netstack
The horse embodies the wings a person feels inside.
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netstack
The horse embodies the wings a person feels inside.
3hr ago
Alternatively: when the son does surpass the father, we are more likely to hear about the son.
netstack
The horse embodies the wings a person feels inside.
3hr ago
Because it directly attacks the incentive to search illegally. If officers can’t get more convictions by searching illegally, they will make fewer such searches.
Requiring a second criminal trial to prove illegality is slower, more expensive, and just as vulnerable to judicial corruption.
federal crime with a set punishment
The Constitution doesn’t have any of those, except for “high crimes and treason.” Does your country?
netstack
The horse embodies the wings a person feels inside.
23hr ago
Now I want to see Aging Wheels evaluate some of these prototypes.
The flying car is held back by trying to be a car, which is the part people actually want. A flying equivalent to the station wagon is several steps less attainable than the ForTwo.
Abandon the “car” features, though? I could imagine a cyberpunk future where ultralights are the main form of solo transportation. It’d be incredibly goofy, but it might pass muster.
netstack
The horse embodies the wings a person feels inside.
23hr ago
And here I was expecting Escape from New York.
netstack
The horse embodies the wings a person feels inside.
1d ago
The exclusionary rule is good because it is better to prevent abuse than to punish it. More so the more power we give to potential abusers. Cops are given a lot of power, so they should have to make extra sure that they use it correctly.
… to protect the people from unreasonable searches and seizures, such as were permitted under the general warrants issued under authority of the government, by which there had been invasions of the home and privacy of the citizens, and the seizure of their private papers in support of charges, real or imaginary, make against them.
In other words, we really mean it! Don’t take our stuff without asking!
netstack
The horse embodies the wings a person feels inside.
1d ago
I understand why, say, reactionaries would endorse that. But in America, complaints about the rule of law are strongly correlated with “silent majority” populism. Lawlessness is allegedly fueled by elites, even if it’s perpetrated by an underclass.
That has something to do with the outpouring of Mamdani hate. He’s a singular figure, which makes him one of the enablers of lawlessness.
netstack
The horse embodies the wings a person feels inside.
1d ago
But Oedipus’ only conflict with his father was completely unintentional! There’s no incompatibility of ideals, no revenge, nothing to make Oedipus choose to surpass/replace him. I’m not sure what drives the characters in The Hawk but presumably they actually know each other is present.
Though I can’t imagine they’re supposed to work together like Maverick or, uh, Crystal Skull. That has to change the calculus.
Wait, what’s the male/positive fantasy? Cause I think Eva is completely distinct from Twilight in ways which don’t fit on either of those axes.
Someone has definitely written grim, psychosexual coming-of-age stories for teen girls, but I’m not really sure what. Gone Girl and Lovely Bones are pretty different. Carrie? Any one of the interchangeable angsty pregnancy dramas? There’s got to be some shoujo out there which fits the bill.
netstack
The horse embodies the wings a person feels inside.
2d ago
I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone make that particular objection to slavery. Is it, like, a neoreactionary talking point? A non-Western one?
netstack
The horse embodies the wings a person feels inside.
2d ago
Nah, he’s right about this specific example. The “groping” is part of a claustrophobic, unsettling segment where the protagonist finds his crush/teammate/mother figure living in a genuinely disgusting apartment. You’re supposed to ask what kind of human would live like this.
There’s plenty of shameless fanservice in the show, but this ain’t it.
netstack
The horse embodies the wings a person feels inside.
2d ago
I’m…fairly sure that’s neither oedipal nor reverse-oedipal.
Anyway, it’s common enough in crime stories. “You shot John Wick’s dog?”
History is littered with famous aristocrats whose 10 offspring never amount to anything. As such, there’s no shortage of succession subplots in historical drama (The Tudors, Braveheart) or fantasy (Game of Thrones).
For a more mild version, try Awkward Father Son bonding.
netstack
The horse embodies the wings a person feels inside.
2d ago
How large of a geographic region do these meetings cover?
netstack
The horse embodies the wings a person feels inside.
2d ago
Sidecar.
Okay, that's not true. I'm way more likely to make an old fashioned or something with gin (negroni, corpse reviver). But a good sidecar is a nice step between liquor-forward and citrus-forward.
netstack
The horse embodies the wings a person feels inside.
5d ago
If the more exotic experience involves vastly outperforming slugthrowers, they can still displace ‘em.
- no drop/windage
- adjustable destructiveness
- simplified logistics
- lighter combat loadouts
- answers some development in personal defenses
Pick one or more and roll with it.
I think you could make a good setup by expanding on the classic “kinetic barriers.” Have your psychics passively repel bullets and shrapnel but not lasers.
netstack
The horse embodies the wings a person feels inside.
5d ago
Kid with some combination of personal and domestic issues.
Inadequate food or shelter, abusive or absent parents, fetal alcohol syndrome, that kind of thing. Includes a bunch of stuff which really can’t be the kid’s fault but will probably turn into a bunch of bad choices by age 18.
netstack
The horse embodies the wings a person feels inside.
5d ago
first paragraph
He’s done it! He’s found a new hobby!
second
No way this is real…
third
Oh, there it is.
What’s your creative process for a post like this? Do you start by following Jews on Twitter, then looking for sequelae? Or do you see a modern habbening and start tearing up the floorboards?
netstack
The horse embodies the wings a person feels inside.
5d ago
It was incredible watching the background FIFA hate melt away during the World Cup. Now that we’re back to forgetting soccer exists, Americans will presumably go back to hating FIFA for Qatar or whatever.
netstack
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6d ago
Are you being sarcastic or serious? How about the original xitter? Speak plainly.
netstack
The horse embodies the wings a person feels inside.
6d ago
Not sure I understand what you’re envisioning. A few million tea partiers? A few thousand TPs hiding in a few million Americans?
netstack
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6d ago
I know! The latter are a big chunk of what I had in mind. Bolt-actions with integrated or at least very limited magazines, which are probably the most likely gun to get a carve out from wider bans.
netstack
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7d ago
See, this is what I’m talking about.
When someone gives you a measured, qualified answer, you accuse them of cognitive dissonance and motivated reasoning. That looks—looks!—like bad faith. Why is it so surprising that people might not want to engage with such a gotcha?
I understand that you think this is only possible because your opinion is simple, pure, and obviously correct. I promise you do not have a monopoly on that feeling.
netstack
The horse embodies the wings a person feels inside.
7d ago
Nah.
Small arms haven’t been the deciding factor in state warfare since the proliferation of high explosives. The 2A remained relevant because you still have to interact with the population. Boots on the ground, as it were. That part hasn’t changed.
netstack
The horse embodies the wings a person feels inside.
7d ago
Eh, you can’t really compare rights indirectly. You’ve got to look for places they come into direct conflict: my rights to fist-swinging vs. your right to facial integrity, your life vs. my self-defense, and so on.
Cars are very heavily regulated when it comes to other people. But they have a lot more uses which don’t involve others.
The closest gun comparison is hunting rifles, which not coincidentally tend to get the most slack from regulators.
netstack
The horse embodies the wings a person feels inside.
7d ago
Upheld.
You have been previously warned about substituting LLMs for effort. This instance is not any better.
…and that’s terrible.
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