i kinda thought that the horrible diseases one might contract from unpasteurized milk were largely a product of the unfortunate living conditions of dairy cows.
to some extent this is true
like, cows get fed grain because it's cheap even though they can't digest it. it makes them sick and prone to infections, so then they need to pump them full of antibiotics.
so a pastured cow is less likely to have an infection it's true!
then again, udders are right next to the pooper so it's not like fecal contamination - probably the biggest source of problem - is only a problem at factory farms.
Part of it, is I loathe to check baggage. To bring my suit I have to check a bag. Even though I get two bags free(flying southwest) getting checked baggage at DIA can take like an hour. Its horrible so I usually just do carry-on for anything two weeks or less.
I am riding on a train. No idea how the baggage is gonna work.
I just don't have a suit and I don't want to get one. I'm already spending enough money on this damn trip. Daddy needs his alcohol funds.
Hahahaha.
I am having a great mental picture of me, totally suited up, and you, in a stained wifebeater, both drunk off our asses, stumbling through the streets of Seattle.
I just don't have a suit and I don't want to get one. I'm already spending enough money on this damn trip. Daddy needs his alcohol funds.
Hahahaha.
I am having a great mental picture of me, totally suited up, and you, in a stained wifebeater, both drunk off our asses, stumbling through the streets of Seattle.
Have you seen Justice League Unlimited? Those guys figured out how to do this a long time ago, to the point that they largely ended up surpassing the comics.
i haven't seen it.
i guess it strikes me as hard to really frame a legitimate threat as well as have real human concerns in a mythic-level sort of scenario.
It's absolutely possible if the writers have their heads screwed on straight. Basically I think a lot of the reason people watch/read superheroes is the reason they used to go to the opera or whatever: to experience big, larger-than-life emotions and conflict played out on the largest possible stage. Doing it right is just a matter of connecting the exterior action to the interior emotions, the same as anything else.
Look at something like the original Matrix. People loved the outscale conflicts in that but also managed to connect to some degree with the characters. And that's not even a classic of writing or anything - but it's telling that the sequels, which had even more action but way less effective characterization, were more indifferently received.
watchmen had a pretty insightful take on it i thought.
Watchmen's critique of comics was actually for me the worst thing about it. Aside from the really obvious fundamental critiques of the genre that everyone knows about (it's not realistic, why wear costumes, wouldn't you get shot?, etc.) - stuff that anyone who reads that material has long since already reconciled with and moved on past - I think it really missed the boat in terms of understanding readers' motivations for coming to those sorts of stories.
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isn't thom's issue with his father in-law a class thing?
Part of it is. I'm lower middle class. Leigh's family is upper class and there is a conflict there.
Wait, when did you get a chance to demonstrate this? Is taking your daughter's boyfriend shooting a thing down there?
You didn't get to hear this story? So a while back, Leigh's dad came to Houston for business. And he wanted to meet me. So this was arranged. And he's pretty old school, and I think he was assuming I was Leigh's age rather then my real age. This lead to him trying to do the whole "intimidate the hell out of the boyfriend" thing. He did this by arranging to meet me at a local gun range where he rented a Desert Eagle chambered for .50AE. Now this gun has a reputation, and it's reputation is that it's owners are morons and Counterstrike players. So we did some shooting. Now I'm a target shooter. It's how I relax, is making sure I put every shot where I want it to be. He wanted to scare me with the big loud gun. Which didn't work so well when most of his shots weren't hitting the target and I had a nice grouping.
Nothing impresses a dad who shoots like knowing how to shoot. We went target shooting for my "bachelor party". My wife's dad came along. I put 3 of 8 from a .45 into the bullseye and the remaining 5 into the first ring. We pulled the target back, he pulls it off the cardboard, looks at it, turns to me and goes "If Nickie ever gives you lip, just show her this."
And few things impress me less then someone then someone who swaggers but can't.
We're not like... going to have dinner and drinks anywhere nice are we? I'm not really big on wearing something nicer than a hooded sweatshirt and a pair of jeans.
At PAX East we were classy dudes for a night. Jackets and ties.
It was good stuff. I'm really glad we ran a dress code.
basically i want the x-axis to be a non-integer scalar (my four semi-arbitrary classifiers), the y axis to be the numerical data point, and have each data point in the scatter plot labeled with the animal number
We're not like... going to have dinner and drinks anywhere nice are we? I'm not really big on wearing something nicer than a hooded sweatshirt and a pair of jeans.
At PAX East we were classy dudes for a night. Jackets and ties.
If this happens at Prime I'll probably just go to my hotel room and get stinking drunk there. And while everyone else is partying it up, I'll say nasty things I don't really mean about them in [chat].
Justin wore khakis and a polo shirt and was accepted into the herd.
grudgingly
i just knew that if he wore anything nicer he would have gotten shanked getting onto the train in brockton
We're not like... going to have dinner and drinks anywhere nice are we? I'm not really big on wearing something nicer than a hooded sweatshirt and a pair of jeans.
They did a fancy dinner at PAX East Silas.
Are you going to let those east coast fuck-wads outclass us?!
Why should we act like yuppie Easterners? We are the hippie coast and we should be proud of it!
CIVIL WAR i'm with mazzyx
your dress code should be smelly unkempt neckbeards
you know
to assert your west-coast identities
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But it's so comfy just sitting on my ass!
to some extent this is true
like, cows get fed grain because it's cheap even though they can't digest it. it makes them sick and prone to infections, so then they need to pump them full of antibiotics.
so a pastured cow is less likely to have an infection it's true!
then again, udders are right next to the pooper so it's not like fecal contamination - probably the biggest source of problem - is only a problem at factory farms.
People make me sad.
Except yours isn't being made by a loving boyfriend
I WIN
Yeah. And it's pretty awful.
Hipster is a prestige class
your pedantics skill isn't high enough
FALSE
i am a loving boyfriend
i think
What's wrong?
If you expect people to be anything less than disappointing, it makes the road very long.
No, they've moved onto how gay people are terrible and you can totally tell from those degenerate pride parades.
I am riding on a train. No idea how the baggage is gonna work.
Oh man.
lots?
my graph problem is complicated
your dinner isn't laced with arsenic and roofies
Hahahaha.
I am having a great mental picture of me, totally suited up, and you, in a stained wifebeater, both drunk off our asses, stumbling through the streets of Seattle.
It is one of the best mental pictures.
You in 10 years.
https://twitter.com/Hooraydiation
Ah...
wait
I can't wait for PAX.
I have 'Worgasm' and 'Volksworgen' reserved 8-)
It's absolutely possible if the writers have their heads screwed on straight. Basically I think a lot of the reason people watch/read superheroes is the reason they used to go to the opera or whatever: to experience big, larger-than-life emotions and conflict played out on the largest possible stage. Doing it right is just a matter of connecting the exterior action to the interior emotions, the same as anything else.
Look at something like the original Matrix. People loved the outscale conflicts in that but also managed to connect to some degree with the characters. And that's not even a classic of writing or anything - but it's telling that the sequels, which had even more action but way less effective characterization, were more indifferently received.
Watchmen's critique of comics was actually for me the worst thing about it. Aside from the really obvious fundamental critiques of the genre that everyone knows about (it's not realistic, why wear costumes, wouldn't you get shot?, etc.) - stuff that anyone who reads that material has long since already reconciled with and moved on past - I think it really missed the boat in terms of understanding readers' motivations for coming to those sorts of stories.
And few things impress me less then someone then someone who swaggers but can't.
Okay, ME time, later guys.
It was good stuff. I'm really glad we ran a dress code.
basically i want the x-axis to be a non-integer scalar (my four semi-arbitrary classifiers), the y axis to be the numerical data point, and have each data point in the scatter plot labeled with the animal number
you are the worst human being in exisence
I had Long John Silvers today.
ARRRRRRRRR!!
grudgingly
i just knew that if he wore anything nicer he would have gotten shanked getting onto the train in brockton
C'mon, guys, let's do this shit proper.
your dress code should be smelly unkempt neckbeards
you know
to assert your west-coast identities
I think you're right where you belong
I mean in chat
I shaved this weekend
I think I look pretty good actually.
worse than the someone, somewhere who will have a worgen named "Gutenworgen"?
I was just asking cuz me and her were discussing this last week.
I had Volksworgen reserved but I got rid of it.
Now I have Worgimusprme. 8-)
And Matt, THOSE ARE THE BEST CLOTHES THAT I OWN! WHAT THE FUCK! And I warned you fuckers before I wasn't bring a suit! Don't put this on me!
It means you belong in Kansas.
Sorry.