BruceVC

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I really don't think comments like this are very helpful. I am sorry, but my jimmies are seriously rustled when i found out that he had to publicly appologize. It's not a question of different opinion, it is a grand declaration of war to everything that is good in this world. The gloves are now off and it is open season. I know, I am angry about it too. But bringing rape victims into it, even in jest, really doesn't help. I know you don't mean harm with it, but imagine one of our board members might actually have a history of being raped and they'd see your comment. It's not your intention to hurt anyone (with possible exception of Bruce) but you might still, inadvertently. No he hasn't hurt me at all but you are right about those types of comments being potentially very hurtful to others I just get annoyed that people want to try to diminish the heinous deed of rape in order to make a point

I don't think he was pressured (edit: by his employers!), seeing that the apology came completely out of the blue. He was actually asked how the "science was comparing to the data collected by the Rosetta orbiter", and instead of answering the question he broke down and came with the apology. This wasn't some staged press conference, this was a man who probably lost a night's sleep over this and hasn't been able to think about anything else, and just had to get this out of his system. You can see his colleagues around the table feel sorry for him. They probably think this is just as ridiculous as we do. As for examples. Well, let's imagine tomorrow a woman goes to a job interview and the recruiter makes an offending remark about her being a woman. Now, she doesn't have any proof as it's her word against his word. But there's a grassroots movement to boycott the company involved, in which many of the ladies are involved who also were involved in this incident. In this case, of course, they'd be very right to get involved. However, many people who are familiar with this incident will see the headline, then see who is involved in it, and think to themselves "Oh right, the shirt ladies found something new to be offended about, nevermind that!" That's interesting example, I see your point. Fair enough, it can potentially diminish this type of event if its real the next time.

If its not positive ...its not fair

I'm not 100 % clear on what you mean? Can you give a hypothetical example?

Yes, but only because evil frothing at the mouth zealots are out there to shame and harass anyone that doesn't conform to their Nazi-esque dress code where anything that could possibly be identified as a statement of some kind that goes against their strict totalitarian ideals, even in the furthest reaches of a seriously deranged mind, is deemed unacceptable and worthy of a mass coordinated assault. Shame on him for simply putting on the shirt which his friend gifted him for this occasion and not thinking through what extremist zealots might fabricate out of the shirt's content. It's definitely all his fault, and not a fabrication of the sick, deranged, psychotic SJW monsters that aim to destroy free will. Guys a shirt like that can be worn at a Rave, a club, a comic convention or walking around a mall or dozens of others places but it does project an image. Now a person may be fine with the image it projects, like someone wearing a shirt with a neo-Nazi symbol, but you need to accept that you will receive criticism from sectors of society as that image is offensive to some people And obviously the scientist realized that as he apologized. I can also tell you that most corporates wouldn't think too highly of someone coming to a job interview wearing a shirt like that So I don't think we need to see this incident as " glaring example of feminazism " but rather something that was just inappropriate to wear for someone like the scientist who was doing an interview that has global coverage. Its not a mystery or surprise to me why he was admonished? No. Just no. A grown man was brought to tears and made to grovel because he wanted to wear a shirt that a female friend gave him. Yes, it was a gaudy T-shirt, but no, it wasn't offending. Not unless you're the sort of person who is actively out looking to get offended. If it WAS offending I am sure several of the guys female colleagues would have pointed it out to him. The guy was wearing the shirt the whole day and to his colleagues obviously it was a non issue. Even when he does the apologizing they are looking rather puzzled as to what the fuss is about. The only people who seem to care are the people actively looking to get offended and it's getting really tiresome. Well obviously the guy that was wearing the shirt, the scientist, feels different to you. He wouldn't have apologized if he didn't feel he should. He is highly a intelligent man, I'm sure he can make his own mind up and decide for himself if an explanation or apology is warranted? Or is he not capable of deciding that? Someone being forced into an apology doesn't mean the apology is warranted. With enough force you can bully someone into thinking just about anything is wrong. The guy strikes me as a very nice guy who had no intention at all of offending anyone. One day he is just cheerfully doing his life's work, putting on a shirt a friend gave him to wear, then going on camera to enthusiastically tell about his life's work. Obviously the guy didn't think there was anything wrong with the shirt then. Then people for no understandable reason start to give him crap for wearing a shirt. I can understand how he'd be perplexed. Then he's thinking. "What if they are right? I don't feel they are right, I liked the shirt, I saw nothing wrong with it. But there are so many of them, and they are so vocal. It must be me, I must be not seeing it. Oh Jesus, what have I done?" It's called group pressure, and some people are more susceptible to it than others. The guy strikes me as a nice guy, someone who wants to be nice and who wants to be liked. That makes him a prime target for something like this, and that's exactly why it's so utterly disgusting and contemptible. People responsible for this should feel very, very ashamed. I agree he does seem like a sincere and very nice guy, but again he made an apology because he realised he had offended people. To suggest he only did this because he was forced to or it was due to peer group pressure is a little patronizing. The truth is we will never know the real reason why he apologized but I believe the reason he gave

Coincidently I've just watched this whole incident on CNN, they were saying his shirt was arguably demeaning to women who worked in his industry and that's why he apologized because he really respects the women he works with So once again I can completely understand his apology which he made on own accord

And what if he wanted to apologize? Is that just not possible, he could have realised he made a lapse of judgement wearing that shirt and on further reflection decided that an apology was the best option That's what people do in RL, not every thing is about feminists or SJW forcing people to do things they don't want to do. Sometimes people do decide to do things on there own

Yes, but only because evil frothing at the mouth zealots are out there to shame and harass anyone that doesn't conform to their Nazi-esque dress code where anything that could possibly be identified as a statement of some kind that goes against their strict totalitarian ideals, even in the furthest reaches of a seriously deranged mind, is deemed unacceptable and worthy of a mass coordinated assault. Shame on him for simply putting on the shirt which his friend gifted him for this occasion and not thinking through what extremist zealots might fabricate out of the shirt's content. It's definitely all his fault, and not a fabrication of the sick, deranged, psychotic SJW monsters that aim to destroy free will. Guys a shirt like that can be worn at a Rave, a club, a comic convention or walking around a mall or dozens of others places but it does project an image. Now a person may be fine with the image it projects, like someone wearing a shirt with a neo-Nazi symbol, but you need to accept that you will receive criticism from sectors of society as that image is offensive to some people And obviously the scientist realized that as he apologized. I can also tell you that most corporates wouldn't think too highly of someone coming to a job interview wearing a shirt like that So I don't think we need to see this incident as " glaring example of feminazism " but rather something that was just inappropriate to wear for someone like the scientist who was doing an interview that has global coverage. Its not a mystery or surprise to me why he was admonished? No. Just no. A grown man was brought to tears and made to grovel because he wanted to wear a shirt that a female friend gave him. Yes, it was a gaudy T-shirt, but no, it wasn't offending. Not unless you're the sort of person who is actively out looking to get offended. If it WAS offending I am sure several of the guys female colleagues would have pointed it out to him. The guy was wearing the shirt the whole day and to his colleagues obviously it was a non issue. Even when he does the apologizing they are looking rather puzzled as to what the fuss is about. The only people who seem to care are the people actively looking to get offended and it's getting really tiresome. Well obviously the guy that was wearing the shirt, the scientist, feels different to you. He wouldn't have apologized if he didn't feel he should. He is highly a intelligent man, I'm sure he can make his own mind up and decide for himself if an explanation or apology is warranted? Or is he not capable of deciding that?

Yes, but only because evil frothing at the mouth zealots are out there to shame and harass anyone that doesn't conform to their Nazi-esque dress code where anything that could possibly be identified as a statement of some kind that goes against their strict totalitarian ideals, even in the furthest reaches of a seriously deranged mind, is deemed unacceptable and worthy of a mass coordinated assault. Shame on him for simply putting on the shirt which his friend gifted him for this occasion and not thinking through what extremist zealots might fabricate out of the shirt's content. It's definitely all his fault, and not a fabrication of the sick, deranged, psychotic SJW monsters that aim to destroy free will. Guys a shirt like that can be worn at a Rave, a club, a comic convention or walking around a mall or dozens of others places but it does project an image. Now a person may be fine with the image it projects, like someone wearing a shirt with a neo-Nazi symbol, but you need to accept that you will receive criticism from sectors of society as that image is offensive to some people And obviously the scientist realized that as he apologized. I can also tell you that most corporates wouldn't think too highly of someone coming to a job interview wearing a shirt like that So I don't think we need to see this incident as " glaring example of feminazism " but rather something that was just inappropriate to wear for someone like the scientist who was doing an interview that has global coverage. Its not a mystery or surprise to me why he was admonished?

When you say you " redid your fireplace " did you do this work yourself or did you pay someone to actually do it for you ? The description of work is by someone who did it himself, surely. It's oozing with manly self-industrious pride. Okay you probably right, the reason I asked is I'm really not good at DIY so I'm an admirer of people who have the skill to do this type of work themselves

Fair enough, you should be able to cry in an interview if you are a man or women But do you accept that wearing a shirt like that was a bad idea for someone in his position or doing an interview around something like the comet?

I don't know about that Volo, lets be honest the shirt was an eye-sore and I have to say probably inappropriate for him to wear in an interview. Your are defined in society rightly or wrongly by your appearance. But its just a shirt and this man is a highly intelligent and respected person, I would have just said " I'm sorry for wearing that shirt " and then moved the conversation onto the real topical event ....the comet But resorting to crying in an interview, isn't that a bit dramatic?

When you say you " redid your fireplace " did you do this work yourself or did you pay someone to actually do it for you ?

Yep. This is true. And in those rare instances when a review is lukewarm despite the Hollywood level marketing and money being spent on the game, a giant red flag should pop up - that the game will probably be really really bad. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-11-11-dragon-age-inquisition-review ^Eurogamer. They give DA:I an 80, which is an above average score, but the review itself is rather scathing, considering the altitude of the situation here. We are talking about a major release from one of the biggest game publishers in the world. And here's some of what is said about it: About the early game MMO-like questing: About the strategic depth, choice and consequence: And, <ahem> attention Bruce </ahem> About that NPC interaction, depth, and that 'camaraderie' feel: So...what do you say, Bruce. Are you looking forward to romancing an asset? I'll have to play DA:I before I comment, that's the only way you should only ever start pass judgement on any game....first hand experience, then its informed

How is that not saying we don't serve your kind here? They are asking for the same cake that any straight couple can get from the bakery. The crazy thing is part of the evidence used against him in the court case showed that he took an order to make a cake for a wedding between two dogs. The jail time is also a bit sketchy. He is saying he would rather go to jail. The courts are saying he needs to serve cakes to everyone and educate his staff, and document who he refuses service to. Now if he continues to discriminate and run his business, he could face fines and a very unlikely jail sentence. It's more likely he will be fined and lose his business license, but that will depend on the judge. It's actually more reasonable than the Oregon baker, who got hit with a bunch of legal fees over $100k. OMG....he was prepared to make cakes for dogs and not humans....the story gets worse and worse

It was about stopping an archdemon which had possessed a dragon...yes I think that's right ?

Oh no we are going to miss you Well make sure you get back to the forums ASAP

I'm sorry but when I see that type of religious hypocrisy it just frustrates me..the point being its amazing how some people choose to practice the hate\animosity part within the Bible and not focus on the positive like what Jesus said about "Loving your neighbour "

Well I just think the boneless chickens somehow manage to rise to the occasion

Chicken wings are such a classic meal/starter , they are a real comfort food I enjoy using different marinades and sauces like you did Oh and I seriously loooooooooove the boneless extra hot chicken wings at Hooters with Blue Cheese sauce

http://www.polygon.com/2014/11/11/7134385/dragon-age-inquisition-review-ps4-xbox-one-playstation-4-pc Another good review

Well GTA has always been one of my little indulgences, what I typically do is provoke the cops and then let them chase me The thing I love about the genre is the open world city design, I love just driving around and doing arbitrary things

Fair enough, you do realize that Bioware has tried very hard to improve DA:I on almost all levels ( and I assume that will include Romance ) and it has been receiving mostly favourable reviews?