BruceVC

Tigranes I think you guys do a great job considering the reality of how discussions flow and change and how sometimes people debate and how things heated But this criticism about the mentally retarded children I don't understand? Can you explain what was so bad about it as sometimes I misunderstand forum etiquette This is my view, we having a normal debate where certain people seemed to be antagonizing each other ...but this is normal? Now just because Barti and Hurlshot think its inappropriate why should that matter in the slightest? Isn't there a general forum rule that not all debates you need to agree with or think are relevant ..and the only reason I am asking is have the forums become vituperative? Discussions on topics such as this are bound to get heated, but I find they tend to simmer down and we just get peaks and valleys. Most people here are good people, Bruce included. A warning is usually all it takes for people to calm down because I think despite our differences, we have a lot of respect for each other here. Thanks Oerwinde Its funny how certain people wont talk to me on these forums and it upsets me when people ignore me because I hate being ignored ....waaaaaa But also the people who ignore me have basically completely different views to me and I want to debate with them because I enjoy these types of debates. So its weird that clever people like these guys, for example Zora, 2133 and Vals, cant bring themselves to debate with me. Trust me Im not that bad ...you and I chat all the time?

Tigranes I think you guys do a great job considering the reality of how discussions flow and change and how sometimes people debate and how things heated But this criticism about the mentally retarded children I don't understand? Can you explain what was so bad about it as sometimes I misunderstand forum etiquette This is my view, we having a normal debate where certain people seemed to be antagonizing each other ...but this is normal? Now just because Barti and Hurlshot think its inappropriate why should that matter in the slightest? Isn't there a general forum rule that not all debates you need to agree with or think are relevant ..and the only reason I am asking is have the forums become vituperative?

Well for me its just the principle ....you don't need to insult people on the Internet around something they cannot change....its malicious and pointless... Its the same issue I had with that video insulting that overweight SJW who was shrieking, criticize the point and not the person But I have to be honest I find it hard to believe LK didn't insult him in some way knowing how LK can be....but still no need for that level of vitriol

I watched the whole video, it had some interesting points but also many comments that were simply misinformed and based on a level of bias Oerwinde if you are interested I can go into more detail but if you not so keen then its fine but I will refute the overall message using facts and current examples so it may be interesting ? Go for it Bruce. Its not much of a discussion otherwise Sure, but I have friends visiting now and as soon as they gone I will Its going to be detailed but hopefully you find it interesting

I ASKED HIM WHY HE BOTHERED MESSAGING ME AND LOL WHAT IS GOING ON: Like I'm laughing my ass off here but I'm likewise confused as ****. HOW DO PEOPLE LIKE THIS EXIST?? This is so weird, so malicious and so pathetic I don't even know what to say. He's spamming me now. For me what that guy said to you was rude, unnecessary and worst of all lacking in reality... How can he possibly make a statement like that as I doubt he has access to any empirical evidence on the actual matter., he clearly is just trying to offend you. You must have really annoyed him...but still what he said was not necessary His comments for me fall under the " person needs to be given an immediate warning " ...and permanent banning next time

I am crazy about Triss, I always want to Romance her ..I'm not use to Yennefer and I would expect her to show me more attention in the future if she expects Romance This game is everything I could ask for any non-isometric RPG....seriously its amazing how much thought went into design and questing, also the crafting and alchemy is very interesting Play the card game, Gwent. I swear I thought it was dumb when I first started playing TW3, but by the end of the game I was absolutely hooked and spent time looking for the best cards. It's an addictive game. Its so weird you raised because I have been avoiding playing Gwent for exactly the reason you mentioned, its probably the only part of the game I have ignored because I thought it seemed silly

Hurlshot if you have insight we are missing please share it? I am interested in your personal views as you are a teacher and are actively involved in helping younger people but for example you said the debate was ill-conceived? What did you mean by that ? To me its like on this topic you keep criticizing the tone and comments but you wont explain your view so maybe we can all learn something

It's just becoming pretty painful to sit through most of these threads, where it seems like discussion has gotten especially repetitive and boneheaded lately. I especially get annoyed anytime people start doing those idiotic "gotcha"s people have been posting lately every time they reply and "prove" the other person wrong. Gettin' old. Well I'm sure this makes me a massive hypocrite considering I haven't done much to improve the atmosphere of the discussion around here, but... opting out doesn't really help. I mean, ideally, moderation would set standards of behavior that are conducive to a constructive exchange of ideas and clamp down hard on pointlessly antagonistic bull**** (which, again, I'm sure would get me banned in, like, two weeks but still) - but given that they apparently don't consider setting up such rules a priority, I think it falls upon the participants to combat that kind of crap. Which I'm not entirely sure how to do - I guess politely phrased, informative and topic-relevant posts in great enough numbers to drown out the noise would do the trick? alum dont take it personally, Barti means well but he is missing something I have never considered the various debates members get into as interesting to everyone ? I generally enjoy your debates but were you under the impression most members followed or cared what you guys were saying? Its never been like that as generally only some people get involved but thats no reason to stop commenting the way you do because if you now stopped because some members didn't appreciate or understand it that would seem an overreaction .?

But why didnt you just make this post in the beginning....it would have made your overall point much more meaningful and the general continued argument would have ended quickly So in other words you have evidence that some mentally retarded people can and do go to some Universities ? I find that interesting and I learnt something new

I watched the whole video, it had some interesting points but also many comments that were simply misinformed and based on a level of bias Oerwinde if you are interested I can go into more detail but if you not so keen then its fine but I will refute the overall message using facts and current examples so it may be interesting ?

That's not how it works, Bruce. Did Churchill's policies result in the death and suffering of millions? Yes, they did, and therefore the comparison has legs. You can't just say "well they were brown people and history books don't mention it so it doesn't count and anyways the good outweighs the bad". alum I have been doing some research on this topic, read this link....there are other sources outside wiki that tell basically the same account if you dont trust what this link says https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal_famine_of_1943 But in summary I'm not saying Churchill was this perfect leader, there is no such thing as perfect but the accusation " Churchill just let millions of Indians die " is not the complete story. There were other factors that influenced his decision not to send food aid, for example WW2 was at its height and to be honest the British had other priorities..anyway this is discussed in the link

You know, this is kind of have I've been feeling about most of the "serious discussion" threads lately... But Barti this discussion was hijacked and I think intentionally misunderstood by Vals and Hiro What alum basically posted several times was a logical and obvious point, which is below Mild mental retardation Approximately 85% of the mentally retarded population is in the mildly retarded category. TheirIQ score ranges from 50-75, and they can often acquire academic skills up to the 6th grade level.They can become fairly self-sufficient and in some cases live independently, with community andsocial support. I'm not sure why people kept asking questions like " but are you saying even mildly retarded people cant go to University " So the salient point would be " do we think a person with a 50-75 IQ can get into Varsity " It should be clear its highly unlikely ..not sure why this was so complicated?

I don't follow you. What misunderstanding would that be? I'm not suggesting they are not free to wave Mexican flags and talk about violently killing Americans and return the land to Mexico. Although I should point out if it were anglo-Mexicans doing that bulls--t in Sonora while waving US flags the Mexican Government would shut that down right the f--k now. But here they are completely free to do this and I have no problem with the act itself. But they need to understand it's pissing a lot of people off and that is a poor way to convince others of your political points. But the moment words turn to deeds and they fling a rock at the cops of beat the hell out of someone wearing a Trump T-shirt then it's jail time. And if the aggressor is a different ethnicity than the victim it sounds like a hate crime to me. I meant they are hiding behind free speech....what is there justification? Why do they feel they need to say this about white Americans?

Yeah, its annoying and counter productive to see people who were previously discriminated against now thinking its okay to say things like " white people must be beaten up " In South Africa this type of "free speech " doesnt get generally allowed on radio shows and trust me black South Africans have many reasons to want to say things like this but they normally dont Dont you think what is annoying you is a misunderstanding of the US view of free speech?

And who taught you about how to grow veg and fruit? Did you teach yourself I think its great, nice one

Stem cells. It's not as simple as "repairing telomeres = cancer". Read up on telomerase reverse transcriptase, apoptosis and cancer cells. The issue is really complex (as all cutting-edge science should be), and I'd probably make some fairly embarassing blunders trying to explain it. As a side note, this woman was trying to reverse a condition that involved abnormally short telomeres for her age (according to her own proprietary diagnostic tech). Short telomeres are linked to immune system problems. It's not the same as using gene therapy to secure eternal life, so her looking younger would be even more of a ridiculous PR stunt than the whole thing already is. paging Zoraptor... My undergraduate was in biochemistry & molecular biology.swers. There is something thats not common...someone who actually has studied what we debate about Do you know anything about cloning? I want to ask you something

I am crazy about Triss, I always want to Romance her ..I'm not use to Yennefer and I would expect her to show me more attention in the future if she expects Romance This game is everything I could ask for any non-isometric RPG....seriously its amazing how much thought went into design and questing, also the crafting and alchemy is very interesting

I'm interested in your garden, is this common is Canada and how many veg and fruits do you grow? Also do you grow this produce to sell or private consumption

Well there many people who support and identify with so called "SJW " causes and campaigns but they are more involved in SJ causes in RL ..so they dont call themselves "SJW" Like me for example, so if you generalize about all " SJW " then you going to include people who only support SJ causes in RL as there strong ties between SJW and people who support SJ in RL. It doesnt seem reasonable to call them all insane ? Sure, if you have no idea what the term means. That definition fits SJWs to a t. Thanks for linking that definition because now we have a standard to measure SJWs by. In future, professionals should be able to address the root cause at an early age before the retardation sets in. Hiro does it not bother your moral compass that you can generalize about millions of people like you do? Calling all SJW insane or irrational or whatever the latest insult is Surly it must bother you a bit...just a smidgen? The truth hurts. Oh I support the truth, I believe in the truth And if this was the truth you, know me Meshugger, I would be the first one supporting it Bruce, you aren't a real SJW because you support the free market. Yes thats correct....but I have never claimed to be SJW....during the GG furor that was probably the closest I have been to a SJW But I have distanced myself from that as I feel I was manipulated into automatically supporting anti-GG. Oerwinde do you realize you were one of the few people who made me realize my support of anti-GG was misplaced...I'm grateful that you unintentionally helped me but I have never forgotten that

What do you expect in California, it must be the state with the most immigrants living in it and a large Latino demographic Trump has declared war on immigrants, I would be amazed if there weren't protests in California Why do you lie? He declared war on illegals. But anyway, since they are waving the mexican flag and beating up gringos in gringo country, they should be very happy at his proposal to be able to return to Mexico. BruceVC would never let something as trivial as TRUTH get in the way of his hateful narrative. Hi Sharp_One "waves " My darling where have you been? Why you being aggressive ? What Truth are you referring to?

Its not fair....why do you Americans get all the cool things like Comic Conventions and theme parks....waaaaaaaaaaaaa

What do you expect in California, it must be the state with the most immigrants living in it and a large Latino demographic Trump has declared war on immigrants, I would be amazed if there weren't protests in California

Please provide the link where I said that...I'm calling you out Volo, sorry

I had such a nice day today on my leave , I went to gym in the morning. Then I did some banking for most of the morning and in the early afternoon I carried on playing Witcher 3 and I just made myself a nice Spaghetti Bolonaise for dinner...and now I plan to carry on playing W3

Hmm, I wonder what the implications for Uber and Lyft are with young kids? It sounds like Denver might be the best option, plus I can always rent a car to make it easier to get around. You guys should try to meet for drink? If Hurlshot is in Denver anyway it would seem to be a waste to not at least try to get together for a nice lunch or dinner ?