Annoying Questions I'd Like Answered...

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 7:54 pm

violence in the media wrote:...conservative persecution ... Just like Jesus.

Kaelik · Post by **Kaelik** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 9:25 pm

hyzmarca wrote:
Kaelik wrote:https://verdict.justia.com/2015/07/29/w ... ing-videos

TL;DR: They probably could be, but there are at least enough colorable issues to make it take a while and cost some money, and since right now Planned Parenthood needs to deal with the Public Relations issue, a suit is useless, and they are better off addressing it by pointing out how utterly stupid it is, and how it is deceptive editing.
A lawsuit sends a strong message "the video is a lie and we can prove it's a lie." Defamation suits are an absolutely essentially part of a PR campaign in cases like this.

1) They might not be able to prove it.
2) No it doesn't, the message sent by a lawsuit depends on who is suing whom. Planned Parenthood is still "the man" even when suing shitty assholes pretending to be citizen journalists, and therefore the message is hampered.
3) Suing brings publicity, nothing about publicity towards their abortion costs overlay or these videos is helpful.

This is pretty much a decision to be made by PR people. Are you a PR person? Are you sure that you know better than whomever works for PP?

Also, just as a point, they actually have to prove damages, and that would be fucking weird as fuck as an explanation.

hyzmarca · Post by **hyzmarca** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 9:33 pm

Kaelik wrote: 1) They might not be able to prove it.
2) No it doesn't, the message sent by a lawsuit depends on who is suing whom. Planned Parenthood is still "the man" even when suing shitty assholes pretending to be citizen journalists, and therefore the message is hampered.
3) Suing brings publicity, nothing about publicity towards their abortion costs overlay or these videos is helpful.

This is pretty much a decision to be made by PR people. Are you a PR person? Are you sure that you know better than whomever works for PP?

Also, just as a point, they actually have to prove damages, and that would be fucking weird as fuck as an explanation.

They're not the man. They're the exact opposite of the man. They're a somewhat underfunded nonprofit dedicated to providing vital health services to women and infants.

They're being persecuted by the man.

Kaelik · Post by **Kaelik** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 10:38 pm

hyzmarca wrote:
Kaelik wrote: 1) They might not be able to prove it.
2) No it doesn't, the message sent by a lawsuit depends on who is suing whom. Planned Parenthood is still "the man" even when suing shitty assholes pretending to be citizen journalists, and therefore the message is hampered.
3) Suing brings publicity, nothing about publicity towards their abortion costs overlay or these videos is helpful.

This is pretty much a decision to be made by PR people. Are you a PR person? Are you sure that you know better than whomever works for PP?

Also, just as a point, they actually have to prove damages, and that would be fucking weird as fuck as an explanation.
They're not the man. They're the exact opposite of the man. They're a somewhat underfunded nonprofit dedicated to providing vital health services to women and infants.

They're being persecuted by the man.

They are being funded by the man. The man doesn't hurt them at all. The random asshole who is in no way associated with the government who released edited videos is not the man.

Look, I know Planned Parenthood is a poor put upon organization that does good work. You know that. I know the people who released edited videos are colossall assholes who have shitty opinions because of Fox News. You know that too.

I am also a fucking pro abortion communist who knows that those videos are fake just from the watching them, because I'm not "neutral" with respect to any of this shit. Your statement that you personally see a government funded organization that kills little babies as the underdog when it sues a goodguy citizen journalist who is just trying to expose corruption is irrelevant.

Pointing out that the videos are edited or just ignoring them is probably just better for them.

hyzmarca · Post by **hyzmarca** » Sat Aug 22, 2015 1:57 am

Kaelik wrote:
hyzmarca wrote:
Kaelik wrote: 1) They might not be able to prove it.
2) No it doesn't, the message sent by a lawsuit depends on who is suing whom. Planned Parenthood is still "the man" even when suing shitty assholes pretending to be citizen journalists, and therefore the message is hampered.
3) Suing brings publicity, nothing about publicity towards their abortion costs overlay or these videos is helpful.

This is pretty much a decision to be made by PR people. Are you a PR person? Are you sure that you know better than whomever works for PP?

Also, just as a point, they actually have to prove damages, and that would be fucking weird as fuck as an explanation.
They're not the man. They're the exact opposite of the man. They're a somewhat underfunded nonprofit dedicated to providing vital health services to women and infants.

They're being persecuted by the man.
They are being funded by the man. The man doesn't hurt them at all. The random asshole who is in no way associated with the government who released edited videos is not the man.

Look, I know Planned Parenthood is a poor put upon organization that does good work. You know that. I know the people who released edited videos are colossall assholes who have shitty opinions because of Fox News. You know that too.

I am also a fucking pro abortion communist who knows that those videos are fake just from the watching them, because I'm not "neutral" with respect to any of this shit. Your statement that you personally see a government funded organization that kills little babies as the underdog when it sues a goodguy citizen journalist who is just trying to expose corruption is irrelevant.

Pointing out that the videos are edited or just ignoring them is probably just better for them.

Yeah. But if they don't sue, then the first question that the Fox News crowd will ask is "why don't they sue?" They take the lack of a lawsuit as proof that the accusations are true.

You can't just let these assholes go and turn the other cheek. You have to beat them until they cry and scream and beg you to stop. It's the only way they'll learn.

Maj · Post by **Maj** » Sat Aug 22, 2015 2:18 am

@hyzmarca - As much as I want to believe that... How many times did they investigate Benghazi? Birthers.

These nutjobs are relentless. And it doesn't matter what the truth is, If PP brought a lawsuit and won, they'd say activist judges were censoring free speech and journalism. We want to see an ass get kicked, but we won't.

hyzmarca · Post by **hyzmarca** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 12:51 am

Is there a metacosplay thing where you cosplay a character cosplaying a character from a different franchise? Sort of like going to a Halloween party as Frankenstein's Monster going to a Halloween Party as the Wolfman.

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 12:59 am

I have no idea how to even google that and find out (it doesn't help that there's actually a character named matrioshka). But drawings of a character cosplaying another are common enough that I think people would get it if you, say, cosplayed Deadpool cosplaying Ms. Marvel, or Pikachu wearing a Gengar hoodie.

Ancient History · Post by **Ancient History** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 1:00 am

I think the closest you get is mashup cosplay.

Lago PARANOIA · Post by **Lago PARANOIA** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 12:04 am

Are there any algorithms besides the Southampton 'Master and Slave' that can consistently beat (or at least score well against) Tit for Tat in iterated prisoner's dilemma? If so, under what circumstances?

angelfromanotherpin · Sun Aug 30, 2015 12:27 am

Win-stay lose-shift.

Lago PARANOIA · Post by **Lago PARANOIA** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 2:15 am

Thanks, angelfromanotherpin. You a CS graduate or major by any chance?

angelfromanotherpin · Post by **angelfromanotherpin** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 2:30 am

Nope, EngLit. Just handy with web research, I guess.

Count Arioch the 28th · Mon Aug 31, 2015 9:52 am

erik wrote:While it would be exciting to use your car for a derby, that's not necessarily the most optimal course. Best to use it for a trade-in, knock a few thou off the price of a used car that someone else leased.

Could I trade in something that's less accurately described as a "car" and more accurately described "two tons of smoking metal crap abandoned in a Wal-Mart parking lot somewhere in Rural Iowa"? I'm serious, I don't know how reality works.

Shady314 · Post by **Shady314** » Mon Aug 31, 2015 10:30 pm

Of course. http://cnafinance.com/sell-car-doesnt-run/861

Eikre · Post by **Eikre** » Tue Sep 01, 2015 12:04 am

Yes. But the cost of convenience scales, and the means of turning your car back into liquidity are really inconvenient. If it was still running, then it might have had non-negligable worth to someone who could effect the repairs themselves and pay minimal carrying costs while they waited for a good sales price. That's what dealerships do. But since you pushed it to catastrophic damage, the only value in the car is pretty much all tied up in its quarter-paneling and power windows. Piecemeal salvage is a totally different game than what a dealership plays, so if you drop it on one of them in a trade-in, I suspect they're probably just gonna middle-man it wholesale into the hands of a automotive recycling facility. The value conveyed to you will be minimal, but then, it probably would be, anyway. I don't know what kind of hairs you're willing to split on this.

hyzmarca · Post by **hyzmarca** » Tue Sep 01, 2015 4:49 am

Are Bad Dragon products actually worth their rather substantial cost?

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Tue Sep 01, 2015 6:26 am

I don't know from any personal experience, but on the one hand, silicone is rather nice, but noticeably costly. On the other hand, their products are apparently a bit of a gamble (hell, look at the number of flops they sell for reduced cost, and then think about how many they don't catch or consider minor enough to sell for full cost), and they are, surprising, given they're furries, not the most progressive people.

Look into Damn Average or Frisky Beast. Similar products, better people, and, I believe, cheaper. The only trade off is their sculpts aren't quite as nice.

Count Arioch the 28th · Tue Sep 01, 2015 7:07 am

I have heard that their cock sleeves are tighter and the silicone they use doesn't have the give that a fleshlight has so using one can be slightly uncomfortable. No, if I knew this first hand I'd admit it and post pictures (although the Sugar Star is tempting...)

RadiantPhoenix · Post by **RadiantPhoenix** » Tue Sep 01, 2015 10:33 am

A note regarding sex toys: http://dangerouslilly.com/toxictoys/

(All three of the manufacturers mentioned are on the "trustworthy" list)

Count Arioch the 28th · Tue Sep 01, 2015 11:00 am

Yikes, read some of those articles and I need to replace most of my toybox then...

Post by **fbmf** » Tue Sep 01, 2015 8:44 pm

Given the choice between a Surface Pro 3 and a Chromebook, which would I rather have?

It is for work (and provided by them), so I will not be playing games on it, but I get to take it home, so I will likely watch videos and surf the net.

Game On,
fbmf

...You Lost Me · Post by **...You Lost Me** » Tue Sep 01, 2015 9:02 pm

Not to hate on the work put into Chromebook because it has some winning features, but a Surface Pro 3 will take you farther in almost every direction. I think they perform better, there's more support for when you have problems, and you don't lose out on the possibility of a bunch of software.

Stahlseele · Post by **Stahlseele** » Tue Sep 01, 2015 11:26 pm

surface 3 pro with not arm cpu and full windows on it is simply so much superior to a chrome os device which has to be connected always and does nothing offline it ain't even funny.

hyzmarca · Post by **hyzmarca** » Fri Sep 04, 2015 1:26 pm

Have their every been any democratic government to use last-past-the-post voting? That is, you vote for that you want to lose and the candidate with the fewest votes wins?