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Xenophobia is the intense fear, disliking and/or prejudice against people from other countries, whilst racism usually refers to a predisposed belief about someone/group based on their race (usually with beliefs of inferiority or superiority)

Therefore, if someone from Australia held the belief that anyone born in Australia (hypothetically lets just assume that's a blanket statement) was intrinsically and genetically inferior to say, people born in Japan, that's racist but not based upon xenophobia.

If... that makes sense?
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I'm honestly surprised (and happy!) that PotD was helpful and friendly in this topic. XD
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Can't think of anything I buy that's even in a can, but if I was given two cans that were the exact same (price, type, etc) with the only difference being one is dented and the other isn't, I'd choose the not damaged one.

If they were all dented but I wanted to buy it, then I'd still buy it with just a little dint. If it looked caved in then no.
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@Trialia posted...

At least this thread gives me a few more people to put on ignore and give myself a more peaceful life, with less chronic annoyances. ;) I don't come here to educate, and it wouldn't help if I did - too many people who prefer to deliberately ignore even the concept of courtesy.

I'd like to hope my post didn't cause me to be ignored. Was a serious 'what if' question, not one to veil malicious posting.
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As an Australian, if I woke up and found that Australia now has 51 states I'd be very, very concerned.
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There's also Timezones to factor in.
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Easy.

x+(x+100)=110
X+100=110-X
X=10-X
2x=10
X=5

Thus, the ball is five cents.
Obviously the people who 'failed' probably picked 10 cents. But I doubt 50% failed.
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You people are a bunch of try- uh.... You lot are all trying too hard to get modded.

Remember, 'unless it's very clearly in jest'. Which I think the topic title kind of gives that away.
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Interesting change, but I feel like people who oppose it are going to purposely mass flag innocent name calling just to complicate the 'no name calling, period' part.

The mere mention of (potentially) illegal things no longer being instantly not allowed seems nice. Especially given it could be mentioned in a bad light when discussing topics (eg. A major flaw of the NES mini was its simplicity in being hacked, which most likely contributed to its short production span).

As for 'misgendering' I feel like this might create situations where someone has used 'he/she' multiple times before and was informed multiple times by the one user, but due to not really paying attention might continue without any malicious intent. Not everyone tracks topics, and I personally wouldn't remember if someone told me 'hey noodles, I prefer 'he/she' unless I were to tag such a thing. (Not very good at remembering usernames unless it's someone I see a lot or posts on a board I frequent a lot)
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I have literally never seen (or heard until now) such a thing at any McDonalds. Even the ones I've been to at Sydney (biggest city in Australia) the staff do the computing, not the customer.
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I don't like pizza...

So I guess that counts as the top one.
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Lorthremar posted...

TheGreatNoodles posted...

So my IQ is either 210ish or 100ish depending on whether I use kg (what's used where I live) or lbs (probably the intended one for the topic)...

bro if you weigh like 100 pounds you need to put on weight

I agree, and have been trying to. ;.;
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So my IQ is either 210ish or 100ish depending on whether I use kg (what's used where I live) or lbs (probably the intended one for the topic)...
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Topic title and poll don't match.

But regardless, poll answer is equal.
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Absolutely loved Zelda and Odyssey, and currenting loving Horizon. Although I'd give horizon the edge here over Zelda (just barely!).

Never played any of the others, hence they're not *my* game of the year. If... that makes sense?
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In all honesty, I'd not pick the second one as doctored unless told. XD
Haven't watched the anime for years upon years (I think only saw bits and pieces of the stuff that Ash/Brock/Dawn were the main cast in) but whoa that's a huge change in style.
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I uh... kind of prefer the prequels...

I like to believe that the cringey acting was Anakin (the character not the actor) being cringey as opposed to the writing being bad. XD
But I dunno, maybe it's rose tinted glasses/goggles since those were the ones I first watched.
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I actually just did so last time I used YouTube. XD

A few channels I had been watching a few years back had deleted everything so I unsubbed. Some channels I don't even recall subbing to (never even heard of them) so I unsubbed after checking a few videos.

As for channels that I used to watch but don't anymore (but are still active), unless they've changed a lot (or my tastes have changed greatly) I usually keep 'em there just in case I see something new that interests me.
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Cacciato posted...

TheGreatNoodles posted...

Topic title is misleading, there's only ever been one case where it took fifteen minutes for death (was a small child too). The anti-venom has been out for many many years but when people did actually die it took roughly half an hour. Still bad, but not 'less than fifteen minutes'.

Far-Queue posted...

Funnel Web Spider, in case anyone was wondering

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_funnel-web_spider

The Sydney Funnel Web Spider, since from memory there are a few other spiders in Australia called Funnel Web Spider but aren't as bad.

Bruh, the link literally says Sydney Funnel-web spider.

Oh...
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Topic title is misleading, there's only ever been one case where it took fifteen minutes for death (was a small child too). The anti-venom has been out for many many years but when people did actually die it took roughly half an hour. Still bad, but not 'less than fifteen minutes'.

Far-Queue posted...

Funnel Web Spider, in case anyone was wondering

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_funnel-web_spider

The Sydney Funnel Web Spider, since from memory there are a few other spiders in Australia called Funnel Web Spider but aren't as bad.
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As I'm sure most people know, Australian classification laws are... strict and inconsistent (more so for games than movies).

The Matrix in Australia is only M (suggested 15+) according to the classification site (was going to say it can't be R, since it was shown at my school for studying purposes). I don't watch movies so don't know any 'tame' (or any) R movies, but R in Australia is 'enforced' 18+.
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Regardless of whether that's good or bad (about the notes), I expect moderations will slow down now. Especially if the note needs to be written prior to deletion.

So I expect this overtime to either turn into short notes that don't explain much but can be copy pasted and reused, or be long notes that inadvertently give more room for people to try twisting what's said around. I'm sure most cases they'd be useful though.
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I often use it the same reasons you've listed. Other terms just seem to imply more frequency than often does.

Not sure how often I often. But I often try to use synonyms to avoid using a word too often.
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NeoSioType posted...

I've seen it happen many times. It's just odd, man.

People get so emotional that they'll start dropping insults over whatever peripheral you use.

I don't get it either, it's simply a matter of opinion. But sadly some can't handle differing opinion.

They mostly feel the same to me. Obviously they're different, but the general layout of the current ones all seem similar.
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I don't like it, but when I do eat it I prefer it burnt to death. (Exaggeration but more cooked is better than under in my opinion, mostly due to texture and the rubbery stuff)
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Today I learnt dying in a show means no more pay ever.

They'll be fine. Besides, the episodes prior and after will still generate revenue for them.
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My advice is don't use it, and attempt to never use it.
And yes I'm aware it's your choice not mine.
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I recognise SmokeMassTree.

And neither can I apparently.
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Nope.

But I find it silly that even if one's feed is public, and you're on the same (private) community server as someone else with a public feed, the stuff both of you post is hidden from the feeds just because the board is private. I understand it'll be so much more mucking around to make it visible for people only with access to the board, but it just seems silly as is.

I think most people who hide their feed are either people worried about stalkers, or people who get regularly trolled (or the opposite modded) and don't want people appearing in every topic they make/post_in.
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From that thumbnail alone all I can recognise is a fidget spinner...
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That's a Bird Eating Spider, but don't worry, they only rarely eat birds. ^_^

As for humans, there hasn't been a (recorded) human death from spiders since 1979 (ignoring one case in 2016 which isn't 100% confirmed).

Anti-vemon and a general understanding of 'don't mess with these things' goes a long way.

Also: http://ednieuw.home.xs4all.nl/australian/Spidaus.html
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LittleRoyal posted...

TheGreatNoodles posted...

Happy Birthday!

Heheh!! *hugs* what did you see my Snapchat story or something *eyeballs suspiciously and hugs*

Nah, had it tagged (probably from last year). I usually tag people's birthday's if I see them post it. Was looking at my tags the other day to adjust one and noticed your birthday was close.

But Happy 21st (or 22nd?)!
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Happy Birthday!

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I would say never, but I have occasionally looked something up. Usually if something is explained unwell or in Engrish.

As for finding collectable styled stuff. Nope.
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If a white Christmas happened where I live (Australia) it'll either be from ash or fake snow.

So no, I'd rather not have a major bushfire on Christmas.
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I don't see the hype from the consumer's perspective here...
From what I've seen, most stuff is either same price or higher (sometimes considerably).

Maybe after it's been open a bit it'll get better.
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Tomorrow will be Dec 2nd...
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MechaKirby posted...

Does the new Zelda have a 2 player mode of any sort?

Nope.

Also, starting a new game wipes the old one. But the switch can have 50 different profiles which each have their own save system.
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The head of science at my old school was Christian and a supporter of the BBT. If it's possible to believe both, I don't see why it'll be impossible to believe neither.

Also haven't seen any of this 'talk' you're referring to, or why someone else's beliefs would invalidate your own.
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I'd like to think if it *were* real, Google would know better than to format/word it in such a suspicious way.

I'd recommend not clicking any links or replying.

If you're certain it's real, contact Google via a method not contained in that email.
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Being devil's advocate here, but language changes over time. Where once something has only one meaning and is incorrect, if used excessively wrong gains a new meaning that makes it correct.

Obviously in formal writing it'll be wrong.

This post isn't supporting or opposing singular 'they/them', just pointing out that language changes.

I mean, read old English stuff, that stuff was grammatically correct at the time but nowadays would be (arguably) wrong.

Where I'm from (small town), there's a word that was someone's last name that's now used to essentially mean ripoff or cheat someone (even back at school I heard teachers use it). If my town hypothetically was the whole world (or at least English speaking places), that word would then become proper usage (or at least 'acceptable' slang) if the majority of people used it that way.
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But in all seriousness, yeah, it's reached the point where it's 'don't do that' (NK does that). 'I said don't, now don't do it again or else.' (NK does it).
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TheCyborgNinja posted...

America keeps insisting that "military options are the table,"

Not the table! D:
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Full Throttle posted...

The study shows simply owning a gun makes a male feel "empowered" by a gun and white males feel like they have more power when yielding one.

I think this statement would hold true regardless of gender or race.
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Metagross and.... Uhh.......

>->

<-<

I dunno.
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_AdjI_ posted...

TheGreatNoodles posted...

I see people talking about the whole 'make stuff too expensive for minorities' scenario, but unless I'm misreading this what would the coffee shop have to do with that?

This is a gross oversimplification, but the gentrification of a neighbourhood tends to proceed as follows:

-Higher crime rates in an area cause businesses and higher-income people to move out
-Property values drop due to the lack of businesses, lower-income people concentrate in the area because of cheaper rent
-Cheaper rent attracts students and recent graduates, particularly arts ones (most of whom are going to be white, as opposed to the over-representation of minorities seen in regions of lower SES)
-Influx of higher-class (but still lower-income) residents dilutes the crime rate, such that small and niche businesses take advantage of the lower commercial rents to cater to the artsy hipster types that are flocking to the neighbourhood
-Niche businesses start attracting better-off artsy hipster types, which in turn brings more money into the area, which in turn attracts higher-value businesses, and so on
-Eventually, the neighbourhood becomes trendy enough to attract mainstream attention, at which point property values start increasing rapidly (though they will have started to increase when the businesses came back)
-Property values and business development stabilize at whatever equilibrium the neighbourhood's geography permits, and you have a fully-gentrified neighbourhood

Coffee shops fall somewhere in the cycle described in the fifth point, since they tend to appeal to artsy hipster types, but also tend to be pricey enough that they won't be supported by a lower-income neighbourhood. The coffee shop in question isn't single-handedly causing the process, by any means, and the process would proceed whether they were capitalizing on the development or not (somebody would fill that niche), but it can still claim to be part of it.

That surprisingly makes a lot of sense. O.o
So to clarify, the coffee shop, with their sign, is essentially stating their support to such practices? I can see how that'll cause offence (especially to lower income and/or minorities).
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TheCyborgNinja posted...

49 votes and 22 replies (many of which are mine)... The mystery of who got what continues unabated.

There's probably people who voted, but couldn't be bothered making a scenario or typing their scenario. Or just don't even care. :/
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Well, gentrification has two meanings. One is to make something more appealing to middle class people and the other meaning is simply to make something more polished or refined.

If they meant the second meaning, it's essentially stating that they've been improving the coffee shop since 2014.

If they meant the first meaning, I don't see how that's 'offensive' unless they're telling people (or somehow showing?) that 'you're too low/high class for us, we're making this more appealing to middle class'.

From my experience as a non-coffee drinker (ergo I know practically nothing), most stuff in coffee shops is usually *cough* overpriced *cough* (granted you don't usually go to a coffee shop to get non-coffee related stuff), so trying to 'appeal more to middle class' sounds *to me* like trying to reduce prices. But as I said, I don't know much about coffee shops. XD

If they're referring to somehow making the 'neighbourhood' more appealing to middle class, I don't exactly see how that works unless they think 'more access to coffee' = 'more appealing to middle class'... which doesn't sound offensive to me?

Edit: I see people talking about the whole 'make stuff too expensive for minorities' scenario, but unless I'm misreading this what would the coffee shop have to do with that? Even if the coffee shop was making prices (somehow) high enough to still have business, but too high for minorities... coffee isn't exactly a must have thing and wouldn't result in minorities being unable to pay for their house/rent...
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6...

So a bunch of balloons with Hillary Clinton's face on them? Well, the poll never specified just how many of these balloons there are, and I'm sure someone would eventually notice them...

Since it's a forest, I'd hope to be able to tie them up onto trees or something and maybe eventually a hiker or someone will see them (presuming the balloons are still bright coloured and not just her whole head with no border).

Having looked at what I could have gotten, I suppose I got the neutral option. Not exactly helpful, but not a hindrance or danger to my health.

Edit: Misread memorised as memorialised....
...at least I've got someone with me...? Well, given the media love finding her (and the other way around) I'd just have to wait... I think?
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