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"vorfeed The application of force is the world's oldest equalizer
And shortly after that, a mechanism for a physically weak leader to distance himself from the equalizing effect of force application was invented. It's called "thugs". The..." [
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favorited 19 times, recently by justnathan
9 hours ago
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"Very good advice here, and I have little to add except seconding most of it (especially, reading Word Freak by Stefan Fatsis, and everything ten pounds of inertia said). One minor point: you already know over 90% of the two-letter and three-letter..." [
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Yesterday
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"Are you patting him? It's unusual (in my experience) for a cat to spontaneously start in with the purring and kneading, without being patted first.
As always with animals, reward the behavior you like (sitting quietly in your lap); distract or..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by chicainthecity
Yesterday
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"I've been outside. It's overrrated.
Traditionally Outside receives extremely high ratings by those who like to see others play it, and these people are in many cases comfortably ensconced Inside themselves. Outside was released many years ago, it..." [
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favorited 491 times, recently by turgid dahlia, anvilcity
3 days ago
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"He paused for a heartbeat, looked at his watch and said, "So, how long before we get on the move again?"
Christ.
Don't be too harsh on that guy, sveskemus. Denial is normal, wanting to get on with one's own life is normal too, and the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by vbfg
3 days ago
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"tkolar Really, an English newspaper is going to criticize people for plundering Africa?
Would you prefer they not criticize the Chinese for plundering Africa?..." [
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favorited 17 times, recently by Sangermaine, scrump, magstheaxe, Kadin2048, codswallop, doozer_ex_machina, pinothefrog, malpractice, sebastienbailard, the other side, cellphone, Mick, Artw, Midnight Rambler, bookish, imperium, Pope Guilty
3 days ago
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"I have someone like that. I think many people do. Thinking about calling her is generally an indication, for me, that things aren't going well in my life. So I take it as a sign to go and do something else, preferably something social, with friends...." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by chicainthecity, ifjuly, The1andonly
3 days ago
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"(I have a friend who got his last job because he met someone playing World of Warcraft. I'm not saying that's what you need to do, but I think it's that sort of thing that's the key.)
This is networking. Not specifically the WoW thing, but asking..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by ifjuly, ImproviseOrDie
3 days ago
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"Deeply unenviable, to say the least.
Your writing, the way you put the things you've said, indicates that you have a deep concern for her feelings and her welfare. That's the real point of love. You might say you don't love her, but what you say..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by sondrialiac, Optimus Chyme, SpacemanStix, lunasol
4 days ago
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"HAHAHA
I'm a bit puzzled by this response. I must admit I can't really see the joke in some poor dumb kid getting sucked in by worthless scammers, and eventually getting killed. But maybe I'm just a sicko that way...." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by lunasol, lizzicide, rodgerd, vertigo25
5 days ago
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""Everybody or nobody" is trivial to apply to equipment-based sport. You get the same bike as everyone else. Maybe one capable of some minor adjustments for your height, but otherwise, you get what you're given, the officially issued device...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by papafrita
7 days ago
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"Many people, myself included, have attempted over and over to explain to DNAB why copyright infringement is not theft (although it certainly does harm the interests of many people), and furthermore, that his desire to apply legal penalties for an act..." [
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favorited 9 times, recently by drdevice, lizzicide, spiderwire, dopeypanda, Cool Papa Bell, crawl, Balonious Assault, wendell, Civil_Disobedient
7 days ago
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"I'm with the customer on this one. By all means make suggestions as to what I might like, Mr Barista, but if you can make the thing I want (and note the difference in meaning between the word "can" and "want to"), damn well make..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by peacheater, Phredward
10 days ago
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"I just read this whole thread, and there are very good arguments on many sides of this issue. Firstly, to back up Pastabagel, "just fire her" and "just quit" are alternate versions of the same facile piece of advice derived from..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Crabby Appleton
11 days ago
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"I DO NOT AGREE WITH IT, I NEVER WILL, THERE IS NO ARGUMENT THAT WILL CONVINCE ME
That's my point exactly. If that is your attitude about copyright infringement, you do not belong in a MetaFilter discussion about copyright infringement. This is the..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by GrammarMoses, dopeypanda, mullingitover
2 weeks ago
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"When I have my symptoms, caffeine seems to make them worse (especially mental fog). Alcohol, oddly, seems to make them better.
That's highly relevant, and should be mentioned to the endocrinologist. Also try eating meals consisting mostly of one..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Espoo2
2 weeks ago
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"What is "fair" about making me pay for other people's kids?
"Other people's." Cross that bit out and the answer becomes clear.
Kids are not personal stuff, like your underpants, or your TV set, or your Cheetos. Kids are people,..." [
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favorited 18 times, recently by ambrosia, Librarygeek, tiny crocodile, sarahnade, scrump, yort, skoosh, ghost of a past number, The Light Fantastic, numinous, h00py, ThePinkSuperhero, Mitheral, bakerybob, Kronos_to_Earth, jedicus, bunnytricks, eye of newt
2 weeks ago
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"I vote for therapy. Hell, asking us counts as therapy of a sort. The best way to approach it IMO is to find one who'll speak to you together, and separately. Some things you can't bring yourself to say in front of the other spouse, and the therapist..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by streetdreams
2 weeks ago
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"Couldn'ta happened to a better guy.
Oh yes it could. There's a list as long as your arm of people who thoroughly deserve to be waterboarded to death.
People need to stop being so nice about this. All of those people, and their fellow travellers,..." [
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favorited 12 times, recently by Monochrome, blueberry, snwod, liza, Optimus Chyme, kc8nod, uaudio, Laotic, MikeKD, ao4047, notsnot, Senor Cardgage
3 weeks ago
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"So you can find situations to justify torture. So could they. You really aren't different at all.
I'm not a fan of retributive justice, but there is a difference. The argument goes: it is not wrong to kill a killer, to torture a torturer, pluck out..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Kadin2048
3 weeks ago
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"Just like communism or universal adoption of a single religion, libertarianism is a nice idea, because it would lead to harmony and peace and happiness. But just like other ideologies, it only works as long as every single person in the group is..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Bummus
3 weeks ago
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"This sounds like "fear aggression", if you want a good search term to look up.
Feliway worked very well for my brother's fear-aggressive cat, at least to get her used to me, while I was catsitting her. I'm not so sure how well it will..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Arqa
3 weeks ago
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"The length of time it can take to fight battles inside them is part of what makes WoW's dungeons seem much larger than they geographically are. For instance, the mighty undead-infested ruins of Stratholme are really no larger than a shopping center...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by darkstar
3 weeks ago
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"Since cortex kindly went ahead and deleted the FPP I was writing this for, a link to this in the middle of me writing it, I'm gonna post it here. :P
That rising oil prices is just a speculation bubble makes a lot of sense, but I think there's two..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by bystander
3 weeks ago
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"On behalf of MetaFilter, I give you permission to put in applications for temp agencies and for every job that even vaguely interests you (especially jobs you can walk or take a bus to), to use up your sick leave attending interviews, and to print..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by thewrongparty, Flying Squirrel
4 weeks ago
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"Notice to all inventors of water-powered cars and suchlike:
Dear sir/madam,
Your invention is marvellous and wonderful. It will lead to a tremendous reduction in pollution, poverty, starvation, crime, natural disasters, and TV advertising...." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Lentrohamsanin, Jofus, TheOnlyCoolTim
4 weeks ago
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"I am one of those people, I have them.
I've seen you express carefully examined and well-thought-out opinions from time to time, but this is not one of them. I shall try again. Let's leave aside the matter of the US Supreme Court specifically making..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by vorfeed, Kadin2048
4 weeks ago
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"[a few comments removed - if you can't make your arguments without continually calling people fucking assholes, you should probably take a walk or go to metatalk or an ice cream parlor. ]
Where it's me he was calling that, I object much more to..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by George_Spiggott
4 weeks ago
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"I think I could transpose that into a diatribe about blacks, or jews, or any other group you could attach a prejudice to, and demonstrate just how hateful a speech that was.
It would be just as right. Calling a rhetorical point hateful does not..." [
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favorited 14 times, recently by lalochezia, hap_hazard, Dormant Gorilla, lord_wolf, Mayor West, rottytooth, Orb2069, fullerine, orthogonality, Belle O'Cosity, RedEmma, maxwelton, rodgerd, tachikaze
Last month
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"What TedW said. Use social pressure through parents rather than bothering with lawyers who are (a) expensive; (b) don't, in the final analysis really give a damn about you, the flatmate, or the house, it's just a job to them; (c) are generally..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by TurquoiseZebra
Last month
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"I have hundreds of boxes filled with things that are important to me that I need to go through. How do I decide what to throw out?
Pastabagel wrote one of the best comments ever on this subject, which I will quote here:
Coveting possessions is..." [
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favorited 48 times, recently by roombythelake
Last month
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"Does anyone have anything good to say about HOAs? Every time I read about one, it's some insanely fucked-up story like this.
Much as I detest busybodies and pocket Hitlers ... it's confirmation bias. A very large number of places are under a HOA..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by Crabby Appleton, dellsolace, lukemeister, sebastienbailard
Last month
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"konolia For the record I can believe in MICRO evolution, just not macro evolution
That's like believing in rain, but not in rivers." [
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favorited 55 times, recently by Deathalicious
Last month
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"Y'know ... Steve With The Names is kinda half-right. It is inherently an "unserious" gesture, in that Dennis Kucinich's desired state of affairs will not come about by this means, and he knows that that is futile. But the other half of..." [
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favorited 13 times, recently by Rhaomi, Tufa, zardoz, _aa_, Balisong, dirtynumbangelboy, slickvaguely, Faint of Butt, jtron, Hot Like Your 12V Wire, HyperBlue, funkiwan, From Bklyn
Last month
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"Is there a term for a seemingly excessive pre-occupation with bodies/sex?
I'd guess sex addiction, or a fetish of some kind, or even an obsession or fixation.
I have a male friend (in the U.S.) who is constantly judging
Entirely normal. Default..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by phrontist, fantabulous timewaster, mi
Last month
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"The best way to stop shoplifters is to make it impossible to shoplift. Read this book. Then think about it. Go through your store, thinking like a shoplifter. Enlist the aid of others to do that. Where are you out of sight of the counter? Where are..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by crabintheocean, oaf, lizzicide, mmoncur, Optimus Chyme
Last month
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"ZachsMind This comes down to an argument between those who believe a document like The U.S. Constitution only protects the rights of individuals who are Americans in both blood and deed, and those who believe the purpose of documents like The..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ZachsMind
Last month
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"Try this, Speechlab from Synthetic Reality. It's intended to do text-to-speech, but it does so by doing text-to-phonetics, then phonetics-to-speech. Since it shows the intermediate step, it may incidentally do what you want it to do.
(And..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Carillon
Last month
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"me & my monkey Fred Phelps, as hateful as he is, incites violence against gays all the time, but he's not an actual threat to gays because no one is going to listen to him. Prohibiting his speech would not make me, a gay man, any safer as a..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Jimbob
Last month
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"Regarding self-defense, leet ninja skillz are better than nothing, but the question of a modern martial artist vs an armed medieval peasant is open to some debate. However, at the very least, the martial artist knows what the peasant is likely to try..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by twins named Lugubrious and Salubrious, TheOnlyCoolTim
Last month
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""Free speech" as defined as the legal right to put whatever you want, without the slightest regard to its veracity, into the public discourse isn't a good thing, it is the thing that is wrong with American "journalism". If people..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by turgid dahlia, jb, wendell, Jimbob
Last month
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"The problem is flashes, not cameras as such. Solution: a big sign reading "NO FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY ALLOWED", and some bouncers. Eject a few violators--they can even be planted to be ejected, to demonstrate the concept to the crowd--and the..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by parhamr, Richard Daly, RakDaddy, zippy, tippiedog
Last month
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"Schismatic is right. Yes, you can, but there are some things you need to do. Move yourself from "in unrequited love with her" to just plain "loving her". Realize that her being happy is the actual point of you loving her. Abandon..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Korou
Last month
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"Alas, poor Hillary. Four years too late. She is proving herself, over and over again, to have been the absolute ideal Democratic candidate of 2004. Enthusiastically negative, running against a horrendously dumb, corrupt candidate, empty of real..." [
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favorited 10 times, recently by blueberry, Richard Daly, HighTechUnderpants, xorry, Lou Stuells, low_horrible_immoral, shiu mai baby, nasreddin, Locative, maryh
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