There's 30 of us living in a septic tank.Lsuoma wrote:Whew - I live in Seattle!bhoytony wrote:That's a pity, I live in england.Lsuoma wrote:I didn't say bhoytony was English. We certainly wouldn't want his sort in England.
OH YOU BASTARD! Now that song's stuck in my fucking head.
I saw it. And I hope you're open to discussion of your earlier warning, perhaps/probably in a different thread. But I'm done for tonight.Lsuoma wrote:If you want to go to the front page, you'll see I've given you a BIG hint.Lsuoma wrote:None of the threads has been ended. Threads don't just make themselves endless, you know.Wonderist wrote: I see no other *endless* threads as I was describing.
If you can attract people, knock yourself out...
Not my problem the colonials don't understand our slang.KiwiInOz wrote:Yeah. But nobody understands a word you say.bhoytony wrote:That's a pity, I live in england.Lsuoma wrote:I didn't say bhoytony was English. We certainly wouldn't want his sort in England.
Your accent on this was atrocious.
http://swandomestic.co.uk/images/LG%20W ... 2331AD.jpg
Don't call them septic tanks, they get upset and then flounce.Bhurzum wrote:There's 30 of us living in a septic tank.Lsuoma wrote: Whew - I live in Seattle!
Freezing cold gravel.
Sliced in half with a bread knife.
Etc.
(Do I win a prize?)
We used to call them "SPAM" when I was in the Army.bhoytony wrote:Don't call them septic tanks, they get upset and then flounce.Bhurzum wrote:There's 30 of us living in a septic tank.Lsuoma wrote: Whew - I live in Seattle!
Freezing cold gravel.
Sliced in half with a bread knife.
Etc.
(Do I win a prize?)
Lsuoma wrote:Shome mishtake, shurely?Badger3k wrote:I just realized that I joined on the 4th last year. I have a bit over 1000 posts. Most of the others on this page have around the same, with similar time frames. Welch has 4100 somehow (about 11 per day for a whole year). Wonderist has been here around 26 days, and has 766 - a whopping 29.5 (rounded up) per day. I have to admit to having read very few of them lately, though. Wonderist - why not start a blog for your output? Or do you have one?
"Wonderist
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Posts: 766
Joined: Sun Jul 08, 2012 5:19 pm
Location: The Pale Blue Dot"
Except when it comes to posting long posts, it would seem. ;) Cheers!Lsuoma wrote:http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmnfl ... o1_500.jpgWonderist wrote:I was thinking more along the lines of splitting off topics into the same thread every time, rather than splitting them into separate individual threads. For example, every time Israel/Palestine comes up, link people to the same 'endless' thread devoted to that.Lsuoma wrote:None of the threads has been ended. Threads don't just make themselves endless, you know.
If you can attract people, knock yourself out...
It was intended as a way to keep this thread manageable by splitting off recurring topics as they appear. Kinda needs some backing from the management, I would think.
I understood. You just sounded like this:bhoytony wrote:Not my problem the colonials don't understand our slang.KiwiInOz wrote:Yeah. But nobody understands a word you say.bhoytony wrote:
That's a pity, I live in england.
Your accent on this was atrocious.
http://swandomestic.co.uk/images/LG%20W ... 2331AD.jpg
If you thought the FTB Mangina Squad wasn't a threat just consider knockout artist Anthony K, his fists of iron(y), ultimate internet tough guy Greg Laden, not only packing 9mm heat but Karate master with Rottweiler.bhoytony wrote:Hahahahaha! Ian Brown, Cage Fighter.
http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/5144/gpwn.png
I don't laugh at them lightly.free thoughtpolice wrote:If you thought the FTB Mangina Squad wasn't a threat just consider knockout artist Anthony K, his fists of iron(y), ultimate internet tough guy Greg Laden, not only packing 9mm heat but Karate master with Rottweiler.bhoytony wrote:Hahahahaha! Ian Brown, Cage Fighter.
http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/5144/gpwn.png
And then primate investigator, the man with the blue spray can, put a butterfly up your driveway, Francisco Bacopa to direct the power hitters and rhetorical assassins of FTB to the enemies of womynkind.
Nothing to laugh at lightly there, chum.
Really hoping the little cunt gets himself together. I mean, apart from some strange remarks about that strange lady, he seemed to be a nice fella. His videos could at least make people think that there's worse things that can happen to a person besides getting a cold from two random strangers on a plane travel that you didn't have to pay for.ConcentratedH2O, OM wrote:It's been fun, Walter. I have much enjoyed your videos of you and your brother, though was a bit sad never to have seen one of you whirling your foot-long cock around the front office of a motel. And Mykeru's "Don't forget to pack my feces" shoop was, of course, unforgettable.Walter Ego wrote:This will be the last post I will make on the Pit for the foreseeable future, perhaps forever. Admittedly, I’ve been guilty of some bad behavior recently but going through a major life crisis does tend to make one irascible.
I must say I was dismayed, if not surprised, human nature being what it is, by some of the die in a fire type responses I invoked. It didn’t take much to bring out the inner baboon in some of the more “respected†pitters.
I was also dismayed by the willingness of a few to pick up the ball and run with a false narrative (stalking, mental illness) for which not a scintilla of evidence was offered. So much for skepticism.
That being said, let me thank those who offered kind words, good advice and encouragement. A special thanks to Philippe for taking a voice call from me on Skype. You’re a good man, Philippe.
I depart with no hard feelings or rancor towards the Pit and its denizens despite the criticisms above and with the best wishes for the future of the Pit. Live long and prosper.
I will genuinely (honestly) miss getting the occasional update of your life, and witnessing the sexual tension between you and Mykeru.
May you find peace and happiness, Walter.
Uh sure, here you go.Deo Vacuus wrote:Since JV neglected to get a shot of the Holy Elevator, can't we just get one of the people on here who lives around Dublin take a pic for us?
Yes, it can.Mykeru wrote:Southern wrote:Can a screwdriver be used to nail a nail?Reap wrote:Someone want to give a quick list of the different subjects that have been discussed in here? Ones that don't have to do with FTB & A+.
I'm making a point and I know I am correct but I'm not sure how correct until I get that info. Thanks !!
Just a hunch, but I have an uncomfortable suspicion that Justin is showing undue deference in agreeing to put it all behind him. If the reasons behind his booting are as suspected then I think that Loftus and Clint are behaving like colossal turds and they are the ones who benefit from the secrecy.Parody Accountant wrote:Has Justin reacted publicly yet? Has he indicated his desire for us to stop mentioning it to (honor the 'deal')?
Sorry, but you are asking for snarky people to answer a question that yourself knows the answer... it would be like I'm going to your podcast and ask you to no call Stephanie Szvan a fucking bitch.Reap wrote:
Is it really that hard to just say "no" or "fuck off we don't need to prove anything to anyone, quit defending this place." ?
Now I have a podcast to post
[/quote]Deo Vacuus wrote:Since JV neglected to get a shot of the Holy Elevator, can't we just get one of the people on here who lives around Dublin take a pic for us?
Meh. Who cares at this point? It's not like both JV and Skepink Network are losing too much. They won't own the fact that they weren't very paragon in the way they "let Justin go", so that's finished business. Unless people are worried about the inevitable gloating gloating from the Happy Happy Atheists Network & Skepicunts, to whom I would say, don't you have anything else to worry about? I know I have - three months and I haven't got any more Tier 15 tokens in the ToT raid! And I do it every week! C'mon, Blizzard, there's somthing wrong with your random algorithms. I smell conspiracy.ThreeFlangedJavis wrote:Just a hunch, but I have an uncomfortable suspicion that Justin is showing undue deference in agreeing to put it all behind him. If the reasons behind his booting are as suspected then I think that Loftus and Clint are behaving like colossal turds and they are the ones who benefit from the secrecy.Parody Accountant wrote:Has Justin reacted publicly yet? Has he indicated his desire for us to stop mentioning it to (honor the 'deal')?
http://mtglair.de/img/python/Albatross.jpgBhurzum wrote:We used to call them "SPAM" when I was in the Army.bhoytony wrote:Don't call them septic tanks, they get upset and then flounce.Bhurzum wrote:There's 30 of us living in a septic tank.
Freezing cold gravel.
Sliced in half with a bread knife.
Etc.
(Do I win a prize?)
I'll not spell it out, it'll only upset folks... :lol:
Why didn't you just say that you were being serious and needed the info for your podcast. I just thought that you were trying to catch up and were asking the barflies what's up.Reap wrote: And nevermind about the list. The next time someone tells me on my podcast that the people in the slymepit are simply obsessed with FTB and never talk about anything else cause they are just childish and uninterested in having any discussion about real issues. I'll say that isn't true I actually have a list from the people who post there. It goes a follows-
Rape
bitches
beer
porn
murder
Stuff
More stuff
Shooting the shit
Teasing the clueless
Taking the piss
Why Reap is a dick
Foreign objects found in Reaps ass
Reap's "Free Candy" van
Poetry reading of Reap's haiku composed entirely of the word "fuck"
Taking a massive and devastating dump and naming it Reap
Can a screwdriver be used to nail a nail?
Israel vs Palestine.
Bread.
Wonderist is such a verbhorragic person.
The amount of cocks a cunt can have before it's deemed worthless by the scum of MAN.
Paul Elam is crazy, or just bad at humour?
Justin Vacula's moustache: a threat, or the Antichrist?
Is it really that hard to just say "no" or "fuck off we don't need to prove anything to anyone, quit defending this place." ?
Now I have a podcast to post
By painting one side of the coin red you will have made the coin asymmetrical as the centre of mass will have shifted slightly to the unpainted side due to the lower density of the paint as compared to the metal, thereby affecting the probabilities. Just saying.Wonderist wrote:Not a statistician, but I've been studying stats on my own for a while now. That feature is called statistical/probability independence, also can be known as the independence of random variables. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independe ... _theory%29sacha wrote:Dick Strawkins wrote:Regarding numbers of sexual partners and the chances of passing on sexually transmitted diseases, the figures for HPV suggest that unless you AND your partner are virgins (and by that I mean no sexual activity with anyone else whatsoever, no oral sex, no manual stimulation) then you have a good chance of passing on HPV or getting it from your partner.
Something like over 80% of the population will be exposed to this virus in their lifetimes. For high risk strains something like 30% of young women (and presumably young men) will be infected at any one time.
is anyone a statistician here?
I'm thinking of the number of times one flips a coin, and how it is the same chance one has even if it's only flipped once.
For the coins it means that the probability of the outcome of any toss A *does not* affect the probability of any other toss B.
In general, it means that the probability of some event A (such as "1st toss is heads") multiplied by the probability of some event B ("2nd toss is heads") is *exactly equal* to the combined probability of the event AB ("1st toss is heads AND "2nd toss is heads").
In the case of coins, if you multiply 1/2 * 1/2, you get 1/4, which is the correct answer to the probability of getting HH.
An example of *de*pendent probability would be something like this: If you painted the heads side of the coin red, then flipped the coin. There is a 1/2 probability of getting a heads (event H). There is also a 1/2 probability of getting a red-side-up (event R). But the probability of getting "Toss is heads AND toss is red-side-up", event ER, is actually also 1/2.
But in this case,
P(H) * P(R)
= 1/2 * 1/2
= 1/4
While P(HR) = 1/2
So P(H) * P(R) does *not* exactly equal P(HR) because 1/4 does not equal 1/2. So, we say that event H is dependent on event R (and vice versa). They are *not* independent.
Maybe, maybe not. His neo-liberal b.s economics were hurting a fair amount of people and he was showing too much nepotism for the Muslim Brotherhood. So I think he deserved the boot. Egypt dealt with dictators before and didn't want to deal with another one. Especially one that will ram a conservative religious interpretation down the peoples' throat.Southern wrote:To end the night trying to make amends with Reap (I think I may have crossed the line with stupid snarkiness, as usual): what about the Egypt situation? The military booted out Morsi and his Islamic Brotherhood from power with a coup. Personally, while I think Morsi seemed to be a nasty piece of work, couping the guy elected by regular vote is the worst way to solve the problems he created. It didn't work well for Latin America, why should it work well for Africa?
Oh, yeah. I loves me some 'Thug Notes'! Highly recommended.Stunt Whisper wrote:Apropose of nothing:
[youtube]zeMlOQsu2zM[/youtube]
Quite good.
Oh, Reap, that reminds me. We talked about menstruation, too.sacha wrote:http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view4/115084 ... eeds-o.gifDeo Vacuus wrote:Since JV neglected to get a shot of the Holy Elevator, can't we just get one of the people on here who lives around Dublin take a pic for us?
Can a stapler be used to drive a nail?Southern wrote:Can a screwdriver be used to nail a nail?Reap wrote:Someone want to give a quick list of the different subjects that have been discussed in here? Ones that don't have to do with FTB & A+.
I'm making a point and I know I am correct but I'm not sure how correct until I get that info. Thanks !!
Israel vs Palestine.
Bread.
Wonderist is such a verbhorragic person.
The amount of cocks a cunt can have before it's deemed worthless by the scum of MAN.
Paul Elam is crazy, or just bad at humour?
Justin Vacula's moustache: a threat, or the Antichrist?
Wrong, it's still anarchy, but the power differential is in my favour.Wonderist wrote:Except when it comes to posting long posts, it would seem. ;) Cheers!Lsuoma wrote: http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmnfl ... o1_500.jpg
It isn't really about Snowden (well it is but bear with me), but a message to potential whistleblowers. Fuck with us and this is what we'll do.Southern wrote:Oh, and what the hell is the US government thinking? Perscuting Snowden across the entire globe, even arranging for the Bolivian presidential plane to not be able to refuel on US-aligned countries because they thought he was aboard the plane... just because the guy revealed they were spying on their own people?
Jesus fucking Christ. We all love to talk shit about how PZ Myers and his friends are a bunch of hypocrites, but they have nothing on Obama. The US government either think they are in 1960 and the Russkies are going to invade anytime now, or they are the laziest, most pathetic whinning losers with access to weapons of mass destruction in the world.
Don't sell yourself short, chum: I'm sure there are tons of American things up there as well...Reap wrote: Foreign objects found in Reaps ass
http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view4/115084 ... eeds-o.gif[/quote]sacha wrote:Deo Vacuus wrote:Since JV neglected to get a shot of the Holy Elevator, can't we just get one of the people on here who lives around Dublin take a pic for us?
The transition to democracy was too quick, which meant that there wasn't enough time for the different political leanings to crystalise into distinct parties, so you had unnatural bedfellows forming alliances on the basis of promises made. Apparently Morsi broke the promises he made.Sulaco wrote:Maybe, maybe not. His neo-liberal b.s economics were hurting a fair amount of people and he was showing too much nepotism for the Muslim Brotherhood. So I think he deserved the boot. Egypt dealt with dictators before and didn't want to deal with another one. Especially one that will ram a conservative religious interpretation down the peoples' throat.Southern wrote:To end the night trying to make amends with Reap (I think I may have crossed the line with stupid snarkiness, as usual): what about the Egypt situation? The military booted out Morsi and his Islamic Brotherhood from power with a coup. Personally, while I think Morsi seemed to be a nasty piece of work, couping the guy elected by regular vote is the worst way to solve the problems he created. It didn't work well for Latin America, why should it work well for Africa?
That being said, Egypt does not have any democratic traditions so they are much more likely to pull the coup trigger if things don't progress quickly. Which is problematic because democracies, republics, what have you tend to be slow in governing.
More than likely Egypt will end up resembling Pakistan if they are lucky. Even that will take time and is a medium/long term goal. Short term, the military governs and with a lot of luck holds elections; if unlucky, civil war.
Putting pressure on European countries to prevent Morales' plane from flying over their airspace was in my mind a criminal act, and the US government should be called to account for it. (Don't ANYBODY try to tell me the hand of Obama wasn't in this sordid little incident).Southern wrote:Oh, and what the hell is the US government thinking? Perscuting Snowden across the entire globe, even arranging for the Bolivian presidential plane to not be able to refuel on US-aligned countries because they thought he was aboard the plane... just because the guy revealed they were spying on their own people?
Jesus fucking Christ. We all love to talk shit about how PZ Myers and his friends are a bunch of hypocrites, but they have nothing on Obama. The US government either think they are in 1960 and the Russkies are going to invade anytime now, or they are the laziest, most pathetic whinning losers with access to weapons of mass destruction in the world.
What technique did you use to determine that?ThreeFlangedJavis wrote:By painting one side of the coin red you will have made the coin asymmetrical as the centre of mass will have shifted slightly to the unpainted side due to the lower density of the paint as compared to the metal, thereby affecting the probabilities. Just saying.Wonderist wrote: Not a statistician, but I've been studying stats on my own for a while now. That feature is called statistical/probability independence, also can be known as the independence of random variables. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independe ... _theory%29
For the coins it means that the probability of the outcome of any toss A *does not* affect the probability of any other toss B.
In general, it means that the probability of some event A (such as "1st toss is heads") multiplied by the probability of some event B ("2nd toss is heads") is *exactly equal* to the combined probability of the event AB ("1st toss is heads AND "2nd toss is heads").
In the case of coins, if you multiply 1/2 * 1/2, you get 1/4, which is the correct answer to the probability of getting HH.
An example of *de*pendent probability would be something like this: If you painted the heads side of the coin red, then flipped the coin. There is a 1/2 probability of getting a heads (event H). There is also a 1/2 probability of getting a red-side-up (event R). But the probability of getting "Toss is heads AND toss is red-side-up", event ER, is actually also 1/2.
But in this case,
P(H) * P(R)
= 1/2 * 1/2
= 1/4
While P(HR) = 1/2
So P(H) * P(R) does *not* exactly equal P(HR) because 1/4 does not equal 1/2. So, we say that event H is dependent on event R (and vice versa). They are *not* independent.
Yep, UN GenSec, Head of IMF, World Bank, possibly high corporate office(s) with major multinationals, possibly all in turn. The Obama nest is feathered. He never had the instincts of a reformer, or at least lost them after becoming a senator.Sulaco wrote:
It isn't really about Snowden (well it is but bear with me), but a message to potential whistleblowers. Fuck with us and this is what we'll do.
I never, ever thought I would see people seeking asylum from the U.S though.
Obama is quite the cunt but he cares more about a nice position serving TPTB after his term is up. Sad that political and military offices are seen as little more than stepping stones rather than wanting to serve the people to the best capacity. Not that I'm surprised.
A quick search pulls up http://www.vegansociety.com/lifestyle/n ... n/b12.aspx which seems to be a fairly balanced source, I think.karlaporter wrote:I'm really curious about this. I have been mainly vegan since 1980. When adequate food choices haven't been available due to remote living conditions, travel,etc., I eat vegetarian. I have never had an illness related to a dietary cause, but I understand it can happen. What I question is why lacto/ovo protein doesn't suffice and why full-fledged animal flesh must be consumed to meet special dietary needs. Clearly different animal meat/products contains different amounts of protein. However, I sometimes hear of cases that cannot be managed on lacto/ovo protein and or supplements (depending on what the special dietary requirement is) and haven't ever been able to find anything convincing. Do you have info you can share with me?Karmakin wrote:Oh. And Vegetarianism/Veganism. I was a Vegitarian myself for a long time. I'm not any more, for health reasons, to be more specific the health of my wife. To be much more specific, there's something in the make-up of my wife's family's genetics that make V/V a VERY bad choice. As in lethally bad. We suspect that one of the big factors in the chronic illness she's been battling for over a decade has been her diet. Since eating meat (for about a year now) she's been recovering in leaps and bounds.
I don't mind the diet, if it works for people, great. I just wish you'd hear more about the potential health risks.
Advanced Pedantry.Lsuoma wrote:What technique did you use to determine that?ThreeFlangedJavis wrote:By painting one side of the coin red you will have made the coin asymmetrical as the centre of mass will have shifted slightly to the unpainted side due to the lower density of the paint as compared to the metal, thereby affecting the probabilities. Just saying.Wonderist wrote: Not a statistician, but I've been studying stats on my own for a while now. That feature is called statistical/probability independence, also can be known as the independence of random variables. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independe ... _theory%29
For the coins it means that the probability of the outcome of any toss A *does not* affect the probability of any other toss B.
In general, it means that the probability of some event A (such as "1st toss is heads") multiplied by the probability of some event B ("2nd toss is heads") is *exactly equal* to the combined probability of the event AB ("1st toss is heads AND "2nd toss is heads").
In the case of coins, if you multiply 1/2 * 1/2, you get 1/4, which is the correct answer to the probability of getting HH.
An example of *de*pendent probability would be something like this: If you painted the heads side of the coin red, then flipped the coin. There is a 1/2 probability of getting a heads (event H). There is also a 1/2 probability of getting a red-side-up (event R). But the probability of getting "Toss is heads AND toss is red-side-up", event ER, is actually also 1/2.
But in this case,
P(H) * P(R)
= 1/2 * 1/2
= 1/4
While P(HR) = 1/2
So P(H) * P(R) does *not* exactly equal P(HR) because 1/4 does not equal 1/2. So, we say that event H is dependent on event R (and vice versa). They are *not* independent.
I can understand that.Guest wrote: When someone says something like this and then follows up with - to the effect of - "I'm not serious but this isn't wrong either", as Paul seems to do - I am left absolutely clueless as to whether or not they mean it as parody or not.
I posted the exact same thing with my usual name, and it wen through right away.katamari Damassi wrote:I posted on that thread under an old nym, that I would no longer be visiting SIN because of how this was handled. I was polite about it but last I checked it was in moderation.ERV wrote:Loftus is being a massive dick in that comment thread.
Easy solution "I am not a business professional. Im a deconverted theologian. I dont know how to fire people gracefully, so we got this. Its the best I could do. Sorry. Justin is a good kid, but hes no longer with the network."
Instead "DID U READ MAH BOOK??? DO U EVEN UNDERSTAND <author with weird name>??"
wat?
Disappointed in Notung, Damion, and Caleb if they knew about this.
Unimpressed with Clint and Loftus. Unimpressed and suspicious, uninteresting in collaborating on future projects.
I think Morsi was between a rock and a hard place. On one Muslim board I was on, he was constantly being criticized for everything. One example was for not implementing Sharia law immediately. What was significant was that the same people who were so critical, would have been highly insulted if anyone intimated that they were aligned with the Salafis.Southern wrote:To end the night trying to make amends with Reap (I think I may have crossed the line with stupid snarkiness, as usual): what about the Egypt situation? The military booted out Morsi and his Islamic Brotherhood from power with a coup. Personally, while I think Morsi seemed to be a nasty piece of work, couping the guy elected by regular vote is the worst way to solve the problems he created. It didn't work well for Latin America, why should it work well for Africa?
That's Ok...just drop the metal side coin down your pants and rub some bum juice on it to balance things up.... hmm...maybe that won't work either as nobody will want to flip the coin...affecting the results.ThreeFlangedJavis wrote:
By painting one side of the coin red you will have made the coin asymmetrical as the centre of mass will have shifted slightly to the unpainted side due to the lower density of the paint as compared to the metal, thereby affecting the probabilities. Just saying.
What do you mean? There's an edit button right there on the left. You can't click on yours?Linus wrote:^ I messed that up, but I can't edit my posts as far as I can tell.
Am I being shat on by Andrew's horse?!?Dick Strawkins wrote:http://i.imgur.com/006IlCq.jpg
sacha wrote:AnonymousCowherd wrote:You are dead to me Strawkins.Dick Strawkins wrote:http://i.imgur.com/006IlCq.jpg
uh oh where is Cowherd?
I did, yesterday, 24 hours ago. Thanks for dragging it back up.sacha wrote:JackSkeptic wrote:@ Linus (this 3 quote stack is stupid)
You proved my point by immediately assuming a moral high ground without considering I was not serious. If it bothered you much a simple clarification would have sorted it before you went all righteous.
Really, this is as bad as posting at FtB sometimes. Frustrating as every damn word you say is nit picked and analysed for political correctness.
both of you shut the fuck up.
Jack, you have no idea what is by far the most common reaction is upon finding out you are vegan.
people are usually obnoxious, even when you have already proven that you are not "that kind of vegan"
let it go.
Keep up the self pity and victim narrative. It will serve you well.Walter Ego wrote:This will be the last post I will make on the Pit for the foreseeable future, perhaps forever. Admittedly, I’ve been guilty of some bad behavior recently but going through a major life crisis does tend to make one irascible.
I must say I was dismayed, if not surprised, human nature being what it is, by some of the die in a fire type responses I invoked. It didn’t take much to bring out the inner baboon in some of the more “respected†pitters.
I was also dismayed by the willingness of a few to pick up the ball and run with a false narrative (stalking, mental illness) for which not a scintilla of evidence was offered. So much for skepticism.
That being said, let me thank those who offered kind words, good advice and encouragement. A special thanks to Philippe for taking a voice call from me on Skype. You’re a good man, Philippe.
I depart with no hard feelings or rancor towards the Pit and its denizens despite the criticisms above and with the best wishes for the future of the Pit. Live long and prosper.
Is it just me or does Anthony K's avatar come across as very, very creepy while being very irritating at the same time? What is he trying to hide with his head down like that?welch wrote:I don't laugh at them lightly.free thoughtpolice wrote:If you thought the FTB Mangina Squad wasn't a threat just consider knockout artist Anthony K, his fists of iron(y), ultimate internet tough guy Greg Laden, not only packing 9mm heat but Karate master with Rottweiler.bhoytony wrote:Hahahahaha! Ian Brown, Cage Fighter.
http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/5144/gpwn.png
And then primate investigator, the man with the blue spray can, put a butterfly up your driveway, Francisco Bacopa to direct the power hitters and rhetorical assassins of FTB to the enemies of womynkind.
Nothing to laugh at lightly there, chum.
It's always quite hearty, between a guffaw and a full-on belly laugh. Occasionally, I cackle. Because I'm an ass that way.
He won't request people here stop mentioning it as that is like a red rag to a bull. The only thing he can do it not mention it, which is what he is doing. If it was the MRA thing I see no reason why they did not all say so. Really, it makes SiN look bad not least as they assume people are dumb and not ask questions. It's what Skeptics do. They were clearly unprepared for that. Being intellectual does not make people wise unfortunately. What is an obvious reaction to us may not be obvious to them.ThreeFlangedJavis wrote:Just a hunch, but I have an uncomfortable suspicion that Justin is showing undue deference in agreeing to put it all behind him. If the reasons behind his booting are as suspected then I think that Loftus and Clint are behaving like colossal turds and they are the ones who benefit from the secrecy.Parody Accountant wrote:Has Justin reacted publicly yet? Has he indicated his desire for us to stop mentioning it to (honor the 'deal')?
Exactly. Well I can click on it, but it doesn't do anything. Might be something to do with postcount.Pitchguest wrote: What do you mean? There's an edit button right there on the left. You can't click on yours?
I also find it funny as I assumed this was an open secret. It is known that governments do NOT have to access servers to get data. They intercept it at the local exchanges although of course this may not work for encrypted messages. They've been able to do that since telephones were invented. The main cable(s) to the US from Europe is via the UK so of course it's tapped into. Also, in the UK at least, there are tens of thousands of data requests granted every year and there is no way they are all considered with any level of care. It's well known allies spy on each other and always have. Finally, how the hell do people think that terrorists get caught if it is not by spying like this?Southern wrote:Oh, and what the hell is the US government thinking? Perscuting Snowden across the entire globe, even arranging for the Bolivian presidential plane to not be able to refuel on US-aligned countries because they thought he was aboard the plane... just because the guy revealed they were spying on their own people?
Jesus fucking Christ. We all love to talk shit about how PZ Myers and his friends are a bunch of hypocrites, but they have nothing on Obama. The US government either think they are in 1960 and the Russkies are going to invade anytime now, or they are the laziest, most pathetic whinning losers with access to weapons of mass destruction in the world.
Noooooooo!!!!!jimmy wrote:A big bonus from monetising the blog site would be possibility for comedy /inappropriate adverts. Think of the joy of visiting pitblog.com or whatever, and seeing Mr Meyers happy face staring out and reminding us about his latest reasonable and well considered FTB post, or suggesting we buy his super new book, or an ad encouraging you to attend skepticon.Scented Nectar wrote:Actually, thinking it over, I'd be fine with an ad/money based system. But, I'd want my share to not go to me (a charity instead maybe). If I were writing with money in mind, it would be a far lesser enjoyment than what I get from writing for the pure enjoyment of sharing my thoughts, etc.Scented Nectar wrote: This ^^^^^^^^. I'd hate to have money motivating my blog writings. That would cause every line I write to have to go through the "is it profitable" filters in my head. I much prefer the pure "I feel like writing about this" motivation.
I have a proven track record of losing my enjoyment of things almost every time I've tried turning a hobby into a money-making scheme.
Lovely.
You have to send a formal request to Lsuoma. He is easily distracted so send several and keep going until he does it.Linus wrote:Exactly. Well I can click on it, but it doesn't do anything. Might be something to do with postcount.Pitchguest wrote: What do you mean? There's an edit button right there on the left. You can't click on yours?
You have to press [ctrl/alt] then [delete] and then right-click the button to make it work.Linus wrote:Exactly. Well I can click on it, but it doesn't do anything. Might be something to do with postcount.Pitchguest wrote: What do you mean? There's an edit button right there on the left. You can't click on yours?
