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are message boards social media?
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https://www.thestar.com/halifax/2018/07/13/nova-scotia-woman-will-take-nephew-to-court-over-chace-the-ace-winnings.html

tl;dr:
she only intended to split the smaller weekly prize if they won that, but ended up winning the grand prize. and since his name is on the ticket he gets half. now she doesn't want him to get half and will be taking him to court.

EDIT: i'm pretty sure he was aware she used his name, they put both their names on the ticket i believe
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You are ridiculously competent
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Freddie_Mercury posted...

listen to virtue together

Tyranny is better lol
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Sunhawk posted...

Never even heard of it. Who wrote it? Is it new? Is it very challenging?

I urge you to look it up. It's the first book by a new author, but the writing is pretty decent; it's an easy read but still does a good job of engaging you intellectually. It's also hilarious. Came out in 2016.
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he's really excited and wants to collaborate on some new material, what do you do?
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Sunhawk posted...

Nah, not really in a long time. The last time I wrote proper postmoderism was about 2011. Most of my stuff since then has been general reading. Still read it sometimes, though. I have trouble getting it, because I'm poor, though.

Ah

Have you read Private Citizens btw?
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Congrats dude

Are you still writing PoMo lit or what?
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it's the person's body, so it's their choice
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Is this some kind of inside joke because you keep making this weird topic
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gunplagirl posted...

MedeaLysistrata posted...

if i had to form an uninformed but reasonable opinion on the matter, using the information/opinions i had right now (why would anyone do this? is this something we should be doing?):

i think a conservative SC might not be all bad because we may or may not have a minor Enlightenment this century, which means lots of new values and narratives, which means some appeal to tradition can be a measured response

Between trump not having the majority of votes, Obama's SC nominee being blockaded and this guy having argued the president is above the law (especially when he'd be one of the deciding votes should Trump get charged with anything), well... They basically are stacking the deck and ensuring that even if they don't win, they won't lose. And that harm they've caused will be felt for generations.

i hope Trump loses in 2020 so this legal opinion mysteriously fades into obscurity never to be seen again
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the method i actually end up using?

last minute cram
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if i had to form an uninformed but reasonable opinion on the matter, using the information/opinions i had right now (why would anyone do this? is this something we should be doing?):

i think a conservative SC might not be all bad because we may or may not have a minor Enlightenment this century, which means lots of new values and narratives, which means some appeal to tradition can be a measured response

EDIT: to actually answer the question, if people with similar political beliefs and values to mine are upset about it then i probably would be too
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MedeaLysistrata posted...

but to use applied praxis examples: asians fighting academic racism, black lives matter, etc

i guess i found it hard to believe that people were misunderstanding when i used such a concrete example

i am commonly accused of being unclear and confusing, so my reaction was not warranted
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do you guys genuinely not understand? don't be trolling me

1) Racial advocacy exists to advance the political, social and economic interests of a racial group
2) Race mixing has nothing to do with racial advocacy for mixed-race people because [racial advocacy] is about rights/justice for mixed race people, not people who do or do not want to date other races. Consider that the mixed person already exists so whether or not two people should create a mixed person has no bearing on this subject.

are we clear? feel free to continue not understanding this apparently difficult subject

EDIT: TO BE EVEN MORE CLEAR: creating more members of a racial group is not advocating for that groups interests
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what prompted this topic (the more interesting development being that some people equivocate race advocacy with dating, for some reason- and also general confusion about what advocacy is) is that i feel like mixed race problems are not clearly understood except for a few things everyone knows about (problems which still exist and are often just mentioned without much thought).
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coincidence is pretty strange. poetic justice and irony too, i guess.
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Rikiaz posted...

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MedeaLysistrata posted...

anyone else think this scene was ridiculously out of place? it's actually very profound to me

There is nothing profound in that scene.

can you give me an example of something that is profound?

When you're listening to Tool, just remember that they're not like other bands. Their music is incredibly artistic, almost to the point where you have to be paying complete attention to them to even remotely understand them. I remember listening to a song on Lateralus (though I can't remember what it was), where I thought a song was absolute bollocks during the listen. Then, I closed my eyes for a second, and all of a sudden the song had an entirely new meaning. It was insane the way Tool could just become something so different when you take a look into the music.

Another thing you should note about Tool is that it's easy to get a headache listening to them. Not because they're a bad band, but because of how many ideas their music is riddled with and how complex they are. Soon enough your head will fill to the brim and the rest will just sound like noise to you. Just turn it off and give it a listen the next day.

If you don't like the music, you'll definitely at least enjoy reading through the lyrics, and picking apart the song itself and all of the artistic values that go into making it the complexity that it is.

:O
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ChiefSosa posted...

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ChiefSosa posted...

I dont know what that is

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it's okay, I don't expect you to know much about anything except shitposting

even though nobody else in this topic knows what the fuck you're talking about either.

byyyyye
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ChiefSosa posted...

I dont know what that is

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it's okay, I don't expect you to know much about anything except shitposting
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Howl posted...

People should be with whoever they want. Race is one of the least important factors in choosing a mate imo.

not what i mean

eggcorn posted...

what is the definition of advocacy in this instance?

well, i'm thinking of it broadly/conceptually in terms of building a sense of shared identity, but to use applied praxis examples: asians fighting academic racism, black lives matter, etc
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yes or no
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Rikiaz posted...

MedeaLysistrata posted...

anyone else think this scene was ridiculously out of place? it's actually very profound to me

There is nothing profound in that scene.

can you give me an example of something that is profound?
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oh, uh, cherry coke
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SpinKirby posted...

I'm a neet, so I just shit talked myself again.

quitting on yourself is never easy
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Black462 posted...

Culture III is the strongest, damages Kefka just a little bit

Culture III is too busy trying to get a game of foosball going
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orcus_snake posted...

who gives a fuck, if I liked a toutuber enough I would, stop being so fragile that you need to question what others buy or dont buy in a videogame message board.

this lol

if i saw a tshirt by a youtuber i liked, and the shirt was a design i liked, i'd buy it without hesitation
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Rad_Chad posted...

nah bro. he just looks for the raddest fucking chads he can, thinks "that guy already has all the breaks and knows what it feels like. dont wanna tease the losers with any so chad ftw!"

God is like someone playing Fire Emblem with deaths on.

His best units get all the exp, the units he likes get to farm kills, and if you start out too strong you have to spend the whole game transporting shit and tanking.
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i initially read this topic title as "this site is cringe city", agreed, and entered the topic

so now we're here
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it certainly fucking feels like the hottest summer ever.
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Marauder64 posted...

The Lord rains on the just and the unjust......believer, and unbeliever alike. Am I wrong?

natura naturans
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DK9292 posted...

And I don't want a relationship with someone who tells me I HAVE to follow their way otherwise they turn their back on me.

that's why i'm not a believer myself
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DK9292 posted...

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DevsBro posted...

Jesus wants to change you. And one of the ways he'll do it is through the assurance that he won't abandon you even when it gets rough. Our life on Earth is short compared with eternity.

maybe this is my issue

Jesus won't make me into the person I want to be. He will make me into the person I am supposed to be.

No one has the right to tell you who you're supposed to be.

If God had wanted us to follow a set path, he wouldn't have given us free will.

right

but God still has a plan for every person. if you choose to reject that plan, fine, but you also have to reject a relationship with Jesus as a result. personally, i'd rather have the chance of being someone i want to be then having to follow a path that, while potentially good for me, i would resent myself for choosing
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anyone else think this scene was ridiculously out of place? it's actually very profound to me
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probably men, i think there would just be more leisure events and stuff that are more relevant to my interests, without having any information about who the individuals are
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DevsBro posted...

Jesus wants to change you. And one of the ways he'll do it is through the assurance that he won't abandon you even when it gets rough. Our life on Earth is short compared with eternity.

maybe this is my issue

Jesus won't make me into the person I want to be. He will make me into the person I am supposed to be.
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TheVipaGTS posted...

wtf. Tell him to calm down I barely even know him.

He wants you to know him.

MedeaLysistrata posted...

is it morally wrong to turn to Jesus only to improve your material situation in life?

Jesus never promised that. It's true that he'll give you wisdom that can help you through life if you listen, but he makes it very clear that following him is difficult.

i mean sure, but even when God carries me my life in never really better than it was. what is even the point of being a believer if nothing changes?
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is it morally wrong to turn to Jesus only to improve your material situation in life?
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love and romance ended in 2008
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Hexenherz posted...

I loved that book.

The first hundred pages or so it felt like the author was trying to be a Wal-Mart version of Pynchon but the deeper you go the better the plot gets and Wallace explores some pretty cool aspects of various things you wouldn't normally give two thoughts about.

would you like to talk about byzantine eroticism?
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GhettoFlip posted...

You should read Gravity's Rainbow instead

he has to read GR, IJ, and Ulysses at the same time

I read a few pages of Gravity's Rainbow at B&N, didn't really care for it tbh. Same with Ulysses. Got War and Peace instead.

you probably won't like IJ if you don't like GR

Yeah, but I have a very specific caveat with GR and Ulysses. I hate reading accents for some reason, especially heavy southern. It's why I hated The Sound and the Fury.

hahahaha... then you'll love that one chapter in IJ

Oh great, lol. Let me guess, there's a chapter with a southern guy, isn't there?

it's a lot worse than that. i don't remember the details but it will probably be enough to make you want to stop reading. although for as far as i got, that plot thread only appeared once so i don't think it's a huge part of the whole book
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_Goggalor_ posted...

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GhettoFlip posted...

You should read Gravity's Rainbow instead

he has to read GR, IJ, and Ulysses at the same time

I read a few pages of Gravity's Rainbow at B&N, didn't really care for it tbh. Same with Ulysses. Got War and Peace instead.

you probably won't like IJ if you don't like GR

Yeah, but I have a very specific caveat with GR and Ulysses. I hate reading accents for some reason, especially heavy southern. It's why I hated The Sound and the Fury.

hahahaha... then you'll love that one chapter in IJ
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_Goggalor_ posted...

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GhettoFlip posted...

You should read Gravity's Rainbow instead

he has to read GR, IJ, and Ulysses at the same time

I read a few pages of Gravity's Rainbow at B&N, didn't really care for it tbh. Same with Ulysses. Got War and Peace instead.

you probably won't like IJ if you don't like GR
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GhettoFlip posted...

You should read Gravity's Rainbow instead

he has to read GR, IJ, and Ulysses at the same time
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Mike Xtreme posted...

Read it from start to finish, hated it. Felt very pretentious and leaves the reader with literary blueballs.

i think you missed the point of the book? unless you are making a joke?
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i didn't finish it, but attempted twice (got further the first time) but it's good and is pretty much exactly the type of novel that I like. i might finish it at some point but i basically stopped reading fiction altogether.

in terms of a general opinion... it's good, but not the novel of the decade, and the literary movement it allegedly tried to launch mostly floundered, too.

edit: actually, i would say whether it's novel of the decade is an open question that could be answered in the affirmative as well
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FLUFFYGERM posted...

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jul/04/robots-nhs-surgeons-keyhole-surgery-versius

More of this will reduce the real costs of healthcare. Can't wait.

what costs? :^)

HAHA IM JOKING CHILL
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