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  • FartacusFartacus __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2011
    Eddy wrote: »
    I've recently begun reading Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye. That self-loathing found in ethnic minorities, which was probably even more magnified and cruel in the 1940s, is really, really upsetting. But that's the social web that we wove so tightly for millenia, I suppose. I think it's shifting a bit, but it'll take a long time to reverse, and it's not a sure bet that conflicting standards of beauty and aesthetics will ever be resolved.

    yeah it really bums me out when I see it

    actually a lot of black women have told me they find my attitudes and preferences towards black women really refreshing, because it's so rare for any man, regardless of race, to be so positive about black women.

    I mean colorism is nothing new, for instance.

    Fartacus on
  • japanjapan Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Arch wrote: »
    i

    what

    is
    The Macsween vegetarian haggis consists of kidney beans, lentils, peanuts, walnuts, almonds, carrots, turnip, mushrooms and vegetable margarine, together with the traditional ingredients of oatmeal, onions and our special blend of spices and seasoning.

    japan on
  • BobCescaBobCesca Is a girl Birmingham, UKRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Isn't haggis like "here we cooked a sheep inside of itself"

    More "we cooked all the bits of a sheep no one else wanted and put it inside a its stomach"

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Anyone else surprised Fartacus isn't black?

    No, because black people don't have tons of white guilt exploding out of them constantly. :wink:

    They do find it hilarious though, according to my friend kevin who likes to attend racially insensitive parties dressed as a mexican.

    Preacher on
    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

    pleasepaypreacher.net
  • FeralFeral MEMETICHARIZARD interior crocodile alligator ⇔ ǝɹʇɐǝɥʇ ǝᴉʌoɯ ʇǝloɹʌǝɥɔ ɐ ǝʌᴉɹp ᴉRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Organichu wrote: »
    what confuses me about that bike theft video is

    well

    there's nothing that precludes me from stopping that robbery and also fucking her stupid

    they are not necessarily exclusive ends

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFFS3ndWSJ4

    Feral on
    every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.

    the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
  • FartacusFartacus __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2011
    Feral wrote: »
    Fartacus wrote: »
    Feral wrote: »
    I saw a pretty cute curvy black girl at the hot springs last weekend.

    Made me think of you, Fartacus. I think it was the day after you were hells of drunk in [chat] talking about big butts.

    god I love butts
    Naked hot springs

    fffffffffffffffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

    Fartacus on
  • HonkHonk Honk is this poster. Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2011
    Is white guilt sort of like original sin?

    Honk on
    PSN: Honkalot
  • ThomamelasThomamelas Only one man can kill this many Russians. Bring his guitar to me! Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Preacher wrote: »
    Hey [chat]. I drank a lot of wine last night and watched the Joan Rivers documentary. It was great.

    Is her documentary called "Plastic!"?

    No. Actually one thing that's really great about it is that other than a tiny bit where she talks about it, they don't even talk about her plastic surgery at all. The documentary is about her career as a comedienne, which is actually much more storied and interesting than you'd think.

    She guest hosted the Tonight Show and she was on the list for possible replacements for Carson. She was a dark horse but she made the list. That's a hell of a career.

    Thomamelas on
  • FartacusFartacus __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2011
    Honk wrote: »
    Did you lose a coin toss, Fartacus?

    Because your name is pretty gross.

    no I picked this one

    i thought it was a pretty good pun

    i may have been high

    Fartacus on
  • Fuzzy Cumulonimbus CloudFuzzy Cumulonimbus Cloud Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Arch wrote: »
    well shit bowen, i don't know how valid this is, but it looks sound from a cursory glance

    check it out
    if he's still trying to do that 500 calorie restriction diet I know the answer
    :P

    Fuzzy Cumulonimbus Cloud on
  • ShivahnShivahn Unaware of her barrel shifter privilege Western coastal temptressRegistered User, Moderator mod
    edited January 2011
    Preacher wrote: »

    Yeap, me too. I would have called 911 on either of the two (and the fucking chick too for that matter) without even speaking to them.

    I would absolutely not confront a potential criminal over someone else's bike.

    Seriously, I've called the cops to report crimes or weird shit ain't no thing. I don't confront or hang around. Just call the fucking po po and be done with it. So many wackjobs that could turn a "Hey are you stealing that?" into a fucking blood bath.

    I've also called the cops on neighbors having what sounded like a domestic dispute.

    I get really sick of people trying to use statistics as proof of what I would do.

    You don't know me.

    I've only called the cops once, when a friend was trying to drink herself unconscious and suddenly stopped responding online.

    Turns out it was nothing but I'm still glad I did it. She'd been locked in her room and her roommate didn't even know what was going on. After the police came she took care of her.

    Shivahn on
  • HonkHonk Honk is this poster. Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2011
    Fartacus wrote: »
    Honk wrote: »
    Did you lose a coin toss, Fartacus?

    Because your name is pretty gross.

    no I picked this one

    i thought it was a pretty good pun

    i may have been high

    You are so gross dude. Or lady.

    So gross.

    Honk on
    PSN: Honkalot
  • ArchArch Neat-o, mosquito! Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Fartacus wrote: »
    hey arch

    so I agree that fMRI isn't always treated with the necessary skepticism, especially by the media (again I think it's important to distinguish popular response from professional procedure)

    but what do you make of studies like this, then: http://www.physorg.com/news196508066.html -- which demonstrate strong, statistically-significant predictive power based on brain imaging?

    If it doesn't signify anything, doesn't it stand to reason that fMRI would struggle to predict anything accurately? Also, I can't help but think of the fMRI imaging efforts where scientists have attenuated fMRI to determine successfully what images or letters people are picturing in their brains

    of course in both cases we're talking about researchers using relatively sophisticated statistical techniques, so presumably they're using best practices along the lines recommended in the salmon article,

    but personally I don't read stuff like that as "fMRI is bunk" so much as "be careful because it's not hard to mess this shit up."

    no i totally agree- my point isn't that "it is completely bunk" but i should be more clear

    a paper i just read cites that 76% of papers published in major journals that report fMRI data use uncorrected statistics with either abnormally high p values, or arbitrary significance values for their data.

    which makes me suspect of any claim of universality or behavioral response based on fMRI data alone

    Arch on
  • WashWash Sweet Christmas Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Preacher wrote: »
    Anyone else surprised Fartacus isn't black?

    No, because black people don't have tons of white guilt exploding out of them constantly. :wink:

    They do find it hilarious though, according to my friend kevin who likes to attend racially insensitive parties dressed as a mexican.

    White guilt is pretty fucking stupid, honestly. Honkies be tripping.

    Wash on
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  • WinkyWinky rRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I'm a fucking waste of space.

    I went to my advisor today to fill out a form that would allow me to replace my old failing grade in Orgo II with the new grade I get this semester.

    I walk in and sit down and she's like "I told you last semester, the deadline for this was last Friday."

    I may have fucked up my chance of getting into graduate school by five fucking days.

    brb killing self

    Winky on
  • HonkHonk Honk is this poster. Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2011
    I made hot chocolate, and even though I can taste that the milk is not alright it still tastes very good but in a weird way.

    Honk on
    PSN: Honkalot
  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Shivahn wrote: »

    I've only called the cops once, when a friend was trying to drink herself unconscious and suddenly stopped responding online.

    Turns out it was nothing but I'm still glad I did it. She'd been locked in her room and her roommate didn't even know what was going on. After the police came she took care of her.

    Ominous.

    Preacher on
    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

    pleasepaypreacher.net
  • ArchArch Neat-o, mosquito! Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    japan wrote: »
    Arch wrote: »
    i

    what

    is
    The Macsween vegetarian haggis consists of kidney beans, lentils, peanuts, walnuts, almonds, carrots, turnip, mushrooms and vegetable margarine, together with the traditional ingredients of oatmeal, onions and our special blend of spices and seasoning.

    i what bluh

    i dont

    why

    Arch on
  • stevemarks44stevemarks44 Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Preacher wrote: »
    Preacher wrote: »

    Yeap, me too. I would have called 911 on either of the two (and the fucking chick too for that matter) without even speaking to them.

    I would absolutely not confront a potential criminal over someone else's bike.

    Seriously, I've called the cops to report crimes or weird shit ain't no thing. I don't confront or hang around. Just call the fucking po po and be done with it. So many wackjobs that could turn a "Hey are you stealing that?" into a fucking blood bath.

    I called the cops on a drunk driver once. Watched the cop pull her over too. My friends called me a narc but I felt really good about myself. Shit was dangerous, she was swerving.

    Your friends are fucking idiots. Drunk drivers are god damn dangerous.

    There's a very odd culture that exists in LA about drunk driving that I was repulsed to find here.

    Things in LA are very far from each other and people are by and large not loaded with expendable income, thus cabs are usually too expensive. At least 4 or 5 different people ranging from 22-32 have told me that there's nothing wrong with "learning to drive drunk" in LA. Kind of that "You've got to get home somehow!" mentality. I honestly only did it once and it was three blocks (literally) in a straight line at 3am with nobody on the road and I was doing 20mph. It was still too dangerous and freaked me out. I don't get how people can drive down Sunset Blvd doing 40 and get away with it/justify it.

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  • NerdgasmicNerdgasmic __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2011
    I'm sure everything will turn out okay, winky :(

    Nerdgasmic on
  • FeralFeral MEMETICHARIZARD interior crocodile alligator ⇔ ǝɹʇɐǝɥʇ ǝᴉʌoɯ ʇǝloɹʌǝɥɔ ɐ ǝʌᴉɹp ᴉRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Yeah, I find it interesting when somebody publishes a study with an alpha of, like, 0.20.

    Especially when their sample size is 10.

    :^: gj guys

    Feral on
    every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.

    the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
  • ArchArch Neat-o, mosquito! Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Fartacus wrote: »
    Feral wrote: »
    Fartacus wrote: »
    Feral wrote: »
    I saw a pretty cute curvy black girl at the hot springs last weekend.

    Made me think of you, Fartacus. I think it was the day after you were hells of drunk in [chat] talking about big butts.

    god I love butts
    Naked hot springs

    fffffffffffffffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

    why dont we have naked hot springs in south carolina?

    wait answered my own question

    Arch on
  • FartacusFartacus __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2011
    Anyone else surprised Fartacus isn't black?

    No, because black people don't have tons of white guilt exploding out of them constantly. :wink:

    this basically

    I think it's pretty easy to tell that I'm a self-hating white guy who tries too hard, even over the internet

    but I appreciate the compliment, fluffy

    :P

    Fartacus on
  • EddyEddy Gengar the Bittersweet Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Is a sample size of ten even a defensible position, statistically speaking?

    Eddy on
    "and the morning stars I have seen
    and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
  • FeralFeral MEMETICHARIZARD interior crocodile alligator ⇔ ǝɹʇɐǝɥʇ ǝᴉʌoɯ ʇǝloɹʌǝɥɔ ɐ ǝʌᴉɹp ᴉRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Winky wrote: »
    I'm a fucking waste of space.

    I went to my advisor today to fill out a form that would allow me to replace my old failing grade in Orgo II with the new grade I get this semester.

    I walk in and sit down and she's like "I told you last semester, the deadline for this was last Friday."

    I may have fucked up my chance of getting into graduate school by five fucking days.

    brb killing self

    Dude that sucks.

    Go over her head.

    Feral on
    every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.

    the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
  • ShivahnShivahn Unaware of her barrel shifter privilege Western coastal temptressRegistered User, Moderator mod
    edited January 2011
    Eddy wrote: »
    Is a sample size of ten even a defensible position, statistically speaking?

    If the effect is strong enough, maybe?

    Shivahn on
  • ArchArch Neat-o, mosquito! Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Eddy wrote: »
    Is a sample size of ten even a defensible position, statistically speaking?

    depends

    and thus therein lies the problem

    Arch on
  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Honk wrote: »
    I made hot chocolate, and even though I can taste that the milk is not alright it still tastes very good but in a weird way.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlTvWvfEMxE

    Supernatural fans will get this joke.

    Preacher on
    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

    pleasepaypreacher.net
  • Silas BrownSilas Brown That's hobo style. Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Added Massively to my RSS reader.

    This will end poorly.

    Silas Brown on
  • FartacusFartacus __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2011
    Preacher wrote: »
    Anyone else surprised Fartacus isn't black?

    No, because black people don't have tons of white guilt exploding out of them constantly. :wink:

    They do find it hilarious though, according to my friend kevin who likes to attend racially insensitive parties dressed as a mexican.

    oh indeed

    I've always heard that playing the race card with progressive whites is like the best pastime ever

    it's like UK-Office levels of awkwardness

    Fartacus on
  • WinkyWinky rRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Nerdgasmic wrote: »
    I'm sure everything will turn out okay, winky :(

    My advising session was five minutes long.

    One minute was her explaining to me that I had fucked up my GPA forever.

    The next four minutes was me repeating "There is nothing I can do?" in increasingly more desperate tones.

    Left before I started crying, though.

    Winky on
  • ArchArch Neat-o, mosquito! Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Feral wrote: »
    Winky wrote: »
    I'm a fucking waste of space.

    I went to my advisor today to fill out a form that would allow me to replace my old failing grade in Orgo II with the new grade I get this semester.

    I walk in and sit down and she's like "I told you last semester, the deadline for this was last Friday."

    I may have fucked up my chance of getting into graduate school by five fucking days.

    brb killing self

    Dude that sucks.

    Go over her head.

    sucks and you may ruin the ability to get a reference from her BUT

    worth a shot

    Arch on
  • HonkHonk Honk is this poster. Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2011
    Nobody watches Supernatural, Preach. Nobody gets it.

    Honk on
    PSN: Honkalot
  • japanjapan Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Arch wrote: »
    japan wrote: »
    Arch wrote: »
    i

    what

    is
    The Macsween vegetarian haggis consists of kidney beans, lentils, peanuts, walnuts, almonds, carrots, turnip, mushrooms and vegetable margarine, together with the traditional ingredients of oatmeal, onions and our special blend of spices and seasoning.

    i what bluh

    i dont

    why

    Because otherwise the sequence of events at the dinner doesn't make any sense.

    You need a haggis to pipe in and address.

    japan on
  • YamiNoSenshiYamiNoSenshi A point called Z In the complex planeRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Feral wrote: »
    Yeah, I find it interesting when somebody publishes a study with an alpha of, like, 0.20.

    Especially when their sample size is 10.

    :^: gj guys

    I saw an article that said people remember less when reading from a Kindle than from a real book. Their sample size was like 20 people.

    YamiNoSenshi on
  • TL DRTL DR Not at all confident in his reflexive opinions of thingsRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Speaking of, I saw a pretty rockin' cover of I Like Big Butts over the weekend, performed by a jamband and including a bitchin' washboard solo.

    Most fun I've had with that song since middle school.

    TL DR on
  • FartacusFartacus __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2011
    Arch wrote: »

    no i totally agree- my point isn't that "it is completely bunk" but i should be more clear

    a paper i just read cites that 76% of papers published in major journals that report fMRI data use uncorrected statistics with either abnormally high p values, or arbitrary significance values for their data.

    which makes me suspect of any claim of universality or behavioral response based on fMRI data alone

    ahh, I see

    yeah I think that's a fair point

    Fartacus on
  • HonkHonk Honk is this poster. Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2011
    God that was some good chocolate. Totally worth diarrhea.

    Honk on
    PSN: Honkalot
  • Regina FongRegina Fong Allons-y, Alonso Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Honk wrote: »
    Is white guilt sort of like original sin?

    It's a thing exclusive to white liberals where they overcompensate for their privilege. It's not a bad thing, in and of itself, but frequently it becomes a thing where the white guilty person starts projecting it onto other people and that gets pretty old.

    Regina Fong on
  • Silas BrownSilas Brown That's hobo style. Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Damn, Winky D: I'm sorry

    Silas Brown on
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