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  • Apothe0sisApothe0sis Have you ever questioned the nature of your reality? Registered User regular
    Also, people dying is not worthy of a thread

  • KanaKana Registered User regular
    Apothe0sis wrote: »
    Also, people dying is not worthy of a thread

    yeah well your opinions are not worthy of a post but here we are so nyah

    A trap is for fish: when you've got the fish, you can forget the trap. A snare is for rabbits: when you've got the rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words are for meaning: when you've got the meaning, you can forget the words.
  • bloodyroarxxbloodyroarxx Casa GrandeRegistered User regular
    Apothe0sis wrote: »
    Also, people dying is not worthy of a thread

    Someone as legendary as Ali absolutely does.

  • Apothe0sisApothe0sis Have you ever questioned the nature of your reality? Registered User regular
    Kana wrote: »
    Apothe0sis wrote: »
    Also, people dying is not worthy of a thread

    yeah well your opinions are not worthy of a post but here we are so nyah

    Which is why I only post facts

    ::cool:

  • simonwolfsimonwolf i can feel a difference today, a differenceRegistered User regular
    Apothe0sis wrote: »
    Kana wrote: »
    Apothe0sis wrote: »
    Also, people dying is not worthy of a thread

    yeah well your opinions are not worthy of a post but here we are so nyah

    Which is why I only post facts

    ::cool:

    permission to treat the witness as hostile

  • bloodyroarxxbloodyroarxx Casa GrandeRegistered User regular
    @Cinders I know you like it when whole cysts come out intact you have to see this one

    https://www.drpimplepopper.com/that-third-cyst/

  • OrphaneOrphane rivers of red that run to seaRegistered User regular
    Apothe0sis wrote: »
    Kana wrote: »
    Apothe0sis wrote: »
    Also, people dying is not worthy of a thread

    yeah well your opinions are not worthy of a post but here we are so nyah

    Which is why I only post facts

    ::cool:

    wrong

  • ronyaronya Arrrrrf. the ivory tower's basementRegistered User regular


    This is something I genuinely feel happy for him about.

    quick, buy this merch with Visa to celebrate

    aRkpc.gif
  • OrganichuOrganichu poops peesRegistered User regular
    when i die i expect one of you dig me up and rape my corpse

    idc if you post about it on the internet tho

  • Apothe0sisApothe0sis Have you ever questioned the nature of your reality? Registered User regular
    Good gravy

    A xenomorph is going to emerg from that thing.

  • simonwolfsimonwolf i can feel a difference today, a differenceRegistered User regular
    Apothe0sis wrote: »
    Kana wrote: »
    Apothe0sis wrote: »
    Also, people dying is not worthy of a thread

    yeah well your opinions are not worthy of a post but here we are so nyah

    Which is why I only post facts

    ::cool:
    Apothe0sis wrote: »
    Good gravy

    A xenomorph is going to emerg from that thing.

    one million years dungeon

  • ElldrenElldren Is a woman dammit ceterum censeoRegistered User regular
    Apothe0sis wrote: »
    The young Turks are leftists?

    I thought they were libertarians.

    I thought they were all dead by now

    fuck gendered marketing
  • Rhesus PositiveRhesus Positive GNU Terry Pratchett Registered User regular
    Elldren wrote: »
    Apothe0sis wrote: »
    The young Turks are leftists?

    I thought they were libertarians.

    I thought they were all dead by now

    Nope. Still libertarians all over the place

    [Muffled sounds of gorilla violence]
  • ElldrenElldren Is a woman dammit ceterum censeoRegistered User regular
    No-Quarter wrote: »
    Oh man, Muhammad Ali died, :(

    I was just asking my dad about whether or not he was alive the other day.

    He was then

    fuck gendered marketing
  • Giggles_FunsworthGiggles_Funsworth Blight on Discourse Bay Area SprawlRegistered User regular
    Organichu wrote: »
    what is stan

    The ultimate Eminem fansite

    My heart swelled momentarily, believing this to be true, before being dashed into a thousand pieces.

    But now I see that I have to be the change in the world I seek.

  • Giggles_FunsworthGiggles_Funsworth Blight on Discourse Bay Area SprawlRegistered User regular
    Ugh. Just got a LinkedIn request from a friend's wife. Known the guy for close to ten years, and bank in the day he used to be a fan of racial humor, and if you ever called him out on it he'd admit he was very racist in what also seemed like a joking fashion. Which, racists don't fucking do that, they hate being called racists. Only then he started dating this chick whose brother was an actual neo nazi and was racist in a way that could not be mistaken for funny, but it didn't last so it's like, maybe he made a huge mistake? Only nope, then we get to his current partner, now wife, who is also racist in the normal unaware awful fashion, only way less of a human dumpster fire than the previous girl.

    It's the weirdest fucking thing too, they're both incredibly kind, even progressivish people except for the blatant racism. They aren't even mean to minorities, they just use it to think they're better than them, and also that the area they live in is several orders of magnitude more dangerous than it really is because it's 50% Latino. I don't fucking get it. Can't even cut ties completely because he wasn't /just/ my friend, though I've definitely distanced myself since it started being uncomfortable.

    I mean, I accepted the LinkedIn request because going by the numbers here probably more than half my contacts are just secret racists like everyone else, but people are fucking weird man.

  • OrphaneOrphane rivers of red that run to seaRegistered User regular
    what the
    this dude in my game is level 80

    how much overwatch

  • WinkyWinky rRegistered User regular
    Orphane wrote: »
    what the
    this dude in my game is level 80

    how much overwatch

    I've been seeing people over level 100

  • simonwolfsimonwolf i can feel a difference today, a differenceRegistered User regular
    @kana new open access book edited by Patrick Galbraith (otakuologist and generally nice guy, I've met him at conferences a couple of time) has just been released, might have some interesting content you'd want to check out: https://archive.org/details/MediaConvergenceInJapan

  • WinkyWinky rRegistered User regular
    A Kobold is kind of like an Alligator standing on two legs...

  • cB557cB557 voOOP Registered User regular
    Scary Kobold noises?

  • WinkyWinky rRegistered User regular
    simonwolf wrote: »
    kana new open access book edited by Patrick Galbraith (otakuologist and generally nice guy, I've met him at conferences a couple of time) has just been released, might have some interesting content you'd want to check out: https://archive.org/details/MediaConvergenceInJapan

    I like these bits talking about Miku concerts.

  • OrganichuOrganichu poops peesRegistered User regular
    I view racism or sexism how Patrice O'neal views people who hate dogs: it won't necessarily stop me from liking or befriending you. People are complicated. But it can impose a ceiling on how much affection develops. You can be my friend but you won't be my best friend.

  • jungleroomxjungleroomx It's never too many graves, it's always not enough shovels Registered User regular
    Cmon jobs, call me back so we can pay this shit off and end this.

    The rings came off tonight. If there was any hope of a reconciliation, it's pretty much gone at this point. On the one hand, I'm kind of happy about it... on the other hand, I'm kind of happy about it.

    I just feel stuck because I know there are financial responsibilities we have to fulfill, but getting a good-paying job (even decent, 40k a year!) is proving quite difficult. If I managed to get it, we could have this crap paid off by new years, and the tax returns would allow us to pay off our car, removing every single joint financial thing we have.

    Lease is up in March, so that's the ultimate deadline.

  • simonwolfsimonwolf i can feel a difference today, a differenceRegistered User regular
    I haven't actually read any of it aside from the blurb and table of contents, since I'm currently doing presentation prep for next week, but since convergence/media mix practices play a large part in what I research I'll give it a skim when I can

  • simonwolfsimonwolf i can feel a difference today, a differenceRegistered User regular
    HApvZYW.jpg

  • WinkyWinky rRegistered User regular
    simonwolf wrote: »
    I haven't actually read any of it aside from the blurb and table of contents, since I'm currently doing presentation prep for next week, but since convergence/media mix practices play a large part in what I research I'll give it a skim when I can

    It's talking about fans attending concerts and their perception of her "realness" as a performer, etc.

  • WinkyWinky rRegistered User regular
    Female protag straight hustlin

  • simonwolfsimonwolf i can feel a difference today, a differenceRegistered User regular
    Oh hey, Jacob’s Ladder is free to watch on YouTube now

    sweet deal

  • Giggles_FunsworthGiggles_Funsworth Blight on Discourse Bay Area SprawlRegistered User regular
    Organichu wrote: »
    I view racism or sexism how Patrice O'neal views people who hate dogs: it won't necessarily stop me from liking or befriending you. People are complicated. But it can impose a ceiling on how much affection develops. You can be my friend but you won't be my best friend.

    Right, I mean that's kind of where it's at here, because he's mostly lovely, but prolonged exposure gets uncomfortable. I also worry that if I'm really good friends with somebody who's an unabashed racist it'll pollute me by association, if someone were to use our friendship as validation that he was a good guy on my merit; which is why I originally distanced myself a little.

    It's something that definitely happens too. Happened yesterday actually, recruiter I've been working with asked me about the guy. I didn't want to sabotage him, but I didn't want to give him a glowing review either you know?

  • Harry DresdenHarry Dresden Registered User regular
    Apothe0sis wrote: »
    The young Turks are leftists?

    I thought they were libertarians.

    Nope. Leftists.

  • SurikoSuriko AustraliaRegistered User regular
    simonwolf wrote: »
    new open access book edited by Patrick Galbraith (otakuologist and generally nice guy, I've met him at conferences a couple of time) has just been released, might have some interesting content you'd want to check out: https://archive.org/details/MediaConvergenceInJapan

    This is a really fascinating piece. Makes a lot of what I've seen while over there suddenly click.

  • Apothe0sisApothe0sis Have you ever questioned the nature of your reality? Registered User regular
    Apothe0sis wrote: »
    The young Turks are leftists?

    I thought they were libertarians.

    Nope. Leftists.

    I don't know how I feel about this revelation

  • Harry DresdenHarry Dresden Registered User regular
    Otakuologist? Is that real? It doesn't sound real.

  • simonwolfsimonwolf i can feel a difference today, a differenceRegistered User regular
    edited June 2016
    Otakuologist? Is that real? It doesn't sound real.

    It's the term that kind of floats around for people who study otaku, my use in particular stemming from a dialogue between Galbraith and Thomas Lamarre titled 'Otakuology', it's in a Mechademia volume somewhere. There aren't, like, foundation professors in otakuology or anything, but there's enough material being published and researched on otaku to be able to start isolating work that belongs to the "otakuology" field

    edit: that dialogue was published in Mechademia 5: Fanthropologies, if you want to look it up

    simonwolf on
  • RMS OceanicRMS Oceanic Registered User regular
    The problem with meme compilation videos is it's not long before they all use the same clips

  • cB557cB557 voOOP Registered User regular
    simonwolf wrote: »
    Mechademia 5: Fanthropologies
    Why won't my nose stop bleeding

  • simonwolfsimonwolf i can feel a difference today, a differenceRegistered User regular
    Coming up with ridiculous words is half the fun of academia

    My dad has had multiple times when confused translators have called him, asking what this word was, and he just goes, "oh, I made it up, I'm sure you can figure something out"

  • Mojo_JojoMojo_Jojo We are only now beginning to understand the full power and ramifications of sexual intercourse Registered User regular
    By all accounts French girl's brother has only justgot round to telling people that the baptism is cancelled. The only that would have been in three hours.

    And he did his by email

    There is some intense bitching and we're now expecting a series of confused relatives to start arriving shortly

    Homogeneous distribution of your varieties of amuse-gueule
  • Harry DresdenHarry Dresden Registered User regular
    Apothe0sis wrote: »
    Apothe0sis wrote: »
    The young Turks are leftists?

    I thought they were libertarians.

    Nope. Leftists.

    I don't know how I feel about this revelation

    Honestly, I'm not sure how you missed it. :)

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