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381  Economy / Digital goods / Re: [WTS] x3 $5 Amazon Gift Cards on: October 07, 2015, 10:18:25 PM
Asking 80% of face value.
What about 70% ?
I'd buy something for myself before going that low.  Sorry, but price is firm.  Being able to prove the source adds to the value, taking a risk with many of the deeply discounted cards on here
382  Economy / Digital goods / [WTS] x3 $5 Amazon Gift Cards on: October 07, 2015, 04:18:45 PM
Asking 80% of face value.  I can prove these were from a legitimate source if needed.
383  Economy / Currency exchange / Selling .08 BTC for Paypal on: October 02, 2015, 07:11:30 PM
Title says it all, looking for some Paypal.  Must have a good bit of rep on here, preferably someone I've traded with before.  Don't bother trying to scam me.

Thank you Smiley

Edit: did it on LBC, closing thread.
384  Economy / Lending / Re: .08 Loan Request on: October 02, 2015, 06:16:59 AM
Loan has been filled by everaja

Repayment date: 10/9 by end of the day EST

Amount: .1BTC
385  Economy / Lending / .08 Loan Request on: October 02, 2015, 06:08:36 AM
Reason: Buying something online

Repayment: .1 in 1 week (or variable based on current BTC rate, your choice)

Will earn repayment by: posting, selling GC's from Swagbucks I'm waiting on delivery for

Duration: 1 week max


If you have a solid rep I'll pay back a bit extra for loaning in Paypal (BTC repayment), as it will save me a step.
386  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Announcements (Altcoins) / Re: ★★ KoreCoin v2.0 ★★ [KORE]New ERA - VOIP WALLET -100% ANON - 100% PoS - PoBAnon on: September 28, 2015, 05:28:31 AM
Partial payment has been released from escrow for the second installment of wallet coding.  Signoffs: MikeMike, Azure, incognitoworker

https://blockchain.info/tx/aa10782e82a8dedc040dc75f8d6d29eadf40c683722d83b0759d7149ff2f8ac0
387  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Does anyone think Kim Davis is right? on: September 09, 2015, 10:55:57 AM
I don't think she's right, but now that the judge was able to make the other clerks do it... why didn't he do that to begin with?  She can't be fired and won't get impeached for this, but it's just going to make her a bunch of money and give the 'persecuted' Christians something to roll with. 
388  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Clerk defies U.S. high court, denies gay marriage licenses on: September 07, 2015, 02:00:18 AM
What exactly is unethical about it?  If everybody involved is consenting and enjoying it then who is it hurting?  Seems like a win/win situation.  Even if you're personally against it for whatever reason, your random rules don't override the fact that they have the right to marry. 

Married people should stay faithful to their spouses. If you want to have physical relationship with different partners every single day, then either don't marry, or get a divorce (in case you are already married). I would support their "right to marry", if someone gives me proof that they will stay faithful to their partners after the marriage.

You keep saying they should remain faithful [only] to their spouses, but haven't really backed it up with a reason yet.  People like to fuck, a lot, sometimes with different people.  They also find somebody that they love and want to spend the rest of their life with.  I see no reason why these two things need to be mutually exclusive.

Straight people don't have to prove they're going to stay with one person only, why arbitrarily make a point that there is too much somewhere between straight and LGBT people?
389  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Clerk defies U.S. high court, denies gay marriage licenses on: September 06, 2015, 06:45:06 AM
I've probably had sex with 30 or more partners in my lifetime.  20 of those were probably strangers (known less than a week), so well over one half.

That doesn't mean if I settle down I have a 95% chance to leave my partner. 

In case of heterosexuals, this is quite rare. May be the lucky 5% or the 10% might be able to get a dozen or more partners. You seems to be one of those lucky guys.  Grin And it is quite rare for married heterosexuals to have physical relations with strangers.

However, as far as I know, among the homosexuals, it is more like a norm. Married homosexuals frequently engage in sexual activity with complete strangers, and no one thinks that it is unethical.
What exactly is unethical about it?  If everybody involved is consenting and enjoying it then who is it hurting?  Seems like a win/win situation.  Even if you're personally against it for whatever reason, your random rules don't override the fact that they have the right to marry. 

390  Economy / Digital goods / Re: SEARS/KMART SAVINGS METHOD FOR ELECTRONICS, CLOTHING, AND MORE! on: September 03, 2015, 06:36:36 PM
No posts after multiple vouch copies being requested by different members, and suddenly this thread gets bumped. What gives?
Forgot all about the thread to be honest.  Vouch copies were sent to DevtheDev, ggg123, and Loureed.  Still waiting for one of them to leave some sort of feedback, positive or negative
391  Economy / Digital goods / Re: SEARS/KMART SAVINGS METHOD FOR ELECTRONICS, CLOTHING, AND MORE! on: September 03, 2015, 05:46:41 PM
Bumpitty
392  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Clerk defies U.S. high court, denies gay marriage licenses on: September 03, 2015, 05:01:50 PM
Well it looks like she's going to a hearing today for Contempt of Court charges.  All of this would be a hell of a lot easier if she would just resign.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/03/us/kentucky-rowan-county-clerk-kim-davis-denies-marriage-license.html?_r=0

Edit: she has been taken into custody until she agrees to issue the licenses
393  Economy / Digital goods / Re: SEARS/KMART SAVINGS METHOD FOR ELECTRONICS, CLOTHING, AND MORE! *VOUCH COPY* on: August 26, 2015, 09:13:41 PM
Up, giving out one more vouch copy
394  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Transgender on: August 17, 2015, 12:54:22 AM
Because you're just plain wrong.

No, we are not all a "bit crazy."  Clearly you haven't been around crazy.

Here's a bit of it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWaFqw8XnpA

And as for your comment bolded above, there's been a lot of good done in the world because one person told another he was headed down a bad path.  Does not mean they were always right, but suppressing that freedom of speech is not a way to optimize outcomes.  No need to get preachy, by the way.


I realize there are legitimately crazy people, but somebody that's trans shouldn't fall under the definition of crazy if that's the one you want to go by.  These people are fully able to lead fulfilling lives, just happen to have some gender issues to be addressed and fixed one way or another.  Can't even make a tongue-in-cheek comment without getting jumped on

I never tried to suppress your freedom of speech, I just pointed out that you're being an asshole by trying to tell people how to live their lives....

If you look at what I actually said...


And as for your comment bolded above, there's been a lot of good done in the world because one person told another he was headed down a bad path.  Does not mean they were always right, but suppressing that freedom of speech is not a way to optimize outcomes.  No need to get preachy, by the way.


You'll see that it includes your comments, as well as opposing points of view.  There's absolutely nothing wrong with trying to help people who are confused and troubled.

And once you put that under a government services umbrella, they gonna tell you what to say.
Fair enough.  Short of actual harassment (which we already have laws for) there's no reason for the government to get involved in it.  I think we can all agree on that part.  I'm just saying your idea of 'helping' people really isn't helping anybody, just making people feel shitty.  
I really don't care.  Recently had a conversation with a friend who's teen aged son had taken up heroin.  This little conversation had to do with "tough love."  Sometimes people need to feel shitty.  You are not here to create and maintain a warm and happy basket of feelings.  If you want to discuss problematic issues, be prepared to face the problems.

"Men that think they are women" in India/Pakistan (can't recall the term in that culture), as I recall, have about a 25% HIV rate.
Then HIV prevention needs to be focused on.  It's not going to do anything to tell somebody that their lifestyle could be harmful and they should just go back.  As the studies I've referenced numerous times show, it's not exactly a choice.  It's not going to be the first, or the last time these people have heard somebody disagree with how they live.  Whatever the intentions, it's just not going to work.  Harm reduction is the way to go.  


Edit: Here's an interesting summary of studies breaking down some reasons the HIV rate is so high among them: http://www.apa.org/pi/aids/programs/hope/training/hiv-transgender.pdf

tl;dr:

-High sex work rate due to workplace discrimination, validation as the sex of their choosing, and/or money for related medical procedures

-High substance abuse rate, with 17% of all trans people reporting sharing needles

-Risky sexual behavior with both primary partner and as sex worker (when applicable), partially due to hormones

-Hormone injection, often sharing needles
395  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Transgender on: August 16, 2015, 10:26:39 PM
Because you're just plain wrong.

No, we are not all a "bit crazy."  Clearly you haven't been around crazy.

Here's a bit of it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWaFqw8XnpA

And as for your comment bolded above, there's been a lot of good done in the world because one person told another he was headed down a bad path.  Does not mean they were always right, but suppressing that freedom of speech is not a way to optimize outcomes.  No need to get preachy, by the way.


I realize there are legitimately crazy people, but somebody that's trans shouldn't fall under the definition of crazy if that's the one you want to go by.  These people are fully able to lead fulfilling lives, just happen to have some gender issues to be addressed and fixed one way or another.  Can't even make a tongue-in-cheek comment without getting jumped on

I never tried to suppress your freedom of speech, I just pointed out that you're being an asshole by trying to tell people how to live their lives....

If you look at what I actually said...


And as for your comment bolded above, there's been a lot of good done in the world because one person told another he was headed down a bad path.  Does not mean they were always right, but suppressing that freedom of speech is not a way to optimize outcomes.  No need to get preachy, by the way.


You'll see that it includes your comments, as well as opposing points of view.  There's absolutely nothing wrong with trying to help people who are confused and troubled.

And once you put that under a government services umbrella, they gonna tell you what to say.
Fair enough.  Short of actual harassment (which we already have laws for) there's no reason for the government to get involved in it.  I think we can all agree on that part.  I'm just saying your idea of 'helping' people really isn't helping anybody, just making people feel shitty. 
396  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Transgender on: August 16, 2015, 10:05:41 PM
Because you're just plain wrong.

No, we are not all a "bit crazy."  Clearly you haven't been around crazy.

Here's a bit of it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWaFqw8XnpA

And as for your comment bolded above, there's been a lot of good done in the world because one person told another he was headed down a bad path.  Does not mean they were always right, but suppressing that freedom of speech is not a way to optimize outcomes.  No need to get preachy, by the way.


I realize there are legitimately crazy people, but somebody that's trans shouldn't fall under the definition of crazy if that's the one you want to go by.  These people are fully able to lead fulfilling lives, just happen to have some gender issues to be addressed and fixed one way or another.  Can't even make a tongue-in-cheek comment without getting jumped on

I never tried to suppress your freedom of speech, I just pointed out that you're being an asshole by trying to tell people how to live their lives.  You're not helping anybody by telling somebody that's got dysphoria that they are the gender they don't think they should be, somebody that far down the path to accept it isn't going to switch around based on a stranger.
397  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Transgender on: August 16, 2015, 08:44:07 PM
whoever is born a man is a man, these folks are mentally ill and need treatment, if they told you they were ducks or aliens from outer space trapped in human beings' bodies would you believe them

Look who's mentally ill and need treatment here. Here's your free mirror:


I hope medicines will work for you.
Not sure why saddamphbuh hasn't made a good analogy.

Some people do believe they are Napoleon.  But they are crazy, not right.
That's not a valid analogy at all.  You don't have a 50% chance of being Napoleon before you are born, and its not possible for a brain to develop and make you half Napoleon based on hormones getting screwed up.  

oh, hormones.  But now you are into easily measured physical quantities that collaborate mental feelings and subjective viewports.

You are no longer in the realm of "I believe, therefore IT IS."
Well I don't particularly think somebody would want to go through all that trouble for no reason. My stance for this thread has stayed the same at there is some sort of a cause, and trans people should be treated with respect like anybody else.  If nothing else they should feel free to live without worrying about their own safety.  

Please feel free to point out any post where I said something contradicting there being a physical cause.  Pangender one doesn't count, I was just grabbing a definition from the tumblr book of genders

You mean, unless they were crazy or confused.

Which is the point I was making, wasn't it?
Aren't we all a bit crazy?  Feel free to ignore the studies showing there is a biological basis all you want, but it's there nonetheless.

Even if we toss that out the window, what difference does it make?  Is it that much of an effort to make not to be a total asshole to people that have enough on their plates?  Does it take that much effort to not confront somebody to tell them what you think about their lifestyle?  If everybody could do that we'd be just fine.  There are some people that will just never be happy, but the vast majority would be totally cool with that.  

It's your right to be an asshole if you really want, but at the end of the day why bother? 
398  Other / Off-topic / Re: What are you obsessed with at the moment? on: August 16, 2015, 07:42:17 PM
League of Legends.  Shit's like the Hotel California: you can log off any time you like, but you can never leave.

Also studying to get my A+
399  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Transgender on: August 16, 2015, 05:55:43 PM
whoever is born a man is a man, these folks are mentally ill and need treatment, if they told you they were ducks or aliens from outer space trapped in human beings' bodies would you believe them

Look who's mentally ill and need treatment here. Here's your free mirror:


I hope medicines will work for you.
Not sure why saddamphbuh hasn't made a good analogy.

Some people do believe they are Napoleon.  But they are crazy, not right.
That's not a valid analogy at all.  You don't have a 50% chance of being Napoleon before you are born, and its not possible for a brain to develop and make you half Napoleon based on hormones getting screwed up.  

oh, hormones.  But now you are into easily measured physical quantities that collaborate mental feelings and subjective viewports.

You are no longer in the realm of "I believe, therefore IT IS."
Well I don't particularly think somebody would want to go through all that trouble for no reason.  My stance for this thread has stayed the same at there is some sort of a cause, and trans people should be treated with respect like anybody else.  If nothing else they should feel free to live without worrying about their own safety. 

Please feel free to point out any post where I said something contradicting there being a physical cause.  Pangender one doesn't count, I was just grabbing a definition from the tumblr book of genders
400  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Transgender on: August 16, 2015, 05:39:58 PM
whoever is born a man is a man, these folks are mentally ill and need treatment, if they told you they were ducks or aliens from outer space trapped in human beings' bodies would you believe them

Look who's mentally ill and need treatment here. Here's your free mirror:


I hope medicines will work for you.
Not sure why saddamphbuh hasn't made a good analogy.

Some people do believe they are Napoleon.  But they are crazy, not right.
That's not a valid analogy at all.  You don't have a 50% chance of being Napoleon before you are born, and its not possible for a brain to develop and make you half Napoleon based on hormones getting screwed up. 
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