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SCOTUS upheld executive order 13769, more commonly known as the Muslim ban.

@Kratesis

Good.

Handwriting

Righty. I write terribly. Sometimes a sentence crosses through lines and takes up two, sometimes three spaces.

I am a monster.

Disneyland Advice?

A lot of things have been covered here already!

Uhh, I think you can get fast passes and such on some rides using your ticket. I forget exactly, but there will be a time stamp telling you when to go back to that ride and it will be much faster to get on so you don't have to get stuck behind a colossal amount of people. Lines are reeeallllyyyy big down in Disneyland.

Space Mountain's fun. Splash Mountain's fun. Matterhorn was pretty solid if I'm remembering it correctly. Splash and Matterhorn have some water splash so uh, yeah be careful with that lol. That is if you get on. But yeah, these are popular rides so definitely hit them early before the yyyyuuuuuuggggeeee lines of people begin hoarding up. Theme of the day is big lines, kids.

If you're going there and staying into the night, the Fantasmic show is pretty cool alongside the fireworks and all that. Enjoy your time there. It's pretty fun, also a lot of things not to like but overall I've enjoyed the two whole times I've been there.

Frokane's Mildly Politcal Hangout Thread

Amusing.

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I think the biggest misunderstanding of the first amendment and a person's right to free speech is that many people forget that it only keeps the government from punishing you, it does not protect you from criticism or punishment from your neighbor, employer, host, etc. as long as they adhere to other laws. An employer or social media host may reserve the right to fire you or kick you off their website, but the moment someone lays their hands on you, you can try them for assault. But you can't be tried for how you express yourself unless it's slander, hate speech, and so on. A good way of looking at it is "your rights end when another person's begins".

Whether I agree with it or not, Twitter is within their rights to do as they please with their platform. The ability to post through Twitter's services is a privilege.

Similar to this topic is a topic I heard on NPR. Should the president be able to block people on Twitter? Is it a form of censorship to shut down people's voices and ability to be heard?

@Spoopy Scary

Different line of topic entirely, I one hundred percent agree with the notion a company has the right to operate they want to operate within the realm of the law.

However, from a personal perspective, using vaguely worded 'hate speech' and 'harassment' guidelines as a shield to delete users who are generally providing a different viewpoint from the mainstream to be highly detestable. The problem with Twitter or any other platform banning users for 'hate speech' and 'harassment' is that those words most likely mean different things to different people. So, if you ban someone, you are taking a side.

If you don't ban, the other side may claim you're taking the other side. But, if you don't ban any person regardless of their opinion; you are, in fact, being neutral.

Let's also not forget that ad sponsorship is being selectively pulled from people who espouse 'unfavorable' content no matter the degree of actual, provable 'hate' on YouTube and therefore makes it difficult for them to continue creating their content. This practice should be frowned upon, and I wonder if it should be illegal.

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Since this came out today, I'd thought I'd share it:
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Rather powerful and compelling; it questions so much about people's right to free speech.

@NuttsnBolts

Different strokes for different folks, I suppose. I didn't find that to be compelling or powerful. Maybe a tiny bit compelling.

They try to make a point about racists, misogynists, and all these other alleged discriminatory people, but at the same time manage to stereotype a frat bro and call him 'Chadwick'. Not the most effective way to make a point, it almost levels the entire video's meaning and subverts it by being a hypocrite through becoming what they're supposedly fighting against. At least, that's my take. Granted, it's one piece of the video, and a small one at that.

Is there a more poignant point to be looked at by analyzing the potential downsides of a Wild West Twitter where troll-slingers are shooting out verbal haymakers left and right, swiss-cheesing users with the bullet holes of their fully, genius wit-loaded e-rifles? Yeah, maybe.

However, I'm of the school of thought where free speech is free speech; it is absolute outside of extremely specific circumstances like attempting to stoke a riot. Twitter shuts down accounts from both sides, and sometimes the reasons are legitimate, and other times they're utterly unwarranted. I'd rather have a truly neutral online space. Say what you want. Be a dick, and therefore someone else will be a dick back to you.

If anything, a three strike policy of consistently provable and legitimate harassment would be my method of arbitrating a possible account suspension or outright ban. And, the jury would need to be diverse in their mode of thought for potential adjudication.

Regardless, there's always going to be people who say stupid shit, and who try to start stupid shit. Just like you would in real life, you ignore them and move on with your day and your life. But if we're going to attempt to use Twitter trolls as an avenue to shut down alleged hate speech, inevitably we're going to be walking right up to the slippery slope of censorship.

That never ends well, for anyone.

If you could erase your memory and replay something what would it be?

The Witcher 3 is an excellent choice, obviously I have no bias here on that count.

Since you've beaten me to that, I think I'll say Knights of the Old Republic. That may have been the most important gaming moment for me growing up.

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Meno: Is this true about yourself, Socrates, that you don’t even know what virtue is? Is this the report that we are to take home about you?

Socrates: Not only that, you may also say that, to the best of my belief, I have never met anyone else who did know.

Meno: What! Didn’t you meet Gorgias when he was here?

Socrates: Yes.

Meno: And you still didn’t think he knew?

Socrates: I’m a forgetful sort of person, and I can’t say just now what I thought at the time. Probably he did know, and I expect you know what he used to say about it. So remind me what it was, or tell me yourself if you will. No doubt you agree with him.

Meno: Yes, I do.

Socrates: Then let’s leave him out of it, since after all he isn’t here. What do you yourself say virtue is?

- Plato

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And I'm in danger of attributing that crazy to the left in general, because I generalize, so apologies in advance if I wind up getting there.

@mdk

Never apologize, that's what the media wants you to do in an effort to control you. FIGHT THE POWER.

World of Warcraft?

I played WoW for a few days. Got to level ten as a Tauren and a Night Elf. Vanilla WoW, that is. Haven't played since, mostly because my broken arm healed and I never looked back. MMOs have never been my cup of tea. Did enjoy myself for a little bit, anyway.

Starcraft: Brood War is my preferred game. GOLIATH ONLINE. I suck at the actual game tho, I just do UMS stuff.