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SEVERANCE. Questions comments and spoilers RobVG March 30, 2025 2:08 pm (Science Fiction)

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Musk trashes his own AI after it chose a liberal worldview. RobVG June 23, 2025 9:56 am (CurrentEvents)

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"First Live Look Inside Attacker's Apartment" by ER December 4, 2015 10:47 am
    Defining fascism--a little light reading by Robert November 25, 2015 2:02 pm
    • A superb description of the Republican Party with their goosestep members of Congress. by bowser 2015-12-01 20:20:31
      • Hey, Bowser, grab some popcorn! by TB 2015-12-01 20:31:21
        • Can't argue the facts, can you. Remember the pledge they had to sign? by bowser 2015-12-02 20:59:32
          • Who's up for a Mobius award? n/t by RobVG 2015-12-01 22:12:32
        • It's funny, even you guys have to look up the definition of fascist.....n/t by RobVG 2015-11-25 20:00:35
          • Do you already know one? by Robert 2015-11-25 22:40:43
            • Please.. by RobVG 2015-11-26 10:43:11
              • OK, the long way round, you're saying you don't think Trump is a Fascist by Robert 2015-11-26 14:20:05
                • I think you're just a little too gleeful. by RobVG 2015-11-29 11:24:46
                  • "Glee" is the wrong word by Robert 2015-11-29 20:16:23
                    • I'm sorry you took offense Robert by RobVG 2015-11-30 19:08:56
                      • If you are really asking a question: by TB 2015-11-30 09:45:51
                        • Racism was more of a prominent example than the sole characteristic by Robert 2015-11-30 18:24:14
                          • Excellent post. by ER 2015-11-30 14:27:22
                            • It wasn't that Eco, or even Robert, were wrong. by TB 2015-11-30 20:09:07
                              • Your ideology is showing. by ER 2015-12-01 06:59:18
                                • I should hope so. by TB 2015-12-01 10:31:48
                                  • A Wikepedia citation? by mcfly 2015-12-01 14:15:06
                                    • Hear that ER? by TB 2015-12-01 16:31:57
                                      • Pick that cherry! by mcfly 2015-12-01 17:09:52
                                        • Heh, sorry. ER uses Wikepedia a lot, too. by TB 2015-12-01 17:25:31
                                          • Read my post again and think about it. Sorry it was so subtle. by mcfly 2015-12-01 17:40:17
                                            • Or you could just explain it. by TB 2015-12-01 17:46:13
                                              • I have a problem with *your* methodology by mcfly 2015-12-01 18:33:16
                                                • C'mon McFly by RobVG 2015-12-01 22:21:07
                                    • I'm curious about something by Robert 2015-12-01 11:41:27
                                      • Waiting for links on the "economic studies." by TB 2015-12-01 13:23:49
                                        • ding! ding! ding! by Robert 2015-12-01 16:10:17
                                          • raga man by ER 2015-12-01 18:06:25
                                            • Cute. by TB 2015-12-01 18:05:07
                                              • Did you know your data removed capital gains from the equation in order to look like that? by RL 2015-12-01 19:08:17
                                                • I don't think that changes it being flat. by TB 2015-12-01 19:37:53
                                                  • You KNOW it does... by RL 2015-12-01 19:58:12
                                                    • Dude, I quoted the paper you handed me. by TB 2015-12-01 20:29:08
                                            • The very first place I looked, right at the top of the stack... by ER 2015-12-01 14:26:13
                                              • Well... by TB 2015-12-01 16:58:08
                                                • Don't patronize me, Tom. by ER 2015-12-01 18:38:55
                                                  • Heh. Don't you mean "Tommy?" by TB 2015-12-01 18:49:13
                                                • And... by RL 2015-12-01 16:35:55
                                                  • There is a methodology problem... by TB 2015-12-01 17:21:27
                                                    • I am curious, TB by RL 2015-12-01 18:04:44
                                                      • That's just insulting by mcfly 2015-12-01 17:38:37
                                                        • Bringing engineers in probably wouldn't hurt. :) by TB 2015-12-01 17:57:09
                                                          • Do we have any? by ER 2015-12-01 18:37:16
                                                            • Do Lasers count? by RL 2015-12-01 19:37:05
                                                              • Lasers definitely count! by TB 2015-12-01 19:46:05
                                                              • I dabble a bit... by TB 2015-12-01 18:56:21
                                                                • I used to draw maps. by ER 2015-12-01 19:06:16
                                                                  • That's tech, too. by TB 2015-12-01 19:48:40
                                                              • And yet another insult by mcfly 2015-12-01 18:35:19
                                                                • I'm sorry. Didn't know you were a social scientist. by TB 2015-12-01 18:39:25
                                                        • A rising tide lifts all yachts by mcfly 2015-12-01 14:46:53
                                                      • They want more. by ER 2015-12-01 12:43:31
                                                      • In the wild west... by ER 2015-12-01 11:21:33
                                                  • Thanks for that by mcfly 2015-11-30 15:44:20
                                                  • I'm tending to agree with TB on this by Tony 2015-11-30 12:37:30
                                                  • Have you read this whole thread? by TB 2015-11-29 22:14:57
                                                    • Are you nuts? by Robert 2015-11-29 22:23:58
                                                      • Unclear answer. by TB 2015-11-29 23:58:56
                                                        • Its perfectly clear to me, by ER 2015-11-30 06:00:02
                                              • They're in the "furious gibbering" phase. by TB 2015-11-26 11:45:41
                                                • Who's in "furious gibbering phase?" by mcfly 2015-11-26 19:15:55
                                                  • Tommy tries desperately to hold back the liberal flood by ER 2015-11-26 11:58:39
                                                  • I don't think Trump is making any effort NOT to be shoehorned. by ER 2015-11-26 11:20:22
                                                    • Be honest Rob... by RL 2015-11-26 11:17:01
                                                    • I don't think Trump has a political ideology... by RL 2015-11-26 08:54:13
                                                      • Liberals should also beware of spending too much effort fighting Trump. by ER 2015-11-26 09:24:21
                                                    • That's because there IS NO definition of fascist. by ER 2015-11-25 20:19:57
                                                      • Look up number 14 in Eco's list. by TB 2015-11-26 09:34:36
                                                        • Precision of language? by ER 2015-11-26 09:50:49
                                                          • Wow... just...WOW by RL 2015-11-26 10:05:09
                                                    • Fascism is the dictatorship of the middle class. by ER 2015-11-25 16:42:39
                                                      • Definitions by ER 2015-11-25 16:00:06
                                                        Pinko commie dog, or... by mcfly November 26, 2015 8:45 pm
                                                        • Socialist. by bowser 2015-11-30 21:37:19
                                                          • I like Bernie. by ER 2015-11-27 06:46:25
                                                            Thank goodness we are keeping those refugees out... by RL November 29, 2015 7:29 pm
                                                            • Sarcasm doesn't help. by RobVG 2015-11-29 19:59:08
                                                              • Neither does scapegoating the VICTIMS of ISIS by RL 2015-11-30 14:11:48
                                                                • SMC? WTF? by RobVG 2015-11-30 16:25:38
                                                                  • The mindset is small minded and cowardly by RL 2015-11-30 17:55:08
                                                              Rudy Giuliani says Trump is a... by mcfly November 26, 2015 8:52 pm
                                                              • Trump is not the problem. by ER 2015-11-27 06:11:41
                                                                • Another view: by TB 2015-11-27 19:12:49
                                                                  • Not necessarily another view at all.. by ER 2015-11-27 20:43:00
                                                                    • I know exactly how we got to where we are. by TB 2015-11-27 22:44:51
                                                                      • Isn't it funny... by ER 2015-11-28 06:08:23
                                                                        • The key word in your question might be "data." by TB 2015-11-28 12:38:53
                                                                          • Before you bet your life on your theory, Tom, by ER 2015-11-28 12:54:32
                                                                            • We've had this conversation. by TB 2015-11-28 14:17:47
                                                                              • I've got everything I need. by ER 2015-11-28 14:32:51
                                                                                • Don't know. I'll have to try sometime. by TB 2015-11-28 19:04:38
                                                                Black Lives Matter. by ER November 24, 2015 5:41 pm
                                                                • You know you're a racist... by Robert 2015-11-25 09:57:58
                                                                  • Such an eloquent post. by mcfly 2015-11-27 23:30:54
                                                                    • And when racists find themselves unexpectedly slipping into minority status, by ER 2015-11-25 11:03:50
                                                                    • Less than a mile from my home here... by RL 2015-11-24 20:34:05
                                                                      • Willful ignorance by BuckGalaxy 2015-11-26 12:32:06
                                                                        • Kristalnacht. by ER 2015-11-24 21:19:42
                                                                        • Just now posted on Facebook. by RobVG 2015-11-24 20:09:54
                                                                          • Right on., Rob. by ER 2015-11-24 20:20:42
                                                                          • Everything you need to know about this... by TB 2015-11-24 18:18:50
                                                                            • Yes, TB... corrupt politics was definitely at play here by RL 2015-11-24 20:05:59
                                                                              • What are the actual statistics over the past years? by TB 2015-11-24 21:12:23
                                                                                • Did I say there has been a big increase? by RL 2015-11-24 21:57:46
                                                                              • Don't tell me, Tom.... by ER 2015-11-24 19:27:03
                                                                                • How does that work? by TB 2015-11-24 20:24:53
                                                                                  • Listen at you. by ER 2015-11-24 21:13:33
                                                                                    • Your brain puked again. by TB 2015-11-24 21:44:49
                                                                                      • Yeah, right, Tom by ER 2015-11-24 21:50:44
                                                                                        • Didn't look at the links, did you? by TB 2015-11-24 22:31:59
                                                                                          • Le canard enchaine by ER 2015-11-25 07:00:55
                                                                                            • Ah say boy... by Jody 2015-11-25 07:50:38
                                                                                              • I think of myself more like Yosemite Sam. by ER 2015-11-25 07:54:04
                                                                                                • LMAO! by Jody 2015-11-25 08:18:26
                                                                                          • So what've YOU got? by TB 2015-11-24 22:22:09
                                                                                            • Fascists thrive by keeping the environment toxic. by ER 2015-11-25 06:22:42
                                                                                              • Very instructive. Thanks. by TB 2015-11-25 10:05:11
                                                                                                • So what is it you're saying again? by ER 2015-11-25 11:00:00
                                                                                    • It's easier than addressing the actual problem... by RL 2015-11-24 19:53:51
                                                                                      • Yeah, I see what you mean. n/t by ER 2015-11-25 11:10:51
                                                                                    • Bout the burger by ER 2015-11-24 18:35:40
                                                                                    Not happy with being a garden-variety fascist... by mcfly November 25, 2015 9:35 pm
                                                                                    • Weimar Amerika by ER 2015-11-26 06:55:40
                                                                                      • How could the moderates have stiffled him??? by Jody 2015-11-26 10:00:09
                                                                                        • The Democrats are killing off the moderates, Jody. by TB 2015-11-26 12:07:01
                                                                                          • OMFG by BuckGalaxy 2015-11-26 18:11:58
                                                                                            • Heh. You caught up now? by TB 2015-11-26 19:26:44
                                                                                            • Ya know, I actually checked to make sure your account wasn't hacked by Robert 2015-11-26 15:05:24
                                                                                              • You haven't been paying attention either. by TB 2015-11-26 15:27:43
                                                                                                • Enzyme breakdown. by ER 2015-11-26 15:33:51
                                                                                                  • You've hit the Godwin Limit. Take a break. by TB 2015-11-26 15:48:08
                                                                                                    • TB, I'm not playing the Hitler Card. by ER 2015-11-26 16:07:14
                                                                                              • That is the most remarkable, most astonishing post I've ever seen TB submit to the Zone. by ER 2015-11-26 14:25:34
                                                                                                • Tommy tries desperately to hold back the liberal flood -- Part Two by ER 2015-11-26 13:08:14
                                                                                                  • You can adjust the width of an image. by TB 2015-11-26 13:23:37
                                                                                                    • Got it. Thanks. by ER 2015-11-26 13:58:45
                                                                                                      • I have to dink with some posts six or seven times before they look right. by TB 2015-11-26 15:06:23
                                                                                                  • What is the name of the galaxy your planet is in? by RL 2015-11-26 12:59:06
                                                                                                    • You have one valid point in that mess: by TB 2015-11-26 13:17:59
                                                                                                      • It is your own party killing off the moderates by RL 2015-11-26 14:10:10
                                                                                                        • It's interesting to see conservatives using the word "moderate" by mcfly 2015-11-26 17:29:41
                                                                                                          • Look closer. by TB 2015-11-26 15:03:58
                                                                                                          • We've all seen the Dolchstoßlegende movie before, Tom. And we all know how it ends. by ER 2015-11-26 13:47:20
                                                                                                            • Just admit it by RL 2015-11-26 13:35:50
                                                                                                              • You all that happy with Hillary or Bernie? by TB 2015-11-26 15:45:56
                                                                                                                • Bernie's a decent, intelligent guy by mcfly 2015-11-26 16:43:29
                                                                                                              • Polls by RL 2015-11-26 13:29:06
                                                                                                                • Darn good thing that McClatchy poll is in there, isn't it? by TB 2015-11-26 14:30:42
                                                                                                                  • Fine, believe the fox poll by RL 2015-11-26 14:49:22
                                                                                                                    • See "Look closer" above. by TB 2015-11-26 15:05:51
                                                                                                          • Some of them did stand up to him, to their credit. by ER 2015-11-26 10:21:34
                                                                                                            • The squeaky wheel gets the oil. by Jody 2015-11-26 10:13:35
                                                                                                              • President Trump (or President Carson or President Cruz, by ER 2015-11-26 10:25:54
                                                                                                                • Name a Republican that you could get behind. by Jody 2015-11-26 10:49:26
                                                                                                                  • My favorite Republican (not running now) is Jon Huntsman. by ER 2015-11-26 11:04:00
                                                                                                          Oh, yeah, let's go to war!! by bowser November 24, 2015 6:27 pm
                                                                                                          • Turks claim Soviets repeatedly violated their airspace. It's not like they weren't warned. by RobVG 2015-11-24 20:15:04
                                                                                                            • Doesn't matter. All it takes is one side retaliating. by bowser 2015-11-24 20:26:30
                                                                                                            • Sounds like Sarajevo, 1914. by ER 2015-11-24 19:29:23
                                                                                                              At some point we have to take this seriously... by RL November 22, 2015 12:55 pm
                                                                                                              • Not to be out-bigoted by Tump, Carson says US muslims cheered 9/11 by RL 2015-11-23 15:22:49
                                                                                                                • I figured it out--- this is all a viral marketing campaign for "The Man in the High Castle" by RL 2015-11-23 15:41:48
                                                                                                                • Trump twitter graphic traced back to neo-nazi account by mcfly 2015-11-23 08:04:16
                                                                                                                  • Its an old and time tested propaganda technique. by ER 2015-11-23 09:41:56
                                                                                                                    • Tell me about it. by TB 2015-11-23 09:59:19
                                                                                                                      • "The belief that there is no such thing as objective fact is also dangerous." by ER 2015-11-23 10:18:27
                                                                                                                        • ..."we can't always speak with any certainty on any issue"... by Jody 2015-11-23 14:40:43
                                                                                                                          • What I should have said... by ER 2015-11-23 16:23:15
                                                                                                                            • I remember you saying that before... by Jody 2015-11-23 17:07:13
                                                                                                                              • Yes. That happens to me all the time. by ER 2015-11-23 18:55:09
                                                                                                                                • LOL! Awright now. by Jody 2015-11-23 19:23:42
                                                                                                                          • The empirical method works, too. by TB 2015-11-23 10:54:05
                                                                                                                            • No one said reason and intellect have nothing to do with politics. by ER 2015-11-23 11:52:29
                                                                                                                    • "Should have been done long ago." by ER 2015-11-22 19:08:01
                                                                                                                      • oh there is by Robert 2015-11-22 21:29:11
                                                                                                                        • Deliberately Misquoting Smiley (from the very heart of the "grey zone)". by ER 2015-11-23 05:37:51
                                                                                                                          • Fanatics always overreach by Robert 2015-11-23 15:36:01
                                                                                                                      • I've enjoyed him until right now! by bowser 2015-11-22 18:44:30
                                                                                                                        • Not quite sure what to say about this by mcfly 2015-11-22 18:32:19
                                                                                                                          • And this... leaves me speechless. by RL 2015-11-22 18:24:38
                                                                                                                            • I can't imagine YOU speechless... by Jody 2015-11-23 15:55:11
                                                                                                                              • Until you come out publicly and denounce his actions in a way I find satisfactory.... by RL 2015-11-23 17:01:24
                                                                                                                                • There you go, Jody. The Party's giving you your very own self-criticism session. by TB 2015-11-23 17:20:24
                                                                                                                                  • Indeed I do. by Jody 2015-11-23 17:14:19
                                                                                                                                    • You almost seemed to be getting it.... by RL 2015-11-24 17:29:06
                                                                                                                                      • Saul good by Jody 2015-11-24 17:47:17
                                                                                                                              • Just about the same time I posted this, Trump tweeted... by RL 2015-11-22 15:39:08
                                                                                                                                • Trump resonates with a substantial portion of the Republican party. by ER 2015-11-22 14:56:45
                                                                                                                                  • Let me just be candid: My party is full of racists.... by RL 2015-11-22 14:50:51
                                                                                                                                    • Mid course correction. by ER 2015-11-22 15:09:47
                                                                                                                                    Why we shouldn't be worrying about the Syrian refugees. by ER November 23, 2015 7:42 am
                                                                                                                                    • 11 million illegal "refugees" have strolled across the Mexican border. by bowser 2015-11-24 13:27:26
                                                                                                                                      • How many Mexican Jihadists are there? by RobVG 2015-11-24 14:51:22
                                                                                                                                        • The point, explained. by bowser 2015-11-24 17:30:45
                                                                                                                                          • What's the magic number? by mcfly 2015-11-24 16:07:17
                                                                                                                                        • Meanwhile in Canada... by TB 2015-11-24 10:50:24
                                                                                                                                          • Leave it to the Canadians to come up with a reasonable and humane compromise. by ER 2015-11-24 10:59:25
                                                                                                                                            • The Canadians have restricted their refugee program due to the attacks in Paris. by TB 2015-11-24 11:34:24
                                                                                                                                              • Bit of a strawman there, TB by mcfly 2015-11-24 11:55:39
                                                                                                                                                • Do you consider the Republican House bill to be "an appropriate check?" by TB 2015-11-24 13:52:25
                                                                                                                                                  • Well, for what it's worth... by mcfly 2015-11-24 15:22:58
                                                                                                                                                    • "Hold off a reasonable while..." by TB 2015-11-24 16:44:05
                                                                                                                                                    • As for the cherry tree by ER 2015-11-24 14:28:23
                                                                                                                                                    • Maybe its because Canada doesn't have as many racist lunatics in its loyal opposition as we do. by ER 2015-11-24 13:00:36
                                                                                                                                                      • Footnote on Canadian Politics by mcfly 2015-11-24 14:38:33
                                                                                                                                              • Needle in the Haystack by RobVG 2015-11-23 20:00:23
                                                                                                                                                • I'm sure if ISIS or Al-Quaeda wants to send terrorists here... by ER 2015-11-23 20:36:35
                                                                                                                                                  • I'm glad you're sure n/t by RobVG 2015-11-23 21:46:06
                                                                                                                                                    • You can never be sure about anything. by ER 2015-11-24 06:41:28
                                                                                                                                                From bad to worse by RL November 24, 2015 7:04 am
                                                                                                                                                • (I deleted your duplicate post) by podrock 2015-11-24 07:20:26
                                                                                                                                                  The friend of my friend is my enemy. by ER November 22, 2015 11:01 am
                                                                                                                                                  • OK ER, here’s my take (you fill in the blanks): by JEKing 2015-11-22 21:49:43
                                                                                                                                                    • You've got the major outlines right. by ER 2015-11-23 06:03:38
                                                                                                                                                      • @ER’s I think you overestimate the ability of human personality and intellect to direct history by JEKing 2015-11-23 12:50:53
                                                                                                                                                        • The currents of history... by ER 2015-11-23 13:52:11
                                                                                                                                                      • Also, by podrock 2015-11-23 05:40:41
                                                                                                                                                      • Important questions by mcfly 2015-11-22 12:41:50
                                                                                                                                                        • They seem to be trying to precipitate a Muslims-vs-the-world apocalypse. by ER 2015-11-22 14:19:28
                                                                                                                                                          • From The Atlantic, an interesting read: by podrock 2015-11-23 05:26:26
                                                                                                                                                            • Yes, I must confess it. by ER 2015-11-23 05:45:44
                                                                                                                                                              • A short update by podrock 2015-11-23 06:15:22
                                                                                                                                                                • So this actually is a "war of civilizations." by TB 2015-11-23 09:32:47
                                                                                                                                                                  • Yes. I have (ahem) evolved on that. by ER 2015-11-23 10:51:46
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