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On the Death of Talha Asmal, and Suicide Bombers in General - jordan179
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On the Death of Talha Asmal, and Suicide Bombers in General - jordan179. June 23rd, 2015. On the Death of Talha Asmal, and Suicide Bombers in General. Im extremely glad that Talha Asmal. Yes, he was 17. Boo-hoo. Being one year under the age of majority in the country that you willingly betrayed to fight for its enemies does not excuse deliberately sgning on to a military force famous. Besides, the explosion would ruin the bacon. Seriously, only when we stop pretending to ourselves that those who join the...
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T. Rev and Random's Guide to Lovecraftian Drinking - Pattern Recognition
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T Rev and Random's Guide to Lovecraftian Drinking - Pattern Recognition. March 4th, 2014. T Rev and Random's Guide to Lovecraftian Drinking. Informs me that this essential document from ancient days is in the process of falling off the edge of the Internet. For posteritys sake, then:. T Rev and Randoms Guide to Lovecraftian Drinking. The drink that belongs at the bottom of the ocean locked in a tomb. Makes you sit at the center of the universe and gibber. 1 STP Oil Treatment. THE THING THAT SHOULD NOT BE.
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Rev's Law - Pattern Recognition
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Rev's Law - Pattern Recognition. February 7th, 2014. This seems like it ought to be a well-known principle, but I can't find it set down anywhere, so I am claiming it for myself. Given sufficient inferential distance, wrong and confident is more convincing than correct and hedged. February 7th, 2014 05:08 pm (UTC). Hedging inherently weakens rhetoric. February 7th, 2014 05:45 pm (UTC). February 7th, 2014 05:34 pm (UTC). I think the first clause may be superfluous. Drop the first clause. Maybe so. ;-).
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Selective Serotonin Rewait what - Pattern Recognition
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Selective Serotonin Rewait what - Pattern Recognition. March 23rd, 2014. Selective Serotonin Rewait what. Well, thats about as close to the truth as any other version, and closer than the popular chemical imbalance non-explanation, which is just updated humoralism. You need more serotonin, or black bile, one of the two. If you dont believe me, consider tianeptine. Tianeptine is a selective serotonin reuptake. Yep, its an antidepressant. Apparently a pretty effective one. What the hell is going on? Yes, t...
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Selective Serotonin Retraction Enhancer - Pattern Recognition
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Selective Serotonin Retraction Enhancer - Pattern Recognition. March 24th, 2014. Selective Serotonin Retraction Enhancer. OK maybe I was trolling the audience a tiny bit there. Or myself. Mostly I found the prospect of duelling inhibitors and enhancers to be hilarious. But reality is never so neat, as several interlocutors of fine taste and discernment quite rightly commented. Also I am a big dumb head. But I still think the pixie joke was good. March 24th, 2014 04:05 pm (UTC). Well, there's one very imp...
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A candidate's faith - Stomping Grounds
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A candidate's faith - Stomping Grounds. October 30th, 2011. There's a great big article on the front page of cnn.com right now headlined "Mitt Romney's faith.". Look, I realize it's impossible for anybody to get elected in this country these days without being at least a little bit noisy about your religion - which is wrong and unfortunate but fixing that will be an uphill battle. And you've gotta be. Flavor of Christian. (Because Jesus was an American, dammit! So I won't be voting Republican. I leave ou...
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Coming out as an atheist - Stomping Grounds
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Coming out as an atheist - Stomping Grounds. October 11th, 2011. Coming out as an atheist. So apparently today was National Coming Out Day. Which makes it as appropriate a day as any for me to crank out a post I've been mulling for some time. Some fraction of the people reading this, particularly the ones who've known me the best or the longest, will be thinking, "Well,. Some others might think, "An atheist? And some others might be thinking, "So? Why make a big deal out of it? Indeed. And it's why i...
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Anniversaries - Stomping Grounds
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Anniversaries - Stomping Grounds. January 28th, 2012. People a bit older than me remember where they were when they heard about the Kennedy assassination. People a bit younger than me remember 9/11. I'll always remember being at the CU UMC manning a table for the fencing club on January 28, 1986, when the news about Challenger broke. To this day I have never watched the footage. January 28th, 2012 04:17 pm (UTC). I was in my senior year of high school. It was hard to avoid that footage. My drama teacher ...
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Religious truths - Stomping Grounds
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Religious truths - Stomping Grounds. January 23rd, 2012. I used to call myself a "Christian sympathizer." But the actions of many Christians make it difficult for me to have much sympathy for them any longer. So, first, an explanation of the Jessica Ahlquist story. And some "Christian" responses. To it And, second, a long and painful image. Illustrating the sort of recent events that have pushed me to no longer remain silent about religion. January 24th, 2012 04:39 am (UTC). It's really at the point for ...
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My Hugo Ballot - Nick Mamatas
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My Hugo Ballot - Nick Mamatas. Jul 3rd, 2015 12:06 pm. The Three Body Problem. One Bright Star to Guide Them. Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust, Earth to Alluvium. The Triple Sun: A Golden Age Tale. I would have put Black Gate up above NA but am honoring their withdrawal). NO AWARD (and I shall always vote NO AWARD for this category! 2015-07-03 07:08 pm (UTC). Why no love for "The Goblin Emperor"? That tops my best novel ballot.). 2015-07-03 07:13 pm (UTC). 2015-07-03 07:24 pm (UTC). 2015-07-03 07:29 pm (UTC).
