Kaymyth she/her Posted September 15, 2016 Posted September 15, 2016 The word "sheeple". The automatic dismissal of anyone who disagrees with what you say as the easily-led masses just hits my rage nuke button. 6
Orlion Blight he/him Posted September 15, 2016 Posted September 15, 2016 1 minute ago, Kaymyth said: The word "sheeple". The automatic dismissal of anyone who disagrees with what you say as the easily-led masses just hits my rage nuke button. Related: when someone says something like, "Of course you think that, because you must follow Mainstream Corporate Media...free your mind, man!"
Kaymyth she/her Posted September 15, 2016 Posted September 15, 2016 4 minutes ago, Orlion Determined said: Related: when someone says something like, "Of course you think that, because you must follow Mainstream Corporate Media...free your mind, man!" Yup. Both things are extremely prevalent with conspiracy theorists. Every once in a while, a conspiracy may prove true, but the majority of them are just people looking for an excuse to crow about how mentally superior they are to everybody else because they know "The TRUTH!"
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted September 15, 2016 Posted September 15, 2016 20 minutes ago, Kaymyth said: The word "sheeple". The automatic dismissal of anyone who disagrees with what you say as the easily-led masses just hits my rage nuke button. This has been posted somewhere on this forum before, but still relevant. Spoiler The "sheeple" fallacy becomes especially irritating/bitterly humorous when it's used against an opinion that actually disagrees with major elements of the majority opinion, but doesn't completely align with the opinion espoused by the person using the word "sheeple." 7
Kaymyth she/her Posted September 15, 2016 Posted September 15, 2016 20 minutes ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said: This has been posted somewhere on this forum before, but still relevant. Hide contents The "sheeple" fallacy becomes especially irritating/bitterly humorous when it's used against an opinion that actually disagrees with major elements of the majority opinion, but doesn't completely align with the opinion espoused by the person using the word "sheeple." I really need to post that as a reply to every Facebook comment that uses that word ever.
Orlion Blight he/him Posted September 15, 2016 Posted September 15, 2016 It is a pretentious and narcissistic attitude, isn't it? One so self absorbed that, as Twi pointed out, they often don't realize how dumb they sound/are. Also, as a result of my preceding peeve, AlterNet is also a pet peeve.
Oversleep Posted September 15, 2016 Posted September 15, 2016 (edited) One relevant xkcd you missed, @TwiLyghtSansSparkles: Edited September 15, 2016 by Oversleep 9
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted September 16, 2016 Posted September 16, 2016 When two people walk up to whatever desk I'm behind, ask a question, and five seconds in, one of them turns to the other and says... "She's confusing me, how about you?" Ahem. I am right here. If I am confusing you, tell me so directly. Doing otherwise makes me less likely to enjoy helping you. 3
Kaymyth she/her Posted September 16, 2016 Posted September 16, 2016 14 hours ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said: When two people walk up to whatever desk I'm behind, ask a question, and five seconds in, one of them turns to the other and says... "She's confusing me, how about you?" Ahem. I am right here. If I am confusing you, tell me so directly. Doing otherwise makes me less likely to enjoy helping you. But more likely to enjoy confusing you.
Delightful Posted September 17, 2016 Posted September 17, 2016 On 16 September 2016 at 2:45 AM, Orlion Determined said: Related: when someone says something like, "Of course you think that, because you must follow Mainstream Corporate Media...free your mind, man!" Someone I love dearly says this kind of thing about Trump. "How do you know he's so bad, all you know about him comes from the media, and speeches the media has recorded." ".....all you know about Hillary comes from the media too. And everything you know about Trump. And most things you know about most things." "Yeah." ..........and then we stop discussing politics cause it gets ridiculous. It's like, ok, following mainstream media might slant how I see things, true, but it doesn't rob me of my power of deductive reasoning. I can still, you know, not believe what the media says if I have evidence to the contrary? They're an information source not a brain-washing secret society...... On 15 September 2016 at 9:05 PM, Mestiv said: So that's a female version of Iron Man or something? (I don't know much about comics) How does she wear a helmet with so much hair? Or maybe she doesn't? Well.....I guess she has a big helmet? I'm not sure if this is offensive or not? Squirrel girl got her tail into an iron man suit, and pieces fit around her pet squirrel too so I'm pretty darn sure Riri can work out how to fit her hair in.
Mestiv he/him Posted September 17, 2016 Posted September 17, 2016 My pet peeve: When characters in movies need to use their blood for something, they always cut their hands. They grab a blade and slice insides of their palms and sometimes even fingers... How stupid is that? Why not cut your forearm? I frequently get my hands scratched and cut by cats. Those relatively small injuries take a lot of time to heal and are actually quite painful, as I use my hands every day. Now I cannot imagine, how much pain would a deep cut cause. I have no idea how do those characters avoid infections and are able to wield swords minutes after having their hands cut... It's just ridiculous IMO. 2
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted September 17, 2016 Posted September 17, 2016 16 minutes ago, Mestiv said: My pet peeve: When characters in movies need to use their blood for something, they always cut their hands. They grab a blade and slice insides of their palms and sometimes even fingers... How stupid is that? Why not cut your forearm? I frequently get my hands scratched and cut by cats. Those relatively small injuries take a lot of time to heal and are actually quite painful, as I use my hands every day. Now I cannot imagine, how much pain would a deep cut cause. I have no idea how do those characters avoid infections and are able to wield swords minutes after having their hands cut... It's just ridiculous IMO. It looks more dramatic? Joking aside, it really is a logic-defying trope. A cut across your palm might look good onscreen, but it really is kind of debilitating. Maybe not so much as a broken limb, but it would definitely impair dexterity and make wielding a sword out of the question. Even if you wrapped a piece of unsterilized cloth around your hand before grabbing that sword. It makes me wonder why no one just cuts their thumb. A cut across your thumb would make things like holding a pencil difficult, but it would still be possible (theoretically) to wield a sword. Not to mention that a smaller cut would greatly decrease the risk of infection.
Oversleep Posted September 17, 2016 Posted September 17, 2016 12 minutes ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said: It makes me wonder why no one just cuts their thumb. A cut across your thumb would make things like holding a pencil difficult, but it would still be possible (theoretically) to wield a sword. Not to mention that a smaller cut would greatly decrease the risk of infection. Perhaps they need more blood than a small cut on the thumb could provide. On the other hand, when only a little blood is needed cutting the tumb is a good idea (summoning in Naruto comes to mind). 34 minutes ago, Mestiv said: Why not cut your forearm? Isn't cutting your forearm kind of dangerous? I mean, all the veins and arteries - there is a reason why it's a go to place for suicide by bleeding out. Also, speaking from experience (no, I was not attempting suicide - the glass window in the doors I pushed was not very good and my arm just went through it) forearm bleeds quite a lot. And it's hard to stop the bleeding. It seems that hand wound is easier to stop the bleeding, but I'm not sure about that.
Delightful Posted September 17, 2016 Posted September 17, 2016 How about a small cut on the cheek? Face wounds bleed a lot so there's your blood, but it shouldn't actually stop you fighting.
Oversleep Posted September 17, 2016 Posted September 17, 2016 33 minutes ago, Delightful said: How about a small cut on the cheek? Face wounds bleed a lot so there's your blood, but it shouldn't actually stop you fighting. That's... actually reasonable. I just wonder if humans have something built-in against pointing weapons at their head; I can see it being easier to co through with cutting your hand (as probably your hand was already injured in various accidents, e.g. kitchen) than your face.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted September 17, 2016 Posted September 17, 2016 1 minute ago, Oversleep said: That's... actually reasonable. I just wonder if humans have something built-in against pointing weapons at their head; I can see it being easier to co through with cutting your hand (as probably your hand was already injured in various accidents, e.g. kitchen) than your face. Probably. A wound to one of the extremities tends to be more survivable than a head wound, so it'd make sense that humans would show less revulsion toward cutting their hand than their cheek, even if the latter will draw less blood and be less debilitating than the former.
Delightful Posted September 17, 2016 Posted September 17, 2016 20 minutes ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said: Probably. A wound to one of the extremities tends to be more survivable than a head wound, so it'd make sense that humans would show less revulsion toward cutting their hand than their cheek, even if the latter will draw less blood and be less debilitating than the former. But hands are so important o everything we do, as are legs. Particularly if you're fighting. I see the head revulsion thing though....would a lower back cut be potentially debilitating or could that work too?
marsoupial they/them Posted September 17, 2016 Posted September 17, 2016 1 minute ago, Delightful said: But hands are so important o everything we do, as are legs. Particularly if you're fighting. I see the head revulsion thing though....would a lower back cut be potentially debilitating or could that work too? As a diabetic, I draw blood from my hand multiple times in a day, and I can tell you that it draws plenty of blood. Even from the fingertips. The heart circulates the fresh blood to your extremities first, and your hands are full of the stuff.
Delightful Posted September 17, 2016 Posted September 17, 2016 15 minutes ago, bleeder said: As a diabetic, I draw blood from my hand multiple times in a day, and I can tell you that it draws plenty of blood. Even from the fingertips. The heart circulates the fresh blood to your extremities first, and your hands are full of the stuff. As someone who regularly draws blood from your hands, could you theoretically pick up a sword/bow/other weapon and fight with it at any time?
marsoupial they/them Posted September 17, 2016 Posted September 17, 2016 Just now, Delightful said: As someone who regularly draws blood from your hands, could you theoretically pick up a sword/bow/other weapon and fight with it at any time? If you have something to wrap your hand with effectively, yes. And hand wounds heal more quickly than, say, head wounds, or chest wounds.
Kaymyth she/her Posted September 17, 2016 Posted September 17, 2016 Pinkie finger. You can get in a decent-sized slice, bind it up, but it's not nearly as vital to holding stuff as, say, slicing across the entirety of the palm of your hand.
marsoupial they/them Posted September 17, 2016 Posted September 17, 2016 2 minutes ago, Kaymyth said: Pinkie finger. You can get in a decent-sized slice, bind it up, but it's not nearly as vital to holding stuff as, say, slicing across the entirety of the palm of your hand. Pinkie finger does bleed profusely, and often.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted September 17, 2016 Posted September 17, 2016 This information gathering "strategy:" "I'm calling to ask about X." "That program has already concluded, and I can't tell you when the next one will be yet." "What do you mean?" "I mean I don't know when the next program is." "I don't understand. I want to know when I can register for the next program." "I can't tell you. I don't have access to that information." "What do you mean, you don't have access? All I want to know is when the next program is." Look. No matter how many times you repeat the same question, the answer isn't going to change. I promise. 1
Darkness Ascendant he/him Posted September 18, 2016 Posted September 18, 2016 17 hours ago, Kaymyth said: not nearly as vital to holding stuff as, say, slicing across the entirety of the palm of your hand. Dumbledore did that. He could hold his wand fine still XD. Oh wait, he still died. first-world-problems. I got duelyst a few days ago, and I absolutely love it, it's the best digital card-game i've ever played. But anyway, my internet is so shoddy, I can't play the game right, I disconnect randomly, reconnect, find out it went down as an auto-loss etc etc, and it's especially bad when I play gauntlet (equivalent of Tavern Brawl in Hearthstone) It costs 150 coins to enter, and I grind hard to enter, but i can never win any games!! It's horrible!
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