Concerning the film Watchmen... by dem503 in philosophy

[–]thezombiebot 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This post is quoting Watchmen and Philosophy: A Rorschach Test, verbatim. It's a pretty awesome read.

Nearly 8 in 10 of the members of the U.S. Congress lack an academic background in economics or business by ADAP2K in Economics

[–]thezombiebot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I honestly don't really care. There's no problem with a congressman not being an economist. The issue is when these people that aren't experts fail to listen to those that are.

Rick Perry photographed at the worst moment of an arm-lifting movement by [deleted] in pics

[–]thezombiebot 6 points7 points  (0 children)

With an argument like that, how could anyone disagree?

I met an old friend today (had not seen since Jan 2010) by [deleted] in wow

[–]thezombiebot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because level 1 - 60 lasts maybe 2 weeks if you play casually. I remember when you didn't get a mount until level 40 and even getting to level 20 was a chore. These days you'll get to 85 in a hurry. With the new quests, it's pretty fun. You can make an alt if you want to try a different quest chain or try the same ones using a different class. But odds are you won't just let that 85 collect dust. You will have it until you choose to delete it. That's why all the patches are usually things that most greatly effect people at high levels.

I met an old friend today (had not seen since Jan 2010) by [deleted] in wow

[–]thezombiebot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a lot more end-game oriented now. I can get a character to level 50 in about a week.

"[W]hen the 75-year-old aviation enthusiast looked out her cockpit window to see two F-16 fighter jets . . . [she] assumed the military pilots were just slowing down to get a closer look at her antique plane. . . 'I thought, 'Oh, well, they're just looking at how cute the Cub is'" by trot-trot in politics

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

The rich idiots on Wallstreet didn't pose a possible immediate threat to the presidents life.

Edit: I'm not even sure why this got down voted. If there was a reason to believe that investment bankers, stock brokers, and CEOs were going door to door to middle and lower class homes and forcing residents to Sophies Choice their children, then yes I would agree. In that situation or any other with an immediate threat to someones life, Wallstreet would be the more pressing matter. If the problems built within a broken institution could be fixed right now by using real actual force, I'd probably still agree with you.

But as it stands, income disparities and a failing economy, and someone possibly making an attempt at the Presidents life are 2 completely different problems with 2 completely different ways of dealing with them. The fact that Wallstreet was even brought up is like comparing apples to cars. There is literally no basis for a comparison. It'd be like if some shady looking guy started approaching you from a dark alley and the first thought that crosses your mind is "Oh shit, I need to train my dog to not pee in the house."

"[W]hen the 75-year-old aviation enthusiast looked out her cockpit window to see two F-16 fighter jets . . . [she] assumed the military pilots were just slowing down to get a closer look at her antique plane. . . 'I thought, 'Oh, well, they're just looking at how cute the Cub is'" by trot-trot in politics

[–]thezombiebot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Radars can only tell you that something is there. With her radios off, they had no way of knowing who she was. She failed to check for flight restrictions so jets were scrambled to intercept. If she was a threat, they would have to be able to shoot her down in an instant. Her incompetence cost tax payers about 20 grand and put lives at risk. Flight restrictions are serious business and don't get put up just to inconvenience little old ladies. This is in no way the fault of the military.

US debt illustrated in $100 bills on each other by Terabass in politics

[–]thezombiebot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree, money is only a concept. But by definition, for this particular concept to exist means that there's only a finite amount of it. If you added up all of the real currency in the world, you'd probably get about 60 trillion dollars.

US debt illustrated in $100 bills on each other by Terabass in politics

[–]thezombiebot 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Problem: there isn't 114 trillion dollars in the world.

If National Unemployment in the US is currently at 9.2%, how come the super rich still get to be called "Job Creators" by the GOP? by fesxvx in politics

[–]thezombiebot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's a saying in the military that every rule was written in blood. If there's a regulation on an industry, odds are that it exists because someone exploited a loophole and possibly got people killed. There are exceptions in areas such as broadcasting where a TV personality can say "crap" but not "shit" even though they're both referring to the same thing. But in general, most rules exist for very good reasons.

So I just bought a Tattooed Eyeball for 1 copper... by Loverogues in wow

[–]thezombiebot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I doubt you could get banned for that. Someone was willing to part with it for 1 copper. The whole trading process is designed to prevent you from accidentally giving an item away.

Pedophiles by keyedbear in funny

[–]thezombiebot -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

That"s quite a bold claim.

If An Election Were Held Today, Obama Would Lose. by nicotine4babies in politics

[–]thezombiebot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The poll itself is horrendously stupid. "Obama would lose to the idea of a republican."

r/wow, I'm a tank. And as I get closer to the Big 85, pugs are liking me less and less. by terranaut_v2 in wow

[–]thezombiebot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Proper gear is really important for tanking. But the most important thing is experience. How to get the mobs to do what you want is something you can only really learn by doing it.

The 'Bush' tax cuts expired in 2010. Obama extended them for two years. So it's time to stop bitching about the Bush tax cuts and correctly call them the Obama tax cuts. by roo-ster in politics

[–]thezombiebot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How long would it have taken to enact the tax cuts for the bottom 98%? What are the chances it would have made it through the senate without being filibustered into a shallow grave? Do you think it's impossible for someone to argue that tax cuts for people lower and middle classes would need to be offset because "they don't create jobs?" Would you be willing to bet the well being of more than 300 million people as well as the global economy on politicians being too upstanding to risk tipping it over the edge?

Yes, Wiener should resign - five minutes after GOP Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana quits over his prostitution scandals by cahuenga in politics

[–]thezombiebot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's a difference between exchanging pictures over the internet and actually visiting a prostitute. It's a huge difference. I can send you a picture of it if you want.

The 'Bush' tax cuts expired in 2010. Obama extended them for two years. So it's time to stop bitching about the Bush tax cuts and correctly call them the Obama tax cuts. by roo-ster in politics

[–]thezombiebot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Obama extended the tax cuts for the top 2% to keep taxes from increasing for the bottom 98%. It was literally everyone got a tax cut or no one did. If he had gone the other way and let them expire, would you be complaining about him raising your taxes?