Random question: Has anyone heard of the Upjohn Institute? I was reading an opinion piece (which I happened to like part of due to it mentioning college degrees acting more like penalties against those without than boons for those with), and I found it odd that I couldn't find any commentary about the leanings of the think tank online other than being called moderate (I admit this was just a quick check though). https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/16/opinion/college-useful-cost-jobs.html

lazy programmers who don't use comments are annoying

//I say nothing, but somehow reading the code is easier to understand than the wiki instructions

Then countries would blame everything on lag

Don't cut down on the snacks, cut down on the meals... and make the snacks healthier

Not if the guilt-by-association mentality continues in congress. If Congress becomes ineffective, we'd only have one vote that matters.

I'm no edgelord, just a safetyscissorslord

Twitter is id; expect nonsense

Question: Does free speech require being able to tie your speech as a response to the tweet you are tweeting about in this case?

I dunno. I could see the appeal of copulation in the oval office

The differentiation is harder with Trump since he talks about government stuff a lot of the time. I doubt we would take Obama's March Madness brackets in any official capacity

Vodka?

Is there any history of moderation for public land? (And to what extent?)

It's not a good sign when the heading says *and its demise*

Let's just call the government a legal person and be done with it 😛

There's convoluted work related hypotheticals, but, in general, it's the right of being a property holder

Think of university presidents living in a house provided by the university

Or at least such land with postal service

It's annoying anyway since blocking doesn't hinder public discussion, just easy the reference

Then it becomes the official form of communication, which makes it a problem

Litigation is what kills the masses, not the sentencing (for Sargon vs Akilah)

AKA A narcissist arguing with a narcissist used to dealing with narcissists

I've had a friend who dealt with a patent law issue... it's been taking years. So, yeah, I know

US politics: if you want a president who does Republican things, elect a Democrat. If you want a Republican acting one, elect a Democrat.

The most potent weapon of WW3 will be memes

How long until we see articles warning about the dangers of paper cut crimes?

Half of the country had "It's greener on the other side of the fence" jealousy

Education makes you more depressed; bring on the ignorance

That's mean to say of the left

That's why for any moral system you choose, you need to be clear about why you should value both truth and thriving separately for both you and others instead of conjoining the two

I don't follow her closely, but how long was she been publicly saying she's rightwing and has she been consistent in that time frame?

Whether she's serious about it or not, there is use for a young black woman conservative in this day of of identity politics in order to actually dismantle the idea

My family used to joke that it'd be hilarious if Condeleeza Rice had somehow ended up as the opponent to Clinton or Obama in 2008

From growing up in the South and going to uni outside of the South, and having had a lot of black friends in the past, when it hounded from media about why people look down on you, it takes a little bit to get past facing those expectations

I actually used my completely unused Minds account to subscribe to Tim today... wrote a random blog post so my page wouldn't be empty... and it now has views.

Watching the podcast and getting distracted by how messy Tim's background looks compared to Emily's when they're sitting next to each other 😛

Ancient Egyptians were furries, and we all know not underestimate the thought processes of furries

I can't believe I actually got myself to read it all: https://www.refinery29.com/2018/05/199256/cultural-appropriation-vs-appreciation

When you teach people to get upset about what they think are anthills, why are you surprised when they get upset at actual anthills?

I just want a shirt that says "Save our memes"

About today's vid: Isn't it the same issue that led to conviction rates for rape/sexual harassment cases dropping in the UK? It's kinda disturbed how frequent this type of thing occurs

Reading the talk about the quality of news reporting a way back made me read up on the old Hawes Murders. I was about to say the reporting now wasn't as bad about sensationalism as back then, but then I actually thought about it.

If there were a third brother what kind of hat would he wear?

Aw, I was hoping a bucket hat, decided in the '90s and regretted ever since

Got to go back to the fundamentals of what you believe and step back from the peripheries.

I wouldn't be surprised if he was on good talking terms with Honey Badger Radio

That moment when you realize you've been posting things online in layout of Aquinas, when you hate reading Aquinas... (talking about self here)

Tim needs to work on his beard to be Sargon 2.0

These are the same people who think you motivate change by constantly shaming people

actually, demoninizing is a better word

The way it's set up, might actually make all three states more centralist. The northern-most counties are the most Republican (but unpopulated), but paired with Sacramento it can have more of a chance against San Francisco. Inland Empire is the most even to begin with. Orange county and land of Weird Al's college can be more noticeable on the coast. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/California_2016_presidential_results_by_county.png

It's all the fluoridation of water

Ducks have rights, too

The right to be served with a nice cranberry sauce

She technically did make herself unemployable, but the question would more be whether the government will rule if the environment she wants to work in is acceptable if it considers her actions as cause to be unemployable.

Is it bad that I want to say, "It's the wrong hole to be considered shitposting" and then ask this question?

About that merchandise, will there be T-shirts with just a picture of a beanie on them?

Legi mortuus linguis

Most of what I actually remember from Latin class is learning "quid facit?" And also learning infere, necare, etc before learning colors.

He doesn't to me either, but my approach to transgenderism is: We can't completely change a person's gender. If we can find a way to make a person comfortable in their own body before transition, try it. If it doesn't work, go for transition, but watch out if the person gets the "uncanny valley" effect with that person's own body.

Can't be real; he didn't land on a porcupine

"This report shows we are making progress" http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-thefts-rise-california-20180613-story.html

Uh, it's Polygon

The pedophilia issue was only slightly brought up

About that immigration article... If you told me the pictures were a summer camp, I would've believed it. It's the way that the situation is presented that is "sobering" not the photos themselves

Yeah, the Obama tenure immigration pictures on the other hand...

Whoa, I just subscribed to Desi-Rae Thinking on Youtube, and a recommended list of channels to subscribe to popped up

Give him a movie so he can work it out of his system

Since Tim used to play MTG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhvVUOpt078

I think you can buy Summoner Wars Master set for that. That's more fun out of the box

Oh wait, nope, you can't buy it for $50 anymore

O_o I haven't been on CNN in a while... https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/13/health/consequence-contract-parenting-strauss/index.html

I think it becomes clear when the author makes excuses for not wanting a schedule. Kids are smart. If they see parents don't have power over themselves, why respect them trying to have power over you?

Yup, but the top pick comments are actually refreshing after the noticeable tilt in the article (Nowhere near as bad as it could be, but the tilt is still there)

It's politics; they go for showmanship over properly addressing issues

Huh, part of the decline looks to be just fewer people of that age group https://www.childstats.gov/americaschildren/tables/pop1.asp

I remember an argument I had with someone online. We both agreed that the whole value of a degree of essentially just the resume marker; it didn't really mark education that well. The argument was if the cost to have a marker was worth it if we have embedded paths for minorities to obtain said marker.

Essentially that it offered a recognizable reference on a resume for people from different backgrounds. It's harder to get jobs if recruiters have to frame of reference for the value of any of the things on the resume

Oh, since the degree doesn't really show any mastery to begin with, it's more that the person is willing to get it despite the costs because of the opportunities it provides

We never came to an agreement

Part of it is assumed that the normal financial cost is harder to meet for the minority, so it'd be greater time effort to pay off

That's giving up your potential for the idea of the offspring. A lot of people don't think like that

Again, that's thinking too far ahead for some people

It was a frustrating argument.

That's more my interpretation of what she said than what she probably actually said

I don't mind diversity as a tie breaker, but it shouldn't have any value unless in that final position.

There are two main parts for hiring: qualifications and potential fit in the environment. Diversity shouldn't really be related to either.

I always wanted a goat when I was younger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVWMIsHMQPs

Whoa, Dave Cullen got dropped

His youtube ad management group

With 17 is is of questionable consent so there must be 18

reasonable as in logical or reasonable as in allowing them to function in the worldview they created?

Can we argue that singular they is offensive to schizophrenic people?

I pull the Nine of Swords (tarot card). It's all in the head

I heard Merkel's coalition is falling apart on the immigration issue, but that's all I heard

Anyone getting the greay shirt? 😛

Free us from the tyranny of undergarments!

There's not even a fake news emote...

That's the hazing process

Australia's what happens when you isolate some prisoners on the other side of the world for a hundred years or so