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anonumos posted:You forgot the bit about how the whole planet then dies off because nobody sanitized the telephones (or am I making that up?). That's exactly what happens. Everyone dies from a plague spread via dirty public telephones. Edit: quote:They sent the B ship off first, but of course the other two-thirds of the population stayed on the planet and lived full, rich and happy lives until they were all wiped out by a virulent disease contracted from a dirty telephone. Beef Hardcheese fucked around with this message at 20:45 on May 9, 2016 |
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Lamprey Cannon posted:There's a bit in 'Restaurant at the End of the Universe', where there's a planet that *claims* there's an impending disaster coming, and they need to evacuate everybody on three 'Arks'. Ark A will contain all the leaders and scientists, Ark C will contain common working-class folks, and Ark B will contain all the middle-managers and telephone sanitizers and all of that. Of course, only Ark B ever gets launched, because the whole thing is a ploy to get rid of all those utterly useless people. They then proceed to crash-land on Earth and become the ancestors of humanity. Man, I really need to go through that series again. I read it when I was much younger and probably didn't really get a lot of the humor. Still waiting on this DoJ thing to start
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icantfindaname posted:xenocide was book 2/3 of the catholic theology in space series, 3/4 if you count the original book. the anise i think was in the original at least briefly, was definitley a big part of speaker for the dead as it's how he communicates with his AI waifu The ancible was fine and is a common trope to this day. It wasn't a deus ex machina or anything because without it, the story would fall apart I refer specifically to when he wrote himself into a corner of needing everybody off the planet ASAP so he just had a bunch of Mary Sues sit down together and BOOM, FTL drive I actually liked Speaker for the Dead overall
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McGlockenshire posted:In fact, the DoJ is even live-streaming the event. What a time to be alive. 
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Apparently the NC GOP is literally doubling down; they filed another lawsuit. E: wrong thread Phone fucked around with this message at 21:43 on May 9, 2016 |
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May 9, 2016 20:51
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My favorite part of this all so far is McRory trying to take that RW Blogswamp fantasy excuse of "That durned liberal city made us do it! You weirdos should be upset at them!" to the big leagues. Nothing brings me more joy than seeing people like him forget that their little dungeons and dragons politics games rules don't work in real life.
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Phone posted:Apparently the NC GOP is literally doubling down; they filed another lawsuit. Haha, what now? Live Feed just started. E: DOJ is talking tough, they are not taking poo poo from NC
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lol NC is so screwed and they know it. DoJ filing a federal lawsuit, doesn't sound like they're cutting off Title IX funds just yet. e: sounds like they're suing under Title VII, Title IX, as well as the Violence Against Women Act sexy fucking muskrat fucked around with this message at 21:15 on May 9, 2016 |
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May 9, 2016 21:05
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Mr Jaunts posted:lol NC is so screwed and they know it. DoJ filing a federal lawsuit, doesn't sound like they're cutting off Title IX funds just yet. The best part happened in the first 5 minutes when Lynch called them out on the lawsuit. 'Hey, we were just wondering if you were gonna follow through with that law.' 'gently caress you, we're suing' 'Bring it on'
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 he is trying to get in on ithttps://twitter.com/mattwalshblog/status/729726403843903488 https://twitter.com/mattwalshblog/status/729727999554273280
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May 9, 2016 21:13
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LOL who gives a poo poo about the "trending" panel on facebook anyway, it's all advertisements and "video shows celebrity doing a thing."
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May 9, 2016 21:16
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A vague conspiracy involving no real wrongdoing that could obstensibly explain why a conservative professional attention seeker has recieved no attention. What? did they hand craft this thing to honeypot Crowder and Walsh?
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May 9, 2016 21:18
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Warcabbit posted:Remember, Lynch is from NC. Yeah, and having her draw clear lines between the Jim Crow laws on public facility use and HB2 was very appropriate. One of the reporters just asked her to respond to some fucksticks in NC saying that the feds are trying to bully them, and she replied with basically "well it looks to us like they're the ones doing the bullying against trans people, so yeah, no."
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May 9, 2016 21:20
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Considering how much time conservative brain-boys spend on their digital doo dads like twitter stars and trending status I'm starting to wonder if we couldn't put the final nail in the coffin by creating a bitcoin style "conserva-cred" for them to tip eachother with and fight over.
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Intel&Sebastian posted:Considering how much time conservative brain-boys spend on their digital doo dads like twitter stars and trending status I'm starting to wonder if we couldn't put the final nail in the coffin by creating a bitcoin style "conserva-cred" for them to tip eachother with and fight over. Isn't that what reddit upvotes are for? Btw, that news conference was boss as hell.
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May 9, 2016 21:27
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Because I hate myself, I clicked through on that Crowder thing. He's not planning on suing them, it's just a notice that real soon now he's going to drop some truths that will totally tank Facebook's credibility
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In which the Atlantic claims the left is destroying our liberal tolerant society with safe spaces because an Ohio high school used the language of social justice to deny a student who wanted to bring a chapter of Amnesty International to her school. http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/05/the-high-school-that-banned-amnesty-international/481809/
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Rick_Hunter posted:Isn't that what reddit upvotes are for? Yeah but those are never ending, what you need is a limited supply so it's valuable and they fight over it.
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Despite his claim that poo poo was gonna get legal the article makes a pain to point out that he understands his 1A rights aren't being abrogated and he's not suing anyone, but he's going to reveal some information that's going to make people trust less We're through the loving looking glass here people
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I wonder if reporters with the Golden Calf in front of them are ever going to catch on to this verbal tic he does where whenever he says something incredibly stupid and someone asks "Are you really saying Stupid Thing?" and he says "No no, I'm not saying Stupid Thing but...(either says it again w/ an exasperated tone like he's being forced, says he's just open to the idea and asking questions, or he draws a blank and blames political correctness for even being asked in the first place)" I'm waiting for someone to bait him on the automatic "no I'm not saying that". Like just real quick, in the same tone say something like "Just want to make sure, are you really saying your death squads aren't real?" and then let him talk about what color their boots will be and who's getting put against the wall for ten minutes while he thinks he just got caught in some lie. Full Battle Rattle posted:Despite his claim that poo poo was gonna get legal the article makes a pain to point out that he understands his 1A rights aren't being abrogated and he's not suing anyone, but he's going to reveal some information that's going to make people I doubt Crowder or Walsh care, but if they rope FB into "it's all a conspiracy against us" they're about to chase a whole lot of people further into the RW alternate reality that sunk their whole party just because some dorks at facebook don't treat the trending stories list like it's a holy document. That and the idea that you'd react to a story about the trending list being even more bullshit than it looks by becoming MORE ANGRY that you're not on it, are pretty funny. Intel&Sebastian fucked around with this message at 22:34 on May 9, 2016 |
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Full Battle Rattle posted:Despite his claim that poo poo was gonna get legal the article makes a pain to point out that he understands his 1A rights aren't being abrogated and he's not suing anyone, but he's going to reveal some information that's going to make people If the net result is my conservative relatives move off Facebook to whatever their branded alternative is, I'm all for it.
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Obviously there's nothing illegal about Facebook deciding to censor right-wing stories, since Facebook is a private company that can do whatever it wants. I remember awhile back in the crazy political email forward thread, there was a mention that Uncle Sam's Misguided Children were going to create their own Facebook because they got removed due to someone reporting them for harassment. Now, the question really should be "Should Facebook censor right-wing media?" Apparently there was an internal poll for Facebook employees for questions to ask Mark Zuckerberg, and "Do we have an obligation to stop Trump from becoming president?" was one of them. It obviously leaked, and now creates even more of a persecution complex among conservatives.
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beatlegs posted:A good example is when Dan Rather got fired from CBS for unknowingly using a falsified piece of evidence in a story that was otherwise basically true (how Bush skipped out on his service & got special treatment in the air force). Compare that to Lara Logan (an openly partisan neocon) who did a 60 Minutes story on Benghazi a few years back which was completely unture & based on interviews with an admitted liar and fabricator. She's still employed by 60 Minutes, still doing stories about the middle east. because news "evoled" truth doesn't really matter anymore. as long as you leave in loopholes(we didnt reasarch the person we interviewd at all) and poo poo like that. its fine. FuzzySkinner posted:Crowder and Walsh will find themselves irrelevant much like the Beck's and Levin's of the world due to them being kool aid drinkers in that regard. crowder and walsh are trying to latch onto the rising of the alt right. walsh is hosed because he didnt bend the knee to trump and probaly honestly believes in the right wing christianty. meanwhile crowder may get some support from alt right. I am curious what he said to get "censored"/post removal on facebook. because i have poseted tons of weird poo poo on my account. i assume it was bigoted.
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Full Battle Rattle posted:Despite his claim that poo poo was gonna get legal the article makes a pain to point out that he understands his 1A rights aren't being abrogated and he's not suing anyone, but he's going to reveal some information that's going to make people Wait, so he's admitting to willfully supressing stories about facebook's untrustworthiness?
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May 9, 2016 22:40
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Some sanctimonious rear end in a top hat refused to tow a woman's car because she's got a Bernie sign on her car. The Facebook comments are pretty terrible. These people are just so loving petty and mean. poo poo, I'd tow one of those dumb trucks flying the stars n' bars and the Gadsen. Why does this matter to them so much? There were no end of people going on that Bernie supporters don't deserve a row because they don't work. That's so loving insane. I work. Every Bernie supporter I know works.
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Bast Relief posted:Some sanctimonious rear end in a top hat refused to tow a woman's car because she's got a Bernie sign on her car. The Facebook comments are pretty terrible. These people are just so loving petty and mean. poo poo, I'd tow one of those dumb trucks flying the stars n' bars and the Gadsen. Why does this matter to them so much? Jesus told him not to and he felt rewarded Jesus For refusing to help a disabled person in distress
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From what it sounds like. They are pissed that "coservative stories" dont end up on facebooks news feed. Now i always thought they was targeted toward your news serches/browser history. But most conservative stories boil down to "______ said a thing and gently caress him" or "______ said a thing, all heil him" so thats not censorship. it would be censorship if they were just deleting consevative pages and blogs that arn't breaking the rules. facebook isn't doing that, so its not censorship.
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Epic High Five posted:Jesus told him not to and he felt rewarded Its almost as if that whole 'Good Samaritan' and 'Do Unto Others' poo poo was made up
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Epic High Five posted:Jesus told him not to and he felt rewarded wait he/she was disabled? like physical disability or just car disabled. because gently caress them if they refused to help a disabled person. Bast Relief posted:Some sanctimonious rear end in a top hat refused to tow a woman's car because she's got a Bernie sign on her car. The Facebook comments are pretty terrible. These people are just so loving petty and mean. poo poo, I'd tow one of those dumb trucks flying the stars n' bars and the Gadsen. Why does this matter to them so much? thats why i never put political bumper stickers on my car.
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Bast Relief posted:There were no end of people going on that Bernie supporters don't deserve a row because they don't work. That's so loving insane. I work. Every Bernie supporter I know works. They're just being jerks, they don't care whether you work or not. For example, try to imagine what happens next when you tell one of them "I'm a Bernie supporter and I work". Somehow I doubt it'd be embarrassment and apologies for making a very real statement of belief and being wrong. Adjust your care-o-meter accordingly. Not to mention the idiocy we're whistling past here where ANYONE's political ideas are the basis for whether or not they get to use a tow truck. Just as a practical matter, if I was a conservative I wouldn't want to be setting that standard at this particular moment in time.
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Dapper_Swindler posted:thats why i never put political bumper stickers on my car. Its no excuse, and she was physically disabled. Handicapped plates and everything.
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CommieGIR posted:Its no excuse, and she was physically disabled. Handicapped plates and everything. I never said she did deserve it. Its just one of the reasons i dont, because people are tribalistic dicks.
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Dapper_Swindler posted:wait he/she was disabled? like physical disability or just car disabled. because gently caress them if they refused to help a disabled person. Yes, physically disabled. Had the hanging tag on the rear view mirror.
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Dapper_Swindler posted:wait he/she was disabled? like physical disability or just car disabled. because gently caress them if they refused to help a disabled person. Actually. The article I read said that she had really bad arthritis despite being like 26
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Dapper_Swindler posted:From what it sounds like. They are pissed that "coservative stories" dont end up on facebooks news feed. Now i always thought they was targeted toward your news serches/browser history. But most conservative stories boil down to "______ said a thing and gently caress him" or "______ said a thing, all heil him" so thats not censorship. it would be censorship if they were just deleting consevative pages and blogs that arn't breaking the rules. facebook isn't doing that, so its not censorship. Whenever a conservative does/says something notable, it shows up in the trending box. What the gently caress are they talking about? These people are so invested in being perceived as victims it's pathetic.
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