@critialcloudkicker
Holland
A very enthusiastic and scientific mind trapped in a somewhat less fortunate body. Always willing to help anypony out. Currently working on regaining overall body strength. Of course the muscles used to smile have been thoroughly trained already ( The power of the ponies compelled me ).
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@adiwan I never had that problem before. Then again I have the feeling that my total "list" of purchasing things from china is maybe 1/20th the size of your "list". What did you order ? I hope it was not expensive. Not because of economic reasons, but I guess it if normal human nature to have less patience to wait for the arrival of post-order-anything the bigger the pricepoint was.
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@redenchilada Waaaaitwhat ? ( also I was eating ) ... Did they order them with "I want them to be weiner-ready with no sharp edges" in the notes or something ?
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@redenchilada Free speech ! Free speech ! Free speech !
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@cusco ... How about all those Priests who loved altar boys and those alive are now being prosecuted ?
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@firestormdangerdash I hold steadfast in that AAA games have went up in price and down in content exponentially over the years. Do I happily remember days when games were 60 ? yea, but not because of the costs, it has everything to do with content. I would be fine if I had to buy 100 [ currency ] games if it had was worth it. I really think a certain cost/reward scale should be called to life. Things like yearly CoD or otherwise franchise milking does not help. Madden anyone ? yeah, I think I made my point. Then again I might be in the minority thinking this. This does not take away that I am going to wait for a deal somewhere untill I think [ certain game ] is worth the money. And tell anyone who'll listen that G2A&G2P and pre-ordering are proverbial tools of the devil.
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@tiffany Ehmm, no thanks. Pretty sure I would have customs all up in my grizzle faster than I can even think about getting ripped the old fashioned way
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If you see a spammer commerciobot before it is deleted by the mods, is that good luck ?
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@mushi Duuuude, heavy :( My condolences. Are you ohkay ?
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@m14brony Which is why I think it is important to never stop shouting at what the government should do. "clean drinking water !" "actual healthcare !" "we have a problem with immigrants". Loudest voices will usually 'win'. Things that are not a problem ( anymore ) or get lessened due to what the government is currently doing should not take focus away from the 'voice' in question. And if anything has actually proven itself it is that the media has way too much political influenced power over this 'voice'. So yeah, you're awesome for keeping up with your beliefs if you actually have been shouting pro healthcare and firearm training things for years.
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@m14brony That might be, but then you have politicians ( usually republicans ) trying to muddy up the issue by claiming that there is no paperwork if you buy a used gun, from a gun show, or through the black market since criminals by definition do not follow the law. In essence turning the whole idea of a background check or a gun-database toxic. Toxic to the point where I would not be too surprised if there are wikihow-themed articles out there that show people just how to get around the current system, for they are convinced that the current system is bad.
And then you have people like Omar Mateen, who was in contact with the FBI at least 3 times and still managed to obtain an AR-15. Only more cause for the people who want a gun to shout things like "the current system does not work, I want no part of it !" -
@m14brony Yes, but they have a system where near everyone has gotten military training and where they have a proper health system. Meanwhile in the USA you have a system where everyone is allowed to have guns regardless of training ( possible beehive, this issue is actually adressed in some state law ). And if you wanted to see how good and proper the health system works for people who have served in the USA just compare the amount of military deaths versus the amount of veterans who commit suicide. BTW I am convinced that those numbers would be lower if more people went through at least basic training so that there would be more relate able empathy from everyone ( the common man & the health professional, and everyone in between )... In essence, over in Switzerland, they have essentially turned "the band of brotherhood" into a self-serving part of their society. You can not use that in the USA because there are so many different flocks of life. You'd need a bigger&broader system
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@critialcloudkicker @firestormdangerdash Oh, and no. I detest piracy as much as the nest honest person. But, wow, just wow, AAA gaming is really dropping the ball more and more in my eyes. Because for that money I could buy Life is Strange and Undertale and a metric ton of junkfood and be very content for a way longer amount of time.
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@firestormdangerdash Are you a console only gamer or something ? No hate, but, wow. That is NOT the "price of any game"
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@awl Nono, I meant, how would you phrase "I like to sling spaghetti at the monster to see what sticks" by either using a proper American proverb, or without a proverb at all ?
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@awl I too like to learn things wherever I can. Serious question though, how would you phrase it instead of that proverb ?
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@awl Well, we on RDN are not able to solve the issue at hand no matter how you look at it anyway. The only thing we can actually do is sling spaghetti at the monster to see what sticks ( < somewhat of a proverb. In the old times they would throw spaghetti at tile walls to see if the spaghetti was good / well done. ). And I kinda happen to like such antics.
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@m14brony That is not what I was saying at all. I was saying that the only way to ensure that only people who pass a mental and criminal test are able to have guns is to give those tests periodically. That has to cost a lot of resources, so that is probably not going to happen. And if you were to implement just that then you have the pitfall problem that many banana republics fell into, and that is to reserve the right to call up anyone who owns a gun to defend your country from [agressors/criminals/ufo's/nazi's/zombies/ or pick your own from the history books ]. It however was an ad-absurdum reference to history seen as how paranoid actual gun owning conservatives seem to be about even the possibility of a governmental owned database of people who own firearms
And, you are correct, the Swiss army is not a pseudo-military style regime. They operate more on a level akin to conscription and those who have done service have earned their perks ( if my memory serves me well enough ) -
@awl Agreed, but the conservative side of things seems dead-set on not changing anything. Maybe because when I think of a conservative american politician I always think of something in a suit with a tie and mid 50's. I wonder howmuch problems in the political system you would solve much quicker if the representatives were forced to represent their supporters by means of age group.
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@m14brony I never said things will automatically change either, however the liberals and the concervatives have to work together to come up with a sollution that is acceptable to both sides of the coin. Now that you have confirmed that at least one side of this coin is actively demonizing the the statements of the other side. Yeah I now do understand why you brought up those groups when you did. It is way more easy to get people to listen to your political agenda's about gun control if said group just got a big problem with guns.
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@awl Yes but only if you are willing to operate only where the long arm of the law does not reach. And as long as you are on that level, I'll have a T-95 please.
Right now there are some really awkward and weird laws regarding firearms. You are not able to sell flintlock pistols for example, but if there is ivory on them you can sell them as ivory-paraphernalia or something.
It has to be REALLY hard to sell active tanks or missiles, even as part of private collections ( given you are on US soil ), unless decommissioned. -
@awl Also there are already enough things out there that are illegal... on top of my head, surface-to-anything missiles
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@m14brony I agree fully with that. However, the only way that you can assure the mental and criminal fitness of everyone that owns a gun right now and 6 months from now would be periodic evaluations, Also a proper sanction system. And at that point you might be better off with a pseudo-military style regime. And the name "United States of Banana Republics" does not sit right with me.
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@m14brony Yes but the political landscape is always changing. Groups are always "competing" for exposure in one way or another ( and sometimes it drops in their lap due to something that happened, usually a tragedy ). Just because Women, LGBT and Hispanics are at a high point compared to historical data does not mean that everything will change. Now this is where conservatives come in. It is important for a country not to change everything all the time when a group gains numbers. Whereas liberals always try to see that no man is left behind. These are opposing idea's but necessary to run a country. Now if a political group manages to demonize another political group in the eyes of a certain demographic by use of attack advertisements ( Poison the well in essence ). Then I think the country has a real problem on it's hand... I have seen nothing of that since I do not live in America though, but I am afraid that is exactly what is happening ?
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@azureblaze Wait, lets assume that there was a mass shooting planned and some guy who happened to conceal carry put an end to his plan, there is no incentive for every press to pick up on that story since it is not big enough. ... Doesn't that mean the "media problem" is bigger than the "gun problem" ?
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@m14brony I am having trouble putting A and B together here. I mean I can see how you can pander more to LGBT people when something terrible happens that happens to involve a LGBT-thing ( bonuspoints for not naming but implying a very recent thing that happened ). But isn't that just "Politics 101" ?
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@mushi We probably would have not understand it anyway
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@azureblaze Is that smart ?
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@azureblaze You can do it, you can do it, caving in is for the weak ! *cheers on your belly*
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Someone just linked me http://9gag.com/gag/azA7zgq and asked if that was true ( since I know more about computer stuff ). At first I cringed when I looked at the URL, then I saw it's contents and then I entered cringe-inception. ... Lets just say I have no idea if it is real or not. And have no idea if there are actually 1600 of these hidden around New York City , but I do know that it would be a very VERY bad idea to ever use them.
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@firestormdangerdash Oh, yes, it is still a good game. it has some flaws in my eyes but still not a bad game. However if you would bring money into the equasion... wait let me find how expensive it is... 0_o *has a heart attack*
