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(13 replies, posted in Politics)

I do not know who said that, but you are only part right. Anecdotes are evidence, but their use for making conclusions is limited because they are not representative samples. Although, they are very good for countering an "all S are P" or "no S are P" claim.

These are peeves that have nothing to do with anyone here necessarily.

And the argument "Your examples are too rare" is more acceptable to me than "Shut up, I don't want to hear about contrary examples!  Real-life is anecdote and no sort of evidence for an internet argument!"

Evidence may not be proof in and of itself, but enough of it is compelling.

Examples are evidence even if they don't compel a conclusion.

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(24 replies, posted in General)

If the House set up a coin toss game where the House got Tails, and winners could let it ride to double their winnings on a consecutive win, would the House make big money or would it lose its shirt?

1,128

(15 replies, posted in Community)

Hullo scorpion

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(6 replies, posted in General)

Probability of being Townie 5 times in a row = 0.5^5 = 0.03125 = 3.125%
Probability of 'then' being Townie again for the 6th time is 0.5 = 50%

then how come people don't play Let It Ride by flipping coins?

1,130

(13 replies, posted in Politics)

water is usually free though

1,131

(485 replies, posted in General)

Arby you're supposed to pm yourself in the other thread

1,132

(74 replies, posted in General)

-1 opposing the Kaiser in the first place

1,133

(13 replies, posted in Politics)

Sometimes things are so idiotic and ridiculous that "wow" is more polite than saying "holy shit dude, it sounds like you're literally on crack."

No, I think I earned that blue streak of amazement

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(74 replies, posted in General)

Movement*    
        Stationary    None
        Walked    +1
        Ran    +2
        Jumped    +3
        Prone    +2
Terrain    
    Light Woods    +1 per intervening hex,
    +1 if target in Light Woods
    Heavy Woods    +2 per intervening hex,
    +2 if target in Heavy Woods
    Water**    
        Depth 1    -1 to hit a BattleMech in Water hex.
           Partial Cover also applies
           +1 to hit for BattleMech firing from Water hex
        Depth 2    BattleMechs cannot fire into or out of Depth 2+ water
    Partial Cover    +3 (use BattleMech Punch Location Table)
Target    
    Prone    -2 from adjacent hex, +1 from all others
    Immobile    -4
    Skidding    +2
    Movement    
        Moved 0-2 hexes    0
        Moved 3-4 hexes    +1
        Moved 5-6 hexes    +2
        Moved 7-9 hexes    +3
        Moved 10+ hexes    +4
    Jumped    +1 additional
    Is battle armor unit    +1
    Is stuck in Swamp hex    -2
Weapon Attacks Only    
    Attacker    
    BattleMech Damage    
        Sensor Hit    +2
        Shoulder Hit    +4 for weapons in arm, disregard other
           damaged actuators in arm
        Upper or Lower Arm Actuator (each)    +1 for weapons in arm
    Heat    
        0-7    None
        8-12    +1
        13-16    +2
        17-23    +3
        24+    +4
    Making indirect LRM attack    +1
    Range and Terrain    
    Range    
        Short    None
        Medium    +2
        Long    +4
    Minimum Range    +1 at minimum range, additional +1 per
    hex less than minimum range
    Attacker and target on different levels    
    of same building (concealment)    +3
    Target    
    Secondary target in forward arc    +1
    Secondary target tn side or rear arc    +2
Physical Attacks Only    
    Attacker    
    BattleMech Damage    
        Shoulder Hit    No punching or hatchet/sword attack with arm,
           no clubbing attacks, +2 to pushing attack (each)
        Upper or Lower Arm Actuator Hit (each)    i +2 to punching and hatchet/sword attack with arm,
           half damage for punching attack with arm,
           +2 to clubbing attacks
        Hand Actuator Hit    +1 to punching attack with arm, no clubbing attacks,
           no hatchet/sword attacks with arm
        Hip Actuator Hit    No kicking attacks
        Upper or Lower Arm Actuator Hit (each)    I +2 and half damage to kicking attack with leg
        Foot Actuator Hit    +1 to kicking attack with leg
    Target    
    Infantry    +3 to kicking and death from above attacks
    Other Modifiers    
    Charging attack    Modify for relative Piloting Skills (p 41)
    Death from Above attack    Modify for relative Piloting Skills (p 42)
* Does not apply to infantry units

1,135

(13 replies, posted in Politics)

I.  "Anecdote is not Evidence"

Total BS.  This would amaze many astronomers and make Charles Darwin cry.  Observations are data and data is evidence.  What is honestly meant is "anecdote is not PROOF"; more usually this is just a lazy way to yell "STFU, I have no counter to that evidence so leave it home".

2.  "We're not talking about that now"

WE are talking about whatever EITHER of us brings up.


3.  "You use "we" like you spoke for anybody else"

I'm part of the plural group you insulted a few minutes ago with a broad "you".


4.  "Whoever mentioned the Nazis loses"

I don't know what year Godwin came up with this one, but he was an obvious noob to the interwebs.
Maybe it was in a model car kit forum, in which case it was well taken.
Most of internet arguments involve mass groups of people doing the same thing because some social force creates political momentum. 
In that usual case it can't hurt honest people to explain why they have no real similarity to the Nazis, and jerks should be called for being little nazi padawans.
This comes about because the Nazis felt there was a Nazi way to do everything.  Math. Summer camp.  Labor unions.  Eastern European trade agreements.
So I'm so sorry, tea party, I think it's up to you to explain why millions of people in crowds shouting about total revolution while waving the same colored flag are not in any way nazis.  Blame the Nazis for it.
Should be a slam dunk.  The bit about the total absence of a party militia is particularly telling.


5.  "Wow. Really?"

Wow.  Really?  You're stunned by a web post? Really? Wow.  I hope you never have a motor vehicle hop the curb at you, or have a waitress spill hot coffee towards you, or any other situation where your brain has to process an unexpected and less than desired reality requiring quick response.  Or, just holler "Wow. Really?" as the tsunami engulfs your ass.  That will show it who's superior.


6.  " I have read that several times and it is incomprehensible."

Either you are naturally too rude to ask "Can you explain that?", or, you are a liar, you did understand it, and you want to be insulting and dismissive to somebody who said something disagreeable.


7.  "your/you're"

You're ass. hahahaha.

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(8 replies, posted in Feedback)

I said good day!

See, it did it again!

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(8 replies, posted in Feedback)

Gentlemen!
I am a man of few words and fewer opportunities to post them! I have trained my abilities to type at 75 wpm and to think faster than I type!  What is with this 15 second delay between posts?  I'm reminded of the rule in Atlas Shrugged that trains cannot be an unfair length or travel at unfair speeds! This base refusal to allow efficiency to elevate our posting beyond 4 posts per minute smacks of Maoist socialism!

I trust this is a bug and it having been brought to your attention, it shall remedied forthwith!

Good day!

1,138

(55 replies, posted in Politics)

The comments dont populate for me, for which I'm glad

1,139

(31 replies, posted in Politics)

http://conservative.org/cpac/2013/

No mention of Caddell or video of his speech.  Memory Hole!


BTW Caddell attacked one party, and the CPAC conference has the Libertarian Party VP nominee from 2008 speaking at its conference.  So it's not about loyalty to the GOP...could it be... $$$$$$$$$$?

1,140

(37 replies, posted in Politics)

Michael Bloomberg should either quit or just shave his damn head and put on the purple leotard and call himself Lex Luthor

1,141

(56 replies, posted in Politics)

As a totalitarian state the Nazis had an opinion on everything.  They even shut down the Boy Scouts because it wasn't Nazi enough.  The only exceptions are things that were invented after the Nazis, but if they'd thought of it, they'd have a Nazi internet too.

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(37 replies, posted in Politics)

can I have the gold in your computers

1,143

(37 replies, posted in Politics)

/me puts Spock in the Lubyanka for mocking teh GPU

1,144

(37 replies, posted in Politics)

What's Greek for "No No I want my money back! I want to feed the birds!"


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfP8__wl-_4

1,145

(37 replies, posted in Politics)

Xeno wrote:

People can't make their own bread?


OF COURSE NOT!

That'd be like paying cash for medical services without using insurance!! IST VERBOTEN!

1,146

(37 replies, posted in Politics)

Every penny of FDIC insured accounts will be paid!

Every penny!

Too bad bread will cost $4000 USD

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(1 replies, posted in General)

Imagine movies without weapons.

We can make it if you try.

http://thumbsandammo.blogspot.com/

You want to throw shoes, eat one yourself for belonging to the serious, concerned, innocent party that always has a recess at 4:20.

Ask the Chinese how drug legalization helps anything.  Only don't do it while in their jurisdiction, they'll resent it.

1,149

(31 replies, posted in Politics)

This country was built on the core values of that guy in Sling Blade. UH HUH.

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(31 replies, posted in Politics)

Palimony is the government's way of making you pay a woman because you enjoyed her without actually providing for her.

I used to wonder why sheriffs always stopped jailhouse lynchings.  I mean, you're gonna hang the guy anyhow, right? But as I grew older and more widely read, I became aware that the phrase "strung up and abused with farm tools" had a sinister meaning -- the victim was pulled up, not dropped, and hit like a pinata with hoes and scythes, where it hurt, while he choked unconscious. Then they burnt him some.