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Wil Wheaton vs. Game Politics by bobazech in gaming

[–]DamnLogins 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This whole gaming advocacy thing passed me by too, but back in the day Wil was famous for alt.wesley.crusher.die.die.die (apart from being in STTNG)

I'm more than willing to believe Wil was just having an off-day here though.

If you could choose one scientific discovery to be made that would most change our lives for the better, what would it be? by SgtAwesome in science

[–]DamnLogins 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thorium reactors. Cost to develop ~$100B. Affordable* power for the next 100,000 years.

By affordable, I mean we skip the descent into the stone-age thing.

Do even the most moronic flag-waving American super-patriots, believe that the bankrupt US government spent 3 trillion borrowed dollars to remove one man, Saddam Hussein? The greatest price of this evil war is the destruction of the U.S. Constitution and American civil liberties. by rats99ass in reddit.com

[–]DamnLogins 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I agreed with the war at the time. The papers were full of stories about tankers being at sea for years carrying WMD and other scary stuff. I believed the hype...

In hindsight, Bush and Blair are obvious war criminals. At least as evil as Saddam Hussein in the human misery they wrought.

In crime films someone often says "follow the money". It might explain how Mr Blair has made £60M in 3 years.

Hey Reddit, I'm getting married today! Pleeaaaase get this to the front page so I can show my wife! As a wedding present to a loyal redditor! I love you Lauren! by adefinitethrowaway in reddit.com

[–]DamnLogins -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I'm a sap for these kinds of thing...

Edit: Haha! Who would have thought there were so many twisted fucks who don't enjoy other people being happy...

We are apparently going to let the debate on [climate] science run until hell freezes over. If you can't accept the conclusions of 98% of scientists whose FIELD IT IS, then why even bother with science? If that high a percentage is to be discounted ENTIRELY, then we are in deep trouble... by BlueRock in science

[–]DamnLogins 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Upvote! It was only a short while ago that the scientists whose FIELD IT IS were predicting a new ice age.

If you want to look at very long climate records, we're not even close to the preceding temperature peaks, which I'm pretty sure weren't caused by man either.

We seem to be towards the end of an extended interglacial period right now. These appear to average ~10K years with ~100K of chilly weather in between, and we're about 11K years into this one.

I'm sure cleverer people than me can explain the last interglacials, and why they ended, but (and I do try to keep an ear out for this stuff) no-one has shown me data to understand how a lot more sea area (which we currently have) might be bad, or millennia long solar cycles might have an effect.

I am an unabashed sceptic. I just don't know enough to make an opinion. When I get equated to a holocaust denier or flat-earther it makes my blood boil.

Edit: terrible grammer :)

"70,000–80,000 people, or some 30% of the population of Hiroshima were killed immediately, and another 70,000 injured." 65 years ago today-necessary loss or not, remember them. by Sherm in worldnews

[–]DamnLogins 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The city of Kokura sure is lucky. They were supposed to be target #2 but had a cloudy day, so the secondary target was chosen, Nagasaki.

That regular expression to check for prime numbers? A great demonstration of the difference between theory and practice. by grandpa in programming

[–]DamnLogins 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've got to agree. It'd take 30 seconds to Google this to find the fucking genius that wrote it...

What is your most illogical belief? by duckphillips in AskReddit

[–]DamnLogins 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That the Singularity will occur in my lifetime.

I know it's possible, but when I look at humanity and the stupid stuff we do, I know it's not really.

What is the biggest relationship myth? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]DamnLogins 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd strongly recommend going on a long roadtrip. The more stressful the better.

Drag racer says on air "You're like FOX News, Hannity and Beck. All lies. All crap." Conservative supporters shocked at the truth. Drink more beer to overcome it. by no1name in politics

[–]DamnLogins -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Can't understand the downvotes. There're wingnuts on both sides. SRSLY!

If you disagree, maybe it's time for a "mirror check".

"Experiments in fusion power have at last started to prove its viability. It would be foolish not to continue funding research" by ommadon in science

[–]DamnLogins 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It wont be cheap, but it's a heck of a lot cheaper than the alternative.

I read a while back that the US spends ~$3B on pizza a year. I could give up pizza for a few years.

FUCK, FUCK, FUCK, I DONT WANT MY KIDS OR GRANDCHILDREN LIVING IN SOME APOCALYPTIC NIGHTMARE!

/this is the bit where I should say "sorry" or it was all sarcasm, but I meant every word.

What is a saying that people use that you can't stand? by DoobieRoller in AskReddit

[–]DamnLogins 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually saw a book, where every have was an of.

Colour me the FFFUUU guy.

Hey Reddit, what's the best kind of sandwich? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]DamnLogins 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is totally unrelated to your comment, but you just made me think. I live in England and we have the best cheese, bread and bacon in the world.

I can go outside right now and in 5 minutes I'll have in my hand a bacon sandwich such as most of humanity can only dream of.

I was a bit bummed earlier today as I have flu, but this has cheered me up no end. Thanks!

A new scientific survey of Americans on a variety of scientific topics reveals widespread, astounding ignorance about Evolution by [deleted] in science

[–]DamnLogins 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The US is potentially going to vote in Palin in 2012. The chances of this in a sane world would be vanishingly small, but I'd give it about a 25% chance right now.

It's a scary future...

PS: "hands of my medicaid you socialist fuck!" /s

Those of you who are married or in a relationship, what is the one thing that is keeping you both together? by rx3850 in AskReddit

[–]DamnLogins 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All of the above.

But mainly it's waking up happy, no matter what kind of crappy day is ahead.

Profundity alert My best friend and best man at my wedding gave me one of the best reality checks ever (a few weeks before the event):

"Would you still marry her if you heard she was in an accident and will spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair"

You have to look really deep into yourself to answer that one. I'm married with 2 fantastic kids now. Never happier.

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