ManInTheIvoryTower
Sorry missed this direct msg! Thanks for the thoughtful response... some related recent coverage: http://news.streetroots.org/2016/07/06/portlanders-seek-city-hall-overhaul
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I have bites b/c I've been told I'm a racist twerp and to urgently perform oral sex as a result of a vague political disagreement. If I wasn't on UHX I would have just ignored it like on Olive, Reddit, etc. but I have come to expect more from this c…
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Total trips out of house in last four days: 1 medical, 1 freddy's run, 3 plaid runs for cider (why don't I just buy more at a time?!) and 3 sledding trips. This must be how the pioneers did it. EDIT: Mt. Tabor! The cold zapped my battery before I …
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"fetishizing political anger as a means of avoiding personal accountability to communicate in pro-social ways" Sorry for the lag but finally reading this thread and just wanted to highlight this awesome string of words from kdawg. The Politics of R…
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Yes, I'm pushing back on a specific individual with mild criticism about social skills. But please understand this is after being told that I'm an ivory-tower racist specifically, and generally watching them ambush (via a rhetorical suicide belt, bu…
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I went to school on a theater scholarship, but switched to compsci and never finished my degree. Started out at an ISP in tech support in mid-90s and ended up a web developer. Moved to Portland in 2000 just in time for bubble bursting but managed t…
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[meta] Ok, when do we admit that our problem here is simply a lack of moderation? It's sad to admit that we have joined the rest of the internet, but I think we might have to craft a policy to limit those who can't resist ad-hominem tactics or lack …
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I have to defend Mike today since he handled bedtime duties with the kids last night so I could go to the Aesop Rock show. But normally I'd totally agree. Well, the 9-year-old was awake on the couch next to a sleeping Mike when I got home but STILL…
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MMORPG guilds require Herculean levels of moderating and organizing to be successful, else you end up with 100 fighters and no clerics. Clerics are to MMO what goalkeepers are to soccer, every team needs one but no kid grows up fantasing about casti…
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Other than a (very) select group who misinterpret "discussion board" as a "lecture-board" I think this remains a remarkably good scene. I've always enjoyed a vigourous, view-point filled discussion even (especially?) if it becomes politically heated…
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The smartest political analysis I've read since we got Trumped: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/18/opinion/the-right-way-to-resist-trump.html "[The political opposition] was so rabidly obsessed with his personality that any substantive political deba…
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I think all ya'll are right, pinning a large amount of blame on the DNC for the nomination process is not valid. They put a thumb on the scale, but Bernie's campaign made some mis-steps early on. Just frustrating to see that our primary process came…
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Oppo research?! You think that would have made even a tiny difference in this campaign? For reals? That sounds like a great premise for an SNL sketch. Besides, a creative writing piece vs an actual rape charge? I'm sure Bernie would have loved to h…
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I see, so you just aren't comfortable with acknowledging that all white people, north, south, east, and west, are deeply ingrained within the system of white supremacy, no matter if we personally intended it that way. I don't follow. I'm not sure h…
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Yes, LT, some white people are racist. Also a lot of white people live in the rust belt. But when a lot of these folks voted for Reagan (or Obama) we didn't call this racism. And links to click-bait news articles aside, the number of hate groups as…
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To be clear, I'm arguing that the DNC and it's flawed candidate are the biggest, not only, reason for the loss. After that the media, misogny and Comey in roughly that order played big roles. But if we are going to stick with the two-party winner ta…
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But it's also clear that millions of white people did vote for him because they are white supremacists. This sort of thinking is going to keep liberals marching toward the cliff. Look, millions of white supremacists vote for the Republicans every …
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Sexism was certainly a big factor, that was pretty ugly to watch. And a new low for the fourth estate, which I thought had already found bedrock.
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Hrm. NPR said this morning that Drumpf took ~30% of the latino vote. Plus Clinton lost midwest suburban counties that Obama won by 20 points. I think the alt-right movement is certainly something to keep an eye on, but I don't think white supremacy…
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I guess I can't argue that a company that is doing terrible and not making any money won't be put out of business by extra taxes. But Powell's is not some cute neighborhood bookstore one rent raise away from going under, they are a specialty retaile…
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I have a really hard time shedding a tear for Powell's. 40% markup on new books, more for used titles which they process 3000+ per day. I worked retail electronics in college and you'd be lucky to see a 5% markup on most items. (There's a reason Bes…
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Looks like an Aspen joint, very chic! I'm renting that this winter for sho.
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We had a strong female leader come into our technology team as part of a recent restructuring and there was some backlash as you would expect to any change. But this was the first time I heard things like Dragon Lady and Ice Cold Bword in the workpl…
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Exactly this. I decided to go Yes on 97 after reading about the big donors to the No side, and also how the ads had to be edited to run on Comcast media outlets http://www.wweek.com/news/2016/10/09/yes-on-measure-97-campaign-ads-slamming-comcast-can…
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I recently discovered that Nike commissioned a 45-min piece from Aesop Rock for runners years ago, but it works fabulous as a Get Things Done soundtrack. Only found it on YouTube so far;
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I took a deep breath and voted yes on 97. Still not sure that was the right call, can totally see both sides. A few places where I surprised myself; I went with the Republican Sec. of State as Brad seems like an alien programmed to run a generic p…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/grilledcheese/comments/2or1p3/you_people_make_me_sick Sandwich rants as art form
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Such good stuff, thanks all. That MusicForProgramming site is so nerdy! I love it, like listening to mixtapes. LT I'm chillin' on your 2016-06-12 episode right now. EDIT: This got real funky real quick! Starting to distract myself with Google searc…
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Okay new Portlandia sketch idea: support group for owners of asshole cats. (Edit: sorry for the language but I own a Siamese and there's really no gentle way to put it. Dude is a huge dick.)
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Phelps ties Leonidas of Rhodes' 12 individual olympic wins, a 2100+ year old record. https://twitter.com/bambam1729/status/763188625802686468
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Oh thanks! Good to know I thought only pest control could have that effect.