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Forum: Congregation of the Masses Aug 14th, 2009, 8:28:33 AM

Replies: 15 Terrorists! Nazis! Birthers! Uwaaaaaaaaaagh. Views: 1,414 Posted By LazarusLong Sorry, this is flawed reasoning. One could make... Sorry, this is flawed reasoning. One could make a similar 3-step QED by inserting almost anything into number 2 ("The largest costs on the health care system are from providing health care to...

Forum: Congregation of the Masses Aug 12th, 2009, 6:18:33 PM

Replies: 48 Arming of Police. Views: 2,214 Posted By LazarusLong Did I ignore your post? You asked why I didn't... Did I ignore your post? You asked why I didn't mention the second article. I explained that it was a poorly written article full of inconsistencies that cherry-picked statistics (with no proper...

Forum: Congregation of the Masses Aug 12th, 2009, 2:41:48 PM

Replies: 48 Arming of Police. Views: 2,214 Posted By LazarusLong GAH, posted a long post and it all disappeared. ... GAH, posted a long post and it all disappeared. Let me try and recreate it. A couple of counterpoints: 1.) I didn't bring up that second article because it was a spotty article with a lot of...

Forum: Congregation of the Masses Aug 12th, 2009, 12:11:08 AM

Replies: 48 Arming of Police. Views: 2,214 Posted By LazarusLong Actually, let's look at this said violent crime... Actually, let's look at this said violent crime rate. http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs08/hosb0708.pdf Crime statistics in the UK from 2007/2008. Section 3.10, crimes involving weapons. ...

Forum: Congregation of the Masses Aug 11th, 2009, 6:51:40 PM

Replies: 48 Arming of Police. Views: 2,214 Posted By LazarusLong Wow, where the hell did you get that I'm trying... Wow, where the hell did you get that I'm trying to prove that police kill innocents often or for fun? Way to not even remotely read what I've written, hot shot. First of all, I brought up the...

Forum: Congregation of the Masses Aug 11th, 2009, 2:27:19 PM

Replies: 48 Arming of Police. Views: 2,214 Posted By LazarusLong No, it isn't assuming that they use weapons... No, it isn't assuming that they use weapons solely in response to police. My exact words were "contributing factor." That's a big difference. I intentionally didn't bring drug cartels into...

Forum: Congregation of the Masses Aug 11th, 2009, 2:11:53 PM

Replies: 48 Arming of Police. Views: 2,214 Posted By LazarusLong I think that's a bit unfair - no one is implying... I think that's a bit unfair - no one is implying that the "overwhelming majority of officers" shoot innocent people, and to force things into such a black and white statement is misleading. The...

Forum: Congregation of the Masses Aug 11th, 2009, 1:46:11 PM

Replies: 48 Arming of Police. Views: 2,214 Posted By LazarusLong Unfortunately, in the United States, having every... Unfortunately, in the United States, having every single police officer be armed is one of many contributing factors to why guns are so widespread. It effectively ups the ante, especially when...

Forum: Internet Renaissance Aug 8th, 2009, 9:37:15 PM

Replies: 69 Top 10 fav songs from you Fav band. Views: 2,585 Posted By LazarusLong David Bowie 10. Sound and Vision 9.... David Bowie 10. Sound and Vision 9. Teenage Wildlife 8. Kingdom Come 7. Andy Warhol 6. Wild is the Wind 5. Quicksand 4. Always Crashing in the Same Car 3. Life on Mars?

Forum: Congregation of the Masses Aug 8th, 2009, 9:29:40 PM

Replies: 35 Poll: College Essays Views: 1,847 Posted By LazarusLong Mine was about breaking into an abandoned... Mine was about breaking into an abandoned building. I got accepted into all my top choices but one despite having a terrible GPA. But then again, I also had pretty good recommendations and...

Forum: Congregation of the Masses Jul 31st, 2009, 12:46:03 PM

Replies: 11 Sexuality - a blank slate? Views: 1,262 Posted By LazarusLong I hate to bring Timothy Leary into the mix... I hate to bring Timothy Leary into the mix because sooooooooo much of what he did was complete bullshit that it calls all of his other work into question, but I find that I really respect his...

Forum: Internet Renaissance Jul 31st, 2009, 11:33:31 AM

Replies: 387 Top Five Bands Views: 8,631 Posted By LazarusLong Don't be a crasshole. (PS: Subhumans might... Don't be a crasshole. (PS: Subhumans might take actually be snottier than Crass, but they don't count because they spend their entire time wishing they WERE Crass.)

Forum: Internet Renaissance Jul 31st, 2009, 8:27:05 AM

Replies: 387 Top Five Bands Views: 8,631 Posted By LazarusLong 1. David Bowie 2. Tom Waits 3. Talking Heads ... 1. David Bowie 2. Tom Waits 3. Talking Heads 4. Crass 5. Nina Simone Not necessarily in that order, but that is the order they came to me. David Bowie's probably on the top of the list either...

Forum: Congregation of the Masses Jul 30th, 2009, 6:18:55 PM

Replies: 56 Don't Crowley me bro! Views: 2,798 Posted By LazarusLong I'm sorry, your OP did not specify "feminists,"... I'm sorry, your OP did not specify "feminists," it specified "women." Re-read your own post. I don't really know where Bill Clinton came into this. But as far as major feminists who didn't...

Forum: Congregation of the Masses Jul 30th, 2009, 5:08:20 PM

Replies: 1,331 Drugs. Views: 69,884 Posted By LazarusLong I used to be a fucking garbagehead, especially in... I used to be a fucking garbagehead, especially in college, but these days all I do is drink occasionally. Started smoking cigarettes at the age of 13. I quit at 22, started again at 23, and now...

Forum: Congregation of the Masses Jul 30th, 2009, 4:52:21 PM

Replies: 898 How did you create your username? Views: 37,327 Posted By LazarusLong I was very into Robert Heinlein when I was in... I was very into Robert Heinlein when I was in high school and made my first gfaqs account. I've had this username for everything pokemon-related for about 9 years now. Which these days isn't much -...

Forum: Congregation of the Masses Jul 30th, 2009, 4:30:23 PM

Replies: 56 Don't Crowley me bro! Views: 2,798 Posted By LazarusLong Because certainly, making broad generalizations... Because certainly, making broad generalizations based on the words or actions of a few isn't sexist at all!

Forum: Congregation of the Masses Jul 15th, 2009, 4:38:34 PM

Replies: 465 God vs Science Views: 18,198 Posted By LazarusLong The main flaw in this story is that it doesn't... The main flaw in this story is that it doesn't actually say anything! It sounds cool, I suppose. It's got that wonderfully obnoxious conceit to it - a smug atheist professor trying his best to...

Forum: Congregation of the Masses Jul 8th, 2009, 12:59:41 PM

Replies: 30 Google to unveil PC Operating System? Views: 1,339 Posted By LazarusLong I'm pretty happy about this, especially that they... I'm pretty happy about this, especially that they want to keep it open source. I'll be happy to have a good excuse to dump XP off of my EeePC.

Forum: Internet Renaissance Jul 7th, 2009, 1:50:45 AM

Replies: 18 Starting a Music Collection From Scratch Views: 1,011 Posted By LazarusLong Starting a Music Collection From Scratch Hey, So, recently a computer death caused me to lose all of my music. Hey, shit happens. But it leads to some interesting questions. When rebuilding a music library from scratch, what are the...

Forum: Congregation of the Masses Jul 6th, 2009, 2:28:29 PM

Replies: 12 To all the programmers in the crowd... Views: 886 Posted By LazarusLong I don't have anything against Perl, I just want... I don't have anything against Perl, I just want something different this time around. On a personal level I'd rather feel like I'm doing something from scratch, rather than trying to continue my...

Forum: Smogon's Greatest Hits Jul 6th, 2009, 2:00:12 PM

Replies: 8,124 Smogon Photo Album (old) Views: 747,931 Posted By LazarusLong Still playing roller derby. Here are some shots... Still playing roller derby. Here are some shots of me at a recent all-star bout in Philly from last weekend. Oh yeah, I have a beard now... ...

Forum: Congregation of the Masses Jul 5th, 2009, 8:57:37 PM

Replies: 12 To all the programmers in the crowd... Views: 886 Posted By LazarusLong To all the programmers in the crowd... I've been thinking of taking up programming again. I did some in high school, mostly Perl, with a TINY bit of C, and I generally enjoyed it and was pretty quick picking it up. That being said, high...

Forum: Internet Renaissance Jul 5th, 2009, 8:37:27 PM

Replies: 29 Nardd needs a book to read Views: 1,328 Posted By LazarusLong Oh, and two other great ones that I'd forgotten... Oh, and two other great ones that I'd forgotten about: One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia-Marquez. Stunning, stunning book. Can't believe I left it out. Mexican magical realism. ...

Forum: Internet Renaissance Jul 3rd, 2009, 2:04:50 AM

Replies: 29 Nardd needs a book to read Views: 1,328 Posted By LazarusLong Murakami is excellent, I would certainly... Murakami is excellent, I would certainly recommend it. Very accessible but absolutely stunning. Wind-Up Bird Chronicle is by far my favorite. Probably the most influential book I've ever read...

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