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Alzion posted:This has gone off topic enough so I won't go through 10 billion examples and exceptions to the rule. I'm sure you have numbers that show that this is indeed a "general trend" rather than your gutfeeling.
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# ? Dec 13, 2015 21:27 |
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Alzion posted:This has gone off topic enough so I won't go through 10 billion examples and exceptions to the rule. What does this have to do with politics in America? In the Senate, bringing up this topic would be called "not germaine" to the conversation at hand. Are taxes too high on video games? Do game studios hide too much of their assets offshore, and are in desperate need of a tax holiday to reshore their capital? Here's a hint: Unless the software company is a big donor to your campaign, almost no politics in America give a poo poo about videogames. Despite what House of Cards may have you believe, the Speaker of the House does not play shooters on Xbox; why would they, when they can watch a livefeed from USAF any time they wish of terrorists being droned?
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# ? Dec 13, 2015 21:28 |
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In a socialist society all engines are open source and everyone is making and freely sharing assets. Great games would be made.
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# ? Dec 13, 2015 21:34 |
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McDowell posted:In a socialist society all engines are open source and everyone is making and freely sharing assets. Great games would be made. Games are made from a motivation of profit, not a motivation of love. They are a product to be sold at a market price through the best distribution channel that the producer can find or create. Great games are those which earn a return on investment; without this return, there would be no new games coming out with widespread distribution. The only socialist game I can think of that had widespread appeal is Tetris, a game which represents life inside the bureaucratic despotism that was communist society. What socialist games have there been with such mass appeal since? What you seem to desire is a return to the great arcade crash of the 80's.
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# ? Dec 13, 2015 21:40 |
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I still remember when Hilary Clinton and others were raging about video games in a moral panic in the 90s.
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# ? Dec 13, 2015 21:44 |
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Your Dunkle Sans posted:I still remember when Hilary Clinton and others were raging about video games in a moral panic in the 90s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1udjd2Aq3E
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# ? Dec 13, 2015 21:47 |
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Since I *swallows back vomit* actually agree with MIFG's over elaberate callout of this derail. Trump 5 points ahead of Cruz nationally We may have an actual non-joke primary contender gaining ground. Over/under on a January/February Trump 3rd party run?
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# ? Dec 13, 2015 22:01 |
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All Cruz did was put a giant target on himself for the upcoming debate on the 15th. I won't be surprised if more than Trump goes after him. Jeb needs to make a impression so hopefully they'll give him a line of the emergency cocaine he has on hand from the 80s and he'll come out swinging.
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# ? Dec 13, 2015 22:04 |
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I love how the top 2 GOP presidential candidates are the guy who wants to be a fascist dictator and the guy who wants to destroy the federal government.
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# ? Dec 13, 2015 22:06 |
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Hollismason posted:All Cruz did was put a giant target on himself for the upcoming debate on the 15th. I won't be surprised if more than Trump goes after him. Jeb needs to make a impression so hopefully they'll give him a line of the emergency cocaine he has on hand from the 80s and he'll come out swinging. Kasich, Fiorina, Christie, and Paul are somehow still loving in it. But what's really notable is that Trump and Cruz are right next to each other.
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# ? Dec 13, 2015 22:09 |
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Alzion posted:This has gone off topic enough so I won't go through 10 billion examples and exceptions to the rule. Who loving cares why are you guys talking about this please stop.
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# ? Dec 13, 2015 22:21 |
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Kro-Bar posted:Who loving cares why are you guys talking about this please stop.
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# ? Dec 13, 2015 22:26 |
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fade5 posted:Kasich, Fiorina, Christie, and Paul are somehow still loving in it. Oh god what will Fiorina make up to get attention this time More seriously, how the gently caress has the RNC not kicked out the bit players already by leaning on the networks, keeping the debate field this broad for this long makes for horrible debates and a confused party base. ...I still can't wait to watch the insanity, natch
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# ? Dec 13, 2015 22:26 |
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I mean Cruz is kinda a joke too but I'll take whatever blessings I can get.
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# ? Dec 13, 2015 22:35 |
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Combed Thunderclap posted:Oh god what will Fiorina make up to get attention this time I dare Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama to watch these tapes, watch a helpless American defending his home and freedom, his heart beating, his sweat flowing, while someone says, 'We have to take his guns".
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# ? Dec 13, 2015 22:40 |
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My Imaginary GF posted:Games are made from a motivation of profit, not a motivation of love. They are a product to be sold at a market price through the best distribution channel that the producer can find or create. Great games are those which earn a return on investment; without this return, there would be no new games coming out with widespread distribution. The only socialist game I can think of that had widespread appeal is Tetris, a game which represents life inside the bureaucratic despotism that was communist society. What socialist games have there been with such mass appeal since? You're right. Look at Call of Duty and Madden.
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A woman in Tennessee tried to abort with a coat hanger in a bathtub. She had to be rushed to the hospital where they delivered the baby who is now critically disabled and arrested her for attempted murder.
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Luigi Thirty posted:A woman in Tennessee tried to abort with a coat hanger in a bathtub. She had to be rushed to the hospital where they delivered the baby who is now critically disabled and arrested her for attempted murder. Does the fetus count as a person for purposes of redistricting?
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# ? Dec 13, 2015 22:44 |
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fade5 posted:On that note, we have the layout for the CNN debate on the 15th: The fact that they're giving outliers still spots in their debates is really what's hampering them, but they kind of have to otherwise.
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# ? Dec 13, 2015 22:45 |
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Luigi Thirty posted:A woman in Tennessee tried to abort with a coat hanger in a bathtub. She had to be rushed to the hospital where they delivered the baby who is now critically disabled and arrested her for attempted murder. This is only going to get more and more common. At least in Texas you can acquire sketchy abortifacient drugs across the border and risk hospitalization that way.
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# ? Dec 13, 2015 22:46 |
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Logikv9 posted:I dare Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama to watch these tapes, watch a helpless American defending his home and freedom, his heart beating, his sweat flowing, while someone says, 'We have to take his guns". She says this while gesturing towards the poster of Rambo she's tacked on the front of her podium
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# ? Dec 13, 2015 22:47 |
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GreyjoyBastard posted:
If you're going to abort a growth, at least go across state lines to somewhere sane and do it. Like Illinois. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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# ? Dec 13, 2015 22:50 |
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Luigi Thirty posted:A woman in Tennessee tried to abort with a coat hanger in a bathtub. She had to be rushed to the hospital where they delivered the baby who is now critically disabled and arrested her for attempted murder. Oh man who could've ever predicted something like this would happen!? I mean besides everyone with a brain
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# ? Dec 13, 2015 22:50 |
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computer parts posted:But so do higher wage jobs, apparently. Catching up on the thread and this is from a while ago but construction absolutely is a middle wage job. Skilled subs like plumbers, electricians, tile, and finish carpenters charge north of $100/hr and employees in those trades working for companies can make $25-40/hr depending on skill level, experience and location. Union employees can make even more. Bust cycles can be hard but you'll absolutely never starve if you know how to wire a house. Granted, if you're a drywaller, painter, demolition guy working for someone else you're probably not doing great because those jobs pay poo poo comparatively but there is always good money to be made in the trades.
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800peepee51doodoo posted:Catching up on the thread and this is from a while ago but construction absolutely is a middle wage job. Skilled subs like plumbers, electricians, tile, and finish carpenters charge north of $100/hr and employees in those trades working for companies can make $25-40/hr depending on skill level, experience and location. Union employees can make even more. Bust cycles can be hard but you'll absolutely never starve if you know how to wire a house. Granted, if you're a drywaller, painter, demolition guy working for someone else you're probably not doing great because those jobs pay poo poo comparatively but there is always good money to be made in the trades. America would have more middle-class jobs if we had more passenger railroads running on electricity. You wanna restore the middle class? Tax gas, build public-private railroad partnerships, and tax the living gently caress outta Uber and AirBNB to pay for it.
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# ? Dec 13, 2015 22:54 |
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fade5 posted:On that note, we have the layout for the CNN debate on the 15th: I was so hoping that I wouldn't have to listen to Rand's whiny, nasally voice again during the debate. Honestly, the leading candidates and GOP leadership should push hard to drop all the losers below 5% nationally. They're not going to win and they're detracting attention from the candidates the GOP needs to advertise.
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# ? Dec 13, 2015 22:54 |
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Doesn't them having more candidates work better in a brokered convention?
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# ? Dec 13, 2015 23:02 |
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The fetus, on the table, tapdancing, its heart beating, while the doctors talk about harvesting its brain so it can vote GOP when it grows up.
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# ? Dec 13, 2015 23:04 |
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Raere posted:The fetus, on the table, tapdancing, its heart beating, while the doctors talk about harvesting its brain so it can vote GOP when it grows up. Question is, who's gonna pay for treatment of that baby? I think cost should be a consideration in treatment options, and if that mother lacks the ability to afford the treatment of that fetus, should be able to take that into consideration when signing off on medical procedures.
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Hollismason posted:All Cruz did was put a giant target on himself for the upcoming debate on the 15th. I won't be surprised if more than Trump goes after him. Jeb needs to make a impression so hopefully they'll give him a line of the emergency cocaine he has on hand from the 80s and he'll come out swinging. Trump has been really mellow in the last few debates. I'm hoping he's back on point for the next one and that he chews Cruz up and spits him out (or at least tricks him into a super awkward handshake/high five like he did with Jeb!).
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A small town in North Carolina rejected solar power for a totally rational reason. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...n-a6771526.html quote:US town rejects solar panels amid fears they 'suck up all the energy from the sun' Retired science teacher. My loving god.
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My Imaginary GF posted:Question is, who's gonna pay for treatment of that baby? I think cost should be a consideration in treatment options, and if that mother lacks the ability to afford the treatment of that fetus, should be able to take that into consideration when signing off on medical procedures. Too bad what you're saying isn't legal.
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On Terra Firma posted:A small town in North Carolina rejected solar power for a totally rational reason. Solar power causes cancer inasmuch as electricity causes cancer. DemeaninDemon posted:Too bad what you're saying isn't legal. Then perhaps charges should be filed against the individuals or institutions which authorized services knowing full well there was a lack of resources to pay for them. For any other commodity, if you purchase and consume something knowing you lack the ability to pay for it, you can end up sued and facing charges. Why should the healthcare market be any different? My Imaginary GF fucked around with this message at 23:11 on Dec 13, 2015 |
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On Terra Firma posted:A small town in North Carolina rejected solar power for a totally rational reason. At least she's not an active science teacher.
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On Terra Firma posted:A small town in North Carolina rejected solar power for a totally rational reason. You know this would explain a lot if the GOP faithful think Obama is trying to bring about a literal thousand years of darkness. How our society has failed so badly that this could happen is another point of discussion but it would explain some things. e: That article comments posted posted:
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On Terra Firma posted:A small town in North Carolina rejected solar power for a totally rational reason. One of the most basic laws in the universe is the Second Law of Thermodynamics. This states that as time goes by, entropy in an environment will increase. Evolution argues differently against a law that is accepted EVERYWHERE BY EVERYONE. Evolution says that we started out simple, and over time became more complex. That just isn't possible: UNLESS there is a giant outside source of energy supplying the Earth with huge amounts of energy. If there were such a source, scientists would certainly know about it.
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On Terra Firma posted:Retired science teacher. My loving god. I grew up in NC, and my 9th grade biology teacher prefaced our unit on evolution with "This ain't the way the good Lord done it, but the state says I have to teach y'all this."
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My Imaginary GF posted:Solar power causes cancer inasmuch as electricity causes cancer. Private hospitals can but only in non emergency situations.
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Logikv9 posted:UNLESS there is a giant outside source of energy supplying the Earth with huge amounts of energy. If there were such a source, scientists would certainly know about it. I guess you can't accept solar power if you don't accept the sun.
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Logikv9 posted:One of the most basic laws in the universe is the Second Law of Thermodynamics. This states that as time goes by, entropy in an environment will increase. Evolution argues differently against a law that is accepted EVERYWHERE BY EVERYONE. Evolution says that we started out simple, and over time became more complex. That just isn't possible: UNLESS there is a giant outside source of energy supplying the Earth with huge amounts of energy. If there were such a source, scientists would certainly know about it. Is that source the atom? I think we should harness the power of the atom more, and the energy of plants less. Unfortunately, I doubt that NC town would be in favor of a new nuclear power plant.
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