Ask post:
I do a bit of drinking, and I'm looking for a new...
favorited 21 times, recently by chriswarren, spiderskull, Shohn, Oobidaius, lhall, Lesium, aclevername, Phire, churl, Falconetti, ShawnString, Mayor West
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"The term "hardcore" in relation to gamers always makes me chuckle. As far as I can tell, it's just an excuse for twitch gamers to denigrate puzzle games and feel good about themselves. Besides, they've been putting that line about the Wii..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by Pendragon, Blazecock Pileon, KokuRyu, JaredSeth
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"but the end of the speech seems a little whiney when he gets into post-modern criticism
You mean Stephenson manages to put together something fantastic, only to fuck it up with a shitty ending? color me shocked...." [
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favorited 7 times, recently by JDHarper, Telf, infidelpants, grandsham, Scoo, Ber, abulafa
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Bonzai: if anything, war shows what a thin veneer civilization really is." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by bilgepump
Last month
MeFi comment:
"You know, Charles Dickens used to be angry that rogue printing presses in the United States pirating all his stuff.
Of course, in retrospect we know is rage was correct, since clearly the market for books expired in the 19th century...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by aeschenkarnos
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Wait, you're saying Zimbabwe is full of blacks and has no oil? Good luck, fellas. The St. Department will be watching this one from the office TV." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Blazecock Pileon
2 months ago
Ask comment:
"I have to agree with the anxiety suggestions. In fact, this sounds very similar to some of my own past experiences.
At the beginning of my last two relationships, I had tremendous difficulty keeping the Melty-Man at bay. Oral sex, etc., were all..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by monkeyx-uk
2 months ago
MeTa post:
“A desk is a dangerous place from which to watch the world”
favorited 58 times, recently by Ritchie, Phire, neetij, booticon, Glee, drill_here_fore_seismics, pwally, jclovebrew, timmins, cgg, peacheater, terrapin, waxbanks, limeonaire, nicolin, strawdog, regicide is good for you, melorama, jcterminal, kchristidis, moonlet
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"electrical energy cannot be stored efficiently, cheaply, in sufficient quantity.
If only someone would invent a device that stored electricity for later use!..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by greytape, gorgor_balabala
2 months ago
Ask comment:
"HVAC is the family business, which I managed for a short time and worked a little in the field as go-fur, coil cleaner, etc. In this situation, we would - every time - recommend the new unit.
Now, I understand you don't want to throw down 5k. But,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by liquado
2 months ago
MeTa comment:
"Somewhere in the misty halls of time, Archimedes looks at a potato. Such a wonderful little food. but the skin - ye gods - the SKIN. One could peel it, sure, but with dull bronze wedges? It would take all day! No, no, that's just no good. He pondered..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by gemmy, amethysts, Phatty Lumpkin, Kattullus, Phred182
2 months ago
MeFi post:
Feudal Crime Lords of Japan
favorited 30 times, recently by honeyx, vocpanda, vodkadin, acro, agregoli, rtha, BinaryApe, chugg, thedaniel, artifarce, hap_hazard, RakDaddy, googlebombed, slimepuppy, runincircles, Cassilda, colin folds five, monocot, Drastic, Vindaloo, painquale, sebastienbailard, PeterMcDermott, GaelFC, Snyder, chunking express, longdaysjourney, tkchrist, Large Marge, Blazecock Pileon
2 months ago
MeTa comment:
"Yeah, you should really play despite lohmann's presence. BOINK!
PS: Even though it LOOKS like there are no steam events, there are. I am notoriously last minute about throwing up the event reminders. FYI - regular games occur [all times..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by SlyBevel
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"francesca: Did you read either of the articles? Just curious, because the Wired article, for example, is also about the ability to *create* intrusive thoughts via hypersonic advertisement. Also some of the sticker implication of the memory-killer..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by JHarris
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"binturong: I think you have something of a misunderstanding about how textbooks are created and chosen.
Created: Textbooks in all subjects are essentially written to cater to Florida, Texas, and California. Some textbooks, such as government,..." [
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favorited 6 times, recently by blendor, flatluigi, the other side, nasreddin, dosterm, shmegegge
4 months ago
MeTa comment:
"However, in order for it to work, those everyone else has to live and let live. Funny, a lot of times that's the bigger sticking point." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Blazecock Pileon
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Knee-jerk cynicism abounds. It rings true to me, it's entirely plausible, so it's true as far as I'm concerned. Disbelieving it is an equally fine response, I think. But, enjoy going over every scrap of narrated human kindness looking for the lies...." [
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favorited 7 times, recently by flatluigi, theiconoclast31, gregb1007, mammary16, languagehat, effbot, agregoli
4 months ago
MeTa comment:
"Favorites are bookmarks. Anyone who says otherwise is a god damn moron, and I'll see them in the pit. (Bring your own broadsword.)" [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Banky_Edwards, ersatzkat
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I this whole time, I've been supporting HOMINTERN because of my love of Hominy. I guess that explains all the weird looks at the meetings." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by mudpuppie
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I think the funny thing is that a lot of the way I played, and I assume many of you played, was a method of play GG found detestable. Role playing, character development, etc. had no place in one of Gygax's worlds. Go back and read some descriptions..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by axon
5 months ago
Ask comment:
"It is, in many ways, an impossible question to answer, because it is so dependent on the personality of the instructor. Well, no, let me rephrase: the key to successful classroom management has nothing to do with "personality." What I mean..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by chicainthecity, upplepop, lumosh
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Nobel prize in bacon for this person." [
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favorited 15 times, recently by theora55, bristolcat, IronLizard, Nattie, Blazecock Pileon, tehloki, Songdog, hjo3, UbuRoivas, DU, minimal, MillMan, scrump, eriko, jonson
5 months ago
MeTa comment:
"Eh, flatlanders are always jealous about how shitty their scenery is. Vermont is sorry your fall is only 1 week and very, very ugly. Don't hate." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by arcticwoman
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"This is not the thread I expected when I walked in. Color me impressed. He was a wrong, wrong guy, but way better than his ideological "heirs...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by JHarris
5 months ago
MeTa comment:
"The flagging system must be down... wait, no...
Well, maybe if we just added a racism flag. . . errrr...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by KAS
5 months ago
MeTa comment:
"Luckily ask.me is not operated based on your sensibilities. Thank god. What the fuck, man?" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by horsemuth
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Normally I hate the Cracked lists, but - maybe it's just cos history is my thing - when they make historical lists like this I actually laugh out loud. At least one or two guys on that staff know their stuff...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by psmealey
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I love Aimee Mann, but it's my birthday weekend and all (on Monday), so I doubt I'll get around to checking these out til' Tuesday." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by jonson, davejay
5 months ago
