8351 pts ยท November 18, 2014
I honestly wouldn't be surprised if bot swarms are load-testing the infrastructure to see how much they can deploy at once.
when he passed it was like a family member was gone.
OK that makes the *cops* uncomfortable, but open-carrying at a protest makes the cop's *bosses* uncomfortable.
goddamn I need to watch these again. too bad they never went past season 5.
"giants orbiting" looks a lot different outside the context of the mirrormask movie.
Man, I was really hoping for "SpaceBalls 3: The Search for Spaceballs 2: The Search for Mo' Money"
NICE?
and if you know anything about the guinea worm, you know how important it is to stop that fucker in it's tracks. For me, the body horror coming from those afflicted with it is worse than many horror movies.
(there are other ways for it to happen, and it was like 99% of the way there with the treasury stoppage, but those have either been shot down or are still in the courts)
>>> The most common example talked about recently has been the idea of a court, acting in it's full authority, telling trump to do (or not do) something, and he does (or not does) it anyways, and isn't even appealing, just flagrantly defying them. But before it gets there, you need the steps: 1. trump does thing, 2. someone gets a judge to look, 3. judge says "yo, stop.", 4. trump doesn't stop. Only at step 4 here is it a "proper" Constitutional Crisis, because he's been (so far) cooperating.
So, I've been following a lot of this stuff pretty closely - Most people (even news places, sometimes) have a tendency to use the informal definition of Constitutional Crisis, which is "when a branch overreaches their defined power". This article, however, is using the term "Constitutional Crisis" in it's formal and full definition, which is not simply overreach, but also specifically going past the borders that keep different powers in different branches >>>
well it turns out that the whole tiktok ban was orchestrated with a backroom deal that included "trump gets to look like he saved it", so, you know. what the fuck.
mechanisms developed while depressed work. Building coping mechanisms that work while not depressed takes time and effort. It's hard.
without exaggeration, yes, they think this.
same with my 5yo and 9yo. I tell them (in age-appropriate language) that there's slurs which they are not allowed to say, but otherwise they need to prove to me they know how to use the word before they're allowed to cuss.
that's just it. A corrupt democrat is NOT on my team. Weirdly enough, a non-corrupt republican is much MUCH closer to my team than any corrupt lawmaker. The team I align myself with are the ones that make good faith efforts to improve the lives of the people with me - local, state, national, and global environments.
It's nerdsploitation.Just nothing but the jokes being "look at this fucking autistic DWEEB"And "HAHAHA, NERDS CAN'T DO ANYTHING NORMAL"
we need to get both sides of congress and the white house to be blue. If they don't start doing amazing shit immediately I'm going to fucking lose my mind.
in times of severe uncertainty (see: the upcoming election), many people want something that makes them /feel/ safe without needing other people or social safety nets.People who have the means to do so will profit off of those people by giving them the opportunity to form a parasocial relationship with those that can performatively 'live off the grid', 'rawdog life', and so forth.These people getting literally any attention is a symptom of the desperation of the working class.
they believe that they are some kind of sovereign state in and of themselves. This motivates them to use weird mental gymnastics in order to justify behavior that is downright nutty, and often dangerous.
but like...really good glue.
it's the trolley problem. We are collectively at the lever, and can reduce the number of deaths.
i mean, aren't we all?
lol yeah fuck that. If they want me to have a phone they're allowed to call me on, they can pay for mine, and I'm turning it off when I'm in a situation I'm not allowed to work from, or will not be paid to work from.
there is a good story buried in the crap, and many of the concepts were golden. They were not good movies, but it's not like there's zero redeeming qualities. It's just that those qualities do not outweigh the crap.
yep, now that I've grown up a bit I can say that neither the haters nor the lovers tend to be correct in the star wars fan base. prequel trilogy is honestly an amazing story...but it tripped over several things, including what you mentioned. The sequels, near as I can tell, were a decent story with AMAZING visuals and direction, that tripped over fan-pleasing, competing directors/writers, and...nostalgia (maybe?). I can still enjoy all three trilogies, but goddamn I can't talk about them online.
also the president just in general listened to the smart people around him.
(you should watch it again with sound)
I honestly wouldn't be surprised if bot swarms are load-testing the infrastructure to see how much they can deploy at once.
when he passed it was like a family member was gone.
OK that makes the *cops* uncomfortable, but open-carrying at a protest makes the cop's *bosses* uncomfortable.
goddamn I need to watch these again. too bad they never went past season 5.
"giants orbiting" looks a lot different outside the context of the mirrormask movie.
Man, I was really hoping for "SpaceBalls 3: The Search for Spaceballs 2: The Search for Mo' Money"
NICE?
and if you know anything about the guinea worm, you know how important it is to stop that fucker in it's tracks. For me, the body horror coming from those afflicted with it is worse than many horror movies.
(there are other ways for it to happen, and it was like 99% of the way there with the treasury stoppage, but those have either been shot down or are still in the courts)
>>> The most common example talked about recently has been the idea of a court, acting in it's full authority, telling trump to do (or not do) something, and he does (or not does) it anyways, and isn't even appealing, just flagrantly defying them. But before it gets there, you need the steps: 1. trump does thing, 2. someone gets a judge to look, 3. judge says "yo, stop.", 4. trump doesn't stop. Only at step 4 here is it a "proper" Constitutional Crisis, because he's been (so far) cooperating.
So, I've been following a lot of this stuff pretty closely - Most people (even news places, sometimes) have a tendency to use the informal definition of Constitutional Crisis, which is "when a branch overreaches their defined power". This article, however, is using the term "Constitutional Crisis" in it's formal and full definition, which is not simply overreach, but also specifically going past the borders that keep different powers in different branches >>>
well it turns out that the whole tiktok ban was orchestrated with a backroom deal that included "trump gets to look like he saved it", so, you know. what the fuck.
mechanisms developed while depressed work. Building coping mechanisms that work while not depressed takes time and effort. It's hard.
without exaggeration, yes, they think this.
same with my 5yo and 9yo. I tell them (in age-appropriate language) that there's slurs which they are not allowed to say, but otherwise they need to prove to me they know how to use the word before they're allowed to cuss.
that's just it. A corrupt democrat is NOT on my team. Weirdly enough, a non-corrupt republican is much MUCH closer to my team than any corrupt lawmaker. The team I align myself with are the ones that make good faith efforts to improve the lives of the people with me - local, state, national, and global environments.
It's nerdsploitation.
Just nothing but the jokes being "look at this fucking autistic DWEEB"
And "HAHAHA, NERDS CAN'T DO ANYTHING NORMAL"
we need to get both sides of congress and the white house to be blue. If they don't start doing amazing shit immediately I'm going to fucking lose my mind.
in times of severe uncertainty (see: the upcoming election), many people want something that makes them /feel/ safe without needing other people or social safety nets.
People who have the means to do so will profit off of those people by giving them the opportunity to form a parasocial relationship with those that can performatively 'live off the grid', 'rawdog life', and so forth.
These people getting literally any attention is a symptom of the desperation of the working class.
they believe that they are some kind of sovereign state in and of themselves. This motivates them to use weird mental gymnastics in order to justify behavior that is downright nutty, and often dangerous.
but like...really good glue.
it's the trolley problem. We are collectively at the lever, and can reduce the number of deaths.
i mean, aren't we all?
lol yeah fuck that. If they want me to have a phone they're allowed to call me on, they can pay for mine, and I'm turning it off when I'm in a situation I'm not allowed to work from, or will not be paid to work from.
there is a good story buried in the crap, and many of the concepts were golden. They were not good movies, but it's not like there's zero redeeming qualities. It's just that those qualities do not outweigh the crap.
yep, now that I've grown up a bit I can say that neither the haters nor the lovers tend to be correct in the star wars fan base. prequel trilogy is honestly an amazing story...but it tripped over several things, including what you mentioned. The sequels, near as I can tell, were a decent story with AMAZING visuals and direction, that tripped over fan-pleasing, competing directors/writers, and...nostalgia (maybe?). I can still enjoy all three trilogies, but goddamn I can't talk about them online.
also the president just in general listened to the smart people around him.
(you should watch it again with sound)