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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Robert “Beto” O’Rourke laughs at El Paso shooting

« on: August 05, 2019, 09:05:18 AM »

Irrelevant. His reaction to a situation in the moment in no way dictates how he will tactically use the situation to further an agenda.

I guess you missed the part where he immediately began blaming Trump for the shooting.

I don't see how stating facts is bad.

Since you seem to have fallen into insanity, I guess we're done here.

So President Trump has never said how evil immigrants are?  How bad mexicans are?  How much they bring drugs and rape and murder into America?

I've only ever heard him talk about curbing illegal immigration and stopping criminals and drugs from entering our country. The "Mexican phobia" narrative is something that's been pushed by fringe left wing media, and seems to have caught on due to gullible people and those looking for any reason to hate Trump.

You sound like those people who say BLM is responsible for increased police violence. Next, you'll probably blame the 20+ mass shootings that happened during the last presidency on Obama.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Robert “Beto” O’Rourke laughs at El Paso shooting

« on: August 05, 2019, 08:42:56 AM »

Irrelevant. His reaction to a situation in the moment in no way dictates how he will tactically use the situation to further an agenda.

I guess you missed the part where he immediately began blaming Trump for the shooting.

I don't see how stating facts is bad.

Since you seem to have fallen into insanity, I guess we're done here.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Robert “Beto” O’Rourke laughs at El Paso shooting

« on: August 05, 2019, 04:34:07 AM »

Irrelevant. His reaction to a situation in the moment in no way dictates how he will tactically use the situation to further an agenda.

I guess you missed the part where he immediately began blaming Trump for the shooting.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Robert “Beto” O’Rourke laughs at El Paso shooting

« on: August 04, 2019, 10:55:46 PM »

You could start by reading the thread.

No-one should have a semi-automatic assault rifle in their house. Even if you buy the self-defence argument you don't need a gun that powerful to do that.

It's more a question of rights rather than immediate usefulness. However, I do buy the "muh oppressive gubment" argument. At least they had the sense to also take guns away from police in the UK. Our government, in the US, is not as sensible.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Robert “Beto” O’Rourke laughs at El Paso shooting

« on: August 04, 2019, 09:10:47 PM »

I don't need to make an argument, the stats about mass shooting do that for me.

So you just thought you'd make a post about how little you know? Okay.

I'd be interested to know what your argument is.

You could start by reading the thread.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Robert “Beto” O’Rourke laughs at El Paso shooting

« on: August 04, 2019, 08:36:15 PM »

I don’t think they’ll be able to take down the 2nd Amendment, but I can see most blue states banning rifle ammo over the course of the next couple of years.

Are you suggesting that would be a bad thing? As a Brit who cannot begin to understand the US’s relationship with guns I cannot begin to imagine why any of you would want a semi-automatic rifle in your houses. If you think they’re fun to shoot then super, go to a range. If you buy the “self defence” argument (which is bollox) then you don’t need a sodding assault rifle for self defence.

You needn’t worry, as a society it’s clear you’re more concerned with your rights than you kids’ lives. I will literally never understand that.

Are you presenting your lack of understanding as an argument? That's an odd way to go about it.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Robert “Beto” O’Rourke laughs at El Paso shooting

« on: August 04, 2019, 06:24:48 PM »

That wasn't a laugh ya twit.

Thanks CNN, but that wasn’t even a subtle smirk. It was practically a full on guffaw. If you’re going to be dumb, don’t do it in the serious boards.

You think he was laughing at the shooting? Make your argument why then.

I’d say it’s more likely he laughed at himself, as a defense mechanism to not be vulnerable in front of fifty people because that’s a hard thing to do.

Because he’s a trained, professional speaker. They don’t get awkward in front of 50 people. And he’s already using it as political ammo for his campaign.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.politico.com/amp/story/2019/08/04/beto-orourke-trump-el-paso-white-nationalist-1445700

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Robert “Beto” O’Rourke laughs at El Paso shooting

« on: August 04, 2019, 10:20:00 AM »

That wasn't a laugh ya twit.

Thanks CNN, but that wasn’t even a subtle smirk. It was practically a full on guffaw. If you’re going to be dumb, don’t do it in the serious boards.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Robert “Beto” O’Rourke laughs at El Paso shooting

« on: August 04, 2019, 10:02:39 AM »

Uh oh. It looks like the veneer was just washed off Robert’s agenda. And I’d venture to say all the other Democrats had a similar reaction. Now, with a second shooting occurring only an hour or so ago in Ohio, they’ll probably go full tilt with gun control in their campaigns. I don’t think they’ll be able to take down the 2nd Amendment, but I can see most blue states banning rifle ammo over the course of the next couple of years.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Is God possible?

« on: August 01, 2019, 05:55:27 PM »

With more and more physicists now entertaining the simulation theory, it seems theists and atheists are slowly coming together in the conclusion that we were created in some sense. The only question that remains is the specific circumstance of our creation, and where on the scale of power our progenitor lies. The creator of our simulation would certainly appear to be supernatural to us, and would possess infinite power over our own universe, if the simulation theory ends up being true.

Certainly, if you consider the idea of an infinite multiverse, and that the most powerful possible being exists within it, then that being would probably be a literal god to us. But I also don’t think it would care in the slightest what we do, whether we go to church on Sundays, or even consider us at all.

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Science & Alternative Science / Re: Cancer is easily cured with common grocery store items

« on: July 31, 2019, 08:42:56 PM »

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/media/releases/new_study_finds_that_most_cancer_mutations_are_due_to_random_dna_copying_mistakes

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Technology & Information / Re: Need a pron machine

« on: July 21, 2019, 06:42:59 PM »

I got the video of Thork, and I did watch it to the end. It was very entertaining.

This is T&I, not AR.

Do you guys want me to just punt this thread into the garbage pale? Sounds like it'd be easier for everyone involved.

Relax bro.

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Technology & Information / Re: Need a pron machine

« on: July 18, 2019, 07:31:53 PM »

Just get a MacBook Air. It has a biometric scanner that doesn’t suck, a dedicated security chip, and an OS that sucks less than Windows (and is less susceptible to viruses). It also looks classy, so if you want to flog your hog in Starbucks people won’t think you’re creepy.

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Technology & Information / Re: Ask Rushy about Bitcoins.

« on: July 14, 2019, 12:45:14 AM »

What profit can I get with bitcoins? I would like to hear good advice on how to do it.

Wait until it's cheap, then buy, then wait until it's expensive and sell.

You've got it twisted homie. Buy high, sell low. That's how most people do it.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump

« on: July 04, 2019, 10:23:18 PM »

https://mobile.twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1146514575048790019

AHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHA

*breathes*

AAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA

And yet the left will call this very reasonable statement Nazism.

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Technology & Information / Re: New laptop

« on: July 01, 2019, 04:46:36 AM »

I came to my senses after playing around with the new Macbooks at Best Buy. I'll be going with one of those instead of the Thinkpad. Cost is not a huge factor, and I don't mind paying a premium to be able to use macOS instead of Windows.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump

« on: June 28, 2019, 05:55:38 PM »

Warren
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/elizabeth-warren-promises-reparations-for-gay-couples

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump

« on: June 28, 2019, 06:28:49 AM »

The democrats are outright trying to buy votes now. This is fucking hilarious to watch.

-Free healthcare
-Free healthcare for illegals (in California at least)
-Free college
-Free money for black people
-Free money for gays
-Free money every month for doing nothing

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Technology & Information / Re: New laptop

« on: June 26, 2019, 04:04:48 PM »

I use an X1 Carbon (4th gen, I think) as my daily driver. It's a fantastic laptop. I don't know where Dave is getting his info from, the battery life is excellent (accounting for the fact that I run OpenBSD, which doesn't have the best power management; Linux got way more juice out of it back when I ran that) and it handles tasks like compiling software just fine. Maybe newer generations are different.

I wouldn't touch any Mac with a ten-foot pole.

Another option you might consider is the X1 Extreme, which is a bit bulkier but comes with a GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q so it can do gaming on the go as well. I'm hoping to get the 2nd gen (which should be out in a few months) as my next daily driver.

Yeah, the X1 Extreme looks really good too. I was actually set on getting gen 2 as soon as it came out, but after looking more into Lenovo’s stated and actual battery life for gen 1 it made me reconsider. Since it sounds like you’ve had a good experience with the Carbon, I’ll most likely go with that.

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Technology & Information / New laptop

« on: June 26, 2019, 07:01:00 AM »

Welcome to yet another new tech purchase advice thread.

I'm getting a new laptop. I'm looking at the most recent MacBook Air and the Thinkpad X1 Carbon (base model). I'm really interested in the opinions of people who already have variants of the Thinkpad since I've never owned a modern one before. How would it compare to the MacBook air? I've never actually seen an X1 in person since they seem to be missing from every tech showroom I've been to. I'm also curious about the build quality of recent, Lenovo made Thinkpads. I have an old IBM Thinkpad in the garage that is heavy enough and sturdy enough to murder someone with, but I've heard the build quality has somewhat declined since Lenovo took over.

With Apple's recent price gouging shenanigans, I'm leaning towards the X1. It has ports for days, a sexy af carbon fiber frame, and that jet black matte finish that will make any nerd lift his skirt in a hot second. I'll also be doing plenty of virtualization, so the quad core i5 would be spicy as fuck compared to the dual core i5 on the Air. Although, the idea of having a Windows based laptop kind of makes me cringe. I'm worried about battery optimization and heat dissipation mostly. What do you computer dudes think?

One final note: I probably wouldn't install a different OS on the Thinkpad.