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    Can Meat Eaters be Easy to Offend?

    Being a meat eater is like being white - there are things you can say that might be analogous to things that would offend a minority/vegan, but in reality, there is nothing you can say. I'd refer you to this Louis CK monologue on being white. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cuQTGKD01M
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    Recommend me a reasonably priced gaming PC

    I'm probably looking for something in the $600 range, if such and off-the shelf PC exists, to do some PC gaming. I have literally not had a PC for a decade - I built one around 2005 - because family gets in the way and have stuck mostly to console gaming during that time. I'm ready to jump...
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    I think we stole a cat - What would you do?

    4 years ago we had an acquaintance in our neighborhood send out a note to see if anyone wanted to take in a cat. Apparently this cat had been hanging out at their house for the past several months, sleeping on their porch, etc. and because winter was coming, they didn't want to just leave it...
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    Is this the Best E3 in Years?

    I would give a lot of credit to Sony's VP Shawn Layton as far as getting Last Guardian moving and getting the FF7 and Shenmue 3 scoop for their conference. I remember in his first presser he made an off handed comment about Vib Ribbon, insinuating that it was coming to PS4 (which it wasn't and...
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    Game of Thrones - Well, Stannis fans, what do you think of him NOW? (Spoilers)

    1) I am sure every major plot point is in some way approved by GRRM - is this that much more shocking than The Red Wedding? 2) This reminds me of the story of Ray Bradbury being told his interpretation of his own book - Fahrenheit 451 - was wrong.
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    Game of Thrones - Who do YOU want on the Iron Throne?

    Dany is too boring and if it bears out that John Snow is actually the son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark (seems likely) he is the true heir to the throne and could maybe see some weird twist where he and Sansa rule (incest was common in those days). Either way, Ramsay Bolton has to...
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    Is game of thrones a bit shit?

    I've only read the first book, so I'm mainly a fan of the show. I found the first 4 episodes of season 5 to be some of the worst, but I thought the most recent episode was back on track and hopefully it will remain so the rest of the season. As far as the show in totality, I agree that...
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    Weird, I know a pedophile

    This kind of perplexed me as well - he is on the sex offender list, but there was no reported physical contact. All I know is that in addition to his jail time (6 months served and over) he has 5 years of probation, so maybe he comes off the list at that point? The crime listed is...
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    Weird, I know a pedophile

    I just had a conversation with a friend that blew my mind - our sons are good friends and also have another friend we will call "Bob." Our friend asked if we ever let our kid go over the Bob's house and we said that he hasn't yet, but "Why, is there something we should know?" So our friend says...
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    Should Bloodborne really be an M Rated game?

    I kind of put Halo and a game like Destiny in the same category as Star Wars, while I put CoD and Battlefield in the same category as something like American Sniper. They can watch Star Wars all day long, but I don't think I'd be taking them to American Sniper.
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    Should Bloodborne really be an M Rated game?

    Now that I have kids playing games (10, 8 and 6) I've had to begin scrutinizing what is appropriate content and what is not. In general, I've ruled out military shooters like COD and Battlefield, but beyond that, unless there is overt sexual content, profanity or nudity, I'm finding even a game...
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    Was this comment out of line/insensitive?

    Just had an odd issue to deal with at work that has been taken care of and all is good. Here is the setup - I've worked with a guy at work for the last 6 years on various projects and thought we had a great rapport and have joked around and even had drinks after work on a few occasions. Our...
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    Dealing with a boss who's being petty?

    FYI phone was approved. It was not gaming the system - I could have gotten a phone in January for the same price. The only difference is that now it's an iPhone 6 and not a 5S.
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    Dealing with a boss who's being petty?

    Ah, but see, that's my point. He's NOT addressing the vendors like he should, which is potentially costing us millions of dollars, and instead wasting time on how he can save $100 on my phone.
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    Dealing with a boss who's being petty?

    1) We have a regular upgrade schedule - every 2 years is corporate policy to keep technology current. I'm going on 3 years. 2) We are a over a $20B company. 3) I was just in a contracting meeting with this boss where he let a vendor delay and talk circles around something they were clearly...