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Traitor!

I was definitely not ready to deal with a 30-something year old woman when I was 17. I know you are being glib, but I am glad I had my awkward phase with another awkward teenager. I have also never really been able to just enjoy a physical relationship without getting very emotionally involved, so I am guessing everyone is different.

Not sure where I said anything about sympathy. I said it was more likely. Explaining an action is not the same as excusing it.

Yeah, I had no idea who she was. I'd say the figurehead of the #MeToo movement was Weinstein, since it was the flood of terrible stories about him that really opened the gates. After that it seems like Rose McGowan gets the most press. Edit: also victims of sexual assault commiting sexual assault is sadly not a surprise, it is a likelihood.

Nope. I don't know a single private school in the expensive bay area that pays their teachers anywhere near what public schools in the same area do. We have better retirement packages as well. As the article states, the appeal of a private school for teachers is that it is easier to teach (and typically has a religious component.) The best private schools in the area are the best because of the reasons stated in the article, not because they pay their teachers well. I am sure universities are a different ballgame, but this is the reality of K-12 education. But hey, don't take my word for it, just my career for the last 18 years.

roofles!

Looks like a sequel to the Panzer General 2. That's what I was thinking. Doesn't look like Xcom, more like a classic wargame.

As I said, I actually give Trump a lot of credit for knowing how to manipulate the media situation to his advantage. There is no way he separates himself from the republican field without having a decent enemy to attack. Everyone else was targetting Clinton and he went deeper.

So Trump is a defenseless young kid? Oh, well now I really feel bad for him. Poor guy.

We all understand that the best thing for Trump is to be an enemy of the press, right? First off, Trump has attacked the press way more than any president that I can think of in the modern era, so it's a two way street. That has also worked to his benefit. I doubt he gets elected without his war with the "liberal" press. He knows exactly what he is doing. Trump knows how to be a media darling. He was in that position from the 80's until the last decade. It didn't serve his interests to continue that way. This is a game he is playing and if you take it seriously as a liberal or conservative, you are playing into his hand. Edit: Ugh, I also hate referring to the Press as some singular entity. It's way more complex than that.

How many articles were comparing previouse presidents to Hitler? Well Obama typically got compared to socialists, Bush got the village idiot labels, and Clinton got the Jerry Springer cheater treatment.

I do not recognize it. The only game that came close to JA for me was Silent Storm.

edit: I don't really get it, but I'm going to just drop it.

Look, I'm trying to just focus on the words and the text you are putting up here. It reads to me as insulting and condescending. Please let me know if I'm wrong.

This. This is exactly the kind of derp that makes me cut bait with you. I challenge a random, somehow uncounted (?), statistic and the clown car pulls up and disgorges this. I never even addressed the claims that were actually filed!. I honestly cant fathom how you operate in rl conversations. Look, maybe we just aren't good at understanding each other. For example, I have no idea what derp and cutting bait even means. Even after looking them up, in the context of our conversation it does not make sense to me. I also cannot fathom how you operate in rl conversations, but I am going to assume you do just fine for yourself. Outside of the political thread, we seem to communicate with one another successfully, so at least we have that.

Yes, your experiences MUST be absolutely representative of everyone else in the world. Jeez, you guys sell out so hard just to be snarky that we cant ever really discuss anything. I don't see where the snark has been on my end. You made a snarky comment about sexual assault claims. I asked you if you knew the number of false reports, you responded with snark. I gave you the numbers. You misunderstood 70-90% going unreported as meaning 70-90% of people are assaulted. I was surprised by that. Are we caught up? I just don't get what your message is here. It reads like you are being dismissive of people who come forward with sexual assault claims. That seems like a terrible precedent to take.

Adult answer? I really don't get where you are coming from on this.

Is this a bit? I hope this is a bit. What percentage of these accusations do you think are false? I would say 99,9999999% That's what makes you special.

There are studies on this though, you don't have to guess. 2-6% seems to be the answer. Unreported cases are estimated at around to be around 70-90%, depending on the type. https://theconversation.com/heres-the-truth-about-false-accusations-of-sexual-violence-88049 So yeah, we aren't exactly on the level with this stuff.

Huh. I don't really know how I feel about this. I worship at the altar of Ian Currie and Sir-Tech, so I'm always going to be skeptical. I am not against a reboot with a new art style. Honestly it will come down to the characters and the combat, so who knows? It has better backing than the last couple attempts with THQ Nordic. I am loving the rebirth of the genre though.

What percentage of these accusations do you think are false? Every study I've seen (we cover this stuff every year in education, I just did my mandated reporter class) indicates that abuse is extremely underreported. On a related note, we watched an interesting video about how empathy drives innovation. Here is an article about it: https://bigthink.com/think-tank/is-innovation-a-result-of-emotional-skills-or-math-and-science-training

Aw, this thread makes me miss Woldan. I hope he's doing well. Yeah, we all work out here. Most people post about it in What you did today. Diets are dumb, just establish good nutritional habits that are sustainable over the long term.

Well if you enjoyed Hard West, which was a bit of an unpolished gem, odds are good you will like the new title.

Yep, hard to fault the game for objectifying the ladies when they go even more over the top with the boys.

They can, but their opportunities are limited by felony convictions. CalFire has a reputation for hiring them. As I said, you can find a number of success stories. We are in desperate need of prison reform in the US, but this type of program seems to be the right way to rehabilitate. The problem is both in the EMT licensing, which is restricted, and the City and Municipal departments not being willing to hire them. I don't really get the licensing restriction. They should be able to take the test. But I can't really argue with the city and municipalities not hiring them. Those jobs are already in high demand. They are looking to filter out any possible risky behaviors, and a felony conviction is going to be a pretty big red flag. https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/11/21/opinion-a-skilled-cal-fire-firefighter-as-an-inmate-shes-barred-from-career-now-that-shes-free/