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Oh, and after I roll back all the civil rights, I'm bringing back the death camps. Everybody on the bus. Yes, you too. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 9, 14:36 1
- *sends Palin-bot to assasinate Vermin* -- nm - TWuG Jan 9, 14:39
I've never read Atlas Shrugged. I probably should. (nm) - musubi Jan 9, 14:35 3
- The Fountainhead is much more entertaining, imo -- nm - crash davis Jan 9, 14:38
- I always get the impression there's an art deco slant to the story. I'd like to know, is it highly visual in its writing? -- nm - Mop Jan 9, 14:37 1
  - IIRC, yes. Ah, the blue-green glint of Reardon Metal... - Dr.Vermin Jan 9, 14:39
On my offline people in Digsby, why are some dots black, and some dots blue? -- nm - Mop Jan 9, 14:29 8
- Some are really offline, the others secretly hate you and are trying to hide. -- nm - nubby Jan 9, 14:30 6
  - Yours is a blue dot. -- nm - Mop Jan 9, 14:32 5
    - Exactly. -- nm - nubby Jan 9, 14:41
    - Facebook -- nm - oblique Jan 9, 14:34 3
      - I have his AIM and Facebook linked, so OK. But what about that obscure Andie AIM I've got (adhwork). That one's blue, too. -- nm - Mop Jan 9, 14:35 2
        
        Not on mine. adhwork is black on mine -- nm - oblique Jan 9, 14:35 1
        
        Very odd indeed! -- nm - Mop Jan 9, 14:38
- The only blue dots I usually see are Facebook chat IDs -- nm - oblique Jan 9, 14:30
Geez, sorry. I wasn't teasing. I actually had a site with gadgets and scantily cald women. Fuck, I'm sorry. -- (link) - Mop Jan 9, 14:27 2
- This has been posted before. - Spawn Jan 9, 14:35 1
  - New content all the time! -- nm - Mop Jan 9, 14:35
If there's no swearing on slicker and swearing on slacker, what do we get on hsxtt.com? - oblique Jan 9, 14:27 6
- Corn nuts. -- nm - Qale Jan 9, 14:35
- I swear wherever the fuck I want. -- nm - Mop Jan 9, 14:29 1
  - Dementia will do that to a person -- nm - oblique Jan 9, 14:29
- Extra swearing. -- nm - nubby Jan 9, 14:29
- hsxtt is and always will be fundamentally identical to slickertalk. Ditto for any DNS domain that points to the server's IP. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 9, 14:28
- only with a strap on though... -- nm - J Jan 9, 14:28
heh, I may have misjudged things (strong Democratic content inside, don't read if that sort of thing upsets you) - crash davis Jan 9, 14:27 2
- Remlik is gettin stimulated -- nm - pigby Jan 9, 14:28
- ...seven copies and seven Sharpies -- nm - oblique Jan 9, 14:28
Hollywood striving to make movies more accurate in science -- (link) - nubby Jan 9, 14:25 1
- "The Flintstones go to Jurassic Park" -- nm - pigby Jan 9, 14:27
There's a reason we have an appointed judiciary. It is intended to apart from political concerns and make decisions - TWuG Jan 9, 14:24 6
- and the best thing of all - they got the idea from France -- nm - Roger More Jan 9, 14:35
- Amen. The founding fathers were brilliant to both believe in the people as a whole, but not to simply trust the majority. - musubi Jan 9, 14:28 1
  - It is an amazingly resilient structure. A perfect structure staffed by fallible people leading to sometimes imperfect results, but always moving - TWuG Jan 9, 14:35
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- Wha..? No. When did this happen? -- nm - Mop Jan 9, 14:25 1
  - 200 and some odd years ago. But it apparently still rankles Vermin. -- nm - TWuG Jan 9, 14:26
..... if you step on my property again, you're done. -- nm - I should never get lost again . hah Jan 9, 14:22
I learned it from watching you!!! -- nm - nubby Jan 9, 14:21 1
- *smacks kid/ takes his pot* - dogbert183 Jan 9, 14:22
SITWAP: WSJ Opinion: Never read "Atlas Shrugged"? Not to worry, you're living in it. -- nm - TaurusII Jan 9, 14:20 5
- looks like it's time for me to do a 3rd reading. - Mel Profit Jan 9, 14:25
- Yeah, I reread that in October. Pretty timely! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 9, 14:21 1
  - It would be amusing to see Hank Reardon kick the shit out of Hank Paulson. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 9, 14:35
- (SFEK) -- (link) - TaurusII Jan 9, 14:20 1
  - It's amusing how she writes like Atlas Shrugged is a historical case study rather than fiction. She should research the Great Depression, instead. -- nm - Mop Jan 9, 14:24
"tilting at windmills" indeed. Windmills of Hatey. :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 9, 14:17 4
- Sandcastles are made of hate. Windmills are made of envy -- nm - oblique Jan 9, 14:18 3
  - *looks for the constructions of lust and gluttony* -- nm - TaurusII Jan 9, 14:19 1
    - brothels. wal-marts. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 9, 14:22
  - Damnit. 17th century architectural quirks are not my forte. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 9, 14:19
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- ~/vermin's world! vermin's world! party time! excellent!/~ -- nm - dogbert183 Jan 9, 14:17
- Civil rights were all enabled by judges? Not politicians? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 9, 14:15 8
  - The founding fathers believed that neither alone would be suffient to defend freedoms. I agree. (nm) - musubi Jan 9, 14:18
  - They were enabled by politicians. They were enforced by judges. - Trish Jan 9, 14:18 5
    - Or Plessy v. Ferguson! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 9, 14:26 3
      - ah the good old days... -- nm - znufrii Jan 9, 14:30
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      - Which Brown v BOE effectively ended. The court isn't perfect, but it does serve an important purpose. -- nm - TWuG Jan 9, 14:29
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- REACTIONARY STATEMENT! -- nm - nubby Jan 9, 14:15 1
  - STATEMENT THAT YOU ARE IMPEDING CIVIL LIBERTIES! -- nm - Beryllium Jan 9, 14:16
SITWAP: The economy strikes again: Bargain-basement fossils sold at auction. -- (link) - TaurusII Jan 9, 14:14
I hate when I forget to sell a recent IPO after it's initial bump and short it to its typical dive to way below IPO price. -- nm - Qale Jan 9, 14:10
No filtering! .... just, use discretion people -- nm - rollo Jan 9, 14:10 26
- the filtering will be opt-in, for people with delicate sensibilities. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 9, 14:11 22
  - why not filter on Slickertalk? I only use that one at work. -- nm - Callisto Jan 9, 14:14 16
    - Normally I think this would be a great idea. - Mel Profit Jan 9, 14:17 12
      - I don't mind it, but there's some Wednesday stuff that kind of makes me shut ST down for awhile. - Callisto Jan 9, 14:20 8
        
        Heh. I feel the same way about the "wednesday" stuff. - Trish Jan 9, 14:29
        
        erph, hump day is another beast entirely. I don't know if filtering individual words would make it more palatable. - Beryllium Jan 9, 14:26 5
        
        FWIW...I've very impressed with the level of thought you continue to put into this. - Mel Profit Jan 9, 14:31 2
        
        I know, it's it weird? Who would have thought we could a community board that's responsive to the members. -- nm - mara Jan 9, 14:35 1
        
        it's = isn't -- nm - mara Jan 9, 14:36
        
        yeah, it's probably too much trouble. I can just avoid on those days. -- nm - Callisto Jan 9, 14:27 1
        
        From the perspective of integrating filtering into the Change Info screen, this is actually the easier way to do it ... - Beryllium Jan 9, 14:29
        
        agreed. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 9, 14:25
      - well, if it's opt-in on slackertalk, it could be opt-out on slickertalk :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 9, 14:18 2
        
        There's the answer. -- nm - mara Jan 9, 14:24
        
        brilliant. - Mel Profit Jan 9, 14:20
    - It could be flagged as having the filter as default, yes. And then SlackerTalk could be uncut. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 9, 14:14 2
      - ...as default. I see. Never mind my other response then. - Mel Profit Jan 9, 14:18
      - (this is up for debate, though) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 9, 14:15
  - my sensibilities are far from delicate - pigby Jan 9, 14:12 3
    - I think you're asking too much -- nm - J Jan 9, 14:15 1
      - apparently - pigby Jan 9, 14:16
    - that phrasing in itself was a joke ... a reference to a classic JPG floating around the 'net. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 9, 14:13
  - your ideas intrigue me and I would like to subscribe to your newsletter -- nm - znufrii Jan 9, 14:11
- It would be, according to Bery, an *OPT-IN* filter for those who need it to use. -- nm - TWuG Jan 9, 14:11
- but baseball season is about to start! -- nm - dogbert183 Jan 9, 14:11
- srsly -- nm - znufrii Jan 9, 14:10
LIR: I started friending a few people in high school. Mostly, if I can recognize their name and don't recall them being a total douche, then I friend -- nm - oblique Jan 9, 14:08
Bery, I think tiny font does solve the issue, if the issue is people seeing words over people's shoulders. -- nm - mara Jan 9, 14:08 6
- There are multiple issues at play: over the shoulder, personal preference, and overzealous proxy servers -- nm - Beryllium Jan 9, 14:11 2
  - Well, make the tiny font an opt in, too, then. Because I think it would rock. -- nm - mara Jan 9, 14:13 1
    - Heheh, yeah, there are several ways to implement it. That could be one. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 9, 14:14
- that's not my issue, fwiw - pigby Jan 9, 14:10 1
  - LOL Like anyone really goes to Aint it Cool News willingly. -- nm - Qale Jan 9, 14:11
- Or we could do it like Level 1 children's books and put icons in for some words -- nm - oblique Jan 9, 14:09
SITWAP: England experiencing highest-ever jump in measles rate. If only there was some way we could prevent this disease.... -- (link) - TaurusII Jan 9, 14:08
Words for Bery to consider filtering - TWuG Jan 9, 14:07 5
- Word. - nubby Jan 9, 14:14
- May I respectfully submit: "Pujols", but not "(__________!__________)". -- nm - emotichanic Jan 9, 14:12
- more - psilotum Jan 9, 14:09
- Who died and made you George Carlin... oh.. wait. - Qale Jan 9, 14:08 1
  - that's falconed-up. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 9, 14:12
*/ Oliver James / Caught in the rain / No longer /* -- nm - nubby Jan 9, 14:07
Bery, can you newsbox the Vegas voting? - nubby Jan 9, 14:06
Why does Vermin hate the idea of independent judiciary? -- nm - Reagen Jan 9, 14:06 37
- Because Ann Coulter does? -- nm - mara Jan 9, 14:11
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- He's an Alaskan? -- nm - TWuG Jan 9, 14:08 1
  - So, it's temperature-related? -- nm - TaurusII Jan 9, 14:09
- Decisions that affect the people should be make by the people, or by people chosen by the people. - Dr.Vermin Jan 9, 14:07 32
  - If you were ever an oppressed minority, you might not be so quick to agree. (nm) - musubi Jan 9, 14:10 10
    - Yes, if I were in a different situation, I might have different ideas about life and society. That's how perspective works. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 9, 14:13 9
      - Perspective also involves understanding how other people think, especially people in different situations than your own. -- nm - Roger More Jan 9, 14:16 8
        
        I understand how and why other people think differently. I merely disagree. - Dr.Vermin Jan 9, 14:20 5
        
        I see your IM from all sides of politics - though I only get frustrated when it disagrees with my own opinion :) -- nm - Roger More Jan 9, 14:37
        
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        Okay. - Dr.Vermin Jan 9, 14:24 2
        
        If we're all so offensively liberal that you feel the need to continually mock us, why do you even come here? - Trish Jan 9, 14:40 1
        
        "not smart enough"... I guess I just like seeing my theories proved. Thanks. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 9, 15:07
        
        On re-reading, this post sounds more lecturing than I meant it to be. Sorry -- nm - Roger More Jan 9, 14:18 1
        
        I think you hit it spot on, fwiw -- nm - znufrii Jan 9, 14:20
  - nevertheless, this country was founded on certain ideals, which in theory should apply to everyone, and would overrule whatever the people might wish - znufrii Jan 9, 14:10 6
    - "in theory, communism works. *In theory*." -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 9, 14:12 5
      - In theory, Democracy works. In theory. - musubi Jan 9, 14:16 2
        
        You are correct. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 9, 14:27
        
        "Democracy is the worst form of government. Except all the others that have been tried..." -- nm - Sir Winston Churchill Jan 9, 14:18
      - so, by your argument, people should be able to overrule to Constitution, or at least decide it doesn't apply to certain classes of people - znufrii Jan 9, 14:13 1
        
        No. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 9, 14:15
  - although I don't agree with the idea, judges in California *are* elected. -- nm - Reagen Jan 9, 14:10 4
    - While this is a good point, I think The State Supreme Court is appointed. (nm) - musubi Jan 9, 14:12 2
      - Right, it's not like Hoitytoit McFancypants wakes up one day and says, "I think I'll be a judge today..." -- nm - Reagen Jan 9, 14:17 1
        
        though it would be kind of awesome if he did... -- nm - znufrii Jan 9, 14:36
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    - There are degrees. You know what I'm saying. A judge giving me a parking fine doesn't really affect the public. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 9, 14:10 4
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        Semantics. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 9, 14:14 2
        
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        Okay. - Dr.Vermin Jan 9, 14:23
  - tryanny of the majority -- nm - pigby Jan 9, 14:09 2
    - Better than the reverse. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 9, 14:11 1
      - Smooth sailing on the Excluded Middle Highway today. -- nm - Reagen Jan 9, 14:13
$1 donation to the site for every f bomb :) -- nm - Gwaahjo Jan 9, 14:04 3
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- Jeez, I keep forgetting. *berymanders excel* -- nm - emotichanic Jan 9, 14:05
- i second this -- nm - pigby Jan 9, 14:05
Look what I found! Cool gadgets and scantily clad women! And, may I add... fuck! -- nm - Mop Jan 9, 14:03 2
- Link fail -- nm - TWuG Jan 9, 14:09
- *charges a buck a fuck -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 9, 14:04
Bye. See you later. -- nm - lileve Jan 9, 14:03

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