MeFi comment: "The fools. When will they learn that the only permissible answer to any behavioral issue is harsher punishments?" [more]
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MeFi comment: "I never understood what value film critics bring to society anyway. They could all be taken up in the Rapture and I'd never notice. Well, Doohickie, there are really two types, and each has a different value: A film reviewer's value is to help..." [more]
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MeFi comment: "To hold a personal blog to standards of public service and impartiality, and cry betrayal when they fail to live up to these standards, is taking it a bit too seriously. True enough. And though I don't think an LLC with employees and merchandise..." [more]
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MeFi comment: "Despite the fact that I'm strongly against the death penalty, I'm frankly angry that the prosecution decided to withdraw it. There's no contradiction there. One can believe that the death penalty should be eliminated as a matter of policy. That..." [more]
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Ask comment: "I can't imagine that likeapen would be fired for complaining about the smoke, either to the owners or to some public authority. Not unless the owners are fools. I expect it would be much more likely that likeapen would be fired in a month or two for..." [more]
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Ask comment: "I'm a bit confused. I thought that he wasn't at all wealthy, so how much of gold-digger can she possibly be? However, in the spirit of giving SOME sort of answer, I believe the classic "soap-opera villainess" method to "intimidate,..." [more]
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MeFi comment: "I shouldn't have snarked. I don't hate Doctorow, I think he's at least a mediocre-to-good author, and I agree with him on most of the issues the advocates. And although I don't believe that Boing Boing can be fairly described as a "personal..." [more]
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