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General Discussion / Re: Let's hear it!
« on: August 19, 2012, 09:19:09 pm »
Haha, I guess I don't find that incredibly surprising. Glad he's comfortable enough with himself to come out of the closet, though. 
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General Discussion / Re: Request
« on: August 12, 2012, 11:32:57 pm »Ender has usually been considerate "when it matters", and I found the past trolling funny.
Heh, same here. At least in retrospect that's how I feel.
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General Discussion / Re: Request
« on: August 09, 2012, 02:19:36 am »
I have respect for lots of people who I wish didn't vote.
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General Discussion / Re: Request
« on: August 08, 2012, 11:05:40 pm »I think this is too simplistic. How do you determine that a person is stupid? I have a relative who is a bit backwards in his social and political views. He makes anti-gay jokes and hates President Obama. He never went to college, couldn't solve an algebraic equation, and has trouble with words and spelling. But he can also take almost anyone that I know in a fight; he can drive his car all the way across the country (coast to coast) in three days; and busts his ass working overtime to give everything to his kids with a low-to-decent paying job. These last three things I tend to value more than political views, high school mathematics, and literacy. Would you deny him the right to vote?
Yes. But to be fair, I'd also deny myself the right to vote.
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General Discussion / Re: Request
« on: August 07, 2012, 12:12:18 pm »not really.
and now they reliably vote for more services and fewer taxes. people are fucking dumb, and i think there exists a solution superior to democracy. democracy fucking sucks.
yeah, yeah. i don't think this guy should be denied the uh... "right" to have a restaurant in an area full of people who think he's a prick. i'm just mad at people who think they're doing something good by buying chic-fil-a.
Ideally we would want an intelligent, rational, humane, and selfless dictator. But I'm not sure how we could guarantee that. Smart people aren't necessarily trustworthy or acting in the interests of society.
Hey - worked for Bhutan!
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General Discussion / Re: Request
« on: August 06, 2012, 12:37:59 pm »
not really.
and now they reliably vote for more services and fewer taxes. people are fucking dumb, and i think there exists a solution superior to democracy. democracy fucking sucks.
yeah, yeah. i don't think this guy should be denied the uh... "right" to have a restaurant in an area full of people who think he's a prick. i'm just mad at people who think they're doing something good by buying chic-fil-a.
and now they reliably vote for more services and fewer taxes. people are fucking dumb, and i think there exists a solution superior to democracy. democracy fucking sucks.
yeah, yeah. i don't think this guy should be denied the uh... "right" to have a restaurant in an area full of people who think he's a prick. i'm just mad at people who think they're doing something good by buying chic-fil-a.
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General Discussion / Re: Request
« on: August 05, 2012, 10:27:59 pm »
City planners and stuff deny permits for companies all the time for much less.
In general, I don't like democracy. People are fucking stupid. Don't let them decide. Tell them that this is fucking stupid and do it for them.
In general, I don't like democracy. People are fucking stupid. Don't let them decide. Tell them that this is fucking stupid and do it for them.
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General Discussion / Re: Request
« on: August 03, 2012, 02:08:17 pm »
This is what goes through their minds, I think:
"Idon't really like gay people, and I'm glad there's still an organization around that's not ashamed enough of their bigotry to say so out loud. support free speech"
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General Discussion / Re: Request
« on: August 02, 2012, 04:30:37 pm »
People who think buying Chic-Fil-A supports free speech are fucking dumb.
Go.
Go.
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General Discussion / Re: x86 meetup a success!
« on: July 01, 2012, 05:21:52 am »
That was a blast. It was really great meeting everyone and gossiping about the losers that couldn't make it. Thanks to everyone for comin' down to SF, and thanks Ron for dinner/beer!
Sorry to keep old man Ergot up so last past his bedtime.
Sorry to keep old man Ergot up so last past his bedtime.
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General Discussion / Re: x86 Reunion in San Francisco
« on: June 18, 2012, 05:07:01 pm »
I'll be around in July. (All summer, actually)
Let me know if you make it into San Francisco while you're around. It'd be fun to meet up
Let me know if you make it into San Francisco while you're around. It'd be fun to meet up
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General Discussion / Re: VPS Hosting
« on: June 10, 2012, 12:58:44 pm »
I host my medium-volume website (~20-100K impressions/day) on a VPS. It's 4.0 GHz cpu/1GB RAM/40 GB storage/800 GB bandwidth/2 IP addresses for around $21/month. If you buy 12 months at a time you get a 15% discount and it works out to closer to $17/month
That's their "Gold" package - I got it because my traffic comes in surges and I was having reliability problems with shared hosting. Their Bronze package might be all you need, though. It's still 512 MB RAM and 20 GB storage for $13/month.
When I was looking for a VPS, I spent a few days looking for the best deal I could find, and this was it. I've been with them for nearly two years now.
Here's a link: https://vpsnoc.com/clients/aff.php?aff=093 (shamelessly included my affiliate link, as you can see).
That's their "Gold" package - I got it because my traffic comes in surges and I was having reliability problems with shared hosting. Their Bronze package might be all you need, though. It's still 512 MB RAM and 20 GB storage for $13/month.
When I was looking for a VPS, I spent a few days looking for the best deal I could find, and this was it. I've been with them for nearly two years now.
Here's a link: https://vpsnoc.com/clients/aff.php?aff=093 (shamelessly included my affiliate link, as you can see).
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General Discussion / Re: x86 Reunion in San Francisco
« on: June 06, 2012, 09:20:55 pm »
Well, I don't like seafood, and Ron probably really doesn't like seafood, so I think it'd be pretty dumb to go to a seafood-only place.
Sounds like microbrewery is gonna be a good plan.
Sounds like microbrewery is gonna be a good plan.
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General Discussion / Re: x86 Reunion in San Francisco
« on: June 06, 2012, 06:53:18 pm »
I went to a pizza/bar thing the other day with pretty good microbrews. It might not be the best place for a group of people to hang out, though... it'd be a little cramped. I'll ask around for good microbreweries. There are lots of hipster kids here that are bound to have some favorites.
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General Discussion / Re: x86 Reunion in San Francisco
« on: June 06, 2012, 05:58:27 pm »
Sounds like fun. If people let me know what kinda stuff/food they like, I'll ask around for recommendations.