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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Do you find Reddit toxic? |
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Posted: Yesterday, 8:53 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 706
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| I haven't got a Reddit account, but I've "lurked" there often enough, usually reading about technical things, which don't attract a lot of acrimony, except for angry outbursts at Microsoft etc., which is forgiveable. I've also seen a bit of stuff about politics and general matters, but I'v... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: long term grudges |
| ToughDiamond |
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Posted: Yesterday, 5:28 pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 4,823
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| An Irish priest once told me to 'pray for the bastards'. This works even if you have no religion. Leave it to God, or karma, or the forces of nature, etc., and they will deal with it. I have no religion, and it doesn't work for me. Obviously cosmic intervention is out of the question in my view of ... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: The man vs bear meme |
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Posted: Yesterday, 5:07 pm
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Replies: 71
Views: 830
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| we need to put fewer expectations on victims and spend much more time raising awareness, educating teens, improving laws, and believing victims. I think most of the bastards I've met wouldn't be much improved by trying to raise their awareness. I don't think the meme would change them either. It's ... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: The man vs bear meme |
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Posted: Yesterday, 4:28 pm
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Replies: 71
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| ^ It IS victim-blamey. It’s shifting the focus from the perpetrator to the victim. It happens too much, and it needs to change. It shouldn’t be hard to imagine how self-defense would be completely ineffective in many different scenarios. Yes, I think "victim-blam ey " is a more accurate d... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: The man vs bear meme |
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Posted: Yesterday, 12:31 pm
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Replies: 71
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| Who knows what I'd do? I've only ever witnessed one assault in my life, which was on a male hippie. I was about to wade in, and my girlfriend physically dragged me away. She said the bully would have just assaulted me too. I remonstrated with her for a while. It's a sad fact of life that it's wise ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Do you get the intonation of this Political Advertisement? |
| ToughDiamond |
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Posted: Yesterday, 12:25 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 138
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That's the message of the ad. But the OP is asking about intonation. Or am I being too literal? |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Pool urine dye |
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Posted: 06 May 2024, 11:04 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 183
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| The prospect of accidental urination puts a new angle the issue. I don't think anybody here meant to advocate incontinence-shaming. Whether or not to expect such people to stay out of a pool, the mind boggles at that question. There are worse things in the world than peeing in pools, I think we all ... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Pool urine dye |
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Posted: 06 May 2024, 8:15 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 183
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| I think some chromogen might be found that visualised the urine stream. If it also reacted with sweat, presumably that would just show as a faint aura around the swimmer rather than a strong colour around the offender's nether regions. The thing is that the substance would react to everybody's swea... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: The man vs bear meme |
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Posted: 06 May 2024, 8:05 pm
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Replies: 71
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| Yes... the irritation being expressed is a result of emotional baiting, and not an actual problem that people actually face, like being assaulted... that's totally what's going on... :roll: I think that the anger a rage-baiter triggers is usually genuine. But I don't think the result leads to a sol... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Songs, Anthems, and Music for Women |
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Posted: 06 May 2024, 5:37 pm
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Replies: 290
Views: 6,258
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TwilightPrincess wrote: ^ I’m not sure if it’s especially for women. I certainly relate to it in a very personal way though. Tracy Chapman is an awesome song writer so I wanted to feature a few of her songs.
Yes she's written and performed some wonderful songs IMO. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: The man vs bear meme |
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Posted: 06 May 2024, 5:29 pm
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Replies: 71
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| I don't get why "treat women better, and do something about those who don't" is such a difficult solution to see. It's not difficult at all, and it's a good wish. What's difficult is the "how to." But I say that at the risk of being wrongly thought a defeatist, or worse. Frankly... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Name Your Top 10 Rock Albums |
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Posted: 06 May 2024, 4:08 pm
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Replies: 8
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| Not necessarily in order of merit: A Beard Of Stars - Tyrannosaurus Rex Ars Longa Vita Brevis - The Nice Ogden's Nut Gone Flake - Small Faces USA - USA Keynsham - Bonzo Dog Band Bam! Big Mustaphas Play Stereolocalmusic - 3 Mustaphas 3 Dreamboat Annie - Heart Aqualung - Jethro Tull From The Witchwood... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Trump's Trial in NY |
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Posted: 06 May 2024, 3:37 pm
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Replies: 46
Views: 1,771
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| “The last thing I want to do is to put you in jail," he added. "You are the former president of the United States, and possibly the next president as well.” What is the connection between those two statements? Would the trial have to be paused if he were jailed for violating gag orders, o... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Vivid Dreams |
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Posted: 06 May 2024, 2:51 pm
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Replies: 41
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| Very interesting. I heard that somebody did a rather cruel experiment where they cut a nerve in a cat's brain, and when it dreamed, it ran about chasing something - perhaps imaginary mice. But the story could have been a myth. From my perspective it is possible to be in both REM sleep and awake simu... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Pool urine dye |
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Posted: 06 May 2024, 2:24 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 183
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| I think some chromogen might be found that visualised the urine stream. If it also reacted with sweat, presumably that would just show as a faint aura around the swimmer rather than a strong colour around the offender's nether regions. Though the idea might be just to colour the entire pool when a c... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: The USPS doesn't deliver mail on Sunday. |
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Posted: 06 May 2024, 1:27 pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 231
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| Royal Mail have never delivered on a Sunday as far as I'm concerned I've seen it happen, back in 1989 or 1990, but only once, in a middle-class area. All the "letters" I get these days are junk mail, pension statements, and the occasional idle threat from the city council. But the parcel ... |
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