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2016-02-27 at 8:09 AM UTC in I could kill a homeless personIf it got me admitted into med school. I've planned the rest of my degree, I know if it all goes exactly according to plan I have no problem. But if I screw up, I don't know if I'll get in at all. Maybe I'll have to wait another year. Maybe I'll have to get a master's degree first and take out even more loans. If I could get into my top choice school, land a good residency and atone by saving countless lives and furthering the reach of scientific understanding in a field of my choice, I'd gladly trade the life of one underprivileged stranger.
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2016-02-27 at 8:05 AM UTC in Who wants to help Troll a Site?okay I'm there
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2016-02-27 at 7:56 AM UTC in Why do some people capitalize Seemingly Random Parts of their Sentences online?My dad has Facebook friends who do it and I estimate them to be morons, I'm really glad he doesn't do that. If one has to, and proper formatting isn't available, I think it acceptable to capitalize an ENTIRE word, but I still cringe when I see the wrong WORD emphasized in this way.
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2016-02-27 at 7:52 AM UTC in arnox is closing his siteIt almost feels like some Game of Thrones shit, like Arnox thinks he's the rightful heir and then Lanny struts in with effortless subterfuge and steals his thunder
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2016-02-27 at 7:50 AM UTC in Why do some people capitalize Seemingly Random Parts of their Sentences online?Do they just think those words are important and seek to emphasize them by wrongly capitalizing the initial letter? Or do they actually confuse those words for proper nouns? Would someone with an IQ below 85 or somebody who knows one intimately enough to understand please enlighten me?
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2016-02-24 at 7:21 AM UTC in Can Bernie beat Hillary?
He's not going to win man. I like Sanders too, but so many Sanders fans have this massive fucking delusion that we're going to rise up against all odds and get that guy elected with super-Democracy-powers or something. It's just that though - a delusion.
Again, elections are about money, and Bernie doesn't have the money to win. The money he needs to win is being wielded by the endorsement of Democratic party, and you're fooling yourself if you think they aren't dedicated to Hillary. I already know that they are. Not because I'm some kind of genius, but because donations are public. You can just go online and see who is spending money on who - and you're in for a shock judging by how much faith you have in Sanders. If they weren't already endorsing Hillary, why would they block Sanders from having access to data that put him at odds with her? Why did media outlets under Democratic control consistently say Hillary won the debates earlier this year (even though independent polls said otherwise)? Come on Zanick, don't buy into the hype. They've already made their decision. Pending disaster or some kind of crazy faux pas on her part, she's getting that nomination because they're already investing the money in her.
Like they were committed to her in 2008? It's not because they're such good friends, it's because they didn't think they have a choice at the time. They're invested in her because she's the most qualified establishment candidate on the stage right now, and there's a political outsider who's garnering support that could threaten that, they want to insulate he. Until just this year, he's been a no-name Socialist jedi from Vermont: now he's the first non-Catholic to win a US primary, and in NH he was the choice of every demographic (men, women, new voters, elderly voters, etc.) except higher income; it's definitively historic and his progress won't go unnoticed. If Bernie presents himself to be the more viable option, each DNC delegate is able to reconsider and if he's done his due diligence in playing catchup, it might be enough to tip the scale in his favor. I agree that this is unlikely, but this hypothetical has crossed the minds of everyone who plans to vote in the general election and that by itself speaks to the reality that Bernie might have a a better shot than we previously expected.
Honestly, I didn't think it looked favorable for him either. I thought he had made meager successes and exaggerated them by shouting a lot about revolution. His buzz words seemed too large to be true, but just try to imagine him in office. He's a career politician, he knows he can't just walk into a Republican-controlled Congress and make his vision happen before our eyes. What I think we could expect is for him to draw some boundaries, make strategic compromises and work with teams across the aisle to get incrementally more progressive moves through legislation. Nothing happens instantly, but now that I've seen him make real strides towards the primary, I'm reminded of how Hillary faltered against Obama. Nothing is certain until it's already happened, just remember going forward that the race has only gotten closer thus far, and Hillary's not the one closing in.2. I'm glad you would vote for Kerry if he would be introduced in 2016, but your vote would be wasted because he would not win - just like he lost in 2004 when he was racing against a much weaker candidate. I don't really see what your point is here. Your vote doesn't represent most everybody else's. That isn't how this works.
I didn't mean it as an option, just that there are Democrats outside of the primary who I respect and could be a reasonable answer to Bernie's populist appeal without carrying the weight Hillary seems to--although I'm also not convinced she's as bad as people say.3. It won't be forgotten because the Republican party won't let it be forgotten. Just like Kerry's "I voted for it before I voted against it." It's a significant talking point demonstrating that she can't handle basic security protocol as secretary as state, and people are definitely not going to forget that as she's running for president.
The GOP will scream and point until their jaws get sore but, as usual, alert fatigue will set in and the 24-hour news cycle will put it out of circulation. She hasn't been charged with anything, so it can go away just as easily as it came into the public view.4. Your entitled to your own opinion about Trump, but all the records indicate otherwise. You're right in saying that Trump will break up the Republican party if he goes independently, but you seem to think the Republican party doesn't know that and they're just going to bow out of the election by letting him do so.
Regardless, GOP controls congress and has most regions under control through gerrymandering. We've also just had eight years of a Democratic candidate. Donald Trump is kicking fucking heads in right now, is the most media savvy candidate we've had in years, is independently wealthy, and is leading in basically everything.
I may hate his politics, but he's nonetheless one of the most important figures in the upcoming elections. Trump will fracture the GOP whether he gets the nomination or not, and they absolutely know it. He endorses social security, plans to expose and handle the exploitative practices of hedge managers on Wall Street, and he wants to unify these populist views with tough (and what some would call deeply racist) immigration and diplomacy. His opinions are becoming the gold standard for the Republican electorate and he's changed the game so that all other candidates are falling over themselves to match his mojo. All of their campaigns work for him, every utterance of his name is a glowing endorsement. He's played this so smartly that he's become the most dangerous man in politics and the right wing isn't going to forget his influence for years. From a Democrat's perspective, it almost looks like he's damaging their credibility.Sorry if this post makes me sound like an arrogant prick but I've literally been arguing with like four different people about this same topic all day.
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2016-02-23 at 7:03 PM UTC in Can Bernie beat Hillary?
So I wrote a really long post, and then my browser crashed and erased it. So now this is all you get. The short answer is that there's no way Sanders will win and most people could tell that from the beginning. The short reason why is because he doesn't have enough money, and his major source of revenue (The Democratic Party) will run candidates who will reliably serve their interests over good candidates who might actually win. Case in point, they managed to run John Kerry against Bush in 2004, which would have been an easy win considering his approval rating at the time if they would have picked someone better. Kerry had an inconsistent voting history as a senator, was a horrible speaker, not nearly photogenic enough, and not media savvy enough. Hillary is similar. She can't live down the email scandal, she isn't photogenic, she's clearly a overachieving egomaniac who can barely contain her glee at all of this newfound positive attention without constantly giving foot-in-mouth sound bytes like an overstimulated child (which is cringey to watch), she's enslaved to corporate interests, she lives in the shadow of her husband, and she'll never live down the email scandal. Also, anybody who says that The Affordable HealthCare Act "is one of the best achievements by The Democratic Party in history" should just fucking kill themselves.
That's why the party was blocking Sanders' access to data that put him at an advantage to beat Hillary earlier this year. Sure, he did all this dick-waving about running as an independent candidate, but he knew he couldn't.
I've been saying it since this started. Trump is going to win if he doesn't lose interest in the race or have some kind of faux pas. I'm not exactly thrilled about it, but these elections are always very predictable and anyone who understands sociology can see the winner typically about a year and a half in advance. Trump will exacerbate racial tensions in the United States beyond what they already are, will improve the economy, and will give us a better relationship with Russia but a worse relationship with China and Mexico.
1. While the deck is stacked against him, the delegates who decide his fate in the primary are by no means committed to Hillary. This race is as much to win their support as much as the public's, and if he can accomplish that he has a real chance. The first step was getting his name out there, and anybody you ask can see just how well he's done it.
2. I would vote Kerry if he was introduced in 2016.
3. The email scandal is going the way of Benghazi--a smear attempt that never quite lands. The average voter doesn't understand it because her detractors were obfuscating the process from day one and it'll be forgotten by the time we vote in the general.
4. Trump hasn't secured his election by any means. It's not even likely the GOP will nominate him as their candidate, I estimate he's more likely to go third party and further divide the right wing. If anything, his participation guarantees the most likely scenario: Hillary will win. -
2016-02-23 at 6:44 PM UTC in Can Bernie beat Hillary?
I'm surprised how well he's done too but I still don't think he has a real chance. It was a smart move to not harp on Benghazi, wins him points for looking like he took the high road while everyone else is doing his smear job for him. But it won't get him out of the primaries, the Clinton name carries too much weight, too much anxiety about how an old (especially with the possibility of Rubio on the other side) self proclaimed socialist will fare in the generals.
All of this is true, but the results out of NH came as a big surprise for me. He started six points behind and came out with just as many delegates for a historic win. There's no minimizing this victory, he's garnering shocking support and if he keeps it up at this rate, I really do think he's got a shot. I'm not sure how he'd fare in the general, but the GOP would definitely have to change their aim. -
2016-02-23 at 8:19 AM UTC in Can Bernie beat Hillary?I wouldn't have thought so originally. A Vermont jedi Socialist, a political outsider who hasn't changed in 30 years, against the establishment Democrat whose husband conceived NAFTA and gave us the best eight years in human history. Half of all DNC superdelegates are on her side but he managed to tie up New Hampshire. He's building support fast, I'm just not sure if it's enough to beat the first woman president-to-be.
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2016-02-23 at 8:10 AM UTC in Welcome to Texas mother fuckersI'll probably see this school on the news.
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2016-02-23 at 7:54 AM UTC in I fucking hate normiesYou don't like them because they don't suffer from any disorders that you can see, while you feel like yours are on display. Everybody struggles, don't be obtuse about it.
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2016-02-23 at 7:53 AM UTC in I'm gonna start trying as hard as I can to get a job now...Get a shitty retail job. That will fund all of your drugs + gasoline. I don't know why you think finding a job is so difficult. If you can't make it happen in your best clothes and groomed adequately you probably qualify the employer for a tax credit, so you should be able to pull this off.
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2016-02-23 at 7:51 AM UTC in Retail pharmacy is a blemish on all healthcare professionsI'm venting to you guys because I'm drunk and my boss is sick of hearing my opinions.
Don't go to Walgreen's. Especially don't go to CVS, and if your insurance company contracts with CVS drop them now and find a new one. Walmart is shit, they want you to buy their Vietnamese shit, so the medicine is cheap and the service is shitty too. Go to an independent pharmacy.
Stupid fucking corporate culture is constantly at odds with the needs of patients, who they affectionately refer to as "irate customers." The numbers take precedence over the quality of care, and they'll have me calling a doctor's office to stick my hand into the prescribing methods just because the insurance will throw a few bucks our way. Retail pharmacy is greedy and unrepentant, banking on every mishap of legislation and abusing its employees until there's no more to take.
I don't know a pharmacist with a career and a social life, period. If you work full time in pharmacy, you have nothing else. Your schedule is random, and if your boss calls you you'd better go in if you value your career. The best boss I ever had was up and coming in the field, respected and offered management positions left and right in every state, when she was ruined for refusing to go in for a day of no pay. Her kids have to rethink their college choices until she can find steady work again outside of this district.
Don't get me wrong, my job is fine.Today I waved to one patient who wanted to thank me for my work and three people behind them in line waved back enthusiastically because I'm beloved by all. I just can't stand the foolish demands, wrongful allocation of resources, the greedy politics and the mistreatment of employees that retail pharmacy is built on. It's disgusting, and it's wrong. Anyone who goes into the profession as their primary source of income is a masochist. -
2016-02-23 at 7:35 AM UTC in Gratuity TipsMan, don't fuck with the gratuity system. You won't profit like you think, see Lanny's posts. Servers rely on it and you're just going to make their lives more difficult.
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2016-02-23 at 6:43 AM UTC in I hate electivesDitch the attitude, they were probably worried you might kill them.
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2016-02-23 at 6:36 AM UTC in Black eyed children
So Zanicks been punching children for years and claiming they showed at his door possessed by evil spirits…
Spirits? I just don't think I need to spend $5 for every box of trefoils. -
2016-02-19 at 10:37 PM UTC in HUSKER DU/ BOB MOULD DID SYNCANS HOLY FUCKAre you really only familiar with two possible connotations for "spice" or is this a joke
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2016-02-18 at 7:23 AM UTC in Being gang stalkedWorst possible outcome is your boss complains to them about how shitty you are and they help him cope. Do you really think you do anything so sinister as to warrant the combined and secretive efforts of these associates?
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2016-02-17 at 7:44 AM UTC in Black eyed childrenYou're at home, watching TV in peace when you're disturbed by a knock at the door. You open to see a hooded boy of 14 or 15 and his little sister through the screen, and he asks if they can come inside to use your phone. He raises his head, and you see blackness where the whites of his eyes belong. The hair raises on the back of your neck and a sense of dread consumes you. Your dog cowers behind the couch. These are black eyed children. There are several theories on their origin, and what is certain is that they will try to lure you away in public or they will invite themselves into your home. Their motives are as mysterious as their origins and, with encounters ranging over four decades on at least three continents, sightings have been attributed to extraterrestrial activity, conspiratorial men-in-black associations, navajo legends and more.
I first read about them maybe 16 months ago, after reading of an encounter in the neighboring township. About a week after, my ex's mother was walking her dogs when her long-haired chihuahua slowed down and fell behind. She heard the dog whimper and whirled around to be greeted by such a beast. The hooded figure beckoned to her, "It looks like you lost your dog, ma'am." She instructed them to give her dog back immediately and they said, "Why don't you come her and get her?" After a tense standoff, the dog was released. She set off into the night and put ten steps behind her before looking over her shoulder. The boy had vanished.
I can't verify the reliability of her report, but I find it fascinating nonetheless and I always enjoy a good story. Who else is fascinated by this phenomenon? -
2016-02-17 at 7:33 AM UTC in I think about killing myself a lot
How fucking stupid is it that suicide hotlines are government funded? If someone's thinking about committing suicide and they can get talked out of it by some stranger telling them their life is OK without any information available, chances are they weren't serious in the first place. If they were successfully talked out of suicide, I don't think a few dollars is too much to ask for what they think their life was worth, and if they die, their estate gets a few dollars on the phone bill on top of all the other costs. There's no reason for a huge elaborate multifaceted bureaucratic department devoted to fucking losers who are too weak to live on this planet, just a soft voiced woman with a cell phone who says nice things to people who call and then charges then out of ass for the call. They should really just be 1-900 numbers and have paid advertisements late at night when advertising is cheap and people are likely more prone to thinking about suicide, I can't believe no ones ever thought of this before
My girl has done some research on our local crisis hotline for her program and they actually do a lot of good. Maybe you should volunteer, it's not time consuming. You'd make a difference and you'd feel a lot better about yourself for it.
