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Astrophel Fear will kill your mind and steal your love as sure as anything; Fear will rob you blind and make you numb to others suffering          Since: 10-03-04 From: Azul Lux Orbital, Kirin Beta Since last post: 2515 days Last activity: 1365 days |
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| She's back home... but frankly I wish she wasn't.
I went over there yesterday to get Crystal (of car fire radio fame, I believe I told that story here) and... okay, lots of ranting to do about Crystal not taking care of her shit, but that's not important next to what else I saw - my aunt passed out at the dining room table, wiht three cans of beer there, at three in the afternoon. Those kids need to get out of there. |
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Fear will kill your mind and steal your love as sure as anything; Fear will rob you blind and make you numb to others suffering Since: 10-03-04 From: Azul Lux Orbital, Kirin Beta Since last post: 2515 days Last activity: 1365 days
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Originally posted by Lord Alexandor Which, in a grand bit of irony, tends to result in more deaths when crimes are committed, as any potential criminal will likely be of the variety that shoots first. It's not likely you'll have a weapon at the ready, but they will.
It's rather impressive then just how many more school shootings have happened in the US than in other countries, where schools are also gun-free zones. As for the "assault weapon lie" line, let's set aside the previously-used definitions of the term. Why? Because it is meaningless, and as a result it is nothing more than a distraction. Let's base it instead on the functionality. What does a civilian need a thirty-round magazine for? Or a fully-automatic gun? Naturally, we can't completely get rid of the latter, for reasons you briefly covered in your second or third paragraph, but assuming we could. Unfortunately, the second amendment is... well, unfortunately it exists, to be blunt. I'm not completely opposed to private gun ownership, but it's become a tool of the lobby for gun manufacturers more than anything else these days. It has the same problem as saying you have the right to any other material object. For example, if there was an amendment that said "every citizen has the right to a motor vehicle", there'd be a large number of people that wouldn't be satisfied with a mid-60s Beetle, they'd be demanding Ferraris and Vipers, once Ferrari or Dodge got some adequately-paid lobbyists to fire people up enough. And many of them wouldn't want to have to go get a license before they could legally drive. So, working within our current society, what should be done? Your idea about mandatory gun safety courses isn't a bad one, but I'd make it... sort of voluntary. Like a driver's license, you need it to buy guns and ammunition, but otherwise it's not necessary. This is entirely a scheme to slip this past people that object to their children learning about guns. I was firing a bolt-action rifle at 9 or so, but some parents freak out, you know that. Require all gun sales to go through a licensed broker and have background checks. Frankly, there's no reason not to do this; you can't buy a car out of someone's driveway and drive it home without a license, and they're a hell of a lot less dangerous. And possibly most importantly, require all guns to be properly secured. Of course, you can't just go into someone's home to inspect at random, but if the gun is stolen and was not secured properly, that's a fine. If the gun was stolen, not secured properly, and used in a crime, that's an even bigger one. This and the previous suggestion are entirely to curb the "but criminals will get them anyway" line, by cutting down the primary ways they get them currently. I imagine people will be a little less likely to sell a gun privately if they could get charged as an accessory to murder. Now, more importantly than that, what will be done? Nothing functional. Another cosmetic ban that does nothing but extend the career of politicians too scared to actually do anything. (restricted) |
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Fear will kill your mind and steal your love as sure as anything; Fear will rob you blind and make you numb to others suffering Since: 10-03-04 From: Azul Lux Orbital, Kirin Beta Since last post: 2515 days Last activity: 1365 days
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Well, there goes the Pope Palpatine jokes.
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Unless the next guy looks like an unmasked Darth Vader, anyway.
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Fear will kill your mind and steal your love as sure as anything; Fear will rob you blind and make you numb to others suffering Since: 10-03-04 From: Azul Lux Orbital, Kirin Beta Since last post: 2515 days Last activity: 1365 days
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Originally posted by Rogue I heard a theory along similar lines, taking advantage of the difficulty in following John Paul II. According to said theory, Popatine was chosen as a "filler" Pope; a largely inoffensive choice internally, knowing it'd be too hard to live up to his predecessor so when the next one tries to do anything, he's being compared to Benedict XVI instead of John Paul II.
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Fear will kill your mind and steal your love as sure as anything; Fear will rob you blind and make you numb to others suffering Since: 10-03-04 From: Azul Lux Orbital, Kirin Beta Since last post: 2515 days Last activity: 1365 days
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Atheist.
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Originally posted by Elara This was the one thing that stuck with me from my mother, though I don't believe as she did (she's now Christian). In the absence of a holy book or divine inspiration, I take my morality from a logical analysis - an action's morality is measured by its effects and intent. If it hurts no unwilling participants (gotta allow for some fun  ), then there cannot be anything morally wrong with it.
Beyond that core principle, I very strongly believe in personal freedom. People should be free to do as they will (within the above rule), free to make mistakes and learn from them, and free to believe as they wish*. * Except Scientology. Fuck Scientology. On Jesus: He probably lived, said some stuff, died, and millions of people began arguing that their interpretation of his words was the only right one. Like with any religion, really. I have no opinion one way or the other on the man; if he lived, it was too long ago. His original words and intent are lost to time and repeated retranslation and (occasionally politically-motivated) reinterpretation. On Christians, and those of other faiths: I don't care what you believe, and I mean that in the best possible way. It's your right to believe as you do, and my right to believe as I do. All I ask is the following: Don't use your religion as a tool of oppression (Uganda), don't use it as a justification for hate (WBC), don't use it to justify heinous attacks on others (do I need to cite examples?), and don't try to bring matters of faith into matters of science. I wasn't raised an atheist, but I've always been the type to question things. I cannot accept "that's how it is" as an answer, and faith relies too much on that. If I were conclusively proven wrong, then I would believe - because it would then be a matter of fact, not faith. One could say that I lean agnostic, but I'm pretty sure of my belief in the absence of a god. (Last edited by Astrophel on 02-15-13 09:59 PM)
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Fear will kill your mind and steal your love as sure as anything; Fear will rob you blind and make you numb to others suffering Since: 10-03-04 From: Azul Lux Orbital, Kirin Beta Since last post: 2515 days Last activity: 1365 days
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Been playing EVE. I set up a corporation for my friends, but in the absence of any of those I guess people here can join.
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The name is Nemean Munitions and Equipment, ticker name NEMEA (I wanted NME, but it was taken). Include your XG name in the application and PM me to inform me that you applied. It's a basic anti-spy/thief defense; there's more complicated stuff I could do, but this corp isn't intended to be terribly large, so I'm hoping to simply avoid the necessity. We're operating in highsec, still trying to figure out the exact location of our HQ though. Ideally we'll have access to lowsec and be situated near a mission hub or market hub. Focus is on industry, also some sporadic RP. (Last edited by Astrophel on 02-18-13 03:13 AM)
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Fear will kill your mind and steal your love as sure as anything; Fear will rob you blind and make you numb to others suffering Since: 10-03-04 From: Azul Lux Orbital, Kirin Beta Since last post: 2515 days Last activity: 1365 days
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Fuck you sideways with a cheese grater, Scalia.
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Anyone who says that the Voting Rights Act is a "racial entitlement" in light of continued efforts to fuck voters over deserves nothing less.
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Fear will kill your mind and steal your love as sure as anything; Fear will rob you blind and make you numb to others suffering Since: 10-03-04 From: Azul Lux Orbital, Kirin Beta Since last post: 2515 days Last activity: 1365 days
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In addition to EVE, I've been playing 1080 Avalanche again. Already unlocked everything.
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I think it's about time to revisit this and Wave Race, Nintendo.
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Fear will kill your mind and steal your love as sure as anything; Fear will rob you blind and make you numb to others suffering Since: 10-03-04 From: Azul Lux Orbital, Kirin Beta Since last post: 2515 days Last activity: 1365 days
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Originally posted by X Well, the Wii seemed to have more focus on casual games. The WiiU seems to be going for a mroe balanced approach, maybe now's the time to bring it back. Plus, there's really no competition for Wave Race. Hydro Thunder doesn't get very frequent releases either, and that's the closest thing I can think of. 1080 would be competing with SSX, but a completely different style. And, I have to be completely honest, I also want more Akari. 
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Fear will kill your mind and steal your love as sure as anything; Fear will rob you blind and make you numb to others suffering Since: 10-03-04 From: Azul Lux Orbital, Kirin Beta Since last post: 2515 days Last activity: 1365 days
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Yeah! Fuck the consumer!
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Times like this I'm glad I have a shitty little local ISP. They're less likely to be bullied into playing along with this bullshit because no one cares. But we'll see; I've heard nothing about them implimenting it so far...
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Fear will kill your mind and steal your love as sure as anything; Fear will rob you blind and make you numb to others suffering Since: 10-03-04 From: Azul Lux Orbital, Kirin Beta Since last post: 2515 days Last activity: 1365 days
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Fear will kill your mind and steal your love as sure as anything; Fear will rob you blind and make you numb to others suffering Since: 10-03-04 From: Azul Lux Orbital, Kirin Beta Since last post: 2515 days Last activity: 1365 days
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And that attitude is why it'll keep happening. "Tolerating this idiocy is how it'll become the norm." I'm working on another playthrough of ME, as a Renegade Engineer. Mostly for achievement purposes; I can't play renegade on a main file, too much pointless cruelty. Also sporadic ME3 multiplayer, EVE, Sonic Generations, SMW hacks, the usual routine. (Last edited by Astrophel on 03-12-13 01:18 AM)
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Fear will kill your mind and steal your love as sure as anything; Fear will rob you blind and make you numb to others suffering Since: 10-03-04 From: Azul Lux Orbital, Kirin Beta Since last post: 2515 days Last activity: 1365 days
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Copied from Jul...
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Audioslave - Like A Stone It very rarely plays on the radio, but every time it does, I get the tune of the chorus stuck in my head. Without the lyrics, that makes it a bit harder to identify the song. Caught part of one of the later lines today, and after a shitload of searching through the station's website, I found it. This is a recurring issue for me, and it doesn't help that our radio reception at work is shit. This has also happened with Fade to Black (Metallica), Would? (Alice in Chains), Time (Pink Floyd), Outside (Staind), and at a previous job, Sister Golden Hair (America) - that last one was stuck on and off for about two months before a lucky Random Page on TVTropes saved me. And you know it's bad when I of all people am the one to bump the music thread, I mean seriously people.
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Fear will kill your mind and steal your love as sure as anything; Fear will rob you blind and make you numb to others suffering Since: 10-03-04 From: Azul Lux Orbital, Kirin Beta Since last post: 2515 days Last activity: 1365 days
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Tangentially related due to NK's antics, I believe that any politician or any individual in any position of power that threatens a nuclear attack should be able to be assassinated, with absolutely zero global reprecussions.
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No need for stealth, either, that would undermine the message. Just have a guy in a sufficiently eye-catching outfit walk up to the offender, knife him, and walk away.
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Fear will kill your mind and steal your love as sure as anything; Fear will rob you blind and make you numb to others suffering Since: 10-03-04 From: Azul Lux Orbital, Kirin Beta Since last post: 2515 days Last activity: 1365 days
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If religious institutions want to "preserve the sanctity of marriage", then there should be absolutely no benefits to it. That means no tax benefits, no other special legal consideration, no insurance benefits, etc. That way, there are no possible considerations beyond those mandated by the religion in question.
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It's funny how the sanctity argument is only used against things that aren't a direct (typically financial) benefit to religious institutions. The nature of humanity, I suppose.
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Fear will kill your mind and steal your love as sure as anything; Fear will rob you blind and make you numb to others suffering Since: 10-03-04 From: Azul Lux Orbital, Kirin Beta Since last post: 2515 days Last activity: 1365 days
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I do not believe in execution for any man (with the exception of nuke threats). Even this crazy fuck. Moreso because, due to the rarity of executions, that means even more publicity for him.
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However, it's not like our prison system is going to do any good either. How does one choose the lesser evil when all options are equally shitty? (Last edited by Astrophel on 04-02-13 12:28 AM)
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Fear will kill your mind and steal your love as sure as anything; Fear will rob you blind and make you numb to others suffering Since: 10-03-04 From: Azul Lux Orbital, Kirin Beta Since last post: 2515 days Last activity: 1365 days
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Behold the fruits of more random Youtube wandering.
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Joe Satriani - Premonition
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Fear will kill your mind and steal your love as sure as anything; Fear will rob you blind and make you numb to others suffering Since: 10-03-04 From: Azul Lux Orbital, Kirin Beta Since last post: 2515 days Last activity: 1365 days
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I made a video. It's Skate 3. It's 40 seconds, and demonstrates my usual playstyle. |
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