Print

Please login or register.
1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month Forever
Login with username, password and session length

[Helgoland]

I find myself nodding along to the seccessionists'*posts. It is disturbing.

*Yeah, I'll refer to Brexiteers like that from now on. Sue me.

[Dorsidwarf]

LW is an excellent read bevause I agree with you on so many things and disagree on so many other. I do think we've become too anti-traditionalist in the west, with the rebel culture of the mid-late 20th spilling over into the rest of society.

[Loud Whispers]

I find myself nodding along to the seccessionists'*posts. It is disturbing.

*Yeah, I'll refer to Brexiteers like that from now on. Sue me.

I can totally imagine that if the EU successfully saves itself and becomes one state, a few hundred years from now the UK-EU successors could be in the same boat as Taiwan #1 and PRC

Unlikely though. I reckon far future relations would resemble more Canada-USA, with one nation maintaining a separate foreign policy from their superpower neighbour. Still, pls no sealions

LW is an excellent read bevause I agree with you on so many things and disagree on so many other. I do think we've become too anti-traditionalist in the west, with the rebel culture of the mid-late 20th spilling over into the rest of society.

One of the thing that really surprises me is that discussions on the internet ar a really unproductive waste of time. Turns out the free flow of information can be a deluge of irony and sewage, but if that's surprising, it's also surprising that discussion on bay12 can be very productive. (When there's not an election cycle in progress ). Rather hilarious is the notion that historians will say the West was "2 edgy u wouldn't get it" when they explain why they stopped caring

[Neonivek]

One of the thing that really surprises me is that discussions on the internet ar a really unproductive waste of time.

You've never been in Academia have you?

But no, seriously... Discussions are a unproductive waste of time everywhere.

Though it would help if we had... you know... discussions.

[Loud Whispers]

You've never been in Academia have you?
But no, seriously... Discussions are a unproductive waste of time everywhere.
Though it would help if we had... you know... discussions.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

I studied literature

[TheBiggerFish]

?

[redwallzyl]

You've never been in Academia have you?
But no, seriously... Discussions are a unproductive waste of time everywhere.
Though it would help if we had... you know... discussions.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

I studied literature

and napalm apparently.

[Loud Whispers]

and napalm apparently.

many productive literature discussions were had

[Neonivek]

I hate my literary ability...

It is the lamest academic ability.

"I can build a engine"
"I can memorize Pi to the 43rd letter"
"I know what anyone is thinking at all times"

"I can read a book and understand its concepts, ideas, and metaplot"

Though I'll be damned if that isn't an oddly rare ability... But then again I blame English class... The thing in school I swear was made to make you hate reading.

Though you wouldn't likely think that with my oddly minimalistic free thinking writing style on the internet and my frequent inability to make people understand what I mean.

[wierd]

Ahhh.. NaPalm.  Napthalene palmitate.

Too expensive you know. Most that was produced was created using potasium based liquid soap and diesel fuel. Just as effective, at a fraction of the price.



Neo:

Me too, sadly.  I blame that ability for that, actually.  When you know who the killer is in the Agatha Christie novel before you get into the 3rd chapter, your brain just lets all the remaining narrative bits fall into place.  However, other people havent gotten there yet, so when you discuss how FOO is the killer, they go "Lul, wut?". Happens with other subjects too. You have to walk them through the whole remaining narrative so they get to the reveal and THEN go "Ohh... that's what you meant!"


But I have other super powers. Like being a bastard. THats a great one.

[Helgoland]

Chemistry nitpick: 'Naphtalene palmitate' does not exist, since naphtalene is not a base and thus cannot form a salt with palmitic acid. Actual origin is aparently the composition of the original gelling material, a combination of naphtenic and palmitic aluminium salts.

[Loud Whispers]

Studying lit has been the most valuable skill in my life because it has allowed me to ruin game of thrones for people on the internet

[wierd]

quiet you!

I was fairly sure that they used palmitic acid as the main combustible, due to its long chain structure, with the aluminum napthalate as the gelling agent. However, that much palm kernel oil was expensive, and the gelling agent was exotic.

Diesel fuel was far cheaper, and liquid soap far more abundant, with more supply line distributors.

[Loud Whispers]

Yeah, I misread that. Still disagree though, Charles is awful.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Retake Hanover

-snip-

I don't think cowardice or bravery is much at all to be concerned with in such matters, it's already bad enough to be hacking away at one's own roots. There are curious things though where one standard isn't applied to all people, though that's another hell entirely. It is always saddening to see how apostates are thrown under the bus in the West

I learned it by watching you, okay!?

AYyyy lmao

[TD1]

Wait, there are two people I agree with on Bay12? There are others who aren't SJW moderates?!?!

Also, I do English and History. I watched Star Wars for the first time a week or so ago, and knew the moment I saw screen time being devoted to the maid cleaning R2D2 that she was the princess.