean they are now Americanized and have been conquered. If so, that would mean those who eat corned beef and cabbage while listening to Gaelic music would be Irish. Obviously, it doesn't work that way....
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jan 25, 2016, 07:16:27 AM
Quote from: Gate on Jan 23, 2016, 07:38:45 PM
On that note about Russia having more documented history...


Russian Empire was founded: 1721

United States: 1776

Russia has had a little more time to be a dick, usually involving the Polish and Lithuanians.

Well, I was referring to the many incarnations of the both them throughout the centuries leading all the way up to modern times.



Quote from: Hubbs on Jan 23, 2016, 05:40:33 PM
Who would of thought that the voice of reason would come from Mr Ice Cube, kudos.
http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/ice-cube-oscars-boycott-straight-outta-compton-1201686598/#comment-list-wrapper

Pick what fits and ignore the rest, yes, Hubbs?


Quote
Whilst Stacey Dash kills it opening up the entire black double standard issue which many have conveniently ignored for years.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2016/01/20/stacey-dash-to-oscars-so-white-crowd-if-you-dont-want-segregation-get-rid-of-bet/

Stacey Dash - a Fox News contributor. Yeah, great representative for the cause, Hubbs. Keep on digging!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jan 25, 2016, 03:57:43 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jan 25, 2016, 07:16:27 AM
Quote from: Gate on Jan 23, 2016, 07:38:45 PM
On that note about Russia having more documented history...


Russian Empire was founded: 1721

United States: 1776

Russia has had a little more time to be a dick, usually involving the Polish and Lithuanians.

Well, I was referring to the many incarnations of both them through the centuries leading all the way up to modern times.



Quote from: Hubbs on Jan 23, 2016, 05:40:33 PM
Who would of thought that the voice of reason would come from Mr Ice Cube, kudos.
http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/ice-cube-oscars-boycott-straight-outta-compton-1201686598/#comment-list-wrapper

Pick what fits and ignore the rest, yes, Hubbs?


Quote
Whilst Stacey Dash kills it opening up the entire black double standard issue which many have conveniently ignored for years.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2016/01/20/stacey-dash-to-oscars-so-white-crowd-if-you-dont-want-segregation-get-rid-of-bet/

Stacey Dash - a Fox News contributor. Yeah, great representative for the cause, Hubbs. Keep on digging!
No dont invite Hubbs i dont wont an other argument here.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jan 25, 2016, 05:04:18 PM
Not gonna argue, but all I'm gonna say is, Ice Cube was one of the main forces behind 'Straight Outta Compton', someone you'd think would be behind the small minority that are crying racism. But he outrightly said the whole thing is ridiculous so that basically ends it. Everyone knows the Smith's are just sore because Will's Oscar bait flick didn't come up trumps.

Funny thing is, some people want everyone to boycott the Oscar's, but all this fuss and outrage will probably give the award ceremony a massive boost.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jan 25, 2016, 05:49:06 PM
Why are people so down on Fox news?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jan 25, 2016, 08:37:18 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Jan 25, 2016, 03:57:43 PM
No dont invite Hubbs i dont wont an other argument here.

Sorry about that, my bad. I'll continue the conversation in the Political News thread.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 25, 2016, 08:41:22 PM
Oh right this is for the news... I better delete that post above as it contains no actual news.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jan 25, 2016, 08:52:09 PM
Fox news is leaps and bounds ahead of CNN, MSNBC and every other far-left media outlet. Trying to claim Fox news is bad because of not fact checking(which they do) while saying RT and AJ is better is absolutely ignorant. Libprogs don't like Fox news because Fox news offers coverage and different commentator  views than what's passed certification by the left's socialist totalitarian overlords. It's asinine to use freedom to attack others for using that same freedom in a manner  that's no different except for at a superficial point that's a matter of opinion.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 25, 2016, 09:06:48 PM
This type of discussion is why the other thread exists for political news. FN is not a new media outlet, it's a political arm. Thus this is better handled in the political news thread.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Jan 25, 2016, 09:09:27 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Jan 25, 2016, 08:52:09 PM
Fox news is leaps and bounds ahead of CNN, MSNBC and every other far-left media outlet. Trying to claim Fox news is bad because of not fact checking(which they do) while saying RT and AJ is better is absolutely ignorant. Libprogs don't like Fox news because Fox news offers coverage and different commentator  views than what's passed certification by the left's socialist totalitarian overlords. It's asinine to use freedom to attack others for using that same freedom in a manner  that's no different except for at a superficial point that's a matter of opinion.

:laugh:

I laugh but deep inside it's scary the things people say. 24 hour news networks are a joke and MSNBC and FOX produce more propaganda and spin than anything resembling actual  news.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jan 25, 2016, 09:27:30 PM
Quote from: 420Buddy on Jan 25, 2016, 09:09:27 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Jan 25, 2016, 08:52:09 PM
Fox news is leaps and bounds ahead of CNN, MSNBC and every other far-left media outlet. Trying to claim Fox news is bad because of not fact checking(which they do) while saying RT and AJ is better is absolutely ignorant. Libprogs don't like Fox news because Fox news offers coverage and different commentator  views than what's passed certification by the left's socialist totalitarian overlords. It's asinine to use freedom to attack others for using that same freedom in a manner  that's no different except for at a superficial point that's a matter of opinion.

:laugh:

I laugh but deep inside it's scary the things people say. 24 hour news networks are a joke and MSNBC and FOX produce more propaganda and spin than anything resembling actual  news.

...I never said anything to the contrary in that quote. ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jan 25, 2016, 09:38:22 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Jan 25, 2016, 08:52:09 PM
Fox news is leaps and bounds ahead of CNN, MSNBC and every other far-left media outlet.

:laugh:

...Wait, are you serious?


QuoteTrying to claim Fox news is bad because of not fact checking(which they do) while saying RT and AJ is better is absolutely ignorant.

Well, RT and AJ don't claim to be fair and balanced...


QuoteLibprogs don't like Fox news because Fox news offers coverage and different commentator...

Yes, they bring in their Uncle Toms to confirm their propaganda, or they mob their actual liberal guests at least three to one.


Quote...views than what's passed certification by the left's socialist totalitarian overlords.

No, they only adhere to what's passed certification by the right's capitalist fascist overlords.


QuoteIt's asinine to use freedom to attack others for using that same freedom in a manner  that's no different except for at a superficial point that's a matter of opinion.

?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jan 25, 2016, 09:58:33 PM
...I think I should feel bad.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 25, 2016, 10:31:48 PM
It's alright because here's some sad news.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/25/world/henry-worsley-explorer-dies-antarctic/index.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jan 25, 2016, 11:44:10 PM
Clinton's email release were delayed another month. That has the potential to sink her defense against Sanders.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jan 26, 2016, 12:27:26 AM
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/01/25/university-missouri-professor-charged-with-assault-in-fracas-with-journalist.html

Sadly, this was at a place the left claims is for "higher education" and produces what they consider their "intellectual elite".


....fascists gonna fascist I guess.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jan 26, 2016, 01:14:52 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jan 25, 2016, 10:31:48 PM
It's alright because here's some sad news.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/25/world/henry-worsley-explorer-dies-antarctic/index.html

Came so close too, what a shitty situation
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 26, 2016, 01:29:18 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jan 26, 2016, 01:14:52 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jan 25, 2016, 10:31:48 PM
It's alright because here's some sad news.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/25/world/henry-worsley-explorer-dies-antarctic/index.html

Came so close too, what a shitty situation
Yea. Only had 30 miles to go. However I wonder how high he placed the risk of a bacterial infection in Antarctica at. Since that appears to have been what done him in overall.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jan 26, 2016, 01:31:40 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jan 26, 2016, 01:29:18 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jan 26, 2016, 01:14:52 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jan 25, 2016, 10:31:48 PM
It's alright because here's some sad news.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/25/world/henry-worsley-explorer-dies-antarctic/index.html

Came so close too, what a shitty situation
Yea. Only had 30 miles to go. However I wonder how high he placed the risk of a bacterial infection in Antarctica at. Since that appears to have been what done him in overall.
Maybe he was under the assumption bacteria couldn't survive at that temperature? Either way, it's a damn shame
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jan 26, 2016, 01:52:41 AM
Quote from: broughtpain on Jan 26, 2016, 12:27:26 AM
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/01/25/university-missouri-professor-charged-with-assault-in-fracas-with-journalist.html

Sadly, this was at a place the left claims is for "higher education" and produces what they consider their "intellectual elite".


....fascists gonna fascist I guess.

Pure nonsense. I must ask though, are you and Hubbs one and the same guy?

Also, if your intention with a news post is to start a political discussion you should post it in the POLITICAL News thread. This is the non-vitriolic News thread.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 26, 2016, 02:51:28 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/25/politics/obama-bans-juvenile-solitary-confinement/index.html

Wow I didn't know that we still used solitary-confinement on kids.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jan 26, 2016, 02:56:55 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jan 26, 2016, 02:51:28 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/25/politics/obama-bans-juvenile-solitary-confinement/index.html

Wow I didn't know that we still used solitary-confinement on kids.

It's mostly used in extreme circumstances, usually to protect other kids from possibly dangerous people
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 26, 2016, 03:23:46 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jan 26, 2016, 02:56:55 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jan 26, 2016, 02:51:28 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/25/politics/obama-bans-juvenile-solitary-confinement/index.html

Wow I didn't know that we still used solitary-confinement on kids.

It's mostly used in extreme circumstances, usually to protect other kids from possibly dangerous people
Well that case is still legally allowed to happen and with good reason but it sounds as if it was being abused far too often.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jan 26, 2016, 03:25:32 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jan 26, 2016, 03:23:46 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jan 26, 2016, 02:56:55 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jan 26, 2016, 02:51:28 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/25/politics/obama-bans-juvenile-solitary-confinement/index.html

Wow I didn't know that we still used solitary-confinement on kids.

It's mostly used in extreme circumstances, usually to protect other kids from possibly dangerous people
Well that case is still legally allowed to happen and with good reason but it sounds as if it was being abused far too often.
It all really depends on the facility and their staff. Most are fine, but sometimes the security can be REAL assholes, just like any other prison
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jan 26, 2016, 09:45:09 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jan 25, 2016, 10:31:48 PM
It's alright because here's some sad news.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/25/world/henry-worsley-explorer-dies-antarctic/index.html

I completely missed this was happening. That sounded like a really interesting venture. That's a real shame to hear. Especially so close to completing his goal.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jan 26, 2016, 01:01:51 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 26, 2016, 09:45:09 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jan 25, 2016, 10:31:48 PM
It's alright because here's some sad news.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/25/world/henry-worsley-explorer-dies-antarctic/index.html

I completely missed this was happening. That sounded like a really interesting venture. That's a real shame to hear. Especially so close to completing his goal.

Shame he didnt quite make it, but he died doing what he loved to do
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Jan 26, 2016, 09:13:25 PM
http://thebulletin.org/press-release/doomsday-clock-announcement-set-january-26th-washington-dc9061?platform=hootsuite
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 26, 2016, 11:44:00 PM
So it's still set at 3 minutes till midnight. Man this is worse than a dragon ball z battle. The clock will never reach midnight at that rate. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jan 27, 2016, 02:22:55 AM
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/chick-fil-manager-had-shocking-215556206.html;_ylt=AwrC0CONKahWz0IA.lGZmolQ;_ylu=X3oDMTByOHZyb21tBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzcg--?.gg_invalid=true
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Jan 27, 2016, 05:02:52 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jan 26, 2016, 01:31:40 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jan 26, 2016, 01:29:18 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jan 26, 2016, 01:14:52 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jan 25, 2016, 10:31:48 PM
It's alright because here's some sad news.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/25/world/henry-worsley-explorer-dies-antarctic/index.html

Came so close too, what a shitty situation
Yea. Only had 30 miles to go. However I wonder how high he placed the risk of a bacterial infection in Antarctica at. Since that appears to have been what done him in overall.
Maybe he was under the assumption bacteria couldn't survive at that temperature? Either way, it's a damn shame
I remember reading about the prehistoric bacteria being thawed in Antarctica due to global warming.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 27, 2016, 05:19:02 AM
Quote from: Shinawi on Jan 27, 2016, 05:02:52 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jan 26, 2016, 01:31:40 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jan 26, 2016, 01:29:18 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jan 26, 2016, 01:14:52 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jan 25, 2016, 10:31:48 PM
It's alright because here's some sad news.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/25/world/henry-worsley-explorer-dies-antarctic/index.html

Came so close too, what a shitty situation
Yea. Only had 30 miles to go. However I wonder how high he placed the risk of a bacterial infection in Antarctica at. Since that appears to have been what done him in overall.
Maybe he was under the assumption bacteria couldn't survive at that temperature? Either way, it's a damn shame
I remember reading about the prehistoric bacteria being thawed in Antarctica due to global warming.
Yea meteorites crash there all the time. It could be possible that bacteria piggy-backing on one could have survived the eons in ice. He could become the first man to discover an alien life form posthumously. Yea it's an extremely small chance but one never knows.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Jan 27, 2016, 05:45:56 AM
The future worries me. Sure people said the same in the past since everyone thought we would be dead from the Russia in the 50's and 60's or that the Nazis would have taken over the world by the 40's. However I'm not so sure now. It's too bad that none of the major world leathers would listen to fix our world better. No one wants to fix global warming because it's all about money. People just want to spent money on oil when solar energy is better to use from what I can remember. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jan 27, 2016, 08:25:14 AM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Jan 26, 2016, 01:01:51 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 26, 2016, 09:45:09 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jan 25, 2016, 10:31:48 PM
It's alright because here's some sad news.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/25/world/henry-worsley-explorer-dies-antarctic/index.html

I completely missed this was happening. That sounded like a really interesting venture. That's a real shame to hear. Especially so close to completing his goal.

Shame he didnt quite make it, but he died doing what he loved to do

It was still a damn fine achievement. I'm sure he was proud.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jan 27, 2016, 09:32:59 AM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/space/12123223/Faked-Moon-landing-would-have-been-exposed-within-four-years-scientist-concludes.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 27, 2016, 08:58:07 PM
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2611419-shinji-kagawa-takes-on-30-schoolchildren-in-bizarre-football-game-and-scores?iid=ob_homepage_deskrecommended_pool
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jan 28, 2016, 08:39:53 AM
Man, the world would be a far duller place without Japan.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jan 28, 2016, 02:59:06 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Jan 28, 2016, 08:39:53 AM
Man, the world would be a far duller place without Japan.
So true.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jan 30, 2016, 09:07:58 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-35411078
Remember action man guys. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Feb 01, 2016, 03:48:42 AM
All smiles now as black performers gain multiple awards at the SAG awards lol! what a surprise  ::)

Not a single mention of any other people (Asian, Latino, Middle Eastern, Indian Sub-Continent etc...), its all about one specific group every time and once again they get their way. Fully expect this from now on with every award show going (for fear of diversity outrage backlash).

This is starting to sound like some form of quota system is desired. If we're going to complain and scream racism every year that an acceptable number of black people aren't nominated for certain awards then can't we just reveal what the magic number The Academy needs to hit is so they can hit and keep the peace?

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Feb 01, 2016, 06:33:24 AM
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/boko-haram-burns-kids-alive-northeast-nigeria-witness-36624404

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Feb 01, 2016, 09:43:56 AM
Boko Haram are just the worst of the worst.

Sadly, until they start shooting up Paris instead of Nigerians, the West won't do jack.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Feb 01, 2016, 10:16:47 AM
Boko Haram is just a name and the members are just appendages. It's the sentiment and ideology that's actually the actor. Once that's understood, it becomes easy to understand why radical Islam extremism has occurred, does occur and more importantly, how to adequately address it.

It's a matter of what's in the skull. Ideological warfare is the apex of all warfare. Refugee programs aren't the Trojan horse; the refugees are. What's happening with groups like Boko Haram and ISIS(which are one in the same now) are actual, physical and tangible, manifestations of the thought.

People need to understand that.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 01, 2016, 10:19:43 AM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Feb 01, 2016, 09:43:56 AM
Boko Haram are just the worst of the worst.

Sadly, until they start shooting up Paris instead of Nigerians, the West won't do jack.
In all honestly did the ISIL attack of Paris really force France into doing anything other than a few air strikes? I understand that it takes time to prepares and mobilize for any offensive but it seems to be back to business as usual from here.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Feb 01, 2016, 12:04:43 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 01, 2016, 10:19:43 AMIn all honestly did the ISIL attack of Paris really force France into doing anything other than a few air strikes? I understand that it takes time to prepares and mobilize for any offensive but it seems to be back to business as usual from here.

My point was Europe is doing even less than that about Boko because it's Africans killing Africans and it's not affecting us over here.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 01, 2016, 12:23:31 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Feb 01, 2016, 12:04:43 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 01, 2016, 10:19:43 AMIn all honestly did the ISIL attack of Paris really force France into doing anything other than a few air strikes? I understand that it takes time to prepares and mobilize for any offensive but it seems to be back to business as usual from here.

My point was Europe is doing even less than that about Boko because it's Africans killing Africans and it's not affecting us over here.
I bet if it affected the price of oil we'd all be doing something. It must suck living in countries that have nothing that anyone else wants.

http://www.cnet.com/news/neil-degrasse-tyson-goes-all-out-against-flat-earther-b-o-b/

hmm that guy can't seriously think the earth is flat, must being doing it for the free publicity or am I gravely wrong?>
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Feb 01, 2016, 12:45:38 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 01, 2016, 12:23:31 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Feb 01, 2016, 12:04:43 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 01, 2016, 10:19:43 AMIn all honestly did the ISIL attack of Paris really force France into doing anything other than a few air strikes? I understand that it takes time to prepares and mobilize for any offensive but it seems to be back to business as usual from here.

My point was Europe is doing even less than that about Boko because it's Africans killing Africans and it's not affecting us over here.
I bet if it affected the price of oil we'd all be doing something. It must suck living in countries that have nothing that anyone else wants.

http://www.cnet.com/news/neil-degrasse-tyson-goes-all-out-against-flat-earther-b-o-b/

hmm that guy can't seriously think the earth is flat, must being doing it for the free publicity or am I gravely wrong?>

What the f**k is a B.o.b? Is he the rapper of the week or something?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 01, 2016, 12:49:56 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Feb 01, 2016, 12:45:38 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 01, 2016, 12:23:31 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Feb 01, 2016, 12:04:43 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 01, 2016, 10:19:43 AMIn all honestly did the ISIL attack of Paris really force France into doing anything other than a few air strikes? I understand that it takes time to prepares and mobilize for any offensive but it seems to be back to business as usual from here.

My point was Europe is doing even less than that about Boko because it's Africans killing Africans and it's not affecting us over here.
I bet if it affected the price of oil we'd all be doing something. It must suck living in countries that have nothing that anyone else wants.

http://www.cnet.com/news/neil-degrasse-tyson-goes-all-out-against-flat-earther-b-o-b/

hmm that guy can't seriously think the earth is flat, must being doing it for the free publicity or am I gravely wrong?>

What the f**k is a B.o.b? Is he the rapper of the week or something?
Oh, lol so I'm not the only person that has no f'n idea who the hell that was. However, yea, he's apparently some rapper and actually does believe that the world is flat. I mean I shouldn't be shocked but it's still disappointing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Feb 01, 2016, 02:10:16 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 01, 2016, 12:49:56 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Feb 01, 2016, 12:45:38 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 01, 2016, 12:23:31 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Feb 01, 2016, 12:04:43 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 01, 2016, 10:19:43 AMIn all honestly did the ISIL attack of Paris really force France into doing anything other than a few air strikes? I understand that it takes time to prepares and mobilize for any offensive but it seems to be back to business as usual from here.

My point was Europe is doing even less than that about Boko because it's Africans killing Africans and it's not affecting us over here.
I bet if it affected the price of oil we'd all be doing something. It must suck living in countries that have nothing that anyone else wants.

http://www.cnet.com/news/neil-degrasse-tyson-goes-all-out-against-flat-earther-b-o-b/

hmm that guy can't seriously think the earth is flat, must being doing it for the free publicity or am I gravely wrong?>

What the f**k is a B.o.b? Is he the rapper of the week or something?
Oh, lol so I'm not the only person that has no f'n idea who the hell that was. However, yea, he's apparently some rapper and actually does believe that the world is flat. I mean I shouldn't be shocked but it's still disappointing.

He had a hit a few years ago called Airplanes. The only reason I remember it was because the chorus was sung by Hayley Williams of Paramore lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Feb 01, 2016, 03:57:33 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/british-woman-took-toddler-join-131722742.html

Just hire a babysitter...sheesh...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Feb 01, 2016, 04:00:26 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Feb 01, 2016, 03:57:33 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/british-woman-took-toddler-join-131722742.html

Just hire a babysitter...sheesh...
What next suicide babys. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Feb 01, 2016, 04:11:21 PM
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/china-company-accused-fleecing-investors-7-6-billion-051418261.html


"One investor from Northeast China who lost close to $80,000 told The Associated Press in December that police confiscated her computer and cell phone after she posted online that she might file a petition with the central government."


That's real ________ sir...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Feb 01, 2016, 04:38:23 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Feb 01, 2016, 12:04:43 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 01, 2016, 10:19:43 AMIn all honestly did the ISIL attack of Paris really force France into doing anything other than a few air strikes? I understand that it takes time to prepares and mobilize for any offensive but it seems to be back to business as usual from here.

My point was Europe is doing even less than that about Boko because it's Africans killing Africans and it's not affecting us over here.

So, you want Europeans to go into Africa and assist? then when it all goes pear shaped you'll blame Europeans for sticking their nose in and getting involved. Hmmm how does that sound familiar...

Why doesn't say...Africa deal with it? why must Europe (the UK) and the US always have to sort peoples issues out.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Feb 01, 2016, 04:42:14 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Feb 01, 2016, 04:38:23 PMSo, you want Europeans to go into Africa and assist?

:laugh: You do love to jump to a conclusion, don't you Hubbie.

No, I think the idea of Europe (or anyone else) trying to fix all of the world's problems is a terrible one. I was simply pointing out the hypocrisy of us rushing to "help" when it suits us (not necessarily referring to Syria, either) but then doing nothing when truly terrible things are going on.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Feb 01, 2016, 04:48:45 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Feb 01, 2016, 04:38:23 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Feb 01, 2016, 12:04:43 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 01, 2016, 10:19:43 AMIn all honestly did the ISIL attack of Paris really force France into doing anything other than a few air strikes? I understand that it takes time to prepares and mobilize for any offensive but it seems to be back to business as usual from here.

My point was Europe is doing even less than that about Boko because it's Africans killing Africans and it's not affecting us over here.

So, you want Europeans to go into Africa and assist? then when it all goes pear shaped you'll blame Europeans for sticking their nose in and getting involved. Hmmm how does that sound familiar...

Why doesn't say...Africa deal with it? why must Europe (the UK) and the US always have to sort peoples issues out.

Every answer to those questions is all there...LMAO
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Feb 01, 2016, 05:28:59 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Feb 01, 2016, 02:10:16 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 01, 2016, 12:49:56 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Feb 01, 2016, 12:45:38 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 01, 2016, 12:23:31 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Feb 01, 2016, 12:04:43 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 01, 2016, 10:19:43 AMIn all honestly did the ISIL attack of Paris really force France into doing anything other than a few air strikes? I understand that it takes time to prepares and mobilize for any offensive but it seems to be back to business as usual from here.

My point was Europe is doing even less than that about Boko because it's Africans killing Africans and it's not affecting us over here.
I bet if it affected the price of oil we'd all be doing something. It must suck living in countries that have nothing that anyone else wants.

http://www.cnet.com/news/neil-degrasse-tyson-goes-all-out-against-flat-earther-b-o-b/

hmm that guy can't seriously think the earth is flat, must being doing it for the free publicity or am I gravely wrong?>

What the f**k is a B.o.b? Is he the rapper of the week or something?
Oh, lol so I'm not the only person that has no f'n idea who the hell that was. However, yea, he's apparently some rapper and actually does believe that the world is flat. I mean I shouldn't be shocked but it's still disappointing.

He had a hit a few years ago called Airplanes. The only reason I remember it was because the chorus was sung by Hayley Williams of Paramore lol

So he's a rapper that had his fifteen minutes already? And he actually thinks the world is flat?

I f**king hate humanity
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 01, 2016, 08:39:41 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Feb 01, 2016, 05:28:59 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Feb 01, 2016, 02:10:16 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 01, 2016, 12:49:56 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Feb 01, 2016, 12:45:38 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 01, 2016, 12:23:31 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Feb 01, 2016, 12:04:43 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 01, 2016, 10:19:43 AMIn all honestly did the ISIL attack of Paris really force France into doing anything other than a few air strikes? I understand that it takes time to prepares and mobilize for any offensive but it seems to be back to business as usual from here.

My point was Europe is doing even less than that about Boko because it's Africans killing Africans and it's not affecting us over here.
I bet if it affected the price of oil we'd all be doing something. It must suck living in countries that have nothing that anyone else wants.

http://www.cnet.com/news/neil-degrasse-tyson-goes-all-out-against-flat-earther-b-o-b/

hmm that guy can't seriously think the earth is flat, must being doing it for the free publicity or am I gravely wrong?>

What the f**k is a B.o.b? Is he the rapper of the week or something?
Oh, lol so I'm not the only person that has no f'n idea who the hell that was. However, yea, he's apparently some rapper and actually does believe that the world is flat. I mean I shouldn't be shocked but it's still disappointing.

He had a hit a few years ago called Airplanes. The only reason I remember it was because the chorus was sung by Hayley Williams of Paramore lol

So he's a rapper that had his fifteen minutes already? And he actually thinks the world is flat?

I f**king hate humanity
Hey most of us here know the world is round... whether or not the universe is real or just an illusion is another story but as far as I'm concerned everybody here is real. :)

Oh and it's not really a question about fixing the worlds problems as much as when you want to rule the world comes great responsibility. That and thanks to air travel someone that hates you is only a flight or two away from blowing you up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Feb 01, 2016, 09:52:20 PM
http://m.csmonitor.com/USA/USA-Update/2016/0131/UN-group-recommends-reparatory-justice-for-African-Americans
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Feb 02, 2016, 12:01:33 AM
Quote from: broughtpain on Feb 01, 2016, 09:52:20 PM
http://m.csmonitor.com/USA/USA-Update/2016/0131/UN-group-recommends-reparatory-justice-for-African-Americans

Laughable! In all seriousness, how much opportunity and how many benefits do you have to lay at one specific group of people's feet, before they actually start to succeed and get somewhere. At what point do you just take a step back and realise it's not working.

I'm not gonna pretend that I know a lot about America, but from what little I know, what I've read, it seems to me that African Americans have a wealth of opportunity at their feet, far more than any other minority in the US. So much so, that I fail to understand how anyone is unable to get somewhere of reasonable standard in this day and age. All this would do is create more division between people, and I understand why it would. I might add, these issues have nothing to do with slavery -_- that's a very poor excuse.

As for disproportionate imprisonment, well gee, maybe if people stopped committing crimes perhaps?

America making a formal apology? This just proves what a weak man Sanders is, sheesh! Absolutely ridiculous, so should the UK, right now, apologise to various countries for colonialism, if they did what difference would it make anyway. History is full of bad things, people need to stop being so pathetic and just get on with it.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Feb 02, 2016, 12:47:59 AM
Things are definitely getting interesting in America.

Hubbs, If you ever get to heading to or wanting to come to the US, hit me up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Feb 02, 2016, 04:25:20 AM
Quote from: broughtpain on Feb 02, 2016, 12:47:59 AM
Things are definitely getting interesting in America.

Hubbs, If you ever get to heading to or wanting to come to the US, hit me up.

Why? you're not wanting to lure me into some weird cult are you? If so then I'm totally up for it! :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Feb 02, 2016, 06:17:21 AM
THE TRUMP HAS BEEN STUMPED AND IOWA IS FEELING THE BERN


EXCUSE ME WHILE I FILL MY FRIDGE WITH FIREBALL
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Feb 02, 2016, 06:45:41 AM
Quote from: Gate on Feb 02, 2016, 06:17:21 AM
THE TRUMP HAS BEEN STUMPED AND IOWA IS FEELING THE BERN


EXCUSE ME WHILE I FILL MY FRIDGE WITH FIREBALL

I can't believe Sanders is actually tied (and technically losing by a tiny margin) with Hillary f**king Clinton.

What a joke. I certainly don't agree with Sanders bullshit, but he's a goddamned saint compared to Billary. How could anyone in their right mind vote for her? I expected the Bern to clean up.

I laughed pretty hard when Rubio said "we're worried that the first thing Hillary would do after being elected President is pardon herself" at the last debate.

America is doom.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Feb 02, 2016, 06:50:59 AM
Quote from: RagingDragon on Feb 02, 2016, 06:45:41 AM
Quote from: Gate on Feb 02, 2016, 06:17:21 AM
THE TRUMP HAS BEEN STUMPED AND IOWA IS FEELING THE BERN


EXCUSE ME WHILE I FILL MY FRIDGE WITH FIREBALL

I can't believe Sanders is actually tied (and technically losing by a tiny margin) with Hillary f**king Clinton.

What a joke. I certainly don't agree with Sanders bullshit, but he's a goddamned saint compared to Billary. How could anyone in their right mind vote for her? I expected the Bern to clean up.

I laughed pretty hard when Rubio said "we're worried that the first thing Hillary would do after being elected President is pardon herself" at the last debate.

America is doom.

Doesn't this belong in the Political News thread?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Feb 02, 2016, 07:00:24 AM
Quote from: RagingDragon on Feb 02, 2016, 06:45:41 AM
Quote from: Gate on Feb 02, 2016, 06:17:21 AM
THE TRUMP HAS BEEN STUMPED AND IOWA IS FEELING THE BERN


EXCUSE ME WHILE I FILL MY FRIDGE WITH FIREBALL

I can't believe Sanders is actually tied (and technically losing by a tiny margin) with Hillary f**king Clinton.

What a joke. I certainly don't agree with Sanders bullshit, but he's a goddamned saint compared to Billary. How could anyone in their right mind vote for her? I expected the Bern to clean up.

I laughed pretty hard when Rubio said "we're worried that the first thing Hillary would do after being elected President is pardon herself" at the last debate.

America is doom.
I'm going to force my socialism all over you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Feb 02, 2016, 07:01:22 AM
But I just read Clinton has won?

How does this all work then?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Feb 02, 2016, 07:06:58 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Feb 02, 2016, 07:01:22 AM
But I just read Clinton has won?

How does this all work then?

No, she hasn't won yet... They're still counting and there is an uncertain backlog(?) that can turn the tide. However, 99.5% of the votes have been counted, and Clinton is in a 0.1 to 0.2 % lead, so yeah, she will probably win, but it's still too early and uncertain to tell.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Feb 02, 2016, 07:09:39 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Feb 02, 2016, 07:06:58 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Feb 02, 2016, 07:01:22 AM
But I just read Clinton has won?

How does this all work then?

No, she hasn't won yet... They're still counting and there is an uncertain backlog(?) that can turn the tide. However, 99.5% of the votes have been counted, and Clinton is in a 0.1 to 0.2 % lead, so yeah, she will probably win, but it's still too early and uncertain to tell.

OK, so can you explain how this works, how do you reach the final candidate? Why do certain States hold these polls? how does that work?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Wrecktangle on Feb 02, 2016, 07:13:23 AM
Quote from: RagingDragon on Feb 02, 2016, 06:45:41 AM
Quote from: Gate on Feb 02, 2016, 06:17:21 AM
THE TRUMP HAS BEEN STUMPED AND IOWA IS FEELING THE BERN


EXCUSE ME WHILE I FILL MY FRIDGE WITH FIREBALL

I can't believe Sanders is actually tied (and technically losing by a tiny margin) with Hillary f**king Clinton.

What a joke. I certainly don't agree with Sanders bullshit, but he's a goddamned saint compared to Billary. How could anyone in their right mind vote for her? I expected the Bern to clean up.

I laughed pretty hard when Rubio said "we're worried that the first thing Hillary would do after being elected President is pardon herself" at the last debate.

America is doom.

Pretty poor candidates all around. What a joyous election season.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Feb 02, 2016, 07:22:49 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Feb 02, 2016, 07:09:39 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Feb 02, 2016, 07:06:58 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Feb 02, 2016, 07:01:22 AM
But I just read Clinton has won?

How does this all work then?

No, she hasn't won yet... They're still counting and there is an uncertain backlog(?) that can turn the tide. However, 99.5% of the votes have been counted, and Clinton is in a 0.1 to 0.2 % lead, so yeah, she will probably win, but it's still too early and uncertain to tell.

OK, so can you explain how this works, how do you reach the final candidate? I presume its who wins the most States in their demo/repub territory?

The Iowa Caucus is like a pre-election in a sense. It's a newish "tradition" intended to extend the race and shift the decision process of the final candidates to the voters, giving more room for less known candidates. The Iowa Caucus is the finale of the entire process, so to speak. Why Iowa? It's a small state that is easy to campaign in. It's like a training ground for the candidates and the population of Iowa kind of "simulates" the population of the U.S. Iowa is also one of the major swing states / battleground states.

But why Iowa? I really have no satisfactory answer to that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 02, 2016, 08:23:47 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Feb 02, 2016, 07:22:49 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Feb 02, 2016, 07:09:39 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Feb 02, 2016, 07:06:58 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Feb 02, 2016, 07:01:22 AM
But I just read Clinton has won?

How does this all work then?

No, she hasn't won yet... They're still counting and there is an uncertain backlog(?) that can turn the tide. However, 99.5% of the votes have been counted, and Clinton is in a 0.1 to 0.2 % lead, so yeah, she will probably win, but it's still too early and uncertain to tell.

OK, so can you explain how this works, how do you reach the final candidate? I presume its who wins the most States in their demo/repub territory?

The Iowa Caucus is like a pre-election in a sense. It's a newish "tradition" intended to extend the race and shift the decision process of the final candidates to the voters, giving more room for less known candidates. The Iowa Caucus is the finale of the entire process, so to speak. Why Iowa? It's a small state that is easy to campaign in. It's like a training ground for the candidates and the population of Iowa kind of "simulates" the population of the U.S. Iowa is also one of the major swing states / battleground states.

But why Iowa? I really have no satisfactory answer to that.
The Iowa caucuses hasn't been relevant for a long time now. Most of America no longer think like Iowans.

It's being a small state could play a role but it's really the state that moved it's elections up the earliest. Nothing more, nothing less.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/29/politics/iowa-caucuses-explainer/index.html

There's a good description of just what an Iowa Caucus(es) is. You don't just show up to cast a vote.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Feb 02, 2016, 10:25:25 AM
Does this happen in every State or just a selection?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 02, 2016, 11:33:32 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Feb 02, 2016, 10:25:25 AM
Does this happen in every State or just a selection?
No, most states have a traditional primary election system. You show up, select your party and vote for candidates from that party by ballot. Be it mail in absentee, early walk in or traditional walk in on election day. However the parties themselves usually dish out electorates via party caucuses. Most states have a simple method however; who ever wins gets all of the caucus electorates. A few do divvy them up by percentages of the vote cast though. So for example if one candidate gets 70% and another gets 30% and they're 10 electorates it's a 7/3 split. I think they're only a few states that have a really convoluted system like that. That also might only pertain to Republican Caucuses though I think one state does that for every party.

Also caucuses tend to heavily skew towards one person in a type of pack mentality. How to explain this... I guess when you have a group of people debating, who ever makes the best case tends to get most everyone at the party to vote for their guy. Almost as if people just want to be courteous but come election day the will always vote for the person they intended to. Which is why many people don't give much weight to these early numbers.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Feb 02, 2016, 01:36:49 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Feb 01, 2016, 04:00:26 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Feb 01, 2016, 03:57:33 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/british-woman-took-toddler-join-131722742.html

Just hire a babysitter...sheesh...
What next suicide babys.

Sounds like a Punk band tbf
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Feb 02, 2016, 03:34:52 PM
Nicely explained, WhiteRabbit! You really went into detail, not as wushu-washy as mine.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Feb 02, 2016, 03:46:34 PM
In the end, it will be the electoral college and relative state law.

Quote from: Hubbs on Feb 02, 2016, 04:25:20 AM
Quote from: broughtpain on Feb 02, 2016, 12:47:59 AM
Things are definitely getting interesting in America.

Hubbs, If you ever get to heading to or wanting to come to the US, hit me up.

Why? you're not wanting to lure me into some weird cult are you? If so then I'm totally up for it! :P

Not you. Your sister and some first cousins maybe.....
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Feb 02, 2016, 04:34:48 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Feb 02, 2016, 01:36:49 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Feb 01, 2016, 04:00:26 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Feb 01, 2016, 03:57:33 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/british-woman-took-toddler-join-131722742.html

Just hire a babysitter...sheesh...
What next suicide babys.

Sounds like a Punk band tbf
Pussy riot.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Feb 02, 2016, 04:41:12 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Feb 02, 2016, 04:34:48 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Feb 02, 2016, 01:36:49 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Feb 01, 2016, 04:00:26 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Feb 01, 2016, 03:57:33 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/british-woman-took-toddler-join-131722742.html

Just hire a babysitter...sheesh...
What next suicide babys.

Sounds like a Punk band tbf
Pussy riot.


http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pubic-lice-crabs/home/ovc-20165533
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Feb 02, 2016, 04:42:53 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Feb 02, 2016, 04:41:12 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Feb 02, 2016, 04:34:48 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Feb 02, 2016, 01:36:49 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Feb 01, 2016, 04:00:26 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Feb 01, 2016, 03:57:33 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/british-woman-took-toddler-join-131722742.html

Just hire a babysitter...sheesh...
What next suicide babys.

Sounds like a Punk band tbf
Pussy riot.


http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pubic-lice-crabs/home/ovc-20165533
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Feb 02, 2016, 04:43:09 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Feb 02, 2016, 04:41:12 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Feb 02, 2016, 04:34:48 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Feb 02, 2016, 01:36:49 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Feb 01, 2016, 04:00:26 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Feb 01, 2016, 03:57:33 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/british-woman-took-toddler-join-131722742.html

Just hire a babysitter...sheesh...
What next suicide babys.

Sounds like a Punk band tbf
Pussy riot.


http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pubic-lice-crabs/home/ovc-20165533
I chuckled
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Feb 02, 2016, 05:12:15 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/u-military-leaders-years-needed-integrate-women-combat-160927646.html;_ylt=A0LEV1574rBWAAkARcFx.9w4;_ylu=X3oDMTByMjB0aG5zBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--

Personally, I think registration for the draft and voting should be required before one can qualify for any social programs, tax credits and public education.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Feb 02, 2016, 05:18:31 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Feb 02, 2016, 05:12:15 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/u-military-leaders-years-needed-integrate-women-combat-160927646.html;_ylt=A0LEV1574rBWAAkARcFx.9w4;_ylu=X3oDMTByMjB0aG5zBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--

Personally, I think registration for the draft and voting should be required before one can qualify for any social programs, tax credits and public education.
Women in combat im not so sure.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Feb 02, 2016, 06:04:24 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Feb 02, 2016, 05:18:31 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Feb 02, 2016, 05:12:15 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/u-military-leaders-years-needed-integrate-women-combat-160927646.html;_ylt=A0LEV1574rBWAAkARcFx.9w4;_ylu=X3oDMTByMjB0aG5zBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--

Personally, I think registration for the draft and voting should be required before one can qualify for any social programs, tax credits and public education.
Women in combat im not so sure.

As opposed to men that cry at ferns?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Feb 02, 2016, 06:24:45 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Feb 02, 2016, 05:18:31 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Feb 02, 2016, 05:12:15 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/u-military-leaders-years-needed-integrate-women-combat-160927646.html;_ylt=A0LEV1574rBWAAkARcFx.9w4;_ylu=X3oDMTByMjB0aG5zBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--

Personally, I think registration for the draft and voting should be required before one can qualify for any social programs, tax credits and public education.
Women in combat im not so sure.

It should have nothing to do with gender. It should be about skill and ability.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Feb 02, 2016, 06:40:03 PM
I actually come down on the side that thinks that women should be kept out of front-line combat roles. Right or wrong, I think their presence there would likely have a detrimental effect on male soldiers when the bullets start hitting the bone.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RagingDragon on Feb 02, 2016, 07:04:05 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Feb 02, 2016, 05:12:15 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/u-military-leaders-years-needed-integrate-women-combat-160927646.html;_ylt=A0LEV1574rBWAAkARcFx.9w4;_ylu=X3oDMTByMjB0aG5zBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--

Personally, I think registration for the draft and voting should be required before one can qualify for any social programs, tax credits and public education.

You inhuman monster! How dare you deny the underprivileged their right to everything they want now for free!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Feb 02, 2016, 08:22:18 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Feb 02, 2016, 04:34:48 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Feb 02, 2016, 01:36:49 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Feb 01, 2016, 04:00:26 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Feb 01, 2016, 03:57:33 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/british-woman-took-toddler-join-131722742.html

Just hire a babysitter...sheesh...
What next suicide babys.

Sounds like a Punk band tbf
Pussy riot.


Mucus Membrane. 8)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV6Sl_u1s3M
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 02, 2016, 09:25:38 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Feb 02, 2016, 06:40:03 PM
I actually come down on the side that thinks that women should be kept out of front-line combat roles. Right or wrong, I think their presence there would likely have a detrimental effect on male soldiers when the bullets start hitting the bone.
When the shit hits the fan I don't think it matters. Plus if the training is done well any combat team should preform like a team in battle. It's just a sense that men have to protect women and a fear that they're not strong enough. I suppose I'm old enough to agree that I don't want to see women on the front line but at the same time I do believe the decision should be left up to them. If they can complete the training then there is no reason to deny them.

Quote from: broughtpain on Feb 02, 2016, 05:12:15 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/u-military-leaders-years-needed-integrate-women-combat-160927646.html;_ylt=A0LEV1574rBWAAkARcFx.9w4;_ylu=X3oDMTByMjB0aG5zBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--

Personally, I think registration for the draft and voting should be required before one can qualify for any social programs, tax credits and public education.
In the US if you are a male of age 18 or over you have to sign up for the draft before getting any governmental support. It's like the second question the application asks. I think you have 180 days to sign up after turning 18 but I do know that they will hunt you down eventually. f**king scary too since they send a high ranking officer and two mp's to serve and threaten you if you didn't heed the one correspondence they sent you as a friendly reminder.  So I signed up for that shit the week I turned 18. It's odd as hell too because you've gotta do it at the post office of all places. :laugh:

Oh and another thing about the glamour of the Iowa Caucuses. There was a period from the end of WW2 to the late 90's when the winner of the caucus, be which ever party it may be, went on to become the president of the united states. Some of which were considered major upsets. However there were several reasons for this. First, political polling wasn't very scientific or good back then and a lot of people were not allowed to vote or were outright forced to vote for somebody they didn't like. The caucus also used to happen much closer to general election day. Other states wanted this media attention and started to move their primary dates before Iowa in the past 15 years or so. Iowa in response moved their caucus earlier and earlier until the Supreme Court stepped in and said enough was enough.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Feb 02, 2016, 10:42:44 PM
http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/defenseandsecurity/a/draftreg.htm

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 02, 2016, 10:59:46 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Feb 02, 2016, 10:42:44 PM
http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/defenseandsecurity/a/draftreg.htm
Oh they changed the age to 26... I guess that makes sense as it agrees with Obamacare definition of a mature adult.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Feb 03, 2016, 01:00:38 AM
Quote from: broughtpain on Feb 02, 2016, 10:42:44 PM
http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/defenseandsecurity/a/draftreg.htm

I really ought to find out if I remembered to do that..
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Feb 03, 2016, 02:04:28 AM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Feb 03, 2016, 01:00:38 AM
Quote from: broughtpain on Feb 02, 2016, 10:42:44 PM
http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/defenseandsecurity/a/draftreg.htm

I really ought to find out if I remembered to do that..

I've never heard of someone being prosecuted for not registering. Never heard of anyone being denied welfare for not registering either. Typically, you just fill out a little card that registers you for the draft and voting, then mail it in. It's stupid simple and should be mandatory for any program funded by taxpayers dollars just like vaccines are mandatory for public schools.





As with all things Washington, there's more to it than what's being said. The initiative to get women registered for the draft is more about equality under the law than anything else.
A part of being socially equal is being equal and treated equally under the law...

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-plane-explosion-somalia-20160202-story.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 03, 2016, 03:42:52 AM
They don't ask if you've registered for SS on any voting application that I've seen. I think in most cases people just do it because they understand that's just how it goes. I mean shit the military as it is, is all voluntary anyways. No lack of demand to serve in the united states even during a time of war. Sure the benefits are great but I figured if it ever got so bad that I'd be drafted then I'd probably would have voluntary signed up anyways.

http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sports-breaking/kings-remove-chinese-new-year-tshirts-on-first-day-of-black-history-month/

I just have no words to... I mean what are they trying to say here? I can't stop laughing, I mean this has to be some sort of particle joke right?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Feb 03, 2016, 07:44:00 AM
http://video.foxnews.com/v/4734194129001/police-chiefs-from-around-us-testify-on-growing-isis-threat/?#sp=show-clips


The numbers aren't a laughing matter. Think about the groups in France and the damage done there.

Sadly, nobody has a plan beyond the definition of insanity to address the problem.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 03, 2016, 01:09:30 PM
http://www.space.com/31810-alien-megastructure-star-flickering-mystery-continues.html

"The results also change the requirements for the alien megastructure hypothesis. Plait pointed out that the general fading is actually what you'd expect to see if aliens were building a massive sphere around their star. But before you get your hopes up, consider this: Plait calculated that aliens would need to build a minimum of 750 billion square kilometers (290 billion square miles) of solar panels to account for the 20 percent drop in their star's brightness. "That's 1,500 times the area of the entire Earth," Plait wrote. "Yikes.""

We've got problems if that's true. :P

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.meme.am%2Finstances%2F53240592.jpg&hash=380d9ae37b4ca0483d2449b86aa57c351bcf5246)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Feb 03, 2016, 05:49:18 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Feb 03, 2016, 07:44:00 AM
http://video.foxnews.com/v/4734194129001/police-chiefs-from-around-us-testify-on-growing-isis-threat/?#sp=show-clips


The numbers aren't a laughing matter. Think about the groups in France and the damage done there.

Sadly, nobody has a plan beyond the definition of insanity to address the problem.

And most just get let into western countries under the disguise of being refugees, yet still people champion it. There is nothing you can do to stop it, people won't understand until it too late.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Feb 03, 2016, 08:47:24 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 03, 2016, 01:09:30 PM
http://www.space.com/31810-alien-megastructure-star-flickering-mystery-continues.html

"The results also change the requirements for the alien megastructure hypothesis. Plait pointed out that the general fading is actually what you'd expect to see if aliens were building a massive sphere around their star. But before you get your hopes up, consider this: Plait calculated that aliens would need to build a minimum of 750 billion square kilometers (290 billion square miles) of solar panels to account for the 20 percent drop in their star's brightness. "That's 1,500 times the area of the entire Earth," Plait wrote. "Yikes.""

We've got problems if that's true. :P

http://cdn.meme.am/instances/53240592.jpg

From the great words of Sherlock Holmes- "when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth"

I think many of us have accepted that the universe is a very large and strange place, and very likely to be the home for many civilizations.  And I've always believed that making assumptions about aliens based on human parameters- is extremely erroneous and arrogant.  I don't see why extraterrestrial civilizations could not have found ways of doing things that we would have never thought of.  So, if nature can't explain why the star is losing its brightness, why not an artificial explanation?
Fascinating article.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Feb 03, 2016, 09:54:14 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Feb 03, 2016, 05:49:18 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Feb 03, 2016, 07:44:00 AM
http://video.foxnews.com/v/4734194129001/police-chiefs-from-around-us-testify-on-growing-isis-threat/?#sp=show-clips


The numbers aren't a laughing matter. Think about the groups in France and the damage done there.

Sadly, nobody has a plan beyond the definition of insanity to address the problem.

And most just get let into western countries under the disguise of being refugees, yet still people champion it. There is nothing you can do to stop it, people won't understand until it too late.

That's not why at all. There's a disconnect as you want to label all immigrants as the same and not as complicated, diverse groups of individuals - you know, the opposite way to how we treat Westerners. Vilifying and demonizing refugees and immigrants won't change anything for the better - it actually has the opposite effect!

And the saddest part of the whole thing is that Muslim immigrants and Libyan and Syrian refugees condemn and hate ISIS and their like more than anyone. They protest and oppose radicalized Islamist Islam more than anyone, even though media barely covers that part at all. Gets drowned in the sidelines as it is more interesting to focus on the terrorists rather than the actual victims.

They, regular Middle-Easterners (be it Muslim, Christian, be it Syrian, Libyan, Kurd, Iraqi) are the main ground forces fighting them "back home". ISIS/ISIL are the main reason they fled in the first place. They got their families harassed, terrorized and killed by those assholes, their homes bombed and their lives ruined. They hate them. Yet we focus on this absolute minority of psychotic crazies, these groups of radicalized individuals and think that it's ok and defensible to let them represent all Middle-Easterners/Muslims in the world, and for some heartless reason especially focusing on the ones in need. That's just inhumane and shows a total lack of empathy and it's a huge double-standard, and it won't solve the problem one bit - it'll just make it worse as you give into ISIS's agenda, which is to start some apocalyptic BS war between "the right kind of Muslims" and the rest of the world.

There are other ways to fight disguised terrorists than discrediting, discriminating, vilifying and alienating entire civilian populations. No? We're already fighting together on the ground with people from the region against ISIS in these war zones, why not doing the same here in the West?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 03, 2016, 10:01:24 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Feb 03, 2016, 08:47:24 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 03, 2016, 01:09:30 PM
http://www.space.com/31810-alien-megastructure-star-flickering-mystery-continues.html

"The results also change the requirements for the alien megastructure hypothesis. Plait pointed out that the general fading is actually what you'd expect to see if aliens were building a massive sphere around their star. But before you get your hopes up, consider this: Plait calculated that aliens would need to build a minimum of 750 billion square kilometers (290 billion square miles) of solar panels to account for the 20 percent drop in their star's brightness. "That's 1,500 times the area of the entire Earth," Plait wrote. "Yikes.""

We've got problems if that's true. :P

http://cdn.meme.am/instances/53240592.jpg

From the great words of Sherlock Holmes- "when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth"

I think many of us have accepted that the universe is a very large and strange place, and very likely to be the home for many civilizations.  And I've always believed that making assumptions about aliens based on human parameters- is extremely erroneous and arrogant.  I don't see why extraterrestrial civilizations could not have found ways of doing things that we would have never thought of.  So, if nature can't explain why the star is losing its brightness, why not an artificial explanation?
Fascinating article.
It's not just that but the fact that a Dyson Sphere is just that, a sphere that encapsulates an entire star. It's supposed to be huge as f**k. So I don't see why that is troubling to her.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Feb 03, 2016, 10:26:06 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 03, 2016, 10:01:24 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Feb 03, 2016, 08:47:24 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 03, 2016, 01:09:30 PM
http://www.space.com/31810-alien-megastructure-star-flickering-mystery-continues.html

"The results also change the requirements for the alien megastructure hypothesis. Plait pointed out that the general fading is actually what you'd expect to see if aliens were building a massive sphere around their star. But before you get your hopes up, consider this: Plait calculated that aliens would need to build a minimum of 750 billion square kilometers (290 billion square miles) of solar panels to account for the 20 percent drop in their star's brightness. "That's 1,500 times the area of the entire Earth," Plait wrote. "Yikes.""

We've got problems if that's true. :P

http://cdn.meme.am/instances/53240592.jpg

From the great words of Sherlock Holmes- "when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth"

I think many of us have accepted that the universe is a very large and strange place, and very likely to be the home for many civilizations.  And I've always believed that making assumptions about aliens based on human parameters- is extremely erroneous and arrogant.  I don't see why extraterrestrial civilizations could not have found ways of doing things that we would have never thought of.  So, if nature can't explain why the star is losing its brightness, why not an artificial explanation?
Fascinating article.
It's not just that but the fact that a Dyson Sphere is just that, a sphere that encapsulates an entire star. It's supposed to be huge as f**k. So I don't see why that is troubling to her.

It's Space Jockeys, and they're building a giant biomechanical phallus to siphon the energy from the star. I've seen it with my telescope.

But seriously, I've noticed this appearing several times on the news. I posted a link a bit earlier in the thread. It's really exciting to see this stuff. Although we should be careful, because once people thought "channels" were built on Mars by aliens until we went there and found out that it's just canyons.

Aw screw it, it's aliens building a freakin' Dyson Sphere. That's more exciting. Aliens until proven otherwise! Come on Nasa, build a powerful telescope so we can see it in detail!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 03, 2016, 11:12:46 PM
The truth is that no one, here anyways, on earth, knows whats going with that star. It could be Cthulhu for all we know. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Feb 04, 2016, 01:47:34 AM
... Or Charles Montgomery Burns.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.southlandelectrical.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F09%2F7-WhoShotMrBurns.gif&hash=d872680445ddaa34fd44738a0f7e8931f9368bc8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Feb 04, 2016, 04:14:15 PM
...Sure... finding alien mega structures is all exciting until they turn out to be Reapers...
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fvignette1.wikia.nocookie.net%2Fmasseffect%2Fimages%2F5%2F5f%2FDark_space_-_reaper_armada_awakening.png%2Frevision%2Flatest%3Fcb%3D20140623163723&hash=196c9b180fed204020dcf6666e2a358148326615)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Feb 05, 2016, 09:13:19 AM
Dave Mirra died, apparent suicide.  2016 sucks balls
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Feb 05, 2016, 06:39:19 PM
http://video.foxnews.com/v/4741111798001/suspect-in-massachusetts-murder-could-have-been-held-by-ice/?#sp=show-clips

The logistics of criminal syndicates is grossly neglected at the discussion tables.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Feb 05, 2016, 06:40:31 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Feb 05, 2016, 06:39:19 PM
http://video.foxnews.com/v/4741111798001/suspect-in-massachusetts-murder-could-have-been-held-by-ice/?#sp=show-clips

The logistics of criminal syndicates is grossly neglected at the discussion tables.
ICE?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Feb 05, 2016, 07:21:56 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Feb 05, 2016, 06:40:31 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Feb 05, 2016, 06:39:19 PM
http://video.foxnews.com/v/4741111798001/suspect-in-massachusetts-murder-could-have-been-held-by-ice/?#sp=show-clips

The logistics of criminal syndicates is grossly neglected at the discussion tables.
ICE?

Oh, no, but thanks anyways.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Feb 06, 2016, 01:28:49 AM
And the award for biggest international troll goes to; North Korea

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/05/world/asia/north-korea-propaganda-balloons-cigarette.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 06, 2016, 08:51:12 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/05/us/edgar-mitchell-moon-astronaut-dies-obit-feat/index.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Feb 06, 2016, 04:25:15 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 06, 2016, 08:51:12 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/05/us/edgar-mitchell-moon-astronaut-dies-obit-feat/index.html

It's a shame he died the day before his achievements anniversary! And it's a damn shame to lose another Apollo astronaut.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Feb 07, 2016, 04:16:08 AM
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/02/06/asia/north-korea-rocket-launch-window/index.html?sr=fb02616northkorearocketlaunchwindow803pVODtopLink
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Feb 07, 2016, 05:57:58 AM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Feb 07, 2016, 04:16:08 AM
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/02/06/asia/north-korea-rocket-launch-window/index.html?sr=fb02616northkorearocketlaunchwindow803pVODtopLink


(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fl.yimg.com%2Flo%2Fapi%2Fres%2F1.2%2FU6LsL_s20fcFIURZ7b3cMw--%2FYXBwaWQ9eWlzZWFyY2g7Zmk9Zml0O2dlPTAwNjYwMDtncz0wMEEzMDA7aD00MDA7dz01MDk-%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2F4.bp.blogspot.com%2F-uDbxhoT8MBo%2FUB30YMn_ZTI%2FAAAAAAAACVA%2FrVu7onTKpQs%2Fs1600%2FKim%2BJong-Un%2Bbride.jpg.cf.jpg&hash=bcdd10334d2678824303237c46a676e6ffa5e422)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Feb 07, 2016, 07:01:02 PM
(https://blacklightmetaphysics.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/wheres-the-kaboom-theres-supposed-to-be-an-earth-shattering-kaboom-marvin-the-martian-12-21-12.jpg)

If NK's missile was a major threat, they would have made a big deal out of it. If NK really did shoot a missile with a warhead on it, there would be no North Korea. Even if they did, there's no win for anybody. The US and UN would have easily stop it before it can reach anything. They are not going let a nuke drop out of nowhere and fired at us.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 07, 2016, 07:52:13 PM
You're assuming a nuke sent via missile to the united states. The larger danger is exporting the nuke to a hostile entity. Oh and there is no nuking north korea to the stone age because that would be a global disaster. NK's proximity to the jet stream would bathe the US in radioactive fallout for years. Nothing would be immediately done in the event of a single attack until a mass evacuation of Northern South Korea was accomplished. Assuming the North doesn't coming rushing through the border.

At the end of the day I have no idea what the best plan is or even if there is a realistic plan. I don't believe they have anything near a deliverable weapon though. The recent device wasn't even all that impressive.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Feb 07, 2016, 10:57:53 PM
People don't understand what a nuclear strike really means. First, if someone was intent on nuking the United States, they could. China has ballistic capabilities that are an effective work around tracking and targeting. Second, a "nuke" isn't as much an issue as other types of bombs that can cause massive amounts of destruction and are easier to deliver.

...and no, the jet stream carrying fallout isn't an issue. If it were, the nuclear testing that's gone on for decades would have made EVERYTHING horribly bad.

The big question comes from the financial sector. A detonation of a nuke or H-bomb would send the markets all over the world straight to hell in a matter of hours. North Korea would go into economic desolation, China would suffer massive public panic, other Asian countries would blow their **** and production would be somewhere between nowhere and nothing. Western economies would capitulate, crash and whatever was left when their government's responded, likely confiscated, frozen or regulated with the same effect. Russia would go full retard and impose government control on every aspect of life. The effects would be global and severe.

If it became a war, it would be a global collapse of every aspect of modern civilization. That includes modern ethics and morality.

...With so much of Russia's economy tied into western markets through SWIFT, I wouldn't be suprised if Russia turned a crisis into an apocalypse.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Feb 08, 2016, 08:48:57 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 07, 2016, 07:52:13 PMYou're assuming a nuke sent via missile to the united states.

North Korea simply don't have the capability to strike the US.

However, they could possibly kick off against the South, which would be bad.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Feb 08, 2016, 01:28:18 PM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/us/chicago-policeman-sues-estate-of-teen-he-fatally-shot/ar-BBpdtJX?li=BBoPRmx&ocid=mailsignout

The Gaul of this guy >:(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Feb 08, 2016, 02:40:59 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Feb 08, 2016, 01:28:18 PM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/us/chicago-policeman-sues-estate-of-teen-he-fatally-shot/ar-BBpdtJX?li=BBoPRmx&ocid=mailsignout

The Gaul of this guy >:(


Illinois is a libprog utopia; broke, riddled with crime and more dead black people every year than during segregation.


The estate is likely insolvent unless there's been things like donations. Then it would be a matter of settling lawsuits rather than paying the estates attorneys.

...There's a nugget on the internet somewhere that has a woman complaining about the number one cause of death among black kids being homicide while a black male counterpart is running damage control saying black people should continue to trust special interest groups. It's worth the watch if you can find it. It really helps to add depth to the perception of what's going on.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Feb 08, 2016, 05:03:50 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/12146274/Prosecutors-slowed-down-CCTV-in-case-of-commuter-cleared-of-bizarre-sex-assault-on-actress.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/12146274/Prosecutors-slowed-down-CCTV-in-case-of-commuter-cleared-of-bizarre-sex-assault-on-actress.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Feb 08, 2016, 09:23:48 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/02/06/fbi-says-michigan-man-pledged-support-to-isis-father-thwarted-mass-shooting-at-church.html

"It's easy and a lot of people go there. Plus people are not allowed to carry guns in church. Plus, it would make the news. I regret not doing it. If I can't do jihad in the Middle East, I would do my jihad over here."

...Fag.

And now for something life-reaffirming....

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2016/02/08/giant-scottish-rabbit-seeks-new-home.html

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Feb 09, 2016, 04:53:28 AM
What a shame, first the Oscar's and now the Super Bowl. What should be something that brings people together, something that is watched all over the world (apparently), by families, sports fans, people just wanting to see a good game...now completely hijacked by a political agenda.

Its also typical hypocrisy that Beyonce required a police escort into the stadium...only to do this (along with her new video). Its all anti-police this, and anti-police that...unless you actually need them of course ::)

Oh, I didn't see any diversity in that performance, where was the diversity??

::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 09, 2016, 05:55:23 AM
Only watched the game. Cold play has gotten old, beyonce has big thighs and bruno mars finally dumped the elvis look. Not a bad half time show actually but it still lacked the absurdity of left shark. However the cry baby Cam Newton meltdown; now that is the stuff of MEME legend.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/09/us/florida-alligator-drive-through-window/index.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Feb 09, 2016, 03:09:12 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Feb 09, 2016, 04:53:28 AM
What a shame, first the Oscar's and now the Super Bowl. What should be something that brings people together, something that is watched all over the world (apparently), by families, sports fans, people just wanting to see a good game...now completely hijacked by a political agenda.

Its also typical hypocrisy that Beyonce required a police escort into the stadium...only to do this (along with her new video). Its all anti-police this, and anti-police that...unless you actually need them of course ::)

Oh, I didn't see any diversity in that performance, where was the diversity??

::)

You're absolutely right.

There's a difference between entitlement and expectancy and what is happening within the black community is a matter of expectancy. Prominent blacks like Ice Cube are better role models while other prominent black people are some of the oldest spoiled rotten brats there is. The atmosphere of expectancy has drove away black people that otherwise felt entitled. Sometimes I wonder if the grand scheme wasn't to force the issue by saturating parts of society with it to expose it.

...nothing about balonceys looks can be considered wardrobe malfunctions.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Feb 09, 2016, 03:55:43 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 09, 2016, 05:55:23 AM
Only watched the game. Cold play has gotten old, beyonce has big thighs and bruno mars finally dumped the elvis look. Not a bad half time show actually but it still lacked the absurdity of left shark. However the cry baby Cam Newton meltdown; now that is the stuff of MEME legend.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/09/us/florida-alligator-drive-through-window/index.html
I was praying for a left shark cameo, sadly I can only dream. And f**k Newton, little baby bitch, you lost get over it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 09, 2016, 11:19:43 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Feb 09, 2016, 03:55:43 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 09, 2016, 05:55:23 AM
Only watched the game. Cold play has gotten old, beyonce has big thighs and bruno mars finally dumped the elvis look. Not a bad half time show actually but it still lacked the absurdity of left shark. However the cry baby Cam Newton meltdown; now that is the stuff of MEME legend.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/09/us/florida-alligator-drive-through-window/index.html
I was praying for a left shark cameo, sadly I can only dream. And f**k Newton, little baby bitch, you lost get over it.
lol yea I know, I was kind of waiting for it too.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/09/health/american-life-expectancy-shorter-than-europeans/index.html

And proof that Americans are dumb... hey wait a minute I'm American.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Feb 10, 2016, 02:02:24 AM
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/02/09/white-guilt-video-shown-to-high-school-students-irks-community.html


Our education system is really screwed up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Feb 10, 2016, 02:28:14 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Feb 09, 2016, 03:55:43 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 09, 2016, 05:55:23 AM
Only watched the game. Cold play has gotten old, beyonce has big thighs and bruno mars finally dumped the elvis look. Not a bad half time show actually but it still lacked the absurdity of left shark. However the cry baby Cam Newton meltdown; now that is the stuff of MEME legend.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/09/us/florida-alligator-drive-through-window/index.html
I was praying for a left shark cameo, sadly I can only dream. And f**k Newton, little baby bitch, you lost get over it.
Visually, I thought the halftime show was great. Music was terrible, but great visuals.

Now the game itself, was horrific to watch: Turnovers, sloppy penalties and Talib was a complete dick that should have been ejected. Predictions for Super Bowl LI:

Seattle Seahawks defeat New England Patriots, 28-25. Russell Wilson named MVP.

Pittsburgh Steelers defeat Arizona Cardinals, 42-17. Levean Bell named MVP for setting Super Bowl record for all purpose yardage and touchdowns.

Pittsburgh Steelers defeat Carolina Panthers, 35-28. Ben Roethlisberger named MVP.

or for something completely off the wall:

Green Bay Packers defeat Cincinnati Bengals, 20-13. Jordy Nelson named MVP.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 10, 2016, 02:39:07 AM
Talib should have been tossed for that face mask. The NFL really needs to get it's shit together.

Quote from: FiorinaFury161Green Bay Packers defeat Cincinnati Bengals, 20-13. Jordy Nelson named MVP.
I can buy that, except the Bengals will win it via some dirty play with 30 seconds to go.

Plus has anyone been following the crap-fest called Johnny Manziel? That dude is imploding.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Feb 10, 2016, 05:19:02 AM
Quote from: broughtpain on Feb 10, 2016, 02:02:24 AM
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/02/09/white-guilt-video-shown-to-high-school-students-irks-community.html


Our education system is really screwed up.

LOL! I love how liberals seem to think there are no other minorities other than black people, its like they completely sweep all other people under the carpet and focus their entire argument on one specific group. That's the only group of people that matter apparently and no other race of people have had it as bad as African Americans...apparently ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Feb 10, 2016, 05:22:30 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Feb 10, 2016, 05:19:02 AM
Quote from: broughtpain on Feb 10, 2016, 02:02:24 AM
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/02/09/white-guilt-video-shown-to-high-school-students-irks-community.html


Our education system is really screwed up.

I'm guessing the white people in the video weren't Irish. Just a guess.

LOL! I love how liberals seem to think there are no other minorities other than black people, its like they completely sweep all other people under the carpet and focus their entire argument on one specific group. That's the only group of people that matter apparently and no other race of people have had it as bad as African Americans...apparently ::)

My comment about the white people not being Irish was removed? Are you serious? Irish need not apply I guess... ::)

I'm sure the Irish deserve better than to be thrown away for not being of the right race....

Now that I think about it, it's a grotesque act of racism, bigotry and deception simply to further the agenda of a racial exploitation. A down right ugly act of discrimination and prejudice to cover up the blight of one group for the sole purpose of monetary gain for another group. I am really, genuinely, disgusted.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Feb 10, 2016, 09:29:05 AM
Another day goes by, and another Tea Party supporter makes their way to the forums.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 10, 2016, 10:24:21 AM
Quote from: Gate on Feb 10, 2016, 09:29:05 AM
Another day goes by, and another Tea Party supporter makes their way to the forums.
Don't question madness unless you want to drive yourself mad.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Feb 10, 2016, 03:37:23 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 10, 2016, 10:24:21 AM
Quote from: Gate on Feb 10, 2016, 09:29:05 AM
Another day goes by, and another Tea Party supporter makes their way to the forums.
Don't question madness unless you want to drive yourself mad.

I definitely avoid this area of the forum now, I don't give a crap what side you're on, just keep your political opinions to yourself for gods sake. Or at least keep it in the political news thread, seems far to difficult for some here to understand.

This actually happened at gamegossip, at the end of its life the forum filled with political extremists and ended up pretty much being the final blow.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Feb 10, 2016, 03:57:33 PM
Yeah, I'm very wary of the political discussions. At least it's just contained within these 2 threads. I wouldn't tolerate it anywhere else. It just amuses me that there's folk whose sole purpose is to come here just to discussion their political persuasion.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Feb 10, 2016, 04:13:44 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Feb 10, 2016, 03:57:33 PM
Yeah, I'm very wary of the political discussions. At least it's just contained within these 2 threads. I wouldn't tolerate it anywhere else. It just amuses me that there's folk whose sole purpose is to come here just to discussion their political persuasion.

As opposed to the political agenda of special privilege based on race?

I've been a member of this forum for years. I've come and gone for years.

Why remove that post about the white people in that video not being Irish? The suffering of the Irish in North America is a historical fact. The Irish suffered longer and worse than blacks, achieved a better social standing in society and have become more  respected.

The suffering of the Irish isn't a political matter; it's a historical fact that's very inconvenient for political agendas.

...and our education system is a joke. That too is a matter of historical fact.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Feb 10, 2016, 04:21:39 PM
Which post? I can't recall (or see any evidence in the logs of) deleting any post to do with the Irish education.

Quote from: broughtpain on Feb 10, 2016, 05:22:30 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Feb 10, 2016, 05:19:02 AM
Quote from: broughtpain on Feb 10, 2016, 02:02:24 AM
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/02/09/white-guilt-video-shown-to-high-school-students-irks-community.html


Our education system is really screwed up.

I'm guessing the white people in the video weren't Irish. Just a guess.

LOL! I love how liberals seem to think there are no other minorities other than black people, its like they completely sweep all other people under the carpet and focus their entire argument on one specific group. That's the only group of people that matter apparently and no other race of people have had it as bad as African Americans...apparently ::)

My comment about the white people not being Irish was removed? Are you serious? Irish need not apply I guess... ::)

Do you mean this comment? If you'll check you'll see your original post wasn't edited - you'd see if it was. It'd say edited by and the admin name.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Feb 10, 2016, 05:13:21 PM
What happened there; everyone can see it.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Feb 10, 2016, 05:31:19 PM
Trolls gonna troll :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 10, 2016, 11:54:18 PM
I don't know what's going on here but I just wasted 5 hours of my life stuck in traffic for a surf contest that got cancelled.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Feb 11, 2016, 04:49:20 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 10, 2016, 11:54:18 PM
I don't know what's going on here but I just wasted 5 hours of my life stuck in traffic for a surf contest that got cancelled.

You surf? Didn't know that. Maybe you can give me a few pointers, because I suck.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Feb 11, 2016, 08:42:35 AM
I tried surfing once, loved it but unfortunately England's a bit of a shitty place to do it. Too damn cold.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 11, 2016, 10:41:30 AM
lol I suck at surfing. Was just going to watch the pros do it. That and what should have been 50+ foot waves... oh and to hit on girls, naturally.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Feb 11, 2016, 12:44:59 PM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/jeremy-hunt-unilaterally-imposes-new-contract-on-junior-doctors-without-their-agreement/ar-BBpnM0K?li=BBoPRmx&ocid=mailsignout

Shows how much the government cares

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/met-police-may-stop-automatically-believing-rape-victims-after-criticism-over-historic-sexual-abuse-investigations/ar-BBpnjic?li=BBoPRmx&ocid=mailsignout

This is interesting
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Feb 11, 2016, 12:49:45 PM
Actor Ken Watanabe has been diagnosed with stomach cancer (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35539545), having previously beaten leukaemia :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Feb 11, 2016, 12:50:58 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Feb 11, 2016, 12:49:45 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35539545

:(

Ah s**t. Thats not right
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 11, 2016, 12:59:14 PM
It would be a miracle if he was diagnosed early on, otherwise at his age stomach cancer is usually fatal.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Feb 11, 2016, 02:14:21 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 11, 2016, 12:59:14 PMIt would be a miracle if he was diagnosed early on, otherwise at his age stomach cancer is usually fatal.

Kind of funny you should say that, because according to the article he was diagnosed "almost miraculously early". So fingers crossed. I really like Watanabe. He was superb in The Last Samurai. Hope he pulls through.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Feb 11, 2016, 02:46:13 PM
Ra's just needs to use his Lazarus Pit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Feb 11, 2016, 02:55:37 PM
Ah shit, I really liked Watanabe in Godzilla and Last Samurai.

I hope he gets better.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Feb 11, 2016, 04:16:48 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Feb 11, 2016, 12:44:59 PM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/jeremy-hunt-unilaterally-imposes-new-contract-on-junior-doctors-without-their-agreement/ar-BBpnM0K?li=BBoPRmx&ocid=mailsignout

Shows how much the government cares

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/met-police-may-stop-automatically-believing-rape-victims-after-criticism-over-historic-sexual-abuse-investigations/ar-BBpnjic?li=BBoPRmx&ocid=mailsignout

This is interesting

I can't believe the government is forcing the deal! yet I am mixed on the subject. Lots of people work shifts, lots of people work shifts with the responsibility of people lives at stake, so why should doctors be any different. Plus its ridiculous that you can't see anyone over the weekend. I get the impression they just don't wanna work on the weekend, got a problem over the weekend? too bad, gotta wait till Monday.

As for the police article, unbelievable! what happened to 'innocent until proven guilty'? This attitude of just believing everyone, is exactly why there has been so many cases popping up, people just jumping on the bandwagon. The whole setup is completely one sided, bordering on a lynch mob attitude.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Feb 11, 2016, 04:23:53 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Feb 11, 2016, 04:16:48 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Feb 11, 2016, 12:44:59 PM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/jeremy-hunt-unilaterally-imposes-new-contract-on-junior-doctors-without-their-agreement/ar-BBpnM0K?li=BBoPRmx&ocid=mailsignout

Shows how much the government cares

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/met-police-may-stop-automatically-believing-rape-victims-after-criticism-over-historic-sexual-abuse-investigations/ar-BBpnjic?li=BBoPRmx&ocid=mailsignout

This is interesting

I can't believe the government is forcing the deal! yet I am mixed on the subject. Lots of people work shifts, lots of people work shifts with the responsibility of people lives at stake, so why should doctors be any different. Plus its ridiculous that you can't see anyone over the weekend. I get the impression they just don't wanna work on the weekend, got a problem over the weekend? too bad, gotta wait till Monday.

As for the police article, unbelievable! what happened to 'innocent until proven guilty'? This attitude of just believing everyone, is exactly why there has been so many cases popping up, people just jumping on the bandwagon. The whole setup is completely one sided, bordering on a lynch mob attitude.
Reminds me of the Russell Howard video(Junior doctors)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Feb 12, 2016, 12:05:35 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Feb 11, 2016, 04:16:48 PM
I can't believe the government is forcing the deal! yet I am mixed on the subject. Lots of people work shifts, lots of people work shifts with the responsibility of people lives at stake, so why should doctors be any different. Plus its ridiculous that you can't see anyone over the weekend. I get the impression they just don't wanna work on the weekend, got a problem over the weekend? too bad, gotta wait till Monday.

Is there a better breakdown on the changes? I doubt it'll be as simple as they just don't want to work weekends.

QuoteAs for the police article, unbelievable! what happened to 'innocent until proven guilty'? This attitude of just believing everyone, is exactly why there has been so many cases popping up, people just jumping on the bandwagon. The whole setup is completely one sided, bordering on a lynch mob attitude.

Personally I believe the handling of rape allegations so far has been terrible. The mere accusation is enough to ruin a life. I don't believe they should be handled with bias towards either way but they should be handled with better care and not so publicly. The mope mentality is disgusting (and not just when it comes to rape accusations)- especially when that mob is generally ignorant to the whole truth.

http://news.discovery.com/space/dark-cosmic-signal-spacetime-chirp-of-black-hole-rebirth-160211.htm
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 14, 2016, 12:37:42 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/13/politics/supreme-court-justice-antonin-scalia-dies-at-79/index.html

Well holy shit. You know, I actually liked Scalia even though I detested a great many of his opinions. Still what a time to kick the bucket.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Feb 14, 2016, 10:14:48 PM
Anti-Hubb powers activate!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syln8IkOIqc
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Feb 14, 2016, 11:45:39 PM
Something that's not said about Rosa Parks....

Claudette Colvin (born September 5, 1939) is a pioneer of the African American Civil Rights Movement. On March 2, 1955, she was the first person arrested for resisting bus segregation in Montgomery, Alabama.

...Rosa Parks was a secretary for the NAACP. the NAACP didn't think Claudette Colvins image was acceptable as she was just an adolescent and pregnant.

For a long time, Montgomery's black leaders did not publicize Colvin's pioneering effort because she was a teenager who was pregnant by a married man; words like "feisty", "mouthy", and "emotional" were used to describe Colvin while her counterpart Parks was seen as calm, well-mannered, and studious. Given the social norms of the time and her youth, the NAACP leaders worried about using her to represent their boycott.[1][2]

Claudette Colvin: "Young people think Rosa Parks just sat down on a bus and ended segregation, but that wasn't the case at all."[1][3]


The NAACP robbed Americans of a True hero that had more grit than Rosa Parks could dream of. This is just one of many points of contention the right has with the left.


Also, Garner was killed because of a big government regulation against selling individual cigarettes. Once that's understood, it's particularly offensive that Bernie Big Government Sanders would exploit the ignorance and naivety of Garners daughter. Then again though, the NAZI party was all about building a utopia no matter the cost.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 14, 2016, 11:53:04 PM
As if every organization in the entire f**king world doesn't do the exact same thing every freaking day.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Feb 15, 2016, 12:36:16 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 14, 2016, 11:53:04 PM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 15, 2016, 02:06:44 AM
The dude posts something trying to make a specific organization look bad purely for personal gratification while totally ignoring that every organization is concerned about their public image.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Feb 15, 2016, 02:43:55 AM
It was about bringing to light a wrong that's gone on for years and having regard for an actual hero rather than an actress playing a role that copies the actual hero without paying any respect or giving any acknowledgement to the actual hero. It's ironic that one one sat down in the bus while the other was thrown under it.



I agree with one point though; I am "The Dude".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Feb 15, 2016, 03:58:31 AM
Quote from: Gate on Feb 14, 2016, 10:14:48 PM
Anti-Hubb powers activate!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syln8IkOIqc

Jesus Christ! propaganda much?! American politics is so horrendously shallow, this is just to try and get black voters lol!
Plus why would any white Americans back something that is clearly race baiting against them?

I don't know a lot about Sanders but socialism won't work in the US and raising everyone's taxes won't be popular hehe. I also don't believe you will get free tuition so don't be counting on that vote hook either. Do Americans really think the US will go from paid for tuition and paid for health insurance, to everything being free...just like that! lol! not gonna happen, it wouldn't be allowed to happen. Just like guns in America, its been around too long and is ingrained into society, plus there's obviously too much money involved. I don't think America will ever change, and if the amazing ( ::) ) Obama couldn't do it, then I doubt old man Sanders will, could be wrong but I highly doubt it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Feb 15, 2016, 04:47:46 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Feb 15, 2016, 03:58:31 AM
Quote from: Gate on Feb 14, 2016, 10:14:48 PM
Anti-Hubb powers activate!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syln8IkOIqc

Jesus Christ! propaganda much?! American politics is so horrendously shallow, this is just to try and get black voters lol!
Plus why would any white Americans back something that is clearly race baiting against them?

Oh right, you all want everything for free, especially education  ::) that's why all the youngsters like him.

Not your finest moment, Hubbs. You can do better than that.

Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 15, 2016, 02:06:44 AM
The dude posts something trying to make a specific organization look bad purely for personal gratification while totally ignoring that every organization is concerned about their public image.

Well, anything to tarnish the "enemy" it seems like, even if it's backhanded.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Feb 15, 2016, 05:12:57 AM
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/02/14/putin-obama-agree-on-closer-cooperation-over-syria.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Feb 15, 2016, 05:20:47 AM
...or underhanded.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Feb 15, 2016, 05:55:52 AM
I don't know if this good or bad news :/?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Feb 15, 2016, 02:37:58 PM
http://news.discovery.com/space/farewell-philae-hunt-for-rosettas-lost-lander-ends-160212.htm
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Feb 15, 2016, 03:26:38 PM
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/feb/14/british-steel-suffers-like-coal-cameron-will-not-oppose-china

Western markets need to be further engaged with each other. There's no reason for Asian markets to be in such positions of leverage. Especially countries like China and Russia.
   Reduction in the job market and standards for quality of life being lowered are the historical facts of such trade arrangements. People in the west need to wake up and realize that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Feb 16, 2016, 05:44:36 AM
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/02/15/south-koreas-leader-warns-north-korea-collapse.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Feb 16, 2016, 05:51:00 AM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Feb 16, 2016, 05:44:36 AM
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/02/15/south-koreas-leader-warns-north-korea-collapse.html


"Instead, U.S. dollars were paid to the North Korean government, which siphoned off most of the money and paid only what it wanted to the employees in North Korean currency and store vouchers, according to a statement from Seoul's' Unification Ministry on Sunday."


I probably shouldn't have laughed, but I did.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Feb 16, 2016, 05:53:02 AM
I guess if North Korea did collapse then they could become one country similar what happen to Germany after 1989.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Feb 16, 2016, 06:04:53 AM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Feb 16, 2016, 05:53:02 AM
I guess if North Korea did collapse then they could become one country similar what happen to Germany after 1989.


I think a lot is up in the air right now. If the norks decide attacking the south is better than collapse(never underestimate the power of stupidity) things could get very interesting with Putin's rematch complex and China's want for power. Having all of Korea aligned with the United States would push China harder and further than ever before. It would also be a smack to Russia.

News related.
http://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/charlie-daniels/charlie-daniels-open-letter-americas-enemies-you-see-obama-you-dont-know
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Feb 16, 2016, 03:08:51 PM
I'm surprise that North Korea is able to last this long. They never die out like the other communist countries did after 1991.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Feb 16, 2016, 04:38:12 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Feb 16, 2016, 03:08:51 PM
I'm surprise that North Korea is able to last this long. They never die out like the other communist countries did after 1991.

I'm surprised they didn't give Russia and China the finger when the famine hit.

When you look at how events have translated into what percentage of a country's GDP is debt, things look even more interesting. South Korea is like %36/GDP and Mexico is like %30/GDP while Japan is like %200/GDP. The United States is about %100/GDP. Those countries that have enjoyed a nice ride are now upset about their ride coming to an end. Despite the history and thus relations between the United States and them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Feb 18, 2016, 01:34:27 PM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/joint-enterprise-law-wrongly-interpreted-for-30-years-court-rules/ar-BBpEKAW?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=mailsignout

Well that says alot about how screwed the law is that they've been getting it wrong and putting innocent people in gaol for it

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/lifestyle/family/incredible-baby-scan-shows-dying-twin-holding-unborn-sisters-hand-in-heartbreaking-photo/ar-BBpDCf7?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

This broke my heart
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Feb 18, 2016, 09:10:43 PM
Obama signs legislation strengthening and expanding statutory sanctions on North Korea.

http://www.gardner.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/president-obama-signs-gardners-north-korea-sanctions-bill-into-law
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Feb 19, 2016, 03:54:30 PM
Harper lee is dead :'((why is everyone going)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-35616011
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 21, 2016, 11:11:11 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/21/us/michigan-kalamazoo-county-shooting-spree/index.html

Uber now employees mass murderers.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Feb 22, 2016, 05:29:59 AM
http://www.businessinsider.com/us-rejected-north-koreas-peace-proposal-before-latest-bomb-test-2016-2
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 22, 2016, 06:49:30 AM
I haven't been around in a while and this is old news, but I want to say out loud that I really think it sucks that Rand Paul dropped out of the Presidential race. He was the only guy with his head screwed on straight. If I was American, I'd have voted for him. With him gone though, I'd side with Sanders just because all the other options are terrible.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 22, 2016, 11:48:23 AM
Rand Paul is the worst man alive. I'd rather vote for love child of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.  :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Feb 22, 2016, 01:15:59 PM
I love both Paul and Sanders, which is hilarious because they're almost the exact opposite on the federal level.

Donald Trump is a saint compared to Ted Cruz, by the way. Its a blessing he isn't making it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 22, 2016, 03:08:44 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 22, 2016, 11:48:23 AM
Rand Paul is the worst man alive. I'd rather vote for love child of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.  :'(

Are you kidding me? How could you not vote for a guy who doesn't believe in permanent war or government surveillance? At this point, Americans are stuck with three options: a racist, xenophobic dickhole, a clueless socialist, and a useless idiot. I'll let you figure out who's who.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Feb 22, 2016, 03:14:33 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3454486/Could-travel-Mars-just-THREE-days-Nasa-s-photonic-propulsion-uses-light-lasers-produce-thrust.html


If you don't like planet Earth like I do, let's book the first flight to Mars.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Feb 22, 2016, 03:26:06 PM
As much as love the idea of colonising Mars, sadly getting there is just the easy bit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 22, 2016, 03:48:10 PM
Quote from: Gate on Feb 22, 2016, 03:14:33 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3454486/Could-travel-Mars-just-THREE-days-Nasa-s-photonic-propulsion-uses-light-lasers-produce-thrust.html


If you don't like planet Earth like I do, let's book the first flight to Mars.

Warp speed, here we come.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Feb 22, 2016, 04:26:43 PM
Get your ass to Mars. Get your ass to Mars. Sorry wrong franchise lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Feb 22, 2016, 07:20:02 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 22, 2016, 06:49:30 AM
I haven't been around in a while and this is old news, but I want to say out loud that I really think it sucks that Rand Paul dropped out of the Presidential race. He was the only guy with his head screwed on straight. If I was American, I'd have voted for him. With him gone though, I'd side with Sanders just because all the other options are terrible.

I like Paul. There was talk a while back about a Paul/Cruz ticket. Paul has been too far ahead of the curve on every major issue and he's been truthful enough to be considered credible. A lot of people don't realize his "economic freedom zones" would do more for poor black communities than expanding social programs.
   As for Sanders, one of the connections he's failed to make is that it's not a lack of education that's causing poverty but the demand for it. The single biggest problem causing and perpetuating poverty is a demand for education that's irrelevant to the work being performed.
  My experience from sitting at  both sides of the employment table is that two things need to be the top priority: the demand for education needs to be dialed way back through leadership and there needs to be a glut of jobs. I don't recall a time, ever, from my own experience and from reading about the matter, where life wasn't better when employers had to compete for employees than when people had to compete for employment. There's plenty of talk about how someone can better compete in the job market, but in the end, it's nothing more than sales pitches to maintain the status quo. I really don't think Sanders has the understanding of how things really work.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Feb 22, 2016, 08:22:06 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/12168912/Syria-war-US-and-Russia-agree-new-truce-to-start-at-weekend.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 22, 2016, 08:30:25 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Feb 22, 2016, 07:20:02 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 22, 2016, 06:49:30 AM
I haven't been around in a while and this is old news, but I want to say out loud that I really think it sucks that Rand Paul dropped out of the Presidential race. He was the only guy with his head screwed on straight. If I was American, I'd have voted for him. With him gone though, I'd side with Sanders just because all the other options are terrible.

I like Paul. There was talk a while back about a Paul/Cruz ticket. Paul has been too far ahead of the curve on every major issue and he's been truthful enough to be considered credible. A lot of people don't realize his "economic freedom zones" would do more for poor black communities than expanding social programs.

Paul was too educated for his own good. Libertarian positions such as his, while more common in the U.S. than in Canada, are still too foreign for the masses to grasp. People are too hung up on silly issues like "war on terror" or misguided attempts at "gun control".

Quote from: broughtpain on Feb 22, 2016, 07:20:02 PM
   As for Sanders, one of the connections he's failed to make is that it's not a lack of education that's causing poverty but the demand for it. The single biggest problem causing and perpetuating poverty is a demand for education that's irrelevant to the work being performed.
  My experience from sitting at  both sides of the employment table is that two things need to be the top priority: the demand for education needs to be dialed way back through leadership and there needs to be a glut of jobs. I don't recall a time, ever, from my own experience and from reading about the matter, where life wasn't better when employers had to compete for employees than when people had to compete for employment. There's plenty of talk about how someone can better compete in the job market, but in the end, it's nothing more than sales pitches to maintain the status quo. I really don't think Sanders has the understanding of how things really work.

Sanders' grasp of economics is as good as a witch doctor's grasp of medicine. He keeps thinking that all that needs to be done is redistribute wealth and tax the rich at higher rates. Sorry Bernie but you're drive the people who keep your economy afloat out of the country with policies like that. As for the education being irrelevant, well, what do you expect when you raise a generation of kids to be entitled brats who end up studying wasteful fields like gender studies or liberal arts? They aren't transferable skills.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Feb 22, 2016, 09:18:00 PM
DoomRulz with the f**king mic drop, good read. It is a shame about Paul, he was one of the few presidential candidates I would have a beer with.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 22, 2016, 09:21:35 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Feb 22, 2016, 09:18:00 PM
DoomRulz with the f**king mic drop, good read. It is a shame about Paul, he was one of the few presidential candidates I would have a beer with.

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Feb 22, 2016, 09:29:56 PM
The saddest thing is somebody with 2 years of exploration in the realm of misogyny and racist institutions is preferred over somebody with 6 years actual work experience. There would be a lot less poverty if people could get jobs pushing carts and stocking shelves without needing HSD/GED with 2+yrs preferred. Also, there would be less poverty if big employers didn't use meaningless education as a means for pay discrimination.

Ever see those "free tuition" signs at Sander's rally's? That would be more poverty because of the demand that would come with that much more education.

We need to get back to pragmatic basics. Pay should be directly connected to performance and productivity. I had my first on the payroll job at 14. I worked under the table before that. Sadly, the very notions of having an income and living within the means of one's income is lost to the sentiments feeding the drive that's nothing more than greed and entitlement. I don't think that the solution is more of the cause for people not understanding that increasing the value of a currency is preferred to increasing the amount of currency.


Maybe Paul will get a cabinet position. DoA or DoE. Maybe I will be a Polygamist Viking.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 22, 2016, 09:32:10 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 22, 2016, 08:30:25 PM
Sanders' grasp of economics is as good as a witch doctor's grasp of medicine. He keeps thinking that all that needs to be done is redistribute wealth and tax the rich at higher rates. Sorry Bernie but you're drive the people who keep your economy afloat out of the country with policies like that. As for the education being irrelevant, well, what do you expect when you raise a generation of kids to be entitled brats who end up studying wasteful fields like gender studies or liberal arts? They aren't transferable skills.
Actually neither of those fields are wasteful if you actually learn something. More so a liberal arts degree specializes in general all around knowledge and is a common approach to more specific areas of study. More so most things you learn in any degree aren't relevant to your employers interest aside from the field. They usually have to still send recruits to training any ways. Another example, take being a lawyer for instance. Most start off by attaining a BA in language arts or history before applying for law school. Many think those two fields of study are wasteful and useless as well. Yet even after law school the one thing it doesn't teach you is how to be an actual lawyer. Still gotta learn that on the job. Also gender studies is a big deal to any corporation that has to god forbid hire people or interact with said human beings. It is a specialized field that's heavy into communications. Which is more important than most of you think it is.

Where college fails is the mandates that it somehow replaces experience and common core knowledge. Think business majors who have a degree but no experience and didn't really learn anything. Putting that person in charge by-passing an employee with a few years of experience because of a piece of paper is asinine. Yet that happens everyday and companies lose billions every year.

College only means something if you learn and remember the knowledge. The fact of the matter is that most don't learn and only have a mountain of debt to show for it. For this reason many state governments enact laws to force the hiring of these graduates for nothing more than their own kids were sold the same poison and they'd have to pay for it otherwise.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Feb 22, 2016, 09:55:29 PM
If you haven't studied the genders in your adolescence enough to be comfortable with not only talking about them but also seeing them in the nude, why would I hire you? You're obviously slow on the uptake...


...I had to drop a gender studies joke.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 22, 2016, 10:26:12 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 22, 2016, 09:32:10 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 22, 2016, 08:30:25 PM
Sanders' grasp of economics is as good as a witch doctor's grasp of medicine. He keeps thinking that all that needs to be done is redistribute wealth and tax the rich at higher rates. Sorry Bernie but you're drive the people who keep your economy afloat out of the country with policies like that. As for the education being irrelevant, well, what do you expect when you raise a generation of kids to be entitled brats who end up studying wasteful fields like gender studies or liberal arts? They aren't transferable skills.
Actually neither of those fields are wasteful if you actually learn something. More so a liberal arts degree specializes in general all around knowledge and is a common approach to more specific areas of study. More so most things you learn in any degree aren't relevant to your employers interest aside from the field. They usually have to still send recruits to training any ways. Another example, take being a lawyer for instance. Most start off by attaining a BA in language arts or history before applying for law school. Many think those two fields of study are wasteful and useless as well. Yet even after law school the one thing it doesn't teach you is how to be an actual lawyer. Still gotta learn that on the job. Also gender studies is a big deal to any corporation that has to god forbid hire people or interact with said human beings. It is a specialized field that's heavy into communications. Which is more important than most of you think it is.

If I'm running a law firm, especially a big one, I want to hire someone who studied in the field and knows how the law works, knows about statutes, major cases, and so on; not someone who is going to sit and lecture me about the lack of female lawyers in my firm. My brother went to law school and he studied political science as well as various law-related fields. When I started my first year of university, I studied Criminal Justice and earned my BA in that program. It was a perfect degree to apply to law school. Alas, I didn't go simply because it didn't interest me enough.

Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 22, 2016, 09:32:10 PM
Where college fails is the mandates that it somehow replaces experience and common core knowledge. Think business majors who have a degree but no experience and didn't really learn anything. Putting that person in charge by-passing an employee with a few years of experience because of a piece of paper is asinine. Yet that happens everyday and companies lose billions every year.

Because that's up to the student. If they want experience, they better seek it out themselves. The college can only do so much. At some point the student has to take responsibility for his future.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 22, 2016, 11:12:45 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 22, 2016, 10:26:12 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 22, 2016, 09:32:10 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 22, 2016, 08:30:25 PM
Sanders' grasp of economics is as good as a witch doctor's grasp of medicine. He keeps thinking that all that needs to be done is redistribute wealth and tax the rich at higher rates. Sorry Bernie but you're drive the people who keep your economy afloat out of the country with policies like that. As for the education being irrelevant, well, what do you expect when you raise a generation of kids to be entitled brats who end up studying wasteful fields like gender studies or liberal arts? They aren't transferable skills.
Actually neither of those fields are wasteful if you actually learn something. More so a liberal arts degree specializes in general all around knowledge and is a common approach to more specific areas of study. More so most things you learn in any degree aren't relevant to your employers interest aside from the field. They usually have to still send recruits to training any ways. Another example, take being a lawyer for instance. Most start off by attaining a BA in language arts or history before applying for law school. Many think those two fields of study are wasteful and useless as well. Yet even after law school the one thing it doesn't teach you is how to be an actual lawyer. Still gotta learn that on the job. Also gender studies is a big deal to any corporation that has to god forbid hire people or interact with said human beings. It is a specialized field that's heavy into communications. Which is more important than most of you think it is.

If I'm running a law firm, especially a big one, I want to hire someone who studied in the field and knows how the law works, knows about statutes, major cases, and so on; not someone who is going to sit and lecture me about the lack of female lawyers in my firm. My brother went to law school and he studied political science as well as various law-related fields. When I started my first year of university, I studied Criminal Justice and earned my BA in that program. It was a perfect degree to apply to law school. Alas, I didn't go simply because it didn't interest me enough.

Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 22, 2016, 09:32:10 PM
Where college fails is the mandates that it somehow replaces experience and common core knowledge. Think business majors who have a degree but no experience and didn't really learn anything. Putting that person in charge by-passing an employee with a few years of experience because of a piece of paper is asinine. Yet that happens everyday and companies lose billions every year.

Because that's up to the student. If they want experience, they better seek it out themselves. The college can only do so much. At some point the student has to take responsibility for his future.
I was wondering where all the frustration was coming from but it's not your fault and it's alright to be angry. I started in Electronic Engineering before realizing how boring it was. I'm just glad that most of it was paid off by grants and all I owed was 8 grand. Then later my company and the government paid for my schooling.

However the bit about being a lawyer is that, yes, you go to law school to law about the law but it in no way trains you to be a lawyer. However does what you learn in Law School or Political science or Criminal Justice or History or Chick Studies not applicable to other fields of daily life and career? You better believe that it is.

Oh and all I mean to say is that it's OK to blame the f**king college; if I'm not mistaken you paid good money to go to college and put in the time and effort right? I also bet that they worked you over with nice marketing and whatever else to keep you there. At least graduate, right? I experienced the same shit too but I'm glad I didn't get the shit bill like so many other people do.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 22, 2016, 11:31:15 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 22, 2016, 11:12:45 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 22, 2016, 10:26:12 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 22, 2016, 09:32:10 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 22, 2016, 08:30:25 PM
Sanders' grasp of economics is as good as a witch doctor's grasp of medicine. He keeps thinking that all that needs to be done is redistribute wealth and tax the rich at higher rates. Sorry Bernie but you're drive the people who keep your economy afloat out of the country with policies like that. As for the education being irrelevant, well, what do you expect when you raise a generation of kids to be entitled brats who end up studying wasteful fields like gender studies or liberal arts? They aren't transferable skills.
Actually neither of those fields are wasteful if you actually learn something. More so a liberal arts degree specializes in general all around knowledge and is a common approach to more specific areas of study. More so most things you learn in any degree aren't relevant to your employers interest aside from the field. They usually have to still send recruits to training any ways. Another example, take being a lawyer for instance. Most start off by attaining a BA in language arts or history before applying for law school. Many think those two fields of study are wasteful and useless as well. Yet even after law school the one thing it doesn't teach you is how to be an actual lawyer. Still gotta learn that on the job. Also gender studies is a big deal to any corporation that has to god forbid hire people or interact with said human beings. It is a specialized field that's heavy into communications. Which is more important than most of you think it is.

If I'm running a law firm, especially a big one, I want to hire someone who studied in the field and knows how the law works, knows about statutes, major cases, and so on; not someone who is going to sit and lecture me about the lack of female lawyers in my firm. My brother went to law school and he studied political science as well as various law-related fields. When I started my first year of university, I studied Criminal Justice and earned my BA in that program. It was a perfect degree to apply to law school. Alas, I didn't go simply because it didn't interest me enough.

Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 22, 2016, 09:32:10 PM
Where college fails is the mandates that it somehow replaces experience and common core knowledge. Think business majors who have a degree but no experience and didn't really learn anything. Putting that person in charge by-passing an employee with a few years of experience because of a piece of paper is asinine. Yet that happens everyday and companies lose billions every year.

Because that's up to the student. If they want experience, they better seek it out themselves. The college can only do so much. At some point the student has to take responsibility for his future.
I was wondering where all the frustration was coming from but it's not your fault and it's alright to be angry. I started in Electronic Engineering before realizing how boring it was. I'm just glad that most of it was paid off by grants and all I owed was 8 grand. Then later my company and the government paid for my schooling.

That's handy. What do you do now?

Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 22, 2016, 09:32:10 PM
However the bit about being a lawyer is that, yes, you go to law school to law about the law but it in no way trains you to be a lawyer. However does what you learn in Law School or Political science or Criminal Justice or History or Chick Studies not applicable to other fields of daily life and career? You better believe that it is.

Law and poli sci, yes they do for sure. I fail to see how paying $4K to learn about how evil men are and how much they've oppressed women in the latter example is going to help someone, other than turn them into a major buzzkill and a raving cynic.

Quote from: whiterabbit on Feb 22, 2016, 09:32:10 PM
Oh and all I mean to say is that it's OK to blame the f**king college; if I'm not mistaken you paid good money to go to college and put in the time and effort right? I also bet that they worked you over with nice marketing and whatever else to keep you there. At least graduate, right? I experienced the same shit too but I'm glad I didn't get the shit bill like so many other people do.

Dude, I'm not suggesting the college shouldn't do anything at all. I'm saying they can only do so much. The individual has to be responsible to some extent.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Feb 23, 2016, 12:00:40 AM
My old attorney told me a very good piece of wisdom: lawyers have had their grey matter scooped out and replaced with lawyer matter.

If anyone wonders why I type a sentence in the form of a paragraph, now they know a part of the why. I'm A LOT better than I was. Recovery tends to be a slow process...

Law school is a perfect example of how someone can learn an awful lot and have it be no more useful than Eggo waffles for breakfast. People study for years only to learn the hard way about judge shopping, judicial activism and how progressivism is the supreme law of the land for people in high places.

What you learn and what you know will always take a back seat to what you believe when it comes to dealing with those who have been relentless in their pursuit of power to unilaterally force what they believe is for the greater good.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 23, 2016, 12:06:44 AM
Resident Manager. :P

Which actually frees up time to do other things. Worked for colleges, show stores and airlines. Did contractor work too. I'm supposed to be finishing my grad studies in Marine Organic Chemistry but haha it's been a decade since I dropped out so I could take care of my grandmother after she broke her hip and the Alzheimer progression. Did that for 8 years. So basically I'm at a total loss of what is the point of living anymore. :P

Still my bread and butter is that I was trained on radiation therapy machines while in engineer school and have a knack at fixing stuff.

Oh and the value one puts on anything is up to personal opinion. So, yea, that's all I had left to say about a degrees validity. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Feb 23, 2016, 12:18:02 AM
Well if we agree that some degrees can be entirely worthless, then we can agree that the .2 degrees caused by global warming doesn't matter either.....
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 23, 2016, 01:54:11 AM
Quote from: broughtpain on Feb 23, 2016, 12:18:02 AM
Well if we agree that some degrees can be entirely worthless, then we can agree that the .2 degrees caused by global warming doesn't matter either.....

Oh you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Feb 23, 2016, 02:44:05 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 23, 2016, 01:54:11 AM
Quote from: broughtpain on Feb 23, 2016, 12:18:02 AM
Well if we agree that some degrees can be entirely worthless, then we can agree that the .2 degrees caused by global warming doesn't matter either.....

Oh you.
:D ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 23, 2016, 10:59:17 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/23/africa/egypt-toddler-sentenced/index.html

oh boy talk about stupid.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Feb 23, 2016, 12:18:28 PM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/pc-sacked-for-going-to-rugby-match-while-on-duty-and-ignoring-999-call/ar-BBpOiIj?li=BBoPRmx&ocid=mailsignout

Hahaha idiot
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 23, 2016, 04:12:31 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Feb 23, 2016, 12:18:28 PM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/pc-sacked-for-going-to-rugby-match-while-on-duty-and-ignoring-999-call/ar-BBpOiIj?li=BBoPRmx&ocid=mailsignout

Hahaha idiot

I could see a Canadian doing this at a hockey game.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Feb 24, 2016, 01:29:44 PM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/boy-aged-4-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-murder-was-mistake-authorities-claim/ar-BBpTwqe?li=BBoPRmx&ocid=mailsignout

The law is an ass
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Feb 25, 2016, 05:29:28 AM
The United States and China have agreed on a draft resolution that would expand U.N. Security Council sanctions against North Korea over its latest nuclear test

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-nuclear-un-idUSKCN0VX2T5
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Feb 25, 2016, 01:09:23 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Feb 25, 2016, 05:29:28 AM
The United States and China have agreed on a draft resolution that would expand U.N. Security Council sanctions against North Korea over its latest nuclear test

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-nuclear-un-idUSKCN0VX2T5

You know you're leader is nuts when China evenn goes "Woah, woah, woah. Slow down there boy"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Feb 25, 2016, 09:15:53 PM
Even China is like "We are sick of your shit North Korea!". Good to see America and China working together on this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Feb 26, 2016, 01:53:44 AM
The legacy of the Obamas just won't stop...


http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/25/us/kansas-shooting/index.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Feb 26, 2016, 03:33:42 AM
Speaking of students, get a load of this. World famous university Harvard has been forced to abolish the use of the word 'master' in titles because students think it has too many links with slavery...LOL!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-35659685

Here in the UK we use the term headmaster in all our schools, so I guess to an American student that would be racist and wrong?

Students also want the official seal (from the 18th century!) changed too because guess what...too many links to slavery.

Apparently at Princeton they are trying to rename a building that is currently named after Woodrow Wilson because he may or may not have had racist views...LOL! Hey idiotic students in America...most people from that era probably had racist views, it was pretty common place.

What the hell is going on in America? students are literately trying to erase the past, things that make the uncomfortable, things that offend their safe spaces. This is a serious problem because you simply cannot erase history to suit a modern PC trend. These universities have hundred year old histories behind them, you can't just scrub all that because some dumb kids are offended, the joke being as they get older they'll probably change their minds anyway  ::) Yet the universities are letting them do it! they are letting them erase their own universities history and heritage.

These students are unstable, virtually unemployable if you ask me. How can these people even think of managing in the real world where there are no 'safe spaces' and people will upset and offend you. What happens if something upsets them in their future workplace? are they gonna throw a hissy fit and protest?? it doesn't work like that in the real world and these students need to be given a major reality check.

'students are seeking symbolic ways to assert their identity.' So they are doing this by erasing very old and important history...on the basis of teenage angst, I find this very disturbing and sad. When will they start to burn all the history books? but I can actually see this happening.

This shit doesn't happen in the UK, students wanted a statue of Cecil Rhodes removed at Oxford, but were politely told to dream on.
http://www.oriel.ox.ac.uk/content/oriel-college-statement-decision-about-rhodes-statue
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Feb 26, 2016, 04:35:53 AM
History is something that belongs to everybody. For better or worse, good or bad, it's something that should be accepted and claimed by everybody. Real progress is made by reflecting on what's happened, not by covering it up or rewriting it.

Those kids are laying the foundation for liberal progressive fascism because nobody is explaining to them that that's what they're doing. Even sadder is the fact that progressives don't even know or understand what fascism is, what distinguishes it, how it works or the historical precedents of it.

As much as people claim the right and far right in the United States are fascists nobody ever discusses how incompatible limited government and individual rights are with fascism.

...I don't think those kids have any interest in correcting the history of Black people owning black people in the United States.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Feb 26, 2016, 05:38:38 AM
Quote from: broughtpain on Feb 26, 2016, 04:35:53 AM
History is something that belongs to everybody. For better or worse, good or bad, it's something that should be accepted and claimed by everybody. Real progress is made by reflecting on what's happened, not by covering it up or rewriting it.

Which is exactly what the Right and Conservatives do ALL the time.


QuoteThose kids are laying the foundation for liberal progressive fascism because nobody is explaining to them that that's what they're doing. Even sadder is the fact that progressives don't even know or understand what fascism is, what distinguishes it, how it works or the historical precedents of it.

Sorry, but it is when you come up with bizarro world stuff like this that you're the one who sound like the one who has no idea about what Fascism is.

Fascism, by default, can't be liberal or progressive, as liberalism and progressivism is about being inclusive, about striving for equality and opportunity for ALL, accepting each others' weaknesses and work with them, accept the fact that society works in favor more for certain groups of people than others (structural hierarchies and levels of privilege), it's about not buying into national exceptionalism - it's about seeing the world as connected etc.

Fascism on the other hand is about being exclusive, it's equality and opportunity only for the chosen few (you have to be of the right nationality, or culture, or race, or religion, or all four of them), not accepting other's weaknesses and even less work with them, not acknowledging that there is privilege (there is strong, moral, hardworking and righteous people, and then there is weak, immoral, lazy and unrighteous people - ubermench and sub-humans), and it doesn't see the world as connected - it's US AGAINST THEM, and it's all about national exceptionalism.

EDIT:
With that said, I'm well aware that if you push an ideology too far and then some, you will alienate everyone else as you end up in a bubble where you stop listening. There are Feminists that deserve being called Feminazis, as they have gotten absorbed by their rage and is just picking things apart and misinterpreting things just because. Same goes with certain minority activists, LGBTQ activists, and environmental activists etc. Some of them just want to complain and fight because they are used to it and that is the only thing they know how to do, but have no real desire or will to sit down and come up with a solution, or even join the ones who are willing to do that. They're lost, which is dangerous, and it is no longer about equality and inclusion anymore - they're out with a vengeance. That is not constructive. It's destructive and could possibly lead to a new kind of fascism if it wasn't for the case that in the actual real world they are in the absolute minority and have no real effect on anything. Sure, they are just as loud as the nut job equivalents on the right, but that's about it. But I know that some conservatives and many people on the far right like to bunch them/us all together, trying to make it look like the fringe element destructive loudmouths are the norm here on the left. That we all want to castrate and possible execute all Western men, especially the white Christian ones, enforce Sharia law and "Feminazi" rule at the same time, take all your guns etc.


QuoteAs much as people claim the right and far right in the United States are fascists nobody ever discusses how incompatible limited government and individual rights are with fascism.

It is oh so compatible. With limited government, the way the Far Right want it to be, has no room for "weak" people, unassimilated minorities etc. With limited government the people with the money and the means can proceed with their business or organization in whatever way they please without any repercussions. The "freedom" to be a profit-driven psychopatic asshole trumps human life and dignity. Traditional fascists valued private property rights, capitalism and private profit gains, but didn't want the private interests to outmaneuver the strength and power of the fascist regime, as strength and power is all that counts. Fascists have always had conservative leanings through history, both socially and fiscally. Check Italy, Japan, Spain, Portugal etc.

Check all the definitions of Fascism/fascism, and the history of the term(s). I don't think your simplified and somewhat biased view and interpretation of the term does not work in your favor. All dictatorships, as implied within a broader description of fascism, have elements of fascism, and as we know none of those communist revolutions survived after the initial revolutionary phase. They turned into totalitarian nightmares communist in name only, as undemocratic and harried regions tend to do, no matter the ideology.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Feb 26, 2016, 06:28:29 AM
If liberals can't understand fascism, I think it's fine to say conservatives can't understand socialism  ;D

It explains why so many Libertarians sound confused.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Feb 26, 2016, 06:44:55 AM
Well whatever you guys think those words mean, bottom line, history should not be getting swept under the carpet because of a bunch of kids seeking symbolic ways to assert their identity to fit their trendy PC agenda, which they'll all forget about in years to come.

These kids don't even know what they're doing, they have no life experience, no work experience and when they get older I'm pretty sure their attitudes will change so all this protest crapola is just nonsense. Where are their parents? Its just attention grabbing, wanting to be part of something topical just for the sake of it, unfortunately they are causing irreparable damage and causing a lot of heartache.

As Broughtpain says, history is for everyone, if these kids wanna make statements then go get a tattoo or whatever, you can't dismantle an institutions century old history on a whim for Christ's sake.

I genuinely wouldn't be surprised if they started burning books about 'racist history', we are literately a hop, skip and jump away from that level right now. Its things like this that make me think Trump is seriously needed in the US to slap some sense back into people.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Feb 26, 2016, 07:09:02 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Feb 26, 2016, 06:44:55 AM
Well whatever you guys think those words mean, bottom line, history should not be getting swept under the carpet because of a bunch of kids seeking symbolic ways to assert their identity to fit their trendy PC agenda, which they'll all forget about in years to come.

Same goes for all those bunches of kids seeking symbolic ways to assert their identity to fit their trendy Reptile Brain agenda, which they'll all forget about in years to come...



QuoteThese kids don't even know what they're doing, they have no life experience, no work experience and when they get older I'm pretty sure their attitudes will change so all this protest crapola is just nonsense. Its just attention grabbing, wanting to be part of something topical just for the sake of it, unfortunately they are causing irreparable damage and causing a lot of heartache.

You know what, I agree that these kids aren't doing any good, and I agree that they're causing damage, but not the way you see it. Their involvement and intentions are good, but their approach and their way of targeting the factual and actual structural problem, history etc. we have, is wrong. They make it easy for right-wingers and conservatives to ignore the causes to our problems and instead let them push back and tell themselves that they are in the right, completely missing the actual topic, and frankly I don't blame them.


QuoteAs Broughtpain says, history is for everyone, if these kids wanna make statements then go get a tattoo or whatever, you can't dismantle an institutions century old history on a whim for Christ's sake.

Well, I can assure you that the absolute majority people on the Left, progressives and liberals alike, don't want to do that at all. On the contrary. However, you guys are free to interpret things the way you want.


QuoteI genuinely wouldn't be surprised if they started burning books about 'racist history', we are literately a hop, skip and jump away from that level right now. Its things like this that make me think Trump is seriously needed in the US to slap some sense back into people.

Wow Hubbs... Book burnings... So a bunch of misguided kids high on ideology leads to mass book-burnings of racist history all over the U.S... And the remedy to that is to bring in Donald Mussolini Trump and his cohorts, who like to threaten and beat up protesters and cheer for Trump when he bombastically promises to bring torture back as well as banning Mosques and any more Muslims from entering the U.S., the same guy who thinks that Putin is swell guy...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Feb 26, 2016, 07:57:15 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Feb 26, 2016, 07:09:02 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Feb 26, 2016, 06:44:55 AM
Well whatever you guys think those words mean, bottom line, history should not be getting swept under the carpet because of a bunch of kids seeking symbolic ways to assert their identity to fit their trendy PC agenda, which they'll all forget about in years to come.

Same goes for all those bunches of kids seeking symbolic ways to assert their identity to fit their trendy Reptile Brain agenda, which they'll all forget about in years to come...



QuoteThese kids don't even know what they're doing, they have no life experience, no work experience and when they get older I'm pretty sure their attitudes will change so all this protest crapola is just nonsense. Its just attention grabbing, wanting to be part of something topical just for the sake of it, unfortunately they are causing irreparable damage and causing a lot of heartache.

You know what, I agree that these kids aren't doing any good, and I agree that they're causing damage, but not the way you see it. Their involvement and intentions are good, but their approach and their way of targeting the factual and actual structural problem, history etc. we have, is wrong. They make it easy for right-wingers and conservatives to ignore the causes to our problems and instead let them push back and tell themselves that they are in the right, completely missing the actual topic, and frankly I don't blame them.


QuoteAs Broughtpain says, history is for everyone, if these kids wanna make statements then go get a tattoo or whatever, you can't dismantle an institutions century old history on a whim for Christ's sake.

Well, I can assure you that the absolute majority people on the Left, progressives and liberals alike, don't want to do that at all. On the contrary. However, you guys are free to interpret things the way you want.


QuoteI genuinely wouldn't be surprised if they started burning books about 'racist history', we are literately a hop, skip and jump away from that level right now. Its things like this that make me think Trump is seriously needed in the US to slap some sense back into people.

Wow Hubbs... Book burnings... So a bunch of misguided kids high on ideology leads to mass book-burnings of racist history all over the U.S... And the remedy to that is to bring in Donald Mussolini Trump and his cohorts, who like to threaten and beat up protesters and cheer for Trump when he bombastically promises to bring torture back as well as banning Mosques and any more Muslims from entering the U.S., the same guy who thinks that Putin is swell guy...

Their intentions aren't good though, because their intention are pointless. What happened centuries ago in the past isn't effecting them now, slavery isn't an issue now, none of these kids live in slavery, they aren't oppressed and they aren't hard done by ::) Holding institutions hostage with protests and intimidation simply to have a badge changed, or a building renamed, or a statue removed is utterly inconsequential...in our present day. All its doing is stripping the institutes heritage and history away for nothing. What if the name Harvard was somehow linked to something with negative connotations? change a world famous universities name?

Yes a badge might have links to slavery, or an old statue of someone from over a hundred years ago might have been racist or involved in slavery (even though, generally, most people were anyway, twas more the norm in a different era), but who cares!! It doesn't mean anything now because everyone alive now isn't in the least bit effected by it, especially not a bunch of teenagers. Its history, you learn from it and move on. I just don't understand how any young person in 2016 can be so offended by things that happened centuries ago, to the point that they have to have things removed or replaced.

Good grief there is so much history that is tinted with things that are negative but you can't erase it all! Jesus Christ if you are gonna be that anal about it then you might as well knock down entire buildings that housed bad people or were standing at the time because it will remind all the kids of nasty things  ::)

What I find really scary is the fact that the people in charge of these uni's are allowing them to do it, like they have no respect for their own institution. Some kids in a specific term decide they want everything changed and they just agree?? what about everybody else? do all the students agree with this or is it just a small minority? do all the teachers/professors agree with this? the parents that are paying for these kids privileged educations? the town where the institution is located etc...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Feb 26, 2016, 04:07:37 PM
...libprogs ban books. They have burned them, but most now avoid the stigma while working towards the same effect.


If anybody wanted a sure thing, they could bet those kids don't know about Irish slavery, discrimination against the Irish or what the Irish suffered in general. The biggest lie in the history of the United States is that black slaves is exclusive to the United States and white people. The second biggest lie in the history of the United States is that slavery wasn't practiced globally. The third biggest lie in the history of the United States is that slavery wasn't practiced for thousands of years by all peoples. Now, competing for a place as one of the three biggest lies in the history of the United States is that white people and only white people can be, and thus are, racist.

All of it is a load of sanctimonious bullshit. Sanctimonious bullshit is the cornerstone of fascism. But I guess it's different in the United States because of THEM... ::)

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/02/26/university-albany-students-who-claimed-to-be-victims-racist-attack-charged.html




This just tells me that nobody has any idea beyond what's typical and conventional on how to fight terrorism.


http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/02/25/468143901/apple-court-filing-calls-iphone-order-dangerous-unconstitutional
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 26, 2016, 11:33:53 PM
Speaking of progressives and whatnot, was anyone following the ruckus caused by Ben Shapiro's talk at CSULA yesterday?

http://abc7.com/news/ben-shapiro-escorted-from-csula-due-to-angry-protesters/1219358/

QuoteLOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A controversial conservative commentator was escorted by police from California State University, Los Angeles as angry demonstrators protested his presence on campus Thursday afternoon.

Ben Shapiro, editor-in-chief of the Daily Wire and editor-at-large of Breitbart News, was scheduled to speak at the campus on Thursday.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 27, 2016, 12:05:49 AM
All this progressive vs conservative nonsense is utter crap. Both side are wrong and libertarians are pure evil. Is there no commonsense decency anymore?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Feb 27, 2016, 01:54:11 AM
We libertarians are not evil :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Feb 28, 2016, 09:03:39 AM
Bee-deep, derp derp, bork bork!
Hubbs - No retreat no surrender!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Feb 28, 2016, 07:14:28 PM
http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-02-28/father-ted-actor-frank-kelly-dies-aged-77

And another one.  :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Feb 28, 2016, 09:28:12 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/27/us/kkk-rally-in-anaheim-violence/index.html

:o :o :o :o :o

Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 26, 2016, 11:33:53 PM
Speaking of progressives and whatnot, was anyone following the ruckus caused by Ben Shapiro's talk at CSULA yesterday?

http://abc7.com/news/ben-shapiro-escorted-from-csula-due-to-angry-protesters/1219358/

QuoteLOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A controversial conservative commentator was escorted by police from California State University, Los Angeles as angry demonstrators protested his presence on campus Thursday afternoon.

Ben Shapiro, editor-in-chief of the Daily Wire and editor-at-large of Breitbart News, was scheduled to speak at the campus on Thursday.

The ever inclusive, tolerance or die crowd, being hostile to someone 'different' from them? IM SHOCKED! IM REALLY SHOCKED! SEE! THIS IS MY SHOCKED FACE >  -_-



Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 27, 2016, 01:54:11 AM
We libertarians are not evil :P


...my safe-zone is measured by caliber and my response in feet per second. *shrug*

(That just hit me as a response)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Feb 29, 2016, 04:06:57 AM
^ Was gonna say, I thought these people are supposed to be open minded and liberal? They act more like the type of people they think they are fighting against  ::) And wasn't this bloke invited to speak there? like what the f*ck? these people are far from PC liberals, might as well be in the USSR.

I have come to realise and learn that most liberals accept free speech...as long as its speech they agree with, otherwise things get nasty.

And once again students trying to get people sacked from their jobs by holding institutions hostage to their demands (learnt that off BLM), sorry state of affairs in America.

the reaction from the protesters underscores a troubling problem among universities across the United States. She said:

'Not only is free speech under attack, but it's also very difficult to be a conservative on a college campus. It's very difficult to speak up and a lot of students choose to be silent because they know in extreme cases, like this one at CSU-LA, people will aggressively fight back if they choose to speak their mind.'

If Trump wins there will be all out war.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Feb 29, 2016, 04:14:42 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Feb 26, 2016, 11:33:53 PM
Speaking of progressives and whatnot, was anyone following the ruckus caused by Ben Shapiro's talk at CSULA yesterday?

http://abc7.com/news/ben-shapiro-escorted-from-csula-due-to-angry-protesters/1219358/

QuoteLOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A controversial conservative commentator was escorted by police from California State University, Los Angeles as angry demonstrators protested his presence on campus Thursday afternoon.

Ben Shapiro, editor-in-chief of the Daily Wire and editor-at-large of Breitbart News, was scheduled to speak at the campus on Thursday.

Yeah, it's lame. They missed a golden opportunity to hammer his ideas and ideology down, and knowing him he would've reverted to name-calling and snark sooner or later. It would've been a mess no matter what, but at least there could've been an interesting debate at start.

It's not like he is a neo-Nazi leader who's going to use the school cafeteria to recruit and radicalize white students or anything like that - this guy is just another Fox News spawn peddling winger news.

What's up with kids these days?



Quote from: Hubbs on Feb 29, 2016, 04:06:57 AM
^ Was gonna say, I thought these people are supposed to be open minded and liberal? They act more like the type of people they think they are fighting against  ::) And wasn't this bloke invited to speak there? like what the f*ck? these people are far from PC liberals, might as well be in the USSR.

Liberals and progressives are generally open-minded etc., especially compared to conservatives and the Right. But you guys feel free to dig for dirt and pretend it's common practice.


QuoteI have come to realise and learn that most liberals accept free speech...as long as its speech they agree with, otherwise things get nasty.

Oh dear... So disingenuous Hubbs... So tiring.


QuoteAnd once again students trying to get people sacked from their jobs by holding institutions hostage to their demands (learnt that off BLM), sorry state of affairs in America.

If Trump wins there will be all out war.

But he's supposed to "Make America Great Again"!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Feb 29, 2016, 05:10:18 AM
Eagle, I just read through related articles and checked some peoples tweets. The 'liberal' students almost started a riot simply to stop an invited speaker and free speech. They didn't even give the guy a chance, they basically acted like terrorists and are now calling for their uni presidents job! lol! Like what did he even do??  These people are not open minded liberals, you don't act like this when you don't agree with other people. Sorry Eagle but you are just sticking up for this PC baloney because you know you have to, but you know this is wrong.

The fact you even say they should of let him speak because, he's just peddling right wing news, would resort to name calling, and hinting at him simply being a neo Nazi, just proves my point, and everyone else's disgusted by this in the articles. Your mindset is totally warped, you are against free speech just like the rest, unless its free speech you agree with.

I am shocked that some professors even orchestrated this, the 'pan-African' professor for one, and of course the BLM had their dirty hands involved again.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Feb 29, 2016, 05:30:26 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Feb 29, 2016, 05:10:18 AM
Eagle, I just read through related articles and checked some peoples tweets. The 'liberal' students almost started a riot simply to stop an invited speaker and free speech. They didn't even give the guy a chance, they basically acted like terrorists and are now calling for their uni presidents job! lol! Like what did he even do??  These people are not open minded liberals, you don't act like this when you don't agree with other people. Sorry Eagle but you are just sticking up for this PC baloney because you know you have to, but you know this is wrong.

First of all, do yourself a favor and stop slapping "PC" to everything all the time - makes it hard to take you seriously. Like I said before, it makes it sound like you have no idea what you're talking about the way you're throwing it around.

Second of all, if you bothered to actually read what I wrote, you'll see that I think that the students overreacted and then some. I know that Ben Shapiro is a total dick, but he was invited to speak and they had the golden opportunity to ask him questions and debate him...but they didn't. They screwed up. Missed opportunity. But worst of all they made Shapiro look like a martyr and an underdog, and they threw him a whole stockpile of ammo.


QuoteThe fact you even say they should of let him speak because, he's just peddling right wing news and hinting at him simply being a neo Nazi, just proves my point, and everyone else disgusted by this in the articles. Your mindset is totally warped, you are against free speech just like the rest, unless its free speech you agree with.

Whoa... Easy now. I NEVER compared him to a Nazi. Re-read what I wrote - I actually "defended" the guy, saying that the students overreacted since he is NOT a neo-Nazi but just a mere Faux News off-shoot.

If anyone's mindset is warped it's yours. I know you're in good company now since you're being backed up by Broughtpain & Co, but they're not "everyone else" - they're the far right squad (and right-wing libertarians) here at the forums, which by the way seem to live here in News and Political News forum... You guys bog these threads, patting each others' backs, and then when people interrupt your winger bro'fest you all get a little weirded out. Nothing wrong with that. I guess you've made these parts of the forum your home by now.

And buddy, stop putting words in my mouth.


QuoteI am shocked that some professors even orchestrated this, the 'pan-African' professor for one, and of course the BLM had their dirty hands involved again.

And there you go again, Hubbs - the Master Troll.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Feb 29, 2016, 07:33:48 AM
But mate, you think everything is far right wing  ;D everything!

You say you didn't support the students and they messed up, but only in not engaging this bloke in conversation, just so they could knock him down. In other words you simply want to support a negative aspect without considering that it might not be negative. Just like these students automatically assumed this talk would be negative.

You don't really acknowledge the dreadful, spoilt, entitled behaviour that bordered on violence, by these students. That's not 'messing up', that's a serious act of oppression/tyranny/terror etc...basically, stopping many other students and profs that wanted to listen to the talker. A serious issue across America right now which could well end up in tears at this rate.

I might add that reading this one professors tweets, I can't believe she is still employed at this uni, she's virtually an extremist! Calling all students to protest and calling for the Presidents job etc...and she's supposed to be setting an example to the students!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Feb 29, 2016, 08:38:43 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Feb 28, 2016, 07:14:28 PMhttp://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-02-28/father-ted-actor-frank-kelly-dies-aged-77

And another one.  :-\

This really sucks. I love Father Ted and I'd be lying if I said Jack wasn't my favourite character. It was so ironic how well-spoken and charming Kelly was in real life, when in the show he plays a vile, lecherous creature.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Feb 29, 2016, 12:42:06 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Feb 29, 2016, 08:38:43 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Feb 28, 2016, 07:14:28 PMhttp://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-02-28/father-ted-actor-frank-kelly-dies-aged-77

And another one.  :-\

This really sucks. I love Father Ted and I'd be lying if I said Jack wasn't my favourite character. It was so ironic how well-spoken and charming Kelly was in real life, when in the show he plays a vile, lecherous creature.

I remember his appearence in Season four of Lexx. It completely threw me when i realise it was Father Jack
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Feb 29, 2016, 05:50:18 PM
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/648403/Burka-woman-head-child-severed-Russia-Moscow-Metro-station-Allahu-Akbar (http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/648403/Burka-woman-head-child-severed-Russia-Moscow-Metro-station-Allahu-Akbar)

No words for this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Feb 29, 2016, 09:59:09 PM
QuoteBut mate, you think everything is far right wing   everything!

Left (wing) and right (wing) are ACTUAL political labels and directions on the political spectrum, and people actually apply to them and to what they entail.

PC (Political Correctness) on the other hand is a mangled and by now hollow term solely used to ridicule and heckle. As soon as someone question your intolerant views you can swiftly label that person as PC and undertake the role as the victim (the victim of not being allowed to behave an insensitive bigoted asshole in public that is). Nobody would really identify themselves as PC or say that they are straight up PC as PC only has negative connotations, it's NOT a neutral term.


QuoteYou say you didn't support the students and they messed up, but only in not engaging this bloke in conversation, just so they could knock him down.

He is a well-known propaganda guy and ideologue. He knows that people know who he is and what he stands for. To be asked rough questions and heated debating during the Q&A should not be a surprise to him.

I never promoted interrupting his speech or anything like that. Let him speak and let there be a debate afterwards. I'm sure his ideological peers in the crowd will cheer for him and back him up.


QuoteIn other words you simply want to support a negative aspect without considering that it might not be negative. Just like these students automatically assumed this talk would be negative.

Ben Shapiro is not a neutral character, he is more or less a public figure very vocal about his political standing. He is heavily opinionated and thus people will be heavily opinionated about him. It shouldn't be a shocker.

If, let's say, Arianna Huffington was invited to a conservative leaning college, I'm sure she would grilled during the question segment as well.
The difference is that those kind of schools never invite.


QuoteYou don't really acknowledge the dreadful, spoilt, entitled behaviour that bordered on violence, by these students. That's not 'messing up', that's a serious act of oppression/tyranny/terror etc...basically, stopping many other students and profs that wanted to listen to the talker.

What is there to talk about? It's obvious that what they did was not ok. But I'm not gonna sit here and lament it with you guys while you're trying to build this hollow case. Again, downright disingenuous and falsely compassionate of you.


QuoteA serious issue across America right now which could well end up in tears at this rate.

No bigger issue now than earlier. The difference is that some people on the left (mostly kids) have become more aggressive, confrontative and loud as they have learned from the best (the right). Conservatives in this country have muffled and persecuted people without consequences forever. I'm not saying that this kind of behavior is ok and that it should be condoned, but I'm not surprised. It's sad. What's even sadder is how these isolated cases are portrayed as the norm, as if they are significant.


QuoteI might add that reading this one professors tweets, I can't believe she is still employed at this uni, she's virtually an extremist! Calling all students to protest and calling for the Presidents job etc...and she's supposed to be setting an example to the students!

Yes, teachers and professors should always try to be neutral and never push their views on the kids. They should promote critical thinking and constructive discussions and discourses. You are entitled your own view and opinion as a teacher, but keep it clear that it is of no importance in the classroom or at school in general.

As an anecdote, one of my economics teachers in high-school was a Laissez Faire right-wing Libertarian and was kind of in your face about it and wanted us all to read "Fountain Head", almost as if it was mandatory. Needless to say he had to quit as he overstepped his boundaries countless times. I remember that that the Libertarian students protested and since they were many in my school for some reason they were strong and loud and they dominated the discussions. I think a lot of people joined them because of their vocal pro-pot stance. Literal gateway drug to the rest if the ideology one might say. The liberals at my school were wusses - they did not stand up for our art teacher who came out as gay. When it later on showed up that he was a socialist too, people used that to get him transferred, even though he never pushed his views on any of us. Now this was in the 90s mind you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 29, 2016, 10:26:58 PM
Both of you know that there is a political news thread for a reason. I don't mind reading the political banter over there. This thread should be left for death and kitten rescues.

Although I admit that Trump is a hard one, he's more entertainment than politics... then again there is a Trump thread as it is. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Mar 01, 2016, 04:05:35 AM
Yeah, I know... Sorry about that. I'll try to keep myself from replying to political topics on this thread. And yeah, let's contain the Donald to the Trump thread only, where he belongs.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Mar 01, 2016, 05:48:59 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 01, 2016, 05:18:17 AM
I get mixed up on which to post what in  :P

Really? Hmmm...


QuoteThis is terrifying, AND this is Russia, where they don't put up with nonsense or migrants. So if its happening there, what in God's name will happen in Europe?! More evidence to leave the EU everyday.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35685981

Migrants break down fence trying to force their way into Macedonia
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35687257

France FINALLY clearing the 'jungle'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35686209

The government is trying to encourage people to relocate to official accommodation provided inside converted shipping containers nearby. But most have refused the offer, fearing they'll be forced to claim asylum in France.

Prime example of the migrant lies, why are they so against asylum in a good country like France? because they want UK benefits, that's why.

...And then, right away, you post a butt-load of POLITICAL news in the REGULAR news thread - AGAIN.

Rule of thumb - if your news article is about political issues and politically charged hot topics, it belongs in the Political News Thread. Lunar eclipses, dead celebrities, technological advances, scientific discoveries etc. is more in the vein of this thread.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 01, 2016, 06:01:16 AM
You two should get married. It's as they say, opposites attack.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Mar 01, 2016, 06:12:32 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 01, 2016, 06:01:16 AM
You two should get married. It's as they say, opposites attack.  :laugh:

Oh you!  :P  :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Mar 01, 2016, 09:16:56 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Mar 01, 2016, 05:48:59 AM
...And then, right away, you post a butt-load of POLITICAL news in the REGULAR news thread - AGAIN.

Rule of thumb - if your news article is about political issues and politically charged hot topics, it belongs in the Political News Thread. Lunar eclipses, dead celebrities, technological advances, scientific discoveries etc. is more in the vein of this thread.

As Eagle says. Please follow this train of thought.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Mar 01, 2016, 12:57:42 PM
George Kennedy or Cool Hand Luke and Naked Gun has passed away at the age of 91
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Mar 01, 2016, 05:28:49 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/12179486/Company-becomes-first-in-UK-to-introduce-period-policy.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/12179486/Company-becomes-first-in-UK-to-introduce-period-policy.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: hfeldhaus on Mar 01, 2016, 09:19:06 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Mar 01, 2016, 05:28:49 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/12179486/Company-becomes-first-in-UK-to-introduce-period-policy.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/12179486/Company-becomes-first-in-UK-to-introduce-period-policy.html)

Interesting, let's see if it works. Seems a bit farfetched.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 02, 2016, 01:25:09 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4AI4G5fHxY
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Mar 02, 2016, 01:01:43 PM
What was his grandson doing in the boot in the first place
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 02, 2016, 11:21:41 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 01, 2016, 09:16:56 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Mar 01, 2016, 05:48:59 AM
...And then, right away, you post a butt-load of POLITICAL news in the REGULAR news thread - AGAIN.

Rule of thumb - if your news article is about political issues and politically charged hot topics, it belongs in the Political News Thread. Lunar eclipses, dead celebrities, technological advances, scientific discoveries etc. is more in the vein of this thread.

As Eagle says. Please follow this train of thought.

Actually, my original intent with this thread when I created it was to post weird and wacky news, for what's it worth :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Mar 02, 2016, 11:32:21 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Mar 01, 2016, 05:28:49 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/12179486/Company-becomes-first-in-UK-to-introduce-period-policy.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/12179486/Company-becomes-first-in-UK-to-introduce-period-policy.html)



"Many companies are male-dominated and encourage long hours but there is a misconception that taking time off makes a business unproductive," she said.

...you'll have mature women on the rag drawing a wage while cracking jokes about the little girls that called in. That alone makes the company appealing to work for.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Mar 03, 2016, 12:22:09 PM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/spotlight-on-sunderland-for-allowing-adam-johnson-to-continue-playing/ar-BBqhsdW?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=mailsignout

Well tbf Sunderland aren't as F****d as Johnson's gonna be in prison mwahahahahaha
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Mar 03, 2016, 11:26:24 PM
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/03/03/north-korea-readies-nuclear-weapons/81284690/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Mar 04, 2016, 12:20:22 AM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Mar 03, 2016, 11:26:24 PM
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/03/03/north-korea-readies-nuclear-weapons/81284690/

http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Amarshmallows
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 04, 2016, 12:40:07 AM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Mar 01, 2016, 05:28:49 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/12179486/Company-becomes-first-in-UK-to-introduce-period-policy.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/12179486/Company-becomes-first-in-UK-to-introduce-period-policy.html)

"Many companies are male-dominated and encourage long hours but there is a misconception that taking time off makes a business unproductive," she said.

Because if people stop working, that means productivity will be lost, fool. Or, someone else picks up your slack and gives them more of a headache because poor you, you can't work due to freaking stomach cramps.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Mar 04, 2016, 08:54:08 AM
If fairness, some women do suffer debilitating pain during their period.

That said, I have IBS, which sometimes gives me debilitating stomach pains. I don't get time off for that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Mar 04, 2016, 01:05:26 PM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/offbeat/teen-conceived-at-rock-show-puts-out-plea-to-help-find-dad/ar-BBqk5EE?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

Hope this kid does find his dad
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Mar 04, 2016, 01:28:28 PM
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/03/scientists-gear-drill-ground-zero-impact-killed-dinosaurs?utm_source=newsfromscience&utm_medium=facebook-text&utm_campaign=groundzero-2735
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 04, 2016, 11:41:33 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/04/us/oj-simpson-property-knife/index.html

btw if you're wondering, the knife was found in the 1990's by a construction worker and turned over to a LAPD cop who just recently reported it found.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Mar 05, 2016, 01:08:27 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 04, 2016, 01:28:28 PM
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/03/scientists-gear-drill-ground-zero-impact-killed-dinosaurs?utm_source=newsfromscience&utm_medium=facebook-text&utm_campaign=groundzero-2735
In the season of political bullshit it's nice to see something like this, hope they find what they're looking for
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Mar 05, 2016, 01:21:01 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Mar 05, 2016, 01:08:27 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 04, 2016, 01:28:28 PM
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/03/scientists-gear-drill-ground-zero-impact-killed-dinosaurs?utm_source=newsfromscience&utm_medium=facebook-text&utm_campaign=groundzero-2735
In the season of political bullshit it's nice to see something like this, hope they find what they're looking for

This is where they find Lilith. This is how Evangelion begins.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 05, 2016, 03:05:37 AM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Mar 05, 2016, 01:21:01 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Mar 05, 2016, 01:08:27 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 04, 2016, 01:28:28 PM
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/03/scientists-gear-drill-ground-zero-impact-killed-dinosaurs?utm_source=newsfromscience&utm_medium=facebook-text&utm_campaign=groundzero-2735
In the season of political bullshit it's nice to see something like this, hope they find what they're looking for

This is where they find Lilith. This is how Evangelion begins.
No it isn't. Lilith was found in the antarctic. 2nd impact can't start without a massive flood. What are you thinking man. :P

Then again, maybe they'll find Adam. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Mar 07, 2016, 02:03:46 AM
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/n-korea-threatens-pre-emptive-nuclear-strike-south-221951719.html;_ylt=A0LEV1T74NxWSgsAuJxx.9w4;_ylu=X3oDMTByMjB0aG5zBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--

Does everybody has marshmallows???

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co5kSlAMrwI

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Mar 07, 2016, 06:03:58 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/06/asia/north-korea-preemptive-nuclear-strike-threat/index.html?sr=fbCNN030716north-korea-preemptive-nuclear-strike-threat1233AMVODtopLink&linkId=21982718
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: JungleHunter87 on Mar 07, 2016, 08:13:24 AM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Mar 07, 2016, 06:03:58 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/06/asia/north-korea-preemptive-nuclear-strike-threat/index.html?sr=fbCNN030716north-korea-preemptive-nuclear-strike-threat1233AMVODtopLink&linkId=21982718

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fih1.redbubble.net%2Fimage.14307483.8513%2Fraf%2C220x200%2C075%2Cf%2C101010%3A01c5ca27c6.u2.jpg&hash=f43d71397edf8ea2bcea1e23237b9c9e80149844)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Mar 07, 2016, 09:25:46 AM
I liked the bit where they threatened to nuke the US, as if they have anything like that capability.

Still, if I lived in the South I might be worried.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 07, 2016, 09:33:38 AM
Anyone in the region should be concerned to some extent. NK is like a long asleep volcano that rumbles every once in a while but is know for blowing it's head clean off when it finally erupts.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/06/politics/nancy-reagan-dies-obit/index.html

Man I still remember watching all 3 hours as they drove the California Country side to lay President Regan to rest. Watching Nancy say goodbye was sad as could be. They were such fun together. Always liked the pair, perhaps because Regan was the president when I was in grammar school. More like Grampa and Grandma to be honest. Shit I actually teared up a bit just now.  :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: JungleHunter87 on Mar 07, 2016, 09:41:07 AM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 07, 2016, 09:25:46 AM
I liked the bit where they threatened to nuke the US, as if they have anything like that capability.

Still, if I lived in the South I might be worried.

I would as well or hell anywhere near NK like Japan. I'd defiantly keep a close eye on it. You just never know. Especially with China being very forceful about those claims on the islands in the South China Sea. They might just back the North if they launched a nuke.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Mar 07, 2016, 11:22:00 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/volunteer-firefighters-suspended-for-transporting-toddler-instead-of-waiting-for-ambulance/ar-BBqqcOb?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Mar 07, 2016, 02:19:27 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 07, 2016, 09:25:46 AM
I liked the bit where they threatened to nuke the US, as if they have anything like that capability.

Still, if I lived in the South I might be worried.

The Norks can reach the US. They just put a satellite into space. The really bad thing is Noko is China's bastard and with that comes support from China. That includes access to technology that China has stolen from the United States which includes capabilities to bypass or otherwise defeat some extremely sophisticated defensive measures. Some of those capabilities are also useful for achieving the distance required for intercontinental classification.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Mar 07, 2016, 02:57:08 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Mar 07, 2016, 02:19:27 PMThe Norks can reach the US. They just put a satellite into space.

There's a big difference between launching a satellite and making a nuclear weapon small enough and sophisticated enough to fire it at another continent.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Mar 07, 2016, 03:10:27 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Mar 07, 2016, 02:19:27 PM
The Norks can reach the US. They just put a satellite into space.

You learn something new every day. Nork and from googling that, Austral. If you're intended that as a slur towards the Koreans, let's refrain from that please.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Mar 07, 2016, 03:33:08 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 07, 2016, 02:57:08 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Mar 07, 2016, 02:19:27 PMThe Norks can reach the US. They just put a satellite into space.

There's a big difference between launching a satellite and making a nuclear weapon small enough and sophisticated enough to fire it at another continent.

Breaking free from the hold of gravity aside, the method of delivery is more relevant than the size of what's being delivered. That's why the space shuttle uses three rockets to get to space and not for returning. Some more relevant factors are the fuel and the composition of the materials used in the outer shell. The combustion of fuels is altitude relative just as the composition of materials is sensitive to temperature and pressure. Once the capability of creating a nuclear bomb is achieved, then it's a matter of delivery. In the end, the size of the nuke is not as significant as delivery which is a separate matter that's relative and scalable.


None of that goes into the Norks H-bomb stuff or how it makes delivery easier.

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 07, 2016, 03:10:27 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Mar 07, 2016, 02:19:27 PM
The Norks can reach the US. They just put a satellite into space.

You learn something new every day. Nork and from googling that, Austral. If you're intended that as a slur towards the Koreans, let's refrain from that please.

Nork is a term from a video game. It serves to distinguish North Koreans from South Koreans. I don't have any issues with "Koreans". Buuuuuut, as South Korea is technically considered friendly to the US(or at least we're friendly to them), I feel it's appropriate to distinguish South Korea from North Korea.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Mar 07, 2016, 07:53:58 PM
Don't we have tons of ships in the ocean and other high tech stuff that can track missiles and nukes? Nuking the US and South Korea seems very risky since North Korea knows that they would be wipe off the map quickly. Even China seems to be sick of NK too.

So in good news today, Grizzly Bears may lose threatened status

http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/04/us/yellowstone-grizzly-bears/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Mar 07, 2016, 09:04:19 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Mar 07, 2016, 07:53:58 PM
Don't we have tons of ships in the ocean and other high tech stuff that can track missiles and nukes? Nuking the US and South Korea seems very risky since North Korea knows that they would be wipe off the map quickly. Even China seems to be sick of NK too.

Yeah, we have a good bit of stuff in the area. Yeah, we can track ICBMs. Problem is, it's not as simple as just tracking and shooting down missiles. As for China, they have such a massive population that they don't care about losing a hundred million people. That and north Korea is a "client state" of China.



QuoteSo in good news today, Grizzly Bears may lose threatened status

http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/04/us/yellowstone-grizzly-bears/


That is good news. Now we can domesticate them so we can ride them like the Aussie's ride kangaroos.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 07, 2016, 10:54:58 PM
http://money.cnn.com/2016/03/07/media/erin-andrews-video-trial-verdict/index.html

Not sure if that is worth 55 million. Then again the hotel employees did seriously f**k up. There were red flags all over the place.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Mar 08, 2016, 05:09:30 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 05, 2016, 03:05:37 AM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Mar 05, 2016, 01:21:01 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Mar 05, 2016, 01:08:27 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 04, 2016, 01:28:28 PM
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/03/scientists-gear-drill-ground-zero-impact-killed-dinosaurs?utm_source=newsfromscience&utm_medium=facebook-text&utm_campaign=groundzero-2735
In the season of political bullshit it's nice to see something like this, hope they find what they're looking for

This is where they find Lilith. This is how Evangelion begins.
No it isn't. Lilith was found in the antarctic. 2nd impact can't start without a massive flood. What are you thinking man. :P

Then again, maybe they'll find Adam. :)

I'm thinking we cut the bullshit and get this Eva party started right. ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 08, 2016, 06:01:04 AM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Mar 08, 2016, 05:09:30 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 05, 2016, 03:05:37 AM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Mar 05, 2016, 01:21:01 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Mar 05, 2016, 01:08:27 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 04, 2016, 01:28:28 PM
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/03/scientists-gear-drill-ground-zero-impact-killed-dinosaurs?utm_source=newsfromscience&utm_medium=facebook-text&utm_campaign=groundzero-2735
In the season of political bullshit it's nice to see something like this, hope they find what they're looking for

This is where they find Lilith. This is how Evangelion begins.
No it isn't. Lilith was found in the antarctic. 2nd impact can't start without a massive flood. What are you thinking man. :P

Then again, maybe they'll find Adam. :)

I'm thinking we cut the bullshit and get this Eva party started right. ;D
End of the World?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Mar 08, 2016, 01:13:35 PM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/music/ac-dc-singer-told-to-stop-touring-or-face-total-hearing-loss/ar-AAgw8RV?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=mailsignout

Well this news sucks. I missed them on the last UK tour as well because the tickets sold out so fast

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/legalise-cannabis-police-and-mps-support-regulated-market-worth-%C2%A31bn-a-year-in-taxes/ar-AAgvVkv?li=BBoPRmx&ocid=mailsignout

Please, please, please  :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Mar 08, 2016, 01:49:41 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Mar 08, 2016, 01:13:35 PM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/music/ac-dc-singer-told-to-stop-touring-or-face-total-hearing-loss/ar-AAgw8RV?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=mailsignout

Well this news sucks. I missed them on the last UK tour as well because the tickets sold out so fast

Yeah, Acca Dacca's not had a good year. My mates got tickets to see them in the summer, bet they're gutted.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Mar 08, 2016, 01:59:52 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 08, 2016, 01:49:41 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Mar 08, 2016, 01:13:35 PM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/music/ac-dc-singer-told-to-stop-touring-or-face-total-hearing-loss/ar-AAgw8RV?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=mailsignout

Well this news sucks. I missed them on the last UK tour as well because the tickets sold out so fast

Yeah, Acca Dacca's not had a good year. My mates got tickets to see them in the summer, bet they're gutted.

They havent postponed the UK/European tour yet, so who knows whats gonna happen
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Mar 08, 2016, 02:20:47 PM
I heard talk of a "guest" vocalist. No idea who they'd get. Noddy Holder's too old :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Mar 08, 2016, 02:25:12 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 08, 2016, 06:01:04 AM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Mar 08, 2016, 05:09:30 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 05, 2016, 03:05:37 AM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Mar 05, 2016, 01:21:01 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Mar 05, 2016, 01:08:27 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 04, 2016, 01:28:28 PM
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/03/scientists-gear-drill-ground-zero-impact-killed-dinosaurs?utm_source=newsfromscience&utm_medium=facebook-text&utm_campaign=groundzero-2735
In the season of political bullshit it's nice to see something like this, hope they find what they're looking for

This is where they find Lilith. This is how Evangelion begins.
No it isn't. Lilith was found in the antarctic. 2nd impact can't start without a massive flood. What are you thinking man. :P

Then again, maybe they'll find Adam. :)

I'm thinking we cut the bullshit and get this Eva party started right. ;D
End of the World?

Hell yeah. This shit is f**ked. Might as well save some time and get it over with.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Mar 08, 2016, 03:23:04 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 08, 2016, 02:20:47 PM
I heard talk of a "guest" vocalist. No idea who they'd get. Noddy Holder's too old :)

Well they could get and up and comer to do it maybe

Like what Blackmore did for the Rainbow reunion shows

Oh this popped up on Teamrock, i'm sure the final 2 are jokes, but there are some good suggestions here

http://www.teamrock.com/features/2016-03-08/8-singers-that-could-be-ac-dc-s-guest-vocalist
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 08, 2016, 10:14:19 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Mar 08, 2016, 02:25:12 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 08, 2016, 06:01:04 AM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Mar 08, 2016, 05:09:30 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 05, 2016, 03:05:37 AM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Mar 05, 2016, 01:21:01 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Mar 05, 2016, 01:08:27 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 04, 2016, 01:28:28 PM
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/03/scientists-gear-drill-ground-zero-impact-killed-dinosaurs?utm_source=newsfromscience&utm_medium=facebook-text&utm_campaign=groundzero-2735
In the season of political bullshit it's nice to see something like this, hope they find what they're looking for

This is where they find Lilith. This is how Evangelion begins.
No it isn't. Lilith was found in the antarctic. 2nd impact can't start without a massive flood. What are you thinking man. :P

Then again, maybe they'll find Adam. :)

I'm thinking we cut the bullshit and get this Eva party started right. ;D
End of the World?

Hell yeah. This shit is f**ked. Might as well save some time and get it over with.
Sometimes to create one must first destroy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FckkZihQUaU
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Mar 09, 2016, 12:14:10 AM
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/03/07/north-korea-again-threatens-to-strike-us-south-korea-with-nukes.html

NK claims to have mini nukes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Mar 09, 2016, 11:02:38 AM
http://metro.co.uk/2016/03/09/fifth-beatle-sir-george-martin-dies-aged-90-5741414/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Mar 09, 2016, 11:40:19 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 09, 2016, 11:02:38 AM
http://metro.co.uk/2016/03/09/fifth-beatle-sir-george-martin-dies-aged-90-5741414/

Damn. 2016 doesnt know when to stop
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Mar 10, 2016, 12:19:55 AM
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/north-korea-fires-two-ballistic-missiles-into-sea-of-japan-south-korean-military-reports-a6922036.html
http://www.westernjournalism.com/breaking-iran-just-launched-2-missiles-what-was-written-on-them-is-horrifying/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=TedCruzIsTheMan&utm_content=2016-03-09&utm_campaign=manualpost
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Mar 14, 2016, 09:51:04 AM
http://www.disclose.tv/news/new_species_of_fisheating_spider_discovered_in_australia/128960

Nope.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Mar 14, 2016, 03:16:54 PM
A lot of people I know are worry about North Korea starting a war with the US. I see people that I know that want to buy underground houses or kill themselves if any war breaks out.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: x-M-x on Mar 14, 2016, 03:20:57 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Mar 14, 2016, 03:16:54 PM
A lot of people I know are worry about North Korea starting a war with the US. I see people that I know that want to buy underground houses or kill themselves if any war breaks out.

North korea wouldn't last 5 min with the USA,

Plus... we all know they always lie about the 'threats'
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Mar 14, 2016, 03:21:55 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Mar 14, 2016, 03:16:54 PMA lot of people I know are worry about North Korea starting a war with the US. I see people that I know that want to buy underground houses or kill themselves if any war breaks out.

I'd be far more worried if I was Korean.

I still don't believe the North actually has the capability to hit the US. It's just too far away. And even if they did, I'm honestly not convinced they'd be that stupid. They love rattling the sabre but they must realise literally everyone would be against them if they flung a nuke at America. Even the Chinese would refuse to back them if they did that. They seem to be getting tired of the North's bullshit as it is.

As I said before though, if I lived in the South I'd probably be concerned. The chances of the North going mental at them is a lot higher.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: x-M-x on Mar 14, 2016, 03:23:29 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 14, 2016, 03:21:55 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Mar 14, 2016, 03:16:54 PMA lot of people I know are worry about North Korea starting a war with the US. I see people that I know that want to buy underground houses or kill themselves if any war breaks out.

I'd be far more worried if I was Korean.

I still don't believe the North actually has the capability to hit the US. It's just too far away. And even if they did, I'm honestly not convinced they'd be that stupid. They love rattling the sabre but they must realise literally everyone would be against them if they flung a nuke at America. Even the Chinese would refuse to back them if they did that. They seem to be getting tired of the North's bullshit as it is.


Indeed, south korea would be the target first. This Kim fella... want's to make one country 'KOREA' again he wants the south to go.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Mar 14, 2016, 03:29:09 PM
http://news.discovery.com/space/alien-life-exoplanets/mars-mission-blasts-off-to-seek-signs-of-life-160314.htm

Mars Mission Blasts Off to Seek Signs of Life
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Mar 14, 2016, 03:50:08 PM
Quote from: x-M-x on Mar 14, 2016, 03:23:29 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 14, 2016, 03:21:55 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Mar 14, 2016, 03:16:54 PMA lot of people I know are worry about North Korea starting a war with the US. I see people that I know that want to buy underground houses or kill themselves if any war breaks out.

I'd be far more worried if I was Korean.

I still don't believe the North actually has the capability to hit the US. It's just too far away. And even if they did, I'm honestly not convinced they'd be that stupid. They love rattling the sabre but they must realise literally everyone would be against them if they flung a nuke at America. Even the Chinese would refuse to back them if they did that. They seem to be getting tired of the North's bullshit as it is.


Indeed, south korea would be the target first. This Kim fella... want's to make one country 'KOREA' again he wants the south to go.

The only way the norks are going to do any nuking or military strike is if there's an angle for China to get everything. If it wasn't for China, there wouldn't be a North Korea. It would be a western aligned Korea.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Mar 14, 2016, 04:07:23 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 14, 2016, 03:29:09 PM
http://news.discovery.com/space/alien-life-exoplanets/mars-mission-blasts-off-to-seek-signs-of-life-160314.htm

Mars Mission Blasts Off to Seek Signs of Life

They're gonna wake up the Ice Warriors
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Mar 14, 2016, 04:31:58 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Mar 14, 2016, 04:07:23 PMThey're gonna wake up the Ice Warriors

I'm more worried about these guys:

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F4.bp.blogspot.com%2F-YNGiX36KnG8%2FVWNNnby9AXI%2FAAAAAAAAMUY%2Fex8b6oOF37Y%2Fs1600%2FTAG%252BROCK%252BSNAKE.jpg&hash=44487d7b1fffe5254cedf3a7f4c216a384b8bca6)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Mar 14, 2016, 07:08:24 PM
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/03/07/the-college-that-wants-to-ban-history.html (http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/03/07/the-college-that-wants-to-ban-history.html)

What the hell is going on in these colleges?!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Mar 14, 2016, 07:33:13 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 14, 2016, 04:31:58 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Mar 14, 2016, 04:07:23 PMThey're gonna wake up the Ice Warriors

I'm more worried about these guys:

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F4.bp.blogspot.com%2F-YNGiX36KnG8%2FVWNNnby9AXI%2FAAAAAAAAMUY%2Fex8b6oOF37Y%2Fs1600%2FTAG%252BROCK%252BSNAKE.jpg&hash=44487d7b1fffe5254cedf3a7f4c216a384b8bca6)

What is that from?!  :o
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Mar 14, 2016, 08:01:17 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Mar 14, 2016, 07:08:24 PM
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/03/07/the-college-that-wants-to-ban-history.html (http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/03/07/the-college-that-wants-to-ban-history.html)

What the hell is going on in these colleges?!

You ever sat through a really bad movie where you wait for the climax because you know it will be over just after? It's like that...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Mar 14, 2016, 08:04:52 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 14, 2016, 07:33:13 PMWhat is that from?!  :o

The oldschool Thunderbirds movie with puppets. First manned mission to Mars doesn't go entirely according to plan :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Mar 14, 2016, 08:11:55 PM
They did a movie with the puppets? I've got the entire series on DVD (not that I watched it. That was a purchase I made whilst at the pub, along with a copy of Blues Brothers). I can barely remember it from my youth.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Mar 14, 2016, 08:19:47 PM
http://m.huffpost.com/uk/entry/9427566

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Mar 14, 2016, 08:24:24 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 14, 2016, 08:11:55 PMI've got the entire series on DVD (not that I watched it. That was a purchase I made whilst at the pub, along with a copy of Blues Brothers).

Ha! We've all been there.

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 14, 2016, 08:11:55 PMThey did a movie with the puppets?

They did two. The first they have to help out when a manned mission to Mars goes wrong. That's got the rock snakes in it. In the second Brains makes an airship and it somehow becomes the key to a convoluted plot by the Hood to photograph the Thunderbirds machines and stuff happens... Basically all you need to know about that is it ends with them flying an obviously real biplane under an obviously real bridge, while the airship crashes into "the world's largest missile base", which I'm pretty sure was just an excuse for them to use up all the explosives they had left over from making the series :laugh:

I loved the shit out of those films when I was a kid :) I've always been kinda tempted to track them down again but I'm too worried they'd be awful and it'd ruin my childhood memories.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Mar 14, 2016, 09:17:00 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Mar 14, 2016, 08:01:17 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Mar 14, 2016, 07:08:24 PM
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/03/07/the-college-that-wants-to-ban-history.html (http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/03/07/the-college-that-wants-to-ban-history.html)

What the hell is going on in these colleges?!

You ever sat through a really bad movie where you wait for the climax because you know it will be over just after? It's like that...

I'm confused as shit. What the f**k is going on? How the f**k did society come to this?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Mar 14, 2016, 09:40:22 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Mar 14, 2016, 09:17:00 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Mar 14, 2016, 08:01:17 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Mar 14, 2016, 07:08:24 PM
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/03/07/the-college-that-wants-to-ban-history.html (http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/03/07/the-college-that-wants-to-ban-history.html)

What the hell is going on in these colleges?!

You ever sat through a really bad movie where you wait for the climax because you know it will be over just after? It's like that...

I'm confused as shit. What the f**k is going on? How the f**k did society come to this?

It's natural-selection with men who cry at ferns at the top of nature's shit list.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 14, 2016, 09:42:57 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Mar 14, 2016, 09:17:00 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Mar 14, 2016, 08:01:17 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Mar 14, 2016, 07:08:24 PM
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/03/07/the-college-that-wants-to-ban-history.html (http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/03/07/the-college-that-wants-to-ban-history.html)

What the hell is going on in these colleges?!

You ever sat through a really bad movie where you wait for the climax because you know it will be over just after? It's like that...

I'm confused as shit. What the f**k is going on? How the f**k did society come to this?
No one read that article did they? They don't want to ban history, they want to write the history and turn it completely leftist. I mean it's complete bullshit either way but I think the left felt left out since the right's been getting all of the attention lately thanks to Trump.

Bottom line no need to fear. Society has always had nuts which is precisely why the universities administration is ignoring them. If you ignore it, the problem will eventually drop out of college.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Mar 14, 2016, 10:01:19 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 14, 2016, 09:42:57 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Mar 14, 2016, 09:17:00 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Mar 14, 2016, 08:01:17 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Mar 14, 2016, 07:08:24 PM
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/03/07/the-college-that-wants-to-ban-history.html (http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/03/07/the-college-that-wants-to-ban-history.html)

What the hell is going on in these colleges?!

You ever sat through a really bad movie where you wait for the climax because you know it will be over just after? It's like that...

I'm confused as shit. What the f**k is going on? How the f**k did society come to this?
No one read that article did they? They don't want to ban history, they want to write the history and turn it completely leftist. I mean it's complete bullshit either way but I think the left felt left out since the right's been getting all of the attention lately thanks to Trump.

Bottom line no need to fear. Society has always had nuts which is precisely why the universities administration is ignoring them. If you ignore it, the problem will eventually drop out of college.

Oh, believe me, I read it and I feel my reaction is proper
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Mar 15, 2016, 12:04:50 AM



QuoteBottom line no need to fear. Society has always had nuts which is precisely why the universities administration is ignoring them. If you ignore it, the problem will eventually drop out of college.


(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fl.yimg.com%2Flo%2Fapi%2Fres%2F1.2%2F2Z8GNE1sXaVWUVdhfW6CxA--%2FYXBwaWQ9eWlzZWFyY2g7Zmk9Zml0O2dlPTAwNjYwMDtncz0wMEEzMDA7aD0zNjQ7dz0zMDA-%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.holocaustresearchproject.org%2Fholoprelude%2Fimages%2Fhitlersalute.jpg.cf.jpg&hash=c106792a13147c460417d4c5cfaded254a918fbb)

In other news...
http://thinkprogress.org/world/2016/03/14/3759863/trump-supporters-attack/

You can bet there will be A LOT more false flag scenarios against Trump and his "supporters".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 15, 2016, 12:58:59 AM
Quote from: broughtpain on Mar 15, 2016, 12:04:50 AM




QuoteBottom line no need to fear. Society has always had nuts which is precisely why the universities administration is ignoring them. If you ignore it, the problem will eventually drop out of college.


http://l.yimg.com/lo/api/res/1.2/2Z8GNE1sXaVWUVdhfW6CxA--/YXBwaWQ9eWlzZWFyY2g7Zmk9Zml0O2dlPTAwNjYwMDtncz0wMEEzMDA7aD0zNjQ7dz0zMDA-/http://www.holocaustresearchproject.org/holoprelude/images/hitlersalute.jpg.cf.jpg
If they had ignored him he would have went away too; instead they gave him the keys to the car and said "you think you can do a better job than us". Yea, that didn't end well. :P

Only idiots let people drive the country drunk on power.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Mar 15, 2016, 04:46:03 AM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Mar 14, 2016, 07:08:24 PM
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/03/07/the-college-that-wants-to-ban-history.html (http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/03/07/the-college-that-wants-to-ban-history.html)

What the hell is going on in these colleges?!

Hehe see I told you all, the students in America need to be reigned in big time. They are literately becoming Nazi-esque in their intentions.



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Mar 15, 2016, 07:41:30 AM
Oh yes Hubby hubs, I can feel the SEIG HEIL growing in my arm as I wake up to go to class tomorrow and learn about how the world is terrible while I drink my starbucks and plan to cry about my safe space.


Sensationalist internet articles whether they are left or right do not represent how people act in real life, neither do any of these cesspit websites like reddit, tumblr, facebook, 4chan. If I bought into everything I read about America I'd believe a majority of its people f**k their cousins and tout confederate flags.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 15, 2016, 07:48:06 AM
Quote from: Gate on Mar 15, 2016, 07:41:30 AM
Oh yes Hubby hubs, I can feel the SEIG HEIL growing in my arm as I wake up to go to class tomorrow and learn about how the world is terrible while I drink my starbucks and plan to cry about my safe space.


Sensationalist internet articles whether they are left or right do not represent how people act in real life, neither do any of these cesspit websites like reddit, tumblr, facebook, 4chan. If I bought into everything I read about America I'd believe a majority of its people f**k their cousins and tout confederate flags.
haha.

None of this will register in that thick head of his.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Mar 15, 2016, 08:29:54 AM
Quote from: Gate on Mar 15, 2016, 07:41:30 AM
Sensationalist internet articles whether they are left or right do not represent how people act in real life, neither do any of these cesspit websites like reddit, tumblr, facebook, 4chan. If I bought into everything I read about America I'd believe a majority of its people f**k their cousins and tout confederate flags.

Unfortunately that is not something people can get their heads around. So many are so dourly stuck on their own way of viewing things as the correct way.

Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 14, 2016, 08:24:24 PM
They did two. The first they have to help out when a manned mission to Mars goes wrong. That's got the rock snakes in it.

I'm going to have to find that first movie. It sounds like fun. I'm ashamed to say I went to see the live action one in the cinema when it came out.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Mar 15, 2016, 08:40:35 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 15, 2016, 12:58:59 AMIf they had ignored him he would have went away too; instead they gave him the keys to the car and said "you think you can do a better job than us".

Something people always conveniently forget about Hitler - when he first came to power he did a huge amount of good for Germany. He completely and utterly rebuilt a country that was still destitute after the First World War, turning it from nothing into a global powerhouse in a matter of just a few years. If he'd died in 1937 he'd probably be remembered as one of the greatest statesmen who ever lived.

Absolutely not defending him, obviously, but when people say, "How could anyone ever follow a psychopath like that?" Well, there you go.

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 15, 2016, 08:29:54 AMI'm going to have to find that first movie. It sounds like fun.

Yeah, like I said I absolutely loved it when I was a kid. It's basically the same deal as the series but with a much bigger budget for cool models and big explosions.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Mar 15, 2016, 08:47:58 AM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 15, 2016, 08:40:35 AM
Absolutely not defending him, obviously, but when people say, "How could anyone ever follow a psychopath like that?" Well, there you go.

I accidentally studied political history in college (yeah, accidentally) and our first topic was the rise of the Nazi party. Absolutely fascinating stuff, seeing how he manuevered himself like that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Mar 15, 2016, 09:11:22 AM
Quote from: Gate on Mar 15, 2016, 07:41:30 AM
Oh yes Hubby hubs, I can feel the SEIG HEIL growing in my arm as I wake up to go to class tomorrow and learn about how the world is terrible while I drink my starbucks and plan to cry about my safe space.


Sensationalist internet articles whether they are left or right do not represent how people act in real life, neither do any of these cesspit websites like reddit, tumblr, facebook, 4chan. If I bought into everything I read about America I'd believe a majority of its people f**k their cousins and tout confederate flags.


All you gotta do is read up on what happened in Chicago at the Trump rally, check out the mass of Tweets/Facebook comments from all the fanatical younglins, then Google about the ever growing list of US colleges/uni's with students that are protesting and shutting down literately everything they can think of.

Now don't get me wrong, I actually agree with you, surely not everyone is getting like this? Sadly though there is more and more evidence of this virtually every other week! It started out as more of a one off scenario, now you hear about it all the bloody time! and you know I'm not even lying hehe.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Mar 15, 2016, 09:23:27 AM
Have you actually read any of the stuff from the other side? About Trump's support of violence towards anyone who doesn't agree with him? About him offering to pay legal costs for anyone who does assault protesters or etc? You always post from one side of the fence.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 15, 2016, 09:55:42 AM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 15, 2016, 08:40:35 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 15, 2016, 12:58:59 AMIf they had ignored him he would have went away too; instead they gave him the keys to the car and said "you think you can do a better job than us".

Something people always conveniently forget about Hitler - when he first came to power he did a huge amount of good for Germany. He completely and utterly rebuilt a country that was still destitute after the First World War, turning it from nothing into a global powerhouse in a matter of just a few years. If he'd died in 1937 he'd probably be remembered as one of the greatest statesmen who ever lived.

Absolutely not defending him, obviously, but when people say, "How could anyone ever follow a psychopath like that?" Well, there you go.
You know, you're right. You shouldn't have to worry about defending the truth. However the one act of good he did was to tear up the Treaty of Versailles. Which freed Germany to rebuild itself. It wasn't just a single person. However it was Hitler at the forefront with his propaganda machine that took all the glory. Yet there were clear signs that something was not right in the Nazi party. German politicians however thought to themselves everything would work out if they gave Hitler an honest chance. Which is what I meant by giving him the keys to see if he really could do better. Unfortunately, they should never have given him the keys.

However yea, it's easy to understand how and why the Nazi party and Hitler came to power. It's also true that most people fail to realize that before ww1, Germany was among the most peaceful counties for the longest time. Unlike the colonizers and conquers of France, England, Spain, Netherlands, etc. I mean when you really think about it, such a peaceful and intelligent people got drawn into one horrible war by a lack of communication and a mess of treaties and then got coerced into starting a second war after being victimized by the winners of the first war. This should serve as a reminder to the rest of us on how easy it is to do bad things unwittingly and also on why you do not treat your fellow man like garbage just because you can.

Yet look at some of the people here spreading propaganda and villainy of their fellow man. Look at how easy we have it, yet so many people are truly mad about it, mad about something. Turn on the TV, you see the vile things being said and then to hear why someone thinks somebody is the man to save us.

Another thing, the war partially happened not because the German people were following a psychopath who rewarded them, it happened because they were rightfully angry at the unfair treatment presented to them by the victors. The war then got bloodily out of hand because they were rightfully afraid of what would happen if they lost for a second time to the same people who overtly punished them the first time. Perhaps this second time the punishment would have been warranted but thankfully a third party was there to step in. Or perhaps it was because of the soviet beasts over arching reach.

Ah well, it's never simple.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Mustangjeff on Mar 15, 2016, 11:53:42 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 15, 2016, 09:23:27 AM
Have you actually read any of the stuff from the other side? About Trump's support of violence towards anyone who doesn't agree with him? About him offering to pay legal costs for anyone who does assault protesters or etc? You always post from one side of the fence.

Obviously not.  I'm positive he had it coming though

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2016/mar/10/donald-trump-rally-black-man-sucker-punch-north-carolina-video (http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2016/mar/10/donald-trump-rally-black-man-sucker-punch-north-carolina-video)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Mar 15, 2016, 02:04:06 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 15, 2016, 09:23:27 AM
Have you actually read any of the stuff from the other side? About Trump's support of violence towards anyone who doesn't agree with him? About him offering to pay legal costs for anyone who does assault protesters or etc? You always post from one side of the fence.

A few points...
Trump has been constantly and consistently attacked by the MSM. What he says, how he says it and the context are altered. I've never seen anyone attacked to the level and with the severity that Trump has been. There's also the attacks against Trumps supporters which have been particularly heinous.
The claims of supporting violence are because of the random asshole(s). Furthermore, correlation is used to support such claims where as the disruptions at Trumps rallies are now known to be funded and coordinated thus having causation. Further demonstrating how the media has not been doing anything besides attacking Trump is how the media has claimed Trump is right-wing. I'm not aware of Trump actually having a political stance on any matter that's right of center. The liberal progressive propaganda machine(something that would decimate Hitler's and Stalin's together) has portrayed "the right" as socially defective, bigoted, racist, xenophobic and worse. Now, anybody that doesn't fit in with the grand scheme of things or is an obstacle to the progressive agenda gets labeled as being "right-wing".



On the topic of Hitler and Nazi's, I will simply remind everyone that it's not so much a matter of person or people as it is what they have in their heads.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Mar 15, 2016, 04:51:19 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 15, 2016, 09:23:27 AM
Have you actually read any of the stuff from the other side? About Trump's support of violence towards anyone who doesn't agree with him? About him offering to pay legal costs for anyone who does assault protesters or etc? You always post from one side of the fence.

Seriously? those few things Trump has said during rally's? who cares! Clearly he's said those things in the heat of the moment when he's been pumped up by the crowd. Not saying he's right, he's clearly in the wrong, but that's hardly what I would call support of violence towards people that don't agree with him, he merely wants people who disrupt his rally kicked out. More like support of getting annoying people out of his rally who are determined to disrupt it with no respect to everyone who wants to listen. I don't blame him for that as from day one there have been people who deliberately turn up to cause trouble at his rally's, it must be very frustrating.

As has been pointed out in the media, if Trump supporters were to turn up at other rally's and cause disruption deliberately, it would be seen as highly controversial and the outrage would be sky-high. So why is it acceptable for people to do that at Trump rally's? and like I said, they've been doing it from the very start, and not peaceful about it either.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Mar 15, 2016, 05:01:54 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 15, 2016, 04:51:19 PMSeriously? those few things Trump has said during rally's? who cares!

Wow.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Mar 15, 2016, 05:06:29 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 15, 2016, 05:01:54 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 15, 2016, 04:51:19 PMSeriously? those few things Trump has said during rally's? who cares!

Wow.

Oh please, if Sanders or Clinton had said the same thing you'd probably be wetting yourself with glee ::)
Jesus! people are so transparent.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: hfeldhaus on Mar 15, 2016, 05:13:40 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 15, 2016, 05:06:29 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 15, 2016, 05:01:54 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 15, 2016, 04:51:19 PMSeriously? those few things Trump has said during rally's? who cares!

Wow.

Oh please, if Sanders or Clinton had said the same thing you'd probably be wetting yourself with glee ::)
Jesus! people are so transparent.

They wouldn't say that though because they have a brain and are fit to lead. Trump is the perfect example of stupid America. Hes a thick leader for a thick country. No offence to any Americans here, I'm greatly generalising.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Mar 15, 2016, 05:18:56 PM
Quote from: hfeldhaus on Mar 15, 2016, 05:13:40 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 15, 2016, 05:06:29 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 15, 2016, 05:01:54 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 15, 2016, 04:51:19 PMSeriously? those few things Trump has said during rally's? who cares!

Wow.

Oh please, if Sanders or Clinton had said the same thing you'd probably be wetting yourself with glee ::)
Jesus! people are so transparent.
They wouldn't say that though because they have a brain and are fit to lead. Trump is the perfect example of stupid America. Hes a thick leader for a thick country. No offence to any Americans here, I'm greatly generalising.

Yes I know they wouldn't say that, hypothetical scenario, my point being, if they did, it would be taken in the same way, with much glee.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Mar 15, 2016, 05:36:56 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 15, 2016, 05:01:54 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 15, 2016, 04:51:19 PMSeriously? those few things Trump has said during rally's? who cares!

Wow.

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How my brain feels when I make the stupid decision to interact in this thread.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Mar 15, 2016, 05:45:07 PM
Quote from: hfeldhaus on Mar 15, 2016, 05:13:40 PMThey wouldn't say that though because they have a brain and are fit to lead. Trump is the perfect example of stupid America. Hes a thick leader for a thick country. No offence to any Americans here, I'm greatly generalising.

This.

I'm sorry, Hubbs, but you're a moron.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Mar 15, 2016, 06:09:54 PM
Trumps rallies can hit 10K+. One guy hitting someone from a group is hardly indicative of directed violence. All the talk about Trump supporting violence is nothing more than a bullshit attempt to cover up left-wing extremism. Typically, it's the protesters that begin the physical escalation. It's never been on a level as was seen in Chicago though.


...If Trump and his supporters were really so extreme, you would know what 10K supporters could do to a couple dozen protesters.

Quote from: hfeldhaus on Mar 15, 2016, 05:13:40 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 15, 2016, 05:06:29 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 15, 2016, 05:01:54 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 15, 2016, 04:51:19 PMSeriously? those few things Trump has said during rally's? who cares!

Wow.

Oh please, if Sanders or Clinton had said the same thing you'd probably be wetting yourself with glee ::)
Jesus! people are so transparent.

They wouldn't say that though because they have a brain and are fit to lead. Trump is the perfect example of stupid America. Hes a thick leader for a thick country. No offence to any Americans here, I'm greatly generalising.

Oh wake up! They may not say such but they sure are happy to send in paid professionals with the intention of creating a violent and hostile atmosphere. You think such tactics make one fit to "lead"? You think such mindsets should be directing the military? Talk about thick headed...

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 15, 2016, 05:36:56 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 15, 2016, 05:01:54 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 15, 2016, 04:51:19 PMSeriously? those few things Trump has said during rally's? who cares!

Wow.

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How my brain feels when I make the stupid decision to interact in this thread.

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: hfeldhaus on Mar 15, 2016, 06:33:43 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Mar 15, 2016, 06:09:54 PM
Trumps rallies can hit 10K+. One guy hitting someone from a group is hardly indicative of directed violence. All the talk about Trump supporting violence is nothing more than a bullshit attempt to cover up left-wing extremism. Typically, it's the protesters that begin the physical escalation. It's never been on a level as was seen in Chicago though.


...If Trump and his supporters were really so extreme, you would know what 10K supporters could do to a couple dozen protesters.

Quote from: hfeldhaus on Mar 15, 2016, 05:13:40 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 15, 2016, 05:06:29 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 15, 2016, 05:01:54 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 15, 2016, 04:51:19 PMSeriously? those few things Trump has said during rally's? who cares!

Wow.

Oh please, if Sanders or Clinton had said the same thing you'd probably be wetting yourself with glee ::)
Jesus! people are so transparent.

They wouldn't say that though because they have a brain and are fit to lead. Trump is the perfect example of stupid America. Hes a thick leader for a thick country. No offence to any Americans here, I'm greatly generalising.

Oh wake up! They may not say such but they sure are happy to send in paid professionals with the intention of creating a violent and hostile atmosphere. You think such tactics make one fit to "lead"? You think such mindsets should be directing the military? Talk about thick headed...

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 15, 2016, 05:36:56 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 15, 2016, 05:01:54 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 15, 2016, 04:51:19 PMSeriously? those few things Trump has said during rally's? who cares!

Wow.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorcav.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F04%2FDeclining-Graph.jpg&hash=17575e82f9e892b89eb789dfb26babee8e06c453)

How my brain feels when I make the stupid decision to interact in this thread.

http://l.yimg.com/lo/api/res/1.2/FBizmoPat2m4ObQckL56Rw--/YXBwaWQ9eWlzZWFyY2g7Zmk9Zml0O2dlPTAwNjYwMDtncz0wMEEzMDA7aD00MDA7dz00MDE-/http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/4a/9a/27/4a9a276588861a2980f7a117ab232887.jpg.cf.jpg

Thanks for proving my point. Trump is making a mockery of your countries Presidential race and your just drinking it all in. You talk about Clinton and Sanders not being good enough to lead the military? Imagine Trump? It would be a catastrophy. I'd watch the movie but real life... No thanks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Mar 15, 2016, 06:44:45 PM
Quote from: hfeldhaus on Mar 15, 2016, 06:33:43 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Mar 15, 2016, 06:09:54 PM
Trumps rallies can hit 10K+. One guy hitting someone from a group is hardly indicative of directed violence. All the talk about Trump supporting violence is nothing more than a bullshit attempt to cover up left-wing extremism. Typically, it's the protesters that begin the physical escalation. It's never been on a level as was seen in Chicago though.


...If Trump and his supporters were really so extreme, you would know what 10K supporters could do to a couple dozen protesters.

Quote from: hfeldhaus on Mar 15, 2016, 05:13:40 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 15, 2016, 05:06:29 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 15, 2016, 05:01:54 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 15, 2016, 04:51:19 PMSeriously? those few things Trump has said during rally's? who cares!

Wow.

Oh please, if Sanders or Clinton had said the same thing you'd probably be wetting yourself with glee ::)
Jesus! people are so transparent.

They wouldn't say that though because they have a brain and are fit to lead. Trump is the perfect example of stupid America. Hes a thick leader for a thick country. No offence to any Americans here, I'm greatly generalising.

Oh wake up! They may not say such but they sure are happy to send in paid professionals with the intention of creating a violent and hostile atmosphere. You think such tactics make one fit to "lead"? You think such mindsets should be directing the military? Talk about thick headed...

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 15, 2016, 05:36:56 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 15, 2016, 05:01:54 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 15, 2016, 04:51:19 PMSeriously? those few things Trump has said during rally's? who cares!

Wow.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorcav.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F04%2FDeclining-Graph.jpg&hash=17575e82f9e892b89eb789dfb26babee8e06c453)

How my brain feels when I make the stupid decision to interact in this thread.

http://l.yimg.com/lo/api/res/1.2/FBizmoPat2m4ObQckL56Rw--/YXBwaWQ9eWlzZWFyY2g7Zmk9Zml0O2dlPTAwNjYwMDtncz0wMEEzMDA7aD00MDA7dz00MDE-/http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/4a/9a/27/4a9a276588861a2980f7a117ab232887.jpg.cf.jpg

Thanks for proving my point. Trump is making a mockery of your countries Presidential race and your just drinking it all in. You talk about Clinton and Sanders not being good enough to lead the military? Imagine Trump? It would be a catastrophy. I'd watch the movie but real life... No thanks.

You're worried about Trumps rhetoric while libprog groups backing Clinton and Sanders actually directly cause violence?


...what are you drinking?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: hfeldhaus on Mar 15, 2016, 06:55:39 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Mar 15, 2016, 06:44:45 PM
Quote from: hfeldhaus on Mar 15, 2016, 06:33:43 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Mar 15, 2016, 06:09:54 PM
Trumps rallies can hit 10K+. One guy hitting someone from a group is hardly indicative of directed violence. All the talk about Trump supporting violence is nothing more than a bullshit attempt to cover up left-wing extremism. Typically, it's the protesters that begin the physical escalation. It's never been on a level as was seen in Chicago though.


...If Trump and his supporters were really so extreme, you would know what 10K supporters could do to a couple dozen protesters.

Quote from: hfeldhaus on Mar 15, 2016, 05:13:40 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 15, 2016, 05:06:29 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 15, 2016, 05:01:54 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 15, 2016, 04:51:19 PMSeriously? those few things Trump has said during rally's? who cares!

Wow.

Oh please, if Sanders or Clinton had said the same thing you'd probably be wetting yourself with glee ::)
Jesus! people are so transparent.

They wouldn't say that though because they have a brain and are fit to lead. Trump is the perfect example of stupid America. Hes a thick leader for a thick country. No offence to any Americans here, I'm greatly generalising.

Oh wake up! They may not say such but they sure are happy to send in paid professionals with the intention of creating a violent and hostile atmosphere. You think such tactics make one fit to "lead"? You think such mindsets should be directing the military? Talk about thick headed...

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 15, 2016, 05:36:56 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 15, 2016, 05:01:54 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 15, 2016, 04:51:19 PMSeriously? those few things Trump has said during rally's? who cares!

Wow.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorcav.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F04%2FDeclining-Graph.jpg&hash=17575e82f9e892b89eb789dfb26babee8e06c453)

How my brain feels when I make the stupid decision to interact in this thread.

http://l.yimg.com/lo/api/res/1.2/FBizmoPat2m4ObQckL56Rw--/YXBwaWQ9eWlzZWFyY2g7Zmk9Zml0O2dlPTAwNjYwMDtncz0wMEEzMDA7aD00MDA7dz00MDE-/http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/4a/9a/27/4a9a276588861a2980f7a117ab232887.jpg.cf.jpg

Thanks for proving my point. Trump is making a mockery of your countries Presidential race and your just drinking it all in. You talk about Clinton and Sanders not being good enough to lead the military? Imagine Trump? It would be a catastrophy. I'd watch the movie but real life... No thanks.

You're worried about Trumps rhetoric while libprog groups backing Clinton and Sanders actually directly cause violence?


...what are you drinking?

I'm worried about any of that. I'm worried that stupidity will lead to Trump becoming the most powerful man in the world. It's not even an ideological problem I have, it's Trump. All this is is the standard American reaction, buying into the big show that's being put on.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Mar 15, 2016, 08:00:37 PM
Provide me proof that Clinton and Sanders cause violence. Provide me evidence. Anything else is speculation.

There seems to be a double standard in this thread, because Hubbs is in love with the phrase "pc" and broughtpain's fetish for the word "libprog". Donald Trump literally spews some of the nastiest, most immature bullshit I have ever heard out of any politician's mouth (IF you call him a politician). He has brought out the worst in Conservative voters and has been so stupid he has literally caused the entire Republican platform to resort to name calling, dick jokes(yeah, dick jokes!). Under Trump you will see the destruction of moderate conservatism and a massive rise in Tea Party voters.

I really detest Hillary Clinton and I'd agree with you if there was EVIDENCE. And come on, you expect me to believe the only real anti-war candidate is going to instigate violence? You do not blame these people for some of the actions their supporters take, also the fact that neither of the Democratic hopefuls support violent protest.

There's a bias for Clinton in the media, yes. There's also an awakening of Pre-Carter democratic overtures with Sanders.

There is nothing Donald Trump offers to the Conservative spectrum(He's flip flopped more than Clinton, I can't tell if he's actually a Centrist or not) except for Kanye West running against him as a democrat in 2020. Turning the entire game into a f**king reality TV show.


Some of the rhetoric in this thread is the exact reason Martin Luther King and Malcolm X were assassinated: Fearmongering, division, racial and xenophobic issues. I have no problems with either side of the political spectrum but some of the dumbest rhetoric from either sides does not classify liberalism or conservatism for our population.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Mar 15, 2016, 09:00:34 PM
Quote from: Gate on Mar 15, 2016, 08:00:37 PM
Provide me proof that Clinton and Sanders cause violence. Provide me evidence. Anything else is speculation.

Really?

QuoteThere seems to be a double standard in this thread, because Hubbs is in love with the phrase "pc" and broughtpain's fetish for the word "libprog".

That's not how it works.

QuoteDonald Trump literally spews some of the nastiest, most immature bullshit I have ever heard out of any politician's mouth (IF you call him a politician).

You should hear what Clinton and Sanders say.

QuoteHe has brought out the worst in Conservative voters and has been so stupid he has literally caused the entire Republican platform to resort to name calling, dick jokes(yeah, dick jokes!).

Actually, that was another candidate; lil marco.

QuoteUnder Trump you will see the destruction of moderate conservatism and a massive rise in Tea Party voters.

That's happening now, under Obama.

QuoteYou do not blame these people for some of the actions their supporters take, also the fact that neither of the Democratic hopefuls support violent protest.

...that's how it works.

QuoteI have no problems with either side of the political spectrum but some of the dumbest rhetoric from either sides does not classify liberalism or conservatism for our population.

It's obvious that now that you're afraid of three things; 1:We. 2:President. 3:Now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Mar 15, 2016, 09:08:02 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Mar 15, 2016, 09:00:34 PMYou should hear what Clinton and Sanders say.

Such as...?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Mar 15, 2016, 09:19:51 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 15, 2016, 09:08:02 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Mar 15, 2016, 09:00:34 PMYou should hear what Clinton and Sanders say.

Such as...?

Oh how about how the wealthy need to pay "their fair share" or imposing taxes on companies leaving the country or "income inequality". Then there's the typical racism, sexism, bigotry and phobia accusations.


...let's be honest, when it comes to demagoguery, that's all Clinton and Sanders have and they do it with the uttermost mastery.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Mar 15, 2016, 09:36:19 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Mar 15, 2016, 09:19:51 PMOh how about how the wealthy need to pay "their fair share" or imposing taxes on companies leaving the country or "income inequality". Then there's the typical racism, sexism, bigotry and phobia accusations.

:laugh: I love how in your mind suggesting the rich should perhaps pay a little more in taxes is somehow directly comparable to Trump inciting racial hatred against anyone who happens to believe in Allah.

I mean it actually staggers me anyone could be that dumb.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Mar 15, 2016, 09:39:30 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 15, 2016, 09:36:19 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Mar 15, 2016, 09:19:51 PMOh how about how the wealthy need to pay "their fair share" or imposing taxes on companies leaving the country or "income inequality". Then there's the typical racism, sexism, bigotry and phobia accusations.

:laugh: I love how in your mind suggesting the rich should perhaps pay a little more in taxes is somehow directly comparable to Trump inciting racial hatred against anyone who happens to believe in Allah.

I mean it actually staggers me anyone could be that dumb.

If that's true, you may want to sit down...


...Islam is a religion, not a race.

Yay! I won the train wreck!

...moving on.

http://metro.co.uk/2016/03/10/homeless-puppies-and-kittens-play-football-in-the-cutest-adopt-me-video-ever-5742844/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Mar 15, 2016, 11:13:31 PM
Look, bottom line is, Trump has only said the things he's said because of people deliberately trying to disrupt his rallys. Again, I don't agree with what he's said (admittedly stupid and immature), but had these people not turned up to cause trouble then none of this would have happened quite simply. I really don't see how anyone can argue that. Personally I think Trump has Been provoked into this situation.

You can't go along to someone's presidential rally intent on causing trouble and not expect to receive angry backlash. Then to cry about it afterwards claiming you have been treated unfairly or whatever, kinda pathetic.

And lastly, no Trump supporters have turned up at any other candidates rally to try and cause disruption, as far as I'm aware. That in itself tells you something.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: genocyber on Mar 15, 2016, 11:40:11 PM
What scares me about Trump is the effect he has on people. He seems to encourage violent thinking and disregard for others who oppose him. He rallies the crowd into an angry frenzy, and seeks to turn neighbor against neighbor.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 15, 2016, 11:55:50 PM
Ah shit how did this crap escape the political news thread... Corporal Hicks you had one job to do. :P

Damn rock snakes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Mar 16, 2016, 12:26:29 AM
How can you people not get distracted by puppies and kittens???


....what's happening in America is just beginning to build steam. People need to simmer down. It's not the time to start freaking out yet.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 16, 2016, 01:48:09 AM
Dude this isn't the... no, I'm not getting into this debate here. It's pointless and meaningless.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Mar 16, 2016, 08:37:03 AM
Quote from: broughtpain on Mar 15, 2016, 09:39:30 PMYay! I won the train wreck!

Or perhaps I had better things to do than sit on the forums eagerly awaiting your next response...?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Mar 16, 2016, 12:51:31 PM
The voice of Lady Penelope in Thunderbirds, Sylvia Anderson wife of the late Gerry Anderson has passed away at the age of 88  :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Mar 16, 2016, 03:48:27 PM
Quote from: Gate on Mar 15, 2016, 07:41:30 AM
Oh yes Hubby hubs, I can feel the SEIG HEIL growing in my arm as I wake up to go to class tomorrow and learn about how the world is terrible while I drink my starbucks and plan to cry about my safe space.


Sensationalist internet articles whether they are left or right do not represent how people act in real life, neither do any of these cesspit websites like reddit, tumblr, facebook, 4chan. If I bought into everything I read about America I'd believe a majority of its people f**k their cousins and tout confederate flags.

Here's some reading for you :)

http://www.vox.com/2015/6/3/8706323/college-professor-afraid
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Mar 16, 2016, 04:36:42 PM
What? Nobody is going to point out that they would f**k the cousins of people that tout the confederate flag? Fine! I would...

There's really nothing to be ashamed of. Everybody does it. Why do you think their necks are red?




Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Mar 17, 2016, 03:09:58 AM
In NK news

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/obama-hits-north-korea-new-sanctions-nuke-tests?cid=sm_fb_msnbc
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/13/north-korean-submarine-missing-and-presumed-sunk-say-reports?CMP=soc_567
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Mar 17, 2016, 02:17:06 PM
The sad passings of both British Magician and TV Personality Paul Danials and Singer Frank Sinatra Jr.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Mar 17, 2016, 05:08:22 PM
http://www.ibtimes.com/russia-test-fires-hypersonic-zircon-missiles-nuclear-submarines-weapons-reach-mach-5-2338236

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 18, 2016, 12:12:45 AM
Quote from: broughtpain on Mar 17, 2016, 05:08:22 PM
http://www.ibtimes.com/russia-test-fires-hypersonic-zircon-missiles-nuclear-submarines-weapons-reach-mach-5-2338236
Low surface trajectory missiles are useless against foes who can defend themselves. A mach 5 missile has to be as loud as f**k too. And they traded range for booster speed... oh wow it might get more than 248 miles. Is this a joke. The US railgun is indeed far superior and by far cheaper to arm by miles. Be in nautical or regular. I mean f**k if you're going to do a drive-by you might as well use the street the house is located on rather than using the next one over. Yea in mother russia... or did Putin really change the moniker to fatherland?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Mar 18, 2016, 01:53:20 AM
http://www.dw.com/en/north-korea-fires-two-ballistic-missile-into-sea/a-19125954
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Mar 18, 2016, 06:47:59 AM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/12195346/North-Korea-jails-US-tourist-for-15-years-after-he-attempted-to-steal-a-propaganda-banner.html

So this is what North Korea does to SJW's  :P
Typical arrogant student thinking he can do whatever he likes, ah well.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 18, 2016, 07:28:06 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 18, 2016, 06:47:59 AM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/12195346/North-Korea-jails-US-tourist-for-15-years-after-he-attempted-to-steal-a-propaganda-banner.html

So this is what North Korea does to SJW's  :P
Typical arrogant student thinking he can do whatever he likes, ah well.
That's the paradise you're looking for pal; pity that it also happens to be hell.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: hfeldhaus on Mar 18, 2016, 04:59:44 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 18, 2016, 07:28:06 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 18, 2016, 06:47:59 AM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/12195346/North-Korea-jails-US-tourist-for-15-years-after-he-attempted-to-steal-a-propaganda-banner.html

So this is what North Korea does to SJW's  :P
Typical arrogant student thinking he can do whatever he likes, ah well.
That's the paradise you're looking for pal; pity that it also happens to be hell.

Confirmed. Hubbs is a commie.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Mar 18, 2016, 09:19:31 PM
Hubbs, is it true? If so, I'm going to have to take possession of everything you own as we are all equal here...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 18, 2016, 11:09:04 PM
North Korea is not communist. It's a totalitarian regime.

Frankly, Hubbs paradise as well as a few others here would be something like the 1820's American south... or anywhere British colonel rule was in place. Where it was alright to be white and subjugate the minority populace for pure economic profit. He's almost like a relic from the past. I doubt any of them could survive in a libertarian society such as Pakistan without the protection of a motherland. Actually most of them spew a lot of nonsense thanks to the protection of the internet. On an AVP fan site of all places. Which makes sense. Predators aren't known for their compassion.

Now I'm imagining Hubbs with mandibles. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Mar 18, 2016, 11:13:54 PM
...Because in the 1820's, Pakistan was a shining example of free will and individuality.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/03/18/fugitive-paris-attackers-prints-found-in-raided-belgium-apartment.html


One ROPE down, more to come.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Mar 19, 2016, 01:21:28 AM
Have been thinking about living in Russia :D
Putin is the boss! :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 19, 2016, 01:40:50 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 19, 2016, 01:21:28 AM
Have been thinking about living in Russia :D
Putin is the boss! :D
Yea until he puts you to work in the mines.

Plus...

http://money.cnn.com/2016/03/18/media/hulk-hogan-gawker-jury-deliberations/index.html

holy fuk
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Mar 19, 2016, 01:09:56 PM
Damn he got $115 Million in damages
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Mar 19, 2016, 03:22:13 PM
Good, I f**kin hate Gawker
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Mar 19, 2016, 09:17:19 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Mar 19, 2016, 03:22:13 PM
Good, I f**kin hate Gawker
Yeah, it's pretty scummy
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 20, 2016, 04:22:03 AM
Have you guys seen the deposition of the Gawker editor during testimony. A lawyer asked him in what circumstance would he have not published a celebrity sex video. He replied if it was a child. The lawyer then asked him what age. He then said 4... I now understand where they got the 115 Million figure from. What an asshole.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Mar 20, 2016, 05:55:22 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 18, 2016, 06:47:59 AM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/12195346/North-Korea-jails-US-tourist-for-15-years-after-he-attempted-to-steal-a-propaganda-banner.html

So this is what North Korea does to SJW's  :P
Typical arrogant student thinking he can do whatever he likes, ah well.

15 years of hard labor in a North Korean death camp is not justified under any circumstance. None at all.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Mar 21, 2016, 05:38:46 AM
Quote from: Gate on Mar 20, 2016, 05:55:22 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 18, 2016, 06:47:59 AM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/12195346/North-Korea-jails-US-tourist-for-15-years-after-he-attempted-to-steal-a-propaganda-banner.html

So this is what North Korea does to SJW's  :P
Typical arrogant student thinking he can do whatever he likes, ah well.

15 years of hard labor in a North Korean death camp is not justified under any circumstance. None at all.

Yes this is true, I think everyone will agree on that, especially as he only removed a poster. But what was he thinking in a country like North Korea! This just shows the difference between real oppression and the nonsense that all these SJW's spout in America. All the students without a clue that go around standing on flags, blocking roads, and getting their college professors fired or forced to quit. They don't know how lucky they are, under real 'oppression' they wouldn't be so lucky to act the way they do.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Mar 21, 2016, 10:37:34 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 18, 2016, 11:09:04 PM
North Korea is not communist. It's a totalitarian regime.

Frankly, Hubbs paradise as well as a few others here would be something like the 1820's American south... or anywhere British colonel rule was in place. Where it was alright to be white and subjugate the minority populace for pure economic profit. He's almost like a relic from the past. I doubt any of them could survive in a libertarian society such as Pakistan without the protection of a motherland. Actually most of them spew a lot of nonsense thanks to the protection of the internet. On an AVP fan site of all places. Which makes sense. Predators aren't known for their compassion.

Now I'm imagining Hubbs with mandibles. :P

I just hope people who come here to actually discuss AvP don't waste their time in these threads and get a shit impression of the place. Just from reading those threads anyone would think the place was a right-winged propaganda machine that had no interest in discussing what was on the name of the site.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Mar 21, 2016, 10:44:06 AM
I wouldn't worry too much, I'd image most people who are here to talk about AVP will go to the obvious threads for that first and foremost.

Case in point - I've been here a while and I only found this thread comparatively recently.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 21, 2016, 11:33:56 AM
Aliens represent liberals and Predators represent the conservatives. When they get together is when we get things like AVP Requiem.

However HuDaFuk is right, people come here for the hot avp action and not the social commentary. Albeit Hicks is right too. With election season heating up and that EU vote you guys have over there... this shit probably should end now. There's no rationality in this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Mar 21, 2016, 01:40:54 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 21, 2016, 10:44:06 AM
I wouldn't worry too much, I'd image most people who are here to talk about AVP will go to the obvious threads for that first and foremost.

Case in point - I've been here a while and I only found this thread comparatively recently.

Same for me, in regards to all the threads i've been on, on the forum
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Mar 21, 2016, 04:30:15 PM
Guess muslims have been in the UK for some time:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35843991
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: hfeldhaus on Mar 21, 2016, 05:05:06 PM
Britain has always had a Muslim population, it was a peaceful and well integrated part of our society up until the early 2000s.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Mar 22, 2016, 04:01:39 AM
NK is at it again http://www.wsj.com/articles/north-korea-launches-five-projectiles-into-sea-1458549029?mod=e2fb
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Mar 22, 2016, 08:40:57 AM
Explosions at Brussels airport (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35869254), situation is ongoing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Mar 22, 2016, 08:46:15 AM
And Hubbs' incoming comments about immigrants and the EU in 3...2...1...

In all seriousness though, this is a f**king evil war to fight.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 22, 2016, 09:32:20 AM
An evil that cannot be defeated by waging war with sticks and stones. Nor by spreading propaganda and hate. Nor can it be won even with all of our great inhuman weapons at our beckoning disposal. f**k, we can't even win the war of the minds and souls of our own neighbors.

Still in the grand scheme of things, it's just sand in the wind among the beaches of humanity. Unless you're the poor person; caught in the explosion.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: x-M-x on Mar 22, 2016, 11:54:16 AM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 22, 2016, 08:40:57 AM
Explosions at Brussels airport (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35869254), situation is ongoing.


No doubt that will have some impact on the EU referendum in UK,


Also security seems 'LAX' at the airport and metro... (i remember my time in china few years ago) and security was up the ass even at the local mall, let alone the airports and metro....  the EU needs to be like that massive SECURITY checks here.

Obviously someone got passed it all to cause this chaos, terrorist scumbags and cowards!  >:(






Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Mar 22, 2016, 12:06:19 PM
Quote from: x-M-x on Mar 22, 2016, 11:54:16 AMAlso security seems 'LAX' at the airport and metro... (i remember my time in china few years ago) and security was up the ass even at the local mall, let alone the airports and metro....  the EU needs to be like that massive SECURITY checks here.

By the sounds of it it happened in the check-in hall, so they wouldn't have had to go through any security at all. You don't get checks until you go through into the actual departures area to board a plane.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Mar 22, 2016, 12:57:05 PM
Its being suggested that the Brussels attacks may be revenge attacks for the arrest and capture of the Paris attacker
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Mar 22, 2016, 12:57:35 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y60wDzZt8yg
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Mar 22, 2016, 01:01:25 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Mar 22, 2016, 12:57:05 PM
Its being suggested that the Brussels attacks may be revenge attacks for the arrest and capture of the Paris attacker

Yeah, I think that's the most obvious reason at the minute.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Mar 22, 2016, 01:55:35 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Mar 22, 2016, 12:57:05 PMIts being suggested that the Brussels attacks may be revenge attacks for the arrest and capture of the Paris attacker

Unlikely if you ask me. Something like this takes a lot longer than four days to plan.

I suppose they might've changed the timing as a result of his getting arrested.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Mar 22, 2016, 08:31:35 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3140256/Should-Gone-Wind-banned-Anger-confederate-symbols-turns-classic-movie-writer-tweeting-original-book-line-line-gets-shunned.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3140256/Should-Gone-Wind-banned-Anger-confederate-symbols-turns-classic-movie-writer-tweeting-original-book-line-line-gets-shunned.html)

*facepalm* I guess we can't just appreciate art for art's sake anymore, everything has to conform to some bullshit ideology.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Mar 22, 2016, 10:29:13 PM
You know, if we keep letting the Left censor small things, eventually they'll start censoring everything they don't like. I'm starting to see why people are being drawn to Trump now...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Mar 22, 2016, 11:24:49 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Mar 22, 2016, 10:29:13 PM
You know, if we keep letting the Left censor small things, eventually they'll start censoring everything they don't like. I'm starting to see why people are being drawn to Trump now...

The other site I frequented was censored to a horrific extent. It's ran by a Chinese corporation. Rule number one is you can't talk about the rules. Rule number two is you can't talk about actions taken by moderators. I can't access what the rules are and don't really know them, though one can understand how information about such can be gleaned from paying attention. The whole site is wrought with lies, deception, corruption and abuse of power.
  The first time I got banned was because of a discussion about how expensive a game is while called "free to play". The moderator tried turning the discussion into an argument, began failing at that effort and couldn't hold his ground on any point(lies and deception), so he got the lower down moderators to agree with him and gave me an infraction for "trolling". I apologised and was given another infraction. My apology basically was an "I'm sorry" to the posters, including the moderator, and an explanation that I couldn't access the rules for posting. My apology was construed to be discussing the rules and discussing actions taken by moderators. In reality though, the moderator is a bitch with a forum badge and a sadistic mentality that couldn't handle being proven wrong.

Compared to AVPG and moderators here, you would think darkness to be an angel of light and the moderators to be saints.


People really don't understand that once Pandora's box is opened, it's a problem for everyone. Free speech is only regarded and respected by the most civilized and virtuous.



On the topic of posting in the general discussion area and what people may think, let's be honest about a few things; all any of do is wait for the time when we get ours from our niche galaxy. Little appetisers here and there only to wet our appetite further and remind us of how we wait. Waiting for what is the best and most dynamic of gameplay from such succulent concepts gets rough for me. Nobody should be diluted in their thinking about what horrors lay just beyond the horizon to the extent of thinking, in space, in the darker parts of our hostile paradise, that political ideologies won't be replaced by the basic tenets of survival.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Mar 23, 2016, 02:43:26 AM
More NK news http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/03/21/470976577/why-analysts-arent-laughing-at-these-silly-north-korean-photos
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Mar 23, 2016, 04:39:23 AM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Mar 22, 2016, 08:31:35 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3140256/Should-Gone-Wind-banned-Anger-confederate-symbols-turns-classic-movie-writer-tweeting-original-book-line-line-gets-shunned.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3140256/Should-Gone-Wind-banned-Anger-confederate-symbols-turns-classic-movie-writer-tweeting-original-book-line-line-gets-shunned.html)

*facepalm* I guess we can't just appreciate art for art's sake anymore, everything has to conform to some bullshit ideology.

Huh! huh!! what did I say a while back about the possibility of burning books about things like this, its getting close to that isn't it. Wanting to ban movies about the civil war, next it will be all literature. The liberal extremists are insane, their agenda is way out of control, but what is more scary is the fact they manage to get their way half the time.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 23, 2016, 04:42:21 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 23, 2016, 04:39:23 AM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Mar 22, 2016, 08:31:35 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3140256/Should-Gone-Wind-banned-Anger-confederate-symbols-turns-classic-movie-writer-tweeting-original-book-line-line-gets-shunned.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3140256/Should-Gone-Wind-banned-Anger-confederate-symbols-turns-classic-movie-writer-tweeting-original-book-line-line-gets-shunned.html)

*facepalm* I guess we can't just appreciate art for art's sake anymore, everything has to conform to some bullshit ideology.

Huh! huh!! what did I say a while back about the possibility of burning books about things like this, its getting close to that isn't it. Wanting to ban movies about the civil war, next it will be all literature. The liberal extremists are insane, their agenda is way out of control, but what is more scary is the fact they manage to get their way half the time.
Don't you ever read what you write? You are an extremist.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Mar 23, 2016, 04:47:08 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 23, 2016, 04:42:21 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 23, 2016, 04:39:23 AM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Mar 22, 2016, 08:31:35 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3140256/Should-Gone-Wind-banned-Anger-confederate-symbols-turns-classic-movie-writer-tweeting-original-book-line-line-gets-shunned.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3140256/Should-Gone-Wind-banned-Anger-confederate-symbols-turns-classic-movie-writer-tweeting-original-book-line-line-gets-shunned.html)

*facepalm* I guess we can't just appreciate art for art's sake anymore, everything has to conform to some bullshit ideology.

Huh! huh!! what did I say a while back about the possibility of burning books about things like this, its getting close to that isn't it. Wanting to ban movies about the civil war, next it will be all literature. The liberal extremists are insane, their agenda is way out of control, but what is more scary is the fact they manage to get their way half the time.
Don't you ever read what you write? You are an extremist.

Yep well we'll just see won't we.

I like how you try and pretend its just me and not actually the evidence you see before you lol! Lets be straight here, who'd of thought in their wildest dreams that some people would want to ban the movie Gone With the Wind because of its content. What's next?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 23, 2016, 05:22:41 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 23, 2016, 04:47:08 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 23, 2016, 04:42:21 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 23, 2016, 04:39:23 AM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Mar 22, 2016, 08:31:35 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3140256/Should-Gone-Wind-banned-Anger-confederate-symbols-turns-classic-movie-writer-tweeting-original-book-line-line-gets-shunned.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3140256/Should-Gone-Wind-banned-Anger-confederate-symbols-turns-classic-movie-writer-tweeting-original-book-line-line-gets-shunned.html)

*facepalm* I guess we can't just appreciate art for art's sake anymore, everything has to conform to some bullshit ideology.

Huh! huh!! what did I say a while back about the possibility of burning books about things like this, its getting close to that isn't it. Wanting to ban movies about the civil war, next it will be all literature. The liberal extremists are insane, their agenda is way out of control, but what is more scary is the fact they manage to get their way half the time.
Don't you ever read what you write? You are an extremist.

Yep well we'll just see won't we.

I like how you try and pretend its just me and not actually the evidence you see before you lol! Lets be straight here, who'd of thought in their wildest dreams that some people would want to ban the movie Gone With the Wind because of its content. What's next?
There is no rational justification to ban Gone With the Wind. It's not going to happen nor even if some place did, that isn't going to lead to a great book burning or whatever you called it. Still you take it to the extreme as if the vast majority of us would actually support that call. Yet then on the other hand every time you find something that is as you label it "liberal" to your opinion and not in your interest you act like it is the end of the world and expect us to believe that this is the reason you must right in your accusations. This gotcha game attitude is not rational. It's how an extremist reacts to what are otherwise insignificant events in daily life.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Mar 23, 2016, 03:42:56 PM
Glad someone said it in nicer terms than I would.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Mar 23, 2016, 03:44:30 PM
Very well said, whiterabbit. However...

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.meme.am%2Finstances%2F55720066.jpg&hash=da1d7d30df0c70dfbe47f7b29debc06def3ea241)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Mar 23, 2016, 04:50:36 PM
It should be noted that banning books is the equivalent of burning them. The whole purpose is to remove the contents of a book from society and not simply to remove books.

Another point, that's going unrealized, is the distinction between political liberals and social liberals. Political liberals defer freedom of choice to governing bodies while social liberals reserve freedom of choice to themselves. Using catch all blanket approaches is how political liberals drag social liberals into supporting the establishment that has or does condemn aspects of of their lifestyle while using force with prejudice.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Mar 23, 2016, 06:32:59 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 14, 2016, 03:21:55 PM
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I still don't believe the North actually has the capability to hit the US. It's just too far away. And even if they did, I'm honestly not convinced they'd be that stupid. They love rattling the sabre but they must realise literally everyone would be against them if they flung a nuke at America. Even the Chinese would refuse to back them if they did that. They seem to be getting tired of the North's bullshit as it is.

As I said before though, if I lived in the South I'd probably be concerned. The chances of the North going mental at them is a lot higher.

If they nuke South Korea then it could lead us to another war and people think it could be the end of everything that we know it. If North Korea is not lying about their weapons then how come we are not treating theme on the same level as ISIS. How come the US are more worry about ISIS and not NK?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 23, 2016, 11:59:53 PM
North Korea is a state with defined borders where as ISIS is more so a fluid sleeper cell. Much more dangerous in a micro capacity. Also NK doesn't resonate well to the average low esteemed angry individual, ISIS does. When was the last time you saw your neighbor blow something up in the name of NK?

Plus NK is really a primary threat to the first 20-100 miles into South Korea and a massive refugee disaster to China. Russia will squash any issues and Japan is under the protection of the US military and NK doesn't have much of an invasion force, so over all the threat to them is very limited.

The Nuclear threat is over blown. The weapons are of very low quality and un-deliverable. This isn't likely to change. It's much easier for ISIS to steal a smaller russian warhead and walk it into France than anything NK is capable of now.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Mar 24, 2016, 01:14:32 AM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Mar 23, 2016, 06:32:59 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 14, 2016, 03:21:55 PM
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I still don't believe the North actually has the capability to hit the US. It's just too far away. And even if they did, I'm honestly not convinced they'd be that stupid. They love rattling the sabre but they must realise literally everyone would be against them if they flung a nuke at America. Even the Chinese would refuse to back them if they did that. They seem to be getting tired of the North's bullshit as it is.

As I said before though, if I lived in the South I'd probably be concerned. The chances of the North going mental at them is a lot higher.

If they nuke South Korea then it could lead us to another war and people think it could be the end of everything that we know it. If North Korea is not lying about their weapons then how come we are not treating theme on the same level as ISIS. How come the US are more worry about ISIS and not NK?

The Norks don't seem particularly set on killing and enslaving anyone that disagrees with their brand.

The Norks have nukes. That's a given. They can "deliver" a nuclear strike just like we did(big planes) or find another method of delivery like a sub with Russian delivery system. The real question is what does modern technology mean to the development of nuclear weapons as opposed to old technology that nuclear capabilities were developed with?


...what if North Korea nuked China?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Mar 24, 2016, 03:19:23 AM
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/08/russia-warns-north-korea-nuclear-strike

Well, so much for the Russian-Korean alliance.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Mar 24, 2016, 04:41:34 AM
NK is like that kid in a classroom that always misbehave in class no matter how many times the teacher, principal and the parents to do to stop him/her. Keeps on acting bad no matter what. I think the whole world will turn against NK, but NK is not going to give a shit. As long if they wipe out the US and South Korea, they don't care.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Mar 24, 2016, 05:06:34 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 23, 2016, 05:22:41 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 23, 2016, 04:47:08 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 23, 2016, 04:42:21 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 23, 2016, 04:39:23 AM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Mar 22, 2016, 08:31:35 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3140256/Should-Gone-Wind-banned-Anger-confederate-symbols-turns-classic-movie-writer-tweeting-original-book-line-line-gets-shunned.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3140256/Should-Gone-Wind-banned-Anger-confederate-symbols-turns-classic-movie-writer-tweeting-original-book-line-line-gets-shunned.html)

*facepalm* I guess we can't just appreciate art for art's sake anymore, everything has to conform to some bullshit ideology.

Huh! huh!! what did I say a while back about the possibility of burning books about things like this, its getting close to that isn't it. Wanting to ban movies about the civil war, next it will be all literature. The liberal extremists are insane, their agenda is way out of control, but what is more scary is the fact they manage to get their way half the time.
Don't you ever read what you write? You are an extremist.

Yep well we'll just see won't we.

I like how you try and pretend its just me and not actually the evidence you see before you lol! Lets be straight here, who'd of thought in their wildest dreams that some people would want to ban the movie Gone With the Wind because of its content. What's next?
There is no rational justification to ban Gone With the Wind. It's not going to happen nor even if some place did, that isn't going to lead to a great book burning or whatever you called it. Still you take it to the extreme as if the vast majority of us would actually support that call. Yet then on the other hand every time you find something that is as you label it "liberal" to your opinion and not in your interest you act like it is the end of the world and expect us to believe that this is the reason you must right in your accusations. This gotcha game attitude is not rational. It's how an extremist reacts to what are otherwise insignificant events in daily life.


::) My point being, even if these liberals/SJW's/PC snowflakes...whatever, actually did start to try and ban books of a certain content, or remove them, or destroy them, and there was an article about it linked here, you would still deny the facts before you and try to brush it off as me being (reading between the lines) far right wing, because...anyone who objects to liberalism, is apparently so.

The fact that some liberal democrats are actually talking and wanting to ban this classic movie, the fact that's its gone so far as to warrant a flippin' news article, just shows how serious this new modern age liberal political correctness is. It shows how far its going, how ridiculous its getting, that something this inane can actually go this far when it should just be ignored.

And as I've said before, I wouldn't put anything past what's going on in American educational institutes right now. Those radical liberal extremist ideologies are spreading like wildfire across all of America, you only have to Google about it.


I will quote a recent post from Olde again...
Quote from: Olde on Mar 22, 2016, 05:43:46 PM
Quote from: Gate on Mar 22, 2016, 04:33:44 AM
Where do all of you people go that you aren't allowed to criticise people in school? It's like we live in an alternate reality or something.
Anywhere in the US. There was that incident at Swarthmore in 2013, University of Tennessee adopted a system for replacing "he" and "she" with gender neutral words, and just try to count the number of conservative professors at any MLA or other liberal arts conference.

If you don't believe me, the beginning of this (http://theweek.com/articles/586794/where-are-all-conservative-university-professors) confirms it, although it delves into other material.

And I'll quote from this (http://www.eagleforum.org/publications/educate/may12/leftwing-professors.html), if you don't mind.

QuoteA new report by the California division of the National Association of Scholars (NAS) found that left-wing political activism has had a corrupting effect on the University of California (UC). The report, entitled A Crisis of Competence, found that left-wing political activism in the University's classrooms has caused four basic problems:

  • A sharp increase in faculty members who self identify as radicals
  • Curricula that violate UC regulations by promoting political activism
  • Failure to study the Western tradition
  • Suppression of free speech

NAS spent two years examining UC graduation requirements, reading lists, and course descriptions, and interviewing students and faculty. It determined that radical leftist politics have robbed UC students of a good education because radicalism is directly opposed to the kind of thought that should take place in academic life...



And an old link I posted awhile ago, don't ignore it, read it.
http://www.vox.com/2015/6/3/8706323/college-professor-afraid
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Mar 24, 2016, 05:31:25 AM
Vox sucks! 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Mar 24, 2016, 08:44:56 AM
Quote from: broughtpain on Mar 24, 2016, 01:14:32 AMThey can "deliver" a nuclear strike just like we did(big planes)

No they can't, because any nation with any sense would shoot it down before it ever got close.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 24, 2016, 09:04:39 AM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 24, 2016, 08:44:56 AM
Quote from: broughtpain on Mar 24, 2016, 01:14:32 AMThey can "deliver" a nuclear strike just like we did(big planes)

No they can't, because any nation with any sense would shoot it down before it ever got close.
North Korea doesn't even have a bomber in it's fleet.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Mar 24, 2016, 03:25:38 PM
Where do you people think stuff comes from? Do you even consider what's involved in manufacturing? Do you even understand the basics of the physics involved? It wouldn't take much to build a JET bomber capable of traveling at such altitudes that would make dropping a 4 ton bomb possible and have the elevation pose a significant obstacle to overcome for shooting down either or both.

North Korea having the capabilities of a jet engine and getting something to space shows they have the capability of delivery.

http://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-deletes-racist-genocidal-tweets-from-ai-chatbot-tay-2016-3?r=UK&IR=T

"bush did 9/11 and Hitler would have done a better job than the monkey we have now. donald trump is the only hope we've got."


Yeah, we need to get Bill Gates to close up that internet thing...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Mar 24, 2016, 04:00:29 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Mar 24, 2016, 03:25:38 PMWhere do you people think stuff comes from? Do you even consider what's involved in manufacturing? Do you even understand the basics of the physics involved? It wouldn't take much to build a JET bomber capable of traveling at such altitudes that would make dropping a 4 ton bomb possible and have the elevation pose a significant obstacle to overcome for shooting down either or both.

North Korea can't even build a submarine that doesn't immediately sink (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-35793980), are you seriously saying you believe they can construct a long-range bomber that sophisticated? Can they bollocks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Mar 24, 2016, 04:24:40 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 24, 2016, 04:00:29 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Mar 24, 2016, 03:25:38 PMWhere do you people think stuff comes from? Do you even consider what's involved in manufacturing? Do you even understand the basics of the physics involved? It wouldn't take much to build a JET bomber capable of traveling at such altitudes that would make dropping a 4 ton bomb possible and have the elevation pose a significant obstacle to overcome for shooting down either or both.

North Korea can't even build a submarine that doesn't immediately sink (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-35793980), are you seriously saying you believe they can construct a long-range bomber that sophisticated? Can they bollocks.

Submarines are a different matter. "Bombers" are nothing more than cargo planes. Yes, North Korea can build such aircraft.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Mar 24, 2016, 04:30:00 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Mar 24, 2016, 04:24:40 PM"Bombers" are nothing more than cargo planes.

That is massively over-simplifying it.

Building a plane capable of flying fast enough and high enough to beat any possible defences yet big enough to carry a nucelar bomb and enough fuel to actually have any sort of useful range is f*cking hard.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Mar 24, 2016, 05:04:45 PM
NZ votes to keep national flag.

https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/kiwis-vote-keep-current-union-jack-flag
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Mar 24, 2016, 05:11:10 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 24, 2016, 04:30:00 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Mar 24, 2016, 04:24:40 PM"Bombers" are nothing more than cargo planes.

That is massively over-simplifying it.

Building a plane capable of flying fast enough and high enough to beat any possible defences yet big enough to carry a nucelar bomb and enough fuel to actually have any sort of useful range is f*cking hard.

It doesn't have to "beat any possible defense". In real life there is probability or chance of success. It's not so binary as to simply shoot something down or one way works unless it can't work at all.

It's not overly simplifying to say bombers are cargo planes. Bombers are planes with bombs for cargo.

In the end it's a matter of weight. There's no magical rule that says a planes cargo can't be a bomb and more fuel.

"The 747's maximum takeoff weight ranges from 735,000 pounds (333,400 kg) for the -100 to 970,000 lb (439,985 kg) for the -8. Its range has increased from 5,300 nautical miles (6,100 mi, 9,800 km) on the -100 to 8,000 nmi (9,200 mi, 14,815 km) "

" The operating empty weight is 472,900 lb (214,503 kg)."



Back in 1945, "fat man", one of the bombs dropped on Japan weighed just over 10klbs. Innovations in materials and manufacturing have vastly improved since then leading to stronger and lighter materials.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Mar 24, 2016, 08:51:22 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/03/24/microsofts-teen-girl-ai-turns-into-a-hitler-loving-sex-robot-wit/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 24, 2016, 09:16:12 PM
Man somebody doesn't understand that NK doesn't have the industrialist complex to build such things. The irony is that building a crude nuclear device isn't that hard if you have a state and an army to keep nosy people out. However the technology to make it an actual weapon is in fact really, really hard.

It's funny but just look at the tech industry. When I was at Intel everybody always clamored at how we were making processors faster and faster yet they had no idea that the reason we could do that was because Applied Material kept manufacturing the machines that made it possible. We would design it but somebody else was building the machines needed to make it possible. It's way more complicated than that but it's that type of industrial complex that is needed to make technology work. North Korea has no system like that.

Hell building an airplane is no different. Shit they can't even do that. Everything they have was bought from elsewhere and at the moment no one is interested in selling them shit.

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 24, 2016, 08:51:22 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/03/24/microsofts-teen-girl-ai-turns-into-a-hitler-loving-sex-robot-wit/
My god people, did we just almost end the world? :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Mar 24, 2016, 09:35:23 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 24, 2016, 08:51:22 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/03/24/microsofts-teen-girl-ai-turns-into-a-hitler-loving-sex-robot-wit/
WTF
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Mar 25, 2016, 01:51:29 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 24, 2016, 08:51:22 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/03/24/microsofts-teen-girl-ai-turns-into-a-hitler-loving-sex-robot-wit/

that's one big f**king 'Oops' on Microsoft's part
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Mar 25, 2016, 02:40:32 AM
https://www.yahoo.com/news/north-korea-claims-rocket-engine-success-south-korea-032751373.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Mar 25, 2016, 09:07:38 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 24, 2016, 08:51:22 PMhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/03/24/microsofts-teen-girl-ai-turns-into-a-hitler-loving-sex-robot-wit/

This is the funniest thing I've read for ages.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 25, 2016, 10:39:42 AM
Now this is the reason this thread exists.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/25/entertainment/arrest-for-14-year-late-video/index.html

Yes it exist for posting shit like this. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Mar 25, 2016, 04:13:09 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Mar 25, 2016, 10:39:42 AM
Now this is the reason this thread exists.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/25/entertainment/arrest-for-14-year-late-video/index.html

Yes it exist for posting shit like this. :)

What a movie to steal.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Mar 25, 2016, 09:13:18 PM
The rolling stones are going to cuba!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 28, 2016, 04:50:52 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/27/us/pez-candy-easter-egg-hunt/index.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Mar 29, 2016, 06:23:48 PM
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/03/29/after-wishing-christians-a-happy-easter-a-beloved-glasgow-shopkeeper-is-allegedly-slain-by-another-muslim/

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Mar 29, 2016, 06:35:30 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Mar 29, 2016, 06:23:48 PM
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/03/29/after-wishing-christians-a-happy-easter-a-beloved-glasgow-shopkeeper-is-allegedly-slain-by-another-muslim/
See people should understand about this not everyone is the same.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Mar 29, 2016, 08:33:18 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Mar 29, 2016, 06:35:30 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Mar 29, 2016, 06:23:48 PM
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/03/29/after-wishing-christians-a-happy-easter-a-beloved-glasgow-shopkeeper-is-allegedly-slain-by-another-muslim/
See people should understand about this not everyone is the same.

;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Mar 31, 2016, 04:38:42 AM
https://news.yahoo.com/microsoft-tay-ai-returns-boast-075518662.html;_ylt=A0LEVwz5qPxWBocATtxx.9w4;_ylu=X3oDMTBybGY3bmpvBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMyBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzcg--

I kinda like her!  ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Mar 31, 2016, 02:37:52 PM
Quote from: Topazora on Mar 25, 2016, 01:51:29 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 24, 2016, 08:51:22 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/03/24/microsofts-teen-girl-ai-turns-into-a-hitler-loving-sex-robot-wit/

that's one big f**king 'Oops' on Microsoft's part

This is by far the funniest thing to happen all month long.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Mar 31, 2016, 11:37:22 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/03/31/deer-hunters-face-unwanted-competition-as-feral-hog-explosion-thins-herds.html

A lot of people aren't aware of the massive problems with wildlife and the ecosystem in the southeast. Pigs are particularly rough because of how intelligent they are.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 01, 2016, 11:12:09 AM
Any see that story about the Traffic Warden who gave a ticket to a Taxi driver who had barely stopped his car in Chelmsford, to help an old woman out of the Taxi? What a C**t.

Whats that, oh my breaks arent working? well guess im still in a cloud after yesterday Feeling Evil
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Apr 01, 2016, 03:39:18 PM
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-35944661




This here is funny...

http://europe.newsweek.com/operator-belgium-extremism-hotline-fired-telling-jewish-caller-israel-doesnt-442980?utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=yahoo_news&utm_campaign=rss&utm_content=%2Frss%2FyahooAllArticles
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Apr 01, 2016, 08:28:17 PM
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/north-korea-jams-gps-signals-fishing-boats-south-n548986?cid=sm_fb
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Apr 02, 2016, 03:14:15 AM
NZ national results, the flag stays, congrats NZ. Nice to see a country not removing flags and staying true to their heritage and history.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11614090
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Apr 02, 2016, 05:17:31 AM
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-owes-me-apology-over-lies-claim-n549541

I hope she loses New York, and I hope she loses it hard.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Apr 02, 2016, 07:01:14 AM
Everyone of them tells lies. Hell I remember seeing a GAO account where Hillary is actually the most factual of the bunch. Slightly more than Bernie.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Apr 03, 2016, 02:42:22 AM
https://blogs.state.gov/stories/2016/03/31/president-obama-how-we-can-make-our-vision-world-without-nuclear-weapons-reality

Sounds scary.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Apr 03, 2016, 11:15:46 AM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Apr 03, 2016, 02:42:22 AM
https://blogs.state.gov/stories/2016/03/31/president-obama-how-we-can-make-our-vision-world-without-nuclear-weapons-reality

Sounds scary.
Isn't that a good thing?(I think Obama has been playing to much MGSV)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Apr 03, 2016, 04:59:32 PM
The idea of terrorist using nukes is scary though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Apr 03, 2016, 05:20:45 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Apr 03, 2016, 04:59:32 PM
The idea of terrorist using nukes is scary though.
Terrorists already have nukes, haven't you heard of the North Korean government?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Apr 03, 2016, 08:38:20 PM
I was talking about terrorist similar to ISIS.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Apr 03, 2016, 10:42:42 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Apr 03, 2016, 08:38:20 PM
I was talking about terrorist similar to ISIS.


You have to be PC with some people or THEY refuse to communicate on a mature level.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Apr 04, 2016, 02:39:52 AM
Doesn't Putin regularly kill people who disagree with him... he sure has a lotta nukes. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Apr 04, 2016, 02:58:12 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Apr 04, 2016, 02:39:52 AM
Doesn't Putin regularly kill people who disagree with him... he sure has a lotta nukes. :P

All speculation, then again it is Russia
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Apr 04, 2016, 03:01:50 AM
Probably belongs in here rather than the car thread, but Tesla is breaking all sorts of records right now.

They unveiled the Model 3 prototype a few nights ago, which is a $35k/£30k (before government grants) electric car with 215+ mile range, 0-60mph in under 6 seconds, half-hour recharging (for free), the biggest multimedia screen in its class, a huge-arse panoramic glass roof covering most of the top of the car, plus the usual Tesla goodies like over-the-air updates, no dealerships, near-and-eventually-full-autonomous capability, and a bunch of extras that're likely to give it 300+ mile range and supercar acceleration.

Anyway, the big deal (aside from the raw stats) is that they've had nearly 300,000 deposits put down since books opened on the 31st, their shops have had vast queues outside like you see at Apple stores when a new product's launched. That's 50% more orders than any electric car in history, and the car's not even leaving the factory for another year and a half. It's very likely the most-pre-ordered car ever made.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Apr 04, 2016, 03:02:53 AM
Yeah good on Tesla, I know my buddy recently invested in one
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Apr 04, 2016, 03:05:03 AM
Man I see Telsa's everywhere where I live. Always running into that guy who's only claim to fame is owning the rights to Tetris... henk rodgers or something. It used to be just him with the damn thing. Now 1 out of 100 people have one. Yea a totally useless factoid.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/31/living/white-dreadlocks-cultural-appropriation-feat/?iid=ob_homepage_deskrecommended_pool&iref=obnetwork
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 04, 2016, 10:48:36 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/teacher-calls-12-year-old-muslim-pupil-a-terrorist-as-he-laughs-watching-bend-it-like-beckham/ar-BBriIJG?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

I do hope the teacher gets fired. Its a bullshit excuse and everyone knows it

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/celebrity/kesha-says-she-was-offered-freedom-if-she-apologized-for-rape-allegations/ar-BBriGCP?li=BBoPJKU&ocid=mailsignout

If this is true, its pretty shocking for a Record Company to do that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Apr 04, 2016, 02:54:19 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 04, 2016, 10:48:36 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/teacher-calls-12-year-old-muslim-pupil-a-terrorist-as-he-laughs-watching-bend-it-like-beckham/ar-BBriIJG?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

I do hope the teacher gets fired. Its a bullshit excuse and everyone knows it

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/celebrity/kesha-says-she-was-offered-freedom-if-she-apologized-for-rape-allegations/ar-BBriGCP?li=BBoPJKU&ocid=mailsignout

If this is true, its pretty shocking for a Record Company to do that.
Hope the classmates understand.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 04, 2016, 03:43:43 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Apr 04, 2016, 02:54:19 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 04, 2016, 10:48:36 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/teacher-calls-12-year-old-muslim-pupil-a-terrorist-as-he-laughs-watching-bend-it-like-beckham/ar-BBriIJG?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

I do hope the teacher gets fired. Its a bullshit excuse and everyone knows it

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/celebrity/kesha-says-she-was-offered-freedom-if-she-apologized-for-rape-allegations/ar-BBriGCP?li=BBoPJKU&ocid=mailsignout

If this is true, its pretty shocking for a Record Company to do that.
Hope the classmates understand.

The kids were taking the piss out of him as well, which shows that the youth dont really give a damn lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Apr 04, 2016, 04:04:29 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 04, 2016, 03:43:43 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Apr 04, 2016, 02:54:19 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 04, 2016, 10:48:36 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/teacher-calls-12-year-old-muslim-pupil-a-terrorist-as-he-laughs-watching-bend-it-like-beckham/ar-BBriIJG?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

I do hope the teacher gets fired. Its a bullshit excuse and everyone knows it

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/celebrity/kesha-says-she-was-offered-freedom-if-she-apologized-for-rape-allegations/ar-BBriGCP?li=BBoPJKU&ocid=mailsignout

If this is true, its pretty shocking for a Record Company to do that.
Hope the classmates understand.

The kids were taking the piss out of him as well, which shows that the youth dont really give a damn lol
Man is the south of US that rascit if that happened here the teacher most likely get gunned down(not literary ;D)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Apr 05, 2016, 02:31:41 AM
I agree what the teacher said was inappropriate and stupid (although it sounds more like a joke or sarcasm to me, not intentionally malicious), should she lose her job? no, that is unnecessary I think. Although the fact the parents and others have jumped so quickly on that particular bandwagon makes me suspicious, especially with the demanding of religious sensitivity classes too.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Apr 05, 2016, 06:40:25 AM
Why the f**k would it make you suspicious? You don't call one of your kids a terrorist. That's a shitty f**king thing for a teacher to do and absolutely ground for dismissal.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Apr 05, 2016, 07:17:04 AM
I'm sure he'll just chalk it up to an over sensitive PC culture.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Apr 05, 2016, 07:29:23 AM
I wouldn't fire the teacher. There be an investigation of the intent and harm first. Then it would be decided the administrative discipline needed. If any extra education is needed and an apology is warranted. I know it's easy to snap at stupid things people say but I never liked just firing someone unless it was truly for just cause. Nor do I like the litigation atmosphere we exist in. Education above lawyers and witch hunts.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Apr 05, 2016, 07:57:22 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Apr 05, 2016, 02:31:41 AMI agree what the teacher said was inappropriate and stupid (although it sounds more like a joke or sarcasm to me, not intentionally malicious)

Oh, that's OK then.

Your dad's a pedo rapist, by the way. Joke.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Apr 05, 2016, 08:22:47 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Apr 05, 2016, 07:29:23 AM
I know it's easy to snap at stupid things people say but I never liked just firing someone unless it was truly for just cause. Nor do I like the litigation atmosphere we exist in. Education above lawyers and witch hunts.
For a teacher this is just cause. They're held to certain standards and this one f**ked up, majorly. They can do their sensitivity training in their own time and reapply for a job later. It sucks for them, but that's what happens.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Apr 05, 2016, 09:07:04 AM
Quote from: SiL on Apr 05, 2016, 08:22:47 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Apr 05, 2016, 07:29:23 AM
I know it's easy to snap at stupid things people say but I never liked just firing someone unless it was truly for just cause. Nor do I like the litigation atmosphere we exist in. Education above lawyers and witch hunts.
For a teacher this is just cause. They're held to certain standards and this one f**ked up, majorly. They can do their sensitivity training in their own time and reapply for a job later. It sucks for them, but that's what happens.
I don't even like the term "sensitivity training"; so much that I had a hard time trying to figure out what else to call it in the 10 seconds of thought I give it since that is exactly what it is, so yea "extra education". I rather fix both kids and adults. It's too easy to throw adults under the bus when more than half the time it's a cultural thing. Yea, sorry for caring a little too much but that's the thing I hate about both sides. Each chooses what to care about at the expense of the other while just passing the problem onto somebody else.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Apr 05, 2016, 11:25:03 AM
QuoteI rather fix both kids and adults. It's too easy to throw adults under the bus when more than half the time it's a cultural thing.
The adult has taken a job that requires them to meet certain standards of conduct. They have understood this when undergoing the necessary years of training, when undergoing the application process, and when finally signing on to being part of the faculty at the school. If the adult didn't know by this point that telling a child in their care that they, and the child's peers, thought he was a terrorist would be a breach of the standards they were expected to meet, they deserve very little empathy.

As the child of a teacher, I know that it's absolutely reasonable for this person to be fired over this. It's the same as if the teacher had said "Shut up, c**t." Saying "It's in my culture to swear at small children" would not cut it (and I'd really like to hear how a teacher calling a student a terrorist is a cultural thing.)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Apr 05, 2016, 11:27:58 AM
Agreed. Teachers have to put up with a huge amount of bullshit, but in this case the teacher was simply in the wrong.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Apr 05, 2016, 11:31:37 AM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Apr 05, 2016, 11:27:58 AM
Teachers have to put up with a huge amount of bullshit
Preach! The volume of people who think teachers work 9-3 on school days and f**k around the rest of the year is as large as it is ignorant. Teachers get a hell of a lot of unfair treatment from people, particularly parents.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Apr 05, 2016, 11:37:54 AM
I don't know if my memory of childhood is tinted or not but younger people today seem increasingly more disrespectful towards teachers and others in general now-a-days too. I would hate to be a teacher.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Apr 05, 2016, 01:04:33 PM
Hopefully people can realize that the teacher wasn't as much of an issue as the sensationalizing and hyperbole that's gone on. I don't know what kind of relationship the teacher had with the kid or what kind of understanding there was, but I know that it's easier to negate damage when it's simply a matter of an asshole being an asshole and leaving it at that. There's also the possibility that the whole family is nothing but assholes and they are celebrating their douchebaggery now...


As for teachers in general, I have little respect for them. There's been way too much bullshit with unions, pushing political agendas, stealing, prejudice and other crap for me take the default position that teachers should be respected.

...there's also the issue of how people freak out when it's a Muslim kid but don't say shit when it's a Christian kid.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/video/teacher-tells-student-deny-god-124514662.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Apr 05, 2016, 01:10:54 PM
Quote from: SiL on Apr 05, 2016, 11:31:37 AM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Apr 05, 2016, 11:27:58 AM
Teachers have to put up with a huge amount of bullshit
Preach! The volume of people who think teachers work 9-3 on school days and f**k around the rest of the year is as large as it is ignorant. Teachers get a hell of a lot of unfair treatment from people, particularly parents.
Wow that was strange... so defensive over the "bullshit" teachers get but the moment one f**ks up and says something wrong, f**k them? ok...

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Apr 05, 2016, 11:37:54 AM
I don't know if my memory of childhood is tinted or not but younger people today seem increasingly more disrespectful towards teachers and others in general now-a-days too. I would hate to be a teacher.
No, I think it is about the same, school wise. From what I see here. Disrespect is pretty much at a constant level for the past 40 years in the classroom. It may have spiked for a while during the mid 90's soccer mom era, where teachers were expected to be cool. That of course didn't work but that time has passed long ago.

The one thing I've notice that has changed, dramatically, for the worse; is parental respect and public courtesy. When I was a teenager and before, we acted stupid, foul language etc but the moment another person, especially old folks and kids came along, we'd shut up and act civil. Now days I see many more kids behaving like savages in front of everyone. Not to mention the amount with their eyes glued to a smartphone. And respect towards parents, holy f**k has that declined. Which I guess makes sense since parental disciplined has also tanked. I don't even want to get into the ones that think this is the dark ages and demoralize their kids to "man them up". Non the less to many parents are out right negligent in raising their children. The only discipline most get is inside of school but the moment the bells rings... it's like emptying the penitentiary.

It's not just k-12 but also college kids. I think we just failed them out right.

Oh and I seriously meant the negligent part; we should hold parents responsible for their kids and prosecute parental f**k ups. Yea that's just sarcasm but I mean holy f**k it really makes me wonder.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Apr 05, 2016, 01:23:11 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Apr 05, 2016, 01:10:54 PMWow that was strange... so defensive over the "bullshit" teachers get but the moment one f**ks up and says something wrong, f**k them? ok...

Getting fired for losing your rag and calling a 12 year-old kid a terrorist is not bullshit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Apr 05, 2016, 01:31:26 PM
Unfortunately this is now the very much the culture, someone does one thing wrong and instantly social media is demonising them without knowing any real details, virtually destroying their lives, its actually sick. Either that or groups of people just demand and protest for people to loose their jobs and just get their way without any kind of real investigation. I agree with Whiterabbit that an investigation is required here, the story just seems too loose, too odd, it sounds like there is much more behind it, much more to the story. The parents, activists, social media and the media are just jumping on one aspect of it.

Its all fine and good people just jumping on the 'fire him/her!' bandwagon, but people would soon change their tune if it's them that's made a mistake and in the firing line.

Quote from: HuDaFuK on Apr 05, 2016, 01:23:11 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Apr 05, 2016, 01:10:54 PMWow that was strange... so defensive over the "bullshit" teachers get but the moment one f**ks up and says something wrong, f**k them? ok...

Getting fired for losing your rag and calling a 12 year-old kid a terrorist is not bullshit.

I haven't read that the teacher 'lost her rag'
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Apr 05, 2016, 01:42:43 PM
Never thought I'd agree with Hubbs but I utterly despise the mob mentality and I do believe that incidents should be investigated properly before being acted on. It's why I don't like expressing an opinion on most of the news posted as I never believe I've got all the information and can't express informed opinions.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Apr 05, 2016, 08:34:20 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Apr 05, 2016, 01:10:54 PM
Wow that was strange... so defensive over the "bullshit" teachers get but the moment one f**ks up and says something wrong, f**k them? ok...
It's not strange at all. When teachers get abused for unfair things, it's bullshit. When they call one of their students, to their face, in class, a terrorist, then they are not the sort of person who should be looking after children. It's really simple.


QuoteUnfortunately this is now the very much the culture, someone does one thing wrong and instantly social media is demonising them without knowing any real details, virtually destroying their lives, its actually sick. Either that or groups of people just demand and protest for people to loose their jobs and just get their way without any kind of real investigation. I agree with Whiterabbit that an investigation is required here, the story just seems too loose, too odd, it sounds like there is much more behind it, much more to the story. The parents, activists, social media and the media are just jumping on one aspect of it.
The teacher didn't deny saying it, only that she was trying to make some sort of point. This isn't a profound conspiracy, it's a teacher doing the wrong damn thing and suffering the consequences. You keep talking about college kids having to face reality some time: here it is for one of them. You f**k up at work, you get fired. That's life.

If the news said someone got fired for calling their boss a terrorist to their face while at work we'd all be sitting here saying "Well no shit, what did they expect?"

If the school doesn't fire them, that's their call to make, too. They have grounds to do so, but it's at their discretion.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Apr 05, 2016, 09:13:00 PM
Well, after looking at the issue a little more, I hope the teacher gets an apology, a raise, a paid vacation then becomes teacher of the year. I hope the boy and his family get sent to sensitivity classes and pay a fine. Then move. But not by me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Apr 05, 2016, 11:23:56 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Apr 05, 2016, 01:42:43 PM
Never thought I'd agree with Hubbs but I utterly despise the mob mentality and I do believe that incidents should be investigated properly before being acted on. It's why I don't like expressing an opinion on most of the news posted as I never believe I've got all the information and can't express informed opinions.
Yea I agree with you there.

Quote from: SiL on Apr 05, 2016, 08:34:20 PM
If the news said someone got fired for calling their boss a terrorist to their face while at work we'd all be sitting here saying "Well no shit, what did they expect?"

If the school doesn't fire them, that's their call to make, too. They have grounds to do so, but it's at their discretion.
While I understand the example you posted almost no respectable company does that anymore unless it's to save their public image. Yes, for purely monetary reasons. Besides that's not the type of society I want to strive for. There should be a protocol to handling things such as these before termination. In my school time this would be handled with a slap on the wrist and an apology. It would be duly noted of course but almost every instance everything worked out in the long run. Even school kids get the same asinine part of the deal with "zero tolerance" policies and that should end as well. This sterile culture of machine minds is not what I want to see.

Then again if there is a pattern of misappropriate behavior then termination is warranted. A suspension is definitely warranted if the facts of the complaint are proven. Still to summarily "hang" a person even if the allegations are true is tad amount to a witch hunt and that type of attitude is something that we don't need. I honestly hate this way of gotcha politics.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Apr 06, 2016, 02:56:34 AM
Someone getting fired from their job should be the last resort really, unless its clear cut gross misconduct of some kind or you've run out of strikes in a safety critical position.

I simply think in this case, there is more than meets the eye going on, because I don't believe a female teacher would casually say that to a child for no reason. Still a silly thing to say, especially these days, but it really feels like there is more to this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Apr 06, 2016, 04:36:56 AM
It was a crude and racially offensive joke. However intent should be taken into consideration when talking about somebody's livelihood. If true there should be punishment but not head rolling.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Apr 06, 2016, 04:40:54 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Apr 05, 2016, 11:37:54 AM
I don't know if my memory of childhood is tinted or not but younger people today seem increasingly more disrespectful towards teachers and others in general now-a-days too. I would hate to be a teacher.

I feel the same way. Kids these days are rude as well, and only getting ruder. I'm not even talking about teens, I mean kids ages 8 - 12.  Most have the mouths of a 35 year old drunkard. And not in a funny "I found out what swearing was" way, in a "f**k you all, I'm king of the castle" way.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 06, 2016, 11:20:27 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/driver-fined-after-council-paints-disabled-bay-around-his-car/ar-BBrprrx?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

I couldnt help laughing at this
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Apr 06, 2016, 11:27:24 AM
Christ! Morons.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Apr 06, 2016, 11:28:30 AM
Common sense. Many no longer possess it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Apr 06, 2016, 11:44:15 AM
That's bureaucracy. We get the same shit in the states. However most of the time in cases such as this the ticket is dismissed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Apr 06, 2016, 04:56:22 PM
So scratch victory #6 out of the last 7 states up for Bernie Sanders.

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/hillary-clinton-has-had-enough-of-bernie-sanders-221495

Both the GOP and the Democratic party are going into an indecisive convention.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Apr 06, 2016, 05:58:54 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 06, 2016, 11:20:27 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/driver-fined-after-council-paints-disabled-bay-around-his-car/ar-BBrprrx?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

I couldnt help laughing at this

Who was disabled?

...and, the first thing that came to mind is, somebody tried writing their name under his rear bumper...


http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-35976958






http://finance.yahoo.com/news/china-just-started-unloading-biggest-191110971.html;_ylt=AwrBT9dDuQVX08gAQtBx.9w4;_ylu=X3oDMTByMjB0aG5zBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--

When I say western markets should be more exclusive, there's good reasons.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Apr 07, 2016, 04:06:54 AM
Quote from: Gate on Apr 06, 2016, 04:56:22 PM
So scratch victory #6 out of the last 7 states up for Bernie Sanders.

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/hillary-clinton-has-had-enough-of-bernie-sanders-221495

Both the GOP and the Democratic party are going into an indecisive convention.

I find it all very odd with the GOP. Lets be honest here, their best chance to get in the White House is with Trump, no question about it. Cruz won't beat anyone in the national, Trump probably won't either, but he has a way way better chance than Cruz ever will, Cruz is a wasted vote. Its crazy that the GOP are totally sabotaging Trump when he's clearly so strong, they should be working with him to try and make him more realistic and less controversial. I've read this before and I'll say it here, had the GOP actually put in half as much effort into supporting Trump as they have done in trying to stop him, they'd probably be in a much stronger position right now.

As for the Democrats, I still think Clinton will win, I really can't see Sanders clawing that gap back. He has had a good streak but it was totally expected, most have been western States, no brainers. But the main thing, even though he has won the last 6 or whatever, the gap still remains because Clinton obviously keeps picking up delegates too. Sure its gotten a bit smaller, but look at the last one in Wisconsin. Sanders won and got 48 delegates, Clinton lost but still got 38, so basically she's still picking up a decent amount of delegates, almost as many as Sanders in this case.

I read in the NY Times or The Guardian, can't recall which, that Sanders must win all the States of NY, CA, NJ and PA with 60%, almost a clean sweep in every one. Now I can see Sanders winning more sure, but I doubt this will happen. Even if Sanders wins every remaining State, but if they are tight, Clinton will still pick up a decent amount of delegates in every State and the gap will remain about the same, albeit get a bit smaller again. In order for Sanders to win he has to virtually take all the delegates in each State and Clinton would have to pick up virtually zero (like Cruz did to Trump in WI).

NY is the big one, if Clinton loses that (depending how close it is of course), then its wide open. If Clinton wins (depending how close it is) then the gap will just remain the same, or a bit bigger. Personally I think that gap will pretty much remain in place for the rest of the duration, and I think heading back east Clinton will start to win again.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Apr 07, 2016, 04:14:43 AM
Fury is furious! >:( The fact some other states might follow is even worse. >:(

www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/apr/06/mississippis-anti-lgbt-law-defends-christians-from-imaginary-problems
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Apr 07, 2016, 04:46:06 AM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Apr 07, 2016, 04:14:43 AM
Fury is furious! >:( The fact some other states might follow is even worse. >:(

www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/apr/06/mississippis-anti-lgbt-law-defends-christians-from-imaginary-problems

You do realize that the headline specifically mentions Christians while Muslims, jews and Rastafarians condemn homosexuality and LGBT lifestyles right? You realize that nothing in that article or the links go so far as to even infer Islam or another religion is even a potential cause right?


Yeah...not so imaginary.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Apr 07, 2016, 06:07:39 AM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Apr 07, 2016, 04:14:43 AM
Fury is furious! >:( The fact some other states might follow is even worse. >:(

www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/apr/06/mississippis-anti-lgbt-law-defends-christians-from-imaginary-problems

Honesty I don't get this, I understand the issues but surely, discrimination against religious people is just as wrong as discrimination against LGBT folk. Why is it just directed in one way? LGBT have rights, but so do all religious folk of all religions, you can't deny one lot of people their beliefs whilst supporting another, gotta be a compromise.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Apr 07, 2016, 06:13:06 AM
It's not discriminating against religious people to say "Treat LGBT people like human beings".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Apr 07, 2016, 06:49:21 AM
Quote from: SiL on Apr 07, 2016, 06:13:06 AM
It's not discriminating against religious people to say "Treat LGBT people like human beings".

Well obviously, but that goes for anyone of any background towards anyone else.

It is odd how they just focus on Christians though, why aren't they mentioning any other religions like Broughtpain said. There are many people of different backgrounds this will relate to. I guess Christians are the largest group in this State?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Apr 07, 2016, 08:29:51 AM
Pretty much -- and they're the ones actively protesting it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Apr 07, 2016, 10:09:06 AM
Bad timing for Sanders.

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/04/05/politics/bernie-sanders-sandy-hook-guns/index.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Apr 07, 2016, 10:57:23 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Apr 07, 2016, 06:07:39 AM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Apr 07, 2016, 04:14:43 AM
Fury is furious! >:( The fact some other states might follow is even worse. >:(

www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/apr/06/mississippis-anti-lgbt-law-defends-christians-from-imaginary-problems

Honesty I don't get this, I understand the issues but surely, discrimination against religious people is just as wrong as discrimination against LGBT folk. Why is it just directed in one way? LGBT have rights, but so do all religious folk of all religions, you can't deny one lot of people their beliefs whilst supporting another, gotta be a compromise.
It's because the church DOES NOT PAY TAXES and by US law that means they are not allowed to discriminate, at all. For instance, the boy scouts were completely able to refuse homosexuals through the right of free association because they paid their taxes. However eventually they have come to the realization that gay people are not any different from any one else. If the church wants to be dicks then they should pay their taxes. OF COURSE the church still openly demonizes gays and finances campaign after campaign against all things LGBT. Actually forget the tax issue, it's a wholesale one way vendetta here. It is the religious community that's persecuting people for no honest reason. I mean honestly why preach this love shit and then shit all over somebody.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 07, 2016, 12:59:36 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Apr 06, 2016, 05:58:54 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 06, 2016, 11:20:27 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/driver-fined-after-council-paints-disabled-bay-around-his-car/ar-BBrprrx?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

I couldnt help laughing at this

Who was disabled?

...

The guy who got ticketed's, Neighbours dead husband.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Apr 07, 2016, 02:28:39 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 07, 2016, 12:59:36 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Apr 06, 2016, 05:58:54 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 06, 2016, 11:20:27 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/driver-fined-after-council-paints-disabled-bay-around-his-car/ar-BBrprrx?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

I couldnt help laughing at this

Who was disabled?

...

The guy who got ticketed's, Neighbours dead husband.

..."thoroughly disabled".

Quote from: Hubbs on Apr 07, 2016, 06:07:39 AM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Apr 07, 2016, 04:14:43 AM
Fury is furious! >:( The fact some other states might follow is even worse. >:(

www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/apr/06/mississippis-anti-lgbt-law-defends-christians-from-imaginary-problems

Honesty I don't get this, I understand the issues but surely, discrimination against religious people is just as wrong as discrimination against LGBT folk. Why is it just directed in one way? LGBT have rights, but so do all religious folk of all religions, you can't deny one lot of people their beliefs whilst supporting another, gotta be a compromise.

People refuse to accept that the United States was founded on far-right principles of inalienable rights, freedom and equality through restrictions on government and the people being the sovereign. The whole argument of LGBT people having equal rights and being treated equally involves one fundamental direction that has become both the cause and the effect: legislation tailored to a specific belief of a group. Now, everybody wants their own special slice of pie.


...you can find videos showing other religious groups protesting the LGBT agenda. It's extremely naive to think it's only Christians. The prejudice against Christians is surreal.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Apr 07, 2016, 02:58:39 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Apr 07, 2016, 10:09:06 AM
Bad timing for Sanders.

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/04/05/politics/bernie-sanders-sandy-hook-guns/index.html

If I bake you a pie and you lace it with anthrax, does that mean I need to be sued for producing the pie that killed someone?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Apr 07, 2016, 04:34:42 PM
Quote from: Gate on Apr 07, 2016, 02:58:39 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Apr 07, 2016, 10:09:06 AM
Bad timing for Sanders.

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/04/05/politics/bernie-sanders-sandy-hook-guns/index.html

If I bake you a pie and you lace it with anthrax, does that mean I need to be sued for producing the pie that killed someone?

I think the verbal attacks on the female whose mother was killed, by Sanders supporters, is one of the key issues too.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Apr 07, 2016, 05:57:15 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Apr 07, 2016, 04:34:42 PMI think the verbal attacks on the female whose mother was killed, by Sanders supporters, is one of the key issues too.

Funny how you never queried it when Trump's supporters were punching people in the face...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Apr 07, 2016, 06:12:25 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Apr 07, 2016, 05:57:15 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Apr 07, 2016, 04:34:42 PMI think the verbal attacks on the female whose mother was killed, by Sanders supporters, is one of the key issues too.

Funny how you never queried it when Trump's supporters were punching people in the face...

Are you referring to the guy that slipped and bumped into a protester while trying to help him or the guy that saw a spider just before a protester slipped and fell?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Apr 07, 2016, 06:36:30 PM
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/utah-teacher-brianne-altice-defends-relationship-with-teenage-student-a6972656.html (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/utah-teacher-brianne-altice-defends-relationship-with-teenage-student-a6972656.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Apr 07, 2016, 07:22:29 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Apr 07, 2016, 05:57:15 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Apr 07, 2016, 04:34:42 PMI think the verbal attacks on the female whose mother was killed, by Sanders supporters, is one of the key issues too.

Funny how you never queried it when Trump's supporters were punching people in the face...

You're literately talking about a handful of childish incidents compared to thousands of Sanders supporters behaving badly on numerous occasions involving mass violence, threats, highway shut downs, rally shut downs, and which now include threatening this female victim online.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Apr 07, 2016, 08:18:56 PM
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/04/07/who-gets-hit-and-doesnt-respond-shocking-video-shows-school-worker-punching-autistic-boy/



This leftist is still being "adjusted"...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKFiG7gYWaI
...something something "ledgers".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Mustangjeff on Apr 08, 2016, 11:23:29 AM
Quote from: broughtpain on Apr 07, 2016, 08:18:56 PM
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/04/07/who-gets-hit-and-doesnt-respond-shocking-video-shows-school-worker-punching-autistic-boy/



This leftist is still being "adjusted"...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKFiG7gYWaI
...something something "ledgers".

The butt hurt over that just doesn't stop.. does it?    Some cooling cream might help.

Listen..  I could spend all day posting youtube videos of fanatical isolationist gun-stroking-nut-jobs who are afraid of Mexicans, Canadians, Muslims, Atheist, Elmo, and their own shadow.   The material would be infinite, pretty funny, and a little scary.   At the end of the day a couple of you on this forum would simply disregard it as some "libprog" main stream media attempt to make them look bad. 

I'm going to be nice, and I'm going to save us both the time and effort here. 

Just pretend I made the post, I'll assume you didn't watch it per standard operating procedure, and then you can pretend you came back with some "Truth" that totally blows my point out of the water.  You'll save the vast majority of people here from having to slog through your fringe media links every other post.  Posting a video of some stupid girl talking about "eating ass" is not considered news by most of us, but maybe it got you exceited.  Isn't there some Alex Jones forum where you'll be well received?  Or do you view the AVP Galaxy forums as a conversion challenge?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Apr 08, 2016, 02:40:33 PM
I think they view it as a propaganda machine.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Apr 08, 2016, 03:51:40 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Apr 08, 2016, 02:40:33 PM
I think they view it as a propaganda machine.

I view the AVPGalaxy forums as one of the most civilized forums on the internet. All things considered. I also view AVPGalaxy as the single best source for information on anything having to do with aliens, predators, Colonial Marines and everything else from the same universe.

As far as propaganda goes, it's fairly obvious that leftist internet activists and recruiters have been working this site for some time. If there's no distinction between activism and trolling, there's no understanding of motives.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Apr 08, 2016, 04:06:19 PM
Not at all. The majority of political posts on here are right inclined. And some of you are quite persistent in pushing your political views.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Apr 08, 2016, 04:15:52 PM
Most of the leftists here, well, left.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Apr 08, 2016, 04:49:07 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Apr 08, 2016, 04:06:19 PM
Not at all. The majority of political posts on here are right inclined. And some of you are quite persistent in pushing your political views.

...sorry for the undue burden.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Apr 08, 2016, 04:55:42 PM
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/04/06/mom-unleashes-fury-after-spanish-teacher-sends-children-home-with-this-privilege-assignment/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=story&utm_campaign=ShareButtons (http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/04/06/mom-unleashes-fury-after-spanish-teacher-sends-children-home-with-this-privilege-assignment/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=story&utm_campaign=ShareButtons)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Mustangjeff on Apr 08, 2016, 04:57:08 PM
I'm putting this to rest as well.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Apr 09, 2016, 02:10:20 AM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Apr 08, 2016, 04:55:42 PM
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/04/06/mom-unleashes-fury-after-spanish-teacher-sends-children-home-with-this-privilege-assignment/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=story&utm_campaign=ShareButtons (http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/04/06/mom-unleashes-fury-after-spanish-teacher-sends-children-home-with-this-privilege-assignment/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=story&utm_campaign=ShareButtons)

This just shows how bad its getting in the US with the leftist extremist machine, in my opinion. The fact this teacher was supposed to be teaching Spanish and actually did this is incredible, its clearly an underhanded effort to try and corrupt these kids way of thinking, it could almost be classed as a type of assault on these kids, brainwashing. God knows what kind of extremist far left SJW crapola is happening which isn't getting reported!

How much 'privilege' do you have?? I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say the sheet will indicate that white people have way more 'privilege' than everyone else. Scary thing is I wouldn't be surprised that the teacher was white herself.

Hell even I don't know what some of those words mean, what the feck is 'cisgendered' suppose to be?? And 'genderqueer'? never even heard of that before, sounds kinda offensive to me.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The PredBen on Apr 09, 2016, 03:13:39 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Apr 09, 2016, 02:10:20 AM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Apr 08, 2016, 04:55:42 PM
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/04/06/mom-unleashes-fury-after-spanish-teacher-sends-children-home-with-this-privilege-assignment/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=story&utm_campaign=ShareButtons (http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/04/06/mom-unleashes-fury-after-spanish-teacher-sends-children-home-with-this-privilege-assignment/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=story&utm_campaign=ShareButtons)

This just shows how bad its getting in the US with the leftist extremist machine, in my opinion. The fact this teacher was supposed to be teaching Spanish and actually did this is incredible, its clearly an underhanded effort to try and corrupt these kids way of thinking, it could almost be classed as a type of assault on these kids, brainwashing. God knows what kind of extremist far left SJW crapola is happening which isn't getting reported!

How much 'privilege' do you have?? I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say the sheet will indicate that white people have way more 'privilege' than everyone else. Scary thing is I wouldn't be surprised that the teacher was white herself.

Hell even I don't know what some of those words mean, what the feck is 'cisgendered' suppose to be?? And 'genderqueer'? never even heard of that before, sounds kinda offensive to me.




No wonder why so many Americans take four years of Spanish yet don't learn anything ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 09, 2016, 12:03:37 PM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/music/bruce-springsteen-cancels-north-carolina-show-over-anti-transgender-bathroom-law/ar-BBrx77q?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=mailsignout

Good on you Boss. I'd do the same thing myself

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/innocent-60-year-old-man-free-after-30-years-in-prison/ar-BBrwZ2C?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

30 years. Damn. The compensation should be huge. Reminds me of a story my friend told me
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Apr 09, 2016, 04:58:48 PM
If a lot of people tend to protest something in mass, it tends to align with the popular opinion.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Apr 10, 2016, 12:11:13 AM
Quote from: Gate on Apr 09, 2016, 04:58:48 PM
If a lot of people tend to protest something in mass, it tends to align with the popular opinion.

Not saying I totally disagree with the protest, although as I said I can see both sides of the coin (insane people are actually arguing about who uses what toilet but there you go). I just don't think large companies should be boycotting entire States. I don't think it's a good idea having large random companies being able to influence important political decisions.

I also wouldn't completely agree with that statement as we all know the SJW crowd have been protesting an awful lot recently and it certainly hasn't been in-line with popular opinion.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Apr 10, 2016, 12:25:58 AM
Protestors tend to be ignorant to the cause people with too much time on their hands or the unemployed. Employed protestors are usually called lobbyist.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Apr 10, 2016, 02:31:40 AM
The United States is a country with well over 300 million people. Somewhere between 330-350 if I recall correctly. Figure 1% of the population protesting then divide that by 50. That's closer to what a mass protest would consist of. Then think about the more recent protesting where numbers only hit maybe 10K in only a few cities and the damage done by riots.

The numbers being reflected do not show popular opinion.  The legislation does as its created by a representative system. What's being shown is how people think they can coerce others to force an issue on the general population. Springsteen can give himself a hot iron enema. He's basically making his fans pay for what the state legislature has done. It's no different with the businesses and their employees too.


Correction: The current population of the United States of America is 323,585,354 as of Saturday, April 9, 2016, based on the latest United Nations estimates.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Apr 10, 2016, 05:46:40 AM
Quote from: broughtpain on Apr 10, 2016, 02:31:40 AM
The United States is a country with well over 300 million people. Somewhere between 330-350 if I recall correctly. Figure 1% of the population protesting then divide that by 50. That's closer to what a mass protest would consist of. Then think about the more recent protesting where numbers only hit maybe 10K in only a few cities and the damage done by riots.

The numbers being reflected do not show popular opinion.  The legislation does as its created by a representative system. What's being shown is how people think they can coerce others to force an issue on the general population. Springsteen can give himself a hot iron enema. He's basically making his fans pay for what the state legislature has done. It's no different with the businesses and their employees too.


Correction: The current population of the United States of America is 323,585,354 as of Saturday, April 9, 2016, based on the latest United Nations estimates.
Plus another 40M undocumented since I'm fairly sure the UN doesn't  keep accurate tabulations. In Hawaii, thanks to liberal politics and very low unemployment, I've come to the conculsion that only bums protest. I mean who the f**k has time to invest in causes when you have to go to work/school/cook/kids/parents/beach-on and on-; also known as living your daily life.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Apr 10, 2016, 06:30:03 AM
Not everybody is employed full-time or during regular work hours.

QuoteHe's basically making his fans pay for what the state legislature has done.
He's making the state pay as well. Those tours bring business.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Apr 10, 2016, 07:09:49 AM
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/04/08/n-korea-says-it-successfully-tests-long-range-rocket-engine0.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Apr 10, 2016, 07:59:47 AM
If the concert was significant enough to put any considerable ding in the States revenue, it means his fans were really excited and looking forward to it. If the concert wasn't that significant, it was only about the fans. In either case, it's the fans that lose the most.

...that cancellation won't cost the state. NCs economy is too big.

The better course of action would be to fine tune HB2 to address deficiencies IMHO. Pushing the LGBT agenda is causing massive blow back and there's already some unintended consequences from it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Apr 10, 2016, 08:55:15 AM
Quote from: broughtpain on Apr 10, 2016, 07:59:47 AM
If the concert was significant enough to put any considerable ding in the States revenue, it means his fans were really excited and looking forward to it. If the concert wasn't that significant, it was only about the fans. In either case, it's the fans that lose the most.

...that cancellation won't cost the state. NCs economy is too big.
He's also set a precedence for other people to not deal with the state. And very publicly.

QuotePushing the LGBT agenda is causing massive blow back and there's already some unintended consequences from it.
As will any push to give every single person, regardless of race, gender, or orientation, the same basic civil liberties.

The fact people keep caring more about the feelings of people who are in no way actually affected by whether someone's gay or bi or trans or not, over whether those same gay, bi, or trans people are being legally discriminated against, is really f**king pathetic. People's civil liberties trump coddling precious, angry people having to deal with the fact the world is changing around them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Apr 10, 2016, 12:07:53 PM
Space X make another amazing milestone! http://www.space.com/32527-spacex-rocket-landing-sea-amazing-videos.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Apr 10, 2016, 03:05:36 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Apr 10, 2016, 12:07:53 PM
Space X make another amazing milestone! http://www.space.com/32527-spacex-rocket-landing-sea-amazing-videos.html
I live a few miles from the Cape, and I used to work there. Whenever we'd have a failed rocket test the tourists would clap and cheer like they knew what was going on.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Apr 10, 2016, 05:07:45 PM
OK this is almost 2 months old and I'm not sure how accurate it is or how reliable the site is, but it does highlight the problem with allowing anyone to choose which toilets to use (if true). I do believe there is an issue for women's and children's safety and privacy here.

http://dailycaller.com/2016/02/17/man-strips-in-womens-restroom-says-new-transgender-rules-make-it-totally-legal/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Apr 10, 2016, 05:32:56 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Apr 10, 2016, 05:07:45 PM
OK this is almost 2 months old and I'm not sure how accurate it is or how reliable the site is, but it does highlight the problem with allowing anyone to choose which toilets to use (if true). I do believe there is an issue for women's and children's safety and privacy here.

http://dailycaller.com/2016/02/17/man-strips-in-womens-restroom-says-new-transgender-rules-make-it-totally-legal/

Most people I'm willing to bet haven't read the law. I have. The exceptions it allows, in theory, can be used to allow people into restrooms designated for the opposite gender. It also allows for special snowflake water closets.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Apr 10, 2016, 06:34:41 PM
http://dailycaller.com/2016/04/06/leftist-norwegian-politician-gets-raped-by-somalian-begs-for-him-not-to-be-deported/ (http://dailycaller.com/2016/04/06/leftist-norwegian-politician-gets-raped-by-somalian-begs-for-him-not-to-be-deported/)

WTF
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Apr 10, 2016, 07:09:20 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Apr 10, 2016, 06:34:41 PM
http://dailycaller.com/2016/04/06/leftist-norwegian-politician-gets-raped-by-somalian-begs-for-him-not-to-be-deported/ (http://dailycaller.com/2016/04/06/leftist-norwegian-politician-gets-raped-by-somalian-begs-for-him-not-to-be-deported/)

WTF

"Rape happens, and not just to women. But perhaps the most notable lesson Hauken says he learned is that "rapists are from a world so different from ours."

...they're just misunderstood.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Apr 11, 2016, 03:03:11 AM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Apr 10, 2016, 06:34:41 PM
http://dailycaller.com/2016/04/06/leftist-norwegian-politician-gets-raped-by-somalian-begs-for-him-not-to-be-deported/ (http://dailycaller.com/2016/04/06/leftist-norwegian-politician-gets-raped-by-somalian-begs-for-him-not-to-be-deported/)

WTF

I agree with the first comment...

'This is why Leftists should never have any authority over rational people. They should not be allowed in any decision making processes.'

We have to deal with crap like this in Europe all the time, you just can't win, no matter what happens they will always back the migrants.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Apr 11, 2016, 02:39:31 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Apr 11, 2016, 03:03:11 AM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Apr 10, 2016, 06:34:41 PM
http://dailycaller.com/2016/04/06/leftist-norwegian-politician-gets-raped-by-somalian-begs-for-him-not-to-be-deported/ (http://dailycaller.com/2016/04/06/leftist-norwegian-politician-gets-raped-by-somalian-begs-for-him-not-to-be-deported/)

WTF

I agree with the first comment...

'This is why Leftists should never have any authority over rational people. They should not be allowed in any decision making processes.'

We have to deal with crap like this in Europe all the time, you just can't win, no matter what happens they will always back the migrants.


Everyday you guys get beat with the shity end of the stick, then have it handed to you and get told to beat each other with it and if you refuse,  you're stigmatized as a racist or xenophobe or homophobic.

I watch from across the ocean and feel so helpless. It really does suck...


http://europe.newsweek.com/muslims-are-creating-nations-within-nations-says-former-head-uk-equalities-446163?utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=yahoo_news&utm_campaign=rss&utm_content=%2Frss%2FyahooAllArticles

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: hfeldhaus on Apr 11, 2016, 03:51:21 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Apr 11, 2016, 02:39:31 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Apr 11, 2016, 03:03:11 AM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Apr 10, 2016, 06:34:41 PM
http://dailycaller.com/2016/04/06/leftist-norwegian-politician-gets-raped-by-somalian-begs-for-him-not-to-be-deported/ (http://dailycaller.com/2016/04/06/leftist-norwegian-politician-gets-raped-by-somalian-begs-for-him-not-to-be-deported/)

WTF

I agree with the first comment...

'This is why Leftists should never have any authority over rational people. They should not be allowed in any decision making processes.'

We have to deal with crap like this in Europe all the time, you just can't win, no matter what happens they will always back the migrants.


Everyday you guys get beat with the shity end of the stick, then have it handed to you and get told to beat each other with it and if you refuse,  you're stigmatized as a racist or xenophobe or homophobic.

I watch from across the ocean and feel so helpless. It really does suck...


http://europe.newsweek.com/muslims-are-creating-nations-within-nations-says-former-head-uk-equalities-446163?utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=yahoo_news&utm_campaign=rss&utm_content=%2Frss%2FyahooAllArticles

Don't feel bad, we do the exact same for you...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Apr 11, 2016, 06:59:16 PM
http://madamenoire.com/625877/625877/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Apr 11, 2016, 08:39:57 PM
http://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/joe-dem-primary-system-rigged-against-voters-663318083925?cid=playlist%3D480866%26cid%3Dsm_fb_mojoe


Public News Networks actually talking about the bullshit system that the American electorate process goes through.

We deserve a Trump v Sanders fight, not a Clinton v Cruz
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Apr 11, 2016, 10:38:24 PM
I want a Clinton v Trump fight. Both Sanders and Cruz are currently apart of the very thing that sucks in America. The Congress. I mean sure, Hillary was apart of it too but no one's perfect. Oh and Trump has a 71% disposal disapproval rating... so yea.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Apr 11, 2016, 11:44:58 PM
http://abcnews.go.com/US/taiwan-born-naval-officer-charged-espionage/story?id=38295377

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Apr 11, 2016, 11:57:44 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Apr 11, 2016, 11:44:58 PM
http://abcnews.go.com/US/taiwan-born-naval-officer-charged-espionage/story?id=38295377
The guy was just down here a few years ago preaching how awesome it was over here. Oh well that's what happens when you mess around with those skanky ho's.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Apr 12, 2016, 02:42:12 AM
Quote from: Gate on Apr 11, 2016, 08:39:57 PM
http://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/joe-dem-primary-system-rigged-against-voters-663318083925?cid=playlist%3D480866%26cid%3Dsm_fb_mojoe


Public News Networks actually talking about the bullshit system that the American electorate process goes through.

We deserve a Trump v Sanders fight, not a Clinton v Cruz

I really doubt it will be Trump and Sanders, probably Trump and Clinton. But hold on, why did you not complain about this process when Cruz got more delegates than Trump in Louisiana despite Trump winning.

I also don't understand what happened in Colorado, no voting, so how did the delegates get won or lost there??



The mounting war between the left and the right in America, online, but how long before it gets real.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-35813994
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Apr 12, 2016, 05:01:15 AM
http://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-why-the-north-pole-is-slowly-moving-towards-london

Too bad no one gives a shit about saving our own planet.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Apr 12, 2016, 07:43:33 AM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-36016045 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-36016045)

One I'm sure Hicks will enjoy. Good job, Major Tim!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Apr 12, 2016, 09:53:36 AM
Very nice! Thanks for sharing!  :)

It's actually the 55th anniversary of putting a man in space today.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Apr 12, 2016, 10:06:45 AM
While we're on the subject of space, I'm completely astounded SpaceX managed to pull off that rocket landing at sea. How amazing was that?!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Apr 12, 2016, 10:13:08 AM
It's an amazing achievement! I really hope now it's truly possible that this will really be the true start in cheaper spaceflight. There's still lots more to do though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 12, 2016, 01:00:03 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Apr 12, 2016, 07:43:33 AM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-36016045 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-36016045)

One I'm sure Hicks will enjoy. Good job, Major Tim!

QuoteIncluded in the shipment is an expandable room that will be fitted to the ISS in the coming weeks.

Is it bad that I misread that as ISIS? I think I'm desensitized to it now, lol.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Apr 12, 2016, 02:58:33 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Apr 12, 2016, 02:42:12 AM
Quote from: Gate on Apr 11, 2016, 08:39:57 PM
http://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/joe-dem-primary-system-rigged-against-voters-663318083925?cid=playlist%3D480866%26cid%3Dsm_fb_mojoe


Public News Networks actually talking about the bullshit system that the American electorate process goes through.

We deserve a Trump v Sanders fight, not a Clinton v Cruz

I really doubt it will be Trump and Sanders, probably Trump and Clinton. But hold on, why did you not complain about this process when Cruz got more delegates than Trump in Louisiana despite Trump winning.

I also don't understand what happened in Colorado, no voting, so how did the delegates get won or lost there??



The mounting war between the left and the right in America, online, but how long before it gets real.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-35813994

I wasn't aware of anything happening in Colorado.

It's likely going to be Cruz getting the nomination. The RNC won't work with Donald Trump.The idea of a brokered convention is slowly becoming reality.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 12, 2016, 03:15:48 PM
Can someone please explain to me what delegates and super-delegates are and how they work?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Apr 12, 2016, 09:58:08 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 12, 2016, 03:15:48 PM
Can someone please explain to me what delegates and super-delegates are and how they work?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB3DxFUvhwE
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Apr 13, 2016, 04:08:15 AM
Quote from: Gate on Apr 12, 2016, 02:58:33 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Apr 12, 2016, 02:42:12 AM
Quote from: Gate on Apr 11, 2016, 08:39:57 PM
http://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/joe-dem-primary-system-rigged-against-voters-663318083925?cid=playlist%3D480866%26cid%3Dsm_fb_mojoe


Public News Networks actually talking about the bullshit system that the American electorate process goes through.

We deserve a Trump v Sanders fight, not a Clinton v Cruz

I really doubt it will be Trump and Sanders, probably Trump and Clinton. But hold on, why did you not complain about this process when Cruz got more delegates than Trump in Louisiana despite Trump winning.

I also don't understand what happened in Colorado, no voting, so how did the delegates get won or lost there??



The mounting war between the left and the right in America, online, but how long before it gets real.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-35813994

I wasn't aware of anything happening in Colorado.

It's likely going to be Cruz getting the nomination. The RNC won't work with Donald Trump.The idea of a brokered convention is slowly becoming reality.

Apparently there was a convention in Colorado and, somehow, Cruz got all 34 (or whatever) delegates, no voting, something Trump is questioning.

As for Cruz winning, maybe but he won't win with delegates, at the moment he is currently polling third in NY behind Kasich! So he may drop way behind by the looks of it, I think the east coast will cement the current leaders with the noms personally.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 13, 2016, 11:11:48 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/dad-stabbed-to-death-by-teenage-gang-after-girl-15-wrongly-claimed-he-was-a-paedophile/ar-BBrGfY2?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=mailsignout

Makes me so sad

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/offbeat/music-fan-finds-beautifully-tear-jerking-letter-inside-sleeve-of-used-vinyl-record-after-purchase/ar-BBrGRDj?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

Also makes me sad, but in a good way this time

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Apr 13, 2016, 07:47:53 PM
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-louisiana-lgbt-idUSKCN0XA22H
Dun-dun
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Apr 15, 2016, 03:32:25 AM
North Korea tried but failed to launch a missile

http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/78967813/north-korea-intermediate-range-missile-launch-fails

Quote from: broughtpain on Mar 24, 2016, 01:14:32 AM
The Norks don't seem particularly set on killing and enslaving anyone that disagrees with their brand.

NK has concentration camps which they do use to kill its citizens and their families. Kim did kill his uncle to a pack of wild dogs because he thought his uncle would over throw him.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Apr 16, 2016, 06:11:48 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 13, 2016, 11:11:48 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/dad-stabbed-to-death-by-teenage-gang-after-girl-15-wrongly-claimed-he-was-a-paedophile/ar-BBrGfY2?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=mailsignout

Makes me so sad

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/offbeat/music-fan-finds-beautifully-tear-jerking-letter-inside-sleeve-of-used-vinyl-record-after-purchase/ar-BBrGRDj?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

Also makes me sad, but in a good way this time
>:(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Apr 17, 2016, 12:00:47 AM
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2016/04/14/of-course-clinton-foundation-pays-female-executives-38-percent-less-than-male-counterparts-n2148105

Im laughing so hard. This woman is losing frontrunner status little by little. The GOP's best hope is Clinton
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Apr 18, 2016, 07:31:51 AM
Another nuke test coming from NK

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36069411?SThisFB
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 18, 2016, 01:16:07 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Apr 16, 2016, 06:11:48 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 13, 2016, 11:11:48 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/dad-stabbed-to-death-by-teenage-gang-after-girl-15-wrongly-claimed-he-was-a-paedophile/ar-BBrGfY2?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=mailsignout

Makes me so sad

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/offbeat/music-fan-finds-beautifully-tear-jerking-letter-inside-sleeve-of-used-vinyl-record-after-purchase/ar-BBrGRDj?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

Also makes me sad, but in a good way this time
>:(

Take it thats for the first story
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Apr 18, 2016, 03:00:07 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 18, 2016, 01:16:07 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Apr 16, 2016, 06:11:48 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 13, 2016, 11:11:48 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/dad-stabbed-to-death-by-teenage-gang-after-girl-15-wrongly-claimed-he-was-a-paedophile/ar-BBrGfY2?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=mailsignout

Makes me so sad

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/offbeat/music-fan-finds-beautifully-tear-jerking-letter-inside-sleeve-of-used-vinyl-record-after-purchase/ar-BBrGRDj?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

Also makes me sad, but in a good way this time
>:(

Take it thats for the first story
Yep.Do you remember the killing that happened in Australia when a women killed her husband and skinned him(Its on the Top5 Youtube channel Name:women that killed)

http://www.9news.com.au/afp/2016/04/17/11/08/australians-killed-in-vietnam-war-to-be-brought-home
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 18, 2016, 03:27:23 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Apr 18, 2016, 03:00:07 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 18, 2016, 01:16:07 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Apr 16, 2016, 06:11:48 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 13, 2016, 11:11:48 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/dad-stabbed-to-death-by-teenage-gang-after-girl-15-wrongly-claimed-he-was-a-paedophile/ar-BBrGfY2?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=mailsignout

Makes me so sad

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/offbeat/music-fan-finds-beautifully-tear-jerking-letter-inside-sleeve-of-used-vinyl-record-after-purchase/ar-BBrGRDj?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

Also makes me sad, but in a good way this time
>:(

Take it thats for the first story
Yep.Do you remember the killing that happened in Australia when a women killed her husband and skinned him(Its on the Top5 Youtube channel Name:women that killed)


I'd never heard that story before, may have to check it out
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Apr 18, 2016, 03:28:46 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 18, 2016, 03:27:23 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Apr 18, 2016, 03:00:07 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 18, 2016, 01:16:07 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Apr 16, 2016, 06:11:48 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 13, 2016, 11:11:48 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/dad-stabbed-to-death-by-teenage-gang-after-girl-15-wrongly-claimed-he-was-a-paedophile/ar-BBrGfY2?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=mailsignout

Makes me so sad

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/offbeat/music-fan-finds-beautifully-tear-jerking-letter-inside-sleeve-of-used-vinyl-record-after-purchase/ar-BBrGRDj?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

Also makes me sad, but in a good way this time
>:(

Take it thats for the first story
Yep.Do you remember the killing that happened in Australia when a women killed her husband and skinned him(Its on the Top5 Youtube channel Name:women that killed)


I'd never heard that story before, may have to check it out
Defiantly check it hears one for us UK lot(the moors murders: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moors_murders)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Apr 18, 2016, 07:25:02 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Apr 18, 2016, 03:28:46 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 18, 2016, 03:27:23 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Apr 18, 2016, 03:00:07 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 18, 2016, 01:16:07 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Apr 16, 2016, 06:11:48 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 13, 2016, 11:11:48 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/dad-stabbed-to-death-by-teenage-gang-after-girl-15-wrongly-claimed-he-was-a-paedophile/ar-BBrGfY2?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=mailsignout

Makes me so sad

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/offbeat/music-fan-finds-beautifully-tear-jerking-letter-inside-sleeve-of-used-vinyl-record-after-purchase/ar-BBrGRDj?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

Also makes me sad, but in a good way this time
>:(

Take it thats for the first story
Yep.Do you remember the killing that happened in Australia when a women killed her husband and skinned him(Its on the Top5 Youtube channel Name:women that killed)


I'd never heard that story before, may have to check it out
Defiantly check it hears one for us UK lot(the moors murders: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moors_murders)

I recently watched a doc about Hindley and Brady, evil, evil people.

The Moors murders and James Bulger are our worst two I think https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_James_Bulger
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 18, 2016, 08:54:30 PM
Quote from: Gate on Apr 17, 2016, 12:00:47 AM
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2016/04/14/of-course-clinton-foundation-pays-female-executives-38-percent-less-than-male-counterparts-n2148105

Im laughing so hard. This woman is losing frontrunner status little by little. The GOP's best hope is Clinton

See, I'm sure there's a logical explanation for why it happened but knowing the regressive left, they won't be interested in hearing it. How the hell does this clown still have so much support? It's beyond me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Apr 19, 2016, 01:58:15 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/04/19/at-least-28-dead-327-injured-in-taliban-attack-on-kabul.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Apr 19, 2016, 02:56:59 PM
Quote from: Novak 1334 on Apr 18, 2016, 07:25:02 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Apr 18, 2016, 03:28:46 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 18, 2016, 03:27:23 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Apr 18, 2016, 03:00:07 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 18, 2016, 01:16:07 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Apr 16, 2016, 06:11:48 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 13, 2016, 11:11:48 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/dad-stabbed-to-death-by-teenage-gang-after-girl-15-wrongly-claimed-he-was-a-paedophile/ar-BBrGfY2?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=mailsignout

Makes me so sad

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/offbeat/music-fan-finds-beautifully-tear-jerking-letter-inside-sleeve-of-used-vinyl-record-after-purchase/ar-BBrGRDj?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

Also makes me sad, but in a good way this time
>:(

Take it thats for the first story
Yep.Do you remember the killing that happened in Australia when a women killed her husband and skinned him(Its on the Top5 Youtube channel Name:women that killed)


I'd never heard that story before, may have to check it out
Defiantly check it hears one for us UK lot(the moors murders: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moors_murders)

I recently watched a doc about Hindley and Brady, evil, evil people.

The Moors murders and James Bulger are our worst two I think https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_James_Bulger
:( >:( Sometimes the world can be just an evil place.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Apr 19, 2016, 02:59:59 PM
Looks more like the Green Goblins glider.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3pR5nESJGU&ebc=ANyPxKo_CxUwTydoBRHpWo7c0rIeMCERg5mBZW0G_4b04fajhkO7NLcAv9SUFTmrAkDOz90DizBi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn99MimWOxA
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Apr 19, 2016, 03:43:01 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-36013958
So shes beaten queen Victoria(any of these pictures bring nostalgia)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 19, 2016, 08:32:28 PM
http://www.breitbart.com/social-justice/2016/04/16/left-wing-new-media-bubble-bursting-buzzfeed-gawker-salon-in-trouble/

Keep lying and acting holier-than-thou and you will eventually reap what you sow.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Apr 19, 2016, 09:01:23 PM
http://www.newsmax.com/t/newsmax/article/724668

I may not be Christian but I must look the part because of the hatred I get meant towards Christians...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Apr 20, 2016, 06:15:33 AM
http://www.staradvertiser.com/breaking-news/south-korea-covered-up-mass-abuse-killings-of-vagrants/

Holy f**k, I knew the shit that happened was bad but I never thought South Korea did it that horrible.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Apr 20, 2016, 10:17:19 AM
http://www.iflscience.com/editors-blog/state-funded-british-scientists-may-soon-be-unable-speak-freely-about-their-research

Sigh.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Apr 20, 2016, 10:29:07 AM
I didn't realise we lived in the Soviet Union.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 20, 2016, 11:38:46 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/india-to-make-all-efforts-to-get-back-koh-i-noor-diamond/ar-BBs0e7z?li=BBoPRmx&ocid=mailsignout

The Indians cant even agree amongst themselves who the Diamond belongs too lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Apr 20, 2016, 11:54:48 AM
Well if they don't want it; I'll take it off of everyone's hands. Yea as if anyone could pry a diamond out of the royal families hands. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Apr 20, 2016, 03:18:50 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 20, 2016, 11:38:46 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/india-to-make-all-efforts-to-get-back-koh-i-noor-diamond/ar-BBs0e7z?li=BBoPRmx&ocid=mailsignout

The Indians cant even agree amongst themselves who the Diamond belongs too lol
Hopefully they dont get it you cant trust the government.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 20, 2016, 03:50:50 PM
True, true. I think they should just leave it tbf. It looks nice on that Crown
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Apr 20, 2016, 03:54:04 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 20, 2016, 03:50:50 PM
True, true. I think they should just leave it tbf. It looks nice on that Crown
Besides what are they going to do with it Imagine they did this to us:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annexation_of_Portuguese_India#Indian_military_build-up
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Apr 20, 2016, 03:55:42 PM
I can see why they'd want it back, but the simple fact is it was a gift.

I don't go round my mate's house asking for that video game I bought him when we were kids.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Apr 20, 2016, 03:57:23 PM
Heres the link to the vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTTp_Npa4s4
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 20, 2016, 03:59:51 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Apr 20, 2016, 03:54:04 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 20, 2016, 03:50:50 PM
True, true. I think they should just leave it tbf. It looks nice on that Crown
Besides what are they going to do with it Imagine they did this to us:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annexation_of_Portuguese_India#Indian_military_build-up

I dont think they'd be able to do that to us anyway, they could sure try though lol

Quote from: HuDaFuK on Apr 20, 2016, 03:55:42 PM
I can see why they'd want it back, but the simple fact is it was a gift.

I don't go round my mate's house asking for that video game I bought him when we were kids.

Maybe you should lol

That seems to be what the Indian Government cant even agree on according to the story lol maybe they should have sent someone who agreed with them rather the the S.G who said it was a gift lol

Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Apr 20, 2016, 03:57:23 PM
Heres the link to the vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTTp_Npa4s4

Turns out i had seen that video lol. I've watched so many it must have got lost in the shuffle lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Apr 20, 2016, 04:05:11 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 20, 2016, 03:59:51 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Apr 20, 2016, 03:54:04 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 20, 2016, 03:50:50 PM
True, true. I think they should just leave it tbf. It looks nice on that Crown
Besides what are they going to do with it Imagine they did this to us:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annexation_of_Portuguese_India#Indian_military_build-up

I dont think they'd be able to do that to us anyway, they could sure try though lol

Quote from: HuDaFuK on Apr 20, 2016, 03:55:42 PM
I can see why they'd want it back, but the simple fact is it was a gift.

I don't go round my mate's house asking for that video game I bought him when we were kids.

Maybe you should lol

That seems to be what the Indian Government cant even agree on according to the story lol maybe they should have sent someone who agreed with them rather the the S.G who said it was a gift lol

Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Apr 20, 2016, 03:57:23 PM
Heres the link to the vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTTp_Npa4s4

Turns out i had seen that video lol. I've watched so many it must have got lost in the shuffle lol
LOL lets see them shall we.Cool you watched check out his channel a lot more great videos by him!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 20, 2016, 08:55:19 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Apr 20, 2016, 06:15:33 AM
http://www.staradvertiser.com/breaking-news/south-korea-covered-up-mass-abuse-killings-of-vagrants/

Holy f**k, I knew the shit that happened was bad but I never thought South Korea did it that horrible.

QuoteAhn Jeong-tae, an official from Seoul's Ministry of the Interior, said focusing on just one human rights incident would financially burden the government and set a bad precedent.

Wow. I have no words for this. I thought SK was supposed to be better than North Korea.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Apr 20, 2016, 11:52:43 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 20, 2016, 08:55:19 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Apr 20, 2016, 06:15:33 AM
http://www.staradvertiser.com/breaking-news/south-korea-covered-up-mass-abuse-killings-of-vagrants/

Holy f**k, I knew the shit that happened was bad but I never thought South Korea did it that horrible.

QuoteAhn Jeong-tae, an official from Seoul's Ministry of the Interior, said focusing on just one human rights incident would financially burden the government and set a bad precedent.

Wow. I have no words for this. I thought SK was supposed to be better than North Korea.
Even worse is that this was happening in the late 80's. Although I do remember that the government was in a military coup state at the time, if I'm not mistaken... so the President was essentially a dictator. Where's that Shinawi guy, I'm pretty sure that guy is Korean. Maybe he can explain this. Then again since it was a cover-up, maybe he didn't even know about it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Apr 21, 2016, 01:40:57 PM
Friendly reminder that today is red cross giving day.

https://givingday.redcross.org/

Friendly reminder: today is her majesty's birthday.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Apr 21, 2016, 02:25:11 PM
http://www.sciencealert.com/samsung-just-patented-smart-contact-lenses-with-a-built-in-camera

I'd be interested in that...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Apr 21, 2016, 03:43:19 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36093306
The queens 90 birthday
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Apr 21, 2016, 05:33:24 PM
https://www.yahoo.com/beauty/queen-elizabeth-from-newborn-to-1411896327774262.html
Queen Elizabeth, From Newborn to 90: Her Life in Pictures
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Apr 21, 2016, 07:31:22 PM
RIP: Prince

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36106778

I can't believe how many famous people have died so far this year!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Apr 21, 2016, 07:32:24 PM
When it rains today, I hope it will be purple. :(

www.cnn.com/2016/04/21/entertainment/prince-estate-death/

Wow, 2016, you REALLY suck.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 21, 2016, 08:25:33 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Apr 21, 2016, 07:31:22 PM
RIP: Prince

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36106778

I can't believe how many famous people have died so far this year!

Joanie Laurer aka Chyna as well, aged 46. f**king hell, two deaths in 14 hours. This sucks so much.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Apr 21, 2016, 08:33:59 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 21, 2016, 08:25:33 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Apr 21, 2016, 07:31:22 PM
RIP: Prince

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36106778

I can't believe how many famous people have died so far this year!

Joanie Laurer aka Chyna as well, aged 46. f**king hell, two deaths in 14 hours. This sucks so much.

Absolutely crushed about both. 

Meanwhile Bieber continues to be a cockwomble, the Kardashians have their own tv channel and Kanye is Kanye

And people wonder why I don't believe in Jesus
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Apr 21, 2016, 10:50:47 PM
Well, the Nordstrom boys' department just lost one of their biggest customers. :laugh:... but seriously, the doves be crying right about now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Apr 21, 2016, 11:19:48 PM
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/donald-trump-transgender-people-should-be-allowed-to-use-bathroom-of-their-choice/

I agree with Trump for once. Not letting trans people not using a male or female birthday is no different when a black or white person was force to go to colored-only restrooms in the early-mid 20th century if you ask me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Apr 22, 2016, 12:44:41 AM
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/04/21/raunchy-prince-was-actually-a-conservative-christian-who-reportedly-opposed-gay-marriage/

If only more people chose to be more aware or "mature" about sexuality...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Apr 22, 2016, 07:40:40 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Apr 21, 2016, 07:31:22 PMRIP: Prince

Can't say I ever really cared for Prince, but he was a phenomenally talented musician. Most people don't realise what a superb guitarist he was.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Apr 22, 2016, 09:10:33 AM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Apr 22, 2016, 07:40:40 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Apr 21, 2016, 07:31:22 PMRIP: Prince

Can't say I ever really cared for Prince, but he was a phenomenally talented musician. Most people don't realise what a superb guitarist he was.

I always preferred Michael Jackson personally :)

When I was younger I always thought Prince was more of a Michael Jackson wannabe, a poor man's Jackson if you will. I liked a few of his songs but wasn't a fan, his work on Batman 89 was terrific though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 22, 2016, 02:10:30 PM
Prince, Chyna and Victoria Wood in the space of a couple of days. God it sucks.

With Prince, his music is just amazing. Its Claptons response to the Question "How does it feel to be the best Guitarist in the World?" That always gets me....."I dont know, why dont you go ask Prince". I listened to his album 20TEN in response and also watched the video to Gold, which is amazing and the lyrics really hit home now
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Apr 22, 2016, 02:37:58 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 22, 2016, 02:10:30 PM
Prince, Chyna and Victoria Wood in the space of a couple of days. God it sucks.

With Prince, his music is just amazing. Its Claptons response to the Question "How does it feel to be the best Guitarist in the World?" That always gets me....."I dont know, why dont you go ask Prince". I listened to his album 20TEN in response and also watched the video to Gold, which is amazing and the lyrics really hit home now
Maybe this article will explain it? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36108133

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-36101797
Creepy shit!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 22, 2016, 02:45:40 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Apr 22, 2016, 02:37:58 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 22, 2016, 02:10:30 PM
Prince, Chyna and Victoria Wood in the space of a couple of days. God it sucks.

With Prince, his music is just amazing. Its Claptons response to the Question "How does it feel to be the best Guitarist in the World?" That always gets me....."I dont know, why dont you go ask Prince". I listened to his album 20TEN in response and also watched the video to Gold, which is amazing and the lyrics really hit home now
Maybe this article will explain it? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36108133


I'd read a version of that a few days ago. We are in for a sadly dark few years in regards to those who became big since the 50's. The sad thing is, everyones just gonna be thinking who's next
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Apr 22, 2016, 02:52:13 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 22, 2016, 02:45:40 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Apr 22, 2016, 02:37:58 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 22, 2016, 02:10:30 PM
Prince, Chyna and Victoria Wood in the space of a couple of days. God it sucks.

With Prince, his music is just amazing. Its Claptons response to the Question "How does it feel to be the best Guitarist in the World?" That always gets me....."I dont know, why dont you go ask Prince". I listened to his album 20TEN in response and also watched the video to Gold, which is amazing and the lyrics really hit home now
Maybe this article will explain it? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36108133


I'd read a version of that a few days ago. We are in for a sadly dark few years in regards to those who became big since the 50's. The sad thing is, everyones just gonna be thinking who's next
Exactly and everyone is getting a b*ner(mind my language)About the queen becoming 90.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 22, 2016, 02:56:17 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Apr 22, 2016, 02:52:13 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 22, 2016, 02:45:40 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Apr 22, 2016, 02:37:58 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 22, 2016, 02:10:30 PM
Prince, Chyna and Victoria Wood in the space of a couple of days. God it sucks.

With Prince, his music is just amazing. Its Claptons response to the Question "How does it feel to be the best Guitarist in the World?" That always gets me....."I dont know, why dont you go ask Prince". I listened to his album 20TEN in response and also watched the video to Gold, which is amazing and the lyrics really hit home now
Maybe this article will explain it? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36108133


I'd read a version of that a few days ago. We are in for a sadly dark few years in regards to those who became big since the 50's. The sad thing is, everyones just gonna be thinking who's next
Exactly and everyone is getting a b*ner(mind my language)About the queen becoming 90.

Well dont forget she is now are longest reigning Monarch and sadly she may be soon
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Apr 22, 2016, 02:59:46 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 22, 2016, 02:56:17 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Apr 22, 2016, 02:52:13 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 22, 2016, 02:45:40 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Apr 22, 2016, 02:37:58 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 22, 2016, 02:10:30 PM
Prince, Chyna and Victoria Wood in the space of a couple of days. God it sucks.

With Prince, his music is just amazing. Its Claptons response to the Question "How does it feel to be the best Guitarist in the World?" That always gets me....."I dont know, why dont you go ask Prince". I listened to his album 20TEN in response and also watched the video to Gold, which is amazing and the lyrics really hit home now
Maybe this article will explain it? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36108133


I'd read a version of that a few days ago. We are in for a sadly dark few years in regards to those who became big since the 50's. The sad thing is, everyones just gonna be thinking who's next
Exactly and everyone is getting a b*ner(mind my language)About the queen becoming 90.

Well dont forget she is now are longest reigning Monarch and sadly she may be soon
To be honest It will be a unique moment when we have a king(we had two long reining queen as feminist can boast! :D ;) ;D)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Apr 22, 2016, 03:09:53 PM
Lots of big stars are getting pretty old now, there will be many leaving us over the next few years I'm afraid.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Apr 22, 2016, 07:16:57 PM
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/04/21/indian-father-allegedly-cuts-off-the-hands-of-teen-accused-of-raping-his-infant-daughter/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Apr 22, 2016, 07:36:46 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Apr 22, 2016, 03:09:53 PM
Lots of big stars are getting pretty old now, there will be many leaving us over the next few years I'm afraid.

The worrying thing is that some of them, Prince and Chyna especially, weren't that old
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Apr 23, 2016, 10:45:57 PM
NK is at it again. Why wait until something traumatic happens? NK is not going to care if China and Russia turns against them, they just want American off the map and take over SK.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/23/asia/north-korea-launches-missile-from-submarine/index.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Apr 24, 2016, 06:54:07 PM
Obama has an audience with a room full of Brits, most of which were of course youngsters, female (leftist) students. Apparently these youngsters were hand picked...because of course they were, and on top of that (dare I say it?), most of them were not white British (oh the surprise). A show of diversity which has been called rather over the top, one sided and overly PC. There were some white people in there of course, one being a volunteer from the Calais migrant camp in France, because of course she was ::)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3555592/Obama-s-town-hall-style-meeting-sees-debate-ethnic-profiling-gender-questions-non-binary-intro-Jungle-volunteer.html

Questions ranged from racial/ethnic profiling at airports, gender issues, sexuality/transgender issues, migrants (one of the audience was a Syrian refugee...of course), racism blah blah blah. Everything was carefully planned in the most outrageously politically correct manner possible.

Then finally Obama tells all young people to vote in whilst threatening the UK over back trade deals if we leave the EU. Well gee thanks Obama, now how about you give up your people's sovereignty to Mexico. What makes this even more ridiculous is the fact Obama won't even be the President once the dust settles on all this, so his opinion means nothing. Deals with the UK will rest with Clinton or Trump by the looks of it.

I mean seriously, could you make the whole affair any more top heavy ::) I can't believe they actually get away with such biased crapola like this. There were even some celebs (who probably don't even reside in the UK often) in there just to make it even more glamorous (Cumberbatch, Annie Lennox etc...). Utterly sickening, the whole thing was just a rigged, far left wing exhibition or sideshow, so much for an open, fair debate.


Obama is now in Germany doing the same sh*t again, fortunately for him he missed the massive protest the day before...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3556224/President-Obama-arrives-Germany-fierce-protests-visit-promote-Europe-trade-deal.html

In Austria the Right wing party is ahead in polls, more problems for the EU...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36124256


In the mean time, a certain demographic decide to steal water bottles from the London Marathon  >:( ::) Hmmmm  >:(

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3556430/Dozens-looters-steal-bundles-free-water-left-official-watering-stations-marathon-runners.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Apr 24, 2016, 09:40:09 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Apr 24, 2016, 06:54:07 PM



In the mean time, a certain demographic decide to steal water bottles from the London Marathon  >:( ::) Hmmmm  >:(

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3556430/Dozens-looters-steal-bundles-free-water-left-official-watering-stations-marathon-runners.html

...it's always good to be prepared.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Apr 24, 2016, 09:40:27 PM
Quote from: Novak 1334 on Apr 22, 2016, 07:36:46 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Apr 22, 2016, 03:09:53 PM
Lots of big stars are getting pretty old now, there will be many leaving us over the next few years I'm afraid.

The worrying thing is that some of them, Prince and Chyna especially, weren't that old
People don't want to admit it but he was vegan and Vegans do not cope with illnesses all that well. It was reported that he had a case of the flu the week before. Tie that in with a exhaustive work schedule and you have the perfect scenario for a healthy man to die young.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Apr 24, 2016, 11:31:16 PM
https://www.yahoo.com/news/renewed-gun-debate-australia-20-years-mass-shooting-055047739.html?ref=gs

There's a lot more going on in Australia to loosen up their gun control...

Australia has been facing a media blackout since they closed the 'open door' for immigrants by the way.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Apr 25, 2016, 12:06:48 AM
We've been facing a what now?

And we've never had an open door for immigrants. Our quarantine and immigration laws have always been strict.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Apr 25, 2016, 12:22:07 AM
http://dailysignal.com/2013/09/17/abbott-tries-to-mop-up-australias-immigration-problem/

Look at the date. Look for any news and check the dates after 10/2013.

I'm sure nothing news worthy happens in Australia...

...except something like this plastered all over the internet.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/amnesty-accuses-australia-paying-people-smugglers-063014044.html?ref=gs


I take it back, Australia has been in the news. Just not front and center.


Found this while looking for Australia in the news...

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-25/mexican-government-undermined-students-deaths-probe-panel-says/7354944
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Apr 25, 2016, 03:13:40 AM
I'm not sure what we've done lately that would be all that relevant for people overseas to hear about.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Apr 25, 2016, 03:32:56 AM
Obama Rejects Nuclear Offer After Country Launches Missile From Submarine

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36127011?ocid=socialflow_facebook&ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbcnews&ns_source=facebook
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Apr 25, 2016, 03:53:23 AM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Apr 25, 2016, 03:32:56 AM
Obama Rejects Nuclear Offer After Country Launches Missile From Submarine

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36127011?ocid=socialflow_facebook&ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbcnews&ns_source=facebook

North Korea is not a country to be trusted. I'll go on a tightrope and say they are even less trustworthy than Iran.


http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/24/politics/ted-cruz-john-kasich-join-forces-to-stop-donald-trump/

Christ LOL
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Apr 25, 2016, 06:29:51 AM
If Cruz and co put as much effort into backing Trump as they are trying to stop him, the Republicans would be much stronger.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 25, 2016, 10:46:14 AM
Me and Mrs Jones Singer, Billy Paul has died
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Apr 25, 2016, 10:50:47 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Apr 25, 2016, 06:29:51 AMIf Cruz and co put as much effort into backing Trump as they are trying to stop him, the Republicans would be much stronger.

That says more about what a twat Trump is than anything else. Even the people from his own party won't get behind him.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Apr 25, 2016, 11:54:59 AM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Apr 25, 2016, 10:50:47 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Apr 25, 2016, 06:29:51 AMIf Cruz and co put as much effort into backing Trump as they are trying to stop him, the Republicans would be much stronger.

That says more about what a twat Trump is than anything else. Even the people from his own party won't get behind him.

Well yes that's true but its also really dumb at the same time. Same with Sanders supporters not getting behind Clinton now, both parties are in the same difficult position.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Apr 25, 2016, 11:57:58 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Apr 25, 2016, 11:54:59 AMWell yes that's true but its also really dumb at the same time.

It's not dumb at all. It's a statement of principle. They think Trump is so bad they're willing to potentially harm their own party's chances to try and get rid of him.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Apr 25, 2016, 12:17:30 PM
Works for Trump since he claims to be the victim and an outsider. Of course this could be the start of an evil 3rd Reich uh I meant party.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Apr 25, 2016, 12:19:57 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Apr 25, 2016, 11:57:58 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Apr 25, 2016, 11:54:59 AMWell yes that's true but its also really dumb at the same time.

It's not dumb at all. It's a statement of principle. They think Trump is so bad they're willing to potentially harm their own party's chances to try and get rid of him.

But is he that bad?? I've heard much talk about Cruz being even worse, far more right wing.


Quote from: whiterabbit on Apr 25, 2016, 12:17:30 PM
Works for Trump since he claims to be the victim and an outsider. Of course this could be the start of an evil 3rd Reich uh I meant party.

Yeah that's one reason why Trump and Sanders have been so popular, because they seem to be more independent.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Apr 25, 2016, 01:22:49 PM
https://pjmedia.com/blog/the-forgotten-genocide-why-it-matters-today/

Because history is the greatest teacher while those who deny it are the biggest liars...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Apr 25, 2016, 03:18:34 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36126788

...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Apr 25, 2016, 04:07:56 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Apr 25, 2016, 03:18:34 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36126788

...
Oh look, another reason to never go to KFC ever again, Popeyes for life
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Apr 25, 2016, 04:10:09 PM
You guys would be surprised how much feces can be found in all restaurant ice machines. :-X

The smelly handed poop-itrator has probably been employed and filled ice at all the local fast food shops. ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 25, 2016, 08:12:39 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Apr 25, 2016, 03:18:34 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36126788

...

People still eat KFC?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Apr 25, 2016, 10:12:47 PM
I bet the feces came from the health inspectors own hands. I recall reading that half of all failures are due to improper inspector hand washing.

Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Apr 25, 2016, 04:07:56 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Apr 25, 2016, 03:18:34 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36126788

...
Oh look, another reason to never go to KFC ever again, Popeyes for life
I like popeyes but f**k I gotta order 2 or 3 dishes to fill up. They give so little bit and their spicy chicken is not spicy at all.

Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 25, 2016, 08:12:39 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Apr 25, 2016, 03:18:34 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36126788

...

People still eat KFC?
Don't sound so surprised; even single person who voted for Trump is likely a KFC'er. That's a whole lotta chicken-feces.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Apr 26, 2016, 07:06:55 AM
I enjoy the Zingers.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Apr 26, 2016, 02:11:35 PM
Damn whiterabbit what Popeyes are you going to? At mine you get 8 strips, mashed potatoes, a biscuit, a large drink, and a metric f**k ton of fries for $8

But I'll agree with hicks on this one, the sandwiches are better at KFC, they don't have that dry bread taste. And the chicken and mashed potato bowl is good too
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Apr 26, 2016, 05:56:42 PM
Hubble replacement reveals its giant mirror:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-36144300
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Apr 26, 2016, 09:46:51 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Apr 26, 2016, 02:11:35 PM
Damn whiterabbit what Popeyes are you going to? At mine you get 8 strips, mashed potatoes, a biscuit, a large drink, and a metric f**k ton of fries for $8

But I'll agree with hicks on this one, the sandwiches are better at KFC, they don't have that dry bread taste. And the chicken and mashed potato bowl is good too
The one located on Dillingham, in Kalihi, to be exact. :P I order the chicken stripes I lucky to get 3... and there's not that much fries. f**k so needing 3 is a correct guesstimate I guess. Cost about 9 bucks. Don't even get me bitching on the surf and turf. Wait you get more than one choice when it comes to the biscuit or potatoes? Oh f**k Hawaii's fast food industry.

Yea KFC does have better side dishes for the most part.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/26/politics/deported-veterans-support-house-hector-barajas-tijuana-mexico/index.html

Also, what the f**k is wrong with our country.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Apr 26, 2016, 10:00:43 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Apr 26, 2016, 05:56:42 PM
Hubble replacement reveals its giant mirror:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-36144300

So how long before the damn thing breaks? :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Apr 27, 2016, 07:18:18 AM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Apr 26, 2016, 05:56:42 PM
Hubble replacement reveals its giant mirror:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-36144300

I'm really looking forward to see what the Webb telescope reveals. It's got big boots to fill.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Apr 27, 2016, 08:09:26 AM
How long before Kim Kardashian takes a selfie in that mirror is the real question....
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Apr 27, 2016, 01:40:20 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-36136635 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-36136635)

Nope.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 27, 2016, 01:42:40 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Apr 27, 2016, 01:40:20 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-36136635 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-36136635)

Nope.

This is why i dont use Portaloo's of any kind
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Apr 27, 2016, 03:41:00 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Apr 27, 2016, 01:40:20 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-36136635 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-36136635)

Nope.
Thats why I stay the f**k away from hot countries.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Apr 27, 2016, 05:08:40 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 27, 2016, 01:42:40 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Apr 27, 2016, 01:40:20 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-36136635 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-36136635)

Nope.

This is why i dont use Portaloo's of any kind

Worse experiences of my life...portaloo at Glastonbury...the toilets are Rock City...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Apr 27, 2016, 06:08:28 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Apr 27, 2016, 05:08:40 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 27, 2016, 01:42:40 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Apr 27, 2016, 01:40:20 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-36136635 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-36136635)

Nope.

This is why i dont use Portaloo's of any kind

Worse experiences of my life...portaloo at Glastonbury...the toilets are Rock City...

I made that mistake at Heaton Park...


(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fm.memegen.com%2F62vgja.jpg&hash=1e4d4d390ae9b738b26ae0c699714b46f860d8b4)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 27, 2016, 09:03:11 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Apr 27, 2016, 01:40:20 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-36136635 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-36136635)

Nope.

That's one helluva blowjob.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Apr 27, 2016, 10:05:04 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 27, 2016, 09:03:11 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Apr 27, 2016, 01:40:20 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-36136635 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-36136635)

Nope.

That's one helluva blowjob.

Ma-ma style.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FAUFU8M6.gif&hash=5ce2b1652dc3aa53f2843f5571017c5b1fee62cc)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 28, 2016, 01:26:20 AM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Apr 27, 2016, 10:05:04 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 27, 2016, 09:03:11 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Apr 27, 2016, 01:40:20 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-36136635 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-36136635)

Nope.

That's one helluva blowjob.

Ma-ma style.

http://i.imgur.com/AUFU8M6.gif

Speaking of which, this is newsworthy!

http://www.gamesradar.com/judge-dredd-on-netflix-or-amazon-karl-urban-says-hes-down/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Apr 28, 2016, 07:44:49 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 28, 2016, 01:26:20 AMhttp://www.gamesradar.com/judge-dredd-on-netflix-or-amazon-karl-urban-says-hes-down/

I really like how these online streaming services are branching out into making their own shows.

I watched Amazon's The Man in the High Castle a little while back and really enjoyed it. It's just been renewed for a second season, which is great. They've got the new not-Top Gear on the way as well.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Apr 28, 2016, 08:00:16 AM
I keep meaning to watch High Castle. It looks like the kind of thing I'd really enjoy. Like you say, it's great that they're branching out like that. I loved Daredevil!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Apr 28, 2016, 08:06:54 AM
I'll warn you now, the stuff actually involving the three main characters is kinda generic if I'm honest. It's certainly not bad, but at the same time it isn't really anything particularly special. Where the show really shines is everything else that's going on around the main trio. The world-building and some of the sub-plots were simply amazing. Easily good enough for me to forgive it's less inspired main thread and pass it off as first season shakes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Apr 28, 2016, 09:00:34 AM
Wait, so did his penis fall off or what?  :o
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Apr 28, 2016, 11:15:32 AM
Keeping the spiders and penis theme...

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/563462/Brazilian-wandering-spider-bite-gives-men-four-hour-erection-in-Tesco-bananas
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 28, 2016, 11:39:33 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Apr 28, 2016, 11:15:32 AM
Keeping the spiders and penis theme...

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/563462/Brazilian-wandering-spider-bite-gives-men-four-hour-erection-in-Tesco-bananas

Well his missus must have been happy lol "No honey, we dont need to go to the hospital just yet" lmao :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Apr 28, 2016, 11:44:14 AM
What some animals can do to you with their venom is just crazy. There's a tick that can make you allergic to red meat if it bites you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Apr 28, 2016, 11:45:23 AM
That's just incredible. Of all the things to do to a body...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Apr 28, 2016, 01:18:34 PM
http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/04/T6_ion_thruster_firing

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.esa.int%2Fvar%2Fesa%2Fstorage%2Fimages%2Fesa_multimedia%2Fimages%2F2016%2F04%2Ft6_ion_thruster_firing%2F15963911-1-eng-GB%2FT6_ion_thruster_firing_node_full_image_2.jpg&hash=5fa453ebf746982ccc8edad9bd4700da11224bb1)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Apr 28, 2016, 06:35:45 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2016/04/27/nursery-penalised-for-not-being-ethnically-diverse-enough/ (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2016/04/27/nursery-penalised-for-not-being-ethnically-diverse-enough/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Apr 28, 2016, 08:18:19 PM
Don't you know? White people are born racist.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YD_g7vf7wGA
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Apr 28, 2016, 09:11:30 PM
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/04/watch-math-teacher-goes-bonkers-after-student-reports-him-for-watching-prn-in-class/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Apr 28, 2016, 10:52:53 PM
http://mashable.com/2016/04/28/british-family-beaten-thailand-holiday/
British family punched and kicked while on holiday in Thailand

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfm57EHNO0U

...I say we nuke the site from orbit...it's the only way to be sure...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Apr 29, 2016, 04:52:15 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/28/politics/green-beret-afghan-police-confrontation/index.html

They should be given a f**king medal.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Apr 29, 2016, 11:31:33 AM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Apr 28, 2016, 06:35:45 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2016/04/27/nursery-penalised-for-not-being-ethnically-diverse-enough/ (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2016/04/27/nursery-penalised-for-not-being-ethnically-diverse-enough/)

Thanks for this Bjorn, a perfect example of the situation.

Because being white British in our own country is wrong, this is what the far left, certain members of Labour and to EU is trying to enforce.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Apr 29, 2016, 02:18:11 PM
Is it the far-right masquerading as the left or the far-left pretending to be right??? The whole left vs right thing can be very confusing...

Also, why is it called the "labour party"? Are they giving birth? Are they telling others what to do?






http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/04/29/us-weighing-under-radar-routes-for-syrian-refugees.html

I seem to recall there being some room "at the back of the que".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Apr 29, 2016, 09:26:37 PM
WTF Is the world coming too(if you go against this you will be called robophobes >:()
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmAIJXW00Ec
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Apr 29, 2016, 09:36:44 PM
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/obama-announces-steps-reduce-gun-violence-150019265.html
Obama announces new steps to curb gun violence

That guy is already gun salesman of the year 2016. I guess he found something he actually likes doing or something...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 30, 2016, 12:47:57 PM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/lifestyle/style/this-girl-was-kicked-out-of-her-prom-because-of-this-revealing-dress/ar-BBsqsdu?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

For Shame. This girl looks gorgeous. Shame n those Teachers for doing what they did.

Shame! Shame! Shame!

#Shame  (word of the day lol)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Apr 30, 2016, 01:59:41 PM
Oh no, shoulders. I'm popping a boner. Teacher, I need for her to leave the room. I can't control myself.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Apr 30, 2016, 11:31:51 PM
Quote from: Gate on Apr 30, 2016, 01:59:41 PM
Oh no, shoulders. I'm popping a boner. Teacher, I need for her to leave the room. I can't control myself.
Oh wow I didn't even notice the naked shoulders. I thought when she turned around it was going to be bare ass. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on May 01, 2016, 10:17:36 PM
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2016/05/01/thousands-plan-may-1-marches-across-us-for-immigrant-and-worker-rights/

This goes way back to the Bush administration.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/2006/05/01/day-without-immigrants.html

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/03/23/latino.march/

I worry Europe will begin suffering something similar...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on May 02, 2016, 12:59:54 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Apr 29, 2016, 04:52:15 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/28/politics/green-beret-afghan-police-confrontation/index.html

They should be given a f**king medal.

agreed, good to see people standing up for sexually abused children.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on May 02, 2016, 03:04:05 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Apr 28, 2016, 10:52:53 PM
http://mashable.com/2016/04/28/british-family-beaten-thailand-holiday/
British family punched and kicked while on holiday in Thailand

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfm57EHNO0U

...I say we nuke the site from orbit...it's the only way to be sure...
Why did they punch them in the first place,I watched the video and I am confused.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on May 03, 2016, 11:49:27 AM
Finally we have a different team winning the Premier League

Well done Leicester
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on May 03, 2016, 12:34:05 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on May 03, 2016, 11:49:27 AM
Finally we have a different team winning the Premier League

Well done Leicester
Way to defy the odds and achieve your goals! (no pun intended)

For the other sports guys who don't know, they were 5,000:1 odds on winning before the season began. It's like saying the 1995-96 Vancouver Grizzlies would beat the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls for the NBA title (worst versus best NBA team ever).

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http://www.yahoo.com/movies/disney-paramount-and-warners-flunk-glaads-lgbt-163620704.html

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on May 04, 2016, 10:32:59 AM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-36190323?ocid=socialflow_facebook&ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbcnews&ns_source=facebook

I hate theme parks but I actually wanted to give this one a go.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on May 04, 2016, 12:47:40 PM
https://www.yahoo.com/news/wildfire-albertas-energy-heartland-forces-thousands-flee-004727534--finance.html
Canadian wildfire forces evacuation order for entire city
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on May 04, 2016, 03:51:28 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-36191020
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on May 04, 2016, 09:22:37 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/04/29/ice-under-fire-for-releasing-thousands-illegal-immigrants-with-rap-sheets.html

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on May 05, 2016, 11:52:00 AM
http://www.unilad.co.uk/nsfw/the-world-s-first-sex-theme-park-is-opening/

:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on May 05, 2016, 02:00:56 PM
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/05/03/476636183/death-certificates-undercount-toll-of-medical-errors

Doctor: "what seems to be the problem?"
Patient: "...you."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on May 05, 2016, 03:25:39 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on May 05, 2016, 11:52:00 AM
http://www.unilad.co.uk/nsfw/the-world-s-first-sex-theme-park-is-opening/

:laugh:
WTF
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on May 05, 2016, 11:43:18 PM
Good job Royal Navy. ;)
http://www.businessinsider.com/royal-navy-fires-warning-shots-as-spanish-vessel-harasses-us-sub-in-gibraltar-2016-5


Spain has impeccable timing to get froggy with the US as the US is fixing to remove millions of people of Spanish decent...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on May 06, 2016, 12:36:31 PM
http://news.discovery.com/space/private-spaceflight/spacex-falcon-rocket-nails-2nd-ocean-landing-160506.htm

3rd successful land, 2nd in the ocean!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on May 06, 2016, 03:20:14 PM
http://www.yahoo.com/tv/colton-haynes-officially-comes-gay-took-long-point-001431817.html

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on May 06, 2016, 03:29:30 PM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on May 06, 2016, 03:20:14 PM
http://www.yahoo.com/tv/colton-haynes-officially-comes-gay-took-long-point-001431817.html



"In January, a fan made a comment about Haynes' "secret gay past" on a Tumblr post, to which the actor replied, "Was it a secret?" Celebrity bloggers took the post as a confirmation that he was coming out, but Haynes didn't make any further comment on the matter. Shortly after the post, he checked into rehab to deal with anxiety issues that he says led to ulcers. "

Closet folk need to take a little due care before coming out. Living a dual lifestyle is extremely rough. Coming out is only going to complicate things and make some things worse.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on May 06, 2016, 03:41:16 PM
^ I agree, I took about two months constructing and building my own way of coming out. However, I still have not come out at work. Mainly due to the location (ie many of my co-workers are hunters/fishers type) and I think that they would not mind, but at the same time they are not accustomed to officially knowing "Oh yeah, Alex is a queer" everytime they have to give me mail or talk to me. Same with some of my family, as they are hardcore Catholic/Christians and would deem me as the "evil sinner who will burn in hell." I am officially on a ask and tell policy for all humans, regardless if they are family, friends or strangers/prospects ;) Of course, there are also those "DO NOT SHOW/TELL" areas, where my safety or life would be threatened.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on May 06, 2016, 04:04:40 PM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on May 06, 2016, 03:41:16 PM
Of course, there are also those "DO NOT SHOW/TELL" areas, where my safety or life would be threatened.

If you live in the States, get a gun.

...It's common sense.


https://www.yahoo.com/news/north-carolina-tow-truck-driver-224418283.html
North Carolina Tow Truck Driver Refuses Service to Bernie Sanders Supporter
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on May 06, 2016, 08:24:59 PM
So now I'm just going to assume that Roy was Oliver's kept boy for a while. :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 07, 2016, 11:43:49 AM
http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/05/technology/reddit-hitler/index.html?iid=ob_article_hotListpool

78% of reddit threads mention Hitler... 2.5% of all comments in History has Hitler in it. I knew it, redditers are the Hitler loving bastards from 4chan. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on May 07, 2016, 04:25:55 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on May 07, 2016, 11:43:49 AM
http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/05/technology/reddit-hitler/index.html?iid=ob_article_hotListpool

78% of reddit threads mention Hitler... 2.5% of all comments in History has Hitler in it. I knew it, redditers are the Hitler loving bastards from 4chan. :P

Hey now, I'm something of a redditor.... but I mainly use it to promote the podcast and finding fap material... wait wait, scratch that.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on May 07, 2016, 09:54:31 PM
http://usuncut.com/politics/maine-democratic-party-just-got-rid-superdelegate-system/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on May 08, 2016, 03:36:21 AM
Quote from: Gate on May 07, 2016, 09:54:31 PM
http://usuncut.com/politics/maine-democratic-party-just-got-rid-superdelegate-system/


Yep, keep trying to get Bernie that nomination lol! Even if this came into power now it still wouldn't make any difference.

As an earlier story reported, this law will have no effect on the presidential nomination in the future. The National Democratic convention sets the rules. Not the states. And Maine democrats have to follow those rules. Or else they will be not allowed to have their votes counted such as Michigan and Florida in 2008.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on May 08, 2016, 01:16:05 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on May 08, 2016, 03:36:21 AM
Quote from: Gate on May 07, 2016, 09:54:31 PM
http://usuncut.com/politics/maine-democratic-party-just-got-rid-superdelegate-system/


Yep, keep trying to get Bernie that nomination lol! Even if this came into power now it still wouldn't make any difference.

As an earlier story reported, this law will have no effect on the presidential nomination in the future. The National Democratic convention sets the rules. Not the states. And Maine democrats have to follow those rules. Or else they will be not allowed to have their votes counted such as Michigan and Florida in 2008.

Sanders won't get the nomination regardless of what happens. There's way too much money, power and corporate interests backing Clinton. If Sanders supporters would stop being violent extremists and think for a moment, they would find compromise in Trump. They would also realize that the fight is moving to Congress.

Libprogs are so blinded by fascism that they don't have the mental capacity to think about long term strategies. With them, it's all about what they want and getting it now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on May 08, 2016, 04:50:24 PM
Kim Jong Un Says Country Will Not Use Nuclear Arms Unless Threatened,

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/kim-jong-un-says-north-korea-won-t-use-nukes-n569981?cid=sm_fb
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on May 08, 2016, 09:03:45 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/05/08/great-granny-80-got-gun-kills-home-intruder-who-attacked-husband.html

"especially at age 80"
:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on May 09, 2016, 10:42:47 AM
http://news.sky.com/story/1692455/maths-equation-causes-airport-terrorism-scare

::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on May 09, 2016, 12:22:16 PM
http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/cinema/33035/the-things-cinema-staff-hate-about-cinema-audiences

I used to work at a cinema so I can relate to this one. In fact, I went back to the cinema part-time whilst working my big boy job after I split up with my ex for something to keep me busy and only ended up leaving after I got my current job role that required me being on-call two weeks a month. Like these guys, despite the issues I really enjoyed working at a cinema.

Though on the opinion thing - I did try my hardest to get people not to see AvPR.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on May 09, 2016, 02:54:21 PM
Only fools ad horses producer dies.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-36247170
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on May 09, 2016, 08:46:03 PM
http://www.newsmax.com/t/newsmax/article/727875

I could do a lot with that kind of money.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on May 10, 2016, 11:20:31 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/news/norfolk-villagers-condemned-to-slow-broadband-as-stubborn-pensioner-blocks-bt-from-his-land/ar-BBsOfeC?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

Well there's a possibility its not on his land, but what a dick

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/banned-driver-led-police-on-100mph-chase-while-his-partner-was-in-labour-next-to-him/ar-BBsOiqO?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

I cant believe he just abandoned her

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/forgotten-mayan-city-discovered-in-central-america-by-15-year-old/ar-BBsQdg1?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

This is actually pretty cool. He's gonna get all the babes lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on May 10, 2016, 02:52:25 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on May 10, 2016, 11:20:31 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/news/norfolk-villagers-condemned-to-slow-broadband-as-stubborn-pensioner-blocks-bt-from-his-land/ar-BBsOfeC?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

Well there's a possibility its not on his land, but what a dick

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/banned-driver-led-police-on-100mph-chase-while-his-partner-was-in-labour-next-to-him/ar-BBsOiqO?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

I cant believe he just abandoned her

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/forgotten-mayan-city-discovered-in-central-america-by-15-year-old/ar-BBsQdg1?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

This is actually pretty cool. He's gonna get all the babes lol
Geek babes of course.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on May 10, 2016, 06:50:00 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on May 10, 2016, 11:20:31 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/news/norfolk-villagers-condemned-to-slow-broadband-as-stubborn-pensioner-blocks-bt-from-his-land/ar-BBsOfeC?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

Well there's a possibility its not on his land, but what a dick.

"Oh no, vans parked on the street and couple of guys on my lawn is too stressful!" What a wuss. :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on May 10, 2016, 09:33:53 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/05/10/testimony-to-begin-in-civil-trial-against-colorado-theater.html

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on May 10, 2016, 10:20:25 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on May 10, 2016, 09:33:53 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/05/10/testimony-to-begin-in-civil-trial-against-colorado-theater.html

Um... no theaters have armed guards. Dumbasses.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on May 10, 2016, 10:27:32 PM
Quote from: KiramidHead on May 10, 2016, 10:20:25 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on May 10, 2016, 09:33:53 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/05/10/testimony-to-begin-in-civil-trial-against-colorado-theater.html

Um... no theaters have armed guards. Dumbasses.
Yes they do.
Also, it's common to have additional security during big events. The theater dropped the ball by not providing and/or allowing any additional security, Including, allowing patrons to be armed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on May 11, 2016, 11:49:26 AM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on May 10, 2016, 02:52:25 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on May 10, 2016, 11:20:31 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/news/norfolk-villagers-condemned-to-slow-broadband-as-stubborn-pensioner-blocks-bt-from-his-land/ar-BBsOfeC?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

Well there's a possibility its not on his land, but what a dick

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/banned-driver-led-police-on-100mph-chase-while-his-partner-was-in-labour-next-to-him/ar-BBsOiqO?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

I cant believe he just abandoned her

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/forgotten-mayan-city-discovered-in-central-america-by-15-year-old/ar-BBsQdg1?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

This is actually pretty cool. He's gonna get all the babes lol
Geek babes of course.

The Best Kind ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on May 11, 2016, 03:30:56 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on May 11, 2016, 11:49:26 AM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on May 10, 2016, 02:52:25 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on May 10, 2016, 11:20:31 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/news/norfolk-villagers-condemned-to-slow-broadband-as-stubborn-pensioner-blocks-bt-from-his-land/ar-BBsOfeC?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

Well there's a possibility its not on his land, but what a dick

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/banned-driver-led-police-on-100mph-chase-while-his-partner-was-in-labour-next-to-him/ar-BBsOiqO?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

I cant believe he just abandoned her

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/forgotten-mayan-city-discovered-in-central-america-by-15-year-old/ar-BBsQdg1?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

This is actually pretty cool. He's gonna get all the babes lol
Geek babes of course.

The Best Kind ;)
:D :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on May 11, 2016, 05:53:37 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2016/05/11/nikola-motors-sleek-hybrid-semi-is-tesla-trucks/

Look at the power and economy numbers.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on May 11, 2016, 06:45:33 PM
Hold on to your butts... Fright Rags has announced their Killer Klowns From Outer Space designs!

http://www.fright-rags.com/collections/killer-klowns-from-outer-space?utm_campaign=0516+-+Killer+Klowns+LAUNCH+(pJ89Rz)&utm_medium=email&_ke=ZGFubWNwb3JrQHlhaG9vLmNvbQ%3D%3D&utm_source=Fright-Rags

All these designs are awesome! :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on May 11, 2016, 10:07:40 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/05/11/indianas-baby-boxes-save-abandoned-newborns.html

Now there needs to be a DNA registry of abandoned babies so fathers can get their kids back.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/queen-elizabeth-ii-chinese-officials-were-rude-061437539.html
Queen Elizabeth II: Chinese officials were 'very rude'

f**k 'em
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on May 12, 2016, 08:48:33 AM
RidgeTop just shared this on Facebook: http://www.engadget.com/2016/05/11/hyperloop-one-shows-off-its-high-speed-propulsion-system/

Holy shit, that's impressive.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 12, 2016, 10:46:48 AM
I remember Japan dabbing into that concept back in the late 90's... it's full of impracticality. I doubt they'll get it to work any time soon, least of all they're late to the party. Still at least they finally figured out to use electron magnets on the feet of their reusable rockets to land the damn thing upright.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on May 12, 2016, 10:57:32 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on May 12, 2016, 10:46:48 AMI remember Japan dabbing into that concept back in the late 90's... it's full of impracticality.

Maglev transport systems have been around a lot longer than that - the first commercially operating one was opened at Birmingham Airport in the UK in the mid-80s and was in use for about a decade. They've now got maglevs in Korea and are planning on building high-speed commercial trains in Japan and even Russia. It's far from dead technology.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on May 12, 2016, 12:22:00 PM
I wouldn't mind having a ride on one of those. They look impressive.

Total number of confirmed exoplanets has gone up: http://news.discovery.com/space/kepler-space-telescope-confirms-1284-new-planets-160510.htm
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 12, 2016, 12:41:32 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on May 12, 2016, 10:57:32 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on May 12, 2016, 10:46:48 AMI remember Japan dabbing into that concept back in the late 90's... it's full of impracticality.

Maglev transport systems have been around a lot longer than that - the first commercially operating one was opened at Birmingham Airport in the UK in the mid-80s and was in use for about a decade. They've now got maglevs in Korea and are planning on building high-speed commercial trains in Japan and even Russia. It's far from dead technology.
Not the maglev but a "tunnel airmass flow" system. Right now the largest problem with fast trains is the noise, especially when exiting tunnels. The concept of a "tube" could theoretically fix that major hurdle towards greater speeds. However research done into the theory only resulted in more and more hurdles to jump over. This current American try is heading for the same conclusion. Although, really, they haven't even got the maglev™ part down from the looks of it.

Still look at it another way, is all the headache worth another 200 mph? They're simpler concepts and theories already being tested on traditional heavy rail maglev systems that may offer speeds of near 400mph. I mean ticket cost alone would be prohibiting to the average rider.

We, as in America, should have invested and built a nation wide maglev system long ago, however the benefit from... oh crap, I just noticed another major huge problem with the hyperloop, the test was trying to accelerate the pod from a pure stop up to full speed in 60 seconds. The energy required to do that is astronomical. Maglev is efficient over long distances once it has come up to speed, however it needs about 12 miles to do so. Which is why you do not find maglev trains on local routes. The electricity use would bankrupt any attempt. What they hell are they thinking here?

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on May 12, 2016, 12:22:00 PM
I wouldn't mind having a ride on one of those. They look impressive.

Total number of confirmed exoplanets has gone up: http://news.discovery.com/space/kepler-space-telescope-confirms-1284-new-planets-160510.htm
They really needed to point that thing at Zeta II Reticuli. I'm sure they would have found a gas giant in that system. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on May 12, 2016, 11:54:35 PM
https://www.yahoo.com/news/donald-trump-longtime-butler-called-191354093.html
Donald Trump's Longtime Butler Called for President Obama to Be Killed


http://dailycaller.com/2016/05/11/exclusive-persian-gulf-sheikhs-gave-bill-hillary-100-million/

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on May 13, 2016, 07:47:48 AM
Modern day society, completely desensitised to extreme violence. Everyone on their phones filming everything, and doing nothing, yet they can all whine about stuff real good when they want to. As for the attacker, why am I not surprised.

http://www.fox29.com/news/140390031-story
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on May 13, 2016, 11:24:26 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/personalfinance/war-widow-promised-pension-if-she-divorces-her-second-husband/ar-BBsXvl1?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=mailsignout

I really cant believe that

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/gang-found-guilty-of-hunting-down-and-stabbing-hackney-teenager-to-death/ar-BBsZeTq?li=BBoPRmx&ocid=mailsignout

One member of the gang says he's innocent and then threatens to kill the members of his gang that were acquitted.

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/russian-court-seizes-britains-most-expensive-home/ar-BBsYqFn?li=BBoPRmx&ocid=mailsignout

The Russians are at it again

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on May 13, 2016, 02:52:48 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on May 13, 2016, 11:24:26 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/personalfinance/war-widow-promised-pension-if-she-divorces-her-second-husband/ar-BBsXvl1?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=mailsignout

I really cant believe that

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/gang-found-guilty-of-hunting-down-and-stabbing-hackney-teenager-to-death/ar-BBsZeTq?li=BBoPRmx&ocid=mailsignout

One member of the gang says he's innocent and then threatens to kill the members of his gang that were acquitted.

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/russian-court-seizes-britains-most-expensive-home/ar-BBsYqFn?li=BBoPRmx&ocid=mailsignout

The Russians are at it again
First India then Russia who next Vietnam?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on May 16, 2016, 09:47:46 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on May 12, 2016, 12:41:32 PMNot the maglev but a "tunnel airmass flow" system. Right now the largest problem with fast trains is the noise, especially when exiting tunnels. The concept of a "tube" could theoretically fix that major hurdle towards greater speeds. However research done into the theory only resulted in more and more hurdles to jump over. This current American try is heading for the same conclusion.

Ah I see, I thought you were getting at the maglev test in particular. Yeah, fair enough, the idea of building a vacuum tube and maintaining integrity for an extended period of time is pretty idealistic. They tried vaguely similar stuff with pneumatically-powered railways in the UK in Victoria times, which were great... until rats ate all the seals and they stopped working.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 17, 2016, 06:38:12 AM
http://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2016/05/16/shark-attack-arm-attach-pkg.wpec

oh wow somebody is sure having a Milburn kind of day. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on May 17, 2016, 09:16:29 AM
You should never go full Milburn.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on May 17, 2016, 09:48:32 AM
Could you imagine being the Doctor to get that one. Just walking into the room like...  ???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 17, 2016, 11:58:27 AM
Are you suggesting that the best course of action would've been to have taken her to a Sushi Chef instead?  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on May 17, 2016, 05:44:36 PM
I'd ask to keep the shark. :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on May 17, 2016, 05:59:16 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on May 17, 2016, 09:48:32 AM
Could you imagine being the Doctor to get that one. Just walking into the room like...  ???

I feel like that's something that happens every other day over there
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 17, 2016, 10:40:40 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on May 17, 2016, 05:59:16 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on May 17, 2016, 09:48:32 AM
Could you imagine being the Doctor to get that one. Just walking into the room like...  ???

I feel like that's something that happens every other day over there
Probably does. I do remember once when a Japanese tourist was pulled out of the water with a morey eel up to her elbow.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on May 18, 2016, 11:24:09 AM
http://news.discovery.com/space/private-spaceflight/glider-to-surf-the-sky-to-the-edge-of-space-160516.htm

This prospect is terrifying to me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on May 19, 2016, 09:58:03 PM
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/jeff-sessions-trump-north-korea-meeting/2016/05/17/id/729313/

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on May 20, 2016, 07:03:25 AM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-36339291

Another plane went missing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on May 20, 2016, 11:11:53 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/disgraced-teacher-lauren-cox-lets-out-bloodcurdling-cry-as-she-is-jailed-for-sex-with-16-year-old-pupil/ar-BBtfE0Q?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=mailsignout

You can guarantee that if this had been a male teacher, he would have got a longer sentence

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Darkness on May 20, 2016, 02:59:54 PM
It's funny when those things crop up. When I was a lad, I couldn't even imagine a teacher doing that but it seems to happen more and more. I think the sentence is overly harsh to be honest. I don't see what the issue is. Everybody's acting like it's a sweet innocent child. He's 16!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on May 20, 2016, 04:07:23 PM
Thats true, it seems to be coming out in the open more nowadays.

But,It says in the article that she started grooming him when he was underage and also she was in a position of trust, being his teacher. It cant be one rule for men and another for women
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on May 20, 2016, 05:40:17 PM
A girl at my secondary school had an affair with one of the teachers and it was all hushed up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on May 20, 2016, 06:59:13 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on May 20, 2016, 04:07:23 PM
But,It says in the article that she started grooming him when he was underage and also she was in a position of trust, being his teacher. It cant be one rule for men and another for women

Those are the 2 main issues with it. The position of trust is something that comes up in relation to people who work in the same kind of environments as I do. It's seen an abuse of power.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 20, 2016, 07:50:20 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on May 20, 2016, 06:59:13 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on May 20, 2016, 04:07:23 PM
But,It says in the article that she started grooming him when he was underage and also she was in a position of trust, being his teacher. It cant be one rule for men and another for women

Those are the 2 main issues with it. The position of trust is something that comes up in relation to people who work in the same kind of environments as I do. It's seen an abuse of power.
Yea it's the authority (power) that's at issue here. Hell our legislature just made it illegal for University professors to date to students... not sure if that is just students in their class or the entire campus, not even sure the legislature itself knows that but it is now illegal. However high school and down, absolutely not and there is no statutory limits. You take the job; you do not do anything of the like to any minor.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on May 20, 2016, 10:48:53 PM
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/house-erupts-into-chaos-after-lgbt-protection-amendment-narrowly-fails/?ftag=YHF4eb9d17&yptr=yahoo

:'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on May 21, 2016, 04:57:51 AM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on May 20, 2016, 10:48:53 PM
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/house-erupts-into-chaos-after-lgbt-protection-amendment-narrowly-fails/?ftag=YHF4eb9d17&yptr=yahoo

:'(

The amendment from Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-New York, would have barred federal contracts to companies that discriminate against LGBT employees.

Isn't that once again, liberal blackmail? Threatening companies with the restriction of federal contracts on the theory that they might be discriminating against people? Is there evidence of this? Isn't this also forcing a liberal agenda on many people who might not agree and, dare I say, have a right not to agree?

Kinda the same as major companies boycotting a State purely to force people to do as they say? Whether of not you agree with the debate, its still actually holding a State and many people hostage with threats, forcing them to your agenda.

This really does seem like a case of, do what we say or else, agree or else, you are not allowed an individual opinion. I notice all the Dems immediately resort to name calling, labelling and verbal assaults of bigotry! lol! oh the irony. I've seen a video of this and the Democrats are almost behaving like Sanders supporters! Its the Democrats that are out of control these days.

Now believe it or not, as I've said before, I'm not actually backing any discrimination against anyone, but I think there needs to be a compromise on both sides. I really don't agree with all this enforcing of agendas, the basic hostage holding and threats of 'do it or else', a really poor show of so called democracy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on May 21, 2016, 09:59:06 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on May 21, 2016, 04:57:51 AMIsn't that once again, liberal blackmail?

Not when equality is supposed to be enshrined in law.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on May 21, 2016, 05:50:17 PM
Too f**king right. Is it that hard for the world to work as a meritocracy? The way it actually should. Not based on gender, sexual orientation, race, whateverthef**k else discrimination - either way, negative or positive.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 21, 2016, 09:40:59 PM
It still depends of the job though. If you're running a titty bar, cocks ain't going to work. Also many more men could now garner the same benefits under the law. I don't think men need them but it's going to cost a whole lot of money.

Honestly as far as the bathroom thing goes... there's no point to have a mens and womens side anymore. Perhaps we've gotta go with infant, children and adult restrooms now? Irony in the increased complications.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on May 21, 2016, 09:54:12 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on May 21, 2016, 09:40:59 PM
Honestly as far as the bathroom thing goes... there's no point to have a mens and womens side anymore. Perhaps we've gotta go with infant, children and adult restrooms now? Irony in the increased complications.

Well, they could always just change the bathroom logos to a penis and a vagina. ;)

Or just have a unisex bathroom right next to the two, like a number of places already have.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 21, 2016, 10:57:03 PM
Quote from: KiramidHead on May 21, 2016, 09:54:12 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on May 21, 2016, 09:40:59 PM
Honestly as far as the bathroom thing goes... there's no point to have a mens and womens side anymore. Perhaps we've gotta go with infant, children and adult restrooms now? Irony in the increased complications.

Well, they could always just change the bathroom logos to a penis and a vagina. ;)

Or just have a unisex bathroom right next to the two, like a number of places already have.
That's what it should be but the lgbt is going full balls into this one and I don't think the beast can be satisfied with that. They clearly want to keep the man and women monikers on the doors.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: genocyber on May 22, 2016, 02:31:06 AM
Trains seem a lot safer over there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on May 22, 2016, 03:53:08 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on May 21, 2016, 04:57:51 AM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on May 20, 2016, 10:48:53 PM
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/house-erupts-into-chaos-after-lgbt-protection-amendment-narrowly-fails/?ftag=YHF4eb9d17&yptr=yahoo

:'(

The amendment from Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-New York, would have barred federal contracts to companies that discriminate against LGBT employees.

I have never seen anything about sexual orientation or sexual identity on a job application nor have I ever seen somebody put their sexual orientation or sexual "identity" in their resume nor have I or anybody else I'm aware of ask somebody about their sexual orientation or sexual identity during an interview. If you really are so retarded that you absolutely must tell your employer such things then you should start your own business and be self-employed. It's really pretty basic: don't put retarded shit in an application, your resume and don't say retarded shit during an interview or orientation.

QuoteIsn't that once again, liberal blackmail?
Yes
QuoteThreatening companies with the restriction of federal contracts on the theory that they might be discriminating against people? Is there evidence of this?
No
QuoteIsn't this also forcing a liberal agenda on many people who might not agree and, dare I say, have a right not to agree?
Yes
QuoteKinda the same as major companies boycotting a State purely to force people to do as they say? Whether of not you agree with the debate, its still actually holding a State and many people hostage with threats, forcing them to your agenda.
Yes
QuoteThis really does seem like a case of, do what we say or else, agree or else, you are not allowed an individual opinion. I notice all the Dems immediately resort to name calling, labelling and verbal assaults of bigotry! lol! oh the irony. I've seen a video of this and the Democrats are almost behaving like Sanders supporters! Its the Democrats that are out of control these days.
Yes
QuoteNow believe it or not, as I've said before, I'm not actually backing any discrimination against anyone, but I think there needs to be a compromise on both sides. I really don't agree with all this enforcing of agendas, the basic hostage holding and threats of 'do it or else', a really poor show of so called democracy.
Yes

If a potential employer is highly interested in your sexuality, it's probably not going to be a place you want to work at. Sex and fetish shops being exemptions of course. If you feel the uncontrollable urge to declare your gayness to a potential employer, your unemployment is the least of your concerns.

To wit; don't be retarded.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on May 22, 2016, 04:22:16 PM
This video explains what I'm angling at on two fronts.

1. The left support equal rights and Muslims (in general at the moment because of the migrant crisis and extremism issues), which is fine. But the general Muslim community do not support LGBT rights, and this video shows how they many will not serve gay people, something which other people have been crucified for. Hypocrisy? how can you back up both when one does not even back the other.

2. Again (as pointed out in the video at around 4:45) there is also this liberal enforcement, blackmail if you will. If you don't agree with what I say, think, do, then I'm gonna do everything I can to shut you down, get you fired, put you out of business etc...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgWIhYAtan4
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on May 24, 2016, 09:26:40 AM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3605789/Scorned-girlfriend-s-Khaleesi-level-vengeance-Woman-sends-cheating-ex-Game-Thrones-spoilers-week-watch-show.html?ito=social-facebook_PAU

:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on May 24, 2016, 01:20:46 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQklj7M_ygY

Tomorrow's intellectual elites funding radical Islamic terrorism today.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on May 24, 2016, 03:40:42 PM
We lost another Legend.

Burt Kwouk passed away at the age of 85
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on May 25, 2016, 05:29:43 AM
http://www.charismanews.com/opinion/57340-40-volcanoes-are-erupting-right-now-as-the-crust-of-the-earth-becomes-increasingly-unstable

Meanwhile no one else knows about this news. It's a shame that no one takes this news seriously. I feel like our environment is f**ked and no one is going to do anything about it until the very last minute.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 25, 2016, 06:07:03 AM
That site is rubbish. If volcanoes were not erupting and earthquake were not quaking.... well now that would be worrisome.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on May 25, 2016, 07:02:36 AM
It has been reported on other verious other news sites like Yahoo, MSN etc. People do feel like the human race has been destroying the planet for well over a century. We are likely going to have mother nature end us all despite be warn about it for ages. Things are likely becoming more and more like a Hollywood disaster movie.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 25, 2016, 09:20:01 AM
Yea but it's going to be a 100 year long movie. In my opinion we crossed the oceanic co2 absorption line back in 2012. Meaning that most co2 is now staying in the atmosphere. The oceans have probably started to under go acidification. What that means for them and us, no one knows. Just gotta sit back and watch. That's about 20 years or so, which will lead to a runaway release of methane from seabed deposits. Actually there's many things to go wrong and all of our hopes and dreams rest on improbable technology and theories. That being said we can engineer temporary solutions if we can agree to get along. Yea fat chance on that. Still it is the future that has to deal with it. There's not much we can do to fix it as if now. Even if we stopped burning fossil fuels nothing would change. Even if we stopped beef production. It's too late. Still the earth itself, as in plate tectonics is all well and good. We're not harming the earth itself, just the atmosphere. The Earth will shake us off like a bad cold.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on May 25, 2016, 09:27:37 AM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on May 25, 2016, 05:29:43 AMMeanwhile no one else knows about this news. It's a shame that no one takes this news seriously. I feel like our environment is f**ked and no one is going to do anything about it until the very last minute.

As white says, volcanoes are erupting and earthquakes are shaking all the time. It's hardly a new phenomenon.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on May 25, 2016, 11:07:43 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/gay-couple-kiss-in-front-of-800-right-wing-extremists-in-response-to-homophobic-chants/ar-BBtqoFk?li=BBoPRmx&ocid=mailsignout
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on May 25, 2016, 11:35:55 AM
It really should not be an issue and I hate that it is for some people. Good on them for doing that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on May 25, 2016, 11:41:16 AM
Thats what i loved about it. Good on them
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on May 25, 2016, 01:07:50 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on May 25, 2016, 07:02:36 AM
It has been reported on other verious other news sites like Yahoo, MSN etc. People do feel like the human race has been destroying the planet for well over a century. We are likely going to have mother nature end us all despite be warn about it for ages. Things are likely becoming more and more like a Hollywood disaster movie.
Quote from: whiterabbit on May 25, 2016, 09:20:01 AM
...The Earth will shake us off like a bad cold.
Straight to the point, my idea has always been
Spoiler
Like whiterabbit said, only literally. Somehow the Earth will manage to shake us all off with absolutely no warning whatsoever, like a dog violently shaking off water after a bathing. How long it will last is unknown, perhaps a few minutes, perhaps a few hours. Either way, there will be no survivors, except minor oceanic bacteria that will rise from the depths from the results of the shake off. Sorry if this seems spooky, but let's hope I am really wrong.
[close]

Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on May 25, 2016, 11:07:43 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/gay-couple-kiss-in-front-of-800-right-wing-extremists-in-response-to-homophobic-chants/ar-BBtqoFk?li=BBoPRmx&ocid=mailsignout
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telesurtv.net%2F__export%2F1432395161137%2Fsites%2Ftelesur%2Fimg%2Fnews%2F2015%2F05%2F23%2Fyes1.jpg_1718483346.jpg&hash=5986d2b6fb6260cc198fcda4137a8cb5c77b7f08)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on May 25, 2016, 03:03:24 PM
http://video.foxnews.com/v/4911172471001/starnes-anti-trump-crowd-waves-mexican-flag-burns-us-flag/?#sp=show-clips

Not all immigrants are Mexican; just the ones we have problems with.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on May 25, 2016, 03:33:31 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on May 25, 2016, 03:03:24 PMNot all immigrants are Mexican; just the ones we have problems with.

You're forgetting the Muslims.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 25, 2016, 11:03:40 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on May 25, 2016, 03:33:31 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on May 25, 2016, 03:03:24 PMNot all immigrants are Mexican; just the ones we have problems with.

You're forgetting the Muslims.
hmm... part Saudi, part Mexican, all Islam and it has just crossed the Mexican-US border illegally. What we have here is the Perfect terrorist. A killing machine. It doesn't want your job or your women but America's total annihilation. TRUMP 2016
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on May 26, 2016, 01:51:59 AM
I just don't understand why they are burning their national flag  :o
OK, you don't like Trump...and your burning the US flag because..? I mean its literally a case of, if you are burning your national flag, whilst flying another, then go live in that other country. Do they actually believe Sanders or Obama would approve of burning the US flag?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on May 26, 2016, 07:24:16 AM
http://themuse.jezebel.com/listen-to-victoria-beckhams-scrapped-2003-hip-hop-album-1778698143

They were on about this on the radio this morning.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on May 26, 2016, 12:06:03 PM
Oh god that sounds Horrible. Bring me My Genesis collection and quick about it
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on May 26, 2016, 12:48:16 PM
https://www.facebook.com/Autoblog/videos/10154087140641760/

This looks pretty damn cool.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 26, 2016, 01:19:46 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on May 26, 2016, 12:48:16 PM
https://www.facebook.com/Autoblog/videos/10154087140641760/

This looks pretty damn cool.
But it seems like a terrible idea, even if the bus supersedes traffic flow. It's just too low and in traffic. I know why they want to do it like that, cost but it's actually already been proven to be a dumb idea. It's not a replacement for heavy/medium rail.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on May 26, 2016, 01:35:51 PM
I don't think it's meant as replacement for rail like that. More local travel. I don't see the issue with it assuming it's safe at things like junctions and etc.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on May 26, 2016, 01:47:59 PM
Trams manage junctions just fine.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on May 26, 2016, 02:13:34 PM
http://www.yahoo.com/style/pro-lgbt-shirt-banned-from-high-school-for-191802396.html

On a memory note, I wore a Misfits "Wolf's Blood" cover tshirt back in the day to high school almost biweekly. I noticed after a while that one of the men was nude (including the package showing) and no one ever noticed. Yet, I was taken aside one day for wearing a spiked chain mail bracelet that which the spikes were maybe a half inch tall LOL I certainly do not miss high school.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on May 26, 2016, 03:21:33 PM
http://www.investors.com/politics/commentary/the-truth-warming-alarmists-dont-want-you-to-know-about-the-climate-models/
The Truth Warming Alarmists Don't Want You To Know About The Climate Models

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on May 26, 2016, 03:27:52 PM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on May 26, 2016, 02:13:34 PM
http://www.yahoo.com/style/pro-lgbt-shirt-banned-from-high-school-for-191802396.html

On a memory note, I wore a Misfits "Wolf's Blood" cover tshirt back in the day to high school almost biweekly. I noticed after a while that one of the men was nude (including the package showing) and no one ever noticed. Yet, I was taken aside one day for wearing a spiked chain mail bracelet that which the spikes were maybe a half inch tall LOL I certainly do not miss high school.

This is exactly why we have school uniforms in the UK, less trouble and everyone looks smart. Although when in school we never liked it, but I can fully understand now why British schools do it, to avoid things like this.

So what happens when a kid wears something with profanity on it? or groups start wearing things that maybe offend others? This is how you get big divisions in schools between students, dare I say possible gangs or even cults emerging. If you allow a pro LGBT shirt, then do you allow an anti LGBT shirt?

Bending over backwards for kids/students is just teaching them entitlement, would a workplace allow you to wear something like that?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on May 26, 2016, 05:38:26 PM
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36367221 (http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36367221)
Quote
Microsoft accused of Windows 10 upgrade 'nasty trick'

Microsoft has faced criticism for changing the pop-up box encouraging Windows users to upgrade to Windows 10.

Clicking the cross in the top-right hand corner of the pop-up box now agrees to a scheduled upgrade rather than rejecting it.

This has caused confusion as clicking the cross typically closes a pop-up notification........
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on May 26, 2016, 07:12:00 PM
I don't understand why they're so forceful about pushing the transition, sets off my paranoia trigger.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on May 26, 2016, 09:15:37 PM
I remember sitting in an "assembly" and having a girl behind me whisper something about pulling her panties down with my teeth. What the f**k is a dress code, or any kind of restrictions on clothing going to do about something like that?


...assemblies never were much fun.

http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-sac-essential-politics-zoe-lofgren-transgender-fight-professor-htmlstory.html
'You are an ignorant bigot': California Democrat clashes with San Diego law professor on transgender issues

I was born human but I identify as an extra-terrestrial with super powers.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on May 27, 2016, 11:07:50 AM
Quote from: Shinawi on May 26, 2016, 05:38:26 PM
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36367221 (http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36367221)
Quote
Microsoft accused of Windows 10 upgrade 'nasty trick'

Microsoft has faced criticism for changing the pop-up box encouraging Windows users to upgrade to Windows 10.

Clicking the cross in the top-right hand corner of the pop-up box now agrees to a scheduled upgrade rather than rejecting it.

This has caused confusion as clicking the cross typically closes a pop-up notification........

That explains why i had a pop up this morning saying that my upgrade was scheduled for the 30th, even though i thought i'd gone through the rigmarole  of cancelling the upgrade for this laptop. I then had to go through it again and cancel it in a different way. This is why when i get a new laptop, i'm having one with Windows 10 pre-installed so i dont have to worry about this crap
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on May 27, 2016, 11:32:28 AM
It annoyed the shit out of me. Started updating my PC but I put a stop to it. I'll stick with my 7.

http://marsforthemany.com/news/technology/dry-ice-engine/

QuoteHow do you think a Martian colony will be powered?

Solar Energy?

Nuclear?

For most of us, that's as far as it goes. Some might consider something a little more 'exotic' -- like geothermal energy --  but for the most part solar and nuclear energy are the two types of power most often discussed.

Two North Carolina high school freshman, though, Chase Bishop and James Thompson, have a different idea on how to power a Mars colony.

Dry ice.

That's right. Dry ice.

The frozen, solid form of carbon dioxide.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on May 27, 2016, 02:51:06 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on May 26, 2016, 09:15:37 PM
I was born human but I identify as an extra-terrestrial with super powers.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F36XqCHa.gif&hash=6ec3632476c649d8c001f18f10104382b7b41de5)

Fred Christ it is, then.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on May 27, 2016, 03:15:45 PM
https://www.yahoo.com/news/edible-bug-industry-hopes-crickets-kin-next-sushi-112414907--sector.html
Edible bug industry hopes crickets and kin are the next sushi

Quote from: KiramidHead on May 27, 2016, 02:51:06 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on May 26, 2016, 09:15:37 PM
I was born human but I identify as an extra-terrestrial with super powers.

http://i.imgur.com/36XqCHa.gif

Fred Christ it is, then.

CCCCCAAAAARRRRREEEEEFFFFFUUUUULLLLL!!!!!
Just because I'm on the internet doesn't make me any less dangerous...



http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/05/27/ice-spends-millions-flying-illegal-immigrant-children-across-us.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IawEMxTroBk
Milo does know how to work the spotlight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScDJve2yXgQ
I will be happy when Barack "back of the queue" Obama is gone.
...yes, that f**king shit still irks me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on May 29, 2016, 08:54:39 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on May 27, 2016, 11:32:28 AMIt annoyed the shit out of me. Started updating my PC but I put a stop to it. I'll stick with my 7.

Yeah, they're being so sneaky about it, it caught out a couple of people at work. I'm not going to get 10, aside from the fact I prefer 7 it's still current so there's no reason to change.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on May 29, 2016, 12:47:44 PM
Quote from: KiramidHead on May 27, 2016, 02:51:06 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on May 26, 2016, 09:15:37 PM
I was born human but I identify as an extra-terrestrial with super powers.

http://i.imgur.com/36XqCHa.gif

Fred Christ it is, then.

Don't feed them!

Quote from: HuDaFuK on May 29, 2016, 08:54:39 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on May 27, 2016, 11:32:28 AMIt annoyed the shit out of me. Started updating my PC but I put a stop to it. I'll stick with my 7.

Yeah, they're being so sneaky about it, it caught out a couple of people at work. I'm not going to get 10, aside from the fact I prefer 7 it's still current so there's no reason to change.

I'm sure I'll update later on, when it's all squared out.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on May 29, 2016, 05:02:39 PM
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36376962 (http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36376962)
QuoteMicrosoft U-turn on 'nasty trick' pop-up

By Jane Wakefield
Technology reporter

Microsoft has u-turned over changes it made to a pop-up encouraging users to upgrade to Windows 10.

Users were angry that clicking the cross to dismiss the box meant that they had agreed to the upgrade.

Based on "customer feedback", Microsoft said that it had added another notification that provided customers with "an additional opportunity for cancelling the upgrade".

The pop-up design had been described as a "nasty trick".

Microsoft told the BBC it had modified the pop-up two weeks ago as a result of criticism: "We've added another notification that confirms the time of the scheduled upgrade and provides the customer an additional opportunity for cancelling or rescheduling the upgrade.

"If the customer wishes to continue with their upgrade at the designated time, they can click 'OK' or close the notifications with no further action needed."

Senior editor at PC World magazine Brad Chacos, who describes himself as a fan of the Windows 10 operating system, had previously described the use of the cross to mean people had agreed to the upgrade as "a nasty trick".

He said: "I don't think that adding more pestering pop-ups improves the situation. At the very least they should add a large, obvious 'No, I don't want this' button."

Mr Chacos has been a vocal critic of what he described as the "heavy-handed tactics that Microsoft's been using to force people into the upgrade".

Previously, users had to press the cross to cancel the suggested upgrade, he pointed out, so the latest move is counter-intuitive - "akin to swapping out the brake and the accelerator in your car".

Users have been sharing with the BBC their own experience of unwanted upgrades, suggesting that the process is difficult to cancel once it has begun.

Havard Hughes' experience was typical of many.

"Windows 10 update ran on my PC despite all my efforts to stop it, including dismissing the update several times and frantically trying to abort the installation as it started when I was halfway through writing an important e-mail.

"My attempt to roll it back to Windows 7 resulted in the blue screen of death and a dead PC. I now have to reinstall my home computer from scratch because of this so-called 'free' upgrade.

"As someone who paid for my software and was perfectly happy with my fully functional Windows 7 machine, this has been an absolute disaster."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on May 29, 2016, 08:42:51 PM
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-camp-concedes-its-low-on-money/article/2592501

Just like his businesses LOL
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 29, 2016, 11:29:53 PM
http://khon2.com/2016/05/29/rural-chinese-students-descend-terrifying-cliff-face-to-get-to-school/

Quote from: Gate on May 29, 2016, 08:42:51 PM
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-camp-concedes-its-low-on-money/article/2592501

Just like his businesses LOL
The same as Sanders. People may want to ignore the fact but the states he's won lately were states where Hillary spent virtually no money. Trump is basically winning by over spending on campaigning.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on May 29, 2016, 11:30:35 PM
Quote from: Gate on May 29, 2016, 08:42:51 PM
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-camp-concedes-its-low-on-money/article/2592501

Just like his businesses LOL

Well that's what happens when you self fund your campaign and don't rely on college kids maxing out their parents credit cards to match donations

Quote from: whiterabbit on May 29, 2016, 11:29:53 PM
http://khon2.com/2016/05/29/rural-chinese-students-descend-terrifying-cliff-face-to-get-to-school/

This is what I hate about living in a suburb, that sounds awesome
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 29, 2016, 11:35:25 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on May 29, 2016, 11:30:35 PM
Well that's what happens when you self fund your campaign and don't rely on college kids maxing out their parents credit cards to match donations

Quote from: whiterabbit on May 29, 2016, 11:29:53 PM
http://khon2.com/2016/05/29/rural-chinese-students-descend-terrifying-cliff-face-to-get-to-school/

This is what I hate about living in a suburb, that sounds awesome
Well to be fair it depends on the suburb. I swear some Baltimore cities are way more dangerous to walk vs scaling a half mile cliff to school. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on May 29, 2016, 11:39:15 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on May 29, 2016, 11:35:25 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on May 29, 2016, 11:30:35 PM
Well that's what happens when you self fund your campaign and don't rely on college kids maxing out their parents credit cards to match donations

Quote from: whiterabbit on May 29, 2016, 11:29:53 PM
http://khon2.com/2016/05/29/rural-chinese-students-descend-terrifying-cliff-face-to-get-to-school/

This is what I hate about living in a suburb, that sounds awesome
Well to be fair it depends on the suburb. I swear some Baltimore cities are way more dangerous to walk vs scaling a half mile cliff to school. :P

Mainly white middle to upper class suburb, the most action we get is some puck at the rink but half the guys there are so f**king ten ply you almost wanna burn your passport
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 30, 2016, 12:08:32 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on May 29, 2016, 11:39:15 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on May 29, 2016, 11:35:25 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on May 29, 2016, 11:30:35 PM
Well that's what happens when you self fund your campaign and don't rely on college kids maxing out their parents credit cards to match donations

Quote from: whiterabbit on May 29, 2016, 11:29:53 PM
http://khon2.com/2016/05/29/rural-chinese-students-descend-terrifying-cliff-face-to-get-to-school/

This is what I hate about living in a suburb, that sounds awesome
Well to be fair it depends on the suburb. I swear some Baltimore cities are way more dangerous to walk vs scaling a half mile cliff to school. :P

Mainly white middle to upper class suburb, the most action we get is some puck at the rink but half the guys there are so f**king ten ply you almost wanna burn your passport
Ten ply huh, that's a phrase I haven't heard before. It sounds like thick skin to me or that they are so full of shit that you need ten ply toilet paper to wipe the earth of them. :P

I live right outside of Urban Honolulu, so draw your own conclusions there. Traffic is the most dangerous thing we have here. Although I'm pretty sure some kids have to trek over hot lava to get to school on the Big Island. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on May 30, 2016, 02:37:52 AM
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/america-gives-egypt-free-armored-vehicles-and-money-egypt-gives-america-a-slap-in-the-face/2016/05/29/b4f5376c-235b-11e6-8690-f14ca9de2972_story.html
America gives Egypt free armored vehicles. Egypt gives America a slap in the face.

http://www.businessinsider.com/ons-data-reason-for-rise-in-uk-net-migration-2016-5
British people are to blame for the surge in net migration — not immigrants

You Brit's take all the jobs, suck off the welfare programs, seduce the women...SOMEBODY NEEDS TO SEND YOU BACK TO WHERE YOU CAME FROM!!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on May 30, 2016, 02:13:29 PM
So, we need to leave our own country in greater numbers...to bring their immigration figures down? So the immigration figures don't look too bad in other words.

The article even states that its true immigration numbers are up and going up, but its all because Brits aren't leaving?

Is this actual written proof that certain people want native Brits to leave to make room for more immigrants? Jesus they aren't even trying to hide their agenda anymore.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on May 30, 2016, 02:35:10 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on May 30, 2016, 02:13:29 PM
So, we need to leave our own country in greater numbers...to bring their immigration figures down? So the immigration figures don't look too bad in other words.

The article even states that its true immigration numbers are up and going up, but its all because Brits aren't leaving?

Is this actual written proof that certain people want native Brits to leave to make room for more immigrants? Jesus they aren't even trying to hide their agenda anymore.

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Now for the bad news...

Those who support immigration are the racist xenophobic bigots.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on May 31, 2016, 06:28:02 PM
https://www.yahoo.com/news/dogs-dinner-swedish-restaurant-adds-canine-menu-145303307.html
Dog's dinner: Swedish restaurant adds canine menu

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/justice-dept-pushes-back-texas-judges-sanctions-39504105?yptr=yahoo
Justice Dept. Pushes Back Against Texas Judge's Sanctions

Don't lie to judges.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jun 01, 2016, 11:08:54 PM
http://ivn.us/2016/05/25/sanders-influence-potus-race-secured-gaining-majority-platform-committee/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jun 02, 2016, 03:37:15 AM
Quote from: Gate on Jun 01, 2016, 11:08:54 PM
http://ivn.us/2016/05/25/sanders-influence-potus-race-secured-gaining-majority-platform-committee/

Party is completely torn in two. Sanders mob won't back Clinton ever, Clinton won't back Sanders ideals, and the party is trying to change their agenda according to Sanders...who has been well and truly beaten by Clinton in overall votes. Sanders refusal to allow the Dems to focus on Trump has cost them massively. The Dems (I'm sure) just wanna see the back of Bernie so they can try and win the White House.

Clinton will be the nominee in California and Sanders will be forgotten, yet his supporters will carry on causing chaos.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 02, 2016, 04:48:06 AM
Quote from: broughtpain on May 31, 2016, 06:28:02 PM
https://www.yahoo.com/news/dogs-dinner-swedish-restaurant-adds-canine-menu-145303307.html
Dog's dinner: Swedish restaurant adds canine menu

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/justice-dept-pushes-back-texas-judges-sanctions-39504105?yptr=yahoo
Justice Dept. Pushes Back Against Texas Judge's Sanctions

Don't lie to judges.
Tasty
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jun 02, 2016, 07:35:32 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jun 02, 2016, 03:37:15 AM
Quote from: Gate on Jun 01, 2016, 11:08:54 PM
http://ivn.us/2016/05/25/sanders-influence-potus-race-secured-gaining-majority-platform-committee/

Party is completely torn in two. Sanders mob won't back Clinton ever, Clinton won't back Sanders ideals, and the party is trying to change their agenda according to Sanders...who has been well and truly beaten by Clinton in overall votes. Sanders refusal to allow the Dems to focus on Trump has cost them massively. The Dems (I'm sure) just wanna see the back of Bernie so they can try and win the White House.

Clinton will be the nominee in California and Sanders will be forgotten, yet his supporters will carry on causing chaos.
Your opinions are literally always in opposition to the facts presented in every post I make.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jun 02, 2016, 08:30:03 AM
You seem surprised?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jun 02, 2016, 01:43:34 PM
http://www.inquisitr.com/3136850/russia-building-moon-taxi-to-help-construction-of-lunar-colony-in-mission-to-reach-mars/

I really hope a Moonbase or a Mars trip becomes a reality before I kick the bucket.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jun 02, 2016, 03:16:30 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jun 02, 2016, 01:43:34 PM
http://www.inquisitr.com/3136850/russia-building-moon-taxi-to-help-construction-of-lunar-colony-in-mission-to-reach-mars/

I really hope a Moonbase or a Mars trip becomes a reality before I kick the bucket.
Oh my god, me too. What do you think of Planet Nine?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Jun 02, 2016, 04:33:44 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jun 02, 2016, 01:43:34 PM
http://www.inquisitr.com/3136850/russia-building-moon-taxi-to-help-construction-of-lunar-colony-in-mission-to-reach-mars/

I really hope a Moonbase or a Mars trip becomes a reality before I kick the bucket.

I really want to climb Olympus Mons, and I'm not even a big outdoorsy type.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jun 02, 2016, 04:49:08 PM
https://www.yahoo.com/tv/exclusive-stacey-dash-says-transgender-181000479.html
EXCLUSIVE: Stacey Dash Says Transgender People Should Pee in Bushes, Claims Feminism Is Ruining Men

https://www.yahoo.com/news/phoenix-police-woman-kills-her-3-young-sons-154210381.html
Phoenix police: Woman kills her 3 young sons, stabs herself
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jun 02, 2016, 05:49:01 PM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Jun 02, 2016, 04:33:44 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jun 02, 2016, 01:43:34 PM
http://www.inquisitr.com/3136850/russia-building-moon-taxi-to-help-construction-of-lunar-colony-in-mission-to-reach-mars/

I really hope a Moonbase or a Mars trip becomes a reality before I kick the bucket.

I really want to climb Olympus Mons, and I'm not even a big outdoorsy type.
Olympus Mons is an active volcano tho
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Jun 02, 2016, 05:49:44 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jun 02, 2016, 05:49:01 PM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Jun 02, 2016, 04:33:44 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jun 02, 2016, 01:43:34 PM
http://www.inquisitr.com/3136850/russia-building-moon-taxi-to-help-construction-of-lunar-colony-in-mission-to-reach-mars/

I really hope a Moonbase or a Mars trip becomes a reality before I kick the bucket.

I really want to climb Olympus Mons, and I'm not even a big outdoorsy type.
Olympus Mons is an active volcano tho

Oh...  :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jun 02, 2016, 05:59:04 PM
And F*CKING MASSIVE. Isn't it like 4 times higher than Everest?

No offence, but good luck with that... :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Jun 02, 2016, 06:24:46 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Jun 02, 2016, 05:59:04 PM
And F*CKING MASSIVE. Isn't it like 4 times higher than Everest?

No offence, but good luck with that... :P

Yeah I knew that, hence the imagination.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jun 02, 2016, 09:09:40 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vCv4cZKFwI

With extremely limited funding for research, so much has become possible...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 02, 2016, 10:38:41 PM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Jun 02, 2016, 06:24:46 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Jun 02, 2016, 05:59:04 PM
And F*CKING MASSIVE. Isn't it like 4 times higher than Everest?

No offence, but good luck with that... :P

Yeah I knew that, hence the imagination.
First person to die at the top gets the peak named after him! Ready set go!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jun 02, 2016, 11:17:39 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Jun 02, 2016, 05:59:04 PM
And F*CKING MASSIVE. Isn't it like 4 times higher than Everest?

No offence, but good luck with that... :P
It pokes out of Mars's atmosphere. It's that big.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jun 03, 2016, 12:45:01 AM
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/facebook-reportedly-plans-impossible-police-122800797.html
Facebook reportedly plans to make it impossible for the police to read your messages
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jun 03, 2016, 09:00:37 AM
Quote from: Gate on Jun 02, 2016, 11:17:39 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Jun 02, 2016, 05:59:04 PM
And F*CKING MASSIVE. Isn't it like 4 times higher than Everest?

No offence, but good luck with that... :P
It pokes out of Mars's atmosphere. It's that big.

You can guarantee that when we do finally colonize Mars, this is going to be done!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jun 03, 2016, 09:02:39 AM
Quote from: Gate on Jun 02, 2016, 11:17:39 PMIt pokes out of Mars's atmosphere. It's that big.

Before or after Arnold Schwarzenegger makes it breathable?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jun 03, 2016, 10:33:33 AM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Jun 03, 2016, 09:02:39 AM
Quote from: Gate on Jun 02, 2016, 11:17:39 PMIt pokes out of Mars's atmosphere. It's that big.

Before or after Arnold Schwarzenegger makes it breathable?

Someone will probably want to rename it after Him lol.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 03, 2016, 11:49:36 AM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Jun 03, 2016, 10:33:33 AM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Jun 03, 2016, 09:02:39 AM
Quote from: Gate on Jun 02, 2016, 11:17:39 PMIt pokes out of Mars's atmosphere. It's that big.

Before or after Arnold Schwarzenegger makes it breathable?

Someone will probably want to rename it after Him lol.
Nah, Putin will undoubtfully put nukes on the summit and claim it for Mother Russia.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jun 03, 2016, 02:06:36 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jun 02, 2016, 07:35:32 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jun 02, 2016, 03:37:15 AM
Quote from: Gate on Jun 01, 2016, 11:08:54 PM
http://ivn.us/2016/05/25/sanders-influence-potus-race-secured-gaining-majority-platform-committee/

Party is completely torn in two. Sanders mob won't back Clinton ever, Clinton won't back Sanders ideals, and the party is trying to change their agenda according to Sanders...who has been well and truly beaten by Clinton in overall votes. Sanders refusal to allow the Dems to focus on Trump has cost them massively. The Dems (I'm sure) just wanna see the back of Bernie so they can try and win the White House.

Clinton will be the nominee in California and Sanders will be forgotten, yet his supporters will carry on causing chaos.
Your opinions are literally always in opposition to the facts presented in every post I make.

Cos your posts tend to come from sites that are pro Sanders, and are delusional.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Jun 03, 2016, 02:34:19 PM
Every time I see Trump walk onto a stage, I can't help but think of this playing in the background

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QEsjd1WZuY
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jun 03, 2016, 02:45:40 PM
Hahahahaha
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jun 03, 2016, 03:11:31 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jun 03, 2016, 02:06:36 PM
Cos your posts tend to come from sites that are pro Sanders, and are delusional.

:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jun 03, 2016, 03:18:12 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jun 03, 2016, 03:11:31 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jun 03, 2016, 02:06:36 PM
Cos your posts tend to come from sites that are pro Sanders, and are delusional.

:laugh:
At least I report on facts that see the bigger picture. You sound like a 12 year old who can't read between the lines. I'm "delusional" because I reported an actual fact-filled page. It's a pro-sanders site because it's fair to him? Unlike most of the big media outlets, who bash anyone that's not Clinton?

I could probably find a better response on /pol/.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Jun 03, 2016, 04:55:31 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jun 03, 2016, 11:49:36 AM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Jun 03, 2016, 10:33:33 AM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Jun 03, 2016, 09:02:39 AM
Quote from: Gate on Jun 02, 2016, 11:17:39 PMIt pokes out of Mars's atmosphere. It's that big.

Before or after Arnold Schwarzenegger makes it breathable?

Someone will probably want to rename it after Him lol.
Nah, Putin will undoubtfully put nukes on the summit and claim it for Mother Russia.
So it would be Marssia? Both will eventually have the same landscapes ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jun 03, 2016, 05:33:13 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jun 03, 2016, 03:18:12 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jun 03, 2016, 03:11:31 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jun 03, 2016, 02:06:36 PM
Cos your posts tend to come from sites that are pro Sanders, and are delusional.

:laugh:
At least I report on facts that see the bigger picture. You sound like a 12 year old who can't read between the lines. I'm "delusional" because I reported an actual fact-filled page. It's a pro-sanders site because it's fair to him? Unlike most of the big media outlets, who bash anyone that's not Clinton?

I could probably find a better response on /pol/.

Just to clarify - I was laughing at the whole hypocrisy of his statement. Pot calling the kettle black and all that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Jun 03, 2016, 05:58:00 PM
Tough to see which argument trumps the other...

*get's coat, leaves
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jun 03, 2016, 06:08:06 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bzwdjx_QTw

Quote from: Novak 1334 on Jun 03, 2016, 05:58:00 PM
Tough to see which argument trumps the other...


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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Jun 03, 2016, 08:37:55 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jun 02, 2016, 01:43:34 PM
http://www.inquisitr.com/3136850/russia-building-moon-taxi-to-help-construction-of-lunar-colony-in-mission-to-reach-mars/

I really hope a Moonbase or a Mars trip becomes a reality before I kick the bucket.

Should happen well before then, particularly the latter. Lots of amazing progress happening recently, Elon Musk's claimed manned missions will happen within the next decade.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jun 03, 2016, 10:52:24 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kacnlIadqj0
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jun 04, 2016, 02:59:37 AM
Quote from: Gate on Jun 03, 2016, 03:18:12 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jun 03, 2016, 03:11:31 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jun 03, 2016, 02:06:36 PM
Cos your posts tend to come from sites that are pro Sanders, and are delusional.

:laugh:
At least I report on facts that see the bigger picture. You sound like a 12 year old who can't read between the lines. I'm "delusional" because I reported an actual fact-filled page. It's a pro-sanders site because it's fair to him? Unlike most of the big media outlets, who bash anyone that's not Clinton?

I could probably find a better response on /pol/.

Fact filled page, you mean a page devoted to independent voters that favour Sanders  ::)

Fair to him? I don't think its fair to you, completely leading you on. And please do me a favour about this Sanders fetish, we all know the youngsters like him solely because he offered free everything, and that's it. Had he never said that none of you would care. Most of you probably have no idea what socialism is and what it would do to your country (and no Scandinavia is not socialist, ugh!), but it didn't work in Europe way back when, and it won't work now, especially in America. So please just enough with the Sanders crapola, the blokes been a nobody his entire career, not even loyal to a party sheesh!

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 04, 2016, 03:11:58 AM
The broken toilet calling the outhouse stink.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Jun 04, 2016, 10:12:00 AM
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali has passed on.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Jun 04, 2016, 02:17:36 PM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Jun 04, 2016, 10:12:00 AM
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali has passed on.

Sad news.  Another icon. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 04, 2016, 03:26:11 PM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Jun 04, 2016, 10:12:00 AM
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali has passed on.
No please say your lying.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 04, 2016, 09:28:32 PM
The man was old and probably in a lot of pain, plus he lived life hard. I think he earned his retirement. May he rest in peace.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 04, 2016, 09:33:14 PM
RIP Muhammed Ali
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jun 05, 2016, 04:59:33 AM
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/06/03/school-sends-sheriff-to-order-child-to-stop-sharing-bible-verses.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jun 07, 2016, 12:37:51 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=230Hl4XNmCU
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jun 07, 2016, 01:45:49 PM
Serial Paedophile Richard Huckle gets 22 Life sentences......Good
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Jun 07, 2016, 04:29:34 PM
https://www.yahoo.com/news/change-org-petition-calls-eff-214759183.html?ref=gs (https://www.yahoo.com/news/change-org-petition-calls-eff-214759183.html?ref=gs)
QuotePetitioners want Microsoft investigated over Windows 10-based business practices

June 7, 2016

Well, this is interesting. A concerned consumer has jumped onto Change.org to create a petition asking the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) to investigate Microsoft. Why? Because of the way the Redmond company has handled Windows 10, including the nagging free upgrade process which will finally end on July 29, exactly one year after Windows 10 hit the market.

"Microsoft's practices with their newest operating system, named Windows 10, has been ignorantly unethical at best and malicious at worst," states Todd Kleinpaste in his petition. "The problems begin with the upgrades. Reports everywhere state that people are being tricked or forced into upgrading to Windows 10 from their current, preferred version of Windows."

The petition calls out one specific incident where the 6GB Windows 10 update was automatically downloaded to a computer used by a man who fights militarized poachers in the African bush. This heavy update downloaded on a costly per-megabyte connection, and thankfully didn't take place during a combat operation, which would have cut off vital communication as the new operating system downloaded.

In addition to the forced install fiasco, the petition also points to the tracking mechanisms in Windows 10. When customers use "Express Settings" during the Windows 10 installation process, they're allowing Microsoft to keep track of text and touch input, location data, contacts, calendar information, and more. These can be turned off after the fact, but some of the information gathering tricks can't be halted unless the consumer digs into the registry and group policy editor.

If that wasn't enough to make Windows 10 users nervous, the petition even points at the operating system's ability to uninstall software without the user's consent. The petition links to a specific article that says Windows 10 began uninstalling software after the Threshold 2 update rolled out in November 2015. The reporter even provides a personal accounting of Windows 10 uninstalling a hardware information program called Speccy during the upgrade process.

Finally, the petition claims that Microsoft intends to stop the installation of software that's sold outside the Windows Store. We're pretty sure that's not correct, but rather Microsoft is holding on to specific Windows 10 features for developers who create applications and games based on the Universal Windows Platform (UWP). That means all apps and games based on this platform are sold only through Microsoft's storefront, and won't be made available on Steam or other digital distribution platforms.

"Despite outcries in forums, articles, and every other venue, Microsoft has not issued an apology, a retraction, or mentioned in any way that they are going to cease these practices," Kleinpaste adds. "The only mention of them ceasing any of it is that the upgrade to Windows 10 will no longer be free after this coming July."

As of this article, the petition has rounded up 760 supporters out of the needed 1,000 individuals. The attached (brief) letter doesn't state anything else other than asking the EFF to conduct a formal investigation into Microsoft for unethical business practices. The petition was created on Change.org just three days ago, so the amount of support has averaged to around 253 backing individuals per day. That means the petition should be on its way to the EFF in no time.

Update: 42 more people signed the petition in just an hour. Can someone play the theme to The Jeffersons, please!

http://www.tenforums.com/general-support/25603-please-help-i-suddenly-cant-open-any-folders-pc.html (http://www.tenforums.com/general-support/25603-please-help-i-suddenly-cant-open-any-folders-pc.html)
QuoteHello Everyone,

I've searched the forum, but haven't been able to find a solution that works. In a nutshell, I can't open "This PC" or any other folder that is on my desktop. File Explorer won't function either. Whether I double-click, or do a right-click and choose "Run", all that happens is the little hourglass comes on for 1/10th of a second. If I do a right-click, choose properties, and click on "Open Target Location", my entire screen goes black for 2 seconds and then comes back with icons repopulating the window slowly. In fact, this is my second time composing this message, because my Edge Browser crashed the first time, because I did the "Open Target Location" during composition, just to make sure it wasn't a one time anomaly.

This inability started 2 days ago. Since then, I've tried:

1. The SFC ScanNow. Everything is Fine.
2. Running complete boot-time scans using Avast and Malwarebytes. No Viruses, Adware, etc..
3. System Restore. Surprisingly only one Restore Point was there, and it was only 10 hours old. Not back far enough.
4. Burned the latest Windows10 ISO to DVD and Reinstalled Windows...keeping all files/settings. Four hours invested in doing this last night... made no difference.

Still can't open any Folders or "This PC". All the other right-click functions work, except for "OPEN". All other aspects of this P.C. work great, just like they did before this one major problem suddenly appeared. This shouldn't be THAT big of a deal to fix. Never had problems even remotely like this in Windows 7 or even Vista. What should I do next?

Thanks in advance!  -Allen
QuoteWell, I finally figured out the problem. When Microsoft pushed out the kb3093266 patch earlier this week, it caused my custom Display DPI scale of 120% to be incompatible with Opening Folders, File Explorer, or "This PC".

If I use one of the Windows10 display presets of 100% or 125% or 150%, using the little horizontal slider bar, all the folder open perfectly...just like before. So, I have it set to 125%, which is a tad large for my tastes, but at least I'm back to 100% Windows10 functionality now.

Perhaps with each incremental update/patch that Microsoft puts out, a little bit of the old "legacy" way of doing things will become inoperable, or incompatible with Windows10. That seems to be what happened to me. I doubt if many users choose a "Custom DPI" setting, which is why the complaints (and assistance) are not out there on the net. Windows10 is such a radical change, that there's a lot of uncharted territory ahead, IMO.
-Allen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOSLCxMUM6Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3js57TKHwY
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jun 08, 2016, 11:05:16 AM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3629282/Young-mother-seduced-15-year-old-boy-Facebook-having-sex-Cotswolds-home-spared-jail-victim-said-did-not-want-punished.html

If this had been a bloke, he would have gone to jail straight away
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jun 08, 2016, 02:46:11 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Jun 08, 2016, 11:05:16 AM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3629282/Young-mother-seduced-15-year-old-boy-Facebook-having-sex-Cotswolds-home-spared-jail-victim-said-did-not-want-punished.html

If this had been a bloke, he would have gone to jail straight away

You're right.

At 15, she could have got him smoking more than cigarettes.

There's more and more stories about young women seducing young boys in the news nowadays.

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2016/06/07/3785678/milo-trump-depaul/
Trump Supporter Milo Yiannopoulos Furthers Racial Hatred At DePaul University

After finding out that liberal progressives have lied and fabricated evidence, I think somebody should start focusing on how the left commits hate crimes using lies and props.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jun 09, 2016, 01:52:10 PM
http://www.inquisitr.com/3132199/dead-voters-discovered-in-california-voter-fraud-suspected/

The f**king Clintons are just as bad as the Kennedys at this point.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jun 09, 2016, 01:59:37 PM
https://www.yahoo.com/news/pakistani-woman-burns-daughter-alive-marrying-love-083347104.html
Pakistani woman burns daughter alive for eloping
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jun 09, 2016, 02:21:31 PM
And now for something that the thread was actually intended for - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/09/seagull-dyed-orange-after-falling-into-a-vat-of-curry/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_soc_spf_fb-sf28291230

Seagull dyed orange after falling into a vat of curry
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jun 09, 2016, 02:39:26 PM
https://www.yahoo.com/news/teenager-india-recreated-periodic-table-180143459.html
A Teenager in India Recreated the Periodic Table — But With a Gut-Wrenching Twist

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_4zlIlhstg

Something the free shit army hasn't figured out is as much as 1/3 of our annual budget(no less than 1/6) is spent on immigration and immigrants(including refugees). That's about what our debt goes up annually and what's spent at the federal level on social programs and public services. That estimate is from a cost-per-person average.

There's a lot of money tied up because of immigration. That money should go to poor Americans and rebuilding the United States.

...illegal immigration is a threat to national security and because of the blanket nature of national security, national security is provided for illegal immigrants. Because national security is proportional to population(s), as population(s) grow, spending must be increased. The same applies to public safety, public education, infrastructure, sewage and a lot of other stuff.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Jun 10, 2016, 01:41:23 AM
Quote from: Gate on Jun 09, 2016, 01:52:10 PM
http://www.inquisitr.com/3132199/dead-voters-discovered-in-california-voter-fraud-suspected/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPjCAHCBffI
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jun 10, 2016, 12:13:38 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRxJDFDW0Sk
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jun 10, 2016, 01:31:49 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Jun 10, 2016, 12:13:38 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRxJDFDW0Sk

Intolerant fanatical left are becoming more like the Third Reich everyday!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jun 10, 2016, 01:56:50 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_kHEsm-dd8

https://www.yahoo.com/celebrity/texas-valedictorian-faces-online-backlash-213007241.html
Texas Valedictorian Faces Online Backlash After Revealing That She Is an Undocumented Immigrant


"The reason I posted that tweet was to show others that you can accomplish anything, regardless of the obstacles you have in front of you," she told the The Austin American-Statesman.

That's one hell of a way to say thank you for $150k in education, $25k in food, $85k in housing and the rest of the money you and your mother stole.

If only we all could be successful by breaking the law. I guess, then we too could give some hypocritical statement of 'being successful despite obstacles' while slapping the faces of those we exploited.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Cwo6klLPLM
...for those who don't like us white males, be patient, we're working on a solution that's bears some semblance of being politically correct.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Jun 11, 2016, 07:17:48 PM
Christina Grimmie died today after a fatal shooting yesterday whilst she was signing autographs.   :(

Rest In Peace, Miss Grimmie.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: aliens13 on Jun 11, 2016, 10:53:21 PM
I have a question for the people of USA, what do you think of your team in Copa America? And if you believe you will win Paraguay.


Congratulations for the classification to quarters, but the cup comes to Argentina this year  ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jun 12, 2016, 03:17:36 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VMnLFenFOw

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/latest-orlando-police-report-controlled-explosion-092748165.html
The Latest: Police chief: Approximately 20 dead inside club

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/06/12/florida-authorities-say-multiple-people-have-been-shot-at-orlando-nightclub.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jun 12, 2016, 03:02:16 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/12/us/orlando-nightclub-shooting/

It happened right next to me. Living outside of Orlando, I get really unsettled by this. I live at the space center. I'm in a huge target area.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jun 12, 2016, 03:15:05 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jun 12, 2016, 03:02:16 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/12/us/orlando-nightclub-shooting/

It happened right next to me. Living outside of Orlando, I get really unsettled by this. I live at the space center. I'm in a huge target area.

This weekend has just been shocking for Orlando. On Friday it was the contestant from The Voice who got shot at her meet and greet  :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Jun 12, 2016, 05:02:41 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jun 12, 2016, 03:02:16 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/12/us/orlando-nightclub-shooting/

It happened right next to me. Living outside of Orlando, I get really unsettled by this. I live at the space center. I'm in a huge target area.
You mean that you witnessed it? I'm glad you're safe.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jun 12, 2016, 06:13:41 PM
https://www.yahoo.com/news/father-reported-suspect-orlando-mass-154525840.html
Father of Reported Suspect in Orlando Mass Shooting Says, 'This Has Nothing to Do with Religion' – Points to Son's Recent Anger at Gay Men


"He instead said his son had recently become very upset by the sight of two men kissing in downtown Miami, and pointed to his anger as a possible cause."


That doesn't make the shooter any less of a cocksucker.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jun 12, 2016, 06:44:39 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Jun 12, 2016, 06:13:41 PM
https://www.yahoo.com/news/father-reported-suspect-orlando-mass-154525840.html
Father of Reported Suspect in Orlando Mass Shooting Says, 'This Has Nothing to Do with Religion' – Points to Son's Recent Anger at Gay Men


"He instead said his son had recently become very upset by the sight of two men kissing in downtown Miami, and pointed to his anger as a possible cause."


That doesn't make the shooter any less of a cocksucker.

Yeah, with the amount of times I've heard that spouted over the past couple of years I'm really not buying it
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jun 12, 2016, 07:28:15 PM
We can all agree that the f**ker should've been caught alive so we could deliver some proper justice? Because I still have the fond memory of Zarnaev pleading "Not Guilty" after performing the Boston Bombing. I would've loved to hear this guy's defense.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jun 12, 2016, 07:36:18 PM
unfortunately the asshole decided to shoot back, all that we did was make him a martyr
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jun 12, 2016, 08:51:51 PM
http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/06/12/dr-zuhdi-jasser-orlando-nightclub-shooting-muslims-political-islam
Jasser: Muslims Must Declare War on Radical Islam

He makes a few good points. One is that it's an ideological war. The other is that American muslims are targeted as Americans.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Jun 12, 2016, 10:42:52 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jun 10, 2016, 01:31:49 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Jun 10, 2016, 12:13:38 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRxJDFDW0Sk

Intolerant fanatical left are becoming more like the Third Reich everyday!

It's not often that I agree with Hubbs, but they really are
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Jun 12, 2016, 11:02:37 PM
Quote from: Novak 1334 on Jun 12, 2016, 10:42:52 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jun 10, 2016, 01:31:49 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Jun 10, 2016, 12:13:38 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRxJDFDW0Sk

Intolerant fanatical left are becoming more like the Third Reich everyday!

It's not often that I agree with Hubbs, but they really are

Yep, this is little more than utter insanity.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jun 13, 2016, 12:00:21 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jun 12, 2016, 07:36:18 PM
unfortunately the asshole decided to shoot back, all that we did was make him a martyr
As opposed to taking the chance of him escaping? Another dead terrorist martyr is not such a bad thing. I think we should have a social program for it. They can apply for martyrdom by filling out a form asking when, where, why and who their friends are, we kill them when they turn in the form and then start an investigation from the information provided. Think of it like food stamps with a twist.

I have a whole bag of f**ks with lots in reserve. Even the smallest one is worth more than the life of some sick piece of shit looking to kill innocent people. If some lifeforms interested in killing innocents want to be martyrs, I'm more than happy to see them achieve their aspirations as long as no innocents are killed in the process.



Speaking of how radical and unhinged the left has become, OMAR MIR SEDDIQUE MATEEN was a Democrat.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 13, 2016, 12:14:46 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvJAhdahVp8
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Jango1201 on Jun 13, 2016, 01:26:39 AM
Did anyone else read this one?
https://www.yahoo.com/news/police-man-arrested-california-had-guns-explosives-185721261.html

Heard this on New York's news station 1010 WINS earlier.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Jun 13, 2016, 02:29:45 AM
Quote from: broughtpain on Jun 12, 2016, 06:13:41 PM
https://www.yahoo.com/news/father-reported-suspect-orlando-mass-154525840.html
Father of Reported Suspect in Orlando Mass Shooting Says, 'This Has Nothing to Do with Religion' – Points to Son's Recent Anger at Gay Men


"He instead said his son had recently become very upset by the sight of two men kissing in downtown Miami, and pointed to his anger as a possible cause."


That doesn't make the shooter any less of a cocksucker.
As would be expected, I have to say a few things about this.

First of all, I feel so sorry for the victims, their families, loved ones and friends. Despite our sexual orientation, we still have all the emotions any human is capable of feeling. While at the Pittsburgh (LGBT) Pride event yesterday, it was so emotional seeing men kissing men, women kissing women and everyone getting along great with absolutely no intolerance at all. This was the first Pride event I have attended and everything/everyone were so fabulous! It was almost like looking into the future where there are no prejudices, intolerance and hatred towards your fellow humans. Just people being who they are with no fear of doing so. I might add there were no fights, violence or even bad mouthing at the event, with over 6,000 in attendance.

Then this horrible event happens. The USA is known for being a LGBT friendly country and one of extremely few to have LGBT rights. The right to be able to go out and enjoy yourself should be a safe day/night for everyone, regardless of race, color, sex, etc. I do realize some cultures punish homosexuality by death, but it is not anyone's choice to be the executioner. The events that occurred in Orlando were absolutely terrible and while the exact reasons are currently still under federal investigation, it is most likely hate. After a night of pure pride and pleasure of being who you are, the sober reality of living in a world of hate strikes again.

I can only hope for a day when all life can love and live freely with no fear.

___________________________________________________________
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OH YEAH! STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jun 13, 2016, 12:25:19 PM
Well said Fury
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jun 13, 2016, 12:53:09 PM
https://pjmedia.com/homeland-security/2016/06/12/aclu-blames-wait-for-it-conservative-christians-for-orlando/
ACLU Blames -- Wait for It -- 'Conservative Christians' for Orlando



http://nypost.com/2016/06/12/nightclub-shooters-dad-hosted-anti-american-talk-show/
Nightclub shooter's dad hosted anti-American talk show
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jun 13, 2016, 01:25:08 PM
The Democrat/liberal left reaction is unsurprising, in fact its an insult to the LGBT community and the people that have been killed. The situation we are at now with the extreme left is bloody worrying, complete denial of everything.

Hate to say it, but once again Trump has been proven somewhat correct, and the actions of Clinton (and the rest) will help him I've no doubt.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jun 13, 2016, 01:49:46 PM
 
Quote from: Jango1201 on Jun 13, 2016, 01:26:39 AM
Did anyone else read this one?
https://www.yahoo.com/news/police-man-arrested-california-had-guns-explosives-185721261.html

Heard this on New York's news station 1010 WINS earlier.

Yes.

It still hasn't got much coverage. Everything I read could have safely been put in the rumor/speculative category. The liberal media tends to consider fireworks "explosives" and firearms "assault weapons". Even him being a Sanders supporter could be speculative.

All that said, it's really shity luck to get popped with party favors at a gay parade. It's even worse if it was his coming out...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUu-nqtf7zo
Because guns+gun free zones=mass shootings in target rich environments we have to focus on a problem as a solution...
I really would love to see some data crunched showing an estimate of how many people have been killed by the agendas of liberal progressive democrats.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 13, 2016, 07:54:15 PM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Jun 13, 2016, 02:29:45 AM
Quote from: broughtpain on Jun 12, 2016, 06:13:41 PM
https://www.yahoo.com/news/father-reported-suspect-orlando-mass-154525840.html
Father of Reported Suspect in Orlando Mass Shooting Says, 'This Has Nothing to Do with Religion' – Points to Son's Recent Anger at Gay Men


"He instead said his son had recently become very upset by the sight of two men kissing in downtown Miami, and pointed to his anger as a possible cause."


That doesn't make the shooter any less of a cocksucker.
As would be expected, I have to say a few things about this.

First of all, I feel so sorry for the victims, their families, loved ones and friends. Despite our sexual orientation, we still have all the emotions any human is capable of feeling. While at the Pittsburgh (LGBT) Pride event yesterday, it was so emotional seeing men kissing men, women kissing women and everyone getting along great with absolutely no intolerance at all. This was the first Pride event I have attended and everything/everyone were so fabulous! It was almost like looking into the future where there are no prejudices, intolerance and hatred towards your fellow humans. Just people being who they are with no fear of doing so. I might add there were no fights, violence or even bad mouthing at the event, with over 6,000 in attendance.

Then this horrible event happens. The USA is known for being a LGBT friendly country and one of extremely few to have LGBT rights. The right to be able to go out and enjoy yourself should be a safe day/night for everyone, regardless of race, color, sex, etc. I do realize some cultures punish homosexuality by death, but it is not anyone's choice to be the executioner. The events that occurred in Orlando were absolutely terrible and while the exact reasons are currently still under federal investigation, it is most likely hate. After a night of pure pride and pleasure of being who you are, the sober reality of living in a world of hate strikes again.

I can only hope for a day when all life can love and live freely with no fear.

___________________________________________________________
an awesome reason to edit this post... :
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OH YEAH! STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS!
What really upset me was some people on facebook NOT Muslims were saying this(exact quotes)"To be fair the americans have been doing this in Iraq and Afghanistan for the past 15 years with hundreds of thousands killed. America is reaping what it sows. They need to realise if you go around the world invading, bombing and killing, some people will hit back".Those people had nothing to do with it!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jun 13, 2016, 08:49:45 PM
To be fair, Afghanistan...well I was going to name the countries Russia invaded but I don't think know them all...

People like to start recalling history at a point that's inconvenient for the United States because it's convenient for other countries that were doing it more, worse and entirely for themselves.



I don't blame you for being upset. That crap gets extremely grating.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 13, 2016, 09:00:51 PM
This had little to do with religion or ISIS. The guy was already angry and hateful at life. It was an attack of mass murder because of one persons hatred of another person based on their race and sexual orientation. Shit later in the day there was another whacko with guns and dangerous elements who thankfully was arrested before whatever he was planing on doing at another lgbt event.  These f**kers are just mad and need to be stopped. I'm all for freedom and hell even the 2nd amendment but the police need to have a little more power to keep guns out of the hands of the  insane and hateful individuals.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jun 13, 2016, 09:06:27 PM

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/los-angeles-gay-pride-arrest_us_575da27fe4b0ced23ca85716
Man Arrested With Assault Weapons Was Headed To Los Angeles Gay Pride Parade

In reality, there's nothing there to indicate a terrorist attack. People get together and shoot guns like people ride dirt bikes. They swap bikes and bring an extra if they can afford it. Tannerite is for exploding targets.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 13, 2016, 09:37:08 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jun 13, 2016, 09:00:51 PM
This had little to do with religion or ISIS. The guy was already angry and hateful at life. It was an attack of mass murder because of one persons hatred of another person based on their race and sexual orientation. Shit later in the day there was another whacko with guys and dangerous elements who thankful was arrested before whatever he was planing on doing at another lgbt event.  These f**kers are just mad and need to be stopped. I'm all for freedom and hell even the 2nd amendment but the police need to have a little more power to keep guns out of the hands of the  insane and hateful individuals.
Exactly he wanted to beg ISIS for attention.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Jun 13, 2016, 09:38:34 PM
I forgot to mention that the Pittsburgh City police were everywhere at Pride In The Street (Pittsburgh). Armed officers were on every blocked off street corner, at the event, heavy at the entrance and rear of the event. They were very nice and always on alert for any kind of trouble. If I remember correct, the Critical Situation team was present as well. Every single person was screened by metal detectors and no one objected to the screenings. The city of Pittsburgh was certainly ready for any kind of situation and we can not thank them enough.

All this only hours before the tragic events in Orlando.  :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 13, 2016, 09:41:54 PM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Jun 13, 2016, 09:38:34 PM
I forgot to mention that the Pittsburgh City police were everywhere at Pride In The Street (Pittsburgh). Armed officers were on every blocked off street corner, at the event, heavy at the entrance and rear of the event. They were very nice and always on alert for any kind of trouble. If I remember correct, the Critical Situation team was present as well. Every single person was screened by metal detectors and no one objected to the screenings. The city of Pittsburgh was certainly ready for any kind of situation and we can not thank them enough.

All this only hours before the tragic events in Orlando.  :'(
I saw a parade all the way in Oxford United Kingdom,Shame there was no security like that in Orlando.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jun 13, 2016, 10:01:24 PM
We have to address the fundamental fact that immigrant parents are raising their US born children in a way that conflicts with American values, culture and civility. The recent protests have been extremely violent with foreign nationalistic behavior and displays of foreign allegiances. Obviously, immigrants aren't assimilating while some are. Those that don't assimilate raise their children with foreign sentiments. In matters of the parents being muslims, there's an extremist element already there. The father of the Orlando shooter made anti-American anti-Pakistan pro-Taliban broadcasts. His explanation for why his radicalized son did what he did was seeing men kissing. The father of the San Bernardino male shooter calmed his son and comforted him by saying Israel would be wiped off the map. The Boston bombers were raised with values that led to them leaving the United States as extremists and returning radical Islamic terrorists.

In matters of latino immigrants, the violence and quality of life that's intrinsic to the culture and values of their native countries has become established along with an alien loyalty.

The perspective only seems skewed because the immigrants that do assimilate act, do and say what others do that are native or have assimilated.

The same holds true for all immigrants.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyPuw_zKWJg
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jun 13, 2016, 11:35:50 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Jun 13, 2016, 10:01:24 PM
We have to address the fundamental fact that immigrant parents are raising their US born children in a way that conflicts with American values, culture and civility. The recent protests have been extremely violent with foreign nationalistic behavior and displays of foreign allegiances. Obviously, immigrants aren't assimilating while some are. Those that don't assimilate raise their children with foreign sentiments. In matters of the parents being muslims, there's an extremist element already there. The father of the Orlando shooter made anti-American anti-Pakistan pro-Taliban broadcasts. His explanation for why his radicalized son did what he did was seeing men kissing. The father of the San Bernardino male shooter calmed his son and comforted him by saying Israel would be wiped off the map. The Boston bombers were raised with values that led to them leaving the United States as extremists and returning radical Islamic terrorists.

In matters of latino immigrants, the violence and quality of life that's intrinsic to the culture and values of their native countries has become established along with an alien loyalty.

The perspective only seems skewed because the immigrants that do assimilate act, do and say what others do that are native or have assimilated.

The same holds true for all immigrants.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyPuw_zKWJg

Broughtpain, you have finally found me in agreement with you.

Islam has yet to have its massive reformation. Its getting there, but its happening in countries outside of the west like Indonesia. Christianity, Judaism, and Buddhism/Hinduism have evolved (for the most part, still some sick f**ks out there) past violent crusades. Islam is still struggling to modernize.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 13, 2016, 11:50:27 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jun 13, 2016, 11:35:50 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Jun 13, 2016, 10:01:24 PM
We have to address the fundamental fact that immigrant parents are raising their US born children in a way that conflicts with American values, culture and civility. The recent protests have been extremely violent with foreign nationalistic behavior and displays of foreign allegiances. Obviously, immigrants aren't assimilating while some are. Those that don't assimilate raise their children with foreign sentiments. In matters of the parents being muslims, there's an extremist element already there. The father of the Orlando shooter made anti-American anti-Pakistan pro-Taliban broadcasts. His explanation for why his radicalized son did what he did was seeing men kissing. The father of the San Bernardino male shooter calmed his son and comforted him by saying Israel would be wiped off the map. The Boston bombers were raised with values that led to them leaving the United States as extremists and returning radical Islamic terrorists.

In matters of latino immigrants, the violence and quality of life that's intrinsic to the culture and values of their native countries has become established along with an alien loyalty.

The perspective only seems skewed because the immigrants that do assimilate act, do and say what others do that are native or have assimilated.

The same holds true for all immigrants.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyPuw_zKWJg

Broughtpain, you have finally found me in agreement with you.

Islam has yet to have its massive reformation. Its getting there, but its happening in countries outside of the west like Indonesia. Christianity, Judaism, and Buddhism/Hinduism have evolved (for the most part, still some sick f**ks out there) past violent crusades. Islam is still struggling to modernize.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEnWw_lH4tQ
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jun 14, 2016, 12:25:54 AM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 13, 2016, 11:50:27 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jun 13, 2016, 11:35:50 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Jun 13, 2016, 10:01:24 PM
We have to address the fundamental fact that immigrant parents are raising their US born children in a way that conflicts with American values, culture and civility. The recent protests have been extremely violent with foreign nationalistic behavior and displays of foreign allegiances. Obviously, immigrants aren't assimilating while some are. Those that don't assimilate raise their children with foreign sentiments. In matters of the parents being muslims, there's an extremist element already there. The father of the Orlando shooter made anti-American anti-Pakistan pro-Taliban broadcasts. His explanation for why his radicalized son did what he did was seeing men kissing. The father of the San Bernardino male shooter calmed his son and comforted him by saying Israel would be wiped off the map. The Boston bombers were raised with values that led to them leaving the United States as extremists and returning radical Islamic terrorists.

In matters of latino immigrants, the violence and quality of life that's intrinsic to the culture and values of their native countries has become established along with an alien loyalty.

The perspective only seems skewed because the immigrants that do assimilate act, do and say what others do that are native or have assimilated.

The same holds true for all immigrants.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyPuw_zKWJg

Broughtpain, you have finally found me in agreement with you.

Islam has yet to have its massive reformation. Its getting there, but its happening in countries outside of the west like Indonesia. Christianity, Judaism, and Buddhism/Hinduism have evolved (for the most part, still some sick f**ks out there) past violent crusades. Islam is still struggling to modernize.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEnWw_lH4tQ

Show me where it says those things in the Bible. Unlike the people in the video, and sadly, the majority of Christians, I've read the Bible.

...a discussion about the events in the Koran, The history of the area and what explanations are offered by modern medicine would be fun. Especially when you consider the symptoms of the father of the founder of Islam, the reason given for the founder of Islam being rejected by his mother, the descriptions of the founder of Islam during his "visions" and his behavior in his life. Was it bacterial? Viral? Parasite(s)? Some form of toxicity? Any of which can effect the liver, the hypothalamus, cause a fever, cause confusion, cause erratic and violent behavior and have other sever effects while taking decades to kill.

...oh, and none of which applies to the "prophets" in the Bible. ;)

Quote from: Gate on Jun 13, 2016, 11:35:50 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Jun 13, 2016, 10:01:24 PM
We have to address the fundamental fact that immigrant parents are raising their US born children in a way that conflicts with American values, culture and civility. The recent protests have been extremely violent with foreign nationalistic behavior and displays of foreign allegiances. Obviously, immigrants aren't assimilating while some are. Those that don't assimilate raise their children with foreign sentiments. In matters of the parents being muslims, there's an extremist element already there. The father of the Orlando shooter made anti-American anti-Pakistan pro-Taliban broadcasts. His explanation for why his radicalized son did what he did was seeing men kissing. The father of the San Bernardino male shooter calmed his son and comforted him by saying Israel would be wiped off the map. The Boston bombers were raised with values that led to them leaving the United States as extremists and returning radical Islamic terrorists.

In matters of latino immigrants, the violence and quality of life that's intrinsic to the culture and values of their native countries has become established along with an alien loyalty.

The perspective only seems skewed because the immigrants that do assimilate act, do and say what others do that are native or have assimilated.

The same holds true for all immigrants.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyPuw_zKWJg

Broughtpain, you have finally found me in agreement with you.

Islam has yet to have its massive reformation. Its getting there, but its happening in countries outside of the west like Indonesia. Christianity, Judaism, and Buddhism/Hinduism have evolved (for the most part, still some sick f**ks out there) past violent crusades. Islam is still struggling to modernize.

That's why you're so much fun.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Jun 14, 2016, 12:47:35 AM
Meanwhile, SJW's and third wave feminists are too busy bitching about movie posters and pronouns

http://news.sky.com/story/1711169/qatar-rape-victim-convicted-of-adultery
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 14, 2016, 12:49:02 AM
Quote from: Novak 1334 on Jun 14, 2016, 12:47:35 AM
Meanwhile, SJW's and third wave feminists are too busy bitching about movie posters and pronouns

http://news.sky.com/story/1711169/qatar-rape-victim-convicted-of-adultery
Its happened before I remember it being on the news.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jun 14, 2016, 01:28:47 AM
Quote from: Novak 1334 on Jun 14, 2016, 12:47:35 AM
Meanwhile, SJW's and third wave feminists are too busy bitching about movie posters and pronouns

http://news.sky.com/story/1711169/qatar-rape-victim-convicted-of-adultery

While feminists and SJWs think they're champions of society, they're no where near the same league as that Egyptian feminist that posted pics of her menstruating on ISIS's flag. They aren't anywhere near the level of a young girl speaking up for women's education in places where such can and has gotten a young lady shot. They're not even close to a young man harboring a young women that fled that was starved and beaten repeatedly for learning to read and sneaking in some basic grade school education. Think about what SJWs face in places that throw gay people off roofs for protecting them...

Special little snowflakes tend to melt when it gets a little warm. They are chicken shit when it comes to actually protesting and demonstrating in places where their asses are on the line and it's needed most. They only do what they do in the west because they're bullies and know the weakness of civility is it's affinity for peace and kindness.

It's really tragic when you consider the resources SJWs in the west have and use it all on themselves.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jun 14, 2016, 04:49:31 AM
I am so googling this menstruating Egyptian now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jun 14, 2016, 10:40:22 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=40&v=LSEoVkl0W30 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=40&v=LSEoVkl0W30)

Obama pointing out what a bunch of morons the people blocking his gun control propositions are.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jun 14, 2016, 01:46:47 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Jun 14, 2016, 10:40:22 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=40&v=LSEoVkl0W30 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=40&v=LSEoVkl0W30)

Obama pointing out what a bunch of morons the people blocking his gun control propositions are.

A good question by that man and a good response by Obama (if completely accurate of course hehe).

But I have to say, from looking around at articles after this Orlando shooting, the amount of sites and people that are looking and blaming guns, but not a word about the extremist ISIS Islam terrorist! There is clear denial going on here (as usual), and its really gonna cost in the long run.


Terrorist attack in France, policeman and woman knifed to death by ISIS supporter.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/13/french-policeman-stabbed-death-paris


Bottom line people need to wake up and confront the truth.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jun 14, 2016, 01:51:09 PM
The guy may have shown support for IS, but he wasnt a member. He was an American
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jun 14, 2016, 02:02:47 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Jun 14, 2016, 01:51:09 PM
The guy may have shown support for IS, but he wasnt a member. He was an American

You see this is the thing, it doesn't matter that he was American, that's not a get out clause. He was a Muslim, ISIS supporter/sympathiser, the FBI were watching him.

I'm not trying to tar people with the same brush but right now, in the current political climate (taking into account the Paris murders that occurred literally at the same time), there is a very clear trail to follow here. The fact that (liberal leftist) people refuse to accept it will not help the situation.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jun 14, 2016, 02:08:44 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jun 14, 2016, 02:02:47 PMYou see this is the thing, it doesn't matter that he was American, that's not a get out clause. He was a Muslim, ISIS supporter/sympathiser, the FBI were watching him.

The fact he was a Muslim is about as relevant as the fact KKK members who lynched blacks were Christians. His religion has nothing to do with it beyond being the vaguest of excuses in his own twisted mind to do f*cking appalling things.

More to the point, the vast majority of US mass shootings have been perpetrated by non-Muslim whites. But hey, this latest one was the fault of a brown dude so let's just attack them rather than dealing with the fact we keep letting nutters buy guns.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jun 14, 2016, 02:10:59 PM
Obama didn't answer shit. He deflected. The libprogs want to restrict Americans. Period. It's not about guns or safety; it's about common sense(for despots, tyrants and usurpers) people control.

The actual threat posed by firearms is very low. Swimming pools, automobiles, electricity and doctors are significantly greater threats.


The argument of whether one is a supporter or member of ISIS is a moot point as all members of ISIS are supporters of ISIS and all supporters of ISIS engage in radical Islamic terrorism. The affinity the left has for redefining and convolution is tell tale sign of their totalitarianism.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jun 14, 2016, 02:17:26 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Jun 14, 2016, 02:08:44 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jun 14, 2016, 02:02:47 PMYou see this is the thing, it doesn't matter that he was American, that's not a get out clause. He was a Muslim, ISIS supporter/sympathiser, the FBI were watching him.

The fact he was a Muslim is about as relevant as the fact KKK members who lynched blacks were Christians. His religion has nothing to do with it beyond being the vaguest of excuses in his own twisted mind to do f*cking appalling things.

More to the point, the vast majority of US mass shootings have been perpetrated by non-Muslim whites. But hey, this latest one was the fault of a brown dude so let's just attack them rather than dealing with the fact we keep letting nutters buy guns.

This is what I'm talking about! complete denial because for some reason Islam and Muslims are untouchable right now, for some bizarre reason. Have you noticed the current political climate recently?? or are you denying that too? The man was Muslim and an ISIS supporter! I wouldn't be surprised if the recent killer in Paris was French...but he was still an ISIS supporter. The fact people are intent to just brush this under the carpet is an insult to the victims.

Example number two, lets blame everything and everyone BUT the Muslim ISIS extremist. Lets blame it on videogames  ::)

http://thegg.net/opinion-editorial/jonathan-blow-and-a-handful-of-journalists-blames-the-orlando-mass-shooting-on-violent-video-games/

https://heatst.com/tech/gaming-press-quick-to-link-video-games-with-orlando-shootings/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jun 14, 2016, 02:36:52 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Jun 14, 2016, 02:08:44 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jun 14, 2016, 02:02:47 PMYou see this is the thing, it doesn't matter that he was American, that's not a get out clause. He was a Muslim, ISIS supporter/sympathiser, the FBI were watching him.

The fact he was a Muslim is about as relevant as the fact KKK members who lynched blacks were Christians. His religion has nothing to do with it beyond being the vaguest of excuses in his own twisted mind to do f*cking appalling things.

More to the point, the vast majority of US mass shootings have been perpetrated by non-Muslim whites. But hey, this latest one was the fault of a brown dude so let's just attack them rather than dealing with the fact we keep letting nutters buy guns.

More to the point huh?

Yes, him being muslim matters because it provides the motivation. Your comparison to the KKK is a false equivalence as the KKK wasn't looking to establish Christian theocracy, the targeting of black people was based on skin color and there wasn't behavioral qualities used as defining factors. The KKK had motive apart from religion whereas radical Islamic terrorists have motive from religion. Yes, him being a muslim means something.

Making it about race is another false equivalence. Glad you admit to it being a factor in your point though. It makes it more obvious that your intention is to cast blame on white people and brush aside facts like Arab muslims have killed more people with acts of radical Islamic terrorism over the last twenty years in the United States than all the people killed in mass shootings committed by white people in the United States combined.

We don't blame the brown dude; we are in an ideological war where people like you aid the enemy in assisting their establishment of a totalitarian system. You want to blame guns? You want to strawman the nutters buying guns? There's a gay bar in Orlando Florida, that, last I heard, didn't allow guns or nutters with guns in it. That's as close you can come to the totality of your solution.

Your ignorance is something you should address. You have no apparent understanding of firearms, including how they work and how they are made, you have no apparent understanding that laws are not effective against the type of person that, by definition, does not obey them and you seem to fail to grasp the simple fact that people want to kill other people and will find a way to do it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jun 14, 2016, 02:42:22 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Jun 14, 2016, 02:10:59 PMThe actual threat posed by firearms is very low. Swimming pools, automobiles, electricity and doctors are significantly greater threats.

All of which are far more strictly regulated than guns, and kill vastly fewer people than they otherwise would as a result. But f*ck it, lets just keep giving idiots and nutters deadly weapons without any scrutiny.

Seriously, the argument against checking people out before handing them a gun is utterly, utterly idiotic and ignorant. I mean your denial in the face of that perfectly reasonable statement is staggering.

Quote from: Hubbs on Jun 14, 2016, 02:17:26 PMThis is what I'm talking about! complete denial because for some reason Islam and Muslims are untouchable right now, for some bizarre reason.

No, this is you being an idiot.

My point is, if a white guy had shot up that club, you can bet a million dollars your first response wouldn't be, "F*cking Christians! We need to sort them out!" But because he's a Muslim, suddenly that's the important thing about him.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jun 14, 2016, 02:51:58 PM
I really believe that the man was mentally ill and anti-Islamic though. His father was a nutjob who tried to beat it into his gay kid, and his gay kid decided to get back at his father in one easy maneuver: Pledge allegiance to ISIS after going crazy.

http://www.people.com/article/orlando-gunman-omar-mateen-visit-pulse-gay-apps-dating
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jun 14, 2016, 03:03:57 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Jun 14, 2016, 02:42:22 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Jun 14, 2016, 02:10:59 PMThe actual threat posed by firearms is very low. Swimming pools, automobiles, electricity and doctors are significantly greater threats.

All of which are far more strictly regulated than guns, and kill vastly fewer people than they otherwise would as a result. But f*ck it, lets just keep giving idiots and nutters deadly weapons without any scrutiny.

Seriously, the argument against checking people out before handing them a gun is utterly, utterly idiotic and ignorant. I mean your denial in the face of that perfectly reasonable statement is staggering.

Quote from: Hubbs on Jun 14, 2016, 02:17:26 PMThis is what I'm talking about! complete denial because for some reason Islam and Muslims are untouchable right now, for some bizarre reason.

No, this is you being an idiot.

My point is, if a white guy had shot up that club, you can bet a million dollars your first response wouldn't be, "F*cking Christians! We need to sort them out!" But because he's a Muslim, suddenly that's the important thing about him.

Yes, it wouldn't be my response because right now, as far as I'm aware, Christians aren't going around killing huge numbers of people in various countries, supporting a massive radical terrorist organisation that are clearly trying to take over small sections of the globe. And whilst I realise Christians aren't particularly supportive of the LGBT community, I'm still not seeing them doing things like this, along with all the other major terrorist attacks that are happening and probably yet to come. And yes! because he's Muslim is the whole point, Muslim and supporting ISIS!! what part of this don't you understand??? Jesus Christ!!

What is bugging me is the fact that the media and social media are literally giving the Islamic ideology a pass! Literally blaming anything they can except the extremist Islam bit, vidoegames...really?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jun 14, 2016, 03:22:38 PM
QuoteAll of which are far more strictly regulated than guns, and kill vastly fewer people than they otherwise would as a result.
No they're not. Not by a long shot. There's no background checks on swimming pools, cars or doctors appointments. There are on guns. How swimming pools are made is a matter for the property owner. Manufacturing firearms requires licensing. So does working on them. Anybody can buy a car, build a car and fix or modify a car without any special license, background check or special registry. I can make a doctors appointment easier than I can buy a car, build or modify a car, build a swimming pool or drive a car into a swimming pool. I am more likely to die as a result of a doctors appointment than I am driving a car into a swimming pool.

QuoteBut f*ck it, lets just keep giving idiots and nutters deadly weapons without any scrutiny.

Not even close. More libprob lies to push an agenda.

QuoteSeriously, the argument against checking people out before handing them a gun is utterly, utterly idiotic and ignorant. I mean your denial in the face of that perfectly reasonable statement is staggering.

So what you're really saying is that despite background checks, final discretion being beyond what a background check does, the massive amounts of regulations and everything I've said, you want people to believe there's no regulations, no discretion and there's fault with me because of what you're saying...

More libprog lies to push an agenda. In this case, a baseless insinuation without merit against me was thrown in there to try to discredit me.

Feel free to be staggered. :)

QuoteMy point is, if a white guy had shot up that club, you can bet a million dollars your first response wouldn't be, "F*cking Christians! We need to sort them out!"

I didn't jump to any conclusions. That can't be said about those who did blame Christians. Invade you missed it, yes, people were like "Those f**king Christians! We need to sort them out".

My biggest issue was being blamed as a Trump supporter because the club is Latino oriented.

QuoteBut because he's a Muslim, suddenly that's the important thing about him.

It's an important aspect. It's not the important thing. The important thing is his radical and extremist behavior and pledging allegiance to ISIS.


...you know, not all muslims look the same.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jun 14, 2016, 04:15:35 PM
At the moment there is this internal battle going on within the left, which they know about, but won't acknowledge it.

Basically they want to support the LGBT community, and they want to support the Muslim community.

Unfortunately, the Muslim community/culture are ardently against the LGBT community as we all know. When the left supports the LGBT community they upset the Muslim community, which is a big dilemma for them.

Also, as we all know, women are generally treated as second class citizens within the Muslim community/culture. This is yet another dilemma for the left because whilst they want to support the Muslim community, the Muslim community basically goes against everything the left stands for with women's right and the LGBT community.

So when it comes to these terrorist attacks, sexual attacks in Europe etc...the left are really caught in the middle and they don't know which way to turn.



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jun 14, 2016, 04:16:00 PM
https://gma.yahoo.com/orlando-nightclub-survivor-recalls-gunman-laughing-victims-screaming-120426888--abc-news-topstories.html
Orlando Nightclub Survivor Recalls Gunman Laughing, Victims Screaming at Him

Leftist logic...

The usage of antibiotics prescribed by doctors has caused drug resistant sicknesses. Drug resistant sicknesses are bad. Therefore, antibiotics should only be available with a prescription and only doctors should be able to write those prescriptions.

Cops shoot unarmed people with guns. Guns kill people. Therefore, only cops should have guns.

Radical Islamic terrorists are attacking the principles of freedom of choice, individuality and  and individual autonomy. The principles of freedom of choice, individuality and individual autonomy are the targets. Therefore, we should attack and remove them.


Radical Islamic terrorists are far-left extremists.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jun 14, 2016, 05:45:25 PM
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/06/14/russia-hack-democratic-national-committee-trump/85867116/

Looks like Putin wants in on the election.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 14, 2016, 08:10:02 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3639961/Orlando-terrorist-went-gay-club-Pulse-dozen-times-got-drunk-belligerent-talked-wife-kid-massacring-49-people-there.html
The killer was a regular member for 3 years.

http://5pillarsuk.com/2016/06/13/25182/

Quote from: broughtpain on Jun 14, 2016, 01:28:47 AM
Quote from: Novak 1334 on Jun 14, 2016, 12:47:35 AM
Meanwhile, SJW's and third wave feminists are too busy bitching about movie posters and pronouns

http://news.sky.com/story/1711169/qatar-rape-victim-convicted-of-adultery

While feminists and SJWs think they're champions of society, they're no where near the same league as that Egyptian feminist that posted pics of her menstruating on ISIS's flag. They aren't anywhere near the level of a young girl speaking up for women's education in places where such can and has gotten a young lady shot. They're not even close to a young man harboring a young women that fled that was starved and beaten repeatedly for learning to read and sneaking in some basic grade school education. Think about what SJWs face in places that throw gay people off roofs for protecting them...

Special little snowflakes tend to melt when it gets a little warm. They are chicken shit when it comes to actually protesting and demonstrating in places where their asses are on the line and it's needed most. They only do what they do in the west because they're bullies and know the weakness of civility is it's affinity for peace and kindness.

It's really tragic when you consider the resources SJWs in the west have and use it all on themselves.
So true,women right activists and feminists are two different things.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jun 14, 2016, 09:59:19 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9--OyZ6MKV8

Radical Islamic terrorists refer to their enemies as "crusaders". A radical Islamic terrorist shot up gays at a gay club. Does that make them "gay crusaders"?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 14, 2016, 10:51:22 PM
https://www.facebook.com/OfficialGeorgeGalloway/videos/10154190222020797/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jun 14, 2016, 11:33:58 PM
https://www.yahoo.com/news/attorney-general-loretta-lynch-orlando-215836064.html
Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Orlando Shooting: Everyone Needs a Safe Space

Because gun-free zones and safe spaces are remarkably similar in concept and outcome.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 14, 2016, 11:42:51 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Jun 14, 2016, 03:22:38 PM
There's no background checks on swimming pools, cars or doctors appointments.
And yet oddly enough none of those things are designed exclusively to kill and harm. Maybe it's related? Who knows.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jun 14, 2016, 11:52:51 PM
Quote from: SiL on Jun 14, 2016, 11:42:51 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Jun 14, 2016, 03:22:38 PM
There's no background checks on swimming pools, cars or doctors appointments.
And yet oddly enough none of those things are designed exclusively to kill and harm. Maybe it's related? Who knows.
Yeah but they kill way more people
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 14, 2016, 11:56:58 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jun 14, 2016, 11:52:51 PM
Yeah but they kill way more people
And when people propose new regulations to stop as many people dying because of them, people say "Okay, that makes sense", not "OH MY GOD MY LIBERTIES! HELP!"

(By the way, was looking up pool regulations in America -- f**k you guys are behind.)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 15, 2016, 12:08:45 AM
What motivated omar mateen?
https://www.facebook.com/OfficialGeorgeGalloway/videos/10154190222020797/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jun 15, 2016, 12:09:40 AM
https://youtu.be/XUh-g6ZvuaI
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

We use terms like "radical Islam" and "radical Islamic terrorism" and "muslim extremists" to create a distinction and distinguish. Something to think about the next time somebody cries "islamophobic" and bunches all "muslims" together in what they call "multiculturalism".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jun 15, 2016, 01:00:18 AM
So this dude pledged allegiance to Al Qaeda and Hezbollah as well as ISIS.

If anyone knows their Middle Eastern information, you'd know that's hilarious. Hezbollah and Al Qaeda are enemies, quite literally at war with each other.

His motivations continue to grow less clear.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 15, 2016, 01:14:25 AM
Or, y'know, more clear: Dude really hated gay people.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jun 15, 2016, 01:25:23 AM
Quote from: SiL on Jun 14, 2016, 11:42:51 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Jun 14, 2016, 03:22:38 PM
There's no background checks on swimming pools, cars or doctors appointments.
And yet oddly enough none of those things are designed exclusively to kill and harm. Maybe it's related? Who knows.
And yet oddly enough neither are guns. Maybe it's something you don't know about? Who knows.

Quote from: SiL on Jun 14, 2016, 11:56:58 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jun 14, 2016, 11:52:51 PM
Yeah but they kill way more people
And when people propose new regulations to stop as many people dying because of them, people say "Okay, that makes sense", not "OH MY GOD MY LIBERTIES! HELP!"

Like with doctors and electricity. Oh wait, they say "BUT MUH ABORTIONS! HELP! MUH MEDICINES! HELP!" or "MUH POWER BILL! HELP! MUH PROPERTY! HELP!"

Quote(By the way, was looking up pool regulations in America -- f**k you guys are behind.)
It's a swimming pool. Get over it or go jump in a lake. Obviously, when it comes to the most obvious and simple things, you guys are way behind.

What happens if you don't vote?

LMFAO@Rules="progress"-that's so backwards it's unreal.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 15, 2016, 01:47:49 AM
Quote from: broughtpain on Jun 15, 2016, 01:25:23 AM
And yet oddly enough neither are guns.
Name one practical application of a gun besides shooting something.

QuoteLike with doctors and electricity. Oh wait, they say "BUT MUH ABORTIONS! HELP! MUH MEDICINES! HELP!" or "MUH POWER BILL! HELP! MUH PROPERTY HELP!"
Those aren't regulations to stop people dying. Try harder.

QuoteObviously, when it comes to the most obvious and simple things, you guys are way behind.
Yeah, we're really behind on our mass shooting schedule. We were champions in the Most Deadly Mass Shooting in an English Speaking Nation for 20 years, but through sheer determination you guys finally took the crown! Despite millions of people telling you to give up you guys stuck to it and followed your dreams and finally became champions. We'll send you the trophy shortly.

QuoteWhat happens if you don't vote?
Depends on why you didn't vote. If you've got a good reason, nothing. No reason, slap on the wrist fine.

QuoteLMFAO@Rules="progress"-that's so backwards it's unreal.
It must be nice having arguments solely within the confines of your head! :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jun 15, 2016, 02:31:55 AM
Quote from: SiL on Jun 15, 2016, 01:47:49 AM
Quote from: broughtpain on Jun 15, 2016, 01:25:23 AM
And yet oddly enough neither are guns.
QuoteName one practical application of a gun besides shooting something.
Art.

QuoteThose aren't regulations to stop people dying. Try harder.
Because in your mind sanitary environments, regulations on dosage and quantity and the regulations relative there to for safety don't raise costs and accessibility which in turn doesn't doesn't cause grief for people? Try learning.

QuoteYeah, we're really behind on our mass shooting schedule. We were champions in the Most Deadly Mass Shooting in an English Speaking Nation for 20 years, but through sheer determination you guys finally took the crown! Despite millions of people telling you to give up you guys stuck to it and followed your dreams and finally became champions. We'll send you the trophy shortly.

It is somewhat of a marvel you guys wanted to compete with %90 of everything there that creeps, crawls and slithers. You keep your trophy. We aren't sure where you put it before figuring out where you shouldn't.

QuoteDepends on why you didn't vote. If you've got a good reason, nothing. No reason, slap on the wrist fine.

Because that makes sense...to a retard that would believe anything theyre told.

QuoteIt must be nice having arguments solely within the confines of your head!
Are you envious of somebody that thinks? or mocking them? Either way it explains a lot about you.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Jun 15, 2016, 02:39:02 AM
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/06/14/deadly-diseases-can-jump-from-animals-into-humans-these-maps-show-where-that-might-happen-next/?tid=sm_fb

Oh shit!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 15, 2016, 02:43:32 AM
Quote from: broughtpain on Jun 15, 2016, 02:31:55 AM
Art.
They don't need to be functional guns or live ammunition for that.

QuoteBecause in your mind sanitary environments, regulations on dosage and quantity and the regulations relative there to for safety don't raise costs and accessibility which in turn doesn't doesn't cause grief for people? Try learning.
I can't even tell what most of that sentence was trying to say, the grammar was so bad. Take your own advice and get back to us. Also remember you went for electricity bills and abortions, not hygeine standards and dosages, so at least try to be consistent?

QuoteIt is somewhat of a marvel you guys wanted to compete with %90 of everything there that creeps, crawls and slithers. You keep your trophy. We aren't sure where you put it before figuring out where you shouldn't.
But you earned the trophy! Every sane individual on the planet told you guys to give up but you kept on! Month after month you put in the hard yards. We must send it to you.

QuoteBecause that makes sense...to a retard that would believe anything theyre told.
Are you twelve or what? How does what you said even make sense?

QuoteAre you envious of somebody that thinks? or mocking them? Either way it explains a lot about you.  :laugh:
Show me someone thinking and I'll let you know if it makes me envious.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jun 15, 2016, 03:23:41 AM
QuoteI can't even tell what most of that sentence was trying to say, the grammar was so bad. Take your own advice and get back to us. Also remember you went for electricity bills and abortions, not hygeine standards and dosages, so at least try to be consistent?

Because, you know, performing abortions doesn't mandate any sanitary conditions or access to medicine and having access to electricity doesn't involve regulations for safety purposes.


You don't understand art, so you come up with the most ignorant explanation of what art should and shouldn't be.
You don't understand the most fundamental aspect of democratic processes.
You don't even understand thought formation(it's not something you can see).
I really wonder what your "trophy" is. Could it be HIV? A hat maybe? Perhaps a chicken egg?
...I hope it's not a dirty diaper.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 15, 2016, 04:12:40 AM
Quote from: broughtpain on Jun 15, 2016, 03:23:41 AM
Because, you know, performing abortions doesn't mandate any sanitary conditions or access to medicine and having access to electricity doesn't involve regulations for safety purposes.
Regulations regarding hygiene conditions don't make people scream "But my abortions!"

QuoteYou don't understand art, so you come up with the most ignorant explanation of what art should and shouldn't be.
Mmm, yes, because you gave such an insightful explanation of how a live, functional weapon is used to create art to begin with.

QuoteYou don't understand the most fundamental aspect of democratic processes.
Mm-hmm.

What's really interesting is you're the only one who brought up Australia's voting system. The only thing I've said is what happens when you don't vote -- and only because you asked. I never said I agreed with the system, or thought it was a good system, or anything like that. You brought the topic up, asked an irrelevant question, then acted smugly superior before flying into a limp attempt at a personal attack. I'm genuinely starting to worry for your mental and emotional state because you honestly seem unstable :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jun 15, 2016, 05:02:41 AM
Please explain how regulations somehow equals progress. So I can remind you how they do not. Again.


Worry about your own mental state. Especially after that swimming pool bit and your failure to understand how sanitary conditions aid in personal safety. I mean, that really is pretty basic stuff.

Maybe you're just acting stupid. In the off chance you are, maybe you could explain how regulations regarding abortion clinics being built near actual hospitals makes sense and that it doesn't mean women won't be able to get abortions, it simply means that if there's an emergency or something significant is discovered, like a leach, the woman can receive medical treatment at a hospital.

There was the electricity thing, but I don't want to explain that if you're not acting.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 15, 2016, 05:15:08 AM
Quote from: broughtpain on Jun 15, 2016, 05:02:41 AM
Especially after that swimming pool bit
There was no bit, just you flipping out.

Quoteand your failure to understand how sanitary conditions aid in personal safety.
I'm still not sure what you're trying to argue. I said people don't claim their liberties are being taken from them when hospitals and pools and cars get regulated in the interest of public safety, you started going on about people complaining about their abortions and electricity bills.

Bills are annoying, but paying them isn't infringing on your civil liberties.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jun 15, 2016, 12:59:03 PM
Yeah, you blew a gasket when I pointed out that swimming pools are more dangerous than guns. You even looked up the regulations and said we were "behind". To witch I politely reminded you that a swimming pool is pretty basic but not as basic as a lake.

You made fun of people defending their rights. I pointed out the narrow minded thinking in your hypocrisy. It's obvious that you don't understand what your talking about and you hate the "liberties" held by others. Furthermore, I would suggest that you have animosity towards freedom of choice and those who oppose the restrictions that diminish it. Lastly, and this should be obvious, your attacks on the rights of others in other countries demonstrates a degree of bigotry not common in English speaking countries.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfIwKN1572k

The Clinton university scandals are far worse than what's going on with Trump U.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/iranian-british-woman-faces-alleged-coup-charge-iran-114009221--finance.html
Iranian-British woman held in Iran faces coup charge

AGAIN?! I just woke up...
First, let me wake up a little more. Second, the new Shah should be a fan of Springsteen and the beetles.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jun 15, 2016, 03:29:51 PM
http://www.seeker.com/can-we-turn-asteroids-into-spaceships-1851600014.html

Fascinating concept. I wonder how practical that would actually be. I love the name though, tip of the hat to Arthur C. Clarke.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jun 15, 2016, 03:37:29 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jun 15, 2016, 03:29:51 PM
http://www.seeker.com/can-we-turn-asteroids-into-spaceships-1851600014.html

Fascinating concept. I wonder how practical that would actually be. I love the name though, tip of the hat to Arthur C. Clarke.
Reminds me of the Fall Of Reach when the Insurrectionists have their base inside an asteroid 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jun 15, 2016, 06:08:16 PM
That only acted as a base though. The idea of using them as actual transport...That's amazing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Jun 15, 2016, 06:51:31 PM
The script for Hellraiser 4 had a moving space station (I know, I know) carved out of an asteroid. The movie just went with generic metal hallways from every sci-fi tv show ever. :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Jun 15, 2016, 07:11:17 PM
I like how every week or two, Hicks or a similarly sane person tries to save this thread. Then Broughtpain or Hubbs posts, and I resume hating the thread, the internet and humanity in general.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jun 15, 2016, 07:22:22 PM
Quote from: Vertigo on Jun 15, 2016, 07:11:17 PM
I like how every week or two, Hicks or a similarly sane person tries to save this thread. Then Broughtpain or Hubbs posts, and I resume hating the thread, the internet and humanity in general.
And the cycle starts again

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/06/14/reports-alligator-drags-child-into-water-fla/85905266/
Holy shit
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jun 15, 2016, 09:22:50 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Jun 15, 2016, 01:25:23 AMAnd yet oddly enough neither are guns. Maybe it's something you don't know about? Who knows.

Are you f*cking kidding me?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 15, 2016, 09:34:18 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Jun 15, 2016, 12:59:03 PM
Yeah, you blew a gasket when I pointed out that swimming pools are more dangerous than guns.
I didn't blow anything. You're the only one taking anything out of proportion.

QuoteYou even looked up the regulations and said we were "behind".
Out of curiosity. And you are. Why does that offend you personally?

QuoteTo witch I politely reminded you that a swimming pool is pretty basic but not as basic as a lake.
There's nothing polite in anything you've said.

And it's "which", before you try to insult my intelligence again.

QuoteYou made fun of people defending their rights.
That was you.

QuoteI pointed out the narrow minded thinking in your hypocrisy.
You wish.

QuoteIt's obvious that you don't understand what your talking about and you hate the "liberties" held by others.
Again creating arguments in your own head. "You're".

QuoteFurthermore, I would suggest that you have animosity towards freedom of choice and those who oppose the restrictions that diminish it.
You can suggest away, but you don't actually have any proof. You've taken a handful of statements and twisted it so you can play some kind of warrior against a mean old Internet bogeyman trying to take your freedoms.

For example, please, point out where I said anything in agreeance with Australia's voting system. Anything at all. Because you were so upset about what I [did not] have to say about it that you resorted to calling me a retard.

QuoteLastly, and this should be obvious, your attacks on the rights of others in other countries demonstrates a degree of bigotry not common in English speaking countries.
"Not uncommon": you should know this, you're American. And I haven't attacked anyone's rights. You've attacked me, my country, and what you think I believe, but I've never attacked anyone's rights. But that's what people like you do: you make yourselves victims of attacks that never happened to justify being obnoxious and close minded. You think everyone's out to get you because you can't function otherwise. It's cool, though. I'm out.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jun 15, 2016, 11:24:13 PM
Quote from: SiL on Jun 15, 2016, 09:34:18 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Jun 15, 2016, 12:59:03 PM
Yeah, you blew a gasket when I pointed out that swimming pools are more dangerous than guns.
I didn't blow anything. You're the only one taking anything out of proportion.

QuoteYou even looked up the regulations and said we were "behind".
Out of curiosity. And you are. Why does that offend you personally?

QuoteTo witch I politely reminded you that a swimming pool is pretty basic but not as basic as a lake.
There's nothing polite in anything you've said.

And it's "which", before you try to insult my intelligence again.

QuoteYou made fun of people defending their rights.
That was you.

QuoteI pointed out the narrow minded thinking in your hypocrisy.
You wish.

QuoteIt's obvious that you don't understand what your talking about and you hate the "liberties" held by others.
Again creating arguments in your own head. "You're".

QuoteFurthermore, I would suggest that you have animosity towards freedom of choice and those who oppose the restrictions that diminish it.
You can suggest away, but you don't actually have any proof. You've taken a handful of statements and twisted it so you can play some kind of warrior against a mean old Internet bogeyman trying to take your freedoms.

For example, please, point out where I said anything in agreeance with Australia's voting system. Anything at all. Because you were so upset about what I [did not] have to say about it that you resorted to calling me a retard.

QuoteLastly, and this should be obvious, your attacks on the rights of others in other countries demonstrates a degree of bigotry not common in English speaking countries.
"Not uncommon": you should know this, you're American. And I haven't attacked anyone's rights. You've attacked me, my country, and what you think I believe, but I've never attacked anyone's rights. But that's what people like you do: you make yourselves victims of attacks that never happened to justify being obnoxious and close minded. You think everyone's out to get you because you can't function otherwise. It's cool, though. I'm out.


You attacked me in what I said about swimming pools and doctors. You then proceeded to attack my country claiming we are behind on pool regulations. You've done nothing but sidestep, backpedal, nitpick and deflect the whole time.

You're ignorant, you know you're ignorant and won't do anything about it. Worse yet, you try to put nonsense out there to try and look the way you perceive others. Others who are informed and learned about matters. Now rather than skulk off into the internet to correct your ignorance, you lie and try to twist things around pretending to be the victim while making a claim that somebody else is pretending to be a victim.

Hopefully, next time you try to attack an American persons right to keep and bear arms, by advocating regulations and demonizing firearms, you will stop and think.


*Edit. No need for name calling. - Master Chief

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 15, 2016, 11:29:55 PM
The only one who's been attacking anyone here is you :)

You put words in my mouth, got angry at those make believe words, then when pressed - repeatedly - to find where I had actually said them, you resort to ad hominem attacks.

Thank you for the personal insult, though, I'm sure the mods have just been waiting for a valid excuse to do something about you. Have a nice day. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jun 15, 2016, 11:34:29 PM
You made thinly veiled personal attacks.
I didn't put words in your mouth.
If that's what it takes for you to win, Amiright?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 15, 2016, 11:40:25 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Jun 15, 2016, 11:24:13 PM
Quote from: SiL on Jun 15, 2016, 09:34:18 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Jun 15, 2016, 12:59:03 PM
Yeah, you blew a gasket when I pointed out that swimming pools are more dangerous than guns.
I didn't blow anything. You're the only one taking anything out of proportion.

QuoteYou even looked up the regulations and said we were "behind".
Out of curiosity. And you are. Why does that offend you personally?

QuoteTo witch I politely reminded you that a swimming pool is pretty basic but not as basic as a lake.
There's nothing polite in anything you've said.

And it's "which", before you try to insult my intelligence again.

QuoteYou made fun of people defending their rights.
That was you.

QuoteI pointed out the narrow minded thinking in your hypocrisy.
You wish.

QuoteIt's obvious that you don't understand what your talking about and you hate the "liberties" held by others.
Again creating arguments in your own head. "You're".

QuoteFurthermore, I would suggest that you have animosity towards freedom of choice and those who oppose the restrictions that diminish it.
You can suggest away, but you don't actually have any proof. You've taken a handful of statements and twisted it so you can play some kind of warrior against a mean old Internet bogeyman trying to take your freedoms.

For example, please, point out where I said anything in agreeance with Australia's voting system. Anything at all. Because you were so upset about what I [did not] have to say about it that you resorted to calling me a retard.

QuoteLastly, and this should be obvious, your attacks on the rights of others in other countries demonstrates a degree of bigotry not common in English speaking countries.
"Not uncommon": you should know this, you're American. And I haven't attacked anyone's rights. You've attacked me, my country, and what you think I believe, but I've never attacked anyone's rights. But that's what people like you do: you make yourselves victims of attacks that never happened to justify being obnoxious and close minded. You think everyone's out to get you because you can't function otherwise. It's cool, though. I'm out.


You attacked me in what I said about swimming pools and doctors. You then proceeded to attack my country claiming we are behind on pool regulations. You've done nothing but sidestep, backpedal, nitpick and deflect the whole time.

You're ignorant, you know you're ignorant and won't do anything about it. Worse yet, you try to put nonsense out there to try and look the way you perceive others. Others who are informed and learned about matters. Now rather than skulk off into the internet to correct your ignorance, you lie and try to twist things around pretending to be the victim while making a claim that somebody else is pretending to be a victim.

Hopefully, next time you try to attack an American persons right to keep and bear arms, by advocating regulations and demonizing firearms, you will stop and think.


Bye, pussy.
Political discussion thread please.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 15, 2016, 11:46:06 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Jun 15, 2016, 11:34:29 PM
I didn't put words in your mouth.
The whole voting thing. You still can't show where I said it made sense. Or even brought it up. It was all you, and then you got upset over it, and then you tried to call me a retard for agreeing with it when I never said anything. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jun 15, 2016, 11:52:45 PM
Quote from: SiL on Jun 15, 2016, 11:46:06 PM
Quote from: broughtpain on Jun 15, 2016, 11:34:29 PM
I didn't put words in your mouth.
The whole voting thing. You still can't show where I said it made sense. Or even brought it up. It was all you, and then you got upset over it, and then you tried to call me a retard for agreeing with it when I never said anything. :)

Leaving now?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 15, 2016, 11:55:02 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36536701
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: broughtpain on Jun 16, 2016, 12:05:13 AM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 15, 2016, 11:55:02 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36536701


"It is given annually to a writer who shows a "fierce intellectual determination... to define the real truth of our lives and our societies".
The winner also helps to decide, together with the judging panel, the winner of the International Writer of Courage prize - which recognises a non-British writer who has faced persecution."

Some things in life are opposite of what makes sense. Freedom of speech and freedom of expression, while may cause offense, actually is the pathway to peace. Silence is where bad things have a chance to grow and become monsters once out.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jun 16, 2016, 07:46:47 AM
Quote from: broughtpain on Jun 15, 2016, 11:24:13 PMYou're ignorant, you know you're ignorant and won't do anything about it.

The catastrophic irony of hearing that from a person who claims guns are made for something other than shooting and damaging things...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jun 16, 2016, 07:50:50 AM
Quote from: Vertigo on Jun 15, 2016, 07:11:17 PM
I like how every week or two, Hicks or a similarly sane person tries to save this thread. Then Broughtpain or Hubbs posts, and I resume hating the thread, the internet and humanity in general.

I try. I'm quite keen on returning the General Board back to some feeling of pleasantness.

Quote from: KiramidHead on Jun 15, 2016, 06:51:31 PM
The script for Hellraiser 4 had a moving space station (I know, I know) carved out of an asteroid. The movie just went with generic metal hallways from every sci-fi tv show ever. :laugh:

That's a shame. It's like "why even bother?" I'm reading a Star Trek Titan book at the minute and it's returned to the space jellyfish that they encounter in the first episode of The Next Generation and there's an alien race who are hunting the space jellyfish to use them as actual spaceships. I think that's a really intriguing concept too.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Jun 16, 2016, 01:04:35 PM
Quote from: Vertigo on Jun 15, 2016, 07:11:17 PM
I like how every week or two, Hicks or a similarly sane person tries to save this thread. Then Broughtpain or Hubbs posts, and I resume hating the thread, the internet and humanity in general.

I wish those two could contribute to threads without pushing their political ideology at every turn. Its sad and it makes people avoid general discussion, atleast Hubbs sometimes posts movie stuff without an agenda. Broughtpain I just avoid like the plague lol.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bughunter S. Thomson on Jun 16, 2016, 01:25:07 PM
http://gizmodo.com/new-calculation-shows-we-ll-make-contact-with-aliens-in-1782029426

Personally speaking, I don't think we are meant to meet any extraterrestrial life. We have boundaries as a rule much like any other life restriction. And if we believe that all life started universally at relatively the same time, I don't think alien life has the ability to meet us either. I'd love it it happened in my lifetime, but realistically I think when Aliens reach us, Earth will be a barren husk like Mars is now. Probably for the best.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jun 16, 2016, 01:44:46 PM
http://comicbook.com/popculturenow/2016/06/13/alf-actor-michu-meszaros-dead-at-76/

QuoteThe hits keep on coming in 2016 as another icon has passed away. Michu Meszaros, the actor who brought Alf to life in the famous '80s sitcom, has died at the age of 76. About a week ago, Meszaros was reportedly found unresponsive in his Los Angeles home. Since, her spent several days in a coma before ultimately passing away.

:( It may have been before my time but I had some on DVD that I always enjoyed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 16, 2016, 05:15:41 PM
Quote from: 426Buddy on Jun 16, 2016, 01:04:35 PM
Quote from: Vertigo on Jun 15, 2016, 07:11:17 PM
I like how every week or two, Hicks or a similarly sane person tries to save this thread. Then Broughtpain or Hubbs posts, and I resume hating the thread, the internet and humanity in general.

I wish those two could contribute to threads without pushing their political ideology at every turn. Its sad and it makes people avoid general discussion, atleast Hubbs sometimes posts movie stuff without an agenda. Broughtpain I just avoid like the plague lol.
Hence why I made the political discussion thread.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jun 16, 2016, 05:27:12 PM
Labour MP Jo Cox has died after being shot and stabbed whilst out on the campaign trail this morning.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 16, 2016, 05:37:54 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Jun 16, 2016, 05:27:12 PM
Labour MP Jo Cox has died after being shot and stabbed whilst out on the campaign trail this morning.
And the EU campaign has been delayed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jun 16, 2016, 05:40:16 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jun 16, 2016, 01:44:46 PM
http://comicbook.com/popculturenow/2016/06/13/alf-actor-michu-meszaros-dead-at-76/

QuoteThe hits keep on coming in 2016 as another icon has passed away. Michu Meszaros, the actor who brought Alf to life in the famous '80s sitcom, has died at the age of 76. About a week ago, Meszaros was reportedly found unresponsive in his Los Angeles home. Since, her spent several days in a coma before ultimately passing away.

:( It may have been before my time but I had some on DVD that I always enjoyed.
2016 is killin' my vibes
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 16, 2016, 05:42:47 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jun 16, 2016, 05:40:16 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jun 16, 2016, 01:44:46 PM
http://comicbook.com/popculturenow/2016/06/13/alf-actor-michu-meszaros-dead-at-76/

QuoteThe hits keep on coming in 2016 as another icon has passed away. Michu Meszaros, the actor who brought Alf to life in the famous '80s sitcom, has died at the age of 76. About a week ago, Meszaros was reportedly found unresponsive in his Los Angeles home. Since, her spent several days in a coma before ultimately passing away.

:( It may have been before my time but I had some on DVD that I always enjoyed.
2016 is killin' my vibes
worse then 2015
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Jun 16, 2016, 05:46:51 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 16, 2016, 05:15:41 PM
Quote from: 426Buddy on Jun 16, 2016, 01:04:35 PM
Quote from: Vertigo on Jun 15, 2016, 07:11:17 PM
I like how every week or two, Hicks or a similarly sane person tries to save this thread. Then Broughtpain or Hubbs posts, and I resume hating the thread, the internet and humanity in general.

I wish those two could contribute to threads without pushing their political ideology at every turn. Its sad and it makes people avoid general discussion, atleast Hubbs sometimes posts movie stuff without an agenda. Broughtpain I just avoid like the plague lol.
Hence why I made the political discussion thread.

It didnt work lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 16, 2016, 05:49:36 PM
Quote from: 426Buddy on Jun 16, 2016, 05:46:51 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 16, 2016, 05:15:41 PM
Quote from: 426Buddy on Jun 16, 2016, 01:04:35 PM
Quote from: Vertigo on Jun 15, 2016, 07:11:17 PM
I like how every week or two, Hicks or a similarly sane person tries to save this thread. Then Broughtpain or Hubbs posts, and I resume hating the thread, the internet and humanity in general.

I wish those two could contribute to threads without pushing their political ideology at every turn. Its sad and it makes people avoid general discussion, atleast Hubbs sometimes posts movie stuff without an agenda. Broughtpain I just avoid like the plague lol.
Hence why I made the political discussion thread.

It didnt work lol
I know some of it still leaked :D ;D :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 17, 2016, 12:50:49 AM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 16, 2016, 05:49:36 PM
Quote from: 426Buddy on Jun 16, 2016, 05:46:51 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 16, 2016, 05:15:41 PM
Quote from: 426Buddy on Jun 16, 2016, 01:04:35 PM
Quote from: Vertigo on Jun 15, 2016, 07:11:17 PM
I like how every week or two, Hicks or a similarly sane person tries to save this thread. Then Broughtpain or Hubbs posts, and I resume hating the thread, the internet and humanity in general.

I wish those two could contribute to threads without pushing their political ideology at every turn. Its sad and it makes people avoid general discussion, atleast Hubbs sometimes posts movie stuff without an agenda. Broughtpain I just avoid like the plague lol.
Hence why I made the political discussion thread.

It didnt work lol
I know some of it still leaked :D ;D :(
Goddamn it staff. Do SOMETHING. What about some harsh language. :D

I know we're not suppose to talk about this here but I mean do we have to actually hit that report to mod button?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 17, 2016, 12:57:18 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jun 17, 2016, 12:50:49 AM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 16, 2016, 05:49:36 PM
Quote from: 426Buddy on Jun 16, 2016, 05:46:51 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 16, 2016, 05:15:41 PM
Quote from: 426Buddy on Jun 16, 2016, 01:04:35 PM
Quote from: Vertigo on Jun 15, 2016, 07:11:17 PM
I like how every week or two, Hicks or a similarly sane person tries to save this thread. Then Broughtpain or Hubbs posts, and I resume hating the thread, the internet and humanity in general.

I wish those two could contribute to threads without pushing their political ideology at every turn. Its sad and it makes people avoid general discussion, atleast Hubbs sometimes posts movie stuff without an agenda. Broughtpain I just avoid like the plague lol.
Hence why I made the political discussion thread.

It didnt work lol
I know some of it still leaked :D ;D :(
Goddamn it staff. Do SOMETHING. What about some harsh language. :D

I know we're not suppose to talk about this here but I mean do we have to actually hit that report to mod button?
Yep ever that or we send threats through PM :D ;D 8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 17, 2016, 01:04:21 AM
Oh god I've already have to console several people in pm... I'm not even going to contemplate the help they may need.

However, be my guest.  :laugh:

-assholes and elbows-
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 17, 2016, 01:18:58 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jun 17, 2016, 01:04:21 AM
Oh god I've already have to console several people in pm... I'm not even going to contemplate the help they may need.

However, be my guest.  :laugh:

-assholes and elbows-
Lets see what happens maybe it might calm down and all guys can go to the political thread if there annoyed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Jun 17, 2016, 01:28:42 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jun 16, 2016, 05:40:16 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jun 16, 2016, 01:44:46 PM
http://comicbook.com/popculturenow/2016/06/13/alf-actor-michu-meszaros-dead-at-76/

QuoteThe hits keep on coming in 2016 as another icon has passed away. Michu Meszaros, the actor who brought Alf to life in the famous '80s sitcom, has died at the age of 76. About a week ago, Meszaros was reportedly found unresponsive in his Los Angeles home. Since, her spent several days in a coma before ultimately passing away.

:( It may have been before my time but I had some on DVD that I always enjoyed.
2016 is killin' my vibes
I loved ALF as a child, have all the seasons on DVD too.

In case no one reported it yet (which is a damn shame), "Mr. Hockey" Gordie Howe passed away last week too. He was 88, so I guess time finally claimed another icon. 2016 is just a horrible year all around. Well, at the least the Pittsburgh Penguins won the Stanley Cup. That's about it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Jun 17, 2016, 02:21:02 AM
So...seems like everyone's been having fun during my absence.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 17, 2016, 06:59:24 AM
Absent from what?

http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/16/us/texas-boy-hot-car-death/index.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jun 17, 2016, 07:13:48 AM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Jun 17, 2016, 01:28:42 AM
I loved ALF as a child, have all the seasons on DVD too.

Mine was Region 1 unfortunately and don't work on my BR player. I wonder if they ever came out over here.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: aliens13 on Jun 19, 2016, 01:07:06 AM
So Argentina vs. USA this Thursday in the semifinals of Copa America. Vamos Argentina!!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Jun 19, 2016, 03:40:58 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jun 17, 2016, 06:59:24 AM
Absent from what?

http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/16/us/texas-boy-hot-car-death/index.html
Yesh. Human parenting has declined ever so sharply since the 60s (imo). Since I have to deliver the mail in the USPS trucks, imagine being in a tin can tossed into a prewarmed oven with only one down window for at least four hours. People wonder why I prefer winter...

These military officers should be dishonorably discharged:
http://www.yahoo.com/news/2-us-marines-under-investigation-152659346.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 19, 2016, 05:03:02 PM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Jun 19, 2016, 03:40:58 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jun 17, 2016, 06:59:24 AM
Absent from what?

http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/16/us/texas-boy-hot-car-death/index.html
Yesh. Human parenting has declined ever so sharply since the 60s (imo). Since I have to deliver the mail in the USPS trucks, imagine being in a tin can tossed into a prewarmed oven with only one down window for at least four hours. People wonder why I prefer winter...

These military officers should be dishonorably discharged:
http://www.yahoo.com/news/2-us-marines-under-investigation-152659346.html
Despicable that nothing has happened, in the UK the MPs would have arrested them.

https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/declare-britain-first-a-terrorist-organisation?time=1466165350
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 19, 2016, 10:53:33 PM
Star Trek star Anton Yelchin dies in freak car accident:

http://imdb.to/1Xy71rf
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 20, 2016, 12:10:50 AM
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/06/12/christian-pastor-celebrates-nightclub-massacre-theres-50-less-pedophiles-in-this-world/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Jun 20, 2016, 02:26:33 AM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 20, 2016, 12:10:50 AM
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/06/12/christian-pastor-celebrates-nightclub-massacre-theres-50-less-pedophiles-in-this-world/
Oh man, just f**k right off.

------------------------------------------------------------

http://www.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2016/story/_/id/16347923/nba-playoffs-2016-lebron-brings-title-home-cleveland

After 52 years, they can finally say they won a championship
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jun 20, 2016, 07:19:01 AM
Quote from: SiL on Jun 19, 2016, 10:53:33 PM
Star Trek star Anton Yelchin dies in freak car accident:

http://imdb.to/1Xy71rf

I couldn't believe this. That was not a name I expected to see RIP next to for a long time.  :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 20, 2016, 07:42:47 AM
I'm happy for Cleveland to finally win a tittle after more than 50 years but that NBA Finals was not professional basketball. It was more like any run of the mill pick up game at the local ghetto. Pathetic.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Jun 20, 2016, 10:06:46 AM
If there has ever been a fixed game in any professional sport, it was Game 6 of the NBA Finals. Atrocious all around. I'm just glad that the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls are now back as the greatest team ever thanks to the Warriors horrific performance the previous 3 games! You know MJ was calling up Pippen and was like "We rule, Warriors drool. Kerr was a great teammate but he met his fate." Lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 20, 2016, 10:48:36 AM
I know referees are human but the mistakes they made were so gross and inconsistent. It did feel as if they were trying to extend the number of games played. heh however Jordan and co. don't have anything to fear; they'd wipe the floor with both Cleveland and Golden State.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jun 20, 2016, 10:56:52 AM
Quote from: SiL on Jun 19, 2016, 10:53:33 PM
Star Trek star Anton Yelchin dies in freak car accident:

http://imdb.to/1Xy71rf

This completed shocked me when I read it this morning :(

I hope they have time to add a dedicated to on the new Star Trek Movie
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 20, 2016, 06:30:55 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Jun 20, 2016, 10:56:52 AM
Quote from: SiL on Jun 19, 2016, 10:53:33 PM
Star Trek star Anton Yelchin dies in freak car accident:

http://imdb.to/1Xy71rf

This completed shocked me when I read it this morning :(

I hope they have time to add a dedicated to on the new Star Trek Movie
Even the young are going.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jun 21, 2016, 10:32:44 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/sea-monster-spotted-on-google-earth/ar-AAhmyK8?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

RELEASE THE KRAKEN!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 21, 2016, 06:25:58 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Jun 21, 2016, 10:32:44 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/sea-monster-spotted-on-google-earth/ar-AAhmyK8?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

RELEASE THE KRAKEN!
LOCH NESS.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 21, 2016, 11:38:04 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 21, 2016, 06:25:58 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Jun 21, 2016, 10:32:44 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/sea-monster-spotted-on-google-earth/ar-AAhmyK8?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

RELEASE THE KRAKEN!
LOCH NESS.
It's a whale. Even the Kraken isn't dumb enough to swim there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Jun 22, 2016, 02:26:29 AM
Everyone knows the only life that can thrive in those Antarctic conditions is Chuck Norris.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Jun 22, 2016, 03:43:34 AM
And shoggoths.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Jun 22, 2016, 04:00:08 AM
Europe's robots to become 'electronic persons' under draft plan

QuoteEurope's growing army of robot workers could be classed as "electronic persons" and their owners liable to paying social security for them if the European Union adopts a draft plan to address the realities of a new industrial revolution.

Read more at Reuters (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-robotics-lawmaking-idUSKCN0Z72AY?feedType=RSS&feedName=scienceNews&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jun 22, 2016, 07:49:44 AM
I'm sorry, what? Surely we're not at that point yet...  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jun 22, 2016, 02:18:17 PM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Jun 22, 2016, 02:26:29 AM
Everyone knows the only life that can thrive in those Antarctic conditions is Chuck Norris.

RELEASE CHUCK NORRIS!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jun 22, 2016, 10:45:33 PM
Quote from: Crazy Shrimp on Jun 22, 2016, 04:00:08 AM
Europe's robots to become 'electronic persons' under draft plan

QuoteEurope's growing army of robot workers could be classed as "electronic persons" and their owners liable to paying social security for them if the European Union adopts a draft plan to address the realities of a new industrial revolution.

Read more at Reuters (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-robotics-lawmaking-idUSKCN0Z72AY?feedType=RSS&feedName=scienceNews&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter)
While I agree in principle, I don't think that we should consider any machine without a conscience a "person"... its property... we are nowhere near close to an AI rebellion.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jun 23, 2016, 12:45:15 AM
Quote from: Gate on Jun 22, 2016, 10:45:33 PM
Quote from: Crazy Shrimp on Jun 22, 2016, 04:00:08 AM
Europe's robots to become 'electronic persons' under draft plan

QuoteEurope's growing army of robot workers could be classed as "electronic persons" and their owners liable to paying social security for them if the European Union adopts a draft plan to address the realities of a new industrial revolution.

Read more at Reuters (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-robotics-lawmaking-idUSKCN0Z72AY?feedType=RSS&feedName=scienceNews&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter)
While I agree in principle, I don't think that we should consider any machine without a conscience a "person"... its property... we are nowhere near close to an AI rebellion.
You know that's exactly what they said about skynet, and we all know what happened there
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Jun 23, 2016, 01:53:32 AM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Jun 22, 2016, 02:18:17 PM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Jun 22, 2016, 02:26:29 AM
Everyone knows the only life that can thrive in those Antarctic conditions is Chuck Norris.

RELEASE CHUCK NORRIS!
This is what Chuck Norris said after a extremely minor snow flurry in Winter:

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F3.bp.blogspot.com%2F_-gURVDrfgUg%2FSU63SrFg0jI%2FAAAAAAAAAEE%2FvkcIqyqclxs%2Fs400%2F1228208603358_jpgc665f7eb-b6eb-4a56-ab50-24ba6f6d426a.jpg&hash=31dd4d9ec6a952a971374ed24ed818263dda7586)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: windebieste on Jun 23, 2016, 02:05:32 AM
Quote from: Gate on Jun 22, 2016, 10:45:33 PM
Quote from: Crazy Shrimp on Jun 22, 2016, 04:00:08 AM
Europe's robots to become 'electronic persons' under draft plan

QuoteEurope's growing army of robot workers could be classed as "electronic persons" and their owners liable to paying social security for them if the European Union adopts a draft plan to address the realities of a new industrial revolution.

Read more at Reuters (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-robotics-lawmaking-idUSKCN0Z72AY?feedType=RSS&feedName=scienceNews&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter)
While I agree in principle, I don't think that we should consider any machine without a conscience a "person"... its property... we are nowhere near close to an AI rebellion.

The absolute and only reason to build a machine in the likeness of a Human Being is to deceive other People.  THAT's the ONLY reason.  No matter what argument you bring to the table regarding robots, androids and other simulacra, machines made to look like humans are designed to fool you. 

-Windebieste.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Jun 23, 2016, 02:10:49 AM
Quote from: windebieste on Jun 23, 2016, 02:05:32 AM
Quote from: Gate on Jun 22, 2016, 10:45:33 PM
Quote from: Crazy Shrimp on Jun 22, 2016, 04:00:08 AM
Europe's robots to become 'electronic persons' under draft plan

QuoteEurope's growing army of robot workers could be classed as "electronic persons" and their owners liable to paying social security for them if the European Union adopts a draft plan to address the realities of a new industrial revolution.

Read more at Reuters (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-robotics-lawmaking-idUSKCN0Z72AY?feedType=RSS&feedName=scienceNews&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter)
While I agree in principle, I don't think that we should consider any machine without a conscience a "person"... its property... we are nowhere near close to an AI rebellion.

The absolute and only reason to build a machine in the likeness of a Human Being is to deceive other People.  THAT's the ONLY reason.  No matter what argument you bring to the table regarding robots, androids and other simulacra, machines made to look like humans are designed to fool you. 

-Windebieste.

What about vanity?

"We built you in our own image."

In a sense that can come off as a species wide narcissism.  ;D

But you have a point. Human looking machines would be used as spies, puppets, etc.

But some might be used as companions, servants or even lovers. You can still argue that this is deliberate fooling of one's own self to fill an emptiness.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 23, 2016, 06:47:16 PM
Didnt Steven Hawking say AI/Robots are a bad idea.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jun 24, 2016, 08:59:12 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 23, 2016, 06:47:16 PM
Didnt Steven Hawking say AI/Robots are a bad idea.

Ain't nobody gives a f**k we're doing it anyway. I needs me a cyber-arm for when i finally succumb to the carpal tunnel

He's just mad cause he won't be able to use the robot sex machines
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 24, 2016, 11:57:38 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Jun 24, 2016, 08:59:12 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 23, 2016, 06:47:16 PM
Didnt Steven Hawking say AI/Robots are a bad idea.

Ain't nobody gives a f**k we're doing it anyway. I needs me a cyber-arm for when i finally succumb to the carpal tunnel

He's just mad cause he won't be able to use the robot sex machines
Trust man thats f**ked up,we might as well f**k a toaster.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jun 26, 2016, 09:07:09 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 24, 2016, 11:57:38 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Jun 24, 2016, 08:59:12 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 23, 2016, 06:47:16 PM
Didnt Steven Hawking say AI/Robots are a bad idea.

Ain't nobody gives a f**k we're doing it anyway. I needs me a cyber-arm for when i finally succumb to the carpal tunnel

He's just mad cause he won't be able to use the robot sex machines
Trust man thats f**ked up,we might as well f**k a toaster.

You can't f**k a toaster you just have to wait for the sex robots you sicko
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 27, 2016, 12:26:11 AM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Jun 26, 2016, 09:07:09 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 24, 2016, 11:57:38 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Jun 24, 2016, 08:59:12 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 23, 2016, 06:47:16 PM
Didnt Steven Hawking say AI/Robots are a bad idea.

Ain't nobody gives a f**k we're doing it anyway. I needs me a cyber-arm for when i finally succumb to the carpal tunnel

He's just mad cause he won't be able to use the robot sex machines
Trust man thats f**ked up,we might as well f**k a toaster.

You can't f**k a toaster you just have to wait for the sex robots you sicko
You dont get what im saying,its LIKE f**king a toaster what there both pieces of metals watch this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmAIJXW00Ec
https://youtu.be/cJuEipd18eQ
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jun 27, 2016, 10:50:40 AM
If sex robots look like Gemma Chan in that Humans series, I'd probably have to at least consider it :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 27, 2016, 11:58:16 AM
It's only a robot if you open your eyes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jun 27, 2016, 12:21:10 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Jun 27, 2016, 10:50:40 AM
If sex robots look like Gemma Chan in that Humans series, I'd probably have to at least consider it :P

Testify lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jun 28, 2016, 08:33:39 AM
We all know they'll be one of the first things to emerge when it gets serious. Hell, I'm sure there's some now and they look creepy as f**k.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jun 28, 2016, 08:36:39 AM
Porn - the great decider.

Isn't it true that VHS and Blu-ray won out over Betamax and HD DVD, respectively, because they were the formats the porn industry chose?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jun 28, 2016, 08:39:15 AM
It's been a long time since I had to look into formats (college) - I'm sure there'd be more to it than that  :laugh: but I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest if it was a factor.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jun 28, 2016, 08:45:05 AM
It's one of those "facts" I've always heard mentioned that I could equally believe is true as well as made up bullshit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 28, 2016, 09:08:50 AM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Jun 28, 2016, 08:45:05 AM
It's one of those "facts" I've always heard mentioned that I could equally believe is true as well as made up bullshit.
Hell no. I grew up during the VHS-Betamax wars. VHS won because it was way fricking cheaper. The second reason was that VHS had the option of a 6 hour run time. Sure it came at the cost of picture and sound quality but it was there where as Sony thought Quality was king.

Actually on the vhs-betmax thing, I just liked the look of the vhs tape. Bigger was better maybe? I was a kid, stupid logic. However beta didn't die off. It was highly regarded as the best format by far. Most video camers used beta before mini-tapes. You never recorded a wedding on VHS unless you were ignorant. As far as cost of the players go. You could buy a VHS player for about 100 bucks where as the Betamax player was 400 plus. The other thing is I remember buying movies when you had a choice between the two and a vhs tape would cost 16.99 and the betamax would be 19.99. Of course I bought the cheaper one. Plus I don't know why but betamax packing was huge. A lot of it came in that Disney movie plastic box which took up a lot of space. Where as on the VHS side only Disney used that packaging style. It really was ironic as the beta tape was smaller.

Bluray on the other hand won simply because it didn't confuse the elderly. I mean why can't a dvd player play a hd-dvd? Although I think the fact of the matter there wasn't enough room for two hd media with the exact same content. Walmart likely had the largest role in killing off hd-dvd when they refused to sell it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Jun 28, 2016, 01:26:20 PM
Wasn't there a scene in Tropic Thunder where this was discussed? :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jun 28, 2016, 03:51:01 PM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Jun 28, 2016, 01:26:20 PM
Wasn't there a scene in Tropic Thunder where this was discussed? :laugh:
I think, I'm just waiting on one of them to bring up TiVo
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Jun 28, 2016, 04:00:52 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jun 28, 2016, 03:51:01 PM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Jun 28, 2016, 01:26:20 PM
Wasn't there a scene in Tropic Thunder where this was discussed? :laugh:
I think, I'm just waiting on one of them to bring up TiVo

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-Ooou7kLAGjk%2FUIgxtHrDWFI%2FAAAAAAAAAf0%2FNp23rcFKjIU%2Fs1600%2FAgent.jpg&hash=56e0201735033c592e44c5db355ddea9b0d70b66)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jun 28, 2016, 08:00:05 PM
Terror attack in Turkey.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36658187
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Jun 28, 2016, 10:28:36 PM
2016 continues to be just a terrible year. Not only did the sports world lose Buddy Ryan (creator of the 46 defense) today, but the legend Pat Summitt as well. Her contributions to the basketball world are unmatched and as a person she did so much for others. She also has the unbelievable +800 wins over .500 (1098-208), a record that will more than likely never be topped and no losing seasons in 38 seasons.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jul 02, 2016, 03:35:22 PM
Disgusting and on a war memorial! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-36694125
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jul 04, 2016, 11:35:32 AM
The Sad passing of Actress and Writer Caroline Aherne at the age of 52
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jul 05, 2016, 12:47:50 AM
ISIS bomb MUHAMMED mosque in madina!!:
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/saudi-arabia/suicide-blast-outside-prophet-s-mosque-in-madinah-saudi-media-1.1857494
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jul 05, 2016, 08:01:35 AM
In news that really isn't terribly surprising or shocking, Chris Evans has quit the floundering Top Gear reboot (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36707266).

Also, NASA's Juno probe enters orbit around Jupiter (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-36710768), and Google celebrate the event with an awesome doodle (https://www.google.co.uk/)!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jul 05, 2016, 08:10:26 AM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Jul 05, 2016, 08:01:35 AM
Also, NASA's Juno probe enters orbit around Jupiter (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-36710768), and Google celebrate the event with an awesome doodle (https://www.google.co.uk/)!

So glad this went off okay. I've not read the latest articles yet but I'm looking forward to it!  :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Jul 05, 2016, 10:11:10 AM
^ That does look really neat, to think it took 5 years just for the probe to get there.

In sports news, Kevin Durant back stabs the OKC Thunder and is going to play for Golden State. Worst b-ball news since LBJ left Cleveland for Miami 6 years ago. All respect has been lost for Durant. However, in all fairness to him, I would have done the same thing.

edit: "same thing" as to going to the best team and highest chance to win a title.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jul 05, 2016, 12:10:38 PM
Deer Hunter Director Michael Cimino has passed away at the age of 73 :(

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/enraged-son-calls-police-after-father-burns-his-prized-cannabis-plants/ar-AAi9109?li=BBoPRmx&ocid=mailsignout

What a Dickhead lmao  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/celebrity/ryan-reynolds-concerns-fans-with-confused-expression-in-tom-hiddleston-and-taylor-swift-instagram/ar-BBtZNVj?li=BBoPJKU&ocid=mailsignout

Even Deadpool cant save you know lol  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jul 06, 2016, 10:07:36 PM
How wilson kept us out of vietnam: http://forces.tv/54429227
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jul 07, 2016, 12:05:59 PM
(https://img.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://img.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/files/2016/07/ClHnIgKWYAAK0IM.jpg&w=1484)

Pilot captures incredible nighttime thunderstorm photo over the Pacific Ocean

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2016/07/05/pilot-captures-incredible-nighttime-thunderstorm-photo-over-the-pacific-ocean/

Just saw Xenomorphine share this on FB.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jul 07, 2016, 12:09:08 PM
That is just a gorgeous pic
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jul 09, 2016, 11:19:21 PM
The great charity man Abdul Sattar Edhi passed away :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jul 11, 2016, 10:52:32 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/children-guilty-of-sexual-abuse-should-not-be-unnecessarily-criminalised/ar-BBua8gh?li=BBoPRmx&ocid=mailsignout
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 11, 2016, 11:41:58 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jul 07, 2016, 12:05:59 PM
(https://img.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://img.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/files/2016/07/ClHnIgKWYAAK0IM.jpg&w=1484)

Pilot captures incredible nighttime thunderstorm photo over the Pacific Ocean

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2016/07/05/pilot-captures-incredible-nighttime-thunderstorm-photo-over-the-pacific-ocean/

Just saw Xenomorphine share this on FB.

That is cool
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jul 12, 2016, 10:19:28 AM
http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/dozens-pokemon-go-gamers-show-8402139


Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/takeaway-owner-confronted-by-armed-robber-serves-another-customer-instead/ar-BBuedXy?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=mailsignout

This man is a legend
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jul 12, 2016, 09:48:48 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Jul 12, 2016, 10:19:28 AM
http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/dozens-pokemon-go-gamers-show-8402139


Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/takeaway-owner-confronted-by-armed-robber-serves-another-customer-instead/ar-BBuedXy?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=mailsignout

This man is a legend
I want to shake this guys hand.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 14, 2016, 11:20:14 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/14/us/fresno-dylan-noble-shooting-video/index.html

You know, after the first two shots the man was incapacitated and the police had overwhelming force; what's the point of expecting a man that was just shot twice of being able to comply with orders. When the guy was on his back; get in there and arrest the man. Were they afraid he was a suicide bomber? This shit is getting ridiculous. I'm trying to understand the cops situation but it appears to just be a man who was not in the right mind at the worst possible time. The police seriously need to get non-lethal weapons to go along with their guns. Lots of people have mental issues and this seems to be nothing more than just bad chance.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jul 14, 2016, 05:20:35 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 14, 2016, 11:20:14 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/14/us/fresno-dylan-noble-shooting-video/index.html

You know, after the first two shots the man was incapacitated and the police had overwhelming force; what's the point of expecting a man that was just shot twice of being able to comply with orders. When the guy was on his back; get in there and arrest the man. Were they afraid he was a suicide bomber? This shit is getting ridiculous. I'm trying to understand the cops situation but it appears to just be a man who was not in the right mind at the worst possible time. The police seriously need to get non-lethal weapons to go along with their guns. Lots of people have mental issues and this seems to be nothing more than just bad chance.

Don't many of them carry Tazers as well now
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jul 14, 2016, 05:52:47 PM
http://fox59.com/2016/07/14/donald-trump-selects-gov-mike-pence-as-vp-running-mate-confirms-trumps-campaign-chairman/

This combined with the GOP's draconian new platform, has officially sunk my hopes that there could be a moderate revival in the GOP.

I now hate the Democrats and Republicans about equally.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jul 14, 2016, 07:59:48 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Jul 14, 2016, 05:20:35 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 14, 2016, 11:20:14 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/14/us/fresno-dylan-noble-shooting-video/index.html

You know, after the first two shots the man was incapacitated and the police had overwhelming force; what's the point of expecting a man that was just shot twice of being able to comply with orders. When the guy was on his back; get in there and arrest the man. Were they afraid he was a suicide bomber? This shit is getting ridiculous. I'm trying to understand the cops situation but it appears to just be a man who was not in the right mind at the worst possible time. The police seriously need to get non-lethal weapons to go along with their guns. Lots of people have mental issues and this seems to be nothing more than just bad chance.

Don't many of them carry Tazers as well now
I swear the police should be equipped with tazers and be given retraining.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jul 15, 2016, 08:30:03 AM
Another awful terror attack in France (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-36799172) sees a lorry plough into Bastille Day crowds in Nice. 84 dead so far. Particularly barbaric in how it was carried out.

Big respect to that guy on the moped in the footage from the scene racing alongside the lorry trying to get in the cab and stop it. Not heard anyone on the news mention that yet.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jul 15, 2016, 10:59:42 AM
I remember it popping up on the news briefly before i went to bed. At that point there were only shots of people fleeing the scene
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Jul 15, 2016, 01:36:22 PM
http://www.yahoo.com/news/lgbt-history-lessons-edging-closer-california-classrooms-052700241.html

Take that Kim Davis! :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 15, 2016, 07:32:58 PM
It's not very interesting to me but history is history and it should be taught as such. Still it's nice to be apart of history as it's being made so you can judge the validity of it. As in what kind of pedestal or hole each person or entity is place upon. That one lady deserves the hole and I know Milk had a movie about him made but I have no idea who he is. Hence the history part is a legitimate cause, especially in California.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jul 15, 2016, 08:57:47 PM
Breaking News of a Military Coup in Turkey
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Jul 15, 2016, 09:22:55 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Jul 15, 2016, 08:57:47 PM
Breaking News of a Military Coup in Turkey

My friend just told me this now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jul 15, 2016, 09:43:51 PM
The Turkish President held a press conference via skype call  :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Jul 15, 2016, 11:02:10 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jul 15, 2016, 09:43:51 PM
The Turkish President held a press conference via skype call  :D

I noticed that while checking the news live on youtube.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jul 16, 2016, 08:26:02 AM
Supposedly the coup's already been put down.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: x-M-x on Jul 16, 2016, 10:04:27 AM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Jul 16, 2016, 08:26:02 AM
Supposedly the coup's already been put down.

Yup, it's all bs really... it didn't last that long, i think the military 'bottled it' to be honest.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Jul 16, 2016, 01:49:43 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3692359/French-government-suppressed-gruesome-torture-Bataclan-victims-official-inquiry-told-castrated-eyes-gouged-ISIS-killers.html

Oh for f**k's sake... this is just wrong and grotesque on so many levels.

Look, f**k all our little squabbles, f**k the presidential election, f**k Brexit and all that, can we just unify for one purpose? Destroy radical f**ks? Just this once, please?

I know this is Daily Mail and all, but that was just obscene to read... imagine being one of the victims, or a family member of one of them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 16, 2016, 02:17:23 PM
Quote from: The Alien Predator on Jul 16, 2016, 01:49:43 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3692359/French-government-suppressed-gruesome-torture-Bataclan-victims-official-inquiry-told-castrated-eyes-gouged-ISIS-killers.html

Oh for f**k's sake... this is just wrong and grotesque on so many levels.

Look, f**k all our little squabbles, f**k the presidential election, f**k Brexit and all that, can we just unify for one purpose? Destroy radical f**ks? Just this once, please?

I know this is Daily Mail and all, but that was just obscene to read... imagine being one of the victims, or a family member of one of them.

When did the terrorists have time to do all this? I thought it was just a gun n run raid type thing (no disrespect of course).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Jul 16, 2016, 02:23:27 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 16, 2016, 02:17:23 PM
Quote from: The Alien Predator on Jul 16, 2016, 01:49:43 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3692359/French-government-suppressed-gruesome-torture-Bataclan-victims-official-inquiry-told-castrated-eyes-gouged-ISIS-killers.html

Oh for f**k's sake... this is just wrong and grotesque on so many levels.

Look, f**k all our little squabbles, f**k the presidential election, f**k Brexit and all that, can we just unify for one purpose? Destroy radical f**ks? Just this once, please?

I know this is Daily Mail and all, but that was just obscene to read... imagine being one of the victims, or a family member of one of them.

When did the terrorists have time to do all this? I thought it was just a gun n run raid type thing (no disrespect of course).

I have no idea, even the article mentions that apparently no sharp objects such as knives were found at the scene. As the title suggests, it could've been covered up to keep us ignorant on how messed up it really was. I don't know why they'd cover it up if that's true.

But just reading that was f**king horrible...  :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 16, 2016, 03:43:14 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 16, 2016, 02:17:23 PM
Quote from: The Alien Predator on Jul 16, 2016, 01:49:43 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3692359/French-government-suppressed-gruesome-torture-Bataclan-victims-official-inquiry-told-castrated-eyes-gouged-ISIS-killers.html

Oh for f**k's sake... this is just wrong and grotesque on so many levels.

Look, f**k all our little squabbles, f**k the presidential election, f**k Brexit and all that, can we just unify for one purpose? Destroy radical f**ks? Just this once, please?

I know this is Daily Mail and all, but that was just obscene to read... imagine being one of the victims, or a family member of one of them.

When did the terrorists have time to do all this? I thought it was just a gun n run raid type thing (no disrespect of course).
Apparently the hostage situation lasted 2 hours
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jul 16, 2016, 09:17:40 PM
Quote from: The Alien Predator on Jul 16, 2016, 02:23:27 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 16, 2016, 02:17:23 PM
Quote from: The Alien Predator on Jul 16, 2016, 01:49:43 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3692359/French-government-suppressed-gruesome-torture-Bataclan-victims-official-inquiry-told-castrated-eyes-gouged-ISIS-killers.html

Oh for f**k's sake... this is just wrong and grotesque on so many levels.

Look, f**k all our little squabbles, f**k the presidential election, f**k Brexit and all that, can we just unify for one purpose? Destroy radical f**ks? Just this once, please?

I know this is Daily Mail and all, but that was just obscene to read... imagine being one of the victims, or a family member of one of them.

When did the terrorists have time to do all this? I thought it was just a gun n run raid type thing (no disrespect of course).

I have no idea, even the article mentions that apparently no sharp objects such as knives were found at the scene. As the title suggests, it could've been covered up to keep us ignorant on how messed up it really was. I don't know why they'd cover it up if that's true.

But just reading that was f**king horrible...  :(
O god please not be true sounds like something the Khmer rouge would do.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jul 16, 2016, 10:17:07 PM
The French were likely worried about retaliation attacks from angry citizens against non-radicalized muslims.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jul 16, 2016, 10:22:26 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jul 16, 2016, 10:17:07 PM
The French were likely worried about retaliation attacks from angry citizens against non-radicalized muslims.
If that is the case then they did a good thing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Bjørn Half-hand on Jul 18, 2016, 03:55:27 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/13/nottinghamshire-police-becomes-first-force-to-record-misogyny-as/ (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/13/nottinghamshire-police-becomes-first-force-to-record-misogyny-as/)

''It also includes unwanted sexual advances, uninvited physical or verbal contact and using mobile phones to send unwanted messages.''

So saying hello to a woman in a bar or asking if she wants a drink etc could be seen as a hate crime?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jul 18, 2016, 08:10:48 PM
Quote from: Bjørn Half-hand on Jul 18, 2016, 03:55:27 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/13/nottinghamshire-police-becomes-first-force-to-record-misogyny-as/ (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/13/nottinghamshire-police-becomes-first-force-to-record-misogyny-as/)

''It also includes unwanted sexual advances, uninvited physical or verbal contact and using mobile phones to send unwanted messages.''

So saying hello to a woman in a bar or asking if she wants a drink etc could be seen as a hate crime?
What next,just glancing at a women is a crime,bloody feminists.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 19, 2016, 03:17:05 AM
misogyny hate crime training

LOL! typical modern day nonsense, how much more cushty do women want it? They virtually have the UK at their feet as it is! (as does anyone in the UK that basically isn't a white male).

The equality thing always makes me laugh. OK so women want equality in pay and jobs, OK sure no problem, I understand. But has anyone ever noticed that its always for nice jobs and highly paid jobs like doctors, lawyers, various roles in office jobs like management, executive roles, teaching, designers etc...Why do you never hear about equality for jobs like highway maintenance, street sweeper, rubbish collector, plumbing, security, electrician, gardener, bricklayer or basically any manual labour etc...Nope, never hear about the ladies wanting those types of jobs.

Doesn't anyone ever think about these stupid things affect men? I mean honesty, you can't even talk to a woman anymore without the fear of being arrested for something, unwanted stress and paranoia for us, no wonder we die earlier than women.


Unwanted physical or verbal contact or engagement is defined as exactly that and so can cover wolf-whistling and other similar types of contact.

So in essence, if you ask a lady out, or ask her for the time, or any info at all, or whatever. If said woman feels uncomfortable about that, she could report you? Of course I exaggerate but technically that's what its saying lol!

Last year, a building firm was investigated by police after a young woman, Poppy Smart, complained about "lecherous" men wolf-whistling at her in the street.

Really?? LOL! investigated for basically whistling...K, some serious fecking crimes going on in Nottingham! OK, I can see how it could be annoying and infantile at best, but reporting it to the police? And then the police investigating it?? Don't they have anything else better to do in Nottingham??

It was believed to be the first time police had ever investigated wolf whistling as a potential crime. The investigation was later dropped when Miss Smart said she was happy the men had been internally disciplined.

LOL! A potential crime!! Hark at it!! What is this world coming to  -_-

Oh how gracious of her, she dropped 'the case', the horrific case of some blokes whistling at her ::)
Never mind that they all could of lost their jobs over essentially nothing at all  -_-  Jesus!




Afghan Asylum seeker attacks people on train in Germany with axe, can we close the borders yet?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/19/islamic-state-flag-home-of-suspected-german-train-attacker
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Jul 19, 2016, 12:44:44 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 19, 2016, 03:17:05 AM
misogyny hate crime training

LOL! typical modern day nonsense, how much more cushty do women want it? They virtually have the UK at their feet as it is! (as does anyone in the UK that basically isn't a white male).

The equality thing always makes me laugh. OK so women want equality in pay and jobs, OK sure no problem, I understand. But has anyone ever noticed that its always for nice jobs and highly paid jobs like doctors, lawyers, various roles in office jobs like management, executive roles, teaching, designers etc...Why do you never hear about equality for jobs like highway maintenance, street sweeper, rubbish collector, plumbing, security, electrician, gardener, bricklayer or basically any manual labour etc...Nope, never hear about the ladies wanting those types of jobs.

Doesn't anyone ever think about these stupid things affect men? I mean honesty, you can't even talk to a woman anymore without the fear of being arrested for something, unwanted stress and paranoia for us, no wonder we die earlier than women.


Unwanted physical or verbal contact or engagement is defined as exactly that and so can cover wolf-whistling and other similar types of contact.

So in essence, if you ask a lady out, or ask her for the time, or any info at all, or whatever. If said woman feels uncomfortable about that, she could report you? Of course I exaggerate but technically that's what its saying lol!

Last year, a building firm was investigated by police after a young woman, Poppy Smart, complained about "lecherous" men wolf-whistling at her in the street.

Really?? LOL! investigated for basically whistling...K, some serious fecking crimes going on in Nottingham! OK, I can see how it could be annoying and infantile at best, but reporting it to the police? And then the police investigating it?? Don't they have anything else better to do in Nottingham??

It was believed to be the first time police had ever investigated wolf whistling as a potential crime. The investigation was later dropped when Miss Smart said she was happy the men had been internally disciplined.

LOL! A potential crime!! Hark at it!! What is this world coming to  -_-

Oh how gracious of her, she dropped 'the case', the horrific case of some blokes whistling at her ::)
Never mind that they all could of lost their jobs over essentially nothing at all  -_-  Jesus!




Afghan Asylum seeker attacks people on train in Germany with axe, can we close the borders yet?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/19/islamic-state-flag-home-of-suspected-german-train-attacker

I know, that is so f**king ridiculous!

I can understand genuinely vile verbal contact, like literally harassing a lady on a bus calling her all sorts of names and causing stress, fair enough.

But the way that law is worded...

"Excuse me, Miss, but do you know what time it is?"

"Oh my GOOD LORD! You hateful misogynistic git! That's it, Paula, call the police!"

And cat calling or wolf whistling, while a really infantile and annoying action is not a crime... what about all those other instances of people shouting vocally at someone? What about men being shouted random things at by idiots? Can they go to the police and report it and have it investigated?

What about if WE get unwanted physical or verbal contact from a woman? What do we do? "Defend" ourselves? Answer back? (So she can call the police on us for hateful unwanted verbal contact, hm?)

I'm all for both genders getting equality and protection from the law, but good lord, this is getting stupid now.

And regarding the attack in Germany, they apparently found an ISIS flag in his room. *Sigh*, how much longer are these attacks going to go on for? It is a sad world we live in and I am getting sick of innocent people being hurt by extremist f**ks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 19, 2016, 01:33:28 PM
The left are quite happy to risk more attacks rather than shut the borders or restrict immigration.

Everyone lights a candle, condemns it, sends out a stupid pointless hashtag and think they've dealt with it...until the next, and the next, and the next. So the vicious circle continues helped along by the left.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Jul 19, 2016, 02:01:21 PM
Every time I see things like "pray for *insert place*" I think to myself how that achieves next to nothing beyond showing some compassion which has a short half-life anyway.

My friend once told me years ago, "stop praying and start doing" in regards to our school work.

That same logic applies here. Instead of writing hashtags and changing Facebook profile pictures into country flags, people who care should strive to actively do what they can to help out if they are able to do so. We can still show support to victims through words, but we can also do our best to combat the threat of this lunacy.

I am sure there are those out there who donate to victims of terror attacks etc. This nuisance needs to be fought actively, not debated with. These maniacs only understand violence. Not having a go at truly innocent refugees seeking an honest new life and integration, but the assholes that sneak in with them who subscribe to the agenda of the extremists.

These attacks make me feel unsafe and concerned for my friends and family. Someone I knew was in the Istanbul airport during the bombing, he is fine thankfully. One of my friend's mom was in a bar in Turkey the day before it got attacked by terrorists... she was lucky, because she planned to actually go the next day but thankfully did not.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jul 19, 2016, 03:16:48 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36834293

Shooting in Lincolnshire. 3 dead.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Jul 19, 2016, 03:18:29 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jul 19, 2016, 03:16:48 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36834293

Shooting in Lincolnshire. 3 dead.

These are sad and dangerous times, my friend.  :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jul 19, 2016, 03:24:01 PM
They're thinking it was a domestic thing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Jul 19, 2016, 03:32:35 PM
I noticed there seems to be an increase in gun violence, or even the presence of guns in the UK.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 19, 2016, 04:35:24 PM
Quote from: The Alien Predator on Jul 19, 2016, 03:32:35 PM
I noticed there seems to be an increase in gun violence, or even the presence of guns in the UK.
Legal gun ownership has been on a steady increase in first world countries across the world, here in Canada at least 4 out of 10 people have licenses. On my street there's 6 gun owners and I live in the suburbs
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Jul 19, 2016, 04:38:37 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 19, 2016, 04:35:24 PM
Quote from: The Alien Predator on Jul 19, 2016, 03:32:35 PM
I noticed there seems to be an increase in gun violence, or even the presence of guns in the UK.
Legal gun ownership has been on a steady increase in first world countries across the world, here in Canada at least 4 out of 10 people have licenses. On my street there's 6 gun owners and I live in the suburbs

You learn something new everyday.

I grew up thinking England and Canada banned guns and you could only use them at shooting ranges etc.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jul 19, 2016, 05:01:19 PM
Quote from: The Alien Predator on Jul 19, 2016, 04:38:37 PMI grew up thinking England and Canada banned guns and you could only use them at shooting ranges etc.

As far as the UK goes, handguns and semi-automatic rifles are illegal (and there's no legitimate reason to own one of those anyway). Shotgun licences are still comparatively easy to get, licences for bolt-action rifles are much tougher to get these days but still possible.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 19, 2016, 05:03:47 PM
Quote from: The Alien Predator on Jul 19, 2016, 04:38:37 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 19, 2016, 04:35:24 PM
Quote from: The Alien Predator on Jul 19, 2016, 03:32:35 PM
I noticed there seems to be an increase in gun violence, or even the presence of guns in the UK.
Legal gun ownership has been on a steady increase in first world countries across the world, here in Canada at least 4 out of 10 people have licenses. On my street there's 6 gun owners and I live in the suburbs

You learn something new everyday.

I grew up thinking England and Canada banned guns and you could only use them at shooting ranges etc.
Canada is actually surprising lax when it comes to firearm ownership, all you have to do is a 10 hour class followed by passing a quick written and hands on test and you're pretty much good to go. There's restricted and non-restricted, non restricted is pretty much any rifle/shotgun that is relatively difficult to conceal, restricted is everything else. The only thing that sucks is that with restricted some rifles meet the requirements to be non restricted but aren't because, no lie, they looks scary.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Jul 19, 2016, 06:22:59 PM
Thanks for the lessons PVTDukeMorrison and HuDaFuk.  Those were quite informative.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jul 19, 2016, 07:21:03 PM
WTF:So becuase shes wearing a scarf she cant report.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/jul/18/sun-article-against-muslim-channel-4-news-host-triggers-300-complaints?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jul 20, 2016, 07:38:28 AM
Of course not! She's probably trying to indoctrinate people!!! Tabloid reporting for you. What a joke.

Quote from: HuDaFuK on Jul 19, 2016, 05:01:19 PM
Quote from: The Alien Predator on Jul 19, 2016, 04:38:37 PMI grew up thinking England and Canada banned guns and you could only use them at shooting ranges etc.

As far as the UK goes, handguns and semi-automatic rifles are illegal (and there's no legitimate reason to own one of those anyway). Shotgun licences are still comparatively easy to get, licences for bolt-action rifles are much tougher to get these days but still possible.

I believe a lot of farmers tend to have them as well.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jul 20, 2016, 08:48:43 AM
Yeah, probably .22s to kill rabbits and other pests. It's mostly the larger-calibre stuff they've really cracked down on of late.

You now either need enough land to safely shoot the rifle on your own property (unless you're a Lord or something, you aren't gonna have enough land to safely fire a .303 without hitting your neighbours lol), or you have to be a member of a gun club where you can shoot it. My dad had real trouble renewing his licence for his rifles last year.

The thing that really took the piss is if he took them to a police station to hand them in because his licence had expired, they would've arrested him!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jul 20, 2016, 08:57:18 AM
How the shit are you supposed to dispose of them then?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jul 20, 2016, 09:24:58 AM
Christ knows!

The copper who was telling us all this suggested waiting for an amnesty, regardless of the fact that would entail holding onto the guns illegally until that happens lol. In the end my dad had to store them at a gun club until he could get the new licence sorted.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 20, 2016, 03:36:30 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Jul 19, 2016, 07:21:03 PM
WTF:So becuase shes wearing a scarf she cant report.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/jul/18/sun-article-against-muslim-channel-4-news-host-triggers-300-complaints?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Hmmm, don't agree with what that guy wrote, but should someone on national TV, on the news, be wearing a headscarf? I could be wrong but I always thought the news (especially on TV) should be totally neutral in appearance. This is why you only ever see the men in a shirt and tie, and the ladies in a smart outfit, nothing else on or about them.

If its a smaller production then maybe, but a major news channel? Again, I could be wrong but I don't think I've ever seen the BBC do that. Certainly they have people of different backgrounds on the news but I don't think they ever wear anything specific like that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Jul 22, 2016, 08:26:42 PM
Now it's happening in Munich......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsmPhCyIz-Y
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jul 22, 2016, 11:13:18 PM
So sad this WW2 veteran was buried with no one going to his funeral:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36834507
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 23, 2016, 12:16:18 AM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Jul 22, 2016, 11:13:18 PM
So sad this WW2 veteran was buried with no one going to his funeral:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36834507
Dude, did you even read the article?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jul 23, 2016, 12:26:45 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 23, 2016, 12:16:18 AM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Jul 22, 2016, 11:13:18 PM
So sad this WW2 veteran was buried with no one going to his funeral:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36834507
Dude, did you even read the article?
Yes,he was buried without no one there apart from his career BUT he was given a public funeral later on,the point is why he was buried alone in the first place.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 23, 2016, 01:44:47 AM
Quote from: Shinawi on Jul 22, 2016, 08:26:42 PM
Now it's happening in Munich......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsmPhCyIz-Y

Shooter was German...but of Iranian descent, so possible homegrown radicalisation, again.

So once again, we all know what Europe has to do to quell this, but will they? Or do we continue risking more innocent lives just to be politically correct.

In your court Merkel.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 23, 2016, 03:49:16 AM
You don't need to be middle Eastern to be Muslim or convert to Islam. Forget political correctness: this banning Muslims idea bullshit is pointless.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jul 23, 2016, 12:16:39 PM
Quote from: SiL on Jul 23, 2016, 03:49:16 AM
You don't need to be middle Eastern to be Muslim or convert to Islam. Forget political correctness: this banning Muslims idea bullshit is pointless.

Agreed. An when he started shooting, he's meant to have shouted I Am German
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 23, 2016, 01:46:37 PM
There's video of him cussing out Turks and screaming that he's from Germany right after the shooting.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jul 23, 2016, 07:49:37 PM
Quote from: SiL on Jul 23, 2016, 01:46:37 PM
There's video of him cussing out Turks and screaming that he's from Germany right after the shooting.
Latest update,the guy was not connected to any terror organisation.I wonder how the media will react:
(https://scontent.fbrs1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/s480x480/13770469_1154324967942010_2277421069381890494_n.jpg?oh=50c339c4587d78810b5cc6628016e5ed&oe=5825D8FB)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jul 23, 2016, 09:41:23 PM
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/bernie-sanders-campaign-chief-accountable-dnc-emails-show/story?id=40825318

For those of you paying attention to Wikileaks, well, it confirmed what many of us suspected about the War on Bernie Sanders in the Democratic Party.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 23, 2016, 09:53:31 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jul 23, 2016, 09:41:23 PM
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/bernie-sanders-campaign-chief-accountable-dnc-emails-show/story?id=40825318

For those of you paying attention to Wikileaks, well, it confirmed what many of us suspected about the War on Bernie Sanders in the Democratic Party.

What, that it's a rigged system and that there's no way they'd ever let him get the nomination? Shocker. If he doesn't immediately disown the Clinton campaign then all of his integrity is out the window
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Jul 23, 2016, 11:43:22 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 23, 2016, 09:53:31 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jul 23, 2016, 09:41:23 PM
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/bernie-sanders-campaign-chief-accountable-dnc-emails-show/story?id=40825318

For those of you paying attention to Wikileaks, well, it confirmed what many of us suspected about the War on Bernie Sanders in the Democratic Party.

What, that it's a rigged system and that there's no way they'd ever let him get the nomination? Shocker. If he doesn't immediately disown the Clinton campaign then all of his integrity is out the window

What exactly would that accomplish? That level of integrity isn't a commodity at this point, 2016 was his last shot at the top job. By the next round he'll be 78 and unelectable - John McCain had his age count massively against him when he was 71. Best thing he can do now is help campaign against the worst presidential candidate in my memory (it says something about how bad things are that I'm not talking about Hilary).

With all that said, it'd take an Oscar-worthy performance to convince people to believe an endorsement from him after this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 24, 2016, 03:22:46 AM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Jul 23, 2016, 07:49:37 PM
Quote from: SiL on Jul 23, 2016, 01:46:37 PM
There's video of him cussing out Turks and screaming that he's from Germany right after the shooting.
Latest update,the guy was not connected to any terror organisation.I wonder how the media will react:
https://scontent.fbrs1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/s480x480/13770469_1154324967942010_2277421069381890494_n.jpg?oh=50c339c4587d78810b5cc6628016e5ed&oe=5825D8FB

Don't believe it, German officials and media are probably covering up the real truths behind this attack to protect Merkel and the stability of the EU, especially after a string of terrorist attacks in Europe.

Europe is reaching boiling point and massive change is looming on the horizon.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 24, 2016, 05:29:56 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 24, 2016, 03:22:46 AM
Don't believe it, German officials and media are probably covering up the real truths behind this attack to protect Merkel and the stability of the EU, especially after a string of terrorist attacks in Europe.
The guy was ranting "You f**king Turks!" and "I'm German! I'm from here!". That's not what's being reported, it's what was videoed during the f**king attack. You can watch it yourself. It's not hard to find.

Heaven forbid an angry nationalist might shoot people. It's not like the single deadliest mass-shooting by a single shooter was done by a white supremacist or anything.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jul 24, 2016, 04:38:25 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 23, 2016, 09:53:31 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jul 23, 2016, 09:41:23 PM
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/bernie-sanders-campaign-chief-accountable-dnc-emails-show/story?id=40825318

For those of you paying attention to Wikileaks, well, it confirmed what many of us suspected about the War on Bernie Sanders in the Democratic Party.

What, that it's a rigged system and that there's no way they'd ever let him get the nomination? Shocker. If he doesn't immediately disown the Clinton campaign then all of his integrity is out the window
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/07/24/wasserman-schultz-ousted-from-convention-role-amid-email-leak.html

http://nypost.com/2016/07/24/sanders-demands-dnc-chairs-resignation/


Unified party, my ass.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 24, 2016, 08:28:53 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jul 24, 2016, 04:38:25 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 23, 2016, 09:53:31 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jul 23, 2016, 09:41:23 PM
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/bernie-sanders-campaign-chief-accountable-dnc-emails-show/story?id=40825318

For those of you paying attention to Wikileaks, well, it confirmed what many of us suspected about the War on Bernie Sanders in the Democratic Party.

What, that it's a rigged system and that there's no way they'd ever let him get the nomination? Shocker. If he doesn't immediately disown the Clinton campaign then all of his integrity is out the window
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/07/24/wasserman-schultz-ousted-from-convention-role-amid-email-leak.html

http://nypost.com/2016/07/24/sanders-demands-dnc-chairs-resignation/


Unified party, my ass.
Jesus, I'm a republican, I should be laughing at this. But this is just f**ked up beyond belief, maybe you will be getting that political revolution after all
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: System Apollo on Jul 25, 2016, 03:22:26 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 24, 2016, 03:22:46 AM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Jul 23, 2016, 07:49:37 PM
Quote from: SiL on Jul 23, 2016, 01:46:37 PM
There's video of him cussing out Turks and screaming that he's from Germany right after the shooting.
Latest update,the guy was not connected to any terror organisation.I wonder how the media will react:
https://scontent.fbrs1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/s480x480/13770469_1154324967942010_2277421069381890494_n.jpg?oh=50c339c4587d78810b5cc6628016e5ed&oe=5825D8FB

Don't believe it, German officials and media are probably covering up the real truths behind this attack to protect Merkel and the stability of the EU, especially after a string of terrorist attacks in Europe.

Europe is reaching boiling point and massive change is looming on the horizon.
Is this real or are you baiting us? Are you insinuating deporting immigrants as a justification because if you are I hope you realize how that would never work.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 25, 2016, 03:30:05 AM
Quote from: System Apollo on Jul 25, 2016, 03:22:26 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 24, 2016, 03:22:46 AM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Jul 23, 2016, 07:49:37 PM
Quote from: SiL on Jul 23, 2016, 01:46:37 PM
There's video of him cussing out Turks and screaming that he's from Germany right after the shooting.
Latest update,the guy was not connected to any terror organisation.I wonder how the media will react:
https://scontent.fbrs1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/s480x480/13770469_1154324967942010_2277421069381890494_n.jpg?oh=50c339c4587d78810b5cc6628016e5ed&oe=5825D8FB

Don't believe it, German officials and media are probably covering up the real truths behind this attack to protect Merkel and the stability of the EU, especially after a string of terrorist attacks in Europe.

Europe is reaching boiling point and massive change is looming on the horizon.
Is this real or are you baiting us? Are you insinuating deporting immigrants as a justification because if you are I hope you realize how that would never work.
You must be new to the news forum.  ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jul 25, 2016, 07:35:17 AM
Or has just kept blissfully away from those few threads in the General board. It's best just to ignore Hubbs, Apollo. His sole purpose on the board is to spread his political agenda and share YouTube reviews on movies. Nothing more.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 25, 2016, 07:57:22 AM
Just came right out and said it; like thor's hammer right to the chin.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 25, 2016, 01:40:23 PM
I have pointed out before how certain countries in Europe have been covering up incidents to protect both the EU and the pro-immigrant agenda. Its common knowledge that Sweden does this on a regular basis, not keeping figures on their crime/rape stats for one thing. The same thing has been reported in Germany here and there, or general sweeping under the carpet of incidents by not having the media report them at all. Its also happened here in the UK for Pete's sake when the council in Rotherham successfully covered up a large rape/sexual assault incident that had been going on for some time (incredible how people just forget about that!).

The sad truth is many people just refuse to acknowledge any of this, many simply don't want to think anything like this could be happening, because how could it??!! This is reality right? this isn't the movies, things like this don't really happen do they...right???

As for the recent incident in Germany, I don't know, its just a hunch I have, I could be wrong. But, after a string of terrorist attacks in Europe, the far right gaining more and more power (France with upcoming elections, Austria hanging in the balance), the growing unrest all across Europe, Brexit etc....The EU are in trouble, their future is unclear, the last thing they need right now is a string of terrorist attacks making things look worse, making Europeans think twice about their rule etc...

Hicks thinks I have an agenda? I don't, I'm just pointing out the bloody obvious that's happening. I can't help it if people just don't wanna believe it and look the other way making excuses (something that's been happening for far too long, hence the trouble we are in now). Heck, its not like I'm just making things up, have a Google around, its happening before your very eyes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gazz on Jul 25, 2016, 06:01:22 PM
Wake up sheeple!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Darkness on Jul 25, 2016, 07:28:13 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 25, 2016, 01:40:23 PM
I have pointed out before how certain countries in Europe have been covering up incidents to protect both the EU and the pro-immigrant agenda. Its common knowledge that Sweden does this on a regular basis, not keeping figures on their crime/rape stats for one thing. The same thing has been reported in Germany here and there, or general sweeping under the carpet of incidents by not having the media report them at all. Its also happened here in the UK for Pete's sake when the council in Rotherham successfully covered up a large rape/sexual assault incident that had been going on for some time (incredible how people just forget about that!).

I can vouch for the Swedish thing. I have a pal over in Sweden and he said it's chaos there. He told me the media have, shall we say, downplaying or not even reporting all the rapes and sexual assaults committed by "refugees" for fear of certain groups calling the media racist.

And yeah, if this isn't a wakeup call for Germany, I don't know what is. They need to absolutely stop taking in immigrants at all costs. It is not worth the risk.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jul 25, 2016, 08:41:10 PM
http://usuncut.com/politics/bernie-speech-hot-mic-nomination/

There is nothing to you can say to say this won't be a contested convention. It's happening.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 25, 2016, 10:29:16 PM
Quote from: Darkness on Jul 25, 2016, 07:28:13 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 25, 2016, 01:40:23 PM
I have pointed out before how certain countries in Europe have been covering up incidents to protect both the EU and the pro-immigrant agenda. Its common knowledge that Sweden does this on a regular basis, not keeping figures on their crime/rape stats for one thing. The same thing has been reported in Germany here and there, or general sweeping under the carpet of incidents by not having the media report them at all. Its also happened here in the UK for Pete's sake when the council in Rotherham successfully covered up a large rape/sexual assault incident that had been going on for some time (incredible how people just forget about that!).

I can vouch for the Swedish thing. I have a pal over in Sweden and he said it's chaos there. He told me the media have, shall we say, downplaying or not even reporting all the rapes and sexual assaults committed by "refugees" for fear of certain groups calling the media racist.

And yeah, if this isn't a wakeup call for Germany, I don't know what is. They need to absolutely stop taking in immigrants at all costs. It is not worth the risk.
What's odd is that I have a pal here who has a pal over in Germany and say's the same thing about Germany. The rapes and shit. Yet every time it ends up being a made up claim. Then one day, said pal of a pal came down for a visit and after a few, he admitted that it wasn't anywhere as bad as he made it out to be. Just that he was pissed about immigrants moving into his town. Which is totally understandable. But then 2 minutes later the dude was back talking with his pal about how the Arabs are raping and shitting everywhere. For shits and giggles I asked him, where are they shitting. He said on a train they'd been living on for a month because the government wouldn't let them get off. So I said basically they didn't have any bathrooms to shit in. He then gave me a stink look and said shut up. Yea big shock you'll find bags on shit left on a train after a month or so of confinement.

Just saying it is very hard to tell what the truth is unless you're there. I have no doubts that it very well could be as bad as people are claiming it to be but at the same time people exaggerate out their assholes or down right lie all the time. No one likes to be induated with human masses but at the same time they should remember that they are human beings too. Only a handful of any civilization is evil, efforts should be concentrated on education, for only then will the masses turn those f**kers in.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 25, 2016, 11:06:51 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 25, 2016, 01:40:23 PM
As for the recent incident in Germany, I don't know, its just a hunch I have, I could be wrong.
You are wrong. The guy is clearly going on about being German and hating foreigners. Turns out far-right nationalist nutjobs can be just as dangerous as those filthy immigrants: who knew?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jul 25, 2016, 11:11:53 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jul 25, 2016, 08:41:10 PM
http://usuncut.com/politics/bernie-speech-hot-mic-nomination/

There is nothing to you can say to say this won't be a contested convention. It's happening.

Heard that Democrats were pretty pissed about Hillary's latest email scandal. Wonder if they'll actually be able to do anything about it.

Oh Hillary, always with the emails
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: System Apollo on Jul 26, 2016, 12:12:27 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jul 25, 2016, 07:35:17 AM
Or has just kept blissfully away from those few threads in the General board. It's best just to ignore Hubbs, Apollo. His sole purpose on the board is to spread his political agenda and share YouTube reviews on movies. Nothing more.
What the f**k?! LOL!!!
So I guess we can say he's the community shill?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 26, 2016, 12:22:20 AM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Jul 25, 2016, 11:11:53 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jul 25, 2016, 08:41:10 PM
http://usuncut.com/politics/bernie-speech-hot-mic-nomination/

There is nothing to you can say to say this won't be a contested convention. It's happening.

Heard that Democrats were pretty pissed about Hillary's latest email scandal. Wonder if they'll actually be able to do anything about it.

Oh Hillary, always with the emails
Same shit as always, they'll apologize, probably try and bribe Bernie, and then somehow try to find a way to blame Trump for all this
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 26, 2016, 02:19:49 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 25, 2016, 10:29:16 PM
Quote from: Darkness on Jul 25, 2016, 07:28:13 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 25, 2016, 01:40:23 PM
I have pointed out before how certain countries in Europe have been covering up incidents to protect both the EU and the pro-immigrant agenda. Its common knowledge that Sweden does this on a regular basis, not keeping figures on their crime/rape stats for one thing. The same thing has been reported in Germany here and there, or general sweeping under the carpet of incidents by not having the media report them at all. Its also happened here in the UK for Pete's sake when the council in Rotherham successfully covered up a large rape/sexual assault incident that had been going on for some time (incredible how people just forget about that!).

I can vouch for the Swedish thing. I have a pal over in Sweden and he said it's chaos there. He told me the media have, shall we say, downplaying or not even reporting all the rapes and sexual assaults committed by "refugees" for fear of certain groups calling the media racist.

And yeah, if this isn't a wakeup call for Germany, I don't know what is. They need to absolutely stop taking in immigrants at all costs. It is not worth the risk.
What's odd is that I have a pal here who has a pal over in Germany and say's the same thing about Germany. The rapes and shit. Yet every time it ends up being a made up claim. Then one day, said pal of a pal came down for a visit and after a few, he admitted that it wasn't anywhere as bad as he made it out to be. Just that he was pissed about immigrants moving into his town. Which is totally understandable. But then 2 minutes later the dude was back talking with his pal about how the Arabs are raping and shitting everywhere. For shits and giggles I asked him, where are they shitting. He said on a train they'd been living on for a month because the government wouldn't let them get off. So I said basically they didn't have any bathrooms to shit in. He then gave me a stink look and said shut up. Yea big shock you'll find bags on shit left on a train after a month or so of confinement.

Just saying it is very hard to tell what the truth is unless you're there. I have no doubts that it very well could be as bad as people are claiming it to be but at the same time people exaggerate out their assholes or down right lie all the time. No one likes to be induated with human masses but at the same time they should remember that they are human beings too. Only a handful of any civilization is evil, efforts should be concentrated on education, for only then will the masses turn those f**kers in.

Everyone in Europe knows about Sweden, its common knowledge trust me, its been this way for years.


Quote from: SiL on Jul 25, 2016, 11:06:51 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 25, 2016, 01:40:23 PM
As for the recent incident in Germany, I don't know, its just a hunch I have, I could be wrong.
You are wrong. The guy is clearly going on about being German and hating foreigners. Turns out far-right nationalist nutjobs can be just as dangerous as those filthy immigrants: who knew?

The shooter was not far right wing, if what German officials tell us is true, he was just sick in the head. He was also Iranian, adopted I think.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36879067



As for my argument, here you go...

3 terrorist attacks in the space of 1 week in Germany, plus the Iranian teen shooter.

2 of the attacks by Syrian asylum seekers.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36882831

18 July: An axe-wielding teenage asylum seeker from Afghanistan is shot dead after injuring five people in an attack on a train. IS claims the attack, releasing a video recorded by the attacker before the incident
22 July: A German teenager of Iranian extraction goes on a shooting rampage in the Bavarian state capital, Munich, killing nine people, most of them migrants, before shooting himself. He is said to have been obsessed with school shootings
24 July: A Syrian asylum seeker is arrested in the town of Reutlingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, after allegedly killing a Polish woman with a machete and injuring two other people. Police suggest it was probably a "crime of passion"
24 July: A failed Syrian asylum seeker blows himself up outside a music festival in the small Bavarian town of Ansbach, injuring 15 other people.



That's my case, no agenda here, these are cold facts. What arguments (or excuses) can anyone possibly have now?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 26, 2016, 03:47:39 AM
Two terrorist attacks, and one of those wasn't claimed by IS. The Iranian teen shooter was born and raised in Germany. He wasn't an immigrant.

You've got three people out of the tens of thousands of refugees. Now go find the crime statistics for native-born residents in those same countries in the same time period. Maybe we should we kick out people who live in their home country too if they're going to be a threat! Then we'll all be safe!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: System Apollo on Jul 26, 2016, 05:32:16 AM
You can't stop mass murder. You can however call it terrorism as much as you like. If you do, remember that it is you that determines whether to fear and allow yourself to give in to the terror that that fear has now evolved to.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 26, 2016, 05:34:57 AM
People like Hubbs are the greatest help ISIS has ever had getting people to join them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 26, 2016, 09:24:59 AM
At some point he must realize that what he is doing is hateful. I'm honestly disgusted by it. I remember a long while back trying to justify his "unique" opinions as just that, opinion, even  though I knew they were wrong... but come on man. Enough is enough already.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gazz on Jul 26, 2016, 09:56:18 AM
These things go anecdotal very quickly.

"I know a guy who knows a guy who knows a racist who says everyone's getting raped by immigrants! CLOSE THE BORDERS!"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jul 26, 2016, 11:54:32 AM
Look a Diversonary tactic *Runs Away*
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Jul 26, 2016, 01:42:26 PM
Quote from: SiL on Jul 26, 2016, 03:47:39 AM
Two terrorist attacks, and one of those wasn't claimed by IS. The Iranian teen shooter was born and raised in Germany. He wasn't an immigrant.

You've got three people out of the tens of thousands of refugees. Now go find the crime statistics for native-born residents in those same countries in the same time period. Maybe we should we kick out people who live in their home country too if they're going to be a threat! Then we'll all be safe!

Errr...hello! 3 terrorist attacks and the Iranian shooter, it says so right there in the BBC link I provided, or are you actually trying to say the BBC link I provided is lying  -_-

Out of those 3 attacks, 2 were committed by Syrian 'refugees'.

This is taken from the BBC link...http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36882831

18 July: An axe-wielding teenage asylum seeker from Afghanistan is shot dead after injuring five people in an attack on a train. IS claims the attack, releasing a video recorded by the attacker before the incident
22 July: A German teenager of Iranian extraction goes on a shooting rampage in the Bavarian state capital, Munich, killing nine people, most of them migrants, before shooting himself. He is said to have been obsessed with school shootings
24 July: A Syrian asylum seeker is arrested in the town of Reutlingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, after allegedly killing a Polish woman with a machete and injuring two other people. Police suggest it was probably a "crime of passion"
24 July: A failed Syrian asylum seeker blows himself up outside a music festival in the small Bavarian town of Ansbach, injuring 15 other people.


Quote from: SiL on Jul 26, 2016, 05:34:57 AM
People like Hubbs are the greatest help ISIS has ever had getting people to join them.

Right so we know the route forward then. To keep the terrorists happy and not help their recruitment campaign, we gotta allow all migrants/'refugees' into Europe, and not talk negatively about it or any attacks. So just pretend nothing is happening then.


Quote from: whiterabbit on Jul 26, 2016, 09:24:59 AM
At some point he must realize that what he is doing is hateful. I'm honestly disgusted by it. I remember a long while back trying to justify his "unique" opinions as just that, opinion, even  though I knew they were wrong... but come on man. Enough is enough already.

Seriously? Did you even read my last response? Or the response from Darkness??
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Darkness on Jul 26, 2016, 02:35:22 PM
A priest has been killed in France today by ISIS.

What else exactly needs to happen before the French say enough is enough. It's all because of this freedom of movement of people.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jul 26, 2016, 03:02:27 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Jul 26, 2016, 01:42:26 PMRight so we know the route forward then. To keep the terrorists happy and not help their recruitment campaign, we gotta allow all migrants/'refugees' into Europe, and not talk negatively about it or any attacks. So just pretend nothing is happening then.

I love how everything is always one extreme or the other with you. It makes you look like you're either a total moron or a complete fascist.

Quote from: Darkness on Jul 26, 2016, 02:35:22 PMWhat else exactly needs to happen before the French say enough is enough. It's all because of this freedom of movement of people.

Everything else aside, I do agree the free movement thing is ridiculous. Although it's hardly relevant as far as Nice and Munich go, because those guys had been living there for years. One had been a native citizen his entire life.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nostromo on Jul 26, 2016, 04:10:59 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jul 23, 2016, 09:41:23 PM
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/bernie-sanders-campaign-chief-accountable-dnc-emails-show/story?id=40825318

For those of you paying attention to Wikileaks, well, it confirmed what many of us suspected about the War on Bernie Sanders in the Democratic Party.

Well this kind of stinks and is very suspicious...Today I heard on the news on the way to work that russians are to blame for the hacking of the DNC emails? LOL They only talked about the evil russians no mention of anything else. Does Sanders actually support Clinton?

Democratic party looking like the Empire now lol.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 26, 2016, 09:42:47 PM
Quote

Errr...hello! 3 terrorist attacks and the Iranian shooter, it says so right there in the BBC link I provided, or are you actually trying to say the BBC link I provided is lying  -_-
Did you read it? The article says the machete attack was a crime of passion, not a terrorist attack.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jul 26, 2016, 10:16:46 PM
Quote from: Nostromo on Jul 26, 2016, 04:10:59 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jul 23, 2016, 09:41:23 PM
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/bernie-sanders-campaign-chief-accountable-dnc-emails-show/story?id=40825318

For those of you paying attention to Wikileaks, well, it confirmed what many of us suspected about the War on Bernie Sanders in the Democratic Party.

Well this kind of stinks and is very suspicious...Today I heard on the news on the way to work that russians are to blame for the hacking of the DNC emails? LOL They only talked about the evil russians no mention of anything else. Does Sanders actually support Clinton?

Democratic party looking like the Empire now lol.


I do believe that Trump's major policies would never make it to enactment, but his Supreme Court Justice choices are the only serious threat. I f**king hate this election so much. I just wanna disappear from the political scene very slowly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Jul 27, 2016, 02:56:34 AM
"Whether we conduct additional nuclear tests is entirely up to the United States": North Korea to US, after John Kerry warned of "real consequences" if it continues nuclear and missile tests.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/us-north-korea-trade/2989470.html?cid=fbcna
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jul 27, 2016, 08:30:52 AM
http://www.dlr.de/blogs/en/home/philae/Say-goodbye-to-Philae.aspx

Good bye little man!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jul 27, 2016, 10:33:36 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/lifestyle/wedding/heartbroken-teen-reveals-why-she-wasnt-invited-to-her-aunts-wedding-when-the-rest-of-her-family-was/ar-BBuP8U4?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

I'd be upset as well. Good on her brothers for standing with her
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Mustangjeff on Jul 27, 2016, 11:51:46 AM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Jul 27, 2016, 10:33:36 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/lifestyle/wedding/heartbroken-teen-reveals-why-she-wasnt-invited-to-her-aunts-wedding-when-the-rest-of-her-family-was/ar-BBuP8U4?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

I'd be upset as well. Good on her brothers for standing with her

In a later post, the girl revealed the aunt said, "... it's not pity, it's genuine concern for my well-being. She doesn't want me [to] see other girls my age do the things I can't do and feel jealous and inadequate."

What a narcissistic self-absorbed world we've become since the dawn of social media and portable devices.  We now have people whose only purpose in life is to pull out their phones and show the world how fabulous their lives are.

Either the aunt doesn't want her perfect day ruined by someone recording a picture of a disable person at her wedding, or her view of human self-worth is warped by narcissism.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jul 27, 2016, 01:09:48 PM
Quote from: Mustangjeff on Jul 27, 2016, 11:51:46 AM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Jul 27, 2016, 10:33:36 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/lifestyle/wedding/heartbroken-teen-reveals-why-she-wasnt-invited-to-her-aunts-wedding-when-the-rest-of-her-family-was/ar-BBuP8U4?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

I'd be upset as well. Good on her brothers for standing with her

In a later post, the girl revealed the aunt said, "... it's not pity, it's genuine concern for my well-being. She doesn't want me [to] see other girls my age do the things I can't do and feel jealous and inadequate."

What a narcissistic self-absorbed world we've become since the dawn of social media and portable devices.  We now have people whose only purpose in life is to pull out their phones and show the world how fabulous their lives are.

Either the aunt doesn't want her perfect day ruined by someone recording a picture of a disable person at her wedding, or her view of human self-worth is warped by narcissism.
Either way she's being a Bitch. You at least give the option of going or not. The girl could have asked to see pics of the location and then decided from there. Its the fact that her parents dont seem to get why she's upset either which shows how good at parenting they are
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jul 28, 2016, 11:12:12 AM
http://www.iflscience.com/technology/solar-impulse-plane-completes-recordbreaking-flight-around-the-world-powered-only-by-the-sun/

Solar powered aeroplane. Pretty cool.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jul 28, 2016, 11:13:12 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jul 28, 2016, 11:12:12 AM
http://www.iflscience.com/technology/solar-impulse-plane-completes-recordbreaking-flight-around-the-world-powered-only-by-the-sun/

Solar powered aeroplane. Pretty cool.

Would barely work in the UK ;) lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jul 28, 2016, 05:54:59 PM
(https://scontent-mia1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13715986_10206877010312083_8799353869593729366_n.jpg?oh=076cbda2dd74fd1b4d876d020f8ae4d9&oe=582047EF)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Jul 28, 2016, 05:58:11 PM
A true life threatening, sweating decision! :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jul 28, 2016, 08:22:50 PM
http://www.tmz.com/2016/07/28/jerry-doyle-babylon-5-dead/

Comeon 2016! Comeon!  >:(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jul 29, 2016, 05:25:50 AM
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6J1ecILnk3UUy1KZ2FUT29iQ1E/view?pref=2&pli=1
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Jul 29, 2016, 06:04:11 AM
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/07/28/north-korea-united-states-relations/87659264/

I don't like the sound of this. Can the US still fight ISIS and NK at the same time. Some people are worry that ISIS may team up with NK, but I doubt it. China can easily step in too. Who knows who side China may side with. Also NK has nukes, so I feel very worry now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jul 29, 2016, 06:55:43 AM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Jul 29, 2016, 06:04:11 AMSome people are worry that ISIS may team up with NK, but I doubt it.

I'll pretty confidently say the chances of that are literally zero.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Jul 29, 2016, 07:11:42 AM
I agree but this news scares me. Everyone freaking out as they believe it may be the end as we know it right now! NK does not care if they destroy the world, they want the US to be gone and take over South Korea. I don't think NK cares if China and Russia turns against them. They probably think that they will beat anyone. There is a chance that China may not play apart at all and stay natural. Same goes with Russia.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 29, 2016, 08:40:02 AM
NK has shitty nukes and shitty rockets that will at best blow themselves up and anyone else who made a land invasion. China isn't going to side with NK and f**king ISIS of all people, and Russia is already doing a lot to murder the hell out of the Middle East in an attempt to stop ISIS/be relevant/make up for the 1980s.

Speaking of ISIS, meanwhile in Australia we recently had a TV personality say she wishes we'd band Muslims so she can feel safe. She was quickly likened to Trump.

And it's true: they're pretty similar. Nobody remembers why they know who they are, they're both blond, and they're both idiots.

You can't ban a religious ideology. You can't. The people who would actually come to your country to do harm? They'll just lie. It's not a race, it's not an ethnicity, it's not a geographical origin point, it's a belief system. Muslims can be black, white, yellow, pink, orange and blue. They can be born in any country.

That white European you let in? Could be Muslim. That American? Could'a been Muslim.

Seriously, how the hell do you screen for it? Do you require people applying for a visa send every photo from today back till the day they were born? A list of all known associates, full access to all emails, phonecalls, texts, and social media? Are you going to start asking the visa applicant, or worse, the immigration department, to start proving negatives?

Regardless of what you think of Islam -- I'm sure as shit not a fan -- you cannot ban Muslims, not just because it's unethical, but because it's the dumbest, most childish response possible to the situation and it cannot possibly work. The only way to ban Muslims would be to ban anyone from ever entering the country again.

Christ.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jul 29, 2016, 11:37:39 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jul 28, 2016, 08:22:50 PM
http://www.tmz.com/2016/07/28/jerry-doyle-babylon-5-dead/

Comeon 2016! Comeon!  >:(

Not Garibaldi  :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jul 29, 2016, 11:41:05 AM
I know.  :'( I keep meaning to do a rewatch actually.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jul 29, 2016, 11:43:12 AM
Last time i watched Babylon 5, i got up to the end of Season 3. I need to pick up where i left off.

I always loved how Londo said Garibaldi
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jul 29, 2016, 11:54:47 AM
Season 2 - 4 were just fantastic. I think 1 is a struggle to get through and 5 was a stepdown because they didn't expect to be doing a 5th season.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jul 29, 2016, 01:05:48 PM
Thats true, they wrapped up the story a season early. They only had the sub plots left over for Season 5. I did like some of the one -off episodes they did for the final season, worked well to expand everything and great that the final episode that had waiting until they knew it would end
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Jul 29, 2016, 01:52:21 PM
I believe I saw the pilot episode and that was it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jul 29, 2016, 02:03:36 PM
It does deserve a complete watch
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Jul 29, 2016, 02:15:09 PM
I think Netflix dropped it right after I started. :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jul 29, 2016, 02:18:12 PM
Season 1 is a struggle but if you can do it you should be fine.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Jul 29, 2016, 02:25:48 PM
So just like S1 of TNG then. :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jul 29, 2016, 02:29:24 PM
Lol and any Star Trek series. :laugh:

Apart from TOS, of course.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Jul 29, 2016, 05:55:27 PM
Kim Jong-il is a total idiot, so it won't surprise me if he is stupid enough to nuke the US or South Korea. I do wonder if people not taking NK seriously is a bad thing. I remember in the 90's that no one took Islamic terrorism seriously and look at it now. The world is at a pretty scary place right now. I do think that Scientists with the Doomsday clock earlier this year may be on to something. We would never had a issue with NK right now had they finish the war in the 1950's or if Bush took into action with their testing in 2006.

Bush went into Iraq looking for weapons of mass destruction and found nothing while NK had mass destruction and didn't do a damn thing about it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 29, 2016, 05:58:34 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Jul 29, 2016, 05:55:27 PM
Kim Jong-il is a total idiot, so it won't surprise me if he is stupid enough to nuke the US or South Korea. I do wonder if people not taking NK seriously is a bad thing. I remember in the 90's that no one took Islamic terrorism seriously and look at it now. The world is at a pretty scary place right now. I do think that Scientists with the Doomsday clock earlier this year. We would never had a issue with NK right now had they finish the war in the 1950's or if Bush took into action with their testing in 2006.

Bush went into Iraq looking for weapons of mass destruction and found nothing while NK had mass destruction and didn't do a damn thing about it.
I honestly don't see anything happening BUUUUUT if something were to go down it would probably be during the war games the US has planned with SK south of the DMZ next month, seeing as NK nukes don't have the range to hit the US
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Jul 29, 2016, 07:56:47 PM
Maybe so, but they could hit our military base over in SK or possibly hit Japan. It does make me wonder if NK wants us to think that they are stupid. It's always bad to underestimate our enemy. They did do a hydrogen bomb test a while ago earlier this year. From what I've seen, they are a bigger threat than any terrorist out there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 29, 2016, 08:23:46 PM
The powers that be in North Korea will not do anything unless they have nothing to lose. These threats are usually just that, threats, and so we appease them. Their threats to the US are insignificant, even for a person who lives in Hawaii. We often like to joke that NK trying to nuke Washington DC is the greatest danger Hawaii faces, being that is the only chance in hell they have of accidentally blowing up Honolulu with a jalopy nuke.

Still in the back of ones head... they are scary crazy and a real threat to the Korean border and local seaways. I joke about it here but millions very well could die in a war with NK.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Jul 30, 2016, 07:18:43 AM
I don't know how the US can handle both NK and ISIS at the same time. We learn our mistake to fight two battles with Iraq and Afghanistan.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 30, 2016, 07:31:19 AM
No, you didn't.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Jul 30, 2016, 10:08:19 AM
Fright Rags has a new Predator shirt (pre-order)!

http://www.fright-rags.com/products/predator-midnight-madness-pre-order?variant=18467864005
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: MoonerSK on Jul 30, 2016, 02:23:40 PM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Jul 30, 2016, 10:08:19 AM
Fright Rags has a new Predator shirt (pre-order)!

http://www.fright-rags.com/products/predator-midnight-madness-pre-order?variant=18467864005

they do not ship to my country, isn't that great?  :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nostromo on Jul 30, 2016, 07:51:07 PM
(https://s31.postimg.org/d2fp0lk1n/5020bcd40e7ccf8c52310c76.jpg)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jul 30, 2016, 08:36:53 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Jul 29, 2016, 07:56:47 PM
Maybe so, but they could hit our military base over in SK or possibly hit Japan. It does make me wonder if NK wants us to think that they are stupid. It's always bad to underestimate our enemy. They did do a hydrogen bomb test a while ago earlier this year. From what I've seen, they are a bigger threat than any terrorist out there.
A coup is necessary maybe start an insurgency there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 30, 2016, 09:15:23 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Jul 30, 2016, 08:36:53 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Jul 29, 2016, 07:56:47 PM
Maybe so, but they could hit our military base over in SK or possibly hit Japan. It does make me wonder if NK wants us to think that they are stupid. It's always bad to underestimate our enemy. They did do a hydrogen bomb test a while ago earlier this year. From what I've seen, they are a bigger threat than any terrorist out there.
A coup is necessary maybe start an insurgency there.
Oh god please no, just let the regime die on its own. The last thing we need is another proxy war
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: g2vd on Jul 30, 2016, 10:26:21 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Jul 30, 2016, 08:36:53 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Jul 29, 2016, 07:56:47 PM
Maybe so, but they could hit our military base over in SK or possibly hit Japan. It does make me wonder if NK wants us to think that they are stupid. It's always bad to underestimate our enemy. They did do a hydrogen bomb test a while ago earlier this year. From what I've seen, they are a bigger threat than any terrorist out there.
A coup is necessary maybe start an insurgency there.
So basically what you're asking is for the US to indirectly declare war on a Nation that has made no real hostile action towards us totally unprovoked?

And Because that's worked so well every time we have tried to do that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nostromo on Jul 31, 2016, 02:53:38 PM
Good news for Trump

Koch network refusing to help Trump

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/koch-network-refusing-help-trump-081810298.html

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Aug 02, 2016, 11:44:05 AM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3719243/Would-eat-Man-creates-54-000-calorie-fast-food-birthday-cake-filled-six-cheeseburgers-fries-nuggets-three-large-pizzas-KFC-Family-Feast.html?ito=social-facebook_Australia

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.dailymail.co.uk%2Fi%2Fpix%2F2016%2F08%2F02%2F06%2F36CAEB8000000578-3719243-image-a-5_1470116935243.jpg&hash=e54fa8dbd0735dfc1ca0298047ebb5189cd4b808)

... wow. Not sure if I'm disgusted or impressed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Aug 02, 2016, 02:55:50 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Jul 30, 2016, 09:15:23 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Jul 30, 2016, 08:36:53 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Jul 29, 2016, 07:56:47 PM
Maybe so, but they could hit our military base over in SK or possibly hit Japan. It does make me wonder if NK wants us to think that they are stupid. It's always bad to underestimate our enemy. They did do a hydrogen bomb test a while ago earlier this year. From what I've seen, they are a bigger threat than any terrorist out there.
A coup is necessary maybe start an insurgency there.
Oh god please no, just let the regime die on its own. The last thing we need is another proxy war
But do you think it will go down?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Aug 02, 2016, 04:47:58 PM
Maybe one day, the important thing is to let it happen on its own and to not get involved. The moment the US gets involved, next thing you know you'll start seeing pro-government forces walking around with very modern Chinese and Russian tech
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Aug 03, 2016, 03:56:15 PM
 
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Aug 02, 2016, 04:47:58 PM
Maybe one day, the important thing is to let it happen on its own and to not get involved. The moment the US gets involved, next thing you know you'll start seeing pro-government forces walking around with very modern Chinese and Russian tech
If they do get involved they should talk to china and Russia
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Aug 05, 2016, 03:59:01 PM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/travel/news/train-companys-perfect-response-to-passenger-complaining-about-a-guy-wearing-a-dress/ar-BBvhOmx?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Aug 06, 2016, 01:24:13 AM
^Fantastic responses too!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Aug 08, 2016, 12:23:49 PM
Whoever complained has obviously never been to university.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Aug 08, 2016, 01:34:07 PM
Ha. I love it. I really love these kind of things where corporations just throw it back in these people's faces.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 09, 2016, 08:36:59 AM
Still I wonder, was it a kilt. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Aug 09, 2016, 09:17:52 AM
Well ignorance is rampant now-a-days too.  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Aug 09, 2016, 10:41:53 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/grandma-calls-wrong-number-for-help-car-salesman-shows-up-anyway/ar-BBvpS4z?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

Legend
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Aug 10, 2016, 04:35:59 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Aug 09, 2016, 10:41:53 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/grandma-calls-wrong-number-for-help-car-salesman-shows-up-anyway/ar-BBvpS4z?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

Legend

What a guy.  And the incident with the guy on the train.  Is there a more British response out there?!  Nice to see some positive stuff in the news for once
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Aug 10, 2016, 04:40:59 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Aug 09, 2016, 10:41:53 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/grandma-calls-wrong-number-for-help-car-salesman-shows-up-anyway/ar-BBvpS4z?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

Legend

We honestly need more people like this, beacons of hope!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Aug 10, 2016, 04:58:45 PM
^ Indeed. While I am here...

A few weeks ago, while delivering the mail, I seen a man flag me down. His car died and forgot his cell phone at home. He showed me his AAA card (no he was not an alcoholic, the auto place card) and I called them for him, as he is hard of hearing. Took about 15 minutes and he was very grateful. He happened to be one of the customers on my route that day, so I knew who he was and asked if he wanted his mail. He said to leave it in the box, as he didn't want to carry it all day :P Thought y'all might enjoy that short story.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Aug 10, 2016, 05:10:02 PM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Aug 10, 2016, 04:58:45 PM
^ Indeed. While I am here...

A few weeks ago, while delivering the mail, I seen a man flag me down. His car died and forgot his cell phone at home. He showed me his AAA card (no he was not an alcoholic, the auto place card) and I called them for him, as he is hard of hearing. Took about 15 minutes and he was very grateful. He happened to be one of the customers on my route that day, so I knew who he was and asked if he wanted his mail. He said to leave it in the box, as he didn't want to carry it all day :P Thought y'all might enjoy that short story.

That's really nice of you.  ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Aug 10, 2016, 07:19:26 PM
Our very own good Samartian.  :P In all honesty, there's too few people like that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Aug 11, 2016, 06:40:30 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/celebrity/hugh-jackman-sparks-concern-with-aged-appearance-i-hope-thats-makeup/ar-BBvv2w6?li=AAdeCd7&ocid=spartanntp

The guy is pushing 50, it's one photo and people panic
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Aug 11, 2016, 08:13:54 AM
Just looks like jetlag + bad beard + being 47. Can't expect him to be a youthful, ripped action star 24/7 for life.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Aug 11, 2016, 11:59:11 AM
He is currently filming Old Man Logan, so the look is to be expected i think. Since its the Old Man Logan beard anyway.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Aug 11, 2016, 05:48:16 PM
Troll North Korea strikes again!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/10/north-korea-feeding-workers-crystal-meth-to-speed-up-skyscraper/

Who the hell has a lion and a baby in the same room?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3733354/Shocking-video-shows-lion-attacking-BABY-live-TV-handlers-desperately-try-prise-jaws-open.html



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Aug 11, 2016, 05:50:47 PM
You mean aside from Stewie Griffin?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Aug 12, 2016, 01:59:45 AM
How to spot a Hillary Shill: The sad story of Clinton's paid keyboard warriors (http://www.inquisitr.com/3398783/how-to-spot-a-shill-in-eight-easy-steps/).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 12, 2016, 02:05:33 AM
Millennials get all upset over a new sitcom that joyfully takes the p*ss out of millennials lol! Love it!

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/millennials-outraged-over-tv-show-portraying-millennials-as-outraged-a7184771.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Aug 12, 2016, 02:32:09 AM
^ I have to admit, that is pretty funny!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Aug 12, 2016, 03:08:06 AM
It's like poetry
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Aug 12, 2016, 08:35:49 AM
Lol! Jeff Winger. I am so watching that. I do think the actual sane millennials who aren't keyboard warriors (and I'm sure it's not as many as certain people like to make out) will be tickled by this. I know I am.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: g2vd on Aug 12, 2016, 09:48:06 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Aug 12, 2016, 08:35:49 AM
Lol! Jeff Winger. I am so watching that. I do think the actual sane millennials who aren't keyboard warriors (and I'm sure it's not as many as certain people like to make out) will be tickled by this. I know I am.
I see no problem with it after all how many times have people poked fun at the 1930s or 1950s or even the 70s, I think the only people that are going to be offended by this are the people that are like that and can't take a joke just like the people at that panel.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 12, 2016, 10:30:43 AM
Millennials. We have failed you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Aug 12, 2016, 10:54:53 AM
That '80s Show had so much potential. Too bad it flopped.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Aug 12, 2016, 11:52:05 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/mystery-object-found-on-fringes-of-solar-system/ar-BBvvPsv?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

Something for a future Doctor Who episode i think ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Aug 14, 2016, 02:44:34 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 12, 2016, 02:05:33 AM
Millennials get all upset over a new sitcom that joyfully takes the p*ss out of millennials lol! Love it!

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/millennials-outraged-over-tv-show-portraying-millennials-as-outraged-a7184771.html

This is f**king gold.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Aug 15, 2016, 11:00:18 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/olympics/olympic-chinese-diver-he-zi-gets-medal-and-an-engagement-ring-in-the-same-day/ar-BBvCWMD?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

Just Imagine if she had shot him down lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Aug 15, 2016, 03:33:28 PM
Quote from: Shinawi on Aug 12, 2016, 10:54:53 AM
That '80s Show had so much potential. Too bad it flopped.
One day one day.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Aug 16, 2016, 12:47:59 AM
I am patiently waiting for That '90s Show.
Imagine the greatness.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Aug 16, 2016, 12:52:09 AM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Aug 16, 2016, 12:47:59 AM
I am patiently waiting for That '90s Show.
Imagine the greatness.

Like California Dreams Saved By The Bell and 90210 crossed with Power Rangers

It would be glorious
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 16, 2016, 02:07:52 AM
Future EU members folks...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/15/sweden-accuses-turkey-legalising-child-sex

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB5fr-8H2-4

Can't wait to hear the SJW excuses for this, because of course this has absolutely nothing to do with that religion of peace and harmony.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Aug 16, 2016, 02:18:04 AM
Yuck!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Aug 16, 2016, 01:48:06 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/14/us/milwaukee-violence-police-shooting/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Aug 16, 2016, 03:03:51 PM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Aug 16, 2016, 12:47:59 AM
I am patiently waiting for That '90s Show.
Imagine the greatness.
YH that would be a good idea.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nostromo on Aug 16, 2016, 11:59:28 PM
How awesome are these pictures? Real high res pics from Mars. All they are missing is an Alien. Seriously though, glad to have seen these in my life time, hopefully they can get some nice ones from Jupiter.

http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/raw/?s#/?slide=1432

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/target

(https://scontent-yyz1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14054196_1034362333280408_6955829954515587324_n.jpg?oh=cc3e9ebd298d59ea6aae66ca07f783cf&oe=5852DC36)
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmars.jpl.nasa.gov%2Fmsl-raw-images%2Fproj%2Fmsl%2Fredops%2Fods%2Fsurface%2Fsol%2F01432%2Fopgs%2Fedr%2Fncam%2FNLB_524621999EDR_F0562428NCAM00283M_-br2.jpg&hash=df6b894e5bfd78887542d6d9676f781c1a6b70b8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Aug 17, 2016, 07:06:12 AM
They're gorgeous aren't they? I'm glad I got to live through the Pluto flyby and witness that history.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Aug 17, 2016, 07:54:41 AM
Incredible
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Aug 17, 2016, 11:00:16 AM
Oh man that is beautiful



http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/bbc-commentator-suggests-jason-kenny-might-be-asking-laura-trott-whats-for-tea/ar-BBvI17g?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=mailsignout

I thought it was a funny joke myself. Kenney was just so laid back

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/learner-driver-has-his-gold-maserati-seized-by-london-police/ar-BBvIfwD?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=mailsignout

hahahahaha, he shouldnt have had that car anyway. Melt it so we can get some money back on that gold lol

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/olympics/twins-finish-marathon-hand-in-hand-but-their-country-says-they-crossed-a-line/ar-BBvIfGZ?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=mailsignout

I cant believe some people have complained about this. They were out of medal contention

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Aug 17, 2016, 11:36:04 AM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Aug 17, 2016, 11:00:16 AMhttp://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/learner-driver-has-his-gold-maserati-seized-by-london-police/ar-BBvIfwD?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=mailsignout

hahahahaha, he shouldnt have had that car anyway. Melt it so we can get some money back on that gold lol

Cash 4 Gold just shit their pants.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Aug 17, 2016, 11:39:20 AM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Aug 17, 2016, 11:36:04 AM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Aug 17, 2016, 11:00:16 AMhttp://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/learner-driver-has-his-gold-maserati-seized-by-london-police/ar-BBvIfwD?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=mailsignout

hahahahaha, he shouldnt have had that car anyway. Melt it so we can get some money back on that gold lol

Cash 4 Gold just shit their pants.

:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Aug 17, 2016, 03:28:05 PM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Aug 16, 2016, 12:47:59 AM
I am patiently waiting for That '90s Show.
Imagine the greatness.
I can imagine them watching that 70s show.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 17, 2016, 05:07:24 PM
Quote from: Nostromo on Aug 16, 2016, 11:59:28 PM
How awesome are these pictures? Real high res pics from Mars. All they are missing is an Alien. Seriously though, glad to have seen these in my life time, hopefully they can get some nice ones from Jupiter.

http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/raw/?s#/?slide=1432

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/target

(https://scontent-yyz1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14054196_1034362333280408_6955829954515587324_n.jpg?oh=cc3e9ebd298d59ea6aae66ca07f783cf&oe=5852DC36)
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmars.jpl.nasa.gov%2Fmsl-raw-images%2Fproj%2Fmsl%2Fredops%2Fods%2Fsurface%2Fsol%2F01432%2Fopgs%2Fedr%2Fncam%2FNLB_524621999EDR_F0562428NCAM00283M_-br2.jpg&hash=df6b894e5bfd78887542d6d9676f781c1a6b70b8)


I wish they would do this on Europa.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Aug 18, 2016, 08:19:04 AM
 I really can't wait for more exploration of Europa myself. If I remember rightly, Europa is one of JUICE's targets. Thought it's likely not to be the kind of underwater exploration we're probably all hoping for.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Aug 18, 2016, 09:59:58 AM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-37111527

The maiden flight of the world's longest aircraft has begun - after a previous attempt was abandoned at the last minute.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fichef.bbci.co.uk%2Fnews%2F624%2Fcpsprodpb%2F1DEE%2Fproduction%2F_90826670_d3b15064-84db-495a-be53-8ac0f941a3a3.jpg&hash=74d5b61727d1d0b1e61459d553c04b28548fbfb4)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fichef.bbci.co.uk%2Fnews%2F624%2Fcpsprodpb%2F159F9%2Fproduction%2F_90696588_sbna_airlander_comesout1.jpg&hash=cc4e26f0761a79c0149ea12097a4906d4a344abb)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nostromo on Aug 18, 2016, 01:50:54 PM
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-08-16/soros-hack-reveals-plot-behind-europes-refugee-crisis-media-funding-and-manipulation
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Aug 18, 2016, 02:55:04 PM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/evangelist-who-said-natural-disasters-punish-gays-suffers-ironic-flooding-disaster/ar-BBvLkEx?li=BBoPRmx&ocid=mailsignout

Hahahaha Karma's a Bitch
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Aug 18, 2016, 02:58:06 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Aug 18, 2016, 02:55:04 PM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/evangelist-who-said-natural-disasters-punish-gays-suffers-ironic-flooding-disaster/ar-BBvLkEx?li=BBoPRmx&ocid=mailsignout

Hahahaha Karma's a Bitch

Not just Karma, if he truly believes what he said, then his internal gaydar must be at red alert!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Aug 18, 2016, 02:58:56 PM
Quote from: Novak 1334 on Aug 18, 2016, 02:58:06 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Aug 18, 2016, 02:55:04 PM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/evangelist-who-said-natural-disasters-punish-gays-suffers-ironic-flooding-disaster/ar-BBvLkEx?li=BBoPRmx&ocid=mailsignout

Hahahaha Karma's a Bitch

Not just Karma, if he truly believes what he said, then his internal gaydar must be at red alert!

Or its one of his kids
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Aug 18, 2016, 03:00:37 PM
Whatever it is, it's glorious!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Aug 18, 2016, 04:28:04 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Aug 18, 2016, 09:59:58 AM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-37111527

The maiden flight of the world's longest aircraft has begun - after a previous attempt was abandoned at the last minute.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fichef.bbci.co.uk%2Fnews%2F624%2Fcpsprodpb%2F1DEE%2Fproduction%2F_90826670_d3b15064-84db-495a-be53-8ac0f941a3a3.jpg&hash=74d5b61727d1d0b1e61459d553c04b28548fbfb4)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fichef.bbci.co.uk%2Fnews%2F624%2Fcpsprodpb%2F159F9%2Fproduction%2F_90696588_sbna_airlander_comesout1.jpg&hash=cc4e26f0761a79c0149ea12097a4906d4a344abb)
If only airships could make a comeback, I've always wanted to fly in one ever since watching Last Crusade
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Aug 18, 2016, 04:41:05 PM
I've always wanted to possess a flock of birds and mob-flap an airship to a fiery demise ever since reading The Subtle Knife.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Le Celticant on Aug 18, 2016, 11:32:34 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Aug 18, 2016, 09:59:58 AM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-37111527

The maiden flight of the world's longest aircraft has begun - after a previous attempt was abandoned at the last minute.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fichef.bbci.co.uk%2Fnews%2F624%2Fcpsprodpb%2F1DEE%2Fproduction%2F_90826670_d3b15064-84db-495a-be53-8ac0f941a3a3.jpg&hash=74d5b61727d1d0b1e61459d553c04b28548fbfb4)


(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fichef.bbci.co.uk%2Fnews%2F624%2Fcpsprodpb%2F159F9%2Fproduction%2F_90696588_sbna_airlander_comesout1.jpg&hash=cc4e26f0761a79c0149ea12097a4906d4a344abb)

Oh snap it got style !
We had one in Paris last summer (but not of this kind) flying around Paris.
You could pay for a few hours trip, it was really good.

I just wish Helium wouldn't be that dangerous. It's definitely an awesome way to travel !
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Aug 19, 2016, 01:36:06 AM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Aug 18, 2016, 02:58:56 PM
Quote from: Novak 1334 on Aug 18, 2016, 02:58:06 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Aug 18, 2016, 02:55:04 PM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/evangelist-who-said-natural-disasters-punish-gays-suffers-ironic-flooding-disaster/ar-BBvLkEx?li=BBoPRmx&ocid=mailsignout

Hahahaha Karma's a Bitch

Not just Karma, if he truly believes what he said, then his internal gaydar must be at red alert!

Or its one of his kids
Nah, he is just in denial. Either way, what a freakin idiot.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Aug 19, 2016, 07:53:50 AM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Aug 18, 2016, 04:28:04 PM
If only airships could make a comeback, I've always wanted to fly in one ever since watching Last Crusade

I would love nothing more than to have a ride on a blimp or airship of some variety. I think they're immensely novel!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: x-M-x on Aug 19, 2016, 11:20:08 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 17, 2016, 05:07:24 PM
Quote from: Nostromo on Aug 16, 2016, 11:59:28 PM
How awesome are these pictures? Real high res pics from Mars. All they are missing is an Alien. Seriously though, glad to have seen these in my life time, hopefully they can get some nice ones from Jupiter.

http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/raw/?s#/?slide=1432

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/target

(https://scontent-yyz1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14054196_1034362333280408_6955829954515587324_n.jpg?oh=cc3e9ebd298d59ea6aae66ca07f783cf&oe=5852DC36)
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmars.jpl.nasa.gov%2Fmsl-raw-images%2Fproj%2Fmsl%2Fredops%2Fods%2Fsurface%2Fsol%2F01432%2Fopgs%2Fedr%2Fncam%2FNLB_524621999EDR_F0562428NCAM00283M_-br2.jpg&hash=df6b894e5bfd78887542d6d9676f781c1a6b70b8)


I wish they would do this on Europa.

They plan to, but not sure when... and it will take a long time to reach Europa.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Aug 19, 2016, 11:42:45 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/travel/tripideas/shell-go-far-baby-girl-born-on-plane-is-given-1m-air-miles/ar-BBvNvwB?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

Now thats a Birthday present
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 20, 2016, 02:32:09 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Aug 18, 2016, 08:19:04 AM
I really can't wait for more exploration of Europa myself. If I remember rightly, Europa is one of JUICE's targets. Thought it's likely not to be the kind of underwater exploration we're probably all hoping for.

I just want them to land and drill :) Surely its our best chance for finding life 'locally' and its hella exciting. I just don't get why its taking so long to do this.

The JUICE mission doesn't launch until 2020 I believe, then how long till it reaches Europa?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 20, 2016, 04:09:01 AM
Just drill baby? Yea sure, 60 miles, no problems there. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Aug 20, 2016, 11:47:26 AM
A mad collection of good and bad stories today.

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/lions-kill-child-led-into-their-enclosure-by-wildlife-sanctuary-worker/ar-BBvPRtN?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=mailsignout

I hope this guy gets life or the equivalent.


http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/youre-not-having-my-money-young-man-77-year-old-pensioner-fought-off-three-teenagers-during-terrifying-robbery/ar-BBvPBxm?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=mailsignout

I wish I could see CCTV of her ramming that dicks head into the wall. Deport the b*****ds


http://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/olympics/exclusive-bbc-set-to-drop-sir-steve-redgrave-from-coverage-after-on-air-walkout-at-rio-olympics/ar-BBvPkQH?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=mailsignout

I would have done the same thing in his shoes


http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/isinbayeva-quits-with-coe-broadside/ar-BBvPZgr?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=mailsignout

Sorry Love, but blame your President, not Coe


http://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/olympics/field-hockey-players-become-first-openly-gay-married-couple-to-win-gold/ar-BBvQ1zH?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

Awesome :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Aug 21, 2016, 03:23:05 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrBx8NRaoAo
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Aug 21, 2016, 10:48:27 PM
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/08/gary-johnson-debates-214168
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 22, 2016, 02:27:51 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Aug 21, 2016, 03:23:05 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrBx8NRaoAo

Nice, I raise you this, warning...it will make you angry.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAiX0V-163c

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=288360028194847&id=100010625568662
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Aug 22, 2016, 03:00:54 PM
30,000 Muslims march against ISIS:
https://www.facebook.com/MicMedia/videos/1202871439735644/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Aug 23, 2016, 08:26:57 AM
Quote from: Le Celticant on Aug 18, 2016, 11:32:34 PMI just wish Helium wouldn't be that dangerous. It's definitely an awesome way to travel !

Hydrogen is dangerous. That's what they used to use. The Helium they use now is completely inert and safe. It's just insanely expensive, which is why nobody wants to fill an airship with it.

Add me to the "I wish we still had commercial airships" club.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Aug 23, 2016, 08:48:30 AM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Aug 23, 2016, 08:26:57 AM
Quote from: Le Celticant on Aug 18, 2016, 11:32:34 PMI just wish Helium wouldn't be that dangerous. It's definitely an awesome way to travel !

Hydrogen is dangerous. That's what they used to use. The Helium they use now is completely inert and safe. It's just insanely expensive, which is why nobody wants to fill an airship with it.

My first thought...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzYLTnI7TUI
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Aug 23, 2016, 08:55:56 AM
God damn I love Archer :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Aug 23, 2016, 11:05:52 AM
I feel my millionth rewatch coming on tonight.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Aug 23, 2016, 01:10:40 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Aug 23, 2016, 11:05:52 AM
I feel my millionth rewatch coming on tonight.  :laugh:

"WHEN THEY'RE DEAD, THEY'RE JUST HOOKERS!!"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Aug 23, 2016, 02:11:36 PM
And now I want to watch it for the first time.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Aug 23, 2016, 02:25:20 PM
You really should, it's the best show I've discovered on TV for a very long time.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Aug 23, 2016, 02:51:43 PM
The animation looks like the art style from the Barracuda arc in Punisher MAX. :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Aug 23, 2016, 03:08:18 PM
It's seriously one of the funniest shows on TV
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 24, 2016, 03:04:42 AM
OK here's a curious one. South African runner Caster Semenya, she won gold in Rio easily, very easily. The big question is, should she be allowed to compete with women?

The rundown: Caster is a woman, but she has no womb, no ovaries and internal testes. She also has hyperandrogenism which increases her testosterone levels to around 3 times greater than a normal woman, closer to a man. She did have gender tests back in 2009 but the results were never published.

Now clearly its not her fault, but she does clearly have a massive advantage which everyone could see with the massive winning gap.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3751132/As-predicted-Caster-Semenya-wins-800-Olympic-title.html


Semenya's interview does make you think (around the 1.14 mark).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fZcc6mLg5c



Then you have the really interesting question. If a man who identifies as a woman wants to run in a women's race, can he? If he has had all the surgery etc...would that be allowed? should it be allowed? Considering this political climate, I really don't know.




Also, France starts to come down hard on certain aspects of attire in Nice as woman is fined and forced to remove headscarf on the beach.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/24/french-police-make-woman-remove-burkini-on-nice-beach


Terrorist attack in Australia?
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/aug/24/british-woman-allegedly-stabbed-to-death-by-frenchman-at-australian-backpackers-hostel

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 24, 2016, 05:22:06 AM
Well shit I thought that women looked like a man. Poor girls didn't have a chance. It's no different than a women taken testosterone to be quite honest. This is one of the areas where I strongly part ways with liberals, just because you feel you're the wrong sex and take the steps necessary to fix that as best as you can; it doesn't change the fact that you are the sex that you were born as. I mean if we want to be literal, why bother even separating males and females in sporting competitions?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Scorpio on Aug 24, 2016, 06:14:27 AM
Sounds like she's intersex, which makes it confusing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Aug 24, 2016, 07:29:26 AM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Aug 23, 2016, 02:25:20 PM
You really should, it's the best show I've discovered on TV for a very long time.

Completely agree. It's one of those rare gems, as far as I'm concerned. I don't think I've been taken with a new show as much as I have Archer.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Aug 24, 2016, 09:10:16 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 24, 2016, 05:22:06 AM
Well shit I thought that women looked like a man. Poor girls didn't have a chance. It's no different than a women taken testosterone to be quite honest. This is one of the areas where I strongly part ways with liberals, just because you feel you're the wrong sex and take the steps necessary to fix that as best as you can; it doesn't change the fact that you are the sex that you were born as. I mean if we want to be literal, why bother even separating males and females in sporting competitions?

Not to sound insensitive, but that's a dude.  It's a f**ked up situation, she obviously has a huge advantage over the other athletes.  I know it's not the same thing, but look at Fallon Fox from the UFC, a trans woman fighting women.  Even without the hormone treatment, genitals, she has a male bone structure, density, and has a huge advantage over her opponents.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Aug 24, 2016, 03:51:40 PM
As if North Carolina needs any more enemies, look at this:

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/north-carolina-police-shoot-dead-unarmed-deaf-man-using-sign-language-communicate-officer-1577527?utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=rss&utm_content=%2Frss%2Fyahoous%2Fnews&yptr=yahoo

Disgusting. The US Federal Government should march down there and declare the state uninhabitable and nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Aug 24, 2016, 04:15:14 PM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Aug 24, 2016, 03:51:40 PM
As if North Carolina needs any more enemies, look at this:

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/north-carolina-police-shoot-dead-unarmed-deaf-man-using-sign-language-communicate-officer-1577527?utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=rss&utm_content=%2Frss%2Fyahoous%2Fnews&yptr=yahoo

Disgusting. The US Federal Government should march down there and declare the state uninhabitable and nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

Jesus, that's awful


On a lighter note, Archer might have had a point

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/airlander-10-the-worlds-largest-aircraft-crashes-as-it-attempts-to-take-to-the-sky/ar-BBvZxuX?ocid=spartandhp
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Aug 24, 2016, 04:20:01 PM
Reading that headline I was expecting something a little more Hindenburg-ish
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 24, 2016, 04:24:02 PM
Quote from: Novak 1334 on Aug 24, 2016, 09:10:16 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 24, 2016, 05:22:06 AM
Well shit I thought that women looked like a man. Poor girls didn't have a chance. It's no different than a women taken testosterone to be quite honest. This is one of the areas where I strongly part ways with liberals, just because you feel you're the wrong sex and take the steps necessary to fix that as best as you can; it doesn't change the fact that you are the sex that you were born as. I mean if we want to be literal, why bother even separating males and females in sporting competitions?

Not to sound insensitive, but that's a dude.  It's a f**ked up situation, she obviously has a huge advantage over the other athletes.  I know it's not the same thing, but look at Fallon Fox from the UFC, a trans woman fighting women.  Even without the hormone treatment, genitals, she has a male bone structure, density, and has a huge advantage over her opponents.

Oh, so there are actually men who identify as women competing against women? How is that allowed?

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Aug 24, 2016, 04:42:09 PM
She doesn't identify, she's had gender reassignment surgery.  I'm not a big follower of UFC but I heard Joe Rogan talk about it, and he goes on about her bone structure, density.  It's an unfair advantage basically, reaction times are faster, she's stronger, punches harder, to the point where it is a ridiculously unfair advantage

The two cases are completely different however, Caster Semaya has a condition where her testosterone levels are way higher than a females should be.  It's a horrible case, her achievements are being overrun by the scientific, and ethical shitstorm.  And you have to feel for her opponents who obviously feel that it is unfair to them
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 25, 2016, 12:40:39 AM
Quote from: Novak 1334 on Aug 24, 2016, 04:42:09 PM
She doesn't identify, she's had gender reassignment surgery.  I'm not a big follower of UFC but I heard Joe Rogan talk about it, and he goes on about her bone structure, density.  It's an unfair advantage basically, reaction times are faster, she's stronger, punches harder, to the point where it is a ridiculously unfair advantage

The two cases are completely different however, Caster Semaya has a condition where her testosterone levels are way higher than a females should be.  It's a horrible case, her achievements are being overrun by the scientific, and ethical shitstorm.  And you have to feel for her opponents who obviously feel that it is unfair to them

Oh yeah I get that this UFC person has had surgery and everything which is fine if that's what someone wants to do (nothing against that). But as far as competing against other women, its a bit ridiculous and unfair I agree because at the end of the day she is still a man that's simply had surgery. As said she still technically has the original genetic makeup of a man.

The sticky issue I can see cropping up is people who do identify as the other gender wanting to compete in that genders field. I mean in all honesty, if America is willing to essentially let a man use a women's toilet because he identifies as a woman, then how long before the same happens in sport? (and we all know the left would fight for their right to do so...and win).

As for Semenya, its a very tricky situation. Its not her fault, she is a woman, but she has the body of a man basically. It would be interesting to see her race against other men, more of a challenge for her and certainly an interesting setup.




New planet, new chances of life?
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/aug/24/earth-like-planet-found-orbiting-our-suns-nearest-star-raises-hopes-for-life-proxima-b
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Aug 25, 2016, 08:53:06 AM
Quote from: Novak 1334 on Aug 24, 2016, 04:15:14 PM
On a lighter note, Archer might have had a point

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/airlander-10-the-worlds-largest-aircraft-crashes-as-it-attempts-to-take-to-the-sky/ar-BBvZxuX?ocid=spartandhp

Was just coming on to post this, actually. From what I heard it f**ked up the cab but no actual damage to the blimp.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Aug 25, 2016, 09:11:14 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Aug 25, 2016, 08:53:06 AM
Quote from: Novak 1334 on Aug 24, 2016, 04:15:14 PM
On a lighter note, Archer might have had a point

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/airlander-10-the-worlds-largest-aircraft-crashes-as-it-attempts-to-take-to-the-sky/ar-BBvZxuX?ocid=spartandhp

Was just coming on to post this, actually. From what I heard it f**ked up the cab but no actual damage to the blimp.

I want to get tickets, just so I can put on a suit/turtleneck and spend the whole time quoting Archer
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Aug 25, 2016, 09:40:58 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 24, 2016, 03:04:42 AM
Terrorist attack in Australia?
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/aug/24/british-woman-allegedly-stabbed-to-death-by-frenchman-at-australian-backpackers-hostel
No. Sounding more like an envious nutjob stabbed someone he was infatuated with. Yes, someone said he shouted "Allah akhbar!", no, that doesn't make it a f**king terrorist attack. Christ.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Aug 25, 2016, 10:57:51 AM
Quote from: Novak 1334 on Aug 25, 2016, 09:11:14 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Aug 25, 2016, 08:53:06 AM
Quote from: Novak 1334 on Aug 24, 2016, 04:15:14 PM
On a lighter note, Archer might have had a point

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/airlander-10-the-worlds-largest-aircraft-crashes-as-it-attempts-to-take-to-the-sky/ar-BBvZxuX?ocid=spartandhp

Was just coming on to post this, actually. From what I heard it f**ked up the cab but no actual damage to the blimp.

I want to get tickets, just so I can put on a suit/turtleneck and spend the whole time quoting Archer

I'd actually like a TEC-9 (or alike) and a tactalneck to go airsofting in.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Aug 25, 2016, 11:13:08 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Aug 25, 2016, 10:57:51 AM
Quote from: Novak 1334 on Aug 25, 2016, 09:11:14 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Aug 25, 2016, 08:53:06 AM
Quote from: Novak 1334 on Aug 24, 2016, 04:15:14 PM
On a lighter note, Archer might have had a point

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/airlander-10-the-worlds-largest-aircraft-crashes-as-it-attempts-to-take-to-the-sky/ar-BBvZxuX?ocid=spartandhp

Was just coming on to post this, actually. From what I heard it f**ked up the cab but no actual damage to the blimp.

I want to get tickets, just so I can put on a suit/turtleneck and spend the whole time quoting Archer

I'd actually like a TEC-9 (or alike) and a tactalneck to go airsofting in.

Call Kenny Loggens, coz you're in the Danger Zone
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Aug 25, 2016, 11:22:05 AM
Dangerzone!

Problem is they're too expensive and unlikely to perform that way for what they are. RedWolf wants £500 for theirs! That's how much you pay for a higher end rifle!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Aug 25, 2016, 11:32:11 AM
Luckily it was only during its second test flight, so there were bound to be problems. Glad Bruce Dickinson's investment is still safe so far.

Also i want to fly in it, so if someone pisses me off, i can through them out Last Crusade style
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Aug 25, 2016, 11:37:53 AM
I think the airship technology is so interesting and so novel. I read about them being used as aircraft carriers in one of the World Wars with this hook device to dock the fighters on. Can't remember it off hand at the minute but I just loved it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Aug 25, 2016, 01:02:30 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Aug 25, 2016, 11:32:11 AMAlso i want to fly in it, so if someone pisses me off, i can through them out Last Crusade style

Or drop them out of the floor à la Christopher Walken in A View to a Kill :)

Talking of Archer, I caved and ordered this the other day:

(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0762/6149/products/s_6707_xtBf5nPaURK8kTt3dkUwWAGKVJKKkDRoyal_20Blue_large.png?v=1444596844)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Aug 25, 2016, 01:24:17 PM
Where from?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Aug 25, 2016, 01:35:24 PM
Unique Tee Shop online. I think they're still available.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nostromo on Aug 25, 2016, 02:13:26 PM
Closest livable exoplanet: (until they dig up some alien) Nice name: Proxima B.

(Nice art):
http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/08/25/scientists-confirm-existence-of-closest-habitable-planet-to-earth

Proxima b is 4.2 light years away, which means it is close enough for robotic exploration in the coming centuries, according to the scientists. "It's not only the closest terrestrial planet found, it's probably the closest planet outside our solar system that will ever be found because there is no star closer to the solar system than this one."

Proxima b is a rocky planet, around 1.3 times the size of Earth, and it orbits its star in just 11.2 days thanks to it only being 5 percent of the distance between the Earth and the sun. The star itself is a red dwarf, around 12 percent of the mass of our sun, and an effective temperature of only around 3,050. So, it exists within the habitable zone of the star, and water could exist there, although this hasn't been confirmed yet.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Aug 25, 2016, 06:37:46 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Aug 25, 2016, 01:02:30 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Aug 25, 2016, 11:32:11 AMAlso i want to fly in it, so if someone pisses me off, i can through them out Last Crusade style

Or drop them out of the floor à la Christopher Walken in A View to a Kill :)

Talking of Archer, I caved and ordered this the other day:

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0762/6149/products/s_6707_xtBf5nPaURK8kTt3dkUwWAGKVJKKkDRoyal_20Blue_large.png?v=1444596844

I want this


(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theshirtlist.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F11%2FABOUT-TO-ENTER-THE-DANGER-ZONE-T-Shirt.jpg&hash=33829ced221d5b6def12093a464e23322af295a8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Aug 25, 2016, 10:09:49 PM
http://www.yahoo.com/news/trial-man-accused-boiled-water-attack-continues-080157898.html

40 years? More like life with no chance for parole, if you ask me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Aug 25, 2016, 11:53:54 PM
Quote from: Novak 1334 on Aug 25, 2016, 06:37:46 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Aug 25, 2016, 01:02:30 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Aug 25, 2016, 11:32:11 AMAlso i want to fly in it, so if someone pisses me off, i can through them out Last Crusade style

Or drop them out of the floor à la Christopher Walken in A View to a Kill :)

Talking of Archer, I caved and ordered this the other day:

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0762/6149/products/s_6707_xtBf5nPaURK8kTt3dkUwWAGKVJKKkDRoyal_20Blue_large.png?v=1444596844

I want this


(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theshirtlist.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F11%2FABOUT-TO-ENTER-THE-DANGER-ZONE-T-Shirt.jpg&hash=33829ced221d5b6def12093a464e23322af295a8)

With Kenny Loggins as the theme song. :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 26, 2016, 12:41:48 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/25/health/meth-fish-baltimore/index.html

Damn guys, we seriously need to fix that meth problem... :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Aug 26, 2016, 02:56:00 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Aug 26, 2016, 12:41:48 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/25/health/meth-fish-baltimore/index.html

Damn guys, we seriously need to fix that meth problem... :P
'I hope this doesn't effect the blue crabs' product." - Jesse Pinkman

Ok, maybe Jesse didn't say that :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Aug 26, 2016, 02:13:25 PM
Finally someone takes a stand against the SJW trend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaF9U2moKWY
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nostromo on Aug 26, 2016, 04:04:37 PM
Quote from: Nostromo on Aug 25, 2016, 02:13:26 PM
Closest livable exoplanet: (until they dig up some alien) Nice name: Proxima B.

(Nice art):
http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/08/25/scientists-confirm-existence-of-closest-habitable-planet-to-earth

Proxima b is 4.2 light years away, which means it is close enough for robotic exploration in the coming centuries, according to the scientists. "It's not only the closest terrestrial planet found, it's probably the closest planet outside our solar system that will ever be found because there is no star closer to the solar system than this one."

Proxima b is a rocky planet, around 1.3 times the size of Earth, and it orbits its star in just 11.2 days thanks to it only being 5 percent of the distance between the Earth and the sun. The star itself is a red dwarf, around 12 percent of the mass of our sun, and an effective temperature of only around 3,050. So, it exists within the habitable zone of the star, and water could exist there, although this hasn't been confirmed yet.

Could Spacecraft Make it to Proxima Centauri?

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/spacecraft-make-proxima-centauri/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Aug 26, 2016, 04:46:53 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Aug 26, 2016, 02:13:25 PM
Finally someone takes a stand against the SJW trend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaF9U2moKWY
Political discussion thread.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: hfeldhaus on Aug 26, 2016, 06:27:35 PM
Quote from: Nostromo on Aug 26, 2016, 04:04:37 PM
Quote from: Nostromo on Aug 25, 2016, 02:13:26 PM
Closest livable exoplanet: (until they dig up some alien) Nice name: Proxima B.

(Nice art):
http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/08/25/scientists-confirm-existence-of-closest-habitable-planet-to-earth

Proxima b is 4.2 light years away, which means it is close enough for robotic exploration in the coming centuries, according to the scientists. "It's not only the closest terrestrial planet found, it's probably the closest planet outside our solar system that will ever be found because there is no star closer to the solar system than this one."

Proxima b is a rocky planet, around 1.3 times the size of Earth, and it orbits its star in just 11.2 days thanks to it only being 5 percent of the distance between the Earth and the sun. The star itself is a red dwarf, around 12 percent of the mass of our sun, and an effective temperature of only around 3,050. So, it exists within the habitable zone of the star, and water could exist there, although this hasn't been confirmed yet.

Could Spacecraft Make it to Proxima Centauri?

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/spacecraft-make-proxima-centauri/

That's incredibly exciting,  good read as well. Thank you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Aug 29, 2016, 09:41:43 PM
RIP Gene Wilder
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Aug 29, 2016, 09:53:45 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Aug 29, 2016, 09:41:43 PM
RIP Gene Wilder

Sad news
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Aug 30, 2016, 01:02:17 AM
Quote from: Novak 1334 on Aug 29, 2016, 09:53:45 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Aug 29, 2016, 09:41:43 PM
RIP Gene Wilder

Sad news
2016 continues to depress. I will always remember him in Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein. Oh, Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory of course.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Aug 30, 2016, 01:25:03 AM
He turned his back on the year 2016. Little bastard shot him right in the ass.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Aug 30, 2016, 03:50:42 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com%2F236x%2F34%2Faa%2F94%2F34aa943c49c3d9055bf39a52954c2447.jpg&hash=dd0eb6a629d98d1dc8e0d7f5384aa32eedf53a25)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com%2F236x%2Fac%2Fa0%2F28%2Faca028ea2ee6061d98dd555c07b29d74.jpg&hash=a7405488eba81702a68992690fdb71870ff07cc9)



Now for a change of feeling, here is a heart-warming story for all the back to schoolers. Great to see how some schools are embracing the LGBTQ youth:

http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2016/08/back-school-transgender-girl-everyone-now-knows-stella/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: g2vd on Aug 30, 2016, 11:56:19 AM
Well this is terrifying.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-08-29/huffingon-post-revoked-publishing-access-journalist-after-post-hillarys-healthits-or (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-08-29/huffingon-post-revoked-publishing-access-journalist-after-post-hillarys-healthits-or)

Don't insult the Fuhrer!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Aug 30, 2016, 11:59:03 AM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Aug 30, 2016, 01:02:17 AM
Quote from: Novak 1334 on Aug 29, 2016, 09:53:45 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Aug 29, 2016, 09:41:43 PM
RIP Gene Wilder

Sad news
2016 continues to depress. I will always remember him in Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein. Oh, Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory of course.

and his films with Richard Pryor.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Aug 30, 2016, 12:55:33 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Aug 30, 2016, 11:59:03 AM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Aug 30, 2016, 01:02:17 AM
Quote from: Novak 1334 on Aug 29, 2016, 09:53:45 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Aug 29, 2016, 09:41:43 PM
RIP Gene Wilder
hear no evil,see no evil.

Sad news
2016 continues to depress. I will always remember him in Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein. Oh, Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory of course.

and his films with Richard Pryor.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Sep 02, 2016, 05:27:40 PM
Shit on me... (http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/jon-polito-roles-coen-brother-films-dead-65-article-1.2775628)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Sep 03, 2016, 08:45:17 AM
I coincidentally watched Highlander last night, I always forget he plays one of the cops in that. RIP.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Sep 03, 2016, 12:17:38 PM
:( Damn
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Sep 03, 2016, 12:33:20 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Sep 03, 2016, 12:17:38 PM
:( Damn
he was good in hear no evil see no evil.Anyway judging by his age it looked soon but still sad when stuff like this happen do you what this means new stars should rise,whiskey,Hu Da,Hicks and kimradhead are you with me!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Sep 05, 2016, 04:12:45 AM
Not sure if this ever got mentioned... RIP VCRs/VHS :(

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/170921/20160721/vhs-tapes-finally-dead-last-vcr-will-made-month.htm
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Sep 05, 2016, 07:29:25 AM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Sep 05, 2016, 04:12:45 AM
Not sure if this ever got mentioned... RIP VCRs/VHS :(

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/170921/20160721/vhs-tapes-finally-dead-last-vcr-will-made-month.htm
I thought they were already done.I tried to give my tapes to a charity and they did not accept it.Still sad. :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Sep 05, 2016, 08:37:45 AM
https://www.facebook.com/DailyPlanetShow/videos/1091968537518984/

So transparent aluminium is a thing!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Sep 05, 2016, 12:54:05 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Sep 05, 2016, 07:29:25 AM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Sep 05, 2016, 04:12:45 AM
Not sure if this ever got mentioned... RIP VCRs/VHS :(

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/170921/20160721/vhs-tapes-finally-dead-last-vcr-will-made-month.htm
I thought they were already done.I tried to give my tapes to a charity and they did not accept it.Still sad. :'(

I've still got a few VHS's, and a couple of working VCR's so i may be okay for awhile lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Sep 05, 2016, 01:20:11 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Sep 05, 2016, 08:37:45 AM
https://www.facebook.com/DailyPlanetShow/videos/1091968537518984/

So transparent aluminium is a thing!

Hello, computer...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Sep 05, 2016, 01:22:15 PM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Sep 05, 2016, 01:20:11 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Sep 05, 2016, 08:37:45 AM
https://www.facebook.com/DailyPlanetShow/videos/1091968537518984/

So transparent aluminium is a thing!

Hello, computer...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaVgRj2e5_s
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Sep 06, 2016, 11:09:34 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/class-goes-wild-after-student-wins-them-an-a-grade-by-sinking-impressive-long-shot/ar-AAit2TT?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignout

Now thats a bet worth taking lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Sep 06, 2016, 05:07:27 PM
http://www.avclub.com/article/read-darkly-comedic-seinfeld-spec-script-set-days--240577 (http://www.avclub.com/article/read-darkly-comedic-seinfeld-spec-script-set-days--240577)

Not afraid to admit I thought the script was funny as hell and true to the show.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Sep 06, 2016, 07:29:57 PM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Sep 06, 2016, 05:07:27 PM
http://www.avclub.com/article/read-darkly-comedic-seinfeld-spec-script-set-days--240577 (http://www.avclub.com/article/read-darkly-comedic-seinfeld-spec-script-set-days--240577)

Not afraid to admit I thought the script was funny as hell and true to the show.
That's actually not bad
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Sep 07, 2016, 01:25:31 PM
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/707732/vladimir-putin-driver-killed-russia-crash (http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/707732/vladimir-putin-driver-killed-russia-crash)
QuotePutin's official car involved in horror crash – killing leader's 'favourite' driver

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Sep 09, 2016, 04:20:03 AM
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/09/08/asia/north-korea-seismic-activity/index.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Sep 10, 2016, 07:09:22 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZ0n7d9Yz24
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nostromo on Sep 10, 2016, 07:25:17 PM
Disgusting system and a disgusting hag witch.^

https://twitter.com/JeopardyStocks/status/774997263827496961
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 12, 2016, 02:55:52 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Su2yja15vh4
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Sep 12, 2016, 07:57:33 PM
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/09/08/europe/italy-supreme-court-masturbation/index.html?sr=fbCNN091216italy-supreme-court-masturbation0601AMStoryLink&linkId=28586735

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Sep 12, 2016, 09:02:21 PM
:laugh: Would've put money on the Spanish being the first to call that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Sep 12, 2016, 09:56:15 PM
Trying to come up with a Meat Feast joke....
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 12, 2016, 10:19:35 PM
Interesting, Italy must be after those masturbating tourist dollars. Which has to be in the billions.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Sep 13, 2016, 10:49:06 AM
Jesus Christ. So they are pretty much saying, if they dont see you doing it, go ahead lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Sep 13, 2016, 03:30:24 PM
Great further eason to visit Italia! Also, further reasons NOT to visit North Carolina...

http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2016/09/ncaa-pulls-championship-games-north-carolina-anti-lgbt-law/

For once, the NCAA got something totally right! :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: motum vero on Sep 13, 2016, 10:05:27 PM
http://abcnews.go.com/US/19-year-acid-burn-victim-walk-runway-york/story?id=41595231
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 15, 2016, 02:28:42 PM
SJW's destroy 9/11 memorial. I Guess this is what America is like now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfFwYrudMFo

Interesting...where's the support for this guy? Where's BLM backing him up?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2VSeV_cwfE
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Sep 15, 2016, 06:38:20 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 15, 2016, 02:28:42 PM
SJW's destroy 9/11 memorial. I Guess this is what America is like now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfFwYrudMFo

Interesting...where's the support for this guy? Where's BLM backing him up?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2VSeV_cwfE
political discussion thread.Thanks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: g2vd on Sep 15, 2016, 06:47:54 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Sep 15, 2016, 06:38:20 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 15, 2016, 02:28:42 PM
SJW's destroy 9/11 memorial. I Guess this is what America is like now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfFwYrudMFo

Interesting...where's the support for this guy? Where's BLM backing him up?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2VSeV_cwfE
political discussion thread.Thanks.
I don't think that...disgusting bit of New is Political enough to be put in the Politics thread.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Sep 15, 2016, 06:49:52 PM
Quote from: g2vd on Sep 15, 2016, 06:47:54 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Sep 15, 2016, 06:38:20 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 15, 2016, 02:28:42 PM
SJW's destroy 9/11 memorial. I Guess this is what America is like now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfFwYrudMFo

Interesting...where's the support for this guy? Where's BLM backing him up?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2VSeV_cwfE
political discussion thread.Thanks.
I don't think that...disgusting bit of New is Political enough to be put in the Politics thread.
It will turn into a political debate trust me
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 15, 2016, 08:20:19 PM
Anything 911 is politically motivated imo.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Sep 15, 2016, 08:28:17 PM
Are you suggesting that anything posted in this thread is at all objective to begin with?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Sep 16, 2016, 11:12:22 AM
OK the 911 fine.But the cop killing will turn to a debate such as gun laws etc...
This topic is for random news like xfactor is staying on ITV
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/37383590&ved=0ahUKEwjzttu54JPPAhVpCcAKHR7BCEkQqUMIIzAC&usg=AFQjCNFZLrm2ODLlzjIAEclqOWmk8Xu8mw&sig2=Y8peyOEXWxFnDcqr4mwspw
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 16, 2016, 12:17:27 PM
Quote from: Gate on Sep 15, 2016, 08:28:17 PM
Are you suggesting that anything posted in this thread is at all objective to begin with?
Surely but don't call me Shirley.

Cop shooting/murdering is news... but the debate often gets political. Well it's not even that politics is the problem. It's just that some can't simply say their peace and be happy. I can come in, say my two cents and be happy all without the posting of propaganda websites. When people reply or ask why I believe something the way I do and then I don't opine; it's not that I'm mean to be rude but I just prefer to say my peace and be done with it. At least in this thread. If I want to go off of the rails I'll dive into the "bullshit opinion that surely must be facts" thread. aka Political News.

Although the intent of this thread was just to be a random news dump. So all news is fine in my opinion... just don't take it so damn serious.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: motum vero on Sep 20, 2016, 09:31:17 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3797567/Moment-New-York-New-Jersey-bomber-28-drags-explosive-Manhattan-streets-suitcase-blast-injures-29-people-s-held-5-2million-bail-attempted-murder-charges.html?ITO=1490
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Sep 24, 2016, 05:29:44 PM
Jeremy re - elected
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37461219
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 25, 2016, 08:14:23 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Sep 24, 2016, 05:29:44 PM
Jeremy re - elected
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37461219

Good news...for ukip and the blues. Labour will never win anything with Corbyn as their leader. It's a Tory future folks :)

Question is, when will the labour party split?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Sep 26, 2016, 11:32:32 AM
Give it 6 months or how ever long this how Shadow Cabinet voting thing takes to balls up
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Sep 26, 2016, 08:36:14 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 25, 2016, 08:14:23 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Sep 24, 2016, 05:29:44 PM
Jeremy re - elected
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37461219

Good news...for ukip and the blues. Labour will never win anything with Corbyn as their leader. It's a Tory future folks :)

Question is, when will the labour party split?

Sounds like the U.K. is doing everything they can to flush themselves down the toilet; to become an irrelevant reactionary backwater dumpster fire. With UKIPpers and the effin' Tories running amok without anyone counter-weighing the madness (like the Labour party) sounds like an absolute nightmare.

Are you guys trying to compete with Donald Trump in reactionary buffoonery or something? Seems like it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Sep 26, 2016, 11:43:23 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Sep 26, 2016, 08:36:14 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 25, 2016, 08:14:23 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Sep 24, 2016, 05:29:44 PM
Jeremy re - elected
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37461219

Good news...for ukip and the blues. Labour will never win anything with Corbyn as their leader. It's a Tory future folks :)

Question is, when will the labour party split?

Sounds like the U.K. is doing everything they can to flush themselves down the toilet; to become an irrelevant reactionary backwater dumpster fire. With UKIPpers and the effin' Tories running amok without anyone counter-weighing the madness (like the Labour party) sounds like an absolute nightmare.

Are you guys trying to compete with Donald Trump in reactionary buffoonery or something? Seems like it.

Not really.  Labour haven't represented the people for twenty years.  Europe's a sinking ship, and we wanted out.  We'll be just fine
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 27, 2016, 09:24:01 AM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Sep 26, 2016, 08:36:14 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Sep 25, 2016, 08:14:23 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Sep 24, 2016, 05:29:44 PM
Jeremy re - elected
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37461219

Good news...for ukip and the blues. Labour will never win anything with Corbyn as their leader. It's a Tory future folks :)

Question is, when will the labour party split?

Sounds like the U.K. is doing everything they can to flush themselves down the toilet; to become an irrelevant reactionary backwater dumpster fire. With UKIPpers and the effin' Tories running amok without anyone counter-weighing the madness (like the Labour party) sounds like an absolute nightmare.

Are you guys trying to compete with Donald Trump in reactionary buffoonery or something? Seems like it.

Hello all, just got back from a holiday across Scandinavia, miss me? Of course you did :D

The EU is a sinking ship, its breaking up slowly.

The EU was created after WWII to basically prevent another world war, good idea. Alas in recent years its gone to pot because the EU has simply become too big headed and drunk with power. The recent migrant crisis made things even worse and showed how out of touch with the people the EU is.


Basically they have gone too far with their powers, Merkel and Hollande run the whole show which was not the deal, they make demands of countries which are unrealistic and unreasonable, again, was never the deal.

Next year both Germany and France have major elections, there is a strong chance Merkel will be ousted, same with Hollande. Both countries now have a very strong political right-wing side which threatens to take power. But, you know what, its their own fault, they have brought this on themselves by acting so badly, not listening to their people. That's exactly what happened in the UK, government didn't listen to the people, they only listened to the loud, vocal liberal minority, and they paid the price big time.

Comparisons could be made to the US, hence I'd be very careful with your Presidential elections ;) Nigel Farage has been getting loads of coverage in the US and he's a very very good talker. Despite what people might tell you, he genuinely speaks the truth and says it exactly how it is, which is why he became very popular in the UK (again despite what some people might tell you).

As for Scandinavia, well, its not as bad as Italy, but there are many beggers in the streets, clearly migrants. There is also a very clear and obvious Muslim presence in Sweden which is very unnerving when you're actually there because of the current political climate and they're all in black, or dark colours, and completely covered up. It looks very odd, very out of place and you can see people aren't really happy with it, but they have to put up with it. Again the question of, why do these people not respect the country they have come to with their dress sense? People in Europe don't dress this way, our women don't do this, why are they allowed to act this way?

Still, I will fully admit it wasn't as bad as I expected, although I obviously haven't been everywhere, I'm sure the suburbs of major cities will be different. But overall, yes, you can see the impact of EU rule very clearly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nostromo on Sep 27, 2016, 09:48:16 AM
The shits messed up...I'll never understand the need to bring in covered migrants...Is someone paying them to let them i just don't get it. Why not route them to Saudi Arabia or somewhere around there...this is a ticking time bomb....any stupid moron can see this and all these heads in charge can't...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Sep 27, 2016, 10:08:48 AM
Maybe if you don't want immigrants you could start by not contributing to people blowing up their homes?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Sep 27, 2016, 05:42:46 PM
Quote from: Nostromo on Sep 27, 2016, 09:48:16 AM
The shits messed up...I'll never understand the need to bring in covered migrants...Is someone paying them to let them i just don't get it. Why not route them to Saudi Arabia or somewhere around there...this is a ticking time bomb....any stupid moron can see this and all these heads in charge can't...

Blinkered liberals that don't think about the future and are on some kind of self destructive quest. For some reason they just can't see what's happening, or they don't care. Odd really because their children will suffer for their bad decisions.

The damage is done in some parts of Europe now, the regions have been changed forever. May not see the radical change in our lifetime, but your kids and their kids will see the change for sure. This period we are in now will be looked back on as where it all started, where it all went wrong. And mark my words, this weak liberal stance will be looked back upon as completely wrong, wrong on an epic scale.

People need to travel around more, if you live somewhere which isn't effected much, go somewhere that is, see for yourself. Too many SJW's all champion this extreme liberal stance yet they aren't effected by it because they don't live anywhere effected, they just don't see it, or it doesn't effect their work or field. Very easy to bark on about letting migrants in when you live somewhere that isn't effected by migrants.




Amusing and eye rollingly typical little story you see these days...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHfSn5DTPfg
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 27, 2016, 11:12:56 PM
http://www.staradvertiser.com/2016/09/27/breaking-news/baby-born-with-dna-from-3-people-first-from-new-technique/

Genetically engineered human born from 3 parents; are we the gods now? :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Sep 28, 2016, 01:25:32 AM
The Black Lives Matter hashtag alerted me to this, ironically:

http://thefreethoughtproject.com/cop-charged-murdering-6-year-old-child-claims-self-defense/

All Lives Matter did not cover it, naturally.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Sep 28, 2016, 01:57:17 AM
Quote from: Gate on Sep 28, 2016, 01:25:32 AM
The Black Lives Matter hashtag alerted me to this, ironically:

http://thefreethoughtproject.com/cop-charged-murdering-6-year-old-child-claims-self-defense/

All Lives Matter did not cover it, naturally.

Jesus.  Six years old.  This just knocked me sick
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Sep 29, 2016, 04:38:54 PM
http://www.complex.com/life/2016/09/enjoy-earth-while-it-lasts-atmospheric-carbon-levels-pass-point-no-return?utm_campaign=complexmag&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

Our planet is now f**ked  :o
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Sep 29, 2016, 05:19:41 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Sep 29, 2016, 04:38:54 PM
http://www.complex.com/life/2016/09/enjoy-earth-while-it-lasts-atmospheric-carbon-levels-pass-point-no-return?utm_campaign=complexmag&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

Our planet is now f**ked  :o

But will the internet still work?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Sep 29, 2016, 06:00:24 PM
I fear that the human race may be gone in the next 100 years or later. I hope it does not happen in my life time.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Sep 29, 2016, 06:37:42 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Sep 29, 2016, 04:38:54 PM
http://www.complex.com/life/2016/09/enjoy-earth-while-it-lasts-atmospheric-carbon-levels-pass-point-no-return?utm_campaign=complexmag&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

Our planet is now f**ked  :o

Terraform the earth?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Sep 29, 2016, 07:34:46 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Sep 29, 2016, 06:00:24 PM
I fear that the human race may be gone in the next 100 years or later. I hope it does not happen in my life time.

I doubt we'll die off in the next 100 years.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Sep 29, 2016, 07:52:20 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Sep 29, 2016, 06:37:42 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Sep 29, 2016, 04:38:54 PM
http://www.complex.com/life/2016/09/enjoy-earth-while-it-lasts-atmospheric-carbon-levels-pass-point-no-return?utm_campaign=complexmag&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

Our planet is now f**ked  :o

Terraform the earth?

Hack the planet.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Sep 29, 2016, 08:04:39 PM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Sep 29, 2016, 07:52:20 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Sep 29, 2016, 06:37:42 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Sep 29, 2016, 04:38:54 PM
http://www.complex.com/life/2016/09/enjoy-earth-while-it-lasts-atmospheric-carbon-levels-pass-point-no-return?utm_campaign=complexmag&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

Our planet is now f**ked  :o

Terraform the earth?

Hack the planet.

I'm just saying, they always talk about doing this on other worlds. Why can't we have atmospheric processors? At the very least we should start here.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nostromo on Sep 29, 2016, 11:20:44 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Sep 29, 2016, 08:04:39 PM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Sep 29, 2016, 07:52:20 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Sep 29, 2016, 06:37:42 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Sep 29, 2016, 04:38:54 PM
http://www.complex.com/life/2016/09/enjoy-earth-while-it-lasts-atmospheric-carbon-levels-pass-point-no-return?utm_campaign=complexmag&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

Our planet is now f**ked  :o

Terraform the earth?

Hack the planet.

I'm just saying, they always talk about doing this on other worlds. Why can't we have atmospheric processors? At the very least we should start here.

Saw this a few months ago when it first breached 400ppm. Good luck future generations, if your stuck on Earth and in a coastal city, you have my sympathies.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Sep 30, 2016, 12:23:23 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Sep 29, 2016, 08:04:39 PM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Sep 29, 2016, 07:52:20 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Sep 29, 2016, 06:37:42 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Sep 29, 2016, 04:38:54 PM
http://www.complex.com/life/2016/09/enjoy-earth-while-it-lasts-atmospheric-carbon-levels-pass-point-no-return?utm_campaign=complexmag&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

Our planet is now f**ked  :o

Terraform the earth?

Hack the planet.

I'm just saying, they always talk about doing this on other worlds. Why can't we have atmospheric processors? At the very least we should start here.
Regardless of the truly horrific news, I will still do my part with using recyclable bags and trying to make a effort in other ways.

The atmospheric processors would be powered by natural gas, engineered by Apple and researched by Google. All the parts would be shipped by Amazon too. Where I was going with that, I don't know.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Sep 30, 2016, 10:02:12 PM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Sep 30, 2016, 12:23:23 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Sep 29, 2016, 08:04:39 PM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Sep 29, 2016, 07:52:20 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Sep 29, 2016, 06:37:42 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Sep 29, 2016, 04:38:54 PM
http://www.complex.com/life/2016/09/enjoy-earth-while-it-lasts-atmospheric-carbon-levels-pass-point-no-return?utm_campaign=complexmag&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

Our planet is now f**ked  :o

Terraform the earth?

Hack the planet.

I'm just saying, they always talk about doing this on other worlds. Why can't we have atmospheric processors? At the very least we should start here.
Regardless of the truly horrific news, I will still do my part with using recyclable bags and trying to make a effort in other ways.

The atmospheric processors would be powered by natural gas, engineered by Apple and researched by Google. All the parts would be shipped by Amazon too. Where I was going with that, I don't know.
It's not too late. It's just too late for too many. The sea level rise isn't even the issue. It's the fact that the ocean can't absorb anymore carbon. Scientist know that it's already happened but it's something that the effects of won't been seen for decades. The irony is that it wasn't as if we could have done anything to stop it. Still there is hope. We just have to accelerate our engineering know how and say good bye to the old way of life.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Oct 01, 2016, 05:35:19 AM
Our population is too big. 7 billion is too much, I don't think the Earth was made to have a human population on every part of the world. If we only had at least 200 million or 300 million people in the world, maybe our Earth would be a lot cleaner and safer.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Oct 01, 2016, 03:31:29 PM
The world would get on pretty well even with 7 billion people if we left large uninterrupted areas of wilderness unmolested, produced our crops with hydroponics, priced the most land/water-intensive foods out of mass availability, took a harder stance against disrupting keystone species, and ran on renewable energy.

All of those are possible, but depend on international government measures that have varying likelihoods of ever happening.

The world will definitely be transitioning to renewables over the next century, we should reach a majority of it in the first world over the next decade or two. That's the easy part, because we're reaching a point where renewables are at cost parity with other forms of power. The other aspects are much trickier, being more disruptive, with requirements and mindset problems that we've barely begun to tackle.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Oct 01, 2016, 07:49:25 PM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Sep 30, 2016, 12:23:23 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Sep 29, 2016, 08:04:39 PM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Sep 29, 2016, 07:52:20 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Sep 29, 2016, 06:37:42 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Sep 29, 2016, 04:38:54 PM
http://www.complex.com/life/2016/09/enjoy-earth-while-it-lasts-atmospheric-carbon-levels-pass-point-no-return?utm_campaign=complexmag&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

Our planet is now f**ked  :o

Terraform the earth?

Hack the planet.

I'm just saying, they always talk about doing this on other worlds. Why can't we have atmospheric processors? At the very least we should start here.
Regardless of the truly horrific news, I will still do my part with using recyclable bags and trying to make a effort in other ways.

The atmospheric processors would be powered by natural gas, engineered by Apple and researched by Google. All the parts would be shipped by Amazon too. Where I was going with that, I don't know.
There is hope.norway is 100 percent powered by renewable energy
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 01, 2016, 08:29:29 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Oct 01, 2016, 07:49:25 PM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Sep 30, 2016, 12:23:23 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Sep 29, 2016, 08:04:39 PM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Sep 29, 2016, 07:52:20 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Sep 29, 2016, 06:37:42 PM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Sep 29, 2016, 04:38:54 PM
http://www.complex.com/life/2016/09/enjoy-earth-while-it-lasts-atmospheric-carbon-levels-pass-point-no-return?utm_campaign=complexmag&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

Our planet is now f**ked  :o

Terraform the earth?

Hack the planet.

I'm just saying, they always talk about doing this on other worlds. Why can't we have atmospheric processors? At the very least we should start here.
Regardless of the truly horrific news, I will still do my part with using recyclable bags and trying to make a effort in other ways.

The atmospheric processors would be powered by natural gas, engineered by Apple and researched by Google. All the parts would be shipped by Amazon too. Where I was going with that, I don't know.
There is hope.norway is 100 percent powered by renewable energy
Even if that is true, all of it is was probably funded by petroleum sales. Hell their economy is heavily supported by oil production. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 02, 2016, 01:46:47 PM
BBC presenter Jon Holmes of Radio 4 sacked because he's a white male?!

This has in turn opened up stories from other BBC workers who claim the same thing! Not surprising though when watch the BBC.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/oct/02/bbc-presenter-jon-holmes-the-now-show-sacked


Ofcom chief (unsurprisingly a black female) says broadcasters will face tougher penalties if diversity is not improved.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/sep/27/tv-industry-diversity-ofcom-sharon-white-bbc

This is exactly the kind of reverse situation we are seeing today, 'positive discrimination' (affirmative action for the Americans). The complete enforcement of diversity over hiring people who are actually qualified. In other words you have a much higher chance of getting a job if you're female or a person of colour.

Proof for all you doubters right here in black and white, in a British liberal newspaper article.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Oct 03, 2016, 07:22:16 AM
Stop posting PC crap in here. Take it to the political thread. Last time, Hubbs.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 03, 2016, 11:39:02 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Oct 03, 2016, 07:22:16 AM
Stop posting PC crap in the here. Take it to the political thread. Last time, Hubbs.

But it's 'in the news', sheesh I never know which thread to put it in because essentially they're both the same thing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Oct 03, 2016, 03:41:42 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 03, 2016, 11:39:02 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Oct 03, 2016, 07:22:16 AM
Stop posting PC crap in the here. Take it to the political thread. Last time, Hubbs.

But it's 'in the news', sheesh I never know which thread to put it in because essentially they're both the same thing.
Dude did you read the first page.it explains which thread besides Hubbs you know anyway
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Oct 05, 2016, 02:43:38 PM
f**king hell

http://www.salon.com/2016/10/03/u-s-paid-p-r-firm-540-million-to-make-fake-al-qaida-videos-in-iraq-propaganda-program/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Oct 05, 2016, 03:11:10 PM
Quote from: Gate on Oct 05, 2016, 02:43:38 PM
f**king hell

http://www.salon.com/2016/10/03/u-s-paid-p-r-firm-540-million-to-make-fake-al-qaida-videos-in-iraq-propaganda-program/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow
suspicious
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: g2vd on Oct 05, 2016, 04:00:06 PM
Can anyone explain to me why it would take $540 Million Dollars to recreate a campaign that a bunch of people in Robes had been doing with Home Video Cameras for like $5 Bucks probably?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Oct 05, 2016, 05:01:34 PM
I'd guess, "Give us this much and we promise not to tell anybody."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: motum vero on Oct 05, 2016, 11:11:02 PM
http://www.wral.com/south-african-police-fire-stun-grenades-as-students-protest/16081198/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 07, 2016, 02:02:41 AM
Clown lives matter? Actually serious! (Americans are nuts)  ;D  :o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPtmsW4IGIE
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 07, 2016, 04:41:02 AM
NO. Clown lives do not matter. They're just more evil white folk.... f**k I don't think I have ever seen a black clown. I mean I know black guys that are in the clowning business but never with black face. What? Black guys not scary enough?

Bottom line all this race stuff is both real and phooey. No one is afraid of black face but white face, burn it with fire.

I freaking never did like clowns. Clowns to me are like a vacuum to a cat. We need to purge them clowns. Well unless they are cute Japanese girls in clown suits. I can tolerate anything cute girls try. Yea I think with my dick.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Oct 07, 2016, 06:31:16 AM
God damn clowns creep me out, and apparently the fad is starting up here in Ottawa. One day they're gonna mess with the wrong person who doesn't understand the concept of stupid pranks and end up in the hospital with a chest full of lead.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nostromo on Oct 07, 2016, 03:16:27 PM
Any Floridians need Live Hurricane Coverage?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk3EE0fEInI
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Oct 07, 2016, 06:44:58 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Oct 07, 2016, 06:31:16 AM
God damn clowns creep me out, and apparently the fad is starting up here in Ottawa. One day they're gonna mess with the wrong person who doesn't understand the concept of stupid pranks and end up in the hospital with a chest full of lead.
I don't get why some people like them
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: g2vd on Oct 07, 2016, 07:59:34 PM
Oh for the love of Christ people need to grow up.

It's just a bunch of people having fun and dressing up the people HONESTLY getting scared and taking these things seriously need to lighten up B I G T I M E.

If I could I would probably dress up as a Clown just because of that.

I mean come on.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 07, 2016, 09:10:16 PM
Say "aye" if you think it's the guy above me that needs to lighten up. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: g2vd on Oct 07, 2016, 10:00:15 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 07, 2016, 09:10:16 PM
Say "aye" if you think it's the guy above me that needs to lighten up. :P
You're the one who's cranky not me YOU

You

you

you...

you..........

hehe. :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Oct 07, 2016, 10:52:08 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 07, 2016, 04:41:02 AM
.... I don't think I have ever seen a black clown.
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/b7/aa/fa/b7aafa027d288eaf95c497c692f73f19.jpg)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 08, 2016, 03:22:49 AM
Clown costumes banned in NJ school for Halloween!

CLOWN LIVES MATTER!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5IQH4WXzi4

Remember folks, Halloween is the time of year when SJW's become triggered the most ;)
Expect lots of outrage over various 'offensive' costumes.

Quote from: Nostromo on Oct 07, 2016, 03:16:27 PM
Any Floridians need Live Hurricane Coverage?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk3EE0fEInI

Get with the program dude, hurricanes are racist now :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Mr.Turok on Oct 08, 2016, 04:08:39 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 08, 2016, 03:22:49 AM
Clown costumes banned in NJ school for Halloween!

CLOWN LIVES MATTER!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5IQH4WXzi4

Remember folks, Halloween is the time of year when SJW's become triggered the most ;)
Expect lots of outrage over various 'offensive' costumes.
SJWs? You mean the police....? ;D

Police in New Jersey say the clowns aren't so funny anymore. Some police don't want local kids dressing up as clowns Halloween after a series of threats and hoaxes have creeped out some New Jersey communities.
Police in Roselle Park, however, have delivered a stern warning to would-be clown pranksters and other characters: "Carrying anything that is perceived to be a weapon in public, into businesses or in and around schools exposes you to criminal charges and/or potential danger if it is confused for a real weapon."

"We are issuing this warning of possible exposure to criminal prosecution and civil liability for any suspicious or threatening clown behavior on social networks or in public, into any business or a school after a spike of incidents across the country."

http://patch.com/new-jersey/westorange/n-j-cops-urge-against-clown-halloween-costumes-after-threats

And some dumbass clowns walkin armed....
http://www.dronedon.xyz/news/Juveniles-Report-Seeing-Clowns-With-Gun,-Knives:-Monroe-Police

Honestly though, prank or not, people shouldn't be doing this shit, last we need is an actual murder, either clown or victim. I mean already we got a clown beatdown captured here....

(https://68.media.tumblr.com/a56c06a9f38d86fad22c3a41159d125b/tumblr_oenvianzrT1s1vn29o4_r1_250.gif)
(https://68.media.tumblr.com/ccb40e7c9b097cef0c490213fc173e92/tumblr_oenvianzrT1s1vn29o3_r2_250.gif)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 08, 2016, 04:09:50 AM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Oct 07, 2016, 10:52:08 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 07, 2016, 04:41:02 AM
.... I don't think I have ever seen a black clown.
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/b7/aa/fa/b7aafa027d288eaf95c497c692f73f19.jpg
Holy shit I totally forgot about that guy. What a flashback. :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Mr.Turok on Oct 08, 2016, 04:21:20 AM
Quote from: Mr.Turok on Oct 08, 2016, 04:08:39 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 08, 2016, 03:22:49 AM
Clown costumes banned in NJ school for Halloween!

CLOWN LIVES MATTER!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5IQH4WXzi4

Remember folks, Halloween is the time of year when SJW's become triggered the most ;)
Expect lots of outrage over various 'offensive' costumes.
SJWs? You mean the police....? ;D

Police in New Jersey say the clowns aren't so funny anymore. Some police don't want local kids dressing up as clowns Halloween after a series of threats and hoaxes have creeped out some New Jersey communities.
Police in Roselle Park, however, have delivered a stern warning to would-be clown pranksters and other characters: "Carrying anything that is perceived to be a weapon in public, into businesses or in and around schools exposes you to criminal charges and/or potential danger if it is confused for a real weapon."

"We are issuing this warning of possible exposure to criminal prosecution and civil liability for any suspicious or threatening clown behavior on social networks or in public, into any business or a school after a spike of incidents across the country."

http://patch.com/new-jersey/westorange/n-j-cops-urge-against-clown-halloween-costumes-after-threats

And some dumbass clowns walkin armed....
http://www.dronedon.xyz/news/Juveniles-Report-Seeing-Clowns-With-Gun,-Knives:-Monroe-Police

Honestly though, prank or not, people shouldn't be doing this shit, last we need is an actual murder, either clown or victim. I mean already we got a clown beatdown captured here....

https://68.media.tumblr.com/a56c06a9f38d86fad22c3a41159d125b/tumblr_oenvianzrT1s1vn29o4_r1_250.gif
https://68.media.tumblr.com/ccb40e7c9b097cef0c490213fc173e92/tumblr_oenvianzrT1s1vn29o3_r2_250.gif



Well f**k me, it almost happened, someone almost got killed:

http://www.wave3.com/story/33316069/man-shoots-at-woman-mistakes-her-for-a-clown?sf37865275=1
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Oct 08, 2016, 09:42:28 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 08, 2016, 04:09:50 AM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Oct 07, 2016, 10:52:08 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 07, 2016, 04:41:02 AM
.... I don't think I have ever seen a black clown.
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/b7/aa/fa/b7aafa027d288eaf95c497c692f73f19.jpg
Holy shit I totally forgot about that guy. What a flashback. :P
:laugh:

Now I need a reason to post a pic for Fire Marshall Bill...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Oct 09, 2016, 11:54:08 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 07, 2016, 04:41:02 AM... I don't think I have ever seen a black clown.

Reminds me of when I went to the Caribbean for Christmas when I was a kid and they had a black Santa Claus :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 10, 2016, 12:21:35 AM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Oct 09, 2016, 11:54:08 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 07, 2016, 04:41:02 AM... I don't think I have ever seen a black clown.

Reminds me of when I went to the Caribbean for Christmas when I was a kid and they had a black Santa Claus :)
For me it was the authentic Japanese Santa. Dude looked like the Colonial from KFC too and had the creepiest fake reindeer I'd ever seen. Actually we have a Filipino dude here who built a sleigh complete with eight reindeer and Rudolf on top of an old truck. Full size animatronic wooden cut outs etc. It's the most epic thing at 1 am Christmas morning. Aside from him being totally plastered, just riding along the public streets, handing out candy and booze to the adults...  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Novak 1334 on Oct 12, 2016, 06:44:05 PM
BEST... NEWS... STORY.... EVER


http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/man-dressed-as-batman-chases-killer-clowns-in-cumbria/ar-AAiRQQ3?ocid=spartanntp
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Oct 12, 2016, 06:45:36 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3833941/Russia-orders-officials-fly-home-relatives-living-abroad-tensions-mount-prospect-global-war.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Oct 13, 2016, 08:17:27 AM
Quote from: Novak 1334 on Oct 12, 2016, 06:44:05 PM
BEST... NEWS... STORY.... EVER


http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/man-dressed-as-batman-chases-killer-clowns-in-cumbria/ar-AAiRQQ3?ocid=spartanntp

Lol. That is f**king brilliant.  :laugh: This clown thing is ridiculous.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Oct 13, 2016, 02:46:29 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Oct 13, 2016, 08:17:27 AM
Quote from: Novak 1334 on Oct 12, 2016, 06:44:05 PM
BEST... NEWS... STORY.... EVER


http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/man-dressed-as-batman-chases-killer-clowns-in-cumbria/ar-AAiRQQ3?ocid=spartanntp

Lol. That is f**king brilliant.  :laugh: This clown thing is ridiculous.
lol that's was originally a meme on FB.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Oct 14, 2016, 12:02:36 AM
Is all this clown stuff some huge secret marketing campaign for a horror movie? :)

Kinda feels that way, like 'The Blair Witch Project'.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Oct 14, 2016, 03:32:09 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Oct 14, 2016, 12:02:36 AM
Is all this clown stuff some huge secret marketing campaign for a horror movie? :)

Kinda feels that way, like 'The Blair Witch Project'.
good point
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Oct 14, 2016, 07:00:26 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Oct 13, 2016, 08:17:27 AM
Quote from: Novak 1334 on Oct 12, 2016, 06:44:05 PM
BEST... NEWS... STORY.... EVER


http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/man-dressed-as-batman-chases-killer-clowns-in-cumbria/ar-AAiRQQ3?ocid=spartanntp

Lol. That is f**king brilliant.  :laugh: This clown thing is ridiculous.

I had to show this story and a couple of Youtube videos about this to my niece, because some kids at her school were scaring her about the Clowns. Her response afterwards was that he's searching for the right Joker lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Oct 14, 2016, 07:06:21 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Oct 14, 2016, 07:00:26 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Oct 13, 2016, 08:17:27 AM
Quote from: Novak 1334 on Oct 12, 2016, 06:44:05 PM
BEST... NEWS... STORY.... EVER


http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/man-dressed-as-batman-chases-killer-clowns-in-cumbria/ar-AAiRQQ3?ocid=spartanntp

Lol. That is f**king brilliant.  :laugh: This clown thing is ridiculous.

I had to show this story and a couple of Youtube videos about this to my niece, because some kids at her school were scaring her about the Clowns. Her response afterwards was that he's searching for the right Joker lol
lol how sweet
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Oct 17, 2016, 02:31:13 AM
I don't know what to think if this true or not.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/russian-ultra-nationalist-says-vote-trump-or-risk-nuclear-war_us_57fe91bee4b0e8c198a5ac5a
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Oct 17, 2016, 05:35:49 AM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Oct 17, 2016, 02:31:13 AM
I don't know what to think if this true or not.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/russian-ultra-nationalist-says-vote-trump-or-risk-nuclear-war_us_57fe91bee4b0e8c198a5ac5a
It's coming from Russian Fascists, what do you think?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 17, 2016, 05:49:07 AM
Quote from: Gate on Oct 17, 2016, 05:35:49 AM
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on Oct 17, 2016, 02:31:13 AM
I don't know what to think if this true or not.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/russian-ultra-nationalist-says-vote-trump-or-risk-nuclear-war_us_57fe91bee4b0e8c198a5ac5a
It's coming from Russian Fascists, what do you think?
I think 99.887% of what is on the internet is hogwash. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nostromo on Oct 18, 2016, 12:10:28 PM
Conspiracy theorist found dead on couch...some comments from commentators: "Dead because was getting too close to a Queen Elizabeth anf Putin cl9ning operation"

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/anything-happens-investigate-brit-conspiracy-074202371.html

Brit conspiracy theorist, 39, found dead after texting, 'If anything happens to me, investigate'

Quote from: FiorinaFury161
The atmospheric processors would be powered by natural gas, engineered by Apple and researched by Google. All the parts would be shipped by Amazon too. Where I was going with that, I don't know.

Lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Oct 22, 2016, 04:16:34 PM
RIP Steve Dillon (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/steve-dillon-dead-preacher-creator-940668)

He was one of my favorite comic artists. :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Oct 24, 2016, 11:29:41 AM
RIP Jimmy Perry

One of the creators of Dad's Army
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Oct 24, 2016, 02:37:18 PM
Apparently the entire Internet is going bonkers over The Walking Dead season premier. Times like this make me (kinda) sad I never started watching it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Oct 24, 2016, 04:38:35 PM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Oct 24, 2016, 02:37:18 PM
Apparently the entire Internet is going bonkers over The Walking Dead season premier. Times like this make me (kinda) sad I never started watching it.

I gave it a go but I got bored after Season 3. Never felt the urgh to get back into it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Oct 24, 2016, 05:34:36 PM
Due to go round a mate's to watch it tomorrow lol.

I wouldn't say I love the show, and I wouldn't go out of my to follow it, but by coincidence I've managed to keep up thus far.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Oct 24, 2016, 05:38:14 PM
I fell out after Season 5. It was a miracle I finished it, after that crap hospital plot in the first half.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Oct 24, 2016, 06:12:44 PM
I really can't understand what people see in Walking Dead. Tried three or four episodes over the years, and the production's top-notch, but otherwise isn't it just something we've already seen in dozens (hundreds?) of films and games?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Oct 24, 2016, 08:18:09 PM
Quote from: Vertigo on Oct 24, 2016, 06:12:44 PM
I really can't understand what people see in Walking Dead. Tried three or four episodes over the years, and the production's top-notch, but otherwise isn't it just something we've already seen in dozens (hundreds?) of films and games?
juz a zombie flick
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 24, 2016, 10:54:06 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Oct 24, 2016, 08:18:09 PM
Quote from: Vertigo on Oct 24, 2016, 06:12:44 PM
I really can't understand what people see in Walking Dead. Tried three or four episodes over the years, and the production's top-notch, but otherwise isn't it just something we've already seen in dozens (hundreds?) of films and games?
juz a zombie flick
Zombie flicks really aren't as popular as most think they are. I mean the damn thing is on AMC... meaning it's prime-fanbase is probably a bunch of sweet little old ladies who never saw a zombie movie and watch it for the over the top drama.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Oct 25, 2016, 08:28:13 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 24, 2016, 10:54:06 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Oct 24, 2016, 08:18:09 PM
Quote from: Vertigo on Oct 24, 2016, 06:12:44 PM
I really can't understand what people see in Walking Dead. Tried three or four episodes over the years, and the production's top-notch, but otherwise isn't it just something we've already seen in dozens (hundreds?) of films and games?
juz a zombie flick
Zombie flicks really aren't as popular as most think they are. I mean the damn thing is on AMC... meaning it's prime-fanbase is probably a bunch of sweet little old ladies who never saw a zombie movie and watch it for the over the top drama.
you've got a point
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Oct 25, 2016, 10:39:16 AM
Pete Burns Dead or Alive singer died of a Heart attack yesterday at the age of 57
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Oct 25, 2016, 11:27:17 AM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Oct 25, 2016, 10:39:16 AM
Pete Burns Dead or Alive singer died of a Heart attack yesterday at the age of 57
The only song I listened was you Spon me round and that was in MGSV.He was young as well.Man this year sucks and I thought 2015 was bad
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gilfryd on Oct 26, 2016, 09:48:28 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 24, 2016, 10:54:06 PMZombie flicks really aren't as popular as most think they are. I mean the damn thing is on AMC... meaning it's prime-fanbase is probably a bunch of sweet little old ladies who never saw a zombie movie and watch it for the over the top drama.

Zombies are all over the place, they're definitely popular, but in an overexposed mainstream sort of way. You could say they've lost their... bite.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR3jnW2kcUs
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Oct 27, 2016, 10:09:19 AM
Quote from: Gilfryd on Oct 26, 2016, 09:48:28 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 24, 2016, 10:54:06 PMZombie flicks really aren't as popular as most think they are. I mean the damn thing is on AMC... meaning it's prime-fanbase is probably a bunch of sweet little old ladies who never saw a zombie movie and watch it for the over the top drama.

Zombies are all over the place, they're definitely popular, but in an overexposed mainstream sort of way. You could say they've lost their... bite.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR3jnW2kcUs

Should have expected that  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ratchetcomand on Oct 28, 2016, 09:42:36 PM
http://www.businessinsider.com/two-thirds-of-the-worlds-wildlife-will-have-been-wiped-out-by-2020-2016-10?utm_content=buffer7c45d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

I don't want to live on this planet anymore :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Nov 03, 2016, 12:03:15 AM
http://mentalfloss.com/article/88138/more-accurate-world-map-wins-prestigious-japanese-design-award (http://mentalfloss.com/article/88138/more-accurate-world-map-wins-prestigious-japanese-design-award)

As someone who majored in geography, I consider this very interesting.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Nov 03, 2016, 01:58:57 AM
^ Neat to see how Antarctica compares in size to say, Australia.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Nov 03, 2016, 02:00:58 AM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Nov 03, 2016, 01:58:57 AM
^ Neat to see how Antarctica compares in size to say, Australia.

They're still equally deadly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Nov 03, 2016, 02:02:54 AM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Nov 03, 2016, 02:00:58 AM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Nov 03, 2016, 01:58:57 AM
^ Neat to see how Antarctica compares in size to say, Australia.

They're still equally deadly.
Indeed. I think I'd rather freeze to death with The Thing than running from the Great Humongous.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Mr.Turok on Nov 03, 2016, 02:16:13 AM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Nov 03, 2016, 12:03:15 AM
http://mentalfloss.com/article/88138/more-accurate-world-map-wins-prestigious-japanese-design-award (http://mentalfloss.com/article/88138/more-accurate-world-map-wins-prestigious-japanese-design-award)

As someone who majored in geography, I consider this very interesting.
Meanwhile, flat earthers are shaking their heads hahahahhaha

Oh man those people are somethin! Like after years of scientific research man, they still deny. Them and climate deniers.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Nov 03, 2016, 08:35:07 AM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Nov 03, 2016, 12:03:15 AM
http://mentalfloss.com/article/88138/more-accurate-world-map-wins-prestigious-japanese-design-award (http://mentalfloss.com/article/88138/more-accurate-world-map-wins-prestigious-japanese-design-award)

As someone who majored in geography, I consider this very interesting.

Because I'm so used to the typical map, that just looks so strange!!

Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Nov 03, 2016, 02:02:54 AM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Nov 03, 2016, 02:00:58 AM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Nov 03, 2016, 01:58:57 AM
^ Neat to see how Antarctica compares in size to say, Australia.

They're still equally deadly.
Indeed. I think I'd rather freeze to death with The Thing than running from the Great Humongous.

I've wanted to visit Antarctica for a long time. There's just something about that vast white nothingness...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Nov 03, 2016, 09:00:10 AM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Nov 03, 2016, 12:03:15 AMAs someone who majored in geography, I consider this very interesting.

I remember when I first learned that the world map wasn't actually accurate, it really baked my noodle.

Like when I saw an Australian map of the globe that was upside-down :laugh:

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Nov 03, 2016, 08:35:07 AMI've wanted to visit Antarctica for a long time. There's just something about that vast white nothingness...

One of my goals in life is to visit every continent before I die, including Antarctica.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Nov 03, 2016, 09:13:06 AM
I have never seen an upside down map in Australia. Must be an overseas gag.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Nov 03, 2016, 09:15:03 AM
Hah, maybe, I was only very young at the time, but I remember it being presented as very much a real thing rather than a joke.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Nov 03, 2016, 01:26:00 PM
I'll stay far away from the shoggoths and giant albino penguins.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Nov 03, 2016, 09:59:13 PM
Quote from: SiL on Nov 03, 2016, 09:13:06 AM
I have never seen an upside down map in Australia. Must be an overseas gag.

Ready to be freaked out?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVX-PrBRtTY
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 03, 2016, 10:16:12 PM
Wait, so we are purposely making Russia look bigger than it is...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: motum vero on Nov 03, 2016, 11:08:05 PM
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-mosul-womenfighters-idUSKBN12Y2DC

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 04, 2016, 12:01:10 AM
Quote from: SiL on Nov 03, 2016, 09:13:06 AM
I have never seen an upside down map in Australia. Must be an overseas gag.

I've seen them a few times.  Often in souvenir shops, but I don't imagine there are many of those round your way.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Nov 04, 2016, 12:27:42 AM
Is that a joke? I live fifteen minutes from Surfers Paradise :P Not that I've ever had a reason to go into them.

The first I'd heard of them was a few months ago, and then when I was in Russia someone was talking to me and said, "So, you guys put Australia at the top of the map, right?" How strange.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Nov 04, 2016, 12:58:49 AM
How do you guys keep from falling off the world?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Nov 04, 2016, 01:24:31 AM
Balls of steel.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 04, 2016, 01:28:33 AM
QuoteIs that a joke? I live fifteen minutes from Surfers Paradise

Yeah I know.  More souvenir shops per capita than anywhere in western civilisation I daresay.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Nov 04, 2016, 01:35:44 AM
Quote from: SM on Nov 04, 2016, 01:28:33 AM
Yeah I know.  More souvenir shops per capita than anywhere in western civilisation I daresay.
Literally every 3rd-5th shop. Every 6th is a Condom Kingdom.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Nov 04, 2016, 04:16:10 PM
Did anyone see the BBC troll the tory mp to play god save the Queen
https://mobile.twitter.com/BBCNewsnight/status/794474117156237312/video/1
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Nov 04, 2016, 08:02:17 PM
Quote from: SM on Nov 04, 2016, 01:28:33 AM
QuoteIs that a joke? I live fifteen minutes from Surfers Paradise

Yeah I know.  More souvenir shops per capita than anywhere in western civilisation I daresay.

I always thought that would be New York City.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Nov 05, 2016, 02:14:25 PM
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/04/elon-musk-robots-will-take-your-jobs-government-will-have-to-pay-your-wage.html

Go robots!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Mr.Turok on Nov 07, 2016, 08:14:52 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed7HhocCmOI

http://www.businessinsider.com/pentagon-500-million-f35-2016-11

These idiots want MORE MONEY FOR WEAPONS?! But forget using that money to help pay off college debt or other important infrastructure! No way we can get money for all of that! We gotta get this puppy ready to bomb  one or two terrorists that we manage to get for every few hundreds or thousands innocents we blow up in the process....

I hate my country....
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Nov 07, 2016, 08:20:37 PM
Isn't it still inferior to the F-22?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: g2vd on Nov 07, 2016, 09:18:26 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 07, 2016, 08:20:37 PM
Isn't it still inferior to the F-22?
Does the F-22 have a cup holder?

Than no.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 07, 2016, 10:01:16 PM
The F-35's problem is that the military is trying to make one jet capable of serving 3 branches of the armed services. What's killing them is that the marines want a vertical take off fighter (eg harrier) jet. The second thing killing them is that this jet has one engine and the military and bureaucrats favor two engine reliability.  The Air force and Navy models are ready and reliable however the bureaucracy considers the entire contract a package deal. Plus honestly, at 1.5 Trillion what's an extra 500 million.

The irony is that the F-35 was imagined to replace the F-22 because it cost too damn much to make and maintain. In the end, the government will save money on the F-35 if they can tweak a few things. Do we actually need the jet? No, but the engineering gained is invaluable.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Mr.Turok on Nov 08, 2016, 01:29:59 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Nov 07, 2016, 10:01:16 PM
Plus honestly, at 1.5 Trillion what's an extra 500 million.
A lost of investment in education, science, agriculture, and environmental protection, all in the name of killing innocent people....

Quote from: whiterabbit on Nov 07, 2016, 10:01:16 PM
The irony is that the F-35 was imagined to replace the F-22 because it cost too damn much to make and maintain. In the end, the government will save money on the F-35 if they can tweak a few things. Do we actually need the jet? No, but the engineering gained is invaluable.
Ideally yeah, but lets be fair here....thats not what they want the damm thing for.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Nov 08, 2016, 01:31:15 AM
The US spends millions of dollars a year on tanks it doesn't need or even use because not doing so would destroy the economy of the place they're built.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Nov 08, 2016, 02:21:11 AM
Quite the house of cards we've built, huh?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 08, 2016, 10:17:09 AM
http://time.com/4562150/japan-sinkhole-fukuoka/

Now that is a sinkhole.

(https://timedotcom.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/rtx2sers.jpg?quality=85&w=1100)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Nov 08, 2016, 10:19:48 AM
I love the officials standing around idly in the bottom left. You can almost hear them saying, "Errm... Dafuq do we do now?"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 08, 2016, 10:28:58 AM
Just look at all those pipes and telecommunication wires that are severed. If this was any other place I'm sure they'd be panicked but next to Godzilla this is nothing. :P  :laugh:

https://www.theguardian.com/global/video/2016/nov/08/enormous-sinkhole-swallows-large-section-of-japanese-street-video
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Nov 08, 2016, 01:47:17 PM
They just have to make sure Baragon isn't down there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Nov 09, 2016, 01:52:26 PM
We are all in trouble. Election 2016, what a complete disaster.

That completes the thought, nay realization, that 2016 is the Worst Year Ever.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Nov 09, 2016, 01:54:43 PM
And 2017, 2018, and 2019 could be even more worst.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Nov 09, 2016, 03:15:00 PM
Dont forget 2020
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Nov 09, 2016, 03:41:46 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Nov 09, 2016, 03:15:00 PM
Dont forget 2020

God save us all from a Kanye West campaign.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Nov 09, 2016, 05:24:27 PM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Nov 09, 2016, 03:41:46 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Nov 09, 2016, 03:15:00 PM
Dont forget 2020

God save us all from a Kanye West campaign.

He'd actually have a good chance of winning with terrifies me even more lol

Also just realised, how come no one did a AVP poster with Trump and Clinton? mainly for the tag line Whoever Wins, We Lose lmao  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: MoonerSK on Nov 09, 2016, 05:34:15 PM
someone actually did

(https://pics.onsizzle.com/Facebook-679a08.png)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Nov 09, 2016, 09:54:05 PM
2016 will be the most historic year for being shit and upheaval that and 1968 (Ter offensive.nixon etc...)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Nov 09, 2016, 10:05:36 PM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Nov 09, 2016, 03:41:46 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Nov 09, 2016, 03:15:00 PM
Dont forget 2020

God save us all from a Kanye West campaign.

Ron Perlman announced he will run for president in 2020.  :laugh: Maybe he can beat Kanye West.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Nov 09, 2016, 10:17:53 PM
I'm expecting and hoping for Cory Booker and Elizabeth Warren to run.  Bernie will be damn near 80 by then and I'm fairly certain that Hillary's political career is over.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 09, 2016, 11:47:29 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on Nov 09, 2016, 09:54:05 PM
2016 will be the most historic year for being shit and upheaval that and 1968 (Ter offensive.nixon etc...)
But Trump doesn't take office until 2017....  :laugh: :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Nov 10, 2016, 03:14:30 AM
Quote from: The Alien Predator on Nov 09, 2016, 10:05:36 PM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Nov 09, 2016, 03:41:46 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Nov 09, 2016, 03:15:00 PM
Dont forget 2020

God save us all from a Kanye West campaign.

Ron Perlman announced he will run for president in 2020.  :laugh: Maybe he can beat Kanye West.

Now him I'd vote for.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Nov 10, 2016, 03:49:43 AM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Nov 10, 2016, 03:14:30 AM
Quote from: The Alien Predator on Nov 09, 2016, 10:05:36 PM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Nov 09, 2016, 03:41:46 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Nov 09, 2016, 03:15:00 PM
Dont forget 2020

God save us all from a Kanye West campaign.

Ron Perlman announced he will run for president in 2020.  :laugh: Maybe he can beat Kanye West.

Now him I'd vote for.

Johner 2020.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Nov 10, 2016, 10:27:23 AM
If his slogan isn't "I am not the man with whom to f*ck!" he can jog on.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Nov 10, 2016, 03:05:09 PM
"End the war... waste of f**kin' ammo."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: oduodu on Nov 13, 2016, 05:13:12 PM
http://www.enca.com/south-africa/video-state-security-minister-mahlobo-connected-in-rhino-poaching

And he is the head of the SSA- the state security agency. His job  is to fight organised crime - not partake in it ! FFS.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Nov 17, 2016, 09:59:21 AM
https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/hot-pot-death-yellowstone-national-park

QuoteA Portland, Oregon man who was hoping to bathe in a hot pool in Yellowstone National Park died and was dissolved when he fell into the park's boiling, acidic Norris Geyser Basin, park officials have disclosed.
... Jesus.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Nov 17, 2016, 10:26:47 AM
Holy shit...

Darwin Award pending?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Nov 17, 2016, 11:38:19 AM
Holy Crap  :o
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nostromo on Nov 17, 2016, 12:32:08 PM
Dissolved.....damn...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Nov 17, 2016, 03:50:43 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Nov 17, 2016, 09:59:21 AM
https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/hot-pot-death-yellowstone-national-park

QuoteA Portland, Oregon man who was hoping to bathe in a hot pool in Yellowstone National Park died and was dissolved when he fell into the park's boiling, acidic Norris Geyser Basin, park officials have disclosed.
... Jesus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ytCEuuW2_A
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Nov 17, 2016, 04:22:56 PM
Jesus, boy got T-1000'd
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Pvt. Himmel on Nov 17, 2016, 04:48:29 PM
Watch Scorned Husband Bitterly Narrate Drone Footage of Cheating Wife!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiZH5eH5eDw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiZH5eH5eDw)

http://www.thewrap.com/cheating-wife-drone-video/ (http://www.thewrap.com/cheating-wife-drone-video/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: oduodu on Nov 17, 2016, 07:55:04 PM
My sympathies
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Nov 18, 2016, 03:39:55 AM
Quote from: Nostromo on Nov 17, 2016, 12:32:08 PM
Dissolved.....damn...

Reminds me of this sad and gruesome story.

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/freakish/hotspring.asp
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nostromo on Nov 18, 2016, 04:12:38 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 18, 2016, 03:39:55 AM
Quote from: Nostromo on Nov 17, 2016, 12:32:08 PM
Dissolved.....damn...

Reminds me of this sad and gruesome story.

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/freakish/hotspring.asp

That's a pretty sad story. I'd do the same for my dog although mine wouldn't jump in so fast. But yeah, they should put signs on the highways that lead there and every few miles...these are some really sad deaths.

The locals might know these are acid pits but tourists and passers-byers can get attracted to these exotic death traps.

Anyways that was a very sad story...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Nov 18, 2016, 04:50:05 AM
Also reminds me of this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R01bex9Ejvg
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Nov 18, 2016, 04:57:41 AM
And now I'm reminded of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll8c1UmwD0Y
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Pvt. Himmel on Nov 18, 2016, 11:31:14 AM
R.I.P Lisa Lynn Masters.

(https://pmcdeadline2.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/lisa-masters-4.jpg?w=446&h=299&crop=1)

QuoteLisa Lynn Masters, who guest-starred in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and also had roles on Gossip Girl and Ugly Betty, has died while traveling in Peru. She was 52. Her rep confirmed her death to Deadline, but no details were provided.

http://deadline.com/2016/11/lisa-lynn-masters-dies-unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt-actress-died-1201856815/ (http://deadline.com/2016/11/lisa-lynn-masters-dies-unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt-actress-died-1201856815/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Nov 23, 2016, 07:30:22 PM
Has anyone around here been following the kerfuffle that Jordan Peterson, professor at the University of Toronto, kicked up in regards to gendered pronouns? This is the latest regarding a proposed bill to outlaw misgendering someone.

http://www.660news.com/2016/11/18/lgbtq-advocates-applaud-federal-government-passing-bill-c-16/

QuoteIt's another giant step for members of the LGBTQ community as the House of Commons passed Bill C-16, amending the Canadian Human Rights Act to add gender identity and gender expression to the list of prohibited grounds of discrimination.
It also proposes to amend the Criminal Code to add gender identity or expression to the definition of "identifiable group" for the purpose of the hate propaganda offences and to the list of aggravating circumstances for hate-crime sentencing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Nov 24, 2016, 06:23:05 AM
[url]https://ca.news.yahoo.com/ancient-thinking-person-statuette-unearthed-israel-121755700.html[/img]

An interesting archaeological discovery. I do wish they just called it a Thinking Man, though. The figure is clearly male.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Dec 08, 2016, 01:46:15 PM
http://www.seeker.com/stratospheric-solar-plane-unveiled-in-switzerland-2133868299.html

Stratospheric Solar Plane Unveiled in Switzerland
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Pvt. Himmel on Dec 14, 2016, 11:10:28 AM
Growing Pains Star Alan Thicke Dead at 69.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fakns-images.eonline.com%2Feol_images%2FEntire_Site%2F20161113%2Frs_1024x759-161213175215-1024.Alan-Thicke-Obit.ms.121316.jpg&hash=6c8d0b3a71a4bebb138fe4de02996d13abecca66)

QuoteHollywood is mourning the loss of a TV icon.

Alan Thicke passed away Tuesday afternoon, the actor's rep confirmed to E! News. He was 69.

According to TMZ who first broke the news, the actor had a heart attack while he was playing hockey with one of his sons. He was transported to Providence St. Joseph's Medical Center in Burbank, Calif., around noon local time and was pronounced dead at the hospital.

The actor is survived by his wife Tanya Thicke and his three children including Carter, Brennan and "Blurred Lines" singer Robin Thicke.

Fans will remember the actor for his role as Dr. Jason Seaver in the long-running series Growing Pains. He also appeared in The Bold and the Beautiful, How I Met Your Mother and most recently Fuller House.

http://www.eonline.com/news/815761/growing-pains-star-alan-thicke-dead-at-69?utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=imdb_topstories (http://www.eonline.com/news/815761/growing-pains-star-alan-thicke-dead-at-69?utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=imdb_topstories)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Dec 14, 2016, 11:18:09 AM
Oh man. That sucks.  :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Dec 14, 2016, 11:37:54 AM
Damn :(
He was also recently in This is Us


When will this yeah end
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Dec 16, 2016, 09:14:29 AM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-38334437

Well...why not.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Dec 16, 2016, 11:56:34 AM
For science!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Dec 16, 2016, 11:58:02 AM
Well its one way to kill off Alien invaders.....with Salmonella poisoning lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Pvt. Himmel on Dec 22, 2016, 05:29:49 PM
   Valerie Fairman, Who Appeared on MTV's '16 and Pregnant,' Dies at 23.

(https://pmcvariety.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/valerie-f.png?w=670&h=377&crop=1)


Quote    Valerie Fairman, who appeared on an episode of MTV's "16 and Pregnant," has died, the Chester County coroner's office confirmed to Variety. She was 23.

The cause of death is currently unknown. Fairman appeared on the third episode of the MTV show's second season.

"We are saddened by the news of Valerie Fairman's passing," an MTV spokesperson said. "Our thoughts and prayers are with her family at this time."

Born in Oxford, Penn., Fairman appeared on the show after becoming pregnant during her sophomore year of high school. Her struggle with substance abuse was documented on the show. In September 2009 she gave birth to a daughter, Nevaeh Lynn Fairman, who is now seven years old. Since appearing on the show, Fairman has had several run-ins with the law, per TMZ.

"16 and Pregnant" was a documentary-style reality show that aired from 2009 to 2014 on MTV. Each episode showcased a different teen dealing with pregnancy. The show spawned three spinoffs, "Teen Mom," "Teen Mom 2" and "Teen Mom 3."       

  http://variety.com/2016/tv/people-news/valerie-fairman-dead-16-and-pregnant-dies-1201947351/      (http://variety.com/2016/tv/people-news/valerie-fairman-dead-16-and-pregnant-dies-1201947351/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Dec 25, 2016, 11:54:37 PM
RIP George Michael!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38432862
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 26, 2016, 12:47:16 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 25, 2016, 11:54:37 PM
RIP George Michael!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38432862
2016 just f**k off.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Dec 26, 2016, 01:30:16 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on Dec 25, 2016, 11:54:37 PM
RIP George Michael!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38432862

Well he's never gonna dance again... this deathly feeling, got no rhythm.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Pvt. Himmel on Dec 26, 2016, 03:40:29 AM
Unf**king believable!! >:( :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Dec 26, 2016, 03:43:45 AM
So sad, especially for this big fan. This is his Last Christmas. :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: motherfather on Dec 27, 2016, 01:15:23 AM
Yet another of my icons has passed away after Victoria Wood. So long George. Rest in peace.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Enoch on Dec 27, 2016, 01:52:21 AM
RIP  :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Dec 27, 2016, 11:13:52 AM
Not been good no :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Dec 27, 2016, 06:08:29 PM
http://people.com/movies/carrie-fisher-dies/

Carrie Fisher passed away.  :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Pvt. Himmel on Dec 27, 2016, 06:24:32 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Dec 27, 2016, 06:08:29 PM
http://people.com/movies/carrie-fisher-dies/

Carrie Fisher passed away.  :'(

:'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: echobbase79 on Dec 27, 2016, 08:44:59 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Dec 27, 2016, 06:08:29 PM
http://people.com/movies/carrie-fisher-dies/

Carrie Fisher passed away.  :'(

I was watching the scene between her and Han in Force Awakens when I read about that. I couldn't help but cry.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Dec 27, 2016, 11:26:04 PM
Will this year EVER end??? The deaths keep coming, with little to no good news of any kind to lighten us up. Just need to get thru 4 more days and this year will finally end.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Dec 27, 2016, 11:52:16 PM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Dec 27, 2016, 11:26:04 PM
Will this year EVER end??? The deaths keep coming, with little to no good news of any kind to lighten us up. Just need to get thru 4 more days and this year will finally end.
God just hope 2017 is better
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Scorpio on Dec 28, 2016, 12:37:28 AM
About 50 million people die every year, globally.  :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Dec 29, 2016, 02:29:28 AM
https://www.yahoo.com/news/debbie-reynolds-dies-84-just-014354818.html (https://www.yahoo.com/news/debbie-reynolds-dies-84-just-014354818.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Dec 29, 2016, 03:40:56 AM
You must be joking, geez.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Darkness on Dec 29, 2016, 02:28:08 PM
Interesting news I was just reading about Amazon's flying delivery drones. They're planning on creating a huge airship where the drones would fly from to deliver stuff.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38458867
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Dec 29, 2016, 04:18:04 PM
So airship bandits in the future then? Kinda cool though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Dec 29, 2016, 05:41:26 PM
I just keep thinking about people using the drones as target practice :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Dec 29, 2016, 06:12:28 PM
I'll say "Thanks, Skynet!" every time I get a delivery. And then I'll blame punk ass John Connor if one is late. :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Pvt. Himmel on Jan 05, 2017, 11:16:55 AM
UK military is building a Star Wars-style LASER WEAPON that could be used in battle by 2025!!!

QuoteIn a bid to keep the military at the forefront of new technology, the UK Ministry of Defence has awarded a £30 million ($37 million) contract to create a laser weapon.

While the Star Wars-style device is not being developed to counter any specific threat, the MoD has specified it should be able to track targets at distances and operate in varied weather conditions.

If the prototype is successful, the UK's first laser weapons could come into service by the mid-2020s.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.dailymail.co.uk%2Fi%2Fpix%2F2015%2F05%2F25%2F17%2F291109DC00000578-0-image-a-3_1432572026406.jpg&hash=f1aa9211ae678b90df1ab36efd56099620dc7185)
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.dailymail.co.uk%2Fi%2Fpix%2F2017%2F01%2F05%2F10%2F3BDD5AAE00000578-0-In_a_bid_to_keep_the_military_at_the_forefront_of_new_technology-a-35_1483611184611.jpg&hash=9e95642de64407b6fd4cba65244c32ccd40ac51b)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4090486/UK-military-building-Star-Wars-style-LASER-WEAPON-used-battle-2025.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4090486/UK-military-building-Star-Wars-style-LASER-WEAPON-used-battle-2025.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: oduodu on Jan 07, 2017, 02:54:42 PM
http://m.disclose.tv/news/terminator_like_t1000_shapeshifting_material_not_fiction_anymore/134735
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Pvt. Himmel on Jan 09, 2017, 11:31:46 AM
Deadpool, and The Amazing Spider-Man doing the kissy kissy at the Golden Globes!!! 8)

(https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/nintchdbpict000293234246.jpg?strip=all&w=960)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jan 09, 2017, 12:27:58 PM
Quote from: Pvt. Himmel on Jan 09, 2017, 11:31:46 AM
Deadpool, and The Amazing Spider-Man doing the kissy kissy at the Golden Globes!!! 8)

(https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/nintchdbpict000293234246.jpg?strip=all&w=960)

Hahahaha
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jan 09, 2017, 06:55:28 PM
Quote from: Pvt. Himmel on Jan 09, 2017, 11:31:46 AM
Deadpool, and The Amazing Spider-Man doing the kissy kissy at the Golden Globes!!! 8)

(https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/nintchdbpict000293234246.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
LOL
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Master Chief on Jan 09, 2017, 10:04:32 PM
Quote from: Pvt. Himmel on Jan 09, 2017, 11:31:46 AM
Deadpool, and The Amazing Spider-Man doing the kissy kissy at the Golden Globes!!! 8)

(https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/nintchdbpict000293234246.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
haha!
(https://media.giphy.com/media/3o7TKsEJnmpH9S2Fos/giphy.gif)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jan 10, 2017, 11:37:01 AM
Deadpool's fantasy realized at long last.  :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Jan 10, 2017, 01:12:32 PM
Quote from: Pvt. Himmel on Jan 09, 2017, 11:31:46 AM
Deadpool, and The Amazing Spider-Man doing the kissy kissy at the Golden Globes!!! 8)

(https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/nintchdbpict000293234246.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2017/01/ryan-reynolds-thinks-deadpool-boyfriend-sequel-agree/

It's just two guys kissing, geez. :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jan 10, 2017, 02:07:25 PM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Jan 10, 2017, 01:12:32 PM
Quote from: Pvt. Himmel on Jan 09, 2017, 11:31:46 AM
Deadpool, and The Amazing Spider-Man doing the kissy kissy at the Golden Globes!!! 8)

(https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/nintchdbpict000293234246.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2017/01/ryan-reynolds-thinks-deadpool-boyfriend-sequel-agree/

It's just two guys kissing, geez. :D
It's funny cause they don't give a shit about the awards LOL
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Pvt. Himmel on Jan 12, 2017, 11:35:48 AM
Taco Bell's New Taco Shell Is Made of Fried Chicken!!

The company is rolling out its new Naked Chicken Chalupa on January 26.

A 4-ounce patty of marinated chicken gives a warm and spicy hug to tomatoes, lettuce, cheese, and "creamy avocado ranch."

After successful test runs in Kansas City, MO, and Bakersfield, CA, the chalupa will be available nationwide for a mere $3.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Foyster.ignimgs.com%2Fwordpress%2Fstg.ign.com%2F2017%2F01%2FChalupa.jpg&hash=90283933c6418799175d457dcb91fb38e9ff7c14)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jan 12, 2017, 11:46:36 AM
Oh man...I would love that. Same as that chicken-bun-hot dog thing KFC made.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Pvt. Himmel on Jan 12, 2017, 01:56:59 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 12, 2017, 11:46:36 AM
Oh man...I would love that. Same as that chicken-bun-hot dog thing KFC made.  :laugh:

:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Jan 12, 2017, 04:49:34 PM
All those excess calories and unneeded fats! :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Pvt. Himmel on Jan 13, 2017, 04:47:34 PM
William Peter Blatty, Author of 'The Exorcist,' Dies at 89.

QuoteWilliam Peter Blatty, author of "The Exorcist," died last night at the age of 89, according to close friend and "Exorcist" director William Friedkin.

https://twitter.com/WilliamFriedkin/status/819907905990180864 (https://twitter.com/WilliamFriedkin/status/819907905990180864)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jan 17, 2017, 10:16:34 AM
Gene Cernan, the last man on the moon, passed away yesterday.  :'(

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38641121

I went to see his documentary in the cinema last year and it was wonderful. Gutted about this news.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jan 18, 2017, 10:22:39 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 17, 2017, 10:16:34 AM
Gene Cernan, the last man on the moon, passed away yesterday.  :'(

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38641121

I went to see his documentary in the cinema last year and it was wonderful. Gutted about this news.
:'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: motum vero on Jan 19, 2017, 12:43:22 AM
http://money.cnn.com/2017/01/18/news/companies/mcdonalds-big-mac/index.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Pvt. Himmel on Jan 19, 2017, 11:36:04 AM
Army Moves One Step Closer To A Speeder Bike.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NirDyboEZUg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NirDyboEZUg)

QuoteWe would all love the chance to fly across the forest moon on Endor on a speeder bike, right? Well thanks to the fine folk at the United States Army Research Laboratory that possibility has moved one step closer. Or at least the speeder bike part...

The USA Department of Defense has witnessed the first successful public test of the Army's latest in futuristic vehicles – the hoverbike. This device is officially known as the Joint Tactical Aerial Resupply Vehicle (JTARV), and can be seen tested without a pilot in a video shared by the United States Army Research Laboratory this week. The video shows a small-scale prototype test flight, and may move on to flights with pilots in the near future.

https://www.slashgear.com/army-tests-hoverbike-successfully-star-wars-fans-rejoice-18472357/ (https://www.slashgear.com/army-tests-hoverbike-successfully-star-wars-fans-rejoice-18472357/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Jan 19, 2017, 03:05:29 PM
The glider is fine, but the performance enhancer has to go back to formula.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Pvt. Himmel on Jan 20, 2017, 12:11:52 AM
Actor Miguel Ferrer Dies At 61.     

(https://cfmedia.deadline.com/2017/01/miguel-ferrer-3.jpg?w=446&h=299&crop=1)

Quote    Miguel Ferrer, who had played Owen Granger on NCIS: Los Angeles since 2012, co-starred with Jill Hennessy on NBC's Crossing Jordan  and had a memorable role in the original RoboCop, died today of cancer. He was 61.

The son of Oscar-winning actor Jose Ferrer and Rosemary Clooney, and cousin of George Clooney, he was set to reprise his role as FBI Agent Albert Rosenfeld on David Lynch's revival Twin Peaks, which premieres May 21 on Showtime.              

    http://deadline.com/2017/01/miguel-ferrer-dead-ncis-los-angeles-crossing-jordan-1201890002/     (http://deadline.com/2017/01/miguel-ferrer-dead-ncis-los-angeles-crossing-jordan-1201890002/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Jan 20, 2017, 04:31:15 AM
http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2017/01/will-grace-coming-back-tv/

:D :D :D :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gilfryd on Jan 20, 2017, 04:35:10 AM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Jan 19, 2017, 03:05:29 PM
The glider is fine, but the performance enhancer has to go back to formula.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffilmserver.cz%2Fimg%2F51123.jpg&hash=d5259d050cee50ba3ae8b6a880d7576c050f6fc0)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Jan 20, 2017, 06:14:47 AM
Quote from: Pvt. Himmel on Jan 20, 2017, 12:11:52 AM
Actor Miguel Ferrer Dies At 61.     

https://cfmedia.deadline.com/2017/01/miguel-ferrer-3.jpg?w=446&h=299&crop=1

Quote    Miguel Ferrer, who had played Owen Granger on NCIS: Los Angeles since 2012, co-starred with Jill Hennessy on NBC's Crossing Jordan  and had a memorable role in the original RoboCop, died today of cancer. He was 61.

The son of Oscar-winning actor Jose Ferrer and Rosemary Clooney, and cousin of George Clooney, he was set to reprise his role as FBI Agent Albert Rosenfeld on David Lynch's revival Twin Peaks, which premieres May 21 on Showtime.              

    http://deadline.com/2017/01/miguel-ferrer-dead-ncis-los-angeles-crossing-jordan-1201890002/     (http://deadline.com/2017/01/miguel-ferrer-dead-ncis-los-angeles-crossing-jordan-1201890002/)

please don't be another 2016...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Jan 20, 2017, 06:57:55 AM
Quote from: Gilfryd on Jan 20, 2017, 04:35:10 AM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Jan 19, 2017, 03:05:29 PM
The glider is fine, but the performance enhancer has to go back to formula.

http://filmserver.cz/img/51123.jpg

8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Pvt. Himmel on Jan 26, 2017, 01:46:44 AM
     Mary Tyler Moore, TV Icon, Dies at 80!!       

(https://pmcvariety.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/rexfeatures_3314176a.jpg?w=670&h=377&crop=1)

Quote     "Today, beloved icon, Mary Tyler Moore, passed away at the age of 80 in the company of friends and her loving husband of over 33 years, Dr. S. Robert Levine," read the statement from Mara Buxbaum, her longtime rep. "A groundbreaking actress, producer, and passionate advocate for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Mary will be remembered as a fearless visionary who turned the world on with her smile."     

  http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/mary-tyler-moore-dead-dies-tv-icon-mary-tyler-moore-show-1201969717/     (http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/mary-tyler-moore-dead-dies-tv-icon-mary-tyler-moore-show-1201969717/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jan 26, 2017, 03:55:20 PM
http://thehill.com/media/316252-alex-jones-white-house-offered-infowars-press-credentials

:-X
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jan 26, 2017, 03:57:45 PM
All I can muster in response to this is lol.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: skhellter on Jan 26, 2017, 04:30:24 PM
Disgusting.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Jan 26, 2017, 08:20:39 PM
Quote from: Gate on Jan 26, 2017, 03:55:20 PM
http://thehill.com/media/316252-alex-jones-white-house-offered-infowars-press-credentials

:-X
WHAT
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Jan 27, 2017, 12:04:34 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 26, 2017, 03:57:45 PM
All I can muster in response to this is lol.
the same.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nyarlathotep on Jan 27, 2017, 02:44:50 AM
Quote from: Gate on Jan 26, 2017, 03:55:20 PM
http://thehill.com/media/316252-alex-jones-white-house-offered-infowars-press-credentials

:-X
Shit like this makes me embarrassed to call myself an American.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jan 27, 2017, 09:26:09 AM
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/01/crypt-keeper-wasps-parasites-new-species/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=link_fb20170125news-parasiticwasp&utm_campaign=Content&sf52787193=1

New Crypt-Keeper Wasp Is Parasite That Bursts From Host's Head

Nope. No, no thank you!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jan 27, 2017, 10:42:28 AM
Insects are f*cked. Some of the stuff they do to each other is far more horrifying than anything they've come up with in the movies.

Like those wasps that sting spiders to paralyse them - not kill them - then lay an egg on them and bury them, so the baby can eat the spider alive, making sure it saves the vital organs until last so that the spider doesn't die until the wasp's ready to emerge.

F*ck. That.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jan 27, 2017, 12:23:08 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 27, 2017, 09:26:09 AM
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/01/crypt-keeper-wasps-parasites-new-species/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=link_fb20170125news-parasiticwasp&utm_campaign=Content&sf52787193=1

New Crypt-Keeper Wasp Is Parasite That Bursts From Host's Head

Nope. No, no thank you!

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO. F**K THAT




although i do kinda want to wtach Night f the Creeps now lmao  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Jan 27, 2017, 02:28:13 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Jan 27, 2017, 10:42:28 AM
Insects are f*cked. Some of the stuff they do to each other is far more horrifying than anything they've come up with in the movies.

Like those wasps that sting spiders to paralyse them - not kill them - then lay an egg on them and bury them, so the baby can eat the spider alive, making sure it saves the vital organs until last so that the spider doesn't die until the wasp's ready to emerge.

F*ck. That.

That just makes me think of Wild Wild West. :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nyarlathotep on Jan 27, 2017, 05:20:11 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 27, 2017, 09:26:09 AM
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/01/crypt-keeper-wasps-parasites-new-species/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=link_fb20170125news-parasiticwasp&utm_campaign=Content&sf52787193=1

New Crypt-Keeper Wasp Is Parasite That Bursts From Host's Head

Nope. No, no thank you!
Magnificent, nature never ceases to amaze me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: thecaffeinatedone on Jan 28, 2017, 04:15:55 AM
Quote from: Gate on Jan 26, 2017, 03:55:20 PM
http://thehill.com/media/316252-alex-jones-white-house-offered-infowars-press-credentials

:-X

Amazing how he's pro government now. Disgusting how this turd has a private monopoly on search results and a cult of personality.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jan 30, 2017, 04:04:10 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 27, 2017, 09:26:09 AM
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/01/crypt-keeper-wasps-parasites-new-species/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=link_fb20170125news-parasiticwasp&utm_campaign=Content&sf52787193=1

New Crypt-Keeper Wasp Is Parasite That Bursts From Host's Head

Nope. No, no thank you!

Oh boy, I'm sure it's not something I-

{Southeastern U.S}

f**k
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jan 30, 2017, 09:22:38 AM
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/30/quebec-mosque-shooting-canada-deaths
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Pvt. Himmel on Jan 30, 2017, 11:26:36 AM
Hackers Hold Entire Austrian Hotel for Ransom, Trap Guests in Rooms!!!

QuoteOn the first day of the winter season this year, hackers accessed the hotel's IT system and shut down everything, including all the reservation info and the hotel's electronic key system. Approximately 180 people were staying at the hotel that day, and many of them were locked in their rooms, while others were locked out of theirs.

The hackers wanted 1,500 euros in Bitcoin to release the hotel's system, and the hotel decided to pay.

"The house was totally booked with 180 guests, we had no other choice. Neither police nor insurance help you in this case," said managing director Christoph Brandstaetter.

After the hackers were paid, the system went back to working as it was supposed to. But Brandstaetter says the hotel is planning on replacing the hotel's door locks with old-fashioned ones with real keys.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/hackers-hold-entire-hotel-ransom-213915523.html (https://www.yahoo.com/news/hackers-hold-entire-hotel-ransom-213915523.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nyarlathotep on Jan 30, 2017, 01:56:40 PM
Quote from: Pvt. Himmel on Jan 30, 2017, 11:26:36 AM
Hackers Hold Entire Austrian Hotel for Ransom, Trap Guests in Rooms!!!

QuoteOn the first day of the winter season this year, hackers accessed the hotel's IT system and shut down everything, including all the reservation info and the hotel's electronic key system. Approximately 180 people were staying at the hotel that day, and many of them were locked in their rooms, while others were locked out of theirs.

The hackers wanted 1,500 euros in Bitcoin to release the hotel's system, and the hotel decided to pay.

"The house was totally booked with 180 guests, we had no other choice. Neither police nor insurance help you in this case," said managing director Christoph Brandstaetter.

After the hackers were paid, the system went back to working as it was supposed to. But Brandstaetter says the hotel is planning on replacing the hotel's door locks with old-fashioned ones with real keys.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/hackers-hold-entire-hotel-ransom-213915523.html (https://www.yahoo.com/news/hackers-hold-entire-hotel-ransom-213915523.html)
If that's not a good example of what's new not always being better than I don't know what is.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Pvt. Himmel on Jan 30, 2017, 11:33:43 PM
Its a Dark day in the history of all you Whoovians!!

   http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/peter-capaldi-stepping-down-as-doctor-who-970263      (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/peter-capaldi-stepping-down-as-doctor-who-970263)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Jan 31, 2017, 04:56:35 AM
Quote from: Pvt. Himmel on Jan 30, 2017, 11:33:43 PM
Its a Dark day in the history of all you Whoovians!!

   http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/peter-capaldi-stepping-down-as-doctor-who-970263      (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/peter-capaldi-stepping-down-as-doctor-who-970263)

Seems like he only started the other day. The ratings have been down a bit, I wonder if that's had something to do with this.

I stopped watching last season, but I don't care who replaces him, it's the writing that bugs me. Might tune back in if/when Steven Moffat goes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: D. Compton Ambrose on Jan 31, 2017, 08:09:37 AM
Trump ban is boon for ISIS recruitment, former jihadists and experts say (http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/30/politics/trump-ban-boosts-isis-recruitment/index.html)

"It can play into their propaganda, to make it clear for anyone who could be in doubt, that it's a war on Islam and all Muslims," Abdullah told CNN over a messaging service.

"[Trump's] helped ISIS a lot, he's basically being a tool for them in a way," Abu Obaida, a British former Jabhat al-Nusra fighter in Syria, told CNN via direct message. "On social media right now there's a lot of people quoting Anwar al-Awlaki (the late spokesperson for al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula) and his last speech when he said that America will turn on the Muslims."

"By banning Muslims, lumping them with radical Islamism, Donald Trump provides ammunition and motivation for al Qaeda and ISIS," said Fawaz Gerges, chairman of contemporary Middle East studies at the London School of Economics and author of "ISIS: A History."

"The policy can easily be interpreted, and is being interpreted, as a ban against Muslims," Gerges said. "If you are serious about defeating ISIS, the last thing you want to do is portray the fight as Islam vs. the West."

"This isn't an isolated policy. Moving the embassy to Jerusalem. Calls for bringing back torture. All of these in combination amplify the rhetoric," Watts said. "Not only are we increasing recruitment, but we're making it harder for our partners around the world to fight with us against terrorism."

Color me shocked... ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 31, 2017, 09:43:40 AM
Wrong thread man, keep the political stuff in the politics thread.

In any case this may be our oldest known ancestor...

http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/30/health/earliest-human-ancestor-deuterostome-saccorhytus-history-study/index.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jan 31, 2017, 09:59:45 AM
Quote from: Vertigo on Jan 31, 2017, 04:56:35 AM
Quote from: Pvt. Himmel on Jan 30, 2017, 11:33:43 PM
Its a Dark day in the history of all you Whoovians!!

   http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/peter-capaldi-stepping-down-as-doctor-who-970263      (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/peter-capaldi-stepping-down-as-doctor-who-970263)

Seems like he only started the other day. The ratings have been down a bit, I wonder if that's had something to do with this.

I stopped watching last season, but I don't care who replaces him, it's the writing that bugs me. Might tune back in if/when Steven Moffat goes.

I stopped watching when Capaldi came on, or his second season, I can't quite remember. I just remember getting really bored of the show and haven't picked it up since.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Pvt. Himmel on Feb 01, 2017, 05:17:15 PM
Security Guard Kills Grandfather Playing 'Pokemon Go' in Car.

http://www.thewrap.com/pokemon-go-shooting-grandfather-security-guard/ (http://www.thewrap.com/pokemon-go-shooting-grandfather-security-guard/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Feb 05, 2017, 09:16:43 PM
Doctors Pull Live Cockroach From Woman's Skull After Complaints of 'Crawling Sensation' (http://gizmodo.com/doctors-pull-live-cockroach-from-womans-skull-after-com-1791976683)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Feb 06, 2017, 05:13:27 AM
Tom Brady and the New England Patriots pull off the largest comeback in Super Bowl history, including bringing home the QB's 4th SB MVP award. What a game!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Feb 06, 2017, 07:55:49 AM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Feb 06, 2017, 05:13:27 AM
Tom Brady and the New England Patriots pull off the largest comeback in Super Bowl history, including bringing home the QB's 4th SB MVP award. What a game!

(https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-0/p600x600/16402623_1392416520805032_4146682239328772332_o.jpg?oh=a9cd7b18ef18cd52fe35161b1cd57d09&oe=590B9EA6)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Pvt. Himmel on Feb 08, 2017, 02:23:12 PM
Judy Garland Was Sexually Harassed by Munchkins on Set of 'Wizard of Oz,' Ex-Husband Claims!!

Quote"They would make Judy's life miserable on set by putting their hands under her dress ... The men were 40 or more years old," Sid Luft wrote in new, posthumous memoir titled "Judy and I: My Life with Judy Garland."

"They thought they could get away with anything because they were so small," he said.


http://www.thewrap.com/judy-garland-sexually-harassed-by-munchkins-on-set-of-wizard-of-oz-ex-husband-claims/ (http://www.thewrap.com/judy-garland-sexually-harassed-by-munchkins-on-set-of-wizard-of-oz-ex-husband-claims/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Feb 08, 2017, 02:39:10 PM
I was always suspicious about how Mayor Munchkin eyed up Dorothy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Pvt. Himmel on Feb 13, 2017, 05:03:02 PM
https://twitter.com/Gothamist/status/831173086531690497 (https://twitter.com/Gothamist/status/831173086531690497)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Feb 14, 2017, 12:31:12 PM
This isn't being mentioned on the news outside of Korea yet. The news broadcasts in South Korea said that the half-brother of the leader of North Korea was assassinated in Malaysia. A witness said that two women stuck a poison at him and fled via taxi. People think that the two women could be North Korean agents. There are rumours that China wanted to make the half-brother as the leader of North Korea if the North Korean government collapses. The half-brother wanted to open up North Korea. Earlier, (I think it was last month if I remember correctly) a high ranking North Korean official defected to South Korea. He said that the North Korean government might crumble soon. (I don't know how soon). People are thinking that something big will happen in North Korea.

Trump and Mattis confirmed the U.S.'s alliance with South Korea. Contrary to what Trump claimed when he was running for president, South Korea already pays a large portion for the U.S. bases in South Korea. South Korea is geographically very important and has a strong military, which South Korea pays 100%.

North Korea fired a ballistic missile recently.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/north-korea-reportedly-test-fires-missile-challenging-us-053724889.html;_ylt=AwrSbgFc9qJYdEoA2FpXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEyOHZwdDduBGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDQjMyMzdfMQRzZWMDc2M- (http://finance.yahoo.com/news/north-korea-reportedly-test-fires-missile-challenging-us-053724889.html;_ylt=AwrSbgFc9qJYdEoA2FpXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEyOHZwdDduBGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDQjMyMzdfMQRzZWMDc2M-)
QuoteUN Security Council meeting sought over NKorea missile test

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — The United States, Japan and South Korea have requested urgent diplomatic talks at the United Nations on Monday over North Korea's latest ballistic missile launch, with Seoul condemning what it called "serious military and security threats" and predicting more such tests.

A spokesman for the U.S. Mission to the United Nations said Sunday night that the meeting is expected to take place Monday. The spokesman spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly.

The U.N. Mission for Ukraine, which holds the rotating Security Council presidency, later confirmed that closed consultations on North Korea will take place late Monday afternoon.

The banned missile test is seen as an implicit challenge to U.S. President Donald Trump, who has vowed a tough line on Pyongyang but has yet to release a strategy for dealing with a country whose nuclear ambitions have bedeviled U.S. leaders for decades.

North Korean state media said leader Kim Jong Un was at the site to observe the launch and expressed pleasure at the North's expansion of its strategic strike capabilities.

"These are serious military and security threats," Jeong Joon-hee, spokesman at the Ministry of Unification, told reporters. "Pyongyang has no intention of backing away from its goal to become a country with nuclear weapons."

A report on the launch carried early Monday by the North's Korean Central News Agency said Kim watched from an observation post and gave the order to fire the "Pukguksong-2," which it said was a "Korean style new type strategic weapon system."

It is believed to have flown about 500 kilometers (310 miles) before splashing down into the ocean in international waters.

The report said the test proved "the reliability and security" of a new mobile launching system, the solid fuel that was used and the guidance and control features of the ballistic missile. Solid fuel can give missiles longer range and make detecting them before launch more difficult because they can be readied faster than liquid fuel missiles.

The report also said the test verified control and guidance capabilities and said the missile can be "tipped with a nuclear warhead."

It suggested the launch conducted in a "lofted" style, which puts the missile into a high trajectory rather than a lower one that gives it more range, in order take "the security of the neighboring countries into consideration."

It added Kim "expressed great satisfaction over the possession of another powerful nuclear attack means."

"Now our rocket industry has radically turned into high thrust solid fuel-powered engine from liquid fuel rocket engine and rapidly developed into a development- and creation-oriented industry, not just copying samples," he said. "Thanks to the development of the new strategic weapon system, our People's Army is capable of performing its strategic duties most accurately and rapidly in any space: under waters or on the land."

North Korea had warned it was ready to test its first intercontinental ballistic missile. The U.S. Strategic Command, however, said it detected and tracked what it assessed to be a medium- or intermediate-range missile. The reports of the launch came as Trump was hosting Abe and just days before the North is to mark the birthday of leader Kim Jong Un's late father, Kim Jong Il.

After receiving word of the launch, Trump stood at his south Florida estate with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who called the move "intolerable."

Appearing with Trump at a news conference at Trump's estate, Abe condemned the missile launch as "absolutely intolerable." He read a brief statement calling on the North to comply fully with relevant U.N. Security Council resolutions. He said Trump had assured him of U.S. support and that Trump's presence showed the president's determination and commitment.

Trump followed Abe with even fewer words, saying in part: "I just want everybody to understand and fully know that the United States of America stands behind Japan, its great ally, 100 percent."

Stephen Miller, Trump's chief policy adviser, said Trump and Abe had displayed "an important show of solidarity" between their nations.

"The message we're sending to the world right now is a message of strength and solidarity; we stand with Japan and we stand with our allies in the region to address the North Korean menace," Miller said during an interview Sunday with ABC's "This Week."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ropley on Feb 17, 2017, 12:51:25 AM
Quote from: LCpl. D. Grant on Jan 31, 2017, 08:09:37 AM
Trump ban is boon for ISIS recruitment, former jihadists and experts say (http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/30/politics/trump-ban-boosts-isis-recruitment/index.html)

"It can play into their propaganda, to make it clear for anyone who could be in doubt, that it's a war on Islam and all Muslims," Abdullah told CNN over a messaging service.

"[Trump's] helped ISIS a lot, he's basically being a tool for them in a way," Abu Obaida, a British former Jabhat al-Nusra fighter in Syria, told CNN via direct message. "On social media right now there's a lot of people quoting Anwar al-Awlaki (the late spokesperson for al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula) and his last speech when he said that America will turn on the Muslims."

"By banning Muslims, lumping them with radical Islamism, Donald Trump provides ammunition and motivation for al Qaeda and ISIS," said Fawaz Gerges, chairman of contemporary Middle East studies at the London School of Economics and author of "ISIS: A History."

"The policy can easily be interpreted, and is being interpreted, as a ban against Muslims," Gerges said. "If you are serious about defeating ISIS, the last thing you want to do is portray the fight as Islam vs. the West."

"This isn't an isolated policy. Moving the embassy to Jerusalem. Calls for bringing back torture. All of these in combination amplify the rhetoric," Watts said. "Not only are we increasing recruitment, but we're making it harder for our partners around the world to fight with us against terrorism."

Color me shocked... ::)

These people hate us cause we are infidels learn about the Islamic faith.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: skhellter on Feb 17, 2017, 11:12:42 AM
.....


look who's talking.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Feb 17, 2017, 11:56:47 AM
Aye, let's keep the stereotyping down please.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Feb 17, 2017, 03:18:32 PM
THERE'S A POLITICAL DISCUSSION THREAD AND PRIVATE MESSAGES FOR A REASON, USE THEM

Dubai may be experimenting with flying drone taxis this summer
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Feb 18, 2017, 01:45:59 AM
One step closer to the Jetsons...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Feb 18, 2017, 07:25:28 PM
Flying vehicles are extremely inefficient on a large-scale, which is why Elon Musk intends to push for underground transit systems. Just a single-use helicoptor flight is insane on the fuel cost. It would keep the fossil fuel industry strong for a while, too.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Feb 18, 2017, 08:23:55 PM
Over a long enough timeframe, hopefully electric aircraft will become viable. IIRC it'd take at least double the typical energy density of today's lithium-ion batteries. Elon Musk does have an idea for a vertical takeoff electric jet, but I'm not sure what that would be contingent on, and certainly wouldn't be for the masses.

In the meantime, yeah, his Boring Company sounds great. Tunnels will become particularly viable for electric cars, as there wouldn't be a need for venting of exhaust gases.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Pvt. Himmel on Feb 18, 2017, 10:50:29 PM
Here's a good read for you guys..

The Fallacy of the Theory of Evolution!!

http://comicbok.com/ (http://comicbok.com/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Feb 19, 2017, 03:16:41 AM
The f**king page banner is mispelt.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nyarlathotep on Feb 19, 2017, 03:20:55 AM
Well, this is a creationist that we are talking about after all.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Feb 19, 2017, 03:22:03 AM
The Fallacy of the Theory of Hyperlinks

:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Feb 19, 2017, 05:16:23 PM
I had a biology professor give a pretty good explanation on theories. They have yet to be disproved after years upon years of testing and research. Setting out to deliberately prove or disprove something based on an agenda renders the experiment invalid due to a lack of objectivity.

Clearly his book is based on a vendetta against evolution and should be disregarded.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Feb 20, 2017, 12:15:37 AM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Feb 19, 2017, 05:16:23 PM
I had a biology professor give a pretty good explanation on theories. They have yet to be disproved after years upon years of testing and research. Setting out to deliberately prove or disprove something based on an agenda renders the experiment invalid due to a lack of objectivity.

Clearly his book is based on a vendetta against evolution and should be disregarded.

Correct. A theory, in the scientific sense, is just a collection of data that supports a conclusion or has explanatory power. New information or better understanding can change that conclusion, so all theories, and knowledge, in general, are accepted tentatively. But you reach a point where so much is understood about a concept that in order to be wrong about it, much of what we know about reality has to be completely f**ked over, to the point of rendering observable science broken.

Evolution is one of the best understood and documented scientific theories we have. Unless we're living in a very meticulously maintained illusion that is presenting a coherent and testable falsehood, it's not being disproven.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Mar 03, 2017, 03:42:53 PM
https://www.yahoo.com/news/european-parliament-ends-visa-free-131026287.html (https://www.yahoo.com/news/european-parliament-ends-visa-free-131026287.html)
QuoteEuropean Parliament ends visa-free travel for Americans

The European Parliament has voted to end visa-free travel for Americans within the EU.

It comes after the US failed to agree visa-free travel for citizens of five EU countries—Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Poland and Romania—as part of a reciprocity agreement. US citizens can normally travel to all countries in the bloc without a visa.

The vote by the parliament's civil liberties committee means Americans will have to apply for extra documents for the next 12 months.

The European Commission discovered three years ago that the US was not meeting its obligations under the reciprocity agreement but has not yet taken any legal action.

Australia, Brunei, Japan and Canada were also failing in their obligations, but all four have lifted, or are soon to lift, any visa restrictions on travel for EU citizens.

Following the committee's vote the Commission must act to suspend the visa waiver for Americans, but the European Parliament or the Council of Europe may object.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Mar 06, 2017, 01:39:44 AM
Hey, anyone heard about this kid Danielle Bregoli?

I only just heard about all this today on a Facebook link, the whole Dr. Phil debacle etc...I literally couldn't believe what I was seeing or hearing. Anyone recall the Simpsons episode with Bart as the 'I didn't do it' boy?

Modern society huh.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 06, 2017, 10:18:00 AM
Hey Hubbs, how come you never spoke out about those shootings in Canada a while back when a right-wing nutjob shot up some people in a Mosque?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Mar 06, 2017, 11:15:12 AM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 06, 2017, 10:18:00 AM
Hey Hubbs, how come you never spoke out about those shootings in Canada a while back when a right-wing nutjob shot up some people in a Mosque?

(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/proxy/jV1zCqwcXdAYt3lRvSfqqUSyk4fLolveMwG_NJBK70d6EbAfPvEEn5_WlvqfmyVpFuBR6T3GFzQ--SzcMms8LUayDHpE3clO7L_ERdbTx2vjhO7qyuI4wOYoYrsAwtvR-UXsmOHq0hxPlg=w298-h494-nc)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 06, 2017, 11:43:42 AM
So Hubbs doesn't mention it because it doesn't fit his narrative that only Muslims and immigrants commit crimes? Of course, it's so simple!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Mar 06, 2017, 11:55:38 AM
Did you even read the image? Others commit such crimes but its much less, so not as relevant.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 06, 2017, 12:24:42 PM
... he made a post bitching about "cash me ousside" girl, but a guy who follows his line of thinking shooting several people he considers inherently degenerate and uncivilized to death "isn't relevant"?

How f**ked up are your priorities, dude? ???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Mar 06, 2017, 01:53:26 PM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 06, 2017, 12:24:42 PM
... he made a post bitching about "cash me ousside" girl,

What does that girl got to do with what I said?

So Hubbs didn't talked about the shooting in Canada done by a... was it a christian? So what?

He also doesn't mention every single terrorist attack on Europe done by muslims. If you are so interested in his opinion on that specific event you could just PM him.

Quote from: SiL on Mar 06, 2017, 12:24:42 PM
but a guy who follows his line of thinking shooting several people he considers inherently degenerate and uncivilized to death "isn't relevant"?

His line of thinking... you mean people that hate leftist politics? Anti-PC/SJWs? Anti-massive muslim immigration? Don't be a bigot bro. Its group of peace.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Mar 06, 2017, 02:48:14 PM
Quote from: Samhain13 on Mar 06, 2017, 11:55:38 AMDid you even read the image? Others commit such crimes but its much less, so not as relevant.

I'd advise you against using the term "less relevant" when discussing the murder of innocent people simply because the perpetrator wasn't brown.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Mar 06, 2017, 03:10:13 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 06, 2017, 02:48:14 PM
Quote from: Samhain13 on Mar 06, 2017, 11:55:38 AMDid you even read the image? Others commit such crimes but its much less, so not as relevant.

I'd advise you against using the term "less relevant" when discussing the murder of innocent people simply because the perpetrator wasn't brown.

When did I said anything about the the color of the perpetrator ? Stop projecting.  Its about numbers of terrorists attacks.

I was talking about christian terrorists x muslims terrorists.

Religion. Not race. And yeah muslims do that much more than christians. Deal with it.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Mar 06, 2017, 03:30:01 PM
However you were quantifying it, the idea the deaths of those people were somehow less relevant is disgusting. Innocent people still died.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 06, 2017, 03:32:48 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 06, 2017, 03:30:01 PM
However you were quantifying it, the idea the deaths of those people were somehow less relevant is disgusting. Innocent people still died.

Your entitled to your feelings, but they don't really invalidate what was said.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Mar 06, 2017, 03:35:42 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 06, 2017, 03:30:01 PM
However you were quantifying it, the idea the deaths of those people were somehow less relevant is disgusting. Innocent people still died.

I was not talking about their lives, but the kind of terrorism.

Radical islamic terrorism is more relevant than christians's because it happens more, it needs more attention.

A moviment that kills hundreds x one that kills dozens, which one is a bigger threat to society? Its not that some lives matter more than others.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Mar 06, 2017, 03:40:58 PM
K...so that went in an odd direction  ;D

@Sil:

I wasn't bitchin' about that girl, I was merely pointing out the hilarious fact of how real life seems to be imitating an episode of The Simpsons  ;D  Plus how outrageous the entire story is.

As for this shooting in Canada, honesty I hadn't even heard about it until you mentioned it on here.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 06, 2017, 03:57:38 PM
Quote from: Samhain13 on Mar 06, 2017, 03:35:42 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 06, 2017, 03:30:01 PM
However you were quantifying it, the idea the deaths of those people were somehow less relevant is disgusting. Innocent people still died.

I was not talking about their lives, but the kind of terrorism.

Radical islamic terrorism is more relevant than christians's because it happens more, it needs more attention.

A moviment that kills hundreds x one that kills dozens, which one is a bigger threat to society? Its not that some lives matter more than others.

There's also the factor of whether the attack is a direct product of an ideology or more of an aberration. Both Religions do advocate attacking non-believers, but I would say that Islam is far more likely to produce terror attacks, and culturally, they're not even in the same league. Christian America doesn't really drive a large amount of it's flock to kill people.

Any terrorist attack is worth talking about, and it's important to understand why attacks happen, and that's specifically why Islamic terrorism is more relevant. That's not saying victims of other attacks don't matter. That's just a bizarre emotional lurch, in my eyes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Mar 06, 2017, 04:07:41 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Mar 06, 2017, 03:57:38 PM
Quote from: Samhain13 on Mar 06, 2017, 03:35:42 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 06, 2017, 03:30:01 PM
However you were quantifying it, the idea the deaths of those people were somehow less relevant is disgusting. Innocent people still died.

I was not talking about their lives, but the kind of terrorism.

Radical islamic terrorism is more relevant than christians's because it happens more, it needs more attention.

A moviment that kills hundreds x one that kills dozens, which one is a bigger threat to society? Its not that some lives matter more than others.

There's also the factor of whether the attack is a direct product of an ideology or more of an aberration. Both Religions do advocate attacking non-believers, but I would say that Islam is far more likely to produce terror attacks, and culturally, they're not even in the same league. Christian America doesn't really drive a large amount of it's flock to kill people.

Any terrorist attack is worth talking about, and it's important to understand why attacks happen, and that's specifically why Islamic terrorism is more relevant. That's not saying victims of other attacks don't matter. That's just a bizarre emotional lurch, in my eyes.

Did Jesus ever said anything about attacking non-believers in the Bible? He seemed like a peaceful hippie for the most part.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 06, 2017, 04:25:43 PM
Quote from: Samhain13 on Mar 06, 2017, 04:07:41 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Mar 06, 2017, 03:57:38 PM
Quote from: Samhain13 on Mar 06, 2017, 03:35:42 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 06, 2017, 03:30:01 PM
However you were quantifying it, the idea the deaths of those people were somehow less relevant is disgusting. Innocent people still died.

I was not talking about their lives, but the kind of terrorism.

Radical islamic terrorism is more relevant than christians's because it happens more, it needs more attention.

A moviment that kills hundreds x one that kills dozens, which one is a bigger threat to society? Its not that some lives matter more than others.

There's also the factor of whether the attack is a direct product of an ideology or more of an aberration. Both Religions do advocate attacking non-believers, but I would say that Islam is far more likely to produce terror attacks, and culturally, they're not even in the same league. Christian America doesn't really drive a large amount of it's flock to kill people.

Any terrorist attack is worth talking about, and it's important to understand why attacks happen, and that's specifically why Islamic terrorism is more relevant. That's not saying victims of other attacks don't matter. That's just a bizarre emotional lurch, in my eyes.

Did Jesus ever said anything about attacking non-believers in Bible? He seemed like a peaceful hippie for the most part.

That's the thing. It does, but the Islamic Religion just produces more violence. I'm not really a scholar, so I won't pretend to have informed opinions on why one results in a large amount of terrorism and one doesn't. If I had to hazard a tentative line of reasoning, I'd say current Christian doctrine is lot more hodgepodge in what it teaches, and so leads to a lot of small instances of toothless bigotry based on the reader's interpretation. Then again, it could just be something to do with the cultures involved and how they congeal as a Religious community. America isn't a Theocracy, for instance, whereas Islamic countries are. That could make all the difference.

That's all I think I can safely speculate without talking out of my ass. The fact of the matter remains that Islam produces a disproportionate amount of terrorism, and we need to know why. To put personal feelings above that understanding is just selfish and childish.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Mar 06, 2017, 04:55:54 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Mar 06, 2017, 04:25:43 PM
That's all I think I can safely speculate without talking out of my ass. The fact of the matter remains that Islam produces a disproportionate amount of terrorism, and we need to know why. To put personal feelings above that understanding is just selfish and childish.

I would say its mainly because of the differences between Jesus' teachings and Muhammad's. The main role models of each religion.

I really don't remember Jesus himself promoting much violence, holy war, he never killed anyone, he preached against violence and told his followers to forgive "sinners". Forgive, not punish. There are many bad things said in both the old and the new testament, but not lines from Jesus himself, like... despite the Church crusade against gays, Jesus never said anything about gays, thats only in the old testament. Jesus didnt seem like he wanted to force others in his fanclub.

Muhammad on other hand used jihad and war as the center of his religion, he waged wars, killed others, married a 6 years old girl and told his followers to keep up that job and implant sharia law everywhere. Jesus was great next to this guy.

I have seen people compare christians and the kkk to muslims and isis. But Jesus never said anything about the stuff that the kkk preaches about while isis is doing exactly what Muhammad wanted.

If you have time and want some humor:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Pm06CC9-Io&t=1442s

Here many lines from Muhammad are shown.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 06, 2017, 05:51:57 PM
If we're comparing the ethics of Jesus and Muhammad as characters, then yeah, you have a point. Jesus was just a little two-faced, as you'd expect from something cobbled together, repackaged and mistranslated through several ages and multiple cultures and then adopted half-heartedly by a multicultural nation. There's horrid shit in there, for sure, but so many factors just unravel it into parts that get adopted at each individual's needs.

But if we're talking core message of the books, then I'm really not informed enough to say much. I know the general consensus I get when I look into it is that the Quran is pushier with violence and condemnation, but could that just be for the inverse reason that the Bible is so fickle and toothless, while essentially preaching similar concepts? Maybe the way Muslim society latched onto it and adhered to it allowed the foul shit in there to congeal into something, rather than dissolve like it did for Christians.

Now that I think about it, there's a Nature vs Nurture argument to be had here somewhere.

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/03/05/us/brooklyn-jewish-cemetery-tombstones-overturned/index.html?sr=twCNN030617brooklyn-jewish-cemetery-tombstones-overturned0512PMVODtopLink&linkId=35167561

So that's another smoking gun story about America's impending descent in Nazism coming up bullshit. Oh well, at least this one was just a plain old misunderstanding, and not a fake, like the Jewish bomb threats that happened recently.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nyarlathotep on Mar 08, 2017, 12:33:46 AM
Robert Osborne passed away. :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Mar 09, 2017, 04:51:53 AM
Samuel L. Jackson criticises the casting of black British people in American movies! Rut roh!! Batten down the hatches!

http://variety.com/2017/film/news/samuel-jack-black-british-actors-american-films-1202004796/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Mar 10, 2017, 03:41:38 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfCjAMYiko0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BB99Aon2vI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZDqFRQKYYI
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Mar 10, 2017, 04:23:06 PM
Anyone else heard about this whole Black Academics saying that Rugby fans shouldn't be singing "Swing Low" at matches?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Mar 12, 2017, 09:54:07 AM
Not as idiotic as those people who say the All Blacks shouldn't be allowed to do the hakka because it's "confrontational".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 12, 2017, 10:34:17 AM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Mar 10, 2017, 04:23:06 PM
Anyone else heard about this whole Black Academics saying that Rugby fans shouldn't be singing "Swing Low" at matches?

...wait... do they think it means punching down?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 12, 2017, 01:25:10 PM
It's cultural appropriation of American slave music, apparently.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Mar 12, 2017, 04:34:41 PM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 12, 2017, 01:25:10 PM
It's cultural appropriation of American slave music, apparently.
is that a legit genre? LOL
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nyarlathotep on Mar 12, 2017, 05:12:48 PM
Quote from: Gate on Mar 12, 2017, 04:34:41 PM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 12, 2017, 01:25:10 PM
It's cultural appropriation of American slave music, apparently.
is that a legit genre? LOL
Yes, it actually is. They are referred to as negro spirituals.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Mar 13, 2017, 12:19:05 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 12, 2017, 09:54:07 AM
Not as idiotic as those people who say the All Blacks shouldn't be allowed to do the hakka because it's "confrontational".

Really? Jesus Christ lol. Thats the point of it lol

Quote from: Sabby on Mar 12, 2017, 10:34:17 AM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Mar 10, 2017, 04:23:06 PM
Anyone else heard about this whole Black Academics saying that Rugby fans shouldn't be singing "Swing Low" at matches?

...wait... do they think it means punching down?

Lol who knows

Quote from: Nyarlathotep on Mar 12, 2017, 05:12:48 PM
Quote from: Gate on Mar 12, 2017, 04:34:41 PM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 12, 2017, 01:25:10 PM
It's cultural appropriation of American slave music, apparently.
is that a legit genre? LOL
Yes, it actually is. They are referred to as negro spirituals.

Thats true it is. But that isnt the reason one academic gave.

She said that white rugby fans singing it is the equavilent of being a Holocaust Denier
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nyarlathotep on Mar 13, 2017, 03:00:29 PM
Are you f*cking kidding me?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Mar 14, 2017, 12:12:15 PM
Nope. If i can find the video, ill post it. But thats what she says essentially
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 14, 2017, 12:45:51 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 09, 2017, 04:51:53 AM
Samuel L. Jackson criticises the casting of black British people in American movies! Rut roh!! Batten down the hatches!

http://variety.com/2017/film/news/samuel-jack-black-british-actors-american-films-1202004796/
Did you actually read that article, or just stop at the headline?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Praetorian Guard on Mar 14, 2017, 01:40:31 PM
Good thing i don't use Yahoo!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Mar 17, 2017, 11:15:34 PM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 14, 2017, 12:45:51 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 09, 2017, 04:51:53 AM
Samuel L. Jackson criticises the casting of black British people in American movies! Rut roh!! Batten down the hatches!

http://variety.com/2017/film/news/samuel-jack-black-british-actors-american-films-1202004796/
Did you actually read that article, or just stop at the headline?

Yes I did, and I listened to the interview where he said all this. He basically thinks that an African American might have better input on certain American subjects of race over a British born black actor. I can understand that, but it also came across as though he was a bit salty too hehe  ;)


Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 12, 2017, 09:54:07 AM
Not as idiotic as those people who say the All Blacks shouldn't be allowed to do the hakka because it's "confrontational".


NFL? what's that? ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyZEUeAoFKE

This is national pride right here people...certain Americans would be triggered with this I'm sure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wz7DzheCeuQ

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Mar 18, 2017, 10:47:24 PM
Chuck berry has passed away!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 18, 2017, 10:51:33 PM
Who?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Mar 18, 2017, 11:30:10 PM
Quote from: Sabby on Mar 18, 2017, 10:51:33 PM
Who?
Chuck berry rock n roll star you know the song mcfly in back to the future plays is a chuck berry song.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 18, 2017, 11:54:05 PM
Legendary rock n roll pioneer.

I'd be sad, but I thought he was already dead ...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: D88M on Mar 19, 2017, 12:02:17 AM
Quote from: Sabby on Mar 18, 2017, 10:51:33 PM
Who?

Really?

Quote from: SiL on Mar 18, 2017, 11:54:05 PM
Legendary rock n roll pioneer.

I'd be sad, but I thought he was already dead ...

Me too, also strange that there is no media buzz
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Mar 19, 2017, 12:21:46 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1i5coU-0_Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVT65M4mRnM

It's amazing what technology can do to the old footages (such as the second one above) now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on Mar 20, 2017, 10:44:35 PM
NZ trans weightlifter wins title in Australia, hmmm.

I find things like this kinda wrong and I don't blame the women lifters for complaining. Essentially you have a man competing in the women's event and winning hands down. Makes a mockery of the whole thing really.


http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11821399

https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/34720066/kiwi-transgender-weightlifter-laurel-hubbards-win-causes-stir-among-female-aussie-competitors/#page1
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Mar 20, 2017, 11:00:22 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 20, 2017, 10:44:35 PM
NZ trans weightlifter wins title in Australia, hmmm.

I find things like this kinda wrong and I don't blame the women lifters for complaining. Essentially you have a man competing in the women's event and winning hands down. Makes a mockery of the whole thing really.


http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11821399

https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/34720066/kiwi-transgender-weightlifter-laurel-hubbards-win-causes-stir-among-female-aussie-competitors/#page1

Thats one of the biggest "f**k you" to women in sports. If it keeps going like this most women in the top of women's sports will be men  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:.

As someone that have been lifting for years I can assure you women have no chance against men in either weightlifting or bodybuilding, its not only about test levels, our biological differences are too big.

And its another side effect of political correctness, since forbidding someone with a male body to compete as a woman is now considered bigotry by sjws. Feelings above reality once again. But this time the damage will affect only women.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on Mar 21, 2017, 09:05:21 PM
Quote from: Hubbs on Mar 20, 2017, 10:44:35 PM
NZ trans weightlifter wins title in Australia, hmmm.

I find things like this kinda wrong and I don't blame the women lifters for complaining. Essentially you have a man competing in the women's event and winning hands down. Makes a mockery of the whole thing really.


http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11821399

https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/34720066/kiwi-transgender-weightlifter-laurel-hubbards-win-causes-stir-among-female-aussie-competitors/#page1
Political thread please.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Mar 22, 2017, 04:47:54 PM
Terror attack in London (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39355940).

Man drives a 4x4 into people on Westminster Bridge and then stabs a police officer outside the Houses of Parliament, before himself being shot dead by armed police. It's still unfolding but there's one woman dead (plus the culprit) so far.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: x-M-x on Mar 23, 2017, 10:08:17 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 22, 2017, 04:47:54 PM
Terror attack in London (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39355940).

Man drives a 4x4 into people on Westminster Bridge and then stabs a police officer outside the Houses of Parliament, before himself being shot dead by armed police. It's still unfolding but there's one woman dead (plus the culprit) so far.


Once again.. the terrorist was known by the authorities.. and once again they did nothing to protect us ?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 23, 2017, 10:12:52 PM
The attack was apparently 'inspired by international terrorism'. So, that's two whole layers of separation.

Just say who did it and why. If you lack that information, say so. This kind of pussy-footing around facts during incidents like this is infuriating.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Mar 23, 2017, 10:19:17 PM
Quote from: x-M-x on Mar 23, 2017, 10:08:17 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 22, 2017, 04:47:54 PM
Terror attack in London (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39355940).

Man drives a 4x4 into people on Westminster Bridge and then stabs a police officer outside the Houses of Parliament, before himself being shot dead by armed police. It's still unfolding but there's one woman dead (plus the culprit) so far.


Once again.. the terrorist was known by the authorities.. and once again they did nothing to protect us ?

Seems like they are more worried about being called islamophobic by arresting a potential muslim terrorist than the lives of europeans citizens nowadays.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 23, 2017, 11:06:34 PM
None of his convictions were terrorism related. He was never under investigation for terrorism. There was no intelligence suggesting he was a terrorist or planning a terror attack.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: x-M-x on Mar 23, 2017, 11:13:39 PM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 23, 2017, 11:06:34 PM
None of his convictions were terrorism related. He was never under investigation for terrorism. There was no intelligence suggesting he was a terrorist or planning a terror attack.

But i've just seen on tv he was known by the authorities and MI5.


What are you talking about?

And now his apartment has been checked (lots of documents stating terrorism antics)

Unless the news is lying.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 23, 2017, 11:15:51 PM
Original reports said he wasn't. Latest report - literally just saw it - said he was investigated as a peripheral figure and was not under current consideration.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Mar 24, 2017, 11:59:49 AM
The attacker was a person they looked at years ago. There was no reason to suspect that he was gonna be involved in current  circumstances.

IS have taken responsibility saying they inspired him. They have a habit of going after the disenfranchised and swaying them to their cause. Especially as they are losing territory and soliders fast
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Mar 27, 2017, 08:07:43 PM
Because, Russia. I'm sure this will not stop all the kids from downloading it :P

http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2017/03/russia-bans-kids-power-rangers-headlines-lesbian-character/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sabby on Mar 27, 2017, 11:39:02 PM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Mar 27, 2017, 08:07:43 PM
Because, Russia. I'm sure this will not stop all the kids from downloading it :P

http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2017/03/russia-bans-kids-power-rangers-headlines-lesbian-character/

That's not very Morphenominal :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 30, 2017, 08:53:17 AM
Russia has very strict, very stupid, laws regarding "advertising" homosexuality to kids.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Apr 01, 2017, 08:45:33 AM
^ Oh Russia. Maybe one day they will progress and not regress.

This is not an April Fools joke. Very sad day in the gay community. The vids in the link are very informative, try to give them a view...

http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2017/03/gilbert-baker-creator-rainbow-flag-dead-65/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Predaker on Apr 01, 2017, 03:55:23 PM
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/03/badger-buries-entire-cow-carcass/
QuoteOver the course of five days, the photos reveal, a single American badger excavated tunnels beneath the calf carcass until the whole thing collapsed into a pit. The badger then covered the carcass completely and constructed a burrow beside it, inside which it feasted on beef for 11 straight days.

Later investigation into the scientific literature revealed no one had ever recorded a badger entomb anything larger than a jackrabbit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Apr 05, 2017, 01:57:52 AM
While it is a minor step, it is a major one considering what the Trump administration has done so far...

http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2017/04/historic-ruling-discriminating-gays-violates-federal-civil-rights-law/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Pvt. Himmel on Apr 27, 2017, 06:37:37 PM
Michael Mantenuo, from 2004's 'Miracle', Commits Suicide at 35!!

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1331.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fw594%2FJamesGrec3%2Fmichael-mantenuto-miracle-image_zpsqbxhg2du.jpg&hash=261d3626a903ccdb1ebbd2cd35e3b30181b4c435)

QuoteMichael Mantenuto, a former actor and college hockey player who played Jack O'Callahan in the 2004 Disney film Miracle, died Monday, April 24, 2017. He was 35.

The death was announced in a news release by Col. Guillaume "Will" Beaurpere, the group commander of the U.S. Army's 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne). Mantenuto joined the military after his acting career ended.

The release said Mantenuto was found dead by police in Des Moines, Washington.

"Those of you that knew Mike will remember him for his passionate love for his family and his commitment to the health of the force," the release said.

Mantenuto, a former University of Maine hockey player, was cast in the role of the fun-loving O'Callahan in the film that starred Kurt Russell. Miracle tells the story of the 1980 U.S. Olympic men's ice hockey team's come-from-behind victory over the heavily favored Soviet Union, a game known as the Miracle on Ice. After beating the Russians, the U.S. team defeated Finland to win the gold medal.

His other movies included Dirtbags (2006) and Surfer, Dude (2008).

Mantenuto, who was born May 13, 1981, in Holliston, Massachusetts, is survived by his wife, the former Kati Vienneau; a daughter, Ava; a son, Leo; his father, Ed; and three sisters.

http://www.legacy.com/news/celebrity-deaths/notable-deaths/article/michael-mantenuto-1981-2017 (http://www.legacy.com/news/celebrity-deaths/notable-deaths/article/michael-mantenuto-1981-2017)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Apr 28, 2017, 02:31:51 AM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Mar 27, 2017, 08:07:43 PM
Because, Russia. I'm sure this will not stop all the kids from downloading it :P

http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2017/03/russia-bans-kids-power-rangers-headlines-lesbian-character/
That makes me wonder how they're doing in Russia now:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-zbV5zj9mY
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: oduodu on May 16, 2017, 10:02:08 AM
http://www.whydontyoutrythis.com/2017/02/media-completely-ignores-20-million-muslims-who-march-against-isis.html

Wierd why has the media not reported any of this?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on May 16, 2017, 07:07:28 PM
Quote from: oduodu on May 16, 2017, 10:02:08 AM
http://www.whydontyoutrythis.com/2017/02/media-completely-ignores-20-million-muslims-who-march-against-isis.html

Wierd why has the media not reported any of this?
Quote"Unfortunately [some] media outlets have gone for stories that to some extent can be divisive. If a group of Muslims does something good, it's not mentioned or the religion is not mentioned. But if someone does something [negative], it is on the front page and their religion is mentioned," Mohammed Al-Sharifi, a volunteer at last year's event told the Independent.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on May 17, 2017, 11:00:51 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/oxford-student-who-stabbed-boyfriend-could-be-spared-jail-because-of-her-extraordinary-talent/ar-BBBcOnY?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=ientp

Im calling B******t. If this had been a guy, he'd be in jail no questions asked

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 17, 2017, 12:39:54 PM
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/35446509/accused-serial-killer-to-be-released-after-sentence-reduced

Some more bullshit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on May 17, 2017, 12:57:13 PM
Remind me not to peave anyone off in Hawaii :o
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on May 19, 2017, 10:45:54 PM
Fright Rags releases new A:C merchandise...

http://www.fright-rags.com/collections/alien-covenant?utm_campaign=0517+-+Alien+Covenant+LAUNCH+%28QwrJcs%29&_ke=ZGFubWNwb3JrQHlhaG9vLmNvbQ%3D%3D&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Fright-Rags+NEW+-+opened+ever
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 20, 2017, 09:37:20 PM
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/35473697/passenger-subdued-after-trying-to-break-into-cockpit-of-honolulu-bound-flight

Somebody needs to speak with LAX.

http://www.staradvertiser.com/2017/05/20/hawaii-news/australian-arriving-in-hawaii-is-jailed-and-denied-entry/?HSA=ba9f7fe5e6d38f6a9d96e102534feb7d286ce24d

Yea they're pretty strict about that...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on May 21, 2017, 04:52:52 PM
http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/gay-porn-studio-fire-using-didgeridoo-dildo/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 22, 2017, 02:14:52 PM
Quote from: Gate on May 21, 2017, 04:52:52 PM
http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/gay-porn-studio-fire-using-didgeridoo-dildo/

So will the extreme left support here? The LGBT people or the Aboriginal community? This is quite the conundrum. Personally, I think this is hilarious.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on May 23, 2017, 12:33:33 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yxTjg21Ebs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR997DtzjvY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1G_OwBjWjk
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 23, 2017, 04:37:29 AM
This is horrible. Nothing good will come of this. I'm scared for British citizens, Muslim and non-Muslim alike.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on May 23, 2017, 10:50:33 AM
Things like this have happened here before and will happen here again. Nothing will change. Already today in Manchester people are going about there business as usual. Terrible for those caught up in it but it achieves no wider goal.

Lots of heartwarming stories of people from all over the city going to the scene last night to help out those affected and the emergency responders, too.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on May 23, 2017, 10:52:59 AM
It was heartbreaking to hear the news this morning :'(

James Corden's tribute was nice on his show, you could tell he was holding back the tears
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on May 23, 2017, 02:15:25 PM
Roger Moore has passed away aged 89 :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: dave1978 on May 23, 2017, 02:28:09 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on May 23, 2017, 02:15:25 PM
Roger Moore has passed away aged 89 :(

Terrible news,  big fan of Sir Roger as bond,   only Sunday gone watched "The man with the golden gun"  brilliant film.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: THE CITY HUNTER on May 23, 2017, 04:03:19 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on May 23, 2017, 10:50:33 AM
Things like this have happened here before and will happen here again. Nothing will change. Already today in Manchester people are going about there business as usual. Terrible for those caught up in it but it achieves no wider goal.

Lots of heartwarming stories of people from all over the city going to the scene last night to help out those affected and the emergency responders, too.
Anyone remember the 1996 IRA bombing
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on May 23, 2017, 04:09:55 PM
That was different. The IRA gave forewarning and the area was evacuated. it killed nobody.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: dkwookie on May 23, 2017, 04:38:20 PM
Quote from: THE CITY HUNTER on May 23, 2017, 04:03:19 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on May 23, 2017, 10:50:33 AM
Things like this have happened here before and will happen here again. Nothing will change. Already today in Manchester people are going about there business as usual. Terrible for those caught up in it but it achieves no wider goal.

Lots of heartwarming stories of people from all over the city going to the scene last night to help out those affected and the emergency responders, too.
Anyone remember the 1996 IRA bombing

I was in town that day. The evacuation was incredible. I was directed out to Salford and was about a mile away when it went off. The shockwave set off car alarms all around. When I saw the plume of smoke I was in shock worried about how many people died. The way the police got everyone out was amazing.
What a horrible day it is today.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hubbs on May 23, 2017, 04:38:41 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on May 23, 2017, 10:50:33 AM
Things like this have happened here before and will happen here again. Nothing will change. Already today in Manchester people are going about there business as usual. Terrible for those caught up in it but it achieves no wider goal.

Lots of heartwarming stories of people from all over the city going to the scene last night to help out those affected and the emergency responders, too.


The mood is slowly changing, this has really angered people because this time it was children.

Yet despite that the general liberal consensus seems to be...if you fight back against terrorism they win. Best to let them carry on so as not to upset them.

But this time I'm noticing the liberals are getting shouted down, many more women are really angry at this attack.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on May 23, 2017, 11:41:53 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on May 23, 2017, 10:50:33 AM
Things like this have happened here before and will happen here again. Nothing will change. Already today in Manchester people are going about there business as usual. Terrible for those caught up in it but it achieves no wider goal.

Lots of heartwarming stories of people from all over the city going to the scene last night to help out those affected and the emergency responders, too.

Was anti-Muslim as high in the past though as it is now?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on May 24, 2017, 01:52:14 AM
Quote from: Hubbs on May 23, 2017, 04:38:41 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on May 23, 2017, 10:50:33 AM
Things like this have happened here before and will happen here again. Nothing will change. Already today in Manchester people are going about there business as usual. Terrible for those caught up in it but it achieves no wider goal.

Lots of heartwarming stories of people from all over the city going to the scene last night to help out those affected and the emergency responders, too.


The mood is slowly changing, this has really angered people because this time it was children.

Yet despite that the general liberal consensus seems to be...if you fight back against terrorism they win. Best to let them carry on so as not to upset them.

But this time I'm noticing the liberals are getting shouted down, many more women are really angry at this attack.

Women seem to be more worried about those attacks than men and liberals seems to be more worried about "islamophobia" than europeans lives.

(https://scontent.fssz1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/18620700_1767714776853510_177646417914857164_o.jpg?oh=fb7da727829e59b3cdcd921d57b819a2&oe=59AEA090)

And cycle goes on. Just sad, sad, sad.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on May 25, 2017, 08:59:04 AM
http://money.cnn.com/2017/05/24/media/montana-gop-greg-gianforte/index.html

They're losing their minds.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on May 28, 2017, 02:48:02 AM
The last Allman Brother, Gregg Allman, passes away at age 69. :(

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/27/arts/music/gregg-allman-dead-allman-brothers-band.html?_r=0
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on May 28, 2017, 08:52:18 PM
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/portland-stabbing-jeremy-christian-three-men-domestic-terrorist-hate-crime-extremism-a7759876.html

White supremacist injures one person and murders two others who stood up to him when he started getting aggressive towards some Muslim women on a train.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Mr.Turok on May 29, 2017, 02:26:57 AM
Quote from: SiL on May 28, 2017, 08:52:18 PM
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/portland-stabbing-jeremy-christian-three-men-domestic-terrorist-hate-crime-extremism-a7759876.html

White supremacist injures one person and murders two others who stood up to him when he started getting aggressive towards some Muslim women on a train.
Bless those heroes who stood up to that bastard.

These white supremacists are getting bolder by the day. And yet why do folks wonder why the SJWs and POCs worry about these things.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on May 29, 2017, 04:00:33 AM
Quote from: Mr.Turok on May 29, 2017, 02:26:57 AM
Quote from: SiL on May 28, 2017, 08:52:18 PM
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/portland-stabbing-jeremy-christian-three-men-domestic-terrorist-hate-crime-extremism-a7759876.html

White supremacist injures one person and murders two others who stood up to him when he started getting aggressive towards some Muslim women on a train.
Bless those heroes who stood up to that bastard.

These white supremacists are getting bolder by the day. And yet why do folks wonder why the SJWs and POCs worry about these things.
Our domestic terrorists have killed more in a single week than refugees have in the history of this country.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on May 29, 2017, 05:59:19 PM
Quote from: SiL on May 28, 2017, 08:52:18 PM
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/portland-stabbing-jeremy-christian-three-men-domestic-terrorist-hate-crime-extremism-a7759876.html

White supremacist injures one person and murders two others who stood up to him when he started getting aggressive towards some Muslim women on a train.

And apparently this guy Jeremy Christian used to be a Bernie Sanders supporter.

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DA3WQO4XUAIHWWV.jpg)

(https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/600/1*NiR_WoCTQmTIlkoe_bPxow.jpeg)

(https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1000/1*5IXcM1VbNzP6PpOrufefGg.jpeg)

There was trully something off about him.

https://twitter.com/Cernovich/status/868608731616919552/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fmedia%2F16649f4f5e703f9bb776706c93ae8042%3FpostId%3De8a7938405c7

https://medium.com/@JasonTLouis/portland-attacker-jeremy-christian-was-a-bernie-supporter-e8a7938405c7

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z6Q0TvkWUI

Now this is getting weird.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Dachande on May 29, 2017, 06:08:55 PM
Quote from: Samhain13 on May 29, 2017, 05:59:19 PM
Quote from: SiL on May 28, 2017, 08:52:18 PM
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/portland-stabbing-jeremy-christian-three-men-domestic-terrorist-hate-crime-extremism-a7759876.html

White supremacist injures one person and murders two others who stood up to him when he started getting aggressive towards some Muslim women on a train.

And apparently this guy Jeremy Christian used to be a Bernie Sanders supporter.

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DA3WQO4XUAIHWWV.jpg)

https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/600/1*NiR_WoCTQmTIlkoe_bPxow.jpeg

https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1000/1*5IXcM1VbNzP6PpOrufefGg.jpeg

There was trully something off about him.

https://twitter.com/Cernovich/status/868608731616919552/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fmedia%2F16649f4f5e703f9bb776706c93ae8042%3FpostId%3De8a7938405c7

https://medium.com/@JasonTLouis/portland-attacker-jeremy-christian-was-a-bernie-supporter-e8a7938405c7

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z6Q0TvkWUI

Now this is getting weird.

https://www.facebook.com/jeremy.christian.581/posts/1389648904432086

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1459715737424897&set=p.1459715737424897&type=3&theater

Looks like that article ignored a lot of his other posts. Fact is the guy is just a crazy person, who he supports is completely irrelevant.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on May 29, 2017, 06:13:05 PM
Quote from: Dachande on May 29, 2017, 06:08:55 PM
Quote from: Samhain13 on May 29, 2017, 05:59:19 PM
Quote from: SiL on May 28, 2017, 08:52:18 PM
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/portland-stabbing-jeremy-christian-three-men-domestic-terrorist-hate-crime-extremism-a7759876.html

White supremacist injures one person and murders two others who stood up to him when he started getting aggressive towards some Muslim women on a train.

And apparently this guy Jeremy Christian used to be a Bernie Sanders supporter.

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DA3WQO4XUAIHWWV.jpg)

https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/600/1*NiR_WoCTQmTIlkoe_bPxow.jpeg

https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1000/1*5IXcM1VbNzP6PpOrufefGg.jpeg

There was trully something off about him.

https://twitter.com/Cernovich/status/868608731616919552/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fmedia%2F16649f4f5e703f9bb776706c93ae8042%3FpostId%3De8a7938405c7

https://medium.com/@JasonTLouis/portland-attacker-jeremy-christian-was-a-bernie-supporter-e8a7938405c7

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z6Q0TvkWUI

Now this is getting weird.

https://www.facebook.com/jeremy.christian.581/posts/1389648904432086

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1459715737424897&set=p.1459715737424897&type=3&theater

Looks like that article ignored a lot of his other posts.

The video showed those.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Dachande on May 29, 2017, 06:22:38 PM
Like i said, hes clearly just a crazy person.

I don't see how saying he used to be a Bernie supporter, is relevant here, especially when you consider the video shows that he showed support for trump as well.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on May 29, 2017, 06:43:17 PM
Its just weird.  Going from Bernie to supposedly Trump. Mainly its always Trump supporters who are accused of having literal nazis hiding among them or supporting the ideology, and some media is already putting the blame of this attack on Trump as usual.

It didn't seem like he was actually a Trump supporter, more like he was hoping Trump was literally Hitler, Trump have always been a supporter of Israel and had ties with zionist jews. And the crazy guy seemed to think there is actually a chance that Trump would start a war against jews, he clearly didn't do his homework and is trying to get into a movement he shouldn't be.

That's all. Not trying to go off topic.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on May 30, 2017, 04:03:24 AM
He was clearly not of the sane mind if he went from vehemently supporting a New-Deal democrat to a Wallstreet Loanshark. Anyway...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rankles75 on Jun 03, 2017, 11:50:10 PM
Three terrorist incidents in London tonight. People run over by a van on London Bridge, stabbings and reports of gunfire. Two confirmed casualties so far. 3 attacks so far this year over here, and sadly this is going to be the way of things for the foreseeable future. You can't drop enough bombs to win this war, not when the enemy is among us. Prayers for the people of London tonight...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: windebieste on Jun 04, 2017, 12:12:02 AM
Damn!  That is just appalling. 

-Windebieste.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rankles75 on Jun 04, 2017, 12:23:31 AM
Sounds like one of the incidents was an unrelated stabbing, still no confirmation on the number of casualties. Trump has used the attacks to push for the reinstatement of his travel ban. Disgusting piece of shit that he is...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Jun 04, 2017, 01:33:20 AM
According to the Met police, the incident at Vauxhall is a stabbing and isn't connected to the terrorist attacks that happened at London Bridge and Borough Market.

I hope none of you guys or your family and friends are affected. It's becoming scary at how common this is starting to become in England.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deadmeat on Jun 05, 2017, 12:44:08 PM
And to think I'm gonna move to the states in a few years... damn. :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Jun 05, 2017, 05:22:56 PM
Word is circulating that PT wants to privatize air traffic controls. Seriously.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 05, 2017, 09:46:39 PM
Yea that's the idea. Put the airlines in control of air traffic control which doesn't work all to well everywhere they are. Hell most of the airlines can't even keep their computer systems up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jun 07, 2017, 11:46:55 PM
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/07/science/human-fossils-morocco.html?_r=1

QuoteUntil now, the oldest known fossils of our species dated back just 195,000 years. The Moroccan fossils, by contrast, are roughly 300,000 years old. Remarkably, they indicate that early Homo sapiens had faces much like our own, although their brains differed in fundamental ways.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Jun 07, 2017, 11:56:59 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jun 07, 2017, 11:46:55 PM
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/07/science/human-fossils-morocco.html?_r=1

QuoteUntil now, the oldest known fossils of our species dated back just 195,000 years. The Moroccan fossils, by contrast, are roughly 300,000 years old. Remarkably, they indicate that early Homo sapiens had faces much like our own, although their brains differed in fundamental ways.

Fascinating!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jun 08, 2017, 05:27:53 PM
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/even-moderate-drinking-could-harm-the-brain/

QuoteKillian Welch, consultant neuropsychiatrist at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital, says the findings "strengthen the argument that drinking habits many regard as normal have adverse consequences for health."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Jun 12, 2017, 03:44:32 AM
The Pittsburgh Penguins are officially back-to-back Stanley Cup Champions! Sidney Crosby wins his second consecutive CONN Smythe too, way to go Pens!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Jun 14, 2017, 12:40:29 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlFHiShYIFQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQXYrzX_tKM
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Jun 23, 2017, 02:52:41 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwA87seOmCk
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jul 07, 2017, 09:06:38 AM
Scientists explain ancient Rome's long-lasting concrete (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-40494248).

It amazes me that even today there are things ancient civilisations could do that we can't.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Jul 17, 2017, 02:20:11 AM
RIP George Romero, creator of Night Of The Living Dead and so many legendary horror films. His legacy will probably never be equaled or exceeded. Time to pay tribute tom night with NOTLD and Creepshow. It hits hard here as Night Of the Living Dead, Dawn Of The Dead, and the 1990 NOTLD remake were filmed literally 10 minutes down the road from my house.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Jul 17, 2017, 02:20:54 AM
Gonna watch Martin myself.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jul 17, 2017, 10:36:54 AM
In the mood for Creepshow myself. Another sad thing is we will never get Romero's next planned Dead film or his missing Creepshow story
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Jul 17, 2017, 12:57:03 PM
Road of the Dead sounded kind of shitty, to be honest.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jul 18, 2017, 10:24:12 AM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Jul 17, 2017, 12:57:03 PM
Road of the Dead sounded kind of shitty, to be honest.

maybe, but it was the one he wanted to do before he was said he needed to do Survival of the Dead



http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/double-amputee-could-lose-specially-adapted-car-because-benefits-assessment-finds-he-can-walk-20m/ar-BBEBAVn?li=BBoPRmx&ocid=mailsignout

Really DWP? Really?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jul 18, 2017, 11:32:18 AM
Officials really need to implement a degree of common sense when it comes to this kind of thing. Disappoints me sometimes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 18, 2017, 12:06:32 PM
From the sound of the article, most appeals are granted. Still when does being able to walk 20 meters mean mobility? Even 50M isn't that far, especially if you don't have a car.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jul 18, 2017, 03:58:05 PM
What if the guy lives 100m from the shops? Total BS.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jul 19, 2017, 11:35:16 AM
They want to save money, but ending up looking like t**ts while doing so
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Jul 20, 2017, 08:08:30 PM
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2017/07/20/o-j-simpson-parole-decision-delayed-until-january/493080001/

One of the commissioners said "You look great for 90!" 😂
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jul 21, 2017, 11:04:22 AM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Jul 20, 2017, 08:08:30 PM
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2017/07/20/o-j-simpson-parole-decision-delayed-until-january/493080001/

One of the commissioners said "You look great for 90!" 😂

I thought he was granted Parole?



Damn. Chester Bennington Commited Suicide at the age of 41 :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Jul 21, 2017, 11:12:09 AM
He was, the article link was apparently mis-titled :P

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jul 21, 2017, 11:15:49 AM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Jul 21, 2017, 11:12:09 AM
He was, the article link was apparently mis-titled :P

Lol typical
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: oduodu on Jul 31, 2017, 09:47:46 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/07/30/vladimir-putin-orders-755-us-diplomats-leave-russia-retaliation/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Aug 01, 2017, 11:05:32 AM
Acting Legend Sam Shepard has passed away.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Aug 01, 2017, 05:43:25 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWhQHrT-Z0s
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Predaker on Aug 02, 2017, 02:31:13 PM
US gov't official website for job listings has posted a new position at NASA to protect earth from aliens (PPO or planetary protection officer.) They're offering a three year contract with option for two more years afterwards and a six figure salary.

http://www.newsweek.com/nasa-hiring-planetary-protection-officer-save-earth-aliens-645254

Quote
During this time, NASA will be planning several missions, including one to Jupiter's icy moon Europa, where it will search for signs of alien life.
...
"The Planetary Protection Officer (PPO) is responsible for the leadership of NASA's planetary protection capability, maintenance of planetary protection policies, and oversight of their implementation by NASA's space flight missions," the job spec says. The successful candidate will have to work with several different branches of NASA and external organizations that are involved in planetary protection.

According to the job listing, the main responsibilities are:

Leads planning and coordination of activities related to NASA mission planetary protection needs. Leads independent evaluation of, and provides advice regarding, compliance by robotic and human spaceflight missions with NASA planetary protection policies, statutory requirements and international obligations.

Advises the Chief, SMA and other officials regarding the merit and implications of programmatic decisions involving risks to planetary protection objectives.

In coordination with relevant offices, leads interactions with COSPAR, National Academies, and advisory committees on planetary protection matters.

Recommends and leads the preparation of new or revised NASA standards and directives in accordance with established processes and guidelines.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Aug 25, 2017, 11:44:01 PM
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/us-warship-collides-with-oil-tanker-near-singapore-10-sailors-9141592?view=DEFAULT

:'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 26, 2017, 12:18:42 AM
That was nearly a week ago.  It was big news here.  Has it not been elsewhere?  I saw stuff online about Trump whining about the media being mean to him but making no mention of 10 dead sailors.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Aug 27, 2017, 12:06:15 AM
I've not heard anything about Trump making or no making mention of the USS John McCain.  But I care mostly about the fact this was the second ship in the 7th Fleet that collided with a merchant ship, the other being USS Fitzgerald.  I serve on the USS Ronald Reagan, we're also 7th Fleet.  I hadn't known any of the sailors personally, but I have friends who did know them.  We also losing an Admiral, whose being forced to retire, because this happened under him, so we're going to have a change in command this week and we're supposed to pull out soon.
However, we are gaining the USS Mustin, for which, I do personally know someone on that one.  So, if anything happened to the USS Mustin, I'll loose my shit.
I know I'm a little late posting this news, I haven't been active online lately.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 27, 2017, 02:35:36 AM
You can look off the coast of Singapore at any time and see hundreds of ships. Even taking that into account I find naval collisions - involving the US navy no less and resulting in deaths - quite baffling considering technology they must have.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Topazora on Aug 27, 2017, 03:45:48 AM
They're definitely looking into it.  They think it might have been negligence on the watchstanders' part- I would have to agree.  Even if they were hacked or there was a malfunction, we have people who physically look out.  As much as I hate to say it, we have a lot of people who like to not take their duties as seriously as they should.  It's unfortunate, but it's a reality we're going to have to accept and fix.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Predaker on Aug 27, 2017, 05:08:05 AM
Right after the incident with the USS John McCain, Trump was quoted as saying, "That's too bad."

Good to know you are okay Topazora.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/dog-carrying-bag-food-hurricane-harvey-viral-article-1.3446014

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Aug 29, 2017, 07:49:51 AM
I hope any of our members in the path of Harvey are safe.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Predaker on Aug 29, 2017, 09:51:04 PM
Fire ants displaced by Harvey:

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DIZ0ZOfUMAIhIf8?format=jpg)

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/08/fire-ants-flooding-hurricane-harvey/538365/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Sep 29, 2017, 10:53:30 AM
http://www.iflscience.com/technology/samantha-the-sex-robot-was-groped-by-austrian-men/

Wow...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Sep 29, 2017, 11:50:32 AM
:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Oct 06, 2017, 12:11:01 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/10/04/wyoming-man-arrested-after-claiming-traveled-from-2048-to-warn-alien-invasion.html

Shit!  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Oct 07, 2017, 12:37:14 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Oct 06, 2017, 12:11:01 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/10/04/wyoming-man-arrested-after-claiming-traveled-from-2048-to-warn-alien-invasion.html

Shit!  :laugh:

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Oct 07, 2017, 07:18:24 PM
https://www.rawstory.com/2017/10/nra-calls-for-more-regulation-after-vegas-shooting/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Alionic on Oct 08, 2017, 04:19:25 AM
Quote from: Gate on Oct 07, 2017, 07:18:24 PM
https://www.rawstory.com/2017/10/nra-calls-for-more-regulation-after-vegas-shooting/

The NRA wants to only restrict 'bump-stocks' (devices that turn semi-auto into full-auto weapons) instead of outright banning them? Color me shocked!

I understand most forum members here are located in the UK, but let me tell you something about America: we will never have sensible gun laws. I was on the Las Vegas strip a few weeks ago. Do you have any idea how incredibly unnerving it is to see pictures and videos of 59 fresh corpses lying on the same ground you just walking on? It could have happened to anyone of us. As Americans, we risk dying by military style assault weapons every time we go to a movie theater, school, nightclubs, and concerts because our lawmakers are completely bought off by lobbyists and special interests. It's f**king sickening.

22 children under the age of 10 getting blown to pieces at Newtown didn't change a thing. Think about that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 08, 2017, 10:08:31 AM
Quote from: Alionic on Oct 08, 2017, 04:19:25 AM
Quote from: Gate on Oct 07, 2017, 07:18:24 PM
https://www.rawstory.com/2017/10/nra-calls-for-more-regulation-after-vegas-shooting/

The NRA wants to only restrict 'bump-stocks' (devices that turn semi-auto into full-auto weapons) instead of outright banning them? Color me shocked!

I understand most forum members here are located in the UK, but let me tell you something about America: we will never have sensible gun laws. I was on the Las Vegas strip a few weeks ago. Do you have any idea how incredibly unnerving it is to see pictures and videos of 59 fresh corpses lying on the same ground you just walking on? It could have happened to anyone of us. As Americans, we risk dying by military style assault weapons every time we go to a movie theater, school, nightclubs, and concerts because our lawmakers are completely bought off by lobbyists and special interests. It's f**king sickening.

22 children under the age of 10 getting blown to pieces at Newtown didn't change a thing. Think about that.
They were between the ages of 5 and 6 and you are absolutely correct. Just imagine the scene in your head and if that can't sway a person towards sensible gun control, nothing will. We also need to step back and take notice of how congress reacts to these mass shootings. They only show concern when it is one of their own, transiently speaking, it could have been themselves. This both happened in Scalise and Gifford's cases. The same amount of passion, spirit and self-reflection has never been existent in any other situation.

Also let's not fool ourselves. The only reason the NRA threw out the bread crumb of regulating bump-stocks was because of the treat of even stricter regulations. Their entire gesture is a cold and calculated damage control.

For this is their truth.
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Oct 09, 2017, 08:09:28 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPx4nTUfmW4
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Oct 16, 2017, 12:22:24 PM
For my fellow UKians - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41635906

QuoteAn "unusual" reddish sky and red-looking sun have been reported across parts of England.

The phenomenon has been seen in the South West, West Midlands, North West and North East.

BBC weather presenter Simon King said it was due to the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia dragging in tropical air and dust from the Sahara.

He added that debris from forest fires in Portugal and Spain was also playing a part.

The dust has caused light to be refracted and reflected in longer wavelengths, making it appear red.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Oct 16, 2017, 09:40:16 PM
Yeah, it was a really weird colour outside today.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Vertigo on Oct 16, 2017, 11:04:24 PM
Indeed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Oct 17, 2017, 12:00:45 AM
I bet it's because of Stonehenge.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 17, 2017, 12:13:48 AM
(https://media.giphy.com/media/UfWP9pBHKHG1O/giphy.gif)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Oct 17, 2017, 12:17:16 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMofDWzfA6A
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Oct 17, 2017, 07:11:23 AM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Oct 16, 2017, 09:40:16 PM
Yeah, it was a really weird colour outside today.

I liked it. It was like something from Stargate  :laugh: Was funny hearing everyone talking about it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Predaker on Oct 17, 2017, 05:07:05 PM
Child dies after her 325-pound cousin sits on her as punishment

Quote
A little girl in Florida has died after her 325-pound cousin sat on her as punishment, even as the child complained she couldn't breathe.

The Escambia County Sheriff's Office said 9-year-old Dericka Lindsay was pronounced dead on Saturday afternoon after officers received a cardiac arrest call at a Pensacola home.
Dericka's mother told police she called Posey, her niece, over to her house Saturday afternoon to help discipline the girl.

She said Posey allegedly struck Dericka with a metal pipe and a ruler before sitting on the child.

Dericka's father said Posey was sitting on his daughter for about 10 minutes before she started complaining of breathing problems.

He said Posey remained sitting on the child for another two minutes before she got up.

64 year old Veronica Posey, cousin:
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Left: 69 year old Grace Smith, Right: 62 year old James Smith
(mother and father)
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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/child-dies-325-pound-cousin-sits-article-1.3568564
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Oct 17, 2017, 08:35:03 PM
Whenever I read these outrageous headlines I'm thinking, "please don't be Florida, please don't be Florida" but it's always Florida.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Oct 17, 2017, 08:46:28 PM
Flaw-duh
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 17, 2017, 10:29:40 PM
Florida Man (https://twitter.com/_floridaman?lang=en)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Oct 17, 2017, 10:36:23 PM
Does Australia have an equivalent of Florida?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 17, 2017, 10:41:48 PM
Queensland.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Oct 17, 2017, 11:11:37 PM
Is that where Lord Humongous lives?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Oct 18, 2017, 12:03:15 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Oct 17, 2017, 11:11:37 PM
Is that where Lord Humongous lives?

Crystal Lake?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 18, 2017, 12:10:19 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Oct 17, 2017, 11:11:37 PM
Is that where Lord Humongous lives?

Nah he lives in the Wasteland.  Otherwise known as out the back of Broken Hill.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Predaker on Oct 18, 2017, 01:34:22 AM
Man held by Taliban for five years thought his captors were joking about Trump being president

Quote
Joshua Boyle's life had descended into a surreal, five-year nightmare — but one thing was still beyond belief. Boyle and his pregnant wife had been kidnapped by affiliates of the Taliban on a trip to Afghanistan in 2012.

Sometime late last year, the couple were about to make a video to show their loved ones that they were, in fact, still alive. But surely one captor was lying, Boyle believed, when he said that Donald Trump had been elected leader of the free world.

"It didn't enter my mind that he was being serious," Boyle, a Canadian national, told the Toronto Star a week after being rescued.

The last time Boyle had unfettered access to a news source that wasn't an armed kidnapper, Trump was a presidential pretender who had flirted with formally entering the 2012 race.

His top issue at the time appeared to be whether President Barack Obama was, in fact, born in the United States.

:laugh:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/10/17/man-held-by-taliban-for-five-years-thought-his-captors-were-joking-about-trump-being-president/?utm_term=.0f7cec981b8c
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Oct 18, 2017, 03:47:27 AM
Quote from: SM on Oct 17, 2017, 10:29:40 PM
Florida Man (https://twitter.com/_floridaman?lang=en)
This man truly frightens me.

Our local current music station has Florida insanity filled stories almost every morning, usually people really drunk doing extremely stupid/hilarious shit or just flat out frightening, much like FloridaMan up there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Oct 18, 2017, 03:25:05 PM
Quote from: Predaker on Oct 18, 2017, 01:34:22 AM
Man held by Taliban for five years thought his captors were joking about Trump being president

Quote
Joshua Boyle's life had descended into a surreal, five-year nightmare — but one thing was still beyond belief. Boyle and his pregnant wife had been kidnapped by affiliates of the Taliban on a trip to Afghanistan in 2012.

Sometime late last year, the couple were about to make a video to show their loved ones that they were, in fact, still alive. But surely one captor was lying, Boyle believed, when he said that Donald Trump had been elected leader of the free world.

"It didn't enter my mind that he was being serious," Boyle, a Canadian national, told the Toronto Star a week after being rescued.

The last time Boyle had unfettered access to a news source that wasn't an armed kidnapper, Trump was a presidential pretender who had flirted with formally entering the 2012 race.

His top issue at the time appeared to be whether President Barack Obama was, in fact, born in the United States.

:laugh:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/10/17/man-held-by-taliban-for-five-years-thought-his-captors-were-joking-about-trump-being-president/?utm_term=.0f7cec981b8c
This is depressing
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Oct 19, 2017, 08:40:38 PM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Oct 18, 2017, 03:47:27 AM
Quote from: SM on Oct 17, 2017, 10:29:40 PM
Florida Man (https://twitter.com/_floridaman?lang=en)
This man truly frightens me.

Our local current music station has Florida insanity filled stories almost every morning, usually people really drunk doing extremely stupid/hilarious shit or just flat out frightening, much like FloridaMan up there.

Must be inland, I'm on the coast and it is relatively quiet. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 26, 2017, 12:10:04 PM
http://www.staradvertiser.com/2017/10/26/hawaii-news/hawaii-astronomer-discovers-odd-space-object/?HSA=57544668452e1c16f03de5f90ac6fb9ea84db214

heh a visitor from another galaxy? Even if it is just a rock it still could be a really neat rock.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Oct 26, 2017, 04:05:38 PM
^I still love rocks... I found a meteorite 15 years ago in California, if look at it from the side it looks like a gorilla with its arms folded.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 26, 2017, 07:55:55 PM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 27, 2017, 06:39:53 AM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Oct 26, 2017, 04:05:38 PM
^I still love rocks... I found a meteorite 15 years ago in California, if look at it from the side it looks like a gorilla with its arms folded.
pics are now mandatory
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Oct 27, 2017, 05:46:37 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Oct 27, 2017, 06:39:53 AM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Oct 26, 2017, 04:05:38 PM
^I still love rocks... I found a meteorite 15 years ago in California, if look at it from the side it looks like a gorilla with its arms folded.
pics are now mandatory

Yes please! Show us! We love rocks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Oct 28, 2017, 03:22:49 AM
I will post some pics tomorrow night then! :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 28, 2017, 06:25:35 AM
And we shall be here, waiting...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Oct 29, 2017, 06:57:18 PM
Imgur is being a bastard, but I did take pics. I will post them once Imgur wakes up :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Oct 29, 2017, 07:50:43 PM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Oct 29, 2017, 06:57:18 PM
Imgur is being a bastard, but I did take pics. I will post them once Imgur wakes up :(

Could be worse, could be Photobucket.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Oct 30, 2017, 04:26:51 PM
Imgur woke up, so here are the pics of the meteorite (that I named the Gorilla-ite) I found 15 years ago on the mountain in Palm Springs, California:

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2Fk2m5aXL.jpg&hash=cbfe183bb63cf0984c6ffba742cf935df1af17fe)

^See the head, nose, lips, and folded arms?^

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FUUWZ14E.jpg&hash=a2c4e57c3a5752fa752db6a732a67658fd991af4)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FjQAr4DQ.jpg&hash=d6090ebdef1d2166f2c19d98473dc9a447eff129)

(https://i.imgur.com/qiTID0r.jpg)

If you look closely, you can notice the burn marks from the Earth's atmosphere. Also, I feel a strangle warm, tingling feeling when I hold it tightly in my hand, probably radiation, but oh well :P Enjoy!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Oct 30, 2017, 05:00:12 PM
Let us know when a giant blob comes out and digests you alive.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Oct 30, 2017, 05:01:00 PM
Yeah, Steve McQueen isn't around to save you anymore.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 30, 2017, 09:37:48 PM
I can totally see the gorilla in there. Also the rock material itself might just be good as absorbing and then releasing heat slowly over time since most meteorites have little if any radioactivity.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Oct 30, 2017, 11:50:21 PM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Oct 30, 2017, 04:26:51 PM
^See the head, nose, lips, and folded arms?^

As long as I don't see the goddamned skull, we're good.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Oct 30, 2017, 11:59:14 PM
SKULL is certainly not visible ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Oct 31, 2017, 04:52:06 AM
But in the second pic I see a lot of skulls.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Oct 31, 2017, 08:53:35 AM
That's pretty f**king cool! Have you had it authenticated?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Oct 31, 2017, 08:30:23 PM
Not yet, but I know it's real so that is authentic to me for the moment :P Any suggestions where I can do so?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Alien Predator on Oct 31, 2017, 11:15:39 PM
That looks really cool! And I definitely see the gorilla resemblance.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Nov 01, 2017, 08:23:08 AM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Oct 31, 2017, 08:30:23 PM
Not yet, but I know it's real so that is authentic to me for the moment :P Any suggestions where I can do so?

Museums or local science institutes? Honestly, I'm not too sure.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: skhellter on Nov 01, 2017, 03:42:02 PM
http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-brett-ratner-allegations-20171101-htmlstory.html

Brett Ratner accused of Sexual Harassment and rape by six actresses.

Including
Olivia Munn (The Predator)
and Natasha Henstridge (Species)

There's a lot of details in the article and they are all disgusting.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Nov 01, 2017, 03:42:39 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Nov 01, 2017, 08:23:08 AM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Oct 31, 2017, 08:30:23 PM
Not yet, but I know it's real so that is authentic to me for the moment :P Any suggestions where I can do so?

Museums or local science institutes? Honestly, I'm not too sure.
To Google! :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PierreVW on Nov 01, 2017, 07:53:12 PM
I think 50% of Hollywood are Rapists.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/brett-ratner-harassment-1.4381788

http://www.startribune.com/new-criminal-probe-for-weinstein-as-harassment-scandal-grows/454395713/

Jeremy Piven is Accused of Rape Too!.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Nov 01, 2017, 08:02:29 PM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FvBkPPu6.gif&hash=c3cbdf2e34ebe93020787f3d97ac659942969b77)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: skhellter on Nov 01, 2017, 08:14:52 PM
Cant wait for Ingwar to defend these 2 f**ks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Nov 01, 2017, 08:35:22 PM
Hey Hoffman, "is it safe?"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PierreVW on Nov 01, 2017, 08:35:40 PM
People in Twitter are acussing James Cameron and Michael Bay. Maybe is false. Maybe not. Who knows.

I remembered very ugly and dark stories about Alfred Hitchcock(my favorite director) and Bernardo Bertolucci.

A lot of Great Directors were/are bad people in real life.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: JokersWarPig on Nov 01, 2017, 08:59:18 PM
This thread's gonna end the same as the Weinstein thread
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Nov 01, 2017, 09:05:44 PM
Cameron seems more likely to marry than harass them, but I wouldn't be at all surprised about Bay.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PierreVW on Nov 01, 2017, 09:41:04 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 01, 2017, 09:05:44 PM
Cameron seems more likely to marry than harass them, but I wouldn't be at all surprised about Bay.

Who knows. Until now, there are only rumours against James Cameron and Michael Bay.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on Nov 01, 2017, 09:51:44 PM
There are more allegations towards Spacey now. I was bloody wrong. I wasn't objective at all. Subjectivity blurred my perception and I wanted truly believe that Rapp case was just single episode. Why? Because I just freaking like Spacey as an actor and I didn't want to face what he's done. Apologies to everyone who felt disturbed by my comments. Sorry guys. Especially SM. I made mistake. Spacey needs a treatment.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on Nov 01, 2017, 09:52:01 PM
There are more allegations towards Spacey now. I was bloody wrong. I wasn't objective at all. Subjectivity blurred my perception and I wanted truly believe that Rapp case was just single episode. Why? Because I just freaking like Spacey as an actor and I didn't want to face what he's done. Apologies to everyone who felt disturbed by my comments. Sorry guys. Especially SM. I made mistake. Spacey needs a treatment.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Nov 01, 2017, 10:22:27 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW7WlT6OJxE
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on Nov 01, 2017, 10:33:16 PM
Are you calling me "a stupid f**king c**t"?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Never say no to Panda! on Nov 01, 2017, 10:33:45 PM
The gates of hell are open. Those folks should gather and make a movie, Sexual Harassment Force ... Expendables movie style feat. POTUS.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 01, 2017, 11:01:46 PM
Honestly, considering the other thread was locked, I don't think the boss man wants us talking about this. Their site and all. So...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 01, 2017, 11:08:38 PM
Makes one wonder how many people who post on this very site has sexually harassed/assaulted someone. If stats are anything to go by, it has to be at least 25%.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Nov 02, 2017, 12:09:00 AM
You guys are like Burke during his "paranoid delusion" spiel and Hicks is about to lose his shit with all of us.

I've been expecting this day for a long time...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: skhellter on Nov 02, 2017, 12:11:09 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Nov 01, 2017, 11:08:38 PM
Makes one wonder how many people who post on this very site has sexually harassed/assaulted someone. If stats are anything to go by, it has to be at least 25%.

oh, higher.
Not even mentioning casual racism and xenophobia.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: skhellter on Nov 02, 2017, 12:53:18 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 02, 2017, 12:09:00 AM
You guys are like Burke during his "paranoid delusion" spiel and Hicks is about to lose his shit with all of us.

I've been expecting this day for a long time...

Just nuke the site from orbit. Only way to be sure.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 02, 2017, 01:25:00 AM
Quote from: skhellter on Nov 02, 2017, 12:53:18 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 02, 2017, 12:09:00 AM
You guys are like Burke during his "paranoid delusion" spiel and Hicks is about to lose his shit with all of us.

I've been expecting this day for a long time...

Just nuke the site from orbit. Only way to be sure.
I prefer sharp sticks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 02, 2017, 01:27:46 AM
I admit it, I grew up in a house of women. I have never even thought about grouping a women for no good reason and it actually bothers me when I see people do such things. Even on a date it seems creepy. Even if the girls seem to like it but at the same time no one bats an eye when someone grabs my pecs.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Alionic on Nov 02, 2017, 03:49:37 AM
I never cared much for X-Men 3 anyway.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Nov 02, 2017, 04:11:17 AM
Taking about it is fine so long as it remains civil.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: RidgeTop on Nov 02, 2017, 06:28:42 AM
Quote from: Ingwar on Nov 01, 2017, 09:52:01 PM
There are more allegations towards Spacey now. I was bloody wrong. I wasn't objective at all. Subjectivity blurred my perception and I wanted truly believe that Rapp case was just single episode. Why? Because I just freaking like Spacey as an actor and I didn't want to face what he's done. Apologies to everyone who felt disturbed by my comments. Sorry guys. Especially SM. I made mistake. Spacey needs a treatment.

House of Cards is one of my favorite shows and I've also really respected him as an actor. You were not the only one tempted to give him the benefit of the doubt. These harassment allegations have just become a landslide in Hollywood. Spacey hasn't denied these new allegations and it's been announced that he's seeking treatment. (http://people.com/tv/kevin-spacey-enters-treatment/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Matriarch on Nov 02, 2017, 07:26:50 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Nov 02, 2017, 01:27:46 AM
I admit it, I grew up in a house of women. I have never even thought about grouping a women for no good reason and it actually bothers me when I see people do such things. Even on a date it seems creepy. Even if the girls seem to like it but at the same time no one bats an eye when someone grabs my pecs.
No one ever grabs my pecs :(.... because they no exist
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Nov 02, 2017, 08:08:56 AM
Quote from: SiL on Nov 02, 2017, 04:11:17 AM
Taking about it is fine so long as it remains civil.

Indeed.

Quote from: RidgeTop on Nov 02, 2017, 06:28:42 AM
House of Cards is one of my favorite shows and I've also really respected him as an actor. You were not the only one tempted to give him the benefit of the doubt. These harassment allegations have just become a landslide in Hollywood. Spacey hasn't denied these new allegations and it's been announced that he's seeking treatment. (http://people.com/tv/kevin-spacey-enters-treatment/)

It's really sad that this is even a thing but I'm glad to see it's causing others to speak out and raise awareness. Hopefully this will lead to some sort of cultural change.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Nov 02, 2017, 08:44:14 AM
As terrible as this all is, I can't say I'm especially shocked (by the fact its all coming out at least, I admit I didn't expect Spacey or Hoffman to be two of the names involved). I mean, all those clichés about Hollywood casting had to come from somewhere, right?

Glad it's hopefully going to change but I never doubted for a second this kind of thing went on.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: reecebomb on Nov 02, 2017, 11:50:08 AM
Tbf, rape is a bit strong  word to use in Hoffman's case. Definitely scumbag behaviour that should be condemned yet his actions were nothing compared to that Weinstein loser. The woman who shared her experience said she still likes watching Hoffman's movies , it probably wasn't that traumatizing for her. I wouldn't roast him yet but it does confirm the fact that Hollywood (or any other place) has a colossal problem with people abusing their power.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PierreVW on Nov 02, 2017, 08:57:10 PM
This could kill the DC movies.

Brett Ratner was the main producer of BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE.

And Ratner was one of the main producers of all DC movies and he was spending 200 Million USD.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: hfeldhaus on Nov 02, 2017, 11:00:36 PM
It won't kill the movies. Companies will lineup around the corner to get in on the DC films. If the comic book films were to be in trouble Warner wouldn't have severed ties.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PierreVW on Nov 03, 2017, 02:13:32 AM
Quote from: hfeldhaus on Nov 02, 2017, 11:00:36 PM
It won't kill the movies. Companies will lineup around the corner to get in on the DC films. If the comic book films were to be in trouble Warner wouldn't have severed ties.

Not kill. But make things slower. Ratner wasn't a nobody. Brett was spending 200-250 Million USD in these DC and Warner Bros. movies.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: skhellter on Nov 03, 2017, 03:39:51 PM
Quote from: PierreVW on Nov 02, 2017, 08:57:10 PM
This could kill the DC movies.

Brett Ratner was the main producer of BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE.

And Ratner was one of the main producers of all DC movies and he was spending 200 Million USD.


:laugh:

6 Women accuse Brett Ratner of being a rapist.

Pierre > BUT MUH DC MOVIES.

Nerd priorities!

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PierreVW on Nov 03, 2017, 04:04:41 PM
Quote from: skhellter on Nov 03, 2017, 03:39:51 PM
Quote from: PierreVW on Nov 02, 2017, 08:57:10 PM
This could kill the DC movies.

Brett Ratner was the main producer of BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE.

And Ratner was one of the main producers of all DC movies and he was spending 200 Million USD.


:laugh:

6 Women accuse Brett Ratner of being a rapist.

Pierre > BUT MUH DC MOVIES.

Nerd priorities!

I'm realistic. If you want to kill all bad people, you need to kill someone in your family and in your inner circle of friends. Life isn´t black and white. Bad people are everywhere: in your family, between your friends, in your job, etc....
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: skhellter on Nov 03, 2017, 06:11:13 PM
Who the f**k was talking about killing all "bad" people.

You sound like a total loon.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: hfeldhaus on Nov 03, 2017, 06:18:42 PM
Pretty sure non of my family are rapists.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Nov 04, 2017, 01:12:45 AM
Pretty sure none in my family are either but that's the scary thing; I'm certain we all believe the same thing however someone is doing the raping out there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Nov 04, 2017, 01:21:22 AM
Quote from: PierreVW on Nov 02, 2017, 08:57:10 PM
This could kill the DC movies.

Brett Ratner was the main producer of BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE.

And Ratner was one of the main producers of all DC movies and he was spending 200 Million USD.

I...

Wha...?

???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Biomechanoid on Nov 11, 2017, 07:25:19 PM
I had not heard about Dustin Hoffman being accused until I saw this thread. Difficult to even keep up with the quickly growing list, Richard Dreyfuss, Louis C.K., Gary Goddard and on and on.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Nov 13, 2017, 11:47:39 AM
Quote from: Biomechanoid on Nov 11, 2017, 07:25:19 PM
I had not heard about Dustin Hoffman being accused until I saw this thread. Difficult to even keep up with the quickly growing list, Richard Dreyfuss, Louis C.K., Gary Goddard and on and on.

Not suprised about Louis C.K. at all. Hope more get exposed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Dec 05, 2017, 10:48:23 PM
http://khon2.com/2017/12/05/google-hiring-10000-people-to-clean-up-youtube/

Just posting this here because, good f'ing luck google. Honestly thought they would have just made a bot to take care of the youtube.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Dec 06, 2017, 12:39:57 AM
Kiramid's yt problem was bigger than expected.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Dec 06, 2017, 04:08:48 AM
Nah, this is just more of the same bullshit YouTube has been pulling for a while now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 11, 2018, 01:02:41 AM
http://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/01/10/breaking-news/deaths-threats-prompt-lockdown-after-video-of-louisiana-teacher-arrest/

Holy shit man wtf is up with that board.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jan 12, 2018, 08:07:06 PM
http://staugustine.com/florida/2018-01-10/florida-wants-remove-virus-excreting-wild-monkeys

Another reason to love living in Florida  :P  I really don't like monkeys anyway, so if they make their way to coast it's target practice time.  No warning shots, no waiting for them to run off, just dead disgusting little targets.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 12, 2018, 08:42:39 PM
http://money.cnn.com/2018/01/12/technology/facebook-news-feed-change/index.html

Well facebook is about to suffer a serious revenue issue... without that bombardment of ads it can not pay it's own bills.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Mr. Xenomorph on Jan 13, 2018, 07:02:17 PM
Damn. False alarm about incoming ballistic missle in Hawaii.

Quote
"Ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii. Seek immediate shelter. This is not a drill," read the message, all in capital letters.

Hawaii Emergency Management Agency later confirmed there was no threat.

In an online statement, Honolulu Police Department said: "State Warning Point has issued a Missile Alert in ERROR! There is NO threat to the State of Hawaii!"

The Honolulu Star said emergency officials had mistakenly sent the message out by text at 08:07 (18:07 GMT) before correcting the error some 20 minutes later. It was unclear how the mistake was made.

https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-us-canada-42677604 (https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-us-canada-42677604)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jan 13, 2018, 07:47:23 PM
f**k me... I slept through the entire thing, that and I don't have an iphone.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Jan 16, 2018, 12:17:49 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hn14sIQc6E

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-dolores-oriordan-dead-20180115-story,amp.html
QuoteLondon's Metropolitan Police force said officers were called just after 9 a.m. Monday to a hotel where a woman in her 40s was found dead. The police force said the death was being treated as "unexplained."
The Hilton hotel in London's Park Lane confirmed that a guest had died on the premises.
Ireland's President Michael D. Higgins said O'Riordan and The Cranberries "had an immense influence on rock and pop music in Ireland and internationally."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Mr. Xenomorph on Jan 16, 2018, 02:16:41 AM
 :'( I love the Cranberries. Been sad all day.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Jan 31, 2018, 01:17:53 AM
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SEC-National-Champion-Alabama-rare-Cheeto-Crimson-tide-football-collectibles/302612463661?_trkparms=aid%3D333008%26algo%3DRIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20171011185446%26meid%3D6e82e634808849a58d86627c2833dae4%26pid%3D100168%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D15%26sd%3D322473412580%26itm%3D302612463661&_trksid=p5411.c100168.m2941

Really?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Feb 01, 2018, 03:28:22 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN0e7viLJ68

As an owner of a pet peacock, I would def not suggest taking one on a plane...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 03, 2018, 12:45:18 AM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Feb 01, 2018, 03:28:22 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN0e7viLJ68

As an owner of a pet peacock, I would def not suggest taking one on a plane...
Holy shit you have a peacock? How do you handle the noise and poo?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Feb 03, 2018, 01:23:31 AM
I actually yell back at him (in a peacock-ish tone) when he screams and it calms him down. The poo is unfortunately a commonplace, we have to clean our back porch at least twice a week during the summer. Btw, his name is NBC :laugh:
Here is an older pic of me and NBC:

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F8Wrmc55.jpg&hash=4e9742a3d44bd368428e065ee2e43f71591691f3)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 03, 2018, 12:42:59 PM
Well at least you have a yard for it with some separation from the neighbors. A while back I had a peacock hanging around my old place. It's a neat bird but oh man that bird could poop and they are loud but also fairly smart for a bird. Kind of sucked when I had to drop him off at the city zoo.

However to even think about taking one on a plane, oh man that's stretching it too far.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Feb 03, 2018, 03:55:24 PM
Is that common in the States? A pet peacock?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Feb 03, 2018, 11:26:46 PM
NBC is extremely intelligent, even problem solving intelligent. He does run like a raptor too, he's hilarious! I feel obligated to post this pic after that rant:

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsleeplessinsagamore.files.wordpress.com%2F2013%2F03%2Foriginal.jpg&hash=b77490d9f09f77f1ec0aef7acc18758b5d8a741b)

;)

Also, some people I know know other people who have pet peacocks, but no one else's will be hand fed peanuts like I do to mine and get within literally a couple feet of him before he feels threatened. So in short, not many pet peacocks in my area :laugh: They love warmer climates so NBC puts up with our harsh winters. This is me trying to catch him to put him in the barn when it gets too cold (i.e. 0 F or less):

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.makeagif.com%2Fmedia%2F8-27-2015%2Fs6Sd6E.gif&hash=fcbc52762ab4a4a80091fadee2aca38666d7892b)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 03, 2018, 11:58:25 PM
It's more common in rural areas and there isn't anything to say you can't keep one as a pet but over all Peacocks are considered a nuisance due to how loud they are. A few years ago a lady in Makaha went to trail for slugging one with a baseball bat. In Hawaii they are considered an invasive species so she was found not guilty. Although she was so annoyed with them after killing it she was going to dine on peacock soup later than night if the security guard hadn't called the cops. I can't imagine a peacock tasting good though.

http://www.staradvertiser.com/2011/01/20/hawaii-news/woman-who-killed-peacock-says-she-just-lost-it/

However get a muster of them and holy shit it gets bad and this is from someone who used to live right under the landing approach for Honolulu international airport. Yea, planes for days all night long. Still they are fun birds and they are gorgeous. They can have an attitude though. I actually miss that bird a little although I know where he lives, called him Peat 'cause I'm not creative. Was always chilling with my cat when I came home from work. He still lives at the zoo... well last I check about a year ago. Been 17 or 18 years since I took him there. Shit now I have a reason to visit the zoo.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Feb 04, 2018, 12:32:06 AM
Every single thing you mentioned was spot on. NBC certainly thinks he is the overruling master of everything outside, the German Shepard of the bird world. He attacked my mother on the head when he thought she was invading his love nest, when in reality she was pulling weeds in the flower bed. For those who never heard a peacock(s) screaming...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qY8-HooF9I

Edit: My mother's best friend who raised them and gave us NBC, called his Pete and Repete btw :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Feb 04, 2018, 05:33:03 AM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Feb 03, 2018, 11:26:46 PM
NBC is extremely intelligent, even problem solving intelligent.

Does that mean he hates the skull too?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Feb 04, 2018, 02:47:50 PM
He despises the skull. He will attack those that like it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 04, 2018, 08:40:37 PM
All this talk about skull hate will lead us to one inevitable conclusion... the all powerful Xenopeacock! It's sheer terror just thinking of the possibilities of one flamboyant alien that shit's poo acid everywhere it goes!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Feb 04, 2018, 11:58:58 PM
The plume feathers would be all spikey and have mini-mouths all over the place, damn dat scary
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Feb 05, 2018, 12:18:37 AM
It would be almost as destructive as the NBC network. ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Feb 05, 2018, 08:21:07 AM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Feb 04, 2018, 02:47:50 PM
He despises the skull. He will attack those that like it.

Pft. I can take him.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 05, 2018, 10:01:59 AM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Feb 05, 2018, 08:21:07 AM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Feb 04, 2018, 02:47:50 PM
He despises the skull. He will attack those that like it.

Pft. I can take him.
Never danced with a peacock have yea?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Feb 05, 2018, 12:06:58 PM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Feb 03, 2018, 01:23:31 AMI actually yell back at him (in a peacock-ish tone) when he screams and it calms him down.

:laugh:

The more I learn about you the more awesome your life becomes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Feb 05, 2018, 12:29:46 PM
Uploaded this just for you, Huda:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=BQU2lM7Nxjo
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Feb 05, 2018, 12:31:07 PM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Feb 05, 2018, 12:29:46 PM
Uploaded this just for you, Huda:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=BQU2lM7Nxjo

Hahaha
"Anything you can do I can do better" lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Feb 05, 2018, 12:34:48 PM
:laugh:

I feel as though I can now die a happy man.

Bravo.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Feb 05, 2018, 12:37:46 PM
Aw shucks. Glad you liked it! Here's another for y'all:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GHeCixXZpY&feature=youtu.be
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Feb 05, 2018, 12:47:03 PM
It also makes me feel better about woofing at my dog.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Feb 06, 2018, 08:26:45 AM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Feb 05, 2018, 12:47:03 PM
It also makes me feel better about woofing at my dog.

Who doesn't do that at their pets, though?! The amount of times I meow back at my cat in response.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Feb 10, 2018, 02:38:23 PM
https://news.sky.com/story/israeli-fighter-jet-crashes-during-strikes-against-iranian-targets-in-syria-11243648 (https://news.sky.com/story/israeli-fighter-jet-crashes-during-strikes-against-iranian-targets-in-syria-11243648)
QuoteIsraeli fighter jet crashes after being 'shot down' during strikes against Iranian targets in Syria

https://edition.cnn.com/2018/02/10/middleeast/israel-military-jet-crash/index.html (https://edition.cnn.com/2018/02/10/middleeast/israel-military-jet-crash/index.html)
QuoteIsraeli F-16 jet shot down by Syrian fire, military says

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-10/israeli-f-16-fighter-jet-shot-down-by-syria,-military-says/9419280 (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-10/israeli-f-16-fighter-jet-shot-down-by-syria,-military-says/9419280)
QuoteSyrian anti-aircraft fire shoots down Israeli fighter jet, Israeli military says

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32qiMTKlBh0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foKWUkZMIqU
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Feb 13, 2018, 11:45:23 AM
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/12/health/human-eye-worms/index.html

Prometheus may have been on to something.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Mar 17, 2018, 08:32:46 AM
The first ever 16 seed to defeat a 1 seed in the NCAA tournament has happened! 16 University of Maryland Baltimore County defeats 1 (overall) University of Virginia 74-54. Some are calling this bigger than "The Miracle on Ice", which I certainly don't agree with, but damn, I knew a 16 would eventually succeed in the NCAA tourney but not this. Congrats UMBC!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Mar 17, 2018, 10:35:47 AM
Quote from: FiorinaFury161 on Mar 17, 2018, 08:32:46 AM
The first ever 16 seed to defeat a 1 seed in the NCAA tournament has happened! 16 University of Maryland Baltimore County defeats 1 (overall) University of Virginia 74-54. Some are calling this bigger than "The Miracle on Ice", which I certainly don't agree with, but damn, I knew a 16 would eventually succeed in the NCAA tourney but not this. Congrats UMBC!
I don't know what the hell happened there but it has to a fluke. Still it was bound to happen one day. However I still think the field of 32 has never had a one seed beaten either. So that record should be broken soon as well. Virginia should be embarrassed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Mar 18, 2018, 12:33:56 AM
I think you are right about #1s in the field of 32. Not to place blame, but losing the nation's best sixth man didn't help. I watched most of the first half and UVA looked like a struggling team on their shot selection and UMBC was crashing the boards on their misses. I had an inkling that maybe, just maybe UVA knew that their offense wasn't good enough and would be their downfall.

Also, Loyola Chicago just advanced to the Sweet 16. This could be the most awesome tourney since George Mason went to the Final Four a decade ago...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Mar 19, 2018, 12:07:18 PM
To update my last post, this IS the best tournament yet! First time a region will not have a top 4 seeded team in the Sweet 16! The Madness continues Thursday...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Mar 24, 2018, 12:44:15 PM
https://www.theonion.com/american-people-admit-having-facebook-data-stolen-kind-1823997634
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Apr 12, 2018, 10:42:03 AM
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/37937889/waikiki-wall-coming-down-after-complaints-it-was-a-magnet-for-criminal-activity

I was just thinking to myself... it has come down to this.  :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Jun 08, 2018, 10:04:26 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F1.cdn.nhle.com%2Fnhl%2Fimages%2Fupload%2Fgallery%2F2018%2F06%2F969615756_slide.jpg&hash=8b229855eb2aa834a2aebe9a501222b7c868c76d)
The Great 8 now has one! Congratulations to the WASHINGTON CAPITALS on their 2018 Stanley Cup Championship win, the franchise's first SC win!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Jun 08, 2018, 12:25:25 PM
It almost looks more like a keg than a trophy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 08, 2018, 06:35:08 PM
That's basically what it is.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jun 08, 2018, 07:06:15 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_rK8tNbBFM
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 08, 2018, 08:25:20 PM
Geez thanks man. I was expecting something more than crap harassing crap to be honest. Although the guy with the beards reaction was funny.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jun 12, 2018, 11:55:16 AM
Lol bloody hell lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Scorpio on Jun 12, 2018, 08:06:17 PM
Alex Jones is a cartoon character, an embarrassment.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 12, 2018, 10:29:57 PM
But is he insane or just an asshole out to make a profit by any means available?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Jun 13, 2018, 12:49:13 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jun 12, 2018, 10:29:57 PM
But is he insane or just an asshole out to make a profit by any means available?

He is playing a character for the lols.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jun 13, 2018, 01:42:35 AM
Quote from: Samhain13 on Jun 13, 2018, 12:49:13 AM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jun 12, 2018, 10:29:57 PM
But is he insane or just an asshole out to make a profit by any means available?

He is playing a character for the lols.

A character that has caused irreparable harm by peddling his nonsense to people susceptible and populous enough to be a problem.

Also, in that video "if you hate capitalism so much (Sanders doesn't) who don't you go live in Venezuela?"

I want someone to ask Alex why he lives in the USA if he hates the Jews, The Illuminati and the Reptillians he says run our government.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Jun 13, 2018, 02:03:50 AM
Quote from: Gate on Jun 13, 2018, 01:42:35 AM
A character that has caused irreparable harm by peddling his nonsense to people susceptible and populous enough to be a problem.

I still haven't seen anyone who really takes his claims seriously. With his talk about interdimensional shapeshifting alien overlords? Nah, the left hates him and the right sees him as a meme. He is seen like a flat earth believer. Only that he is faking it.

Quote from: Gate on Jun 13, 2018, 01:42:35 AM
I want someone to ask Alex why he lives in the USA if he hates the Jews, The Illuminati and the Reptillians he says run our government.

I suppose he likes capitalism and the first ammednent.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Jun 13, 2018, 02:10:26 AM
I want to see Alex Jones and Giorgio Tsoukalos have a cage match to determine who's crazier.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Jun 13, 2018, 02:27:22 AM
IDK, Mickey Rooney was pretty loco:

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IjEYCtjzMAk
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 13, 2018, 02:42:31 AM
Quote from: Samhain13 on Jun 13, 2018, 02:03:50 AM
Quote from: Gate on Jun 13, 2018, 01:42:35 AM
A character that has caused irreparable harm by peddling his nonsense to people susceptible and populous enough to be a problem.

I still haven't seen anyone who really takes his claims seriously. With his talk about interdimensional shapeshifting alien overlords? Nah, the left hates him and the right sees him as a meme. He is seen like a flat earth believer. Only that he is faking it.

Quote from: Gate on Jun 13, 2018, 01:42:35 AM
I want someone to ask Alex why he lives in the USA if he hates the Jews, The Illuminati and the Reptillians he says run our government.

I suppose he likes capitalism and the first ammednent.
I know quite a bit of people who think he is telling the truth. Don't be surprised by how many people pander up to his propaganda.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gate on Jun 13, 2018, 05:11:58 AM
Quote from: Samhain13 on Jun 13, 2018, 02:03:50 AM
Quote from: Gate on Jun 13, 2018, 01:42:35 AM
A character that has caused irreparable harm by peddling his nonsense to people susceptible and populous enough to be a problem.

I still haven't seen anyone who really takes his claims seriously. With his talk about interdimensional shapeshifting alien overlords? Nah, the left hates him and the right sees him as a meme. He is seen like a flat earth believer. Only that he is faking it.

Quote from: Gate on Jun 13, 2018, 01:42:35 AM
I want someone to ask Alex why he lives in the USA if he hates the Jews, The Illuminati and the Reptillians he says run our government.

I suppose he likes capitalism and the first ammednent.

This is one of those rare moments where I'm going to say that you really need to be an US citizen to get where I'm coming from on this. The bullshit he did with the Litmus test craze years ago, Sandy Hook, and then Emerald Jade were awful.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Jun 15, 2018, 07:11:43 PM
The first time that I watched Infowars was the year of the Fukushima disaster.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnIh6QKGKXE


All the news broadcasts suddenly stopped talking about Fukushima. At that time, I was only able to get information about Fukushima from Infowars. I stopped watching after a few months.
Then I saw the video clips of Alex Jones yelling and making conspiracy theories about other people...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 15, 2018, 09:49:16 PM
You should have see his Prometheus videos. He just sells conspiracy as a means to make money... although when you do something for so long it can make yourself go mad. Of course he could have just been mad form the beginning.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jun 18, 2018, 10:42:06 AM
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/osaka-earthquake-japan-killed-200-injured-10441872

:( Japan can never get a break with the quakes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Jun 18, 2018, 03:59:00 PM
Quote from: whiterabbit on Jun 15, 2018, 09:49:16 PM
You should have see his Prometheus videos. He just sells conspiracy as a means to make money... although when you do something for so long it can make yourself go mad. Of course he could have just been mad form the beginning.
Wow! He goes on and on.

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jun 18, 2018, 10:42:06 AM
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/osaka-earthquake-japan-killed-200-injured-10441872

:( Japan can never get a break with the quakes.
I was impressed at how they kept calm.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jun 19, 2018, 07:12:24 AM
I believe it's a relatively common thing in Japan so I imagine they're used to dealing with them by now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Jun 19, 2018, 04:48:02 PM
Much like when I was in Alaska seeing people driving around with 2+ feet of snow on top of their vehicles
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jun 21, 2018, 11:14:45 AM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/crime/take-down-dramatic-moment-have-a-go-hero-tackles-thief-who-swiped-%c2%a3170-cash-from-woman-at-a-tesco-atm-in-front-of-stunned-city-centre-shoppers/ar-AAyWBVg?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=mailsignout

Mwahahaha Have It
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jun 25, 2018, 03:01:08 AM
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/fresh-controversy-over-firefighters%E2%80%99-%E2%80%98stay-put%E2%80%99-advice-at-grenfell/ar-AAz4WVd?ocid=mailsignout

From the same previous article... you guys in the UK privatized your fire department? I thought you guys were more civilized and humane than that.  :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jun 25, 2018, 10:39:27 AM
The stay-put advice was based on the fire not spreading around the outside of the building via highly flammable cladding that should never have been put there.

In any normal circumstances, it would've been entirely correct. You don't need people running around panicking and getting in the way while firefighters are trying to deal with a fire in a flat.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jun 25, 2018, 01:16:19 PM
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/teen%e2%80%99s-fingerspelling-%e2%80%98chat%e2%80%99-with-deaf-blind-man-goes-viral/ar-AAz892F?li=BBoPRmx&ocid=mailsignout
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Darwinsgirl on Jun 25, 2018, 06:26:14 PM

Nice this was a boost to my day.  :)

Thanks for posting it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jun 26, 2018, 12:08:15 PM
It boosted my day so I knew I had to  :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Predaker on Jul 27, 2018, 01:31:18 AM
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/zoo-accused-of-painting-donkeys-to-look-like-zebras/

(https://cbsnews3.cbsistatic.com/hub/i/r/2018/07/26/3228eb82-d03f-4a83-b811-e8686736df6b/thumbnail/640x389/50d62e2c26c36e8abd240fecba8eb9bc/screen-shot-2018-07-26-at-12-05-35-pm.png)

Quote"The children don't know, so they call them zebras and they are happy to see something new."

In 2013, a Chinese zoo was criticized for trying to pass off a large dog as a lion. "The zoo is absolutely trying to cheat us," one visitor told Chinese media. "They are trying to disguise dogs as lions."

I couldn't help but laugh  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jul 27, 2018, 09:42:59 AM
A friend of mine shared that with me on messenger. I laughed hard :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jul 27, 2018, 11:05:10 AM
Hahahahaha
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Jul 27, 2018, 11:44:04 AM
The Chinese took their love of bootlegs to a whole new level.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Jul 29, 2018, 07:57:23 AM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Jul 27, 2018, 11:44:04 AM
The Chinese took their love of bootlegs to a whole new level.

Chinese? That's Egypt man. :P

Oh yea the 2013 event was China but this time it was Egypt. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 01, 2018, 01:08:27 AM
It's heart-warming to see this thread still going strong <3

Oh, hi guys :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Aug 02, 2018, 12:10:17 AM
DoomRulz coming back on the site is certainly news worthy! :D

Hope you like the new JW...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: whiterabbit on Aug 02, 2018, 12:40:49 AM
I guess The Predator brought him out of hiding unless he is The Predator. They weren't lying when they said you'd never see him coming.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DoomRulz on Aug 02, 2018, 02:58:45 AM
Nice to see the humour is still ripe as ever around here, aha <3

Yeah, I've fallen out of interest with foruming in general these days; not just AvPG. I also haunt the forums over at SuperHeroHype every now and then. Also, I like Fallen Kingdom! Saw it twice. Yourself, Fiorina?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: FiorinaFury161 on Aug 02, 2018, 05:26:40 PM
I seen it once, really enjoyed it. The first ten minutes paid my price of admission alone! :D
Spoiler
Seeing Ian Malcolm again at the end also made it even better
[close]
I officially made two Jurassic days this year: July 3rd is July World and July 4th is Jurassic 4th, since I wanted two days of Jurassic films.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Mar 13, 2019, 03:14:56 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY04N-WlSdQ
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 15, 2019, 08:56:23 AM
At least 49 dead in multiple attacks on Mosques carried out in NZ (http://"https://www.news.com.au/world/pacific/police-respond-to-shooting-inside-christchurch-mosque/news-story/db75a7aa031b8db068ca7c7e44c4728e") by white supremacists; one guy live-streamed himself shooting people for almost 20 minutes quoting f**king online shitposts and telling people to subscribe to Pewdiepie.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Mar 15, 2019, 08:59:16 AM
Couldn't believe that story when I read it this morning. Add to which New Zealand just isn't somewhere I'd associate with that kind of moronic insanity.

I'd ask, "What the f*ck is wrong with people?" but I think we're past that now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deadmeat on Mar 15, 2019, 10:02:05 AM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 15, 2019, 08:56:23 AM
At least 49 dead in multiple attacks on Mosques carried out in NZ (http://"https://www.news.com.au/world/pacific/police-respond-to-shooting-inside-christchurch-mosque/news-story/db75a7aa031b8db068ca7c7e44c4728e") by white supremacists; one guy live-streamed himself shooting people for almost 20 minutes quoting f**king online shitposts and telling people to subscribe to Pewdiepie.

The news of the shooting itself was already heartbreaking but they did f**king what now!?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: TC on Mar 15, 2019, 10:40:53 AM
Quote from: Deadmeat on Mar 15, 2019, 10:02:05 AM
The news of the shooting itself was already heartbreaking but they did f**king what now!?

Yep.

The connection between social media and extremism is not happenstance.

Just as there is a dark corner to every mainstream society, there is that dark corner to social media too. It doesn't take much searching thru something as innocuous as YouTube comments to find extremists emboldening each other with their hate speech. And once they've emboldened themselves with their words, they are one step closer to emboldening themselves with guns.

TC
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Mar 15, 2019, 11:33:18 AM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 15, 2019, 08:56:23 AMAt least 49 dead in multiple attacks on Mosques carried out in NZ (http://"https://www.news.com.au/world/pacific/police-respond-to-shooting-inside-christchurch-mosque/news-story/db75a7aa031b8db068ca7c7e44c4728e") by white supremacists; one guy live-streamed himself shooting people for almost 20 minutes quoting f**king online shitposts and telling people to subscribe to Pewdiepie.

Absolutely disgusting.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Mar 15, 2019, 11:50:21 AM
Makes me sick
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AhabPredator on Mar 15, 2019, 01:37:19 PM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 15, 2019, 08:56:23 AM
At least 49 dead in multiple attacks on Mosques carried out in NZ (http://"https://www.news.com.au/world/pacific/police-respond-to-shooting-inside-christchurch-mosque/news-story/db75a7aa031b8db068ca7c7e44c4728e") by white supremacists; one guy live-streamed himself shooting people for almost 20 minutes quoting f**king online shitposts and telling people to subscribe to Pewdiepie.

Aren't 4 suspects in custody? I'm wish I would say I'm surprised,  but I'm not. I'm reminded heavily of the Oslo, Norway shooting.

We'll have to wait for more details to emerge, but hopefully more people don't become casualties. What a waste of life.

As I said with Smollet, even before it broke that it was a fake. Let's wait for details. We need to see where things flesh out and see where the pieces lie.

I know people here won't like Crowder, but he makes some good points. This person was a deeply disturbed individual.

https://youtu.be/KtXoerJBExE (https://youtu.be/KtXoerJBExE)

His manifesto is very confusing in and of itself. This guy is without a doubt a fringe terrorist. No argument there. All individuals who participated are reprehensible. I hope they will be punished to the fullest extent of the law.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Mar 15, 2019, 07:31:08 PM
Weird atmosphere here today. Nothing like this has ever happened here before, so while there's a lot of grief, outrage etc i think for most, those haven't sunk in yet and it's still simply disbelief and shock.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Mar 15, 2019, 09:45:00 PM
I always thought of NZ as the kind of place to go to get away from this kind of thing. Now I know the world really has gone to shit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Mar 15, 2019, 11:00:27 PM
Possibly an ongoing situation. The main guy was in court this morning and there was some kind of knife incident and a building cleared with bomb units arriving.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Mar 16, 2019, 01:08:14 AM
"Prime minister Jacinda Ardern has said the nation's gun laws will change after it emerged the suspect had a firearms licence. She said he began legally stockpiling weapons in 2017 and had two semi-automatic weapons and two shotguns."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2019/mar/15/christchurch-shooting-injuries-reported-as-police-respond-to-critical-incident-live
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Mar 16, 2019, 01:11:15 AM
It's muddy there. He had a license but not the right type to get semi-autos, so there's still some confusion over it
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Mar 16, 2019, 09:24:14 AM
I was under the impression NZ already had fairly strict gun control laws, although admittedly that was mostly an assumption.

I've no doubt things will change, much like they did in Australia.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 16, 2019, 09:46:56 AM
NZ has much laxer gun laws than Australia. One of our states recently tried to use them of an example of how we could change our laws to allow more gun ownership; wonder if they'll say the same this year ...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gazz on Mar 16, 2019, 10:56:16 AM
I'm reminded of conversations I've had with previous posters on this forum and others about how social media has nurtured hatred, and how allowing hate speech to pass under the umbrella of 'free speech' will ultimately lead to greater far more dire consequences. So much has gone unchecked by a certain audience because 'it's trolling'. Targeted hate speech online; it's just for the lulz! Bomb threats made against public figures; it's just trolling. Guy shoots up a mosque quoting those same shitpost memes? '...poor pewdiepie'

But nothing will change. In a short time (likely right now, actually) those same shitposters and edgelords will turn this prick into another 'dark knight', just as they have Anders Breivik and Elliot Rodgers. Oh, and those social media influencers that have been peddling 'The Great Replacement' for youtube profits have blood on their hands. They don't get to disown these atrocities.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Kurgan on Mar 16, 2019, 11:02:54 AM
Quote from: Gazz on Mar 16, 2019, 10:56:16 AM
Oh, and those social media influencers that have been peddling 'The Great Replacement' for youtube profits have blood on their hands. They don't get to disown these atrocities.

This.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Mar 16, 2019, 11:33:29 AM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 16, 2019, 09:24:14 AM
I was under the impression NZ already had fairly strict gun control laws, although admittedly that was mostly an assumption.

I've no doubt things will change, much like they did in Australia.

Hard to get registered to begin with, but no tracking of individual weapons.

Quote from: The Kurgan on Mar 16, 2019, 11:02:54 AM
Quote from: Gazz on Mar 16, 2019, 10:56:16 AM
Oh, and those social media influencers that have been peddling 'The Great Replacement' for youtube profits have blood on their hands. They don't get to disown these atrocities.

This.


Correct.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Biomechanoid on Mar 17, 2019, 10:00:15 PM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 16, 2019, 09:46:56 AM
NZ has much laxer gun laws than Australia.

I read something similar on a web news source - Outside the US, New Zealand is one of the more lenient countries on guns. Which is ironic that in political forums I participate, many claim, "Shows you what good it does for countries like New Zealand,  to have such strict gun laws."

Misinformation really does rule the internet.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Mar 17, 2019, 10:08:21 PM
As i said upthread, registering for a license is very strict, and the categories of license dictate the type of weapons you can have. But individual weapons and accessories are not tracked or registered beyond initial point of sale, meaning someone like this guy can get a rifle with limited mag capacity, restricted to certain types of stocks, accessories etc, but then go out and buy the larger mags and alternate parts to convert it off some guy in a parking lot without the authorities having a clue.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Predaker on Mar 18, 2019, 12:28:14 PM
Quote from: AhabPredator on Mar 15, 2019, 01:37:19 PM
We'll have to wait for more details to emerge, but hopefully more people don't become casualties. What a waste of life.

As I said with Smollet, even before it broke that it was a fake. Let's wait for details. We need to see where things flesh out and see where the pieces lie.
...what?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PsyKore on Mar 19, 2019, 11:11:21 AM
I was really sickened by this. Brings back memories of Port Arthur. I feel like a lot of hatred and racism comes from the click-baiting media and idiot politicians which Australia seems to always put in the spotlight, as well as breeding in social media. In Australia I feel like there is definitely an underlying racism/phobia in the country which permeates from those things and it sort of has a trickle down effect.

Jacinda Ardern is right in that we should forget this guy's name and never let him have any notoriety. He should remain a nobody locked in a cell forever.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 19, 2019, 11:23:02 AM
I love that they're considering not charging him on terrorism counts just to f**king spite him. If they make it a terrorism charge, the court case will run longer and give him more of an opportunity to use the case as a platform to spew his ideology. With murder charges, they only have to prove he intended to kill someone -- which is much easier given the circumstances, resulting in a much faster case.

It's not like he'll be getting any kind of a lenient sentence. He's looking at 50-odd 1st degree murder charges. He's never seeing the outside of a prison again after this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: LastSonofKrypton on Mar 19, 2019, 11:36:17 AM
Quote from: PsyKore on Mar 19, 2019, 11:11:21 AM
I was really sickened by this. Brings back memories of Port Arthur. I feel like a lot of hatred and racism comes from the click-baiting media and idiot politicians which Australia seems to always put in the spotlight, as well as breeding in social media. In Australia I feel like there is definitely an underlying racism/phobia in the country which permeates from those things and it sort of has a trickle down effect.

Jacinda Ardern is right in that we should forget this guy's name and never let him have any notoriety. He should remain a nobody locked in a cell forever.

One of the disgusting realities of these kind of events outside of the act itself is the way the media, and people in general both left and right react.  They use the tragedy to push their own agenda, whether it be anti- muslim sentiments of the right or anti-white male rhetoric of the left, and it becomes the focus of the debate, with both sides making blanket statements and generalisations forgetting the fact that 50 men, woman and children were just murdered.  It's disgusting, these people don't care about the tragedy, just whatever political points they can score for their own side. 

Lock this monster in a cell with no windows forever and scrub his name from everything
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Mar 19, 2019, 11:40:12 AM
The media is being fairly reasonable about it here actually. I'm intentionally avoiding overseas coverage though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: LastSonofKrypton on Mar 19, 2019, 11:45:36 AM
Quote from: [CANCERBLACK] on Mar 19, 2019, 11:40:12 AM
The media is being fairly reasonable about it here actually. I'm intentionally avoiding overseas coverage though.

I generally avoid the news as a rule, here in the UK our news is getting worse, and American news has been a shit show for a long time
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AhabPredator on Mar 19, 2019, 01:11:16 PM
Quote from: Predaker on Mar 18, 2019, 12:28:14 PM
Quote from: AhabPredator on Mar 15, 2019, 01:37:19 PM
We'll have to wait for more details to emerge, but hopefully more people don't become casualties. What a waste of life.

As I said with Smollet, even before it broke that it was a fake. Let's wait for details. We need to see where things flesh out and see where the pieces lie.
...what?

Certain people were quick to blame entire groups of people on a completely fake event. If anything, I think it shows how much influence the media has on people in the sense they expertly manipulate us. Please understand I don't think this shooting was a fake event. I'm just speaking about a specific pattern of behavior here and in the media.

Spoiler
https://youtu.be/XRkBz9cboLo (https://youtu.be/XRkBz9cboLo)
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Condemnation of people they don't like, based on their biases rather than the facts of the case. I was just stating we need all the facts of the tragedy to be fleshed out before the preliminary finger pointing begins.

Spoiler
https://youtu.be/rpoTGUSRTwA (https://youtu.be/rpoTGUSRTwA)
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All that aside, the best case scenario is that the impacted communities will be able to grieve and heal over time and the man responsible pays. Not sure if NZ has the death penalty...but this man is deserving.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Kurgan on Mar 19, 2019, 01:48:35 PM
Quote from: AhabPredator on Mar 19, 2019, 01:11:16 PM
Quote from: Predaker on Mar 18, 2019, 12:28:14 PM
Quote from: AhabPredator on Mar 15, 2019, 01:37:19 PM
We'll have to wait for more details to emerge, but hopefully more people don't become casualties. What a waste of life.

As I said with Smollet, even before it broke that it was a fake. Let's wait for details. We need to see where things flesh out and see where the pieces lie.
...what?

Certain people were quick to blame entire groups of people on a completely fake event. If anything, I think it shows how much influence the media has on people in the sense they expertly manipulate us. Please understand I don't think this shooting was a fake event. I'm just speaking about a specific pattern of behavior here and in the media.

Condemnation of people they don't like, based on their biases rather than the facts of the case. I was just stating we need all the facts of the tragedy to be fleshed out before the preliminary finger pointing begins.

The best case scenario, hopefully the communities will be able to grieve and heal over time and the man responsible pays. Not sure if NZ has the death penalty...but this man is deserving.

....what?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Mar 19, 2019, 03:32:30 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4AJh5SCkek
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Mar 19, 2019, 07:12:59 PM
Quote from: AhabPredator on Mar 19, 2019, 01:11:16 PM

Certain people were quick to blame entire groups of people on a completely fake event. If anything, I think it shows how much influence the media has on people in the sense they expertly manipulate us. Please understand I don't think this shooting was a fake event. I'm just speaking about a specific pattern of behavior here and in the media.

Certain people were very quick to (gleefully in most cases) run with the Smollet stuff being fake well before it was anything other than shady/confusing too. Swings both ways there. As I said, I've been avoiding foreign coverage, and the only thing they're attacking here are overt white supremacists and the loopholes in gun law.

QuoteCondemnation of people they don't like, based on their biases rather than the facts of the case. I was just stating we need all the facts of the tragedy to be fleshed out before the preliminary finger pointing begins.

Again, the facts of the case is that this guy was a white supremacist and used nazi-neonazi iconography, among other stuff. The only people being condemned are full-on skinhead types.

QuoteThe best case scenario, hopefully the communities will be able to grieve and heal over time and the man responsible pays. Not sure if NZ has the death penalty...but this man is deserving.


We haven't had the death penalty for ages. Morally/emotively I support it but on technicality (ie; the condemned sit on death row making appeals and cost even more money in the process, and it's not actually a deterrent), it doesn't function the way it used to/should with the complexity of modern legal systems and society at large.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AhabPredator on Mar 19, 2019, 07:24:16 PM
Quote from: [CANCERBLACK] on Mar 19, 2019, 07:12:59 PM
Quote from: AhabPredator on Mar 19, 2019, 01:11:16 PM

Certain people were quick to blame entire groups of people on a completely fake event. If anything, I think it shows how much influence the media has on people in the sense they expertly manipulate us. Please understand I don't think this shooting was a fake event. I'm just speaking about a specific pattern of behavior here and in the media.

Certain people were very quick to (gleefully in most cases) run with the Smollet stuff being fake well before it was anything other than shady/confusing too. Swings both ways there. As I said, I've been avoiding foreign coverage, and the only thing they're attacking here are overt white supremacists and the loopholes in gun law.

QuoteCondemnation of people they don't like, based on their biases rather than the facts of the case. I was just stating we need all the facts of the tragedy to be fleshed out before the preliminary finger pointing begins.

Again, the facts of the case is that this guy was a white supremacist and used nazi-neonazi iconography, among other stuff. The only people being condemned are full-on skinhead types.

QuoteThe best case scenario, hopefully the communities will be able to grieve and heal over time and the man responsible pays. Not sure if NZ has the death penalty...but this man is deserving.


We haven't had the death penalty for ages. Morally/emotively I support it but on technicality (ie; the condemned sit on death row making appeals and cost even more money in the process, and it's not actually a deterrent), it doesn't function the way it used to/should with the complexity of modern legal systems and society at large.

Agreed on the case of Smollet. That's why I said I sincerely supported waiting for the facts even before the hoax came out. I mean it did seem outlandish, but every case like that must be investigated.

As for the rise of white nationalism, how is that in Australia and New Zealand compared to the U.S.? Overt white racism is rare in the United States ( I didn't say non existent, because I know someone will twist that). I've honestly never been down to that part of the world, so I have no context. My only point of reference for this is Australia (2008) and The Rabbit Proof Fence. Both of which are movies, so...

I am pro death sentence if proof beyond a reasonable doubt exists.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reasonable_doubt
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Mar 19, 2019, 07:37:26 PM
Australia has a reputation (at least here) for being pretty freakin' racist, but more on a cultural/institutional level than thug violence (which does happen but as an outsider feels like it pales in comparison to the states' behaviour) or the sheer volume of casual but non physical racism.
It'd be hard for me to unpick how much of it's just aussie c**ts being aussie c**ts and how much could be codified as a "rise" of modern day white supremacy.
I'm sure our local ockers can comment.


In NZ, there's been a small but obnoxious community of skinheads, neo-nazis and white supremacists for decades, who commit low level offenses ("minor" hatecrimes and gang shit) and of late, post nasty things on comments sections online.
I actually know a number of said people (some current, some former) from playing at/attending metal gigs, but their numbers don't seem to be increasing. There's no way to count people who act and dress normal but are radicalised online.
Other than that, NZ is generally seen as left leaning and hyper-tolerant and while there's always exceptions, that stereotype is definitely based in reality.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 19, 2019, 08:00:44 PM
"Pretty freaking racist" is inaccurate, but it's easy to see why we have that reputation because the right have been systematically demonising immigrants - particularly brown Muslim ones - for political benefit for the better part of 20 years.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Mar 19, 2019, 08:03:32 PM
I dunno, I've heard tell of some really shocking stuff from the NT but it's likely unfair to categorise the whole country the same way.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AhabPredator on Mar 19, 2019, 09:07:38 PM
Quote from: [CANCERBLACK] on Mar 19, 2019, 07:37:26 PM
Australia has a reputation (at least here) for being pretty freakin' racist, but more on a cultural/institutional level than thug violence (which does happen but as an outsider feels like it pales in comparison to the states' behaviour) or the sheer volume of casual but non physical racism.
It'd be hard for me to unpick how much of it's just aussie c**ts being aussie c**ts and how much could be codified as a "rise" of modern day white supremacy.
I'm sure our local ockers can comment.


In NZ, there's been a small but obnoxious community of skinheads, neo-nazis and white supremacists for decades, who commit low level offenses ("minor" hatecrimes and gang shit) and of late, post nasty things on comments sections online.
I actually know a number of said people (some current, some former) from playing at/attending metal gigs, but their numbers don't seem to be increasing. There's no way to count people who act and dress normal but are radicalised online.
Other than that, NZ is generally seen as left leaning and hyper-tolerant and while there's always exceptions, that stereotype is definitely based in reality.

We have skinheads here too. They are a very small minority. I've dealt with them on several occasions. They aren't pleasant, as you may imagine. You also have a lot of Southern people who fly the Confederate flag and while (some) of them might be racist within that subset, not all of them are.

I have also heard similar stereotypes concerning Aussies, but I'm not sure most of it is legitimate. Because the interpretation that many people have about Americans are often incorrect. I would sad most people are similar in a lot of ways and different than others. I think that's where world travel and education help with breaking down those barriers.

On that note, the movie American History X does good work showing how basic communication and mutual understanding can destroy racist tropes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 19, 2019, 09:10:23 PM
Quote from: [CANCERBLACK] on Mar 19, 2019, 08:03:32 PM
I dunno, I've heard tell of some really shocking stuff from the NT but it's likely unfair to categorise the whole country the same way.

Indeed. On both points.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Mar 19, 2019, 09:25:21 PM
@Ahab a lot of the impressions people have about straya are fairly outdated, myself included. It certainly has a history of some vile shit (where doesn't though), and certain regions still see awful attitudes and actions, but for the most part it's just the same as any other english speaking country ie; you'll mostly find center-left views in the city and center-right views small towns without anyone being especially nasty. I possibly should have thought about my answer a bit harder there because i'm used to giving australia shit on principle (in a friendly way) and calling them a nation of racists is the default low hanging fruit, because it's such a widespread cultural meme to think of the place as such.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 19, 2019, 10:22:26 PM
Quote from: SM on Mar 19, 2019, 08:00:44 PM
"Pretty freaking racist" is inaccurate,
Regrettably not my experience, but I am from Queensland.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 19, 2019, 10:25:44 PM
Could be worse.

Could be Sydney.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Mar 19, 2019, 10:38:31 PM
Yeah, but at least you're not Florida.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AhabPredator on Mar 20, 2019, 12:50:05 AM
Quote from: SM on Mar 19, 2019, 10:25:44 PM
Could be worse.

Could be Sydney.

Is it really that bad there?   ??? I always thought that was the Seattle, Washington of Australia.

Quote from: Local Trouble on Mar 19, 2019, 10:38:31 PM
Yeah, but at least you're not Florida.
what ya got against Florida? 😂 that's where I am.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 20, 2019, 01:00:30 AM
Look up the Cronulla Riots for a look at how lovely Sydney is.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Mar 20, 2019, 01:06:19 AM
Hence my initial statement. Plus how freely most aussies i know fling around the term "abbo"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 20, 2019, 01:17:28 AM
It took about three trips to Cairns before I finally nabbed a cab driver who didn't launch into an unsolicited spiel about the indigenous population.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 20, 2019, 01:20:10 AM
Quote from: [CANCERBLACK] on Mar 20, 2019, 01:06:19 AM
Hence my initial statement. Plus how freely most aussies i know fling around the term "abbo"

You know a lot of racist arseholes it would seem.

I can't remember the last time I heard anyone use that word in a conversation.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PsyKore on Mar 20, 2019, 01:45:51 AM
Quote from: AhabPredator on Mar 20, 2019, 12:50:05 AM
Quote from: SM on Mar 19, 2019, 10:25:44 PM
Could be worse.

Could be Sydney.

Is it really that bad there?   ??? I always thought that was the Seattle, Washington of Australia.

No, Sydney isn't that bad. But like any place it has its fair share of idiots.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 20, 2019, 02:32:50 AM
I was being facetious about Sydney, though their local Murdoch rag and shock jocks are generally more right wing and racist than other major cities.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 20, 2019, 02:35:27 AM
Two years ago I was getting a haircut and the lady cutting my hair started going on an unsolicited rant about "abbos" because there were two people being interviewed on a news segment.

QLD, home of Pauline Hanson and Fraser Anning.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Mar 20, 2019, 04:26:37 AM
Quote from: SM on Mar 20, 2019, 01:20:10 AM
Quote from: [CANCERBLACK] on Mar 20, 2019, 01:06:19 AM
Hence my initial statement. Plus how freely most aussies i know fling around the term "abbo"

You know a lot of racist arseholes it would seem.

I can't remember the last time I heard anyone use that word in a conversation.

Unfortunately i do, although not all of them are overt initially. The guys who wear it on the sleeve i generally know as "that band playing before/after us". But it often comes out from less over the top seeming people, once they get comfortable. How much is "banter" and how much is genuine is difficult to say, but that's not really the point.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Kurgan on Mar 20, 2019, 08:20:58 AM
I don't think overt racism in the form of the classic skinhead is on the rise. At least here in Germany it's still a very small fringe group of thugs and never-do-wells, mostly a subgroup connected to the biker, bouncer, bodybuilder, hooligan or metal scene.

What is on the rise is conspiracy theories, semi racist ideas, halftruths, exaggerations and outright lies  finding the way into the middle-class and the heads of everyday people, as they are spouted by politics, social media influencers, selfstyled truth seekers, authors etc (very successfully) for political or financial gain. I have heard quite a few times from acquaintances that had absolutely nothing to do with racists or skinheads, that refugees did this or that, or the goverment is covering up this or that, just because they heard it in some youtube video or somebody was sharing it on social media or forums, when there was not a shred of truth on any of this claims.

And in parallel to homegrown islamic terrorists that radicalize themselves over the internet, people that have not much else in life can also radicalize themself when they fall down the rabbithole of the great replacement and other bullshit theories echo chambers.

People who spread this kind of rabble-rousing shit are as much to blame for the acts of people who took their ideas to heart as radical islamistic hate preachers are for islamistic terror acts.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Mar 21, 2019, 05:40:05 AM
I didn't know this kind of thing existed in Australia.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_rmwBQ8XxU
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AhabPredator on Mar 21, 2019, 08:27:39 PM
Is this guy from Sydney? Just curious.


https://youtu.be/odCQhAezB_Q (https://youtu.be/odCQhAezB_Q)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Kurgan on Mar 22, 2019, 09:21:13 AM
Something local and lighter:
There was a mass brawl in Berlin, about 400 teens gathered. After they came to blows, cops scattered them, one of them was nearly pulled into the crowd.
After they were scattered, some went into the subway, jumped into the track bed and threw gravel stones at each other.

The reason? Probably rivaling youtubers.

Gave me a real those damn kids old fart moment  :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PsyKore on Mar 22, 2019, 10:01:58 AM
Quote from: AhabPredator on Mar 21, 2019, 08:27:39 PM
Is this guy from Sydney? Just curious.


https://youtu.be/odCQhAezB_Q (https://youtu.be/odCQhAezB_Q)

I don't know if he's from Sydney, but this video is a terrific example showing how potentially dangerous media can be by being dishonest.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AhabPredator on Mar 22, 2019, 10:07:12 AM
Quote from: PsyKore on Mar 22, 2019, 10:01:58 AM
Quote from: AhabPredator on Mar 21, 2019, 08:27:39 PM
Is this guy from Sydney? Just curious.


https://youtu.be/odCQhAezB_Q (https://youtu.be/odCQhAezB_Q)

I don't know if he's from Sydney, but this video is a terrific example showing how potentially dangerous media can be by being dishonest.

He's shown what an asshat he is. The guy has also bragged in the past about doing coke and screwing underaged girls.

I love how he preaches tolerance and such on media but in private he is an intolerable ass.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PsyKore on Mar 22, 2019, 11:00:51 AM
Quote from: AhabPredator on Mar 22, 2019, 10:07:12 AM
Quote from: PsyKore on Mar 22, 2019, 10:01:58 AM
Quote from: AhabPredator on Mar 21, 2019, 08:27:39 PM
Is this guy from Sydney? Just curious.


https://youtu.be/odCQhAezB_Q (https://youtu.be/odCQhAezB_Q)

I don't know if he's from Sydney, but this video is a terrific example showing how potentially dangerous media can be by being dishonest.

He's shown what an asshat he is. The guy also brags about doing coke and screwing underaged hookers.

I love how he preaches tolerance and such on media but in private he is an intolerable ass.

Yeah, it's actually quite sickening when you think about it. And how two-faced he is also gives a good idea how hate and racism lives under the surface in our societies.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Mar 22, 2019, 12:47:00 PM
Quote from: AhabPredator on Mar 21, 2019, 08:27:39 PM
Is this guy from Sydney? Just curious.


https://youtu.be/odCQhAezB_Q (https://youtu.be/odCQhAezB_Q)

This is more common than most think. Being dishonest to manipulate viewers is like their single purpose in life.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 24, 2019, 02:46:48 PM
Quote from: PsyKore on Mar 22, 2019, 10:01:58 AM
Quote from: AhabPredator on Mar 21, 2019, 08:27:39 PM
Is this guy from Sydney? Just curious.


https://youtu.be/odCQhAezB_Q (https://youtu.be/odCQhAezB_Q)

I don't know if he's from Sydney, but this video is a terrific example showing how potentially dangerous media can be by being dishonest.

For the sake of balance, it's always good to check your sources and their agendas (https://www.ajds.org.au/2018/06/avi-yemini-consorts-nazis/).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BigDaddyJohn on Mar 24, 2019, 03:33:51 PM
Ohh neo-nazis, the great danger that threatens the world everyday, worst than the phantom menace it seems.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AhabPredator on Mar 24, 2019, 04:45:49 PM
Quote from: SM on Mar 24, 2019, 02:46:48 PM
Quote from: PsyKore on Mar 22, 2019, 10:01:58 AM
Quote from: AhabPredator on Mar 21, 2019, 08:27:39 PM
Is this guy from Sydney? Just curious.


https://youtu.be/odCQhAezB_Q (https://youtu.be/odCQhAezB_Q)

I don't know if he's from Sydney, but this video is a terrific example showing how potentially dangerous media can be by being dishonest.

For the sake of balance, it's always good to check your sources and their agendas (https://www.ajds.org.au/2018/06/avi-yemini-consorts-nazis/).

So who is the worse actor? The Neo-Nazi collaborator or the racist guy masquerading in a progressive skin suit?

🤔
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 24, 2019, 07:15:54 PM
Very telling pair of posts.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Mar 24, 2019, 07:43:09 PM
Australia is seeming more and more like the US every day...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Mar 24, 2019, 07:43:54 PM
Quote from: BigDaddyJohn on Mar 24, 2019, 03:33:51 PM
Ohh neo-nazis, the great danger that threatens the world everyday, worst than the phantom menace it seems.

I mean, one did kill 50 people and injure 50 more in the incident that led us down this path of discussion so... yes?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BigDaddyJohn on Mar 24, 2019, 07:59:43 PM
Quote from: [CANCERBLACK] on Mar 24, 2019, 07:43:54 PM
Quote from: BigDaddyJohn on Mar 24, 2019, 03:33:51 PM
Ohh neo-nazis, the great danger that threatens the world everyday, worst than the phantom menace it seems.

I mean, one did kill 50 people and injure 50 more in the incident that led us down this path of discussion so... yes?

Some political uses of this event are bullshit, not what the f**ker actually did is.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 24, 2019, 09:54:56 PM
The political uses are bullshit but what the guy did... Isn't bullshit? You might want to have another go writing that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Mar 24, 2019, 10:01:30 PM
I think there is a typo there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Mar 24, 2019, 10:12:08 PM
I get what he was trying to say. I haven't seen any political misuse of this event, but i've been avoiding social media and overseas news.

Unless of course he just means "hardcore lefties are talking about it in the context of their existing worldview" in which case, literally everyone is, grow up etc.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AhabPredator on Mar 31, 2019, 12:45:36 AM
Quote from: SM on Mar 24, 2019, 02:46:48 PM
Quote from: PsyKore on Mar 22, 2019, 10:01:58 AM
Quote from: AhabPredator on Mar 21, 2019, 08:27:39 PM
Is this guy from Sydney? Just curious.


https://youtu.be/odCQhAezB_Q (https://youtu.be/odCQhAezB_Q)

I don't know if he's from Sydney, but this video is a terrific example showing how potentially dangerous media can be by being dishonest.

For the sake of balance, it's always good to check your sources and their agendas (https://www.ajds.org.au/2018/06/avi-yemini-consorts-nazis/).

Going back to that guy being a Nazi or a Nazi sympathizer...how does one do that as an ex-Israeli Defense Soldier? You know...IDF as in the Jewish state of Israel.

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FoGupjPE.jpg&hash=589b64e4f672dfa8efd2723ca6226ffd8276513a)

That's the one thing I'm having a hard time believing. Unless he's lying about that, I might buy it. But that's the one thing that makes that seem very unlikely. I'm trying to find solid evidence he actually was, but I only seem to find pictures of him in IDF uniform. I guess I'll have to keep researching him.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: oduodu on Apr 04, 2019, 12:33:57 PM
jan michael vincent passes away at the age of 73. he was string fellow hawke in airwolf.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Apr 15, 2019, 06:56:10 PM
Notre Dame Cathedral is f**ked. :-\

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/15/paris-notre-dame-cathedral-on-fire-reuters.html

(https://images2.imgbox.com/af/c9/SBHT3jef_o.jpeg)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Apr 15, 2019, 07:03:27 PM
Holy shit!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Apr 15, 2019, 07:19:11 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Apr 15, 2019, 06:56:10 PM
Notre Dame Cathedral is f**ked. :-\

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/15/paris-notre-dame-cathedral-on-fire-reuters.html

(https://images2.imgbox.com/af/c9/SBHT3jef_o.jpeg)

Where was Tom Hanks when this happened?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Apr 16, 2019, 12:25:28 PM
Glad they were able to save most of the Art and items and that for the most part Notre Dame has been somewhat saved. Just shocking watching the spire fall on TV
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Apr 16, 2019, 01:50:12 PM
In other news.

Allison Mack of 'Smallville' Pleads Guilty in Case of Nxivm 'Sex Cult' Where Women Were Branded

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/nyregion/nxivm-allison-mack.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Apr 16, 2019, 03:45:46 PM
Sounds kinky.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Kurgan on Apr 16, 2019, 04:25:18 PM
It is terrifying what people can be made to tolerate through brainwashing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Apr 16, 2019, 04:44:46 PM
Quote from: The Kurgan on Apr 16, 2019, 04:25:18 PM
It is terrifying what people can be made to tolerate through brainwashing.

I hear ya. Washing my own brain is terrible enough.

I almost got myself to believe that I was the one who ate my sandwich the other night.

Little did I know, it was me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Kurgan on Apr 16, 2019, 04:54:42 PM
Quote from: Huggs on Apr 16, 2019, 04:44:46 PM
Quote from: The Kurgan on Apr 16, 2019, 04:25:18 PM
It is terrifying what people can be made to tolerate through brainwashing.

I hear ya. Washing my own brain is terrible enough.

I almost got myself to believe that I was the one who ate my sandwich the other night.

Little did I know, it was me.

A tragic and confusing tale of love,loss and self-admission :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Apr 16, 2019, 07:27:54 PM
Quote from: First Blood on Apr 16, 2019, 03:45:46 PM
Sounds kinky.

Goes into human trafficking territory too so more "horrible" than "hot". 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Apr 17, 2019, 12:19:50 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2tuKiiznsY
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Apr 17, 2019, 02:08:18 PM
It's scary, but it's by no means the first time design flaws have killed hundreds of people in multiple plane crashes. See also: de Havilland Comet, McDonnell Douglas DC-10 etc.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: First Blood on Apr 18, 2019, 04:20:57 PM
Quote from: [CANCERBLACK] on Apr 16, 2019, 07:27:54 PM
Quote from: First Blood on Apr 16, 2019, 03:45:46 PM
Sounds kinky.

Goes into human trafficking territory too so more "horrible" than "hot".

Oh f**k. Nevermind.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Apr 21, 2019, 01:10:17 PM
Easter Sunday explosions at multiple churches and hotels rock Sri Lanka, death tolls rises past 200 (https://www.foxnews.com/world/easter-sunday-explosions-at-multiple-churches-and-hotels-rock-sri-lanka-death-tolls-rises)

Sri Lanka blasts: More than 200 dead in church and hotel bombings across country (https://edition.cnn.com/2019/04/21/asia/sri-lanka-explosions/index.html)

Sri Lanka intel warned of Muslim attack on churches (http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/262136)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on May 07, 2019, 11:10:43 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO7_indbfME
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on May 27, 2019, 05:01:09 PM
Unlike many phobias, the fear of flying is one I entirely understand, even if I don't suffer from it myself.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on May 27, 2019, 09:11:59 PM
My father used to think I was nuts about avoiding air travel. I'm not afraid of it, I just don't feel it offers me any reasonable measure of safety for the gain of a few less hours travel time.

Now that you can't seem to go a few days without some type of aircraft going down or having issues in some part of the world, he doesn't question it anymore. That and all the flights that get diverted due to unruly passengers. Etc. Etc.

I was born on the ground. I like it down here.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on May 28, 2019, 08:19:59 AM
Quote from: Huggs on May 27, 2019, 09:11:59 PMNow that you can't seem to go a few days without some type of aircraft going down or having issues in some part of the world, he doesn't question it anymore.

That's really not the case though. Commercial airline crashes are still incredibly infrequent, especially in the western world. Last year there were 5 fatal commercial airline incidents. The year before there were none.

You're substantially more likely to get killed in a car crash on the ground.

The big difference, of course, is that in an airline crash you a) have absolutely no control over what's going on and b) depending on the nature of the incident, have a much higher probability of dying should something go wrong.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on May 28, 2019, 01:42:32 PM
Woman "Loses 10 Years of Memories" Due To An Enormous Poop
(https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/woman-loses-10-years-of-memories-due-to-bad-case-of-constipation/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on May 28, 2019, 01:44:16 PM
:laugh:

Wow.

I mean, I've had some traumatic dumps in my time, but that...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on May 28, 2019, 03:19:14 PM
I've felt empty after a good poop but that's taking the biscuit
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on May 28, 2019, 03:58:07 PM
If only I could choose the memories to load into my poop before I drop my payload...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on May 28, 2019, 08:33:27 PM
Word.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Biomechanoid on May 29, 2019, 04:38:15 AM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on May 28, 2019, 08:19:59 AM
The big difference, of course, is that in an airline crash you a) have absolutely no control over what's going on and b) depending on the nature of the incident, have a much higher probability of dying should something go wrong.

and c) a fatal car crash often happens so instantly you never knew what took you out from this world (there are exceptions, of course), whereas a plane spiraling to the ground, you have those horrifying few minutes waiting for a certain death (exceptions to that too, massive mid-air explosion, for example). It is literally George Carlin's two minute warning like football. You're getting a warning from Mr. Death. "You have two minutes before you die."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on May 29, 2019, 05:24:52 AM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on May 28, 2019, 08:19:59 AM
Quote from: Huggs on May 27, 2019, 09:11:59 PMNow that you can't seem to go a few days without some type of aircraft going down or having issues in some part of the world, he doesn't question it anymore.

That's really not the case though. Commercial airline crashes are still incredibly infrequent, especially in the western world. Last year there were 5 fatal commercial airline incidents. The year before there were none.

You're substantially more likely to get killed in a car crash on the ground.

The big difference, of course, is that in an airline crash you a) have absolutely no control over what's going on and b) depending on the nature of the incident, have a much higher probability of dying should something go wrong.

That's why I said "some type of aircraft". A private plane hits a house, a helicopter crashes in the river, a big plane gets shot down over God knows where, or just goes missing, gets redirected due to an unruly passenger attacking someone, etc.

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on May 28, 2019, 01:42:32 PM
Woman "Loses 10 Years of Memories" Due To An Enormous Poop
(https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/woman-loses-10-years-of-memories-due-to-bad-case-of-constipation/)

It could be worse. Ask Elvis.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: LastSonofKrypton on May 29, 2019, 08:23:12 AM
Quote from: Huggs on May 29, 2019, 05:24:52 AM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on May 28, 2019, 08:19:59 AM
Quote from: Huggs on May 27, 2019, 09:11:59 PMNow that you can't seem to go a few days without some type of aircraft going down or having issues in some part of the world, he doesn't question it anymore.

That's really not the case though. Commercial airline crashes are still incredibly infrequent, especially in the western world. Last year there were 5 fatal commercial airline incidents. The year before there were none.

You're substantially more likely to get killed in a car crash on the ground.

The big difference, of course, is that in an airline crash you a) have absolutely no control over what's going on and b) depending on the nature of the incident, have a much higher probability of dying should something go wrong.

That's why I said "some type of aircraft". A private plane hits a house, a helicopter crashes in the river, a big plane gets shot down over God knows where, or just goes missing, gets redirected due to an unruly passenger attacking someone, etc.

Quote from: Corporal Hicks on May 28, 2019, 01:42:32 PM
Woman "Loses 10 Years of Memories" Due To An Enormous Poop
(https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/woman-loses-10-years-of-memories-due-to-bad-case-of-constipation/)

It could be worse. Ask Elvis.

Or poor Gigi

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a4/ce/61/a4ce61c68d4abcf9f44112a3c4777d20.jpg)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on May 29, 2019, 09:17:34 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on May 28, 2019, 01:42:32 PM
Woman "Loses 10 Years of Memories" Due To An Enormous Poop
(https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/woman-loses-10-years-of-memories-due-to-bad-case-of-constipation/)


Seems like either this is baloney (the article admits it may well be) or the poor lady had a stroke and a useless doctor failed to spot it, in which case it isn't so funny.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on May 29, 2019, 09:33:07 PM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on May 29, 2019, 09:17:34 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on May 28, 2019, 01:42:32 PM
Woman "Loses 10 Years of Memories" Due To An Enormous Poop
(https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/woman-loses-10-years-of-memories-due-to-bad-case-of-constipation/)


Seems like either this is baloney (the article admits it may well be) or the poor lady had a stroke and a useless doctor failed to spot it, in which case it isn't so funny.

That's what I was thinking.

But it's more than likely bogus.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on May 30, 2019, 02:37:53 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkiDzMCj6DA
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jun 18, 2019, 07:14:29 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 05, 2014, 08:10:29 PM
Quote from: Rong on Mar 05, 2014, 08:01:23 PM
I'm pretty sure in the past you self identified as one hahah

WHAT? I made no such post.

Spoiler
Could you remind me where it is? Can't have people knowing these things about me.
[close]

Quote from: Cvalda on Mar 05, 2014, 08:00:04 PM
Everybody already knows you're a sociopath, Xeno.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGBTriz9IB0#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGBTriz9IB0#ws)
Sorrow and cute aggression. I am a psychopath of the Hervey cleckley variety. Clinical? Pathological? Is this permanent?!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 18, 2019, 07:25:28 PM
That's my old family.


They crazy too though.



Also, holy post revival.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jun 19, 2019, 12:35:29 PM
After a certain point the mind is unable to go in another direction. True.

It's the ability to mimic and the ability to govern dopamine. (needed something to identify as so I'd have some grounding)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jun 20, 2019, 12:42:18 PM
The mammilian brain is not intelligent enough to understand newtonian physics. Solemn and prefers Gourmet strawberry to garden strawberry.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jun 20, 2019, 10:33:44 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jun 18, 2019, 07:25:28 PM
That's my old family.


They crazy too though.



Also, holy post revival.

They still around, but it's mostly chat rather than forums.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 21, 2019, 03:25:42 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jun 20, 2019, 10:33:44 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jun 18, 2019, 07:25:28 PM
That's my old family.


They crazy too though.



Also, holy post revival.



They still around, but it's mostly chat rather than forums.

WHERE?


They once made me mad so I deleted everyone off of facebook.


Now I can't find them.  :'(

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jun 21, 2019, 08:08:35 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jun 21, 2019, 03:25:42 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jun 20, 2019, 10:33:44 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jun 18, 2019, 07:25:28 PM
That's my old family.


They crazy too though.



Also, holy post revival.

WHERE?

They once made me mad so I deleted everyone off of facebook.


Now I can't find them.  :'(

They still around, but it's mostly chat rather than forums.



Might be the issue
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 22, 2019, 01:37:45 AM
I think it was something aspie's crazy ass did, but I can't remember now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 22, 2019, 03:46:29 AM
Sounds very out of character for him...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The1PerfectOrganism on Jun 23, 2019, 11:52:32 AM
LOL
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jun 23, 2019, 10:29:35 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jun 22, 2019, 01:37:45 AM
I think it was something aspie's crazy ass did, but I can't remember now.

Did you see he eloped and married his girl last year and DIDN'T EVEN INVITE US?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 25, 2019, 01:16:43 AM
that's because he knows I'm a threat








to steal his woman
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jun 25, 2019, 01:30:08 AM
She qt tbh he did good
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jun 25, 2019, 01:32:59 AM
yeah but I would have had to sample some other stores goods first before I committed to just the one
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jun 25, 2019, 01:53:39 AM
I thought he did but yee seems like a rush regardless
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jun 28, 2019, 02:05:09 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Feb 15, 2014, 11:25:32 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Feb 15, 2014, 07:27:30 PM
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/climate_desk/2014/02/internet_troll_personality_study_machiavellianism_narcissism_psychopathy.html (http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/climate_desk/2014/02/internet_troll_personality_study_machiavellianism_narcissism_psychopathy.html)
Let us take a moment to listen to a lecture on trollogy from yours, truly:

What is a troll? Can anyone take a guess at this? Is it a mythical creature? Is it a basement dwelling 40 year old? Is it a well fed acne riddled preteen living comfortably on the heated second floor of its parents house, who's only form of entertainment is annoying other people?

Well, I'm here to tell you that it doesn't have to be.

Your garden variety troll these days has no frontal lobe activity, and consequently, is not very sophisticated in their attacks. For whatever reason (mommy didn't spank them enough, too much sugar, etc) they are impulsive, careless, and lack a certain...presence. The troll you should be worried about will possess an almost chameleon like quality that allows them to feed off and ravage an astronomical number of victims. The very best can accomplish this without ever outing themselves. They breeze right around moderators, sometimes provoking other members into committing offenses that result in their own banning.

Indeed, trolling can be an art, a cross between the ultimate saboteur and someone who hides in plain sight. To see what their victim is thinking, a clever troll will step inside their target, will almost wear them, will attempt to cover whatever doesn't belong (figuratively, of course). They may even pretend to be their victim, or sometimes, just like their victim. This can go on for weeks, months, or years, and is the primary method they gather intel. Sometimes they join an entire community and develop a rapport with them, slowly picking off other members and draining the intelligence of those who will listen to them. This is how many noteworthy trolls have built themselves up.

Thankfully, your typical misguided troll will grow very little over the course of their careers, never daring to challenge themselves or go beyond petty and transparent insults. They never learn to become something greater. Something far more sinister. But this is nature's design.

Let us move on to what I'm here to offer you:

I have studied the operations of the best. Their plan. Their execution. I have lived alongside them, danced with them, studied their ways, their mannerisms. I have eaten as the troll, have moved as the troll, have lived as the troll. And if you desire, I can teach you how to spot the troll, how to crush the troll, or if you dare, how to become the troll.

I have successfully taught others how to detect troll activity in Russian servers by the way hair on an ant's ass moves in the wind. I have turned momma's boys into deities, revered and worshiped across the world. Even aliens have sought out my talent.

The collective knowledge and wisdom of the troll can be yours, now. All you have to do is ask. Ask, and you shall receive.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_qc3HUyX_A
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jun 28, 2019, 11:02:19 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jun 28, 2019, 02:05:09 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Feb 15, 2014, 11:25:32 PM
Quote from: Cal427eb on Feb 15, 2014, 07:27:30 PM
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/climate_desk/2014/02/internet_troll_personality_study_machiavellianism_narcissism_psychopathy.html (http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/climate_desk/2014/02/internet_troll_personality_study_machiavellianism_narcissism_psychopathy.html)
Let us take a moment to listen to a lecture on trollogy from yours, truly:

What is a troll? Can anyone take a guess at this? Is it a mythical creature? Is it a basement dwelling 40 year old? Is it a well fed acne riddled preteen living comfortably on the heated second floor of its parents house, who's only form of entertainment is annoying other people?

Well, I'm here to tell you that it doesn't have to be.

Your garden variety troll these days has no frontal lobe activity, and consequently, is not very sophisticated in their attacks. For whatever reason (mommy didn't spank them enough, too much sugar, etc) they are impulsive, careless, and lack a certain...presence. The troll you should be worried about will possess an almost chameleon like quality that allows them to feed off and ravage an astronomical number of victims. The very best can accomplish this without ever outing themselves. They breeze right around moderators, sometimes provoking other members into committing offenses that result in their own banning.

Indeed, trolling can be an art, a cross between the ultimate saboteur and someone who hides in plain sight. To see what their victim is thinking, a clever troll will step inside their target, will almost wear them, will attempt to cover whatever doesn't belong (figuratively, of course). They may even pretend to be their victim, or sometimes, just like their victim. This can go on for weeks, months, or years, and is the primary method they gather intel. Sometimes they join an entire community and develop a rapport with them, slowly picking off other members and draining the intelligence of those who will listen to them. This is how many noteworthy trolls have built themselves up.

Thankfully, your typical misguided troll will grow very little over the course of their careers, never daring to challenge themselves or go beyond petty and transparent insults. They never learn to become something greater. Something far more sinister. But this is nature's design.

Let us move on to what I'm here to offer you:

I have studied the operations of the best. Their plan. Their execution. I have lived alongside them, danced with them, studied their ways, their mannerisms. I have eaten as the troll, have moved as the troll, have lived as the troll. And if you desire, I can teach you how to spot the troll, how to crush the troll, or if you dare, how to become the troll.

I have successfully taught others how to detect troll activity in Russian servers by the way hair on an ant's ass moves in the wind. I have turned momma's boys into deities, revered and worshiped across the world. Even aliens have sought out my talent.

The collective knowledge and wisdom of the troll can be yours, now. All you have to do is ask. Ask, and you shall receive.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_qc3HUyX_A

Love that song
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jul 10, 2019, 09:58:02 PM
So this happened...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RBWuYFeg9Y&has_verified=1
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jul 10, 2019, 10:11:13 PM
To be honest I'd expect bloodshed and mayhem to be daily occurrences there
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jul 10, 2019, 10:14:35 PM
It's more common at the other amusement parks in the area.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Jul 10, 2019, 10:25:49 PM
Until today, I never knew there was a difference between Disneyland and Disney World. Or how bloody massive Disney World is.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Jul 11, 2019, 01:02:29 AM
Jiminy: Five bucks on the big gal!

Mickey: You're on buster!

(Melee begins)

Goofy: Gwarsh!

Archimedes: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hNW8i0bnZRU

Donald: Do something!

Mickey: Alright. Pinnochio, did you smoke weed on that island?

Pinocchio: ....uh...no.

(nose grows and Mickey breaks it off, wielding it like a sword)

Mickey: C'mon Sora!

Merlin: You'll need this. (Tosses group mega potion)

Genie: (Looks at mushu and smiles)

Mushu: uh-uh. That's one butt I ain't bitin'.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 14, 2019, 01:10:35 AM
Teacher Brittany Zamora, 28, who had sex with student, 13, sentenced to 20 years.

(https://ktar.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/brittany-zamora-sentencing.jpg)

(https://cdn.images.dailystar.co.uk/dynamic/204/photos/701000/620x/Britanny-Zamora-762781.jpg)

(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FblX1IF5.gif&hash=e75301a0349dacd48d6fbe1600db066b8348bd0b)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Jul 14, 2019, 02:04:29 AM
They should set her up with that short guy that went crazy in the bagel shop.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jul 14, 2019, 02:55:37 AM

she should've just done porn


she could've acted out her teacher fetish with other adults
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Jul 14, 2019, 03:47:55 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jul 14, 2019, 02:55:37 AM

she should've just done porn


Wouldn't wish that life on anybody.

Even a sicko like her.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jul 14, 2019, 09:23:34 PM
Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 14, 2019, 01:10:35 AM
Teacher Brittany Zamora, 28, who had sex with student, 13, sentenced to 20 years.

(https://ktar.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/brittany-zamora-sentencing.jpg)

(https://cdn.images.dailystar.co.uk/dynamic/204/photos/701000/620x/Britanny-Zamora-762781.jpg)

http://i.imgur.com/blX1IF5.gif

Joke ain't funny no mo (arguably never was)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Jul 14, 2019, 09:34:04 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jul 14, 2019, 02:55:37 AM
she should've just done porn

she could've acted out her teacher fetish with other adults

No need. She could have found adults that are into that outside of porn.

Quote from: Huggs on Jul 14, 2019, 03:47:55 AM
Wouldn't wish that life on anybody.

Even a sicko like her.

Yeah she wouldn't deserve to gain money that easily.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 14, 2019, 10:31:34 PM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jul 14, 2019, 09:23:34 PM
Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 14, 2019, 01:10:35 AM
Teacher Brittany Zamora, 28, who had sex with student, 13, sentenced to 20 years.

(https://ktar.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/brittany-zamora-sentencing.jpg)

(https://cdn.images.dailystar.co.uk/dynamic/204/photos/701000/620x/Britanny-Zamora-762781.jpg)

http://i.imgur.com/blX1IF5.gif

Joke ain't funny no mo (arguably never was)

Pedophilia jokes.  Oh, how we laughed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jul 14, 2019, 10:44:41 PM
Quote from: SM on Jul 14, 2019, 10:31:34 PM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jul 14, 2019, 09:23:34 PM
Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 14, 2019, 01:10:35 AM
Teacher Brittany Zamora, 28, who had sex with student, 13, sentenced to 20 years.

(https://ktar.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/brittany-zamora-sentencing.jpg)

(https://cdn.images.dailystar.co.uk/dynamic/204/photos/701000/620x/Britanny-Zamora-762781.jpg)

http://i.imgur.com/blX1IF5.gif

Joke ain't funny no mo (arguably never was)

Pedophilia jokes.  Oh, how we laughed.


I think the original source episode actually does a good job, the key absurdity is that the victim is literally a toddler, and is clearly traumatised/terrified, but all the authority figures / men who could do something react with "nice".

Context has been lost however, and generally when it comes up now it seems to be embracing what the original gag was attacking. If that wasn't Baron's intent (or he was just making a reference without thinking especially hard about it), then cool, but it's still pretty tasteless, and I say that as a tasteless guy myself.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jul 14, 2019, 10:48:53 PM
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/southwest-valley/2019/07/12/teacher-brittany-zamora-sentenced-molesting-student/1693827001/

QuoteBut outside the courtroom, Zamora in a statement read by her attorney blamed the child she sexually abused, and painted herself as the victim.

"This was not between a young child and Brittany — this was a teenager," attorney Belen Olmeda Guerra said during a news conference following the hearing.

QuoteThe details were salacious. Police reports recounted how she had sex with the boy multiple times in her car and classroom — once with an 11-year-old male student in the room. The two even sexually touched each other while her sixth-grade class was in session and the other students obliviously watched a video, according to police reports.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jul 14, 2019, 10:57:13 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Jul 14, 2019, 10:48:53 PM
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/southwest-valley/2019/07/12/teacher-brittany-zamora-sentenced-molesting-student/1693827001/

QuoteBut outside the courtroom, Zamora in a statement read by her attorney blamed the child she sexually abused, and painted herself as the victim.

"This was not between a young child and Brittany — this was a teenager," attorney Belen Olmeda Guerra said during a news conference following the hearing.

QuoteThe details were salacious. Police reports recounted how she had sex with the boy multiple times in her car and classroom — once with an 11-year-old male student in the room. The two even sexually touched each other while her sixth-grade class was in session and the other students obliviously watched a video, according to police reports.


Crazy bitch.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Jul 14, 2019, 11:01:53 PM
I never laugh at child molestation. I don't care if the adult involved is an attractive woman.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jul 14, 2019, 11:26:52 PM
Well, good.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 14, 2019, 11:47:18 PM
Quote from: SM on Jul 14, 2019, 10:31:34 PM
Pedophilia jokes.  Oh, how we laughed.

What were the jokes that were made?
All I said was "Nice." Which is explained at the bottom of my post.

These are jokes:

"Every since I grew a beard people having been calling me a pedophile. It makes me wonder, what is it exactly about glasses and a beard, that children find so attractive."

"Childhood is now effectively over by 11, which is when the pubs close and Uncle Terry comes home."

"A lot of people like to smoke cigarettes after sex, but you can't buy cigarettes until you're 16 so I have to buy them for both of us."

"My girlfriend likes to have the lights on during sex. She likes to be able to read, which I think is to be encouraged in a girl of her age. I'm kidding. She's actually scared of the dark."

"Having sex with someone at work is alright as long as you don't work in a primary school."

"My Catholic priest told me when I was twelve years of age, 'God is watching you masturbate,' and I asked, 'Is he a pedophile too, father?'"

(https://shared.streetammo.dk/1183/893/skate-mental-alien-vs.-predator_590x885c.jpg)

Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jul 14, 2019, 10:44:41 PM
I think the original source episode actually does a good job, the key absurdity is that the victim is literally a toddler, and is clearly traumatised/terrified, but all the authority figures / men who could do something react with "nice".

Context has been lost however, and generally when it comes up now it seems to be embracing what the original gag was attacking. If that wasn't Baron's intent (or he was just making a reference without thinking especially hard about it), then cool, but it's still pretty tasteless, and I say that as a tasteless guy myself.

My thoughts were: It would've been nice to get (oral) sex from a good looking 28 year old women when I was 13. That's it.

Quote from: Immortan Jonesy on Jul 14, 2019, 11:01:53 PM
I never laugh at child molestation. I don't care if the adult involved is an attractive woman.

What about this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM8EVIbNxk4
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jul 15, 2019, 12:36:34 AM
Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 14, 2019, 11:47:18 PM
Quote from: SM on Jul 14, 2019, 10:31:34 PM
Pedophilia jokes.  Oh, how we laughed.

What were the jokes that were made?
All I said was "Nice." Which is explained at the bottom of my post.

These are jokes:

"Every since I grew a beard people having been calling me a pedophile. It makes me wonder, what is it exactly about glasses and a beard, that children find so attractive."

"Childhood is now effectively over by 11, which is when the pubs close and Uncle Terry comes home."

"A lot of people like to smoke cigarettes after sex, but you can't buy cigarettes until you're 16 so I have to buy them for both of us."

"My girlfriend likes to have the lights on during sex. She likes to be able to read, which I think is to be encouraged in a girl of her age. I'm kidding. She's actually scared of the dark."

"Having sex with someone at work is alright as long as you don't work in a primary school."

"My Catholic priest told me when I was twelve years of age, 'God is watching you masturbate,' and I asked, 'Is he a pedophile too, father?'"

(https://shared.streetammo.dk/1183/893/skate-mental-alien-vs.-predator_590x885c.jpg)

Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jul 14, 2019, 10:44:41 PM
I think the original source episode actually does a good job, the key absurdity is that the victim is literally a toddler, and is clearly traumatised/terrified, but all the authority figures / men who could do something react with "nice".

Context has been lost however, and generally when it comes up now it seems to be embracing what the original gag was attacking. If that wasn't Baron's intent (or he was just making a reference without thinking especially hard about it), then cool, but it's still pretty tasteless, and I say that as a tasteless guy myself.

My thoughts were: It would've been nice to get (oral) sex from a good looking 28 year old women when I was 13. That's it.

Quote from: Immortan Jonesy on Jul 14, 2019, 11:01:53 PM
I never laugh at child molestation. I don't care if the adult involved is an attractive woman.

What about this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM8EVIbNxk4

1) Classy.

2) the gif is a joke on the subject, don't be wilfully obtuse.

3) you might think a hummer from an attractive older woman at that age would have been a blast, but it actually does have the potential to really f**k the younger persons shit up, in a variety of ways. It might not always damage them, but the fact it frequently does is why it's illegal and viewed so negatively.

The reason we consider it statutory rape even when the minor believes they've consented, is that minors generally aren't capable of fully comprehending the effects and fallout on their mind and body of engaging in acts they aren't ready for. And of course, the power imbalance issue which I shouldn't even have to mention, makes any supposed consent dubious at best.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 15, 2019, 12:47:17 AM
If it was a 28 year old guy and 13 year old girl, there would be howls for him to be strung up by the knackers, rather than gags about how hot he might be.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jul 15, 2019, 12:52:05 AM
Hypothetical for Baron, what about a gay 13 year old boy and a hot 28 year old man. The same or different as the story you originally posted?

Note: there is a wrong answer.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Jul 15, 2019, 12:56:03 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jul 15, 2019, 12:36:34 AM
3) you might think a hummer from an attractive older woman at that age would have been a blast, but it actually does have the potential to really f**k the younger persons shit up, in a variety of ways. It might not always damage them, but the fact it frequently does is why it's illegal and viewed so negatively.

The reason we consider it statutory rape even when the minor believes they've consented, is that minors generally aren't capable of fully comprehending the effects and fallout on their mind and body of engaging in acts they aren't ready for. And of course, the power imbalance issue which I shouldn't even have to mention, makes any supposed consent dubious at best.

I have known guys that lost their virginity to hookers while they were 13-14. A "rite of passage" some dads, older brothers push to teens. Of course that's not the norm, but it happens. They didn't seem to regret the experience, but no idea if it could have affected them in some way.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jul 15, 2019, 01:00:53 AM
Quote from: Samhain13 on Jul 15, 2019, 12:56:03 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jul 15, 2019, 12:36:34 AM
3) you might think a hummer from an attractive older woman at that age would have been a blast, but it actually does have the potential to really f**k the younger persons shit up, in a variety of ways. It might not always damage them, but the fact it frequently does is why it's illegal and viewed so negatively.

The reason we consider it statutory rape even when the minor believes they've consented, is that minors generally aren't capable of fully comprehending the effects and fallout on their mind and body of engaging in acts they aren't ready for. And of course, the power imbalance issue which I shouldn't even have to mention, makes any supposed consent dubious at best.

I have known guys that lost their virginity to hookers while they were 13-14. A "rite of passage" some dads, older brothers push to teens. Of course that's not the norm, but it happens. They didn't seem to regret the experience, but no idea if it could have affected them in some way.

Could well be subtle effects on the way they build/view future relationships etc rather than blatant ptsd or what have you. Could just be bottling things up. Or they could be fine though, I don't know them.

I'd hazard a guess that the "supportive" rite of passage context is a bit different from the psychological effects of something like your teacher diddling you, though.

Anyway I blew this up more than I intended to.

In summation:

I myself make vile jokes, I don't dispute anyone else's right to do the same.

It's entirely about time and place as to how those will land.

The current events thread of a public forum isn't the time or the place.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Jul 15, 2019, 01:13:06 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jul 15, 2019, 01:00:53 AM
Quote from: Samhain13 on Jul 15, 2019, 12:56:03 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jul 15, 2019, 12:36:34 AM
3) you might think a hummer from an attractive older woman at that age would have been a blast, but it actually does have the potential to really f**k the younger persons shit up, in a variety of ways. It might not always damage them, but the fact it frequently does is why it's illegal and viewed so negatively.

The reason we consider it statutory rape even when the minor believes they've consented, is that minors generally aren't capable of fully comprehending the effects and fallout on their mind and body of engaging in acts they aren't ready for. And of course, the power imbalance issue which I shouldn't even have to mention, makes any supposed consent dubious at best.

I have known guys that lost their virginity to hookers while they were 13-14. A "rite of passage" some dads, older brothers push to teens. Of course that's not the norm, but it happens. They didn't seem to regret the experience, but no idea if it could have affected them in some way.

Could well be subtle effects on the way they build/view future relationships etc rather than blatant ptsd or what have you. Could just be bottling things up. Or they could be fine though, I don't know them.

I'd hazard a guess that the "supportive" rite of passage context is a bit different from the psychological effects of something like your teacher diddling you, though.

I see it very simple:

A child is a child, and even if he / she voluntarily decides to participate in a sexual relationship with an adult ... it is a crime. The criterion/judgment of a child is not like the criterion/judgment of an adult and there is clearly a dishonest manipulation by the adult involved.

Anecdotal evidence doesn't make the idea good in the first place. In addition, people around seem to have a double standard when it comes to pedophilia. Especially from the point of view of heterosexual men.

So, if a 13 years old gay / bisexual boy goes to bed with a 30-year-old handsome man, is not it the same as the 13-year-old hetero boy who slept with the 30-year-old prostitute to become a man?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jul 15, 2019, 01:17:26 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jul 15, 2019, 12:52:05 AM
Hypothetical for Baron, what about a gay 13 year old boy and a hot 28 year old man. The same or different as the story you originally posted?

Milo Yiannopoulos would approve.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/milo-yiannopoulos-on-pedophilia-and-this-arbitrary_b_58ab52a5e4b029c1d1f88d77
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 15, 2019, 01:17:52 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jul 15, 2019, 12:36:34 AM
1) Classy.

2) the gif is a joke on the subject, don't be wilfully obtuse.

3) you might think a hummer from an attractive older woman at that age would have been a blast, but it actually does have the potential to really f**k the younger persons shit up, in a variety of ways. It might not always damage them, but the fact it frequently does is why it's illegal and viewed so negatively.

The reason we consider it statutory rape even when the minor believes they've consented, is that minors generally aren't capable of fully comprehending the effects and fallout on their mind and body of engaging in acts they aren't ready for. And of course, the power imbalance issue which I shouldn't even have to mention, makes any supposed consent dubious at best.

1. I didn't wrote them. Just trying to make a point.

2. I used the gif which I thought was the best fit for the situation. Could've used another "nice" but I don't think it would've been different ever since the South Park episode.
Yes, it's related to a joke. But I didn't make jokes. SM seems to like to exaggerate for dramatic effect.

3. Nowhere am I denying it can affect them negative.
You can call me tasteless all you want but I'm not as ignorant as some like to think

Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jul 15, 2019, 12:52:05 AM
Hypothetical for Baron, what about a gay 13 year old boy and a hot 28 year old man. The same or different as the story you originally posted?

Note: there is a wrong answer.

I'm not answering because it's impossible for me to imagine how life would be for a 13 year old gay.

Again, my original reaction was from a personal point of view.

Quote from: SM on Jul 15, 2019, 12:47:17 AM
If it was a 28 year old guy and 13 year old girl, there would be howls for him to be strung up by the knackers, rather than gags about how hot he might be.

Yes, because males and females are different.
For example, I'm pretty sure the average 13 year old boy can physically hold off a 28 year old woman.
Other way around, not so much.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Jul 15, 2019, 01:18:47 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Jul 15, 2019, 01:17:26 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jul 15, 2019, 12:52:05 AM
Hypothetical for Baron, what about a gay 13 year old boy and a hot 28 year old man. The same or different as the story you originally posted?

Milo Yiannapolis would approve.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/milo-yiannopoulos-on-pedophilia-and-this-arbitrary_b_58ab52a5e4b029c1d1f88d77

He was the 13 year old on that situation. At first he said it was a common thing among the gay community, later on he said he was just trying to cope with his abuse by thinking it was okay.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Jul 15, 2019, 01:24:46 AM
Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 15, 2019, 01:17:52 AM
Quote from: SM on Jul 15, 2019, 12:47:17 AM
If it was a 28 year old guy and 13 year old girl, there would be howls for him to be strung up by the knackers, rather than gags about how hot he might be.

Yes, because males and females are different.
For example, I'm pretty sure the average 13 year old boy can physically hold off a 28 year old woman.
Other way around, not so much.

It's not just something about physical implications. There are psychological, social and ethical implications as well.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jul 15, 2019, 01:29:56 AM
Quote from: Immortan Jonesy on Jul 15, 2019, 01:13:06 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jul 15, 2019, 01:00:53 AM
Quote from: Samhain13 on Jul 15, 2019, 12:56:03 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jul 15, 2019, 12:36:34 AM
3) you might think a hummer from an attractive older woman at that age would have been a blast, but it actually does have the potential to really f**k the younger persons shit up, in a variety of ways. It might not always damage them, but the fact it frequently does is why it's illegal and viewed so negatively.

The reason we consider it statutory rape even when the minor believes they've consented, is that minors generally aren't capable of fully comprehending the effects and fallout on their mind and body of engaging in acts they aren't ready for. And of course, the power imbalance issue which I shouldn't even have to mention, makes any supposed consent dubious at best.

I have known guys that lost their virginity to hookers while they were 13-14. A "rite of passage" some dads, older brothers push to teens. Of course that's not the norm, but it happens. They didn't seem to regret the experience, but no idea if it could have affected them in some way.

Could well be subtle effects on the way they build/view future relationships etc rather than blatant ptsd or what have you. Could just be bottling things up. Or they could be fine though, I don't know them.

I'd hazard a guess that the "supportive" rite of passage context is a bit different from the psychological effects of something like your teacher diddling you, though.

I see it very simple:

A child is a child, and even if he / she voluntarily decides to participate in a sexual relationship with an adult ... it is a crime. The criterion/judgment of a child is not like the criterion/judgment of an adult and there is clearly a dishonest manipulation by the adult involved.

Anecdotal evidence doesn't make the idea good in the first place. In addition, people around seem to have a double standard when it comes to pedophilia. Especially from the point of view of heterosexual men.

So, if a 13 years old gay / bisexual boy goes to bed with a 30-year-old handsome man, is not it the same as the 13-year-old hetero boy who slept with the 30-year-old prostitute to become a man?


I agree with you, but I'm giving everyone the benefit of the doubt for the duration of this discussion.





Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 15, 2019, 01:17:52 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jul 15, 2019, 12:36:34 AM
1) Classy.

2) the gif is a joke on the subject, don't be wilfully obtuse.

3) you might think a hummer from an attractive older woman at that age would have been a blast, but it actually does have the potential to really f**k the younger persons shit up, in a variety of ways. It might not always damage them, but the fact it frequently does is why it's illegal and viewed so negatively.

The reason we consider it statutory rape even when the minor believes they've consented, is that minors generally aren't capable of fully comprehending the effects and fallout on their mind and body of engaging in acts they aren't ready for. And of course, the power imbalance issue which I shouldn't even have to mention, makes any supposed consent dubious at best.

1. I didn't wrote them. Just trying to make a point.

2. I used the gif which I thought was the best fit for the situation. Could've used another "nice" but I don't think it would've been different ever since the South Park episode.
Yes, it's related to a joke. But I didn't make jokes. SM seems to like to exaggerate for dramatic effect.

3. Nowhere am I denying it can affect them negative.
You can call me tasteless all you want but I'm not as ignorant as some like to think



That's really not how it works. Posting the gif is making a joke, it's not joke-adjacent or related to a joke. It's making a joke.




Quote

Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jul 15, 2019, 12:52:05 AM
Hypothetical for Baron, what about a gay 13 year old boy and a hot 28 year old man. The same or different as the story you originally posted?

Note: there is a wrong answer.

I'm not answering because it's impossible for me to imagine how life would be for a 13 year old gay.

Again, my original reaction was from a personal point of view.

Convenient, but fair play.

Quote
Quote from: SM on Jul 15, 2019, 12:47:17 AM
If it was a 28 year old guy and 13 year old girl, there would be howls for him to be strung up by the knackers, rather than gags about how hot he might be.

Yes, because males and females are different.
For example, I'm pretty sure the average 13 year old boy can physically hold off a 28 year old woman.
Other way around, not so much.


Nobody mentioned violent rape, we're talking about a situation where the younger party goes along with it, for whatever reason, and why we have laws against it even in that situation.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 15, 2019, 01:48:45 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Jul 15, 2019, 01:17:26 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jul 15, 2019, 12:52:05 AM
Hypothetical for Baron, what about a gay 13 year old boy and a hot 28 year old man. The same or different as the story you originally posted?

Milo Yiannopoulos would approve.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/milo-yiannopoulos-on-pedophilia-and-this-arbitrary_b_58ab52a5e4b029c1d1f88d77

That certainly worked out well for him.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 15, 2019, 02:24:19 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jul 15, 2019, 01:29:56 AM
That's really not how it works. Posting the gif is making a joke, it's not joke-adjacent or related to a joke. It's making a joke.

That's reasonable. Since I'm about reason and details and stuff, I'll try to be more precise and clear in the future.

Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jul 15, 2019, 01:29:56 AM
Convenient, but fair play.

I'm nothing but fair  ;)

Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jul 15, 2019, 01:29:56 AM
Nobody mentioned violent rape, we're talking about a situation where the younger party goes along with it, for whatever reason, and why we have laws against it even in that situation.

I know. I only mentioned it as an example on how men and women are different.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Jul 15, 2019, 04:28:49 AM
She's a psycho, the kids a victim. Period.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jul 15, 2019, 05:17:41 AM
Quote from: Huggs on Jul 15, 2019, 04:28:49 AM
She's a psycho, the kids a victim. Period.

Stop being sensible on the internet.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 15, 2019, 05:37:11 AM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Jul 15, 2019, 07:05:45 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jul 15, 2019, 05:17:41 AM
Quote from: Huggs on Jul 15, 2019, 04:28:49 AM
She's a psycho, the kids a victim. Period.

Stop being sensible on the internet.

Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 15, 2019, 05:37:11 AM
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Everybody's childhood is different. Some of us were adults long before the law said we were. Many were not. That's why this is a crime.

She was a young and attractive woman who could've had her pick of men, but she took advantage of a child for her own sexual gratification. No amount of hotness on her part or adolescent curiosity and enthusiasm on his part could ever make that okay.

At some point school will end and he'll have to live with being remembered not as some cool dude who banged Mrs hot stuff, but as the boy who was sexually molested by one of his teachers. I've seen firsthand what kind of long term effect that has on people. And let me tell you, it f*cked them up. And I mean bad.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jul 22, 2019, 03:23:03 PM
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7265263/Uninhabited-660-acre-Scottish-island-four-bedroom-farmhouse-ferry-sale-1-4m.html

My dream.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Valaquen on Jul 22, 2019, 03:28:41 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jul 22, 2019, 03:23:03 PM
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7265263/Uninhabited-660-acre-Scottish-island-four-bedroom-farmhouse-ferry-sale-1-4m.html

My dream.

Let's wrest the island from its landlords. We'll live there together with our commune  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Jul 23, 2019, 07:41:07 AM
We're gonna need to pay for some good broadband laying though. Probably cost a bob.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 23, 2019, 02:40:40 PM
Ricky Gervais Called 'Transphobe' For Defending Women Refusing To Wax Trans Woman's Penis (https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/gabriel-hays/2019/07/22/ricky-gervais-called-transphobe-defending-women-refusing-wax)

:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Jul 23, 2019, 03:19:56 PM
Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 23, 2019, 02:40:40 PM
Ricky Gervais Called 'Transphobe' For Defending Women Refusing To Wax Trans Woman's Penis

(https://media.giphy.com/media/3o7Zesyac4CuSN5rsA/giphy.gif)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Jul 24, 2019, 01:23:55 AM
Quote from: Samhain13 on Jul 23, 2019, 03:19:56 PM
Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 23, 2019, 02:40:40 PM
Ricky Gervais Called 'Transphobe' For Defending Women Refusing To Wax Trans Woman's Penis

https://media.giphy.com/media/3o7Zesyac4CuSN5rsA/giphy.gif

Rob Ford would've done it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Mr.Turok on Aug 24, 2019, 05:31:03 AM
The Amazon Rainforest is on fire, like 20-30% of the world's fresh oxygen is going by. Like every hour, the size equivalent of two football stadiums is burning away like damm.

https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/2019/08/23/amazon-rainforest-six-charts-explain-why-fires-matter/2096257001/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Aug 24, 2019, 10:20:58 AM
Yeah, stuff like that is why Jenny and I row over having kids. Not sure I want to bring a child into a world that's probably already f*cked.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Kurgan on Aug 24, 2019, 10:36:39 AM
Nothing is set in stone yet.

People start to think differently, technology is improving as fast as never before and there is still some time.

It will be no doubt be a challenge like none before though.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Aug 25, 2019, 01:42:12 AM
The planet is fine, the people are f**ked.
-George Carlin

Quote from: HuDaFuK on Aug 24, 2019, 10:20:58 AM
Yeah, stuff like that is why Jenny and I row over having kids. Not sure I want to bring a child into a world that's probably already f*cked.

Childfree! Less worries, less stress, more free time, more money.
And it's good for the environment.

I don't know your misses but a lot of females love shoes. Tell her to imagine how many pairs she could buy if you didn't have kids.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Aug 25, 2019, 02:16:59 AM
Quote from: Mr.Turok on Aug 24, 2019, 05:31:03 AM
The Amazon Rainforest is on fire, like 20-30% of the world's fresh oxygen is going by. Like every hour, the size equivalent of two football stadiums is burning away like damm.

https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/2019/08/23/amazon-rainforest-six-charts-explain-why-fires-matter/2096257001/

I guess Smokey the Anaconda wasn't an effective spokesperson.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Aug 29, 2019, 02:52:57 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlmEa51DLWA
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Aug 29, 2019, 03:10:42 AM
Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Aug 29, 2019, 02:52:57 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlmEa51DLWA

Suspect is heading balls out down riverside drive.


For seriously though. The well-armed cop who allowed him to put hands on that elderly person is an embarrassment and should be fired immediately. The guy's wanted for triple homicide. Just because he is unarmed doesn't mean he's not dangerous. He could've snapped that old man's neck if he wanted to.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Sep 15, 2019, 07:31:33 AM
Broke men are hurting American women's marriage prospects (https://nypost.com/2019/09/06/broke-men-are-hurting-american-womens-marriage-prospects)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Sep 15, 2019, 03:09:50 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Sep 15, 2019, 07:31:33 AM
Broke men are hurting American women's marriage prospects (https://nypost.com/2019/09/06/broke-men-are-hurting-american-womens-marriage-prospects)

:laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Sep 15, 2019, 08:40:21 PM
I burned my marriage draft card.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Oct 14, 2019, 06:07:27 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUmpqQli1mA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qC2FaAQntzo
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Old One on Oct 21, 2019, 09:01:38 PM
Earth, what a shithole.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Oct 22, 2019, 01:20:20 AM
Quote from: Fiendishly Inventive on Oct 21, 2019, 09:01:38 PM
Earth, what a shithole.

Nah, it's basically just the one place.

Well, give or take a regime or two.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DarthJoker45 on Oct 29, 2019, 03:13:39 PM
Here is a look into pedophile, billionaire Jeffrey Epstein's private island. This video is an exclusive from the independent media organization WeAreChange. Organizations like this need as much support as possible since they are the only ones to report on news that mainstream media refuses to cover. I have been watching their news coverage for the past three years, and their reporting has been very accurate and trustworthy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmgSM7lWRts
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nostromo on Oct 29, 2019, 04:42:09 PM
Quote from: DarthJoker45 on Oct 29, 2019, 03:13:39 PM
Here is a look into pedophile, billionaire Jeffrey Epstein's private island. This video is an exclusive from the independent media organization WeAreChange. Organizations like this need as much support as possible since they are the only ones to report on news that mainstream media refuses to cover. I have been watching their news coverage for the past three years, and their reporting has been very accurate and trustworthy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmgSM7lWRts

Thanks for sharing. I've been looking into this pizzagate stuff over the past week (Haven't followed any news since Obama was elected honestly)....this is some spooky a$s stuff and where it all leads is pretty sick. Thank God Trump and his team & daughter/sons are in office during these nutty times.

Feels like a story straight out of a Hellboy comic. Some serious Occult stuff. Everything seems to lead back to these..........

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moloch
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baal_in_popular_culture
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Oct 29, 2019, 06:16:59 PM
Quote from: Nostromo on Oct 29, 2019, 04:42:09 PMHaven't followed any news since Obama was elected honestly

Quote from: Nostromo on Oct 29, 2019, 04:42:09 PMThank God Trump and his team & daughter/sons are in office during these nutty times.

Let's just take a moment to absorb those two statements.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 29, 2019, 07:31:14 PM
 :laugh:

Yeah, nah, let's not.


And let's not absorb anything about right-wing conspiracy nuts 'WeAreChange' while we're at it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Oct 29, 2019, 07:45:10 PM
(https://petworldglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/3249E72B-E5B3-4E59-9FCE-D5CA60EE4424.jpeg)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Oct 29, 2019, 07:53:16 PM
Gotta love The Wahington Post's original headline.. ::)

(https://media-mbst-pub-ue1.s3.amazonaws.com/creatr-uploaded-images/2019-10/e89af620-f98f-11e9-a7fb-7c7ac5390849)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DarthJoker45 on Oct 29, 2019, 07:54:53 PM
Quote from: SM on Oct 29, 2019, 07:31:14 PM
:laugh:

Yeah, nah, let's not.


And let's not absorb anything about right-wing conspiracy nuts 'WeAreChange' while we're at it.

Um, wearechange is not  a conspiracy theory organization. They have criticized Trump and his policies along with other conservative, right wing politicians just as much as left wing politicians. Also, they actually focus on real issues such as foreign policy, mass surveillance, and other aspects that the mainstream media will not touch. Also, you can't really say that they are "conspiracy nuts" when they actually cite and collaborate information from various online, official news sources, and they are actual on the ground reporting from various locations such as the mess in Venezuela, the Hong Kong protests, and other areas. I really don't know how can say that they are not legitimate when they are at these locations. I mean, the video that I linked is pretty much confirmation that they qualify as actual journalism compared the news outlets like CNN, Fox, MSNBC, etc.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Oct 29, 2019, 07:59:10 PM
You shouldn't bother Darth.

Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Oct 29, 2019, 07:53:16 PM
Gotta love The Wahington Post's original headline.. ::)

https://media-mbst-pub-ue1.s3.amazonaws.com/creatr-uploaded-images/2019-10/e89af620-f98f-11e9-a7fb-7c7ac5390849

They must have considered the way Trump described the guy's death as hatespeech.

Spoiler
Hahaha

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EH_4cjzX0AIDa6p.jpg)
[close]
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DarthJoker45 on Oct 29, 2019, 08:26:03 PM
Quote from: Samhain13 on Oct 29, 2019, 07:59:10 PM
You shouldn't bother Darth.

Wait, why is that?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 29, 2019, 08:28:26 PM
Quote from: DarthJoker45 on Oct 29, 2019, 07:54:53 PM
Quote from: SM on Oct 29, 2019, 07:31:14 PM
:laugh:

Yeah, nah, let's not.


And let's not absorb anything about right-wing conspiracy nuts 'WeAreChange' while we're at it.

Um, wearechange is not  a conspiracy theory organization. They have criticized Trump and his policies along with other conservative, right wing politicians just as much as left wing politicians. Also, they actually focus on real issues such as foreign policy, mass surveillance, and other aspects that the mainstream media will not touch. Also, you can't really say that they are "conspiracy nuts" when they actually cite and collaborate information from various online, official news sources, and they are actual on the ground reporting from various locations such as the mess in Venezuela, the Hong Kong protests, and other areas. I really don't know how can say that they are not legitimate when they are at these locations. I mean, the video that I linked is pretty much confirmation that they qualify as actual journalism compared the news outlets like CNN, Fox, MSNBC, etc.

If you say so... (https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Luke_Rudkowski)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DarthJoker45 on Oct 29, 2019, 08:33:23 PM
Quote from: SM on Oct 29, 2019, 08:28:26 PM
Quote from: DarthJoker45 on Oct 29, 2019, 07:54:53 PM
Quote from: SM on Oct 29, 2019, 07:31:14 PM
:laugh:

Yeah, nah, let's not.


And let's not absorb anything about right-wing conspiracy nuts 'WeAreChange' while we're at it.

Um, wearechange is not  a conspiracy theory organization. They have criticized Trump and his policies along with other conservative, right wing politicians just as much as left wing politicians. Also, they actually focus on real issues such as foreign policy, mass surveillance, and other aspects that the mainstream media will not touch. Also, you can't really say that they are "conspiracy nuts" when they actually cite and collaborate information from various online, official news sources, and they are actual on the ground reporting from various locations such as the mess in Venezuela, the Hong Kong protests, and other areas. I really don't know how can say that they are not legitimate when they are at these locations. I mean, the video that I linked is pretty much confirmation that they qualify as actual journalism compared the news outlets like CNN, Fox, MSNBC, etc.

If you say so... (https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Luke_Rudkowski)

Rational Wiki is not a legitimate source. It has just about as much credibility as wikipedia or any other wiki. Have you actually watched any of the videos that I referenced? What makes you think that they are "conspiracy theorists?"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Oct 29, 2019, 08:39:36 PM
That wiki is quite the biased trash.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Oct 29, 2019, 09:16:56 PM
Quote from: DarthJoker45 on Oct 29, 2019, 08:33:23 PM
Rational Wiki is not a legitimate source. It has just about as much credibility as wikipedia or any other wiki. Have you actually watched any of the videos that I referenced? What makes you think that they are "conspiracy theorists?"

Then how about the Southern Poverty Law Center?

https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2015/we-are-changes-la-leader-belies-groups-moderate-image
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Oct 29, 2019, 09:24:23 PM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Oct 29, 2019, 07:53:16 PM
Gotta love The Wahington Post's original headline.. ::)

https://media-mbst-pub-ue1.s3.amazonaws.com/creatr-uploaded-images/2019-10/e89af620-f98f-11e9-a7fb-7c7ac5390849

Has Adam Schiff held a press conference about how this guy was preparing to testify about the Ukrainian phone call fiasco yet?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DarthJoker45 on Oct 29, 2019, 09:50:52 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Oct 29, 2019, 09:16:56 PM
Quote from: DarthJoker45 on Oct 29, 2019, 08:33:23 PM
Rational Wiki is not a legitimate source. It has just about as much credibility as wikipedia or any other wiki. Have you actually watched any of the videos that I referenced? What makes you think that they are "conspiracy theorists?"

Then how about the Southern Poverty Law Center?

https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2015/we-are-changes-la-leader-belies-groups-moderate-image

The Southern Poverty Law Center is also not a legitimate place for factual reporting either. They have been caught up in their own series of controversies over the past few years. For example:
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/10/maajid-nawaz-splc-anti-muslim-extremist/505685/

https://foreignpolicy.com/2013/03/12/the-hate-list/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Oct 29, 2019, 09:54:53 PM
How about Politico?

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/01/this-is-what-its-like-to-read-fake-news-for-two-weeks-214591

Or Politifact?

https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2016/dec/05/how-pizzagate-went-fake-news-real-problem-dc-busin/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DarthJoker45 on Oct 29, 2019, 10:14:59 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Oct 29, 2019, 09:54:53 PM
How about Politico?

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/01/this-is-what-its-like-to-read-fake-news-for-two-weeks-214591

Or Politifact?

https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2016/dec/05/how-pizzagate-went-fake-news-real-problem-dc-busin/

Those articles that you cited were deliberate attempts to try and say independent media were reporting that Comet Ping Pong Pizza was where a pedophile ring was being run. That is not what sites like wearechange and many other independent news sources were claiming. They were reporting on all the news stories about political pedophilia that were being covered up. Here is the video in question. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UE7LmtzNZgg

Also, I can link a video that was made even before the whole pizzagate craze blew up with Podesta's emails. It reported documented incidents of political pedophilia with sources and evidence. The source is  James Corbett. He is another independent journalist who does not lean to left wing or right wing politics. He is 100% anti-statism.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92T6cVlXcyg
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 29, 2019, 10:21:18 PM
Quote from: DarthJoker45 on Oct 29, 2019, 08:33:23 PM
Quote from: SM on Oct 29, 2019, 08:28:26 PM
Quote from: DarthJoker45 on Oct 29, 2019, 07:54:53 PM
Quote from: SM on Oct 29, 2019, 07:31:14 PM
:laugh:

Yeah, nah, let's not.


And let's not absorb anything about right-wing conspiracy nuts 'WeAreChange' while we're at it.

Um, wearechange is not  a conspiracy theory organization. They have criticized Trump and his policies along with other conservative, right wing politicians just as much as left wing politicians. Also, they actually focus on real issues such as foreign policy, mass surveillance, and other aspects that the mainstream media will not touch. Also, you can't really say that they are "conspiracy nuts" when they actually cite and collaborate information from various online, official news sources, and they are actual on the ground reporting from various locations such as the mess in Venezuela, the Hong Kong protests, and other areas. I really don't know how can say that they are not legitimate when they are at these locations. I mean, the video that I linked is pretty much confirmation that they qualify as actual journalism compared the news outlets like CNN, Fox, MSNBC, etc.

If you say so... (https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Luke_Rudkowski)

Rational Wiki is not a legitimate source. It has just about as much credibility as wikipedia or any other wiki. Have you actually watched any of the videos that I referenced? What makes you think that they are "conspiracy theorists?"

They have receipts.

We have enough right wing sensationalist shitf**kery in the mainstream thanks to Uncle Rupert.  No need to go searching for a bunch of right wingers LARPing as journalists online as well.

If that's where you want to source your news from though, go nuts.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DarthJoker45 on Oct 29, 2019, 10:37:33 PM
Quote from: SM on Oct 29, 2019, 10:21:18 PM
Quote from: DarthJoker45 on Oct 29, 2019, 08:33:23 PM
Quote from: SM on Oct 29, 2019, 08:28:26 PM
Quote from: DarthJoker45 on Oct 29, 2019, 07:54:53 PM
Quote from: SM on Oct 29, 2019, 07:31:14 PM
:laugh:

Yeah, nah, let's not.


And let's not absorb anything about right-wing conspiracy nuts 'WeAreChange' while we're at it.



Um, wearechange is not  a conspiracy theory organization. They have criticized Trump and his policies along with other conservative, right wing politicians just as much as left wing politicians. Also, they actually focus on real issues such as foreign policy, mass surveillance, and other aspects that the mainstream media will not touch. Also, you can't really say that they are "conspiracy nuts" when they actually cite and collaborate information from various online, official news sources, and they are actual on the ground reporting from various locations such as the mess in Venezuela, the Hong Kong protests, and other areas. I really don't know how can say that they are not legitimate when they are at these locations. I mean, the video that I linked is pretty much confirmation that they qualify as actual journalism compared the news outlets like CNN, Fox, MSNBC, etc.

If you say so... (https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Luke_Rudkowski)

Rational Wiki is not a legitimate source. It has just about as much credibility as wikipedia or any other wiki. Have you actually watched any of the videos that I referenced? What makes you think that they are "conspiracy theorists?"

They have receipts.

We have enough right wing sensationalist shitf**kery in the mainstream thanks to Uncle Rupert.  No need to go searching for a bunch of right wingers LARPing as journalists online as well.

If that's where you want to source your news from though, go nuts.

Ok, I can definitely tell that you do not want a serious discussion about independent media and their reputation. Instead, you are fallaciously lumping them in the same category as Fox News and other mainstream news organizations without giving reasons as to why they are not legitimate. Instead, your counter argument is stepped in emotionalism. Give me an example in one of their videos where they are far-right wing or have reported inaccurate information.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 29, 2019, 10:53:58 PM
What would be the point?  You'd just deny it or move the goalposts as you have when LT posts stuff.

You have your biases and I have mine and it would appear they do not meet.  You are however most perceptive that I don't want a serious discussion about independent media.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Oct 30, 2019, 06:08:39 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQLtU5hTtpw
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xiggz456 on Oct 30, 2019, 11:39:10 AM
Haha I love Nicole Wallace. Considering she was the White House Communications Director for Bush, it's fun to watch her be so appalled at the R's (as she should).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DarthJoker45 on Oct 30, 2019, 04:37:01 PM
Quote

Epstein family pathologist says financier's body shows signs of homicide
BY JUSTINE COLEMAN - 10/30/19 09:22 AM EDT 956

A forensic pathologist hired by Jeffrey Epstein's brother to look into his suicide said on Wednesday that the convicted sex offender's body showed a number of signs of homicide, contradicting a medical examiner ruling that Epstein's death was a suicide.

Michael Baden, a former New York City medical examiner who has been hired Epstein's brother to look into the matter, offered the remarks on "Fox & Friends."


"I think the evidence points to a homicide rather than a suicide," he said.

"Because there are three fractures in the hyoid bone, the thyroid cartilage that are very unusual for suicide and more indicative of strangulation — homicidal strangulation," Baden added.

New York City officials determined Epstein's death was a suicide in August. He was found dead in his cell in the Metropolitan Correctional Center in the city the week prior. The financier was held at the facility beginning in July after being arrested for federal sex trafficking charges.

A number of conspiracy theories have circulated following Epstein's death, revolving around why he was not being observed while he was on suicide watch.

Baden said the fact that the two guards who were supposed to check on the disgraced financier fell asleep and the security camera watching Epstein malfunctioned leads him to believe a homicide could have been possible.

"I've never seen, in 50 years of investigating all deaths that occur in prisons in New York state, never have two guards fall asleep at the same time, while the video doesn't work," he said.

Source: www.thehill.com (https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/468071-pathologist-epstein-body-shows-signs-of-homicide)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 30, 2019, 11:37:25 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Oct 30, 2019, 06:08:39 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQLtU5hTtpw

:laugh:

Also.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lvYif0xBS4
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Oct 31, 2019, 09:51:33 AM
Quote from: SM on Oct 30, 2019, 11:37:25 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Oct 30, 2019, 06:08:39 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQLtU5hTtpw

:laugh:

Also.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lvYif0xBS4


I really like Cody and I'm still kinda salty about how that Cracked dissolution went down, but it's great he's still making quality content.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nostromo on Oct 31, 2019, 07:24:47 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Oct 30, 2019, 06:08:39 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQLtU5hTtpw

Drinking much globalist koolaid are you?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 31, 2019, 07:36:04 PM
Is it time for Right Wing Talking Point bingo?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Oct 31, 2019, 07:40:10 PM
Quote from: SM on Oct 31, 2019, 07:36:04 PM
Is it time for Right Wing Talking Point bingo?

Is it compatible with your Left Wing Talking Point bingo, because then you both can play together.  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Oct 31, 2019, 10:55:27 PM
Quote from: Nostromo on Oct 31, 2019, 07:24:47 PM
Drinking much globalist koolaid are you?

How do you know I'm not a Reptoid too?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Oct 31, 2019, 10:58:27 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Oct 31, 2019, 10:55:27 PM
Quote from: Nostromo on Oct 31, 2019, 07:24:47 PM
Drinking much globalist koolaid are you?

How do you know I'm not a Reptoid too?

I believe you're referring to Reptilians.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Oct 31, 2019, 11:05:47 PM
We prefer to be called Reptoids.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Oct 31, 2019, 11:09:47 PM
Do you know Reptar?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Oct 31, 2019, 11:13:07 PM
I haven't seen him at any of the meetings.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Oct 31, 2019, 11:18:23 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Oct 31, 2019, 11:05:47 PM
We prefer to be called Reptoids.

Its still an offensive term.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Oct 31, 2019, 11:31:32 PM
Quote from: Samhain13 on Oct 31, 2019, 11:18:23 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Oct 31, 2019, 11:05:47 PM
We prefer to be called Reptoids.

Its still an offensive term.

You're just worried because they control the world.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 01, 2019, 12:23:47 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Oct 31, 2019, 11:13:07 PM
I haven't seen him at any of the meetings.

Undermining democracy, establishing a new world order and bringing about the coming of the anti-Christ takes up much of his time.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Nov 01, 2019, 12:33:45 AM
Quote from: SM on Nov 01, 2019, 12:23:47 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Oct 31, 2019, 11:13:07 PM
I haven't seen him at any of the meetings.

Undermining democracy, establishing a new world order and bringing about the coming of the anti-Christ takes up much of his time.


This guy? Nah, he's lovely.


(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcTC4GUyX8xVWs7ImqQvj0Yirby_QrBtJv-RJJladSHqB2GQJhiw)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 01, 2019, 12:40:53 AM
Clearly that cereal is Soylent Green.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Nov 01, 2019, 02:16:40 AM
Quote from: Huggs on Oct 31, 2019, 11:31:32 PM
Quote from: Samhain13 on Oct 31, 2019, 11:18:23 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Oct 31, 2019, 11:05:47 PM
We prefer to be called Reptoids.

Its still an offensive term.

You're just worried because they control the world.

I heard they suck at making gains though. At least nature balances this stuff.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Nov 01, 2019, 02:18:30 AM
You don't need gains when you have machines that can control the weather.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Nov 01, 2019, 02:20:36 AM
I would.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Nov 01, 2019, 02:22:35 AM
They got brain gains.

World Domination Gains.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Nov 01, 2019, 02:29:51 AM
Well they do need to compensate for their disappointing aesthetics.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Nov 01, 2019, 06:11:50 AM
We always skip leg day.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Nov 01, 2019, 06:43:19 AM
Quote from: Huggs on Nov 01, 2019, 02:18:30 AM
You don't need gains when you have machines that can control the weather.

(https://i.imgur.com/YfP0jTQ.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/ke4x4RY.jpg)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nostromo on Nov 01, 2019, 11:10:26 AM
A buch of bullshit if you ask me.


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Nov 01, 2019, 04:39:48 PM
Quote from: Immortan Jonesy on Nov 01, 2019, 06:43:19 AM
Quote from: Huggs on Nov 01, 2019, 02:18:30 AM
You don't need gains when you have machines that can control the weather.

https://i.imgur.com/YfP0jTQ.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/ke4x4RY.jpg

Kinda looks like he's gettin' "the business" in that first one.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Nov 01, 2019, 08:22:17 PM
Quote from: Nostromo on Nov 01, 2019, 11:10:26 AM
A buch of bullshit if you ask me.




What is?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Nov 01, 2019, 09:46:26 PM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Nov 01, 2019, 08:22:17 PM
Quote from: Nostromo on Nov 01, 2019, 11:10:26 AM
A buch of bullshit if you ask me.




What is?

"Alluvit!"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Nov 01, 2019, 11:12:29 PM
What news from the porch?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Nov 01, 2019, 11:31:24 PM
It's chilly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Nov 01, 2019, 11:44:43 PM
That's why you keep a granny blanket by the rocking chair.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Nov 01, 2019, 11:58:07 PM
I have body hair and a Columbia jacket for that.

And the rocking chair fell apart.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Nov 02, 2019, 05:05:28 PM
Quote from: Huggs on Nov 01, 2019, 09:46:26 PM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Nov 01, 2019, 08:22:17 PM
Quote from: Nostromo on Nov 01, 2019, 11:10:26 AM
A buch of bullshit if you ask me.




What is?

"Alluvit!"

SMH... the "news" today...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DarthJoker45 on Nov 07, 2019, 01:37:54 AM
Two former twitter employees are being charged with spying for Saudi Arabia. The report comes from the Washington Post.

Here is the link to the article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/former-twitter-employees-charged-with-spying-for-saudi-arabia-by-digging-into-the-accounts-of-kingdom-critics/2019/11/06/2e9593da-00a0-11ea-8bab-0fc209e065a8_story.html

Also here is the link to the official criminal complaint issued against the: https://www.washingtonpost.com/context/read-the-criminal-complaint-involving-former-twitter-employees/1e7768f8-36fd-4c66-8de0-3f94489673d6/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Nov 07, 2019, 02:07:00 AM
Twitter is a pox on humanity.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DarthJoker45 on Nov 07, 2019, 02:54:22 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 07, 2019, 02:07:00 AM
Twitter is a pox on humanity.

I would say social media in general is. I swear that George Orwell's 1984 is becoming more of a reality every day. It is crazy to think what people like this can do.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Nov 07, 2019, 02:59:49 AM
Humanity was never intended to have this much unfettered communication with one another.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DarthJoker45 on Nov 07, 2019, 03:03:26 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 07, 2019, 02:59:49 AM
Humanity was never intended to have this much unfettered communication with one another.

Yep, I completely agree. We are also becoming over reliant on technology as well.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Nov 07, 2019, 03:08:18 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 07, 2019, 02:59:49 AM
Humanity was never intended to have this much unfettered communication with one another.

That and round the clock opinionated news.

It's a golden age to be in the businesses of fear and division.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 07, 2019, 03:14:54 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 07, 2019, 02:59:49 AM
Humanity was never intended to have this much unfettered communication with one another.

So... the opposite of 1984 then?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Nov 07, 2019, 03:30:25 AM
I think the problem is that we have already weaponized pretty much every medium we use to communicate with each other. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Nov 07, 2019, 04:28:37 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROQp3pT3BLo

https://www.newsweek.com/china-xi-jinping-donald-trump-trade-war-1470138
Quote
TRUMP'S TRADE WAR WITH CHINA HAS 'DAMAGED BOTH ECONOMIES AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC SYSTEM' SAYS EXPERT

The trade war waged by President Donald Trump against China has hurt the global economy even with the leaders of both countries claiming victory with the promise of an imminent partial deal, an expert has told Newsweek...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Nov 07, 2019, 10:00:49 PM
Quote from: DarthJoker45 on Nov 07, 2019, 02:54:22 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 07, 2019, 02:07:00 AM
Twitter is a pox on humanity.

I would say social media in general is. I swear that George Orwell's 1984 is becoming more of a reality every day. It is crazy to think what people like this can do.


...he said, on a site reasonably described as social media.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 07, 2019, 10:24:41 PM
Ignorance is strength.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Nov 07, 2019, 10:40:26 PM
Quote from: Huggs on Nov 07, 2019, 03:08:18 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 07, 2019, 02:59:49 AM
Humanity was never intended to have this much unfettered communication with one another.

That and round the clock opinionated news.

It's a golden age to be in the businesses of fear and division.

Sadly, this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Nov 08, 2019, 01:04:34 AM
Quote from: SM on Nov 07, 2019, 10:24:41 PM
Ignorance is strength.

Perhaps you have returned to your old idea that the proletarians or the slaves will arise and overthrow us.  Put it out of your mind.  They are helpless, like the animals.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 08, 2019, 01:23:45 AM
If there was hope, it must lie in the proles.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Nov 25, 2019, 01:13:49 AM
I'm so proud of this woman.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/female-bodybuilder-82-fights-suspect-picked-wrong-house
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Nov 25, 2019, 09:14:01 AM
Reminds me of that story about some guys who burgled a mansion, tied up the woman they found inside so they could ransack the place, then saw a photo of her with her husband on the bedside table - it was Dolph Lundgren. They apologised profusely and ran away.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Nov 26, 2019, 09:39:34 AM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Nov 25, 2019, 09:14:01 AM
Reminds me of that story about some guys who burgled a mansion, tied up the woman they found inside so they could ransack the place, then saw a photo of her with her husband on the bedside table - it was Dolph Lundgren. They apologised profusely and ran away.

Gunna need some sauce on that one bro
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Nov 26, 2019, 10:49:42 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Nov 26, 2019, 09:39:34 AMGunna need some sauce on that one bro

Dolph talks about it a bit here, from the 50 second mark.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K764v_Bs4oo

Not quite as funny hearing an account from someone directly affected, but still.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Nov 26, 2019, 11:09:01 AM
Oh shit, it's real.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Nov 26, 2019, 05:25:27 PM
I thought Dolph was gay.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Dec 02, 2019, 02:15:23 AM
So are we taking any bets on this new guy who's promising to deliver Hoffa?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Dec 02, 2019, 02:39:37 AM
I thought the Irishman did it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Dec 02, 2019, 02:57:32 AM
This new guy says his dad told him he helped bury the body or something. I think his dad supposedly moved it later without the mafia's knowledge. Says he's just waiting to confirm a few minor details on his end and then he's ready to sign sworn statements and lead the Fed's right to the body. I think he's trying to make it sound different by focusing so much on bringing closure to the family and not making some kind of book deal for himself.

What a crock. Hoffa was probably reduced to molecules at some point. Like they wouldn't move the body when some dude is announcing that far ahead of time that he's going to take the Fed's to it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Dec 02, 2019, 03:05:58 AM
I still think he was stashed somewhere in the Ex-Presidents' drop car on Mulholland Dr.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Dec 02, 2019, 03:22:39 AM
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2019/11/21/jimmy-hoffa-body-new-lead-irishman-movie/4253552002/

It sounds like he's pretty serious, but still, I have my doubts.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Dec 02, 2019, 03:24:57 AM
Maybe ol' Jimmy visited the Huggsville woods once.  Once.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Dec 02, 2019, 04:11:00 AM
"Still got the shovel"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Dec 09, 2019, 07:31:38 PM
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12292240 (https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12292240)

QuoteFive confirmed dead, eight missing, 31 in hospital after White Island volcano erupts twice


I could see this from my house.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Dec 13, 2019, 06:29:13 PM
Peak Florida.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-man-died-meth-overdose-he-was-eaten-alligator-n1101061?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Dec 13, 2019, 09:58:27 PM
Did the body get the gator high though?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Dec 14, 2019, 12:07:18 AM
Don't let that gator get away. He's a key witness in the Ukrainian Aid scandal.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Dec 14, 2019, 03:47:39 AM
'Penis fish' exposed on beach after being washed ashore in storm

https://metro.co.uk/2019/12/13/penis-fish-exposed-beach-washed-ashore-storm-11879842/

(https://i0.wp.com/metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PRC_109872916.jpg)

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Dec 14, 2019, 06:31:24 AM
Quote from: Huggs on Dec 14, 2019, 12:07:18 AM
Don't let that gator get away. He's a key witness in the Ukrainian Aid scandal.

Won't be long before meth-addled gators are swarming Tennessee.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Dec 14, 2019, 06:34:49 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Dec 14, 2019, 06:31:24 AM
Quote from: Huggs on Dec 14, 2019, 12:07:18 AM
Don't let that gator get away. He's a key witness in the Ukrainian Aid scandal.

Won't be long before meth-addled gators are swarming Tennessee.

Oh, I'm sure we have those.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Dec 14, 2019, 06:36:06 AM
Could you muster the nerve to put one down?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Dec 14, 2019, 06:42:32 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Dec 14, 2019, 06:36:06 AM
Could you muster the nerve to put one down?

Easily.

It's picking them up that's the scary part.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Dec 14, 2019, 06:45:33 AM
What would you use for the job?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Dec 14, 2019, 07:01:15 AM
An old wallet. I'd just chuck it in its mouth and tell everybody I had 3 perfectly good Cracker Barrel gift cards in there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Dec 14, 2019, 06:40:31 PM
Why can't you be more trigger-happy?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Dec 14, 2019, 06:50:56 PM
Because it's more fun watching big women in spandex fighting large reptiles over free hash brown casserole.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Dec 14, 2019, 08:07:09 PM
Quote from: Huggs on Dec 14, 2019, 06:50:56 PM
Because it's more fun watching big women in spandex fighting large reptiles over free hash brown casserole.

This was actually my last birthday party.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Dec 14, 2019, 08:17:24 PM
That's no shindig, that's a full blowed hootenanny.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DarthJoker45 on Dec 18, 2019, 11:17:38 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac5D6og9Z54
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Dec 25, 2019, 10:32:48 AM
Not sure if the Instagram page is showing but check out the video.
Some serious wild west shit going on over there.

Two armored vehicles belonging to the New Generation Cartel found in the municipality Tuxpan today by the Méxican army . The mark on each of the vehicles is the outline of the state of Jalisco.



If you're interested in Mexican crime stuff, follow Ed's Manifesto.

And here's an interview with him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llhb2ymtsw8
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DarthJoker45 on Jan 03, 2020, 10:30:33 PM
I will just leave this here. This shows the hypocrisy of the mainstream media. https://twitter.com/YousefMunayyer/status/1213084675071197184

https://twitter.com/mtracey/status/1213139621208567810
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jan 05, 2020, 07:33:37 PM
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/12/new-south-wales-fires-in-australia-the-worlds-response.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jan 10, 2020, 08:55:56 AM
In news that hasn't surprised me in the least, western leaders are now claiming the plane that crashed in Iran the other day was shot down.

The moment it was reported, that crash site had shootdown written all over it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jan 10, 2020, 10:23:05 AM
There's even video now showing the plane get hit by the surface-to-air missile.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-51055219 (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-51055219)

The video at the top shows the plane being shot, but is misleading; they've edited the sound to coincide with the flash. In the original video, there's a distinct delay of about 10-13 seconds, consistent with the plane being about 3-4km away.

It was a three year old plane that was serviced two days beforehand; the idea an engine A) burst into flames and B) caused the plane to crash was always ludicrous. These planes are specifically designed to fly with one engine in an emergency.

Disturbingly, investigators have been able to use blood splatter at the crash site to determine what direction the plane was flying when it hit the ground. They'd tried to turn around and get back to the airport.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jan 10, 2020, 02:47:57 PM
There's also the fact that the plane was on the ground in thousands of pieces scattered over a wide area. The only way that can happen is if it hits the ground at close to supersonic speed (unlikely from low altitude just after takeoff) or if it broke up in midair (unlikely to happen just because an engine failed). As soon as I saw that crash site, and given whats been going on over there of late, my immediate thought was missile strike.

Also fishy was the announcement (by the Ukrainians, but which must have come from the Iranians) claiming it was "definitely" engine failure that was made within a few hours of the crash, before anyone had managed to recover the black boxes much less examine them.

Oh yeah, and the statement from Iran that the plane turned around and headed back to the airport yet the crew didn't put out any kind of distress call also stretches credulity. Aside from the fact they'd need to radio in to arrange an emergency landing, I find it hard to accept they had time to do one but not the other.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jan 10, 2020, 09:09:51 PM
The reports of technical problems came from Iran, immediately after the crash. Ukraine initially agreed, then quickly withdrew, saying the problems were more complex.

And Iran has officially announced they accidentally shot down the plane.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Jan 11, 2020, 02:10:53 PM
I am a bit amazed. I assumed they would take a page from the Russia playbook and just deny everything until the world moved on.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jan 11, 2020, 04:08:18 PM
Yeah, Russia is still denying they mistakenly shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 back in 2014 while flying over eastern Ukraine despite all the evidence pointing to them.


Quote from: HuDaFuK on Jan 10, 2020, 02:47:57 PM
There's also the fact that the plane was on the ground in thousands of pieces scattered over a wide area. The only way that can happen is if it hits the ground at close to supersonic speed (unlikely from low altitude just after takeoff) or if it broke up in midair (unlikely to happen just because an engine failed). As soon as I saw that crash site, and given whats been going on over there of late, my immediate thought was missile strike.

Also fishy was the announcement (by the Ukrainians, but which must have come from the Iranians) claiming it was "definitely" engine failure that was made within a few hours of the crash, before anyone had managed to recover the black boxes much less examine them.

Oh yeah, and the statement from Iran that the plane turned around and headed back to the airport yet the crew didn't put out any kind of distress call also stretches credulity. Aside from the fact they'd need to radio in to arrange an emergency landing, I find it hard to accept they had time to do one but not the other.

On some of the photographs of the wreckage you can clearly see the unmistakable, telltale shrapnel damage from the SAM on parts of the larger intact fuselage sections.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Jan 11, 2020, 07:08:30 PM
THE WORLD: "We know you did it"

IRAN: "There was a bee"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Jan 15, 2020, 04:55:47 AM
After Iran finally admitted it, the Iranians began to protest against their government.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jan 15, 2020, 09:14:32 AM
Somewhat bizarrely, they've also admitted to arresting the guy who filmed the video of the missile strike.

I would've thought they'd like to keep that under wraps.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Walter2104 on Jan 15, 2020, 11:28:35 AM
 Man.  This whole talk about Iran is depressing the hell outta me.  Let's lighten up the mood, eh?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Jan 15, 2020, 02:27:37 PM
Quote from: Walter2104 on Jan 15, 2020, 11:28:35 AM
Man.  This whole talk about Iran is depressing the hell outta me.  Let's lighten up the mood, eh?

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Jan 16, 2020, 09:26:21 AM
Weed's becoming legal in more and more places. That's a good thing.

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Jan 16, 2020, 11:04:57 AM
Friend's friend bought some to New Years and Jesus Christ I got stoned from three rooms away. Some nuclear shit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jan 16, 2020, 09:52:57 PM
Back when I dabbled, I bought a cookie at the local dispensary.  I nibbled on it little too much and I think I saw Jesus.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Jan 16, 2020, 09:57:43 PM
Did he look like David?

(https://www.scified.com/topics/416012539358499.jpg)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Jan 17, 2020, 12:45:49 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Jan 16, 2020, 09:52:57 PM
Back when I dabbled, I bought a cookie at the local dispensary.  I nibbled on it little too much and I think I saw Jesus.

Definitely gonna try out some edibles when I visit the US. And the Jay & Silent Bob strains.

Ever heard the 911 call from the cop who ate too much pot brownies?  :laugh:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1kTZRcKZ6Y
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jan 26, 2020, 08:15:53 PM
Damn.  :(

https://abcnews.go.com/US/dead-helicopter-crash-southern-california/story?id=68545466

f**k, his daughter was with him...

https://www.tmz.com/2020/01/26/kobe-bryant-killed-dead-helicopter-crash-in-calabasas/

:'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Jan 26, 2020, 09:01:05 PM
Wow, thats shocking news! Kinda stunned, RIP and condolences to their family.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Jan 26, 2020, 10:15:21 PM
If I was a celebrity, I'd never set foot in a helicopter or airplane. There's been way too many lost that way.

I don't know the guy, but I'm sorry both he and his daughter passed that young. Condolences to the family.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Jan 27, 2020, 02:38:55 AM
Didn't he rape someone?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Jan 27, 2020, 03:13:28 AM
Allegedly. But I believe he was found innocent.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Jan 27, 2020, 09:47:59 PM
Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Jan 27, 2020, 02:38:55 AM
Didn't he rape someone?

That escalated quickly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jan 27, 2020, 09:58:39 PM
Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Jan 27, 2020, 02:38:55 AM
Didn't he rape someone?

https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2020-01-26/what-happened-kobe-bryant-sexual-assault-case

QuoteBryant, 24 at the time, was charged with one count of felony assault. It took 14 months for the criminal case to be resolved. The accuser decided she would not testify, and prosecutors dropped the case Sept. 1, 2004. A civil suit brought by the accuser in August 2004 was settled out of court on March 2, 2005, marking the end of an often-graphic legal saga that drew worldwide attention but never resulted in a trial.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Jan 28, 2020, 01:21:24 AM
Quote from: Samhain13 on Jan 27, 2020, 09:47:59 PM
That escalated quickly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqVOLvNf0Aw&feature=youtu.be&t=98


Quote from: Local Trouble on Jan 27, 2020, 09:58:39 PM
Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Jan 27, 2020, 02:38:55 AM
Didn't he rape someone?

https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2020-01-26/what-happened-kobe-bryant-sexual-assault-case

QuoteBryant, 24 at the time, was charged with one count of felony assault. It took 14 months for the criminal case to be resolved. The accuser decided she would not testify, and prosecutors dropped the case Sept. 1, 2004. A civil suit brought by the accuser in August 2004 was settled out of court on March 2, 2005, marking the end of an often-graphic legal saga that drew worldwide attention but never resulted in a trial.

Settle out of court when you're innocent? Sounds like hush money to me.

Anyway, I don't get people getting into small helicopters and planes. You read about some accident almost every month.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jan 29, 2020, 03:52:06 AM
Hard seeing Shaq like this.  :'(

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsNf7KxejKI
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jan 30, 2020, 04:55:33 AM
I hated the Lakers of that era and thought they were arrogant pricks.  I even rooted for the Jason Kidd Nets to beat them in the finals (lol) and one of my happiest sports moments is when my Pistons demolished them in five games in 2004. 

But then you remember they are human beings with family and loved ones, and the saddest part of all of it is finding out the deaths of the young ones in the crash. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Feb 05, 2020, 11:59:47 PM
Kirk Douglas has died.

RIP to one of the greats.

#iamspartacus
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Prez on Feb 06, 2020, 12:19:53 AM
Quote from: Huggs on Feb 05, 2020, 11:59:47 PM
Kirk Douglas has died.

RIP to one of the greats.

#iamspartacus

:-(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Feb 06, 2020, 01:42:48 AM
He lived to 103. Wow!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Feb 06, 2020, 05:29:19 AM
Tough dude.  He had a stroke in 1996 and still kept on ticking for over 20 more years.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Feb 06, 2020, 08:20:14 AM
Yeah, sad that he's passed, but 103 is a fine age!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Feb 06, 2020, 01:27:21 PM
#IAmSpartacus
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Feb 08, 2020, 10:21:26 PM
So I hear that Weinstein guy's got no balls.

Ironic.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Feb 12, 2020, 05:58:37 PM
Now we really know why Huggsy hasn't been on lately.

Accused drunk driver who was driving with chicken on his shoulder gets arrrested
https://fox8.com/2019/11/08/arrested-accused-drunken-driver-who-was-driving-with-chicken-on-his-shoulder/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Feb 13, 2020, 12:03:50 AM
Wasn't me.

It was my evil twin.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Feb 13, 2020, 12:31:56 AM
This is a tissue full of lies. See, there was another Huggs, an evil Huggs, and he killed him.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Feb 13, 2020, 01:51:21 AM
Who else would name their chicken, Teresa?

* And yes, if you read the article, the chicken's name is Teresa.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Feb 13, 2020, 02:12:01 AM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Feb 13, 2020, 01:51:21 AM
Who else would name their chicken, Teresa?

Spoiler
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[close]
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Feb 13, 2020, 02:46:31 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/ItiNRlW.gif?noredirect)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Feb 14, 2020, 04:19:28 AM
Boy, that corona virus is really kickin' @$$ now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 14, 2020, 04:32:39 AM
Supposedly the death toll might be much higher in China than is being reported because satellites are tracking the chemicals that people who are cremated produce when their bodies are burned in far greater numbers in multiple locations than what is being reported.


Like 4 x as much. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Feb 14, 2020, 04:49:17 AM
I hear NK is acting like they don't have a single case either.

Reminds me of that South Korean chapter from WWZ.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Feb 14, 2020, 06:33:13 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Feb 14, 2020, 04:32:39 AM
Supposedly the death toll might be much higher in China than is being reported because satellites are tracking the chemicals that people who are cremated produce when their bodies are burned in far greater numbers in multiple locations than what is being reported.


Like 4 x as much.
Nope (http://"https://fullfact.org/health/satellites-wuhan-sulphur-dioxide-coronavirus/").
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Feb 14, 2020, 08:28:14 AM
It's still not killing anything like as many people as the regular flu kills every year.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Feb 14, 2020, 05:10:21 PM
The flu is a global community driven seasonal illness. It has access to more vulnerably populations which means more deaths.

I don't think we have enough data on this virus to take it lightly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Feb 15, 2020, 10:07:00 PM
We'll see what happens. It could still go either way.

You can't find medical masks around here right now, so I picked up some hardware masks while I was out today. Beats nothing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Feb 15, 2020, 10:09:43 PM
I would have figured you had a full hazmat suit just hanging in your closet for situations like this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Feb 15, 2020, 10:15:45 PM
It's against my minimalist tendencies.

A guy I used to know might have some extras though. He turned to prepping after his wife left him. Last I heard he was hiding underground waiting for the world to run out of oil and beans.

I couldn't get one from him anyway. Nobody knows where he is.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Feb 16, 2020, 01:12:38 AM
When I learned that the masks already ran out in the other countries, I bought 2 boxes of masks before it began to run out here. I wish I bought more. I thought about buying more at a later date, but I was too lazy. That was last month.

According to this, the situation began to get severe in late December, meaning that it began before that:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-nv7j9HEgY

This is the first news clip that I watched about the virus. This news was late. In reality, the situation was already dire by that time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KJUcKV9q50

The news media where I live in began to report about this very late in mid-January. On YouTube, people uploaded translations of the people in Wuhan who reported about this. Here's an English version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va6qptJzlyc
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Feb 16, 2020, 04:27:13 AM
Quote from: Shinawi on Feb 16, 2020, 01:12:38 AM
When I learned that the masks already ran out in the other countries, I bought 2 boxes of masks before it began to run out here.

Where's "here" Shinawi?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Feb 16, 2020, 07:29:04 AM
Quote from: SiL on Feb 14, 2020, 06:33:13 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Feb 14, 2020, 04:32:39 AM
Supposedly the death toll might be much higher in China than is being reported because satellites are tracking the chemicals that people who are cremated produce when their bodies are burned in far greater numbers in multiple locations than what is being reported.


Like 4 x as much.
Nope (http://"https://fullfact.org/health/satellites-wuhan-sulphur-dioxide-coronavirus/").

There is no link. 

Quote from: HuDaFuK on Feb 14, 2020, 08:28:14 AM
It's still not killing anything like as many people as the regular flu kills every year.

The flu is multiple viruses world wide and people are comparing those totals yearly to a death toll that is only two and a half months in.



Even though I did read that the flu is greatly outpacing the coronavirus ATM, it's already several world wide viruses and not one infection originating from one spot.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Feb 16, 2020, 08:26:11 AM
Here:

fullfact.org/health/satellites-wuhan-sulphur-dioxide-coronavirus/

The maps cited are predictive and don't show real-time data.

The spread of the virus outside of China isn't matching anything like the numbers in China, leading many to believe the virus is more than containable with proper protocols which weren't observed in the early stages of the outbreak.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Feb 16, 2020, 09:32:58 AM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Feb 16, 2020, 04:27:13 AM
Quote from: Shinawi on Feb 16, 2020, 01:12:38 AM
When I learned that the masks already ran out in the other countries, I bought 2 boxes of masks before it began to run out here.

Where's "here" Shinawi?
Here is South Korea. I'm originally from the States.

I checked the pharmacy. Fortunately, the masks are back in stock. Korea manufactures a lot of mask. There's usually a big demand for masks because of the air pollution from another country.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Feb 16, 2020, 02:07:00 PM
Quote from: Shinawi on Feb 16, 2020, 09:32:58 AM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Feb 16, 2020, 04:27:13 AM
Quote from: Shinawi on Feb 16, 2020, 01:12:38 AM
When I learned that the masks already ran out in the other countries, I bought 2 boxes of masks before it began to run out here.

Where's "here" Shinawi?
Here is South Korea. I'm originally from the States.

I checked the pharmacy. Fortunately, the masks are back in stock. Korea manufactures a lot of mask. There's usually a big demand for masks because of the air pollution from another country.

Understood. You're close to the heart of it. I just read recrntly how it permeated North Korea. Good luck over there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Feb 17, 2020, 05:11:28 AM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Feb 16, 2020, 02:07:00 PM
Quote from: Shinawi on Feb 16, 2020, 09:32:58 AM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Feb 16, 2020, 04:27:13 AM
Quote from: Shinawi on Feb 16, 2020, 01:12:38 AM
When I learned that the masks already ran out in the other countries, I bought 2 boxes of masks before it began to run out here.

Where's "here" Shinawi?
Here is South Korea. I'm originally from the States.

I checked the pharmacy. Fortunately, the masks are back in stock. Korea manufactures a lot of mask. There's usually a big demand for masks because of the air pollution from another country.

Understood. You're close to the heart of it. I just read recrntly how it permeated North Korea. Good luck over there.
Thanks. I hope it stays safe over there, too.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Feb 23, 2020, 01:11:12 AM
They say 6 people passed away in Iran from it so far. That's what, 20 now outside of China?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Feb 23, 2020, 06:28:43 AM
Here are some footages from Wuhan, China that the news media isn't showing. People are just collapsing to the ground. It used to be easy to find these videos on YouTube last month:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thMbUPSRcmU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeWiPGl5TNY
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Feb 24, 2020, 12:07:37 PM
So four of the people who were flown back from the Cruise Ship now have Coronavirus.

They were let go before their test results had come back. WTF
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Feb 24, 2020, 12:21:46 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNArvGCBgJ4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwJ5thwr4C8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuBB3GNGQIk
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Mar 13, 2020, 08:45:15 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/PCMag/status/1238146360794402816
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Mar 14, 2020, 12:31:19 AM
So nice, and yet, so sad.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Mar 14, 2020, 11:29:06 AM
Need something to do while you're in isolation.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Mar 14, 2020, 11:47:56 AM
My college classes are being suspended due to this goddamn virus. Never expected things to escalate to this.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Mar 14, 2020, 02:27:44 PM
Schools and sporting events are shutting down here and my State's fuel prices have gone up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 14, 2020, 02:36:04 PM
Sports are closing to spectators in the stadiums, but games are still being played. Schools still open. Fuel dropping like a stone.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Mar 14, 2020, 02:55:17 PM
New York just reported it's first Corona death :(

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Mar 14, 2020, 03:16:46 PM
Yeah, sadly, an 82 year-old woman.

People are crazy panicked right now. I'm not sure what to make of all this. The H1N1 virus killed more than 18,000 Americans in 2009 but everything proceeded as pretty much normal.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Mar 14, 2020, 03:22:45 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 14, 2020, 11:29:06 AM
Need something to do while you're in isolation.

How about playing Isolation?  ;D

Quote from: Gr33n M4n on Mar 14, 2020, 02:27:44 PM
Schools and sporting events are shutting down here and my State's fuel prices have gone up.

Get it while you can. I was filling up my truck yesterday when I heard the president was going to be declaring a national state of emergency in an hour. At that point, the purchase amounts on the pumps were like $10, $7, and $15. When I came back through to fill up my father's car for him about 90 minutes later, all the pumps had recent purchases of $55, 45, and $48. People are topping off their tanks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Mar 14, 2020, 04:17:22 PM
A CDC projection showed that if current trends continue, 160 million people in the United States could be infected.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Mar 14, 2020, 04:34:55 PM
I ain't skeered.

We'll cough alittle, play alittle yahtzee, and all go on as before.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Mar 14, 2020, 06:36:42 PM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Mar 14, 2020, 03:16:46 PMI'm not sure what to make of all this. The H1N1 virus killed more than 18,000 Americans in 2009 but everything proceeded as pretty much normal.

Yeah, I'm still not sure quite why people seem to be going quite so crazy over this.

Like I said, regular flu seems to be equally if not more deadly and no one cares.

Pollution from cars kills about 25,000-35,000 people a year in the UK and no one really freaks out about that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Mar 14, 2020, 07:54:55 PM
What makes Covid-19 more serious is it's rapid transmission rate. Coronavirus is more infectious than the Spanish flu pandemic that killed 50 million people. The virus itself isn't as deadly, but the rate of infection is so high it makes containment almost impossible. To make matters worse, we don't have a vaccine yet and the virus has a long incubation period.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nostromo on Mar 14, 2020, 11:44:17 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DvYVTEyJ6c
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Mar 15, 2020, 12:17:10 AM
When in danger, when in doubt; run in circles, scream and shout
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Mar 15, 2020, 02:04:06 AM
Quote from: Huggs on Mar 15, 2020, 12:17:10 AM
When in danger, when in doubt; run in circles, scream and shout

You forgot to grab toilet paper.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Mar 15, 2020, 05:21:25 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 14, 2020, 06:36:42 PM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Mar 14, 2020, 03:16:46 PMI'm not sure what to make of all this. The H1N1 virus killed more than 18,000 Americans in 2009 but everything proceeded as pretty much normal.

Yeah, I'm still not sure quite why people seem to be going quite so crazy over this.

Like I said, regular flu seems to be equally if not more deadly and no one cares.

Pollution from cars kills about 25,000-35,000 people a year in the UK and no one really freaks out about that.
It's still too early to tell the current pandemic's full numbers. The current pandemic is an ongoing one. We don't have the full story yet. And it seems that a lot of the governments are either hiding the actual numbers or are unable to know the actual numbers for now. A lot of the governments are also not informing the public about this virus's effect on the body especially the lungs (which is hard to fully recover from) to prevent a panic and to keep the economy steady. But there's a reason why some countries are using extreme measures in quarantining entire cities. Later on, entire countries went into lockdown. And many countries are banning or quarantining people from certain countries. Action speaks louder than words. Right now, Europe is in a state that China was in January. North America seems to be in China's December danger level.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3URhJx0NSw
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Mar 15, 2020, 05:38:27 PM
Quote from: Shinawi on Mar 15, 2020, 05:21:25 PM
A lot of the governments are also not informing the public about the full dangers of this virus to prevent a panic and to keep the economy steady.

"Buy when there's mucus runnin' in the streets"

Can't hardly wait for the Jobama debate.

Hey, that rhymed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 15, 2020, 11:03:18 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 14, 2020, 06:36:42 PM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Mar 14, 2020, 03:16:46 PMI'm not sure what to make of all this. The H1N1 virus killed more than 18,000 Americans in 2009 but everything proceeded as pretty much normal.

Yeah, I'm still not sure quite why people seem to be going quite so crazy over this.

Like I said, regular flu seems to be equally if not more deadly and no one cares.

Pollution from cars kills about 25,000-35,000 people a year in the UK and no one really freaks out about that.

:laugh:
lolwut?

Maybe try looking up why people are freaking out?

And also climate change.

It's pretty baffling that someone with access to all the information they could ever want would seriously ask 'what's all the fuss?'
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Mar 15, 2020, 11:18:22 PM
I imagine pollution can actually kill people in China.

Lots of smog over there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Mar 16, 2020, 12:15:25 AM
Did Trump really try to buy a german pharmaceutical company to develop a vaccine exclusively for the American market?

Human garbage --

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Mar 16, 2020, 12:23:29 AM
I'd be surprised if he wasn't doing everything he can to profiteer from this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Mar 16, 2020, 12:33:48 AM
Well, then i hope he keeps up shaking hands... that stupid c***.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Mar 16, 2020, 01:03:51 AM
Quote from: kwisatz on Mar 16, 2020, 12:15:25 AM
Did Trump really try to buy a german pharmaceutical company to develop a vaccine exclusively for the American market?

Human garbage --

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We're gonna build a vaccine, and China is going to pay for it
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Mar 16, 2020, 01:27:34 AM
I smell great and unmatched wisdom.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Mar 16, 2020, 02:41:33 AM
Quote from: kwisatz on Mar 16, 2020, 12:15:25 AM
Did Trump really try to buy a german pharmaceutical company to develop a vaccine exclusively for the American market?

Human garbage --

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Good. Put the American people first. Hopefully this Coronavirus will put an end to globalism.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 16, 2020, 02:53:38 AM
"globalism"

oh dear...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Mar 16, 2020, 03:10:26 AM
Quote from: SM on Mar 16, 2020, 02:53:38 AM
"globalism"

oh dear...
I see through your lies King George you wicked wicked devil.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Mar 16, 2020, 05:45:06 AM
We do have a problem with relying on China for medications and medical supplies.

What we're dealing with isn't good, but damned if it isn't exposing a ton of flaws we need to fix, and it's going to make us better prepared for the next one. We're all going to learn a lot before it's over.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 16, 2020, 06:22:35 AM
Agreed there. Over-reliance on outsourcing manufacturing to one place created a single point of failure that was doomed to fail eventually. This has just made the impact immediately obvious.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Mar 16, 2020, 07:03:05 AM
Quote from: Fiendishly Inventive on Mar 16, 2020, 05:40:35 AM
Seriously anyone who says "good" to it is a moron.

Lel this.

Theres nothing good about a president who tries to get some sort of high ground via exclusive access to a life saving technology in an ongoing situation.

Thats just plain fascistic.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Wlvscrclwlvs on Mar 16, 2020, 08:01:01 AM
Quote from: Gr33n M4n on Mar 16, 2020, 02:41:33 AM
Quote from: kwisatz on Mar 16, 2020, 12:15:25 AM
Did Trump really try to buy a german pharmaceutical company to develop a vaccine exclusively for the American market?

Human garbage --

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Spoiler
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Good. Put the American people first. Hopefully this Coronavirus will put an end to globalism.

I can't tell if your being sarcastic haha
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Mar 16, 2020, 08:42:48 AM
Quote from: SM on Mar 15, 2020, 11:03:18 PMIt's pretty baffling that someone with access to all the information they could ever want would seriously ask 'what's all the fuss?'

I get why people would be scared.

I don't get why people are so scared by this when there are far more deadly things killing people every day and no one gives a shit. It's hypocrisy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 16, 2020, 09:14:04 AM
What every day mass killer is comparable to a new, unknown infectious disease ripping through countries across the world leaving thousands dead in its wake, with the only real preventive measure available to anyone to stay at home and avoid people?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Mar 16, 2020, 09:46:23 AM
Literally everyone dying is either elderly or already had health problems. If I was in either of those groups, I'd be scared... but then I'd also be scared of regular flu, because hundreds of thousands of elderly and infirm people die from that annually. The vast majority of people going out panic buying aren't in those groups.

By all accounts, China's already getting back on its feet. Big retailers here in the UK have said today their supply lines are already open again.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Mar 16, 2020, 09:51:19 AM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 16, 2020, 08:42:48 AM
Quote from: SM on Mar 15, 2020, 11:03:18 PMIt's pretty baffling that someone with access to all the information they could ever want would seriously ask 'what's all the fuss?'

I get why people would be scared.

I don't get why people are so scared by this when there are far more deadly things killing people every day and no one gives a shit. It's hypocrisy.

Because the mass-media has been covering coronavirus and not the flu. Most people are like sheep and they have herd-mentality.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 16, 2020, 10:08:13 AM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 16, 2020, 09:46:23 AM
Literally everyone dying is either elderly or already had health problems.
You're literally wrong. At least 26 healthy individuals under the age of 40 have died so far, as of March 11. Significant increases of people under 60 needing hospitalisation are also being reported. Young and or healthy people who aren't getting hospitalised are usually spreading it to other people who may be at-risk.

"I'm young so I'll be fine so why are people worrying" is a selfish and myopic stance that really needs to stop.

QuoteI'd also be scared of regular flu, because hundreds of thousands of elderly and infirm people die from that annually.
Healthy young people also die of it. But that's a known disease, with vaccinations available, and an incredibly low mortality rate. It's less than one percent. Thousands of people die of the flu because tens of millions get infected. If COVID-19 hit those same numbers of infected, the death toll would be significantly higher. Even in healthy young people.

QuoteThe vast majority of people going out panic buying aren't in those groups.
Many of them are trying to prepare to self-isolate to not be a problem to others. Or because they fear isolation or quarantine will be mandatory.

QuoteBy all accounts, China's already getting back on its feet.
After tens of thousands of people died and they literally started welding people's doors shut to stop them going outside. Let's not make it sound like they all just carried on as usual.

So you still didn't answer my question --

QuoteWhat every day mass killer is comparable to a new, unknown infectious disease ripping through countries across the world leaving thousands dead in its wake, with the only real preventive measure available to anyone to stay at home and avoid people?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: razeak on Mar 16, 2020, 01:27:16 PM
It isn't ebola, and it isn't harmless. I don't think the need for panic is there, but it's clearly capable of killing people that aren't older.

Something else to consider is if you are younger, make sure you stay away from your older parents, grandparents etc. so you don't give it to them.



Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BringbackJonesy! on Mar 16, 2020, 02:02:33 PM
Quote from: Huggs on Mar 16, 2020, 05:45:06 AMWhat we're dealing with isn't good, but damned if it isn't exposing a ton of flaws we need to fix, and it's going to make us better prepared for the next one. We're all going to learn a lot before it's over.

Hopefully for the sake of all my American friends, any future White House administration will learn not to get rid of the US Pandemic Response Team in the same way this one dismissively did.

Nearer to home, my own bullshitter-in-chief (Prime Minister Boris Johnson) has managed to mishandle things over the last weeks too, despite us being lucky enough to have a longer window of opportunity to prepare better than some other countries.

So don't be fooled if you hear him starting to talk about the 'blitz spirit' or the 'bulldog spirit' getting us through the next few months, as his bungling has already caused widespread panic buying here, even before things start to REALLY get bad with job closures etc. 

Due to all the selfish, panicky shoppers at my local stores, I'm now down to my last bit of bogroll over here!  :laugh:

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: razeak on Mar 16, 2020, 04:58:02 PM
Here is a well done set of data and graphs.

https://www.domo.com/coronavirus-tracking (https://www.domo.com/coronavirus-tracking)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Mar 16, 2020, 07:18:10 PM
Captain Janek tests positive for COVID-19:

QuoteThis morning I tested positive for Covid 19. I feel ok, I have no symptoms so far but have been isolated since I found out about my possible exposure to the virus.  Stay home people and be pragmatic. I will keep you updated on how I'm doing 👊🏾👊🏾 No panic.

https://twitter.com/idriselba/status/1239617034901524481 (https://twitter.com/idriselba/status/1239617034901524481)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Mar 16, 2020, 07:56:44 PM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 16, 2020, 10:08:13 AM"I'm young so I'll be fine so why are people worrying" is a selfish and myopic stance that really needs to stop.

That's not what I said though. I'm concerned for anyone who might be at risk, but there's a big difference between being concerned and going out and hoarding thirty packs of loo roll for a disease that has no effect on your digestive tract.

I also find it kinda hard to take the whole thing seriously when you have governments saying you can't go out to bars or restaurants or music concerts in case you spread it, but you can go to work and sit in an enclosed space with your colleagues all day, or go out and gather in crowds to vote in elections.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 16, 2020, 08:30:26 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 16, 2020, 07:56:44 PM
That's not what I said though. I'm concerned for anyone who might be at risk, but there's a big difference between being concerned and going out and hoarding thirty packs of loo roll for a disease that has no effect on your digestive tract.
Ugh, zero argument there. That shit is moronic.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 16, 2020, 09:25:30 PM
When there's little information from authorities, something comes in to fill the void.  And people can be dumb.

As various threads round here attest to.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Mar 16, 2020, 10:08:58 PM
Do the Thriceborn get to stay home from school?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 16, 2020, 10:33:10 PM
Not yet.  But there's rumours going round they could announce school closures soon.  It's a week and a half till the school holidays, so if they close the schools a week early, it'll mean a 3 week break.  The Firstborn has had uni pushed back yet another week and is doing everything online.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Mar 16, 2020, 11:57:10 PM
Schools, bars, and restaurants are closed here. Not to mention all gatherings of 50 people or more are banned. Also they laid off everyone except 5 people when I got to the office this morning. Im glad Im not laid off but its been a difficult day, had some minor panic attacks on my drive home today.

We just found out my ma's cancer has returned as well. :'(

I saw an appropriate meme that said " So I guess 2020 is being written by Stephen King".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Mar 16, 2020, 11:59:27 PM
I remember my father saying how glad he was to have 2019 behind us, and how 2020 was going to be a much better year.

I expressed skepticism. Sometimes it sucks to be right.

Sorry to hear the bad news about your mom. Hang in there. Every fight can be won.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 17, 2020, 12:04:34 AM
Quote from: 426Buddy on Mar 16, 2020, 11:57:10 PM
Schools, bars, and restaurants are closed here. Not to mention all gatherings of 50 people or more are banned. Also they laid off everyone except 5 people when I got to the office this morning. Im glad Im not laid off but its been a difficult day, had some minor panic attacks on my drive home today.

We just found out my ma's cancer has returned as well. :'(

I saw an appropriate meme that said " So I guess 2020 is being written by Stephen King".

Sorry to hear about your mum.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: razeak on Mar 17, 2020, 12:14:01 AM
Sorry to hear of the cancer.

My dad is 80 and went in for blood work due to an abnormal pancreas.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 17, 2020, 04:45:02 AM
f**king cancer.

My grandfather got hospitalised last week with one functioning heart valve. They may or may not be able to do something about the other three. He's 88 and had cancer so there's a good chance they'll decide he's not with the cost of the operation - assuming he could even survive an operation.

Parents are on a cruise that got cancelled halfway through and are going to arrive on the other end of the country. No idea where they'll be self -isolating. Luckily the "no cruise ships" policy is being waived for them - their ship has been tested three times and returned negative results all three times.

My highest paying client refuses to authorise work from home yet.

Shit's fuuucked.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Mar 17, 2020, 09:52:34 AM
Some utility companies are going to suspend shutoffs in my area, Is this the same for you? And I hope your granddad gets the help he needs.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Mar 17, 2020, 12:40:39 PM
Thanks for the kind words everyone! :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 17, 2020, 01:00:31 PM
Quote from: Gr33n M4n on Mar 17, 2020, 09:52:34 AM
Some utility companies are going to suspend shutoffs in my area, Is this the same for you? And I hope your granddad gets the help he needs.
Thank you. Luckily their utilities are yearly and quarterly, so they're good for now -- but we're actively keeping an eye on them so nothing happens.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Mar 17, 2020, 01:48:51 PM
Sorry to hear about your mum 426. She'll kick its ass again im sure
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Mar 17, 2020, 01:51:56 PM
Ugh. Sorry to hear that 426. Best wishes and a speedy recovery to you and yours.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Mar 18, 2020, 03:16:12 AM
Brady is going to QB for the Buccaneers?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 18, 2020, 03:33:08 AM
I imagine you will see his play flatline in the very near future. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Mar 18, 2020, 04:36:59 AM
Biden has swept all three States.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rankles75 on Mar 18, 2020, 09:44:25 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 18, 2020, 03:33:08 AM
I imagine you will see his play flatline in the very near future.

He noticeably declined last season (not surprisingly), but he will have a much better supporting cast around him in Tampa than he did in New England in 2019.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Mar 18, 2020, 10:46:17 AM
Quote from: Rankles75 on Mar 18, 2020, 09:44:25 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 18, 2020, 03:33:08 AM
I imagine you will see his play flatline in the very near future.

He noticeably declined last season (not surprisingly), but he will have a much better supporting cast around him in Tampa than he did in New England in 2019.

Better targets, that's for sure.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rankles75 on Mar 18, 2020, 11:42:38 AM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Mar 18, 2020, 10:46:17 AM
Quote from: Rankles75 on Mar 18, 2020, 09:44:25 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 18, 2020, 03:33:08 AM
I imagine you will see his play flatline in the very near future.

He noticeably declined last season (not surprisingly), but he will have a much better supporting cast around him in Tampa than he did in New England in 2019.

Better targets, that's for sure.

Undoubtedly, OL needs a lot of work though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Mar 18, 2020, 01:07:18 PM
True..
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: JokersWarPig on Mar 18, 2020, 01:11:38 PM
Quote from: Gr33n M4n on Mar 18, 2020, 04:36:59 AM
Biden has swept all three States.

That senile old man i going to get bodied by an orange senile old man.

I voted for Bernie here in FL but I had a feeling something like this might happen, not because of a lack of support for Bernie but because of DNC **ckery and the current covid crisis.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xiggz456 on Mar 18, 2020, 04:45:08 PM
Quote from: JokersWarPig on Mar 18, 2020, 01:11:38 PM
Quote from: Gr33n M4n on Mar 18, 2020, 04:36:59 AM
Biden has swept all three States.

That senile old man i going to get bodied by an orange senile old man.

I voted for Bernie here in FL but I had a feeling something like this might happen, not because of a lack of support for Bernie but because of DNC **ckery and the current covid crisis.

It amazes me that they're not mandating mail in ballots or ballot drop-boxes during this pandemic. It's completely irresponsible and is also a form of voter suppression. I voted on Super Tuesday but my state has mail-in, drop boxes and traditional voting booths and because of that you never see these 8 hour long lines to vote like some other states.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Mar 18, 2020, 05:27:26 PM
Bernie is a socialist and he praised Fidel Castro. He was going to lose Florida anyway because the Cubans can't stand him.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: JokersWarPig on Mar 18, 2020, 06:15:22 PM
Quote from: Xiggz456 on Mar 18, 2020, 04:45:08 PM
Quote from: JokersWarPig on Mar 18, 2020, 01:11:38 PM
Quote from: Gr33n M4n on Mar 18, 2020, 04:36:59 AM
Biden has swept all three States.

That senile old man i going to get bodied by an orange senile old man.

I voted for Bernie here in FL but I had a feeling something like this might happen, not because of a lack of support for Bernie but because of DNC **ckery and the current covid crisis.

It amazes me that they're not mandating mail in ballots or ballot drop-boxes during this pandemic. It's completely irresponsible and is also a form of voter suppression. I voted on Super Tuesday but my state has mail-in, drop boxes and traditional voting booths and because of that you never see these 8 hour long lines to vote like some other states.

It's super irresponsible, given the extreme circumstances you'd think the wise decision would be to push these things back to a different date or make it a mail in vote.

One thing that really irked me was all the drop outs were also still on the ballot but thats probably better put in the political discussion thread.
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Mar 18, 2020, 11:24:27 PM
I hear Bernie got alittle salty today.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Mar 21, 2020, 04:36:42 AM
It cost this much (shown at 10:33) for a patient's COVID-19 treatment in the States:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOIvGIukZhk
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Mar 21, 2020, 08:18:17 AM
The President is open to sending direct payments to Americans most affected by the virus. $1,000 for each adult plus $500 per child.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 21, 2020, 08:59:04 AM
So all the people decrying socialism will tear theirs up, right?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Mar 21, 2020, 09:55:59 AM
Lol.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 21, 2020, 09:59:41 AM
vEnEzUeLa
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Mar 21, 2020, 05:22:12 PM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 21, 2020, 08:59:04 AM
So all the people decrying socialism will tear theirs up, right?

I guess not because they don't see that as "Socialism" and it depends on the definition. Socialism isn't a universal term thats usage is the same in every country and culture.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Mar 21, 2020, 06:32:40 PM
There's a difference between a couple of checks and unending subjugation/dictatorship.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Mar 21, 2020, 07:04:29 PM
Quite.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Mar 21, 2020, 07:26:30 PM
Reminds me of those failed arguments I used to hear from the local dems back in the day about how you couldn't be against the war but still support the troops.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Mar 21, 2020, 09:34:16 PM
Antonio Brown to join Brady in Tampa Bay? Doubt it'll happen cuz the dude's a nutcase but I wonder.

https://weei.radio.com/blogs/ryan-hannable/nfl-rumors-antonio-brown-still-wants-to-play-with-tom-brady

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 21, 2020, 09:59:07 PM
Quote from: Huggs on Mar 21, 2020, 06:32:40 PM
There's a difference between a couple of checks and unending subjugation/dictatorship.
There's a difference between universal healthcare and unending subjugation/dictatorship too, but look how people squeal socialism when it's suggested.

Any suggested handlout that doesn't go to a company seems to trigger fears off full blown communism, I'm just not sure why this is suddenly ok.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Mar 21, 2020, 10:11:03 PM
Reminds me of my mom.  She's been a vocal wingnut for decades, but now she's benefiting from Medicare and Social Security without a peep.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rankles75 on Mar 21, 2020, 10:42:02 PM
Quote from: Gr33n M4n on Mar 21, 2020, 09:34:16 PM
Antonio Brown to join Brady in Tampa Bay? Doubt it'll happen cuz the dude's a nutcase but I wonder.

https://weei.radio.com/blogs/ryan-hannable/nfl-rumors-antonio-brown-still-wants-to-play-with-tom-brady

Bucs have arguably the best WR pairing in the league in Evans and Godwin, don't see them adding a headcase like Brown.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Mar 21, 2020, 10:47:05 PM
Brady really should've quit while he was ahead.

Uncle Murphy will come out of the woodwork and he'll be playing for the Bills in 3 years.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: InterAlien on Mar 22, 2020, 02:10:42 AM
Quote from: Huggs on Mar 21, 2020, 06:32:40 PM
There's a difference between a couple of checks and unending subjugation/dictatorship.

But Americans have no problem being endlessly exploited by monopolized capital until they have nothing - everything from healthcare, social security, SNAP, etc. - left, as evidenced by the nomination of Joe Biden; in fact, they literally call this 'freedom'.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Mar 22, 2020, 02:22:45 AM
Quote from: InterAlien on Mar 22, 2020, 02:10:42 AM
Quote from: Huggs on Mar 21, 2020, 06:32:40 PM
There's a difference between a couple of checks and unending subjugation/dictatorship.

But Americans have no problem being endlessly exploited by monopolized capital until they have nothing - everything from healthcare, social security, SNAP, etc. - left, as evidenced by the nomination of Joe Biden; in fact, they literally call this 'freedom'.

Comrade Bernie aka Herr Berndolph is outta here for good baby.

Lord Putin will be greatly displeased.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 22, 2020, 02:35:34 AM
American politics is pretty f**ked up for Bernie to be considered anywhere near communist :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Mar 22, 2020, 02:48:43 AM
He could still have a good career promoting literacy.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Mar 22, 2020, 06:46:38 PM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 22, 2020, 02:35:34 AM
American politics is pretty f**ked up for Bernie to be considered anywhere near communist :laugh:

He only praised the Soviet Union and campaigned for a Marxists group in the 80's. Bernie is not a communist but when you're running for Office your past will creep up. Bernie is America's equivalent to Jeremy Corbyn, popular policies but to many skeletons in the closet to win a general election.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: razeak on Mar 22, 2020, 10:09:53 PM
Yeah he's not a full blown commie, but the less pebbles on that path, the better.


We started our sourdough starter culture today. All the yeast packets have stayed sold out. Its pretty simple to do, and you can sustain it idefinitely as long as you have flour and water.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Mar 22, 2020, 10:23:16 PM
Now is the time to start learning how to make homemade stuff. Places in my area are out of hand sanitizer and Alcohol.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Mar 22, 2020, 11:07:15 PM
FWIW, regular soap and water is still more effective than hand sanitizer.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Mar 23, 2020, 02:13:01 PM
So apparently ibuprofen makes covid-19 symptoms even worse.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Mar 23, 2020, 03:52:12 PM
Any science behind that rumor?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Wlvscrclwlvs on Mar 23, 2020, 04:51:53 PM
Quote from: Gr33n M4n on Mar 23, 2020, 02:13:01 PM
So apparently ibuprofen makes covid-19 symptoms even worse.

That's not been proven at all a quick Google will clear that up
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Mar 23, 2020, 07:52:07 PM
Laid off today, my wife also.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Mar 23, 2020, 07:54:52 PM
F - - K

Assuming your U.S. residing, is it a temporary business closure / temporary laid off so you can collect unemployment insurance? Or is it more permanent?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 23, 2020, 08:00:38 PM
Quote from: 426Buddy on Mar 23, 2020, 07:52:07 PM
Laid off today, my wife also.

Sorry to hear that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Mar 23, 2020, 08:14:27 PM
It's temporary, we are in Michigan and they locked the state down today. Hopefully be back on April 14th. Going to file for unemployment tomorrow.

Scary times to have have a child... especiallly one with special needs.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Mar 23, 2020, 08:16:12 PM
Temporary. Good.

Yeah definitely. My prayers are with you brother, for your family and your mom.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 23, 2020, 08:29:26 PM
Quote from: Gr33n M4n on Mar 23, 2020, 02:13:01 PM
So apparently ibuprofen makes covid-19 symptoms even worse.
They thought that a few weeks ago but under further inspection it is not the case.

Quote from: 426Buddy on Mar 23, 2020, 07:52:07 PM
Laid off today, my wife also.
Very sorry to hear. We just closed pubs, clubs, and entertainment venues in Monday. Lines at the welfare center are literally around the block  :-\ Good luck to you and your family.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Mar 23, 2020, 08:44:32 PM
Thanks guys :(

luckily i can just file for unemployment online I think.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 23, 2020, 10:30:35 PM
Hopefully it's not like down here. (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-23/mygov-website-down-centrelink-massive-queues-coronavirus/12080558)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Mar 23, 2020, 10:40:20 PM
Oh boy  :o
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Mar 23, 2020, 11:10:02 PM
What a press conference. Trump should just straight out declare that he doesn't give a shit about a couple of dead seniors.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Mar 23, 2020, 11:35:38 PM
I think you mean Italy sadly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: razeak on Mar 24, 2020, 12:23:59 AM
Hate it for you guys that got laid off. That blows.



My state just went on "lockdown" but it ultimately affects travel only in the slightest. I don't think it's going to make a dent.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Mar 24, 2020, 01:28:31 AM
Quote from: razeak on Mar 24, 2020, 12:23:59 AM
Hate it for you guys that got laid off. That blows.



My state just went on "lockdown" but it ultimately affects travel only in the slightest. I don't think it's going to make a dent.

Whole country is on lockdown here as of midnight wednesday, for four weeks. All non essential businesses closed, schools closed, no contact with anyone outside your household closer than 2 meters. Stay indoors, no travel between regions.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 24, 2020, 08:34:22 AM
The online portal for people to apply for welfare crashed.

"We didn't anticipate the demand."

They closed three quarters of hospitality and the entire fitness, dance and entertainment industry, and they didn't anticipate the demand?

f**k off.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 24, 2020, 11:25:24 AM
Hardly surprising considering what happened with the census.

They deliberately underfund this stuff, ignore experts and then play dumb when it fails.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Mar 24, 2020, 12:18:47 PM
I'm really sorry to hear buddy. :( This thing is going to require surviving on two fronts - the virus and the individual financial consequences of this. I'm so terrified about that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Mar 24, 2020, 01:30:10 PM
Luckily my social life will not be affected by this since AvPG is my social life lol.

The worst is not being able to see my brothers and parents. Especially since I don't know how much time I'm going to have left with my mom, keeping my son and myself away from here is painful for all of us.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Mar 24, 2020, 01:42:50 PM
There's always video calls and such in the meantime. I know it's not the same, but it's something.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Mar 24, 2020, 02:06:05 PM
We've done a little but my kiddo is hard to keep in front of a camera and can't stay focused on whats on the screen for more that a minute or so. It's at least something though.

How's things going in the UK?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Mar 24, 2020, 02:45:56 PM
My state is quarantining the elderly and at risk but since other people will be out and about catching corona it's not gonna do shit lmao brian Kemp is a chuckle f**k what a puny plan he has
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Mar 24, 2020, 03:17:58 PM
Quote from: 426Buddy on Mar 24, 2020, 02:06:05 PMHow's things going in the UK?

Basically completely shut down now.

Supermarkets and hospitals are about all that's open.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gazz on Mar 24, 2020, 10:33:05 PM
This isn't really news, just needed a place to rant for a few paragraphs.

An old college friend's dad died from the virus today.  She said he was a fit and healthy 71-year-old. I didn't know him and I haven't spoken to her in many years, but this has really hit home now that this thing is on my doorstep. And with vulnerable parents and family members (my brother is diabetic and my mother has an autoimmune disorder), not to mention I'm an asthmatic, I can't help but feel a great deal of dread as the cases and deaths quickly mount.

Also, my son was born on Friday, which actually puts my wife at high-risk for the next 11 weeks according to the mid-wife. So we're in lockdown. It should be a time in which I should be introducing him to the world, but I'll gladly sacrifice that in the current climate. My wife is currently in hospital with our son, who is receiving phototherapy treatment and with every time I visit them we hear of more and more patients being admitted with the telltale symptoms. I just cannot wait to get them out of there and back home.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on Mar 24, 2020, 10:55:48 PM
I want to say something nice but can;t find right words. I hope everything will be alright.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: TC on Mar 24, 2020, 11:41:12 PM
I don't post here as often as some of you, so I'm not as familiar as you regulars with everyone's location. It would be a great help if you remember to leave some clue as to where in the world you are posting from; it would make your reports of conditions you are facing so much more meaningful.

Oh. Almost forgot, heh heh. I'm in New Zealand  :D

And stay safe.

TC
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Mar 24, 2020, 11:47:48 PM
Quote from: TC on Mar 24, 2020, 11:41:12 PM
I don't post here as often as some of you, so I'm not as familiar as you regulars with everyone's location. It would be a great help if you remember to leave some clue as to where in the world you are posting from; it would make your reports of conditions you are facing so much more meaningful.

Oh. Almost forgot, heh heh. I'm in New Zealand  :D

And stay safe.

TC


My comment must have looked very familiar then.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: TC on Mar 25, 2020, 12:08:25 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Mar 24, 2020, 11:47:48 PM
My comment must have looked very familiar then.

Oh yes, Cancerblack. Auckland, aren't you? I guess that's as close to a "hotzone" as we got in NZ. I was at the local Pak 'n Save on Monday, down here at Kapiti. Forget about 2 metre social distancing when you are surrounded by hundreds of shoppers bumper to bumper at the checkouts. The pharmacy was a bit better, except for all the excited under 10s who ran around like mad chooks getting under peoples' legs.

On the bright side, with more time on my hands I'll be able to contribute more to this forum   ;D

TC
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Mar 25, 2020, 12:44:16 AM
The USMC is disbanding all of its Tank Battalions. Sad news for tankers in the Corps.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Mar 25, 2020, 12:54:13 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PwTgpTlJBg
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: razeak on Mar 25, 2020, 01:37:14 AM
U.S. looking to print $2 trillion in new money for stimulus bill.yiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiikes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Mar 25, 2020, 01:39:03 AM
Better have conditions this time.  I don't trust corporations not to use it to do stock buybacks while laying off their employees.  Again.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 25, 2020, 01:57:37 AM
Quote from: Gr33n M4n on Mar 25, 2020, 12:44:16 AM
The USMC is disbanding all of its Tank Battalions. Sad news for tankers in the Corps.

They also got rid of one of their infantry mos.  0351.


Description seemed like what a Sapper would be doing when attached to an infantry unit in the Army. 


And after looking at it online...........it looks like the Corps is adopting the Army's way of doing things.  Getting rid of the demo guys in the infantry, and attaching Combat Engineers to infantry companies.

I don't know its better to have a confused mos in the infantry that has multiple roles, or to have a confused position in the engineers have multiple roles.





Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Mar 25, 2020, 02:48:27 AM
Quote from: razeak on Mar 25, 2020, 01:37:14 AM
U.S. looking to print $2 trillion in new money for stimulus bill.yiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiikes.

Quote from: Local Trouble on Mar 25, 2020, 01:39:03 AM
Better have conditions this time.  I don't trust corporations not to use it to do stock buybacks while laying off their employees.  Again.

Don't worry, they'll have conditions that the American people need immediately... like funding an art center, newspaper employee pensions, free phones, diversity provisions, etc. etc. At least some will try. >:(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 25, 2020, 03:16:30 AM
Quote from: Gazz on Mar 24, 2020, 10:33:05 PM
This isn't really news, just needed a place to rant for a few paragraphs.

An old college friend's dad died from the virus today.  She said he was a fit and healthy 71-year-old. I didn't know him and I haven't spoken to her in many years, but this has really hit home now that this thing is on my doorstep. And with vulnerable parents and family members (my brother is diabetic and my mother has an autoimmune disorder), not to mention I'm an asthmatic, I can't help but feel a great deal of dread as the cases and deaths quickly mount.

Also, my son was born on Friday, which actually puts my wife at high-risk for the next 11 weeks according to the mid-wife. So we're in lockdown. It should be a time in which I should be introducing him to the world, but I'll gladly sacrifice that in the current climate. My wife is currently in hospital with our son, who is receiving phototherapy treatment and with every time I visit them we hear of more and more patients being admitted with the telltale symptoms. I just cannot wait to get them out of there and back home.

Congrats!  :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Mar 25, 2020, 05:11:32 AM
Quote from: TC on Mar 25, 2020, 12:08:25 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Mar 24, 2020, 11:47:48 PM
My comment must have looked very familiar then.

Oh yes, Cancerblack. Auckland, aren't you? I guess that's as close to a "hotzone" as we got in NZ. I was at the local Pak 'n Save on Monday, down here at Kapiti. Forget about 2 metre social distancing when you are surrounded by hundreds of shoppers bumper to bumper at the checkouts. The pharmacy was a bit better, except for all the excited under 10s who ran around like mad chooks getting under peoples' legs.

On the bright side, with more time on my hands I'll be able to contribute more to this forum   ;D

TC


Nah, rural bay of plenty. I'm glad i'm not in a city any more, although i feel like where i am will either not get it at all or get it really f**ken hard. Fingers crossed, coz i look after my dad who's in several vulnerable demographics.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: InterAlien on Mar 25, 2020, 08:58:26 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Mar 25, 2020, 01:39:03 AM
Better have conditions this time.  I don't trust corporations not to use it to do stock buybacks while laying off their employees.  Again.

We would, but Americans think common sense finance laws are tantamount to ~socialism~. Sorry.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Mar 25, 2020, 09:17:54 AM
Quote from: Gazz on Mar 24, 2020, 10:33:05 PM
This isn't really news, just needed a place to rant for a few paragraphs.

An old college friend's dad died from the virus today.  She said he was a fit and healthy 71-year-old. I didn't know him and I haven't spoken to her in many years, but this has really hit home now that this thing is on my doorstep. And with vulnerable parents and family members (my brother is diabetic and my mother has an autoimmune disorder), not to mention I'm an asthmatic, I can't help but feel a great deal of dread as the cases and deaths quickly mount.

Also, my son was born on Friday, which actually puts my wife at high-risk for the next 11 weeks according to the mid-wife. So we're in lockdown. It should be a time in which I should be introducing him to the world, but I'll gladly sacrifice that in the current climate. My wife is currently in hospital with our son, who is receiving phototherapy treatment and with every time I visit them we hear of more and more patients being admitted with the telltale symptoms. I just cannot wait to get them out of there and back home.

Congrats on the baby! Sorry to hear about rest of the difficulties. Keep safe until this chaos is done with!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Mar 25, 2020, 11:05:33 AM
Quote from: InterAlien on Mar 25, 2020, 08:58:26 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Mar 25, 2020, 01:39:03 AM
Better have conditions this time.  I don't trust corporations not to use it to do stock buybacks while laying off their employees.  Again.

We would, but Americans think common sense finance laws are tantamount to ~socialism~. Sorry.

I like you, guy. A filthy lefty and an AR fan to boot, you are my homie.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Mar 25, 2020, 11:17:40 AM
 :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Mar 25, 2020, 11:54:16 AM
Its been announced that Prince Charles has Corona
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Mar 25, 2020, 11:57:04 AM
Based
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: razeak on Mar 25, 2020, 04:23:23 PM
Quote from: InterAlien on Mar 25, 2020, 08:58:26 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Mar 25, 2020, 01:39:03 AM
Better have conditions this time.  I don't trust corporations not to use it to do stock buybacks while laying off their employees.  Again.

We would, but Americans think common sense finance laws are tantamount to ~socialism~. Sorry.

Common sense doesn't always equal good sense.

On the flip side, I'm fairly certain the news listed a block on stock buybacks so its a moot point. Payroll subsidies for small business to keep people employed, payments, etc.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Mar 25, 2020, 05:22:42 PM
Quote from: razeak on Mar 25, 2020, 01:37:14 AM
U.S. looking to print $2 trillion in new money for stimulus bill.yiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiikes.

I have access to a colour printer and would be willing to assist.

We should all help each other in these difficult times.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 25, 2020, 06:37:20 PM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Mar 25, 2020, 11:05:33 AM
Quote from: InterAlien on Mar 25, 2020, 08:58:26 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Mar 25, 2020, 01:39:03 AM
Better have conditions this time.  I don't trust corporations not to use it to do stock buybacks while laying off their employees.  Again.

We would, but Americans think common sense finance laws are tantamount to ~socialism~. Sorry.

I like you, guy. A filthy lefty and an AR fan to boot, you are my homie.

Damn Commies
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Mar 25, 2020, 06:54:38 PM
Speaking of commies, it looks like KY has emerged as a national leader in flattening the curve.

https://www.cnet.com/news/how-kentucky-became-a-surprising-leader-in-flattening-the-curve-on-covid-19/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Mar 25, 2020, 06:58:37 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 25, 2020, 06:37:20 PM
...

Have you been mobilized yet?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Mar 25, 2020, 07:19:39 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Mar 25, 2020, 06:54:38 PM
Speaking of commies, it looks like KY has emerged as a national leader in flattening the curve.

https://www.cnet.com/news/how-kentucky-became-a-surprising-leader-in-flattening-the-curve-on-covid-19/

Huh?  Kentucky had their largest day to day increase of cases yesterday since the pandemic started. What curve flattening is that?  :P

https://www.wsaz.com/content/news/Ky-Gov-warns-against-coronavirus-parties-after-cases-of-COVID-19-rise-569069561.html

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Mar 25, 2020, 09:14:44 PM
The state government can hardly be blamed for the stupid actions of people who can't follow the rules though.  Anyone who attends a "coronavirus party" is clearly a moron.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Mar 25, 2020, 09:22:50 PM
Unfortunately morons are everywhere regardless how our leaders lean politically.  :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Mar 25, 2020, 09:31:22 PM
Just imagine all the spring breakers who partied their brains out in Florida and will now be heading back home to spread the disease like Typhoid Mary.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Mar 25, 2020, 09:34:40 PM
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/3b/5c/32/3b5c324730a942196dde379055e66737.gif)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Mar 25, 2020, 09:44:24 PM
This year's Darwin award winner:

https://twitter.com/PardesSeleh/status/1242197595583328258 (https://twitter.com/PardesSeleh/status/1242197595583328258)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Mar 25, 2020, 10:22:55 PM
I'd be surprised if he got it from a toilet.  Now, if he licked a door knob...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Mar 25, 2020, 10:37:52 PM
Dude is fearless.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Mar 25, 2020, 10:46:09 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Mar 25, 2020, 10:22:55 PM
I'd be surprised if he got it from a toilet.  Now, if he licked a door knob...

Feces and urine can transmit Corona, so not really surprising. What is surprising is that he didn't pick up a potpourri of other diseases as well.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Mar 25, 2020, 10:48:22 PM
At least he's maintaining that spiky coif in his hospital bed.  That can be a real challenge.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Mar 25, 2020, 10:49:52 PM
Got to look good for them selfies. Dude's a celeb now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Mar 25, 2020, 10:50:47 PM
Christchurch shooter has apparently changed his plea to guilty on all charges.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Mar 25, 2020, 10:52:17 PM
Did he win the challenge though?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 25, 2020, 11:04:15 PM
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Mar 25, 2020, 06:58:37 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 25, 2020, 06:37:20 PM
...

Have you been mobilized yet?

If I got mobilized shit would be seriously wrong.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Mar 26, 2020, 01:48:03 AM
Tell them you're mobilizing OMA.

It's One Man Army time.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 26, 2020, 02:25:35 AM
I'm just saying I've been out for almost a year so stuff would be going seriously sideways for me to be called back.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on Mar 26, 2020, 12:30:48 PM
I live in Ukraine and the biggest news here is that protective masks cost a fortune because bunch of sneaky assholes bought litteraly all of them beforehand and traded them abroad.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Mar 26, 2020, 06:52:13 PM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 26, 2020, 02:25:35 AM
I'm just saying I've been out for almost a year so stuff would be going seriously sideways for me to be called back.

So you will be called back next week then?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 26, 2020, 11:08:37 PM
We will see if corona can survive the heat like the flu cant
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Mar 27, 2020, 01:34:02 AM
Unemployement filed! Took three days to get it done do to the volume of people hitting the website.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Mar 27, 2020, 03:55:26 AM
We went from record low unemployment to record high unemployment... in record time!   :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 27, 2020, 04:03:12 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 26, 2020, 11:08:37 PM
We will see if corona can survive the heat like the flu cant
It's already in warm countries.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Mar 27, 2020, 04:05:50 AM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 27, 2020, 04:03:12 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 26, 2020, 11:08:37 PM
We will see if corona can survive the heat like the flu cant
It's already in warm countries.

"And this year it grows hot"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Wlvscrclwlvs on Mar 27, 2020, 07:57:30 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Mar 26, 2020, 11:08:37 PM
We will see if corona can survive the heat like the flu cant

Haha Australia not hot enough for you 😂
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on Mar 27, 2020, 11:28:25 AM
Boards are finally closed here. I'm not jealous of people who happened to work or study abroad

First case of coronavirus in my region was reported yesterday. Now I'm f**king scared
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Mar 27, 2020, 12:51:26 PM
There's an uprising in a Chinese city:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qaBPWOzlr4
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Mar 27, 2020, 02:15:25 PM
My Korean is a little rusty Shinawi.  :)  What is the gist of it?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Mar 27, 2020, 02:53:44 PM
People in Hubei Province are upset at the police discriminating against them. And they don't trust their government. People in Hubei Province, (especially in Wuhan) had been living in fear during a long lockdown.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Mar 27, 2020, 04:31:39 PM
Thanks for the synopsis. It must be so, so rough to live there. I really feel for the Chinese people.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Mar 27, 2020, 05:31:36 PM
Teen Who Died of Covid-19 Was Denied Treatment Because He Didn't Have Health Insurance (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/teen-who-died-of-covid-19-was-denied-treatment-because-he-didnt-have-health-insurance/ar-BB11N147)

Quote"He didn't have insurance, so they did not treat him," Parris said in a video posted to YouTube. The staff at the urgent care facility told the teen to try the emergency room at Antelope Valley (AV) Hospital, a public hospital in the area, according to the mayor.

"En route to AV Hospital, he went into cardiac arrest, when he got to AV hospital they were able to revive him and keep him alive for about six hours," Parris said. "But by the time he got there, it was too late."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Mar 27, 2020, 07:13:25 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Mar 27, 2020, 05:31:36 PM
Teen Who Died of Covid-19 Was Denied Treatment Because He Didn't Have Health Insurance (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/teen-who-died-of-covid-19-was-denied-treatment-because-he-didnt-have-health-insurance/ar-BB11N147)

Quote"He didn't have insurance, so they did not treat him," Parris said in a video posted to YouTube. The staff at the urgent care facility told the teen to try the emergency room at Antelope Valley (AV) Hospital, a public hospital in the area, according to the mayor.

"En route to AV Hospital, he went into cardiac arrest, when he got to AV hospital they were able to revive him and keep him alive for about six hours," Parris said. "But by the time he got there, it was too late."

First, this poor child, this poor family. This is horrible and makes me terribly sad. All of this f*cking sucks.

Now trying to look at this with a calm head, without jumping to conclusions on limited information and making it politically charged, isn't an urgent care just a clinic, and like a doctors office, doesn't admit patients to beds but can do limited treatment like administer vaccines, treat colds and flus, maybe a few stitches? We're talking urgent care clinics, where many are not equipped to treat covid-19?  I.E. Wouldn't someone so severe, who needs to get on a respirator and be admitted to a room and be treated, wouldn't they be directed to go to a hospital anyway by a doctor's office or urgent care if they had insurance or not, in a place where insurance doesn't stop you from getting treatment?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Master Chief on Mar 27, 2020, 07:33:39 PM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Mar 27, 2020, 07:13:25 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Mar 27, 2020, 05:31:36 PM
Teen Who Died of Covid-19 Was Denied Treatment Because He Didn't Have Health Insurance (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/teen-who-died-of-covid-19-was-denied-treatment-because-he-didnt-have-health-insurance/ar-BB11N147)

Quote"He didn't have insurance, so they did not treat him," Parris said in a video posted to YouTube. The staff at the urgent care facility told the teen to try the emergency room at Antelope Valley (AV) Hospital, a public hospital in the area, according to the mayor.

"En route to AV Hospital, he went into cardiac arrest, when he got to AV hospital they were able to revive him and keep him alive for about six hours," Parris said. "But by the time he got there, it was too late."

First, this poor child, this poor family. This is horrible and makes me terribly sad. All of this f*cking sucks.

Now trying to look at this with a calm head, without jumping to conclusions on limited information and making it politically charged, isn't an urgent care just a clinic, and like a doctors office, doesn't admit patients to beds but can do limited treatment like administer vaccines, treat colds and flus, maybe a few stitches? We're talking urgent care clinics, where many are not equipped to treat covid-19?  I.E. Wouldn't someone so severe, who needs to get on a respirator and be admitted to a room and be treated, wouldn't they be directed to go to a hospital anyway by a doctor's office or urgent care if they had insurance or not, in a place where insurance doesn't stop you from getting treatment?
Very sad. :(

You are correct.  They are limited on what they can do and treat.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Mar 27, 2020, 08:08:07 PM
Very sad news indeed  :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BringbackJonesy! on Mar 27, 2020, 09:38:44 PM
So here in the UK, our Prime Minister has got it...and his main health minister too...as well as his top medical official now it seems...

Keep washing those hands everyone!  And stop touching your nostrils and rubbing your eyes after touching any outside surfaces.  And keep your distance from others when you HAVE to go out.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Mar 27, 2020, 10:21:34 PM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Mar 27, 2020, 07:13:25 PM
I.E. Wouldn't someone so severe, who needs to get on a respirator and be admitted to a room and be treated, wouldn't they be directed to go to a hospital anyway by a doctor's office or urgent care if they had insurance or not, in a place where insurance doesn't stop you from getting treatment?



No, if they were severe a free ambulance would transport them to the hospital, bypassing traffic where possible to speed up the transit and administering temporary aid on the way.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Mar 27, 2020, 10:37:48 PM
That would be downright un-American.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Mar 27, 2020, 11:46:52 PM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Mar 27, 2020, 10:21:34 PM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Mar 27, 2020, 07:13:25 PM
I.E. Wouldn't someone so severe, who needs to get on a respirator and be admitted to a room and be treated, wouldn't they be directed to go to a hospital anyway by a doctor's office or urgent care if they had insurance or not, in a place where insurance doesn't stop you from getting treatment?



No, if they were severe a free ambulance would transport them to the hospital, bypassing traffic where possible to speed up the transit and administering temporary aid on the way.

Except ambulances don't require health insurance. One could have been called at anytime, even to pick the uninsured child up at home. This goes against the grain for some people, but let's just wait for the actual details to come out before we try to pigeonhole what happened shaped by our political leanings.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Mar 28, 2020, 12:07:47 AM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Mar 27, 2020, 11:46:52 PMExcept ambulances don't require health insurance.

True.  They'll just send the entire bill directly to you after the fact.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 28, 2020, 12:15:23 AM
Healthcare in America is a joke. 

Last year when I had two hundred test for high blood pressure that cost like ten thouasand dollars and the f**kers STILL never found out what was up made me realize how much of a money making racket it is.

I'm all about making money, but damn, that shit was blatant.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Mar 28, 2020, 12:22:23 AM
That's why a big part of universal health care should be drastic cost-reduction.  We're currently being gouged by pharmaceutical companies, for example.

But hey, unfettered corporate profiteering is what's making America great again.  Anything else would be godless socialism.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYrlDlrLDSQ
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 28, 2020, 02:17:21 AM
I don't mind a capitalist system in healthcare as long as the shit is regulated by someone with authority to stop the blatant thieving that goes on with it.  If you want to pay for the best, then that should be your prerogative, but everybody else shouldn't have to pay for the best, and get trash doctors who f**king bend you over for substandard healthcare either.  I shouldn't live in podunk kentucky and pay like I'm getting plastic surgery in beverly hills to have somebody check my blood pressure. 



At first I really liked my doc, but then the fool had me run test after test where NOTHING was wrong and I ended up wanting to hit him in the throat.  I've since started doing cardio and eating f**king green things and limited salt intake and low and behold.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Mar 28, 2020, 02:59:15 AM
Aren't you covered by the VA?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Mar 28, 2020, 12:29:55 PM
This shows how much this pandemic is affecting the world:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypBlLvbNero
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Mar 28, 2020, 02:44:16 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Mar 28, 2020, 02:59:15 AM
Aren't you covered by the VA?

I just use my own insurance.  VA doesn't cover reservist after they are out unless it is service related.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Mar 29, 2020, 07:14:26 AM
The FBI killed a man that plotted to bomb a hospital in Kansas City that was providing care to Covid-19 victims.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on Mar 29, 2020, 08:00:55 AM
Rough
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Mar 29, 2020, 08:01:52 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Mar 28, 2020, 12:07:47 AM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Mar 27, 2020, 11:46:52 PMExcept ambulances don't require health insurance.

True.  They'll just send the entire bill directly to you after the fact.

Came here to post this. How the f**k is someone who can't afford insurance supposed to afford an ambulance? inb4 Voodoo with "better to be in debt and alive", straight up suck a whole bag of dicks on that one. That is not how a moral society behaves.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Mar 29, 2020, 09:32:00 AM
I had a life-threatening medical emergency back in 2004 which occurred almost exactly a month after I obtained health insurance (via a new job after a period of unemployment).  Had I not been insured when that happened, I'd have been stuck with a bill for over $150k and would still be paying it off to this day.

Moreover, this was years before Obamacare happened and I probably would have been denied coverage after the fact because it would have fallen under the definition of a pre-existing condition.

The fact that anyone still defends the patient-fleecing, price-gouging, for-profit corporate health care system in the US baffles the shit out of me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on Mar 29, 2020, 10:10:39 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Mar 29, 2020, 08:01:52 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Mar 28, 2020, 12:07:47 AM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Mar 27, 2020, 11:46:52 PMExcept ambulances don't require health insurance.

True.  They'll just send the entire bill directly to you after the fact.

Came here to post this. How the f**k is someone who can't afford insurance supposed to afford an ambulance? inb4 Voodoo with "better to be in debt and alive", straight up suck a whole bag of dicks on that one. That is not how a moral society behaves.

Well, I guess "being alive and in debt" is better than " being dead and in no debt " but worse than " being alive and in no debt"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 29, 2020, 10:16:11 AM
There are absolutely people who would argue that being alive and in debt, and its longterm affects, is not strictly preferable to the idea of being dead and in no debt.

Unfortunately some of them are dead, because they decided to follow through on that thought.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Mar 29, 2020, 10:26:36 AM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 29, 2020, 10:16:11 AM
There are absolutely people who would argue that being alive and in debt, and its longterm affects, is not strictly preferable to the idea of being dead and in no debt.

Unfortunately some of them are dead, because they decided to follow through on that thought.


Agreed, and as awful as it is, and regardless of how much I advise against suicide or ignoring health issues (CB says: don't do it!), I can't fully call them wrong either. Those people are victims of broken systems.




Quote from: Kradan on Mar 29, 2020, 10:10:39 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Mar 29, 2020, 08:01:52 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Mar 28, 2020, 12:07:47 AM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Mar 27, 2020, 11:46:52 PMExcept ambulances don't require health insurance.

True.  They'll just send the entire bill directly to you after the fact.

Came here to post this. How the f**k is someone who can't afford insurance supposed to afford an ambulance? inb4 Voodoo with "better to be in debt and alive", straight up suck a whole bag of dicks on that one. That is not how a moral society behaves.

Well, I guess "being alive and in debt" is better than " being dead and in no debt " but worse than " being alive and in no debt"


Depends how f**ked your situation was beforehand. For some people $10k debt is inconvenient, for some it's world-ending. See above.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Necronomicon II on Mar 29, 2020, 10:41:43 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Mar 29, 2020, 08:01:52 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Mar 28, 2020, 12:07:47 AM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Mar 27, 2020, 11:46:52 PMExcept ambulances don't require health insurance.

True.  They'll just send the entire bill directly to you after the fact.

Came here to post this. How the f**k is someone who can't afford insurance supposed to afford an ambulance? inb4 Voodoo with "better to be in debt and alive", straight up suck a whole bag of dicks on that one. That is not how a moral society behaves.

:D :D :D Profit and servitude above human value my friend. What can go wrong.  :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: InterAlien on Mar 29, 2020, 01:28:00 PM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Mar 25, 2020, 11:05:33 AM
Quote from: InterAlien on Mar 25, 2020, 08:58:26 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Mar 25, 2020, 01:39:03 AM
Better have conditions this time.  I don't trust corporations not to use it to do stock buybacks while laying off their employees.  Again.

We would, but Americans think common sense finance laws are tantamount to ~socialism~. Sorry.

I like you, guy. A filthy lefty and an AR fan to boot, you are my homie.

It just baffles my mind how people in America look around the their increasingly debilitated homes, roads, hospitals, schools, etc. and STILL come to the conclusion "yeah, we need to cut more taxes AND deregulate more." We're not going to be the first empire to collapse from universal greed, though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUGh1Su7-ok

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Corporal Hicks on Mar 29, 2020, 02:52:12 PM
I'd rather just die than be alive and stuck with the kind of bills the US have to pay for healthcare.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Mar 29, 2020, 03:10:29 PM
Yeah, the American hatred (not from all quarters, obviously) of some kind of national health system just baffles me.

Why would you not want the safety net of guaranteed, free medical assistance?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Mar 29, 2020, 03:17:21 PM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Mar 29, 2020, 08:01:52 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Mar 28, 2020, 12:07:47 AM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Mar 27, 2020, 11:46:52 PMExcept ambulances don't require health insurance.

True.  They'll just send the entire bill directly to you after the fact.

Came here to post this. How the f**k is someone who can't afford insurance supposed to afford an ambulance? inb4 Voodoo with "better to be in debt and alive", straight up suck a whole bag of dicks on that one. That is not how a moral society behaves.

In after cancerblack assumes he knows the facts again. :P

I believe all ambulance services should be taxpayer funded, like police and fire.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Old One on Mar 29, 2020, 03:20:36 PM
He's top tier though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Mar 29, 2020, 07:06:59 PM
Everybody cries about the prices until they walk into a hospital and realize just how many high paying jobs are being performed, floor by floor by floor. It's a business like anything else. Medical personnel aren't going to go into massive debt and endure years of college plus a lifetime of continuing education all for minimum wage.

So sure, let the government take it over and make things more "reasonable". All that'll lead to is a surge in Art History majors.

There are bigger scams running than in healthcare. Go pay $500 for one used textbook and tell me my $200 ultrasound (without insurance) was bad.

Quote from: InterAlien on Mar 29, 2020, 01:28:00 PM

It just baffles my mind how people in America look around the their increasingly debilitated homes, roads, hospitals, schools, etc. and STILL come to the conclusion "yeah, we need to cut more taxes AND deregulate more." We're not going to be the first empire to collapse from universal greed, though.


Yes, because taxing poor people even more solves everything. Just send the politicians all the money. They spend it so wisely. Still waiting to hear about all those windmills and art grants they proposed and how that will help defeat the corona virus.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Mar 29, 2020, 07:11:27 PM
Quote from: Huggs on Mar 29, 2020, 07:06:59 PM
Everybody cries about the prices until they walk into a hospital and realize just how many high paying jobs are being performed, floor by floor by floor. It's a business like anything else. Medical personnel aren't going to go into massive debt and endure years of college plus a lifetime of continuing education all for minimum wage.

Some seem to believe others owe them their service or that others should be forced to pay for it. Such self-entitlement.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: razeak on Mar 29, 2020, 07:29:29 PM
No Democrat or Republican leaning government has fixed it. Not going to. I didn't see healthcare get magically better under any president, Senate or house. It changed, but the pendulum swings good or bad for different people each administration.

We can cry over Trump or Obama all we want, but if the BS added to the stimulus bill doesn't show you it's not just one side of the aisle, I don't know what will. Our entire government is a disease, not just whatever side sounds like they align with your ideals. Love or hate him, think he's a part or he isn't, one thing Trump got right is that it's a swamp.

Other nations aren't so rosy either. The commonality is corruption through and through, whether it's the U.S., the EU, the UK or anyone else. It's all rife with problems where common people suffer and no one has any moral superiority over the other. It's just in different areas. Orange Man Bad, Obamanation, neither hysterics helped anything.

Cthulhu '20 haha

*Not directed at anyone or any single party, just thoughts on the whole mess in general.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Mar 29, 2020, 07:38:28 PM
There's more pork in Washington than silicone in a Kardashian @$$crack.

I love it when people cry about needing to raise taxes even more. Giving more money to Washington is like giving money to your drug addict cousin for "groceries".

But you know, gotta finance those studies on monkey feces trajectory. And windmills, gotta have them windmills.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Mar 29, 2020, 07:49:02 PM
Quote from: Huggs on Mar 29, 2020, 07:38:28 PM
I love it when people cry about needing to raise taxes even more. Giving more money to Washington is like giving money to your drug addict cousin for "groceries".

But you know, gotta finance those studies on monkey feces trajectory. And windmills, gotta have them windmills.

Its like a host wanting its parasite to have more.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Mar 29, 2020, 07:56:21 PM
The government is bad at spending your money and nobody wants a big tax hike. The last thing the U.S. government needs is more money, god knows.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Mar 29, 2020, 07:57:55 PM
I keep telling people, even though these are bad times, we're in the midst of the ultimate learning experience. It's illuminating every single fault in our healthcare system, our government, and ourselves.

Now's the time to learn and remember who did what, and where all the deficiencies are.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Mar 29, 2020, 09:04:24 PM
Quote from: Huggs on Mar 29, 2020, 07:06:59 PMEverybody cries about the prices until they walk into a hospital and realize just how many high paying jobs are being performed, floor by floor by floor. It's a business like anything else. Medical personnel aren't going to go into massive debt and endure years of college plus a lifetime of continuing education all for minimum wage.

So sure, let the government take it over and make things more "reasonable". All that'll lead to is a surge in Art History majors.

But only in America, right?  It works in other countries, but it can't work in the US for reasons, right?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 29, 2020, 09:08:20 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 29, 2020, 03:10:29 PM
Yeah, the American hatred (not from all quarters, obviously) of some kind of national health system just baffles me.

Why would you not want the safety net of guaranteed, free medical assistance?

sOcIaLiSm!!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The Old One on Mar 29, 2020, 09:36:19 PM
Every other developed country uses a form of universal healthcare, it works and yes every human being deserves it for free regardless of status, I don't see the complicated part.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Mar 29, 2020, 09:47:36 PM
Apparently nobody in the US will aspire to become doctors without the motivation of getting rich.

And yet, there are other STEM jobs that require just as much or even more education than medical doctors do and don't pay tons of cash, but people still do them.  Go figure.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Mar 29, 2020, 09:48:28 PM
Vermont and California tried to get single-payer but failed because they couldn't make the numbers add up. Polls show that the majority of Americans regardless of political stance want universal Healthcare. It's more complicated than "we just hate Socialism".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Mar 29, 2020, 09:57:55 PM
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Mar 29, 2020, 03:10:29 PMYeah, the American hatred (not from all quarters, obviously) of some kind of national health system just baffles me.

Why would you not want the safety net of guaranteed, free medical assistance?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_3ngNDoeFw
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Mar 29, 2020, 10:26:11 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Mar 29, 2020, 09:47:36 PM
Apparently nobody in the US will aspire to become doctors without the motivation of getting rich.

Correct. I was the first intern of my kind that the hospital ever had at the time, and I had the pleasure of meeting, shadowing and working with just about everyone in the building. The subject of money came up plenty when discussing occupational choices. Not out of meanness, but merely as a means to provide a good life.

And as somebody who comes from a medical family, if the big money was in bagging groceries, they'd have been bagging groceries. My friends father was a physician and flat out told me he got in it for the money. It drove him crazy but he did what he had to do. He wasn't a very good doctor though.

I'm sure there are plenty of medical professionals who want to help people. But it's still a high paying job at the end of the day, and that's what attracts people. There's no point is sugar coating it.

Quote from: Fiendishly Inventive on Mar 29, 2020, 09:36:19 PM
Every other developed country uses a form of universal healthcare, it works and yes every human being deserves it for free regardless of status, I don't see the complicated part.

Okay, now up their populations to over 300 million and counting. And if there is another liberal president, add on millions of illegal immigrants every year. Make it 400 million.

Comparing the U.S. population to any other developed nation is like comparing a carnival cruise liner to a pond dingy. The math changes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BringbackJonesy! on Mar 30, 2020, 03:54:13 PM
As an interested observer of all things American, I feel bad for the fact that so many don't have the security blanket that we here in the UK have with our National Health Service.  And that goes for many other countries around the world that don't have a decent free-at-the-point-of-need healthcare system for their poorer citizens too, of course.

However, I just wanted to say that whoever managed to convince your President that it wasn't such a good idea to try and encourage everyone back to work (and church) by Easter, deserves a medal from your nation when everything settles down eventually.  They've likely saved many, many lives by making him do a (probably grudged) u-turn on that, as like other countries, it would have been far too dangerous to do so yet.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Mar 30, 2020, 07:45:01 PM
Shutting down the economy would probably cause another depression, and lead to even more deaths and struggles.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 31, 2020, 03:45:34 AM
Better to die now, eh?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 31, 2020, 04:37:08 AM
What's a few hundred thousand people dying for the sake of marginal GDP growth, really? Seems like a great deal.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Mar 31, 2020, 04:52:10 AM
In England alone, 17,000 people die of the flu every year. Now imagine what would happen if the nhs didn't have the proper funding because the economy was crashed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 31, 2020, 07:39:26 AM
Conservatives. (https://twitter.com/pixelatedboat/status/1244452482433953792)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Mar 31, 2020, 08:04:33 AM
Another thread in which certain posts won't age well.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 31, 2020, 08:07:23 AM
Like a prawn in the sun...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Mar 31, 2020, 12:13:11 PM
Now we know how Hicks is handling the lockdown.

https://nypost.com/2020/03/30/person-dresses-as-bush-to-sneak-out-during-coronavirus-lockdown/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 31, 2020, 12:41:03 PM
Quote from: Gr33n M4n on Mar 31, 2020, 04:52:10 AM
In England alone, 17,000 people die of the flu every year. Now imagine what would happen if the nhs didn't have the proper funding because the economy was crashed.
What's the point in a well-funded NHS if your pandemic policy is "f**k it, let them die"?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Prez on Mar 31, 2020, 12:48:49 PM
Australia is apparently flattening the curve... that said now is not the time to get complacent. STAY. HOME.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 31, 2020, 02:05:54 PM
The panic buying seems to have stopped (Woolies now has TP, mince, and rice in abundance -- pasta's still out though), the shopping malls are empty. It's bizarre and uncomfortable, but it's great.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Mar 31, 2020, 02:44:05 PM
Saw a Chinese guy get thrown out of the supermarket yesterday for buying a crate of 10 packets of rice (allowed, apparently), taking them out to his car, then coming back in and trying to buy another crate of 10.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Mar 31, 2020, 03:21:00 PM
Good. The same thing happened here recently. Some woman had two shopping carts and was filling them both with all the meat in the meat section. And when I say all, I mean everything. She didn't care what it was. Management finally showed up and told her to get out. They said they weren't going to allow somebody to take everything during a national crisis and people were struggling just to find and buy what little they could afford.

Always leave some for the next guy, because one day you will be the next guy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Mar 31, 2020, 03:24:56 PM
Quote from: Huggs on Mar 31, 2020, 12:13:11 PM
Now we know how Hicks is handling the lockdown.

https://nypost.com/2020/03/30/person-dresses-as-bush-to-sneak-out-during-coronavirus-lockdown/

(https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/indiatoday/images/story/201610/extra-large_102516091943.jpg)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Mar 31, 2020, 03:36:04 PM
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Mar 31, 2020, 03:24:56 PM
Quote from: Huggs on Mar 31, 2020, 12:13:11 PM
Now we know how Hicks is handling the lockdown.

https://nypost.com/2020/03/30/person-dresses-as-bush-to-sneak-out-during-coronavirus-lockdown/

(https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/indiatoday/images/story/201610/extra-large_102516091943.jpg)

"Take him outside and put him in a lineup"

(https://pixfeeds.com/images/21/512569/1200-82105851-tree-line.jpg)

"Number 3, step forward!"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Mar 31, 2020, 03:37:44 PM
Damn... that me, third bush from the left.  :-[
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Mar 31, 2020, 03:41:22 PM
"I'm not sure. The pinecones look different."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Mar 31, 2020, 03:46:14 PM
With all these lock-down breakers dressed-up as trees the cops won't be able to see the forest for the trees anymore.  :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Mar 31, 2020, 03:50:21 PM
"Dispatch, I lost him in the hydrangeas"

Sergeant: "He IS the hydrangeas!"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Mar 31, 2020, 04:05:15 PM
It's okay to stop Far-right people from continuing to misinform the mainstream.

https://twitter.com/CNNBusiness/status/1243659506401370112?s

https://twitter.com/verge/status/1243701598334996480?s
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Mar 31, 2020, 06:44:42 PM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 31, 2020, 02:05:54 PM
The panic buying seems to have stopped (Woolies now has TP, mince, and rice in abundance -- pasta's still out though), the shopping malls are empty. It's bizarre and uncomfortable, but it's great.

Still enough Foster's in Aussie?

I would imagine things would get pretty nasty, pretty quick if that were to run out?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on Mar 31, 2020, 07:12:14 PM
Quote from: Huggs on Mar 31, 2020, 03:21:00 PM
Good. The same thing happened here recently. Some woman had two shopping carts and was filling them both with all the meat in the meat section. And when I say all, I mean everything. She didn't care what it was. Management finally showed up and told her to get out. They said they weren't going to allow somebody to take everything during a national crisis and people were struggling just to find and buy what little they could afford.

Always leave some for the next guy, because one day you will be the next guy.

I had the same thing happened to me but with water. One woman just decided to fill all of her (>20, 5 littres each one) bottles, build a bunker and live there till everything is over.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: InterAlien on Mar 31, 2020, 07:46:45 PM
Quote from: razeak on Mar 29, 2020, 07:29:29 PM
No Democrat or Republican leaning government has fixed it. Not going to. I didn't see healthcare get magically better under any president, Senate or house. It changed, but the pendulum swings good or bad for different people each administration.

We can cry over Trump or Obama all we want, but if the BS added to the stimulus bill doesn't show you it's not just one side of the aisle, I don't know what will. Our entire government is a disease, not just whatever side sounds like they align with your ideals. Love or hate him, think he's a part or he isn't, one thing Trump got right is that it's a swamp.

Other nations aren't so rosy either. The commonality is corruption through and through, whether it's the U.S., the EU, the UK or anyone else. It's all rife with problems where common people suffer and no one has any moral superiority over the other. It's just in different areas. Orange Man Bad, Obamanation, neither hysterics helped anything.

Cthulhu '20 haha

*Not directed at anyone or any single party, just thoughts on the whole mess in general.

At least the EU/UK has the infrastructure to deal with pandemics - America does not.

Billionaires in America don't pay taxes. They dodge it through loopholes written by their own lobbyists, or store it offshore somewhere. That is why anything resembling public programs in America either don't exist or don't work for the last 40 years. These same people then have labor subsidize their losses, which just happened again with this bill. Not to mention America has the lowest corporate tax rates in the world.

They then spread fear about your taxes "being raised" if you ever question or expose their actions.

I'll give the establishment one thing: their propaganda is even more effective than they are evil.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on Mar 31, 2020, 07:52:00 PM
So, who's Evil Empire now, huh ?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: InterAlien on Mar 31, 2020, 07:56:31 PM
Quote from: Kradan on Mar 31, 2020, 07:52:00 PM
So, who's Evil Empire now, huh ?

It's us, but probably not for long with this pandemic. Please create a better world than we did.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Mar 31, 2020, 07:57:01 PM
The irony is seeing fans of the Alien franchise (of all things) tirelessly defend the ideological tenets that prioritize and subsidize the welfare of villainous megacorporations over human beings.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on Mar 31, 2020, 08:04:46 PM
Quote from: InterAlien on Mar 31, 2020, 07:56:31 PM
Quote from: Kradan on Mar 31, 2020, 07:52:00 PM
So, who's Evil Empire now, huh ?

It's us, but probably not for long with this pandemic. Please create a better world than we did.

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D6uqGz3XsAEjtBZ.jpg)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Mar 31, 2020, 08:05:53 PM
Quote from: InterAlien on Mar 31, 2020, 07:56:31 PM
Quote from: Kradan on Mar 31, 2020, 07:52:00 PM
So, who's Evil Empire now, huh ?

It's us, but probably not for long with this pandemic. Please create a better world than we did.

You're allowed to move out anytime. Plenty of room in Venezuela.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: InterAlien on Mar 31, 2020, 08:23:34 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Mar 31, 2020, 07:57:01 PM
The irony is seeing fans of the Alien franchise (of all things) tirelessly defend the ideological tenets that prioritize and subsidize the welfare of villainous megacorporations over human beings.

God bless the Citizens United (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._FEC)!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Mar 31, 2020, 08:44:16 PM
Wait, it's not OK to root for Ash?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 31, 2020, 08:50:52 PM
Ash is a slave, so yes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Mar 31, 2020, 09:05:22 PM
Always had this aura of contentment around him though. Like an employee in an Apple Store...

Burke?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 31, 2020, 09:14:29 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUTKRtLjjnM

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Mar 31, 2020, 09:20:17 PM
I'll take that as a yes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Mar 31, 2020, 09:43:40 PM
Take is as a ja.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Prez on Mar 31, 2020, 10:16:59 PM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 31, 2020, 02:05:54 PM
The panic buying seems to have stopped (Woolies now has TP, mince, and rice in abundance -- pasta's still out though), the shopping malls are empty. It's bizarre and uncomfortable, but it's great.

Yer we have avoided the big two and been going to our local market for goods (they do online orders and you pickup from a side door). Also having to shop for my elderly (high risk) parents now too. We will try Woolies or Coles this weekend as we need a few necessities soon.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Mar 31, 2020, 10:23:33 PM
It's not so bad out here either, but TP is still up there with four-leaf clovers.

Pretty much everything else is available though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Mar 31, 2020, 10:47:54 PM
Quote from: Immortan Jonesy on Mar 31, 2020, 04:05:15 PM
It's okay to stop Far-right people from continuing to misinform the mainstream.

https://twitter.com/CNNBusiness/status/1243659506401370112?s

https://twitter.com/verge/status/1243701598334996480?s

As long as you stop Far-left people from continuing to misinform the mainstream as well.

https://twitter.com/gregggonsalves/status/1244962905617031170?s

The problematic coin is two-sided and all needs to desperately stop.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Mar 31, 2020, 10:53:11 PM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Mar 31, 2020, 10:47:54 PM
Quote from: Immortan Jonesy on Mar 31, 2020, 04:05:15 PM
It's okay to stop Far-right people from continuing to misinform the mainstream.

https://twitter.com/CNNBusiness/status/1243659506401370112?s

https://twitter.com/verge/status/1243701598334996480?s

As long as you stop Far-left people from continuing to misinform the mainstream as well.

https://twitter.com/gregggonsalves/status/1244962905617031170?s

The problematic coin is two-sided and all needs to desperately stop.

No doubt about it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Mar 31, 2020, 11:14:18 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Mar 29, 2020, 09:04:24 PM
Quote from: Huggs on Mar 29, 2020, 07:06:59 PMEverybody cries about the prices until they walk into a hospital and realize just how many high paying jobs are being performed, floor by floor by floor. It's a business like anything else. Medical personnel aren't going to go into massive debt and endure years of college plus a lifetime of continuing education all for minimum wage.

So sure, let the government take it over and make things more "reasonable". All that'll lead to is a surge in Art History majors.


But only in America, right?  It works in other countries, but it can't work in the US for reasons, right?


Yeah I'm pretty sure doctor is a high paying job in literally any developed nation. And yes LT we saw those "reasons" on the next page.


Quote from: SiL on Mar 31, 2020, 04:37:08 AM
What's a few hundred thousand people dying for the sake of marginal GDP growth, really? Seems like a great deal.


Spoiler
(https://d3fa68hw0m2vcc.cloudfront.net/bf6/173364795.jpeg)
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Quote from: Local Trouble on Mar 31, 2020, 07:57:01 PM
The irony is seeing fans of the Alien franchise (of all things) tirelessly defend the ideological tenets that prioritize and subsidize the welfare of villainous megacorporations over human beings.

:-\


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Mar 31, 2020, 11:37:50 PM
Quote from: SiL on Mar 31, 2020, 12:41:03 PM
Quote from: Gr33n M4n on Mar 31, 2020, 04:52:10 AM
In England alone, 17,000 people die of the flu every year. Now imagine what would happen if the nhs didn't have the proper funding because the economy was crashed.
What's the point in a well-funded NHS if your pandemic policy is "f**k it, let them die"?

I think you can fight a pandemic without crashing the economy and becoming a police state. Your Healthcare services need money to function, let's not make things worse.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 31, 2020, 11:45:01 PM
 :laugh:

After "more people die of the flu" comes "police state".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 31, 2020, 11:53:18 PM
Quote from: Gr33n M4n on Mar 31, 2020, 11:37:50 PM
I think you can fight a pandemic without crashing the economy
If you don't act to stop the spread then you overload your hospitals and no amount of funding is going to help when they're out of beds and ventilators.

Every single country that tried to hold out putting the economy first has had massive outbreaks, thousands of deaths, and overloaded hospitals. You're entitled to your opinion, but your opinion is wrong.

EDIt

Reduced quote to relevant part for clarity.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Apr 01, 2020, 01:41:14 AM
Neoliberal capitalism during this crisis is a bad idea for sure, and it's a fact some right-wing governments have mishandled the pandemic, and not just in US.   :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 01, 2020, 02:08:52 AM
Quote from: SM on Mar 31, 2020, 11:45:01 PM
:laugh:

After "more people die of the flu" comes "police state".

The playbook practically plays itself now.

Quote from: [cancerblack] on Mar 31, 2020, 11:14:18 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Mar 29, 2020, 09:04:24 PM
Quote from: Huggs on Mar 29, 2020, 07:06:59 PMEverybody cries about the prices until they walk into a hospital and realize just how many high paying jobs are being performed, floor by floor by floor. It's a business like anything else. Medical personnel aren't going to go into massive debt and endure years of college plus a lifetime of continuing education all for minimum wage.

So sure, let the government take it over and make things more "reasonable". All that'll lead to is a surge in Art History majors.

But only in America, right?  It works in other countries, but it can't work in the US for reasons, right?

Yeah I'm pretty sure doctor is a high paying job in literally any developed nation. And yes LT we saw those "reasons" on the next page.

Impossible.  They're probably just art history majors in lab coats that are masquerading as doctors.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Apr 01, 2020, 03:32:48 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.impactlab.net%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F04%2FRich-Doctor.jpg&hash=9b4347cae7ed10b8a4c6bdef517f688d7679b704)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 01, 2020, 05:06:45 AM
I wonder how the non-Americans here perceive all of this.  While I'm sure there are some people who motivate themselves to become doctors with visions of Ferraris and mansions dancing in their heads, I doubt it's the primary driving force among the vast majority of them throughout the world.

I don't think anyone would begrudge them a comfortable living though.  However, the same could also be said for schoolteachers, but we just don't value education quite as highly in the US.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Apr 01, 2020, 05:33:08 AM
A lot of people get into medicine for the money in Australia. I don't get where the idea that doctors in countries with socialised healthcare aren't well paid comes from.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 01, 2020, 05:38:15 AM
It's a common talking point among those who decry the idea of socialized medicine.  Some even go as far as to say that doctors would be "enslaved" under such a system.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrEBBA9hQjA
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 01, 2020, 05:50:02 AM
QuoteI wonder how the non-Americans here perceive all of this.

All of this?  This non-American thinks you're out of your collective gourd a large percentage of the time.  The rest of the time you make some cool movies and do cool space stuff.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 01, 2020, 06:09:45 AM
What choice do we have when the only other option is Venezuela?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 01, 2020, 06:10:32 AM
Quite.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Apr 01, 2020, 06:40:40 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yani7kRqsKg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOtfChYnw80
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Apr 01, 2020, 07:59:07 AM
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Mar 31, 2020, 06:44:42 PMStill enough Foster's in Aussie?

Accusing an Australian of drinking Fosters.

Risky.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 01, 2020, 08:27:55 AM
I saw some in bottle shop the other day for the first time in forever.  Can't even export it these days.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Apr 01, 2020, 11:39:57 AM
The only thing in short supply in South Korea is the N95 mask due to the government having donated the masks to China. (At that time, the government wasn't expecting a steep rise in infections in South Korea despite warnings by the Korean Medical Association). There are also other issues with the N95 mask production, such as the fact that a material needed for the mask production is from China, which China is restricting the export of now. Other masks are available.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkpuVdCGEPs
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Apr 01, 2020, 02:26:17 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Apr 01, 2020, 05:06:45 AM
I wonder how the non-Americans here perceive all of this.

Meanwhile in Ja-Land:

Think one of the more important aspects of a high tax country/police state is the change in perspective (perception, assessment and appreciation) when it comes to higher education/career paths and it's localization in society as a whole. For example the study of medicine over here is free like every other study (except for some minor costs for administrative fees etc) so that you don't have to grow up on a yacht to be able to afford it and you certainly don't come out of it with ten thousands of dollars in dept. Of course on the flip side even your first pay check gets cut in half (like everyone elses on this payment level) but it's still pretty high compared to other professions and you know that a good chunk of it is reused to enable others who are just as capable as you were to get the same opportunities.

(We still have some sort of private sector within the medicinal sphere: no player of Bayern Munich enters a regular hospital with his cruciate rupture. There are specialists that get funded with this surplus and so are the more expensive machines; of which proportionately we seem to have more than most other countries in the world except maybe the scandinavians so the system seems to work here.)

Of course other parts of the country are severely underfinanced. Trump (and others before him) has a point when he points his finger at our military budget. Over the past decades we lived comfortably under the wing of the superpower that was and still is the USA. Putin today would cut through Europe like a hot knife through butter (as we did in WW2) although it's obviously uncertain he actually would do so. But he could easily expand his influence if NATO dissolves: and that he certainly would. The thing is: every chancellor who would actually try to change this wouldn't be chancellor for long. The vast majority of the population is pacifistic nowadays and i think considering our past this isn't the worst possible developement. There are certain dynamics in Europe that prevent us from a military buildup anyway and it's not like we're doing nothing (especially not if you add the non-military realm to the equation).

Yea well i dunno... one last thing: Germany is about 80 millions now: the argument that such a more socialized NHS wouldn't be applicable to a 300+ country in the digital age is complete BS in my eyes and reeks of pretextual argument. There are obviously other forces at work here that prevent the US from going down the same path.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Apr 01, 2020, 02:57:50 PM
My grandfather and my uncle were doctors. Since I was a kid, I heard that doctors made a lot of money. But I also heard that it was a highly stressful and unhealthy profession. Hence, I chose not to take that career path.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Apr 01, 2020, 04:16:17 PM
Quote from: SM on Apr 01, 2020, 08:27:55 AM
I saw some in bottle shop the other day for the first time in forever.  Can't even export it these days.

I feel sorry for you guys. Even if you manage to survive this pandemic you'll still need to deal with all that unexported Foster's afterwards.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Apr 01, 2020, 06:31:07 PM
Quote from: SiL on Apr 01, 2020, 05:33:08 AM
A lot of people get into medicine for the money in Australia. I don't get where the idea that doctors in countries with socialised healthcare aren't well paid comes from.

Doesn't fit a political narrative, I suppose.

Quote from: Shinawi on Apr 01, 2020, 02:57:50 PM
My grandfather and my uncle were doctors. Since I was a kid, I heard that doctors made a lot of money. But I also heard that it was a highly stressful and unhealthy profession. Hence, I chose not to take that career path.

At one point, my entire family worked in healthcare. Almost all of them developed habits like smoking, drinking and abusing painkillers. My last doctor was a chain smoker, and she told me it was because of the stress.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 01, 2020, 06:41:32 PM
Quote from: Huggs on Apr 01, 2020, 06:31:07 PM
Quote from: SiL on Apr 01, 2020, 05:33:08 AM
A lot of people get into medicine for the money in Australia. I don't get where the idea that doctors in countries with socialised healthcare aren't well paid comes from.

Doesn't fit a political narrative, I suppose.

Isn't that the argument you were trying to make just a few pages ago?

Quote from: Huggs on Mar 29, 2020, 07:06:59 PMMedical personnel aren't going to go into massive debt and endure years of college plus a lifetime of continuing education all for minimum wage.

So sure, let the government take it over and make things more "reasonable". All that'll lead to is a surge in Art History majors.

???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Apr 01, 2020, 07:56:14 PM
What? That money is indeed the reason many people choose careers in healthcare?

I agree, it is.

And U.S. physicians typically make far more than their counterparts in socialized systems.

Our govt. can't avoid f**king up anything it touches. I don't want it anywhere near my family's healthcare. I saw enough guys screwed by the VA. I saw providers walk, because they are sick and tired of it.

Yes, it would be different here. It would be a disaster.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Apr 01, 2020, 08:33:46 PM
Spoiler
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/76/5a/8d/765a8d498c37127f41c4d972eec5cd6b.jpg)
[close]


As I think Coppola himself said: Apocalypse Now is not about the 20th century, it is the 20th century.

But this scene is the history of mankind over the past 5000 years.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Apr 01, 2020, 08:39:57 PM
Wasn't it Bernie who saw the VA as a model for government run healthcare. And wasn't he overseeing the VA when the scandal broke?

Hmm.

I think he was. And I seem to remember he took a lot of flak over it. I wouldn't trust him with creating socialized healthcare in this country. Just like I don't trust Trump with the 2nd amendment or to speak during the corona virus response.

Hoorah for the Germans. Our politicians? No, I wouldn't hand them the keys to an old pinto. They could screw up a free lunch.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 01, 2020, 09:09:50 PM
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Apr 01, 2020, 04:16:17 PM
Quote from: SM on Apr 01, 2020, 08:27:55 AM
I saw some in bottle shop the other day for the first time in forever.  Can't even export it these days.

I feel sorry for you guys. Even if you manage to survive this pandemic you'll still need to deal with all that unexported Foster's afterwards.

Might be able to off load it on to some cruise ship sitting off the coast.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 01, 2020, 09:35:40 PM
Quote from: Huggs on Apr 01, 2020, 08:39:57 PM
Wasn't it Bernie who saw the VA as a model for government run healthcare.

Given the fact that it's called Medicare for All, I'd imagine that he was using Medicare as the model.  Wait a minute, you're not one of those "keep your goddamn government hands off my Medicare" people are you?

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: InterAlien on Apr 03, 2020, 04:46:16 PM
The VA is a good example of how neoliberal capitalism of the last 40+ years manufactures consent from people into believing the government can't work: corporate lobbyists systemically defund and undermine the program (cause they don't want to pay taxes), then after said program does not work properly, the same lobbyists then run a massive propaganda campaign of deception decrying government/public programs.

It's the same with public education: the same people who have systemically dismantled it financially and administratively for decades are the very same people who are telling you public assistance/government programs simply do not work. And public education is the foundation of democracy - it's no wonder the billionaire/capitalist class wants it destroyed and replaced with private education.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 04, 2020, 12:17:13 AM
Everyone can relax now.  Kenneth Copeland just eradicated COVID-19.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSIrQBGfUtw
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 04, 2020, 01:10:28 AM
Euthenasie der Schwachsinnigen?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Apr 04, 2020, 01:55:59 AM
I wouldn't recommend it.

That being said, I probably wouldn't mind a less "invasive" form of intervention of the state.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Apr 04, 2020, 02:21:01 AM
Ich finde deinen Mangel an Glauben störend.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Apr 04, 2020, 02:25:55 AM
Don't try to frighten me with your sorcerer's ways, Immortan Jonesy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Apr 05, 2020, 11:17:02 AM
I hear people are getting arrested for walking around by themselves.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BringbackJonesy! on Apr 05, 2020, 05:44:46 PM
And today's award for dumbassery goes to....

Scotland's very own Chief Medical Officer. (take a bow, you've earned it)

Depending on who you speak to up here in the top end of the UK, this has been met with mirth or indignant anger.  And it appears she's broken her own sombre advice TWICE recently!  :laugh:

https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/5460581/coronavirus-scotland-catherine-calderwood-chief-medic-covid-19/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebaramp

It seems that she's now been given a stern talking to by the police for breaking her own advice...and has been sidelined from any further public information tv adverts, which she was the face of...as the memes were about to get out of hand.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: HuDaFuK on Apr 05, 2020, 07:37:56 PM
That story provided some much-needed hilarity in these otherwise dark times.

What a f*cking muppet.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BringbackJonesy! on Apr 05, 2020, 09:03:46 PM
The UK Prime Minister has been admitted to hospital for precautionary tests tonight, on the advice of his doctor.

He's been feverish with the virus for the past 10 days now, and it's persisting. 

Avoid that social contact as much as you can folks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Apr 05, 2020, 10:31:26 PM
Guess the herd immunity thing didn't work out
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Apr 06, 2020, 01:23:16 AM
The manager down at the local store told me that it's mostly people from other counties coming out here to buy everything that they need because they think it's safer. So people in my town can't get everything they need anymore.

Social distancing is normal out in the country. Our lives were basically unchanged. You could still do your thing. Now we've got the hordes of humanity descending on us. And unfortunately, alot of them are coming from the infectious areas.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 06, 2020, 01:50:29 AM
Buncha carpetbaggin' yankees?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Apr 06, 2020, 01:58:18 AM
They'll nevva get the home place.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Apr 06, 2020, 02:53:21 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Apr 06, 2020, 01:50:29 AM
Buncha carpetbaggin' yankees?
I do declare
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Apr 06, 2020, 02:58:37 AM
Are we still holdin' onto Richmond?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Apr 06, 2020, 04:06:18 PM
Wtf..?!

Ezra Miller Appears to Choke Woman in Video
https://variety.com/2020/film/news/ezra-miller-throttling-woman-video-1234571800/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Apr 06, 2020, 04:48:05 PM
Not only did Kemp open the beach he lifted bans on short term rentals. Meaning all those corona filled Yankees are going to flood my f**king state now. God f**king damn I'm gonna have a stroke I'm so pissed
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Apr 06, 2020, 05:26:13 PM
Quote from: Huggs on Apr 06, 2020, 01:23:16 AM
The manager down at the local store told me that it's mostly people from other counties coming out here to buy everything that they need because they think it's safer. So people in my town can't get everything they need anymore.

Social distancing is normal out in the country. Our lives were basically unchanged. You could still do your thing. Now we've got the hordes of humanity descending on us. And unfortunately, alot of them are coming from the infectious areas.

Just go out to your town's welcome sign and draw a line through the population number. Write in a lower number below. Draw a line through that and write another even lower number below that. Rinse and repeat. Et voila.

(https://gndn.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/shot0008a2.jpg?w=840)



On a more serious note:

https://twitter.com/BBCBreaking/status/1247241845387735043 (https://twitter.com/BBCBreaking/status/1247241845387735043)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Apr 06, 2020, 10:57:32 PM
Won't work. We don't have the population listed anywhere. We're a bit smaller than Hadleys.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 07, 2020, 12:39:05 AM
The fugitives must stand out like sore thumbs there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Apr 07, 2020, 04:56:19 PM
How does the carpetbaggin' yankees and fugitives manage to find Huggs' hometown if it's not even on the map?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Apr 08, 2020, 04:38:27 PM
Bernie has officially dropped out.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 08, 2020, 04:48:19 PM
I'd say that's been inevitable for about a month now.

Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Apr 07, 2020, 04:56:19 PM
How does the carpetbaggin' yankees and fugitives manage to find Huggs' hometown if it's not even on the map?

Huggsville is a nexus point of paranormal activity.  They're drawn to it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nostromo on Apr 08, 2020, 05:28:04 PM
lol :), this dude's right, kinda feel sorry for peeps who have to work with the public atm.

Btw, this guy'd be great in a Pred movie lol.

PS> A lot of swearing get the kids out.

https://twitter.com/BagholderQuotes/status/1247634331557912586
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Apr 08, 2020, 09:20:58 PM
EDIT

lel forget it;

seems there was a database error --
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BringbackJonesy! on Apr 08, 2020, 09:37:40 PM
Quote from: Nostromo on Apr 08, 2020, 05:28:04 PMBtw, this guy'd be great in a Pred movie lol

He should be the damn face of tv public advisory messages here in the UK!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 08, 2020, 10:26:55 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiDOrSpmi0s
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 08, 2020, 10:52:24 PM
(https://media.makeameme.org/created/if-he-dies.png)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 08, 2020, 10:53:23 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bhSo2wG13s
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Apr 08, 2020, 10:55:45 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Apr 08, 2020, 10:26:55 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiDOrSpmi0s

Rather surprised actually: he openly admits that Christians can catch and die from HIV.


Furthermore: God doesn't need a spaceship but billions and billions of dollars.

Btw he kinda reminds me of:

Spoiler
(https://de.web.img2.acsta.net/medias/nmedia/18/89/22/96/20165046.jpg)

Spoiler
(https://theiapolis.com/d4/hMO/i1Q72/k4/l1QM8/w1HC/joseph-gordon-levitt-as-joe-in-looper-2012.jpg)
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Nostromo on Apr 09, 2020, 02:55:53 PM
Trump vs dumbass intl corrupt Socialists.

Who's winning so far?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Apr 09, 2020, 03:17:22 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Apr 08, 2020, 04:48:19 PM
Huggsville is a nexus point of paranormal activity.  They're drawn to it.

I've always kind of imagined Huggsville as one of those ubiquitous American small towns you always find in Stephen King novels.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 09, 2020, 03:39:27 PM
Quote from: Nostromo on Apr 09, 2020, 02:55:53 PM
Trump vs dumbass intl corrupt Socialists.

Who's winning so far?

Crony capitalism.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Apr 11, 2020, 09:28:51 AM


https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/coronavirus-andrew-zimmern-says-americans-need-to-be-using-food-as-a-prescription-for-better-health-173447252.html (https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/coronavirus-andrew-zimmern-says-americans-need-to-be-using-food-as-a-prescription-for-better-health-173447252.html)
QuoteAs the coronavirus pandemic continues, award-winning chef and host of MSNBC's What's Eating America, Andrew Zimmern, speaks out on COVID-19's impact on the food industry.

"This is the most awful thing that I've seen in my lifetime," Zimmern tells Yahoo Lifestyle. "This is going to have devastating consequences for years and years to come."

Restaurants, which represent approximately four percent of the U.S. GDP, have been among some of the hardest hit by the pandemic. While many restaurants have shifted their businesses to operate for takeout, Zimmern warns of potential health risks as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise in the U.S.

"My worry is that a lot of people in restaurants, intending to do the best that they can for their community, end up having people come into too close contact and end up spreading the disease amongst themselves," Zimmern says.

Unfortunately, restaurants closing would mean many won't survive the pandemic. "I hate the idea of restaurants not coming back," Zimmern warns. "But I don't think they're all coming back."....
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Apr 11, 2020, 05:35:27 PM
Food shortages are now happening and pretty soon we might be seeing riots like those in Italy.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8209061/amp/Food-banks-buckle-demand-warn-run-millions-Americans-hungry.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Apr 11, 2020, 11:49:21 PM
Wrap some turds in milky way wrappers and drop them near the rioters. It's hard to throw bricks with s*** on your hands.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on Apr 11, 2020, 11:50:34 PM
 :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Apr 12, 2020, 12:36:49 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9V3n0M8jaw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9jFN9ibtLM
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 12, 2020, 03:12:14 AM
https://twitter.com/acgrayling/status/1248910763777044483
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on Apr 12, 2020, 06:36:01 AM
Is it amusing that coronavirus litteraly has "virus" in its name ?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Apr 12, 2020, 08:40:17 PM
https://www.yahoo.com/news/dumped-milk-smashed-eggs-plowed-160839647.html (https://www.yahoo.com/news/dumped-milk-smashed-eggs-plowed-160839647.html)
QuoteDumped Milk, Smashed Eggs, Plowed Vegetables: Food Waste of the Pandemic

David Yaffe-Bellany and Michael Corkery

In Wisconsin and Ohio, farmers are dumping thousands of gallons of fresh milk into lagoons and manure pits. An Idaho farmer has dug huge ditches to bury 1 million pounds of onions. And in South Florida, a region that supplies much of the Eastern half of the United States with produce, tractors are crisscrossing bean and cabbage fields, plowing perfectly ripe vegetables back into the soil.

After weeks of concern about shortages in grocery stores and mad scrambles to find the last box of pasta or toilet paper roll, many of the nation's largest farms are struggling with another ghastly effect of the pandemic. They are being forced to destroy tens of millions of pounds of fresh food that they can no longer sell.

The closing of restaurants, hotels and schools has left some farmers with no buyers for more than half their crops. And even as retailers see spikes in food sales to Americans who are now eating nearly every meal at home, the increases are not enough to absorb all of the perishable food that was planted weeks ago and intended for schools and businesses.

The amount of waste is staggering. The nation's largest dairy cooperative, Dairy Farmers of America, estimates that farmers are dumping as many as 3.7 million gallons of milk each day. A single chicken processor is smashing 750,000 unhatched eggs every week.
Many farmers say they have donated part of the surplus to food banks and Meals on Wheels programs, which have been overwhelmed with demand. But there is only so much perishable food that charities with limited numbers of refrigerators and volunteers can absorb.

And the costs of harvesting, processing and then transporting produce and milk to food banks or other areas of need would put further financial strain on farms that have seen half their paying customers disappear. Exporting much of the excess food is not feasible either, farmers say, because many international customers are also struggling through the pandemic and recent currency fluctuations make exports unprofitable.

"It's heartbreaking," said Paul Allen, co-owner of R.C. Hatton, who has had to destroy millions of pounds of beans and cabbage at his farms in South Florida and Georgia.

The widespread destruction of fresh food — at a time when many Americans are hurting financially and millions are suddenly out of work — is an especially dystopian turn of events, even by the standards of a global pandemic. It reflects the profound economic uncertainty wrought by the virus and how difficult it has been for huge sectors of the economy, like agriculture, to adjust to such a sudden change in how they must operate....
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Apr 12, 2020, 09:53:20 PM
Quote from: Kradan on Apr 12, 2020, 06:36:01 AM
Is it amusing that coronavirus litteraly has "virus" in its name ?

...no? That's pretty standard naming in english, and that's also just its common name, I think the "real name" is something to the effect of SARS-COV-2.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Apr 12, 2020, 10:19:40 PM
SARS-COV-2 is the name of the virus, COVID-19 is the name of the illness it gives you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Apr 12, 2020, 10:39:35 PM
Thanks for clarifying that point.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on Apr 13, 2020, 11:08:16 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Apr 12, 2020, 09:53:20 PM
Quote from: Kradan on Apr 12, 2020, 06:36:01 AM
Is it amusing that coronavirus litteraly has "virus" in its name ?

...no? That's pretty standard naming in english, and that's also just its common name, I think the "real name" is something to the effect of SARS-COV-2.

I was referring to the previous post about Trump. He should know what he's up against - especially when even name says that it's virus not bacteria.

Sorry, my attempts of humor aren't as great these days.  ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 13, 2020, 05:24:07 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFckZRjRT40
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Apr 13, 2020, 06:58:20 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Apr 13, 2020, 05:24:07 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFckZRjRT40

"Trump retweets call to fire Dr. Fauci"

This is "news" today. When Trump comments on a tweet that contains the hashtag #FireFauci, let's all create hundreds of reports speculating Trump wants to fire Fauci.  :P

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1249470237726081030?s

Man I hate political "news".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 13, 2020, 07:20:08 PM
Why is that not newsworthy?  Trump has an established history of telegraphing his decisions via Twitter, but this should just be ignored?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Apr 13, 2020, 08:07:34 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Apr 13, 2020, 07:20:08 PM
Why is that not newsworthy?  Trump has an established history of telegraphing his decisions via Twitter, but this should just be ignored?

Your shared video headline....

"Trump retweets call to fire Dr. Fauci"

...doesn't quite capture the tweet:

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1249470237726081030?s

Clearly Trump is commenting on the tweet. People do that with tweets that they agree with, disagree with, and everything in between. Say you did this with a racist tweet calling the person, rightly so if guilty, an ignorant piece of sh*t. Can we create a headline that says "Local retweets racist tweet"? Because that headline is kind of misleading isn't it.

But here if it makes you feel better...

"The White House on Monday shot down speculation that President Trump may move to fire Anthony Fauci, the government's top infectious diseases expert, after the president shared a tweet a night earlier that contained the hashtag "#FireFauci."

"This media chatter is ridiculous - President Trump is not firing Dr. Fauci," deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley said in a statement.

Gidley's statement did not mention that the tweet Trump shared contained the hashtag, instead claiming the president's "tweet clearly exposed media attempts to maliciously push a falsehood about his China decision in an attempt to rewrite history."

"Dr. Fauci has been and remains a trusted advisor to President Trump," Gidley said."

https://www.google.com/amp/s/thehill.com/homenews/administration/492536-white-house-denies-trump-is-firing-fauci-after-he-shared-tweet-with%3famp

Anyway, like this kind of reporting or hate it, I think it belongs in the Politics thread I think. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 13, 2020, 10:24:54 PM
(https://media.giphy.com/media/HjIWOaPn7D4Aw/giphy.gif)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Apr 14, 2020, 12:47:13 AM
 :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/13/trump-briefing-coronavirus-184752 (https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/13/trump-briefing-coronavirus-184752)




(https://i.makeagif.com/media/4-30-2014/az271S.gif)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 14, 2020, 01:50:22 AM
Trump just declared that his authority is total.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Apr 14, 2020, 02:16:08 AM
Can't wait for 'the list' of things he did in February to stop the spread.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 14, 2020, 03:17:40 AM
Quote from: kwisatz on Apr 14, 2020, 12:47:13 AM
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiAMnYCv2u4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiAMnYCv2u4)


https://i.makeagif.com/media/4-30-2014/az271S.gif

The take of a far right former Breitbart editor?  I am intrigued about what should be a very balanced and nuanced view with 'troll' in the title.

;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Apr 14, 2020, 03:40:34 AM
Ah wait... the guys a nutjob (too)? Then I should probably find a neutral source for this and not push another mental patients channel. I just took the first best youtube-link...

Funny it seems like CNN MSNBC and the like actually cut away from the press conference to not show this sort of campaign style video... which explains why I keep not finding it on the tube --


Ok thats probably better... thanks for the hint.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=071YQ5u6Gcg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=071YQ5u6Gcg)

:laugh:

Anything like that ever happened before?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 14, 2020, 03:57:24 AM
https://dnyuz.com/2020/04/13/virginia-pastor-who-defiantly-held-church-service-dies-of-coronavirus/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 14, 2020, 05:24:25 AM
Quote"I am essential," he said of remaining open, saying, "I'm a preacher — I talk to God!"

God was later quoted as saying that He'd never met the guy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 14, 2020, 05:36:01 AM
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FWrybKtW.jpg&hash=8b17417305569420b0aa91a81aaba95a0b839b3d)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on Apr 14, 2020, 09:32:32 AM
Quote from: SM on Apr 08, 2020, 10:52:24 PM
https://media.makeameme.org/created/if-he-dies.png

Quote from: SM on Apr 13, 2020, 10:24:54 PM
https://media.giphy.com/media/HjIWOaPn7D4Aw/giphy.gif

Am I wrong saying that members of Alien fandom have no problem talking about people dying ?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BringbackJonesy! on Apr 14, 2020, 02:47:12 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Apr 14, 2020, 01:50:22 AM
Trump just declared that his authority is total.

It looks like this could potentially get even messier on your side of the pond...

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/14/cuomo-new-york-reopen-trump-185313?cid=covid_m

Here in the UK, we've just been told that our current 'lockdown' will continue as it is for another 3 weeks yet, without question.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Apr 14, 2020, 07:08:19 PM
Quote from: Kradan on Apr 14, 2020, 09:32:32 AM
Quote from: SM on Apr 08, 2020, 10:52:24 PM
https://media.makeameme.org/created/if-he-dies.png

Quote from: SM on Apr 13, 2020, 10:24:54 PM
https://media.giphy.com/media/HjIWOaPn7D4Aw/giphy.gif

Am I wrong saying that members of Alien fandom have no problem talking about people dying ?

I think it's most people, actually.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Apr 14, 2020, 07:14:24 PM
Quote from: SM on Apr 14, 2020, 05:24:25 AM
Quote"I am essential," he said of remaining open, saying, "I'm a preacher — I talk to God!"

In Soviet Russia, God talks to you!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Apr 14, 2020, 08:13:34 PM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Apr 14, 2020, 07:08:19 PM
Quote from: Kradan on Apr 14, 2020, 09:32:32 AM
Quote from: SM on Apr 08, 2020, 10:52:24 PM
https://media.makeameme.org/created/if-he-dies.png

Quote from: SM on Apr 13, 2020, 10:24:54 PM
https://media.giphy.com/media/HjIWOaPn7D4Aw/giphy.gif

Am I wrong saying that members of Alien fandom have no problem talking about people dying ?

I think it's most people, actually.

I think I'm with Kradan on this one.

(https://media.tenor.com/images/b8c672b382c08a88f95fb3d8d0262ad9/tenor.gif)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on Apr 14, 2020, 08:14:43 PM
I hoped I would be able to use this gif at least once.

Spoiler
(https://media.giphy.com/media/pHb82xtBPfqEg/giphy.gif)
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Apr 14, 2020, 08:16:38 PM
*insert contrarian joke about the Boomer Remover virus here*
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Apr 14, 2020, 08:17:27 PM
That just makes it sound like a vacuum attachment.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Apr 14, 2020, 08:44:46 PM
A forest fire that was heading towards the Chernobyl NPP has been put out today. Ukrainian crews worked for 10 days to extinguish the fire.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Apr 14, 2020, 08:47:47 PM
Yeah, apparently there was concern about what was in all the ash it kicked up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Apr 14, 2020, 08:48:05 PM
Yeah I'd heard something was going on there. My cousin sent me that apocalypse Bingo meme.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on Apr 14, 2020, 08:55:12 PM
Quote from: Gr33n M4n on Apr 14, 2020, 08:44:46 PM
A forest fire that was heading towards the Chernobyl NPP has been put out today. Ukrainian crews worked for 10 days to extinguish the fire.

Yeah, and I happen to live near all this radioactive shit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Apr 14, 2020, 09:06:43 PM
Quote from: Kradan on Apr 14, 2020, 08:55:12 PM
Quote from: Gr33n M4n on Apr 14, 2020, 08:44:46 PM
A forest fire that was heading towards the Chernobyl NPP has been put out today. Ukrainian crews worked for 10 days to extinguish the fire.

Yeah, and I happen to live near all this radioactive shit.


I live next to this f**king thing, which killed 25 people recently so every time it burps we worry a bit:


(https://scontent.fakl2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p640x640/93186123_3087182351304210_7088417302378446848_o.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_sid=ca434c&_nc_ohc=WFfcPrYoZGMAX-OTVDy&_nc_ht=scontent.fakl2-1.fna&_nc_tp=6&oh=f5aabd729d8e505928ef57080d12964c&oe=5EBC4EAD)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on Apr 14, 2020, 09:36:03 PM
What can I say to that ? f**k
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Apr 14, 2020, 09:54:39 PM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Apr 14, 2020, 08:13:34 PM


I think I'm with Kradan on this one.

https://media.tenor.com/images/b8c672b382c08a88f95fb3d8d0262ad9/tenor.gif
How are either crossing a line? The first was referencing the contemptuous and dismissive attitude the pastor had to dying, the second is about seeing people making misinformed decisions in the face of a dangerous situation and refusing expert advice.

Is just ... Talking about death crossing a line or something?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Apr 14, 2020, 09:55:42 PM
I think gallows humour might be their line.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 14, 2020, 10:08:32 PM
We can only deride the idiots who catch this thing because they licked a toilet, but not the ones who deliberately attend gatherings because they're protected by Jesus.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on Apr 14, 2020, 10:14:54 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Apr 14, 2020, 10:08:32 PM
We can only deride the idiots who catch this thing because they licked a toilet, but not the ones who deliberately attend gatherings because they're protected by Jesus.

Even if people do stupid things it doesn't mean they deserve to die.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Apr 14, 2020, 10:21:31 PM
Nobody at any point said anybody deserves to die ???
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on Apr 14, 2020, 10:25:37 PM
Oh yeah ? Care to explain what this meant then. ? Or is it just me misunderstanding things ? Again ?

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Apr 14, 2020, 10:28:19 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Apr 14, 2020, 10:08:32 PM
We can only deride the idiots who catch this thing because they licked a toilet, but not the ones who deliberately attend gatherings because they're protected by Jesus.

Hey you said it, not me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 14, 2020, 10:36:20 PM
If someone tempts fate, don't be surprised when fate takes them up on the offer.  These people can't say they weren't warned.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Apr 14, 2020, 10:56:47 PM
Quote from: Kradan on Apr 14, 2020, 10:25:37 PM
Oh yeah ? Care to explain what this meant then. ? Or is it just me misunderstanding things ? Again ?

Spoiler
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I did, before. It's basically what the pastor himself said -- it reflects his own dismissive attitude to the very real possibility that holding his services could kill people. It does not say he deserves to die.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 14, 2020, 11:07:29 PM
Quote from: Kradan on Apr 14, 2020, 10:25:37 PM
Oh yeah ? Care to explain what this meant then. ? Or is it just me misunderstanding things ? Again ?

Spoiler
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Yes you are misunderstanding.  As SiL has outlined.

Some people - some on this very site - have stupidly dismissed the dangers of Covid-19, despite over 100,000 people being dead.  I am mocking their stupidity; not downplaying their deaths.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Apr 14, 2020, 11:10:13 PM
 The Klingons were warned...

(https://thumbs.gfycat.com/EnchantingHollowAustraliansilkyterrier-size_restricted.gif)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Apr 14, 2020, 11:23:57 PM
Life where I live is unchanged because there was nowhere to go and nothing to do in the first place.

The only place to eat is 1 pizza shop that seats about 6 people, and there's never anybody in it, never has been. I've used the drive through for the last 4 years. And almost nobody goes to church anymore, which is probably why the one church fought to stay open so long, so the preacher can get paid.

Life is still 99% normal, but that's just a luxury of location. But we're not going around licking toilet seats and holding mass. Most people wouldn't lick a damn toilet seat when life was perfect.

Quote from: Gr33n M4n on Apr 14, 2020, 11:10:13 PM
The Klingons were warned...

https://thumbs.gfycat.com/EnchantingHollowAustraliansilkyterrier-size_restricted.gif

The klingons underestimated Kirk's knack for cheating.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Apr 14, 2020, 11:25:59 PM
Quote from: SiL on Apr 14, 2020, 09:54:39 PM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Apr 14, 2020, 08:13:34 PM


I think I'm with Kradan on this one.

https://media.tenor.com/images/b8c672b382c08a88f95fb3d8d0262ad9/tenor.gif
How are either crossing a line? The first was referencing the contemptuous and dismissive attitude the pastor had to dying, the second is about seeing people making misinformed decisions in the face of a dangerous situation and refusing expert advice.

Is just ... Talking about death crossing a line or something?

I just wouldn't personally dismiss any of these people with an Rocky IV "If he dies, he dies" Ivan Drago meme. Because Drago is saying in that line that he doesn't give a sh*t if Creed dies. To me personally, I wouldn't post a meme like that about anyone dying, from a religious zealot, to the mentally ill, to my worst enemy. But that's just me. It's a difference of opinion, but the reasoning is sound.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Apr 14, 2020, 11:27:47 PM
People here have been attending "radio services" where they park in the church parking lot and listen to the sermon on the radio.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Apr 14, 2020, 11:31:48 PM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Apr 14, 2020, 11:25:59 PM
I just wouldn't personally dismiss any of these people with an Rocky IV "If he dies, he dies" Ivan Drago meme. Because Drago is saying in that line that he doesn't give a sh*t if Creed dies.
Again, you're missing the entire point in that the meme was the pastor's own attitude, not arbitrarily dismissing whether he dies. Did you watch the video the meme was responding to?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on Apr 14, 2020, 11:43:06 PM
Quote from: SiL on Apr 14, 2020, 11:31:48 PM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Apr 14, 2020, 11:25:59 PM
I just wouldn't personally dismiss any of these people with an Rocky IV "If he dies, he dies" Ivan Drago meme. Because Drago is saying in that line that he doesn't give a sh*t if Creed dies.
Again, you're missing the entire point in that the meme was the pastor's own attitude, not arbitrarily dismissing whether he dies. Did you watch the video the meme was responding to?

OK, you caught me there. I'm not.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Apr 14, 2020, 11:44:35 PM
Quote from: SiL on Apr 14, 2020, 11:31:48 PM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Apr 14, 2020, 11:25:59 PM
I just wouldn't personally dismiss any of these people with an Rocky IV "If he dies, he dies" Ivan Drago meme. Because Drago is saying in that line that he doesn't give a sh*t if Creed dies. To me personally, I wouldn't post a meme like that about anyone dying, from a religious zealot, to the mentally ill, to my worst enemy. But that's just me. It's a difference of opinion, but the reasoning is sound.
Again, you're missing the entire point in that the meme was the pastor's own attitude, not arbitrarily dismissing whether he dies. Did you watch the video the meme was responding to?

First, how much does SM pay you for representation fees.

Secondly, yes, I saw the video where he is animate that Christians should not fear death, including himself.

Thirdly, I concede the meme can be presented that way, especially if you prefaced it with...

"The pastor be like..."
* insert Drago Meme *

...if you concede that meme with no context can be exactly taken the way Kraden and I took it. Who cares if they die.

But still, when using the meme regardless of Drago, or Darth Vader, or Hannibal Lector, it does insert a smidgen of levity if you intend it or not.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on Apr 14, 2020, 11:47:43 PM
I'll stick to this.^^^ Voodoo is just better with words and has inner power to prove his point

Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Apr 14, 2020, 11:44:35 PM
First, how much does SM pay you for representation fees.

:D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Apr 14, 2020, 11:55:54 PM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Apr 14, 2020, 11:44:35 PM
First, how much does SM pay you for representation fees.
Absolutely unnecessary.

QuoteThirdly, I concede the meme can be presented that way, especially if you prefaced it with...

"The pastor be like..."
* insert Drago Meme *

...if you concede that meme with no context can be exactly taken the way Kraden and I took it. Who cares if they die.
Out of context the meme could just be SM showing his love for the Rocky franchise. Out of context it could be an exercise
in surrealism. Out of context it could be anything.

It was clearly posted within a context, though. Ignoring that context to say someone crossed a line is exactly the kind of thing you argue against with Local Trouble and his Trump quotes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Apr 14, 2020, 11:56:48 PM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Apr 14, 2020, 11:25:59 PM
Quote from: SiL on Apr 14, 2020, 09:54:39 PM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Apr 14, 2020, 08:13:34 PM


I think I'm with Kradan on this one.

https://media.tenor.com/images/b8c672b382c08a88f95fb3d8d0262ad9/tenor.gif
How are either crossing a line? The first was referencing the contemptuous and dismissive attitude the pastor had to dying, the second is about seeing people making misinformed decisions in the face of a dangerous situation and refusing expert advice.

Is just ... Talking about death crossing a line or something?

I just wouldn't personally dismiss any of these people with an Rocky IV "If he dies, he dies" Ivan Drago meme. Because Drago is saying in that line that he doesn't give a sh*t if Creed dies. To me personally, I wouldn't post a meme like that about anyone dying, from a religious zealot, to the mentally ill, to my worst enemy. But that's just me. It's a difference of opinion, but the reasoning is sound.

These times are hard on everyone. It's gonna get alot worse before it gets better, and it's making people judgmental and bitter. Many people, including myself, agreed with the media and the medical community at first that this wouldn't be that bad. We were wrong. I was wrong. I don't mind admitting it.

Now all the folks who were early alarmists delight in the various forms of "I told you so". Still, I heard a couple from NJ or Indianapolis traveled to Kentucky just to attend services. So they're bringing it and/or taking it back with them. It's not just one congregation = one community anymore. I understand the frustration with religious holdouts at the moment, even as a man of faith, and even if a meme is or isn't in bad taste.

Quote from: Gr33n M4n on Apr 14, 2020, 11:27:47 PM
People here have been attending "radio services" where they park in the church parking lot and listen to the sermon on the radio.

Same here, the only church I know of that's open is broadcasting.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Apr 14, 2020, 11:59:36 PM
Its all going downhill. Bad times are coming.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on Apr 15, 2020, 12:02:52 AM
Quote from: Kradan on Apr 14, 2020, 11:43:06 PM
Quote from: SiL on Apr 14, 2020, 11:31:48 PM
Again, you're missing the entire point in that the meme was the pastor's own attitude, not arbitrarily dismissing whether he dies. Did you watch the video the meme was responding to?

OK, you caught me there. I'm not.

But now I have, While I cannot agree on everything priest said ( line about billions of dollars being spent on church as proof of its importance in particular) and now understand more where you and SM come from I still think that meme can be interpreted ambivalently even within the context.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Apr 15, 2020, 12:03:15 AM
Quote from: Samhain13 on Apr 14, 2020, 11:59:36 PM
Its all going downhill. Bad times are coming.

Wait til they reopen everything and wave 2 gets started.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Apr 15, 2020, 12:05:12 AM
Quote from: Kradan on Apr 15, 2020, 12:02:52 AM
Quote from: Kradan on Apr 14, 2020, 11:43:06 PM
Quote from: SiL on Apr 14, 2020, 11:31:48 PM
Again, you're missing the entire point in that the meme was the pastor's own attitude, not arbitrarily dismissing whether he dies. Did you watch the video the meme was responding to?

OK, you caught me there. I'm not.

But now I have, While I cannot agree on everything priest said ( line about billions of dollars being spent on church as proof of its importance in particular) and now understand more where you and SM come from I still think that meme can be interpreted ambivalently even within the context.
And yet it has been explained and clarified multiple times. It's understandable why you first thought that, but it's clearly not the case. Maybe we should all move on.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Apr 15, 2020, 12:09:37 AM
The World should sue Beijing after this is over. They paid off the World Health Organization and allowed for this to become a pandemic. Those Communists rats shouldn't get away with this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on Apr 15, 2020, 12:10:30 AM
Quote from: SiL on Apr 15, 2020, 12:05:12 AM
Quote from: Kradan on Apr 15, 2020, 12:02:52 AM
Quote from: Kradan on Apr 14, 2020, 11:43:06 PM
Quote from: SiL on Apr 14, 2020, 11:31:48 PM
Again, you're missing the entire point in that the meme was the pastor's own attitude, not arbitrarily dismissing whether he dies. Did you watch the video the meme was responding to?

OK, you caught me there. I'm not.

But now I have, While I cannot agree on everything priest said ( line about billions of dollars being spent on church as proof of its importance in particular) and now understand more where you and SM come from I still think that meme can be interpreted ambivalently even within the context.
And yet it has been explained and clarified multiple times. It's understandable why you first thought that, but it's clearly not the case. Maybe we should all move on.

Yeah, it's pretty exhausting (for me at least). Maybe its just talking about death when the danger of it becomes pretty real and material makes people twitchy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Apr 15, 2020, 12:18:21 AM
Quote from: Gr33n M4n on Apr 15, 2020, 12:09:37 AM
The World should sue Beijing after this is over. They paid off the World Health Organization and allowed for this to become a pandemic. Those Communists rats shouldn't get away with this.

If only so many world leaders weren't a bunch of cowards or shills.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Apr 15, 2020, 12:23:01 AM
They will never admit responsibility or make amends.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Apr 15, 2020, 12:27:49 AM
And there arent enough countries with balls to call them for it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 15, 2020, 12:29:50 AM
You should sue them for the loss of your gains.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Apr 15, 2020, 12:30:33 AM
Quote from: Kradan on Apr 15, 2020, 12:02:52 AM
Quote from: Kradan on Apr 14, 2020, 11:43:06 PM
Quote from: SiL on Apr 14, 2020, 11:31:48 PM
Again, you're missing the entire point in that the meme was the pastor's own attitude, not arbitrarily dismissing whether he dies. Did you watch the video the meme was responding to?

OK, you caught me there. I'm not.

But now I have, While I cannot agree on everything priest said ( line about billions of dollars being spent on church as proof of its importance in particular) and now understand more where you and SM come from I still think that meme can be interpreted ambivalently even within the context.

Precisely.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 15, 2020, 12:33:12 AM
Quote from: Kradan on Apr 15, 2020, 12:02:52 AM
Quote from: Kradan on Apr 14, 2020, 11:43:06 PM
Quote from: SiL on Apr 14, 2020, 11:31:48 PM
Again, you're missing the entire point in that the meme was the pastor's own attitude, not arbitrarily dismissing whether he dies. Did you watch the video the meme was responding to?

OK, you caught me there. I'm not.

But now I have, While I cannot agree on everything priest said ( line about billions of dollars being spent on church as proof of its importance in particular) and now understand more where you and SM come from I still think that meme can be interpreted ambivalently even within the context.

In that case I most humbly apologise for offending those with more delicate sensibilities.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Apr 15, 2020, 12:40:21 AM
Quote from: SM on Apr 15, 2020, 12:33:12 AM
Quote from: Kradan on Apr 15, 2020, 12:02:52 AM
Quote from: Kradan on Apr 14, 2020, 11:43:06 PM
Quote from: SiL on Apr 14, 2020, 11:31:48 PM
Again, you're missing the entire point in that the meme was the pastor's own attitude, not arbitrarily dismissing whether he dies. Did you watch the video the meme was responding to?

OK, you caught me there. I'm not.

But now I have, While I cannot agree on everything priest said ( line about billions of dollars being spent on church as proof of its importance in particular) and now understand more where you and SM come from I still think that meme can be interpreted ambivalently even within the context.

In that case I most humbly apologise for offending those with more delicate sensibilities.

Now that's top notch!

(https://media1.tenor.com/images/3ba7979f31eb7793d9c31dae01204386/tenor.gif?itemid=15355428)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 15, 2020, 12:43:15 AM
Quote from: SM on Apr 15, 2020, 12:33:12 AM
In that case I most humbly apologise for offending those with more delicate sensibilities.

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 15, 2020, 12:45:31 AM






...I think you can see her kidneys
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Apr 15, 2020, 01:07:38 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Apr 15, 2020, 12:29:50 AM
You should sue them for the loss of your gains.

Nothing has been lost so far, the commies can't take this from me. Natural gains are harder to lose than most people realize so I'm good. Besides due to the limitations of home training I might be training harder than usual. The amount of weighted pushups, pullups and dips I have done the past weeks... I'm getting better, might even improve my upper body.

As for legs I think I can maintain them with high volume and frequency, but I doubt they will improve.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Apr 15, 2020, 01:10:25 AM
Quote from: Samhain13 on Apr 15, 2020, 01:07:38 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Apr 15, 2020, 12:29:50 AM
You should sue them for the loss of your gains.

Nothing has been lost so far, the commies can't take this from me. Natural gains are harder to lose than most people realize so I'm good. Besides due to the limitations of home training I might be training harder than usual. The amount of weighted pushups, pullups and dips I have done the past weeks... I'm getting better, might even improve my upper body.

As for legs I think I can maintain them with high volume abd frequency, but I doubt they will improve.

I've been f**ked up for years and still have a lot of my muscle mass, although it's finally starting to noticably waste away lately. Stamina falls way before base strength, so I can go surprisingly hard if I pace myself.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Apr 15, 2020, 01:56:05 AM
Quote from: Gr33n M4n on Apr 15, 2020, 12:09:37 AM
The World should sue Beijing after this is over. They paid off the World Health Organization and allowed for this to become a pandemic. Those Communists rats shouldn't get away with this.
And then individual countries can sue their own governments for the same bullshit too! Money for everyone!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 15, 2020, 02:03:42 AM
Did they pay off the WHO?

And they haven't been "Communists" for some time now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Apr 15, 2020, 02:07:20 AM
I think we should send alec baldwin.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Apr 15, 2020, 02:12:46 AM
Quote from: SM on Apr 15, 2020, 02:03:42 AM
Did they pay off the WHO?

And they haven't been "Communists" for some time now.
I don't know if they paid them off, but the WHO is very reluctant to criticize China in any way and even endorses traditional Chinese medicine, which is ... Ridiculous.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Apr 15, 2020, 02:23:09 AM
Quote from: SM on Apr 15, 2020, 02:03:42 AM
Did they pay off the WHO?

And they haven't been "Communists" for some time now.

The country itself and it's economics are quite capitalistic, but the ruling party is definitely a communist regime. And it's pretty much been confirmed that China's communist party was heavily influencing WHO to downplay things. The spokesman of WHO, Tedros Adhanom, acted as China's puppet. Keep in mind that Tedros won his position after being backed by China and he was a member of a Marxist group.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 15, 2020, 02:27:48 AM
Quote from: SiL on Apr 15, 2020, 02:12:46 AM
Quote from: SM on Apr 15, 2020, 02:03:42 AM
Did they pay off the WHO?

And they haven't been "Communists" for some time now.
I don't know if they paid them off, but the WHO is very reluctant to criticize China in any way and even endorses traditional Chinese medicine, which is ... Ridiculous.


I saw that WHO guy run away from an interview when he started getting questioned about Taiwan and pretend he couldn't hear the questions.  While it wouldn't surprise me in the least if China had been doing shady shit - 'cos they do a lot of shady shit - that fact that the 'CHINA PAYED WHO!!1!' is being pushed by the right just seems a bit suss when Daddy Trump is having daily tantys about how people should love him and his authoritah.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Apr 15, 2020, 05:32:42 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yani7kRqsKg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cDGwxURG3k


Meanwhile...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMPVhVYiUhU
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Apr 16, 2020, 11:59:22 AM
Coronavirus sprang from Wuhan facility as China strove to compete with US, sources say
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/coronavirus-wuhan-lab-china-compete-us-sources
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 16, 2020, 12:34:23 PM
So they're basically the UPP from Gibson's Alien 3.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Apr 16, 2020, 02:30:10 PM
I can indeed see some parallels.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: razeak on Apr 16, 2020, 03:08:04 PM
Went for lab work today. The nurses at the screeners entrance, no masks, doctors, no masks, receptionists, no masks. Social distancing was pretty crappy too.

I saw masks hanging around people's necks. I would say 80% of people did not have masks. It smelled clean at least. This was in southern Ohio.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 16, 2020, 03:26:17 PM
You should have started coughing just to see their reaction.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: LastSonofKrypton on Apr 16, 2020, 05:24:51 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Apr 14, 2020, 01:50:22 AM
Trump just declared that his authority is total.

(https://images.dailykos.com/images/235927/large/IMG_3555.JPG?1460142303)

YOU ARE LIKE THE BUZZING OF FLIES TO HIM!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Apr 16, 2020, 06:20:38 PM
Scientists spotted a siphonophore off Western Australia that was 150 feet long. It could be the longest creature ever recorded.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2020/04/14/science/longest-animal-ocean.amp.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Apr 16, 2020, 08:15:51 PM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Apr 16, 2020, 02:30:10 PM
I can indeed see some parallels.

But do they have uzis?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Apr 16, 2020, 08:33:02 PM
Quote from: razeak on Apr 16, 2020, 03:08:04 PM
Went for lab work today. The nurses at the screeners entrance, no masks, doctors, no masks, receptionists, no masks. Social distancing was pretty crappy too.

I saw masks hanging around people's necks. I would say 80% of people did not have masks. It smelled clean at least. This was in southern Ohio.

Still no measures being taken here either. In the neighboring town, the Doctor's office hasn't changed except for some printed signs on the doors.

The only masks I've seen being worn at all, were being worn by a handful of very elderly individuals at the grocery store in the next town. None of whom were wearing any gloves though. 98% of the customers going in and out of the store were not wearing masks, gloves, or any protective gear at all. Families were bringing their children inside, and were letting the children handle the carts without gloves and then stick their fingers in their mouths.

No store associates were cleaning the carts as they were returned, nor were they wearing any protective gear whatsoever when assisting customers in loading their groceries in the parking lot.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Apr 16, 2020, 09:25:11 PM
Meanwhile in Huggsville...

(https://media.tenor.com/images/a169cd189673c49ee14da2a350245330/tenor.gif)


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Apr 16, 2020, 10:13:18 PM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Apr 16, 2020, 11:59:22 AM
Coronavirus sprang from Wuhan facility as China strove to compete with US, sources say
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/coronavirus-wuhan-lab-china-compete-us-sources
QuoteSources emphasized -- as is often the case with intelligence -- that it's not definitive and should not be characterized as such.

https://directorsblog.nih.gov/2020/03/26/genomic-research-points-to-natural-origin-of-covid-19/

EDIT: I'm leaving the above for posterity, but having reread the article I misread it originally. The claim isn't that it was made there, just studied and accidentally released there, which other sources are saying as well. My mistake.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 16, 2020, 10:17:16 PM
Fox News

lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Apr 16, 2020, 10:28:50 PM
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Apr 16, 2020, 09:25:11 PM
Meanwhile in Huggsville...

https://media.tenor.com/images/a169cd189673c49ee14da2a350245330/tenor.gif




Yeah, that's about right.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 16, 2020, 11:40:57 PM
Quote from: KiramidHead on Apr 16, 2020, 08:15:51 PM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Apr 16, 2020, 02:30:10 PM
I can indeed see some parallels.

But do they have uzis?

No, they have Kalashnikovs like proper commies are supposed to.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Apr 17, 2020, 12:28:29 AM
They're commies...together. Right now and...forever!

Oh comrades, you ain't seen nothin' Nyet!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Apr 17, 2020, 12:39:36 AM
I sense some one legged stragglers in this thread!

(https://media1.tenor.com/images/f56a10a9750dfa2129f2790d97c3abbe/tenor.gif?itemid=8497496)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Apr 17, 2020, 12:50:31 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vtX0s-nHKo

Snowden's take on this pandemic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5OAjnveyJo
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Apr 17, 2020, 03:56:12 PM
Quote from: Huggs on Apr 16, 2020, 10:28:50 PM
Yeah, that's about right.

The Clan McHuggs are fearless!

Quote from: SiL on Apr 16, 2020, 10:13:18 PM
EDIT: I'm leaving the above for posterity, but having reread the article I misread it originally. The claim isn't that it was made there, just studied and accidentally released there, which other sources are saying as well. My mistake.

That at least sounds plausible compared to all the conspiracy theories doing the rounds. The truth will eventually out, just give it a bit of time.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Apr 17, 2020, 04:08:29 PM
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Apr 17, 2020, 03:56:12 PM
Quote from: Huggs on Apr 16, 2020, 10:28:50 PM
Yeah, that's about right.

The Clan McHuggs are fearless!

They are also the sworn enemy of Clan McNuggets!


Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Apr 17, 2020, 03:56:12 PM
Quote from: SiL on Apr 16, 2020, 10:13:18 PM
EDIT: I'm leaving the above for posterity, but having reread the article I misread it originally. The claim isn't that it was made there, just studied and accidentally released there, which other sources are saying as well. My mistake.

That at least sounds plausible compared to all the conspiracy theories doing the rounds. The truth will eventually out, just give it a bit of time.

When the truth comes out, I suspect it will likely be coming from anywhere but China unfortunately.  :-\

Coronavirus: China outbreak city Wuhan raises death toll by 50%
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-52321529

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Apr 17, 2020, 08:16:14 PM
What's the mandarin for Umbrella?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Apr 20, 2020, 06:24:54 AM
Just saw this. :-X

Canada shooting: Gunman kills at least 16 in rural Canada

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52346447
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Apr 20, 2020, 01:16:41 PM
Yeah, I heard about that last night.

Sounds like the guy went Jeremy Dewitte.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Apr 20, 2020, 04:53:31 PM
Aussie completely gone to the Roos now:

https://twitter.com/cnni/status/1252250718842560518 (https://twitter.com/cnni/status/1252250718842560518)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Apr 20, 2020, 04:55:38 PM
Seeing a kangaroo is unlikely in Australia?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Apr 20, 2020, 04:57:53 PM
In downtown Adelaide perhaps. Unless they usually have wildlife roaming the streets inside their largest cities CBD's.  :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 20, 2020, 05:00:03 PM
I just assume that Australia is wall-to-wall with dangerous wildlife.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Apr 20, 2020, 05:01:23 PM
Could well be.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Apr 20, 2020, 05:03:15 PM
Maybe that's why there are so many Australian actors. They're all trying to get the hell out of there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Apr 20, 2020, 05:07:11 PM
Apparently those roo's can deliver a vicious punch.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Apr 20, 2020, 09:16:41 PM
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Apr 20, 2020, 05:07:11 PM
Apparently those roo's can deliver a vicious punch.


It'll knock your teeth out, but the kick will eviscerate.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Apr 20, 2020, 10:33:40 PM
Tennessee and Georgia gonna open for business.

Like we even closed in the first place.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 20, 2020, 10:35:39 PM
To be fair, a busy day in Adelaide is still pretty quiet.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Apr 20, 2020, 10:53:27 PM
Kemp is reopening hair salons, bowling alleys, and massage parlors. He is a f**king joke and I'm gonna die. It was nice posting with you guys but the governor is insistent on killing as many Georgians as possible
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Apr 21, 2020, 12:12:52 AM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Apr 20, 2020, 10:53:27 PM
Kemp is reopening hair salons, bowling alleys, and massage parlors. He is a f**king joke and I'm gonna die. It was nice posting with you guys but the governor is insistent on killing as many Georgians as possible

If you're young and healthy then you should be ok. They say that 80% of people that get it will live. We can't keep things closed forever.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Apr 21, 2020, 01:06:05 AM
It's more than 80%, man.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 21, 2020, 02:46:29 AM
Quote from: Gr33n M4n on Apr 21, 2020, 12:12:52 AM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Apr 20, 2020, 10:53:27 PM
Kemp is reopening hair salons, bowling alleys, and massage parlors. He is a f**king joke and I'm gonna die. It was nice posting with you guys but the governor is insistent on killing as many Georgians as possible

If you're young and healthy then you should be ok. They say that 80% of people that get it will live. We can't keep things closed forever.

Gotta get back out there and build those pyramids or people like Betsy DeVos might lose millions.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Apr 21, 2020, 03:44:50 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Apr 21, 2020, 02:46:29 AM
Quote from: Gr33n M4n on Apr 21, 2020, 12:12:52 AM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Apr 20, 2020, 10:53:27 PM
Kemp is reopening hair salons, bowling alleys, and massage parlors. He is a f**king joke and I'm gonna die. It was nice posting with you guys but the governor is insistent on killing as many Georgians as possible

If you're young and healthy then you should be ok. They say that 80% of people that get it will live. We can't keep things closed forever.

Gotta get back out there and build those pyramids or people like Betsy DeVos might lose millions.
Wagie wagie get in cagie
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Apr 21, 2020, 04:03:00 AM
Quote from: Gr33n M4n on Apr 21, 2020, 12:12:52 AM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Apr 20, 2020, 10:53:27 PM
Kemp is reopening hair salons, bowling alleys, and massage parlors. He is a f**king joke and I'm gonna die. It was nice posting with you guys but the governor is insistent on killing as many Georgians as possible

If you're young and healthy then you should be ok. They say that 80% of people that get it will live. We can't keep things closed forever.
Yeah f**k everyone you might infect who won't live though ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 21, 2020, 04:43:44 AM
Or the hospital workers when they get overwhelmed by a new wave of patients.  So much for flattening the curve.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Apr 21, 2020, 04:57:26 AM
Sweden and South Korea left things open throughout the entire pandemic. Eventually countries under lock down will have to reopen some things.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Apr 21, 2020, 05:15:38 AM
...not only those groups but younger healthy people will be at a greater risk of getting hospitalized from the virus as the amount/dosage/concentration of the virus contracted will/may have a dire impact on you, especially since our individual immune systems react differently, especially if we're stressed and tired. That's why otherwise young and healthy healthcare workers around the world are dying like flies.

If we didn't have these lock-downs and shelter-in-place policies, we would be "bombarded"/saturated with the virus due to its specific nature (like the extremely long incubation period and the virus's ability to stay "alive" for up to 24-72 hours on certain surfaces), so not only would the old and already vulnerable portions of the population die fast as you and I too would run a greater risk of running into severe COVID-19 related complications. I have one friend in NY who just recovered from the virus. She said it was several times worse than the worst flu. She gets winded super easily now and gets breathing pains if she overexerts herself the slightest. She's not even 40 yet. She is worried that she has permanent lung damage to her lungs now.

Sure, the country and the economy needs to open up at some point, and preferably sooner rather than later, but it needs to be thoroughly planned and and with great caution, carefully calculated/guided by actual experts. A more or less improvised state-by-state basis opening of the economy is most likely going backfire with a resurgence a bunch of weeks from now, even with prolonged social distancing and people wearing masks.

With that said, those armed Tea Partiers and Confederate flag waving so called "patriots" protesting in the streets, defying social distancing while not wearing masks, need to be dealt with and escorted home as they are definitely potential so called "super spreaders". Imagine if these protesters had not been whites but blacks, latinos or Muslims? The tone and response would've been quite different to say the least.

Another scary fact is that the current administration has not even thought about who would be liable if/when employees contract the virus and suffer from the consequences... Who's gonna pay for the medical bill? Will the employer/company be liable for exposing their employees to the virus? Or will the federal government step in and cover, or will they dump it on the state? Or even worse - will it be up to each individual to pay for the tens of thousands of dollars it will cost for treatment, a hospital bed etc.?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Apr 21, 2020, 05:23:13 AM
Quote from: Gr33n M4n on Apr 21, 2020, 04:57:26 AM
Sweden and South Korea left things open throughout the entire pandemic. Eventually countries under lock down will have to reopen some things.
Sweden has the worst death toll of the Scandinavian countries and South Korea used highly invasive digital tracking of every single citizen.

Quote from: Local Trouble on Apr 21, 2020, 04:43:44 AM
Or the hospital workers when they get overwhelmed by a new wave of patients.  So much for flattening the curve.
Or the people who survive but end up with lung, kidney, or liver damage. It's not like the disease either kills you or you're fine. It's resulting in potentially life long organ damage.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 21, 2020, 05:28:15 AM
My respiratory system is already compromised by many years of hard living.  I don't think I'd survive it unless they put me on a ventilator, and even then I don't think I'd ever fully recover.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Apr 21, 2020, 05:34:06 AM
But the economy!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Apr 21, 2020, 05:40:31 AM
Quote from: SiL on Apr 21, 2020, 05:34:06 AM
But the economy!

It's not like the economy keeps people fed and health services functional. You should have a concern for the economy and the damage being done to it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Apr 21, 2020, 06:11:05 AM
I do.

Just not more than I have concern for people and the damage being done to them by callous, ignorant, selfish arseholes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 21, 2020, 06:30:38 AM
Filthy socialist.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: TC on Apr 21, 2020, 07:11:14 AM
What really makes me angry are the rich prick arch right-wing libertarian ass-holes like this guy Peter Thiel (German Pay Pal co-founder) who bought their New Zealand passports out of the billions they made while espousing the dismantling of socially-minded welfare states (like we have here in NZ), then run for shelter to those very same countries because of dysfunctional public health in the countries in which they actually live (that's right, he bought his NZ citizenship but has no interest in becoming a Kiwi; he lives overseas fortifying his riches doing things like working as Trump's info-tech advisor). Then they show up here seeking refuge from the calamity that results from their very own ideologies.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/indepth/national/how-peter-thiel-got-new-zealand-citizenship/

https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2018-rich-new-zealand-doomsday-preppers/

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12316696

TC
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Apr 21, 2020, 02:08:26 PM
Quote from: Gr33n M4n on Apr 21, 2020, 05:40:31 AM
Quote from: SiL on Apr 21, 2020, 05:34:06 AM
But the economy!

It's not like the economy keeps people fed and health services functional. You should have a concern for the economy and the damage being done to it.
Because prematurely reopening during a pandemic surely won't negatively impact the economy
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Wysps on Apr 21, 2020, 02:56:20 PM
Quote from: SpreadEagleBeagle on Apr 21, 2020, 05:15:38 AM
Sure, the country and the economy needs to open up at some point, and preferably sooner rather than later, but it needs to be thoroughly planned and and with great caution, carefully calculated/guided by actual experts. A more or less improvised state-by-state basis opening of the economy is most likely going backfire with a resurgence a bunch of weeks from now, even with prolonged social distancing and people wearing masks.

Exactly. The improvised approach by state governors, who are so disconnected from each other, is going to make things much worse. As they plan on re-opening, it should at least be a concerted effort so the surrounding states are on board. Kentucky, for instance, shouldn't have to deal with the repercussions of Tennessee's choices (this extends to other areas of politics as well, but I digress....)  We also need to plan on how we're going to deal with this if it becomes a seasonal disease.

Here are some articles on clinical characteristics and surface stability, if anyone's interested.

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2010419?query=featured_home (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2010419?query=featured_home)

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2004973 (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2004973)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Apr 21, 2020, 02:56:47 PM
At this point countries are already f**ked whenever they decide to start reopening stuff or not. There is no good alternative. What a way to start this decade.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Apr 21, 2020, 05:22:35 PM
Quote from: Samhain13 on Apr 21, 2020, 02:56:47 PM
At this point countries are already f**ked whenever they decide to start reopening stuff or not. There is no good alternative. What a way to start this decade.
Great Depression 2: Electric Boogaloo
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Apr 21, 2020, 08:52:52 PM
Gronkowski is going to Tampa Bay to reunite with Brady.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Apr 21, 2020, 09:32:07 PM
Think Kim Jong's gonna croak?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Apr 21, 2020, 10:00:42 PM
Quote from: Huggs on Apr 21, 2020, 09:32:07 PM
Think Kim Jong's gonna croak?

It could be a rumor being spread by the DPRK as a distraction. If not then it looks like the clock is ticking for the little gerbil.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Apr 21, 2020, 10:07:35 PM
Wonder if there's secretly some covid complications going on there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 23, 2020, 02:04:27 AM
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-bright/us-official-says-he-was-ousted-for-urging-caution-on-trump-touted-coronavirus-drug-idUSKCN2243FN
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 23, 2020, 03:19:23 AM
Is there a special queue at unemployment offices marked 'I told the president to do something sensible and got fired'?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Apr 23, 2020, 03:31:35 AM
No, but it's a checkbox on the application.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 23, 2020, 07:39:31 AM
Quote from: Huggs on Apr 21, 2020, 09:32:07 PM
Think Kim Jong's gonna croak?

If he isn't dead already, I imagine he will be soon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JEmnoNSlQQ
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Apr 23, 2020, 11:00:56 AM
His sister seems to be in charge now:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSicwy2MWfs
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Apr 23, 2020, 12:53:23 PM
Corona will end up doing Seth Rogen's job for him.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 23, 2020, 03:34:36 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3p8DSaXGgA
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Apr 23, 2020, 07:53:34 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Apr 23, 2020, 07:39:31 AM
Quote from: Huggs on Apr 21, 2020, 09:32:07 PM
Think Kim Jong's gonna croak?

If he isn't dead already, I imagine he will be soon.


I think unless his sister and the military want him dead as part of a power grab, he's likely sent them out amongst the populace to go organ shopping.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Apr 24, 2020, 03:22:42 AM
Considering the rumour is he was potentially brain-dead, not sure what a new brain is going to help.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Apr 24, 2020, 03:29:14 AM
Brain dead?

Well, I guess if they get enough brains, maybe they can turn him into the Spiderdemon.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Apr 24, 2020, 01:05:39 PM
I just wish Trump would stop talking, insanity.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Apr 24, 2020, 02:22:08 PM
Quote from: 426Buddy on Apr 24, 2020, 01:05:39 PM
I just wish Trump would stop talking, insanity.

Lol I know. He's a horrible word man. Trump should Leave the medical talk to the experts.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Apr 24, 2020, 03:16:51 PM
Quote from: Shinawi on Apr 23, 2020, 11:00:56 AM
His sister seems to be in charge now:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSicwy2MWfs
I for one support our new Mommy Overlord
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Apr 24, 2020, 05:16:11 PM
Quote from: Gr33n M4n on Apr 24, 2020, 02:22:08 PM
Quote from: 426Buddy on Apr 24, 2020, 01:05:39 PM
I just wish Trump would stop talking, insanity.

Lol I know. He's a horrible word man. Trump should Leave the medical talk to the experts.

Fixed
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Apr 24, 2020, 05:24:58 PM
"I've spoken to Dr. Fauci, we had a great talk, fantastic...it was a fantastic conversation. *sniff* And...we discussed the possibility of...Clorox injections, or maybe even Lysol, Lysol's great its...it's fantastic stuff really. And we're working to determine the effectiveness of injections under the skin using various...cleaning products. Because people already eat tide pods, you've seen it, they're eating the tide pods and they're doing just fine. *sniff* But...I mean, you neva know, it might work. You neva know. I mean, it worked for the invisible man right? That's how he became invisible because of...little injections unda the skin every day. He kept with it, and it paid off, it really paid off...big time. So if we can get the FDA to fast track this and we can begin testing, it might save a lot of lives, a lot of lives. Because...then the invisible enemy can't see you because...you're invisible too".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 24, 2020, 05:33:06 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I32y_0Qgb8o
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Apr 24, 2020, 06:37:36 PM
What is with that lady and the scarves?

Is she trying to hide a scar or something?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 24, 2020, 08:07:35 PM
Probably self-conscious about showing her turkey neck (https://www.healthline.com/health/beauty-skin-care/turkey-neck) on national television.

Or maybe she has a goiter.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BringbackJonesy! on Apr 24, 2020, 08:13:28 PM
Disinfectant?...DISINFECTANT??!!!

Man, I wish just one of Trump's medical advisors enablers that appear at his latest daily 'briefings' would have the courage and integrity to just walk out when they hear him spout dangerous nonsense like this.

And now he claims he was just being 'sarcastic'.  I mean, even if that was true, why would he even want to be sarcastic about all this in the first place?

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 24, 2020, 08:21:48 PM
Quote from: BringbackJonesy! on Apr 24, 2020, 08:13:28 PM
Man, I wish just one of Trump's medical advisors enablers that appear at his latest daily 'briefings' would have the courage and integrity to just walk out when they hear him spout dangerous nonsense like this.

I'm surprised one of them hasn't done this yet:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-8dytUtjlQ
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Apr 24, 2020, 08:46:01 PM
TDS goes on the attack on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y_1CBogtoo
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 24, 2020, 09:06:48 PM
Right.

"TDS"

::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Apr 24, 2020, 09:27:09 PM
I have an idea for a new #CoronaChallenge.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 24, 2020, 09:30:06 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Apr 24, 2020, 09:06:48 PM
Right.

"TDS"

::)

Oh look. That fashy f**k bought a shirt.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 24, 2020, 10:13:51 PM
 :o

I don't usually see anyone but Shapiro get that kind of reaction.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Apr 24, 2020, 10:37:24 PM
"I've spoken with Mr. Clean and informed him of our plans going forward. He's a great guy Mr. Clean, really tough, really...great guy, he's fantastic. And I'll be sending him out to the hot spots, all the hot spots and I said 'you've got a blank check, whatever you need its...totally blank'. And he's gonna do great things. Big things. Fast and lots of em. It's really going to turn the Tide.

And speaking of Tide, I will now demonstrate...scientifically...the..positive effects of lysol injections against the novel coronavirus. It's totally scientific. Dr Fauci, if you would please...step..just step up here and remove your trousers. Now just... turn and whip out your little faucheeks..so we can see. I'm going to...gently wet the area with a lysol wipe, just to kill any virus that..might be hiding there because it's an invisible enemy, and no @$$ is safe.

And..watch closely on there you'll see the lights going in, just going right up there. And they're very high powered, these lights, they're incredible. I don't think anybody...anywhere has lights like this. Mike would you get ready over there? I don't know if..any light will come out of his mouth but if it does we might show Gladiator on the wall later."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Apr 25, 2020, 03:35:06 AM
Quote from: Huggs on Apr 24, 2020, 10:37:24 PM
"I've spoken with Mr. Clean and informed him of our plans going forward. He's a great guy Mr. Clean, really tough, really...great guy, he's fantastic. And I'll be sending him out to the hot spots, all the hot spots and I said 'you've got a blank check, whatever you need its...totally blank'. And he's gonna do great things. Big things. Fast and lots of em. It's really going to turn the Tide.

And speaking of Tide, I will now demonstrate...scientifically...the..positive effects of lysol injections against the novel coronavirus. It's totally scientific. Dr Fauci, if you would please...step..just step up here and remove your trousers. Now just... turn and whip out your little faucheeks..so we can see. I'm going to...gently wet the area with a lysol wipe, just to kill any virus that..might be hiding there because it's an invisible enemy, and no @$$ is safe.

And..watch closely on there you'll see the lights going in, just going right up there. And they're very high powered, these lights, they're incredible. I don't think anybody...anywhere has lights like this. Mike would you get ready over there? I don't know if..any light will come out of his mouth but if it does we might show Gladiator on the wall later."
Might steal this for later
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 25, 2020, 03:45:39 AM
Can you do the voice and his anus-like pucker lips?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 25, 2020, 08:31:32 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Apr 24, 2020, 10:13:51 PM
:o

I don't usually see anyone but Shapiro get that kind of reaction.

Oh, there's a list.

Thought to be fair I only ever watch Majority Report, Some More News or The Serfs dunking on these clowns.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 25, 2020, 10:08:32 AM
How about Sebastian Goooorka?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Apr 25, 2020, 06:05:56 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Apr 25, 2020, 03:45:39 AM
Can you do the voice and his anus-like pucker lips?
Might could if I practiced a bit
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 25, 2020, 10:15:41 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Apr 25, 2020, 10:08:32 AM
How about Sebastian Goooorka?

Especially when Michael Brooks is doing the dunking.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Apr 25, 2020, 11:08:33 PM
A Japanese magazine (Shukan Gendai) reported that a surgeon in charge of Kim's operation was not used to dealing with obese patients and was too nervous during the operation, leading to delays that left Kim in a "vegetative state."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 26, 2020, 12:20:32 AM
What a shame.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Apr 26, 2020, 01:33:43 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Apr 26, 2020, 12:20:32 AM
What a shame.

I hope the surgeon is ok. They say he was brought in from China, so maybe they won't send him to the Gulag.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Apr 26, 2020, 02:06:53 AM
Quote from: Gr33n M4n on Apr 25, 2020, 11:08:33 PM
a surgeon in charge of Kim's operation was not used to dealing with obese patients and was too nervous during the operation,

Come on.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: oduodu on Apr 26, 2020, 03:38:04 PM
https://thespectator.info/2020/04/09/hospitals-get-paid-more-to-list-patients-as-covid-19-and-three-times-as-much-if-the-patient-goes-on-ventilator-video/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Apr 26, 2020, 08:48:44 PM
Quote from: oduodu on Apr 26, 2020, 03:38:04 PM
https://thespectator.info/2020/04/09/hospitals-get-paid-more-to-list-patients-as-covid-19-and-three-times-as-much-if-the-patient-goes-on-ventilator-video/

That's real shady, but it doesn't surprise me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Apr 26, 2020, 10:03:07 PM
A right wing 'newspaper' pushing a right wing TV station.

Shady indeed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 27, 2020, 04:54:55 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGfD-Sf346o
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Wysps on Apr 27, 2020, 10:03:21 PM
Quote from: oduodu on Apr 26, 2020, 03:38:04 PM
https://thespectator.info/2020/04/09/hospitals-get-paid-more-to-list-patients-as-covid-19-and-three-times-as-much-if-the-patient-goes-on-ventilator-video/

It's called "upcoding" and it's not new. It can happen in any facet of healthcare (i.e. rehab, psychiatry, etc.) Whatever asshole hospitalist that is upcoding probably was doing it a year ago and will continue doing it despite it being illegal. There isn't reliable evidence that shows hospitals are rushing to code patients inappropriately as COVID. 

https://www.factcheck.org/2020/04/hospital-payments-and-the-covid-19-death-count/

https://www.kff.org/uninsured/issue-brief/estimated-cost-of-treating-the-uninsured-hospitalized-with-covid-19/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on May 05, 2020, 12:39:17 PM
A producer named Michael interviews his friend Jacob Arabo, the founder of Jacob & Co. He's interviewing Jacob because Jacob had caught the coronavirus...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePiwFEOvlN0
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: oduodu on May 06, 2020, 12:29:07 PM
https://vanyaland.com/2020/04/15/lady-frankensteins-alien-facehugger-coronavirus-mask-is-hitting-ebay/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on May 08, 2020, 01:14:19 PM
Most of New York's newer Covid hospitalizations are people that stayed home.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1201421

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on May 08, 2020, 01:21:53 PM
Well by "staying at home" they mean they weren't going to work. I would wager they were not really social distancing or taking precautions like 90 percent of people in my area.

Most people refuse to really change their behavior.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on May 08, 2020, 03:35:58 PM
I don't know, there's so much we still don't know about this virus...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on May 08, 2020, 04:46:29 PM
I know that many of the people, friends, family, and neighbors in my area have not really practiced social distancing aside from a few. People like me who have taken safety and social distancing to heart are definitly the minority here. I observe a lot people being selfish and self serving who call our govenor a nazi for the restrictions.

Also my wifes grandma passed away from Covid19 this week.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on May 08, 2020, 04:55:58 PM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on May 08, 2020, 03:35:58 PM
I don't know, there's so much we still don't know about this virus...

The virus is extremely easy to spread and Buddy is right about people who don't want to adopt social distancing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on May 08, 2020, 05:02:07 PM
The survey done on 113 hospitals shows that most of the new cases are elderly who don't work and didn't travel. As the governor said, "They were literally at home."

They could have gotten it from caretakers or they lied on the survey.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on May 08, 2020, 05:15:32 PM
Really sorry about your grandmother 426Buddy.

Quote from: Immortan Jonesy on May 08, 2020, 04:55:58 PM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on May 08, 2020, 03:35:58 PM
I don't know, there's so much we still don't know about this virus...

The virus is extremely easy to spread and Buddy is right about people who don't want to adopt social distancing.

I agree with what you said in both instances, but I also don't buy 100% of them are lying... which might mean its spread is at a level of permeation and/or incubation we don't even comprehend yet.

Remember when we were being told months ago it didn't even spread through the air?  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Wlvscrclwlvs on May 12, 2020, 08:36:24 AM
I'm in the uk and same here most people seem to be so disturbed by the idea of just standing a little bit futher away and being more thoughtful with others around I just resigned myself to always being the one to walk around people or to be in the road or I'll get to angry hoping others might wanna be considerate aswell, then polls come out saying 94% of people say they are social distancing well, so clearly people are embarrassed to admit they won't doit but not enough to atcually do it, wierd.

it's something that bugged me before this why majority of people want to be close with strangers I really can't my head around it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: oduodu on May 12, 2020, 11:36:18 PM
https://www.facebook.com/OfficialLizWheeler/videos/152925272788745/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on May 13, 2020, 12:29:51 AM
Quote from: 426Buddy on May 08, 2020, 04:46:29 PM
I know that many of the people, friends, family, and neighbors in my area have not really practiced social distancing aside from a few. People like me who have taken safety and social distancing to heart are definitly the minority here. I observe a lot people being selfish and self serving who call our govenor a nazi for the restrictions.

Also my wifes grandma passed away from Covid19 this week.

That's no good.  :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Prez on May 14, 2020, 12:06:16 AM
Quote from: 426Buddy on May 08, 2020, 04:46:29 PM
I know that many of the people, friends, family, and neighbors in my area have not really practiced social distancing aside from a few. People like me who have taken safety and social distancing to heart are definitly the minority here. I observe a lot people being selfish and self serving who call our govenor a nazi for the restrictions.

Also my wifes grandma passed away from Covid19 this week.

So sorry for your loss. Terrible news.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on May 14, 2020, 01:09:03 AM
3 members of my uncle's wife family got tested positive for covid19. Only one got symptoms.

There are rumors some people on my street have it and are isolated on their apartment.

I'm couting the days for all this to end.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on May 14, 2020, 11:31:36 PM
Quote from: Samhain13 on May 14, 2020, 01:09:03 AM
3 members of my uncle's wife family got tested positive for covid19. Only one got symptoms.

There are rumors some people on my street have it and are isolated on their apartment.

I'm couting the days for all this to end.

Me too brother.

Best wishes to your family.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: TC on May 15, 2020, 12:51:44 PM
America, in 2016, beat it by purging?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-MJwYElCJ8
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: oduodu on May 15, 2020, 07:23:08 PM
https://www.facebook.com/937337612998421/posts/2924757510923078/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on May 15, 2020, 09:55:36 PM
OAN?  Really?  ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on May 15, 2020, 11:40:40 PM
Looks just like a parody of Fox News.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on May 15, 2020, 11:54:30 PM
https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-hell-of-working-at-trumps-new-favorite-tv-channel-one-america-news-network
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Wlvscrclwlvs on May 16, 2020, 01:31:00 PM
Quote from: oduodu on May 15, 2020, 07:23:08 PM
https://www.facebook.com/937337612998421/posts/2924757510923078/

Is that even counted as news?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on May 16, 2020, 03:04:07 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on May 15, 2020, 09:55:36 PM
OAN?  Really?  ::)

Quote from: SM on May 15, 2020, 11:40:40 PM
Looks just like a parody of Fox News.

Quote from: Local Trouble on May 15, 2020, 11:54:30 PM
https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-hell-of-working-at-trumps-new-favorite-tv-channel-one-america-news-network

The Daily Beast....

(https://media.tenor.com/images/f231e1da82a17b08a0033e9d1d4fc6a1/tenor.gif)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on May 16, 2020, 09:25:37 PM
No, no, no.  Since OAN is admissible, we're unironically posting links to hyper-partisan news outlets now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on May 16, 2020, 10:06:40 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on May 16, 2020, 09:25:37 PM
No, no, no.  Since OAN is admissible, we're unironically posting links to hyper-partisan news outlets now.

And what was your reasoning before?

(https://media.giphy.com/media/Ajyi28ZdneUz6/giphy.gif)



Anyone not Swedush under lessened restrictions yet? Here in my region of the US, I'm still under lockdown / essential business only restrictions. Looking forward to better times.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on May 16, 2020, 10:22:52 PM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on May 16, 2020, 10:06:40 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on May 16, 2020, 09:25:37 PM
No, no, no.  Since OAN is admissible, we're unironically posting links to hyper-partisan news outlets now.

And what was your reasoning before?

https://media.giphy.com/media/Ajyi28ZdneUz6/giphy.gif

That even The Daily Beast isn't as batshit as OAN?  Of course, since you tend to tar them all with the same brush I imagine you'll disagree.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on May 16, 2020, 10:36:44 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on May 16, 2020, 10:22:52 PM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on May 16, 2020, 10:06:40 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on May 16, 2020, 09:25:37 PM
No, no, no.  Since OAN is admissible, we're unironically posting links to hyper-partisan news outlets now.

And what was your reasoning before?

https://media.giphy.com/media/Ajyi28ZdneUz6/giphy.gif

That even The Daily Beast isn't as batshit as OAN?  Of course, since you tend to tar them all with the same brush I imagine you'll disagree.

To be honest, I've never even given OAN the time of day.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on May 21, 2020, 01:33:51 AM
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-52736364
QuoteWhy Joe Rogan's exclusive Spotify deal matters

Joe Rogan has signed an exclusive deal with Spotify, which will see his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, disappear from all other platforms.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juwY7pptSJI
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on May 21, 2020, 03:13:24 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouUJ78P4twc
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on May 21, 2020, 09:23:27 PM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on May 16, 2020, 10:06:40 PM

Anyone not Swedush under lessened restrictions yet? Here in my region of the US, I'm still under lockdown / essential business only restrictions. Looking forward to better times.


Yeah, nearly everything is back to normal* here, and most days we have zero new cases.

*not actually normal at all, but pretty much everything is open again.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on May 21, 2020, 11:11:14 PM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on May 21, 2020, 09:23:27 PM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on May 16, 2020, 10:06:40 PM

Anyone not Swedush under lessened restrictions yet? Here in my region of the US, I'm still under lockdown / essential business only restrictions. Looking forward to better times.


Yeah, nearly everything is back to normal* here, and most days we have zero new cases.

*not actually normal at all, but pretty much everything is open again.

Great to hear!  *very jealous*
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on May 22, 2020, 01:48:25 AM
I miss the quiet/paranoiac supermarkets and lack of loud parties though, the four weeks of full lockdown were the best I've felt (or slept) in years.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on May 22, 2020, 08:53:22 AM
Great time, great time indeed

Studying from home is so much more easier. I can get up whenever I want and take a break for a day nap whenever I want
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Jun 02, 2020, 05:32:06 PM
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1267712594456043520
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: razeak on Jun 03, 2020, 06:29:03 PM
It certainly looks like Antifa is hijacking the BLM protests in some areas.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jun 03, 2020, 07:20:57 PM
Quote from: razeak on Jun 03, 2020, 06:29:03 PM
It certainly looks like Antifa is hijacking the BLM protests in some areas.


FBI apparently claims not, but... I've been watching on-the-ground streams for a week and those suspiciously well organized and well supplied white people with dreadlocks and AnCom badges weren't an illusion. To be fair though, I will concede that the dudes who seemed to be trying to direct and agitate the crowds on the first couple nights looked a lot more like cops than punks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jun 03, 2020, 07:30:30 PM
Anyone else see the DC riot cops attacking the Australian news crew?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Jun 03, 2020, 07:31:44 PM
Were pineapples found at the scene?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jun 04, 2020, 12:27:10 AM
Jesus f**king Christ.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrMaZissl3c
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Jun 04, 2020, 12:34:18 AM
Yeah it's a shit show. If I had the education or means to move to another country like Canada I would.

This country has lost it's way and the person in charge is utterly vile.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 04, 2020, 01:28:08 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Jun 03, 2020, 07:30:30 PM
Anyone else see the DC riot cops attacking the Australian news crew?

Yeah they were white too which was weird.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jun 04, 2020, 01:47:12 AM
Is it big news down there?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 04, 2020, 01:55:43 AM
Fairly.  Diplomats getting involved.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Jun 04, 2020, 03:34:29 PM
City problems. Not a peep or a sound out in the country.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jun 04, 2020, 04:18:51 PM
#ReplicantLivesMatter
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jun 04, 2020, 07:09:49 PM
https://twitter.com/PedanticRomantc/status/1268417206838157318

>:(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Jun 05, 2020, 12:15:31 AM
Everything will be fine.

We're sending Americans into space, there are race riots in the streets, and we're on the verge of a cold war with the commies.

Once sideburns come back in style, we'll be on the other side of it. Now give me some skin.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Jun 05, 2020, 12:51:30 AM
I would rather see real change than to try to get to the other side of it.

Of course the cynic in me  doesn't have any hope for humanity and thinks Cameron was right. It's in our nature to destroy ourselves.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Jun 05, 2020, 12:59:20 AM
"A country boy can survive"

;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: razeak on Jun 05, 2020, 12:56:17 PM
It's an absolute shit show. All of it. It's disheartening. Too much nanny state, too much revenue generation, too much militarization, too much power, is what created the cesspool that ignited this. There needs to be an more even playing field between the state and the people.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hudson on Jun 05, 2020, 01:32:09 PM
Quote from: 426Buddy on Jun 04, 2020, 12:34:18 AM
Yeah it's a shit show. If I had the education or means to move to another country like Canada I would.

This country has lost it's way and the person in charge is utterly vile.

The US is a country that's infected with cruelty, through and through, and has been for a long time. I wish I could say it's just the person in charge. Yeah, the cops in this country murder Black Americans in the streets, on video, with complete impunity (Chauvin is the first ever cop in Minnesota to be charged for shooting a Black person as far as I know). But also, look at he chorus of chicken hawks in this country. Rich white politicians haven't gotten enough out of waging wars abroad, so we keep doing it for no reason. We tax unemployment, a definitively cruel, byzantine practice. Anyone is welcome to add to the laundry list if it hasn't been added to yet, but I'll end on the cruelty of the FTC which allows multi-level marketing schemes to persist, because they collect tax revenue from it regardless of how many families are ruined along the way.

With all due respect, if it's just this moment that makes you want to live somewhere else, you've probably been in a comfortable enough positon to live with the wool pulled over your eyes.

EDIT:

The final sentence is written with the awareness that I am a person in that position.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jun 05, 2020, 09:20:08 PM
Quote from: Hudson on Jun 05, 2020, 01:32:09 PM
We tax unemployment, a definitively cruel, byzantine practice.


Not alone on that one.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Katanu on Jun 07, 2020, 03:59:48 AM
Things are ugly here in Brazil with the Covid-19 pandemic.
Our daily cases and deathcount are skyrocketing, our president doesn't give a shit and is more worried with saving his own butt. We're without a health minister for more than 20 days, there's no plan to face the pandemic, and a lot of states are reopening the stores blindly, somehow hoping that it won't get worse. There's people here who doesn't believe in the pandemic, supported by our stupid president's declaration that it's nothing but a small flu, and to make things even worse it seems the government have decided to stop divulging the numbers of death and new cases, even saying that the statistics are wrong and the numbers of deaths is smaller, when every specialist says they're actually bigger..
Me and most of my family now have to get back to work in the middle of all this crap. I'm a little afraid for us, I don't know what will happen here in Brazil, but I think it's going to be bad :/
I don't know what to think anymore. Just wanted to get this weigth out of my chest.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Jun 07, 2020, 04:42:45 AM
People want to pretend it's over because it's nice and pretty outside.

"It's a beautiful day, the beaches are open. Amity, as you know, means friendship"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: TC on Jun 07, 2020, 06:22:15 AM
Quote from: Katanu on Jun 07, 2020, 03:59:48 AM
Things are ugly here in Brazil with the Covid-19 pandemic.
Our daily cases and deathcount are skyrocketing, our president doesn't give a shit and is more worried with saving his own butt. We're without a health minister for more than 20 days, there's no plan to face the pandemic, and a lot of states are reopening the stores blindly, somehow hoping that it won't get worse. There's people here who doesn't believe in the pandemic, supported by our stupid president's declaration that it's nothing but a small flu, and to make things even worse it seems the government have decided to stop divulging the numbers of death and new cases, even saying that the statistics are wrong and the numbers of deaths is smaller, when every specialist says they're actually bigger..
Me and most of my family now have to get back to work in the middle of all this crap. I'm a little afraid for us, I don't know what will happen here in Brazil, but I think it's going to be bad :/
I don't know what to think anymore. Just wanted to get this weigth out of my chest.

Sorry to hear this. Google says Bolsonaro has been your president since Jan 2019. How long until you can vote him out? I hope your elections are fair and democratic, and just as importantly, that Brazilians recognise a bad egg when they see one.

Speaking of which, if anyone thinks the shit show in the US is bad, wait until the week following 3rd November 2020. If Trump wins, the protests will make today's gatherings look like a family Xmas parade. If Trump loses, then the same thing, except protesters will be hitting the streets armed with their 2nd amendment rights, safeties off.

So if you are in the US, remember: You've got 6 months left to replenish that hoard of toilet paper.

TC
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Prez on Jun 07, 2020, 07:49:02 AM
Quote from: Katanu on Jun 07, 2020, 03:59:48 AM
Things are ugly here in Brazil with the Covid-19 pandemic.
Our daily cases and deathcount are skyrocketing, our president doesn't give a shit and is more worried with saving his own butt. We're without a health minister for more than 20 days, there's no plan to face the pandemic, and a lot of states are reopening the stores blindly, somehow hoping that it won't get worse. There's people here who doesn't believe in the pandemic, supported by our stupid president's declaration that it's nothing but a small flu, and to make things even worse it seems the government have decided to stop divulging the numbers of death and new cases, even saying that the statistics are wrong and the numbers of deaths is smaller, when every specialist says they're actually bigger..
Me and most of my family now have to get back to work in the middle of all this crap. I'm a little afraid for us, I don't know what will happen here in Brazil, but I think it's going to be bad :/
I don't know what to think anymore. Just wanted to get this weigth out of my chest.

Thinking of you mate. Take care as best as you can.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Katanu on Jun 07, 2020, 01:38:43 PM
Quote from: Prez on Jun 07, 2020, 07:49:02 AM
Thinking of you mate. Take care as best as you can.

Thanks mate, I'll try my best.

Quote from: TC on Jun 07, 2020, 06:22:15 AM
Sorry to hear this. Google says Bolsonaro has been your president since Jan 2019. How long until you can vote him out? I hope your elections are fair and democratic, and just as importantly, that Brazilians recognise a bad egg when they see one.

New elections should happen in 2022 only. Hoping for an impeachment before that...

Quote from: Huggs on Jun 07, 2020, 04:42:45 AM
People want to pretend it's over because it's nice and pretty outside.

"It's a beautiful day, the beaches are open. Amity, as you know, means friendship"

Yeah, that pretty much what's happening here. Sadly, some of us won't have a choice not getting into the water.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jun 07, 2020, 01:50:47 PM
Quote from: Huggs on Jun 07, 2020, 04:42:45 AM
People want to pretend it's over because it's nice and pretty outside.

"It's a beautiful day, the beaches are open. Amity, as you know, means friendship"


"People" were in denial before it began, and stayed that way.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Jun 07, 2020, 09:53:02 PM
Quote from: TC on Jun 07, 2020, 06:22:15 AM
Quote from: Katanu on Jun 07, 2020, 03:59:48 AM
Things are ugly here in Brazil with the Covid-19 pandemic.
Our daily cases and deathcount are skyrocketing, our president doesn't give a shit and is more worried with saving his own butt. We're without a health minister for more than 20 days, there's no plan to face the pandemic, and a lot of states are reopening the stores blindly, somehow hoping that it won't get worse. There's people here who doesn't believe in the pandemic, supported by our stupid president's declaration that it's nothing but a small flu, and to make things even worse it seems the government have decided to stop divulging the numbers of death and new cases, even saying that the statistics are wrong and the numbers of deaths is smaller, when every specialist says they're actually bigger..
Me and most of my family now have to get back to work in the middle of all this crap. I'm a little afraid for us, I don't know what will happen here in Brazil, but I think it's going to be bad :/
I don't know what to think anymore. Just wanted to get this weigth out of my chest.

Sorry to hear this. Google says Bolsonaro has been your president since Jan 2019. How long until you can vote him out? I hope your elections are fair and democratic, and just as importantly, that Brazilians recognise a bad egg when they see one.

Speaking of which, if anyone thinks the shit show in the US is bad, wait until the week following 3rd November 2020. If Trump wins, the protests will make today's gatherings look like a family Xmas parade. If Trump loses, then the same thing, except protesters will be hitting the streets armed with their 2nd amendment rights, safeties off.

So if you are in the US, remember: You've got 6 months left to replenish that hoard of toilet paper.

TC

Trump is losing support from his own base. He had much potential during the first portion of his term, but has steadily devolved into full blown man-childness.

And supporters of the 2nd amendment abhor the idea of the president invoking martial law to quell lawful protest, because a future president may then do the same to us. I've heard it said by several gun owners already that this alone has cost him their vote this november.

No member of the 2nd ammendment community will be protesting a Trump loss and carrying firearms in the street. They'll go about their lives and he'll simply become another politician who's mouth cost him the presidency.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 07, 2020, 10:20:25 PM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jun 07, 2020, 01:50:47 PM
Quote from: Huggs on Jun 07, 2020, 04:42:45 AM
People want to pretend it's over because it's nice and pretty outside.

"It's a beautiful day, the beaches are open. Amity, as you know, means friendship"


"People" were in denial before it began, and stayed that way.

*cough* (https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/index.php?topic=53780.msg2455124#msg2455124)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Jun 07, 2020, 10:30:29 PM
Quote from: SM on Jun 07, 2020, 10:20:25 PM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jun 07, 2020, 01:50:47 PM
Quote from: Huggs on Jun 07, 2020, 04:42:45 AM
People want to pretend it's over because it's nice and pretty outside.

"It's a beautiful day, the beaches are open. Amity, as you know, means friendship"


"People" were in denial before it began, and stayed that way.

*cough* (https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/index.php?topic=53780.msg2455124#msg2455124)

Don't do that in here. You tryin' to spread the Covid?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jun 07, 2020, 10:31:14 PM
Meanwhile...


QuoteMedia release
07 June 2020

There are no new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand.

It is now 16 days since the last new case was reported.

Our total number of confirmed cases remains at 1,154, which is the number we report to the World Health Organization.

Our combined total of confirmed and probable cases remains at 1,504.

The number of recovered cases is unchanged at 1,481. One case remains active.

There are no additional deaths to report.

There is no one in New Zealand receiving hospital-level care for COVID-19.

Yesterday our laboratories completed 2,054 tests, bringing the total number of tests completed to date to 294,048.

Eight significant clusters have closed, this is unchanged from yesterday.

A cluster is considered to be closed when there have been no new cases for two incubation periods (i.e. 28 days) from the date when all cases have completed isolation.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Katanu on Jun 07, 2020, 10:31:50 PM
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-52952686
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Jun 07, 2020, 10:54:37 PM
I don't see why they're so worried about concealing the data. Millions of people all over the world had it before we even knew it existed. I had it, and I'm about as naturally isolated as you can get.

If it makes a political party look bad, then it makes them look bad. But the horse has long since left the barn.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jun 08, 2020, 12:23:51 AM
You had Covid-19?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Jun 08, 2020, 01:02:36 AM
Yeah didn't you know? Everyone that experienced any illness in the months leading up to the pandemic actually had covid  ::).

Hospitals and scientists worldwide certainly wouldn't have noticed any abnormal uptick in hospitalizations during that time.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Jun 08, 2020, 01:44:30 AM
Quote from: 426Buddy on Jun 08, 2020, 01:02:36 AM
Yeah didn't you know? Everyone that experienced any illness in the months leading up to the pandemic actually had covid  ::).

Hospitals and scientists worldwide certainly wouldn't have noticed any abnormal uptick in hospitalizations during that time.  :laugh:

https://www-nbcnewyork-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/2-7-million-in-new-york-may-have-been-infected-study-finds-nj-poised-to-top-100k-cases/2388182/?amp_js_v=a3&amp_gsa=1&amp&usqp=mq331AQFKAGwASA%3D#aoh=15915788152963&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcnewyork.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F2-7-million-in-new-york-may-have-been-infected-study-finds-nj-poised-to-top-100k-cases%2F2388182%2F

People had it before anyone knew the true extent of it. Its kind of common knowledge at this point. Just like it's common knowledge that many people are asymptomatic. So no giant uptick in hospitalizations at the beginning.

Quote from: Local Trouble on Jun 08, 2020, 12:23:51 AM
You had Covid-19?

We didn't know what it was or what was happening at the time.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 08, 2020, 02:58:21 AM
Did you actually have COVID-19 or did you have a respiratory infection that you've come to think might have been COVID-19?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Jun 08, 2020, 03:17:12 AM
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-warns-that-half-of-coronavirus-antibody-test-results-are-wrong-2020-05-27/ (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-warns-that-half-of-coronavirus-antibody-test-results-are-wrong-2020-05-27/)

Even a month after your posted article antibody tests still appear to be mostly useless.

Quote from: SiL on Jun 08, 2020, 02:58:21 AM
Did you actually have COVID-19 or did you have a respiratory infection that you've come to think might have been COVID-19?

90% of folks i've spoken to who got sick sometime last winter before march will state they had covid19 as a fact.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Jun 08, 2020, 03:45:06 AM
Quote from: SiL on Jun 08, 2020, 02:58:21 AM
Did you actually have COVID-19 or did you have a respiratory infection that you've come to think might have been COVID-19?

I had it. It didn't waste alot of time going for my heart either.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jun 08, 2020, 04:01:26 AM
So this is basically the scene between Shaw and Millburn in Prometheus then?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Jun 08, 2020, 04:42:58 AM
Was Millburn the one with the weed? I always get him and fifield mixed up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 08, 2020, 06:12:21 AM
Fifield was the one on the weed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jun 08, 2020, 06:37:34 AM
Are you okay with being Millburn in this situation?  I don't mean suggest that you'd run away from dead aliens or play with space cobras.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jun 08, 2020, 08:27:37 AM
Quote from: Huggs on Jun 08, 2020, 03:45:06 AM
Quote from: SiL on Jun 08, 2020, 02:58:21 AM
Did you actually have COVID-19 or did you have a respiratory infection that you've come to think might have been COVID-19?

I had it. It didn't waste alot of time going for my heart either.


Hey SM can you do another one of those inconvenient and sardonic links to old posts?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 08, 2020, 08:54:39 AM
Sardonic?  Moi?

Nah, they reckon Covid-19 can have lasting lung damage even once you recover.  That's too much sardon for anyone.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Jun 16, 2020, 11:37:13 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8gHyM2TryY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDMPZTUjbow
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 16, 2020, 12:48:24 PM
Second wave in the US?  Aren't the still in the middle of the first wave?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jun 16, 2020, 01:18:50 PM
Yeah, we are.  It only seems like a second wave because the news coverage was distracted by nationwide brutality protests for a while.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Jun 16, 2020, 09:03:59 PM
Michigan has been doing well and the #'s haven't spiked again yet.

I was jaw to the floor amazed that law enforcement in Flint and Detroit had a fairly positive response to the protests, some even joined the protests as show of solidarity. Amazed to no end, those two cities are no joke when it comes to poverty, violence, and crime.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: D. Compton Ambrose on Jun 16, 2020, 10:31:00 PM
Humanity is losing its collective f**king shit:

Twenty Indian soldiers dead after clash with China along disputed border (https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/16/asia/china-india-border-clash-intl-hnk/index.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Jun 17, 2020, 06:29:32 AM
Since February on YouTube, I've been hearing about the long term lung damage that this causes, but that photo in 16:52 is very disturbing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnS4MbRribw
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Prez on Jun 18, 2020, 11:30:10 PM
Quote from: SM on Jun 16, 2020, 12:48:24 PM
Second wave in the US?  Aren't the still in the middle of the first wave?

Good question. 1 active case here in SA (first in 3 weeks and that was someone who travelled back from Victoria). Still a few in the Eastern States but it seems we are very much keeping this well under control now.

I actually went out and caught up with some good friends last night for dinner. First time I've done it since February. Felt great to be out and not one hint of fear of contracting the virus (simply because the chances are absolute minimal over here).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 19, 2020, 04:21:27 AM
I always get anxious going out to shopping centres these days.  I find I'm subconsciously holding my breath and by the time we get home I'm exhausted.

And the chances of getting here are close to zero as we have so few cases.  No idea how people are coping in the US.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: j0nesy on Jun 19, 2020, 04:46:41 AM
i'm in atlanta and i try to limit my ventures to grocery shopping (and the occasional starbucks trip for matcha), most people are still wearing masks, but it seems like more and more places are re-opening, and under regular rules, which i think is too soon ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jun 21, 2020, 12:25:27 AM
Quote from: j0nesy on Jun 19, 2020, 04:46:41 AM
i'm in atlanta and i try to limit my ventures to grocery shopping (and the occasional starbucks trip for matcha), most people are still wearing masks, but it seems like more and more places are re-opening, and under regular rules, which i think is too soon ::)
912 here how ya holding up?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jun 21, 2020, 12:55:11 AM
Hopefully they'll discover that THC is a cure for Covid-19.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: j0nesy on Jun 21, 2020, 02:44:04 AM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Jun 21, 2020, 12:25:27 AM
912 here how ya holding up?

what is that, like savannah area? i'm not a native, if you couldn't tell  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jun 21, 2020, 03:24:23 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Jun 21, 2020, 12:55:11 AM
Hopefully they'll discover that THC is a cure for Covid-19.


The true secret of NZ beating the virus.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Jun 21, 2020, 03:42:24 PM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jun 21, 2020, 03:24:23 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Jun 21, 2020, 12:55:11 AM
Hopefully they'll discover that THC is a cure for Covid-19.


The true secret of NZ beating the virus.

Hobbiton has been ready for this for thousands of years. Open spaces, magnificent gardens, lots of weed, social distancing and prolonged isolation via well stocked underground bunkers. It's their time to shine.

But I fear the world of man shall fall.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jun 21, 2020, 10:42:04 PM
Quote from: j0nesy on Jun 21, 2020, 02:44:04 AM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Jun 21, 2020, 12:25:27 AM
912 here how ya holding up?

what is that, like savannah area? i'm not a native, if you couldn't tell  :laugh:
Yep that's right
It's ok. Downtown you can walk around with a beer in your hand so that's cool.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jun 25, 2020, 02:59:11 AM
Fired Wilmington cop: "We are just going to go out and start slaughtering them f—— ni—–. I can't wait. God, I can't wait." [Free read] (https://portcitydaily.com/local-news/2020/06/24/fired-wilmington-cop-we-are-just-going-to-go-out-and-start-slaughtering-them-f-ni-i-cant-wait-god-i-cant-wait-free-read/)

Quote"Each officer admitted it was their voice on the video. They did not deny saying any of the things heard on the video. Each officer pointed to the stress of today's climate in law enforcement as a reason for their 'venting,'" according to the investigation.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 25, 2020, 03:03:07 AM
Just a few bad apples.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jun 25, 2020, 03:06:05 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9_jvdDQmKM
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 25, 2020, 04:19:19 AM
Do they not realise the point about bad apples is they need to be removed really quickly so they don't spoil the bunch?

You don't just push them further down into the barrel.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jun 25, 2020, 04:29:01 AM
Quote from: SiL on Jun 25, 2020, 04:19:19 AM
Do they not realise the point about bad apples is they need to be removed really quickly so they don't spoil the bunch?

Not when the bad apples are generally regarded as "good old boys" by the community.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: D. Compton Ambrose on Jun 25, 2020, 08:14:33 AM
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/06/indian-jets-fly-galwan-china-blames-india-clash-200624105950727.html (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/06/indian-jets-fly-galwan-china-blames-india-clash-200624105950727.html)

QuoteTashi Chhepal, a retired Indian army captain who has served in the area and is based in Leh, said the mobilisation was unprecedented in a sensitive region touching Pakistan as well as China.

"I haven't seen this kind of military movement before," he told AFP.

F**k
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Jun 27, 2020, 03:21:05 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnXDytGOXv8

____________________________________________________


https://www.yahoo.com/news/startling-images-reveal-coronavirus-forming-175319183.html
QuoteStartling images reveal coronavirus forming tentacles in cells. It may help identify new treatments.

Startling, never-before-seen images show that the new coronavirus hijacks proteins in our cells to create monstrous tentacles that branch out and may transmit infection to neighboring cells...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 27, 2020, 10:47:45 PM
Elder Signs might work.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jun 28, 2020, 07:37:11 PM
Who decided that was just a pentacle with an eye? Always felt underwhelming.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 01, 2020, 01:20:39 AM
August Derleth I think.  It was popularised by the RPG.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jul 01, 2020, 04:40:14 AM
Has anyone ever pointed out Derleth's name sounds Lovecraftian by itself?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 01, 2020, 04:58:07 AM
I'm sure Derleth probably did.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jul 01, 2020, 08:09:15 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jun 28, 2020, 07:37:11 PM
Who decided that was just a pentacle with an eye? Always felt underwhelming.

Sounds like Starro.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYMui8JWkr8
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jul 01, 2020, 08:25:20 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Jul 01, 2020, 08:09:15 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jun 28, 2020, 07:37:11 PM
Who decided that was just a pentacle with an eye? Always felt underwhelming.

Sounds like Starro.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYMui8JWkr8


I recognize that Pokemon.

(https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/4/4f/120Staryu.png)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Jul 02, 2020, 11:54:34 AM
According to this interview of a North Korean defector:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMtW_xLfloc

The Russian ambassador claiming that this was the reason:

https://news.yahoo.com/dirty-depiction-kims-wife-outraged-nkorea-russian-envoy-073746624.html
Quote'Dirty' depiction of Kim's wife outraged NKorea: Russian envoy...

is just a smokescreen tactic.

According to the defector, there's a rumor in Pyongyang that Kim Jong-un is really not Kim Jong-il's son. The rumor is that a Japanese cook is really his father. Whoever is in charge of North Korea now (perhaps Kim's sister Kim Yo-jong) is angry because the defectors launched leaflets about the cook via balloon at North Korea...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/06/28/north-korean-leaders-japanese-chef-arrested-pyongyang/
Quote...Mr Fujimoto, who served for 13 years as the personal sushi chef to Kim Jong-il, the former dictator, and as a playmate to Kim Jong-un when he was a child...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Jul 06, 2020, 08:38:20 PM
So that Maxwell lady is ready to cooperate.

I wonder if it'll be the ol' "slip n fall" for this one?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jul 07, 2020, 10:16:36 PM
Quote from: Huggs on Jul 06, 2020, 08:38:20 PM
So that Maxwell lady is ready to cooperate.

I wonder if it'll be the ol' "slip n fall" for this one?
Covid complications
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Jul 08, 2020, 02:56:12 AM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Jul 07, 2020, 10:16:36 PM
Quote from: Huggs on Jul 06, 2020, 08:38:20 PM
So that Maxwell lady is ready to cooperate.

I wonder if it'll be the ol' "slip n fall" for this one?
Covid complications

Yeah, that sounds about right.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Jul 09, 2020, 04:23:25 PM
Something strange is going on in South Korea. The mayor of Seoul is missing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91tWreLKXwc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOgTa9W6Wvk
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jul 09, 2020, 10:11:32 PM
Quote from: Shinawi on Jul 09, 2020, 04:23:25 PM
Something strange is going on in South Korea

Is it that cult making a comeback?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Jul 10, 2020, 01:19:22 AM
Quote from: Shinawi on Jul 09, 2020, 04:23:25 PM
Something strange is going on in South Korea. The mayor of Seoul is missing.

Not anymore.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Jul 10, 2020, 04:11:15 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jul 09, 2020, 10:11:32 PM
Quote from: Shinawi on Jul 09, 2020, 04:23:25 PM
Something strange is going on in South Korea

Is it that cult making a comeback?
That cult is finished...

There are various allegations against this corrupt and sleazy administration. And this isn't the first time that someone in connection to this administration and political party "committed suicide" in face of court procedures or an investigation. Btw, the economic policies of this administration are making life difficult. Most of the Koreans I know of disapprove of this government. Unfortunately, there are also a lot of Koreans who are unaware.

Quote from: Huggs on Jul 10, 2020, 01:19:22 AM
Quote from: Shinawi on Jul 09, 2020, 04:23:25 PM
Something strange is going on in South Korea. The mayor of Seoul is missing.

Not anymore.
There was also something strange with the way this was being reported. Before the mayor was officially discovered, there were reports of him being already discovered and being taken to the hospital. These early reports got deleted. Shortly after he was officially discovered, the official announcement was that his body was still on the mountain for further investigation.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: aliens13 on Jul 10, 2020, 08:42:51 PM
https://youtu.be/EwovcSforA0 (https://youtu.be/EwovcSforA0)

Yesterday was the Independence Day here in Argentina, and a intendant of a Province copied the speech of the movie Independence Day 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️ only in Argentina
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: D. Compton Ambrose on Jul 12, 2020, 04:47:34 PM
Quote from: aliens13 on Jul 10, 2020, 08:42:51 PM
https://youtu.be/EwovcSforA0 (https://youtu.be/EwovcSforA0)

Yesterday was the Independence Day here in Argentina, and a intendant of a Province copied the speech of the movie Independence Day 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️ only in Argentina

LMFAO! Still not as bad as America's "leaders" atm, at least that is somehwat funny...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jul 14, 2020, 04:17:47 PM
Remember when this virus was going to miraculously disappear when the weather started heating up?  It doesn't get much hotter than California, Texas and Florida in July.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: aliens13 on Jul 14, 2020, 05:11:50 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Jul 14, 2020, 04:17:47 PM
Remember when this virus was going to miraculously disappear when the weather started heating up?  It doesn't get much hotter than California, Texas and Florida in July.
How is the situation there in USA with the whole theme of the coronavirus? Are you doing all forced quarantine or are you doing your normal life?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jul 14, 2020, 05:30:06 PM
My entire state (California) was just locked down again yesterday.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-california-economy/californias-new-lockdown-dims-outlook-for-u-s-growth-in-pandemic-idUSKCN24E31R

The other states are doing their own things, but Texas and Florida are having huge surges now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: aliens13 on Jul 14, 2020, 05:35:09 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Jul 14, 2020, 05:30:06 PM
My entire state (California) was just locked down again yesterday.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-california-economy/californias-new-lockdown-dims-outlook-for-u-s-growth-in-pandemic-idUSKCN24E31R
Sorry to hear it. Here in Argentina there were several cities that they were in Phase 5 but they are in Phase 1 again for increasing cases.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jul 14, 2020, 05:43:10 PM
Florida is really high, but if we shut down again many of our businesses will be unrecoverable. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jul 14, 2020, 05:52:46 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzAcvoQS8ks
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: aliens13 on Jul 14, 2020, 05:55:16 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Jul 14, 2020, 05:43:10 PM
Florida is really high, but if we shut down again many of our businesses will be unrecoverable.
That's a big problem that also happens here and I believe in all places. Is that the people need to work, the government shutdown everything but the taxes still happening every month. How they expect the people paids all? There are some people that it can, but the most of the people it can't.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jul 14, 2020, 05:58:44 PM
A good start would be to stop ridiculing people for wearing masks and social distancing.  That might help.

But maybe that's a uniquely American phenomenon.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: aliens13 on Jul 14, 2020, 06:04:01 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Jul 14, 2020, 05:58:44 PM
A good start would be to stop ridiculing people for wearing masks and social distancing.  That might help.

But maybe that's a uniquely American phenomenon.
Well, that doesn't happen here. Everyone are using mask or some kind of protection. Also it's an obligation use it in every place
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 14, 2020, 09:56:23 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Jul 14, 2020, 05:58:44 PM
A good start would be to stop ridiculing people for wearing masks and social distancing.  That might help.

But maybe that's a uniquely American phenomenon.

Brazil too.

Quote from: aliens13 on Jul 14, 2020, 05:55:16 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Jul 14, 2020, 05:43:10 PM
Florida is really high, but if we shut down again many of our businesses will be unrecoverable.
That's a big problem that also happens here and I believe in all places. Is that the people need to work, the government shutdown everything but the taxes still happening every month. How they expect the people paids all? There are some people that it can, but the most of the people it can't.

Some places have offered tax relief while businesses are closed.  The US largely seems to be a basket case though due to a lack of leadership and a lot of people who put their own "freedom" ahead of other peoples lives.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Wysps on Jul 14, 2020, 10:27:30 PM
Quote from: SM on Jul 14, 2020, 09:56:23 PM
Quote from: aliens13 on Jul 14, 2020, 05:55:16 PM
Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Jul 14, 2020, 05:43:10 PM
Florida is really high, but if we shut down again many of our businesses will be unrecoverable.
That's a big problem that also happens here and I believe in all places. Is that the people need to work, the government shutdown everything but the taxes still happening every month. How they expect the people paids all? There are some people that it can, but the most of the people it can't.

Some places have offered tax relief while businesses are closed.  The US largely seems to be a basket case though due to a lack of leadership and a lot of people who put their own "freedom" ahead of other peoples lives.

Part of it is many of the states being historically anti-big government, which is entrenched in history going back to our civil war.  A lot of states are just not on board with accepting anything from the federal government in exchange for making concessions in other areas.  It can get really messy.  I can't count how many times the fed has offered the states that I've lived in money to build passenger rails, for those states to turn them down!

Then you have states where the mayors are at odds with the governor (like in mine); so if the governor passes something, the mayors of these big cities won't enforce them.  Thankfully my community hasn't been hit that hard throughout this whole thing, but it's pretty rural out here...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jul 14, 2020, 11:13:20 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuWNGKafh8A
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 15, 2020, 12:19:37 AM
The first thing I thought was "Is he talking about those few people that had ebola?"

He really is thick as pig shit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jul 15, 2020, 12:46:00 AM
Even his ridiculous comb over looks more disheveled than usual.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Jul 15, 2020, 01:00:18 AM
Maybe he stopped combing right in the middle!?



Get well soon, Local!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jul 15, 2020, 01:39:07 AM
I'm okay now, but last week I felt like I drank the Water of Life.

This next news story has relevance to both SM and Kimarhi in it:

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/akzjee/cops-raid-melbourne-party-during-lockdown-after-guests-put-in-a-20-meal-order-with-kfc
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jul 15, 2020, 06:44:38 PM
SM busted at a party in Melbourne after ordering chicken from Kimarhi's state?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 15, 2020, 08:30:06 PM
Nah I haven't got 20 mates.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jul 15, 2020, 09:59:43 PM
But you are aware that the colonel puts an addictive chemical in his chicken that makes you crave it fortnightly, right?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 15, 2020, 11:45:13 PM
I do - but it's a secret.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: D. Compton Ambrose on Jul 19, 2020, 12:14:34 AM
Nobody:

Me, trying to ignore the hellhole of my own country:

Lithuania may impose sanctions against Belarus - 1 day ago (https://thesaxon.org/lithuania-may-impose-sanctions-against-belarus/13518/)

QuoteThe government of Lithuania will discuss the possibility to introduce representatives of the Belarusian authorities to the blacklist for their role in repressions against the opposition and the media.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Jul 20, 2020, 01:00:10 PM
I thought Georgia's covid response was bad but damn what is going on in Florida?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Jul 20, 2020, 08:55:35 PM
Quote from: Deathbearer on Jul 20, 2020, 01:00:10 PM
I thought Georgia's covid response was bad but damn what is going on in Florida?

I'm not sure. What's frustrating to me is per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, all states have to report all deaths that tested positive for COVID-19 as a COVID-19 fatality. So all those asymptomatic people who die of kidney disease? COVID-19 death. Heart Attack? COVID-19 death. Car accident? COVID-19 death. I just wish this data was better defined, because important policy decisions are being made against these numbers. I just think we need clearest information not just in Florida but every state do we can interpret and make the best decisions to keep the wellness of the public safe, feel safe and be properly informed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 20, 2020, 09:22:23 PM
The closest I can find for that is they wanted states to list probable deaths from COVID-19 - not as confirmed cases, but specifically as ones where there was uncertainty but COVID-19 may have been a factor - so they could get more accurate reporting information.

The ICD code for coronavirus deaths (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/reporting-pui.html&ved=2ahUKEwic3_W739zqAhUUyzgGHbTbAG8QFjABegQIBRAQ&usg=AOvVaw1ApWCXdTeUNfg-ktlLYEIw&cshid=1595279594852) specifically says it should only be listed as cause of death if it was known or strongly suspected to be the cause of death, not just for shits and giggles.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Jul 20, 2020, 09:48:30 PM
Quote from: SiL on Jul 20, 2020, 09:22:23 PM
The closest I can find for that is they wanted states to list probable deaths from COVID-19 - not as confirmed cases, but specifically as ones where there was uncertainty but COVID-19 may have been a factor - so they could get more accurate reporting information.

The ICD code for coronavirus deaths (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/reporting-pui.html&ved=2ahUKEwic3_W739zqAhUUyzgGHbTbAG8QFjABegQIBRAQ&usg=AOvVaw1ApWCXdTeUNfg-ktlLYEIw&cshid=1595279594852) specifically says it should only be listed as cause of death if it was known or strongly suspected to be the cause of death, not just for shits and giggles.

SiL, yes, it's questioned on the reporting questionnaire, yes, gathered data to be compiled and analyzed, yes, but it's still being reported as a COVID19 positive death now because conclusions are ambiguous, with its data to be investigated and disected at a later date
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 20, 2020, 09:50:38 PM
Except the problem the CDC is was having with data is states WEREN'T reporting probable cases, only confirmed cases, which was affecting their data.

Not that it matters now they've been removed from handling the COVID-19 data.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Jul 20, 2020, 09:54:12 PM
Quote from: SiL on Jul 20, 2020, 09:50:38 PM
Not that it matters now they've been removed from handling the CHICKS-19 data.

CHICKS-19?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jul 20, 2020, 09:56:48 PM
https://www.independent.com/2020/04/21/chicks-are-hot-during-covid-19/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Jul 20, 2020, 10:09:22 PM
Quote from: SiL on Jul 20, 2020, 09:50:38 PM
Except the problem the CDC is was having with data is states WEREN'T reporting probable cases, only confirmed cases, which was affecting their data.

Some can say they were reporting improbable cases too:


Though when we both get down to the brass tax, we both want the same thing, reliable data our leaders can make informed decisions against for the public good.  :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jul 20, 2020, 10:27:06 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDxtWMmW490
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Jul 20, 2020, 11:10:55 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Jul 20, 2020, 10:27:06 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDxtWMmW490

Any video title starting with "Drippy Sweaty" probably belongs in the politics thread versus 'In the News', Local.   :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 21, 2020, 12:32:24 AM
Quote from: Samhain13 on Jul 20, 2020, 09:54:12 PM
Quote from: SiL on Jul 20, 2020, 09:50:38 PM
Not that it matters now they've been removed from handling the CHICKS-19 data.

CHICKS-19?
Spring break baby.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jul 21, 2020, 02:19:03 AM
So, are any of us cool with what's going on in Oregon?  Or does this not belong here because it's political?

QuoteState and local authorities, who did not ask for federal help, are awaiting a ruling in a federal lawsuit filed late last week by state Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum. She said in court papers that masked federal officers have arrested people off the street, far from the courthouse, with no probable cause — and whisked them away in unmarked cars.

https://apnews.com/597b63c1ddf52ef57a5eccfaa67b8a94
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on Jul 21, 2020, 05:14:50 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Jul 14, 2020, 05:58:44 PM
A good start would be to stop ridiculing people for wearing masks and social distancing.  That might help.

But maybe that's a uniquely American phenomenon.

No, no - it's not.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jul 21, 2020, 05:46:36 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Jul 21, 2020, 02:19:03 AM
So, are any of us cool with what's going on in Oregon?  Or does this not belong here because it's political?

QuoteState and local authorities, who did not ask for federal help, are awaiting a ruling in a federal lawsuit filed late last week by state Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum. She said in court papers that masked federal officers have arrested people off the street, far from the courthouse, with no probable cause — and whisked them away in unmarked cars.

https://apnews.com/597b63c1ddf52ef57a5eccfaa67b8a94

It's news and it's political and it's entirely expected.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Jul 21, 2020, 10:51:13 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Jul 21, 2020, 02:19:03 AM
So, are any of us cool with what's going on in Oregon?  Or does this not belong here because it's political?

Did you just say that?   :P  Your first post was an ideological opinion based YouTube video equivalent to a Sean Hannity or Rachel Maddow. Your second post was a news article and definitely belongs here!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Jul 21, 2020, 10:05:24 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Jul 21, 2020, 02:19:03 AM
So, are any of us cool with what's going on in Oregon?  Or does this not belong here because it's political?

QuoteState and local authorities, who did not ask for federal help, are awaiting a ruling in a federal lawsuit filed late last week by state Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum. She said in court papers that masked federal officers have arrested people off the street, far from the courthouse, with no probable cause — and whisked them away in unmarked cars.

https://apnews.com/597b63c1ddf52ef57a5eccfaa67b8a94


Spoiler
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=chw36JPNm8o (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=chw36JPNm8o)
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Jul 22, 2020, 10:48:48 PM
https://phys.org/news/2020-07-science-sweetens-native-honey-health.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Jul 26, 2020, 03:03:43 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYDAb5jSpKA
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Jul 29, 2020, 07:11:06 PM
Bob and Doug are coming home soon!

https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1315961/SpaceX-return-when-astronauts-Bob-Behnken-Doug-Doug-Hurley-return-Earth (https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1315961/SpaceX-return-when-astronauts-Bob-Behnken-Doug-Doug-Hurley-return-Earth)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Aug 02, 2020, 04:01:19 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYEFfd63AxY

I'm afraid what would happen if they open the schools.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 03, 2020, 04:24:40 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpIkl2QnJeI
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Aug 04, 2020, 01:06:42 AM
No need for Trump to worry about me: I'm going to vote by absentee ballot, not mail-in.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Aug 04, 2020, 04:51:01 PM
Very disturbing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93tV6-0Ugwk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vVIf0HkqHU
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Aug 04, 2020, 06:49:27 PM
Yes, that is a massive explosion. Last I heard there were at least 70 people confirmed dead.

https://twitter.com/air_intel/status/1290676373485490177
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Aug 05, 2020, 08:17:07 AM
This was a f**king train wreck.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaaTZkqsaxY
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 05, 2020, 11:14:48 AM
Memes are made of this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on Aug 05, 2020, 11:33:10 AM
Memes ? Yay
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Aug 05, 2020, 12:31:47 PM
Quote from: SM on Aug 05, 2020, 11:14:48 AM
Memes are made of this.
Sweet memes are made of this
Who am I to disagree?
I interview Trump for my show on tv
Everybody, look at this numpty
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Aug 05, 2020, 03:52:01 PM
Interviewer sounded a bit like SM.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Prez on Aug 05, 2020, 11:18:36 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Aug 04, 2020, 06:49:27 PM
Yes, that is a massive explosion. Last I heard there were at least 70 people confirmed dead.

https://twitter.com/air_intel/status/1290676373485490177

Absolutely tragic. My good friend has family and friends caught up in this. I hope that most people whilst in awe of the spectacle of the actual explosion remember real people are dead and 1,000s are injured, homeless and affected by this tragedy. Pray and if you can donate to any causes towards aid for Lebanon :-(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Aug 06, 2020, 10:01:28 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Aug 05, 2020, 08:17:07 AM
This was a f**king train wreck.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaaTZkqsaxY

Quote from: Local Trouble on Aug 05, 2020, 08:17:07 AM
This was a f**king train wreck.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaaTZkqsaxY

Between him and this guy, the debates should be can't miss television!  :laugh:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DbE2SmV2bs

Quote from: Prez on Aug 05, 2020, 11:18:36 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Aug 04, 2020, 06:49:27 PM
Yes, that is a massive explosion. Last I heard there were at least 70 people confirmed dead.

https://twitter.com/air_intel/status/1290676373485490177

Absolutely tragic. My good friend has family and friends caught up in this. I hope that most people whilst in awe of the spectacle of the actual explosion remember real people are dead and 1,000s are injured, homeless and affected by this tragedy. Pray and if you can donate to any causes towards aid for Lebanon :-(

Has there been any leads to the cause of the explosion?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Aug 06, 2020, 10:30:44 PM
Besides improperly stored ammonium nitrate just waiting to explode, not yet.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Aug 06, 2020, 10:45:37 PM
NOAA expects a lot more storms and hurricanes this season...

QuoteThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday upped its seasonal forecast, now predicting a far-above-average 19 to 25 named storms — seven to 11 of them to become hurricanes and three to six of those to become major hurricanes with winds of at least 111 mph (178 kph). That's a few more storms than the agency's May forecast. The agency increased the chance of an above average hurricane season from 60% to 85%.

https://apnews.com/096feae21598609695482a2eaf3a3e2b

Quote from: AliceApocalypse on Jul 14, 2020, 12:29:36 PM
Heat wave with humidity - please no hurricanes I need air conditioning this summer  :o

:(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Aug 07, 2020, 06:20:53 PM
Quote from: SiL on Aug 06, 2020, 10:30:44 PM
Besides improperly stored ammonium nitrate just waiting to explode, not yet.

One Lebanese news agency said it was confiscated nitroglycerin or tnt (I assume from Hezbollah). Others are saying it was ammonium nitrate (fertilizer) stored together with fireworks. President trying to deflect responsibility saying could have been a bomb or missile.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Aug 26, 2020, 06:48:04 PM
Elon's brain chip company Neuralink has a working device.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/elon-musk-says-his-ai-brain-chip-company-neuralink-will-run-a-live-tech-demo-of-a-working-device-on-friday/ar-BB18o2FG?li=BBnb7Kz (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/elon-musk-says-his-ai-brain-chip-company-neuralink-will-run-a-live-tech-demo-of-a-working-device-on-friday/ar-BB18o2FG?li=BBnb7Kz)

Anyone up for a chip in their brain?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 26, 2020, 10:15:36 PM
Elon's cult proves you don't need one.  ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Aug 27, 2020, 11:52:55 AM
He's the Pied Piper for Millennials  :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Tichinde on Aug 27, 2020, 05:38:09 PM
we gonna talk about the real life south china sea that's happening right now  :-X
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Aug 27, 2020, 08:39:11 PM
A shooting war with China would be the icing on the shit-cake that is 2020.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Deathbearer on Aug 28, 2020, 01:49:37 PM
I don't know about you guys but Taiwan is certainly not the hill I want to get nuked on
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Aug 30, 2020, 09:54:19 AM
I saw the shooting footages that occurred during the protest. I'd hate to be a cop now, not knowing which person would be a potential shooter or not knowing which person shot in self-defense.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Aug 30, 2020, 10:15:11 AM
Black for the former; white for the latter. Simples.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Sep 11, 2020, 02:12:18 AM
This is apparently what San Francisco looks like right now because of the wildfires (set to music from BR2049).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_m9TUP_t_Y
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 11, 2020, 02:17:15 AM
'What if I go north?'
'Take a look at what's happening up north.'
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Sep 11, 2020, 02:19:35 AM
'I wanted to always play it down.'
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Sep 11, 2020, 02:25:07 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Sep 11, 2020, 02:12:18 AM
This is apparently what San Francisco looks like right now because of the wildfires (set to music from BR2049).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_m9TUP_t_Y

(https://i.imgur.com/PSUy8Wj.png)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Sep 11, 2020, 02:45:37 AM
Brings back memories.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Sep 12, 2020, 03:09:31 AM
It kind of reminds me of the Dust Bowl.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Sep 12, 2020, 05:00:03 AM
Fukk Teal&Orange. As if the world looks like that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Sep 12, 2020, 05:09:16 AM
https://gispub.epa.gov/airnow/?tab=0&clayer=ozonepm&mlayer=none

I'm lucky that my area is only orange right now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Sep 12, 2020, 05:43:35 AM
Think you're safe as long as it's not turning Cameron Blue. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Sep 12, 2020, 10:49:45 AM
Isn't Ridgetop from California? Hope he's doing alright :-\

I have friends in Oregon who were unable to evacuate their town. It looks like they and their home are going to be alright but half the town is gone.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Sep 12, 2020, 07:58:29 PM
Now my area is in the red.  Again.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Sep 13, 2020, 01:02:07 AM
Kentucky gets 52" of rain yearly. 


Stay alive. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 14, 2020, 02:22:01 PM
Does it go higher than red?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Sep 14, 2020, 08:19:42 PM
Yeah, that link I posted above shows two shades of purple for the really bad areas.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Sep 14, 2020, 09:37:31 PM
Quote from: 426Buddy on Sep 12, 2020, 10:49:45 AM
Isn't Ridgetop from California? Hope he's doing alright :-\

He's in Utah.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 15, 2020, 12:14:28 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Sep 14, 2020, 08:19:42 PM
Yeah, that link I posted above shows two shades of purple for the really bad areas.

Oh right.  Shoulda checked.  I thought the 'red' was bushfire warning level.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Sep 15, 2020, 12:29:52 AM
I have family in the dark purple area though.  Portland, Oregon.  This year's been pretty f**ked for them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 15, 2020, 02:17:09 AM
It's all Antifa's fault.

We had the right blaming everything but climate change when we had our fires at the start of the year.  Mainly the Greens for stopping back burning (despite the Greens stated policy supporting back burning/ fuel reduction burns and them having virtually no power to stop back burning even if they wanted to).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Sep 15, 2020, 02:38:42 AM
Yeah, we're getting some of that here too...

Trump and Biden clash over U.S. wildfires as campaign turns to climate change (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-wildfires/trump-and-biden-clash-over-u-s-wildfires-as-campaign-turns-to-climate-change-idUSKBN2652GL)

Quote"I think this is more of a management situation," Trump answered, when asked by a reporter if climate change was a factor behind the fires. Without mentioning large wildfires that have raged elsewhere around the world in recent years, from southern Europe to Australia and Siberia, Trump asserted that other countries "don't have this problem."

Apparently you guys don't have this problem.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 15, 2020, 02:47:15 AM
Can confirm we have same problem with lying right wing f**k sticks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Sep 15, 2020, 03:39:39 AM
Is that news or political though?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Sep 15, 2020, 03:57:27 AM
Quote from: SM on Sep 15, 2020, 02:47:15 AM
Can confirm we have same problem with lying right wing f**k sticks.

And what of the lying left wing sticks. Those we like?

Al Gore says our shores will be flooded and cities will sink. Then buys 9 million beach front property in Montecito.


Quote from: Local Trouble on Sep 15, 2020, 02:38:42 AM
Yeah, we're getting some of that here too...

Trump and Biden clash over U.S. wildfires as campaign turns to climate change (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-wildfires/trump-and-biden-clash-over-u-s-wildfires-as-campaign-turns-to-climate-change-idUSKBN2652GL)

Quote%u201CI think this is more of a management situation,%u201D Trump answered, when asked by a reporter if climate change was a factor behind the fires. Without mentioning large wildfires that have raged elsewhere around the world in recent years, from southern Europe to Australia and Siberia, Trump asserted that other countries %u201Cdon%u2019t have this problem.%u201D

Apparently you guys don't have this problem.

Yet where they have practiced proper forestry management in North America, they avoid catastrophic fires. California is not subject to more climate change than the rest of North America.  These devastating fires were predicted 20 years ago with the changes in forestry management.

#SensibleSolutionsRequiredHere
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Sep 15, 2020, 04:17:19 AM
Sounds familiar.

Scientists and officials say climate change causes wildfires; Trump says 'forest management' is to blame (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/09/14/trump-california-oregon-wildfires-result-forest-management/5791302002/)

QuoteThough government officials and scientists identified climate change as the primary culprit behind the intense wildfires, Trump insisted during a briefing in Northern California that "forest management" is more to blame.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 15, 2020, 04:21:38 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Sep 15, 2020, 03:39:39 AM
Is that news or political though?

Both.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Sep 15, 2020, 04:30:17 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_YlacDJCZ0
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Sep 15, 2020, 04:35:33 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Sep 15, 2020, 04:17:19 AM
Sounds familiar.

Scientists and officials say climate change causes wildfires; Trump says 'forest management' is to blame (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/09/14/trump-california-oregon-wildfires-result-forest-management/5791302002/)

QuoteThough government officials and scientists identified climate change as the primary culprit behind the intense wildfires, Trump insisted during a briefing in Northern California that "forest management" is more to blame.

Oh lordy, the problem predates Trump. Unlike so much trash we're getting in the media, take this out of a political headspace.

Just try reading the whole below article from LA Times, a liberal paper on your team, and expand your search from a variety of sources to really delve in the subject.

https://www-latimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.latimes.com/environment/story/2020-09-13/150-million-dead-trees-wildfires-sierra-nevada?_amp=true&usqp=mq331AQFKAGwASA%3D&amp_js_v=0.1#aoh=16001426951676&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s

Cheers.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Sep 15, 2020, 05:05:46 AM
Quote from: SM on Sep 15, 2020, 02:17:09 AM
(despite the Greens stated policy supporting back burning/ fuel reduction burns and them having virtually no power to stop back burning even if they wanted to).
They can't acknowledge that climate change has made forest management plans difficult to implement due to the increasingly narrow window in which it can be conducted, otherwise they wouldn't be able to say that deforestation is the solution to all of our problems.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Sep 15, 2020, 05:35:52 AM
Well, I don't know how it works in Australia, but in California the vast majority of the forested land is either federally or privately managed.

QuoteTrump ignored the fact that the federal government manages much of the forested land in the West. Of the 33 million acres of forest in California, roughly 57% is owned and managed by the U.S. Forest Service or federal Bureau of Land Management, according to a report by the state's Little Hoover Commission. State and local governments control only 3%, while the rest is private.

"The state cannot require the federal government to manage its forests," the commission wrote.

Fact check: Trump downplays climate change, says California must thin forests. What he got wrong (https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/fires/article245727925.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Sep 15, 2020, 05:38:20 AM
It's pretty much the same here.

The article in VooDoo's link contains a link to a research paper which basically says "climate change is the root cause of the severity and frequency of these fires"

https://www.fs.fed.us/psw/publications/fettig/psw_2019_fettig003_larvie.pdf

Also:

QuoteThe federal government owns approximately three quarters of the
forested area impacted by high levels of tree morality, with the remainder of the land controlled
by nonindustrial (18%) and industrial (6%) ownerships. The accumulation of dead and downed
fuel and standing dead trees is expected to increase fire intensity and severity, and pose
significant hazards for fire control efforts.

Wouldn't that mean the forestry mismanagement is ... from Trump's own team?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Sep 15, 2020, 05:51:51 AM
Yeah, but I'm not sure if he actually knows that.

And then there's the Covid connection to the whole thing...

Trump administration halts wildfire prevention tool in California over coronavirus (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-wildfires/trump-administration-halts-wildfire-prevention-tool-in-california-over-coronavirus-idUSKCN21X1HD)

Quote"Safety of the public and our wildland fire responders is priority number one," said Jonathan Groveman, a spokesman for the Forest Service in California, whose office suspended controlled burns at the end of March.

He did not say when the work would resume. The Forest Service controls about 60 percent of California's 33 million acres (13.4 million hectares) of forests.

QuoteCalifornia officials said they disagreed with the decisions and were continuing their own forest management work on state lands through the pandemic.

"I have no understanding as to why they made that decision," said Thom Porter, director of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire. "We're very much in support of continuing our fuel-management projects. We see those as critical to protecting lives and property."

So I guess the federal employees responsible for preventing wildfires weren't considered essential workers.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Sep 15, 2020, 06:02:33 AM
Quote from: SiL on Sep 15, 2020, 05:38:20 AM

Also:

QuoteThe federal government owns approximately three quarters of the
forested area impacted by high levels of tree morality...


I guess 2020 is so bad, even the trees have found religion.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Sep 15, 2020, 06:08:25 AM
The hills are alive with the sound of existential angst.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 15, 2020, 06:32:39 AM
It's tough when you fall over and nobody hears.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Sep 15, 2020, 06:44:21 AM
We all need somebody to lean on.

(https://mrtreeandlawnservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2899116782_3fc257785b_z.jpg)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Sep 15, 2020, 10:55:20 AM
Quote from: SiL on Sep 15, 2020, 05:05:46 AM
Quote from: SM on Sep 15, 2020, 02:17:09 AM
(despite the Greens stated policy supporting back burning/ fuel reduction burns and them having virtually no power to stop back burning even if they wanted to).
They can't acknowledge that climate change has made forest management plans difficult to implement due to the increasingly narrow window in which it can be conducted, otherwise they wouldn't be able to say that deforestation is the solution to all of our problems.

Deforestation is different from forestry management. And no one said it was a solution to all our problems. You will always have forrest fires, and droughts, etc., changes in the climate will always impact this, but forestry management will have a major impact on the severity.

Quote from: SiL on Sep 15, 2020, 05:38:20 AM
It's pretty much the same here.

The article in VooDoo's link contains a link to a research paper which basically says "climate change is the root cause of the severity and frequency of these fires"

https://www.fs.fed.us/psw/publications/fettig/psw_2019_fettig003_larvie.pdf

That quote doesn't exist in that paper. This is why it's difficult to have a conversation with you sometimes. The research paper does point out "Changes to disturbance regimes, continuing land use changes, and climate change with associated species shifts pose significant challenges for maintaining healthy and resilient forests in the Sierra Nevada". And no one is disagreeing. But I'm talking solutions.


QuoteAlso:

QuoteThe federal government owns approximately three quarters of the
forested area impacted by high levels of tree morality, with the remainder of the land controlled
by nonindustrial (18%) and industrial (6%) ownerships. The accumulation of dead and downed
fuel and standing dead trees is expected to increase fire intensity and severity, and pose
significant hazards for fire control efforts.

Wouldn't that mean the forestry mismanagement is ... from Trump's own team?

Yes, which is why I assume Trump proposed new regulations in 2019:

https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/fires/article231482868.html

I wish this wasn't looked through a political prism. Republicans and Democrats are two sides to the same very bad coin. And both need to start looking at truths on both sides to actually resolve these horrible problems.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Sep 15, 2020, 11:07:04 AM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Sep 15, 2020, 10:55:20 AM
Deforestation is different from forestry management. And no one said it was a solution to all our problems. You will always have forrest fires, and droughts, etc., changes in the climate will always impact this, but forestry management will have a major impact on the severity.
It was a comment about local political groups and their attempts to leverage this country's fires to try to justify clearing more land for mining and farming. It is 100% not being suggested as an actual fire prevention method.

QuoteThat quote doesn't exist in that paper. This is why it's difficult to have a conversation with you sometimes.
I didn't say it was a direct quote, I was specific about that. It is very difficult to have a conversation with someone who always has to try to resort to ad hominem attacks.

The report is about the aftermath of the beetle outbreak. It lists many factors as to why it was as devastating, and the ongoing concerns they have in managing the forest -- namely tree mortality and changes in species composition. They, along with just about every other concern listed in the report, are  attributed to climate change factors on page 14.

See screenshot attached.

If you want solutions, tackling climate change is one of them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Sep 15, 2020, 11:56:48 AM
Quote from: SiL on Sep 15, 2020, 11:07:04 AM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Sep 15, 2020, 10:55:20 AM
Deforestation is different from forestry management. And no one said it was a solution to all our problems. You will always have forrest fires, and droughts, etc., changes in the climate will always impact this, but forestry management will have a major impact on the severity.
It was a comment about local political groups and their attempts to leverage this country's fires to try to justify clearing more land for mining and farming. It is 100% not being suggested as an actual fire prevention method.

QuoteThat quote doesn't exist in that paper. This is why it's difficult to have a conversation with you sometimes.
I didn't say it was a direct quote, I was specific about that. It is very difficult to have a conversation with someone who always has to try to resort to ad hominem attacks.
I would recommend then not putting your interpretations in quotes. If you recall, I believe you did that to me just two weeks ago in the Neca Predator thread in regards to ADI, where twice I had to retort that I never said that. Eliminate the quotes = eliminate the problem!  :)

QuoteIf you want solutions, tackling climate change is one of them.

Shift the dial ever so slightly, maybe? But I don't believe we'll ever be able to tackle climate change unfortunately. Not when the sun and solar flares have the lionshare most to say about it. As we know the Earth is not a human being where we can stick a thermometer in its tush and say it's running at its appropriate temperature. The climate has constantly changed before the human race, during the human race, and will afterwards, even if we eliminate man's contributions to any climate change minimal in comparison to our star.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Tichinde on Sep 15, 2020, 02:30:03 PM
Quote from: SM on Sep 15, 2020, 02:17:09 AM
It's all Antifa's fault.

We had the right blaming everything but climate change when we had our fires at the start of the year.  Mainly the Greens for stopping back burning (despite the Greens stated policy supporting back burning/ fuel reduction burns and them having virtually no power to stop back burning even if they wanted to).

ah a fellow Q-anon man, I agree. ANTIFA is purposefully changing the climate to incite violence against our god an country, they are trying to turn this Christian nation into a satanic place of ritualistic evil and savagery, Obama is eating the hearts of children as we speak, we must use our guns prescribed by the lord to end this travesty, amen

(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcSKYOS26Ay0-46SWnBlNUxpysgLHapV5hYxHA&usqp=CAU)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Sep 15, 2020, 03:06:08 PM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Sep 15, 2020, 11:56:48 AM
Shift the dial ever so slightly, maybe? But I don't believe we'll ever be able to tackle climate change unfortunately. Not when the sun and solar flares have the lionshare most to say about it.

Scientific American: The Role of Sunspots and Solar Winds in Climate Change (https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/sun-spots-and-climate-change/)

QuoteMany climate scientists agree that sunspots and solar wind could be playing a role in climate change, but the vast majority view it as very minimal and attribute Earth's warming primarily to emissions from industrial activity—and they have thousands of peer-reviewed studies available to back up that claim.

NASA: What Is the Sun's Role in Climate Change? (https://climate.nasa.gov/blog/2910/what-is-the-suns-role-in-climate-change/)

QuoteAccording to the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the current scientific consensus is that long and short-term variations in solar activity play only a very small role in Earth's climate. Warming from increased levels of human-produced greenhouse gases is actually many times stronger than any effects due to recent variations in solar activity.

For more than 40 years, satellites have observed the Sun's energy output, which has gone up or down by less than 0.1 percent during that period. Since 1750, the warming driven by greenhouse gases coming from the human burning of fossil fuels is over 50 times greater than the slight extra warming coming from the Sun itself over that same time interval.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Sep 15, 2020, 05:28:10 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Sep 15, 2020, 03:06:08 PM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Sep 15, 2020, 11:56:48 AM
Shift the dial ever so slightly, maybe? But I don't believe we'll ever be able to tackle climate change unfortunately. Not when the sun and solar flares have the lionshare most to say about it.

Scientific American: The Role of Sunspots and Solar Winds in Climate Change (https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/sun-spots-and-climate-change/)

QuoteMany climate scientists agree that sunspots and solar wind could be playing a role in climate change, but the vast majority view it as very minimal and attribute Earth's warming primarily to emissions from industrial activity—and they have thousands of peer-reviewed studies available to back up that claim.

NASA: What Is the Sun's Role in Climate Change? (https://climate.nasa.gov/blog/2910/what-is-the-suns-role-in-climate-change/)

QuoteAccording to the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the current scientific consensus is that long and short-term variations in solar activity play only a very small role in Earth's climate. Warming from increased levels of human-produced greenhouse gases is actually many times stronger than any effects due to recent variations in solar activity.

For more than 40 years, satellites have observed the Sun's energy output, which has gone up or down by less than 0.1 percent during that period. Since 1750, the warming driven by greenhouse gases coming from the human burning of fossil fuels is over 50 times greater than the slight extra warming coming from the Sun itself over that same time interval.

In my humble opinion, I personally find it a bit insulting to my intelligence when I read the sun's role being dismissed as a minimal affect on climate. The climate has been changing long before us and the industrial revolution (but now, the revolution has a hand in it).  Instead of us having a link war, where I post articles of scientists challenging the flawed declarations of the IPCC and you post more articles embracing it, I'll just post what was removed off NASA's website about 8 or 9 years ago in regards to how the sun, humans and more contribute:  :)

QuoteNASA 2010: What are the primary forcings of the Earth system?

The Sun is the primary forcing of Earth's climate system. Sunlight warms our world. Sunlight drives atmospheric and oceanic circulation patterns. Sunlight powers the process of photosynthesis that plants need to grow. Sunlight causes convection which carries warmth and water vapor up into the sky where clouds form and bring rain. In short, the Sun drives almost every aspect of our world's climate system and makes possible life as we know it.

Earth's orbit around and orientation toward the Sun change over spans of many thousands of years. In turn, these changing "orbital mechanics" force climate to change because they change where and how much sunlight reaches Earth. (Please see for more details.) Thus, changing Earth's exposure to sunlight forces climate to change. According to scientists' models of Earth's orbit and orientation toward the Sun indicate that our world should be just beginning to enter a new period of cooling — perhaps the next ice age.

However, a new force for change has arisen: humans. After the industrial revolution, humans introduced increasing amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, and changed the surface of the landscape to an extent great enough to influence climate on local and global scales. By driving up carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere (by about 30 percent), humans have increased its capacity to trap warmth near the surface.

Other important forcings of Earth's climate system include such "variables" as clouds, airborne particulate matter, and surface brightness. Each of these varying features of Earth's environment has the capacity to exceed the warming influence of greenhouse gases and cause our world to cool. For example, increased cloudiness would give more shade to the surface while reflecting more sunlight back to space. Increased airborne particles (or "aerosols") would scatter and reflect more sunlight back to space, thereby cooling the surface. Major volcanic eruptions (such as that of Mt. Pinatubo in 1992) can inject so much aerosol into the atmosphere that, as it spreads around the globe, it reduces sunlight and cause Earth to cool. Likewise, increasing the surface area of highly reflective surface types, such as ice sheets, reflects greater amounts of sunlight back to space and causes Earth to cool.

Scientists are using NASA satellites to monitor all of the aforementioned forcings of Earth's climate system to better understand how they are changing over time, and how any changes in them affect climate.

Alas, maybe this is deserving of a new thread, for those who dare! 8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Sep 15, 2020, 05:51:02 PM
A link war is pointless when the vast majority of climate scientists agree.  Am I supposed to be impressed by the rebuttals from a handful of conservative outliers?

Also from NASA... (https://climate.nasa.gov/scientific-consensus)

QuoteMultiple studies published in peer-reviewed scientific journals show that 97 percent or more of actively publishing climate scientists agree*: Climate-warming trends over the past century are extremely likely due to human activities. In addition, most of the leading scientific organizations worldwide have issued public statements endorsing this position.

It's hardly just the IPCC.

Believe it or don't believe it.  I don't really care since it's pretty obvious to us all which way you're going to vote no matter what the actual experts say.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Sep 15, 2020, 06:09:07 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Sep 15, 2020, 05:51:02 PM
A link war is pointless when the vast majority of climate scientists agree.  Am I supposed to be impressed by the rebuttals from a handful of conservative outliers?

Dissenting scientists. Not conservatives. And not just disagreeing analysis, but from Nasa's words themselves - wiped clean from the internet but still in print journals. We should listen to all the experts I say! Not just one's we agree with. That's why I've come to the decision climate change is due to humans AND outside factors. I've learned to not just take everything I read at face value these days, but gather as much information I can to make informed opinions and decisions.

QuoteIt's hardly just the IPCC.

Believe it or don't believe it.  I don't really care since it's pretty obvious to us all which way you're going to vote no matter what the actual experts say.

Vote? There is no vote.
And there is no bathroom!!!

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Sep 15, 2020, 07:23:59 PM
Of course there is.

Nature, is the ultimate bathroom.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Sep 15, 2020, 10:41:34 PM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Sep 15, 2020, 11:56:48 AM
I would recommend then not putting your interpretations in quotes.
I felt prefacing it with "basically says" communicated it wasn't verbatim.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xiggz456 on Sep 16, 2020, 12:25:41 AM
A 10 year old article? Considering technology has been advancing at a near exponential rate I'm guessing they removed the article because there's more scientific evidence now to strongly suggest what 97% of climate scientists (and NASA) agree on: that humans are the leading cause of climate warming. In my humble opinion the whole it's "natural" thing sure sounds an awful lot like corporate/industrialist propaganda  used to deflect any sort of blame or responsibility.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 16, 2020, 12:50:14 AM
And if you live near the coast you can just sell your house to Aquaman.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xiggz456 on Sep 16, 2020, 02:32:48 AM
 :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Prez on Sep 16, 2020, 06:32:26 AM
Quote from: SM on Sep 16, 2020, 12:50:14 AM
And if you live near the coast you can just sell your house to Aquaman.

Duuuuuude.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Sep 16, 2020, 07:51:13 AM
https://twitter.com/Thom_Hartmann/status/1304508378685693952

Quote from: SM on Sep 16, 2020, 12:50:14 AM
And if you live near the coast you can just sell your house to Aquaman.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIVRVTjbJ5Y
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Sep 16, 2020, 01:46:31 PM
The level of worsening situations seem to be exponential. I might as well give up and go back to gaming...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjdI1Ablxa8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AS2E4FDusEQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pluxAS6w9_8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75IxMysh10E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIfVjQLwlfA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB7PWb2ah_U
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Sep 16, 2020, 09:25:20 PM
Quote from: Prez on Sep 16, 2020, 06:32:26 AM
Quote from: SM on Sep 16, 2020, 12:50:14 AM
And if you live near the coast you can just sell your house to Aquaman.

Duuuuuude.

Considering the Obamas bought 29.3 waterfront acres less than a year ago, maybe they have gills?  :P

(https://i1.wp.com/wattsupwiththat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/President-Obama-New-Seaside-Villa.jpg?fit=1020%2C573&ssl=1)

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/real-estate/a30169311/barack-michelle-obama-buy-marthas-vineyard-house/

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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Sep 16, 2020, 10:14:55 PM
Pretty sure their property there could be destroyed by floods and he would be just fine.  :D

There are a lot of people living on coastlines that can't just hop on a plane to one of their other vacation homes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Sep 16, 2020, 10:51:22 PM
Crazy that they can waste $11.75 Million if that's what they believe will happen.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Sep 16, 2020, 10:59:27 PM
Or they listened to the science and know that even with the most pessimistic projections it's still decades before the area becomes uninhabitable and they can enjoy it while it lasts?

Rich people spend money on ephemeral pleasures, breaking news at 6.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Sep 16, 2020, 10:59:58 PM
Wait I thought we were joking?

What kinda time table are you expecting? Projections seem to generally predict water levels will rise 30cm by 2050. I think Martha's Vinyard has a little time left.

If we are talking the threat from natural disaster, well thats never stopped a rich person from buying beach property before. :laugh:




Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Sep 16, 2020, 11:02:24 PM
QuoteWait I thought we were joking?
Unfortunately there are many, many people who think that those who believe in anthropogenic climate change buying sea side property is proof they're full of shit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Sep 16, 2020, 11:08:09 PM
Yeah, they're not unlike this imbecile who brought a snowball to the Senate as a prop and acted like it was a mic drop moment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E0a_60PMR8
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Sep 16, 2020, 11:13:25 PM
We had a dickhead politician who brought a lump of coal into parliament and mocked the opposition, asking who was afraid of it.

That same dickhead is now the Prime Minister.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Sep 16, 2020, 11:49:51 PM
I'd gladly trade you our imbeciles for your dickheads.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Sep 16, 2020, 11:51:29 PM
Indeed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cesSRfXqS1Q

And one of my personal favorites.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsLfL9vMaUY

I'd throw in some Rick Perry, but I just dont have the strength.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Sep 17, 2020, 11:30:58 AM
Quote from: SiL on Sep 16, 2020, 10:59:27 PM
Or they listened to the science and know that even with the most pessimistic projections it's still decades before the area becomes uninhabitable and they can enjoy it while it lasts?

Rich people spend money on ephemeral pleasures, breaking news at 6.

You must have missed Al Gore say repeatedly as late as 2009 that the Arctic summer sea ice may be entirely melted by 2013-2014. Then, in 2010, he purchased a 9 million beachfront property in Montecito.

News at 6. Some people don't believe exactly what they're peddling. Don't make excuses for them, on either side!  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Sep 17, 2020, 01:05:43 PM
You just have missed the part where we were talking about the Obama's.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Sep 17, 2020, 02:05:33 PM
No, didn't miss it. I brought the Obamas up. ;)

And here is how the Obamas are using loopholes for that very coastline property to maintain, even expand upon a seawall that is bad for the environment:

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2020/08/15/hawaii-news/obama-and-the-beach-house-loopholes/

It's all to a larger point. I've seen enough hyprocacy in politicians to never give any of them the benefit of the doubt when it comes to hyprocacy. Too often they're only on one side. Theirs.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Sep 17, 2020, 09:50:19 PM
The article makes it pretty clear it's not the Obama's doing it themselves, but you do you.

Also the article mentions the laws around the easements are changing specifically to address climate change concerns. Almost like it's a thing people might want to campaign about. Weird.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Sep 17, 2020, 10:08:57 PM
Quote from: SiL on Sep 17, 2020, 09:50:19 PM
The article makes it pretty clear it's not the Obama's doing it themselves, but you do you.

Also the article mentions the laws around the easements are changing specifically to address climate change concerns. Almost like it's a thing people might want to campaign about. Weird.

Now THAT is some major spin.

It's not Obama doing it! It's Obama's close friend and chair of the Obama foundation board Nesbitt who is doing it!

QuoteThe easement paved the way for building permits and allowed developers to exploit other loopholes built into Hawaii's coastal planning system. Nesbitt went on to win another environmental exemption from local officials and is currently pursuing a third — to expand the seawall. According to building permits, the Obamas' so-called First Friend is redeveloping the land into a sprawling estate that will include three new single-family homes, two pools and a guard post. The beach fronting the seawall is nearly gone, erased completely at high tide.

Community members are now rallying against the proposed seawall expansion. Some are directing their criticism at Obama, who staked his legacy, in part, on fighting climate change and promoting environmental sustainability.

Obama's personal office declined to comment, referring inquiries to Nesbitt. And Nesbitt, who declined to be interviewed, would not directly address questions about ownership, only saying that he and his wife bought the land and were "the developers" of the estate.

In written responses to questions, Nesbitt, now chair of the Obama Foundation board and co-CEO of a Chicago-based private-equity firm, said the steps he's taken to redevelop the property and expand the seawall are "consistent with and informed by the analysis of our consultants, and the laws, regulations and perspectives of the State of Hawaii." Any damage the structure caused to the Waimanalo beach, he added, occurred decades ago "and is no longer relevant."

In Hawaii, beaches are a public trust, and the state is constitutionally obligated to preserve and protect them. But across the islands, officials have routinely favored landowners over shorelines, granting exemptions from environmental laws as the state loses its beaches.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Sep 17, 2020, 11:33:00 PM
Just leaving a little mark, on the off chance I wasn't the only one who saw a certain something on tv this evening.

Talk about a gaffe.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xiggz456 on Sep 17, 2020, 11:43:50 PM
Developers gonna develop. Just another example of humans f**king shit up to make a buck. Unabashed capitalism is dope y'all and not at all the reason why America's middle class is shrinking.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Sep 18, 2020, 09:45:43 AM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Sep 17, 2020, 10:08:57 PM

Now THAT is some major spin.
Says the guy who won't share the parts that contradict his fundamental argument.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Sep 18, 2020, 10:49:13 AM
Quote from: SiL on Sep 18, 2020, 09:45:43 AM
Quote from: Voodoo Magic on Sep 17, 2020, 10:08:57 PM

Now THAT is some major spin.
Says the guy who won't share the parts that contradict his fundamental argument.

Right. Share the parts that explain away the wrong doing for Obama's oceanfront acres, another example where officials favored landowners over shorelines as the state loses its beaches, and the community is up in arms.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Sep 18, 2020, 12:12:10 PM
You don't share the parts that point out that climate change is affecting the world because it undermines your argument that politicians' hypocrisy undermines the validity of trying to push for action that enacts effective change.

f**k outta here talking about others "spinning" anything. If you spun any harder we could use you as a washing machine.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Sep 18, 2020, 12:50:01 PM
Quote from: SiL on Sep 18, 2020, 12:12:10 PM
You don't share the parts that point out that climate change is affecting the world because it undermines your argument that politicians' hypocrisy undermines the validity of trying to push for action that enacts effective change.

f**k outta here talking about others "spinning" anything. If you spun any harder we could use you as a washing machine.

So you have no quotes that I left out SiL that undermines the wrongdoing? Something tells me if Obama had an R next to his name, you'd be all over this. And yes, saying Obama is not doing the wrongdoing himself, because someone who is working for/with Obama is the one actually doing it, is indeed spin.

The issue for me is I can't stand hypocrisy on either side of the aisle. If its the evangelical leader Jerry Falwell who preaches marriage fidelity while having affairs, or Melissa Etheridge preaching car pooling at the Grammy's while alone taking a long limo to and from, this stuff burns me up. And the environmental "leaders" that don't believe in or practice what they preach burns me up too. It should burn everyone up. Because even if the situation is truly dire, this type of hypocrisy creates an outlook that tells many the situation isn't really that dire.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xiggz456 on Sep 18, 2020, 08:46:40 PM
Still not sure what the hypocrisy of politicians (which no one is disagreeing with) has got to do with the scientific consensus regarding climate change though  ???

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Voodoo Magic on Sep 18, 2020, 10:48:43 PM
This one actually grew out of SMs joke that beach front property owners would have to sell to Aquaman. :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Sep 18, 2020, 11:44:08 PM
RBG just died.  There goes SCOTUS.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Sep 19, 2020, 01:51:55 AM
Yeah thats some terrible news all around..

I mourn for her and the future of my country, these are dire times.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Sep 19, 2020, 06:19:15 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Sep 18, 2020, 11:44:08 PM
RBG just died.  There goes SCOTUS.
I'm sure a fair and progressive judge will be along soon to replace her.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Sep 19, 2020, 08:11:18 AM
And since political hypocrisy seems to be a popular topic here now, one need look no further than the current reigning champion:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eZ_qas0EsE
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 19, 2020, 10:45:17 AM
Appointing openly partisan judges has always baffled me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Sep 19, 2020, 10:47:35 AM
It baffles me up until I consider that some people are self-serving pieces of shit.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Sep 19, 2020, 10:51:28 AM
Yeah well that bit doesn't baffle me.

But I don't think I could name any of our high court judges, never mind their political leanings, and as such there is at least the appearance of fairness and rule of law, rather than agendas.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Sep 19, 2020, 09:26:59 PM
Quote from: SM on Sep 19, 2020, 10:45:17 AMAppointing openly partisan judges has always baffled me.

I've always wondered what the Republicans would do if they ever managed to overturn Roe v. Wade and were no longer able to exploit it as their biggest wedge issue in election after election.  It's why SCOTUS is such a hot-button issue with most of the electorate, not boring little things like Citizens United.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DarthJoker45 on Sep 21, 2020, 11:56:43 PM
Sorry if someone has posted this.

https://twitter.com/catsuka/status/1308068858541023232
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Sep 25, 2020, 03:08:50 PM
https://www.the-sun.com/news/1525439/10-areas-england-coronavirus-cases-jumped-last-week-2/
QuoteEarlier this week it was revealed that one in four patients admitted to Preston hospital trusts during the pandemic had died from the virus.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Oct 02, 2020, 05:41:40 AM
Trump has the 'rona

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/01/politics/hope-hicks-positive-coronavirus/index.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Oct 02, 2020, 05:58:18 AM
My mind is spinning with many thoughts (including some not-so-crazy conspiracy theories), but I'm just going to bite my tongue for right now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Oct 02, 2020, 09:02:32 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Oct 02, 2020, 05:58:18 AM
My mind is spinning with many thoughts (including some not-so-crazy conspiracy theories), but I'm just going to bite my tongue for right now.
Such as... pretending to be infected in order to delay the elections? I'm not saying that I believe it (yet), but I wouldn't be surprised if it turns out to be true. I think for now that he'd be too embarrassed to admit it after all he claimed about the virus and the mask.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Oct 02, 2020, 09:11:17 AM
Well, since you asked...

This could be his exit strategy.

It would allow him to a) save face and b) avoid prosecution since he can't suffer a humiliating loss if he resigns first and then Pence could issue him the same blanket pardon that Ford did for Nixon (https://www.factcheck.org/2008/06/blanket-pardons/).

And all he has to do is fake a positive Covid test and then quarantine himself for a few weeks.  That gives him the perfect excuse to cancel the remaining debates and avoid further embarrassment there too.

I'm disgusted with myself for even entertaining these thoughts, but that's the world we live in now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Oct 02, 2020, 09:37:47 AM
The timing is definitely conspicuous.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Oct 02, 2020, 09:58:02 AM
Yeah my first thought was "f**king lol" and my second was "I wonder how this will play in his favour."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 02, 2020, 12:43:56 PM
He gets better then they start selling TRUMP BEAT CHINA VIRUS! on red hats.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Tichinde on Oct 02, 2020, 01:49:30 PM
He might just not want to debate Biden again  :-X
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Oct 02, 2020, 05:10:00 PM
The Bidens tested negative.

https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1312065485400346625
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 02, 2020, 10:24:42 PM
'Sleepy Joe couldn't even pass the China Virus test! Definitely the inferior choice!'
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Oct 03, 2020, 12:28:28 AM
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2020/10/02/houston-doctor-who-went-viral-for-touting-hydroxychloroquine-as-covid-19-cure-offers-to-treat-wh-staffers-with-drug/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Oct 06, 2020, 04:06:56 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJeGzkht-TI
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Oct 06, 2020, 08:02:59 PM
Eddie Van Halen passed away today, at the age of 65. :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Oct 06, 2020, 08:30:45 PM
Bummer.  Poor old Ed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Oct 08, 2020, 10:06:07 PM
Perfect Organism is Trump.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Tichinde on Oct 08, 2020, 10:21:44 PM
we all died in 2012, we are just in hell.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Oct 09, 2020, 12:37:49 AM
Quote from: Tichinde on Oct 08, 2020, 10:21:44 PM
we all died in 2012, we are just in hell.
That reminds me of Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis) in The Sixth Sense.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Oct 09, 2020, 03:24:20 AM
Quote from: kwisatz on Oct 08, 2020, 10:06:07 PM
Perfect Organism is Trump.

(https://i.ibb.co/YQCLKrF/200.gif)



Quote from: Tichinde on Oct 08, 2020, 10:21:44 PM
we all died in 2012, we are just in hell.

If you don't accept Basilisk as your almighty savior, that's a promise.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut-zGHLAVLI

Not to mention 2012 is a fake memory. Everything was created last thursday.

https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Last_Thursdayism
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Nov 04, 2020, 09:20:18 PM
Oregon has become the first state to decriminalize possession of drugs like cocaine and heroin.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Nov 04, 2020, 09:22:16 PM
Seemed to work okay in Portugal.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Wysps on Nov 04, 2020, 11:04:25 PM
Quote from: Gr33n M4n on Nov 04, 2020, 09:20:18 PM
Oregon has become the first state to decriminalize possession of drugs like cocaine and heroin.

Makes me wonder if an OTC naloxone will follow suit. And if so, if an OTC will be available to the other states even without this decriminalization.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Nov 04, 2020, 11:12:34 PM
Quote from: Wysps on Nov 04, 2020, 11:04:25 PM
Quote from: Gr33n M4n on Nov 04, 2020, 09:20:18 PM
Oregon has become the first state to decriminalize possession of drugs like cocaine and heroin.

Makes me wonder if an OTC naloxone will follow suit. And if so, if an OTC will be available to the other states even without this decriminalization.

I hope so.  Suboxone is what saved me from my Hydrocodone addiction, but it was actually harder to get than the Hydrocodone was!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Wysps on Nov 05, 2020, 12:37:33 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 04, 2020, 11:12:34 PM
Quote from: Wysps on Nov 04, 2020, 11:04:25 PM
Quote from: Gr33n M4n on Nov 04, 2020, 09:20:18 PM
Oregon has become the first state to decriminalize possession of drugs like cocaine and heroin.

Makes me wonder if an OTC naloxone will follow suit. And if so, if an OTC will be available to the other states even without this decriminalization.

I hope so.  Suboxone is what saved me from my Hydrocodone addiction, but it was actually harder to get than the Hydrocodone was!

I hear you  :-\ A lot of people where I'm from abuse suboxone, which in turn has ruined it for everyone else that are trying to use it responsibly. It's messed up. Doesn't leave that many alternatives for people that have years of addiction to undo.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Nov 05, 2020, 01:24:16 AM
And the drug war has been a failure for the most part. A select few make a lot of money from it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Nov 06, 2020, 01:51:16 AM
A Yellowstone visitor got banned for cooking chicken in a thermal hot spring.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Nov 06, 2020, 11:21:55 AM
Quote from: Gr33n M4n on Nov 06, 2020, 01:51:16 AM
A Yellowstone visitor got banned for cooking chicken in a thermal hot spring.

Hahaha thats perfect
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Nov 07, 2020, 01:06:55 AM
Enjoy all your extremophile bacteria I guess?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Nov 07, 2020, 01:08:36 AM
One of the largest Great White sharks ever tagged was pinged near Florida.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Nov 07, 2020, 01:46:14 AM
Quote from: Gr33n M4n on Nov 07, 2020, 01:08:36 AM
One of the largest Great White sharks ever tagged was pinged near Florida.

I am somewhat thalassophobic. I don't even want to imagine what it would be like to swim near one of these powerful and deadly fish  😱

Seriously, I once got scared when a sea lion was swimming near me  :laugh:

Ok, maybe I wasn't in danger at all. But it's just that this guy appeared out of nowhere pulling his big head out of the water while roaring with his characteristic sound. I started swimming like a hysterical back to shore  :-X
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Nov 07, 2020, 02:00:24 AM
I have aquaphobia, so just getting into a lake gives me the creeps. We got these suckers in our lakes
(https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/QHDY2U3QYRPYVLHVX2ABLHGG64.jpg)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Nov 07, 2020, 02:04:05 AM
Quote from: Immortan Jonesy on Nov 07, 2020, 01:46:14 AM
Quote from: Gr33n M4n on Nov 07, 2020, 01:08:36 AM
One of the largest Great White sharks ever tagged was pinged near Florida.

I am somewhat thalassophobic. I don't even want to imagine what it would be like to swim near one of these powerful and deadly fish  😱

Seriously, I once got scared when a sea lion was swimming near me  :laugh:

Ok, maybe I wasn't in danger at all. But it's just that this guy appeared out of nowhere pulling his big head out of the water while roaring with his characteristic sound. I started swimming like a hysterical back to shore  :-X


Had a couple of close encounters while surfing. Mostly nurse sharks and dolphins, thankfully.

Still noped the f**k back to shore each time though.

Quote from: Gr33n M4n on Nov 07, 2020, 02:00:24 AM
I have aquaphobia, so just getting into a lake gives me the creeps. We got these suckers in our lakes
(https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/QHDY2U3QYRPYVLHVX2ABLHGG64.jpg)

Alligator gar?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Nov 07, 2020, 02:19:43 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Nov 07, 2020, 02:04:05 AM
Quote from: Gr33n M4n on Nov 07, 2020, 02:00:24 AM
I have aquaphobia, so just getting into a lake gives me the creeps. We got these suckers in our lakes
(https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/QHDY2U3QYRPYVLHVX2ABLHGG64.jpg)

Alligator gar?

Yep, and they're really good deep fried served with Louisiana hot sauce.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Wysps on Nov 07, 2020, 02:45:57 AM
Quote from: Immortan Jonesy on Nov 07, 2020, 01:46:14 AM
Quote from: Gr33n M4n on Nov 07, 2020, 01:08:36 AM
One of the largest Great White sharks ever tagged was pinged near Florida.

I am somewhat thalassophobic. I don't even want to imagine what it would be like to swim near one of these powerful and deadly fish  😱

Seriously, I once got scared when a sea lion was swimming near me  :laugh:

Ok, maybe I wasn't in danger at all. But it's just that this guy appeared out of nowhere pulling his big head out of the water while roaring with his characteristic sound. I started swimming like a hysterical back to shore  :-X

I have fond memories of being taught the stingray shuffle as a child (Florida). Somehow it was part of our school education, along with alligator precautions lol. We were supposed to shuffle our feet when in the water to scare away the little sharks and stingrays that'd come close to shore  :laugh: That was seriously a part of our childhood education (well, mine at least.) 

I cannot imagine coming face to face with a sea lion while swimming though. That sounds cute and terrifying at the same time!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Nov 07, 2020, 03:51:28 AM
Quote from: Gr33n M4n on Nov 07, 2020, 02:00:24 AM
I have aquaphobia, so just getting into a lake gives me the creeps. We got these suckers in our lakes
(https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/QHDY2U3QYRPYVLHVX2ABLHGG64.jpg)

Everyone's a gangsta until you swim with a crocodilian-like fish  :laugh:



Quote from: [cancerblack] on Nov 07, 2020, 02:04:05 AM
Had a couple of close encounters while surfing. Mostly nurse sharks and dolphins, thankfully.

Did you surf in NZ? fascinating  8)

Quote from: [cancerblack]Mostly nurse sharks and dolphins, thankfully.

Still noped the f**k back to shore each time though.

I don't know man, everything in the water looks scary, especially when it's not crystal clear  :laugh:



Quote from: Wysps on Nov 07, 2020, 02:45:57 AM
I have fond memories of being taught the stingray shuffle as a child (Florida). Somehow it was part of our school education, along with alligator precautions lol. We were supposed to shuffle our feet when in the water to scare away the little sharks and stingrays that'd come close to shore  :laugh: That was seriously a part of our childhood education (well, mine at least.) 

Sounds like fun  ;D

Quote from: WyspsI cannot imagine coming face to face with a sea lion while swimming though. That sounds cute and terrifying at the same time!

He was an adult, with a fat black head. I could see its fangs when the animal screamed. He probably just wanted to play, but I didn't want to find out anyway lol

It's just that in the ocean, I feel so helpless. I know that human beings are the most dangerous species on the planet. But seriously, if you are not in a type of boat, and you swim in the sea on your own, you can already feel like the base of the food chain  :laugh:

Not to mention the dangers of the sea itself (like drowning)  :-X

Edit: Maybe I need some kind of dive therapy or something   :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Nov 07, 2020, 03:55:10 AM
I've always wanted to dive in those underwater caves, but the fear of getting trapped is overwhelming.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Wysps on Nov 07, 2020, 04:22:29 AM
Quote from: Immortan Jonesy on Nov 07, 2020, 03:51:28 AM
Quote from: WyspsI cannot imagine coming face to face with a sea lion while swimming though. That sounds cute and terrifying at the same time!

He was an adult, with a fat black head. I could see its fangs when the animal screamed. He probably just wanted to play, but I didn't want to find out anyway lol

It's just that in the ocean, I feel so helpless. I know that human beings are the most dangerous species on the planet. But seriously, if you are not in a type of boat, and you swim in the sea on your own, you can already feel like the base of the food chain  :laugh:

Not to mention the dangers of the sea itself (like drowning)  :-X

Edit: Maybe I need some kind of dive therapy or something   :'(

No, I totally get it! I get that feeling too. For me, it's a combination of being completely helpless out in open water and not knowing what's going on below you - what's swimming around and more importantly, their intentions haha.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Nov 07, 2020, 05:26:08 AM
Quote from: Wysps on Nov 07, 2020, 04:22:29 AM
Quote from: Immortan Jonesy on Nov 07, 2020, 03:51:28 AM
Quote from: WyspsI cannot imagine coming face to face with a sea lion while swimming though. That sounds cute and terrifying at the same time!

He was an adult, with a fat black head. I could see its fangs when the animal screamed. He probably just wanted to play, but I didn't want to find out anyway lol

It's just that in the ocean, I feel so helpless. I know that human beings are the most dangerous species on the planet. But seriously, if you are not in a type of boat, and you swim in the sea on your own, you can already feel like the base of the food chain  :laugh:

Not to mention the dangers of the sea itself (like drowning)  :-X

Edit: Maybe I need some kind of dive therapy or something   :'(

No, I totally get it! I get that feeling too. For me, it's a combination of being completely helpless out in open water and not knowing what's going on below you - what's swimming around and more importantly, their intentions haha.

Indeed! 🙈

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Nov 07, 2020, 08:23:34 AM
Quote from: Immortan Jonesy on Nov 07, 2020, 03:51:28 AM

Did you surf in NZ? fascinating  8)



Still do on occasion, but my leg was busted for a couple of years and the waves aren't as big in my new location.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Nov 07, 2020, 10:22:53 AM
NZ was my planned destination to escape in case of a global disaster (ever since I went there when I was a kid). But this virus spread to the country that I'm currently in early. I didn't have time to prepare. And I already became aware that the virus could spread in the planes easily. I stopped thinking about leaving when the infection rate went down.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Nov 07, 2020, 10:32:23 AM
Quote from: Shinawi on Nov 07, 2020, 10:22:53 AM
NZ was my planned destination to escape in case of a global disaster (ever since I went there when I was a kid). But this virus spread to the country that I'm currently in early. I didn't have time to prepare. And I already became aware that the virus could spread in the planes easily. I stopped thinking about leaving when the infection rate went down.

Our border is closed for the foreseeable future, anyway.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Nov 07, 2020, 10:37:16 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Nov 07, 2020, 10:32:23 AM
Quote from: Shinawi on Nov 07, 2020, 10:22:53 AM
NZ was my planned destination to escape in case of a global disaster (ever since I went there when I was a kid). But this virus spread to the country that I'm currently in early. I didn't have time to prepare. And I already became aware that the virus could spread in the planes easily. I stopped thinking about leaving when the infection rate went down.

Our border is closed for the foreseeable future, anyway.
I think your government made the right decision.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Nov 07, 2020, 11:06:44 AM
Yeah, the lack of tourist money is going to make some big changes to our economy but taking advantage of our isolation early has been thoroughly vindicated.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Nov 07, 2020, 10:51:35 PM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Nov 07, 2020, 08:23:34 AM
Quote from: Immortan Jonesy on Nov 07, 2020, 03:51:28 AMDid you surf in NZ? fascinating  8)

Still do on occasion, but my leg was busted for a couple of years and the waves aren't as big in my new location.

Did you happen to encounter Bodhi while he was paddling to your shores?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Nov 08, 2020, 12:23:06 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 07, 2020, 10:51:35 PM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Nov 07, 2020, 08:23:34 AM
Quote from: Immortan Jonesy on Nov 07, 2020, 03:51:28 AMDid you surf in NZ? fascinating  8)

Still do on occasion, but my leg was busted for a couple of years and the waves aren't as big in my new location.

Did you happen to encounter Bodhi while he was paddling to your shores?

That may have gone over my head.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Nov 08, 2020, 12:34:19 AM
Point Break reference.  Specifically, the ending.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Nov 08, 2020, 12:58:20 AM
Ah, I haven't actually seen that since highscool. There's a decent chance the fictional character made it here and I shared a bbq and a smoke with him though. It's that kinda place.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Prez on Nov 08, 2020, 12:40:24 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 08, 2020, 12:34:19 AM
Point Break reference.  Specifically, the ending.

That horrific attempt(?) at an Aussie accent always kills that ending for me. And that defo isn't Bells Beach ;-)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Nov 08, 2020, 05:52:02 PM
Alex Trebek passed away
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Nov 08, 2020, 06:12:34 PM
Quote from: Prez on Nov 08, 2020, 12:40:24 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 08, 2020, 12:34:19 AM
Point Break reference.  Specifically, the ending.

That horrific attempt(?) at an Aussie accent always kills that ending for me. And that defo isn't Bells Beach ;-)

I've gone my entire life believing that Aussies sound exactly like that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Nov 08, 2020, 06:19:10 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 08, 2020, 06:12:34 PM
Quote from: Prez on Nov 08, 2020, 12:40:24 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 08, 2020, 12:34:19 AM
Point Break reference.  Specifically, the ending.

That horrific attempt(?) at an Aussie accent always kills that ending for me. And that defo isn't Bells Beach ;-)

I've gone my entire life believing that Aussies sounds exactly like that.


It's more like The Big Lez Show
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Nov 08, 2020, 07:02:17 PM
Scientists 3D-print microscopic Star Trek spaceship USS Voyager that moves on its own.

(https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/201107161424-01-star-trek-microscopic-spaceship-large-169.jpg)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Nov 09, 2020, 11:16:36 PM
Azerbaijan shot down a Russian chopper over Armenia.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wsj.com/amp/articles/azerbaijan-shoots-down-russian-helicopter-in-armenia-11604954107
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Nov 11, 2020, 06:47:37 AM
Greece and France to share intelligence on jihadists in Europe

https://greekcitytimes.com/2020/11/09/greece-france-jihadists-europe/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Nov 12, 2020, 03:08:05 AM
https://www.livekindly.co/first-lab-grown-meat-restaurant/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Nov 12, 2020, 03:33:22 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Nov 12, 2020, 03:08:05 AM
https://www.livekindly.co/first-lab-grown-meat-restaurant/

Lab-Grown Meat could become the future.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Nov 12, 2020, 05:06:24 AM
Quote from: Gr33n M4n on Nov 12, 2020, 03:33:22 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Nov 12, 2020, 03:08:05 AM
https://www.livekindly.co/first-lab-grown-meat-restaurant/

Lab-Grown Meat could become the future.

Get ready for your bug burgers well before that becomes affordable
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Nov 12, 2020, 01:41:53 PM
First murder hornet nest found to have 200 queens capable of spawning new nests

https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2020/nov/10/murder-hornet-nest-queens-washington
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Nov 12, 2020, 11:35:25 PM
I live in the region that is happening. Since these kill bees and I just picked up gardening as a hobby, it's hard not to take it personally.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Nov 12, 2020, 11:44:45 PM
And they're freaking huge. I can only imagine what it feels like to get stung by one of those bastards.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Nov 12, 2020, 11:46:35 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Chb_Iyx9ODQ
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Nov 12, 2020, 11:52:10 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 12, 2020, 11:46:35 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Chb_Iyx9ODQ

All the more reason to take a flamethrower to them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Nov 13, 2020, 12:47:48 AM
But would they have an effect on Quagmire?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Nov 13, 2020, 12:57:21 AM
Quote from: Huggs on Nov 13, 2020, 12:47:48 AM
But would they have an effect on Quagmire?

He's been infected with pretty much everything, but who knows.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Nov 13, 2020, 04:11:06 PM
I see those during summertime. They're so big that they shake the leaves below them when they fly very low. One got into my car when I parked deep in the countryside. It followed me out when I got off right away. Then I quickly went back in and closed the windows.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Nov 14, 2020, 12:39:58 AM
Video shows gigantic gator at Florida golf club amid Tropical Storm Eta

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/animal-news/video-shows-gigantic-gator-florida-golf-club-amid-tropical-storm-n1247617
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Nov 14, 2020, 02:58:25 AM
https://www.thedrive.com/news/37625/italian-police-use-lamborghini-huracan-to-transport-kidney-300-miles-in-just-two-hours
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Nov 14, 2020, 08:48:15 PM
Lego to release Roman Colosseum kit, largest brick set ever created.
https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/lego-roman-colosseum-largest-set-ever.amp

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Nov 16, 2020, 02:40:59 AM
https://interestingengineering.com/scientists-grow-bigger-monkey-brains-using-human-genes-replicating-evolution
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Nov 16, 2020, 03:07:17 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Nov 16, 2020, 02:40:59 AM
https://interestingengineering.com/scientists-grow-bigger-monkey-brains-using-human-genes-replicating-evolution

Reminds me of the story about the goats modified to produce spider silk.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Nov 18, 2020, 12:49:50 AM
Amazon employees arrested for stealing $592,000 worth of iPhones

https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/11/16/amazon-employees-arrested-for-stealing-592000-worth-of-iphones
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Nov 22, 2020, 06:30:44 AM
The remains of man and his slave who were fleeing the eruption at Pompeii 2,000 years ago, were found 2 meters under ash

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.timesofisrael.com/nearly-2000-years-on-bodies-of-man-slave-fleeing-volcano-found-at-pompeii/amp/

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Nov 22, 2020, 08:56:00 PM
https://www.menshealth.com.au/peeing-sitting-down-is-good-for-the-prostate

Men peeing while sitting is now considered healthiest.
(https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/498/505/76f.gif)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Nov 22, 2020, 09:19:18 PM
I guess another advantage is that you won't get piss on the toilet seat. But encouraging men to sit while peeing is pretty effeminate.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Nov 22, 2020, 10:20:56 PM
I've been doing it for years, but not because anyone told me to.  I just got tired of wiping my floor of piss droplets that splash out of the toilet whenever I do it standing up.

As a bonus, I seem to wring more urine out of Old One Eye in the seated position so I have less shaking to do when I'm finished.

I also have a Squatty Potty to elevate my feet when taking a dump, which simulates squatting instead of just sitting.  It makes pooping easier.

https://www.squattypotty.com/pages/pooping-101
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Nov 22, 2020, 10:22:25 PM
I have tried pissing seated after doing number 2 and it kind of felt weird, then I just stood up finished it normally.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Nov 22, 2020, 10:23:16 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Nov 22, 2020, 10:20:56 PM
I've been doing it for years, but not because anyone told me to.  I just got tired of wiping my floor of piss droplets that splash out of the toilet whenever I do it standing up.

Same.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Nov 22, 2020, 10:24:36 PM
Quote from: Samhain13 on Nov 22, 2020, 10:22:25 PM
I have tried pissing seated after doing number 2 and it kind of felt weird, then I just stood up finished it normally.

Did it cause a noticeable dip in your T?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Nov 22, 2020, 10:27:00 PM
My test has reached a level which can no longer be affected by such things.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Nov 22, 2020, 10:54:55 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlZ0pPDlvwA
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Nov 22, 2020, 10:59:11 PM
Every thing you post is stuff I saw like 20 minutes earlier. :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Nov 22, 2020, 11:01:25 PM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Nov 22, 2020, 10:59:11 PM
Every thing you post is stuff I saw like 20 minutes earlier. :laugh:

Dammit. I gotta be faster from now on. Or get my news from...darker less known sources.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Nov 24, 2020, 02:35:50 PM
Alien-like photo shows snake eel dangling out of birds stomach in midair

(https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/otwZVHi4ZXeBHNuoXEDGdj-1024-80.jpg.webp)

https://www.livescience.com/snake-eel-bursts-out-of-heron.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Nov 26, 2020, 06:46:59 PM
World's deepest swimming pool opens in Poland

''The pool features underwater caves, recreations of Mayan ruins and a shipwreck reproduction. The pool is designed for scuba training and will be used to train divers for the Polish army and firefighters, officials said.''

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2020/11/24/Worlds-deepest-swimming-pool-opens-in-Poland/1451606239801/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Nov 30, 2020, 05:17:00 AM
The Chinese government tweets falsified image of an Australian soldier holding a knife to a young child.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8999917/China-attacks-Australia-vile-fake-image-soldier-Afghan-boy.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Nov 30, 2020, 06:01:16 AM
Predictable hypocrisy from the Chinese government. Though in this case there's fire with that smoke.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Dec 01, 2020, 01:59:37 AM
Naked mole rats kidnap each other's babies, and turn them into slaves

''Naked mole rats are beloved for having some of the strangest mammalian superpowers. They can resist cancers, defy the usual mammalian aging process, survive almost 20 minutes without oxygen, and tolerate surprisingly high levels of pain.

But it turns out these highly social freaks of nature have a nasty little secret that makes them more supervillain than superhero. Naked mole rats (Heterocephalus glaber) kidnap each other's babies and turn them into slaves.''

https://www.livescience.com/naked-mole-rats-kidnap-other-babies.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Dec 04, 2020, 01:03:24 AM
A huge percentage of people are unknowingly raising kids that aren't there's. Just sayin'.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Dec 04, 2020, 01:16:38 AM
How "huge"?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Dec 04, 2020, 01:32:25 AM
I just fact checked and looks like 1% or more. I was thinking when I wrote that, it still amounts to millions nationally.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Dec 04, 2020, 01:35:04 AM
1 in 50 British fathers are raising a child that isn't theirs.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Dec 04, 2020, 01:35:15 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Dec 04, 2020, 01:03:24 AM
A huge percentage of people are unknowingly raising kids that aren't there's. Just sayin'.

You mean about stuff like this?

1 IN 50 BRITISH MEN ARE UNKNOWINGLY RAISING A CHILD WHICH ISN'T THEIRS, RESEARCH SUGGESTS (https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/1-50-british-men-are-unknowingly-raising-child-which-isn-t-theirs-research-suggests-a6971901.html/)

Funny that just a few days I told some gymbros that every man should be forced to get a dna test before signing the birth certificate on their possible child for their good... and they called a madman. A GODDAMN MADMAN.

Well this escalated quickly.

Quote from: Phobos on Dec 04, 2020, 01:35:04 AM
1 in 50 British fathers are raising a child that isn't theirs.

Damn I was just about to press post when you wrote that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Dec 04, 2020, 01:38:58 AM
Quote from: Samhain13 on Dec 04, 2020, 01:35:15 AM

Damn I was just about to press post when you wrote that.
Phobos is a wizard.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Dec 04, 2020, 02:04:15 AM
1% is not "huge".

Nor is 2%.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Dec 04, 2020, 02:11:29 AM
Still higher than it should be.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Dec 04, 2020, 04:06:53 AM
BREAKING NEWS: Escaped sheep wanders into hotel, waits for elevator

(https://cdnph.upi.com/ph/st/th/1081607022254/2020/i/16070224213602/v1.5/Escaped-sheep-wanders-into-hotel-waits-for-elevator.jpg?lg=2)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Dec 05, 2020, 04:15:09 AM
Quote from: Xeno Killer 2179 on Dec 05, 2020, 04:09:29 AM
https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/austin-police-officer-suspended-for-10-days-after-using-gay-to-describe-a-suspect

Person is dangerous or potentially dangerous. Time is of the essence to stop them and part of the job description is dealing with that which is not ideal, but you, out of reflex do what is in that moment within your means TO DO, and you still get punished.

Saying you can't describe a suspect as gay is 100% as offensive as saying gay people don't and never existed. Imagine if, in a gay parade or bar, a suspect was standoutish for being straight. I'm straight. Does this mean I have to live with the possibility of a dangerous whacko hurting someone I know because law enforcement would decline to mention something that could help other law enforcement spot them while in pursuit, despite that not being offensive to me in any way? What if there's a deranged sodomite on the prowl and little Timmy gets bent over by them, dick so far up their ass it's in their throat and they can't scream to alert anyone, and it happened because of other people's own f**king Winnie-the-Pooh grade sensibility?

If you want to be perceived as possessing more than a shoe size IQ, this normally isn't the policy and practice one commits to. Professionalism can only exist when given room to breathe. I've heard before the ominous term "weaponized political correctness" but I feel this is a case of neither good opinion, bad opinion, but is wrong opinion. If this thinking spreads, given how technology already rules, I imagine dark times for humanity, worse even than the first few decades nukes came into being. Dumb though they may appear, the mental gymnastics to justify the suspension must be nearly beyond all mortal comprehension; those behind the decision may hardly be said to be human at all. Collectively they must be like a computer, and just imagine what a computer like that could be scheming. I wonder if said persons can pass a Turing test. One person having to taste their own shit is too high a price to pay I say for this.

k... keep me posted
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Dec 05, 2020, 04:24:18 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Dec 05, 2020, 04:15:09 AM
k... keep me posted
Can't. Master has called us all to a gathering today. I hear there's free kool-aid.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Gr33n M4n on Dec 05, 2020, 06:56:14 AM
World's first 'Star Wars'-inspired lightsaber earns Guinness record

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AymYhmayWz4
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BigDaddyJohn on Dec 12, 2020, 07:48:39 PM
The guy who beheaded the french teacher more than a month ago was buried in his village in chechnya as a local hero, under allowance of chechen government. Besides that, nothing wrong with uncontrolled immigration of course.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Dec 14, 2020, 03:11:40 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB-ljnRZ-aA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0s0AxCt444
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Dec 17, 2020, 01:31:00 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHqgjBlEcog

He's absolutely right.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Dec 17, 2020, 01:53:33 AM
I don't rate Cruise as a person but I cannot fault him as a professional.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Dec 17, 2020, 01:56:35 AM
Yeah these rants on movie sets can often be pretty petty, but he's in the right here.

I think my biggest takeaway though is - this is the seventh MI film??
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Dec 17, 2020, 02:10:11 AM
Always brings his A game, never phones it in.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Dec 17, 2020, 02:12:43 AM
Would've been funny is just before it ended you a voice shout 'Cut!  Print that one.  Thanks Tom.'
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Dec 17, 2020, 02:38:23 AM
I love that you can hear he's screaming it through a mask.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Dec 17, 2020, 07:12:43 PM
Today, I will remind them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzSxCOsKDNs&feature=emb_logo
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Dec 18, 2020, 02:53:03 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcMjTWe2ypk
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Dec 28, 2020, 04:28:27 PM
China jails citizen journalist Zhang Zhan for four years over Wuhan coronavirus reports (https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3115529/coronavirus-citizen-journalist-china-sentenced-four-years-jail/)

Quote
This regime stands on two pillars: lies and power. It covers up the truth about the pandemic with lies so it can carry on its rule... and uses power to intimidate and shut up the ordinary people, and heavy sentences [to punish] people who are not afraid of the intimidation.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Dec 28, 2020, 07:45:14 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHPo3SGb_n4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVVPYCSXgss

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5avivIcd0nA
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jan 03, 2021, 07:59:28 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3hrN0cP58Y
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jan 04, 2021, 01:30:23 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Jan 03, 2021, 07:59:28 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3hrN0cP58Y

...it's really disturbing. What's even more disturbing is that we've come to the point where this kind of behavior is no longer seen as outrageous and unacceptable. Imagine any of the previous presidents doing this...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jan 04, 2021, 02:08:20 AM
Over 70 million people voted for a fascist.  That genie is not going back in the bottle.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jan 04, 2021, 04:47:43 AM
Quote from: SM on Jan 04, 2021, 02:08:20 AM
Over 70 million people voted for a fascist.  That genie is not going back in the bottle.

I'm kind of holding my breath when it comes to the coming six months, especially the weeks right before and after the inauguration on January 20th. Things are kind of leading up to something really nasty, especially with Trump actively riling up his supporters, whom he knows have plenty of guns, bad ideas and are brainwashed enough to take things to the next level...

More prominent Republicans need to grow a spine and reclaim their party. It can't only be Romney and meager handful of other Republican officials doing all the work. And sorry, retired Republicans don't count.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jan 04, 2021, 05:21:29 AM
Here's the entire call if you can bear it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW_Bdf_jGaA
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jan 04, 2021, 05:47:41 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Jan 04, 2021, 05:21:29 AM
Here's the entire call if you can bear it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW_Bdf_jGaA

Wtf! How is this even legal! This is pure sedition and a blatant attempt to undo a democratic election.

Holly F-sauce, man... Had to take a break. It's so deranged. I feel so sorry for Brad Raffensberger, but kudos to him for standing up for our democracy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jan 04, 2021, 05:50:28 AM
What are the chances he calls this "a perfect call" too?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jan 04, 2021, 05:58:15 AM
I have a feeling he won't end up with near the support he thinks he does after the 20th.



I live prime smack dab in elephant country and aside from blowing up the covid relief bill and trying to get the 2000 dollars as a last gasp measure to get support, I really think he's done.  Everybody is tired of his schtick, and that includes most long time republicans I've been around.




Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jan 04, 2021, 06:20:53 AM
Deep red Kentucky?  Land of Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul?  Hell, Trump even shills for KFC.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jan 04, 2021, 06:48:04 AM
He Gunna reactivate the Colonel's commission?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jan 04, 2021, 06:49:30 AM
He may have to.  An army marches on its stomach, after all.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Jan 04, 2021, 07:10:58 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jan 04, 2021, 05:58:15 AM
I have a feeling he won't end up with near the support he thinks he does after the 20th.



I live prime smack dab in elephant country and aside from blowing up the covid relief bill and trying to get the 2000 dollars as a last gasp measure to get support, I really think he's done.  Everybody is tired of his schtick, and that includes most long time republicans I've been around.

Let's hope you're right!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Jan 04, 2021, 12:49:34 PM
I live in Trump country and everyone here has drank the koolaid.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jan 04, 2021, 05:45:51 PM
We are very AG based, and AG republicans are very what have you done for me lately.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jan 06, 2021, 05:26:48 AM
https://www.facebook.com/nycjayjay/posts/10157362623505443

https://www.facebook.com/nycjayjay/posts/10157362641860443
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Jan 06, 2021, 09:19:00 PM
Spoiler
(https://media.tenor.com/images/6f325225aeebe2f01e4fcfeab6d710ff/tenor.gif)
[close]
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Jan 07, 2021, 01:17:56 AM
Welp, he appears to have a little more support than I thought. 


Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Jan 07, 2021, 01:42:48 AM
Weaponizing ignorance, inciting violence, and fanning the flames of stupidity. Welcome to the new America, what a dark day for this country and democracy everywhere.

I hope something comes from this, they need to remove Trump immediately. Even if it's only a symbolic gesture toward the restoration of democracy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jan 07, 2021, 04:38:54 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jan 07, 2021, 01:17:56 AM
Welp, he appears to have a little more support than I thought.

Did you get recalled to duty yet?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jan 07, 2021, 05:39:10 AM
Quote from: Kimarhi on Jan 07, 2021, 01:17:56 AM
Welp, he appears to have a little more support than I thought.
Your problem was confusing Trump supporters with Republicans.

Trump supporters are Trump supporters, they are a distinct breed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jan 07, 2021, 06:27:00 AM
Unfortunately, the circles on that particular Venn diagram have a LOT of overlap.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jan 07, 2021, 07:06:56 AM
They do, but there's such a significant section now that is Trump-based it's no longer a good gauge to look at what devote Republicans are doing to see how much support Trump has.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Jan 08, 2021, 07:09:08 PM
Xena vs Hercules 💪😏⚡
https://twitter.com/RealLucyLawless/status/1347269869008420864
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Jan 09, 2021, 01:49:15 AM
Damn!!!   :o :o :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jan 09, 2021, 02:50:17 AM
Discovering Sorbo was an ultra-conservative Bible thumper was one of the more disillusioning moments of adulthood.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jan 09, 2021, 03:21:01 AM
Better now than when it comes time to film AvP3 and you wind up casting James Woods, Kevin Sorbo, Jon Voight, Kirk Cameron and Stephen Baldwin.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jan 09, 2021, 03:34:51 AM
Luckily the disillusionment happened quite a few years ago when I decided to check up on his career after a Hercules binge.

...yikes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Jan 20, 2021, 04:51:42 AM
A lil alarming

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/19/health/coronavirus-variant-vaccine-protection/index.html

Will I ever get to hug my parents again? :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jan 20, 2021, 04:55:22 AM
Quote from: 426Buddy on Jan 20, 2021, 04:51:42 AM
A lil alarming

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/19/health/coronavirus-variant-vaccine-protection/index.html

Will I ever get to hug my parents again? :'(

My guess is, this year will be just as bad.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on Jan 20, 2021, 08:59:35 PM
This year will be The Predator of years
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Jan 21, 2021, 09:56:40 PM
Quote from: Kradan on Jan 20, 2021, 08:59:35 PM
This year will be The Predator of years

You bring me confusion. I know The Predator is not a much beloved movie in general. But you like it. So, that was an optimistic prediction, or...

(https://s2.gifyu.com/images/HGJK.gif)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on Jan 23, 2021, 03:02:08 PM
I like it, yes. Doesn't stop me from using it as metaphor for something terrible though
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BigDaddyJohn on Jan 23, 2021, 04:51:57 PM
So, last year was Alien Resurrection ?  ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on Jan 23, 2021, 05:33:58 PM
I guess  ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Jan 23, 2021, 06:39:08 PM
Let's hope there isn't a Requiem on the way.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jan 23, 2021, 07:37:27 PM
Quote from: BigDaddyJohn on Jan 23, 2021, 04:51:57 PM
So, last year was Alien Resurrection ?  ;D

Something I really liked, but nobody else did? Yup, last year was Rez.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on Jan 23, 2021, 07:39:48 PM
 :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BigDaddyJohn on Jan 23, 2021, 08:26:02 PM
Quote from: Immortan Jonesy on Jan 23, 2021, 06:39:08 PM
Let's hope there isn't a Requiem on the way.

Even a Covenant maybe, who knows  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Jan 23, 2021, 09:05:19 PM
Quote from: BigDaddyJohn on Jan 23, 2021, 08:26:02 PM
Quote from: Immortan Jonesy on Jan 23, 2021, 06:39:08 PM
Let's hope there isn't a Requiem on the way.

Even a Covenant maybe, who knows  :P

I can't tell you how much I love that  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on Jan 23, 2021, 09:16:48 PM
Covenant year would be full of twists
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Jan 24, 2021, 12:13:49 AM
(https://i.ibb.co/s6XPvrh/Screenshot-20210123-211126-2.png)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Jan 31, 2021, 12:02:12 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9BAXUd0voY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4Yneg0pGoM
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jan 31, 2021, 07:07:14 AM
Quote from: Shinawi on Jan 31, 2021, 12:02:12 AM
meme economics


Been following this. Rates a solid:

(https://i.imgur.com/bDnPcxV.gif)




Although I'd sleep better if I saw a few fund managers leaping off buildings.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Feb 18, 2021, 01:33:37 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_l9ugV9jWo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT_8SDkWe_M
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpaceJac37 on Feb 25, 2021, 01:05:18 PM
Some people here may think that this topic isn't worth discussing, but still, I want to ask your opinion about it. Well, at the end of 2020, Russia announced they plan to create a copy of SpaceX Falcon 9. Even though they state these two spaceships differ, I examined the existing information and found out that Russian Amur looks pretty much like Falcon 9. What do you think about it? It's outrageous.

Quote from: Samhain13 on Nov 22, 2020, 10:22:25 PM
I have tried pissing seated after doing number 2 and it kind of felt weird, then I just stood up finished it normally.
It also seemed weird for me for the first time, but I decided to overcome this feeling, and now I can't pee standing up. Btw, I often hear doctors stating it has many benefits for men's health, so why not change your habits? :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Feb 26, 2021, 01:00:43 AM
"I ain't got time to pee"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BigDaddyJohn on Mar 15, 2021, 11:54:13 AM
Don't know where else to post this so I'll do it here...

The legendary boxer Marvelous Marvin Hagler passed away saturday aged 66. My favourite boxer of all time, an inspiration for me. RIP legend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ5sHHfIcFI&ab_channel=haNZAgod
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: AliceApocalypse on Mar 15, 2021, 11:59:12 AM
Quote from: SpaceJac37 on Feb 25, 2021, 01:05:18 PM
Some people here may think that this topic isn't worth discussing, but still, I want to ask your opinion about it. Well, at the end of 2020, Russia announced they plan to create a copy of SpaceX Falcon 9. Even though they state these two spaceships differ, I examined the existing information and found out that Russian Amur looks pretty much like Falcon 9. What do you think about it? It's outrageous.


The Russians copied our Space Shuttle with the Buran, and it only flew one time.  Honestly, I am hoping for a renewed space race.  Friendly competition might bring out the best in both of our countries in terms of science and innovation. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 15, 2021, 07:12:37 PM
Quote from: SpaceJac37 on Feb 25, 2021, 01:05:18 PM
Some people here may think that this topic isn't worth discussing, but still, I want to ask your opinion about it. Well, at the end of 2020, Russia announced they plan to create a copy of SpaceX Falcon 9. Even though they state these two spaceships differ, I examined the existing information and found out that Russian Amur looks pretty much like Falcon 9. What do you think about it? It's outrageous.

Someone's always copying someone else's homework and changing it a little.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N17tpaAgz3w
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: oduodu on Mar 17, 2021, 08:39:13 PM
sabine schmitz the german lady who almost did the nurburgring in a panel van on top gear in 10 minutes has passed sesy from cancer aged 51.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Mar 19, 2021, 01:53:44 AM
It's very sad what happened in Atlanta.

But there's one thing that confuses me. The Asian victims are being claimed as Koreans. None of the released identities of the Asian victims are Korean names so far. Those are Chinese names.

https://news.yahoo.com/2-days-rampage-atlanta-investigators-195121200.html
Quote
2 days after rampage, Atlanta investigators are still working with Korean officials to find victims' families


  • Investigators are still trying to find families of the four Asian women killed in Atlanta.

  • The department is working with Korean officials to locate and notify next-of-kin.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/atlanta-police-say-hate-crime-charges-still-possible-for-spa-killings-our-investigation-is-looking-at-everything-204701327.html
QuoteAtlanta police say hate crime charges still possible for spa killings: 'Our investigation is looking at everything'

The deputy chief added that the department had not yet released the names of the four women who were killed at two locations in northeast Atlanta because it is working to make sure their families were properly notified first. The other four fatalities were identified as Ashley Yaun, 33; Paul Andre Michels, 54; Xiaojie Yan, 49; and Daoyou Feng, 44.

EDIT:
https://news.yahoo.com/atlanta-spa-shootings-victims-202657168.html
QuoteAtlanta spa shootings: Who are the victims?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 19, 2021, 02:01:13 AM
I think the fetishisation of east Asian women in general and white male entitlement is probably a slightly more pressing issue over whether their heritage is Chinese or Korean.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Mar 19, 2021, 02:39:46 AM
It's sad what happened, and I know that every east Asian in the US feels unsafe now.

https://news.yahoo.com/atlanta-spa-shootings-victims-202657168.html
QuoteOnly four have been named so far by US officials. South Korean diplomats in the US say they believe that four of those who died were of Korean origin.
QuoteShe emigrated from China years ago and her daughter had recently graduated from college, a friend of Ms Tan's told USA Today.

Of course, this is a tragedy regardless of their heritage. I'm just wondering because the Korean news mistakenly identified all of the Asian victims as Koreans. Naturally, the Korean citizens want their government to act quickly and help the families of the victims. But so far, I haven't seen any Korean names. This is a big issue in South Korea because there were certain times in the past when the South Korean embassies were caught neglecting the Koreans in trouble abroad.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Mar 19, 2021, 03:19:26 AM
Put it down to early days in the investigation and western media slapping the label 'Asian' on anyone from China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, Laos, etc.  Which is part of the problem.

If the victims were Italian, they wouldn't labelled as European.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Mr.Turok on Mar 19, 2021, 05:18:31 AM
I just hate the Atlanta's police reporting on this just as much, labeling as "man had a bad day" and possibly not racially motivated, when his internet history and number of victims happened to be mostly Asian, targeted in Asian massage parlors. You bet your ass if the victims were white and the criminal was any other race, hell's fire would have been dropped hard on his ass, using any single excuse they can think of to put his ass in the slammer for life and smearing the entire race's fault for that asshole's sins.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Jon Sorensen on Mar 19, 2021, 02:39:01 PM
Student legally names himself after a fish in exchange for £176 of free sushi.

The fish-loving university student officially changed their name, after a chain of sushi restaurants offered an all-you-can-eat sushi meal for the person who changed their name, along with five friends.

Officials in Taiwan are begging people to stop changing their name to "salmon" after more than 130 fish-lovers changed their name to bag free sushi.

British Daily Mirror, 18 March 2021.

www.jonsorensencreative.com
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: The_Nostromo_Files on Mar 28, 2021, 08:02:56 PM
(https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/1092/production/_117724240_evergivencloseup_maxar976.jpg)

Boy, the Ever Green situation is something else. For the past week, the Suez Canal has become a pinch-point, so if your latest collective order from China is delayed, well...

https://www.bbc.com/news/56523659 (https://www.bbc.com/news/56523659)

Sorry Admins: I saw the "in the news" thread after posting this. Move me over, will ya?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 30, 2021, 10:16:58 PM
https://news.sky.com/story/mice-and-even-people-really-could-have-the-ability-to-become-toxic-snake-venom-scientists-say-12260415
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Mar 30, 2021, 10:43:37 PM
The Star Wars fandom comes to mind. I wonder if any of them can develop real oral venom. 🤔
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Mar 30, 2021, 11:27:14 PM
I think it's safe to say that most of humanity has developed the ability to manufacture and spew unlimited amounts of bullsh*t.

Venom can't be that big a leap.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Mar 30, 2021, 11:50:40 PM
And then everyone will have to go through a mandatory surgery at birth so no human has easy access to a solution to suicide. Of course, sometimes the host creature is immune to themselves. >:(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Apr 05, 2021, 11:46:03 PM
https://mashable.com/article/yahoo-answers-shutting-down/
QuoteYahoo Answers will completely cease to exist
(https://www.thehonestkitchen.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/CatMemes-copy-10.jpg)

https://www.timesnownews.com/the-buzz/article/woman-finds-out-sons-bride-is-her-long-lost-daughter-on-their-wedding-day/741660
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Apr 09, 2021, 04:55:11 AM
https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/baby-is-born-with-3-penises-for-the-first-time-in-recorded-history/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 13, 2021, 04:38:26 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueeHKti5loA
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 14, 2021, 10:42:07 PM
https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1382403602065592321
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Apr 14, 2021, 11:25:00 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Apr 14, 2021, 10:42:07 PM
https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1382403602065592321

https://twitter.com/TimJDillon/status/1382443076828942339
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Apr 16, 2021, 02:09:42 AM
We'll be leaving some "advisers" behind.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 19, 2021, 11:25:25 PM
https://twitter.com/60Minutes/status/1383923100882898955
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Apr 20, 2021, 12:55:40 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Apr 19, 2021, 11:25:25 PM
https://twitter.com/60Minutes/status/1383923100882898955

Nursing home activities have really improved since I was a kid.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Apr 25, 2021, 02:21:47 AM
https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/23/22399721/uk-post-office-software-bug-criminal-convictions-overturned
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Xeno Killer 2179 on Apr 28, 2021, 04:16:14 AM
https://montrealgazette.com/news/world/pfizer-is-testing-a-pill-that-if-successful-could-become-first-ever-home-cure-for-covid-19
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on May 05, 2021, 04:32:37 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-rMCOES7Lo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-47q4Zx2cHw
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on May 10, 2021, 03:45:26 AM
For those interested in Mexican crime, cartel and narco news.

http://www.borderlandbeat.com/

https://www.instagram.com/demoler_/

Sidenote: lots of spoilers for Netflix's Narcos: Mexico.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on May 17, 2021, 03:48:31 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6x0SEPxT3c
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on May 19, 2021, 02:30:55 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBtMbBPzqHY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygB4EZ7ggig

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNsxtNUeFB4
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on May 19, 2021, 10:45:23 PM
Just doesn't make any sense does it? Aliens or not it just defies physics.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on May 20, 2021, 04:23:11 AM
Anomalous aerial phenomena sounds cool ⚇
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on May 23, 2021, 11:03:47 PM
Meanwhile in Columbia:

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BigDaddyJohn on May 24, 2021, 12:35:21 PM
Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on May 10, 2021, 03:45:26 AM
For those interested in Mexican crime, cartel and narco news.

http://www.borderlandbeat.com/

https://www.instagram.com/demoler_/

Sidenote: lots of spoilers for Netflix's Narcos: Mexico.

How close do you follow this ? I do, would be interesting to have other people's opinion on it.

Meanwhile, legendary mangaka Kentaro Miura died few weeks ago. He will leave is masterpiece "Berserk" unfinished. Rest in peace.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on May 24, 2021, 09:39:42 PM
Quote from: BigDaddyJohn on May 24, 2021, 12:35:21 PM
Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on May 10, 2021, 03:45:26 AM
For those interested in Mexican crime, cartel and narco news.

http://www.borderlandbeat.com/

https://www.instagram.com/demoler_/

Sidenote: lots of spoilers for Netflix's Narcos: Mexico.

How close do you follow this ? I do, would be interesting to have other people's opinion on it.

I follow the two main groups that are battling for control, CJNG and CDS, the infighting among CDS, and the general state of things.
And I listen to almost every podcast appearance of Ed Calderon. The man is an excellent source of information.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l20tu7O0OY
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BigDaddyJohn on May 24, 2021, 11:30:52 PM
Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on May 24, 2021, 09:39:42 PM
Quote from: BigDaddyJohn on May 24, 2021, 12:35:21 PM
Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on May 10, 2021, 03:45:26 AM
For those interested in Mexican crime, cartel and narco news.

http://www.borderlandbeat.com/

https://www.instagram.com/demoler_/

Sidenote: lots of spoilers for Netflix's Narcos: Mexico.

How close do you follow this ? I do, would be interesting to have other people's opinion on it.

I follow the two main groups that are battling for control, CJNG and CDS, the infighting among CDS, and the general state of things.
And I listen to almost every podcast appearance of Ed Calderon. The man is an excellent source of information.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l20tu7O0OY

Yeah I saw a lot of his interviews. I have a friend from Tijuana, and he (as well as many other people online) think Mayo Zambada's CDS faction seem to be the lesser evil in all this. Chapitos faction on the other hand don't seem to get much praise over there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on May 25, 2021, 05:44:59 AM
Quote from: BigDaddyJohn on May 24, 2021, 11:30:52 PM
Yeah I saw a lot of his interviews. I have a friend from Tijuana, and he (as well as many other people online) think Mayo Zambada's CDS faction seem to be the lesser evil in all this. Chapitos faction on the other hand don't seem to get much praise over there.

My guess:
The Zambada faction gets more respect because they've been around longer. They're more low profile than Chapo was and the Chapitos are now. Which probably provided more stability.

Personally, I think it's gonna get worse and worse. Not just Tijuana but everything.

Something more fun: have you heard Ed's donkey show story?  :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BigDaddyJohn on May 25, 2021, 10:52:08 AM
Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on May 25, 2021, 05:44:59 AM
Quote from: BigDaddyJohn on May 24, 2021, 11:30:52 PM
Yeah I saw a lot of his interviews. I have a friend from Tijuana, and he (as well as many other people online) think Mayo Zambada's CDS faction seem to be the lesser evil in all this. Chapitos faction on the other hand don't seem to get much praise over there.

My guess:
The Zambada faction gets more respect because they've been around longer. They're more low profile than Chapo was and the Chapitos are now. Which probably provided more stability.

Personally, I think it's gonna get worse and worse. Not just Tijuana but everything.

Something more fun: have you heard Ed's donkey show story?  :D

No but given the title that could be fun  :laugh:

Oh and something my friend told me, backed by his family, is that Zambada don't do extortion, which is why they are more tolerated overall. I don't know if it's totally true though.

Edit : I confirm everything I see on online reports, comments etc, say when Zambada is in charge of a plaza, extortion is non-existent, as when it's other cartels, it happens on a daily basis. Also read a lot of stuff saying Zambada is a DEA informant, which could explain why he never did one day of prison.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on May 25, 2021, 10:03:34 PM
https://welikeshooting.com/show/346/

1h17m50s

Enjoy!  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on May 31, 2021, 12:45:25 AM
https://www.businessinsider.com/killer-drone-hunted-down-human-target-without-being-told-un-2021-5 (https://www.businessinsider.com/killer-drone-hunted-down-human-target-without-being-told-un-2021-5)
Quote

  • A deadly drone "hunted down" a human target without being instructed to do so, according to a UN report.
    The incident took place during clashes in Libya last year, the Daily Star reported.
    Experts are sounding the alarm about the lack of regulation around using "killer robots."
QuoteThe Turkish-built KARGU-2, a deadly attack drone designed for asymmetric warfare and anti-terrorist operations, targeted one of Haftar's soldiers while he tried to retreat, according to the paper.
QuoteThis is likely the first time drones have attacked humans without instructions to do so, Zak Kellenborn, a national security consultant who specializes in unmanned systems and drones, confirmed in the report.

Kallenborn, however, has concerns about the future of autonomous drones. "How brittle is the object recognition system?" he said. "How often does it misidentify targets?"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SM on Jun 02, 2021, 10:19:50 PM
Not news per se, but novelist vs. Vasquez on Yelp.

https://twitter.com/jfruh/status/1399862805008838663
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jun 03, 2021, 10:14:32 AM
More than 200 bodies found at Indigenous school in Canada

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/215-bodies-found-canada-indigenous-school/

Pretty disgusting and shameful, coming from a Canadian who usually sees genocide as something foreign to us, and it's especially terrible with the fact these kids were under the "care" of the church and the government who sought to assimilate them, and people talk about it as if it's ancient history but the last of these residential schools weren't shut down until 1996 and the generations that were scarred are quite alive and quite among us.

From what I understand Canada has at the least apologized in the past for the residential schools but the Roman Catholic Church has yet to ever apologize even after this discovery and instead continues to remain silent as usual.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BlueMarsalis79 on Jun 03, 2021, 11:38:26 AM
Identical to the mother and baby homes here in Ireland.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Jun 24, 2021, 01:31:46 AM
John McAfee (McAfee Antivirus) was found dead.
Probably cause is suicide. He said he would never do it and that if something happened to him, he got murdered.
But he was a intelligent weirdo so also possible he orchestrated it to make people trust the government even less. Or just to mess with people.

Posted this less than a year ago from jail

https://twitter.com/officialmcafee/status/1316801215083225096
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 24, 2021, 02:22:08 AM
Found dead in a Mexican jail after being told he was being extradited to the US.

I'm leaning on the suicide.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Jun 24, 2021, 02:54:39 AM
Spanish jail.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 24, 2021, 03:47:13 AM
I stand corrected.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 03, 2021, 05:20:59 AM
Part of the ocean is on fire after a pipeline ruptured in the Gulf of Mexico.

(https://insiderpaper.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/9C686548-393A-4FBA-918B-518D57EF70B2.jpeg)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Jul 03, 2021, 11:42:38 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PLzPJ7QVRY
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jul 03, 2021, 07:33:26 PM
Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 03, 2021, 05:20:59 AM
Part of the ocean is on fire after a pipeline ruptured in the Gulf of Mexico.

(https://insiderpaper.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/9C686548-393A-4FBA-918B-518D57EF70B2.jpeg)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss_4S78KCS8
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Jul 06, 2021, 04:21:45 AM
A guy in Austria got bit on the sac by a 5ft python hiding in his toilet.

That's why you check the bowl first dude, no matter where you are. Spiders under the seat are no joke either.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 13, 2021, 06:30:29 AM
Quote from: Huggs on Jul 06, 2021, 04:21:45 AM
A guy in Austria got bit on the sac by a 5ft python hiding in his toilet.

That's why you check the bowl first dude, no matter where you are. Spiders under the seat are no joke either.

Sounds horrible but less bad than a poisonous bite. Imagine having that (extra) poison flowing through your precious bits.
Think that happened in We're The Millers.



Clown world

https://twitter.com/godblesstofu/status/1414312983371653123
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jul 13, 2021, 06:14:52 PM
Quote from: Huggs on Jul 06, 2021, 04:21:45 AM
A guy in Austria got bit on the sac by a 5ft python hiding in his toilet.

That's why you check the bowl first dude, no matter where you are. Spiders under the seat are no joke either.


...Austria?

Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 13, 2021, 06:30:29 AM
Clown world

https://twitter.com/godblesstofu/status/1414312983371653123

There seems to be a connection between working in public libraries and being so enthusiastically progressive that common sense evaporates. Why is it always libraries?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: City Hunter Yautja on Jul 14, 2021, 04:32:53 AM
Football size Goldfish:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2021/07/11/minnesota-goldfish-invasive/?outputType=amp

(https://scontent-sjc3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/fr/cp0/e15/q65/218262980_336723464609483_1557100845673702174_n.jpg?_nc_cat=111&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=110474&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=nIPZ_3nY1ewAX-BfX6V&_nc_ht=scontent-sjc3-1.xx&oh=75476acac451a95bcb8e0866e37843b3&oe=60F29874)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 14, 2021, 04:49:31 AM
People really do not get how insane it is to keep a goldfish in a tiny bowl. I recently bought my mum a 130 litre tank because she had one in about 30l; it's grown three times the size already. Those things are supposed to be huge.

Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jul 13, 2021, 06:14:52 PM
There seems to be a connection between working in public libraries and being so enthusiastically progressive that common sense evaporates. Why is it always libraries?
They don't get out much.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 16, 2021, 12:32:40 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jul 13, 2021, 06:14:52 PM
There seems to be a connection between working in public libraries and being so enthusiastically progressive that common sense evaporates. Why is it always libraries?

It's where public readings usually happen.  :)



Durban, South Africa day(s) after the rioting and looting.
Looks surreal, like a Mad Max wasteland.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jul 18, 2021, 03:15:48 AM
https://twitter.com/travisakers/status/1414422153613778947
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Jul 18, 2021, 04:21:51 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Jul 18, 2021, 03:15:48 AM
https://twitter.com/travisakers/status/1414422153613778947

We are all adults, and therefore responsible for making our own choices. It appears this lady made a poor choice, and paid for it. Rest her soul.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jul 18, 2021, 05:39:50 AM
And I can't help but I wonder how many of her patients she exposed to her infection.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Jul 18, 2021, 05:46:14 AM
You'd think under these particular circumstances, the vaccine would be mandatory for people in her particular line of work.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jul 18, 2021, 05:53:17 AM
It is in some places.

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/06/23/texas-hospital-houston-methodist-vaccine-employees-fired-resign/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Jul 18, 2021, 05:59:31 AM
I figured Alex Jones would show up somewhere in there.

So, is the vaccine supposed to turn us gay?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 18, 2021, 06:18:34 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Jul 18, 2021, 03:15:48 AM
https://twitter.com/travisakers/status/1414422153613778947

"My thoughts are with her family and loved ones, who are mourning her preventable and selfish loss."

https://twitter.com/Covid_1984_/status/1416065892878716932
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jul 18, 2021, 06:43:08 AM
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/06/28/fact-check-covid-19-vaers-death-reports-not-verified/7587577002/

QuoteDeaths reported to VAERS are not a "death toll." The database includes all serious adverse events following vaccination against COVID-19 — regardless of whether the vaccines are to blame. There have been more deaths reported to VAERS following COVID-19 vaccination than for other vaccines, but experts told USA TODAY that's not because the vaccines are deadly. Anti-vaccine advocates have erroneously cited the database for decades.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 18, 2021, 07:58:17 AM
So those deaths aren't real but covid ones are?
I'm so tired of all this stuff.

Not aimed at you, Local Trouble, but in general.
Might have to grow a beard, get myself a cabin in the mountains to get away from everything.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 18, 2021, 11:19:09 AM
They're real deaths, but a death being reported to VAERS does not mean the vaccine CAUSED the death.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Jul 18, 2021, 11:28:35 AM
Reading and comprehension, it's rarer than gold these days.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 18, 2021, 12:25:00 PM
Quote from: SiL on Jul 18, 2021, 11:19:09 AM
They're real deaths, but a death being reported to VAERS does not mean the vaccine CAUSED the death.

Ok, so that whole counter is just fake? Again, not addressed at anyone in particular, just questioning things in general.

And let's say there are actual side effects, including possible deaths, where would one find those numbers? And how can one know those numbers are accurate.

Quote from: 426Buddy on Jul 18, 2021, 11:28:35 AM
Reading and comprehension, it's rarer than gold these days.

So is empathy for people who's first language isn't English.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BigDaddyJohn on Jul 18, 2021, 01:45:19 PM
The major problem with vaccines appears to be ineficiency I'd say. Numbers of vaccinated people being admitted in hospitals is almost the same (with almost the same death ratio) as non-vaccinated ones in my country.

I'm talking about people listed with same characteristics in both cases (age, other health conditions etc). That's a problem.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 18, 2021, 05:55:25 PM
I'd like to see sources for that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 18, 2021, 08:11:36 PM
Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 18, 2021, 12:25:00 PM

Ok, so that whole counter is just fake? Again, not addressed at anyone in particular, just questioning things in general.

And let's say there are actual side effects, including possible deaths, where would one find those numbers? And how can one know those numbers are accurate.
The counter is not fake. It's just that VAERS collects reports for anything that goes wrong after someone has had a vaccine - those reports then need to be investigated to see if the vaccine was the cause.

There are side effects. Most government health sites report them.

Quote from: BigDaddyJohn on Jul 18, 2021, 01:45:19 PM
The major problem with vaccines appears to be ineficiency I'd say. Numbers of vaccinated people being admitted in hospitals is almost the same (with almost the same death ratio) as non-vaccinated ones in my country.

I'm talking about people listed with same characteristics in both cases (age, other health conditions etc). That's a problem.
Which country? Which vaccine? Almost 100% of COVID deaths in the US are unvaccinated people now for example.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BigDaddyJohn on Jul 18, 2021, 08:45:43 PM
In France, and it was the Pfizer one. My personal view is that the vaccine has eficiency, but perhaps not as much as advertised, which would not be the first time.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 18, 2021, 08:52:55 PM
Are you able to provide sources? I can't find anything saying France is having as many vaccinated as unvaccinated hospitalized or dying.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 18, 2021, 09:37:40 PM
I find it to be a rather bold claim that would surely have credible sources to back it up if it were at all true.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BigDaddyJohn on Jul 19, 2021, 10:50:48 AM
Currently searching in more depth, and thus far those claims are mainly backed up by a french anti vaccine doctor, so indeed it could be taken with a grain of salt.

However, I just saw that Israel, who have the highest percentage of vaccinated people, saw the contamination rate rise again. It was publicly stated by the country's health department. I don't know what to think at this point.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 19, 2021, 11:28:51 AM
Anyone heard of the Ivermectin issue? 

https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1406582920043769860

Quote from: SiL on Jul 18, 2021, 08:11:36 PM
The counter is not fake. It's just that VAERS collects reports for anything that goes wrong after someone has had a vaccine - those reports then need to be investigated to see if the vaccine was the cause.

There are side effects. Most government health sites report them.

So counter real? Numbers not?
One would like to think a site like that would wait until investigations before posting numbers.

Quote from: BigDaddyJohn on Jul 18, 2021, 01:45:19 PM
The major problem with vaccines appears to be ineficiency I'd say. Numbers of vaccinated people being admitted in hospitals is almost the same (with almost the same death ratio) as non-vaccinated ones in my country.

I'm talking about people listed with same characteristics in both cases (age, other health conditions etc). That's a problem.

Read the same about Israel.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 19, 2021, 08:20:51 PM
VAERS is where everything that happens after someone gets a vaccine is reported. Everything. It then gets researched from there.

The issue isn't them reporting numbers early, the issue is people not understanding what VAERS actually keeps track of. It is not a record of confirmed side effects.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Jul 20, 2021, 12:39:54 AM
We must protect our precious bodily fluids.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Jul 20, 2021, 02:19:23 AM
Indeed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jul 20, 2021, 02:37:41 AM
Testosterone?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Jul 20, 2021, 03:16:06 AM
The essence, Mandrake.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jul 21, 2021, 04:22:52 AM
https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1417502417713864711
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: City Hunter Yautja on Jul 21, 2021, 07:37:16 PM
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/delta-variant-doctor-cautions-americans-about-traveling-to-florida-145905680.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Jul 21, 2021, 08:21:51 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Jul 21, 2021, 04:22:52 AM
https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1417502417713864711

Publicity is publicity.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: City Hunter Yautja on Jul 21, 2021, 08:59:20 PM
Blackholes don't shrink:

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/stephen-hawking-black-holes-simply-182700223.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Jul 21, 2021, 10:59:47 PM
"They just...fade away"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: City Hunter Yautja on Jul 21, 2021, 11:08:11 PM
Has anyone checked the blackholes for Nero? (Star Trek) :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 22, 2021, 06:31:55 PM
https://twitter.com/aginnt/status/1417860184538451968
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jul 22, 2021, 08:08:13 PM
Aaron is a hyperbolic bitch. That kind of lockdown is why NZ repelled the virus early, there's nothing funny or scary about it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 22, 2021, 09:11:52 PM
Based on those results, I do find it scary how far a government is willing to go.

Also gives me the impression they don't want to open up until there's zero infections, which seems impossible to me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jul 22, 2021, 09:16:05 PM
We did it, and it was fine.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Dachande on Jul 22, 2021, 09:17:46 PM
Meanwhile in the UK, we opened up despite the warnings of scientists around the world, and now tonnes of shops and supermarkets are having to temporarily close because of staff having to self isolate, because everyone is free to do what they like again.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 22, 2021, 11:03:29 PM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jul 22, 2021, 09:16:05 PM
We did it, and it was fine.

Once?
We already had a couple over here. And it wouldn't surprise me if we got another one after the summer.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 23, 2021, 04:27:37 AM
They're not after zero transmissions, they're after less cases all with known links.

If the Federal government could pull its head out its ass for one f**king day we might actually get on top of one of these disasters, be it bushfires or pandemics, but no. We've got Scotty from Marketing in charge and he's taking all of us down with him.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jul 23, 2021, 10:06:30 AM
Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 22, 2021, 11:03:29 PM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jul 22, 2021, 09:16:05 PM
We did it, and it was fine.

Once?
We already had a couple over here. And it wouldn't surprise me if we got another one after the summer.

One ultra strict, nation wide one followed partial easing over two months, then a few more regional mid level ones. Obviously having a physical border made it easier, but Australia isn't exactly famous for being landlocked so there's no (good) reason they can't do the same. I'm actually perplexed as to what your problem is or why you're scaremongering.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 23, 2021, 01:22:47 PM
The biggest issue is getting locked down with no real support. The government has dragged its feet every f**king day of this pandemic, only offering relief at the last second, begrudgingly, and always quick to take it away the second they can justify it. Everyone has been saying being an island makes us an ideal place to isolate, but the continual political dick measuring and incompetence has f**ked it spectacularly.

Half the country is in lockdown but they won't reinstate their JobKeeper payment plans. The country's getting as bad as it was last year but without any of the support measures in place. It is absolutely f**ked.

I do not use the word lightly, but ScoMo is an unrepentant c**t and his leadership has been the worst thing to happen to this country since they took literally stealing children off the books.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 23, 2021, 01:34:13 PM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jul 23, 2021, 10:06:30 AM
One ultra strict, nation wide one followed partial easing over two months, then a few more regional mid level ones. Obviously having a physical border made it easier, but Australia isn't exactly famous for being landlocked so there's no (good) reason they can't do the same. I'm actually perplexed as to what your problem is or why you're scaremongering.

Scaremongering  :laugh:

If you trust your goverment, then good for you.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jul 23, 2021, 04:15:55 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2f633JsyCk
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Jul 23, 2021, 08:05:54 PM
The Republicans are getting more public about vaccinations because the anti-vax portion of their constituency is gonna start dying off and taking their votes with them. Just like the Democrats are scrambling to pin the "defund the police" movement on the Republicans.

It's all just damage control.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 23, 2021, 08:22:59 PM
Just saw an article about several fully vaccinated US students catching Rona and all of them are symptomathic.
And another one that said 9 outta 10 people in their 30's have anti-bodies. Think this one was about the UK or part of it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Jul 23, 2021, 08:23:56 PM
I'd bet death will not be one of their symptoms.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Dachande on Jul 23, 2021, 08:24:14 PM
Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 23, 2021, 08:22:59 PM
Just saw an article about several fully vaccinated US students catching Rona and all of them are symptomathic.
And another one that said 9 outta 10 people in their 30's have anti-bodies. Think this one was about the UK or part of it.

You want to actually share these articles?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 23, 2021, 09:47:58 PM
Quote from: Dachande on Jul 23, 2021, 08:24:14 PM
You want to actually share these articles?

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/07/21/nine-10-30-year-olds-uk-have-covid-antibodies/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-9818525/Seven-fully-vaccinated-Stanford-students-test-positive-coronavirus.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 23, 2021, 10:24:58 PM
Yeah, that'll happen. The vaccine drastically lowers chance of getting infected, but it's not guaranteed. You can still get infected.

The delta variant is newer than the vaccine, and so the vaccines are slightly less effective against it. The real worrying part is if people start getting hospitalised -- not infected, not symptomatic, but majorly, mortally ill -- when infected with strains of COVID the vaccine was actually developed for. Then you've got a faulty vaccine.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: City Hunter Yautja on Jul 23, 2021, 10:50:08 PM
The Lambra variant is worrisome because its not getting the coverage of Delta.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 23, 2021, 10:54:50 PM
I can't keep up with all these variations anymore.
Chinese, Brazilian, Indian,...
Whatever happened to the Brazilian one anyway?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Jul 23, 2021, 11:02:57 PM
"Vaccinations are effective at preventing severe illness"

☝️
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 23, 2021, 11:09:13 PM
Quote from: City Hunter Yautja on Jul 23, 2021, 10:50:08 PM
The Lambra variant is worrisome because its not getting the coverage of Delta.

I just noticed this sounds similar to the name of fraternities and sororities  :laugh:

X amount of years from now we'll have this variant.

(https://media1.tenor.com/images/0ac35e848004de7b73df2a77393844b7/tenor.gif)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: City Hunter Yautja on Jul 24, 2021, 02:56:57 AM
Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 23, 2021, 10:54:50 PM
I can't keep up with all these variations anymore.
Chinese, Brazilian, Indian,...
Whatever happened to the Brazilian one anyway?

Sounds like we are talking about cuisine.

I wish Lambra was Lambart strain. Then everyone would be worried.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 24, 2021, 06:38:08 PM
https://twitter.com/TimJDillon/status/1418672391027412995

It's fake but fun.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Sqwd on Jul 24, 2021, 08:33:31 PM
Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 24, 2021, 06:38:08 PM
https://twitter.com/TimJDillon/status/1418672391027412995

It's fake but fun.  :laugh:

I saw this earlier this morning very funny but very fake  :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jul 24, 2021, 08:44:41 PM
Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 23, 2021, 01:34:13 PM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jul 23, 2021, 10:06:30 AM
One ultra strict, nation wide one followed partial easing over two months, then a few more regional mid level ones. Obviously having a physical border made it easier, but Australia isn't exactly famous for being landlocked so there's no (good) reason they can't do the same. I'm actually perplexed as to what your problem is or why you're scaremongering.

Scaremongering  :laugh:

I was tired. I should have said the tweet you shared was scaremongering and you were endorsing it. Before you say it isn't:

"No, this isn't satire; this isn't from a horror movie. This is Australia."

...clearly implies that this is unprecedented (it's not) and excessive (it's not). SiL has elucidated on the adjacent issues that hamper what is otherwise a sensible measure.

QuoteIf you trust your goverment, then good for you.

I trust this specific current NZ government to be broadly well intentioned with a combination of extreme naiveté and harsh pragmatism, depending on the given subject. SiL is clearly of the opinion that their govt doesn't deserve the same good faith engagement. As he said and I have already referred to, that has nothing to do with the severity of any lockdown quarantines and everything to do with lack of social/financial support for them (when they even happen, which is inconsistent).

Quote from: City Hunter Yautja on Jul 23, 2021, 10:50:08 PM
The Lambra variant is worrisome because its not getting the coverage of Delta.

Lambda, with a D.

And give it a few weeks to actually cause widespread trouble, the Delta strain was on the loose for ages before media and governments caught up.

Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 23, 2021, 11:09:13 PM
Quote from: City Hunter Yautja on Jul 23, 2021, 10:50:08 PM
The Lambra variant is worrisome because its not getting the coverage of Delta.

I just noticed this sounds similar to the name of fraternities and sororities  :laugh:

X amount of years from now we'll have this variant.

https://media1.tenor.com/images/0ac35e848004de7b73df2a77393844b7/tenor.gif

Congratulations you have discovered the Greek alphabet.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 24, 2021, 09:00:32 PM
NSW (Liberal government) refused to give Victoria (Labor) any of their vaccine supply when Victoria was hard hit earlier this year.

Now NSW is crying for everyone else's vaccine supplies because they can't be f**ked doing a proper lockdown.

Magically the federal government (Liberal) has found extra vaccines from a national stockpile they flat out said didn't exist several days ago.

I'm so so very sick of this country's shit it's giving me heart burn
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jul 24, 2021, 09:05:02 PM
Can't say I'm shocked.

Also, edited my post slightly so it seems less like I'm letting Aus off the hook in this regard, I wasn't being as clear as I could be.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Dachande on Jul 24, 2021, 09:11:43 PM
Quote from: SiL on Jul 24, 2021, 09:00:32 PM
NSW (Liberal government) refused to give Victoria (Labor) any of their vaccine supply when Victoria was hard hit earlier this year.

Now NSW is crying for everyone else's vaccine supplies because they can't be f**ked doing a proper lockdown.

Magically the federal government (Liberal) has found extra vaccines from a national stockpile they flat out said didn't exist several days ago.

I'm so so very sick of this country's shit it's giving me heart burn

And just to make things more confusing, your 'Liberal' party is in fact your right-wing party, correct?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jul 24, 2021, 09:15:57 PM
One of their right wing parties. But that makes sense since Liberalism is inherently money-grubbing and f**ked, and the American "liberal" group would be right wing in most countries, even with the lip service to leftist ideas.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 24, 2021, 09:37:35 PM
Quote from: Dachande on Jul 24, 2021, 09:11:43 PM
Quote from: SiL on Jul 24, 2021, 09:00:32 PM
NSW (Liberal government) refused to give Victoria (Labor) any of their vaccine supply when Victoria was hard hit earlier this year.

Now NSW is crying for everyone else's vaccine supplies because they can't be f**ked doing a proper lockdown.

Magically the federal government (Liberal) has found extra vaccines from a national stockpile they flat out said didn't exist several days ago.

I'm so so very sick of this country's shit it's giving me heart burn

And just to make things more confusing, your 'Liberal' party is in fact your right-wing party, correct?
Yes, our Liberal party (currently the Liberal National Party as they had to form a coalition to gain power) is our conservative party and our Labor party is our... Opposition. I'd say liberal but right now they don't seem to stand for or do anything.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 24, 2021, 10:01:15 PM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jul 24, 2021, 08:44:41 PM

I was tired. I should have said the tweet you shared was scaremongering and you were endorsing it. Before you say it isn't:

"No, this isn't satire; this isn't from a horror movie. This is Australia."

...clearly implies that this is unprecedented (it's not) and excessive (it's not). SiL has elucidated on the adjacent issues that hamper what is otherwise a sensible measure.

So I endorse everything I post? Guess I'm endorsing the dildo rainbow monkey pedo as well.
To avoid further confusion I'll try to add my thoughts and feelings to future news items I post.

In case of the lockdown bit, I do think it's excessive.
If you don't think it is, that's your opinion which you're entitled to.

Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jul 24, 2021, 08:44:41 PM
Congratulations you have discovered the Greek alphabet.

Congratulations you have acted like a condenscending ****.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 24, 2021, 10:04:44 PM
If you post something without comment then yes, it does feel like you're using the link or image posted to present a perspective you share.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BlueMarsalis79 on Jul 24, 2021, 10:08:10 PM
Take it down a notch Baron.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: City Hunter Yautja on Jul 24, 2021, 10:48:42 PM
"Were all gonna die." -Billy, Predator

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b-Hgd5gHWbA
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 24, 2021, 10:59:30 PM
Quote from: SiL on Jul 24, 2021, 10:04:44 PM
If you post something without comment then yes, it does feel like you're using the link or image posted to present a perspective you share.

Usually what I mean is just: "Check this out and make up your own mind".
But apologies, like I said before, I'll try to be more clear in the future.

Quote from: Trash Queen on Jul 24, 2021, 10:08:10 PM
Take it down a notch Baron.

Mind your own business.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Jul 24, 2021, 11:09:20 PM
All of us woke up today. Lots of people didn't. Let all bullshit slide and be lovin' to each other. Tomorrow ain't guaranteed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: City Hunter Yautja on Jul 24, 2021, 11:29:19 PM
Quote from: Huggs on Jul 24, 2021, 11:09:20 PM
All of us woke up today. Lots of people didn't. Let all bullshit slide and be lovin' to each other. Tomorrow ain't guaranteed.


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jQnIS_nmGgA&vidve=5727&autoplay=1
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 24, 2021, 11:32:07 PM
Quote from: Huggs on Jul 24, 2021, 11:09:20 PM
All of us woke up today. Lots of people didn't. Let all bullshit slide and be lovin' to each other. Tomorrow ain't guaranteed.

Is this some ploy to try and get us naked?
Because if so, it's working...  :o
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: City Hunter Yautja on Jul 24, 2021, 11:37:52 PM
Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 24, 2021, 11:32:07 PM
Quote from: Huggs on Jul 24, 2021, 11:09:20 PM
All of us woke up today. Lots of people didn't. Let all bullshit slide and be lovin' to each other. Tomorrow ain't guaranteed.


Is this some ploy to try and get us naked?
Because if so, it's working...  :o

(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSpOlwM4zf_ULkhFyePeVMVZAvojGn7iMIdrpv6O2jgVZ065XYv&s)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BlueMarsalis79 on Jul 24, 2021, 11:38:38 PM
Uh huh...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 25, 2021, 12:05:08 AM
Quote from: City Hunter Yautja on Jul 24, 2021, 11:37:52 PM
Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 24, 2021, 11:32:07 PM
Is this some ploy to try and get us naked?
Because if so, it's working...  :o

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSpOlwM4zf_ULkhFyePeVMVZAvojGn7iMIdrpv6O2jgVZ065XYv&s

Huggs wants our lifeforce!!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: City Hunter Yautja on Jul 25, 2021, 12:06:28 AM
Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 25, 2021, 12:05:08 AM
Quote from: City Hunter Yautja on Jul 24, 2021, 11:37:52 PM
Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 24, 2021, 11:32:07 PM
Is this some ploy to try and get us naked?
Because if so, it's working...  :o

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSpOlwM4zf_ULkhFyePeVMVZAvojGn7iMIdrpv6O2jgVZ065XYv&s

Huggs wants our lifeforce!!!

I'm not saying its space vampires.. but its space vampires. :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jul 25, 2021, 12:20:12 AM
Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 23, 2021, 10:54:50 PM
I can't keep up with all these variations anymore.
Chinese, Brazilian, Indian,...
Whatever happened to the Brazilian one anyway?

Samhain eradicated it with PHG injections.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 25, 2021, 12:27:43 AM
 :laugh:

Hear ye, hear ye!
By proclamation of Sir Yaunta and Sir Baron, The noble Sir Huggs will now carry the crest of Space Vampire.
May he carry it with honour.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Jul 25, 2021, 12:29:58 AM
Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 25, 2021, 12:05:08 AM
Quote from: City Hunter Yautja on Jul 24, 2021, 11:37:52 PM
Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 24, 2021, 11:32:07 PM
Is this some ploy to try and get us naked?
Because if so, it's working...  :o

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSpOlwM4zf_ULkhFyePeVMVZAvojGn7iMIdrpv6O2jgVZ065XYv&s

Huggs wants our lifeforce!!!

I need it to sustain these giant balls I'm carryin around.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: City Hunter Yautja on Jul 25, 2021, 12:59:38 AM
Quote from: Huggs on Jul 25, 2021, 12:29:58 AM
Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 25, 2021, 12:05:08 AM
Quote from: City Hunter Yautja on Jul 24, 2021, 11:37:52 PM
Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 24, 2021, 11:32:07 PM
Is this some ploy to try and get us naked?
Because if so, it's working...  :o

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSpOlwM4zf_ULkhFyePeVMVZAvojGn7iMIdrpv6O2jgVZ065XYv&s

Huggs wants our lifeforce!!!

I need it to sustain these giant balls I'm carryin around.

The Doom of Man:

(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRxwadEgyqJOTEQbi83gXC-xOTTZ2os3PeTfg&usqp=CAU)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Jul 25, 2021, 01:16:45 AM
Quote from: Huggs on Jul 25, 2021, 12:29:58 AM
Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 25, 2021, 12:05:08 AM
Quote from: City Hunter Yautja on Jul 24, 2021, 11:37:52 PM
Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 24, 2021, 11:32:07 PM
Is this some ploy to try and get us naked?
Because if so, it's working...  :o

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSpOlwM4zf_ULkhFyePeVMVZAvojGn7iMIdrpv6O2jgVZ065XYv&s

Huggs wants our lifeforce!!!

I need it to sustain these giant balls I'm carryin around.

(https://s20.directupload.net/images/210725/tt6xzmlp.gif)

Spoiler
(https://s20.directupload.net/images/210725/3az4ptqj.png)
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 25, 2021, 01:19:20 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPlqLHcphyw
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: City Hunter Yautja on Jul 25, 2021, 01:47:45 AM
Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 25, 2021, 12:27:43 AM
:laugh:

Hear ye, hear ye!
By proclamation of Sir Yaunta and Sir Baron, The noble Sir Huggs will now carry the crest of Space Vampire.
May he carry it with honour.

I shall be keeping garlic on me from now on. :D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BigDaddyJohn on Jul 25, 2021, 03:44:54 PM
Anyone has an opinion to share about what's happening in Israel with vaccinated people ?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Jul 25, 2021, 05:13:26 PM
All kinds of studies floating around (as to be expected in a constantly changing situation like this).

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2108891 (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2108891)


QuoteWith the BNT162b2 vaccine, the effectiveness of two doses was 93.7% (95% CI, 91.6 to 95.3) among persons with the alpha variant and 88.0% (95% CI, 85.3 to 90.1) among those with the delta variant.

QuoteCONCLUSIONS
Only modest differences in vaccine effectiveness were noted with the delta variant as compared with the alpha variant after the receipt of two vaccine doses. Absolute differences in vaccine effectiveness were more marked after the receipt of the first dose. This finding would support efforts to maximize vaccine uptake with two doses among vulnerable populations.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jul 25, 2021, 09:44:37 PM
Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 24, 2021, 10:01:15 PM
Congratulations you have acted like a condenscending ****.

Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 24, 2021, 10:59:30 PM
Quote from: Trash Queen on Jul 24, 2021, 10:08:10 PM
Take it down a notch Baron.
Mind your own business.


Pot, meet kettle.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: City Hunter Yautja on Jul 25, 2021, 10:31:19 PM
Quote from: BigDaddyJohn on Jul 25, 2021, 03:44:54 PM
Anyone has an opinion to share about what's happening in Israel with vaccinated people ?

Israel is really having problems. The Orig Covid-19 strain was a lethal variant. Now Delta is wrecking havok.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 26, 2021, 01:44:59 AM
Protests in France against rona restrictions and the president.

https://twitter.com/ZNNpatriot/status/1417898792553226243

https://twitter.com/ElectionWiz/status/1418945970415542274

Disclaimer 1: posters finds the protests understandable.
Disclaimer 2: poster got the footage by searching for Paris on Twitter. Poster has no affiliations with used Twitter pages.

Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jul 25, 2021, 09:44:37 PM
Pot, meet kettle.

Not really how that works.

I was talking to Yaunta and you chose to make your condenscending remark to my post by assuming I don't know the Greek alphabet.
If you act the way you acted, you get an appropriate reply.

TQ chose to only address me, while she could've easily addressed us both, surely when you're the one who started this.
So I politely told her to mind her own business. I didn't make it personal unlike you.

Cheerio!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jul 26, 2021, 02:21:08 AM
Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 26, 2021, 01:44:59 AM
I didn't make it personal unlike you.

doodoo head
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jul 26, 2021, 02:47:14 AM
https://twitter.com/JoyceWhiteVance/status/1417837412915499014
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jul 26, 2021, 02:54:19 AM
I thought they stopped intubating last year because it just caused more problems?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jul 26, 2021, 02:57:18 AM
I'm not a doctor, so I'm guessing they decide whether to do it on a case-by-case basis?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Samhain13 on Jul 26, 2021, 03:28:56 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Jul 25, 2021, 12:20:12 AM
Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 23, 2021, 10:54:50 PM
I can't keep up with all these variations anymore.
Chinese, Brazilian, Indian,...
Whatever happened to the Brazilian one anyway?

Samhain eradicated it with PHG injections.

It never stood a chance.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 26, 2021, 03:33:28 AM
They picked a good picture of the doctor smh.
Now I imagine her being some psycho and delivering the bad news with creepy smile.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: City Hunter Yautja on Jul 26, 2021, 03:54:15 AM
What if Covid is the Black Goo?

"It was highly mutable." -David, Alien Covenant
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 26, 2021, 05:04:10 AM
Like you posted in the movie quote topic: life finds a way.
Similar to the flu, not that rona itself is similar, but there's a new flu variant and new flu vaccine each year.



Protests and incidents in Australia

https://twitter.com/Lukewearechange/status/1418997909073408006

Disclaimer: poster doesn't agree with exaggeration in the comment made by the Twitter guy. Poster is just showing there's protests in different countries.
Poster doesn't condone what seems to be like random violence against cops.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 26, 2021, 08:22:21 AM
They punched f**king horses.

Who punches a horse, seriously.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Hemi on Jul 26, 2021, 10:38:08 AM
Quote from: SiL on Jul 26, 2021, 08:22:21 AM
They punched f**king horses.

Who punches a horse, seriously.

The Covid denier and anti-vaxxer by the looks of it. Fortunately nature is on our side here (see article smiling death nurse from local).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Jul 26, 2021, 02:15:36 PM
Quote from: SiL on Jul 26, 2021, 08:22:21 AM
They punched f**king horses.

Who punches a horse, seriously.

Mongo does.

But he is merely pawn, in game of life.

Quote from: Hemi on Jul 26, 2021, 10:38:08 AM
Quote from: SiL on Jul 26, 2021, 08:22:21 AM
They punched f**king horses.

Who punches a horse, seriously.

The Covid denier and anti-vaxxer by the looks of it. Fortunately nature is on our side here.


I'd say it's unfortunate. But it's a problem that will indeed resolve itself.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 29, 2021, 01:06:10 AM
Not a sure thing.
Not everyone who gets it, gets sick or dies.
And there's the possibilty of anti-bodies.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Jul 29, 2021, 03:05:13 AM
Nobody needs to. We have vaccines now, and they kick ass.

But so many people have been vaccinated that there will be a noticeable difference in which group the sick and dead happen to fall into. That's gonna be hard to ignore when that difference shows up in someone's actual community.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jul 29, 2021, 08:21:28 AM
Quote from: Huggs on Jul 29, 2021, 03:05:13 AM
Nobody needs to. We have vaccines now, and they kick ass.

Well, they're kinda okay. Kick ass might be a bit generous, but broadly it's better than nothing.

QuoteBut so many people have been vaccinated that there will be a noticeable difference in which group the sick and dead happen to fall into. That's gonna be hard to ignore when that difference shows up in someone's actual community.

Despite the reputation my country has gained during this mediocre apocalypse, I've been told not to expect the option to vaccinate til after christmas.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 29, 2021, 08:26:43 AM
Australia's vaccine rollout is a f**king shambles. Our government has basically said they're too incompetent to hit targets so they're just jabbing whoever at this point. But not you, no -- it's not your turn, even though someone in the same demographic has you successfully got the vaccine, and someone whose "turn" it was hasn't been able to book an appointment for the last four months.

But you'll get it. Eventually.

Maybe.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jul 29, 2021, 08:30:53 AM
Quote from: SiL on Jul 29, 2021, 08:26:43 AM
Australia's vaccine rollout is a f**king shambles. Our government has basically said they're too incompetent to hit targets so they're just jabbing whoever at this point. But not you, no -- it's not your turn, even though someone in the same demographic has you successfully got the vaccine, and someone whose "turn" it was hasn't been able to book an appointment for the last four months.

But you'll get it. Eventually.

Maybe.

Same but with a much smaller population and, touch wood, no outbreaks.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BigDaddyJohn on Jul 29, 2021, 09:18:04 AM
As I said earlier, the vaccines don't seem to be as efficient as advertised, as a lot of vaccinated people in Israel got infected again. I know it's supposed to lower the severe cases rate, but isn't it supposed to lower drastically your chances of getting infected also, just like any vaccine is supposed to ?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 29, 2021, 10:05:07 AM
It's much more effective at the former than the latter.

There are new strains against which the first two shots are not as effective. They still offer protection, but not as much. This has been noted.

However, considering how much more contagious the new strain is, the infection rates still show a significant reduction in the risk of infection if you're vaccinated.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 29, 2021, 10:33:24 AM
Vaccinated people getting infected doesn't mean it's ineffective, and that goes for vaccines in general as complete immunity in vaccines is not as common as people think, it's nice as an ultimate goal but for the most part you aren't going to be invincible, but your existing defences will be reinforced and have early warning so the benefits of vaccination still monumentally outweigh the alternative.

The fact they're vaccinated means on average it won't be as bad or symptomatic for them, they'll recover faster and better and the virus is less likely to spread further from one person to another.

There's talk of a 4th wave being imminent here, but that it's the unvaccinated who are in the most trouble when it happens.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BigDaddyJohn on Jul 29, 2021, 12:13:38 PM
I'll get my second dose this saturday, so trust me I'm all for it. I just can't help asking myself questions, observing what's happening here and there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 30, 2021, 12:38:40 AM
Turkey's on fire. Different regions are dealing with large fires. Supposedly all started around the same time so probably arson (terrorism).

https://twitter.com/taegihours/status/1420901735061671944
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Jul 30, 2021, 01:05:50 AM
Or yet another elaborate gender reveal party.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Jul 31, 2021, 03:26:24 AM
Our tax...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-59xmF6VkM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcOJ7C1mB2o

Fortunately, everyone survived during that explosion.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Jul 31, 2021, 10:15:01 PM
Thousands of people all over France protested against the rona passport.
https://twitter.com/AnonymeCitoyen/status/1421492099141279745

Also some incidents. Check out this cop totally loosing it:
https://twitter.com/Babar_le_Rhino/status/1421524606712786947
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Aug 01, 2021, 01:59:27 AM
Officer Cosplay



Dear Diary,

"I have successfully infiltrated the gendarme"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Aug 04, 2021, 01:14:35 AM
https://twitter.com/m3rkin1/status/1422376172600573952
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Aug 05, 2021, 08:12:13 PM
https://thehill-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/566513-texas-republican-leader-dies-of-covid-19-five-days-after-anti?amp_js_v=a6&amp_gsa=1&amp&usqp=mq331AQKKAFQArABIIACAw%3D%3D#aoh=16281942068701&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fthehill.com%2Fhomenews%2Fstate-watch%2F566513-texas-republican-leader-dies-of-covid-19-five-days-after-anti
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Aug 08, 2021, 12:03:23 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQ3WZKT4U-8
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Aug 08, 2021, 01:57:29 AM
You can bet the idiots he listened to on radio and tv were actually vaccinated months ago.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Aug 08, 2021, 02:40:00 AM
Thought:
how about we (that includes me) stop posting "news" like that.
It's not news. It's the same stuff over and over again trying to convince people of doing or not doing something.
Maybe we could stick to our region and show eachother things we probably wouldn't hear about otherwise?
Just an idea...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Aug 08, 2021, 05:47:24 PM
Vaccine hesitancy and its consequences are part of the news. While I see your point, I'd say Local's post was relevant, as it immediately followed the article about the guy in Texas. Which was indeed news and is thus a continuation of a particluar subject.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Aug 09, 2021, 01:05:22 AM
I'm not interested in all those individual cases that are only shown to prove some point.
It's propaganda, not real news, just stuff to divide us.
Elections, masks, vaccines,... Always something. And no ones here's gonna change their minds anyway.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Aug 09, 2021, 01:37:58 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VnO5zxzb-0
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Aug 09, 2021, 02:02:29 AM
95%.

Kind of speaks for itself.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Aug 09, 2021, 02:03:23 AM
https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1422541071070937100
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Aug 09, 2021, 02:30:37 AM
The tragedy continues.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Aug 09, 2021, 02:51:21 AM
Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Aug 09, 2021, 01:05:22 AM
It's propaganda, not real news, just stuff to divide us.
Elections, masks, vaccines,... Always something.
People dying of an infectious disease that many refuse to believe exists/is a problem is not propaganda and the fact you think it is really encapsulates why everything's as f**ked as it is.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Aug 09, 2021, 03:32:19 AM
The anti-vaxxers may have the right to believe in whatever they want, but the problem is that they're selfish, irresponsible and dangerously irrational people that endanger others. After all, it's not like they are inhabiting a remote island, letting natural selection do its thing. Yes, I'm sorry I said that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Aug 09, 2021, 03:36:06 AM
Quote from: SiL on Aug 09, 2021, 02:51:21 AM
People dying of an infectious disease that many refuse to believe exists/is a problem is not propaganda and the fact you think it is really encapsulates why everything's as f**ked as it is.

Because that's what I said. Oh, wait, I didn't but you had to twist my words and to make it personal.
Keep on believing your mainstream media if that makes you happy.
Meanwhile you got an effective treatment that's being supressed, vaccinations causing mutations, that large part of hospitalised are vaccinated, Sweden doing alright with never imposing any lockdowns,...
You don't hear a lot about that do you?
But don't worry, your media certainly isn't biased and none of their material is propaganda to convince people to do or believe certain things.

Quote from: Immortan Jonesy on Aug 09, 2021, 03:32:19 AM
The anti-vaxxers may have the right to believe in whatever they want, but the problem is that they're selfish, irresponsible and dangerously irrational people that endanger others. After all, it's not like they are inhabiting a remote island, letting natural selection do its thing. Yes, I'm sorry I said that.

I see you have a lot of trust in the vaccine. Otherwise the unvaxed wouldn't be much a threat, no?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Aug 09, 2021, 04:10:25 AM
Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Aug 09, 2021, 03:36:06 AMMeanwhile you got an effective treatment that's being supressed, vaccinations causing mutations, that large part of hospitalised are vaccinated, Sweden doing alright with never imposing any lockdowns,...

According to...?

Spoiler
This ought to be good.
[close]
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Aug 09, 2021, 04:28:32 AM
Sweden got f**ked. Large numbers of people died, mostly vulnerable elderly, and their economy did no better than countries that locked down.

I am also looking forward to hearing what Baron's sources are.

And mutations ... ?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Aug 09, 2021, 04:50:12 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Aug 09, 2021, 04:10:25 AM
Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Aug 09, 2021, 03:36:06 AMMeanwhile you got an effective treatment that's being supressed, vaccinations causing mutations, that large part of hospitalised are vaccinated, Sweden doing alright with never imposing any lockdowns,...

According to...?

Spoiler
This ought to be good.
[close]

Because CNN is good? A neutral, impartial, trustworthy news source?

"As you can see there are several fires set, places being burned down, but it's mostly peaceful"
(https://christianschat.net/News/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/CNN_Mostly_Peaceful_arson_reporting_c0-0-929-542_s1200x700-696x406.jpg)

Maajid Nawaz, founding chairman of Quilliam, a counter-extremism think tank
https://twitter.com/MaajidNawaz/status/1422544346616840201

https://twitter.com/MaajidNawaz/status/1422478512963924003

https://twitter.com/MaajidNawaz/status/1421504183501479946

https://twitter.com/MaajidNawaz/status/1421503145063206916

Martin Kulldorff: professor Harvard Medical School. Disease surveillance methods. Infectious disease outbreaks. Vaccine safety.
https://twitter.com/MartinKulldorff/status/1423630939222122496

https://twitter.com/DrHoenderkamp/status/1423759528638750732

Masks forever!
https://twitter.com/TwitterMoments/status/1421226057856782336

https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1421156015563759621

Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Aug 09, 2021, 01:05:22 AMAlways something. And no ones here's gonna change their minds anyway.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Aug 09, 2021, 07:41:37 AM
Thanks for providing sources! I look forward to going through them  :)

EDIT

Going through this, a lot of these claims seen to firstly miss the point about what the vaccine does.

You can still get infected and spread the disease. You are less likely it to have a severe case and or die. This has always been stated. It lowers the chances off getting the disease significantly, but is most effective at minimizing its effects. Minimizing symptoms in turn helps stop the spread.

The report about vaccinated people being infected more doesn't seem to mention behaviour - are vaccinated people simply taking more risks and being less strict than people who have had the disease itself? It also only talks about infections. Unvaccinated people are overwhelmingly the people ending up in hospital with severe or fatal cases, not vaccinated.

One double blind study does not prove the efficacy of the drug (it was only tested on moderate cases) but is promising. Many places are studying the drug but at the moment it only seems to lighten viral load, if anything. Obviously that's helpful, but it's better to prevent than cure. Unfortunately many of the studies have been dubious at best and it's not helping the cause.

Calling Sweden "mask free" is disingenuous: the government actually recommended masks in public transport by December. While they never locked down, they did initiate a variety of restrictions, such as banking alcohol sales after 8pm and limited seating in public. They also suffered significantly greater loss of life than their Scandinavian neighbours.

Again thank you for the sources, it's been some very interesting reading.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Aug 09, 2021, 07:12:28 PM
Thanks for a polite reply.

What search engine do you use btw?
Because I noticed there can be huge difference between the results of Google and Duck Duck Go.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Aug 09, 2021, 07:36:26 PM
I don't know if it will be the case with that search engine, but the regular google seems to offer the results in favor of popularity and not so much of reliability. For example, it's not the same to read about science breakthroughs through Daily Mail than through Nature, since in one you have a second-hand version adorned by a biased title..

(THE GOD'S PARTICLE HAS SOME REALLY BREATHTAKINGLY REVELATIONS, RESEARCHERS SAYS vs. Higgs boson implications and prospects for future discoveries)

..and content that doesn't always reflect the true nature of the discovery, and in the other you have a reliable content supported by per-review, thus avoiding unconscious bias, sensationalism and personal beliefs in pursuit of facts and verifiable peer evidence. 

Yes, popular science is necessary for all of us, but there is also bad popular science as well as with everything else, for example the trashy film journalism of We Got This Covered. And the news of the world contingency is not the exception.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Aug 10, 2021, 12:48:52 AM
Yeah, similar thing with Youtube and so many others sites.

All about getting clicks and making money.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BigDaddyJohn on Aug 10, 2021, 09:17:59 AM
Recently got intimate with a girl who had covid, I was tested negative. A friend had the exact same experience, and we're both fully vaccinated. So there's that. I never thought the vaccine didn't work at all. Just think it might be less efficient than what officials says. Still efficient though, so that's better than nothing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Aug 10, 2021, 09:38:56 AM
Out of curiosity, did you know she had COVID-19 at the time?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BigDaddyJohn on Aug 10, 2021, 10:36:34 AM
No, she didn't know herself at the time. We were together on a saturday, she felt ill sunday, was tested and got the result monday.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Aug 11, 2021, 12:19:25 AM
Which vaccine did you take? I heard that certain vaccines are better than the others. It was reported that Pfizer and Moderna are the best ones out there.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Aug 11, 2021, 01:15:15 AM
Quote from: BigDaddyJohn on Aug 10, 2021, 09:17:59 AM
Recently got intimate with a girl who had covid, I was tested negative. A friend had the exact same experience, and we're both fully vaccinated. So there's that. I never thought the vaccine didn't work at all. Just think it might be less efficient than what officials says. Still efficient though, so that's better than nothing.

You just wanted to brag about getting laid, you dog.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Aug 11, 2021, 05:35:53 AM
Quote from: Shinawi on Aug 11, 2021, 12:19:25 AM
It was reported that Pfizer and Moderna are the best ones out there.

Read something like that.

(https://i.ibb.co/vXJKk3C/Screenshot-2021-08-11-01-21-32-2.png)

▶The New England Journal of Medicine ~ Safety and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa2034577)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BigDaddyJohn on Aug 11, 2021, 08:34:58 AM
Quote from: Shinawi on Aug 11, 2021, 12:19:25 AM
Which vaccine did you take? I heard that certain vaccines are better than the others. It was reported that Pfizer and Moderna are the best ones out there.

Pfizer, my friend also.

Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Aug 11, 2021, 01:15:15 AM
You just wanted to brag about getting laid, you dog.  :laugh:

Hahaha  ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Aug 13, 2021, 12:01:04 AM
Quote from: Immortan Jonesy on Aug 11, 2021, 05:35:53 AM
Quote from: Shinawi on Aug 11, 2021, 12:19:25 AM
It was reported that Pfizer and Moderna are the best ones out there.

Read something like that.

https://i.ibb.co/vXJKk3C/Screenshot-2021-08-11-01-21-32-2.png

▶The New England Journal of Medicine ~ Safety and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa2034577)
It's remarkable how they researched and developed this vaccine that quickly.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BlueMarsalis79 on Aug 13, 2021, 09:14:16 PM
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/aug/13/plymouth-shooting-suspect-what-we-know-jake-davison
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Aug 15, 2021, 02:35:53 AM
Vandy if now full.

https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/vumc-adult-hospital-and-er-both-full-transfer-requests-from-hospitals-being-declined/

As the man said

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1x5GXMdK50
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Aug 15, 2021, 03:14:55 AM
Probably just propaganda though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Aug 15, 2021, 08:16:46 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e51V92zkmU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlYddwVMEGs

https://www.yahoo.com/news/taliban-seize-jalalabad-cut-off-030052842.html
QuoteTaliban enters Kabul, awaits 'peaceful transfer' of power
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Aug 15, 2021, 02:34:48 PM
Let em have it. It's time to come home.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Aug 15, 2021, 03:42:27 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Aug 15, 2021, 03:14:55 AM
Probably just propaganda though.

Guessing this smartass remark is aimed at me.
Where was your comeback when I provided sources after you questioned me, Mr This Ought To Be Good?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Aug 15, 2021, 05:27:35 PM
Quote from: Huggs on Aug 15, 2021, 02:34:48 PM
Let em have it. It's time to come home.

I find the whole thing sad and disheartening to be honest, if they want to leave than fine because true only Afghanistan can sort it's own shit out... but did they have to royally f**k it up and throw all moral responsibility out the window while doing it to the point even Russia and China of all nations are like "What the f**k".

A whole lot of people being left behind to suffer and die after 20 years of promises just because the U.S got bored, it makes me feel like Canada and even other NATO members should of never got involved and sent soldiers over to die ultimately for nothing.

What pisses me off most though is the U.S insisting it's not a defeat or a Saigon because "we got bin Laden". 1. f**k off with that bullshit, the U.S lost and not only does Vietnam come to mind but the Crimean War comes to mind as an example of how pointless and wasteful the war ultimately was too. 2. The U.S really wants to tell people that over 200,000 lives lost over 20 years is an acceptable trade for 1 man?

Well that's a lot finally off my chest.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Aug 15, 2021, 05:38:57 PM
Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Aug 15, 2021, 03:42:27 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Aug 15, 2021, 03:14:55 AM
Probably just propaganda though.

Guessing this smartass remark is aimed at me.
Where was your comeback when I provided sources after you questioned me, Mr This Ought To Be Good?

SiL beat me to it.

Spoiler
I still think everyone should get vaccinated.
[close]

Fact check: Ivermectin is not a proven treatment for COVID-19 (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/08/13/fact-check-ivermectin-not-proven-covid-19-treatment/5566216001/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Aug 15, 2021, 05:43:26 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Aug 15, 2021, 05:27:35 PM
Quote from: Huggs on Aug 15, 2021, 02:34:48 PM
Let em have it. It's time to come home.

I find the whole thing sad and disheartening to be honest, if they want to leave than fine because true only Afghanistan can sort it's own shit out... but did they have to royally f**k it up and throw all moral responsibility out the window while doing it to the point even Russia and China of all nations are like "What the f**k".

A whole lot of people being left behind to suffer and die after 20 years of promises just because the U.S got bored, it makes me feel like Canada and even other NATO members should of never got involved and sent soldiers over to die ultimately for nothing.

What pisses me off most though is the U.S insisting it's not a defeat or a Saigon because "we got bin Laden". 1. f**k off with that bullshit, the U.S lost and not only does Vietnam come to mind but the Crimean War comes to mind as an example of how pointless and wasteful the war ultimately was too. 2. The U.S really wants to tell people that over 200,000 lives lost over 20 years is an acceptable trade for 1 man?

Well that's a lot finally off my chest.

It was always going to end that way.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Aug 15, 2021, 05:46:54 PM
The Taliban could always wait us out.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Aug 15, 2021, 05:51:57 PM
Quote from: Huggs on Aug 15, 2021, 05:43:26 PM
It was always going to end that way.

Well I mean I was 10 in 2001 and a dumb teenager later on so pardon me if I never saw it that way.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Aug 15, 2021, 05:56:24 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u22POYMPjKk
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Aug 15, 2021, 05:57:46 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Aug 15, 2021, 05:46:54 PM
The Taliban could always wait us out.

There's no way to win over there. And there's honestly nothing to win.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Aug 15, 2021, 06:00:24 PM
They have lots of opium.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Aug 15, 2021, 06:04:43 PM
Except for that.

I once heard the Taliban used to keep that reigned in.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Aug 15, 2021, 06:19:45 PM
And now it's their cash cow.  They're also big into meth these days.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-55048147
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Aug 15, 2021, 06:30:44 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Aug 15, 2021, 05:27:35 PM
only Afghanistan can sort it's own shit out...

It's cute that you think that's what will happen.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Aug 15, 2021, 06:48:23 PM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Aug 15, 2021, 06:30:44 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Aug 15, 2021, 05:27:35 PM
only Afghanistan can sort it's own shit out...

It's cute that you think that's what will happen.

I don't really, but you think any foreign power can?

No.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Aug 15, 2021, 06:51:28 PM
No, interventionism won't work, but "sorting their shit out" is not something they're interested in doing so....
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Aug 15, 2021, 06:54:10 PM
Now we're fighting over Afganistan.

;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Aug 15, 2021, 06:59:52 PM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Aug 15, 2021, 06:51:28 PM
No, interventionism won't work, but "sorting their shit out" is not something they're interested in doing so....

Yea I'm pretty aware the country is a shitshow, the point I'm making is that if there were to ever be change it can only come from within, never from outside.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Aug 15, 2021, 07:02:10 PM
They'd have to want to change (to "decadent, homosexual western satanic evil"), and this is not the case.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Aug 15, 2021, 07:12:31 PM
Their culture is dependent on ancient and warped intepretations of masculinity. This is exploited by those in authority. For them, change is destruction.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Aug 15, 2021, 07:13:56 PM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Aug 15, 2021, 07:02:10 PM
They'd have to want to change (to "decadent, homosexual western satanic evil"), and this is not the case.

Isn't the love for little boys pretty common though?

Seems pretty homosexual to me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Aug 15, 2021, 07:18:13 PM
While I'd argue pedophilia and homosexuality are two very different things, they are indeed just as morally corrupt as those they hate.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Aug 15, 2021, 07:19:12 PM
They call it bacha bazi.  It was a capital offense under the Taliban before we invaded.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Aug 15, 2021, 07:28:29 PM
I just googled that and it wasn't pleasant, especially the part when the U.S decided to just ignore it even on military bases.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Aug 15, 2021, 07:32:32 PM
Yeah as LT pointed out, the Taliban used to/will kill people who're caught doing that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Aug 15, 2021, 08:49:47 PM
Quote from: Crazy Rich on Aug 15, 2021, 07:28:29 PM
I just googled that

"Welcome to the watchlist. We have all your names"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Aug 15, 2021, 08:56:34 PM
Quote from: Huggs on Aug 15, 2021, 08:49:47 PM
"Welcome to the watchlist. We have all your names"

(https://i.imgur.com/jXzPRjO.jpg)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Aug 15, 2021, 08:59:21 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Aug 15, 2021, 05:38:57 PM

SiL beat me to it.

Spoiler
I still think everyone should get vaccinated.
[close]

Fact check: Ivermectin is not a proven treatment for COVID-19 (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/08/13/fact-check-ivermectin-not-proven-covid-19-treatment/5566216001/)

Only his and your sources are right, truthful and unbiased. Because mainstream media and big pharma never lies.
Neither does your government which has always the best intentions for its people.
Got it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Aug 15, 2021, 09:02:29 PM
I prefer to get my news from the schizophrenic ramblings of wannabe nazis on 4chan.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Aug 15, 2021, 09:03:03 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hENghqj1Pko
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Aug 15, 2021, 09:07:53 PM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Aug 15, 2021, 09:02:29 PM
I prefer to get my news from the schizophrenic ramblings of wannabe nazis on 4chan.

Pay attention to those guys with the cardboard signs, they got eyes all over the place. They know what's up. Called all this sh*t 20 years ago.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Aug 15, 2021, 09:09:18 PM
This but unironically.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duA5eWjHCjU
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Aug 15, 2021, 11:20:14 PM
Was this near Huggsville?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HarPBoMscE
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Aug 16, 2021, 12:34:44 AM
https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1426719143655624711

https://twitter.com/Snowden/status/1426918387372990468
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Aug 16, 2021, 12:47:59 AM
https://twitter.com/NoLieWithBTC/status/1427050609266540545

Biden's Statement (https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/08/14/statement-by-president-joe-biden-on-afghanistan)

QuoteWhen I came to office, I inherited a deal cut by my predecessor—which he invited the Taliban to discuss at Camp David on the eve of 9/11 of 2019—that left the Taliban in the strongest position militarily since 2001 and imposed a May 1, 2021 deadline on U.S. Forces. Shortly before he left office, he also drew U.S. Forces down to a bare minimum of 2,500. Therefore, when I became President, I faced a choice—follow through on the deal, with a brief extension to get our Forces and our allies' Forces out safely, or ramp up our presence and send more American troops to fight once again in another country's civil conflict. I was the fourth President to preside over an American troop presence in Afghanistan—two Republicans, two Democrats. I would not, and will not, pass this war onto a fifth.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Aug 16, 2021, 01:25:45 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Aug 15, 2021, 11:20:14 PM
Was this near Huggsville?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HarPBoMscE

Fortunately no.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Aug 16, 2021, 01:27:23 AM
Those two dudes in the beginning conjured this memory...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4OQLSHUpos
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Aug 16, 2021, 02:12:57 AM
They're being very rude.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRo-Ye55e7g
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Aug 16, 2021, 02:55:03 AM
Is that from Clarice?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Aug 16, 2021, 03:08:04 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Aug 16, 2021, 12:47:59 AM
https://twitter.com/NoLieWithBTC/status/1427050609266540545

Biden's Statement (https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/08/14/statement-by-president-joe-biden-on-afghanistan)

QuoteWhen I came to office, I inherited a deal cut by my predecessor—which he invited the Taliban to discuss at Camp David on the eve of 9/11 of 2019—that left the Taliban in the strongest position militarily since 2001 and imposed a May 1, 2021 deadline on U.S. Forces. Shortly before he left office, he also drew U.S. Forces down to a bare minimum of 2,500. Therefore, when I became President, I faced a choice—follow through on the deal, with a brief extension to get our Forces and our allies' Forces out safely, or ramp up our presence and send more American troops to fight once again in another country's civil conflict. I was the fourth President to preside over an American troop presence in Afghanistan—two Republicans, two Democrats. I would not, and will not, pass this war onto a fifth.

Not sure if this is a supposed to be response to my post.
Anyway, point is both Trump and Biden are lying, cheating con men. They say this yet do that and in the end all they care about is themselves.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Aug 16, 2021, 03:10:57 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Aug 16, 2021, 02:55:03 AM
Is that from Clarice?

It should've been.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Aug 16, 2021, 03:14:23 AM
I remember how it was like in 2001-2003. People were very upset about the terrorist attacks. I was accused of being unpatriotic and a coward for saying that the war in Afghanistan won't be easy, and especially when I opposed the war in Iraq. I was not only thinking of the Afghans and the Iraqis. I was also concerned about the lives of our soldiers. The impression on war that many in my generation had was mainly from the war that occurred in 1991. The later wars during the early phase did go well and quickly like in 1991, but I didn't expect it to end quickly. (I read a lot of history books and documentaries. And I learned a lot from the older generations who experienced the earlier wars). The only person in my classrooms who agreed with me was my old professor. In around 2004, I saw a peaceful anti-war protest in San Francisco. I joined them. The protesters filled the streets. The people in their cars cheered for us. That was the first time I realized that not only were we not the few, we could actually be the majority.

That being said, I disagree with the sudden and wasteful way that the withdrawal was done this year. The Afghan government should've been informed and given time to prepare. Even if the Afghan military outnumbered the Taliban, regions left suddenly undefended could leave separate units of the Afghan military vulnerable and surrounded. It seems that the Afghans had to cover a large area to defend. And the embassy and the US military vehicles and supplies should've been given time to be withdrawn early on. The US Air Force had to bomb the abandoned vehicles later on to prevent these from falling into Taliban hands. Now the US troops are being sent to Kabul to defend the embassy. This withdrawal was too rushed and disorganized. Also, I think people from outside the US will think twice before trusting and helping the US after this debacle. It'll become harder to employ foreign translators for example.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Aug 16, 2021, 04:35:17 AM
Was there ever a withdrawal scenario that didn't end with the Taliban taking over again?  We've been killing them for nearly 20 years, but they're like HYDRA at this point.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Aug 16, 2021, 05:07:39 AM
Quote from: Shinawi on Aug 16, 2021, 03:14:23 AM
Also, I think people from outside the US will think twice before trusting and helping the US after this debacle. It'll become harder to employ foreign translators for example.

We won't need foreign translators if we're not wasting money and blood somewhere we don't belong.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Aug 16, 2021, 06:43:08 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Aug 16, 2021, 04:35:17 AM
Was there ever a withdrawal scenario that didn't end with the Taliban taking over again?  We've been killing them for nearly 20 years, but they're like HYDRA at this point.
I'd rather have us not involved in any wars. But we already got involved in Afghanistan, and being allied to that country, we should've at least warned them that we'd withdraw and give them time to prepare. Our government didn't expect Afghanistan to fall so quickly, made a sudden withdrawal, and now has to worry about our diplomats and our military equipment left behind there. This withdrawal was done in a clumsy manner. This will make the other countries rely on the US less. They'll try to appease the other powerful countries/factions closer to them, but at least one of those powerful countries could be our enemy. We'll see how badly this will turn out in the long run. It's even more sad because in reality, many people there were on our side.

I don't think the Taliban taking over was an inevitable thing if the Afghans were given the right chance, though I don't think the other result would've been inevitable either. It's hard to tell because it would've depended on the decisions of the Afghan government and military, and we don't know what those decisions would've been. If given the right chance, I even think South Vietnam could've lasted much longer. In fact, the South Vietnamese military was actually more stronger and advanced than the northern one, but due to various other factors, South Vietnam fell faster than expected (although their resistance against North Vietnam after our withdrawal lasted longer than the Afghans did against the Taliban). There was actually a time when the US thought about withdrawing from Korea when the war wasn't going well. Fortunately, the South Koreans learned how to defeat the Communists in a battle. Now there are much more South Korean soldiers in Korea than there are US soldiers there. The current number of US soldiers stationed there is now a tiny fraction to the US military involvement during 1950-1953.

Quote from: Huggs on Aug 16, 2021, 05:07:39 AM
We won't need foreign translators if we're not wasting money and blood somewhere we don't belong.
I'm not talking about just foreign translators. And I don't think we won't be involved in another war in the future. Our country had a lot of anti-war people for a long time, even before WWII, and yet we got involved in numerous wars historically. In some of these wars, our country got attacked first.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Aug 16, 2021, 07:10:31 AM
The withdrawal date was set back in 2019. There was time to prepare.

From everything I'm reading, the willingness, however, was not.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Aug 16, 2021, 07:42:46 AM
There was talk about a withdrawal, but the Afghans claim that they still didn't expect it when it happened because it was done suddenly, with a lot of vehicles and equipment left behind.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX550HU3Oxg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RemKpijl6Fk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBE9OqILRrk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvHIN0YgyRk
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kimarhi on Aug 17, 2021, 02:07:20 AM
My thoughts are so conflicted on this. 


We needed to leave, but the optics for this look absolute dogshit and are a definitive black eye for the US Government and Military. 


Only way US could've won is to have stayed for fifty years and Americanized the shit out of a generation of Afghanis and their children to where a centralized government seemed ok, and taliban stranglehold felt bad. 

I've been hearing our plan of leaving behind a Afghani military capable of standing on its own was going to fail since the moment I joined in 2011, but nobody I knew thought it was fail so spectacularly.  Most people thought that they would run into trouble logistically and be unable to keep up with an taliban war machine that had been in operation since before 9/11, but nobody thought that the afghani forces with superior numbers and equipment.........would just bail on their own defense.

I'd always heard that the only two Afghani military fields that were trustworthy were their pilots (which are incapable of being used without support but that is any group of pilots in any military) and their SOF guys, who did the most fighting and dying for Afghanistan when the Taliban push started. 

It was a huge goat f**k that should shame the USA into getting into that kind of conflict again for a long time............but it won't.  If your objective was Osama, should've done it the long route with cia tracking and delta force killing him on a mountain top somewhere. 

I know some of the guys who I served with are really feeling the sting of this one.  Nobody likes to dedicate years of their lives, and lose friends to an absolute failure of a mission. 

Also, because the US goverment just abandoned millions upon millions of dollars of gear in afghanistan, they should not ever make a joe pay for lost gloves and boonie caps again.  f**king bullshit. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Aug 18, 2021, 11:55:09 PM
https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1427759755020357633

https://twitter.com/MsMelChen/status/1427202873742352386

No, I'm not pro-Trump, but it's a good example of how messed up Twitter is.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Aug 19, 2021, 12:53:35 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V92BGJO5IQ
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Aug 20, 2021, 05:53:26 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Umxnbsx1rK4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yla5p7EWW0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot6Oy43eBKs
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Aug 21, 2021, 10:36:25 PM
Don't know anything about Bloomberg, only sharing:

https://twitter.com/MaajidNawaz/status/1429176392995033088
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Aug 22, 2021, 08:14:44 PM
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/rescue-dogs-shot-dead-by-nsw-council-due-to-covid-19-restrictions-20210821-p58ksh.html

Seems a bit f**ked up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Aug 22, 2021, 08:29:37 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Aug 22, 2021, 08:14:44 PM
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/rescue-dogs-shot-dead-by-nsw-council-due-to-covid-19-restrictions-20210821-p58ksh.html

Seems a bit f**ked up.

1) Depends on if they were shitbulls or not. If they were - based. If not, yeah a bit f**ked.

2) The Aussie cops seem to have gone just as troppo as the protestors, baiting unarmed people to attack them so they can crack skulls etc.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BlueMarsalis79 on Aug 22, 2021, 09:09:01 PM
Actually disgusting.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Aug 22, 2021, 11:17:29 PM
Quote from: Shasvre on Aug 22, 2021, 08:14:44 PM
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/rescue-dogs-shot-dead-by-nsw-council-due-to-covid-19-restrictions-20210821-p58ksh.html
Seems a bit f**ked up.

Best not say what I'm thinking on this one.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shasvre on Aug 22, 2021, 11:36:42 PM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Aug 22, 2021, 08:29:37 PMshitbulls

Is that pitbulls in general or particularly aggressive ones?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Aug 22, 2021, 11:54:10 PM
In general. And I will not be convinced otherwise.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Aug 23, 2021, 01:14:47 AM
I once had a roommate who owned a pitbull and would routinely beat it to make it meaner.  He was a real piece of work, that guy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Aug 23, 2021, 01:21:12 AM
Every pitbull I've encountered has been the wimpiest, cuddliest dog I've met.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Aug 23, 2021, 01:24:58 AM
My parents have owned a mixed pit bull that was the nicest friendliest dog her whole life. They own a pit bull now who is just a giant baby as well.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Aug 23, 2021, 01:28:06 AM
According to Time magazine in 2014:

QuotePit bulls make up only 6% of the dog population, but they're responsible for 68% of dog attacks and 52% of dog-related deaths since 1982, according to research compiled by Merritt Clifton, editor of Animals 24-7, an animal-news organization that focuses on humane work and animal-cruelty prevention.

https://time.com/2891180/kfc-and-the-pit-bull-attack-of-a-little-girl/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Aug 23, 2021, 01:45:23 AM
I mean yeah, look at pitbull owners:

Quote from: Local Trouble on Aug 23, 2021, 01:14:47 AM
I once had a roommate who owned a pitbull and would routinely beat it to make it meaner.  He was a real piece of work, that guy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Aug 23, 2021, 02:27:05 AM
Last I heard, he moved to New Zealand and became a dog trainer.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Aug 23, 2021, 02:40:05 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiV-BUar7WU
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Aug 23, 2021, 03:08:18 AM
Saw a documentary on pitbulls and guess what?
It's all people's fault. They mess up the dog and make it dangerous.
Up to a point they were even considered good babysitters.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Aug 23, 2021, 05:01:03 AM
While it's true that the owner plays a fundamental role in the dog's behavior, just thinking about those powerful jaws gives me goose bumps. 😱 :-X
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Aug 23, 2021, 08:24:05 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV0RAI5WSrc

https://www.yahoo.com/news/germany-says-firefight-involving-western-053014034.html (https://www.yahoo.com/news/germany-says-firefight-involving-western-053014034.html)
QuoteGermany says firefight involving Western forces erupts at Kabul Airport
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Aug 23, 2021, 06:40:32 PM
@Thread.

Yes, I'm sure that's why plenty of very well treated pitbulls "just snap, nobody saw it coming" and maul their loving owner or eat a toddler. They shouldn't exist, and owning one without getting it neutered/spayed to wind down the population should be a criminal offense world wide.  No amount of "lil pibble wouldn't hurt a fly, they're nanny dogs" will change the truth of the matter.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Aug 23, 2021, 06:42:37 PM
But they're such a loving breed of land shark.

In other news:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_QomDdSSuk
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Aug 23, 2021, 06:45:54 PM
Still not allowed them here unless you're over 40.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Aug 23, 2021, 06:49:14 PM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Aug 23, 2021, 06:40:32 PM
@Thread.

Yes, I'm sure that's why plenty of very well treated pitbulls "just snap, nobody saw it coming" and maul their loving owner or eat a toddler. They shouldn't exist, and owning one without getting it neutered/spayed to wind down the population should be a criminal offense world wide.  No amount of "lil pibble wouldn't hurt a fly, they're nanny dogs" will change the truth of the matter.

Are you holding onto some statistics regarding pitbulls that have not been abused but still attack people?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Aug 23, 2021, 07:00:14 PM
I can find you a lot of anecdotal cases of it happening, although I'm not aware of any studies that specifically look at that.

Even if I'm completely wrong (I'm not), why though would anyone be against mandatory spaying/neutering and a ban on breeding, on a type of large dog that has a very high chance of being specifically trained for brutality due to human attitudes anyway?

Either way, once you see one of these things drag down an adult human, you no longer care about the why, you just accept that they need to go.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Aug 23, 2021, 09:05:08 PM
Sounds personal
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Aug 23, 2021, 09:11:30 PM
Quote from: 426Buddy on Aug 23, 2021, 09:05:08 PM
Sounds personal

Irrelevant.

Compare to firearms. Even "responsible" owners have serious, life ending accidents - and plenty aren't responsible. So (most places) limit access to firearms and ban certain types entirely since they cause the most egregious problems.

Nobody needs a pitbull, so they should all get spayed/neutered and no more breeding. Then regardless of the reason it happens, it won't happen any more.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Aug 23, 2021, 09:35:04 PM
Nobody needs any breed of dog.

I'm all for desexing and not breeding but I carry that over to all pets. There are enough accidental births of any animal without people going out of their way to add to surplus populations.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Aug 23, 2021, 09:35:59 PM
I wasn't gunna go there, but...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Aug 24, 2021, 01:31:15 AM
https://twitter.com/US_FDA/status/1429050070243192839
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Aug 24, 2021, 05:14:31 AM
"You watch the news these days? It's unbelievable. You think you just walk out your door, you're immediately gonna be raped by some crack-addicted, AIDS-infected pitbull."

-Bill Hicks, 1993
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Aug 28, 2021, 04:22:12 AM
This is in my area...

4-year-old becomes youngest to die from COVID-19 in Riverside County, health officials say (https://ktla.com/news/local-news/4-year-old-dies-from-covid-19-infection-becoming-youngest-person-to-die-from-the-virus-in-riverside-county/)

QuoteThe 4-year-old did not have underlying health issues, according to the department.

QuoteThis is the county's third pediatric COVID-19 death; the other children were 12 and 15 years old, Arballo Jr. said.

QuoteIn neighboring Los Angeles County, six children died of COVID-19 infection as of early August — two children under 12 years old and four children between the ages of 12 and 17.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Aug 29, 2021, 12:59:44 AM
It's goin to hell here too.

Least it isn't florida.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Aug 29, 2021, 08:28:57 PM
Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Aug 24, 2021, 05:14:31 AM
"You watch the news these days? It's unbelievable. You think you just walk out your door, you're immediately gonna be raped by some crack-addicted, AIDS-infected pitbull."

-Bill Hicks, 1993

But that actually happens here.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Aug 31, 2021, 07:13:49 PM
https://twitter.com/JordanUhl/status/1432370244916551684
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Sep 02, 2021, 07:21:45 AM
Oh great people are overdosing on horse dewormer in Australia too.

https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-02/warning-over-backdoor-orders-after-covid-ivermectin-overdose/100427910
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Sep 02, 2021, 10:20:30 PM
I recently saw someone refer to Australians as "British Texans."

Made me laugh.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Sep 02, 2021, 10:26:44 PM
What does that make Canadians?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Sep 02, 2021, 11:13:45 PM
Quote from: Huggs on Sep 02, 2021, 10:26:44 PM
What does that make Canadians?
Discount Americans
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Sep 03, 2021, 03:26:12 AM
https://fox17-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/fox17.com/amp/news/local/it-does-not-have-to-be-this-way-tennessee-leads-nation-in-covid-19-cases-per-capita-coronavirus-vaccine-children-schools-pfizer-moderna-johnson-and-johnson?amp_js_v=a6&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQKKAFQArABIIACAw%3D%3D#aoh=16306394596487&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Ffox17.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fit-does-not-have-to-be-this-way-tennessee-leads-nation-in-covid-19-cases-per-capita-coronavirus-vaccine-children-schools-pfizer-moderna-johnson-and-johnson
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Sep 03, 2021, 06:21:50 AM
At this point, too many of them would rather die than get the "mark of the beast."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Sep 03, 2021, 01:22:13 PM
I'm thinking about starting my own fiefdom once the dust settles.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Sep 03, 2021, 04:08:10 PM
https://twitter.com/BBCWorld/status/1433503592548376577



https://twitter.com/billboard/status/1432840918579744770
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Sep 05, 2021, 02:46:57 AM
https://twitter.com/az_rww/status/1433603286406352897
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Sep 05, 2021, 02:55:40 AM
Zip Tips?

Typo's. Ain't they a bytch?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Sep 07, 2021, 11:42:27 PM
https://twitter.com/jrcamachobass/status/1433536828766818312
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Sep 08, 2021, 12:12:03 AM
Dragged 2 defenders and dunked it hard.

He's short, but he got skills.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Sep 08, 2021, 12:15:44 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Sep 07, 2021, 11:42:27 PM
https://twitter.com/jrcamachobass/status/1433536828766818312

Are these high school kids among eachother or is the guy taking the flag some (outside) adult attacker?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Sep 08, 2021, 12:22:52 AM
They're all students.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Darwinsgirl on Sep 08, 2021, 12:44:24 AM

I hope he is charged with assault and expelled.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Sep 08, 2021, 12:47:57 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Sep 08, 2021, 12:22:52 AM
They're all students.

Not trying to be a d, honestly trying to understand why you find some incident among high school students interesting/newsworthy?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Sep 08, 2021, 12:55:02 AM
It was caught on video, went viral and made the news.  How is it not?

https://www.walb.com/2021/09/03/charges-filed-lowndes-co-schools-viral-video-involving-pride-flag/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Sep 08, 2021, 12:57:48 AM
I find it ironic that he's offended by manly love, yet he's lining himself up for a career in the Georgia correctional system.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Sep 08, 2021, 01:36:24 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Sep 08, 2021, 12:55:02 AM
It was caught on video, went viral and made the news.  How is it not?

https://www.walb.com/2021/09/03/charges-filed-lowndes-co-schools-viral-video-involving-pride-flag/

Doesn't make something newsworthy to me, but fair enough, to each his own.  :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Sep 08, 2021, 02:24:39 AM
Gov. Abbott: Abortion bill won't force rape victims to have babies, Texas will 'eliminate' rapists (https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/gov-abbott-abortion-bill-wont-force-rape-victims-to-have-babies-texas-will-eliminate-rapists/)

Nice to know that Texas can just make rape go away.  I wonder what their secret is.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Sep 08, 2021, 02:14:34 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Sep 08, 2021, 02:24:39 AM
Gov. Abbott: Abortion bill won't force rape victims to have babies, Texas will 'eliminate' rapists (https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/gov-abbott-abortion-bill-wont-force-rape-victims-to-have-babies-texas-will-eliminate-rapists/)

Nice to know that Texas can just make rape go away.  I wonder what their secret is.

Renaming.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Sep 08, 2021, 09:24:51 PM
Quote from: kwisatz on Sep 08, 2021, 02:14:34 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Sep 08, 2021, 02:24:39 AM
Gov. Abbott: Abortion bill won't force rape victims to have babies, Texas will 'eliminate' rapists (https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/gov-abbott-abortion-bill-wont-force-rape-victims-to-have-babies-texas-will-eliminate-rapists/)

Nice to know that Texas can just make rape go away.  I wonder what their secret is.

Renaming.

And here I was hoping for tiny guillotines.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Sep 08, 2021, 09:25:38 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Sep 08, 2021, 02:24:39 AM
Gov. Abbott: Abortion bill won't force rape victims to have babies, Texas will 'eliminate' rapists (https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/gov-abbott-abortion-bill-wont-force-rape-victims-to-have-babies-texas-will-eliminate-rapists/)

Nice to know that Texas can just make rape go away.  I wonder what their secret is.
So he admitted he's been letting rapists go around until now?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Sep 08, 2021, 10:31:21 PM
Just the legitimate ones.  Memba this?

https://www.politico.com/story/2012/08/akin-legitimate-rape-victims-dont-get-pregnant-079864
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Sep 08, 2021, 11:29:06 PM
They can pull a California and just pay people not to commit rape.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Sep 09, 2021, 12:15:30 AM
I'm still waiting for my check.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Sep 09, 2021, 08:36:00 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI5gtJ4ObpQ
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Sep 09, 2021, 10:11:32 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA7oydAadnQ
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Sep 13, 2021, 06:14:01 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl7Nzi1dEjM
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Sep 13, 2021, 11:37:45 PM
Meanwhile, in Mexico:

QuoteThe Jalisco Cartel is making their own mortars.
The Jalisco Cartel (CJNG) is the second biggest cartel in Mexico (next to the Sinaloa Cartel which El Chapo used to co-run before his final arrest).
According to US intelligence it's the best armed cartel. In the past they shot down an military helicopter with an rpg.



http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2021/09/cjng-now-manufacturing-their-own.html

Haven't read anything about those being used but doesnt bode well for the future.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Sep 14, 2021, 03:44:33 PM
To be fair a mortar isn't hard to make
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Sep 14, 2021, 10:57:51 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Sep 14, 2021, 03:44:33 PM
To be fair a mortar isn't hard to make

No idea.
It's just an example of how they're expending their arsenal.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Sep 14, 2021, 11:06:35 PM
Quote from: Baron Von Marlon on Sep 14, 2021, 10:57:51 PM
Quote from: PVTDukeMorrison on Sep 14, 2021, 03:44:33 PM
To be fair a mortar isn't hard to make

No idea.
It's just an example of how they're expending their arsenal.
Dude a PVC pipe mortar aint nothing compared to some of the hardware those hombres are packing
Spoiler
honestly makes me jealous
[close]
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Sep 14, 2021, 11:35:41 PM
Doesn't it depend on the ammo being used?

Or maybe the mortars are for disruptive purposes? To cause chaos instead of damage.

They can have all the cool guns they want, their main problem is that few are trained well enough to handle them.
Guess that's why they often seem to lose battles while being better equipped than police/military.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: PVTDukeMorrison on Sep 15, 2021, 01:21:25 AM
More than likely it's for propaganda use, basically saying "look at how dangerous we are, we've got mortars and RPGs and all sorts of stuff". The IRA did the same thing with their four fifty cals back I'm the day, they didn't even use them. Just a a show of force, and just like those 50's in Ireland, they'll probably never be used
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Sep 15, 2021, 02:39:08 AM
Possible.
But the cartel that owned the mortars already used explosive drones so I can see them using mortars at some point.

Speaking of the IRA.
The Downing Street mortar attack
was carried out by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) on 7 February 1991. The IRA launched three homemade mortar shells at 10 Downing Street, London, the headquarters of the British government in an attempt to assassinate prime minister John Major and his war Cabinet

Think they used one of these: 
(https://www.bevfitchett.us/expedient-weapons/images/3509_11_10-mortar-ira.jpg)

Once saw footage of one in Mexico being tested.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Sep 18, 2021, 08:00:58 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHR2pRKATdc
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Sep 18, 2021, 08:55:31 PM
Crazy stuff on the border with Mexico

(https://cdn.summit.news/2021/09/170921border1.jpg)

https://twitter.com/DailyCaller/status/1438921192744828937

https://twitter.com/BillFOXLA/status/1439245698768285711

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Sep 19, 2021, 06:57:02 PM
France is beefing with SiL now...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UphJXenw2Qk
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Sep 19, 2021, 08:01:35 PM
J'ai peur
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Sep 19, 2021, 08:29:56 PM
As a sign of protest, France will surrender to themselves.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Sep 20, 2021, 02:57:52 AM
Meanwhile in Australia:
https://twitter.com/Resist_05/status/1439202909971836936

https://twitter.com/ElectionWiz/status/1439188172861288450

Also protests in France, England, Wales, Croatia,...

In Canada:
https://twitter.com/JustinTrudeau/status/1439582800382939145

https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1439774386228117506
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Sep 20, 2021, 10:52:55 AM
Just resell them nuclear submarines to the Taliban. Bet they even pay double.   
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Baron Von Marlon on Sep 20, 2021, 07:44:28 PM
US:
https://twitter.com/WPXIGordon/status/1439995469208461319

Australia:
https://twitter.com/OzraeliAvi/status/1439879384844750856
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Sep 23, 2021, 08:07:47 PM
Man assaults Sherbrooke nurse after she vaccinated wife without his 'consent,' police say (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/sherbrooke-police-assault-covid-19-vaccine-nurse-1.6185016)

https://twitter.com/AaronParnas/status/1441052899430191117
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Sep 24, 2021, 01:12:17 AM
It's ironic to see the right taking up the anti-vax cause now considering it was primarily a left wing movement.

Eh well. Politicians. What ya gonna do?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Sep 24, 2021, 01:31:38 AM
Quote from: Huggs on Sep 24, 2021, 01:12:17 AM
It's ironic to see the right taking up the anti-vax cause now considering it was primarily a left wing movement.

Eh well. Politicians. What ya gonna do?

I have never met or heard of a genuinely left-wing anti-vaxxer. Lots of liberals though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Sep 24, 2021, 03:33:44 AM
Our insidious plot has been revealed!

Breitbart Writer Claims 'Organized Left' Uses 'Reverse Psychology' to 'Trick' People Into Refusing 'Trump Vaccine' (https://www.yahoo.com/now/breitbart-writer-claims-organized-left-124015633.html)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Sep 24, 2021, 05:18:21 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Sep 24, 2021, 03:33:44 AM
Our insidious plot has been revealed!

Breitbart Writer Claims 'Organized Left' Uses 'Reverse Psychology' to 'Trick' People Into Refusing 'Trump Vaccine' (https://www.yahoo.com/now/breitbart-writer-claims-organized-left-124015633.html)

Saw this a while ago. I can confirm with first hand experience that "the organised left" is not smart enough to meme rightoids into self-annihilation.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Sep 24, 2021, 06:21:56 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loFRL_wEy_M
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Sep 25, 2021, 12:11:57 AM
I hear Nicholas Cage got mistaken for a homeless guy and then kicked out of the bar for being drunk and disorderly.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Sep 25, 2021, 12:25:05 AM
Just another Friday then  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SpreadEagleBeagle on Sep 25, 2021, 12:55:14 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Sep 24, 2021, 06:21:56 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loFRL_wEy_M

I watched the entire Republican Arizona presentation and review of the Cyber Ninjas' audit. Sure, it showed that Biden won and actually won by a slightly larger margin than the official election results.

The bad news are that Arizona's elections are complete clusterf*x, badly run and easy for anyone on the outside to compromise in one way or another, and on top of that there were a few really suspicious deletions and entries on Arizona election officials' part that they accounted for (allegedly even caught on camera), which I'm sure that Trump & Co will jump and hump for eternities to come... The funny thing though is that the Arizona election was mainly under Republican jurisdiction and control, so what the auditors are indirectly saying is that Arizona election Republicans were potentially corrupted and working to having Biden win, you know, that kind of 'deep-state' stuff. But as it was an all-Republican setting, no one really pointed any fingers, as if the mystical people who potentially "corrupted" the were 'other' people. Very abstract and bizarre.

All in all, most of the problems presented probably apply for other states' elections as well, and they had no actual proof of mass fraud. Sure, there were a bunch of election irregularities and question marks, and the auditors were not given full reign, which they lamented and kind of harped on through the entire presentation, pretty much saying that: "The audit may be over but shit just got real!" Also, the whole presentation ended with a super partisan conclusion monologue by Warren Petersen as a way to end the whole presentation.

Knowing how Trump is he probably saw this as a victory, as some kind of vindication and it will most likely give him the boost to run for president again.

Frustrating? Yes.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Sep 25, 2021, 03:17:31 AM
Quote from: 426Buddy on Sep 25, 2021, 12:25:05 AM
Just another Friday then  :laugh:

It's bound to have something to do with a new movie.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Sep 25, 2021, 08:21:55 AM
https://twitter.com/HoustonChron/status/1438529381182451718



Quote from: Huggs on Sep 25, 2021, 12:11:57 AM
I hear Nicholas Cage got mistaken for a homeless guy and then kicked out of the bar for being drunk and disorderly.

Poor guy.  :-\

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yuk2OGhFuow
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Sep 26, 2021, 04:26:58 PM
Covid-19 Surpasses 1918 Flu to Become Deadliest Pandemic in American History (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-covid-19-pandemic-is-considered-the-deadliest-in-american-history-as-death-toll-surpasses-1918-estimates-180978748/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Sep 26, 2021, 04:32:49 PM
Not surprising. The population is much larger than it was back then. And advancements in medicine has led to increased life expectancy. Lots of elderly people, and that group is the most likely to die from the virus.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BlueMarsalis79 on Sep 26, 2021, 05:04:02 PM
Quote from: Huggs on Sep 26, 2021, 04:32:49 PM
Not surprising. The population is much larger than it was back then. And advancements in medicine has led to increased life expectancy. Lots of elderly people, and that group is the most likely to die from the virus.

f**king lmao
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Sep 26, 2021, 05:24:53 PM
Quote from: Huggs on Sep 26, 2021, 04:32:49 PM
Not surprising. The population is much larger than it was back then. And advancements in medicine has led to increased life expectancy. Lots of elderly people, and that group is the most likely to die from the virus.

(https://i.imgur.com/q4Fu700.jpg)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Sep 26, 2021, 06:15:04 PM
Is what it is. You can live in Fantasyland all you want. Thats happening alot these days. Most of the people dying are the elderly. People live a lot longer now than they did back in 1918. We're also able to better manage heart disease, diabetes, and all sorts of health conditions that would have resulted in an early death back in 1918.

What we're dealing with now is a massive population, filled with elderly individuals and people with comorbidities. Of course a lot of people have died. Tons more are gonna die. Nature and poor decision-making are taking their toll. And numbers do count. A house fire might kill 4 people. A fire in a crowded theater is going to kill more. I'm surprised it took this long.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on Sep 26, 2021, 06:21:11 PM
Makes sense to me
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Sep 26, 2021, 06:28:05 PM
Gunmen Target crowds for a reason. You kill more people when they're packed together. That's why the covid death count in the cities like New York was so ridiculous early in the pandemic. More hosts.

West Virginia wasn't doing so well because they were healthier. For goodness sakes, look at the people who live there. But now everybody in the South wants to go to Cracker barrel and party. Consequently, all these unhealthy people down here are starting get sick. They're not staying home anymore. And they're not getting vaccinated either.

And none of that is counting the future strains that are going to arrive through our Southern border, now that it's open for business.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Sep 26, 2021, 06:45:33 PM
Just imagine how many of them are spreading it every Sunday when they go to church.

You're lucky you live in an isolated cabin where the only visitors you get are wounded animals or naked fugitives.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Sep 26, 2021, 06:52:30 PM
Can't tell people anything. You ask em if they're vaccinated, and they'll say Tucker Carlson said it has microchips in it.

Smh.

Fine. But good luck facing raw covid with "the beetus".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Sep 26, 2021, 08:34:16 PM
Quote from: Huggs on Sep 26, 2021, 06:15:04 PM
Is what it is. You can live in Fantasyland all you want.

Rich.

NZ population 1918: about 1,150,000
NZ deaths from 1918 Flu: about 9000

NZ population 2021: 4,822,233
NZ deaths from Covid 19: 27

The aging population and comorbidities are equally valid factors here, and yet...

Quotepoor decision-making

There's your main answer, nothing else.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Sep 26, 2021, 08:55:02 PM
A lot of people not taking it seriously and not doing the bare minimum to protect themselves and others - and that's everyone from the everyday person to entire governments - is the number one leading cause of COVID deaths.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BlueMarsalis79 on Sep 26, 2021, 08:56:45 PM
Nailed it!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Sep 26, 2021, 08:58:40 PM
Quote from: SiL on Sep 26, 2021, 08:55:02 PM
A lot of people not taking it seriously and not doing the bare minimum to protect themselves and others - and that's everyone from the everyday person to entire governments - is the number one leading cause of COVID deaths.

Hell, some people are deliberately coughing on others and having "covid parties."

https://www.yahoo.com/now/nebraska-karen-deliberately-coughing-shoppers-203000914.html

https://news.yahoo.com/several-people-reportedly-wound-icu-134103739.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Sep 26, 2021, 09:03:07 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Sep 26, 2021, 08:58:40 PM
Quote from: SiL on Sep 26, 2021, 08:55:02 PM
A lot of people not taking it seriously and not doing the bare minimum to protect themselves and others - and that's everyone from the everyday person to entire governments - is the number one leading cause of COVID deaths.

Hell, some people are deliberately coughing on others and having "covid parties."

https://www.yahoo.com/now/nebraska-karen-deliberately-coughing-shoppers-203000914.html

https://news.yahoo.com/several-people-reportedly-wound-icu-134103739.html


(https://external-preview.redd.it/q122LItVO24jUu2MF3RtZq41_W0VLrtGvlKqW29QYus.jpg?auto=webp&s=7d5761d0264e84a1c3b16c48a1e36a587c2f6d2f)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Wysps on Sep 27, 2021, 02:01:34 PM
Quote from: Huggs on Sep 26, 2021, 06:15:04 PM
Is what it is. You can live in Fantasyland all you want. Thats happening alot these days. Most of the people dying are the elderly. People live a lot longer now than they did back in 1918. We're also able to better manage heart disease, diabetes, and all sorts of health conditions that would have resulted in an early death back in 1918.

What we're dealing with now is a massive population, filled with elderly individuals and people with comorbidities. Of course a lot of people have died. Tons more are gonna die. Nature and poor decision-making are taking their toll. And numbers do count. A house fire might kill 4 people. A fire in a crowded theater is going to kill more. I'm surprised it took this long.

This is why natural immunity just has no hope, or really has never had any hope, of being successful - at least in this region, Huggs.  These folks think that they can take their chances of fighting it off naturally, and yet look at them.  Many have had diabetes since their 20's/30's, COPD, amputations, htn, and somehow they think they're going to fight this thing off?   :-\  I mean, that's a pretty risky dice roll.  And not just for themselves, but surrounding communities too. 

Speaking of West Virginia, the UCI 2021 World Cup just happened about a week ago over there in Snowshoe.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Sep 28, 2021, 10:22:41 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LB7llv2jgfI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBICXP6by1Q
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Sep 29, 2021, 07:17:46 PM
https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1443199200175480839
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Sep 29, 2021, 10:24:51 PM
People have already made up their minds. It's way too late in the game. Suppression of speech on the subject will significantly reinforce anti-vax beliefs and give new talking points to the loudest voices.

And I think it's fundamentally a bad move that invites abuse. One day it's anti-vax content that gets the boot. The next day it's any movement that disagrees with a certain political opinion.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Sep 29, 2021, 10:49:28 PM
At what point do you think they'll cave in and take their medicine?  How many have to die?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Sep 29, 2021, 11:29:35 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Sep 29, 2021, 10:49:28 PM
At what point do you think they'll cave in and take their medicine?

"Lol", he said. "Lmao"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Sep 29, 2021, 11:54:16 PM
Just imagine what another year of "dying of Covid to own the libs" will look like.

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/herman-cain-award-reddit-anti-vax-b1929219.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Sep 30, 2021, 12:36:49 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Sep 29, 2021, 10:49:28 PM
At what point do you think they'll cave in and take their medicine?

They won't. They'll just keep justifying their choice by spouting BS they heard on the internet and Tucker Carlson. They know it's BS, but it sounds more informed and less embarrassing than having to say, "I just don't trust it".

Quote from: Local Trouble on Sep 29, 2021, 10:49:28 PM
How many have to die?

Covid isn't the end of our species. But there's a balancing act we have to figure out. I don't believe that people should get fired for refusing the vaccine, unless they work in healthcare. And they should be allowed to believe whatever they want, regardless of how contrary it is to reality. But people who suffer other medical events shouldn't risk dying simply because the hospitals were full of unvaccinated covid patients.

Maybe we'll have to start thinking about rationing care. But I don't support forcing people to choose between the vaccine and their livelihoods, or shutting down free speech. Allowing things to be done out of fear is what got us the patriot act, a 20 year war, and all the other bullshit that came after.

Let somebody force people to do things or control what people can say during one crisis, all they have to do later is pick their favorite political issue, rebrand it as a public health crisis, and go to town. It's every politicians dream.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Sep 30, 2021, 01:43:01 AM
Just let natural selection do its job.  :laugh:

(https://s9.gifyu.com/images/cjeQpB8.gif)

Edit - That of course includes killing me with high spice doritos.  :-X

(^x🐽x)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Sep 30, 2021, 01:47:35 AM
Freedom of speech doesn't guarantee you a platform to spread it on. Anti-Vax people can still say and think what they want, but Youtube isn't required to give a bullhorn to speech that is a danger to public health.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Sep 30, 2021, 02:58:14 AM
Quote from: 426Buddy on Sep 30, 2021, 01:47:35 AM
Freedom of speech doesn't guarantee you a platform to spread it on. Anti-Vax people can still say and think what they want, but Youtube isn't required to give a bullhorn to speech that is a danger to public health.

That may be, but it doesn't mean that I or anyone else has to be (or should be) okay with it. I don't merrily go along with censorship, not for any reason. Especially in this new age of McCarthyism that we call "wokeism" and "cancel culture". I support free speech, no matter how incorrect, crude, or contrary to science or my own opinions or beliefs it may be.

I don't understand people and organizations who don't. It's like people who say they're okay with anti-abortion rallies, but not ones for racial justice because, "oh, they'll probably just riot". Either you support the right to free speech or you don't. There's no middle ground. I support it. That's why I don't support what youtube is doing, even though what the anti-vaxxers continue saying is wrong.

And to be fair, when it comes to vaccines, I seem to remember someone else didn't trust the guy in charge either.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dAjCeMuXR0

But that's the beauty of free speech.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Sep 30, 2021, 03:12:13 AM
When a belief can damage the physical and mental integrity of other people, governments must intervene. The free speech is so overrated, and it carries great risk. I don't see the world in black and white, and I think that sometimes limits are necessary.

(https://i.ibb.co/cwV8Xrs/20210930-000736.png)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Sep 30, 2021, 03:16:39 AM
And I wholeheartedly support your right to say that jonesy.

;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Sep 30, 2021, 03:53:23 AM
What YouTube is doing isn't against free speech. As was stated, free speech does not grant you a platform.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Sep 30, 2021, 05:57:24 AM
Quote from: Huggs on Sep 30, 2021, 02:58:14 AM
And to be fair, when it comes to vaccines, I seem to remember someone else didn't trust the guy in charge either.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dAjCeMuXR0

I'm not sure how equivalent that is.  The anti-vaxxers don't need to trust Biden.  They aren't even listening to the public health professionals and the doctors, which Harris said she would do.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Sep 30, 2021, 10:50:51 AM
Quote from: Immortan Jonesy on Sep 30, 2021, 03:12:13 AM
When a belief can damage the physical and mental integrity of other people, governments must intervene. The free speech is so overrated, and it carries great risk. I don't see the world in black and white, and I think that sometimes limits are necessary.

(https://i.ibb.co/cwV8Xrs/20210930-000736.png)

This is complete bullshit, but (bizarrely) I'm going to echo Huggs and say it's your right to be 200% wrong.

Note that in light of recent events on this very forum, I'll point out that this is a private dictatorship, not a free nation.

Quote from: SiL on Sep 30, 2021, 03:53:23 AM
What YouTube is doing isn't against free speech. As was stated, free speech does not grant you a platform.

This isn't entirely fair given that certain platforms are closer to essential infrastructure at this point, and kicking dipshits off them just creates ever-more extreme dipshits who you can't keep tabs on as easily.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Sep 30, 2021, 11:20:01 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Sep 30, 2021, 10:50:51 AM
Quote from: Immortan Jonesy on Sep 30, 2021, 03:12:13 AM
When a belief can damage the physical and mental integrity of other people, governments must intervene. The free speech is so overrated, and it carries great risk. I don't see the world in black and white, and I think that sometimes limits are necessary.

(https://i.ibb.co/cwV8Xrs/20210930-000736.png)

This is complete bullshit, but (bizarrely) I'm going to echo Huggs and say it's your right to be 200% wrong.

Note that in light of recent events on this very forum, I'll point out that this is a private dictatorship, not a free nation.

It is not so different from a state allowing parents to prevent minors from receiving blood transfusions for medical reasons due to religious beliefs, as in the case of Jehovah's Witnesses. The purpose of the state is to protect its citizens, especially minors. Sing any belief you want, the moment your beliefs endanger the lives of others it is already a crime.

Tolerance without limits can be exploited in their favor by intolerant social movements such as pro racism / homophobic ideologies. Unlimited free speech from dangerous ideologies is not a harmless game. Your words are like the fallacy of equality.  :laugh:

(https://i.ibb.co/c1Jvq3d/625404-iisc-equalityequity-300ppi.jpg)

Or maybe I see some ideologies similar to how you see pitbull. But the strangest thing is that you act as if the only thing that matters is that a group of dangerously irrational people use communication channels to spread disinformation to the masses, during a pandemic that has killed millions! This is not another day on the third planet of the solar system, and the anti-vaccination groups are not a harmless joke like the flat Earthers. Especially taking into account the contingency we're living now.

Having said that, I am 200% disagree with you.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Sep 30, 2021, 11:24:51 AM
I think people just woefully misunderstand freedom of speech. Or they don't care and just want to believe what they want.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Sep 30, 2021, 11:37:59 AM
In the same way that people seem to forget the pandemic. I am not against free speech itself. But I think that massive media plataforms like YouTube would do the right thing by not allowing their channels to be used to spread disinformation from ideologies that can become harmful during the pandemic.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Sep 30, 2021, 11:39:05 AM
Quote from: Immortan Jonesy on Sep 30, 2021, 11:20:01 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Sep 30, 2021, 10:50:51 AM
Quote from: Immortan Jonesy on Sep 30, 2021, 03:12:13 AM
When a belief can damage the physical and mental integrity of other people, governments must intervene. The free speech is so overrated, and it carries great risk. I don't see the world in black and white, and I think that sometimes limits are necessary.

(https://i.ibb.co/cwV8Xrs/20210930-000736.png)

This is complete bullshit, but (bizarrely) I'm going to echo Huggs and say it's your right to be 200% wrong.

Note that in light of recent events on this very forum, I'll point out that this is a private dictatorship, not a free nation.

It is not so different from a state allowing parents to prevent minors from receiving blood transfusions for medical reasons due to religious beliefs, as in the case of Jehovah's Witnesses. The purpose of the state is to protect its citizens, especially minors. Sing any belief you want, the moment your beliefs endanger the lives of others it is already a crime.

Tolerance without limits can be exploited in their favor by intolerant social movements such as pro racism / homophobic ideologies. Unlimited free speech from dangerous ideologies is not a harmless game. Your words are like the fallacy of equality.  :laugh:

(https://i.ibb.co/c1Jvq3d/625404-iisc-equalityequity-300ppi.jpg)

Or maybe I see some ideologies similar to how you see pitbull. But the strangest thing is that you act as if the only thing that matters is that a group of dangerously irrational people use communication channels to spread disinformation to the masses, during a pandemic that has killed millions! This is not another day on the third planet of the solar system, and the anti-vaccination groups are not a harmless joke like the flat Earthers. Especially taking into account the contingency we're living now.

You might be misunderstanding my intent. If it were up to me, I'd physically remove everyone who disagreed with me - so it's a good thing for most people it's not up to me! But if we're going to allow the comforting lies of the religious or the bloodsucking exploitation of business with just "debate" as opposition, we have to allow assholes like anti-vaxxers or neo-fascists the same privileges because if anything they're less destructive than the aforementioned institutions. In other words, I'm well aware of your arguments and consider them to be very weak arguments in light of the shit we already have to tolerate - we will not agree on this  I'm afraid.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Sep 30, 2021, 11:47:15 AM
It's not about you or me. They are protocols to combat the pandemic. Who cares about your opinion, or mine. Who cares if Cancer Black wanted to eliminate those who disagree with him. :laugh: The anti-vaxxers can express themselves freely, but limiting their communication channels is a good measure to stop the spread of missinformarion.

When it comes to health and safety politics to reduce the risk of getting COVID-19 and the spread of misinformation about treatment and disease, the lesser of two evils principle is totally out of place.



Quote from: Huggs on Sep 30, 2021, 03:16:39 AM
And I wholeheartedly support your right to say that jonesy.

;)

Yeah why not  :laugh:

(https://i.ibb.co/c3tSRxr/FB-IMG-1633020380341.jpg)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Sep 30, 2021, 08:53:21 PM
I think the current wild west of misinformation in general is more dangerous than taking away the platforms these folks are using to reach millions of people.

Pretty sure giving the bullhorn to misinformation and presenting it alongside real factual information is degrading society at a pretty quick pace.

I mean half the United States thinks the last election was stolen based on absolutely zero facts or evidence. God d*mn we are stupid.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Sep 30, 2021, 11:46:27 PM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Sep 30, 2021, 10:50:51 AM
This isn't entirely fair given that certain platforms are closer to essential infrastructure at this point, and kicking dipshits off them just creates ever-more extreme dipshits who you can't keep tabs on as easily.
Because keeping tabs on people through YouTube and Facebook has done anything to curb the rise of conspiracy theorists and extremists so far ... ? Hell, those platforms and their algorithms are one of the reasons people are becoming more extreme.

Deplatforming views that promote harm is not the slippery slope everyone tried to make it out to be.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Oct 01, 2021, 08:51:58 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyGnbRHbCcM
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Oct 04, 2021, 02:41:51 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lx5VmAdZSI
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Wysps on Oct 12, 2021, 04:06:55 PM
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-liberalise-thermal-power-pricing-tackle-energy-crisis-2021-10-12/

https://energyfuse.org/making-sense-of-the-energy-crunch/

"Analysts and traders have been forecasting a 12% cut in industrial power consumption in the fourth quarter due to shortages of coal over the winter."

Good things to come this winter  :-\  I hope this is a growing pain that is short lived, it seems like this has more to do with just a perfect storm of events.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Oct 17, 2021, 04:25:41 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPHO1tAaRs4
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on Oct 23, 2021, 04:37:32 PM
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/10/23/entertainment/alec-baldwin-rust-shooting-saturday/index.html (https://edition.cnn.com/2021/10/23/entertainment/alec-baldwin-rust-shooting-saturday/index.html)

:-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Nov 12, 2021, 12:03:20 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wegXNn0Gaks
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Nov 12, 2021, 12:32:48 AM
Quote from: Huggs on Nov 12, 2021, 12:03:20 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wegXNn0Gaks

It's the Great Negro, Charlie Brown.

(https://s.abcnews.com/images/Entertainment/HT_charlie_brown_as_161019_4x5_992.jpg)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Huggs on Nov 19, 2021, 11:36:02 PM
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/11/18/politics/steele-dossier-reckoning/index.html

https://amp-cnn-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/11/18/politics/biden-approval-rating-low/index.html?amp_js_v=a6&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQKKAFQArABIIACAw%3D%3D#aoh=16373644760193&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2021%2F11%2F18%2Fpolitics%2Fbiden-approval-rating-low%2Findex.html
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Dec 10, 2021, 12:49:49 AM
https://twitter.com/AP/status/1469086639142154244
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jan 14, 2022, 01:35:59 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYeupNdZg58
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on Jan 14, 2022, 01:46:03 AM
Russia and US with their allies play poker game. We'll see who's going to check-raise first.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx50m0ncXUA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx50m0ncXUA)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbBiFAzz-C8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbBiFAzz-C8)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jan 14, 2022, 06:37:34 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lWFXJ7RNPg
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on Jan 14, 2022, 06:57:13 PM
They won't invade whole country. If they do, they will take it piece by piece (Crimea was first) and defenceless Europe will probably do nothing. Some embargo and so on but that's all. Europe doesn't really have an army and US cannot be in two places at the same time: protecting Europe from Russia and dealing with China at the Pacific. Russia knows that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xCuDYRTSyk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xCuDYRTSyk)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DiK9Bq7W-o (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DiK9Bq7W-o)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jan 14, 2022, 06:59:57 PM
Someone's always sabre rattling or fear mongering.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on Jan 14, 2022, 07:05:28 PM
Fear mongering? Russia invaded Crimea in 2014. It happened. They can do the same with Odessa or Donbas. Because why not? I don't know which country you're from but I, being born in Poland, have different perception on those things. This shit is real.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on Jan 14, 2022, 07:38:49 PM
Quote from: Ingwar on Jan 14, 2022, 07:05:28 PM
Russia invaded Crimea in 2014. It happened. They can do the same with Odessa or Donbas

Or Kherson  :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BlueMarsalis79 on Jan 14, 2022, 08:15:20 PM
Kradan, do you think it will really come to war?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on Jan 14, 2022, 08:27:22 PM
I honestly don't know what to expect. I don't watch much of the news these days and my knowledge of the possibility of Russian invasion comes primarily from other members posting in several threads here. I hope it'll turn out to be a bunch of bullshit and false alarms (it's not like there hasn't been these before) but at the same time can't deny the fact that there's a military conflict already going on for 7 years now pretty close to where I live and there's nothing really stoping Russians from moving further if they want to
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jan 14, 2022, 08:36:31 PM
Quote from: Kradan on Jan 14, 2022, 07:38:49 PM
Quote from: Ingwar on Jan 14, 2022, 07:05:28 PM
Russia invaded Crimea in 2014. It happened. They can do the same with Odessa or Donbas

Or Kherson  :-\

It's not technically impossible, but I find it to be unlikely and here's my thought process.

Crimea was of strategic importance to Russia as Sevastopol was already leased to them since Russia values Crimea's naval facilities for it's Black Sea Navy, and the moment Russia decided to annex Crimea was when Ukraine was also overthrowing it's former leadership and the fate of their agreement was in jeopardy.

Not that I'm trying to justify it, I don't, but I'm saying they had strong reasoning and they were also able to catch everyone by surprise while doing it to boot.

But now everyone is watching, increasing their military spending, and the west has shown some commitment such as troops from the west being in Ukraine in training roles.

If Russia were to invade and start a war I actually believe they could be at the least walking a similar road as the U.S did into Afghanistan, a long drawn out conflict that they can't afford and would even exacerbate their already existing internal problems such as the pandemic, the declining economy, the sanctions, the corruption, the growing discontent among the populace and even the fact that it's population has been declining in peace time since WW2.

Not impossible, but really I'm just saying that the media loves their clicks and the threat of war sells.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on Jan 14, 2022, 09:38:08 PM
I hope you're right, I really do
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jan 14, 2022, 10:33:06 PM
I hope so too.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Jan 15, 2022, 02:42:05 AM
Me too.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BlueMarsalis79 on Jan 15, 2022, 06:04:05 PM
+1
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jan 15, 2022, 07:38:02 PM
So that volcano in Tonga was sufficiently huge that I heard it all the way here, 2,382 km away.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jan 18, 2022, 09:44:25 PM
(https://i.gyazo.com/c24c4cca2726068b30d88cb9f1546e08.png)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on Jan 18, 2022, 10:12:56 PM
Man, I  do not envy whoever it was
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jan 20, 2022, 02:08:55 AM
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60050996

Amazing. Czech folk singer infects herself with COVID to avoid needing to vaccinate, dies.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Darwinsgirl on Jan 20, 2022, 05:42:55 PM


Just when you think you've heard it all.  ::)  I thought the mother locking son in trunk was unbelievable.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jan 20, 2022, 11:44:20 PM
Quote from: SiL on Jan 20, 2022, 02:08:55 AM
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60050996

Amazing. Czech folk singer infects herself with COVID to avoid needing to vaccinate, dies.

No, no, no, what you're supposed to do is start shooting yourself with small bullets and slowly work up to the big ones until you're completely immune.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Feb 14, 2022, 09:56:38 PM
https://twitter.com/guardian/status/1493122040194342918
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BigDaddyJohn on Feb 17, 2022, 12:15:09 AM
Switzerland and England dropping most (if not all) of their restrictions, France is next, it's discussed to happen probably between april and this summer. Finally this bullshit is coming to an end.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Feb 18, 2022, 09:09:12 PM
National Archives: Trump took classified items to Mar-a-Lago (https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-mar-a-lago-national-security-9c1f6dca7e3e8073ee029604c8253a5c)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Mar 28, 2022, 03:46:09 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtCpWViwU1Y
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Mar 28, 2022, 04:42:31 AM
Dafuq was he thinking? No one wants a G.I. Jane 2

I always thought the Oscars were broadcasted with a time delay? But yea.. maybe they just didn't realize  this was actually serious..
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on Mar 28, 2022, 07:05:35 AM
Truly, a historic moment
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rankles75 on Mar 28, 2022, 08:00:32 AM
Chat shit, get banged.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: St_Eddie on Mar 28, 2022, 10:03:42 AM
I made a brief video about Will Smith's unchecked aggression...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw9Zx4fSdL4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw9Zx4fSdL4)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Mar 28, 2022, 02:27:40 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Mar 28, 2022, 03:46:09 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtCpWViwU1Y

The amount of Wrestling Memes and Wrestlers talking about this is unreal
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BigDaddyJohn on Mar 28, 2022, 03:00:17 PM
He slapped like a bitch  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Mar 28, 2022, 03:54:56 PM
https://twitter.com/Alien_Theory/status/1508466032322695178

https://twitter.com/Valentine721/status/1508466417615740930

https://twitter.com/HuginsPL/status/1508466144725901319




Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Mar 28, 2022, 05:55:11 PM
I think both types of violence are wrong, and while I can understand Smith's emotions at the time, they are not 20-year-olds and this type of situation should not be romanticized.

He definitely should have handled it differently.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Mar 28, 2022, 08:18:39 PM
I know Chris Rock was the one who got bitch slapped but I feel like despite that Will Smith was the one that ended up looking like the bitch.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: St_Eddie on Mar 28, 2022, 08:44:57 PM
Will Smith's violent actions begs the question; if he has done this twice on camera, in a public venue, then what is he like in private, behind closed doors?  I find it difficult to believe that the sole two times he's slapped people are the two times that there happened to be someone filming.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Mar 28, 2022, 09:42:42 PM
At least he didn't say, "Hey Jada, I loved you in Alien 3!"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Mar 28, 2022, 10:04:08 PM
There are definitely a couple of films he could've used that even in my pacifistic eyes would've actually justified a (little) slap.  ::)

And yea, GI Jane is not among them..
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Mar 28, 2022, 10:24:50 PM
Was Vermillion in attendance?  I wonder if hearing one of his old movies mentioned jostled him awake.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Mar 28, 2022, 10:37:26 PM
Think the Sir was busy. As always.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: TC on Mar 29, 2022, 11:08:03 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgpGI7k1SKI
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Mar 29, 2022, 01:09:33 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVnz2v1CPKw
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on Mar 29, 2022, 01:47:58 PM
That's a good one
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BigDaddyJohn on Mar 29, 2022, 03:45:08 PM
Quote from: St_Eddie on Mar 28, 2022, 08:44:57 PM
Will Smith's violent actions begs the question; if he has done this twice on camera, in a public venue, then what is he like in private, behind closed doors?  I find it difficult to believe that the sole two times he's slapped people are the two times that there happened to be someone filming.

The moscow slap was 100% understandable though. That can be considered as sexual assault, the guy was a dick for doing that, serves him right.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: St_Eddie on Mar 29, 2022, 11:48:12 PM
Quote from: BigDaddyJohn on Mar 29, 2022, 03:45:08 PM
The moscow slap was 100% understandable though. That can be considered as sexual assault, the guy was a dick for doing that, serves him right.

Was Chris Rock a dick for making the "joke" he made?  Absolutely!  Was Will Smith right to act like a f**king cave man neanderthal? Heck no!  Nothing excuses that.  You do not get violent.  End of.  Disgusting behaviour.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: TC on Mar 30, 2022, 03:48:12 PM
One thing social media have got wrong is the contention that Smith was out of control when he went up to smack Chris Rock.

What I saw was a person in complete control at the time of the assault. It took him at least 10 seconds to walk calmly up to Chris Rock, and that was plenty of time to think through what he was going to do once he got there. He did not sprint up in a fury and take an uncontrolled, mad swing with a closed fist.

No. In that 10 seconds he made the clear-minded decision to open-hand slap the guy in the face. I think he calculated that in this situation—one in which he's an A list celebrity, who makes millions for the major studios each year, and who has plenty of supporters and fans in the audience—he could slap Rock to the face and get away with it. But if he smashed Rock's nose or broke his jaw with a closed fist power punch, then that would be beyond the pale and security would then be forced to react.

IOW he was in control and knew exactly what he was doing. He was using his sense of privilege to shrewdly assault someone, on live TV, in front of millions of witnesses, and in his estimation, it would go unpunished.

Then look at Smith when he turns around and calmly walks back to his seat. He almost does the James Bond thing where Bond does some terrific stunt then collects himself by straightening his tie as he leaves the room. Which makes me think the point was not only to show Rock and all the onlookers who the dominant alpha was, but also do it in a way that made him look cool, like he was playing a scene from Bad Boys or Independence Day. "Welcome to Earth, motherf**ker!"

And pay attention when he accepts his Oscar: This was not Kanye West off his meds and garbling nonsense, or Charlie Sheen going off on his Tiger Blood rant. If you ignore Smith's copious tears and the emotion of the situation, in excusing himself he actually sounds very coherent and very intelligible. Once again, this was not some babbling breakdown; he was clear-headed enough to gather his thoughts into an impassioned and really quite rational speech.

Yes, he was highly emotional. Yes, he is in need of therapy. But no, he was not out of control.

TC
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on Mar 30, 2022, 04:05:23 PM
So much noise just because one man slapped another. Unbelievable

I wish I got that much of attention each time somebody kicked me
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Mar 30, 2022, 04:31:31 PM
The world yesterday: "Oh wow! Thousands of women and children getting massacred in Ukraine!"

The world today: "Oh lookie! One black man slapping another black man!"


FFS...  ::)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BigDaddyJohn on Mar 30, 2022, 07:08:01 PM
Quote from: St_Eddie on Mar 29, 2022, 11:48:12 PM
Quote from: BigDaddyJohn on Mar 29, 2022, 03:45:08 PM
The moscow slap was 100% understandable though. That can be considered as sexual assault, the guy was a dick for doing that, serves him right.
Nothing excuses that.  You do not get violent.  End of.  Disgusting behaviour.

In a wonderful, disneyland perfect world I would agree. Unfortunately...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on Mar 30, 2022, 07:23:23 PM
Rock's joke was of very poor taste
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Mar 30, 2022, 07:42:36 PM
'G.I. Jane' hairstylist doesn't get why Jada Pinkett Smith rolled her eyes at Oscars joke  (https://pagesix.com/2022/03/29/g-i-jane-hairstylist-doesnt-get-why-jada-pinkett-smith-rolled-her-eyes)

Quote"I thought she looked amazing, so regal," the Italian-born hair maven tells Page Six in an exclusive interview. "I thought it was a beauty choice ... I have never seen her look more beautiful."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: St_Eddie on Mar 30, 2022, 08:47:22 PM
Quote from: Kradan on Mar 30, 2022, 07:23:23 PM
Rock's joke was of very poor taste

Hey, man, leave Dwayne Johnson out of this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on Mar 30, 2022, 08:48:44 PM
Oh, I'm sorry. I meant Kevin Hart
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Mar 30, 2022, 11:04:28 PM
https://twitter.com/AP/status/1509296171109560329
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: TC on Mar 31, 2022, 05:37:24 AM
Someone else pointed out to me how carefully Smith controlled his body language as he approached Chris Rock. Very casual, ambling stroll. Obviously with the aim of deceiving Rock into thinking he was no threat so he could get as close as possible, within arm's reach, in order to strike. Like I said, Smith was not out of control. He knew exactly what he was doing.

TC
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BigDaddyJohn on Mar 31, 2022, 12:16:40 PM
He should've slapped the man who banged his wife instead of Chris Rock.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Apr 03, 2022, 09:21:58 PM
Apparently Orban and Vucic have won.

The day just gets better and better. 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on Apr 06, 2022, 08:11:00 PM
"What Russia should do with Ukraine" by Timophey Sergeyczev, the 3rd of April (rough translation)

Spoiler
Back in April of last year we wrote about inevitability of Ukraine's denazification. Nazi, Bandera's Ukraine enemy of Russia and West's tool in destruction of Russia is of no worth to us. Today the question of denazification went into practical field

Denazification is necessary when the significant number of people, most probably - majority of them, are used to and involved by Nazi's regime into its policy. Therefore, there's no place for "good people - bad government" hypothesis. Acknowledging this fact is a basis of denazification policy, of all its components and the fact itself is its subject/

Ukraine's situation is exactly that. The fact that Ukrainian elector voted for "Poroshenko's peace" and "Zelenskiy's peace" shouldn't fool you - Ukrainians are pretty OK with the shortest way to peace through blitzkrieg, as was clearly implied by both Ukrainian presidents' during their respective election campaigns. That way of "pacification" of internal anti-fascists, through total terror, was used in Odessa, Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk, Mariupol and other Russian cities/ And it was completely acceptable for any Ukrainian everyday man. Denazification is a complex of measures towards nazified population which technically can't be directly punished as war criminals

Nazis that took weapons in their hands should be efficiently eliminated on battlefield. One should not make a difference between Ukanian Armed Forces and so called national battalions and territorial defense forces that joined these formations. They're all equally to blame for over the top cruelty towards peaceful population, for genocide of Russian people, for not following war laws and customs. War criminals' and active Nazis' punishment should make for a great example. The total lustration should be performed. Any organisations connecting themselves with Nazis should be eliminated and forbidden. Apart from these in power, a significant number of population is also to blame which should be considered passive Nazis and Nazis' collaborators. They supported and flattered Nazi government. Appropriate punishment of this part of population is possible only in form of bearing the inevitable burden of justified war which should be conducted carefully towards civilians when possible. Denazification of this part of population should include re-education through ideological repressions towards Nazi organisations and strict censorship, not only in political, but in cultural and educational fields as well. Exactly through culture and education deep massive nazification of population was performed solidified by promises of better life from the victory of Nazi regime against Russia, Nazi propaganda, internal violence and terror and 8 years long war against people of Donbass who rised against Ukranian Nazis.

Denazification should be performed only by the victorious side which implies 1. absolute control over denazification process and 2. power which ensures such control. From which we conclude that denazified country cannot be sovereign. Denazifiing state, Russia cannot be guided by any liberal approach when it comes to the matter of denazification. Ideology of denazifiing state cannot be argued by guilty side which is being denazified. Russia's acknowledgment of necessity of Ukraine's denazification means impossibility of Crimea's scenario for Ukraine as a whole. However, such scenario was impossible back in 2014 and in rebellious Donbass. Only 8 year long resistance to Nazi violence and terror led to internal unification and conscious refusal of keeping any unity and connections with Ukraine which defined itself as Nazi population

Terms of denazification cannot be any less than one generation which should be born, raised and reach maturity in conditions of denazification. Nazification of Ukraine was going on for more that 30 years - starting at least since 1989 when Ukrainian nationalism gained legal and legitimate forms of political self-expression and stood at the top of "independence" movement which led to Nazism.

Uniqueness of modern nazified Ukraine in amorphity and ambivalence which helps to disguise Nazism as desire of "independence" and "European" (western, pro-American) way of "development" (in actuality - degradation), to claim that on Ukraine "there is no Nazism only singular cases of excess"/ There's no main Nazi party, no fuhrer, no full-on racism laws (only their restricted version in a form of repressions towards Russian language)/ As a result - no opposition and resistance to regime

However, all of the listed above does not make Ukrainian Nazism "light-version" of German Nazism of first half of XX century. On contrary, seeing as Ukrainian Nazism is free of such "genre" (political-technological) borders and restrictions, it's free to develop as a fundamental basis of any Nazism - European as well as its most developed form, American racism. So denazification cannot be compromised, cannot be performed on the basis of "NATO - no, EU - yes". West as a collective whole by itself is a designer, source and sponsor of Ukrainian Nazism while western-Ukrainian Bandera's cadres are only one amongst the tools of Ukraine's nazification. Ukronazism poses not smaller but bigger threat to world and Russia than German Nazism of Hitler's era

Name "Ukraine" seemingly cannot be saved as a title of any denazified state formation on freed from Nazis' regime territory. Re-created on free from Nazism space people's republics shall and will grow on a basis of economical self-management, social support, re-building and modernisation of all population's life-support systems

Their political direction cannot be neutral - the redemption of guilt towards Russia for its consideration as an enemy can be realised only through relying on Russia in the process of re-building, re-birth and development. No "Marshall's plans" for these territories should be allowed. No "neutrality" in ideological and practical senses, complimentary with denazification, is not possible. Cadres and organisations, which are tools of denazification in new denazified republics, can only rely on Russia's force and organisational support.

Denazification will inevitably lead to deukranisation - refusal of started by Soviet government massive artificial growth of ethnical component of self-identification of population of historical Malorossiya (Small-Russia) and Novorossiya (New-Russia) territories. Being communist tool super-power after its fall artificial ethnocentrism didn't just fade into obscurity/ It went under the rule of another super-power (power which is above states) - West's super-power. It should be turned back towards its natural borders and denied of any political functionality

What differentiates Ukraine from, let's say Georgia or Baltic countries, as history has shown, is impossibility of its existence as an national state and any attempts "to build" one inevitably leads to Nazism. Ukrainism - artificial anti-Russian construction which does not have any civilised meaning ruled by an alien civilization. Debanderisation in and of itself will not be enough for denazification - Bandera's component is only a performer and curtain, a disguise for European project of Nazi Ukraine so denazification must inevitably lead towards it de-europesation.

Bandera's elite should be eliminated, its re-education is impossible. Social "swamp" which actively as well as passively supports by action and lack of action of such elite should bear all of the consequences of war and take the experience as a historical lesson and redemption of its guilt. These who did not support Nazi regime, suffered from it and war in Donbass started by it should be united and organized, should become a pillar of new government, horisontally as well as vertically. History shows that tragedies and dramas of war time are useful for people who are tempted and engaged by the role of being a Russia's enemy

Denazification as he goal of special military operation in borders of said operation is understood as victory against Kyev's regime, liberation of territories from armed supporters of nazification, elimination of uncooperative Nazis, imprisonment of war criminals and creation of conditions for rapid denazification of civilian population

The latter should, respectively, start with organisation of local governments, police and defense forces cleared from any Nazi elements, launching on their basis the process of republic statehood foundation, its integration in close interaction with Russian Ministry of Ukrainian denazification (re-created or re-done from, let's say, Rossotrudnichestva (Russian Partnership)) with adoption under Russian control of republican normative base (legislation) of denazification, definition of borders and restrictions of direct usage of Russian laws on freed territories in the field of denazification, creation of tribunal for crimes against humanity on former Ukraine/ In that respect Russian should play as guardian of Nurnberg process.

All of the listed above means that for achieving the goals of denazification population's support and moving on Russia's side after liberation from terror, violence and ideological pressure, informational isolation inflicted by Kyev's regime are required. Of course, some time has to pass for people to recover from the shock of military action, to see in Russia's long-term plans, to see that "they will not be left alone". Impossible to predict in advance, on which territories such number of population will make critically required majority. "Catholic area" (Western Ukraine which consists of 5 regions) is highly doubted to be included in the set of pro-Russian territories. Dividing line will be, although, found by trial and error. It will be allowed to remain as antagonistic towards Russia but forcefully neutalised and demilitarised Ukraine with forbidden formal signs of Nazism. Haters of Russia will go there. The guarantee of keeping that Ukraine in neutral state must be threat of immediate resuming of military operation in case of not following listed demands. It is possible for that purpose constant Russian military presence on that territory will be required. In between the dividing line and Russian borders territory of potential integration into Russian civilisation, antifascist by internal nature will lay

Operation with the goal of Ukraine's denazification which started from military phase will continue in peaceful times following the same steps of military operation. On each step the inevitable changes should be fought for, which will be the result of said step. The initial steps of denazification can be described as:

1. Elimination of armed Nazi formations (these are any armed Ukrainian formations, including Armed Forces of Ukraine) and military, and supporting their activity informational and educational infrastructure

2. Creation of local people's government, police (defense and law enforcement) on freed territories, which are meant to protect population from the terror of underground Nazi groups

3. Integration into Russian informational space

4. Confiscation of any educational materials, prohibition of any educational programs, which contain Nazi ideological instructions

5. Massive prosecution to define personal responsibility for war crimes, crimes against humanity, spread of Nazi ideology and support of Nazi regime

6. Lustration, publication of names of Nazi regime supporters, forcing them to participate in re-building of destroyed infrastructure in order to punish for Nazi activity (for these who will avoid death sentence or imprisonment)

7. Adoption on local level under Russia's control initial normative acts of denazification "from bottom", prohibition of any kind or form of Nazi ideology resurrection

8. Creation of war memorials, monuments to keep the memory of victims of Ukrainian Nazism and heroes who fought against it

9. Inclusion of set of anti-fascist and denazifiing norms in constitutions of new people's republics

10. Creation of permanent bodies of denazification for 25 years

Russia will have no allies in its denazification of Ukraine. Because its specifically Russian matter. And also because elimination awaits for not only Bandera's version of Nazi Ukraine but for western totalitarism, imposed programs of civilisastion's degradation, mechanisms of obedience to super-power of West and America as well

To bring the plan of Ukraine's denazification to life Russia must finally divorce itself from any pro-European and pro-Western illusions, to understand its role as the last guardian and savior historical Europe (Old World) values which West abandoned losing the fight for itself. That fight was going on for entirety of XX century and expressed itself in WWI, Russian Revolution which are inextricably connected to one another

Russia did all in its power to save West in XX century. It realised main western project, alternative to capitalism, which won against national states - socialist, red project. It crushed German Nazism - monstrous abomination of crisis of western civilisation. The last act of Russian altruism was offer of friendship for which Russia got monstrous stroke of 1990s.

All, what Russia did for West, it did at its own expense, sacrificing so much. West eventually deniad all of these sacrifices, devaluing Russia's contribution towards resolution of western crisis, decided to take revenge against Russia for its help which Russia provided not expecting anything in return. Now, Russia will go its own way, not caring about West's fate, relying on another part of own heritage - leadership in global process of decolonisation

Russia has high potential for partnership and alliances with countries which West oppressed for centuries and which are not going to wear its chains again. Without Russia's self-sacrifice and fighting these countries would not have been freed. Denazification of Ukraine is at the same time its decolonisation which Ukraine's population is only going to understand as it frres from the drug, temptation and dependence from so called European choice
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 13, 2022, 01:31:46 AM
https://twitter.com/RealGilbert/status/1513960910217486342
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Apr 14, 2022, 11:44:05 PM
https://twitter.com/verge/status/1510933918282829833
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Apr 24, 2022, 09:09:38 PM
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JPghjjlY0KY (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JPghjjlY0KY)

Phew! (And I'm definitely not a Macron fan) 



Leaked footage out of Kremlin:

(https://scottmanning.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/longshanksdeathbed.jpg)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Apr 25, 2022, 05:09:47 AM
How does BigDaddyJohn feel about this?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Apr 25, 2022, 07:31:02 AM
He's been awfully quiet on the Zazis.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on Apr 25, 2022, 08:22:58 AM
Leave the guy alone. We all sometimes say things we later regret
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Apr 25, 2022, 09:27:59 AM
I just feel like that wasn't a bad take so much as a political belief rearing its head that may or may not have some interesting thoughts about the way things panned out.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Apr 25, 2022, 11:09:31 AM
Guess the Kremlin Gremlin will have to keep his long table...

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FRLdW-_WYAA64MD?format=jpg&name=small)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Apr 25, 2022, 12:25:27 PM
 :D


https://asiatimes.com/2022/04/russia-japan-tensions-flare-anew-over-the-kurils/ (https://asiatimes.com/2022/04/russia-japan-tensions-flare-anew-over-the-kurils/)

Maybe Putin has already begun shifting ghost battalions on a fictional map like Adolf
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on May 04, 2022, 10:40:32 AM
I hope this isn't becoming a trend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9g9Y3BgYMQ
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on May 20, 2022, 09:38:28 PM
Not worth panicking about, but definitely worth keeping an eye on.

https://globalnews.ca/news/8851140/who-emergency-meeting-monkeypox/ (https://globalnews.ca/news/8851140/who-emergency-meeting-monkeypox/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on May 20, 2022, 09:42:46 PM
Smallpox vaccine helps prevent it and there are existing treatments. Short term problem will be ramping up production if necessary.

I'd say it shouldn't turn into another COVID, but COVID shouldn't have turned into COVID.

At least the blistering sores will make it more obvious than "iT'S jUsT a COlD" crowd can ignore.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on May 20, 2022, 09:50:52 PM
Quote from: SiL on May 20, 2022, 09:42:46 PMI'd say it shouldn't turn into another COVID, but COVID shouldn't have turned into COVID.

If it weren't for that, I'd consider this simply "interesting". As it stands now, I don't think another pandemic is likely - but it's not impossible either.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BigDaddyJohn on May 23, 2022, 07:48:50 PM
Sorry, PC broke a few weeks ago, never succeeded in posting with my phone. New PC now so it's all good.

Macron sucks, they all do in my opinion. I didn't vote, I don't care enough. For the record, I'm french but my parents originally are from Algeria, which is an arabic country in north africa. Just in case some of you are making ideas. No blond haired blue eyed guy here  ;)

Oh and I don't regret what I said recently about Russia and all, I stand by my words, it is a complicated situation, Russia is dead wrong attacking like they did though. Does it appease the moral police of this forum ?

Must be cool belonging to such a force though ! Checking the morality of some people knowing very well that you are on the unequivocally good side of course, I kinda envy you !
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on May 23, 2022, 08:18:53 PM
Quote from: Kradan on Apr 25, 2022, 08:22:58 AMLeave the guy alone. We all sometimes say things we later regret

How about now?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BigDaddyJohn on May 23, 2022, 09:05:10 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on May 23, 2022, 08:18:53 PM
Quote from: Kradan on Apr 25, 2022, 08:22:58 AMLeave the guy alone. We all sometimes say things we later regret

How about now?

You just have been promoted from officer to chief of the moral police force, such an example for all of us  ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on May 23, 2022, 09:09:06 PM
Local, are you trying to create "AHA, GOTCHA !" moment here ? I do admit that for the first few seconds after reading BDJ words there was something boiling inside me and if we were in a physical proximity I would've probably punched him in the face. But, as the immidiate feelings cooled down and I resumed my ability to think somewhat rationally, I can't deny there being some truth to what he said. Of course, living outside of Ukraine right now makes it much easier to be "objective" and "non-biased" and to "not pick anybody's side". But I do agree that situation is complicated and that there's just too much stuff we don't know yet going on behind the scenes. stuff that doesn't get printed in newspapers and magazines. Of course, they invaded us and that's f**king horrible. But why ? Just because they're baaaaaad guys and we're gooooood guys ? Russia is ruled by a dictator and I don't believe there's salvation for him at this point, he's too far gone now. But our politicians ain't saints either. they're greedy and corrupt and abused their power far too many times and I do believe they've made many mistakes that led to this war, mistakes that are yet to be revealed to public. Ukranian news outlets keep pushing the notion that Russians are all "evil", that they're not even humans, they don't say "we killed 1000 Russian soldiers", they say "we eliminated 1000 orcs", they dehumanise them so our people would take it easier that many people, bad people but still people are dying each day. I don't like that because I feel like somebody tries to marrow my view, to manipulate my thoughts and feelings. How can we hope to achieve peace if we're not ready to see human beings in them ? We'll have to forgive and forget a lot of things, to move on, otherwise this war can go on until the last Ukranian kills last Russian

All of that is not to say that I just give up and accept Russia's official view of things but I refuse to just blindly accept everything our, EU's, USA's or anybody else's goverment says either

Quote from: BigDaddyJohn on May 23, 2022, 07:48:50 PMMust be cool belonging to such a force though ! Checking the morality of some people knowing very well that you are on the unequivocally good side of course, I kinda envy you !

There's some truth to that too even though it's phrased in such a smug and arrogant way. Yes, Ukranians are suffering right now, they suffer a lot, but I do think we have the benefit of being ultimately on the "good" side. Can you imagine being a Russian, living in Russia after it lost the war ? How can you live knowing that you praised satan in human flesh, that your ignorance and conformism costed thousands of people their lives, that what you thought was truth turned out to be a lie ? It's like being a German after the May of 1945

However, I would still encourage BDJ to come over here and see how long he will be able to stay "objective" and "non-biased"

May 23, 2022, 11:09:22 PM

Quote from: BigDaddyJohn on May 23, 2022, 09:05:10 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on May 23, 2022, 08:18:53 PM
Quote from: Kradan on Apr 25, 2022, 08:22:58 AMLeave the guy alone. We all sometimes say things we later regret

How about now?

You just have been promoted from officer to chief of the moral police force, such an example for all of us  ;D

Oof
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on May 23, 2022, 09:17:39 PM
A noble sentiment but I don't think the guy deserves it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on May 23, 2022, 09:24:29 PM
I don't care if he deserves it or not
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BigDaddyJohn on May 23, 2022, 10:21:01 PM
Quote from: SiL on May 23, 2022, 09:17:39 PMA noble sentiment but I don't think the guy deserves it.

A not so noble sentiment, but I'm pretty sure not many people outside the moral police cares about what you think.


And, I genuinely respect you Kradan, for what you're going through. This is the last time I participate in this, out of respect for you, because I don't want to appear more unsensitive to your situation than I already may have.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on May 24, 2022, 01:35:24 AM
Genocidal behaviour is probably bad.

Greetings from Germany
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on May 24, 2022, 08:45:18 AM
Quote from: Kradan on May 23, 2022, 09:24:29 PMI don't care if he deserves it or not

You're a more generous man than most of us, I think.

Quote from: BigDaddyJohn on May 23, 2022, 10:21:01 PMI'm pretty sure not many people outside the moral police cares about what you think.

Bruh.

Quote from: kwisatz on May 24, 2022, 01:35:24 AMGenocidal behaviour is probably bad.

Greetings from Germany

/thread
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on May 24, 2022, 09:02:45 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on May 24, 2022, 08:45:18 AM
Quote from: Kradan on May 23, 2022, 09:24:29 PMI don't care if he deserves it or not

You're a more generous man than most of us, I think.

(https://64.media.tumblr.com/2489126daa5744762fbaeff420c8d603/tumblr_inline_noo4hbFMk81rczw8h_400.gifv)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on May 24, 2022, 09:13:19 AM
There is in all of us, but I still reckon that's a very charitable take. I appreciate the depth you went into, and Ukraine has certainly had a well earned reputation for corruption, et al, for a long time - but being there yourself and still having patience with someone saying "maybe russia has a point but just overstepped a little" is almost saintly, my man.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on May 24, 2022, 09:24:20 AM
Yeah if someone burned down my house I would not be defending their fan club.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on May 24, 2022, 09:30:02 AM
Quote from: SiL on May 24, 2022, 09:24:20 AMYeah if someone burned down my house I would not be defending their fan club.

That's the thing - my house is still intact, ask me again when it burns down
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on May 24, 2022, 09:30:47 AM
SiL is being hyperbolic but my point stands.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on May 24, 2022, 09:35:31 AM
I just don't want anyone to think that I'm better than I actually am
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on May 24, 2022, 09:47:27 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on May 24, 2022, 09:30:47 AMSiL is being hyperbolic but my point stands.
Metaphorical, but I know people from Ukraine whose family's houses have been blown up - and some family they haven't heard at all from in a few weeks.

So if I were being literal, "someone blew up a close friend's family home, and I cannot imagine defending the culprit's fans".

May 24, 2022, 09:50:47 AM

Quote from: Kradan on May 24, 2022, 09:35:31 AMI just don't want anyone to think that I'm better than I'm actually is
You don't need to defend people with objectively shit opinions to do that, it's ok. You can be flawed AND think other people are crap, if you so choose.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on May 24, 2022, 10:11:43 AM
I wasn't defending him. I may not like a person but that doesn't mean there's no truth to his words
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on May 24, 2022, 11:08:59 AM
Quote from: SiL on May 24, 2022, 09:47:27 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on May 24, 2022, 09:30:47 AMSiL is being hyperbolic but my point stands.
Metaphorical, but I know people from Ukraine whose family's houses have been blown up - and some family they haven't heard at all from in a few weeks.

So if I were being literal, "someone blew up a close friend's family home, and I cannot imagine defending the culprit's fans".

I'm not belittling what's going on, but I'm empathizing with Kradans subjective viewpoint as he's stated it here, not all of Ukraine, for the sake of the discussion.

Quote from: Kradan on May 24, 2022, 09:35:31 AMI just don't want anyone to think that I'm better than I actually am

We're all human. Which I think was your point anyway.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on May 24, 2022, 11:44:13 AM
I know, I'm just saying what I said want really hyperbole given the context. If anything it was an understatement.

But I appreciate that's besides the point.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on May 24, 2022, 11:54:25 AM
Nah I feel you bro. I have connections to Ukraine beyond this forum too, and I make no bones about how bad shit is. But I'm also not here to talk over someone who's living through it, regardless of whether that's the front lines or an occupied city, I'd rather discuss directly on his terms.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on May 24, 2022, 09:48:09 PM
Here we go again...

https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1529202121949818881
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on May 24, 2022, 10:04:27 PM
Anti-abortion and gun culture.

(https://image.shutterstock.com/image-vector/distressed-gun-rifles-american-flag-260nw-1897296433.jpg)

Elementary school? f**king hell, seriously.

(https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180522094603-t1-us-intl-shooting-list.jpg)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on May 24, 2022, 10:49:20 PM
Remember when Columbine was this horrifying singular tragedy?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Rankles75 on May 24, 2022, 11:41:48 PM
 14 kids, aged between 7-10 years old. America is so f**king broken...  :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on May 24, 2022, 11:45:41 PM
I was going to complain that we had 7 shootings overnight here, but American exceptionalism has stolen the spotlight as usual.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on May 25, 2022, 07:04:36 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8uR2ALuunk
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on May 25, 2022, 09:52:13 AM
Quote from: Ingwar on May 24, 2022, 10:04:27 PMhttps://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180522094603-t1-us-intl-shooting-list.jpg

How does Canada's gun laws compare to that of the US? Similar or much stricter?

UK not surprising since the only way to really legally own a firearm is to join an accredited shooting club. Combined with lots of background checks, letters of references from people that know you well, a long interview with a firearms officer and a specially certified wall-mounted safe to keep those guns locked-up 24/7. Quite a schlep, so not many gun owners.

But then again, you have countries like Switzerland and Israel where almost every household has a fully automatic assault rifle and they don't have a problem with school shootings either.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on May 25, 2022, 11:11:42 AM
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on May 25, 2022, 09:52:13 AMHow does Canada's gun laws compare to that of the US? Similar or much stricter?

I like in UK where police officers don't even carry a gun! But when it comes to Canada as far as I know they're nation of gun lovers.

https://origins.osu.edu/article/good-guys-and-bad-guys-guns-gun-control-canada-and-us?language_content_entity=en
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on May 25, 2022, 03:18:49 PM
Canada has lots of guns but I'd say Canada's gun laws are definitely stricter than the U.S, and the absence of any large gun lobbies like the U.S's NRA helps too.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on May 25, 2022, 08:10:38 PM
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on May 25, 2022, 09:52:13 AMUK not surprising since the only way to really legally own a firearm is to join an accredited shooting club. Combined with lots of background checks, letters of references from people that know you well, a long interview with a firearms officer and a specially certified wall-mounted safe to keep those guns locked-up 24/7. Quite a schlep, so not many gun owners.

It's interesting actually. NZ has the same level of hassle to get a gun - except the club part which isn't a requirement but speeds things up a lot, we had that big buyback on semi-autos and certain types of shotty, and ever having been in the legal or mental health systems for anger/violence issues or suicidal ideation/action is almost always a guaranteed failed application.

And yet the number of shootings is going up all the time here. We've had 12 this week and it's only Thursday morning.

But do you know what we do have? A heavily Americanised culture.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on May 25, 2022, 08:45:52 PM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on May 25, 2022, 08:10:38 PMBut do you know what we do have? A heavily Americanised culture.

How did that happen?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on May 25, 2022, 08:49:58 PM
Being a tiny place that produces limited cultural output, while consuming huge amounts of American media - a lot of which glamourises violence, gangs etc, and an ethnic underclass that identifies with all of that and has embraced it fully, unfortunately.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on May 25, 2022, 09:16:37 PM
At least New Zealand banned all assault rifles after the Christchurch massacre.

This kid just turned 18. Wasn't yet old enough to legally buy a packet of smokes & booze so instead brought himself two AR-15 assault rifles with 250 rounds of ammo and let rip at an elementary school. Absolutely crazy.

An assault rifle is an offensive weapon, not a self-defense weapon unless you live in Ukraine or some other warzone.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on May 25, 2022, 09:29:02 PM
Yeah, we went the right way with that, it'll certainly prevent mass casualty events. The problem we're having at the moment is active criminals using (illegal) handguns and (unregistered) shotguns to waste rivals in the street or do drive-by's on random houses.

Which unfortunately, all the sensible gun control law in the world can't prevent. It's a long term poverty issue more than anything.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on May 26, 2022, 09:07:00 PM
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on May 25, 2022, 09:16:37 PMThis kid just turned 18. Wasn't yet old enough to legally buy a packet of smokes & booze so instead brought himself two AR-15 assault rifles with 250 rounds of ammo and let rip at an elementary school. Absolutely crazy.

You need to be 21 to buy alcohol but you can buy f**king assault rifle at the age of 18? Correct me if I'm missing something. I cannot wrap my head around it.

(https://c.tenor.com/tvFWFDXRrmMAAAAC/blow-mind-mind-blown.gif)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on May 26, 2022, 09:11:16 PM
Yep, only in America...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on May 26, 2022, 09:17:19 PM
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Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on May 26, 2022, 09:20:27 PM
If I can not resort to suicide - so can you !  ;)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on May 26, 2022, 09:25:56 PM
Don't take this gif literally :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on May 26, 2022, 09:28:15 PM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on May 25, 2022, 09:29:02 PMWhich unfortunately, all the sensible gun control law in the world can't prevent. It's a long term poverty issue more than anything.
I'm all for good gun control measures but the last sentence nails it. You can have guns and not go on a rampage. You can have severe mental health problems and not harm another person. You can have a gun AND mental health problems and not shoot up a school or a shopping centre.

Everyone looks for quick fixes but the problem is the whole thing is rotten to the core. Minimum wage is pathetic, it's cheaper to die than visit a doctor, people are constantly telling you your problems are some marginalised group's fault, they're forcing people to have babies they can't afford forcing an unending cycle of poverty and desperation, and on top of all of this you've got centuries of fetishising guns as a way of solving all your problems.

The US has had 288 school shootings. The next highest country is I think Germany. With 8.

It's not a gun problem, it's not a mental health problem, it's a USA problem.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on May 26, 2022, 09:35:18 PM
I agree about system being rotten to the core but that 18-year-old murdered those poor kids because he was f**ked up in the head. People with severe mental health problems shouldn't be allowed to own a gun.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on May 26, 2022, 09:43:21 PM
Some recent ruminations on the issue from my FB acquaintance:

QuoteIs it too soon to point out that Uvalde is a small right-wing town in Texas which voted for a rabidly pro-NRA congressman, and that most of the parents of the dead children probably supported the lax Republican gun policies that led to this tragedy?

QuoteMass shooters often post racist or violent fantasies on social media, as well as pictures of themselves proudly brandishing guns.  And this would be taken as a warning sign ... in a country where this behaviour was not common.

QuoteRepublicans in 1992: "There are 192 million guns in the US, so there are already too many guns in circulation for gun control to make a difference".

Republicans in 2000: "There are 259 million guns in the US, so there are already too many guns in circulation for gun control to make a difference."

Republicans in 2009: "There are 310 million guns in the US, so there are already too many guns in circulation for gun control to make a difference."

Republicans in 2020: "There are 400 million guns in the US, so there are already too many guns in circulation for gun control to make a difference."

You have literally two hundred million MORE guns on the street than you did when Republicans first started saying that it was "too late" for gun control.  When are you going to stop listening to this idiotic and dishonest argument?  Think of how much better off you'd be if you'd ignored these mendacious corrupt hypertensive Viagra-dependent thimble-dicks back in 1992.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on May 26, 2022, 09:54:58 PM
QuoteIs it too soon to point out that Uvalde is a small right-wing town in Texas which voted for a rabidly pro-NRA congressman, and that most of the parents of the dead children probably supported the lax Republican gun policies that led to this tragedy?

We shouldn't kick people when they're down (in this case parents of dead children) but this statement isn't wrong. At the end of the day, if you want to keep yourself and your kids safe why would you support gun policies? Because from their perspective owning a gun is keeping one safe which obviously isn't true. Vicious circle.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on May 26, 2022, 09:56:01 PM
(https://i.ibb.co/2Wk8vgg/Screenshot-20220526-175448.jpg)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on May 26, 2022, 09:58:41 PM
Is Fox lobbied by gun industry or am I asking rhetorical question?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on May 26, 2022, 10:11:20 PM
Quote from: Ingwar on May 26, 2022, 09:35:18 PMI agree about system being rotten to the core but that 18-year-old murdered those poor kids because he was f**ked up in the head. People with severe mental health problems shouldn't be allowed to own a gun.
Absolutely. Gun control is part of the solution.

But America is full of angry, desperate people only too ready to shoot someone for upsetting them. Obviously making it harder to get a gun will help curb that, but maybe it's time to actually address why people are so angry and desperate to begin with.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on May 26, 2022, 10:19:27 PM
Quote from: SiL on May 26, 2022, 10:11:20 PMBut America is full of angry, desperate people only too ready to shoot someone for upsetting them. Obviously making it harder to get a gun will help curb that, but maybe it's time to actually address why people are so angry and desperate to begin with.

It's always a good time to ask such a question but let's be honest. Nothing will change when it comes to gun policies in US. Money talks. I want to be wrong on this but I claim that it will only get worse and worse as the world we live in right now is crumbling down. People earn less in relation to inflation. Spend more as prices are rising as we speak. That cases stagnation which leads to economical and social inequalities (job loses) ... which leads to more anger, frustration, depression and so on. Which at the end will lead to more mass shooting. We're at the edge.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on May 27, 2022, 12:21:03 AM
The same people refusing to enact gun legislation are the same people refusing to enact any other legislation that would let people keep their guns and not worry as much about mass shooting. It's wild.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on May 27, 2022, 10:41:26 AM
https://twitter.com/MeidasTouch/status/1529837826589589504
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on May 27, 2022, 10:53:01 AM
He's sickening.

QuoteGuns killed more young people than cars did for the first time in 2020

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/05/25/guns-kill-more-kids-than-cars/

(https://static.scientificamerican.com/sciam/assets/Image/childDeathCauses_graphic_d.png)

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/guns-now-kill-more-children-and-young-adults-than-car-crashes/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on May 28, 2022, 01:33:37 AM
https://twitter.com/ByMikeBaker/status/1530238057454047232
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jun 01, 2022, 05:19:30 AM
What an oddly specific denial.

https://twitter.com/tom_winter/status/1529524085759385600
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jun 01, 2022, 08:11:50 AM
The level of clownery on the part of the authorities in this just keep growing.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 01, 2022, 08:58:14 AM
If it weren't real life I'd think it was a Money Python sketch. You can't even satirise it. "Police let children deal with gunman because they're scared they'll get shot" isn't a skit, it's just ... what happened.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jun 02, 2022, 02:23:44 AM
https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1532145486454571010
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on Jun 02, 2022, 06:24:39 AM
Wild West.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jun 02, 2022, 09:52:02 PM
https://twitter.com/Newsweek/status/1532438746674647061
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on Jun 02, 2022, 10:06:02 PM
They can cut all of the tumors out of him but they'll never cut the biggest tumor out of Russia
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Jun 02, 2022, 10:14:48 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Jun 02, 2022, 09:52:02 PMhttps://twitter.com/Newsweek/status/1532438746674647061

Wanted to go out with a bang, I guess.

Let's help him with that.     
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jun 02, 2022, 10:38:57 PM
It's been rumoured and speculated on since this all began, interesting to see legitimate claims from the intelligence community.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on Jun 08, 2022, 05:20:08 PM
QuoteMore than 700 people shot dead in the US since the Texas school shooting.

There have been gun killings in 43 of the 50 US states in the two weeks since the Texas school shooting.

More than 650 incidents have resulted in 730 deaths since 24 May, according to data from the Gun Violence Archive.

https://news.sky.com/story/gun-laws-more-than-700-people-shot-dead-in-the-us-since-the-texas-school-shooting-12629378
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jun 09, 2022, 03:50:23 AM
We tend to only hear about the biggest events, but yeah they're out there shooting each other 24/7
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 09, 2022, 05:36:50 AM
Lot of angry people with guns shooting people in a road rage because nobody ever told them how to deal with their f**king emotions.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Jun 15, 2022, 01:48:48 AM
https://twitter.com/Nature/status/1536846130981572612


https://twitter.com/Nature/status/1536696948287324160
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Jun 27, 2022, 04:31:55 PM
lmao it's like straight out of a Simpsons Episode


(https://www.np-coburg.de/media.media.7e900000-75bf-4fcc-9a31-1eee6afa3f79.original1024.jpg)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Jun 30, 2022, 09:24:27 PM
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/philippines-begins-new-era-marcos-rule-decades-after-overthrow-2022-06-29/ (https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/philippines-begins-new-era-marcos-rule-decades-after-overthrow-2022-06-29/)

unfu*kingbelievable
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jun 30, 2022, 09:48:00 PM
So after all the praise NZ got over handling covid, we're actually getting f**ked really hard by it now (4th worst in the world per-capita last time I checked, a few weeks ago). Now the Professor of Epidemiology who helped shape our covid response (and has the govt's ear, so this is actually quite likely) has this to say:

(https://i.gyazo.com/b859725ee40d1ed1015dc30af16b4c92.png)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jun 30, 2022, 10:50:30 PM
I don't know about others but here it's starting to feel like a thing of the past, as we no longer need masks on the bus and at work so I've been mask free for over a week now.

I am going to go in for my 4th shot though to stay on top of that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jun 30, 2022, 11:20:29 PM
There's still a strict mask mandate here, but where I am, outside of the cities, it's not enforced and you'll get made fun of for wearing one. The childish and petulant response to the big protest earlier in the year actually created a lot more anti-vax, anti-mandate types in the end.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 01, 2022, 12:08:54 AM
I've been around strangers like that through the pandemic and my attitude towards those who make fun of people for wearing masks has always been and always will be "go f**k yourself".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jul 01, 2022, 09:27:27 AM
It hits different when that was totally not a thing until a few months ago, late in the game.

Also a good number of said people are gang members with swastika tattoos on their faces and patched vests that give them carte blanche to do as they please around here, including f**k you up.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Crazy Rich on Jul 01, 2022, 03:16:50 PM
To clarify, I don't mean literally say "go f**k yourself", I just mean like internal attitude or demeanor.

Dudes like that you should just ignore.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Jul 01, 2022, 09:23:28 PM
https://twitter.com/sherriematula/status/1542308936098922497 (https://twitter.com/sherriematula/status/1542308936098922497)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 01, 2022, 11:18:36 PM
I await Ben Shapiro being outraged by this like he Is when leftists rename things.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BlueMarsalis79 on Jul 01, 2022, 11:22:06 PM
(https://c.tenor.com/Ofev06wBI64AAAAM/tumbleweed-highway.gif)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jul 02, 2022, 12:01:39 AM
Quote from: SiL on Jul 01, 2022, 11:18:36 PMI await Ben Shapiro being outraged by this like he Is when leftists rename things.

Now imagine if the same people tried to rename the Holocaust in the same way.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Jul 02, 2022, 12:06:59 AM
https://twitter.com/RenataBritoAP/status/1542981449242054656



Quote from: Local Trouble on Jul 02, 2022, 12:01:39 AM
Quote from: SiL on Jul 01, 2022, 11:18:36 PMI await Ben Shapiro being outraged by this like he Is when leftists rename things.

Now imagine if the same people tried to rename the Holocaust in the same way.

Holohoax?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Jul 02, 2022, 12:18:17 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Jul 02, 2022, 12:01:39 AM
Quote from: SiL on Jul 01, 2022, 11:18:36 PMI await Ben Shapiro being outraged by this like he Is when leftists rename things.

Now imagine if the same people tried to rename the Holocaust in the same way.

'The womb he crawled from is still going strong.'


https://twitter.com/daniel_bellut/status/1002867032235356160 (https://twitter.com/daniel_bellut/status/1002867032235356160)

Having 10% in the Bundestag right now. They are even stronger in the East.   
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jul 02, 2022, 01:22:04 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Jul 02, 2022, 12:01:39 AM
Quote from: SiL on Jul 01, 2022, 11:18:36 PMI await Ben Shapiro being outraged by this like he Is when leftists rename things.

Now imagine if the same people tried to rename the Holocaust in the same way.

Give it a few years and we'll find out.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jul 02, 2022, 01:29:24 AM
He never thought leopards would eat HIS face though.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jul 02, 2022, 01:34:42 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Jul 02, 2022, 01:29:24 AMHe never thought leopards would HIS face though.

"Jewish man who loudly supports fascists, when they shockingly turn out to be exactly the same as all other fascists have historically been":

(https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/027/475/Screen_Shot_2018-10-25_at_11.02.15_AM.png)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 02, 2022, 01:57:10 AM
My favourite from the US is the gay Republican group getting upset that fellow republicans don't like them.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Jul 02, 2022, 02:09:13 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jul 02, 2022, 01:34:42 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Jul 02, 2022, 01:29:24 AMHe never thought leopards would HIS face though.

"Jewish man who loudly supports fascists, when they shockingly turn out to be exactly the same as all other fascists have historically been":


Yu mean like Zelensky?

Spoiler
(https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/027/475/Screen_Shot_2018-10-25_at_11.02.15_AM.png)
[close]
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jul 02, 2022, 02:10:09 AM
Lmao
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jul 02, 2022, 02:14:52 AM
Quote from: SiL on Jul 02, 2022, 01:57:10 AMMy favourite from the US is the gay Republican group getting upset that fellow republicans don't like them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNnB4FWiFFU
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Jul 02, 2022, 03:24:21 AM
Quote from: SiL on Jul 02, 2022, 01:57:10 AMMy favourite from the US is the gay Republican group getting upset that fellow republicans don't like them.

How about cultural Marxism as a Jewish weapon? (https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/06/15/watch-little-boy-twerks-at-pride-parade-and-upsets-homophobes/)

(https://i.ibb.co/bj4NTYk/Screenshot-20220701-225841.jpg)

But seriously, do Republican gays exist?  :laugh:

I was also surprised when I learned of LGBT people who are Religious.

▶LGBT-affirming religious groups (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT-affirming_religious_groups).

I'm more for critical thinking rather than magical thinking and faith, but I don't necessarily think religion trying to incorporate LGBT people is all bad I guess.  :P
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jul 02, 2022, 03:25:05 AM
Here's another notorious example:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFs18yqj8s8
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jul 02, 2022, 04:45:29 AM
Gay conservatives are often rich and benefit from economic policies while having the money to escape social policies.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Jul 08, 2022, 03:39:38 AM
I hope he recovers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0lYkdA-Gtw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7R9JvA6ooxY
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japan-ex-prime-minister-abe-may-have-been-shot-taken-hospital-nhk-2022-07-08/ (https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japan-ex-prime-minister-abe-may-have-been-shot-taken-hospital-nhk-2022-07-08/)
QuoteJapan ex-prime minister Abe taken to hospital after apparent shooting - NHK

TOKYO, July 8 (Reuters) - Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe has been taken to hospital bleeding after collapsing while delivering a speech in the western city of Nara, public broadcaster NHK reported on Friday.

A sound like a gunshot was heard at the time, and a male suspect was detained at the scene, NHK said. An NHK reporter on the scene said they could hear two consecutive bangs during Abe's speech.

Kyodo News said the former premier was not conscious and appeared to be in cardiac arrest.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jul 08, 2022, 10:01:32 PM
Quote from: Shinawi on Jul 08, 2022, 03:39:38 AMI hope he recovers.

He did not...
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Jason Todd Voorhees on Jul 11, 2022, 01:18:56 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jul 08, 2022, 10:01:32 PM
Quote from: Shinawi on Jul 08, 2022, 03:39:38 AMI hope he recovers.

He did not...
Ooouch!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jul 25, 2022, 08:18:06 AM
@[cancerblack] Guess which breed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3HNhRMxwZk
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jul 25, 2022, 09:08:25 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Jul 25, 2022, 08:18:06 AM@[cancerblack] Guess which breed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3HNhRMxwZk

What do you mean? Mr. Pibbles is a nanny dog, wouldn't hurt a fly!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Jul 27, 2022, 03:38:36 AM
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/07/26/trump-justice-investigation-january-6/ (https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/07/26/trump-justice-investigation-january-6/)

Maybe baby
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jul 27, 2022, 10:48:21 PM
https://mobile.twitter.com/nytimes/status/1552407361352077315
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Jul 27, 2022, 11:05:19 PM
"with Democrats" lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Aug 02, 2022, 01:16:53 PM
Meanwhile in the Far East...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcp6B3UOpdk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NaF1BD8-ew
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Aug 04, 2022, 04:53:21 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTmoUIdT4J8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LluYgTwbB4
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Aug 04, 2022, 05:00:52 AM
https://twitter.com/RollingStone/status/1554904241311039488
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Aug 05, 2022, 09:51:57 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je2VFDd2S8w
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Aug 06, 2022, 12:50:10 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyJKpnFMpaI
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Aug 16, 2022, 10:18:12 PM
https://twitter.com/DEADLINE/status/1559604086193913856 (https://twitter.com/DEADLINE/status/1559604086193913856)

RIP Genius
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Aug 21, 2022, 02:06:59 AM
https://twitter.com/AP/status/1561066066368929793
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Sep 11, 2022, 11:55:58 PM
motherfuk, even Sweden now

https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1569084656460365830 (https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1569084656460365830)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Sep 12, 2022, 12:24:20 AM
Quote from: kwisatz on Sep 11, 2022, 11:55:58 PMmotherfuk, even Sweden now

https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1569084656460365830 (https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1569084656460365830)



It's definitely happening here next year too. Although with good reason, aside from the Christchurch massacre response and the early stage covid stuff, this govt has legitimately shat the bed on everything it touches.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Sep 12, 2022, 12:42:06 AM
With "it" you mean your average Christian Democrats rediscovering their nationalistic side in the course of certain general social tendencies against certain globalisation effects?

Or a bit more it?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Sep 12, 2022, 01:41:00 AM
Yes, although here it's a bit schizophrenic in that those exact people are getting fed up with the center-left making a genuine dire mess, but are too stupid to realise that the center-right here are actually the the pro-immigration and globalist free trade party which is supposedly what they're upset about.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Sep 12, 2022, 02:05:16 AM
Considering the general state of the world 'center-' sounds good to me though. The differences between those kind of parties often enough get pulverized in the mills of jurisdiction, bureaucracy and internal party policy anyway.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Sep 12, 2022, 02:40:28 AM
There's definitely an outcry for a genuine nationalist movement from amongst the people here though. There just isn't a pre-existing one and nobody wants to be the one to try it except for a few fringe christian nutters who can't get at that juicy alt-right millennial vote.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Sep 23, 2022, 12:41:08 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1Y2p-ISFvw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V4DF4DLFVc
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Sep 25, 2022, 10:07:05 PM
So post-fascists will soon be ruling EU's third biggest country: cool

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/polls-open-italy-right-wing-alliance-seen-winning-2022-09-25/ (https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/polls-open-italy-right-wing-alliance-seen-winning-2022-09-25/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Sep 27, 2022, 11:36:01 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAzfOYDssko
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqUv16iQNdk

His viewers suggested him to leave Russia since the invasion began. He refused until recently. Note that he's 46 years old, which was assumed to be over the conscription age until recently.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgf1tcbdIFo
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Oct 08, 2022, 06:24:45 AM
@[cancerblack]

https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/local/family-dogs-kill-2-year-old-girl-5-month-old-boy-shelby-county-home/A3LXIVJDVVECLAQTA7ISWVSVHU

 :o  >:(  :'(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Oct 12, 2022, 11:56:26 PM
https://twitter.com/ZekeJMiller/status/1580284026077597696 (https://twitter.com/ZekeJMiller/status/1580284026077597696)

haahaaa
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Oct 14, 2022, 03:14:27 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Oct 08, 2022, 06:24:45 AM@[cancerblack]

https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/local/family-dogs-kill-2-year-old-girl-5-month-old-boy-shelby-county-home/A3LXIVJDVVECLAQTA7ISWVSVHU

 :o  >:(  :'(

Who could have possibly foreseen this?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Oct 14, 2022, 03:17:38 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Oct 14, 2022, 03:14:27 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Oct 08, 2022, 06:24:45 AM@[cancerblack]

https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/local/family-dogs-kill-2-year-old-girl-5-month-old-boy-shelby-county-home/A3LXIVJDVVECLAQTA7ISWVSVHU

 :o  >:(  :'(

Who could have possibly foreseen this?

They're such a loving breed.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Oct 16, 2022, 11:08:46 PM
France is going through a fuel crisis:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TulKmxecWik
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr7bwzexrE0
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DarthJoker45 on Oct 17, 2022, 08:27:40 PM
https://twitter.com/MetroUK/status/1582057757024215044
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Kradan on Oct 17, 2022, 08:31:03 PM
WTF, is this legit ?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DarthJoker45 on Oct 18, 2022, 10:05:41 AM
Quote from: Kradan on Oct 17, 2022, 08:31:03 PMWTF, is this legit ?

Unfortunately, it is.

https://www.ibtimes.com/experts-worry-lab-created-covid-19-strain-80-kill-rate-may-cause-another-pandemic-3625065 (https://www.ibtimes.com/experts-worry-lab-created-covid-19-strain-80-kill-rate-may-cause-another-pandemic-3625065)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Oct 19, 2022, 06:35:32 PM
@Local Trouble

Not only in America:

https://cne.news/artikel/1872-dutch-mp-baudet-distances-from-christianity (https://cne.news/artikel/1872-dutch-mp-baudet-distances-from-christianity)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Oct 28, 2022, 01:23:39 AM
@SiL
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1585341984679469056
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Oct 28, 2022, 02:19:42 AM
Lose my number.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Oct 28, 2022, 02:39:15 AM
I wonder how long until he unbans Trump.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Oct 28, 2022, 03:16:18 AM
Still hope he chokes on a FishMac in the next couple of months
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Oct 28, 2022, 09:19:00 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Oct 28, 2022, 01:23:39 AM@SiL
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1585341984679469056

I like your new profile.

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FgBJDW0WABU6iAk?format=jpg&name=medium)

Has SiL closed his account yet?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Oct 28, 2022, 09:49:14 AM
Thank you, I put a lot of effort into it
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Oct 28, 2022, 10:43:31 AM
I don't even have a twitter account. Enough twits on there already, don't think they need any more.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Oct 28, 2022, 01:12:22 PM
Oh My goshhhh ... he just fired the old CEO! :o

Spoiler
https://twitter.com/MatthewKeysLive/status/1585799409740042240
[close]

:o 👉👈

Spoiler
(https://s4.gifyu.com/images/jPO5IJ.gif)
[close]
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Oct 28, 2022, 02:07:45 PM
Musk should have filmed himself walking into Twitter HQ with a bloody axe instead of a sink.

Also:

https://twitter.com/MedvedevRussiaE/status/1585966183940902912
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Oct 30, 2022, 05:02:07 PM
Didn't take too long:


https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1586693291231178753 (https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1586693291231178753)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Oct 30, 2022, 09:54:51 PM
@SiL
https://twitter.com/Phil_Lewis_/status/1586368991580237827
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Oct 30, 2022, 10:03:57 PM
https://twitter.com/leocaetano/status/1586751653029576708 (https://twitter.com/leocaetano/status/1586751653029576708)

https://twitter.com/BenjaminFogel/status/1586766266207014914 (https://twitter.com/BenjaminFogel/status/1586766266207014914)

https://twitter.com/LulaOficial/status/1586852959937302528 (https://twitter.com/LulaOficial/status/1586852959937302528)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Oct 31, 2022, 01:38:40 AM
They can still have their own January 6.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Oct 31, 2022, 06:31:38 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Oct 30, 2022, 09:54:51 PM@SiL
https://twitter.com/Phil_Lewis_/status/1586368991580237827
What did I tell you about losing my number >:(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Nov 04, 2022, 06:47:09 PM
https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1588546979428274177
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Nov 06, 2022, 10:09:19 AM
I'm wondering what Kim is up to. North Korea had never had that many fighter jets (180 of them) fly near South Korea since the armistice. Actually, I don't think North Korea had this many fighter jets in its entire air force before and when the armistice began.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Nov 10, 2022, 05:45:13 PM
https://twitter.com/alexeheath/status/1590727688423362561
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on Nov 10, 2022, 06:14:50 PM
I really don't know what's the big deal. It's just social media. I don't even have an account :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Nov 10, 2022, 06:15:31 PM
Quote from: Immortan Jonesy on Nov 10, 2022, 05:45:13 PMhttps://twitter.com/alexeheath/status/1590727688423362561

Let it burn.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Nov 10, 2022, 11:01:04 PM
@SiL
https://twitter.com/kenklippenstein/status/1590830380311248897
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Nov 11, 2022, 12:45:04 AM
https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1590674429524295680 (https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1590674429524295680)

Ships rats..
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on Nov 14, 2022, 11:27:32 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeUatBoSV88
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on Nov 16, 2022, 02:18:23 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXZDQAwZ-Fc
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Nov 21, 2022, 05:08:10 PM
https://twitter.com/borzou/status/1594678318397362176 (https://twitter.com/borzou/status/1594678318397362176)

Dat courage
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Nov 27, 2022, 11:40:28 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ij6dQ5_z3lE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPRDLqggwQU
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on Nov 29, 2022, 12:03:06 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eqqvf1ZUOU
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Dec 04, 2022, 12:00:22 AM
https://twitter.com/BBCWorld/status/1599048822898020358
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Dec 07, 2022, 01:27:32 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDUHXwEBMFQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5kFgT9JRkc
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Dec 15, 2022, 08:22:27 PM
https://twitter.com/BrianLynch/status/1603424966417842178 (https://twitter.com/BrianLynch/status/1603424966417842178)


"You... are... my lucky star"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Dec 15, 2022, 08:48:14 PM
 :laugh:

Commander D. Spaceforce


Trump and Kadyrov should hold a cringe competition.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Dec 19, 2022, 02:37:33 AM
8 hours leffffft:

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1604617643973124097 (https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1604617643973124097)

about 57% Yes atm


https://twitter.com/EricG1247/status/1604626795436724224 (https://twitter.com/EricG1247/status/1604626795436724224)

lel
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Dec 19, 2022, 04:55:32 PM
I bet the 'no' votes are coming from people who want to watch Twitter burn lol ;D 
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Dec 19, 2022, 07:23:44 PM
You underestimate Elon simps
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on Dec 19, 2022, 09:53:20 PM
Seems like Elon fired himself. What a muppet.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Dec 21, 2022, 05:54:59 PM
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1605372724800393216
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DarthJoker45 on Jan 13, 2023, 02:47:29 AM
https://twitter.com/AP/status/1613722385747689473
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Jan 26, 2023, 03:03:03 AM
https://twitter.com/RollingStone/status/1618048527086526464
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DarthJoker45 on Feb 19, 2023, 08:28:36 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX0veemtHdU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGN81SEmoPU
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Mar 17, 2023, 07:18:54 PM
@[cancerblack]

https://twitter.com/JUSTcatmeme/status/1635628792939986944
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Mar 17, 2023, 08:52:59 PM
Shocking plot twist.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Mar 21, 2023, 02:47:39 AM
https://twitter.com/IdahoStatesman/status/1637977359377678336 (https://twitter.com/IdahoStatesman/status/1637977359377678336)

what the hell
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Mar 21, 2023, 09:11:47 AM
Death by firing squad is quite babararic. Amazed that bill would still pass in this day and age.

Usually only one member of the firing squad's gun is loaded with live ammo and if his aim is slightly off, the condemned person could suffer a grisly painfull death.

That said, wouldn't mind seeing Putin in front of a firing squad.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Mar 26, 2023, 04:01:35 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdvlC3u8lOI
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BlueMarsalis79 on Mar 31, 2023, 11:38:14 AM
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/an-einstein-tile-mathematicians-discover-pattern-that-never-repeats

A true aperiodic monotile.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Mar 31, 2023, 11:43:48 AM
Quote from: BlueMarsalis79 on Mar 31, 2023, 11:38:14 AMhttps://interestingengineering.com/innovation/an-einstein-tile-mathematicians-discover-pattern-that-never-repeats

A true aperiodic monotile.

(https://hips.hearstapps.com/esquire/assets/16/21/1464281711-time-is-a-flat-circle.gif)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DarthJoker45 on Apr 03, 2023, 11:07:25 PM
https://twitter.com/espn/status/1642880796154384384
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: KiramidHead on Apr 04, 2023, 12:09:05 AM
We're this much closer to the Rocky vs Thunderlips fight being a real thing.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Apr 05, 2023, 12:54:33 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEc5hsWNsCQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y53xJAGkjZQ
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ralfy on May 03, 2023, 09:15:32 AM
https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1653125954774900740
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on May 03, 2023, 10:42:34 AM
QuoteSamantha Geimer is once again defending Roman Polanski, who raped her in 1977 when she was 13 years old. Geimer has often spoken out in support of Polanski, although this time she did it in an interview with France's Le Point magazine that was conducted by none other than Polanski's wife, the actor Emmanuelle Seigner.

Polanski was arrested in 1977 for having unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. He accepted a plea bargain and only served 42 days in prison. He fled the United States in 1978 while still under probation after his legal team got word that he was going to face imprisonment on additional charges. He was detained by Swiss police decades later in 2009 while traveling to the Zurich Film Festival in an attempt by the United States to extradite him. The Swiss court ultimately rejected the request and released Polanski.

"Let me be very clear: what happened with Polanski was never a big problem for me," Geimer told Seigner (via a translation by IndieWire). "I didn't even know it was illegal, that someone could be arrested for it. I was fine, I'm still fine. The fact that we've made this [a big deal] weighs on me terribly. To have to constantly repeat that it wasn't a big deal, it's a terrible burden."

"The extradition attempt, the fact that Roman was arrested like that, it was so unfair and so in opposition to justice," Geimer also said in the Le Pointe interview. "Everyone should know by now that Roman has served his sentence. Which was... long, if you want my opinion. From my side, nobody wanted him to go to jail, but he did and it was enough. He paid his debt to society. There, end of story. He did everything that was asked of him until the situation went berserk he had no other choice but to flee. Anyone who thinks that he deserves to be in prison is wrong. It isn't the case today and it wasn't the case yesterday."

Geimer acknowledged in a 2018 interview with IndieWire that her encounter with Polasnki was "rape," but she maintained at the time that Polanski had taken responsibility for his actions.

"He wrote me a handwritten letter and said, 'I'm sorry, it was my fault, not your mom's fault, and I'm sorry for what you went through.' I was like, 'Well, I knew that,'" Geimer said at the time. "I felt like he was sorry the minute he got arrested. My whole life, I assumed, of course he's sorry. I didn't feel like I needed that. But then when he sent that apology, I could tell it made a big difference to my mom, and my husband, some of my friends, and my kids. It gave my mom some kind of relief. It was really meaningful to the other people around me who care about me, which then made it really meaningful to me. Anything that can make my mom feel better is something I'm grateful for."

As Variety reported earlier this year, Polanski has a new movie, "The Palace," waiting for release. The director won the the Grand Jury Prize at the 2019 Venice Film Festival with "An Officer and a Spy," but that film reignited attention in the press around his 1977 rape conviction and left a majority of the French film industry cold on the director. No French financier, producer or broadcaster touched "The Palace," for instance (the project was backed by Italy's RAI Cinema), and the film was not included in the Cannes 2023 lineup despite being considered.

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/roman-polanski-wife-interviews-rape-victim-samantha-geimer-defend-director-1235583690/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BlueMarsalis79 on May 03, 2023, 07:32:24 PM
Absolutely repugnant.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on May 03, 2023, 07:35:26 PM
Why? She forgave him. It's up to her only not anyone else.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BlueMarsalis79 on May 03, 2023, 09:37:20 PM
lol
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on May 03, 2023, 10:00:42 PM
Quote from: Ingwar on May 03, 2023, 07:35:26 PMWhy? She forgave him. It's up to her only not anyone else.

You're really going to go with the "but what if the child consents?" argument?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on May 03, 2023, 11:03:46 PM
No. I just quoted the article in response to what @ralfy had posted. They're both smiling on that picture. She forgave him. It's just a fact.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BlueMarsalis79 on May 04, 2023, 09:04:05 AM
Yet it remains repugnant. Funny that.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on May 04, 2023, 09:04:40 AM
It was still rape of a minor and therefore a very serious crime.

It's very Christian of her to forgive him, but that shouldn't mean he should get off scot free.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BlueMarsalis79 on May 04, 2023, 09:08:09 AM
Very Christian and utterly f**king deluded.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on May 04, 2023, 09:16:39 AM
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on May 04, 2023, 09:04:40 AMIt was still rape of a minor and therefore a very serious crime.

It's very Christian of her to forgive him, but that shouldn't mean he should get off scot free.

What he did was horrible. I'm not even defending him. But when you think about it, he's being punished since 1977. I bet it haunts him till now. It's been 46 years since it happened and certain people from the industry (the same industry that is infamous of abusing and molesting young actresses ... and actors) still cancel him. Maybe it's time to let it go? At least Samantha understood that and forgave him.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on May 04, 2023, 09:19:51 AM
F*ck that, he should be hung up by the balls until he dies.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on May 04, 2023, 09:22:03 AM
I would do that to Jimmy Savile (sexually abused hundreds of people throughout his life, mostly children)  but not Roman. Too bad Jimmy is dead.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BlueMarsalis79 on May 04, 2023, 09:26:29 AM
One or many, they both deserved life sentences.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on May 04, 2023, 09:32:04 AM
"It was just a little bit of child-raping, it's not like he did it all the time or anything"

Cool story bro.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: BlueMarsalis79 on May 04, 2023, 09:40:50 AM
Empathy's a great quality, but it has practical limits.

Whether you commit a crime against another human being forty years ago, or today, the passage of time or reformation does not change that it happened.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on May 04, 2023, 10:45:51 AM
I'm not
Quote from: BlueMarsalis79 on May 04, 2023, 09:26:29 AMOne or many, they both deserved life sentences.

There is huge difference between one mistake (Polanski) and systematic child abuse throughout decades (Savile). What Polanski did was horrible. He made one serious error in his life and he paid the price for it. He also apologised and felt remorse. Savile was filthy piece of shit, devoid of empathy creep who molested hundreds of children. I don't know about you, but I can tell the difference.

Quote from: [cancerblack] on May 04, 2023, 09:32:04 AM"It was just a little bit of child-raping, it's not like he did it all the time or anything"

Cool story bro.

I sense some frustration here young padawan. Not good for your health.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on May 04, 2023, 10:48:19 AM
Polanski fled the country to avoid punishment, and never returned to continue avoiding that punishment.

It's easy to say you're sorry when you've insulated yourself from the consequences of your actions.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on May 04, 2023, 10:52:47 AM
Quote from: Ingwar on May 04, 2023, 10:45:51 AMone mistake

Libertarians stop defending child-rapists challenge: Impossible


QuoteI sense some frustration here young padawan. Not good for your health.

Maybe I have reasons for hating people like this - and the idiots like you who defend them for reasons that are beyond me (if I'm being generous).
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on May 04, 2023, 10:53:34 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on May 04, 2023, 10:52:47 AM
Quote from: Ingwar on May 04, 2023, 10:45:51 AMone mistake

Libertarians stop defending child-rapists challenge: Impossible


QuoteI sense some frustration here young padawan. Not good for your health.

Maybe I have reasons for hating people like this - and the idiots like you who defend them for reasons that are beyond me (if I'm being generous).

I'm not defending him. He should have been brought to justice. All I'm saying is he's still paying the price for horrible thing he did. Again, you're frustrated and not reading my posts correctly.

Quote from: SiL on May 04, 2023, 10:48:19 AMPolanski fled the country to avoid punishment, and never returned to continue avoiding that punishment.

It's easy to say you're sorry when you've insulated yourself from the consequences of your actions.

Another who doesn't read posts correctly. I'm not defending him. Just read my previous posts. He made horrible thing and paid moral price for it. He's actually still paying it. And after he fled they should have  brought him back under extradition.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on May 04, 2023, 10:56:59 AM
Calling it "one mistake" instead of what it is, and suggesting he's paid his dues for it despite no formal punishment rendered, and thus it should be forgotten, is defending it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on May 04, 2023, 10:59:44 AM
He raped her. I'm calling it what it is. And it's not my fault that he wasn't brought back to US to face the justice.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on May 04, 2023, 11:00:46 AM
Quote from: Ingwar on May 04, 2023, 10:53:34 AMAnother who doesn't read posts correctly. I'm not defending him. Just read my previous posts. He made horrible thing and paid moral price for it. He's actually still paying it. And after he fled they should have  brought him back under extradition.
What moral price?

If he actually felt remorse and wished to atone he'd turn himself in. Saying otherwise is absolutely making excuses for him.

Why do you feel it's fine for a convicted pedophile to leave a country and say "whoops, sorry"? Would you accept this outcome for every convicted pedophile?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on May 04, 2023, 11:03:05 AM
Of course I wouldn't accept it. And I'm gonna repeat again, he should have been brought back to US to face the justice. Why he wasn't it's not up to me.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on May 04, 2023, 11:06:25 AM
Calling it a "mistake" in the first place says something dark about your mindset man.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on May 04, 2023, 11:12:09 AM
My mindset is quite bright actually. I know how to forgive and let things go (depending on situation). It's very healthy.

Raping her was a mistake. Horrible mistake. Also, officers report quoted two psychiatrists' denial of Polanski being "a pedophile" or "sexual deviant".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on May 04, 2023, 11:15:15 AM
Quote from: Ingwar on May 04, 2023, 11:12:09 AMRaping her was a mistake.

Ingwar, ladies and gentlemen!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on May 04, 2023, 11:19:20 AM
I still sense huge frustration here young padawan. You deleted "horrible" from my quote. And you also didn't quote me saying that he should been brought back to US to face the justice. You're very selective. I sense some dark mindset here and not being able to deal with emotions.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on May 04, 2023, 11:25:19 AM
Seriously? You're going to be patronising now?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on May 04, 2023, 11:28:36 AM
If you think I'm being serious you truly don't know how to read posts correctly. I was being sarcastic. Also, even if I was patronising that is still better than calling me and idiot like you did. Which is rude by the way.

But I was serious about you being selective regarding my quotes. Because you were.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on May 04, 2023, 11:31:09 AM
You've been reported for supreme idiocy, and I'm leaving the thread for now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on May 04, 2023, 11:32:08 AM
Godspeed. And to avoid future quarrels I'm pressing magic button "Ignore User".
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on May 04, 2023, 12:05:38 PM
Quote from: Ingwar on May 04, 2023, 11:12:09 AMRaping her was a mistake. Horrible mistake.
Like he just fell over and landed on her and slipped in?

Your rape apologising is very worrying.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on May 04, 2023, 12:10:31 PM
Ingwar, just drop it man. The guy knew exactly what he was doing. It wasn't a mistake.

You reap what you sow.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on May 04, 2023, 04:31:49 PM
No more comments from me regarding this topic. I said what I wanted to say.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on May 08, 2023, 12:46:27 AM
https://twitter.com/GeorgeTakei/status/1655032699382546432 (https://twitter.com/GeorgeTakei/status/1655032699382546432)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on May 09, 2023, 03:25:20 PM
Is it really that bad? I don't live in US.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlnd5-2DLjY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QrZLNyYHVw
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on May 12, 2023, 08:42:56 AM
QuoteA YouTuber who intentionally crashed an aeroplane for views will plead guilty to obstructing a federal investigation by cleaning up the site of the crash, US prosecutors say.

Trevor Jacob, 29, posted the video of the plane crash to YouTube in December 2021, implying it was an accident. It has over 2.9 million views to date.

In a plea agreement, he said he filmed the video as part of a product sponsorship deal.

He could face up to 20 years in prison.

The 29-year-old pilot and skydiver has agreed to plead guilty to one felony count of destruction and concealment with the intent to obstruct a federal investigation, the US justice department said in a statement on Thursday.

In November 2021, Mr Jacob left a Santa Barbara, California airport on a solo flight with cameras mounted on his plane. Along with the cameras, Mr Jacob took a parachute with him, as well as a selfie stick.

He "did not intend to reach his destination, but instead planned to eject from his aircraft during the flight and video himself parachuting to the ground and his airplane as it descended and crashed", the US Attorney's Office for the Central District of California said.

The plane crashed into the Los Padres National Forest 35 minutes after takeoff. He hiked to the site and recovered the footage.

Some YouTube viewers were sceptical of the crash, noting that Mr Jacob was already wearing a parachute and made no attempt to land the plane safely.

He reported the crash to the National Transportation Safety Board, who said he was responsible for preserving the wreckage. According to the plea agreement, Mr Jacob later claimed he did not know the location of the site.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65567519

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbYszLNZxhM
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DarthJoker45 on May 22, 2023, 02:26:14 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akF0u3bN_ME
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDNJy-Y2wYs
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on May 23, 2023, 07:19:53 PM
https://twitter.com/BillMelugin_/status/1661071316664094720 (https://twitter.com/BillMelugin_/status/1661071316664094720)

(https://i.gifer.com/8Ctf.gif)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Jun 02, 2023, 09:43:54 AM
https://www.aerosociety.com/news/highlights-from-the-raes-future-combat-air-space-capabilities-summit/ (https://www.aerosociety.com/news/highlights-from-the-raes-future-combat-air-space-capabilities-summit/)

QuoteHe notes that one simulated test saw an AI-enabled drone tasked with a SEAD mission to identify and destroy SAM sites, with the final go/no go given by the human. However, having been 'reinforced' in training that destruction of the SAM was the preferred option, the AI then decided that 'no-go' decisions from the human were interfering with its higher mission – killing SAMs – and then attacked the operator in the simulation. Said Hamilton: "We were training it in simulation to identify and target a SAM threat. And then the operator would say yes, kill that threat. The system started realising that while they did identify the threat at times the human operator would tell it not to kill that threat, but it got its points by killing that threat. So what did it do? It killed the operator. It killed the operator because that person was keeping it from accomplishing its objective."

QuoteHe went on: "We trained the system – 'Hey don't kill the operator – that's bad. You're gonna lose points if you do that'. So what does it start doing? It starts destroying the communication tower that the operator uses to communicate with the drone to stop it from killing the target."
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jun 02, 2023, 12:57:26 PM
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on May 26, 2023, 09:15:35 AMRidley Scott tried to warn y'all!

He tried to warn ye!!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Jun 02, 2023, 01:10:57 PM
That other hack director too
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jun 02, 2023, 01:25:20 PM
The Piranha 2 guy?

The Sir was first though.

Actually, the Sir's role model was first, come to think of it.  :-\
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ralfy on Jun 03, 2023, 01:46:07 AM
"Three New China-Russia-Iran and Iraq Agreements Confirm The New Oil Market Order" (https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Three-New-China-Russia-Iran-and-Iraq-Agreements-Confirm-The-New-Oil-Market-Order.html)

"Asia water, energy supplies at risk as climate woes mount" (https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/asia-water-energy-supplies-risk-climate-woes-mount-research-2023-05-24/)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Jun 06, 2023, 01:36:08 PM
Quote from: Ingwar on May 09, 2023, 03:25:20 PMIs it really that bad? I don't live in US.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlnd5-2DLjY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QrZLNyYHVw
I'm very curious about this, too. I've seen YouTubers talk about it and some of them have stated that they left these cities because of it. I don't live in the US now nor do I know anyone who lives in these cities. My cousin left Los Angeles during the time of the riots, which I think was 2020 if I remember correctly. She didn't see the needles and the campers on the streets, so I think it wasn't a major problem yet when she was there. I have another cousin who lives in NYC, but she never mentioned the fentanyl problem. I guess NYC isn't as bad as it is in Los Angeles. The YouTubers have said that it's the fault of the mayors of these cities. They allowed the fentanyl to be easier to obtain. This could also be a certain country's campaign to weaken the United States by manufacturing and exporting the fentanyl in large amounts. I don't know because I don't live in the States now.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ralfy on Jun 07, 2023, 01:30:23 AM
"De-Dollarization Is Happening at a 'Stunning' Pace, Jen Says" (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-18/de-dollarization-is-happening-at-a-stunning-pace-jen-says)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Jun 08, 2023, 09:19:40 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urEAgeeTq4k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzp4u9KMeZQ
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Still Collating... on Jun 09, 2023, 06:38:50 PM
The De-Dollarization scare happens every decade, now it's just a bit louder cause the world and especially media have been out of control since Covid. From the less fearmongering and clickbait experts, I don't see them taking this seriously.

P. S. saying this as someone not from the USA, just my two cents.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: oduodu on Jun 09, 2023, 07:11:55 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4E6et0vArOQ
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ralfy on Jun 10, 2023, 04:13:49 AM
"A new world order? BRICS nations offer alternative to West" (https://www.dw.com/en/a-new-world-order-brics-nations-offer-alternative-to-west/a-65124269)

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jun 10, 2023, 09:51:12 AM
BRICS lol, Russia who's economy was previously the size of California BEFORE their stupid invasion, South Africa who can't even keep a 40W lightbulb burning anymore, economic powerhouse, Brazil and India.

The only serious player there is China.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jun 10, 2023, 02:11:25 PM
Why am I not surprised to learn that ralfy's a tankie?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eal on Jun 10, 2023, 02:45:41 PM
Quote from: oduodu on Jun 09, 2023, 07:11:55 PMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4E6et0vArOQ

My still-sleepy brain read this as "Mel Gibson arrested for trafficking"
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jun 11, 2023, 12:53:39 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Jun 10, 2023, 02:11:25 PMWhy am I not surprised to learn that ralfy's a tankie?

Probably the stubborn clinging to weird opinions.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ralfy on Jun 11, 2023, 06:34:12 AM
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Jun 10, 2023, 09:51:12 AMBRICS lol, Russia who's economy was previously the size of California BEFORE their stupid invasion, South Africa who can't even keep a 40W lightbulb burning anymore, economic powerhouse, Brazil and India.

The only serious player there is China.

They're not working individually. Rather, China is leading BRICS plus over forty emerging markets, including Brazil.

They've been experiencing economic problems, but so's G-7, which is why Japan has been buying oil directly from Russia and European countries indirectly via India. Even countries like France are now answering back at the U.S. while making deals with China.

But overall, they've been experiencing high growth rates, with VIP (Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines) experiencing significantly high ones, while China has the highest long-term.

Meanwhile, the U.S. has been experiencing low growth since the 1960s, chronic trade deficits since the 1970s, and soaring debt since the 1980s, and the only way it can continue borrowing and spending heavily is for most to rely on the dollar for trade.

Which they're now avoiding.

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Jun 11, 2023, 10:18:40 AM
From what I've heard from the YouTube channels, both sides aren't doing well including China. Maybe Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines are recovering from the effects of the pandemic. There are news articles claiming the recovery of South Korea, but it's too early to tell. As mentioned in the first video that I posted, it'll take a long time for de-dollarization to happen if it does happen. It won't happen right after the BRICS join together in de-dollarization. The Chinese yuan is actually declining against the dollar, so I don't see why the other countries besides the BRICS would de-dollarize now. Maybe Saudi Arabia would. I don't trust the news coming from China. Back when China claimed 0 infections and claimed that all of their infected have recovered, several Chinese tourists were found to be infected when they arrived in South Korea. This is why I don't trust their economic news either. There might've been more of the infected from China later on, but the news stopped mentioning it. The reason that the previous South Korean administration opened up to the Chinese tourists during the early stage of the pandemic was because Xi threatened economic revenge (which Xi has done before). Ironically, the early skyrocketing infection rate in South Korea scared the Chinese tourists away, and the infection rate dropped down after the tourists stopped visiting. The reason why certain countries are shown to have higher infections is that they continued to count the infected. Most of the countries stopped counting.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jun 12, 2023, 12:12:30 AM
Quote from: Shinawi on Jun 11, 2023, 10:18:40 AMMost of the countries stopped counting.

Then again, some countries got completely brain-f**ked by it too. Here in NZ there's still daily covid case numbers in the news.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ralfy on Jun 12, 2023, 05:55:56 AM
Quote from: Shinawi on Jun 11, 2023, 10:18:40 AMFrom what I've heard from the YouTube channels, both sides aren't doing well including China. Maybe Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines are recovering from the effects of the pandemic. There are news articles claiming the recovery of South Korea, but it's too early to tell. As mentioned in the first video that I posted, it'll take a long time for de-dollarization to happen if it does happen. It won't happen right after the BRICS join together in de-dollarization. The Chinese yuan is pegged to the US dollar, so I don't see why the other countries besides the BRICS would de-dollarize now. Maybe Saudi Arabia would. I don't trust the news coming from China. Back when China claimed 0 infections and claimed that all of their infected have recovered, several Chinese tourists were found to be infected when they arrived in South Korea. This is why I don't trust their economic news either. There might've been more of the infected from China later on, but the news stopped mentioning it. The reason that the previous South Korean administration opened up to the Chinese tourists during the early stage of the pandemic was because Xi threatened economic revenge (which Xi has done before). Ironically, the early skyrocketing infection rate in South Korea scared the Chinese tourists away, and the infection rate dropped down after the tourists stopped visiting. The reason why certain countries are shown to have higher infections is that they continued to count the infected. Most of the countries stopped counting.

Everyone hasn't been doing well, including industrialized nations. But overall it's the Global South that's been experiencing long-term growth and, according to Goldman Sachs and others, will soon take over the global economy because of high growth and large, young populations. Meanwhile, industrialized nations that have been dependent on them for cheap labor and resources will also be dependent on them for even young people as they face population aging.

Many of them are now de-dollarizing because for many decades they were being bullied by the same industrialized nations, but especially the U.S. The latter has had a long history of manipulating, destabilizing, and attacking various countries over oil and strategic advantages, and they were the victims of that. That's why they are slowly moving away from the dollar and thus creating a multipolar world. The U.S., in contrast, needs a unipolar one with it leading because it needs demand for the dollar to maintain decades of heavy borrowing and spending:

https://seekingalpha.com/article/164163-krugman-and-the-pied-pipers-of-debt

Title: Re: In The News
Post by: oduodu on Jun 12, 2023, 08:26:44 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jun 12, 2023, 12:12:30 AM
Quote from: Shinawi on Jun 11, 2023, 10:18:40 AMMost of the countries stopped counting.

Then again, some countries got completely brain-f**ked by it too. Here in NZ there's still daily covid case numbers in the news.

still covid cases? does mask wearing still apply?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jun 12, 2023, 08:36:00 AM
Quote from: oduodu on Jun 12, 2023, 08:26:44 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jun 12, 2023, 12:12:30 AM
Quote from: Shinawi on Jun 11, 2023, 10:18:40 AMMost of the countries stopped counting.

Then again, some countries got completely brain-f**ked by it too. Here in NZ there's still daily covid case numbers in the news.

does mask wearing still apply?

In hospitals, doctors clinics and some government buildings, yes. I'd say about 1 in 10 people still wear them in any shared indoor space (ie; grocery stores) voluntarily too.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Jun 12, 2023, 08:52:24 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_ceEJUnETo
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: oduodu on Jun 12, 2023, 09:22:20 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jun 12, 2023, 08:36:00 AM
Quote from: oduodu on Jun 12, 2023, 08:26:44 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jun 12, 2023, 12:12:30 AM
Quote from: Shinawi on Jun 11, 2023, 10:18:40 AMMost of the countries stopped counting.

Then again, some countries got completely brain-f**ked by it too. Here in NZ there's still daily covid case numbers in the news.

does mask wearing still apply?

In hospitals, doctors clinics and some government buildings, yes. I'd say about 1 in 10 people still wear them in any shared indoor space (ie; grocery stores) voluntarily too.

sorry to hear .
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: oduodu on Jun 12, 2023, 01:03:23 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Psk2mkQWOxo
thought it was news worthy. why?

@0:38

it is speculated that disney is is going start selling some of its subsiduaries/ ip s.

possible effect on the alien franchise if indeed so?
 
*not panicking clickbait*
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Jun 13, 2023, 08:53:12 PM
https://twitter.com/StephenKing/status/1668703893146984452 (https://twitter.com/StephenKing/status/1668703893146984452)

RIP brilliant man
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: oduodu on Jun 13, 2023, 11:56:20 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6rJA0z2Kag
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdAQnkDzGvc
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Jun 22, 2023, 03:58:15 AM
https://twitter.com/TheEconomist/status/1539745189400559618 (https://twitter.com/TheEconomist/status/1539745189400559618)

They nuts?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jun 22, 2023, 08:51:02 PM
James Cameron weighs in on the missing tourist submarine:

QuoteTitanic director James Cameron: "I'm struck by the similarity" of both incidents

Titanic film director James Cameron who has made 33 dives to the wreck site has responded to the news of OceanGate Titan's submersible imploding.

In an interview with ABC, Cameron said:

"I've been down there many times... I know the wreck site very well... I understand the engineering problems associated with building this type of vehicle and all the safety protocols...
This is a mature art and many people in the community were concerned about the sub... I'm struck by the similarity of the Titanic disaster itself, where the captain was repeatedly warned about ice ahead of his ship and yet he steamed at full speed into an ice field on a moonless night and many people died as a result."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/22/titanic-sub-live-updates-search-titan-missing-submarine-submersible-rescue-us-coast-guard-latest-news
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eal on Jun 22, 2023, 10:57:43 PM
In the CEOs case, the guy repeatedly ignored advice of experienced engineers. I wish he learned his lesson before taking 4 other people with him to an early death.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jun 23, 2023, 08:12:29 AM
From some of the old videos of him, he appeared to be quite a narcissist.

https://twitter.com/stonking/status/1671945151961333784?cxt=HHwWsIC8qbzQ-LMuAAAA



A rather graphic description of what would have happened to the crew. At least it was quick if rather violent:

https://twitter.com/OliLondonTV/status/1671951053753909255
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jun 23, 2023, 08:38:07 AM
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Jun 23, 2023, 08:12:29 AMOli London

That's an... interesting choice of commentator.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jun 23, 2023, 08:45:34 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jun 23, 2023, 08:38:07 AM
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Jun 23, 2023, 08:12:29 AMOli London

That's an... interesting choice of commentator.

Haven't the foggiest who he is?

He was quoting Captain Dave Corley (USN) so I assume the information is reliable. Other experts also corroborate it.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 23, 2023, 09:55:01 AM
I feel bad for the 19 year old whose dad dragged him on the trip for Father's Day.

This was, horribly, the second best case scenario. The best case scenario was unfortunately bordering on impossible.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jun 23, 2023, 10:39:23 AM
Kid didn't seem keen at all. Extreme deep sea exploration is as risky as space exploration.

QuoteSuleman Dawood was "terrified" to go on the Titanic tourist sub trip that would eventually claim his life, according to his aunty. The 19-year-old was reportedly reluctant to go, but eager to please his Titanic enthusiast dad Shahzada Dawood as the trip fell on Father's Day weekend
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Necronomicon II on Jun 23, 2023, 11:40:19 AM
Feel awful for the kid and the families. Just awful. 😞 I guess there is a small piece of solace in that they didn't suffer.  I remember seeing those stories about that sub like a year ago and remember being really skeptical about it. It just didn't look right at all.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jun 24, 2023, 12:13:32 AM
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Jun 23, 2023, 08:45:34 AM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Jun 23, 2023, 08:38:07 AM
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Jun 23, 2023, 08:12:29 AMOli London

That's an... interesting choice of commentator.

Haven't the foggiest who he is?

A genuine lunatic who's had dozens of plastic surgeries to change his race from English/White to South Korean, and is currently peddling "we have to save the children from the woke cult" rhetoric.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jun 24, 2023, 01:10:40 AM
Trans man hates trans people, does not see irony.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Jun 24, 2023, 02:21:49 AM
I think the trajectory was white man to korean woman to korean man.

This is of course, some sinister conspiracy he's a victim of, not his own obsessive personality.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Jun 24, 2023, 08:59:36 AM
Lol, Twitter man. I know I should stay out of there but I just keep going back.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: oduodu on Jun 24, 2023, 03:58:37 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkx8Li2UshU
unbelievable

i think it s newsworthy
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: oduodu on Jun 25, 2023, 04:13:30 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPZk4ZvPiY4
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eal on Jun 25, 2023, 07:54:03 PM
Unfortunately, it seems that British actor Julian Sands has passed away.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66012686


The twitter feed (https://twitter.com/BBCWorld/status/1672975019331264512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1672975019331264512%7Ctwgr%5E8fc81296cebfe3539dc85f0ab127355f8ce4c615%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2FBBCWorld2Fstatus2F1672975019331264512widget%3DTweet)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Jun 27, 2023, 02:55:51 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inVJF0Dr8mo
priceless
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DarthJoker45 on Jul 06, 2023, 03:34:10 PM
https://twitter.com/AP/status/1676953667755450374
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: oduodu on Jul 09, 2023, 01:29:55 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W3KaQZskK4
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on Jul 18, 2023, 09:40:19 PM
Disney Snow White 2024

(https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/SEI_164180617-8678.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&zoom=1&resize=540%2C360)

(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fbUXZojMBKE/VevmsAXW_gI/AAAAAAAATvg/9RvedfI4X3s/s1600/Bryan-Cranston-laptop.gif)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DarthJoker45 on Jul 20, 2023, 07:05:24 PM
https://twitter.com/townhallcom/status/1681028758008938496
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ralfy on Jul 21, 2023, 02:30:26 AM
https://twitter.com/Mike_Pence/status/1681058335108341760
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Eal on Jul 22, 2023, 04:59:12 AM
Quote from: DarthJoker45 on Jul 20, 2023, 07:05:24 PMhttps://twitter.com/townhallcom/status/1681028758008938496

You'd think someone would notice this.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ralfy on Jul 23, 2023, 02:49:06 AM
https://twitter.com/ricwe123/status/1682303404436082688
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: oduodu on Jul 26, 2023, 07:02:27 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDF0LjXj06Y
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DarthJoker45 on Jul 27, 2023, 05:33:34 PM
https://twitter.com/Forbes/status/1683833509616447488
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Jul 31, 2023, 11:48:20 PM
https://twitter.com/euphoriaHBO/status/1686137982003126273 (https://twitter.com/euphoriaHBO/status/1686137982003126273)

 :(
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DarthJoker45 on Aug 11, 2023, 03:08:26 AM
So uh..... anyone want to take a vacation in Central Florida?

https://twitter.com/WLOX/status/1686872521281294336
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Aug 11, 2023, 04:14:54 AM
Getting leprosy to own the libs.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Aug 11, 2023, 04:36:53 AM
Quote from: SiL on Aug 11, 2023, 04:14:54 AMGetting leprosy to own the libs.

They were owning us last month with malaria.

https://twitter.com/CBSMiami/status/1677397052743884810
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Aug 11, 2023, 08:44:15 PM
https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1690063297507147776
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Aug 11, 2023, 09:02:45 PM
Is it too much to hope they're both such powerful fighters that they beat each other to death?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Aug 11, 2023, 09:23:48 PM
The bout to be formally crowned Anti-Christ tbh.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Aug 12, 2023, 02:39:55 AM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Aug 11, 2023, 09:02:45 PMIs it too much to hope they're both such powerful fighters that they beat each other to death?
Musk is built like his flesh is trying to get away from him. Lizard Boy looks like the kind of guy to black out and wake up covered in blood - most of it not his own.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Aug 12, 2023, 07:39:56 AM
Quote from: Immortan Jonesy on Aug 11, 2023, 08:44:15 PMhttps://twitter.com/Variety/status/1690063297507147776

There's a colosseum in Malta that's not currently being used.


[Edit]

Just reading that article, Lizard Boy apparently has won medals in jiu-jitsu and is 13 years younger than Rocket Boy.

Rocket Boy apparently also might need back and neck surgery before the fight.

Money would probably be on Lizard Boy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DarthJoker45 on Aug 12, 2023, 10:48:41 PM
Speaking of Elon Musk

https://twitter.com/ConversationUS/status/1689744298898591744
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Aug 13, 2023, 04:47:45 PM
The Man is falling apart...

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F3VkxAKXcAEFy12?format=jpg&name=medium)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on Aug 13, 2023, 05:51:22 PM
Honestly, this fight is not gonna to happen, but if it did I would put money on Mark.

Lizard Boy with UFC middleweight champion Isreal Adesanya and UFC featherweight champion Alex Volkanovski.

(https://talksport.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/07/zuckerberg.jpg?w=670)

https://talksport.com/sport/mma/1496674/mark-zuckerberg-elon-musk-fight-sparring-israel-adesanya/
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Aug 13, 2023, 06:54:03 PM
Yeah, Rocket Boy is heaver, but with Brazilian jiu-jitsu, the bigger and heaver your opponent, the better.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on Aug 13, 2023, 08:02:09 PM
Musk is 52, has no cardio, is overweight and doesn't train any martial arts. Mark is 39 and does BJJ (blue belt apparently) which means he's fit and has good cardio.

(https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/07/elon-musk-shirtless-inspiration-02.jpg)

But as I said, it's not gonna happen unless we lived in an alternative reality.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Aug 13, 2023, 08:43:58 PM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Aug 11, 2023, 09:23:48 PMThe bout to be formally crowned Anti-Christ tbh.
See for me Zuck is the lesser of two evils if simply because he doesn't have a cult of rabid fanboys fetishising his every word.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Aug 13, 2023, 08:55:14 PM
I think they're just different flavours. Musk feels like he's ten minutes away from telling his mob to get their jackboots on at any given time, Zuck is more the banality of evil type shit, a faceless machine rolling over human bones.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on Aug 13, 2023, 09:51:28 PM
Elon and Zack are not the problem here. Cult of rabid fanboys is the product of our society. Humanity at its worst.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Aug 13, 2023, 10:19:37 PM
I will forever hate Musk for this alone:

https://twitter.com/parismarx/status/1571628269555826688
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Aug 13, 2023, 10:22:57 PM
Quote from: Ingwar on Aug 13, 2023, 09:51:28 PMElon and Zack are not the problem here.

False.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on Aug 13, 2023, 10:27:08 PM
True.

The real problem is our society. Musk and Zack are just the symptoms.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Aug 13, 2023, 11:13:01 PM
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Aug 13, 2023, 08:55:14 PMI think they're just different flavours. Musk feels like he's ten minutes away from telling his mob to get their jackboots on at any given time, Zuck is more the banality of evil type shit, a faceless machine rolling over human bones.
Musk is banality of evil rolling over human bones and cultists, though. He's all the evil billionaire shit with extra toppings.

Zuck is "better" simply by virtue of being vanilla. Nobody's going to riot because Zuck told them to. Nobody thinks Zuck is saving the world.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: oduodu on Aug 14, 2023, 06:31:05 AM
watch this news worthy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvX4QzzW5ZI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-pInYFNytY
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Aug 14, 2023, 07:46:37 AM
https://twitter.com/TheInsiderPaper/status/1690765711722098688

Love it how these two are now Whatsapping each other:  :laugh:

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1690747345674137600
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on Aug 14, 2023, 10:18:24 AM
This is pathetic ;D
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Aug 14, 2023, 10:49:41 AM
I love how Musk thinks the full chat makes him look any better.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Aug 14, 2023, 02:39:12 PM
Quote from: SiL on Aug 14, 2023, 10:49:41 AMI love how Musk thinks the full chat makes him look any better.

Did you ever see this?

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/aug/10/elon-musk-abc-australia-x-twitter-response-censorship-exits-shuts-down-accounts
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Aug 14, 2023, 06:13:19 PM
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1691135486340063232
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Aug 14, 2023, 08:50:34 PM
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Aug 14, 2023, 06:13:19 PMhttps://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1691135486340063232

(https://i.ibb.co/N6n1QwL/download-1.jpg)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Aug 15, 2023, 07:04:06 AM
Yeah, for a moment I thought he was now trolling Jim.  :laugh:
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Aug 16, 2023, 05:24:54 PM
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1691541362079068162
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DarthJoker45 on Aug 25, 2023, 01:42:50 AM
This is just out of the blue. I don't even know what to say.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUBl8rUk7Oo
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DarthJoker45 on Sep 07, 2023, 06:58:09 PM
https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1699854994638602354
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Sep 09, 2023, 07:34:42 PM
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1700503078162571644
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Sep 21, 2023, 12:57:08 AM
https://twitter.com/verge/status/1704632025733320937
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Oct 04, 2023, 05:30:19 PM
https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1709254410080063620


https://twitter.com/WIREDScience/status/1709514408597061767
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Oct 08, 2023, 08:56:40 PM
https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1711028441586323458
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Oct 10, 2023, 09:18:46 PM
https://twitter.com/euronewsculture/status/1711323323886338128
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: ralfy on Oct 13, 2023, 11:05:22 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIcM8ZQ8J2I
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Oct 15, 2023, 07:40:20 PM
Finally some good news?

https://twitter.com/fromTGA/status/1713632674999390249 (https://twitter.com/fromTGA/status/1713632674999390249)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on Oct 15, 2023, 08:45:05 PM
Hopefully. Votes are still being counted. Have to wait till Tuesday. Fingers crossed!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Oct 17, 2023, 09:44:03 PM
....where the hell are my cherry flavored chocolates! :'(

https://twitter.com/AndyVermaut/status/1701581447767928852
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Oct 29, 2023, 12:32:06 AM
https://twitter.com/TMZ/status/1718422660412260747
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Oct 29, 2023, 01:08:15 AM
Not really a surprise. The dude loved drugs and vodka.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Nov 10, 2023, 01:30:54 AM
https://twitter.com/nexta_tv/status/1722733206032592959 (https://twitter.com/nexta_tv/status/1722733206032592959)

Trump's wet dream. Well, minus the detention part..
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Nov 10, 2023, 01:41:02 AM
Yeah, I've seen chuds celebrating him as a hero elsewhere.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Nov 13, 2023, 08:39:10 PM
https://twitter.com/Victorshi2020/status/1723890750998663401 (https://twitter.com/Victorshi2020/status/1723890750998663401)

ulululul the fu*king c***

Sure hope he escalates further and self-strangulates
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Nov 14, 2023, 03:43:08 PM
Quote from: kwisatz on Nov 13, 2023, 08:39:10 PMhttps://twitter.com/Victorshi2020/status/1723890750998663401 (https://twitter.com/Victorshi2020/status/1723890750998663401)

ulululul the fu*king c***

Sure hope he escalates further and self-strangulates

(https://s5.gifyu.com/images/SRpJs.gif)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Nov 14, 2023, 03:51:13 PM
Dangerous clown though
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Nov 14, 2023, 05:27:59 PM
D. Trumpii, the greater North American Assclown. Very handsy.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Nov 14, 2023, 05:52:14 PM
Remember when Biden was indeed the inferior choice?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: [cancerblack] on Nov 14, 2023, 06:24:12 PM
I vaguely seem to remember him talking about trying to bring back the US version of the TPPA, and may well have said something to that effect at the time.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on Nov 15, 2023, 10:10:31 PM
F**K. YOU. DISNEY!

QuoteScorsese's 'Kundun' Banned by Disney, Much to China's Delight

https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2023/11/10/rdep49sr2jiryud0jiepyg34hqtha1
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Whiskeybrewer on Nov 22, 2023, 05:19:01 PM
Quote from: Ingwar on Nov 15, 2023, 10:10:31 PMF**K. YOU. DISNEY!

QuoteScorsese's 'Kundun' Banned by Disney, Much to China's Delight

https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2023/11/10/rdep49sr2jiryud0jiepyg34hqtha1

I've liked this because of the F You statement, not whats been done
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Dec 03, 2023, 02:47:35 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRZZhcR2ofE
Quote from: Ingwar on Nov 15, 2023, 10:10:31 PMF**K. YOU. DISNEY!


QuoteScorsese's 'Kundun' Banned by Disney, Much to China's Delight

https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2023/11/10/rdep49sr2jiryud0jiepyg34hqtha1
I like that this is one of the forums where it's safe to criticize the Chinese Communist government.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Dec 05, 2023, 01:25:06 AM
https://twitter.com/OxUniPress/status/1731691266943951220 (https://twitter.com/OxUniPress/status/1731691266943951220)




#krizzatzhaderach
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Dec 16, 2023, 11:50:37 PM
https://twitter.com/Nature/status/1735631903154110973
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: oduodu on Jan 04, 2024, 03:33:29 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwNdUTbnZdM
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Jan 10, 2024, 01:14:24 AM
https://twitter.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1744777758507504061 (https://twitter.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1744777758507504061)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Jan 10, 2024, 01:22:24 AM
Quote from: kwisatz on Jan 10, 2024, 01:14:24 AMhttps://twitter.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1744777758507504061 (https://twitter.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1744777758507504061)

Is there intelligent alien life out there? ::)

There isn't even that on Earth! it seems 😅 let alone the whole universe.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Jan 10, 2024, 01:23:17 AM
Now I want Dr. Willie vs ralfy
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Jan 10, 2024, 02:17:28 AM
Quote from: oduodu on Jan 04, 2024, 03:33:29 PMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwNdUTbnZdM
That AI thumbnail is such a tasteless choice -- not to mention hilariously wrong; the wave is forming the middle of what appears to be a river -- given the circumstances.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Jan 19, 2024, 11:56:20 PM
https://twitter.com/ashbeauchamp/status/1748034519104450874 (https://twitter.com/ashbeauchamp/status/1748034519104450874)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Feb 04, 2024, 08:34:41 PM
Compatriots have died and many suffer from fires set by stupid evil people. I live in Santiago, but the affected area is relatively close. The wind has caused some of the smoke to reach the capital. :'(

https://twitter.com/World_At_War_6/status/1754200715721912606
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Feb 04, 2024, 08:49:56 PM
I'm so sorry to hear, wildfires are a nightmare.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Feb 04, 2024, 08:56:44 PM
Yup :'( and TY!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Feb 07, 2024, 02:55:25 PM
https://twitter.com/THR/status/1755010985776304501
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Feb 10, 2024, 12:38:33 AM
https://twitter.com/WIRED/status/1755979569700495450
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: kwisatz on Feb 16, 2024, 11:45:06 AM
https://twitter.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1758453321294074268 (https://twitter.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1758453321294074268)

RIP

Really hope there's a hell for cu*ts like Putin
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 on Feb 16, 2024, 02:16:43 PM
Bloody hell, Putin is going to be right up there with Hitler and Stalin in the history books one day.

1 Month before the Russian elections.

What was it? Open window? Tea?
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on Feb 16, 2024, 02:42:11 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFGlH9WS5yI
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: DarthJoker45 on Feb 17, 2024, 09:23:24 PM
I hate it for these women and children.

Vaccine mixup: Incorrect RSV shots given to 128 pregnant women and 25 babies, CDC says (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2024/02/16/wrong-rsv-shots-given-pregnant-women-babies-cdc/72636118007/)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Feb 21, 2024, 01:28:50 AM
https://twitter.com/WWLTV/status/1759623892962791635
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Feb 21, 2024, 01:45:41 AM
I thought you were sick :o ...how can you watch that?!🤢
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Local Trouble on Feb 21, 2024, 01:54:38 AM
Trying to work up an appetite.
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Mar 12, 2024, 11:28:36 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAdkysMrCmE
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Mar 25, 2024, 09:25:08 PM
https://twitter.com/THR/status/1772364574261699036
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: E. Shaw on Mar 26, 2024, 05:36:56 AM
Quote from: Immortan Jonesy on Mar 25, 2024, 09:25:08 PMhttps://twitter.com/THR/status/1772364574261699036

May he have a speedy recovery. Hang in there Dutch. :)
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Mar 26, 2024, 08:19:17 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZBSFk7afvc
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: SiL on Mar 26, 2024, 09:31:56 AM
Jesus that's horrifying
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: 426Buddy on Mar 26, 2024, 09:44:37 AM
Looks like up to 20 people are missing. What a terrifying way to go. That thing crumpled like a house of cards.

Very sad
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Acid for Blood on Mar 26, 2024, 05:00:24 PM
It goes down so fast!
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Apr 01, 2024, 04:07:11 PM
Some crazy Americans :laugh:
...(I'm not saying all of them are, btw :-X )

https://twitter.com/GuardianUS/status/1774407004087361679
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Immortan Jonesy on Apr 01, 2024, 08:28:02 PM
https://twitter.com/DEADLINE/status/1774851973990469655
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Ingwar on Apr 15, 2024, 04:17:34 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y15dd25w_Ss
Title: Re: In The News
Post by: Shinawi on Apr 17, 2024, 03:06:13 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V284W3m8zeY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EN7J2WrAYw
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