"It's Friday night and Kendall and Kylie Jenner show up at your door wearing Agent Provocateur and carrying half a salt shaker of uncut Peruvian flake, a couple bottles of Caol Illa (for those of us with taste) and liter canister of medical grade nitrous (the ultimate complimentary drug, btw, goes with EVERYTHING).
You can do ANYTHING you want with both of them ALL WEEKEND...as long as you also do the exact same actions with Caitlin Jenner -- who pops in behind them. What do you say?"
True story -- a number of years ago my 15th Favorite ex-girlfriend said to me, during heavy intimacy,
"I want you to fuck me like a black man."
"Okay, Sadie, sure. But does that mean I'm the black man, or you're the black man?"
This was towards the end of the affair, the part I call "The Farcical End." Knowing what they are, I really truly virtually always enjoy my breakups. That's when the best comedy is generated.
Yeah NWF -- but think about the youtube pranks!!! You couldn't fit an actual human in a Capri Sun, er, I mean Juicero bag. But a vending coffin?!? Holyshit the hijinks I could pull with something of that size. More uses midgets, my friend. That is ALWAYS a good thing.
Yo SexConker -- remember that in NY we also have 'Corner Koreans.' As a fan of social drama I think they should use that next. Followed by 'Ghetto Chinese.' I think they are safe because I am highly certain my Korean and Chinese pals are WAY too busy building actual businesses or obtaining STEM or trade degrees to care.
When I was a child I envisioned a future where there actually would be zombies cannibalizing one another.
I sincerely thank the left for making my dreams come true. Sure it's a little sick to want to live in Terry Gilliam's Brazil . But hey -- if its gonna happen anyway, it a high quality outlook is to enjoy it.
And as a guy who actually grew up in a rough neighborhood (think 241st Street, Bronx for those who are familiar with that zip code), and as a reasonably successful adult has lived in a bunch desirable city locations (NYC SOHO, LA West Hollywood, SF, French Quarter NoLa) -- I completely concur with everyone else here who has pointed out WIC, Food Stamps, Regulated Goods (Tobacco, Alcohol), Perishables (the bodega mini-deli is pretty important), glorified MiniBar. But hey -- APPS!
Maybe they could hire the crew from Juicero and skip all the HR.
Apoc -- How dare you criticize an uber-man who not only still works on his own automobile, but also bakes. Shit man -- I wanna turn transgender just to date such a chap.
Besides that -- maybe he likes the idea of Alexa listening to him boning a chick or fapping off a wank.
Fringe benefits, Apoc, for the exhibitionists. Fringe benefits indeed.
Hey Beaver -- I send you accolades for reproducing in such a high quality manner. Doubly so for providing such a great story for others to follow.
Please permit me to respectfully offer a potential upgrade that could be of value your little'uns.
I grew up in a tough neighborhood. (Perfect corollary South Bronx.) I've been an expert level martial artist for more than a couple of decades now with training across styles. Including real-world survive being attacked type training. I also was (decades ago) a pretty successful competitive martial artist. TL;DR there's a life & death level difference between self defense and sports-martial arts. So I'd like to offer you, for your girls, the one most important thing I have taught all of my ex girlfriends and several of my female staff -- especially the ones who know some martial arts.
If any man attacks you where you cannot flee and must defend yourself, gouge out his eyes and run the fuck away as fast as possible.
In reality the punching and kicking they are learning will NOT defend them from truly aggressive man who can just throw his weight on them. Kicking is especially bad in a street fight. And in reality that movie knee-to-the-balls isn't effective. If an aggressor is that close the woman is usually overmastered even if the man gets whacked. Since you're not in Thailand (my guess) they are probably not learning how to deliver an elbow to the temple. But if they're that close an eye-gouge is guaranteed effective.
Here's how I teach it Eve. I hold a tomato over one eye. Then I grab their throat with my other. Eve's ONE job is JAMB a thumb through that tomato until she can't go any further into the 'brain' of my palm. 'blood' must be oozing, then run the hell away.
Sport martial arts can instill a very false sense of physical opsec in both men and women. If my life is threatened and I'm stuck in hand-to-hand, I'm going to gouge and flee too. (not talking about barfights which are largely ritualistic, even if brutal, I'm talking about avoiding murders, rapists and midgets. Okay maybe not the midgets. This was getting too macabre so I had to bring up midgets.
All the breaks & counter-attacks they learn in class will be largely ineffective against a real rapist, likely to be larger than them, and very likely more experienced at actual street confrontation. Unless that break turns into an eye gouge. "Kick to the knee, drop like a stone" = Myth as very few can actually execute it. "Rabbit punch nose into brain" = Myth.
Anyway -- keep rockin' on. And watch out for midgets. They attack from below.
I dunno man. Sometimes I hear about women being stoned to death in Pakistan and I think to myself -- shit -- that actually sounds like a relatively nice way to go unlike some barbaric violent or sci-fi multi-injection way to be put to death. Who wudda thunk the Pakistanis ahead of the rest of the world -- especially in THIS area. *exhale* *caugh*
Look 'Friend' - I used to be you. I am proud to say that I have not had a single drink of alcohol nor a draw of marijuana in the past ELEVEN hours.
And holyshit my fellow honkey mofo -- my work is done for the week. I'm not driving. I have no kids. So fuck yeah -- the weekend begins RIGHT NOW.
Fuck...I don't live in New Orleans any more...bars never close...hard to pick up a girl in D.C. at this hour. Well...anyone you'd want to pick up.
Hmm...okay maybe I'll just get baked and work out. Or do something creative. Wait...I can go running and pick up running university girls or young milfs while offering them a hit on my MJ-Vape.
Wow...staying in shape while enjoying a nice day dreamily baked and chatting up like minded athletic attractive women, finding the fun ones immediately through marijuana usage discrimination. Bozzio -- you come up with the BEST FUCKING IDEAS. Sayonara. I'm putting on my running shoes.
pz - Thank you for your cogent, thoughtful and earnest responses in this debate. It has been fascinating to read a contrasting dialectic where pretty much none of the parties likely possess an understanding of the scope, structure, needs and stakeholder requirements of the opposing viewpoints. (and probably neither their allied viewpoints). Yet each credible contrast does indeed seem rational and logical -- such as Roger W. Moore's, which I will call the 'Free Model'.
As an innovator who runs a business, sponsors conferences, and also executes original research -- I am interested in some more, say, 5000-10,000 foot view of your model. I will be asking Roger W. Moore the same as his responses have been as lucid as yours. Such as when you told the 'Hosting Is Free' guy the SLA requirements for the Enterprise-Level hosting you require. (I too am interestd if HIF guy can provide source of Enterprise-Hosting for pennies. I will switch TODAY.)
Anyway - to move this debate from "you suck and you're an antiquated liar" vs "you suck and are ignorant of real-world needs" -- would you consider giving us a "big picture" or "medium sized picture" of why your 2K Cost is not Roger W. Moore's 0K cost?
Maybe an anchor could be why pz 'Ethically Pays Reviewers' vs Roger W. Moore's point of 'Free Review is Industry Standard.' Sounds like you both are in different industry/academic cultures. But who knows. Why I am asking. Very interested. Thanks.
justhinkit -- Your point is very logical, efficient and practical. My own behavior is based on your exact points as I care about utility (eat to live) so I can pursue things greater (than talking about gastronomy or my phone-video of a noteworthy event.)
I posit however that the Monkey SeeDo is valuable to humans as a ritual. The value of the Monkey SeeDo is that hominids participating is that they possess a memetic locus around which to establish communication, which is ultimately about distributing resources (including status).
People who think in the terms shared by you and I (in this certain case) don't find value in such rituals.
"Nice weather we're having, Marcus." said Johnny
"I don't talk about the weather unless I'm on a motorcycle or flying an aircraft."
Wow. Now i know why some people think Marcus is a strange asshole,thought Johnny.
Yeah...sure I DO know that humans utilize 'Weather Observation' as a communications handshake protocol. But hey -- Johnny is likely right that I am an asshole.
Hankwang -- holyshit! You looked at the sun through binoculars!? As the primary test of your conjecture with yourself as the subject? Man - you may be one badass honkey mofo indeed. When I first turned on my Transcranial Current Device the lights flickered. Then I realized that wasn't the lights. Self experimentation is best handled by those of us with the mind and the balls to handle it. Thanks for the data.
more importantly -- What is the backstory to this experiment?
This really might fall in the "You gotta share this one man!" category.
Then I read "only 12 cities" and my heart sank...no fuckers...no -- DON'T YOU FUCKING DANGLE THIS IN FRONT OF ME AND SNATCH IT AWAY
FUCKING DAMMIT. Why isn't the CITY LIST on the post (click) LOAD FASTER DAMMIT!
oh shit -- here -- skim...fucking advertising elements - huh? why the FUCK am I on the dev BROWSER....skim....where THE FUCK IS THE FUCKING CITY Lis-
-- oh there and YEEEEESSS!!!!!
THE END
A real true 15-second story from Tales of the Prime
P.S. I love you Jeff Bezos. I have loved you for many a year and you know it by how you fulfill me so very often.
Hookers & Blow can't be far off now! Really, its only the second one that's most interesting, and best done with your own chick. But I'll be ecstatic, Mr. Bezos, whichever you start with because the next is sure to follow. Besides, Clients. Either way WINNING!!!
Much appreciated. That list is more than enough for me increase the level at which I am informed. Will hail you to learn more as this suggests I'm missing an important information input. I am moderately certain that knowledge of this trend of White Supremacists on college campuses is largely unknown by many, many people who are aware that conservative speakers (Coulter, Shapiro, Ayaan Hirsi-Ali) are yet persona non grata. This is some form of double crime if WP's are allowed while fiscal & social conservatives (who are not racists and often black, like Ayaan or WP targets like Orthodox 'Funny Hat Wearing'-his words- Shapiro) are defacto barred. Yep -- I've got something to learn here about actual reality. Thanks.
P.S. I have decided that in light of recent events I must visit 4chan over a multi day period. And post something meaningful. If that is possible on 4chan. When I do that I must wear The Skyrim Necklace. It sits here now. On my desk. Mocking...yet seducing me. Now that I look at it -- it's actually quite nicely machined. Smooth...very little torsion yet still flexible -- not brittle. Much better metal than I expected.
That's exactly what someone from 4chan/pol/ would say.
Anyway, welcome to Slashdot. But remember, I'll be keeping an eye on you.
Dude -- that was the first belly laugh of the day. Well done. I myself wish I could be so succinct and punchy when writing. My writing is painfully verbose (as you are suffering now, I sympathize). I don't suffer the same malady in speech. Quite the opposite where I can approach Robin Williams multi-manic.
However now I must visit 4chan for the first time and actually post something. This is to memorialize a good moment and an excellent cap to my being hazed by a veteran slashdotter.
The absolutely GEEKIEST thing that I have is a Skyrim necklace. Even Slashdotters have to admit a Skyrim necklace is pretty darned Nerdtastic even in North Dweebistan. I possess a Skyrim necklace because the young woman who sells me replacement elements for our gaming consoles decided I was such a good client that she would present me with the pewter dragon centered rhombus.
There are some phenomena in life that come with their own rule. With this it was "If someone gives you a Skyrim necklace with extremely high intent, then you must wear the Skyrim necklace to learn something about yourself." So I wore the Skyrim Necklace for like 3 days. Each day worried that someone would find out. What's funny is that I was alone in this facility for those three days. This is not irrational. If women knew exactly how weird I am, there would be a LOT less sex. And probably referrals to therapy.
On the upside when I wear it I'm +5 Int and +20 Dex, albeit limited to fingers only. But that's countered with -50 Sex Appeal.:[
Can you explain however how you believe that right nationalists appear on college campuses?
Charlottesville was like two weeks ago, when Nazis and KKK marched on the University of Virginia campus. You may have seen it on the news or seen pictures on the Daily Stormer. It as kind of a big deal. They killed someone.
Yes Pope, you're absolutely correct that Charlottesville VA was a Campus action by White Supremacists. I took that single event as an outlier not a trend.It looked to me like you were indicating this was happening regularly as you wrote:
No, when the Right holds its rallies, they go on fucking college campuses...
So now that we better understand one another, can you explain how you believe the Right holds rallies on campuses? You certainly didn't mean mean College Republicans who are domiciled on campus as your 'Right,' in your words...go on fucking college campuses.
You are clearly an informed, thoughtful and lucid person. I regularly find I enjoy your posts. If you are aware that multiple rallies are held on a growing coterie of campuses -- as per what you wrote, it would be valuable to share that information.
If White Supremacists and Neo Nazis on campuses is genuinely a trend it would be very important to know. Especially for me as I am an actual brown person. Who visits Universities for speaking engagements. Sometimes in the South. (actually preferably in the South as I really do like southern girls. on the tree of American charm it is, to me, an ambrosia.)
The evidence I see suggests the Charlottesville event is, so far, a single isolated appearance of White Supremacists on higher academic soil. If so, suggesting America is awash with David Dukes duking it out at Durham or Drake (or even Duke!) is perhaps not the highest quality interpretation of reality. I am open to learning. I am especially open to where I am wrong. That place is exciting because I can learn something and improve myself. Thank you for your time.
Pope -- Ironically I decided this morning that Slashdot was in fact an important enough forum that yes, community standards require that I don't half-ass myself if I'm going to engage in debate, as such, properly formatted my post on Conflicts in Defining Libertarianism: Vampires or Villagers
I appreciate your pointing out that lack of decorum would suggest I was a 4chan cookie. I've actually never been on 4chan...but how would anyone know that if I stream text in an ungracious and unseemly way, right? Such presentation would only serve to betray my points. A bit glad I chose to upgrade behavior before being upbraided by you, yet I am always open learning how & where I may be wrong.
Aristos & Doctorvo - Thank you both for writing this. I read your remaining discourse AFTER responding to both of you. @Aristos you provided the examples I asked for. @Doctorvo, I think there is illumination starting to occur as to where a communication point might exist in this discussion.
I feel we are discussing whether Libertarianism is
Greed Fueled Money-Grubbing, Pauper-Stomping, Proletariat Oppressing, Rent Seeking, Regulatory Capturing, Monopoly Making conducted by Voracious Robber Barons + Self Interested Government Crony Fat Cats Conspiring in Smoke Filled Back Rooms on how to Rob the Public via Micro & Macroeconomic Larceny through a Racket of Laws & Taxation/Exemption Contrived to Entrench Protected Classes while Screwing the Little Guy & the Unskilled via Bureaucracy Enforced by Threat of Armed Violence from Private Armies as the Impovrished, Elderly & Infirm, possessing Zero Economic Value in the Oligarchic State must Necessarily Starve to Death Trapped in the Ghetto while a Permanant, Exclusionary Consortium of Dynastic Families, Statist Corporations and All-Consuming Conglomerates and Permanently Tenured Bureaucrats Worship their Criminally Syndicated & Inherited Advantages as but the Righteous Outcome of Darwinian Fitness, Believing with Religious Zeal that they are Fundamentally Improving Humanity as they Forever Benefit from a Wealth Endlessly Transferred to the Rich always at the expense of Everyone Else - Especially the Poor
vs.
Individually Empowering, Freedom Preserving, Wealth Creating, Social Mobility Encouraging, Job Creating, Playing Field Levelling, Small Business Friendly Open, Transparent & Unencumbered Freemarket where Unrestricted Association of Labor and Capital Competing to Meet will Feed, House, Educate & Uplift the most Humans & Fight the Fewest Wars while Providing the Highest Possible Quality of Life and Economic & Social Opportunity for the Proletariat, The Little Guy, Immigrants, Disabled, Minorities & Unskilled because an Abundance of Wealth is remains with The People who, Recognizing we live in a Common Society will Create Private Solutions for a Public Safety Net so the Impovrished, Elderly, Disabled and Infirm are not Left To Starve but instead are are So Safe from Cold Darwinian Animalism that many will even Find Ladders Emanating from the Safety Net Floor that Offer Upward Mobility & Rewarding Purpose because Value exists in Virtually Every Human and Recognizing & Rewarding that Value increases the Worth of All Humanity & Its Assets - Cultural, Intellectual and Physical - while a Lean, Focused, Citizen-Led & Term-Limited Government Taxes Lightly & Employs Force Sparingly to Prevent Violence, Preserve Individual Rights, Enforce Contracts, Protect Property, Invest in a Limited number of Infrastructure+National Interest Endeavors where Taxation+Regulation and/or State Run Enterprise is TRULY the ONLY Solution (i.e. National Defense, 20th Century Space Exploration, Clean Air Act) and will cease any such State Run Enterprise where Private Enterprise is Willing & Fit (i.e. Portions of National Defense, 21st Century Orbital Freight and Private Spaceflight, National Park Administration, Forest Fire Management, Grazing Land Supervision)
I think we can learn why our sides differ so much by summarizing this as
Vampires vs. Villagers
My above definitions of Vampires and Villagers are meant to encompass 80% of what each side of this debate feels. 80% should be enough of handle to figure out the meta of the disagreement. So before we move forward -- Aristos Pls fill me in on what's lacking in Vampires. I do not possess confidence in hitting 80% as I am still learning the borders of your position. Doctorvo, if you will, please let me know what i left out of the Villager that you think is pertinent to making this analogy meet thresshold of workability.
Thanks for helping me through this. I appreciate the discourse you both had previously which provided me a compass to guide us towards a possible analogy.
doctorvo - I appreciate your reply to Aristos. I engaged him in the discussion with the goal of discovering how to improve this specific dialectic to a place where it can be easily conveyed and understood that real (small l politcally) Libertarianism aka Classical Liberalism isn't evil snobbish rent-seeking regulatory-capturing money-grubbing pauper-stomping greed. He responded cooperatively so that I may better understand his position. The discussion topic, roughly paraphrased is, "Libertarian choices that champion short-term liberty ultimately result in permanent losses of freedom." Threaded below of course. Your reply was lucid and clear. I seek to understand the cultural pathology that equates libertarianism with negative traits, and thus reduces chances that entire classes of humans can learn about the personal and societal benefits of self determination. (WTF 'libertarianism' isn't a word in my spellcheck? Possibly due to again, cultural resources being choked off to libertarian memes) Anyway - I provided examples of my point to Aristos. He responded. I'm cueing you to the discussion because, in the interest of improving human rationality, it may be valuable for me to bounce some ideas off of you as I endeavor to solve this particular linguistic chasm. Which recurs over...and over...and over... As well I am also exploring the validity of the ideas I hold and seek to improve my positions where the facts do not support my current conclusions. Which is why I'm asking him to show me why I should adopt his position and doing same in return. Slashdot is comprised primarily of smart people who are more data-driven, math oriented and scientific-process using than the average human. I think there is lots of unexplored value in finding out why community members (including myself) hold opposing conclusions. I am particularly interested in finding out where I am wrong. That's really quite exciting. Probably the most exciting thing to me, at this time, about the Grand Central Terminal of Brains that exists here. Thanks.
Aristos - I am going to friend you so I can respond by email. I redacted text below because it could dox me too prematurely for entrance of some ideas and my real identity into this block of the public square. [ORIGINAL POST BEGIN] I will review your mortgages post. I am interested in finding higher forms of rationality (including communication) with other thoughtful humans seeking to increase the quality of our decisions. You are correct that many opposing views are yet without bridges. Here is one of my solutions that is starting to gain some traction in assisting with American race relations. [ REDACTED] So far this linguistic tool is working very very well in beta. Although my job is in tech (at a sector boring to 9 out of 10 people) and we sell to government (which bores the remaining 1) my passion is in solving these bridging problems. I have numerous prior successes implemented -- however [ REDACTED ] and its related cultural linguistic pathologies are what matters most now where I can provide some impact. I will read your mortgages post. I look forward to being able to invoke the actual *meaning* of our words by creating tools parallel enough to the communication gap to create a usable bridge. This glare deluged 'Leftist vs. Libertarian' EconoState-chasm you speak of is one of my high priorities along with [ REDACTED ] overlaps highly with the EconoState-chasm. Valuable and I likely possess prior art to contribute. [ REDACTED ]
Thanks for this list. Fortunately I find that most extensions I find useful are replicated (if eventually) across platforms. Your response is helpful indeed. Badger, CanvassBlocking as well as NoScript and uBlock origin are deployed across our network. I will look into uBlock O. Extra, Disable WebGL and Vanilla Cookie Manager. I'm privacy focused so Canvass Fingerprint Blocking, for example, we've used for years. Yet I agree with you that it is not noticed. Although we have been, for years, in a pretty boring government contracting business, the industry is high-rivalry. The actual security needs are well above and beyond our SLA with the agencies to which we provide services. Virtually all aspects of tracking possess some value as our threat model sees state-actors doing all kinds of wacky things in our industry. Emulating defenses thought-through by other like-minded techs has spared us from some outfield problems seen by colleagues and competitors. I'm paranoid because people ARE out to get our clients. Maybe security isn't truly-truly valued though. We've been doing work much longer than the Awan Brothers, haven't compromised national security, (google "Awan Scandal") and yet we somehow cannot get paid a 4x multiple of contract standards like they were. We even actually show up to work. On the other hand, while it is called "Hollywood for Ugly People" -- D.C. is actually filled with lots of attractive young women. And really easy to talk to in bars and pick up -- much easier I find than other key influence cities. I can often be the most interesting man buying them a drink as long as I *NEVER* talk about what I do for a living. And when it is time to get them to break up with me simply *ALWAYS* talk about what I do for a living. Especially our new GSA competitiveness plan for our third site. Especially that. Maybe even ask them to help me refine a Powerpoint.
Pope - You make a cogent and succinct point here. One that I will re-use myself as it is so compact yet laden with the momentum of both image and weight. Unarguable. Your ability to do this is why I asked (later in thread) for you to help me understand your opinion better (on that later topic.) Thanks.
Dangit honkey! That's what I mean by a PopeRatzo slapdown! Not a factual response, yet humor doesn't require agreement and I do (as previously stated) enjoy the wit even its not (yet) backed up by fact. Scott Adams espouses the use of "linguistic kill shots" - enjoyable and rational reading.
rsilvergun - the 'spreading' of the white nationalist movement is indeed of concern. I can see how there will be some overlap with the Christian Right. It is not exactly clear to me how they fit with the Economic Right. I am willing to learn about all of these points. Can you links or recommendations for high-quality sources for this info? I ask for recommendations because finding non-politicized data about divisive issues can be labor intensive. And I am truly interested in updating my fact set via the advice of other rational men. I also like bourbon and women and I find all of these can be combined at the same bar -- however we are, as of now, confined to slashdot. I know there is media narrative of growth of white power. But this is the same media that colluded with the DNC (Wikileaks emails) to destroy Bernie Sanders' ability to compete with Hillary Clinton. The 'growth of white power' reports from the Obama admin appear to be an exaggerated story expressly created to replace any discussion of Islamic Terrorism. But I am human and all the bourbon and woman-chasing could easily make me miss the trend you're seeing. I'm not debating your observation with counterpoints. I do not have an opinion on the growth of white supremacy because I thought the SPLC killing off the Klan's brand was a milestone in the successful process of ridding ourselves of those people. I have a vested interest in non-tribalism as an American and an actual, bona-fide brown man myself. Who should I trust, or what direction should I search to learn about the growth of White Supremacy in the USA? P.S. I like to hang out in the south. (I do so like southern girls.) As a brown man on a motorcycle I'm both more obvious and more vulnerable. My girlfriends are always white. (is this jungle fever or racism? I say sexual preference -- no heritage performs better in bed for a man of my ethnicity than white women. That discussion another day.) So I guess I'm a really good target for white supremacists -- a brown northern tech exec who dates very attractive white women and celebrates Pride. Great you asswipe -- now you've made me paranoid.:) Kidding aside -- yeah, your point matters. What is best way to learn? (and I actually would avoid getting lynched if there's hotbeds of that about to occur. contrary to Road Warrior type films a motorcycle IS NOT a good attack or defense platform.)
Slashdot Mirror
"It's Friday night and Kendall and Kylie Jenner show up at your door wearing Agent Provocateur and carrying half a salt shaker of uncut Peruvian flake, a couple bottles of Caol Illa (for those of us with taste) and liter canister of medical grade nitrous (the ultimate complimentary drug, btw, goes with EVERYTHING).
You can do ANYTHING you want with both of them ALL WEEKEND...as long as you also do the exact same actions with Caitlin Jenner -- who pops in behind them. What do you say?"
(pre-preggers Kylie, unless you're into that)
The Onion Covered The N-Word Years Ago Did you all forget this? Classic. And applies now. XKCD-level application.
Porn Starlet Apologizes for Using N-Word In Scene With Black Co-Star
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
True story -- a number of years ago my 15th Favorite ex-girlfriend said to me, during heavy intimacy,
"I want you to fuck me like a black man."
"Okay, Sadie, sure. But does that mean I'm the black man, or you're the black man?"
This was towards the end of the affair, the part I call "The Farcical End." Knowing what they are, I really truly virtually always enjoy my breakups. That's when the best comedy is generated.
Yeah NWF -- but think about the youtube pranks!!! You couldn't fit an actual human in a Capri Sun, er, I mean Juicero bag. But a vending coffin?!? Holyshit the hijinks I could pull with something of that size. More uses midgets, my friend. That is ALWAYS a good thing.
Marcus
Yo SexConker -- remember that in NY we also have 'Corner Koreans.' As a fan of social drama I think they should use that next. Followed by 'Ghetto Chinese.' I think they are safe because I am highly certain my Korean and Chinese pals are WAY too busy building actual businesses or obtaining STEM or trade degrees to care.
Thanks Oz!
When I was a child I envisioned a future where there actually would be zombies cannibalizing one another.
I sincerely thank the left for making my dreams come true. Sure it's a little sick to want to live in Terry Gilliam's Brazil . But hey -- if its gonna happen anyway, it a high quality outlook is to enjoy it.
And as a guy who actually grew up in a rough neighborhood (think 241st Street, Bronx for those who are familiar with that zip code), and as a reasonably successful adult has lived in a bunch desirable city locations (NYC SOHO, LA West Hollywood, SF, French Quarter NoLa) -- I completely concur with everyone else here who has pointed out WIC, Food Stamps, Regulated Goods (Tobacco, Alcohol), Perishables (the bodega mini-deli is pretty important), glorified MiniBar. But hey -- APPS!
Maybe they could hire the crew from Juicero and skip all the HR.
BRAAAAINS....Thanks for the post. Rock on Oz.
Apoc -- How dare you criticize an uber-man who not only still works on his own automobile, but also bakes. Shit man -- I wanna turn transgender just to date such a chap.
Besides that -- maybe he likes the idea of Alexa listening to him boning a chick or fapping off a wank.
Fringe benefits, Apoc, for the exhibitionists. Fringe benefits indeed.
Marcus
Hey Beaver -- I send you accolades for reproducing in such a high quality manner. Doubly so for providing such a great story for others to follow.
Please permit me to respectfully offer a potential upgrade that could be of value your little'uns.
I grew up in a tough neighborhood. (Perfect corollary South Bronx.) I've been an expert level martial artist for more than a couple of decades now with training across styles. Including real-world survive being attacked type training. I also was (decades ago) a pretty successful competitive martial artist. TL;DR there's a life & death level difference between self defense and sports-martial arts. So I'd like to offer you, for your girls, the one most important thing I have taught all of my ex girlfriends and several of my female staff -- especially the ones who know some martial arts.
If any man attacks you where you cannot flee and must defend yourself, gouge out his eyes and run the fuck away as fast as possible.
In reality the punching and kicking they are learning will NOT defend them from truly aggressive man who can just throw his weight on them. Kicking is especially bad in a street fight. And in reality that movie knee-to-the-balls isn't effective. If an aggressor is that close the woman is usually overmastered even if the man gets whacked. Since you're not in Thailand (my guess) they are probably not learning how to deliver an elbow to the temple. But if they're that close an eye-gouge is guaranteed effective.
Here's how I teach it Eve. I hold a tomato over one eye. Then I grab their throat with my other. Eve's ONE job is JAMB a thumb through that tomato until she can't go any further into the 'brain' of my palm. 'blood' must be oozing, then run the hell away.
Sport martial arts can instill a very false sense of physical opsec in both men and women. If my life is threatened and I'm stuck in hand-to-hand, I'm going to gouge and flee too. (not talking about barfights which are largely ritualistic, even if brutal, I'm talking about avoiding murders, rapists and midgets. Okay maybe not the midgets. This was getting too macabre so I had to bring up midgets.
All the breaks & counter-attacks they learn in class will be largely ineffective against a real rapist, likely to be larger than them, and very likely more experienced at actual street confrontation. Unless that break turns into an eye gouge. "Kick to the knee, drop like a stone" = Myth as very few can actually execute it. "Rabbit punch nose into brain" = Myth.
Anyway -- keep rockin' on. And watch out for midgets. They attack from below.
I dunno man. Sometimes I hear about women being stoned to death in Pakistan and I think to myself -- shit -- that actually sounds like a relatively nice way to go unlike some barbaric violent or sci-fi multi-injection way to be put to death. Who wudda thunk the Pakistanis ahead of the rest of the world -- especially in THIS area. *exhale* *caugh*
Look 'Friend' - I used to be you. I am proud to say that I have not had a single drink of alcohol nor a draw of marijuana in the past ELEVEN hours.
And holyshit my fellow honkey mofo -- my work is done for the week. I'm not driving. I have no kids. So fuck yeah -- the weekend begins RIGHT NOW.
Fuck...I don't live in New Orleans any more...bars never close...hard to pick up a girl in D.C. at this hour. Well...anyone you'd want to pick up.
Hmm...okay maybe I'll just get baked and work out. Or do something creative. Wait...I can go running and pick up running university girls or young milfs while offering them a hit on my MJ-Vape.
Wow...staying in shape while enjoying a nice day dreamily baked and chatting up like minded athletic attractive women, finding the fun ones immediately through marijuana usage discrimination. Bozzio -- you come up with the BEST FUCKING IDEAS. Sayonara. I'm putting on my running shoes.
pz - Thank you for your cogent, thoughtful and earnest responses in this debate. It has been fascinating to read a contrasting dialectic where pretty much none of the parties likely possess an understanding of the scope, structure, needs and stakeholder requirements of the opposing viewpoints. (and probably neither their allied viewpoints). Yet each credible contrast does indeed seem rational and logical -- such as Roger W. Moore's, which I will call the 'Free Model'.
As an innovator who runs a business, sponsors conferences, and also executes original research -- I am interested in some more, say, 5000-10,000 foot view of your model. I will be asking Roger W. Moore the same as his responses have been as lucid as yours. Such as when you told the 'Hosting Is Free' guy the SLA requirements for the Enterprise-Level hosting you require. (I too am interestd if HIF guy can provide source of Enterprise-Hosting for pennies. I will switch TODAY.)
Anyway - to move this debate from "you suck and you're an antiquated liar" vs "you suck and are ignorant of real-world needs" -- would you consider giving us a "big picture" or "medium sized picture" of why your 2K Cost is not Roger W. Moore's 0K cost?
Maybe an anchor could be why pz 'Ethically Pays Reviewers' vs Roger W. Moore's point of 'Free Review is Industry Standard.' Sounds like you both are in different industry/academic cultures. But who knows. Why I am asking. Very interested. Thanks.
justhinkit -- Your point is very logical, efficient and practical. My own behavior is based on your exact points as I care about utility (eat to live) so I can pursue things greater (than talking about gastronomy or my phone-video of a noteworthy event.)
I posit however that the Monkey SeeDo is valuable to humans as a ritual. The value of the Monkey SeeDo is that hominids participating is that they possess a memetic locus around which to establish communication, which is ultimately about distributing resources (including status).
People who think in the terms shared by you and I (in this certain case) don't find value in such rituals.
"Nice weather we're having, Marcus." said Johnny
"I don't talk about the weather unless I'm on a motorcycle or flying an aircraft."
Wow. Now i know why some people think Marcus is a strange asshole,thought Johnny.
Yeah...sure I DO know that humans utilize 'Weather Observation' as a communications handshake protocol. But hey -- Johnny is likely right that I am an asshole.
Hankwang -- holyshit! You looked at the sun through binoculars!? As the primary test of your conjecture with yourself as the subject? Man - you may be one badass honkey mofo indeed. When I first turned on my Transcranial Current Device the lights flickered. Then I realized that wasn't the lights. Self experimentation is best handled by those of us with the mind and the balls to handle it. Thanks for the data.
more importantly -- What is the backstory to this experiment?
This really might fall in the "You gotta share this one man!" category.
Marcus
SensitiveMale - How dare you!? (some) People in the press call Elon Musk Tony Stark*.
Who does Tony Stark have the most to fear from?
ULTRON
Hah! Douché! (that's like Touché but instead with a meatport cleansing device. ewww)
Debate that one you insensitive clod! Okay maybe you sensitive clod.
*Probably at (maybe paid) suggestion of his publicist(s)
Then I read "only 12 cities" and my heart sank...no fuckers...no -- DON'T YOU FUCKING DANGLE THIS IN FRONT OF ME AND SNATCH IT AWAY
FUCKING DAMMIT. Why isn't the CITY LIST on the post (click) LOAD FASTER DAMMIT!
oh shit -- here -- skim...fucking advertising elements - huh? why the FUCK am I on the dev BROWSER....skim....where THE FUCK IS THE FUCKING CITY Lis- -- oh there and YEEEEESSS!!!!!
THE END
A real true 15-second story from Tales of the Prime
P.S. I love you Jeff Bezos. I have loved you for many a year and you know it by how you fulfill me so very often.
Hookers & Blow can't be far off now! Really, its only the second one that's most interesting, and best done with your own chick. But I'll be ecstatic, Mr. Bezos, whichever you start with because the next is sure to follow. Besides, Clients. Either way WINNING!!!
Much appreciated. That list is more than enough for me increase the level at which I am informed. Will hail you to learn more as this suggests I'm missing an important information input. I am moderately certain that knowledge of this trend of White Supremacists on college campuses is largely unknown by many, many people who are aware that conservative speakers (Coulter, Shapiro, Ayaan Hirsi-Ali) are yet persona non grata. This is some form of double crime if WP's are allowed while fiscal & social conservatives (who are not racists and often black, like Ayaan or WP targets like Orthodox 'Funny Hat Wearing'-his words- Shapiro) are defacto barred. Yep -- I've got something to learn here about actual reality. Thanks.
P.S. I have decided that in light of recent events I must visit 4chan over a multi day period. And post something meaningful. If that is possible on 4chan. When I do that I must wear The Skyrim Necklace. It sits here now. On my desk. Mocking...yet seducing me. Now that I look at it -- it's actually quite nicely machined. Smooth...very little torsion yet still flexible -- not brittle. Much better metal than I expected.
That's exactly what someone from 4chan/pol/ would say.
Anyway, welcome to Slashdot. But remember, I'll be keeping an eye on you.
Dude -- that was the first belly laugh of the day. Well done. I myself wish I could be so succinct and punchy when writing. My writing is painfully verbose (as you are suffering now, I sympathize). I don't suffer the same malady in speech. Quite the opposite where I can approach Robin Williams multi-manic.
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However now I must visit 4chan for the first time and actually post something. This is to memorialize a good moment and an excellent cap to my being hazed by a veteran slashdotter.
The absolutely GEEKIEST thing that I have is a Skyrim necklace. Even Slashdotters have to admit a Skyrim necklace is pretty darned Nerdtastic even in North Dweebistan. I possess a Skyrim necklace because the young woman who sells me replacement elements for our gaming consoles decided I was such a good client that she would present me with the pewter dragon centered rhombus.
There are some phenomena in life that come with their own rule. With this it was "If someone gives you a Skyrim necklace with extremely high intent, then you must wear the Skyrim necklace to learn something about yourself." So I wore the Skyrim Necklace for like 3 days. Each day worried that someone would find out. What's funny is that I was alone in this facility for those three days. This is not irrational. If women knew exactly how weird I am, there would be a LOT less sex. And probably referrals to therapy.
On the upside when I wear it I'm +5 Int and +20 Dex, albeit limited to fingers only. But that's countered with -50 Sex Appeal.
Charlottesville was like two weeks ago, when Nazis and KKK marched on the University of Virginia campus. You may have seen it on the news or seen pictures on the Daily Stormer. It as kind of a big deal. They killed someone.
Yes Pope, you're absolutely correct that Charlottesville VA was a Campus action by White Supremacists. I took that single event as an outlier not a trend.It looked to me like you were indicating this was happening regularly as you wrote:
So now that we better understand one another, can you explain how you believe the Right holds rallies on campuses? You certainly didn't mean mean College Republicans who are domiciled on campus as your 'Right,' in your words ...go on fucking college campuses.
You are clearly an informed, thoughtful and lucid person. I regularly find I enjoy your posts. If you are aware that multiple rallies are held on a growing coterie of campuses -- as per what you wrote, it would be valuable to share that information.
If White Supremacists and Neo Nazis on campuses is genuinely a trend it would be very important to know. Especially for me as I am an actual brown person. Who visits Universities for speaking engagements. Sometimes in the South. (actually preferably in the South as I really do like southern girls. on the tree of American charm it is, to me, an ambrosia.)
The evidence I see suggests the Charlottesville event is, so far, a single isolated appearance of White Supremacists on higher academic soil. If so, suggesting America is awash with David Dukes duking it out at Durham or Drake (or even Duke!) is perhaps not the highest quality interpretation of reality. I am open to learning. I am especially open to where I am wrong. That place is exciting because I can learn something and improve myself. Thank you for your time.
Pope -- Ironically I decided this morning that Slashdot was in fact an important enough forum that yes, community standards require that I don't half-ass myself if I'm going to engage in debate, as such, properly formatted my post on Conflicts in Defining Libertarianism: Vampires or Villagers
https://slashdot.org/comments....
I appreciate your pointing out that lack of decorum would suggest I was a 4chan cookie. I've actually never been on 4chan...but how would anyone know that if I stream text in an ungracious and unseemly way, right? Such presentation would only serve to betray my points. A bit glad I chose to upgrade behavior before being upbraided by you, yet I am always open learning how & where I may be wrong.
I feel we are discussing whether Libertarianism is
vs.
I think we can learn why our sides differ so much by summarizing this as
Vampires vs. Villagers
My above definitions of Vampires and Villagers are meant to encompass 80% of what each side of this debate feels. 80% should be enough of handle to figure out the meta of the disagreement. So before we move forward -- Aristos Pls fill me in on what's lacking in Vampires. I do not possess confidence in hitting 80% as I am still learning the borders of your position. Doctorvo, if you will, please let me know what i left out of the Villager that you think is pertinent to making this analogy meet thresshold of workability.
Thanks for helping me through this. I appreciate the discourse you both had previously which provided me a compass to guide us towards a possible analogy.
doctorvo - I appreciate your reply to Aristos. I engaged him in the discussion with the goal of discovering how to improve this specific dialectic to a place where it can be easily conveyed and understood that real (small l politcally) Libertarianism aka Classical Liberalism isn't evil snobbish rent-seeking regulatory-capturing money-grubbing pauper-stomping greed. He responded cooperatively so that I may better understand his position. The discussion topic, roughly paraphrased is, "Libertarian choices that champion short-term liberty ultimately result in permanent losses of freedom." Threaded below of course. Your reply was lucid and clear. I seek to understand the cultural pathology that equates libertarianism with negative traits, and thus reduces chances that entire classes of humans can learn about the personal and societal benefits of self determination. (WTF 'libertarianism' isn't a word in my spellcheck? Possibly due to again, cultural resources being choked off to libertarian memes) Anyway - I provided examples of my point to Aristos. He responded. I'm cueing you to the discussion because, in the interest of improving human rationality, it may be valuable for me to bounce some ideas off of you as I endeavor to solve this particular linguistic chasm. Which recurs over...and over...and over... As well I am also exploring the validity of the ideas I hold and seek to improve my positions where the facts do not support my current conclusions. Which is why I'm asking him to show me why I should adopt his position and doing same in return. Slashdot is comprised primarily of smart people who are more data-driven, math oriented and scientific-process using than the average human. I think there is lots of unexplored value in finding out why community members (including myself) hold opposing conclusions. I am particularly interested in finding out where I am wrong. That's really quite exciting. Probably the most exciting thing to me, at this time, about the Grand Central Terminal of Brains that exists here. Thanks.
Aristos - I am going to friend you so I can respond by email. I redacted text below because it could dox me too prematurely for entrance of some ideas and my real identity into this block of the public square. [ORIGINAL POST BEGIN] I will review your mortgages post. I am interested in finding higher forms of rationality (including communication) with other thoughtful humans seeking to increase the quality of our decisions. You are correct that many opposing views are yet without bridges. Here is one of my solutions that is starting to gain some traction in assisting with American race relations. [ REDACTED] So far this linguistic tool is working very very well in beta. Although my job is in tech (at a sector boring to 9 out of 10 people) and we sell to government (which bores the remaining 1) my passion is in solving these bridging problems. I have numerous prior successes implemented -- however [ REDACTED ] and its related cultural linguistic pathologies are what matters most now where I can provide some impact. I will read your mortgages post. I look forward to being able to invoke the actual *meaning* of our words by creating tools parallel enough to the communication gap to create a usable bridge. This glare deluged 'Leftist vs. Libertarian' EconoState-chasm you speak of is one of my high priorities along with [ REDACTED ] overlaps highly with the EconoState-chasm. Valuable and I likely possess prior art to contribute. [ REDACTED ]
Thanks for this list. Fortunately I find that most extensions I find useful are replicated (if eventually) across platforms. Your response is helpful indeed. Badger, CanvassBlocking as well as NoScript and uBlock origin are deployed across our network. I will look into uBlock O. Extra, Disable WebGL and Vanilla Cookie Manager. I'm privacy focused so Canvass Fingerprint Blocking, for example, we've used for years. Yet I agree with you that it is not noticed. Although we have been, for years, in a pretty boring government contracting business, the industry is high-rivalry. The actual security needs are well above and beyond our SLA with the agencies to which we provide services. Virtually all aspects of tracking possess some value as our threat model sees state-actors doing all kinds of wacky things in our industry. Emulating defenses thought-through by other like-minded techs has spared us from some outfield problems seen by colleagues and competitors. I'm paranoid because people ARE out to get our clients. Maybe security isn't truly-truly valued though. We've been doing work much longer than the Awan Brothers, haven't compromised national security, (google "Awan Scandal") and yet we somehow cannot get paid a 4x multiple of contract standards like they were. We even actually show up to work. On the other hand, while it is called "Hollywood for Ugly People" -- D.C. is actually filled with lots of attractive young women. And really easy to talk to in bars and pick up -- much easier I find than other key influence cities. I can often be the most interesting man buying them a drink as long as I *NEVER* talk about what I do for a living. And when it is time to get them to break up with me simply *ALWAYS* talk about what I do for a living. Especially our new GSA competitiveness plan for our third site. Especially that. Maybe even ask them to help me refine a Powerpoint.
Pope - You make a cogent and succinct point here. One that I will re-use myself as it is so compact yet laden with the momentum of both image and weight. Unarguable. Your ability to do this is why I asked (later in thread) for you to help me understand your opinion better (on that later topic.) Thanks.
Dangit honkey! That's what I mean by a PopeRatzo slapdown! Not a factual response, yet humor doesn't require agreement and I do (as previously stated) enjoy the wit even its not (yet) backed up by fact. Scott Adams espouses the use of "linguistic kill shots" - enjoyable and rational reading.
rsilvergun - the 'spreading' of the white nationalist movement is indeed of concern. I can see how there will be some overlap with the Christian Right. It is not exactly clear to me how they fit with the Economic Right. I am willing to learn about all of these points. Can you links or recommendations for high-quality sources for this info? I ask for recommendations because finding non-politicized data about divisive issues can be labor intensive. And I am truly interested in updating my fact set via the advice of other rational men. I also like bourbon and women and I find all of these can be combined at the same bar -- however we are, as of now, confined to slashdot. I know there is media narrative of growth of white power. But this is the same media that colluded with the DNC (Wikileaks emails) to destroy Bernie Sanders' ability to compete with Hillary Clinton. The 'growth of white power' reports from the Obama admin appear to be an exaggerated story expressly created to replace any discussion of Islamic Terrorism. But I am human and all the bourbon and woman-chasing could easily make me miss the trend you're seeing. I'm not debating your observation with counterpoints. I do not have an opinion on the growth of white supremacy because I thought the SPLC killing off the Klan's brand was a milestone in the successful process of ridding ourselves of those people. I have a vested interest in non-tribalism as an American and an actual, bona-fide brown man myself. Who should I trust, or what direction should I search to learn about the growth of White Supremacy in the USA? P.S. I like to hang out in the south. (I do so like southern girls.) As a brown man on a motorcycle I'm both more obvious and more vulnerable. My girlfriends are always white. (is this jungle fever or racism? I say sexual preference -- no heritage performs better in bed for a man of my ethnicity than white women. That discussion another day.) So I guess I'm a really good target for white supremacists -- a brown northern tech exec who dates very attractive white women and celebrates Pride. Great you asswipe -- now you've made me paranoid. :) Kidding aside -- yeah, your point matters. What is best way to learn? (and I actually would avoid getting lynched if there's hotbeds of that about to occur. contrary to Road Warrior type films a motorcycle IS NOT a good attack or defense platform.)