Testing Chat V: The Final Mysterious Island: Miami Beach

[Darth Tedious]

I was aware of this, I felt it was part of the irony
IIRC, the main condition for it to happen is an almost empty tank (so there's lots more petrol vapours to ignite)

Sorry to hear about your friend, terrible way to go

[Agent Bert Macklin]

I think deep down Stas Bush is upset that a member of the longstanding bourgeoisie is lamented while the proletariat are tossed aside in favor of the Great American Celebrity Exceptionalism.

[Manus Dei]

I think deep down Stas Bush is upset that a member of the longstanding bourgeoisie is lamented while the proletariat are tossed aside in favor of the Great American Celebrity Exceptionalism.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=P08B_lBUL0E

[Darksi4190]

I think I stopped listening to anything Stas had to say a few months back when he expressed a desire to see everyone living in an American suburb, I.E. my family, my friends, and pretty much anyone i've ever known, "suffer horribly" for their decadent wasteful lifestyle, so they would all move back into the cities and the petroleum "wasted" on their transportation could be used to make magic plastic that would fix all of the world's problems.

[Agent Bert Macklin]

I think deep down Stas Bush is upset that a member of the longstanding bourgeoisie is lamented while the proletariat are tossed aside in favor of the Great American Celebrity Exceptionalism.

I was right.

[Bakustra]

I think I stopped listening to anything Stas had to say a few months back when he expressed a desire to see everyone living in an American suburb, I.E. my family, my friends, and pretty much anyone i've ever known, "suffer horribly" for their decadent wasteful lifestyle, so they would all move back into the cities and the petroleum "wasted" on their transportation could be used to make magic plastic that would fix all of the world's problems.

haha he's a maoist-third-worldist now? loooooool

I think deep down Stas Bush is upset that a member of the longstanding bourgeoisie is lamented while the proletariat are tossed aside in favor of the Great American Celebrity Exceptionalism.

I was right.

his theory is fucking weak

[Straha]

Do you expect better from a dyed in the wool Marxist?

(Actually, I do. But a majority of them suck.)

[RogueIce]

Is it a bad sign when plugging in something like a USB mouse or headphones, it's actually faster to go to Device Manager and scan for new hardware than wait for the computer to recognize it on its own?

And this isn't like new devices getting installed. I've used them all before. Even plug into the same ports incase that actually matters.

[timmy]

Well, for those that wanted to see a redux and didn't catch the facebook post here it is. Titles added and audio touched up.


http://youtube.com/watch?v=n1sPYDn4N10

[Losonti Tokash]

Subject: On being 'cool to sa' the N-word and other slurs

I don't see "Negro" as a racist slur. It's the proper word. Yes, it's been used to vilify, but so's "homosexual", and, for that matter, "woman".
"Homo" is a slur, "Homosexual" is what you are.
"Nigger" is a slur, "Negro" is what you are.
If you can come up with something else accurate and laconic, maybe it'll be worth considering. Not "Black", as I might wonder if you meant Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, or possibly Maori. Not "African", as there's plenty of whites in Africa. "Black African" has too many syllables. And certainly not "African American", as not only is it far too long, but you also risk insulting every negro person in the rest of the world.

[evilsoup]

how often do you actually, really need to point out what race someone is in everyday conversation
it doesn't seem like using a few extra syllables to do so is a particularly tiresome burden really

[Darth Tedious]

But but but
He said "Torres Straight Islander"
I'm pretty sure that has more syllables than "Black African"

[Bakustra]

Do you expect better from a dyed in the wool Marxist?

(Actually, I do. But a majority of them suck.)

not since i have faced the horrors of anime marxist crew on twitter

but still, even maoists should be able to remember that class is about relation to capital in marxian analysis

Subject: On being 'cool to sa' the N-word and other slurs

I don't see "Negro" as a racist slur. It's the proper word. Yes, it's been used to vilify, but so's "homosexual", and, for that matter, "woman".
"Homo" is a slur, "Homosexual" is what you are.
"Nigger" is a slur, "Negro" is what you are.
If you can come up with something else accurate and laconic, maybe it'll be worth considering. Not "Black", as I might wonder if you meant Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, or possibly Maori. Not "African", as there's plenty of whites in Africa. "Black African" has too many syllables. And certainly not "African American", as not only is it far too long, but you also risk insulting every negro person in the rest of the world.

funnily enough "negro" has been used to refer to proto-australoid and australoid ethnicities

[Agent Bert Macklin]

What about using the term "nigga" to satirize the shitty hip hop culture?

[Dooey Jo]

but still, even maoists should be able to remember that class is about relation to capital in marxian analysis

dude

maoist "class analysis" is like the most confused populist tripe ever, why would you expect them to have any knowledge of marxian ditto

[Civil War Man]

The best term to use is Ni.

As in

http://youtube.com/watch?v=jQzI3k39Cfw

On another note, I watched Police Squad during Thanksgiving. That was a show that was cancelled before its time. Wouldn't mind seeing a reboot of that, so long as they keep all of the sight gags, horrible puns, goofy tone, and silly slapstick intact. Imagine an over-the-top parody of the NCIS/CSI-type shows.

[evilsoup]

man I dunno, NCIS is already beyond parody tbh

[Bounty]

Imagine an over-the-top parody of the NCIS/CSI-type shows.

Not quite Police Squad-y, but:


http://youtube.com/watch?v=xbCWYm7B_B4

[Zablorg]

our mother got a door-frame gym thingy

my brother subsequently conspired to emasculate me


http://youtube.com/watch?v=5pU_oYakaWc

[Dooey Jo]

holy shit it's janewaaaay

[Bakustra]

but still, even maoists should be able to remember that class is about relation to capital in marxian analysis

dude

maoist "class analysis" is like the most confused populist tripe ever, why would you expect them to have any knowledge of marxian ditto

yeah that's true

guess im being generous again~

[Civil War Man]

Imagine an over-the-top parody of the NCIS/CSI-type shows.

Not quite Police Squad-y, but:

It is on the right track, if only because it's actually parody and not just a pile of references.

[timmy]

"Washed up this morning. So we tried to run the plates but it turns out it not a car; it's a boat."

I am going to keep watching this.

[Darth Tedious]

"Washed up this morning. So we tried to run the plates but it turns out it not a car; it's a boat."

I am going to keep watching this.

[Straha]

but still, even maoists should be able to remember that class is about relation to capital in marxian analysis

dude

maoist "class analysis" is like the most confused populist tripe ever, why would you expect them to have any knowledge of marxian ditto

yeah that's true

guess im being generous again~

The smart Marxists are probably the social theorists with the widest and most interesting perspectives I know. It's funny in that I think their myopic analysis that ties everything back to materiality and sees everything as rooted in those struggles probably affords them greater contextual perspective and depth than almost any other theoretical group. It's how they apply these perspectives that often end up being the problem.