Nolgroth Posted July 17, 2017 Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 But Americans in general seem to hate them only slightly less than they hate the metric system.I personally like the metric system. I just haven't internalized it fully. And "properly constructed" roundabouts are like Bigfoot. Lots of people claim they exist but I've never seen any real proof yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted July 17, 2017 Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 I admit I am a deviant, but the only metric unit I don't have internalized is the hectare. OTOH, I don't really have a grasp of what an acre is either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted July 17, 2017 Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 That's easy to picture: 1 hectare: bunch of grass 1 acre: 2.47 bunches of grass Pariah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmower Boy Posted July 18, 2017 Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 I admit I am a deviant, but the only metric unit I don't have internalized is the hectare. OTOH, I don't really have a grasp of what an acre is either. 100 meters by 100 meters= two Canadian football fields, side by side. (Close enough). Therefore, Back Campus of the U of Toronto. Now, this may not help everyone, but close enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted July 19, 2017 Report Share Posted July 19, 2017 The Ironically named Department of Justice is apparently saying police can seize property from people not charged with a crime even in states that have banned the practice. https://twitter.com/PaulaReidCBS/status/887697111374024705 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted July 19, 2017 Report Share Posted July 19, 2017 The Ironically named Department of Justice is apparently saying police can seize property from people not charged with a crime even in states that have banned the practice. https://twitter.com/PaulaReidCBS/status/887697111374024705 My favorite comment: So let's say there was a NY RE developer under investigation f/fraud, money laundering & espionage. Could @AGSchneiderman seize his hotels? Old Man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted July 19, 2017 Report Share Posted July 19, 2017 Idiot-box Stupid MTV shows had positive social event? Huh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted July 20, 2017 Report Share Posted July 20, 2017 Rock find 'rewrites' Australian human history http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-40651473 “Archaeologists have found the first evidence to suggest that Aboriginal people have been in Australia for at least 65,000 years.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted July 20, 2017 Report Share Posted July 20, 2017 How can something survive in Australia that long? Australia kills everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted July 20, 2017 Report Share Posted July 20, 2017 Hasn't killed Bazza yet. Wait--has anyone heard from him lately? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted July 20, 2017 Report Share Posted July 20, 2017 Nope. Not at all. Probably lost in the Outback. Send help. L. Marcus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted July 20, 2017 Report Share Posted July 20, 2017 Well, Bazza's screwed, probably will get eaten by a dingo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted July 20, 2017 Report Share Posted July 20, 2017 No. The Drop Bears will get him. Then the spiders will get the remains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted July 20, 2017 Report Share Posted July 20, 2017 And its politicians will deal with his family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sociotard Posted July 20, 2017 Report Share Posted July 20, 2017 And if he survives the spiders, the Minnesota Cops will get him. Too Soon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted July 20, 2017 Report Share Posted July 20, 2017 Rhode Island becomes 9th State to Enact Automatic Voter Registration. Hermit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DasBroot Posted July 20, 2017 Report Share Posted July 20, 2017 "Automatic voter registration? They're giving votes to the robots now? That's just stupid... don't they know that robots can be hacked and ..." *Upon being informed what it means* Pre-2000: "Oh. Uh. I stand corrected." Post-2000: "Whatever. I stand by what I said. If they're not giving votes to the robots now, you know they're planning to! They took our jobs, they'll take our democracy!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted July 20, 2017 Report Share Posted July 20, 2017 If "robots" are fully sapient, self-aware, and intelligent, how can we justify NOT letting them vote? Such beings deserve a say in their own destiny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted July 20, 2017 Report Share Posted July 20, 2017 But then how will I have guilt-free sex with them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted July 20, 2017 Report Share Posted July 20, 2017 You don't. Already there is talk of men using "sex bots" to play out rape fantasies. Which is abuse by any definition. And how is owning a sapient machine for sexual purposes different from owning a sex slave, a practice we justly despise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted July 20, 2017 Report Share Posted July 20, 2017 This thread's getting weird, even for NGD. Bazza 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted July 20, 2017 Report Share Posted July 20, 2017 This thread's getting weird, even for NGD. Agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted July 21, 2017 Report Share Posted July 21, 2017 This thread's getting weird, even for NGD. Just because we have the reanimated corpse of Bazza (post-dingo attack) discussing his need for sapient sexbots in the Outback? Bazza 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted July 21, 2017 Report Share Posted July 21, 2017 Just because we have the reanimated corpse of Bazza (post-dingo attack) discussing his need for sapient sexbots in the Outback? We can get weirder. I can post my write ups of pseudosapient sexbots..... Lucius Alexander I have a palindromedary here, is that weird enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted July 21, 2017 Report Share Posted July 21, 2017 SO, any chance I can find a sapient robot who will love me for being me? *Badger things about his experiences in the past with electronics in general* "Hell, no" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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