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Re: The New Totalitarianism: Will It Escape Campuses Into the Broader World?

bellisaurius — Tue, 14 May 2019 20:21:50 -0000

The world needs more Juan Carlos'es asking the Hugo Chavezes why they don't shut up

Re: Wow, I Thought Our State Government Was Messed Up

bellisaurius — Sat, 23 Feb 2019 09:00:30 -0000

Deciding to actually look at the law here, I enjoyed how the section after impeachment in the WV constitution talked about a ban on dueling. (I couldn't find the part the judge used in their defense though)

Re: Round Trip Speed of Light Travel, Earth to Mars and Back

bellisaurius — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 15:59:15 -0000

Thanks! That was really cool

Re: Bleg: A Reliable LED Christmas Light String for All-Year Outdoor Wrapping of a Tree

bellisaurius — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 06:19:21 -0000

Maybe the better investment would be a welder's smock and long gloves. Heaven knows those might have some other uses in a place where even the vegetation is out to get you.

Re: Partisans on Both Sides Fervently Believe the Other Side Is More Devious and Less Constrained by Ethics

bellisaurius — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 10:11:09 -0000

This was a particularly crazy one. It feels weird how fast it moved too. Early on there was a decent amount of scepticism, but the belief in at least having some semblance of process, and then it seemed to suddenly shift, and I still don't quite see (or at least feel) what the manuever was that caused the right to feel something was beyond the pale unfair especially with the OKness at the start, but then again, I'm just a shade to the right libertarian type, so maybe I lack that sense

Re: Adding Solar to Our House -- Here Is Why

bellisaurius — Sun, 23 Sep 2018 15:38:06 -0000

Fewer giant spiders in hard to escape locations.

Re: I THINK YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO BILL THE GOVERNMENT FOR YOUR TAX-PREPARATION TIME, BASED ON YOUR REPOR…

bellisaurius — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 08:23:28 -0000

They break it down here, https://www.americanactionf...

The big time blocks apparently are:
Depreciation and Amortization: 448 million hours
Employer’s Quarterly Tax Return: 388 million hours
Return for Estates and Trusts: 307 million hours
Employer’s Federal Unemployment Tax Return: 105 million hours
Sales of Business Property: 100 million hours

Re: NEW FRONTIERS IN LEFTIST AUTOPHAGY: Anti-Trump “March For Science” Protest Has Problems W/ Bill…

bellisaurius — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 09:03:05 -0000

Engineers aren't scientists? lol

Re: HE CHOSE POORLY: “The owner of [the Lucky Teriyaki] restaurant in Sedro-Woolley [WA] has asked loc…

bellisaurius — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 11:01:39 -0000

To be fair, this has been the case with bars for a while. Being a 'cop bar' often means forgoing other customers.

Re: Maher Mocks Claims Clinton-Lynch Meeting Was Innocent, 30 Minutes Is ‘A Long Time To Be Talking About Your Grandchildren’

bellisaurius — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 01:46:44 -0000

I don't know. Bill's slept with lots of women, it might take a while to go through all of the grandkids.

Re: UNFORTUNATELY NO: Hollywood sold itself this scary story that Heinlein was fascist, and by gum they …

bellisaurius — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 11:43:03 -0000

Good point. I Robot = Big money as action flick, middlebrow/ middle earning as a defective flick with a philosophical bent

Re: DISPARATE IMPACT: School Discipline Hits Boys Hardest: Most of our public discourse on gender an…

bellisaurius — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 11:30:36 -0000

Isn't this how cults keep good male/female ratios? You know, use discipline, and kick out the boys

Re: UNFORTUNATELY NO: Hollywood sold itself this scary story that Heinlein was fascist, and by gum they …

bellisaurius — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 07:31:56 -0000

"Today class, we talk about the failure of democracy."

I've enjoyed the movie, but I've always viewed it as a self parody of what Hollywood thinks the military, and patriotism is like. Seen in that light, it's actually kind of funny,.

Re: SO YOU DON’T MAIM YOUR KIDS WITH OVER PROTECTION: Love your spouse more than your kids….

bellisaurius — Wed, 15 Jun 2016 07:26:43 -0000

Agreed. More power to them for having grandparents who are cool with it, and I agree with the philosophy of "Spouse #1" but every weekend giving them up just feels like you're never getting to enjoy the kids yourself, which is also part of the point of having them.

Re: Map Shows Vast Disparity In Real Estate Prices By CTA Station

bellisaurius — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 11:05:21 -0000

It is hard to avoid the chicagoist sounding preachy. The worst part is that the only really judgmental word was vertiginous, and it's true, englewood is a much, much less desirable neighborhood then, say, lakeview.

Re: The Long Life of Political Parties

bellisaurius — Fri, 10 Jun 2016 12:11:25 -0000

At any rate, I'm not sure he understands how the baseball crank usually thinks, and that in this case, he's not completely anti hillary because he really doesn't want trump in the white house.

Re: Utah High School Biology Test Asks Students if Mother Should Have an Abortion

bellisaurius — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 09:54:39 -0000

That's what I'm wondering. I get the medical ethics aspect, and why it's a good philosophical question, but it really looks weird in multiple choice.

Re: Report: Chicago Cheated On Its Water Tests

bellisaurius — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 14:52:56 -0000

Cheating is a bit severe. "Not best practice" might be better. Although, preflushing makes more sense of you're looking for trends, as the samples will be similar to one another.

Also, if a pipe isn't getting used, then no one's drinking from it anyway. It's the ones people are actually drinking from that you're worried about. Again, one can argue best practice, but in terms of real life lead dosage, I can see it going either way.

Re: Lies, Economics and Party Unity

bellisaurius — Fri, 27 May 2016 11:22:56 -0000

Re#2 While I won't deny Megan's article has its weaknesses, Sarah and George's anti-intellectualism still had to be placed within the context of having the qualifications of a normal candidate. Talking about out of touch elites is nothing particularly new in political discourse.

Re: The Myth of the Ignorant Voter

bellisaurius — Tue, 10 May 2016 11:52:02 -0000

"We can also use other sources -- such as officials we learn to rely on over time. On local water issues, for example, I know nothing but I trust a particular city council member who works hard to get things right."

This was an issue for me this time around too. Early in the process, none of the member of the press who I consider honest brokers really took a position, and it made it hard for me to make the second order calculation of "how are other folks going to vote- who's accpetable, and my vote will have some use toward."

I might vote my conscience now and again, but I need the input of other people to figure out what they're going to do for coordination purposes.

Re: Favorites, Ruptures and Calling Out the Liars

bellisaurius — Wed, 04 May 2016 10:14:28 -0000

A quibble with Nate's article. It's perfectly possible trump's supporters make that much, and are still blue collar. A tradesmen can easily pull in six figures. No degree, but plenty of income,.

Re: A Little Too Much Free Speech on the Crosstown Bus

bellisaurius — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 08:03:56 -0000

So, no newspapers at the train station either. makes sense, don't want those nasty words getting in my head in the morning.

Re: 2015 Review & SMOD Presidential Endorsement

bellisaurius — Mon, 28 Dec 2015 12:58:01 -0000

Bingo. I didn't even need revelation, I actually was curious what his endorsement would be. It's like he's afraid that any answer was going to get him more grief then he was willing to deal with.

Isn't the point of being a pundit having a position where one can provide that sort of thing?

Re: Thanksgiving, and the Baby Juggle

bellisaurius — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 14:31:16 -0000

Wait, family party and you're not handing him off to other people? C'mon, that's just masochistic.

Re: Did Madison Alter History to Please Jefferson?

bellisaurius — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 09:11:24 -0000

The interesting thing about the graph in ms marcotte's aticle was where the inflection points are. 220 was the first one, which roughly corresponds to super tuesday., the next (which get's averaged out the the best fit line) is the 100 day point, when the conventions occur, and the polls become less predictive.

Oh, and by the way Ugh, you made me read amanda marcotte. normally, I have to be suckered into her clickbait.