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seiferguy posted:Imgur is mansplainin' today: As a guy who had pretty much the same exact job, take a look around and you'll realize that everyone is a lazy complaining rear end in a top hat trying to avoid busy work.
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Dr. Arbitrary posted:As a guy who had pretty much the same exact job, take a look around and you'll realize that everyone is a lazy complaining rear end in a top hat trying to avoid busy work. I've got a blue-collar job and my favorite bit is how everyone is buddy-buddy at the shop, but when we're out working everyone complains (during unscheduled or extended breaks) about how lazy those other guys are. Also, back to the sexism aspect, the assertive woman(who is no more confrontational than half the guys) is a 'bitch', and the outgoing one clearly has a crush on/is screwing every guy she has a conversation with. Plus none of them get trained on equipment which means no operator pay.
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Here's something relevant to that macro: https://medium.com/absurdist/the-cool-girl-trap-or-why-sexism-in-tech-isn-t-going-away-825b9a7642f5
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These just popped up on my facebook wall, friend of a friend sort of thing. The accompanying article about Gov. Mark Dayton is here, Dayton to those questioning refugee resettlement “Find another state.” Mark Dayton Owns. Edit: Best quote of the article, quote:"Another citizen asked about assimilation into central Minnesota culture, a panel member responded by asking what central Minnesota was doing to become a more inclusive society." Paint Crop Pro fucked around with this message at 04:50 on Oct 20, 2015 |
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Goddamnit, it's a teacher I respect too, at least he is a history and government teacher, and not a science teacher
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OxySnake posted:Mark Dayton Owns. Honestly, my favorite part came out of the comments section. There's plenty of reactionary bullshit and naked racism, but there were a surprising number like this: quote:I am the Manager one of the Car dealers in the twin cities, one thing I can tell you honestly the Somalis who show up my lot all work two jobs and put down at least 20% of the vehicle value before they leave the lot, they are the only customers that I see willing to pay that much cash up front, Even though they qualify With their credit ratings a zero down plan.
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Keeshhound posted:Honestly, my favorite part came out of the comments section. There's plenty of reactionary bullshit and naked racism, but there were a surprising number like this: What is this? A small glimmer of hope for humanity? What an odd sensation.
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VitalSigns posted:Goddamnit, it's a teacher I respect too, at least he is a history and government teacher, and not a science teacher quote:Abstract The Myth of the 1970s Global Cooling Scientific Consensus ((Click "PDF" near the top for the full paper)) The argument that there was a consensus around global cooling is simply a justification for continued ignorance given how false it really is. Agents are GO! posted:What is this? A small glimmer of hope for humanity? What an odd sensation. Cast it into the fire! Destroy it! Mo_Steel fucked around with this message at 14:38 on Oct 20, 2015 |
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OxySnake posted:Mark Dayton Owns. Other than that, he's kinda okay I guess. Won't ever see my vote.
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Nevvy Z posted:There's probably some statistics on whether people who carry are less or more likely to be murdered while being mugged. I have my guess. ?
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Cugel the Clever posted:Mark Dayton was a primary mover and shaker behind the atrocious giveaway of taxpayer money that is the Vikings stadium. He also hopped aboard the DNC-establishment's Hillary bandwagon before she even announced. gently caress him. He can be a bit milquetoast. I wish he would be up for legalization, but you have to admit he trolls the Minnesota RNC pretty hard. Good DFLers are the best though
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Mo_Steel posted:The argument that there was a consensus around global cooling is simply a justification for continued ignorance given how false it really is. It's hilarious because I understand entirely how the right wing landed "beyond any question that we were 10,000 years overdue for a massive ice age". Tom: "Heh, hey Bob, look at this microfiche, Time Magazine, 1971. 'Scientists predict imminent ice age'! Bet this'll make the libs' heads explode!" Bob: "Hey Roger, did you know back in the 70s most scientists thought that there was about to be an ICE AGE? Just imagine the looks on the libs' faces when you tell them that!" Roger: "Hey Clark, Bob told me that back in the 70s every scientist was TOTALLY sure there was going to be a massive ice age any day. Like as sure as global warming today. What an 'inconvenient truth' for the libs, HUH???" Clark: "Jerry, scientists in the 70s were 100% SURE and ALL PINKY SWORE that there was DEFINITELY going to be an ice age and IN FACT it was OVERDUE BY 10,000 YEARS even though 10,000 years ago we were in an ice age and I guess maybe we were supposed to go into a SUPER ICE AGE but I don't know and my point is that LIBERALS ARE DUMB!"
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Even if there was supposed to be an ice age by now, wouldn't the absence of an ice age by now indicate that something interesting might be going on that should be investigated? Something that might be making things warmer?
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It's worth noting that the study which produced that graph was a phone survey of 5,000 households in 1994. The survey was then extrapolated to make the claim that there were some 2.5 million defensive gun uses in the US in 1994. The National Institute of Justice published a similar study with similar results, but also noted that their extrapolated estimate of 3.1 million such incidents did not match up with the NCVS' (National Crime Victim's Survey) estimate of 108,000. quote:False positives. Regardless of which estimates one believes, only a small fraction of adults have used guns defensively in 1994. The only question is whether that fraction is 1 in 1,800 (as one would conclude from the NCVS) or 1 in 100 (as indicated by the NSPOF estimate based on Kleck and Gertz's criteria). Any estimate of the incidence of a rare event based on screening the general population is likely to have a positive bias. The reason can best be explained by use of an epidemiological framework.15 Screening tests are always subject to error, whether the "test" is a medical examination for cancer or an interview question for DGUs. The errors are either "false negatives" or "false positives." If the latter tend to outnumber the former, the population prevalence will be exaggerated. The reason this sort of bias can be expected in the case of rare events boils down to a matter of arithmetic. Suppose the true prevalence is 1 in 1,000. Then out of every 1,000 respondents, only 1 can possibly supply a "false negative," whereas any of the 999 may provide a "false positive." If even 2 of the 999 provide a false positive, the result will be a positive bias—regardless of whether the one true positive tells the truth. Respondents might falsely provide a positive response to the DGU question for any of a number of reasons: It mostly boils down to the typical problems of relying on surveys and only a few surveys at that. Keeshhound fucked around with this message at 15:45 on Oct 20, 2015 |
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quote:For example, of the 19 NSPOF respondents meeting the more restrictive Kleck and Gertz DGU criteria (exhibit 7), 6 indicated that the circumstance of the DGU was rape, robbery, or attack—but then responded "no" to a subsequent question: "Did the perpetrator threaten, attack, or injure you?" This is loving nuts here. Assuming that the interviewee isn't 100% full of poo poo, they're basically saying that they shot someone who wasn't threatening, attacking or injuring them. I guess if we're playing with garbage statistics, we could extrapolate that out of the 2.5 million defensive gun uses, one third, or about 800,000 of them were actually gun owners shooting or brandishing at someone who wasn't threatening, attacking or injuring them, and then claiming it was a rape robbery or attack afterwards. That actually doesn't seem too unlikely, I'm sure there are quite a few unreported incidents where a black salesman knocks on a door and the owner chases them away with a shotgun. "I thwarted a burglary!"
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Boywhiz88 posted:He can be a bit milquetoast. I wish he would be up for legalization, but you have to admit he trolls the Minnesota RNC pretty hard. Good DFLers are the best though He sounds like he's gargling marbles when he talks. Most mumble mouthed billionaire governor ever. Got no complaints about him other than that though.
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VitalSigns posted:Goddamnit, it's a teacher I respect too, at least he is a history and government teacher, and not a science teacher Change the comic to "Iran will have a Nuclear Weapon" for every panel and every person to a guy in a suit.
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Mo_Steel posted:The Myth of the 1970s Global Cooling Scientific Consensus ((Click "PDF" near the top for the full paper)) Thank you for this.
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Mo_Steel posted:Cast it into the fire! Destroy it! It burrrrnnnnnssss usssssssssss!"
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I see we're getting the bleed off from the closed idiots on social media thread. "The only value a women has is in her looks." This offends me as a feminist and as a sorta socialist.
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Bingo! Wow, that was actually Bingo across the entire card. I think this might give me liver damage.
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They know Russia is purposefully not targeting ISIS, right?
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BigRed0427 posted:They know Russia is purposefully not targeting ISIS, right? yeah these are the retards who play into the Russia is bombing ISIS narrative because RT says it.
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There's a point where you have to applaud the propagandists being paid by the Kremlin to comment on news websites: at least some of these memes have to come from their offices. Good work right-wingers in sharing them!
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fallingdownjoe posted:There's a point where you have to applaud the propagandists being paid by the Kremlin to comment on news websites: at least some of these memes have to come from their offices. Good work right-wingers in sharing them! http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/610143/Islamic-State-ISIS-Putin-Spetsnaz-Syria-special-forces-airstrikes ISIS so weakened by Russian airstrikes and desertion it could be destroyed in HOURS http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/609680/Islamic-State-ISIS-Russian-bombing-terror-Syria-Caliphate-defeat
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BigRed0427 posted:They know Russia is purposefully not targeting ISIS, right? Map of ISIS vs rebel controlled spaces and Russian (red) and US (blue) airstrikes: https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...1e_graphic.html
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Part of my brain thinks I should be laughing at Americans cheering for Vladimir Putin. But then I can't laugh. Edit: Whats a good place to go for the current state of ISIS?
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fallingdownjoe posted:There's a point where you have to applaud the propagandists being paid by the Kremlin to comment on news websites: at least some of these memes have to come from their offices. Good work right-wingers in sharing them! The bar is so low that it doesn't really deserve any applause. Anything anti-obama or anti-liberal is going to be eaten right up regardless of how much effort is put into it.
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Tiger dog poodle years.
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BigRed0427 posted:Part of my brain thinks I should be laughing at Americans cheering for Vladimir Putin. http://isis.liveuamap.com/
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Drugs and alcohol have only existed for 20 years!
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Friend of mine posted this: What followed was a dismissal by a European that it was inaccurate, which was rebutted by an American who basically said that, sure it works now, but it's totally gonna collapse some day and then I'll get to be smug.
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I mean if education is free and healthcare is free, I really would not mind a 40% income tax, because having to pay for education and healthcare by myself as a private individual means that any money I get from a lower income tax is already spoken for anyway.
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drat, i really wish I could just post "" on facebook comments
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Armyman25 posted:Friend of mine posted this: In case you're curious, this image is advertising a book. You can download the book for free. It uses 112 pages to say "Denmark is an evil communist socialist fascist liberal empire." I read the first two pages and it's indistinguishable from Markov chain output. edit: Also the woman in the picture is a TV character James Garfield fucked around with this message at 02:26 on Oct 21, 2015 |
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Armyman25 posted:Friend of mine posted this: Please tell me more about these lover-class people.
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Selachian posted:Please tell me more about these lover-class people.
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Armyman25 posted:Friend of mine posted this: "When it all falls apart, remember me." Said the smug man from his house made of burning tires to the person who didn't make their house out of tires, gasoline, and faulty electrical wiring.
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