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We seem to be talking about different things. Most of the research budget goes to NIH, and a little to DOE. Neither does military research. Thats DOD -- defense spending.

Its not that politicized. 100% of "social science" is bullshit, and studies of gender theory as it relates to glacier movements are bullshit, but that stuffs a tiny fraction of the total. Most of the federal research funding -- like essentially all of it -- goes to actual, valid research...

We can do it even more easily. Literally shave exactly 1% off medicare, social security, and defense, then allocate those savings to research. Voila, youve just doubled the research budget, growing the research budget in one step more than its increased since the Federal government started...

Titan, putting aside your direct logical contradictions, the basic problem you seem to have is you see to think separation of church and state goes one way. Separation of church and state means the state cant tell the church what to do and the church cant tell the state what to do. You seem to...

Religious centers owned by the government and with rules mandated by the government? Yeah, thats 180° the polar opposite of separation of church and state. This is self evident.

I dont think you understand this phrase you're using.

OK, sorry for double posts, but Fuck Google. Backspace has navigated to the previous page in all browsers since what, 1990? Then one day Google decides to remove this from Chrome without providing any way to revert. They had the time to write a little popup box that says "Try alt-left arrow"...

Exactly. The worst part about it is the Stockholm Syndrome it leads to. I literally sat in a hiring committee where one of the committee members pointed out that while this applicant had uploaded all the correct files, and had a strong record, they'd uploaded file A as file B and file B as...

My job requires regular interaction with Federal agencies, and the administrators who run these things are a special kind of fucked up. I'll give one example but the same principle is repeated over and fucking over. I wrote a 15 page research proposal, and in the eyes of the federal government...

I'm envious of you guys who live in areas where cyclists regularly obey the laws. I'll take your word for it. Here in Oregon, cyclists dont even slow down at stop signs. I've literally watched a 60+ couple follow each other trhough a 4 way stop without slowing, and a parent towing their child...

This. Its right and proper that this made it onto the first page. +1 Hypothetically speaking when I have a psychotic break and go on a killing spree, itll be because of some douchebag that rides a childrens toy in traffic because its "good exercise" but then refuses to stop at stop signs...

I know yall laughed when I said this the first time, but we've got numbers floating around so I have to ask. Putting aside specific offers for specific websites. Seriously, there are people or corporations who would pay a lot for a forum? In an era where no one ever sees an ad on the internet...

WTF? Pretty sure I made the switch within the first 24 hrs. Check your list.

WTF, this site was worth money? In the era of universal ad blockers, a messageboard with a community of a few hundred is actually worth money? I sincerely did not realize this.

I'm with Szlia (sorry, Szlia) -- watching trailers for next weeks episode is like watching commercials, people still do that?

As much as I'd like to see Dany die and the white walkers win, I dont think itll happen. GRRM only kills characters hes built up as likeable.

My job hasnt given me a paycheck in 6 months. Should I keep going into work or move on? No matter what I order, the restaurant around the corner only gives me an empty plate. Should I keep going to this restaurant or find a new one?

Dont be silly. Concern trolling involves deception and a pretended level of concern. Successfully or not, I was engaged in a rhetorical device where you extend your opponents' statements to their logical conclusions in order to illustrate the silliness of those positions. Its a different kind...

Hey now, its not my logic. I'm clarifying what other people are saying, thats all. But Khane, what of it? How do you answer fifey's question?

So the strap on fellatio = totally not gay the dildo up the ass = totally not gay the word daddy = makes it gay. Do I have that right?

Khane, I'm not arguing, I'm just clarifying your position. How about if the woman dresses as a man, the man dresses as a woman, they engage in all the acts I describe above, and she calls him "her little bitch" while he felates her strap on. Still 100% straight? Not a grey area at all...

I've read the thread and just want to clarify. The rerolled consensus appears to be that nothing done by a man and woman together is even a little gay, and that there is no grey area. So if a woman puts on a strap-on and the guy simulates fellatio on the strap on, while calling her daddy, and...

On the derail: its really annoying that in the 21st century we've somehow lost the distinction between finding something gross versus being afraid and bigoted toward those who practice it. Back to Arinath's dilemma -- its odd to me that no one has commented on this. The dude confronts his...

I wouldnt mind Lawrence in the Mystique role if Mystique played the role she should play in these movies (i.e. one or at most two scenes per movie). Its a stupid character with a stupid and uninteresting power. I think shes fine for the character; the problem is a character whose power is...

I'm glad I already only watch pirated copies of these movies. That way I dont have to change my behavior when they pull retarded shit like this. Substituting a black chick for fucking Valkyrie. Next theyll be casting a black dude as the Gunslinger and a white chick as Susanna. Its like...

Yes, because even if we cant prove it -- and even if the alternative ends up being proven -- the alternative is terrible. The only intellectually honest response, if free will doesnt actually exist, is to never hold anyone accountable for their actions. Society cannot function without the...

Interesting, I stand corrected. Your first quote isnt convincing (she may have been afraid without any actual vulnerability) but if she had burns, you are right, she wasnt fireproof.

wait, what, you want to put the burden of proof on the accuser? check your privilege

This argument is confusing. For those who have read the books or watched the first eason of the show Not sure how comments made by the author offline have any bearing on this. Who are you gonna believe, GRRM or your lying eyes? She's obviously fireproof. The only point worth arguing is...

Well if we're gonna take it to that level lets just cut to the chase. Not all of us decided it would be fun to stare at a computer simulated male ass for hours on end. We all knew how to get to third person, but some of us recognized that it sucked and wisely stayed with first person. The...

Arguments about EQ bring back memories. Quaid, your still wrong, but this was fun. Thank you. I swear we had the same argument a decade ago! (PS, when youre in first person you are still allowed to turn around, ya know... its a flick of the fingers. Theres no loss of situational awareness...

Theres some kind of inception level trolls within trolls going on re: the flash lately, can you clear this up for me? In the comics, Barry Allen is the flash; hes a blond white guy. Wally West is Kid Flash; hes a red haired white guy. I never heard of any black flash until they inexplicably...

No, you are wrong, probably because you used one of the sub optimal methods I described previously. First person was never a disadvantage assuming people didnt do stupid things like use the mouse for clicking hotkeys or targetting, or use the keyboard for turning. I played druid, enchanter...

No, thats not true. Third person sucked for all classes and was always an unnecessary crutch. A quick flick of the fingers lets you turn 360? in first person view, or you could quickly F9 to cycle through cameras. Third person was training wheels that ruined immersion and made everything...

Third person was always the choice of keyboard turners and people who used their mouse to click their hotkeys. First person was always the best and only way to play EQ. This looks great. I dont even try games that dont allow first person, and outlawing the inferior modes right off the bat...

No, roundabouts are objectively terrible. In a 4-way stop when two cars come into close proximity on intersecting courses, theyre moving very slow. In a roundabout, the drivers are incentivized to keep moving as fast as possible while they approach each other in some fucked up mad max version...

holy fuck. People who defend roundabouts. Jimmies rustled. These things are literally the worst traffic invention ever; they literally reward the more aggressive driver. Roundabouts should be banned and anyone who defends them castrated. Four way stop, motherfucker, its how civilized...

I'll give it some weight when he says it in the general election debates. My take on Trump is that his campaign is entirely driven by ego -- the only ideology he has is winning. In the Republican primaries, he gives minor lip service to conservative positions, because this is key to winning...

Its really confusing how anyone can call Trump right wing. The man has no political ideology -- he has not campaigned on right wing social stances and his long record in the public eye shows zero evidence of right wing positions. Quite the opposite -- he is solidly aligned with the establishment...

Totally agree -- as long as he grows out the silly crew cut into something normal he would make a great Eddie. Im curious why these articles keep mentioning the Max Max chick has been cast but never say which role. Theres only one major female character in the book; obviously she's...