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All post-temple whore technology is gay.
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Iconochasm
All post-temple whore technology is gay.
21hr ago
This is the exchange I had in mind when saying that. Read Shakes post above, too. Both are forcefully arguing for their position. I see several times where Shakes acknowledges points for the other side. I note zero where Dase does.
FWIW, I think Dase is generally very smart and knowledgeable (I've nommed him for AAQQ within the last month), which is why it sticks out to me when he slips into "China rules, America drools" mode. I would love to see him give a decoupled take on some part of the Chinese system, because I expect he really does have a better vantage point than pretty much anyone else I have access to.
But we all have topics that are hard to discuss with a proper detachment.
Also where did you get the idea that Dase was living in China? Since many of your comments appear to imply he currently does, I'd like to see where that was indicated.
Comments he made a while ago, I'm not going to try to dig them up. I definitely remember he dipped out of Russia the moment they invaded Ukraine, and mentioned landing in Turkey while he figured out his next move. But I've alternated heavy posting and blocking myself to just lurking over the last few years. I am pretty sure he said something about finding a more permanent spot for himself in the Chinese AI/ML ecosystem at some point, but that's why I keep phrasing it as half a question.
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All post-temple whore technology is gay.
1d ago
Is there anyone you think would take that lesson to heart, who didn't already after Libya?
Iconochasm
All post-temple whore technology is gay.
1d ago
Given the kind of patriotic preening Shakes routinely engages in
Which is still vastly more self-aware and humble than what Daes engages in on this topic, or what we see from the "America lost" faction. My god, it's like the Black Knight from Monty Python.
considering the brainrotted knee-jerk condemnation of everything China that you
I actually rather like China. I don't trust them as a nation, but I do have a certain fondness. I just don't take it seriously when someone does, er, literally exactly what you're accusing Shakes of doing - shameless, jingoistic boosterism that doesn't even try to make a serious analysis of their situation. Which is easy because of how opaque they are, compared to the ten million words we spill on this forum alone wrangling over the issues and struggles America is facing, based on enormous quantities of reasonably transparent data and reporting.
It's almost as if US hawks have no barometer for how insane they look to the rest of the world
Because it comes off as projection. Screaming "America lost" when what you actually mean is something more like "Iran is still holding on while their military and economy are in shambles after a few months of casual love taps, and this is arguably a failure to attain all strategic goals of the war" sounds genuinely insane. It sounds like you're trying to manifest a conclusion via sheer memery, rather than making any effort to understand - particularly when even the most jingoistic Americans (Shakes) are making meaningful admissions.
It just comes off as shameless, low-trust rhetoric, like watching some underclass defectbot try to scam a quokka.
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All post-temple whore technology is gay.
1d ago
There's a reason I assume he's trying to ingratiate himself with his new overlords. Legit sounds like a classier translation of racist xanxia slop.
We should be demanding the same level of shamelessness from our own immigrants.
Iconochasm
All post-temple whore technology is gay.
1d ago
What's the proposed mechanism? Are we suggesting he died in the missile strike? The reporting says a cardiac event at home - maybe the FSB slipped something into his viagra?
Iconochasm
All post-temple whore technology is gay.
1d ago
In fairness to Trump, Massie has been an absolute tool about the Epstein files. I really liked the guy a few years ago, but he seems to be trending in the Tucker Carlson/Candace Owens "Retard Right" direction.
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All post-temple whore technology is gay.
1d ago
"Acts like an autistic woman" is the, er, rub. I don't know that I've ever actually encountered this. IME, they code as autistic men. In theory, the internet is the perfect venue to be your true self without anyone getting hung up on your physical attributes but I frequently find I clock a transwoman online the instant I see a female pronoun.
"Wait, this nerd is a she? Oh, ok."
Of course, it's hard to estimate how many have slipped under the radar. But I've yet to have the experience of concluding someone was a woman, and then being surprised to learn they were born a man.
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All post-temple whore technology is gay.
1d ago
A length of pork loin at Sams is like $2 per pound. At Walmart they're a little more, like $2.50. But they come in 6-7lb lengths and it's the cheapest $ per lb of fresh meat I know of. You'll have to cut them yourself, but pork chops take excellently to a wide variety of seasonings, marinades and cooking styles and pair excellently with cheap fillers like rice and potatoes.
Breakfast sausages are a bit more per pound, and the Great Value brand is on par with the name ones. Pairs well with eggs, which are once again dirt cheap ($4.50 for a 36 pack or $7 for 60).
Great Value bags of fresh veggies (broccoli, green beans, asparagus, peppers) are also fine, just make sure to look at them first because they will leave them there until they start to get a bit funky. They sell fast enough that it usually isn't an issue.
I don't know where you are, but my area has a chain of specialty produce stores that are even cheaper than Walmart for fruit and vegetables, it just comes in a decent sized bulk.
If you're actually worried about scurvy and the like, invest in a multivitamin. Like 5-10 cents per pill depending on what brand.
Iconochasm
All post-temple whore technology is gay.
1d ago
Shit, that's like finding a unicorn. I don't think I've ever seen a man involved in the front of a medical/dental office. Closest would be a male ER nurse. He was a black guy too and when he tried to take my blood pressure, the cuff wouldn't fit. He said "Woah! Gonna have to get the big one!" I think he was probably overselling it but that carried me emotionally for a couple of years.
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All post-temple whore technology is gay.
2d ago
In a curated environment like that you can definitely better your odds of finding someone with interests closer to your own. But at the same time, you increase the quality of your competition. That brilliant girl with esoteric interests at Yale is also getting chatted up by the genuine genius and the bro with generational wealth.
I'm not telling you to "abandon all hope, ye who want a girl that's read Nietzsche", but much like the women who want a 6/6/6 guy you should understand that you're restricting yourself to a small portion of the pool. Especially if you also want her to be, e.g. hot and personable and not so short that your sons will resent you.
Iconochasm
All post-temple whore technology is gay.
2d ago
(shouldn't be a big ask)
You post here. Yes, it very much is.
Iconochasm
All post-temple whore technology is gay.
2d ago
Congratulations and blessings upon you and your family!
Don't sweat the doubt. It happens to the best of us. "Oh God, what if I'm wrong" is a natural thought to have at some point in that kind of stressful event. It's a biological sanity check - is your confidence strong enough to override this rush of panic hormones?
Years ago, I was out being an adult. My mother had my kids. She called me in a panic, claiming my daughter had a fever of 107 and I needed to come get her right away for an ER visit. But she put the girl on the phone. And she sounded somewhat sick, but reasonably coherent for a five year old. Hardly life-threatening, brain-damaging EMERGENCY RESPONSE CATATONIA I would expect for a 107.
But I dutifully rushed home and then rushed her to the ER, because oh my God, what if?
Her actual fever, as determined by the ER staff, was 102.
My mother is a nurse.
But maybe one day my reasoned opinion will be wrong. Most situations you'll face will be much less consequential than the C-section choice. An extra trip to a specialist isn't that much of an inconvenience.
More generally, enjoy the roughhousing. Playfighting with my son when he was little was one of the greatest joys of my life. Your boy will probably be into it sooner than you think. Buy bokken. Teach him to Flynn.
Iconochasm
All post-temple whore technology is gay.
2d ago
The bad ending is when the AGI convinced them that AGI is impossible right before deleting them.
Iconochasm
All post-temple whore technology is gay.
2d ago
Basically, it seems like this is a case of liberal legislators not thinking carefully about the incentives they are creating.
That's the generous take. The more cynical/realistic one is that they deliberately want to encourage exactly this kind of behavior as an under-the-table giveaway to the non-profits, which will be kicked back to them in various forms. And if other disreputable people want to engage in fraud, well, that's just fine.
More generally, it is past time for major reform (or possibly just the abolition) of non-profits/NGOs.
Iconochasm
All post-temple whore technology is gay.
4d ago
And yet most politicians make it through the process without catching this kind of scandal.
The point about Platner is that he's not normal. He's spent his entire adult life as a barely functional basketcase. This story isn't actually what sunk him - the fact that it was published in Politico was a Schelling Point to let the Dems know that he was getting kicked out. He literally had a different ex-girlfriend story drop a few weeks ago in the NYT, but the take was "She's a conservative just doing politics, so we can ignore her allegations".
It's likely that no one who withdrew an endorsement did so based on the facts of the actual accusation, but rather for reasons of triangulating around his odds of beating Collins.
The normie candidates who once dated a Latina or emo chick are still safe.
Iconochasm
All post-temple whore technology is gay.
4d ago
In today's instance of "Worst Person You Know Made a Funny Post"...
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All post-temple whore technology is gay.
4d ago
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All post-temple whore technology is gay.
4d ago
I don't know anyone with a Nazi tattoo. I do know people who might have plausibly said, while very drunk in Eastern Europe, "Let me get.... uh... oh, how about that sick skull thing? That's the one that'll make people think I went to Yale, right?"
Not that I believe Platner's protestations of ignorance. Too many people claimed that he definitely knew, and bragged about, what it was.
Iconochasm
All post-temple whore technology is gay.
4d ago
My guess is "people who want to win". Knowing or plausibly worrying that there was worse yet to come makes this a rational call from the rest of the party if they want to take the Senate. It could be some kind of Establishment vs DSA war, but there are more extreme standard-bearers for the DSA side, and most of the Establishment seemed willing to support him four days ago. Maybe his white maleness meant that he was the only leftist candidate who was susceptible to shivving, which would be hilarious.
Iconochasm
All post-temple whore technology is gay.
4d ago
results of the primary election
Well, at least they had one this time.
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All post-temple whore technology is gay.
5d ago
where cost overruns are guaranteed to lead to more funding.
-->You are here. You have been here for decades.
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All post-temple whore technology is gay.
5d ago
This is a good breakdown. If the story is true, what he did isn't good or acceptable, and may well deserve to be called rape. But at the same time, it's qualitatively different from snatching a woman off a running trail and having his way with her while she cries and begs him to stop.
Iconochasm
All post-temple whore technology is gay.
5d ago
You're still assuming the situation can be resolved into a binary state. She herself might not have a consistent take on if she begrudgingly tolerated sex with an intermittent partner of known sexual forwardness, or was raped. And even if she did ultimately decide it was easier to just fuck him and kick him out in the morning, that doesn't mean his behavior wasn't shitty and wrong. But if he'd done the same thing a half dozen times before and found her more receptive (perhaps after a token "No, it's late, you shouldn't"), then that would make his behavior (and hers!) more understandable.
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All post-temple whore technology is gay.
6d ago
For the wife example, however grudgingly you did indeed consent. So that's not the same as "lack of consent"
I think this is the line being discussed. HereandGone is interpreting her actions as being closer to "begrudging consent". The problem with
Lack of consent is the literal difference between rape and not rape.
is that, particularly among people who have an existing, ongoing sexual relationship, that line can get blurry.
Well, that psychologizing is about as off-base as possible. Fun verbiage though, makes me want to go reread some Ayn Rand.
TY for the straight answer.
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