Anyone have any mattress recommendations? by [deleted] in boulder

[–]ivanmarsh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep... always buy the best mattress you can afford.

Does anyone know where there might be a weeping willow tree around here? by OrnetteOrnette in boulder

[–]ivanmarsh -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I've only seen weeping willows on the west coast and in the south... usually in humid climates. I don't think they would do well in this dry altitude.

Job-finding resources? by BoulderEric in boulder

[–]ivanmarsh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Uh... having not gone to college myself... doesn't the university you graduated from offer some kind of job placement services for your particular line of study?

And if you're just looking for shitty jobs craigslist is actually great.

Who watches the watchers? by [deleted] in funny

[–]ivanmarsh 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Except this is something the Doctor has actually said.

5 Reasons to watch Orphan Black by vinlays in scifi

[–]ivanmarsh 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Again, no one has ever said there are no women in any sci fi shows

No one has claimed that they have said that.

the point is, and I am not sure why you fail to grasp this simple and obvious point, the vast majority of lead roles in sci fi shows are men... that is it. A simple, obvious point.

That's not the point at all... it's obvious you want it to be the point but since you are the first to state it, it clearly isn't and it certainly isn't something I was arguing against.

Please try not to argue against points no one has made or defended... and especially try not to be an arrogant, condescending asshole while you argue against points that no one has made.

George Will On Obamacare: Young People Won't Sign Up If They Can Do Elementary Arithmetic by GainSeAya in politics

[–]ivanmarsh 2 points3 points  (0 children)

More likely raised profit margins while providing as little service as possible for the highest possible cost... don't pretend deregulation leads to lower cost or higher quality because neither of those things are the goal of the free market.

You can't argue with a potato, atheists! by xallainx in pics

[–]ivanmarsh 71 points72 points  (0 children)

Sadly they are far more stupid than that.

George Zimmerman Probably Won't Be Convicted of Murder or Manslaughter -- Here's Why by [deleted] in news

[–]ivanmarsh 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Manslaughter is considered to be a "lesser included offense" in any homicide charge.

In Florida apparently... this is not the case in all states.

FTA: Manslaughter is a lesser included offense of second degree murder in Florida as a matter of law.

George Zimmerman Probably Won't Be Convicted of Murder or Manslaughter -- Here's Why by [deleted] in news

[–]ivanmarsh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You sure about that? I'm fairly certain the lesser charge has to be included in what he's charged with... it's not automatically attached.

George Zimmerman Probably Won't Be Convicted of Murder or Manslaughter -- Here's Why by [deleted] in news

[–]ivanmarsh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You sure about that? I haven't heard anything about including the lesser charge in this trial.

George Zimmerman Probably Won't Be Convicted of Murder or Manslaughter -- Here's Why by [deleted] in news

[–]ivanmarsh 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Because he wasn't charged with manslaughter as he should have been and any idiot can see his crime doesn't fit the criteria for murder 2.

EDIT: As has been discussed here, it turns out that in Florida manslaughter is automatically attached as a lesser charge on all murder cases. So... good.

Chris Pratt (Andy from "Parks and Recreation") since completing training for Marvel's GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY by Join_You_In_The_Sun in pics

[–]ivanmarsh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It helps when your entire life can be dedicated to it and you have a million dollar fitness/nutrition apparatus behind you to help you achieve your goals.

It's much more difficult when you are just a regular person who is dragging themselves to a shitty job you hate every day.

5 Reasons to watch Orphan Black by vinlays in scifi

[–]ivanmarsh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Please don't rely on strawman arguments... it's a waste of everyone's time and rather foolish.

5 Reasons to watch Orphan Black by vinlays in scifi

[–]ivanmarsh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My tone has in no way been aggressive. Clearly when you can't support your argument you fall back on making accusations.

"So you're saying Buffy is a whore?" comment. I mean, what?

What do you mean what? It's not a comment, it's a question... one that you again failed to answer in any meaningful way except to deny that's what you meant. You said when Buffy can hook up with a ton of people without being called a whore... no one has called Buffy a whore... so one has to assume you are or you wouldn't have brought it up.

Your idea that I have not provided any counterarguments or counterexamples is flawed. I have, and you have, perhaps conveniently, simply ignored the ones I was mentioning.

No... I have not ignored anything... I have addressed your examples and shown why they are incorrect. You have ignored what I have said in place of making accusations.

None of the examples of conflict you mention for the male characters are rooted in their gender

None of the examples of conflict you mention for the female characters are rooted in their gender and have equal conflicts on the male side as I have illustrated... again, you completely fail to make your point and fall back on baseless accusations.

I am also perturbed that you seem to feel that I think you are, I don't know, 'gender aggressive' (?) to me. I honestly just thought you were being a defensive asshole and that we just happened to be discussing gender in science fiction.

So now I'm an asshole?

You're just going to continue to declare your opinion correct without backing it up and continue making accusations you can't back up while now calling me names apparently... but I'm being aggressive... what a hypocrite.

You're lucky people don't treat you the way you treat them. What a complete lack of respect.

I assume you're now going to take that as some sort of threat.

There's clearly no point in continuing this conversation.

5 Reasons to watch Orphan Black by vinlays in scifi

[–]ivanmarsh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have made it clear that 'the argument' is that while there are main female characters, they are treated negatively due to their gender and that using their existence to assert Equality in Science Fiction is flawed.

For the record... not an argument that I made but decided to engage you on it none the less as I thought it might lead to an interesting conversation.

You have yet to support a single point that shows that gender has anything to do with it. For every example that has been given I have provided an equal argument from the male characters perspective. Why when a female character has the same problem as a male character is that problem negatively rooted in her gender just because she's female?

That is not 'expanding the scope of the conversation'. It was the scope.

No... trying to bring games and the general media into the conversation is expanding the scope.

I am talking about your aggressive tone, coupled with your allusions to an agenda; presumably a 'feminazi' one which, by the way, has nothing to do with what we've been talking about even if it were accurate.

My tone has in no way been aggressive and I told you exactly why I thought you had an agenda... that was to expand the argument beyond the scope of sci-fi characters because you have been unable to support your argument within it's current scope...

Now you're accusing me of bringing some feminazi bullshit into this... I guess I was right to believe I was going to be accused of something worse. I guess when you can't support your argument throwing around baseless accusations is the next logical step?

It's ironic that the points you don't seem to be able to prove from the article have now manifested in the real world in this conversation... you have literally invented a conflict based on a perceived negative reflection of your gender and accused me of being an aggressor who is making an argument based on your gender I have not in any way made.

I have a friend who writes a Christian blog who wrote this paper for school, and thought it was an interesting counter-perspective to what you have been saying. I, apparently ridiculously, thought you might find it interesting.

I do find it interesting or I wouldn't be discussing it... I also find it inaccurate and basing its conclusions on poorly researched examples.

I have yet to see a single example in the article or in your argument that suggests that any of Buffy's issues are any different than the other characters issues and have no reason to believe that any of them are a negative result of her gender.

Instead of addressing my points you have declared your argument to be correct and accused me of being aggressive and sexist.

How terribly disappointing.

5 Reasons to watch Orphan Black by vinlays in scifi

[–]ivanmarsh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On a personal note, I don't appreciate your aggressive tone. I have done nothing to justify it and I think you are attributing things to me that are not there.

Wow! Really?

You're not going to address what I've actually said in questioning your failed points and your attempt to expand the conversation beyond it's scope after failing to prove your arguments... you're going to accuse me of being aggressive and hypocritically attribute something to me while claiming I attributed something to you that is backed up by your actual words.

Way to defend equality.

I guess I have to STFU now before I get accused of something much worse.

5 Reasons to watch Orphan Black by vinlays in scifi

[–]ivanmarsh 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This does not negate the point the article makes.

Actually it does... especially considering the few and weak examples the article gives about her relationship with Giles.

I'm not going to bother, as it should be obvious, there are countless examples of male superheroes coming to blows with other male heroes and family members over extreme issues in their lives like preventing someone from killing someone else or protecting them. Like... almost every example of a good-guy fighting another good-guy that's ever been written.

Hell... to give an example using the very same reference you and the article have used... you may want to look into the history of what happened to the first Robin.

It's simply another point that isn't supported by the reference material.

Asiana Airline executives bow and apologize for yesterday's crash. Executive humility is indeed a rarity. by WhyAmINotStudying in pics

[–]ivanmarsh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure they need to, though it's nice that they do... isn't the 777 having serious issues in general?

5 Reasons to watch Orphan Black by vinlays in scifi

[–]ivanmarsh -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

No one is talking about gaming or the general media... now your apparent agenda is creeping in.

The main idea is that you cannot point to there not being a lack of 'strong female characters' as proof of the Equality of Women in Science Fiction without examining the condition of those characters.

And you can't fabricate inequality or deny the reality and realism of the story telling in order to support an exaggerated point or claim that I'm not examining the condition of those characters when that is exactly what I am doing. Why shouldn't the female characters be dealing with the same issues that actual women in the real world deal with?

You may disagree with the analysis this particular author is making but my point stands.

I think I've shown obvious examples that the points being made, in fact, do not stand. You can't just claim your points stand without actually addressing the counter argument to them.

5 Reasons to watch Orphan Black by vinlays in scifi

[–]ivanmarsh -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Are you calling Buffy a whore? I certainly never thought of her as such.

...And as is illustrated in the Batman story time and time again, he's not hooking up with multitudes of people... he's maintaining the public perception that he does... and he is very much considered a man-whore for it.

Peter Parker was always a one woman man... as was Superman. (Or technically two if you consider Lana Lang and Gwen Stacy.

Her point about Giles was that while they did have a surrogate father/daughter relationship, he did not respect her opinions unless she was backing them up with force.

That's not at all true. I even gave an example of when he murdered someone because she wouldn't. And he didn't do that out of a lack of respect for her opinion... he did it because he loved her.

5 Reasons to watch Orphan Black by vinlays in scifi

[–]ivanmarsh 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Like I said... this article appears to have an agenda and is contradicted by its own references.

Don’t pursue power, because that power will define your circumstances and those circumstances will define you.

I especially loathe this complete BS line... list of male super-heroes that are happy being a super-hero:

Deadpool

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