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J-Dog



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(Permalink) Posted: June 07 2010,08:10   

Quote (Richardthughes @ June 07 2010,07:47)
Google thinks this thread is a good choice:


(well, better than his first book)

My Google turns up:

vox day Greatly Depressing*




*ok, I made it up, but that doesn't mean it's not true...

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(Permalink) Posted: June 07 2010,08:11   

I'm hoping we jump above "Vox Day Idiot" but he's working hard to reinforce that position.

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(Permalink) Posted: June 07 2010,09:44   

Quote (Richardthughes @ June 07 2010,05:47)
Google thinks this thread is a good choice:


(well, better than his first book)

But lesser than "vox day idiot", I see.

ETA not fast enough. Never mind.

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(Permalink) Posted: June 25 2010,05:50   

My comments are deleted from his site, but I'll duplicate some here, along with a link to the the post, if Rich doesn't mind (?)  It's kind of inspiring that Googlebot ranks this commentary so highly.

When the punchline writes itself

Oh, I don't know, Einstein was quite the ladies man, as was James Watson. And when you're a ladies man and look like James Watson, you have to be doing something right. Come to think of it, scientists score pretty well with the opposite sex.

btw - There's nothing in "libertarian gun nut" that exactly spells "babe magnet."

  
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(Permalink) Posted: June 25 2010,08:38   

Chief, it's a free for all here. Post away!

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"You magnificent bastard! " : Louis
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"I bow to your superior skills" : deadman_932
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(Permalink) Posted: June 26 2010,05:18   

Hypergamy trumps ideology

Be honest, is SB hypergamotic?

(Note: To be fair, I guess in VD-world, the fact that Spacebunny is a gold-digger isn't much of a sin, since she's not a feminist.  It is a little ironic, th'o, that the man is lambasting other women for a characteristic his own wife shows.)

  
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(Permalink) Posted: June 28 2010,05:15   

Winning the War Against Men

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There is of course so much lunacy here that one hesitates at the array of options, but I'll just focus on the 11 year old's testimony. The thing that immediately jumped out at me is that there are no 11 year olds who can have properly assess the global warming theory to have progressed far enough to label it collectively as "wacko" without having been prompted to do so. This makes his story suspect right off the bat, but even if we give him the benefit of the doubt, that his teacher is actually "misandrist" (again, not exactly 11 yr old typical), his complaint is pure anecdote. Nearly anyone, if questioned, will recount a disgruntled female grade school teacher, and a whole string of overbearingly aggressive male gym teachers. I'm willing to admit that it is distinctly possible that, in the rush to aid mid-20th century girls, boys have been neglected, but I don't agree that this amounts to a "war" on boys. Whether men have been lined up in the sights is strictly dependent on what you think your role is versus women, and the brand of Christianity you subscribe to, where women are submissive, absolutely colors your perspective on their status, and your supposed oppression.

  
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(Permalink) Posted: June 28 2010,08:16   

Quote (Beelzebub667 @ June 28 2010,05:15)
Winning the War Against Men

 
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There is of course so much lunacy here that one hesitates at the array of options, but I'll just focus on the 11 year old's testimony. The thing that immediately jumped out at me is that there are no 11 year olds who can have properly assess the global warming theory to have progressed far enough to label it collectively as "wacko" without having been prompted to do so. This makes his story suspect right off the bat, but even if we give him the benefit of the doubt, that his teacher is actually "misandrist" (again, not exactly 11 yr old typical), his complaint is pure anecdote. Nearly anyone, if questioned, will recount a disgruntled female grade school teacher, and a whole string of overbearingly aggressive male gym teachers. I'm willing to admit that it is distinctly possible that, in the rush to aid mid-20th century girls, boys have been neglected, but I don't agree that this amounts to a "war" on boys. Whether men have been lined up in the sights is strictly dependent on what you think your role is versus women, and the brand of Christianity you subscribe to, where women are submissive, absolutely colors your perspective on their status, and your supposed oppression.

From his wing-nut-daily article:

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...they have demonstrated quite the opposite in illustrating how the male concepts of logic, honor, justice and self-sacrifice are almost entirely alien to the female mind.


Yeah, like when have mothers ever sacrificed anything for anyone? Misogynistic tool.

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(Permalink) Posted: June 28 2010,08:20   

Bonus bogus:

http://www.americanthinker.com/2010....su.html

Ghostwritten or indoctrinated?

Should have home-schooled the little urchin if they were worries about exposure to facts.

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(Permalink) Posted: June 28 2010,08:55   

Quote (Richardthughes @ June 28 2010,08:20)
Bonus bogus:

http://www.americanthinker.com/2010....su.html

Ghostwritten or indoctrinated?

Should have home-schooled the little urchin if they were worries about exposure to facts.

That's a great link!!!

From the "article"

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Of course, the girls loved the book and most of the boys hated it, except for a few who liked it and also wanted to become mothers some day.


It could have been written by Gil, Barry or any usual ud poster.

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(Permalink) Posted: June 29 2010,13:24   

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VD [snip]...When I give up something for something else that I want, that is usually described as a trade, not a sacrifice.

To claim that a woman sacrifices in order to become a mother intrinsically implies that her children are less valuable to her than whatever it was she gave up.



Torben...By this 'reasoning' any self sacrifice that is not unintentional isn't self sacrifice at all, because you wanted to do it. Is this how the phrase is commonly understood and deployed?


http://voxday.blogspot.com/2010/06/mailvox-and-yet-they-wonder.html

Torben should have said 'employed' rather than 'deployed'. Too much bizniz speak, Torben!

Edited.

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(Permalink) Posted: June 29 2010,14:15   

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VD: 6/29/10 1:59 PM:
No, what is this "opportunity cost" of which you speak?



I see. You'll get arsey over scare quotes but then instantly resort to sarcasm.

I'll take you at face value. It's a pretty basic yet fundamental economic concept that is key to seeing how folks maximize their utility. Have a google - I'm sure there are lots of good articles.



VD: 6/29/10 1:59 PM:
It sounds very complicated, especially if it only applies to women who are mothers.



No one even remotely suggested that, drama queen.


VD: 6/29/10 1:59 PM:
Regardless, you haven't answered the question. Specifically what are all mothers who are doing it correctly sacrificing?



Explicitly opportunity, implicitly lots of things.

VD: 6/29/10 1:59 PM:
The assertion was that female self-sacrifice is greater than male self-sacrifice



Not by me.


VD: 6/29/10 1:59 PM:
Naturally, as an astute and advanced economist,



I am not nor claimed to be


VD: 6/29/10 1:59 PM:
you will understand that it is necessary to specify the value of the former before you can compare it to the latter.



That's someone else's issue. Mine was that the way you use self-sacrifice is not the way others use it or understand it and so you might be a disengeniuos queef


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"You magnificent bastard! " : Louis
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(Permalink) Posted: June 29 2010,15:56   

Hilarity alert: Courtesy e-referrer VD's site now has a link to this site in the left margin.

  
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(Permalink) Posted: June 29 2010,16:00   

In fact I think I'll add another link to seal the deal.

Los Links! Los Links!

  
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(Permalink) Posted: June 29 2010,16:10   

Wow it updates in real time, so keep clicking those links.  I could do this all day.  In fact, I may.  I might not be satisfied until we're at the top.

Do it for your mother.

  
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(Permalink) Posted: June 29 2010,16:13   

Quote (Beelzebub667 @ June 29 2010,16:00)
In fact I think I'll add another link to seal the deal.

Los Links! Los Links!



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(Permalink) Posted: June 29 2010,16:22   

Gah.. he's pulled it.



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(Permalink) Posted: June 29 2010,16:35   

Ah well, it was fun while it lasted.  Nice that you recorded it for posterity.

  
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(Permalink) Posted: June 29 2010,16:38   

Quote (Beelzebub667 @ June 29 2010,16:35)
Ah well, it was fun while it lasted.  Nice that you recorded it for posterity.

His little world can't have too much reality in it..

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"You magnificent bastard! " : Louis
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(Permalink) Posted: June 29 2010,19:31   

Quote (Richardthughes @ June 29 2010,14:38)
   
Quote (Beelzebub667 @ June 29 2010,16:35)
Ah well, it was fun while it lasted.  Nice that you recorded it for posterity.

His little world can't have too much any reality in it..

FTFY

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(Permalink) Posted: July 08 2010,00:35   

Initial release of the "WarMouse" seems to have some problems:

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So let's see...the WarMouse is the size of a rat and it's partially dead.  I know, you should change its name to Warfarin.

  
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(Permalink) Posted: July 08 2010,05:34   

It now looks like the "Warfarin" shipments have been suspended until further research is conducted on this dead rat.

  
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(Permalink) Posted: July 08 2010,05:39   

I love it when Nazi's fail.  I'd hate to hear talk in the bunker today.

Do I feel guilt over wishing ill of Vox's business venture?  No, perhaps guilty pleasure, but God help me, I feel GRRRRReat!!!

  
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(Permalink) Posted: July 08 2010,09:08   

This is going to be fun:

http://www.i-newswire.com/warmouse-meta-the-king-of-all-computer/47327

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Hands-on reviews of the mouse from various technology sites have been uniformly positive:


Oh, I bet that wont hold up!

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(Permalink) Posted: July 08 2010,09:27   

Quote (Beelzebub667 @ July 08 2010,00:35)
Initial release of the "WarMouse" seems to have some problems:

 
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So let's see...the WarMouse is the size of a rat and it's partially dead.  I know, you should change its name to Warfarin.

You've got to provide links, chief!

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(Permalink) Posted: July 08 2010,10:04   

Haha - from their Dev. blog

http://warmouse.com/blog/?p=361#comments

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A few things:

1. We’re putting a hold on shipping out any more mice until we can sort out this L1/R1 problem. It APPEARS to be a hardware problem that affects all mice but is one that people with longer fingers or a grip that orients towards the front do not notice. Alberto’s remapping test would appear to confirm my suspicions about the problem.

2. We are going to fix the scroll wheel problem while we’re fixing the L1/R1 problem. Two birds, one stone, etc.

3. I don’t know if we’re going to handle this by fixing the problem mice or by sending out new mice that are confirmed to be fixed to everyone who is experiencing the L1/R1 problem. Either way, it’s going to take some time to figure out the correct resolution to the problem, so please bear with us in the confidence that we will sort this out to your satisfaction. If you are experiencing the L1/R1 problem, we recommend assigning L1 to A5 and R1 to B7 in the meantime to stay operational during this time.

4. Brian, we may need you to send your mouse back since there are no other reports of joystick tightness. So, we have to figure out if you got a flawed joystick or simply have very weak thumbs…. We’ll be in touch.

5. We’re very sorry for these hardware problems, but we are getting them sorted out. We are committed to producing the best mouse available, and we know we have not yet reached that point.




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Michael said on July 8th, 2010 , 5:36 am
when are you guys gonna send out the 2nd batch?

my order number is #160 and was told it was gonna shipped on Tuesday or Wednesday so not sure if im was in the first batch or in the 2nd?

i also tried emailing you guys too ask if the payment and stuff went ok but i guess it did sense the money got tooking out .

thanks:)

Carl said on July 8th, 2010 , 7:37 am
I have order number 25, Michael, and still haven’t received mine either. It looks like they are prioritizing in some way or simply that they are swamped with the first reports back. Honestly, I’d rather take a 2nd batch delivery to avoid having the scroll wheel bug.



Wow - they may ship... Hundreds.

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(Permalink) Posted: July 08 2010,15:08   

Quote (Richardthughes @ July 08 2010,09:27)
Quote (Beelzebub667 @ July 08 2010,00:35)
Initial release of the "WarMouse" seems to have some problems:

   
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So let's see...the WarMouse is the size of a rat and it's partially dead.  I know, you should change its name to Warfarin.

You've got to provide links, chief!

My apologies, it was an off topic discussion on one of his latest posts.

signed, Sitting Bull

  
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(Permalink) Posted: July 08 2010,19:42   

Quote (Richardthughes @ July 08 2010,08:04)
Wow - they may ship... Hundreds.

Googling this monstrosity turned up this thread :

http://www.overclock.net/hardwar....ng.html


My favorite comment (despite the grammar) was this one:
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Should of bedazzled it.


I'm sensing a distinct lack of future popularity.

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(Permalink) Posted: July 09 2010,09:23   

Just curious, but what has this warvarmint...thing...have to do with Vox Day?

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(Permalink) Posted: July 09 2010,09:27   

Quote (Robin @ July 09 2010,10:23)
Just curious, but what has this warvarmint...thing...have to do with Vox Day?

I think he invented it.

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