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The trash battles drag a bit, which is a common consequence of having a more complex battle system, and I really wish party members would get exp when they weren't in the party, but it is indeed a fantastic game.
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zebatov posted...

White privilege must be universal for it to be true.

How does that make any sense? Of course cultural phenomena aren't going to be universal to every culture. If they were universal to every culture, then they'd just be regular phenomena.
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We have established that Schmen isn't very good at arguing, so picking out the easy prey is to be expected.
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Having friends with any sort of dissenting opinions is asking for arguments. That's why having friends with dissenting opinions is so great.
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It's mostly just Zeus, that I've seen, and part of that is because the only reason people tag him is because they know it bugs him.
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I generally do PB&J.
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Troll_Police_ posted...

he earned it, plain and simple. anyone who thinks they or anyone else deserves a piece of something they had no part in making

You don't make $127 billion without other people's input.
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Zeus posted...

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Andromicus posted...

model American

Model Americans commit hate crimes and send bombs to people based on the color of their skin?

Interesting.

Then why were 2 of his victims white?

Because they happened to be the first people to trigger the tripwire. That bomb wasn't targeted.
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LinkPizza posted...

adjl posted...

The whole point of self-driving cars is that you retain full freedom of movement without having to be trusted with a 2-ton piece of metal. It's not a restriction of your ability to get around, it just means you don't have to hold the wheel.

Is it full freedom of movement, though? What about off roading? Or just driving around town? Or taking a different route home and such?

Presumably you can alter routes as desired, and manual override would allow for off-roading.
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VioletZer0 posted...

How is it that the government has not outlawed bombs yet!?

They have, which is why the bombs used here were homemade ones and not military-grade, which has dramatically limited their destructive power. It'd be nice if they could catch the guy, for the sake of preventing further casualties, but as far as legal regulations go, the system is working as intended.
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LinkPizza posted...

Millions is probably way more than they've actually tested.

https://www.recode.net/2016/10/5/13167364/google-self-driving-cars-2-million-miles

Google alone broke the 2 million mark a year and a half ago.

bulbinking posted...

dragon504 posted...

bulbinking posted...

Smarkil posted...

bulbinking posted...

You would know that if you spent time talking to actual scientists and intellectuals instead of getting your opinions from mass media and niche videogame message boards.

I work in the tech industry in an area not too dissimilar from this.

If you don't think they do their homework, it's because you're Charlie levels of conspiracy.

They dont do the right homework.

This is all being programmed with the idea all vehicles will get replaced or at least a majority will.

Nobody should want this nor be preparing for it.

Why wouldn't we want most drivers replaced?

So you support closed borders? Or are you just selective with your support of freedom of movement.

The whole point of self-driving cars is that you retain full freedom of movement without having to be trusted with a 2-ton piece of metal. It's not a restriction of your ability to get around, it just means you don't have to hold the wheel.
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I saw the Veggietales one. **** was pretty dope.
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bulbinking posted...

I was going to say people who hate driving and therefore think others shouldnt get to drive themselves (everybody who wants self driving vehicles) will move goalposts and claim the crash would be worse if it was just a human driver.

You people are so predictable.

Technically, a group of rational, reasonable people saying things that are well-substantiated by experiments, statistics, and facts is indeed a predictable outcome, but I'm not sure why you think pointing that out is worth making a post. Seems kind of obvious to me.

Though I don't think anyone's saying the crash would be worse. The lady died. Vehicle-pedestrian crashes don't really get much worse than that unless the driver decides to run over the body a few extra times to make a bigger mess.

WastelandCowboy posted...

Why didn't the human inside the vehicle take control?

As nice as the idea of leaving a human with manual override is, by the time that human realizes that there's a problem that requires action AND that the car isn't taking that action, it's generally going to be too late to do anything. That's compounded by how easy it is to stop paying attention when you aren't actually the one driving, which dramatically reduces reaction time.

It's also very possible that the person just popped out so suddenly that nobody - man or machine - would have been able to stop in time. That does happen sometimes. That's why it's being investigated.
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Kyuubi4269 posted...

So which is it? Do you support the protection of Jews, or do you support Islam so in turn promote harm to Jews? You can't have it both ways.

Sure you can. You can tell Muslims not to hate Jews without hating Muslims, and vice versa. Jerusalem's more of a political issue than a religious one.
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LinkPizza posted...

adjl posted...

Now, baking? That's where I'm pretty awesome. Baking is definitely my forte, kitchen-wise.

My mom is good at baking, too. And decorating cakes, too.

Here's one of the cakes she made. It's probably one of my favorites.

And everybody is always excited when she makes cupcakes. Every time we have an kind of event, they always beg her to make cupcakes. Haha.

Cake decorating is something I haven't done much of. I did get a set of piping bags for Christmas, which I've used a couple times since then, but anything really fancy is still far beyond me. They did come in really handy for the last batch of cupcakes I made (red velvet with white chocolate cream cheese butter cream), since piping a nice swirl is a whole lot nicer than spreading icing on. That's a very impressive cake, though.
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I'd say so. As far as savory stuff goes, I need more experience to develop the intuition needed to adjust spice palettes on the fly, and that means I'm not quite up to heavily deviating from recipes, but I do find that I have a really good eye for recipes that will turn out well, and I can follow them well. When I do cook without a recipe, it tends to turn out well, but those tend to be simpler dishes, seasoning-wise (salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder being the staples).

Now, baking? That's where I'm pretty awesome. I'm not able to make up my own recipes for cakes and the like just yet, because that involves a greater understanding of the underlying chemistry than I've got, but I'm at the point where I'm synthesizing recipes from multiple other recipes to make some pretty wild things, like a chocolate mousse mille-feuille covered in chocolate ganache, or a chocolate tart with a layer of candied clementine slices garnished with candied orange zest. Just last night, I made a basic cherry pie with a storebought chocolate crust and canned filling, then topped it with a bit of ganache and some ground toasted almonds to make a surprisingly gourmet dessert. Baking is definitely my forte, kitchen-wise.
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Amuseum posted...

If gun culture is a problem, wouldn't there be thousands or millions of shootings (not gang related) per day?

Uhh, no? Where are you pulling those numbers from?
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Usually one party has to do a majority of the moving, at least. If you're calling that domination, then not really.
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Although there is a case to be made for not having points on kitchen knives, since that dramatically reduces their potential for harm while retaining most or all of their culinary functionality.
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Lobomoon posted...

Lokarin posted...

How do you count when you alternate dominations?

Also, herp da derp

Still domination, IMHO.

Just in shorter intervals.
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Troll_Police_ posted...

bro, i wasn't saying whether or not i agree with it

Troll_Police_ posted...

alright sweetie?

That sounds more like an endorsement than a denouncement. If you disagree with it, you should probably try to be clearer.
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TheWorstPoster posted...

those who criticize those migrating to those countries in mass numbers are treated more harshly than terrorists

[Citation needed]
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Troll_Police_ posted...

the first amendment doesn't apply to

Whoa there, bro. Gatekeeping the first amendment? And here I thought you liked freedom.

Frickin' poseurs.
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Zeus posted...

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TheCyborgNinja posted...

I like the Danish on this one... Basically, if the name isn't from a pre-approved list it's banned. Too many kids have edge lord parents that end up selfishly fucking them over. I'm glad somebody is compassionate.

I remember back when i was in high school andnlept hearing people saying "i am going to name my kid cloud" and other games related to video games.

Seems like a great idea

My friend worked at GS, and some neckbeard tried boasting to her about naming his kids Tidus and Auron, but she had no filter and just said "wow! Your kids are gonna hate you!" He got all defensive and blurted out "well people call their kids Mario and Luigi..." She shut him down with a "maybe they're just Italian." He promptly paid for his items and left.

Kinda depends on how much they like the games. I should also mention that Robin Williams named his daughter Zelda and she's been pretty ok with it >_>

Zelda is a name that long predates LoZ, though.
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Mead posted...

They should just call it something else like a fan pack or whatever

Calling it a special or limited edition of the game means it should have the freaking game.

Including the world "edition" at all suggests that it's a variant of other purchases. Not having the game really shouldn't count as an "edition" of the game.
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myghostisdead posted...

LinkPizza posted...

BlackScythe0 posted...

I've seen dudes named Ashley and Lindsey before. Not sure what the deal is here.

And Kelley, too...

Those are traditionally male names.

Which means that, at some point, somebody gave their daughter a guy's name. It would appear the world has not yet burst into flame, so I guess it worked out alright.
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Muscles posted...

Call in an anonymous bomb threat using an Arabic accent

The Accent probably isn't necessary, but calling in a bomb threat for each of the affected flights right as they're boarding would probably be the most effective way to stop it, or at least delay it.
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I will believe that you didn't make it up. It's possible that's your twitter, but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt. That still, however, means that you're a touch on the gullible side for not questioning such an implausible story.
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bulbinking posted...

If muslims in the UK dont have to handle purchases of bacon and alcohol at international chain stores, why do christian bakers have to dress a wedding cake for a homosexual wedding ceremony?

Because Christian bakers aren't handling gay people.

Put less absurdly, making a cake for a wedding isn't participating in it. There was a less-publicized case a while back where a photographer refused to photograph a gay wedding on the basis of religious objections, and I actually sympathized with that one, because photographing a wedding is a far more personal, intimate matter. You have to pay close attention to the whole ceremony to capture the good parts. You have to very intently watch the grooms/brides kiss you you can get that shot. The photographer is an active participant in the wedding, and that's going to be a profoundly uncomfortable experience for anyone uncomfortable with homosexuality. As wrong as that homophobia may be, inflicting that kind of discomfort on somebody is also wrong, and isn't going to fix anything.

Making a wedding's cake, however, is only slightly more involved than paying taxes to maintain the road the limo drives on. The baker is not a participant in the ceremony. The only reason they even know it's a gay wedding is because of the names they were asked to put on the cake; even bakers that are present at the reception might otherwise have a hard time figuring out whether a gay couple at said reception is the wedding party or just well-dressed guests. Baking a cake doesn't enable the wedding, it just means they have cake. As such, refusing to bake the cake is nothing more than a petty act of spite; the impotent death throes of a dying class of human that refuses to accept the world we now live in. Discriminatory spite should not be tolerated.

bulbinking posted...

Doesnt that make you mad getting judged? You should sue them for refusing you service that goes against their religious teachings!

Ah, but here's the thing: They aren't refusing service. They're refusing work. They aren't discriminating against people.

If you go to an alcohol-serving establishment and the only staff on at the time are Muslims who refuse to serve alcohol, you would indeed have a legitimate gripe with the establishment, because they've failed to provide the advertised service to you (by ensuring that there's somebody working who can serve alcohol). You wouldn't have grounds for a discrimination lawsuit, obviously (you weren't discriminated against), but in extreme cases you might be able to manage a false advertising one.

Now, if it were a case where you ordered alcohol with your meal in a restaurant, and the Muslim chef refused to prepare the meal you ordered because you were drinking, that'd be discrimination. Though even then it's not really comparable because the chef would probably just be fired, given that it's not the business owner making the decision to discriminate. It's not really an analogous situation.
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This story does seem rather implausible.
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BeerOnTap posted...

We have successfully, all but eliminated diseases that were once very devastating to mankind.
It's hard to believe there are human beings out there who want any more proof than that, that vaccinations work, and are awesome.

The problem is twofold, really:

-Because we've almost completely eliminated these diseases, they're no longer visible enough to be considered credible risks by many people. This means more visible side effects (real or hypothetical) are given more weight in the risk assessment than they actually should be
-The pharmaceutical industry has a long history of lying through its teeth to get people to pay for stuff that's unnecessary and/or does more harm than good, which has undermined people's trust in medicine

It's understandable that people are skeptical. Still wrong, but it's important to understand why they're wrong instead of just berating them for being idiots (since then they just keep being wrong).
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If you have enough friends to get sick of congratulating them on their marriages, you're not actually lonely.
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I subscribed to Humble Monthly last month to get Dark Souls 3, and before I cancel that subscription again, I figure I should download anything I might want from the Trove, since my impression is that I can only get them while my subscription's active. Any suggestions?

Downloaded so far:
-Shadowrun Returns
-Overlord
-Starseed Pilgrim
-The Incredible Machine
-Strike Suit Zero

Already owned:
-Drawkanoid
-Torchlight (both)
-Fallen Enchantress
-Amnesia
-Limbo
-Gone Home
-Teslagrad
-Trine
-Volgarr the Viking
-Dustforce
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My feelings about the anti-vax movement would have been made clear long before marriage/children, such that I wouldn't have married and/or knocked her up in the first place if she wasn't willing to vaccinate.
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Dikitain posted...

If you are going to complain about anything on Steam, complain about the hundreds of cheapo Indie games that shell studios churn out for cash, not a 15 year old game that only has any notoriety because a Youtuber made a video about it.

That. "They released a bad game on there" doesn't amount to much when they release dozens of asset flips a day that are barely playable at best.
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bulbinking posted...

Im sorry but I dont see any christians going into gay owned small business bakeries asking them to write biblical scriptures on their cakes condemning homosexuality and suing them when they obviously refuse as it goes against their very beings while mocking their relationship at the same time.

Obviously not. You can't expect somebody to actively participate in hate speech against them.
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Lokarin posted...

Only if consent was fully and carefully considered

Basically. Down syndrome has a fairly broad spectrum of disability levels. Some could reasonably consent, some couldn't, and the only way to really determine that for sure would be to interact with her for a while (which I'd probably do before sexytime anyway).
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What a crazy dude. Would high-five.
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Mead posted...

No one has pointed out that nothing about it specifies that the dolls are based on women

A silicone hole's a silicone hole. Throw a feminine body pillow case over the non-business end if you need the visuals.

Zeus posted...

Keep in mind that the things are being tested for pleasure so it's not as performance-based as a porn star's job, although they're likely considering porn stars because they have greater endurance and familiarity with a range of positions (ones that guys might try because they saw them in a porno)

Eh, they'd still be expected to go for a long time, and presumably test quite a few prototypes each day. It would be important to have longer sessions with each one, just to make sure the dolls can stand up to protracted use (though machines would probably be the better way to test that). It probably isn't quite as demanding as actually being a porn star, but I can definitely imagine it getting up there.
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This strikes me as being a lot like video game testing, in that it superficially looks like a good deal (get paid to play video games/masturbate all day), but the reality is that most of your time is going to be spent playing/boning dysfunctional ones. "Ow, this one hurts," isn't going to be met with "okay, we'll get a new one," it's going to be met with "try a different angle," "try some more lube," "see if this minor adjustment will help," and "why aren't you hard anymore?" That last one is probably why porn star experience is an asset, since they're accustomed to keeping it up despite being uncomfortable and for extended periods of time.
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bulbinking posted...

adjl posted...

The right to free speech does not entitle you to a platform for your speech. If you want to use somebody's platform, you've gotta play by their rules.

So you are saying if I purchase the world then suddenly its my right to censorship of anybody occupying my private space?

The analog is quite clear.

Hypothetically? Yeah. Your territory, your rules. Good luck actually carrying that out, though.
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I do pretty much all of my biking in either jeans or khaki shorts. Sweatpants if I'm on the trainer, since the lack of moving air makes for a whole lot of sweat. I'm not necessarily one to ask about biking shorts.
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"Oh God!"
"Really? You're bringing my dad into this?"
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Yep, throwing your cap immediately after a ground pound does the downward throw. Also, you can do the cap spin by putting yourself into a spin (rotating the joystick a couple times), then throwing your cap.
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LinkPizza posted...

I believe repeatedly pressing Y will get you the same results.

The speed boost happens much less frequently if you press Y than if you shake the joycon. It's kind of obnoxious, but not really that big of a deal. Unless you're seriously trying to speed run the game (which you won't be on your first time through, so that possibility isn't going to have much bearing on how much you can enjoy the first experience and therefore won't "ruin" it), you aren't ever likely to do it for more than a few seconds consecutively.

Yellow posted...

I don't like gyrating my entire body

Yellow posted...

you have to vibrate your arms.

The entire joycon weighs less than two ounces and doesn't extend beyond the confines of your hand. Use your wrist, dude. If you have to gyrate your entire body to give a joycon a little shake, you're doing it wrong.
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The right to free speech does not entitle you to a platform for your speech. If you want to use somebody's platform, you've gotta play by their rules.
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Troll_Police_ posted...

thats a laugh considering most liberal crybaby sallies call for an "assault weapon ban" when handguns kill way more people.

Even when correcting for the numbers of each that are in circulation? Or for the numbers of each that end up used in crimes (particularly mass shootings, since that tends to be the focus of such discussions)? I don't actually know; I'm curious if you (or anyone else) has stats on the matter.

DirtBasedSoap posted...

what even is an assault weapon

A buzzword that activists have latched onto without actually taking the time to define it, but generally it's used to refer to anything that is more suited to military engagements than any civilian purpose. Large magazines, anything resembling automatic fire (including a number that do call for bans on automatic weaponry, seemingly not realizing that automatic weapons are already illegal), that sort of thing.
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SmokeMassTree posted...

It's not charity. It's rewarding and encouraging them to come.

That reward would be the actual award. A millionaire is not going to be more likely to come be recognized for their accomplishments if they get a year of free bananas out of it. They can very comfortably afford their own bananas.
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HellHole_ posted...

Nazanir posted...

But if you are giving away a years worth of fruit for free,

you know that everything in those bags are paid for, right?

By somebody who then chose to give them away for free. It's an act of charity toward people who have no need of charity, which is just wasteful.
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