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- Wed Nov 09, 2016 9:09 am
- Forum: MPSIMS
- Topic: Immigration for Americans to other countries
- Replies: 59
- Views: 16964
Re: Immigration for Americans to other countries
A friend of mine is considering fleeing to Australia, that got me thinking about where good places to run away to would be and what the requirements are. I'll take a stab at your requirements. You're looking for a majority white, liberal, western democracy. That rules out South Africa, Zimbabwe or ...
- Sun Jan 10, 2016 4:48 am
- Forum: MPSIMS
- Topic: Election 2016
- Replies: 3238
- Views: 340323
Uh... Republicans don't support Romneycare. The only reason Romneycare was ever on the table was to act as a negotiations ploy to kill single payer healthcare. Republicans initially backed the individual mandate, until they didn't. The idea arose from a conservative think tank called the Heritage F...
- Fri Jan 08, 2016 12:33 pm
- Forum: MPSIMS
- Topic: Election 2016
- Replies: 3238
- Views: 340323
So instead of responding to Occluded Sun, I propose we play a game. First, name a policy position of the Democratic party. Second, name a policy position of the Republican party. Third, describe the Xanatos Gambit that wins regardless of which policy is enacted. Let's show the Illuminati how this s...
- Sat Jul 12, 2014 8:16 am
- Forum: MPSIMS
- Topic: MAGIC SOOUULLLSSSS Libertarian
- Replies: 380
- Views: 41358
...when your feet start tappin' and you can't seem to find how you got theeeeere,
do you believe in magic?
Scooby dooby do wop, scoo-scooby dooby, dooby dooby dop wop, yeah magiiiiic!
do you believe in magic?
Scooby dooby do wop, scoo-scooby dooby, dooby dooby dop wop, yeah magiiiiic!
- Fri Jul 11, 2014 6:31 am
- Forum: MPSIMS
- Topic: MAGIC SOOUULLLSSSS Libertarian
- Replies: 380
- Views: 41358
Question: What is the epistemological starting point of economics? After following the discussion here, I am compelled to ask: What exactly is the point of economic study? Is it rational and scientific; does it yield repeatable real-world results? Or is it merely normative with a veneer of self-refe...
- Sun Jun 15, 2014 3:05 pm
- Forum: MPSIMS
- Topic: MAGIC SOOUULLLSSSS Libertarian
- Replies: 380
- Views: 41358
- Sun Jun 15, 2014 3:02 pm
- Forum: MPSIMS
- Topic: [Non-US] News That Makes You laugh/cry/neither...
- Replies: 3795
- Views: 909760
- Sat Nov 23, 2013 11:26 am
- Forum: MPSIMS
- Topic: RANT: Quit trying to sell me target-date funds.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 820
- Sat Nov 23, 2013 11:23 am
- Forum: MPSIMS
- Topic: Cryptocurrency: is it worth it?
- Replies: 184
- Views: 34756
Bitcoin price volatility is due to the fact it is not a mainstream currency. The 'cure' to that is widespread acceptance. The currency is only 4 years old, so you can view the volatility as birthing pains or as a speculative bubble, and only time will be the judge. I am not going to make proclaimati...
- Wed Nov 20, 2013 5:06 pm
- Forum: MPSIMS
- Topic: Cryptocurrency: is it worth it?
- Replies: 184
- Views: 34756
I could convert my BTC to AUD and be a thousandaire with a roll of bills in my pocket. Big fucking deal. Maybe I'll buy enough PMs to give myself agryria, maybe I'll invest my BTC in litecoin instead. My BTC are worth nothing until I decide to use them for something and I have not yet decided if and...
- Tue Nov 19, 2013 11:08 am
- Forum: MPSIMS
- Topic: Cryptocurrency: is it worth it?
- Replies: 184
- Views: 34756
I hope the smily is because of how funny it is that people actually think that will happen. Oh...it won't hit 650? Because it was over 900 today. I got my first BTC at 0.8 in 2010. You're behind the curve you fucking ape. Because this is an image thread: http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7343/108675972...
- Mon Nov 18, 2013 9:22 pm
- Forum: MPSIMS
- Topic: Cryptocurrency: is it worth it?
- Replies: 184
- Views: 34756
- Fri Jul 26, 2013 12:40 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Core Principle: Your Fantasy Economy is Bullshit
- Replies: 452
- Views: 95065
Guess what? ALL CURRENCIES DEVALUE OVER TIME. I print more money, I mine more fucking gold, I raise more chickens to trade for knives, I make more knives, I spend more of my day working for someone else in order to barter for something. Currency/money is an abstraction of work done over a period of...
- Wed Jul 24, 2013 10:48 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Core Principle: Your Fantasy Economy is Bullshit
- Replies: 452
- Views: 95065
Devaluation is a reduction in the value of currency. Intentional or competitive devaluation is where the policy of a country deliberately devalues it own currency in relation to foreign currency, in order to boost it's own economy by stimulating domestic productivity and disincentivising the consump...
- Wed Jul 24, 2013 8:52 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Core Principle: Your Fantasy Economy is Bullshit
- Replies: 452
- Views: 95065
The definition of insanity is where you do the same thing and expect different results, right? Fiat currency has resulted in the devaluation and collapse of every economy that instituted it. That is not an exaggeration. Fiat currency in the modern world requires constant moderation and regulation to...
- Wed Jul 24, 2013 5:58 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: [3.5] Spells that fvck with Logistics and Dragons
- Replies: 56
- Views: 8814
- Tue Jul 23, 2013 11:52 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Core Principle: Your Fantasy Economy is Bullshit
- Replies: 452
- Views: 95065
Fiat monies only have intrinsic value to the institutions that issue them. The Elf king may be able to issue fiat money from his treasury and have this form of currency gain acceptance within his own kingdom, by mandating that taxes in Elfland be paid in elfbucks. The Elf king is going to have a mor...
- Tue Jul 23, 2013 12:18 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: The inevitable 'get a wish from jerkface genies' thread.
- Replies: 40
- Views: 7611
There was an episode of the X-Files that covered genies. The Genie was actually a medieval French peasant that found a magic lamp. Her first wish was for a sack of turnips, that never ran out. Her second wish was for Great Power and Long Life. So she got turned into a Genie. Her motivation for fucki...
- Mon Jul 22, 2013 10:16 pm
- Forum: In The Trenches
- Topic: [D&D] Recruiting: TotFIE
- Replies: 192
- Views: 33107
I'll sign up on the off chance a few people drop out. Looks very interesting and has been entertaining reading. Wilhelma Maenell Fontaine De la Tour D'Haute Rive (Billie-Mae). Feytouched Spirit Shaman. Billie Mae was born and raised at the Chateau D'Haute Rive, a plantation complex situated in the c...
- Mon Jul 22, 2013 5:39 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: [5E] Is Mearls planning to snow Hasbro and the fanbase?
- Replies: 252
- Views: 39558
- Mon Jul 22, 2013 5:21 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: [5E] Is Mearls planning to snow Hasbro and the fanbase?
- Replies: 252
- Views: 39558
- Sun Jul 21, 2013 12:19 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: What is the biggest debacle of RPG history?
- Replies: 311
- Views: 40094
Exalted's Most Mature Content (A Mature Article) For Matures Only. Link to Something Awful's WTF D&D!? column. NSFW because of Exalted content.
- Fri Jul 19, 2013 6:56 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: What is the biggest debacle of RPG history?
- Replies: 311
- Views: 40094
I thought it may have been an elaborate trolling exercise, so I checked the site it was hosted on. Some White Power cult called Creativity that has it's hooks into Australia. It rang a bell with me. Pretty sure they dropped an edited and abridged copy of the Protocols of Zion in my letterbox a few y...
- Fri Jul 19, 2013 1:32 am
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: Annoying Game Questions You Want Answered
- Replies: 5992
- Views: 940271
- Thu Jul 18, 2013 11:34 pm
- Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
- Topic: D&D 3.x war strategies: Mind Flayers versus Lich King
- Replies: 92
- Views: 13455
If the Mind Flayers want to hurt trade, a blockade may not be the best way they could go about it. They are sneaky, have mind control and have access to Dopplegangers, so they have other means at their disposal to impact trade. Mercenaries and bandits can be 'hired' to harass trade routes, leaving t...