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6631
« on: March 16, 2015, 11:47:37 PM »
I really can't get into her music (too spunky and upbeat for my taste, typically), but she's definitely one of the most talented artists in mainstream indie (if you can even use that phrase) right now.
The majority of her songs are upbeat, yeah. But she has quite a few more somber, sad ones (like the one I posted in the OP) and those are mainly my favorites.
See, if that song is considered somber, she's way to chipper for me. I might go through her latest album, because she really is crazy good. I always appreciate when a singer can write the and play the music she performs.
6632
« on: March 16, 2015, 11:43:39 PM »
I really can't get into her music (too spunky and upbeat for my taste, typically), but she's definitely one of the most talented artists in mainstream indie (if you can even use that phrase) right now.
6633
« on: March 16, 2015, 11:32:29 PM »
Making goals you have to "work for" encourage very little but frequent low-quality posts. It'd be interesting to see some sort of staff-subject ranking that acknowledges quality posts. For instance, Meta making an elaborate and well-reasoned thread could be acknowledged through a system akin to the current upvote system, with extra weight given to moderators. In general, a moderator upvote could just be weighted to give more of a boost.
6634
« on: March 16, 2015, 10:16:43 PM »
Angular momentum is not halal.
6635
« on: March 16, 2015, 09:41:54 PM »
Hopefully the lead scientist doesn't turn into a mechanical octopus and start robbing banks.
6636
« on: March 16, 2015, 03:08:56 PM »
I imagine they upped the lighting so you could see the environment better. The original view was very dark.
6637
« on: March 16, 2015, 02:44:40 PM »
Alrighty, well you're also wrong in saying that since Obama only raised about 15% more from those small donations than Romney. Either way, this has nothing to do with campaign donations. I honestly have no idea what point you're trying to make in regards to the OP. I didn't even compare Obama to Romney, I just said he raised and spent more than any other candidate in history. No equivalency in my post to be falsified.
6638
« on: March 16, 2015, 02:13:19 PM »
Nice. Sometimes long reviews are nice, but sometimes I just want a trusted reviewer to quickly lay out whether a game is worth experiencing or not. Especially for Indie games.
6639
« on: March 16, 2015, 02:08:35 PM »
I was specifically to 2011. So anything else is irrelevant.
No, you weren't. The difference was that Obama raised more money via small donors (people who donated less than $200 aka grass roots) than Romney raised in total iirc. So you made a claim without fact-checking, then backpedalled, also without fact-checking for some reason, and now you're cherry-picking to support your original erroneous statement. And amazingly, none of this discussion has actually addressed my original point about the non-exclusivity of extreme campaign fundraising.
6640
« on: March 16, 2015, 01:33:14 PM »
I'm honestly pretty undecided on campaign spending. I'd rather see the donations pooled into a general fund that is fairly distributed to each candidate after the primaries, I think, but stuff like this painting Republicans as evil rich white guys is pretty ironic considering President Obama spent more and raised more than any other candidate in history. To get upset at the fact that presidential campaigns spend monumental amounts of money just seems childish at this point.
The difference was that Obama raised more money via small donors (people who donated less than $200 aka grass roots) than Romney raised in total iirc.
So that's kind of a false equivalency right there since Obama relied on these small donors in a big way.
No, that's not correct at all. Obama raised about 1/3 from small donors and Romney raised 1/4. Cruz isn't making the distinction between the two sources, anyway, so it wouldn't have been a false equivalency in the first place. The point is that both sides want open access to whatever funds they can get. This isn't a partisan issue, it's an issue of how you think donations should take part in the campaign process.
I think, but stuff like this painting Republicans as evil rich white guys is pretty ironic considering President Obama spent more and raised more than any other candidate in history.
This is what I was referring to specifically. Your insinuating that their money came from the same place and yes it is correct that Obama raised more money via small donors than Romney raised in total.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-fundraising-powered-by-small-donors-new-study-shows/2012/02/08/gIQANfKIzQ_story.html
Just 9 percent of donors to GOP front-runner Mitt Romney, by contrast, came from the lowest end of the contribution scale, the study shows. Obama raised more money in aggregate from small donors — $56.7 million — than Romney raised overall.
The source for the source.
http://cfinst.org/Press/PReleases/12-02-08/Small_Donors_in_2011_Obama_s_Were_Big_Romney_s_Not.aspx
Also by 1/3rd I'm hoping you did a typo and actually meant about 1/2.
It might help if your source included the entirety of campaign donations, not just 2011. https://www.opensecrets.org/pres12/Obama raised a lot of small donations initially, then moved to large donations later in the campaign.
6641
« on: March 16, 2015, 10:04:43 AM »
Sounds like a deep conversation, if you're fourteen.
6642
« on: March 16, 2015, 09:40:39 AM »
Or you could just use the app and task manager built into your phone instead of using a third party waste of time.
6643
« on: March 16, 2015, 07:32:10 AM »
Wow, you're saying electron microscopes can see atoms? You don't say!
6644
« on: March 16, 2015, 07:30:08 AM »
I'm honestly pretty undecided on campaign spending. I'd rather see the donations pooled into a general fund that is fairly distributed to each candidate after the primaries, I think, but stuff like this painting Republicans as evil rich white guys is pretty ironic considering President Obama spent more and raised more than any other candidate in history. To get upset at the fact that presidential campaigns spend monumental amounts of money just seems childish at this point.
The difference was that Obama raised more money via small donors (people who donated less than $200 aka grass roots) than Romney raised in total iirc.
So that's kind of a false equivalency right there since Obama relied on these small donors in a big way.
No, that's not correct at all. Obama raised about 1/3 from small donors and Romney raised 1/4. Cruz isn't making the distinction between the two sources, anyway, so it wouldn't have been a false equivalency in the first place. The point is that both sides want open access to whatever funds they can get. This isn't a partisan issue, it's an issue of how you think donations should take part in the campaign process.
6645
« on: March 15, 2015, 11:33:24 PM »
Not even sure what calling it art means. By the broad definition nearly any form of human expression is art, and I'm not convinced the label adds any legitimacy to video games, not that they need it. Clearly most games don't attempt to explore the human condition in any meaningful way, and I'd definitely disagree that many games are attempting to portray the artists' skill in modeling, programming, voicework, or storytelling. Arguing over it is just pointless.
6646
« on: March 15, 2015, 11:23:17 PM »
Sorry guys :/
6647
« on: March 15, 2015, 09:31:24 PM »
I'm honestly pretty undecided on campaign spending. I'd rather see the donations pooled into a general fund that is fairly distributed to each candidate after the primaries, I think, but stuff like this painting Republicans as evil rich white guys is pretty ironic considering President Obama spent more and raised more than any other candidate in history. To get upset at the fact that presidential campaigns spend monumental amounts of money just seems childish at this point.
6648
« on: March 15, 2015, 07:18:34 PM »
Oh yes, this is very common. That was our great tyrant and god, Lord Xenu. He's been known to sweetly sing into nonbelievers' ears while they sleep.
6649
« on: March 15, 2015, 10:47:18 AM »
I'd pay triple that to get the same experience I have now. But I don't look forward to the day when they realize that.
6650
« on: March 14, 2015, 07:40:49 PM »
NATO v EU 2017
6651
« on: March 14, 2015, 07:25:40 PM »
There should be unisex bathrooms.
Gross, I don't want women queefing up my porcelain throne.
6652
« on: March 14, 2015, 07:20:51 PM »
At a fancy beachside restaurant with my wife, and I walked into the women's restroom. To my surprise, SEAL Team 6 didn't rappel into the room and arrest me for multiple counts of sexual assault.
6653
« on: March 14, 2015, 12:46:35 PM »
Getting your dick sucked is one of many perks of love.
6654
« on: March 14, 2015, 12:37:52 PM »
My home state, ladies and gentlemen: http://www.azcentral.com/story/laurieroberts/2015/03/11/arizona-legislature-wages-war-on-federal-government/70171718/Without comment and on a partyline vote, the House approved House Bill 2015, declaring that henceforth the sovereign state of Arizona will not "enforce, administer or cooperate" if the Environmental Protection Agency and/or the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers try to ensure that water is clean in any Arizona creek, wash or river that runs only part of the year. And HB 2368, declaring that henceforth the sovereign state of Arizona will not "enforce, administer or cooperate" with any executive order issued by the president of the United States or any policy directive issued by the United States Department of Justice unless said executive order or policy directive has been approved by Congress and signed into law. And HB 2058, declaring that henceforth, the sovereign state of Arizona will not use "any personnel or financial resources to enforce, administer or cooperate with any rule, regulation or policy directive issued by an agency, board, commission, department or other entity of the federal government unless the rule, regulation or policy directive has been affirmed by a vote of Congress and signed into law as prescribed by the Constitution." And HB 2643, declaring that henceforth, the sovereign state of Arizona and its subdivisions "are prohibited from using any personnel or financial resources to enforce, administer or cooperate with the Affordable Care Act." Meanwhile, the Senate passed SB 1330, declaring that henceforth the sovereign state of Arizona "shall not … knowingly and willingly participate in any way" in the enforcement of any future federal gun laws. Any government employee who seeks to assist a federal agent enforce one of these demon laws shall be immediately fined, [or] charged with a class one misdemeanor. Mkay then.
6655
« on: March 14, 2015, 12:14:05 AM »
It's a great American pastime to order crappy pizza the night before, leave it out on the counter all night, and eat the room-temperature leftovers as a hangover cure.
6656
« on: March 13, 2015, 11:43:11 PM »
Cultural norms don't always have to make sense. I'm not sure why one would call another person any 'qualifier'-American unless they are immigrants, and even then, that seems to defy the purpose of a melting pot culture.
6657
« on: March 13, 2015, 11:37:34 PM »
Percentages: Graph: wtf is 'Plaid Cymru'?
6658
« on: March 13, 2015, 11:27:03 PM »
Should the top tax rate of income over £150,000 be raised to 50 percent? Still working on the rest of the quiz, but holy shit, does anyone actually think this is an acceptable tax policy?
6659
« on: March 13, 2015, 07:59:48 AM »
So you just hate the majority of them (for reasons unrelated to their skin color), hate their culture and their music, and disagree with all of their political beliefs. And you're not racist.
God, learn to not misconstrue what I say. I mean I disagree with the political beliefs of racists you fucking faggot.
Learn to explain yourself cogently, then. Is racism a political belief? How can you disagree politically with every racist?
6660
« on: March 13, 2015, 07:57:21 AM »
That the building in front of you is nothing more than energy, just slowed down This is a shaky conclusion. Matter isn't simply slowed-down or condensed energy, and vice versa.
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