Comments by Sciros

Comment #270054 by Sciros on October 23, 2008 at 3:35 pm

Not enough nudity for it to be considered hentai I think.

Comment #269972 by Sciros on October 23, 2008 at 1:45 pm

Unlike some of the other libs

Thoroughly brainwashed, DP now assumes that people who correct his writing are... libraries.

DP you definitely suffer from overexposure to Republican campaigning. It's left you completely indoctrinated.

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Comment #269969 by Sciros on October 23, 2008 at 1:42 pm

annoying that US keyboards don't have a Pound key when UK ones have the $

The $ is virtually a necessity as it is used in computer programming so much. The pound sign is used almost exclusively to refer to the currency. Were it on US keyboards, it would probably be the least-used key of them all, on par with the Yen sign, Euro sign, and many others. So, that's probably why you see the $ on all keyboards but other currency symbols on country-specific keyboards.

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Comment #269964 by Sciros on October 23, 2008 at 1:37 pm

Well, DP, you haven't gotten me angry at all. I find your posts to be fairly amusing, and the lousy writing only adds to the nonsensical content. And the more evidence you continue to provide of a learning disability the more everything you say is discredited. If you can actually focus and pay attention to when you're corrected, we've yet to see it.

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Comment #269958 by Sciros on October 23, 2008 at 1:28 pm

Confusing as @ and " are transposed.

I have no idea why British keyboards screwed that up. The double quote belongs above the single quote... why it was switched around with the @ sign in British keyboards is beyond me. I had a heck of a time with it early on during my stay in England, especially since as a programmer I'm used to having my fingers know where every single character on the keyboard is, and the double quote is frequently used.

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Comment #269953 by Sciros on October 23, 2008 at 1:24 pm

Goldy it may be that the fix for the British pound sign has somehow had a side effect on your question marks!

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Comment #269949 by Sciros on October 23, 2008 at 1:20 pm

We should of let dems pay for it.

We should have let dems pay for it.

Whats the big difference there? Nit picking is all I see.

Yeah, why don't we all just use words that sound similar to what we want to say rather than the appropriate ones?!

Let's sea, may bee Wii can disc us the waist've the little bit of cam pain money the GOP has left on pale inn's out fits...

There's no excuse for such bad grammar, not when I've already corrected you several times.

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Comment #269945 by Sciros on October 23, 2008 at 1:16 pm

mitch, sorry, my misunderstanding was mostly due to the fact that the "salad dressing" quote you included did in fact refer to a typo I had made a few pages back. I was slow enough to fix it that Gregg noticed it and provided the salad dressing analogy.

So, hopefully you can more easily see why I read your post the way I did ^^

Sorry again, heh.

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Comment #269940 by Sciros on October 23, 2008 at 1:13 pm

I would guess he is in his late 30s or early 40s.

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Comment #269935 by Sciros on October 23, 2008 at 1:10 pm

-- baleted -- (I misunderstood post 8208 initially)

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Comment #269927 by Sciros on October 23, 2008 at 1:07 pm

That sentence makes sense with "should of", you just want to nit pick everything I say because you are bored.

WTF? There is no such phrase as "X should of Y" in the English language. You are confusing it with "should've" which is a contraction of "should have."

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Comment #269921 by Sciros on October 23, 2008 at 1:03 pm

I write just find. If I went through all your posts, would I find mistakes?

You might find typos occasionally, but you won't find glaring grammatical errors like "would of" and "should of" and using "there" in place of "their." And that's just what I've bothered to correct you on multiple times, to say nothing of borderline incoherence like "are you sciros twins."

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Comment #269912 by Sciros on October 23, 2008 at 12:56 pm

You can tell he's not that young. He's just an atrocious writer.

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Comment #269904 by Sciros on October 23, 2008 at 12:45 pm

I think we should of let democrat politicians pay the bailout bill since they played a big part in causing this mess.

"Should've" not "should of" ... took 6 posts to make the mistake again. I submit this as evidence that DP's reading comprehension and learning ability are in all seriousness severely stunted. I really do think he has a learning disability.

Again, DP shows that the best he's capable of is repeating rhetoric from the most right-wing of the Republican campaign -- that Democrats are to blame for the global financial crisis.

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Comment #269889 by Sciros on October 23, 2008 at 12:22 pm

I think the point is he does mind, and that should drive home the level of contempt he has for you.

As usual, reading comprehension eludes you, DP.

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Comment #269872 by Sciros on October 23, 2008 at 12:02 pm

Yah.. O Canada is the anthem... it's like "we stand on guard for thee."

I honestly didn't read the lyrics you posted, hah, I'm not big on poetry so I skip posts that look like it. But anyway O Canada isn't as militaristic as the Star-Spangled Banner, so I guess I'm still in the clear ><

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Comment #269861 by Sciros on October 23, 2008 at 11:53 am

The US fought for its independence while all the folks who didn't want to escaped to Canada. I'm not in the least surprised at some of the differences in culture (for instance, w.r.t. guns), let alone anthems.

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Comment #269850 by Sciros on October 23, 2008 at 11:46 am

you pay taxes and do nothing personally

Voting for social programs that will raise our taxes in turn (so that they can be funded) is a personal choice that we DO make. Though I already noted you are ill-equipped to understand this.

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Comment #269842 by Sciros on October 23, 2008 at 11:39 am

well said, but how many ways do we need to say it??

Enough to reach 10000 posts.

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Comment #269837 by Sciros on October 23, 2008 at 11:31 am

Like I said, if you care so much about the poor then nothing is stopping ou from taking 50% of your paycheck every week and giving it to charities to help people.

We do something very similar -- we vote for social programs that are funded by our taxes. This means we pay out of our own pocket for things that benefit everyone, including those who can't afford to pay much out of their own pocket.

Of course this would be rather complex stuff for a first-grader so I can understand if it goes right over your head, DP.

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Comment #269833 by Sciros on October 23, 2008 at 11:25 am

Because I forgot where I read it, not because I am afraid of any libs.

You're not afraid of libraries? All evidence points to the contrary. (That's what happens when you shorten words unconventionally... you run into conflict with ACTUAL conventions.)

It might of been on the internet or in a newspaper or in a magazine. Sorry I can't remember.

It's "might've" not "might of" ... anyone care to take bets on how many posts it will take DarwinsPitbull to make this mistake yet again? 1? 2?

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Comment #269822 by Sciros on October 23, 2008 at 11:15 am

I read showing that most people in these socialist EAST european countries help there fellow man less because they just say "go ask the government" since the government is everyones daddy

On an individual level (as opposed to collective, "foundation"-type help) I'd say it's actually quite the opposite. People help each other a LOT in Russia, other former USSR states, etc. It's got less to do with the type of government and more with the culture. BTW this isn't directed to DarwinsPitbull, since he'd be like "hey I wasn't talking to you so I'm still right!" and generally there's no point in talking to someone that stubborn and happy to wallow in his own ignorance anyway.

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Comment #269787 by Sciros on October 23, 2008 at 10:25 am

DarwinsPitbull, why don't you just close your eyes, cover your ears, and shout 'lalalala' for a few minutes. I just want to help you out. You're trying really hard to keep yourself ignorant, and I hear that technique is very effective.

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Comment #269783 by Sciros on October 23, 2008 at 10:22 am

Mitchell, sure. "I would have had a million dollars if I were to have invested in Under Armour when it started up."

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Comment #269780 by Sciros on October 23, 2008 at 10:19 am

They do. Richard notes this in TGD. I think he refers to research Sam Harris did.

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Comment #269775 by Sciros on October 23, 2008 at 10:10 am

How about you admit that I was right by saying that it didn't concern you and that the person who I would of had to clarify that to was the person I was talking to about 8 hours ago.

You haven't been right about anything yet. DarwinsPitbull I simply can't care less who you were personally talking to 8 hours ago. If I see you write bullshit I'll call you on it if I feel like it. The fact that you weren't initially talking to me doesn't make what you said any less wrong.

Seriously this is the sorriest attempt at getting away from having to admit being wrong I've ever seen. If you persist in being this stubborn you'll remain forever ignorant. I'd say it's not anyone's problem but yours, but that would only be true if you didn't vote ^^

For the third time, it's "would've" not "would of."

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Comment #269757 by Sciros on October 23, 2008 at 9:41 am

How many times do I have to say that I was not talking about russia or china?

I just like to see you repeat it because every time you do it emphasizes how ignorant you are. If we are to believe your hilarious claim that you were only talking about countries in Europe that aren't named Russia when you said "Socialist countries don't have a big bad army" then I guess what you really meant was "Portugal doesn't have a big bad army." Uh-huh, sure. How about just admitting that you're completely clue-free when it comes to talking about anything?

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Comment #269740 by Sciros on October 23, 2008 at 9:25 am

Now that you posted that great piece of info, now look at the numbers to the left of the countries. He shoots and scores.

More like an airball. #1 is China. #5 is North Korea. Counting total troops, Socialist countries take up 4 spots in the top 5, with US at #6.

You really don't know how to use the internet or how to read, do you...

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Comment #269730 by Sciros on October 23, 2008 at 9:15 am

Tyler, you should also see the "reserve personnel" numbers. And remember, with Russia and the Asian socialist states, "stats" such as # of troops, military budgets, etc. -- those are anything but transparent. All the "official" numbers are conservative to say the least.

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Comment #269727 by Sciros on October 23, 2008 at 9:10 am

Again, if the person I was talking to brought that up then I would of clarified it with him. I would of said to him "Oh sorry, I am not referring to russia or china". Good grief man, get that through your head.

I see DarwinsPitbull, so your arguments are correct because you disregard the counterexamples that prove them wrong. How convenient. How religious.

Once again, it's "would've" not "would of"...

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Comment #269723 by Sciros on October 23, 2008 at 9:07 am

Way ahead of ya Gregg... was a typo.

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Comment #269717 by Sciros on October 23, 2008 at 9:04 am

I was saying that european countries don't have great big armies like ours.

Again he says it! DarwinsPitbull even if you claim that what I say doesn't count since you were "talking to other people" when you said totally wrong bullshit, you could at least correct yourself while you're at it. Good grief, man.

It's "their" not "there."

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Comment #269712 by Sciros on October 23, 2008 at 8:58 am

But it really doesn't matter what you think because the discussion wasn't with you.

DarwinsPitbull, your strategy is one that I haven't seen used before -- "what you say points out how wrong I am but since I wasn't talking to you it doesn't count!" Interesting. It doesn't work, but hey you get a B- for effort.

It's "would've" not "would of."

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Comment #269694 by Sciros on October 23, 2008 at 8:41 am

Not russia or china, but europe.

Ever seen a map of the Europe? Know what that big formerly Socialist country with the big bad army is on the right-hand side? I'll give you hint, it's in the sentence of yours I quoted and it's not China.

I guess it's true what that beauty pageant contestant girl said, most Americans don't have maps so they don't know where anything is. DarwinsPitbull I wish you great success in discovering that Russia is part of Europe, so saying "when I said Socialist countries I was talking about Europe, not Russia" is, like I already pointed out to you, flagrantly stupid.

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Comment #269683 by Sciros on October 23, 2008 at 8:24 am

HAHAHA we were actually talking about european countries. HAHAH way to go guy. HAHAHA look how many times I write HAHAHA.

Oh, my mistake then. I didn't realize when you said "Socialist countries don't have a big bad army" that you thought all Socialist countries with a military were conveniently in Asia, which I guess "doesn't count" since that's realllly far away. By the way Russia's population is by far mostly in Europe, so even while trying to bullshit your way out of being dead wrong, you're still dead wrong. So sorry.

All the sarcasm in the world won't hide the fact that you don't know anything you're talking about. Remember that "research" I told you to do? Well, go back to elementary school and do it.

236. Dare we stand up for Muslim women?

Comment #269660 by Sciros on October 23, 2008 at 8:00 am

Who is "e" and why would he dare to stand up for Muslim women?

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Comment #269652 by Sciros on October 23, 2008 at 7:54 am

55% Palin not qualified to be President
47% View her negatively
34% Biggest issue against voting for McCain is Palin (even ahead of continuing President Bush’s policies)

Ok, so 45% think she's qualified or are indifferent, and 53% view her positively or are indifferent.

That's not that comforting in a way. Could be worse, but I wouldn't mind it being better.

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Comment #269649 by Sciros on October 23, 2008 at 7:52 am

One thing socialists don't do is have a big bad army.

Hahahah wow DarwinsPitbull that's pretty stupid even from you. Did Russia just have a handful of hobos with bb guns or something? What about China, you think they have like one soldier and a bunch of tall mirrors?

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Comment #268992 by Sciros on October 22, 2008 at 1:40 pm

Tez, it's probably available in print.. for the low price of like $40 >_>

I actually have a set of books... version 3.5 or something... that I got for the pretty pictures. Seriously. Never read a word in them, heh. Though I did play Baldur's Gate I and II so I know EVERYTHING about D&D. Well, no, but I did at some point understand the THAC0 system and that's pretty hardcore!

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Comment #268987 by Sciros on October 22, 2008 at 1:35 pm

I would have to check my first edition ad&d dungeonmasters guide regarding the manufacture of magical items...

That thing is probably obsolete at this point. See what a 4.0 edition of the DM guide tells you.

(See how abbreviating the term "dungeonmaster" makes me seem even nerdier? It's simple trickses like this that put up a front of credibility. Saying something like "not all dungeonmasters have attention deficit disorder!" on the other hand would be an epic fail. Read and learn, DP!)

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Comment #268975 by Sciros on October 22, 2008 at 1:25 pm

fubar... accurately FUBAR -- "fucked up beyond all recognition" (or "beyond all repair"). The term originated in the military.

When used as a noun (not that widely accepted), it means "big screwup."

a derivative *pair* of words, "foo" and "bar" are often used as placeholders ("metasyntactic variables") in computer programming examples.

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Comment #268969 by Sciros on October 22, 2008 at 1:20 pm

LOL DarwinsPitbull misread "degree of intellect" as a degree granted by an institution of higher learning! Pure gold.

Hey, hey, is first-degree murder, like, murder by (or of?) someone with a Bachelor's and second-degree by someone with a Master's? It's only 40 degrees out right now, pretty chilly. If only I could convince some college-educated people to go outside, then it'd be like 60 degrees out and I'd have a more comfortable walk to my car.

With fubars like that I can imagine it's pretty hard to even put up a front of credibility.

243. All aboard the atheist bus campaign

Comment #268204 by Sciros on October 21, 2008 at 2:09 pm

She added: "Christianity is for people who aren't afraid to think about life and meaning."

But are scared pantsless of the thought of death or no meaning to life.

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Comment #268198 by Sciros on October 21, 2008 at 2:00 pm

Actually, I think that's allowed. "Those are my favorite ~" is accepted English, and without the "~" you get a fragment but that's still ok as far as I know.

"What's your favorite snack?"
"Doughnuts are my favorite snack."
"Doughnuts are my favorite snacks."
"Doughnuts are my favorite."
Yeah they all sound ok.

245. All aboard the atheist bus campaign

Comment #268167 by Sciros on October 21, 2008 at 1:31 pm

Testing:

££
$

Yeah, this site has some serious issues with certain characters. The 'plus' symbol especially.

246. All aboard the atheist bus campaign

Comment #268090 by Sciros on October 21, 2008 at 12:01 pm

Yeah I'm with mismos00 here. That's a pretty pathetic advertisement to put on a bus. Even something along the lines of "life and the universe are far more grand and complex than religion allows you to imagine" (idk... came up with that just now) would be more attractive to me. Anyway, even a rubbish attempt is better than no attempt at all, I suppose.

247. All aboard the atheist bus campaign

Comment #268072 by Sciros on October 21, 2008 at 11:38 am

koruth, don't worry, the British pound fell along with the American dollar. It's 1.7 GBP to $1 now, which is better than the 2:1 ratio we had a couple of years ago.

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Comment #268068 by Sciros on October 21, 2008 at 11:35 am

Where you're wrong? Are you kidding me? You're wrong in saying they implemented Marxism! They didn't! What they implemented were particular brands of Socialism, with the "Communist Party" heading the government.

You're asking to be proven wrong? Fine: read something on Marxism and then read about the history of the USSR and China. I'm not going to quote Wikipedia and its references to you. I am just saying that once again, and like always, you don't bother to do any of even the most basic research before you go and start spewing fringe bullshit rhetoric to try and make a case for your side. And as a result you only make a fool of yourself and embarrass anyone who is on your side of the issues, if there is anyone on that side anymore.

Let me point out that being ignorant and too lazy to check the validity of your own claims is NOT the same thing as being "right until proven wrong."

249. A 'values' voter speaks her mind on Obama

Comment #268042 by Sciros on October 21, 2008 at 11:03 am

Al, are you trying to tell me that Larry Ellison, founder of Oracle, doesn't deserve to make over $40k an hour?

From wiki:

Ellison styled his estimated $200 million Woodside, California estate after feudal Japanese architecture, complete with a man-made 2.3-acre (9,300 m2) lake and the most extensive seismic retrofit available with current technology

I WANT THAT!!

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Comment #268032 by Sciros on October 21, 2008 at 10:58 am

What exactly do I have wrong?

The next thing you say.

These countries have implemented Marxism, but of course they add there [sic] own twist to it.

This is hardly more accurate than saying the US implemented Marxism and added its own twist to it.

Look, if you're going to argue against Marxism, you can learn something about it.

This is the same thing you do ALL the time I've noticed. Where there's a real case to be made (against Marxism it's ridiculously easy IMO), you fail utterly due to your own lack of diligence in learning what you're going to attack. In using nonsensical fringe arguments you set yourself up to lose against even the least sophisticated rebuttals.