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Forum: USA Politics 12th March 2024, 12:16 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 609
Posted By plague311
I'm going to ask this as straightforward as...

I'm going to ask this as straightforward as possible in hopes that someone here will be able to answer it. I've asked this a ******* thousand times and no one seems to be able to tell me.

What...
Forum: USA Politics 12th March 2024, 10:44 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 2,304
Posted By plague311
I'll take "What does hyperbole and patting one's...

I'll take "What does hyperbole and patting one's self on the back look like, for $200".
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th March 2024, 08:51 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 1,325
Posted By plague311
I'm about to turn 43, my wife is 41, and we both...

I'm about to turn 43, my wife is 41, and we both use tiktok pretty regularly. We don't post many videos, but we're pretty steady watchers of it. There is some great educational material on it, and...
Forum: USA Politics 8th March 2024, 12:26 PM
Replies: 100
Views: 2,304
Posted By plague311
He wanted to say "Dimes". It's short for a dime...

He wanted to say "Dimes". It's short for a dime piece (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dime_piece). Extremely common verbiage. He didn't misspeak.
Forum: USA Politics 8th March 2024, 07:53 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 2,304
Posted By plague311
What Donal said. It's a weird comment to make...

What Donal said. It's a weird comment to make when referring to a political speech and just squirts a dollop of "gross" to add to the steaming bowl of cringe.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th March 2024, 07:19 AM
Replies: 683
Views: 15,687
Posted By plague311
But she's not traveling for 6 days, meaning no...

But she's not traveling for 6 days, meaning no semis or planes or any of that.

You'll seriously bitch about her no matter what, won't you?

"She's flying around, what a terrible bitch!"
...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 5th March 2024, 10:55 AM
Replies: 1,706
Continuation Musk buys Twitter II
Views: 70,219
Posted By plague311
Which isn't new. They've been doing that for...

Which isn't new. They've been doing that for years, especially for the home versions.

I guess my position would be, don't use a home version of Windows. Ever. For any reason. I can't imagine why...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 4th March 2024, 11:32 AM
Replies: 1,706
Continuation Musk buys Twitter II
Views: 70,219
Posted By plague311
Microsoft has been trying to get people to login...

Microsoft has been trying to get people to login with outlook\hotmail, etc accounts for a long while. At least a few years.

If I were Elon and didn't know how to setup a local account on a...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 23rd February 2024, 10:56 AM
Replies: 363
Views: 14,366
Posted By plague311
That's just simply not how our government works....

That's just simply not how our government works. The House controls the purse strings. I don't know of any mechanism that allows the POTUS to send money to different countries without approval....
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd February 2024, 09:52 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 972
Posted By plague311
Right, they consider "subscriptions" as "devices...

Right, they consider "subscriptions" as "devices subscribed to the network". If they did per account we'd probably see a fraction of that number as business, city\state\fed governments would all be...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd February 2024, 07:16 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 972
Posted By plague311
Lol I think you've definitely been out of the mix...

Lol I think you've definitely been out of the mix for awhile. For example, pretty much every first responder we have that works here in the city has two cell phones. On top of that there is a tablet...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 22nd February 2024, 02:47 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 972
Posted By plague311
I'm on FirstNet, which runs on the AT&T network,...

I'm on FirstNet, which runs on the AT&T network, and that stayed up without an issue all day today. I feel like if it were a terrorism attack they'd target that before they'd go after the regular...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th February 2024, 02:34 PM
Replies: 1,490
Views: 52,607
Posted By plague311
Thank you for quite literally proving my point....

Thank you for quite literally proving my point. No offense, but this isn't your battle to take up. There is nothing, I repeat nothing that you won't defend Musk for. You are the epitome of not being...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th February 2024, 11:48 AM
Replies: 1,490
Views: 52,607
Posted By plague311
This doesn't have to be true. For this...

This doesn't have to be true.



For this to be true.

I don't care a nit about SpaceX. I think they're a perfectly fine company. I do have issues with Starlink satellites streaking up a bunch...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th February 2024, 09:15 AM
Replies: 683
Views: 15,687
Posted By plague311
I guess I'm the odd man out when compared to...

I guess I'm the odd man out when compared to everyone else here. From my years in marching in drum corps, to playing in a band, to going to tons of concerts it was our default setting to use hearing...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th February 2024, 10:11 AM
Replies: 683
Views: 15,687
Posted By plague311
That article makes it sound like it happens a lot...

That article makes it sound like it happens a lot in baseball. It really doesn't. The thing is, each team in baseball plays 162 games. You face a single opponent probably 8-12 times (lots of things...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th February 2024, 09:50 AM
Replies: 1,490
Views: 52,607
Posted By plague311
Just as a little side note, Musk is now lobbying...

Just as a little side note, Musk is now lobbying the US against aid for Ukraine since, in his words, "There is no way in hell that Putin is going to lose". It's also rumored that Russian forces are...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th February 2024, 07:41 AM
Replies: 1,490
Views: 52,607
Posted By plague311
Well, you certainly SOUND like a conservative at...

Well, you certainly SOUND like a conservative at least. You're halfway there!

Musk's behavior has caused several issues, a good number of them illegal, and has caused people to fear for their...
Forum: USA Politics 13th February 2024, 03:11 PM
Replies: 246
Views: 4,922
Posted By plague311
Ok, and? Like I said, that he's in cognitive...

Ok, and? Like I said, that he's in cognitive decline is mentioned in every ******* thread that either Biden or Trump are mentioned in, and vice versa.

So, now what? As I've asked before, and the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th February 2024, 02:13 PM
Replies: 683
Views: 15,687
Posted By plague311
I'm seeing a few instances where Kelce has flown...

I'm seeing a few instances where Kelce has flown off the handle. Perhaps when he gets heated, he gets heated, but I guarantee if someone were to go through and look for instances of him letting ****...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th February 2024, 01:23 PM
Replies: 683
Views: 15,687
Posted By plague311
I have terrible, terrible news for you. Nothing...

I have terrible, terrible news for you. Nothing on my end has changed. I knew relatively little about her when this all started, and this thread has shown me several of the other great things she...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th February 2024, 11:52 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 2,758
Posted By plague311
I still haven't even found out if this woman had...

I still haven't even found out if this woman had a child in the competition. Was she actually there to watch her kid play, just to watch the game, or was she there looking for a problem.

From the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th February 2024, 11:49 AM
Replies: 683
Views: 15,687
Posted By plague311
I don't think many people here have the same hate...

I don't think many people here have the same hate boner for Taylor that you do, so I wouldn't count on anyone but you giving a **** about what someone else does with their time.

I'm kind of...
Forum: USA Politics 12th February 2024, 01:38 PM
Replies: 246
Views: 4,922
Posted By plague311
I don't think, "I'd rather just have someone that...

I don't think, "I'd rather just have someone that looks good more than someone who makes sound decisions that are in the best interest of the country" is the flex you think it is.
Forum: USA Politics 12th February 2024, 11:57 AM
Replies: 246
Views: 4,922
Posted By plague311
The better question to me is why do so many...

The better question to me is why do so many people on the right, and those that generally oppose Biden for whatever their reason, need, and I mean absolutely need, people on the left to "admit Biden...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th February 2024, 02:45 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 2,758
Posted By plague311
She definitely seems to be a miserable ****. The...

She definitely seems to be a miserable ****. The worst part is the child has to be under police surveillance because that dumb ass bitch couldn't keep her mouth shut. I read the article on lunch but...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 9th February 2024, 10:42 AM
Replies: 683
Views: 15,687
Posted By plague311
That doesn't mean they care about it. It just...

That doesn't mean they care about it. It just means they find it politically beneficial to point it out.

If the Republicans actually cared they'd do something about climate change and then point...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 5th February 2024, 07:44 AM
Replies: 1,490
Views: 52,607
Posted By plague311
Of course you can't use it while it's in the...

Of course you can't use it while it's in the shop, but the whole thing about these recalls is they don't have to go into the shop, right? My car doesn't have software updates that can render my...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd February 2024, 03:39 PM
Replies: 1,490
Views: 52,607
Posted By plague311
To be fair, most of them don't have a...

To be fair, most of them don't have a loud-mouthed nutjob at the head screaming about stuff non-stop. The **** Musk says and does generates headlines. That **** that happens at or to his businesses...
Forum: USA Politics 2nd February 2024, 03:31 PM
Replies: 564
Views: 9,780
Posted By plague311
Watch more movies. Specifically Little Nicky with...

Watch more movies. Specifically Little Nicky with Adam Sandler.
Forum: USA Politics 2nd February 2024, 03:30 PM
Replies: 564
Views: 9,780
Posted By plague311
How the **** have you rationalized that the...

How the **** have you rationalized that the reasonable and compassionate approach is death? You've basically just said that the only reason you're for putting people to death is because it's cheaper...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd February 2024, 03:23 PM
Replies: 1,490
Views: 52,607
Posted By plague311
Toyota is currently making headlines for airbag...

Toyota is currently making headlines for airbag recalls. Everyone gets press when the word "recall" comes up. I don't think it's specific to Tesla.

Perhaps it's headline making because, as you...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd February 2024, 03:20 PM
Replies: 683
Views: 15,687
Posted By plague311
You've apparently never seen me in a pair of...

You've apparently never seen me in a pair of caprezios.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd February 2024, 03:05 PM
Replies: 1,490
Views: 52,607
Posted By plague311
I don't hate or dismiss Tesla. I think Musk is a...

I don't hate or dismiss Tesla. I think Musk is a miserable bastard but Tesla is a car company doing car company things. If it's a standard, it's a standard. There are probably standards for all sorts...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd February 2024, 11:50 AM
Replies: 1,490
Views: 52,607
Posted By plague311
I don't care. If you want to argue that it's not...

I don't care. If you want to argue that it's not a safety hazard then go right ahead. I leave that up to professionals with knowledge and experience in the field.



Again, this doesn't have...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd February 2024, 11:08 AM
Replies: 683
Views: 15,687
Posted By plague311
I would argue that carbon footprint isn't ever...

I would argue that carbon footprint isn't ever taken into account. Greta got it because of her influence in relation to climate change and the effects she's had on changes globally. They didn't give...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd February 2024, 11:06 AM
Replies: 683
Views: 15,687
Posted By plague311
For? What do you want me to site? So...

For? What do you want me to site?



So the picture on the cover of The Times was her wearing yoga pants and a sports bra\shirt of some form? I haven't seen it cause I don't care all that much.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd February 2024, 10:43 AM
Replies: 1,490
Views: 52,607
Posted By plague311
They weren't up to code. Whether it's fixed over...

They weren't up to code. Whether it's fixed over the air or whatever it's still a recall for something that is considered a safety hazard.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd February 2024, 10:40 AM
Replies: 683
Views: 15,687
Posted By plague311
Well, I'll chime in for sure! Person...

Well, I'll chime in for sure!



Person of the year isn't based on their ******* carbon footprint. It has to do with their overall influence on society. While you focus solely on her carbon...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd February 2024, 08:34 AM
Replies: 120
Views: 2,526
Posted By plague311
LoL what? Nope, even after reading it...

LoL what?



Nope, even after reading it I stand by everything I said. She's bringing to light what happened to her to get compensation and penalize the company for allowing her to be put in that...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd February 2024, 07:36 AM
Replies: 120
Views: 2,526
Posted By plague311
Have you read through the actual court filing?...

Have you read through the actual court filing? Like, actually read through the literal filing? I did, last night. If you had you'd realize that it is not complicated at all to figure out who the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st February 2024, 03:19 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 2,526
Posted By plague311
Ok, thermal.

Ok, thermal.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st February 2024, 01:43 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 2,526
Posted By plague311
Which is her complaint. She is complaining that...

Which is her complaint. She is complaining that she hasn't received the agreed to payment. If she was being paid to be silent, per the NDA, but she is no longer being paid then she no longer has to...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st February 2024, 11:58 AM
Replies: 120
Views: 2,526
Posted By plague311
If he didn't pay her the money he agreed to keep...

If he didn't pay her the money he agreed to keep up her part of the NDA then it is he who violated it. Not her. Once he violated it then there would be no requirement for her to adhere to it. She...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 31st January 2024, 11:46 AM
Replies: 120
Views: 2,526
Posted By plague311
My two cents. If you want to hit rich, old...

My two cents.

If you want to hit rich, old men where it hurts, you go after the wallet. The bar is lower in civil court, you'll get what you're owed, and it doesn't require dealing with the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 26th January 2024, 12:08 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 2,526
Posted By plague311
I think this is the wisest advice you could...

I think this is the wisest advice you could follow. No matter what you say here the opinions of....some will never, ever change. We see the pattern and this will follow. She, to some, will always be...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 25th January 2024, 01:06 PM
Replies: 455
Split Thread: Homelessness Issues
Views: 7,623
Posted By plague311
I'd stay away from mirrors then, and while you're...

I'd stay away from mirrors then, and while you're not anywhere near mirrors you should pull out a ******* dictionary and learn what the definition of "malice" means. I never said you were evil, I...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 25th January 2024, 07:20 AM
Replies: 455
Split Thread: Homelessness Issues
Views: 7,623
Posted By plague311
I read it, and thank you for pointing out the...

I read it, and thank you for pointing out the exact part of your post I was referring to with my comment. You might notice I addressed the part you hilited in the latter part of my post. It's the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th January 2024, 03:44 PM
Replies: 455
Split Thread: Homelessness Issues
Views: 7,623
Posted By plague311
...then goes on to prattle off about 50 reasons...

...then goes on to prattle off about 50 reasons why she thinks our country's problems are unique.

Well done. It's not the dumbest thing I've read today, I guess.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th January 2024, 11:31 AM
Replies: 1,490
Views: 52,607
Posted By plague311
I don't care at all, you asked why he was making...

I don't care at all, you asked why he was making press and the other named people aren't making press. I answered your ******* question. I don't care at all if you don't like the answers. The fact is...
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