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  1. goldenquagsire

    Imperial or Metric?

    I've never used anything except metric. I literally cannot understand measurements in imperial; if you say that something is eight inches long then I have no idea what that is. The only exception would be measuring distances in miles, and as Rasrap Smurf explained that's because the UK still...
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    Smoking

    Ayup. I also find it funny that many of the people hating on smokers adore marijuana and other illegal drugs.
  3. goldenquagsire

    Racism & Other Prejudices

    Some of the most significant, influential anti-racist literature in history. By your criteria we would lose To Kill a Mockingbird, Tom Sawyer, countless others. We'd lose modern literature written by minority writers who include derogatory language because it is part of their experience. Also...
  4. goldenquagsire

    Racism & Other Prejudices

    But that's the whole point of... well, any form of art you can think of. Getting the reader to see from the point of view of another person, regardless of how far removed the subject may be from their lives. It shouldn't matter what the reader's background is: if the author is effective, they...
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    Academic discipline of choice

    I dunno if I really have a favourite country's history. Most of my education has been exclusively English 'British' history, but French medieval history is also brilliant.
  6. goldenquagsire

    Academic discipline of choice

    I'm off to do a BA in History this autumn, so yeah it's my favourite academic discipline. I'll admit it's probably the most ivory-tower discipline besides Literary Criticism, but I find it indescribably fascinating. Cause and effect, identifying historical patterns, just the sheer romanticism of...
  7. goldenquagsire

    Racism & Other Prejudices

    No, you're missing the point of my argument. Censoring slurs doesn't take away rights but creating legislation against hate speech opens up loopholes and precedents which can be exploited to everyone's detriment. I'm not against the idea of censoring hate speech, and tbh I'm not sure I would...
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    Racism & Other Prejudices

    The slippery slope fallacy doesn't really apply here. Legislating speech, even for a noble cause like preventing discrimination, creates a precedent which governments can exploit. For example, businesspeople can use laws against hate speech to gag those who condemn their business practices on...
  9. goldenquagsire

    What was the last anime you watched before posting on this thread?

    I only know Garrod from Super Robot Wars, but he seems like a cool guy. But Wing had ugly mech designs and... a good soundtrack... erm, you might have a point. :3 I don't think I'll be watching it. I don't hate AGE for being targeted at a younger audience - hopefully the show will introduce...
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    What was the last anime you watched before posting on this thread?

    I liked Kamille and Amuro because they were anti-social idiots. Moreso because they actually faced the consequences of being anti-social idiots. Brightslaps ftw. :D Also, my favourite UC show would be 0080. All-grunt fights, competent women pilots, beautiful animation and just the right length...
  11. goldenquagsire

    What was the last anime you watched before posting on this thread?

    The last thing I watched? Something called Gunparade March. It's... not terribly good. Nice mech design, yes, but the concept of a high school class being the military's secret weapon is ridiculously cliche'd and it was a fairly stupid idea to begin with. It looked better on the cover art...
  12. goldenquagsire

    My Son

    we just had our German relatives over, which was cool because I got to see my cousin! he's ten and he's *awesome*. I have no idea why, but he seems to adore me and he keeps giving me hugs. it's kinda sweet. :3 also, he's really into Star Wars so whenever he visits we have massive four-hour-long...
  13. goldenquagsire

    I like your new avatar. Duo looks damn fine with his clerical collar, better than in his Endless...

    I like your new avatar. Duo looks damn fine with his clerical collar, better than in his Endless Waltz outfit. :D
  14. goldenquagsire

    STEAM SALE AHEAD, CAPTAIN

    omg paradox strategy pack down from £145 to £32! this would be amazing BUT a) I already bought EUIII + Heir to the Throne b) there's a lot of rather pointless DLC in the package which makes the price somewhat less attractive c) I have absolutely no interest in EU:Rome d) including both HoI II...
  15. goldenquagsire

    Team Fortress 2 is now FREE-TO-PLAY! (Plus Meet the Medic)

    Well huh. I didn't think that I could get TF2 to run on my rickety old laptop but apparently my specs are decent enough. Downloading as we speak. Also, I joined the tcod group. I'm the_crimean. I'm also generally terrible at FPSes, but I've got all summer to get better at it. Have to say...
  16. goldenquagsire

    Religion and Lack of Religion

    My grandma's just like that! She hasn't got a scrap of religious belief in her, but she goes to church every weekend. It's a nice way for older people to get out and about and socialise (in fact, she jokes that she 'converted' from Catholicism to Protestantism because the Protestants do better...
  17. goldenquagsire

    Political Compass II

    I think I've shifted a little more to the centre since the last time I did this. I guess it's true that one becomes more cynical and rightwing the older one gets. :P
  18. goldenquagsire

    BCE/CE or BC/AD?

    Maybe it's an American thing, but all ours use BC/AD if they use anything at all.
  19. goldenquagsire

    Konami already won

    put Suikoden 1 on the UK PSN and then we'll talk.
  20. goldenquagsire

    BCE/CE or BC/AD?

    I imagine I would get laughed right out of the establishment if I tried to use CE in a scholarly context. BC/AD and BCE/CE are completely arbitrary divisions of time, and the meaning of the initials are so divorced from their current usage that I don't think it's all that important. Besides, if...
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