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Have there been a lot of studies in to the current method of military training and how it affects human psychology? I could see being taught to dehumanize the enemy as a form of survival could have very serious repercussions.
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Reik posted:Have there been a lot of studies in to the current method of military training and how it affects human psychology? I could see being taught to dehumanize the enemy as a form of survival could have very serious repercussions. That's not exactly a new method of military training.
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Jul 8, 2016 17:18
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SPARTANS! RECOGNIZE THAT YOUR OPPONENTS ARE ALSO FIGHTING A DIFFICULT STRUGGLE OF THEIR OWN! THEIR FAMILIES LOVE THEM TOO!
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Jul 8, 2016 17:21
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so are assassination robots a new thing or what
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Jul 8, 2016 17:37
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Aliquid posted:so are assassination robots a new thing or what Let's ask this Afghani wedding *turns to smoking crater*
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zoux posted:SPARTANS! RECOGNIZE THAT YOUR OPPONENTS ARE ALSO FIGHTING A DIFFICULT STRUGGLE OF THEIR OWN! THEIR FAMILIES LOVE THEM TOO! Other than being good at military action, I doubt the Spartans with their xenophobia and genocidal tendencies are a good reference for modern war.
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https://twitter.com/madlinbmek/status/751456039443181568 e: uhhhhh https://twitter.com/madlinbmek/status/751456514062245888
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CommieGIR posted:I doubt the Spartans with their xenophobia and genocidal tendencies are a good reference for modern war. Yeah those things are super not a part of modern militaries. Oh good, maybe he'll talk his way out of office.
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zoux posted:Yeah those things are super not a part of modern militaries.  For the military he was a member of, yes it is. If he has deployed, ROE is pretty freaking strict, ignoring the drone attacks.
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Jul 8, 2016 17:47
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 So this is my utility bill for June, my house is 2200 sq. feet.
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Jul 8, 2016 17:49
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holy poo poo
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Reik posted:Have there been a lot of studies in to the current method of military training and how it affects human psychology? I could see being taught to dehumanize the enemy as a form of survival could have very serious repercussions. There's literally an entire field of study specifically about this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killology
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Jul 8, 2016 17:51
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Aliquid posted:holy poo poo He should just loving say the protesters deserved to get shot, it's what he's communicating anyway.
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Jul 8, 2016 17:55
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Aliquid posted:so are assassination robots a new thing or what Remote control grenades have been a video game thing forever, I'm just not sure what to think about a police department using such a thing.
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Jul 8, 2016 17:57
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zoux posted:
You must have a very leaky house or keep it absolutely frigid. I'm in a bigger house than that in Houston and work from home regularly during which I run the A/C upstairs all day, and it looks like my June bill is going to be $80. New construction houses with modern A/C can keep things cool without using much electricity.
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Jul 8, 2016 18:00
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IMJack posted:Remote control grenades have been a video game thing forever, I'm just not sure what to think about a police department using such a thing. I choose to imagine a cop/SWAT threw a C4 sticky grenade that stuck to the shooter like the ones in Black Ops 2.
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Jul 8, 2016 18:01
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Twerk from Home posted:You must have a very leaky house or keep it absolutely frigid. I'm in a bigger house than that in Houston and work from home regularly during which I run the A/C upstairs all day, and it looks like my June bill is going to be $80. New construction houses with modern A/C can keep things cool without using much electricity.  $.135 per kWh
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Jul 8, 2016 18:03
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Poor, Zoux, getting rekt by utility companies. 
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Jul 8, 2016 18:09
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zoux posted:
Yikes, you're both using almost twice the power I do and paying more than twice as much per kWh. Condolences.
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Jul 8, 2016 18:11
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I used 361 kwh last month 
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Jul 8, 2016 18:17
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Yeah it's why everyone has roommates in Austin if they aren't some CA techbro making too much money.
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zoux posted:Yeah it's why everyone has roommates in Austin if they aren't some CA techbro making too much money. I don't have a roommate  What are rates like in San Antonio? I know they also have a city-run utility.
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Jul 8, 2016 18:19
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Badger of Basra posted:I don't have a roommate I'm seeing $0.0691 per KWH plus another $0.0198/KWH if you go above 600KWH in the summer. Still a lot less than 13.5 cents though. I think that equivalent bill would be like $200 or thereabouts with the minimum service fee.
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Jul 8, 2016 18:23
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I wonder how much of the SA city budget is utility transfers? I'll have to do some research.
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Jul 8, 2016 18:24
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computer parts posted:I'm seeing $0.0691 per KWH plus another $0.0198/KWH if you go above 600KWH in the summer. Still a lot less than 13.5 cents though.  That's our scheme.
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zoux posted:
drat, where do you live? The non electrical part of that bill is over 150 dollars. I pay 42 bucks a month on average for water/sewer/trash etc. and last month I paid 204.75 for 1793 kWh edit: I have CPS Energy, live in a SA suburb. 8.75 service availability charge 1793 kWh x $0.0691 energy charge 123.90 Peak Capacity Charge 1,193 kWh x $0.0198 23.62 Fuel Adjustment 1793 kWh x $0.01624 29.12 Regulatory Adj 1793 kWh x $0.0108 19.36 We use the poo poo out of electricity though. My kids and wife can't turn off a light to save their life, I have a ton of electronic stuff in the house and keep the A/C at 71 all day every day. skipdogg fucked around with this message at 18:37 on Jul 8, 2016 |
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skipdogg posted:drat, where do you live? The non electrical part of that bill is over 150 dollars. South Austin.
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https://www.ltgov.state.tx.us/2016/07/08/lt-governor-patrick-orders-texas-flags-at-half-staff-in-honor-of-dallas-police-officers/quote:July 8, 2016 I would like a followup on the Goliad County Judge who refused to fly flags at half staff after the Orlando massacre. http://www.crossroadstoday.com/story/32304486/goliad-county-judge-said-no-to-lowering-of-flags quote:Calhoun says the lowering of the flags are meant to honor the passing of U.S. or Foreign dignitaries, servicemen, or during times of national tragedies. zeroprime fucked around with this message at 18:48 on Jul 8, 2016 |
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Jul 8, 2016 18:46
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sometimes i wish i had one of those Old Texas surnames, i bet they get automatic membership in country clubs and poo poo
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In addition to taking a significant amount of money directly from Austin Energy (around 17% of revenue after fuel expenses I think), the city makes heavy use of the Austin Energy billing system to tack on a whole bunch of random things. There are fees for street cleaning, fees for the code compliance department, wastewater and water service (with separate customer fees for each), a drainage fee based on the percentage of your property that has impervious cover (which is currently being used to buy out homeowners in the Onion Creek floodplain), and a fee for street repair. Basically the city has maxed out the sales tax and property tax rates are already really pissing people off, so they've gotten creative. A few years ago I read (but cannot find now) an article which outlined just how massively the City Government would be hosed if the Lege finally made good on its the threats to break off Austin Energy.
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That's probably the easiest way to get revenue in this dumb town. They need a county-wide income tax or find some way to annex Rollingwood, Westlake and Lakeway against their will.
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So I was all ready to be like "Jesus loving christ shut up about how much you pay for electricity. Nobody loving cares", but then it made me curious so I went and checked how much I was paying. I somehow I hosed myself over 8 years ago and agreed to 13 cents per kw and have been paying that since. Called up and bitched, and now I will be paying on average 8.2 cents per kh. So, thanks for saving me about $75 per month Goons!
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Aliquid posted:That's probably the easiest way to get revenue in this dumb town. They need a county-wide income tax or find some way to annex Rollingwood, Westlake and Lakeway against their will. Just make every road in Austin that connect to Rollingwood and Westlake into toll roads. $2.50 each way that hits as soon as you enter or leave the city limits. Goddamn, remember when the rear end in a top hat mayor or Rollingwood tried to extort money out of ACL for "city fees"? ACL told him to kindly go gently caress himself and his lovely white flight suburb.
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Aliquid posted:I used 361 kwh last month You either are heat-immune or live in a very modern, very small apartment. I can get away with usage like that during winter in a 2400 sqft house, but during summer even working to conserve power we burn over 700 kWh.
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Twerk from Home posted:You either are heat-immune or live in a very modern, very small apartment. I can get away with usage like that during winter in a 2400 sqft house, but during summer even working to conserve power we burn over 700 kWh.  Yeah as far as I know the only difference between May and June for us was the temperature. We haven't changed the programming on our thermostat or anything.
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zoux posted:
You change electric companies every time your contract comes up right? The plans on powertochoose are much better than whatever crap plans they try to renew you with.
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Who is in charge of the DallasPD twitter? https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/751488221985505280
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Reik posted:You change electric companies every time your contract comes up right? The plans on powertochoose are much better than whatever crap plans they try to renew you with. Not in the city of Austin. https://twitter.com/cd_hooks/status/751488459798294528
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Twerk from Home posted:You either are heat-immune or live in a very modern, very small apartment. I can get away with usage like that during winter in a 2400 sqft house, but during summer even working to conserve power we burn over 700 kWh. My thermostat is set at 81 :sweatdog:
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Are Austin and San Antonio the only areas of the state that are still regulated/have municipal power?
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