Oerwinde

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. As for the mentally retarded discussion Bruce, its mostly because some people are really sensitive to the word retarded. Its become more of an insult for people who act moronically or in a way people think is stupid, rather than as a scientific term, and because of that, people who know developmentally disabled people and the PC tend to not like to use the word as they see it as disrespectful to the developmentally disabled. Some people therefore think it shouldn't be used, and others just see it as the evolution of language same as the word ****.

Squirrels dug up my potato plant now. Used to think they were cute, now I just want to catch one red handed, snap its neck, and leave it as a warning for the others.

Kinda sad about Lionhead. I liked Black and White, The Movies, and the Fable series. Though Fable Legends didn't really appeal to me, being a multiplayer game.

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

Common values are important for a stable society, and the rates of immigration in the west are making assimilation more and more difficult, which breaks down the common values. One government official got a lot of flack a few years back for referring to the Irish as "culturally compatible" with Canada, while trying to attract Irish immigrants. He was called racist and had to apologize for his remarks, but he was right. The Irish are white, generally christian, who live under a parliamentary liberal democracy, and speak english. They are essentially the ideal immigrants, because they can fit in right away with maybe some curiosity over their accent. Most immigrants from the commonwealth realms fit in quite quickly, even Jamaicans. In Vancouver we get a lot more Asian immigrants than European or African, but we find the Chinese tend to keep to themselves in ghettos, though they are very well off ghettos, while Indian Sikhs and Filipinos join right in with the rest of society. Indian Hindus and Chinese often refer to India and China as "back home" even if they were born in Canada, while Filipino and Sikhs refer to their country of origin as "The Phillipines" or "India", even if they are recent immigrants. Anyway, my point is that while the SJW types tend to put a lot of importance on race, culture is much more important. For a society to be stable, its people need to feel like they are one people. This culture of celebrating differences that politicians and the media like to push only divides people as the focus is pushed away from what unites us to what separates us. A country needs to have a culture, not thousands of pieces loosely held together by laws. Yeah, I don't agree with everything, his Women Destroy Civilization one was pretty controversial, but he still made some good points. I also like his voice. He's kinda sounds like a conservative CGP Grey, which makes him easy to listen to. His videos don't seem as long as they are because they are so well made.

Its not that the SJWs have opinions that we don't agree with that makes them retarded, its that they constantly parrot idiotic slogans, repeat debunked data as if repeating it will make it true, flail like retards, and have no idea how to interact with others in a civilized manner.

Ended up with a few extra bucks on my last paycheck so I preordered Stellaris. The Extraterrestrial Thursday streams have me convinced I will like it and I want to support Paradox.

Yeah, I just decided I had a patch of ugly overgrown grass in the back yard, it would be nice to grow a few things. So I dug it out, a friend in construction gave us some bricks, and we bought some seeds and plants. We learn more every year. I want to get a bunch of cheap planters and grow more potatoes with a method I saw online where you cut big holes in one planter and put it in another, so when your potatoes are ready you can just pull the planter with holes out and you have access to the potatoes without having to dig.

And I agree, as I said the acting was fine, I even think that the script was serviceable, but the action was just not there. Nothing got me exited in the movie. Movie needs a different director. I liked the fight to rescue Martha. Not quite Netflix Daredevil in quality, but close. Affleck is directing the standalone I believe. And he is co-writing it with Geoff Johns. Some people aren't GJ fans, but I liked his GL run, and I hear his Aquaman is great.

Its a really small garden, we have like an 8 foot by 2 foot little spot, plus some planters. We have a blueberry plant in one, and several strawberry plants in another, while what we grow in the plot varies each year. Right now I have corn, carrots, beets, butternut squash, watermelon, lettuce, peas, and garlic planted. Not enough to sell, but enough to provide some fresh fruit and veggies for a couple meals in the summer/fall. The corn we grew last year was some of the best we had ever had. We only had one blueberry and two strawberries actually fruit last year, but the Strawberries are already looking much better this year. I also dug up the small 10 ft by 1/2 foot bit between the fence and the concrete patio to plant more corn this year, as for some reason the corn grows really well in the more claylike soil. This was a photo from last year so you can see how small it is. There is only one other person in our co-op that has the space in their unit to grow anything, so they do, much better than we do. A couple others have some planters. I don't know how common it is for others though.

Freaking Squirrels eating all my seeds. 3 of the 12 corn I planted have sprouted, none of my squash, 3 out of 16 beets, I had to replant the sprouted watermelon because they had been dug up, one of them looks like it survived, but the other is questionable. None of my lettuce, and 4 carrots out of the like 30 seeds I planted have sprouted. On the other hand I think I left a potato behind when I harvested last year, because I went out and there was suddenly a potato plant in there, which I didn't plant. Also, garlic leaves are freaking tasty.

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.

Noooooo please don't say that in a public forum! He might hear about it and think it's a good idea. Isn't that what the primaries are? Now I want to see Gordon Ramsay moderate a debate.

I thought Affleck played him well, and Jeremy Irons is the best Alfred,but the script did not serve the talent. Hopefully the stand alone movie will be better

Definitely liking how Dungeon Keeperish the nest construction is looking. Sim Ant advanced!

So Netflix did the obvious and ordered a Punisher spinoff series. Since he was the best part of Daredevil S2 I am excite.

Sure, if you have no idea what the term means. Definition Mental retardation is a developmental disability that first appears in children under the age of 18. It is defined as an intellectual functioning level (as measured by standard tests for intelligence quotient) that is well below average and significant limitations in daily living skills (adaptive functioning). I think he's right. The average is just really low now.

Well I did think The Beast was twisted, nefarious and unlikable ....so I'm getting more hardcore Finding out the Beast was a molested child giving up his humanity for the power to punish his abuser and keep the magical land that rejected him from rejecting him again made him a little more sympathetic, but the whole no humanity thing makes him pretty much irredeemable now.

His treatment of Julia was his biggest down mark. She was his best friend since childhood and as soon as he got into Brakebills he tossed her aside like she was nothing. After he finds out his dad has cancer and Julia puts that dream spell on him he gets better though, as he sees how badly he hurt Julia that she was willing to do that to him and realizing magic can't do everything. His relationship with Alice really made him more likeable too. After the truth test and Brakebills south everyone became much more likeable. Julia was really the only character I liked from the beginning, as you saw how much she cared for Quentin, and you sympathized with her not making it into Brakebills and her life collapsing afterwards due the the revelation that magic exists and outside the school access to magic requires a lot of underhanded methods.

Hatred hit 2 bucks on Steam so I bit the bullet. I don't regret the 2 bucks, but more than that might be questionable. I enjoy the murder and destruction, but the controls are terrible. Need to boot up Shadows of Mordor again. I got the game of the year upgrade for 2 bucks last week.

As long as they don't pull a Legend of the Seeker and make it nearly unrecognizable.

At least thats a series fans won't mind a little bit of condensing and creative license

Completely meaningless argument unless you can provide reasons in themselves why anyone should take heed of what the people of Paris or Berlin thinks over what the people of the streets of Moscow say. Not meaningless at all. Its actually quite simple because its about the reality of how well a certain leader has done in running a country overall Putin has a very high approval rating in Russia yet the Russian economy is in a recession and Putin has mismanaged economic growth....yet he is still popular So if the average Russian citizen thinks Putin is a great leader and they think Trump is a good leader they either don't understand or care about economic metrics and how they reflect on a leaders true success So in summary if your economy is in a recession this is a bad thing, it doesn't matter if you have a strong military or if you control the domestic media narrative and the citizens "think you great " or " its the fault of the West for our financial situation " This is about the economic reality of any country and how the citizens hold there leaders responsible for that economic reality Did you just refute your own argument? Oh my. No I didn't and its not an argument but an observation based on economics and " what makes a good leader " Let me explain it differently, I dont think Putin is a good leader and I don't think Trump is a good leader Many Russians think Trump will make a good leader but they also think Putin is a good leader Many people outside of Russia, like the Germans and French, don't think Trump will make a good leader So who carries the most credibility on this topic? Is it the average Russian citizen or the average German or French citizen...and the topic being " is Trump a good leader " ? Again, the credibility lies completely between the representative of the nation and his constituents, as they are the ones he is supposed to represent and is accountable to. You not suggesting that when we measure a leaders value or credibility we only look at what the citizens of the country he rules think? In certain cases that just doesn't reflect the reality of how good or bad a leader is, in the 1930's many Germans thought Hitler was great ....did this patriotism and resurgence of German pride mean he was really a good leader...look at the outcome of what happened So we have opinions of leaders based on historical context and measurable developments and government policy outcomes like .. "how is the state of healthcare, human rights abuses, how is the economy being managed " etc. So yes the views of citizens matter but they just part of the overall way we reflect on leaders Hitler brought germany out of the worst economic disaster it ever saw, rebuilt German industry, and made it a power able to challenge most of the worlds great powers at once. If Hitler's wildly successful economic policies don't make him a good leader, why does Putin's failure make him a bad one?

The characters all level out towards the end of the season. Even Penny isn't as much of a jerk.