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hockey jockey posted:I will take one for the team (please add points for teamwork) and get mine over with so that others can learn from my mistakes. I can't sing or dance so... This is wonderful and i love the good deedly purpose too! 
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Hi there BYOB  I know you're all expecting me to set myself on fire again. I'm sorry to disappoint, but well I'm out of isopropanol and anyway duckie told me not to do it again EVEN THOUGH I'm pretty good at it, so I decided instead to take this opportunity to play around with something musical that I've wanted to for a while. I like to play music, and I really really like to sing. I've always wanted to do more harmonizing with my voice, because when I do get to I friggin love it. I also bought a field recorder a while ago that musicians like to use for recording jams, because it's cheap and has a decent mic. So I decided I'd record over myself multiple times and have some fun recording a song. Man this was a lot of fun. Since it's an external recording device, I could listen to the mix so far on headphones while playing/singing into the mic, but the tracks were not inherently synced. So syncing the tracks was a little challenging. Also I'm getting over a cold AND I'm a little rusty at guitar so it might not be the best but hey this is my first try and I really had fun so I hope you enjoy it!! So without further adieu, here is me having a lot of fun covering the song Wildewoman by Lucius, a band I really like a lot.  I've really liked the other entries so far! I'm glad everyone is having fun with this and al lthe contestants are really great. I don't mind if you think mine's the best or not because there are lots of great choices, I just hope you enjoy it and have fun okay thanks everyone! e: pretend the track is 9 seconds shorter 
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posting smiling posted:for my talent, it's 3D. 3d stands for "three dimensions", but what good is it? well you can do all kinds of stuff with 3d, but for byob, i use it to make avatars. i even noticed that one poster in this very thread didn't have an avatar so as a demonstration of my talent and my kindness i made hockey jockey an avatar wow, three dimensions what will they think of next! what an nice av
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^^what they said, sorry i haven't replied to every one cause i mostly phone post these days but I've really looked at or listened to each entry and really enjoyed them all thank u all it's like when you come to a thread and youre like "pretend i empty quote the whole thread" |
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come on in, the water's great! e: as a fun bonus, you can't really see me well but here's me catching some mad air on my fav rope swing in the whole world 
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Fanky Malloons posted:I was going to explain the story behind this, but I think maybe it's better sans context??? Either way, I am wearing a swimsuit, so I assume it totally counts, pls enjoy.   
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King of the Beach posted:
A pirate i was meant to be, swim the pools and roam the sea Is the last bit really worksafe?? Pretty steamy Munchables posted:You see him. Large and hairy, standing in the water before you. His swimsuit a dark color gradient, with blues and greens and light stripes in between. His tubby stomach folding out of the tight waistband, the stretch marks on his sides barely visible. His man titties stare mournfully into your soul, as he scratches the seawater out of his beard. Fortunately for everyone involved, the legs of the swim trunks come down to his knees, but once he dives under a small crack appears behind him, and is then sucked under the waves. He is gone. Munchables. I'm picturing the small crack that appears as being some kind of unreal void, a tear in time and space, and it suits you very well |
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Fanky Malloons posted:all my fellow participants look wonderful and are beautiful |
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Twenty Four posted:I do. Yes. So many reasons. It is. It is not a joke, yes, that is a real thing, ask Baron who made my AV if you like! For someone who said they were gonna posts tons of questions you sure do post a lot of answers!! |
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Dearest judges, I'm going to be camping all of memorial day weekend, please find it in your loving hearts to not end the questions round until at least Tuesday |
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quote:Raw capitalism has been the status quo for world trade since trade routes between countries were established. What strategies could be used to help limit the impact of unrestricted trade against countries who are happy to trade the rights of their citizens for some extra bucks in a corrupt government's bank accounts? How do you prevent such corporations from moving to other countries that are less restrictive just to continue their abuse of power? Well gosh darn, you've gone and picked a topic that I care about and think about a lot and enjoy talking about, so you're gonna get a serious answer. The Problem The question itself summarizes the problem pretty well. Even if a given country implemented my entire (long) wishlist of environmental and labor rules, how do you escape the fact that in a global economy, the firms in that country will likely either move to, or be undercut by, another country where firms are allowed to abuse workers and dump pollutants wantonly? I'll add that a common response to this, that it's "better than what they [the abused workers over there] had before, at least," falls apart fairly easily: if we've already agreed that it's not good enough for us here, why should we accept it being done over there? To maintain this defense, you would have to openly admit that you think the people and environment here are special, are more worthy of protection, than the people over there. And what makes you so h*ckin special? Huh? The Competition: Other Decent Answers Wishing for full, global, and uncorrupt communism, assuming you have a genie who is kind and not the ironic type, would certainly do the trick. But Robin Williams tragically died on 4/20 at age 69, so no genie wish for me... and failing a genie wish, while I will not dismiss this as a possibility I find it more farfetched than other alternatives. Then there's accelerationism, the idea that we shouldn't fix the current system, in order to hasten radical change. While I understand where it's coming from, leaving capital completely unchecked results in a lot of suffering in the meantime for the lower classes and allows possibly entire generations of upper classes to get away with murder and get rich doing it, with no proven promise of making itself worthwhile in the long run. So with no disrespect to the accelerationists, let's put that one aside as well. Another vaguely pipe-dream sort of answer is strong global governmental body, for example the UN if the UN had more teeth and less internal squabbles. Such a global government would be able to pass rules against abuse of workers and environment, presumably have the teeth to enforce them well, and the firms would have nowhere to hide and no choice but to comply. However, cultural differences across the world, not to mention various national attachments to sovereignty, would make setting up and running an effective global government very difficult. So let's put that one aside too. The answer I settle on is the one that I can actually, in good conscience, advocate for and believe that progress in the right direction may result, as imperfect as it may be. I will caution you that I am still, sadly, fairly pessimistic. As unpeageantlike as that may be. The best I can hope for I'll summarize and then expand.
To expand. The problem with domestic rules is that firms skirt them by moving abroad. But any given country has the power, as a buyer/importer, to say "no, we will not import your dirty steel; no, we will not import your slave made clothing." This is sometimes done with tariffs, though those are much more commonly used to protect local industries (sometimes with an ethics related veneer). Tariffs aren't good enough. I think a complete import ban of any rulebreaking product is necessary, or at least ruinously high tariffs. If enough importing countries do this based on a commmon set of rules, the abuses will almost entirely disappear, with the exception of domestic trade in nonparticipating countries. But even then, there are few firms who trade 100% domestically; they would be forced to comply even if exports were only a small fraction of their business. Not to mention, as the other firms in their country cease abusing people and land and such abuses become a rarity, local pressure on holdouts would increase as people realize they don't have to accept such nasty behavior. A global trade body would be needed. In fact, at the founding of the WTO its supporters were making noise about the sort of idas I'm talking about, but obviously that turned out to be a sham and the WTO is nothing of the sort now. But hey, let's just say we revamp the WTO to do this thing I'm talking about. We give them neutral inspection teams to visit firms all over the world and ensure compliance. This approach works with e.g. WMDs (at least, when inspectors are allowed to do their job), so why not commerce? Finally, one big catch with one big solution. What happens to the poor guy in Bangladesh when the tshirt factory moves to, idk, Egypt because of good cotton supply there, now that labor is no longer insanely cheap in Bangladesh? Sure, the tshirt factory was paying him a pittance, but now he's gone from a pittance to nothing. Maybe he can find a new job in a few months, but since his pay was so low, he has no savings and he can't wait a few months. The solution to this is a universal basic income. UBI has been gaining traction as an idea in some circles, even surprisingly some not-very-socialist circles (in other words, it may have some broader appeal that Full Communism Now doesn't). The idea is you get a stipend from the government that is enough for basic living expenses, so that you are never stuck in a poo poo job and you never go hungry. But when you get a job, the UBI doesn't go away, you just make more. The UBI would need to be distributed directly by the global trade body, considering that a depressing amount of "aid money" ends up pocketed by corrupt local governments if it is not distributed directly. The UBI burden should be shouldered largely by the richer countries - the world has plenty of wealth for every human being to have a decent living, the distribution is just all screwed up. This would be a fairly direct way of starting to fix that. UBI is also a bit more palatable to many with regards to a common objection to communism, an objection I disagree with but that a lot of people hold: that if everyone is paid the same, nobody will bother to work hard. With UBI, you can still get richer by working harder, you just won't be boned if you are unemployed. It may even encourage a lot more buzzwords like entrepreneurship and innovation, since people will be more free to go tinker in their basement to try out their crazy idea, or whatever. I pointed out before, when I talked about global government, that getting all of the diverse countries of the world to agree on such a framework would be difficult to impossible. But at first, you only really need several of the largest economies to agree on it... still no small task, but a bit more doable. If even just the US, EU, and BRICS all agreed to it, smaller economies would virtually have no choice, lest they be shut out of exporting to the largest buyers of their goods. The UBI would do a lot to convince them to sign on as well. At the very least, even a stubborn leader would be facing a population who is very pissed off that they are missing out on a global UBI. The mega rich and the global firms will not like this idea, but at least the idea is in terms they can understand and is still within the realm of capitalism; in other words, this idea is painful to them but not an existential threat like some alternatives. The rich and powerful can at least get pretty drat rich while being forced to make some serious concessions, compared to communism, where they would lose nearly everything. And the powerful are, well, powerful, so unfortunately we would probably need their (begrudging) support. Anyway I don't exactly have high hopes. I don't think this is the ideal option either, it's certainly got its problems. But given how entrenched global capitalism is, it's really the best system I can envision actually maybe possibly happening. It would be a hell of a transition, but less violent than some others, and the end product could be pretty drat decent. Don't you think? In conclusion, Hurf de Durf its global trade time Sit back and think to my global trade rhyme This is global trade and you can trade with me You can chill out relax and smoke a bong with me If you need some money cuz you're now a jobless guy Just go check your mail and they'll send you UBI Providing basic living, and paid for by the hosts Especially rich countries cuz they have the most See what i did dere dat wuz redistribution of wealth Because it's necessary for people's dignity and health It's all about rules see how many we can make To stop abuse of workers, or dumping in the lake And if one of these rules a company should break Their product will be banned for import's sake Make an inspection team to check on da rules If dey find out ur bad you get called a fool No one will buy your stuff until you stop bein a dick Just respect all the world, thats the trick If youre makin tshirts with prints of hammock cat Then treating workers well is really where it's at Shouldn't matter if you're Swedish or from Palestine This imperfect solution is the best I can find It global trade, global trade tim Hurf and a Durf, sliding to the pageant win |
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I deliberately didn't read the other answers before posting mine and now i know the real answer is beeconomics |
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They Might Be posted:The Wattococcus estcanus (updog, or slobberberries) is a species of perennially flowering plants with indigo-colored berries, delightfully wet noses, and the occasional happy tongue or wagging tail. Updogs are prostrate shrubs that range in size from small puppers to great big boys. |
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 Really though thank you so much and thanks so much for having this lovely pageant!! i think we all had fun and learned the value of fxship ilu all and we will always be posting pals, and you're all mx byob in my heart Yob bless us everyone. Pllllay ball! |
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i lolled at many of tge entries, hmm'd thoughtfully at others, and was genuinely impressed and enjoying of still more |
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Accepting recommendations for community badge placement. Should i shed bone buds? 
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can i have my bone bud tag replaced with the pageant one pls fare well bone buds 
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vanisher posted:I'd like to think that the old avatars and tags we change out go to live on a farm together and get to run and play in the sunshine 
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