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FatalAccident posted...

Thats great but Im not the one bending over backwards cos I had nothing more to add to a discussion than just google it

>Nonsensically accuses people of bending over backwards
>Bends over backwards to defend a shitty topic

Honestly, are you dating Bumped at this point or something?

streamofthesky posted...

If that is true, how many hours of VA work was it?

Like... if it was 10 hours, that'd be $400/hr. Not sure how many hours it takes to record lines that amount to X amount of time in the finished product.

This, although even then it feels a little light.

hera posted...

"hey man, there's people going missing over here"

"no there's not we would get missing persons reports if there was"

idk about you, but that's a missing persons report to me

That's not what a missing persons report is. And tweets just saying "Oh, people might be going missing!" isn't really help to anybody since they need more to go on. Tweets on social media aren't exactly a reliable source.

And even when a report is filed, it can still be a challenge. Ariel Castro kidnapped several girls and there was a massive amount of media attention around that yet the victim had to save herself.

FatalAccident posted...

idk if youre being intentionally dense but the idea of asking something that is googlable isnt to get your answer and go home. Its to start a discussion, so the answer is supplemented by peoples opinions. Is it hard for you to understand because TC didnt explicitly say he wanted a follow up discussion on the matter? Thats usually the intention.

Someone entering a topic to say why dont you google it just cause it makes them feel edgy or superior adds nothing to the conversation and makes them come off looking like an asshole.

I dont really get the point of the rest of your post but think about that the next time you ask someone to google something, or maybe just dont post because you dont actually seem to understand how this site, or human interaction in the 21st century works.

The irony of FA suggesting that somebody else doesn't understand how human interaction works in the 21st century was only lost on FA.

Overlooking the chilling implications this has for the exercise of free speech, does he even have a billion dollars? Once again, CT is showing itself to be among the worst states in the country.

And also, this was a case that was never actually tried. The judge kept pushing for additional documents, with an ever-increasing standard. When Jones & co couldn't finally produce everything, the judge awarded a default judgment in favor of the plaintiffs. In fact, BOTH trials were default judgments.

HornedLion posted...

On topic: This is great news and I wish we could see this kind of accountability across the board but the largest news network wont ever feel it.

Unfortunately, CNN will continue to run fake and inaccurate news, ranging from false reports about terrorist attack suspects all the way to asking if planes got eaten by black holes.

GanglyKhan posted...

That's where my confusion was at. I was unaware whether or not he himself was targeting people or not. I don't care for the man, so I don't read up on him, this is the first I've honestly looked into it since he got notorious from speaking about the shooting. Thank you for explaining it to me.

afaik, he wasn't targeting people individually, but he accused them collectively of lying. More importantly, he questioned the government, specifically the elements unaffected by elections since they're long-term appointments, hires, etc.

Considering what the US government has engaged in over the past two decades alone -- warrantless wiretaps, mass surveillance, torturing whistleblowers, etc, -- this should ring alarm bells. However, people are greeting these things with thunderous applause

ReturnOfFa posted...

Sorry if I sounded harsh. His cohosts at one point read off the address of a parent.

I don't condone that, but is the disclosure of public records illegal? I seem to recall you either raised no objection (or might have even been shocking okay) with doxing people's flight schedules -- which ISN'T public information -- and other behavior that enabled stalking.

(And yes, home addresses and phone numbers are public record. It's also easily-accessed in CT thanks to the state's voter ID laws, provided the person is a registered voter.)

NeoSioType posted...

I have too many questions. What's their game plan in all this? Because right now I'm suddenly interested in the conspiracy.

A lot of people believe in these conspiracy theories, the same as the Truther movement. Jones didn't create the conspiracy theory, but he reported on it and -- just like any other media organization -- profited from reporting on it. But no matter what Jones did, he profited from reporting on so it's not like this made his career or anything. He probably made more off chemtrails than anything related to Sandy Hook.

ParanoidObsessive posted...

If that's the metric, Timothy Dalton was only in two films and both of them were kind of bleh. Or even Pierce Brosnan, who was only in 4 movies and 3 of them were trash.

All of the Brosnan movies were fun, even if the stories sucked. And Brosnan did great in them.

ParanoidObsessive posted...

It's fair that you like them, but they were still objectively terrible.

That opinion is objectively questionable.

Lazenby, clearly.

I was also never a Connery fan.

A lot of it comes down to the accents.

Technically no, in that I could've asked for the day off, but pragmatically yes in so far that it was a normal business day on Monday.

BlackScythe0 posted...

They're anarchists and anarchy is not an actual form of government.

ITP: BS0 gives away his political ignorance by not understanding either what an anarchist is or a libertarian is.

Goddamn, that's a bummer. Always liked her work. It was a trip to see her appear in Mary Poppins Returns.

Lokarin posted...

If he's an objectivist he should have been able to name the early Americas, since prior to Roosevelt the US was largely objectivist.

Bumped's strawman likely didn't know any of that because Bumped doesn't know that.

A heckler threw something at a comedian? Stop the presses, that never happens >_>

Unusual is getting punched by Will Smith, who then offers an apology to everybody else.

BlackScythe0 posted...

Hot Topic from 2000 is genuinely a different store than the Hot Topic of 2022.

This. Common sense, really, considering things can change a lot in 20 years.

hera posted...

spencers was dope as hell until they just became a porn store

Also this.

Cruddy_horse posted...

I'm actually kind of curious if they have a decent selection of sex toys or if you're better off going to a dedecated sex shop.

A dedicated store will always have a better selection, but nowadays people just buy most of their weird, pervy shit online.

hera posted...

thought you got banned

No, you hoped he got banned. But instead you got banned.

Lobomoon posted...

War! What is it good for?

The resolution of land disputes.

Lobomoon posted...

Wars are no longer feasible?...

They're more feasible than ever.

hera posted...

during and after most wars is an economic recession for a reason

During? lolwut? As always, Helly is wrong

https://www.economicsandpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/The-Economic-Consequences-of-War-on-US-Economy_0.pdf

And, not for nothing, but some of the US's greatest periods of prosperity followed global wars.

hera posted...

and it got very much worse when russia invaded ukraine now, didn't it

almost like war effects things globally

especially when it involves one of the big nations

I was going to make a joke about you not understanding that the US isn't at war in Ukraine, but it's much easier to call your post stupid. The US is not a direct participant in Ukraine, it's currently an arms supplier. If the US was an active participant, government spending would greatly increase, buoying industry and the economy as a whole.

DarkMinun posted...

An age limit of 60 for holding public office would certainly have some advantages.

Nobody under 60 would certainly be a good idea. And nobody under 40 should vote.

wpot posted...

I dunno: I actually think he's quietly doing as much as it's possible to do in the current environment. He's not, of course, a great and inspiring speaker/leader of people...and that's a very important part of the job. But if I have to choose between functional and boring vs inspiring and ineffective (or Trump, shudder) I choose boring.

Functional? LOL! His presidency has been lousy, but he benefits from getting good PR despite the fact he constantly trips over his own tongue.

He flatout lied about the vaccine rollout, ultimately doing the same thing Trump pledged and leaving it to the states. His approach toward Russia emboldened them to invade for the first time since 2014 when, unsurprisingly, he was VP.

faramir77 posted...

Ideal age for a leading politician is 45-50. Out of principle I'd have a hard time voting for someone over 65. They shouldn't even be working anymore.

The ideal age for a leading politician is 55-65. They need to build up a mix of political and life experience for the role. Ideally, a leader should've served 20+ years in an executive role.

Typically, if you actually want to get things done in government, you need tenure and relationships. Otherwise it's just fractious partisanship and gridlock -- or, even worse -- an endless pendulum swing where things only happen when one party has a super-majority and then things shift when other party has their super-majority.

wpot posted...

If we're talking school segregation that ended in 1954. The average age of a congressperson is 59, the last I saw. You have a point, but your numbers don't add up.

Helly and the facts are rarely on speaking terms.

Conceal, don't feel, bro.

If I wore glasses, I'd probably keep spares.

The hilarity of this bad faith argument is Putin took over Crimea under Obama, NOTHING under Trump, and then raised his control of Ukraine to 20% of the country under Biden.

Meanwhile the same guys who in 2015 and 2016 were claiming Trump would let Putin take over all of Ukraine if he got in office are repeating those same falsehoods today when the invasions happened under the other guys.

hungrymike posted...

Are they trying to give Amazon their business?

Nuh-uh! Because Amazon's website closes down at 11pm!

Even if Amazon had 24-hour retail locations, the 24 vs whatever Walmart is likely wouldn't matter because the vast majority of people shop early.

hera posted...

who

who would agree

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/2/3/3/AAfSmHAADwx5.jpg

ReturnOfFa posted...

I never know if it's Marjorie Taylor-Greene or Magic the Gathering anymore smh

You should know, because Greene is never critical.

Compare that to "AOC law" when you're never sure if it's the idiot congresswoman or the age laws.

captpackrat posted...

MtG has kind of gone nuts lately.

While I doubt that's a real thing, Hasbro owns both MtG and TF so it *could* be a real thing.

hera posted...

that's not the fuckin same and you know it, twitter person

They gave the answer and then added an upsell.

ReturnOfFa posted...

I guess they forgot that most transactions are recorded,

Misleading if not outright untrue. The "record" in most cases is a sales ticket between the store and an anonymous party, which may or may not have really taken place (see: money laundering).

The main point was the having anonymity, which they do (more or less).

ReturnOfFa posted...

your cash withdrawal is recorded,

But not what happens to the money afterward and, more importantly, cash can be exchanged multiple times before it touches a bank, In some cases, it might never touch a bank.

ReturnOfFa posted...

your cash withdrawal is dependent on power and internet too...like just cut to the chase and protest money. Instead you're like, simping for going to the bank??? lol

Again, banks may never enter the equation. A cash society CAN run without banks, although it'd be impractical for some things.

And keep in mind some people can't use banks for a variety of reasons.

adjl posted...

That's such an odd list. Half of it isn't actually killed by going cashless (selling stuff, saving, tipping, markets), some of the lines are just outright meaningless (tooth fairy/piggy banks), and others aren't exactly high on most people's list of things they like to use cash for (homeless, buskers). The only one that's potentially a legitimate concern is the privacy one, which is buried at the bottom of a list of nonsense.

Also this.

ReturnOfFa posted...

It definitely is the most private option, but it doesn't mean it isn't traceable...

It's a LOT harder, if not impossible, to trace after just a few transactions. And it's impossible to actually trace as a downstream -- ie, somebody takes money from a bank, buys something, the money is given as change to another customer, and then the customer spends it elsewhere (after which it either goes to a bank or gets given as change to somebody else). At that point, you're only going to be able to ID a very small part of that chain.

ReturnOfFa posted...

Same with the cash hoarders. I also find the cash hoarders funny because if everything went to shit...would that cash really be that useful?

Under a short-term disruption when people can't use banks, etc, cash would be king. Under a long-term disruption, something else might be used as currency or it'd be barter only.

FatalAccident posted...

What is up with peoples whose response to any topic is google it.

What is up with peoples who post a topic when they could easily find the answer

And what is up with peoples who spell out "what is" instead of saying "what's"

And what is up with peoples who say "peoples" instead of "people"

And what is up with people who don't use question marks when asking questions

Oh, and what's up with peoples who'd agree with the sentiment if I wasn't the one expressing it

FatalAccident posted...

like wtf is this board for then? We should only ask things that arent googlable? Doesnt leave very much to talk about does it

For starters, you could, idk, actually discuss things instead of using this board in lieu of google?

I'd say sooner or later his misconduct was sure to catch up with him, but BS0 still isn't banned, so...

Whatever he'd done, it wouldn't have just been his username because they would have forced a username change. (And, honestly, they should've forced a username change anyway years ago.)

BlackScythe0 posted...

All I'm saying is usually people get multiple suspensions and people on this board are pretty quick on noticing when regulars get suspended. I don't remember him getting suspended before, what he said was racist for sure but I don't think it was on the level of some of the stuff Zeus has said and he's still around.

Unlike you, I don't make racist remarks.

ITT the 2000's make a come back

slacker03150 posted...

He's my best friend, best of all best friends
Do you have a best friend too
It tickles in my tummy, he's so yummy, yummy
Hey, you should get a best friend too

Toy-Box doesn't need to make a comeback because they never went out of fashion! Their relevancy has never changed.

"Instead of just using Google, I'll ask on Gamefaqs"

jbomb1234 posted...

Next he can buy YouTube!

When google refuses to sell, he can buy google.

BUMPED2002 posted...

Geez man please stop with the nonsense with the libs and gerrymandering.

Feels like the snake is eating its own tail with posts like these.

The best is clearly Gonzo... or Fozzy.

Pepe the Prawn is nowhere near the worst.

BlackScythe0 posted...

They do?

This.

Twitter's board of directors needs to be brought up on fraud charges after they lied about the number of bots on the platform. Fucked up country where trying to pay for something with a counterfeit $20 you didn't know was counterfeit leads leads to a fatal arrest attempt yet a gang can try to defaud somebody out of hundreds of millions without consequence.

JigsawTDCII posted...

cringe. Theres literally a link in OP

hypnox gonna hypnox

He means a link to the actual story, not an unrelated one where the word "judge" doesn't even appear when I hit control+F. In fact, as the article notes, the trial hasn't even happened yet so it's just more #FakeNews from Helly.

Yellow posted...

Ok, fine. Let me say something else then, because my post was lazy;

Maintaining good economic ties with a regime is a bad idea, that was wrong, like you say, because it supports them. Best you can do is wait for them to collapse and let the people know that you are not the enemy they've been taught to believe. The US used shock doctrine, which was largely considered a failure, and led to the rise of a strong man like Putin.

Is that better?

The problem with your argument is that it still makes no sense, though. You're advocating taking two different approaches to the same problem. Russia and China aren't all that dissimilar. And, considering China's reliance on slave labor, use of reeducation camps, spiriting away dissidents, and coercion of the WHO which greatly contributed to a global health crisis, the country is in many ways worse than Russia. The one and only difference -- so far -- is that it's not engaging in military campaigns. However, you call Putin a strongman yet you give Xi a pass. And, to be perfectly blunt, China *might* be closer to collapse than Russia. Considering China's economic woes, if we applied the same sanctions to them as we have to Russia, we could easily collapse the country and then go with your plan of rebuilding it in the US's image, although it's worth noting that plan has repeatedly backfired spectacularly most of the times we've collapsed foreign governments. I think our success rate on that is just Japan at this point. Central and South America, for instance, wound up overthrowing the puppet governments we put in place.

Yellow posted...

Let Putin's Russia collapse into a pile of ruins and invest in the welfare of the country afterward instead of screwing them over like we did last time

The only problem is it's unlikely to collapse, even with all of the sanctions and boycotts. Not to mention going all stick removes any ability to discourage them, short of direct military action and if the US brought back the draft, the American people might overthrow their own government.

Yellow posted...

Continue to work with China in a commercial relationship

The easing of sanctions only makes sense if we're getting concessions. But yeah, trade is the West's strongest lever.

Yellow posted...

Buy off the NK government with economic relations the same way we did China, gradually encourage them to pull the stick out of their ass

*guffaws*

NK is almost nothing like China was, and unless you cut NK off from Russia and China then you're not going to have them in a spot where you can try to push for change with economic deals. Although, even then, until KJI is dead, it's unlikely you'll be able to make any headway.

Yellow posted...

Don't let the US collapse into a dictatorship in the meantime

The US is more likely to collapse than it is to turn into a dictatorship. Of course, that could change if gun bans go through. Granted, considering the US was shockingly okay with the NSA's massive intrusions into privacy, DHS's warrantless wiretaps, raids on news offices, and the torture of whistleblowers like Chelsea Manning, the US is already teetering.

ToastyPOP posted...

Gamefaqs has HTML guides now, so that would help with this.

The problem is they're mostly just made for the newest, more popular games. So if you want a guide for an older game, you'll probably have to settle for some crappy plain text guides.

tbh, for the majority of older games, wikis aren't even available.

tbh, I was hearing about this on NPR tonight... and then they immediately changed the subject to Russian nukes. Maybe 2-3 minutes on the actual news then at least 10-15 minutes of talking about Russia's nukes and unironically claiming that Putin might use them, the same that they claimed Trump might release the nuclear arsenal just a few years ago.

Like wtf? The country launching nukes right now is a *bit* more worrying than Russia.

Bastion? Don't you mean... bastiodon?!

hera posted...

the fact that you are still not ip-banned means no hard left agenda was ever pushed zeus

The fact that you're still pushing that as a narrative means you're as clueless as ever, if not more clueless.

adjl posted...

Every now and then, you opening your mouth manages to be the funniest thing I experience all week. It's still Monday, but I've gotta say you're looking like a very strong contender this week.

Notice that adjl didn't deny any of the claims or try to spin them.

ParanoidObsessive posted...

Likely you'll see even less moderation as the new owners continue to ignore the site, refuse to put any real money or effort into it, and just try to think of new ways to squeeze a little more blood from the stone before tossing the shitty potato to the next asshole.

Considering the vast disparity in moderation on this site -- where death threats get no-actioned but complaining that posters are advocating murder warrants a moderation -- maybe less moderation is the answer if we can't get fairer moderation system.

Arguro posted...

What the hell is Fandom?

A shitty alternative to various wikis, etc.

Can't be worse than Red Line Media or whatever which owned the site and was pushing its CEO's hard-left agendas... unless Fandom is also owned by a heavy DNC donor who wants to exert that influence more directly.

While it's more likely shit spying on you, I sometimes imagine these systems aren't so much predicting our thoughts as they are influencing them. Although it's also possible they showed you something that you completely forgot and then when you saw it again you attached more significance to it.

Granted, the algorithms can also be colossally stupid in terms of ads and recommendations because they don't always understand intent. Just because I google something doesn't mean it pertains to me, yet I'll get shit based on things I googled for citations and references that have no personal relevance to me.