According to this, admissions are down 20% across the board. So it may very well be that the demographics of those avoiding Mizzou are approximately even.Skep tickle wrote:News reports from 2 months ago said that applications from black students were down 19% and those from the students with ACT scores >30 were down almost 8%.
I thought it was fun, but the dialogue is dreadful. I like the way everybody acts like a plank of wood so no-one shows up Keanu.welch wrote:Never liked it. Thought the effects were neat, but it was overwrought stylish shit.comhcinc wrote:Shatterface wrote:Pit-killer.
I'm use to it. Most people seem stunned that I don't like the Matrix.
It doesn't seem much worse than many of the other 'shoops.Skep tickle wrote:I find Ape's latest & some of the comments made about it to be over the top - particularly dehumanizing & therefore particularly disturbing. My 2 cents. Free speech for thee, me, and anyone else who cares to, etc.
If the problem was PZ' not really athletic physique, we've already mocked it at length and it was been lampooned in previous posts and shoops.Phil_Giordana_FCD wrote:Ah, ok, it was the cannibalism that was the problem, not Myers' pudgy figure. I don't have a problem with that either.
Obligatory terrible song from the 80s:Brive1987 wrote:Wasn't there an outrageous post or something once about cannibals eating PZ. Or PZ eating cannibals.
Or something?
Can't help you there. I got given an iPhone, but I only use it to call and receive phone calls and text messages. And to play Final Fantasy on its PS1 emulator.paddybrown wrote:Okay, appeal for advice. Anybody know of any group messaging apps for a smartphone that can run from the SD card, or at least save messages and photos to the SD card? Currently using WhatsApp, but even modest conversations clog up the internal memory.
I saw that page 1st & went looking for one that looked less partisan. The foxsports.com article guess-timates that freshman admissions are down 20%:Guest_84d94f98 wrote:According to this, admissions are down 20% across the board. So it may very well be that the demographics of those avoiding Mizzou are approximately even.Skep tickle wrote:News reports from 2 months ago said that applications from black students were down 19% and those from the students with ACT scores >30 were down almost 8%.
foxsports.com/college-football/outkick-the-coverage/mizzou-protests-lead-to-plunge-in-freshmen-massive-budget-deficits-030916
FWIW, they link to 2012 student body data, but apparently that fall saw the largest freshman class to date & I didn't see anything that said years after that were larger still. Their assumptions include that 1/4 of the nearly 27,000 undergrads are freshmen, meaning that undergrads take 4 years to graduate, yet the 4-year graduation rate for Mizzou is reportedly 46% - so, freshman could comprise <1/4 of the total # of undergrads if it takes many undergrads >4 yrs to graduate (or, freshmen could comprise >1/4 of the total if the low 4-year rate is due to attrition from college rather than extension of time in college). And they don't say anything about it being across the board (though in January the groups showing largest drop were down by 19%, so if the decline really is around 20% then it presumably would be across the board). So, yeah, you may be right but it looks like the foxsports page is mansplaining - it comes across as more sure of its info than it should be.While the 1500 fewer students aren't broken out by year, the vast majority of them will come from the entering freshman class. How substantial is the decline in enrollment? Based on Mizzou admission data from past years we're talking about a potential 20% drop in enrolled freshmen.
I had the sudden image of someone, maybe a few years from now, analyzing symbolism in 'Pit shoops for their master's thesis.rayshul wrote:Thinking about it I feel like it's kind of, you know, what they've done to PZ. He's an idiot with fame and those four have fucked him up and eaten off what fame they can get from his endorsement. I would have never heard of a single one of them without PZ (and I didn't hear about any them until Elevatorgate). So this feels like that's where the guy is - these people have taught him how to think, made him promote them, and while he still manages to pull traffic they're going to continue to siphon off as much as they can.
They'll pick his bones clean. And he'll let them.
And I think that's rather sad, although the sadness element is, as Phil has pointed out, somewhat tempered by the fact that he's done some really awful things.
Probably be more elucidating than a PhD in Twilight. ^_^Skep tickle wrote:I had the sudden image of someone, maybe a few years from now, analyzing symbolism in 'Pit shoops for their master's thesis.rayshul wrote:Thinking about it I feel like it's kind of, you know, what they've done to PZ. He's an idiot with fame and those four have fucked him up and eaten off what fame they can get from his endorsement. I would have never heard of a single one of them without PZ (and I didn't hear about any them until Elevatorgate). So this feels like that's where the guy is - these people have taught him how to think, made him promote them, and while he still manages to pull traffic they're going to continue to siphon off as much as they can.
They'll pick his bones clean. And he'll let them.
And I think that's rather sad, although the sadness element is, as Phil has pointed out, somewhat tempered by the fact that he's done some really awful things.
I found it to be little more than a snazzy martial arts movie punctuated by pretentious rambling.welch wrote:Never liked it. Thought the effects were neat, but it was overwrought stylish shit.comhcinc wrote:Shatterface wrote:Pit-killer.
I'm use to it. Most people seem stunned that I don't like the Matrix.
That's SOP for those who feel entitled to be offended on behalf of others, even if the "others" don't agree. It's the blood of SJWarriorism, and it's fucking ridiculous, not to mention racist, ableist and sexist as well whenever they pull that kind of stunt. I hope more and more push-back will come from mainstream media and audiences.Pitchguest wrote:
They don't even know what appropriation means. It means to steal. It means to take it and make it your own. These idiots spoke about 'cultural appropriation', too, when that museum opened up their Japanese exhibit and allowed visitors to try out the kimono. Actual Japanese people didn't have a problem with it, but social justice blowhards made a big stink and the museum caved.
The small part that makes the first movie resonate with the audience is Neo's awakening at the end, when facing Agent Smith. Who hasn't ever dreamed of doing the same with their enemies?Søren Lilholt wrote: I found it to be little more than a snazzy martial arts movie punctuated by pretentious rambling.
FWIW, the main concept is ripped off of 'the Matrix' from Doctor Who - a piece of blatant plagiarism that, as far as I know, was never acknowledged. (If you don't believe me, check out 'The Deadly Assassin' episode 3...)
Besides, it's absolutely ridiculous to speak of 'cultural appropration' simply because someone not Japanese is trying out a kimono when Japanese people today are wearing suits - an English/French invention - which was brought over to Japan during the early 19th century. Not being Japanese wearing a garment that's Japanese in origin is no more appropriation than not being British eating Chicken tikka masala.Phil_Giordana_FCD wrote:That's SOP for those who feel entitled to be offended on behalf of others, even if the "others" don't agree. It's the blood of SJWarriorism, and it's fucking ridiculous, not to mention racist, ableist and sexist as well whenever they pull that kind of stunt. I hope more and more push-back will come from mainstream media and audiences.Pitchguest wrote:
They don't even know what appropriation means. It means to steal. It means to take it and make it your own. These idiots spoke about 'cultural appropriation', too, when that museum opened up their Japanese exhibit and allowed visitors to try out the kimono. Actual Japanese people didn't have a problem with it, but social justice blowhards made a big stink and the museum caved.
What's memorable about the first Matrix film: that, 'I love kung fu' and dodging bullets. Oh, and that lobby fight scene.Phil_Giordana_FCD wrote:The small part that makes the first movie resonate with the audience is Neo's awakening at the end, when facing Agent Smith. Who hasn't ever dreamed of doing the same with their enemies?Søren Lilholt wrote: I found it to be little more than a snazzy martial arts movie punctuated by pretentious rambling.
FWIW, the main concept is ripped off of 'the Matrix' from Doctor Who - a piece of blatant plagiarism that, as far as I know, was never acknowledged. (If you don't believe me, check out 'The Deadly Assassin' episode 3...)
The sequels were utter shite.
Punching up vs. punching down a.k.a. "the "West" is eeeevil".Pitchguest wrote:Besides, it's absolutely ridiculous to speak of 'cultural appropration' simply because someone not Japanese is trying out a kimono when Japanese people today are wearing suits - an English/French invention - which was brought over to Japan during the early 19th century. Not being Japanese wearing a garment that's Japanese in origin is no more appropriation than not being British eating Chicken tikka masala.Phil_Giordana_FCD wrote:That's SOP for those who feel entitled to be offended on behalf of others, even if the "others" don't agree. It's the blood of SJWarriorism, and it's fucking ridiculous, not to mention racist, ableist and sexist as well whenever they pull that kind of stunt. I hope more and more push-back will come from mainstream media and audiences.Pitchguest wrote:
They don't even know what appropriation means. It means to steal. It means to take it and make it your own. These idiots spoke about 'cultural appropriation', too, when that museum opened up their Japanese exhibit and allowed visitors to try out the kimono. Actual Japanese people didn't have a problem with it, but social justice blowhards made a big stink and the museum caved.
It's that good old Oikophobia again. Also, as some Pitter's signature says: a solution creating the problem in the first place.Kirbmarc wrote:
Punching up vs. punching down a.k.a. "the "West" is eeeevil".
It's all an excuse for the SJWs to use white guilt as a way to denounce not real violence or real oppression, but the democratic-liberal system of society and "capitalism". And not to improve it, only to wreck it. Or at least pretend to wreck it when the smarter among them only want to enjoy its perks without doing anything of value.
SJWarriorism is basically an elaborated, self-regulating social scam, just like organized religion. The main goal (sometimes explicit, other times only a consequence of dogmatic thinking) is to manipulate people into giving you money and power for nothing. It goes like this: you demonize something harmless that people enjoy by comparing it to something harmful or socially unacceptable, you shame and guilt people for enjoying it, then you demand "reparations" to cleanse people of their "sin". If you're smart you also offer redemption to people who have actually committed crimes or acts perceived as disgusting. That's why the SJW scene is infested with creeps and pedos. They want to be "absolved of their sins".
The Catholic Church has thrived on using guilt as a way to fill its coffins for centuries. Patreon SJWs are only amateurs.
That was a brilliant slip of the mind. So true, so true.Kirbmarc wrote:The Catholic Church has thrived on using guilt as a way to fill its coffins for centuries. Patreon SJWs are only amateurs.
Let me guess, Heather?Brive1987 wrote:True story - I have never watched Fox News before until tonight when Florida prompted me to see whether the network would support Trump.
I came across a duo addressed as "Heather and Heather". Then they were joined by a mate.
Yes - I enjoyed it - but thought it a missed opportunity that no one had ever adapted Wolfsbane by Frederick Pohl, or evenKeating wrote:I thought The Matrix was a telling of the long standing "brain in vats" idea of reality.
Can someone be more narcissistic than this Hobbit? For fuck's sake, even I don't wank meself that much when I release a new album. (yes, there's an easy joke to be made there)Brive1987 wrote:Carrier being Carrier and discussing his own amazing work.
It's a tough gig but someone gets the short straw.
http://i.imgur.com/VC252bC.jpg
Enough with your anti-kiwi racism. I don't care how hairy your feet are - it's still cultural appropriation.Phil_Giordana_FCD wrote:
Can someone be more narcissistic than this Hobbit?
Ooooohhh, you'll have a great time, enjoy it! Get the Tokyo Metro app (free) and a PASMO card - actually maybe I can send you mine, and you can just recharge it once you're in Japan. Also, visit the cats in Yanaka cemetery and nearby temples!Phil_Giordana_FCD wrote:Did I mention we're probably going to Tokyo in October? No?
We're probably going to Tokyo in October, then.
Strange things happen when you have people attending universities who don't really belong there:Skep tickle wrote:I had the sudden image of someone, maybe a few years from now, analyzing symbolism in 'Pit shoops for their master's thesis.rayshul wrote:Thinking about it I feel like it's kind of, you know, what they've done to PZ. He's an idiot with fame and those four have fucked him up and eaten off what fame they can get from his endorsement. I would have never heard of a single one of them without PZ (and I didn't hear about any them until Elevatorgate). So this feels like that's where the guy is - these people have taught him how to think, made him promote them, and while he still manages to pull traffic they're going to continue to siphon off as much as they can.
They'll pick his bones clean. And he'll let them.
And I think that's rather sad, although the sadness element is, as Phil has pointed out, somewhat tempered by the fact that he's done some really awful things.
...the objective of this paper is to demonstrate that the evidence-based movement
in the health sciences is outrageously exclusionary and dangerously normative with regards
to scientific knowledge. As such, we assert that the evidence-based movement in health
sciences constitutes a good example of microfascism at play in the contemporary scientific arena.
My first though, exactly, so I'm :nin:feathers wrote:Identify the Cook, the Thief, his Wife and her Lover.Ape+lust wrote:This year, you can probably have company if you want it. They're getting a taste for each other :dance:ConcentratedH2O, OM wrote:I know what I'm having for Thanksgiving.
A few lovely slices of roast PZ.
http://i.imgur.com/3sucmZo.png
http://imgur.com/67Pugmr.jpg
MarcusAu wrote:Enough with your anti-kiwi racism. I don't care how hairy your feet are - it's still cultural appropriation.Phil_Giordana_FCD wrote:
Can someone be more narcissistic than this Hobbit?
As a Tolkien purist, I loathe Peter Jackson and all his shitty movies. If he tries it with any Discworld novels, I'll loathe him even more.HunnyBunny wrote:MarcusAu wrote:Enough with your anti-kiwi racism. I don't care how hairy your feet are - it's still cultural appropriation.Phil_Giordana_FCD wrote:
Can someone be more narcissistic than this Hobbit?
As a kiwi I loath Peter Jackson and all his shitty movies. That bastard was responsible for turning my hometown into a movie set of hobbit worship. Cunt.
It's still pronounced Orc-land though.HunnyBunny wrote:MarcusAu wrote:Enough with your anti-kiwi racism. I don't care how hairy your feet are - it's still cultural appropriation.Phil_Giordana_FCD wrote:
Can someone be more narcissistic than this Hobbit?
As a kiwi I loath Peter Jackson and all his shitty movies. That bastard was responsible for turning my hometown into a movie set of hobbit worship. Cunt.
I don't see how it was plagiarism off that - the protagonists in that ep were aware they were in a simulation. The only similarity is that they both involve VR simulations – but those ideas were hardly new in SF even with Dr Who at that point. Lem's Phantomology might be the first to explore the idea in the 1960s but I wouldn't be surprised to see it go further back.Søren Lilholt wrote:FWIW, the main concept is ripped off of 'the Matrix' from Doctor Who - a piece of blatant plagiarism that, as far as I know, was never acknowledged. (If you don't believe me, check out 'The Deadly Assassin' episode 3...)
My wife doesn't understand me... She's Finnish.feathers wrote:Nonono like this:KiwiInOz wrote:Have you finished?Billie from Ockham wrote:I'm positive that he's Finnish.
- Are you finish'?
- No I'm Danish.
:rimshot:
I found it to be little more than a snazzy martial arts movie punctuated by pretentious rambling.Søren Lilholt wrote:Never liked it. Thought the effects were neat, but it was overwrought stylish shit.
http://www.f4wonline.com/daily-updates/ ... iew-209076Keating wrote:Just as long as the 4 year olds don't have sex tapes.
This is a jury trial and that might have been the thing that loses them the case.In the Hulk Hogan vs. Gawker trial today, the story that’s gotten the most mainstream attention is another oddity. This time, it came from a playback of deposition testimony (he wasn’t live on the stand) former Gawker writer and editor A.J. Daulerio, the co-defendant of Gawker Media and founder Nick Denton. Here’s the exchange:
Q. So it’s fair to say that whether he suffered emotional distress or not that played no part in your decision about whether and what to publish?
A. Correct.
Q. Is it your view that any celebrity sex tape is newsworthy?
A. No.
Q. What sort of celebrity sex tapes would not be newsworthy?
A. I couldn't say specifically.
Q. Well, can you imagine a situation where a celebrity sex tape would not be newsworthy?
SETH BERLIN (Gawker Attorney):: Objection, cails for speculation, but you can answer.
A. If they were a child.
Q. Under what age?
A. Four.
Q. No four-year-old sex tapes, okay. [Then continues with a new question.
You'll find Vadim Jean has crapped all over the carpet already (I'm being unfair here. Hogfather was a good first effort, and Going Postal showed promises, with a great cast).BarnOwl wrote:
As a Tolkien purist, I loathe Peter Jackson and all his shitty movies. If he tries it with any Discworld novels, I'll loathe him even more.
I received Com's link to the G+ hangout for last Saturday yesterday morning at 2 am.Scented Nectar wrote:Ever wonder how many posts or messages here you THINK you sent/posted, but which might not have been sent/posted?
For personal messages, you might think that after it's sent, you can delete your copy. Nope. If you delete it before the other person's opened it, they'll never even know you sent it.
And for public posts, sometimes the preview looks a lot like a posted post. That makes me wonder how many I only thought I posted, but which never saw the light of day.
I think I might have done these things a few times. :(
paddybrown wrote:Okay, appeal for advice. Anybody know of any group messaging apps for a smartphone that can run from the SD card, or at least save messages and photos to the SD card? Currently using WhatsApp, but even modest conversations clog up the internal memory.
No idea. To the best of my knowledge I have never watched Fox news, and I have absolutely no inclination to pop that cherry any time soon.Brive1987 wrote:True story - I have never watched Fox News before until tonight when Florida prompted me to see whether the network would support Trump.
I came across a duo addressed as "Heather and Heather". Then they were joined by a mate.
For some reason I decided to document the moment.
http://i.imgur.com/7dlDMOo.jpg
Is this typical?
Did you piss him off? :lol:Phil_Giordana_FCD wrote:I received Com's link to the G+ hangout for last Saturday yesterday morning at 2 am.Scented Nectar wrote:Ever wonder how many posts or messages here you THINK you sent/posted, but which might not have been sent/posted?
For personal messages, you might think that after it's sent, you can delete your copy. Nope. If you delete it before the other person's opened it, they'll never even know you sent it.
And for public posts, sometimes the preview looks a lot like a posted post. That makes me wonder how many I only thought I posted, but which never saw the light of day.
I think I might have done these things a few times. :(
I have a list that needs to be fulfilled.Phil_Giordana_FCD wrote:Did I mention we're probably going to Tokyo in October? No?
We're probably going to Tokyo in October, then.
Brive1987 wrote:True story - I have never watched Fox News before until tonight when Florida prompted me to see whether the network would support Trump.
I came across a duo addressed as "Heather and Heather". Then they were joined by a mate.
For some reason I decided to document the moment.
http://i.imgur.com/7dlDMOo.jpg
Is this typical?
It was more of a system bug, I think, but I won't refute the possibility...Scented Nectar wrote: Did you piss him off? :lol:
You should check that out with Clarence.I have a list that needs to be fulfilled.
