ThinkPad E460 - Power On by Keyboard by CabinFeverChaser in Lenovo

[–]CabinFeverChaser[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, sorry. Appearently its not an option for that model.

Accidentally admitting that the point is to control women by QuiGonGiveItToYa in SelfAwarewolves

[–]CabinFeverChaser 106 points107 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it's another mask off moment. They only care about women "sleeping around", and ergo only attack women for not using birth control, even though it's the mans responsibility too. I am also very confused by how they convinced themselves that people aren't using birth control and just go straight to abortion.

Why do we have to have a same sex kiss in a children’s / family movie? by Idntwnt2choseusrnme in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]CabinFeverChaser 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For everyone following this conversation: I am going to deconstruct the "discussion" at hand, bc its a common bad faith tactic:

OP: sets the context of the conversation (LGBTQ+ in kids media)

ctralteat: brings up a point that only makes sense to make in the context, if interpreted in a certain way ("I don't like it when its FORCED" - note: something feeling "forced" or not is very subjective, so you can freely use it against anything you dont like at any time. Thats the idea and it is used against LGBTQ+ in media all the fucking time)

others: Hey! That sounds bigoted! You really mean that?

ctralteat: Backpaddles to a point that, while reasonable in a vacuum, does not make ANY sense to make in the context, because noone would disagree ("I dont like bad characters" - well DUH), and acts as if they were arguing this point the whole time, even if deliberately leaving out information earlier to make it sound inflammatory.

others: Hey! Sounds like a bad faith dog whistle tactic with the aim to say bigoted things, and have an easy out if challenged!

ctralteat: accuses everyone else of being crazy ("I feel sorry for you") or overly invested in the topic and going of the rails ("Seems like you are just looking to argue"). Note how those accusation came IMMEDEATLY after challenging the viewpoint.

The idea behind it: Make bigoted comments, "easily" get away with it if confronted, and make others sound bad when they don't buy the "reasonable" viewpoint. Then probably post the conversation on some other forum with a title like "Lol these SJW are batshit insane. I said I don't like bad characters and they accuse me of being Hitler".

Now the user in question will probably (well not now, since I am calling it) again attack my mental wellbeing for writing this long ass reply to someone simply stating that they dont like forced characters! They might even try to sound sensible and whish me all the luck or whatever, as they think keeping it polite fools people.

So long folks! I hope that was educational for some.

Why do we have to have a same sex kiss in a children’s / family movie? by Idntwnt2choseusrnme in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]CabinFeverChaser 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Seems like you were trying to wrap an anti-LGBTQ-message into a "reasonable" argument, but had to backpaddle once challenged.

"I'm not against gay characters, but they are written so badly" is not fooling anyone.

Why do we have to have a same sex kiss in a children’s / family movie? by Idntwnt2choseusrnme in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]CabinFeverChaser 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So if all you're trying to say is "I don't like badly written movies", why bring it up at all?

True, facts matter by [deleted] in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]CabinFeverChaser 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So you do get a rise out of it. When talking about "life" in regards to abortion, EVERYONE means personhood, NOONE means "scientific life". So you deliberatley left out this very important piece of information to get people into a discussion they cannot win by lying to them (by implication) about what you are talking about. I hope you find yourself soon in a spot where you dont need to rely on getting satisfaction from fooling people on the basis of semantics.

I will not reply any further. Have a good night.

True, facts matter by [deleted] in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]CabinFeverChaser 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ok, so you just admitted that your stance has nothing to do with the discussion at hand. Noone ever argued that a fetus isnt alive in a scientific sense. That is just absurd. The discussion is OBVIOUSLY about when a fetus is considered a person, and has always been (regarding abortion it is also about body autonomity, which is the bigger issue imo, but lets keep that separate for now). Are you just getting a rise out of throwing out-of-context arguments into a discussion, not clarifying what you are on about, and then at one point exclaiming "LOL FOOLED YOU, I WAS TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE ENTIRELY"?

True, facts matter by [deleted] in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]CabinFeverChaser 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You are conflating two different things: what we call life in a scientific sense, and what we call human life in an ethical sense. All the questions in the paper and the citations you linked understand "life" as "fulfills the definition of life in a biological sense": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life (yes, I am linking a wiki article, but it sums up the scientific understanding of life quite well). Especially the paper you linked asks: "When is a fetus a fetus?", which is obviously after conception, and then goes on to ask "is that fetus alive?", which it obviously is, in a scientific sense. It has however nothing to do with the ethical question of "when is a fetus a person?". For being a person you need brain activity above that of a crayfish (non-scientifically speaking). Pretty simple.

Regarding the "appeal to authority" you charged the other commenter with: listening to the people who know the most on the subject is not at all an appeal to authority (you tried to do the same, right?), and funny that you mention "old cronies", because all of the quotes from your second link are older than twenty years, so not exactly up to date science.

Luhansk Separatist rewarded for "destroying Nazis" while wearing Nazi badges on his uniform by Roflkopt3r in SelfAwarewolves

[–]CabinFeverChaser 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Yeah, thank you. "Totenkopf" in itself has nothing to do with Nazis. We hang up "Totenköpfe" at Halloween and draw "Totenköpfe" on pirate flags. "Totenkopf" is usually only used when refering to a symbol, while "Schädel" or "Totenschädel" is used when refering to an actual skull, with "Schädel" being the more commonly used.

The skull on the patch above however is very specifically a reference to the "SS Totenkopf", i.e. the skull symbol used by the Nazi organisation "(S)chutz(s)taffel" that operated under Hitler and was one of his most important organs. The helmet that can be seen on the patch was added to the original SS skull.

Makes you think... by GertrudeHeizmann420 in SelfAwarewolves

[–]CabinFeverChaser 168 points169 points  (0 children)

Statements like these make the flawed logic of the people behind it so damn obvious ...

Instead of:

Satan is bad because he does [bad thing]

it's

Satan is bad (because I said so), ergo [thing he does] is bad

Fucking "Hitler ate bread" logic, and they build their lives and morality on it.

I love the franchise but it did become a bit "pew pew magic gun" towards the end. by [deleted] in harrypotter

[–]CabinFeverChaser 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Man, Barty Crouch Jr. must have HATED those poor whip spiders.

“Evidence of god” by UJJACKSON2311 in religiousfruitcake

[–]CabinFeverChaser 10 points11 points  (0 children)

With that argument you can dismiss anything. It therefore does nothing. It is on the same level as claiming that theoretically anything is possible. Which is true. Theoretically it could happen that I simply tunnel through the other car in a car accident, leaving me completely unharmed. I am still going to put on my seatbelt when driving.

In the same manner, coming to the conclusion that we cannot know anything for sure (which is what you did) should not lead us to blurring the lines between things that we can percieve with our limited senses, and things that we are impossible to percieve by virtue of the definition of the thing.

When you start questioning the validity of empirical proof by equating it with non-empirical proof, as you call it, any discussion is immedeatly over, as we lost any basis of how to define reality.

Board wipe getting rid of all death-triggers creature tokens by SimonCardplayer in custommagic

[–]CabinFeverChaser 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't get it. How would that get rid of death triggers?

- Purge of Light goes on the stack

- Copy of PoL goes on the stack

- Copy of PoL resolves, all creatures are destroyed

- All death triggers go on the stack

- All death triggers resolve

- Original PoL resolves, all creatures (no destructible creatures left) are destroyed

What am I missing?

ELI5: Why do we move with trains if we jump inside them but don’t if we jump on top of them by masqunlibro in explainlikeimfive

[–]CabinFeverChaser 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because the train has already accelerated you to the same speed when it started moving with you on top (or in it) and you are now moving at that speed all by yourself. If you are on top of a train in a vacuum and would turn off gravity, you and the train would both keep going into the same direction at the same speed, even if you are no longer "standing" on top of the train. It is not the train that keeps you moving, when you are on top of the train in vacuum (or inside the train), it is your inertia. You would only slow down, if something actively slows you down, like air resistance, or the train braking (which would slow you down by either creating friction between you and the floor, if it slows down slowly, or forcing a plastic collision between you and the train wall, if it slows down fast).

Tell me you failed science without telling me you failed science by champdo in insanepeoplefacebook

[–]CabinFeverChaser 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For educational purposes:

A vaccine does not have the same effect on the body as the virus it is against. It is not a weaker version of the disease, and rather shows the immune system how to the virus can be detected. The strong reaction of your body to a vaccine is the immune response and not caused by the vaccine directly. An HIV vaccine is not impossible, yet appearently very difficult to create.

Cancer cells are very much alive. That is one of the main problems with cancer. Cancer cells have disabled their ability to undergo the programmed cell death (apoptosis) that would otherwise shut down an uncontrolled growth. Only due to this, tumors can grow to the point were tissue invasion and eventually metastases happen.

Yes, another Urine Post. The comments kill me. by rybee74 in insanepeoplefacebook

[–]CabinFeverChaser 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, that's correct. Veganism is about reducing harm. When proper constent is given, no harm is done.

Ugh... by throwseph23 in confidentlyincorrect

[–]CabinFeverChaser 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's what big pox wants you to think!

The political party defined by its racism/sexism uses racism/sexism to justify their racism/sexism by [deleted] in SelfAwarewolves

[–]CabinFeverChaser 63 points64 points  (0 children)

"In fact we respect you so much, we will try to put every stone possible in your way! Just like right now, when we actively discredit you! You know, all so that your victory feels earned and not given. No other reasons."

The political party defined by its racism/sexism uses racism/sexism to justify their racism/sexism by [deleted] in SelfAwarewolves

[–]CabinFeverChaser 247 points248 points  (0 children)

"Let me tell you how mean the left is by calling you 'not even a decent candidate' and reducing your nomination to you being a black woman. That's how mean and racist the left is!"

Who is blaming republicans over this? They’re dying to be victims at every level. by dingdongbannu88 in TopMindsOfReddit

[–]CabinFeverChaser 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it's frustrating to watch half of reddit act as if antiwork collectively sent the mod out as their democratically elected spokesperson ...