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I was specifically talking about the first volley of shots, jugheadnaut, but you're right, I didn't define "very close." And I also don't know what would constitute close enough that, given the circumstances, Wilson's initial use of deadly force was so unambiguously justified that there's not even probable cause to indict.

Please take me at my word when I say "I'm kind of surprised" and "I don't know." Those are musings—not arguments—of an admitted ignoramus.

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John Greg wrote:Oh my. Avi is going on again about being pre-emptively blocked from the Pit. Jesus, when he gets a lie between his papadums, he just cannot let go.

link: http://freethoughtblogs.com/amilliongod ... nt-1468053
Couple of things:

1. First, https://archive.today/MZSNS
2. Second, those fuck-awful ads take a long time to load.

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An interesting local development that I think sheds light on SJWs in general.

Gerry Adams, president of Sinn Féin, which was the political mouthpiece of the IRA before the IRA disbanded, has been quoted as saying the following:
But what’s the point? The point is to actually break these bastards – that’s the point. And what’s going to break them is equality. That’s what’s going to break them – equality. Who could be afraid of equality? Who could be afraid of treating somebody the way you want to be treated. That’s what we need to keep the focus on – that’s the trojan horse of the entire republican strategy – is to reach out to people on the basis of equality.
As unionist politician Arlene Foster (atypically) astutely points out, "A Trojan Horse is a weapon dressed up as a gift." This is the whole basis of Social Justice Warriordom - campaign on issues that more or less everybody, in principle, agrees on, but use them as a wedge to force through their rather more specific agenda. Everybody's against rape, right? So they use the issue of rape to undermine due process and the presumption of innocence, and anyone who has a problem with that is loudly denounced as a rape apologist, a provider of a haven for rapists, or an actual rapist. They're not well-meaning people getting carried away. If Gerry Adams is anything to go by, at least some of them know exactly what they're doing.

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There appear to be a couple of self evident truths at play here.

1. Do not conflate macro racial and economic inequities with your one on one dealings with police. Taking on a cop is not clever SJ or proactive civil disobedience. It's just fucking stupid.

2. Always comply with police directives immediately and unambiguously. Especially if you belong to a visible social group with higher than average crime rates.

Doing this won't necessarily stop unprofessional police behaviour, but failure to follow these 'truths' will have foreseeable consequences. [/patronising self evident lecture]

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John D wrote:Greta blocks a black atheist who has an opinion about Ferguson... haha. She's as bad as PZ these days. God damn, I hate these people.

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I've no sympathy really, watching them all turn on each other.

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Greta established a clear boundary, based on her emotions toward a situation. You chose to violate that boundary. I am surprised that you feel you should be able to do this without consequence. You too have become very emotional over a situation and have expected people to trend lightly around you while you dealt with these emotions.
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(Although, in Christina's "defense," she apparently warned from the start that she'd say "Go fuck yourself. Blocked." to anyone who dissented, so it wasn't really targeted at this particular fellow per se.)

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Guestus Aurelius wrote:I was specifically talking about the first volley of shots, jugheadnaut, but you're right, I didn't define "very close." And I also don't know what would constitute close enough that, given the circumstances, Wilson's initial use of deadly force was so unambiguously justified that there's not even probable cause to indict.

Please take me at my word when I say "I'm kind of surprised" and "I don't know." Those are musings—not arguments—of an admitted ignoramus.
I fully respect that you are at the seeking information stage and not the conclusions stage. The one thing you seemed pretty sure of, though, is that they were at a significant distance and thus it's questionable whether Brown was an immediate threat when the shots started. I think the evidence is clear that's not the case. 20 feet is pretty close, and the first shots likely came from less than that. It's ground that can easily be made up in 1-2 seconds if he was charging. The fact Brown got to within 4 feet by the time he was put down clearly shows Wilson didn't start shooting too soon.

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And in spite of the earlier warning, the suddenness of it was stunning. No discussion. No exchange. No examination. No honest inquiry. Just a cold block and an outright refusal, it seemed, to consider the issue further. What bothered me was not just the block on me, but also the message it was sending -- that evidence and facts were unimportant. Emotions could judge the situation, and if someone was struggling with facts in the face of emotions, emotions could get rid of facts. I thought this was unhealthy -- that's really why I'm writing about it.
Bless him.

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jugheadnaut wrote:
Guestus Aurelius wrote:I was specifically talking about the first volley of shots, jugheadnaut, but you're right, I didn't define "very close." And I also don't know what would constitute close enough that, given the circumstances, Wilson's initial use of deadly force was so unambiguously justified that there's not even probable cause to indict.

Please take me at my word when I say "I'm kind of surprised" and "I don't know." Those are musings—not arguments—of an admitted ignoramus.
I fully respect that you are at the seeking information stage and not the conclusions stage. The one thing you seemed pretty sure of, though, is that they were at a significant distance and thus it's questionable whether Brown was an immediate threat when the shots started. I think the evidence is clear that's not the case. 20 feet is pretty close, and the first shots likely came from less than that. It's ground that can easily be made up in 1-2 seconds if he was charging. The fact Brown got to within 4 feet by the time he was put down clearly shows Wilson didn't start shooting too soon.
Fair enough.

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at least some of them know exactly what they're doing.
I've always thought that some of them know what they're doing. Maybe PZ is a little clueless, maybe Anita is just a con woman, but there are a few people behind the SJW movement who know that they want to change society according to a precise ideological plan. They want to change the law to suit their purposes. They want to be paid for doing nothing of value.

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Ninja'd by imgur's slow upload.

On that note I usually type imgr and click the google result to imgur on the iPad. Faster than going to bookmarks.

Sometimes I mistype imhr. This takes me to the "independent miniature horse registry"

I don't get angry though. Sometimes I smile.

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Guestus Aurelius wrote:(Although, in Christina's "defense," she apparently warned from the start that she'd say "Go fuck yourself. Blocked." to anyone who dissented, so it wasn't really targeted at this particular fellow per se.)
I disagree, I think Christina is a racist that silenced a POC after whitesplaining to him that only her white supremacist opinion matters. :P

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another lurker wrote:
Lsuoma wrote:
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FT ProTip: don't install your SSD in shoveled snow. This has been a public information announcement.

That is all. Thank you.
Stop mansplaining!!!!

I have to replace my year old SSD - Samsung 840 - because I am getting endless CRC errors and windows won't boot without extensive repair. The confusing thing is, Samsung Magic and SMART report that the drive is 100% healthy. I am at a loss, and not even sure I can RMA it if there are no detectable problems!
I might be Ninj'd but that sounds more like a cable or a motherboard issue

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I'm glad that amidst his own troubles and surrounded by the fall of civilisation, Radford can find simple solace.
The question is of course, was that a full bag yesterday .... ? :o

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free thoughtpolice wrote:
Guestus Aurelius wrote:(Although, in Christina's "defense," she apparently warned from the start that she'd say "Go fuck yourself. Blocked." to anyone who dissented, so it wasn't really targeted at this particular fellow per se.)
I disagree, I think Christina is a racist that silenced a POC after whitesplaining to him that only her white supremacist opinion matters. :P
Actually, she is a hypocrite who claims to use facts to make decisions, and yet ignores the forensic evidence from three independent autopsies. She is the Oprah Winfrey of skepticism.

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bovarchist wrote:The pee ain't yellow, it's chicken.

Now THAT'S epic callback!
Enough of the Zimmerman issue...

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Oprah was an oppressed poc and a woman. Her story is one of society's clear warnings on patriarchy.

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Greta Christina is just plain weird. WTF does this even mean?

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John D wrote:
free thoughtpolice wrote:
Guestus Aurelius wrote:(Although, in Christina's "defense," she apparently warned from the start that she'd say "Go fuck yourself. Blocked." to anyone who dissented, so it wasn't really targeted at this particular fellow per se.)
I disagree, I think Christina is a racist that silenced a POC after whitesplaining to him that only her white supremacist opinion matters. :P
Actually, she is a hypocrite who claims to use facts to make decisions, and yet ignores the forensic evidence from three independent autopsies. She is the Oprah Winfrey of skepticism.
I agree Greta is a hypocrite, in fact I called her out for hypocrisy some time ago and was immediately banned for doing so.
Oprah Winfrey, not so much. They both are dingbats that have a tenuous grasp on reality, but Oprah is a hard working. at least somewhat talented and wealthy and successful.
Greta is a third rate hack with a blog that has a handful of readers and the author of a silly little pamphlet with rapey unicorn porn in it.

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I mean really. What is she on about????? Is she the fucking fashion police?

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Brive1987 wrote:
Brive1987 wrote:Help request. Has anyone filed away the FB George Hrab screen grab of his views on PZ and Rebecca? Thanks in advance. :)
I enacted the labour to track it down.

http://nobodygetsoffended.wordpress.com ... orge-hrab/
That site annoys me. I don't think that everybody has to take a side and be vocal about it 24/7. If I had a reasonable following I think I would largely shut up about it as I think that the majority of people are sick of it or don't care.

Take Nugent, is he doing more good against PZ Myers from his posts or by talking to other atheist leaders and conference organisers privately? Once the invites start drying up, I'm sure that some of that crowd may start considering their positions. While the posts seem to be preaching to the converted as most of the comments are from us or Skepticink.

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Keating wrote:
guest wrote:Scientists at a gender equity in science conference (staying at the same Canberra hotel as Rebecca Watson) discover that divas make it difficult for room service.
At the risk of doxing myself…

Watson is in Canberra? That's where I live. I had no idea there were any vaguely atheist / sceptic events on this week though, and I usually try to keep abreast of stuff happening here.
You poor bugger. And Watson being there just puts the blowie on the shit sandwich.

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Kirbmarc wrote:
at least some of them know exactly what they're doing.
I've always thought that some of them know what they're doing. Maybe PZ is a little clueless, maybe Anita is just a con woman, but there are a few people behind the SJW movement who know that they want to change society according to a precise ideological plan. They want to change the law to suit their purposes. They want to be paid for doing nothing of value.
I have a useful shibboleth for determining who the SJW drones are. If they use the xism = prejudice + power formulation in a general or public conversation, they're a drone (or a troll). The leaders know that this is just the definition preferred in SJW circles, and while they would like it to be universal, they know they look silly insisting on it with non-SJW's. The drones are just repeating what they have been taught, and think it's some kind of social insight. It's the "four legs good, two legs bad" of SJW-ism. Or one of them, anyway. There are many.

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John Greg wrote:Oh my. Avi is going on again about being pre-emptively blocked from the Pit. Jesus, when he gets a lie between his papadums, he just cannot let go.
How many times did Andy "not Adam" Andy lie about a post of his being in moderation at Nugent's? Does he not know that when the post finally appears, it will have the original time and date stamp?

Oh, and MN did let my next-to-last one through. I think that "SJW" is on his list, as opposed to it being me, as my last one went through at once.

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John D wrote:Greta blocks a black atheist who has an opinion about Ferguson... haha. She's as bad as PZ these days. God damn, I hate these people.

http://barrierbreaker.hubpages.com/hub/ ... evelopment

That dude's blog actually looks pretty interesting.

http://barrierbreaker.hubpages.com/hub/ ... mmigration
http://barrierbreaker.hubpages.com/hub/ ... -Black-Man
http://barrierbreaker.hubpages.com/hub/ ... e-Atheists

Plus lots of James Baldwin videos, which is generally highly correlated with "win".

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Michael J wrote:
another lurker wrote:
Lsuoma wrote: FT ProTip: don't install your SSD in shoveled snow. This has been a public information announcement.

That is all. Thank you.
Stop mansplaining!!!!

I have to replace my year old SSD - Samsung 840 - because I am getting endless CRC errors and windows won't boot without extensive repair. The confusing thing is, Samsung Magic and SMART report that the drive is 100% healthy. I am at a loss, and not even sure I can RMA it if there are no detectable problems!
I might be Ninj'd but that sounds more like a cable or a motherboard issue

Thanks. Trying that now. I just scored a packet of new cables from monoprice too :)

My bf has been helping me, and for some reason he didn't suggest a cable switch. It booted into windows, so I'll have to keep an eye on it now. If all else fails, I shall have to see if installing it in the snow will help.

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Lsuoma wrote:1. First, https://archive.today/MZSNS
Parts of that seemed quite reasonable, but it's ruined by such things as claiming that all rape is bad is somehow inconsistent with Dawkins' statement that some rapes are worse than others. Oh, and the fact that a majority of the post is one long Dear Muslima was an irony not wasted on me.

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Brive1987 wrote:Sometimes I mistype imhr. This takes me to the "independent miniature horse registry"

I don't get angry though. Sometimes I smile.
In fact, you should either bookmark the Independent Miniature Horse Registry page or send the URL to PZ forthwith. If his dream ever comes true, it would be best if he didn't need a boost-up. That might be embarrassing for the new Horseman.

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I have something interesting to contribute to the Ferguson discussion, mostly from watching a ton of streams last night. Listened to police scanners, watched independent news heli footage, and got close with the hipsters waving iphones on the ground.

The racial breakdown was really fascinating, and it's a shame Mykers isn't here because it perfectly imitates his experiences with OWS, at least as far as I could tell from checking all the streams.

I heard at least one streamer say he came from canada. :popcorn: Fashionista SJWs, anyone? Not convinced? Let's keep going.

There was a certain coffee shop or cafe the protestors were using as a "home base." I think it even had "safe space" in the window, no joke. Getting back to the racial mixup, of course there were some black individuals near this cafe, but it was astonishing how few. Then I would go to the parts of the riot where the really bad shit was happening, like lootings and fires, and see mostly black people. Probably the native residents. I don't doubt some of the looters were opportunistic and not part of the movement, but some probably were.

So I was following this one (white) SJW on his camera, and it was really funny. Every time he talked for a little while to a group of fine black people, he'd get visibly nervous. He'd look around and see the area of the neighborhood was kind of seedy, and there weren't any other whites around, and he'd say something like "let's get back over here." Inevitably, back to the precious coffee shop. :lol: A lot of the white hipster SJW types were drinking fraps and mochas and talking about their personal oppression narratives, which included "I got shot with a nonlethal tear gas grenade while provoking cops" and "a flashbang went off in my general vicinity."

BTW, the cops were really well-behaved as far as I could see. There was much provocation and more force might even have been justifiable, but they held their ground and didn't rise to the bait.

Anyway, our hipster friend streaming did this dance of going outside, getting mixed up into a crowd, noticing the crowd was low-income African-Americans, getting visibly spooked and running to the safety of the cafe... He did this several times. :popcorn:

The only conclusion I can draw from this and what I observed in other streams is that most of the white SJW protestors huddled together for warmth and safety at the "Safe Space" cafe, and also that SJWs are sheltered little racists afraid to mingle with the black protestors. 8-)

To be fair, it would have helped the black protestors' cases on that night if they hadn't conformed to nearly every negative stereotype of low-income African-Americans.

I can only assume the smart whites and blacks went home once the protest got ugly, leaving the parade of Godfrey Elwick hipsters and 2Chains protestors stuck with each other.

(Yes, one of the rambling angry PoC protestors invoked the legendary 2Chains, and the Canadian hipsters looked more ridiculous than a Parsehole parody.) :popcorn:

Hopefully this is the end of the rioting, but I checked some livestreams and it looks like we're going to have round 2 tonight.

I hope to see PZ out there tonight, btw. :dance:

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katamari Damassi wrote:
bovarchist wrote: Well, not really...it's hard to make a case that Zimmerman murdered Martin when Martin stalked Zimmerman and pounded on him for over a minute before Zimmerman even attempted to draw his gun. Do me a favor, and look at your watch for a full minute. A long time to be pounded on.

That entire altercation took place for one single reason: because Martin wanted it to. If he was afraid of Zimmerman, all he had to do was go home. It was only 200 yards away, after all.
Are you sure you got the stalking order right? Zimmerman trailed in his car, a guy walking by himself at night. He provoked an altercation. IIRC there were jurors who said they would've convicted on a lesser count if given the option.
Zimmerman didn't provoke the altercation; he didn't even precipitate the personal interaction. He observed a stranger acting suspiciously in his neighborhood , and called it in to the cops. Martin tracked back & punched Zimmerman in the face.

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feathers wrote:Inbetween them, AndrewV69, John D and Bovarchist argue that the police can neither manage to stay in possession of their firearms, nor reliably use them if they do, without killing their opponent.

Which seems a good argument why police should not be equipped with firearms.
The cops in my hometown had a propensity for crashing their cruisers.

Which seems a good argument why police should not be equipped with cars.

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Matt Cavanaugh wrote: Zimmerman didn't provoke the altercation; he didn't even precipitate the personal interaction. He observed a stranger acting suspiciously in his neighborhood , and called it in to the cops. Martin tracked back & punched Zimmerman in the face.
That comment doesn't make any sense.

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Yes, FtBers, you have died and gone to quote-mine heaven:
James Caruthers wrote:Anyway, our hipster friend streaming did this dance of going outside, getting mixed up into a crowd, noticing the crowd was low-income African-Americans, getting visibly spooked and running to the safety of the cafe...

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Matt Cavanaugh wrote:Zimmerman didn't provoke the altercation; he didn't even precipitate the personal interaction. He observed a stranger acting suspiciously in his neighborhood , and called it in to the cops. The dispatcher told him - quite clearly - to back off, not engage, and let the police do their job. Zimmerman ignored this request and continued to follow Martin for several more minutes. Martin tracked back & punched Zimmerman in the face.
FTFY

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Michael J wrote: Take Nugent, is he doing more good against PZ Myers from his posts or by talking to other atheist leaders and conference organisers privately? Once the invites start drying up, I'm sure that some of that crowd may start considering their positions.
I've noticed a change in Amanda Marcotte's writings over the last month or so. Some of it is just a softening in tone. But there's a change in substance, too. She had one article where she admitted feminists sometimes use too broad a brush when calling something sexist (her example was the decrying as sexist Mark Zuckerberg's comment that he wears the same kind of casual outfit every day because following fashion trends is a waste of this time). Today, she has an article in Slate critical of a New Jersey state bill that would broaden the sexual assault definition to include when misrepresentations are made in order to get sex. I guess the author of the bill thinks retroactive removal of consent should make it count as rape. But Marcotte definitely isn't on board, and amazingly enough, this article reads like it could have been written by Cathy Young or Christina Hoff Sommers.

So, the question is why? Is she seeing career opportunities go by the wayside because she's considered too radical and now wants to pivot to the mainstream? Or is she tired of routinely getting 80% negative comments on a left-leaning publication like Slate? Perhaps she read some Cathy Young and thought 'wouldn't it be nice to just write sober, rational columns with conclusions based on evidence rather than the usual strident material with evidence based on conclusions? (Nah, probably not.) I'm guessing, though, it's just a phase. She'll have some kind of triggering event and the old Amanda will be back with us before long. I like this new Amanda, though. I hope we get at least a couple more months of her.

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Michael J wrote:I might be Ninj'd but that sounds more like a cable or a motherboard issue

Thanks. Trying that now. I just scored a packet of new cables from monoprice too :)

My bf has been helping me, and for some reason he didn't suggest a cable switch. It booted into windows, so I'll have to keep an eye on it now. If all else fails, I shall have to see if installing it in the snow will help.
Also, bear in mind that a SMART drive doesn't perform a detailed read/write check until you explicitly tell it to. I found this out recently with a failing HDD, which didn't show any SMART issues until I told the SMART system to run some offline checks. Interestingly, its overall health is still listed thus:
SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED
(this is output from smartctl, btw), but the detailed results from two user-initiated self tests are:
SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1
Num Test_Description Status Remaining LifeTime(hours) LBA_of_first_error
# 1 Extended offline Completed: read failure 90% 32912 45119948
# 2 Short offline Completed: read failure 90% 32912 45119945
...indicating that it's time to replace the drive.

Do you have access to smartctl or something equivalent (not sure how this works on Windows) which will allow you to initiate an offline test?

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Post by BlueShiftRhino »

From the Amanda Marcotte piece on Slate: "Rape is a fairly straightforward crime. It's a matter of having sex with someone who does not want to have sex at that moment in time."

Wow.

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another lurker wrote:
Lsuoma wrote:
another lurker wrote:I want to shovel snow and install my new SSD, but my kitty is sitting on my neck and I can't move as a result.
FT ProTip: don't install your SSD in shoveled snow. This has been a public information announcement.

That is all. Thank you.
Stop mansplaining!!!!

I have to replace my year old SSD - Samsung 840 - because I am getting endless CRC errors and windows won't boot without extensive repair. The confusing thing is, Samsung Magic and SMART report that the drive is 100% healthy. I am at a loss, and not even sure I can RMA it if there are no detectable problems!
Is it the 840, 840 Pro or the 840 Evo?

I am going to guess that you have an 840 Evo.

They have all had some issues in the past and Samsung brought out a tool to resolve issues with the 840 Evo.

Here are some things to do which might improve or clear up the problems before you start using the Samsung tool because it can cause problems.

Make a backup of the drive. I use Acronis True Image and it works well for me for doing a local backup. The good thing is that you can make a bootable DVD or USB (I use USB) which has Acronis running in a Linux environment. This means you can backup the drive without having to load Windows. You can back up your SSD to a directory on your secondary harddrive.

Go into Windows and load up the Event Viewer. Go to the Windows Logs and then System log and filter for Event ID 7. Event ID 7 signifies media error and see if there are any involving your SSD.

After you have the backup, then you can wipe the Virtual Memory. Just look up "Virtual Memory" in the help on how to get there (Microsoft has not exactly made it easy to get there).

Once there, if there is a checkmark in "Automatically manage paging file size for all drives" then take that out. This has never really worked all that well. Choose another harddrive in your system (not the SSD) and click on "Custom Size". Now make the minimum size 4096 MB and the maximum size 4096 and reboot.

Just wiping the Virtual memory and recreating it will sort out a lot of weird problems.

It might be an idea to change the SATA port the drive is attached to and also to change the SATA cable if you have not already done so.

If there is no joy then boot into your Windows installation disk and go to the "Startup Repair" function and let that run through.

If there is still no joy then check to see if there is a new firmware for your drive. If there is then download that and apply it.

The very last thing to do is (if you have an 840 Evo) is to download the Samsung SSD 840 EVO Performance Restoration Software.

You will find the latest firmware for your drive and if you have the Evo the repair tool here:

http://www.samsung.com/global/business/ ... loads.html

If the drive is still giving you hassle and you want to get a new one then you might want to take a look at the Crucial MX100 range of SSDs.

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Post by John Greg »

Erm, RainbowesqueTransposingCowishbeast, I have to admit I was getting a little snippysnippy about your ongoing contretemps with our friend AndyAmosAndy, but when you start dropping in sentences like "Up to what might I have been?", all snips are rescinded.

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I don't see why Zimmerman is being brought up here. He wasn't a cop doing his duty he was a wannabe vigilante that had been following, basically stalking a kid throughout a neighborhood. When the kid got near where he was staying, instead of running into the house and locking the door, he either stopped or turned back to confront the man that was following him. At that point we only have Zimmerman's word as to who threw the first punch. Is there anyone here that wouldn't consider a stranger staring at them and following them around at night to not be engaging in threatening behavior?
In my opinion, Zimmerman provoked a violent incident by his actions and then used deadly force to end it. At least manslaughter IMO.
In Ferguson a cop was attempting to apprehend a suspect in a strong arm robbery, the suspect resisted and assaulted the officer and there were witnesses to the encounter and DNA evidence that Brown at least touched the cop's gun in the scuffle.
The two incidents aren't even close.

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John Greg wrote:Erm, RainbowesqueTransposingCowishbeast, I have to admit I was getting a little snippysnippy about your ongoing contretemps with our friend AndyAmosAndy, but when you start dropping in sentences like "Up to what might I have been?", all snips are rescinded.

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Thanks. Mostly I just bored today, since I was doing analyses. I thought it might be interesting to see, first, if I could actually get a straight answer from the guy and, second, how many PZ et al. references I could make in each reply, after I gave up.

As to that sentence's construction, there are many extremes to which I am willing to go in order to avoid ending a phrase with a preposition.

However, as my good friend Anne used to say: there are some extremes to which I will not go to melt butter.

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KiwiInOz wrote:
Keating wrote:Watson is in Canberra? That's where I live. I had no idea there were any vaguely atheist / sceptic events on this week though, and I usually try to keep abreast of stuff happening here.
You poor bugger. And Watson being there just puts the blowie on the shit sandwich.
That's OK. She popped in to say what she thought of the town she was visiting. http://arresteddevelopment.wikia.com/wiki/Ann_Veal

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Nec_V20 wrote:
another lurker wrote:
another lurker wrote:I want to shovel snow and install my new SSD, but my kitty is sitting on my neck and I can't move as a result.
Lsuoma wrote:FT ProTip: don't install your SSD in shoveled snow. This has been a public information announcement.

That is all. Thank you.
Stop mansplaining!!!!

I have to replace my year old SSD - Samsung 840 - because I am getting endless CRC errors and windows won't boot without extensive repair. The confusing thing is, Samsung Magic and SMART report that the drive is 100% healthy. I am at a loss, and not even sure I can RMA it if there are no detectable problems!
Is it the 840, 840 Pro or the 840 Evo?

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If you like then you can Skype me under Nec_V20 or send a PM
OK that last bit was ambiguous, what I meant to say was if you want to reach me to go into more detail you can either Skype me or send me a PM.

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OK, so, one of the things people are trotting out again after the Ferguson thing is the whole "Not all whites are racist, but they all benefit from racism". It's a favorite SJ trope. Thing is, I don't see how this is possibly true. Sure, some individuals absolutely do benefit, but there's just no way you can look at racial inequities and say "This is a net benefit to society as a whole." All I see is a bunch of wasted money dealing with the consequences and a bunch of wasted potential in the people affected. Is there some form I forgot to fill out or something so I can get my monthly racism benefits?

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BlueShiftRhino wrote:From the Amanda Marcotte piece on Slate: "Rape is a fairly straightforward crime. It's a matter of having sex with someone who does not want to have sex at that moment in time."

Wow.
It's still a terrible definition though. Suppose a man is tired from a hard day's work and doesn't really want to have sex with his wife. BUT...she did cook a nice dinner that night, and lord knows it would be faster to just give her what she wants than listen to her complain for the next six hours, so...he has sex with her anyway. Was he raped?

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Thanks dogen and NEC. Taking notes..

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Post by Garlix »

didymos wrote:OK, so, one of the things people are trotting out again after the Ferguson thing is the whole "Not all whites are racist, but they all benefit from racism".
This may actually be correct when the racism in question targets a minority that is both numerous and highly achieving.

Like, say, Asian applicants to Harvard:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/25/opini ... icans.html

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James Caruthers wrote:I can only assume the smart whites and blacks went home once the protest got ugly, leaving the parade of Godfrey Elwick hipsters and 2Chains protestors stuck with each other.

(Yes, one of the rambling angry PoC protestors invoked the legendary 2Chains, and the Canadian hipsters looked more ridiculous than a Parsehole parody.) :popcorn:
Thinking about protests like this. High tension. High possibility of violence & rioting. If you want to organize something without looters taking advantage of the situation, a game plan would be to:
* Schedule protests during daylight hours
* Near government buildings
* Near big events to get attention of people who would not normally pay attention (so sporting events as people are walking in, or in front of an opera or theatre performance, in front of social elite clubs and restaurants, in front of big businesses as people are in on their way from work)

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feathers wrote:Inbetween them, AndrewV69, John D and Bovarchist argue that the police can neither manage to stay in possession of their firearms, nor reliably use them if they do, without killing their opponent.

Which seems a good argument why police should not be equipped with firearms.
I hate to be rude, but might I inquire how much firearms training you have had and what you know about close-quarters combat?

Police training is not a magic justice-seeking protection spell that ensures you always are able to do the supremely optimal thing at all times. Furthermore, many people can and do take 4+ rounds and just keep coming. The stopping power of a bullet largely depends on where it hits and what's happening with the body of the person shot. IE if they are on drugs or have a lot of mass or that testosterone and adrenaline is pumping, they might shrug it off. You just never know.

And on the other hand, sometimes a few punches is all it takes to kill someone. Yes, to kill them. It happens more than you might think.

Anyway, always aim your thumb over the neck and direct your screwdriver at center mass of the nail.

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free thoughtpolice wrote:I don't see why Zimmerman is being brought up here. He wasn't a cop doing his duty he was a wannabe vigilante that had been following, basically stalking a kid throughout a neighborhood. When the kid got near where he was staying, instead of running into the house and locking the door, he either stopped or turned back to confront the man that was following him. At that point we only have Zimmerman's word as to who threw the first punch. Is there anyone here that wouldn't consider a stranger staring at them and following them around at night to not be engaging in threatening behavior?
In my opinion, Zimmerman provoked a violent incident by his actions and then used deadly force to end it. At least manslaughter IMO.
In Ferguson a cop was attempting to apprehend a suspect in a strong arm robbery, the suspect resisted and assaulted the officer and there were witnesses to the encounter and DNA evidence that Brown at least touched the cop's gun in the scuffle.
The two incidents aren't even close.
Not one thing Zimmerman did is unreasonable; in fact it's the way a responsible citizen is supposed to act. Because every 'wannabe vigilante' dreams of being able to call 911 on someone. What kind of tights and cape would one wear for that?

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BlueShiftRhino wrote:
John Greg wrote:Erm, RainbowesqueTransposingCowishbeast, I have to admit I was getting a little snippysnippy about your ongoing contretemps with our friend AndyAmosAndy, but when you start dropping in sentences like "Up to what might I have been?", all snips are rescinded.

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Thanks. Mostly I just bored today, since I was doing analyses. I thought it might be interesting to see, first, if I could actually get a straight answer from the guy and, second, how many PZ et al. references I could make in each reply, after I gave up.

As to that sentence's construction, there are many extremes to which I am willing to go in order to avoid ending a phrase with a preposition.

However, as my good friend Anne used to say: there are some extremes to which I will not go to melt butter.
And some situations up with which you will not put?

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BlueShiftRhino wrote:Yes, FtBers, you have died and gone to quote-mine heaven:
James Caruthers wrote:Anyway, our hipster friend streaming did this dance of going outside, getting mixed up into a crowd, noticing the crowd was low-income African-Americans, getting visibly spooked and running to the safety of the cafe...
Hilariously though, that was what happened. There weren't any cops around when this SJW was getting scared and running back to the cafe. The only people around were his fellow protestors. Why would he worried? Why would he be afraid? These were his people!

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James Caruthers wrote: I hate to be rude, but might I inquire how much firearms training you have had and what you know about close-quarters combat?
I have seen ALL of Steven Seagal's movies, and drink his energy drink. What you got?


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bovarchist wrote:
Not one thing Zimmerman did is unreasonable; in fact it's the way a responsible citizen is supposed to act. Because every 'wannabe vigilante' dreams of being able to call 911 on someone. What kind of tights and cape would one wear for that?
Given police response times, I'd say this:

http://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2013 ... 766605.jpg

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jugheadnaut wrote:Today, she has an article in Slate critical of a New Jersey state bill that would broaden the sexual assault definition to include when misrepresentations are made in order to get sex. I guess the author of the bill thinks retroactive removal of consent should make it count as rape. But Marcotte definitely isn't on board, and amazingly enough, this article reads like it could have been written by Cathy Young or Christina Hoff Sommers.
It's all fun and games until women are charged with rape for misrepresentations about use of birth control.
jugheadnaut wrote:So, the question is why? Is she seeing career opportunities go by the wayside because she's considered too radical and now wants to pivot to the mainstream? Or is she tired of routinely getting 80% negative comments on a left-leaning publication like Slate? Perhaps she read some Cathy Young and thought 'wouldn't it be nice to just write sober, rational columns with conclusions based on evidence rather than the usual strident material with evidence based on conclusions? (Nah, probably not.) I'm guessing, though, it's just a phase. She'll have some kind of triggering event and the old Amanda will be back with us before long. I like this new Amanda, though. I hope we get at least a couple more months of her.
Maybe some of the backlash against feminism's more outrageous behavior is starting to sink in. The bad behavior gains them nothing of value, turns rape into a meaningless joke, the liberal left is starting to hate them as much as they hate the religious right, it is pushing people to start consuming right wing media sources, some people are even starting to switch voting patterns. Gay rights, open abortion clinics & taking care of the poor is all fine & dandy, but as soon as legislation starts to be pushed that actually threatens you... well you might start thinking about switching sides.

If feminism doesn't clean up the fucking mess they have made, the movement is appears to be near a tipping point at which no one will want to associate with them.

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I love how the "Black guy banned by Greta Christina" uses the term "Social Justice Warrior" as if it's a compliment, or as if SJW isn't just a piss-take of people who think armchair-activism is warriorness.
I’ve always respected Greta Christina immensely as a social justice warrior
http://barrierbreaker.hubpages.com/hub/ ... evelopment

First time I've seen it happen. Anyone else seen it somewhere? Are SJWs really trying to reclaim the name (like "queer") or is this guy just ultra dumb? (I hope that doesn't make me racist for thinking so).

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bovarchist wrote:
Not one thing Zimmerman did is unreasonable; in fact it's the way a responsible citizen is supposed to act. Because every 'wannabe vigilante' dreams of being able to call 911 on someone. What kind of tights and cape would one wear for that?
That is a bold statement. You honestly can't think of any action that he did that night that people might find unreasonable?

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James Caruthers wrote:
BlueShiftRhino wrote:Yes, FtBers, you have died and gone to quote-mine heaven:
James Caruthers wrote:Anyway, our hipster friend streaming did this dance of going outside, getting mixed up into a crowd, noticing the crowd was low-income African-Americans, getting visibly spooked and running to the safety of the cafe...
Hilariously though, that was what happened. There weren't any cops around when this SJW was getting scared and running back to the cafe. The only people around were his fellow protestors. Why would he worried? Why would he be afraid? These were his people!
I was referring to the word "spooked" in a discussion of race.

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James Caruthers wrote:
bovarchist wrote:
Not one thing Zimmerman did is unreasonable; in fact it's the way a responsible citizen is supposed to act. Because every 'wannabe vigilante' dreams of being able to call 911 on someone. What kind of tights and cape would one wear for that?
Given police response times, I'd say this:

http://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2013 ... 766605.jpg
Yup. Waiting for the police would have been completely unreasonable. The guy was walking. In a hoodie! Every second counted. If Zimmerman hadn't intervened - against the expressed advice and request of the police - who knows what would have happened.

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comhcinc wrote:So does anyone want to see my penis?
Yeah, ok. But only if it's not got anything to do with the whole Ferguson thing. You're not charging at a cop with it, are you?

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